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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
FOR THE BEDROOM.

Now that all wash goods are offered
for sale at very small prices, the shop
per is tempted to purchase lengths Of
Powered organdie or dimity for bed
room curtains. A charming cottage
bedroom. hung with a wall paper all
huge yellow roses, was made still more
charming by curtains of organdie in
which the yellow rose design was re-
peated, but in much paler tones. In
fact, the effect was as if the roses
on the walls cast their shadows on the
sheer white curtains. The idea is
worth studying and adapting to other
flower rooms.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
THE NEAT KITCHEN.

II he kitchen itself is a neat, pic
turesque room, with snowy curtains
at the windows, neatly oiled floor,
clean, glazed paper, on the walls and
everything comfortable and convenient,
almost any servant will feel an aspira.
ton to keep it in that condition.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
WASHING LINENS.

Linens are worn so much this season
that a word in regard to their care is
timely. Colored linen should be washed
carefully with white soap, and if there
is fear of it's losing its original color
allow a large lump of alum to dissolve
IN the rinsing water, then hang to dry
in a shady place. The addition of gum
arabic water to the starch gives a de-
slrable dressing without the undue
stiffness which starch alone would
give.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
WaI.fu.Iah-

Fer the paleface saw the westIand
In its grandeur by the sea
Lived a dusky Indian princess
Fair as fairest flower to see.
BY Columbia's laundering cascades.
O'er the beauteous upland plain
Wandered lone the fair Wal-lu-Iah
Chanting e'er some wild refrain.
Dusky suitors thronged about her
Pleaded for Wal-lu-lah's hand.
But she wept her. absent lover.
Pointed to yon westward strand
BY Columbia's murmuring cascades.
Long and lone her ~tire1ess quest.
Now she sleeps, but still awaits him
With her face toward the west.
Drifting sands above her minsle.
Happy homes bedeck her plain.
Still her spirit sings n murmurs
In Columbia's wild refrain.
Bert Huffman in New York Herald
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
UTILIZING OLD CORKS.

A clever housekeeper has conceived
the idea of utilizing old corks for a
bathroom mat, which she finds very
soft and warn for bare feet. Collect
ing a lot of corks. she cuts them to a
uniform size and squeezes them
through a rather fine wire netting, the
holes being just large enough to hold
the corks tightly in their centres. 1
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
AN ESSENTIAL.

IN oblong fish kettle Of enameled
ware should be part Of every kitchen
outfit. The best kettles have perforat-
ed drainers with wire handles at the
sides, by which the fish can be lifted
easily and conveniently. These kettles
will. be found useful for boiling green
corn as we'll as fish,
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
Pointed Paragraphs.
So. 80.

Your prospects depend on some
thing beside your precepts.
He cannot be truly brave who is
not trying to be bravely. true.
Duty never brings danger without
also bringing the Deliverer.
The glory Of the choir may get in
the way Of the grace Of Christ.
The best way to work with a man
rs to pray with him.
The most dangerous part of the
DEVILS program is where he tells the
truth.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
Jets and Flashes.

Our greatest gratitude comes from
our deepest disappointments.
He cannot be truly brave who is
not trying to be bravely true.
Some preachers think that God has
a preference for po~llysyliabic pray
ers.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teething ,~softens thegums, reduc es infamma-
ton, allays pain, cures wind collie, Csc. a bottle
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05

Genuine Russian caviar is one of the
most costly commodities.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05

FITSpermanently cured. No fits or nervous
ness after first days use of DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer, $2trial bottleand treatise free
ORB. b. KLINE. Ltd. 931 Arch St., Phila. Pa.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
DlSFIGURING HUMOR

Brushed Scales From Face Like Powder
Doctor Said Lady Would BE D~isfgured
For L!fe-Cuticura Works Wonders.
Il suffered with eczema all over my
body. My face was covered; my eyebrows
came out. | had tried three doctors, but
did not get any better. l then went to
another doctor. He thought my face
would be marked for life, but my brother.
in-law told me to get Cuticura. l washed
with Cuticura Soap, applied Cuticura Oint.
ment, and took Cuticura Resolvent as di-
rectel. | could brush the scales off my
face like powder. Now my face is just as
clean as it ever was.-Mrs. Emma White,
GAL Cherrier Place, Camden, N. j., April
., '05."
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
Draws the Poison.

The whole coast of the Gulf of California
abounds in pearls.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05

lido not believe Piso's Cure for Consump-
t~tonhasanequal for coughs and colds.-JoHN
F.BoYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05

Sloan's Liniment, the great a~ntiseptic,
draws the poison from mosquito bites and
stings of all insects. 1t kills yellow fever
and malaria germs.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
Mothers Are HELPED
THEIR HEALTH RESTORED
Happiness Of Thousands Of Homes Due
to Lydia &. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and Mrs. Pinkham,s Adyice.

A devoted mother seems to listen Ia
every call Of duty excepting the SUI
preme one that tells her to guard her
health, and before she realizes it some
arrangement of the female organs has
manifested itself, and nervousness and
irritability take the place of happi-
ness and amiability.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05

The Atlantic Ocean has an average depth
of l6, 900 feet.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05
I'm POOR HEALTH
PAINS IN BACK.
SICK HEADACHES.
PE-RU-NA CURED.

Mrs. Lena Smith, N. Cherry street, cor.
Lane, Nashville. Tenn, writes:
81 have had poor health for the past
four years, pains in the back and groins,
and dull, sick headache, with bearing down
pains.
81 friend aOho c0s gerry enthusi-
GsfSc o Perel7eG insisted that 1
fry 1t.
" took it for ten days and was sur
7prised to find I had so little pain.
81 therefore continued to use. it and at
the end of two months my pains had
Aota}ly disappeared.
81 have been in the best of health
%Ssssce and feel ten gears yonn e 1
A0as Oery grateful to JOn."
Catarrh of the internal organs gradually
caps away the strength, undermines the
vitality and causes nervousness. Peruns is
the remedy.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05

Madrid still has the medieval night
watchmen.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1905-10-05

You will always find the best ber-
ries in the biggest brambles. =
The Washington times., 1905-06-11
PRACTICAL AND SMPATIIZW TALKS WITH THE MUST STAY At HOME
How to Turn the House
top Into a "Roof
Garden. y,

= n some places they band together
for mutual encouragement, and,
with Righteousness born of phiIo-
sophical resignation, call themselves
THE Can't-Get-Away Club" They are
social after the days work is done, sup
ping in one another's houses in rooms
where gas and electric burners are tenn
pered to twilight and comparative cool
ness. They eat cold meats and crisp
salads and iced desserts and drink frap-
pes and effervescent waters They stroll
In parks and affect quiet sails by moon
light, and, when bent upon conyiviality.
visit roof gardens conducted upon a
large and boisterous scale, utterly unlike
the leafy retreats we shall describe pres
entity.
With all our rapid growth in pros
perity and consequent luxury, the per-
centage of those who can spend the
whole summer away from their city
homes is small. even among people in
what they themselves consider comfort
able circumstances. The business man
of many affairs, the bank clerk. the
salesman in wholesale or retail stores
the secretary of a manufacturing COM
his mill in the dull as in the busy sea-
son. The big wheels of trade and en-
terprise turn as steadily when the mer-
curry nears the nineties as when il
droIN to zero
The Washington times., 1905-06-11

of professional cleaner ID clean men S
clothing. or, if you could tell me how?
Also, what will clean the collars? AS
my husband was hurt badly about
year ago, and will always be lame
while he is one Of the best of men, he
is not always able to work. and I think
1 could get that kind of work here.
Also, kindly advise me about prices
for trousers and suits.
A. NJ. (Pennsylyania).
At thirty-eight ones troubles are bet
ter worth considering than those of
childhood, and you have living sorrow
IN a crippled husband. It is not a di-
gression 10 say here what will find an
echo In the hearts of many so-caIled
self-reliant women. The strongest
or them has moments Of intense longing
for something stronger than herself up
on which to lean.
The mother whose children consider
her tower of strength to which all
hurt and frightened creatures may run
and be safe could tell you Of seasons
OF loneliness akin to desolation when
she would barter q year of useful.
strenuous life for the privilege CT lay
ing the stately head upon the shoulder
OF one who could both sympathize and
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Lonely and Cherries.

Cnl,ss the childrens health demands
long sojourn in the country. she Is
wise wife who elects to stay with
John during the heated term and miti-
gate to the best of her ability the dis
comforts of his existence. Setting aside
the unpleasant truth that the founda-
fion Of habits which wreck character
and happiness are often laid during the
enforced grass widowerhood'' of young
Fellows. who find the solitude and
silence of a deserted nome intolerable
when evening brings respite from toll
no loving woman can think unmoved of
the loneliness and lack of cheer which
are the lot OF the 1haster of the house
left to dispose unaided of sixty hot even
ings and to feed three times a day for
two months In hash houses and dairy
kitchens
Il am not a clubman,' said such a
householder to me during the absence
q his children in the summer succeed
The Washington times., 1905-06-11

advise. Children may sympathize but
theirs Is not the right or ability TO
counsel wisely. Husbands may be ready
with advice, but 1t is too often Favored
with patronage, almost ss often with
impatience with the sufferers weak
ness. Moreover. the habit Of self-re-
preston for the sake of others is pow
crful- 1t would be better for some of
US if we could be childish once in
many blue moons.
Back TO business. You can learn to
clean all sorts of clothing by diligent
practice. Still, If you could take few
lessons from one versed in the business
1t would shorten your apprenticeship.
An excellent homemade cleanser is
made by mixing equal parts OF alcohol,
benzine and chloroform together, with a
tablespoonful of spirits of ammonia TO
each quart of the mixture. Cork im.ne-
diately and tightly, as it Is very vola-
tile. Shake before using it. When you
open it. saturate sponge immediately.
This will clean collars of silk or velvet
as well as the cloth. Raise the pile OF
the velvet by holding 1t in the stream
OF boiling tea kettle, then letting it
The Washington times., 1905-06-11

Every tiny detail is carried out, from
the queer little head-rest cushion at the
top, with its curved sides, TO arms cov-
ered oeen with the softest sort of '4hil-
ing; and for a cover-of back and front
@ anu eVerywhere-a quaint cretonne is
used in welI-covered pattern, such as
our wise grandmOthers chose because
II wouldn't readily show soil Around
the seat Of the chair n valance - box
pleated on, hanging down to the floor
all the way round
Besides the chairs built il. ,,ld-fash-
ioned styles the prettfeSt new furniture
IDEAS IND expression in wicker founda-
ltonS and cretonne upholstery. White
or green wicker, in comfortable shapes.
IS mace even more comfortable by thick
cuShlonS dainty covered with rose
printed cretonne, or with queer figured
stuffs that match, or combine so per-
fectly that the whole thing-chair and
The Washington times., 1905-06-11
Asparagus Pudding.

COOK three cupfuls of asparagus tips
until tender. then drain. Put into a
saucepan two tahiespoonfuls of butter
and one tables~oonful of flour; cook to-
gether one minute. Add one cupful Of
milk, one-half teaspoonful of salt, and
one-fourth teaspoonfuI of paprika. Add
the milk slowly, stirring al the time
and let 1t cook five minutes. Take from
the flre and add four well-beaten eggs,
one cupful of asparagus tips and a tea
spoonful of chopped parsley Line a
well-buttered baking dish with the re-
mafnder OF the asparagus tips: pour IN
the asparagus and sauce. and cook with
the dish I'm water in the oven for fifteen
minutes. Serve with egg sauce
The Washington times., 1905-06-11
Flowers and Vines.

Divide your claim from those of
others by a line Of boxes filed with
earth bought from, a florist; plant vines
In these and tack a wire treIIis TO the
back Of the row. supported at intervals
by stout but slender upright lath
nailed TO the box. In choosing roots,
seeds and plants keep in mind all the
time that your parterre must be stock
ed with heat-loyiag flowers. Convolvl-
lus. cypress vine, nasturtiums, ciernatis
and the fast growing canary bird vine,
fantastic and dainty, are sun Worship
ers. UntN the seed sprouts are several
inches high ind bulbs and roots have
taken firm hold of the earth, shield
them from tie MONDAY sun by impro-
vised screens OF newspapers pinned a
free passage of air and prevent sweat
ing. Observe this precaution for fort
night or so to enable the stems to form
wood and gather strength to resist the
fierce heat
Do the same with the potted slips
and plants clustered here and there as
your taste dictates. Heliotropes-the
children of the stu''-wiiI grow darkly
purple here and fill the air with vanilla
fragrance; geraniuns and coleus will
show you passion of cclor all summer;
a row of tall rudbeckias, set just with
in the treiiis boxes. win justify the
country florists nickname OF golden
glow" Phlox Drummondi and coreopsis
revel IN sunshine, as do verbeEas and
calendrlas. Southernwood and citron-
The Washington times., 1905-06-11

afoes and rose geraniums are the sweet.
er for it,
Lest the roots should be baked by
the tin roof, set the pots upon board.
two inches thick. Besides intercentinr
the heat, they absorb the surplus mois-
-ture from the daily watering of the
flowers and the summer rains. and give
1t off when humidity is most needed.
OF course. the most serious part Of
the work of caring for your roof ter
race garden is irrigation One fat
dweller, whose bath room was near the
skylight In the roof attached lonS
rubber hose to the cold water faucet
morning and evening. and fastened a
fine spray nozzle TO the other end. Her
case was one in 500, and it Is not likely
That you are as lucky. albeit you may
be as ingenious. Have a hogshead
sawed in two, and set the halves in q
corner where their ugliness will not be
conspicuous. Hire the janiIor or hall
boy to fill these daily from your batt,
tub. except when a copious shower or
aii-day rain saves them the trouble. Go
up early in the morning and late in the
afternoon to do the watering, making
II Plentiful every time The result will
repay you for the labor. Perhaps-for
their are Johns and Johns-your husband
may be willing to perform the task in
the evening, partly through interest in
the garden. partly TO spare the pretty
dinner gown with which you honor his
homecoming.
The Washington times., 1905-06-11
Tom Thumb OmeIets.

Beat the whites and yolks of four
eggs light without separating them, add
three tablespoonfuls of cream, a little
celery salt. five OF six drops of onion
juice and a dash Of white pepper But
ter tfrnbale molds or naples well, pour
enough OF the mixture into each to fill
1t almost to the top; set in a pan of
boiling water, cover and cook upon the
upper grating Of a quick oven for ten
minutes. OF until the middle Of each
custard Is set Invert upon heated in
dividual plates. with a spoonful of
rather thick tomato sauce upon the top.
The Washington times., 1905-06-11
Light, Pretty Furniture.

Have rugs. neither expensive nor
heavy. at hand for him to carry up
after dinner. and a straw chair apiece
with more within call. should a friend
drop up" through the evening-as is
probable. when the fame of your charm
ing nookery has been noised abroad. If
yours be seaport or river town, the
breeze that springs up at sunset viii be
delicfousiy fresh up here and untainted
by the pollutions of the lower earth.
Now and then. when the moon is high
and bright. you may have roof party.
select, and not large. More rugs, more
chairs. ottomans and cushions, a light
table to hold light refreshments; maybe
guitar, banjo and flute. will bring back
memories OF lands where moonlight al
ways suggests music; where pleasures
are sweet and simple. and the poetry Of
daily living is home made, not merely
the fgment of the novelist's brain or a
painters dream.
MARION HARLAND.
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Suggestions for Making The Best of The
Need to Remain in Town Durino
the Hot Weather.

which the world wonders with exceed
ing admiration
For this patient toiler's sake, II not
for your own peace OF mind, abide by
the household stuff and dc not make
him homeless, now that summer is here.
And because the interior OF the best
ventilated fat is stuffy on hot nights.
and John has gone through the form
OF breathing for ten hours fr more
"stufy'f fwi1at should we do without
the word office or shop. cast about in
your miJla for ways Of coaxing him into
the open air for the hours Immediately
preceding bedtime
If-as it pteases me 10 assume-you
have access to a roof-tfe higher the
better-or section Of a roof not pre-
empted by clothes lines all the week
task is pleasing and Will
be successful.
The Washington times., 1905-06-11
A Good Crockery Cement.

l have noticed a request for a crock
cry cement. and / take the following
from my scrapbook:
"A cement which will resist the ac-
ton of hot or cold water, and which is
most useful for mending coarse earthen
ware and some Jars, stopping cracks
and holes in iron and tin kettles and
pans, is made by mixing -iitharge and
glycerine to the consistency of thick
cream or putty. L is a cement that
will mend large variety of things
only one thing must be remembered, and
that Is the article must not be used until
the cement has had time to dry This
may be a week or even longer"
Mrs. c. (Ruffalo. n. Y.).
The Washington times., 1905-06-11
Yorkshire Pudding.

One pint Of milk, four eggs (whites
and yoiks beaten separately. one tea
spoonful of salt and two teaspoonfuIs
Of baking powder sifted through two of
flour. 1t should be mixed very smooth
about the consistency of cream. Regu-
late your time when you put in your
roast, so that it will be done half an
hour or forty minutes before dishing up
Take 1t from the oven, set 1t where
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Shepherds Pie.

Fry one sliced onion in a quarter Of a
cupful Of melted butter until of a. golden
brown, add a quarter of cupful of
flour. cook until frothy, then stir in
gradually one pint of brown stock. sea-
son with salt and pepper and cook
three minutes Now stir in three cup
Iuls o1 coid meat cut into small pieces,
mix well, then turn into a buttered
baking dish, cover with seasoned hot
mashed potato, brush with egg and
brown in the oven.
MRS. j. o. d. Clyde Park, Mass)
The Washington times., 1905-06-11

sition as to soapmaking day than for
merly.
Pour one can of patent lye into one
quart OF hot water, stir occasionally
with wooden spoon until dissolved.
When cool add slowly six pounds of
clean grease-beef, mutton, pork, chick
en-, or turkey fat, rendered: all kinds, or
any kinds. Stir until It begins 20 sapon-
lfy- Add couple OF tablespoonfuls of
powdered boraX, or some ammonia If
you like When the stirring gets diff
cult pour the soap into a square gran
lie pan that has been dipped into cold
water IN an hour cr two cut into cakes
or desired size. ! make some Of the
huge dimensions of Riviera washer.
woman's cake and some narrow. The
The Washington times., 1905-06-11
Fruit Stains and Scorched Places.

Fruit Stains and Scorched Places.
Will you kindly inform me from your
vast treasure house of knowledge: (a)
What will remove peach stains from a
heavy white linen shirt waist, the spots
being very. small and numerous?
tb) What will remove a scorch from
woolen goods?
ONE OF THEM (Chicago).
ta) Soak the waist ali night in !op-
pered milk, or in very sour butter
milk Rinse in the morning in pure
water, wet the stains in lemon Juice
and lay In the sun all day, wetting
every hour with the lemon juice. At
night lay in soft water and leave it
there for three hours. Wash now in
the usual way
tb) Sponge with warm suds; lay in
the sun. and an hour later sponge with
household ammonia.
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II VIII keep hot In the meantime have
the pudding prepared: now take two
common biscuit tins. pour half the pud-
cling into each. set them into the hot
oven and keep them untjl the dinner
is dishcd up; take these puadings out at
the last moment and send 10 the table
hot. This 1 consider much better than
the old way of cooking the pudding
under the meat
Very nice with roast of beef.
MRS. E. c. Y. est. Johnsbury, Vt.)
The Washington times., 1905-06-11

a correspondent who believes as firm
ly as myself in domestic remedies for
everyday bodily ills writes:
I fully believe that common wheat
bran, If used persistently, will cure any
case of constipation, no matter of how
long standing. Clean, fresh bran may
be bought at any feed store It may
be taken with cold milk and sugar. or
milk and salt. l prefer pouring enough
hot water upon it to soak it well and
partially cook it-then, when cool, add
cold milk and salt. At first. it may
seem distastefuI TO some, but one soon
iearEs to like it very well. 1t may be
masticated or not. Use a heaping tea
spoonful after each meal for one week;
afterward omit the evening portion.
using twice a day for two weeks; then
use your judgment in regard to guam
t1ty and frequency of use. 1t effected
cure IN my case in three weeks"
This cure seems the more sensible
because. as is well known, cracked
wheat-otherwise wheaton grits''-is
recommended by regular physicians as
safe laxative.
The Washington times., 1905-06-11
Caramel Custard.

Nino taLblespoonfuls of granulated
sugar; one and one-half pints of sweet
milk; three beaten eggs Place the
sugar In spider on the stove (not too
hoD and let it melt. but do not burn
Stir 1t all the time until melted. then
add the milk. and when the sugar is dis
solved set away to cool. When cold add
the beaten eggs; put all Into a. custard
pan. Set this in a pan OF water in oven
and bake twenty minutes. or until set >,
Use whipped cream for top. This Gus
tard is good hot Ga1sHA.
The Washington times., 1905-06-11
RVe Bread.
(AIways satisfactorily

always satisfactory.)
Scald one pint of milk and cool it.
Dissolve one yeast cake in warm water
Use naIf rye and half -four, one cup of
sugar and one tablespoonful Of salt
Put one tablespoonful of lard into a
bowl to melt; let It cool Now, mix
-four. rye. and sugar together, dry Add
salt then the liquid. Mix and knead
until smooth. Let it rise until light,
make into loaves and let 1t raise again.
IT will require little longer than white
bread. A tablespoonful IF molasses may
be added TO the melted lard IL liked.
The Washington times., 1905-06-11
Orange Cake.

Two cups Of sugar {granulateD: two
cups of -four Gifted; two small tea
spoonfuls of baking powder; one-half
cup of water: yolks OF five eggs and
whites Of two eggs; one grated orange
Bake in three layers pans.