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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
How to Fix SILK Stockings.


Who dances must pay the piper,
and who wears fine clothes must go
to trouble. And the purport of this
is that if you will wear silk stock
ings and can't afford a maid to wash
them for you, you'd better do it your
self, rather than send them out with
the ordinary wash.
Some experts say that delicate silk
and lace stockings should always be
cleaned with benzine, but benzine is
so odorous that it should be used only
when absolutely necessary, and here
it is not. The most cobwebby quail
ty will come out whole and unstreaked
If they are washed in bran water.
Buy the bran at a drug store, and,
If one is going away for the summer,
take a quantity of it. Put handful
of it into a basin of tepid water.
souse and squeeze the stockings in
it and rinse in the same way.
Do not wiring, and if the stockings
are colored. be sure to dry in the
shade and, what is better still, in the
dark, that they may not fade If
washed in the afternoon and hung
near window, they will dry over
night.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05

Don't dry the face with a rough
towel if you want to keep the skin
smooth; instead use a fine damask
one, and dab" the face with it. This
preserves the delicate appearance Of
the skin.
For dry hair an effective wash is
one part glycerine to three parts rose
water, with five grains of salt of tartar
to about one-half pint of the lotion.
All lotions must be well shaken before
using.
Clean windows in damp weather
with little methylated spirit, and you
will have no difficulty in polishing
them.
Stains on the hands can be removed
by rubbing with salt moistened with
lemon juice.
A grease spot can be removed from
leather by applying little benzine.
1t may make the surface dull, but you
can restore the polish with the white
of an egg.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
Mock Turtle Soup.

Take a scalded calf's head, boil it
in hot water for twenty minutes.
drain and put in cold water, then place
it in a saucepan with three quarts of
water, a carrot, an onion, four cloves,
a few branches of parsley, a table
spoonful of flour in a little water,
which add to the other ingredients
and boil gently for an hour and half.
Drain. and when cold cut the calf's
head into small pieces, then add three
pints of Spanish sauce. boil gently
twenty minutes, and just before serv-
ing also add one good glass of sherry,
a little red pepper and two hard boiled
eggs, chopped up. the yolks and whites
separately. and the peel of a lemon
cut in small pieces.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
Prenarina for September.

If woman is choosing serviceable
fabric for an early September gown,
she could do no better than to pick
up some bargains of fine French voile.
We have gotten somewhat tired of
these in America, for few are worn
here, yet the women who are coming
back from Paris are bringing one or
two in their trunks.
OF all these, the prettiest are the
Rob Roy plaids in Alice blue and
cream and magenta and white.
These are made with bOx-p1aited
skirts and surpliced blouses with
round chemisette and long tight
sleevelets of fine white batiste and
Valenciennes and Mechlin insertions,
all done by hand.
With them are worn high soft belts
of crushed leather in ivory white.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
Tailored Linen Suit.

A tailored coat and skirt of linen is
a practical thing if thoroughly shrunk
before making and well tailored,
though the cheap cotton and skirt
suits of linen are likely to be distress
ing objects after their first Tubing.
Tailors who cater to exclusive trade
are making up severely tailored suits
of linen with rather short reeferlike
coats, semi-ftting in the back, straight
in front and finished with plain coat
collar and coat sleeves. These coats
usually button in double-breasted fash
ion, with large pearl buttons, and are
strapped and heavily stitched. The
skirt is gored and strapped or plated
in some severe way, but any plated
skirt drives the ordinary 1aundress to
despair and failure, and the plain
gored skirts look better in the long
run.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05

heretofore met are overcome 1t may
be argued that hot plate can usually
be carried safely in two hands, with
the assistance of a protecting napkin,
or something of the kind, but often it
is necessary to handle the hot plates
with one hand in order to open doors,
and particularly to insure neatness
and dispatch in service. The illustra-
tion shows the New Jersey mans idea
of construction in carrying out the
principles of his invention. The jaws
are formed of separate wires, bent to
engage and hold the pivot pin upon
which they oscillate. A continuation
of the jaws rearwardly from the pivot
pin forms the handles, which are gen
erously large and normally held open
by a spring. The rubber bosses, or
knobs, on the lower jaw are held in
place by loops ending in a point.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
Suspender Erock.

practical enough to hold its own
throughout the season. One costume
of this sort is a trife less infantile
than the regulation suspender models.
1t is made of soft-fnish taffeta in
"Alice" blue and has a skirt with
small box plaits all around faring
from knee depth. A short, jaunty bo-
lero with wide collar and straps gives
an exceedingly chic effect; these are
embroidered in self-tone silk. The
tops of sleeves are silk and the deep
cuff matches the lingerie blouse worn
under the jacket.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
InLaundered Materials.

Freshly cleaned or laundered mulls,
faces and linens appeal to every
woman of refinement far more than
richer materials and accessories that
can not be cleaned, and so it is more
than probable that the present reign
of lingerie accessories for run-about
shopping, travelling and gowns for
other than ceremonies or evening wear
will continue.
Short skirts-and they seem to grow
shorter every week-with short Etons
having elbow sleeves and cut away
around the neck to V-shaped section
of the white underblouse, or else
bodices gathered into a belt and with
elbow sleeve and deep V's designed
to meet the new guimpe and under
sleeves fad, are seen on many fash
1oanble women. Sometimes these
guimpes and sleeves are of rich
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
Advice for Mothers.

When making baby's short clothes,
mothers will find it a great saving II
they will do the following two simple
things: Make the neckbands of the
little dresses a trifle larger than
necessary, then draw very narrow
tapes through, and when making the
sleeves cut them a little longer than
required, and sew two horizontal
tucks below the elbow. If this is
done, as baby grows and his little
arms lengthen, the tucks can be let
out, and the string round his neck
need not be tied SO tightly. In this
way the little dresses will last much
longer without being outgrown-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
Lake That Stores Heat.

There is a lake that stores the suns
heat at Medve, in northeastern Tran
sylvania. Thick beds of rock salt un-
derlie the district and similar forma-
tion appears upon the surface in the
shape of mounds, some of them over
100 feet in height. Amongst these the
lake rests at fully 1,500 feet above sea
level. Upon the surface it's water is
almost sweet, four inches below there
is a twentieth of salt, at two feet there
is one-fifth and at five feet the water
is practically saturated with salt
In September, after a summers sun
shine the thermometer showed the
lakes waters to be $50 degrees four
feet down. Even by April, after a
whole season of wintry weather, it
had only been reduced to 80 degrees
Experiments have proved that this is
due to absorption and retention of the
suns heat by the salt-saturated solu-
Herald.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
Picked Cherries.

Picked cherries are the most de-
Hcious of relishes, and one that can
not be purchased for love or money.
For this purpose select large, rather
tart, cherries with the stems on, wash
and pack into fruit jars, making them
about three-quarters full. Bring to
a scald one quart of cider vinegar, one
cupful of white sugar, two dozen
whole cloves and twelve blades of
mace, with a few pieces of stick Gin
ramon. Cool and pour over the cher
ries, screw the tops on tightly and
keep in a cool, dark place.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
HANDLING A HOT PLATE.
Design Intended to Do Away With
Many Accidents.

1t is well known to servants and
those who daily have to handle dishes
and other culinary articles that it is
quite difficult to move or carry about
hot plates with safety. except with
the hands When the edge of the
plate is grasped with anything like
metallic jaws there is great liability
of breakage or of the plate slipping
or overturning its contents. New
ark inventor however. has discovered
that by making the jaws of a wire
frame plate holder somewhat irregu-
lar, so long as they are not too greatly
out of balance, and by providing one
jaw-say the lower-with rubber sur
faces at points SO that they may hold
frictionally, most of the difficulties
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
PEws IN ENGLISH CHURCHES.
In Early Times Furnished With Sofas
and Tables.

In Early Times Furnished With Sofas
and Tables.
Private pews, first allowed as per-
sonal favors, appeared in English
churches in the reign of Henry VIII.
In spite of the opposition of Sir
Thomas More and others, they gained
ground under Elizabeth and Charles
l., and after the Restoration came into
increased favor and use among we'll
to-do citizens. Swift humorously de-
scribed how one was appropriately
made out of a large wooden bedstead,
and in early Georgian times pews
were to be found furnished with sofas
and tables, and provided with fire.
places. Bishop Eden states that in
one case livery servant entered the
pew of his master between prayers and
sermon with wine and light refresh
ments. Thickly curtained or highly
partitiOned box-pews were so numer-
Gus in some churches at one time that
the poor were practically excluded, or
thrust back into comfortless sittings
in the coolest and darkest parts of the
church, where they could hear little of
the service. Before this there were
no seats in the churches at all, the
people standing during the sermon,
and kneeling while the rest of the
service was going on. This old custom
may still be observed in many con-
tinental cathedrals
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
AIDS PLANTS TO MATURE
Gas Light at Night Adds to Efforts %
Sun.

1t has been known for some time
that plant life is affected favorably
by electric light. and now it appears
that acetylene gas light acts in sim
liar manner. Some interesting expert
ments in this direction have recently
been conducted by Mr.. NJ. ]. Jorns. of
Cornell Agricultural College, with
striking results. Plants exposed dur
ing the night to the Illumination of
acetyiene gas grew to twice the size
of those left to the nursing of the sun
only, and vegetables attained dimen-
sions double those which were unas-
sisted in the matter of illumination.
The accompanying illustration shows
very clearly the difference in growth
made by plants under the two differ
ent conditions. The plant in bloom
was stimulated by acetylene gas at
night, while the less matured one de
pended on sunlight only
The experiments were carried on
through three months in hothouse-
This house was divided into two parts
by curtain. This curtain was hung
in such a way that each half of the
house received the same illumination
from the sun. The beds on each side
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
With the Walking Suit.

While the small tip-tilted hat is the
height of fashion, many women real
ize they cannot wear them and the
milliners have been compelled to mod
ify some of the models. A face hat of
medium size and one in high favor for
walking suits is black chip with white
crown trimmed with a wreath of pink
roses and a bunch of same under
brim at back.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
French Serge Coats.

With all the sounding of trumpets
that ushered in pongee top wraps, the
blue ribbon has gone to the new white
and cream French serge coats which
reach the top of the skirt hem.
These are half loose, double breast
ed, lined with china silk, and have
turnover cuffs and collar and hand en-
broidered flannel.
They have pockets with flaps at the
sides. and some of them have double
straps across the back of white kid
with raw edges.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
Ioeudoir &"
Confidenccs

Sleeves keep up an interesting va
riety.
Get ready to wear polonaise- Some
body says they're coming.
Particularly is velvet ribbon for
trimming in high esteem
Blue, dark or light, is perhaps the
favorite of all colors for bathing suits.
In a light f1owered material the
three-f1ounce skirt is most attractive.
A stick pin has a French poodle for
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
Fancy Little Coat.

A fancy little coat of some sort is
essential in every well ordered sum-
mer wardrobe and for wear with white
lingerie gowns the light fiowered silk
coat is exceedingly modish. In one
the material is pale green silk strewn
with peach blossoms in natural tones
and the round fat collar and gird1e
are green chiffon velvet Two deep
tucks and a frill of cream lace finish
the short 1seeves.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
NaA,G@
GOWNS or THE MOMENT

the head, the eyes being of diamonds.
Many of the shops will make silk
girdles to order for a not exorbitant
price.
The funny, little old-fashioned tight
basque is threatened again, for our
sins.
One needs a whole assortment of
colored handbags to be always prop
erly equipped.
Shirring is used even on the wash
fabrics, with a fine scorn of the nee
essary laundering.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
Child Killed by Peanut Shell.

Josephine Beames, the two-year-o1d
daughter of Mr.. T. Beames, of Shelby
vile, died at the Deaconess hospital
yesterday from the effects of a pea
nut shell lodging between her vocal
cords
This happened several days ago and
it was found impossible to remove it
An operation revealed the fact that a
piece of the shell had penetrated into
one of the lungs and death followed
soon after.-Louisville Post
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
Doc Captured Murderer.

The monks of the Great St. Ber--
nard had, some time ago, dog which
actually captured a murderer. A trav-
e1er on the famous pass was muir
dered in the snow by an Italian navy
One of the dogs sent out for the pur-
pose of succoring snowbound way
farers came upon the corpse instead
of returning to the hospice, he pur-
sued the assassin several miles along
the road. and biting his leg, lamedl
him so badly that he was unable to
proceed. The ST. Bernard mounted
guard over him, and waited until the
villagers came up and arrested the
assassin, the corpse having meantime
been discovered.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05

were exactly alike, not only in size,
but in location and contents. If a lily
was planted in certain part of bed
on one side, another of the same spe
cies and age was set out in the sam
part of the corresponding bed on the
other. An equipment consisting ol
twelve 35-candle power scetylene
lamps was erected on one side of the
curtain. Ordinary tin refiectors over
each light threw their rays downward
upon the SOIL The lights were run
whenever it was dark, the length OF
time ranging from nine to fourteen
hours, according to the period of day
light. The soil, temperature and
amount of mixture were as nearly the
same on each side of the curtain as ii
was possible to make them
The plants on the acetylene side in
many instances matured twice as fast
as those on the other side of the partf
ton. Radishes, onions and several
other kinds of plants which develop
their edible parts below the surface OF
the ground were found to have pur.
sued their usual course, except that
they grew twice as fast as those not
placed under the influence of the acct
ylene Hght.-Montrea1 Herald
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
Pretty Vogue in Chains.

Neck chains of the finest gold links,
connecting tiny stones, are displayed
everywhere now, and are really mar
vels of daintiness. Then there are
chains which come under the class of
barbaric jewelry, from which depend
large turquoise matrices, amethysts
or pearls.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
Old Fabric Is Revived.

White serge is restored to the high
est favor and some of the most at
tractive suits are made of it The
short coat, elaborately trimmed with
braid. is preferred
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05

Blouse of white pique plated at the
top to a yoke which Is cut in one
piece with the bands on each side of
the center box plait. The latter and
the yoke are ornamented with but
tons, as are also the sleeves where
they are slashed open over undercuffs
of the pique.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05

crochet over some thin material. In
this case the undersleeves are tight
cuffs from the elbows to the wrists
and the stock attached to the guimpe
is high and is feather-boned.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
slsetrh-of a Big sting Ray.

Sketch-of Big Sting Ray.
as Cape Cod. Fishermen despise it,
and know that it is to be feared, for
there are instances recorded of the
unwary having had either feet or
hands transfxed by the spine of the
ray.-Boston Globe.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05

Discovery of Iron in America.
Iron, the first metal found in Amer
lea, was discovered in Virginia In
l715-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-08-05
Palisades.

To guard against attack the early
Spanish explorers of America built
palisades like this around their viii
lagos.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-08-16
EAST LAMoINE.
Aug. Ia.

Otis Googins and daughter Helen, who
are employed in Boston, are spending their
vacation at their old home.
Mrs. Isaac Vincent, OF Brewer, and VIII
liam Vincent, seaman ON the Maryland,
are guests of Fred Martin and wife.
Miss Hattie Marshall and Miss Florence
Hodgkins, of Bar Harbor, have been
spending few days with Mrs. Asa Hodg-
kins.
Adelbert Kelley and wife, of Bangor,
With their two children, are visiting Mr.
Kelley's parents, Montgomery Kelley and
wife.
Calvin Brsgdon, Mrs. Aryilla Pomeroy
and Mrs. Oliver Vernsrd, who were called
here by the illness and death OF Calvin
Huckins, have returned TO Massac usetts.
Among the departures on Saturdays
boat were Mr.. Fervin, who has been the
guest of Mrs. William DesIsles, Miss
Gibbs, Mrs. Gordon and two children and
Mrs. Coffin, who have been guests at the
Wyman cottage.
Carl Frederick LANCE and wife are visit
ing Mrs. Lange's sister, Mrs. Luther Gil
patrick. Mr.. LANCE, who has been a
teacher of German at Ann Arbor, Mich,
has resigned his protessorship to accept a
similar one at Smith college.
Calvin Huckins, an aged and respected
citizen OF this place, died July 30, after an
illness of several weeks, aged seventy nine
wars Tho tuuaral saryieas war.a hald a
the church, Rev. j. p. Simonton otfici-
ating. He leaves a widow, one daughter,
Mrs. G. w. Gault, and three grandchil-
dren.
Aug. Ii. H.
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RrcnARpsox-KANE WEDDING.


The marriage OF Miss Anna Mabel
Richardson, daughter OF Prof. Albert f..
Richardson, of the normal school, and
Roy A. Kane, of Springfield, Mass, a
Broollin boy, took place here on Tuesday,
Aug. S, at high noon.
The wedding took place on the lawn
under an arch Of sweet peas. The eere-
mony, with single ring service, was
impressively performed by Rev. Il. G..
Harbutt, pastor OF the Congregational
church.
After the wedding delightful breakfast
was served on the lawn, and the reception
followed in the handsomely decorated
parlors.
The bride wore white crepe-de-chine
over white silk and carried sweet peas.
Miss Mary Richardson was maid of honor,
and the bridesmaids were Misses Nettie
Philbrook, Levina Morgan, Hortense
Richardson and Grace Warren.
The best man was Charles Wilson Atch-
ley, of Watervilie. The many costly
gifts were but tokens OF the popularity of
the newly married couple. They expect
10 live in Springfield, where Mr.. Kane has
a position as teacher, and will be at home
in that place after Sept. Il.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1905-08-16
COUNTY NEWS.
OAK POINT.

van AtAAT L.
Can't. George w. Murch and David
Marshall were in town recently on BUSH
ness.
Albert j. Randlett and little son George
NJ, of Pittsfield, n. H., are visiting at
Bayview farm.
Warren Haynes and wife spent Sunday
with Mr.. Haynes sister, Mrs. Lura B.
Dolliver, at Seawall.
Capt. Cushman Alley and wife, and
Miss Abbie Siumwhite went to Bar Har-
Dor Monday for an outing.
Chester II. Grindle and Leslie II. Dyer
went to Bar Harbor last week on pleas
ure trip in the sloop Mildred S.
Mrs. George Dyer, son Percy G., and
daughter Eva J. arrived Sunday to spend
few weeks with Mrs. Dyer's father, j..
III. Galley.
Mrs Hattie G.. Brown and three little
daughters, who have been visiting Mrs.
Browns parents, r. L. Leland and wife,
returned to their home at Somesville
Monday.
Lydia NJ. Webster, took an excursion
psrty to Long Island Friday. Some of the
party enjoyed themselves fishing, while
others climbed the lodges in search OF blue
berries.
Joseph Kline left Sunday morning on
his return trip to Lawrence, Mass, on his
automobile, accompanied by Harry C..
Alley. Mrs. Kline, her niece, Eleanor
Kingman, and Miss Abbie Slumwhite viii
continue their visit for a week longer at
the Ledgerock cottage.
Miss Edith NJ. Isaac, OF South Boston,
and Miss Harriet d. Robinson, of Everett,
Mass, are spending their vacation at Bay
view farm, with their grandparents, O. W..
Young and wife. Misses Isaac and Robin
son will return to their homes on Friday.
Aug. IA. PLUTARCH.
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WALTHAAI.

Howard Jordan and wife are in Bar Har-
Dor for few days.
Erland, the little son of A. X. Haslsm
and wife, is very ill.
Wilson Googins and family were in
Trenton Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Hulda Woodward, of Lawrence,
Mass. is visiting her uncle, B. F. Jordan.
Mrs. Ella Martin visited her sister,
Mrs. L. F. Giles, in Ellsworth, the past
week.
Arvill Jordan has given his house a
fresh coat OF paint C. E. Martin did the
work.
Eugene Clough and family, Almon Jeili-
son and wife, OF Ellsworth Falls, were in
town Sunday.
Waldron Hastings and wife are enter
tanning friends from Boston at their sum
mer home here.
A. E. Mace, of Aurora, was in town Sat
urday ON business in regard 10 the tele-
phone. Work will begin at once.
Arthur Colby and little granddaughter,
who have been visiting friends here, have
returned to their home in Lynn, Mass.
Simeon Hapworth and wife, of Bangor,
were the guests of Mrs. Hapworth' Is
brother, Gilman Jordan, the past week.
Schools are in session. The teachers are
the same as last term-W. Holman, OF
DixfieId, and Percy Clark, of Franklin.
Mrs. Lola Kief and children, of Boston,
and Hulda Kelley and children, of Ban
gor. are the guest of their grandmother,
Mrs. Hannah Jordan.
Extensive repairs have begun on the
| town hall. 1t win be raised several feet
< The hall and dining-room are to be
sheathed and the building painted.
Aug IL III,