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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-01

leaf with an oil size; the shiny ones are sized with clay.
 Unfortunately the modern love of get ting the most show for the money leads few of us to pay the cost of frames in pure gold leaf such as our grandfathers owned, which would last for half century or more. French gilt-really bronze-is largely employed in combina- tion with it.
 Really, though, this is not surprising when 1t is remembered that the gold lear in sheets three inches square must pc applied entirely by hand. The lacQuer frames are of silver lear rubbed down till flat, and then lac quered. This has the merit of being cas- fly kept clean with a damp cloth, while, unfortunately, nothing Is or use to re- tain the lustre of gold leaf but reburn- ishing.
 A word or two should be said on the care of fine mirrors. Firstly and fore mostly, never let them hang where the sun strikes the glass. or 1t will streak without fail. Sudden changes of temper ature frequently have the same effect. For this reason never keep candles or lamp near mirror, as so many women are apt to do on their dressing tables.
 Be careful in washing the glass never to let water touch the sides, as no mat ter how good the gold it will be spoiled: Flyspecks may, however, be washed off with very soft cloth, wrung out of warm water.
 Many housekeepers clean the glass of their mirrors with kerosene, rubbing it to brilliancy with scft cloth, followed by chamois or tissue paper.
 When the paper (which Is pasted over the back of most mirrors) wears off, re- place it as soon as possible, for dust has an ugly way of sitting through the fine cracks about the edges, in time dulling the glass. Use felt paper and dampen 1t before applying the paste. Then stretch smoothly over the back.
 With care a good gold-leaf mirror should last a generation. It Is well, though unsightly, to shroud the frames in netting in summer, though some connoisseurs claim 1t Is unnecessary.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-01

TRENCHWOMEN have taken
 American styles and colors for inspiration in the matter of designing bathing suits, contenting themselves with their own wonder full, inimitable charm of cut and of trimming. And that one strik- ing bit of color, which is played about in so subtle a way with all fashions alike this summer, finds it's express sion in the. bathing cap, which still remains thoroughly French - one might almost say aggressively so.
 Scarlet or the brightest of blue, pale pink or violet or white are all worn in bathing caps, with, most popular of all, Scotch plaids, draped into the most becoming little bonnet imagi- nable, not wonderfully serviceable, but almost dramatic in its coquettish beauty.
 Scotch plaid" is rather a misnomer for the plaids that all Paris is in love with at present, for the tartan plaids are, in the main, rather quiet, if you except two or three, while the French versions riot over the whole rainbow of colors. With the Scotch plaids, every color added has it's own par ticular meaning; with the French ones, colors are heape6 on colors, dar- ing combinations made, and the only meaning attempted-and expressed with true French genius-is beauty. Scotch plaids Gas we have French Irish lace, now that Paris has taken up the exquisite creation of French peasants and taught them their own art anew)-which la belle Parisienne uses for her cap when she goes to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-01

weigh upon her, is very apt not to make good" as a hostess.
 Naturally, a woman. unless she has competent servants. does not undertake the burden of weekend party in the accepted meaning of that term; she will doubtless often have few friends out to spend Sunday, but that is quite different proposition. Even so 1t is im- portant to be systematic in arrange ment.
 Plan each mecI and give the orders written out for the entire visit to the cook several days before, so that no pos sible mistake can occur. For 1t must be remembered that most young people have hearty appetites at the best thor does much laughter diminish them), and the country is not the happiest spot in which to find some important food sup ply has suddenly run short.
 Rooms must be carefully assigned. If there is any doubling up to do, let 1t be among the women, for man as a rule IS more fussy about a room to himself.
 In preparing for the amusement of a house party, so much depends on its character, the taste of the guests and the ability of the hostess to gratify them that it Is difficult to lay down any hard-and-fast rules.
 If the young people are athletic, and the place affords facilities for golf, ten his, canoeing, bathing or long tramps. the question of quickly and pleasantly passed days is solved. Indeed, nothing is more charming after dinner in the evening than pull on stream or lake. Sailing at night, unfortunately, has its drawbacks in unexpected calms.
 Then long drive for part of a day at least Is sure to prove enjoyable. If 1t is turned into a half picnic and the whole party goes on horseback or in carriage to take lunch or afternoon tea at some picturesque spot in the neigh borhood. all the better.
 But one thing is important for the hostess to remember. Let her not sur felt her guests with pleasure. Give them an occasional breathing space when the literary can look into book and the lazy or easily fatigued can simply loaf.
 Who has not, in a house party, been rushed with feverish haste from one form of amusement to another, the host
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-01

A s THE desire for country life
 N grows in this country, more and N more are we adopting the long
 established custom of our Eng fish cousins of giving weekend parties.
 The time was, and not so very long ago either. when 1t would have been considered a positive breach of hos pitality to limit a guests visit in an invitation.
 Now, however, as life grows yearly more conventional, hostess has no hesitancy in telling even her nearest ana dearest friend just how long she will be welcome.
 This method is not merely more satis- factory to the guest. who can place other visits accordingly (not 10 mention packing her trunk with much greater ease, since she knows just how many gowns will be required), but 1t IS apso- lutely essential to the comfort or hostess, especially to one who enter tains constantly, to know that one set of guests will not overlap anotneF'
 Therefore, when a young woman or man receives an invitation to Vlslt at some country home over Sunday IL means just that, and it is a great ms la6 take to allow oneself to De persuaoeo into a longer stay, even though hostess may seem urgent. Of course. there are times when 1t is permissible 10 ieLls Inen ones visit, but generally rlgio d9- herence to the limits of an invitation IS advisable.
 Occasionally hostess invites a house party for week. a fortnight or even a month, but by far the most common just now is the weekend party rom Friday or Saturday to Monday.
 There are good and sufficient reasons for this. In the first place, the average hostess. unless the resources or her country home are rather special Tn the way of providing amusements. nnds somewhat formida ble the task or Keep ing things keyed up to hlgn pltGh or enjoyment for longer tune. hei, again. most men ma IL lLlpoSsioie to get away from business during the week. and a house party with the pre- ponderance of women of the proVerplal summer hotel Is not apt to be gPy.
 The first essential of successful week end party is, as every experienced host ess knows. a wise selection of guests. They simply must be congenial. Just one man or woman who forms uls- cordant element is enough to throw damper on the crowd of young people.
 The personalities, keen-edged Jests ana even the occasional practlcal Joke' which the camaraderie of a well-chosen houseful of guests make so enJoyaple. seem childish trifling and even imperti, nent in the presence of the outsider. And that outsider in turn is very apt to reel uneomfortably de trop.
 Again, the successful hostess is the easy one. Now, this is an art that IS not by any means common. The woman who does not fuss over her guests, Wh9 can smile when things go wrong anu can carry off even an ill-cooked dln- ner, is sure to have her praises sung as a gracious entertainer; while she who IS over-solicitous of her friends comfort and who lets the onus of her positon
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-01

~ IT down, the next time you plan to - go a-visiung, and make out a list of the everyday necessary things
 you mean to take with you. Then, before you lock your trunk, run over the list, and see if you've forgotten any of them.
 No matter how dearly your hostess may love you, a visitor who is contin- ually borrowing all sorts and condi- tions of things, from pins and sewing utensils to lOunging robes and fresh blouses, IS, to put 1t mildly a nuisance, who has literally worn out her welcome
 One long-suffering hostess. whose lounging robes were the envy of her numerous visitors, was the most gener- ous mortal alive. until she realized to what lengths some women, those who ought to know better, will go for the sake of wearing pretty, effective clothes.
 Every one of her lovely robes was bor- rowed and worn to trail around the house in, or to look languorously at tractive in at breakfast time. Yet, two or three of them had cost between one and two hundred dollars apiece; and not one of the women who wore them so carelessly possessed a single robe of that class. One pale blue bealty-crepe de chine embroidered in the same pale shade in a design of heavy-headed chry-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-01
Saving

of the week, you who live upon
 allowances, or, what Is the same, so far as this counts, upon salary.
 The extra expenses which often come upon you unexpectedly in the latter part of the week may be easily met if you've been husbanding your resources a little, instead of spending up to the last cent.
 A good plan Is to allow yourself so much for little expenses for a given length of time, and then to keep with in daily bounds. saving even a bit from that, if possible. Then, if 1t is not called upon by some little emer- gency. either put 1t away or use 1t to- ward some definite purpose, such as subscribing to a good magazine, get ting a good book or seeing a good play, ali of which should be consid- cred as mental investments
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-01
Stains in Flower Vases

HOR the stains which often mark N deep vases when they are in com
 stant use, the same treatment as that for water bottles should be fol- lowed.
 Put potato parings into the vase, with water enough to cover the stains. leaving them there over night. Then empty them out and wash In the A cleaning pad may be made by cut ting a groove around a long stick, near one end, and tying securely, by means of the groove, a bit of cloth. hall-like covering to the tip, With this all sorts of ugly stains can be got at, which would otherwise be inaccessi- ible.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-01
Working Cloves

N EEP the inside of the old gloves N you wear around the house for
 the rough work clean. If they are allowed to become begrimed with the dust and dirt of the work they are al- most as hard on your hands as the work would be.
 Gasoline will clean almost any sort of glove, although with the heavy ones the castoffs of the men of the family. which, being loose and strong, are the ural oil. leaving them dry and harsh to the touch.
 When that occurs rub a little pure vaseline into them-just a little, so as not to make them greasy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-01
uncurled Ostrich Feathers.

THAT new trick of fashion--leaying ostrich feathers uneurled lis a boon to the women who have had to taboo feathers because the curl would come out
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-07
." IF "
By 4" Uncle William"

While pondering one evening in a retrospective vein,
AS to why the world was always in a tin ,
We figured out concusvely that most of trouble came
From disregard of the subunctve H."
If willy politicians wouldn't tamper with the vote,
If men would always vote as they saw MT,
railroad corporations hadn't congress by the throat
Reform would make most decided hit"
If souless corporations through
If capital had with labor no dslikes
If employers didn't crush mankind beneath an iron hand
There ne or would be necessity for strikes
If wives would stop henpecking stay home,
If children would stay off the streets at nights,
real goodhearted fellows wouldn't fill their skins with
There would be no dsgraceiul family lights
If gossp ccngegae air their neighbours faults,
If everybody stopped the use of slang,
If on foreign emigration our laws would call halt
There might be fewer criminals to hang.
ladies' would do their hats
If children wouldn't fdget on the seat,
If everybody listened to the truths the pastor spako
Then church would be goodly place to meet
If bad men didn't gamble weren't raced
If youth would shun the glded dens of vice,
II every evil wicked thought from mind could be efaced,
This world would be an Eden in a trce
If every who heavenly thoughts mind
If churches aimed to keep religion pure,
If conscience blind didn't lead blind
The millennium wouldn't long be coming, sure.
If we only weren't jealous neghbor success
If only wouldn't what he owns,
If wouldn't take advantage of a comrade in Distress
There wouldn't be so many sighs and groans
If people follow up the matchess Golden Rule"
backbters would but sheathe their fangs of spite,
Ifrumselers didn't handle stuff that makes fool
This world and all that's in it would be bright
If everyone attended strictly their affairs
If each one loved his neghtor as himself,
II half grown lads and lassies idnt aim put airs,
All chickering's would be laic upon the shelf
keep his clean potless pure white
If hypocrtes would dof religious robe
If al mankind honest and would try to do what's right
Gods recording angel would be sans job.
IT, short, tried live the very best knew,
If we kept the commandments pure and Free
If to Cod country and to self would be true,
What gathering of the faithful there would be-"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-07
GOOD COUNTRY HOME.
Paper Read by Mrs. A. ]. Sprague at
Farmers Institute in Paradise.

rdTIllcIS lUStltutC III 4 dIduloC.
II we're as wealthy as the Goulds or
Vanderbilts | would never be contented
anywhere but in the country. When
people, who have lived in the country
all their lives, talk about retiring and
move into town so they will not have
so much work to do, they make a great
mistake. While it may be a change
from one kind Of work to another, give
me the work in the country home.
With the present system of rural free
delivery of mail, the farmers telephone
and later parcels post, who would ex-
change the quiet and seclusion OF a
good country home for the most palatial
mansion in the biggest city in the
world ? am sure / would not, and il
each one here lived up to their honest
convictions they would agree with me.
My idea OF a good country home is to
have the buildings just as comfortable
and convenient as the means will per-
init. There are but very few farms
where the water could not be brought
into the house and also into or near to
the barn with trifing expense. There
are many conveniences that are possible
in the country home equal, or better,
than those in the city home, while they
cost much less. AS to the furnishings
they may be just as elaborate as we can
afford while the out side surroundings
should be made as attractive as possible,
and in this we have the advantage OF
those who haveItheir homes in city or
large town, as there is more room for a
nice yard or lawn, which adds so much
to the appearance of the home.
And to enjoy good country home ]
think the first essential would be to be
the owner OF it. The most common
place objects became interesting as soon
as we possess them, and in no other
| thing is this more true than in the
enjoyment of the home, for that is
where all OF our interests center. Mer
will fight longer aud harder for theii
homes than for anything else in the
\ world.
| Next we should look TO the state o.
our conscience and health. If we have
guilty conscience we could not enjoy
our surroundings, be they ever Sc
magnificent, while if our conscience i,
clear we could enjoy the humblest home
| II it was the best we had. Almost the
same might be said about health. We
might have the best OF health with {
! guilty conscience or clear conscience
and poor health But given goot
health, d clear conscience and goot
country home and anybody who coult
not enjoy them would hardly enjo,
heaven itself.
MRS A. J. SPRAGUE.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-07
A Scientific Wonder.

The cures that stand to its credit
make Bucklen's Arnica Salve scien-
tific wonder. 1t cured e. II. milford,
lecturer for the Patrons of Husbandry,
Waynesboro, Pa, of distressing case
of Piles 1t heals the worst Burns,
Sores, Boils, Ulcers, Cuts, Wounds,
Chilblains and Salt Rheum. Only 25c
at Stoke & Feicht Drug Co.'s drug
store, OF Reynoldsville and Sykesville.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-07
The High SchooIBuIIetin
EDIToR-IN-CHIEF, CARL KIRK.

During the past week the grades on
the upper floor have been learning a
new song. Come up and hear it.
The Shakespearean Literary Society
gave program last Friday afternoon
which was the best that has been given
this year. Every one served promptly
and well. 1t was certainly appreciated
by all present. Keep it up.
The second league game Of basket
ball was played in Reynoldsville last
Friday night between Reynoldsville
and Beechwoods teams. 1t was very
exciting from start to finish. The pass
ing and shooting of the home team far
excelled that of their opponents in
every part of the game. The game
ended with score OF "a to IL In our
favor. The contest for the league
pennant stands thus
Reynoldsville 9 0
Brookville
Beechwoods 0 2
The next game will be played here
with Brookville next Friday evening.
If this game is won by the home team
they will win the pennant offered tor
the championship of Jefferson county.
Reynoldsville will then have won 3 out
OF 4 games, the number each team ex-
poets TO play. Come out and cheer for
them Friday evening.
%
Bert Hoffman visited in Johnsonburg
one day last week.
The girls basket ball team of the
Reynoldsville High School played a
match game with the Beechwoods girls
last Friday evening. There seemed to
be close competition among the mem
bers of our team to see who could move
the slowest. No prize could be awarded
because five girls tied for first place and
the judges were in despair After the
spectators had waited about thirty
minutes for the game to begin the score
was announced to be 3S to in favor OF
the Beechwoods girls. But as the
captain said, 1--WE held them down to 3e
anyhow" The next game will be play.
ed with slightly heavier team from
Kline's school house.
%
Some of the High School boys will
take various parts in minstrel show
to be given on the 10th and 18th of this
month, known as the Jeffersonian Gold
Medal Minstrels. Don't forget the
date. 1t will be the theatrical event ol
the season.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-07

During the past week the grades on
the upper floor have been learning
new song. Come up and hear it.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-07
A. D., 1906. VIM. M. BURGE,
Chief Burgess.
BAXTER, Pa, Feb. 10, 1906

BAXTER, Pa, Feb. 15, 1906.
S. M. MCCREIGHT and Council of
West Reynoldsville, Pa.
Gentlemen;-I in and for, by authori-
ty OF Board of Directors of the Red
Bank Telephone Co., officially accept
the franchise of West Reynoldsville as
passed by the couucil
Yours Truly,
JOSEPH H. KNAPP, Sec.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-07
For Sale.

One hundred fine residence lots on
Fourth street, on easy terms to suit the
purchaser. City gas and water can be
had. Most beautiful residence street in
town. Close to business center. In
quire of D. Wheeler, Reynoldsville, Pa
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-07

When you need house lease call at
THE STAR office.
New stock of spring and summer lace
curtains from $50 to 1925 per pair just
received at A. Katzen's.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-07

Big variety of new designs in muslins,
calicoes and ginghams at very low
prices at A. Katzen's Peoples Bargain
Store.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1906-03-07

Blank house leases may be obtained
in any quantity at THE STAR Office.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1906-04-28
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Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-04
Sea Cows Back as Marking Pad.

People who visited the ZOO on the
Fourth greatly annoyed the keeper of
the sea cow, new acquisition, by
poking it with canes or pencils. Elk
hausted by his efforts to stop the prac-
tice, he engaged tramp for so cents
and told him to keep track of how
many people looked at the manatee.
At o'clock the keeper looked up his
substitute.
There's been more than 5000 peo-
pie here" said the latter. l haven't
time to reckon up the exact number
yet, and won't until audit my books. )"
where's the paper you kept your
accounts on?" asked Stephen, the
keeper.
II didn't have any paper" answered
the hobo, as if proud of his ingenuity,
"but had gDod soft lead pencil and
kept tab on the sea cows back"
He pointed to the patient manatee,
the back of which resembled black
board in country school house after
the annual examination.-Cinc
Cor Cleveland Leader
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-04

Rounding into the last week of the
Illinois primary campaign, the inter
est of the politicians of both parties
in the probable result is intense. In
both the Republican and Democratic
organizations the question of faction
al supremacy, as we'll as the nomina-
tion of candidates, is at stake Which
ever side wins in the coming struggle
will have control Of the party machin-
cry in the presidential campaign of
1908.
Among Republicans the result in
Cook county will be awaited with deep
interest by the leaders out in the
state. The vote on the candidates of
the United States senate in Cook
county will be large factor in de-
termining the result.
AS to the senatorial contest in
Cook county opinions differ By some
of the close friends of Gov Dineen it
is declared that Yates will receive a
vote that will surprise by it's magni-
tude. On the other hand, the support
ers of Cullom assert that the senior
senator will have large majority Of
the popular vote and will carry all but
two of the nineteen senatorial districts
in Cook county.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-08-04
HONORs FOR sKREFSRUD.

His Work in Santhalistan Is Officially
Recognized.
L. O. Skrefsrud, the Norwegian mis-
sionary who has spent a lifetime in
Outstanding and civiliZing the ma
tives of Santhalistan, India, has been
decorated by the British government
with the Kaisar-i-Hind medal for pub
lie service in India, frst-class. The
work done by Missionaries Borresen
and Skrefsrud in Santhalistan has
long been appreciated by the Indian
officials, and although the two men re-
ceived no particular recognition they
stood high in the esteem of the Off
Gals and were accorded high praise at
least. The argument SO often heard
that foreign missions are barren of
practical results is not true in San
thalistan at least, where a large num-
Der of the natives have been lifted
from the most abject savagery to
comparative industry and prosperity.