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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
First Woman Voter.

Beatrice sacchi, a professor at Man. tua and the holder of a doctors de- gree, is the first woman to vote in Italy. It seems that there is no law there to prevent a woman from vot- ing. Miss Sacchi discovered this and went to the polls and voted.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
@suaSOaus. Bo<s-

Nrsl ". B Morgan. Of Missouri. Is bo@s~ Of one Of the richest rine mines in that state Ths enpsoyes call Der the Unboznst hoszs- and they are said to Ike her and rorx vel un1sr ksr dErsc<fon-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
Thirteen Eliminated.

Application No. 1s to practice law in the state of Missouri will b. issued 10 longer to aspiring law students. Re- gently a would-be barrister tore it up when it was given to him. aud the state board of examiners has since eliminated the number.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
Ba- Ruiu Pol@

Telegraph poles in the remote dis triets of Norway have to be continually watched on account of the bears. which have a liking for climbing them and sitting oa the cross-beams. svsy1ng backward and forSsrd until the poles finally fall
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
Up-t,Dats Indians.

The Indians Of Eiko. New lave sbz-doned the dances of their fore fsfhsrs. have baIIt a dance hall and re- csasIy gave a beI1. at vhich thsy and their sess~s and many invited pzls- fs<sz wsltzss in the zost modern fash inn
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
Taehsrs All Marry.

Because il has been found impos- sible to ssrurs teachers several schools ia Nevada have been compelled to close. AIrnost as soon ss young lady teachers arrive and tzks charge they uzrrs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23

back will figure conspicuously in the settlement of the Chinees problem, either as military protector or usurping sovereign.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
Fvs oa Bnhs

The Chinezs always rzint sa ere c7 either s5Se Of their junks bcws. % that the boats can see their vay.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
MAKE AN EFFORT

to get the best and don't be satisfied with anything else
 OUR FEED
 fs absolutely the best obtafnable In the market. It is good enough for the best stock la the land. while the price makes it cheap enough for the uoorest- Obtain our prices. We sell the famous Wsshbarn-Pll<oury Best for ssc bag and ss q barrel We also keep and sell the famous Le1ox stork Food fer s1-19 per bag New York Grain q Feed Store.
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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-23
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The Washington times., 1906-01-07
SEARCHING, BIuing and DrvinQ

THOUSAND AND ONE times
have j been tempted to wish
that the bluing bag, or ball, had
never found its way into the
The Washington times., 1906-01-07
Care of Street Suits.

" HERE'S nothing which tends 70
lengthen the life of a good street
suit so definitely as taking it of
as soon as you come in, brushing
1t and putting it away on its hanger.
Longing, as you're bound to do in a
measure in your home. plays havoc with
tailored clothes.
It's rather a temptation to sink into
an easy chair when you come i'm. just
tired enough to enjoy the prospect OF
idling for a little while, but those very
times take the life out of the sort OF
cloth that tailors well, and probably
lays fine little ereases which result in
incorrigible mussing.
It's rather a temptation. too, TO hang
il up and postpone brushing and put
ting away properly to a later time,
when you're more rested. but it pays TO
do II a the time. for dust should be got
rid OF before it has time to settle into
the cloth and give it that dingy look
which mars so many otherwise good
looking suits. and careful hanging pre-
vents the forming of bad lines.
The Washington times., 1906-01-07

The custom, of course, is TO have all
faVors alike. but one bride varied il de-
lightfully by giving odd little charms
10 each OF her maids. all of them war
ranted 10 bring husbands. for. like most
engaged people. she was possessed by
the idea that everybody should go and
Go likewise.
4 green and white wedding made an
excuse for q bride VINO was interested
in the exquisite green tones of Chinese
Jade TO give favOrs made of il TO her
maids; bet she got away from monot-
ony by having each thing set differently
One girl received a hatpin. another a
charm, and the maid of honor an inter
esting silver buckle made after an Ori-
entail design and set with bits of jade
sunk into the surface.
Seine elaborate boxes are got uD with
a little tray to hold the gift-perhaps
two tTays-one for the gift and the other
fer the usual gloves.
Bracelets are popular for bridal IA
vors, and pins-theTe are hosts of new
ones-rather more often given than any
other one thing. But either bracelet or
pin should have some unusual touch
about it to make it ft the all-important
occasion.
Carriers with exquisitely jeweled
buckles are often given. the garter itself
always one of the lucky tive eolors-
yellow or blue.
Occasionally just the white gloves are
given, bat some other gift no matter
how small is usually added. Sometimes
it is concealed in the gloves-it has 20
be very tiny thing for giving in such
way Wedding bouquets are often
made in several parts, Joined together IN
one apparent whole. to each of which is
attached a favor; and the bride, when
The Washington times., 1906-01-07

not always practicable, and stretching
and fastening ropes or rustless wires
properly generally requires the helm of
a man, the next best thing is TO he scru-
pulously careful in keeping the lines per-
Iectly clean. Before putting out the
washing take soft white cloth and 90
over the entire length of the line. wipfnn
IL hard- Should the cloth show much
son from SCOT or dust get q fresh piece
and repeat the operation.
Do not be nisgardly with clothes Minis
They are cheap, Keep them i'm a basbat
or bag when not in actual use and see
TO 1t that they are clean. | have soon
"hlte linen spotted At regular intervals
where the pins had cIamped. making a
second washing necessary.
Happy the woman who has an on.,
sunny space in which TO stretch h.
clothesline. Thrice blessed is she who
mas, in addition TO this. a bit of oIaon
'uIt Whereupon stained or -'dinged', ar
'icles may be spread for bleaching
Don't leave the clothes upon the line
longer than you can avoid after tbs-
are dried. They collect dust and st;ffan
ana II the day be windy. are strained IN
seam and thread and often whipne5 irto
r1bbons. Starched clothes sbouId he
Drought IN just as soon as they are dry
ihey become limp if the air be damn,
ana crack and split in a high wind
Freezing takes out the starch" or if
sudden and severe. makes shirt bosoms
and skirts as brittle as paper. tearing al
toch and sticking to the lines.
When you can do it without too mucb
Fatigue or interference with other du-
ties. dampea the clothes over niubt
and fold down ready for ironing next
day. In taking them from ths line
lay within a clothes basket lined win
a clean cloth. folding each piece loosely
as you lay II in Have ready in the
laundry "A large table spread with q
clean cover; take out one piece at q
time. spread out To lis fun size ana
sprinkle with "A clean whisk b7oou-
never used for anything else-dipped in
warm water AS you sprinkle. press
out the wrinkles with the palm of p
1rm hand. and pull hens. sleeves an
seams Straight These trifes. which
are of only minor Importance To the
inconside1ate and inexperienced. tighten
the morrOws work.
Do you recOIlect the charming pictu-s
lin Mrs Whiney's I'VE Girls') Of Rar-
bara Holabird. as she dampened the
clean clothes in the basement laundry
rolling them up hard and humping eac
~oll with her fist. while she chant
her improVised rhymes to a tune of he.
own making?
Read the book and learn that there
The Washington times., 1906-01-07

browning. with a straw. Ii is called
Ideal Sponge Cake" and [ beg TO in
close the recipe.
>. VIII some one please tell me how to
fry batter cakes without the dreadful
odor of the grease2
T. NJ D. ATLANTA. Ga)
l. For Ideal Sponge Cake" see recipe
column.
2 Batter cakes" - alias "griddle
Cakes''-are best baked. not fried Said
baking should be done upon a soapstone
griddie. Right sorry am l 10 record as
my personal experience that ii is next
to impossible 10 prevent the hired cook
ting Just a taste ut fat" upon the SOAP
stone. They will 90 it, And il is the
burning fat that smells if not to heaven
TO every corner of the house. If you
must use it, lubricate your griddle with
a bit of sweet salt pork and as sparingly
as possible
The Washington times., 1906-01-07
Another Indorser of "Job's Tears"

Now that it is time for coughs and
colds ! want 10 tell you how much good
Jobs Tears have done our little girl
She is eight years old. and has always
had bronchitis. We doctored her con-
tinually but she took cold so easily. and
often would have bronchial pneumonia
in spite of anything that could be done
l always read your page, and / read so
much about Jobs Tears that | finally
sent to an address which you gave me
and got a string That was after Christ
mas of 1904. and the child has not had
cold since. We have not had a doctor
for her. and she does not take cold
any more. We feel as If the Tears"
We're worth their weight in gold.
planted some seeds this spring and
raised such large crop that, after
giving strings to a large number of
friends who have children, l still have
a good supply left.
If YOU have calls from any one in nv
part Of the country / would be very
glad to dispose of my crop at the same
price l raid-two strings for % cents
L. q. C (South Bend Ind
The writer's address is in MY Helping
Hand book
The Washington times., 1906-01-07
The Bridal FeaStSOme Suggestions For the Happy Occasion

T UNCHEONs and dinners for the
bridal party and the flowers and
favors attendant upon the aver
age wedding furnish opportuni-
ties for ingenuity TO express itself in a
thousand interc sting ways. Bridesmaids
luheheons, in particular, are the occa-
sions for numerous little surprises. that
oelng the time when the favors are
usually distributed, each bride trying not
only to have as gifts something different
from those presented by every other
bride of the season, but TO present it in
as unusual a way as possible
Luncheons TO the bride By any or an
of her bridesmaids furnish as much
scope for originality. every sort OF ex-
cuse being made nowadays for loading
an engaged girl down with pretty things.
luncheon is often made the occasion
for presenting a combination present or
for the thousand and one variations of
showers"
At one luncheon, given by a bride. Jew
el boxes, tied with pale blue ribbon-the
color chosen for the wedding-were .se-y-
ed as a tiny course, When they were
opened a gold thimble was revealed rest
ing on pale-blue velvet cushion As
the bride was the first TO make a little
old maids club thing of the past. and
her attendants were all members of that
club. the favors were greeted with
shouts of laughter and pretended anger.
Another bride gave a guard ring 10
each OF her maidens, who, curiously
enough, all happened 10 be engaged, and
who. for love of her, straightway slipped
the little ring upon that famed fourth
finger. There was one girl in the party
whose engagement was known only to
the bride, but under the fire of signif-
cant glanees and many questions which
greeted her she confessed.
The Washington times., 1906-01-07

NO. San - An II On T. times
N have ! been tempted to wish
n that the bluing bag, or ball, had
never found its way into the
laundry.
II is 10 the slovenly or lazy laundress
What the feather buster IS to the happy
So-lucky chambermaid. In the skilIful
myers of the conscientious worker blu
ls has its uses. As with one ingredient
in sydney Smiths salad dressing:
Let garlie's atoms Turk within the
bowl,
And. unsupported, animate the whole. %
And, like the teaspooufuI of sugar in
,omato soup, or the faintest suspicion
st asafoetida in catsup. bluing should
be subtle, yet potent We would miss il
Il il were absent; it should never be
cen.
An uver-blued article betrays care
irssness always, The shifuess creature
who uses bluing to hide dirt evinces ig-
uarance no less than Incidence. Blue
sireaks in linen are caused by unskillful
mixing, or the article thus notified has
been hung on the line dripping wet. The
streams dry into stripes.
Another hint in passing: if you will
shake the clothes as they come from the
wringer and pun them straight, you will
save strength and time in ironing, and
lessen the chances of the aforesaid
streaks.
In bluing in mixing soda into biscuit
dough and cake-batter and cayenne in
sauces, the housemother and her helper
should have "a light hand" Beat the
hiuiEg water into starch as YOU would
told white of egg into a soufle, and
then strain through clean cheese-cloth
90 get rid of possible Jumps and specks.
To make starch, wet two tablespoon
fUis Of crushed starch with two cups of
cold water, and when we'll mixed pour
gradually upon it a pint and a half OF
boiling water TO which has been added
a quarter teaspoonful Of islt The salt
viii prevent the clothes from sourness
and mustiness, especially In hot weather
Set the starch, when mixed. over the
ire in double boiler and cook for one
minute after the water in the outer yes
sci boils, stirring all the time. Should
It be too stiff, beat in boiling water until
YOU have the right consistency.
DIP the pieces TO be starched into the
mixture while hot. shake off the super
fluous pasty mixture. clappng each
part OF the article thus treated smartiv
between the hands, and hang on the line.
Have your lines taut and clean. 1t is
better OF course, TO take them down
every week when Tie washing is over
and lay them away In safe place.
ready for the next using. Since this is
The Washington times., 1906-01-07

leaving. divides her flowers among her
maids. Three-part bouquets are pretty
imitation of the time-honored customs
OF the wedding cake. for TO one part is
attached a ring, to another a thimble.
with coin fastened to the third.
The ribbons which hold the three parts
together are removed, and when the bou-
qUet is thrown from the top of the stairs
the parts separate so that each is caught
by different girl.
The Washington times., 1906-01-07
The Housewives
Exchange

For the benefit of the housekeeper
who fails in making starch for laundry
purposes, l would like to give my ex-
perience. / think nothing could be more
annoying than 10 have starch stick
when ironing. ] make the starch on
wash day every week, and the starched
clothes iron as easily as the plain ones
Take as much starch as you want to
use. dissolve thoroughly. have il about
as thick as cream The water must be
boiling. Pour it on the starch, stirring
very quickly, When IL begins to get
very thick, stop pouring on the water
and beat it well until the starch is thor
oughly mixed. Then add more boiling
water; keep on stirring until you have
it as thick as YOU wish. Give il a final
boil. remove from the fire aad add a
teaspOonful of lard and a small quantity
of bluing. The flatirons should be wash
ed after every ironing and wiped dry
before putting away.
CONSTANT READER (Chicago).
The housemother who is reading the
laundry series now being published in
our School for Housewives" will please
insert the foregoing helpful letter in its
rightful place.
If your correspondent whose pet dog
the Silver fOrkshiTe-has the red
mango VIII take a teaspoonful of flow
ers of sulphur and a strong pinch of
sal ammonia rub them we'll together
in vaseline or lard and rub on the spots.
it is highly probable the animal will be
cured. l have found this simple remedy
To be an infallible cure for mango. 1t
will not harm in the least should the
deg lick the spots which he prof. lbly
would do. j. G. F. (PhiIadelphia).
The salve thus compounded is also
good for NANCY cats and vermin-in-
tested birds and poultry.
The Washington times., 1906-01-07
Baked, versus Fried. Batter Cakes.

l. A Devoted Mother" in Colorado.
has asked why her sponge cake some
times falls. l can't tell why. because this
recipe from nay scrapbook never fails me
on the gas stove let it rise on the rack
in the upper chamber. and brown on a
lower rack in the lower chamber. usual
~ keeping the door open when brown
ing. 1 test the cake for done. before
The Washington times., 1906-01-07
No. 2 OF a Series of Practical
Talks on Laundry Work

is poetry in a woman's life-even on
wash day
The next number of our la lndry Sc
ries viii be upon Ironing Day.
The Washington times., 1906-01-07

Nerts each year that a hundred
4 ingenious devices have been in
vented. or the ideas borrowed
from other countries. TO make and serve
il H..
one coffee pot whistles when the eof-
fee comes TO the boiI-there's a tiny
hole through which the first steam
pours. making the sound There are
countless china and silver ones-exduis-
tie things shaped, ever so slightly, like
an old fagon. A silver one is set of
by the tiny stands for cups which be-
long 10 the set These cups are moth
ing more in the world than tiny deep
bowls-hsndleless in themselves. de-
pending upon the handles OF the little
For the most part. coffee lovers pre-
fer TO have coffee poured directly from
the pot in which il Is made into the
cups. one arTangement-it Is an exact
copy Of the ones most in favor in Vi
enna-has tubes in which water is kept
boiling heat. which keeps the coffee
Just 50. The coffee is made IN i By
one of the numerous methods Of filter
ing through.
Waste at the Spout.
A French coffee pot which has OBJ
tanned instant favor here has a rounded
glass TOP into which the water IL
pOuTed-COfd water al that-and allowed
TO filter through finely ground coffee.
the little lamp underneath heating IL all
the while and the delicious aroma of the
coffee carefully shut in by itself to
come out later as a most delicious taste.
II Is rather expensive, Of course, but
there's another French pot made in
four sections, IN which just as good
coffee can be made IT is brown glazed
pottery. as artistic little thing as IL
is inexpensive.
One Russian arrangement has the C0f-
fee-hnely pulVeFiZed-puJ in it, the wa
ter put in and brought TO q boil or
Just beyond IL, as the woman said
Then by some mechanical trick, the pot
Is turned upside down, the coffee filters
through a fine wire StTaiueT, and pOuTs
out through a little spout.
When you use coffee pot with a
spout that is uncovered 10 Is . good
plan to stop up that spout while The
coffee is being made II YOU let the od0r
escape, there's just that much less taste
TO your coffee.
Turkish coffee is about half grounds
so thick, in fact. that il is more like
thick, black syrup than anything else.
With Good Cream.
French coffee-the famous cafe au
iaiI''-is strong coffee with the usual
accompaniment of sugar and cream.
with which about half OF the cup Is
filled. Then the cup Is filed up with
boiling milk.
No Mohammedan would think Of
drinking coffee with sugar or cream
that is the curse of MOhammed put upon
all unbelieYers who drink II. eNceDJ IN
its pure state. that il should make them
nervous and even III. As a curious fact,
comparatively few people who drink
black coffee suffer any I'll effects. But
to those who like a generous supply OF
cream in il. black coffee is a dose
DeVOnshire cream. best OF ali with tea
is very good with coffee Almost no one
here makes IL, vet the method OF maxi
ing Is simple and the result delicious
The Washington times., 1906-01-07

The writer's address is in my Helping
Hand book.
The Washington times., 1906-01-07

The salve thus compounded is also
good for NANCY cats and vermin-in-
tested birds and poultry.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1906-12-21
Gin Staf auIfnrnrheit.

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arbeit. be Elm Rulturnerf erfen Man<
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teint @sfdhren mehr beiteben perben.
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fd ote 0ermeHung ces Horooitens, Der
Riften bon RsusM tdlsnburg unb bes
b~orselaserten 1eus 6onnopers unb Der
ct Mathids Der Getpdfsr
nDroli9 bon Neuspommern biz gum
Raiier slano, Der @omirdlie
tdts.5nfeln unb oes Gebi.ts i'm Giib=
often.
Die ate .MlSpe" bat in elmer sebn.
iahriseu EbGtieteit $40 Meilen ai>
ftenldnse permeFen; bas nod aus
ftehenoe Gebiet bat cine aiiitenfrede
bon 1910 MeiIen. Somit pdren mad
BEN alteu @erfabren 20 SABRE fir Die
@ermeFnns oes bsuti6en SioIsss
S4usgebietts erforbsrli9. Dant Der
S4affune zines mooernen 8ermeis
funsst3iffes. mi. es Der PLANET" 1T,
unb Der Mntpenoung Der @tereopbotos
grammstris, Der esniafen Grfin6unq
Or. pulferids, miro es eelinsen. bas
Gebiet IN IS Sdbren gu bermeFen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1906-12-21
@rpbe 9ehe ais 0aumen.

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oiainifaen @efeGf9aft fteIte profef,
for Or. 5. &raufe, birigirenber Mrst
am oortigen Musuftas9 ofpital, einen
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re4ten Daumen hur9 einen unsludss
fan perloren bate uno Dem profeFor
Rraufe als grfaB Die sroBe 3ebe an
Steae oes berloreneu Doumens ans
hetlte. Der junge Mann fonrte ms
folge beg feblenoen Oaumens fetne
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feelif6 febr beprimirt, unb Is tpdr
np~tbtpenbis. inn au beIfen.
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nnb an Dem berftimmelten Daumen
befeftist purbe. Domit Ole Mnbeiluna
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beugter Stelung befinbli1en pdtiens
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