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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-25

most part weak. The first trapsactton.2 rs
corded on the tape was of Brooklyn HDVM
transit at an advance OF ~ po1ut4 ~
Saturday. in consequence of the vpt2- -
the Coney Island five cent fare bill sub
sequently transactions showed that NnlK
few other stocks were supported for freo-
tfondl gains, while wide declines were re-
istered throughout the general list
Losses ran from to 1s points in Union
Pacific; st. Paul. Atchison, Missouri Pa
cific. Wabash preferred, Kansas City
Southern. Erie. Norfolk & Western. Ches-'
apeake & Ohio, Southern Railway. Louis
Vile & Nashville. Baltimore & Ohio.
American Car. American Sugar. Anaconda
and others.
General Electric sold at decline of
points and Pacific Mail 2 points Ser
some cases and the tone became some
what irregular.
The market turned upwards and con-
verted some of the early losses into gains
of a point or more.
The standard railroad stocks were
led the recovery. The market receded
again, Reading losing its early gain
The vigorous rally having demonstrated
the effectiveness of the supporting meas
ures the buying was cut down. Prices
wavered from time to time. Central Rail-
way of New Jersey declined points. ST.
Louis & San FRANCISCO first preferred,
points and Kansas & Texas preferred 2is
points. Northwestern advanced 2N points
and National Lead / point
Bonds were irregular
The market became very dull for per-
iod after Il O'Clock Prices were well sus-
tanned around the high level. Northern
Pacific gained point.
The market fluctuxted aimless within a
narrow range. but prices did not recede
much from the high level The local trac-
ton group and the Fries were conspicu-
ously strong.
Range OF Prices OF Stocks.
FURNISHED by J. E. Gall. Commissions
Grains. Provisions Cotton and Stocks
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WILL BE A BUTCHER.
New Yorlx's Biggest Policeman Retires
From the Force

New York. May 25.-Lieut. Archibald
Taggart. the biggest policeman in New
York, feet inches and 300 pounds in
weight. mas retired after 20 years on
the force. He will become butcher.
Taggart earned several medals for
bravery. He comes of a Newburg fam
lily noted for the number and size of
It's members There are eight sons and
snree daughters, whose total weight is
2,34f pounds. an average of 213 ponnds
and whose total height is IS feet 8
inches, an average of feet "a inches.
Iiae father. now dead, stood s feet in
nelHht and weighed more than 800
size.
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it openly and with regard to the fu-
ture. They want a senator who stands
for principal and who does not cut
and run for cover every time some
body raises a howl or waves a red
flag They want a senator who stands
we'll with his colleagues and the pres
ident. because he deserves to do so.
and whose ability and experience will
make for him and make for Kansas a
name and a power in the senate of the
united States, w. Y. MORGAN.
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Held for Investigation.

Denver, Colo, May 25.-Howard
Lemonds, of Frederick Okla, is in
Jail here pending investigation into
the death of James j. Rosengren.
porter at the Columbus hotel, who
was found dead in Lemonds's room in
the hotel yesterday from a bullet
wound in the head. Lemonds denies
the killing but admits that the re-
volver found in the room, and from
which shot had been fired. was his
property When first arrested, the
police say, Lemonds stated that
Rosengren had called him an offensive
name but persisted afterwards in the
claim that he did not shoot him.
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Kansn. Cttx Produce Market.

Kansas City, May 25.-Close-WHEAT-
Receipts 1888 cars. Unchanged to 1c higher.
May. 931sc: July. SIC: Sept. S1Mc. Cash
No red. SIC; No. 3 red. 93d94c
CORN-Unchanged to 1xc lower. May,
661tc; July 611kc; Sept, 5skc. Cash: No.
white. 6911c; No 8 white, es1s@S91ac.
OATS-Unchanged. No. white, o24c;
No. mixed. 51@52c.
RYE-74M7Sc.
HAY-Dull Choice timothy, $11.5O@12.O0;
choice prairie S9.0O6950.
BTTTER-Firm. Creamery extra, eoc:
packing, loo.
EGGs-Fresh. extra. Ice: current re-
ceipts, lac.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago. ILL.,. May Observation-Disclosures
steady. Daisies. 12@121zc; Twins, 10a4@11Ac;
Young Americas, 12Q12hc.
POCLTRY-Aive steady. Turkeys, he:
chickens. 111kc: broilers about pound, per
dozen. 81. 5063OO: 1Ad1k pounds. per dozen,
$40o0f4.50 1A@2 pounds, per dozen, 500
M5.50.
BJTTER-Market steady. Creamery, IS
@oOc: dairy. 16G00c.
EGGS-Market steady. Ffrsts. 151kc
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TUpAr's MARKET REPORTS

Chicago, May 25.-wHEAT-The wheat
market was firm at the opening today, the
trade being chiefly in July and September
Receipts in the northwest were small and
Liverpool cables were firm. Heavy rains
in the southwest. which may delay har-
vesting formed a bullish factor. July
wheat opened A@hc to as@1kc higher, at
COY Q9OZc, and sold at 91@91hc. Minneap-
oils. Duluth and Chicago reported receipts
The market was firm all day. chiefly
southwest The high point for July was
91Ac. The close was strong, with July asc
higher, at 91@91hc-
CORN-The corn market was quiet and
easy Trading in the May option was dull
and prices were of 1c. Receipts were lib
eral. and the weather in the corn belt was
considered favorable. May corn opened "
@azc lower, at 75HQ751zc and sold at Toe.
July corn was unchanged to Nc lower, at
G5Xd661sc, and sold at 65%@65Hc.
The market was irregular, May being
weak and the distant delivery firm. The
lower point for May was 141sc. The close
was irregular. May being weak and lac
lower at INC, while July was firm and
ehoATsIThe oats market was dull and
steady. July oats opened unchanged to Ac
higher. at z7h@47Hc, and for a time held
within that range.
PROyISION5The provisions market
was steady because of 1Oc decline in
hogs. July was 71aG10c lower. at 3471z4
"a 6 Lard was Hsc lower, at S. 40. Ribs
we're off a shade. at 1924.
RYE5Cash: S2Qe4c
RARI EY-Cash. 6S@60c.
TIMOTHY-Sept.. A.l6.
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Kansas City, Mo-. May .5--CATTLE--
Receipts 5000. including 100 head of south
erns.. Market tOc higher. Native steers,
$5.00@7 90; southern steers. $S5OG6. % south
ers, $2B@6 %; stockers and feeders, s20Q
$50; bulls, S. 5OG5 60; calves. s.. 1896. 90;
western steers, @Oo@S.7 IS: western cows,
So. 5O@o5O.
HOGS-Recedpts today 11ooo head. Mar
ket 1OG15c lower. Bulk of sales. S. 3Oqo. 40;
heavy. $5.35G5.S; packers and butchers,
S. aOG6 20: light, S. 1905. 80; pigs, A.0o@46O.
SHEEP-Receipts today 5000 head. Mar
ket steady. Muttons. s.. 1904 80; lambs, $50
@S.75: range wethers, $3.75Q4.40; fed ewes.
S. 25@4 co.
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New York Produce Market

New York. May 3.-BCTTER-Marke
steady. Creamery specials. 23c; extras,
22xc; third to first, 17@e2c; western fac
tory first. 171xc.
CHEESE-Irregular Full creams. old,
specials. 15c: state full cream, old. small,
white fancy. 14Ac; do. large and small,
colored fancy 141xc: do. old prime, 11hz6
13c: do common. s@9l1c: do. full cream,
new. 91k@10ahc: skins. 1QS1kc.
EGGS-Easier State Pennsylvania and
nearby fancy selected white. zoe: good to
choice f96191kc; brown and mixed fancy,
190191kc; first to extra first. 171zG1s1kc
POULTRY-Dressed steady. Western
shipping chickens. S@S2c; turkeys, 12Q17c;
fowls, 13G14c.
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New York Sugar ard Coffee. - 9
New York, May 5.-SUGAR-Raw sugar
easy. Fair refining, $374; centrifugal, IS
test. A.24; molasses sugar. 50. 40. Refined
sugar steady. Crushed, 1910; powdered,
$50; graduated, $40
Santos, SIC.
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cows (rood)

Per cwt.
cows (comnnonl ................... 2ooSs.0o
HE Fl fgoodD :;,............... s5Oy4.5o
BULLS good ....;................. &00Qs. q
gUuII ks f ieomm yoo 70 so ;s: sSo8s3
CALVES E sGSss az 1N lDs RoUITR is;. s000s7s
Furnished by The Topska Packing Co.
PoULrRY--sprinss.-s Sc: hens. Sc: broil-
cocks. &C: young turkeys, i2c; ducks. &c;
geese. &C..
BUTTER-1403oc.
Furnished by r Continental Creamery Co =
BUTTER-Elgin. &c; n Y. Creamerv
221sc; Chicago. &c. -
EeesT raTf4 aN sstsG p \ 81 e;
sS Ii 9 k psa e As:
a1 PefnNsEs1A ZAP; box. ..as
HoNEYEesPsr crack case. H1
LEMONSleM per box $50: CaMl
oRANGESF Fancy California, per boz
GRAPE GRAPE FRu1T-Florida. Der box "a ~.
''e Gio55ossaEB;EsR fiiRslIEsp crate. ,soo
aazs: large bunches. ss75@soo: A Jumbo s1os
E EHHTTTRUdHgFef b III; e; sse.
RAD1SHES-Round, per dox. 1562c
RADISHES-Long, per doz. l56S0c
RADISHES-Round, per dog. ~
RADISHES-Long, per dox. Zoe
JNCH ONIONS-Per dox 8c
ASPARAGUS-Per doz. buiiches "a.
TURNIPS-Per doz.. Soc. 49,
BEETS-Per dos, A0c.
CARROTS-Per .doz. punches. 5oc-
SPINACH-Per bu., 40c.
NEW POTATOES-Per bu. FIN
WAX BEANS-Pef box, S5c
GREEN BEANS-Per box, 75c
PEAS.Per box: 75c.
ONIONS-Crystal Wax, per crate =, -
CUCUMBERS-Per bu box. 81 q "
POTATOES-Fancy Burbanks ner h.,
soc. 80
NEW POTATOES-Sacked, s1.1o
PLANTS
CABBAGE-Per 100. 3Oc
TOMATO-Per 100 nc
SWEET POTATO-Per Ion anc7ss.
CHEESE
Wisconsin Z; A.. lie H.; Limburser. 1so
2 to box, 14c h.: Wisconsin YelIow TX wv IN.
Wisconsin White. Ice h.: Brick Ia
Block Swiss. domestic style. isc II Ao.s
Grain Market.
lfurnlsned by J. B. Billiard, corner rxsn.
sas Ave and Curtis ST.
nwHEATaso . soosaeo:p s Ne. Ma Ssas z
CORN-65c
:.
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Chicaeo Live Stock.

Chicago, May 6.-CATTLE-Recept to-
day about 1000 head. Market strong to
as. IS; westerns, A5O65.75; stockers and
feeders. So. 4o@5 30; cows and heifers. $500
els: calves, $5.0O@650
Market mostly 15c lower. Lights, $5154
$50: mixed $5.15d5.5O; heavy, s.. 10G6. so;
rough, $51O@o.20: pigs, S4.10Q1.00; good to
as. so.
SHEEP-Receipts today were about 5000
head Market steady. Natives, 50 coos. 20;
western s.. 6O65. IS; yearlings, $55O@S. %;
lambs, $450@6. 80; westerns, A.50Q6S0.
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ORSES AND MILES

HORSES AND MC LES.
Receipts 700. Quality better than wee
ago. Large number of buyers here an
prospects for stronger prices.
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Continued from Page one.)
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HOGS
MIXED AND BUTCHERS

MIXED AND BUTCHERS ......A665o5
EEAV .........-............ 1890 05
AZ
(Cannot use hogs under l5O pounds. DO
not market hogs unless same are well fin.
ished, as we can not use half fat stun
I'VE give below prices of cattle effectivs
at once. until further notice.l
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Cotton Market,

Galveston. Tex May SECTION
New York. May 25.-COTTON-Sales to-
day 1900 bales. Spot cotton closed steady
and 30 points higher MiddlinE uplands
$11 so; middling gulf. $11.75.
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Topeka, May Is.

FURNISHED by the Charles Wolff Packing
Co. Yards close at noon Saturday.
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Furnished by J. e. Gall Commissions.
Grains. Provisions. Cotton AID StockA
Office Ito w. Sixth st. Phone 486l
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THE following sales were made today at
the stock yards, Kansas City, Nc, and
telephoned to The Topeka State Journal
by Clay. Robinson & Co. live stock com.
mission merchants. with offices at all
markets.
Chicago. May Is.
CATTLE-Receipts today 5000 head.
Market 1Oc higher.
HOGS-Receipts today 5000 head. Mar
ket 1O015c lower.
SHEEP-Receipts today 5000 head. Mar
ket slow.
Kansas City. May Is.
CATTLE-Receipts today 5000 head.
Market strong to 1Oc higher.
HOGS-Recedpts today II 900 head. Mar
ket 5615c lower. Bulk of sales, S. 20@S 35;
top. $40.
SHEEP-Receipts today 5000 head. Mar
bat S1o
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Liverpool opening cables: Wheat sG1zd
higher: corn unchanged
Liverpool second cables: Wheat XGkd
higher; corn Nd higher.
Car lots at X. c.: Wheat 81. corn g,
oats 8.
Estimated car lots at x. c. tomorrow:
Wheat 1885, corn Y, oats TO-
Car lots at Chicago: Wheat 50, corn 535.
oats IS.
Estimated car lots at Chicago tomorrow:
Wheat S., corn 414. oats 1871.
Receipts OF wheat in the n. w. today
were 217 cars. Last year 800 cars.
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat sd
higher; corn unchanged
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Range of Prices Oh Stocks.
FURNISHED by J. E. Gall, Commissions,
Grains. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 w. Sixth st. Phone 486.1
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New York Stock Market
wall ST., New York. May 25.-sTOCES-
The market opened unsettled and for the
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Kansas City Grain Market.
Grain.. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office uO w. Sixth st. Phone 4S6-J
:. Kansas City, May ..
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/, Stock Yards, Kansas cliy.

g A Sss ss'5 5t Ss c1 80 a. g u eso q Sesa:
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rrurnished by J. e. Gall. Commissions.
- rrains Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office i10 W. sixth st. Phone 4o6.1
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-10
Oriental Toy Fish.

William H. Heimbach of Allentown Pa. an expert breeder of fancy fishes, has recently sold lot of Japanese fringetails and some Chinese fantails for $l0 each. Several oi the fringe tails. with bodies less than three Inches long. have tails four inches long.
 The parent stock was imported from the orient. but Mir Heimbach has sue. ceeded in raising about 800 of the fish In an elaborate hatchery he built ad. Joining his home. The fad in addi ton 10 being expensive, requires in. finite patience and care. The fish must be kept and bred in still water. which is supplied with oxygen by mans of odd plants procured chiefly from China The breeding of these top fish. of which single specimens are worth from So to si0. Is said to he the acme of piscatorial culture. 4 we'll stocked five gallon aquarium ii worth about $50.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-10
ANCIENT AND MODERN FICTION.
Really Little Difference in the Methods
 of Writers.

The historian Freeman once said: q never let man die at the end of a chapter" The modern serial. or con tinued story, exemplifies like theory of pausing at the very brink of an ab sorblng event. We consider year long serial one of considerable length; yet in France. in 1910, the first two parts of the Astree, one of the most celebrated Gallic novels, were pub. lished four or five years before the third part, and several more in ad vance of the fourth and fifth parts.
 About the same time fiourished Mile de Scndery, memorable as the author of the first romance of any note writ ten by woman She composed and published by installments novels of a length unknown to the readers of to- day Every story was originally is- sued in patches of small octavos. sometimes running to score or so. She has been described as the most pitiless writer Of fiction that the world has ever known
 The same Seventeenth Century, says EIarpers Weekly. Illustrates. again. the willingness of French writers tc abide their tinie The poet Malherbs wished to console friend on the death of his wife, By the time the poem was finished. the gentleman had been consoled. remarked, uni was himself dead,
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-10
HE GETS TEN YEARS
THE NEGRO MAIL POUCH THIEF cETs A LONG PENiTEN-
 TlARY SENTENCE.
POSTAL AUTHORITIES THINK HIN RICH
Believe He Has $4o.ooo Saved for Use When He Gets Through Term--Was Pleased With sentence--WiII Not Talk Except to Attorneys--coes to Fort Leavenworth.

Kansas City. Dec. 4.--Ten years in prison and then s4o000 to spend. The thought of it possibly may cheer Charles Stevens. the negro pouch thief. on the way to Fort Leavenworth. Judge Pollock sentenced Stevens to five years on two counts Thursday in the federal court for stealing s50,000 from a registered mall pouch in Kan sas Cits June S.
 None of the money has been recov- cred IL is estimated that the negro must have spent nearly s10.000 for le- gal talent and incidentals, among the latter his slo0 oyercoat
 He employed four attorneys, bring ing one Of them here from San Fran cisco. The rest of the money. the SC cret service officers say, has been -salted away"
 Stevens had nothing to say when he stood before Judge Pollock to be sen tenced. He has been silent. except to his attorneys since he was arrested in Kansas City July 23 He told a deputy United States marshal an sx- perience that impresses upon him the wisdom of silence He said that he and a partner were arrested for steal ing diamonds. The partner talked; he kept quiet. The partner was con victed and he went free. Stevens said it was forceful object lesson.
 After Judge Pollock had pronounced tho sentence, Stevens drew on his silk lined overcoat. the United States dep uty marshal adjusted the handcuffs and they went to the United States marshal's office on the second floor.
 Stevens took chair by the window and looked out on Grand avenue. where hundreds Of persons were hur. rying about enjoying their liberty.
 4 jury found Stevens guilty on six counts. If he had been given the max mum sentence on each count 1t would have amounted to B years. Judge Pollock ruled that the negro could be sentenced on only two counts.
 Stevens will be taken to the federal prison at Fort Leavenworth at once. He has been in jail since July.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-10
Vendetta in AloerIa.

\ determined Arab vendetta hs, just raa Its mnrderous course at Fer. mana. n Algeria. X man named Fared-Den-Aissa had determined to kill fellow resident of one of the mountain villages. named Hussein allba-Ahmed. and never went abroad without his gun. The other day the two men. bch carrying loaded guns met face to fsce in quiet spot In tho mountains Instantly Pared drew his weapon 10 his shoulder and fired Illus seln fell. hut rising. rapidly got his own shot In Pared in turn falling with shattered thigh. He managed how ever. to nerve himself for second shot. and Hussein fell dead with his chest shattered Pared Will have ts Inderro amputatioa of the leg.
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an BLAMED THE GOVERNMENT.
unoblioIue Man Saw No Reason for
 Putting Himself Out.

Say" remarked the post offce clerk who was on duty, as he watched friend afiix two stamps to the corner of an eneyelope. why don't you pat those stamps on horizontally instead of vertically Don't you know you would save lot of work for us stampers If you put you stamps beside each other instead of under each otherg We always have to make two strokes when canceling vertically pasted stamps by hand. and they don't work well through the stamping ma chimes either"
 Is that so?" quericd his friend, ai he took another envelope and pro ceeded to afiix two stamps to it in 8 vertical position Then, by the great horn spoon. why doesn't the govern ment sell it's stamps in horizontal lines? Look at these. Here l bought 20 cents worth of twocent stamps and they come to me in vertical lines. If buy five twos l get them attached one to the bottom of inc other. Do you think I'm going to the trouble of tearing each stamp of just to please a government clerk by pasting them aide by side? Guess again
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-10
Hunters russle with a Deer,

James Shook of this city had an ex citing experience with buck deer at Occidental in Marin county. recently Shook was out hunting alone and sighting the animal fired two shots The deer fell. and thinking it was dead, Shook ran up to his prize. To his surprise the apparently dead ami nal jumped up and rushed at him vi ciously.
 Before he could protect himself Shook was knocked down and irampled into insensiblliy. He final. ly recovered and upon staggering ;o his feet. discovered the deer lying lead not more than 200 yards away.
 Shook sustained fracture of two ribs by being struck by the deer's hcras when he was first thrown to the ;round In addition he was consider ably bruised bv the animals hocfs-- San Francisco Chronicle.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-10
THE coMPERs CASE UP.
The District of Columbia Court Fixes
 the Appeal for December 10.

Washington. Dec 4.-The District of Columbia court of appeals has set December 10 as the date for the hear ing the appeal by the American Fed eration of Labor from the order of in junction issued against it by the dis trict supreme court in favor of the Bucks Stove and Range company of St. Louis.
 In connection with the contempt proceedings against Samuel Gompers. John Mitchell and Frank Morrison, re- gently heard before Justice Wright of the supreme court. briefs Of counsel on both sides were handed to the court Thursday It Is expected that de cision with reference to the alleged contempt win not be rendered for at least two weeks
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-10
The Essence of Simplicity.

Under all the forms In which life rests itself. in all social positions. at the top as at the bottom of the lad der, there are people who live simply and others who do not We do not mean hy this that simplicity betrays itself in no visible signs, has not it's own habits. it's distinguishing tastes and way but this outward show. which may now and then be counter feited, must not he confounded with it's essence, and its deep and wholly inward source. Simplicity is a state of mind. It dwells in the main inten- ton of our lives A man Is simple when his chief care Is the wish to be what he ought to he. that is. hon estly and naturally human.-Pastor Charles Wagner.
The Mena weekly star., 1908-12-10
USES FOR OLD RAGS
Odds and Ends Can Be Turned 'o
 Good Account.

Old balbriggan underwear ana ouc ing or wash flannel may be used TOT mop rags. but better still is the waste or woven mop cloth which can be bought at any furniture shop. MOD ping floors is hard on cloths, and IL pays to buy something woven Tor the purpose.
 Old silk skirts and waists can De cut up and washed, for dusters. Noun ing except perhaps chamois is petter for piano case than soft old silk. For taking finger marks and spots on piano case use chamois and cold water Polish dry with chamois or oid silk. Old silk is also good for dusting bric-a- brac.
 Old black stockings may be made into mitts with which to rub dust out of silk skirts. Put a mitt on either hand and rub the silk on both right and wrong side. These mitts do bet ter work than any clothes brush made. especially if mud or clay is tliickly encrusted in the silk.
 Do not employ old stockings for holders to be used around the stove unless you cover them with ticking, Better even than stockings to fill hold CTS is conton flannel or asbestos.
 The best dish rags are made from cheese cloth doubled and sewed with seams turned inside. Next to cheese cloth come old gauge shirts, sewed double. Either of these fabrics is so porous that grease and grime wash out easily.
 Boil your rags in washing powder and household ammonia. Do not let t@em get hopelessly and irremediably dirty. And have handy hooks and racks on which to hang them where air and sunlight will strike them.