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About The North Platte semi-weekly tribune. (North Platte, Neb.) 1895-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1900)
FOE WOMEN AND HOME ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS AND MATRONS. Stylish Street Outfit Dainty White Flantiol Bhlrt WnMt Tho Dainty Urn of rerfuiuo Tliat llrcomcs nil Exceed litff C'linrin of Woman. The OtiNFiKhloiioil Olrl. ' Hlic' only nn "old-fnshloned girl." sho saya, (In It cnoufih to dlsBraco?) An "old-fashloncd Blrl" with womanly way, , . And a wlnnomo and womanly face;1 A elrl who Is Innocent, modest and sweet, Who In sensible, linnc.it and true Tlio kind thnt will surely ho obsoleto In another nhort yenr or two, Blio Isn't ambitious for quoBtlonnblo famo, Sho doesn't iiio man In hor dress, Bho doecn't rcud hookn that havo a bad name, Nor herald her "views" In the press; fjlio doesn't uko slanu nor smoko cigar cttcs, Nor loudly expound "Woman's Highlit," Bho shuns all tha fuds of tho "fashlouublo nets," And "liomo" Ik her chief of delights. Hlio's only an "old-fashloncd Blrl," you boo, And not In (ho least "up-to-date," Hut sho Is tho kind of a Klrl for mo. And tho kind that I want for a mate, I know It's very "old-fashioned" to say Your wife In n "saint from nbovo" Hut I own I am fond of her "old-fashloncd" way, And proud of her "old-fashloncd" lovol -Arthur Orlssom In Bt. Louis Republic. The Dainty Vnti of Fcrfuinr. I saw such it clover Idea carried out In a homo I visited yesterday that 1 want It to becomo general, saya a , writer In tho Philadelphia Times. No Klrl could expect an exclusive rli;ht to It, oven though Alio copyrighted It, for It Is ono of thoao things that nro bound to bo copied right and loft just as noon as tholr oxlutonco Is known. In a houso with generous closets blessed belongings ono of tho most umplo was placed at tho disposal of a young woman, who Is known among her friends ns'MIss Daintiness." Sho nhvays looks as If sho had tnado a (frcnh toilet, sho novor gets mussed on long Journeys or In crowds. Sho says that there Is no magic In that, because It Is simply duo. to tho manner In which sho puts herself togothor nnd ordinary enro. Bho novor trusts to luck, novor pins faith to wcakoncd thread and shaky buttons, novcr de pends upon common pins to do duty whoro safety pins nro nono too strong. And sho places plenty of hnlrplus whoro thoy will do good scrvlco for hor hair. Whan onco arranged sho takos tho common precautions ngnlnst personal mlsfortunos. However that f iny bo, sho Is as fresh as a new pin all brough tho 21 hours. Sho Is a Ban slblo young woman, Inasmuch as sho clings to violet scont, and ovory artlclo In hor possession is touched with tho delicious fragrance Ono day sho con ceived tho Idea of lining hor closets with whlto cloth to protect hor gowns from contact with tho walln, nnd thon sho said to horBolf, "Why not hang bugs of sachet powder mixed with orris root back of tho whlto linings?" which woro suspended by small rings from a oorlcs of little hooks. That was quickly Uono and tho awoot odor crept all through tho . foldB of tho clothing hung thero. When this had boon achlovcd sho turnod hor ntton tlon to tho drawers of tho dressing enso and tho scent, bocamo a part of tho rcom. I know womcu who carry tholr perfume In tiny llttlo bags, slipped un- dor tho hat lining, Into tho palm of tho gloves, under a fnll of laco, and whorovcr olso thoy can bo concealed I know another woman who usos n rare Kronen porfumo and puts It only upon tho palm of Ivor hands, as did Uonu Brummal, rubbing It Bottly Into tho skin anil taking enro to keep It uway from her clothing. It la simply a fastidious tasto of hers. Another woman prefers to place a drop of scent Just back of her oar or over tho eye brows or oven on hor hair, and all nro fads, it really mutters nothing, ro long as tho scout Is perceptible, and no moro It Is bottor to Benrch for an qIubIvo frogranco than havo It literally forced Into oho'h nostrils. Carrying Money. Many women, when traveling, carry thalr surplus monoy In nn cnvolopo pinned lustdo tho dress, but soma ono lias now lnvoutod for tho purpose a pretty enso mado ot a bit ot linen, eight inches long and 34 Inches wldo, embroidered with tho hetivy whlto Ho- man silk in llvc-polntcd stars, mado by tnklng from tho center llvo stitches, each an eighth rt an Inch long, It this Is too troublesome, a slmplo cross- Btltch, mado with this silk irregularly ovor tho linen, about thrco-qunrtors ot nn inch upnrt, will give n pretty effect. Or tho bng may havo on tho back tho future owner's three Initials, written with u llue-polnted, hard lead pencil to mnko tho lino as narrow and light ns possible by tho giver, and dono in iMIIno stitch heavy enough to cover tho pencil mnrks, says tho Baltimore Herald, Having embroidered tho llnon, Item ono end three inches, and, bo- Sinning halt nn Inch nbovo tho pockot thua formed, round oft tho square cor nom, which will glvo tho cnvolopo shape. Commencing nt ono end, bnsto n plcco of linen tnpo halt nn Inch wldo along tho sides nnd around tho (lap ot tho envelop, and ornamont It with a tow ot feathor-stttchlug. Finish tho toem across tho pockot In tho snmo way: sow a small pearl button ono Inch Dolow tho hem In tho editor, nnd mnko a whlto silk loop in tho mtddlo ot tho flap. Homo Use of Koilii, Apart from tho uso of blcarbonato of soda as a relief for Indigestion, both tuU.lorm and tho crude washing soda Bra" useful 'to iho cook nnd tho hotted- keeper7, STYLISH STREET UWTFIT. Dark red cloth, with sovon box plnlta stitched to kneo, Eton Jacket with box- plaited front. Hood, cuffs nnd muff, trimmed with broadcloth. Hood lined A bum cnused by a hot Iron will i conso to pain almost lminodlntoly If a ploco of soda, molstoncd with tho tongue, Is put on. A scald or burn, It tho skin Is not broken, can bo cured by placing tho burnt part In strong soda water. Boll greasy tins In sodn water onco a week, nnd uso hot aoda water for a greasy sink. Put a ploco of soda tho bIzo of a wal nut to a tnblcspoonful of Bait Into n basin nnd pour on boiling wntor. Al low dirty sponges to stand In this for a short tlmo, when thoy will bo qulto clean nnd frco from grease. HIiibo In cold wntcr. Dlssolvo n cupful of Boda In a gal lon of wator, and leavo In a Jar nenr tho kltchon sink. Into this throw nil pieces of soap and roinnlnB of packots of dry Bonp. Dip Into tho Jar and ndd to tho water uboiI for washing nnd scrubbing very dirty pans, oarthon- wnro. tlnwnro, woodwork (but not paint), and for washing kltchon clotha nnd dusters. Common washing soda dissolved In wntor until tho liquid will tnko up no moro Is said to bo nn excollont euro for wnrtB. MolBton tho wnrts with It, and lot thorn dry without wiping. A nlnch of enrbonnto of ooda put into tho tenpot will IncronBo tho Btrongth of tho ten. This applies particularly to places whoro tho wator Is hard. Seattlo Poat-Intolllgoncor. Dainty Whlto Flannel Khlrt WnUt. Yoke tucked crosswlso and full front, Deep red satin tlo. Oversklrt ot plain goods, and underskirt mixed grny cloth. Gray hnt, with whlto spotted ribbon or spray. How to Use Hiichot It Is always In good tnsto to uso sachet for tho clothing, provided ono usos tho right sort. Violet, hollotropo roso nnd clover nro all right. Sandal wood Is too violent, but a llttlo can bo used provided discretion Is shown Stronger odors nro tabooed. Dainty sachets nro mado ot bits ot wldo rib bon. Several of thoso strung on baby ribbon are nlco to hang over tho hooka In one's closot. with bright Oriental pactno velvet. Toquo of black cloth and bluck pointed curved plumes. A Ifnlr Tonlo. A Bplendlil tonic for tho hair Is mndo of glycerine, ono ounco; cnu do cologne (strongest), one-qunrtor pint; liquor ot nmmonla (880-882), ono fluid dram; oil of origanum, oil of rosemary, of each one-half fluid dram; tlncturo ot enn tharldes, ono fluid ounco. Briskly agi tato them togothor for eight or ton minutes, thon add of camphor-Julep (strongest), ono-half pint. Electricity, properly applied, will ofton do wonders townrd restoring vitality to tho hair. In tho caso of a young girl who had lost hor hair In Bpots nftor an attack of typhoid fovcr, a hair specialist advised cropping nnd electricity applied through a good-sized spongo, throo times a week, In conjunction with tho above wash. Tho treatment resultod within throo months In a beautiful head of now hair. Tho hair should bo kept short for at least n year under tho nbovo or similar circumstances. OUR COOKINd SCHOOL. Apple Hau.ce Pare, coro und bIIco Bomo npploa; stow them witn suniclent water to prevent burning; when uono, mash them through a colnndor, aweoton to tasto, add n small ploco of butter, a llttlo nutmeg or lemon. llacon Omelet. Beat up Bomo eggs (according to the. qunntltly required), thon add salt, pop per, somo llnoly cut pnrsloy and greon onions, and a bIIco or two of bacon cut Into very lino mlnco meat; mix nil woll togothor, fry and scorch tho top with a red hot pokor. To t'ook Squash. If very young and tender, moroly cut In pieces nnd coro; othorwlso pool .. . i i . a. . .I.. .'. iiiiu euro, iiiui biuw ii wiiu a smnu amount of wntor. When tender press out tho water through a slovo or In a coarso cloth, mash It lino, and drosa It with butter, popper and salt. Alumroot With Tomittora. Boll ono-half pound of macaroni till tender, pour off all tho wator, thon ndd ono-half cup of sweet cream, ono- thlrd of a cup of butter; pepper nnd Bait; let simmer for a short tlmo, but bo careful thnt It docs not becomo much broken, turn Into vegotablo dish; havo rendy ono pint of stewod toma toes, season with butter, Bait and pop per, pour ovor tho macaroni. I'uullfliiiTtir. Break off tho green loaves, cut tlio llowor close nt tho bottom, from tho stalk; It largo, divide Into four quar ters. Put Into cold water, lot It llo not ovor an hour, then put Into boiling milk and water, or water only milk makes It whlto skim whllo boiling. When tho stnlka aro tender, tnko it up, which muBt bo dono boforo It loses Its crlspness. Lay It on a cloth or col ander to drain, and servo with melted butter. A Now York druggist says that Chinamen patroulzo tho drug stores vory ltttlo, ns they havo llttlo faith In American drugs. An unwelcomo guest Is probably the best-thing going. , SCIENTIFIC TOPICS CURRENT NOTES OF DISCOVERY AND INVENTION. Telephone Number Annunciator float l'ropellod by Explosions An Initenlui Vo of Electricity Tho Toiub of ltomulum An Incctilom Uso of Electricity. An Ingenious method of treeing a bicycle path of tacka is described by a Now York paper. Tho experiment was tried on a new cinder path between Blnghampton, N. Y and a suburban town, which at onco achieved a bad reputation for puncturing tires. Tho mystery was revealed In a peculiar way and tho trouble removed by n remark able contrlvnnco, hastily Invented by nn amateur electrician and enthusias tic wheelman. A shoe factory at I.es- tcrshlro had furnished tho cinders for tho first quarter of a mile of tho path, and when tho head of tho factory wa3 questioned nbout tho matter ho admit ted that there wero probably thousands of tho tacks In tho cinders. The mat ter had novcr occurred to him before, ho said, and ho generously offored to share with tho county tho expense of laying fresh cinders. Apparently thero was no other course to take, but in tho emergency tho amateur electrician came forward, and ho said ho could got every tack out of tho path In ono morn ing without removing n cinder. Com missioner Hccox was skcptical.btit told him to go ahead. Ho mndo a frame work of wood about three foot square, fitted It with rollers nnd a long han dle, so that It could bo operated llko a carpet sweeper, and then placed six largo and powerful electro mngnota In It. Tho magnets were so arranged that thoy would almost scrapo tho ground when tho machine was oper ated. With this slmplo contrlvanco ho started to work the dangerous end of tho cinder pnth. Ho hadn't dono ton yards before his magnets woro so covered with tacks that ho had to clean them off. Boforo ho had finished tho work ho had to scrapo his magnets nearly fifty times, and when ho was through ho had filled a quart can to overflowing with tho wickedest look ing lot of tacks and sharp-pointed scraps of metal that over decorated a cycle path. Aa a precaution ho wont over tho path sovoral times, but got nothing after tho first trip. There has n't been a puncture along tho cinder path since, and moro grateful wheel men than thoso of Broomo county It would bo hard to find. Telophono Number Annunciator. So universal has tho telephouo been that a telephone directory ot n large establishment Is very quickly tho worao for wear, and often becomos bo mutilated with constant handling that Its usefulness Is somewhat impaired. Thon again It is frequently carried away by thoughtloss porsons, nnd tho 'phono Is practically out ot uso until It Is found again. Tholclophono num- bor and address annunciator recently patented by nn Inventor of Hamilton, Cannda, not only overcomca thoso drawbacks, but also offora a more con venient and quicker method of secur ing tho desired address and number. Tho dovlco consists of n rectangular box or caso about four feot high or eight Inches broad and soven or eight Inches on tho sides nnd la provided at Its upper Ecctlon with a sorlcs of sheet metal diaphragms, curved about a quarter-circle. Thoro are as many diaphragms aa thoro aro letters In the alphabet, and thoy aro placed about a quartor of an Inch apart, leav ing a space between each. In each ot theso spaces between tho diaphragms la placed a ribbon ot paper or othor material about six inches wldo and long enough to rccelvo a list of sub jcrlbera' namcs.numbora and nddressos for a certain lottor ot tho ulphabet Tho bottom of each ribbon Is weighted with n plcco of wire with tho end of tho pnper turned ovor It nnd gluod down so ns to pull tho ribbon back to Its plnco In tho caso after having boon consulted. Tho pull log on each ot theso sheets Is1 lettered for tho con vcnlcnco ot thoso using It. Artlllcliil India Kubbor. No nntural product has tempted ar tificial Imitation moro than India rvV oor.nnd many fortunes havo been epont In such enterprises. itubber substl tutes have, It Is truo, been producod which havo proved of commercial Ira portnnce, but no artificial substance has yot been mado which exhibits tho vnluablo qualities of that obtained from tho rubber trco. Tb demand for tho nutlclo has VYJrtKr.iHly Increased olnco tho Invenrfiun of rubber tiros for wheels, to say nothing of tho wants of tho olcctrtclnn; honco any new sourco of supply Is of great Importnnco. There Is, however, always tho hopo that the real rubber may some day bo produced jynthetlcnlly In the laboratory; Indeed, Wi ?" '-it-' vi :r"9 It has already been prepared In small quantities. Somo time ago a hydro carbon known as isoprcno was discov ered among tho products of tho de structive distillation of India rubber, and later on tho samo Bttbstanco was produced from turpentine. It hns re cently been found that Isopreno kept for several years gradually assumes tlio qunlltles and appearance of truo rubber. Chemists havo now to dis cover n means of effecting tho chnngo more quickly, nnd a great and useful problem will havo boon Eolved. Hoot I'ropttlcil by I'xplotlon. Whllo not generally known, somo years ago a boat wa3 built and oper ated on tho Delaware which had for Its only means of propulsion streams of water which wero pumped In at tho bow of tho boat and forced out at tho stern. Whllo tho boat proved to bo operative, tho method was abandoned as Impracticable. Now an Inventor of Now York comes to tho foro with an equally novel proposition; namely, to utilize tho reactionary forca of explo sive gases through a submerged tubo to drlvo a boat. This amounts to prac tically running a boat by continuously shooting off a gun under water. Ex- porlomo with gas engines hns shown that tho explosive forco of tho gas can bo uccuratcly controlled as regards tho period and forco of tho explosion, and ovory ono is familiar with tho enorm ous power generated by tho oxploslvo forco of gases, as developed In modern guns. In tho use ot tho oxploslvo forco of gas to propel vessols, aa hero outlined, means nro provided for tho automatic opening and closing of tho submerged water conduit with refor cuco to tho tlmo of tho explosion. This extremely novel scheme has at least tho merit ot originality. "Tho Tomb of ItnmuluV A notnblo recent achievement In archaeology Is tho discovery In tho Roman Forum of a masslvo pavement ot black marble nlno feet square, which Bomo bellovo to be the. verltablo "black Btone" which the-Romans ven erated as marking tho tomb of Romu lus. Under tho marblo, among other objects, was n broken stele, or sepul chral column, covered with archnlo Latin characters, and this la consid ered to bear out tho statement of tho later Roman historians thnt In the early days tho Romans spoko a tonguo which their descendnnts could not un derstand. Scleutlllo JottliiBi. In tho electric supply stations in London tho boilers and engines In use are divided as follows: Water tube, 7C.5 per cent; marine, 11 per cent; Lancashire, C.5 per cent; miscellan eous, 8 per cent; while tho engines nro high speed, 62. G per cent; low-speed vertical. 25 per cent; low-speed horl- zontnl, C.25 per cent; special, 6.25 per cent. Direct coupling Is universal. Somo samples of the cemont used in tho nntlquo water conduits of Ephcsua and Smyrna were recently subjected to chemical analysis, and the various samples woro found to bo similar In composition. Tho waterworks from which the samples of cement wero tak en wore constructed from n period sov oral centuries before Christ to 300 years after. Tho chief constituent of tho samples wan calcium carbonato mixed with a small percentngo of or ganlc material. This latter was found to consist of a mixture of fatty acids, Experiments were mado with a cemont such aa burned lime nnd ollvo oil or llnaccd oil, but It was not found to bo pormnnont. On tho other hand, a mix turo of two-thlrda of cither sing or lime and ono-thlrd ollvo oil hardened readily and possessed such grent on durnnco that it led to tho belief that this was tho composition of tho nn clont cemonts which were nnalyzed. Germany will mako a largo display of machinery at tho Paris exposition. Two leading Arms will each havo a dynamo actuated by a 2,000-horse-pow or engine; tho ono company of Co logno will havo ono or 1,000-horse-pow er Instnllntlon, and another of Frank fort-on-the-Mnln will havo one of U, 000 horBO power. Tho crano which Is to bo used for transporting heavy ma chines In tho contrnl gallery will bo capable of raising twenty-five tons to a height of forty feet. In Pennsylvania n now tolephono transmitter hns been devised nnd Is bolng manufactured. It Is so construct cd that tho outer casing and mouth piece mny bo removed for tho purposo ot cleaning without disturbing tho dlnphrngm and carbon pnrts In an In ncr casing Independent of tho outer Bholl, Tho diaphragm is hold In plnco by a threaded ring which screws on tho Inner casing. It is, therefore, in dependent ot tho adjustment ot tho Inoulhpleco or nny other condition of the outer casing. Tho manufacturers adjust tho Instrument, nnd no subse quent adjustment Is needed. A mnn doesn't have to bo n flnan- ler to get cashiered. 0UE- BUDGET 0E EUN. SOME OOOD JOKES, ORIGINAL AND SELECTED. A( Variety of yulpi, Gibes mill Ironies, to Catuo it Smile Flotsam unit Jo tnntii from the Tide ot Iluluor Witty Sarins. The l!ahful Mnn. care not whether she bo Bhort or tall, Lithe, plump, blonde or brunette. f only sho will lovo me. that la all I'll ask, dear clrls and vet With theso concessions promised In ad vance, And this, that I'll bo irood. All womnnklnd ntlll looks ut me nskanco In my lone bachelorhood. wonder why? I'd lovo to ask, but OI My couraca oozes out: My heart beats fast, I squirm and puff nnd blow, When nlco clrls are nbout. My feet are pluus, so I cannot waltz; I in not a man for style; try to talk, my volco sounds harsh and false; I suffer much from blio. t really makes mo sad. I tiro of life I wa9 not born to roam d rIvc most nil I've got to havo a wife, A llvlnff place a home. Out, hntiB It nil I my nervo Is out of Joint, My head la In n whirl: Somehow I cannot work 'round to the point Of popplnff to n Blrl. Philadelphia. North American. An Kyo to llustacsj. Collector I can't kcop coming hero overy day after this bill. Landlady I'll rent you n room for ten dollars a week. Tho itun-orr. 'Once," said tho dreamy tragedian, "I toured tho great state of Illinois In less than a week." "Who wa3 your backer?" Inquired tho press ngent. "Beg pardon?" "I say who backed you on this tour?" "I really do not grasp your mean ing." "Who was behind you on this me teoric tour?" "Oh! Tho sheriff." Chicago News. Impressed on IIli Memory. rt'You don't know wot you're talkln nbout," said Tuffold Knutt, as tho two wayfarers camo to tho forks of tho road. "Yero'a where wo turn to tho left." "How do you know so blamo much nbout It?" sulkily Inquired Goodman Gonrong. "I'd ort to know," rejoined Tuffold Knutt. "I was rodo on a rail all ovor this neighborhood wunst about fifteen years ago." Chicago Tribune. Uoth Sntlsneil. "Papa, If you will not buy mo that diamond ring I will run away with tho coachman." "My dearest child, lot mo ombraco you." "I am to got tho ring, thon?" "Heaven forbid. You get tho coach man. I nave owed him nis wages tor eight months." Now York World. Adding Fuel to the Flames. "Sir," said tho Irate Individual with a wicked eye, as ho entered tho edi torial sanctum of a rural weekly, "I am told you called mo a loafer In your last Issuo." "You havo been misinformed," re plied the editor, calmly. "Wo print only tho vory latest news:" Chicago News. A Menu Advantage. Very voluble man (to Invalid ditto) Ah, dear boy! I heard you had qulto lost your voice, so I Just took tho op portunity of looking in to havo a chat. Punch. A Man at Ilreudlng. Sho "You nro tho most exasporatlng man on earth. Hero I scold you for half an hour, and you won't answer. Why don't you tnlk?" Ho "I novor uso strong langungo In tho presence of a lady." Indianap olis Press. tils Slatut. "Dorothy," said tho mistress of the establishment, happening In Just ns tho gardener went out, "who is that man?" "Only n hoo beau, ma'am," replied the kitchen maid, blushing roally. Chicago Tribune. r r