The Daily Gazette. (Stillwater, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 265, Ed. 1 Wednesday, December 11, 1901 Page: 4 of 4
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SUMMER BBDCLOTHIITO.
A*k Iknli Be Lltkter Artlilca
Tkat Will llul Krfqirat
Wuklifi.
The suhjectof bedclothes for summer
It, as i general rule, too lightly consid-
ered. Instead of utilizing' one of the
heavy blanket* of winter for summer,
it is better to put away these expen-
sive blankets and use only light sum-
mer blankets of cotton and wool.
These are easily washed, w hile heavy,
all-wool blankets really require tha
aervices of an expert scourer to ba
thoroughly cleaned. Such heavy blan-
kets should be dried on a frame, which*
prevents th* spiral fibers of the wool
from drawing up and felting, and very
few private families possess sucb
frames. The mixture of cotton in sum-
mer blankets prevents their shrinking
and renders them light and easily;
washed. In summer thereis more per-
•piration about the bedclothes, andi
they require washing every season,
while winter blankets may be used sev-
aral seasons without washing if they
are taken care of, says the New York
Tribune.
The summer counterpane should also
be of light texture, so it can be easily
washed. The folly of using a heavy
Marsalllea counterpane in hot weath-
er need not be dwelt upon. A light cov-
erlet of Bolton sheeting or of dimity or
any of the simple materials used fop
this purpose is more suitable for ft
•ummer bed, because they are at
easily washed as a sheet. Lace coun-
terpanes over silk are happily out of
fashion, and were never suitable for
• bed in summer. A pure white bed
looks so pretty and cool that there ia
BO likelihood of its ever being entire-
ly out of fashion. Coverlets and bol-
ater covers of wash silk are used in
guest rooms in summer, but ore cost,
ly. They are shown in white silk, with
conventionalized flower patternsin col«
or sprinkled OTer them.
Even the half tester, or canopy, ia
little used in summer, when it is de-
air able to catch all the breezes that
come. Such contrivances are a pro-
tection against draughts in winter.and
there is some excuse for them on tho
(ground of their beingpicturesque. All
comfortables are unsuitable for sum-
mer use because they cannot-be w ashed
without ripping them and making them
over.
BROKE THE HOODOO.
Maw a Literary Woman Got So Sfc#
t o*Id Write on ftatardaya
aa Well si Not.
There doesn't seem much left to say
•bout the feminine imagination. So
many stories have been told of its ex«
travaganees that none of them car
now surprise the hearer, so the story
told by one woman to a group of
friends the other evening created but
passing interest, relates the Baltimore
News.
This woman keeps the wolf from tha
door with the point of her pen, and
he declares that to save her life she
cannot work on Saturdays. On any
other day of the week it is not difficult
♦o turn out—grind out, she calls it—
a fair amount of "copy," but on Sat-
urdays her brain seems set at "play."
like an alarm clock, anil write she can-
not. Sometimes she thinks this is be-
cause of a harking back in her mind
to her school days, when Saturday
wn a genuine holiday, and nothing
could induce her to touch a pen or
a pencil or a book during its halcyon
hours.
However that may be, a few wpeks
ago the woman went to work early at
her desk one morning. It was Friday,
she thought, and she had much to do,
for she knew that to-morrow sha
Would have to take a holiday, whether
ahe wanted to or not, because of tha
prejudice against working on Satur-
day held by her mental forces. By on*
o'clock she had accomplished a good-
ly amount, and she lay down her pen
with a sigh for a moment's rest. Then
her eye fell on a calendar, and lo! 11
wasn't Friday at all, but the fatal last
day of the week.
The woman gasped when the full
force of the discovery bri '<e upon her,
•nd then she wheeled right around and
went to writing again.
"One hoodoo broken, thanks be.*
•aid she to herself, and so it was, for
she's had no difficulty with her Sat-
urdays since, but can write awnv as
blithely on them as she can on Mon-
days or Tuesdays.
Kx-Asplratlna,
A young man blessed with a nica
tenor voice, seriously marred by hi*
defective enunciation, was asked at a
"smoker" to favor the company with a
aong. He gave a very fair rendition of
the once popular "Happy Be Thy
Dreams," but did not aspirate th*
ctter "h" once. When he had finlahed
he resumed hia seat, which waa next to
the one occupied by a bald-headed old
man, who bluntly remarked: "Yot
have a good voice, young man, but yo«
didn't sound one single 'h'—and th*
aong'a full of 'em.'' "I beg your par-
don, air," retorted the vocaliat with
dignity, "you are miataken; it doMn't
go any 'igher than G!"—London King.
GRAND
MOUSE
ONE WEEK
Commencing
Monday Dec.
iKeller Stock Co,
Will submit a repertoire of high
class Comedy and Dramas
at popular prices.
15, 25, and 35c
Opening Play "Dnllie Gray"
LadiesJFre^^Ved^NMght
Nonday Night, December 16,
one lady if accompanied by an
escort with one paid reserved
soat ticket, will be admitted
free. Seats must be reserved
before 6:00 p. m. Monday, at
Hand's Drug Store.
portdh
UPS AND DOWNS OP
■•a Who Were Oan w(lU. _
lelllnar Tlrketa on '
Klevated Loop,
Through reversca in fortune s«.
af Chicago men who once were i#2
ant circumstances are to-dav
pelled to work for modest, and in^II
Instances, small salaries. UnlM
apeculations caused the downf «|
•ome, while poor business method,
careless neglect has wrought the ro
of others. Some have been forced
the wall because they did not sav
when friends importuned them to'
dorse notes, and a considerabla na
ber have been beggared by extrav,n
families, says the ChicagoInterOcei
An exemplification of the ups ,
downs of life may be found in a ti
around the Union elevated loop, tj,,
men, gray-haired and bent with a,
whoae combined wealth a few ye,
ago was more than $.">00,imo, are «
ployed on th* loop as ticket sell*
They used to handle dollars where ti
now handle nickels, and the dolli
were their own. One of the mem
well known a few years ago us thelt«
of a large installment business,
had agencies in 20 or more cities, ]
line was household articles, and fr
a small beginning he built up slai
trade. The head of the concern mi
aemi-annual visits to his maiiagers.i
when on these trips he traveled lik
jirince. He had a magnificent homi
an eastern city, and lived in style
coming a man of his means. Xosod
affair w as a success unless his wifei
daughters took part.
: One day there came a crash. He ]
indorsed notes for btisinesa frie
pnd was compelled to pay
amounts. About that time hit <
business began to show a marked
crease in sales, and collections a
never so poor. He mortgaged
home to keep things running an<
leas than two years hud nothing
but some outstanding accounts,
his offices having Iwen closed,
day he is as poor as the begrimed
borer who lays hia nickel down at
little window ns he pusses thro
on hia way to catch a train. 1
than 20 yeara ago his check wouk
honored for SISO.OOO, and his cr
.was almost unlimited.
• Another man who sells ticketi
anpport himself and aged wife *
lumber and grain merchant in M
igan before he met with revel
There was no man in the state t
highly respected than he. In
days of his pro perity he gave a
toward the building of a church
timea greater than the amount o!
present yearly salary. His soni
daughters attended Ann Arbor
▼eralty, and their "pin™ money a
would be conaidered a good inc
by many families. This man's
from riches to comparative pot
waa caused by unlucky speculatii
The other ticket aeller who
seen better days" was formerlya
eago manufacturer with an extei
plant on the South side. Pi
through his own neglect of busi
and partly on account of an ex
agant family, whose every whim
humored, this man was reduce
eireumstnnces until he was glad
years ago to get a position with
Union I,oop. lie was well know
the Chicago business world «
years ago. and many persons pas
little window daily who were
guests at his hospitable home
fail to recognize in the changed
tnres of the old ticket seller the
who years ago entertained thei
regal style.
Tlie Rstreiue s.'tnii.
"I think there rhould be a
atrainst publishing lies." s.iid the
tent-faced man. as he In id dotvi
paper and heaved a sigh
"Have you discovered a lie?"
asked by n fellow passenger.
"I'm sure of it. A man who ivi
a steamer when she was wr<
claims to have swam a distance
miles to land. \\r ktow that
physical Impossibility. I myself
once on a steamer lost on the <■
and at that time I waa calied a r
pinn swimmer. I imm and swam
I didn't swim no 40 nu'lca. I couli
have done it."
"How far did you swim?"
"Thirty-wine miles to a foot,
and any man In thin world who
he has awum 40 is a Mar, sir. am
truth ian't in him, sir."—Washin
Post.
The Nialaf Fees Hall.
The laok of success in the oai
fern balls la doubtless due to thi
lowing causes: Either becauta
art cheap and worthless ones or
art not kept wet enough. '
should be aoaked In tepid wait/
ten to fifteen minutes e ery mori
A very good plan ia to put a ho<
the butler'a pantry or some sit
place, and after the plant has
•oaked It should be hung on this
to drain thuroug ily before ral
lt>lf t«i tha window. A fern bal
quires plasty of light but little II
lun. It should never be kept ou<
doors, even la tha hottest wee
Draught* will ruin it.-Jf. Y. Woi
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