“In Praice of Marriage.
Celibacy does not pay.
riage is the supreme human
a tolerable marriage 1s as
the majority of people
telicity;
tolerable
serve: but even a bad marriage is bhet-
has
| the ‘muscles of the body, of the head,
ter than no marriage at all. —Book-
fellew, Sydney.
Cross Saddle Used.
Tht Sun. says that even New
finding it necessary
the cross saddle
the
ie
York
are
13e
horseback,
women
learn
riding
tive in conservative cities 11
to
for it ‘is
4 Philadelphia and at the southern | BES LC : oe
and ; { be acquired in childhood, and the fort-
York
side
New
the
to which
avomen flock every
saddle is not popular and in
“it is-irtie Known.
resoris,
the
Goes to Vastcar at Sixty-five.
That it learn
is signally illustrated in
Miss Mary E. van Dyne
keepsie, N. ¥i,-who, :
of age, has been during the past school
student at Vass college. She
special course and
as a freshman, be-
ing supposedly the coldest freshman in
the country. It is said that Miss van
Pyne was eager in her younger days
to enter Vassar, but for financial rea-
sons was unable to do.so. Some time
ago her fortiines improved, and
carried out the ambition of her yo
— Leslie's Weekly.
late to
the
is never too
case
of
year a
has been taking a
has been-classified
neh:
She is a “Mother Queen.”
“Grandma” Mary « Ramsey
Weod: who lives in Portland, Ore. a
town thai has furnished several strik-
ing specimens of human longevity, re-
ceived the title “Mother Queen of
Oregon,” yesterday at exercises in that
city. ~ Mrs. Wood 120 old,
it hasn’t been science, she
has shown her To
doesn't care a-rap for antitoxius,
cines and all the ‘other modern
provements. She attributes her
life to the fact that she aiways
heen contented. Mrs. Wood. though
in possession of her faculties, did not
share in’ the exercises,
of
is veal
Says,
Low live long.
actively
to bring her {rom her home in a sub-
urb. Alter exercises General
the
George H. Williams neimed nor public- |
| walking or the use of the lower ex-
and was
had
ly as queen arplauded by
hundreds who
York Press.
Child as Easy to Keen as Dog.
*l never see a society dame, bhe-
decked and bejeweled, fondling a spitz
dog, parading it as a product of her
femininity, that I do not revolt.”
Frank S. Roby, judge of the indiana
appellate court, in an Independence
day address made at Albany, Indiana.
Judge Roby spoke in commendation of
three institutions that lie thought
were epoch-making—the juvenile
court,, the state board of héalth and
the board of state charities,
It was while speaking of the work
of the board of state charities that
Judge Roby made the remarks already
quoted. He said:
“It costs no more, either in money
or time, to rear a child than it does to
keep a dirty-nosed, red-eyed, long-
haired spitz dog. The tramps of the
boulevards who are too rich to have
children of their own do not 20 out
for homeless waifs. The poor must
help the poor. If there is a vacant
place at any hearth or in any heart,
let its possessor fill the place and have
a share in the great work which every
day is being done.” :
The Care of the Voice.
Culture and character are indicated
more clearly in the human .voice than
in the features or the bearing. ihe
ideas expressed naturally affect our
impression, but the pitch, intonation
and strength of every utterance con-
vey in a subtle way the innate spir-
itual tone and depth of the speaker.
Many children destroy the sweeter
tones of their voices by screaming and
shouting too much. It is perfectly na-
tural for a child to wish to make it-
self heard, and to have it use its lungs
is excelient. But the voez! cords are
delicately adjusted. and any straining
injures them scriously. Nothing im-
proves a child's voice as much as sing-
ing easily, quietly and sweetly. An im-
perfect ear can be trained by perc st-
ent effort, and even if the child’s sing-
ing voice is not perfect, the benefit of
its trying to vocalize pleasantly will
be felt in the speaking voice. Neither
children nor adults should sing higher
or lower than nature intended them to.
When a boy's or girl's voice is chang-
ing in pitch they should
not to sing.
The voice should be used sparingly
when one is suffering from a cold in
the head, sore throat or weakness af-
ter illness. In such cases muscular ac-
tion has te make up for lack of lung
power and energy The- result is a
be advised
A good mar- | ]
| may not pass away.—Home Magazine.
much as | ;
: de--!
to |
when |
prac- |
Boston |
west |
| upon stilts, on a bicycle, or in treach-
I erous water,
| naturally. =
of |
Pough- |
2 4 that
though 65 years
she |
Lenox |
{ and the legs should .at the same time
| scrarate with a frog-like motion, the
and |
that |
She |
vee |
im- |
long |
has |
as it
was deemed an unnecessary huardshin |
ling the chest and muscles of the arms.
It may
gathered. —New |
| 13
| the
said |
| use the left hand as well as the right,
Ftlitckening of the vocal cords and an
added huskiness and harshness which
Physical Development. :
For muscular development swimming
no equai. it calls into play all
and especially of the neck, the. ex-
tremities, and the trunk. For the ben-
efit ‘that the exercise gives, every one
should practice swimming when it ‘is
possible, as well as for the safety
which it will ensure in cases of acci-
dent upon the water.
The art of swimming may easily
unate ones who are naturally able to
preserve their equilibrium, whether
will take to the motions
it would be much better for learn-
ers gzenerally, however, if those who
inscruct them would recognize the fact
cne who does not know how to
swim or float can go to the bottom
easily, instead of imsisting, as instruc-
tors usually do, that their pupils can-
not drown if they try, and with this
in view it would seem wise for the
latter to acquire the motions of swim-
ming in the first place.
With the hands extended, the fingers
and palms pressed together, and feet
drawn up under the body as if in the
act of kneeling, the beginner takes the
first: position, being supported by a
friendly hand placed beneath the chin.
(nn the next position the hands should
he spread out as if pushing the water
back, while describing a circular sweep,
pupils thus ending in the third posi-
| tion a complete extension of hands and
feet. It must be remembered that the
head should be thrown well back be-
tween the shoulders. -
It is necessary to become accustomed
to the water and to learn how to take
the waves in surf bathing. The lat-
ter kind of bathing has .a peculiar
electricity that is stimulating and life
One who is delicate should not
giving.
stay in the water too long, about 20
minuies being the limit.
Rowing is the exercise for develop-
is debarred
which involves
happen that one
from taking exercise
iremities, and in such a case rowing
i the exercise par excellence. IE
keeps one in the open air and develops
lungs and muscles of the arms,
while, unlike tennis, it gives symmetri-
cal development. :
The trouble with tennis is that it is
a one-sided exercise, unless one can
which is unusual. I have seen tennis
players with the right shoulder, arm
and chest muscles so enlarged as to
show a degided difference between
them and those of the left side.—
Vashington Star. :
Fashion Notes.
Silk gloves with lace tops are fash-
ionable. ;
Wine-colored~ silk
stockings, silk
gloves and shoes are much used.
The common complaint about ready-
made skirts is that they are too scant
to look well.
If one wants te trim a white mohair
or serge she will find white taffeta the
same shade puts on nicely.
Skirts for riding are worn longer in
England and France than in America.
They cover the feet well all round.
Cluny is as popular for underwear as
it is for everything else, and it wears
and launders better than Valenciennes.
Mandarin blue seems a particularly
appropriate shade for the kimona-like
coats that have taken the fashionable
world by storm.
Fashionable evening wraps for im-
mediate wear are of India silk lined
with the same kind of silk in a differ-
ent color or shade.
That redingotes have come in again
both for smart and practicable uses is
daily more obvious. We see them in
taffeta, leather, cloth and velveteen.
The Jaranese trend in the fashions
is going to lead, a woman who has
been studying the situation in Paris
says, to the adoption of classical ef-
fects.
“Belle of Tokio” is the name given
to a parasol. It comes in various ma-
terials and designs and is coquettish
enough to have been wielded by Ma-
dam Butterfly herself.
Martha Washington or Priscilla
hand-woven rugs show. a remarkable
evolution from the rugs of colonial
days. They come in mingled tones of
gray, blue, pink, crushed strawberry,
and green, and are truly artistic.
The flowered brocade of which some
of the imported hats are made makes
a woman liable to the charge of hav-
ing levied on the parler sofa for mil-
linery purpose. This brocade is now
much copied in the cheaper hats.
“home. Ti "The
that he
“two
FOX KILLS A WOODCHUCK.
Fierce Battle That Was Seen by Two !
Amateur “Nature Fakirs.”
As Frank Dr.
Nesbit were
trip in La Grange, N. Y:, the saw a
fox tackle d"full:erown woodchuck in
a field and dereat it after an encount-
er which would have given joy to Dr.
Long. The fox dragged his prey
away, so the spectators of the odd
combat are unable to testify whether
the woodchuck received the “death
wound by a bite into the heart throush
the breast. They are inclined to be-
lieve, however, that the woodchuck's
end was hastened by the dislocation of
Reickert and KE. J.
‘the spine at the base of the skuli.
The two fishermen were driving up
Van Benschoten’s Hill on the road to
Poughkeepsie when they got their
first glimpse of Reynard, -H-= was on
hie hill -slope 200 yards away and was
cdirecting hig steps toward a barnyard,
ide a
foxes at
-fravalers
or run
perhaps ‘to. get a fowl to
choice morsel for the badiy
sight ©
fester him. paus
away, but looked the men over, atter
which he leisurely turned and retraced
his steps. Opportunity brought in his
path a full-grown woodchuci, which,
&s every farmer's boy and every farm-
bred cog knows, is a savace fighter
when cornered, equipped as he is with
sharp, long teeth capable of niaking
a deep wound.
To the surprise of Dr. Nesbit and
Mr. Reickert, the fox circled around
the woodchuck, which was a° sign
meant to: attack him.. - Ele
men stopped - their horse
watched the combat which followed,
in plain sight of where they sat in the
wagon. The woodchuck instantly
took up the gage of battle and turned
in his tracks, alert and waichiul, tc
meet and repel Reynard’s
rugh,
“That fox will meet
suggested Dr. Nesbit.
“Never heard of one tackling a
woodchuck before,” replied Mr Reick-
ert, “but let’s wait and see’ how it
erds.” gid
his Waterloo,”
Reynard saw _his opportunity after
circling twice around the woodchuck.
and flashed in with a top hold that
cavght the woodchuck unawares. He
shook him vigorously and retroited
Lefore the woodchuck could
grip. ;
cnick moving animal, but the motions
of the fox were so lightninglée that
he never had:a chance... 3
this time
severely. Again he
time to save himself
The woodchuck was
full of fight. The fox rushed a:
the third time and seizing him by the
neck shook him till his form-lay limp
and lifeless. Then he picked him up
and ambled off over the crest of the
hill and out of sight.
Nobody in this region recalls ever
having seen a fox kill a woodehuck, so
the battle was decidedly a novel and
interesting incident. The indifference
of the fox to the presence of mankind
was another unusual feature. It
usually one of the shyest and most
dificult animals for a man an-
proach.—New York Sun.
he punished him
dropped him in
from a clinch,
groggy, but still
prey and
is
to
The salmon is, for short distances,
the swiftest swimmer of any fish. It
can travel at the rate of 25 miles an
hour.
Since Pius X was elevated to the
pontifical throne, less than four vears
ago, no fewer than fiftoen cardinals
have died.
One little crab which found #s way
from sea into the steamship Brews-
ter’s macninery at New York-City dis-
abled the craft twelve hours.
The
1893
series of photographs
Strong Man Sandow
March 7, 1904.
kinetoscope was invented in
by Thomas A. Edison, the first
being of the
at New York,
According to the last census, there
were in the United States 44,187,155
unmarried, 27,849,761 married; 3,903,-
§57 widowed; 199,868 divorced, and
162,746 unknown. This gives an un-
married populaticn of 57.9 percent and
a divorced of 0.3.
There are in this country, or were
at the time of the last census, 6,180,-
069 persons (above.thp-.age
who cannot read and write. Of this
number 32,204,746 are white, and 2,979,-
323 colored. Of the white flliterates
1,913,611 are native and 1,257,135 for:
eign.
What is said to be the smallest
watch in the world is in the possession
of a London jeweler. It once belonged
to the late Marquis of Anglesey, whose
taste in ornaments was extravagant
and bizarre. The size of the gold case
of this liliputian watch is just that of
the smallest English ecoin—a silver
threepence. The minute hand is an
eighth of an inch long.
At the poultry farm of a Mrs. Wilks
at Bulwell, a suburb of Nottingham,
England, a tortoise shell colored cat
is acting the part of foster mother to
a brood of seven chickens. They were
hatched about a month ago, but owing
to their mother refusing to pay any
attention to them, Mrs. Wilks took
the chicks into an outhouse, placing
them in a wirefronted box. They
had not been in their new home many
hours before the cat made it her busi-
ness to join them in the box, playing
with them as though they were kittens
and acting the part of foster mother.
Rarely does the cat leave them for
more than an hour, a report says.
returning - from: a fishing
and’
expected
Sur civilians.
gol: a.
In anger the woodchueck .is .a
A second time the fox dashed at his:
him’
of ten)’
ra rere
pit led
a
) RE
IN
Subject: “Patriotic Manhood.”
Brooklyn, -N. Y.—Preaching at the
Irving Square Presbyterian Church,
Hamburg avenue and Weirfield
street, on the above theme, the pas-
tor, Rev. Ira Wemmell Henderson,
look as his text II Sam. 10:12, “Let
us show ourselves men for the sake
of our people and: for the eities of
our God.” He said:
The. history of the world is rich
with the record of the achievements
of patriotic manhood. In no untrue
sense we may say that the fairest his-
tory of humanity is inseparably
linked with the deeds of its heroes.
Whether in war or peace, it has been
aver SO. The - valorous of all
ages have made the enduring story of
the world’s advance.
Not otherwise is it with America.
I'he story of the States is the story
of heroic living both in war and in
beace. No nation under the sun has
1 prouder list of valiant warriors
‘han have we. No country can boast
1 more unblemished record—despite
ur acknowledged sins—than ours.
I'he memory of the men who.braved
he wilds of an unknown land, of the
souls who dared at Valley Forge, on
he waters of Lake Erie, at Gettys-
burg, at Santiago, that a new land
might be discovered to a waiting
vorld, that a nation might be born
wind saved, that liberty might be en-
ged, will never be forgotten. The
i®ubrance ef such manhood is
nyperishablé. Of: %¥4ch a manhood
America has her share. By the de-
7otion of such a manhood our heri-
age of freedom was procured, and
Jy it the priceless liberties of a free
Jeople have been conserved to us all.
But glorious as is the history of
nilitant America, greater still is her
pre-eminence as a nation that is be-
ng perfected under God in the arts
of peace. Delightful as are the deeds
»f our warriors, still more entranc-
ng are the peaceful achievements of
The Puritans, as stern
ind unrelenting warriors, are.not
1alf the picture that they present as
ae architects and builders of a gov-
arnment founded deep in the ever-
‘asting principles of individual and
social righteousness. Washington
18 a general is eclipsed by the first
President of an united people. The
Southerner as a fighter is supreme,
out the. fruits of a rehabilitated
Southland tell to-day in tones that
‘ire thunderous of the patriotism, the
shivalry, the indomitable persever-
ince Vd manhood of the South.
Some ‘day~"we shall elevate Edison
\bove “Grant and the heroes of the
noral warfares we have waged above
he valorous upon the field of strife.
“or, in the last analysis, the heroes
»f peace are, from every. poi of
7iew, more masterful, more inspir-
ng than the mighty men of war. It
Ss easier, when once the fever of
che battle has gotten hold upon a
nan, to go to death to the mingled
roar of music and of musketry than to
ive and struggle in the face of over-
~vheiming odds, without a cheer and
without the fanfare of the field of
battle, for the civic welfare of a na-
don and for abstract right. And
nany a man who has served with
ievotion under the stimulus of the
rommon call to arms has been a
raitor and a coward and has sold
-1is country and his soul because he
jacked the courage to risk all and to
iare and to attack against moral and
spiritual wickedness and exalted sin
n the quiet hours for the common
veal.
America needs more men to live
‘or her—men who will dare to show
:hemselves men ‘‘for the sake of our
yeople and for the cities of our God.”
for it would appear that this is a
and of promise, -.that Immanuel is
with us, that this country is Hig
rountry, that the municipalities of
this united commonwealth are the
property, the possession of Divinity.
in the face of national weakness and
of civic unrighteousness, in the face
bf the unquestioned exploitation of
.ne people for the benefit of the few,
¥e need men who have a call to live
‘or the general good, and who will
need and serve.
The problems of America are as
stupendous as her sins. The situa-
tion demands, however, not revolu-
lon but solution. The land cries out
‘or men who can solve-—solve large
problems in a large way. We must
save solution, and that soon. If it is
ielayed for long we shall have ‘the
deluge.” The rose of our present
prosperity is fragrant, but every live
man knows that it has its thorns.
The body politic is the most cultured
that the world has seen, but every
careful diagnosis proclaims it sick
with a low fever that must be elim-
nated. We need saviors to-day, men
who are a sweet savor to God and
who have power with men; men who
will be straight; men who will be
aonest; men who will value recti-
tude above riches and the popular
welfare above personal reward.
America needs manhood. And
first of all she needs a broad-minded
manhood. = The Puritan was sturdy
but he was narrow. The manhood of
to-day must combine the sturdiness
and integrity of the Pilgrim Fathers
with the intellectual breath of an
enlightened member of a twentieth
century society. It must not be nar-
row, it must ‘not be shallow. Pos-
sessing the ethical capacity of a
man of God, it must have that ca-
pacity for sound and proficient judg-
ment that shall command and retain
:he confidence of men.
America needs a moral manhood.
She needs a race of men who will
have more respect for the right than
respect for law. The reason so many
men have not proper respect for law
is that they have no comprehension
of the mandatory qualities of that
which is right. The man who loves
the right rarely has to ask what is
the sanction of the law. The man
who is chiefly concerned with squar-
ing his actions to his “*sense of ought-
ness’ will never land in jail or be a
subject for investigation. We want
first a larger love for the right. Then
we shall secure a due respect for
law. Our multi-millionaires who
flaunt their defiance to the civic law
in the face of an outraged public
sentiment would never think to do
se had they any decent regard for
| need a Christian manhood.
the dictates of the right. Morality
alone can secure the law the sanc-
tion from each soul it should receive,
America needs a religious man-
hood. From the point of view of a
minister of the Gospel of Jesus
Christ, I.-am bound to say that wae
For with-
out religion morals cannot exist. Mo-
raltty and religion-are so related: that
a man’s religious capacity will sure-
ly be. an indication of “his morality.
Religion and ecclesiasticism are not
one. Fine phrasing and fine living
likewise are not necessarily co-
terminous. We want no subserviency
te systems and to creeds and to au-
thorities of human construction sim-
ply for the sake of systems and
creeds and authorities. But we do
want- a full blooded, whole-hearted,
soulful manhood whose understand-
ing of the character and sovereignty
of God shall be comprehensive and
exact, and whose lives shall be lived,
and purposes controlled, and plans
promulgated under the conscious-
ness of divine leading and of a judg-
ment day. We do not want long
speeches on what we ought to be,
we do want long lives full of the
spirit of God and dominated by a
desire to realize in action the con-
cepts of inspired minds.
Such men and such lives will be
self-sacrificing.. And America de-
mands a self-sacrificing manhood.
Too long have we taught our young
men to prepare to take care of them-
selves. We need to teach them in
future to learn to take care of oth-
ers. Humanity needs guidance. Let
us raise up leaders. The country
needs saviors; let us educate them
under God. For the joy of living
lies in giving self out in ser-
vice. Self-culture is attained through
self-sacrifice.
There is no joy in solitary pro-
gress. The loneliest life is the, life
that looks largest toward the satis-
faction of self. We must carry oth-
ers on with us if we would be happy.
We must labor for humanity if wa
would find eternal peace. A nation
of self-sacrificing manhood is invinci-
ble, its history will be amaranthine,
its glory will perdure unto the eter-
nities of eternity.
We must have the sort of man-
hood “that will take our text as its
motto if America’ is to endure. It
is not popular to state the evils that
afflict the- American social system;.
it is unwise to magnify them. But
they £do exist and they must be
curbed. They cannot be cured by
avoiding them. They cannot be diag-
nosed by evading them. They can
only be rectified by a patriotic man-
hood; a manhood of broad and deep
and sensitive intelligence, of superb
moral capacity, of religious convic-
tion, of self-sacrificing loyalty to the
interests of the people and the com-
monwealths of God. It would be
idle to deny the need. To refrain to
declare it is reprehensible.
the money-changers are in the tem-
ples; the thieves are in the treasury,
those who despoil the widows, the
orphans, and those who are without
guile, are at work. Already men are
‘‘devising iniquity upon their beds.”
Already they are carrying out in the
daylight the evil they design at night.
The wind is being sowed. The holo-
caust is being kindled. God forbid
we should await the whirlwind and
the flames with silent tongues.
America must have a consecrated,
patriotic manhood of a larger build,
of a wider vision, of a more divinely
inspired energy then any she has vet
possessed. Such a manhood alone
can quench the smoldering fires and
combat with prevailing force the
gathering storm. With such a man-
hood we shall he secure. We must
have it. We shall have it.
The church of the living Christ, as
the possessor of the most enduring
revelation of the truth of God given
upto men to-day, will not fail to
sieze her opportunity to exercise her
capacity for social service. In her
hands lies the solution of America’s
perplexities, for under her dominion
are the ficwer of American manhood.
It is for her to enthuse her laity
with an increased sense of civic re-
sponsibility. It is the duty of her
ministry to give the call to all the
hosts of God, ‘‘let us show ourselves
men for the sake of our people and
for the cities of our God.”
Rejoicing Always.
The Rev. John F. Cowan says that
“One way to rejoice always is to pray
always; to give thanks for little
things. 1 defy anyone to begin the
day by thanking God for the light
that breaks into the bed-chamber,
and for the fresh morning air, and
for eight hours of rest, and for wa-
ter to wash in, and keep that up, and
go down to breakfast doleful and dis-
couraged. Spirit-filled people are al-
ways sunny people.
rejoiced over siripes. Paul and Si-
las sang in prison. Find me a man
filled with the Spirit, and I will show
you a silver-lined Christian. Every
groan and sigh and complaint and
doubt and unfaithfulness is a bucket
of ice-water thrown on the spirit of
rejoicing.”
An Ascending Scale.
God’s promises are ever on the as-
cending scale. One leads up to an-
other fuller and more blessed than
itself. In Mesopotamia, God said,
| “I will show thee the land.” In Ca:
, naan, ‘‘I will give thee all the land,
and children innumerable as the
grains of sand.” -
It is thus that God allures us ta
saintliness. Not giving us anything
till we have dared to act, that He
may test us. Not giving everything
at first, that He may overwhelm us
and always keeping in hand an in:
finite reserve of blessing. Oh, the
unexplored remainders of God! Whe
ever saw -His ‘last star?—F. B.
Meyer.
A Waking Thought. L
I will this day try to live a simple,
sincere, and serene life, repelling
promptly every thought of discontent,
anxiety, discouragement, impurity
and self-seeking; cultivating cheer
fulness, magnanimity, charity and
the habit of holy silence; exercising
economy in expenditure, carefulness
in conversation, diligence in appoint-
ed service, fidelity to every trust, and
a childlike trust in God.—Bishop
John H. Vincent.
No Faith in Their Yellows.
It is strange that who
most of faith in Yirovidence
have least in people.
those
alk
i
often
Already.
Peter and John,
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) HOME IDEAS AN» ECONOMIES {8
i
To Keep Out. Dust.
If you want to prevent the dust
pet cor floor. You will nbte "when
sweeping, wet some pieces of news-
paper and scatter them on: the “car-
pet or floor. You yill note when
sweeping that instead of the dust
flying about the room it sticks to the
wet pieces of paper.
Cleaning Woodwork.
A piece of tin. about two feet long
and about cight inches wide is handy
when cleaning woodwork to keep the
cloth from touching the walls and
soiling them. It also can be used nice-
ly ‘when painting. Just hold the tin
with one hand along the work and it
can be done rapidly.
> A Relic of the Past.
The parlor as a parlor will soon
be a relic of the past. The very
name seems to suggest stiffness and
lack of comfort, The new houses,
even the most modest ones, will have
the best room, the one in which the
whole family gathers, a warm, sunny
place, a home room in its truest sense.
The next generation will not waste
space on parlors. Perhaps a little
library, for privacy, will also be indis-
pensable to many. This cheery room
of the future will hold the piano, the
general books, the pictures, work bas-
kets and everything that serves to
make home a haven of rest for loyal
‘hearts. Speed the day.—Caldwell
News-Chronicle.
Home Resourcefulness.
Never throw away empty cotton
reels; they have a hundred uses. In
most kitchens there is a row of nails
on which aprons and dishcloths are
hung, with the result that they are
frequently torn and rust-marked.
This will be prevented if you force
on each nail one of your empty reels;
nothing could make a more useful
peg. :
A reel will make an excellent stop
to prevent the door from opening too
far and banging the furniture. Cover
the reel with thick cloth, to prevent its
injuring the varnish of the door, and
screw it firmly to the flooring in the
position required.
Often enough one finds the door of
a cupboard provided with no better
means of opening than a keyhole.
You can make an effective knob by
serewing on another. of those evel:
useful recls.—-New York Journal.
Laundry Advice.
must be attached to ihe
muslin to keep the ecol-
fading. For washing a
colored garment pre-
pare a basin warm ‘water (not
hot) and have more ready for rins-
ing. Add to it dissolved soap to
make a good lather with the hand.
Shake the garment to be washed
to remove the loose dirt, then place
it in. the soapy water, and squeeze
and knead it with the hand. Rubbing
must be avoided. Now rinse it thor-
oughly in two basins of warm water
and a third rinsing of cold water. If
the colors are faded put ong table.
spoonful of vinegar in the cold rins-
ing water, or, inclined to run, salt
may be used. White cambrics should
be passed through blue water. Alum
water may be used for rinsing cur-
tains and muslin hangings. —New
York Journal.
Good
Great care
washing of
ors from
muslin dress or
of
Recipes.
Puffs.-——~Mash four potatoes,
tablespoon butter, salt and
When cool add egg and beat
well. With floured hands mould into
finger rolls and fry in deep hot fat.
A Breakfast Dish.—Take some siic-
es of bread, cutting off crust. Make
a batter of three eggs and one pint of
milk. Dip the bread in it; put some
butter in the frying pan, fry the slices
of bread until brown.
Devilled Almonds.—Blanch
shred two ounces almonds, brown in
just enough butter to prevent burning,
mix 2 tablespoons chopped pickles, 1
tablespoon each of Chutney and
sauce, 1-4 teaspoon of salt and a few
Finger
add one
pepper.
and
i
grains of cayenne, add to the nuts
when heated through.
Breakfast Muffins.—Take one pint
of sour milk, one tablespoonful of
melted lard, onc. teaspoonful of soad,
one teasponful of baking powder and
one half teaspoonful of salt. Mix
thoroughly and stir in enough flour
to make a thick batter. Bake in muf-
fin pans in a hot oven and they will
be light and fluffy.
Baked Bananas. —Put one cupful of
sugar and the juice of one-half a lem-
cock slowly: odd
and serve
pn into a saucepan;
n small piece of butter. When it be-
mins to thicken peel six bananas, lay
them in a baking dish and pour ovcr
the syrup. Bake in a moderate oven
until the bananas and syrup are a
olden brown. Serve hot.
+ Barhecued Ham.—Soak thin slices
of ham one hour in lukewarm water,
drain, . wipe and cook in hot frying-
pan until slightly browned. Remove
to serving dish and add to fat in pan
3 tablespoons vinegar mixed with 1 1-2
teaspoons mustard, 1-2 teaspoon sugar
and 1-8 teaspoon pepper. When thor-
oughly heated pour over ham and
serve at once.
Peculiarities.
“You have observed wild
a great deal.”
“Yes,” answered the sportsman.
“Have you noted any peculiarities
“Decided peculiarities. Some of
them absolutely insist on not behav-
ing as the naturalists say they
ought.”—Washington Star.
animals
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