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The Home Department.
' Annie Laurie.
Maxwelton braes are bonnie
Where early fa's the dew,
And it's there that Annie Laurie
Gie'd mo her promise true
Glo'd me her promise true,
Which ne'er forgot will he:
And for bonnie Annie Laurie
' I'd lay mo douno and dee.
Her brow is like the snaw-drlft;
.Her throat is liko the swan;
Her faco it is the fairest
.That e'er the sun shone on
4That e'er tho sun shone on
And dark blue is her ee;
And for bonnie Annie Laurie
I'd lay mo doune and dee.
Like dew on the gowan lying
(Is the fa' o' her fairy feet;
L'Iko the winds in summer sighin
'Her voice is low and sweet
'Her voice is low and sweet.
'- And she's a' the world to mo':
And for bonnie Annie Laurio
' I'd lay me douno and dee.
William Douglas of Kirkcudbright.
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- Homely Wrinkles.
ffTho frost is on tho pumpkin,
X Tho blush is on, the apple,
But more than this, 0 joy and bliss,
Tho scrape are in the scrapple.
If you wish to dip anything in beat
en egg before frying, add to the egg
a tablespoon of cold water. It will
go farther and be easier to manage.
vTo make chestnut stuffing for roast
turkey: Boil tho chestnuts till tender,
shell, chop fine, add salt, pepper and
butter. Pound and mix the butter in
with a potato masher and All.
Do not darn line woolen undergar
ments with wool. It will shrink and
pull a hole larger than the original
one. Use loosely-twisted knitting silk
or fine darning cotton and darn
loosely.
If the housewife has any rusty
knives, they may be rubbed with a
flannel cloth simply dipped in kero
sene oil. When thoroughly so treated
put them aside for a day or two, and
the rust will be loosened and easily
cleaned.
A few minutes work will put an ex
tra lining in a waist across the shoul
ders and chest and tops of sleeves
which may be quickly changed when
soiled; while if the original lining be
comes soiled it must be worn so or the
waist remade. Farm Journal.
Mra. Wlnnlow'8 Soothing Syrup.
Has boon used for over sixty tears by mil
lions Of MOTHKRS for thoir CHILD HKN WniLE
TKETIIINO, with PEHFHCT SUCCESS. It SOOTHES
tllO CHILD, SOFTENS tllO GUMS, ALL ATS nil VAIN,
cures wind colic, and is tho best remedy for
diarrhoea. Sold by Drupgistsin cvory part of
tho world. Bo suro and ask for "Mrs.Winslow's
Soothing Syrup," and take no othor kind. Twenty-five
cents a bottlo. It is tho best of all.
KEEN COIXEGE MEN
Tho Food of Hiirvurtl Bralu-Workors and
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Athlotcs
Memorial Hall at Harvard where
some twelve hundred of the men eat, is
particularly interesting. The dining
room is an enprmous gothic hall fin
ished in old English oak with wide,
stained glass windows on tho sides.
The walls are hung with portraits of
illustrious graduates and benefactors
of past generations.
The students have good food to eat
and plenty of it. Tho hall Is run on a
co-operative plan so that it costs
something less than four dollars a
week for board. To this place three
times a day como men, whose lives for
the time being are given to serious In
tellectual work, and to accomplish
this, they are keen enough to realize
that proper food is absolutely neces
sary. One is particularly struck by tho
yellow packages of Grape-Nuts stand
ing on nearly every table, which tho
men purchase" at grocery stores and
bring in for their personal use. They
quickly And out by practical demon
stration that brain "work exhausts the
phosphates, and that nature demands
that this loss be made up, and made
up from food.
Grape-Nuts is ready to be used with
out cooking, it is- a scientific food
Which nourishes and builds up the
brain, and is particularly suited to the
needs of students.
The 'Varsity athletes also eat it to
keep their digestive organs in perfect
working order so that they can stand
( the great strain of both body and head
work when important contests shall
come.
Handy Suggestions.
Where there are school children in
the family, good, rich soup " should
often be made for supper.
Respect the wishes of the'little folks
in important matters. It will train
their judgment for more weighty ones.
If the homo dressmaker would iron
out her paper patterns just before us
ing, her cutting would be much easier
and more exact.
A whisk-broom cut so it tapers to a
point at one side is the handiest thing
out for cleaning the corners when
sweeping the stairs. One that is past
service for its original use is as good
as a new one for this purpose.
Plaster of Paris will not set so
quickly and will mend things more
firmly if it is mixed with glue water.
Make it in the proportions of half a
teacup of glue, soaked till soft in
lukewrrm water, then enough cold
water added to moisten a half pound
of the plaster.
A wholesome way of stewing fruit
is to put it in a covered stone jar
set in cold water. Bring to a slow
boil, then set on the back of range
for seven or eight hours, letting it
cook slowly all the while. Eaten with
sugar and cream this is a capital ad
dition to the children's supper. Farm
Journal.
Some Uses of Borax
It is. a pity that more housekeepers
do not realize what a "very useful and
beneficial agent borax is in the home.
Until within recent years the price
of imported borax was so high that its
use in the household was not common.
Now that we furnish our own supply
it is within tho reach of all; the most
convenienc form for domestic pur
pose Is the powdered borax which Is
sola in boxes.
For laundry work It Is Invaluable,
and the washwoman of Belgium and
Holland, so famous for the beauty of
their work, use It instead of soda; it
is a neutral salt and will not injure
the fabric. In washing, a handful of
borax to ten gallons of water will
save nearly one-half that ordinary
quantity of soap, and will make tho
clothes beautifully white and clean.
It is especially good in washing silk,
woolen materials, lace and delicate
fabrics. Many laundresses also stir
a little into the starch as they claim
it glyes a better finish and makes tho
Starched article easier to iron.
In dish washing and ktchen work
it possesses the advantage over so
many other articles of common use of
not injuring the hands; on the con
trary, it is beneficial to them, as it is
one of tho Ingredients which compose
nearly all good salves and washes for
the skin. It is excellent in driving
away ants and all kinds of summer
posts, and used about presses, refrig
erators and sink is exceedingly puri
fying. For the toilet its good offices are
manifold; it relieves chapped hands,
tender feet, weak eyes and removes
dandruff from the hair. It is very
soothing to burns and bruises, and
as a mild antiseptic cannot be sur
passed. Eliza R. Parker, in St. Louis
Journal of Agriculture.
How Mary Fixed Her Room.
Last week I was invited to inspect
Mary's new room, and she gave me
some ideas which I think other girls
might appreciate, for the heart of ev
ery maid is bound up in her own
especial den.
Mary's rugs particularly pleased me.
Three were plain white, one white
with a dull border, and the -fifth a
shaded blue.
"You see, I couldn't afford to" buy
new rugs, so I gathered all the clean,
white scraps I could find, cut them into
strips In the usual way, and got Becky
Martin 'to weave them these especial
sizos. This white fringe on the edge
is knotted warp.
"The blue ru is of wool stripe. It
took me a long while to collect so
many shades of blue, and Becky wove
.them, 'hit or miss,' as she called it,
with bright blue warp."
"But the white ones will soil quick
ly, will they not?"
"What if they do? They can go
into the washtub every week if nec
essary. See that one by the bed?
Would you believe it has been washed
twice? And it is so pleasant to step
out of bed on a dainty white rug."
"What is that divan cover made
of?" I asked.
"Oh, old ribbons and silk pieces. I
had seen silk portiers, and thought a
couch cover would , be pretty. The
strips are cut only a half inch wide,
and woven very closely."
"But did you not grow tired of sew
ing rags?"
"No, indeed. I'll te'l you how I sew
them. Say I have a piece of goods
a yard square, I cut it into a number
of equal strips, and lapping the end
edges, sew them twice on the machine.
Then I go round and round with a
sharp scissors, cutting spirally, as it
were, and It comes out in one long
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sirm. it is lazy eirrs carnet razs."
She took me into the hall.
"Do you see that rug? What do you
say it is made of?"
"That is made of an old chenille por
tiere. I cut it into long, oven strips,
sewed them together c4 the machine,
and the cutting did not take me long.
It only cost me 35 cents to have it
woven, and the warp was 75 cents. It
is a splendid way to use up half-worn
chenille curtains or table covers. The
strips are to be cut almost an inch
wide for rugs, and narrower for divan
covers."
"You clever girl, tell me about that
pretty pillow I see there, of as many
colors as Joseph's coat,"
"Well, I'm tired of crazy quilt and
log cabin silk work, and I wondered
what to do with my scrap silk. I cut
silk into pieces two inches square;
fold them once in the middle now,
that makes a long strip. Then I bring
tho two ends down to meet tho folded
bottom edge, and this forms a triangle
like a cocked hat. I sew a row of
these, points upward, on a founda-
I Will Cure You of
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No pay until you know it.
After 2,000 experiments, I have
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for every druggist keeps it. Use it for
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pay your druggist $5.50 for it. If it
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I have no samples. Any medicine
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verge of danger. I use no such drugs.
It is folly to take them. You must get
the disease out of the blood.
My remedy does that, even in the
most difficult, obstinate cases. No
matter how Impossible this seems to
you, I know it and I take the risk. I
have cured tens of thousands of cases
in this way, and my records show that
39 out of 40 who get those six bottles
pay, and pay gladly. I have learned
that people in general are honest with
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Simply write me a postal card or
letter. Let me send you an order for
the medicine. Take it for a month,
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Box 515, Racine, Wis.
Mild cases, not chronic, are often
cured by one or two bottles. At all
druggists.
tion, and the next row overlaps it, tho
points alternating with those of the
first row. The white pillow, then, is
of vari-colored silkpoints lying flat.
It makes a pretty pillow to brighten
a corner."
"And they're quite as pretty when
they get a little ruffled," I said.
"Now, before you go, come and see
ray bo.okcase. I didn't have room in
my shelves for the volumes of , the
Century dictionary, so I got a box 'that
just fit the set, and another one just
as long, but narrower, for the top box.
I nailed them together and covered
them with tea matting, inside and
out."
"Mary, I think you have done won
ders "with very little money, and some
other girls must be told how you did
it."
And this is the story. L. M. Ganier,
in Sunny South.
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This aignaturo is on cvory box of tho genuine
Laxative BromoQuinine Tablets
the Tomody that cures n cola In ono day.
Food Value of the Potato.
"The popularity of the potato as. a
foodstuff is well founded, and is due
to its prolific yield, superior keeping
qualities, ease of propagation, and
agreeable flavor. It was introduced in
to this country at the time of Raleigh's
voyages to Virginia, and has steadily
increased in popularity over since.
"Every school child is aware that
potatoes are classed as starch foods,
and that their bulk is made up largely
of water It is chiefly on ac
count of tho starch content that po
tatoes are eaten, and while they are
apparently not .economical foods, ow
ing to the large proportion of water
which they contain, this is not actual
ly the case. In other foods, as for in
stance, rice, there is four times as
much nourishment as in an equal
weight of potatoes, but then water or
milk Is added to the rice in preparing
it for tho table, so that when ready
to bo eaten it very much resembles
potatoes In the assimilable proportion,
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