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The Empty Crib
Bedlam lot loose, Bomo call It,' ,Jt ,
"V!fith,'tio laughter and fun and' noise
iiAnd the scampering tread,
llln tiro-room o'erhead, . ?
Of my neighbors' girls and boys;
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BtjWksauBO o a crib in tbo'tuc,
Andt&'HCtle red rocking chair, ,
SAM-the silent smart .'!'
gondral sugges-
You .mwafc work
ioflnuingferlng heart,
I bless tfiem for being there. '
S(l iAe old rators trfeiL ;r
Ate'tMjstaid old folks BtandaghaBt
CTli$e1&glrls and boys
totlitgthoir games and toys,
Afie'Wdtyjng to heal tho palfo 'l'',,
YJJsMtfU'do down the banisters;
; children, . " ru-
And romp, if you like, through the
!! hall; , , ,. .
'Since the patter so sweets"" ,
IsSsllenced for good and aift-w " ' '
Hd vfad such a bravo little feHpw., H.
Vi'tlTtno winsomest kind of a touch;
To love and to lose, ,
Ah', llio saddest of news M ' . ''
To those who have loved too much!
Sobecause of a crib in the attic,
And a little red rocking chair,
Andjtho silent smart
.Oft ja 'hungering heart, "
ThanldGod for tho children there!' .
Fair angels who, light as a zdphyr,
Sped off with my little lad,
Don't: leave him- alone,
Format night ho will moan,"
And.calhfor his "muzze'Jor1 dad;'
Donate let him forgot his 'loved jones;j
MyraJI little rosebud white;
But kiss him for me
As he kneels at your knee,
And tell him I send "Good night!"
Maxwell Williams.'
V ' 0lir Homo Talk , '
The-matter of earning money in
the home is often a question .of bread
and thOtjlike 'necessities. An consid-oring-jthe
ways and means o com-r
passing rtesults, one should consider
tlm.iPutQome, as well as the income,
Vandpthe matter of board and- inev
- itab.le expenses attendant upon a
business which takes one out pf the
home is one that can not be. over
looked. Many girls and women can
makoa good living, especially in -the
village; or city, right in their own
Homes; if they are willing to.do hon
est work; making up their minds that
no .work, is degrading in itBelf ; that
it is.' nob tho work that is done, but
the way of doing it which really es
tablishes tho status. Then,, too, .the
one who would win must "hustle:''
Work does not Beok the hands, but
tho hands muBt reach out and gather
in the work. Ono must put all false
pride behind her and let the public
know she wants the work andj knows
she can do it. Don't ask .it as a
favor, but as a matter of business.
If it is gyon you, do not do it 'any
old way,", and expect to give satis
faction; "tho best is nope too good,"
Try to do it not only in the best
Avay you can, but a little better, than
any one else can do it, Don't ,ex
pect much profit at first, but work
for better things in. everything you
do. Take stock of yourself, your
abilities, . your practical experience,
your tastos, and do not bo easily dis-
couragpd, and don't be satisfied to
be a a "square peg in a round hole."
Try to find out what you are best
fitted for, iand then strive to improve
yourseu in. mat. line, it is imnoa
such things;, only
tlons .can. bo' offered.
put-your, own destiny, and you can
not do it by following An tho tracks
'of ttnofttbr, Unless the tracks point,
siiael'y"ln (h.dttectfpn y6U, find
.most, suiieu 10 your own prusi-ena.
n.U -., 11 J- 1.1-.. T-..4; '.;;. 11. 4-V.'t,
rvomqniu,or it is me- vrfv1 wuijvb tuti,
fire 'ctuWtiod; there Is always -f 'room
up higher; " It is he'mab at tha 00,
oi we lauuer uiac wm iramiJie you
climb! -s, ' ' "
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can not would do well to begin her
education in that line as soon as pos
sible. Men's garments can be used
over for many things for both the
girls and the boys, and men and boys
have about as many cast-off clothes
as the women do. Things which can
not-be made over into garments can
be made into covers for quilts and
comforts, at a great saving.
Somei Wayp'orrg.;A XivihgT
v"'i'th1so many giiTs', &nd woni
rushing to tne snopB, omces ana rec
tories; there js always a demand for
wotketeiiiVhat Is 'called "home
jvprk'undrit ono- fits herself fdntho
higher places, she can always com
mand not only good yrages, but re
spectful treatment; even at house-'
vork ,Attontion 1 'berfg drawn to"
cooKery not oniy oecauso 01 mo lacic
of cooks, but because oAf, hygiene, anft
thefact tliat it is being placed
among llie trades and professions is
giving it a respectability which here
of ofo 'it haB not had- Superior at
tainments in this line readily .find a
market in the ranks of teachers, and
cookery, besides being taught in spe
cial schools, is being given a place
in the curriculum of the public
schools. Women are beginning to
realize that in order to combine cei
taih'Tood elements' Idr more nalatable
and nutritious dishes, they must have J
a knowledge of the chemical proper
ties of the materials, and these things
.are'jtaught them in the schools for
(c66kery.' A thoroughly tfai'ned cook
who is a proficient housekeeper as
well can command a high salary in
some of tho best families, where she
does not have to do the hard, dis
tasteful work, but where she super-
nuenus ana uirecis ana sees mat tne
work- is properly done. If one is at
.all inclined to like ' cookery, as a
great many women are, it is well
to look upon it as a trade or profes
sion and prepare he'rself to take a
place ,4at tho top." "
Anotner 'matter r is fine laundry
Work; the laundering of fine "gar
ments which can not be given into
careless 'hands. Find laces, lingerie
shirtwaists', underwear"" firie curtains
colored doiIies; and lmaiiyr thirigs
which thosewlio can afford to buy
have such difficulty in get'flng ,'don'e
up" without damage. Then v there
are a greatr' many- women and girls
who have pretty 'and more' ,Tdr lss
durable1 dresses',' waiSts;1 acdes'sorlcs
Underwear, wlfich are 'never more
than slightly soiled much-of it only
''mussed" and who would" be glad
tof pay an extra plce if they ftnew of
some careful hands into which such
things might be placed. " Such work
pays well.
most artistic and beautiful furnish
ings for bedroom and parlor. Then,
In some odd; corner, she spies a
Drokjm-dpwu, disreputable old sofa
that 'raliiyg "was tin eye-sore, ' even
Wheh new, and after dismantling this
pf its padding 'aW covering, she gets
new springs, some remnants of repp,
or silk, or pu,sh, or chintz, or or
any other ' suitable goods," and
straightway the wretched thing is
transformed into something delight
fully 'artistic '-and comfortable. Hav
Jng1 fu'milied1' the parlor, she hunts
put "an1 ugly-bfcl wooden bedstead,"
and a pot of White paint and, with
h little 'streaking with gold paint,
makes of it a joy of beauty-loving
eyes!' in 'other unlikely places, she
finds more old rubbish, and by the
time the column-and-a-half article
i,s ended 1 she has thoroughly and
economically furnished the whole
house most artistically and inexpen
sively "so inexpensively," she tells
USj "that you really do not miss the
money it has cost you." Compared
to such articles, the song of the grass
hopper is refreshing, and very few
women whp liave any common sense
pay any attention to them. Furni
ture, at least as good, and far more
pleasing to the eye than the "home
handicraft," Is so cheap at thepres
'ent time, that there is absolutely
nothing saved, even if one could or
would 'usethe outcome of the rub
bish heap and the rag-bag, and not
one woman in ten hfts the skill need
ed even to jmt things of that -kjnd
together,' they will "hold" without
any' use' -,
Fall
Cleaning
Furnishing thettbme
In a recent number of a, magazine
devoted to home matters, a" writer
gives a chapter on how ,0 furnish a
house on small means. It Is won
derful, the work she turns out with
her pen. She first takes her readers
to the garret, but her search would
.have been far more prolific of re
sults had she taken, them to the
second-hand storo, In the garret
she finds no end of old, shabby plush
chairs, sofas, etc., that 'Inevor were
really prettyj at theimbest,"- and she
has the upholstery carefully ripped
off, and laid aside as a; pattern by
which she cuts out of chintz beauti
ful coverings, and under nher.direc-
I TlATia. til A tnnaf iirta1rtlln1 tinil-nnn
slble to give individual dlrectloni for ' make of those old out-ofrdate things
For the Slender Woman
This season, there are dress types
Tsyhiph the; slehder girl will find to
her advantage. The broad shoulder
effects wich taper to the waist is
becoming to most of women, and this
effect, can be produced through the
medium df shoulder caps, plaits,
ppaulets, wide braid trimming, and
the doublq plaits over the shoulders,
the outer .'one covering the upper
sleeve gatherings, which are becom
ing' to almost every slender woman.
The, square bertha effect has the
samo gppd points. Frequently in the
taffeta 4gbwns;, the broad shoulder
effect Will tye developed with bands
of different Colored silk, in which
case me uands extend almost to the
bottom of, the dress skirt, ending in
points, and,, odd little buttons con
taining Jbdjai- .tones will be used as
trimming. The slender women
should wejir, yokes in their shirt
waists, ap)d iave them outlined with
flat .bretelle effect. The jumper suits
should have 'shoulder capes and man
darin sleeves are also good. Avoid
tho pointed or narrow belts which
have;the'4JD,'" have the circular
flohcod? sXirc -with the. flounce very
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For papering walls that have been
whitewashed, wash them with hot
vinegar, and when It is dry, go over
them with a weak ghie. The hot
vinegar will kill the lime, and the
"size," or glue, will help to fix the
paper. If the paste is thinned with
vinegar, it will' help materially.
For cleaning windows, moisten
Spanish whiting with a weak laundry
ammonia, dabbing it all over tho
glass, then let dry and polish with a
soft cloth or crumpled tissue paper.
A hot solution of soda and water
quite strong, will usually remove
paint from window glass. Wet tho
paint with the hot solution until
quite soft, then rub off with a soft
pine stick. Turpentine will also re
move it.
If the white enameled bedstead
gets "speckled," as the paint wears
off, give it a going over with white
glossy veneer, to be had at the paint
shop. Use turpentine to thin it, as
it will dry quicker.
Look carefully inside your piano
for little bits of felt in various
places, and if Been, you may know
the silver moth is at work. To oust
the destroyer, tie gum camphor in
little cheese cloth bags and hang in
side the frame; set little vessels con
taining turpentine about the inside,
leaving for several days, and the lit
tle pests will, seek other quarters.
To cleau brass furniture, try a lit
tle .ammonia and pumice soap.
To keep th"e half ,curtaihs.. down,
sew a little shot .in the hem in va
rious places, and you wilt have no
trouble.
Turn the warm side of the carpet
UP, and bring out tho bright colored
rugs, get the cheerful, colored shades
ready for the lamps, and see that
every lamp chimney is polished until
it shfnes, Don't forget that the old
people like cushions in. their chairs,
and make the head-rest's for them of
some bright, comfortable color.
Have all the locks mended, and
the window fastenings attended to
and see that the "screak" of tho
door-hinge is stopped.
EConomijcing on Clothing
It isclalmed that never has the
cost of ; 'clothing been so much as it
is this season, and we are promised
stilMurther raids upon the purse' of
evefry purchaser, In this case, it is
well to gather pp the old garments
and study well the possibilities of
each to be made over, with a little
expense,, for one's, own future wear,
or to cut down for the wear of- the
younger members of the family. The-
gin or ivoman, wno knows how to use
paper patterns, needle, thimble and
scissors,- and who can sponge or oth
erwise clean and color the old ma
terials, is fortunate, and the one. who
Query Box
Tracy M. For the cold cream,
melt four ounces of perfectly sweet
mutton tallow, to be had of your
butcher, and strain through a piece
of cheese cloth; add four ounces of
sweet almond oil, one teaspoonful
of spirits of camphor, ten drops of
carbolic acid, one ounce of ,peroxide
of hydrogen and any preferred per
fume. Beat until thoroughly
creamed and pour into small' porce
lain jars, covering closely.
B. T. G. Offensive perspiration is
frequently caused by a clogged con
dition of the system, as in constipa
tion, and the efforts of nature to un
load the waste matter through the
pores of the skip. After, correcting
this condition, with attention to diet
and cleanliness by regular bathing,
a good local application is a lotion
of ten grains of. tannin in four
ounces of grain alcohol; apply this
to the arm-ipits after washing, let
it dry on, and dust freely with pow
dered starch to which a few drops
of perfume have been added. At
tention to the general health awl
' ' Ajtt.0Lp AKP WHxicTTBD REMEDY
I tcQtWji&should always bo U8Clvfor children wlnlo
loouunjr. jt softens ino guius, juiays u pain. cui
wind colic aud Is tho best1 remedy for dlarrn.
Tvrcnty-tlvo cents a botUe.
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