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Faith for Today
LIfo to some Is full of sorrow
Half la real; half thoy borrow;
Full of rocks and full of ledges,
Gomors sharp and cutting edges;
Though tho Joy-bells may bo ringing,
Not a noto you'll hear them singing;
Sooing novor makes thorn wise,
Looking out from downcast eyes.
All in vain tho sun Is shining,
Wators sparkling, blossoms twining;
Thoy but soo tho Bhado of sorrows
Sad todays and worso tomorrows;
Soo tho clouds that must pass ovor;
Soo tho woods among tho clovor;
Bvorything and anything
But tho gold tho sunbeams bring.
, Drinking from tho bittor fountain,
Lo! your mole-hill seems a moun
tain; Drops of dow and dropB of rain
Swell into a mighty main;
All in vain tho blessings shower,
And tho morcics fall with power;
Oathoring chaff,, yo tread tho wheat,
Rich and royal, 'neath your feet.
Lot it not bo so, my neighbor;
Look up, as you lovo and labor;
Not for ono alono woo's vials,
Bvory ono has cares and trials;
Joy and pain aro linked together,
Like tho fair and cloudy woathor.
That wo have, oh, lot us pray,
Faith and patience for each day!
Anonymous.
for which thoy havo no taste. It is
not outside interests which distract
thorn; it Is rather tho lack of whole
some Intorests in tho outside. It is
tho worry, the endless taking
thought for tho morrow, with no
broader outlook than the peck-measure
round of tho material, that
brings wrinkles in both face and
temper. Into very other depart
ment of tho world's work havo come
Innovations; but the average house
wife will havo none of these, be
cause she has not tho patience to
sot her mind to master the details
of their use. So, she slaves on, in
tho same old ruts, never realizing
that she has but to lift herself 'out
of them and "come Into her own"
bv laying her drudgery on the
shoulders of tho machinery that now
stands as a suppliant for favor at
her hands.
A Hitherto' Waste Product
Food for Thought
In a conversation recently over
hoard on a street car, an intelligent-
appearing man said: "Yes, the
womon of today aTo excellent In
every department of life, except that
of wives." Tho speaker appeared to
bo in earnest, and it occurred to me
that, If his statement were true,
it was a sad comment on tho wis
dom of the general husband in the
matter of management. If in every
other department, womon are excel
lent, who is to blame If she fails In
one of tho most important of them
all? Not one woman in a thousand
if allowed her individual choice, and
could feel that she could safely trust
in tho man she choses but would
gladly go Into the home of some
good, affectionate man and delight
in making a homo for him and his
children. But tho general husband
has, to a very great extent, provpn
himself such a poor staff to lean
upon, that the majority of women
are afraid to trust to tho chances of
matrimony, and if they must make
tho living, they prefer it to be for
one, and without the hampering
bounds of tho house, and because of
this, they feel that thoy must fore
go tho not always certain joys of
wifehood. A real woman would
rather be tho wife of some good
man and the mother of his children
thaa to hold any other station In
life. Who is to blame?
Tho Tyranny of Things
It is claimed that women aro too
terribly overburdened with the
things" of tho hour. To the ma
jority of tho conscientious house
wives tho failure of a dinner, the
scorching of tho roast, tho perfidy
of the trades-people, tho misfit of
a1 gown aro affairs of Infinitely more
sorrowful concern than the fate of
either political party. The question
of 'lines." the style of halr-dressimr.
the fit of a jacket, keep them for
evor strained and unsettled. It Is
not work that crushes women, but
drudgery; the doing of things for
Which thoy Bee no good reason, and
I cannot give you a market for
tho materials I am about to men
tion, but I can call your attention
to a matter that you may make
profitable, if you go about it right.
I cannot tell you how you should
proceed; that must be an Individual
mntter, and vour market must be of
your own finding. But if you look
into the millinery windows, you will
see all sorts of lovely trimmings for
hnt.s, etc., "as well as some very or
dinary but useful and low priced
ours. These, upon examination, you
will find are made of the plumage
and quills of the common, baravard
fowls turkevs, guineas, ducks,
geese, and the various breeds of
chickens and pigeons. Tf you have
toste, either natural or acquired, and
will use your fingers skillfully, you
can make just as lovely trimmings
rlnrht in your own homes from the
feathers of these fowls. There will,
of course, be some slight expense,
for snool wire, thread, a little paint
or dye. a trifle of mucilage, some
spool thread, tissue paper, and may
be a few more such things a little
sealing wax, in some cases. With
one or more of these helps, you can
make pompons, long plumes, aigret
tes, fluffs. wings, and many lovely
things fro'm the feathers stripped
from the fowls now being marketed
or used on the tables. The feathers
aTe now ripe, and well-seasoned, no
pin-feathers among them, and they
can be lata awav for later use as
needed. Nice white feathers can be
dved with tube paint dissolved in
gasoline, and the spotted feathers,
barred feathers, and those W the
beautiful combinations of coloring
to be found on the neck and hackles
of many breeds are ns beautiful as
thev can be made. There are long
feathers, from tho tails of tho va
rious fowls, short, stiff ones from
tho tall and wings of others krH
there is scarcely anything that can
not do used in some shape. Your
milliner may be able to aid you in
suitable make-ups, and sales. It Is
worth thinking about, for the treas
ure house of the feather sack is
practically unlimited. Tf only the
women who want to "make money at
homo" would study out the possi
bilities she is overlooking, it would
be wise.
sale. Many things that live out
side over winter, or that are set out
as soon as the ground thaws in the
spring, aro now ready, or will bo
very soon, for 'the cook. Green
onions, asparagus, spinach, dande
lions, spring radishes, all kinds of
eaTly wild "greens," and often times
tho ever-present rhubarb. These
"greens" and salad plants are held
in the highest esteem because of
medicinal effects exercised upon the
organs of digestion. The blood is
purged of humors, and in addition,
the salts contained in the plants pos
sess an appreciable amount of nutri
ment, and their uses are strongly
urged for health's sake. The com
mon dandelion is held in the highest
esteem, and grows wild everywhere,
but tho garden variety should be
cultivated in every plat of ground.
It is regarded as particularly whole
some when taken as a beverage dur
ing the spring months. Dandelion
tonic, wine, or cordial, are all easy
to make, and especially recommend
ed for family use. Use the salads
and old-fashioned greens at every
meal.
dim, while the whiting will polish
them beautifully.
Sometimes, where there is much
smoke and soot in the air, as in
cities, the glass gets a spotted, dull
look and it is very hard to get them
clean or clear. To remoye this, use
one of the best scouring prepara
tions, which you will find adver
tised there are several that will do
the work. Use according to the di
rections on t;he wrapper, and the
film will be cleared away, leaving
the glass beautifully polished Wash
ing the Inside wood work with cold
tea will give good results; some sug
gest the use of a' cloth dampened
with coal oil for the wood..
A beautiful, clear jelly may be
made of evaporated apples. Pick
over and wash carefully two pounds
of the fruit, and put it over the fire
with just water enough to well cover
It; let cook until done, adding a lit
tle boiling water as it boils away;
then strain and stir in two-thirds of
a cupful of sugar to each cupful
of apple juice, having previously
neatea tne sugar; wnen tne sugar
is thoroughly dissolved, strain again,
and pour into jelly glasses, to hard-,
en. This will take the place of jelly
when the winter's supply is gone.
The cooked apples may be used in
various ways, and with seasoning,
makes excellent pies or apple custards.
Skirt Closing at Side
For the skirt-closing in the one
piece house dress, the seam joining
the front breadth to the first breadth
at the left side is left open to the
required depth, and finished as any
other placket with a fly closing. The
tuck forms the top of the lap, and
a fly piece of the material faced
with cambric and narrow enough to
be hidden under the tuck should
have button-holes worked in it; then
it- is to be basted under the tuck,
and one row of stitching made
through both will form the tuck and
secure the fly. The edge of the side
breadth should be faced and buttons
sewed on it. The tucks at the cent
erback should not be made in the
ordinary way, but after their fold
edges are stitched they should be
brought back to the centerback seam
and basted there; the tuck width
should then be marked on them, and
the stitching made through both
folded-over portions and the skirt as
well. The folds at the back really
form an inverted plait, and are much
deeper than the tuck.
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For tho Stoves
Nickel-plating on stoves may be
kept clean by the use of soda and
ammonia as a polish, applying with
a woolen cloth and polishing with
a chamois skin.
To moisten the blacking, use vin
egar instead of water and it will
apply better and last much longer!
To prevent the grate in the range
from warping, on making a fire re
move the ashes and hot coals imme
diately from under the grate, watch
tho coals and do not let burn to a
white heat. When not using the
fire, check its burning. Do not fill
the fire-box full when replenishing.
A little at a, time 1b best.
Washing. Silk Underwear
Soak the silk underwear -half an
hour in warm suds and ammonia wa
ter, allowing a tablespoonful of am
monia water to one gallon of the
suds. Squeeze and press arid slight
ly rub through the hands, but do
not use a rubbing board. Do not
use a great deal of soap, and have
what you do use in the water; never
rub soap on the clothes. When
clean, rinse through two clear warm
waters .of the same temperature of
the suds, adding to the last water a
few drops of bluing, just enough to
slightly tinge the water, and also
add a teaspoonful of liquid ' gum
arable. Smooth out the silk and
hang carefully in order to avoid the
wrinkles which are so hard to press
out of silk without injury to the
fabric. When nearly dry, iron un
der muslin with a moderately hot
iron.
Spring Dishes
In many localities, the edible
weeds and early spring salad plants
are now to be had; if not in one's
sa asara, e rate sttt Sr?S
Washing Windows in Winter
In the first place, don't wash them.
Dust them well, using a large paint
er's brush to brush the dust off the
ledges and frame, and wipe off the
glass with old, crumpled paper. ThiB
will be a good beginning. Then,
when the sun is not shining on them,
dab over the glass on the inside a
thin paste made of whitinc tmA al
cohol, though household ammonia
wui ao instead or. the alcohol, and
either one should be diluted with an
equal amount of water. This should
be dabbed on thickly and left to
dry; then go over the glass with a
soft cloth, or crumpled newspaper
and rub the whltlnc off. nniiaiiii
with clean paper. Then go over the
Fop the Hair
Many persons claim that the fine
appearance of their hair is due to a
persistent and thorough treatment
with the corner grocery kerosene, ur
coal oil. It should be applied reg
ularly once a fortnight in this wise;
Pour a little oil In a Baucer and rub
into the scalp with the tips of the
fingerB, getting it well into the roots
of the hair instead of on the hair it
self. Lot the application be slow
anl torouSh, the gentle" massage
with the finger tips being necessary
to open the pores for the absorption
of the oil. Make this treatment at
night, and afterwards tie the head
up in an old silk handkerchief, or
any old soft square of silk, if silk
night-caps are not to be had. There
is a virtue in the silk, as it retains
the electricity of the hair. By noon
the next day, the odor of the oil will
have escaped, and the slight oili
ness will soon follow. The effect of
this treatment on the hair should be
quickly noticeable, and a the appli
cation is continued, the hair will
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