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VOLUME 11, NUMBER' 10
Conducted by
Mel&i Watts M&
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pariment
Sunken Bells
Oft by tho blazing inglo
I'vo hoard tho strange old talo,
How under tho bwoII of ocean,
Swung by tho wintry galo,
Crustod and tarnished and tangled,
In tho holy night of tho year,
Tho bollB In tho waters buried
Peal out and tho drowned hear.
Abovo tho roar of tho tempest
Mystical molodics flow:
Tho tongues of tho bellB are tolling
Weird chimes of tho long ago.
E'en so, in tho heart unfathomed,
Undor tho ocoan of tears,
Crusted and tarnlshod and tangled,
Llo burlod tho bolls of old years.
Tholr rolcea onswathed in silence,
They slumber boneath tho wavo;
Abovo thorn tho sea-gull scurries
Abovo them the wild winds ravo;
And not a buoy nor a beacon,
Nor a dot on tho faco's chart,
Bowrays to the marlnor passing
Tho sunkon bolls of tho heart.
But onco is tholr Blumber broken
In the holy night of tho year,
Tholr sad strange tones rise tolling,
And tho drowned memories hear;
Bolls that have slept deep ages,
Far In tho ocean of timo,
Bwung by tho bwoII of tho surges,
Ring in melodious chime.
Crusted and tarnished and tangled,
O bolls of tho long ago!
of tho cultivating may bo dono with
tho plow, and "mother" should not
bo expected to do any more of tho
work than she wants to. She should
havo her flowers that, of course;
and tho flower-gardening is never
drudgery to tho woman; it is like
"tending tho baby." Then, thero Is
tho poultry; and this often falls to
tho mother's hands, and sho takes
up tho work as though sho likes it
But sho should havo help hero, too.
Tho housewife should learn to savo
herself. But sho Is generally so
busy saving everybody else that she
neglects her own needs.
Water-Drinking
Wo are constantly urged to drink
largely of water, and where tho
water can be had in a state of purity,
no better advlco could bo given. But
wo seldom find really pure water
in tho natural state some authori
ties say nover. Water Is at great sol
vent, and carries with It to a very
great extent, whatever It cornea In
contact with. Rain .water or snow
wator called atmospheric water,
brings down with It in its course
through the air, the solid particles of
dust, germs of animals and plants,
and also the various gases, and when
caught from roofs of buildings, has
the additional Impurity of all the
materials which lodge thereon. Ter
restrial waters are. also Impure, as
tho water absorbed by the soil as It
falls becomes contaminated with the
and well pressed. Follow accurately
the directions given with the pattern,
and make sure that the perforations
for lengthwise folds are laid care
fully on tho straight of the goods.
Ono cannot have a well-fitting gar
ment unless care is taken in the
cutting out. The greatest care must
be taken to avoid the bias trend of
the material.
In dressing the children, make a
study of their peculiarities as to
shape and habits. For a chubby, fat
little thing with a short neck, a
"Dutch" collar is appropriate; for a
slender child with a' long, bony
neck, let the neck of the garment
come up higher. The sailor collar
Is so very much worn that it may
be used on any garment, whether
high or low necked.
One of the prettiest spring coats
for the little tot is white corduroy.
Corduroy washes beautifully and
needs no ironing just a good shak
ing out when hung to dry, which
should be done without wringing, as
wringing spoils tho nap. When It is
dry, rub smooth with the fingers to
restore the silky look. The gray,
fawn, or brown corduroy can be used,
if the white is not desirable. The
dark colors wash well.
The cause is easier to find than. tho
cure for the condition.
J. L. Dextrose, or grape . sugar
is obtained from the juice of fruits.
It is not so sweet as cano sugar, or
that obtained from vegetation, anji
is largely used to adulterate cano
sugar. The fine, floury "powdered"
sugar is largely grape sugar, and not
so sweet as tho cane sugar, deterio
rating rapidly.
Mrs. J. M. For a cheap filter,
take a large earthern flower-pot, new
and perfectly clean; put a piece of
sponge or clean moss over the drainage-hole
in the bottom, and fill three
parts full of equal parts of clean
sand and finely br.oken charcoal;
over this lay a muslin or flannel
cloth, large enough to hang over
the sides of the pot; pour the water
to be filtered Into the bagged cloth
and let filter Into a clean pail or
jar under the pot. This will remove
the solids and impurities held in
suspension, but the -water may still
contain objectionable elements. Dis
tilled water is the purest.
GeUtwh6H0anfn?Z mineral and othe matt contained
Choked with tho seaweed of woe n a 0rt,i rm, ...
Outringing tho roar of tho tempest, nr Wttll or ,,OTW1TW,a nn
In tho holy night of tho year.
Rises their grand diapason,
Sonorous, solemn and clear.
By George Seibol.
Busy Days
Spring days aTe busy days,
whether in city or country. The
housewife finds some pressing duty
at every turn, and it is hardly neces
sary to toll hor what sho must do;
it would seem better to advise hor
against doing too much. In the
matter of house-cleaning, she should
avail herself of all the help, whether
by hand or machinery, that she can
obtain. There aro many things that
can bo attended to before the real
work of house-cleaning comes, and
these should be taken in hand as
early as possible. It always seemB
strange to mo that men will go on,
year after year, letting tho furniture
go to rack, when a little mending
with hammer, nails, tacks, screw
driver and screws, glue-pot and var
miah brush will mako them "like
new." Such work can be done at
odd times, and much of it can be
dono by tho house-mother, if she
has time and strength; but tho boys
and girls should take a hand, and
would, gladly, ii the father en
couraged them. Then, there is tho
spring sewing, which tho home
seamstress feels very nervous about.
If the evory-day clothing is plain
and serviceable, there may bo a little
more work out on the "dressy"
things, Ready-to-wear clothing Is
now made so well, and of good ma
terial, that much of tho sewing may
bo given up; but quality should be
considered before quantity one
really good garment being better
than several cheap, poorly made ones.
Crowding on the heels of cleaning
ana sewing comes tne garden, and
a large share of this work falls to
the mother. If the vegetable garden
Is planted In rows, the heavy part
or well water depends on the char
acter of the soil through which it
has passed. Even where water is
clear and sparkling, it may bo very
impure. Lime salts In water cause
what 1b known as hardness. In ad
dition to the soluble and suspended
impurities found In water, there
are living organisms animals and
plants. Plant life Is claimed to
exercise a degree of purifying in
fluence on tho water, but dead or
ganic matter cannot but be harmful.
Ponds, lakes and rivers are generally
purer than spring or well water, as
water which goes Into them generally
runs over the surface, and takes up
much less Impurity than that which
strains through the soil. While the
solid Impurities may be removed
"When Folly Flies"
An exchange says: "Why do the
styles In women's dresses run from
the dizzy edge to tho opposite rim;
from the postage-stamp turban to
the wagon-wheel hat; from the
sleeveless waists and sixteen-button
gloves to .cuffs and three-button
kids; from near-hoopskirts which
keep a man far off from the object
of his desires to hobble-gowns which
tie a woman's feet together like a
market chicken?" Why? The
answer is easy: Because there is
money in it for the milliner and the
modist. Every woman knows it,
and some men. These violent oscil
lations in style from one season to
another are for the express and par
ticular purpose of making every
woman buy a new rig every few
months or appear out of date. A
lot of women would rather die than
appear out of date. No woman
really loves the position, hence mil
lions 01 tools part with millions of
dollars every year trying to keep up
from the water by filtration, too with the dizzy chase led by the mil
muuu luilh cuunot do piacea in ni- imers ana aressmakers.
tration as a means of purification;
tne security afforded is limited. The
process of distillation gives the
greatest security, but it is not prac
ticable without devices which are
not always to be had, or being
supplied, could not be successfully
used by every ono. Distilled water
is not considered wholesome by all
authorities.
Planting Roses
There is no end to the beautiful
things one can have in roses. The
tea roses aTe grown now to be hardy,
and there are many hardy ever
blooming climbers, thrifty and strong
growers.
Before the April rains, dig a hole
where you wish the roses to grow,
either singly or in beds, and in the
bottom of it throw some pebbles,
broken crockery, or coarse cinders,
over this put a layer of straw or
dead leaves, then, with the soil, lifted
In digging, mix plenty of old, rotted
cow manure, which can be had of the
dairyman, or at the stockyard, and
fill in the hole, rounding it up, in
order to get all the soil back in it.
The rains will beat it down. Re
member, roses are gross feeders.
Then, In May, plant choice hardy. tea
roses from the pots. Be carefuf to
get of s reliable nurseryman, and get
plants that are grown on their own
roots. Water freely during the
season and do not let the plants bear
more than one or two blooms tho
first year. During the hot months,
keep the soil mulched and moist.
Economical Making Over
In making over a dress that a
child has outgrown, where the waist
ib too tignt and the skirt too short,
get gooda of harmonious or contrast
ing color for new sleeves and vnkn
and rip the sleeves carefully apart
and use for a skirt yoke, seven or
eight inches deep" to lengthen the
skirt. The yoko and skirt look best
when made of the samo material.
Tho waist yoke and sleeves may be
made of harmonious plaids, or of
ngurea gooas.
A circular skirt will generally con
tain enough material to make a very
comfortahlo dress for a small girl,
and It should bo ripped apart care
fully, sponged, or otherwise cleaned.
Query Box
A. L. M. it is better to buy a
few large, sound bulbs than to invest
In the florists' collections offered for
a small sum. if you are nurHnnia- o
to results; but if you have only a
small sum of money and wish a
variety, the collection Is worth what
it costs you.
Several Readers This deparV
ment cannot undertake to find buy-
- i ,u,,.uius. 11 you nave old
coins or heirlooms to dispose of, try
advertising In the Subscribers' Ad
vertising department. We cannot
nn?!!? JJnTIfy0U10wn ep can
not or will not supply you with what
y wanV Trlte t0 manufacturer
of the article, giving him the dealers
name and asking whore you can let
tho goods. He will onSnlTJK:
prompuy with the Information. '
. B. W. B. Tho word, nftnrni-
means nerves without strength it
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For tho Home Seamstress
The high collars now worn must
be carefully boned to keep them In
place; three to five bones are used.
Five will hold the collar firmly In
place by putting one bone under tho
left end of the collar, and one under
each ear, and one at each side of the
center front, slanting these toward
the ears at the top. If covered
feather-bone is used, -cut the bone
an inch longer than is wanted, then
push down the cover a half inch at
each end and trim the bone the desir
ed length. Turn In the extra cover
ing and tack it firmly to the bone.
iacK tne oones to the collar as
directed with invisible stitches.
For closing waists and one-piece
dresses, cut a strip two and one
half Inches wide on the straight of
the goods; turn in three-eighths of
an inch on all edges; fold through
the center and baste. Baste the fly
(as this is called) on the underside
of the right back with its two edges
even with the hem of the back
proper; this will brln the fold of
the fly within an eighth of an inch
of the fold of the back. Stitch
through tho hem and the-fly, making
one stitching do for both. Small
buttons should always bef used with,
a fly, and placed not further han.
two Inches apart Make the button
holes neatly In the fly under the
hem of the garment.
If the arm-holes are too small, do
not cut them out recklessly; snip the
lower part of the arm-hole for about
three-eighths . of an Inch, and this
will probably ease.it enough. If it
doea not, para off the ann-hola
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