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The Home Department.
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Recessional.
1)7 Jlmlyard Kipling.
God of our fathors, known of old,
Lord of our far-flung battlo-llno,
Beneath whose awful hand wo hold
Dominion over palm and pine
Lord God of Hosts, bo with us yet,
Lest wo forget lost wo forgot!
Tho tumult and tho shouting dies;
Tho captains and tho kings depart:
Still stands thino ancient sacrifice,
An humblo and a contrite heart.
Lord God of Hosts, bo with us yet,
Lest wo forgot lest wo forgot!
Far-called, our navies melt away;
On duno and headland sinks tho
Are;
Lo, all our pomp of yesterday
Is ono with Ninovoh and Tyro!
Judgo of tho nations, sparo us yet,
Lest wo forgot lest wo forget!
If, drunk with tho sight of power, we
looso
Wild tongues that have not thee In
boasting as tho Gentiles use,
Or lessor breeds without tho Law
Lord God of Hosts, bo with us yet,
Lest wo forgot lest wo forget!
For heathen heart that puts her trust
In reeking tube and iron shard
All valiant dust that builds on dust,
And guarding, calls theo not to
guard
For frantic boast and foolish word,
Thy mprcy on thy people, Lord!
TURNED OUT TRUE,
Coflcc Drinking' Responsible.
'"At a dlnnor party a number of years
ago a physician mado this statement,
'Coffeo drinking is responsible for more
ills than any other one thing, but it is
impossible for me to mako my patients
bellovo It.'
Noithor would I believe him, but
continued to drink my coffeo with
sweet content. After a time r becamo
awaro of tho fact that I was frequent
ly lying awako nearly all night with
out any apparent reason, and tho
morning found mo tired out and nerv
ous. Tho insomnia lncroased, then came
a dull pain at tho base of the brain whn w
and severe pressure at my heart. My " l
uiuBuio woric was given up for I could
hardly boar tho little fatigue of the
day. 'Nervous prostration brought on
by overwork,' tho doctor said. I
thought of tho words of old Dr. Bag-
ley, -uoiteL is the poison that is re
sponsible,' etc., etc.
I had heard of Postum Food Coffee
and determined to try it. Tho first
cup was so weak and flat that it was
not fit to drink. Tho next time it was
prepared I looked aftor It myself to see
that tho directions were followed prop
erly. Tho result was a revelation; I
found it a delicious beverage.
The euro was not wrought in a day,
but little by little my nerves became
strong, tho pain, ceased, and again I
could sleep like a tired child.
I am now completely restored to
health by Postum Food Coffeo used in
place of ordinary coffee, have regaina I
tho fresh complexion of girlhood, and
I can realize tho truth of tho old doc
tor's statement. I wish people could
understand that truth before they per
mit coffeo to broak thorn down.
I have known of several others who
have been restored to health by leav-
i?fn,i PSffee d taUInB l,p Postum
Food Coffeo. Please do not publish
my name, but! m wiuinw V. " .. "
letters of Inquryvt stamp is Inclosed;?'
LNamo given bv ,Rrhim nn -.-
Prank. Mioh. ' r " -uw
Some Bean Recipes.
This season when all vegetables are
at a. promlum, it is well to study tho
bean. It is very nutritious and fur
nishes much musclo-making material.
It will tako tho place of lean meat.
Tl.jn, another valuable feature of the
bean, when vegetables havo to bo pur
chased, it is generally one of the cheap
est and it Is well to know how many
ways in which beans may be prepared
so as to bo palatable.
Brown Soup. For ono meal a brown
soup may be made. For this, take
what boans you may havo on hand,
measure and pour into the stewpan.
Add four times their amount of water.
Season to sift., the taste. Then when
the stock is hqiling briskly, stir in a
thickening made from ono heaping
tablespoonful browned flour to each
pint of stock, stirred up in a little
cold water. Cook for a few moments
and serve as hot as can be eaten.
Thin Soup. This is mado by crush
ing all tho beans with a potato maslier,
straining them, measuring and adding
twice or three times tho amount of
water. If those who are to nartako of
it do not uso vinegar with their beans,
milk may bo used and mako the soup
better. Thicken with a small amount
of flour and serve with crackers.
Bean Tarts. Fill shells of .biscuit
dough with the beans and a small
amount of their liquor. Cook in a
brisk oven until the shell is wtll done,
by which time tho beans should be
well browned on top. If not put them
on the grate for a few moments. Serve
ucan uaices. iror lonn nnimc f
breakfast, take a- teacup full of boiled
beans, drain the liquor from them and
mash fine. Strain and add to tho pulpy
mass three tablespoonfuls buttermilk,
one-half teaspoon milk, same amount
of salt, and stir well. Add to this two
heaping teaspoonfuls wheat or graham
nour, and beat up well. Drop In spoon
fuls on a hot greased griddle, and fry
on both sides to a delicate brown.
Serve hot with salt, butter and pepper.
Farmer's Wife.
ing tho more ceremonious affairs for
the little folks who have been obliged
to provide their own amusements, for
change is absolutely necessary to tho
happiness of tho children.
In tho juvenile entertainments of the
present day there is too much striving
for effect. They are distinguished by
methods original, charming, artistic
and expensive, absolutely delightful to
mammas, but neither healthy nor en
tertaining for tho little folks. They
increase an inherited love of display,
and sow seeds of envy and discontent.
There is nothing childlike about them.
Central Farmer.
Ideas for the Kitchen.
Use a pancake lifter to place cookies
on the tin, and to remove them when
they are baked.
Cold boiled potatoes are more ap
petizing if a little flour is sprinkled
over them while frying.
It saves strength in beating bread
to uso a spoon with a perforated bowl.
Cost, ten cents.
Put worn-out pie tins in the sink
cupboard and use them to set crocky
kettles in.
Rub a little butter on the fingers and
on the knife when seeding raisins, to
avoid the stickiness.
If there is not batter enough to fill
the gem pan put cold water in the
empty space before setting the pan in
the oven.
Crockery ornamented with gilt
bands or figures should be washed
quickly and 'lined dry, never wiped,
even with a soft cloth.
Rub the inner casing of windows
that shove up and down hard with a
little hard soap; treat bureau drawers
in the same way.
Use cheap varnish to attach labels
to maple-syrup cans, to cans of tea
and coffee, to boxes of spices, starch,
etc., and all glass bottles. Never leave
a glass bottle without a label.
To clean a kettle in which onions
or other rank vegetables have been
cooked, rub with a cloth dipped in hot,
strong soda water, then wash In soapy
water.
When black spots appear on dough
nuts, drop a slice of raw potato into
the fat and leave it while the next
relay is frying, and repeat. Massa
chusetts Ploughman.
Entertaining Children.
It requires genius of a high order
to bo able to entertain children wisely
and well. This is especially true of
tho children of this generation, who,
like their parents, are mere bundles
of nerves, and, consequently, capri
cious, excited, discontented and hard
to please.
It is really a good rule to provide
tho simplest and most unconventional
modes of ontertainment when the par
ty is made up. of. children wlm hnvo
I been pampered from babyhood, keep-
Living one Day nt a Time
A certain lady met with a serious
accident, which necessitated a very
painful operation and many months'
confinement to her bed, says one of our
exchanges. When the physician had
finished his work and was about tak
ing his leave, the patient asked, "Doe
tor, how long shall I have to lie here
helpless?" "Oh, only a day at a time,"
was the cheery answer; and the poor
sufferer was not only comforted for
the moment, but many times through
tho succeeding weary weeks did the
thought, "Only a day at a time," come
back with its quieting influence.
Ram's Horn.
I Will Cure You
If You Ask It
Sond no money, but say which book!
you need. It will tell you what I spent
a lifetime in learning. Pray don't,,
let ddubt or prejudice keep you from
asking for it.
With the book I will sond an order
on your druggist for six bottles Dr..
Shocp's Restorative; and ho will let
you test it a month. If satisfied, the
cost is $5.50. If It falls, I will pay
your druggist myself.
No other physician ever made such
an offer, and none ever will. But I
havo furnished this remedy to 555,000
sick ones on just those terms, and 39
out of each 40 have paid for it, be
cause they were cured. I know now
what this remedy will do.
My sucess comes from strengthening
the inside nerves; those nerves from
which each vital organ gets the power
to act. No other treatment aoes mat;
and most of these diseases positively i
ca- t be cured in any other way.
Won't you write a postal to learn why?
Simply atato which
book you want, and
address Dr. Sboop,
Box 515. Iiucine. Wis.
MUJ cuti Dot chronic, ir ofttneur) by ont ortwttottlu. At alt draolita.
BOOK NO. 1 ON DYSPEPSIA.
BOOK NO. 2 ON TOE HEART.
BOOK NO. 3 ON THE KIDNEYS.
BOOK NO. 4 FOR WOMEN.
BOOK NO. 5 FOIl MEN. (irtlL)
BOOK NO. 0 ON IUIEUMATISJC
car to a feeble old woman and bo
proud in the thought that the other'
passengers consider him the pink ;of
gallantry.
He will give his seat in the street
c ir to a pretty girl and wonder if she
doesn't believe in love at first sight.
He jibes a woman because of her
vanity and spends an hour before tho
mirror when he is preparing to call,
on one of the fair sex. .
He tells his wife just how the gov-
ernment should settle the canal "ques-J
tions, and has to hire a laborer to map-?
out a drain through his back yard.
He- prates about tho foolishness of;,
courting public notice, but he never,
drives through vacant streets. Balti
more American.
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Man Vain Man.
He vill give his seat in the street
STOPS THE COUGH
And Works off the Cold.
in-itlT0 Dv0,?P Quhj'ne Tablets-euro a cold
in one day. No Curo, No Pay. Prlco 25 cents,
: - A Bedtime Song. ?
The cricket! -..puts her wee children 'to-""
Ded, -.?&.
By the t firefly's tapering light;
The frog in the marsh croaks her.
baby to sleep
By Will-o'-the-Wisp's taper white;
The jelly-fish holds her lamp for the '
whale,
As she cradles her child 'neath the
sea;
By starlight the squirrel cuddles .-her
young,
In a leaf-lined, hole in a tree.
But your' mother sings, by the laugh-
ing fire, . ' .' ';'
Her darling to sleep on her breast.
Of these different ways of going to .
bed,
Which one do you think is the best?
May Stedman Harpet, in "Little
Folks' Paper.!' . .
Bowlegged.
A schoolmaster was endeavoring to
make clear to his young pupils' minds.
(Continued on Page Eleven.)
Mrn. "Window's Soothing Syrup
Has been used for oyor sixty yhahs bv wtt
1.10N8 of Mo-rnmta for thoir children wiS?i
TEETHING, with PERFECT fiUCOEBS. I BOOTHeJ
the CHILD, BOFTKNB tbo GUMfl, ALLAYS all PAIK
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