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treated by driving a .few pegs into the
center of each sole. Sometimes not
always soaking the soles in oil will
cure the squeak. If they are incurable,
give them to Bridget or Dinah, or else
donate them, with your blessing, to the
very first "rummage sale" within your
reach.
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Thcro are several ways of filling
cracks in floors. First, dissolve a
pound of common glue in two gallons
of water. Into this stir enough fine
sawdust to mako a thick paste, and fill
the cracks with it It may bo colored
to match the wood. Second, soak fine
ly shredded newspapers in water and
boil it until it is a soft pulp. To ev
ery two gallons add one pound of glue.
Fill the cracks even with the boards.
Third, fill the cracks with putty, col
oring to match the wood if necessary.
Good Advice Por Boys.
"Most people go through life with
closed eyes and minds. They do not
notice what goes on about them; they
hivo no curiosity about trees, birds,
stars, the mechanism of locomotives,
'the art of sailing, the wonders of elec
tricity, the endless variety and move
ment of things in tho world in which
they live. They do not learn as they
go on in life, because they have not
formed a habit of learning. Make it a
practice to look into things which sur
round you, and which you use daily;
find out how they are made; induce
men to talk to you of the things that
they know best; form a habit of stu
dying everything which comes in your
way. He who gains this habit not
only gains the power which knowl
edge always brings, but also makes
himself a very desirable companion."
Success.
take care of her young family, is far
bettor fitted for a happy home life than
tho ono who is- first in scholarly at
tainments, a fine musician, or "accom
plished" in tho way of languages arid
literature.
Work on a farm need not bo all hard
work, but it Is tedious, and, in a way,
similar to housework in that it is
"never done," finished; for the routino
is pretty much tho same. Yet ono has
hero the advantages of sunshino and
fresh air, of perpetual change. Some
thing new every day or hour, and ono
soon becomes attached to tree and
plant and animal. Homo on tho farm
is home Indeed, and a genuine, thrifty,
farmer finds a largq amount of com
fort in tho knowledge that sho is
"monarch of all sho surveys" is "lord
of the fowl and tho brute" a sense of
absolute ownership, with "none to mo
lest or make her afraid."
Women at Farmers.
Successful farming means a careful
attention, to small .matters. However
unintelligent a woman may otherwise
be, sho Is possessed of a genius for
looking after details, and for a woman
of industry, average business ability
and a determination to succeed, farm
ing offers an inviting field. The cen
sus statistics show that hundreds of
women are listed as farmers. Some
of these women have inherited their
farms, and though married, are mak
ing a creditable showing with small
aid from their husbands. Many are
spinsters, who, having saved up the
surplus of their earnings as wage
workers, after paying living expenses,
have purchased land and gone heartily
to work, determined to succeed. Others
are girls daughters who are in part
nership with their parents.
There is probably no other occupa
tion at which a woman can so soon be
come the possessor of a homo, which,
though perhaps not palatial at the be
ginning, is yet a homo, and, say what
you will woman new or old loves
her home.
Women are peculiarly fitted to the
business of stock farmers. They pos
sess the maternal instinct which is so
necessary in caring for the young, and
the ailing, and it is rarely that you
find a woman farmer who has "wild
things" among her animals.
Our agricultural colleges are opening
up a grand work in teaching their
pupils industrial pursuits. In educat
ing our girls we should not place the
theoretical before the practical. A
girl who knows how to cook and man
age a household; who can sew and
CATARRH CAN BE CURED
Catarrh Is a kindred ailment of consumption,
lone considered lncnrablo, and yet there- 13 one rem
edjr that will positively enro catarrh In any oflts
stages. For many years this remedy wrb used by tho
lato Doctor frtovcnB, a widely noted authority on all
diseases of the throat and lungs. Having tested
Its wonderful curatlTO powers In thousands of cases,
and desiring to rellovo human Buffering, J will send
free of charge to all sufferers from Catarrh, Asthma,
Consumption, and nervous diseases, this recipe, la
German, Preach or English, with fuu directions for
preparing and using. Seat by mall by addressing
with stamp, naming this paper. W. A, Xoyes, 748
Powers Block, Bochester, N. Y.
Baker's Ginger Snaps.
One cupful each of sugar, molasses
and butter (or lard and butter mixed),
one tcaspoonful of soda; ono table
spoonful of ginger; nearly half- tea
spoonful of black pepper (which can
be omitted if preferred); mix the in
gredients, dissolving the soda In a lit
tle hot water; then add as much flout
as can bo stirred in not kneaded.
Pinch off pieces the size of a marble,
roll in hand, slightly flattening, put in
well-greased tins with space between
to allow of spreading, and when done,
let remain in pans to cool.
School Lunch Cako.
No. 1. One cuiJ of sugar, one cup of
cold water, one egg, butter size of an
egg, two scant teaspoonfuls of bak
ing powder, one pint of flour; season
with lemon extract.
No. 2. One cup of sugar, half cup
milk, butler half size of an egg, half
teaspoonful of soda. Thicken like cup
cake, and season with cinnamon.
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No. 3. Six cupfuls flour, three cup
fuls molasses, one of sour cream, one
of lard or butter, two eggs, one tca
spoonful of cinnamon and two tea
spoonfuls of ginger.
Good Sponge Cake.
Separate the whites and yolks of four
eggs, beat the whites until stiff enough
to cling firmly to tho inverted dish
beaten in. Then beat into tho white
one-half cup of powdered granulated
sugar. If not beaten carefully Into
the egg, sugar makes the cake tough.
Beat the yolks, then beat into them
another one-half cup of powdered
granulated sugar, and continue to beat
a good five minutes, by the cloclc Add
to the yolks and sugar tho grated rind
and juice of one lemon, and beat again,
after which beat thoroughly together
the whites and yolks. Add to this one
cup of flour, and beat until the mix
ture looks like a puff ball. Bake care
fully twenty-flve minutes. When done,
sprinkle a tablespoonful of sugar over
the cake.
Car Per Burns.
Upon a piece Of old, thin muslin
spread common pine tar, a quarter of
an inch thick. Dip a piece of old lawn,
or very thin muslin, into melted lard,
and wring as dry as you can, and
carefully spread over the tar. Lay the
greasy side on tho burn, wrap closely
with other cloths so as to keep out the
air, and do not take off this dressing
for two or three days. If, at tho end
of that time, tho sore Is still red, put
on a fresh dressing of tar, prepared as
before. When all redness has disap
peared, dress with a soft cloth spread
with slightly carbolated vaseline. This
will soon heal the sore.
This is an old recipe, often tried. It
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Malta-Vita
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Malta-Vita with
cream or milk and
sugar. Malta-Vita
and sliced bananas
with cream, delightful
dishes.
Requires no CootJngu
will not adhere to tho sore, and is
quickly and safely changed.
Little Helps.
Buy ten cents' worth of celery seed
at your grocer's or druggist's, and have
it ground finely. Mix with it fine ta
ble salt, six parts salt to one of ground
celery seed; less celery can bo used, If
preferred. Mix thoroughly and put In
bottle and cork tightly. Celery salt Is
liked In soups, and used in various
ways where celery Is liked. It will
"keep."
For wounds caused by rusty nails,
take live coals, put on tho coals some
woolen rags, and over tho rags sprin
kle some brown sugar. Hold the
wounded part over the coals in tho
smoke, until the pain ceases. Will alpo
cure the pain of bee stirigs. Holding
the burning rags under the nose of a
horse suffering with colic .will soon
bring relief.
For cuts with glass, or wounds from
rusty nails, or splinters, apply to tho
parts a poultice of finely scraped gar
don beets; renew as often as dry, and
the wound will cease to pain and heal
quickly.
Half the people who think they are
afflicted with dyspepsia are only suffer
ing from starvation. Women, especial
ly, neglect to eat at proper times and
in proper quantities, and the stomacn
is so seldom required to digest a full
meal that when the duty Is enforced,
it is incapable of performing it Good,
nutritious food Is a better remedy than
drugs.
Nothing probably contributes morya
to the health of tho family than the
proper ventilation of sleeping rooms.
A window should always be opened, to
a degree; in all weathers, fresh air
is a necessity.
.H. W. McV.
Elizabeth Cady 5tanton.
Ono source of tho great Influence of
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was her charm
of manner. The popular notion of the
early woman suffragists was that they
were angular old maids, or tonnagant
wives with voices strident and sharp?
and a disposition to ride rough-shod
over other people. Mrs. Stanton's de
lightful femininity won a hearing for
her not only from men, but from mem
bers of her own gex. As the Idolized
wife of a talented man who heartily
coincided with her views of political
and social reform, and as the mother of
a large and. Interesting family of boys
and girls, all of whom grew up and at-r
talned positions In the world of
thought and action which reflected
credit upon their homo training, Mrs.
Stanton could not bo assailed by con
servatives with tho sharp weapon of
personal ridicule. Sho could not be
hold up as a "horrible example." She
wrote and spoke with logical precision
and with Imaginative plcturesqueness
of phase and Illustration. It is true
sho was not always judicious. Ono of
her latest undertakings, tho author
ship and publication of tho so-callod
Woman's Bible, was a work of pre
sumption and folly that will add noth
ing to her fame. But on tho whole sha
wrought ably and sincerely for ends
that sho believed to be right, and even
those disposed to doubt the efficacy of
some of tho Innovation at which she
aimed crinnot withhold' admiration for
tho purity, tho disinterestedness, and
tho energy with which sho wrought for
what sho believed to bo tho good of
humanity. Milwaukee Evening Wis
consin. .
Fish Hook Cactus,
Many a traveler in desert lands,
when in danger of dying from thirst,
has been saved by tho plant known
as the water or fishhook cactus, says
tho New York Commercial. During the
moist season It stores up a large quan
tity of water for tho subsequent dry
one, when all the ground la parched
with heat and only channels filled with
stones mark the course of former rivu
lets. So well has this cactus provided
for tho safety of its precious liquid
that it is no easy task to obtain it The
exterior skin is more impenetrable
than the toughest leather, and, besides.
It Is protected with long, wiry spfnea
curved Into hooks at tho end, yet so
strong and springy that If a large rock
be thrown against them they remain
uninjured. If tho spines bo burned
off ono may, by long and tedious ef
fort, cut through the rind with a stout
knife; otherwise nothing but an ax will
enable them to get at tho interior of
this well-armored plant When the top
is removed and a hollow made by
scooping out some of tho soft Inner
part it immediately fills with water,
cool and refreshing, though a blister
ing sun may have been beating upon
tho tough skin above It all day. The
water, when first obtained, has a whit
ish or smoky tint, but when settled ia
as clear as crystal.
Cause for Wonder.
Cuba cannot help suggesting that a
government so gifted In the matter of,
abolishing yellow fever ought to b
able to work out a satisfactory sugar
i schedule. Pittsburg Dispatch.
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