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flour to roll well. To Keep them
from being Hard, take out of the oven
as soon as done and do not dry them
up.
Matual Toleratlaa.
The woman who is altogether satis
fled with the girl her son has chosen
for. his wife is seldom met with, while
few sisters are able to recognize in a
brother's affianced the adorable quali
fies so apparent to himself. Natural
as these feelings are, they should be
sternly controlled, and when an en
gagement is an accomplished fact,
relatives should skowtheir good sense
by accepting it .and making the most
of it, oven though it be somewhat
objectionable. It is as well to be si
lent on the subject, for the young
man loves the girl he has chosen, and
Is blind to faults which may "bo ob
vious to others, and, instead of di
recting his attentions to these, let
the mother or sister treat the pros
pective relative with the courtesy due
to the brother's choice, making allow
ance for any noticeable defection in
the girl. -
The engaged young lady of today
will be the daughter or sister of JJ?
future, and will not be apt to. fcet
the treatment accorded to-"0 Jj!r!y
active bride. If she mep-h forced
rivllftv nnd veiled -"aI1Ke sno may
SofoiSL L , v-opportunity comes;
if hJ la t-a cordially, she will
? lessen the affection which ner
fdand would naturally feel for hi3
own people. This is the point where
the wife has power over her husband3
relations, and it has often happened
that, devoted mothers and sisters
have had to be indebted to the new
wife for the maintenance of their
hold on the love of son and brother.
It is no rare thing for a silly or
jealous wife, to utterly wean the most
devoted, son or brother away from
his own family because of some fan
cied or real slight put upon her by
them, causing untold heartache and
trouble to those to whose tender love
and care she owes the fact of her hus
band's existence.
On the other hand, the affianced
wife should guard against being too
ready to take offense where very often
no offense is intended. A bad son
is generally at least an indifferent
Lusband-, and a son's devotion to his
mother in her increasing years is a
beautiful thing to see. She should
try to realize that the mother-in-law
and sister-in-law have had to give up
a great deal in yielding the son to
her, and that It is her place to win
DOCTOR ON IOOD
Xxperlmeated oh Himself
A physician of Gallon, O., says:
"For the last few years I have been
a sufferer from indigestion and al
though I have used various remedies
and prepared foods with some benefit
It was not until I tried Grape-Nuts
that I was completely cured.
"As a food it is pleasant and agree
able, very nutritious and is digested
and assimilated with very little ef
fort on the part of the digestive or
gans. As a nerve food and restorer it
has no equal and as such is especially
adapted to students and other brain
workers. It "contains the elements
necessary for the building of nervo
tissue and by so doing maintains an
equilibrium of waste and repair.
"It also enriches the blood by giv
ing an increased number of red blood
corpuscles aid in this way strength
ens all the organs, providing a vital
fluid made more nearly perfect I take
great pleasure in recommending its
use to my patients for I value it as a
food and know it will benefit all who
use it" Name furniBhed by Postum
.Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
their love and confidence now that
she is indeed to bo one with them.
Mothers should explain these matters
to their daughters.
Among Our Flower.
We are so busy with ouv flower
gardening this month that wo scarce
ly have time to think of anything else
and that is as it should be. The moro
hours we spend in the open air and
invigorating sunshine, tho less we
shall know of nerve-ache and discour
agement There is a fascination about
the work which few other tasks pos
sess, and we endure the fow attend
ant discomforts with tho true martyr
spirit, feeling well repaid for all our
trouble by the promise of future
beauty given out by the "little green
things growing." But it is not M
promise, for there is already iriuch
beauty, and many plants p In full
bloom. Many of tho biennials and
perennials sown lo year are now
either blooming, or showing bud, and
every day tl,tfre s a new surprise In
store for us.
yjysti. tho spring planting is over
j,ad before one's zeal has entirely
cooled, It is a good idea to turn one's
attention toward perennials for tho
coming year. First order tho seeds
from sonie reliable firm, and while
waitLig for .them to come, obtain some
Wooden soap boxes about a foot high;
fill these half full of manure, then
put on it a layer of rich garden soil
about four inches deep; then plant
your seeds, each kind separately.
Keep the boxes out of doors in a
moderately sunny place, and water as
it needs keeping the soil just moist
not wet When the plants are large
enough to handle safely (they should
have several leaves) lift them, either
into a bed specially prepared for
them, or to a permanent place in tho
border. It is best to get them firmly
established before cold weather.
Choose a cloudy day for the trans
planting, and have tho soil in the box
wet, taking up a good lump of dirt
with each plant A fow kinds will
give blossoms this year, but most of
tLem will spend the time in gotting
established.
Before placing them in a perma
nent border, study the plants, their
size, habits, likes and dislikes; some
will do best only in the sunshine,"
some will insist on having shade in
varying degrees; some will be tall
growers, some short Some will re
quire r,oom for expansion, whilo oth
ers will reach upward only.
These things may all be learned
from the florist's catalogue, if you will
heed the descriptions. Much may be
learned from tho floral magazines, and
if you are in want of special informa
tion, the editors and correspondents
will be glad to help your for the
asking.
Floral Notes.
It is a mistake to trust anything
to luck when it comes to cultivation
of flowers. If you are inexperienced,
do not rely too much on your own
judgment; get the most reliable in
formation, and act upon it, but re
member that practical experience and
close study of your plants beats any
thing else.
It is a mistake to expect your flow.r
garden to shift for itself, even when
you have given it a good start; you
must give it proper attention at all
times, or it will be a failure, and a
neglected garden is always a sorrow
ful spectacle.
Do not expect your plants to be sat
isfactory if. you sow seed and set ou.
the plants without regard to their
need; do your work intelligently, and
inform yourself regarding the local
ity necessary for everything you
plant You cannot know too much
about them; they are like little chil-
dron, and must be treated as living
things.
A beautiful plant for tho comotory
is tho white pacony, which, when well
established, will always bo beautiful,
and it is perfectly hardy. Tho hardy
cream-and-whito Iris Is another love
ly flower, and, once planted, will scl
dom fail to give its beautiful blos
soms in tho spring. Both of these
plants should be set out in tho fall.
Noither of the abovo plants require
very rich soil, but should havo coarse
manure thrown over them in the
winter.
If one expects to havo winter flow
ers from anything but bulbs, the
plants should ha procured now and
properly .trained and cared for dur
ing tle summer. Even a small dls
rduy of flowers cannot be obtained un
less tho plants are prepared for the
work expected of them. Geraniums
should not bo allowed to bloom in
summer if Intended to brighten tho
window gardon In winter.
Tho price of a bow of ribbon or a'
yard of laco that will add nothing to
your beauty or happiness will furnish
tho wholo family, and every passer
by, with a feast of beauty and per
fume for months, besides lifting your
hearts nearer the Author of all beauty
and loveliness for all tlmo to come.
Mistakes are ladders to success, onlv
you must keep climbing and climbing.
Ana don't say, "I wish I could havo
flowers about my home," but make
up your mind to havo them, and do il
Havo a little time, every day for tho
uowers a few minutes will do.
Late Plantings.
To mo, as to many other readers of
Tho Commoner, there is nothing so
beautiful as flowers and little chil
dren. If I were to choose of all
beauty and sweetness, I would choose
a little child, but I would ask that a
flowering plant bo sent to keep it
company, wo cannot all have the
little child, or, having it, wo can
not always keep it, for childron grow
out of our arms, and tho world
claims them, almost before we real
ize what it means to havo them with
us.
But, whatever our condition, station
and environments, we can alwad
havo a few flowers, and if we love
them as wo should we grow to loox
upon them as living things. We a1!
have our favorites, and there aro
"kinds" for every condition. Some
havo phenomenal "luck" with tho
rose, while to another it is given to
perfect the lily; others love best the
modest violet, whilo many find their
greatest gratification in raising the
glaring golds and scarlets. Foliage
plants appeal most strongly to my
neighbor on the right, while to my
neighbor on the left there is nothing
so enchanting as tno delicate ferns.
So, God has given us. something of
everything, and every one may bo
satisfied.
Do not despair though the late
freeze did ruin your gardens. It is
not yet too late to sow seeds of man?
kinds, and now is tho season when
florists send out their "collections" at
very reasonable prices. Many things
do better set out now than at an
earlier date, so take heart and try
again. In the matter of hardy peren
nials and shrubbery, roses, lillles and
many other things, remember that you
are selecting for years to come, rathei
than for the present one. Roaes and
shrubbery will do little more this
year than to make root and stem, get
ting established, and gathering
strength to bloom in later years. So
it is not so much matter if you are a
little late in the planting.
But, whatever you do, try to have
a few flower's about your homes. If
you have little tlmo to give to them,
select the hardy kinds "Isbmaels" of
tho flower world, which fight their
way up against all odds; brave, bright
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smiling things that never know a fear,
but which grow seemingly in spite of
inclement seasons or insect .enemleu
If your "conditions" are "favor
able," havo what you like. Only, do
havo flowers about you.
Dining; Room Notes
The salad, crisp and Inviting, Is al
ways placed on tho table before tho
family sits down. It is In the indi
vidual portions on a plate at the left
of tho forks, the bread-and-butter
plate being at the tips of the tines of
tho same implement with two butter
balls and the butter-knife on it If
radishes or olives aro served, then a
few of these, together with a small
mound of salt, are on the plate with
tho butter. 'there are always two
thin slices of bread on the plate also.
The dinner and salad course may be
removed together, and the table
brushed with a folded napkin Into a
plate to hold the crumbs. The dessert
is brought in last, and the small cups
of coffee may be poured at the table.
Tho chief points in all table-setting
and serving aro neatness and
quickness. If these be attained, the
simplest dishes will be Inviting, and
tho dinner, breakfast and supper hour
should be a time of relaxation and .so
cial intercourse. The little nlcelties of
setting and serving should be observed
every day, thus avoiding the awk
wardness and unusual effort when ex
pected company arrives. Ex.
So much of the new styles of garni
ture depends upon one's skill with the
needle that It would be well If tho
home seamstress would practice the
several stltchings now so much in
vogue. Fagotting, feather-stitching,
French knots, worked wheels, crosses
and tailor's arrowheads, etc., are all
dono by hand with filo, crochet silk,
embroidery silk, etc., according to tho
material upon which they are used,
and make fashionable and inexpensive
trimming for waists, skirts, dressing
sacks, collars and cuffs, stocks, etc.
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