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Tho "Black Shoop."
From their folded mates they wan
der far
Through deserts strange and wild;
They follow tho beck of a baleful star,
Their paths seem dream-beguiled.
Yet happily they sought but a wider
range
Some loftier mountain slope;
Nor recked of the country, rough and
strange,
Outside of the gates of hope.
And haply a bell of alluring call
Summoned their foot o tread
'Midst the cruel rocks, where pitfalls
deep
And luring snares were spread.
Maybe, in spite ,of their tameless days
Of outcast liberty,
They're sick at heart for the homely
ways
"Where their folded kinsmen be.
thoughts, and' bring Into our daily
life all tho brightness possible.
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Resolve that, when you find your
self "flying all to pieces," instead of
fretting and scolding, you will just
go away by yourself, shutting out of
sight at least all work and worry, as
well as all human beings, lie down
and read somo little, cheery thing, or
look at some pleasant picture, com
pletely abandoning yourself to rest
for a half hour. Tho work will
"keep," and so will the worry, but
you will take it up with better heart
after your rest One of the finest ton
ics and restoratives for worn and ir
ritable nerves is this solitary rest-
cure.
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dishes gotten up in which they are
particularly fine are limited only by
the knowledge o the "queen of the"
household."
Resolve to "take stock" of yourself
and of your abilities; inquire diligent
ly wherein you have either failed or
succeeded: learn the lesson each will
And maybe, at night, when the plains teach you, make of them both step
fall dark ping stones to greater things, and
And the hills loom large and dim, j shape your future life according to the
For the Shepherd's-voice they mutely
hark,
While their souls go out to him.
Meanwhile, "Black' sheep! Black
sheep!" we cry,
Safe-shut in' tho inner fold;
And maybo they hear, and wonder
why,
And 'marvel, out in the cold.
British Weekly.
Homo Chtxts.
lines pointed out. Learn to think, to
plan, to achieve. Do, according to
your strength, and shut out of your
life the bug-bear "They Say."
I give you a poem, this week,
which I want you to read; and re
member. In every lino there is a pic
ture; in every stanza, a lesson, while
in its entirety it is a strong appeal for
the application of the law of love in
our dealings with the -one who "went
out in tho fields away," and to whom
we are only too apt to give but harsh
words and cruel thoughts, forgetting
that for this "one" tho dear Lord
left tho safe-folded ninety-and-nine,
searching througa mountain defile
and desert sands, that "not one of
these little ones should perish." Read
the lines, but live the lesson.
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Now that the season of making res
olutions is upon us, it would be woll
for the house-mother to make a few,
with the firm determination of keep
ing them. One, and one of the most
important in its results, should be
to simplify the matters of the home
to dethrone some fetiches, and to
raise up others. Mothers and house
keepers should resolve to "do unto"
ourselves as we would do unto oth
ers." If you stop to consider the
importance of this new rendering of
the commandment, you will ilii'd that
it means a "whole lot.';, frew wives
and mothers need to learnddie lesson
of unselfishness; it seam's" born in
them, and, like many other birth -belongings,
if not properly trained, it
becomes harmful,, ' 'not only to our
selves, but to others.
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Resolve, that, whatever else must be
neglected,; proper attention shall bo
giyqn jyour own health. By this I
ilo ncTti 'mean that you shall be con
tinually "taking stock" of your aches
arid ailrnqnts; we all have them; but
we need not nurse and coddle them.
We should, so far as possible, say to
them as the Saviour said to Satan;
"Get thee behind mo," and, having
turned our backs on them, we should
seek to fill the forward pathway with
Nut Foods.
While, as a nation, we are great
candy-eaters, we should not forget
that we should be great nut-consumers,
as well. In the olden times, we
were cautioned to "eat nuts with a
little salt and a great deal of tsere'
tion," for the stomach's .sake." Now-a-days,
the healthfulness of nut-eating
is unanimously conceded, not ior
the, .well jperson only, but large quan
tities of nuts are converted into food
products for invalid consumption in
the various sanitariums and hospitals
and especially for the food of. the
dyspeptic patients.
Nut culture as a food product is
now one of the staple industries, and
a great factor in commercial antf
home life. Jn the United States, 'the
industry has, within the las few
portant that a Nut Growls' associa
tion has been formed ifrfd a standard
of excellence established, scientific
tests and experinlQnxs instituted, and
information regrcling the industry
carefully gattiore'd and given out. A
QuoryBox.
"Tip." See answer to query in an
other column.
Invalid. Cannot advise you. Best
consult your physician.
Querist One of the best ways to
keep brass clean is to mix a little
finely powdered rotten-stone in a lit
tle sweet oil; rub thoroughly and pol
ish with a piece of chamois skin un
til a beautiful gold lustre. Bath
brick, if constantly used, will cause
the brass fenders to take on a pale
yellow color.
Olara D. To keep cream or cheddar
cheese from moulding m your warm
room,. put the cheese in somo deep
vessel and cover over the top with
vinegar. Just before serving, wipe
the vinegar off with a dry cloth; the
taste of the "cheese will not be af
fected and it will keep moist and
sweet.
Isaac. I am not in a position to tell
you "which does the best work the
man or the woman." I suppose' it de
pends considerably on what class of
work is meant. Self-respecting and
self-supporting women are finding
their way into every business es'tab-
lishment, and are raising the entire
level of womanhood by their intelli
gent. disChargo of their assumed du
ties.
Sister Allie. Denim is used for up
holstering, and will give good ser
vice. A good grade in appearance
very much resembles cretonne,-with
a smooth surface and colored back
ground, and comes in various patterns
and colors. -Ajmure tapistry is a,
woven "fabric of two colors and comes
in very pretty patterns of scroll, flow
ers and sprays.
-Housewife. Poal oil is an excellent
'thing for removing dirt Spots from
furniture, and most wood work rubbed
once or twice a week with it will be
greatly improved. Be careful to rub-
the oil well in, or it will gather dust
as soon as left. Do not apply coal oil
or hot water and soap to your waxed
o varnished floors. Neither should
.polished furniture be treated with
these cleaners. Go over them with a
well dampened clojth and follow this
fifteen minutes; Immediately belom
serving add a cream dressing. Sprra,i
whipped cream over the dish and
garnish with perfect haif kernels.
Almond Macaroons. Blanch and
pound half a pound of sweet almo s
to a paste, using a little rose water
to prevent oiling. Beat the whites of
four eggs to a stiff froth, add grad
ually four tablespoonfuls of contec
tioner's sugar, lastly the almonas a
tablespoouful at a time, beating rap
idly. Flavor with a teaspoonful of
the extract of bitter almonds; drop
onto buttered paper and bake five to
ten minutes in a quick oven.
Nut Wafers. Mix one cupful of su
gar with two eggs, adding five table
spoonfuls of sifted flour, one-fourth
teaspoonful of baking powder and
one-third teaspoonful of salt, and la0t,
one coffee-cupful of hickory nuts!
walnuts, butternuts or peanut meals
coarsely chopped. When well mixeu,
drop by spoonuils on a buttered tin,
and bake till brown. Remove from
tin as soon as baked.
Ntxtivo Nits.
While lauding the values of high
priced and imported nuts, we should
not overlook the possibilities of those
native and near at hand. The black
and white walnuts, various hicicop
nuts, chestnuts pecans, beech nuis,
hazelnuts, and some varllies of
acorns, which grow readily in many
parts of the country, are really belter
for many purposes of food and oils
than the foreign article. The nuts
possessing" in themselves rich nutrient
principles in n highly concentrated
form, are, in many instances, difh
cult of digestion, but by combining
-them with other substances and sub
jecting them to heat In the process of
cooking, they lose this objection.
Edible nuts are generally very- rich
in oils, with only a small' percentage
of the other .carbohydrates, starch,
sugar, etc:, and they also contain a
Jarge proportion of nitrogenous con
stituents. Nut trees should be planted
about every home. Given the right
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tnat. or me rruit industries, it is
claimed that it is ono of the most re
munerative of the agricultural re
sources, a nut orchard continuing to
return annual interest for nobody
knows how long, though it is claimed
for longer than the average human
life.
Nuts are a choice and valuable food,
a standard luxury, and fast becoming
a necessity to tnoso wno appreciated
their great nutritious and hygienic
values. As the supply increases, their
great values become better known
and new uses suggest themselves and
are employed, in some countries they
constitute the chief foods of the pop
ulace. Their benefits are not con
fined to the human families na fhnv
have long been known and nami na
valuable fattening food for cattle and
hogs. '
English walnuts, pecans, hickory
nuts, almonds and others, if mashed
finely in a mortar and nasseri thm,nii
a seiyo make excellent shortening
for all kinds of pies, tarts and turn-
;VDD A" rucipes ior their uses In
will injure a highly polished surface
in time.
Somo "Nut" Recipes.
Nut Sandwiches. Work one table
spoonful of butter to a cream; add
one small Philadelphia cream cheese
and beat to a cream, adding oil to
moisten, if necessary. Blanch a quar
ter of a pound of English walnuts and
slice thin; mix with the cheese, add
salt, paprika and a little lemon juice,
and spread on thin slices of white or
brown bread.
Hickorynut Loaf Cake. Cream one
half cupful of butter with two cupfuls
or sugar, and add cupful of milk; sift
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder
and one teaspoonful of salt with two
cupfuls of flour, dredge one cupful
of rolled or chopped nut kernels, and
stir all together; lastly add the beaten
whites of four eggs. Bake in a loaf
and frost.
cheery, hopeful, strength-giving J food preparations are legions, and the
It's nice to know of food that not
only tastes delicious, but that puts
the snap and go into one and supplies
staying power for the day.
A woman says: "I hove tauen
enough medicine in my time to furnish
a drug store, but in later and wiser
years I have taken none, but have de
pended, for the health I now enjoy,
on suitable and sustaining food of
which I keep on hand a tested variety,
plain but nourishing.
"Of these my main dependence Is
Grape-Nuts, especially if I have befoie
mo a day of unusual effort either men
tal or physical. In this case I fortiLy
myself the first thing In the morning
with about 4 teaspoonfuls of Grape
Nuts moistened with cream and not
much else for breakiast and the
amount of work I can then car-y
through successfully without fatigue
or exhaustion is a wonder to those
about me and even to myself.
"Grape-Nuts food is certainly a won
derful strengthener and is not a stim
ulant for there is no reactiou afur
wnrrlR. hut it Is sustaining aim
strengthening as I have proved by
long experience." Name given by
Postuin Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason four teaspoonfuls
of Grape-Nuts and cream will add
more strength and carry one further
than a plateful of coarse heavy food
that is nearly all waste. Grape-Miis
food is condensed, pre-dlgested aim
delicious. It contains the parts of tiie
Wheat and Barley grains that supr y
the rebuilding parts for Brain aim
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Walnut Salad. Take one cupful
each of chopped walnut (English or
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