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They Two.
Thoy aro left alono in tho dear old
homo,
Aftor so many yoars
.When tho hoimo was full pf frolic and
fun,
Of childhood's laughter and toars.
Thoy aro loft alone thoy two, once
more;
Beginning life ovor again,.
Just as thoy did in tho days of yore
Boforo thoy woro nino or ten.
And tho table is sot for two, theso
days;
Tho childron went one by ono,
Away from tho homo on thoir sopar-
j. ate ways,
Whon tho childhood's days wero
dono.
How healthily hungry thoy used to
: bo!
What romping thoy used to do!
And mother, for weeping, can hardly
SCO.
To set "tho table for two.
Thoy used to gather around tho fire
While somo ono would read aloud,
But whether at work or whether at
Play,
'Twas a riotous, merry crowd.
And, now thoy aro two that gather
thero,
At evening to read or sow;
And it Booms almost too much to bear
Recalling tho long ago.
Ah, woll! ah, well! 'tis tho way of tho
world:
Thoy stayed such a little while,
Thon out into othor scones they
whirled,
Whore promises sweet beguile.
,Ybt, it matters not how far thoy roam,
To tho young hearts fond and true,
There's never a homo like the dear
old homo
Where the table is sot for two.
Youths' Companion.
Home Chats.
Do not forgot, theso lovely spring
days, to keep your doors and windows
open a great deal. Especially must
you air the Dea-ciiamuers ana tne
bedding. Givo tho bed clothing a
sun-bath , ovory day, if you can, but
anyway, as often as possible. It is
not always necessary to carry them
out of doors to air them, and you
will find this a good plan: Put two
hooks in convenient places on door
or window jams, and stretch a line
from ono to tho othor across tho
room; hang tho bed-clothes on this
lino, open tho doors and windows so
that rrenrront olair may WZ
throueHnd tEE win taSS
through, and thoy will bo found much
sweeter and lighter than if merely
tossed across chairs and over furni
ture O O
Do not commit the mistake of put
ting underwear or winter garments
away unmendod. Your time of need
for them will come just at your bus
iest moment perhaps, and anyway, it
is bettor that thoy should go into sum-
mor quarters in good repair. For
mending merino underwear, procure
somo white mosquito netting; tack on
tho garment a ploco sufficiently
large to cover the worn place, and
darn tho edges down neatly through
H1? taMn&, 0r5'' othe.r me.
basket fashion, with the usual mend
i wim ( t-ii mm i ii Aii in run nunni Tvinii i
ing wool and a fine darning neodle.
Even better than the mosquito net-
AN OLD AND WELL TU1KD KKMEDY.
Mrs. Winsmto's Soothing Syiiup for children
teeUuncr should always be used for children whllo
tethlotr. ltsottonstho sums, allays aU pain, cures
wind colloand is tho best romody ror diarrhoea.
Twenty.flvo coats a bouie. It ts too beat.
piece of thin-weavo white
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Tho sunshine of spring time brings
to light an alarming lot of things that
need attention; somehow, things
looked well enough through the dark
days of winter when tho doors were!
shut and the windows warmiy urapeu,
but thoy show up badly enough, theso
bright warm days. Rips, scratches,
bruises, breaks, gaping joints, faded
colors, dinginess, coal smoke and
grime, and the whole catalogue of
housekeeping terrors, greet us when
over we throw open a door or raise a
window sash. There is but ono thing
to bo done: either move out or clean
house, and while our sisters further
to tho southward are settling down to
clean comfort, wo, who live in higher
latitudes must begin to hestlr our
selves, for even in the far northland,
the summer days will soon dawn.
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There is no cheaper or more satis
factory sweetener" and disinfectant
than the homely old one of our
mothers' time. Unslacked . lime scat
tered about' tho premises freely espe
cially in cellars and about drainage-
ways, will save many a drug bill, and
strip life of much of its worries. It
was "good" for tho bugs, vermin and
malarial vapors then, and it is equally
as "good" for them, and for us, now.
If you cannot get tho unslacked, get
IVlA (Vnaliriaf -.mil nnn otwI naa If ' nnlir
1"v iiwnwb jrvu vuu, uuu uou iu j-ivij,
In t.ho form of nnwclnr nrirl nf wiHp-
wash. It is better than the best per
fumery. Planta by Mall.
"About these days," many flower
lovers will be receiving packages of
plants through the mails, and much
of their success with them depends
upon the treatment the plants receive
upon reaching their hands. All re
putable florists take pains to so pack
their plants that they shall suffer the
least possible injury in transit, and
thoir responsibility naturally ceases
when tho plants reach the purchaser.
There are some general rules which
it would be well to put into practice,
if ono would have their plants to live
and do well. In the first place, get
your soil ready; if to be set imme-1
uiateiy in tne border, the ground 1
should bo thoroughly worked over, en
riched and pulverized, so as to be in
readiness when the plants come.
When the package reaches you, if in
tho least wilted, do not unwrap, but
f ??"? ln 8hlUl0W, f .
?UA "H0:. ?a lot ""?? Ten"H
tor iiiujl uuur, or even a muo longer,
in order to restore thoir vigor. Then,
in separating, be careful not to break
the roots, and if weather and soil are
suitable, open a hole in the earth, set
ting the plant about the same depth
as it was in the nursery, spreading
out the roots, Ailing in the soil, firm-
ing it down and watering well, shad
ing from sun and wind for a few days
until they got "on thoir feet." The
shading can be dono by first driving a
little stake besido the plant, long
enough to keep the weight from rest
ing on the top, and around this draw
a little tent of cloth or paper, laying
keep it from "blowing ovor. and Din
cious or Btones on tne skirt of it to
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ning it tight enough to shut out the
wind.
If intended for potting, have your
potting soil, pots or boxes in readi
ness, using pots small enough to just
comfortably hold tho roots, shifting
into larger ones as they become es
tablished. If put into largo pots at
ting is a
domestic.
first, the soil is apt to sour, and in
jure, if not kill the plant. If possi
ble to, obtain, rotted sod and thor
oughly rotted cow manure, three parts
sod to one part manure, will answer
for nearly every variety of plants.
For palmsJ ferns, begonias, fuchsias
and some others, a little sharp sand
may be added, but sand is not nec
essary for roses. Roses like a mixture
of clay, hut will thrive in any good,
rich garden soil. For small plants and
roses, nothing is better than a glass
jar or tdmbler inverted over them, as
this will preserve a uniform tempera
ture about the plant and also protect
it from the enervating effect of the
wind. The plant should not be set in
the sunshine while covered, with the
class, as the class will draw heat, and
tho plant will be injured. A good.
light will not injure them after the
first day or so, but ttiey Bhould be
gradually accustomed to the sunshine.
The morning sunshine is the best for
them.
Grayy for Stewi,
In making stews or ragouts of
cooked meats, omit the flour as thick
ening, using instead a sort of potato
paste, made by cutting up potatoes
into tiny bits and allowing them to
come to a boil slowly, after having
stood half an hour in cold water.
When the stew is nearly finished, add
the potato and allow all to simmer
gently a few minutes. The taste pf
tho gravy will be found much "su
perior to that prepared with flour 'or
corn starch.
A Recommended Cement.
A hot cement which will resist the
action of hot or cold water, and is
most useful for mending coarse earth
enware and stone jars, stopping cracks
and holes in iron and tin pans and
kettles, is made by mixing litharge
and glycerin to the consistency of
cream or putty. It is a cement which
will mend a large variety of things,
but in using, it must be remembered
that the article mended must not be
used until, the cement is thoroughly
dried and hardened. This may take a
week, or even longer,' according to the
quantity or cement used.
Whatlto Wcolt.
Wide skirts with flounces are among
the latest models, but there is no nec
essity for every woman to wear a wide
flounced skirt, and if a plainer skirt,
K Ilalts. ts m becoming, S
" ma.el m?y chosen in prefer-
once to the other. Lone, close-fit Mtu?
coats are said to be quite out of style,
and all sorts and varieties of short
jackets, Etons, boleros, and many
other, nameless ftanifma nr , i
great demand, a sort of cross between
a coat and a cape being the favorite
as it is much newer. Yet the more
conservative tailors are turning out
for their most particular mistnmo'
coats and skirts to match, the coats'
not so long as those of last year but
designed on much tho same lines' fit
ting close at tho back, but with
straight fronts.
Skirts made of veiling material are
offered very cheaply, ready made, and
it is u goou pian to purchase one of
tneqp and. then have the waist made.
A clovor woman can, with a good pat-
IS&f rn ?Utva moBt satisfactory
waist, even if she does not feel equal
ing the skirts in material and color
San mS TTQ toMonable this year
kthan are those showing a contrast,
yet, for some occasions, separate
waists are very desirable. Tho
amount of lace and embroidery in
dorsed by. fashion is surprising, but
too much trimming will spoil tho
smartest waist, and i is wiser to use
too Utile than too much of it.
All silks will be in style; foulards
and pongees will "be in great demand,
but, because taffeta is Jhe more fash
ionable, Uic other silks. will be much
cheaper than last year. Do not buy
poor silk of any kind simply becauso
it is cheap, for it wilUnot wear well,
and really does not pay to make up.
For children, the wide-flounced
skirt, the full "baby" waists, tho
fichus, and the poke bonnets or pic
ture hats, are in harmonious keeping
with the fresh complexions and soft
hair of childhood. White is extremely
fashionable in dress materials, and
there ard many flowered muslins and
challies, having either a white ground
with bright flowers, or the palest of
pink or blue grounds with darker col
ored flowered designs.
- Floral Notos.
Seeds of Phlox Drummondi start ln
from eight to ten days after sowing,
but those of Perennial Phlox require
several weeks, and often several
months for germination. Many per
sons sow the seeds in the fall, and the
plants appear in the spring. If started
early, the plants often bloom the first
season. A moist, sunny place suits
them, and if the soil is wet and tenac
ious the plants thrive all the better.
Thoy are worthy of general cultiva
tion. Nothing gives a mdre brilliant dis
play throughout the" autumn months
than the scarlet Salvia. Salvias are
easily started from seeds, the plant
appearing in from two to three weelts
after being sown. "Salvia patens is a
half-hafdy, tuberous footed plant in
troduced from Mexico over half a cen
tum ago; the plant grows three feet
high, and bears large, charming blue
flowers during summer and autumn.
It makes a charming effect if planted
among shrubbery, its long spikes of
bloom pushing up among the leafy
branches in a most attractive man
ner. It may be propagated by cut
tings or by divisions, and more rap
idly by seeds.
A fine foliage plant for the lawn in
summer is the Caladium esculentum.
A rich, tenacious soji, well fertilized,
suits it best. -If the drainage is poor,
or if allowed to become too dry at tho
roots, the leaves are liable to turn
brown and die. The .bulbous roots
can be had very cheaply, according
to size.
Many of the remedies used for aphis
on rosebushes harm the bush more
than the bug. If the leaves are wet
and wood ashes sprinkled on, they kill
the young shoots and tender leaves.
If coal oil emulsion is used, it will
cause the buds to blight unless used
very weak, but, quassia tea and whale
oil soap, or even ordinary soap suds,
are just as effective if, persisted in,
and there is no danger to the hush
from their use.
Oleanders aro old favorites; they
require full sunlight and rich soil. To
obtain plenty of bloom from young
plants, persist in pinching tho
branches pack from the start. After
it begins to flower it will need littio
pruning, vas three shoots always spring
from every withered bloom-stalk.
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Belt.
While Dame Fashion has always
advised the fat woman to wear a veiy
narrow zone of wacK ujtuuu ---waist,
she. has come out this season
with, a different bit of wisdom: 'Wear
a belt to match, your waist," says "
mtoA -ic.v,A i rtvioj. timf vour wat"'
wise dame, "in order- that your
nlay appear a little 'longer, no m
ton wt, o -hA ,a. nninr. or the IB"-
No mat-
lorial of 3ur waist, let the J J
peat the tone, if not inltfnd." iw
is a lesson for th-. stout-woman w
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