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Just Smile and Forget
Oh. do not bo discouraged, little heart.
This world is not a wilderness or
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And if sometimes its brambles catch
and tenr,
Don't let tho scratches vex you so.
For all tho little worries that befall,
Tho small vexations that so grieve
and fret,
Tomorrow thoy will vanish into air;
Then smile, dear heart, just nmilo
and then forgot.
And if today tho sides arc overcast,
Somewhere wo know the sun is
shining" still;
Its silver radiance brims tho lowering
clouds,
And we may catch ils glory if wc
will.
And it is good to strivo though wo
should fall,
And good it is to surfer and bo
strong
And If wo'ltft our faces to the light,
The darkcBt day will ring to even
song.
And whon our feet arc weary, and
the road
More toilsomo seems with every
passing day, t
To sharo our every burden, little
heart,
Tho Helper walks beside us all the
way. Woman's Life.
blios, conventions, institutes, associa-1
tions and societies caning to ner uu
every hand; with all the opportunities
for home-study of the arts and
sciences, and the ceaseless need for
reformers and philanthropists, there
need never be an idle hour in grand
ma's life, and the world is growing
better and brighter and stronger be
cause of the fact that she has found
a worlc that lifts her abovd the senility
that comes of mental stagnation.
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Social Chat
Tho world seems to have lost track
, of the dear, old-fashioned grandmoth
ors, who, as soon as tholr daughters
assumed tho duties of bringing thoir
own daughters "out," woro expected
to retire to tho chimney corner with
their knitting needles and Bible, ar
rayed in black "bombazine',' or alpaca
made for comfort rather than style,
and pass their time In preparing for
tho other world; thoy were expected
to bid farewoll to bright colors and.
becomingly dressed hair, "mumming"
soft food with toothless gums and
wearing tho old "steel-bowed" spec
tacles that were always getting mis
placed. It is a pity, in one sense,
too, for she was a doar old lady, and
the world lost much by crowding her
out of its life.
But the grandmother of today is
a very different person. She is in
her prime at 75 years, and is often
taken for the sister of her own daugh
ter. She wears corsots, and high
heeled boots; creams and powders
her face; wears white dresses and
pretty, soft colors with touches of
brightness to tone them up; consults
modistes and reads tho latest fashion
magazines,, and her teeth are as per
fect ns pearls, while her glasses are
gold-bowed, and fastened to her gown
with a tiny gold chain. She realizes
that she has "wrought a good work"
for the world, in tho bringing up of
hor family of sons and daughters, and
has fairly earned tho years ahead of
her in which to grow mentally and
work for tho good of humanity. When
the last child is lent to tho world.
she sweeps up and sets in order her
house, looks about her for a congenial
outlet for hor long-repressed social
energies, and begins to live What
with club-membership, reading, and
other courses of Instruction, assom-
Query
J. N. M. We can not discuss labor
nuostions in this department. A man
should assist his wife in any way he
can.
Florence L. Several recipes given
in the article on the toilet. Ask as
many questions as you wish to.
Alice M It is claimed that a pinch
of salt put in the teapot, or in the
coffee pot before turning on tho boil
Inc water improves the flavor; the
same with chocolate.
S. J. Marks of match-scratching
may be taken from painted wood by
first rubbing with a slice of lemon,
then whiting, and in a few minutes
wash with warm, slightly soapy
water.
Bessie L. Only one person should
use one sponge; the sponge, when
not in use, should be hung in a dry,
airy place. A sticky sponge may be
cleaned by washing in sweet milk.
Mrs. M. The fat for cooking does
not really boil. Lard boils at a tem
perature of 585 degrees. The ebulli
tion is due to the water contained in
the fat being converted into steam.
Alma. Burlap may be used for bed
room carpets; it costs about twenty
cents a yard, is a yard wide, and
come3 in plain colors or printed de
signs. Sadie B. -Lisle thread stockings
are said to be responsible for much
of the discomfort of shoes In warm
weather, causing a disagreeable tight
ness and pinching. Cotton stockings
are much better.
Josie B. You should give more at
tention to your spelling, punctuation
and grammar, and learn where to
place your capital letters. A sloven
ly manuscript is like a slovenly dress
it indicates character.
Harriet M. Fish scales can be
cleaned by soaking them in strong
lye water, made from wood ashes or
concentrated lye, after which they
must be well rinsed. Many beautiful
tilings may he made of them. I do
not know their commercial value, if
they have any.
Mrs. A. L. B. -Pastry flour is spe
cially prepared. It has less gluten
than bread flour. Some cooks claim
there Is little difference between
bread flour and pastry flour, while oth
ers claim that good pastry can not
bo made of bread flour. I should
think your grocer would keep both
kinds.
water and nour it over one quart of
good cooking molasses, and when luke
warm, put into it two full quarts of
clover blossoms and two cupfuls of
good bakers' yeast, or two cakes
compressed yeast, or its equivalent
of good home-made yeast. Let stand
in a warm place two .weeks, then
strain. It is ready for use.
Mrs. M. K. In order that your
meringue shall not fall or crack, at
tention must be paid to the heat of
your oven. If the oven Is too hot
the meringue rises too rapidly, then
falls. If too cool, the egg will not
sufficiently cook. Allow a tablespoon-
ful of powdered sugar to each egg;
stir slightly, then add gradually the
sugar while beating the egg; whip
well, spread quickly and put into a
moderately hot oven, where it should
cook twenty minutes until a light
brown.
A. J. B.Old paint or varnish is
sometimes very hard to remove.
Painters have a sort of gasoline lamp
which blows the flame against the
paint, melting it, when it can be
scraped off. If not too old, dissolve
a half cupful of washing soda in a
pint of hot water; wet the varnish
thoroughly with the solution, then go
over it, scrubbing with a stiff brush
dipped in the solution; rinse well with
clean water to remove the "slick"
feeling, let get thoroughly dry. and
repaint. A lye of wood ashes will do.
Washington's Birthday
"A Reader" wishes to know why
it is, as George Washington was born
on February 11, we celebrate on the
22d. February 22d, new style, is the
same as February 11, old style, and
the new style is almost universally
in use. Up to 1752, the old style, or
Julian calendar, was In use In Eng
land and her colonies. Washington's
birth was recorded, therefore, under
that calendar as February 11. In
1752 the Gregorian calendar was in
troduced into the colony, and there
being a difference of eleven days, Sep
tember 3, 1752, became September 14,
and February 11 became February 22.
For
Scrap Book Paste,
a simple paste that will keep
a year, and easy to make, get an ounce
of the best gum tragacanth at a drug
store. Sometimes it comes in a lump,
and sometimes it is shaved. If the
former, pick it clean; if the latter,
pick any trash out of It, and put it
'into a wide-mouthed jar. Pour on
it one and a half pints of clear, cold,
soft water; cover the jar and let stand
for twenty-four hours. Then stir the
gum all through with a stick, and add
a few drops of oil of wintergreen or
oil of sassafras, stirring it well into
the mass, to prevent the paste from
souring. Stir it several times that
day, then leave it to form a smooth,
white mass like thick jelly. Take out
a small glassful, and cover the rest
closely and set aside for future use.
Mrs. J. S.
For Making Family Cheese
To make cheese on a small scale,
as when larger quantities are made,
requires a press, a hoop and a cheese
cloth strainer. For a small cream
cheese, three gallons of new milk and
ope gallon of thin, sweet cream. Put
the cream in a double boiler over
the lire and let It scald, and stir it
into the new milk, which should be
In a large basin; then stir into this
milk and cream one-fourth teacupful
of water in which a rennet has been
soaked at least twenty-four hours.
Cover the milk and let it stand until
the curd comes, which should be in
about fifteen minutes if the rennet is
a good one. If the rennet should not
be a good one, it will take more of it
to bring the curd. When the curd
comes, take a knife and cut it Into
small pieces as it stands in the basin,
then spread over it a cheese cloth
strainer, and dip off the whey all
tnat can ne taken off, frequently stir
ring the curd. When the whey has
all been dipped off, sprinkle a salt-
spoonful of salt over the curd, and
mix with tho hand until the salt is
well through the curd and no lumps
left in it. For this size cheese, the
hoop should not be over six inches
in diameter. Spread a cheese-cloth
smoothly in the hoop, letting it hang
two or throe inches over the edge;
place the curd in the boon, wran the
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Stains of Perspiration
It seems that stains of perspiration
can not be taken out of colored goods
of any kind. Light silk waists once
stained never looks well after, and
the only thing to do is to wear the
proper protectors. If the rubber pro
tectors are not sufficient to prevent
the staining of the waist, make flannel
ones, using flannel that comes for
baby wear, double and cut the usual
size, featherbone all around, baste in
carefully, and change as often as pos
sible that they may be washed.
AN OMIANn WELL TRIAD UKMKDT
MI18. WINBI.OW'RHOUTIIINQ 8YUDV for Ohtlrtrn
tooth njj bhnuld alnays lio usod for children vrhllo
t'fnV ,nK?i lt oft", hiinniB, allays all pain, onris
wind colic anil U tho host remedy for dlarrhma
H'wcnty-nvoecntsa bottle. arrnooa.
warm, moths will work in winter as
in the summer. One way recommend
ed for clearing a closet of moths is
to boil one part formalin to two parts
of water, over an alcohol lamp set
in the closed closet.
Anxious. For gathering on the sew
ing machine, where the ruffler can
not bo used, loosen t.hfi tnnairm r
the upper thread until quite loose;
have a strong thread on the hnhiifn
si stitch across the matorial, take the
wont irom tne machine and draw the
lower tnreau to the required length
stitch whore It Is wanted. '
Busy Bee. Clover vinAcrnr i n,i
J by taking nine quarts of boiling soft
eight or ten hours, take it out of the
press and out of the hoop and put
a tight band of muslin around it
then put it back in the hoop and press
and let stand twenty-four hours. Then
take the cheese from the pres's rub
over it with butter, and iet stand in
it couj, uarK piace for ten days, turn
ing and rubbing every day. It is then
ready for the table.
For making sage cheese, use new
milk and proceed tho rath a na ,.
cream cheese, until the curd is roadv
to season and for the same size
cheese, take a salt-spoonful of salt
two tablespoonfuls of finely powdered
sage, and a lump of butter the size
Requested Recipes
French Fried Potatoes. Peel pota
toes and throw them into cold water
for half an horn. Cut Into blocks, or
quarter from end to end. Have ready
a pan of boiling fat (not merely hot,
but smoking hot without scorching).
Drain the potatoes, turn out on a
towel and dry; sprinkle salt over them
and drop quickly into the hot fat;
when well browned, ,take out with a
siummer, put into a colander and set
to keep warm until all are fried, and
serve hot. The crust, or outside,
should he crisp and brown, while the
inside should be dry and meally.
Saratoga Chips. Pare two large po
tatoes and cut very thin in slices,
dropping into cold water so that each
shall fall into the water by itself. Let
soak for ten minutes, take out a few
pieces at a time, dry on a cloth, and
throw, a few slices at a time, into a
kettle of smoking-hot lard. Stir light
ly with a fork or skimmer until a light
brown, then skim out, place on brown
paper to drain, dredge with salt and
serve hot.
To Make a Ttice Border for Meats.
Wash and drain a cupful of rice. Put
into a saucepan with a quart of good
stock, and let boil rapidly for ton min-
BETTER THAN SPANKING
Ppanklnx dooB not euro children of bod wetting
If It did thoro vrould bo fow child ron tlint would do
it. Thoro in a constitutional cjiuro for this. Mrs.
M. SummoTfl, llox 118. Notro Dnnio, Ind.. will scad
hor homo troatrnont to any mothor. Sho asVs no
raonoy. Write hor today if your children trouble
oia
vou in this way. Don't
chauccB aro It can't help It
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