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Music of Spring
Willi a tinkling patter and plush,
And u musical drip, drop, drip,
The cloud-urns of Earns tip,
And tlio rain comes down with u dnsli.
Over the. frozen hike,
Tluvstealthy tlmw-wiiKlH creep,
And the dimpling ripples, fast
r asleep,
n silvery laughter wake.
On the rack of the rushing rain,
Tin gust, like a luinler borne,
With streaming pennon and shrlll
Inir horn.
Sweeps over the sodden plain.
And (lie wild mists 11. v at the warning,
Smote through with the spears of
gold
Hurled from the sun's boloagured
hold;
On the cloudy heights of morn.
Drip, drop, drip!
And down with a silvery clash,
From the slender wrists of the
weeping asli
ITcr Jeweled fetters slip! N
Flushed with a garnet lire,
J for fetters of frozen rain
Clank and snap in the tempest's
strain,
Willi a twang 6f si broken 'lyre.
The swarlhy hills peer out
From their dim gray hoods of mist,
And a tender gleam of amethyst
Girdles the earth around.
And, Jubilant, sweet and clear,
Somewhere on the winds afloat,
A glad song ru tiles the - uluoJHrd's
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jSuiul.AVO"lvTiow that the spring is near!
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"Easy Places"
Three letters came to mo this week,
and 1 would like to tell you something
of them. I have the deepest sympathy
for the writers, but it is a matter In
which they must help themselves,
There are "easy places" In this world;
but the easy place Is the one the do-,
mauds of which you like, and are llt
ted for. Nobody can give you this
liking, and only by hard, close appli
cation can you become fitted for any
place even the one you like.
The first one is from a young wo
nuui whose father was a country
storekeeper, and her girlhood was
spent in the father's store as assist
ant; but, as she did not have to work
for her living, there was little respon
sibility, and no thorough training in
the work. When the father died, the
girl was loft "with some means," yet
not enough for support; she knew
nothing of work outside the store, and
not enough of that to enable her to
obtain and keep oven a clerkship in a
largo place certainly not, in a large
city. She could "assist" in house
keeping, but was not competent- to
"take hold," and go ahead without
supervision. Rut few wanted "an as
sistant" in such work, if wages were
an object. She tried nursing, but the
work was too hard, it was the same
with other occupations; she could do
nothing well, and living wages for
her work was out of the question.
She Is no longer a girl; is discouraged,
and wants me to 11 ml her an "easy
place" as companion, etc., witli some
good woman "where she will bo
treated well." She thinks, as I live
in a largo city, I should know of many
such places among my friends.
The friends of a working woman,
who has to earn her living by her
work, are generally workers In the
same line as herself. 'She has little
leisure for social pleasures. She must
"stick to her Job." Wealthy women
who want companions have but to put
a "want" ad. in the daily paper, and
from the scores of applicants at her
door siie has but to choose.
My next letter Is varied only by
Hie history of the writer: she has
never learned to work; she can do no
one thing well. She wants a "place
as cashier in a store or restaurant;"
tlijnks there must be plenty of such
places to be had, and is even willing
lo read prooi on some uany paper
which pays well, but admits she has
had no experience in any of these oc
cupations. The third Is from a dear young boy
whoso father is a farmer; and lie says
he has a good home, lie has read of
rich men who are willing to pay for
a boy's education in the
writes to know where he
dress such an one.
In the first case, and in the second,
the mistake lias been made in the
girl's not having been required to an
ticipate Just such a possibility as has
now occurred, and a thorough, prac
tical education In some line given
them. "They can do no one tiling
well." There is a pitiful pathos in
tho words which only those who are
forced to earn their own support in
this age of competition can appreciate.
An elderly woman, or one well past
her fresh young girlhood, is not wanted
in any of these places, unless excep
tionality fitted for the work, both bv
locmucar education and practical
skill, and many of them, even" so
equipped find work only In "rush"
seasons to be set aside as soon as the
rush Is over, unless of decided value
to their employers. Old people even
elderly (and especially women) are not
in demand.
As to the dear boy 1 am afraid he
has been reading novols, or the items
of rare occurrence In the newspaper
world, which are neither of them re
liable sources of information. Dmiv
boy, stick to the farm and the father
and mother. Read, study, work, and
learn everything you can while sure
of food and shelter In the homo nest.
If you are strongly in earnest, and
take every opportunity for growing
stronger mentally and physically,
some day the door will open. But
L'irely through the "rich" philanthro
pist's handling. There are grand op
portunities in your own neighborhood
learn how to grasp them. Believe
in yourself; rely upon yodrself, and
determine that you are going to "bo
somebody" through your own efforts.
Don't lean on a prop. Don't expect
favors.
AN OLD AND WELL TRIED REMEDY
Mas. Winsi.ow's Soothino SYitep Tor chil
dren tcotlilnir should always bo used for chil
dren while tccthluj.'. It softens the aums, allays
11 pain, cureswfnd colics and Is tho best remedy'
lor diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents a bottlo, t
spread on white marble and let stand
over night, will take out spots and
stains, If not too old. Wash the mar
ble with a strong suds, spread the
paste on very thick and let stand
twenty-four hours; then wash off and
polish with a soft cloth. A second ap
plication may be needed.
Grease spots on marble may be
taken out by making a paste of Ful
ler's earth and water. Put on plenty
of it, let dry, then rub well. When
the stain is inexplicable, take a quar
ter of a pint each of ox-gall and tur
pontlno, half a pint of soap lees ami
pipe clay sullicient to make into n
stiff paste. Leave this on the marble
two or three days, then polish with
soft cloths.
When greasro is spilled on matting,
mix a little prepared chalk into paste
with turpentine and spread on the
spot, let stand a few hours, then brush
off with a stiff brush, and if necessary,
apply again.
Always wipe matting with the grain
across the breadth. After sweeping
well, go over it with a large, soft
cloth and clear water, rubbing it dry
at once with a clean, dry cloth. Much
water will rot matting.
For the Housekeeper
If window panes are washed first
with clear water, using no soap and
a coating of whiting applied while the
glass is wet and left on to dry then
wiped off with soft, crumpled news
paper, they will shine beautifully.
When cleaning the silverware,' mix
with the whiting a little vinegar to
remove stains; then, when dry, wash
off with very hot water, and brush
where there is any chasing, polishing
with a chamois skin.
For bric-a-brac, the whiting paste
should be spread on and let dry, then
brush with a soft brush that will go
Into the carving or raised work.
Plain Spanish whiting should not be
expensive; it can be obtained in the
city grocery stores for about three
cents a pound, but will cost more at
the drug store, or of tho country mer
chant. It is already powdered.
A paste made of 'half a pound of
sal soda and a pound of. whiting
Some Lenten Recipes
Easier Cake. Cream together one
cupful of sugar and a half cupful of
butter; add yolks of four eggs and a
half cupful of milk. Then stir in
gradually two and a half cupfuls of
Hour which has two teaspoonfuls of
baking powder sifted with it. Add a
teaspoon Cul of lemon Juice and stir in
ygntiy tne wiutos or four eggs, beaten
very stiff. Bake in four layers, and
fill with the following: The grated
rind of one and tho Juice of two lem
ons; one cupful of sugar, one egg, half
cupful of water, tcaspoonful of but
ter, and a heaping tablespoonful of
(lour, well beaten together and cooked
over hot water (in a double boiler) un
til it thickens. When cool, spread be
tween the layers. Ice the top with
boiled frosting, and decorate with
rings of candied cherries, alternating
with seeded raisins and small pieces
ol citron.
Easter Trifle. This dish represents
a nest with Easier eggs; is enough
for six persons. Vary proportions of
Ingredients in accordance with the
number of guests to be supplied. Soak
half a box of gelatine in a half cup
ful of cold water one-half hour. Boil
two cupfuls of milk in a double boiler
and add to tho gelatine with two level
tablespooufuls of sugar and a tea
spoonful of, vanilla. Allow it to cool
until thick, then add one cupful of
cream, whipped very stiff. Wash six:
eggs; make a hole in tho side of shell
near the large end; pour out the whites
into a bowl; break up the yolks with
a skewer and pour into another bowl,
ready to be used for cake. Wash the
insides of shells and drain tliera; set
them, with the hole side up, in a box
of salt or flour (anything to hold them
level); pour the blanc mange into the
shells through a funnel, and sot in a
cold place to harden. Soak the other
half box of gelatine, together with
half a package of roso-colorlng matter
in a half-cupful of cold water for five
minutes; add a cupful of sugar, and
pour over it a cupful of boiling water
add the Juice of two lemons, with
water enough to make a cupful of
liquid. When cool mot oolrn. Ymm. inf
-a round glass dish with a coffee cud
'""-' " mi! center, ana set away
to harden. When ready to serve re
move the cup, place small strips of
candied lemon peel on sides and top
of Jelly nost to represent straws,
break tho shells from tho gelatine
eggs carefully, and place the eggs in
the nest, adding here and there flakes
of whipped cream to simulate feath
ers. Egg Fillets. Break six eggs into a
bowl, sprinkle them with a level tea
spoonful of salt and a saltspoonful of
white pepper and beat Just enough to
mix the whites and yolks;- add two
tablespooufuls of sweet cream, turn
into a buttered tin pau and run into a
hot oven for five minutes, or until
linn. Prepare a light pancake batter
by mixing together one cupful of flour,
sifted with a tcaspoonful of .baking
powder, a pinch of salt and dusting
of paprika, two egg-yolks beaten into
a third of a cupful of ice-cold sweet
milk, a tablespoonful of olive oil and
one of lemon Juice, and the stiflly
wliipped whites of the two eggs. Cut
the baked egg mixture into long, nar
row fillets, dip each .of them into the
batter and lay them into a buttered
frying pan, and fry until a delicate
brown oh both sides. Serve on a hot
dish garnished with curled parsley or
celery plumes. Good Housekeeping.
IOgg Salad. Hub the inside of a
salad bowl with a slice of onion, then
heap into the bowl cleaned endive and
watercress, adding a few sprigs of
green parsley and chervil; lay three
nard-boiled eggs, shelled, in this nest.
At the table dross with vinegar, olive
oil, paprika and salt. When serving,
allow half an egg to -each guest.
Finnan Iladdle. Soak a sufficient
quantity of the fish in cold water for
half an hour, skin side up; drain, and
cover with hot milk and let stand for
live minutes, then drain again and re
move every bit of skin and bone.
Flake, and cook in butter for a mo
ment, then turn into a good cream
sauce, then, at the last moment, -add
half a tcaspoonful of Wiesbaden sauce
and one tablespoonful of finely minced
red pepper, well stirred in.
For navy beans, a cup of rich, ,
sweet cream added at the last mo
ment, will very much improve them.
Nor meat need be used in cooking
them.
For using prunes without cooking,
wash well,, then pour boiling water'
over them and leave until tho water
is cold. If liked more tender, repeat
the boiling water treatment, leaving
them in tne water, closely covered
over night.
For the Toilet
It is claimed that for the nervous
American woman who leads a seden
tary life, tho eating of oat-meal is a
slow poison. For the stirring, out
door worker, if liked, it may be eatea
freely.
An old-fashioned remedy for a
muddy complexion is hero given: To
six teaspoonfuls of molasses or pure
syrup, add one ounce of flowers of
sulphur, stirring it thoroughly. For
three days, take one tcaspoonful of the
mixture before breakfast and on going
to bed: omit for three days, then re
peat, alternately taking and omitting,
until you have taken .the sulphur nine
mornings. While taking it, you must
guard against taking cold, or getting -wet,
as many disagreeable complica
tions may occur. This is to be taken
only in the early spring.
Try sleeping without a pillow. After
you get used to it, you will wonder
you ever endured it.
It is recommended, in order co
bleach tho superfluous hair, so it will
not show "dark" after the use of the
pumice stone, to take the pure perox
ide of hydrogen on a bit of cotton and
allow it to remain on the hair until it
stings. Repeat this until you bleach
the hairs. By applying a drop of am
monia after the peroxide, you will
eventually destroy tho constitution of
tho hair. I have no knowledge of tho
efficacy of this treatment, but E 2
L. might try it, if she cares to.
Glycerine should never be applied
undiluted, to the skin. It has a stron"
affinity for water, and will absorb all v
moisture from the surface which it
Only Ono "JJROMO OUININF" '
That is LAXATIVE BROMO Quininb Slmi
larly named remedies sometimes deceivo' So
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