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,Thcn mid Now
"When tho earth is wrapped in silence
With" the mantle of the night,
And I seek tho cozy corner
Where -tho fire is burning bright,
And I gaze upon tho shadows
.Where tho fitful firelight gleams,
.Fancy takes me with her backward
To my vanished boyhood, dreams.
And again the airy castles
That I built before me rise,
And I smile at boyish visions
As they pass before my eyes.
Once again I tramp tho furrow
. 'With'-my hand upon theplowr
And the fragrance of the meadows
Brings a longing to me now. .
There beyond the hills and pastures
: With its shining, golden spires,
Full of wealth and dazzling premise,
- Stood the City of Desires.
There the way to fame and fortune
Easy saijing of the seas;
There the reunds of joy and pleasure
Midst' a life of pampered ease.
There 'no more the weary biirdons.
That?,' the farm forever brings;
Only hpurs of glad 'employment
That flew "by on golden wjlngs.
Ah., tfyai dreams my youthful longing
V Built) unon my discontent,
With tile rainbow hues around them,-
; And? enchantment distance lent!
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Gone those dreams! How quickly
vanished!
Tltde and tide have changed since
fetbi, -
iinfe3in; weary with "the city
J l$ftiiing; for tho farm again;
I l&Kf ; J. Schuyler Long.
throwing anything away leads to end
loss clutter. Precious time is wasted
in taking care of these things, and
tho space occupied by them is fre
quently Tieeded for more necessary
possessions. To such housekeepers,
a bonfire would be a real blessing;
but to pass the things on to others1
wouli be better."
Neglect of Spelling .
At an examination of students of
an eastern university, recently it was
developed that many of the students
who stood high in other branches
were remarkably deficient in orthog
raphy of common words. At the ex
amination referred to, tho prize for
best spelling was awarded to a young
student who had received his ele
mentary education at a country
school. But even the country schools
are giving less attention to the mat
ter of correct spelling than formerly,
as multiplicity of studies abridges
the. time .formerly devoted to this
fundamental branch, and the country
boys and girls, like those of the city,
are leaving school with a smattering
of much, rather than a thoroughness
of any. "
It would be a hard matter for a
poor spelldr to convince the -world
that ho is an. educatedperson, .for
correct spelling is one. of -the best
evidences pf culture, an&there really
is little excuse for slovenly orthog
raphy. In these days, when every
body reads morer or less, ifcfls: an. easy
matter to observe the form of words,
and thus detect any error in one's
own spelling Dictionaries are cheap
a very good hand dictionary can
be had for twenty-five cents, and
where there is a growing family of
young people, there Bhould be both
a hand dictionary for ordinary use.
and an unabridged for more particu
lar definition. A very profitable way
to spend the evenings of the' coming
chosen by persons who do not know
enough about a "writing 'Woman's
work" to discriminate in the matter.
Many things, being left until a be
lated shopping, are bought in desper
ation, and neither the giver nor the
receiver is satisfied with them. If
you are hurried or worried, or do not
know exactly what you want to give,
or what would suit your friend, there
is always one sure refuge, and that
is the pretty picture card, or the
postal with your good wishes in
scribed thereon, and, better still, a
pleasantly worded letter, sending
your cordial good wishes and assur
ances of continued regard.
For those who are far from you,
the good, homey letter is the best, of
all. .And it costs so little, compared
to its value to the receiver!
.Caring for tlio Children
" WhSVohd the children out of would, too to navo .periodical
,h .WktfStq the public school, we ?Pellln? matches, where several fam-
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lAustSTO'y -to realize thafe it is the
r,. wnoie cniiu uiai is oemg tauguc
the physical and moral, as well as
tho mental. The man or woman we
emplqy to "hear books" is but one
of the to.achers. Every schoolmate,
Gyer.y environment, has more or less
to dbvltii, tho learner's education,
and itreoms impossible to guard
against' the objectionable lessons; in
many casos, these are the ones the
most thoroughly learned, most
strongly remembered, and most im
PQS3lble to eradicate from the child's
education. If wo could be sure of
our child's confidence, sure that we
are told the Innermost thoughts, wo
might hope in part to combat the
teaching; but the parent seldom
knows the child as well as a stranger
would, for there seems a tendency on
tlio ohild's part to conceal, to veil
many;, things which it intuitively
knows" the parent would seriously ob
ject to; and the knowledge of this
learning- comes like a shock to the
parent vho has always claimed the
child to be a marvel of innocence and
ignorance on certain subjects. I wish
those whp have successfully solved
tnis problem the problem Qf how to
Hies of friends could mepi 'at each
other's houses,, and find upth enter
tainment and culture. Many of our
elderly people remember with pleas
ure the "spelling matches", of their
youth, and these could bo revived
with profit to all. F!$$i 'i'
Christmas ShopnVng
Do not delay your Christmas shop
ping until the last few days; others
will do that, and if you do, you are
very apt to find yourself very un
comfortably "one of a crowd."
In giving presents, do not.-go be
yond your means, thereby, giving the
gift an appearance of barter and ex
change, Many persons prefer a pret
ty, useless gift to a pretty useful one.
Just something to show that you hold
your friend In remembrance, is best.
Only a selfish person will' misunder
stand.
Try to avpid all appe&ranpe of
"shop," unless1 you are quite sure you
understand your friend's taste, and
tho need of the moment. This is
not always easy to do As an in
stance, a lady who writes a great
deal, but does all her work with a
t.vnnwHtfir. iislnc Tior ron... rnltr rv
comhat this injurious teaching her signature, showed mp a boxs full
would write me of their methods. I pf pen-wipers of all kinds:, sizes and
have frequent letters asking .for just
such advice, but, from lack of ex
perience, can not give It. It is a ser
ious .question, and I would llk.e. facts,
not especially theories.
' TI1& Delineator says: ".TJxp. habit;
which many womon have of never
posts, and an equal number of blot
ting pads,, many of them very elab
orate affairs. Another friend has
something over a dozen fountain
pens, while anothor has, a, drawer full
of paper cutters and pencil trays, not
one, of them, while costing consider
able, is suited to her needs? being
Building an. Ice House
The situation should be selected
with a northern exposure, protected
by a building or a hill on the south,
if possible. It should "be well
drained by ditches so that all water
will lead away from the building,
and no water should be allowed to
stand around it, as the sawdust with
which it is to be packed has, a ten
dency ttf draw moisture. The house
should have -an outer and an inner
wall with-about six inches space be
tween, and this space shPuld be well
packed with sawdust, or, Iff saw
dust can not be obtained, chaff, or
finely cut straw may be used, and
in any case, the packing should be
well tamped down. The floor should
not be a tight one, but should have
cracks large enough to admit of the
passing off of any water from the
melting- ice. The roof should be
quite sloping, and there should be
free ventilation froni the top, but
nonfr at an rrom the bottom.
The crudest and most'inexnensive
structures keep ice just as well as
more pretentious buildings,, and If
one does' not wish to gp to the ex
pense of building a house "With double
waus, any unused building can be
utilized by storing the ice a foot or
more from the wall and using extra
precautions In packing the sawdust
between tho Ice and the wall, leaving
the top open (not unroofed) to ven
tilate. The successful keeping of tho ice
depends more upon the proper pack
ing than upoii the building. The
loose floor should be covered with a
layer of clean straw on tpp of which
a layer of sawdust or chaff a foot or
more thick has been well, tamped
down. The ice must be. cut and
stored on a very cold day, the solid
est ice procurable selected. Ice con
taining air bubbles is harder to keep
than' solid Ice. Cut the Ice in as
large blocks as possible to handle
conveniently, and allow them to
freeze an hour or two befpre pack
ing; Place the chunks in the house
in a square, compact heap, leaving
about a foot between the ice and the
inner wall. As the heap grows, fill
this space with sawdust, tamping It
well. When the house is filled, place
i.wu ieuu oi sawaust on top, pack and
tamp down well. Examine the house
occasionally, and where sunken
places are found, fill Tvith fresh saw
dust. A house twelve feet square
will furnish a large supply of ice
for family use, and some to spare.
In many localities, where ice can not
be obtained, snow may be stored in
the same way, by first compressing it
into compact blocks of the desired
size, which almost any one with a lit-
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weatner, ana saturating the blocks
with water, allowing it to freeze
solid, then packing It Is well known
that snow) 'when placed In .the house
and well. paPked in sawdust will
solidify and become almost like ice.
In many places where snow has been
accidentally covered by the toppling
of a straw stack, it will be found un
til very late in thg spring, in a good
state of preservation, if the straw has
been deep enough. (These directions
were sent in by one of our readers
who has used the method for years.)
Query Box
Mrs. B. J.r-Sorry this Is your first
visit to the Query Box, but hope it
will not be the last. Recipes given
in another column,
S. M.-The addition of a small
piece of gum camphor to a larapful
of oil is said to make the light moro
brilliant.
Samantha I do not think any
method is known by which to prevent
the shrinkage of cotton fabrics when
wet in the wash, though some will
shrink more than others. Put
through -the wash quickly, and dry
as soon as possible.
C. C. Sometimes nothing -will
heal chapped hands and lips until tho
general health is improved. Or it
may be a sort of disease of the skin
needing special treatment. For or
dinary cases, wash the hands and faco
with little "bran bags" instead of
soap, dry thoroughly, and then pour
Into the palms a few drops of a solu
tion consisting of K one tablespoonful
of glycerine, the juice of one lemon
and four tablespoonfuls of distilled
or "boiled water, and rub well into
the skin until dry. Do this after
every washing or wetting of tho
hands. '
M. M: Three or four pounds of
sulphate of iron (copperas), dis
solved in a pailful of hot water and
poured into the vaults and cess-pools
wijl remove the offensive smell. One
peck of charcoal-dust, sifted, thrown
down the vault once a fortnight, is
effective. One pint of liquor of
chloride of zinc in one pailful of wa
ter; and one pound of chloride of
lime In another pall of water; when
thoroughly dissolved, throw into tho
vault, or on offensive matter of any
description, and this will effectually
destroy all malodors. The cost of
either is small.
Mrs. R. Keep the ink bottle well
corked. The air not only evaporates
the fluid, but oxidizes it, making it
thick -and gummy. It is said thrt a
whole clove dropped' in the ink bottle
Will keep the fluid from moulding.
M. S. D. To" renovate the old
fashioned tin-paneled safe, get, for
the woodwork, a small box of burnt
umber, thin it with equal parts of
turpentine and linseed oil until it will
flow smoothly from the brush. Pai;
the wood workTvith this, and let get
thoroughly dry; then give two coats
of "inside" varnish-always letting
the flrs.t coat get perfectly dry be
fore applying the second. For the
tins, take a little Tuscan red and mix
In like manner as the burnt umber,
and glye the tin two coats of this---allowing'each
coat to dry thorough
before giving the next; then, when
the second coat is perfectly dry, give
two cpats of the varnish, as in the
case of the wood.
Mrs. S. L. Here. is a good fur
niture polish which will remove whito
spots from varnished and oilea sui
faces and restore the gloss: One cup
ful of v cold drawn linseed oil, one
cupful of powdered'rottenstone, hair
cupful- of alcohol, half a cupful of
naptha, one cupful of turpentine, one
cupful of strong solution of oxalic
AN OhV AND VfiBVh TRIED BEMED
Mhk.'Wtnsi.ow's SooTniNn Svnm' for ciuniro"
tejotlilnsr should always 60 usoa for children wniio
toothlnp. Itaoftonfl tho tfmns, allays tho Pn-"?
wind coUo and Is tho best roinody for dlarruooa.
Twcuty-Uvo couts a botUa.
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