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The Commoner,
VOLUME 8, NUMBER 14
cleansed free from dust; shake tho
fluid well, and pour a little out into
a saucer and sponge the spots until
they disappear, then wip6 thorough
ly clean with a dry, clean cloth, and
air until perfectly dry. Keep the
bottle containing the fluid tightly
corked.
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Master Morning
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Your King
' Walks through tho garden in tlio
faint-lit morn;
-Tho gravo has given up tho noiy
One
Ho, who was mocked of men, ana
put to acorn.
Speak to tho breeze, fair blooms,
that it may blow
Your gentle inconsc to Him, walk
ing so.
Vo lilies, waxon, glorious, see her
come
Mary, tho type of weak humanity;
in palest dawn she meets One wind
ing slow:
"Gardener," sho calls Him, for
Doubt can not seo;
Ho speaks her name tho mgnt
winds hush tholr cry
f'Mastor!" sho cries, and daylight
finds tho sky.
"Gardenor," indeed; oh, "" lilios
dronchod with dow,
- He tends all nature, bringing
spring to earth;
Nearly growth's resurrection brings
anow
From out tho gravo of winter
, . wond'rous birth!
Yting, 'silent chimes of fragrance,
(Hi; "lilies Pure
flhV mysteries of lifo through death
, endure.
Ladies World.
ing the cause. A constipated habit
of tho bowels Is very frequently the
cause of "nervousness," or sleep
lessness. It is well to remomber
that insomnia, of itself, is not a dls
easo, but a symptom of some other
derangement of the system, and can
not bo relieved until tho cause is
removed.
Papering the Walls
If tho old paper must be removed,
go over it with a wet cloth or brush,
two or three time's; when the paper
is quite wot, it will peel off readily.
Wash the walls first with a strong
solution of soda and water to which
has been added a few drops of car
bolic acid, and when dry, paper or
paint as desired. For walls that
have been whitewashed, wash with
a cloth dipped in strong vinegar,
after scraping off all the white wash
possible.
any is used, has been well rinsed
out of them.
Yellows, buffs, tans in bright col
ors are made brighter by adding a
cupful of strong, strained coffee to
the rinse water.
If at all doubtful as to the fast
ness of any dark colors, try wash
ing in thin flour starch, using, no
soap.
Good Things to Know
For cushions, chicken feathers, if
properly prepared are as good as
any others. Feathers in the pin
feather stage will hot doj but ma
ture feathers, such as are plucked
from old fowls, should be saved.
Throw away the coarse wing feathers
or quills, and the tail feathers. If
any bits of skin hang to the quills
or feathers, take it off, and reject
any with soft ends filled with blood.
Wfish the foathers throncrh n. warm
If there are holes in the soap ma3t lifting them out into
"Aids to Digestion"
Few things aro worse for tho di-
gostlpn than to oat while angry,
worried, oxcltod or exhausted. Food
taken into the stomach under such
conditions acts like poison to the
system; yet in many families, the
meal-timo . is the occasion taken for
tolling all tlie bad news, finding
fault, grumbling, reprimanding,
quarreling: or scolding and the
scolding Is not always done by tho
house-mother. In too many In
stances, tho family temper is upset
by the squabbling of tho younger
members and tho inovltablo follows.
At meal time is usually the only
mooting at which everybody seems
to have time to listen, and this
should bo tho most attractive hour
of tho day. It certainly is not the
time to rake up old, or new, griev
ances or to adjust differences, and
it would bo a saving in many ways
if tho family would determine to
speak of only pleasant things.. Tho
Good Book tells us that "a man hath
, no bettor thing under the sun than
to nn.fr. rirlnlc nml hn mnrrv " nrwl
. assures us that a merry heart is like
a good mouicmo, while medical au
thorities everywhere toll us that
happy thoughts, cheerful companion
ship ,and a healthy interest in tho
good things of this life promote good
health and do away with disease.
Whatever else wo take to the table
with us, let us leave the worries,
fears, anxieties, forebodings and 111
tompor which besot us during our
work hours, outside tho door.
plastering, fill with a little wet plas
tor of parls.
If tho paper is to bo left on, and
has only cracked and peeled off the
wall in places, wet the wall and the
paper with a smooth, raw pasto made
of flour and thick sour milk. If
tho paper has to be patched see that
tho design is matched, or tho dam
aged portion may be repaired . by
lightly touching up the damaged
places with suitable colors in the
paints used by children at school.
Grease spots may be removed by
laying a piece of clean blotting paper
on the spot and rubbing gently with
a hot iron. Powdered pipe-clay
mixed to the consistency of cream,
applied and left for several hours
on the spot will often answer.
It is very hard work to clean wall
paper when it has become smoked
and dingy from the winter's heating;
and unless well done, it is apt to
look streaked, and spotted, and not
at all satisfactory. Even a , very
cheap grade of paper will look bet
ter than the old, dirty one if not
well cleaned.
Do not use a paper of large de
sign on the walls of a .small room;
one with small figures much broken
will add to its appearance. Stripes
give tho walls an appearance of
height, while large figures, cubes or
squares, make it look "squatty," or
low for its width. For a sunny
room, use cool colors, and for a
shaded room, use bright, sunshiny
tint. Reds are not pleasant for the
eyes, but may be used in halls.
Burning Sulphur
There is no better, or surer way
of getting rid of insects in the walls
than by burning sulphur in the room
Sulphur candles for the purpose caii
be had of the druggist, and before
lighting should be set in some vessel
that will protect the room from
catching fire on the floor. After
lighting, set the candle where it may
be seen from. the key-hole, as it may
"go out," and need re-lighting. The
fumes of sulphur will corrode all
metals; will kill all plant life, and
sometimes injure papers; all such
things should be removed. Bureau
drawers, closets, wardrobes, should
be left open, and bedding and cloth
ing should be thrown loosely over
chairs. Every crack or other open
ing should be stuffed so the room
will be as nearly air-tight as pos
sible. Leave tightly closed for at
least twenty-four hours.
Washing Colored Goods
Insomnia
Do not begin treating insomnia
tvith drugs. In many instances,
brain-stimulation is caused by diet
ary errors, and may only bo ro-
t lioved by right living, and tho causes
in these cases can bo ovorcomo by a
common-sonso. treatment without re
course to physicians. It is useless
to treat a symptom without- remov-
Greon, blue, mauve, purple, or
purply-red colors may be set by
soaking tho things before washing
in a solution of alum water, an ounce
of alum to a gallon of; water, for
ten minutes.
Madder tints, browns, brown-reds,
tans, and their shades should bo
soaked in a solution of one ounce
of sugar of lead to one gallon of
water, soaking ten minutes before
washing.
Black goods, black and white,
gray, very dark purple, must be
soaked in strong salt water, or a
cupful of turpentine may be put in
tho wash water. Finer black cottons
may be soaked in a strong tea made
of whole black popper.
For all manner of black and white
things, a handful of salt in the last
rinse water will improve them. All
colored things must bo washed out
quickly, and dried as quickly as pos
sible in the shade after all soap, if
clear, tepid water in which a little
carbolic acid has been thrown, and
rinse well. Lift them out of this
water and put them in a bag and
hang in the sunshine. The feathers
should be washed on a sunshiny day.
As they dry, rub, or whip them in
the bag, to make them fluffy.
When using enameled ware on the
cook stove, rub them over on the
outside with a thin film of lard. The
grease will pre'vent the smoke black
ening them. When done using them,
rub off with a piece- of newspaper,
and wash as usual.
If you have very hard water, fill
your boiler and bring the water to
a scalding heat, and put into it two
cupfuls of sal Soda. Just before it
really boils, and after all the Soda
is dissolved, slice up a cake of soap,
and as soon as tho water boils, put
the soap into it. If the soap' Is put
in the water before it softens
which it does not do until it boils,
the soap will separate and form a
dark, cheesy scum, and this will stick
to the clothes and be almost impos
visible to remove. Those who have
used very hard water know how this
is. After the soap has been put into
the water, no more hard water must
be put in, as the fresh water will
cause the soap to separate and hard
en, ruining the wash. Enough wa
ter for the wash should' be softened
before using.
It is claimed that lard, rubbed
over dirty silver, followed bv a dust
ing of common baking soda, and let
stand for a couple of hours, may be
rubbed all over thoroughly with tis
sue paper, and made to look like
new for brightness.
A Cleansing Fluid
Benzine or gasoline is liable to
leave a circle about a spot cleaned
with either of them, but here is a
fluid which, it is claimed, will not
leave any stain: Put a quart of soft
water in a sauce pan and add tp it
uair an ounce of borax one round
ing teaspoonful and two heaping
tablespoonfuls of finely shredded
white castile soap; stir until the
borax and soap have thoroughly dis
solved, then pour in another quart
of hot water and set the mixture
away to cool; when cold, add half
an ounce (one tablespoonful) each
of ether and glycerine, shake well,
cork tightly and set away for use
It can bo used for grease spots on
furniture covering, silk or wool gar
ments, carpets, or anything that can
not be cleaned by other methods
To use: Brush the 'article to be
Easter Cake
Cream half a cupful of butter; add
three-fourths of a cupful of sugar to
the butter and cream the two; add
three eggs, unbeaten, one at a time,
beating as added three minutes be
fore adding another. To this add
half a cupful of flour, one-third cup
ful of cornstarch, one rounding tea
spoonful of baking powder; crush
ten stale macaroons finely and add,
with one cupful of " desiccated cocoa
nut, one teaspoonful of vanilla ex
tract, one tablespoonful of milk.
Butter baking cups and fill three
fourths full and bake in a moderate
oven. When cool, cover with a deli
cately green icing, flavored- with
pistachio if it can be obtained; press
through a piping tube a darker
shade of the icing to represent a rib
bon bow, and place crystalized mint
leaves and violets tastefully on it.
Query Box
L. S. "Sending cards,'" as a so
cial observance, always means send
ing one's visiting card. These are
sent in acknowledgement of va
rious things invitations, announce
ments, notes of condolence, or calls.
"Ignorance." Beurre is the
French word for butter. Beurre
fondee is melted butter, and beurre
nois is butter that has been
browned. Bay leaf is the leaf of
the sweet Bay or Laurus nobilis; is
used as a seasoning in culinary
preparations; can be had at the gro
cer's, or the druggist's.
M. M. Some recommend giving
tinware not used on the stove two
or three coating of enamel paint; in
the old days, tinware was made for
use, and lasted a long time; but not
so now.
Rose L. The colored cotton or
linen goods may be safely washed in
thin flour starch without losing
color, or having a "smeary" look
when dried. Use no soap, and rinse
in clear water. The fabric will be
stiff enough.
Ella S. Double-faced canton (or
cottpn) flannel is used to protect a
polished table. Cut the piece three
inches larger than the table-top, run
a hem all around it, and in this
hem run a tape. When on the table,
draw the tape tightly, adjusting the
edges of the cover, and it will not
slide off the table.
R. M. To prevent soaked pie
AN OLD AND WELL TRIED REMEDY
Miis. Wrostow'j Sootiiino Svnbr for children
tooth ng should always-bo used foe children wlillo
tccthinp. It softons tho piims, allays tho pain,
euros wind collo and Is tho host roinody for diar
rhoea. Twenty-five cents a bottle, '
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