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VOLUME 8,H1UMBER . 38
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"JLicst Yo Bo Judged"
O, it's easy enough to bo stern when
wd judge
Tho deed that another hag done;
But pity, compassion or comfui't wo
grudgo
Tbo beaten, impoverished one. ,
And 'Us hard, when results and con
, elusions wo scan,
Disgracp and dishonor and woo,
To think, ero we balance the 'deeds
of the man,
Of causes wo never may know.
It Is human to reckon by visible
lines,
Exterior viows of tho soul -
But over tho marshes God's sun
light still shines,
And wandering feet reach tho goal
Wliich wo see but dimly, nor know
that behind
tin can on. tho window silica, tiny
garden more beautiful than money
can buy, because it contains' some
thing that some one loves, and there
is hothing'in all the -wdId'-that can
bring out beauty1 as can -A, 'patieht
love. ' "
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Tho 4iVnicr Garden'.
1 If you objecj ' to . the dirt and
"niuss'l.of plants grpwn. ,in spil, or
hayo bacL.luclc with your plants, be
cause you forget and let them dry
out, or remember and drench them
to death, try the water garden.
Bulbs that are grown thus require
only a vessel that will hold . water,.!
somo coarse . sand, some pretty
gravel, and attention to see that
tho water is changed often enough
to keep it from souring, and re
plenished as it evaporates. Such
mat uuunu bulbs require, for the most part, a
Ail ciancness ujo t u. . b--, cool atmosphere, ' but love the light
And sin has no fort but the angeis . ti ui,t k
L. .shall And
More good than wo ever can know.
I Mustard PcklesEqua quantities,
by, measure pf' smal.cucjuinb.erq,
sliced larger ones, gree(n tpniatpps,.
pjekod-torpieces . , cauHjiow.er, and.
small button- onions.. Keep them iln.
strp.rig b,r)np fpr twenty-four ,liou;rs,
thenspalji.JftpibrtnQ, after droning.,
b!ff;, and pour pvpr tho pickles again,
and let stand until cold, then. drain.
T-ako . viuegar enough . to- cd,yer the.
mixture and to each .quart ofi vinegar
add one; , cupful ; of brpwn sugar.,, half
aj capful pf iihour, oneifourth,. pound
of grpund. mustard. Boil thQ.vnegap:
and sugar, mix tho flour and .mustard,
dry and stir, boiling vinegar; into it,
bjeaUng, until, smooth, thpn ppur.it
over ,the,piakjqs, , The flourandvrous
tard , may be wet with a 1 Utile, cpld;
vinegar, then stirred into the boil
ing vinegar, if one desires. '.
' t. Patting on Gloves
1 With the advent of cold weather,
the"- glove comes to the?1 fbro again,
and whether Idtig or short wristed,
there is ov right Way and a wrdng
way of putting the gldve portion oh
the fingers and hand. To jerk' on
ai glove without regard1 td proper' lo
cation of the seam is to have shabby
glbVes, splitting thekifl,'1 breaking
ui autAuus, uuu uiuei uaumguu mat
might just as well be1 avdided:' 'The
rfijngcrs of the gleve shb'tild be near
ly, but not quite as long as the
wearer's fingers; Itntdphdrt, they
give a pudgy ' deformed appearance
to .the hand, and 'if "fully ;&fewiorig
a;s the fingers, the."glovo: i's a'p't "td
Wrinkle- arid look untidy; Otieot
the harmful things is the' nutting
tdd much strength fn' thytfetching
'pjrdcess, and andthdr is-'lh'ther habit
of' "yanking" the glbves dh:,frdm the
tpp, or wrist.
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-Lalia Mitchell.
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I ?Tho Lonely Ones' ,
jA minister, whose early years had
been spent in an orphans' home, in
Bpealdng of what had decided him
in tho vChoice ef his lifo's work, said
thp one thing which had interested
hifn in f tho story of Christ, as'tdld td
thd lltltle waifs in tho institution,
was that Ho seemed nevdr to have
hall anyjhing Pf nis own. The lonely
lifp of tjie Man of Galilee appealed to
tb.6 sympathies of the lonely little
boy, and drew him on, frdm sym
pathy io love, until ho dotprmined to
go1' oit. lntov tho world and . tell the
stdry tp; otiiers, that all tho lonely,
homeless ones might draw comfort
frdm thP fact that the Son of God
had trodden the desqrt path, hungry
for tho love withheld, just as thdy
were doing, and that He triumphed1
in the end. Tho dream gr,ew with
not necessarily the sunlight, but
a good; strong light, and many of
thdm do well in direct sunshine.
After 'tlie buds start, and during
bloom, they are better without the
sunshine, and in a quite cool rodm,
as the' heat fs at, td blast the buds,
or materially sherten the blddminfi
season. , '
Hyacinths are mest dfteri grown
in glassps, mrtdp for them;v'whlch
come always in colors, and in. differ
ent' shapes and sizes; only ' large,
strpng bulbs should bo choseii; for
this metnoa di ldrcmg, ana as soon
as they are done blooming, ;tho. bulbs
should be throvrn away, as they are
exhausted tod greatly te ever recu
perate. Hyacinth bulbs aref grown
singly in water, set in the tpp of
the glass, tho water barely reaching
tho base of tho bulb, and the 'glass
sot away in a cool, quite dark place
until the rootB are well developed
In the water at thp bottom ,Qf the
glassy when the root growth Is well
maae, pring gjaquauy to tne ngnt,
i' '. , ..Cuts Qf -Meat". , r-.ir-:
Rdasting and Drdilinff can'' dnly be
Applied, te .the. more expensive cuts
qf meat; the most expensive cditiP
from the section where the muscles
are seldom called into actidh, and
the meat is fine-rgrained and sweetfer.
The cheaper cuts, though equally
nutritious, require long, slow; cook
ing, to render them easy of-.-dieestion.
Only experience , can mak.9! dnp a"
opd judge ,pf firstr quality, meats;
good beef is of firm and fine-grained
texture, bright red in cplor and mt-
tled and. coated with fat, the fat of a
firm yellowish" cplpr. Stewing. . and
brais.ing renders .th.e, ,less (expensive
cuts, both palatable and- digestible. :
th grdwth df the Uttlp bojlyj and Q ttfng. thra at pnee in the sun
wlien he-waa sent out to make his h.. trhhv 1ri ftt Bliniii,t. iin
ow(n way in the world, ho carried
tbl drcaioa with him. His one long
Ini was- to comfort the comfortless.
"Working- by day, talking of evenings,
and studying by night, he fared on,
jilolwly and laboriously overcoming
tho obstacles of youth, Ignoranco and
poverty, until he became a minister
of jthe gespel, ordained to carry tho
good hows whithersoever ho might
shinei They ldve th sunlight, but
must be kept in a codl. rddm, for
best result of bloom. '
The process of growing the Chi
nese sacred lily, which Js. a' .polyan
thus (many ilowere'd) narcissus, is
too well known to need rehearsing
here, and the paper-whitb narcissus,
golden sacred lily, daffodiIs,"'c'an all
bo grown in water thp sain as the
Hi JHTO SM-sr. jj-tf "J&2SZ
overlooked the neglected ones in
the wastelands of the world. Ho
was never alone; he always felt the
supporting hand, and ho never
thought of giving up his dream.
FromthQ souls to which ho bore tho
bred df, life, ho gathered the love
thatt"flljed his own with strength and
sunshine.
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: ' , Flower-Lovers
Dld'ypu ever know an old lady
whp did not love flowers? While
many of these dear mothers have
little individual gardens of their
own, others are restricted to a few
plants in tho window, but thoy all
lovo flowers. From tho homes of
these old people, the little children
are gone, and the mother-hearts seek
still for something to love and cod
dle. Even among the very poor,
thoro is often a broken pitcher or
The water in the :pahs t g'lasses
must do cnangeu irequentiy py over
flowing In order to prevent its. sour
ing, and must bo replenished ks It
evaporatos. These bulbs are all
cheap, and should be ordered of a
reliable, florist, It; is not always sat-
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t , L L. Bouilldn cups are used only
at luncheon or supper.
f M.- S.-For a winter trip to the
;seuth, it 1s best to take bdth thick'
ana thin clothing, as the temperature
varies, sometimes being quite frosty.
; EmmaThe larger pieces 'of sil
verware, handsdnie china, a prettily
cjoTor.ed water set, or a dish pf fruitv
nrnyf-ue aeLon-ine siae-Deara! in 'the
dining1 redm. t. '-,.'( Tp
,: VMdther B."i Paper napkins ca'n
m l a . . ,
po naa at department stores, or r at
qio ten cent stores for -five to 'ten
dents a dozen,. and they are nice for
lunch baskets.
j I Alice M. To clean the light-col-dred
heaver u at. cover with powdered
borax apd leave it on an hour or: so;
men prusu the borax well into the
beaver with n. nnft p.ionn noli iwiah.
I i . i . ww ssM AA4&& " .i.m
tthen shake, out when soiiod. Tf nfif
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essary.rep.eat, ,. ,
; . Mrs, M h.--lt yeu eat while wer
rled, or physically exhausted, you
must expect tp suffer. Drink plenty
elf water, or eyen. a cup of something
warm tpa, - chpyolate, malted milk;
Fruit Extracts ' :r
Many df the . extracts , uised in
qodkery are prepared, irpm. thVessen-
,u;u oils, anu are uot as wiioussoiue ,aa
LUUSU U1UUB L1UHJ IUU 1.1 U1L.. ULUUUgU
'much cheaper. The hdnie-prepured
i sure to b'e purd', ,Tp;'rfidke either
orange or lemon extfac j,,' "take three
lemons for the JPtnon, 'extract, or
three oranges for the orange ex
tract; slice thin into a. jar, that will
hold a- quart of liquid ; pdiir dver
the fruit one pint of grain alcohol
and let stand covered, for two weeks;
then strain out the t fruit, -squeezing
it dry, and add one-third as much
water as there is liquid in the jar.
Bottle this in a suitable bottle, and
keep for Use". For vanilla extract,
get of your druggist four vanilla
beans, break them Into small pieces,
pour PVerr them one-third water and
two thirds alcohol, using-. one-pint of
grain alcohol, and set aside for two
weeks. Leave the beans in the ex
tract, bottle, and keep for use.
These quantities will' make about
one quart of good extract.
AN OLD AND WKM, TU1KD TUSMKDY
Whs. Winhlow'h Bootimno bvimp tnrchlJdrc"
tecthlns KliouJd always b(t.od lor children wlill
tcftbtiiff. it sevftons Uip iruias nllay llu iim
Isfactory to buy "bargain;, fcouuter" pr bQef tea, with 0r -without a bit of
bulbS. , "'' lirenfl fhfm roct until "trot, er.v
. -l-vl r. ,vu AiJi,UA& JUU LGDi
hungry. ,.
Housewife It Is claimed that, the
lamp, wicks will not. smoke' lf when
f(rst lighted, the blaze is turned lip
gradually, letting; the -burner get hot
oeiore the full blaze is turned on.
The burners should be frequently
boiled in a solution of sal soda and
vyater,. to . clean. ..
i "A reader" sends the following:
For getting rid ef fleas, make an
emulsion bf eighty parts of crude pe
troleum ell and twenty parts df
whale eil soap. This cdmbinatidn
will form a Jelly that Is readily di
luted .With water, arid is generally
Used at a three per cent solution.
As a ten per cent solution, it de
stroys fleas to a certainty. Apply to
1)11 flrvoro nvVrl nrn 1 1 n hrUV, . . .
I'Bpraydh "Wrish: nnimalB with' a dllii-
Somo Pickle Recippi '
Mustjard Chow Chpw rCinfe quart
of green tomatoes, one quTt df ,small
cucumbers, Pne quart of ap.e; cucum
bers, ope,, pint of cabbage', , one pint
of cauliflower, one quart of onions.
Cut all into half Inch pieces; mix
and pack into a jar; pour boiling
brine over the hiixture and let stand
for twenty-four hours, -theri pour off
tho brlno. Havo prepared a dress
ing as follows: Three cupfuls of
brown sugar, one cupful of flour, six
tablespoohfuls of dry mustard, one
ounce of tumeric. Stir lritti three
quarts of good vinegar and boil till
It thickens, then pour over the mix
ture in the jar while it is boiling
hot. This will keep without seal
cuica wind coljc nml Ik tho bcsi twmedy' tartar hot. 1111S Will Keep Without seal-
iiiocn. Twcnty-nvoccutsabotue. ing, but should be covered closely.
Preserving Pears
Answering M. J. -Tf the'pears are
hard, peel, cut into Jiilves, dr quar
ters, as desired, .rprribye'' ceres, and
measure or weigh':r TBbil'.the (rult in
iust enough watler t$ ' coyer 'until
tender, then drain through; a colan
der and set. the f Mtlt' .sl.de!, . Add .to
the water drained 'Jtijoiji. tle fruit
three pounds of sugaV io four, pounds
'of fruit, boil a fqw pAih)i,tes, slcim,
and then set aside to gjtedpl.'. When
the syrup is lukewarm, add the pears,
bring all to a bpll arid 'bdli-, gently
uncevered until the fruit Ipolcs. plear.
'ome pieces may pponufjiKier than
others, and these jjtibula ,ibe. lifted
"but and laid on O; pjate. ' '. when all
;th.e fruit is done, lift out carefully
with a skimmer, and bo'U the syrup
down until like thin boney, pack, the
fruit in small jars, pdurjng the hot
srup dver them, dnd peat.. ,. If liked,
a whole clove qhe.,' chpyp t tip each
riear may be stuck lri plecps, ef the
'fruit befere boiling. ,r,
! For Soft Pears Prepare. the fruit
by peeling and cdrlngP,( cutting ia
balves. Td every gallon of prepared
iruit, aiiow uair a gauqii m ,rv&"'
For every half gallop p,f vsugar use
balf a pint of water . ,and let. the
sugar and water heat, until the sugar
Is all dissolved, arid the.'.yrup boil
ing briskly. Then put In the fruit;
do not stir the fruit, as this, tends
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