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VOLUME S, NUMBER 3
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Tho Dead Flower
The- vaao in which this flower grow
Was cracked by just a gentle tap
srom some ono's fan, who brushed
beside;
No sound betrayed tho slight
mishap.
Tho little wound, past hopo of cure,
Bating tho crystal day by day,
Invisible, yot still nnd sure,
Around tho bowl it mado its way.
And one by one, to shrink and dry,
The ebbing drops the flowers for
sake, And no one knows tho reason why
But touch it not, or it will break!
And slowly, hour by hour, the plant
iu oiuvr.jr, w. -, --r- --- -. a six nour ontn in a uieacnmg ma
rjvoons. fading, in its broken shell, ... .. . . . ..
And no one knows the reason why-- beatop .. alld ,8 again beaten up by
Thfiv aav. "The nlant was tended ... , ... ., . Jv -
away by air-suction, . and the rags
are pushed on to the "digester" In
tho robin below. This is a huge,
revolving boiler, usually upright,
with a digestive capacity, of several
tons of ragB, charged with a, solu
tion of lime and soda. Under steam
pressure, the rags are cooked in this
lime solution for fourteen hours, and"
the mass is tumbled, about In the
scalding bath until all color and im
purities are loosened. When it
leaves this bath, it is cleansed arid
purified, but still unsightly. Next
the mass is conveyed into oval shaped
tubs twenty feet long, called "Hol
landers," where a revolving roll, cov
ered with knives, cuts the mass while
a continuous stream of water washes
out and further cleans them. After
six hour bnth in a bleaching ma-
e
They say,
ill."
Sometimes the hand we love the most
Will" strike tho heart in careless
wise, . ;
The small wound widens year by
year,
Until love's rare flower droops and
dies.
Though tended with a careful hand;
And watched through' tears,
through sun or Bhnde,
They nover see the broken shell,
Or widening wound the touch had
made.
Transatlantic Tales.
:Thn$ Becomes of Old Raps
knives on revolving rollers and mnd
still whiter by the use of bluing.
The mass is now called pulp, and
from this cleaning bouse, it passes
on to the great machines whleh
eventually turn out the finished pro
duct in dainty papeterie that goes
into all homes, offices, factories,
shops, in some "form or other, carry
ing messages from one part of' the
wprjd to another, or ins the paper
used for newspaporsj books, maga
zines, or the various grades of wriip
pirnr. or other tmnei1. while other
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grades are made into all ., manner of I liot water and bake until firm.
conveniences for the varied indus
tries of the world. Tt is wonderful.
Yet It Is but "gathering up the frag
ment$, that -nothing be lost." :J
spoonfuls of vinegar, and one tea
spoonful of butter. Mix together one
tablespoonful and a half of. sugar,
an even teaspobnful of pulverized
mustard, a dash of cayenne pepper,
and add to the vinegar and eggs.
Cook slowly in a double boiler, set
away to cdoi quickly, stirring until
it passes the cooking point; when
cold, add one-half cupful of whipped
cream. B. G.
' Frosted Jelly Cubes Make one
pint of plain orange jelly with gela
tine, according to directions on pack
age of gelatine; color a deep pink.
Make one pint of plain lemon jelly
without coloring. When the lemon
is just ready to set, add to it the
stiffly-beaten whites of two eggs.
Pour the pink and white jelly to
gether into a shallow square dish
and set on ice. The egg in the lemon
jelly will make it rise to the top.
Serve cut in cubes with soft custard
or whipped cream. L. L.
Corn Custard Remove pulp from
kernels of twelve ears of green corn,
by splitting the grains down the cen
ter and scraping. To each cupful of
pulp add one tablespoonful of melted
butter, salt and pepper to caste, the
beaten yolks of tflfo.' eggs and the
whites beaten, very stiff; if the cprn
pulp, Is dry,, from the. corn being a
'little olej, ajdd enoughmilk to make
it' just njolst: fill individual buttered
cups, two-thirds TnJI; set In pan of
not water an.d Dane .until Jirm. serve
hot. Mrs. M.
that has suffered in the laundry, try
a little muriatic acid in the rlnso
water. If rain water Is used, t.ho
color may be restored without streak
ing by making the rinse water of
tho required shade of blue, and dry
ing in the shade. The dress will
bleach beautifully white by boiling
in soap suds. See articles under dif
ferent hoadings in other columns.
Mrs. Annie W. In the case wbh
you cite, only efforts at amelioration
of conditions can be aimed at. Too
much sympathy .would be a detri
ment. It seems that "such things
needs must be," and outsiders can
do but little, if anything, while their
interference might only make mat
ters worse.
Tho "Vanilla Bean"
Tho vanilla bean is the fruit of a
vine belonging to the orchid family,
originally found in Mexico, h"t now
cultivated in South America, Java,
and ' other tropical regions. Tho
term "bean" is incorrect, as the plant
is not a legume, and the long, pencil
shaped fruit pods, containing thou
sands of minute seeds; do not re
semble a bean. The beans having
the finest flavor and the most expen
sive as to cost, are brought from
Mexico.
"We often wonder what becomes of
the old, filthy rags the ragmen gath
er out of tho streets and gutters, and
other like, places; but in these days
of utilitarianism, nothing Is lost, and
some day you may find these same
dirty old rags awaiting you at the
breakfast table, or' on the reading
table In the lining room, in the shape
of a beautifully printed newspaper
or magazine; or, it may be that the
paper on which you write your
dainty notes was once nothing but
a mass of these same old, dirty rags.
Hugo bales of lowly rags are fed
Info a "thrasher." a great cylindrical
receptacle, revolving rapidly and sup
plied with long wooden arms, or
"beaters," and driven by power. Dur
ing a great thrashing and pounding,
the dust is carried' off in suction
tubes, and the whipped rags are car
ried to a "sorting," or "shredding"
room, where the rags are assorted as
to size and condition, buttons., hooks,
buckles, etc., removed, and the larger
rags cut Into smaller pieces. From
this room, tho rags are carried by
machinery to the "cutter," where re
volving knives cut them into smaller
pieces, and free them from more dirt.
They next go to tho "devjl," or
whipper a hollow cone with project
ing spikes against which work the
spikes of a great drum, dashing the
rags about at great speed; from this
they go to the "duster," a conical,
revolving sieve. Here the mass of
rags is tossed and shaken and the
loosened dirt and dust is carried
Old Fashioned Citler-Apple-inntter
The usual proportions are ,one. gaj
lon of prepared apples (peeled, cored,
and sliced Y to, three gallons' ;of 'elder..
used for making the iclderi arid' it is
better to have either fthe c.$ejf-made
from sweet apples and the' thicken
ing apples sourv :or the cider .made
from sour apples, while the thick
ening apples are sweet. . Have the
kettle (copper or brass) well scoured
and perfectly clean, and when the
eider Is hot. turn In the prepared
apples; put all the apples in at once.
but save out some of the eider to
use if the contents of the kettle he
tin to boil over, The apples will
rise in the kettle at first, but will
soon co down; It will take four hours
of hoillnc: and constant stirring with
a long handled wooden paddle to
'hleken it so it will keep without
snolllng. Test It bv taking a little
out in a saucer. If water stands
nhout the ederes, it is not done
When done. It will "stand alone."
and be drv about the outer edtres.
The fire must be closelv watehed
and no coal or brand must touch the
kettle, or the butter Is apt tn burn
t the point of contact. When the
butter is done, it should he dlnped
nut Into stone or glnas jars, and set
wnv to keen cool. When cold, there
njW he a dace, or film over it that
will help to preserve it.
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Some October Tteclpes
(Contributed)
Nut Salad Three cunfuls
blanched English walnuts, broken In
to quarters; one cupful of white
srapes, measured after being seeded:
add them to the nuts and add to
this a cream salad dressing as fol
lows: White of three eeegs and the
volkB of two, well beaten together:
add to them four and one-half table-
. ( ... .For the Teeth . .... .v .,
Tartar 'is a. deposit1 arising front ah
unwholesome stomach, and if n,ot at
tended to will ; loosen the' J'e'eth and
cause, thefn to givie troubled' it is best
to let the dentist. remove it; but it
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imay oe Kept rrom collecting to ,nnv
;ai uau jut uy-ih3 use or powaerea
!pUrtltiew stone antt!' lemon Sulce.' 'Or
atfge sticks' cat b had at trifling
rost at the drug store.' "btp the stik
info the lemon juice, then ihto'the
pjimiee. and rub over the spots until
removed. Pumice should be used but
ppldora on the teeth, and never on
the teeth of children.
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Query Box '
Mrs., tf. -The water bugs referred
to are a speciei of the cockroach
family. See answer to "Several
Querists."
, "A Subscriber" asks that we give
the popuis, "Life Through Death,"
and "The Tapestry Weaver." If
some one will Fend in tho verses,
with name, or names of author, we
shall be glad to give them.
J. M. Tt Is very hard to get rid
of mildew, if the rose bushes are
larere, but sometimes dusting the
ronage, upper and under side, with
flour of sulphur, will benefit, where
it can be done. Digclng the sulphur
Into the soil about ,the roots Is also
recommended. The best thing to do
?s to get rose plants that are not sub
1ect to the disease. The Crimson
Rambler is especially subject to at
tacks of it.
Several Querlsts Write to the de
nartment of agriculture, Washington
D. C, and ask that circulars 47 and'
fl, bureau of entomology, be sent
von. From a reading of these, vou
will get a very good idea of the life
and habits of the. pests treated of
There are some, suggestions for their
extermination. Only eterpal vigil
ance and close attention will do it.
L. Tj. If the color can not be re
stored to the delicate blue garment
Some Ways of Serving Apples
Apples with Cream Peel and re
move the qores 'from apples, of uni
form size, one, to each person. Put
into a sauce pan .with sweetened wa
ter sufllcfeul; tp cover th,emi cover the
pan closely and bcil slowTy until they
begin to soften, tf . preferred, they
may. be steamed, but in that case,
sugar must be qdderl to the sauce.
When they are beginning to soften,
take them put, of the vessel, and let
cool, after which set on ice,. When
to be served,, pile whipped . cream
around them, filling the, cavity left
by t'be core, with,, the, cream,. Squeeze
whipped cream or thin '. icing. ( over
the top through, ai pastry1 .tube and
serve on pretty dishes, ,.
Apple Pudding Peel and,: chop
three or four apples. , or. slice verv
thin. Lay In the .bottom: of a well
b.uttere.d pudding dish. t a, layer of
sliees, then a layer of bread crumbs
Kfith a, little brown sugar and .ground
cinnamon to taste, then the apples,
etc., until the dish, is fjill. letting the
last layer be crumbs, and on this p"t
generous lumps of butter. Bke in
a moderate oven, and serve with any
desired sauce.,
Baked Apples Wash the apples
clean, taking care that they are all
sound; with, a slim knife, cut down
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