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MMfnf i- i,'"ii" - wr 'vw ,-" w , "i "wr "T-V ' TV 'WJ,'' FEBRUARY 12, 1909 The Commoner. 9 'fiiPH i 1 1 i i i iy muipi jp) jiiih the hips, as this "will cause the placket to pull apart. If thin about the neck, lay a piece of thin sheet wadding between the lining and the outside, when fitting a tight waist; tacking it to the lin ing, and thus fill out the hollow places. If the form is very full, take up a tiny dart diagonal from the armsize toward the top 6f the second front dart, having it almost straight across the lining. Cloth and velvets must bo cut with all the pieces running one way, or they will shade differently. Goods having a "nap" must have all the pieces cut running one way, either up or down. In basting, always stretch the front of the shoulder seam little as the back of the form naturally rounds a trifle more or less. 50 Query Box L. L. Brandy contains about per cent alcohol. Mysie It is said that the gum on the back of the United States post age stamp is made from the sweet potato, as being the most harmless preparation for the purpose. Mrs. S. For the linen waist, use hot starch to which has been added a tablespoonful of sugar. The sugar will cause the linen to retain its stiffness a longer time. Traveller For the sleeping" car, a dark silk or sateen kimona to sleep in, a change of collar and cuffs, and theusual toilet article are all you will need for a one-night journey. Annie R. Vegetable ivory is made from the ivory nuts, the fruit of a species of palm which grows in South America. Tile trees reauire at least fifteen vears' Growth be- LPenzine, naptna or gasoline, and a fore they bear fruit of a quality suit-l Pi able for commercial purposes. For industrial purposes; the tusk of the elephant, the hippopotamus, the wal rus, the narwhal, and the sperm 'wliale are used. ; ; The best ivory, is that which comes from near the Equator. Tottie M. Mud stains are some times hard to remove from silk. Try rubbing the stain with a soft, clean piece of flannel; if this does not re move it, dip a piece of soft linen in alcohol and rub the stain with that. Mud stains are sometimes re moved by rubbing the stain with the cut sido of a potato. Annie H. For cleaning the ' ath sponges, mix half a cupful of salt Catarrh Cured -without Drugs t Sonil Monov order or lmft for $2nnd erct romncly nnd ho curod ofthlsdlsnprrcoahlp. dlsarnstinp nnd dnnRfrous dis ease. T.E.Q J LMOIU2, 5079 Wells Ave St.Louls. Mo Vb HIT CUT '" nil countries obtnlnrd. sold; B HI PUIS t 5 established 28 year; unexcelled reputation; Inventors' book free. Amkiucan Patent Makkkt, St. Paul, Minn. PATENTS fclCCUKlCI) OK vkv: JtKTUKNISD Free report m to Patentability. Illustrated Ouldi Book, and Lint of Inventions Wanted, sent Troo. EVANS, W1L.K15NS & CO., Washington. D. O. CHOICE VeHSiHIA FARMS Alonp Chosapeako & Ohio Ry. as low as 15 por aero. Rich Soil, Mild Winters. Good Markets. For Handsome- Booklet and Low Excursion Hates, address G, B. WALL. Real Estato Agent. C. t O. Railway, Box K, Rlehmoitd, Vn. BE A RAILWAY MAlLCLERKy We prepare you by mall to successfully pass the Civil Service Examination. Our Instruc tion embraces features no ouier scpooi caa iu I ( vnit want to be sure to DISS cet OUT freecatalotf. Write, today. ,Dept. O-S-399, Froeport, 111. and three tablespoonfuls of sal soda, and pour over this one gallon of boiling water. Soak the Bponges in this until it is cold, then wash in soap suds, rinse well and dry. Housewife To remove the paint spilled on the lloor, rub . over the spot a coating of equal parts of lime and sal soda; let the coating stay on for twenty-four hours, then wash with warm water. Hot vinegar will sometimes remove paint from win dow glass, especially if it is fresh. Mud or Dust Stains A reader recommends this for re moving mud stains from white silk: Rub on the stain a little white soap, then cover with gasoline and let lie for some hours, then rub carefully between the hands, rinsing in clean gasoline to remove any streak or sediment, then hang to dry out of doors. The gasoline may be poured off of any settlings and bottled for use again, but it is best to use It only for colored things. For washing a white plume, or any feathers that are soiled, give a bath of gasoline, dipping up and down until clean, then rinse in clean gasoline, shake dry and leave out of doors until the fluid is evaporat ed. Gasoline must never be used where there Jb a particle of fire or flame. Shake the plume often while drying. Many spots that look like grease spots are simply the lodgement of dust on a damp spot. One of the very best cleansers for spots is good castile soap and benzine or gasoline. Keep in a safe spot a bottle of good ece of good castile soap. When spots are first discovered, ,make a lather of the soap, and with a soft tooth brush and a clean, soft flannel rag, apply the mixture o suds and fluid to the spots, and this will cleanse them. In careful hands, there are few things better as cleans ers than the above named fluids. Housekeeping Helps Sponge cakes have heavy streaks near the bottom when the stove has been jarred, or slamming of the oven door soon after the dough has been put in the oven. Anything that quickly chills the stove will cause the same trouble. It Is the same with cakes containing butter. Bread made with compressed yeast should be sponged in the morning. If allowed to remain over night, unless a very small quantity of the yeast has been used, the yeast will outgrow itself, die, and the .bread will be heavy. Made from dried yeast, it must be sponged at night, or It will be heavy. 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Cut two pounds of meat into cubes of one inch; put them in a hot. pan, and shake the pan over the fire until each piece of meat is thoroughly seared; put two tablespoonfuls of either butter, oil or suet into a sauce pan and add two tablespoonfuls of flour and mix thoroughly. Add one pint of stock or water and stir until boiling. Add a level teaspoonful of salt, a bay leaf a slice of onion and one tea spoonful of k.itchen boquet. Add the meat, cover the saucepan and cook slowly, just below the boiling point, for two hours. Garnish the dish with squares of toasted bread or with dumplings. To make the dumplings, sift one pint of flour with one teaspoonful of baking powder, and half a teaspoon ful of salt, two or threo times. Then add to the -flour sufficient milk to Just moisten the flour. Mix quickly. Drop the dough by teaspoonfuls all over the top of tho meat flftoon min utes before it is done; cover tho pan; put it over a moderate flro and cook tho dumplings slowly for fifteen minutes. Do not lift tho lid during this time. Then dish tho dumplings around tho edge of a platter and put the meat in tho cen ter. Garnish with finely-chopped parsley. Irish stew is a light stow garnish ed with potatoes; tho neck of mut ton, cut In even-sized pieces is tho best for this purpose. Brown fricassees and ragouts are made according to the first recipe, browning the meats first. Garnish a fricassee with sweet potatoes or corn fritters, or squares of toasted bread and guava jelly. Epilepsy can bo curod. To thooo afflicted thin convoys a wonderful message. Though qulto common, It In only a short tlmo slnco It was considered Incurublo. 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