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A Grecian Legend
Children, hero's a little Btory
Told of Bacchus yot a boy
Whon ho started on a journey
Vigorous and full of joy.
Growing weary, on a wayaido
Stone, "ho found a pleasant scat
And whllo resting, watched a tiny
riant spring up between his feet.
"Oh!" criod ho, "I'll take the beauty
Root and branch." Ho had no pot
And was anxious lost it wlthqr
For tho sun was very hot;
Looking out for something, soon he
Found a songbird's skeleton
Into which recess bo placed it
Tonderly and hurried on.
For tho little vine was twining
Itound tho hones on every side,
And he sought tho fragilo tendrils
From tho scorching beams to hide.
Finding there a lion's carcass
In It he arranged tho mass;
But the plant grow fast and faster
Green and thrifty as tho grass;
Than the lion's now a larger
Structuro of an ass was found
Into which onco more his treasure
Was transplanted safe and sound.
Having roached his destination
And about his vino to set,
Saw ho round tho bird, ass, lion,
Roots had twined a living net.
Carefully the whole was buried
Lost ho hurt a single shoot,
Rapidly it grow and blessed him
With tho most delicious fruit.
So ho took r tho grapes and pressed
' them
Giving men tho wlno to drink
Lof a miracle ho witnessed,
From tho picture you will shrink;
First they sipped, then sang a chorus
Happy as a wildblrd's song;
VThen a second draught was swal
lowed Liko a lion they were strong
When they drank once more, ah!
broken
Was tho charm, now stupid grown,
They could only bray like asses,
All their song and strength had
flown.
i J. V. H. Koons in Muncie (Ind.)
Star.
facturers of really good things, and
these should bo taken advantage of
bv those having inventions to sell.
Thero aro many small things, cost
ing but ten cents to twenty-five
conts, tho possession of which would
bo a great help to the housewife, but
wo can not recommend them here by
namo. Our advice is, however, that
when anything really worth having
is discovered, that the lucky "finder"
should tell herneighbor, or tell us,
and tho information shall reach oth
ers if occasion arises.
Many of these "small things,"
however, are not worth having; so
wo must "pick and choose," and hold
fast that -which is good. If one is
near a department, or house-furnishing,
or a ten cent store, many things
can bo gathered up, and for thoso
living too far from market, the mail
order houses will supply their cata
logue for the asking, and if one is
careful to deal only with a reliable'
firm, there is little or no risk.
them for a few moments but the
closest observation, is given, and the
difficulty overcome. Then thev un
thinking one says, "You seem to hear
better than you did or -were you
only inattentive?" Many deaf people
prefer a speaker to sit on just a liti
tie lower chair than they, themselves
occupy, as the - voice, ranging up
ward, is easier caught than when one
"talks down."
"Keeping the Boy on the Farm"
If you want to interest the boy in
the farm, give him something that
will be his very own, and in which
he will take an interest. Let him
have a few hens and a rooster, or a
pig, or a calf, and be honest with
him in your dealings. Let the stock
be his own, and if he has anything to
sell, pay him, as you would any one
else, or see that he is paid for it.
VOLUME 9, NUMBER 13
The mixture In which the strings
were dipped is the same as that used
on commercial sticky fly paper.
Kansas City Star.
Of course, the string with its load,
of flies should be taken down and
burned every morning and new ones
strung up in their place. The meth
ods are inexpensive, and should bo
tried. Flies are worse than a nuis
ance they are disease carriers.
Query Box
Our Chat
Every month brings new duties,
and tho time runs so fast as to be
bewildering. But a few days ago,
it seems, wo were telling you how
to guard against the snow and frost;
now, every mall brings mo a hand
ful of letters, asking for Information
for pickling, preserving and "putting
up" fruits, vegetables, and for keep
ing v tho house cool and clean, and
methods of guarding acalnst or ov.
terminating tho summer's, horde of
Insects. These will be given in sea
Bon, as fast as wo can And space;
but thoso wishing Immediate infor
mation would better send stamped,
addressed envelope for immediate re
ply. We aro glad to have you do
this, and we would also appreciate
any Information as to your success
or failure with these recipes, or
methods, and, if you know a better
way, wo shall appreciate your kind
ness in sending it to us to pass on
to others.
New discoveries aro being made
very day By our housewives, and
many of those who have had the
patience to test now labor-saving
machinery for tho home aro enthu
siastic in its praise. Wo aro fre
quently asked to endorse this or that
invention in the Home Department,
but this we can not do. Tho adver
tising columns aro open to manu-
Wage-Earning Wpmen
The call from the women of the
country who would become a wage
earner is insistent, and a large part
of the domestic columns devoted to
women's interests are filled with
suggestions and instructions hoping
to bo helpful to this class. But it is
not so much what women can do as
what she will do, or is fitted to do,
in competition with men, machihery
and other women. Here is ah. 'item
which such women should study
closely: "Until women who seek
work make themselves equal in
working capacity, tact, understand
ing, to their male competitors, they
will receive less wages. A woman
seeking work should not presume on
her sex, or her needs, or conditions;
but upon her qualifications, for fa
vors readily granted the industrious,
capable man. The few women who
seek, and succeed in getting work In
tnis attitude generally hold impor
tant and well paid positions, while
those who ask for work through sym
pathy, if they get it, are of the un
derpaid class. When a woman is tho
equal of a man in application and
capacity, and is found to be reliable,
and with a sense of responsibility,
she is usually the preferred employe;
but there is not enough of her. The
test of any applicant for work must
be capacity. A woman can not be
exempt from this test, and' If she re
alizes that, and fits herself to meet
the demands of the close competition
of the times, she will havo mt.i in
tho way of remuneration to complain
of. To succeed in any business, a
woman must study to understand
and apply business methods."
Washington News.
Prickly Heat
With the coming of the hot days,
comes also the discomfort of prickly
heat, and physicians tell us this 'is
due to unclean ,skin pores. Before
bathing at night or in the morning,
take a handful of corn meal and rub
it into your skin from the chin to
the feet, and over the face and neck.
kud the meal in, well over the chest,
hips and stomach, using the meal
plentifully. Then rub the meal, off
with a rough, tovfel, waBh'or bathe
In hot water with a ouro vesrotahlA
soap, and enjoy the comfort of clean-
uness.
Reading tho Lips
Ono thing which should bo' early
taught to the child of defective hear
ing, and which the adult similarly
affected should cultivate closely, is
the ability to read words -from tho
motion of the lips and tho expression
of the features of the speaker. This
is not very difficult to do, and where
a heavy moustache is not worn, the
voice may not bo heard at all, yet
the listener will know readily what
Is being said. Many partially or
wholly deaf people insist on having
the speaker sit where the light will
shino on his or her faco, that the
words used may bo plainly seen, arid
(they learn to "hear through- eightiV
lAnstrange faco or voice may puzzle
"In JTly-Timo"
Dr. Walter M. Cross, city chemist
of Kansas City, gives the following
methods of exterminating the house
fly: The first remedy advocated in
plenty of soap and hot water well
supplied with a scrub rag, wherever
the flies may congregate, and espe
cially in tho kitchen. A thorough
application of this, aided by a sharp
stick, to the cracks, crevices and
corners, moldings and isolated places
about the rooms, will kill many eggs
deposited therein last fall and early
winter before "fly-time ended. For
the new crop, the advance guards of
which are just now appearing, he
recommends the following, which he
has tried and found successful. He
says the flies are not prohibitionists,
and like the taste of beer. At niirht
place an ounce (two tablespoonfuls)
of beer in a saucer and drop into it
a pinch about two grains of ar
senic of soda; as soon as daylight
comes, the flies wake up with a hor
rible thirst, and swoop down on the
saucer of beer and tako lrmn-
draughts of tho brew. Presently they
get the stomach-ache bad, and a few
minutes later they are dead. The
saucer should be removed before the
dally routine of tho housework be
gins; otherwise, the dead flies may
be dropping in the cookery prepara
tions. Where there are little child
ren, the saucer of poison should be
put out of their reach.
Another way recommended Is by
hanging. Flies can not resist the
desire to roost on a pendant cord or
string. Take equal parts of rosin
and sorghum molasses and boil them
until tho rosin is in solution; then
dip twine strings In the mixture, and
hang tho strings so as to make them
Inviting to flies. They will go for
these strings like a hungrytfcflog tt a
hunk of beef: the cnrnhifi V
roosting place ana molasses to- eat ijl'
Several requests for recipes are
answered under other heads.
L. L. Too late for the informa
tion you wanted. Allow two weeks
time for an answer.
"Manda" A very good dressing
for salads may be had of your grocer.
Ask for a good quality, and take no
other.
M. W. Pickle recipes will be giv
en very soon. If recipe is wanted at
once, send stamped, self-addressed
envelope for reply.
. Poultry-Lover. The proportions
are one dram of copperas to one
quart of water, for the chickens'
drink. Ask .your druggist how much
a dram of copperas is.
Housewife There are several
commercial "floor-fillers" that will
answer every purpose, filling cracks;
and smoothing rough places. Ask
your "paint-man" about them.
L. B. I can not answer questions
of law satisfactorily. The best thing
is to consult one of your best local
lawyers. Laws are not alike in all
states.
Susie The recipe for nasturtium
salads is two-thirds blossoms and
one-third leaves, cleaned of possible
insects, and laid between nicely but
tered slices of bread. Lettuce san
wiches are made in the same way,
but with a little spread of mayon
naise on the leaves.
"Discouraged" I' know of no
home for the aged that is prepared,
to admit applicants on application.
Most of them are crowded, with a
long list of waiting applicants. Tho
time of waiting varies from a few.
months to several yeaTs. It is piti
ful. The helpless aged are the most
neglected of any class, and philan
thropists do not contribute liberally
for their support.
Frances. For frying salt pork in
batter, soak the pork until sufficient
ly freshened, or parboil a few min
utes. Make a batter with four eggs,
three heaping tablespoonfuls of
flour, and a cupful of sweet milk:
blend perfectly smooth, and dip tho
slices of pork in the batter, drop into
smoking hot fat and cook until a
nice brown. It is best to cook the
pork first, as slow cooking will soak
the batter with grease, and other
wise the meat may not be cooked
uuue.
Spring Work
For removing scratches from ma
hogany, use a mixture of three parta
linseed oil and one part of turpen
tine; after thoroughly mixing, apply
with a woolen cloth, with brisk rub
bing, then rub with a clean woolen
Jih1.and follow with a chamois skin.
White picture frames may bo
cleaned by rubbing with a soft cloth
that has been wet with ammonia and
water, equal parts, then dipped in
whit ng. White frames should be
varnished with colorless varnish
when first hung.
For gilt frames, this is recom
mended: Mix together one ounce ot
common salt, one ounce of alum, and
two ounces of purified niter, and dis
solve all in half a pint of warm wa
ter; take a soft cloth and wash the
frames carefully with this; every,
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