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, well indoors if intrusted to careless
hands. They like tho cold and frost.
Tulips aro better in tho border, aa,
Indoors, the green louse attacks
them; besides, they aro too gorgeous
and brilliant in coloring for tho win
dow garden.
Polyanthus Narcissus are exceed
ingly cheap, and many of them are
quite as satisfactory for indoor
blooming as the Chinese lily which
Is, itself, a polyanthus narcissus. The
double Roman hyacinth is one of the
very, finest winter blooming bulbs.
In the latter part of October the
summer-blooming bulbs should be
carefully lifted from tho ground" and
spread out in the sunshine' for sev
eral weeks to become thoroughly
dry. See that no moisture in any
form touches them, and cover them
well of cool nights, or take them in
side. After they aro dried, cut off
the tops and flower stalks to within
six inches cf the bulb, leaving all
' the brown husk' to protect tho bulb.
Put in paper sacks and keep from
'frost and dampness.
covered with perfectly dry sand.
Whore the soil is kept dry and por
ous, the air circulates freely about
tho tubers and keeps them from
sprouting, mildewing or rotting. If,
on examination, one Is found rotting,
clean the spot carefully and fill with
powdered charcoal. Some recom
mend sprinkling the bulbs with sul
phur on any indication of rotting or
mildewing, then Betting the box in
tho sun for few days, until the
soil is thoroughly dried again. If
the storago place is damp, the box
of soil will absorb moisture.
Fall Seed-Sowing
Many seeds of hardy annuals
should bo sown in the fall just be
fore tho ground' freezes; they remain
dormant during tho winter and aro
ready to sprout' and grow at tho first
approach of spring, long before tho
soil can bo worked over for tho
spring planting. Poppies, phldx,
sweet peas, the families of hardy
pinks, petunias, and many others are
all better sown in the late fall.
tor on top, and set in a hot ovon to
brown; serve hot.
Macaroni with Cheese -B rcak a
quarter of. a pound of macaroni In
pieces; put it Into a largo oauco pan,
cover well with boiling water, adding
a teaspoonful of salt, and set over
tho fire to boil rapidly for half an
hour. Tako up, drnin, throw cold
water over it In tho colander to tako
away tho starchy covering; put a
teacupful of milk in a small sauce
pan and set over tho fire to boll,
add a teaspoonful of butter, tho
macaroni and a quarter of pound of
grated or chopped checao; stir over
tho flro until heated; Koasa'n with
salt and pepper and servo hot.
soft; put into a flannol jolly bag
and -let drain overnight; do not
squeeze Finish tho julct'.as you
would applo jelly. Both color and
flavor aro improved if ono pint of
applo juico is added to each quart
of plum juico.
For the Housekeeper
If a dish, soup, vegetable or sauce,
should happen to be'over-salted, dust
In a little coarse " brown ' sugar and
the dish "will "becdme palatable.
Brown sugar is an antidote for 'salt.
If you want to rush, the' contents of
the1 inner veBqel of your double boll-
' er, add some salt a half-teacupful to
, two quarts of water to the water in
the outer 'vessel. Boiling, salty wa
iter generates a strong heat very
'quickly.'
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?'! ' A Vegetabld ;iiet
Carrots, parsnips, turnips, beets,
squashes. :pumpkins,' and' tho like
contain only, a, limited amount Qf
npurish'm'ejU; butare'VUtTblo "fiH
'ers," taken with concentrated foods.
' Potatoes' possess few musqle-forming
properties, but are valuable as sup
plying elements wanting in a diet
of nitrogenous foods,. Cabbage and
cauliflower aro rich in gluten, and
therefore contain nourishment. The
, value of any vegetable depends large
ly upon the way it is cooked for its
value, as poor coomng or careiess at
tention win rum any aisn. unsuit
able seasoning, too long.Vtoo little
cooking, too rapid or too, glow cook
ing must all be considered in' cal
culating the real merit, of ,p,' vegetable
diet. Peas and beans are claimed to
be the most nutritious' of Vegetables,
as they contain carbon the' heat-giving
principle, and nitrogen, tho muscle-forming
substance. , Many stom
' achs can not accept these, vegetables
as readily as they can ,uso others.
As tho cold weather advances, many
persons eat too much, and thus lay
tho train for innumerable ills that
afflict during the winter.
Wild Plum Jelly Wild plums
make ono of tho richest colored and
firmest Jollies to Jo had. Chooso tho
plums a littlo under ripe, almost cov
er with water and cook until very
WAITING
A now postofflco was established In
a small villago away out west, and a
native of tho soil wan appointed post
master. After a while complaints
wore mado that no mail was sent
out from tho new offlco, and an In
spector was sent to Inquire into tho
matter. Ho called upon the post
master, and stating the causo of his
visit, asked why no mall had boon
sent out. Tho postmaster pointed to
a big and nearly empty mall-bag
hanging up in a corner, and said:
"Well, I ain't sent it out 'cause the
bag ain't nowhrrcs nigh full yet."
Harper's Bazar.
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Sunimer-Blooiniiig Tubers
Tubers, such as cannas, caladlums,
dahlias and tuberous rooted bego
nias, may be safely wintered by giv
ing the following treatment: As
soon as their foliage begins to turn
in tho fall they should be carefully
lifted from the ground and if the
soil is wet and soggy, it should be
cleaned from the tubers, very care
fully to avoid bruising;. Cut tho
tops off nearly to the body of tho
tubers, and handle very, carefully.
Dahlia roots should be left in a
bunch. .Select a nice'; wooden box
Query Box
Mrs. S, M. To bleach tho cm
broideries yellowed by being packed
away, make a bag of old muslin and
dip it into strong bluing water until
deeply colored; then put the embroid
ery to bleach in this sack and leave
it hang for several days. Tho blue
bag must be dried befqro putting tho
articles in it.
FannioS. Colored cotton or lin
en goods should be soaked in strong
salt water for an hour or two before
washing. Ono ounce pf sugar df
lead to one pailful of water will, set
blues, browns and tans.
Amos H. Ono of tho best "heal
ers"' for old, abused furniture is
raado of half a pint of 98 per cent
alcohol, a quarter of an ounce each
of pulverized resin and gum shellac,!
and half a pint of linseed oil. Shako
well, and when thoroughly mixed ap
ply with a flat brush as you would
varnish.
L. L. Sixteen tablespoonfuls of
liquid is equal to ono cupful, and
two cupfuls equal ono pint. If you
have no measuring cups or scales, the
flrnf Hmn vnn boa n. tahln Erlvincr rcla-
tivo proportions of liquid and dry
measures, clip the table and paste
where you can see it.
Mrs. K. L. If your goods look
bronzed or rusty after dyeing, you
havo used too much dye, or have not
boiled tho goods long enough to fix
the dye in tho fabric. Give the gar
ment a good washing in strong soap
suds, and if that does not bring jt
right, put the goods in clear ooiimg
water and boil for a short time to
get some of the surplus dye out. If
this removes too much dye, make a
weak dye and boil it in this a few
minutes, then-wash In strong soap
suds. There are different colors of
black, one Is a blue-black, and an
other a jet-nlack.
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2440 -Ladies' Shirt Waist. An
excellent model devolopcd in cream
colored flannel, although It ,is adapt
able to any of the season's shirt
ings; Six sizes 32 to 42.
j 30 OSGirls;., .Kecfer.jlavy .blue
. serge, or , tarn cover cloth are stylish
developed 'In this, model. Four sizes
6 to 12, years.
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3005 Misses' Semi-Princess Dress
with an attached five-gored skirt.
Tho model hero illustrated was de
veloped In old rose cashmere. Three
sizes 13 to 17 years.
Macaroni
Macaroni with Tomato Sauce
Break half a pound of macaroni in
pieces, put into a sauce pan With
plenty of boiling, salted water, and
cook until tender; melt a table
spoonful of butter In a saucepa'n,
chop a slice of onion and a small
bunch of parsley and stir in the
let simmer until tno onion
Unffor'
Jl-JZL ..n i, nnoMa rirv flirt matoes and let boil nair an nour,
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free from slugd. worms 'and Insects;
lay tho tubers on this and give a
slack covering with more boI1. Place
the box' in a dry cellar 'where frost
, does not enter. Many t'advise that
the soil bo left on the 'tubers, some
claiming that they tfhpw be. lifted
alter a heavy, soaking rain, and laid
p to dry with the soil adhering and
2993 Boys' Russian Suit, consist
ing of a blouse with permanent turn
down collar, and sleeves plaited at
bottom or finished with wristbands;
and knickerbockers. Navy blue flan
nel was used fo. this dainty model.
Four sizes 2 to 5 years.
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3004 Ladies' Skirt, with five
gored yoke upper part and flounce
lower part. One of the newest mod
els for voile, Panama cloth, mohair
or serge. Six sizes 22 to 32.
3001
300&
2987 Girls' and Childs' Dress.
Tho model hero illustrated was de
veloped in natural colored linen.
Five sizes 2 to 10 years.
2087
then take up, strain through a wire
sieve, put Into a clean saucepan and
set over the fire to. boil until thick;
season with salt and pepper; drain
, Ttiflpornni, nut a layer of maca
roni in -thp. .bottom, ot a baking dlshj,
AAVOr -with -the tomato sauce -.nut
more raacaronf and sauce in lasers
until the dish is full; put bits of but-
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