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APBIIi T, Mil The Commoner. water hot, and wash the rag in clean water as often as it shows dirt, in order not to spread the blackness. Change the water if it gets colored, making the same proportions. This Is only for painted surfaces. For cleaning the dirt and smoke from a papered wall, be sure to have plenty of clean cloths, and wipe care fully a little space at a time. Do not use a cloth after it is much soiled, even if you have to stop, wash and dry the cloths. To prevent the destructive and un sightly ridges made by the loose ness of the matting, in laying it, get the widths as smooth as possible, then, put a cupful of common coarse salt in a pail of hot water, and with a cloth dipped in this, mop and wash the matting as you would if it were dirty, using the salt water freely and keeping it hot by renewing the pro portions as it is used up; wash with the grain of the matting, and let it be quite wet. Then open doors and windows and let it dry. The salt toughens the straw, preventing it breaking, and the drying shrinks it into place. In cleaning the cellar, the floor is usually found very dusty, and the ., sweeping of it is very unpleasant. To prevent the dust and light ashes from rising, after cleaning the walls and ceiling scatter wet saw-dust or shredded paper over the floor, and you can sweep with comfort. Contributed Recipes Chicken and Rice Wash a cupful of rice and throw it into boiling water, letting it boil for twenty minutes, then drain. Add half a cupful of milk, a tablespoonful of butter, a level teaspoonful of salt and a' .quarter of a teaspoonful of pepper, stirring all to a smooth paste; but ter custard-cups and line them to a COFFEE HEART Very Plain in Somo People A great many people go on suffer ing from annoying ailments for a long time before they can get their own consent to give up the indul gence from which their trouble arises. A gentleman in Brooklyn describes his experience, as follows: "I became satisfied some months ago that I owed the palpitation of the heart from which I suffered almost daily, to the use of coffee, (I had been a coffee drinker for 30 years) but I found it very hard to give up the beverage. "One day I ran across a very sen sible and straightforward presenta tion of the claims of Postum, and was so impressed thereby that I con cluded to give it a trial. "My experience with it was un satisfactory till I learned how it ought to be prepared by thorough boiling or not less than 15 or 20 minutes. After I learned that les son there was no trouble. "Postum proved to be a most palatable and satisfactory hot bever age, and I have used it ever since, "The effect on my health has been most salutary. The heart palpitation from which I used to suffer so much, particularly after breakfast, has dis appeared and I never have a return of it except when I dine or lunch away from home and drink the old kind of coffee because Postum is not Berved. I find that Postum cheers and invigorates while it produces no harmful stimulation' Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Ten days trial proves an eye opener to many. Read the little book, "The Road to Wellvill," in pkgs. "There's a " Reason." Ever read the above letter? A new oe appears from time to time. They lore genuine, true and full of human interest. depth of half an inch with the rice mixture; rub two tablespoonfuls of butter and two of flour toether, then add a pint of milk, stir until It boils; then add a teaspoonful of salt, a dash of pepper and one pint of nicely seasoned pieces of cold cooked chicken cut into blocks. Fill this mixture in the center of the cups, cover with a layer of rice, stand in a pan of boiling water and cook in the oven for twenty minutes; turn carefully into a hot dish, garnish with seasoned green peas and serve. Creamed Potatoes Chop cold boiled potatoes quite fin and season with salt and pepper; put into a bak ing dish and pour over sufficient cream sauce just to cover; dust the top with grated cheese, put Into a hot oven and cook until nicely browned. Bacon Relish Beat four eggs with one-half cup of cream and a teaspoonful of flour; fry several thin slices of nice, sweet bacon and dip them In the batter. Put the bacon In a frying pan with a little hot lard or drippings and pour the batter over it, and when both sides are well browned, lay on a hot dish and serve very hot. Tongue and Tomatoes To one of onion, a bay leaf, a sprig of pars ley, and a stalk of celery well chopped, and simmer together for fifteen minutes. Cover one-half box of gelatine with half a cup of cold water and leave for half an hour. Dissolve over hot water and add to the tomatoes; strain; chill small cups and fill them with the jelly, and when ready to serve, turn out upon slices of ox tongue; serve with mayonnaise and on lettuce leaves. Query Box Harold L. Something over 6,000 new books, stories and light litera ture, are published every year in the United States. S. S. Velvet is especially becom ing to a person with a thin, sallow face, or with a face losing its bloom, as it gives a softened appearance to the texture of the skin. Eda S. Dry the hair with warm, soft towels, letting dry in the sun shine, which gives it a soft shine and gloss. Turkish toweling is not good to use. For dry hair, a little oil of almonds or oil of benno should be rubbed well into the scalp. Distressed For bleaching the su perfluous hair to make it less notice able, first wash it in hot water and soap, with a little ammonia in it to take all oil off the surface; then apply peroxide of hydrogen with a a bit of gauze. This will in time weaken the roots of the hair; but It must be persisted In. Mrs. L. The small-foot craze has gone out of style; the athletic exercises and much walking indulged in by girls and women at the present time has given the feet larger size. The perfect foot is seldom seen. Nothing but demand will create a shoe that fits the foot, and until such a shoe Is given us, we must continue to bear the Ills we have. Q. H. Corn dodger is a bread made of corn meal and hot salted water, with or without a little short ening, mixed with the hand and shaped by the hands into thick, ob long "pones" or loaves, usually re taining the Imprint of the shaping fingers, and baked in a very hot oven. Hoe-cake is made in the same way, a little thinner dough, patted into disks and baked on a skillet on top of the stove. "Ash cake" is the above dough baked in the ashes of the fire-place under hot coals. These are all southern breads, and are very savory if made and cooked right. i l m If new calicos are allowed to lie in strong salt water for an hour be fore washing, the eolors will wsuaHy be "fast." THE BELL WETHER An exposition of Aldrlchlsm, by Senator William Lorlmor: "Wo have our bell wether hero. Wo have the democratic bell wether Wo have the insurgent bell wether, and wo have the stalwart boll wether. "When I happen to be absent from this chamber and the bell rings an nouncing the roll call; if I happen to step in the door in time I hear tho name of Senator Aldrich called he is my bell wother I know where my vote bolongs, and I vote as he voted. If ho happens to be absent, I listen to the roll call until they come down to the name of my distinguished colleague, Senator Cul lom, and then, after ho has voted, he becomes my bell wother. "I know where to vote from that time on, and If I happen to get in a little later, I wait for tho roll call to reach Senator Gallinger's name, and after he has voted, I know my place, and then wo go along a' little further, and If I happen to come In after tho roll call, I wait until Sena tor Lodge has voted. Then if I find that he and Senator La Folletto havo both voted the same way, I wait until somebody else has voted." La Folletto's Magazine BRYAN THE PATRIOT" The Springfield Republican is not afraid or ashamed to concede the influence of Mr. Bryan in molding opinion and in forcing republican administrations to take advanced positions on several big questions. Wo quote: "Age has mellowed William Jen nings Bryan, not to speak of the miti gating effect of the acceptance of his Ideas that wero once fought with flory bitterness. There Is both humor and truth in tills statement of Mr. Bryan, mado boforo tho Boston City Club: 'If I ever did think of run ning again for tho presidency and I do not with theso two men (Roosevelt and Taft) carrying out so many things I have advocated, I am afraid some republican would raiso the third-term cry on rao, and say I had already had two terms of my policies.' It is just as woll now and then for tho unthinking to bo brought faco to face with tho fact that tho man best entitled to tho copyright on 'my policies' lives in Ne braska and not In Oyster Bay, L. I." No. Mr. Bryan Is not a candldato for tho presidency. Ho may never bo again, but tho bitterness and in justice still exhibited by numbers of his opponents in tho cast, and a few of their satellites olsowhoro will not affect tho estlmato of history of his tremendous influence for good. In this generation no private citizen has mado such impress upon tho Ameri can people; Indeed, wo might say it had not been done by another In tho life of tho republic. Columbia, (S. C.) State. BLACK AND BLUE "Your husband Is not looking well tonight, Mrs. Rhymer." "Ho Isn't and I'm not surprised at it." "No? Has ho been overworking?" "It isn't that so much, It Is his originality. Why, that man Is struck by so many original Ideas that his mind must bo one mass of bruises." Woman's Journal. Latest Fashions for Readers of The Commoner IgpTrr (nth 887?JnW tV in & li Ii.fjftn I I IWUtfS MM 1 PC H k '111 Jn jtfsS Jy gt Hi "JR tfv vD A u Prt 31 1 Hl lvi i 8?0lQ& f 8879-8801 LADIES' COSTUME Waist, 8879, cut in sizes 32, 34, 86. 38. 40 and 42 inches, bust measure. 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THE COMMONER will supply its readers with perfect fitting, seam allowing patterns from tho latest Paris and New York ityles. The de signs are practical and adapted to the home dressmaker. Full direc tions how to cut and how to make the garments with each pattern The price of these patterns 10 cents each, postage prepaid. Our large catalogue containing the illustrations aad descriptions of over 400 sea. onable styles for ladles, misses and children, mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cents. In ordering patterns give us your name, address, pattern number and size desired. Address THE COMMONER, Patter Dept., Ltncola. Nebraska. 3 , ' X3i.