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Seeds of perennials should be
for about twenty-four hours
planting, and when the water
ed off, each variety should bo
with light, dry soil and put
box by itself to facilitate easy
ing. Large seeds should be
deeper than the fine seeds, and
Tery fine seeds should be seat-
on top of the prepared seed bed
lther very lightly covered with
re dusting of soil, or. pressed
the soil by laying a broad, flat
d on top and weighting it down
r. a moment. For the very earliest
sort, April Is usually quite early
nough to trust them to the border,
fcutr most of them are better held
iV' maol th first nf Mav nr .Tnno -wVinn
fat ''tlW'J -J, M 1 . ' ,
, wuuKiigur oi irpsi is over, anu tne
rippwnd well warmed up.
Fluids and Inks
!L reader asks what is the dif-
ZsK .4Khce between writing fluid and
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What are called writing fluids
Vm JPlLdlstmction from inks, are fluids
".Vpt will flow freely from the pen
:,"ll5?'i"", v'"6to1"fa uao u buuu uuiur
jn written, but do not in all cases
in that. color after the lapse of
few months. Ink, distinguished
m writing fluids, retains its colors
rightly made, for centuries, and
is evidently necessary that it
u. ''KJlfepuld do so, for on account of its
2fe? In legal documents, the most im-
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nut trees. It was formerly the home
of an order of monks. About 18 G3
the order was suppressed or re
moved, and tho buildings made uoo
of as a royal academy of forestry
Distressed Where white goods
have absorbed stains by being
boiled in water containing coloring
matter discharged from colored
.goods, it is hard to remove tho stain.
Try soaking the goods in borax water
over night, and in tho morning boil
in a strong solution of cream tartar
and soft water for half an hour; then
wring out and lay in tho hot sun to
bleach; repeat, if necessary, though
It may not be effectual.
Jennie L. For cleaning with
gasoline, there are soils that require
that soap be used with it Thero are
preparations on the market claiming
to be such mixture, but personally I
know nothing about them. You
might try one of them. I can not
give addresses in this column.
Housewife There is a prepara
tion on the market, such as you re
fer to, made of starch and aniline
dye, and it is used as a substitute for
tfggs in bakeries. Tho color is a pure
yellow, and makes a cake that ap
pears to be made of many eggs, and
the egg-price is charged for the cake.
morse it for a few minutes in a largo
dishpan of boiling water in which a
tablespoonful of salsoda has been
dlasolvod; this will remove tho
tarnish, and with a llttlo rubbing tho'
silver will shine like now. But this
treatment is not to bo used very
often. For a general polish, take
half a cup of whiting, half a cup of
water and four tablespoonfuls of
household ammonia, and this is
cheap and effective. Put tho mixturo
into a bottle and shako well; wet a
soft cloth with It, apply it to tho
silver until all stains are removed
then polish with a soft flannel or
chamois skin.
wjfjortant interests of society are de-
:,,p;Nident upon that very quality.
MfljWe are many recipes for making
;.., 3jslgb inks and fluids, and in various
"" SK01"8' and for nomo or family use,
W&1 inks and Aulas can be made in
' r jitot, quart or half-gallon quantities
;vmuch cheaper than it can be bought.
" 'The best forms of writing fluid are
v?made either from logwood extract,
or:-ia decoction of logwood with the
ftidgbf a bichromate of potash in the
aaioigaer case, ana tne enromate (yel-
towy? in tho latter, or from some of
forms of Prussian blue. The
it fnks have been found to be those
pared from galls, or other sources
jWj tannin, a salt or iron, witli the
iddition of some coloring matter.
f55entiallv a ferroso-ferrlc trallatn in
ilSoctremely fine division held in sus-
')lpension in water. There are many
xcellent formulas for making ink in
large or small quantities, inexpen
sively, and the product will be much
better than one can buy in the small
bottles on the counter.
Early Radishes
Wash fresh round red radishes,
cut off tho leaves and fine roots and,
with a sharp knife, cut down tho
outer skin in Ave or six sections,
beginning at the root end and taking
care not to separate the potalB so
formed at the base. Then throw
into very cold (Ice) water not salted,
for an hour or two, when eacli radish
should be Arm and crisp, with the
petals standing out distinctly.
water, or hot alum solution poured
Into tho places they frequent will
kill both the Insect and tho egg.
Ilavo the solution boiling hot and
pretty strong.
Boil poke root until tender; mix
tho water in which It was boiled with
molasses to tho thickness of syrup
and spread on plates. Tho roaches
will eat and die, Tho poko root can
bo found on almost any farm, abouf
rich places. It Is poisonous.
Cooking Parsnips
Wash and scrapo parsnips freshly
taken from tho ground, and do not
soak tho largo ones; put into boiling
water and cook until tendor, then
cut into thin slices, put into a dish
and pour over them a sauce made by
stirring to a cream ono tablespoonful
of butter and one of flour, a cup ol
boiling water, salt and popper U
taste. This sauce should boll for a
few minutes before pouring over th
parsnips. Any left-over parsnip
may bo mashed and frted.
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Renovating Cloth
An old-fashioned method- of reno
yating cloth was that of first remov
ing any spots of a grease nature
with a sponge dipped in strong soap
suds, and then, scouring the Burface
with fine sand slightly damped, this
being worked well over the cloth
with a piece of coarse flannel and
then removed by means of a hard
brush; finally a few drops of olive
oil were sprinkled over a soft brush
with long-haired silky bristles, such
as is sometimes used for smoothing
men's silk hats, and worked eVenly
over the whole garment, to restore
the satin finish.
Query Box
Mrs. L. H. Cotton foulard has a
soft, silky finish and comes in printed
designs and colors copied from the
handsome foulard patterns. It Is
washable, and admirably adapted for
house dresses.
Allie M. Dead Sea fruit Is legend
ery. There is a legend to the effect
that growing upon the shores of the
Dead Sea are apple trees", the fruit
of which, while very lovely to the
eye, Is found to bo filled with only
bitter ashes. The fruit symbolizes
disilluslonments and disappoint
ments. Reader Vallombrosa is the name
of a noted Abbey in Tuscany, in the
Appenlnes, in a valley surrounded
with forests of fir, beech and chest-
Good Tilings to Know
For taking rust out of white
goods Where everything else fails,
stew rhubarb stalks In the usual
way, using plenty of water to make
the stew quite thin. Soak the rust
spots on white goods in this for
three-quarters of an hour, then take
out and rinse in cold water to free
it from the rhubaro, then pour boil
ing water over it to take out the
purple' stain of the rhubarb. This
is simple and inexpensive.
It is recommended to drop into
the boil water a slice of peeled
lemon, and the clothes will be beau
tifully white. This will not Injure
or stain the clothes. Soaking clothes
in buttermilk will whiten them, and
take out mildew. After the soaking,
rinse, and boil In a thin suds.
To prevent stencil work from fad
ing, the dye must be set before wash
ing. This is recommended: After
the border is made, dip clean white
cloths In salt water, place the border
between the wet cloths and press till
dry with a hot flatiron.
To remove stain from wood, the
surface must be sand-papered or
scraped until the unstained wood is
reached; or it may be smoothed
down with a plane; or, in some cases
washing it with alcohol will do.
It Is said that beaten paths are
only for beaten men; there would
not be any paths had not some one
"blazed the trail," and the one who
went ahead Is the one that wins. It
requires courage and endurance and
enthusiasm to lay the route through
the unknown country.
The shoulder-seams of shirtwaists
usually have a pulled-down look be
cause they need raising at the point
of the shoulder in front only, and
more cutting out under the arms.
Cut the neck straight around in
front, not to be lowered there, or a
stock will not fit on It nicely.
. Velvet is especially becoming to
a person with a thin, sallow face, or
with a face which Is losing its early
bloom, as it gives a softened appear
ance to the texture of the skin.
A Destructive for Roaches
This remedy for the pest is recom
mended, and is not a poison: Make
a sifted powder of the following In
gredients, and sprinkle every crevice
and crack where roaches may bo
found One pound of borax, one-half
pound of plaster paris, one-fourth
pound pulverized sugar, one-fourth
pound ground cloves.
While house cleaning, hot salt
Billy "Huh! I bet you didn't
have a good time at your birthday
party yesterday."
Willie -"T bet I did."
Billy "Then why ain't you sick
today?" Philadelphia Record.
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Cleaning Silver
While there are many excellent
polishes for silver on the market it
Is not always easy to distinguish be
tween the good and the bad, and it
is a good thing to pass by those ad
vertised to remove all tarnish in
stantly without rubbing. Articles
which remove dirt without labor
must be strong enough to eat tne
material they are used upon. If the
silver Is very black, and there is a
lot of it, It may bo advisable to im-
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8788 LADIES' HOUSE DRESS
Sizes 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42
inches, bust measure. It requires
6 yards of 44-inch material for
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0158 LADIES' PRINCESS SLIP
Sizes 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42
Inches, bust measure. It requires
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2 V6 yards extra for a straight flounce
or 2 yards extra- for a circular
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Sizes 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30 inches,
waist measure. It requires 4 yards
of 44-inch material for tho 24-inch
size.
0080 LADIES' WAIST WITH
TUCKER
Sizes 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42
inches, bust measure. Requires 1
yard of 27-inch material for the
tucker and 2 yards for the waist,
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