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"Pay n You Go"
A word of good counsel wo no'cr
should forgot,
Is that which forewarns us to keep
out of doht;
For half of life's burden tho man
overthrows
Who starts out determined to pay
as ho goes.
'Tls folly to listen to those who
assort
That a system of credit docs good,
and no hurt;
For many havo squandered their in-
como away,
And homes havo boon wreckod by
a promlso to pay.
A man to bo honest, as merchant or
friend,
In ordor to have, must bo willing to
spend;
'Ib it love, or affection, or faith they
bostow?
Roturn their full value, and pay as
you go.
Ho loses tho sweetest that life can
impart
Who locks up a treasure of wealth
in his heart,
To roap a rich harvest of pain or
rogret,
Wbon too lato ho discovers how
great is his debt.
No loss like tho losing that comes
of delay
In binding tho wounds that are
blooding today;
For whero is the comfort of tears
that are shed
On the face of tho dying, tho grave
of tho dead?
A good word of counsel wo ne'er
should forgot;
To keqp out of danger is to keep
out of debt!
If peace and contentment and joy
you would know,
Don't llvo upon credit, but pay as
you go.
-Josephine Pollard.
"Making Monoy at Homo"
There aro legions of ways to make
tnonoy that is, to make something
to sell; but tho hard work comna in
trying to find a market. No matter
what you can make somebody will
want it, if you only can roach tho
second party; no matter what you
can do, somebody wants it done.
But tho getting together of tho
supply and demand requires business
abilities and a persistence that will
pocket one's pride and advertise tho
fact that she "has tho goods," and
wants to sell them. If you can do
any one thing well, and can work up
a market for it, there aro few things
that will not net you at least a- 'liv
ing." It is often surprising to find
how many places .an ability to paint
or sketch may bo of use. Many
plain articles can bo made very
lovely if one can use tho pen, pencil
or brush. Real artiatlo talent is not
required; It is more knack, patience,
a steady hand and a cood ovo fnr
colorB. Many girls could do this, If
they set about It determined to suc
ceed. Ono should copy from na
ture. Take a pansy, for Instance;
and draw its outlines until it Is
accurate enough to fill with paint.
Havo the pansy before your eyes all
the time. "If at firs,t you don't suc
ceed, try, try again" until you do,
and when yon havo tho outlines,, be
gin wun tne paini, navmg ui0 floWer
boforo you, to match y.our colors by.
It is better to spend timo perfecting
on than to practice on half a
dozen, every one of which you will
have to label to know what they
represent. Sketches, designs, flow
ers drawn with a ilno pen in India
ink, aro as lovely as cclors, if well
done. If you live near a summer
resort, or a largo town, you should
And a sale for those, and they make
charming pillow tops, or for other
decorative uses. The groat trouble
with both women and girls (and
men and boys aro just as bad, only
I am not talking to them, now), is
that they havo not persistence, per
severance and determination to do
well any thing attempted. Every
success costs in some coin, and to
succeed, ono must work for tho suc
cess, and time generally helps them.
What You Want to Know
For Mrs. C. To make a feather
comfort, save all tho feathers you
can, if only chicken feathers; but
they must bo from old fowls, With
no pin feathers with unrlpo ends.
If chicken feathers, they must be
won washed and scalded to get
them perfectly clean, then well
dried and beaten with switches to
make them fluffy. All the soft seam
less feathers can be put at once in
tho sack, but all with stiff quills, no
matter how small, must be prepared
by stripping the sides from tho quill.
If this is done, they will answer
very well; but they will be heavier
than duck or goose featherB. Make
a sack of closely-woven goods, like
a good quality of ticking, the size
you want it: this n nravanf i,
feathers from working out. Tho
firmer and thinner the goods, the
bettor, so It will hold tho feathers.
If you have down, which is the ideal
lining, ono and one-half, to two
pounds will bo sufficient, and the
sack may be quilted as any other
quilt. To keep the down from lump
ing. Feather quilts aro not used as
much as formerly. A sheet of wool
wadding, which can bo had of al
most any department store, will
make a better quilt, lighter and
more serviceable.
If you havo nlentv of nA nn
cans, here is a use for thm- pi.
sorao small holes in the bottom
not too many, or too large, fill the
can with water and sot beside the
young plants, with tho "leaky side"
near enough the plant to keep the
ou" wu a "is win make the plant
grow, no matter how dry the
weather. The ground must be kept
tnoist. Some do not make holes in
the can, but put a strip of cloth
long enough to reach from the bot
tom of tho can to the soil about the
plant, and leave this Overnight be-
iuo "1U vui. in tne morning take
the can away and lay tho wet rag
over tho roots of tho plant. This
will prevent tho evaporation of the
moisturo.
home, but small, or different-sized
plates are used when there is need
of extra dishes.
L. L. Whero there is no fire
kept up, and the meal is delayed,
have tho dish or vessel as hot as
possible, wrap closely in several
folds of newspaper, and put into a
close vessel, covering tightly to
keep in the heat. The food will
keep piping hot for an hour or two.
Mrs. J. L. Soap bark, used by
housewives for cleaning woolens, is
said to be used by some dealers to
adulterate soda water and pie-filling.
Tho filling for most pies' passed ovor
the counter is a problem in itself,
being in many cases, "fearfully," if
not wonderfully made.
Mrs, Housewife In nearly all
states, the woman who owns
property jointly with her husband,
no matter what her possessions, dies
a pauper, if her husband survive her.
She can not make a will, because sh.e
has nothing to leave; nothing is
hers, no matter how hard sho has
worked, or how much sho has
earned. Under tho present statutes,
the husband is the owner; the
property is his, to do with it as may
please him.
Mrs. Haynes a'sks what to do for
stomach trouble. The first thing to
do is to find the cause, and whether
it is stomach or intestinal trouble,
and only a good physician can locate
tho trouble. Self-doctoring is all
right, if you know "where you aro
at," but not to be recommended in
all cases.
Query Box
oJa -Thirty-five dozen filled
cans aro tho usual allowance from
toHean f frUUt In th0 caunInS c-
L. C. The Harvest moon is tho
full moon nearest to the autumnal
lllln tho Huntor'a moon la tho
UUAl 4U" moon aicer tnis.
. G- tV10 old Btylo broom is
slowly being superceded by the
brush, tho carnnf aWQrtT,rt - i"?
hand vacuum cleaner; largo houses
dertner? 7 PW( Va'cuum-
noT;?rThQ Bma11 di8h0S "sod in
restaurants aro not now used in the
What Wo Aro Asked For
Glue to be impervious to water,
and used as a "size" for ceilings to
whitewash on, or for lining walls for
papor hanging, should be allowed to
dry after putting a coat on tho sur
face, then rubbed over with a decoc
tion of ono part powdered nutgalls
in twelve parts of water, reduced by
simmering to eight parts, and
strained. The glue or "size" will
become hard and solid after the
application.
Coal ashes are not valuable as
fertilizers; but they may bo used
for walks about buildings, or, sifted
and scattered over grass lands, or
put aTound trunks of fruit trees. If
dug Into tho soil they act as a
loosener of tho soil. If sifted, and
tho half-burnt pieces of coal gath
ered out and returned to the fire
there will be quite a saving of fuel.
The "slag" or cinders snould be used
for walks.
An excellent sealing wax to be
UCio uuuu ming is used, is
made of one ounco gum shellac one
SI of, beeswax, and eighteen
ounces of rosin. Melt over hot
water, or on a cool place on the
range. When well mixed, it is
ready to use. As it cools Instantly
Im""?16 aILpIIod t0 tho ar or can
lids boiling hot. If bubbles arise
on pressing tho cover, drop a little
more of tho wax whore tho bubbles
aro, and it will effectually seal
fJ&tc?lJ?3T' ?b well as
.wi .UD, uoul), immrs earth is much
used. The powder comes. In pack,
ages containing about a coffee cun
full, and costs five cents. It is not
nflammable, has no odor, wUl
injure colors, or damage materia
will remove, all tracqs of dust
T',0 e an'd also ta recoml
mended for ice-cream stains S?5
tSons foi? uso aro given on tho pack
age. The powder is applied dry, and
the garment can be rolled up and
laid aside for a short time, then t
dust brushed out of it. It does m
good work as gasoline, with no fear
of getting burnt, or the K00dq
destroyed by fire. E Us
Helpful Items
If you havo no canning outfit, or
patent steamer or cooker, tho 'old
fashioned way is "just as good," if
you aro putting ,up only a supply
for the home consumption. It takes
a little more labor, but the same re
sults aro obtained. A wash boiler
ham boiler, large preserving kettle,'
or suitable-sized tub can be used
The bottom of whatever you use
should tib flat, and there must be a
close-fitting cover for the top. a
wooden rack, made of narrow slats,
or anything that will keep the jars
from contact with the bottom of tho
vessel, should be used to stand the
jars on to prevent breaking. It is
well to have some material between
the jars to keep them from touching
each other.
The cans or jars must be sterilized
beiore using, and this is done by
putting cans, covers, and any other
glass vessels to be used, into a
kettle of cold water, and gradually
bring to the boiling point, allowing
them to boil for fifteen minutes, then
take out, one at a time and fill. Be
fore sterilizing, the Jars and tops
should bo fitted to each other and
proven to be air-tight when closed.
New rubbers should be used for can
ning. The old rubbers will do
where the need of closing tightly to
Keep in juices, syrups, and to keep
out any insects, but exclusion of air
is not necessary.
Everything to be used in putting
up the foods should be carefully
cleaned, and only tho freshest fruits
and vegetables to bo had aro to bo
used. It is better to put the foods
up in small lots, if- you are a busy
housewife evep a glass of jelly, or
a Jar of fruit from small left-overs
is a good plan. Get everything ready
now.
Cleaning Silverware
Some time since, Mrs. B. P., of
Madison, Wis., sent us a new method
for cleaning silverware, and we aro
aslced to give it again. Lay two
small pieces of zinc in a solution of
soda, salt and water one teaspoon
ful of soda, and one tablespoonful of
salt to a quart of wann water. Place
your silverware in this solution so
that it will touch the zinc, and tho
tarnish will all disappear as if by
magic. Gold may be cleaned In tho
same way. Oxidized Bllver ( silver
with tarnish artistically applied)
should not be put in this solution,
or it will come out just plain silver.
No polishing is necessary. This is
the same "secret" that has been sell
ing for twenty-five cents to one
dollar for the package of powder and
the zinc plan included at tho higher
price. It is claimed that if you have
an aluminum kettle, and put your
silverware in this and boil, it will
havo the same cleansing result.
For Cleaning Brass
A correspondent sends us the fol
lowing: For cleaning brass, dam
pen a cloth with ammonia, rub it
briskly over a piece of pumice soap
and then over the brass; this mixture
acts like magic; it will clean the
blackest articles. It is necessary
only to dampen tho cloth with am
monia, and with a little pumico soap
rubbed on the cloth, with a littla
work the matter is done. The,
pumico soap' can be had of the grocoB
or druggist To clean gilt frames.
the best thing is ammonia, ono tea
spoonful to a pint of water, wann
not hot ft'nb od the frame lightlyj
with a piece of old flannel, then;
polish with a damp wash leather.
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