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E) ep a rimen i f
Women tie World Over
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in a small nail of water will be strong! needs that care be taken to dress tne
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troop, no bivouac
On
find (t not;
'Twas fought by the mothers of
men.
No marshaling
ong,
No banner to gleam and wave;
But, oh, these battles, they last so
long!
From Babyhood to the grave."
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sprayer, getting the solution on all veiopraeni, iui wiu "';";"";-
aides of the foliage. The plant may give naru auu iaau iUIca " """?"-
be su
bmerged in the solution, and! matures much more rapidly in size,
Senator Sherman of Illinois, said:
"If I had lived in the days of the
civil war, and had worn either a
gray or a blue un'form, I should
rather have carried a confederate or
union musket than have been the
woman who stayed at home and
care should be taken to have every
part of the plant wet with the water
in order that no aphis shall escape.
The red spider will cause the
leaves of your plant to curl up and
look as though it were scorched; the
insect is too small to be much i i evi
dence but their presence is readily
detected by their effect. Clear water,
plenty of it, is the cure; sprinkling,
spraying, syringing, or immersing;
be sure the underside of the leaves
are wet, as well as the top. A moist
waited for news from the far IJne of t , , th begt antidote
battle, or of the hospital s wasting) About QnQQ a week et
breath."
"Building Air-Castles"
They are not always bad things to
build. If we never plan ahead wc
shall never get ahead, and it is just ; ahould
as well to look the future in the face,
hopefully. One of the things t3 do,
these long evenings, is to study the
catalogues not only the seeds and
plants, but of garden and farm and
house implements. Send for them
now, and the carrier will hand them
to you in a very short time. If you
want to have plenty of good things
to eat next winter, to reduce the cost
of living, look out for the canning
outfits; read them up, and see what
the makers offer. Write to your
agricultural editor, and ask him for
the name3 of reliable njms, if none
advertise with him; then, study the
seedsman's catalogues and all the
farm bulletins you can gather up,
treating on the subject of gardening
and fruit raising. Get your state
board of agriculture to send you
bulletins that are to be had, and get
the bulletins of the experiment sta
tions. Inform yourself thoroughly.
Gather up a few of your neighbors
and organize "house parties," if you
cannot have a hall or public meeting
place, and discuss matters; ask ques
tions, listen to experience, and com
pare methods. This applies to the
husband, wife, an.: boys and girls;
every one should be interested. Do
not fail to read the agricultural
papers, and ask questions of your
agricultural editor. He will be. glad
to, answer your questions, and if he
doubts his own ability, ho will open
lip. a. mine of Information by submit
ting the questions to other readers.
-Those who have tried the canning
T. outfits speak well of them, and every
V farm garden has a surplus after the
i table is supplied. The home cannery
, will turn the surplus into money, be
.it of orchard, garden or field. You
may not "come out ahead," the first
season, for you must learn many
things, and you will have to spend
pome money; but if you just get
down to business, and make a busi
ness of it, you will find you have at
least enough to more than supply
your own "castle." Don't promise
'. "sonie other tle," but, right now!
your plants
get rather dry, and then give them
a thorough watering with weak
manure water, made from well-rotted
barnyard manure; sheep manure is
excellent for this purpose. The water
not be strong about the
color OL weak; tea. This manure
water should be given -only to grow
ing plants, it is no use to leea a
dormant plant but as soon as growth
begins, use the fertilizer .sparingly.
Bo sure to have good drainage; it
the soil in the pots is kept too wet,
or the drainage allowed to become
clogged, the plant suffers; nothing
but aquatics like wet feet, and even
these resent sour, stagnant foot
baths. Water the plants always in
tho morning, and only on bright
days, if the weather is cold.
hGicht and actions, than another
For tho slender child, tne uinson
tuck gives breadth, of body; the body
and skirt may be in one piece, with
one seam sleeve, at whatever length
is liked best. For the very small girl,
styles suggestive of flouncing and
hemstitched materials, with the lower
edge straight, the yoke square or
round, is one of-the . fashions that
seem never to change.
A Broken Pump Chain
Somebody asks how to put a chain,
that has slipped off, back on the
pump. Away in the past, we used a
"chain pump," and an old gentleman
has just told mo how tho work .is
done. First remove the pump; then
Bet tho lower end of the tubing to the
opposite side of cistern; then put a
sinker on a line long enough to reaqh
tho bottom of the cistern and return
to the top; binder twine will do.
Drop tho line with the sinker on the
end down through the tubing; then
set the bottom of tubing back where
It belongs; then with a hook pick up
tho end of the line with the sinker,
draw it up, attach the proper end of
the chain to it and draw up through
the tubing; replace the pump, fasten
the chain, and the work is done.
Tho "Roomer's" Window Safe
Where one has but one room,
which is always kept warm and in
use, a supplementary pantry will add
to the conveniences and the space at
the disposal of the housekeeper. It
can be made of a pine box, of desir
able size, or of smoothly planed
boards, cut and joined by the home
carpenter, and fitted into the lower
part of tho window frame. Several
shelves may be added, if the box is
large enough; the box should have
three sides and a sloping roof to turn
the water off. One -side of the box
for the floor; one side for the outer
side, and the other side for the roof,
while the side next the window glass
is protected by the window sash it
self, which will also serve as a door,
raising or lowering as one may wish.
Several holes may be bored in the
sides for ventilation, and these
should have screen wire tacked over
them. The box should bo securely
fastened to the wall or windowsill
with projecting iron brackets and a
north window is the one to be used,
though in a sheltered place, an east
window may be used. While it is
convenient during the hot months
for storing supplies that are not
quickly affected by heat its main use
is for the fall and spring months, or
even all the winter time when the
weather is not too cold. Many per
ishable stuffs can be kept in the
window box safely during the night
time in. summer, if taken inside early
in the morning before the heat af
fects it.
width, according to the size of your
bed. For pillow slips, forty-two
inches" is a good width.
L. L. The length of a sheet may
be either two and one-half yards or
a few inches shorter; but it should
be long enough to tuck under at both
head and foot.
Mrs. C. Make a protector for the
mattress of thin sheeting lined as
you would a comfort, with cotton
batting, and tied with cotton twine,
liko a comfort.
K M To remove the shine from
black cloth, rub it with a piece of
flannel dipped in turpentine, and then
hang the garment outdoors until" the
disagreeable odor is evaporated.
Dismayed To remove the ink
stains, soak in sour milk, then .wash
out with strong suds made with
castile soap. If not removed at once,
it is hard to get the stain out. To
set the blue color, soak in a strong
solution of salt and water three
gills of salt to three gallons of water
will do.
Mrs. C. Try soaking the colored
fabrics in a solution of one pint of
salt to one gallon of .water, before
wetting the first time. Let )ie in the
solution about 6ne hour. This will
usually set almost any color in cotton
or linen goods.
J. D. Common yellow beeswax
can be had of the grocer, druggist,
or paintshop, and is the very best for
use in the laundry. It is made from
the comb of bees honey.
Requested Recipes
Muffins Separate the whites and
yolks of two eggs; beat the yolks
lightly; add one cupful of milk and
half a teaspoonful of salt; measure
a cup and a half of flour, and. add
three level teaspopnfuls. of baking
powder and sift together ;, add ths to
SCHOOL TEACHERS
AIho Hnvc Things to Iicnrn.
For tho House Plants
We are told there is an extract of
tobacco on the market which is sure
death to the plant aphis green fly
on tho house plants. A very -small
Dresses for Girls
Whatever may be said for or
against the Styles for women, the girl
was never more becomingly or simply
dressed than at the present time.
The straight-hanging, slightly long
walsted frocks are very suitable for
the girl up to twelve or thirteen
years old, and after that age, when
she springs up into a tall slim figure,
tho new jumper dresses are the very
best styles for her. Although thov
are also worn by her grown up
slster.they have a decidedly youthful
appearance, and for the between age,
notning is more becoming. After
this age, tho girl does not wish to be
too suddenly put into women's
clothes, but by keeping the girlish
note in the misses styles, the younger
girl can be dressed as prettily afi need
bo. For the tall, too slim girl, the
A Supply of Bedding
Now is a good time to renew the
supply of bedding, and with goods as
cheap as they are now, and remnants
so plentiful and suitable, one should
lay in the materials which, if busy
at tho moment, can be made up later
on, and through tho summer days.
White bedspreads should he used, as
they protect the quilts, and are easily
washed.
Query Box
J. L. Any. postmaster should be
able to direct you to the source of
information about parcel post mat
ters, . Mrs. W. .N. The cure for bed
wetting referred to has not. proven
satisfactory. Best advise with your
family physician.
E. S. Unbleached muslin will
wear longer than the bleached and
wasn easier. Yard-wide muslin is
wide enough for children's gowns,
but for sheets, there Is a special
"For many years I had used coffee
and refused to be convinced of its. bad
effects upon the human system,"
writes a veteran school teacher.
"Ten years ago I was obliged to
give up my much-loved work in the
public schools after years of continu
ous labor. I had developed a well de
fined case of chronic coffee poisoning.
"The troubles were constipation,
flutterings of the heart, thumping in
the top of my head and various parts
of my body, twitching of my limbs,
shaking of my head and, at times
after exertion, a general 'gone' feel
ing, with a toper's desire for very
strong coffee. I was a nervous wreck
for years.
"A short time ago friends came to
visit us and they brought a package
of Postum with them, and urged me
to try it. I was prejudiced because
some years back I had drunk a cup
of weak, tasteless stuff called Postum
which I did not like at all.
"This time, however, my friend
made the Postum according to direc
tions on the package, and it won me.
Soon I found myself improving in a
most decided fashion.
"The odor of boiling coffee no
longer tempts me. I am so greatly
benefited by Postum that if I continue
to improve as I am now, I'll begin to
think I have found the Fountain of
Perpetual Youth. This is no fancy
letter but stubborn facts which I am
glad to make-known."
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich. Write for a copy of
"The Road to Wellville."
Postum now comes in two forms:
Regular Postum must be well
boiled.
Instant Postum is a soluble pow
der. A teaspoonful dissolves quickly
hi a-cup of hot water and, .with,cream
and sugar makes a delicious beverage
instantly. Grocers sell both kinds.
"There's a Reason'for Postum. ,
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