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rwwr&$ Oil '-3K' The Commoner 18 VOL; 15, No. 4 , W" i ..I K' IK m lit: ii- W li ? ' 15 . .f. V. "n R- ? '.? along under each bar, heating the iron well, and thus bringing out any living thing, and cooking the ogga. Of course, the bedstead should bo stripped of everything, and the springg may bo treated in the same way. Roach ogga must bo hunted out, look ing undor edges of tables, or in cracks in floors or in furniture; they are to bo found in almost unthinkable places, and it is said that one roach egg contains hundreds of young. They multiply so fast that unless one is strictly on tbe job, the house is over run with them at short notice. Scald or burn out all such hiding places. Cover shelves and other runways with a mixture of powdorod borax and sugar and leave it as long as ther.o is a roacl to bo found. Kill every one you can catch, and catch every one you can, evon getting up in the night for tho battlo. For tho Housewife When cooking vegetables that grow above ground, they should bo salted whilo cooking, but vegetables that grow undor ground should be cooked before being salted. Nearly all kinds of vegetables should be put over the flro in boiling water. If there should be a scarcity of cream, a good substitute may bo made by beating together the white of one egg and a teasponful of sugar in a tablespoonful of water. Put a spoonful of this in the cup before pouring in tho coffee. One of the handiest contrivances for' tho kitchen, or in fact any room, is tho corner cupboard. A corner cup board is useful for holding anything, from sewing silk to a saucepan. Over the sink or cook-table should be a shelf or two supported by brackets. Rub tho nickeled teapot or kettle with a rag dipped in coal oil and it will bo perfectly cleaned. The coal oil is much more effective than soap, and gives a polish as well as a clean ing. To mend glassware that is not to be put into hot water, use a trans parent cement made by dissolving an ounce of gum shellac in enough al cohol to form a thick paste about like honey; apply with a flne small brush, stick tho pieces together and set away until ary. To remove finger marks from un framed photographs, cover with a flne talcum powder, applying with a soft cloth, rub gently, then blow the powder off. This will clean tho pic ture and not injure. Do not rub too hard. Where one must use the broom to keep tho carpet or rug clean, before sweeping, put the broom (which should be kept for only that purpose) in a pail of boiling water and let stand until the water cets cold? shake all of the water possible out of the broom and let it become quite dry. Tho broom should be a now ono. When toady to use, dip it quickly in hot water and shake all the drops out, then sweep in the usual way. The damp broom will take up the dust, and it should bo dipped quickly in and out of clean water frequently to remove the dust. Go over tho swept carpet with a mixture of two tablespoonfulc of ox-gall and four tablespoonfuls of lukewarm water, wring a clean soft cloth out of this, as dry as possible, then go over tho carpet. mini f ffidS Urni MMmm oHW (Hk 1 v 1 Vv VfamK w 7 crEMh tvA nvit I r oil tI A "" jiL LJa . 1UlW 11 i Ml Nil HUM m (Hk ill Jh uyLiJffl put m y i r jwn TSJrl! ffiBM" .LJ t"V WW V "7 if (tjl Y Tested Recipes Rusks Threo cups of flour, half teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls of good baking powder, one-third teaspoonful of cinnamon, one-third teaspoonful of grated, nutmeg, two tablespponfuls of sugar, Ihroe table poonf uls of butter, two eggs and cup and a half of sweet milk., Sift to gether flour, baking powder and pice; add sugar and rub in the but- (Continued from Preceding- Page) is 8292, and costs 10 cents. Tho pat tern, 7142, is cut in sizes 4 to 12 years. 7104 Children's Dress Serge and linen are nnmhinoi (n ,i.i z.z. dross. The dress slips on over tho head and has an attached two-pieco skirt. Tho sleeves may bo either tho long or short lenetlP. Tho pattern, 7164, is cut in sizes 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years. i 71--ImaicH' Dress Serge, linen or broadcloth can bo used to make this dross.. The dross closes at tho. front and can bo mado with either tho long or short sleoves. Tho five gored skirt ? mad,witlta slisntly raised waist J4 to 44 inches bust measure. 7172 -Misses' and Small Women's i.. r "i',0 uu maao with nler $lxo ,EmPir1 r regulation waist line. It closes in front and can bo mado with oithor tho long or short sleeves The skirt can bo mado m either the full or tunlo length. The pattern, 7172, Is cut in sizes 14,1 U, u, and 20 years. rt15l?51L!lilles, Drc Sorgo or broad oloth can bo used to mako this dress Tho dross closes at tho front and can bo mado with either tho long or shor? sleeves, Tho two-pieco sktrt has I slightly raised waistline and can bo made lJuU lenSth .or cut off for a ii i.i' L ".I iou, in uut in sizes to 44 inches bust moasuro. . 7175 LHtlies' AValst Any of tho pretty striped silk materials can be used to mako this waist with tho trim ming of plain material. Tho yoko and sleoves of tho waist, aro In ono pleco; Tho sleeves may bo long or short. Tho pattern, 7175, is cut In sizes u frt aa inches bust measuro. 4 to 44 7144 .Ladles' Skirt Plaid or nlafn and closes at tho left side of1 h ?Iece.s Tho pockets caS be'used ornoh alrprnet sfzorsed22 toTh Pat,tern' 714418 cut fn bizos 22 to 32 inches waist measure. 7140 Ladles' Shirt-Wain Tin ESS ffSa'Saas either tho long dor shor?Hi mado with skirt is out In throo SSrL8leSyesV TI pattern, 717S la mit ? itho bacIc- Tho 44 Inches buSt mlaJuri 8l2eB 80 40 aid oioon oftte " of the pFetty flgured mVftefl0I?ed n any long or short sleevSi?vthrla,8-J. Th Empire watotiin.7.Mi5r tIopo ter: mix' tr a rtrmo.-i, lx. ,. and milk, being careful not toget i? too soft (just a little stiller than fi. board; divide into portionsVefze of an egg and work with the heel 2 the hand until smooth; lay QXf gether on a greased tin, brush over with melted butter, sprinkle with sugar and. bake for about twenty-nva minutes in a moderate oven. Puff Ball Dcighnute Three ecca one cup sugar, two cups milk, half teaspoonful salt, one-third teaspoon ful of nutmeg, two teaspoonfuls of good baking powder, about one quart of flour, and fat for frying. Beat the eggs and sugar until quite light, add the milk, salt and nutmeg; sift tho flour and baking powder together and add, beating it well into the other in gredients; if not enough flour, sift and add enough more to make a thick, heavy batter. Drop by spoon fuls into hot fat and cook about threo minutes,' turning so as to evenly uruwu un siaes. urain well on un glazed paper. Graham Bolls Two cups of gra ham flour, one cup of white flour, half teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls of good- baki- powder, two table spdonfuls of butter or lard, and about a cup and a half of sweet milk. Mix as for biscuit, roll to one-third inch thickness and cut as biscuits, crease in center with a table knife first dipped in flour; brush one-half with melted butter, fold over; put in a pan, half an inch apart, and bake in a quick oven fifteen minutes. Coarse flour is not used as much as it should be, but when well made, is well liked. The cost of it is about the same as for white flour. PREFERRED THE PEACOCK The first woman fever to run a sew ing machine Miss ' Elizabeth Kil bourne, ot -Wi ted, Conn. has just died , at the age of 86. 'Miss Kilbourne was a friend of Elias Howe, the ill-fated inventor of the sewing machine. She used to repeat "we's complaints about the world's apathy before his marvelous invention. "The public is blind to everything new and grand," Howe would say. The, pabhe reminds me of Dugald Donald, of Peebles. "Dugald and a friend toured America, and duly reached Niagara falls. Angus, the friend, was im pressed, but Ducrald said nothing. .He just looked at the falls critically, then yawned, and then relit his cigar. " 'Ain't they grand?" said Angus. 'Ain't they wonderful?' " 'Aye, mon, they are,' said Du gald. 'But hoo about the auld pea cock at Peebles that has the wooden leg?' " -Wash'-gton Star. If yon aro interested in securing a first-class, u'p-to-dato vacnum sweep er, write for full particulars of how yon may earn one for yourself. Ad dress Tho Commoner, Lincoln, Neb. 7i78, Is cut in sizes 34 to 44 inches bust measure. 7171 I.adica' Dress This dress closes at tho front. Tho two-piece skirt can bo made with either tho high or regula tion waistline. Tho long or short sleeves can bo used. The jumper can be used or not, as preferred. The pat tern, 7171, is cut in sizes 34 to 44 inches bust measuro. Latest Fashion Magazlae.Free W? issue every month, in connection with our fashion department, a fashion magazine, Illustrating the latest Paris, London, and New York designs,' and con tatning much valuable Information about clothes for ladles, misses and children, dressmaking lessons, millin ery, hairdresalng; etc., eto. If ordered at tho same time a pattern is ordered, wo will send tho latest monthly issuo of tho Fashion World for only 2 cents to cover handling- and postage. Price, without pattern, S cents. Address Pat tern Dept., Th Commoner, Lincoln, Neb. ' -V m'iht "v mr- I L .. . m r -.t