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When you'vo done your work as well
as you can
And your past Is clean and your
conscience clear,
Whon you know that you haven't
wronged any man,
When you'vo mado no foo to bo
facod with fear,
The busy world may bo still Inclined
To deny rewards you havo longed
to claim,
But it can not rob you oC peaco of
mind
Or bring to your cheeks tho blush
of shame.
And tho world, however it may con
nive To keep you down and to hold you
back,
Must respect the hopes that you keop
alive,
Though its praiso may be for tho
gifts you lack,
And tho scorn on tho lips of tho rich
est man
Is not a thing you havo cause to
fear,
When you'vo done your work as
woll as you can
And your past Is clean and your
conscienco clear.
S. E. Kiser.
Fall Houho Cleaning
As soon as the first chill of autumn
strikes us wo begin to think of indoor
comfort and cleanliness, and the
thought comes to make the home
rooms as attractive as possible. It
is not a dlillcult task, nor, compar
atively, an expensive one, yot it will
call for a little money and somo la
bor. Papered walls are not expen
sive, if you do tho paper-hanging
yourself; by doing this, you can get
better paper, and good paper lasts
much longer than the cheap kind.' If
tho plastering is loose or broken, it
will be woll to have- it mended; but
you can do pretty well yourself with
it by pulling off tho loose plaster and
then pasting ovor the .hole several
layers of any kind of scraps, over
which you can ,hen run tho regular
wall decorating' paper. If the hole
Is very largo, several layers of naner
to lit may be pasted on, then a piece
of muslin over this, which will All it
out and make it stronger.
Water-tinting, kalsomining, or
oven good white wash, may be used,
and it is cheap enough so one can
give it an extra coat in case it getB
dirty soon, as often happens when
one has a poor chimney, Unlike paint,
a tinted wall can not bo washed or
wiped off, but a fresh coat can be put
on at any time; almost any one who
is willing to take pains can do a good
job ; it is the work that costs, not the
covering.
It is the fashion to havo plain, very
light ceilings, and for tho ceilings,
tho tinting material, kalsomining, al
abastlne, or good white wash may be
used. Tho ceiling usually shows the
effects of the smoking chimney soon
er than anything else.
For a north room, the walls should
ba done in light cream, buff, yellow,
or other warm tinting; for a south
room, or one flooded with a western
light, grays, soft greens, blues, and
like cool colors should bo chosen.
Clean walls, clean ceilings, and a few
pleasing pictures make a find sotting
lor the winter firelight.
Fall Renovating
When planning your fall settling,
thoro are many little matters that are
of much importance. For tho furni
ture, a brush that will not mar the
polish should be used to search out
tho dust in joints and moldings, some
old flannels, linens and cottons for
polishing, and some simple prepara
tions for cleaning obstinate spots. It
is well to pass by all preparations ad
vertised to remove all damages in
stantly without rubbing. Tho re
moval of such things without muscu
lar labor can hardly be done without
damage to tho surface of the furni
ture An excellent polish Js made as fol
lows: Raw linseed oil, three parts, mixed
with one part turpentine, and well
shaken; rub on with one flannel rag
and polish with a clean one. This is
an eillclent reviver, and gives a fresh
appearanco to furniture treated with
it; it also removes finger marks and
dirt.
Another, is one-fourth pound of
gum shellac dissolved in one pint of
denatured (not wood) alcohol, keep
ing it warm until tho shellac dis
solves by setting in a vessel of warm
water. Mojston a cloth with the pol
ish and rub over tho surface briskly,
polishing with a clean flannel cloth.
Sweet oil removes linger marks
from varnished furniture, and kero
sene removes them from oiled furni
ture; ink spots may bo removed with
salts of lemon. Oil of lemon is said
to be an excellent polish.
Varnish for trunks, and" many
other purposes is made by putting
one-half pound of cum shellac!
broken Into small bits, Into a quart
jar, covered with denatured alcohol,
seal tightly, put where it will keep
warm, shaking several times a day
until dissolved; then add a piece of
gum camphor tho size of a hen's
egg; shako again let dissolve, then
add one ounce of laran black: if too
thick when ready to use, (about three
days), thin, with alcohol. Pour a
little into a saucer and apply to tho
surface. If made right, it will dry
in live minutes, giving a patent-leather-like
gloss, and will not come
off until It .wears off; is -durable, and
can be applied to shoes, shines w611;
resists water and wears well. Mrs.
0. L. Clemens, Michigan.
leave no mark on the pressed goods.
Thero aro so many good cleaning
fluids that ono should be at no loss
for' tlio removal of spots or stains.
Of course, all repairs should be made
at once, or, if altering is to be done,
this should be attended to. If the
garment is hopelessly out of date, it
should be ripped apart, sponged,
pressed, and made into a garment for
the younger and smaller members of
the family.' During the years just
passed, our people havo been so ex
travagant as to give to the rag man
all the discarded garments; but the
higher prices and leaner purses will
teach us all lessons in economizing.
Much of the materials may be used
for making bed-covering-, and it is a
piece of extravagance to throw away
such materials. Gathering up all
scraps worth using, and cutting into
any desired shape, they can be sewed
together on the machine in a few
hours, and the covering mado from
their use will last just as long as new
cloth, especially that used in the
comforts sold over the counters. Even
the men's clothing, especially the
light-weight summer wear, may be
thus used "to advantage. Many fro
mon who can not leave home for
wage earning, would be glad to do
the cutting and sewing, if she knew
whero to And the work.
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Query Box
M. M. For a person with gray or
white,. hair, choose either gray or
lavender; or a judicious mixture of
white and black may be worn. White,
unrelieved, like bjaftk, is a trying
color, and gives a hardness to the
face. Lacy neckwear is baaf. frr iri
eriy races.
Mrs. L. C. Cold creams will not
"bring out hair" on the face. If you
have a natural tendency to grow fa
cial hair, it will grow, no matter what
you use, or what you don't use. If
any one can produce a formula which
will certainly grow hair on a hairless
skin, it will command a good price
for the "hairless" heads all about us.
Nellie It. To wash white crepe de
chine, make a good lather of pure
white olive, oil soap, and tepid water.
If hot water is used, it wilt yellow
tho goods. Use only the suds no
soap on the article. Wash through
one, or two. as tho nep.rl mnv itn
bsinsf water of the same tempera-
Last WlnterJsjWardrobo
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When you are getting out the
clothing packed away last spring,
you always find more or less wrinkl
ing and creasing which must bo re
moved before the garments can be
worn. Instead of going over them
with the tedious process of a damp
cloth and hot flatiron, if you can.
safely hang them out where they may
bo .left to get tho damp night air,
especially during a heavy fog, you
will And them free from all creases,
and just moist enough to run the iron
over, pressing from the wrong side.
With care every woman can become
skilled in pressing her own garments,
men will soon learn how to press
their own wear. By doing this work
at home, many dollars can be saved,
as the regular profossonal pressers
will not look at a garment for less
than the dollar-mark. Plaits should
bo baisted in place, using a very fine
thread for tho basting, so it will
water they were boiled in along with
extra water enough to make a gallon
Let cool, then add tho yeast n'
about three tablespoonfuls of saw.
keep tho yeast in a cool place until
used.
To make- the bread, take one laree
cupful of the yeast for each inn?
wanted, and mix in sifted flour until
stiff enough so it will not stick to
tho hands, but use as little as nos
siblo so the bread may be of the
lightest; too much flrfur will make
the bread hard. Turn dough out on
the kneading board, knead it well'
and make into loaves at once put
into greased pans, lebfrise to twice
the bulk of the dough, and bake until
the loaves shrink from tho sides of
tho pans.
Coffee Cake To make, take one
cupful of the above yeast, one large
egg, half teaspoonful of salt, one
cupful of sugar, onerthird cupful of
melted lard or butter, one-half tea
spoonful of ground cinnamon, a
sprinkle of nutmeg, and three cup
fuls of flour or just enough flour to
make a stiff batter,, one cupful of
raisins (seedless, that have been
washed and put into a hot oven to
puff). Mix the raisins with two tea
spoonfuls of the flour to prevent
their sinking to the bottom of the
dough; put into greased pans, let
rise, to double the bulk of the dough,
and just before putting into the oven
sprinkle over the top a mixture of
one teaspoonful of sugar and one
fourth teaspoonful of cinnamon.
Remnants and Aprons
If you are a thrifty woman, you
can hardly get along without plenty
of aprons, and e"Ven the most utili
i tariari of these may be made very at
tractive and becoming to the wearer.
v
erately hot iron on the wrnne- ha
If the work is rapidly done, it should
not noticably shrink.
"Patsey" For the garment that
shows a yellow tinge," since wash
ing, put a piece of crepe paper the
color you would like it to: be red
will give a pink tinge and boil a
few minutes, then strain into a ves
sel; testhe color with a bit of white,
and lyfie color is right, immerse the
garment in it, and you will find it a
very pretty color. A delicate flesh
color is always beqoming.
Easy Bread-Making
In the morning, soak one yeast
cake in two cupfuls of warm water;
when dissolved, add one cupful of
sugar, two cupfuls of sifted flour, and
ono teaspoonful of salt. Let stand in
a warm place until evening. Have
cooked eight or ten good sifed pota
toes, mash thoroughly and add the
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Sunny
Dispositions
and good digestion go
hand in hand, and ono",
of the biggest aids to
good digestion is a
regular dish of
GRAPE -NUTS
This wonderfully delicious
wheat and barley food is so
processed that it yields its
nourishing goodness to the
system in about one hour '
record for ease of digestion.
Tal it all 'round, Grape
Nuts contributes beautifully
to sturdiness of body and a
radiant, happy personality.
Every table should have its
daily ration of Grape-Nuts.
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