The Nebraska Independent
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an dhlded Mo compart-
I Three bottle of baby rood or
lent- . h ran and
L .in-iit n two nours me
Na,m ,),) thfl risht de-
till p wi it,r ' . . ,
of heat. am! remaining bottles
ill be ready m (
mocessivi'ly from the first.
The Fit of Clothes
More and mom it is becoming ab-
Lwiv psspntinn in order io ue wen
,-wned, savs Harper s Bazar, io uave
!VCry detail of dress attended to, no
, i"W how simple or inexpensive the
kati'rials. First cf all, the gown must
ft well, and here is one reason way
t. Frenchwoman is Better arcssea
tan the Amerie in. Every article of
ler linsrorie til f well. Of course ling-
tile is less expensive in France than
America, hut even here it can be
bade at home at much less cost than
bought at the shops. With a good
fcattern and the expenditure 'of some
ime the hest results can be ootainea
t very small cost. A well cut,
properly hanging petticoat is abso
lutely necessary, .lust now taffeta silk
lof pood quality can be bought at rea
sonable prices, even as low as 50 to
3 cents a yard. At this price a silk
ipetticoat is not an extravagance if
used carefully. It mav be re
placed by one with a flounce of water
proof mohair for rainy days, or the
rainy day skirt may be heavy enough
to be worn without any long petticoat.
Many women who are inclined to be
stout wear only silk or cotton union
suits with no petticoats at all only
the usual drop skin in the dress. A
silk petticoat may be made, coming
to the knees, as silk fits smoothly
over the hips, and to the hem may be
buttoned the lower part, of silk
noimces to match the top.
How to Thread a Needle
The RfrilPp-lo fxf iitnr, -n,UU
eye has afforded such glorious oppor-
itrniitif fn u !iu ...
-"mj i.n! wuucisms mat tne
t jr W1 n , AU y women in mat
' "w iUll,C UVtJi IWREU,
Failing: evesicht is nnt
mi for the difficulty some persons
Dave in fnrnint, n .ii .1 .
to make fonmwtl Tr, . -
xu many 111-
stances it ig bepai)Se the abiljty tQ
handle sewing utensils has never
Miij uen mastered.
It is Stlrnricino- k......
tcti it.- , uiajiy women
no think they can sew have not iJie
mui, lnore are right and
2 Ways t0 use nfiedles, scissors,
th?Lffia.k8 the Portent
tv ;;r,r',ewno can d a given
.i. " "-aal "ear ana tear on
"""'"5 system.
" , for instance, do von hold
route 0 thrnttri u- T..
. - .6 ;1S ne lnrea(i gets in?
be Zt d not! A needle to
Sfi Tb iealy dreaded
thnmh i "limy Detween the
toint lUB eua W1th tne
KdrTP,.a,mlSLon he "P the
thread i T 11 011 a s"Ort
0 hi i on onp is the sure sign
1 , nncp).- :"lf' oatch it between
tai r LtJ, lrst flneer of the left
Ree fing s . w th the other
ofanigK?;,uUt, bare'y an eighth
tackl tn l -lh.?, ,k!ft . bad thumb
right hand T T mlh tnat of the
oblique, WuV ai,s crossinS
e?e m lino- i. Ulreaa ana
tor., I!:. Vr'ss the needle firmlv
l he ' gm f the right
ight pre8,uV"!fu ,exerttas a
aon g0 s the Jeft thumb,
10 nt, , ',!'.' .ad-even into a
'"We are nUP)-. " 8U"Sfi'.
reativ T women. however,
,uu are ppallv i uuwever,
lers hv "'ul!Perea as needle
' vision.
ttread.
there
i,. " '"'uu. t or
trhtan. , "umr -oiis mechanical
tPoJu. n "'0 way Of SPtf.t,,.no
vui taumg
For them
con-
a whir.i, , W1U1 a eroove at
thread is caught,
the steel threader then being pushed
through the needle's eye.
This season brings a novelty in a
needle threader attached to a small
pin cushion. The needle to be thread
ed is held firmly down in the glass
holder, its eye being directly in front
of the large one of the glas;, through
which the thread is easily pushed.
On the whole, though, if a woman
will but learn to handle her imple
ments in the way above mentioned
there will . be little use of needle
threading appliances even for those
advanced in years.
Cement V.'alks
A good walk may be built by mak
ing an excavation six to eight inches
deep and three inches wider on each
side than the width of the walk.
Where necessary drain. First put in
the foundation, built up of coarse
coble stones on the bottom, the
coarse gravel, sand or cinders. Level
these and pack firmly. Make the
foundation so that one inch of cement
will be required to finish on top. To
lay cemen make a form or frame of
2x4 inch stuff the exact height and
width of walk, firmly stacked to pre
vent spreading. First put a layer of
concrete of one part cement, three
parts sharp sand, and three to four
parts coarse stone, cinders, gravel
etc. Make this three to four inches
thick and cover with a one-inch layer
of cement mortar. Make the mortar
of one part cement and one to two
and a half parts sand. Lay off in
blocks and smooth surface with wood
en or cork float, giving the surface a
little roughness to avoid a glossy or
slick finish. After laying the founda
tion the concrete and surface should
be laid in blocks four to eight feet
long to prevent cracking. A strip of
tin or sheet iron should be slipped in
at the division line where blocks join.
Remove before cement hardens and
you will have a walk laid in blocks
so that if cracks occur but one block
is affected at a time.'
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Household Hints
It is a mistake to lavish money
on drawing rooms and sacrifice the
kitchen.
. Kitchen utensils are of the greatest
importance. The cook cannot do her
work well without proper tools.
Wooden clothes pins will last longer
if -placed in boiling water for a few
minutes, then dried slowly.
If a plate becomes scorched from
being left in the oven too long, the
marks may all be removed by rub
bing with salt and a damp rag.
Put a lump of soda in the sink
every day and run hot water on" it
to clean the drain pipe.
Do not put cut glass in very hot
water. Use a warm suds having a
little ammonia in it. Clean with a
soft brush and rinse in warm water.
Do not attempt to blacken the
kitchen stove every dav, it mav be
kept in good condition if rubbed .thor
oughly with, a crumpled newspaper
after each meal.
Before putting new oilcloth on the
table or pantry -shelves lay a layer of
brown paper on them first, the oil
cloth will last much longer.
Put the dish cloths in cold water
having a pinch of soda in it. Set on
the stove and let come to a boil, then
hang in the sunshine to dry. Do this
often for there is nothing so disgust
ing about the kitchen as a lot of
soiled dish cloths hanging about.
One of the best ways of cleaning
Brussels carpet is to take a pail of
water and add one-fourth pint of am
monia; then wring a string mop from
this as dry as possible and mop the
carpet. The change is wonderful.
Stains on mahogany may be re
moved bv rubbing with a cork dipped
into a little oxalic acid and water.
When they have disappeared wash the
wood thoroughly with pure water, then
dry and polish as usual.
When ironing if the iron seems
rough and sticks to the clothes,
sprinkle a little salt on a paper and
rub the iron up and down upon it. It
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will speedily make the iron smooth
and prevent it sticking.
Never sweep dust from upstairs to
the lower part of the house or from
one room to another. Take it up into
a dust pan, where you have previous
ly placed some tea leaves. This pre
vents the dust from scattering.
DID YOU KNOW?
The largest room in the world un
der one roof and unbroken by pillars
is in St. Petersburg. It is 620 feet
long and 150 feet in breadth. By day
light it is used for military displays,
and a whole batallion can completely
maneuver in it. By night 20,000 wax
tapers give it a beautiful appearance.
The roof is a single arch of iron.
Clergymen have strict orders never
to preach liger than fifteen minutes
before the German emperor.
For a finger nail to reach its full
length, an average of seven-twelfths
of an inch, from 121 to 138 days of
growth are necessary.
In a street organ, owned by an old
man who dropped down dead in the
Rue du Chateau des Rentiers in Paris
recently, the sum of $GG in gold was
found, besides $1,000 in notes and a
bond for $1,600.
The nut trees of the world could, it
is estimated, provide food all the year
round for the population of the globe.
Brazil nuts grow in such profusion
that thousands of tons of them are
wasted every year.
New Zealand, with a population of
between 800,000 and 900,000, spends
$1,000,000 a year on old-age pensions.
In' Denmark the annual cost is about
$1 080 000 per annum, spread over a
population of about $2,500,000.
At the Milan exhibition the king of
Italy will offer prizes amounting to
$8 000 for automatic safety couplings
for railways, for the distribution of
healthy and pure milk in centers of
population, for the best type of popu
lar dwelling adapted to the climate of
northern Italy, for motor boats, and
for the best and most original exhibit
of machinery or manufacturing pro
cess. At the recent meeting of the Ger
man colonial congress in, Berlin, Dr.
Marensky, formerly a missionary in
South Africa, said, in speaking of the.
negro propoganda of "Africa for the
Africans," there was no doubt, what
ever, that a great Ethiopian uprising
would take place sooner or later in
South Africa, menacing alike British,
German and Portugese authority.
Recipe for bath bags: Four pounds
of, fine oatmeal, two quarts of clean
bran, one and a half pounds of pow
dered orris root, and one and one-half
pounds of powdered castile soap. Put
the powder in little muslin bags and
use as a sponge.
When the eyes have been irritated
by excessive use a compres3 of fine
linen wet with very cold water will
generally bring relief. A simple and
effective eye wash is made by com
bining one teaspoonful of boric acid,
fifteen drops of spirits of camphor
and two-thirds of a cup of boiling
water. Do not use your eyes when
they are tired.
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