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Second Section
Eight Pages
Dsllj Twenty-thlnl Ymr
Wtekly Fifty-Mvviith Yr
1 Telling It
Parent-Teachers'
Associations
il
Christmas Hooks Fur Uoys Ami
Girls.
Hy Wfnnlfrod Andrews
In thinking over the many pos
sibilities of gifts for your girht and
boys this I'hristnins, have you con
sidered the InstiriK joy you would
Hive them by building up rt small,
well-selected liuine library'.' Are
von nlann'ntr for the Ionic winter
nvininiTH ahead or the many hours
of leisure In the summer.-vucatmn
by your Christmas Rifts to your
boy -op Kin? Why not give them j
u hook this Christmas, adding to
the Krowlng home library year hy :
year as their interests develop and !
nvnnmP "After Ml. tnere IS not 1- (
ing like a good boo;.'' i
Wft offer you a few suggestions . iane "Thr Oirl in White Ar
v.hlch may help you in choosing hiri... Mcmillun. S-'.o A true
your Christmas hooks. ty an i
means, study your boys and girl.
Know what the special interests of
tho child arc. before purchasing
the book. Any child will like to
riAd, if tbe book is not too dif
ficult for him and if It contains
information wbleh be would like
to know about. .
Hooks Tor CJliis and Boys From
Nine to Fourteen
Attractive Kditions of Classics.
Al.Mifi "I.lMln Wmen." l.ittle.
c r.n iltiwirwil liv .re.H-de Wll-
cox Smith. : A dellgjitful story of
linine life In a beautifully illus
trated edition, livery girl will love
lillM hook.- ' '
Carroll "Alice lu Wonderland."
Jtoubleday. S-'.OO. Illustrated by
Arthur Hack ham. No child .should
miss an acquaintance with Alice.
Defoe "Robinson Crusoe," Har
per. $ I ."". Illustrated
by Louis
Hhead. A fine edition with . at
tractive illustrations made from
sketches on Crusoe's !?d;tnd. The
Windermere Series is another good
edition of this ever-popular story.
Ilye ".Merry Adventures of
Hotdn Hood." Scribner. S3. SO.
I'yle's story of Uobin Hood is the
i. .......... vorylnn .if lint nlil Sht.r.
i.'ii.wi. Thn i,..s.r.n nf
bin Hood has beYoiTie t real that
children cannot think of him
leicondarj character. 1'yle'H !
drawinK'1 lo niuch to vivify hl
merry c-hariu'torn. 1
Spyrl "Hi'lill." Dllttotl. $2.'.0. '
C'olortd lllllslnitlonH liy !io Law- !
son. Any itlrl hetwji-n tho jikcs
... ...wl mvlv. nhnnlil Invp
.1 ,.0, niiu tI,i
Stevenson 9 reasuro Inland,"
ScriliHPi'H. :'.'". Illilstrnteil hy
X. C. Wyelh. Kvery child fhnuld
posiH at leaat one book illunlrnt
el hy N. i Wyelh. ono of the
f.-imoUH llluilrnlor 'of fhildren'n
hookH. Thlx edition of "Tre.iKUre
Inland "i will make the nlory live
for every hoy who read it.
KliiK Arthur and III KnlghtM."
edited hy Allen; Hand, S2.60 (Wln
ilerniere Series.). A i-iletidld edi
tion of the Hneniln eonlerlnR
around (in Arthur mil tlie
knlfhll. of 111!" round talde. Tho
ch.l'ly "' knlnhts inplreK
lioyu of today to loftier idem".
HwT-nt Ilik for jO.ii nml Ulrln
Ashinun Ochool Keep To
day." Macniillan, $1.50. "So
Seho.il Tomorrow," Mucnllllnn.
$1.76. Two M'houl atuilo that
girl will enjoy.
to Santa 1
! Curhei: "I.u.IiUuk, and ' Flyhitf
I .Moil el Aircraft." U' your boy like
: to build mod? ucritI.incd at home.
; he will sui "ly be Kbtd for this book
I which will toll bin Just how to
build them.
Hjiwcm--" urk Irrigate,'' Atlan
tic Monthly Press. $2. tut. A lumty
'. . . ,
manly novl, .oiicimiiIiik h IhiI'h , rlslit ffret on children. The car
liiv nt sea unit ashnn. in the day's are lirluht and colorful, always he
of the Klcwarty. This book Is sure nK decorated Willi the most cheer
to meet your hoy's demand for ad- ful colors In the Rpectrum. The
venture. "The Dark Frigate," was , subjects are pleasing and call to
awarded the .Inhn Xenbrry medal mind happy . thoughts, and of
In l'jlt. course the w hole idea of chrlst-
Kehoe ' "Flyinc With l.ind- ! '"
lrili." IC your hoy is
'-1
min-r of .indlH-rt;h and ha
ml '
I
" e. you in sureiy want to,
look this book over. j
Nusl.num "Deric With the In-
dlann." Putnam's. SI. 75. Deric
Xustmu.n. a young lad. tells of his.
vrtn- imioh' vv I li I ho inibni in."
south western Cubed Siftl
mrr.
. t o ry of the 1 i f e of Joan of A rc
fur girls. -
Put nam "David (Iocs to flreen
land," Putnam's. S 1 .7 5. "iJavbl
floes to Haft in Land." Putnam's,
$l."r. A group of travel stories
for boys written by David Putnam,
a boy of twelve.
Sandbui g "Abe Uitcoln Crows
Hp." Ilamiurt. Hrace tVr Co. Hoys
and girls alike will like this story
of Lincoln.
Hooks to Mc
Various Intcitstrt
r (toys anil (iirls
Hurgess "Animal Hook for
Children." Utile, 3.tin. Hurgess,
"Hlid Hook lor Cliildren," Little.
$3.M. Hurgss, "Flower Hook for
Children." Uitle. $.1.00. Thrse
three books give valuable informa
tion for children in story form.
Plan to Include one of them In
y,l)1' en i m s growing nnrary.
wine-- iioir nun ich lor i oiiiik
People," Crowell, fi'.SU. I Joes your
hov or L'li-! find th; stories in the
rwme un. mii.ru. u. re anu
enjoy? If so. perhaps this collec-f
tion of stories will help to inter
est him in tbe Kihle.
Milton 'Children's Hook of
Stars." Macniillan, $:Vu. An ex-
Ho-icellent book for children, written
nlmple language, and containing
wealth of Information.
Hood "Western Illrd Guide," j wlitn thny aans together that morn
Douiileday. 1 .50. A pookt hlrd jnir In Bethlehem 2,000 yeara a'?o.
gulilo for your hoy w hen ho (roe ' i.et tbe name meaaaifo be In all
out In the w I. Thin huok will 0,ir hearta thin Chrlatmaa day.
heli him to Identify (he hlrd he
"ee"'
' SlCVOTKOn
"llonw
look of
iioit.
Ov""' f'"' Votini! Polk
S3 an. A splendid collection of
poetry for young people.
I'ljiuhir t hllilr-n's .Magazine
Have ;-:iu thought of giving your
boy or girl a magazine suhecrip
tlon this Christina? Christmas
would last the year around with
such a gift.
Following Is a list of the most
popul;-.r children's magazines:
American Hoy. published lv
SlTiigue 1'uhlishlng Co., lletrolt.
Mich.. 12.00 a year.
Anieiican Clrl. publlshe,! ,y
rilrl scouts, r,;n Ixington avenue.
New York. i.r,o.
Uoy'a l.lfe. iiubllslied l.y Boy
Scouts of America. 200 Fifth avc-M
nue. New York.
C Music and Youth, published by
. (ins Wros.. 1 Aarllngton street.
Jioston. Mass.. $ J .00.
Nature, published by American
EDFORD
Timely Hints
A "I'setr Christmas Card (Juine
A slHi k of old Christmas canls
had kept iny small daughter con
I Kill.. I n il. I ... mil- fn Iit If v-
I while it poured r.tln outside, :she
j bad enjoyed each different pic
ture, and taxi exclaimed in tiet
over the womlerful coloring on
t the Kay cards. Tills little expeii
; ment kjivh me a useful idea
I knew, from my own exper-
ience. that most 'hrlstmas cards
I eventually reach the waste paper
I basket. No matter how much we
! cherish I hem at Christmas, their
I appeal is only momentary, and
about the middle of the spring
i when house cloanlhff arrives. we
clt-ar out tlie desk, and the Christ
j mas curds find refuse in the waste j
taper basket. Some of un method j
leal ones make a list of names i
from the cards, but mOh-t of us
trust to our trickish memory for
our "next Christmas list."
! With this idea of wasted Cbrlst
! mas cards in view. I started a
Casloff Christinas card campaign i
amonK my friends. I soon had f
i collected slacks of them, as each !
j friend's desk yielded dozens of ,
' them, some several years old.
i Atter this on rainy days my lit- i
t!o daughter and 1 held a Christ
mas card same, in which we tied
cards into bundles, ten in each.
1 let her help sort them. We tried
to put as many different ones into
a bundle as possible, and although
she is but three and one-half she
soon was unite adept in sortlnir
them and surprisinKly accurate in 1
putting ten in a bundle. j
One bright day the cilmax of our j
Christmas card game came in our
trip to the children's ward of our '
city hospital where wt left our !
Christmas card bundles each tied j
with a bright ribbon.
The nurses told me later that
my little experiment proved to be i
as successful with the children Jn
thrr-tiospltal us It had been with
my little, daughter, and that it hud
amused them endless hours, and '
each child having a bundle of his
own, it had given each one a per
sonal pride in the cards of his
assortment.
Christmas cards from a psycho) -
leal standpoint huve exactly the
r -
Damask Curtains
... u..u.r, ; , nun
't Hie requisite notes of decorative-
, " I
"1sel""11 window drapes lu the;
dlni"K 'na lvr "Monitor
t fugs both in color and design, elim- !
Uniting the necessity of searching j
for u suitable material to carry j
out .the rich fecliug of lovflitiesti '
established by the table d Apery.
Window hangings of linen fall in '
purticularlv decorative folds and !
lilies, catching the different lichts !
and shadows from wall brackets i
or caudles. As lu the case of linen j
damask table coverings, drapes of J
this material when soiled should
have tlie careful seriitlnv of a homo
he Hunt through any apodal clean
laundry, ullhoiigli they need not
Ing process.
Aspirin Ilram Vp Cut Flowerw
Kxperiments have conf'rmed the
fact that cut flowera may be be
prevented from fading by giving
them an aspirin tablet. The ex
periments were conducted with
ehrysa nt hemums. The t rea ted
blooms outlasted the untreat
ed by three days. Flowers
-t,:h .-nfA IloHIk u-ill.-.1 worn
o I. IV .1 IP
given fresh water nud an njpirln
tablet. .They revived In two hours
I looking as fresh as they did when
picked. The leaves. however, re-
,ned W,U(.(1 T,,p aJ,plrin ftrU
4I..,i- i.-f,.,i tii
as an antiseptic, interfering with
tbe enxyme which causes the clog
g ng of the stem at Its rut Mir-
"Cood Will Toward Men"
"Oood wl'l toward men" thin
i waB what the moruine atara aaiil
Nature nsxnclntlnn. 1214 Sixteenth
treat, N. W. Washington. IJ. C,
$3 00.
l'opular lechanlcs. publlcbed
hv ronular MechanlcM Co., 200
Kust Ontnrlo street, Chicago. I'J.BO
Popular Science, puldlshed by
Si-lence Press, sub-station M, New
Vot-k, xz.Gn.
St. Nicholas, published by Cen
tury company, 8.'i3 Kourth avenue.
New York. 4.0.
4
4, 4
i TIIK FlltST CA KOI,
Min. hRtorlan, My that
1 frMt cur0 ,.ver heard by
I mortal earn waa thnt sung
i ov,r ,p Mrn feida of Uelh-
i,hMn hy a host of angels
Khr ,,,,. Mn(t -oiory to
4. (;,K on lBni Bn, on Mrth
VFH,.et Koort wm toward men"
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MEDFOI). OlXiQX, SUNDAY. DECEMBER 1G, 11)28,
TIIK WON'UKK
Ily IVUT A. Imi.
We have a fondness at a time like this.
To think on other days, and ht'Urs when
Some sudden wonder came into our live.
Some age uld spirit takes us back again-
It may be the first tree tnat we remember,
1-Vsiuoned in gayest tinselled tapestry,
r some desired toy we gloated over.
And prized above all earthly things, or wo
Have memories of that year at seventeen.
When Dad and Mother came; lu si'hool. he I ween
The holidays . . . ami oh, how proud we were
To Introduce them both . . . especially Her!
Perhaps a sprig of fragile mistletoe,
1 lung high upon an old-time ctiniut idler,
Can make us catch our breath, and se one girl
In all the world none other half so dear . . . ,
So many blessings we have known, it. seems
That always at this time come treasured dreams ,
The Christmas meaning Is so very clear.
And Time lias only ndded emphasis.
let s speak It: (living and receiving joy
Life holds no greater gift for us than this!
4.
Among the Boys and Girls
Tlu Travelers Mert an Old Man me I have nover before seen such
Jiminic and his funny compan- ( short roundness (menning Cork
ions, Hubberman and Corhinan, man) or such long thinness (men
had not gone far from the cave j ing Hubberman).'
of the Ixmgnucks, when they saw j "Ker-ehon! They nrc truvelers
a little old man wading about who havo lost their way. Now
in a fhullow lake. H looked you will bring me the big ink
much like other old men they well. I will draw a map for them."
had seen excent that he was very.
very short and his beqrd was very.
very long. It was so long that he
was using it as a net to catch fish
in. When the travelers calh-d to
him he came ashore and carefully
took the fish out of bis beard.
Ho told the travelers that they
were on the Inland of Nothlnn-
alike, and explained that the peo- I number of them were blown Into
pie of one castle or village were1""' hlK Inkwell. When (IiIh hap
tinllko thoae of any other. ! nrncd ho calmly lowered hla lonn
Kerehno!" he wild. havliiK 1 bennl Into the Inkwell and pulled
cauiiht cold In the water. "If you them out.
will come home wllh nie I will wauled the travelers to ntay
draw u map that will liuldo you for a nice Ioiik vlall, but they were
to the Land of Loat BalloonH." anxlou to lie off. So, after a pane
lie pointed lo u little path and j and a half of friendly converau
the travelera uratefully followed It. : Hon. they Mturted out.
The little old man waited only hum ' When they had walked for an
eiiouKh Co wind bin beard around j bour or an they came to a .tobm
hlx walMl and Ihua keeji il from I louda and linked HuhbiTinail which
beeonilni; entanuled In the buahea. W,,V "e.v Khollld ko. lie looked
As he walked nlonic behind them (at h paper In hia honda and
he waa taken with Much a violent Icanped. The puper W'na blank. Not
atlaok of aneezlng that Jlinmleja mark on II.
wAm blown from the path. He j "Oh." he crind "I 1 am afraid
thought It aafer lo Ret behind the at" tho ink:"
little old num. When he sneezed "Ate the Ink off the map? What
again, t'orkman who waa now Juki i do you mean?"
in front, waa blown luminal Hub- "Well, y'oii nee my great t;rand
herman. j mother was un ink eraser and 1
"I can't help It," Cork man whin- I Inherited a taste for Ink from her.
pered. "Never In all my life did I " have been hungry as I came
I see nnyone who can sneeze such I alonlf uml I am so absent-minded
great aneezes. Kvery time he , hat 1 quite forgot tills waa a
sneezes ho starts a smnll whirl- map." .
wind. I.ct us go back where Jim- I l'ofj Kubherman waa ao asham
mle is." I ed o( himself that the others
Ho the little old man waa lend-
Ing when they cauio to a high'
stone wall.' Inside was a small1
cottage. As they approached It
several dozen children ran out to
swing on Ihe old man s beard. An
old lady appeared.
Whence come these strangers,
Papa?" she asked. "It seems to
CnnifA't In Ynuj c:"m-r '
Ily combining In the llvl.ig room j ClIIUSTMAH TIIKKM? '
something of Interest to each In regard to why Christmas
member of thn family, It is ios-, trees come Into use. the fol-
sllilo to secure a pleasant unltvH lowing explanation Is given:
in the home. Corners, If properly It was the desire of the
utll'zed, do much toward accoin- church to combat the heathen
pliahlng this purpose according t: custom which prevailed at
the November American Home. A this season. Christmas carols
reading corner for father, a sew., and Christmas plays were In-
Ing corner for mother, a game troduced and later "Christ
corner for the younger ones, a ra- ; trees," or Christmas trees,
din group for the boys, may bo: adorned with lights and gifts,
plnnncd. If the family find at the latter In commemoration
homo thn comfort and hospitality' of tho gifts brought to the
they require, they do not seek ,11 1 Christ child by the . "wise
elsewhere. Well furnished corn-i men." There la n diversity
era help to satisfy these purposes. of opinion as to where the
for the Individual members of Christmas tree custom orlgl-
the family may thus retire ' to' nated. It being credited lo
aeml-prlvaoy without wlthdratr; both Italy and flerrnany.
Ing completely from tile room.
AIL TRBBUNE
OP 4 HUISTM AS
44 4'f 4
I moment me. travelers wen;
sin prised to see her pishing out an
inkwell as large as a swimming
I Pl. The little old man mounted
i " ladder lo the top, picked up h
big quill pen and spread out his
puper lo begin, The several dozen
children played about him as he
' worked, and whenever he aneened
, laughed.
on bounce back und get an-
other map while we wait liere."i
said f 'ol kmall. He looked about
' blin until he found a round hole
' In which to stick tho foot that
; bad once been a stopper In a bot-
1 He. then hi' was prepared to wait
1 comfortably.
Humane Society
Superintendent of puhlic lit
'struction for California, Wm. John
i Cooper, writes as follows:
"It seems to m unnecessary to
j remind city and county superin
tendents of schools that instruc
tion in kindness to animals is re
j iiuired by the statute In this state.
"Kven if it with not required
j 1 should expect io find every niod
i em school system making use of
children's Interest in pets to de
velop not only a sympathetic in
terest in other forms of life but
to enlarge, a child's own exper
ience und consequently make ll
easier to teach reading and hiu
gunif". "Those are merely some of the
prnclleal reasons for interesting
children In bird and animal life,
both domestic and wild. As chil
dren rH older, naturally tho in
struction will take tho form of
conservation of fish and game and
other wild life in addition to the
care of domesticated animals."
It Is reported that in Macy
street school, Los Angeles, hu
mane education has been used ef
fectively in overcoming race pre
judice.' 1-ast year only Mexican,
Chinese. Syrian and Italian chil
dren attended this school. In ad
dition, this district has a part of
tho Los Angeles river within Its
borders, being a convenient place
to leave puppies, kittens and other
household pts. Now the children
have learned to bo kind, they
visit tho river regularly und bring
in forsaken animals. One of the.
cbiKs rooms Is used for these an
imals and tho children shai'e
gladly in tho care of the pets,
carrying the small animals home
at night to bo cared for. During
tho last five years, children have
tukon care of -100 homelcsH or sick
unlmals. '
t In thu pAHt It Ha been, a, hard
maltc'i lo reconcile even for school
room purposes thu Chinese and
Mexican children. At ono time
(ho Chinese 'children- were requir
ed to le.avo for homo ' ten min
utes bo fore tho others, because,
of constant fighting between the
racial groups. Now tho Chinese
und Mexican children play togeth
er und serious difficulties are un
known. A continued program of
humnn . education has brought
about this desirable situation.
Kven cases of cruelty among the
adult members are almost un
known now that tho children have
become Imbued with this spirit of
kindness to every living creature.
Jackson County Humauo Society,
phono KI'S-J-.I.
Mitten Days Aro Hero
Happy crites from the children
as they herald the season's first
snowfall will semi ymi seurrying
I annul ror mittens and mmfierH,
j unless you have gotten them ready
i for war lu advancn. If there oro
several children In the family, your
first problem will bo to sort the
mittens, mulch them In pairs, and
examine the fingers for stray holes
anil runs.
When they nre ready to be
washed, prepare a basin of suda
and lukewarm water, using soft
water If possible to keep the wool
fluffy and pliable. Then plunge all
the articles of tho same color Into
the suds, douse them up and
down, anil squeeze thn water
through the meshea without twist
ing or pulling the fabric, Hinse
in clear, warm water, and place
on a soft cloth to dry. If they
are properly washed and dried,
mlttena will wear longer and give
heller service.
The old fashioned method of
fastening each pair of mllteua to
a tape long enough lo go nround
the neck and through die sleeves
of the children's coats Is still Ihe
Inost practical means devised to
keep each pair In its proper pluce.
Arc Your Corlalns Dainty?
Curtains at the window are like
the furbelows of a woman's cos
tume not essential, but they add
to the appearance. Muffled dim
ities, lace panels, net or gauze tlo
backs, give u room a hjok of com
pleteness. , .."useaeeper wno pu.a
Many a housekeeper who puts
7"!' cu, ,... uie nrsi ining, uuiiKS
of taking them down for a wash
Ing tho last thing. For months
they hang, gathering dust and
grime and soot. When they are
finally taken down thu housewife
Is astonished at their condition.
Why, they didn't really look dreud
fully dlny hunglnif up!
A good way to test the cleanli
ness of your curtains la to hold u
clean one against those you now
havo up. Tho contrast will tell
the story. Dust laden curtains are
as unbecoming to a room as a soil
ed collar Is on a dress. Wash your
curtains frequently and be aurn of
fresh, crisp dalntlhess at your
windows.
Ilartumili'
The bonds that hold together
The minds that think the same
Can stand In uny weather ,
With unity and aim.
For. every man who writes, or sees
Or fovea, or draws, or sings,
llaa learned the truth that har.
monies
Are made of kindred things.
I L M iLziizv J kjrj
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Household Hints
Cottage cheese may be madu
from soured nilllt or from butter
milk. The sour milk must be real
clabber to make it tho French way.
which is the best way. Simply let
this thick milk drip for 24 to 30
hours. When it censes to ilrln. lakn !
it down. It wlfl still he soft and
ivill not need the addition of but
ter or cream. Any undesirable and
superfluous moisture may ho
preased out by a weight. Tile
French serve It with fresh fruit or
preserved fruit aa a dessert.
Cheese is sometimes tough when 1
made by Ihe other method of hent- j
.tig the milk because the milk Is i
heated too much. !
Remember thai any cottage ;
cheeso should ho kept covered, as 1
contact with tho air tends to i
toughen tho curd.
The collage cheese must bo well
seasoned; then you may add other
things In vary it. Olives, chives,
nuts, pickles, Jam, rnlslns, peppers,
pennul butter.' Har lo Duo, and
many olher tilings are good addi
tions. What are Iruffles? Truffles are
species of fungi with an aromatic
flavor and piquant lasie for sea
soning and garnishing.
When washing . feather pillows
use luke-wurm water with a good
suds. Add about one tablespoon-
ful of ammonia to the tub of water j
then souse and squeezn thru until '
clean. Itiiian In clear waler and
hang the lings In the sun lo dry.
What are marrons? They nrn
preserved and candled chestnut
meats used In fancy desserts and
fruit salads. .-'
M v
Nobody knows Just how they be
gnn, these "cocktail Jackets," but
they have come to be Indispen
sable, "Little Jackets havo attained a
very Important place In the newest
evening, fashions. They made their
first appearance as cocktail Jackets
to aorvo aa a convenjoneo when
evening functions began early,
without time In between to change
from afternoon frocks to evening
dresses. Soon after that they came
Into prominence aa dinner Jackets,
when they began to accompany
duncn frocka lo dinner. And now,
oven the most elaborato formal
ovenlng gowns are likely to bo
worn wllh a short glittering Jacket
"A type of frock that Is becom
ing more ami more popular for
afternoon Is what tho French call
'discreet' und what wo call wenr-
able. Instead of elaborate details,
decided flares and dipping hetn
I'nes of frocks Intended for strictly
formal afternoon wear, theso are
simple in effect, with subtla flares,
and hemlines thnt dip slightly or
not at all. While they look very
much like formal afternoon frocks,
lliqy also bear n close rcscmhlanco
to the new tailored frocks that nre
mado less practical by the addition
of soft feminine Uotalla. In this
way, bridging the gap between
furniul and tullored frocka, they
Second Section
Eight Pages
No. 267.
at-o tinado to servo a dozen uses
Instead or one."
What aro anchovies? They are
very smnll fish found In European
waters and are put up in brine
or oil, or potted for use In the
form of paste and tnblo saucea.
Watering House riants
House plants suffer more from
lack of water than from any other
one thing, according to the No
vember Amorloan Home, "ruly
they ure not easy to keep watted
In the usual way, but there Is one
euro way to soo that they get' all
they need and not too much. When
the soil In the pot la dry talte the
plant, pot and all, and set It In a
pail or. tub of water to the depth
of tho pot. Let It atay two or
three hours and you will find that
It will ho wet Juat right. Never
allow water to stand In lte aaucor
under tho plant. Do not k-ip them
too wot all the time; nature alter-"
nated between wot and dry and we
are quite safe lf-we follow nature.
Makes filling lumpy. When
washing a quilt, do not. wring It,
it Is likely to muke the tilling
lumpy.' ';.
Moist table salt will remove egg
tarnish from silver, and coffoe and
tea ataina from china.
When out of butter try using a
Utile salad oil In scrambling. eggs,
substituting nn equal quantity of
water for the usual milk. . With
plenty nf paprika lo season It, this
gives the dish a unique and agree
able taste.
I'se lard for greaalng cake tins.
The salt In butter cnusea the cake
to burn, or allck to the tin.
Kgg stains nn silk ran usually ba
"amoved hy rubbing with common
table salt. ;
Obstinate ataina on enamel pan
and dishes can be removed by rub-bin.-?
them Willi a mixture of aoap
mil bath-brick.
Onion Juice win remove rust
from tableware.'.
The quickest way to chop pota
toes for the hash-browned variety
la with an empty baking powder
can. . . ...
Bend tho hollow tin handle of
tho dustpan, to, a right angle with
the pun and insert a discarded
broom handle, It avoids much
stooping. ,
After tbrenillng the needle, tie n
knot lu the end of tho thread that,
waa last broken from the spool
and the thrcud will not kink. .
A way to test tho quality . ot
coffeo Is to put a spoonful In a
glass of cold water and add a few
drops of lemon Julco. If the coffee
Is pure It will remain on tup ot the
water; If not, tho water will be
cohio brown Jn color.
To enrich the earlh around
plants, water them with a solution
consisting of ISO grains of glue to
two gallons of water.
Cut a piece of asbeatoa paper to
fit tho bottom of the open. It re
tains .the boat, savea fuel and pre-'
vents articles from burning. .
' When the scissors are dull, -run
the blades across the neck of a
mall bottle, In tho same position
na though cutting off the neck ol
the bottle,