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“ LIFE IS SHORT.” BY J. A. PARKER. Sang the blue-bird from the tree-top, As I sauntered idly by: “ Time is like the glist’hing dew-drop Pearl-bedecking blooming rye; Life is short! Life is short!” Sang the brooklet, as it gaily Rippled, gamboled, in its glee: “ Time is dying—dying daily One by one the moments flee : Life is short! Life is short!” Sang all life on earth around me: And the chorus 'rose clear and strong, Caused the mountain to resound the Echoes of the solemn song: “ Life is short! Life is short!” Weary turned I to the morrow, Yet the chorus there was sung, And sad evening breathed my sorrow As around the echoes rung"! “ Life is short! Life is short!” CLOVER LODGE, AND HOW WE FURNISHED IT. KIT CLOVER. “ Anything to make the dining-room lighter,” Birdie said, so we painted all the wood work in two shades of cream-color. This was a wonderful transformation, pro vided one kept their chin well up, so that they could not see the floor. Then with a brush—and, by-the-way, this is one of the nicest helps that ever found its way into our kitchen, and is liable to be followed by a whole troupe—l mean the little ten-cent brush made of broom-corn. It would scrub a stove snow-white, I do believe ; with this I scrubbed the floor until it was clean, if not white; then we filled and evened off all the cracks and holes, using a paper putty made by soaking newspaper in a paste composed of wheat flour, water and ground alum, as follows: Toone pound of flour add three quarts of water and a tablespoon ful of ground alum, and mix this thor oughly. The flour is then coated with this paste, and a thickness of manilia or hard ware paper is next put on. If it is desira ble to have extra thickness, another layer can be put on. This must dry thoroughly. The manilia paper is then covered with paste, and alayerol We searched T k floorish, and no^selected a paper in rich cream cloor—l called it yel low for short —marked off in medium sized squares, with some darker shade, a sort of a brown. Over this paper when thoroughly dry we brushed three coats of sizing. Two will do, or one can put on as many as four if they choose to. This is made by dissolving one-half pound of white glue in two quarts of hot water. After this was thoroughly dry, we gave it a coat of “ hard oil finish varnish,” and when this was entirely dry, the flour was ready for use. Perhaps I may as well add that the process is not expensive, makes the floor air-tight, and can be cleaned by washing, or scrubbing, if one longed to do that sort of work. If the varnish is renewed as as it begins to wear, the floor will last— forever, I believe. We decided to take the good breadths left in a worn ingrain carpet and make a—a —a “ Kensington art square” for the center, to be put down as cold weather comes. But for a table where high chairs abound, and crumbs are “sure” to drop on the floor, why, we pre fer our “ Papier Mache ” rugless for the summer. Now, down can come the chins, for our floor is not only presentable, but really very nice looking, and shines like a polished mirror. We learned a few things regarding paper also. One was that paper with red colors in it, could not be used in this way with perfect success, as the red will “run.” While the cream tints are “fast” and so can be sized without trouble of this kind. We did not want a sideboard as Birdie remarked. ‘ There’s enough to dust, already, don’t lets get any more, beside the little fellows would break all the pretty things with their balls,” and IJadded, “We have not got the money to pay for one, if we wanted it.” But I did want a lounge. Now there is one in my upstairs sitting room that Birdie suggested I bring down ; and there is one in her room that I suggested she sacrifice, but when we climbed up to take a look at them we found they were both wrong side out for that particular place, so I took measurements—as the lounge must fit a certain space between the chimney and wall, gathered up my pennies, and started out. At a second-hand store I found a strong little rocker—cane back, and “queen bee excluding board ” pattern for wooden seat, for seventy-five cents; and a small table, in oak, also with drawer, for seventy five more. I found my pocket-book could stand the strain, so ordered them. And, to digress from the dining-room, let me add I also found a quaint old mahogony bureau, so old, indeed, that I have never seen one like it. even among my grandmother’s fur nishings. This I bought for three dollars, and as the dealer said he had two more, adding, “ I never expected to sell the old traps, and threw ’em way back in th* cel lar.’ I ordered them trotted out, and said I would take one of .hem when he got them up to the light. Sequel: When I went next day for one, they had both been sold. “Why, I wish I had fifty more,’’ said the dealer. “ I never saw anything go off so lively.” And I simply “wished” I had taken one, cobwebs and all, before he had time to sell it to some one else. But of the previous day. At “the store” I found just the box I wanted to fit the nich in the dining room, had it sent up along with baled hay and bran for the cow; sawed, hammered, stuffed, padded and cov ered it. Oh, yes, hinged and partitioned it, and with a big pillow, made just the most comfortable kind of a place to drop down on and rest for five minutes when tired. Across the chimney, which is very wide, we fastened a shelf on iron brackets, and draped it with some maroon canton-flan-, nel, slashed about one-third the way across —in its length, I mean, and one end caught up with a bow of satin ribbon. At the door leading to the kitchen we indulged in a little extravagance, portieres and rod. Imi tation cherry at 45 cents, for the rod; single-faced at 15 per yard as to flannel; looped back by some heavy old cords and tassels that we had come by in a trade, cf which I will tell you later. The lounge was covered with a half woolen goods—originally ten cents a yard —and was just the color of the curtains. Above it we fastened the paper holder— for what tired house-wife does not want her copy of Woman’s Work at hand when she stops for a moment’s rest; and inside of the box we had places for all the rubbers and overshoes belonging to the family. Along the sides were tacked little pockets for holding strings, slippers, balls, mar bles, or in short, any of the traps that small boys love to leave lying about. Once when I had been prowling about a furniture dealer, searching for odd bits of furniture, I found a camp chair that had been singed in a recent fire. “If you can use it I’ll send it along with the rest,” the dealer had said, and sent it. It had been covered and worn off once, so I re-seated it with old Brussells carpet, and coveredit with maroon colored rep. The frame had been painted black when first it came into my cabinet-making hands, so that it looked even “better than new.” With a canton-flannel cover for the table—to be used on state occasions only— for the little folks, will meet with mis haps. The “ mik upset ese’f, mamma,” as “Little Love” explained to me this morn ing, and so I can’t afford to spread the table every day—and a hanging lamp not lor state occasions, and our room was finished, and had cost—well, very little. It would not help another to give the exact figures, for paper varies in price and rooms in size. The paper we selected cost fifteen cents a roll, which is as cheap as one would care to get. lhe room is not grand, of course, but sweet and clean and restful, and, above all, home-like. [to be continued.] Dear Madam—Are you interested in Crazy Patch work for Sofa Pillows Pin Cushions, Tidys, Silk Quilts, fable Scarfs, Banners, Ribbon and other fancy work ' Being manufacturers we are using thousands of yards of satin and ribbon every month and have many hundred yards of remnants, large and small pieces, suitable for the very finest kind of fancy work. Our business requires us to use fine quality of satin and ribbon and all the new and fash ionable shades. Following is a list of colors and shades: scarlet, crimson, garnet, brown, blue green, pink, old gold, violet, fawn, tan, cardinal, azurine, cream, lavender, bronze, terra-cotta, olive nil green, peacock green, myrtle green, cadet blue, heliotrope, orange, purple, noir, sapphire, gendarm, 2i Or ~P. a,,x ' ru ~?* *°°’ Ponceon, odaliwk, and others. For SI.OO we will send a large package of the above to your address postage paid. Will send a beautiful H dortment for 50 cents. Send P. O. order, regis tered letter, or stamps. The Undekhill Hat Co. Hazleton, Pa. WARNER’S SAFE CURE The Rock, Ga., Jan. 4th, 1888.—I have used several bottles of “Warner’s Safe Cure” and I think it the best medicine that comes to middle Georgia. I have used it with good results. CURES LAME BACK. Atlanta, Ga., (168 Jones St.), Jan. 14th, 1888.— “ Warner’s Safe Cure ” is an old friend here, and we all use it. In fact we can’t do without it. CURES MALARIA. 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