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A KISS FOR A BLOW.
What makes little children so happy and good.
And banishes tempers both naughty and rude?
It is the sweet maxim, we very well know,
Os giving each ofher “A kiss for a blow.”
Should a quarrel arise, whate’er be the cause,
What is better by far than a whole code of laws?
It is the sweet practice, we very well know,
Os always returning ‘‘A kiss for a blow.”
In each stage of life, e'en from infancy’s years,
To manhood’s last step in this valley of tears;
There’s naught which can yield us such pleasure
below.
As ever returning “A kiss for a blow.”
Should any assail us in deed or in word.
Oh, then let us act like our meek, patient Lord,
Who. e’en in the depth of the bitterest woe.
Returned in his anguish “A kiss for a blow.”
JOHN W. CAUGHEY, PITTSBURG, PA.
A LADY’S EXPERIENCE WITH
PLYMOUTH ROCK
CHICKENS.
This lady evidently found out what
there was to find in raising poultry, and
we quote her remarks for the benefit of our
readers:
“ I began my business as a poultry fan
cier in the very smallest way p ssible.
One of my wedding presents was a Ply
mouth Rock hen with thirteen chicks a
month old. I thought it a very funny
present at the time, but it has turned out
to be a sort of diminutive gold mine.
There was nothing fancy about them, no
“single comb” or “barred” or “pea
combs,” they are just plain Plymouth
Rocks, but if ever a hen knew her business,
that one did. We credited her with being
a good arithmetician, from the way she
rounded up those thirteen chicks every
night and brought them safe to shelter,
until one day she appeared with fourteen,
when we could no longer boast, either of
her mathematical genius or honesty. Suf
fice it to say, that she reared to adult hen
hood, every one of those fourteen pullets,
for, strange but true, they every one proved
to be pullets. For a time she laid enough
eggs to pay for their food, as she began
- laying when the chicks were six jweeks old.
* but as they grew old I was obliged to be
slightly “out” for a time—as they were
hatched in May, the pullets began laying
at seven months, and continued laying
through the winter, and I was soon “in ”
instead of “out” of pocket.
In January I bought a pure Plymouth
Rock rooster, for which I paid $5 and still
by the strictest account, 1 found a small
balance in favor of the poultry yard. I
have now a flourishing business in one of
the most favorable spots ot this “ Garden
of the Gods ” —California.
My chicks lived all through the first
mer in a primitive house made of a
dry goods box, but in October I manufact
ured. just as rude, but a more commodious
shelter. It was built of logs taken from
our own clearing, on a slight elevation and
with a southern exposure. The earth for
the floor was spaded, and thrown towards
the centre until the interior of the house
was raised a foot above the surrounding
ground. I have more sightly quarters for
them now, but, I have been told that the
only way to make poultry pay was to keep
inside ot your income. A dust bath stood
and always stands in my hennery. It is
simply a box filled with road dust, mixed
with sifted c al ashes—every time it is
refilled, a half pound of sulphur is thor
oughly mixed with it.
My perches are still composed of round
poles, sawed through the middle, with the
round part for the top and for these heavy
birds they are level, and only thirty inches
high.
Kerosene and whitewash applied with a
liberal hand, has so far kept my stock free
from lice. Much of my success, I attribute
to the fact that my birds have a free range
through a wooded district, where they find
slugs, worms and bugs of all kinds. I feed
them scantily in the morning, so as to force
them to work for their bread; do not let
them out until nearly noon, when the hen*
have about done laying, and feed more lib
erally at night. I generally find that they
are not apt to over eat then.
There is a saying among the old Aryan
race, “There is luck in fowls,” but Jack
says it isn’t “luck ’ in my case—it’s “pluck.”
I think, myself, that there was something
“ in the breed,” —they seem just adapted to
the situation. They mature quickly, and
make good broilers before the flesh ol other
fowls is fit to cook—they can stand such
rough and ready treatment as chickens in
pioneer families must expect. They weigh
heavily when grown, and as poultry sells
by the pound this is no small item. Take
them altogether Plymouth Rocks are
grand fowls.
EGG EATING.
Few who have kept poultry can boast
of not having some experience with hens
that would eat their egg after laying.
When this habit becomes confirmed, it
rarely, if ever, is cured—taken early, it
sometimes can be by filling an eggshell or
two with strong fresh mustard and cayenne
pepper. Paste a piece of white paper over
the hole and place it in the nest for them to
eat. The only other plan, is to construct
the whole set of nests so that every egg. as
soon as laid, passes down out of sight and
out of reach. This is done by making a false
bottom to each, of a piece of carpet or bag
ging, with two crossed slits cut in it rather
behind the center; a cushion of straw un
derneath receives the eggs.
“ The reason a considerable amount of
moisture is required during the early peri
od of incubation, is not far to seek,” says a
scientific experimenter. Air at a high
temperature can carry or absorb. Two
familiar examples of this ‘act are to be
found in—first, the deposit of dew which
takes place when the temperature of the
air is suddenly reduced by contact with
a cold surface—and second, the rapidity
with which hot air absorbs moisture from
a wet cloth or other similar article. Fur
ther than this, hot air may be said to be
thirsty. It will absorb or take up moisture
Irom any object it comes in contact with
until it is saturated with moisture, or in
other words, until it has taken up all the
moisture it can carry. If then, the tem
perature of the air in an incubator is raised
to a heat considerably above that of the
surrounding atmosphere which circulates
through it, the “thirsty” air will absorb
moisture from the eggs. The heat of the
hen’s body during the first week, or ten
daysof incubation, draws out of the earth a
good d'al <>f the moisture which it con
tains at first. Afterwards, further moisture
is probably derived from dew, moisture or
rain, wet grass, etc. through which she
passes on her way to and from her nest in
quest of food.
BED SPREADS.
Colored and white bed spreads are both
in fashion. Pretty cretonne and sateen are
both used for the colored ones, and the bol
ster which may be rounded or flat, is cov
ered with the sa,me. White Marseilles is a
popular counterpane, white antique lace or
lace insertion and scrim in alternate stripes
is highly fasionable. These open spreads
may be used over a lining of pale pink,
light blue, or other delicate shades. The
pillows are covered to match. Fine linen
pillow cases are frequently hemstitched
and have initials embroidered above the
hem.
A ROSE JAR.
When rose petals or sweet herbs are not
to be had, the following mixture may be
used in a scent jar—though it is chiefly
liked for perfuming chests or linen. Bruise
together four oz. orris root, and sweet flag;
add three oz. sandal wood, one oz. cedar,
one each, of gum benzoin styrax, and
nutmeg, powdered ; half drachm of essence
lemon, twenty drops of oil of lavender, ten
grains each of musk and attar roses, and tie
up in silk or flannel bags. A more deli
cate and delicious perfume cannot be
imagined.
TO CLEAN MARBLE.
Take two parts common soda, one part of
pumice stone, and one of powdered chalk.
Mix with water, rub well over the marble,
then wash off with soap and water. A
mixture used on stained marble consists of
one oz. of ox-gall, one gill of lye, one and
one-half tablespoonful ot turpentine made
into a paste with pipe-clay; put it on the
stain and let it remain several days, wash
off in clean water once or twice and the
stain will be removed.
If any housekeeper finds it imperative to
clean windows on an icy cold day. she can
accomplish it safely by using a cloth damp
ened with alcohol, which never freezes.
ADVICE TO MOTHERS.
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup should
always be used when children are cutting
teeth. It relieves the little sufferer at
once; it produces natural, quiet sleep by
relieving the child from pain, and the little
cherub awakes as “ bright as a button.” It
is very pleasant to taste. It soothes the
child, softens the gums, allays all pain,
relieves wind, regulates the bowels, and is
the be-t known remedy tor diarrhoea,
whether arising from teething or other
causes. Twenty-five cents a bottle. Be
sure and ask for “ Mrs. Winslow’s Sooth
ing Syrup,” andjtake no other kind.
A SKIN OF BEAUTY IS A JOY FOREVER.
DR. T. FELIX GOURAUD’S
Oriental Cream or Magical Beautifier
Purifies as well as Beautifies the Skin.
No other cosmetic will do it.
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(a pattent): “A* you ladies will use them, I recoin
mend Gourami's Cream as the least harmful of al'
the skin preparations.” One bottle will last aix
months, using it every day. Also i’omlre Subtile re
moves superfluous hair without injury to the skin.
FERI) T. HOPKINS, Proprietor, 48 Bond St., run
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Mention Woman’s Work.
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Patented 1881 and 1883. Wa
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cents per bottle of 3 dozen. Sugar coated. Your
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The high price of this wonderful remedy has
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PRIDE or PERSIA; ORTINTIHE!
A celebrated ORIENTAL FACE POWDER
entirely vegetable in its preperation. Removes
tan and softens the skin. For the face, hands,
neck and arms. Price 35 cts. per box postpaid.
Address MRS. E. S. L. THOMPSON,
Winchester. Randolph Co.. Indiana.
Send postal note: stamps taken if your post
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KEEP YOUR HAIR.
Horley’s Special Treatment for the Hair, will
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one who values their hair. Try it. Address. Ed.
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NOVELTY SPOOL HOLDER,
[ | With Thread Cutter Attached.
Fastens to dress button while
W' knitting, crocheting or sewing.
1 jmaMiiffi Made of silvered spring wire. Fits
IMmwWM tiny size spool. Every lady needs it.
H ywMRj Stun pie 15c. 2 for 25 dozen 75 cts.
VMV Stamps taken. Agents wanted.
STAYNER & CO., Providence. I.
Removes Tan,
pimples, frec
kles. Moth-
Patches, ra~h
and skin dis
, eases, and ev
il-r y blemisl
on beauty,and
defies detec
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and is s <
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taste it to b<
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ara ti o n is
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accept no
counterfeit of
similar name.
The distill-