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For Woman’s Work.
WORK FOR THE LIVING.
While we miss and mourn loved friends who
have gone
To the fair Land of To-morrow;
Let us not forget those who still live on,
’Mid sin, temptation and sorrow.
Let us give them the grasp of a friendly hand
With a word that is kind and cheering;
Knowing not how soon the anchoring strand
Their earth-worn barque may be nearing.
And our kindly word bespoken with tears
To their saddened heart, hope bringing—
May be the last that shall fall on their ears,
As their upward flight they’re winging.
The days of our years are few and brief,
And vanish like dews of the morning,
That gem for a moment each sparkling leaf,
Then back to the air returning.
And all that we do to comfort and cheer.
Or lighten another’s burden,
Must be done to-day, lest to-morrow we hear,
“ Come home, and receive your guerdon.”
Essie M. Howell.
For Woman’s Work
HOUSE PLANTS IN NEBRASKA.
“Surely they are not so different from
those crown in other states!” you may
say. One would naturally infer that a
geranium is only a geranium, wherever
found; and that the same might be said
of all other varieties and species ot potted
plants. But I believe that of all rank
grown and beautiful foliage, and great
trusses of rich colored, daintily touched
bloom that I have ever seen outside the
conservatory and greenhouse displays,
those grown within the walls of those
world-wide talked-of “adobe” homes on
the frontier of Nebraska are the loveliest.
Those deep, dark-walled habitations of
“ye olden times'’—many of which are
standing, and occupied by prosperous and
intelligent people, even to this day—afford
the coziest and sunniest of nooks for those
universal favorites of humankind. There
they grow and bloom, as in a tropical
clime, the long year through.
The “Great No. 4”
Stamping Outfit,
Is the Largest and Best Stamping Outfit
Ever Sold for One Dollar.
The above statement is made without qualification. It covers and in
cludes all stamping outfits ever sold for SI.OO each up to May Ist, 1892.
Let us tell you exactly of what this big Stamping Outfit consists.
First there are SIX ALPHABETS, and in addition just 204 HANDSOME
PATTERNS. Here is the list
1 Japanese Alphabet 1% in. high. 6 Flower Designs for Powdering' ! Braiding Designs
J Fern Alphabet 1% in. high. 3’4x314 in. | 1 in. wide. \lf ]_
1 Script Alphabet 1/4 in. high. 1 Fancy Design for All Over Work! Scroll Design t\\l /7/
1 Script Alphabet, small letters. 5/4x6 in. 714x18/4 in. V N.-AMjZ'x'";
1 Bow-knot Alphabet 2% in. high. 1 Ribbon Design for Handker-il Scallop Design c
1 Forget-me-not Alphabet 2 Inches chief Case 9x13 in. with Vine 2>—
y,,,,., yrTTrv [high. 12 Doily Designs 4x4 inches. | in. wide. <
Sr'k /TV* Spray GoldenlHalfwreathßosesllin.across.il Border Holly- fP_zz/7\\'\z
'VA KwOl//'/ Rod 4x5 in. 1 Design Horse’s Head. A* hocks 6x17 in. '■'C/1 (\ ) 'r'
\\\ 1 Spray Clover. 1 Unique Design for Pow- 1 Design A 1
IwAW 1 Border Rose B’ds dering, 7x9 in. ft+jA Feather 9/4 inch- „
Vfl'A/AWi and Forget-me-1 Border of Poppies i m es high. <%-*><<,
\\l\v\W nots IJ4 in. wd. 11x15 in. I\ ff- VU 1 Horse Shoe.
MM Wu Des. for Laundry 1 Trumpet Flower. \\ {+-“■ ■- 1 Design for Splasher 11x20 in.
' Bag 12/4x14 in. 1 Fancy Border 3 in. 14 Small Outline Designs 3to 4
1 Fruit Design, pears, 7xlo in. , ttt 3 ' „ *“• h| g, h -
1 Fruit Design, Apples, 7x9 in. 6 Handsome Designs for DC 1 / \ll Design Fuchsias <14x14 in.
1 Design Sweet Peas 6xß in. ZJ, All Over Work from I\7 I U Fancy Design 14x14 in.
1 Daffodil Design 7J4X9J4 in. v 2to 5 in. across. I V fl 1 Outline Design Cherub.
2 Arabesque Designs 6/4x6/4 in. 1 Wreath Rose Budsand I jl9 Small Flower Designs.
1 Design Scallops and Vine for Daisies 5x5 in. \ Jll Half Wreath Fuchsias.
Silk Embroidery 2 in. wide. 1 Design for Umbrella \ 111 Design Buttercups 4/4x;>/4 in.
1 Designs,Flowers, Fruit, Leaves, Case, 24 in. high. \ 1 Design Roses 6/4x9/4 In.
etc., for Powdering. 10 Flower Designs from \ F/\\ 1 Design Forget-me-nots 4xßJ a
1 Design Stork, Cat-tails and Lil- ,_2 to 3in. high. \ // \l inches.
ies 11x16 in. 1 Cherry Border for Lunch 1 / / 1 Design for Egg Cosey 0,3
1 Design Poppies 9xll >4 in. ~ Cloth 6x6 in. / 3«x4 inches.
1 Border of Roses sxlßin. Design Owl 6 in. high. \f 5 Fruit Designs 3/4x3/4 in. _
n 1 Bird 4/4 in. —P • Al Handsome Border// 1 Arabesque Corner Design <x< in.
1 Rooster 414 9xlß in - 1 Applique Border 4 in. wide.
Whip. \ If 1 Pineapple Design for 1 BorderElderberries4>4in. wide.
' 1 Leaf. „<—\» >, •) \l Blotting Case 9x11J4 5 Designs for All Over Work.
2Narrow Seal- </. \ [•••’•,•,/ inches. 5 Scallop Designs, all different.
lop Designs. 'NW V.*'* ,Oc a n a Lily454 in. high. I Design Carnation Pinxs and-
1 Border for Comb- \ 1 Roses and Bow-knot Forget-me-nots 4xß in.
ing Cape 3 in- A. X Design 11x11 in. 1 Corn Design 5/4 In. high,
ches wide. q' XL/-) 1 Design Daisiesand Wheat,! Butterfly 3/4 in. /''"y
1 Vase Flowers 4x6 in. z "fC Yvv-~\ 6 /a in- high. rj \
1 Border of Cacti 6xlß 1 11 Panel Design for Braiding x\ / r j \
1 Design Carving Knife*/' 13%in. high. / 'x\ V /L Sk I
and Fork 14in.long. 1 1 J//\ Vine Daisies 2in. wide. fXX \ \Z / 7
4 Designs (1 set) for Tray L< l\ 1 Pansy Design 9 in. square, kl \? Isl /
Cloth, 5 in. high. " / \ 6Flower Designs for Doilies, or l\l V • V (I/7X
1 Jonquil 614 in. high. ’ ' scattering, 5x5 in. —XN . ( X
3 Designs, Pansies, Tiger Lily and 7 Designs for Tray Cloths and / —QAW/'o,' \
Leuf, for Doilies, 7x7 in. Napkins from 2 to 4/4 in. high. /
1 Fem Design 5/4 in. 1 Applique Border 4 in. wide. < 2 x/
high. 1 Leaf Design7/4xll/4 inches. / /TA''\ \
//TN, 1 Cluster Leaves 1 Design Snowballs 6xß/4 in. I ' ' //I'SV,*
\IJI S 5 In. hign. (VI Design Cherries 5/4x5/4 in. —W. k*X? vK
-'C ' 71 Design for Nee-CQZI Pond Lily Design 6/4x7 in. / ~’7 ..A , v<—
\ die Case. (Ml Snowball Design sx</4 in. / \ \ 1
( /X / t\K ) me-nots. high. . y / tk-, \ ) /
xj-'// \l x — ry i Design Roses 1 Design T,lly of the Valley 6/4 In.
I ' /X. r,xs in - 1 Sporting Design 2‘4x4 in.
x <. 1 Cluster Daisies? 1 Design Morning Glories 3x4 in. z,/-
in. high. 1 Outline Design Doe 4x5 in. KW X fc/l
1 Des’gn for Pillow Sham 16/4 in. 1 Sunflower 5 in. high. n Design Rose Buds 3x4/4 in.
7 Designs for Tray and Carvers’ 2 Designs for Shaving Case. 2 Des. for Comb Case 3/4 in. high.
Cloths from 3to 5 in. high. 1 Design for fray Cloth 7/4xß tn. I< Fruit Designs for Napkins.
The patterns in this outfit are made on a special paper made expressly for this use, and called
by the manufacturers •• manileom.” It is tough and translucent and may be used 50 to 75 times for
powder stamping, and by using the special stamping powder and instructions sent with this outfit,
which no other nmnufm-turer can supply, the need of paint or wet stamping is entirely done away
with, even for the most difficult work. This outfit consists of TillffTW CUrCTQ HP PATTERNS
each sheet 14x22 inches in size, one box of our special Blue I Ilin I I uiiLLlu Ul In! I Lilli vj
Powder, one box of our special White Powder, two Pads for doing the stamping, and our new Manual
of Instructions'll) the Art of Stumping, fully Illustrated. The whole packed <ll a neat case for mailing.
if you are not yet convinced t hat this outfit is all that is claimed for it and wish to see exactly
wl.at it contains before buying, send three 2-eent stamps to cover actual expense, and we will send
you a handsome lli-page book, containing a photographic reproduction of every pattern in reduced
size, with the actual size marked under each, or send tf'l lf| one dollar for the 01KII1 and ten
cents for poKtnge, and receive an outfit by re- XI ||| turn mail. It'uol perfectly
Ufled yowr money la returned ua freely u» ▼•••'* received*
This wonderful ouitii will be sent free to uny one who is a subscriber, for a club of
uuiy four uaiue» ftt 60 cents each. Address
WOMAN’S WORK. Athens. Georgia.
To those who admire the beautiful in
nature, this picture, in its reality, is one
that would call forth both admiration and
praise.
Simple quart fruit cans are filled with
their mere handfuls of earth—yes; thou
sands of them, in lieu of something hand
somer—with such glorious green, crim
son, pink, gold and every other shade of
coloring known in flowers, as to form a
picture, both rare and lovely, even beyond
the imagination or belief of our Eastern
flower lovers.
The rarest and loveliest of geraniums,
fuchsiasand liliee-and manv another well
known plant and flower—And their way
into homes so remote from observation
that one could hardly believe it possible
for brightness and pretty things to be
found within such walls.
But that inherent love for the beautiful
that forms so great a part of a woman’s
heart and life, has found away to over
come the barrier that might be supposed
to exist between herself and the great
world beyond. She has brightened the
interior of her humble home with love
and lovely flowers—a combination that
goes hand in hand, and has glorified many
a pathway that otherwise would have been
drear enough.
We would not have you infer from this,
however, that .Nebraska homes in this day
are. as a rule, rude and lowly ones—far
from it. The days of frontier life in our
lovely state are virtually a thing of the
past; prosperity, refinement and culture
are elements of life met with here, quite as
often as elsewhere.
But, in the past seven years many of
these early-day homes have we seen, both
above and underground ; and within them,
surely some of the handsomest and thrifti
est plants that ever grew.
They have not been especially pampered
and petted, but there seems a something
about those deep-seated window*, and the
thick, heavy walls, th-it just meets the re-
WOMAN’S WORK.
quirements of their nature —they respond
so magnificently to all the attention they
receive.
Our Nebraska soil is rich in all the ele
ments needful to their perfection of growth
and abundance of bloom. They require
no manner of fertilizers, except an occa
sional renewal of top-earth in the cans.
When the plant seems to have exhausted
the greater part of the nourishment which
the dirt about it contained, the earth is
loosened, the most of it brushed out, and
the can refilled. And then such a renew
al of growth that, very soon, more
windows are in demand; one feels like
turning the whole house into windows, to
form one immense and lovely indoor
flower garden.
We wish you might see even one of
those double-sod-house-bay-windows, al
most three feet deep, filled to overflowing
with its great wealth of luxuriant foliage
and colors! You would look your sur
prise and admiration, if you did not speak
it, for the lace is such a “tell-tale” of in
ward emotions and thoughts.
Many and many ot these changes of
countenance have we seen and noted,
and at last,came the words that they
could not withhold; “Blessed old Ne
braska ! Such pretty adobe homes that
we were sure must be horrid 1 Such
plants ! Such pretty things— everywhere?'
Nellie Hawks.
For Woman’s Work.
HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
Canned fruit is more delicious if it is
opened an hour or two before it is needed,
to restore the oxygen.
Common salt dissolved in lemon juice is
recommended to remove pimples from the
face. Apply to the affected parts with a
linen cloth.
A strong decoction of chestnut leaves
applied every three or four hours as a bath
to the affected parts is said to be a sure
remedy for ivy poisoning.
Beds, when occupied, should not be
placed with one side close to the wall. In
this position the sleeper’s breath is thrown
back and inhaled again, a most pernicious
practice. Another objection is possible
dampness from the wall. Let there be
free circulation of air around the bed, es
pecially if there are two occupants.
If you have not drawn a paper bag over
each jar of canned fruit or vegetables, or
wrapped it in paper to exclude the light,
do so now, or the quality of the fruit will
surely be inferior if it does not ferment.
Sufficient cooking and the exclusion of
light are the main secrets of success in
canning vegetables, and the latter precau
tion is fully as essential with fruit.
Put a cup of sea salt, half an ounce of
camphor and half an ounce of ammonia
in a quart bottle; fill the bottle with hot
water and let it stand twenty-four hours;
then, when prepared to bathe with a
sponge, put a teaspoonful of this mixture,
well shaken, into your basin.
The ammonia cleanses and the camphor
and sea salt impart a beneficial effect
which cannot be exaggerated.
Onion juice is one of the most effective
remedies for earache. To prepare it, wrap
a large onion in heavy wrapping paper,
wet it thoroughly and roast in coals.
When tender,strip offthe skin and squeeze
out the juice by twisting in a thin cloth.
Bottle and save for use. When needed,
p.'ur one or two drops in a spoon, warm a
little and drop into the ear. Afterwards
put in a bit of warm cotton to exclude the
air. It rarely, if ever, tails to effect a
speedy cure.
If brooms are wet with boiling suds
once a week, they will become very tough,
will not cut a carpet, and will last much
longer. A handlul or so of salt sprinkled
on a carpet will carry the dust along with
it and make the carpet look bright and
clean. A very dusty carpet may be clean
ed by dipping the broom in cold water,
shaking oft all the drops, and sweeping a
yard or so at a time Wash the broom
and repeat until the entire carpet has been
swept.
These are little things, but worth look
ing after; there are tew servants so well
drilled that they do not need an oversee
ing eye Towels are used lor holders.
Napkins are used as dish-towels Soap is
left to soak in water. Hams and cheese
mold and get full of skippers. Tea, coffee
and spices stand open aid lose their
strength Coal is wasted. Scrubbing
brushes are left to warp in water. Bits oi
meat are thrown away that would make
good soup or hash. A pint of dough, more
<>r less, is left sticking to the bread-pan
The cork is left out of the molasses jug, and
flies take possession. The clothes-line is
left out in the rain, and clothes-pins are
left carelessly on the ground. Pails are al
lowed to sun-dry and fall apart
GO p Certain Constipation Cure. Write
i Ui Vi Dr. C. T. Lawrence, Logan, Kan
sas Enclose two stamps.
I AniCQ al) want the complete needle ca e.
LRUICO 140 beat needles, to sew everything
from carpet to cambric. .Don't do without them.
Sent by mail for six 2-cent stamps. J. H. Robin
son, 226 E. 115lhSt , N. Y.
I ARIEQ i marri ed or single, send 50 cts. sil-
LmUIIO ■ ver as guarantee, and earn $1 per
day till Sept. Ist. at home. No canvassing; state
age. Commence ne w. Mrs. M. M. F., 1106 Belle
vue Street. St Joseph. Mo.
lAfALITEn I ADIES to make light
■V lira B pll L fancy work at their own
■■■” ■ ■■■» homes. I give steady
work and pay good prices. No canvassing. Ad
dress The Manager Art Needlework Bazar,
Chicago, Ilia
LEARN how to earn atiip
to the WORLD’S FAIR.
Address Pennock Electric
Co.. 334 Dearborn Street,
< hicago, Illinois.
BA\ Please inquire about the I jk
Bljy process. Lady agents wanted ” I
J. A. DeMUTH, '
St Joseph, Mo.
WHY PAY $75 TO $l5O
FOR A
Cure of the Whiskey or Morphine Habit
When a permanent and SPEEDY CURE
will be Guaranteed you for §25.00?
THE CLORIDE 60LD CURE CO.,
Bourbon, Ind.
IT piIDEQ nil cases of constipation, and
I I uUllEd most cases of indigestion and
piles. Write Dr. C. T. Lawrence, Logan, Kansas.
Enclose two stamps.
ABSOI UTELYagg
DOEOODIDTinM For Morphine Antidote
rnEObnir I luN in English, §5 00. Don't
pay fancy prices when you can cure yourself at a
trifling expense. All letters plain and sealed.
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CROCHET
With “Kensington Crochet Twist,” any color.
Large ball, 10 cents. O. G. HUBERT.
85 Walker Street, New York.
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