HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
A Household Alphabet.
A a soon sheet; as yon are up, shake blankets ana
Better be without shoes than sit with wet
feet;
Children, Damp if healthy, are active, not still;
sheets and damp clothes will both
make you 111;
Bat slowly, and always chew your food
well: .»
Freshen the air in the house where you
dwell;
Garments must never be made to be tight;
Homes will be healthy if airy and light;
If you wish to be well—as you do, I’ve no
doubt—
Just open the windows before you go out;
Keep clean; your rooms always neat, tidy and
Let dust on the furniture never be seen;
Mach illness is caused by the want of pure
air:
Now to open your windows be ever your
care;
Old rags and old rubbish should never be
People kept:
should see that their floors are well
Quick swept;
movements in children are healthv and
Remember right;
the young cannot thrive without
See light;
that the cistern is clean to the brim;
Take cave that your dress is all tidy and
Use trim;
your nose to find out if there be a bad
Very drain;
sad are the fevers that come in its
Walk train;
as much as you can without feeling
Xerxes fatigue—
could walk full many a league;
Your health is your wealth, which your wis¬
dom must keep;
Zeal will help a good cause, and the good you
will reap.
—The Housewife.
Honscs for Carpets.
Not many even of the most intelligent
among women make a point of letting in
the needful sunlight. The average
housekeeper drops the curtain on leaving
a room, and shades the windows of her
sleeping-chamber. “But.” you will say,
“this curtain-dropping, is not a matter of
gentility alone, it is a matter of economy.
We cannot afford to let the sun fade our
carpets.” thing This makes a very simple
of it. Tho quest’on becomes
merely this: Shall our carpets last or we ?
Now it stands to reason* that carpets
shall not regulate this matter. Are
carpets made ior houses, or houses for
carpets? If the latter, then let us put up
small but tasteful buildings, carpet
them richly, shut them up carefully, and
build other houses close by for dwelling
houses. AVe could step in occasionally
to see lhe carpets, and could take our
friends in. For our dwelling-houses we
couid have straw matting or carpets
which w’ll bear fading, or stained
wooden floors, or wood carpets, with
rugs here and there, as foot comforts;
rug, you know is easy to cover or to
move .—New York Tribune.
r' Silk and Velvet Pieces.
If the pieces arc large they make
pretty sachet bags; if small, cut into
round scallops, or points, and fasten to
a pecturc frame with the scallops, or
points, overlapping each other; or make
a frame for a card receiver and cover the
same way. Cover an old straw hat with
the silk points and it will make a pretty
wall pocket: line it and hang up by silk
pieces sewed together and twisted into a
cord.
Piano and table covers are finished on
the ends with velvet pieces. Then there
is a way of making a portiere; if you
have an old silk no matter how
forlorn, cut it into strips half an inch
wide and sew together, then all the silk
pieces, old hair ribbons (cleaned) and
sashes are sewed to that; make into balls.
Get a pair of bone knitting needles about
three-quarters of a yard long, and as
large as your finger, and then knit the
plain stitch; a piano cover is made the
same way, with a border arranged of plush. with The
silks must be carefully a
view to color effect. Instead of being
knitted, the portiere can be woven.
Now a “bonnet” for the teapot. There
are so many cries about the tea it getting
cold, we must find a way to keep warm.
After the tea is made, pour it into the
serving teapot, which is covered with the
“bonnet;” this is made of odds and ends
of silk and velvet pieces, and quilted
with a place left open for the spout and
slit for tho hanrl'e. A'ou arc then sure
of a warm cup of tea.
Ti finish the ends of a table scarf or
valance, cut the silk scraps into strips
as wide as the pieces will allow, ravel
one side to within half an iueh, then sew
very close together to crimson the foundation, silk into
To cover an old fan, cut
strips two inches wide, ravel one au inch
and a half deep and fasten to the fan.
If the strips are put on even the fan will
look very pretty; gild the sticks. Rib-
bons can be used instead of the silk strips.
— Detroit Free Press . >
Recipes. ........
Chocolate Pudding.— Heat a quart with
.of dissolved milk to cornstarch, near boiling. and Thicken Stir
sweeten.
in half a teacup of grated chocolate.
Flavor with vanilla, and serve with cream
when cold.
Cornmeal Waffle?. —Pour one quart
of boiling hot milk over one and one
half pints of cornmea', add one table¬
spoon of butter, one of lard, a teaspoon mix
of salt and three eggs, well beaten,
thoroughly and bake immediately.
A Good Dish. —A substantial dish
without meat is the following: AT ash
and peel two quarts of potatoes, peel and
slice six ounces of onious, skin and bone
two large herrings, season with salt and
pepper, pour enough water on to cook,
bake an hour and a half and serve hot.
Any cold gravy, stock or dripping on
hand will be better than the water.
Spanish Cream. —Soak half a box of
gelatine in a half-pint of cold milk;
boat up the yolks of three eggs and put
into a double boiler with a pint of milk,
three teaspoonfuls of sugar and the
soaked gelatine. Stir well, let it come
to a boil, then remove from the fire and
flavor to taste. Beat the whites of the
eggs to a stiff froth and stir them in
with the other ingredients and pour into
a buttered mold. Serve with cream.
To Whip Cream. —To whip cream it be
solid and without any waste, let
not less than twenty-four hours old and
thoroughly chilled on the ice; then whip
steadily without removing the beater till
it is as solid as white of egg. If this is
done in a warm kitchen, it sometimes
hastens the process to stop and set the
cream on ice again for a short time. The
froth need not be skimmed oil as it
rises.
Cottage Soup a la Albertine.—
Pick and wash a large dish of spinach
and a handful of parsley, t hop it fine,
and put in a stewpan with four ounces
of good butter. Stew it for about twenty
minutes, then add a pint of cream sauce,
three pints of water, and a tablespoonful boil
of prepared seasoning. Let it fora
few minutes, then strain through a with col¬
ander, then put.in the soup tureen
a pat of good butter and a little sugar.
Serve with egg balls.
Hominy Muffins. —AVork to a paste,
one pint of cold boiled hominy. Add to
it half a pint of flour, one teaspoonful
of salt, and a heaping tablespoonful of
baking powder. Beat the yolks and
whites of two eggs separately. Add to
the yolks two ounces each of butter and
sugar and a scant pint of lukewarm
milk. Mix these ingredients together add the
and work into the flour. Now
beaten whites of egg, mix quickly, muttin peur
the batter into well-buttered
and bake in a quick oven.
Stewed F.sii with Tomatoes. —Put
a can of tomatoes in a saucepan with a
teaspoonful of finely-chopped salad oil and onion, little a
dessertspoonful and of salt; simmer for a half
cayenne hour; pepper then lay in the fish—a pair of
an
flounders (usually called soles), or any
white fish—adding a little water if there
be not sufficient liquor to cook them.
Beat up the yelk of an egg with the
juice of a lemon and live minutes before
dishing the fish pour it in and shake the
saucepan to prevent curdling.
Wealthier than Rothschild.
The millionaires of Prussia are fewer
and smaller than those of America.
Krupp, the cannonmaker of Essen, it
the richest. He is assessed on an income
of $1,320,000 a year, and pays $39,150
income tax’. Four years ago he only paid
$15,750, showing that his yearly reve¬
nue must have increased Rothschild, very rapidly.
The second rich man is the
Banker, at Fraukfort-on-the-Main. Foui
years ago he paid more than Krupp,
$18,900. But this year Krupp has left
him far behind with only $39,700 in¬
come tax. The third richest man is
banker Bleichroeder, paying $18,450 in¬
come tax. Then follow five little
millionaires, with $7700 to $9900 in¬
come tax and income of $350,000 tc
$330,000 a year. Then come twenty
seven men with only $130,000 to $350,.
000 yearly income ancl $3500 to $7090
income tax. Less than half of these
richest people live at the city of Berlin
— Chicago Herald.
Joel Wilcox, of Milwaukee, was.agreai
lover of animals, and had a fine stud ol
horses. When about to die he ordered
his nephew to shoot the animals, and
bury them decently, for, said he: “]
don’t want to have them abused.” Hii
order was carried out.
“Didn’t Know It Wa3 Leaded.”
The young man fell dead!
A friend had pointed a revolver at him.
“He didn’t know it was loaded!”
We often hear it stated that a man is not
responsible for what knowledge he does nos know. The
law presupposes and therefore
convicts the man who excuses crime by
ignorance! “ It I had known”
unfortunate only man’s has often been an
unknowingly wrought, apology but for some evil
in a matter of
general interest—as for instance that laud¬
anum is a poison, that naphtha is a deadly
explosive, winter’s accumulations that blood heavily of charged with a
the waste of the
system, it is one’s duty to know the fact and
the consequences thereof. Our good old
grandmothers knew for instance, that the
opening of spring was the most perilous pe¬
riod of the year.
Why? Because the blood
then stream is sluggish
and chilled by the cold weather, and if not
thinned a good deal and made to flow quickly
and healthfully impossible through the arteries and
veins, it is to have good vigor the
rest of the year. Hence, without exception,
what is now known as Warner’s Log Cabin
Sarsaparilla was plentifully made and re¬
ligiously given through to every member of the fam¬
ily regularly It is March, April, May
and June. a matter of record that this
prudential, preventive and restorative cus¬
tom saved many a fit of sickness, prolonged
Jife and happiness to vigorous old age, and
did away with heavy medical expendi¬
tures.
used Mrs. Warner's Maggie I.og Kerchwa], Cabin Lexington, Ky.,
sick headache of which Sarsaparilla “for
nervous I had been a
sufferer for years. It has been a great benefit
to St., me.” Philadelphia, Capt. Hugh Pa., Harkins, 1114 S. 15th
says “it purified my
blood and removed tho blotches from my
skin.” Mrs. Aarea Smith, Topton, Berks
Co., Pa , says she “ was entirely cured of a
skin disease of tho worst kind,” by Log Cabin
Sarsaparilla. Bad skin indicates a very bad
condition of the blood.
If you would live and be well, go to your
druggist to-day and and get Warner’s Log Cabin
Sarsaparilla take no other,—there’s
nothing like it impaired or as good,—and completely this
renovate your system with
simple, oid-fashioued preparation of roots
and herbs.
Warner, who ami makes that the famous Safe Cure,
puts it up, is a guarantee of ex¬
cellence all over the known world. Take it
yourself and including give it to tho other members of
the family, the children. You will
be astonished at its health-giving and life¬
prolonging powers. We say this editorially
with perfect confidence, because we have
heard good things of it everywhere, and its
name is a guarantee that it is first-class in
every particular.
A rich Philadelphia and woman, noted for
her wealthy eccentricity, having ex¬
hausted her finger space in displaying her
jewels, wears a Strange striking ring this on oue of
her thumbs. as appears, it
is only going back to an old fashion.
Two or three hundred years ago it was
the fashion to wear a ring on the thumb,
and the signet ring was worn on the
thumb by the nobil ty at a time when
the fingers were devoid of ornaments.
Late statistics show there are 16,447,990 Sun¬
day-School scholars in t he world.
Pierce’s Pleas nt Purgitivo Pe’lets Possess
Powerful Poten y, Pass Painlessly, Promote
Physical Prosperity.
this Nearly 10,000 bills have been introduced at
sessioa of Congress.
In Hie State House.
Our representatives under the heat of dis¬
cough, cussion, ongoing out catches cold, contracts a
hoarseness and pain in the chest and
throat folluw. Taylor’s Cherokee Remedy of
Sweet Gum and Mullein cures coughs, colds
and consumption.
If afflicted with ore eyes use Dr. Isaac Thomp
son’s Eye- water. Druggists sel ( at 2oc. per bottle.
^.raines Velery
Qmbound
For The Nervous
The Debilitated
f* |A PRES Nervous The Prostratiod,Nervous Aged Head
ta*' 1 ache, Neuralgia, NervousWeakness,
Stomach and Liver Diseases, and all
'-***“^ affections of the Kidneys.
AS A NERVE TONIC, It Strengthens
and Quiets the Nerves.
AS AN ALTERATIVE, ItPurlfles and
Enriches the Blood.
AS A LAXATIVE, It acts mildly, but
prely, on the BowelB.
AS A DIURETIC, It Regulates the Kid¬
neys and Cures their Diseases.
Recommended by professional and businessmen.
Price $x,oo. Sold by druggists. Send for circulars.
'HELLS, RICHARDSON & CO.. Proprietors.
- BURLINGTON. VT.
> WELLS*
HAIR
BALSAM
./t restores Hair to origf- Gray
Hisi Sin eiegantdress- »al color. 4 a
lilts □Ifl and in S- beautifies softens
i'tj: rail JIM | oil. No grease nor
m A Tonic
A Restorative.
s* Prevents hair
i IB3 coming out;
t|t| cleanses strengthens, and
heals scalp.
in 50c. Druggists
E. S. WELLS,
ijj lewey City, K. 1.
R 0 UGH° chronic N C Uneaualed ATARRH for wssst
worst cases. breath, Catarrhal throat
affections, diphtheria, foul cold in the offensive head. Ask odors, -sore throat,
for "Rough oh
Catarrh. 60c. Drug. E. S. Wells, Jorsey City, N. J.
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■3P5 ili as vent longosyoucan, tendency to wrin¬ pre¬
j kles or ageing of the
skin by using
amoves and prerents
ir, and rough*
ness of Flesh or ekui;
preserves plump, fresh a condition youthful,
m jy- of moves the the complexion, pimples, features; clears the re¬
only that substance known
will nrre»t and i>re
Tenttemlrnryio wrinkle.
)1. Drucciatsor £xp.
a sy ■ F.. Jfiwey 8. WKI.I.8, Clly, Chemist, H. J.
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