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monts  of  success  when  the  soil  is  prop¬ 
erly  prepared,  and  if  your  spot  is  hard 
and  compact  you  will  have  to  spade  it  in¬ 
dustriously  and  thoroughly,  digging  deep¬ 
ly  ;  then  the  soil  must  be  finely  broken  and 
enriched  with  some  good  fertilizing  mate¬ 
rial;  barnyard  manure  is  best.  Muck  and 
leaf-mold  are  often  useful  in  ameliorat¬ 
ing  either  a  very  hard  or  loose  ground  ; 
work  whichever  is  used  in  with  the  soil 
until  the  whole  becomes  fine  and  uniform 
in  texture.  One  must  be  careful  not  to 
use  too  much  fertilizer,  that  the  plants 
run  all  to  vines  and  leaves  and  do  not 
blossom  well,  as  is  often  the  case  with 
sweet  peas,  nasturtiums  and  scarlet  sage, 
when  the  soil  is  too  rich.  Owing  to  the 
difference  in  soil  there  can  be  no  hard 
and  fast  rule;  two  parts  of  ordinary  gar¬ 
den  loam  mixed  well  with  one  part  of 
Spring  Desserts 
and  Salads. 
of  the  home  credit  system  adopted  in 
the  rural  schools  of  the  county.  Cash 
prizes  have  been  offered  to  the  pupils  in 
the  rural  schools  by  the  county  board  of 
education  for  letter  writing,  manual 
training,  domestic  science,  seed  corn  test¬ 
ing  and  corn  raising. 
WOMAN  AND  HOME 
From  Day  to  Day 
Old  Friends 
There  is  no  time  like  the  old  time, 
When  you  and  1  were  young, 
When  the  buds  of  April  blossomed. 
And  the  birds  of  Springtime  sung. 
The  garden's  brightest  glories 
By  Summer  suns  are  nursed, 
But.'  oh.  the  sweet,  sweet  violets, 
The  flowers  that  opened  first! 
There  is  no  place  like  the  old  place 
Where  you  and  1  were  born. 
Where  we  lifted  first  our  eyelids 
On  the  splendors  of  the  morn. 
From  the  milk-white  breasts  that,  warmed 
us. 
From  the  clinging  arms  that  bore. 
Where  the  dear  eyes  glistened  o’er  us 
That  will  look  for  us  no  more! 
There  is  no  friend  like  the  old  friend 
That  has  shared  our  morning  days, 
No  greeting  like  his  welcome, 
No  homage  like  his  praise; 
Fame  is  the  scentless  sunflower. 
With  gaudy  crown  of  gold  ; 
But  friendship  is  the  breathing  rose, 
With  sweets  in  every  fold. 
There  is  no  love  like  the  old  love 
That  we  courted  in  our  pride; 
Though  our  leaves  are  falling,  falling. 
And  we’re  fading  side  by  side; 
There  are  blossoms  all  around  us. 
With  the  colors  of  our  dawn. 
And  we  live  in  borrowed  sunshine 
When  the  light  of  day  is  gone. 
There  are  no  times  like  the  old  times — 
They  shall  never  be  forgot! 
There  is  no  place  like  the  old  place — 
Keep  green  the  dear  old  spot! 
There  are  no  friends  like  our  old  friends — • 
May  heaven  prolong  their  lives. 
There  are  no  loves  like  our  old  loves — 
God  bless  our  loving  wives 
— Oliver  Wendell  Holmes. 
In  the  spring,  when  there  is  no  fresh 
fruit  and  canned  fruit  is  about  all  gone,  the 
dainty  and  delicious  desserts  and  salads 
made  of  Jell-O  are  relished  more  than  at 
any  other  time  of  the  year  -  for  they  all 
have  fruit  flavors,  and  nothing  else 
"touches  the  spot"  so  satisfactorily  as  the 
delightfully  flavored  dishes  made  of 
Planting  a  Flower  Garden 
Every  country  woman  who  loves  flow¬ 
ers  should  have  a  flower  garden.  Our 
grandmothers  made  home  out  of  doors  as 
well  as  indoors,  and  the  little  garden 
filled  with  a  tangle  of  quaint  oldtime 
flowers,  running  riot  and  sweetening  the 
Summer  air  with  their  fragrance,  was 
nursed  and  tended  with  as  much  loving 
care  as  any  other  household  duty.  De¬ 
spite  their  irregularity  tiie.se  were  gar¬ 
dens  with  sermons  in  the  joy  of  giving 
There  are  Strawberry  Jell-O,  Cherry 
Jell-O,  Raspberry  Jell-O,  Lemon  Jell  O, 
Orange  Jell-O,  Peach  Jell-O,  and  Choc¬ 
olate.  Jell-O — seven  different  kinds — and 
any  one  of  them  for  10  cents,  enough 
to  make  a  big  dessert  for  six  persons. 
For  Sunday  dinner,  for  everyday  din¬ 
ner,  for  an  afternoon  Iuiicaeon,  or  for 
lunch  when  friends  drop  in  to  see  you  in 
the  evening,  there  is  nothing  so  perfectly 
satisfactory  as  Jell-O. 
Every  package  of  Jell-O  contains  a 
folder  in  which  are  directions  for  making 
up  Jell-O  in  every  conceivable  form,  and 
these  directions  are 
so  plain  that  any 
housewife  can  make 
(at  a  cost  of  10  cents) 
the  same  splendid 
dishes  as  are  made  by 
the  great  chefs  of  the 
grandest  hotels  in 
New  York  and  other 
cities. 
The  New  Jell-O  Re¬ 
cipe  Hook,  telling  about 
a  yotmg  bride's  house¬ 
keeping  experiences,  will 
be  sent  to  you  free  if  you 
will  write  and  ask  usfor  it. 
Remember  all  Gro¬ 
cers  and  cenera.1  store¬ 
keepers  sell  Jell-O  at  10 
cents  a  package. 
THE  GENESEE  PURE 
FOOD  CO., 
Le  Roy.  N.  Y„  and 
Bridgeburg.  Ont. 
Be  sure  the  name 
Jell-O  in  bigred  letters  is 
on  the  packages  you  buy. 
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spoonful  soda,  saltspoonful  of  salt,  the 
same  of  nutmeg  and  cinnamon  mixed, 
grated  yellow  rind  of  half  a  lemon,  tea- 
spoonful  of  lemon  juice,  and  two  cupfuls 
of  flour,  or  enough  to  stiffen.  Cut  into 
rings,  and  bake  in  a  hot  oven. 
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Cosmos — a  Showy  and  Free-flowering  Annual 
Here  is  the  method  of  washing  a 
sweater  advised  by  a  firm  dealing  in  such 
goods;  we  have  not  tested  it  ourselves: 
Cut  fine  half  of  a  five-rent  cake  of  white 
soap,  add  2V2  tablespoonfuls  of  borax,  and 
boil  in  a  pint  of  water  until  dissolved. 
Put  the  soap  solution  into  enough  cold 
water  to  cover  the  garment  ;  let  it  soak 
over  night  if  white,  but  only  one  hour 
if  colored.  Squeeze  carefully  through  the 
hands  until  all  dirt  is  removed,  but  do 
not  rub,  then  rinse  in  cold  water  to  take 
out  all  soap.  Shake  out  as  much  water 
as  possible,  hut  do  not  wring.  Do  not 
hang  up.  but  lay  on  Turkish  towel  on  a 
flat  surface;  dry  in  sun  and  air,  if  white, 
but  in  shade  if  colored. 
barnyard  manure,  which  should  be  at 
least  one  year  old,  and  to  one  bushel  of 
the  compost  one  quart  of  bone-meal  and 
a  very  little  air-slaked  lime,  will  make  a 
soil  fit  for  the  well-being  of  most  plants. 
The  first  week  in  April  is  onr  time  to 
plant  seeds,  although  in  some  localities  it 
is  better  to  wait  until  the  middle  of  April. 
Plant  plenty  of  seed  of  each  variety,  so 
there  will  be  plants  enough  to  make  the 
effort  worth  while,  and  lot  them  grow  free 
and  easy,  placing  the  low-growing  ones 
in  the  front  rank  nearest  the  walk  so 
they  will  not  be  obscured  by  the  taller 
ones. 
For  the  sweet  peas,  which  are  planted 
as  early  as  the  ground  can  be  worked, 
make  a  treuch,  running  north  and  south 
if  possible,  for  there  should  be  plenty  of 
sunshine  on  all  sides.  Have  the  trenches 
six  inches  deep  and  three  inches  broad, 
and  the  soil  well  enriched,  then  sow  the 
seeds  rather  thickly;  cover  with  an  inch 
and  sharing,  for  there  were  always  flow¬ 
ers  to  spare.  The  sick  friend  was  never 
forgotten,  the  children  could  pick  armfuls 
without  offence,  and  the  church,  the 
neighborhood  weddings,  as  well  as  burials, 
shared  alike  in  their  beauty  and  sweet¬ 
ness. 
Happily  the  joy  of  producing  a  flower 
garden  does  not  depend  on  the  size  of  it, 
nor  oil  the  amount  of  money  expended  on 
it.  and  wonderful  achievements  can  be 
gained,  though  the  planter  has  but  little 
leisure  time  to  work  it  out,  and  often 
unpromising  conditions  in  the  way  of  soil 
and  situation.  Thirty  cents  will  pay  for 
six  packages  of  good  seeds,  and  your  gar¬ 
den  need  not  cost  you  another  penny,  but 
for  real  pleasure  and  comfort  out  of  it 
you  must  have,  or  acquire,  a  love  for  na¬ 
ture  and  growing  things, .and  a  willing¬ 
ness  to  work  in  your  spare  moments. 
With  these  precepts  in  view  any  little 
hardpnnny  spot  can  be  made  a  source  of 
delight  tn  its  owner  season  after  season. 
Whore  there  is  soil,  sunshine  and  mois¬ 
ture  plants  can  he  made  to  thrive.  There 
is  no  soil  so  poor  that  something  cannot 
he  made  to  grow  on  it.  Nature  does  not 
allow  even  a  dump-heap  to  remain  long 
without  a  touch  of  glory  appearing,  and 
pushing  their  way  up  through  cracks  and 
crevices  of  rubbish  come  the  wild  mus¬ 
tard.  Sweet  clover,  dandelion  and  bur¬ 
dock.  1  have  seen  beautiful  tufts  of  green 
sward  growing  luxuriantly  up  through  a 
hole  in  the  bottom  of  a  rusty  old  tin  pail, 
and  a  golden  dandelion  blossom  peeping 
sweetly  out  of  the  gaping  toe  of  an  old 
shoe. 
Suppose  you  have  never  had  a  flower 
garden,  or  must  have  a  new  place  for  it 
where  there  never  has  been  one  before.  In 
this  case  choose  your  spot  with  care,  and 
do  not  decide  to  put  your  annuals  or  even 
perennials  in  the  middle  of  a  well-sodded 
lawn.  A  sweep  of  green  lawn,  Unadorned, 
is  far  more  attractive  and  restful  to  the 
eve;  then,  too,  most  garden  flowers  need 
background  to  show  them  off  to  good  ad¬ 
vantage.  A  strip  of  ground  three  or  four 
feet  wide  along  a  rear  wall  or  fence,  or 
against  a  building,  is  an  ideal  spot  for  a 
flower  garden. 
The  planter  must  realize  at  the  very  be¬ 
ginning  that  she  has  gained  the  first  rudi- 
mjuvHsity  in  ft  century.  A  boon 
to  rick  people.  Cun  bo  placed 
anywhere  in  bound. 
Makes  Outdoor  Privy 
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your  home,  ft  guarantee  of 
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Many  rural  localities  have  been  pass¬ 
ing  through  an  epidemic  of  measles  or 
chicken-pox  during  the  past  month  or 
two.  for  February  and  March  are  espe¬ 
cially  likely  to  see  such  outbreaks.  We 
often  find  a  surprising  laxity  in  permit¬ 
ting  the  spread  of  such  diseases;  parents 
take  the  view  that  the  children  “have  got 
to  have  ’em  some  time."  and  local  author¬ 
ities  frequently  appear  equally  indiffer¬ 
ent.  Since  measles  may  be  contracted 
more  than  once,  a  childish  attack  gives 
no  immunity,  and  both  eyes  and  teeth 
may  be  quite  seriously  affected  by  tbo 
disease.  There  is  every  reason  to  avoid 
this  or  any  other  contagious  disease,  and 
to  do  our  part,  as  good  citizens,  in  stamp¬ 
ing  out  any  epidemic,  and  aiding  the 
local  health  authorities.  To  evade  regu¬ 
lations,  and  to  expose  others  to  any  form 
of  illness,  is  a  form  of  bad  citizenship 
that  may  have  far-reaching  consequences. 
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for  One  Dollar.  Postage  prepaid.  Nalural  Weather 
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**  then  the  clothes—  clamp  down  tbecov 
**  then  the  clothes— clamp  down  the  cover 
— and  turn  on  the  power.  No  back-break¬ 
ing;  washboard  scrubbing  for  me— no  arm¬ 
breaking  wringing. 
Triumph  Power  Washer 
With  Swinging  Wringer 
docs  all  the  washing--  nil  tlm  wringing.  Dainty 
lingerie— baby's  clothes— heavy  bed  clothes, 
all  come  out  clean,. sweet,  not  a  thread  broken. 
Rapidly  reversing  dolly  ssvlrls  the  garments 
at  high  speed  in  the  tab.  Suds  forced  through 
clothes— carries  all  dirt,  granse  with  it.  Wringer 
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interested 
Newspaper  items  say  that  if  a  pupil 
in  the  rural  schools  of  Logan  County, 
Ohio,  brushes  his  teeth,  takes  a  hath,  re¬ 
tires  before  nine  o'clock  and  sleeps  with 
the  window  open,  nine  credit  marks  will 
be  given  him  at  school,  six  marks  being 
for  the  bath  and  one  mark  for  each  of  the 
other  items  mentioned.  If  the  pupil 
cleans  a  lamp,  carries  in  two  scuttles  of 
coal,  dusts  the  furniture,  sweeps  u  room, 
makes  a  bed,  washes  the  dishes,  turns  the 
cream  separator,  gathers  the  eggs,  makes 
a  bird  box  or  milk  stool,  other  credit 
marks  arc  entered.  The  plan  is  a  part 
IN  OUR  BALANCE-OF-THE- 
YEAR  SUBSCRIPTION  Terms . 
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