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September  9,  1916 
The  thing  that  goes  the  farthest  towards 
making  life  worth  while, 
That  costs  the  least  and  does  the  most, 
is  just  a  pleasant  smile  ; 
The  smile  that  bubbles  from  the  heart 
that  loves  its  fellow-meu 
Will  drive  away  the  clouds  of  gloom 
and  coax  the  win  aguiu  ; 
It’s  full  of  worth  and  goodness,  too, 
with  manly  kindness  blent — 
It’s  worth  a  million  dollars,  and  it 
doesn't  cost  a  cent. 
There  is  no  room*  for  sadness  when  we 
see  a  cheery  smile  ; 
It  always  has  the  same  good  look — it’s 
never  out  of  style — 
It  nerves  us  on  to  try  again  when 
failure  makes  us  blue ; 
The  dimples  of  encouragement  are  good 
for  me  and  you. 
It  pays  a  higher  interest,  for  it  is  merely 
lent — 
It’s  worth  a  million  dollars,  and  it 
doesn't  cost  a  cent. 
A  smile  comes  very  easy — you  can  wriukle 
up  with  cheer 
A  hundred  times  before  you  can  squeeze 
out  a  soggy  tear ; 
It  ripples  out,  moreover,  to  the  heart¬ 
strings  that  will  tug, 
And  always  leaves  an  echo  that  is  very 
like  a  hug ; 
So,  smile  away.  Folks  understand  what 
by  a  smile  is  meant. 
It’s  worth  a  million  dollars,  and  it 
doesn’t  cost  a  cent. 
— Author  Unknown. 
* 
Anyone  who  is  interested  in  the  showy 
nocturnal  moths  will  find  that  a  garden 
border  planted  with  Phlox.  Gladiolus  and 
sweet-scented  tobacco  (Nicotiaua  affinis) 
will  attract  many  of  these  beautiful  in¬ 
sects.  It  is  a  congenial  pasture,  too,  for 
the  jewel-like  liumming-birds.  and  for 
their  humble  imitator,  the  odd  little  hum¬ 
ming-bird  moth.  There  is  much  pleasure 
in  studying  these  winged  visitors,  and 
they  may  be  regarded  as  a  garden  by¬ 
product.  in  addition  to  the  pleasure  given 
us  by  the  garden  itself. 
* 
When  making  baking-powder  biscuits 
in  the  Summer  we  find  it  an  advantage  to 
mix  and  mold  the  biscuits,  and  then 
place  the  pan  in  the  icebox  until  time  to 
bake.  It  gives  them  a  particularly  feath¬ 
ery  texture.  In  the  same  way.  the  nicest 
bread  rolls  are  those  put  in  the  icebox 
over  night.  When  bread  is  molded  in 
the  morning  enough  dough  is  reserved  for 
a  pan  of  rolls.  This  is  put  in  a  bowl, 
the  top  rubbed  with  butter  to  prevent  a 
hard  crust,  and  then  set  in  the  icebox. 
The  next  day  the  rolls  are  molded  and 
given  time  to  rise  before  baking ;  they 
are  tender  and  light,  with  a  grain  like 
Parker  House  rolls.  If  reserved  in  this 
way  on  Saturday,  it  furnishes  nice  hot 
rolls  for  Sunday  night  tea  without  extra 
labor. 
* 
A  recent  newspaper  item  states  that 
the  historic  “scythe  tree’’  on  the  Johnson 
farm  near  Waterloo.  X.  Y.,  was  recently 
struck  by  lightuiug  and  considerably 
damaged.  At  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil 
War  James  W.  Johnson,  a  farmer’s  son, 
left  the  field  to  enlist,  and  hanging  his 
scythe  in  the  young  Balm  of  Gilead  tree, 
told  his  family  to  leave  it  there  until  his 
return.  He  was  killed  in  battle  in  1804, 
and  the  young  sapling  has  groAvu  about 
his  untouched  scythe  until  now  only  a 
small  part  of  the  blade  protrudes  from 
the  great  trunk  about  eight  feet  from 
the  ground — a  memorial  to  the  dead  sol¬ 
dier  who  has  long  returned  to  earth 
again. 
* 
The  Florists’  Exchange  states  that  an 
old  trick  has  been  worked  in  Central 
New  York  by  a  persuasive  young  man 
who  sells  what  lie  calls  a  Christmas  lily, 
selecting  as  his  victims  women  interested 
in  church  work.  He  sold  these  bulbs  at 
$1.50  each,  saying  this  was  something 
new;  that  he  had  bought  the  whole 
stock,  much  to  the  annoyance  of  other 
florists,  and  that  he  would  agree  to  buy 
back  two  or  three  of  the  small  bulbs  that 
the  parent  bulb  produced  and  would  pay 
for  them.  Each  purchaser  had  to  sign  an 
agreement  not  to  sell  bulbs  to  anyone  but 
the  vendor,  so  that  he  could  control  the 
stock.  The  idea  was  that  each  bulb 
would  bring  in  a  nice  profit  which  could 
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be  turned  over  (o  the  church.  The  upshot 
was  that  when  the  bulbs  flowered  they 
were  nothiug  more  nor  less  than  Yon  Sion 
Narcissus,  a  cheap  variety  Aery  com¬ 
monly  forced  for  the  flower  trade.  Swin¬ 
dlers  of  this  class  rarely  penetrate  far 
into  country  districts,  but  if  a  smooth 
and  agreeable  talker  appears  this  Fall 
offering  rare  bulbs,  with  a  story  of  fu¬ 
ture  profit  similar  to  Miracle  wheat,  it 
will  be  wise  to  think  twice  before  invest¬ 
ing,  and  then  decline  the  carefully  baited 
hook. 
Seen  in  New  York  Shops 
Plaid  taffeta  is  seen  in  Autumn  blouses 
every  year  and  some  pretty  new  models 
are  now  appearing  in  dark  colors.  They 
have  flat  and  convertible  collars,  mannish 
cuffs,  and  a  basque  or  peplum ;  prices 
from  $3.95  to  $5.95. 
A  new  style  of  umbrella  is  offered  as 
one  that  insures  itself  against  being  lost. 
When  carried  it.  is  fastened  to  the  wrist 
by  a  simple  strap  arrangement  that 
The  Rural  Patterns 
In  ordering  give  number  of  pat¬ 
tern  and  size  desired.  Price  of 
each  pattern  10  cents. 
9118 — Blouse  With  .Tabot  Frills,  34  to  42  bust. 
9109 — Yoke  Skirt,  24  to  32  waist.  With  lower 
portion  that  can  be  box-plaited  or  gathered. 
With  or  without  plaited  yoke. 
9185 — ‘Girl's  Dress,  8  to  14  years. 
9000 — Yoke  Blouse,  34  to  40  bust.  AA'itli  High 
or  Sailor  Collar. 
9025 — Three  Piece  Skirt,  24  to  32  waist.  AVith 
or  without  yoke  and  pockets,  with  high  or  nat¬ 
ural  wale  I  line. 
9084 — Girl’s  Dress,  8  to  14  years.  AVith  long 
or  short  sleeves. 
8988 — Plain  Blouse  with  over  portion,  for 
misses  and  small  women,  lit  and  18  years. 
9081 — Four  Piece  Skirt  for  Misses  and  Small 
Women,  1(5  and  18  years. 
leaves  the  hand  free.  It  has  a  new  style 
stub  ferrule,  Avhich  prevents  any  likeli¬ 
hood  of  the  injury  that  might  result 
from  the  small  pointed  ferrule  now  usual. 
These  umbrellas  cost  from  $1.39  up. 
Among  children’s  books  are  many  that 
are  designed  to  teach  the.  child  something 
of  drawing  and  painting.  For  a  young 
child  the  most  practical  of  these  are  some 
that  include  a  number  of  colored  crayons 
With  the  book;  there  are  pictures  in  out¬ 
line,  and  the  same  thing  finished  in  colors 
as  a  guide  to  the  little  artist.  Others, 
for  children  a  little  older,  are  for  tinting 
with  water  colors,  and  include  simple 
landscapes,  figures,  birds  and  animals. 
While  these  books  cannot  be  compared 
with  the  training  given  by  free-hand 
drawing,  they  do  have  educational  value 
for  young  children,  apart  from  the  pleas¬ 
ure  they  give.  Such  books  cost  from  25 
cents  up.  There  is  a  great  variety  in 
“cut-out”  books;  those  having  pictures 
that  may  be  cut  out  and  grouped  to  form 
a  story,  and  those  forming  menageries  of 
birds  and  animals.  Such  books  keep 
small  hands  busy  while  training  eyes  and 
brain. 
Among  Oriental  goods  are  printed  cov¬ 
ers  from  India,  suitable  for  tables  or 
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printed  in  uathe  designs  in  sizes  from 
one  yard  square  to  2x3  yards.  They  cost 
from  50  cents  to  $3.25,  and  are  very 
quaint  and  pretty.  The  larger  ones  are 
suitable  for  bedspreads. 
Little  oval  jelly  glasses,  about  214 
inches  deep  and  four  inches  long,  cost  39 
cents  a  dozen.  They  are  fluted  inside,  so 
that  they  will  turn  out  a  pretty  indi¬ 
vidual  mold  of  jelly,  the  portion  being 
three  ounces.  They  have  the  same  sort  of 
lid  as  ordinary  jelly  glasses,  and  when 
filled  AAonld  be  attractive  gifts  for  a  per¬ 
son  living  away  from  home,  or  to  serve 
in  individual  portions.  Larger  jelly 
glasses  of  the  same  oval  shape,  fluted  in¬ 
side  so  as  to  make  an  pretty  mold,  hold 
about  a  pint  and  cost  97  cents  a  dozen. 
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the  home  by  selling  the  few  odd  pounds 
of  butter  that  she  can  make  from  the 
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from  a  large  city.  My  butter  is  made 
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its  selling  qualities,  and  moans  its  ar¬ 
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Quilts,  quilts,  quilts!  I  had  no  idea 
there  Avore  so  many  different  designs; 
some  so  faded  and  Avorn  that  the  original 
colors  are  unknown,  yet  the  design,  and 
the  Avorkmnnship  shoAV  that  in  time  they 
have  been  beauties  of  their  kind.  Two  I 
found  that  even  their  names  have  been 
forgotten  ;  family  heirlooms  for  years 
and  year’s,  finally  to  reach  the  rubbish 
heap  at  a  country  sale,  disposed  of  for  a 
mere  song  The  best  portions  Avere  sewed 
together  and  used  for  a  cradle  quilt,  that 
is  the  history  of  one.  The  second  fared 
better;  a  distant  relative  purchased  it  for 
old  times’  sake. 
The  goose  foot  I  used  to  think  was  in¬ 
vented  as  a  cruel  punishment  to  naughty 
children,  for  if  Cousin  Mary  or  myself 
became  too  noisy,  Grandma  would  silently 
point  to  our  piece  basket.  How  childish 
hands  would  perspire  and  unruly  threads 
knot  and  tangle,  as  Aye  did  our  allotted 
stent  of  four  squares,  Avithout  moving  or 
speaking  l- 
We  housewives  think  ourselves  busy 
and  rushed  to  death  now,  hut  how  avus  it 
then?  We  purchase  a  fcAV  yards  of  towel¬ 
ing,  cut  and  hem,  ready  for  use.  They 
sowed  the  flax,  pulled  it  Avheu  ripe,  let 
it  lie  until  the  outer  covering  rotted,  thou 
broke  it  with  the  flax  brake  and  by  the 
Avay  of  the  hackle,  spinning  Avheel.  around 
the  reel  or  <  :i  i  : ;  spo Vs.  into  the  loom  ; 
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