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oeaus.  finished  by  odd  carved  pendants  ot 
jade  and  its  imitations,  are  vtv  quaint 
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anti  pretty  There  aiv  extremely  hand¬ 
some  bamboo  baskets,  trimmed  with 
painted  decorations  and  cords  and  tas 
.sets  ot  silk  and  beads,  that  are  fitted  uy 
Beautifully  for  sewing  baskets  and  aliei 
purposes.  Some  of  the  San  Francisco 
dealers  in  Chinese  goods  now  have 
branches  in  New  i'ork.  One  ot  these 
is  a  woman,  who  selects  unusual  novel 
ties  tempting  to  feminine  purchasers,  in 
eluding  quaint  tassels  and  trimmings 
that  may  be  used  in  fancy  work  or  othei 
decoration 
Christmas  Cakes 
Part  II. 
Springerle. — Mix  four  whole  eggs  with 
one  pound  of  ( preferably  >  powdered 
sugar  If  granulated  sugar  is  used  sift 
five  times.  Stir  15  minutes  or  more. 
(Many  German  cooks  think  an  hour  is 
nor  roc  much)  Add  a  pound  of  Hour  and 
a  saltspoonful  of  the  carbonate  ot  am- 
rather  than  baked  and  must  not  be  per¬ 
mitted  t(  get  yellow 
RILEY  M.  KJ.ITCI1ER  PERRY 
Filing  Bulletin? 
('an  you  tell  mo  where  I  can  get  in¬ 
formation  as  to  a  desirable  system  for 
tiling  and  indexing  quite  a  large  quail- 
t  ty  ot  farm  literature,  largely  bulletins? 
I  think  some  alphabetical  system  would 
be  better  than  the  regular  I’  S  Depart¬ 
ment  of  Agriculture  system,  that  I  have 
been  using.  I  have  cardboard  boxes  to 
contain  same,  which  may  be  arranged  on 
bookshelves  A.  ii.  c. 
Our  office  system  for  filing  bulletins 
js  very  s  inp'e.  and  gives  ns  entire  satis¬ 
faction.  Every  build  in  is  numbered,  and 
arranged  in  numerical  order.  Cardboard 
boxes,  such  as  you  now  have,  or  regular 
filing  cases,  may  be  used,  arranged  on 
shelves,  each  container  being  marked 
with  the  numbers  it  includes,  as  "1  to 
50,”  ‘‘51  to  75,”  etc.  Every  number  has 
a  card  with  its  title,  author,  and  any- 
desired  data;  these  cards  are  filed  in 
No.  502 — Nursery  Rug-.  Here  we  Imre  tile  old  patchwork  or  our  grandmother.-:  revived.  The 
Whole  design  is  stumped  on  a  Imekin-ound  ot  heavy  unbleached  cloth.  There  are  bunnies 
stamped  on  brown  ehninbvny  to  lit  exactly  over  the  spaces  In  the  background';  they  are  cut 
ami  laid  in  place  and  sliMiecl  down.  The  little  chicks  are  In  light  Tan;  they  also  are  out 
aud  stitched  ill  place,  lu  the  center  with  bunnies  and  chicks  there  are  flowers,  pink  patches 
arc  for  these.  111  tie  tan  patches  for  the  seed  com  or,  and  green  patches  for  the  leaves.  Then; 
are  bushes  at  the  corners  and  trees  between,  green  patches  for  the  tops  and  pink  patches  for 
the  pots.  After  the  patches  are  applied  tUcvar-  stitched  around  with  ihu  outline  stitch  in 
the  color  of  the  patches.  The  hushes  are  stitched  with  pink  French  knots  and  the  fence 
embroidered  with  the  outline  stileh  in  blue.  The  size  of  the  rug  is  30x45  inches  and  with 
mercerized  floss,  patches  and  binding  costs  1)0  cents. 
mouia  usefi  by  bakers,  or  else  a  teaspoon¬ 
ful  of  baking  powder  or  one  of  soda.  If 
soda  is  used  dissolve  it  in  a  tablespoon- 
ful  ot  sour  milk.  Roll  out  about  one- 
fourth  inch  thick  aud  cut  with  the  wood¬ 
en  springerle  molds  used  for  this  pur¬ 
pose.  Let  stand  to  dry  over  night. 
Sprinkle  aniseed  on  them  in  such  mau- 
ner  as  t.n  have  it  on  the  bottom  of  the 
cakes.  If  they  arc  baked  on  an  ordin¬ 
ary  baking  sheet  sprinkle  this  (after 
greasing  it)  with  aniseed  before  placing 
the  cakes  upon  it.  Bake  in  a  moderate 
oven.  These  are  most  unique  and  de¬ 
licious. 
Hapsburg  Oakes. — Mix  into  a  dough 
one  and  a  half  pounds  of  flour,  three- 
fourths  pound  or  sugar,  one-balf  pound  of 
butter,  the  yolks  of  six  eggs  and  a  half 
teaspoonful  of  baking  powder.  Sot  aside, 
heating  slightly,  the  whites  of  two  or 
three  of  the  eggs  and  in  another  plate 
have  some  mixed  powdered  sugar  and 
cinnamon.  Roll  the  dough  very  thin; 
cut  into  shapes  preferred  then  dip  each 
into  the  white  of  egg  and  then  into  the 
sugar  and  cinnamon  mixtures.  Bake  in 
a  brisk  oven.  (If  the  dough  seems  stiff 
thin  it  with  white  of  egg  till  it  rolls 
well ) . 
Anise  Cookies. — Beat  eight  eggs  with 
a  pound  of  sugar  for  half  an  hour  (or 
less )  ;  add  one  tablespoonful  of  anis- 
seed  and  one  scant  pound  of  flour  mixed 
with  one  teaspoonful  of  baking  powder 
and  one-fourth  teaspoonful  of  salt.  Roll 
very  thin :  cut  out  and  sprinkle  with 
confectioner’s  sugar.  Bake  in  shallow 
tins  in  a  quick  oven. 
Grown  Princess  Cecilia's  Marzipan  (A 
confection). — At  night  blanch  one  pound 
of  sweet  almonds,  with  from  15  to  20 
bitter  almonds,  and  let  stand  in  cold 
water  till  morning.  Dry  them  then  with 
soft  towels  and  pound  the  almonds  in 
a  mortar.  Add  one  pound  of  powdered 
sugar;  mix  well  into  a  paste,  adding  a 
little  rose  water,  a  few  drops  at  a  time, 
while  mixing,  being  ,  careful  not  to  get 
too  moist.  Form  into  a  ball  and  hind 
up  in  a  cloth,  letting  lie  three  or  more 
hours.  Place  on  a  hoard  and  roll  out ; 
cut  into  cakes  and  place  on  sugared  pa¬ 
per  in  a  baking  tin  and  set  in  a  moder¬ 
ate  oven.  The  cakes  should  be  dried, 
card  index  drayvers  alphabetically.  It  is 
no  trouble,  on  receiving  a  now  bulletin,  to 
number  it  aud  write  a  card,  filing  both 
in  their  proper  places,  and  it  is  very 
easy,  after  finding  the  number  in  the 
card  index,  to  find  any  desired  bulletin. 
The  number  system  obviates  rearranging 
the  bulletins  to  make  places  for  new  ac¬ 
cessions,  and  the  new  cards  are  easily- 
slipped  into  place.  WSth  us,  this  has 
proved  the  simplest  filing  system  yve  have 
tried  for  a  growing  collection. 
Chick  Peas  in  Idaho 
We  have  tried  the  new  vegetable  C'icer 
arietiuum,  chick  peas  or  garbanzos, 
which  the  government  sent  out  last  year, 
and  it  proved  a  success  with  us.  They 
look  similar  to  peanuts  before  they  are 
shelled,  and  after  being  shelled  and 
cooked  they  have  a  flavor  similar  to  nuts. 
They  arc  as  easily  raised  as  peas,  and 
can  stand  some  frost.  They  are  nice 
kept  for  Winter  use  in  the  dry  state, 
like  beans.  They  cook  much  quicker 
than  beans. 
To  cook  them,  put  them  in  kettle  with 
water  to  cover  and  some  more,  as  they 
soon  soak  up  the  water;  they  need  watch¬ 
ing.  When  tender  drain,  aud  heat  a 
tablespoonful  of  butter,  level  tablespoon¬ 
ful  of  flour  and  teaspoonful  salt,  mix  all 
together  well  and  serve  at  once. 
MRS.  G.  A.  Q. 
Defective  Sealing  of  Fruit  Jars 
Let  the  provident  housewife  look  to 
her  canned  fruit  and  vegetables  stored  for 
Winter  use.  The  writer,  a  housekeeper 
of  many  years’  successful  experience  in 
canning,  has  already  this  season  lost 
many  tomatoes  put  up  in  clamp  jars. 
The  can  rubbers  used  prove  absolutely 
worthless,  having  no  permanent  elasti¬ 
city.  1  intend  taking  it  up  with  the  firm 
who  sold  them  to  me.  There  is  fraud 
somewhere.  But  meanwhile,  let  me  warn 
my  fellow  craftsmen.  u.  l.  g. 
R.  N.-Y. — No  doubt  we  can  blame  this 
difficulty  in  part  upon  the  present  high 
price  of  rubber.  It  would  be  a  wise  pre¬ 
caution,  where  perfect  sealing  is  in  doubt, 
to  dip  the  top  of  the  jar  in  melted  para- 
fin,  letting  it  come  over  the  point  of 
sealing,  as  this  would  make  the  jar  air¬ 
tight. 
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