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An excellent plan to keep music_ together 15 to stitch it. machme in book form. One ro stitching about an inch from edge. The next /Monday the last 'divid ent was declared, and the affairs of the F. M, Orcutt Company were wound up for that season, with the hope, however, that another year would nd it doing business again.` Mr. Gates said, continued Andy, with evident pride, that I was an honest fellow, and he wanted me to stay to breakfast. I guess there s some that would `tell him different, but,` anyway, I'm going to try to be square from this on. I like it bet- - ter. ` _ And I am sure that you are go- ing to` succeed, Andy," said Mr. Or`- cutt, as he shook hands. :+a++++++++++++++++++++++fi T * %!-`i-'3`'i'"-+~!4-+`-fM'4~+--4'!'3'i+P'! ` got into the jW0OdS' and -finding' itl safe, so `I knew it must be some-l where in the path; but it `was pitch- dark .by that, time, and `nd it I could- n t. I didn t `dare to come away, leaving the money ..there, and-so the only thing to do ,was to stay there all night. I spent part. of the time hunting and part of the time roost~ ing in a tree, but as soon as it got a little light I found the bills, and then I went on to Mr. Gates s and paid him his ten dolla17s-.-and here is lthe hundred and twenty-ve. - Selectedecipes HINTS AND REMINDERS from the VVell, it's hard telling about prices, was the reply, "but if too many are not stolen, I ought to get about four hundred dollars. But I have to hire them picked, and that costs a good deal. Hard getting help at the right time at any price. I `((`A____A_, A` sheet c+4..l.. :4. .... _ _. Cee Fudge--Boil together [two cupfn}_s of granulated sugar and one cupful._ of strong coffee`? Add either; one teaspopnful df butter or one} tal_31espoon_fu1"'of. rich -cream. `Boil anti ` ` gspojonfql of the candy sti'en`s'- % 1 _ . _ _ .Tl;e from the ' `~;~`espoon.: `um, Fruit Cake--Cream together one and one half cupfuls of powdered - sugar and one cupful of butter. Add the well-beaten yolks of six eggs, and one and `one fourth cupfuls of sifted| our, one half teaspoonful of ground! cloves andsone teaspoonful each of powdered 'cinnamon and nutmeg. Then add the stiiy beaten whitesof the eggs and another cupful of our._ Add one half pound of raisins, seeded and chopped, one half pound of cur- rants, one fourth of a pound of cit- ` ron, one half cupful of chopped al- \ monds and a. little chopped orange peel. All these had ' been dredged with our. ,As a last touch` add a cupful of " mixed preserves,--sti`awber- ries,' cherries, peach and quince--all_ choppediand well drained `of their syrup; _Divide the fruit `cake dough equally;in*four small pans, steam for ` on_e,Aho_`ur,, thengbake fox-"half an Ii`_n~` a_ste'a,dy`ovein.- ' ` - 1 :7 I Orange Marmalade--Slice very thin, rind and all, three large seedless oranges and one lemon. Pour over the sliced fruit eleven tumblers of cold water, and set away for twenty- fnur hours. Then boil slowly for one- hour. After boiling, add four pounds of granulated sugar, and set away for twenty-four hours longer, then boil for one hour and twenty minutes, or perhaps a little longer. jelly glasses, eight glasses. Cover with parain, Theytotal cost of the marmalade is not more than seventy-ve glasses included. Pour into a TThis amount will ll , 1 cents, I I `Stuffed Dates.-Make a cut the en- tire length of dates and remove the stones. Fill the cavities with blan- ched almond and walnut meats chop- ped ne, re-shape the dates, and roll them in granulated sugar. / Custard in Orange Baskets.-For the children s dessert make a custard in the usual way, and serve in bask- ets of orange peel. To make the baskets, cut into the orange from op- posite sides, abdut one-third from the top. Do not cut allthe way aCl'0SS. ICHVP 2 nan-nu: Cf :-1.\ In.- ...- uvy. no not Cut. au_tne across, but leave a ngrrow strip for the handle. Cut out on each side of this strip and remove the sections. LC1ean out the interior with a spoon. \ Dwelling (11 rooms). stable, drive house, sheds and nearly 3 of acre ofland in garden and lawns Corner of Peel and Wellington Streets, Barrie DwelXing-6 rooms, stat,-1e and shed. Large lot. on Peel Street. nm~.m.. .1nmI:...-. t:...,......-... :. -....1.. .... n1-.. lter pound almonds by pouring boil-` ling water over them, and let stand for two minutes, then drain, and put! into cold water, when the skins can easily be rubbed off. Dry the al- monds between towels. Put a thirdl of a cup of olive ,oil in a very small` saucepan, and when the oil is hot fry the almonds, a few at a time, stirring to keep them in motion until they are a delicate brown. Remove with a skimmer, drain on paper and sprinkle with salt. B\efqre serving, rub 03 any superuous salt, ' IUL UH VCC`-I trcet. Double dwe ling. 61-ooms in each, on Clap- perton Street. `Tn!-nnv Inf 3 nfnn nnwn An I)nnn+..n.r.-..:a`ln..... Wh;r, I should be very much in- clined to take him up. 04117.11 It In I `III- pt:/!'lU D|.I'(:8L. I __ Vacant `not. :2 of an acre, on Penetunguishcne ttrcet. Apply to F. M. MoNjr.0MEnY, I t2tf 7' Na vvv-15 ` yuuuu vu uuuqucr xczuale % Women suffering from any form of female weakness are invited to glzromptly communicate with Mrs. Pink am, at Lynn, Mass. She asks nothing in return for her advice. It is absolutely free, and to thousands of Women has proved to ba more precious than gold. wuxuuu. The testimonials [which we are con- stantly publishing from grateful women establish beyond a doubt the wer of Lydia E. Pinkham s Vegetab e Com- pound tn conquer female Wnm.u. .,.-.:4:,...:..,.. :_,._- .._-- t._.. J ucar JVLIB. run uam I- I have foun Lydia E. Pink11am"s Vege- table Compound a specic for female weak- ness with which I have been troubled for years. I also had irrcgmlar and painfur periods which affected my %eneral health until last spring. I was on y a wreck of ; ngy former self. In my aiiction I was ad- ' vxsed to use your Compound and am so I glad that I did so. I found {hat in a few short months there was no trace of female weakness. my strength gradualiy returned. B. H}lT+. `Hvna I I\I\C:I`%AA ............ao. Lu; cu-cu; LA] grnuuukzy rCLI1I'Ile(l. and in a. very short time I considered myself a perfectly well woman. I appre- ciate my good health and beg to assure you ; that I am most gratefxul to you for discover- \ ing such a. wonden-fu1_reme for suffering ; woman. \ YFL- L__A:.__-_,,',1 I - '- . .. -_..._. vvvvv navy: ALVU UL uucu Us I` The present liirs. Pinkham has for\ twenty -ve years made a study of the ills of her sex; she has consulted with and advised thousands of suering women who to-day owe not only their health imt even life toher helpful advice. 1 Miss Annie E. Schwalm, of 326 Spa p dina Ave., Toronto, Ont., writes :. Dear Mrs. Pin} ham Y Tan`... 0...... 2 1 ._.1:- 1.` 11- 1 1 I -- --uvugu one uuvwe 0} M18. ._l:'1l1KD3lI1, of Lynn, Mass, which is given to sick ` women absolutely free of charge. The nresenf. NH-a 1>;..m...... 1.... t... - the advice of Mrs. Pinkham, Lvnn. }vIam._ whip}; ;. ..a.....'.. M .,:..1, Many wonderful cares of female ill: we continually com `g to light which have `been brought about by Lydia E. Pinkham a Vegetable Compound, and Ag. Barrie Property For Sale. As a matter of fact, Mr. Orcutt had little condence in the birch as a means of reformation; but, strangely enough, Mr. Burke s words had given him a hint as to another method of appeal. Before he spoke) again he had a rather novel experi- ment dimly outlined in his mind. By the way, Mr. Burke, he said, as this is `Saturday, and if you are not otherwise engaged, I should like to look over your orchard with you I was a farmer boy, and I have al- ways had an interest in fruit~rais-i ing. suouLn'nAn uIssJscuw.\Lu4slEnn , sI1 n 1 , _ Barnc. Vv}|lV I :.|) Q I \J|\\,:,-- VV8H.\'U UCUIUCH to instruct. and employ a. number _of smart you ladies to teach our course in Dressmak- mg. ving one teacher for the six nearest towns where they live-age 20 to 36. Those who have worked at dressmaking, or like drawing preferred. Please do not apply unless you devote your whole time. Address-- - Tun: Snunnn Order your wedding invitations early and at the right place. The Advance Job Printing Department `makes a specialty of this class of work. All the latest samples of stationery. Call and see us befo_re fordering. Advance Job Printing nnnarfrn Av-if 6 To enable all to learn, we teach on cash or instal. ment plan. We also teach a personal class at school I once a month--class commencing last Tuesday qt each month. These lessons teach how to cut, tand put together any garment, from the plaine st shirt waist suit to the most elaborate dress. Thewhole family can learn from one course. We have taught over 7.000 dressmakers and guarantee to give $500 to anyone who cannot learn between the ages of 14 and 4_O. You cannot learn dressmaking as thcrcuzh as this course teaches it if you work in shops for years. Beware of imitations. as we employ no one outside the school. This is the only experienced Dress Cutting School in Canada. and excelled by none in any other country. Write at once frr pur- ticulars, as we have cut our rate one-third tor a. short time. Address g, 3AF(DERSADRES CUTHNG SCHOOL '\_Il UL]. 1115- Department. ` like a rst class suit of clothes l cannot be bought ready-made ` 9" You see the best only in our complete line of custom-made shades. Large assortment of Laces. JOHNSION WARREN Why! certainly!" replied the old man, much pleased at the sugest~ tion. "If you say so, we will go now. ` - In Your Spare Time at Heme. Or Take a Personal Course at School . iAWell Made Window Shade LEARN DRESSMAKING BY MAIL -vv u--a\-Q VV \Il-I\I Northern Atiyance and News outside of Barrie Northern Advance and xFarm- "er s Advocate . . . . . . .. Northern Advance and Weekly Sun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Nprthern - Advance and Family Herald and Weekly `Star A (Montreal) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Northern Advance and Toron- to Saturday Night . . . . . . .. Northern Advance and Orange Sentinel V 51 VI $1191 11 Mail Northern Northern Mail . . . Northern 'll'_2I 31. aka} same; Slntfonl. 5nt.. c...a. WA NTE D `AT 0 N C E,~-VVe have decided n inn?!-nnt.nn nmnlnv n nnrnhnv nf nrnnrt BOOKS snows ` I About how much do you expect to realize from the sale of you_r ap- ples this year, Mr. Burke, 1f`all goes well?' _ { I stun run nun rmwsumn-2 and see wmu. we of- ! fer Compare our fees, methods and general results. Fall Iermiiegins Sept. 3rd. EXCELSIOR BUSI- N1-:s_ A COLLEGE. we ASK mu m Hews? to meet. the ever increas- I ing demend. NOT A GHRDUATE [IF MST We could have phzced twice as msny war so T0 mnuum, an nssw:-rm when better clc se at WEDDING INVITATIONS. Window Shade Makers. WE HAVE Al GREATER s VARIETY THAN EVER; CLUBBING Advance Ta-n'd yweekl The old gentleman lookedga littl surprised . "Well, Mr, Orcutt, he said, in a much milder tone, "`I m| glad to hear you say that. It showsl your good-will, anyway. But 1 m afraid you have taken a large con- tract. The fact is, a majority of the] boys in your school haven t been; brought up to have any care of pro-I perty, living mostly in tenement-` houses, without even a garden to look out for. Of course that does make a difference. Still, if you are one of the kind that isn t afraid to use the birch, you may be able to take some of their lawlessness out of them. Advance and World B.e.3JIE- FOR 4xuun::su-- THE SCHOOL. 225 15$ '75 I """ " ""' ' "I pay taxes to support that! school, declared Mr. Burke, after at spirited recital of his grievances,| but what return do I get? The; theory is that the money I pay out} for public education helps to make my property safer. Looks like it, dc-esn t it, with those young hood-l lums breaking down the limbs of my` trees and stealing the apples before they are_. ripe? Why, I would sell that orchard to-day for half what it ought to be worth! You ve got boys in your school, sir, that` are go- ' mg to bring up in state s prison some day, if they are allowed to go on in` their career! For instance, that= Andy Fraser, the ring-leader of eml all! I suppose you think that you vel done your duty when you ve taught cm a little grammar and arithmetic, and what not. But, I say that it's` your business to teach em to have some respect for other people s rights, and to keep their hands off` other people's property. H 25 25 so At this point '1\Ir. Burke -was com- peiled to pause for breath, thus giv- ing the teacher his first chance to be heard. Mr. `.Burke, he said, "I think you are quite right, and if II accomplish nothing else in the] school, I shal`. try to see that you` have no further cause for complaint.| '!`1 II .1 1 I Thebuilding of the Wilton Gram- mar-School stood in the outskirts of." a manufacturing town, and near a large apple-orchard. This proximity had been a source of considerable annoyance, not only to Mr, Burke, the owner of the orchard, but also to the teachers, who had to listen to caustic complaints of the conduct of their pupils in regard to forbidden fruit. Mr. Orcutt, the new principal,| had heard of Mr. Burke even before! school opened, and he was not long thereafter in making that gentle- mania acquaintance. "T n--- 4 . . _ .. L. . . . . A .-...L (Junt- l g F (F. E. Robbins in the Ynt1{'s compam; L 1; +4-+++-1-3-Q-++'+++-3--I-E--14+-I-2-4-vl-l-vi`-I-I THURsDAY;%'%D%Ec. 6m,, $1957. i l33]@1R1lE3Y.3I 0: :jr 1' -r `r w- 'cr7r'r'"r.'o"r +:~:;%e %m.` M (F R Rnhlne in Han VniIfB a (`ri'\nnn;n_1 \T - I Mooney s Perfction i L Cream ' SodasE F--ihld aur-`u In J mrfef by % `I11 5 ,'.'P,, The perpetual charm of freshness and crispness --of daintiness and deli- ciousness - is in cvcry box of of The business of the F. M.- 0393:- Company that autumn prove_d toe . very successful. For (me thlfig. OP]; crating expenses , were J smal].l 33 3`._ the b0 5, and many` 05 _tb,*8T" 5' n_ sidere it f'un_to ;he1,PTP1k We .3?` ples undezathexr pres1_dents dufelctxo The `yield was 'eons1dT?b3Y'.e.* ?";'t; than Mr; orcuct .hasifeeS_tII!13;*.`1v;. asVthe _result of the cO1't_=;:-0fAm9' . amateur esa les,m'e`n, ,allH th__ . ,.3rF-1Y. 3 .1 __ of _,the: met le`.( a `good "many .- It s a responsible position, Andy, he said. The treasurer will probably handle several `hundred dollars. first and last. But I do. not believe that youwould seek the place without in- tending to ll it worthily,'and` I am willing totrust Jyou. ,.~Yes, I will be` your bondsman._' . A _ l Mr. Orcutt, to tell the truth,-was somewhat taken aback by this re- quest, for he had heard things. about Andy that could hardly be consider- ed recommendations for a position as `treasurer. Besides, he had rather lcounted on `being elected. to that otce himself. But he hesitated for a moment only. * , ., . . 15?`! `I1 , _-A!-,- L._ I' OI Yes, somebody that will agree to pay up for me if I should get away with any of the money',_ explained Andy, in` a matter-.of-`fact fashion. I thought maybe you would go it for me, Mr. 'Orcutt.\_ :'You; bail? The teacher did notl understand. Oh, you mean a bonds-V man. ' A ' ' The fellows want you for presi- dent, of course,- he began, vand they are willing~to go in` for me for trea- surer if I can get somebody to go. my -bail. ' A.\v . -.nu p... H f1v_e directors vere_to make` choice of a president add a treasurer, and Just before (hrs Election took place Mr. Orcutt.Was`approacl1ed by Andy Fraser.~ He was, however, honored by elec- tion to the board of directors, his fellow members being Andy Fraser, who, with one hundred shares to his credit, was the largest individual .stockholder; Dennis Donahue, who also had made a substantial_ invest- ment, and two other bo-ys from the highest grade. oMr. Orcutt had expected to be left with.a controlling interest, but `so great was the demand for stock that in the end he found that he had re- ltained only ten shares--of a par value `of~one dollar. Within a av;/erevlcwtheu Orcutt Company, so` called by general de- sire in honor of the promoter, had been organized and a board of ve directors elected. i A general ;16{1_}Ji`:}ot heads and al `somewhat CONSCIOUS look on several I faces testied to such_ knowledge. AIIIO II Well, I` have leased the orchard} for the season, and I propose to[ [form a company, composed of mem `bers of this school, for the purpose of operating it--that is, caring for `the apples and picking and market- ,ing them. The rent of the orchard {is three hundred dollars. We will [consider that sum the capital stock, and I propose to make the par value of shares ten cents each. Let me |see-tl1at will take how many -shares? 6`Vl`I, ,, , 1 `V Any doubts that Mr. Orcutt may have had as to the reception of his I proposition speedily vanished. Never was a business enterprise launched with less difficulty. IIY2.|,Y I ,\ answer; but, after some further talk and no little` effort on the .part of the .owner to get more favorable terms, the bargain was 'nallymade, and before night the money--nearly ,all the cash that `Mr? Orcuttx-had- `was paid over. V ' thveixvaext Monday morn: ,ing Mr. Qrcutt b_egan on `the second . part of his experiment. ` I Not at all, replied Mr, Orcutt. .good-naturedly. I mean a_ real company that you will have to pay money to get into. The fact is, I have undertaken a little business ven- ture, and I should be glad of some {help in` carrying it on, You all know |1\/Ir; Burke s orchard? -- -7--- ..-'-v V- nlvu a-v-av. I will let you think the matterl over, and ,if`you like talk it over with the pupils of the other rooms. Next Wednesday, after school, I shall be ready to sell certicates of stock, and I hope that every one in the school will want at least one share. After that we will organize the company in due form. E"M- The arithmetic lesson in the highest_ I [grade, which was under the Apr ci- ; pa1 s special" charge, happenedto e a review of the subject of "Stocks and |Bonds, and this gave him a con- |vcnient opportunity to ask his pupils [if they would not like to form a [stock company of their` own. i Oh, you mean a make-.be1ieve stock` company, he said, almost in- 'solently. "That is_ so you can get us to do a.lot of arithmetic that Aisn |1n the book. - W--- -.-.. ---...., -.....--. } Three thousand, answered _Andy gFraser, who was now all attentxon. cv Yes. I think that the stock can be made to pay a very fair dividend, besdies furishing a .litt_le fun and some knowledge of business. I (or -u q . WVV\;e_l-l, vhvefvsaid to him_sel'f `as he iwalked homeward at jthe conclusion ofthe business, I have at least ac- complished a part of my task. ' Mr. Burke will have`no further reason to complain this fall. ` ' . `I The question excited 3.` little euri-I osity and interest on the part of some of the class, but Andy Fyaser, a `boy t` with 3. face unpleasantly old and knowing for his years, was not to be u-An-nap` Iv` 1-\Q4\A u n n nan-vu kn: :I\1EI) an n n\nA\J vv an A roused j tences. 6 l\JI IIIC JQKII I3 VVION7 IJLIF W 'ul\r to enthusiasm by false pre- gulcx CCIGJIII IIIU VVUIDD, s.vu5u--\luu,- relief to the h viut cold-and SAFE to take even fo 9. child. . Thzt i'sdesm1ou'a Cutre. Sufi; Sol gun r aiguarap pa. on . ,` old: and co1_:ghs . 8 . any. oil- ..`. _/. * -_vv- vn. I vluvwlllvllbn Well, I found the- extra ten all right, -and I was going to slip it into my other pocket- when something saysrto me, `Andy, you ve been on the square for going on three_ mon- ths, "and you've been proud of it. Are you, going back on.- yourself now? `No, sir, I m not! I says. Mr. Gatesjwas on his way home, but there is _a'short cut through War: ren s -Woods, back of the town, that some of_th`e factory people that live on the river "road? take, and I` thought I could catch him ifj,I ran for it. 111' .I putrthe wad of bills, tied `up with "a string, in -my pocket, and started oEa`s'fas't as ever I could. I `had got almost through the woods wbenI found that I~ha`d, lost the money` out of my pocket. I could remember feeling for it once after. I SHILIPSI I ., , _, _..__ o-vw-you Mr. Gates made _a mistake and gave me ten dollars too much. I was pretty sure of it when he count- edit out, but I said nothing, and af ter he went away I shook the othex fellows as soon as I could, and start~ `ed to bring the moneyto you, mean- ing to count it on the way and if thefre was any over to keep it my- sel . ' ' - ' At this point. in his story .Andy paused with something like *a blush on his hard little face as he glanced out of the corner of his eye to note the effect of his statement. (Luau -- I suppose the fellows have told you that I\ran off with the money that Mr. Gates paid for the apples, began Andy, after declihing an in- vitation to enter the house. "Well, one way, that was so, and another way it wasn t. I ll tell you the whole truth, Mr. Orcutt. But Andy had not been home since school, and his mother tear- fully admitted that she knew nothing of his whereabouts. Indeed, she seemed inclined to accept the theory, broadly hinted at by Dennis, that her son had run away with the mon- ey, in which case she showed a dis- position to place the blame upon his teacher. This was discouraging, and,l after accompanying the boys on a ftirthdr futile search, Mr. O`rcutt went home, sad at heart, to pass a rather restless night. i `INN. rather. than guilt. But joy came in the morning with the arrival at the teaoher`s door of Andy Fraser, somewhat bedraggled, but with a face showing satisfaction IIT _,O_.- -----., .-- mun; xaupyun Suppose that some one should of- fer to_ lease the orchard for the sea- son, Just as it stands, for about three hundred dollars, what would you say?" L.IIvu -v Indeed, and I m afraid there-is, "said Dennis. You know that Mr. Gates came to-night for the rest of the apples, and, you being busy, Andy and Jim and Mike and myself--we went to help him. After the apples were Loaded, Mr. Gates,? knowing that Andy was the treasurer of the concern, paid him over the money- a hundred -and twenty-ve dollars, you know; and Andy gave him a receipt-, -as large as life. Then Mr. [Gates drove away, and Andy seem- ,ed to be in a hurry to go, too. tWhat are you going to do with the [money? I said. It isn t safe for you to be keeping it yourself till Monday morning. Well, I ll take it to my bondsman and let him keep it, the said. But all the while there was a queer look on his face that I didn t like. All right, I said, we ll go along with you. No, you won t, he said. I ll go by myself, without any one tagging on. You just wait here, and I ll be back pretty quick, he said. We didn t like that, but Andy always wants his own way, and he s a bad boy to trie with, so we stay- ed behind and waited. `He .didn t come, and it's been more than an hour. He s skipped with the money 4-that s what I m afraid of, Mr. Or- cutt. He ran away once before, and 9! :.-.-o V . I I Oh, never mind that, interrupted |Mr. Orcutt. I think we ll nd that Andy is all right. Have you been to his house? No doubt you will nd him there. Perhaps I will go with you. _v- --.v v-ua|.\Jl 0. -``Ne, answered Mr; OrAcutt. anythmg the matter? v on. -an we But this feeling of satisfaction was destined to receive a .rude shock. One Friday evening Mr. VOrcutt, answer- ing a summons at his door, found three of the-directors of the comp- any in a state of evident agitation. Has Andy Fraser been here? asked Dennis 'Donahue,_who was acting as spoke_sman for the visitors.` Al" 01 , -- -v-- ---r`-`W . Apparently` the most =striking change was in the case of Andy Fraser. -He seemed to have been transiormed'from a street gamin into a decent young citizen, with clean face, well-brushed clothes and a general air of respectability in keeping. with a position as treasurer of a prosperous `company. no a n A _ ..:L313,, I -_-rvav pohsibility Andy, boasted `M self and to others. now yvnuyauy o has made a man of r. Orcutt to him- '1 _.__----r-- B1'_,it.~to,Mr. Orcutt otliern--rest_1ltsi_ of .t11'e `venture were. even more gratify- ---`.-. va reclaim` \/`IJLICJ o . ihg than the `financial returns. ` As he had\' expected -there `had '-been no stealing from the Bu'rkeorchard, for` no police protection could have equal- led that supplied by a hundred and fty sharp-ey ed. boys anxious to look ~ for their own. It-.happened also that" `other people whose fruit-trees and `grape-Vines had suffered in the pastywere allowed` this year to har- vest their own fruit in peace, Evi- dently young America had learned a little lesson in property rights. `Further, there was in the school that better spirit that comes with in- creased self-respect. ` A ___-- -I Quick ueufor the wokst, cough-quick .13.: In thqhanvinnt .cold--nnd~ SAFE :a divi< ieT1'1d of about f_ty pef .cn t:., addition to` their ongmal outlay I Du-L L4-. 1`... f\_'.__LL -11 C -wag if}? 1.311-1.'i 1'11 make % you that offer now. THEN`ORTHERIi, ADVANCE White Nut :Cak_e.--.Ci'e'am three- quarters _cup `butter, add. one -iid a `half cup, sugar, and beat_well. Have ready one cup _wa}n'ut~.rtie,itse .c,ut,-' in pieces, _andfru_b these in{"_du"t_bef_'ore adding "to the mi:Eture`,;_tQ`. pg-even; `set-I V ing. -Add one.-ha1"f"9112-;xniik..:; ` tl1"ree teaspodftji` in ` _ two. .a" d -a, half ciaps` wiih 3?. Dark Fruit `Cake.--Put one-half cup butter in an earthen bowl and work it about with a wooden spoon- until it becomes soft and of a creamy consistency, Add three~quarters cup of brown sugar, and` beat into the butter. Then add the fruit, three- quarters cup seeded raisins cut`in pieces, three-quarters` cup "cleaned currants, and half a cup .sliced_cit- ron, also one-half cup molasses. Next add two eggs beaten until-lighl, and one-half cup of mill-:. Finally stir in" two cups of flour, siftedwwith one- half teaspoon s_oda,`. one teaspoon `cinnamon, one-half teaspoon allspice,-e one-quarter teaspoon ground; cloves. One-half teaspoon lemon extract may __in` butterd cake _p;u_1s.'_.;. _ be added if the f avor is desired. -Beat. the mixture up wel1,V- and `bake -'--run: 0.. . 17 ' .'-~- U oval;-w.x '- - 3+oooooo+ooo++o+: T_o extract splinters, take a wide- mouthed bottle and almost ll it full of hot water, then put the part with the splinter over the mouth of the bottle and press tightly. The suction will draw the lesh down and in a minute or two the hot- steam will make the splinter come out, and draw the soreness out immediately. Mnoowwouwwowkoow To prevent the fading of wall pa- per or darkening of kalsomined walls behind pictures, place common pin or small tack at both lower corners of the frame, thus allowing a free circulation of air. You? said the old man, some- what shaken by the suddenness `of the proposal. "What do you want of the orchard? ' ' To this question Mr. Orcutt did` not see fit to give a very denite l Have all chimneys swept. If, this `is done, and a little saltpetre burned on the re occasionally, during the winter months, they will need no more attention till the spring. | .To make irons run smoothly, get some leaves from evergreen trees. Rub hot irons on them andthey will iron without sticking to starched clothes. This is used in old Virgin- ia`; Leaves may be dried for use. After washing hair brushes in warm water in which soda has been dissolved rinse the bristles thorough- ly in a little cold milk; they will then dry as stiff as when new. Baking tins should be washed asl clehn as possible with a strong solu~ tion' of soda, and then scoured with a piec of pumice stone. This will keep them in excellent condition. To clean knives easily take a at cork, dip it in slightly moistened knife powder and with it rub up and down the blade till all stains are re- `moved. Then wipe with a duster. | To remove dust from silk skirts, [do not use a brush, but wipe them with a piece of velveteen, which will `not wear the silk and will remove lthe dust much better than aybrush. However badly soiled window shades may be, if they are sponged with a cloth wet with kerosene and rubbed dry with a clean cloth, they will "come out like new. Strong coffee is an excellent thing to use for cleaning pipes. Let it stand in the bowl for a short time, or draw it a few times back and forth through the stem, Cut a groove along the side of the cork of a medicine bottle; put back in the bottle, and it will be easy to count the drops one by one without pouring too fast. Ten cents worih of oxalic acid dis- solved in`a quart of boiling water will take oil stains from a oor. Af- terward wash well with soda and soap and water. ' V When putting.-up curtains draw a small-sized rubber nipple over the end of the rod and it will slip through without catching and tearing the lace. ` After a careful inspection of the orchard, Mr. Orcutt ventured to ask: