OUR YOUNG FOLKS THE HOUSE HOLD

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3700, 14 August 1906, Page 4

OUR YOUNG FOLKS

THE HOUSE HOLD

j THE CONCEITED MOUSE. A Mvely Tale From St. Nicholas, In Which a Moral May Bo Found, if Wanted. Once upon a time there was a very small invjsa With a very, very largo opinion of hi iself. What ho didn’t know his grandm cher couldn’t tell him. ' You’d better keep a bright eye in your hi..d these days,” said she one chilly afternoon. “Your gran’ther has smelled a tr.o.” j “Scat!” answered the small mouse, “ Vi if I don’t know a trap when I see it!” , A;■ J that was all the thanks she got for fc r good advice. Go your own way, for you will go no Of. m/’ the wise old mouse said to herself,

| | “YOtJK GRAN’THER HAS SMELLED A TEAP. m 1 pt*'] she scratched her nosa slowly and sodj| if its she watched her grandson ticainpet I . u;i the cellar stairs. | 1 “Ah," sniffed ho, poking his whiskers i i:i‘o a craok of the dining room cup- § b- ird, "cheese, as I'm alive!" Scuttle, I "I’ll be squizzled if It isn’t that M cunning little house! I know what that H 1- —a oheesehouse, of course! What a very H B'-ug hall! That's the way with cheeseU houses. I know, ’cause I’ve heard the H dairymaid talk about ’em. It must be " fu; her Inconvenient, though, to carry milk i Vs- that step and through ad iron door. X ' ; h owwhy it's so open—to let in fresh air. © I 1 t-Jl you that cheese is goodl Kind of a I j ivveption room in there. I guess I know ft I I t' .optlon room from a hole in the wall. . Ko trouble at all about getting in either. Wouldn’t grandmother open her eyes to t'-Q mo here! Guess I’ll take another nibble at that cheese and go out. What’s that i! isef What in squeaks Is the matter ■fc lth the door? This is a cheosehouse, I kflow it Is, but what if it should turn out to bo a— O-o-o-eeoel" And that’s just v, hat it did turn out to be.

j interesting Autographs, j To scratch one’s name on a window , pane Is a pastime familiar to most young folks and one in which Id seems that the dignitaries of the earth can And amusement too. On one of the windows of a railway carriage devoted to the exclusive uso of the king of Denmark and his guests is perhaps as curious a collection of these ! autographs as can anywhere be found. Every one of royal blood who travels in this oar is expected to scratch his name with a diamond, and In consequence the glass is scored with the sign manuals, most of them nearly undecipherable, of the majority of the princes and princesses j of Europe as well as many crowned heads. Ceremony is entirely laid aside la this stately fooling, and the great ones are bound to sign their pet or family nickname, Consequently here may be seen the signatures: “Nloky,” the present emperor of Russia; “Saoha,” the late emperor; “Wlnny,” princess of Germany; “Bertie—- ; Alix,” Prince and Princess of Wales; j “Misha,” grand Duke Michael of Russia; ; “Eddy,” late duke of Clarence; “Baby,” : youngest sister of the czar; "Willy,” • Prince of Coburg; “Torla,” Duchess of , York, and others quite as informal. Aren’t We Heavy? ; Aren’t wo heavy, j Gyp and I? Don’t we weigh a lot? Mother let us Come and try ' One penny In the slot! ' I

I should think That we must weigh Seven hundred tons I They can't get folks Like us eaoh day. We'ro very heavy ones! j Foretelling the Weather. A Spanish journal tells of an interest- ( Ing experiment to be tried with a cup ol clear coffee and a lump of sugar. The sugar should be dropped Into the coffee without stirring. In a moment the air contained in the sugar will rise to the surface in the shape of hubbies, and these i bubbles are excellent weather indications. ! If they collect in the middle of the cup, ft fair day follows; if, adversely, they ad- i here to the sides, forming a ring of bubbles with a clear space In the center, take your umbrella, for rain Is at hand, while | i if they do neither one thing nor the other, | but scatter Irregularly, variable weather I Is Indicated. Just what Is the scientific explanation of the action of the atmosphere on the bubbles is not stated, but that their Indications curiously agree with those of a barometer has been tested. Where He Caught It. "Where did you catch that awful coldf” The anxious mother said, And then the little youngster told, "I caught it In my head. ” Chinese Idea of Telegraphy, The Chinese believed when telegraphy was introduced in their country that for- j eignera out out the tongues of children and i ( suspended them on the Insulators to trams- ] nalt the message from pole to pole, ]

STARCHING AND IRONING. How Swiss and German Laundresses D» Their Beautiful, Glossy Linen. Foreign laundresses generally use the best rice starch for all articles that require hard starching and excessive gloss. This is first mixed with a little cold water to the consistency of thick cream. Then boiling water is added while the stirring is continued steadily. For stiller purposes mix a quarter of a pound of rloe starch as before, then add the necessary quantity of boiling water, previously mixed with s teaspoonful of pounded borax, a lump of sugar and a piece of pure white wax as largo as a nut. Stir quickly the same way all the time the boiling water Is being added. If DeeefiSary, starch the fronts, e£<J,, two dr three times. They will look all the hotter. Starch all the parts that require 16, wring them out hard find dap Well In the hand, after which roll each thing separately In a clean dry cloth tightly for a couple of hours. When ready for the Iron- ; Ing, spread the article out on the board, fub the starched part With fi coarse, deafl cloth, then with an ordinary iron proceed with the operation. It is important that the board should not be too thickly covered. The surface on which the shirts, etc., ( are Ironed ought not to be too soft. The nest thlfcg is a piece of thin blanket, tightly stretched, covered with iiriSil. Collars and cuffs are ironed first on thd wrong side with a very hot iron, then on the right side. They should then bo put ' aside, though still limp, while others are being treated Ih the fiamo way. By this time the iron will have cooled sufficiently td finish the things off. Lay them flat on the board, rub them quickly with a slightly moistened cloth and iron at once heavily and rapidly, leaning principally on the tip of the iron and going as evenly as possible backward and forward over the surface to Insure the same amotihfc Of gloat all over. Mark the hems or seams by pressing the side of the iron against them. The final polish for cuffs and collars consists In pulling them from under the bot clean iron, curving them, as it Is done, so that they roll easily. In this state stand ihein in a large tumbler and leave them there till quite cold. They will then be Deautlfully stiff and glossy. The iron ihould be wiped with a waxed cloth. j “Occasional” Furnishings. The needful furniture may all be In a I oom, but no one knows so Well as the lousekeeper with artistic yearnings how □uoh one or two of the small pieces now o fashionable would add to her arrange- i

foAINTT BltS OB' PURNITORIJ. ment. As for the home loving girl, to whom the decoration of her room is a genuine delight, she Is tempted time upon i time to spend half her monthly dress al- ( lowanoe on a charming sheraton desk, a heart shaped toilet mirror, a ohippendala table or similar beguiling affair. What could be more convenient, for Instance, as well as decorative, than the little “envelope’' folding card table and the sHk upholstered musio seat, with its useful drawer, shown In the cut? Of the musio seats, by the way, there are various } shapes. In a more elaborate one, in place of the drawer, oil the space underneath the seat is Inclosed and contains a kind of

movable rack divided Into compartments, which pulls out on the principle of a re volvlng desk. The ladles' rosewood writing desk re calls so exactly a once favorite shape that it seems it could not be Improved upon. Quaint and extremely comfortable (a quality by no means always to be counted on In these odd bits of furniture) looks the little old fashioned “settee” of striped velvet. A china cabinet or curio table, fitted with plate glass and lined with plush, becomes quite a necessity In this day when every feminine body who would bo “somebody” Is “making a collection”—it may bo of after dinner coffee cups, of souvenir spoons, of beautiful specimens of china and glass, of foreign curios—all of which need a safe resting place. To these cabinets there is no end of variety, but a most popular and really commodious style Is tba ohippendala hero illustrated.

| AiIUDV«uUWU* Heat, Gas and Book Bindings. “Low book shelves, ’’ said a furniture dealer, who is a lover of books as well, to a New York Times writer,"have an origin in reason besides the caprice of fashion. Heat is injurious to the binding of choice ! books, drying out the natural oil of the leather and making them warp and get out of shape. Most rooms are very warm in the upper parts, and these five and six foot book oases are a necessity rather than a notion. “Cold is as hard on books as overheating, and an atmosphere that is too damp or too dry also injures them. The sun i pouring in directly on the shelves fades the bindings. “An open fire Is another necessity in a ■ library. Books require good air like a human being, and gas ought never to be used where valuable books are kept. Candles are hard on the eyes, though, and therefore should be avoided. Oil or electricity are all better than gas, which acts as readily on bindings as It does on silver. In lieu of tarnishing, however, it effects their elasticity and pliable qualities. ” Ooooannt Pie. A pound ooooannt, grated; a half pound powdered sugar, a quart milk, unskimmed; fi eggs beaten to a froth, a teaspoonfnl nutmeg, 8 teaspoonfuls vanilla or rose water. Boil the milk, take It from the fire, and whip in gradually the beaten f eggs. When nearly cold, season. A.dd the ooooanut, and pour into paste shells. Do not boll the eggs and milk together. Bake 80 minutes.