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I wish there were some wonderful place Called the Land of Beginning Again, Where all our mistakes and all our heartaches And all of our poor foolish grief Could be dropped, like a shabby old coat, at the door. And never put on again. "We should find all the things we in tended to do But forgot and remembered too late, /Little praines unspoken, little prom ises broken. And all of the thousand and one Little duties neglected that might have perfected The day for one less fortunate. CHRISTMAS DESSERTS. Cold desserts may be made the da-" before, an advantage when one ha3 but little help to prepare the meal. Chocolate Russe. -Soak a table spoonful and a half of gelatin in three tablespoonfuls of cold water, dissolve it in a cupful of scalded milk. Put a tablespoonful of grated chocolate, two tablespoonfuls of sugar, a tablespoonful of boiling wa ter into a cup and stand this in a pan of hot water until the chocolate is melted, then add the mixture to the ;milk and gelatin. Whip a pint of cream until stiff, add to the first mixture, blending all together well. Line a mold with sponge cake or lady fingers and just before the cream mixture sets pour into the mold. Set in a cold place until serving time, then turn on to a fancy platter and decorate with "whipped cream and candied cherries. Dip the mold in hot water and run a thin-b!aded knife between the mold .and the lady fingers before unmolding. Fruit Nut Cream.-Whip a cupful and a half of cream, adel two table spoonfuls of sugar, a ha?f cupful of .chopped nuts, two tablespoonfuls of minced candied orange or grapefruit peel or other candied fruits. Serve in sherbet cups lined with lady fingers. Mince Meat.-Take a pound each of raisins, suet, currants, half a pound of orange peel and citron, one pound of sugar, two pounds of apples, 1% teaspoonfuls of mixed spices, a table spoonful of salt, juice and grated rind of two lemons, a cup of nut meats and a cup of cider. Chop the suet fine and mix all the ingredients together. The nuts and apple should be chopped also. Cover and set aside to ripen. Cabbage sliced and seasoned with salt, pepper and vinegar is a good accompaniment for oysters. Had I but heard One breath of applause, one cheering word One cry of Courage! amid the strife, So weighted for me with death or life How would it have nerved my'soul to strain Thro' the whirl of the coming surge again. THE VALUE OF LEMONS. Lemons are one of the most useful of fruits in our domestic economy. Lemonade is an exceed? ingly wholesome drink. A half a lemon squeezed into a glass of water and taken before breakfast is a fine tonic. The ref use left may be used to remove stains from the hands. Lemon juice and sugar mads very thick ls a great relief for a cough. A baked lemon is excellent for hoarseness and one often used by singers and public speakers. Bake the lemon like an apple, then squeeze out the Juice and add sugar to it. Hot lemonade will break up a cold if taken at the start. Lemon juice, glycerin and water -makes a most healing lotion for .chapped hands. The dark streaks on the neck may fbe removed by rubbing lemon over .the neck night and morning. Lemons rid the system of humors -and bile and leave no evil effects. Weak, debilitated people sometimes may be greatly benefited by free uiie of them. Lemon juice should be di luted with water or sweetened suffi ciently to lessen the burning sensa tion in the throa't. A most nourishing drink for an in valid is a fresh egg well beaten, added to a glass of strong lemonade. The pulp of a lemon rubbed on th? roots of the hair will help to stop the ordinary cases of falling hair. Sore and tender feet may be re lieved and often cured by the free use of slices of lemon applied to the feet at night Salt sprinkled over the lemon will cure chilblains; repeat for several nights. For feverishness, roll a lemon until soft, cut off the end and put into it as much sugar as lt will hold, then suck it slowly. Lemon jelly is a good dessert, or combined with other fruits makes a most delicious fruit salad. Gelatin used in combination with lemon juice ie a good way to introduce variety in to the diet of a convalescent TRANSPLANTING GRAPE VINES Operation Will Be Successful if Work ls Done Properly-Good Time is Early in the Spring. Grape vines can usually be trans planted successfully, no matter what age, if the work ls done properly. With vines as old as 15 years, it would be necessary to cut back the top severely and leave as much of a root system as possible. It may be somewhat difficult to take up a vine of that age as the roots have quite a spread. A large hole should be dug so that the roots will be at least six inches below the surface soil and they should be well spread out. Fine top soil should be well worked around the roots and firmed down with the foot. Transplanting may be done either in the fall or early spring before the sap begins to flow. If it is not desired to move the older vines they can be propagated either by cuttings or by layering, and a large number of new plants secured at small expense. REPAIR OUTFIT ON WHEELS Portable Shop in Which Toola, Nails and Innumerable Other Things Can Be Placed ls Convenient. In doing small carpenter and repair Jobs about the farm a lot of time is Work Bench and Tool Box. lost in hunting up mislaid tools, col lecting materials and the like. To remedy this I have a portable repair shop in which all kinds of tools, nails, bolts, nuts, washers, wire, and innum erable other things are kept, writes Frank Ebersole of Lecompton, Kan., in Farmers' Mail and Breeze. It also includes a work bench. The wheels are from an old cultivator and any blacksmith can cut down an old buggy axle to suit the width desired. Fasten the frame to the axle with U-bolts. Make the work bench any length de sired and have the handles and legs at the end. The tool box has a roof over it, both sides being hinged. FEEDING TROUGH FOR FOWLS Arrangement Described to Save Feed and Protect lt From Drop pings and Other Filth. The majority of poultry diseases are picked up with the food or taken from the drinking pans. It ls diffi cult to keep food clean and dry dur ing bad weather where lt is thrown on the ground or even in litter. But this exposure is nearly overcome by using troughs with slatted sides and detachable roofs. The trough can be from six to ten feet long, with the sides five inches high; the lath slats are two inches apart and the troughs sixteen inches from the floor to roof. The roof should project two inches on the sides to protect food from the weather. The roof ls easily removed by lifting one end and sliding it end wise on the opposite gable end on which it rests. The trough can then be filled and the roof drawn back in place without lifting it This arrange ment saves feed as well as keeps it clean from droppings and other filth. PREPARE SOIL FOR ALFALFA Important That Preparation of Ground Be Uniformly Good-Young Plant of Tender Nature. The tender nature of the young al falfa plant makes a well-prepared seed bed necessary. The root of the young plant strikes down Immediately, and lt will be seriously injured if it strikes a layer of dry, loose soil at the bot tom of an old furrow, or If the ground has many hard, unbroken clods In lt. A very good plan is to let the ground settle for a few weeBs before seeding It is also important that the prepara tion of the ground be uniformly good, as the poorly prepared spots are like ly to fall, and these bare places will form centers from which weeds will spread and perhaps injure the entire field. The intelligent farmer If the one who succeeds. . . * All soils are not adaptad to the growing of all crops. se? Book farming ia excellent, but actual experience ls the real thing. . se Let every farmer be his own ex periment station to a certain extent see It ls just as necessary to use brains in fanning as in mercantile Ufa se* Never leave home without a heavy blanket, and cover your horse even if you only stop a very short time, sse A six-tined fork is good to take up ensilage with. Don't dbi too deep. Take the top off in flakes and leave the rest undisturbed. , IIIIIIIII.IIJIIIIIIIIIIillllillllllllllillllllllMlllllllNIIIIIIM Lessons Come Easier i TF the child has a big, generous light to 1 study by. The Jfeyb LAMP saves eye strain. It is kerosene light at its best-clear, mellow, and unflickering. The RAYO does not smoke or smell. It is easy to light, easy to clean, and easy to rewick. The RAYO costs'little, but you cannot get a better lamp at any price. 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