The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-12-06
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gagements, and untold perplexities and 10
lay may come out Of just that tile abort.
coming OF yours which you look upon "a
such triflng thing.
To an active, energetic, wide-awake Der
son there Is nothing more trying and more
annoying than to be made TO walt Brace
up ana make an effort, you shittiess, indo-
tent, always behind folks. and see II you can
not come TO time. IL you have agreed TO be
at certain place at a certain time, be there.
unless you are sick OF dead. In either case
you might be excused, but not otherwise
III yOn are a man don't keep your wife walt
ing dinner for you, unless there Is some good
and sufficient cause, and generally there Is
not. Waiting q 6sRner spells not only the
dinner. but the temper Oh tde w1iiS2 ghc ls
managing 1t,
IL you are a woman. and your husband
says he Will be around ut four O'Clock 10
take you TO drive, be ready for him. Have
your bonnet and gloves on. Don't keep him
dancing on the sidewalk for half an hour
ellnglng to tidgety horse. while you leisure
~ get on your wraps and look at your back
halr In hand glass and hunt up YOUR gloves
and your parasOl, and wonder whether you
had better take an extra shawl or not. Have
an tnese things attended 10 and decided on
Deiore the time he has fixed. A little system
ana good deal OF determination will help
you 10 be prompt, and after you once get In
the habit OF If you will like t.
CARE OF MATING.
In sweeping the pretty and economical
straw mating that Is growing to r5e very
popular with the hOusekeepers during warm
weather, do not use broom, for It win tear
the strands 10 a short time. A long handled
Dristle brush, such as is used for Ollcloth, Is
the incest and will remove the dust best, for
the soft bristles can go into erevices that
broom would miss. Always, when possible,
brush the mating the lengthwlse Of tue
grain and the strands Of straw will not wear
ana break as quickly as though brushed
across. Some persons clean mating by
sprinkling bran or coarse Indian meal over
it; then with long handled mop, with cloth
wrung out OF clean, warm water rubbing the
grain well all over the carpet, then leaving
!. until dry, when the grain Is brushed OF.
rms Is claimed to be a thorough way OF
cleaning mating, but IL IL usual TO simply
wipe IL OIL with damp cloth, wet Ia salt
ana water, net wetting the mating much
For winter use, II heavy LAYER OF Garnet
lining is put under 1t, mating Is Comfort
aOle moor covering. With pretty rugs scat
Tered over II the room has pleasant, home
ike appearance that Is very attractive. IL Is
SSneap; ana u LEAR care Is taken when putting It
DOWN that little cleaveTs, made especially
ior the purpose, are used Instead OF the or
binary carpet tacks, 1t can be easily taken
up at any time when cleaning house, cleaned
ana put down.-Carpeta and Trade Review.
WOMEN MORE ECONOMICAL THAN MEN.
A Washington street banker says: my
observation brings me to the conclusion that
women who are thrown upon their own
exertions manage better than men, and will
save little out of small income where
man would give up, take to drink or commit
suicide. A man thinks 1t beneath his man.
hood to make a less deposit than IS. A poor
woman with two OF three children to sup
port will wash, iron. cook and nurse, take In
from Sc to $40 week for the same, support
her little household, buy her children an oc-
castonal toy or little candy. keep her house
looking tidy, herself presentable, pay her
rent, and make deposit here weekly Of
from 90 cents up TO 81. We have several
sucn deposlters In this bank. never see
one OF these pale faced, tlred-out looking
women at the window that do not feel like
her.
II don't have much time to read, but l do
print as could tell GU il It were proper 10
90 so. Women stand misfoItunes better
thar men. That Is my observation. / was
In one OF the savings banks that went under
In this city several years ago. The poor
woman who were the losers were the hero
ines. While some Of the men who lost
raved, went mad, took to drink and some
committed suicide, the poor woman went on
silent and sorrowful, beginning life again
penniless. "-tChieago Tribune.
NUTMEGs AND MACE.
The nutmeg Of commerce Is the product Of
an evergreen tree which grows from fifty TO
sixty feet high.
1t takes from eight to ten years to come to
a bearing condition, and does not arrive at
maturity until it is about twenty-five years
of age.
Nutmegs and mace are the product Of the
same tree. The ripe fruit is about two
inches In diameter. of a round pear shape,
and when mature, splits into halves. Be
tween the dried covering and the seed there
Is sort OF husk or substance which Is
stripped of, and, when dried, forms the mace
nutmeg.
Nutmegs are prepared for the market by
drying them over smOuldering ere at q
gentle heat for about two months. When
thoroughly dried, the shells are broken and
best being reserved for export and the poorer
for the extraction Of oil from them by a pc
culiar process, this oil being what Is COM
monty known as oil Of mace.
Alter the nutmegs are thoroughly dried
they are rubbed over with sifted lime; this
prevents them from sprouting and prevents
worms from working In them and spelling
them. Some assert that this lime Is I'M
necessary and that exposure to the sun is all
that Is needed 10 exterminate their growth.
THE NEEDLE AND-THREAD TREE.
Imagine the luxury OF such tree, and the
delights Of going out to your needle-and-
thread orchard and picking needle thread
ed and all ready for business. Odd as It may
seem to us there is. on the Mexican plains,
Just such forest growth. The tree partak-
es Oh the nature OF gigantic asparagus and
has large, thick, fleshy leaves. reminding one
Oh the cactus, the one popularity known as
the "prickly pear" The needles Of the
tree are set along the
edge OF these thick leaves. In order to get
one equipped for sewing, 1t Is only neces-
sary to push the thorn or needle" gently
backward into its flesh sheath. this to loosen
1t from the tough outside covering of the
leaf, and then pull it from the socket. a
hundred fine hbres adhere to the thorn like
spider webs. By twisting the needle" dur
Ing the drawing operation this fibre can be-
drawn out to an almost Indefinite lenRth.
Inc tI aetioe OF the atmosphere toughenst these
minute threads amazingly. to such a degree
as 70 make a thread twisted from It, not larg-
er than common No. 40, capable Of sustain
q weight OF five pounds, about three times
VIC teusll6 strength OF common six cora
thread. The scientific name of this forest Is
tensyana mucadinR.
SOMETHING ABOUT FRIENDSHIP.
The talk Of making friends is largely
misuse Of language. Friends are found.
not made. They are discovery, not crea-
tion. For any friendship that Is worth the
name is predestined and fOreordained
affair. 1t is not at all matter OF rational .
choice Eor Of well considered reason, but
rather Of magnetism and temperament. We
make good will as a mental atmosphere sur
us, and whether we have this OF
not depends very largely on ourselves We
make pleasant acquaintanees and well wish
ers by exercising certain qualities of self
control, generosity and courtesy: but a
friend Is found, not made. No observance
OF polite form, or even the deeper Influence
Of noble qualities of mind and heart. can de
termine this, nor hardly can the lack OF thea
change that friendship which Is simnIv
recognition. 1t Is unchanging and eternal
IN us very essence. IL can bear everything
OF friction, trlal, annoyance or pain, and vet
spring up again with even new vitality.
such friendship Is gift Of the gods. and IL
Is not commonly found,-London Saturday
Review.
AFLUE IN EVERY HOUSE.
There should be In every house at least
one hue connected with the living room IN
which registers should be placed both at The
bottom and top Of the room. As warm air