Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-07-25
sosErHrso ros 4nE LADIES.
Tour Speciality.

eoNErHrno Poa 1HE LADIES.
/ Your Specially
That means. excel al something
/ Maize . Specially of soneshiux, and ex-
| eel nir Do not Re cenfent 70 do 1t well !:
| do il in the yerv best or most rapid, or
/ 10 some Distinguishing way. la which
/ you ~ll coase 70 be known La connection
/ With it. Ifi< Is book keeping. or sweep
ing or dsrning. put yourself into il. aud
| DO 10 q. others have dreamed il might be
done. Do no9 be eoLtent 10 sing ~ well
~ sgsy. or 10 sew IS naeh AZ Mary, or
to walk as rapidly and easily a. your
elder sister. FiEd out how they do this
thing. and then apply yourself TO bring
! vour sgeefslry. whatever IL il 70 perfee-
| ton. IL will require patience, industry
aud .sif-.acfifiee; but il will pay in the
| long rla. Good work of any kind pays,
/ aud 1t Il the ouiy kind that does pay.
| Accuracy pays. 80 does rapidity; 80
/ too. Of BeafnesE, siIorouglness and
other qualities which you will be cult
vatIng perhaps aneonseiousiy. while
| sounding the heights aud depths Of
/ yogr Speciality.
| Ard it pays roo, 90 have specially"
| 20 many psopie-young people, are
bright. quick ''inteiiigent, bat
| almost g4sless To any one urediug skill
I'd help, because they have scattered
/ their forces ovef too much surface Ia
| twenty years you may learn to do one
thing we'll, 50 veil that you could com
| mand price or a posiiion anywhere,
| bAt you can't have learned twenty
things equally we'll
rather up your energies. your time,
resolution, patience and talent for you
have talent tor something for your
speciality, and work right toward it.
mean, OF course, make this your main
busiaess aad others subordinate to it.
Try to do we'll, whatsoever your hands
lind 70 do, - but bestow your greatest
efforts on one thing - Chytstlaa Adcocate.
Callas for winter blooming should now
be oottcd anew in rich soil Allow only
slow growth at hrst by giving less heat
than would De required to bring out
blossoms III once. In early fall take in
side and they will be in good condition
for al the light and heat the best care
can give
Give fuchsias plenty OF water. II too
uFf ttifg Will iittslkitN IL ~ ui'plAbE
their leaves and young buds.
Geraniums should be- slipped this
month or early next month for winter
bloomers.
Flowers cut too short for bouquets can
BE- kept long time by placing them ia a
pan or deep dish filed with very wet
aand The spaces between the flowers
can be covered with moses of different
shades.
Frequent and thorough drenching ia
cold water will do much 10 destroy the
rose slug and many insects that trouble
climbing vines and shrubbery.
Hold small plants over a tub of hot |
water or hot stove and shake the main |
stalk quite hard. Many insects will in
this way be gotten rid Of.
DO not remove dead leaves too soon
or while there Is any zap in the stems
It will cause the stalk to bleed thus los
ing certain amount of vitality Nature /
will take care Of the dead leaves as well |
az the fresh, green ones.
Let in the sunshine and pour out the
drugs.
sleep il a stimulant that seldom in
iures.
To ventlatc a room, drop a window |
at the top opposite door Then fan
the door back and forth a few times. A |
free circulation will thus be made, fill |
ing the room with fresh air In very |
short time.
\ handful of dry oak leaves are said |
by one who has used both, to be equal |
to q wire dish cloth to clean iron ware.
TO restore black wooden goods that
have become rusty. sponge in alcohol |
and ammonia (equaI parts weakened |
with water. Press while damp on the |
wrong side.
An iron for pressing WOODEN goods |
should never be hot enough to scotch or
to force one to iron briskly as such goods |
want to be pressed and not ironed.
TO wait upon child when he is per-
fectly able to help himself is by no
means doing him kindness. 1t is at
tie same time teaching and INDUCING
hun ia the habit of Incidence and iuac-
iivity. Too often we hear the remark,
"Oh never mind, he will outgrow it all
" hen he gets a little older" Outgrow
habit in which he has been encouraged:
What night has a mother to teach by pre-
cept or example, any lesson she is
willing her child should outgrow. To
know what to teach and what to re-
quire of our children, should be con-
scieutiOusly considered, for childhood is
not only the fitting school for life, but
for eternity. Why then should Il child
be permitted to indulge In any habit
even SO small as that of being helped,
or waited upon when he is abundantly
able TO help himselt-that he is expected
to Outgrow "reaeh chilu what he will
be required to practice when he becomes
mau, should be every mothers rule
aud guide. But if such and only such
things were taught, how much out
growing of bad habts. undoi0g and
IN king over of lesson, which ought
never To have been taught, would be
saved Children can be made to under
stand when quite young, the meaning of
dHty, re"lty and future welfare.
A bright, active boy need be told but
once or 4 few times at least that it ia his
duty to do all he can to tighten his
mother, iabors. and if early taught that
1t is manly to do so, with what pride will
he step forward to relieve her OF all the
work he can do in her stead. But what
of him who is INDUCED in the habit of
being waited upon and what of her who
teaches these things and is looking for
ward to the time when he will outgrow
the lessons of his childhood. Let US as
mothers ponder well the lessons we
teach. and without thought that they
will ever be outgrown or forgotten
they will not whatever they are-so
stamp them upon the hearts of our chill
dren that all who come after them will
bear the impress of our teaching and our
example.
our gifts ar" God. given. He does not
demand of us to increase their number,
but to use what we have. I
MAINE FARM NOTES.