Are you in earnest? Selz tills vt mtnute What you can do, or think you carv begin It. GoeOie VALUABLE HINTS. Have you gone through your homt this pring putting away many piece of brie-fl-hrac too choice with association asso-ciation to g5v away, perfectly ' useless, incongruous incongru-ous things takin-up takin-up space and causing caus-ing needless handling han-dling to keep iu- order, if not, do so, for the sake of the comfort of your family. If the things have real value shut tnenr -awav for a time at least and they will be all the more appreciated wheir brought out again. Emerson says, "a lady is serece" doctors tell us that hurry like worry is death to good looks and an enemy to health as well. The people -who accomplish the most in the world are those who plan their work well and serenely accomplish it. Did yon ever 'time yourself on a certain piece til work; for example the making and .frying of a rule of doughnuts? If sc you will know the time needed and Will know what to plan for. Oi course, there are always the unexpected unex-pected interruptions which we cannot can-not plan on, but it is wise to know the length of time it takes to do certain cer-tain pieces of work. If mistresses had a better understanding of these things there would be more peace and harmony in the household. A maid who had a two weeks' washing under way should not be asked to prepare a dinner for invited guests. It is suds inconsiderate women who are helping to keep the servant problem still urn solved, and are always looking far a servant. If one is possessed with toe precious power of concentration, use an alarm clock and set it at the tim that the dinner is to be started or the bread put into or taken out of the oven. It takes but an instant to provide pro-vide this security and it so relieves the mind that the whole attention may be put upon what ever work is at hand. Tapioca baked with sour applesi saS served with sugar and cream is another an-other simple and wholesome dessert. When we learn to keep our erase of proportion, and know that, bow-ever, bow-ever, desirable it may be to have the washing, out early, a sweet temper, a calm and quiet mind are much mare to be desired and vastly more appreciated appre-ciated by the home folks.