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Show It matters -not how strait the gate, How charged with punishment the goal; I am the master of my fate, 1 am the captain of my soul. In the fell clutch of circumstance 1 have not winced or cried aloud; Beneath the bludgeonings of chance. My head Is bloody, but unbowed. Henley. THINGS WORTH KNOWING. If a cork is loo large for the bottle In which you wish to use it, lay It sideways and roll """ "vi-i'fea" hoard under all p, the pressure you iV"y can put upon it. . "i i. This will elongate eS3"- Ripping Is an easy task If safety razors are used to do the work. To keep rhe eyebrows clean and to stimulate their growth and beauty, they should be brushed gently with a soft brush night and morning. In ap plying any tonic or oil only the small est amount should be used. Chicken which will not cook tendei may be made so by the addition of a teaspoonful of alcohol in the waler. Vinegar will also soften the fiber ot meat, a tablespoonful to .the kettle of stew. I To make mint extract, pick the fresh leaves of mint, wash and dry and pack Into a bottle as full as pos-sihle; pos-sihle; cover with alcohol and let stand two weeks, then strain and bottle for future use. This Is the real stuff and one need not fear to use It. Buckles, beads and buttons of pol ished steel may be beautifully cleaned by covering with unslaked lime and leaving for a short time. Suede shoes or slippers may he rubbed with emery paper and they will look like new. ;Dry bran Is very valuable for cleaning clean-ing purposes, as Is cornmeal. Rub It Into fur, where the soiled spots are. rub harder, then brush off. Ermine and delicate furs are cleaned well in this way; Velvet coat collars and collars of mens' coats may be cleaned easily with cornmeal wet with gasoline and rubbed well into the pile of the velvei or collar and then brushed out. Care should be taken to keep away from all fire. A damp cloth wrapped around the throat and covered with a dry one- will relieve a sufferer from a hacking cough. |