THE tops of wardrobes and cupboards (that do not reach to the ceiling) should have papers laid over them not only to keep dust from sifting down, but to lighten the monthly house cleaning. A New York woman recommends a novel remedy for cinder in the eye, viz., a loop of horsehair run up under the lid. Of course, the hair should be thoroughly sterilized before being used. If newspapers are spread on the floor before the stove when ashes are to be removed much work will be saved, for the papers can be gathered up and burned and there will be no necessity for sweeping. The ashes should be sprinkled with water before the pan is overturned. It is suggested that a bit of wrapping cord be placed around the edge of a buttonhole with the loop to the front and the stitches taken over it. This is recommended for children's clothes that will have hard usage. A quick-witted woman stopped the flow from a cut artery in the leg by putting the foot in three inches of flour in a large jar and packing the flour to the top of the jar, beating the flour down with a piece of stove wood. All kinds of leather shoes can be cleaned and polished with milk which should be put on generously, allowed to dry, then polished with dry flannel. Rubber-soled tennis shoes have proved most desirable in which to do housework, as they save both noise and jar. They are also preservers of hardwood floors, and seldom cost over fifty cents.