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The Commoner.
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great extent will take the placd of the
ocean dip. Try it some morning when
you feel particularly tired and "no
account" Take- great handfuls of tho
salty water and groom yourself with
'it.
Plenty of towels is a luxury, even
if they are not fine ones. Do not,
however, buy the cheapest grade. It
pays to buy serviceable matorlal. You
need half a dozen soft fine ones for
pauing tne face and neck dry. Coarse
towels should not be used above the
shoulders. Crash, in. any of the
rougher grades, is all right for the
body and limbs; what you need is
friction, and this you must get in dry
ing off. A rough towel in a strong
hand is about the best method.
The thousands of refuse outlets are
Etriving to rid the body of its waste
matter7 and one must aid tho good
work in the bath-room. Wrap about
your hand a generous sized wash flan
nel, dip it into ammonia-sprinkled
;water, lather if well wi'h white castilo
Soap; then begin, right up under your
eare, and work your way down to the
tips of your toes, soap yourself, rub'-v
bing it into a foam, all over your body
and limbs, then step into the water
and go in just as energetic a manner
) as you please, to relieve every pore of
'your body. When you are thoroughly
.clean and "rinsed," get up a strong"
' glow by good, thorough rubbing with a
coarse towel. My word for it, if this is
kept up with reasonable frequency, and
your health attended to otherwise, you
wont have much occasion for "tho
doctor."
Disillusioning:.
' Dear young wife, do try to appreciate
this fact that j'our husband may love
you dearly, and yet yawn a little in
your presence. You cannot go. near to
heaven without haying to descend to
earth .to rest "your tired wings.' You
have been up among the stars, and .a
great deal depends on the manner of
your coming down. Sooner or later,
you must meet tho real, hard facts,
and, if you make the descent with tact
and gool humor, all w"ill be well; but
if you fret and show temper, you will
never get off the ground again. If you
receive, with sweetness and good sense,
tho fact that your hero is but mortal,
you wont be unhappy, and will s6on
get used to the idea that your demi
god is "just like other men."
But if you fret and nag and con
tinually chafe at the inevitable, it
Going to Bed Hungry
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It Is AH Wrong and flan is the Only
Creature That Does It.
Tho completo oraptinosB of the stomach during
Slpep adds greatly to tho amount of emaciation,
felbeplpssness and general wonknoss so often
mot with. Thorois a perpetual chancre of tissues
in tho body, sleeping or waking, and tho Bupply
or nourishment ought to bo somewhat continu
ous and food taken juBt boforo retiring, adds
moro tissue than is destroyed, and increased
weight nnd vigor is tho result. Dr, W. T. Cath.
ollsaya: "All animals except man eat before
sloop and thero is no reason in Naturo why
man should form tho exception to tho rule."
If people who are thin, nervous and sloeplesi
would tako u light lunch of bread and milk or
oatmeai ana cream ana at cue same timetakoa
safe, harmless stomach romedy liko Stuart's
Dyspopsia Tablots in order to aid the Ftomach
in digesting it, the rosult will bo a s -orising in
crease in weight, strength and general vigor.
The only drawback has beon that thin, nervous,
dyspeptic people cannot digest and assimilate
wholesome food at night or any other time. For
such it is absolutely necessary to use Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets, because they will digest tho
food, no matter how weak tho stomach may be,
nourishing the body and ros ting tho stomach at
tho same time.
Dr. Stevenson says: "I depend almost ontirely
upon Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets in treating in
digestion, because it is not a quack nostrum
and I know just what they contain, a combina
tion of vegetable essences, pure pepsin, and they
euro Dyspepsia and stoniach troublos, because,
they can't help but cure," Stuart's Dyspepsia
Tablets aro sold by druggists ovorywhoro at 50
couts per package. They aro in lozongo form,
t pleasant to take, and contain nothing but pure
pepsin, vegetable ossenses and bismuth, scien
tifically compounded. Your druggist will tell
you they glvo universal satisfaction.
wont alter matters, but you will both
be miserable; or, if not miserable, one,
or both, may do something far worse
find ypur happiness outside your home,
with some one else.
Get thi3 into your head: that mar
riage is not for a day; not a garment
to be tossed aside at tho first evidence
of Ill-fitting; but it is for all time,
"until death do us part," and there
will be many a rip to sew up, many a
rent to patch, many a worn place to
darn; buUyou must keep your contract
as w-iole as possible. If you find you
cannot Uve up to its full meaning,
spiritually and mentally, do so phy
sically. If you find, after much trial,
that you are mismatched mismated,
let this fact comfort you thousands of
othera aro as uncongenially situated,
yet make no moan.
Self-Rellancc.
One of the first lessons a mother
should teach her child is that of self
helpfulness to accept ho servico of
another which it can perform for it
self; to ask no favor, or expect oth
ers to sacrifice their own ease to sat
isfy its individual wants. Teach it
always to use its own resources from
which to supply deficiencies and bridge
over emergencies.
Self-reliant people are rarely selfish
people; rarely ready to accuse others
of being selfish, but are generally pos
sessed of ability with which to assist
less fortunate associates. Being con
scious of their own strength, they
"need no props; they know the limits
of their own power and the amount of
reserve force they may count upon, and
can thus calculate to some purpose,
not only in directing their own en
ergies, but in infusing strength in
others.
The self-reliant person, knowing his
owp strength, learns (9 know his own
worth, and, ' acting upon this knowl
edge, rarely fails to succeed in what
ever line ho undertakes.
A child should be taught from Its
earliest years, not only to wait upon
itself, but to be watchful for little
services that may be rendered to an
other not for reward, but because it
is right, and because this watchfulness
will create a Jiabit of observation and
thought that will be of great service
to him in the yearE to come, making
him a blessing to his companions as
well as a comfort to himself. A selfish
person is the most wretched thing on
earth and the most unloved.
A StcppIng-Stone.
A correspondent writes: "I am tired
of doing drudgery for others how can
I get a better situation."
Thero is no royal road to prefer
ment. . Now-a-days, everything is
measured by its commercial value. Tho
only way for one to rise is to prove
their fitness for something better. If
you find yourself in a situation that
does not suit you, look upon it as a
stepping stone to something higher,
and while being absolutely faithful to
the duties before you seek always to
fit yourself by faithfulness, painstak
ing and desire to please, to fill a high-!
er place if the way is opened to you.
If you neglect the duties at hand,
saying the place is but a make-shift
until you can better yourself, ten
chances, to one, you will lose even tho
one you now have. A make-shift is.
not a stepping stone.
A Cooking Convenience.
A very simple housekeeping device,
and one that will serve no end of pur
poses, can be made by any tinner and
will cost but a few cents. Have your
tinner make a deep vessel, shaped
either with straight or sloping sides,
vith either handle or bale to lift it by,
just to fit into the top of your teaket
tle, to be used on tho principle of a
double boiler. In this you can make
sauces, soft custards, boil milk, cook
grains, cook puddings and brown
bread, and, in fact, uso it for any duty
to which the double boiler is put
without taking up extra room on tho
range. If your teakettle is of iron,
you will not have to worry lest it boll
dry, for it can bo easily refilled, and
no harm done.
Noted Literary "Women.
Clara Louise Burnham, who has just
issued a now novel, Is a daughter of
the late Geo, P. Root, one or tho most
popular of American song-writers.
When nine years old, tho family ro
moved to Chicago, which has sinco
been her home. The decision of tho
.reviewers to whom her first stories
were submitted, was unfavorable, but
She went on trying. A poem sent to
WIde-Awako "was her first accepted
work, and "No Gentleman," her first
novel.
'Mrs. Athertbn has been described by
one eminent critic as the ablest woman
writer of fiction now living; and by
another, as "the only woman in con
temporary literature who knows how
to write a novel."
Miss Marietta Holley is better known
by her pen name, "Josiah Allen's
Wife," She was born in Jefferson
county, New York, where she still
lives, and where five generations of
her family have resided. She received
her education mostly at home. ho is
fond of painting and music, as well
as writing.
The affairs of George Eliot's house
hold were so arranged It is stated,
that she could . give herself uninter
ruptedly to her work. A housekeeper
had entire-charge of tho house, and
Mrs. Lewis usually went ( into her
study at J3 o'clock In the morning
and remained thero at work until 1
o'clock p. m. If the weather was fine,
she rode or walked in the afternoon.
For the Ilands.
Into a bottle put fivo parts lemon
juice to one part alcohol, which will,,
keep indefinitely. Into another bottlo
put one-fourth ounce of gum traga-
cantli, which Jet stand threo days;
then add one ounce onnh nf nlnnlml
glycerine and witch hazel, also a few
drops of good perfume After wash
ing dishes, or nrenarinc vegetables.
apply a little of the lemon Juice, then
the lotion, rubbing the hands together
well, and in a moment the hands will
bo dry and all stains and roughness
will disappear like magic. Repeat this
five or six times a day, and the hands
will keep in good condition. The cost
is but a trifle.
How a Penny
May Cure a Sick Friend
Simply write a postal card telling
mo who nee'ds help. Tell mo which
book to send.
Spend but that ponny to aid your
sick friend, then I will do this:
I will mall him an order good at
any drug storefor six bottles Dr.
Shoop's Restorative. IIo may tako It
a month at my risk. If it succeeds, the
cost is $5.G0. If it fails, I will pay tho
druggist myself.
That may seem too fair to bo possi
blebut try me. I havo furnished my
treatment on Just thoso tonns In hun
dreds of thousands of difficult cases.
My records show that 39 out of each 40
have paid, and paid gladly, because
they got well.
I willngly pay for tho rest.
The remedy that stands that test Is
a result of a lifetime's work. U is tho
only remedy yet made that strengthens
the inside nerves. My way alono
brings back tho nervo power which
operates the vital organs. There Is no
other way to make weak organs well.
You will know It when you read ray
Uook.
Simply state which
l-ook you want, and
address Dr. Shoop,
Pox 515 Itacfne, Wis.
Mild cases, not chronic, aro often cured by
ono or two bottles. At all druggists.
ofllco records with the result that tho
name of the waiter responsible for tho
collection of tho check was duly as
certained. Then, with as much evi
dent satisfaction as though he had sue-
cccded in getting an important bill
through congress, tho senator paid
the clerk $1.10, to bo credited to tho
waiter. Brooklyn Eagle.
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The Bivouac of the Dead
(Theodore O'Hara.)
The muffled drum's sad roll has beat
No more on life's parade shall meet
That bravo and fallen few.
On fame's eternal camping-ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac of tho dead.
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Senator Hoar'5 Conscience.
An elderly and dignified . man ap
peared one morning recently in the
office of a railway passenger agent in
tho city of Boston. The official he
wanted to see was out.
"Perhaps," suggested the visitor to
the lordly office boy, "you can direct
mo"
"No," replied the magnate thus ad
dressed. "I kin da nothin'. No one
here gives passes 'cept the boss. You'll
have to wait until he comes in."
x At this juncture one of the clerks
recognized tho caller' as Senator Hoar
and offered his services. ,
"I wish to ascertain," said the sena
tor, "to whom I owe the price of a
meal fo which I forgot to pay yester
day, when I left the dining car at Wor
cester. Some one had to pay for what
I ate and I want to reimburse."
"Oh, that's all right, Mr. Hoar," re
turned the clerk. "I guess we need
not bother about the matter."
"No, it isn't all right, and we will
bother about it' replied tho senator.
And he made the clerk search the
No rumor of the foe's advance
Now swell upon the wind;
No troubled thought at midnight
haunts
Of loved ones left behind;
No vision of the morrow's strife,
The warrior's dream alarms;
No braying horn or screaming fife
At dawn shall call to arms.'
Their shivered swords are red with
rust,
Their nlumed heads are bowed:
-Their haughty bannor trailed in dust
Is now their martial shroud.
And plenteous funeral tears have
washed
Tho red stains from each brow;
And the proud forms by battle gashed,
Aro free from anguish now.
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The neighing troop, the flashing blado,
Tho bugle's stirring blast,
Tho charge, tho dreadful cannonade,,
The din and shout, are past; -Nor
war'swild note nor glory's peal
Shall thrill with fierce delight
Those breasts that nevermore may feel
The rapture of the fight
Like' 'the fierce northern hurricane
That sweeps his great plateau
Flushed with the triumph yet to gain,
Came down the serried foe.
Who heard the thunder of the fray
Break o'er the field beneath, .
Knew well the watchword of that day;
Was "Victory or death."
Theodore O'Hara.
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