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The Commoiier.
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VOfcUMBfc, NUMBEn 35
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Tho Country Town
t It's common to sneer at the country
town,
WitJi its quiet streets and its peace
ful air,
Where the little river meanders down
To ho lost in the broad, blue sea,
somewhere,
As wo, who think we are wise, are
; lost
In the roaring city that, like the
sea,
Has its ebb and How, with its millions
tossed '
As bubbles, robbed of identity.
There's a fellowship In the country
town,
With its empty streets and its
spreading trees,
Where tho "country song-birds warble
down
At maids as fair as man. ever sees;
Where the wind blows sweet from
the fields near-by, '
' Where men know the names which
' the.ir neighbors bear;
Where a man is missed when he's
gone to-lie
With the peaceful ones who have
ceased to care.
There are joys out there in' the coun
try town
That we, of the city, may never
. learn, t .
In tho rush for money and for re-
nown, '
Confronting, grangers at 'every turn.
O, wasn't God's world, serene and fair
In the. country, ere we came away?
And.'tfon'L it bo sweet t6 sleep "out
there, . .
Far from tho city's roar, some day.
Home Advocate.
Whon You Go a-Vlsltlng
Hero is a complaint from a lady
who has evidently been entertaining
Fair visitors. I want the girls and
boys to " read it carefully and each
one ask the "inner conscience," an
swering honestly, the question, t'ls
it I?" Carry the question with you
when you make your next visit. Re
member that, bo as careful as you
may to not make work for your hos-
' tess, there . will always be some addi
tional work, with every addition to the
family, and it is your business to
make it as small as possible on your
part. You know tho old adage: "The
first day, a guest, the second' a bur
den, and the third, a pest." All
mothers, I am sure, try to teach their
girls to be orderly, and esnnnlniiv
tess. Such a girl is either extremely
thoughtless, or she is selfish and lazy
(we used to call it slovenly), and a
repetition of her visit is seldom looked
forward to with delight. A girl who
will allow disorder in her room will
carry the disorderly habit into all the
other rooms and her journeylngs
about the house and grounds a're
always marked by an out-of-place air
in everything she happens to touch.
Now, I find that the boys make me
a great deal of unnecessary work, too.
They leave a trail of disorder all over
the house; they come in, toss their
coats on the chairs, lay their hats
on tho reading table, fling their
'rubbers" under a table, or in. a cor
ner, and seem utterly oblivious, to the
fact that their belongings are at all
out-of-place. Why should they not
hang coat and hat In the hall, or
wherever the hostess shall direct
them, and leave their overshoes, neat
ly cleaned, outside the door, or in
other place provided? When ih their
rooms, if their "grip" is unpacked,
things are spread out in all sorts of
places, over chairs, on tables, on the
beds anywhere but on the hooks pro
vided,,ior in the closet at hand. When
they attend to their toilet, the water
is often left in the bowl, the pitcher
on the; flopr, the soap-cup uncovered,
and more than like as not, the soap
is laid on the doilcy or other cover
ing of the washstand, the wet towel
tossed over' tho back 6f the chair,
the co.mb and brush laid .on the win
dowsilh And if by any chance
they have arrived at' the dignity of
"barberlng," the razor cleanings are
left on the bureau, arid their strop,
brush, and mug just anywhere they
happen to set them down.
I have had young gentlemen (?)
guests, the shortest stay of whom
was simply a torture, because much
as I might like the boy, it wore me
out to follow after him and pick up
his scatterings. While on the Other
hand, I have had boys visit me whom
I was extremely sorry to see go away.
Boys should be taught to not only
wait on themselves, but they should
be made to understand that there
is no excuse whatever for expecting
their sisters, mothers, hostess, or even
tho coming wife, to follow their care
less footsteps, righting -the wrongs
of their disorderliness."
or that it makes them bilious and pro
duces headache; The objection to the
taste can always be overcome, and,
by a little tact and perseverance,
there are few persons who cannot
digest a more or less exclusive milk
diet for a few days or weeks if the
milk is properly given.
When a milk diet is necessary, as
in fever casjss or in diseases of the
kidneys, such patients should com
mence with a teaspoonful ( or two at
a time repeating it once iii every ten
or fifteen minutes. If the m'il'k Is
taken slowly into the s stbhiach arid
mingled on the way to it with saliva,
like other foo'd, eaten,', rather than
drunk, it is impossible to form the
large, tough curds that It' does when
taken by the tumblerful, like a dose
of disagrepable salts. In this manner,
by degrees, the patient jyiil be con
vinced of his ability to retain it, and
them the quantity can be increased.
The taste of raw milk? may be
easily overcome by flavoring it in a
variety of ways. A few teaspoonfuls
of black coffee is one of the best
means at hand; weak tea) caramel,
ginger, a little cocoa, or a few grains
of common salt, or a dash Of pepper
may be used. None of these addi
tions materially affect the nutritive
value of milk, and the variety of taste1
which may be thus secured will pre
vent a surfeit and consequent dislike.
Ex.
Old Fashioned Pie '
For the crust, cream half-teacupful
of butter with two teacupfuls of sugar,
add four beaten eggs and make into a
batter with two teaspoonfuls baking
whon away from home, but whv T iu , ?. ,";a5Poonims Daiung
should such teachings be limited to Pwder sifted with three teacupfuls of
the. girJs? Why should -no? owlJS fl0ur' Fr ?e fillin Into a tea
liness be expected from the boys, too?
ih n possioie mat they are not as
Tablo Manners
; No child is too young to be. inj
structed in. the; proper use of its hands
and. table appliances, and few thingfe
are more disagreeable than the actions
of- an ill-bred, unruly child at the
table. Eating in company should not
be the mere feeding of the human
animal or the bare gratification of the
material appetite, but should be re
garded as Jn some sort a festival for
the cultivation of the social side of
the nature, and our conduct should be
in accord with the occasion. Few
things form a more complete border
lino between . the well-bred and the
ill-bred person than this matter of
manners at table, and one cannot 'be
gin too early to teach the little ones
the proper observance of them, arid
the practice of the little courtesies
which distinguish the human from
the beast. Here, if anywhere, the
child should be taught to show" refine
ment, and the infringement upon the
privileges and observances should re
sult in-its being sent away to eat by
itself until it is willing to do right at
table with others.
smart as their sisters?
Usually, the girl visitor gives me
little extra trouble, either during her
stay or on going away, besides doing
little .kindness in other parts of the
house; but occasional! v t lmv nno
who does not seeiri to care, how things
aro loft, . whether she stays or when
she goes, everything has to be picked
up and put to rights, making a great
deal of unnecessary work for the hos-
cup one tablespoonful of corn-starch.
stir' to a smooth paste with a little
cold milk, fill the cup with milk arid
bring to a boil in a double boiler; add
the beaten yolk of ah egg and, .one
leaspoqnim or vanma. wnen cold,
beat in a scant teacup'ful of milk and
the frothed white of an egg. when
baked, split the cake, spread the mix
ture over tho bottom, replace top and
ice' "Svith- the' white ot an egg beaten
with eight tablespobrifuls of powtlered
sugar added by degrees to tho- egg.
Contributed.
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BETTER THAN SPANKING,
Spanking does not cure children of urine dlfl
jraUtcs., If it did there would be few children
that Would do it. Thcro Is a constitutional caiiBo
lor this. Mrs. M. Sumrnera, Box 160, Notro Daiho
ipu wu Buiiu ner uomo treatment to any
. mother, Sboaska-no money. Write her today
Ifyqur .children, trouble you In this way, Don't
. olame.the child .t Tho chances arcltcan'thelp if
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Mtvklntf Milk Palatable
In many ailments and diseases, it
is at times very necessary for a pa-:
tient to subsist for a time, at least,,
on a milk diet; but many patients,
whon .ordered a milk diet, positively
state1 1 thjit they cannot endure . thq
taste 'of milk', 'that IF riauseaies themT
Unexpected Company
We all have it, more or less often
and the most, provident of us cannot
at all tithes be prepared to give them
such entertainment as we should wish
to, but we can all show a warmth of
uuaiHuni.j tmu u ireeuom from
jmxiety and excuses that will set our
guest at ease and mai hm i i,
that she came. It is a compliment
Which the guest will be quick to re
cognize When we show her by our an
tons that we take the visit as to'ou
selves and., not to our larder. Many
times these channo m,,u " . ' , , viany
fer a cup of hot choco Sate or : L? W
coffee and some licht rfLi!f I
such as bread and butter with th." -'
flurried company of ouweiye to I
more elaborate meal ami 3f i a
to visit m, 1 mZ aud no chance
f&rjg?.?5i
i-npstoSS.a,t.no7,,erf:C
come and easy to please, whilo tw
diner-ont'' should either .ordV
meals bfcfore slie comes, 6r re con
tent to take what is 'set before hi"
It is a delicate courtesy, however to
offer to the caller who comes from a
distance a suitable beverage and soma
light refreshment, for she may have
through . circumstances,', missed her
dinner, antt. hesitates to put you to
the ,. trouble of waiting on her, pre
ferring a headache to inconvenienc
ing -you, and it is better to err' on
the side, of kindness than to bo less
than thoughful.
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Sorrvo Helpful Hints
Black silks of every description are
much benefitted by having the dust
removed by, rubbing with a clean
towel, then sponged on the wrong side
with the following mixture: One tea
cupful of soft water and seven or eight
(drops of liquid ammonia.
S'ash . curtains made of alternate
strips of cream4 bobbinet and coarse
cream J ace make- cool-looking, pretty
dressings for the windows.
"Bonnie Femme" ruffled bedsets fur
nish a bed very nicely; some of these
sets have centers, insertions and edg
ings or renaisance lace. Ruffles run
along three edges, and a separate ruf
fled piece is arranged to turn over
a round bolster.
The fad for going bareheaded in tho
burning sun is; .ho doubt responsible
for some of the scowls on the faces
of our young girls, for the eyes can
not bear the strong light. Let them
take as much care to put their fea
tures in repose not moving them
much while talking either as they
do in putting on their pretty gowns
and dressing their hair nicely, and we
shall not see them, in a few years,
looking old and tired when they
should be still young and pretty.
Do not forget that ;a light-weight
tvoolenwrap should be thrown about
the shoulders, ; these cpoJ , evenings
jvhen sitting out-doors on the piazza, .
or taking a walk in. the cool night
air. Sitting oil lawns and under
trees is one of the ways to court
malaria -and catarrh, these cool evenings.
Freckles and Tan
Lemon Juice Lotion. For clearing
the complexion and making the skin
soft and white: Take fresh lemon
juice, two ounces;, glycerine, one
ounce; rose-water or rainwater, with
three or four, di ops of attar of roses
added, one pint; shake well together.
Anoint tlie hands and face three or
four times daily, and allow to remain
WHAt'S THE USE
To Keep a "Coffoo Complexion."
A lady says: "Postum has helped
my complexion so much that my
friends say I am growing young again.
My complexion used to be coffee
colored, muddy and yejlow but it is
now clear and rosy as when I was
a girl. I was induced to try Postum
by a friend who had suffered just as
I had suffered from terrible indiges
tion, palpitation of the 'heart and
sinking spells. . ,.
"After. I had, used Postum a week
I was so m,uch better that I was
afraid, -it would not last. But now
two years have passed and I am a
well woman. I owe it all to leaving
off coffee and drinking Postum in its
place. ' '. ""
"I had drank -coffee all my life. I
suspected that , it was the cause of
my trouble, but it was not until I
actually quit coffee xind started to
try Postum that I became certain;
then all my troubles ceased arid 1 am
now well and' strong again," Name
furnished by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich.'
There's' a, reason. ...
- Look in each package for a copy
of Jho'f anions; little boolc, i-'The Road
to Wellvitfe . V..
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