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The Commoner.
MARCH 3, 1905
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FARMINGTON
Clarence S. Darrow'8 "Idyl of Boyhood"
SECOND EDITION
Tho success of "Fnrmlngton" is the kind
that lasts, and It Is expected to run Into
many more editions in tho years to come.
From "TIIE DIAL"
'Farniington" is not a hook to ho taken
from tho ptibllc library, or even to ho bor
rowed from an obliging friend. It Is a book
to own to read by tho winter's lire, and
re-read under a summer tree; a book to bo
kept on thq shelf whoro tho oldest favorites
I've. It 1b a book for hoys, for women but
above all, it Is a book for men who have
once boon boys."
Of all Booksellers, or sent Post-paid
by the Publishers upon receipt of $1.50
A. C. McCLURG & CO.,
Publishers, Chicago.
bottom finished with a three-inch
straight ruffle of the same.
To remove inkstains from linen
goods, soak the spots in sour milk over
night, then wash out in strong soap
suds made with pure soap. If the ink
stains are quite fresh, they can usually
he removed by washing in milk and
water, and rinsing in vinegar and
water.
To clean a porcelain or metal bath
tub, have the tub dry, then rub light
ly with a flannel cloth or a piece of
old knit underwear which has been
dampened with coal oil. This will re
move every bit of foreign matter, and
should then be briskly rubbed with a
piece of clean dry cloth, which will
complete the task.
To remove rust from nickel, try
this: Cover the spot with oil or fat
of any kind, and let it stand for a day
or two, then rub with a rag wet with
ammonia. If the rust is too deep to
remove in this way, touch the spots
with diluted muriatic acid, being care
ful not to g'dt the acid on the nickel
or on your hands, then wash off the
nickel and polish with whiting.
To freshen carpets that are not much
used or only dusty, get a pail of luke
warm water, and to twoNgallons of wa
ter allow a tablespoonful of house
hold ammonia. Dip a clean flannel
cloth in this, wring out as dry as pos
sible and wipe the carpet across the
width, a yard at a time, rinsing out
the cloth frequently, also changing the
water as often as it gets dirty-looking.
After this is done, go over it with a
dry, clean cloth, rubbing until all
dampness, is removed.
Paint splashes may be removed from
window panes by a very hot solution
of soda applied with a bit of flannel.
For cleaning windows add a table
spoonful of ammonia to a pint of clear
warm 'water, wring out of this a cloth
and rub glass and sash, then wipe dry
with a clean,, dry cloth. Polish with
old paper.
Cirrvox Loctulo.rlus
That Is what the entomologists call
it, but the disgusted housewife short
ens both the name and the life of the
vile encroacher whenever it is in her
power to do so. As this is the season
and the month in which active warfare
against its kind should commence,
quite a few friends have sent in "sure"
methods for its extermination, and,
having fought many victorious battles,
myself, along the lines laid down, I
have "boiled down" the many meth
ods into one whole, and have given you
the best of each. If you are particular
and persistent, there is no possibility
of failure, but yon must show no quar
ters to the enemy, once you have
begun.
As to the time March is conceded
by all to be the proper time for the
beginning of the end; some claim that
the first great onslaught must take
place on or about the 17th of March,
while others insist on that day, itself;
others still urge the dark of the March
moon this year about the 27th. But
the main thing is to begin early enough
so that no further egg-laying can be
done, and that the eggs in storage, to
gether with any survivor of the winter,
may be destroyed. Now is the time to
begin marshaling your forces and gath
ering up your ammunition, for the foe
is anything but easy to entirely route.
"Tho Lltllo Brown Dug."
In the beginning, see that your room
is thoroughly cleaned. If it is to be
papered, see that the nail holes and
any crevices are filled with putty, or
something similar hard soap will do,
but not so well. See that the paper is
carefully pasted down everywhere, and
that it laps down on the base board and
out onto the window and door casings.
If there is any broken plaster, this
should be patched ' before the paper is
put on, either with plaster, or by
having a cloth pasted over it. If it is
not to be papered anew, patch every
broken place in the paper, however
small, and fill every crack in and about
the wood work. If you can give the
walls and ceiling a good whitewash
ing, with lime whitewash, or even cal
somine, letting the lime leak down be
tween the baseboard and the wall, it
will repay the trouble. Scald the floor
with boiling water in which has been
dropped a few spoonfuls of carbolic;
acid, letting it get well into the cracks
of the floor. If it is an upper room, the
floor may be simply washed, using the
water as plentifully as possible with
out ruining the ceiling below, but use
the carbolic acid plentifully.
If your room is not badly infested,
this will be all that is needed, at the
time, but if the former tenantor
your own carelessness, has allowed the
pests to take possession, you must
fumigate with sulphur. This must be
done thoroughly, to be effective, and
this is a good way to do it: Remove
everything that the fumes will hurt,
leaving only the bedding and the bed
furniture. Close the windows and
doors, and stuff all cracks with rags,
making the room as air-tight as pos
sible. If the room is large, have three
old iron vessels, setting on different
sides of the room. If the room is small,
two will do. Place damp earth in the
bottoms of each, and on this lay a few
coals of fire first having set the pots
on a brick, or other non-combustible
foundation; then put a pound of brim
stone (not flour of sulphur) on the
coals in each kettle, holding a folded
towel, wrung from cold water, over
the mouth and nostrils while watching
to see that it does not uie out or burn
too. fiercely at first. As soon as all is
safe leave the room, closing the door
tightly, and leave it for twenty-four
hours. When you open the door, next
day, have the towel over. the. mouth
and open a window as quickly as pos
sible, leaving the room to air. If you
have used enough sulphur, and the
room was closed tightly, you can rest
satisfied that you have wrought a good
work; business will not be resumed
by the old tenants at once. If there
are closets, these should be fumigated,
also. Sulphur candles can be had for
ten to twenty cents each, and are sat
isfactory. The main thing is to have
the room air-tight, and use plenty of
brimstone.
Clocnlnii Tho Bedding
Iron bedsteads and springs with iron
frames, or spiral springs give no hid
ing place to bedbugs. But even these
must need care, which is easily given.
For the old fashioned wooden steads
with wooden slats, there is nothing bet
tor than a strong solution of alcohol
and corrosive sublimate. This, la a
deadly poison, and care must be taken
not to get it into tho mouth, or into
scratches on the hands, and it must be
kept out of reach of careless hands.
For this reason, many object to using
it, but an application of it given thor
oughly overy week for threo weeks,
then twice a month for two months,
will certainly relieve the worst cases.
It is a disinfectant. Apply by means
of a small can with a spring bottom
any oil can will do, but it can be used
only once, as the mixture will eat
holes in it. Use freely on the bed
steads and around tho wood work of
the room. Gasoline is excellent, and
can be applied by a spring bottom oil
can into every possible harbor, and
even upon the mattresses with no pos
sible stain. Really good insect pow
der is an excellent thing, and can be
had of reliable drug houses in full
strength for about 35c to 50c a. pound.
This can be blown into every crack
and crevice with an inexpensive insect
powder-gun, and will prove effective.
Before applying any of these reme
dies, take the bedsteads and springs out
of doors and wash them clean. Water
will injure varnish, and car's should be
taken to protect this; but wherever
l(ot water can be used on either, pour
boiling brine, or strong solution of
alum water, hot, into all possible hid
ing places. After this is dry, fill all
holes or rough, or splintered places
on either bedstead, slats or frame
work of springs with putty, or some
other filling equally applicable. Any
crevices about the joints should also
be filled. Wash all bedding ticks,
quilts, comforts, spreads, and cases
which can bo washed, and give every
thing else regular airings or sunnlngs
out of doors. Then, fill all places where
the insect could find a resting place
with strong insect .powder, or slacked
lime, and, if your room is free from
bugs, and you exercise ordinary vigi
lance to keep it so, you can rest in
peace, and the remembrance of your
murderous efforts will be a "sweet
savor" to your nostrils.
Porsistont Warfo.ro
Do not delude yourself with the
thought that the spring extermination
is sufficient to insure freedom for the
rest of the year. You will need to "go
gunning" for them at least once a
week, so long as the weather is warm,
even though you are sure yoiThave seen
the last of the foe, it is as well to be
sure, by daily observation. Vermin
is often carried from house to house
in visitors' clothes, and in many houses
the wraps of visiting friends are laid
on the beds or chairs, and their unsus
pected passengers change to perma
nent quarters very rapidly. t Often,
one climbs onto us while riding in the
street cars, or sitting in public places,
or while visiting a friend who is not
over watchful, and before we realize
it, we have a perfect colony of them to
again fight. But, whatever you do, do
not allow yourself to acknowledge de
feat, for there is scarcely another thing
so disgusting, unless it be the bedbug's
cousin, the kitchen cockroach. There
is no excuse for harboring this vile
thing.
VERY FEW PEOPLE
Are Free From SomoForm of Indigos
lion.
Very few people arc freo from gorao
form of indigestion, but scarcely two
will have the same symptoms.
Some suffer most directly after eat
ing, bloating from gas In stomach and
bowels, othcra have heartburn or sour
risings, still others havo palpitation of
heart, headaches, sleoplessness, painj
in chest and under shoulder blades,
some have extreme nervousness, as in
nervous dyspepsia.
But whatever the symptoms may be,
the cause in all cases of Indigestion
is the samo, that is, the stomach for
somo reason falls to properly and
promptly digest what is eaten.
This is tho whole story of stomach
troubles in a nutshell. Tho stomach
must havo rest and assistance and
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets glvo it both
by supplying those natural digestives
which every weak stomach lacks, ow
ing to the failure of the peptic glands
In the stomach to secrete sufficient
acid and pepsin to thoroughly digest
and assimilate the food oaten.
One grain of the active principle in
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will digest
.',000 grains of meat, eggs or other
wholesome food, and this claim haq
been proven by actual experiment,
winch anyone can perform for himself
In tho following manner: Cut a harl
boiled egg into very small pieces, as
t would bo If masticated; place tho
egg and two or three of the tablets in
a bottle or jar containing warm wa
ter heated to 98 degrees (tho temper
ature of the body) and keep It al this
temperature for three and one-half
hours, at the end of which time the
egg will be as completely digested a3 it
would have been in the healthy stom
ach of a hungry boy.
The point of this experiment Is that
what Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will
do to the egg in the bottle they will
do to the egg or meat in the stomach
and nothing else will rest and invigo
rate the stomach sg safely and effec
tually. Even a little child can tako
Stuart's Tablets with safety and bene
fit if its digestion is weak and the
thousands of cures accomplished by
regular daily use are easily explained
when it is understood that they are
composed of vegetable essences, asep
tic, pepsin, diastase and Golden Seal,
which mingle with the food and digest
It thoroughly, giving the overworked
stomach a chance to recuperate.
Dieting never cures Dyspepsia neith
er do pills and cathartic medicines,
which simply irritate and inflame tho
intestines.
When enough food is eaten and
promptly digested there will be no
constipation, nor in fact will thero
be disease of any kind because good
digestion means good Health in every
organ.
The rr.erit and success of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets are world-wide and
they are sold at the moderate price o
50 cents for full sized package In every
drug store in the United States and
Canada, as well as in Europe.
All bedding should be given an air
ing, in the sunshine, If possible, every
dry day, if only by tossing over chairs
before an open" window in the room;
but an outdoor airing is by far the
be3t, and should be given two or three
times a week. Leave your bedroom
windows open as much as possible,
and prevent the "bed room smell' by
removing all offensive exhalations.
Air the mattresses well.
A Mountain of Iron
A mountain which Is said to be the
most remarkable in the world is sit
uatedin the state of Durango, Mexico.
It certainly has a claim to this reputa
tion, for it is 2,000 feet high, about
three-quarters of a mile in thickness
at tho base, and is almost solid iron.
Naturally, it has been the dream of
iron manufacturers ever since its dis
covery to lease tno mountain and so
work it. But this the government has
refused to let them do till quite re
cently, when a contract was signed
between it and some New York capi
talists for the operation and develop
ment of the mountain on a partner
ship basis. The ore obtained from this
mountain is said to yield about 87
per cent pure iron. Kansas City
Journal.
m AN OLD AND WELL TJtIED REMEDY.
una. WiNsr.ow'fl Soothing Stbup for chlldrra
teething should always bo used for children whllo
toethlnsr. Jt softens tho gums, allays all pain, enrra
wind chollo and Is the best remedy for diarrhoea.
Twenty.flvo cents a bottle. . '
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