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1 ' -.lf 'vtWT' rj w''rr '?' &1 :n ''W tf- k "it L-nr i The Commoner. a II I in I I mmmmmm I VOLUME 6, NUMBER 11 .-: .;" w Susan B. Anthony 0 strong, serene, pure rock of woman hood ! , Who, looking on tho laws and find ing less Than sho accounted justice,- calmly stood And brnvoly asked the nation for redress! : ' Not for herself; for she was never blind To storms of opposition that must come The bitterness and scorn of lcBser minds And travelling round tho world without a home. Sho mot with palleuco all the long de- . lay, For martyr-like was her insistent faith; Keeping her steadfast purpose day by day, With eyes that looked beyond the gates of death. And still we see hor, with unceasing care, r. Tolling till Life should 'turn its final page; The almond blossom in her silver hair, A luilo of her venerable age. And tender hearts aro wakening everywhere, And brave souls giving honor to tho bravo, And loving words' accost, her hero and there, - , , In this land and beyond theocean wave. So has sho won some answer to her .toil, Some earnest that foretells the final price, Seeing in native and in foreign soil Some fruitage of her lifelong sac rifice. So lot no woman turn aside from Godj ' - But take God ever with her in her task, Knowing, whatever lonely way's are trod, His purposes can answer all we ask: In garnering priceless riches to the soul, In holding up before reflective youth, Amid the strife for pleasure and for gold, One fearless spirit consecrate to truth. Nor call her childless, who has risen above The human passions with" their nar row reach, And in a God-like,' universal love Stretched helpful hands to elevate and teach. The children of a nobler niro win mil This queenly woman "Mother," wiiuout siur, , Who had no children of her own; for all Alike were sons and daughters unto her. Grace Berwick In St. Louis Globe-Democrat. kind must griove as for a personal loss Susan B. Anthony. I have wanted to say many things, but have found them so much better said than I could have expressed them, that I havo stood by in silence. We know, as one who loved her has said, that wo shall never havo another Susaa B. Anthony, because the conditions which called her up have passed away. She has contributed more than any other woman to tho uplifting of her sex and to the pro gress of humanity along certain lines. She lived but for others. It was al ways her desire to "die in the har ness;" and God was good to her in giving her the desire of her heart. Sho so feared tho loss of mental and physical vigor, but neither came to her; even in the death chamber, she was alive to the questions of the' hour. Like Moses, she was permitted to look upon the land promised to those sho so bravely led through ajl trials and discouragements, but for some good cause, she was not per mitted to enter therein. She ex pressed regret that, after so many yoars of struggle, she was allowed so little part in the victory; but in those sixty years of work she had set in motion machinery so vast and opened up avenues so interminable that few intellects are strong enough to grasp their magnitude. When one woman told hor she "was always praying for her," she told her to "pray with her hands and feet, and let the prayers take tho form of work." At the close of one of hor meetings, she said: "Now, I don't want all of you women to rush up here and tell me how much you love me. If you really love me, you'll go home and get right to work." She was always loyal' to her sister women. She lived but for tlioir advancement and uplifting. Such a life is full of lessons. If we would do honor to her memory, let each of us contribute of our best to this great work. Every woman who must work for wages owes her a debt of gratitude, and we should, as she commanded, let our love take the form of work for the ennoblement of our sister women. A Nation's Gifted Daughter You have all, doubtless, read much of the last hours and the laying away to rest of one for whom all woman- ANOLDANDWKLLTIUICD REMEDY MIUJ. WiNHLOW'SSooTiiiNa Smur for chtldMm teth ng Hhonld always bo uued for children wliiu (Mttalnir. ItBoftcns the gurus, allayi mi pa, curis wind collo and la the boat romedy for diarrheal, twenty-fly centa a bottle. tnm The "Hay-Box" Several, readers have asked for in formation about the "fireless stove," arid,, as I have friends who laud its convenience greatly, I copy the fol lowing , directions from the Ladies' World. Personally, I know nothing of it: "The fireless stove is not at all difficult to make, and costs little or nothing. Any tight box which has a tightly fitting cover will answer; an old trunk is just the thing, if there are no cracks which can not be made perfectly tight. A lining of asbestos paper is a help, though not a neces sity. A felt or flannel lining also adds to its heat-retaining powers, but it must be put in so as to be removed and cleaned when nnppssnrv a kind of tightly-covered vessels may bo used, tin or granite" ware, but earthen ones are said to retain the heat the. longest. "Fill the box or trunk loosely with hay, fine shavings, excelsior, or some thing similar, making the right-sized nests as needed in which to set the cooking vessels used. A muslin bag iwivu luu&eiy ,Yfiui nay, sbould be used to cover all closely, then tho box cover is closed and made fast, and the cooking goes merrily on while you wait." In general, it will require from throw n w ,t,.4. J actual boiling on the fire for most vegetables, the covered vessels con taining them to be set immediately while still rapidly boiling, into the prepared jaests, and the box cover put on immediately, that no heat be lost. Most articles must be kept In tho box, tightly closed, for from two to four hours, .though it may be kept hot for ten or twelve. Roasted or boiled meats, or meat soups, require from fifteen to thirty minutes actual cooking on a fire, always in tightly covered vessels from which the cover is not to be removed. The amount of water used in the first place is im portant, and must be learned by act ual experience, though a little more than "just enough" is best. The hay should bo renewed ever two or three weeks, and the muslin bag washed, to prevent sour or musty smells. The box may hold several things at once, but they should all be put in at once to avoid opening until ready to serve. A smaller one can be made for the nursery or sick room, to keep things -warm.' At a small expense, a most cleanly and efficient fireless stove may be made as follows: Procure a close wooden box with a tight cover, and line' to the thickness of one-half inch or so with asbestos or mineral wool; then take a tightly-covered tin box (a bread box will answer) and fit snugly within the asbestos-lined box. The covered cooking vessels contain ing the rapidly boiling food are placed in the tin box and both covers tightly closed, when the heat will be re tained as with the hay-filling. The tin box may be kept clean with little trouble, and no re-lining is necessary, as with the hay filling. This style of fireless stove should not be made too large, as small ones, holding one or two vessels only, retain the heat much better, and one may have sev eral separate ones, if necessary. It is claimed that the fireless stove, or hay-box, gives great satisfaction, and, as it is so easy to make, and inex pensive, it should be tried during the hot months, especially. If any of our readers have used this convenience, satisfactorily or otherwise, I shall be glad to hear from them. Butter for Cooking Butter used for cooking purposes should be put over the fire with one fourth as much water as there is but ter and allowed to melt (not boil). The scum which rises should be re moved, and the mixture set away to cool. When quite cold, remove the butter, put it into a jar or can. ready for use. It does not become rancid as quickly as it would without hav ing been put through this process, since all the milk in the butter set tles in the water when it is heated. If you havbuttor too old to use for cooking, put It through this process, aoiJiuaie tne Dutcer rrom the water and add to your soap grease. ' The old fashioned soft soap comes handy for many purposes in the home, and often waste can be avoided by making up the. accumulation of old grease Details In Dressing One should not make the mistake of thinking, to appear well dressed, she must go to great expense, or em- F?,y.aA1Peat deal of "me over her toilet, though, of course, there must be some expense and rinich care. Tho most necessary of all things is that care should be given to keep our gar ments at all times presentable, and : & to attend to the little touches of the-, toilet without which nothing can ren der a woman "pleasant to look up on," and it is to the amount of at tention given to these details that the difference between the well and the indifferently dressed appearance of women is to be attributed. A writer, on such subject, writing to an ex change, says this: "Notice the wom en you soe on the street and indoors, and observe how few have their col lars, properly fastened. This, in it self, is trivial; but its effect upon the waist is important, and a collar awry means a gown spoiled. The collar is rarely fastened so that both edges are alike, top and bottom, for the rea son that the closing is in the-back; and a woman does hot take the trouble to use a hand-glass to see if it has been done correotly. The same applies to her belt in the back, and while this has been commented upon . many times, the same slovenly habit seems to prevail." In justice to -women, few belts and waists are now sep arated by yawning gaps, but the full ness of the shirt waist is rafely in the middle, though this might be eas-. ily affected. A sure way of having this in order is by hooks and eyes. Two hooks should be on the back of the waist, and two eyes on the skirt band to correspond. Besides this, on the waist there should be a tape to serve as a belt that is brought around over the fullness of the waist in front and tied in the middle under a hook on the front of the corset. Tvinc this ; firmlv will lrfifm t.lio fnllnooo ? l-uZ i'i middle of the 'back in" its right place -v ' without, moving. . " ."''-. Then, too, in closing the back ot: ,'" the skirt, hooks are often allowed to- d& half-hang on, and the placket-hole r; ""' . gaps, or presents a stralndd appear-- '' ance decidedly slovenly. The hook" -T'' must oe sewed under the back, as well as through the little holes at ""' '$-r the end, .but the strain on the thread - " under the hook is -so great as -to v . cause it to speedily rip, and it must .--vi, need continual attfmHrm tv,0 .-'- .?' a few of the "little foxes" which spoil r the vines, and nothing but constants care will remedy them. Women can' easily recall other such details, anV noytng to say the least, to the wearer, and it is HOrHPlrlmv tfcof i .it.iL trimmings On ernwna nra o,-n,i '." effect by just such lack of the "stitch y&d In time' and the constant attention- to these details without, which the. Stf most exnenslvp rmmne . - -. --. "dowflvlsh " . v" S.tfs-i .. - T I", .; ' :. 'iS - fc. W I V? 1st s.. "' H V - !! -'?...' ' ' . '. fiU- Cleaning Wall Paper ' '- JL'TJ? ?!?. & Bpots;f. L nT , OI Dl?unS paper over-;,' w : " "uu"? .a moderately the paper, and clean and brighten with Fuller's earth, mixed with water " form a paste, which must be hard ' enough to handle, like bread dough To clean the paper, take a small lump of the.clay and, commencing at the top ' of the room, wipe it down lightly, about a half yard at each stroke, untih all the upper part of the paper is clean; then go around the room again cleaning another half yard with the sweeping stroke, always commencing than SthoCe?n CUrae a littlQ hieher A unm i lan coursG had extended, until the walls are all cleaned To the bottom. Great caution must be used not to rub the paper too hard, or to attempt cleaning from side to lidl horizontally. The soiled part of the Fullers earth must be out off each" time, and pieces renewed as often as necessary. To improve the torn parts of the paper, wjiich usually occur near the bottom of the wall, buy some in- .. BETTER THAN SPANKING if WHV dooa furP cb,10"n of bed wotting It "rpiffS uld bo'o oblldron that would do lt. Thoro is rt constitutional cnuso for this. Mrs. SI. Smnmors,Box 118, Nptro Dnmo, Ind., sond lior homo treatment to anv motnor. B o nska no money. Write hor todar If your children tfinwS you In thlajray. Don't blame tho child. TJ chances are Itcan't help It, v u' xmm ::P . 1 , i , . . K' f L I r i !2rrwN,