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VOLUME 6, NUMBER 11
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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 . - -. --.
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Cleaning Wall Paper ' '-
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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-
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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
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