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"Close at Hand'
Tho way in l"g, mill llio ihiy in hurl;
We nri' llrod of the march, and !
keeping guard;
Tired of the .sense of n llghl to he won;
Of days lo liv through, and work to
he done;
Tired of oiirnelveM, and of being alone.
And all the while, did we only .see,
We wallc in the Lord's own company;
We lltfnt, Dill us no woo iinu'.i m
arm;
lie turns the arrow that else might
harm;
And out of the storm lie brings a
calm.
The work which wo count so hard
to do,
lie makes so easy for He works, too;
'I he davs that are long to live aru.
His
A bit of Ills bright eternities;
And close to our needs His helping is.
O, eyes that were veiled and blinded
quite,
That caught no glimpse of tho guiding
light;
O, dull, deaf ears, that could never
hear
The heavenly garment trailing near!
O, faithless heart, which dared to fear!
Susan Uoolldge.
11 s easy to sit hi our carriage
And counsel the man on foot;
I.ut gel down and walk,
And you'll change your talk,
As you feel the peg in your boot.
It Is easy to (ell the toiler
How best he can carry his pack;
no one can rale
A burden's full weight
hitil it has lain on his back.
Mllu Wheeler Wilcox.
"As a Warning"
One of our renders who signs her
self "Hiscouraged," sends the follow
ing picture, ami asks ibat the young
people who are Intending to marry
with no knowledge or preparation for
tho step bo asked lo heed It as a warn
ing.
Ten years ago, a young man, clerk,
on a salary of $li per week, living at
home with his parents and paying only
nominal board, was married to a
young lady, also a clerk, on a salary
of $(' per week, livimr wliii nm-nntc
with no expense for board, laundry or
sewing, r.oth these young people were
high school graduates, with no trade
and no tinancial prospects. The girl
knew nothing of housewifery, cooking,
laundrylng or sewing, or of the care
oi even a healthy, adult family.
When tirst married, tho young cou
ple rented a nice room, furnished for
the lightest of housekeeping; the girl
wife kept the place in the store, and,
having a light breakfast in their room,
tho couple lunched and dined down in
tho city; hired their laundrylng done
and wore "store-made" clothing. ut
unci- a tune, tiie wife had to resign
i-KTKBiiin, aim the reduction in
it unheard-ol expenses, new n
necessities, which, in tho inexperienced
hands of the young couple, brougtil
debts, as well as a dearth of ready
money. They found the husband and
I'm thor's salary entirely too small for
their expenses. And they knew noth
ing of economizing.
As the years wont by, other chil
dren came; but (lie father's salary did
uol increase compensatingly. Tho
"furnished room" was given up, a tiny
cottage was rented and scantily fur
nished on the "installment" plan and
then began the struggle to meet debt,
interest, payments, and at the same
time clothe Hie bodies and (ill tho
mouths of (lie growing family, and to
meet constantly increasing demands
for the welfare of the little brood, un
til (he end of the ten years finds thorn,
tho parents and live children, ill-fed,
poorly clolhed. nobody well or strong,
and the adults utterly discouraged.
Having had no training in her girl
hood, (lie young wile lound it hard to
learn, while caring for her growing
family, what she should have been
taught in her young, free years, and
the father, having no trade, or prepar
ation for the mooting of changing con
ditions, cannot give up his poor little
salary In order to seek, or to prepare
himself for anything more lucrative.
Starting in life with nothing, with no
notion of saving, or appreciation of
(lie fact that expenses would inevit
ably increase, these children now reap
the sure harvest of such Ignorance and
lack of Iraining. Tho mother's health
is broken, and the oldest girl, a child
of nine years, must assume cares and
burdens far too heavy for the young
shoulders in helping to care for her
brothers and sisters, while the two
children of school ago cannot be kept
regularly in school for want of suitable
clothing ami oaro of their health. "Wo
are pinched to death," tho young
mother writes, "and it is impossible
for me von to make tho best of what:
wo have because T never was taught
io no tilings, or to plan ahead, and I
can scarcely make a garment, but
must hire everything done that I can
not got along without." She adds that
it was not her mother's fault, but her
own, as she did not have sense enough
to know how much she should need
tho knowledge in years to come.
mil," sue says, "I do blame tho times,
for it has never been recognized that
wo should have leaching of a differ
ent nature than the schools give. 1
was so awfully ignorant, and so was
my young husband; and our parents
did not know how to tell us what we
should have known."
Slowly, but surolv. the wnriii i
awakening to tho fact that there must
be preparation, other than material,
tor tho step that makes or mars the
happiness of the human race as noth
ing else can. The parents must bo
made to realize this duty, and the pub
lic must be forced to recognize its importance.
;mm1s and ' inon living room must bo. We do not
always have the time to shut the lam
ily skeleton into its closet with our
visitors at the door, and it is a great
comfort to usher them Into tho room
that is always in readiness for the
amenities of tho social side of life.
Whore the one room is used for ev
erything and where the chance caller or
guest must meet us, whether prepared
or not for the advent of the foreign
eiement, one is often too much em
barrassed by circumstances to make
tho truest feel at all welcome. No
home can be at all times, in every
room, in "company dress." Then, too,
the guest may bo the one to feel the
embarrassment, thinking his or her
visit inopportune, and, with tho best
np inimiiintiu nn olthor side, neither
gives to tho other a desired impression
of "good manners." The "looks of
things" does not matter so much to
the men of tho family as to tho women,
and a man guest will not always no
tice what to a woman will seem a glar
ing untidiness. Few women who love
neatness, and try to keep down the dis
order which others create, can "carry
off" such a situation with a careless
good natured indifference, unless the
caller be a most intimate friend, -who
will give us tho "benefit of the doubt"
and believe the best of us at all times.
By all means, let us have the "com
pany room," If possible. t
Give the rosebushes a heavy mulch
of decayed stable manure, and let it
slay on the roots so long as freezing
weather continues, then fork it well in
about the roots.
her
salary necessitated cheaper living- so
"meals at home." consisting principally
of canned foods and cereals, became
the nilo-not always a salisfactorv
substitute for the well-cooked foods at
uu- icspmaDio eating houses.
Then, the baby came, bring
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A "Company Room"
Among a certain class of people,
there Is a prejudice against a "com
pany room," but in most families It is
a good thing to have. This room dedi
cated to social pleasures may be fur
nished as simply or as clahnrntniv ...
big with one can afford, but no one should "rob
mo Kitchen to robe the parlor." If one
entertains at all. ibis mnm , .
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Work for the Season
In many homes, after the spring
house-cleaning is done, it vill be found
necessary to renovate, or replace many
articles of house-furnishing, draperies,
or carpels. Something will bo found
wanting in every department. Much
can bo so repaired as to serve a little
longer, if the work be well done, while
many things can be made to look "like
new" if handled by a good workman.
In replacing, do not buy cheap
things; in renovating, do not trust to
a careless or unskilled hand. Better
to do your own repairing, or do with
out, for poor work is tho most expen
sive thing in the world. This applies
w uvtij uuuK. Aner buying, in order
to get the best wear, and keen the
best appearance, good, careful hand
ling is necessary. "No excellence with
out labor" applies to the household as
well as to anything else. If you have
but one room for general use, a room
that must be living room, parlor, nur
sery, sewing room, and very often
(huing room as well, where men and
boys who wear lmn i,, ,:,
shoes and labor-stained clothing, and
whore little, restless children must And
amusement of dark days, a carpet of
oven the best weave will soon we r
out. Such a room floor would be bet
ter sta ned or painted, with rugs that
have "back-bone" enough to mike
them lie straight, scattered aboirt or
TCl'?ia X Ul l gooa' iul Sum
An oil-cloth, or a cheap grade of Jl
oleum will soon wear in o ho?es or
bareness, and will give an untidy in
nearance tn tim ninl " "Iluay aP"
while an inlaid linoleum of good qua?
ty will wear for years, looking well
to the last. It will not need scrm
b tag, hut should be wiped up with
clean, frequently-changed Clearwater
no soap suds. A good nualifv mm
ii,A a ".. , 10m' mul s sold by
Some Lenten Dishes
(In choosing eggs, test them before
breaking. Tut them into a bowl of
water, the fresh ones will sink; the
stale ones will rise to tho top; those
which stand on -end are spoiled, and
should be rejected.)
Jpoached Eggs. Six eggs and one
pint of sweet milk. Break the eggs
iu a dish; put the milk over the lire
by setting the pan of milk in a. pan
of boiling water, and just as the milk
conies to a boil, slip the eggs in care
fullv so as not to break them: whon
the yolks are set, add a lump of but
ter the size of a walnut, minced line.
Salt and pepper to season, and serve.
For Toast. Grease the 'bottom of a
thick tin, or agate ware sauce pan
with plenty of, butter; break as many
eggs as wanted, separately, into cups;
sot the cups in a pan, and turn the
buttered pan over the tops of the cups.
Then, quickly turn the pan over so as
to bring the cups inverted in the sauce
pan, and set over the fire. As the but
ter melts, pour in a very little water,
raising each cup a little to let in the
water, but do not let any of the egg
escape from the cup. In four minutes,
the eggs will be done, ready to serve
on toast. To do this nicely will re
quire a little practice, but it is very
nice.
Potato Cups. Boil and mash half a
dozen medium-sized potatoes, season
ing with pepper, salt and butter and a
little cream. Take gem pahs or muilin
rings, and till each one full of the
smoothly beaten potatoes; then press
into the top of each-the bottom of a
small teacup which is -either well
greased, or freshlv dinned in water in
order that the potatoes may not stick
to it. Set aside to cool. In the" morn
ing (they may be used for any meal),
take them out of the rings as neatly
as possible, and set, not touching each
other, on a well greased tin biscuit
pan; put into a hot oven and let them
get well heated,, beginning to brown a
little; then take from tho oven and
break into each one of the "cups" a
raw, fresh egg, season with salt and
pepper and a little shaving of butter,
and return the pan to tho oven until
the egg is well set soft or hard, as
may be liked. Lift carefully onto a
platter and serve.
Everbloomlng Roses
There are so many flue, everbloTom
ing tea roses, not a few of them quite
hardy with a little protection, that it
is hard to choose. Almost any of the
old, well tried varieties will prove sat
isfactory, while some of the new kinda
are exquisite in both bioom and frag
rance. The old, "monthly" roses, which are
known as the China and Bourbon
kinds, will give bloom nearly contin
uously, and are quite hardy, but every
thing will do better for protection. All
these roses should be planted, if dor
mant stock is ordered, quite as early
in the, spring as tho nurseryman will
send them out, but if from green houso
stock, they should not be set out !n
the open ground until the ground be
comes quite warm, in May, or early
June.
The soil cannot be made too rich,
but the manure should be well rotted,
and it should be dug in plentifully. If
the ground is made very rich, it will
require plenty of water in order for
us piant to uo its best. Of course, the
hardiness of any plant depends upon
where it is planned, or what care is
given it; but a great many of the teas,
Bourbons, Chinas and half-hardy rose
plants will live and survive ordinary
;;on friends not to mention acquaint-
....-r. uuu Miningers, into the snnohi Vi, lllKi "um, ana s sold bv
o- ot the i nro, sU .VtK! :l j&rti&u rzi1!
6N 0P AND ."WELL TRIED REMEDY
d?n whhJ,1?Bft???ulaT,ilw5yfi b0 l,8ed for ohll
SiiW li teetu,lnff. Itsof tens tho gums, allays
? il ln' i0ures nd 00l, anl tho host remedy
for diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents u bottle.
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