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The Commoner.
VOLUME -8, NUMBER 4
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.. At ilio Turn of tho Road
fo road that scorned bo long at first
ris coming to an end; i j
The inn which wo havo sought ' to
reach is- just boypnd tho bend; ,
Tho way behind us stretches far, andj
-strewn aloiig its le th, . I
Are graves in which they lib whoi
lacked our luck or will or strength.
Ijpfore us lies anothor way. ttiafc1
winds and stretches far;
And 'there high hills and lonely miffes
, aud pleasant valleys are;
And many who are strutting now;
will.be among tho ones who fall for!
.j want of courage there.
pofore we start upon the road .wlich
branches to tho right
Beyond tho inn where we shall havo
our lodgement for the night,
',It will bo well, perhaps, to give a
thgught to those who fell,
jSAnd ask if we wore always fair when
striving to excel. ..
JUS?i:J,i ..Chicago Re.cord-Herald;-',
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,. . "Xour OwiiBogs''
, I? Sg?t tho ldea' into youp head
thatJ0W- were rtyoiir own "boss,"
you.u1 afford to be easy with
ourlt'r Whether working for
yourself, or for others, you must
check any tendency toward laziness
or idling, for' if you do not, you will
ibe ;ccpt down all. your life. To suc
'cee atanything, you must work; :f
you tyant the best, you must give
the best" You will find, too, that if
;you are"v$our own paymaster, . a few
'hours' 'itfork a day will not be suffi
cient "by which to earn a good living
You must bo strict with yourself, and
hold yourself to a just account, even
.more so than you would hold another,-
Byon though the muscles
may rest,; the brain must be kept
busy, for in order to succeed in any
'undertaking, you must exercise your
?body much, but your brain more;
you must think, plan and .contrive.,
constantly seeking to improve on
(your past f ,
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JOCho Cooking Chest"
Interest seems to be crowing i
'regard to the much exploited "hay
box, or fireless cooking chest and
lrom "many sources such satisfactory
reports have como, that one feels
jueimea in urging housewives to
avail themselves of this new help in
uio cunnary department. Letters
are also being received asking for
Information, and I hope it may wot
bo long before this really valuable
ciovice may be found in every houso-
or often dressed for company. ' The
house-motherservant docs not 'often
hao. a "day off," but her. time is
generally taken up watching the cook
stove and. putting .in. fuel. If sho
has i. a cooking chest, 'tthis.i is all;
changed, and a very good1 specimen"
of one may bo madd by the homo art
isan .-at ia very little cost; ! The popu
lar, i descriptions of the homfirmado,
cpoker,,dtailod in many publications
iffor,,nioro.!or less in small matters, '
but rthe.iprinciple is always the same,
h-rttyeurotGntion of heat ly .surround-j
ing-;thd food with, non-conducting
material. Even when the cooker is.
very i simply, constructed, the results
are good, provided they are well,
packed with the non-conducting ma-
terial. A tightly covered tin or'
enameled can, "or" bucket', preferably
without a' handle, but having a tight
cover, arid a-, wpodeh box and pack-,
ing material are the essential1 featj
ur.es. .The packing box or other re
ceptacle should, be considerably larg-1
6r, say three or four inches in every
direction, than the vessel used fort
cooking. Line the box with -several,
.thicknesses 'pf paper or ' with ashed-'
tos.w ,ver ktho bottom' of vthe box
should 'tie! 'spread a thick layer of hay,
saVr'dust,. crumpled newspaper, or
similar material, tightlypacked. The
cooking vessel is placedori the, cen
ter of this and the spaces -between
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xu uuu K.UK3 aiuea U tno UUA XJUUltUU
full,; Of hay and whatever f is used.
A. thick cushion or pad' 6t suitable
size' should be made for covering the
top of the can, and a wooden cover
for the box is also desirable. In
some of the cookers which have been,
described in hagazlnes,,,etc.7 thick
felt, asbestos, cork and. other non
conducting materials have been used
for packing, but good results have
been reported with the , simpler ' ma
terials; '-., . -,. -V '
having no leg to it. Any thick-, soft,
fleecy woolen cloth, will do; and they
should always he tucked. in at the
side or foot of the bed, where they
can bo fouhd at once when wanted.
A -physician tells us that'there isond
sure, way to. warm-up the feet .so
tjiey will stay, warm, anl that is, t9
take deep' breaths, holding the breath
for'a few ihinut'es, atnd this-Will force
the bldod1 into the extremities. It
will cost- no thing to try this method,
Und may be very effective. - :
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Tho Silenced Singer ;
Since, blindness, fell upon himy over1
five years ago, Jra D. Sankey passed
his time, in his home in . Brooklyn,
New;Yjprk and few knew the; place'
of his, abode. , On the .evening of
August 13,. 190$, he passed into
pea;ce with a song on his,,Jips., Just
before. "h,e passed intp unconscious-,
ness, ,li is, said he , was heard faintly;
singing a verse of his fayorite yniu,
of which be w.rote neither the words
nor the music,, ,the first; lines of the,
hymn being:7
'Someday the silver cbord; will break!
And I no more, as now:, shall sing;
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.u,, ;tne.3oy, when J -hall. wake.
Within the palace of the King.r'1
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Cold Feet' 7
NAn.rlv n.11 Tipnnlo who. ipnr! n1 o-
deritary life, and especially those
who have disordered 'nerves, or
chronic ill health, suffer .niore or less
from cold feet. In thejgeVcases, the
cold is caused by poor'" circulation '
and applying artificial 'fteat to the
extremities will give only 'temporary
relief. It Is better to remove the
cause. Persons habitually having
cold feet should wear large, com
fortable shoes and well-fitting stock
ings, and the feet should be lcept
clean by frequent Warm water baths,
followed by a showering with cold
water, and this should be, followed
up by a vigorous massaging of the
whole foot If tho massaging could
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hold. The Agricultural nnrf nwt ,"" u?"" " uouu r?n' Youl
it AATnciM-frwrT r. n uJT ;, uy more euocuve. iYiotnqrs snouia
at Washington, D. C, has prepared -.-m.- fi,nt i, umn ----
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a bullotin, No. 29 G, in which is irivfin
a description of it, and this bulletin
may be had for the asking. In near
ly all homes the servant problem is
settled by the mother or whto, who,
as an exchange puts It, iB "sometimes
allowed to cat a portion of her meals
with the family, though tho most of
the time is spent running back and
forth to the kitchen, and if she gets
tho dishes cleaned up, and things
prepared for tho morning's wor be
fore the family go to bed, she is al
lowed to come in and stt with them,
though, as a rulo, she is not always
AN OUD AND WEL.Ii TRIED REMEDY
Mrs. Vinbi.oy,s Suotjiinci Syrdi for children
taothlnK should nlwuyflbo Ais for children while
tccthltur, it noftena tho ininrn, allayn tho pain,
cures wind cl c and Is tho best remedy for dlar
ihoon. Twouty-flvo conta a boUte,
to bed wltb cold feet, for tbis is a
fruitful cause of poor sleep, colds,
fretfulness on getting up of mornings
and the tendency to cold feet will
become more pronounced if not
checked, leading often to serious re
sults. Each member of tho family,
but .especially the mother and' small
children, should have bed-socks, and
no matter what tho urgency, the
speks should be slipped on tho feet
before they touch the floor. The
socks are easily made, and can bo
fashioned from old sock or stocking
legs, tho feet of wbich havo given
out, as patches will not hurt the feet
uia pioces or oianicet, or woolen
cloth, or scraps of mon's woolen gar
ments, can bo used. Or they may be
knitted just as one would knit a
sock foot, starting at the anklo, and
28, 18'40, .Mr, Sankey '&& Tils death:
laokedvbut a few days of1 being sixty
eigbt years Old. He ha,d ' traveled
much, sung much, written , mucn,
published much and given much to;
further, tho. Gospel among men His.
song books are said to have a circu
lation of more, than 50,000,000
copies, and the hymns and tunes hot
wrote are used throughout. the Bng-1
lish-speaking world, if not through-
out the entire. Christian world, and;
they have been translated into many
languages and are sung in China,
Egypt, India, and many other lands
far from his own country. The story:
is told that, while engaged in a re-
ligious service with Mr. Moody at
Bdenburg, the congregation was
large, and at the close of the address
he was asked for a song. Suddenly
recalling an impression he had re-,
ceived while reading the words of
"The Ninety-and-Nine ." in an Emr-
lish paper the day previous, he took,
the clipping from his pocket, laid it
before him and sang five stanzas of
the song, improvising the tune on
the inspiration of the moment. Think
of. the Gospel hymns that follow the
sun around thp world wherever gos
pel meetings and prayer meetings
are heard, and think how truly it
may be said of this consecrated sing
er that his songs girdle the earth,
and though hrs voice is silent in
death, he yet sings to the world, and
unborn generations will listen, even
aB we, to his inspiring melodies.
-Progressive Farmer.
For Preserving Files of Newspapers
A correspondent in the Rural
Weekly gives directions for binding
and preserving newspapers, pamph-1
lets and magazines, which may be
tried by our readers: Purchase a'
ten-cent box of hollow rivets (the
kind used to mend straps on har
ness) ; lay the papers for two or
three months together and punch
two or three holes along the backs,
through the pile. Insert the rivets
in these holes, head them down, as
you would in the harness mending.
A thick, tough piece of wrapping
paper, or a heavy covering of oil
cloth may be fastened as a protec
tion, like the binding of a book
using tape strings through the holes)
and this will preserve , 'tho outsldo
pages. A hollow punch may be pur
chased for about ten "cents, or the
holes' may be made with an awl or
Wire :nail. Tho punch, is bettor
however, and can be utered for many
other ; things. ;At the. (close of the
volumej tho booklets can be fastened
all -together, by running, a strong
string ' or tape through the hollow
rivets, and thus the volume will be
preserved.
For Breakfast'
The !no-brealcfast p'lan may work
we'll for the sedentary Worker, but
for the man or woman, engaged in
physical , labor, a . good breakfast is
seemingly imperative; it means fuel
fOr th'e'f body,' and "shbiil'd consist of
good, nourishing food which agrees
with tho stomach of the Vorker. A
'pOpr 'breakfast is worse"' than none,
a'tfd nOC every one- caii'r endure the
'der'eals "and baby-fodtts';'that are so
fashionable a fad. White coffee is a
'stimulant, and many th'irik they can
HOt work Without their" breakfast
cup, it" is a veritable" poison to very
many of its advocates, 'with, or with
out their cognizance of the fact. A
physician 'who has nla'de a thorough
study 'of digestive subjects tells us
that there are thousands of persons
suffering" from indigestion caused by
eating- fruits'-and cdredlsy. but" Who
persist'!-:' their use because so much
is said in' their ' favorV" Tli ere are
thousand who can 'not eat fruit or
eereaTa; for breafast','witlr6irt suffer
ing ''intensely for it, btrt can make
a 'breakfast of; good'1-'"bread, well
dbo'ked ' eggs, 'meat, gravies' and po
tatoes uhff 'TelistiHh'e saineywitli the
happiest results ' Mnny admit that
theycttn not eat'&cid'bbrried, Or other
tart fruits, who struggle bravely to
feat l-dw lemons, or- drink diluted
lemon iUice.Oh an emtft'y stomach in
the belief that lemOn- jui6o is a sure
cure for liver troubles! "Some stom
achs can not tolerate" "apples with
out the person' suffering" from bloat
ing, or other digetiva 'derangements,
'yet persist In their use because
"fruit is so wholesome." In spito
of the popular doctrine that one has
Ohly to eat plenty of fruit in order
to be well, there is a constantly
growing contingent that are arriv
ing at the conclusion that, fruit eat
ing is "not at all times, or to all per
sons, desirable.
Some Corn Cakes
Corn Puffs One -cupful of cold
mashed potato rubbed 'through a
sieve; one cupful of sweet milk; add
the well-beaten yolk of one egg;
then add slowly, beating constantly,
one cupful of corn meal, and last,
the white of the egg beaten to a
stiff froth; bake in hot gem pans
at once. If the potato was not salt
ed, a half teaspoonful of salt should
be added to the batter.
Confederate Corn Cake Two cup
fuls Of sugar, one cupful of butter,
three cupfuls of fine corn meal, two
cupfuls of sweet milk, six eggs, one
teaspoonful of soda and two of cream
tartar. Beat the whites and yolks
of the eggs separately; cream the
butter and sugar and add the beaten
yolks, then the milk, and stir In the
meal which should have been sifted
with the soda and cream tartar.
Lastly, add the stiffly beaten whites,
and ilavor to taste. Bake in small
pans, or gem pans.
C6rn Batter Cakes Three cupfuls
of sour milk, teaspoonful of soda,
teaspoonful of salt, one egg, table-
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