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The Commoner.
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brother to Child"
Is
thoro no way my life can save
thlno own a pain?
Is tho lovo of a mother no possibJo
gain?
, No labor" of Hercules search for tho
grail
No way for this wonderful to avail?
Ood In Heaven, 0, teach mo.
My prayer has bqon answered; the
pain thou must hear
Is tho pain of tho world's llfo which
thy llfo must share.
Thou art one with tho world
though
1 lovo thee tho best,
And to save thee from pain, I must
savo all tho rest.
With God's help, I'll do it.
Thou art one with tho rest; I must
lovo thee In them!
Thou wilt sin with tho rest, and thy
mother must stem
Tho sin of tho world. Thou wilt
. weop, and thy mother must dry
Tho tears of the world lest her darl
ing should cry.
I will do it, God helping.
And I stand not alone. I will gather
,a band
Of all loving mothers from land unto
laud;
Our children are part of tho world
do, you hoar?
They aro ono with tho world; wo
must hold them all dear.
Lovo all for our child's sako.
1 For tho salce of my own, I must
hasten to savo
All the' children of earth from tho
t Jail and tho grave;
For so, and so only, I lighten the
share
Of tho pain of tho world that my
darling must bear.
Even so, and so only.
Charlotte Perkins Stetson.
quored by somo cruel fate, or crushed
by somo bitter discouragement, wo
feel tho iron of tho world within our
souls. "Over tho hill," when somo
lesson of llfo has loft us helpless
and hopeless, and robbed us of all
the little strength and courage our
struggles have loft us. "Over tho
hill," wo see tho glimmer of tho
crown, shining above the marble
memorial and we recall, with a peace
that passeth understanding, that
when tho night shadows fall too heav
ily for longer toil, tho dear Lord
glveth his children rest and sleep,
on the other side of tho "low green
curtain that never outward swingB."
Looking Above
Those beautiful evenings, "when
we are forced out of the house by
tho oven-like heat, may bo made
most wonderfully entertaining, and
add greatly to our knowledge of the
worlds about us, if we cultivate an
acquaintance with the heavenly
bodies through a good telescope, or
oven a good field glass. How very
few of us know that the great plan
ets are accompanied by satellites
moons, not only one, but many, and
these little moons are clearly to be
seen through the aid of the glass.
To thousands of people, the stars
are but mere specks of light hung,
they wot not where or how, In the
depths of the heavens. They seldom
lift their eyes to tho "beauty of the
heavens," nor can they give a name
to moro than half a dozen of the
most brilliant, If even so many. Tho
"constellations" are myths to them,
and few of them could bo outlined or
located by the chance observer. Yet
to one who has even a school boy's
knowledge of astronomy, and the
smallest thread of sentiment in his
soul, tho star-studded heavens is one
of the sublimest of all spectacles. It
Is tho only one which can. give even
a glimpse of tho vastness of the In
finite and Eternal. "What Is man,
that Thou art mindful of him," is
the cry of the forgotten poet, as he
considers the glories of the heavens.
Even a good opera glass will greatly
multiply the number of visible stars
in any group. Taking tho little
group we call the Pleiades, with its
six visible stars, a good opera glass
will multiply the number many times,
while a most powerful instrument
will bring into view several thou
sands. Sixty or moro of these Bur
pass our sun in splendor, one of
them being a thousand times more
house and betake ourselves to the
cool green woods and purling wa
ters. The thought of mountains,
lakeside, rivers and seashore gives
us a veritable headache of longing,
but ono glance at our pocket book
shows us how very Impractical such
longings are. What may we do to
rest our minds and bodies these hot,
irritating days?
Now, do you ever try to realize
that & "tour of the world", or of
any given part of the continent, is
not such an impossibility, if we only
go about It in earnest? In many
cases, wo need not go far from our
own domicile in order to know a
f great deal about a great many places.
If you have a town or village li
brary, there are always books of
travel which can be borrowed; the
advertisements of the great railways
and .steamship lines nre to be had
for the asking, and many of their
booklets aro veritable storehouses of
knowledge. Their descriptions are
made clear by both print and picture,
and are accurate, because they have
to be, even though they present only
tho alluring side. The study of these
books of travel .may be a family af
fair, or you can take the trip alone.
It Ib very interesting, and if .you
put In only an hour ortwo a day,
pouring over them, together with a
good map which Is generally fur
nished among the advertising matter,
you will get a very clear idea of the
"lay of tho land,' from which knowl
edge you can converse very intelli
gently and understandingly with
your friends who have made the trip
in person. Try this, if you can do
no better, and if you find some day
that you really can take the trip,
the knowledge will be of great ser
vice to you in many ways.
women, who combine profit with
pleasure, and many of these sensible
people will go in their own convey
ances. Begin now to plan, and plan
closely and wisely. If you can stay
but a day two days go, and go de
termined to get all tho good possiblo
out of the trip. Teach the young
folks that part of tho responsibility
of the trip must rest in their hands,
and don't take mother along just
because she will 'come handy' about
meal-time."
Reminders
"The Blessing of Rest"
From my sunny south window, In
.All directions can bo seen bits of
beautiful landscape, jeweled here
and there with walls of wood or
brick or stone the home-nests of
tho suburban world, burnished by
the summer sunshine into seeming
golden palaces hung amid the tossing
tree-tops. When tho evening shad
ows fall, gllntings of "home-lights
flash" out from many a leafy covert,
and from many homos unseen by
dtwHeht. th RhnYInwn nf flm nlrri,f.
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iaii oring out rays of star-like bril- U1""uuu ABironomers calculate tnat
liancy. Ovor tho leafy walls I often
look, wondering what lies beyond the
far-away hills, and many a picture
of tlio probable and the possible hang
on the walls of vagrant fancy. So,
ono day, I wont out into tho un
known, seeking the solution of tho
haunting problem, and I found
Oyer the hill, a little white-walled
chapel and a silent city, a peaceful
spot where the weary aro at rest,
and where the world's turmoil does
not come. A peaceful, undisturbed
spot amid tho cool country airs and
sweet, unchallenged sunshine; whore
cue cnanging seasons come and go
each laying its tribute on tho lowly
mpunds which mark the silent rest
ing places of something that wo have
loved and laid away. On this side,
lies tho great, groaning world, with
its toil, unrest and temptation; on
that peace and rest from all earth's
tiresome things. "Over the hill" we
look with wistful eyes when, con-
tnls constellation has a diameter of
more than 40,000,000,000 miles. So
for away from us aro the Pleiades
that, if our sun wero there, it would
hardly be visible through the opera
glass that shows us nearly a hundred
new stars in the group a' group that
compared to which our own solar
system is scarcely more than a celes
tial toy. Will you not study tho
stars these nights?
For tho Hot Days
We are tired of the cooking and
cleaning, tho washing and bleaching
and ironing; tho sight of the pots,
pans and kettles fills us with dis
gust, and the thought of the sewing
machine gets onto our nerves. The
work of canning, pickling and pre
serving literally "ads fuel to the
flame," and nothing seems so desir
able as just to turn off tho gas, cool
tho coal rarige, stuff the perishable
things in the ice chest, shut up tho
A Profitable Vacation
Mrs. G., of Illinois, says: "Tell
our women readers to make ready
to attend the state fair, and take as
many of the family with you as you
can manage. The county fair should
not bo impossible for the whole fam
ily, but if you have to be at much
expense for tho trip to the state fair,
there must be discrimination. Yet
it could be accomplished without so
very great cost, if you would try the
old-fashioned way of traveling with
yoar own conveyance. If you can
not afford an automobile, take the
big farm wagon. Get a stout cover
for it, and if you have to make it
up at home, makp it serviceable. A
good canvas cover will last many
seasons, . if you take care of it and
keep it for the ono purpose of pleas
ure. Take whatever you need (mind,
I say 'need') to sleep on, and a big
box of substantial provisions, with
tno air-spaces filled in with 'goodies.'
A small alcohol stove, that will an
swer every purpose, can be had for
from two to five dollars, and this
like the canvas cover, if taken care
of, is &' good investment you will
find it 'available' for many days and
seasons. Take a 'fireless cooker' with
it. Wear serviceable clothing, and
take only that kind with you. Leave
the fancy suits at home. Take toilet
articles wash hand basin, wash
cloths, soap, towels, combs, . hair
brush and mirror, and it would not
be a waste of energy to slip in the
clothes brush and the shoe-blacking
outfit. Do not wear new, unbroken
shoes! Go, expecting to enjoy your
self, and to mak, the trip enjoyable
to others. You will find plenty of
company there, sensible men and
Whatever you do, whether you
stay at home, or go away on a camp
ing expedition,, do not neglect tho
fireless cooker. If you can not af
ford the manufactured article, try
the home-made one. Even the crude
home-made affair should convince
you, if you give it a. fair trial, that
the principle on which they are run
is right and a money as well as time
and strength saver. There are sev
eral makes which claim to bake, and
responsible writers and editors as
sure us that they do what they
claim. The use of a cooker in ex
pert hands, such as any housewife
may become with practice, will not
only give better meals, but will les
sen the fuel bill and give tho house
wife the rest she needs.
The principle on which the baking
Is done is something like that of the
old-time baking oven which our
mothers set over a bed of coals, and
then covered the lid with coals to
cook the top of the contents. Two
plates are heated very hot, one of
them put into the bottom of the cook
er, the food set on it and covered
with the other heated plate, tho
whole covered closely, and the bak
ing is well done. Such cookers cost
about ten or twelve dollars, andhave
several other cooking vessels.
There Is a cover which is to be fit
ted to the gas stove, and it is claimed
that the cooking can bo done much
cheaper, several vessels set on tho
cover, kept cooking from the heat
of one burner. With two burners
going it is claimed that as many
things can be cooked as can be crowd
ed on the top of the stove just as
is the case with the coal or wood
range.
Denatured alcohol is the ordinary
alcohol of commerce rendered unfit
for drinking by the addition of some
soluble substance, and it is claimed
that this alcohol is a cheaper, clean
er, safer fuel and a better illuminant
than coal oil, and for cooking is
cheaper than coal.
Echoes of tho Panic
A report of the New York state
board of t charities shows that tho
increased cost to the state for the
support of needy people since the be
ginning of the financial depression
last fall, has been $3,000,000. In
New York City, during the year just
passed, the number of persons com
mitted to public charitable institu
tions whose applications for relief
were investigated, was double that
of the preceding year. The state
board removed 903 aliens to their
homes in other states and countries,
and in addition 2,420 persons com
mitted to New York City public
charity institutions were examined
but not removed for various causes.
If it were possible to get statistics
.of those who suffered in silence,
those who saw their savings of years
slowly but surely dwindle away, and
with them their hopes of a comfort
able nest egg for declining years,
the cost of the panic would add a
good many millions more, Ex,
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Somo Tried Recipes
If rice is cooked in the usual way
iha double boiler with slow cook
ing, It will become a pasty mass.
Try this way: Wash and clean and
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