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The Commoner.
VOLUME 9, NUMBER 35
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A Vision in September
Today, as by a magic wand,
A breeze Is wafted from the years
Of long "ago and- f r6m beyond
The city as it disappears.
On far horizons softly lean
The hills against the coming night,
And mantled with a russet green
The orchards gather into sight;
As through the apples, high and low,
In ruddy colors deeply spread
From core to rind, the sun melts
slow,
"With, gold upcaught across the red.
larva of many devastating Insects. Inj
the fruit or vegetable garden make
a note of what is lacking, and either
fill the vacancies this fall, or early
next spring. Many things which
make for comfort can bo set out or
seeded down during the cool months
now at hand. Try to have a good
garden next season.
Removing Staii
Black lace veils should nave a lit-
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tie ammonia in the wash water, and
no soap, in order to keep them from
getting rusty looking. Colored chif
fons, if of good quality will stand
this method of cleaning. If care-
And here and there, with sighs and fully pinned by the edges to a sheet,
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Among the hills an echo rings
Remotely as the water falls
And down the meadow softly sings.
to dye them, and here is a good dye,
if one prefers logwood dye to that
sold in packages: For five pounds
6f goods, dissolve six ounces of blue
vitriol in water enough to cover the
goods, boiling the water and vitriol
together for a few minutes. Then
dip the goods in the water, lifting
and stirring it for three quarters of
an hour, in order to have all parts
of it soaked with the solution. Take
out the goods, and throw the solu
tion away; ' make a dye with three
pounds of extract of logwood, and
boil one-half hour," using sufficient
water to cover the goods when put
in; then put the goods into the dye
and boil three quarters of . an hour
more, lifting and stirring as before.
A. wind goes by; the air is stirred
With secret whispers far and near;
Another token just a word
Had made the rose's meaning clear.
I see the fields; I catch the scent
Of odors from the fresh split wood,
Where bearded moss and stains are
blent
With autumn rains, and all is
good.
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An air aTlslng turns and lifts '
Ttie fallen leaves where they had
: lain
Beneath the trees, then weakly shifts
And slowly settles back again.
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While with far shouts, now home-
1 ward bound,
Across the fields the toilers go;
And with the darkness closing round,
The lilies of the twilight blow.
William Griffith, in Hampton's
Magazine.
With Ourselves
In response to requests, we are
still giving much space to recipes,
and wo acknowledge the kind words
-which accompany both the requests
and the contributed recipes which
have been asked for, with thanks for
same.
Will the lady who called for the
words to the poem, "Drifted Out to
Sea," please send her address, as
her letter has been mislaid. Several
readers have kindly sent in copies.
We hope you are doing wnnt you
can to reduce the army of house
flies. This can most effectually be
done by keeping everything clean
and all foods, garbage, etc., well cov-
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preme motive in life of the fly is to
hike himself with swift wings to
ward the strongest smell. lie goes
to kitchens and other equally potent
advertising places which lure him
through his natural instincts be
cause that is where he gets what he
wants. No fly ever found his food
through sight; the odor is what at
tracts him. If one has a clean kitch
en and no refuse lying by, it is al
most certain that the house-fly eoes
elsewhere. It is not open doors that
Invito him but the oponhanded gen
erosity of odorous foods and the
conditions of the premises which
promise satisfaction to his instincts."
Clean out all the corners and burn
the weeds and trash wherever found.
Look over the cellars and ' storage
rooms, and get them sweet and clean
for the new crops that will soon need
housing or storing from the frost and
the weather. Clean up the kitchen
garden and thus kill the eggs and
Indelible. The sooner a stain of any
sort Is attended to, the easier it may
be removed. When a stain is al
lowed to dry, it Is often impossible
to get it all out.
For grease, any solvent of grease
may be used, such as chloroform,
benzine, gasoline, kerosene, and for
some grease, turpentine and alcohol.
All of these solvents are inflammable
and should be used with due regard
to fire precautions. Sometimes an
emulsion may be formed by causing
grease to mix with soap and the
I stain will wash out; if washing soda,
or ammonia is usea, a soap win
form, and will easily wash out.
French chalk scraped on a grease
spot on cloth and held over a hot
iron is a good way for delicate col
ors; the heat melts the grease and
the chalk absorbs it.
Fresh ink stains on white fabrics
may be removed by wetting with
lemon juice and 'spreading thickly
with salt, exposing to hot sunshine
and renewing the lemon juice as it
dries. If ink is spilled on a carpet,
cover the spot with salt, let stay
half an hour, then brush off; repeat,
if necessary. Rust, unless very old,
may be removed in tne same way;
oxalic acid will take out many stains,
but the fabric will come out with
the stain unless great care is taken.
Wine stains on table linen should
be covered at once with salt and as
soon as possible washed in soda or
borax water. Buttermilk will re
move mildew; vinegar and water
may be tried, but in both cases, the
action of hot sunshine is a great help.
dry.
For Renovating
This is recommended for removing
deep scratches on hardwood finish of
Hold a red-hot fire poker
Tomato Catsnp
Mrs. J. L. sends us the following
method of putting up catsup which
Is not so troublesome as it would
seem, from the details:
Wash and slice without peeling,
nice, ripe red tomatoes enough to
make after cooking and straining;
ten quarts of pulp and juice; cook
in a porcelain-lined preserving ket
tle until soft, stirring constantly to
keep from scorching, using a wood
en paddle or spoon. Rub first
through a colander, then rub this
fine pulp through a meal or flour
sieve, pushing through all the pulp
that will go, which will be about
all of it Measure the strained to
mato pulp and cook down until quite
thick. Have in a second kettle five
level tablespoonfuls of salt, three
level tablespoonfuls of ground black
pepper, tablespoonful and a half of
ground cinnamon, half tablespoonful
of ground cloves, one teacupful of
white coffee sugar, and two and sje
half quarts of sharp vinegar; have
these thoroughly mixed, then set on
the stove and bring to the boiling
point, then pour into the boiling to
mato pulp and cook for five minutes,
when it Is ready to bottle. Any kind
of a bottle may be used, but small
ones are preferred. Have them per
fectly clean and sweet. Heat each
bottle before -filling by filling with
warm to hot water, pour out the wa
ter and fill with the catsup at once.
Have ready at hand a square each
of clean writing paper and new mus
lin for each bottle, large enough to
go over the top of the bottle and
come down on the neck far enough
to tie securely. Have plenty of
wrapping cord, and on a plate the
unbeaten white of an egg. When
brine over night. In the morning,
take them from the brine, wipe dry
carefully without bruising, and pack
in glass fruit jars. Boil some vine
gar, and add to each quart of vine
gar one heaping pint of sugaT and a
level teaspoonful of mixed spices (to
be had mixed at the grocers). Pour
this over the pickles, boiling hot,
taking care to fill all air spaces, then
seal the jars air-tight.
Two Select tiny green cucumbers,
two or -three inches long, and pour
over them a strong brine, heated to
the boiling point. Let stand until
the brine gets cold, then heat it
again and pour over the cucumbers.
When it has cooled the second time,
throw away the brine, and wash the
pickles in cold water; dry them and
pack in a jar. Make a syrup of one
quart of vinegar and four cupfuls
of brown sugar; put into the syrup
mixed whole spices to suit the taste,
using a tablespoonful to each half
gallon jar. Bring the vinegar and
spices to the boiling point and pour
over the pickles. Let stand twenty
four hours, then pour off the vinegar,
heat again, and return to the pickles.
If the syrup seems too thin, pour it
off a third time, boil down to suit
and return to the pickles.
Three Soak tiny green cucumbers
over night in strong brine; in the
morning scald them with weak vin
egar, after having rinsed the brine
from them in cold water. Heat at
the same time strong vinegar to the
boiling point, with- one ounce each
of cassia buds, ginger root and three
cupfuls of sugar to each gallon of
vinegar. Pack your cucumbers in
glass fruit jars with a little horse
radish and green peppers, and after
packing closely cover the tops with
a layer of green grape leaves, leaving
half an inch or more space at the
top for the vinegar. Carefully pour
the'boiling hot vinegar into them and
seal.
an inch above the scratch for a min
ute, then when the place is cool rub ready to seal, dip the piece of paper
nara with a mixture of olive oil, al- m tne egg and place over the top
cohol and vinegar, equal parts. This
mixture is also an excellent polish
for furniture, and will clean soiled
surfaces.
For the wicker chair, try staining
Instead of painting it when it begins
to look shabby. First wash well
with a brush and strong soapsuds;
rinse and dry in the sun; wet the
whole surface with clear hot water
before using the stain. A good black
dye is made by boiling a quarter of
a pound 'of extract of logwood in a
gallon and a half of water; add two
ounces of blue vitriol' dissolved in a
pint of water; boil ten minutes more.
skim, and apply boiling hot" to the
chair, using a thick soft brush. Two
days after the first coat, give a
second.
In preparing old woolen garments
for making over, it is often necessary
of the bottle, holding it down tight
ly with one hand, and with the other
hand dip a piece of muslin in t.h
egg and lay over the paper, pressing
down good and tight, then tie both
about the neck of the bottle with the
cord. When all the bottles are filled,
have in an old tin cup a piece of
rosin the size of an egg and a table
spoonful of lard; melt these together
and cover the top and neck of the
bottles with the hot sealing wax. If
correctly done, this catsup will last
for two or three years in good condition.
Health Notes
Mrs. L. B. asks for the formula
for a fruit laxative given in this de
partment some years ago. Here it
is: Steep two ounces of senna leaves
(to be had of the druggist) in one
quart of water until a strong tea is
made. Strain -this over one pound
each of chopped, seeded (not seed
less) raisins, prunes and figs, and
add a half cupful of white sugar and
a tablespoonful of Epsom salts. Let
soak over night; add another pint
of water and simmer slowly, stir
ring'often to keep from burning, un
til a thick, smooth jam is formed.
Turn this out into a shallow square
tin pan and when dry, cut into inch
squares and pack in paraffin paper
lined boxes. At night eat one of the
squares.
For a simple Tiome remedy for
stomach troubles, this is given: Get
Sweet Green Cucumber Pickles
Gather the cucumbers when about
two Inches long. Cover them with
scalding water and let them remain
six or eight hours, then pour off the
water and cover them with a strong
Cash for Recipes
The American Homestead of
Lincoln, Neb., is offering spe
cial prizes every month to its
subscribers for the best recipes,
household suggestions, new
ways of doing things about the
home, etc.
The American Homestead is
a national farm and household
journal devoted to better farm
ing and better farm life. It is
a paper that will interest any
housewife. It contains matter
of special Interest to every one
interested in home gardening,
fruit growing, poultry raising,
bee-keeping, etc. It is unlike
any other farm paper. Always
bright, interesting and enter
taining. See special offer on
pago 12 of tills issue.
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