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The Commoner.
Vol. a, No. 10.
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The Home Department.
. A Gustatory flemory.
Last Thanltsgivln'-dlnnor wo
IiJt at Qranny'o house, an' sho
Ilnd 1st Hko sho alius docs
Most an' best pies over wuz.
Canned blackburry-plo an' goose
Hurry, squashln'-full o' juice;
An' rozburry yes, an' plum
Yes, an' churry-plo 'ura-yum!.
Poach an' punlcln', too, you bet,
Lawzyl I Idn taste 'cm yet!
Yos, an' custard-plo, an' mince!
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An' I ain't ot no pie since!
James Whitcomb Itiloy In the Century.
rir5 John A. Logan on Younjr People
(Copyrighted by W. K. Henrst.)
Wo aro not ambitious to bo consid
ered a "croalcor" In any sonso of the
word, but cannot rofraln from calling
attention to the evidences dally wit
nessed of the almost criminal care
lessness of parents of tho present day
In tho matter of constant vigilance in
tho caro of their children. Girls and
boys, especially of wealthy and well-to-do
families, aro allowed to grow up
with almost a total disregard of pa
rontal authority.
They come and go at thoir own
sweet will, without oven so much as
consulting tho wishes of elthor their
mothors, fathors or guardians. In all
too many cases thoy have been ban
ished to tho nursery until they woro
old onough to go to school. Even
then thoro is very llttlo attention given
A 11LIND WANDERER,
Didn't Know That Fooil Could Restore Her.
A well known writer uses Grape
Nuts as a tonic when feeling the ef
fects of extra heavy work. Sho writes,
"Grape-Nuts should bo taken regularly
r.s one would a tonic. I eat mine cold
In tho morning with hot milk or cream
poured over it, and it is delicious,
nourishing and strengthening.
Some time ago I said to a lady
friend who waB a great sufferer from
dyspepsia and has been an invalid for
five years, and who was a mam Rimio-
ton, 4If I had only known you sooner
you need not havo suffered all these
years.' She looked at me In surprise
and asked mo what I would havo done.
' Ishould havo put you on Grape-Nuts
Breakfast Food,' I replied quite confi
dently. 'Did you over hear of it?'
Oh. yes she had heard of it, but never
tried It as sho had never had her at
tention called to it especially and had
not thought it applied to her needs.
'Now,' I said, If you will just set
.about it and try Grape-Nuts for a
weok, three times a day, I will guaran
tee you will rise up and call mo
blessed.'
She took my advice and followed it
faithfully. When I saw her about a
week later she looked like a different
person although she had only gained
two pounds in weight, but said sho felt
so much better and stronger and has
greatly improved in health and
strength since using the food.
She is getting well and you can im
agine her delight is unbounded. My
own experience and that of others is
sufficient evidence of tho scientific
2S2SSf t n00(1 45at supplIes no"Jr
ishment to tho system and builds up
liv Jf Tt lm nerve centros." Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
to tho investigation of the schools to
which thoy aro sent.
Not Infrequently thoy fall Into equal
ly Indifferent hands in these Institu
tions, many of whom have as their
principal object money-getting rather
than tho drudgery of educating and
training of their pUpils, particularly
in that class of boarding schools that
advortlso extensively for pupils whom
thoy promise to surround "with all
tho caro and comforts of Christian
homos" but who practically leave the
pupils to their own dovices, without
giving any more attention than they
can avoid, to tho diet, manners, morals
or mental training of those entrusted
to thoir caro.
Tho boys usually indulging in ci
garettes and escapades that fall little
short of criminality. Tho girls in
more than one case keeping pretty
close to the boys In aping their in
digencies, often adopting tho "small
vices" of their male companions.
Bicycling, golf, football, tennis, sup
pors at restaurants, matinees and
vaudeville performances occupying
much more of their time and thoughts
than the curriculum thoy are supposed
to be mastering.
To one brought up under the stricter
observances of tho rules of propriety
and womanly modesty, purity of mind
and heart under the old regime, the
rooms of many of the young men and
girls, in their homes and the boarding
schools of today, furnish material for
reflection and alarm at the moral de
generacy of tho present generation.
Pictures of actors and actresses in
all the roles outside of the legitimate
drama; all tho Instruments necessary
for tho various games and amuse
ments now in vogue, adorning the
walls and tho places of their instal
ment, displacing in the young ladies'
rooms all of the old time accessories of
work table, writing desk, musical in
struments, artists' materials and eas
els, and other feminine requirements.
Too many young men allowing their
minds to bo filled with the knowledge
of sports instead of that of the useful
and practical, so necessary for suc
cess and the attainment of a high
place In the world.
Often the laudable ambition of the
achievement of the highest prizes giv
ing way to that of the less noble of
tho championship as sprinter, rower,
kuu, uasoDaii piayer, football kicker,
cricketer, or some game that happens
to be tho fad of the day.
While young girls and matrons are
equally eager to bo the champion golf,
tennis or basket ball players; and we
havo heard of football clubs of women
These ambitions supplanting the more
attractive accomplishments of music
painting and other triumphs in thd
refinement of life. We know of in
stances where the violent exercise to
secure the championship has resulted
in the most serious invalidism for
young women and disastrously to the
offspring of matrons.
Sports that tend to the development
of tho race and especially to that of
the men of any people, if indulged in
for that purpose, with an observance
of proper moderation, aro all right.
Wo know that any criticism along
theoo lines is quite offensive but the
disposition cf Americans to go to ex
tremes in all things is so evident, and
tho undesirablo ovil resulting from
these excesses so apparent, that it is
hatt taring People to call a
Thero is also another side to this
Ind scrlminato association of the sexes
jvithout the restraint of chaperons and
J!ora, A11? Is aPPaning to every,
thoughtful, kilned person. The style
of dress adopted by these young peo
ple for their games ty most demoraliz
ing and destructive to modesty in
women.
Tho familiarity begotten by the
negligee costumes and the free and
easy lolling about while resting from
century bicycle rides and games can
havo but one effect tL it of engender
ing a disregard for the delicate in
stincts of modesty in women and less
respect for womanhood in men.
Women come to think that tho
swagger and coarseness of men who
come into their presence in their
sweaters, with the over accompanying
cigarettes, are not so bad after all,
and hold them guiltless of offense or
disrespect, because thoy know they
have lowered their own standards of
dignity by their want of fastidious at
tention to their mode of dress and
careless manners.
These "as you please" ways of so
ciety aro 'ar-reaching in their deleteri
ous effects. Men think nothing of
publicly saluting their female ac
quaintances in tho most familiar way
joining them on tho street, prome
nading and loitering about the parks
and places of resort as if they were
members of the samo household.
Numerous young women bedeck
themselves in all their gorgeousness
and walk up and down the streets and
avenues of the towns and cities, know
ing they will pass places frequented
by young men, purposely designing
to attract their attention, and, if pos
sible, inveigle them into joining them,
many times expecting that the young
men will invite them into some place
for refreshments over which they
spend hours in silly twaddle over
nothings, ignoring the fact that they
have forfeited their claims to re
spectability. -
In this way women, sometimes of
very mature years, become irretriev
ably entangled with young men who
sooner or later become disenchanted
and throw them aside, while the
young men are so demoralized them
selves by the association of such
women that they are ruined and must
pay the penalty of wrong-doing by the
loss of confidence in their Integrity
l .d devotion to their business or pro
fession. The insatiable revenge of their vic
tims demanding in some cases life it
self, as exemplified a while ago with
in the shadow of the dome of the Na
tional capitol,, and more recently in
the case cf Walter Brooks, who, if re
ports, are true, was a victim of the
wiles of a wayward girl.
Mothers, teachers and guardians are
directly responsible for such tragedies
by allowing their daughters to go
about unattended by a chaperon It
is surprising that so many young
women escape entrapment by the
many pitfalls laid for them as they go
about alone in the most crowded
thoroughfares of large and small cit
ies, pushing and shoving their way till
they attain what they desire some
times a nothing, not worth the expos
ure of their pretty faces to the lecher
ous eyes ever on the alert for beauty.
If in the discharge of duty a younj?
woman must go abroad alone, she can
protect herself from intrusion by a
dignified reserve that all men respect.
If she dresses simply and preserves a
modest demeanor she can always de
pend upon the gallantry of men whom
she meets if anything should occur
which would require their assistance
or protection.
As a rule this class of women have
no trouble but command the respect
of all their masculine acquaintance,
it is the leisure class of both sexes
who come under the maxim "There is
always something evil for idle hands
to do."
Wo trust that the alarm has been
sounded everywhere and that parents
and guardians will awaken to a real
izing sense of their moral responsibil
ity for the rising generation, and that
they will know where their sons and
II TK
Fantastic
stories have
been written of
magic mirrors ia
which the future
was revealed. If
such a thinor xonrt
possible many a bright - faced brido
would shrink from the revelation of her
self, stripped of all her loveliness. If
there is one thing which would make a
woman shrink from marriage it is to see
the rapid physical deterioration which
comes to so many wives. The cause ia
generally due to womanly diseases.
kost health and lost comeliness aro
restored by the use of Dr. Pierce's Fa
vorite Prescription. It cures irregular
ity and dries weakening drains. It
heals inflammation and ulceration, and
cures female weakness.
"It is with the greatest pleasure that I tell
you what Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and
' Golden Medical Discovery have done for me,
writes Mrs. Emma L. Barikes, of 1952 North jth,
Street, Harrisburg, Pa. They have done me a
world of good. I had female weakness for six
years; sometimes would feel so badly I did hot
know what to do, but I found relief at last,
thanks to Dr. Pierce for his kind advice. I have
this medicine still in my house and will always
keep it." J
If you are led to the purchase of
w Favorite Prescription" because of its
remarkable cures of other women, do
not accept a sub'stitute which has none
of these cures to its credit.
Free. Dr. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser, paper covers, is sent
free on receipt of 21 one-cent stamps
to pay expense of mailing only. Or
for cloth-boUtid volume send 31 stamps.
Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
wards and daughters are at all times,
until they are safely launched in tho
resistless tide of human affairs. New
York Journal.
A Cheerful Kitchen.
When women are More generally
architects, kitchens will be things of
beauty and comfort. Walls will, bo
tiled half-way up, so that smoke, spat
tering grease, r.nd other kitchen ills
will be powerless to spoil them. Sinks
will bo high enough to prevent broken
backs.
Kitchen closets will have glass doOra
through which their contents may bo
readily noted. Aluminum cooking
utensils will add a touch of brightness
to the scene, and altogether the kitchen
may be made more habitable by a lit
tle care. Linoleum, which may be
easily washed, may cover the floor,
and the walls may be covered with lin
oleum also, so that they may be read
ily wiped off when soiled. Sink clos
ets may be abolished, and a bad ten
dency on the part of the servants ful
ly overcome. The kitchen table may
be covered with oilcloth, neatly tacked
under the edges, and tho kitchen la
bors lightened to that extent.
hp, aSS"Ad0i0re,d pboar(ls may bo
used. A book-shelf which contains a
few cookery books will help the cook's
memory and a rush-seated rocking
chair and a hassock will tend to her
comfortNorthwestern Christian Advocate.
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