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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (May 8, 1903)
wnw sw "w !" -y3WWIPJ Uiipj.iUHHil mj wMiwf n.qgiwyiWHWFffgpgii 8 The Commoner. VOLUME 3,-NUMBER 18, inmttwmmmiwmmu n" XyjfWwcG3 I 1 All Fl rTmPaiT w As? mr wr Va JK1 L JKft A jK A v Lo s Conduct ecfifr ttteten Watts && Slipping: Array. They aro slipping away thcso sweet, swift years, Liko a leaf on the current cast; With never a break in their rapid flow, We watch them, as one by one they go Into the beautiful past. As silent and swift as a weaver's thread, Or an arrow's flying gleam, As soft as the languorous breezes hid, That lift the willows' long golden lid, And ripple the glassy stream. One after another wo see them pass, Down the dim-lighted stair; Wo hear the sound of their steady tread In the stops of the centuries long slncc dead, As beautiful and as fair. There njro only a few years left us now Shall we waste them In idle strife? Shall wo trample them under our ruthless feet These few short hours, so rare, so sweet, That are left to us now, of life? Suth a littlo while! From our lips ah, let No cruel taunts bo heard; Weave goldon threads in Lifo's rare design, Fill full the measure with lovo's sweot wine, With lovo let our hearts be stirred. Selected. Ty Plantings. After the hurry and rush of the spring "order filling" is over, florists find themselves with many surplus kinds of plants, to be disposed of the best way possible, as it will not pay them to keep so many over into an other season. These they put up in assorted packages, often times plants or superior value along with their commoner sisters, and advertise them as "Surpriso" packages tho surprise being in tho quantity and value of tho plants given for so littlo money. Thoy commence sending them out about May 1, and continue generally through May and June. In many latitudes, this is as early as tho plants may bo safely sot out in the border, and, as tho plants aro of fine quality and al ways of desirable kinds, it is no loss to send for them. Of course, if one already has her garden full of flower ing plants, she Is apt to get many that she already has, but for tho be ginner, or tho woman who has but a few, or oven the woman who does not know what to order, these packages aro really valuable, and generally sat isfactory. These packages may bo of hardy perennials, or of plants for tho window garden; but to got what she wants, tho buyer must state in her order whether she wants hardy plants for out door planting, or plants for the house. This must be positively stated. Tho selection of the kinds Of plants must in all cases bo left to the florist, as it is only his surplus he thus disposes of. Jlli "cllec4ons" are advertised, after May 1, at reduced rates; not only of mailing plants and bulbs, but of larger sizes, which must reach tho buyer by express. If one wishes to get a miscellaneous collection for a little money, this is a very good way to cot It: inif. if ot on i.fi "i. y to kinds and varieties, it, is best to pux u, name, sending thelist price. Nearly all florists Include, when Ail ing an order, one or several "compli mentary" plants tho number and size depending upon tho size and val ue of your order. In case you feel that von pnnnnf nr- f dor plants, there are many beautiful tilings which can bo grown from a 3c to 5c packet of seeds; a great many seeds of perennial plants germinate very readily, and the plants thrive with ordinary care. Many very choice varieties may bo thus readily and cneapiy obtained for very little mon ey. For the busy woman who is al ways pushed for time, the plants may bo the bettor investment, but many oi them will need much intelligent care until well started. For the wo man just beginning her floricultural education, it is well to begin with the common, hardy kinds and many of these are as beautiful as are their delicate sisters of tho conservatory or window garden, while the raising of tnem is not half the trouble. There are few things more satisfactory, all things considered, than- the new strains of the "old" petunias, hardy garden pinks, portulaccas, zinnias, and oriental poppies. The old flowers of our grandmother's garden are again becoming fashionable, and many of them have never been equalled, in beauty or fragrance, by tho later creations of tho florists skill. Let us have the flowers. The care of them is good for the body and the soul, and nothing is so elevating and refining to the senses as the loving uuio oi mese "little sisters of the sun. For Pin Honey. One of tho things which a woman might do to make money during her spare moments, and gain in health at the same time, is to raise herbs. A herb garden would be an easy thing to make and keep, on a small scale not a fortune, but still some money might be made by the woman who cared to work in it In summer, many village lots are left to grow up in weeds and discarded tin cans espe cially tho back yards of too many village homes. A sage bush is fully as ornamental as an old shoe, and it presents tho additional attraction that a handful of its leaves will bring you 5 cents, and every bush is capable of yielding several handfuls of leaves. No matter if tho back yard is small; a littlo land well-tilled," may be a veritable gold mine, in more ways than one. You can raise a surprising amount of herbs on a littlo ground and many of your neighbors, as well as the butcher and tho druggist, will bo glad to patronize you if you have a superior article to sell, and they can depend on you to supply It regularly. Get your seeds of a reliable dealer, and this spring Is a good time to 'commence" to get ready. Query Box. Elizabeth D., Boston. You will find answer to your query in an article published in another column. Mrs. L. S., Osceola, Mo. Answered your inquiry by quoting from, circular sent out by division of entomology bureau of agriculture, published in an other column. Miss Eva D., Kansas. Answered by mail, as you requested. Sufferer. Nervous dyspopsia is a symptom of mal-nutrition; some por tion or portions of tho nervous sys tem are not properly nourished, ow ing to tho inability of the stomach, from some cause or causes, to extract the necessary nutriment from tho food given it Indigestion debilitates the nervous system and every organ of the body. R. M. E. In cities, the best time for dinner is after business hours, or, from five to eight o'clock. In the country it may be an hour or two earlier. It is obligatory upon you to be punctual at the hour mentioned in the invitation, and not too earjy. A hostess is not required to wait longer than fifteen minutes for a tardv guest Inquirer. For graham crackers, take seven cups of graham flour, one cup of thick sweet cream, one pint of rich sweet milk, two teaspoonfuls baking powder and a little salt; if butter is preferred to cream, omit the salt Sift the baking powder with the flour; (if a cupful of butter is used instead of the cream, rub tho butter Into the flour, or) add the cream to the flour, then the milk, mix well, roll as thin as soda crack ers, cut in any shape desired, bake quickly, then leave about the stove for a few hours to dry thoroughly. Mrs. E. H., Parkersburg, W. Va. When flour and yeast are good, and the bread is properly baked, the cause of holes in it is due to lack of knead ing in the dough, allowing it to rise too long, or using too much yeast Half-worn towels, old linen table cloths, or soft linens make good tea towels; many people find the thin muslin sacks in which flour is bought very excellent. The best, and only sure way to remove liver, or brown spots from the face is to see that the disordered liver which is the cause of them does its work properly. No other removal will be permanent Be gin with your health first. Mrs. L. P., Vernon Co., Mo. Fruit granites are made the same as water ices, from fruit juices, sugar and -water, with the exception that small fruits are added whole, the larger fruits in pieces, to the preparation after it is frozen. They must be frozen with as little stirring as pos sible. For strawberry granite, take one pint of orange juice, one pint of strawberry juice, one quart of whole strawberries, one and one-half pounds of sugar, one quart of water. Boil the sugar and water together for five min utes, arop the whole strawberries in to this hot syrup, lift carefully with a skimmer and place on a platter to cool; then add to the syrup the strawberry and orange juices; strain and freeze the same as water ice When frozen, stir in tho strawberries and serve in glasses. Mrs. L. Allen. Water ices are made by boiling sugar and water to gether and then cooling It When the sugar and water are boiling, the time must be exactly noted, the scum re moved and the syrup strained while hot through a fine cloth. The freezer must be packed precisely the same as for ice cream, but tho water ice must not be stirred continually only oc casionally; you can give the crank a few very slow turns, then let it rest then turn slowly again as before and rest again, and so continue until the water ice is frozen pretty hard- H must not be light or frothy; a much longer time is required for freezing water ice than is required for freez! lne ice cream. When the mass S sufficiently frozen, take out the" dash er scrape down the sides of the can put a cork in the lid, draw the wK from the tub, repack it, cover with an uiu view ul carpet, ana stand asid3 two or three Imurs to become mellow and smooth. Fruit jelly may be used in place of fresh fruit, allowing a half pint of jelly to each quart of water sweetened to taste. Pretty Wash Dregsss. The dry goods stores have long been displaying the loveliest things in tho way of wash goods for women's wear, and now that the -warm weather is with us, we see them in the home and on the street, in every possible style, shade, shape and color. Many of the loveliest are so cheap as to bo within the reach, of eyen a slim pock etbook. Many of them are both pret ty and serviceable, if neatly made up and properly laundered. To prevent pink, purple, lavender and green from fading, soak in strong cold alum water and hanc un to drv In tim shade, then wash In luke warm water and naptha soap. For blues, reds, yellows and browns, -dissolve one ounce of sugar of lead in a pail of cold water, soak two hours, wring and dry, then wash same as others. Al ways dry in shade, and iron all this if possible on the wrong side. For outing flannels, flannelettes, percales, or any goods used for aprons or shirtings anything that is apt to fade, or shrink from washing, put in to a pail of water a handful of Rait and enough vinegar to give the water a slight acid taste; put into this the doubtful goods .and. let stand for an hour or two, then wring out and dry. Wash goods for ordinary wear "should be shrunken before making up. Care of Fuel. Most servants, and, indeed, too many housekeepers, burn a great deal too much fuel in cooking. It is a waste to fill up the grate with coal and then punch and poke till it near ly melts the top off of the stove,-only to repeat the process again -when it is all burned out "When the fire is burning, a small shovelful at a time will keep the oven in prime condition to cook everything on top of the stove just as though the vessels "were dancing a jig from Intense heat; when a thing is cooking you cannot make it cook any faster without spoil ing it by burning or drying it up too fast So with the heating stove; if you let the coal in the stove all get on fire at once it will drive you out of the room with heat, and will all burn to white ashes in an hour, when by feeding down properly it would have heated the whole house, and one feederful would have sufficed for a whole day. When the fire is not wanted to heat the rooms, as it is not, during tho warm season, a good way- to save fuel i& lo cook an that can be cooked of the dinner with the same fire used to get the breakfast. Many dishes may be prepared which can be served either cold, or warmed over, and bo just as palatable as though fresh from the fire. Instead of starting the nre when preparations are but just begun for dinner, many things may be gotten ready to set on the stove before heating up, and the rest of tho vork will be less burdensome than when working over a hot fire from the frTYrx1 wel1 t0 Practice economy, in little things, and especially is it commendable to study ways of con serving one's strength, for the house wire who has no help will need all she can muster to enable her to face the enervating heat of the summertime. We cannot Indulge the habit of waste luiness in one matter without en couraging it in others. Tho Oven. wrJ3I)?ng0 cakQ Pound cake,' tVQ heaJ that -will in five minutes SE? on pco of white PaPer yellow, nn U ?ither ltInds of t cake,. use an oven that will in five minutes turn " 1H i Q iii'"- "T :: . t&. . 2;-iav liStf