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The Commoner.
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Hungry Hearts.
Somo ncarts go hungry through tho
world,
And never And the lovo they seek;
Somo lips with pride and scorn aie
curled
To hldo the pain they may not
speak;
The eyes may flash, the mouth may
smllo,
The voice In giddy mirth may thrill,
Yet underneath the hardened mask,
, The famished heart Is hungering
,.still.
Some know tholr doom; they walk
their ways
With lovol stops and steadfast oyes,
Nor strlvo with fato; nor weep; nor
. pray;
Whilo there are othors, not so wise,
Ar'o mocked hy phantoms evermore,
And, lured by seemings of delight,
Go blindly on, but in their hands
Thoy hold but bitter dust and blight.
Wo see them gaze with wistful oyes,
Wo mark tho-signs on fading cheek;
We hoar the smothered sob of siF.hs.
And noto the griefs thoy do not
speak. -For
them, no might redresses wrong,
No oyo with pity is impearled;
0, misconstrued and suffering long!
0, hoarts that hunger through tho
world!
For such life's arid do&ort holds
No fountain shade, no date-grove
' fair,
No gush of wators, clear and cold
But sandy roaches, wide and bare.
The foot may fail, tho soul may faint,
And woight to earth" tho weaiy
frame,
Yet still they make no weak com
plaint, Thoy speak no word of grief or
blame.
6 eager eyes that gazo afar
.O, arms that clasp but ompty air,
ping" of admonition will indeed wear
away tho stono of habit which wo
must all encounter and, let us hope,
have strength to mish aside. House-
cleaning, look at it as we may, is
hard work; yet some of us make it
much harder than there is any neces
sity for by our extravagance of
strength. We are too apt to begin
the work with loo much enthusiasm;
we look beyond the present burden
with anticipations of tho result, tor
getting to take sufficient thought of
the sure tomorrow that will find us
almost helpless with agonizing back
ache and bruised and overstrained
muscles because of our foolish per
sistence in attempting to do what it
was never intended that we should
undertake, and which it is almost
absolutely certain we never can safely
accomplish. '
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Why need you do all the hard,
heavy, dirty work in one day, or even
in one week? How much do you savo
by rubbing and brushing and Ken-
orally making worse-looking the
soiled wall paper? The paper, itself,
costs but little, and If von ruinnnt af
ford to hire it hung, you will find it
easier to do it yourself than to stretch
and strain at trying to clean It by any
known method. The easy way is to
train yourself and your family to keep
the walls nice, and by care, It should,
in the least used rooms, last several
seasons, and even in the common
rooms, two seasons are not impossi
ble. Then, when you are tired of it,
the work of replacing It, if you hire
the ceilings done, is not an impossi
ble feat for even the most inexperi
enced. A great many women paper
their own rooms, and do it well.
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Fresh paint is much cheaper than a
"fit of sickness" or a doctor's bill, and
much more satisfactory. This, too, is
a work that any woman can do as
easy as sne can Bcrub and scour. The
learning to mix paints is not a lesson
out for the easy wys of doing things,
even if that means to let some one
besides yourself take tho job. It pays.
Not all unmarked your sorrows pass- 1" " sl mix pJ nls I1 a lesson
Not all unpitied your despTirf Vl X of J6 ordinary
Smilo, patient lips so proudly dumb
wueu iuo'8 rrati tent at last is
furled,
Your glorious recompense shall come
0, hearts that huriger .through tho
world!
Selected.
Homo Chats.
Just now tho all-absorbing topics
of thought and conversation with the
majority of women are house-cleaning
spring sowing and gardening. Many
of our queries are along these lines
and in order to answer them there
must bo repetitions, for it is the same
old grind" every season, though we
are always on the lookout for the
bettor ways of doings things. Ono
excellent way of gaining a knowlodge
of bettor methods is to koop a scrap
book, into which should bo pasted any
valuable, practical recipe wo mav
have proven, and in this way we can
have much knowledgo at our flncer-
ends, without having to wait for it
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J.no Jlour1 sisters writes: "Keep on
tolling thp housewives not to trv to
. do everything in one day," and as I
sit down to my Chats with you I can
but wonder if the "constant drop
AS. 0LD AND KLL TRIED RCWirnv
twthlnr. n softens tteRmftiK ffi.1?11 hUo
weW.UTOCOnWDotUo. Itlaujobwt """
woman, and if it were, the stores are
iuu or tne "ready mixed," with ex
plicit directions as to epplying the
same. It is surely more satisfactory
than dabbling about with wet scrub
rags and blackened, and bruised hands.
Then, too, a painted, strained or oiled
floor is a .long way more economical
than the weekly, or semi-weekly strain
of tho scrub-brush and damp feet, to
say nothing of "tho looks of things."
A pan of water and a clean cloth will
serve to wipe up the dust, and even
tho little folks can learn to do this.
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You should not attempt lifting the
carpets, or beating them. That is
one of the inalienable rights of the
man of the house, or the substitute
whom he hires. The "father" or bis
brother of tho family enjoy helping
you when they realize that it is ff
Ply a question with you of having tne
work done by proxy? or getting I0wn
in bed yourself, if "you always ha
done it' it shows that you a?e' not
firs? mVf 82 had not done ?t ?he
Jirst time, there never would hav
been a second doing-don't yOU see?
It is well for you to oversee and di
rect tho work, and there are tho1"
sands of things which nobodv w
you-or anpther like y0U-Sm 2 ,
these things must bHoV Vm-solt-
It is right that you Bhouw 1
what you can, and what vn n5
to do, but, my dear Madam therf t
always a limit ,i . , "m lHerG i&
idominWtogoonTH.Tool!
, What Wo Wosxr.
From the fibres, silk, wool, linen
and cotton, are evolved all the won
derful creations of the fabric maker,
and with the aid of the seven pri
mary colors it would seem that his
possibilities are almost unlimited.
Every season innumerable noveltits
are tnrown upon tne counters, ana me
'average shopper buys unthinkingly,
because "it" is going to be ' the
style"" with usually very little regard
to its suitableness either to her purae,
complexion or proportions. Many
goods are bought simply because vthey
please the eye, strike ihe fancy, or
because some one else has bought of
them, and the chief reason we see so
many ill-dressed women among us is
the utter lack of discrimination as to
what is safe or becoming to their in
dividual selves.
The wise buver knows that at. the
beginning of the season there are
many high-priced novelties that are
inferior in grade of fibre to the oid
goods which sell for much less money
ana wnicn nave been tested as to be
comingness and durability, -and she
knows, too, that as soon as their
"novelty," or the craze for them hns
subsided, thev will be a verv Hsnn-
pointing possession.
it is an excellent plan for a woman
to select one color, or its vnrir.na
shades, known to be becoming to. her,
uiiu., uuuere to tne wearing of .it. in
wis way, tne accessories of the toilet
are always sure tn tun-po nn mmr
things left over from one season may
u uaea ior anorner. Everything one
has should be of the best, according
to her means; a fifst-class calico or
gingham is better than a slazy silk, a
good grade of sateen or percale weais
much better than a cheap grade of
novelty" goods. If on can afford
but one suit, let it be chosen with a
view to the uses it is intended to seive
and try to get the best material you
can for the money in hand.
Above all, do not go in debt. Either
do without,, or pay for what you get
work with a cloth very slightlv dim.
ened, using a little whiSg oft
Cl0&,f(VaInt' ,and for' tarnish, dron
a little turpentine on a clean cloth
and polish. C10tu
Katie C If your carpet is not dusLv
enough to require taking up, get a
pail of luke-warm "water to which aad
liquid ammonia, tablespoonful to two
gallons of water, dip a clean old flan
nel in this, wringing as dry as possi
ble, and wipe the carpet across tho
width; the dirt and dust will rmn,,..
in lumps beforo. your flannel and it
will need frequent rinsing; the water
must 1be often changed.
Floral Sister. When your Easter
lily is done -blooming, keep it grow
ing until the ground is warm enough
to put it out in the border; when
planting, cover it with at least six
inqhes of soil (the bulb), and it will
continue to grow, and will bloom again
when well established. It is hardy.
Querist. Vegetables, fruits, coarspr
breads and water should be partaken
of freely; such vegetables as tomatof,
spinach, lettuce, asparagus, onlous.
salsify, cabbage and celery are most
laxative. The coarser cereals have
the same effect. T.ho newest advices
are to eat as little as possible, aud
eat what you like best.
R. J. K. A good. thing to do Willi
gopseberry busheslthat bloom and do
not bear would be to dig- them up ahd
throw them on the brush heap, and re
place with some varieties of tho snrP-
to-bear kinds that any good nursery
man can send you. Asl'the season for
curing meats is now;past, it will be
better for you to send stamped, ad
dressed envelope for .recipes, or wait
until the season comes around again.
We will be glad to help you get a
start of knowledge.
Goldy. The cause of your dry,
parched lips is most probably soiuu
HAS A SAY
Query Box.
' M,-"?. remove odors from tho
cellar, whitewash walls and ceiling
and sprinkle lime over floor g
Lizzie. To brighten nickel, moisten
whiting with ammonia and appfy Vith
a woolen cloth. yy Q
Sister Mary.-Bran bread is made
by adding bran to ordinary flour taw
large nronorMnn no i rlJir,. m.as
the making oF good breaaT " Wlth
nJ' Jp-CoPios water drinkinc iR
especially recommended for those Ihn
lead a sedentary life and for wonTan
for the stomach's sake" woman
tfUot. water; tt
only Dt LIS ?5 "s tor paper.
solved In hot water) XtoS?r d
is hot: nnt o WXU,Q the paste
oi.-c.otV anaTroceea h "ua
Hattle S.-Cnimm pai'op-
?na slightly ' w;wr
up or tne ranP tviti, ' 1UD lt
u uiean it. Or rub th U lfeULCU
woolen cloth ailriin? 2 MLU. a
settle,' $2r A
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Tho School Principal Talks About Food.
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The Princinal nf a Hich Snhool In n.
flourishing Calif, city 'says:
"For 23 years I worked in the school
with only short summer vacations. I
formed the habit of eating rapidly,
masticated poorly which coupled with
my sedentary work led to indigestion,
liver trouble, lame back and rheu
matism. "Upon consulting physicians somo
doped me with drugs, while others
prescribed dieting and sometimes I
got temporary relief, other times not.
For 12 years I struggled along with
this handicap 'ttf my work, seldom laid
up but often a burden 'to myself with
lameness and rheumatic pains.
"Two years ago I met an old friend,
a physician who noticed at once my
out-of-health condition and who pre
scribed for me an exclusive diet of
urape-Nuts, milk and fruit.
"I followed his instructions and in
two months J felt like a new man with
no more headaches, rheumatism or
liver trouble and from that time to
this Grape-Nuts lias been my main
iuoa ror morning and evening meals,
am stronger and healthier than I have
been for years without a trace of tho
old troubles.
"Judging from my present vigorous
Physical and mental sta'te I tell my
people Methuselah may yet have to
take second place among the old men,
for I feel like I will live a great many
more years.
"To all this remarkable change in
health I am indebted to my wise
frlond and Ormin-Tvinta nnd T Tmnn thO
Postum Co. will continue to manufac
ture this life and health giving food
for several centuries yet, until I move
to a world where indigestion is un
known." Name given by Postum Co.,
Battle Creek, Mich.
AbIc any physician what ho knows
about Grape-Nuts. ' Those who have
tried it know things,
'There's a reason."
iVittle .book, "The RbW to" Wellville."
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