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The Commoner.
VOLUME 4, NUMBER 23,
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Wishing.
Dq you wish tlio world were better?
Lot rao toll you what to do
Sot a watch upon your actions;
Keep thorn always straight and truo;
Rid your mind of selfish motives;
Lot your thoughts bo clean and high;
,You can make a littlo Eden
Of tho sphere you occupy.
Do you wish tho world wcro wiser?
Well, suppose you make a start ,
By accumulating wisdom
In tho scrap-hook of your heart
Do not waste one pago in folly;
Live to learn and learn to live;
.Jf you want to increase knowledge,
You must got ero you can give.
Do you wish tho world wore better?
'tTlion romomber day by day.
Just; to sow tho seeds of kindness
As you pass along tho way.
For tho pleasure of the many
May bo oft-times traced to one,
As tho hand that plants tho acorn
Sholtors armies from the sun.
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Homo Chats.
Every lottor received this week is
asking for further information about
tho World's fair business, and to those
who sent stamped envelopes, I have
sent personal answers; but ther,o are a
few who ask for Information through
tho Home pages, but of such a nature
addresses, etc. that I cannot give
it. It is hotter that you send, mot
only stamp, but addressed envelope
as well, as I am a rather busy woman,
and got a largo amount of mail, and
somo of you do not sign your address
as plainly as you should.
counting all structures. There are
fourteen exhibit structures, each cov
ering from four to twenty-pne acres.
Thero aro about forty-five, state and
territory buildings; the Philippine ter
ritory covering about forty acres, and
thero aro three Alaska buildings.
The garden and landscape effects are
fine, and many wonderful types may
be seen among them. The oxhibits
number over 70,000, divided Into fif
teen departments and housed in the
big palaces. At night hundreds of
thousands of electric lights are
switched on, showing a scene of rare
beauty. In the fore'going, the "half
has not been told," but you will read
ily see why you must come prepared
to do much walking. And that brings
mo again to the subject of feet.
The very best thing you can bring
with you is a pair of sound, sensibly
clad feet. No new shoes, no high
heels, no thin soles, and nfc really
thick ones. A soft, pliable leather
with a sole broad enough to bo com
fortable; a sensible, broad heel, and
if tipped with rubber, it will give
easier walking. The shoes should not
bo stouit and heavy, as that would
make the feet too warm. If you have
strong ankles, an oxford tie may do,
but fpr tho majority, there will be
jnore comfprt in the high shoe, as
there will be many "ups and downs"
on the ground, and tho foot tires eas
ilv unless tho ankle is well supported.
Dp not wear thick stockings; t tho
plain, seamless kind, and enough, of. I
thorn so that you can change them
every day, or even twice a day will
be better when you get up of a morn
ing, and when you como in at night.
Read over what I have said in a re
cent article about the care of the feet,
changing shoes, etc., and then prac
cases, the one thing to do is to make
the best of it, cultivate a cheerful and
optimistic spirit, exert what will-power
one has, and, if the worst must
come, at least fall fighting the "blue
devils" as cheerfully as possible.
We cannot all force oursciye& mw
a condition of successful resistance
merely by "determining," in all trials,
but wo can do the best we can, and if
defeat overtakes us, give up as grace
fully as possible. Defeat is not nec
essarily disgrace, and we have only
to try it again. .
Don't imagine that you are the only
one who has troubles and ill-health to
bear; tho world is full of it, and ev
erybody has his or her share. By com
plaining and recapitulating the vari
ous symptoms one but renders him
self a source of contagion Jo those
about him, for a complaining person
creates conditions that tend to de
velop and increase the ill-feeling of
everybody within the radius of bis in
fluence. There is always a sunny side,
and if we seek diligently for it, it will
turn up, and the fact that one is look
ing for the bright side of life, and
not causelessly irritating himself and
others about him, will render the com
panionship far more agreeable, and
the brightness will reflect upon the
original. There is no sunshine so
beautiful or so lasting as the sun
shine from a courageous soul.,
Hnvnrm hJivn Rfinr. inrrnrn tn mo.
simply addressing them to Lincoln, I tico what I have preached. Whatever
Neb., and they have been returned to
Worry.
We all know what it is some of us
better than others; and we all know
how useless it is. It does no particle
of good lightens no load, and clears
no pathway, but the habit is so firmly
fixed as to seem second nature to
some of us. It is the bane of, not only
our own lives, but of those about us.
thom. My readers must remember that
I am but an atom in this big vorld,
tor, and anything addressed to mo at I
that cilty should be sent pare ot The
Commoner, when it will-bo euro to
roach me, as The Commoner is too
big to be overlooked, no matter how
busy tho "mail-man" should bo. At
prosont, I am in the swirl of Bight
Beers on tho World's fair grounds, but
all mail is forwarded to "me.
Quite a few of my correspondents
Bay they wish I would devote the
whole Homo Department to the
World's fair talks, but that will hard
" ly do, as a great many of our readers
are not Interested in such matters.
However, I will try to help you as
best I can.
In the first place, I must toll you
that, in ordor to get the worth of your
money, you will have to walk a great
deal, unless you can afford to hire a
chair in which to bo wheeled about
and I really don't think I should like
that: tho struggle to get about thiough
tho crowd is worth something as an
exporienco to most of us. The fair
covers 1,200 crowded acres of ground,
and one building alone the Palace of
Agriculture covers 21 acres, with
Bovon miles of aisles, and is full of
interesting exhibits of plant and food
products and- accessories every one
of them worth seeing, Nearly 1,000
buildings compose the exposition,
-vwvvrrv te lack of trust. If we can
you do, or however vain you are of help q occurrence of what troubles
yuiu jlcul. uu uu BouDiuio wo "" iig it ig our UUvy IO uemuiiau UUU UU-
sensible this
time, for you would better stay at
homo and save your money than to
come to tho fair wearing; tight, or
uncomfortable shoes
There is an impression abroad that
living rates are very high, because a
few hotels have been advertised as
"raising rates." But thero are thou
sands of rooms, restaurants, 'and
boarding houses, which you will find
very reasonable as to rates. But you
had best bring a little more money
than you expect to spend, for every
thing has a price, large or small,
tacked onto it.
- BETTER THAN SPANKING.
Bpanklnc docs not euro children of urino dlfll
cullies. Il it did tlioro would bo few children
that would do it. Thero Is a constitutional cause
for this. Mrs. M. Summers, Box 1C9, Norto Dame
Jnd., will send her homo treatment to any
mother, Bho nska no money. Wrlto her today
if your children trouble you in this way, Don't
blamo tho child. Tho chances aro it canrt help it
Somo Bettor Things.
If you are sick and ailing, do not
depend too implicitly on the drugs
and remedies you are applying to effect
a cure. Remember that improvement,
much or little, has its start from the
inside. Tonics and alteratives may
be of somo use, but attention to and
practice of the rules of "hygiene- are of
vastly more importance. Don't brood
over your aches and pains; half the
sufferings of nervous people come'
from tho brooding over and nursing
thoir "symptoms" until the imagina
tion gets tho upper hand and the pa
tient is really ill. Nine out of ten
sufferers can do away with disease if
they will pay strict attention to their
diet, have it light and nutritious,
avoid stimulants, find out what they
can eat the most of with tho least
disagreeable consequences, and then
eat all they want of it, take plenty of
outdoor exorcise and try to think of
anything but themselves.' Oftentimes
one is compelled by circumstances and
conditions, to do the things known
bear, but if we find ourselves power
less to combat it, fretting about it
only Increases the burden. It only
makes a bad condition worse. Worry
does not consist' in having a proper
forethought and solicitude for the ev-ery-day
events of life, but it is the
carrying of such thought and solici
tude to the extreme, until "doubt and
fear join hands with it, and the com
bination makes cowards of even the
stoutest. We weave the cowardice in
to our daily care until it becomes part
of us, or until the habit masters even
our common sense.
Such thought and care do not bet
ter our lives, nor improve our cir
cumstances or conditions, and we
might better take the easy side of life,
and gain strength to meet the trou
ble when it comes. Borrowed trouble
is a heavy mortgage on one's soul;
we yould not wish to repay the loan,
yet of what use can it over be to us?
It is better to borrow sunshine, for
we can settle the debt at any time by
brightening other lives, and ono beau
tiful thing about this kind of a loan
is the fact that tho interest is accru
ing on our side of tho balance-sheet.
monm, year uuer year, sometimes
Byieumiis over u wnoie, long Hietime'l
by fretting trials, humiliations and
chastenings which only they and their
God can understand, the Lord is
cleansing them from their hidden
faults; burning out of them the dross
of impatience, self-will, vanity, doubt
and rebellion, leaving but the puro
gold of trust and obedience. Many
sweet and gentle souls, who walk be
fore the eyes of men with smiling
faces and uplifted eyes, have secret
sorrows and grievous anxieties which
make of the '.long hours of the day
and night one continual sacrifice of
the soul. The paths their feet may
tread along life's pathway may seem
ingly be strewn with flowers, but tho
"red roses" iriay be but the blood
spots left by' "their torn feet from
treading on the cruel thorns that un
derlie the leaflets. They bear upon
bruised shoulders the hidden cross,
all through the sunshine, and lie down
with it when the day is done. Only
the dear Lord1 knows of the hot head
and the aching heart; of thbruised
shoulders and -the bent back; of the
eyes blinded 'by the slow-torturing
tires; these they must bear peihaps
for years, even to .their graves, and
may only lay the buraen down at tho
last hour, when the work here is fin
ished. Only they and their God will
ever know, or understand this dis
cipline of the soul to prepare it for tho
call to higher duties. As the refiner
o silver its by his furnace, watch
ing the melting metal, so God watches
over their hearts, tries them by fires of
discipline until, by seeing the reflec
tion of his jpwn face in the radiance
Of the proven spirit knows that the
soul is purged of- its dross and ready
to be the fitting vessel in which to
carry to a sin-sick world the glorious
peace of God's love.
Tho House-Help Question.
- In Berlin-, it is said that all servants
are closely supervised by the police;
a maid cannot secure a place in a
household without a police certificate,
and she has to secure this certificate
every time she leaves a household.
And this certificate is not granted till
her career in that household is care
fully investigated. We cannot hope
for this very simple and effective solu
tion to a very ugly problem at pres
ent, but what "better worK could tlio
splendid Federation of Women's clubs
in America undertake than an intelli
gent, scientific and thorough study of
the house-help problem V Why cannot
our club women take up this work,
using their well-organized and far
reaching organization to solve tho
question, which is the bane of home
life, the cause of the building of count
less hotels and apartment houses, and
one of the greatest possible menaces
to the continuance of the home and
family fireside? Town and Country.
Tho Hidden Cross.
Sooner or later, to every soul, Christ
comes with tho baptism of fire. Upon
every shoulder, is laid tho burden of
the cross. Upon every brow is bound
the crown of thorns. The baptism
does not always come in ono terrible
outpouring, one avalanche of agony
before which all that is sweet and se
rene in life is borne out of pur reach,
iu mttuj uuu uiuae, pernaps, whp ap
narontlv Ifinnf rtaail fhA ni.. .n
to bo injurious to health, but in such Jib alow to7ture 500,, mon& "aV5 U?reZU0rfa7toiV or
"Celebrating The Fourth."
Passing along the street, this morn
ing, I saw that the show windows are
Ailing up with the many and varied
explosives without which "the Fourth
is not supposed to be a "real, truly
Fourth" to the small boy and ms
grown-up papa; and the sight recalled
to me the many stories of dreadful
mishaps and accidents with which tlio
newspaper cplurans are filled the jew
days that follow. its celebration, now
much misery, Buffering and life-ic ins
disabilities might bo saved, if Pa8
would demand that toy pistols, can
nons, . mammoth fire-crackers, ana
other innumerable, and too ouen
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should be kept from the experienced
hands of children and irrespoMtote
grown persons, can never be exacuy
known, but .that, the sum would w
great, no pno denies. Awakened a
midnight bythe blowing- h0J
ringing of .bells, beating of droms ana
other noisy substitutes for Pandemon
ium, to be flowed a mu -
the booming pf cannon, firing of gun
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