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-VOLUME 4, NUMBER 27.
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Forovor.
Whoever smites the wrong, the right
upholding,
In spite of error's clamoring cries;
Whoe'er uproots' the false, the truth
unfolding,
Along the path where ignorance lies,
Whoe'er, opposing vice, is nobly giv
ing To virtue's cause his best endeavor,
However lowly life ho lives, is living
A life to be forgotten never.
Whoever lifts his hand against oppres
sion, Where'er the blighting curse may
fall,
Whoever makes his life a sweet ex
pression Of lovo of equal rights for all,
Whoe'er the work of hand or brain be
stowing, .
Assists. the tyrant's claims to sever,
Though humble deeds he does, some
seed is sowing
Whose fruits shall gladden hearts
forovor.
Whoe'er to an afflicted brother, need
ing, Extends the hand of charity,
Whoe'er birids up a heart that's brok
en, bleeding,
With bonds of love and sympathy;
Whoe'er, by kindly word OLvact be
stowing, Binds human hearts more; close to-
gether, . .
His deeds, through years . . in beauty
. growing, '
Shall live in memory forever.
Whoe'er, from sin and shame and
degradation,
Assists an erring one to rise;
Whoe'er, with life itself upholds the
nation,
When freedom needs the sacrifice;
Whoe'er lives not for selfish 'ends and
glory,
The law of love forgetting never,
Mis name, though written not in song
i'or story,
' Will live In human hearts forever.
Selected.
able shelter and the food offered" to
the opposing hosts but a species of
poison. Of course in such a life, there
can be little comfort, and even -a par
ent's love will break unddr such a
strain though it may die hard and af
ter long suffering; but die it will, un
less there be a change. The father
finds, sooner than the mother, the ut
ter futility of hoping for even peace
under such conditions, and is only too
glad to see the strife end by the pass
ing out of the disturbing element, but
the mother-love, bruised and beaten
though it be, clings even unto death
to the child she has reared.
Such a state of affairs should not be
tolerated. It is all well enough to love
one's children, but the love, while
abundant in quantity, should be wise
in quality, and the parents should
realize that they owe to their offspring
more than merely food and shelter
and clothing; that there are educa
tional needs far beyond the power of
any schodl to supply, and that one of
their greatest duties to their children
is the administering of a wise dis
cipline. However great one's devotion
to a child, it should show itself in
training as well as in serving; in re
straining as well as 'allowing, and in
prohibiting rather than permitting
many things. It is not too much'love
which brings -about this distressing
condition of affairs, but it is the weak
yielding to their unreasonable de
mands and giving way to their im
portunities "because such a course is
less troublesome than to insist upon
obedience and acquiescence which, it
should be taught tliem,is their duty
toward their elders who are supposed
to know what Is best for them.
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A few mornings ago, I heard a young
should
well
lng and furniture
brushed with it.
Mrs. C. H. For hardening the
gums, try a wash made as follows:
Hot water, one pint dissolve in it one
ounce of borax and let cool; then add
a teaspoonful each of spirits of cam
phor and myrrh. Wash the glims with
this solution twice dally.
Tessie. Seven pounds of fruit, four
pounds of sugar and a pint of strong
vinegar is the regular proportions for
all sweet pickling. Spices may be
added according to kind of fruit and
one's taste.
Laundress. Whisky is said to take
out every kind of fruit stain. Pour
it on the stain before sending the gar
ment to the wash. I cannot answer
your other query in these columns.
Mrs. J. M. To remove the flyspecks
from varnished furniture, wipe care
fully with a soft cloth wrung out of
warm skimmed milk and water, equal
parts; this will also add brilliancy to
the gloss of the varnish.
Irene,, I really cannot answer your
poultry " questions. You should talce
and read a good poultry journal, at
the same time study your birds close
ly. In such matters, practical experi
ence is a good thing to mix with the
ory. Summer Girl. See that your spell
ing is correct. Do not skip a page and
then turn back and write on It; write
straight along, numbering your pages,
for correspondence with friends. See
that your writing is readable; poor
writing is not a mark of genius so
much as of slovenliness or careless
ness. Writers aTe usually busy people.
R. M. Soft fruit vinegars may be
made of inferior fruits, carefully
picked over. To four quarts of the
fruit allow three quarts of white wine
miss say that, when she told her vinegar; pour the vinegar over the
Homo Chats.
We read a great deal about the part
played in the happiness of the .home
by the husband and father or the wife
and mother. A kind, thoughtful, in
dustrious father and a wIbq, careful,
even-tempered mother is much; but
it is not all. There is "another .ele
ment in the home-life, seldom men-,
tioned, which cannot be overlooked
and every year it is becoming more
apparent. An ungrateful, bickering,
quarrelsome child can render abortive
the best efforts of the most well-intentioned
parents. In many homes, this
element is so strong that the parents
scarcely feel at home in their own
houso, a.Qd too often the mother espe
cially is not allowed to say her soul
is her own. In most cases, the direct
presence of the father carries with it
some small degree of restraint, but in
others the home-coming of the tired
bread-winner is but the signal for
bringing out the great guns and wag
ing the battle so fiercoly that he is
forced to seek in the streets the quiet
and respect his position in the family
should assure him.
Sometimes this high-handed family
fire-brand is a son, but generally it is
a daughter, who has been petted and!
indulged and labored for untij respect
and obedience toward, and recognition
of the rights of, the parents have been
entirely Jbst sight of, dnd.thOomQ'ra
consequence becomes but a disagree-
mother to stop doing things objec
tionable to her (the daughter), she
obeyed; but that when she "spoke to
the father, he showed fight." And I
could not but think that if the father
had "showed fight" before the young.
lady assumed the reigns of govern
ment with so firm a hand as to boast
of governing her mother, it would
have been bettor for both parents and
tjhlld. After assuming such propor
tions as in this case, the evil is hard
to remedy, but corrective measures
should be adopted, even then, if only
for the child's sake; if by no other
means, the evil should be repressed by
force, or the elimination from the
home-ilfo of the distracting element,
for a son or daughter who is so lost
to all sonse of shame as to boast of
the subjugation of a parent Is too de
generate to deal with in any other
Way."
Parents have "themselves to blame
for much of the trouble brought upon
them by unruly children, but it is not
from loving them too well. There
must be wisdom in all things.
fruit and cover closely; let stand sev
eral days, then .strain and add a pint
of sugar to each quart of vinegar;
bring to a boil, skim and bottle; cork
tightly and set in a cool, dark place.
Anxious. For a dry, wrinkled skin,
almond meal should be used in place
of soap, and the face never washed
in hot water. After thoroughly cleans
ing the skin, rub in thoroughly a soft
ening cream, removing any surplus
with a soft old piece of linen, then ap
ply a good powder. Ruching can be
cleansed by soaking in gasoline, shak
ing dry in open air and, to restore the
stiffness, hold over a kettle of boiling
water for a few minutes.
Miss Maude. To keep the skirt and
shirt-waist together at the back, try
this: Take three tiny brass rings (do
not use iron or steel, as they will rust
in the laundry), cover with button
hole stitch made of medium size sew
ing thread; sew one in the center of
the back, and one on each side, about
an men ana a naif from the center,
on the upper edge of the waist line
belt; hook to corresponding hooks on
belt of skirt.
at'any price. The man was determined
Xo have it, and threw down a hundred
pounds, sterling, with the promise that
ho. would take cuttings from the plant
and would give her the first two that
bloomed. The woman gave him the
plant, and he made as many cuttings
as possible and as soon as they were
rooted and growing, he kept his prom
ise and. gave the first two that bloomed
to the sailor's wife, Each plant was
sold at one pound sterling, and tho
lucky horticulturist in time realized
from the fuchsia slips alone over two
thousand dollars. The plants are very
cneap now, as wen as greatly im
proved, are easily grown, and are a
favorite in the jiumblest cottage as
well as the largest conservatory.
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Kooplng Tho' Houso Cool.
Margaret Sangster, in the Christian
Herald, tells us- of twot ways to keep
the house comfortably cool in summer
time. Neither of these ways are new
to some of us, but to others they may
be worth repeating. This is what she
says:
' Two theories obtain in women's
minds as to the most effective meth
ods of keeping a house cool in very
hot weather. . One airs her house In
the morning as early as possible and
hermetically seals it the rest of tho
day, closing every window, darkening
every room, shutting every door.
When the Walls are thick, this course
is satisfactory, and the step from out
door broiling to refrigerant chilling is
very marked and agreeable; also, at
times it has a certain risk. Houses
that keep the vault-like temperature
are not built with thin partitions and
rushed from foundation to roof with
the celerity observed in the building
of Jonah's, gourd, but are those that
were erected when men took time to do
good work, and buildings were elected
with a view to durability.
"Tho other method is to screen the
ordinary, every-day house In city or
country, in every window and door,
froin insect pests. Take up the cum
brous carpets and have bare floors,
or use matting; put away all useless
bric-a-brac, every vase, every curio,
everv dust-collecting ornament, and
everything the sun will fade, and then
let the air sweep through. The house
will be purer for the light, sweeter (or
the wind, and the temperature will bo
cooler. In extreme torrid weather, cool
a room by hanging wet sheets in it, or
by electric fans at play."
In addition to these two methods,
either of which may be tried with
gratifying results, if the house 13 kept
.pleasantly clean and free from "clut
ter," with windows well polished, and
dust washed or wiped up, the effect
will be extremely agreeable. A dirty
or disorderly house always looks ana
feels hot on a hot day, and no amount
of artificial cool'in'g' will compensate
for the "mussy" .feel of the atmos
phere. A crowded room always seems
hpt, whether it is, or not, while a
clean, bare room has a cooling effect
that one enjoys.
Query Box.
H. L. B. A little melted cocoa but
ter or almond oil well rubbed In will
darken the eyebrows.
Busy Bee. A cheap grade of striped'
bod-ticking well washed and hemmed
makes excellent drying towels.
Maude S. Fuchsias should be show
ered every evening, throwing the wa
ter well up among the foliage;
Fuchsias are not generally good "win
ter bloomers;
Housewife.v-strong alum water is
very destructive, to house vermin' of
all description: all infested wornl
I work, closetsj 'pantry loose wairiscot-
Tho Fuchsia,
It is said that about the time of the
introduction of the fuchsia into Eu
rope as an ornamental plant, which is
more than a hundred years ago, a
sailor brought to, England from the
West Indies one plant, of a very beau
tiful species, and presented it to "his
wife. Tho plant' created much excite
ment and admiration among flower
lovers. An enthusiastic horticulturist
ueuiu oi ii anu went to see the wori-
A Do-ntfor Signed.
I have a word of caution for the city
mothers, or those who livo in towns
-where there are cheap places or
amusement, such as dime museums,
etc., .to which the boys, may wander
at will. I would like to know if you
have ever" been there, it you have let
your son go, or whether he goes occa
sionally when he has 10 cents to spend.
Don't, oh reading this, "pitch in o
your boy, as though he had done soino
dreadful thing which hg should In a e
known better than to have done; m .
when tho right; time comes, and bow
of you feel in a chummy mood, a&R "
he knows anything about the H
you have seen 'advertised on the urn
boards, and -what kind of a show s
cr,--7A ,, nphYi chances to on "
derful flower, and offered the woman' a you have been lovingly watchful, that
large sum of monev fnr it lmt 0w ,w ., i.v. v.a orn lint, if ho ns
) dared that she Ayoitia not' part witfi"lt Wat-he will 'telVdn' freely all about
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