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The Commoner.
VOLUME E, NUMBER 3
Our 'Xlttor-ivry Room"
. "Is it hero that she does all her writ
ing?" Just hero, frlond, and just as you
see
One curly-head perched on the table,
Dim bnbv nnlnnn nn cv rnnn
'Tls the cosiest room In the household,
With furnlturo battered and bruised;
Whoro the carpets and chairs and the
tablo
Are never too good to be used.
Hero the little ones come with their
HorrnwH.
. Or bubblo with laughter and noise;
Bring sweetest, caresses and kisses
t Along with tholr books and their
toys.
, Thoro's an unceasing patter of small
feet,
Of opening and shutting of doors;
The floor, early well-swept and tidy,
Is covered with spoils and with
stores.
in tho earliest dawn of the morning,
Thero's a scampering down the
stairs,
And ovoryono knows of their coming
Thoy whisper so loud their affairs.
And whon the day's lessons are over
...Como others, with chatter and 3ong,
For whoro should thoy go but where
mother
And everything cosy belong?
we would soon see what an arrant
coward we have to deal with. If wo
would only tiet out to conquer this
wretched "bully" that is the cause of so
much disaster to us, we would And our
selves greatly bettered by the victory.
It is not always easy to settle this
fOO? and WO TT1llf rloformhin in trn rm
fichtinc lltlffl WO nnnniim. nrann,) V
a stubborn resistance and many treach
erous flags of truce; but there must be
"no quarter" shown. We must be al
ways on the defensive, always on the
watch; and even then, despite our ut
most endeavor. t will tinf niwnvs iiQ
possible to prevent friction. Some ag
gravating thing will occur; some pin
point tOUCh an irrlfolhln nnrvo nnrl nn
will start this ever-present foe, ready
to shove us into trouble, and show us
now very weak wo are.
We must light this inner foe, fight
ing him to the death. Every little
fret, or every little aggravation must
be regarded as discipline, and' as an
exercise for tho development of the
really true and praiseworthy fighting
"t'lw... xvuiuouiuor, mac moral strength
and bravery are the only kinds wo?t IZT P . BUt a11 were tar-brlngera
having. Mere phys?cal Lta o l S E? .! SUCh' added to " "treaaure
It. tho threads of their lives get en
tangled, She quietly straightens them out,
And gathers them, sweetly united,
Her little, low rocker about.'
Whon tho last one is under tho covers,
lie clay with its restlessness
wrought,
She turns to tho loom of her fancy
ndthoVugT iUt0 lQngUage her
And cfoes it?"'1 at aH h0W sh0
Well stranger, I'm none the more
wise;
CUt ImothW She'S thG bGSt wlf0 and
And hor work-room, a new Paradise!
Tho Fifjhtlntf Spirit
siuon, Ho Is a poor fighter and win
always get tho whipping ?S His friends
at once nternnan nL iS ",f.ine"Us
ho "always 'wfi, hi a'S " $5
the flrst speaker shook his 1, 1 "?h
troublo with him is. that ho always
fights tho wrong man. Brute force and
MMm. tho one -
And the wmvia QQf , i ,, . . .
rrro,so;:0sT8hotaISs
whenever wo wont m the defensive,
having. Mere physical, brute force is
iiuwi tuuig 10 uepena on in this
world, where the battle is not always
to the strong, and where bulk may not
always comnfifn xuth ininn t i. ..
cultivate the true fighting spirit, and
thus fit ourselves for winning the only
victory worth having. y
will bring suffering and discourage
ment. We wis.i we could temper the
winds to them, and bring warmth and
sunshine to their homes and hope and
courage to their hearts. So we send
them thouerht-wavfR. froin-bfori -nrUu
loving sympathy and sincere good
wishes, and hope that in some way it
may uu given us to neip them Into a
happier atmosphere.
Many beautiful letters and postals,
with a nice 3prinkle of lovely Christ
mas and New Year cards, came to me
from our band of readers.. All were
full of inspiration, while many were
suggestive of new work, and a few
kindly critical. nnfnHmr tn wnvo nt t.
provinc the wnrlr nf flio Wmo ,i
w w , a.xuuo HVJJJU1 I,-
ment, while, as a whole, tho interest
shown, in the growing work for good
of the department was very cheering
indeed. For all this, we are grateful;
and shall bear vonr wmvic rr-.i
wishes with me in my work for the
coming year. A few letters, postals
and cards gave no address, so I could
not thank the senders except through
"' ea. joui an were joy-bringers,
sue of the paper is off the press tw
the working force may not bo delat i
But of this be assured: I am anxS
to help you, and to erive vm. n, 1 n
reliable help I can obtain", and with n
short delay of time as possible am?
we want you to keep on sending in
your "queries," and if I can not answer
them, I am- pretty sure to know wlm
can. - - uu
, For IKe Sowing Room
The, seams on woollen material
Uoo uo jnutucu wilu cnauc. if tho
material has a right side and a wrone
side, the seams must be marked on the
side on which. they are to be sewed
A tracing-wheel will make no impres
sion on woollens. In using paper pat
terns, be careful to read over the di-
What Sulphur Does
xt i. K?r ho K,tohon Gordon.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
ground is apt to bo covered with Ice
and snow at this season of the year
uiuugm must bo given to the making
2f J? kCl!en garden' t0 insure the
"7 siutuying results. The seedsmen's
catalogues must be sent for and care
fully studied, lists of things we want
oofsTJe?ided A1Pn' and seednd
thniL to iff n? of the Profitable
things to have, yet which seldom is
nfditUe,kitchen sardener, fa Ta bed
ltn i-8, thyme, sweet
-""! "ugou, mint, sweet ba?n
j uvl iittvonng nerbs are eaqilv
groWn from seed, or plants of near y
all can be had of the nurserymen or
market gardener. Parsley and taTraenn
should be gathered and dried just
fore flowering, in June and Jul" ? and
mint mav bo onA r i. Y, iy aim
jmVSZ
box.'
Let us begin the new year with high
ideals; we can not have them too high
even though we feel that we may not
be able to reach them. It is better to
aim high and fail, than to stoop low
and grow deformed in spirit by the at-
ir. , uuiy t0 try t0 awaken
in others a spirit of aspiration, and we
uuuu uuu uu wo brightness and
beauty we can to the world about us.
2? fnWhu by bg.kind, charit-
lf f Ue faUits r failings of another,
sweet-temnered. avmnafimtin ,i ,.,'
iul in our daily lives. We can always"
hftVfl mm mln . iwuys
nnori r4..l""u''vv open to Jerusalem,"
open to the sunshine, if there be any,
nw. lC ?0t ,open tnat the "SW of our
own clear-burning lamp may shine
upon the darkened way of our bo
nighted neighbor. r be"
About Our "Query Box"
Complaint bnn 'vooni,.i .. ,,
valued reader that queries sent ta
Soafargee tLm rtpSS tf
dally delivered as that i 3S SSS to
S. "STliK -Tan'
overlooked, mlsfaid; r Tent T u,t
wronc fiono.f,i. ',,. 5l'li,' t0 the
savory, billandiTn mJ?" caVTie TESTS?1 , but great
d ta ? SLTSJSS r:
HOTRE DAME LADH APPEAl
Pft'nij to write to her for 2 Km r ,nemli'ln
whiPi, lms ropcntcill? cured iSl X? ttefnt
?''p 'cols t l.cr tluly'to end it tn nlle -ture8
n- claallellyand'tSSS to & ZJX0 W. 8?
M. Sunmler8,lioxlC9?otrerCeftll;ures3 Mrs
tember. They" shldb? wthSiaT
rubbed to a powder between uTt G
and put away in air-ti Si u ands
fruit Jars. Many'otrb113 r
perennials anri LI x.s,e,.h.ers are
Eu leaves 3 flavor' T
Homo Chats
onto now,nySearro ho,"'6 tat
''".Tied "glanc eobv ?Strttflon; f"
Pages shows, n .". tUe Anlshed
storm, balmv .VT ' ", "?,.suns?'w and
the cold, craol al.l nf . r8' whI'o
icily against our heans ntCrn Prlsaes
n-dy ones to gj S
But, friends, if you send in ? CaSe3'
or queries, and witlfin l a query'
time do not rolv,?! a reasnable
repeat the ouHnn T .auswer. Please
i' is intendqedeSeeHLCoaiUl' if
monf . . uie -Home Denarf-
way we can vZ 0"! of you in any
Thereat TevS SUgh the t
cause of thrinalr'aSOns:. Flrst. be
am! postals received wbiob i Tters
sorted out aim i l!V W.hich. na3 to be
heads of dopartmontcT. tne various
some of your nTestio;nrCOnd', becaus
careful and rffi5"?!..reul more
can give, and tw i wers than I
fitted to' w?3er hfads Tnd10! ?6 SUb
await meir renlv nfiV? ? X have to
"copy" for anv ? Ln rd' beeausQ my
Paper mu t Z T.11?" of the
managing euitorbeftrrrentt
For the Human Body m Heath and
Disease .
The mention of sulphur will recall to
many of us "the early "days when our
mothers gave us our dally dose of sul
phur and molasses every sprint? and
fall. fa
It was the universal spring and fall
luuuu . purmer, tome and cure-all,
and mind you, this old-fa3hioned rem
edy was not without merit.
The idea was good, but the remedy
was crude and unpalatable, and a
large quantity had to be taken to get
any effect.
Nowadays we get all the beneficial
effects Of SUlnhlir in n nnlnfnKln nnr,
centrated form, sc that a single grain
is far more effective than a tablespoon
ful of the crude sulphur.
In recent years, research and experi
ment have proven that the best sul
phur for medicinal U3e s that obtained
viu. Kjiiwium uaicium sulphide) and
sold in drug storey under the name
of Stuart's Calcium "Wafers They are
small chocolate coated pellets and con
tain the aCtiVfi mOrHnlnnl nflnnlnin n
sulphur in a highly concentrated, ef-
"0 J.U111J.
few people are aware of the value of
this form of sulphur in restoring and
maintaining bodily vigor and health;
sulphur acts directly in. the liver, and
excretory organs and purifies and en
riches the blnnrl bv fbo nt.nmf u:
nation of wast-s material.
uur grandmothers knew this when
they dosed us with sulphur and molas
ses every spring and fall, but the cru
dity and imnnritv of wHo, ,..
or sulphur .rere often worse than tho
disease, and can not compare with tho
modern concentrated preparations of
sulphur, of which Stuart's Calcium
" b unuouoteaiy the hest and
most widely -..sed.
n,hey ,aJ"f , the natural antidote for
liyer and kidney troubles and cure con-
Si?a Vw aiJd purify tuo blood in a
n w ? !en surPrises patient and
j,,, vih,u twin. j.
in?r;,m M Wilkins while experiment
al Jth sVlphur remedies soon found
novL?f sulPhr from Calcium was su
S H? a?f , other fom H says:
psnnniln tidney and bl00d troubles,
especially when resulting from consti
nation nr mnintn t i ,
nvton,i I v Att L uu-ve oeen sur
qS.aai Jh.e rcsults obtained from
qiiXEJ Calcium Wafers. In patients
suffering from boils and pimples and
even deen-Ronfori . S ,
nnl ?een them dry UP and dis
skin II fU or flV0 days' Ieaving tho
SrtS rnanandmooth' Although Stu
artinio ICiVm Wafers Is a Proprietary
tl IT .on?,! Sid by arufiBlBts, and for
cltt-'lT" ittuuuea uy many physi
SroiLiS111 of nothinS so safe
WdnSS f?le,?P constiPatlon, liver and
foSnfn W6?. and specially in all
A?SnS BHn dIsease as thIs remedy."
nlilR Siif111?, peopl wh0 a tired of
SDUrifinfahartI and so-called blood
off fl:? J Stuart's Cal-
nbio 0i ' .. xar HUier, more paiai
lablo and effective preparation.
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