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"Arline." Aged 19 Years
Call her not dead, though you found
her asleep,
Lying so restful, so silent and
white;
Sleeping the sleep that cometh to
all,
Sooner or later mortality's night.
Fold the white hands o'er the slumber
ing heart,
Tenderly, knowing all earth-work Is
done;
Nothing to her Is the morning's red
dawn
Nothing to her is the setting of
sun.
Gone to her rest, in her beautiful
youth ;
Free from the scar of earth's piti
less stain;
"Dust unto dust" 'tis the way of the
world, .
The spirit has passed through the
portals of pain.
Softly caressing the bright, silken
hair,
Say that the angels her dear lips
have pressed:
Borne her away from our cherishing
arms,
Upward, afar, to the beautiful rest.
Kiss the dumb lips through your fast
falling tears
Never again will she come at your
call;
Our Beautiful passed from this sor
rowful star,
Leaving to us but the dirge and the
pall.
Say she wont home in her life'-s dewy
morn,
Star flowers paving the way she has
fled;
Say she has laid down the cross for
the crown;
Say she's at rest, but, O, call her
not dead!
Helen Watts-McVey.
With Our Friends
-"We road a great deal about the
farmer who is careless of his wife's
comfort, and who fails to provide con
veniences for her or to help her with
the heavy work. He is blamed, too,
for not hiring help for her Indoors,
and for her lack of "good clothes"
and reading matter. There are a few
other delinquencies, more or less seri
ous, laid to his charge, but these will
do for a starter. It all sounds very
straight on paper. In the stories,
his alleged selfishness goes on until
the poor woman has a dangerous
spell of sickness, which straightway
brings the selfish man to his senses,
his power to hold up the heavy end
of the load himself, sparing me, I feel
that I could talk for him.
There is a great deal of hard drudg
ing work to do on a farm, both in
doors and out, and farm help for the
house or the field is almost impos
sible to get. If there is much stock
to look after, it is "the master's hand
that fattens," and if that is withheld,
there is inevitable loss. Stock, like
children, does not thrive in the hands
of hired help; on many farms es
pecially thrifty ones the husband and
father scarcely has a moment to call
his own from early dawn to late bed
time. The early rising is imperative;
everything must have its breakfast,
and have time to eat it before being
put into harness or turned outside.
Feeding at night cannot be under
taken until a certain hour, and to
feed, house and look after all calls
for much time and work. Every in
dividual animal must be glanced at,
and if he shows lack of appetite, in
clines to droop, or evinces symptoms
of any disorder, it must have atten
tion. The runtlings must have an
extra measure of food; the weakling
must have a little the warmest shel
ter. As the mother with her children,
so must the good farmer be with
his animals. Then, when supper is
over, and the family about to "retire,
the gude mon must take his- lantern
and look over the housed animals to
see that all is safe for the night
Of course, if there are hired men, or
lots of boys, much of this can, with
oversight, be relegated to them.
With most of the farm men, careless
ness about increasing the housework,
or seeming lack of interest in the
overworking wife is because of their
interests centering in the outside
work, and, they do not realize, until
something brings v it home to them,
the hardships which the wife unmur-
muringly, but not wisely, persists in
carrying.
Of course the wife is really danger
ously overworked at times, especially
if she have little children and ill-
health. Indoors, there Is no "la: up;"
the meals in abundance must be
cooked; the milk, even when she does
not draw it herself, must be attended
to, the butter churned, eggs gathered,
washing, ironing, baking, scrubbing,
sewing, patching, darning and the
thousand daily and trl-dally duties
that beset her must be attended to,
in addition to the great care de
manded for her young children. It
is wonderful how she does It all so
well. And the stout girl i3 a crying
need, but the capable, experienced
woman is better; but where Is she to
be found? It is not jo easy io "in-
shopping is still fresh within the
minds of many of our readers, and
now is a first rate time to begin plan
ning to outwit circumstances in the
next holiday carnival. It would be
well to set up an "anticipation box,"
into which, as the new is brought
forth, the old can be uuictly dropped
into its proper receptacle. There
might be divisions or there might ""be
more than one box or bag. Into one
might go the "as good as usw," while
anything the worse for the wear
should go into another, to be repaired
as soon as possible and put with the
better ones. Any surplus, duplicate,
misfit, or not-cared-for article should
go into one of these an arm as its
sequestration is advisable; odds and
ends of ribbons, laces, silks, braid,
feathers, bits of velvet, satin, plush,
broken strings of beads, dilapidated
dolls, ends and leftovers of embroid
eries, floss, threads, fancy yarns,
tinsels, attractive pictures, cards, un
satisfactory toys, pieces of china, odd
scraps of jewelry, and the hundreds
of things for which no use can be
found after the holiday season is
ended, might be put away in ' these
boxes or bags, to be later and at
leisure fashioned into little hings
for the next Christmas disbursement.
Now and then, during the year, odd
bits may be added to the stock al
ready at hand, and often "just the
thing" may be found at small cost,
and at a time when we do not have
to divide our money so xften. Many
things' that 'seemed quite )eyertd our
reach during the rush, will be thrown
on the bargain counters, or sold at
"special sales" at greatly reduced
prices for some weeks after the ncv
year opens, and all sorts of fancy
work materials, as well as seful
things, will be sold much cheaper than
it can possibly be had for at iho liext
Christmas times. It is jusr as satis
factory to do the buying and lay
things away, as to try to crowd so
much into a few days, and thus avoid
the struggle with the mob of shoppers
in the "rush" season. This is what
the "one woman in a hundred" did,
and now she is out shopping when the
"ninety and nine" are almost helpless
with nervous prostration, and is get
ting double the amount of goods for
her money that was to be had be
fore Christmas.
tion whenever it implies a promise
A promise once given is a bond in
violable. A man is. already of con
sequence in the world when it is
known that we can implicitly rely
upon him; that he will not fail us
I have frequently seen in life a per
son preferred to a long list of appli
cants, for some important charge
which lifts him at once into station
and power, merely because he has this
reputation, that when he says he
knows a thing, he knows it, and when
he says he will do a thing he will do
it. Muse, then, over these maxims;
you will find it easy enough to prac
tice them if you try."
"Clear Starching"
Such delicate materials as laco and
net need special care 'lhthe wash
ing. . They should be placed in a
clean bowl with cold water, and let
soak for an hour or 'more; squeeze
(not wring) out, soap all the soiled
places with a good soap jelly, and
put them in a porcelain-lined or agate
sauce-pan, add cold water to cover,
and a teaspoonful of turpentine; set
on the back of the stove and let sim
mer for an hour; then empty into the
bowl, squeeze and pat until all dirt
is removed; they must not be rubbed
or wrung, as such usage would ruin
them. Let them have two or three
rinsings in clear water, and then put
them through water with a little blu
ing in it. Mix some starch with boil
ing water, but do not let it be thicker
than fair cream; put into it the laces
squeezing until thoroughly saturated,
then tako out one piece at a time,
squeeze, and then slap between your
hands many times until all the super
fluous starch is driven out of the
meshes of the lace, as the success of
the process depends on that. Spread
each piece on a clean cloth and roll
up as you would any starched things,
and Jet them lie for several hours, or
over night. In ironing, each piece
miist be laid out on the board in turn,
stroked and pulled into exact shape
so that the pattern or design is even;
then spread a piece of sheer muslin
over the piece and iron from the
straight, or lower edge upward never
lengthwise. Iron until nearly dry,
then take the piece in your hand and
gently pull out the scollops and points,
again pressing under the muslin, and
your lace will look "like new," snow
ing no shiny marks of the iron, or
meshes filled with starch.
nnil n. "stout, crirl" a forthwith In-
stalled In the kitchen, and the wife's Bv nQr. in real life, as it is in the
conveniences multiply as if by magic. story- Many a farm hiiHband would
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jl uo iiul uouut unit uiere are sucu.
men plenty of them, 7and the fact
is to be deplored; but In a great many
of such cases, the woman Is herself
to blame, because she takes up the
burdens, uncomplainingly, and the
husband never realizes to what in
justice her patient love subjects her.
I have often wished I could hear the
other side of the story; but, accuse
him as we may, the farm husband
"openeth not his mouth."
Having had some experience as a
farm wife, with a husband whom time
has proven to be simply a male
angel" In the matter of doing all in
gladly work himself out, In order to
be able to pay the extra Indoor help;
but to look for one that is not a hind
rance rather than a help, is like
searching for a pin in a haystack.
Some Good Rules to Follow
Bulwer Lytton once said: "If I
were asked to say, from my experi
ence of life, what attribute most im
pressed the minds of others or most
commanded fortune, I should say,
earnestness of purpose. The earnest
man wins way for himself, and earn
estness and truth go together. Nev
er affect to be other than what you
areeither richer or wiser; never
be ashamed to say, 'I don't know.'
Men will then believe you when you
The only solution I can think of is the say do lmow? Never be ashamed
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teething should always bo used for children while
teething. It softens the uums, allays all pain, cures
wind colic and Is the best remedy for diarrhoea,
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"multitude of counsel" to be found
in organized neighborhood clubs,
where the "best methods" may bo
discussed, and the interests of each
looked after; in the introduction into
the home of all the labor-saving ma
chinery possible, and the co-operation
of the whole family toward the end
of lightening the wife and mother's
work as much as possible. I hope the
farm husband will interest himself
in these matters.
The Anticipation Bo
The recent nightmare of Christmas
to say, whether as applied to time or
money or morality, 'I can not afford
the guinea you ask me to throw away?
I can not afford to waste an hour in
idleness. I can not afford to sacrifice
my selfrespect.' Once establish
yourself and your mode of
life as what they really are, and
your foot "is on solid ground,
whether for the gradual step onward,
or for the sudden spring forward.
From these maxims let me deduce
another learn to say no, and say it
with decision; learn to say yes with?
caution 'no with decision whenever
it resists temptation; 'yes' with cau-
For Work Dresses
Elbow sleeves are both comfortable
and labor-saving when doing the nec
essary work about the kitchen, where
the sleeves are generally rolled or
pinned up to get them out of the
way. When hastily summoned to the
door or to meet visitors, a long cuff,
or puffed lower sleeve, with an elas
tic at the top may readily be slipped
over the bare arm, and this can also
be worn when an errand takes ono
to thia grocery store.
The ubiquitous shirtwaist suit is
seen everywhere, and worn on all
ordinary occasions; but for one do
ing the various tasks about the house,
stooping, bending, reaching, stretch
ing as one must, the unpleasant feat
ure about them is "the parting or
the ways" as between the waist and
skirt, which can hardly be avoiueu.
The mother-hubbard style of dress is
not to be recommended especially.
the old, loose style, although the
closer-fitting models are not so ob
jectionable; but One of the neatest
suits for all-around wear about house
work, is the. usual skirt and a negligee
which can be slipped over the beau,
with no buttons to fasten, or lioous
BETTER THAN SPANKING
Spanklnjr does not euro children of bod wottinp
If It did tnoro would bo fow ohlldron that wouw a
It. Thoro lfl ft constitutional causo for this. o.
M. Summora. Bor 118, NotroDarao, Ind., will bob
hor homo treatment to any raothor. Sho aMs
money, Writo hor today If your children troum
you In this way. Don't blame tho child, -i"
chances aro It can't holp It.
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