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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1906)
. -i 7 "wT f JW sf " T WBisr & r- PI 1 J ai if ' U til V I f . ill IjV"' T . i i .., i J Ifc. $1 f -P ) J.lt ' 1 r.Jj tt .mMW. ...Pi..1 A , ?U I L The Commoner - .VOLUME G, NUMBER 29 . mm " """ " "" """ ' ww -JU"" ' T God's Way. God never would, send you- tlio dark- . ness L. .. . , , If Ho fejt you could, bear, the light, But you would not cling,. to. the guid ing hand If tho way were always bright. And you would not care to walk by Could you always walk .by sight. 'Tis true, He has many an anguish For your sorrowful heart to bear; And many a cruel thorn-crown For your tired head to wear. He knows how few would reach linfiven at' all. If pain did not guide them there. So Pie sends you- the blinding dark ness, And the furnace of seVen-fold heat; "Pis' the only way, believe me, To keep you close to His feet. For 'tis always so easy to wander "When our lives are glad and sweet. Then nestle' your hand in the Father's, And sing, if you can, as you go; Your song may cheer some one behind you, Whose courage is sinking low. And .well if your lips do quiver, -God will love you the better So. 1 ' , Selected. ery; muscle is too costly. Try the machine. Don't get a bargain coun ter affair. DonTbuy,a gllb-tongued. irresponsible agent. -4 Send your order, to a reliable firm, and get a good machine that will both save, your strength and give good service. When you set it, use it until you get accustomed to its workings, and fltmlv its nossibilities. It does not pay you to buy "cheap" things, mere ly because you get them for a smaller price than a good one would cost. Plan to save yourself. Your hus bands may readily get other wives, but your little ones can never have but one mother no matter how hard a second mother tries to take her place. Be good to yourselves. Get the labor-saving machinery if it is nothing more than a food chopper or an egg-beater. If you begin with one or two, you will want the rest. And I am sure the gude mon will be glad to show his appreciation of - your worth by saving you all he can. - "Paying for Itself" I am glad to notice- that many of our "gude men"- ar reading the HQtr:,:jveJ && evincing interest m Lhe labor-saving devices referred to. I am sure our husbands and fathers wish to ease up the work for the wives, mothers and -daughters, and I hope these questions will be seriously con- A Restful Drink One of the best drinks for a tired person is bran .water. It Is prepared as follows: Stir one teacupful of "clean, sweet bran into a quart of water letting it stand for six hours or even longer, stirring occasionally. "When ready, pour off and add ice, or. drir without, as preferred or "nvenient. A little lemon ,ito will add to the. Havoc -siVTit will be found to possess .wsttfterful resting qualities. There will 1)6 no disagreeable "aftermath" to drinks of this kind. - ing. Do not keep it out of the soil when it comes. Freesias .must be potted In August, ,or,they will not do wqII. If .one sue-, qeeds with this bulb, any work will be well repaid, for the fragarice is" de lightful. BUt not every one succeeds, because the care of it is not so well understood. As soon as the catalogues come which will be early in September your order for the hardy bulbs, for potting both indoors arid in the gar den, should be mad out-and sent in. If it is your first. order, study the Cat alogue carefully, both as td the de scriptions and soil and method of planting. Later in the season, yet still early enough to pot and plant, the florist will offer a "collection,'; to be of his own choice, which will bring you many beautiful things much cheaper than you can get them from the catalogue list, earlier- in the sea son. One difficulty in waiting for the cheaper "collectipns" is, that the flor ist fills his orders from the best, as long as the 'order's come in, and -the bulbs are then fresh and firm; after the selling season is over, the "left overs" are usually culls, and the bulbs are hot so fresh. If you do'frot care to save on the price, you will gpt bet ter satisfaction by ordering from the pr.tnlu&de, and get first-class, fresh 'bulbs. The bulbs will be larger, and the bloom better. In plant matters, as in everything, the best grades are always a few cents higher In price than the poorer grades. Don't for get t6r look- over the perennials and shrubs for fall planting. Disposal of Kitchen Waste of the rug is knitted-of "hit-and-miss"' colors, and the border of solid color, wind on separate balls. To begin, cast on thirty-threo stitches of the hit-and-miss color. First, row, knit plain and turn; 2d row, knit off all but three stitches and turn; 3d row, knit clear across and turn; 4th row, knit all but six and turn; 5th row, same as third; Gth row, knit all but nine and turn; 7th row, same as third;, 8th row, knit all but twelve anil turn; 9th' row, same as thlrdV lOtli row, knit all but fifteen and turn; 11th row, w'ith' the solid color, knit same , as third. 12th row, knit all but eighteen and turn. 13th row, same as' third. 14th row, knit all but twenty-one and turn; 15th row, same as third; 16th row, knit all but twenty-four and turn. 17th row, same as third; 18th row, knit all but twenty seven and turn. 19th row, same as third row. This finishes one section, leaving the original number of stitches on' the needle, to begin the second section. With the hit and miss, knit clear across again and turn, take off the first stitch .without knitting it (do this at the end, in beginning of each section) , knit clear across again and turn.. The next row will be the sec ond of the new section, and the work should proceed as before. Knit eighteen of these sections and jointhe first to the last with a strong linen thread so that the stitches will not show. For the border, take of the solid color, or of combination of colors, as desired. .Cast on ten stitches, knit across plain, purl, the next row, knit two rows plain, one purl,' re peating until the piece 'is long enough to circle the rug. This will make a pretty fluted ,border. In knitting this take off the first' stitch on one side each row, without knitting, which will, make the strip t fit the circle better wnen sewing it on. such a rug snouiu measure' thirty inches across, mor.e sldered, and that, this fall, when the During the hot months, the garbage crons are sold, the conveniences In- lroiu the Kiicnen snoiua not do aiiow doors will receive all the additions that can be afforded. Wives and mothers- are somewhat to blame, themselves, for not having the most necessary household machinery, be- t cause, tuey seldom say anything about theni. Many, of them refuse to .try them because having gotten into a rut, thoy feel awkward about getting out of it, and, as in -the case ol the washing machine and wringer, they say they .would rather do the work by hand than to iooi with the machine. There are mothers--lots of "them who would rather (and do) do the work than to teach the little folks to do it, "be cause it is less work to do it than to bother with the children." It may be, for a while; but it pays to "fuss" with both the children and the ma chine, In the long run. lhere was a time when woman did ed-near the house, as it makes an ideal breeding placi for files and other insects. One has but to observe the countless "Swarms of flies hovering over such a spot to realize what a menace it is to the health of the family. The most approved method of disposing of this refuse matter Is by. burning. If this cannot be ac complished, a good way to do is to .bury all perishable stuffs, and cart away any , thing . that can neither be buried or burned, depositing It in some place far from the house. Aside from, the unsightliness of a back yard strewn with rubbish and rotting gar bage, the gases arising from the de composition of organic matter are very injurious to health, and, in epi demics of filth-di3eases, a positive menace. If no other way, keep a gar bage can in which every refuse thing is denosltari. nnrl ornnfv If vtrotMr i-.r not like to use a sewing machine; in some place remote from the house', when the gasoline stove onmn nut n,. Ze i i , . ' ' muy were luiiuu, ana woum none of it; when the "blue-flame" oil stove called them, they hung to' tho hot wood or coal range; and now, when the steam cooker and the fireless "hay-box" offers them rest from the heat, they say, hesitatingly and doubtingly "Well, may be; but don't know." Sisters, it is time you did know. Don t stop to ask if the convenience w 'pay for itself." The question is, will it pay you, in labor-saving, to have it. This Is the age of machin- AN OLD AND WKLL TRIED ni?MKDT MM. WlNBl.ow'sSooTniNQ 8Ynur for ohlMw, Jth nBiiooW alwaya bo used i for. children ShiE winrt ,nifii KoeiB 'ho gums, allarVn lpZSS, wind colic and Is tho boat romodr Xor VarYhrL aVontyflrocontsa bottle. ' arrhosa. Goldenrod Ast nature lifts her gates from week . to week . New beauties rise, its wondrous power "to spealq And now, clad in her glory as of old The goldenrod uplifts her crowns of gold. - , J. W. Waits. For the Fruit Garden . Do not forget that this is the month in which the new strawberrbed must be smarted. If the grdund is well pre pared", the soll rich and the plants sturdy and' well-set, they should be come fully established and make good growth this fall, ready to bear a full crop next season. If the work is left until tlrcr busy season, next spring. it is apt to be neglected, and, at best, there will (or should) not be a crop however small. The plants must be set about a foot apart, and onljr good, young plants used. The cultivation should be done with- the plow or cul tivator, even with a. small, "patch." All weeds must be kept out of the rows, and every runner pinched off. For the best and largest berries, the "hill" system (that is, single plants, about a foot tipart in the row) gives the best results. Berries' from "matted rows" or beds are usually small, and fewer of them. Don't fail to have 'a bed of strawberries, 'even though it must be a small one. It will pay. Any reliable florist oi seedsman can supply you with plants, and instruc tions for setting the' same. - or less1,' according to the fineness or 'coarseness of the cu'tting; 'it slioiild ' weigh about three pounds,' the weight depending on the fineries or coarse ness of texture of the rags. These rugs are nice for "veranda" work, and nice to put on the veranda floor, or bed-room, dining room or kitchen floors. . Floral Talks The beautiful lilium candidum must be planted Jn August, to do well. There must be a growth of leaves a green rosette, made i:his , fall, and tho bloom will come next spring. Or- aer as soon as may be, and the bulb . .Knitted Rag Rug (Round) . -These rugs con be made of either silk, .wool or dyed cotton or linen rags. Prepare the rags as you would for a woven carpet, and either keep separate or mingle the colors. The weight of the rug may be regulated by the size in which the rags are cut. the finer the "string," the lighter the rug, and the prettier, in most cases. Use large wooden needles, which can either, be made at home, ' or bought at the fancy-work store. -Rag rugs and carpets of fancy weave are 4 "Dog Days' , ' The period pf the greatest heat of the summer is called "dog-days," and has reference to the facfr-that in an cient times, this was nsd the season when the dogstar rose with the sun, and to this was attributed the malig nant energy oL the sun's rays at that season. SiriKis, the Dog Star, is the brightest star in the heavens, and at one time was thought to exercise a baleful influence upon human affairs. Although ancient astronomers decribed it as-a red s'tar, it is now a clear white star, in the constellation Canis, and is, in mythology, closely associated with the story of Orion. Whatever of bale ful influence the ancients ascribed to the rising of the star with the sun, is purely fictitious as .it is the great heat which works the harm-.,. ; , .An Ice Box . Where one does not keen a fefrig- 'era'tor, yet would like to keep 'ice," here is a home-made ice-chest, desqrlb ed by a farm wife in- The Toledo Blade: "It was a very primative af-' fair simply a- small box inside of one, that-was two Sizes larger. The inner box was raised an inch or two at one BETTER THAN SPANKING Spanking does not euro chlhlron of bod vrottlnff. Ii' It did thero would bo tow children that would do it. Thoro is a constitutions! causo ror tms. flirs. M. 8umraorB, JJoxllSNotroDame, lnd., will Bond imr hnmrt trrn t.innnfc to iiiiv ninthor. Bho asks no monoy. Write nor today If your children trouble ... I- l,t .....t. Tlnn't. Iilomn hn nlilltl. 'I'll IUUU1 KIIID nriJ. . J-.V... v uuu v" v ,...-. will i r,-.- , l, - -- f -o-. .- w w.. v...vj ,iww..u ti - -you in tnis way. xiou-i i win ue sent you in time for plant- very much -used now. If the center chances arc it can'thoip it I r' . tynMiHi. JWKC