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At thought of her, tha tender tears
Are troubled at their springs,
Yet stir as stirs the April rain
That bud and blossom brings.
Tears that have healing in their
wells
Not bitter, brackish things.
Only, it is the "getting used"
The hush, the vacant chair;
To wander o'er familiar paths,
Yet never meet her there;
This yearning love, that wants her
back
The loss so hard to bear.
How momory lights the picture up
Like embers fanned aglow;
.This quaintness, or that archness
shown
I A gesture that we know;
A smile, a look, a gem worn thus
. A ribbon, knotted so.
The winsome air, the merry tone,
A kindliness she did;
All fragrant with that sense of her
That could no more bo hid
Than subtle lavender or rose,
Laid common things amid.
Can we, who loved her lavishly,.
Now she is out of sight,
Be colder, more forgetful grown
Than in her presence bright?
Ah, no. We must not count her out,
., Telling the rest good night.
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will succeed, because they have not
tha patience and persistence neces
sary .to success. But it is worth, the
trial. In The Commoner Home, De
partment of April 13, the description
of the hay box is given fully. The
"box'' Is inexpensive, and you will be
out little except the time you experi
ment with, in casp you fail the .first
few times. The value of the process
is becoming so well recognized that
devices are being put upon the mar
ket at a good price, claiming to do
the work much better than the "home
made," but it is just as well to try the
inexpensive plan first.
As to the steam cooker, one can
either pay a good price for one of
these, or contrive a "home-made" one,
which, according to my own experi
ence, will answer just as well, for
an average sized family. It is on
the plan of the old "steamer" of our
mothers' days a tin box or pail, with
a tightly closing cover and perforat
ed bottom, made to. fit closely Into
the top o an iron, or other kettle,
from the boiling water in which the
steam rises up into the "steamer"
and cooks the foods placed there thus
making the under vessel serve two
purposes that' of cooking some one
thing In Its own depths, and of. fur-,
nlshlng the steam for cooking other
dishes placed in, the steamer. Of
nnnrsft. fhfi wnifir in thf under kettle
must not be allowed to boll out., The
steam cooker is contrived very much.
on thlsplan only,, .in some respects,
it is superior, as It has' its own water
receptacle, with a whistle arranged'
so as, to give notice when the water
gets. low. But if care is taken, and
an iron', under vessel,, with, a flat bot
tom is used,' quite, a meal may be
well cooked. over one burner on the
the, fall is a , strong factor in one's
success. .Five months are required
for the growth of this plant, and
sometimes longer, according to the
care given them. If the fall is un
usually cold and treacherous, they
should not be left out longer than
November 1. The factors necessary
to success indoors are plenty of wa
ter and sunshine, with a showering
of the foliage three times a week with
lukewarm water, enough of it to well
bathe the roots as it falls from above.
Good drainage must be assured to
avoid excess of moisture in the soil.
Freesias will not hloom well in a
hot, dry atmosphere. The buds re
quire moisture to develop them. The
freesias are not particularly tender,
and a room ranging in temperature
from forty-five to sixty degrees Fah
renheit Is best till the buds form. The
temperature of the average living
room in winter is too high for them,
and a cool window should be selected.
If aphis and red spider trouble them,
spray with an infusion 'of weak tobac
co tea, using an atomizer.
After blooming, cut off the old flow
er stems and. give less water, letting
the bulbs ripen, and when the tops
have died down, set the pots in a
dry, cool place in the cellar and leave
until the following August, to be re
potted for another season. The May;-
flower.
"Fireless Cooking"
A writer in the Woman's Home
Companion tells of what a boon the
flrfilpHH atove. or "hav "box." was to
some of the women of San Francisco gasf. gasoline or oil stove in the ket
durlnir the dreadful time of the earth- tie and its "steamer" attachment.
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quaKO anu consequent conimgrauou,i
.when they were not allowed to have
any tires or lights In their shattered
homes, and whose "cooking on camp-
fires improvised from the bricks of'
the fallen chimneys" was found to be
weary work for those living on the,
upper floors of their houses. She
tells of "beef pot-roasts," received the
day before, which, after being boiled
for half an hour in the morning on
the camp-fire in the street, were tak
en into the house, packed In the box
for four hours, and taken out, done
to a turn, at dinner time.
There is a great deal of interest
manifested in regard to this newly
exploited method of relieving the cook
during the heated term, and which
may relievo the housewife from much
care at all times; but Its use has-not:
become so general yet as to bo very
well understood.
The home-made "hay box," or even
the devices on the market for the
Bame purpose, will in no sense take,
the place of the kitchen range or
other heat generator. There must be
a preliminary cooking over the fire
for a more or less length of time,
and the food article must be packed,
boiling hot, into the Receptacle, which
must be packed tightly for the reten
tion of every possible particle of the
heat. One careless in this matter will
be disappointed in the outcome.
There may be much experimenting
required before one becomes an ex
pert In the matter; and many never
AN OLD AND WKIA TRIKD KKMKDY
MR8. WINBWW'BSOOTXINQ 8TXUP for children
teething should always be sed for children while
teething. Itaoftens the gums, allays all pain, cures
wind cotlo and is the beet remedy for dlarrhnL
fwenty-flyeeentsa bottle.
Growing. Freesias
The florist to the contrary notwith
standing, the growing of fre'esiaa by
the amateur is not always attended
with success. But if partially suc
cessful with " them, it will pay, as
even a few flowers scent up a room
delightfully. Some claim they do
best In tlnwb6dor porcelain recept
acles, as, if the atmosphere is hot
and dry, the solMs. apt to dry out too
quickly where porous pots are used.
In any case, there must be drainage;
a layer of charcoal or fine gravel, half
to one inch deep, is sufficient.
Fill the receptacle to within two
inches of the top with a soil com
posed of equal parts of rotted sod,
wood dirt and sand (or the same pro
portions of chip dirt, well-rotted ma
mure and good garden soil no clay-r-.wlth
a little sand to lighten It). On
top of this lay, for a Ave or six inch
pot, -four to six bulbs, and cover with
the same soil to a depth of one inch
or more. . If the bulbs are expected to
bloom in early January, they must be
planted in August, but may be plant
ed any time within the months of
September or 'October the earlier
the better.
As soon as potted, water them well
and place outdoors in shade, and
when the green blades push through
gradually expose them to the sun.
The pots may be kept cool by imbed
ding them in a box of sand or saw
dust, or even leaves, which should
. Floral Talks
A "box of clean sand sunk, on the;
north side of the house, where it can'.
get the morning sunshine, is a fine
place to start slips and root cuttings
during the summer. When the vigor
of the plant is all going to leaf is not
a good time to make slips; but if the
ripened branch is partly broken in
two and left hanging for a- week until
it "begins to heal, then detached and
bedded in the sand, it will strike root
more readily.
Hanging baskets are so lovely, and
so easily grown if well cared for, that
every one should have them. Weep
ing lantana, emerald feather, trades
cantia, moneywort, and many other
trailing plants may be used, with some,
moisture-loving plant placed in the
center. Some kinds of begonias are
good for this. These baskets must
not be allowed to dry out. Start one
now, and have it in good shape for
the winter cheer.
Cut off some young shoots of the
low-growing kinds of cannas (the
Madame Crozy strain is best), being
careful to get some roots with each:
plant these in heavy soil in large pots
or boxes, three or four to a box; water
well and set in a shady place until
you see they haye recovered from
the shock of removal, then put them
right in the sunshine, keeping the
soil moist; this can be done by bed
ding the pot in the border, in sand or
in saw dust, and keeping the sur
rounding soil wet. They should make
fine winter bloomers If only the
dwarf kinds are chosen.
Sow pansy seeds now where they
can be sheltered from the hot after
noon sunshine, keep plants growing
tnrutuy au ran, and you will have
fine blooming plants early ,next
spring.
Remember, if you wish flowers that
"grow like a weed" that is, without
care- or attention, the. plant will in
time become a. weed, in looks and
habit, and will he worthless In the
uuiuci. oKvorymiuir renmrfis anmo
and shrubbery will be all the bettor
for mulching- and caring for during
the hot, dry spell. Many things make
their best, most thrifty growth dur
Ing the fall months. If you begin
watering them now, you must keep it
up,, keeping the roots well wet down,
or the light surface moisture will in'
duce surface roots, and the plant will
do worse than if not watered at all.
Hardy- perennials which have
bloomed early and apparently fin
ished, their growth may be transplant
ed now. Many herbaceous peren
nials must be transplanted or root
divided during the fall months, or
they will either refuse to bloom next
season, or make a very poor growth,
il letu until spring time.
The Letter "R" and Oysters
Oysters are to be had all the year,
but they are at their best and' "in
season" from September to May. Dur
ing the summer months they are
poor and flabby and lacking in flavor.
When taken fresh from the water
during the summer months, they are
wholesome, but can not be kept long
after being taken from the water.
There seems to be a variation of opin
ion on the subject of the "greening"
of oysters, and this has resulted in
investigations by scientists, who tell
us there are, several kinds of "green
ing," some of which are due to an
excess of copper; others again, and
some of our American varieties re
imbedded on our coasts, show a pale
green lencocytosis,. and are not con
sidered in a healthy condition. One
authority regards "greening" as the
result of the consumption by the oys
ter of certain forms of sea-weed, the
coloring matter of which is soluble
in the tissues and juices of the oys
ter, and. Is apparently harmless.
Where the former condition exists,
Land the. oysters are flabbv. and soft.
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.una wnere raucn coloring is present,
it. is oeiter 10 avoia sucn tnan io
take chances of gastric disturbance.
September is the beginning of the
oyster season. J3x
When lamps, not-.frequently in use,
are left with the wicks ..turned up, a
thick sticky, gummy coating forms
on the burner from the oil seeping
out and gathering dust as it evapo
rates. The burner should be boiled
in water in which washing soda a
teaspoonful.to a quart of water has
been dissolved, then cleaned and pol
ished. The wick, should always be
turned down below the top of the
burner so the oilcan not ooze out
over the top.
be kept moist all the time. By pro
tecting them on cold nights, they may
be kept out doors until long past licht
frosts, and the out-door growth in care, and the herbaceous perennials
Yellow Tomato , Preserves
Take in proportions, two pounds of
yellow pear tomatoes (after remov
ing peel), two pounds granulated
sugar, four ounces canton ginger, four
lemons and two oranges. The or
anges may be omitted.
Peel tomatoes and cover with sugar,
letting stand twenty-four hours. Caro
must be taken to keep the tomatoes
whole. Drain off the syrup and cook
it until like thick honey, skimming
carefully. Then add tomatoes, sliced
ginger, and lemons and oranges sliced
and seeds removed.J Cook all together
gently until tomatoes have a clear
look. The syrup should be like hon
ey. Put away fn small jars and seal.
Jelly can not be'made of yellow to
matoes without addition of a more
acid juice of some other fruit. Gela
tin could be added to the strained
juice of the tomato, but the product
would be very insipid unless highly
BETTER THAN SPANKING
Spanking does not euro children of bed wottlnff.
If It did there would be f ow children that would do
It. Thero la a constitutional cause for this. Mrs.
M. Summers, Box 118, Notre Dame, lnd will Bond
her homo treatment to any mother. She asks no
money. Write her today Jf your chljdron troubltJ
you la this way, Don't blamo tho child. Tb
chances are It can'thelp It
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