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'4wi?n jjj -!W?9p$ 'l.,T"lljtftn ?' The Commoner. VOLUME 6, NUMBER 49 "wwSir-f wjW-ny in OIL " 4 M m f t p ili IV M ' s? ' v-l- The Lost Sheep The following poem, requested by several readers, is, by many, believed to have been written by Ira D. Sankey, the singing evangelist. This is not the fact. While Mr. Sankey sang it into fame, under the title,"The Ninety and Nine," the poem, originally called. "The Lost Sheep," was written by Elizabeth Cecilia Clephane, who was born in Edinburg, in 1830, and died at ' X, . ("The Ninety and Nine") There were ninety and nine that safely lay ' In the shelter of the fold; J3ut one was out on the hills away, t , Far off from the gates of gold; - Away on the mountains wild and bare, - Away from the tender Shepherd's care. r' "Lord, though hast here thy ninety and ?5$. ' nine: $g' Are they not enough for thee?" '. ' But the Shepherd made answer: "'Tis -!'- of mine '' v 4 Has wandered away from me: 'SAhd although the road be rough and ?&': steep; 4, . "..." fcv'T trn in Hi a desert to find my sheen." ' "L-Aut none of the ransom'd ever knew i v" How deep were the waters cross'd, ' W Nor how dark was the night that the ' " Lord passed through f,' V IBre'he found his sheep that was lost, ' Out in the desert he -heard its cry Sick and helpless, and ready to die. & Vj&ord whence are those blood-drops TT 4Vl e MYCr ' -rt r, That mark out the mountain track?" ,?4They were shed for the one who had "' gone astray Ere the Shepherd could bring him back.",. 1$ ,.i earning is extremely irksome and un congenial, and that they would be only too glad to become the wives of good men and keepers' of com fortable homes. Many of our states men, churchmen, professionals and other writers point out this "duty" and advise its acceptance without ar ranging for the advice to be followed; they fail to provide either the hus band or the home, or to tell us where they may be found. So the women ant? girls must work on, or go hungry and shelterless. Besides, marriage, nowadays, is not always the ideal condition these ad visers would have us believe it to be. In fact, many of the writers, them selves, fall far short of being "good husbands," whether they are good men or not. In many homes, if .tbe wife or daughter should give up her wage earning, want and discomfort would at once take possession. Thousands of wives of "good husbands" are forced, through illness, incompetency or lack of business enterprise on the part of the husband, to take up the burden of the family support, just as the unmarried sister is; she must work, whether she like to or not. Then, too, many women are driven into wage-earning through the niggard ly treatment as to money matters in dulged in -by some husbands and fath ers. As" thing? now are, no Woman or girl can be content to work n the home or 'elsewhere merdly for her board and a few clothes often far in adequate to her nqeds, to say noth ing of her wants, unless it is a case of necessity. Another side of the question is, what is the girl or woman to do with her time, granting that she is "supported?" The work is now done, in most cases, far better and cheaper by the shops and factories, than it can be in the home. There may be several girls and women magazine, we send it at once to the writer. That encourages her to do better work. The writer knows "where she stands in the estimation of her reader, and so does the editor, and everybody works better and more in telligently for Jit I am afraid we are all inclined to withhold praise, when, in fact, nothing is more stimulating or conducive to better work than a word of honest commendation. So let me ask this: Whenever you are partic ularly pleased with something we do, take the trouble to tell us of your pleasure while we are doing it. It Will help us materially, and it often happens that such a cheery word comes at the time when the pen feels the heaviest" v 4 tf, .".Lord, -whence-are. thy.handsyiSo rent .'. . ,, and torn?" i . VJ - "Thflv nrtv niflrfoM tnnld'hJ-'iliv.'mn-nw o I . --. m.-.m. ti"u .v nwutwu ... n-.-j-i. . v.. nin. t ,-,, .v. v.0..iw j ,.j 1T1 11 Virvmn nnr r,V.oll f-V.n r.rrrx-r. " IH-HIOU 1U IUC DU1-111K U 1UVV cUJ .- v ,. wv, omw I.U.UOG WV1UC11 - - Hardy Roses There, are few things lovelier, or more satisfactory, to the busy woman than the hardy ever-blooming roses. To have roses in bloom eve,ry month from May to November, and in some latitudes a month earlier and a month later, is a pleasure one would greatly appreciate. The wealth of roses in June and July is apt to make them "common," and their very plentious ness wearies us; but to have them all through the summer, even until, hard frost cuts them down, is a con tinual feast- There are many ever blooming roses now to be had, and the late autumn is a good time to set them. The dormant plants, two to three years old, can be had for twenty-five cents each, or larger ones for a higher price; but the two-year olds will do nicely. They can be set this fall, and heavily mulched and in the spring be ready for work. They may be kept indoors, if one knows how to care for them, but they are not usu ally satisfactory. If you do not care to get them this fall, they can be had thorn." But all through the mountains, thunder-riven; And up from the rocky steep, There rose a cry to. the gates of heaven, "Rejoice! I have found my sheep!" And the angels echoed around the throne, "Rejoice, for the Lord brings back his his own!" and girls occupy their time profitably while waiting for the "man and' the home" to which they are each en titled? ,..'.. "Talk happiness. The world is sad enough Without your woes No path is wholly rough. Look for the places that are smooth and clear, And talk of them to rest the weary ear Of earth, so hurt by the one unending Btrain Of human discontent and grief and pain!" -Ella Wheeler Wilcox. m ! A Question of Conditions "A Reader" suggests that I point out to the women and girls "very strong ly" that they should marry and lot the men they are now displacing in the labor world do the work for them, making the living for two, while they keep the homo. If our "Reader" knew women and girls better, he would know that to thousands of them wage- & AN OLD AND WKLL TRIKD RKMXDT Mrs. Winbi.ow'b Soothing strut for ohlldrem teeth ng should always bo used for children while JotblnR.It8oitons the gums, Mlays all pain, cur wind oollo and la the bvjt remedy for dUrrhoa. Kwenty-flyetentsa bottle. What the -Editor Wants to Know The following, taken from the edi torial personal page of the Ladies' Home Journal for October, voices just ahout what every editor would like to say to his or her readers: "One desire of the editor Is to please his readers. But It Is not al ways easy to find out whether he is doing this or not If a mistake is made, he is likely to hear of it But, on the other hand, if ho prints some thing that pleases, It Is not so easy to find it out. A pleased reader is not so likely to write as a displeased reader is. He is pleased, and he lets it l go at that. There are few things we value more than a letter of honest criticism; but, on the other hand, it would .make our work surer if our readers would, even more than they do, reach out a hand to us and make it evident when they feel we are pieasing tiiem. Not that we seek praise, but we do seek help, and to. know when one is on the right track is just as helpful as to know when one is on the wrong track. It is true you are all busy, and to write a let ter takes time. Still, it is always time well spent, for if we knew when we were going right wo could make the magazine stronger and better, and that recompenses you in. that you got better worth of your monev. Them. I too, whenever a pleasant word oomns HP, u .a!jput a certain part of the five or ten cents sach In pots, or shipped to you by mall, and in May or June they may be set outside. They will give you some bloom the first year, but every year after that, they will increase in loveliness. One of the best, old, tried sorts is the pink Hermosa. Another is a full cousin to it the Louis Phillippi, while the Clothilde soupert is simply peerless. These are but three of a list that will stand much cold and many hardships and still do good work. Rich soil, plenty of sunshine, and freedom from insect pests are the requirements dur ing the summer, with mulching and protection during the winter. While those sent out in the spring through the mail's generally have good roots, and are thrifty-looking when received, yet thfey will require care in setting and starting into growth, and many who do not understand the work will lose their rose plants. For the begin ner, the large plants- are best . Fashion Notes Veils Blue veiling is a bad color, almost as bad as green, for the aver age complexion. Red veiling has long since disappeared, as it should have done; brown, when suitable to the complexion, hair and eyes, is . good, but beware of the "off" shades; try it on the hand and see if it suits your complexion; the pure yellow brown is said to prevent freckles, but the red-brownd are more generally becoming. The lace veils should be but faintly figured; large designs and thick embroidery is in very bad taste, and will disfigure the, nrettieRt wnn.. ( Most of women should never attempt pkgs,' "There'sta reason." to wear colored veiling over the face white, with very Bmall dots, or gray with black or white dots, or all black with becoming mesh, or the finest thinnest weave with as few dots as possible, are all in good taste. Sleeves The display of bare (and not always pretty) arms in all sorts of public places, without a long glove or other covering, is out of place Short sleeves are not the height of good sense for winter walking suits even though they were "all the rage"' last year; but they are very becoming to women for house-wear, and -there is little indication that house and even gowns will take on long sleeves for another season, at least. The de signers of fashions have probably pre pared to push the vogue of long sleeves, but the dames who lead the fashions will finally decide the mat ter. Many of the new waists are made with detachable sleeves that is, the sleeve proper is elbow longth, but a separate undersleeve comes with it, which may be easily attached to it. The elbbw sleeve is generally finished with a frill under which a row of tiny hooks are sewed; these fasten to the eyes which are sewed to the top of the undersleeve. Buttons continue to be a favorite trimming, but the pearl or brass but tons so much worn the past year are set aside for those covered with the material of the fabric or of its trim ming. Velvet is used for collars, cuffs, straps and buttons, or applied in bands running around the skirt, as well as in designs running up from a broad base. Girls of fourteen years and up are wearing the princess models in separate costumes and skirts. Floral Notes To take up large . plants, select a rainy day, or when the ground i3 quite wet; lift the plant with all the dirt that will cling to its roots. Have your receptacle ready and set the clump of roots in it, and with the fing ers sift around it as much slightly moist soil as will be needed; firm down tightly,- give a gddd soaking NO DAWDLING A Man of 70 After Finding Coffee Hurt Him, Stopped Short When a man has lived to be 70 years old with a 40-year-old habit grown to him like a knot on a tree, chances are he'll stick to the habit till he dies. But occasionally the spirit of youth and determination remains in some men to the last day of their lives. When such men do find any habit of life has been doing them harm, they surprise the Oslerites, by a degree of will power that is supposed to belong to men under 40, only. "I had been a user of coffee until three years ago a period of 40 years and am now 70," writes a N. Dafc man. "I was extremely nervous and debilitated, and saw plainly that I must make a change. "I am thankful to say I had the nerve to quit coffee at once and tate on Postum without any dawdling, an! experienced no ill effects. On the contrary, I cpmmenced to gain, los ing my nervousness within two months, also gaining strength ana health otherwise. "For a man of my age, I am very well and hearty. I sometimes meet persons who have not made their PJ turn right and don't like it. But I te them to boil It long enough, and cau their attention to ray looks now, m before I used it, that seems convlnfr ing. "Now, when I have writing to aj or long columns of figures to cast w I feel equal to it and can get throuj my work without the fo,gged out i' Ing of old." Name given by Vsi2 Co., Bnttle Creek, Mich. Read book, "The Road to WellviUOi w fc n tV ..-fe