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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
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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
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$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.
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Vj&ord whence are those blood-drops
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,?4They were shed for the one who had
"' gone astray
Ere the Shepherd could bring him
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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"
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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.
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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-
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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
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