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MM' 1 ' ft. f. . .'-5 '3a- The Book of the Wars When the book of the wars of men Is done And the story is truly penned From the yellowing page of the tale begiin To the chapter that holds The End When the trumpets of peace the world around Haye blent in a chorus grand, And the battle flag shall no more be found : As a shadow above the land Will we keep the Book of the Wars '?';' of Men "-'"ft In. a high and an honored place That .our children's sons may be tnriuea again With t stories their e,eS ay ff igT 5 Will, we cherish the book in faithful prme That men of a future 'age .May acquaint themselves with the ,:. ... ones who died : That the volume might haye a page? Will the Boole, of the Wars of Men tell truth? Will, it mingle the songs and cheers With-4 the sacrifice, of the beardless youth , ..... -tiir. , "And the dew of ,a mother-'s tears? Will it blazon in gold the, noble deed That won aTf or gotten, iame? Will it tell of the grips of a ceaseless greed p-That has wrought for a nation's "shame? . O, the Book of the Wars of Men- It waits ' " - . ' :'mmnl,tlle, wnkening-of the world, Till the banners that tell of ' scorns ,. , . and hates , ' .TT,Iwtne glory" of Peace are furled Will -we keep it to tell of the rolling ; . ' drum .Antf the peals that the fifers know, Or to speak to the men of the days to come ; Of the ways that they must not go? ... Chicago Tribune. We may lose the things we strive after today, but. if we bear patiently the burdens, taking the heartache if it us, living nobly to ourselves and fel divine beauty and divine glory. M F F uvt to call' the attention of our readers of u,u suxes co the instructive readinK tw wmuu iUe Department of- Ag riculture at Washington, D. c , is pending out to "whosoever will at the cost of a postal card, bearing your Therfi ?rt reQUeSt i0r the b"S There are many matters designed to greatly augment the comfort and are fully as much concerned as are the men. These interest appeal to vilWome' Whcther in thG C0nS S vlllago, and very often to tho- city waiting for ?har2 apt t0 Prcrastinate, whinh Mihi:moro !ng season," eyes of their husbands, sons and fathers. One of the': most important things to be dealt with is the disposal of the sewerage, and the protection of the uiuuYius wmur, ior very oiten tney both amount to tho same thing. Farm ers' Bulletin No. 43 treats of this, and gives good advice, with illustra tions. The bulletins Nos. 154, 156, 618, 225, treat of the Home Fruit, Garden, the Home Vineyard, the School (krden, and the Home Vegetable Garden. Theso should bo studied closely by every member of the family, and many of the ideas therein sot forth should be applied to the home grounds the coming year. No crop pays a bigger and surer dividend than table. MOTIOV mh tin Hiir no' ,m rf . ww UWjr U.O fjWlU Ull the market as one can raise at home with intelligent culture, and the gar den should not be left to "mother and the girls." The horse and plow aiid the wheel-hoe should be freely used in them. Got these bulletins and study them, and discuss them with the whole family children and adults. Bulletins Nos. 142, 182, 256 are also very valuable to ..the home-mother, giving much information' on the sub ject of nutrition and the nutritive value of foods, explaining many things, giving the reason therefore, and de signed to be a "useful summary of available information on tho subject," which will shed much light on many a, dark problem with -which the house wife has to flAfll. nnllnJn M ICO .deals with the raising and care of jiuuitiy, preparation tor and cooking vi i ocuuv, uuu , serving as rood. Bulletin No. 256 deals with the prep aration of veiretahlen fnr fhn tnhio by Maria Parloa,. and hats much of rl Ann trf r !- I !.!.. -. xxv-t, uicicbi lu uxtj one.wno prepares and serves the family meals.. There are many others, treatingjon kindred subjects, andJ it would be well to send for the "list of publications" for ii ee uxsu-muLion, . cnoose what you wish, as many or as few, and send to the secretary of agriculture for them. A postal card, bearing the numbers of bulletins, wanted, and your address will bring them to your door, free of vutuiic' u.ii you asic better terms? dollar upward, hnt fnr Annen . a serviceable binding should be in-. .,u Wu. vyueu you get the diction ary, do not fail to --cdnsult it your self, and encourage your children to do the. same. comes, being faithful in the midst of There are many of the.se bulletins the conditions where God has placed which will greatly interest the young people, and they should be allowed to ua, nvi.iB uuuiy lo ourselves and fel- peupie, anu tney should be allowed to low-men, we shall have built up for send for them. When you get them, ourselves characters of rUvi ftii, do not allow fmm f v, do not allow them tn .ho Anotmr Teach your children to use them care fully. Refer to them often; use them useful Reading Matter Free the subject of home discussion while As tho season of lonir iffl.Mt.i ?IttIng .aro"nd the fire through the tevenings is now in fn w T 7 ong VAnter evenInSs. or when visit- bo ib now m tull force, 1 want ingwith your friends, to call the attonHnn . One of the most valuable aids to mental growth is a good dictionary, and every home should have one There are many, cheap editions, on me market, and with careful handling, these books will last u long time: Language like everything else changes with the times; new words are coined and old ones set aside. The meanings of many are changed, and like other DOOkS. tllO dlnHnnnrv I . becomes "out of date" because Tof thete ttf' be,eff tocost ten cents, changes. Thus, a cheaTSm SSS J Is done, there is to up-to-date in point of time dan tn d-,7 I ncn:&W for the pie and made to serve as long ITfi iTz.t t'Jl": making the ractory, when a new edition can be Substituted. A o-nnrJ hTwi ...., SKI 5ss r:f Sainssw, -- v tum oeiore the efllcHent edition can be hart frn 3 LU", " D spoonful of but- . ,7 , fcU4. BB ouiau is to oe served six The Christmas Spirit " While making the usual preparations for the Christmas giving, do not for get those to whom Christmas brings little joys because of poverty not al ways poverty of purse. Many a one wearing "purple and fine linen, and faring sumptuously every day" will find little of the Christmas spirit en tering into their lives. They will be expected to "give unto others," -but few will think of their loneliness and longing jto be remembered, even by the simplest of tokens, for which they would be so grateful Mnnv r. v. heart will beat under costly garments, and the joys of those about, them will only add to their feeling of solitude. Another class to be remembered is the old people. They are grateful for even the smallest kindnesses. Many of them long to join in the fun and frolic of the younger ones, and settle back into the corners Into which they are crowded with a heartache keener than they would .have you know. Many an aged body holds a young soul, and their hearts are alive to all the hurry and bustle about them, longing to share with you even in the boister ous merriment. Let them join in your games, if they care to, and be patient with their fphionoao tv will be with you only, a little while iuust:r, uuq tney were patient enough once with you. Remember, too, the young man or woman far from home: To them, the day. will be lonely enough. Even the criminal in his cell will be remembered on that day, but the "stranger within your gates" may be sick for the sight of the far away faces, the voices of loved oues that are missed In the rush and whirl of the crowded streets. Many a hardworking boy or girl would be lifted to a high pinnacle of hap piness -by only a kind word at Christ mas time. There is no solitnrt in that of a great city to one lost in the crowd. Many a good-intentioned boy and girl havo gone recklessly "to the bad" because nobody cared. "The bad" is always ready to welcome the lonely one with music and light and laughter, and the hungry heart craves warmths and welcome and good cheer, for, with these, the gnawings of lone liness are for the time forgotten. Re member the lonely. Those "Cheap Dinners" r In many of our high-class magazines we read frequently of how cheaply the average family of two to four per sons can be fed, and if ; one could live as cheaply, off the paper as he can on it, wages would soon bo a mat ter of. indifference to most of us I have just read directions for getting !!JLa dinnuerr four Psons. Th6 thfiL G ffty. cents for th0 whle thing. There ia r h o rvi t- j- ,.. "r w -""Wiiie as rr Sough) nnoStimatf made 5 aough) , potatoes, two cents for half a Peck; eggs for salad, four cents' whole cost, of pudding x SJfr bread and butter, six cents; the mnk butter, seasoning used in all uS ?nn nfiHe CGnts; colery' five cents (no mention made of lettuce-leaves) : tea, two cents. This, the writer claims, will make a sufficient dinner for four persons. There is nothing said of fuel, gas or coal. For the farm family, who does not have to go down into its pocket every time a nickle is wanted, and who has material to burn and land to scatter the ashes on, the cost of material might be approximate; but few farm appetites would be satisfied with tho amount. For even the city stomach, there would be apt to be felt a senso of insufficiency after the dishes were cleaned up, while the "expense bill" for even that amount of food would be perilously near the dollar mark, if not above it. Bettering the World "It is impossible for "the individual to reform the world, or even to a very great extent alter the moral status of his own little corner of it. Sin, depravity, ignorance, perversion and degeneracy will always abound. We are assured, on good authority, that "the poor shall always' be with us." So long as the earth follows its orbit around the sun, so long shall the blood burn and the life current flow laden with passions and with pain. We can not defeat the law of being. But there is much of sin and shame, suf fering and sorrow, and want and de privation that could be averted if tho people were more tolerant of the mis takes and frailties of others if tho world at large were not so prone to judge all morals by one standard, and to gauge that standard by the narrow ignorance of their own placid lives. One drop of water does not notice ably swell the washings of the sea; one grain of sand is never noticed on mo ucbciu u utjacn. uno voice rareiy makes much difference in the volume of sound, and one ray of light does not noticeably increase the volume of light. One billow is never the sea, yet. the whole could :not exist without the particles. Whatever the quality of the mass, it is the particles that make It. One drop of colored liquid will tinge the whole basinful, one tiny 'particle will chemically change the whole mixture. So, one person in a neighborhood who liyes a right life, one voice lifted for purity and truth, one touch or tone of tenderness for the discouraged may color the lives of all about us,;, may Influence other individual efforts, and, the leavening matter slowly .spreading, may work wonderful results in the social scheme. As with virtue, so with vice. Wo color our surroundings. If each in dividual would but cleanse his. own dooryard, square his own life by tha measure of love and justice, the in fluence would spread, and other lives would catch tho light, and thus, in time, the day would dawn in which there would be no more tears, or sin or suffering. Little by little, the XV OLD AND TfKLIyRiKD RXMKDT MHS. WiNSLoWflBooTniKa snmrfor cWldiwi teething sbonld ajwayu be usod for children whllei loetUing. Itsoftena the gums, allay all pain, curea wind colla and la the beat remedy for diarrhoea. rweHty-tTeeeate a bottle. 11 L "" nt. rl t "-l "v fc, vVrna I i'iiiifii.Hi.ftJlbitujttj a.it,i,. g"jflaijgaj8-..,W i,,w,.i.iJltoer. , 4.... . ..,,..