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VpLUME 7, NUMBER 30
they knew the true financial condi
tion of their husbands, and before
a man blames a woman for being
the cause of his financial downfall
he should try having no secrets or
reservations regarding his business
matters." Twentieth Century Review.
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Questionings
' 'i wondor, as I alt alone tonight
Alono within tho old, familiar
room
jit, in tho many mansions but of flight,
Tlioy speak of mo and wish that I
would como.
They aro all there tho blessed
household band!
I, only, shiver in the cold butsido:
only, lift an eager, pleading hand,
Oiitstrotehod to reach a love that
is denied.
J I wondor should I know my mother's
face
The faco that laBt I kissed with
. bated breath,
;Lo3t I might mar that perfect calm
and peace
That Love calls lifo, but we, poor
souls, call death,
i I wonder if my father's eyes would
smile,
As in the olden times, upon his
child;
Alas! it is a long and weary while
Since any love like that upon mo
smiled.
i-Iave tho grave questions in my sis
ter's eyes
Found happy answers till their
depths no more
JSeem to brood over hidden mys
teries Aro they alight with Heaven's
blessed ,lore?
r wnii'rlfif If thev "know: thev loved me
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The Netted daTling of the1 house
hold band;
Methinks that e'en in Heaven their
hearts would 3well , ,
With grief, to see how all alone
tI Btand.
I wonder, when I falter, over-worn
With lonolydays and ever lonelier
night,
How all the bitter pain my heart
hath borne
Must look to them, in that eternal
light.
Perchance they, seeing with that
'clearer view.
From which this earth's bewilder
ing mistB have passed,
Beholding all the dark things
touched anew,
And Life's enigmas plain and dear
lit last,
fiayithis: "The Lord will lead her
safely on;
The weary feet will reach our
'home, some day,
And 'from her eyes, tho darkness be-
! ing gone,
G.od's hand shall wipe the burning
tears away."
6o all the days, or dark or bright,
; go by;
God,-" gives His varying gifts of joy
r'or. woo; l
The tiarth-wora ijfeet go stumbling
...toward the. sea ; '
Where wafts ifpr mo the Boatman
"gale, I know
P -Ohicago -Advancej
years of ago, with plenty of idle time
on their hands, going about with gar
ments in need of little repairs, where
safety-pins and common pins take
the place of buttons and threads,
holding the pieces together until the
mother finds time to attend to them!
What is to hinder tho child from
learning to sow on her own fasten
ings, to mend small rents or sew
up little rips? Allowing tho child to
go about with clothing out of repair
is but encouraging and accustoming
her to habits of slovenliness which
may Cause her much mortified yanity
and loss of self-respect in after years.
Tho "stitch in time" often saves
more than a few additional stitches.
With a very little showing, the
laBsie can do hor own things not
always with a very great nicety of
stitches at first, but satisfactory re
sults will come with practice, and,
with proper encouragement, she will
learn to tako a pride in keeping her
garments whole. Then, too, it is no
unusual thing to see the little broth
ers of grown sistors running about,
regular little rag-muffins in looks be
cause of rips, rents, lost buttons and
torn-out buttonholes, which the sis
ters could easily repair if they had
been given the responsibility. In
deed, many of these little boys could
do much to keep themselves com
fortably "harnessed," if their own
fingers had been given the proper
training. In olden times, the wee
lassies of from three to five summers
were given tasks in sewing, and by
the time they grew beyond the moth
er's brooding they were' expert seam
stresses. For the sake of neatness,
comfort and economy, it is well to
imitate our grandmothers in some
things, and in nothing more than
that the lassie should do more with
the family wardrobe and less of the
eye-straining "fancy work" that real-
is bad for tho eyes, and as little work
as possible should be done by their
aid, but working in dark rooms, with
windows shaded by porches, vines,
trees, .or otherwise "hooded," is just
as bad. Reading on jolting cars, or
while riding in wagons, or swaying
carriages, should be avoided. Brief
rests while at work, by looking at
distant objects, and often bathing the
eyes in quite warm, weak salt water
should bo resorted to as a relief from
too steady work.
ly serves no necessary purpbse.
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I 'Xrnlning J4ttle Hands , i
It is to be regretted that toothers
glvja so little lidefl te the irarfdrfance
of fithelr daughters, knowInghqV' to
use the needlb. u $ very irl. '"before
entering her ternis; should knbvf how
to sew on butt6ns,'1tapes, mfen'a rips,
reijts and thin places Whetf own
clothing, yet few 6f 'them, evenwhen
grown, have the skill to do it nicely.
How often do wo see little girls be
tween the ages of eight to twelve
Woman and Her Eyes
We aro assured that too many
women over-read and under-exerclse,
and this, to the woman who does
her own housework, ivith all that
the word implies, seems nonsense.
But housework is not exercise in its
true sonse it is work, labor., whore-
I in both body and mind are Tcept con
stantly m tne stretch. To get the
best good of motion and, the use of
body and mind, one must iiot con
fine herself to a round that; from its
very sameness day after daycan not
hut become a wearisome trial, leav-
iug uom tne pnysicai ana tne mental
disastrously fatigued. It is when
in this condition, usually, that the
woman finds time or takes it to
pick up a book or paper.toread while
she rests, .forgetting that reading is,
in itself, work, and calls into play
the muscles of the eye vvhich are
already fatigued sympathetically, if
In ho otlier sense. . ;"
Tho woman who loves to read, and
is always found resting with a print
ed page in her hand, does not realize
the tax she is imposing upon the
optic nerve until serious trouble is
begiin,lthe eyes over-strained, "head
aches' "and drowsiness following,
which cHii make life about as miser
able as'riny other known cause. This
can ohly'be cured by giving the eyes
a thorough rest, and this rest may re
quire a long time of idleness of the
visual organs to be attained.
Reading, writing, sewing, or doing
any work which requires close ap
plication of tho eyes, should not be
done by a poor light even a poor
daylight. Most of artificial lighting
Between Husband and Wife
Many of the business failures of
men are attributed to the extrava
gant expenditures of the wife and
family; yet, in many of these cases
where there may be undisputed evi
dence of the truth of such charges,
the blame for these habits lies large
ly in tho fact that the wife has been
kept in complete ignorance of the
true state of her husband's financial
affairs. Many husbands guard their
business matters most jealously from
the knowledge of the wife and fam
ily not always from a desire to
spare the wife unnecessary worry,
but because they deem such things
none of her business, arguing that
women have so little business sense
are, in fact, such "numb-skulls,"
as regards financial matters, that it
is a waste of time to try to explain
anything to them." They .argue that,
as a sex, women are not fit to be
trusted with responsibilities that call
for brains, and while annoyed by the
persistent expenditures, they . rush
recklessly on until the crash 'comes.
This may be so In -individual cases,
but even with these, there are few
women who would not be willing to
retrench if the matter were set be
fore them In its true light, and the
needed economies freely an,d frankly
discussed. In business matters,
women are, as yet woefully ignor
ant, but they are learning, and thou
sands of them are proving their right
to be consulted and advised with, if
success is aimed at.
For the Homo Seamstress
It is time to begin thinking of the
fall sewing especially if you have
children of school age, for it will be
but a few weeks until they must bo
back in the schoolroom. Many, sum
mer garments can be worn for weeks
in some latitudes, for months yet,
before heavier garments must tako
their place; but even in these cases,
there must always bo a choice as to
suitableness for the wear. Jf o) e
has availed herself oi the remnant,
the clearing and the special sales,
materials have been purchased at
quite a saving, and, often ready-to-w.ear
garments of special value, need
ing only a few hours' work in little
alterations, may have been secured.
With a well-fitting, reliable paper
pattern, these materials may be
worked up quite satisfactorily and
at comparatively little cost, by tho
home seamstress. While remember
ing that school clothing must be
serviceable, and able to withstand
hard wear and much tubbing, it i3
well to consider the comfort and b?
comingness, also, both of material
and make. Many garments, out
grown by the elders, may be ripped
apart, sponged, washed, dyed, or
otherwise freshened, and fashioned
into pretty costumes for the school
children, and even if of a somber
color, they may be brightened by lit
tle touches of color in trimming or
fancy-stitching, giving that newness
so dear to even a child's heart.
Every school child hould have a
rain-proof coat, and be taught to care
for it. Materials fersuch garments
are sold in the piecq, as" well as in the
finished garment, and patterns for
the same can be had for ten cents.
Do not forget that the pocket is
coming into favor again, and give to
the school girl, as well as to the
school boy, as many pockets as you
can find place for. While- making
the pockets, lay in a gopdly supply
of pocket handkerchiefs for each
child, and teach themrto use only
their own.
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A. Clear Understanding
A wife is entitled to know exactly
what the income of her husband is,
from all sources. A husband ana"
wife should be partners in all things,
and each partner is entitled to know
all about the business affairs of the
firm. The wife is entitled to know
everything about what property is
owned, whether mortgaged or clear,
what It is worth, what income, If
any, is derived from it, and what its
maintenance costs. Each should
know all about the indebtedness of
the other, and their resources for
meeting such indebtedness. When
a wife is kept thus, informed regard
ing the financial affairs of the family,
she is In a position to intelligently
disburse the money placed in her
hands, or to limit the credit to, fit
the income. She Is also in a posi
tion to defend her rights in case of
tho death of her husband, and to
fight joff all false claims against the
estate from whatever source. If a
wife is accustomed to discuss busi
ness affairs with her husband, she
certainly gets a much better idea of
methods of business than she other
wise would have, and In many cases,
whore matters look very dark to the
worried husband, her advice and as
sistance in unraveling the tangles
are the turning point between victory
and defeat. A great many women
who spend money extravagantly
would not spend nearly so much if
"Keady-to-Wcar" Clothing
It Is- seldom advisable to buy
ready-made clothing if one can make
her own, or if a reliable seamstress
can be had at reasonable wages. The
ready-made garment seen In the
show-room is always arranged so as
to bring its attractive points to view,
and lis showiness calls attention from
the question of durability of material
or ilfriess for the purpose it Ts in
tended for. Such a garment is sure
not to fit somewhere, and, unless
it is tyorth the additional cost of
having It altered to suit the indi
vidual form, the home' seamstress
will hitve a lot of work to do on it
which will probably, result in getting
it out of shape in some other par
ticular. In factory-made "bargain
counter" garments, the goods Is
knife-cut in a way to economize
cloth, regardless of nap,' or thread
of material, and after a little wear
it sags, pulls, twists, 6r reams in a
most surprising manner, rendering' it
anything but a thing of either com
fort or beauty. Then, too, there will
be loose ends of threads, frayed
edges or "pulled" places in the
seams; bagginesses that have been
pressed Into shape for tho sales-room '
will show in unexpected places; seam
bindings will pull off, showing raw
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AN OliD AND 1VELT, TRIED REMEDY
Mbs. Wnrauw's Soothing Syrup t orchil
dren teething should always bo used for okU
dren whilo teethlnpr. It sol tens tho jiums.allaya
all paln.cures wind colic and Is the best remedy
for diarrhoea. Twonty-uvo cents a bottt
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