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zi-WWWf n The Commoner. VOLUME 7, NUMBER 41 .'"rr ' in . i n i ' - . . V, 4k "The Former Things!' "There shall bo no more nlglit and no more sea." t Yet to have known the tranquil twilight hour, lnd seen the slow sweep of the sll ; vor stars Across the cold depths of the winter sky, Or, waited in the hush before the dawn; Co have 'been driven on the mighty ' wave And dwelt within the curtain of the storm,. Or seen the tempest batter on the cliffs Till it broke into a murmuring f peace And all its surges softened into ! fcatn.-r- 4 v i- '" fihall not the sons of man remember 1 those, Rejoicing to have known them, in the day "' ' When sundering oceans and the path- Ulessdark Have passed away, and never can return? 7There shall be no more tears and ," noinore. pain." $-Y$t-to have known the patient liduVof trust, " And se.en the s,tars of faith and hope arise Out of-the blackness of a midnight 5 crief." 6v grasped the robe of God .within ' the dark; tfo hav been. swept far from self's safe-laid course tnto the heart of all the human . storm 0jf,s6i;row, and have battled through '.' ftliWsurge, . . l ' lti?lngjn some shipwrecked brother . to.tne. snore, Qr learned the secret of accepted i 'pain,'i ... The.' fellowship of suffering, and of ffhaltqt the souls of men tefiiem- n.ber tuoso, VweJo'lcirig- in remembrance, in the Vjday' ' tyhon ; sacrifice for others and- for iGpd - :.-.. fcjave passed away, and never can , ro'turh? : iprigcllla Leonard, in. Exchange. r "Making the Most of Things" i Quite.ta few of our letters are from hoiiBQwives who are worrying over me 'constantly increasing prices of ' food products and clothing materials nd- who are desirous of kno.wing how they can make both ends of a ' Btnall Salary meet around the oyer wcpimdiftg array of expenses', it is , a'YjBry tyfrfl matter to advise in par- tcufjand only general rules can be "given So very much depends' cn tfio housewife, herself, and her "knowing! how," as well as her nat- oral ability to save. One asks the question of nearly all "What shall ire do with the left-overs?" . The best way. is to have no left overs to .try tor have just enough; A little loss than enough will not ' mean a famine, for we all eat- more ' than we should, and we throw away clothing that would serve. in some capacity for a season or two longer, only that wo are "tired of it," or it is out of style. For the foods which are left over in spite of our care, the cook books are full of recipes, and the cook might experi ment a little on her own account, for she knows -just what her re sources are, and no one else does,, "Mending broken victuals" is some times an expensive process; and there are families who simply will not touch made-over dishes, while othevs delight in them. Take, for instance, the matter of croquets; some families devour them greedily, while no amount of careful mixing and heating up will recommend them to another. Then, there are soups; for a few cents, a bit of soup meat may be had, and the scraps, by a judicious mixing, or an appetizing flavoring, may be all dumped into the soup kettle and there will not, for one family, be a spoonful too much; while another family just will have none of it. Scraps of cold meat, with the ad dition of a little fresh, and a few vegetables and judicious seasoning, may meet the wants of one family in the shape of a meat pie, or a "cold day stew," or even a nicely seasoned dish of hash; but the other family refuses to taste it. So there seems no way but for the housewife to put en her "thinking cap" and settle the question for herself, so" far as she may. Meantime, I am going to ask our experienced house keepers to send me a few really good, recipes to help out. often troublesome ones. If the child is cross, ugly and irritable, study it closely, and find out why. Ifablts of neatness can bo taught to a very young .child, and should be formed as soon as possible. Be good to the baby, and keep it comfortable, no matter who else must be neglected. AN OLD AND WELL TRIED REMEDY Miis. VjNai,ow'3 Sootiiino Svnui' for children tcothlu? should always bo used for children whllo iccinin?. iiBonona uio gums, nllnys tho naln. wind colic mm Is tho brat romody for'-dlarrho'ca. Caring for the Baby" Physicians tell us that there are two; rules, the observance of which is necessary for the health of a child 'during the first few years of '3ts life. rrne ciouiing must ue louao mm suit 1 or! fn Wo HAnHfvn! nil vnuner n.nimn.lft must be kept warm, and the most of them, dry, and they must have rest, waking or sleeping. . ..The cloth ing for the infant should be such that it can exorcise by Melting 'and tossing its little arms jn perfect abandon. The Jittlo legs should be kept warm, if the weather is at all chjlly, with long stockipgs, pinned to the diaper. A Very young baby will kick the covers off its little limbs, so it is best to have the night gown considerably longer than the child, with a tape run through the hem, 'by which "It : may be drawn closely and tied, confining the little limbs inside, but with freedom to kick as nuch as it will. ' The child should never lie or sit in, a. draught. Successful nurses tell Us that children should wear woolens 'all the year arounu, out rqr summer wear mere is a. very ugntt woigntrau; wool that answers ad"mirablyi v .A knit .wool band, shaped so-! it cXnVbQ djawn smoothly over the little bowels and fastened into place, reaching from the arm pits, will sav& the baby many bad hours with bowel troubles. It may seem llkd unnecessary trouble to be constantly looking1 after the child's"" 'comfoi't,- bur"what8Vef els is neglected, It should not be the helpless baby. If: motherhood is womanfs first duty, 'then her first duty is to her child, and no other demand should take precedence. A little neglect will often cause much worry and anxiety, if nothing else. One can never know how serious a baby's ailments may be This does not moan unnecessary humoring and nursing, but an Intelligent oversight rwhicli every mother should be taught to exorcise. Healthy babies are not A Useful Contrivance There are few homes where the almost indispensable sewing ma chine doed not occupy a conspicuous place among the most necessary be longings of the housewife, and there ar6 few pieces of furniture that lend themselves to. "burden-bearing" as readily, as does this one. It is al ways a handy place to lay things, and when the gude wife has a mo ment to sew, the top of the sewing machine must generally be unloaded before it can be used. The late make of nearly all machines has the "drop-head" form, which leaves the top very much like a table, or stand, and it is treated accordingly. Then, too, when a woman "does her own things," as most of us have to do, the sewing must generally be done by piece-meal "snatch-grab" fash ion, and it is impossible to work to advantage where materials must be either scattered about or packed away in odd places when the seam stress has to look after other duties. In my scrap-box I find directions for making a sewing rack which can be done by any man handy with tools, and by women who know how to "do things" themselves, and which has been made and used by the one who sends me the directions, .with ' her strong endorsement, saying no "maled hand" had anything what ever to. do with its construction. I give the directions under . the head of "A Sewing Cabinet." Read the article, and then insist on having one -made for your own use. ; hflYOQ nf 4-lin a-rtsv n. .. , Bwi -u ut tiiem in and find them very serviceable. Bt the sets of shelves, wiChout any boxes, "beats nothing," and saves much labor to the home steamstres The expense is small, and the con venience may be made very neat and handsome in appearance, with a lit tie work. There should be a ro of hooks along the side at tlm fo for hanging unfinished work, a briiBh and "a small dust-pan for sweepinc up the usual litter of thread and cut tings, thus enabling tho housewife to clean up at a moment's notice. An exchange says: "A woman who can make a dress the sixth time as cheerfully as she did the fir-it, lias the spirit of Caesar, and she is go ing to be happy, whatever comes" and adds: "She may be happy, but, poor thing, how she will be talked about!" "Little Things" It is the little things which count, no matter what we are doing, and every hour is made up of sixty min utes. If we learn to look after tho minutes, we will find we have plenty of time; but one hour can not bor row from another,., The burdens of today must be born by, today; to morrow's shoulders will not fit them. "A Sewing Cabinet" "For tlie sides of the "cabinet,'.' get two pieces of planed board "five feet long and the width of the sewing, machine. 'A top pie'ee, the same, width, and. .long enough to admit of a set of narrow shelves at each end of the .sewing machine, should extend over the side pieces several inches at each end. Below this top piece, at a sufficient height to allow the sewing-, machine to slip under It, should be another shelf, and at each end of this frame should be measured off space for a set of short shelves, the inside ends of which are supported by uprights which reach the 16ng , sjielf above and .the floor beneath, betweien which the sewing machine "will stand, under the long shelf iibovp.' . The space between thqv long upper" shjolf and the top is, for uncut goods, and the short shelves in the sets may contain paper pat terns, butto.U. boxes, bundles, and the dozens of other things that a seam stress will gather about her, while, when not in use, the machine may be pushed into the central space, out of the way of scratches and load ings. This cabinet may be finished off, very tastily with mouldings and them smoothed with sandpaper, painted or stained and given several coats of var.hish. " A brass rod paay bo run across the top,, for a curtain, and, If there Is a cabinet-maker In .the family, neat drawers may be run in the little box-like shelves. The gude. wife can, make these boxes of pasteboard, or, if she can get the Ready Prepared Wood Stains Many articles of furniture that add greatly to the convenience and comfort of the family, at a small cost, can be made of pine, and when smoothed with sandpaper, all rough places filled with putty, and all cracks in joints stopped with a prep aration of glue and" saw dust, they may be finished very durably and satisfactorily by the use of wood stains, which may be had in many colors and imitation of many woods. It is not possible to make 'a good job if the surface is not properly pre pared. While some woods take tho stain perfectly without any special preparation, others must have a "filler," and any painter can give one the required information as to what to use. A .coat of the stain may be applied, then the filler used, staining that, too, and generally two coats are necessary after which the furniture must be given one or two coats of varnish. Directions for using come with any Sort of stain, but in making over old articles, tho old paint or varnish should all bo scraped, washed or 'sandpapered off before applying the new. There will be many 'days during the winter months ahead, in which the scrap lumber pile, the saw, plane, hammer, paint and varnish brush may be used to the advantage of the whole fam ily. Why not let the boy try his hand at the work? Railroad Wreclcs This ' Is how an experienced rail road engineer accounts for so many wrecks: "The company will tell you that they ;havof bought the most modern safety appliances, paying large forces to keep them in order, a.nd that they do- not require their men to go on the road without prop er rest, etc. But, brothers, each and every one of you, stop and think. Have you ever been forced to stay on the road, some time or other, so many hours that yqu did not care whether you lived or not, if you could only close your "eyes for a few minutes sleep? 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