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VOLUME 8, NUMBER 3
A Winter Afternoon
Lho hiiow sprites whin
in
"All nllonUy
and dance
Actohh tlio
Ivory
Savo when thoy cling
IhtiK onluineo
Tho bounty of
ono may koo
Outllung an in an
foldn
Of ancient
Htono;
Each stately
arniH an
Tho fabric
thrown.
fields outspread
for rest, and
each bough that
arm to catch tho
draporiosi of graven
wlilo Its
troo (inroads
holds
of tho winter
on it
"Tho tttroam
gloaming
Along its
snowy v
is Hlooning 'noath tho
ice,
Imukti aro trailed tho
IllOU
That wroatho Into a quaint and odd
novice,
An araboHquo of curving swooning
linos;
Tho meadows aro as billowed soas
of snow
Whoroon no craft may far hori
zons lift,
J3ut as a curront halted in Its flow
Tho frozon waves ariso In drift on
drift.
"Tho winds shout madly from the
ompty north
An though some angry god with
HncarH of nt.ool
Had driven them In suddon fury forth
To make tho barron forests shako
and reel;
In frightened flight thoy raco across
tho day
And beat at windows and at close
shut doors
Until with muttered throats thoy flee
away
To soolc tho snow sea's farthest
frozen shores.
i
"Thon comes tho dusk, and all is
strangely still;
Tho moon sends down Us flood of
Hllvor light;
Tho lltilo stars aro weirdly far and
chill;
Tho world Is In tho clutch of win
tor's night."
W. D. Nosbit In St. Louis Republic.
fool that wo havo mado but
worry work of it; but wo should con
tent 'ourselves that we have done tho
boat wo could, according to our light,
and wo know that nothing more will
bn demanded of us. If wo can not
havo the silken at tiro, wo can make
up the serge neatly and becomingly,
and wo shall know it is serviceable,
at least. Tho purple and fine linen
may fall just beyond our reach, but
mo noudon-gray may iil nuu our uu
cu instances far more favorably.
There is nothing gained by fretting
and coveting, but if wo will make
the most of what wo havo at hand,
wo shall grow to now heights, and
in freeing ourselves from the mists
of tho valley, we shall steadily climb
into tho sunshine of tho hill-top.
And however wo may climb, we
shall And the same worries and linn'1
leaps awaiting us perhaps in a n-dW
guise, but tho scratch will reveal the
uraln of the wood. Only by tho ex
orcise of faith and tho determina
tion to overcome, can wo ever reach
tho "green pastures," far above tho
quagmires of discontent. If wo have
done our best, wo can do no more;
and nothing moro will bo required
of us.
bako in a rather slow oven, as too
much heat at first makes the crust
thick and hard. After taking tho
loaves from the oven, grease the top
of the bread and cover with a thick
cloth; the crust will be a nice color
and can be eaten. C. D. A.
Doing Our Host
that
and
own
not
tho
Wo so often hear repeated
"lite is Just what wo make it,"
that wo aro "architects of our
fato; that environment does
count, etc., that wo, who feel
weight of the handicap, grow rebel
lious and shako our chains as evi
dence of our poworlossnoss. But in
most instancos tho saying is appli
cable to each of us, though in differ
ent degrees, if we are given so
many yards of material of a certain
texture, wo must face the fact that
wo must lit tho pattern to tho goods,
tho wear to tho material. Thero Is
no use to fret and worry, for we
never can make a silken gown out
of a ploeo of sorgo, nor a flowing
Vobo out of a scant pattern. Rut by
careful selection and the oxorciso of
a lit tlo taste, wo can "make the most
of tho material," and instead of do
ing honor to the garment, make tho
garment add to our own accepta
bility. Many of us, in tho attempt, may
"The Spirit of Discontent"
Ono of our readers urges that a
rii I nnf rwl csnli'lf io nno rf flirt lincl
possessions one can nave, and con- rest.
icmis mat auout mo worst tiung mat
can befall an individual is to be
ruled by a spirit of discontent. Well,
maybe, it depends very much upon
tho view-point from which tho mat
ter is seen. If ono considers only
Individual ease and freedom from
care, perhaps tho contentment which
sots him apart from tho world's un
rest is good; but it would bo very
hard to convince an asniriner. ambi
tious person that such easo is hap
piness. Tho discontent which makes
one miserable, peevish, fretful, fault
finding and envious is a very bad
thing; but the discontent which is
tho outcomo of the feeling that what
wo havo is not tho best that may bo
had, and which urges us to reach
out after the bettor, no matter what
tho individual cost to ourself, is the
discontent which spurs the world on
to progress. Ambitious, aspiring
workers find their groat happiness
ill following tho nilt-lonrUiifr r..iU,
ways, and thoy glory in overcoming
tho obstacles they encounter. They
courageously take tho hard knocks,
and enjoy the discomforts, as they,
in their unrest, open up tho pathways
which, sooner or later, tho idle feet
of others shall carelessly follow.
Without this spirit of discontent to
uiHu mw unu on, men would re
turn to barbarism, contont with the
cave and the bod of leaves, and tho
glory of achievement would never bo
known. "Blessed are they that do
Ills commandments." and the folded,
idle-hauded contentment which seeks
only ease and freedom from tho work
of growth will never reap tho bless
ing promised to tho active, earnest
nanus mat nelp In tho work of world-
fnd in tho family burial lot
Union cemetery, Amesbury.
S. L. There aro magazines to be
had at $1 per year that will give
you much information as to the care
of the children; you will find several
in the "combination" offer with The
Commoner.
"A Subscriber" Why not get a
manual of etiquette and study it at
your leisure? A very good one can
be had through your book dealer
for fifty cents to one dollar, and a
reference to its contents would set
tle many questions for you.
Mrs. B. Equal parts of turpen
tine, raw linseed oil and white liquid
dryer is a good dressing for the hard
wood floor. Apply with a cloth spar
ingly to a very small placo at a time,
polishing this until perfectly dry
with clean woolen cloths before go
ing to another. Do not try to cover
tho whole floor at once; it can not
bo successfully done.
F. R. To relieve the hands after
washing with alkali soap, rinse in
cider vinegar; if the hands are
chapped, it will smart a little, but
vinegar is healing and whitening.
Oil has a tendency to redden the
hands if applied without the vinegar
bath.
AT T.f Til " OOlfnUnne rf 1l n. ntrn.
" i" DV-WViUUUi vl LUC CJC)
we are told, aro diminished during
sleep, the surface of the eye-ball not
needing so much lubricating while at
The feeling as of sand in them
so noticeable when one can not sleep
may not be a sign of disease so much
as a hint that you are expected to
bo asleep and the organ resting.
"I-Iope If you have tried so
many treatments, including your
physician's, without relief, I am
afraid I can not help you. (2) The
system mentioned depends for effect
mainly upon physical culture, hv-
giene, rubbing, pressing and other
wise working the muscles and nerves,
togotner with manipulations for ad
justing faulty displacements. It has
many followers. (3) Any furniture
dealer should bo able to supply you
with the desired cement. (4) Your
physician can tell you better than I
can what is the proper treatment for
tho kidneys. (5) I doubt if there
is any firm that employs home work
ers in crochet or knitting. The factory-made
is so satisfactory and so
cheap, that you could hardly get
enough to pay you for your material
and time.
A. G. "Nerve exhaustion" is
caused by so many things, and the
cure of it depends so much upon
the sufferer and the habits of life
indulged in, that it Is a very hard
ailment to relieve. Verv few drug
treatments do any good.
Sonic Macaroni Kecipes
When the potato bin is getting
empty, try substituting macaroni a
few times foiv the potato. If prop
erly cooked, it is appetizing and
wholesome.
Break into short lengths one
fourth pound of amacaroni and put
to boil in two quarts of boiling wa
ter, salted slightly. Cook about
twenty minutes, then drain through
a colander, and pour clear cold wa
ter quickly over it, but do not chill.
Put at once into a hot vegetable
dish, season with butter, pepper and
salt, and pour over it half a cupful
of cream, or rich milk. Servo hot.
(2) Boil and drain as above; put
the pieces into a shallow dish or
pan and mix with it a quarter of a
cupful of dry cheese, grated. Pour
over tins a cupxui or white sauce.
Mix two-thirds of a cupful of cracker
crumbs with a quarter of a cupful
of grated cheese, and moisten this
with a third of a cupful of melted
butter; sprinkle this on the top of
the macaroni, put in the oven and
bako until the crumbs are brown.
A dash of cayenne may be added to
the cracker crumbs before baking,
if liked. Serve hot.
Spaghetti Boil ono pound of spa
ghetti in a deep, broad-mouthed ket
tle, in salted water. Do not break
me spaghetti, but take a handful of
long sticks and plunge the ends in
the boiling water, coiling them down
as the sticks soften until all is in.
Boil rapidly until tender about
twenty minutes; drain as above.
Have ready a large sized deep plat
ter into which has been poured five
tablespoonfuls of olive oil, or melt
ed butter, as liked; with a salad fork
mix the spaghetti and oil together,
then pour over it plenty of tomato
sauce, sprinkle grated cheese on the
top and serve at once. To make tho
sauce, take a quart can of tomatoes,
or the same amount of fresh ones,
and put over the fire, adding one
scant tablespoonful of granulated
sugar, teaspoonful of salt, a little
pepper and a dash of cayenne. While
this is heating, melt two tablespoon
fuls of butter in a sauce pan and
cook in it a tablespoonful of minced
onion, being -careful not to burn it.
When the onion is yellow, add two
tablespoonfuls of corn starch, stir
ring all the while; stir the mixture
with tho tomato, which should be
boiling. Cook ten minutes, stirring
to blend tho thickening well, then
strain and mash through a colander
and pour over the spaghetti. This
y"1 tb,e found "both frugal and
fillinV
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tceuuiw Miouw ahvnp 1)0 m"i for c .Uilron So
ttPthinir. it MjiUMis iho mint, Miyanovttn.cn
Yflml imI r mm is tho best remedy for unnlioo-i
Tut flvi rciHMi bottle m.uuioea.
Query Box
"Ask The Commoner"
C. G. S. Wash, dry and polish
the gum shoes with a good shoe pol-
sh; this will brighten and preserve
the gum.
ElsaTue poet, Whittier, died at
the age of eighty-four years, at
uiHiiiiun ujillis, IN. 11.. and vn !,,,.
A Bread Pieeipo
One of our readers says: "Women
coming west fail with their bread
although they were successful bread
makers when living in the east. In
Idaho we have excellent success with
the following method: The dav ho-
lore baking, keep the wator that you
drain from the potatoes boiled for
dinner, and when it is cool, dissolve
one yeast cake and add to it, and
thicken with flour to a medium bat
ter there should bo about one
quart), and set this in a warm place
to raise over night. In the morning
take three quarts of flour, a table
spoonful of salt and two fistfu Is
of sugar, the yeast, and water enough
to mix the flour stiff (I never bother
sotting the sponge first), let this
rise and after it is light, 'work out
mm mavusj lei rise again, and then!
For Graying Hair
However one may admire gray
hair on another person's head, few
are willing to have it on their own.
But it seems there is nothing known
that will arrest the loss of color, or
turn the whitening hair to its origi
nal color again. Sometimes a tonic
containing iron as ta nvinninni in
gredient will partially restore it, but
not always, or often. The person,
man or woman, who begins to dye
the hair will find it a tedious job,
as, no matter how successfully the
coloring may be applied, the con
dor fifty years a stagria
remedy of superior merit
Absolutely harmless.
