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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1908)
53555 lSSmmm'''' wm'vnuiw mmnmmmimJ " "- w?rw',t:piifl'"'iP""i''mJHW c Commoner. VOLUME 8, NUMBER 45 i"rt The .. mm mm www iw "',ww v 11 - C The Divine Weaver See' tlio mystic Weaver sitting High in heaven, His loom below; Up and down the treadles go: Tnkqs for web the world's dark ages, Takes for woof the kings and sages; Takes the nobles and their pages; Takes 'all stations and all stages. Thrones are bobbins in His shuttle, Armies make them scud and scuttle; Woof Into the web must flow; Up and down the nations go! At the Weaver's will they go! Calmly see the mystic weaver Throw His shuttle to and fro; Mid-the noise and wild confusion, . Well the weaver seems to know What each motion and commotion, What each fusion and confusion 'In the grand result will show! shoe should be proportioned to suit the foot, giving plenty of room for the toes to spread when pressed up on in walking. Yet the "fashion" for shoes, resembles in form -nothing like the natural foot. Physicians tell us that high heels ruin the health, and high heels and narrow pointed toes are responsible for many painful deformities. Yet the stores are full of them, and nearly .every man or woman one meets is wearing just that kind. One may talk until the voice gives out against the monstrosities, but they are "the fashion," and when corns, bunions, broken arches, and other deformities of the foot are produced beyond rem edy, the tortured victim will spend any amount of money on "bunion cures," corn removers, arch support ers, and other much advertised de vices that are absolutely worthless but she is conscientious about doing all she does well. Had she kept her machine, and continued her contrib uting, she could have hired -the drudgery done, . and still been . coh-. scientious. She is very discontented, of course, and blames all her hard ships onto "her luck." What do you think of it? Tho Thanksgiving Pie No Thanksgiving dinner or supper party is complete without its "pie." It is infinitely jollier than a grab bag and far more decorative. As a rule this feature is brought on the last thing before dessert, when the table is cleared and there. is plenty of room for the voluminous crinkly paper skirts of the old witch who presides over tho pie or for the bas ket which, contain the "goodies." These pies are made to order and II Glorious wonder! yvuat a weaving-.. to undo what the ill-fittinE shoe has.,- y, ., , "ltlu" U1,uct " so thoroughly done. A review of 2 ZTlJ a?.e QaZ "To the dull, beyond believing; U ,-. . ti -. . aucn.uo iauiea usoi kuuwv - Ap.nlyjftith can see the mystery, ow, jilong the aisles of history, nerastne root of sages gp. iOveiroHt to the fairest eyes, .Grand ttie mystic tapet lies! ou anasmoom ana ever spreading, s .made for angels' treadlng-m-, uf ted .circles- touchinnr everr ... Every? ;flgure.has its plal'dings, ' Brighter fowhs and sof ted, shadings, Each ittumindd what a riddle! From .ai cross that Wfems the middle. l '. Op'; 'l . I'Tis a, paying some reject it ThatMs light Is all reflected; That ihe tapet's lines are given By a,, sun that shines in heaven. ''Tis- believed by all believing That great God, Himself, is weaving, .Bringing out the world's dark mys- tertf .. In the light of faith and history; As web and. woof diminish, .Conlp'4the grand an.d glorious finish, rwhenifbegin the Golden Ages, a 1 runguoreioia uy seers ana sages. V ' -. x (Th& aboVe poem wa& kindly sent iua In reply, to a request from a read ier for the' poem,. "The Tapestry Weaver" Neither the name of the Author, nor of the paper from which Ithe copy, sent us was clipped Is given, and If may not be the poem wanted;' ibut, asour friend says, it is worthy of a place here.) i ' $ i ni-Pitting Shoes 1 Among the causes of unhappy (marriages enumerated by a writer jin Health Culture is tho wearing of ;iu-uium snoes, Dy Dotn men ana women? Ho says: "Tlgh.t shoes !Bpo1K, families and peace as weU as Ithe Sfjeet. That woman who sacri jficesbVer,. feet risks her domestic suc fcessf Cramped feet will not rouse k map to his best. A crushed, . 'squeezed foot can not walk. A iwoman who wears a tight shoe is these torments makes one envy the little barefooted children of the gut ter, so far as feet are concerned. It is not impossible to find well-fitting shoes, if one will determine to decide for herself j there are many of them on the market, and if men and women would exercise .common sense, there would be more.When selecting-shoes this fall, especially for the children, who must wear what is given them, try to get a well-propor ket or bowl filled with cotton, in which downy nest the four and twenty-four blackbirds, or presents if there are that many guests are concealed. The bowl is then covered with pniflngs and deep frills of pumpkin cplored crepe paper and in the center is .stuck a good sized pa pier piache witch, with her body showing only from the waist up. . Yellow or red ribbQps attached to the favors are run through the fluffy JJWA I 1 - 1 ' 1 i J. At IJ. 1 1 tioned. comfortable shoe, no matter "uu ""'i"" "m1- 01 AW W1L" ituu what the "shoe clerk"-Mnsists upon. t then, the ends are festooned so as Think for yourself. Unsafe to risk in the long run as a IT h w , HvifV You know how it isyou, EftJJj & JZ.? and you, and you! Many men Ind , "STLi telJ vomen suffer untold tortures while "breaking in" a pair of now shoes, ;-and many shoes never do get so : thoroughly broken In that they can ..be worn with comfort. Tired, bruised feet Is a sure cause of Irrl "tabilitv and in the very desperation i,o. suffering one can scarcely do else rethan lose control of the temper. A . . - . f AN OJUD..ANP WEMV TRIED REMEDY S Sins. Winsi.ow'8 K..0T111N0 Svmu lorchlUlrcn fttPtl)lnB8honld al.wnyi lie UR'd for chUdron whllo "tcothlnp. It softeiLs tho ininiR. allays tho pain, , cmrei 'TllOCft, wind cnl o and Is tlto bewt rontcily for dlar- Twenty A Cause for Thanksgiving One of our readers has remem bered me with a long, chatty letter, telling me she has" just settled on a farm in Oklahoma which as yet is all landscape and promise. The tiny one-room pottage is supplement ed by the covered wagon, but, as soon as Possible another 'Jroom will be added, ana they nope to be very com fortable when they get the, wind barred but. In- enumerating i her "causes for Thanksgiving," she says one of the greatest is the fact that she has plenty of room for a,big door yard, front and back, and she is going to mako the most of her blessings"., She tells me, also1, that the post of honor in the cottage Is given to a typewriter ma chine, and this useful servant" is to bo the source of many comforts.! This friend is art elderly lady, and hs had large experience in house hold matters and caring for invalids, and she can tell what she knows in a plain, practical way which pub Ushers appreciate, and from this -work, she derives a nice little fci- cothe which is to bo used strictly for the home and home grounds. Her home haB been, much of the time, in the city, and she says she "never did have yard enough,' and what she did have was hot what she want- home, she perfection." Let us hope she will realize all her bright anticipations. L.have another friend, an elderly lady, who once had the good w!ll of publishers to such an extent that she readily disposed of all she could get written not al ways for a large sum, but always for something. She, too, went onto a farm; but she was persuaded to sell tlxe, type machine, and she never could get her writing done by hand so she gave it up, Today, she Is drudging beyond her strength, in doors and out, for a mere living! To her, such work Is indeed drudg ery, because she dislikes it so much; to look like trimming. It is the ends of these loops that the dinner guests seize, each in turn, to pull out their plums. Jeweled nuts, vanity cases hidden in tiny gold almonds?, wal nuts and apples, enameled fruits and blossoms, horns of plenty or any thing that savors of the bounteous feasts when food was simpler and not less appetizing than it is today are appropriate. Gentlewoman. Fo tho Toilet Sopietime ago, a formula for the cure of dandruff was given in which a misprint occurred. The correct formula is: Ten grains of corrosive sublimate to five ounces of distilled witch hazel. The solution is to be applied twice a day to the scalp alone (not the hair), and this can be most successfully done by the use of a glass medicine dronner. or a small sewing machine oil can, as by this means the solution witl reach the scalp through the hair without wetting the hair or wasting. It can be applied, however, by a bit of old linen, or absorbent cotton. The solution is poisonous, and is for external use only, for which it is harmless, and a sure cure. It should be used twice a day for a week, then once a week until a cure is effected. Shampoo the hair once a week. The solution should not cost more than twenty-five to forty cents, according to prices charged in different locali ties. The glass medicine dropper will cost five cents. It should be used for nothing else. To effect a cure, one to several fillings of the formula may be required. Enlarged pores of the face are not always due to careless washing, as indigestion, and several other disor ders induce a lack of tone In the skin, and the pores fail to contract. The pores readily fill with the dust and dirt which, like the poor we have always with us, and in order to remove this accumulation, the skin must be softened, oven as we soak our laundry to loosen the rHrf The softening process may be done by tho application of cloths wrunir out of quite warm water, until the skin is soft and pink and the largest of tho "black heads" may bo gently pressed out with the fingers, or a watch key; after the skin is cleared and the pores emptied, apply an astringent made of one dram of boric acid dissolved in- four ounces of witch hazel. ' This does not dry the skin. No change may be per ceptible for several months, but per sistence will win in the end. Wash the face with a little good soap at night, using warm, but not hot wa ter, and rinsing well, then apply a little of the astringent. The skin must be perfectly clean before tlio application of the astringent. Floor Dressing Here is a good way to finish your floor which you do not care to have carpeted, and do not like to scrub: Take two ounces of glue and' one quart of rainwater; set this on the 1 back of the stove until the glue dis solves; when cool (not cold) add yellow ochre, or any desired color, until it will spread smoothly. Do not make the mistake of choosing dark colors, as clear shades of red or brown, tan or gray, are all clean looking and cool. When you have painted your floor with this, give it a coat of boiled linseed oil, and let dry. A second -coat of the oil im proves it. This will dry the same day it is put on, and will wear liko iron. Any housewife, or- the gude mon can apply this floor dressing. The oil should be well, rubbed into the boards, and not top much ap plied. Apply both dressings warm. This is a good time to dress floors, and an oiled' floor is the best for kitchen, or dining room, where thoro is much wear. When dirt is tracked in, the oiled floor can be wiped up, and no hard scrubbing to get out stains is required. The boards will not wear away so fast as when un dressed. A few strips of carpet should be laid where there is much walking, fpr comfort's sake, and this will also deaden the noise of 'step ping. If a floor is new, and it is wanted to saturate it with oil, have the oil rather warm, which may be done by setting the can or vessel containing it into a larger Vessel containing very hot water, and if care is taken, this may be set on the back of the stove where it may be kept hot while using. Have the boards perfectly clean, and with a broad paint brush, apply the oil as if painting, not put ting on too much at once, but rub bing it in, just as you wouia paiiu. Let stand for a few hours, then cover a level "heavy-weight" with woolen cloth, and go oyer the floor with this, rubbing lengthwise of the boards, polishing it so until the floor looks smooth, and not oily. Another way is to mix two parts of boiled lin seed oil with one part turpentine, wet a woolen cloth In. the mixture and rub it Into the boards, following this up with a vigorous rubbing wltn a clean woolen cloth by hand. Al ways let the oil stand an hour or two, then polish until the oil is all ab sorbed into the wood. It is time ror women to realize' that there are more ways of keeping clean than by hard physical labor. A. Christmas Cake Cream until very light one pound of butter; add one pound of sugar and beat well together; separate tne QFONIGHTl ;Wi