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The Commoner. A VOLUME 9, NUMBER If, n 'i 1 t Mr ; i'i s 3t , IT F i r V ' i&iy9 By rr LI 0 1 L LI IO I- L W The Unseen Guide Thoro Ifl no blind, unguided chance: Tho wandering atoms fool tho sway Of central forces, till they dance, Harmonious, in tlio sunbeam's glance, As star-worlds in tho Milky Way. The lonollest can not walk apart: A hand unseen is in his hand, A heart Is beating with his heart, And thrills of homelike music start The pilgrim in a desert land. Tho brook that, down its sinuous way, Goes humming with a low content, Though clinging with a pleased delay Hound flower-banks many a sum mer's day, Runs, fate-like, whither it was sent; 'Runs to its marriage with tho sea, r Not less predestined than tho shoeir Of arrowy torrents foaming free And roaring down in boisterous glee, Or madly hurled from rock to rock. What foolish pains wo tako to reach ; '.The prize we can not miss or hold! . The simplest rill, whoso gurgled speech ' r Is musical mirth, could better, jteach How inward laws our fates unfold. .Great Nature, nurse of mortal life, Smiling or stern, nor threats nor bribes, , Too caroless of our peace or strife To purchase chango, she bids us drive Right on, nor heeds our plaints or i , gibes; . Yet, undor all, and life of all, A mother heart beats warm and great: Blind to its mighty pulse -wo call Our gain or loss, its rise and fall. Nor know how all things undulate. Let him thanlc God -who, at tho laBt, Though sorely scourged by storm and wave, . On any solid shoro is cast. Thoro shall ho find the very blast That wrecked will drift him food to savo. More proudly may he tread tho wreck Of shattered hopes compelled, once more, To bear him homo, than, ero the check Of adverse fates, ho trod tho deck Of his gay barque and turned from Bhoro. Strength comes from trial, soon or lato, And that omnipotence of will Which dares to man a helraless fato No sleek-browed fortune can create, No scowling fortune daunt with'ill. George Shepard Burleigh, in Suc cess Magazine. and to some extent, intelligent indi vidual. Each has its history, its birth, its growth, its period of ac tivity, decline and death. Each re produces others like itself. These individual particles arc constantly be ing born and constantly dying, just as in tho jungle plants are constantly dying and being roplaced by others springing from their seeds. As the great Virchow has said, "If tho cells of tho body could be kept healthly indefinitely, wo should never die." Tho "blood is tho life," and into the great red river constantly rolling through the channels of the body, all things enter. Tho blood stream the great "red river of life" travels at tho rate of seven miles an hour, flows through tho body in a great double circle llko tlio figure 8. From heart to lungs, then back to the heart; from heart to tissue, then back to tho heart flows the blood through miles of piping, making a complete circuit of the figure eight three times in each minute. Each moment count less millions of old cells are dying, while young cells are being born to tako their place; the dead cells are, for the most part, thrust into the blood which, like a great thorough fare, holds both living and dead both the elements for tho body's re building and 'the results of its con stant crumbling away. It is the most wonderful stream known, yet very few possess any knowledge of its wonderful activity, or the purpose it serves. Health Culture. cold water, try the temperature which suits tho stomach best; but drink the water freely. Do not ex pect results in a day, or a month; but stick to the drinking, right along. If constipated, do not drink cold wa ter at all; but use it slightly warm. Many stomachs can digest pork much easier than mutton and chicken. No one diet can bo prescribed to suit all cases, and only one rule can be fol lowed by all if the food "agrees" with you, eat it; if not, let it alone. Eat all that hunger demands of easily digested food, but do not crowd the stomach by over-eating. If hungry between meals, a good substitute is clear, good water, as much as you can drink. It will stay the hunger. Hot water drinking will often cure the headache. The plainest, nourishing food is best, and one should eat only to sat isfy hunger, not appetite. It is sur prising how small a quantity of food will serve to keep one in health and comfort. Get the habit of eating to live, and there will be a lot more comfort in the world, as well as less waste. A Question of Etiquette Tho custom of men rising and step ping into the aisle to let a' woman enter tho pew in church dates from a period when good Christians were not safe, even in church, and as tho enemy might appear at any moment, tho men had to bo In nositions of advantage. Why the custom has been preserved to these peaceful days it is hard to say, unless it be attributed to tho masculine desire to get out of the house of prayer as quickly as possible when the service is over. Men who step out of the pew o po litely into the aisle doubtless would let a woman crawl over them in her effort to reach a seat in a streetf car. In church and street car, considerate men move up in the seat. Health Notes Tho Red River" The body may bo compared, not to a tree, but to a jungle; because the body, as It appears, is not a unit. In reality it is an aggregation of countless millions of particles called cells. Each of these cells is an in dividual a separate, independent, AN OLD AND WELL TRIED REMEDY MB8. Winklow's SooriuNa Svnur for chllclron tccUilUR should always bo usod for children while toothing. It Boftons Uio gum llaya tho pain, wrca -wind colic and la tho beat remody for Sax! ttioc. Twonty-nvo cents a botUfc Wo shall hear some one complain ing of freckles, pretty soon, and it is just as well to have some simple remody at hand. Here are some old, tried removers: The juice of one lem on comoineu wun a teaspoonful of powdered borax and one teaspoonful of sugar. Put in a bottle and apply twice daily. Another old-fashioned remedy is the juice of half a lemon squeezed into a tumbler of milk, which forms a curd like buttermilk; batho the face night and morning, and dry gently. This is for a greasy skin. An excellent' cleanser for tho stom ach is to squeeze a half lemon into a tumbler of -water (not cold) and drink it before breakfast. All stom achs can not tuke acid; so, if it does not agree with you, stop its use. One of the best beautlflers, and ex cellent for the health, is to drink at least two quarts of water more if you can dailv. mittinc n j,i. at the, table, and for half an hour ' ? a "rQ an nour artop meals. This will flush, out the sewers of the body and bring the impurities from the in side. If one can not drink cool or Reaping tho Harvest Those, who planted plentifully of the hardy bulbs last fall are now enjoying the blooming period of such plants, which comes before anything else is really budded. Many yards are gay with the hyacinth, daffodils, crocuses, 46032385s, and kindred iblos soms, from late March to, latel May and June. If you did neglect the planting last autumn, try to correct tho omission by dealing in summer blooming bulbs now, and at the proper time, set out a store of the hardy ones. Sow flower seeds in all the bare places and have all the beauty-spots you possibly can. A great many things can be set out in May, and many of the most expen sive plants and shrubs can be raised from seeds sown this month. We talk about our "Grandmother's Gar den," and the old-fashioned flowers; but if grandmother could come back and look at our flower borders, do you think she would recognize the brilliant, perfectly formed blossoms seen there as the old favorites of her time? I hardly think so. Vines In training tho new growth of vines, cut the soft tops from cast-off shoes and use in strips to fasten up the growth as it lengthens. Ampelopsis, both quinquefolio and Veitchii, is propagated by cuttings buried in winter, or very early in the spring. For the veitchii (Boston Ivy) uj uuLLiuijs oi green wood may be used in May or June. The best hardy evergreen vine is the Halliana honeysuckle. It Is ex cellent for draping the face of walls, or rocky cuts, or for trellises. It will crowd out everything else, and must be kept within bounds. The bloom is deliclously fragrant. Clematis paniculata is readily pro pagated from cuttings, or may be grown from seeds. It makes a rapid growth, blooms beautifully in the fall, covering its top with small, deli-ciously-scented snow-white flowers It is perfectly hardy, and can not' be recommended too highly. The old Chinese Matrimony vine grows and flourishes even under abufce, throws out long sprays covered Sft ,daf?ty purple flow4rs followed by bright scarlet berries growing as thickly along the stem as they can be crowded. Very showy, very hardy, fine for trellises, or covering unsightly cuts or banks. A goodly quantity of old, well rot ted manure should be worked care fully into the soil about the roots of hardy vines in the early spring. The roots should not be disturbed, and if mulched heavily with chip dirt, and given a lot of the laundry suds dur ing the hot days, tho result will bo fine. There are so many beautiful, hardy, everblooming climbing roses on the market that they should be plentiful about every home. Mailing size plants cost ten to fifteen cents each, and if given even ordinary care, by the second year they will be ready to give "bushels" of bloom. Do not delay getting them. They should be set as early in May as possible. Tick-Ups When holland shades are soiled, brush all the dust off with a soft cloth, then rub with corn meal moist ened with gasoline, having the shade out of doors and laid on a flat sur face. Use a clean, dry cloth to rub with, and exchange for a fresh one when it gets soiled. If the lower end is much damaged, take the shade from the roller, and turn the dam aged end to the top, tacking it on the roller just as the other end was, using the same small tacks,, then hem the fresh end, run 'the stick in the hem, and you have a very excellent imitation of a new curtain. Every housewife should have a short step-ladder, and any one -handy with a saw and hammer can construct one that will answer, if the "store" one can not be afforded. Three or four steps are all that is needed, and the ladder can be used for many pur poses all over the house. Such a ladder can bo had at department stores for 25' cents. If you' can iiot'.have ail the labor saving devices for the house, have as many as you can get. Many con veniences can be home-made, and the work of making them is so little that no husband should be excused for tho'r not being provided. Many OLD SOAKERS Get Saturated With Caffeine When a person has used coffee for a number of years and gradually de clined in health, it is time the coffee should be left off in order to see whether or not that has been the cause of the trouble. A lady in Huntsville, Ala., says she used coffee for about 40 years, and for the past 20 years was troubled with stomach trouble. "I have been treated by many physicians but all in vain. Every thing failed to perfect a cure. I was prostrated for some time, and came near dying. When I recovered suffi ciently to partake of food and drink I tried coffee again and it soured on my stomach. "I Anally concluded coffee was the cause of my troubles and stopped using it. I tried tea and then milk in its place, but neither agreed with me, then I commenced using Postum. I had it properly made and it was very pleasing to the taste. "I have now used it four months, and my health is so greatly im proved that I can eat almost any thing I want and can sleep well, whereas, before, I suffered for yeara with insomnia. I have found the cause of my troubles and a way to get rid of them. You can depend upon it X appreciate Postum." "There's a Reason." Read "Th Road to Wellville," in pkgs. Ever read the above letter? A new ono appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of hums Interest. to j i- 'i Iflrv ' " 1 '-n-,,J y-t fvvJj.iili I )frillMrl em .