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ir W I: The Commoner. h VOLUME 9, NUMBER 21 8 Hill ' brother to Child" Is thoro no way my life can save thlno own a pain? Is tho lovo of a mother no possibJo gain? , No labor" of Hercules search for tho grail No way for this wonderful to avail? Ood In Heaven, 0, teach mo. My prayer has bqon answered; the pain thou must hear Is tho pain of tho world's llfo which thy llfo must share. Thou art one with tho world though 1 lovo thee tho best, And to save thee from pain, I must savo all tho rest. With God's help, I'll do it. Thou art one with tho rest; I must lovo thee In them! Thou wilt sin with tho rest, and thy mother must stem Tho sin of tho world. Thou wilt . weop, and thy mother must dry Tho tears of the world lest her darl ing should cry. I will do it, God helping. And I stand not alone. I will gather ,a band Of all loving mothers from land unto laud; Our children are part of tho world do, you hoar? They aro ono with tho world; wo must hold them all dear. Lovo all for our child's sako. 1 For tho salce of my own, I must hasten to savo All the' children of earth from tho t Jail and tho grave; For so, and so only, I lighten the share Of tho pain of tho world that my darling must bear. Even so, and so only. Charlotte Perkins Stetson. quored by somo cruel fate, or crushed by somo bitter discouragement, wo feel tho iron of tho world within our souls. "Over tho hill," when somo lesson of llfo has loft us helpless and hopeless, and robbed us of all the little strength and courage our struggles have loft us. "Over tho hill," wo see tho glimmer of tho crown, shining above the marble memorial and we recall, with a peace that passeth understanding, that when tho night shadows fall too heav ily for longer toil, tho dear Lord glveth his children rest and sleep, on the other side of tho "low green curtain that never outward swingB." Looking Above Those beautiful evenings, "when we are forced out of the house by tho oven-like heat, may bo made most wonderfully entertaining, and add greatly to our knowledge of the worlds about us, if we cultivate an acquaintance with the heavenly bodies through a good telescope, or oven a good field glass. How very few of us know that the great plan ets are accompanied by satellites moons, not only one, but many, and these little moons are clearly to be seen through the aid of the glass. To thousands of people, the stars are but mere specks of light hung, they wot not where or how, In the depths of the heavens. They seldom lift their eyes to tho "beauty of the heavens," nor can they give a name to moro than half a dozen of the most brilliant, If even so many. Tho "constellations" are myths to them, and few of them could bo outlined or located by the chance observer. Yet to one who has even a school boy's knowledge of astronomy, and the smallest thread of sentiment in his soul, tho star-studded heavens is one of the sublimest of all spectacles. It Is tho only one which can. give even a glimpse of tho vastness of the In finite and Eternal. "What Is man, that Thou art mindful of him," is the cry of the forgotten poet, as he considers the glories of the heavens. Even a good opera glass will greatly multiply the number of visible stars in any group. Taking tho little group we call the Pleiades, with its six visible stars, a good opera glass will multiply the number many times, while a most powerful instrument will bring into view several thou sands. Sixty or moro of these Bur pass our sun in splendor, one of them being a thousand times more house and betake ourselves to the cool green woods and purling wa ters. The thought of mountains, lakeside, rivers and seashore gives us a veritable headache of longing, but ono glance at our pocket book shows us how very Impractical such longings are. What may we do to rest our minds and bodies these hot, irritating days? Now, do you ever try to realize that & "tour of the world", or of any given part of the continent, is not such an impossibility, if we only go about It in earnest? In many cases, wo need not go far from our own domicile in order to know a f great deal about a great many places. If you have a town or village li brary, there are always books of travel which can be borrowed; the advertisements of the great railways and .steamship lines nre to be had for the asking, and many of their booklets aro veritable storehouses of knowledge. Their descriptions are made clear by both print and picture, and are accurate, because they have to be, even though they present only tho alluring side. The study of these books of travel .may be a family af fair, or you can take the trip alone. It Ib very interesting, and if .you put In only an hour ortwo a day, pouring over them, together with a good map which Is generally fur nished among the advertising matter, you will get a very clear idea of the "lay of tho land,' from which knowl edge you can converse very intelli gently and understandingly with your friends who have made the trip in person. Try this, if you can do no better, and if you find some day that you really can take the trip, the knowledge will be of great ser vice to you in many ways. women, who combine profit with pleasure, and many of these sensible people will go in their own convey ances. Begin now to plan, and plan closely and wisely. If you can stay but a day two days go, and go de termined to get all tho good possiblo out of the trip. Teach the young folks that part of tho responsibility of the trip must rest in their hands, and don't take mother along just because she will 'come handy' about meal-time." Reminders "The Blessing of Rest" From my sunny south window, In .All directions can bo seen bits of beautiful landscape, jeweled here and there with walls of wood or brick or stone the home-nests of tho suburban world, burnished by the summer sunshine into seeming golden palaces hung amid the tossing tree-tops. When tho evening shad ows fall, gllntings of "home-lights flash" out from many a leafy covert, and from many homos unseen by dtwHeht. th RhnYInwn nf flm nlrri,f. v --,)-- -J - --. v,. wfc vw U1()U l IIIIII1.IJ iaii oring out rays of star-like bril- U1""uuu ABironomers calculate tnat liancy. Ovor tho leafy walls I often look, wondering what lies beyond the far-away hills, and many a picture of tlio probable and the possible hang on the walls of vagrant fancy. So, ono day, I wont out into tho un known, seeking the solution of tho haunting problem, and I found Oyer the hill, a little white-walled chapel and a silent city, a peaceful spot where the weary aro at rest, and where the world's turmoil does not come. A peaceful, undisturbed spot amid tho cool country airs and sweet, unchallenged sunshine; whore cue cnanging seasons come and go each laying its tribute on tho lowly mpunds which mark the silent rest ing places of something that wo have loved and laid away. On this side, lies tho great, groaning world, with its toil, unrest and temptation; on that peace and rest from all earth's tiresome things. "Over the hill" we look with wistful eyes when, con- tnls constellation has a diameter of more than 40,000,000,000 miles. So for away from us aro the Pleiades that, if our sun wero there, it would hardly be visible through the opera glass that shows us nearly a hundred new stars in the group a' group that compared to which our own solar system is scarcely more than a celes tial toy. Will you not study tho stars these nights? For tho Hot Days We are tired of the cooking and cleaning, tho washing and bleaching and ironing; tho sight of the pots, pans and kettles fills us with dis gust, and the thought of the sewing machine gets onto our nerves. The work of canning, pickling and pre serving literally "ads fuel to the flame," and nothing seems so desir able as just to turn off tho gas, cool tho coal rarige, stuff the perishable things in the ice chest, shut up tho A Profitable Vacation Mrs. G., of Illinois, says: "Tell our women readers to make ready to attend the state fair, and take as many of the family with you as you can manage. The county fair should not bo impossible for the whole fam ily, but if you have to be at much expense for tho trip to the state fair, there must be discrimination. Yet it could be accomplished without so very great cost, if you would try the old-fashioned way of traveling with yoar own conveyance. If you can not afford an automobile, take the big farm wagon. Get a stout cover for it, and if you have to make it up at home, makp it serviceable. A good canvas cover will last many seasons, . if you take care of it and keep it for the ono purpose of pleas ure. Take whatever you need (mind, I say 'need') to sleep on, and a big box of substantial provisions, with tno air-spaces filled in with 'goodies.' A small alcohol stove, that will an swer every purpose, can be had for from two to five dollars, and this like the canvas cover, if taken care of, is &' good investment you will find it 'available' for many days and seasons. Take a 'fireless cooker' with it. Wear serviceable clothing, and take only that kind with you. Leave the fancy suits at home. Take toilet articles wash hand basin, wash cloths, soap, towels, combs, . hair brush and mirror, and it would not be a waste of energy to slip in the clothes brush and the shoe-blacking outfit. Do not wear new, unbroken shoes! Go, expecting to enjoy your self, and to mak, the trip enjoyable to others. You will find plenty of company there, sensible men and Whatever you do, whether you stay at home, or go away on a camp ing expedition,, do not neglect tho fireless cooker. If you can not af ford the manufactured article, try the home-made one. Even the crude home-made affair should convince you, if you give it a. fair trial, that the principle on which they are run is right and a money as well as time and strength saver. There are sev eral makes which claim to bake, and responsible writers and editors as sure us that they do what they claim. The use of a cooker in ex pert hands, such as any housewife may become with practice, will not only give better meals, but will les sen the fuel bill and give tho house wife the rest she needs. The principle on which the baking Is done is something like that of the old-time baking oven which our mothers set over a bed of coals, and then covered the lid with coals to cook the top of the contents. Two plates are heated very hot, one of them put into the bottom of the cook er, the food set on it and covered with the other heated plate, tho whole covered closely, and the bak ing is well done. Such cookers cost about ten or twelve dollars, andhave several other cooking vessels. There Is a cover which is to be fit ted to the gas stove, and it is claimed that the cooking can bo done much cheaper, several vessels set on tho cover, kept cooking from the heat of one burner. With two burners going it is claimed that as many things can be cooked as can be crowd ed on the top of the stove just as is the case with the coal or wood range. Denatured alcohol is the ordinary alcohol of commerce rendered unfit for drinking by the addition of some soluble substance, and it is claimed that this alcohol is a cheaper, clean er, safer fuel and a better illuminant than coal oil, and for cooking is cheaper than coal. Echoes of tho Panic A report of the New York state board of t charities shows that tho increased cost to the state for the support of needy people since the be ginning of the financial depression last fall, has been $3,000,000. In New York City, during the year just passed, the number of persons com mitted to public charitable institu tions whose applications for relief were investigated, was double that of the preceding year. The state board removed 903 aliens to their homes in other states and countries, and in addition 2,420 persons com mitted to New York City public charity institutions were examined but not removed for various causes. If it were possible to get statistics .of those who suffered in silence, those who saw their savings of years slowly but surely dwindle away, and with them their hopes of a comfort able nest egg for declining years, the cost of the panic would add a good many millions more, Ex, 1 ' Somo Tried Recipes If rice is cooked in the usual way iha double boiler with slow cook ing, It will become a pasty mass. Try this way: Wash and clean and II "!:.'!'wi'M""""" IM m wiwmS v j-UAAafcWtl.i-SBJTfllijSJAhliiiilfc i i'Th