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'wi' "V" ",,VRfBr'TS-3!T'?WSJ-" The Commoner. VOLUME 9, NUMBER 40 -J" ' 8 i-; h. Y Vv ii i Dreams Of all the mysteries, sweet and rare, That the years, as they come and go, unfold, There is one ever fresh to the young and the old One sweeter than ever the others are 'Tis the happiest thing, in this life of ours The dreams that we dream in our waking hours. Ah, some may be wise, and scorn fully say; "No room for the dreamer on life's stern field; The sword is for war, and the sceptre to wield, And work is our motto from day to Let them practice and preach; let them toil and fret, But women and men will he dreamers yet. And the dreams? Ah, well, no friend may know Where the spiril wanders, unfet tered and free What sunny skies and gardens fair there be tn the mystical land where our fancies go; We pity the builder, so prosy and nlain. Who builds no beautiful castles In Spain. .. " ' dresses that are too thin for house-1 wear through the winter, and give to each piece a rinsing in salted water one cupful of salt to the last rinse water. This will hold the color. For blue garments, put a cupful of vinegar to each half tub ful. For these garments, thorough rinsing out of all traces of soap 1j advised, as the alkali in soap rots the goods, and one rinse water is not enough. Do not leave starch in any goods, as bugs, or mice may like the flavor and ruin the garment, and to iron them is labor lost. Put them away rough-dried. Removing Corns For removing corns, this is rec ommended: Soak the feet in hot water to soften the corn, tben with the blunt point of a pen-knife or scissors, first raise, and then with, the fingers, peel off all the callous skin possible, taking care not to make the corn bleed. Then apply with a small brush, colodion to -which has been added ten drops of sali cylic acid to the ounce. The collo dion forma a protection and allow3 the skin to heal. Keep the toe cov ered -with this until it gets well. Paint the soft corns the same way, and to prevent soft corns, place a wisp of absorbent cotton between the toes. Callous places which come on the soles of the feet may be relieved work, many of them are far in ferior to the commonest of the faith ful old-time cook stoves. They are generally "made to sell," and, al though a guarantee for "thirty days" goes with them from the seller, they soon become faulty, do poor work, warp, the nickle wears off, and the top sags or bulges. The country is flooded with cheap ranges, and coun try people are not the only class who are hoaxed by them. You find them everywhere." One of the most trying things in this life is a poor cook stove. On them, the best of cooks would fail to provide perfect foods. It is best, always, to patron ize a well-known company, one whose name appears on the 'ranges, and whose guarantee is worth the paper it is printed on. A really good range does not cost so very much more than the cheap kind, and it pays to get one of the best. Many first-class companies now make very plain ranges, easy to keep clean, and slow to get out of fix. Be sure to patronize the best. tween the waist-line and the knees In some others, the plaits are in groups, extending almost to the waist line. Drapery is a feature of the fall models, and this is arranged in various ways, and some dressmak ers declare that the whole effect of the costume lies in the draping properly. The hair is dressed lower and closer to the head, and there is a prophecy that bangs will be "in" again. Properly arranged, these are becoming to most of faces. Working and Voting An exchange says: "It is said (and can safely be believed) that in New York, 27,000 women support their husbands, and, being wage- earners, some one -wants to know why these women should not be 'al lowed to vote. Perhaps not one Tis, true that the waking may bring but care, And the fairy structures may tum ble and fall At the sound of war, like Jerico's wall, Because, forsooth, we've been build ing in air. But 'tis better to see one's castles fall Than never have known a castle at all. "For women will dream:" Aye, 4 women and men -Will dream and dream, 'till the night "comes on; 'Dream after life's fever and fret are done; rTor waken to find their dreams are vain If, perchance, the best dreams that our hopes can build, In the "after-while" we shall find fulfilled. i M. I. Bliss in Fireside. in the same way as corns. A strip omen in a hundred knows, or . i. - - w oi surgical ruDDpr aanesive piaster carea anything about political affairs, Yin iijtcv,u iu u.u w wv DUt lt wouia De oniy a iair- aeai n these non-supporting men were not permitted to vote. That would be a better arrangement, as, if a man can not provide for his own household, he is a poor piece of material to have the making of the laws for those who have ability to not only care for themselves, but for these men. ' Cooking an Old Fowl Now is the time to cull all unde sirable or old fowls from the flock, and this is a good way to dispose of one "of them: Over the fire set an iron kettle, and into it put a half pound or more of sweet fat pork cut in strips, and let tfcitf try out. Clean and cut up the fowl, and when the fat is all fried out of the pork, take out the slices, and put in the jointed fowl, stirring it in the hot fat until every piece is well seared. Then pour over it a scant quart of boiling water, with salt and pepper to sea son. Let boil rapidly for fifteen minutes, then set back where it will only simmer steadily for two" hours. Peel and quarter as many potatoes as are wanted, and when the fowl is nearly done, lay these on top of the chicken and cover closely and cook for half an hour longer. The water should be much reduced in quantity, but there should be enough to cook the potatoes and not scorch the chicken. If dumplings are wanted, the dough should be dropped on top of the potatoes to steam about five or ten minutes after putting in the potatoes; dumplings should cook about fifteen to twenty minutes. There should be plenty of gravy to where they form, and will prevent their recurrence, and sometimes cure them. For the Lunch Basket When making bread, save out a lump af the dough and work into it a few raisins or a cupful of dried currants. Have ready some baking powder (if larger are wanted, use a three-pound tomato can) cans, well greased, and put the dough in these, set to rise, and bake as you do the regular loaves. Small tin pans, four by eight inches square and two and a half or three inches deep, can be had at the stores for five cents each, and will last a long time; as these flare at the top, the loaf Is more readily removed than from the cans. These make nice shaped slices for the school lunch. FOOD QUESTION i Settled With Perfect Satisfaction by a Dyspeptic Putting Away the Summer Clothes The chilly mornings and evenings now with us warn us that very soon the pretty garments that have served our needs so well during the warm weather, should be put away for pos sible use next season. Do not store useless, or worn out things. Those that can be used again must have special care for best results. Wash all white goods that will bear wet ting, rinse through two waters, mak ing the last one very blue. Do not starch, or iron the clothes, but when perfectly dry, fold and put away, or roll tightly and pack in paper boxes. Done in this way they will not turn yellow from lying. Wash colored THE LUCKY SOO Don't Tjo a wago slave! Bo indepen dent! Own your own farm and bo your own boss! Watch next week's Common er; 800 Florida farms will bo Bold to 100 lucky persons on terms of only 33 cents a day. Bo prompt and you may bo ono of the lucky 300. (Adv.) The Kitchen Range In portraying the prosperity of the farming community, we hear a. great deal said about the individual ownership among farmers of the au tomobile, and it is very nice to think of the telephone, postal de livery, and all the other labor-sav ors that have entered into the lives of a most excellent and deserving class of people. But what about the cook stove? What about the labor-savers inside of the home? There are bo many of these, and their use is becoming so general among certain classes, that we are apt to forget that in a large ma jority of homes, both village and country, most of them are unknown. A gentleman whose business takes him much among farmers, and who sees much of the inner life of the farm, said to me: "You would be surprised at the number of country families who have in their kitchen handsome, nlckle-plated cooking ranges.. They look fine, and so long as the "gudo wife" is able to polish the plating, these ranges are orna mental; but in real worth and good Gleanings from 'Magazines The semi-princess dress is still much in favor, and for a slender figure is very becoming. The upper portion is tight-fitting, reaching for some distance below the waist-line proper, and the lower portion is at tached to it by plaits. The bottom is usually finished by a wide hem. The one-piece dress, fastened at the waist-line is as much a favorite as the princess, and much easier for the home dressmaker to succeed with. One having a shallow purse must avoid extremes in cut or color, but it Is good to know that freak fashions are out of date. Browns and blues are the leading colors, and the new walnut shade is popu lar. Short skirts are again the rule, and even for dressy occasions, the skirts clear the ground. The waist line is again where it should be, and belts, buckles and sashes are again in order. Shoes have broader toes, and the appearance of the food is made "stubby." The wraps are long. Most of the coats are fifty Inches in length; the shortest, forty. Braids are lavishly used, and fancy buttons give a good effect. The long, rather straight capes of our grand mothers' days are appearing in suit able materials. Some of the capes are made of waterproof materials. The more elaborate fall suits are covered with a profusion of braid, combining wide and narrow widths. The. gored skirt has given way to the kilt, and pleating is employed on many coats; the kilting joins the yoke below the knees. Many skirts have a straight, plaited ruffle joined to the close-fitting yoke midway be lt's not an easy matter to satisfy all the members of the family at meal time as every housewife knows. And when the husband has dys pepsia and can't eat the simplest or dinary food without causing trouble, the food question becomes doubly annoying. An Illinois woman writes: "My husband's health was poor, he had no appetite for anything I could get for him, it seemed. "He was hardly able to work, was taking medicine continually, and as soon as he would feel better would go to work again only to give up in a few weeks. He suffered severely with stomach trouble. "Tired of everything I had been able to get for him to eat, one day seeing an advertisement about Grape Nuts, I got some and he tried it foe breakfast the next morning. "We all thought it was pretty good although we had no idea of using it regularly. But when my, husband came home at night hq asked for Grape-Nuts. "It was the same next day and I had to get it right along, because when we would get to the table the question, 'Have you any Grape-Nuts was a regular thing. So I began to buy it by the dozen pkgs. "My husband's health began to im prove right along. I sometimes felt offended when I'd make something I thought he would like for a change, and still hear the same old quesuuu, 'Have you any Grape-Nuts?' "He got so well that for the last two years he has hardly lost a day, from his "work, and we are still using Grape-Nuts." Read the book, "The Road to " Wellville," in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Ever read the above letter? A. ne ono appears from time to time. 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