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The Pitying Ones
Boul3 that havo grown sorono and
strong,
Pationt, and of lovo's klnsblp
wldo,
Thoy havo boon mates with sorrow
long
Thoso souls of purpose trlod.
fho lonollnoss of wistful night,
Tho hoartacho of tho woary day,
Tho shadows, whoro thoy looked for
light,
Have 'companlod tholr day.
Thoy woro tho hopoful souls, and
glad;
Passlonato; flllod with golden
droams;
touched with tho gift, all raaglc
mad, That makes life what It seems,
Till tholr swoot youth had wan
dered on,
Laughing, with curled and care
less lip,
And thoy awoko, to find joy gone,
And sorvod grief's 'prontlceBhlp.
And that so prodigal thoy spent
Thoir gladnoss In lifo's singing
timo,
Poor, Bhlvoring souls woro thoy, and
bent
With famino in tholr prime
Their oldon bliss oh, bittoror far
It mado tho pain that took its
place!
And whoro was laughtor came tho
scar
i Of sufforlng on each face.
iJut these same souls of simple
aro thoy In thoir own
guise;
Not .In thoir fabric may wo find
Tho weakness of vain cries;
flllont, thoy pay what price thoy
must;
Dumb, by disaster's proudness
Btlllod
'Till thoy arise from out tho dust
With a groat pity flllod.
Pity for all who, to tho weight
Of life's grim cares must bend
thorn low,
But most for thoso of darkest fato
Tho gentler ones thoy know;
Tho loving onos that count no cost,
Tho faithful, that but faith de
mand; Tho truthful whoso poor way Is lost
In a misleading land.
Thoso that aro glad and childlike
born,
Not armed to cope with hato and
doubt,
So trustful that tho rogue's rich
scorn
Shall follow them about;
High souls, that yet aro reckoned
cheap,
And oftonest drink lifo's foulest
lees'
O) pitying, poignant, strong and
deep,
Tho calmed ones feel for those!
And for tholr sakes, tho song Is heard
That cheers tho way on which
thoy wend
The heartening cry, tho manful word,
Tho hall that means a frlond;
Comfort for all? Ayo, in God's
grace; t
But most to these dear ones ad
dressed Who And the world a cruel plac
For thorn that love It best.
Ripley D. Saunders, In St Louis
Republic.
The Commoner,
epartm
Children's Keepsakes
How very fow parents ovor think
of taking caro of llttlo treasures
belonging to their children, putting
them away until tho child's sonso of
responsibility Is so educated as to
give a value to tho articlo In his eyes!
Ono of tho things that should always
bo done Is, when photographs aro
takon, to put away ono to bo kept
for tho child through life. No mat
tor how often a picture Is takon, ono
should bo set asldo for tho child.
How often, when a dear child dies,
thoro is lamontation that there is no
picture of him or her, because none
has been kept In tho family, and the
picture was not of sufficient value to
others to bo presorvod. I have in
my possession a llttlo knife, fork and
spoon, given to my little girl when
a baby, by ono who Is no more than
a memory, and as soon as the tiny
llttlo daughter bocomos "eligible,"
tho sot will bo passed to her. Many
other belongings of tho mother,
kopt for hor slnco hor own babyhood
Is passed on to tho babies of her
own household. Of every picture
takon of her there was a conv kent.
and she can see herself, Just as she
was at tho ago of hor own little
children. A mother should keep
bits of clothing scraps of calico,
gingham, and other cotton goods,
and of woolens as well, which went
to make up tho child's wardrobe,
and those may, later on, bo made
Into "patchwork" either for or by
tho child. One mother I know gives
to hor little daughter a pleco of
china or glassware, or something of
lasting quality, on every birthday or
"gift" day, and tho child is taught
to keep these as treasures against
hor day of need. Among my own
most proclous belongings is a solid
silver butterknlfo. received as a
promium at a fair on some stock
exhibit, by my father, half a
century ago, and kopt for the
baby girl. There is also a llttlo
old-fashioned coal oil lamp, tho
first our family ever had, and be
cause I admired it so much, It was
passed on to me. Tho sight of it
brings back visions and memories so
plainly that thoy seem realities of to
day, instoad of tho long dead past.
Exorcise for Health
Tho best way to keep tho body
healthy is to use it. It la the still
arm that stiffens, and for those
engaged in sedentary pursuits, noth
ing is bettor than walking to and
from their place of business. In
these days of rapid transit, few will
take tho walk, and unless some
other exorcise Is substituted, the
health will suffer. Tho nearest nn-
proach to a panacea for all bodily
Ills that has yet been discovered is
exercise. Causing tho body to move,
stretch, push and pull makes the
blood circulate, the liver do its work,
and tho nerves pick up tho dropped
stitches. During sleep, there is little
waste of energy, and on awakening
there 1b little demand for replenish
ing the lost tissues; the long rest
has loft tho nerves and digestive
organs dull and leaden, and to ait
down to a heavy breakfast within a
fow minutes after getting out of bed,
with no exercise but that of dressing,
means that tho stomach Is filled with
food which is neither needed, or
readily digested. Tho better way is
to go through a few physical exer
cises, not requiring more than ten
minutes, before starting to dress,
whilo unincumbered with clothing.
Excellent books of instruction In this
lino aro to be had for a small sum,
and they will pay for themselves
times over, if attention is given to
tho directions for the exercises. More
and more, our best physicians are
getting away from drug treatment,
and advising care and attention to
nhvslcal needs, such as diet, bathing.
Internal and external, water drinking,
right breathing, and exercising every
joint and muscle.
Observations
Tho oldest woman in tho world,
regardless of her years, is the one
who worries about evory wrinkle
that time draws on her face. She
is usually tho one tyho shuts out of
her life every new affection; out of
her mind, every new idea; out of her
experience, every new enthusiasm;
and out of her heart every tender
tolerance of another's weakness. If
she does these things, she becomes
"old as the hills," no matter if her
years be few or many. The woman
who distrusts her friends, hates her
enemies, and barely tolerates her
acquaintances, suffers tho bitterness
of disappointments, the withering of
illusions, and stifles faith in hu
manity, and is old, old, old; while
the woman who lives to love; ,who
always sees the good in everybody,
and who always finds the sunshine,
is young at seventy.
Do not lot your little children grow
up bluo and pinched in a loveless
home. Do not repulse thehv when
they come to you for little tender
nesses. The affection of a child is
something beautiful; the soft baby
lips are lavish of kisses, and the soft
baby arms twine instinctively about
tho mother .who bends lovingly over
them. But as the Child crrnwn nlrlor
tho world slips between, and repulse
it ever so little give it to under
stand that its caresses are a bother,
and the chill of disappointment
drives the little heart into itself,
never to feel tho samo trust again.
These childish confidences are too
precious to turn away;' if guarded
with mother-love, the growing chil
dren will keep the affectionate ways
of babyhood, and you shall have your
reward. There is nothing that ap
peals to the dawning manhood of the
boy bo strongly as his love and trust
in his mother; no girl is so safe as
the one who is never afraid to '"tell
mother," through fear of being
bothersome. Many children are
driven out into the world because
ineir repulsed hearts are starved for
love.
Ingrowing Toe-Nail
A. M. wishes a cure for an ingrow
ing toe-nail which has become
ulcerated. Give the foot a hot bath,
and have it perfectly clean, and the
nail softened by the hot water. With
a flat probe, or thin bit of splinter
slip a bit of sterlized cotton between
the edge of the nail and the inflamed
flesh; another strip of the cotton is
put along the outer margin of the
ulcerated area, and the space be
tween tho two strips of cotton, and
which Is occupied by the ulcer, is to
bo thickly powdered with nitrate of
ioau; cover tne whole with cotton
and bandace the tno. pnoof v.
dressing the following day and every
day, until the incarcerated, edge of
the nail is visible, using fresh cotton
each timo. Then carefully and pa
tiently lift the edge of the nail away
from the flesh and introduce a bit of
tresh cotton under to keep it so
VOLUME 12, NUMBERS-
An long as tho toe is sore, us
arnica salvo as a dressing.. After it
gets well, if tho nail should incline
to grow down again, soak tho feet
good in hot water to soften it, and
push under it and between it and
the flesh a bit of sterlized cotton,
which should bo allowed to remain
until another bath Is given. A good
dressing for tho sore is to smear tho
cotton with a little carbolized vase- v
line, or moisten with turpentine.
Query Box
P m. Tho states now giving f ull
suffrage to women are Washington,
California, Colorado, Idaho andN
Wyoming.
Mrs. S. wishes to say that sho put
up a quantity of grape juice accord
ing to the directions given in,, tho
Home Department, and found it fine.
Lola B. To brighten the dis
colored lamp burners, boil them in
water in which dried beans have been
parboiled. Or, boil in a strong solu
tion of washing soda and water.
Esther M. For bleaching the yel
low linen, wash in the usual way
with white soap and soft water, then
soak over night in water containing
a teaspoonful of cream tartar to a
quart of water; rinse well next day,
dry and iron, -and they should be nlco
and wliite.
Invalid Before using any formula
from the printed page, ask tho ad
vice of your druggist about tho in
gredients. A formula good for one
thing may be harmful for another.
Even physicians sometimes make
mistakes.
John K. For the cider which
will not turn to vinegar, to twenty
gallons of cider use ten gallons of
rain water, fifteen pounds of brown
sugar and one pint of good yeast
brewers' yeast is good. Stir the mix
ture well and keep in a temperature
of over 60 degrees Fahrenheit. Do
not disturb for six weeks.
"Cook Lady" For home-mado
vanilla flavoring, shred three of the
best vanilla beans into a pint of good
brandy, cork tightly and shake
occasionally for three months, and
you will have better than you can
buy. For ginger flavoring, cut up
two ounces of white ginger root into
half a pint of best grain alcohol
(deodorized, not denatured) cork
"tightly and let stand for several
weeks, then strain into another
bottle and cork tightly.
Mrs. Emily R. should have sent
stamped addressed envelope for in-f
formation which can not be given
here. Addresses of business firms
can not bo given in the Query Box.
Contributed Recipes
Buckwheat Cakes Start the bat
ter in the usual way; when you -come
to use the batter, if it requires
more than a scant teaspoonful of
soda, add a quart of cold water to
the batter and stir it well; set it
away in a cool place and leave until
night. .At night pour off all the bit
ter water, add the usual amount of
lukewarm water and stir in flour
until the batter is a little stiff, so
that a half cupful of hot water
poured over the soda in the morning
and added to the batter will make it
the right consistency. By follow
ing this plan, you will have light,
porous 'brown cakes instead of the
sour, flat things usually served.
Mock Oyster Soup One pint of
stewed or canned tomatoes, one
fourth of a tall can nf Mnlmvrf
mashed fine, two level tablespoonfula
of butter, pepper and salt to taste,
and enough boiling water to make
one gallon of soup. Lot this boil a
moment, remove from the fire and
add one gill of new milk; serve at
once with crackers.
Noodles can be bought in sealed
packages almost cheaper than can
be made, but where they can not be
had, take two well-beaten eggs, tUg
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