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mM&&bm8&&& yjgflHEE0fcfnpff'wi.ii. ' ar-jr ESP"'- 3H&Wfi IH Hil f t r , - .A. J 4 1,1 h .& 'i I . a w wmgrtrmmv in i rt-w a - HsfcTVi JfiM5SILJ f fcgari. r jAwm&r a i fl- raa 'i i in i.hj hi hi j a i ijm.,r' iik .i iii( ii' ii irv w .ts. tJHPWP5v w-n-77ii y hT fnT. Ski iiiii it fj ,-, Vrl I The Commoner. VOLUME 12, NUMBER 18 Kxnciimn- Conducted fy I 7 rf 1 d I II J J v7' SAIWK9 " J Wen Watts WYefe J ni f The Hurrying Hours How often tho thought comes home to me, As tho moments hurry away, Of tho many things 1 intend to do, Somehow, sometime, some day. They are promises that have never boon kept, Though I always meant to be true, But time is too short for all the things That a body intends to do. I will answer a letter, or read a book, I will write a bit of rhyme, I will do the things that 1 ought to do, Somo day, when I have the time. So I look beyond, as I hope and plan, For the days that are just ahead; While the day that is here goes into tho grave With its opportunities dead. Today is the only day we have; Of tomorrow we can't be sure; To siezo tho chance as it comes along Is tho way to make it secure. For every year is a shorter year, And this is a truth sublime: A moment misspent is a jewel lost, From the treasure-house of Time. Arthur Lewis. Beverages A well-known writer en medical topics tolls us the following: "I would especially recommend the dally use of distilled water or butter milk for tho aged as a plentiful bevorage, because of the increase of calcareous deposits with tho advanc ing years, and tho accumulation of too much earthy salts in tho tissues and bones. Such foreign matters are detrimental, as they bring on pre mature senility by destroying tho elasticity of the blood vessels and thus interfering with tho strencth and with tho circulation. Distilled water bathes tho living tissues, snatches up obstructions to growth and activity, eliminates poisons, and gives to the body tho freshness and vigor of youth. It can not abstract any formed matter from living tis sues, but invigorates and energizes it by removing waste matter which, In the very nature of things, ob structs healthy activity and develop ment. It is ono of the most power ful solvents, acting directly upon the calcareous deposits left in tho ar teries and joints by the use of raw water heavily impregnated with lime, dissolving and eliminating it from the system, and is of Very great benefit in cases of rheumatism." There are several distilling devices on tho market, of more or less value, which can bo used in tho family, as, in many cases, tho distilled water could not otherwise bo obtained, or would cost too much for the average purse. Distilled water is not fil tered water. brothers, well informed, will let us know where such knowledge can be obtained. It is unhappily a fact, that women, even intelligent, well educated, well-read women, know little of the "rights," property, or otherwise, given them by the laws of their state. Each state has a set of laws of its own. Many women are robbed and cheated out of their earnings or possessions not by out Rlflnra. hut hv thoir husbands, who should be their best friend; but, ac cording to the laws of many states, the husband has the power, whether ho exercises it or not, of pauperizing his wife, and cheating her of even her earnings through work at odd times which is done without neglect ing her home or her family. In somo cases, this wrong Is ignorantly done by the husband; but not every husband is above stealing from his wife if he thinks ho can do so with safety. Frequently, a woman's wel fare is safer with any other man than in the hands of her h sband. Let us hear from our brothers, who know where such knowledge is to be obtained. Women are becoming thinkers, and the wife will work far more cheerfully, save and help earn, if she is assured that she can legally hold any of the results of such labor. It is the keen sense of injustice, and tho loss of faith in the man who should be her protector, which causes the extravagance of many an otherwise, .careful, economical wo man. "What's the use to save," slie says, "when I have nothing that I can call my own, no matter how I work or how much I save?" And we can but echo "What is the use?" borax solution is excellent when used as a throat or nose wash, a wash for weak eyes, and will cause tho eye-lashes to grow u usea on them. For the bath, sea-salt is bet ter than the. table or cooking salt. For cleansing the hair, try this: Use a suds made by adding enough hot water to a little green soap to make a good lather; then rub thor oughly into the scalp with tho finger-tips, being careful not to scratch with the nails. After using the green soap, a lather of castile soap may bd used if necessary, but it usually is not. If the hair is too oily, a few drops of ammonia may be used, but ammonia is apt to dry and crack the hair. Instead, use a teaspoonful of baking soda in the first basin of water when rinsing, and the rinsing should be careful and thorough. Use several tepid waters, until the last used is perfectly clear. The hair should be dried with warm towels, but not by fire heat. Hair that is too oily is said to be overfed, and hair that is always wet or damn with perspiration is like a tree the roots of which are drowned out. Silk Waists In washing silk waists, soap must not bo rubbed on them, but a good suds, made of pure white soan. minh as castile, or ivory, with a few drops of household ammonia added; especially soiled spots may have a very little white soap rubbed on thorn, but should be marked with a thread before being wet, so as to ivuuw wuero uiey are. The am monia in the water is generally suffi ciently cleansing. Silk scorches so easily that great care must bo taken when ironing. Now and then, a piece of silk yellows under the iron in spite of care: but this Rhmiiri h treated just as you would any other scorch; apply a mixture of benzine and alcohol, then lemon juice and salt, laying in the sun. Home-Madc Perfumes Tho formulas for such things are none of them difficult to compound, but they are not particularly inexpen sive, as it does not pay to buy cheap materials. A pleasant violet per fume may be made from one-fourth pound of violet pomade oil, five and one-half ounces extract of cassia, and eight ounces-of alcohol.' A pure extract of violet is made by taking one-half pound of violet pomade or oil, and one pint of de odorized alcohol. Pour the alcohol over the pomade and let stand in a warm place for a month; then, if desired, the liquid can be poured off and more alcohol added. Tho naxt. drawing will not be as strong, but will make excellent toilet water. Deodorized (not denatured) alcohol should bo used. Another, callod wood violet, in made by taking three ounces extract will beat up stiff and quickly with less work. "New Cook" To prevent tho bacon "going all to grease," and shriveling up, soak the slices in cold water for half ah hour before frying, then cook in covered vessel. Alice L. It is claimed that if celery salt is shaken on the hands and well rubbed in before wetting, the odor of the onions will be re moved. Celery leaves will do as well, if within reach. Lola Take the burner from tho lamp, remove the wick, and boil in water in which beans have been par boiled; or, boil in a strong solution of salsoda for half an hour, then wash and polish. S. K. To keep down the crop of flies, sprinkle the garbage pile, or can, and also the floors of barns, sheds and manure piles with a strong solution of chloride of lime. This will destroy the eggs laid in the de caying materials. Fannie It. For removing old paint, make a lye with one can of potash and half gallon of water, apply with an old paint brush, and do not touch with the hands, as it burns. Wash off and dry well. U. F. To make cherry syrup, choose red, fully ripe cherries, ex tract the juice in any preferred way, though a fruit press is best; then make as any other syrup, allowing three pounds of granulated sugr.r to one quart of strained juice. Bottle while hot and seal. Mrs. A. X For fabrics yellowed by poor washing or laying away, wash in the usual way with clean soft water and good soap, then put to soak over night in clear water con taining a teaspoonful of cream tar tar to each quart of water. Rinse out next morning, dry in the sun shine, and they should be beautifully bleached. Worth Knowing It is said that a cheap refrigera tor may be made by filling a box three or four feet square, with five or six inches of common clean, coarse salt the kind that comes in barrels for stock, and keep well moistened. Put the vessel containing milk or butter and other kinds of food, down in the salt a few inches, cover closely, and it will keep the foods nicely, and serve as a good substitute for an ice box. For excessive perspiration of the frtrvf VtnfVln 4-1-.,-. fnnl AnsV -n I rrVl TtrlfVl '"""U "J Mub mice uuucbs ca tract lsli utimw mo J.GUU cauu UlfaUl M - of violet, one ounce each extract of hot water and plenty of common bar Legal Rights of Women A correspondent wishes to know the title and price, as well as ad dress of publisher, of a "volume that gives in plain language the legal status of a woman." She says: "No plain farmer's wife, or laborer's wife, has the timo or opportunity to search through vast law books, full of legal terms, for tho few and far between chapters or sections giving the meager legal rights of women." She would like advice upon the sub 1ect, and I hope some of our For tho Toilet Crash, or any of the rougher grades of linen toweling is all right for the back and limbs, for wimt nn needs for those parts is friction, and this you musjt get when drying 6ff from the bAth; tho rough toweling is about as good as anything that can be had. But for the face, neck and hands, you need towels of a soft, fine pattern, for patting tho face dry; tho skin should not be scrubbed be yond the shoulder blades; neck and iaco snouia Do so kindly treated as not to loosen tho skin. Borax is one of the hnthrnn necessities, and for gargles, douche, and washes, it has no rival, except it bo table or cbarse salt. Sniffing salt or borax solution up tho nostrjils every morning and evening, letting a little of it trickle down tho throat, will purify tho entrance to the lungs and greatly relieve catarrh. Salt or rose, tuberose, and cassia, one ounce oi tincture of orris root, three quarters of an ounce of ambergris, ten drops of bitter almonds and five and one-half drams of rose water. A violet sachet powder, to be used in drawers, clothes presses, closets, boxes or trunks, is made by taking two ounces powdered benzoin, five grains musk (less can be used, as musk is very strong), five grains lemon grass, one-fourth ounce of orangeflowers, three-quarter ounce of cassia, fintely powdered; two ounces rose petals, four ounces orris root, ana nve grams of bitter al monds. The making of oils, essences, ex tracts at home from the petals or leayes of plants and flowers, is not always to bo advised, as tho success of the process depends upon patience skill, care of mixing after gathering a.aiu ui'jiuK, unci somo rnnw o. cm t simple chemistry, as well as vessels and conveniences for the work which few housewives can command. It is quite as cheap, and much more satis factory to buy either the finished product, or use drugs for ingredients. Query Box T. N. Before breaking the eccs sot on ice, or lay in ice water for an hour or two. until tii.i" I chilled; then separate and the whites soap containing resin, then give the ieet a good mooing witn sait, auu this will help to harden them. When rubbing floors with sand paper to take off stains or to render it smooth, different grades, from coarse to fine, may be used, until the work is satisfactory, but steel wool, which may be purchased at a painter's supply shop, is the best for a final finish. Stains may be taken out of ma hogany with weak aquafortis or ox alic acid and water; dip a cork in the solution and rub the stain until the color is restored, then wash care fully with water, dry -and polish as usual. To remove stains from marble, mix two ounces of bicarbonate of soda, one of powdered pumice stone, ana one of finely powdered cnaiic. Sift and make into a paste with water, spread all over the marble and leave over night, In the morn ing wash with soap and warm water. With the near prospect of "cauJ ning time," all the fruit jars should bo gathered up, well washed, scalded, tops fitted to them, and put together, where they can be reached when' wanted, ready, with a little addi tional scalding to sterilize, for the filling of fruit or vegetables. Much' timo and worry will be saved by hav ing new rubbers or new tops, plenty, of sealing wax, paraffin, new corks, w m Wl fsr!aMWB,