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About The commoner. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-1923 | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1913)
wt''9wfyii w" $ The Commoner. VOLUME 13, NUMBER lj h. l-- geM iii. y1? "W 'j?-'r.--w jff" V IVJIHHiMIK. '-" rfetirffC Conducted by V'Wee? Watts MWi Depariment oT2) )) Jbi ConHtnncy fust over tho dead-black crest Of tho bnro hill-top ono star has rest, And sparkles and glows in tho yel low west. Almost tho silent night has come; Long swoops of reedy marsh Ho dumb Bolow tho gull's flight and tho gnat's low hum. Sho stands boBido tho soa Watching tho night about to bo; Watches tho breakers break and form and floo. Sho calls, "0, lovo, wherovor you abldo, I know, with happy, thankful prido, You yearn to lingor at my loving sldo. You yoarn to soo my faco, In whatsoovcr strange, fair place, You can not rest, across such space." So, bound with lovo's doar bond, 8ho makos hor murmor, proud and fond To him who tarries leagues and leagues beyond. And he? In far, warn lands, Near a great, star-light cypress stands Prisoning within4 his own two slim brown hands! Edgar Fawsett. be much simplified. If thero Is a gasoline motor on tho farm, much labor could bo takon from tho house; but If there is not then tho washing machine by hand-powor, and the self-heating flatiron should certainly bo furnlshod. Women's physical health is held too cheaply on the farm and in tho vjllage. It is the most valuable vasset the husband man can have, and should bo con scientiously consorved. Yet how seldom is it valued at oven a tltho of its worth! Tho Lark Is Up to Meet tho Son 'Tho lark is up to moot the sun, The boo la on tho wing; Tho ant it's labor has begun Tho woods with music ring. Shall ants, and birds, and bcos be wiso Whilo I my moments waste? 0, let mo with tho morning riso And to my duty haste." I enclose poem called for my Mrs. M. Robinson. I have not soon It in print for thirty years, but know It by heart, and tako pleasure In send ing It. I am quito sure It has but two stanzas. YourB very truly, PERRY BEHYMER. Many thanks. Tho Ilouscwifo's Burden Whilo overy ono is rejoiced at the coming of Bprlng time, it ia not with unmixed ploasuro that tho house- wire iooicB ahead across tho frost lino. Tho spring sunshine shows up ovory damaged, every dingy spot and cornor, and overy inch of tho house and grounds la screaming for atten tion. The winter has brought littlo rest to most houBewiveB, and It re quires courage to faco tho work star ing at hor on every hand. What can ho do? Thero are but fow things shocan shirk without discomfort to all her household, and it Is usually Impossible to hire any help. There aro thousands of labor-saving de vices on tho market; but evoTy ono of them has a price tag attached, and thero is Boldom any mqnoy at this season, and but little income. Thero la but ono thine m Hn nH that is, whenever there is an hour that the men folks and children can Civ to her service, insist on having tho help they can give. Most wo men attend to tho poultry, and moro than ought to attend to putting In tho garden, besides the inevitable work of feeding the healthy appe tites of the family and looking after all the other departments of the home. This Is too much. If very housewife could have a washing machine that could be run by power, a mangle, a self-heatinc flnttrnn .nj A- . it . . -wi nun iew suca uiings, ner work would The Family Garden If you have over so little a plat of ground, try to havo something growing In tho way of vegetables. When you are planting a garden you are working for health, for no drugs are so effe6tlvo to keep tho system in order as vegetables and fruits freoly used as foods. You will never know until you havo tried, and tried faithfully, what a lot of things can bo grown on a small space oi ground, ah the lettuce you want, and all tho radishes y.ou will care for will grow in one little pocket handkerchief back yard, if you w.ill givo tho soil manure and moisture along with all tho sunshino you can catch. Something will grow there, and it might as well be vegetables aB weeds and old tin cans. A few rows of carrots, beets, onions, let tuce, radishes, spinach, and other things will furnish many good, healthful meals. 'Carrots aTe good young or old, and beets aro most wholesome; nothing excels the onion, oven in Its odor; but It cer tainly is "good medicine. Keep the ground busy, and plant other seeds aa soon aa one crop la removed. Fertilizers are readily bought of the 8oedsmen, but If you can get old, well-rotted manuro from the barn yard, that la best Do not use fresh manuro. for that gives the flie3 a breeding place, and doea no good. It muat be well rotted, bo as to mingle at onco with tho'soll. If you havo a few chickens, mix tho drop pings with wood ashes, coal ashes, soli, or otherwise, but do not use it fresh on the garden by Itself. It is very strong. Many seedsmen offer collections of seeds for the home garden at vory reasonable prices; but be sure o deal with reliable seedsmen. Cheap seeda, offered by irresponsible persona on the street or through tho mail8, are not to bo recommended. Get of reliable flrma. Just try tho little garden in the back yard, and keep tho soil at work, crop after crop; but feed tho soil as It Ib expected to feed you. as tho disease doed not affect the udder. Knowing this, and recog nizing the energetic measures being taken in various parts of the coun try to weed out tho diseased cattlo, ono can judge how ,few are the chanceB which a person runs of con tracting tuberculosis through milk. Many people prefer the evaporated, or canned milk, because of its be ing sterilized, and its use is increas ing rapidly. Window Boxes Many housewives can not have a garden a flower garden for want of space, or for some other reason. These should try tho window box. All kinds of annuals can be grown in ono of these, and they aro very ornamental if taken care of. Vines are also used- in these boxes, especi ally those that hang down instead of climb. If you do not know just what kind of plants to grow in these window boxes, write to your florist, telling him what care you can give the boxes, and whether1 there will be much or little sunshine for them. Many plants may be started now, in doors, and as soon as the season is advanced enough', the plants can be transferred to the window box. . Heiid-wear Tho Milk Wo Uso Tho most progressive and best in formed of veterinarians say that about one cow tn every thousand, by actual count, shows traces of tuber culoaia ln'her milk. They toll ub too, umi tnia aiaoaso may be trans mitted to human boinga through the medium of milk, and claim that this haa been proven beyond a doubt. But only thoBo poraouB who are aua ceptiblo, or whoso digestive organs ar weak, are likely to contract tuberculOBia In thla way Th dan gers from associating with tubercu losis people in public places or In private, Trom street dust, and such menaces, ar far eraatAr ttiwn r.nM milk. It has boon ordvdn, they claim, that tuborculdsls cows, so proven By tuberculoala test, do not prodtrca tuberculosis milk eo long We are all interested in the new hats for spring, and as not all of us can visit the "openings,'. we must turn to the fashion magazines. Just now, tho day-time hats aTe small; a great many are of the toque order, and theso are Unusually long from the back to the front, and quite nar rdw. The larger hats will doubtless appear with the warm weather. There are very narrow brims with round crowns of fine braid; tam o'shailter crowns of sa.tin or velvet come with brims of straw or horse hair braid; the trimming is to be Blmple, . with under-facings of brims with silk or velvet. , The trimming ia always aggressively upstanding, back, front, or sldo. .Dark colors, sof toned with pastel topes are used; trimmings cover "the whole millinery range, feathers,, quills, plumes, wings, looped bows, ribbon, silk, uuuus or emDroiaery, beads, and moisture-proof malines. A wide spread, movement Is on foot to do away with feathers of certain kinds. Fashion Forecasts The narrow skirt still rules, but there is a slight change In the shap ing which gives an appearance of greater width. Skirts which last years sloped in toward the feet wore much ridiculed, besides being very uncomfortable, and tho breadth at th feet has been-extended to make a straight lino from the hip, and thlB gives a more reasonable and graceful outline. Insot pleats, very flat mid taped underneath, are seen, .,, vo iJicuio mum enow no uarinjr Th average width tor a medium figure la two yarda. Long sleeves promise to bo the rule, th WTlat-length and even Ion- cor bMnir mrtnt nnnntn. - j .. There la unusual liberty of choice In .u..uDlu, uucK uman; decorative neckwear Is varied from the smarts est bows to vest-like pieces of plea Combinations of fabrics grow more Dronouncarl hMm. "bl.ow being used with thehSgSJ ICrfctfA wnrftm trW i8"1 WG1ShtS. broad dottB.whlpwrdTiorg'S" Una ttra oil fnvnHfna nu ""?' w. "" "; uurmeusQ and messalines in silks aro much usdd, as they drape so beautifully Odd drapings aro seen on many skirts. Shirtwaists do not go out of vogue, although the one-pieco gar ment is still the favorite. Long draperies, short ones and one-sided draperies, clinging and slender of line are most fashionable. Tho pleated skirt which is now seen is not the old, flowing skirt which measured yards and yards about tho hem. The new one is scant and slender, with the pleats perfectly flat and under-taped; side-pleats, box-pleats and inserted sections aro also seen, but tho pleats are shallow and held firmly in place by tapes underneath; three and one-half yards at the lower edge, when the pleats are drawn out, is the medium width. A serviceable model has tho seams all tuck-edged, and each ends in a side-pleat, lending ease to the lower edge, and a medium-sized skirt is two and one-quarter yards at tho bottom. Need of Responsibility The Woman's Magazine has this to say, and it meets ttie views of a large number of the "common people"' who have no "axe to grind," or salary to draw, but who do havo the training of a family of children, with their best Interests at heart: "The time to commence , training boys 'and' girls 'for responsibility is when they are tiny' 'tots; 4it is not necessary to1 'wait until'. 'tliey aTe older.' Responsibility on the part of children is-alinbst 'a' thing of the past. When they aref riot in school, they .have so little to fill their day that time hangs heavy1 on their hands. After ' they have their ' les sons they occasionally do an errand for mother, or a neighbor, and there their compulsory activity., ejads. Even nlay appears 'as 'a task. With, no in centive to healthy Wort and play, is It surprising that ' by the timo these boyB and girls are men and women they learn to avoid irksome tasks and are continually hunting for something new to interest them and while away-their time? This is not strange, for habits we must have; the question .is. only whether habits shall be good or bad, and this is decided, largely, through responsi bilities or lack of responsibilities in childhood. Some cares, and struggles are as necessary for normal develop ment as pleasures. Most, children are naturally little helpers; they love to aqsist, and only need en couragement to have this desire de veloped. Certain work should, be demanded of children as they grow older; play belongs to child-life and is necessary, but littlo folks should be taught that .not all their, time can be spent in' play." In almost every home there are enough chores and little jobs to keep the young people busy part of the time, and those bits of work should be given them, and they made to feel responsible 'for tho right-doing of whatever is Intrusted to them. It Is far better than to allow them--boys and girls to spend all their hours out of school In th street. Make thorn under stand from -th first that tho well doing of tho work depends on them and 'they must not shirk It For the Laundry Th "spring openings" In tho household, as well aa at tho stores aro du about now, and there Is a general overhauling of th last year'a clothing Much must bo dis carded:, for various reasons, but many things may' b made over by a ripping apart, sponging or- wash Ins. dyeinK. or tfnmhinlti wlfh aimd- I thing el, . Then- there are the new unnga that just must b had, If yot havo plenty ot money In yqvt A "jUittXJU ;AfaM-.