'"SSCfV-"- "V, "?TBPH -i The Commoner VOL. 14, -NO.-9 ia Wnr and tlio Women ' Don't you KNOW it will pay the town to consider the comfort or tho iarm (In an official proclamation, Pre- j crs, famlly eveu tll0Ugh the farmer mior Vivian! asked the French women to save the harvest, in these words: "The wheat stands unreaped and the tirao of the vintage approaches. I appeal to your hardihood and to that of your children, whoso age alone, not their courage, withholds them from the lighting line. I ask you to maintain the lives of our fields, to finish this year's harvest and prepare for that of next year. You cannot rondor a greater service to your coun try. ) i.ti. himself does not seem to care Women of the community should get together and demand this recogni tion of their rights to be decently treated when they bring you their produce. The village wives should recognize this" right without being urged. What would they think, if, on going to the country, the farm wife should be satisfied to see them sit out by the roadside, trying to cook their meal, if they went to the farm with the children and lunch basket to buy the produce? Some villages do recognize this, and many have acted upon the sug gestion; but not as many as should do so. What do you think of the THE WOMEN SPEAK Over the farm lands, plowed and sown, Our men so tramping off to war: Who will reap, when the grain is picture, brother merchants? grown? Why wo: We've reaped before! Reaped? Why, yes; see, our hands are worn, r i Stato Fair School At the Missouri state fair, held at Sedalia, Mp., there is being carried r i.-l. l, J. ..- ,. VI. .11. wur uuukb ur-i uuui. uui iuch uuu, , 0i,i v. !,, Th flt.f Ort00- Our men, you see, are bound ere born, ;o which WftS helJd 'at th fair last To keep the armies full. So, water the stock and till the land; Feed tho children our men begot; Wait for tho time-expired band That is tho women's lot. But now tho dread we always know Has Bickenod all the land with fear; The young, tho strong, the old must go Ruin and death draws near. Our lands a,re stripped of all our men ; The war kings call the conscripts out; What for? Gof. knows; not we. But then, Who are we, to doubt? Blood will stain all our rivers" brown, Red flames will leap across the land; Pillage will waste our thin crops down 'All at tho kings' command. Our driven men, with last caress Go tramping off to war. For what? Their children will be fatherless ' That is the peasants' lot. Gerald B, Breitigam. year. The attendance was gratifying, I and the state board of agriculture is i very anxious to make the school a ! permanent feature of the gathering. Sleeping tents, provided with cots and mattresses, and a lecture tent, also meals served, are features of the innovation. It is to be hoped every county in the state will be represent ed, and it is hoped to make it of great profit to .the growing generation from the farm. One of the great needs of country fife is , the social gathering whore the young and old may become acquainted with each other. In eliminating the harmful features that once were so much in evidence, there should be other and beneficial entertainments provided. The fairs should be schools in the best sense, where one may profit by being thrown with the best. dust, are very foul, and need clean ing out before tho fall rains set in. Dust, dirt from the roadways, insects, debris carried by the wind, droppings from birds on the roofs, are all or ganic matter which will wash down into the cistern. Wells are frequently contaminated through the soil drains, and springs are also frequently poi soned by washes and drains from higher grounds not always of the cleanest and the water from barn yards, outhouses, e"c, may filter un observed through tho earth for quite a distance. Guard the drinking water carefully to prevent sickness. Get the cistern in good shape for the winter. Odds and Ends Where furniture needs only a good rubbing," first wash off lightly with a soft cloth, castile soap and warm water, then rinso in clear water and dry; do t e work quickly. Mix equal parts of linseed oil, tur pentine and vinegar, shake well, then rub the furniture with a very little of this on a cloth, finishing with a good, hard rubbing with a bit of old silk. The effect should be as good as a varnish, if the rubbing is well done. If your' cellar is damp and bad smelling, put several lumps of fresh lime in boxes or pans and set about in the damp places; this will dry and sweeten, and is very cheap. Some Reminders Here is a pictur that may suggest something to you. It is not a rare picture, but one runs across it very often in the outlying rural districts. "If you go to the village almost any day, but especially on Saturday, you will see men sitting about on boxes discussing the merits of some blind mare with a bob-tail, while their wives are hunting around the yard for a few splinters with which to cook & cup of coffee, possibly for them selves, but surely for these men; the sun may shine down pn them hotly, and the wagon yard be dusty and dirty smeljing; but the loafers enjoy tho boxes ,and watch for the dinner "without batting their eyes over the troubles of their wives." What is the matter with having a rest-room fbr these wives and mothers, where they can cook coffee or tea and warm up their lunch without so much dirty, disagreeable work? Don't you think the town owes them this concession? Don't you think the husbands owe it to them to refuse to trade in a town where there are no provisions made for the comfort of wives who like -to be clean and comely when they go to the village to do their trading? That Rest Room What have you done about it? Have you one established jn your business center? Have your business men realized the need of this comfort for .the mothers and daughters who come to trade with them? Every farm wife and mother will tell you that smh a rest room would be a blessing to th i when they come to the town, bringing the children and young people with them,' as many of them are compelled to do, or stay at home. Aside from tho rest in the cool room with plenty of water for the thirsty little ones, and a cup of coffee or tea for the mothers, the social fea tures are important. Neighbor will meet neighbor, and the young peoRle can get acquainted, and many a life will be brightened by the hour of so cial Litercourse where neighbor can hear of neighbor, and the community spirit be foster m. Let us know about the rest room. What are you doing about it? Looking to tho Water Supply Health officers tell us that the ty phoid fever season is from August to October generally, though, of courso cases may occur at any time, and one should ' be careful about the water supply. Many cases which develop in individuals after return from a va cation in the country are credited to the water supply of such localities, as country people are not as careful of their wells, springs, and even cisterns as they should be. Many cisterns, ' With Qui Readers The complaint, is so general in re gard to shortage in fruits and veg etables, and now the extreme price of sugar, that one hardly knows whether to give the usual seasonable pickle, preserving or jellying recipes. But where there is canning to be done, or vegetables and fruits to can. .much can be done without sugar, and tne preserving and jellying done later on, when sugar comes down to the normal again. Thi product may not be so good, but it can be done. Where there are nuts' of any kind, those living in the vicinity should get their share; but it can only be done by getting to work and fore stalling the active little four-footed harvesters. The latter part of Octo ber is full time for gathering, as, if one waits for the frost to loosen their hold, or-burst their burs, the harvest will be on for the little woods folks. Many nuts should be gathered early and spread in a dry, airy place to dry in their burs or hulls. If you have some particularly fine speci mens, muni, mem oefore they dry this fall, and they will be ready to grow next spring. iS n,G6lect t0 'Provide yourself with the bonfire basket in which to throw and burn all manner of trash especially waste paper, that would otherwise blow about the grounds and perhaps cause bad fires. Got a Piece of poultry or fence-wire net ting about five feet long and four fe-et high; roll into a holfow cylinder catching the ends together; have an! K J So n,fiy Yep..th0 t0P and many women are seeking something to take its place; but there is no food now that is cheap, exdept relatively or comparatively. Many recipes are offered for dishes that will answer, so far as health is concerned, but the ingredients are usually about as ex pensive as the meat, and often not half go digestible. Nuts, eggs, milk, are all on the "high" list, and with a large percentage of the people are not digestible, producing much de rangement of the digestive organs, eruptions of the skin, and in some cases, are supposed to cause worms in children. Besides, inexperienced housewives find it very hard to make these dishes so they will be palatable. In many of these recipes, much is made of the legumes, such as beans, peas, lentils. While these, when cook ed with a small piece- of meat to flavor, are very much liked for them selves by most people, it is a distress ing fact that many people cannot eat them because of the 4,bad effect',' they have on their health and comfort. We have lived on meats so long thousands of generations, that it will take some generations of ab stainers to "get the habit" of doing without, with any satisfaction. ii Sonsiblo Advice, IF One of our correspondents advises that "every family should have a fish pond, a poultry yard, a cow or two, a few pigs, a few sheep, and keep the calves to fatten for beef. In this way, the gateway to general good living wHl be opened, and a good living in sured." This correspondent lives "far from the maddening crowd," un doubtedly, and where the stock can be pastured and feed grown. But what of the millions who never see the fields, who live in "rooms" or flats, with never a smell of clover fields or cow pastures; who know nothing of fish except as they are offered on blocks-of ice 'in. the shops, and who never have heard the bleat of calf or sheep, crow of rooster, or cackle of hen? into this nvl'nrlm ,. -.11 -"---,'""" i'ut "u your paner light trash, and anything you want to burn and it will be held untU con sumed One never can be too care ful of fire in any form. In burnlnir refuse from the hens' nesta th excellent, and whole coCLVS Sin sects can. thus be destroyed. Substitutes for Meat . 'Now that meats havo , , as tney suoum oe. luany cisterns, so verv hichthnt mnl " ut i,rice after the loftg summer drouth andK&t with ?car S'TA,"1 "b, For tho Coolc Lady In cooking vegetables, too much salt toughens the fibres and spoils SIOK DOCTOR Proper Fuotl Put jHm Right. The food .experience of a physician in his own case when worn and weak from sickness' and when needing nourishment the worst way is valu able: "An attack of grip, sp severe it came near making an end of me, left my stomach in such condition I could not retain any ordinary food. I knew of course that I must have food nour ishment or I could never recover. "I began to-take four teaspoonfuls of Grape-Nuts and cream three times a day and for 2 weeks this was al most my only food. It tasted so de licious that I enjoyed it immensely and my stomach handled it perfectly from the first mouthful. It was so nourishing I was quickly built back to normal health and strength. "Grape-Nuts is of great value as food to sustain life during serious at tacks in which the stomach is so de ranged it cannot digest and assimi late other foods. "I am convinced that were Grape Nuts more widely used by physicians, it would save many lives that are otherwise lost from lack of nourish ment." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. The most perfect food in the world. Trial of Grape-Nuts and cream lp days proves. "There's a Reason." Look in pkgs. for the little book, "The Road to Wellville." Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from- time to time. They nrd genuine,- true, and full of human interest. -uarifa