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Tfyfvmi- Tpwsw"1" HT ;.g.-::..'"miA; -.? The Commoner VOfc. 17, NO. 5 18 i k JsTe p aximeni if Tho Star Spangled Banner Oh, say can you boo, by the dawn's early light, What bo proudly wo hailed at the twilight's last gloaming, Whoso broad stripes and bright stars, O'er tho ramparts wo watched woro so gallantly streaming? And tho rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gavo proof thro' tho night that our flag was still there. Chorus- Oh, say does that star spangled banner yet wave, O'or tho land of the free, and the homo of tho bravo? On tho shore dimly seon thro' tho mists of tho doep, Where tho Coo's haughty host in dread sllonco reposes, What is that which tho breeze o'er tho towering steep, As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses? Now it catches tho gleam of the morning's first beam, In full glory reflected, now shines on tho stream. Chorus 'Tls tho star spangled banner, oh, long may it wave O'er tlio land of the free and the home of the brave. And where is that band, that so vauntingly sworo That the havoc of war and the bat tle's confusion A home and a country should leave us no more? Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution. No refuge could save the hireling and slave, From tho terror of death and the gloom of tho grave. Chorus And the star spangled banner in triumph shall wave O'er tho land of the free and the homo of tho bravo. Oh, thus be it over when freemen shall stand, Between their loved homes and foul war's desolation; Blest with vifctory and peace, may tho heaven rescued Praise the power that hath made and preserved us a nation! Then conquer wo must, when our cause it is just, And this bo our motto: ."In &oa is our trust!" Chorus 'And tho star spangled banner- in triumph shall wave, O'er tho lad of the free and the home of the brave. and it is well to need tho advice. Wo have been growing more waste ful with every generation because of our groat prosperity, until ,we have scarcely realized the vast amount of food stuffs wo have been recklessly throwing away. Among tho sources of wastefulness is that of the over Ailed garbage can to be found at al most every door. Across the street from my window is a row of flats occupied by people who depend on their daily wage, and their pay en- velope is not always overfull. A few days ago, the garbage can was brought down and set on the walk. Three dogs came along and over turning the pail, feasted until full on the contents; then, two girls with a little wagon came along and gath ered up a lot of scraps which the dogs did not want; following these, was a flock of neighborhood hens, and they seemed to have a full feast, yet there were still scraps on the ground when they left. Then the garbage wagon came along and gath ered up the peelings, etc. This is by no means an oub-of-the-ordinary occurrence, for it may be seen in any part of the town. A family moved into a new neighborhood, but they seemed not to have any garbage can; the colored collector decided to in struct these people in city law, so he boldly rang the bell. The housewife opened the door, when he demanded of her what she did with her garbage. "Why, we eat it!" she answered, slamming the door in his face. It would bo money in the pockets of most people if each family eat more of its own garbage, and it would not bo hard to do. are turning to tho Bible and reading with more or less understanding, the .prophecies, with intense interest as to their applicability to these days of unparallelled trouble. Bible litera ture is being sought out, and opin ions of Biule students are listened to with increasing attention. ung uottt orer and under parta ft the plant. There will bo no "an to the use of this, oven after a rain or if no rain comes, as the bushS will be all right in a few days , you keep the children from eatlne tho first day or two; the worms will perhaps make their appearance bov eral times during the season, so tho bushes should be given frequent doses. When you see tho white miller about the garden, dissolve a table spoonful of saltpeter in a scant pail of water, then' with a little sprinkler go over each cabbage thoroughly. Repeat the dose several times, in order to catch any stray hatch. Tho Cross Spring Days , No matter- how the world outside goes on, indoors, there are demands that can not be ignored, and the housewife always looks through a network of duties that just must be attended to, whether the gardening falls to her share, or into the hands of others. Among the imperative, duties is tho getting ready of every can, glass or stone jar, tumbler, or other container in which the expect ed crop of food stuffs may be con1- Berved, and having them ready for a moment's emergency. Cleaned, sweetened by sunning and thorough scalding, tops and lids all fitted and in place, and new rings, or plenty of ceiling wax and paraffin wax on hand to seal at once when filled. In nearly every household, there are glass jars, or syrup cans, or stone jars, pickle bottles, and other containers, just knocking about. Gather them up and. put them in order. "They also serve who only sto,nd and wait," and the housewife w.hd must needs "stay by the stiiff" Indoors will be doing just as much as the woman who is out making two blades of .grass or vegetable grow where less than one grew before. In your doing, remem ber that to look well to the ways of your household is of inestimable value in these strenuous days. For the Back-yard Gardener Here is said to be a sure euro for the black and yellow striped cucum ber bug which has never failed to drive them away from cucumber, squash, melon, or pumpkin vines, when applied by the writer: Take a corn cob, saturate with turpentine, and place in the middle of each hill, then fold your hands and wait. After heavy rains, the cobs will need re newed treatment if the bugs get busy, as tho rain washes the turpen tine away. Among the most damaging diss eases that worry the gardener is the blossom-end rot of tomatoes. It is a fungus which attacks the blossom end of the fruit while it is green and causes it to drop off. As soon as the disease is observed, pull off all affected fruit and burn it, then spray thoroughly with bordeaux mixture. Bordeaux mixture is made with one pound of blue stone, one pound of quick lime, and twelve gallons of water. Dissolve tno diuo stone by Tianging it in a cloth bag in water over night. Slake the lime separately, then mix tho two thor oughly, and add tho twelve gallons of water and stir until thoroughly Christ did not command His dis ciples to seek out a -cross,- or talk sentiment about it. They were not even to choose it. It was there, in their lives, ready for them. It re mains so today. Each young man or woman, ready to obey Christ, will find the cross at hand, in their daily life, waiting to be taken up. Many young Christians prefer to sing about the cross, to sentimentalize about it, rather than to lift and carry it In the shape of a quarrelsome relative, or uncongenial work, or strict econ omies and daily self-denials in the overy-da life. The cross is never a joy, never was, and never can be; it means crucifixion; the putting out of our hearts something we are Strugs gling to retain. Tho reason that some Christianity is so unsubstantial and cheap and unsatisfactory is that it uses the cross as an emblem, and nothing more. "Saluting the Flag' The majority of people do not know what the "flag salute" Is; here ft Is; "I pledge allegiance to my flag and the republic for which it stands One nation, indivisible, with lib erty and justice for all." T- Making Everything Count There is a great deal said about growing larger crops and making rry foot of ground pay dividends, j Tho Biblo Quoting from an exchange, we are told that as a book of literature, the Bible is being crowded out by a mass of Inferior stuff. The Boston Herald says, "Orators could make no point more certain of instant appreciation than one which turned on an illus tration from the Biblo, even from the least read portions, offered but a few years ago. Nowadays, it is hardly safe for a popular orator to venture on any allusion outside the gospels and the psalms; people don't know tho Bible." Since the terrible war of the present times, however, many Cutworms in Garden One of the foes the gardener has to fight is the cutworm, which-feeds at night, and does a lot of damage among young plants. Cutworms lay their eggs preferably in grass land, and their next choice is stubble and rubbish. If the garden soil has. been well plowed in the early fall, the rubbish is disturbed, and the eggs exposed, so they can not hatch. Garden soil well cultivated in the fall will have tho least worms, but they may have found things to suit in adjoining"lands, and hence, get to yours. Their feeding is done at night, eating off the stem's of young plants just at the surface beans, cabbage, and the like. During the day they lie buried about an inch under the soil, usually close to their latest depredation. They can be poisoned In this way: Mix twenty five pounds of bran, one pound plas ter of paris, paris green, and three finely chopped oranges or lemons; add enough cheap molasses to make a stiff dough; distribute this over the infested garden or field, just a little near each plant, putting the food out in the evening. If the plants are transplanted, wTap a little strip of paper so as to cover the stem about half an inch below the surface, and a little above the soil. To destroy the green cabbage worm and the currant worm, try making an emulsion of one table spoonful of paris green to a pail of water, and go over the bushes or plants with a small sprinkler, wet- BsgafeaaaM WHAT! NO SLEEP LAST NIGHT? If toffee was the cause change to POSTU and sleep! t "There's a Reason" j .. ' h f. . :