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?fyfyr vWFMWWiMPnq&T" " VWWlffli)flfr &&'&$& The Commoner 10 rK'i yxffc IbflFTff 0 Man's Job and God's Not man's to wind the clocks o worlds and keep thorn going, Not ours to food the suns and set thoir orbs on fire, Not ours to kindle lights to fill the spaces glowing, Nor teach and lead the music of the heavenly choir. Not ours to soizo and hold the va grant earth and spin it, Nor train the oceans' waves, nor rulo the winds above; But, make our world the better for our being in it, And ever work and smile and trust and hope and love. Not ours to judge the Lord Almighty on his throno, But tight upon our little, cloudy planet sit, And keep the gardens Adam left us , fruitful, sown, And into all the bigger plan our ", own schomes fit. It's ours to pick up shells of truth upon the shore, To walk in rays of 'light that God has kindly made, To grow a reverent -soul and always to adore, To live and toil and die and never be afraid. It's ours, to bo so clean and loving, kind and white, That when we go at length, some other hearts may sob; '"Walk humbly, justice do before thy I- God and right;" The rest of it is the Almighty's proper job. s Calvin Dill Wilson. should have the blue field in the upper corner, next to 'the staff. . - It is no disrespect to the flag to keep it out all night or out in the rain. In crossing the flag with that of another nation, the American colors should always be at the right. In placing flags on a building; the Stars and Stripes should always be placed above all other flags. The flag should never be placed below a person sitting. When the flag is being carried in a parade, spectators, if walking, should halt; if seated, they should ariso and stand. Men should remove their hats, and keep them over the loft shoulder until the flag has passed. When the flag is placed over a casket, the starry field should be at the head. It is against the law to use the flag for any purposes of advertising or as a trademark; to have it woven in clothing or worn as clothing. It is not respectful to drape the flag or tie it in the middle. The Star Spangled Banner should be free like the spirit of the nation for which it stands. It is against the law to add to, or detract from, the flag as it stands thirteen stripes and forty-eight stars. Federal Farm Loans given free upon request, address the land bank in the city nearest you." Seasonable Honoring the Flag We frequently read and hear com plaints that people do not give to the flag its due of respect, because, al though custom has decreed that every one shall stand with uncovered head when the national colors are passing on parade, this Id not done in a large majority of cases. This neg lect is not due, in almost all cases, to a lack of respect for the flag, but is more a matter of thoughtlessness or ignorance than of deliberate dis respect. Our nation has heen at peace so long that the growing gen erations have not been taught the rule, or duty in the matter, and to a very large majority it is a new thing to be required to show outward re spect for tho starry flag of which every American is at heart loyally proud. But this is now being taught to men and boys, and will become more and more a matter of course. fWo all have much, to learn, and we are apt pupils. We are all proud of our beautiful banner, and to the last one of us we would deem It glorious to givja our lives to keep the beauti ful emblem afloat. Many really pat riotic Americana do not know the rules governing the use of the flag. To display the flag with the starry .field at the bottom instead of the top is a signal of distress. When the flag is shown horixontal rly, the blue field should be at the up per corner, to the left of the person facing the flag. "When vertically, the blue field should be at the up pot corner to the right of the person , facing the flag. Displayed from a staff the flag I have several letters asking for information about the "cheap money for farmers" so often mentioned on the printed page. In agricultural journals much information is given, and any amount of advice will be received if one writes to the editors of such publications; For the in formation of my inquirers, I am copy ing an article from the Farm and Home, which may help them to get what they want: "Cheap money for farmers on long time five to forty years, easy terms of repayment, only 5 per cent inter est, upon the security of flrBt farm mortgages, is the purpose of the new federal farm loan system. Nearly 100,000 farmers already are organ izing to take advantage of it. They have applied for loans amounting to some $2,000,000,000. If you want cash on these terms, join the Nation al Farm Loan Association nearest you, or start one. It will be a mem ber of the federal land bank for its district, from which your local as sociation will get the money to lend you. If no local exists in your vicin ity, write to your land bank, for out fit and Instruction with which to start one. You borrowing farmers own the whole system, and get all its benefits, but you must pay your dues promptly, so as to prove to the pub lic that buys federal farm loan bonds secured by your mortgages that farmers are entitled to credit at low rates. In spite of all the attacks up on It by all tho interests that for years have plucked the farmer through dear money, the new system js now an assured succesb. The Federal Farm Loan System provides one federal land bank in each dis trict, as follows: Spokane, Wash ington; Omaha, Nebraska; St Paul, Minnesota; St. Louis, Mo.; Louisville, Kentucky; Wichita, Kansas; Balti more, Md.; Berkeley, Calif.; Houston, Texas; and one or two other cities. IFor full information, which will be Here are two recipes sent in by one of our good friends, which may prove of value to our readers: The board of health bulletin reads: For a hQme-made fly poison, try this: Beat together the yolk of one egg, one-third cupful of sweet milk, one level teaspoonf ul of sugar and a level teaspoonful of black pepper. Put on ,plate and set where flies abound. After a few hours, you will find the floor covered with stupified flies, which you must sweep up and burn at once. This is less trouble than continual swatting, and is a whole sale job. This from the poultry expert of the Agricultural College Extension Service of Ohio; An effective home made lice powder is made as follows: Place two and one-half pounds of plaster of paris in a pan; then stir in three-quarters of a pint of gasoline and one-quarter pint of cresol, or 95 per cent crude carbolic acid until a crumbly powder is formed. Dust the fowls by sifting the powder among the feathers, between the legs, under the wings and along the back. This is- not expensive, is easily made, and very effective. Don't let the mites and lice eat up the profits of your poultry flock when it pan be so easily prevented. Vacation Days The first week in June saw the closing of many school buildings, and the turning loose to their own de vices for the next three months of thousands of young boys and girls of school ages. Those over fourteen or sixteen years of age will doubt less una employment during vaca tion; but there will be thousands of children at the most impressionable age allowed to roam the streets and alleys in aimless idleness, exposed to all manner of vices and learning all manner of lessons which will work them only h:rm. Especially is this true of the city children,, or children of large towns, who have little work" about their homes, and are forbidden to work in gainful occupations. What are the parents going to do about it? The question is vital. VOL. 17, NO. 7 fly for ten minutes. Meanwhn browm a little butter, take up dumplings into a hot dish and pour the butter over them; serve mml diately with meat and' brown g?avr they may be served with any meat Annie Barton, Wisconsin. f i iCiffe(; I -" Whip one Pint of thick, rich cream to a stiff froth then stir in this a little at a time a half cup of powdered sugar, and whip again; add half a cup of Strong, black coffee liquid which has been carefully strained throueh cheese cloth; mix and immediately turn Into an ice cream mold; press the lid down firmly, pack in ice and salt, and stand away for three hours This may be served with flavored sauce, whipped cream, or plain. Tomatoes are so generally a fa vorite that one can hardly serve them amiss. For salads, thnv ava r,,.ii served raw, and there is no end to aencious comoinations with other vegetables and meats. Every cook book or magazine abounds in direc tions for their uses, and as they are extremely healthful and at this sea son plentiful, they should find a place In some form at every meal. Many people, adults as well as children, are fond of them eaten out of hand with the addition of a sprinkle of salt. Selected Recipes From Today's Magazine we clip the following: Take one tall can of evaporated milk and beat into it one egs yolk; cut one pound of creamery butter into small pieces and warm without melting; add this gradually to tho milk and egg, using a cream whip or Dover's egg-beater, using salt to taste, and beat until the milk is all incorporated. The result will be nearly two pounds of butter with a delicious dairy flavor. Pack into molds and cool thoroughly before using. Mrs. C. B. Detrick, Illinois. Cracker Dumpling Take half a pound of oyster crackers, crisi) them for a moment or two in the oven and roll fine; pour over and stir into the 1 crumbs enough boiling water to moisten thoroughly. When cool, add one well-beaten egg, und with your hands form into balls about 'one inch in diameter; drop them into a kettle of boiling water and let boll stead- Starting tho New Strawberry Bed This month is the one in which to set the plants for the new strawberry bed, if you want any crop from it next year. A field set out in June or early in July will give a fair crop the following year, and be nearly as productive as the second year if early cultivated and fertilized, but after that it should be plowed up and the ground used for growing vegetables before growing strawberries again. The usual month, however, for such work is August, and if care is taken and the ground well cultivated, a full crop will be gathered the next sea son, with a second crop the next years almost as good. After that, the berries are apt to be inferior, and the ground should be plowed and used for other crops. The ground on which strawberries are to be grown should have previously been well enriched with barnyard manure for other crops, but com mercial fertilizer should be used while berries hold possession, as barnyard manure is apt to contain the spores of fungus diseases which attack strawherries. When the first signs of these diseases are noticed, they should be instantly checked be fore they make, any headway. Run ners will demand attention, as soon na thfiv commence to form, and if -the single plant method is used, the runners must .be removeu. n sev eral are allowed to develop from each plant, the row will be a solid mass of from fifteen to eighteen inches wide at the end of the season. When the new bed is made, the plants are to be set one foot apart, and the field kept free from weeds and runners by cultivating between the rows. If you are in need of detailed in formation on this subject, do not de lay sending to the Department or Agriculture a request for any bulle tins treating of strawberry culture, and you will get printed matter free. Write to the Department of Agricul ture, Washington, D. C. A Handy Fireless Cooker Here are directions for making a fireless cooker, which will help out in the matter of fuel and comfort. Cover the bottom of a soap (or anj box of iuitable size, using excelsior or hay, or ven sawdust, to the deptyi a ft ;fj i - it tf