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THE CAROLINA UNION PARMER
[Thursday, December 5, 1912.
Country Home Department.
Conducted by Mrs. E. D. Nall, Sanford, N. C., to Whom all Mat
ter for this Department Should be Sent.
THE LOOKOUT MAN.
Now, listen, little children, and I’ll tell a story true-
And better you remember, for it means a lot to you-
For if you heed the lesson, then when Christmas time is here
You’ll get a lot of presehts and a lot of Christmas cheer.
The Lookout Man is walking, when the stars heein to peep
To see if little children are in bed and fast asleep;
And all who act up naughty and don’t mind their ma’s and pa’s.
The Look-out Man is watching, and he’ll tell old Santa Claus.
I knew a little fellow once who got real bad, and said
He didn’t care for Santa Claus, and wouldn’t go to bed;
And said he didn’t have to mind—oh, he was awful bad.
And didn’t seem to care a mite in making folks feel sad.
But when it came to Christmas Day he didn’t get a thing,
P'or Santa Claus had heard of him and not a thing he’d bring.
He knew that bad boy’s record—better mind your ma’s and pa’s,
The Lookout Man is watching and he’ll tell old Santa Claus.
I also knew a little girl who was just awful bad.
She wouldn’t get her lessons and she always got so mad
If anybody told her to be still and hush her noise
Well, she was always wishing for a lot of Christmas toys;
But when ’twas Christmas morning, to her wonder and surprise.
An empty stocking hanging in the corner met her eyes.
You see, she acted naughty—better mind your ma’s and pa’s;
The Lookout Man is watching and he’ll tell old Santa Claus. *
The Lookout Man is peeping thru the windows every night
And counting up the children who are always acting right.
And going off to bed at once when told it’s time to go.
And never pouting, not a bit, or taking clothes off slow.
He puts them in the good book, but the bad ones in the bad.
And when he writes a bad one, oh, he looks just awful sad
For he knows they will get nothing—better mind vour ma’s and pa’s—
—The Lookout Man is watching and he’ll tell old Santa Claus.
•—W. M. Maupin, in The Commoner.
PRETTY GIFTS FOR MEN.
A collar-bag of gray linen is very
easily made. Cut a circle of the
linen eighteen inches in diameter, or
according to size wanted. Embroid
er this with a design midway be
tween edge of circle and center—
that is—leave a plain circle in the
center the size of the collar when
the ends are brought together, then
do the embroidery between this and
the edge, which will be the side of
the bag when completed. The lin
ing may be of white or gray linen, or
of silk, matching the predominating
color in the embroidery. Linen will
be found more practical; since if
this is used, the bag may be laun
dered as frequently as desired with
out harm; and white linen conveys
an impression of immaculateness.
Seam the edges of the circle, leaving
space to turn right side out again,
then blindstitch the edges of the
opening; or if preferred, turn in the
edge of the outside and fell the lin
ing to it, or bind the edges of both
together. Run the draw-strings—
for which tubular cord of silk or
linen serves excellently, through
small rings attached at even distan
ces to the edge, or a row of eyelets
worked near the edge. The rings
may be of brass covered, with silk
or mercerized cotton in double
crochet, or battenberg rings may be
used.
Another method of making such a
bag is to cut a pasteboard circle the
size of the collar for the bottom of
the bag, cover it with gray linen or
any material chosen. Cut a strip
about eight and a half inches wide
and long enough to ‘extend easily
around the circle. Seam the ends
after embroidering. Line with simi
lar strip, with ends seamed, join to
the edge of the circle, line the latter
and finish the top as suggested.
A tie-rack or cravat holder is an
other gift that will find favor with
the average man. The foundation
for such a rack is usually oval or ob
long; and for this, a rather thin
wood or very heavy, firm pasteboard
la required, since the bar over which
the ties are to be hung is attached
to it by means of tiny screws. Cover
it with the embroidered linen, gum
ming the latter over upon the back
smoothly; then prepare a lining by
covering one side of a piece of card
board of the same shape with plain
material, and glue the two together,
inserting between them the ends of
the ribbon which is to serve as a
hanger.
Whiskbroom holders are easily
and quickly made of little odds and
ends and are very pretty and ser
viceable.
Never give a man a present that
is not useful if you expect him to ap
preciate it.
WHAT OTHERS HAVE FOUND
OUT.
To Fix Nails Firmly.
Saturate a small piece of cotton
batting in glue and wrap this round
the nail, and then insert the latter
in the hole (previously made) in the
wall. As the glue dries, it will
harden.
Castor Oil For Shoes.
Castor oil is the finest thing to
soften your shoes, and if they are
black, the oil can leave no stain.
Rub the oil well in with a pad of cot
ton or flannel, and repeat this two or
three times during the day. When
thoroughly dry the shoes can be pol
ished in the usual way.
To Mend a Woolen Skirt.
First draw the torn edges together
with silk thread, then place a piece
of the goods the size of the tear un
derneath and fasten it in place with
mending tissues. Darn with tiny
stitches across the torn edges. Catch
it lightly to the patch underneath.
Remove All Paper.
Articles of food that are damp or
juicy should never be left in paper.
Paper is merely a compound of rags,
glue, lime and similar substances,
with acids and chemicals intermixed,
and when damp is unfit to touch
things that are to be eaten.
Washing Wooden Articles.
When washing wooden ware like
chopping bowls, moulding boards,
etc., never dry them by the fire.
They warp and crack when exposed
to dry heat while they are wet.
The Oven Temi>eratiire.
When baking in an oven that is
too hot fill with cold water a drip
ping pan about an inch deep and
place it on the top grate of the oven.
On the contrary, should the oven be
too hot on the bottom put a grate
under the article that is to be baked.
DON’T FRET.
When I see a woman with that
beautiful countenance which won the
heart of her husband darkened by a
frown, constantly fretting and mak
ing all about her uncomfortable be
cause there will be “dirt” some
where, the maid servant is slow and
does not understand her business;
baby is cross, always crossest when
much is to be done, children unrea
sonable, and so on, I am tempted to
exclaim:
“Hush, dear woman, these useless
repinings! Examine yourself; per
chance the blame lies at your own
door, after all.”
There is a talisman possessing a
magic charm which will scatter all
these evils. It is cheerfulness. The
maid servant is quickened and im
proved by kind, encouraging words.
The very cast of your countenance,
the tones of your voice, have their
effect on your little ones. Then let
your husband see that instead of a
fretter his wife is gentle, kind, self-
denying, shedding peace and hap
piness around his hearth and bright
ening his home by the sunlight of
her smiles. A man of sense is not
slow in discovering the gentler vir
tues of his wife. The secret of her
influence over him lies here.—Se
lected.
THE ORIGIN OF SAYINGS.
“The lion’s share” embodied the
sarcasm of old Aesop, in whose
fable, at the conclusion of their joint
raid, the animals announce their
wish to divide the booty, the lion
claiming one quarter by reason of
kingly prerogative, one quarter for
his superior courage, one quarter for
his dame and cubs. “As for the
fourth quarter” said the lion, “let
who will dispute it with me.”
Every man for himself and the
devil take the hindermost,” is a cyni
cal slogan derived from the Span
iards. It is said that His Satanic
Majesty once conducted a school of
magic at Toledo. At the end of the
term the graduating class was, it ap
pears, made to run through a long
subterranean hall, the President of
the institution being entitled to the
hindmost if he could catch him.
“A feather in one’s cap,” is deriv
ed from Scotland. Among the
woodcraft enthusiasts it was the cus
tom for the individual first to kill a
woodcock to pluck out a feather and
place it in his cap. Oliver cromwell
conferred dignity upon this expres
sion when, on his refusal of the Eng
lish Crown, he observed: “Royalty
is but a feather in a man’s cap let
children enjoy their rattle.”
A thoroughbred gamecock shows
only red and black feathers, and the
cross-breed is known by a white
feather in his tail. Hence, “to show
the white feather,” conveys a strong
notion of cowardice, from one point
of view, at least.
One may search the Scriptures in
vain for any illusion to Job’s turkey.
The expression, “As poor as Job’s
turkey,” had its origin in the brain
of a humorist, “Sam Slick.” He de
scribed this bird as being possessed
of but one tail feather, and as of so
feeble a condition that only by lean-
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FOR SALE.—Everything a farmer needs
to feed himself or his stock. Write for price
list.—RICHMOND GRAIN & PROV. CO.,
Richmond. Va.
Frost-Proof Cabbage Plants
From seed grown by the ORIGINATORS of
the Jersey and Charleston strain—the best ob
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tions free. Send $1.25 for 1,000, $3.25 for 3,000.
Special prices in lots to Farmers Unions.
Agents wanted.
WAKEFIELD FARMS. Charlotte, N. C.
I AM Selling Cheap to Farmers
^ Union Members.
I can save you money on watches, clocks,
watch chains, lockets, bracelets, rings, emblem
pins and every kind of jewelry. I will mail,
post paid, a Union Emblem Pin for 6 cents. Be
sure and write for catalogue and save money.
WILL C. WALKER, Bntler, Tenn.
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KITSELMAK FENCE
We make you
the same price
we would make
the Dealer or
Jobber That
is why we can
save you money.
Look at these
very low prices.
1 CENTS A ROD
2 for 18-iiu hog fence.
ZZHe. a rod for 47-in. farm fence.
24ii£oarodfor 60-in.ponltr7fence.
* $1.40 for 80 rod spool of Ideal
Barbed Wire. Large free Catalog showing 100
styles of Farm, Poultry and Lawn Fence.
KITSELMAN BROS. Box 13 * Munola.IndA
Farmers SonsWanted:j»;r£t
stock and slr education to work |a an office; $80 a month
with adTancement, steady employment, most be honest and re
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•rlnary Setenee Asseelatlaa, Oapl. XX, Lendon, Canada.
Jolly & Wynne
•Jewelry Co.
Everything in Jewelry.
128 Fayettville St., Raleigh, N. C.
Prompt attention given to Mail Orders.
SHIP YOUR
Coun try Produce
to
Woodfin & Scott
Richmond, Va.
MOTTO: Top market prices and
quick returns.
Igoteml Uneedem!
Three Jersey bulls, 18 months
old, ready for service. Out of
full blooded Jersey cows, sired by
registered bull. $20 each. To
prevent inbreeding will sell regi
stered bull, four years old next
spring, for $50. A Scotch Collie
that I no longer need, three years
old, a good mother, $5.
All stock f. o. b. Matthews, N. C.
H. Q. ALEXANDER
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