The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., October 29, 1910, Page 738, Image 6

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i THE HOME CIRCLE
THE PLOW.
FROM EGYPT behind my oxen with their stately step and slow
Northward and east and west I went to the desert sand and the snow;
Down through the centuries one by one, turning the clod to the
shower, , *
Till there s never a land beneath the sun but has blossomed behind my
power- ;..un V: t:, *
1 slitTthrough the sodden rice fields with my grunting hump-backed steers.
I turned the turf of the Tiber plain In Rome’s imperial years;
I was left in the half-drawn furrow when Coriolanus came
Giving his farm for the forum’s stir to save his nation’s name.
Over the seas to the north I went; white cliffs and a seaboard blue;
And my path was glad in the English grass as my stout red Devons drew;
My path wras glad in the English grass, for behind me rippled and curled
Thecorn that was life to the sailor men that sailed the ships of the world.
And later I went to the north again, and day by day drew down
A little more of the purple hills to Join to my kingdom brown;
And the whaups wheeled out to the moorland, but the gray gulls stayed
with me
Where the Clydesdales drummed a marching song with their feathered
feet on the lea. n - n *15 a t
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Then the new land called me westward; I found on the prairies wide
A toil to my stoutest daring and a foe to test my pride;
But I Btooped my strength to the stiff black loam, and I found my labor
sweet
As I loosened the soil that was trampled firm by a million bufTaloes’ feet.
Then further away to the northward, outward and outward still
(But idle I crossed the Rockies, for there no plow may till)
Till I won to the plains unending, and there on the edge of the snow
I ribbed them the fenceless wheat fields, and taught them to reap and sow.
The sun of the southland called me; I turned her the rich brown lines
Where her Parramatta peach trees grow and her green Mildura vines;
I drove her cattle before me, her dust, and her dying sheep.
I painted her rich plains golden and taught her to sow and reap.
Prom Egypt behind my oxen with stately step and slow
I have carried your weightiest burden, ye toilers that reap and sow!
I am the ruler, the king, and I hold the world in fee;
Sword upon sword may ring, but the triumph shall rest with me!
—Will Ogllvie, in London Spectator.
BETTERING OF TASTE IN HOUSE FURNISHINGS.
Some Examples of Good Taste and Bad—The Redeemed Log
Cabin and the Hemstitched Frock Done .in a Cobwebby Room.
1_
By Mrs. F. L. Steven*.
TO THE woman who has given the
subject thought, no more trying
problem of household manage
ment has come to her than that of
the decorating and furnishing of her
house. So many
inquiries have
come to me about
this subject, par
ticularly from the
young girl mem
bers of house
holds that I feel
sure many of my
readers are strug
gling with this
MBS. 8T,v«,s. problem.
should not be too limited by fine fur
nishings.
Simple line, proper color combina
tions and appropriate materials must
be the keynote In all our household
decoration. This may be carried out
to good effect without the expendi
ture of much money. Indeed a full
purse is oftentimes a Berious bar to
good taste in decoration, while on
the other hand, a limited purse will
make It necessary to study the prob
lem well In order to secure the best
effects for the least money.
What Good Taste Will Do.
A short time ago I chanced Into a
| me nrsi principle to De ODservea
- in decoration and furnishing is fit
ness to purpose. We must always
bear in mind that upon utility must
all idea of decoration and ornament
rest. With this principle in mind
the home-maker w'ho is the mother
of a little flock of children will so
simplify her ideas of furnishing and
decoration as to bring the whole into
harmony with the idea that the home
should be home-like, restful, inviting
and an altogether happy place for
the family who occupy the house. No
greater tragedy exists today than may
be found in a house that is too fine
for the child occupants. And yet we
all know of mothers whose waking
hours are constantly harrassed by the
depredations upon house furnishings
committed by the small boy. We
would have the small boy taught care
and gentleness of manner, but at the
same time his freedom certainly
country home which r,o perfectly 11
lustrates this point that I wish t<
describe the furnishings in detail. I
was a three-room log house; a living
room, bed room, with the kitchen anc
dining room in one. When the presen
occupants found the house the ole
ceiled walls were worm-eaten ant
full of cracks, the floors were like
wise old and broken. The “handy’
man bought flooring and hlmsel!
laid a beautiful selected pine floor
In the living room. The materia!
for the floor cost the sum of one
dollar and a quarter and the work
done at odd times cost no appreci
able sum. The walls were covered
with a coarsely woven burlap, such
as is used in wrapping cotton bales
which cost In the neighborhood oi
$3 to $4. The burlap was tightly
drawn into place and held fast by
small brass-head tacks. A number ol
charming pictures, reproductions ol
the world’s best pictures, all In taste
ful, well-made, home-made frames
adorned the walls. Dainty muBlIc
curtains of an Inexpensive weave,
draped the quaint old-fashioned win
dows. A well-made library table ol
well-selected oak, of plain, simple,
lines, a quaint little tea table, & com
fortable arm chair, an Inviting win
dow’ seat, all the handiwork of the
man of the house, supplied the main
furnishing of the room. The color
harmony of this room was Ideal—the
soft brown of the floor, which had
been treated to a coat of ell, with
the addition of a few tasteful
rugs, the artistic wall covering. th«
delicate cream tint of the curtains
with the furniture done In a good
wholesome brown, the result of a
coat of good wood stain, gave one a
sense of restfulness and fitness thal
no amount of money could render
more perfect. Just a word as to th«
bed room. The floor here had nol
been renewed, but a good dark stair
I —
■ such as I have recommended fre
> quently In these columns, had quit®
; transformed the old shabby boards.
; The cracks In the ceiled walls had
been covered with strips of musiln
; and a dainty, Inexpensive wall paper
covered the walls. The amount of
money spent in the decorating and
furnishing of this little log house
was ridiculously small. More money
! has frequently been expended by the
farm housewife of limited means for
a set of chairs for a living room or
for a cheap, factory-made table than
was expended upon this entire living
room furnishing of this little cabin.
Loam to Make Things nt Home.
Some of my readers undoubtedly
will say, "Yes, but the man of the
story Is a genius, and the ordinary
man has no talent for this kind of
work." It Is a part of the business
of every farm man to have this kind
of ability. The farmer who can not
make a well-mltered or dove-tailed
Joint, or can not lay a well-fitted
floor, or can not replnce a broken
pane of glass, or can not do much, If
not all, of the plumbing necessary In
the country home falls far short of
the Ideal farm husband. Any woman
can with practice, become more or
less expert with tools also.
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