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illness, the cheerful faces of the busy women en-
gagged in their unwearying work of m ercy will
be convinced that the lines are fallon unto
them in pleasant places"
The Dcaconess is not cut off from her family
and friends. She retains control Of whatever
property she may possess. and is free to marry
or 10 return TO her parents if they demand it.
She receives her board clothing and a sniff
cient allowance Of pocket money, care in time
OF sickness, and a home in her old age Once
each year she has a vacation of about four
weeks, which she spends either Mt the Health
Station of her Mother house among her rcla-
tives. The Sisters OF the Mary j. Drcxel Home
usually take their rest in the delightful cottage
at Cape May Point built by the generous friend
of the Dcaconess' cause Mr.. Lakenan.
Besides the Sisters employed AS nurses in tho
German Hospital, three are engaged in parish
work, two have the care of day nursery in
Germantown, and two others manage hospital
at Easton. Pa. A Dcaconess, Sister Emile, is
Principal of the girls school. and wherever it
is possible Deaeonesses are employed as teach
crS.
Other Lutheran Deaconess Houses in Amer
lea arc the Swedish Houses at Omaha. estab-
lished by Rev. E. A. Fo.estrom; the Norwe-
gian Houses at Minneapolis, Brooklyn and
Chicago, and the English House in Connecticut,
with tho Lutheran Hospital at Milwaukee,
while an emergency hospital at Chicago an
infirmary at Pittsburg. and hospital at Jack
sonville, ILL.,, are under the care of Deac0nesses.
E. A. ENDLICH.
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CncItrnacIles.
From Prof. Raey's IVork.l


Cockroaches are very general feeders. All
sorts of household refuse. almost all kinds OF
food and many other substances such as black
ing, paint, India ink, the bindings of books,
and other articles containing paste, are eaten
by them. In warm houses they breed unin-
terrrptedly throughout the year, and 1t Is i'm.
possible to estimate tue number OF annual
generations.
Contrary to the usual supposition, cock
reaches are quito clearly and devote great
deal of time to the toilet. 1t is an interesting
sight to watch Croton bug carefully cleaning
first its antenne and then Its legs by passing
them through its multiple mouth-parts.
Very few of the advertised remedies are at
all satisfactory. The best is, perhaps, a fresh
pyrethrum powder. The powder ground in this
country from Californian-grown plants, and
sold under the name of California Buhach, is
the freshest and purest. 1t should be pulled at
night under the base boards and into all dark
corners Of an infested room. In TACT. IL VIII be
well to puff it into the air until the atmosphere
of the room is thoroughly saturated with 1t. The
room should taen be tightly closed, and In
the morning the reaches should be swept up
from the floor aud burned. Many persons are
prejudiced against the use OF pyrethrum pow
ders for the reason that they DO not klil the
insects at once. Their action is comparati vely
slow, but it is mono the Jess sure. Two, or at
least three. thorough applications OF Buhaoh, Mt
intervals of three days, should almost entirely
rid any building Of these insects.
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them order and cleanliness; see to 1t that the
neglected children are sent TO weekday and
Suuday-school; find work for the unemployed;
teach the women to sew and mend; look after
the factory girls i'll the large cities, aud, in
short. give their help wherever it is needed
The teaching Sister begins with the very
smalleSt-the babies IN the day nursery. where
mothers are obliged to earn their daily bread
away from their homes. Here she feeds and
tends them during the day, at nominal charge,
until the mothers call for them at the end of
tine days work The model institution of this
kind is at Linden, suburb CT Hanover, where
the owners of the great weaving factories have
established day nursery FOR the children of
their operatives. The nursery is succeeded by
the little chidrcn's school, aad this again by
the elementary school. About seven years ago
500 such institutions including Orphanagcs
and high grade Schools were under the care Of
Deaconesses.
The Sisters, upon entering the Mother house,
undergo preliminary probation of about
six weeks. If they are found TO be fitted for
the calling, they are then admitted as p.oba
TONERS. AT the end of this probation, which
continues from two to four years, they are con-
secraied to the Office of Deaconesses. "A
special course of instruction, bearing upon the
duties OF the calling, is prescribed for the pro-
batoners. and is chiefly in the hands of the
training Sister. Religious instruction is given
by the teacher, and medical and surgical in-
struction by the physicians of the institution.
In the United States the introduction of
Deaconesses work has been ofrather recent date.
An effort was made in 1913 by the Rev. DIR. Passa-
want, and Fliedner himself brought several
Deaconesses from Kaiserswerth. But the time
had not come for the work to take root in this
country, and the undertaking failed 10 meet
with the success it deserved. 1t was not fully
established until 1884, when the President of
h. II Di,,l dol,
John d. Lankenan, and his friend, Consul
Charles Meyer, secured little band of seven
Sisters, with their Superior TO take charge of
tho hospital work. The idea then suggested
itself to Mr.. Lankenan of establishing
Deaconess Mother House, and On Dec. 6, 1883,
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home the tramp had sold all the wheat and
cleared out with fortune"
81 heard of a fellow just like that tramp"
ssid John S. Barnes. Manager Of the Portland
Base Ball Club. who was one of the trio.
"There was a fellow who kept large gents
furnishing store on Broadway, in New York
city, who resided in Brooklyn. One night
after all the clerks had departed. the proprie-
tor closed his place and went to his home.
About half an hour after he had departed a
neatly dressed man opened the store and
turned on all the electric lights and uncovered
all the goods Then he rang for a messenger
boy and when the kid was gone he placed an
auction flag over the door.
"The messenger boy returned with man
who took position behind the counter with
the first man. Both laid aside their hats and
coats and stuck pens behind their ears, aud
then they were ready for business. big brass
bell was turned over to the messenger boy, and
he was sent outside TO ring the bell and draw
trade to the store 1t was great scheme, and
it worked, too. Before midnight everything
in the store was sold. This is fact. No joke.
This actually occurred"
His two auditors merely nodded their heads
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TIE DIAGNOSES
Of The Lutheran Church In Europe
and America.

The great things achieved for the welfare Of
mankind arc not usually tho result OF for
tunate combination Of circumstances. but are
accomplished by the force OF individual char
acter in the face of hindrances and difficulties.
Thus the establishment of the first Protestant
DeacoGess Institution. aud with it the IestoIa-
tion Of the female Deacouate of the early
Church, was effected by the Rev. Theodore
Fliedner, humble Lutheran country pastor,
without money or influence, and in The midst
OF a Roman Catholic community.
Ii is difficult 10 realize that such splendid
results have had 80 insignificant beginning.
"A table, q few broken backed chairs, two
pronged forks. worn knives, worm eaten bed
steads, and similar furniture and utensils.
Such Were the household supplies with which
the institution was opened. On Oct Ii, 1856,
the FIRST patient, Roman Catholic servant girl,
was admitted. and OH the following day Sister
Gertrude Richards, the first Deaconess. ar
rived. AT the end of the month the number
of patients had increased To four, and the sup
ply OF sheets being limited 10 seven, Sister
Gertrude spent her evenings at the wash tub,
and dried her scallty share of bed linen by the
sltting-room stove.
This was the beginning of an institution
whose branches extend to-day over four couti-
neuts. Sixty-three Mother hoases are now i'll
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Rescued in Alaska.

Lieut-Com. Washburn Maynard, who is COM
manding the u. S. s. Pinta. stationed in Alaskan
waters. informed the Navy Department. under
date of Sept !, from Sitka, of tho rescue of
Prof II. F. Reid and two assistants. who have
been engaged in making scientific examina-
ton of the Muir glacier during the Summer.
The Captain of the mail steamer City of To.
peka told Commander Maynard that he bad
gone TO Glacier Island for Prof Reid, but failed
to find him there, so the Pinta sailed away
for Glacier Island to find the missing scientist.
On September 6, in Icy Strait, near Glacier
Bay, the Pinta met Prof. Reid and one assistant
in 15-foot boat, with which they were trying
to reach juneau to obtain assistance. The
other assistant was left at the glacier with in
struments aud baggage. as the boat was too
small to carry more than two men.
Two days later the Pinta succeeded in max
ing the face of the glacier, where the third man
Was found.
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HAD NERVE AND GALL.
And of Course Beth of Them Won by Thei
Sheer Audacity.
Tacoma Ne,cs. |

fuCoWI NeWS
" It's the smart fellow who gets along these
days" said one Of the trio of gentlemen sitting
in the lobby Of the Tacoma Hotel. The
smartest fellow that / can recall made his
mark down in Minnesota. He was out of
work and was going about the country leis.
urely seeking employment and taking every
preeaution to guard against finding job.
Yes, he was tramp. He had been knock ing
through the country in aimless manner
He hadn't penny, and had missed drink
for "a hours.
was passing through wheat belt in the State
referred to. There were acres and acres of
land covered with fine wheat, which grew as
thick as the land would permit. The tramp
had not lost all appreciation of good thing
when he saw it, and so he leaned against the
old, diapdated wooden fence. gazing with
unconccaled admiration OH the big wheat
crop. lie also had something else in mind
besides admiration, as subsequent events
proved.
he rested awhile and then resumed his
journey. he made it point to institute in
quiries about the owner of the field of wheat
and succeeded in ascertaining that the wheat
covered about six square miles of land aud
that the owner lived at the northeast corner
OF his property and had gone to town on bus
mess which would detan him about 10 DAYS
The town was about ii miles north of the
farmers residence. and the tramp was at the
other extreme end of the property. A mile
down the road was a small railroad station
which was only in use during the shipping
season.
Eight miles further south was telegraph
once which was also located at the junction
OF the main line Of the Northern Pacific Rail.
road. Thither went the tramp and soon he
haa message going over the telegraph wires
Next day there was small army of men at
work in the wheatield and carload after car
load was taken away. The little branch rail
road was all activity. The tramp superintendent
the work snd-well, before the farmer returned
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ant farm not far distant, where the Sisters are
sent for rest and recreation. The expense of
carrying on this vast undertaking amounts to
about 1873, 500 marks annually, most of which is
covered by voluntary contributions.
Branches of the Kaiserswerth Institution are
found ali over Europe. Among these are serv-
ants lodging houses and training schools, Or
phanages day nurseries. Magdalen homes
hospitals, and other institutions Of mercy, man.
aged by Deaconesses from Kaiserswerth. The
hospitals at Jerusalem, Cairo, and Alexandria
and the orphanages and schools at Beirut
and Smyrna. whore many hundreds of Ma
hometan girls are receiving Christian train
ing. are also under the care of the Sisters.
But Kaiserswerth, with its nearly 500 Sis
tiers, is On y one Of 63 Mother houses. The one
next IN rank, with 463 Sisters, is at Bielefeld.
Here it is that Pastor Van Bodelschwingh has
established his world-famous ylum for epilep-
tics; ard several hundreds of Sisters are en-
gagged in ministering TO the wants of these un-
fortunate sufferers
The extensive houses at Berlin, Breslau,
Dresden, Konigsberg, Dsntsic, and Stettin
we're established through Fiiedner's efforts.
The Mother house at Neuendettesau, Bavaria,
was founded by Loehe a clergyman of the
Lutheran Church, and is especially noted for
its excellent high-grade schools. hospital,
Msgdalen Home, industrial and training
schools and department for church-embroid-
cry are under the management Of the Neuen-
dettelsau Sisters.
The Deconess House Bethlehem in Ham,
burg has sent out a number of Sisters for the
mission work in Africa, in charge of the North
German Mission Society. Several Deaconesses
are stationed on the "Slave Coast" where the
missionaries have opened hospital; others
are at Kela, on the West coast. Unfortunately,
the deadly climate renders long stay impossi-
bic.
In Norway a noticeable feature Of the Dea-
coness work has been the establishment of
schools and hospitals in the far north, beyond
the Arctic circle. On the island OF Madagascar
Deaconesses have charge of the ieper colony
near Sirabe, established by the Norwegian Mis-
sion Society.
Other large aud influential Mother houses are
the 4" Henrietta" House at Hanover with 2z3
Sisters, founded in 1860 by the late Queen
Maria; the Stuttgart House. with 3S3 Sis
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OF French women entering the professions
Jules Simon says: "A pretty woman Will
always be a most dangerous lawyer" Then no
adds "There were several women who were
great teachers-Hypat for instance. She
spoke behind curtain. They understood the
arguments she uttered; they did not see the
argument she was. We shall be a little embar-
rassed with pretty women when they begin to
struggle with us at elections. and mora if they
make personal visits upon the influential elect
ors 1t is the mistake, the misfortune of
women to demand equality with the men.
They are often asked, How can you demand
equality when you are weak p but it would DO
only just to add, How can you demand equality
when you are pretty p"
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Book binding seems a pleasant employment
for women. To learn the trade requires study
and patient work, but women learn just as
easily as men and the work seems better suited
to them. A London woman, Miss Sarah Prid-
eaux, has made great success at it. She has
plenty of orders, charges good prices, and does
excellent work.
Most people like to have shawl or wrap of
some kind on the lounge. One made specially
for this purpose, that can be tossed and wound
about without looking so unused as shawl is
sure to do, is made of strips of crocheted
worsted, using the bright odds and ends left
over from other work. Make these strips two
yards long aud eight inches WIDE They can
be aternated with strips of solid color. of
cloth, velvet, or patchwork. making very
pretty rug. 1t should be lined with some soft
wooden goods-an old WOODEN dress ripped up
| and dyed soft color will do. The edges
should be bound together with heavy cord
and tho cover and lining knotted together with
firm knots in diamonds, farther apart than the
knotting for quilt would be. This makes
very comfortable and bright LAUNDERING"
as these lounge covers are often called.
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the costume shown tho material used is black
with lapel facings, belt, collar, and cuffs of
green and black velvet The lapels are deco
rated, each one with big button, and another
button fastens the coat on one side. The sash
is folded aud has one end finished up with
bow and pendant. little band of trimming
outlines the vest piece, and distinguishes it
from the lapels. The hat worn with the cos
tune is black one trimmed with black and
green.
This frock would make up very prettily in
gray and white, using white for the vest and
other parts where green is used in the gown
shown. A narrow braid of gray and silver used
just above the hem facing of the skirt,
well as on the vest, would give pretty touch.
Gray and white is dainty combination for
style.
I A dainty tea table with a kettle and lamp
makes an acceptable gift to any woman, be she
young or old, the only condition being that she
has not one already. The English women, from
whom we get our o'clock tea ideas, serve tea
and waters every evening about o'clock. The
regular dinner is served late-S or 9 o'clock
and something OK the sort is almost necessary.
We Americans do not, rs a rule, have our even
ing meal, be it dinner supper, so late, but we
have found use for the tea" On her regu-
lar "At Home" day woman likes to serve
little refreshment to her guests. Often it takes
very simple form-tea and cakes or crackers
with perhaps thin slices of buttered bread or
sandwiches, and sailed almonds. Sometimes it
is more elaborate. and salads, and ices candies,
jellies, olives, and other things are added. In
some houses the kettle is in frequent use. For
any caller who may happen in during the
afternoon fragrant cup of tea is made, and
there is always plate of crackers or cakes
handy. Then, some girls light the little lamp,
set the kettle boiling and make cups of choco-
late or tea during the evening about 9 o'clock
when men are calling on them, and make it
right jolly.
The table itself is just an ordinary one of
good size to hold the cups and saucers, dish
or two, the spoons, sugar bowl, cream pitcher,
and whatever else happens to be used. 1t is
covered with a tea cloth, embroidered or plain.
The china used should be dainty and small.
Odd pieces are most liked. Souvenir spoons
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the immediate oversight in the

teacher, having the immediate oversight in the
institution.
The Mary J. Drexel Home is one of the most
beautiful buildings in Philadelphia, with a
frontage of $50 feet on Girard avenue, and sur
rounded by beautifully laid out grounds The
center of the building is occupied by the chapel.
In the western wing the Children's Hos
pital and the Old Peoples Home. The Sisters
rooms are in the eastern wing. In addition a
highly -successfal boarding and day-school is
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girdle collar and cuffs of jeweled embroidery.
The costume is of fawn-colored cloth with black
net over the cloth sleeves. The blouse skirt
is almost as long as the underskirt. Both are
arranged carefully over the hips, the under one
gored and darted, and the upper gathered. The
gown is one particularly adapted to tall girl.
short one would have to modify it, either
making the waist short, to eud under the belt,
or making the blouse skirt short enough not
to make her look SO dumpy.
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A delicious dessert can be made out of rice
and almonds. Boil quarter of pound of rice
in pint and half of milk. To this add two
ounces of blanched sweet almonds and two
ounces of white sugar. Boil the rice until it
is tender but do not stir it. Shake the pan
gently instead. Put the rice in cups and spread
across the top Of each one either an icing made
of white of egg and sugar, or one of chocolate,
made the same as for chocolate cake. Or q
piece of jelly can be put on the top, and the
rice and almonds eaten with cream.
Coffee grounds can be used to fill pincushions.
They should be pvt in bag and hung up back
of the stove until they are perfectly dry.
a*4
A tidy-looking girl explained how she man
aged to keep her skirt, belt, and waist always
in connection. Always half of her belt was
sewn to the skirt. After she had donned her
gown she had some one fasten the other half to
the skirt with few firm stitches.
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-. kLa o;r Il ~,
for lots of compliments anyhow but Carolina
editor outdoes anything else in his raptures over
one. He says: Zone of the loveliest and most
attractive maidens we ever saw was on the cars
last Thursday, and though we only exchanged
a few words with her we were deliciously in
toxicatcd with the witchery of her conqueriug
charms, and the very earth seems brighter and
more loveIier since we met this lovely speei-
men of loveliest womanhood, and basking in
those exquisite charms which fling around her
sex that halo of joy and delight which drown
the shadows of darkest night. and make life
pass with sweetest cheer, while earth doth have
such radiant angel near"
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It is said that if little lemon juice be put in
the water in which rice is to be boiled, the
grains will be whittier and will separate moro
readily.
***
Scotch plaid woods are quite as pretty as the
silks, and sometimes prettier. They do not
serve we'll for blouses or fronts, but are used
more for entire gowns with velvet for trim
mings No prettier house gowns could be de-
vsed than some of these. Children like the
bright plaids so much. They can be made into
serviceable little school frocks velvet or silk
either being used for trimming, or wool goods
of some solid color.
Because that the hair is brushed so much
away from the face and thick bangs are no
longer seen, hats this year are made to be
worn rather farther back on the head than here
tofore.
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the magnificent Mary ]. Drexel Home and
Mother House of Deaconesses," huilt by Mr..
Lankenan, in memory of his departed wife,
was consecrated, and transferred to the Board
of Directors. The first Superior, Sister Marie
Kreuger, having died in November, 1857. she
was succeeded by Sister Wanda Won Oerzen,
who now fills the responsible and laborious
position of Superior; she, together with the
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America, with the "Kaiserswerth Union" and
$500 Sisters arc employed in 2.774 different
stations.
Kaizeswerth, as the oldest and most influ-
entail Mother house, deserves special mention.
The vast collection of buildings includes schools
Of different grades, teachers seminary. an
orphanage, a hospital. a Magdalen asylum, q
home for Predetermined women. another for
unmarried invalid women, and an extensive
printing establishment. Salem" is pleas
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Directoire styles are again in vogue. Several
years ago they monopIized woman's affections
entirely. The broad lapels and big buttons
were seen everywhere. This year they have
to divide the honors with the Russian blouse,
the Vatican pleat. and the Empire gowns. In
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English mullins toasted and served hot are
very nice to serve with the tea. They are
made by taking one and one-half pounds of
-four, adding one pint of tepid water and one
half gill three large tablespoonfuls) of yeast
and half teaspoonful of salt. Let it rise at
night and the next morning roll it out very
thin, and cut with tinpail cover round pieces
about five inches across. Butter griddle
lightly and let them stand on the back of the
stove for few minutes to rise. Draw them
forward and let them bake slowly, turning
frequently to keep them fiat. When they are
done, break them open and butter them, or
break them and toast them and then butter
them. Good mullins can be made of bread
sponge to which has been added little -four
so that it can be rolled out.
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The palm-leaf design is this year favorite
one not only for dress goods. velvets. silk and
cloth, but for trimmings In beads, braids, or
embroidery.
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carried on in the institution. A noticeable
feature of the House is the fine stained glass
windows OH the stairway, illustrating the pass.
age. Come unto me all We that labor and are
heavy laden and i will give you rest"
The number of Sisters has increased from
seven to about 40, and any who visit the Home,
noting the convenience of all its arrangements,
the light and airy rooms, the scrupulous clean
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tiers; the Houses at Darmstadt and Karlsruhe,
at Stockholm. aud Copenhagen.
The work of the Deaconesses is chiefly nurs-
ing and teaching. About one third of their
number arc engaged in parish work, the most
important and at the same time the most diff
cult work Of their calling. Here. under the
pastors supervision, they seek out the poor and
the sick nurse them and care for them teach