The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-09
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will, everywhere and under all circum-
stances, stand up publicly for the cause
| of a rational education. In the rural dis
tricts, where the school problem is par
| ticularly perplexing, he will be a true
! missionary. In the city, he will be In
| terested In the cleanliness and deceney
Of streets, cars, ETC., he will propagate
the idea Of public Fairgrounds; he will
be an ardent auxiliary to the social re-
| former in the cause of uplifting the con-
ditions Of the poor. In brief. he will
participate in all endeavors to elevate the
moral tone of the community.
In Germany, as In this country, the do
nestle help question is a problem of no
little difficulty. Its comp1exity threat
ems to be increased by the action Of the
maids in the Fatherland forming a trade
, union, with the object of obtaining better
wages, improved conditions of labor, and
more privileges in the matter of enter
tanning friends and followers In Ber-
lin. a London correspondent points out,
the domestics have taken advantage of
the absence of many of their mistresses
| on holidays to advocate a general strike;
I1AAN< (&tN ~ LII ~
their support. Perhaps the State may
interfere to prevent the threatened dislo>
cation Of household machinery, especially
as the Government, like the mistress, Is
Obliged to contribute a certain sum every
year toward the accident and old-age in
surance to which every domestic servant
in Germany is entitled. Since they be-
came quasi-pensioners of the State. the
a L +. - ~ - L-.x-
ed much more independence, which has
shown itself In a dislike to nave their
characters inquired into before being en-
| gagged by a new mistress. A leading Ber-
lin journal gives an instance of the new
| spirit that inmates German domestics.
| An officers wife recently engaged a
Observation-Disclosures, and then wrote to her
former mistress to ask what sort of per-
son she was, and what kind OF house,
work she could do. Afew days later the
lady received the following letter from
the young woman-'Mrs. Captain 49,.
49, This is to inform you that 1 am
not disposed to come to YOU If you have
doubts about me already and van to
make Inquiries about me without even
knowing me-thank you! I came to
Elsass to perfect myself in French. Please
send me my papers Immediately" Maids
of-all-work. whose chief ambition Is to
perfect their knowledge of the French
language, are perhaps to be excused If
they consider their characters above sus-
picion.
There is one principle that must be
strictly adhered to in any successful vii
- -..:.oi IL e%bo~a ro11rf he M
drones," writes Professor Frank Waldo
in an article on Music in the Village
in the September Ladies Home Jour
nall 'sThe instant that any one IL adj
mitted to membership on any other
grounds than ability the decline Of the
society has begun. Regular attendance
can be secured only by arousing the en-
thusiasm of the members.
1.-The one word that expresses the pos
sibiiities of concerted Instrumental music
for the village is orchestra This word,
while rather pretentfous in sound, may
nave an extremely humble applications
Orchestra is mentioned as opposed to
band; the orchestra. being intended for
indoor practice, is capable of exerting a
most refining influence.
"It is to chorus work that the vocal
energies of the singers of the town must
be mainly devoted, and it is best to as
sumo a high stand from the outside. and
establish an 'oratorio society rather
than a chorus or choral club For this
purpose a well balanced group of thirty
or forty voices is sufficient If it is com
posed of members who can really sing.
A small chorus of unexpected volume of
tone with a disappointing volume.
1T may be just as we'll to call atten-
ton to the fact thai the larger music
emporiums, especially those in Boston,
New York Philadelphia and Chicago, are
always ready to give advice and assist
ance in the selection of music where the
members of clubs, individually or collec-
lively, do not know Just what Is best for
their purpose"
!" Is there room in the professions for
young men?' and Which Of the profess
sions offers the best opportunities for sue
cess?" are questions that thousands OF
American lads are constantly asking"
writes Barton Cheyney. in the September
Ladies', Home Journal" Neither Is
hard to answer. There are more oppor-
~tunities for successful careers-fame and
large pecuniary rewards-in the learned
i1
professions today than ever before. TO
the other inquiry / would reply that the
profession offering the best opportunity
is the one for which the young MAJ has
the strongest liking. The choice OF a pro-
fessionsis of supreme Importance, and a
young man should be governed in max
ing the selection solely by his own pre-
ference. If he chooses the work he likes
best he will, consequently, be able to do
that work with greater success than any
other
Mint for suce is best cut with a pair Of
clean. very sharp scissors. Hold q dozen
stalks of even length in the hand, and
clip them all throug at one stroke, and of
course cutting the bits very short. Thu
you avoid the bitter, bruised taste SO
often made In ~chopping- Keep the mint
in water until wanted. and do not make
the sauce until the meat It is to accom-
pany Is on the platter ready TO serve. BY