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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-06-11
How to Live
Without Servants.

For the rich and the Wcll-to-do there
- short and c0mmcndaho exit from the
cYer-lncreaSng mass of trouble that at
tends the keeping of servants. This plan
Of escape (which has already been re
sorted to by some progressive houSekpnp-
PrS'. If once established among the
wealthy classes, would in short time. |
think. completely change the status OF
domestic service. and by degrees wipe
out a veNlng and shameful Tcproach 10
Cur civilization.
II we visit manual training school
and observe the work that is going on
there in the department of household eco
Monies. we do not come away with the
impression that the young girls who are
learning to cook. clean, wash and iron are
engaged III mCnial occupations. And aS
for their teachers, there is not Il higher
profession in the Land than the training
of young women to care intelligentiy for
the house and for the material welfare
of HE family. Is there amy good reason
why the best products of the manual
training school. bringing with them an
air of efficiency aud refinement. should
/ not he transferred inta ct to the private
I hmSct
/ In order 10 begin tt experiment Mt
/ least tWo conditions are necessary: First
/ the family wishing to / seryel must be
/ able to pay The workers good salary
us much for example. 4 tie would pay
! To private teacher or q trained nurse.
Second. they must have % tnuch of fine
nobility which makes it lAea~auicr to
( lcal with equals than with interiors.
+ Wherever these two conditions exist
/ for there is 70 great mass of young
/ nomsi refined. capable. well educated.
{ who desire 30 be nppoitiH2-ali tine
materials t@r new experiment are al
hand.
( The thought of paying for ANY COM
modify four or iiEe times the price that
we have been accustomed 10 pay for IT,.
! is nearly always startling and may be
/ intensely disagrpcable. But surely the
sense of justice need not bc ahnormally
( developed in order 10 cause us shame
/ when we reflect that we are absorbing
practically the whole life Of another per
son fpr tie wrctched sam ot four or
( five dollars week IN return and this
while We own yachts. carriages dia-
monds. eat and drink too much every
/ day. aud travel abroad when we had
I better remain AT home. Does il argue
so fine Il moral ~on>r tn refuse 10 avail
ONES self of the unhappy social con
ditnn> that offer u men #nd women
framed AZ We are. 10 he used as our
( private beasts uf burden: \ little
thought q little appeal 10 our pride and
! EoDc~ty-io say hi 'iiug of putin. 0ur-
selves in the others place-Viii make
/ thp proposal Iu pas 81 decent salary III
4 those who stand between MS and SD mach
Z daily hardship appear very natural
and ja,t proposal. Hnt the case must
not he shifted on r. the ground 0i
uable->e ohigr: ir j. 40 economic qupS-
zion. ami must hc Acah with Ike other
Instances IF demand and supply.
The way b. clear then for those whc
cau aud woul' pas % their hou~ework
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-06-11
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.

a time, then gradually turn the CONVEX
satlon. Refrain from abiding to similar
eases unless very certain that il will en-
courage.
DO not discuss within hearing details
Of sickness. death or suicide. Taking in
low tones in an adjoining room should be
avoided; the sense of hearing is often
more acute i'll sickness than in he..l
i" hen anything disastrous occurs at
nome or abroad that cannot he kept from
the sick tell II at once then let the mat
Yer drop: do not talk over the details in
their presence.
Avoid depressing topics. speak Of all
me bright CHEEKY things you can. aim
TO bring tile person in touch with the
world outside OF The sick room. Can
often, bur DO not remain long even If
urged Which will be certain to be done
II Nnn say. Il am afraid | am talking
t'2 long. or Il fear shall tire YOU
ne hot send rich cake or confectionery
10 SICK persons: they cannot or mt least
ought net to eat il. While they are crate
lul fer the kindness which prompttd the
gift. the Gift itself is 4 disappointment,
winch. in order to be appreciated, must
ne lett. Fruit Is generally welcome, and
there are great variety of delicate waf-
ers and dainty crackers which will be
acceptable
Among the good things which flooded
ny SIGN ROOM Hothlng was more enjoyed
or rellshed than some plain ginger cookies
brought by woman with the most pro
fuse apologies.
n great deal of tact and close attention
to details seemingly minute and unimpor-
tant are necessary in the care of the sick
Never as a very sick person what he
would Ike to eat; reserve the question
for the period of convalescence. Serve
few dishes mt a time. and only small
s,f ].
used is likely to destroy the appetite for
the little that might be eaten
The period of convaleScence is a trying
one. Put yourself in his place. aud do
rs you would he done by.-Sarah T. Will
cox in The Farmer.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-06-11
III Boston.

| have been spending a week down east
and incidentally prosecuting an inVesti-
CATION of the New England character, as
sisted hy some New York friends who
are passing their first winter near the
Hub, and can testify that the many
jokes Of the funny papers directed
against the intellectual phenomena of
that region have Il substantial basis in
fact. The solemn small boy who an
sWerS to the name of Waldo or Everett
and discourseS ponderouSly ON evolution
and the categorical affirmative as he
walks the streets with his mother is a
fact. Here are two or three authentic
stories anent his elders. Two Of my
friends were mt the Boston station Il III
one of them had gone to the baggage
room. On returning she cried. Isn't it
too bad. The trunks haven't come yct
What shall we do!' \ lady Sitting near
by turned an impressive face toward
them. I'VE never worry" She said, con-
Scl0nSly setting an example on the spot
W neither this was mere Boston OF BOS-
ton-cum- Christian Science. | know not
but the two are akin. The little girl of
a ncghbor was found sweeping up the
cigar ashes dropped on the floor 10y her
grandfather with her toy broom and dust
pan. Its 4 awful habit: it's awful
habit, she was saying aloud to herself
in stern ANA Sorr0WlnG tone of voice
The telephone number of my friends
house is 1064-2 Il shall never forget
When they had occupied the house Il
short time someone with melodons
masculine voice rang them mp and asked
for Mrs. Jones This is not Mrs.
Jones. ne was told. Are YOU sureI 1t
always has been her number" Yes.
They have changed the numbers and hers
Is now different" "Oh. what pity
exclaimed the voice. 1T was such an
easy number to remember" What do
YOU mean" said my friend. Il have
been trying to learn it for a week and |
find it very difficult" why. it is very
simple" he replied. Add To 1864 and
yon have the date of the Norman Con
quest Thank you 50 much" said my
friend: NOW shall be able 10 remember
It.. Il am very glad To have been Of
service to yon." answered this Massa-
chuSeits Chesterfield. 1T will repay you
III part for the trouble | have put Won
10. Goodbye. Ernest Crosby in The
Whim
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-06-11

The Owl and the Lnrk

oh. the owl and the Lark
Went sailing after dark
Ana they hoated and they hoatcd down the
river To- the sea;
On their mandolius they played
And such merry music made
nat the donkey in the distance fairly
laughed alpua in Siee,
The tide was cLiiug fast.
Ard the boat went drifting past:
ne donkey gave whistle * he muuchcd
thistle bloom
And he said Its my belief
IheN viii surely come to grief
And the molten of the ocean viii prrcipi
tate their doom.
The beat is sped along
And 81 merry WAS their SOM
That the moon very soon wondered what
the noise could he:
FCPping over the horizon.
She exclaimed. We'll. that's surriSiu',
40 those strangers know the dangers al
this shiny, hriny sea-
Then the boat gave a lurch.
The Lark wabhcd on her perch:
She was haudlin' her mandolin, when over
board IL went
But The owl said New my dear.
will get il. never fear,
And with an oar he dashed and SplaShrl
20 reach the instrument
But a'aS the boat upset
In the Wdterv waves So wet.
And both the Quaking, shaking birds were
dumped into the deep;
The Owl was washed aground.
EHt the little Lark WAS drowned.
Which caused the owl To yowi anu how l.
and moved the moon 60 weep.
Carolyn Wells in st. Nicholas
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-06-11
ALASKA CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Nature of the County Through Which
1t Will Pass.

The country being opened by the huild-
iug OF the Alaska Ccutra railroad is onc
of the richest and most fertile sections
OF the world. The district is on the
same parallel with northern Europe. aud
has greater abundance of resources
Than Denmark Norway, Sweden aud
northern Scotland, that support pop'i-
lation Of more than l4.N0.o00 people.
The Northwestern Commercial com
pauH has made contracts for carrying
10000 tons of freight from Seattle 10
Nome during 1901. For this purpose
the vessels of the Northwestern Steam
ship company have been chartered The
fleet consists of the Victoria, Olympia
and Tacoma. These vessels will make.
five round trips each during the season.
The company has expended Slm,OOO in
oVcrhauling the vessels. The Olympia
and Tacoma will each carry 1870 pasen-
gers and the Victoria 100 on Il trip. II
is estimated that 1000 first class paSScn-
gers will leave Seattle for Nome IN the
next few weeks. The steamers Casca
and Monarch will lac operated oh the
Yukon between White Horse aud Fair
banks. Both boats hciong TO m ind"-
pendent line aud will compete with the
4 British Yukon Navigation company. The
! fare as at present announced is $40 to
1 Dawson on the boats aud $50 on the M
] river run. Because Of an anticipated rate
/ war no tickets are sou IN seattle Tor
/ White Horse district
\ party of capitalists from New York
i and Washington has gone to Valdez 70
/ survey another new railroad route IL
+ the interior. The company is represented
I by Alfred II, les. u we'll known Alaskan
! promoter.
| In addition to the new railroads under
/ way. plans are being made for good
roads. Alaska has Il public road law
and in q few weeks oyerSecrS will he
appointed for the numerous districts
Every resident of d district is liable for
n road tax. amounting 10 50 each IL year
or work two days on the puilic high
way. But beside the work aud funds eX-
pended through the road law. many pri-
waite trails haze been established through
the forests and over the mountains. while
the valleys on every side are being opened
to settlers The last session OF Congress
appropriated 10000 for surveying roads
in ALASKA, or this amount onc-half viii
hc used in running the ines between Val
dca aud Eagle City aud the remainder in
surveying the route between Codfont
aud the Yukon river. Promises have
been made by the western congressman
10 secure at the next session Of Congress
sufficient money to open these roads. -
Bruukyn Eagle.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-06-11
A Novelist
To & Business Girl.

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward gives
some good advice to the girl who is jus;
entering business life. Strange to say,
the,c still seems to he some need # such
Instructions from authority.
Don't fancy that your employer is az
ways thinking about you and your Spe-
cial line of wo Il, snc says. He hasn't
time lie wan > women who can seize
his IDEAS and olow them out without
asking him Il thousand and one ques-
tiuns. If You fail to give satisfaction
You will speedily hear Of it. Laborors in
any field are rapidly sized up in this
age Of breatlAe~S competition.
Don't thirst for continual praise. II
You know that YOU are doing Your vCrF
best, even in the smallest details, yoa
will have the reward of quiet con
science. and Il kindly employer will nos
forget To give You word of encourage
ment voluntarily from time To time.
Don't bc "tlirtatlous. whether you are
old or young. The writer once knew a
typewriter in a magazine office who firt-
ed with every male employe. married 81
single. about the establishment. from the
office boy mp 90 managcr-ey WitH the
proprietor himself. but that girl was the
laughing stock of the office.
Don't ''dawdlef about the store or Of
Zee after your work is done.
Don't he afraid. however. 10 work
overtime. o. 20 take work home wheH
occasion demands it. You viii lose noth
ing by II in the long run. Too many
women are penny wise and pound foor
iSh, forgetting that whatever furtEor-
the interests Of the house that employ,
them viii eventually further their own
provided they are faithful. energetic and
Industrious
Don't fail To- Put Your best aud most
conscientious effort into whatever yOu DO
q II Is only the addressing Of an envelope
or magazine wrapper Promotion j.,
swifte~t from the ranks. and yoHr over
seer is Oh the lockout for the best re
cITlts
Don't hesitate an instant at any orler
\ Well-or@amzed business must be rl5
by military discipline 10 achieve ans
maintain success. II you are a stcn0@
rapher. AXE down implicitly every woet
dictated, even il it sounds like plot q
poison or assasSuate your bosom friend
There Is. no doubt a satisfactory eXpia
nation awaiting you. If you are clcrl
! behind thc counter be patient and c0nl'
icons. II is 10 the interest Of your chs
pioFerS- Remember they want their cus
toners 30 come back again. and di$c0Hr
tcSS has been the cause 81 dliviu.. man,
one away from q business BE watch
fui for everything that win benefit ynu
employers. Let them learn hat the on,
difference in the work Of woman aut
% man is that the woman E rathe
laot" &" he drWndrl upon philtIelptl.
Evening Bulletin
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-06-11
Hiats for a Sick Room.

On the fourth day of last November
WAS taken suddenly sick. and did not
event. sit mp in he'd for seven months.
AaE ! give few hints on points learned
ifom experience during those long weary
months:
Many visit the sick with the best IN
i"ntlonS. They really desire to Sympa-
fllze anl to be helpful For the lack
ol tact. thoughtfulness Or personal rX-
htHence their presence fails 10 give COM
'eEt. bat is depressing
A gentleman who called upon me said;
W ny. your cheeks are rosy as usual :;
}ul don't look sick Il bit" | thought
~ the words of job. Miserable COM
9fterS SIRE ye ALL" hut when | called TO
NINA the words Of the Heavenly Father,
~" rcnIembereth our frame. and know
''4 mat we are dust. | was comfostcd.
81. DO moi visit persons who are seriously
%. late IN the afteruo0I ar ut night: the
''tal forces are then at their lowest. the
"-tf"> weakened by The strain and stress
'. ne day. Sit where you can bee seen
'iihout the slightest effort GA the part
"- The invalid
30 Not SIT in . rpCE.nG chair: the mo
.''A back and forth. back and for7u q. j.
tS&~peratinE To a nervous person.
i5 ~ natural and well nigh mevitahe
ttt "ic wuo i sick and suffering should
...ia an. talk about his symptoms aud
'.''ii''h'>- G.rc sympathetic hparin. fer
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-06-11
YOUNG FOLKS COLUMN,
:
eeesssseseeeeeeseseesese eseseeeeeseeeseeeeee

Miss M'liSSa." said Bob as they were
eating dinner on Decoration day. Whats
( that great biz iron ball up at the head
of III steps forE"
That's a relic, Bob" answered the old
lady. 'and I'll tell yuu what it is and
then you'll know what | mean. My IN
jhtr was 4 soldier and when the WI
WAS over he brought home lot of cou-
non balls and bad them all put uto one
great hig ball and put it up ~ the head
/ al the stairs, - he coult see il. He was
tfpp.ed and didn't get downstairs much.
but he was very fond of the relic When
he died. he gave il 10 me and also gave
me bag ot gold. Mercy on me-, What
do You want =
Thr last remark was addressed 10 a
tramp. who >tood in the open doorway.
| only want something Ia eat, ma ann.
le said. in a tone which hc tried tn make
hnmhle. I'm very hungry, ma'am.'
Here. ynu take this" said Miss Ma
iiNSa sharply. handing some bread and
meat, aud get along about Your hu>i-
ness i"u ought Ia he working instead
of he@Gip-,
The tramp took the protrcrel food. and.
muttgImg some thanks. Shamhcd rlH of
the yard Miss Melissa watched him an.
til be- disappeared down the road Then
She continued; AS | WAS saving. my
father told me there was bar of gold
80 '1'N l,''' '"''H " - -" N''lN HHu Ntdt~
~ gone th1 couIdn make cut where il
was. We searched hugh ami low since
thtll bul could never lind It,
Whether il was the visit at the iranp
or the story of The bag of gold. Fob could
not tell, lut hi laid awake that night
urjl after midnight Al last, however.
he fell into u light doZe, from which he
awakened with "a starr. There was au
mmistakahlc sound of breaking wood,
Bob was MP in moment and listening
ntentN, The sound continued a. if the
kitchen shutters were being forced open.
thea u heavy sound rs if some clumsy
person had climbed in through the Win
dow.
What must he do: Miss Melissa WAS 4
very sound sleeper and required a lot of
shaking and calling e. awaken her. The
rolhcr could come upstairs long before he
could arouse the old lady. Something
must be done, but what should ii be-
The thef was evidently ranSar>ing the
dining room IN search OF hooty. ana Bob
could hear the muttercd words Of disap-
puntmcnt at the failure Ia secure any
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-06-11
Shopping for the Table.

1T is astonishing" said a woman Of
experience the other day, "what care a
Iousekeeper usually takes in shopping
ter table linen. furniture covering. eur.
taius, iiannelS. etc. and how careless she
is in shopping for her table. She knows
atwood goods and all-linen ones, and the
difference between muslin and cambria
and nainsook. She knows what will
wear and what will not. Ii she didn't.
Size would feel ashamed of her ignor-
ancc But she buys chicory for coffee.
and red lead for Cayenne pepper. and
glucose for honey, year in and year ont,
aud never learns any better. nor cares,
auuarently, whether she knows or not. :"
The indictment was quite true. The
American housewife buys, statistics tell
rs something like hundred million dol
lars worth of adulterated food in year
Luckily. only 10 per cent. of it is actual
~ poisonous. But that ten millions of
dollars worth Of dangerous and dele
ferrous food should be put upon Ameri-
can tables annually is not credit to the
shopping powers of the feminine heads
Vi families, surely.
Here are some of the facts: Seventeen
million dollars worth of oleomargarine
j., annually passed off on the American
shipper for butter. The coffee trade
offers so large a variety of swindles chat
tielr extent cannot be exactly computed.
SIX firms are now engaged in maxim.
machinery to turn out bogus coffee heanS.
moulded into correct shape and vanished
with coffee extract.
The shopper for food, therefore. must
be On the alert. She has not very diff
cult task. however-only a patient one
Butter and oleomargarine have very dis
tinct qualities. A real coffee bean *
lighter, and although unlike in taste to
tile manufactured sort Cheap canned
goods, when compared with the honest
article, show thousand warning signs
rests. etc. can all be insisted on by the
women of community, till they become
the rule and not the exception. The
Indifference of the American housekeeper
L. the question of pure food is a culpahle
Indifference of which intelligent women
Should be ashamed. IIarper's Bazaar.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-06-11
The Old Cannon Ball.
~ W. CRAWFORD SHERATON.

III ". tRA W ftltp SiiEkt.ot Is.
Whats the matter with you:" sharply
inquired Miss Melissa Short.
The boy was standing by the fence. his
face covered by his hands. aud evidently
he was crying. He was only ahout 10
years OF age, his clothes were threadbare
and tattered. and the shoes he were coy
cred only part of his small feet
Miss Melissa was, unlike her surname.
tall and spare. with sharp features and
Keen. piercing gray eyes, that looked
Through a pair of iron-rimmed spcctacieS.
I'm only erwin, answered the hoy in
IpSentful tone. brushing away the Tears
and looking Miss Melissa straight in the
eyes. There amt no law against cryin'
is there
Come now. boy. don't lac impudcut. =
she said, but this time her tone was Il
triie softer. tell me what is your name
and where you live
My names Sob Marsh, ma'am." re-
piled the boy, somewhat Modified. "and |
don't live nowhere now. | used To live
down in Rocky Point when mother was
alive, but now | amt got no home
Miss Melissa lived alone in little cot
tage further down the road, and she hat
ed boys Yet this hoy, who stood before
her with his brave. blue eyes which had
looked straight into hers. with his evil
dent love for his lost mother. appealed
strangely to her and stirred within her
breast memories of the almost forgotten
past when a little lad just about as old
as this one, had come into her life to
bring brightness and JOY. 1t was her
only sisters child, and he had lived with
her until he was II years of age. when
his father had taken him away To the
west.
Come with me- she said kindly, hard
Is recognizing her own voice.
Bob WAS also surprised at the altered
tone Of the old lady. hut felt instructive
~ that she wanted TO be friend. Ac
c0rlingly he trudged home with her.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-06-11
New Things
Fer the Bedroom.

Bedspreads illustrate the whims of
women more than other things in the
bedroom. Once they were of lace over
color, then elegant lace patterns took
the place of the cheaper fancles in lace
that were relegated to the bed, and now
embroidered spreads are quite the smart
est things of the season for the bed.
The most fashionable spread is big
one of Irish linen. with hem three
inches deep, hemstitched by hand ut the
top. Above this is barber of raised
embroidery in scroll or floral patterns.
oral patterns are preferred and favor
lJe designs are shamrOcks, marSuerites.
Tulips and the carnatiOn These are
wrought i'll wrcaths, punches and sprays.
IN the center of the spread is Il large
wreath of the flowers. which forms Il
frame for the monogram of the owner.
me family crest or coat-of-armS often
lakes the place of the monogram, or is
combined with it. Pillow shams to
match the spread are made in a small
replica Of it, and the fancy Of matching
handsome needlework is carried 50 far
as to have Scalfs and table covers that.
I'D a measure. repeat the floral decorative
scheme in the bed coverings.
Sets for the bed and dressing table.
maie IN cross stitch embroidery. are
popular, and the fad for thc.a extends
lHjo col0rS. The Russian work is seen
ia red aud blue. and Scandinavian work
Is represented in many delicate colors.
Window draperies for the boudoir have
also undergone n change. With en-
9roldered linen the curtains are often
ho!dered with fine embroidery, are made
"' sheer dotted Swiss or some similar
material.
People who like lace sets and curtains
are using tho Cluny and heavy Italian
H'rJ nets for draperies and spreads. and
gre pieces that decorated the frockS Of
I'St season are richly joined together
win recdlcWOrk to do duty upon beds.
'urt2ms to match are supplemented by
soft draperes of Chinese or Japanese
raw silk. whose lustrous. yet light. folds
a,e particularly dainty in a bedroom
IN color schemes Dutch drapeIieS and
t0hp worked spreads in gold color are
used when Dutch furniture and decora-
LIONS reign. In rooms cited UP Ia
rench style the windows and bed are
g0rtained and draped in the daintiest Of
lowered silks and laceS, and richly paint
80 chests and chiffoniers. with wonderful
shapes and handsome gilt legs and i'm
l,u]hgS, tit mp the room
II Is 4 fad to have the kimona comb
]"- sacque. bath Slippers and foot warm
tr Of lowered crepe lined with delicatelr
'H'ed silk, and to have all manner Of
Pretty SILK straw basket and bag catc,-
ans hung about bedroom o. boudolr. -
N1uSas City Star.