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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-08
BY MARY E. WILKINS.

sconvright. so6, by Joseph B. Bowleso
 fMIss Mary E. Wilkins. now Mrs Charles Freeman. is so much Dettssen known as a talented writer or nc.lon than as a housewife that many reao ,. ' . will be- surprised to And how mueh ne ynnws ahout the art of making nome homeiike. Among her many popnlsa books may be mentioned Pemprohe :, sA Humble Romance" Giles corey. "Terome," "The Jamcsons" and IAe Portion of Labor.D
 The conditions of the problem are very simple, the solution. or eoutss, not 50 simple: solutions never are. o.a- - erwise no problem. stiil, the l.'S.. solus'S.' or a solution. may seem evioent shoNS,.' -.,. and ali the trouble consist m the ~ treme inconvenience. not to say Hn .nss,nilitv. of putting 1t to g practical isn isnrlication. It Is perfectly easy to say tbat two and two make four, fully 10 understand that two and two H'aks Sanr hut there may h0 conditions un- der which it is we'll nigh impossible to rnaka the four. Perhaps the Iaet2cs yriII not combine at all or not without an explosion. |,
 often with the servant problem it r,av he quite evident what the difncul- fv ia at least generally speaking thourhtfrl and discriminating wom n who has tried housekeeping herseirs or nada an Intelligent study of sNre- C,iiramenta. soon reached the conclu- s,on that the simplest and most pFlini- . five household tasks require brains and ro small allowance of them. In real itv she discovers that brains are moFa necessary in the kitchen than pnys'eal strength. .
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-08

pose extra work upon servants should invariably give the servants an extra gratuity for extra service. To forbid tips and to fall in adding an extra fec is to impose a hardship on hardworix- ing hired people.
 If guests arrive in the middle or late afternoon, they may be at once con- ducted to their rooms, that they may
 make any desired change In their dress. Tea Is usually served between { and ss and after a journey, although 1t may he a short one cup of tea is very re- freshing. The caNeful hostess sees that her guests are provided with comforts, among which writing material. desk tn good light, few books and bath ing facilities take high place.
 house party was once givta iu a beautiful aud ample home where no a-- ticle of luxury or elegance was forgot ten In the different chambers, but their appointments omitted soap. water and towels. Every one was expected to And bathing accommodations In the large bathrooms attached to each floor A great deal of management was neces- sary and no little discomfort WAS eaus- and basins In the different rooms One guest to whom a morning bath was a necessity, crept out of her room at o'clock before anybody was stirring. in order that she might take it. and then slipping back into bed found herself obliged at a later hour to finish her toilet and arrange her hair hetween the morning toilets of other guests. This ore discomfort was q fatal mistake on the part of the hostess and ruined her paEty.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-08

tho day when people dress and are at their best. Sometimes in houses where gayety obtains, dinner Is followed by a dance. and this young people great ly enjoy. A barn dance, where the floor Is good and smooth and walls and roof are adorned with flags and flowers, is 0 very pretty sight.
 In selecting guests for a house party 1t Is we'll to choose those who will be mutually agreeable and whose inter- course will not prove a failure. So far as possible, invite people who have a previous acquaintance 1. and if your guest of honor be a stranger. ses that he or she Is some one the others will like to know.
 Do not drop into the great mistake of inviting people who. while outward ly polite, are really al swords points. Once in awhile, In society, there are maids and matrons who cannot blend any more than oil and water, and they should not be asked to the same house party. Invite no more people than YOU can seat comfortably in your dining room. You may ask neighbors in to meet your guests. If so, choose those these who are most likely to get and to give pleasure.
 Tn sending invitations to house party, bs explicit as 10 the time of coming and gong. Leave nothing to accident or to private judgment. Your note will probably be written in the first person singular. and you will beg for the pleasure of your friends com pany from Friday until Tuesday or from Wednesday the Sth until Wednesday the 22nd, etc. State all that is necessary about trains and steamboats. If your home Is at Q dgts1ce from landing or railway station provide eonveyanees for guests and hove these ready on the arrival of train or boat. Equally speed the parting guests. Everything that can be done to a nd a leave taking guest agreeably forward on his way is incumbent on a good host.
 The question of tips sometimes pug SIes guests. If a hostess decidedly ob- teets to this, she should let her guests be aware of her feeling. and ask them in plain terms to bestow nothing upon the servants. People who frequently entertain and whose many guests im-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-08
Order ana work well done And thsee

order and work well done. And thefe is still another contingency.
 The mistress may be abundantly able, she may have the knowledge which gives her the right to teach, she may have the power to enforce the teaching by the authority of example, and yet manifest duty may point ,ut another path for her willing but re- stricted feet. There are eases in which a woman would not save but sduandsr would not do right but wrong, in Ca- voting herself entirely to the manago- ment of her household and servants. Sometimes the queen must go abroad and work and war in sterner And broader fields and forsake her closet and her bread and honey. Sometimes 1t Is she who has to count out the money.
 What then? The problem remains stated. its solution indicated but 'ni- possible. Abigails come and go, aud the dirt and disorder and discomfort remain. Inefficiency graduates with out laurels and the new aspirant takes her place. until the end.
 There is no way out which Is infalh- ble, though many may be suggested Possibly the awakening of selhsh in- terest, which ignoble thing is after III. a powerful mind tonic for the most of' us, might stir. the sluggish nature iud rouse the dormant faculties to energy. What that selfish interest should pc could be proved by exreriment. Posst- ply small new privileges or rewards although those are always doubtfat; possibly a system of nrofit-sharing, or rather saving sharing, might wosk well, But that is all suggestion. tnd the first experiment might prove tne futiltty of 1t. Possibly the caste of me domestic servant might be elevated gradually b va careful and Judieious system until in time the position came to be considered more desirable by the Intelligent class capable of skilled la hor That may seem to advocate ths old New England system of havins hired man and girl sit at the kahle with the family. but 1t need not necss- sarily involve that The servant might have her quarters made more benttins a person in , higher walk of life. Il ss manner of dressing might be improved ana she might be made to feel that her work was her distinction, instead ol her disgrace. and in time It might ''i be better. But who knows7 Nt
 The problem. although old as tne world and lightly spoken of. Is serious, involving as it does the power ana leisure to do lasting work Of the best workers in the world. Unless Abigail serves well, the judge. the mysiclAn' tbe teacher. the scholar. the writer are ,n a great measure powerless; but who shaIl regulate the serving of Abigail! siAat' MARY K. WILKINS.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-08
nr-. Carnegie q Cook.

There are few people outside the rarnesis household who have any Idea of Mrs. Carnegie's solicitude for. the material comforts, of her husband In this she can be compared to the late Mrs. Gladstone. Like all good Scots, Mir Carnegie likes his porridge, and has 1t served up in real Scotch fash ion. The millionaire Is an early riser
 .ha is usually out in the grounds at skibo castle at 7:30 every morning and. as Mrs. Carnegie will not allow anyone except herself to cook the Tnorning dish, she must get up at least an hour earlier. Mir. Carnegie has de- clared that if 1t were not for the fact that Mrs. Carnegie has learned to moi have lived In the United States.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-08
uhnmpion Runawnx.

Stanley Condor is an eleven year old boy of Liverpool. England, who is be- lieved to hold the runaway record He has visited ail parts of his native ceun- recently eclipsed all former feats by fraveIing to Winnipeg, Canada, free. He was a stoway from Liverpool to Halifax and beat his way to Winnipeg and then to New York. He was discov- cred by the officers of the ship on which he sailed, without a ticket, from New York to Liverpool. He will prob ably be cent to a reformatory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-08
whn runhnmInea.

Euphagists are a dietetle scot who refust to take eating seriously. They purpose to eat drink and be merry--- especially, be merry. It Is the royal road to health and long life. The London News suggests that If q careless attendant spills hot soup down the back of his neck. the euphagist temporarily stops euphaging, that Is all"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-08

a room skilIfully. She will inevitably scatter the dust and lint that comes as mysteriously as the wind in the New Testament and as defiantly. where 1t listeth, all over the furniture and walls, instead of into the vague out-of- door limbo of dust, whence 1t probd- bly, returns, but that cannot be helped; 1t makes tho task of servitude perer- nial.s It Is essential at all events that it be banished thither, but no unskilied brainless servant can effect that.
 You can teach her to the best of your ability. You can say: Flow, Abigail. you must take this and cover that; you must dust first: you must sweep so and so." It will all be fruitless unless Ahi- gail has a receptive and intelligent or- der of mind, and usually she will net have 1t. If she does possess that order of mind she will be at typewriter ma chine or sewing machine, or In q school room or a milliner's or photog rapher's parlor. instead of your kitch- en. She may be prinked and pert be- hind a counter. In any case, wherever else they may be. the brains are not in your kitchen. unless you have fortu- nately struck the exception to prove the rule. If Abigail had possessed brains she would at once have proceed ed to attempt something which sne could not do half as well as she might have done your homework and. If she had only so viewed it, without half the glory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-08
. p.,,,Ied Ambassa,Ior.

sir Mortimer Durand, the ambassa- dor from Great Britain, Is more betitled than any other member of the diplo
 matic corps. His full name. with pre- fexes and appendages is; The Right Hon. ST Henry Mortimer Durand. C. c M. C., K. c. $. L K. C. l. F.. ambassa- dor axtraordInarY and plentpotentiafy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-08
MARY E. WILKINS ON
 THE SERVANT PROBLEM

Kitchen-soety 10 v,.r.. ,0r vanta Domestic Service sstres" Blind Willingness pov,ne should Be Made Needed Solution of the Problem
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-08
HOW TO GIVE A HOUSE PARTY

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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-08

Agooc domestic Is such rara avis that she ought to have a prestige llke any other rare thins, but she has 1t not, and one cannot blame her, but so- ciety. for her wrong estimate Of the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-08

The one answer to the question as to what shall be done in the case of in- adeauate intelligence in the kitchen seems to presuppose itself Brains there must be in the house or 1t VIII fall. If there are none in the kitchen there must be some in the parlor, lai the motive power must extend to the Kitchen and supply the need thers when the room Is swept there must the queen reign. her throne must he movable into the quarters where the bread is made and the dishes washed.
 She must pervade the house with her superior intelligence and above II she must be able to perform herself. perfectly. in the manner which she ad- vocates, the tasks which she sets the servant. She may not actually 10 them. but she must know how with head and hands. She must be trained like any teacher in the lessons which she gives before she can teach to ad- vantage.
 But the mistress may have no more fitness for her position than the mA!d for hers She may not only lack abil- itv but the power to acquire ability, what then7 The chances are that while two and two exist they can never be combineds4that while the household remains there will never be peace aud
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-08

desirability of domestic service. Mo- body, that is, nobody in this country, and especially the American born. iE as a rule going Into your kitchen to work if she has mental ability. The mental ability presupposes ambition and the Abigail a position in which the doors of a certain class shall not be closed to her on account of her calling.
 Everybody with wit has an emula- tive eye and a ready foot for the n sxt step above him in social caste. As Q rule all others have either been crush ed by circumstances into passiveness or they are really too dull to compre- bend that they are not all which they might reasonably desire and have not the most desirable position. They are too stupid to be ambitious and stay where their conditions of life happen to toss them like leaves too inert to be stirred by any gust of wind. with neither motion of their own nor ca pability of receiving motion from oth- CTS.
 These are they to whom you pay si2. s14 or more a month for walking the aimless. hopeless treadmill of your kitchen. to do labor without coupfe- hending either its object or itself. Ike the crudest. radest machine conceiv- able. We have advanced immeasurably 2 in our inventions. our printing presses, our typewriters. all our labor saving and perfecting machines, but the ser want still dates back to the days of the handloom and the spindle.
 Of course l do not speak of trained English and French servants or Amer ican servants with a like training or of those employed in situations where wealth can command a goodly allow ance of ability in this as in other sdi- rections. Wealth can do almost any thing.
 | speak of the usual servant at usual wages in the families of moderate means who have the severest struggle with the servant problem. since their own mind and muscles are involved in its solution
 There is felt keenly the lack of brain and gray matter. not of blind willing ness and bovine obedience in the kitch- en. That. as before said. is the reason why when Abigail sweeps the floor dust taketh wings and fiieth to the pic. ture frames and the ceiling; why the meat is overdone or underdone; why the dishes are nicked and the sub stance wasted. And there Is as much sense in finding fault and blaming as in fuming because one cannot pick fgg from thistles. The thistles of life choke out the figs for the most part While there really are figs. they never grow on thistles.
Free press., 1906-11-17

Judge Reeder held Court in Russell
Co. this week.
Free press., 1906-11-17
He Likes EN-.

At the recent session of the National
Editorial Association in Indianapolis,
Gov. Hoch of Kansas, as one of the
country editors, said: 'EAfter all, the
influence of the country press is better
than that of the city press. There are
20, 900 newspapers in the United States
one tenth of which are dailies and nine
tenths weeklies. 1t must be as Abra-
ham Lincoln said of the poor in relation
to the rich-that the Lord Almighty
thinks more of the country editor than
of the daily newspaper, for he has
made so many more of them. West.
ern Publisher
Free press., 1906-11-17
The Dalton HfHairs

Editor Freese arrived home this week
having completed the search ordered
by the Probate Court, for the present.
He found Anastasia Murphy died last
year in the Poor House. forsaken by
her children, and at the last she only
acknowledged one whom she cared to
remember, disowning the others.
Married in 1853, she had several chill
dren from 1874 to 1885, and they now
have also married. But under the
terms of Mr.. Dalton's deed, if the sis
ter was found to be dead, unless these
children appeared and claimed the es-
tate within months, by Nov. 10, 1906,
they were barred out and the residue of
the estate was to go to build the Arena
as a monument to his memory for at
least 20 years.
1t seems as if Mr.. Dalton had vision
on his sick bed of the death of his sister
and the ingratitude of her children and
thus cut them off as he did his brother
and sister, and preferred to help his
town and let his tenants, the Smith s.
have 5000 year for life, rather than
have these children squander It.
AS there has been talk of a contest
ON the will and deed to his tenants, Mr..
and Mrs. Smith, on account of undue
influence, and Mr.. Dalton telling Daniel
Mccarthy, his old friend, that he pro-
posed to leave something to his parents
and half-brother and half-sister, Editor
Freese also hunted up their RECORD
while east and found they were born II
1851 and 1853, had children, and they
also married, so there are abundant
grandchildren on both sides to claim al
their Uncle Billy left, should the estate
be left open the three years.
And with such a record of ingratitud'
and neglect of rich uncle, our citizens
are justified in insisting that the Arena
be built at once for the benefit anS
pleasure of our town and thus effect
ually cut these Eastern children out
Free press., 1906-11-17
What's in a Man7
From the Goodland News.

From the Goodland News.
''All the constituents of $50 pound
man are contained in 1900 eggs,' said
the chemist.
'There is enough gas in a man, - he
went on, tto fill gasometer of 3649
cubic feet. There is enough iron to
make four nails. There is enough fat
to make seventy five candles and a
large cake of soap. There is enough
phosphorus to make 1904 boxes OF
matches.
Furthermore, that man who is
aeronautical will be pleased to know
that there is enough hydrogen in him
to fill balloon and carry him up tc
the clouds.
"The remaining constituents of g
man would yield, if utilized, six cruets
of salt, bowl of sugar, and ten gal
Ions of water. p Exchange.
Free press., 1906-11-17
Obituary.

Another of of our old time residents
must be recorded among the dead,
Nathan Andreas having died at the
home of his daughter here this week, on
Nov. 18th, aged 78 years.
He was born in Pennsylvania in 1928,
where he lived II years; then in Ohio "a
years; westward to Iowa for years
and came to Kansas in 1877, locating on
farm near Walker, in the eastern
part of this county. Later, he sold out
there and moved to Hays.
While in Walker township he was al
ways known as one of their most pro
gressive farmers, and was highly re-
spected here by everybody.
His wife died many years ago at their
Walker home and he leaves surviving
him their one son and four daughters
who were here at the funeral.
The burial took place from the family
home in the north part of the city We'd
nesday afternoon, Rev. West officiating
and was largely attended. The floral
offerings from sympathizing friends
were very beautiful, among them a
floral Masonic emblem from the Masons
of which Mr.. Andreas was respected
member, and floral anchor from the
teachers and school board.
Mr.. Andreas leaves many friends in
Hays and elsewhere who will miss his
ever-cheerful greeting.
Free press., 1906-11-17
Making a Noise Like on Hog.

While in Ellis Monday evening we
were told that Editor Miles Mulroy on
his visit to Ellis just before election
had the nerve to ask number of citi-
zens to vote for Gottschalk, instead of
their own resident Mr.. Mueller, for
county commi ssioner from the first
district. Wouldn't that JAR you? He
has had all the county printing, all the
county job printing and the printing of
all the ballots for the past year, and
now he is figuring on making a noise
like an ''oouf, oouf' for another year.
Free press., 1906-11-17

The Saturday Afternoon Club will
meet at the home of Mrs. Emma Snyder
November oath, 1906. Program
MACBETH
Collect.
Roll Call. Quotation from Sir
Walter Scott.
Secretary's report
Reading of Act ". Scenes 1, 2, g.
Costumes of the Early Scotch,
Mrs. Laura Madden
Free press., 1906-11-17

You win want to see the typical col
lege play, '"The Toastmaster" at the
Normal in December.
Free press., 1906-11-17
Extension of Train Service
on the Union Poetic.

Effective, November 18th, 1906
Union Pacific trains Numbers 100 anc
10 will be extended to run between
Junction City and Ellis instead of Sa
lima and Ellis as heretofore.
Train 100 west bound will leave
Junction City at $50 and passing Hays
at 1901 p. m.
Train 10 east bound will leave Eli.
at 10 p. m. passing Hays at 1:35 p m
A, w. NOBLE, Agent.
Free press., 1906-11-17
Under decision of the Kansas su

Under decision of the Kansas Su-
preme Court this week they decide
again that the Union Pacific Railway
are entitled to the 200 feet from the
middle of the track on each side along
their right of way as given by Congress
in 1866, this time the case being the
M. K. & T. branch south of Junction
City. In the decision is this clause:
Private individuals cannot acquire
title by adverse possession to any por-
ton of the right of way named.
This confirms their former decision on
the lands along this road from Salina
west.
Free press., 1906-11-17

Married; Thursday, Nov. 5th, Ida
Feitz to Robt. Crawford, Proba te
Judge Arnold officiating.
Mr.. Thomas reports his little child
went thru the operation at the K. c.
hospital successfully.
Normal posters in three colors were
printed at this office the past week for
the Normal-Natoma foot ball game.
This is the Silver Anniversary of the
FREE PRESS. Help US to celebrate by
sending in a cart-wheel on your sub
scription account. Do it now.
Mail carrier Jacob Feitz has added
imported swiss chimes to his teams on
his routes to let patrons knew the U.
S. mail is coming.
Clarence Loreditsch and Casper Mid
dlekauff and Harry Kent saw the
Washburn-K. U. football game to-
gether at Topeka last Saturday.
With this issue the editor protein
turns over the Office pencil to the chief
scribe who will henceforth do the pen
cil-pushing act for the FREE PRESS.
"a Kansas Sunfower" the play given
by the Locke Company Thursday even
ing was largely attended and was one
of the best plays that has struck Hays
for some time.
The Continental Creamery are still
paying "a cents for cream delivered at
their receiving station here, which
pleases the farmers wife.
Henry Oshant makes business trip
to Kansas City today. He will be ac-
companied from Lawrence by his
daughter Henrietta, who is attending
TX. U.
Miss Helen Ingenthrone of this city
will be married next Tuesday, the 10th,
to Mr.. Geo. Mauer who has been a
sailor on the battleship Missouri. 1t is
probable they will settle down and en-
joy life in Ellis County.
The three sisters of Miss Josephine
Andreas have been here the past week
to be present during the last illness
and death of their father Nathan An
dreas They are: Mrs. Harvey of Cove
County, Mrs. johnson and Mrs. Brown
of Iowa. Mrs. Harvey was accom-
panied by her husband.
At the entertainment Thursday even
ing the Snowman stated from the stage
that they could have given great deal
better entertainment had they had the
electricity and a larger stage for the
scenery they had brought along.
When the Dalton Hall is built it will
have all the latest electric appliances
and very large stage.
: AS was expected, it is being founc
| there were several bad breaks by the
Election boards in this district in the
District Judge contest of Ruppentha
and Reeder, and it is told that confess
will be made by Reeder's friends, whC
are now hunting the evidence, already
having found they claim sufficient.
, With the remembrance of the Karlir
, break in the. District Court office II
; not being a citizen of the U. S. wheI
, elected, it is told there is a question
! if some of the officers elected last
week in this county have had their fna
, papers and are full citizens Of these
United States, and the matter may
spring before January when they take
their Office.