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The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-25
Copyright by J. B. Bowles.)

Miss Mary E. Wilkins, now Mrs. charles Freeman, is so much better known as a talented writer of fiction than as housewife that many readers will be surprised to find how much she knows about the art of making home homelike Among her many popular, books may be mentioned Pembroke. "A Humble Romance" Giles Corey."
 Jerome,' The Jamesons" and The Portion of Labor.D
 The conditions of the problem are very simple, the solution, of course, not so simple; solutions never are, other wise no problem. Still, the solution, enough, and all the trouble consist in the extreme inconvenience, not to say impossibility, of putting it to prac tical application. It is perfectly easy to say that two and two make four, fully to understand that two and two make four, but there may be conditions under which it is well nigh impossible 10 make the four. Perhaps the factors will not combine at all or not without an explosion.
 Often with the servant problem it may be quite evident what the difficult ! " A9s GU iSuot SChSiuiiy SPN'hi'S' %h thoughtful and discriminating woman who has tried housekeeping herself, or made an intelligent study of it's re- quirements, soon reached the conclu- sion that the simplest and most primi- tive household tasks require brains and no small allowance of them. In real ity she discovers that brains are more necessary in the kitchen than physical strength.
 A stupid servant cannot even sweep a room skillfully She will inevitably scatter the dust and lint that comes as mysteriously as the wind in the new testament and as defantly. where it listeth, all over the furniture and walls, instead of into the vague out-of- door limbo of dust, whence it prob ably returns, but that cannot be helped; it makes the task of servitude perennial. It is essential at all events that it be banished thither, but no un- skilled, brainless servant can effect that.
 You can teach her to the best of your ability. You can say: Now, Abigail you must take this and cover that; you must dust first; you must sweep so and so." It will all be fruit less unless Abigail has a receptive and intelligent order of mind, and usually she will not have it. If she does pos less that order of mind she will be at 9 typewriter machine or sewing ma chine, or in schooiroom or mil liners or photographers parlor, in stead of your kitchen. She may be prinked and pert behind counter. In any case, wherever else they may be, the brains are not in your kitchen, un- less you have fortunately struck the exception to prove the rule. If Abigail had possessed brains she would at once have proceeded to attempt some thing which she could not do half as we'll as she might have done your housework and, if she had only so viewed 1t. without half the glory.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-25
OPENS GRAVE AND TAKES
 DEAD DAUGHTERS TEETH
EXTRAORDINARY ACTION OF GER. MAN UNDERTAkER TO SECURE
 GOOD LUCK AT CARDS.

London.-An extraordinary example of superstition comes from Freiburg SaXony, where a rural undertaken was prosecuted on the charge of desecrat- ing his own daughters grave The accused man with many tears told the following story:
 He had promised his daughter be- fore her death that he would not fill
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-25

My doctor kept me on a strict diet, but as his medicine was not helping me, I began using Doan's Kidney Pills. They helped me at once, and soon all traces of sugar disappeared. I have regained my former weight and am perfectly we'll"
 Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co.,, Buffalo, N. r.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-25
The Vexfnt
 SerUant
 Problem
By Mary E. Wilkins

Brains More Necessary Than Physical Strength in the Kitchen -Society 10 Blame for Servants Wrong Estimate of Domestic Service Mistress Needs Com- pete Knowledge of Housekeeping to Direct Blind Willingness and Bovine Obedience - Position of Domestic Servant Should Be Made More Attractive - Time Needed for Solution of the Problem.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-25
He Removed Two Teeth from the
 Corpse's Mouth.

her grave with earth, as she imagined that her soul could not rest if he did Therefore he covered the grave with blanks on which he placed earth Later the daughter appeared occasion ally in visions and declared that her .pjrts .Jl.j not find peace.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-25
OheYlnq His Command.

Benham-Did you have any com pany while 1 was away?
 Mrs. Benham-Nobody to speak of. Benham-Wasn't your mother here? Mrs Benham-Yes, but you won't let me speak to her.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-25

that my houseWork was becoming a bur den. I tired easily, had no ambition and was fading fast. My complexion got vel. low and I lost over 50 pounds. My thirst was terrible, a n d there was sugar in
 the kidney secretions.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-25
Get Income from EIower..

For lilies of the valley a vicar in Carmarthen draws s2,500 from a Lon- don dealer, while an old lady in Berk. shire is said to make nearly $5000 yearly oyt of Marechal Mel roses
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-25

There is no way out which is in fallible, though many may be suggest ed. Possibly the awakening of selfish interest, which ignoble thing is, after all, a powerful mind tonic for the most of us, might stir the sluggish nature and rouse the dormant faculties to en- ergy. What that selfish interest should be could be proved by experiment. Possibly small new privileges or re- wards, although those are always doubtful; possibly a system of profit
 sharing, or rather saving-Sharing. might work well. But that is all sug- gestion, and the first experiment might prove the futilty of 1t. Possibly the caste of the domestic servant might be elevated gradually by a careful and iudicious system until in time the po- sition came to be considered more de- sirabe by the intelligent class capable of skilled labor. That may seem to advocate the old New England system of having hired man and girl sit at the table with the family, but it need not necessarily involve that. The servant might have her quarters made more befitting person in higher walk Of life. her manner of dressing might be improved and she might be made to feel that her work was her distinction, instead of her disgrace, and in time 1t might all be better But who knows?
 The problem, although old as the world and lightly spoken of, is serious, involving as it does the power and leisure to do lasting work of the best workers in the world. Unless Abigail serves we'll, the judge, the physician, the teacher, the scholar, the writer. are in n great measure powerless; but who shall regulate the serving of Abigail?
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-25
WORN TO A SKELETON.
A Wonderful Restoration Caused .
 Sensation in Pennsylvania
Town,

Mrs. Charles N. Preston, of Elkland Pa, says: Three years ago I found
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-25

ably Tn our inventions, our printino presses, our typewriters, all our labor- saving and perfecting machines. hut the servant still dates back to inc dave or the handioom and the spindle.
 Ot course l do not speak of trained English and French servants or Amer ican servants with a like training ar ot those employed in situations where wealth can command a goodly allow ance of ability in this as in other di- lectnns. Wealth can do almost any, thing.
 l speak of the usual servant at usual wages in the families of moderate means who have the sever- est struggle with the servant problem since their own minds and muscles are involved in its solution
 There is felt keenly the lack of Draln and gray matter not of blind Willingness and bovine obedience in the kitchen. That, as before said, is the reason why when Abigail sweeps the floor dust taketh wings and fiieth to the picture frames and the ceiling; why the meat is overdone or under done; why the dishes are nicked and the substance wasted. And there is as much sense in finding fault and blam- ing as in fuming because one cannot pick figs from thistles. The thistles of life choke out the figs for the most part. While there really are figs, they never grow on thistles.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-25

Hungary Printed First Almanac. The first almanac was printed iu Hungary in l47O.
The Prescott daily news., 1907-05-25

U life choke out the figs for the most part While there really are figs, they never grow on thstles.
 The one answer to the question as to what shall be done in the case of in- seems to presuppose itself. Brains there must be in the house or it will fall. If there are none in the kitchen there must be some in the parlor, and the motive power must extend to the kitchen and supply the need there. When the room is swept there must the queen reign, her throne must be movable into the quarters where the bread is made and the dishes washed.
 She must pervade the house with her superior intelligence and above all sine 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 do 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 maid for hers. She may not only lack abil ity but the power to acquire ability. What then? The chances are that while two and two exist they can never be combined, that while the household remains there will never be peace and order and work well done. And there 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 out another path for her willing but re- stricted feet. There are cases in which a woman would not save but squander. would not do right but wrong, in de- voting herself entirely to the manage 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 it is she who has to count out the money.
 What then? The problem remains stated, its solution indicated but i'm possible. Abigails come and go, and the dirt and disorder and discomfort remain. Inefficiency graduates with out laurels and the new aspirant takes her place, until the end.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-15
DISSERTATION Of
SABBATH D[PL0R[D
Sunday School Association
Adopts Resolution to That
Effect
PLEDGE
TIE MPERANcE
More General and Effective Teaching
of Temperance in the Schools Urged
Officers, Committees and Delegates
to State Convention at Davenport
Are EIeoted-Liscomb Next Year.

The annual convention Of the Mar
shall County Sabbath School assocl-
alton. after a two days session, ad-
iourned late Friday afternoon. after
adoptins resolutions. electing officers
committees and delegates to the COM
ing state convention at Davenport, anu
selecting Liscomb as the meeting place
next year.
Sabbath dissertation was deplored IN
n resolution reported by the committee
composed of Revs. e. B. Jones and w
P. James, which was unanimously
adopted. The resolution deplores not
only the use of Sundays as holiday,
but for the running of excursions, ana
urges that protesting Christians dis
courage every kind of Sabbath desecraa :
ton.
Another resolution adopted rejoices
in the rapidly rising tide of temper
ance as evidenced by many OF the
great commercial and Industrial Or
ganizations, and urges increased actlv-
ity on the part Of ali county and town
ship associations to secure in the sab
bath school more general and enective
teaching of temperance, and the s1sn-
ing of the temperance pledge.
Another resolution adopted thanked
the officers of the Baptist church for
the use Of the building for convention
purposes. eF
Officers and committees were. elect
ed as follows:
President-Miss Gertrude E. Miller,
MarshalltoWn.
Vice president--Rev. Edgar Pear
son, LeGrand.
Secretary and treasurer-Mrs. A. p.
iBetz, Marshalltown.
Primary and junior secretary-Miss
Louise Miller, Marshalltown.
Executive committee. E. Pickard,
H. r. Millhiser, Mafshalltown; William
E. Hill, Green Mountain; Jacob Kin
ger. Bangor; Mrs. E. A. Clark, Lis
comb; Mr.. Raley, Clemens.
Home department and house to house
vista tion-Mrs. g. NJ. Lyon.
Flnance-Delos A. Wilbur, Lewis
Derby, w. T. Smith, E. r. Lay r. r.
Benedict, DR.. H. A. Kinnan, w. r.
Painter.
Temperance work-Mrs. A. L. FraL
ger
Missionary-Mrs. Sweeney.
International Bible Readers Asso-
ciation-Miss Alice Lincoln.AsS4 as
Delegates to the state convention, tc
be held in Davenport June 1928, were
chosen as follows: Mr.. and Mrs. j. "A
Cattell, Mrs. C. e. Pickard, Mabel Mil
Ter, c. A. Bauahman, Mrs w. r. Paint
er, Mrs. A. Il. Betz, Chloe, Carter, Mar
|shalltown; G. W. Biersborn, Lizzie
Lloyd, Liscomb; Mrs. E. l.. Condor
LeGrand; Edith Runner, Green Noun
tain; j. w. Marshall, Union.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-15
MISS BENTLEY TO WED.
Former MarshaiItown Woman to Be-
come Bride Of Mr.. w. II. Graves, at
MinnAanotis So aia

Former MarshaiItown Woman to Be-
come Bride of Mr.. w. n. Graves, at
Minneapolis.
Miss Alta Bentley, daughter Of S: G.
Bentley, formerly of this city, but now
of Minneapolis, will be married next
Thursday, June 20, to Mr.. SW.3 H.
Graves, of Minneapolis. The wedding
will be very quiet one, owing to the
recent bereavement in the Bentley
family, in the death of Park NJ. Bentley
in this city, but the original date will
be conformed to, as set some time ago.
Only members Of the family will wit
ness the ceremony.
Miss Bentley was for several years a
teacher in the public schools Of this
city, but for the past six years has
been teaching in Minneapolis. Mr..
Graves is very well to do, owns consid-
cradle property in Minneapolis, aud
with his bride will travel extensively
for some time.
Mr.. S. G. Bentley left for Minneapolis
Friday night, and will remain until af-
ter the wedding. He will then return
to this city to look after some unfin-
ished business matters.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-15
= BASE BALL =.

BY s to 1 Kennedy's men yesterday
won from Keokuk, having a rather
easy time Of it because the tailender's
infield materially aided in score MAX
ing by frequent wild throws. Had it
not been for the poor throws the score
would probably have been not more
than half what IT. was. Buemiller's
throw to the plate, in an effort to catch
Forney, when the bases were full, hit
Forney and passed in three scores be-
fore the ball was recovered from the
race track.
The locals played a good fielding
game, and aItho they outhit the visi-
tors, the hitting was spasmodic and un-
certain. Harris was taken from the
infeld and put into right field, Mise
being sent in to take his place at
short. King was switched from right
to left field The change was made be-
cause Harris has not been playing up
to his usual form. In the new position
Misse played a good game despite his
one bad throw.
Hatch, for the locals, and Cummings
for the visitors, opposed one another.
The local man pitched the better game
of the two. He was able to keep the
seven hits OF Keokuk well separated,
while Kennedys men punched five OF
their nine hits in the fourth and sew
enth innings The locals scored first
in the opening inning, but Keokuk
%11y ;,orr @t,n tn,
second, when Misses wild throw TO
first gave Fitzpatrick the opening to
score from third.
After two were out In the fourth
Disch got hit, and while the Keokuk
inheld was chasing him with poor
throws, following Misses hit to right,
he scored.
The team hit around in the seventh,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-15

O'clock luncheon. and was arranged in
honor of the anniversary of Miss Cur
It's BIRTH All State Center delights in
honoring Miss Curtis, and her ten days
visit In the town of her many years
labor has been something of trium-
plant procession, with the birthday
fete a fitting climax. Twenty-Five ladies
We're hidden by the hostesses, including
from out of town Mesdames S. w.
Morgan and Geo. Gregory of this city,
and Charles Curry, of Nevada. Mrs.
Curry, as Della Darling, was at one
time a member of Miss Curtis staff.
The guest OF honor received many
beautiful membranes in commem-
GRAFTON Of the day.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-15
Local Comment

| MarshalltOWn offers more advantages
to travelling men as a home town than
any other city in the state. Homes are
pretty and healthful, schools good, ex--
penses low, and being situated in the
center of the state, with admirable
train facilities, her travelling men can
nearly always Sunday at home. On
the other hand travelling men are born
boosters. We can't get too many of
them. Let's turn out and entertain the
visitors at the travelling mems picnic
next Saturday so royalty that they
will move their families here and make
Marshalltown their home. Il
y
If the city council should discover
that concrete paving Is durable at a
cost of about Sips per square yard
when brick costs 81, it ought not to- be
difficult to get property owners to petit
ton for more paving in Marshalltown.
Many an intersection between paved
streets ought to be paved, and the saw
ing In expense, especially to the man
with the corner lot, would be an item
Of much Importance.
=
There is this much about the z. NJ.
G. A. debt. 1t is there. If it is no.
paid off a deficit of $500 per year must
be raised and the money poured in the
hole. If only half the debt Is raised
now, the same fellows will be asked to
contribute again in a few years to pay
off the other half. We might as well
face the situation, and dig deep enough
to pay it all now. Extend the pay
ments to s25 and $50 every six months
for two years or more, so it will not
seem any more Of a tax than buying
books on the installment plan, and put
the Y. M. C. A. out of debt. There is no
other alternative.
The Y NJ c. A. has started its cam
paign and is entitled to a free right
of-way for a reasonable time. People
who want church organs, elevators and
other public subscriptions, should Sbe
charitable enough to keep out until the
Y. NJ. c. A. has had its turn. We can
then all join in and lift for each en-
terprise as it comes in its turn. Reg
sular order is necessary to avoid con-
fusion, even in a barber shop.
Some of the foundation rocks are
disintigrating at the bachelor club on
East State street and the marriageable
women of the city should take courage.
There are q dozen very desirable
catches left. 1t is true they have
weathered the storms of sentiment for
many years some of them so very long
that they ought to be ashamed Sof
themselves, but they do fall before per-
sistent and intelligent attack and there
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Is not one Of them but who is vulner-
able IL he can be made sufficiently
reckless TO muster up nerve. or course,
the women insist that they have no de-
signs upon men anywhere and that the
few exceptions at the bachelors club
have wandered forth interrupted to seek
and beSeach for consolation In theif
loneliness and in the case of the excep-
lions this may be so but the fact that
they have broken away from bache-
lordown should be sufficient evidence
that the others can be reached. DELHI
crate campaigning in their direction
would be entirely justified. They con-
sttute one Of the most unprogressive
sights of our city. Superintendent
Palmer should pin a copy of this to
every teachers contract.
If band concert Is necessary to
draw a crowd to the city park opening
day why not arrange for such concert
as a regular Sunday afternoon feat
ure? Council Bluffs maintains a public
park of 100 acres at a cost OF $4,000
per year and the Sunday afternoon
band concert is enjoyed by thousands
of working people thruout the summer
months.
y
When the manufacturers OF this city
perfect their organization they should
go after joint rates for Marshalltown.
We have voted taxes for interurbans
SO as to connect with the Milwaukee,
the Rock Island and the Illinois Cen
trail, when we can accomplish the same
thing by getting joint freight rates
over these roads for our shipments In
connection with the roads that now run
thru our city. The new statute gives
the state railroad commission power to
establish joint rates.
~
One or two long, dry days this week
did finally break the monotony Of the
deluge.
June Is going to prove itself the
brides month, even tho it-may not be
the month OF roses. For the approach
ing week five weddings. in which Mar
shalltown is interested. have been an
>nounced. together with four for the
week following. The first fourteen
days of June have witnessed twelve
WSuuIlSss pretty SOOQ average. 1t
is evident that possible crop short
age next fall Is no discouraging
factor.
II the anti saloon leagues attention
should possibly be called to a Children's
Day program scheduled for one of the
Gilman churches Sunday, It may decide
that Gilman is field for work. "Edel-
weiss" Is the subject of one Of the reci-
tations, but there is no mention as to
whether 1t Is to be light or dark"
-
The signs placed on the principal
streets, calling attention to the imposi->
ton Of a fine for splitting on the side
walk are having noticeable good eff
feet, and the sidewalks nave been Kept
in far more clearly condition during
the past few weeks than ever before. 1t
may be that the newness Of the signs
will soon wear off, and that men will
again become careless, but an arrest
now and then will jog, their memories.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-15
Locate Missinu Horse.

The sorrel mare belonging to NJ. F.
Lowden, east Of town, which was sup
posed to have strayed or been stolen
from the barn of a Tama county farm
err. near Grundy Center, Tuesday
night, and which was advertised In
Friday nights T.-R. has been located
by Sheriff Hutson. and Mr. Lowden is
today on his way to Gladbrook to
claim his property. The mare was
found in q field, where a farmer was
using her in blowing 1t is not known
here whether the animal had been
picked up while straying, or had been
sold by some one who stole 1t.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-15
hat the announcement should l

that the announcement should be
made public at this time.
Rev. and Mrs. Hines will go to Flu
rope on their honeymoon, in company
Of Rev. and Mrs. J. G. Walz. Of Gear
ing, and the latter's sister, Miss Kuhl,
of Pittsburg, Pa. The party will sail
from New York July 13. taking the
Mediterranean route and will tour the
continent, returning via London after
a, trip thruout the British isles.
Bishop II. B. Hartzler, Of Harris
burg. Pa; who Is in the city now In at
tendance at the Des Moines confer
ence OF Keystone League Of Christian
Endeavor, which Mr.. Hines church is
entertaining, will officiate at the we'd
ding.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-06-15
suNNYsIDE ADDITION.
Much Interest Being Manifested in the
Auction Sale June 10.

Auction sale June ~.
Great interest is being manifested in
the auction sale OF lots in Sunnyside
addition on June 10. The sale will I'M
doubtedly offer an unusual opportunity
to buy lot on which to build and also
for Investment. 1t is recognized as one
of the most desirable sections of the
city, and there seems to be no doubt
that these lots will greatly increase In
value in the next few years. A home
built there now will remain profitable
investment, if the best judgment of real
estate men but prejudiced is taken.
Go out tomorrow and look over these
lots. You can cut the plat from the ad-
vertisement which appears in this pa
pear today and locate any lot you wish
to bid upon. 1t will be worth your
while Keep your eye on Sunnyside
addition, and make your arrangements
now to. attend the sale next 'Wednes-
day. The ideal residence section OF the