The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1909-03-12
THE CONQUEST OF THE KITCHEN

Professor Thomas Nixon Carver Of
Harvard says, in effect that any
man who marries on salary of less
than $500 year Is guilty Of a sin
against his country"
In the old days folks used to
marry on little or nothing. How
much did Mr. Lowell have when he
married Maria White? Was 1t $500
year? But those simple days are
over, albeit we notice in the papers
every. now and then that some rash
bridegroom has not the money ito
pay the minister But, as the.
struggle for life gets harder and
American civilization becomes more
complex, these inpudences may
grow uncommon. AT present 1t is
the weil-to-do who are most likely to
shrink from marriage and to insist
upon high standard of material
comfort. The poor rush blithely in
to marriage and will continue to do
so, we suppose, for love laughs at
professors. The fixing OF a minimum
income limit for marriage is entirely
in accord with the present spirit OF
regulation; and dowries provided by
the state may yet come. Who knows
how far the new Jeffersonianisn will
60?
Mrs. Alice Peloubet Norton, assis-
tant professor of household admins
tration in the University Of Chicago,
told certain Illinois club women that
companies would be formed to fur
nish trained persons to do all the
different branches OF houseWork, for
long or short periods and do the
work on business principles. So the
servant problem will vex no long
er. Happy dream! But the $799 "a
year people have nothing coming
from that ivory gate. Trained per-
sons doing housework will be ex-
pensiye. We have often suggested
that houseWork was the one profess
sion LETT to mere man. He could
make money at 1t Ii he had the in
telligence, but we have no great con-
fidence in that No, the automatic
electric servant is the only chance of
the despairing who won't or can't
do their own work. Not the con-
quest of the air, but the conquest of
the kitchen, is the triumph which the
United States needs most; and the
case is getting to be somewhat the
same in Great Britain. From the
New York Sun.
Il I. 4
COEUk D'ALENE, Idaho, March
To Echoes: The Womans Club OF
Occur d'Alene sends greeting.
We have just passed through a
critical period Of our club life but
have been strengthened by the trial
and SO have come to appreciate the
words of the poet:
Sweet are the uses of adversely;
Which, like the toad, ugly and VEN
omous,
Wears yet a precious jewel in its
head.
And this our life, exempt from pub
lie haunt,
Finds tongues In trees, books in rum
ming brooks,
Sermons ia stones, and good in
everything.
Our regular meetings are held
every second and fourth Friday of
each month, at which is given a
combined literary and musical pro-
gram. AT the close of each meeting
there is social half hour, during
which light refreshments are served.
The club is certainly in Furnishing,
progressive condition and is well at
tended, and all of the members are
full Of enthusiasm At our last
meeting we decided that Echoes"
is to become a permanent feature in
the club and hereafter 1t will con-
stitute a prominent part Of our regu-
lar program. A member was chosen
to look after this part of the pro-
gram. 1t will be her duty to look
carefully through each copy of the
paper and select such items as she
may deem OF interest to the club,
and to present them either at roll
call or during the discussion of cur
rent events. She is also required to
send to Echoes" an occasional re-
port of the club. It is hoped, in this
manner, to bring the club into closer
touch with our federation organ.
Heretofore this duty has been i'm
posed upon our secretary, but as she
is also secretary Of the library COM
mittee, her time is we'll occupied
Speaking of the library must tell
you Of our latest effort in that line.
We sent out cards to as many resi-