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The Yale expositor., 1909-05-21

DOMESTIC life in New York is I'M
~ dergoing rapid changes, and the
day of the absolute reign Of the cook
is passing in the metropolis as is ty-
ranny in other parts of the globe
The revolution is a quiet one. but
proof of the uprising against the
queen of the culinary art is furnished
by John N. Bogart, commissioner Of
licenses, in his annual report.
A new generation has risen to ques-
ton the power which held men and
women in submission for so long
because of the constant threat of the
three days notice" AT the present
rate of change. according to the figures,
cooks in private families will soon be
a novelty, and. instead of being mas
tiers over a few, they will be reduced
to serving the many.
One cook is now doing the work
formerly done by many, and the re-
suit. Mr.. Bogart states. is a decrease
of Fl per cent. in the number sup
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-21
A New Magazine Party.

The invitations were issued on card.
board made to represent a magazine,
and were inclosed in envelopes. Each
guest was asked to come wearing an
article to indicate a current periodical
or In costume, whichever was most
convenient.
This broke the ice and 1t was a very
merry party. In about a half hour,
when all were endeavoring to find out
who was what, the hostess passed
little booklets which contained the
following typewriter romance, the
blanks to be filed with the name OF
publication:
Once upon a time an - who had al
ways enjoyed - and cared very little
for the - outside of his own - was
Induced by his friends to become a -
and junior member of prominent
- in the home town of the -.
At the time of his coming to the city
this - was a very - individual,
heart whole and fancy free, and when he
heard - from - lips of the fascin-
atoms OF a certain little girl with bright
eyes and face of which an artist might
be the - he paid no attention How
ever. upon receiving through the -
a dainty missive with the odor of the
floral garden upon II. his heart fiuttered
In an unusual manner. The coming func-
ton, lawn party given by the - lad
been the - at his hotel for days.
His friends, whom we will call Mr..
- and Mr.. - for convenience, had
insisted upon his attendance. He object
ed. saying he was no favorite in the
-. The friends argued that a little
- would mske him have a different
- In life and would make him more
- and that he needed the - so he
accepted the invitation.
Arriving at the park. he found a -
gathering. and the place being pic
turesque one. he at once made use OF his
camera, saying: II must have -
Of this" He was first introduced to the
owner of the park. an old man with
flowing beard. a veritable -, and his
son, youth of IS years.
The WAS a charming girl, who
shyly left her escort when she saw the
- approaching.
"A - indeed" was his mental ejacu-
alton, as he recognized the one in a
white to be none other than the
one with the pretty face, OF whom he
had heard. He was introduced. and a
little later. leaving - OF friends, they
;trolled across the lawn. They parted al
-, but he gained her consent to call
Upon her and to take Der to the -.
The intervening days seemed a -
long. but in the meantime a - had
come TO him. had suddenly become
20 him as important a problem as -
economy and - had been in his coun-
ry days before. was no longer a
set by his freside, for his affections were
elsewhere.
1t was the same old story. and he soon
decided to become the - for - pro-
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-21

States 1t was not because he was in
any immediate danger of visitation
from the law, although he had been a
prominent figure in the insurance
scandal, which brought many of the
men of his class into the shadow of
the penitentiary.
He did it, as he sadly remarked at
the dock, more in sorrow than in
anger. He was going, he said, because
the people of the United States we're
too crude, too materialistic. too bla-
tant to be worthy of the society of a
gentleman of leisure. He was going,
he said, to land where life is an art
and art is life, where the traits of
character which in his own country
had brought him nothing but bitter.
ness and derision, would win him ap-
probation and friends.
Mr.. Hyde added that he would al.
ways continue to think kindly of
America, that he would even-out of
loyalty to his forbears-retain his
American citizenship, but he qualified
this by concluding that he did not
think he ever would come back. Then
he curled his violet-scented moustache
and went aboard.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-21
Fight Twenty Years to Get Millions

with a craft packed full of groceries.
Arriving there, he had little difficulty
in exchanging his commodities for
gold dust, and with the latter he
bought an interest in San Francisco
dock property. This subsequently be-
came valuable and Uncle Ben" was a
rich man. He came back to New
York and bought up real estate in
Harlem and other places, and when
he died in his seventy-eighth year his
real estate had increased In value so
much as to make him a many times
millionaire.
A renewal of the litigation came be.
fore Supreme Court Justice Davis on
an action brought by William b. Rich.
ardson. a grandson, to set aside an
agreement known as the peace agree
ment," entered into between the heirs
and executors of the estate in 1898
aften ten years OF bitter fighting
among the family. II is also sought
to have william T. washburn, the
only surviving executor of the will
removed from that position on the
ground of malfeasance. In the latter
cause Edward B. Whitney has been
appointed referee to take testimony
and report TO the court.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-21
Queen of Kitchen Losing Her Throne

piled by employment agencies, where
as there is an increase in the force
of mattresses of about IL per cent
Discussing the transition, the report
states:
Changes in the system of home
life in New York are showing their
effect in the employment of servants.
Many families who formerly lived in
private houses are now going into the
large apartment houses on the West
side. While these families often EN-.
ployed two or more servants, they can
keep but one servant now because of
lack of accommodation. This accounts
for the increase in the number of
servants wanted for general house
work, as nearly all the servants hired
by the occupants of apartment houses
are of this class. The same condition
also accounts for the absence of an
increase in the number of mattresses
and cooks which the growth of popu.
lation would justify.
Families living in apartment
houses find il difficult to obtain salts.
factory servants in private families
and both the servant and the EN-.
ployer become dissatisfied. This, OF
course, results in frequent complaints
from both sides against the employ.
ment agencies"
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-21

A THOUGH the will of Benjamin
"A Richardson, brother of Spite
House" Joseph Richardson. who died
in 1889, was admitted to probate over
twenty years ago II is still the subject
of litigation i'm the courts of New
York city. Richardson, or Uncle
Ben" as he was Familiarity known,
left an estate valued at from 100000
900 to 100000, most OF which was
in real estate scattered throughout
the country. He was an eccentric old
man during the latter part of his life
and his house, known as the Square
house" and Fort Lincoln" situated
on One Hundred and Twenty-fifth
street testified to this.
Uncle Ben" formed the nucleus Of
his vast fortune wher in 1S49 he fit
ted up an expedition and sailed
around Cape Horn to San francisco
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-21
All Who
Would Enjoy

good health, with its blessings, must un-
derstand, quite clearly, that it involves the
question of right living with all the term
implies. With proper knowledge of what
is best, each hour of recreation, of enjoy
ment, of contemplation and of effort may
be made to contribute to living Alright.
Then the use of medicines may be dis
pensed with to advantage, but under Or
binary conditions in many instances a
simple, wholesome remedy may be invalu-
able if taken at the proper time and the
California Fig Syrup Co. holds that it is
alike important to present the subject
truthfully and to supply the one perfect
laxative to those desiring it.
Consequently, the Company's Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of SIENNA gives general
satisfaction. To get its beneficial effects
buy the genuine, manufactured by the
California Fig Syrup Co. only, and for sale
by all leading druggists.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-21
ENTERTAINMENT
Son0e New Ideas for Pleasant Parties, De-
vised by tb@ WsTl-KDowD Authority on
tb@ Subject, MadanOs Merri.

vided he had - with his wooing. This
proved to be the case, and he married
his - and their - Is one OF the
happiest places I'm
ANSWERS.
American Boy. Country Life in Amer
lea. Worlds Work. Farm and Home.
Business Man. Enterprise. Boston Her
aid. American. Independent Hints.
Everybodys. Designer. Saturday Evening
Post. Smart Set Table Talk. Munsey.
Harper's. Ladies' World. Outing. outlook.
Cosmopolitan. Recreation. Popular. Pic
torial Review. st. Nicholas Youths Com
panion. Business Man. Modern Priscilla.
Dress. The Circle. Sunset. Theater.. Cen
fury. New Idea. Good Housekeeping. Ma
tional. Farm Progress. The Black Cat.
Woman's Home Companion. Life. Sue
cess. Modern Priscilla. House Beautiful.
The World To-Day.
Candy boxes in the shape of books
were the favors. and the prizes were
subscriptions to magazines, the lucky
ones making their choice Of list that
were all the same price.
II one secures an invitation to a
party of this kind, it would be good
thing to go to a stationer's and look
over the magazines, for there are so
many 1t is impossible to recall all the
names just when they are wanted.
Did you ever hear of the Rainy
Day" club? 1t is a unique idea and
arose in this manner: There were six
young matrons who had been girls to-
gether, talking over and sharing each
others joys and sorrows. They were
in a very fashionable set and had a
strenuous life to lead, so 1t was pro-
posed that on a rainy day in each
month one of them should be the host
ess for the other five; that invita-
tons should be given over the tele-
phone and take precedence over all
others; absolutely plain gowns were
to be worn, three-course luncheon
was to be served without trimmings"
which meant place cards, favors, etc. /;
work was to be brought and all the
affairs of life discussed in a most
charitable manner for the mutual i'm
provement and benefit of all con-
cerned.
1t was a rule that no unkind criti-
cism of any one should be made and
no gossip discussed; there was to be
a half-hour devoted to pertinent ques-
tons of the day and each girl was to
relate funny story. 1t was time
for complete relaxation The club has
been in existence now several years
and is a perfect success, "a very haven
of refuge" as one member en-.
| pressed it.
MADAME MERRr.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-21

n OFA PILLOWS are a great addition
~ to living room, den or porch,
and II seems as II one cannot
have too many OF them. Stenciled
pillows are artistic and pretty.
Girls who intend to enter col
tege next fall are beginning to get the
things ready for their rooms, and pill
lows are always feature OF college
room. The work is easy to do, and the
materials inexpensive. A tulip design
is given to-day, and Is to be done on
A pillow of denim, crash, burlap, rajah
silk. or any preferred material Of this
order. The motifs are to be arranged
In two bands of four motifs each, one
across the upper edge, about three
inches down, and the other across the
lower edge of the pillow. This arrange
meut Is a bit newer than the border or
corner decoration. One single motif
is placed in the center of the back of
the pillow, and 1t is surprising how
much more interesting pillow decor
ated in this way il than one having a
plain back.
To make the stencil, trace the. de-
sign given on a piece of stencil paper
or heavy manila paper. Lay the paper
on a piece of glass and cut out the
parts of the design that are blackened
in. Use a sharp penknife or sloyd
knife, or. II preferred, cut out the stem
Gil with pair of small, sharp embroid.
cry scissors. II the manila paper is
used, 1t should be shellaced on both
sides to insure its serviceability, and
must be hung up day TO dry thor
oughly. AS real stencil paper is only
ten cents for large piece, IL is much
wiser to use IL, as "a saves much time.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-21
Would Pilot Americans Through Europe

enumerates his qualifications for TAX
ing rich Americans abroad
II have hit upon what | believe is a
new plan, and offer myself as gentle
man cicerone through Europe. | have
the necessary qualifications, for
know the country. l know the trains
the ships, and know the best hotels,
know the hotels where society goes
and those that are, to use an express
sive word, 'tabooed.' Then, again, my
experience tells me when to tip, how
to tip, the amount to give, and when
it is to advantage to tip in advance.
II should be able to get any Ameri
can family into London society, and
would get them the entry into Phyllis
court during Henley week. / know
Newmarket, Ascot and Goodwood, and
can go to any place on the CONT
nent, to the seaside or the spas.
could take Americans sightseeing or
yachting. / should be willing to place
my automobile at the disposal of any
employer, and think know the roads
over there as well as anybody. have
driven through Great Britain and con
tineDtal Europe"
Vandevelde said he spoke English
German, French and Dutch. and had a
working knowledge of Italian and
Spanish AS an evidence OF his thrift
the young man came across in the
second cabin. When asked how he
got into society, Vandevelde replied:
81, sir, was born a gentleman"
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-21
convenonazed
Of Couch

The stenciling is done with Easy
dye" which is a simple, effective meth.
cd and will launder beautifully. It ID
Is cents tube for all colors. Before
applying the color the fabric should be
dipped in a strong solution of salt and
water. A handful of salt will be
enough. The material should be dried
and ironed before applying the dye
After this salt process the colors will
not run.
To prepare the Easy dye" squeeze
some out into a fiat dish and dissolve
thoroughly In hot water. Use enough
water to obtain the desired value OF
color. When cold, strain II through a
little piece of muslin. Then mix the
color with the white of an egg to pre-.
vent 1t from running.
Lay the material on nat, smooth
board, with a sheet OF blotting paper
under 1t, pin the stencil in place. pin.
ming II down firmly on all edges, and
apply the dye with a stiff bristle
brush. holding the brush vertically
and having only little dye on the
brush at a time. Dab" the color on
little at time, rather than paint II
in in long strokes, SO that II will not
run. 1t is a good plan to have a bit
of old white cloth on which to wipe
the brush before applying It to the
fabric.
Some effective color schemes are:
Material, light golden tan rajah:
tulips, orange; dots, deep brown:
leaves, dark green. Material, ecu
crash; tulips, old blue; dots, bright
yellow; leaves, gray green; turning of
leaves, dark green. Material, tan
denim; tulips, old rose; dots, Dsxft
blue; leaves. dark brown.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-21

homestead and 100 at $500 per acre.
"A vast rich country and a contented pros
porous people."-Ertyacf Jt0m eo,reSs0naSnes
Of National Ed'floy. 70hOSe zfSft 10 WSsf(yS
Canada. IN AERH5f. 1905. soaS iES1iyasi0n.
Many have paid the entire cost of their
farms and had balance of from $1,000 to
$1,000 per acre as a result of one crop.
Spring wheat, winter wheat, oats, barley,
flax and peas are the principal crops, while
the wild grasses bring to perfection tho
best cattle that have ever been sold ON
the Chicago market.
Splendid climate, schools and churches
in all localities. Railways touch most Of
the settled districts, and prices for produce
are always good. Lands may also be pur-
chased from railway and land companies
For pamphlets, maps and information
garding low railway rates, apply TO Superin-
tendent ofImmigration, Ottawa, Canada, OF
the authorized Canadian Government Agent; /,
n. " MeINNES. IB jefferson Avenue. Detroit
hichfsn; or c. A. LAURIER. SAUL Ste. Marie. Mich.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-21

Look out for dark days when the
weather man predicts light rains.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-21

Mrs. Wins,ow's Soothing Syrup.
Fur children teething softens the gums reduces In
nammaton, allays pain, cures wind colio 25c bottle
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-21

Go to sleep without supper. but rise
without debt.
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-21
Western Canada
MORE BIG CROPS IN 1903

Another $4,000 set
tiers from the United
States. New dis
tricts opened for set
Element. 800 acres
ofland to each set
tIer,-l60 free
The Yale expositor., 1909-05-21

w. N. w., DETROIT, NO. 21-1sos.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-02
THE FARMER BLAMED.


Increased Cost Of Living Attributed to
Agricultural shiftlessness.
m There can s. no spprsssiIs,sle ssSue,
through reduction in the price 81
food and clothing. II. is shown by. Of
fetal statistics that these items alone
represent about Sc per cent OF the ex-
an income OF ji.s0o or less. As the
rate OF income increases this per cent
age drops. but the average for families
With an income Of $1,000 or less Is evil
about. Is per cent. and fuel and light
ing about ST. per cent. The remainder
Is represented. by "sundries." car fare.
medical attendance, literature. church
etc.
Some day these millions of people of
modest income--the people whose need
sageS S0 on ana hundrsds 1 q t R Of
farms, has filled the banks with money
belonging to farmers, and made our
agriculturists during recent years the
will get on the trail Of the farmers.
the billions Of dollars paid to the pro-
ducers of wool and cotton. Of meat and
dairy products. of cereals. fruits and
vegetables. Such a reduction Is con-
ceivable without any lessening OF the
farmers profits. 1t can be effected by
ton OF business methods on the farms
and consequent material decrease in
the cost of production.
The consumers are today, as they
to pay for the indifferent, shiftiess, and
often stupid methods prevalent on the
American farm. Proper business meth
DDS would effect very important re-
The business of farming should be as
much business as manufacturing.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-02

The greatest American essayist OF
the day is newspaper man who
writes under the name Of "savoyard."
He lie a southernsr, Q Kentucky man
born and bred and intensity devoted to
Southern principles and Southern his
tory.
Yet he is no hide bound partisan,
who 10 blind to the ability and gifts
of men who may have been born North
Of the line. His work has dealt with
public men and political economy. AS
an analyst of character 1t is probable
''Savoyard," or as he is known in priv
ate life E. W. Newman, has had no
equal among the men who have writ
ten for the American press. Certain
" no writer has been more deeply
versed in history and influences which
uncrowned kings. overturned thrones
and shaped the affairs OF humanity.
Mr.. Newman has studied deeply the
Character OF practically every one OF
the American men who had part In
the great forensic struggle. which
sought to avoid, but only preceded the
great war between the States. The
forty years which followed the war
were full OF momentous events for
the American people. The men who
played q part in the settlement of the
issues In the American Congress which
followed the war were personally
known to Mr.. Newman. and some of
the most valuable literary work that
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-02

country. at HIS discretion. and on his
initiative. and that under q President
50 inclined every rate mentioned In The
maai,n l's it sSuid be increased to the
The rates ~ they stood had created
tration Senators, but they had ciuns
minimum clauses Of the bill, or at least
the administrative clauses, would low-
er the duties In actual practice. and
rnelsDy increase importation and reve-
Payne bill authorizes the maximum on
X IN case OF Discrimination against
tnls country In favor of a third coun-
President to impose a maximum which
is three times as high as that In the
fayne bill against any country. with o
ssi y tss q qnit.a hiSher than that imposed
On the House side opposition to the
Alorich provisions IL more definite and
more more, sweeping than in the Senate Rep
Speaker Cannon say that ne Is furious
handled the. House bill. and that he
Eress :. In II, session until October be-
Ions to be adopted.
In the opinion of the Speaker, as
him. the Senate in passing the amend
ments reported by Mr.. Aldrich would
be going directly In the face Of Ins
constitutional provision limiting to
the. House the initiative of revenue
legislation. Under the guise Of amend.
mfttee has drafted new bill, as under
the new maximum and minimum sched-
ule not an Item Is left at exactly the
point liked by the House measure. The
TRIPPING of the maximum duties by
Senator Aldrich in imposing a nat pu-
nitive additional duty OF rs per cent
rs beyond all reason, say the members
agrees with them on that point
The delegation to the President of
complete discretion In regard to the
opinion of the Speaker and his advis-
ers another violation of constitutional
restrictions. This point, II Is now be-
lieved, Will form the subject of a pro-
tracted debate in the Senate before the
House leaders take 1t up In conference.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-02

In answering In jury In the Supe-
rior Court. Chicago, q day or two ago.
Judge Kavanagh took occasion to re-
buke jury dodgers and to exalt the
service that Jurors gave the public.
THE general idea that Jury service Ia
onerous is a mistaken one" said the
court. II don't believe that any one
who has ever served two weeks on q
jury would exchange his experiences.
Jury service calls for the highest or
der of intelligence and for the most
honorable Of men. It is not alone .
privilege to serve as Juror. but It
Is an honor"
Undoubtedly Judge Kavanagh was
correct in speaking of jury duty 40 an
honor, but there are too manv who
seem to look on 1t as q punishment
visited on them. It is not only an
honor, but 1t is something more. When
we consider the grave and often vital
interests confided to the intelligence.
discretion and honesty Of jurymen we
can well understand that their duties
are among the most important that
American citizens are called on to
perform, and it is mistake almost
amounting to crime that deprives ju-
ries Of the services of the men who
are often best qualified to perform that
duty.
The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-06-02
"SaUoyard, The Essayist, Writes
Appreciation of The Advertiser

has been done in that time has been
the essays of Mr.. Newman, on such
men as Samuel ]. Tilden, Benjamin II.
Hill, John @. Carlisle. Thaddeus Ste
vens, James G. Blaine. John j. In
gals. James A. Garfield and others.
Mr.. Newman has just written The
Advertiser a letter in appreciation Of
the editorial on the monument of Ma
Jor Wirz. Again he mentions q CIR
cumstance which Will ever remain q
discredit to the Lincoln government
and which he first voiced in one Of
his admirable essays--that the Federal
government, for the first time in the
history OF mankind made medicine a
contraband OF war.
Mr.. Newman's letter follows:
Editor Advertiser: 1 have just read
the enclosed not only with satisfaction
but with admiration.
But why did you fail to note the fact
that in all the wars Of all the world,
pagan and Christian, civilized and bar
harlan, 1t was left to the United States
government, by order of that most
Infamous Of all miscreants. Edwin N.
Stanton to make medicine contraband
of war?
Thus they had for allies, not only
all the nations of the world. but all
the malaria of all the swamps OF the
South.
/ don't low you sir; but you print
o splendid paper that I read every day,
AMI rarely ind thing or q line that
Yours truly
y. W. Newman.