Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-06-05
Little Boarding

boarding house because his bride had
declared fatty that she would not
marry him unless he set up house.
keeping| For a long time Officer Daley
debated with himself matrimony pull
ing on one side and Miss 5Murray's
cooking Juggling on the other.
gs In this battle his heart finally won.
He married and left Miss Murray's
boarding house to live in a coy fiat
OF his own. "A! little son, Michael Da.
ley. blessed his union. But in a few
years his wife died. Right after 1.-The
funeral Officer Daley took his baby
and went back to Miss Murray. He
has been there ever since, and SO has
his boy. iii hi .5l ~ ss n
Then there was Inspector Wheeler.
Several years ago Sthe inspectors
brother built himself new house, and
thought it would be fine to have; the
Inspector live there with him. The in
spector liked the idea Of living with
HIS own kin, but he put OF going as
long as possible. XII
Finally he packed his belongings
and stole away to his new home. b
Went Back to Miss Murray.
But he was Ill at ease IN his new
quarters His brother and his broth
er's wife and his gay young nieces
and $nepheWs wondered to see him sit
in moody silence and to hear him. pace
the floor of his room until far into the
night. Then sone morning his room
in /, his brothers. luxurious home was
found empty. The inspector had
packed his things and gone back to
Miss Murray's in the night. ;fSs T,
AS a model boarding house keeper
Miss Murray was no accident. She
fitted herself by years OF study, expert:
ment and hard work. In her old age
she is able to formulate certain rules
which, she says. II lived up to rigidly
viii enable other boarding house keep
ers, to achieve success. Here are
some OF the rules: 55tst MN. !.
ljs Give everybody plenty to eat.
Make the food plain and good.
Make the table and house homelike
a Don't run too, much to style. A mar
would rather have q thick, juicy beef
steak than cut glass and fancy sill
yer. INA Il, 4! II &
Put everything on the table at once
and let the boarders help themselves
Try, to Please Them.
Cater to individual appetites. Il
one wants his steak we'll done and
another wants It rare, cook theil
steaks separately. 81 I
DO your own marketing and make
marketing q study. a FL Il K.
Make good coffee; Bad COFFEE hat
been responsible for more boarding
house failures than any other one
! thing. 4 q, 81 1.
| n Have specialties in cooking dishe.
that you cook differently from any
body else and that your boarders can
not get anywhere except at your OWL
table. .a 3 X: ,ass. MI ~ 4. 5a8
Do your own cooking. r
Have your table linen and dishes
specklesBly clean. n
| Neveri serve any dish that is not az
good as you know how to make It. II
slightly burned or faulty in any re
spect, throw It, away. VI. 3.5g.5 4 ,-3 r b
Have plenty OF hot water In the
house at all times. A, Isl
Have "a certain hour for meals. and
serve them promptly on the hour.
b Keep your rooms clean, and have
plenty Of bedclothes in cold weather
Have all men as your boarders OF
all women. Never try to mix mel
and women. AS 5boarders they won'1
mix. Men are preferable. .4 &'
Mother your men. Darn their socks
and sew their buttons on, keep theil
clothes in repair. and attend to theil
| laundry. - H