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The daily Alaskan., 1912-07-01
GILMORE CAN NEVER GET IT.

We favor a liberal policy to de velop the great rosOUCceS of Masks with such safeguards as would pre- vent waste and monopoly We fa' vc- the opening ot the coal lands tc development through a law leasing Jse lands oa such terms ss will in yite development in order Go provide ruel tc~ our navy and for the com msCce oa the Pacific ocean The d.
 de to the lands are Jo remain ir the tinted States government in or. der to prevent mocOToly-" No ref
 CreuCe IS made Co Alaska home rule
The daily Alaskan., 1912-07-01

Nobody in Southeastern Alaska considered the brand Of Gov. Swine CoCd's politics when he was a can didate for delegate. Nearly all the electors voted for him because he had Iabored hard to secure what the people wanted. For the same
The daily Alaskan., 1912-07-01
The WhitePass &Yuko T Route
wHITFEORSE

Passengers must be at depots In time to have Baggage inspected Inspection 30 minutes before leaving time of trains.
 pounds checked free with each full fare ticket pounds hall fare ticket
The daily Alaskan., 1912-07-01

reason nobody now has time to con- sideT James Wickersham' ideas about national affairs. He is work ing hard and ably for what the peo- pie want and that is why he is going to be reelected by an over whelmiug majority.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-16
Recipe for Cup Cdke.

have an excellent recipe for cup cake,
calling for a cupful of raisins. The cake
is always light, but the raisins fall to the
bottom. Can you suggest some way OF
preventing this?
&C B.. Starkville, Miss"
The raisins are not put in whole Of
course. They should be cut in half, the
seecs extracted (after washing them and
drying upon a toweD. and then dredged
thickly with -four. The philosophy of the
dredging is that the fioury coating, adher-
ing to the moist batter. holds the fruit in
place until the cooling is so advanced that
they are fixtures.
AS have interpolated lest you might
fail to do it, the raisins should be eleansed
of dust and other impurities before they are
seeded. Some housewives let them lie In
water half an hour to plump and freshen
them. They are then dried BY spreading
them upon a clean towel and laying an
other over them, patting the upper gently
10 absorb the moisture.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-16

she is crocheting, or the veranda jacket
she is knitting for a Christmas gift. 1t en-
hances the charm of the domestic tdyl
The breakfast apron should be wide and
full, with at least one rather capacious
pocket 1t differs from the regulation
maids apron In the disposition Of the
strings, which are of the same material as
the apron Our matron of years or the con-
sequential young wife, who is not yet alto
gether accustomed to her new honors and
responsibilities. passes the broad strings
behind her back and brings them around
to form a bow upon the left side-not d.
rectly in front, but in sight, where they
lend a coquettish touch to the figure. The
maid ties hers behind in full bow with
long ends.
Worn thus, our busy superintendent OF
the days work or active participant there
in wastes no breads upon the chances -
front breadths made glossy by much hurs
rying to and fro and rubs against furniture
and walls. Her trusty dress protector gets
the brunt Of all. On mending day il catches
stray threads. lint, and bits Of stuff that
would adhere to the gown and have to be
brushed off hard from their hold. More
wear and tearI Again l say-if you would
know how much time and money, not to
mention worry, you are spared by the apron
habit. examine the long suffering garment
when you lay It Off Crime grease. FUN.
and stickiness-all would have dishgured
your gown and brought on premature
threadbare shabbiness but for this merciful
shield
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-16
-q~ MARION HARLAND'S HELPING HAND.

A Quarter-pound Of macaroni broken into
inch lengths cooked tender in three pints
of saIted water about twenty L4inutes.
Drain in a colander. Now dash cold water
twice over It. as it remains in the colander
and drain 1t all off
Make a sauce of one tablespoonful each
of flour and butter melted together. and
one and a half cups of cold milk. Stir con-
stantly over the fire until it thickens. But
ter a deep dish and put into it layer Of
macaroni, one of grated cheese. and one
of this sauce, with layer of fine bread
crumbs upon the top of all Sprinkle cheese
thickly over the crumbs and bake. FineI
MRS. H. L. s.
Putting into Instant practice my principle
of reaping as well as sowing beside all
waters, 1 had no sooner read this recipe
than I hied M forth to the kitchen. paper
in hand and read it aloud to a cook who
shares my thirst for knowledge along Gu
Iinarv lines. Result: We had the dish for
dinner upon that stormy day, and enjoyed
it % to the full
1.-THE quotation marks signify what in
depreciation three hungry six footers put
upon the phrase. Not a scrap was left in
the dish when Ire meal was finished. And
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-16
Apron Restored to Dignity.

It remained for our great-great-grand-
mothers to restore the ancient and honor
able article of apparel to its rightfui dig
nifty. Lely's and Holbein's portraits give
US occasional glimpses Of lace and satin
aprons encrusted with gems and heavy
with embroidery. that went with full
dress among court women, Our grand
mothers wore big check aprons covering
the fronts of their working gowns In the
forenoon and dainty " CONNECTIONS " of silk
and muslin adorned the afternoon toilet.
It is Wordsworth, I think, who sings OF
Lucy In her apron blue
She was a pretty cottaser and her apron
was of homespun, dyed at home by her
own hands. The duchess of the same age
stitched for weeks upon satin wrought in
natural colors of flowers and birds and
afterwards wore the finished product with
@ court mantle and farthingale.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-16

a table, braced apart to steady them. Get
four clamps such as are used to hold quill
frames at the corners with which to clamp
the boards to the cupboard. Two broom
sticks will serve for the legs. Your table is
now ready to- stand beside you and hold
your workbox or anything you need in
sewing and can't well have upon the ma
chine. You may also leave unfinished work
upon it and remove it to another room OF
out of the way. One may easily remove the
clamps and set all away when it is not in
use. LYDIA S. H.
am somewhat puzzled by penciled line
hardly legible, at the foot of this note. I
make it out to say: am competing for a
prize"
AS no prizes are ever offered by the Cor
ner, marvel that the excellent Household
Hint was sent to me. 1t is too good to be
thrown into the wastebasket, and take tire
liberty of inserting it where it seems to
belong.
& =
Baked Macdroni
Drawing still upon our store of timely
gifts from a liberal minded constituency
we have:
BAKED MACARoNI AND CHEESE
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quired to do mans work also The at
tempt would be unwise and dangerous, a
direct interference with Gods plan.
a. And you. dear editor must do as you
think best with this letter. trust that It
may help some wayworn traveller along the
dusty highway OF life. You have some sad
cases before you. MRS. T. c. B."
Without taking up this letter section by
section, let me say that the earnest writer
has hold of a truth in the main which all
wives would do well to keep continually
before them. No human being was ever
turned from the error of his ways by un-
kindness. Sarcasm scarifies and leaves
raw sores. Harsh words and sullen looks
anger. and II the unfortunate object OF your
displeasure be mea spirited, may COW and
make deceitful the one you would convert.
Miss Edgeworth told us a century ago:
And trust me, dear, good hunor will prevail
When airs and screams and seedlings fan.
Our correspondent dweIls none too strong
ly upon the value of tact as a wifely
weapon. She makes plain. too. her opin-
lon that to leave the man one has vowed
to cleave unto :" as long as ye both shall
live is not to be considered except as a
last resort.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-16
Let Girls Wear Them to School.

Insist that your little girls shall wear
aprons to school in defiance Of vulgar pro-
tests from their fellows Make them as
pretty as is consistent with harmony with
everyday working garb. Never let them set
forth to school in the morning with
soiled or creased apron. Fashion them
daintily and fit then I.operly. And don't
scold if they come home with soiled fronts
and once in a while Jagged tear in the
muslin. But for the apron the frock would
have suffered.
If have dwelt with what may be regard
ed as earnestness disproportioned to the
topic upon this one accessory to neat and
becoming attire. 1t is to bespeak for, the
immemorial apron candid consideration and
tentative adoption. on the part of my fellow
housemothers. If It does not prove upon
fair trial to be all that claim for II will
never again step beyond the limits of my
bailiwick and NEEDLE in print with fashions
and costumes which belong OF right to ADLER
hands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-16

wAD the necessary time and space
it would please me nightly to go
into the history of the apron, be-
ginning with the 1uckless day when
Adam and Eve scrabbled :" to-
Rether in guilty haste the biggest leaves
they could lay their hands upon to shelter
their suffering bodies By the way. mod
ern translators of the saedest story ever
put upon record tell US that ' waist cloth ="
or "tunic would better describe the gar
ment. I am glad to be assured OF this 1
would have one of the most useful and hon
orabIe articles of human apparel boast a
more agreeable lineage.
The church has testified her appreciation
of the dignity of the apron by making it
part of canonicaI vestments: The oldest
and largest Of secret societies sports 1t as
q distinctive portion of its regalia, and in
architecture it has respectable place.
In considering these and dozens Of other
evidences OF the esteem in which the apron
was held throughout the ages, We are con-
founded to note tokens In classic literature
that it has been for centuries the badge OF
the artisan and plebeian- father of the
church rebukes the surly aproneer " who
dares hold opinions diverse to those of the
ecclesiastical powers that were. Shakespeare
makes Roman citizens sneer at
" You and your apron men! you that stood
SO much
Upon the voice of occupation and
The breath of garlic eaters"
Pope draws a sharp distinction between
che " cobbler a" who "aproned " and the
"person who "gowned."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-16

crumbs, a seasoning of salt, pepper, little
thyme and grated onion. and two table,
spoonfuls of melted butter. Spread thick
layer of this over one of the loins and place
the second on top of this; tie firmly together
in several places.
Put little butter or dripping into a
frying pan and when 1t is hot, brown the
meat nicely in it on all sides. Then add
two cupfuIs of boiling water and cook over
a slow fire for thirty minutes. The meat
should be covered after adding the water.
A little Drowned -four may be stirred in
after the meat is taken out and this Will
make delicious gravy.
Cooking 1t in the frying pan saves the
trouble of heating the oven when the meat
is the only thing to be roasted for dinner.
One has In this a good and economical dish.
1t is equally good sliced cold for luncheon.
L E. K,''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-16
Lean Upon that Husband.

Is it too late for me to offer a word
of sisterly advice to the wife whose hus-
band never has and never will support
his family {?
In the cloud that surrounds her she
sees no way out. I see two ways-the right
and the wrong. 1t is right for him to sup
port his family, and wrong for him not to
do it. Z. 1t is right for her to live with him
if he takes care of her and the children,
and it is wrong for her to stay with him
if he does not. Either get rid of the in
cubus lawfully, or get something out of
him tactfully. AS the m onkey used the
cats paws to get the hot chestnuts out
of the fire, you know. Think him over and
see some possibility in him. There must
be something he can do. Men feed greed
lily upon flattery. Try it upon your sub
ject. If he can do nothing but take the
COW to pasture. let him hear you boast to
the neighbors how much milk that COW
gives since he began to take care of her.
Now and then go out and see him Craze
the cow
Make much of him. no matter how small
you know him to be. Lean upon him and
don't let him lean upon you. That Is
mistake that will rob a man of what man
hood he has.
" If you have to make pickles and bake
and patch for money, put your earnings
away in the bank for the children and
say never a word to him about it. Keep
your best powers for the home. That
should be inviting always.
If one would make tact successful. one
should be full of good cheer and strong,
not tired and easily ruffled. Women were
made to be mems he!pmeets. Help your
husband to meet the requirements of ma
ture and Pro violence. God requires of them
work! The man who does not provide for
his household is declared by scripture to
be worse than an infdel.' You have borne
children to your husband. You are not re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-16
RELOCATED TO Houscn1aids Again.


We have changed all that in our utilita-
who have yielded to the growing pref
udice. we have gradually relegated one OF
the most decorative. as IT is assuredly the
most useful, of outer garments to washer
women and housemaids. Even the sales
woman and cash girl would scorn to grid
her shapely waist with an apron while on
duty.
That 1t is a feature OF the costume of the
trained nurse. who is as often as not
gentlewoman by birth and breeding. does
not lift the ban from the white apron. Our
housemaid consents to don it while she is
at work indoors. wearing 1t with perfume
tory indifference as the footnan wears his
livery. without suspicion of the fact, evil
dent to all who see her, that the Jaunty
aproD-rounded at the lower corners and
frilled up to the waist, there to branch up
wards in " bretelles - and bib also frilled,
and Immaculate In whiteness-is the most
graceful garment in which she could ap-
parel herself, she strips it of hurriedly #
she be called to the front door by a sudden
errand and losses it upon the nearest chair.
I asked one once upon a time why she took
on her apron and cap when she had to run
to the nearest corner to drop a letter in
pillar box.
"'Y You could never wear anything more
becoming" I remarked.
Yes, ma'am?" very doubtfully, and COM
passionate of my ignorance of conventional
tiles. None of my acQuaintances would
have any respect for me If they met me in
the street with my apron and cap on. It's
nothing but a badge of servitude-no mat
ter how pretty you may make it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-16
Makes Cowns Wear Longer.

Still another learner in the school of daily
experience computes that her gowns wear
half long again as If she left of the
aprons that go with her everyday home
attire. She has young children who nave
passed the accepted term of babyhood, but
have not outlived the longing to climb into
mothers comfy lap" and be petted
She laughingly relates how fond they are
of the aprons they almost consider as
part of herself. so sure are they that muddy
boots would not be tolerated were they
to come into direct contact with her dress
" Mother wouldn't be half SO nice but for
her jolly big apron!' persists bouncing
boy. " I can never forget how I used to
pull it up over my head and drop asleep
on her lap when was a wee tot
Her afternoon aprons are less in size than
those he snuggled under in that long ago
She amuses herself by embroidering them
for her own and her daughters wear. A
spray of flowers in the corners and the
same upon the pockets that are quite large
enough to hold handkerchief, purse, and
the clipping from a paper that caught her
eye and was thought worthy OF preserva-
ton until she can show it to John and the
children. individualize the apron and raise
it above the class to which common con-
sent has lowered 1t.
II Is year old Jack creases it irretrieva-
bly, by leaning across her knees from his
seat upon the carpet to wind his long arms
about the waist of the dearest, jolliest
mother ever made, and dead game SPORT"
she is no way disturbed. But for the wash
able apron, it might have been her silk
gown. Or-she reminds herself with a
smile that is not far from happy tear
Jack would never have fallen into the habit
of dropping down just there and taking
her into fullest confidence.
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Of Benefit to Best Clothes. -

Those of us who like 80 best clothes" and
to wear them at home will find their period
of usefulness prolonged marvelously by
the apron habit. I should hardly counsel
indulgence in 1t in the drawing room, albeit
a lace trimmed affair wrought in graceful
designs by skillful fingers and smooth from
the laundry imparts a touch of nominees
and easy grace that go well with the tender
benignity of the matron 1 have in my eye.
Worn over a 1eecy gown on summer
evening, or a black silk under the drop
light that brings out the colors of the shawl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-16

A hundred years back the gentlewoman
sported as many aprons as she had gowns.
My own memory recalls what were, in my
Childish sight, beautiful aprons of black
and colored silks, stiff with embroidery
done under the eye of mother or governess
They had pockets-likewise embroidered-
and broad ribbon strings. Then there were
muslin aprons for summer wear. bordered
with hemstitching or scadops and edged
with real lace. Ladies wore none other
than real thread and valenciennes then
No association with the cobbder's and the
narrier's leather aprons. glossy and black
with use and dirt. marred our enjoyment In
the dainty vestment. Other fashions came
and went. Our foremother persisted In
reckoning her apron as a part of her hoii-
day attire. as we'll as shield for kitchen
and dairy work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-16

~ HE following letter is too good to be
lost although a press of other mat
ter has deferred the publication of It
until rather late in the day. I re-
Rret to add that the nuisance with
which It deals is never obsolete, and like
Death
HAS all seasons for ats own"
The sprightly correspondent Ia q Nevada
member and a credit to our chapter In that
wldeawake region.
al have Just been reading with much
interest the communications on borrowing.
have had a number or borrowing neigh
bcrs who either forget to make any return
or brought back inferior articles. such an
rancid butter, cheap tea and coffee. A
woman who did this lived in an opposite fat
ano the dumb waiter was between our two
kitchens, She would open the door on
hsr side ana tap on our door with the poker.
Che did this in the morning early and Dor
Towed from my colored maid. Our maid
weuld serve the coffee. tea. or butter which
the neighbor returned.
q Ny husband would complain bitterly
and wonder why I die not provide our
sable with the things to which we wera
accustomed. When the whole story came
out, ne SAID very Wen, Keep the aruCleS
separately and when she comes to borrow
give her her own again, and think It will
cure her. The girl did as directed and gave
her hack some of her own butter.
"a few minutes later there came sharp
knock on the dumb waiter door. / don't
know what sort of people you live with
If they use such butter as this We can't
endure the smell e 1t. let alone eat It.
0, that isn't the kind of butter We buy /;
that's yoursP
" She slammed the door and never Dor
rowed again
"a relative Of ours had neighbor who
always came for the layer cake pans. the
scrubbing brush. the potato masher. the
wash boiler. and all sorts of kitchen uten-
sils. On Christmas. when they had q
tree at the church. the man of the house
bought a. complete outfit and sent them to
the church with his card as a Christmas
gift to the borrowing neighbor. His wife
was aghast at what he had done. but when
the xoman's name was called she accepted
the gifts with pride and pleasure. and said:
Now, l shan't need to borrow you old
thingsl I've nice new ones of my own.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

BECAUSE Of The enormous number Of
II letters asnfto The department must ask
contributors 10 limit their communicates 10
100 words. except in cases Of formulas or
recipes Wkieh require greater space. ! Oant
al ing correspondents % haze shouting In
lie Corner. and If mig request In Ibis respect
Is complied Dfih II soiR BE- possible to print
many more letters.
Attention is called 20 The fact dat Morton
Hmland cannot Ssestss money for patterns.
O. she has no connection 10TH any department
dat sells them. Marion HQyLdnd.
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Even Toddlcrs Rebel at Garment.

Even oddLcTS Rebel at Garment.
Is the mistress more sensible who never
wears an apron indoors. because in her
Utmost thought-it may be by process Of
unconscious cerebration"-she does not
choose to dress after the same fashion as
her maids? / am told that the graceful
aprons which have superseded the pima
fores" of my childish age are no longer
dlezs in the kindergarten rebel when they
are put on them.
I heard the other day an anecdote from
an eye and ear witness of scene and col
loqry that illustrates humiliatingIy the
tone of our advanced seminarians Of the
gentIer 90 sex:
." wouldn't demean myself by wearing
an apron to SCHOOL, said the ten year old
daughter of a millionaire to classmats
two years her senior, whose father is an
eminent jurist. My mother says 1t makes
a girl look like chambermaid!'
The wearer of the obnoxious apron thrust
her hand into the befrilled pocket, and
shrugged her shoulders.
But you see, your mother knows so
much more about aprons than mine does!
Your mother had to wear an apron six days
in the week when she was learning the mil
liners trade"
The brutally frank thrust was worthy OF
the "children's age" 1t was as rude in its
way as the attack which provoked it. The
dialogue showed in what estimation the
apron Is held by the vulgar.
maintain. nevertheless. that It is dignf-
fed, becoming, and useful In all ranks Of
life. If the householder who sheds her big
cooking overalls on leaving the kitchen and
homework for the rest of the day Will
substitute for the cumbrous garment, which
is no more comeIy than the blacksmith 8
leather apron, neat muslin affair of taste
full cut and make, and wear it while read
ing, writing, and sewing, she will be amazed
to see how much CRIME it collects in the
day.
You wouldn't believe that have to put
on clean apron every day!" said one
whose mother brought her up to regard It
as an essential to neatness in a practical