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The Washington herald., 1913-09-07

~ HERE may be some bad stepfa-
~ theirs and stepmothers, but how
about the stepChildren? Are they
all angels? Do they try TO show
proper respect to the man or
woman who has undertaken to care for
them and provide for them and keep a home
over their heads? No. in the majority Of
cases they make life miserable for the
parents. I have had eight years expert
ence and I know had three children
when ! married my husband. One of them
was sweet and loving. the other two are
simply contemplate. An angel could not
live with them, but through all these years
my husband has been the best OF fathers.
loving. kind. patient, and forgiving II
ever a stepfather deserved a special crown
Of glory he certainly does. I do not be-
lieve another man on earth would put up
with all that he has. and are my children
grateful? No, they are not, although they
know that he has made sacrifices for them
that their own father would never have
made They are all married now and we
are free to live our lives. We accuse men
Of fckleness, We say their love does not
last but I want to tell you that the man
who has endured martyrdom for me for
eight years loved me with his whole heart
or never could have done as he, has. All
this talk about cruel stepmothers and step
fathers is rubbish. F. A G."
This is the first letter we have had which
has taken this tone and for that reason
/ print it I would like to know how our
constituency feel on the subject 1 grant
the faults OF some stepchildren. and yet
am loath TO condemn them as a class In
the first place I don't believe that children
are naturally bad, except in q few rare
cases, and think tnat If they are trained
right from the beginning they will prove
manageable even with stepparents. Espe-
cially IS this the case If the second mar
riage occurs while the children are young
Naturally II they are half grown and have
been permitted to have their own way too
much they will feel they have right to
Judge their parents and to condemn them.
I have known second marriages which
have taken place after the children have
grown when they have felt, with a certain
degree Of reason. that a lack OF respect
has been shown to the memory Of the dead
parent and yet even with these have seen
gentIeness and sweetness in the character
OF the stepparent win love and respect
am inclined to think that the two " con-
temptibie children Of whom the corre-
spondent speaks were not taught obedience
and consideration and Difference in their
earlier years. Have any Of our Cornerites
observations TO offer on the subject? I
would be glad to get their opinions.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
OUR CHILDREN AND THEIR MANNERS.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, that man - made
UP OF shreds and patches and mtsnt from
the start. The childs soul may come
straight from God; his body, and myself
am inclined to think part Of his spirit a.
well. are inherited from his ancestry, and
he has their faults and temptations to fight
from the outset
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07

grateful to you for sending them Some
times when hear the talk Of introducing
efficiency into the home think that num-
bers OF hard working housewives might
supply suggestions on efficiency TO some Of
the business men who pride themselves On
their methods.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
Authors Name Wunted.

HutnoT Ndme w d1ted.
Can you please tell me the author Of
the foliowing7
The moo COW has 9 tail liks q ropa
And It's raveled out where It ErowH
And It's Just ike feeling piece Of soao
To fsel Of the moo COWS nosa.
ARs- ". C CT
some one at my elbow hazards the con-
lecture that James Whitcomb Riley was the
author Of these thrilling lines but am not
sufticiently positive OF the accuracy Of In.
conjecture to indorss IT. win one Of our
constituency come to the rescue and SUNNY
the informationr
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
German Fish Kdrtofel.

VIII you please send me a recipe for
German FISH kartoffel-translated, FISH po-
tatoes? MISS R.
Again I must appeal-and with sure ex-
peCtation OF prompt and satisfactory re-
sponse-to our German housfrauen.
know a number Of excellent and savory
dishes compounded OF fish and potatoes,
but am not at all certain that any one OF
them is the special preparation this corre-
spondent desires. Our German contingent
will be better informed and will make no
mistake.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
Making Peach Preserves.

Having received many good things from
the Corner. venture to offer few helps
Of my own. Now that peach time is here
let me tell you an easy way TO make peach
preserves. Prepare your fruit adding
sugar; then instead Of putting it on top Of
the stove place the fruit In the oven and
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
Menu for a Fish Dinner.

Please give a menu for a fish dinner.
MRS. NEwLYwED."
You may begin with clam chowder, ac-
companIed by crackers. go on to broiled
or planked fish served with stewed potatoes
and cucumber salad or sauce; follow this
with lobster in some form with salad Of
lettuce, or with softshell crabs and lettuce
salad. After this may come crackers,
cheese. and coffee. Or you may begin with
crab meat cocktails or lobster bisque and
crackers or rolls have a fish after this with
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07

Says Parents Are Too Lazy.
Perhaps you may think have answered
the question with which began this talk
why have the children and young people OF
today such poor manners? / have said. IL
is true. that il arises in large part from the
failure OF the parents to control the chill
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07

and then have chicken in some form with
a salad and a sweet with your coffee. Or
you may start with Little Neck CLAIMS, have
a second course OF broiled lobster with
Julienne potatoes, and then a pIanked fish
with the customary vegetable surround
ing and a salad. An elaborate sweet is out
of place at the close of a fish dinner. Some
light fruit IS better. or cheese and crackers
with the coffee.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
I interrupted d him

interrupted him
when you have children Of your own
they'll be brought up as your wife thinks
bsstI-
Great Scott. suppose they will" he
exclaimed II never thought Of thatl :"
And relapsed into silence.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07

have to stay my soul on the recollection
Of such children as the little girl Of whom
1 have just written and OF g few others
like her.
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07
FAMILY MEALS FOR A WEEK

Rice mullins IL bSft0rSrl.
Fruit
Iced teA
DINNER
Potato soup.
Chicken pudding Ia lsftoNerl.
Squash
Green corn.
Peach batter pudding.
cones.
FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Melons.
Cereal and cream,
Baoon and fried psppsrN
Graham EemA
Tea
Conea-
LUNCHEON.
Baked omeleE
Corn trittsrs Ia leftoverl.
Bread with toasted cheese.
Psars stswSd In moIAsses and cream
Tea
DINNER
Squash soup IA leftoverl.
Haibut steak
Mashed potatoeA
Sliced cu0umberN
stswed onions.
Watermelon
Coffee.
= y
SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Grapes.
Cereal and cream
Baked eggs.
whole wheat biscuit
Tea.
Cones4
LUNCHEON.
creamed fsh In nappIes IA lettoNerl.
Potato cakes Ia Isftoverl.
Toasted biscuit from breakfast
Hot EtngsrbrsAd
Iced tea
DINNER
Vegetable SOUP
Slowed calves hea-eS
Onion Boufis Ia IsftOTerl.
Ba1sd mAcaroni.
RAspoerry Enow.
Calca.
coHaA
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07

Breaking a Chafs SpIit."
Undoubtedly his theory was correct IN
some ways Yet to me the course Of any
parents who would rather have q child rid<
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07


Brnedprc
Minced veal
roast
.ha.hedan dbrowned ia Iero~sI.
wamedup
LUNCHEON
ham Tea
hInonce salad ,--ra
unennss soup
c-sEsr, F+enchr sdpoatos
Doup
ROaE Yea! wEDHEsDAY
Peohice
and dcean-
49, Irr-r,
4~.n O,.
sIrgb bean
Ia Eggplant twfhch hese 9
enoyerl seedcheken
Boiled
Parsa grapes Pe.Sppi.
coga
Cold sliced THURSDAY.
Boiled potatoes with parsley ssuc"
Blackberry hoEtak~ and
Pareyom mast
Tea
0"nee
MELON.
soussd mAek1rl
desES
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07

- HY do the children and young peo-
A pie Of today have such poor man
wv ners? Before go a step farther
l wish to state clearly that I do
The Washington herald., 1913-09-07

, ~ HERE may be some bad stepfa-
theirs and stepmothers. but how
about the stepchildren? Are they
all angels? Do they try TO show
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16
FOR THE WHITE RIBB0NERS
Women's Political Union Will
Entertain Delegates.

So many white ribbOners are suiiraSlsts
now that the Womens Political Union
thinks il ought to do something in cele-
bration of the Worlds Temperance Con-
ference. which is to be held in Brooklyn
the last week I'm October. Accordingly,
the union will give reception for the
foreign delegates on October y ut the
union headquarters. No. 10 West 42d street
Some OF the we'll known delegates who
will be there and who will speak are Mrs.
Ormlston Chant and Miss Agnes e. Black
OF England and DR. Carl Ottosen, Oh
Denmark There will be many delegates
from. the countries where women vote
Australia, New Zealand, Norway ana
Finland. Every one IS invited 10 come 10
the reception and hear from these dele
gates why 50 many temperance workers
believe in votes for women
No one can mistake the unions mead
quarters now, for II has grand new sign,
painted with bars of purple, green ana
white. and bearing THE Suffrage shop
I'm big letters on IL. This sign juts out
above 42d street with dignity when
isn't impaired even by the winking eye
which the ocullst on the ground floor be-
low the union has stuck up above his
window Just where II can ogle the SUI
fragettes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16
LOW TENEMENTS WANTED
Representatives of Women's
Suffrage Party Argue for Them

Representatives of women's suffrage or
CARNATIONS and charity societies appeared
before the Heights OF Buildings Commits
sion at the hearing in the City Hall yes
terday and gave their Views on the pro-
pose1 limitations OF skyscrapers. Mrs.
Martha Wentworth Suffern and Mrs. II.
y. Gibson represented the Women's Suf-
fTage party
They said that by all means the height
Of tenement houses should be regulated,
as well as office buildings. or the streets
would become canyons ana not roomy
enough 10 accommodate the people in the
event Of a catastrophe Mrs. Suffern said
that factories should be taken out of
Manhattan. except those covering one
floor. Both women were urgent in their
recommendations for Fairgrounds for
children on the roofs OF all tenements.
Mrs. L. D. Burroughs. OF the Priscilla
Sunday Club. of Brooklyn. also spoke in
favor of regulations.
Among others who spoke were IL. A.
MacNeil, of the National Sculptors As
ISOLATION, who favored height limitation
from an aesthetic point OF view; Rossiter
johnson. OF the Authors Club, and repre-
sentativeg Of several labor organizations.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16
GAIN FOR FEMlNlSM

Keeping a garage is by no means as
easy as it sounds. One must be very
much on the alert TO do 1t successfully
Car owners often leave valuable fur robes
in their machines. and the garage keeper
IS responsible for those. AS garage keep
er you must see that the cars you house
are always clean and in order. and it Is
so easy I'm cleansing TO use something
that Will harm the polish OF the machine
You sell the owners their oil and gas
and unless you understand business you
may get cheated.
Then you MUST watch out that the
chauffeurs don't take their employers
cars out Joy riding and ruin them. This
can be prevented now by devices for time
keeping which are In most garages. and
which enable the car owner TO keep tab
on the number OF hours his machine is
out in n week. or a month; but these de-
vices must be attended TO. Then a garage
keeper must know how 10 mend or re-
place any part OF a car; but there Is no
reason why woman almost any woman.
can't do that. / never think OF calling a
man To repair my car when il breaks
down
And why shouldn't women be garage
keepers? Men keep millinery shops. and
no one accuses the man milliner OF being
unmanly or OF taking the bread out Of
some poor woman's mouth"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16

II is probably the militant suffragettes
who are al the bottom Of 1t. To be sure
II Is nowhere stated that Miss Alice
Neville. Of Worthng. England, is suf-
fragette. but she certainly Is smashing all
traditions. Miss Neville has become a
garage keeper. an occupation hitherto mo-
nopolized by men.
And she Is terribly practical about H.
too. She oversees her garage personally
and when there IS any specially diihcult
niece Of REPAIR work 10 be done about
car she rolls up her sleeves and does IT,
She is known all along the south coast
as the woman who can mend any break
in a car. In her OF hours she gives les
sons In driving 10 the women who are
learning 10 be their own chauiteurs.
So FAR as known. the United states
hasn't any woman garage Keeper out IL
may have one very soon Mrs. owe
Schultz. who ran the scout car for Gen
eral' Resale Jones's suffrage pilgrims to
Albany and to Washington. and who takes
partles out now regularly for sightseeing
tours I'm her hye-passenger ear. is thlnk-
ing OF going into partnership with a
garage keeper on the west Side
Women would do excellently as garage
keepers." Mrs. schultz said yesterday.
"Chauffeurs are very 'scrappy' people ana
n woman could smooth them down when
they get into rows better than "A man
could.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16
Weekly Sweeping and a Lick
and a Promise Every Day
or So Will Not Suffice.

MANY otherwise careful women seem
20 think that a weekly sweeping or wash
ing OF their floor Coverings with maybe,
z lick and a promise every day or 50, as
the case may be. is quite enough to keep
ollcIoth or carpet clean and wholesome.
But. as matter OF fact" says Il
writer in an English periodical. Ito beat
a Garnet once year and 20 sweep Il once
week is treating valuable possession
very badly indeed. Failing carpet
sweeper or small vacuum cleaner (an1
these can now be bought Cor quite moder-
ate sumsD. the pieces and dust which
have accumulated during the last twenty
four hours must be swept up regularly
every morning. while the floors of the
dining room and kitchen Will require even
more attention
Before the weekly sweeping. too. news
paper. torn up and dampened. wet saw
dust or. in the case OF a dark carpet tea
caves. should be strewn over, so as TO
keen down the dust. while every fortnight
or so the surface Of the carpet should be
rubbed with a damp cloth dipped in
water to which a little ammonia has been
added
Grease can be removed from carpets
! py piacIns piece of clean blotting paper
over the mark and holding warm iron
over mot touehing) the paper. AS soon
as the paper becomes greasy renew it and
continue until all the grease has been
absorbed.
Ink stains II fresh. will yield 10 wash
ing with milk and water, but mark OF
long standing must be scrubbed with
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16
JERSEY SUFFRAGISTS BUSY
PREPARING FOR PARADE
Newark Storekeepers and Elec.
trio Stereopticon to Help
Advertise Event.

New Jersey sufragists are working
hard 10 make their parade, which VIII
take place in Newark Saturday. OCTOBER
- a great success They have induced
most Of the larger storekeepers 10 deco
rate their windows with the colors OF the
suffrage organizations for a week before
the event. The electric stereoptcon al
tho corner OF Broad and Market streets
will blazen forth notices Of the parade
every night during the same week.
AT the close of the parade there VIII be
a mass meeting In Proctor's Theatre
Park Place. and Or. Anna Howard SHAW
will sneak. The Women's Political Union
IS organizing this meeting.
The Nontclair Suffrage League will ad-
yertlse the parade and at the same time
raise money for It's regalia by hoidins
cake and candy sale in n vacant store on
Bloomfield avenue on October H. Al the
Newark headquarters. No. 80 Halsey
street, fancy articles will be on sale from
now until Christmas.
With all this the New Jersey Woman
Suffrage Association IL preparing Tor its
annual convention. which Will be held In
the Young Women's Christian Association
RuIlding I'm Newark. November ID and IA.
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait VIII address
the delegates on the 18th, and there VIII
be a convention dinner that same night.
The suffragists OF that state are much
encouraged because ali three parties have
nut woman suffrage in their platforms
the Democrats and Republicans declaring
I'm favor OF a referendum to the voters
and the Progressives making II one OF
their principal planks. Miss Eleanor Car
rison. secretary for the legislative COM
mittee of the state suffrage organization.
has received already Ia3 pledges from
candidates for election to the state Leg
islature. to vote'if elected for a suffrage
referendum.
sufrragists all over New Jersey are
certain that their amendment. which
passed this year, but was not published in
accordance with the law, will pass again
I'm 1914. How can II help passing, they
a-g1Ie. with all three political parties
pledged for Il? II will have to pass an
other Legislature In 1915. and then VIII go
10 the voters in the fall of 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16
KEEPING FLOORS CLEAN
MEANS ETERNAL VIGILANCE

oxallc acid and water. the correct proper
lions being one teaspoonful OF the former
TO half teacup OF the latter This must
be very carefully used. however. as IL
tends to take the color out OF the carpet.
too.
"Fuller's earth is an excellent absorb
ativs OF any kind OF grease. and Will often
take out stains that will yield TO no other
treatment. Make stiff paste OF the pre-
pared earth with water and few drops
OF ammonia, spread it, thickly over the
stain leave for twenty-four hours, then
brush OFF
There is no better polish for stained
floors than the old-fashioned beeswax and
turpentine though some OF the disinfect-
ant wakes used In hospitals and other
large buildings can be highly recommend
ed. II is great mistake TO wash lino-
leums and cork carpets constantly, for
water rots the surfaces and makes them
porous. thus providing homes for millions
Of undesirable microbes.
ct is far, far better to rub briskly with
a good wax polish. which also acts as a
dislntectant and presevative. At the
same time, too, the wax fills UP all the
little holes in the surface. so that any
dust or dirt that accumulates on the top
can be easily swept away.
"Cocosnut fibre doormats should be
scrubbed first with soda water and then
with salt and water.
TILED floors need careful treatment IL
they are to be kept I'm good condition.
When washing them use as little water
as possible. for, II it is allowed to rest
between the tiles the cement In which,
they are set becomes loosened. Afterward
the floor should be wiped over with A.
cloth dipped I'm SKINNED milk, and a
monthly rubbing with boiled linseed oily
very sparingly applied will also greatly.
| improve the appearance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16
MARoUARD SUIT ENDS

The suit brought by Joseph A. Cahen.
theatrical manager against Richard A.
Marqnard, known to baseball fans" as
"Rube." for $4,000 for the alienation OF
the affections Of Mrs. Cahen-"Blossom
Seeley." Of stage fame-was discontinued
in the Supreme Court yesterday The
terms of settlement, II there were any,
we're not made public.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cahen were divorced fol-
lowing an escapade in which the actress
and baseball pitcher figured. Marduard
then married Mrs. Cahen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16
SMITH RAISES S1,051, 900
College Will Use Fund to In
crease Salary of Teachers.

Northampton, Mass, Oct. iS.-Smith
Colleges million dollar fund.- is fact.
il was announced to-day by President
Marion Leroy Burton.
All OF the money will be devoted TO rails
ing the salaries Of the teaching corps. In
exact figures the fund now amounts to
81 O5l. 900
The claim of Smith to supremacy as the
largest women's college has been upheld
by the entering class OF this year. which
now numbers sos students. the largest In
its history.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16
MEMORIAL FOR A TEACHER
Miss Porter Founded SchooE
and Taught Fifty Years.

Pennington Conn. Oct 15.-Formeri
pupils at the school conducted by the late1
Miss Sarah Porter made their pilgrimage
here to-day to endow permanently the
memorial TO the founder OF the school.
given by pupils in 1902, few years after
Miss Porter's death. .r
Miss Porter presided over the school for
fifty years. and to-day's gathering prac-
tically represented every state In ths
Union. The fund endows the Sarah Por-
ter Memorial Parish House. and will be
known as the centenary fund
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16

mittee pointed out that while the deatn]
rate In cities had decreased in ten years
from l7715 In 10000 to 1866. the rate IN
rural districts had Jumped from l+o4.7 Co
1911.
The committee accepted the offer OF tha
State Charities Aid Association TO pro-
vide the services OF visiting nurse for
two months to each of the six oranges
selling the largest number Of Red Cross
Christmas seals in the holidays.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16

down to New York. She took up the
same kind of work.
What about other ro5beries? We
have several complaints" said the de-
tectives
We've admitted enough" said
Annie. You'll have 10 find out about
The other things yourselves"
The trio was transferred last night
20 the East 10th street station. They
will be arraigned in the Harlem court
this morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16
CAROLINE M. s. SEVERANCE ILL

TBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Los Angeles. Oct. 16.-Caroline Maria
Seymour Severance, known as the
mother of women's clubs" and pioneer
suffragist. Is critically Ill at her home
here. She was born IN Canandaigua-
N. Y. January ~. 1920. She organized
the New England women's Club. OF Bos-
ton In 1854
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16
Daily Bill of Fare.
FRIDAY.

BREANFAST-Bake apples with Gin
namon. fried scrapple. corn cakes. coffee.
LUNCHEON. Split pea broth, sliced
cheese, toast orange layer cake, tea.
DINNER-Haddock (boiled), spaghetti,
stuffed onions. romaine salad with egg
peach dowdy, coffee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16
IowA's SMALLEST WOMAN DEAD.

Albini Iowa, Oct. 1J.-Miss Ruthey
Howes who is dead here at the age OF
sixty-six years, was reputed TO have been
the smallest perfectly formed woman in
Iowa. She was thirty seven inches tall
and weighed sixty pounds. Miss Howes
was remarkably beautiful and attractive.
She was a school taecher and a musician.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-16
GRANGE TO SUPPLY NURSES
Will Aid in War on tuberculosis in
Rural New York.

Rochester, y Y. Oct l6.-The anti
tuberculosis committee OF the state
Grange, In session here to-day. planned
to extend to rural New York the employ
ment of social service nurses. The COM
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-15
laxative FOR OLD
PEOPLE" "CASCARETS"
What Glasses Are 10 Weak Eyes
CascNrcis Are 10 Weak
Bowels,

Most old people must give to the
bowels some regular help, else they
suffer from constipation. The condi-
tion Is perfectly ntural, II Is just as
natural as II In for old people to walk
slowly. For age is never SO active as
youth. The muscles arc less elastic.
And the bowels muscles,
So all old people need Cascerets'
one might AZ well refuse to aid weak
eyes with glasses AZ to neglect this
gentle aid 10 weak bowels. The bow
els must be kept active. This Is Inn
portant at all ages, but never so much
as at fifty.
Age ls not time for harsh physics.
Youth may occasionally whip the
bowels into activity But lash can't
be used every day. What the bowels
OF the old need Is a gentle and natur'
al tonic. one that can be constantly
used without harm. The only such
tonic Is Cascarets and they cost only
10 cents per box at any drug store,
They work while you sleep.