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The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1915-11-04

Mother, wife, daughter, sister, is ii
not in your power to make some one
happy? Do you abandon thoughts OF
self sufficiently to make the happiness
OF more consequences than your ownE
Do you use all your gentle arts and in
tluepces to attain an object so desir-
able? Then you do not have 10 seek
your own contentment. II comes tc
you in the realization that there is one
heart at least, dependent upon you
for happiness. And IL you realize also
that the variation Of tone carries
weight, that the expression of smile
glance, the significance OF word, sn
action, may make or mar the sunshine
of a day for that one and if you regard
this trust more sacredly than the keep
ing of the most precious je.el-then
you need not feel the rivalry of strange
women, nor rumshops, nor any other
business or pleasure. Thus the charm
of your presence gladdens the spot
made most holy on earth, bearing the
sacred title Of home.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-19

That the present-day Christmas
greeting card has added a new note
to the spirit of holiday giving was
the opinion expressed by Mrs. Minnie
e. Brooke, when / called on her in her
gift shop in Fifteenth street yester-
day.
Christmas shopping has begun In
earnest" said Mrs. Brooke. and as
we swing along into the holiday sea-
son II is interesting to see how many
hundreds of people are buying Christ
mas greeting cards as compared to
the number several years ago.
The idea of the Christmas greeting
card as we have it worked out today
was taken from Europe and IL came
as a solution to what seemed a difh-
cult problem. There was SO much agi-
tatfon against expensive gift-giving,
and women everywhere were begin
ming to feel the strain of the task of
making dozens of gifts each year that
the card idea came just in the nick of
time.
THE best thing about 'the Christmas
card is that it carries so much
thought and sentiment with it Now
adays we can remember all our friends
at Christmas time. by sending out an
appropriate and attractive card FOR
the same cost that we could have re-
membered a few before the vogue for
the Christmas card. And / notice that
women do not simply buy a dozen or
so Christmas cards of the same sort
to be sent to their different friends.
They select them carefully so that
each card will be appropriate to the
one who is to receive IL.
sometimes" Mrs. Brooke went on
to say, "a customer will come into
my shop and take a long time in Sc
lecting a single card.
MY friend is a perfect rose one
will say. she ought to live in gar
den. What sort of card shall / send
herr Or again: The card that 1
want now must be full of sympathy
has many sorrows' And so for each
individual there is the right card and
the sender takes time to select 1t.
There are still may people who de-
pIorey Christmas with its gift-giving
But why should they? Their dislike of
the season is something that I hey have
brought about by themselves because
they have failed to grasp the real Christ
mas spirit the divine love which made
il possible for US to have the loved ones
and friends to remember. The right
idea about Christmas and the one that
is growing stronger every year, Is that
is is a blessed dav of thought-giving.
an unselfish day, instead Of a day for
swapping gifts
This does not mean" Mrs. Brooke
went on to say. that less money Is spent
on Christmas-giving. On the contary
the reverse is true But with the gifts
there is greater thought and 1t is the
thought that makes any gift worth
while. ANY people feel nowadays that
though they cannot afford to make
The Washington herald., 1915-11-19

to teach my children to be self-reliant.
I always left IL to them to decide what
they were TO do, after giving them my
advice about how would do II. and they
are. all five of them. splendid business
men or good wives and mothers"
There was more to this letter. for II
was a very long one. but I have quoted at
length as II tells SO much more clearly
than / could m generalities the concrete
things to do IL you try to teach your
children this important habit OF relying
on themselves.
We all know people who are never sure
about themselves and the things they
ought to do. They are the kind of peo-
pie Josiah Aliens wife scornfully desfs-
mates as 'clinging vines"-people who
lean on their families and their friends
and never have a bit of initiative about
anything they do. They couldn't be
successful in business IL they tried, and
they are sure to be slack housekeepers,
because they have never been taught to
use their own Judgment
Some OF the traits Of human nature
we can not train into or out Of our chill
dren. for they seem to be born with or
without them. but this one habit Of self
reliance / believe to be entirely with
in the power Of the mother. She can.
In this respect. make or mar her child
for life by training or failing to train
him to rely upon his own judgment In
the affairs OF the world
The Washington herald., 1915-11-19

One great end we must strive for In
training our children for life is to make
them self-reliant- OF course we wish
for them all the gifts the good fairies
have to bestow and one seems just as
necessary and important as another. but
self-reliance must be a foundation stone
Of character. or all his life our child will
lean on other people for the guidance
and support he should ind within HIM
self.
How are you going to teach him to be
self-reliant II he II not 30 by nature?
Why, my dear mothers. just as you teach
the children anything else. from the al
phabet to their religious duties-by con-
slant and unremitting precept and drill!
1 received a very interesting letter a few
weeks ago from a Michigan woman who
told me how she had brought up her
children and was trying to help with
her grandchildren. This dear woman
wrote:
Dear Aunt Chatty:
'I have been reading your club talks
ever since we have been getting them In
our paper, and I want to tell you how
much / enjoy them. Ny daughter finds
them very helpful to her In her care Of
her children They remind me 30 much
OF my own young days when my chill
dren were little. for so many Of the things
you talk about are the questions which
puzzled me then.
"one thing you have not taken up in
your talks is the question OF teaching
a child to be self-reliant. think that
Is very important and / want to write
and tell you how I managed about that
In the first place. / never waited on my
children any more than I could help.
When they wanted drinks OF water after
I had put them TO bed-and they always
did. OF course-I told them to get up
and get them for themselves. They were
always made to pick up their own play
things when they were through with
them II they were In q hurry to go
somewhere else they had to stop and
put the things away before they could
go: or IL the time was too short for that
the playthings were left Just as they
lay and the children knew that the first
duty after their return would be to
pick them up.N
II did the same way about their cloth
ing when they undressed at night. Each
child was required to hang his clothes
on a chair in neat order; IL he neglected II.
he had to get out OF bed before he went
to sleep to do II. for I always inspected
the rooms the last thing at night when
went in to tuck them In and kiss them
goodnight
And another thinsII always impress
ed II upon them that they must wait on
mother instead of expecting mother to
wait on them. I told them that ! had
waited on my mother when ! was young
and now that had children II was their
turn to wait on me. II was their Joy
to DO II, too. They would vie with each
other to run up stairs to fetch things
/ wanted. and often heard them ar
ranging about their turns to do things
for me. As they grew older they were
kinder and kinder to me. and now that
I am an old woman, with several grand
children. / am cared for by all of them
In a way that makes me very happy.
But I didn't mean to write all this
about myself. What I started out to say
was that my purpose In my training was
The Washington herald., 1915-11-19
But to be of value
each card must be
chosen to suit one
to whom it is sent.
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expensive presents they can still keep
up the good tradition Of gift-gtving ali
because OF the Christmas card
Eight or ten years ago when few
publishers started forth with a few
samples of cards 1t was predicted that
the fad would not live. And the fact
that the Christmas card idea has grown
to be what II Is Is in part due to the
ability and persistence of the statesmen
who have prodded through the country
with these goods. The old-fashioned
drummer with the plaid breeches and
striped waistcoat" added Mrs. Brooke
with a laugh, has been replaced by
men Of refinement and education. many
of whom are college men. The card
firms of today can no longer AFFORD to
send any other type OF men to represent
them. for the reason that the buyers OF
these productions are so often women
and men Of culture"
Mrs. Minnie E. Brooke. whose gift shop,
known now as the Brooke shop. Is well
known to washIngtonians as well as TO
hundreds OF tourists in search of just the
right sort OF remembrance to take home
from the Capital. is one Of the conspicu-
ously interesting business women OF
Washington. In her work see has spe-
cialized on gifts, gifts that are original.
gifts that are inexpensive. gifts that are
beautiful. gifts that are useful
But that Is not all. Mrs Brooke Is also
interested heart and soul In the suffrage
movement. being one of the speakers who
weekly address the street meetings under
the auspices of the Congressional Union
1T was a strang thing" Mrs Brooke
said by way of commenting on her work
as a suffrage speaker. that when / be-
ran this work I found no little real an
tagonisn / have a pile of letters now
from old customers and friends who pro-
tested to me at the time 1 started out IN
the work. telling me just what they
thought about II. Somehow, II seemed to
them that 1 had disgraced myself. The
idea was. / suppose, that there was
something beneath ones dignity in talk
ing to men on street corners. But, why
shouldn't any one who has something
important to say? For these men are the
same men you sit next to In the cars and
in the theaters and often in church No.
my work as suffrage street speaker has
brought me nothing but interesting and
helpful experience. But the old prejudice
is wearing of. The friends are being
reconciled. and the customers are coming
back. They have. apparently. ceased to
be concerned about me"
When asked Mrs. Brooke for her pic
ture she hesitated. Then I begged q lit
tie and she consented
You see. believe that women should
stand together in their work." she said
"One of the most gratifying experiences
of my business has been to discover the
valty and steadfastness that women
show for each other. So. II you really
think the picture will add to the story. I
will practice what / preach and let you
have IT." NJ II.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-19
FAMOUS WOMAN, HER
BIRTHDAY AND YOURS
November ls-M.ry Foet..
By MARY MARSHALL


The foremost birthday patron for Mo-
vember iswas Mary Anna Hallock Foote.
who was distinguished as a novelist and
artist about the time Of the civil war.
She was Of Quaker family and was edu-
Gated at the Poughkeepsie Collegiate Fee
male Seminary. where she showed re-
markable talent In drawing, and at II
she was sent to New York to
Cooper Institute, where she studied for
three years. After that she studied draw
ing one year with Samuel Frost johnson
and designing with DR.. Rimmer. At the
age Of . she married a mining engineer
named Foote. whose home was In Cali
fornia. For several years the Foote's
travelled all over the country, while Mrs.
Foote continued her studying. and II has
been said by critics that Mrs. Foote Is
the greatest delineator of the wilder
Western life. Not only did Mrs. Foote
make sketches and drawings of Western
life. but she wrote short stories almost
equal In cleverness to her work as an
artist
Besides illustrating her own tales. Mrs.
Foote has illustrated the poems of Whit
tier, Longfellow and Hawthorne.
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The Washington herald., 1915-11-19
Aunt Chatty's Mothers Club
Conducted by Mrs. Charity Brush
THE SELF-RELIANT CHILD.

,nS real Mother Club. for the benefit Of mothers everywhere
who struggling with questions of discipline. training educa
clothing for the children Write Aunt Chsty Of problems
which sens YOU and she will advise and help you solution Of
them Write her. discoveries Of methods yoy have
found successful smoothing the rough paths Of LIE for the tender
childish feet that through the Moh Club your experience may be Of
benefit other mothers who stu tangled the web Of pepexy
you have happily unrayeed
Cooperation the of any business; why
business o motherhood that and hoes calling which
has been and always will be glory what
other Of usefulness be opened Address Ms
Charity Brush of this paper.
The Washington herald., 1915-11-19
The Flight of the Stork

Every normal person is interested in
the arrival of the stork. 1t is the great
est event in ones life.
The expectant mother needs, above
everything else, comfort and peace of
mind This she is. sure to have i
Mothers Friend, the safe, dependable
external remedy, is used to sooth the
network of nerves and TO enable the
muscles to expand naturally, thus re-
iieving. undue strain.
Mothers Friend, obtained at any
drug store, is the one remedy used and
recommended by thousands of women
everywhere, who testify as to its won
derful merit
The Washington herald., 1915-11-19
HOROSCOPE.
''The stars incline. but do not compel

''The stars incline. but do not compel" &"
Friday, November 10, 1915.
This is not a lucky day, astrologers
announce, for Mars, Neptune and Uranus
are all adverse.
Menace to peace both on land and sea
is indicated. Movements of battleships
and troops have been prognosticated. but
they will not be caused by any critical
condition.
Unfavorable directions prevail for COM
meree and ocean travel. a storm is
Indicated
Deeds of superb heroism will be re-
corded in connection with American
enterprises OF an altruistic nature. A
great surgeon will sacrifice his life anc
two women will die in serving among
those who work in European hospitals
Owing to the sinister power of a planet
which effects the season, misunderstand-
inGs and dissensions will multiply among
legislators. Congress will be the scene
of a debate that will be historic owing
to its violence
San Francisco again is warned that
seismic disturbances may be unusually
frequent in the next few months.
The planet, which a year ago gave
indications that explosions and fires
would be commoner than at any previous
time, is still believed to be exercising
sinister influences
Anarchy and syndicalism will become
more menacing as the winter advances,
A strike that will arouse the nation,
now becoming Indifferent to labor wars,
IS prognosticated. Loss Of life will
awaken public sentiment
Saturn is in a place indicating danger
in mines, tunnels and subterannean
places. New York has the prognostica-
ton of a calamity in which the sea and
land will bring death.
Trouble on islands over which the
United States has Jurisdiction is foretold.
Persons whose brthdate il is have a
warning omen for the year. They may
experience much financial anxiety.
Speculation will be particularly unlucky.
Children born on this day may be
high-strung and quick-tempered. These
subjects of Scorpio usually are exceed
ingly emotional
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The Washington herald., 1915-11-19
HISTORY BUILDERS.
Senator Jones' Estimate of President
Mckinley.
Cwrittcn expressly for The Washington Healdl
By DIR. f. j. EDwAEDS.

(Nnttcn exTresoay lot Inc haShnstou hdAA%J
BY DIR. Ell EDwAEDs.
Some years after the late John P.
Jones retired from the United states
Senate. and at a time when he was en-
gagged in developing a rich although
small gold mine near Sitka, Alaska, ne
confessed to friend whom he met in
New York that while his understanding
OF men was intuitive and was usually
correct nevertheless he had completely
misunderstood Benjamin Harrison. Sen
ator Jones was a member OF the senate
when Gen. Harrison was also a member
Of that body, and although there was
no Senator who had gained so generally
the confidence and esteem OF all his col
leagues as Senator Jones had been able
to do, nevertheless he found II impos-
sible to establish more than courteous
relations with Gen. Harrison.
Yet no Senator with whom i con-
yersed ever spoke in higher terms of
praise Of Gen. Harrison's Intellectual
power and Of his unusual gifts. both as
an orator and as a master OF the Eng
lish tongue than Senator Jones did 10
me on an occasion a few hours after
Gen. Harrison had delivered a speech In
the Senate.
1t was not until after Gen. Harrison
retired from the Presidency that Sena-
tor Jones learned that no man could
have felt more deeply a defect in his
temperament than President Harrison
did. It was this defect which caused
him to be esteemed the most icy Presi-
dent that ever occupied the White
House The trouble was that Gen. Har-
rison was so self-conscious. not In pride
or conceit that like q bashful boy. he
was excessively shy. When this state
ment was made to Senator Jones he I'M
mediately reproached himself. saying
that he should have detected the fact
that the weakness was not due to lack
of warm blood, but to dominating shy
ness, and had he been able to discover
that he would speedily have maintained
most pleasant relations with Harrison.
There was no Senator who was able
In brief, epigrammatic terms so accurately
to portray any Of the leading men Oh
Senator Jones' day as he was able TO
do. He understood Gen. Grant through
and through. and was one of the Sena-
tors who did not agree with the public
estimate that Gen. Grants administra-
tions were not great Senator Jones
read Grover Cleveland almost at
glance. There never could have been
any cordiality between these two men.
especially In view Of the fact that Cleve-
land did not seem to possess the most
remote understanding Of Senator Jones
intellect and his high cultivation. But
OF all the Presidents with whom Senator
Jones was brought In contact In MS
nearly thirty years in the United states
Senate there was none for whom he had
greater esteem and feeling which ap-
proximated affection than President Nc
Kinley. In speaking of Mckinley TO
friends In this city Senator Jones SAID:
mckinley was one of the two Presidents
Who combined infinite kindness with
infinite tact, and Abraham Lincoln was
the other.f
CCopyrisht. 1915. By Z. J. EdWards An rights re
Tomorrow DR.. Edwards will tell Of
.syfctory from the Jaws OF Defeat"
The Washington herald., 1915-11-19
HOUSEWIVES DAILY
ECONOMY CALENDAR
THE NEW HIGH COLLARS.
By FRANCES MARSHALL.

To the home dressmaker one OF the
most acceptable features OF the styles
that have just gone we're the low col
lars. And any one who could sew at all
could produce the becoming rolled COL
lar effect on a blouse with practically
no fitting at all But 1t is quite a differ
ent matter to master the new high coll
lar effect: and whatever you may say
about sticking to the low collar models
because Of their great comfort. you really
ought to have two or three blouses at
least constructed on higher lines.
With the new suits, especially, the
higher collars arc desirable TO give q
touch Of white over the line OF fur or
velvet. With the strictly tailored coat
there is nothing SO smart as the strictly
tailored, but not stin, high collar.
But the problem of making these COL
lars is not always easy. In the first
place. they call for accurate fitting about
the shoulders. II ones neck Is full at
the base or more slender than normal,
the shoulder seam must be let out or
taken in accordingly. In this work a
tape measure should be used with great
est precision. In order to make the base
Of the collar that Is to be applied ex-
actly equal to the neckband OF the waist,
as the slightest difference here will make
unsightly puckerings. For the strictly
tailored high collar no stiffeners are re-
Quired. and this makes II necessary for
the material to fit rather snugiy In order
to maintain its position. The front
fastenings should therefore be applied
with the greatest precision. Nowadays
one does not wear bows or jabots with
a high-collared blouse, so the closing
must be exquisitely neat. Often the two
sides Of the collar just meet, being held
in place by means Of round buttons and
cord loops
Another type OF high collar is the one
that closes either at the back or at the
side. frequently with considerably horf-
zontal fulness. These collars are by no
means SO tight as the high collars we
wore several years ago, and they are
usually held in place by means Of but
two upright stifreners. There is almost
never an attempt to make them stand up
In points behind the ears. the general
Impression being more q loose swathing
about the neck In many OF the expen-
sive imported gowns the closing. either
at the side or back. Is made by means of
tiny loops and the smallest OF buttons,
but this fastening has the disadvantage
OF pulling the hair. American dress
makers usually use the so-called snap
pers. which can be had In diminytIve size
especially for collar fastering. They
should be applied very close together SO
as to preclude any possibility OF gap
ing.
Copyright, lslsD
The Washington herald., 1915-11-19
Answers to Correspondents.

Mrs. /. Moo. writes: please give me
a scheme Of decoration for my daughters
room. 1 want to fix It up for her as
prettily as / can. as you advised not
long ago. and would like some ideas on
the subject"
cannot say anything in so short a
space as this must be that will help
you very much II you will write,
giving an idea OF your daughters tastes
and inclosing stamped and self-addressed
envelope. ! will be glad to write you
at length any suggestions I have for
you.
Mrs A. +. B. writes: Il have the care
of my sisters children since her death.
and often l do not know what to do
about things. This is one trouble:
think they ought to so to bed at
o'clock at night. but they say they are
too old. They are only and years
old What do you think about IL?
You are quite right in thinking that
children should go early to bed. but
you might extend the time a little now
that they are I and 9. Perhaps s o'clock
would be early enough now. and in an
other year extend the time 70 $50 or
even 8 o'clock II they think you make
concessions they will be more cheerful
about obeying your wishes.
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