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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

caused Manager Joe Nagel. of the Ham
mond team. to be the most ridden man
in Hammond. He promises a change of
luck. Friends have suggested that he
let the high school team hnish the
schedule.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03
WILSON LEAVES ON JUNKET TONIGHT
DID YOU
HEAR THAT

CAPT. JIM RYRoN. who presides
over the destinies OF the Calumet ave.
Gre station. is in the market for a good
pair of cheap binoculars so he can lamp
the Standard ructions over on Columbia
ave.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

BILL BRIDGE. on being informed
that a Carroll county seventeen-year-
old boy had been made champion Ii ye
stock judge Of Indiana, said that Car
r0u county boys were always good
judges OF calves and fat stock II may
be mentioned that Bill was born in
Carroll county and got his education
there.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03
NOTICE

TIE Hammond Chamber Of COM
MONDAY luncheon next Thursday noon
and a good speaker has been obtain
ed All members are urged to come
out as some important matters are to
be taken up.
II A. LAMPRELL.
e-2-2 Chairan. Com
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03
MASONIC NOTICE.

Business meeting of Mckinney 712
tonight All Entered Apprentices re
port.
'-3 MERRITT D METZ. W. NJ
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

DONALD GAVIT, son Of Atty. John
Gavit. has Joined THE TIMES stah.
While in college Donald was editor of
Lhe college paper and is getting into the
real gamesnow with both feet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

DR. \. n. LLOYD, the specialist.
wasn't worried a bit over the street
car tie-up. He had just received his
new ve-passenger Franklin sedan and
made good use Of it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

OSCAR BORCHERT hopes the time
Will come when Hammond will have
enough policemen SO that he won't have
TO be called from guarding the beach
beauties every time there is a little
tlare-up at the Standard.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

CAPT. J. A. GRAHAM after an outing
at Cedar Lake. has returned to Ham
mond to take up his medical practice
and campaign for sheriff where he LETT
off a month ago.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

YOU can't help feeling sorry for c. A.
Bonhana. the insurance man He's hav-
ing a fierce time digging up a little
change TO buy a new suit and buy a
ticket to the worlds series at Cincin-
natl, and he may have TO travel without
valet this time unless the rest Of the
force chips in.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

ATTY, w J. WINERY bought a
generous supply of canned goods at
Mayor Browns store in preparation for
a long winter. and he's not like some
purchasers. he doesn't care who knows
1t.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

JUDGES V. S. REITER and W. 7.
HAIRY. of the Hammond superior courts.
are back in Hammond from their sum
mer vacations ready for the opening cf
the September term of court next Mon
day.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

DR. F. w. OBERLIN is sporting a
handsome new Dodge sedan and how he
ever happened TO desert the ranks Of
the Studebakers is more than his friends
are able to figure out.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

Room of the superior court has 4
ticket to the state fair at Indianapolis
this week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

ATTY. JOE TODD saw all the other
lawyers buying new automobiles so he
shopped around a little and found a
cute little Saxon roadster.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

W. B. CONKEY. Hammond's energetic
published, is happy that the street car
strike IS over. as It meant a big loss
to him every day there was no car
service.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

w. C BELMAN acquired a healthy
coat of tan while he was Fording tc
Florida and back.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

1T Is reported. but without any con-
'flrnlation. that J. ]. Ruff is selling golf
balls q dozen at q clip since the Labor
Day events. Joe expects 20 have a lot
of cups TO sell also next year.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

DR.. E. J. PILLISCHER appeared on
the streets today with a new Cadillac
Six sedan.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

C. A ANDERSON. once prominently
connected with local industry. was here
Sunday on a flying trip from New York.
but couldn't make enough to pay ex-
penses as he generally does.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

w. J. MoALEER, who started to play
golf ten years ago. is now taking les
sons and bids fair to become quite a
player if he persists for several years
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

The Times want ads bring as
o be believed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

Don't throw your paper away
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

On streets and nswsstands, 3e
per copy. Delivered by carrier Ia
Hammond and West Hammond, SOC
per month.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-09-03

SFzERNATIoTAL NEWS
PULL LEASED WIRE
SERVICE.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08
PHYSICALLY FIT
AT. ANY-AGE

It isn't age, it's careless living that
puts men stdown and out" Keep your
internal organs in good condition and
You viii always be physically ft.
The kidneys are the most over.
worked organs in the human body.
When they break down under the
strain and the deadly uric. acid &C.
cumulates and crystalHzes look out!
These sharp crystals tear and scratch
the delicate urinary channels causing
cxcrnciating pain and set up lrrita-
tons which may cause premature de-
generation and often do turn into
deadly Bright's Disease.
One Of the first warnings OF slug
gishs kidney action is pain or stiffness
in the small of the back, loss OF appe~
&ite, Indigestion or rheumatism.
Do not wait until the danger is upon
you.. At the first indication of trouble
90 after the cause at once. Get eraas
box OF GOLD MEDAL HARLEM Oil
Capsules, imported direct from the
laboratories in Holland. They viii give
almost immediate relief. IL for any
cause they should not, your money viii
Be refunded But be sure to get GOLD
MEDAL. None other Is genuine. In
asalsd boxes, three siSes. - 5.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

Hart were visitors in St. Johnsbury,
Thursday.
c. B. Duncan is in New York at
tending the auto show.
Word was received Monday of the
death and burial of John A. Gilchrist
at the home of his son, Leslie Gil
christ, Ell Paso, Texas.
Mrs. S. G. Ellison, sister of Miss
A. M. Carr (deceased) died at her
home in Springfield, VT, the first of
the week.
Mrs. D. M. Nichols with Junior and
Elizabeth spent Monday with her sis
ter, Mrs. FL. j. Phelps at Barnet.
Mr.. LaFleur finished work on the
mill Saturday and moves his family
back to st. Johnsbury.
Mrs. A. V. Fisher recently visited
her daughter, Mrs. Chase, at East
st. Johnsbury.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08
McINDoE FALLS

Mrs. Humphrey is keeping house
for Horace Gleason.
Mrs. Henry Wallace recently Wis
tied her sister, Mrs. Oliver Cowan, at
East Peacham.
Mrs. C. L. Duncan was called to
Newbury Wednesday by the serious
illness of Miss Janet johnson. and
Thursday she was called to Lowell
where her sister, Mrs. Kennedy, has
bronchial pneumonia
Mrs. E. L. Field was at East Rye
gate over Wednesday night.
Miss Flora Winch and Mrs. Fred
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08
EAST BARNET

Several from this place attended
the meeting of the Farmers Assocla-
ton at st. Johnsbury, Tuesday.
Mrs. Herbert Norwood is SICK
with tonsilitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. F. Moore were
business visitors in Hanover, N. H.,
Tuesday.
Mrs. Ray WEIGH of Lisbon and
Miss Gladys Bigelow of st. Johns
injury are visiting Mrs. Welch's moth
er, Mrs. Lizzie Kendall.
Rev. Mr.. Fisher of McIndoes will
preach here next Sunday.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08
Bennington Woman Falls
Down G.. A. r. Stairs

Mrs. Fred Moore, chaplain of the
Woman's Relief corps at Benning-
ton, fell while coming down the stairs
from the G. A. R. rooms in that place
Monday evening and broke one ankle
in two places.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

FOR SALE-A Farm of 300 acres,
will exchange for Village pro-
perty, or will exchange for small
Ter farm; good apple orchard;
sugar place with 500 buck
cts. Barn 100 feet long with base
ment. Price $4,000, easy terms. II.
A. Bryant Agency, ITO Railroad
street. 1875 If
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

FOR SALE-R. r. CROSS TIES
AND CORD WOOD-3,OO0 Chestnut
cross ties, feet by 6 feet and up;
1000 Chestnut crossties culls; 1880
cord mixed wood $500 on lot, $700
+. o. 3. cars. A. ]. Reynolds, Oak
land, R. I.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08
Rutland Man Sustains
Seven Injuries Unseen

O. H. Harding Of Rutland was
among the rs injured Tuesday night
on the Danbury division of the New
York, New Haven and Hartford rail-
road, when a passenger train from
Hartford struck locomotive and ca
boose near Danbury.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08
LOST AND FOUND

LOST-Between Main and Spring
streets, Thursday evening an en-
oroidered center piece. Owners name
on card. Please return to 16 Spring
street. 1877 t f
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08
Evening Caledonian
Established 1887

Published daily, except Sundays
w. D. Policy Publishing Co., Inc,
IFS Eastern Avenue
st. Johnsbury, VT. Telephone $50
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08
FOLKS

The medical profession is the only
present day business institution that
doesn't fox-trot down the gay white
way of publicity. The doctor hesl-
tates. The only time he feels The
urge and yields a bit is when he
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

Entered as second-class matter
May 1, 1916, at the post Office at St.
Johnsbury, Vermont, under the act
Of March 5 1879.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08
CLASSIFIED DEPT.
FOR SALE

THE COWLES PRESS has an un-
usual display of Valentines both ma
chine finish and hand tinted. 1877 If
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

AS members of the Associated
Press that organization is entitled
exclusively to the use for republica-
ton of all news dispatches credited
70 it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news pub
lished herein. All rights of republi-
cation of special dispatches herein
are also res erved.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08
WANTED

WANTED-About March 1, young
man, II to 20, to work in Clothing
Department. The Berry-Ball Dry
Goods Co 1856 If.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

j Some houses are real homes: 9th
ers merely have art rugs on the
floors.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

How fast the folks you know pass
onward the older you become?
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

WANTED-Girl for general house
work who can do plain cooking and
can go home nights. No washing or
ironing. Mrs. Henry Brady, 35
Portland street. 1880
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

FOR Buildings for sale and
nice tenement to rent on Cliff street.
kickaby Real Estate Agency, Q
Charles Street. 103 { {
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

TERMS-By mail, 81 year; six
months So; three months, 81. Deliv-
cred by carrier in st. Johnsbury at
so cents a month. All subscriptions
by order of the government are
payable in advance.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

All Russia needs is some good ma
tional magazines.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

TO RENT-A small tenement neal
the scale shops at $3.50 month.
Tel. 99-J. 1873 If
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

LOST-Wednesday, January 20, be-
tween St. Johnsbury Hotel corner and
Underclyffe, coon fur collar. $500
reward. Irene st Jock, Cherry street.
186-188
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1919
Lies Dreary Path

We're missing Theodore already!
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

Use The American Liver Tablets
the Perfect Laxative,
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

Thank the Lord we smoked the last
cigars from the Christmas box to-
night.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

We're honest enough to confess
that Charley Chaplin is our favorite
movie actor.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

FOR SALE-wood of all lengths. T.
H. Lyster. ITO t f
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08
TO RENT

TO RENTAL Woman's Club House
one large front room, on second floor,
two on third floor, good for light
housekeeping. Z Cherry street. 1856
81.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

Saturday, sum Of money be-
tween Globe Theatre and Candy
Kitchen. Finder leave at Caledonian
Office. 1873 f
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

WANTED-All kinds of sewing.
Children's speciality. One Prospect
Avenue. 1S6-191.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

FOR SALE-Good secondhand TIM
Der. Used cars bought, also all kinds
Of junk and hides. Fl. Dolgin, 80
Portland street. Tel, 537-M. tt.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

FOR SALE-16 inch rock maple
body wood, both chuncks and split
wood partly dry Clement and Morrill,,
st. Johnsbury, telephone 1916 100 tt
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

WANTED-A Rhode Island Red
Cockerel. Tel 1913. 1881 pd
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

Every mar you meet with stiff
neck hasn't necessarily come by it
dishonesty.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER-Mrs.
Vera D. Hooker. Telephone the Arm
Dry mornings. 545-W., the rest of
the time, 554-M. ITO f
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

WANTED-Married man on farm,
must have small family, sos month
and house rent furnished. References
required. Also two single men who
can give good references, $50 a
month and board. Dow Agency, IL
eastern Avenue. 1873 IF
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

Buy Hygrs de Electric Lamps, Kill
dust Sweeping Compound of The
Peck Co. 179-184 IF
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

WANTED-Weekly Caledonian CT
October 30, at Caledonian Office.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

WANTED-Girl for general house
work Apply to Mrs B. B. Scribner,
80 Portland street. ISL If
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

WANTED-By man and wife, three
to five good rooms on the Plain. Fur
nished or unfinished. State location
and price. Address T. F., care of
Caledonian. III
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

A victrola record becomes merely
noise when you've played it around
the 18th TIME
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

WANTED-An automobile repair
man to work in my Garage at Derby
Line, Vt. Geo. T. Ames, Derby Line,
Vt. 1850
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

WANTED-Work by the hour and
to. care for children. Ruth Hatch,
Tel. 248-R 185-139.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

What's the use of keeping an al
bum of all the newspaper clippings
about yourself, anyway? Some day
somebody will fire it in an old ash
barrel and seven-dollar-a-week ash
man will only use it to fill in ''made"
land.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

WANTED-Capable woman wishes
to care for invalid or elderly woman.
Personal interview if desired. For
further particulars inquire at Gale
DOMAIN office. 1876 If
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

WANTED--two table girls, woman
to do laundry work and first class
meat cool. J. J. Neagle, Hotel Lyn-
don, LyndoEville. $50 If
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

work by the hour.
Inquire at Caledonian office. 1876 If
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

WANTED-Small room with closet,
near Wright's Garage Inquire at the
Caledonian Office. 1874
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

A Burlington church gave baked
bean suppe- the other night and they
had real beans. -
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

WANTED-Young woman as secre-
tary. Must be able to do steno
graphy, typewriting and bookkeeping.
Apply to Principal of Academy.
LIT If
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

Most married folks get burned
sight more fun out of planning their
new house than building it or living
in it afterward, anyhow.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

It's poor Yankee craftsmanship to
kick a man when he is down. When
it comes to ex-friend Wilhelm, how
ever, we're not yet convinced that he
is.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

WANTED-Boa1ders and roomers
and transients. Hotel with modern
improvements. Cottage Hotel.
1on II
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

WANTED d table girl and chamber
maid at Fairbanks Inn. 100 If
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

WANTED-All kinds of knitting.
Sweaters a speciality. All orders
ephond 1921, Rober. Brownlow.
184-190
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-08

Il k1h - sNfIl
Evening CaledOnian
Established 1887
Published daily, except Sundays
w. D. Pelley Publishing Co., Inc,
lis Eastern Avenue
st. JohnsbuTy, Vt. Telephone $50
TERMS-By mail, 81 a year; six
months So; three months, 81. Deliv-
cred by carrier in st. Johnsbury at
so cents a month. All subscriptions
by order of the government are
payable in advance.
AS members of the Associated
Press that organization is entitled
exclusively to the use for republica-
ton of all news dispatches credited
20 it or not otherwise credited in this
paper and also the local news pub
lished herein. All rights of republi-
cation of special dispatches herein
are also res erved.
Entered as second-class matter
May I, 1916, at the post office at St.
Johnsbury, Vermont, under the act
Of March 5 1879.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1919
Lies Dreary Path
We're missing Theodore already!
All Russia needs is some good ma
tional magazines.
How fast the folks you know pass
onward the older you become?
j. Some houses are real homes: 9th
ers merely have art rugs on the
floors.
Thank the Lord we smoked the last
cigars from the Christmas box to-
night.
We're honest enough to confess
that Charley Chaplin is our favorite
movie actor.
Every mar you meet with stiff
neck hasn't necessarily come by it
dishonesty.
A victrola record becomes merely
noise when you've played it around
the 18th time.
A Burlington church gave baked
bean suppe. the other night and they
had real beans. -
Most married folks get a burned
sight more fun out of planning their
new house than building it or living
in it afterward, anyhow.
It's poor Yankee craftsmanship to
kick man when he is down. When
it comes to ex-friend Wilhelm, how
ever, we're not yet convinced that ne
is.
What's the use of keeping an al
bum of all the newspaper clippings
about yourself, anyway? Some day
somebody will fire it in an old ash
barrel and n-dollar-a-week ash
man will only use it to fill in made
land.
FOLKS
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-08
The Business of Being Housewife
Department Education and HoneM Manager
BY
Armour
o lie 90

etc. have enabled women to handle an
amount of household labor that would
not have been possible in the old days,
Blu there is another reason stronger
than this and that is the dislike or in
ability of the average housewife to
face the changing conditions among
this class of workers. She is dissat-
isfied not only with the high prices she
has to pay for labor but with returns
she gets for It,
1t is interesting to note the differ
ent viewpoints of people regarding the
paid helper in the household. Men
are apt to say that it is women's in
consideration which makes most of the
trouble, but find the average man has
difficulty in regarding the domestic
servant as he would any other class
Of employees. / overheard a man say
to his wife as he noticed the maid
leaving the house about half past
eight in the evening. you are spoiling
that girl; she is out almost every
night That man employed in his bus
mess both office and factory help who
worked under excellent conditions re.
spectlvely eight and nine hours a dav
yet he regarded it as an unnecessary
privilege that the household worker
IN not Kitchen from six in the morn
ing until eight or later in the evening
should get out into the air after her
work was done.
Another viewpoint comes from
prominent social worker in a large
western city, who was reported as in
sympathy with the housemaids' union
ana It's demand for a nine-bour dav
In states where there is a HON
working day law why should not do
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-11-08

nestle service be included?" she says
household work is quite as arduous
as factory work; the household worker
should be equally protected"
But is 1t practical? This lady seems
TO think 1t is Certainly, we have a
large apartment and, although there is
only my husband and myself, we have
great deal of company and door bell
and telephone ringing constantly"
But how do you manage to get all
this work done within a nine-hour
day? You certainly cannot crowd the
three meals within that period"
Naturally we do not try to do So
is the answer. MY maid goes home to
sleep and she comes on duty at 10
o'clock in the forenoon. works until
in the evening with an hour off for
her meals. l get our very simple
breakfast myself in the dining rooom
where we have electric percolator,
toaster and means of boiling eggs, and
until 10 o'clock either my secretary
or | answer the door bell After Mary
arrives with the exception of the tele-
phone, she takes complete charge of
the household. AS she is an unusually
capable and careful girl. / let her do
the marketing and once week she
brings me the bills. Our lunch, which
she serves at 1890, is very sub stantial
meal for which it is always necessary
to provide for unexpected guests Our
night meal is at $50, which gives her
time to wash the dishes and leave
kitchen and diningroom in order. She
arranges her work after a schedule
and the house is always in order. If
we have company in the evening and