THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE -SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 29. 1807. n Interests oi Women aod the THE MISTRESS AND MAIDPROBLEM Plans for Improving the Quality of Our Domestic Service. TRAINED SCHOOLS FOR SERVANTS Mnch Cnn Bo Accomplished by Them, but It Is ns NccoHsnry to Hnvo Trnlncd .llnids l'rogros M'hlch Hns Itccn JHndc in Vnrioin 1'luccs Townrd the Solution of Tills J.oiig 1'crplcxltig 1'ioblum. The vexed question of domestic ser vice is receiving a. greater share of at tention among women nowadays though it has not yet reached the point of making actual experiments In tho Olrectlon of reform In a concerted way in many places. The New York branch of the national household economic as sociation has organized this spring for the express purpose of dealing with the problem of the movement begun over a dozen years ago In Chicago, and seeks to discover some means whereby training may be given to fit women for domestic service. The Held of In quiry mapped out by this new organi zation is not confined to thLs matter of service alone. It alms generally to prompt a more scientific knowledge of the economic value of various foods and fuels; to give an intelligent un derstanding of correct plumbing and drainage in dwelling houses; to deal with the necessity for light and air, the care of children, the securing of skilled labor, and the establishment of schools -of domestic science for that purpose. It Is to be feared, says the Springfield Itepubllcan, this Is "too large a contract," and society will be grateful if only the section relating to domestic employment is studied to some practical degree. In that de partment alono there Is efficient op portunity. The difficulties In the way of estab lishing a training school for sen-ants jre almost as great as those which ob struct the notion of founding one for mlsti esses, yet If the one Is needful the other is desirable; there may be some utility In the suggestion made by a speaker, Jim William G. Shaller, vice-president of the national house hold economic association, before the newly formed society, when she pro posed to send young girls to fill do mestic position in publio Institutions where they would give their work for their training. "Our1 institutions," she says, "are always from necessity con ducted upon' an economical scale, and it is not possible to have a superabun dance of service. "Why could not tho girls in this way give additional help that might be very acceptable, without adding to the expense? The benefit would be mutual." This is on the same principle as that employed In educat ing children's nurses at the baby's hos pital. KITCHKN SCHOOLS. It Is too soon to calculate res-Jits, but ,the experiment known in Chicago as tho kitchen garden association, which s a thorough Instance of similar ex periments being made in other places may be getting at the root of reform by beginning with the children and by seeking to make 1t a part of the re gular public school course, and so do uvay with the foolish objection to housework as a degrading occupation. The djrectors of this work recently gave a pubjtc exhibition of their teach ing! and th'd newspaper reports are en thusiastic In praise of the performance. Each class went first through a recita tion -of household maxims and recipes and proceeded then' to their application; with small utensils these little maids, aboutfto jn number, coneoted the dish- M Sir-' tlle rules Just repeated, wamid.'tnade beds, swept and dusted, answcred,,tUe door, laid the table and serve irnreal of four courses composed of the food they had prepared and cooked. In a manner worthy of all ad miration, he officers of the associa tion flndrfftat the girls, who range tr ni 12 years of age unward, are much iiileted7-nd though some classes njihle-to meet oftener than once fcler wre-nealous to learn as fast as 'Oi.aiblgXhe instruction is free, and lext year 'three of the publio schools vlll try it s a part of regular class .vork. In this direction Chicago Is be hind sdvil other cities in Maine, New York, Pennsylvania, Texas, Cali fornia and Wisconsin. In tho way of inducing a more healthy view of do mestic service, this Introduction of kitchen work in the public schools, as we have said, must havo important results. COOKINO SCHOOLS. A further solution of tho difficulty Tound in training domestic workers Is offered by the Syracuse, household economic association that has made an original and successful attempt in that direction. This club, not content with theoretical study of domestic problems, has applied itself to their practical test, and established a per manent cooking school, where the charged jrrs,I) a term for mistresses inawsv (ooishlps have been , given jjttelran filled from the list of applicttrrtamai.Atlmes these being sent byjijercbanX who pursuaded their jjpsuocessful saleswomen to try 'domestic work Instead. Tho foolish ob Jectlona'to tho work as being "menial" are gracefully forestalled by the name of "houHo-helper," which is given tho pupils; uho classes have become pop ular among the pupils to such n de gree, however, there is no longer need for tho roundabout course. That the exercise of .toot Is a large, factor In the Buccessi of this school is shown by the fact there Is now provided for the pu pils who cannot write easily, printed slips xstrtalnlng rules and recipes which may bo pasted Into their note books. ' ": It would seem in this Intercourse In practical class-work of maids und mls tresvea, that much of the friction now found btvten the two must bo done away will. Certainly the employer needs ytralnlnff as much as the em ployed, 'and), the way to offer her tui tion ioitwviever harder kernal to crack. Perhaps ' stiidy of the golden rule would do, ,a good deal; at any rate It Is observable, that women who fulfill its injunctions are more apt to have good service than 4 he unselfish and unsym pathetic, women. HOUSEKEEPING A SCIENCE Some good things in this regard were lately said at a meeting of Brooklyn women dlsgusalngi the question,- Mrs. JHoJamln Kates said ."too sharp a line 44444444$4 Is drawn between servants and em ployers," and many thinking folk will also agree with her in saying: "When housekeeping is a science, and re quires oa much ingenuity and fore thought as any other branch of em ployment, we shniild entertain a cor responding attitude of respect toward those who engage in it. We pay alto gether too much for the services we obtain, and too little, if the service Is what we should get. We go down to Ellis Island, pick up an uncouth, low bred maid, who has not the slightest conception of what a well-regulated household should be, and take her Into our homes expecting that she will do everything that Is required. Then we blame her if the food is bod or If things ore not kept as they should be. Years are needed to train, a good servant, but no number of years can make a perfect housemaid out of such Inferior material. What we need Is a different grade of help, and by remov ing the stigma from domestic service wo will get It. There should be more education and more taste In our do mestic service, and tho standard of our servants should bo raised accordingly. Naturally, this will tend to Increase wages, and the claim will, perhaps, be made that few can afford to pay high wages to domestics. In answer to such claims, it mignt well be said that so murh money Is paid for useless things, and there are so many ways In which, economy can bo practiced by scienti fic methods of housekeeping, that the difference will be more than made up." Still more to the point Is the sugges tion of another speaker, Mrs. Etta More Hunders: "All the training schools In the world," she said, "can not accomplish what a good, thorough housekeeper can do in the way of educating a domestic servant," and she deplored tho fact that housekeep ing is so seldom now regarded as a line nrt by women of intelligence and cultivation.. CAKE OI' TIIKIIABV'S IIAIK. The Hcnd .Must Ho Washed DnilyA Certain mixture to Use. From the New York Journal. Many mothers think that the heads of infants, whether covered early by a thick growth of hair or a fine, almost Invisible down, need little washing. Consequently, a thick coating, as white ns the scalp at ilrst, but gradually darkening with age until of an ugly brown color, covers the scalp. Through this growth tho hair must force itself if it grows at all, and of ten tho weak little hirsute arrange ment becomes discouraged and sends out only a fow straggling hairs where a thick, short down should appear. To encourage a healthy growth the Infant's head should be washed dally Just as the body Is by lathering gent ly with castile soap and rinsing in warm water. This keeps the head clean and free from the peculiar growth. If, however, it has made Its appearance, very gentle but decided means should be employed to eradicate it. Mix together a teaspoonful of borax, powdered, and a" tablespoontul of white vaseline, and with the mixture and the finger ends rub gently but thoroughly the head. Let It stand half an hour or less and then wash with plenty of castlle soap and warm water. If all the scurf Is not removed by the first application, renew it next mornlrur until the head Is perfectly clean. When children's hair is unruly, laoking life and gloss, this treatment will be beneficial also. " Hub the mixture in thoroughly and then wash out, brushing the hair thoroughly when dry. Never use a wet brush on the children's heads to keep them In order, rather brush them and wa:i them until they become silken and pliable, remaining ns arranged by the natural life and oil of the hair. Never use oils or dressing on a child's hair. Perfect cleanliness Is more to be desired than the ellckness oil Imparts. Moreover, a head well greased will catch and hold dust that settles upon the scalp, injuring the growth and vig or of the hair materially. Clipping the ends of the hair when they have be come frayed and split stimulates new life and causes the hair to thicken, which with perfect cleanliness and persistent brushing will soon repay In silken luxuriance the care bestowed. Homespun Hints. After a man gives up dvelng his beard ho ages very rapidly. A woman dearly loves to say of her self that she Is a true woman. Nothing attracts more favorable at tention than a well-behaved girl. When , woman's face Is homely she regrets that people cannot sou her heart. Considering how mean men can be, they deserve credit for being as good as they are. If a man could enjoy laughing at himself he would have plenty of amusement. Even old fogies have their good points; they are freo from a lot of mod ern nonsense. If a man Is very fond of his wife he Is always talking about her. There is no better test. The faith your friends have in you is a beautiful thing; but so is a soap bubble beautiful. Men have a good deal of speaking admiration for a woman who pubjicly admires her husband'. As soon, as a man is .nomjnated. for office he is a little conceited about hie popularity until after the election. When a widower begins to act as if he had forgotten when his wife died, all the women in toivn remember it. Every man knowB what love is, but there is so much sentiment in the. world that he does not dare admit it. Keeping the martyr look out of the face should be ranked as high as the virtue of controlling one's tongue. Atchison Globe. . II :u mm Sulnd. Cut four bananas twice lengthwise, and then eaoh piece into quarters. Put two small lettuce leaves together, lay severed pieces of bananas on the let tuce and cover with a dressing. Ar range on a large platter and garnish with parsley, -, i ii . The Smell of l'nlut. ' To some people the smell of a newly painted room is highly objectionable. The odor can bo greatly lessened by placing a pall of cold water in the room, and allowing it to stand there for" some hours. To Prevent llumlng in tho Oyou. To prevent tho burning of viands, keep a small pan of waiter in tho oven, refilling as often as necessary. If tho oven is very hot, fill with cold instead of hot water. WOMAN AN1 IIIMI TALK. Her Lingual Ability Philosophically DiscusRcd. Conversation Is one thing; talk is an other. Cultivated women In general converse better than cultivated men. Women, as a eex, talk vastly more than any kind of men do or possibly cam There is no question about that. Their organization, their gregarious ness, their disposition to bo always do ing something, Insures their garrulity. A man often finds it hard to express htmself; has really nothing to say; pre fers silence, as a rule. Not so the or dinary woman. Whether she has any thing to say or not makes no difference. Having nothing in her mind, she has abundanco on her tongue, and the abundance will never run off. The possession of ideas not infrequently in terferes -wlMi his speech, never with hers. The fewer she has the more volubleshe is. Unburdenedwlth a slngcl idea, loquacity never tires her, be its effect what It may on others. Many of the emptiest women nre the noisiest. Indeed, their noise is com monly proportioned to their empti ness. Every man has observed this so many times that it has ceased to im press him. A woman Is seldom struck by a woman's chatter unless It cur tails her own. Then it becomes a strife of tongues, the victory being to the nimblest, to the least capable of fatigue. Haa any one ever heard of a tongue-tired woman? She is apt to work very hard, often harder than man, but limltness exercise of tongue must give her rest. If so, who would wish to restrain her interminable utter ance? The average woman's excessive oral fluency is something that must be ac cepted. It is a phenomenon of her sex, her inheritance and her privilege. To reduce it to the normal requires train ingmuch self-discipline. She talks, talks, talks. Having nothing to say in the beginning, she ends with saying nothing. Strictly speaking, she does not end she is never ending. She is interrupted merely by circumstances alio is forced to shop. When one of her own sex and kind or of the other sex visit her, she dilates on vacuity for half an hour, for an hour, for two hours. Her speech Is but words, words, words. The richness, the verbal super fluity, of the English language contri butes to her weakness. Not a few of our so-called orators have taught us that a man may make a long speech without conveying any definite mean ing. The average woman is, In her talk, still more efficient in her ineffi ciency. But she seems to be satisfac tory to the mass of her auditors. She may adapt herself to them, may gauge their understanding, anticipate their taste. Woman's intuition, whatever her grade, ranks high. Hardly any woman will deny that she talks a great deal, and that she is very fond of ta1. g. As to talking well, or ill, she will say that this is a matter of opinion, and that she is, of course, on her own side, as she ought to be and as everybody Is. She will probably maintain, if she be nettled by criticism, that many men are stupid, very stupid; that they cannot talk; that sho has therefore to talk for them; that they must be helped out in some way, and that it is base ingratitude for therm to make comments on her generous efforts to assist them. There may be more than a spice of truth in this. Most men, she will contend, furnish only a crude outline of anything, whether important or unimportant. Their statements and etorles lack color, interest, dramatic point. Above all, they are defective In details. Sho dotes, she declares, on details, and her doting Is evident, no loss than her re petitions. Her power of expansion, of the smallest circumstance Is extraor dinary. What might be said in ten or fifteen words she will distend Into 200 or 300 and reiterate her dilutions again and again. What has she uttered with Infinitesimal particularlzatlon in the drawing room sho rehearses in the hallway, in the vestibule, at the front door, always following her caller or oallers, under the Impression that it Is Impolite to let them go after they havo formally tIdden her good afternoon or good evening. THE CAKE OI" CHILI) ItEX. Some Things Youthful Mothers Should Mnka u Note of. From London Truth. An Infant should be given, no food containing starch until it cuts Its teeth. Starchy food include biscuits, corn Hour, tapioca, sago, rice, potatoe, etc. An infant cannot digest any of these until its teeth is cut. Violent noises and rough shakings or tosslngs nre hurtful to a baby and should bo avoided as much as possible. Infanta should never bo put Into a sitting posture until they are at least 3 months old, when they will propably sit up of their own accord, They should be carried flat in the nurse's arms, as, if the little back Is at all ii ii Horn?. curved, It may lead to curvature of tho spine or chct dlcease. Until children are C or 7 years old they should have twelve hours' sleep every night. In addition to this a nap for two hours cither In tho morning or afternoon especially In hot weath erwill do a great deal toward keep ing them bright and well. ONE WOMAN'S SUCCESS. Mrs. Il ley Mnkrs Two Thousand Dollar n Acck from Ilor rinjr.. In these days when women are anx iously scanning the field of human en deavor in an effort to discover some easy way of making a fortune. It is gratifying, says the Philadelphia Times, to record the success of those who reach the desired goal. Perhaps the most Interesting case in point is that of Madeleine Lucette Ilyley, whose phenomenal success as a play wright Is Just now the talk of two con tinents. The interesting little woman was for several years known to the stage as Madeleine Lucette, a remark ably clever and talented comic opera singer. Five or six years ago she gave up active work on the stage and turned her attention -to the writing of plays. Since then her prolific pen has turned out more than twenty pieces of dramatic worki comic opera librettos, one-act sketches, serious dramas and comedies. Mrs. ltyleys success In the latter line of work appears to refute the old-time saw that woman have no sense of humor, for It Is In this field she has been most triumphant. Her play, "Christopher, Jr.," written for John Drew, achieved phenomenal suc cess, not alone In this countryi but in England, where It lias been played continuously for the past few years un der the title of "Jadbury, Jr." Her next great success is at present be ing performed in this city by Mr. Nat C. Goodwin under the title of "An American Citizen," Mr. Goodwin ad mits that it is the greatest monetary success of his eventful career, and now Mrs. Ityley has just scored an addi tional success In a new farce which was produced last week in Washington, D. C., entitled, "The Mysterious Mr. Bugle." This play will be seen nt the Broad street theatre next Monday .eve ning. Prom all these sources It can be imagined this charming little woman dramatist Is receiving comfortable roy altes; In fact, I am assured that Mrs. Ryley's royalties aggregate more than $2,000 per week, a very tidy sum with which to keep the wolf from the door and to provide for a rainy day. With Mrs. Ryley's success in view we can look for a large accession to the ranks of the dramatists from among the vast army of bright and clever women. It would appear that nothing with the possible exception of a gold mine, pays so well as a successful play. Mrs. Ity ley will Visit Philadelphia this week and will remain to see the production. The Grandeur of Motherhood. Motherhood. All the real romance and all the real good in all the great round world are bound up In that one eweet word. Fads may come ancUf.ids may go. Newer women may crowd upon the heels of the women alrendy new. One fact will remain, eternal and unalterable, with its roots deep in na ture's heart. A woman Is not a woman until ahc ls a mother. Take from the world tho sweet faced mother, with eyes swimming with love for her flrst-boin. Il.iulsh lrrm the earth the touch of baby fing ers and the music of childish laughter. Do this, and the well-spring of poesy would turn bitter and dry up, art would vainly search a barren world for a theme, and the lips of song would be frozen Into silence. All that is good and joyous, all that laughs and sings, fill that Is worth telling In bong or story, or expressing In music or paint ed picture, is but the virtue, the song, tho story, the picture, the music of uni versal motherhood in natuie. 'the woman who fails of motbeihnod falls short of her share In the BUb Iime happiness and in the grand duty of a woman nature. Until she knows tho thrill of a first-born's touch a woman has not achieved real woman hood. The childless woman Is a dis cord in the grand anthem of nature.--Unidentified. Ilroncliilis. Children are specially liable to b-oi. chitis In these days of early spring, when a romp, which induces perspira tion, and is discarding of all warm I wraps Is followed by a. change in the atmosphere enough to cause a chill. Watchfulness Is the price of exemp tion, but coddling Is not watchfulness In its proper sense, and fresh nir Is a necessity either in prevention or cure. Children who havo once Buffeted no attack of bronchitis nre liablo to de velop it again. Gieat care should, therefore, be taken of them, but they are not to be unduly coddled, for slufty rooms are worse for young children than any other evil, An important point to remember ii engaged to marry Miss Hungerford, i,she support a husband ? " I TMBB H .11 u I ,1 1 1 1 . when a young child is suffering from bronchitis is that It not only requires warmth, but also plenty of air If it is to recover. The room must be well ventilated at nil times. This rule ap plies In all cases of bronchitis, but es pecially when the infant is the sufferer. Philadelphia Ledger. s. Salted popcorn Is a novelty offered In place of the always-welcomed salted almonds at some recent dinners. Large kernels of popcorn are taken and light ly browned In hot butter und then bait ed. This brown corn has been quite favorably received and realty deserves favor. FOR FISH CROQUETTES, Use any kind of cold boiled fish. Free It from skin and bone. Mince fine. To one pint of minced fish use one cup of well seasoned mashed potatoes, two eggs well beaten. Mix well, season to taste, shape, crumb and fry. One cup ful of white sauce can be used in place of Innshed potatoes. Over the windows of the apartments occupied by Queen Victoria at tha Ho tel Rcglna nt Clmlez has been placed a fac-slmlle of the Roynl English crown. The Jewels are Imitated very accurately in colored glass, which Is Illuminated at night by electricity. The hotel stands upon very high giounJ, ant this decoration may be seei nt n great distance. For serving a soft-boiled egg in the shell pretty holders now come made of delicate silver wire, twisted around In such a manner as to form a graceful egg-shaped holder and standard. At the top Is a tiny circular knife, which smoothly cuts the shell from one end of the egg. This Is a great Improve ment over the ugly looking little china cups so long In use. "Sugaring oft" parties are given nowadays. The delicious new maple syrup is cooked until It Is like wax, and then, In place of the pure white snow piled up In bright tin pans that are used by country cousins for their parties, clear, even blocks of Ice arc substituted, and the hot liquid wax poured upon them. This wax Is eaten with a fork and toasted crackers and pickles are served at the same time. Maple candy making and pulling also form part of the evening's amuse ment. A Repented Cniiliou. Always make your tea in an earthen ware or china pot. There is danger In any metal, especially If the tea by chance Is allowed to stand in it. Cop per Is, of course, the metal to be most avoided for this purpose, but any metal may become poisonous under certain conditions. Two cases of death through tea drinking have recently been reported; In each case the tea had been standing in a metal pot for sev eral hours. Watchfulness and perfect cleanliness would, of course, prevent uch accidents; but who can answer for these In any cook not yourselt? To Remove Oronscs. When woolen dresses or any woolen garments have become badly creased and wrinkled do not attempt to use a hot Iron upon them, for it Is likely to feave the mark of the iron and give the material a shiny look without pro ducing any good 'results. It the crushed and marred places are wiped with a woolen, cloth wet in hot water and the clothing is then hung out In the air or In a cold place, the marks will all disappear. A Substitute for Silk Slips. A slk slip for diaphanous materials, while being the nicest thing to have, Is no longer necessary, as the colored lawns manufactured for this purpose now are an excellent substitute. Un told quantities of lace will be used to trim these gowns, together with count less ruflies. Tho Dullest Kind ofSnsh. Oar-&haped sash enda, trimmed around the edge with lace or a narrow double frill of chiffon, will be the dud est kind of sash to have the coming summer. They have very small bows of two loops and a knot, or are simp ly knotted once giving the effect of n band around the waist and two ends. (ymtinsticH nt Home. In these days of pressure of business mothers and fathers are apt. sas the Philadelphia Ledger, to be busy peo ple, and have so little time to devote to their families that the mere men tion of gymnastics at home, under the parent's direction, provokes a smile yec ten minutes a day would mifiiee, without the aid of any expensive ap paratus, to do much for the proper de velopment of the children. Many will SZS22S2SSZZ!S3n!ZZtSS INFANT HEALTH H SENT FREE k A little book that should be in every s I hotne. Issued hv (hninnntifaphima PJ ViJ.h- ' .-..... k Gail Borden Eagle Brand u Condensed Milk k N. Y. Condensed Milk Co. IV 71 Bndion Street. . HmrVrV iSiSWSSWISZSZSfZS! dad." Copyright, 1837, by Mitchell & Miller. " 1 ' V. otnllo when they nre told that cli1' Iron ought to bo tnulit to breathe prop erly, to sit, to stand and to walk prop triy. A pair of dutnbbelhv very' light in weight, H really all that Is requl.-'d, und tho good results on a child's phy sical health cannot be overestlamtei. The exerclso should never be car.len to n point of fatigue. As soon as Oierc Is n fcH'Unt,' of weariness In one muscle the exercises chould e channcd for another; and If there is a dlslnclln.itlsa tr go n,tcsulttng from anything ntl'cr than 1071110,1s, the whole should be c e coutliiui.!. Rut c'll'dren who once begin there them that there Is n great outcry if they are curtailed. Everyone kti'nvs tint thr. raw recruit who enlists .th bent rhoi Jders and slouching gait If in a short time transformed by the .IrlU sergeant Into a well-set-up, manly looking fellow, holding his head erect, his shoulders thrown back, and plant ing his feet firmly on the ground. Having acquired this good currlag::, ha does not loso It, even If he leave the army. The reason for this is that the muscles, having learnt to do their duty, do It Involuntarily. If so much can be done for a man whoso firm-set frame was formed In Improper vaya before he came Into the hands of the drill-sergeant, how much more can bo accomplished with the still plastic bones and muscles of children. HOW HRIDCET WAS REFORMED A Timely Hint from Her Mistress, Delicately Given, Worked Wonders. She was a very Jewel of a cook when she wasn't in a temper, and, as this inability to ilve peaceably with her fel low constituted her sole fault, free times had the other feminine BervpiU keep Oil charged for her sake. Hut when t,he began to be impertinent to the woman who employed her this pa tient individual decided that mattPrs had tone Tar enough. She had no wish fo lose such a treasure, neither did she Intend to be rudely treated at her hands; so, after some careful thought, she f. olved a clever plan of action. When next Bridget came upstairs for orden rh found her mistress a ptey to severest melancholy. "An' what's tho matther, mum?" she asked, anxiously, being the kindliest of woman in her normal condition. Her mistress sighed mournfully. "I'm rather troubled, Bridget," she said, quietly, looking any where but ut her listener. "I'm going to have two dinner parties next week, you know, and I dread having a new cook at such times." Bridget sure of her desirability, und grown Hushed with many triumphs, sUretl. 'An why shud ye bo afther havln a new cook, mum?" she inquired. "Aiii't ye satisfied wld me?1' "Perfectly satisfied with your ser v'cts, Bn.iget," was the more quiet ri'ply. "but It won't be possible toe tlm two of us to live In ih same. hoise if you are going to be Impertinent to nv. Now, I ve discharged the other gins on your accmint several times of into but I really don't think that either my husband or my sons would be willing to let me go In order to keep you. I really think they wouh prefer getting a new cook to losing me." Bridget made no response, but she developed an unwonted degree of self control, and her mistresa reports that she has never again been impertinent. Recipe for Spiced Vincsnr. L'o prepare Hplced vinegar put two quarts of good elder vinegar into a porcelain-lined kettle; add half a cup of sugar, a teaspoonful of mustard seed, half a dozen tiny red peppers!, a teaspoonful of pepper corns and half a dozen blades of mace. Let tho vine gar boll a moment before pouring it over the pickles. ffiiimumiu3miiiiniiiwulnM 1M ) jCidodBye Dyspepsia! L.Thousauds of practical, discriminating housewives avoid lard, that impure unu unucaiuuiu pacKiiig-uuusc jjiuuuwi, iiiu u?c uuui pure vegetable shortening, Cottolene, which eminent physicians say is destined to make dyspepsia a disease of the past. !M -A - . .A L CO'IM contains nothing but refined Cotton laereioro wnoiesomo, appending, YnnrtnTYi Kj.fiT!A tiwftnl niiTA footl. Tbe gcnulno Is told everywhere la "Cbtlolene" and "ttrer't head in cotton-plant old In any otUor wiy. Mode only by V,, THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, i, A St. Louis, New York, Chloago, tainuEanmutmnmirani wuwtsvisv UP TO mmsmsmssMmmmm Established 1836. THE (jENUINE W $mm&$t$$ PIANOS M M W At a time when raauy manu facturers and dealers are making tlie most astounding statements regardingthe merits and durability of inferior Pianos, intending pur chasers should not fail to make critical examination of the above instruments. EL C. rTcKER General Denier in Northeast em Pennsylvania. M M P3 V New Telephone Exchange Building, 119 Adams Ave., Scranton, Pa. USEFUL HINTS, . r To Remove Milk or Oafeau-Lalt Stains. These are not Irremediable ovitn in delicate materials. Slightly strain tho Ftnlncd part over a tumbler or basin, and with n roft brush paint gently with pure glycerine, using Just enough-to cover the stain. When it has Bonked through to tho other slue, after about ten minutes rinse In luke warm water and Iron It an the wrong side until It Is quite dry. If the water Is very hard remedies of this kind aro much more .successful if done with distilled water, which can alway be obtained from a chemist. Art Excellent Way of Restoring Ccape. Make up a good fire and boil some water in a deen vessel, about three-quarters full; throw into this boiling liquid a' small handful of gum arable; stir It well. Lay over tho open ing of tho kettle a piece of1 now brown paper once folded; on this arrange the craipe which needs attention and await tho result, the fire being so kept up meanwhile that the water goes on boiling hard during the operation. The material will soon become damp and resume Its original condition; it cam be folded, if very long it must be drawn along so that the whole length can ba equally well done. Directly the paper becomes wet It must be changed'; if tho moisture does not affect the crape it Is because the paper is too thick; this must bo regulated according to cir cumstances, and much depends on th , quality and the thickness of the crap. , For small pieces of trimming the op eration Is easily done by means of spirit lamp. To Clean Bottles or Window Panes that have become dull and cloudy through long neglect use fresh nettles; a few of these placed In the bottles and stood in tho sun for 24 houirs will re store all clearness. For windows pnt on a thick glove and rub the panes with a handful of the stinging plant; polish Avlth leather and the result la wonderful. Painted Wood, Panellngs and' Wains cotlngs can be rapidly and effectually cleaned with potato water. Put half a dozen large tubers into a pall, having previously peeled, washed and grated them. Put a gallon or two of fresh water over them and let them stand for halt an hour; then strain and use wlChm a house flannel. No scrubbing will be needed, but another flannel with clean water must be used for rin sing purposes. This Is good for any. kind of wood. Centipedes and Other Insects, which often congregate in cellars or base ments of country houses can be ex terminated in the following manner: Rinse some empty bottles (preferably with rather wide opening) thoroughly with methylated spirit, leaving a tew drops inside, so that it may not evap orato too quickly; lay these bottles about, with the hottom lower than the neck, which latter should, if necessary, be supported on a slanting piece of wcod. The insects will crawl !a and can be killed with boiling watw. Trench Rolls. Mix as for lunch rolls and add a scant pint of milk, mixing Into a firm dough. Roll pieces of the dough Into short, thick rolls, taperlngatthe cnds.and put two of these side by side, pressing tho ends together to make the finished roll. Wash over with milk and bake in a hot oven. Narrowness of Now Skirts. Skirts are certainly much narrower with a Btralght fan. back and a narJ row front breadth. Four and a half! yards around Is tlho popular size. - -- . -. . .. . OJLKQ Seed Oil and Choice Beef Suet, and is e neaumui. it is me groaiosi siep oi hrtter oonkln p. nerfee t health. ono to tn pound Urn, with our trade-nuirks It wreath" on every tin. Not guaranteed If J f jt Montreal. mmmmminMimHimmimninmffnniimiimiHlMi DATE. Over 26,000 In Use. M M M F3 m M msj iCg
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