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m-irvwi ii Mi'"'w'ifywpipwfPwwfi'; h The Commoner. VOLUME 5, KHMBER 23 in i w Unknown Martyrs They have no place on storied page, No rest in marble shrine; They passed away with a perished age Thoy tiled and made no sign. But work that shall find its wages; yet And deeds that their God did not forget Done for their love divine These arc the mourners, and these shall he The crowns of their immortality. O, seek them not where sleep the dead Ye shell not find their trace; To graven stone is at their head, No green grass hides their face; 0, sad and unseen is their silent grave It may be the sands, or deep-sea wave, Or lonely desert place; For they needed no prayers and no mourning bell; They are tombed in the hearts that loved them well. They healed sick hearts though their own were broken; And dried sad eyes till their own lost light; Some day we shall know, by a cer tain token, How they fought and fell in the fight. Salt tears of sorrow, unbeheld, Passionate cries unchroniclod, And silent strife for the right 'Angels shall count them, and earth shall sigh That she left her bravest to battle and die. Edwin Arnold. . est women and most practical chem ists. It is beginning to be under stood that the cook must be paid for the "know how" as well as for the mere mechanical labor, and a really efficient woman cook one up-to-date in her business is beginning to look upon her work as a "business," and Home Chat Even so long ago as in "the days when I was young," I used to wonder why no training was required to give a "girl" a position in the family as cook, for it did not Beem possible to me that "cooking came natural" to one simply because she happened to be of the feminine gender. But, while in all other businesses I found an apprenticeship to be a necessity before one could get or keep a posi tion, the rawest girl, with no ex perience whatever in the business, was taken at once into the family laboratory and into her keeping were entrusted the most important duties of the household the preparation of . food, upon the right putting together of which depends so much of the health and appiness of the family. "Good cooking" means the process by which food material is so prepared as ,to render it pleasing to the eye, . acceptable to the palate and nourish ing to the body. Ruskin says it means "Much tasting, no wasting; much English thoroughness, French art' and Arabian hospitality; careful ness, inventiveness and watchfulness;. tho economy of our grandmothers and the science of modern chemistry." In view of the important part it plavs in the happiness and prosperity of the whole human family, it cannot and should not, be regarded as the de grading occupation whloh is fit . only, for those who can do nothing else. It is, indeed, a science, which, while not difficult to comprehend, yet requires interest, attention and much judg ment, and it has claimed the devo tion of many wise r.nd learned men and women. In our day, It is begin ning to be looked upon as one of the "lnnvnorl nrnfpHninns ." nrwT. nnmmnn,!. luui.twu i,'- -,- ---, 4.m kuiuuiuuuo to demand tho treatment accorded to other "business" people. The really sensible employe is learning to 're spect herself, and to realize that her business is "so much proficient work for so much money," regardless of "social advantages" allowed or with held. In any other business we do not ask, or expect that our employers shall take us into the family life; that we shall be regarded as a "friend," or a guest, and given the entree into the sanctuary of the home. Why should we be? "We should, how over, so respect ourselves that we shall merit their respect and trust, and by doing the duties, for the per formance of which we are paid, in the most acceptable manner to them, com mand a continuance of their respect and trust. In the inevitable intimacy that must exist between the woman householder and her employe, there should be no more antagonism, no more thought of "equality," socially, than there is between the man em ployer and his helper. A really re fined, self-respecting woman never stops to consider whether she is a "servant" or a social equal. But she does demand, by her self-respecting manner of doing her work, and her respectful bearing toward her asso ciates, that the treatment she is en titled to be accorded to her. Very few refined women have to say, in words, that she is "a lady." If she really is a lady, in the best sense of the word, her title to the distinction will be recognized instinctively by one who is a lady, herself; but not all employers are, themselves, really ladies, and one must "learn to be patient with fools," indoors as well as out. Not everything in this life will bear to be taken seriously; but, no matter where we find ourselves, wo can still prove our claim to the title by our actions and refined bearing. in wnatever position we una our selves, in "our struggle for bread, we should try to do conscientiously, the work that Is intrusted to our hands; to do it the very best we know how, and to seek continually to "know how" a little better than we did when we began. Make of the work, whether of the moment or for all time, as great a n:ccess as it is possible for us to do, and seek always to do a little bettor than is expected of us. In short, do our work so well as to make ourselves necessary to the success of our employers, and thus hold their respect and esteem, as well as the work intrusted to our hands. of sweet pickles, one quart of vine gar and one quart f sugar; boil the fruit in this until tender, then dip out (if peaches) and spike each peach with two or three whole cloves and pack in a jar. Boil the syrup until thick and pour over the fruit while hot, cover closely and set in cool place. Contributed Recipes Marsh-mallow Cake. To make this dainty cake, any good white cake re cipe may be used. Bake the batter in layer-pans; treat as you would for layer-cake. For filling, dissolve half a pound of gum arable in ,ene pint of water, strain and mix in half a pound of powdered sugar; set over a mod erate fire, or use a double boiler, stirring until a thick syrup is made; take from the fire and add carefully the beaten whites of four eggs, stir ring the mixture until it thins and will not adhere to the fingers; flavor and set aside to cool; spread between For Stout Ladies Answering Mrs. H.: A light waist and a dark skirt is not r. becoming combination for a large woman. The waist line is made so pronounced by the sharp change of color as to give one the appearance of being larger and stouter than she really is. Either an all-dark, or an all-light costume should be cLosen. There are so many cool, thin fabrics for hot weather, in all grades and shades of color, and especially in blacks and whites, that one should have no difficulty in ob taining a summery effect, both in appearance and comfort of wear. The figured lawns, mulls, organdies, and the new fabrics for hot weather wear, come in figures or stripes on dark backgrounds; but these should not, for economy's sake, be of the cheap, flimsy quality which does not launor well, or keep its shape in wear, though they need not necessarily be expensive. The bust measure should be about ten inches larger than that of the waist, but when it is not, the deficiency in bust : .asure can be in a measure overcome by a proper pat tern, giving a broader effect to the shoulders. A stout woman can wear Wash dresses made with plain-gored, though not too tight fitting skirts, neatly fitted about the hips, with fichu-like draperies about the should ers to give a more proportionate ef fect. The waist may have many seams, with pointed effect. The "frog back" appearance so often given to short, stout women by some makes of corsets may be somewhat over come by draperies about the should ers. Almost all women, large or small, look well In all-white dresses, but the stout woman is made to appear smaller by dark, or black, solid-color goods. If the whole garment is light, a black belt makes the waist look smaller, and to make the belt-line less pronounced, there should le a bit of the same color, lace or ribbon, at the throat and wrists of the costume, A tiny bit of some bright, becoming color about the neck or throat, is to be recommended, and the fact that a woman is "getting along in years," with gray hair and deepening wrinkles should not be made an excuse for frowsy, careless dressing, "lopping" posture, careless toilet or dull, lack luster eyes. The older one gets, the more need that she should care for her appearance and preserve what lit tle claim to attractive ess she may still possess. We should not allow ourselves to degenerate, even though we are piling up the years behind us; and we need, not, if we do not "slouch," or "lop." left behind, because the guest has to wait until she can supply herself with such articles before she can acquaint them with her safe arrival. Somehow, I cannot see that it ia the duty of the hostess to do this or that she is to blame if her guest is so thoughtless as to neglect so im portant a matter, herself. It is better to warn the contem: luted visitor to carry a suitable stock of such things with her, as the business of writing letters is, in my estimation, a strict ly personal affair, and notifying one's family of our safe arrival at our desti nation is a strictly personal duty. Many hostesses are not, themselves, letter writers, and such a provision may not seem at all necessary. Even the provision of toilet articles, such as combs, brushes, etc., is not now considered as binding on the hostess, as most visiting people carry such things with them as a matter of course. It seems to me that the guest .should seek rather to lessen the work her visit must inevitably increase than that the hostess should be burdened with trivial matters which the guest, herself, should attend to as being of a strictly personal nature. No mat ter how thoughtful or s'elf-helpful a guest may be, it is inevitable that the admission into the honu of even our dearest friend must greatly increase our care and responsibility, and fie guest should seek, in every way to render the added burden as light . ; possible by attending to all such per sonal matters, herself. flio lnvorc rf inlrn tiflirtn n .-. the attention of some of our bright- For Sweet Piokles. -For one gallon The Guest-Chamber "About these days," we find much advice given the hostess for properly preparing the guest-chamber for the expected guest, as this is the season when people who do not like to work in hot weather inflict themselves upon those who have to do so, whether thoy like it or not. Among the much advice given, we find that a hostess is told that her neglect to supply the guest chamber with ink. pen and stationery is often the direct cause of anxiety to the guest's family Training the Children Many visiting mothers will have their pride in their children a little humbled, I am afraid, by the way in which the said children deport them selves, especially at the table. Re cently, it has been my privilege to observe the conduct of some very handsom-ly dressed children at the table in some of our'lest hotels, and to also observe how mortified some of the mothers were over their seeming entire lack of good manners. It is inevitable that these mothers will he blamed for the conduct of these little folks, although it is possible that they should not be, as some children take such occasion on which to "show off the worst that is in them. Weakly, or overworked mothers cannot always train the children aright. The children should be taught at home to handle the knife, fork and spoon, and to chew with their mouths closed. It is not a pleasant spectacle to see children chew open-moutneu, with grimaces and noise and smack ing of the lips, like so many swine. Many of these children, when any thing amuses them, guffaw out witn widely extended jaws, revealing tlie half-masticated food in all its impul siveness, to say nothing of their un tidy clawing over their dishes, drop ping bits of food about on the tame cloth and on their clothes, spilling liquids, reaching after dishes beyond tho lpno-fh nf their arms, extending their tongues to catch the food as it approaches the mouth, and in mam ways rendering the dinner a failure io those so unfortunate as to have w bear them company. Such children should' be well drilled at home, oi consigned to a children's table, wiien taken with their parents. Cleaning and Cooking Fresh Fish "A Reader," who is having an out ing where fish "bite" freely, sends the following: Some people attenujj to skin small catfish without cleaning them properly. To dress catfish iiw will weigh under four Punds. eui the head off with a sharp hatcheMu BETTER THAN SPANKING Snnnlclnc doos Tint euro children of bed '' ,d , If It. did thorp would bo fowr children tbn w",rp,M. It. Thefo Inn constitutional caupo for this. j ,)0f Bummors. Box 118, Notro Drao, Jnd.. wUX son f homo treatment to any mother. Sbo asKs no u(i Wrltohor today Ifyour ohllclrontroubloyoui i way. Don't blame .tho child. Tho chances r can't help It. s i i H J,fJ )t i"