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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
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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.
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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
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If It. did thorp would bo fowr children tbn w",rp,M.
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homo treatment to any mother. Sbo asKs no u(i
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