wspt -r
The Commoner.
Sept. 19, 190a
9
tfjmr
mother or sisters to pick up and put
away.
A boy can .sew on a pant button just
as strongly and as neatly as bis si3ter
can; he can sit down to the sewing
machino and sew up a rip as good as a
girl can, and he can press the creases
in his Sunday trousers, smooth out
his "ties," hang up his clothes, put
his "best things" away in the closet,
and wait on himself generally, very
much to the satisfaction of both him
self and his tired mother. He can
fill the teakettle, black tho stove, put
the fuel, sweep up his own litterings,
lend a hand at the washing machine,
help about tho dishwashing, and, in
hundreds of ways, ease the burden
that is breaking down his over
worked mother, with little or no in
convenience to himself.
Clothlnjr the Children.
In providing clothing for the chil
dren at school, there should be four
suits; one, for very best; one for sec
ond best, and two for tho wear and
tear of every day. It is almost im
possible to,gct on with a scantier sup
ply. By getting two new suits at a
time, using the new for first and sec
ond best, and the old ones for the ev
ery day" vear, taking tho two old
"overy day" suits for work or "chore"
garments, one can get along very nice
ly. Children should bo taught to care
for their clothes, and should have it
impressed upon their minds that it is
not alone the cost, in dollars and cents,
that is to be saved, but it is the
strength and worry of the mother, as
well as to force them to acquire hab
its of neatness and economy.
These lessons cannot too soon be
Impressed upon their minds.
Table of Heasure..
When one has not scales and weights
at hand, it is convenient to know the
proper quantity which individual re
'cipes call for, in quarts, pints, cupfuls,
spoonfuls, etc. Make some allowance
for any extra dryness or moisture of
the article weighed or measured.
Wheat flour, one quart is one pound;
Indian meal, one quart is one pound
and two ounces; butter, when soft,
one quart is one pound; loaf sugar,
broken, one quart is one pound;
white sugar, powdered, one quart Is
one pound and one ounce; best brown
sugar, ono quart is one pound and two
ounces; ten eggs is one pound; a com
mon tumbler holds half a pint; a tea
cup, one gill; sixty drops are equal to
one teaspoonful.
Some Useful Recipes.
A teacupful of lye in a pail of wa
ter will improve the appearance of
black goods. Many materials can be
cleansed with potato water, made as
follows: For every quart of water
to be used, in washing the garment,
part and grate one large potato; put
the grated potato in.to the water ,whlch
must be soft and cold, and let it
fctand two" days, without being dis
turbed; then, carefully pour off the
liquor into a large vessel, leaving
all sediments in the original pall.
Into this, dip the pieces of material
down and up, until you think it is
clean; do not wring out Hang It up.
and let it drip nearly dry. then lay It
flat on the table and wipe It, first one
side and then the other. If necessary
to press it, lay it between flannel, and
iron it with a mrfderately hot iron.
Bent whale-bones can bo restored
and used again by soaking in water,
laying them straight and drying them.
To waBn embroidery, whether of silk
or cotton, make a warm lather of any
good, noncaustic soap; wash the em
broidery gently and quickly without
rubbing, rinse in cold water in which
a tablespoonful of salt to( a half-galjon
of "water has been dissolyed. Squeeze
it gently, or roll in a towel and twist
lightly; do not wring; dry it quickly
in the shade. If needful, press it on
the back, with a moderately hot iron,
Catalopuo No. 71 now on the press,
the finest catalogue ever published;
80 buyers have worked for months
collecting tho goods described in
this book. Printing and binding
are by the Lakeside Press; engrav
ings by Osgood; colored inserts by
the American Colortypc Co.; cover
design by the well-known artist,
Ike Morgan 10S0 pages; 70,000quo
tations; 17,000 illustrations. 15c.
and this catalogue is yours.
Send TODAY.
Catalogue No. 71 . Ready
FILL IN THE DLJiNK BELOW, CUT OUT JtND MAIL TO US JiT ONCE,
Entirety new from cover to cover, containing over one thousand pages
and Illustrated by one of the bast engraving houses In Chicago, our
Fall and Winter Catalogue No, 71 Is now ready for delivery. If you have
never tried us now Is the time to begin. Start with our new catalogue.
Fill In the blank below, cut It out and mall to us with IS cents In either
stamps or coin and we will send this superb Catalogue the finest
ever puousnea au
Out thla out and wail to ua with 15 cents la stamps or tela.
charges prepaid, IS
cents Is all we ask
although the actual
postage Is 26 cents
and each catalogue
costs us almost a dol
lar to publish.
Don't put this off but
attend to It now and
white you are at It get
Monte of your neighbor
to do likewise.
Requests will be Aon
ored In the order they
are received. There wilt
be a big demand so
don't wait.
Montgomery Ward & Co,, Chicago.
Enclosed find IS cents for which please send as soon
as possible Catalogue Number 11 for Fall and Winter of
I903'1903,
Name-
Wtlte plainly
I
Postofftce-
County-
-State-
Out thia out today. Don't wait. There will be a big demand aad tke
riatlBg presses will aot be able .to turn out catalogue fast eaeurku
quests will be Honored la order or weir receipt.
44
Montgomery Ward Sr Company, Chicago
or better, place tho piece inside of
thick cotton cloth and press.
Rain water and soda will lake out
machino grease; to remove oil and
varnish from silk, try benzine, ether
and soap, very cautiously. To take
cut paint, mix equal parts of ammonia
and turpentine; saturate the spots sev
eral times, then wash in soap suds.
Noted Women.
A picture of Mrs. Hetty Green, the
many-millioned woman financier,
shows that, at the age of twenty-six,
she was a beautiful woman, with fine
ly chiseled features and a firm, hand
some chin. Those who knew her well
in her early life tell us that she was
a delightful companion, and a most
lovable woman. She was noted for her
hne jewels and exquisite dressing, in
the days when she lived at the Astor
House, in New York City.
An unusual honor has been con
ferred on Miss Thekla Bernays, a St
Louis bachelor girl. She has been
made a bachelor of arts.
The honor itself is no more unusual
than the young woman who wears it
so well. She was set apart in child
hood for the career she is following in
womanhood. She is tho living expo
nent of an idea that the female brain
is capable of as great development
as that of the male.
This idea, unusual when it was first
advanced, was the conception of that
very unusual man, Dr. George J. Ber
nays, Miss Bernays' father. He was
looked upon as one of the leading
men in his profession in St Louis
Ho held views regarding women
which, in his time, were liberal to the
point of eccentricity.
His wife died and his daughter be
came her father's companion. She
absorbed his theories. She determined
to give them demonstration. Some of
her friends say she took upon her
self a vow of celibacy that she might
better pursue the path marked out
Miss Bernays is a first class cook and
housekeeper.
Probably no American girl In the
west has been educated on such mas
culine lines. Probably no American
girl ever created such a sensation in
old world centers of learning. Post
Dispatch, St Louis.
Floral Notes
In taking up tho dahlia roots, be
careful not to separate them from the
stem. The sprouts start around the
stem, to which the tubers are at
tached, and if tho stem decays, they
will not grow.
Tho sooner the Easter lilies, callas
and fressias are potted now, the bet
ter results will bo obtained. If you
wish bloom for Easter, do not delay.
They come on slowly, and do not
bloom for four or five months after
potting.
Hardy bulbs for outdoor planting
should bo put out during September,
October, and November. In tho cen
tral and southern states they may be
planted with good results in Novem
ber and December, but in tho northern
states, September and October plant
ing is better. Do not keej) tho bulbs
out too long, as the buds will blast
For winter blooming in tho house
there Is nothing more desirable than
tho Paper White Narcissus and the
Golden Sacred Lily. In both of these
varieties of the Polyanthus Narcissus,
tho flowers are large, lovely and frag
rant, and they are sure to bloom. All
Polyanthus Narcissus are hardy in tho
south, and many of them will stand
the winter in the central states if
planted in a sheltered situation.
It is a matter of regret to all flower
lovers that the old Easter favorite,
the Burrauda Lily, has become sub
ject to a disease which renders it al
most useless to plant it, and florista
are now offering the new Japanese
Branching Easter Lily, in its st?ad.
This new bulb produces white, frag
rant flowers, much like the Bermuda
Lily in looks, and retails for 20c each.
H. W. McV.
Celibacy an Aid Jto Crime.
According to a Chicago dispatch,
Prof. E. Benjamin Andrews' assertion
that the state of celibacy promotes
crime seems to be confirmed by the
figures found In the semi-annual vol
ume of statistics compiled for Chicago
by Hugo S. Grosser, municipal librar
ian and statistician. According to Mr.
J Grosser's figures, of the persons ar
rested this year, 18,157 males and 3.310
females were single, while 8,097 males
and 1,948 females were married. Dur
ing the six months of 1901, 22,634 per
sons arrested were single and 9,505
married.
The total amount of property re
ported stolen was $102,960.13, as
aeainst $150,253.97 In 1901, while the
value of property recovered was $102,
834.73 this year, as against $100,275.91
last year.
During the last six months- 31,512
arrests were made by the police, as
against 32,139 in 1901 Of the persons
arrested 4,491 were charged with fel
onies this year, as against 4,134 in tho'
same period last year.
Only 3,313 lodgers were accommo
dated in the police stations during tho
six months, as against 7,047 last year, '
but 8,015 lodgings wero given at tho
municipal lodging house, where 12,651
meals were served and 1,710 situa
tions wero supplied by the authorities
in charge.
The state of health this year was
not asgood as last year, tho averaga
monthly death Vato being 1.21 in 1902
against 1.15 In 1901. Tho total num
ber of deaths wero 13,186 this year, aa
against 12,098 last year, but the death
losses wero more than balanced by
the number of births reported, which
were 13,732 in 1902 and 12.475 in 1901,
so that, while the total number of.
deaths this year was 1,088 greater than
last year, there was an Increase in tho
number of births of 1,257.
Tho summer resort climate of Chi
cago Is evidenced by tho fact that
there was not a single case of sun
stroke in the first six months of this
year, while in tho same period of 1901
there were not less than eleven such
cases.
Of violent deaths reported 112 per
sons wero killed by railroads and 30
by street cars, as against 107 and 37
in 1901; 4,444 persons were killed by
other accidents, as against 409 last
year; 207 dietl by their own hand, as
against 195, and 52 came to their death
by homicide, as against 47 in 1901.
The free public baths of tho city
were much better frequented thia
year than last, the total number of
persons in attendance being 252,227
for the first six months of this year,
against 228,135 last year. Omaha
World-Herald.
Philadelphia Record:
Telegraph Lineman "Look out
there! Those wires are charged, and
they'll shock you."
Citizen "Gee whizz! If they're
charged anything like your company's
patrons, I don't doubt tho shocking
part of it."
CATARRH CAN BK CURED
Catarrh Is a kindred allmrnt of consumption,
long considered Incurable, and yet there is one rem
edy that will positively euro cntarrh In any of Ita
stages. For many years this remedy was nwd by the
late Doctor ' tovens, a widely noted authority on all
diseases of ttm throat and Iiiprh. Having tested
Its wonderful curative powers In thousands of cases,
and desiring to relieve human suffering; I will send
free of charge to all sufferers from Catarrh, Asthma,
Consumption, and nervous diseases, this recipe, 1b
German, French or English, wit" full directions for
preparing and using, h'ent by mall by addressl&sr,
with stamp, naming this paper W. A. Noyes, Ml
Powers 111 ock, Ilocbectcr, N. X. - '