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Show " 1 I Woman s World :- f CONDUCTED BY HELENE VALEAU. ' M . I jf HELENE VALEATTS ANSWERS. ll Miss Valeau will reply to all ques- i lions asked by the feminine readers of j the Intermoiintaln Catholic. The well known character and authority of her J replies need no Introduction to those f11 already familiar with her ability. Miss Valeau will take a kindly and personal interest in those who write to her. and ? will spare no pains in. seeing that their inquiries are answered fully and care- lully. Write only on one side of the paper. Address Setters to Miss Helens Valeau, Intermountaln Catholic. To Clean a Sponge. Steep it in cold buttermilk, and soak for a few hours; then wash out in cold, water. Try a small brush, not too ftilf, for . leaning: potatoes and other vegetables ;nu save your hands. A pinch of salt put into the lamps v.-lmn they are filled will cause them m burn with more brilliance. When blowing out a candle, hold it i i hove you and blow it out. If this is (iuiie it will not smoulder down. If the seats of sanod chairs become soft and loose, turn tlieni upside down, wash well with soapy water, soaking so as to thoroughly wet them, and in drying they will stiffen to almost, if not quite, their normal condition. Don't put pearls away wrapped in cotton-wool or in a velvet lined case; when not in use they should be placed in a soft linen or silk hankerchief. i'urf fully cleaned and cared for, pearls will retain their lustre for years. Tho Clean Linoleum of Oil Cloth. "Wash with sweet milk instead of soap and water. The milk does not destroy de-stroy the lustre, and makes it look fresh and bright. A successful way to wash laces is Lo soak them overnight in cold water into which a few drops of amonia have been put. I A Simple Method of Cleaning Lamp Chimneys. Hold in the steam from a I kettle, and polish with a newspaper. To improve the flavor of coffee sprinkle with a pinch of salt before lidding the water. Some add a little siijjar to the salt. . 'lean the nickel-plate of stoves with soda and ammonia, using a woollen cloth and polishing it with a dean one. Wash paint with a flannel cloth dipped in warm water and ammonia, cr warm water and powdered pumince- j stone, and wipe dry with flannel. Remove paint from old boards with me pound of soft soap, half a pound pumice-stone, same of pearl ash; mix a thick paste with hot water and ap ply with a bru.sh. In ten minutes :l wash off with boiling water. L Clean white marble with half a tf pound of pearl ash, half a pound of j soft soap and one pound of whiting, jj Boil until a thick paste, and before it i perfectly cold spread over the mar- i hie. letting it remain on at least if twenty-four hours; wash off with warm water softened with ammonia. I Brass bels should be rubbed with fj sweet oil and polished with a soft ' tlannel. Stair rods and other brasses I are cleaned with fine wood ashes, warm water and a flanel cloth: ker- usene and rotten-stone, salt and vin- 1 epar; Putz pomade, roten-stone. soft I soap and oil of turpentine mixd with a little water. If the article lias been lacquered it must not be touched with any acid, but washed in warm soapsuds, soap-suds, wiped dry and placed before the iire to dry thoroughly. I The Things We Meant to Do. I AVhen at some mystical behest Life greets tjs with its first embrace, And with a blind but growing zest We learn the strange earth face to face; Through Orient clouds we love to trace A shining pathway in the blue. Where gods inspire our eager chase To do the things we meant to do. At noontide on the sunlit crest The zenith glow subdues our pace. Hut still that vision of the best Riots out the petty things and base. The hurrying byways interlace, Pale, broken dreams the wayside strew; Too swift the hours, too strait our case. To do the things we meant to do. The shadowy islands of the west Grow rich with day's decling grace, They proffer us the cup of rest The guerdon of a hard won race. There is no lovelier dreaming place. And yet our restless souls would sue: Grant us. oh, gods, a little space To do the things we meant to do. Disagreeable Folks. There are numerous people who are onstituted with dispositions which make them very disagreeable to manj' w ho are in close association with them. Some of them have nasty tempers, and n little provocation causes ttiem to speak spitefully to those who slightly trespass upon them. Others are so contrary con-trary that they will balk and look sour whenever they are opposed in their views and actions. It is almost impossible impos-sible for anyone to please them, except for a little while. Indeed, they are frequently fre-quently displeased with themselves. The extremely disagreeable ones j have but comparatively few practical friends. They are apt to be shunned by i he most of those who know them well, and yet this class of people should be pitied. They are the unwilling cap-'ives cap-'ives of a disposition which they really hate. But even the grace of God does not utirely remove the tendency in many really good people to be offensive in t heir manners. They have inherited dispositions which are so deeply rooted in iliem with perverse and peevish inclinations, in-clinations, that they tenaciously stick to ihem. Let the agreeable ones be -ompassionate to these unfortunates. Patiently pity them, and then prize your inheritance of a perennially genial nd a greeable nature. An Everyday Woman. Whatever other ambition you have you must strive to be a good house-!'f house-!'f pi r. You married your husband to maki him happy; you are under a contract con-tract to do so. and although you must be Mary, in order to satisfy him and yourself, you must be Martha, too. Hut do not stop there. Continue to cultivate your mind. Tour husband is learning all sorts of fresh facts every day. A man's life, and his continual (association with others who think, tend to encourage the natural proclivity he lias for mental growth. However pretty pret-ty and well-dressed you are and both of those delight him he will still feel it !io he a great drawback if you are not interested in most of the things that interest him. For Altar Boys. cardinal Vaughan war a great English Eng-lish prelate, who chert only a few years ago. Here is something that he once wrote about boys who serve Mass. Read it. boys, and see if you won't think of 't the next time you are serving at Hie altar: "Theologians tell us that the more real the part you take in offering the; Sac rifice of the Mass the more largely Iyou partake of its benefits. They teach 1 h u t the acolytes are especially favored n this respect. To serve Mass js the( nearest approach one who is not a priest ' can make to celebrating it. "You can gain more merit and grace by serving Mass with faith and devo- J tion than by merely hearing it. "He who serves Mass kneels and moves amongst the Angels. The Angels j look upon him with a kind of holy jealousy. He discharges an office in act which they discharge only in desire. They associate him with themselves, for lie has become a ministering Spirit in the flesh to the King of Kings and Lord of Lords, to Jesus Christ, the Man-God." Cardinal Vaughan. Men. Not gold, but only men, can make A people great and strong; ' Men who, for truth and honor's sake, fitand fast and suffer long. Brave men who work while others sleep, Who dare while others y They build a nation's pillars deep And lift they to the sky. Halpr Waldo Emerson. Letting Him Down Easy. The manager of the music hall was testing the abalities of a few candidates for stage honors one day last week, and this is how he let down one of the would-be would-be funny men: "Your songs won't do for me. I can't allow any profanity in my theatre," said he. "Hut I don't use profanity," was the reply. "No," said the manager, "but the audience au-dience would." Stray Stories. Poverty and- Suffering Cannot Be Eliminated. rreaching at the high mass in the Church of Corpus Christi, Baltimore, last Sunday, his eminence the cardinal said in part, as follows: "The purpose of the American today is not only to alleviate but to eliminate poverty. I believe in public spirit, and I admire the Americans for endeavoring to relieve suffering. Suffering, however, cannot be eliminated. As long as the social relations exist between human beings there will be poverty in the world. "God intended inequality. among man-.kind, man-.kind, and this inequality we will always have," continued the cardinal. "Christ's disciples were not men of potent political polit-ical influence or high social positions; they were without any prestige at all in the sight of men. But they were commanded com-manded by Christ to preach the gospel, to heal the broken hearts, to feed the hungry and clothe the naked. "The religion of Christ is a practical religion, and bears a relation to social beings. Men were created for society, and no man is sufficient by himself. There should be the same harmonious relations between members of the social so-cial body, whether rich or poor, as between be-tween members of the physical body. "I care not how rich a man is. I care not whether he be a Croesus, a John Jacob Astor, a John D. Rockefeller or a Vanderbilt, what will hia wealth avail him if he has no friend to help him, no servant to minister to his wants, no one to stand by him, no one to give him solace in his sorrow? Tf thpv hn-e n friend, I say, their wealth will avail them nothing. "The rich as well as the poor declare, 'I am not my brother's keeper.' This is the language of selfishness and misery. That man must be miserable that says I am not my brother's keeper.' He is an iceberg and is a curse to himself." f What We Stand in Need Of. More books and fewer banquets. More thinking and less drinking. More work and less talk. More self-forgetfulness and less self-glorification. More con-structiveness con-structiveness and less criticism. More sociability and less whist. More simplicity sim-plicity and fewer "airs." More copying of kindly and worthy deeds and less imitation of fads and follies and foibles. foi-bles. More real recreation and less sham. More study clubs and less social clubs. More helpful, hopeful conversation conversa-tion and less gossip. More emphasis on manners and morals and less on money. More sincerity and less smartness. Larger outlooks and smaller grudges. A greater desire for social usefulness than social prestige. These are a few of our needs. Others may easily suggest themselves them-selves to any thoughtful Catholic Sacred Sa-cred Heart Review. Have to Wear 'Em. The ready made clothes tend to abolish abol-ish the dreadful custom of cutting down dad's suit lo boy's size. I remember how in the distant past my little brother rushed whimpering into the sitting room one night. "What's the matter?" I asked sympathetically. "Oh," he murmured, mur-mured, "pa's had his beard shaved off, and now I guess I've got to wear those old red whiskers." Lipplncott's. The Ruling Passion. The editor was dying, says an exchange, ex-change, but when the doctor bent over, placed his ear on his breast, and said. "Poor man! circulation almost gone!" the dying editor sat up and shouted: "You are a liar: we have the largest circulation in the country." Atlanta Constitution. First Things First. "How's yer wheat?" "First rate." "Pigs doin' well?" "Fine." "That puny colt come 'round all right?" "He sure did." "Glad to hear things is so likely, Bill. How's yer wife?" Louisville Courier-Journal. Does He Really Men It? During a state banquet given by the lieutenant governor of Quebec, Sir C. A. P. Pelletier. to the archbishops and bishops of the plenary council, Mon-signor Mon-signor Sbarretti startled the large distinguished dis-tinguished dinner party by reading to them a cablegram to the king, together with his majesty's reply, received during dur-ing the banquet. The first dispatch was as follows: "His Majesty, the King, London The apostolic delegate and' the Catholic archbishops and "bishops of Canada, in plenary council assembled in the city of Quebec, desire to convey to your ma j-estsT j-estsT the expression of their. own loyalty and that of all your other Catholic subjects sub-jects in this dominion, as well as their gratetui appreciation ot the religious and civil liberty which they enjoy under your gracious rule. All pray that your reign may be long and peaceful. Mon-signor Mon-signor Sbarretti, Apostolic Delegate." The prompt reply read: "Monsignor Sbarretti, Apostolic Delegate, Quebec. I thank your excellency and the archbishops arch-bishops and bishops associated with you for your telegram of loyalty which is in all the best traditions of the Church of which you are the hierachy. and of the dominion where you are assembled. It is my constant desire that civil and religious re-ligious liberty should always be enjoyed by my subjects in all parts of the empire. em-pire. Edward. R. and I." "L'Action Sociale" devotes a leader to tlu's striking incident, which it con-, siders one of the most important acts of King Edward's reign. "The Protest- j ant monarch," says our Quebec contemporary, contem-porary, "has spoken f as to make us forget the notorious declaration which j the English constitution o'.O'ged him to make at his correlation. Nevi' before has thery .fallep from lips ol uch acknowledjpx i authority as those of the king of Ki'gland the avowal that 'loyalty 'loy-alty hi In' conformity with 'all the best traditions of the Church.' " Clean linoleum with' warm water and polish it with milk. . Apply . the white of. an : egg with a camel's hair brush to fly specks on silt frames and they will disappear.. ' Soft sotp made from -half a pound of shaved down hard soap and -yo quarts ! of water will save the soap Vwl at clean- ing time. Cover plaster of pa ris figures with a thick coating of starch and water; let it dry on the surface, and the dirt will brush off with the dry powder. To clean old -glass' pour strong ammonia am-monia on it; scrub well with a brush, and rinse in clean water. Dry and polish, pol-ish, and it will then appear, as new. If your cook persists in washing the dishes in the pantry while the family is still at dessert, insist upon her placing plac-ing the dishes to drain upon a heavy Turkish towel. It will lessen much of the clatter. To keep sponges white and soft wash them with warm water, to which a little lit-tle tartaric acid has been added (a quarter quar-ter of a teaspoonful to half . gallon of water); then rinse thoroughly in plenty of cold water. - ( iiij mini ii ."I' LlWJ wwiji ii ui iijuwuii iiim mil .Hi V J "" The Returned Thanks. St.' Louis, Oct. 17. Gracs arid Toma?-so Toma?-so VI viand, 2io i were kidnaped ffjm their home here Au. 2. arrived home in the comnwy of iTieir fathers today. The mothers of the children, who are cousins, cous-ins, and many other relatives and friends were at the Union station to greet them. The children were showered show-ered with kisses and their mothers held them in their arms -en route home. Special Spe-cial services of thanks were held li St. Charles Borromeo Catb.-iic church today to-day in honor of the return of the children. chil-dren. " He; Couldn't Be Honest. 5 Rev. D. H. Carrlck, .a minister of Lawrence, Kan., became a street car conductor because, he says, a man cannot can-not be a Christian preacher ,and at the same time be an honest manl It is a commentary on . religion that calls f.or serious thought among our Protestant friends, is this statement of one! who trjed to preach the word of Gcd honestly, honest-ly, but could not. No Catholic priest was ever known to 'flatter, his people in his sermons. : - ... . , It Had Occurred to . Him. Y "Women are , more and more crowding-men out of employment." ; . "That's right;, oui" cook, buttoned my wife's waist this morning. "-Houston Post, - : |