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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
Copyright 1901, by Kate Greenleaf Locke.

TW-) HAVE had so many requests from
@@I interested parties for original
| EM| and attractive designs for cosy
H1 corners that I have resolved to
k&G speak my mind on this much
mooted subject. According to my stand
ards of taste the "cosy corner,' IN the
generally accepted meaning of the term
is something to be distinctly avoided, and
the house which is distinguished by the
absence of this feature. is likely to be
furnished in cleaner and better taste than
one where it exists. There is, however,
as great variety in cosy corners as IN any
other phase of household furnishing, and
the one l have just had reference to IS
either a motley and heterogeneous col
lection of eastern cottonS or silks, draped
IN voluminous folds over a rug covered
seat heaped with cushions, (and the worst
feature of this particular arrangement is
an array of papier mache spearheads and
other imitation implements OF turkish
and Arabian warfare), or bright colored,
cheap paper parasols and gay lanterns are
suspended without rhyme or reason over
the devoted heads of all who sit on the
couch beneath.
Now it behooves one who is ambitious
OF introducing this feature into her house
to pause and reflect on the ultimate in
tention of cosy corner. The idea of the
Turkish arrangement is to present COM
Portable and inviting place Of rest, where
we may stretch at luxurious ease amid
surroundings that afford artistic pleasure
to the senses. I hold that feStoons of
calico in fold upon fold do not produce
an effect Of beauty or comfort, and that
battle axes used to fasten back this
drapery are not appropriate or in good
taste. Many of these arrangements have
also very narrow couches, so piled with
many colored cushions that it is hard to
find place for seat among them. 1t Is
readily perceived that such a one de-
feats Its ends and has no excuse for be-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
the windows, trimmed with white cotton
ball fringe.

| the windows, trimmed with white cotton
| ball fringe.
A Leather Den.
| This den, like the old man Of Mother
Goose fame, who was once abroad on a
misty, mostly morning" is all clothed
in leather
The walls are covered with morocco in
golden tan; the frieze is hung below the
picture mold and is in Saracenic figures
and arabeSQueS cut from the leather,
which is brilliantly Illuminated in reds,
blues and greens, and overlaid and inlald
with gold and silver leaf. The effect is
that Of jewels in rich setting, and the
treatment is that given by the leather
workers of Cordova, in old Spain, several
hundred years ago. Pieces of Cordova
leather which are still in existence are
said to be as brilliant and jewel-like
when they were first manipulated by these
wonderful artists.
An over-mantle leather panel
on the chimney breast is, &C
work is in relief and represents the
heads of Amazons in silver winged he'll
NETS, with glittering spears and shields
overlaid with pure metal in gold and
silver leaf. The faces, the beautifully
modelled arms and hands holding the
spears, the horses heads and flying
names, stand boldly out, and, like the ris-
ing sun in the background, are wreathed
with gold. The most artistic and original
piece of work, as we'll as the leather
frieze, was done by two California women
who have been for years endeavoring to
solve the mystery of Cordovian leather
work. That they have succeeded is evil
denced by the exceeding beauty of this
decoration. This panel, glowing with
color, is most charmingly set amid the
deep toned oriental furnishings of the
otherwise quiet room.
The other two illustrations are Turkish
dens which are indescribable conglamora-
lions Of the richest work in carving and
from the looms and in hand embroidery
of India and Turkey.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18

I acter to the den Near this screen place
your bronze jardiniere holding a palm.
| 1t should be set upon a teakWOod stool
| about eight inches high. Behind the
| screen could be arranged comfortable
couch covered with an old Chinese rug.
Their rugs, if you can get the real antique,
are very beautiful, and have distinctive
| Chinese character. They are, however, rare
and expensive. You could substitute an
Anatolian having a good deal of solid
tawny background If you can not obtain
| the old Chinese. These rugs should also,
| of course, cover your floor. J.. go. ~
A Nortl, American Indian Den.
c. E. K: AS you have no preconceived
| notions about dens, and wish me to sug-
gest an entire. scheme for yyu, I would
advise you to decorate it with the work
Of our American Indians. can think of
nothing more satisfying to every need of
| a den than rich, beautiful Navajo blan-
kets, in vivid. shades Of scarlet, black and
white, on the floor and in doorway;
shelves over your doors and windows
holding Zuni ware, the jars, pots and
bowls also in clear red, black and white,
and to complete this display some choice
specimens of our beloved Indian baskets.
A collection of Indian pipes. may grace
the walls, and various sorts of bows and
arrows may congenially hang there. Be-
ware of attaining the effect of shop for
Indian curios in your arrangement of
these things, but give them SOFT ap-
propriate setting by painting your walls
and floors dark Indian red. Paint your
woodwork black, and if you use Navajos
on your floors and for portieres do not
also use them on couches; have the up
holstery in the room and the curtains in
plain cOlors.
Anything figured with flowers and ara
besques is utterly out of place in con-
junction with Indian decorations. The
genuine Arabian cottons-a white ground
with bayadere stripes in colors are beau
tiful and appropriate for such curtains.
A fine black bearskin on your floor also
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
BROKE HIS CIRCUIT.
Nfsolinon Ivro -

The shades of the goose and the turkey
were discussing the circumstances which
had attended their respective takings on.
Ibid you offer any objection when nr ST
the cruel farmer laid hands on you!
alphabetically inquired the gobbier.
YES" replied his gooseship; i cried
out, Hello, what's this?'
"What did YOU say next?' inquired the
now thoroughly interested fowl.
"Oh," the goose replied, Il did not say
anything more; just then was wrung
off
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-18
COLLAPSED BUILDING.

Brooklyn Life.
"Kape alive Mike! We're rescuin Fe.
Voice from the Debris-Is big CLAM op
there wild We?
Sure he is
cast him wud he be so kind as tstep
aft the rooms. I've enough on top ave
widout him.
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DASHED TO THEIR DEATH
Charles Fair and Wife Killed in
 E France

Mir. and Mrs. Charles Fair, were returning to Paris from Trouville Thursday when their automobile swerved and crashed into tree fifteen miles from Evreux, France. Both were killed. The chauffeur became insane as consequence of the shock.
 The wife of the gate keeper of Chateau Buisson du Mai was the only noticed big, red automobile coming along the road at a tremendous speed. Suddenly something happened and the heavy machine slid sidewise from the right to the left side of the road for about sixty yards. It then dashed up an embankment, turned com plete somersault and crashed into big elm tree in front of the chateau.
 The automobile was completely wrecked. The front axle was broken and other parts of the machine were smashed, including the steering gear. When the automobile turned over, the wife of the gate keeper says she saw Mir. and Mrs. Fair thrown high in the air and fall with heavy thud to the ground. The chauffeur, who was sit- ting behind the Fairs, was precipitated into ditch. He staggered to his feet calling for help. The gatekeeper's wifeyrushed to his assistance and aided him in extricating Mir. and Mrs. Fair, who were buried beneath the wrecked machine, and in the last throes of death. Both had sustained ghastly injuries and were almost unrecogniz- able. Mir. Fairs head had been crush ed while his wife's skull was split. The cheaffeur was terribly affected at the calamity and seemed bereft of his senses. He threw himself into ditch on the opposite side of the road and rolled about crying "my poor mas- ters."
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SCIENCE SETTINGS.

The suns flames spring at times to a distance of 35O,OOO miles from its sur face.
 In dry air sound travels LAP feet per second, in water 4,9OO feet and in iron 17,5OO feet.
 The amplitude of vibration of the diaphragm of the telephone receiver in reproducing speech is about the one twenty -milliOnth of an inch.
 Fresh air contains about three parts of carbOnic acid in 10000, respired air about Al parts, and about five parts will cause the air of a room to become "close."
 Holophane glass is pressed. glass resembling cut glass, having vertical prisms on the inside for diffusing the light and horizontal prisms on the out side for directing the light.
 The following are found to be the densities ofthe planets, water being 1: Mercury, 8; Venus, 5.14; earth. $50; moon, 3.34; Mars, 4; Jupiter, 1.35; Sa- turn, O.6S; Uranus, 1.69: Neptune, 2.29.
 The star Arcturus, the hottest of ce- lestial bodies, gives us as much heat as a standard candle six miles away. This fact was ascertained by the ra:. diometer, an instrument which will show the amount of heat given off from a mans face at 2,0OO feet dis. tance.
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Los Angeles News Notes

Mrs. Pingree, 46 West Thirty-eighth street, attempted to cross Wesley ave- nue in front of 3 Main street car Thurs day morning. Directly in front of the car she was attacked by fainting spell and fell on the track. The motor- man had no time to stop the car and she was struck with sufficient force to throw her from the track. She was badly bruised.
 Architect Taylor who is supervising the work on the new Los Angeles fed eral building, has decided that a care- full investigation should be made into the real estate values in Los Angeles, and Col. James P. Law has been de- tailed by the treasury department to look up the real estate market before any of the money appropriated for the building and site is expended.
 James O'Neill, IA years old, and employe of the Shattuck X Desmond company, was run down by brewery wagon on Central avenue near Second street Thursday noon. He was sitting on the curb and had no time to escape when the wagon came around the corner. He sustained compound fracture of the left leg near the ankle. He was removed to the Sisters hos pital.
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ROOM FOR ALL GRADUATES
Nature Adjuats Matters and Alvays
 Preserves an ENuilibrium.

PPeserves an E4uilibFium.
 Once a year the schools and colleges of the country harvest a crop of grad uates, and once year the wise men of the land write essays for publica- ton on the surplus of men who are entering athes law, medicine and other callings that 'afaA open to the newcom- CTS. If the wise men are to, be be- lieved. 1t would seem that all the oc- equations were filled and that the young man had arrived too late.
 Fortunately for the tenderfOot, the wise men have always been wrong. No philosopher has ever presented a logical argument that did not leave something to be said on the other side. Every year since the world set up for business new crop of young men has arrived, and that new crop has even- tually become the stay of the race. What has been going on eternally will continue. The young chaps will locate themselves. It Is no argument that lawyers have their signs staring at you from every hallway on half the streets within several blocks of every courthouse In the country. The bar. vest that includes new lot of law yers also raises lot of new litigants. Nature takes care to preserve an equilibrium. If the hedgelings of the medical schools do not find bones to saw, some of them turn to saving wood. The boy who has gone through college with the intention of becoming president of the United States finds a satisfactory job as master of ceremo- nies in coalyard. A few jostles and the new man adjusts himself to cir cumstances, and then he has become a part of the machine, which runs on as usual.
 It is unnecessary to become alarmed about the surplus man. If he is in law. medicine, theology, horse trading, ped. ding milk or anything else, he finds 1t out, and he arranges the matter in some way without any upheaval in SO ciety. The surplus man is surplus only until he gets his first job. After that he is one of the establishment Pittsburg Times.
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tion, the sea wall that supported the rails to the slip has sunk into the mud, and part, of the line IS under water.
 W. Davis, foreman for Charles A. Warren, the contractor who is work ing on the seawall, stated that he could'only likenthe sound to hundreds of rifles being fired quickly.
 / F. E. Nelson, superintendent for B. Lantry & Sons, general railroad con- tractors, was early on the spot. He stated that the reason for the collapse was that the rock of the sea wall had settled down, fcrcing the mud up and raising the piles with it. Nelson is attending to the filling in and reclaim ing the land intside the seawall for the Santa Fe company. He places the damage done at between $40, 900 and $50 ,0OO, and says it will probably take from one to two months to re-establish the slip.
 "I am of the opinion, said Nelson. "that where the sink occurred there is a big hole. The bedrock, in my esti- nation, slants inward toward the sea wall, and think that the collapse has been caused by the rock failing to find bottom."
Holbrook argus., 1902-08-23

Twenty-Five bales of last years hopl were sold at Eugene, Dr., Thursday at p cents per pound, the highest prices paid for hops in twenty years.
Holbrook argus., 1902-08-23
After the Scale

The dreaded white scale. which ravaged the California orange trees late in the eighties, has made it's ap- pearanca again. It is beginning to be seen among the foothill orchards, and at various places throughout the county. Although it is the most deadly and destructive of all the scale, orchard ists are not greatly alarmed. The vedalia parasite, which ate the white scale almost out of existence, in the course of few months, is to be called
 into service again. The Board of Horticultural Commissioners has con- structed breeding cage for the propagation of the little cannibals. As fast as colony is developed, it is sent out to orchards of the county. So voracious is the appetite of the beast that the:spread of the pest is said to have been materially checked already.
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He Was MIn the soup.W

"Mon ami." said the Marquis de Croisic the other day, ''the hotel keep CTS life is an unhappy one. If he does not look to the least little detail, the whole thing goes-what do you call 1t? An. yes, on the blink.
 Here is example of what say. When I had the Logerot, there was once dinner there at which Chauncey Depew was guest. l told the chef to put in the menu some dish in honor of him, and forgot to look at the menu before 1t went to the printer.
 What do you think that imbeclle of a chef had done? There"-
 And the marquis produced an old menu card on which among the "soupes" appeared the following:
 "Puree de marrons Ia Depew."
Holbrook argus., 1902-08-23
SWEPT BY TIDAL WAVE
West Coast of Mexico the Scene of
 Destruction

A dispatch from Caliacan, Mexico, says: The lower portion of the city of Atlanta, on the Pacific coast, just west of Cuiacan, has been completely destroyed by tidal wave and not less than fifty persons are known to have been drowned. The property loss is heavy.
 It is reported that several smaller coast towns situated above Atlanta were completely washed away by the same tidal wave, and that the loss of life in these smaller places is very heavy. Relief for the sufferers will be sent from Culiacan.
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How to Exterminate G0phers

iGenerally speaking, this is an un- solved problem, but E. T. Manchester of Pomona, tells of success made by himself and neighbor. Mir. Man chester observed that this pest ate green sweet potato vines with great avidity; in fact, in one instance they ate every growing vine on few acres. He argued from this that the sweet potato vine is favorite food of the gopher, and that dipping it in solu- tion impregnated with the right amount of strychnine and placed in the hole and covered up, the gopher with all
 his prudential wisdom would eat it and die. The experiment was carefully tried and great was the mortality among the gophers; in fact, in short time three acres were completely rid of them and also another tract.-Times.
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Sea Wall Gives Way

The Santa Fe freight slip at China Basin, on Fourth street, near Ken lucky, San Francisco, collapsed Sun day morning about 3 o'clock. The sea wall upholding the rails gave way. The toll of many months was undone in a few minutes, and the work will have to be done all over again, which will take several months. The slip itself has been shaken to it's founda-
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Three Mammoth Melons

G. H. Tourney, who has farm west of Orland, drove light road wagon into Marysville Saturday, the bed of which was completely filled by three mammoth watermelons. The melons are mastodonic in size, thin of skin and of a delicately sweet flavor. Mrs. Tourney received the seed from a missionary stationed at Bumah, India, but does not know the name of the species. She suggests as appro- priate" Early Hippopotamus."
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Mill Roof Blown Off

At 6 o'clock Sunday morning, an ex plosion of 250 pounds of black powder at the Santa Cruz powder works, blew up the roof of the wheel mill. Joseph Maynard had his hair singed and his hands burned. He was employed in the mill. Maynard has been in several explosions, but has always luckily escaped serious injury. The cause of the explosion is unknown.
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Want More Money for Peaches

A meeting of forty coloniat fruit growers was held at Fresno Saturday afternoon to consider a combination to force up the price of peaches. A com mittee was appointed to arrange arti- cles of incorporation and plans for pooling the crop of members and to report to mass meeting of peach growers of Fresno and adjoining coun- ties next Saturday.
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Money Found in Letters

The annual report of the postmaster general of London shows that the large total of $3,335, ,000 was found in letters undelivered during the past year. The undelivered letters totaled no less than ten millions. while the delivered missives amounted to 2,45l ,500, ,000, an average of 5S.9 for each person in the United Kingdom.
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Salmon Fishing on the Columbia

The, 1902 fishing season on the Columbia river closed Friday morning. It is estimated that the salmon pack is 336, ,000 cases, or about 100000 more than last year. About 90,OOO cases were shipped in cold storage, making the total catch 426, ,000 cases.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-11-13
A Good Show Town.

During the month Of October
last two dramatic companies with
IL members in each visited Grange
vile and entertained our people for
several nights in succession. The
Elizabeth Hale company played six
nights and gave two matinee per-
formances. The Octoroons gave
two entertainments to large crowds.
All of which goes to show that
growing Grangeville is gaining an
excellent reputation among theatre
cal people az first-class show
town. The expense of bringing
one of these companies here is very
great, and it speaks we'll for the
town that they all promise to come
again.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-11-13
Farms For Sale.

No. aO-36o acres near Keuterville, highly
Imnroved orchard, residence, barns, water,
farm machinery and $1,000 worth OF saw timber.
Price SIG per acre
No 88-The finest stock ranch in the county,
$50 acres near cottonwood, 81 miles hoStight
fence, residence, barns, cattle kheds, water any.
where on place. Price $3.50 per acre.
No $40 acres near Harpster, never failing
water, residence. orchard, barn ana other I'M
prove meuts. Price $1,000.
No 1890 acres miles west OF Grangeville,
ESQ acres under rail fence. divided into helds,
i50 acres in timothy, 30 acres under plow. bal
ance pasture and timber land; 2 running creeks,
| springs, A wells; five-room house. barns with
| shed and other outbuildings, $50 bearing iruit
trees. good teams, sets harness, wagons
farm machinery, so tons nay, hOusehOid lur'
| No. B-Very fine quarter section mile,
north OF Grangeville, creek water, wells. ~
acres pillow land, 100 acres under cultivation,
story dwelling house, 10 rooms, cost ti5Oo; goot
Ioutbuildings good fence, close to the schoO
house. good home for $500.
lGrangevile. all uuder fence, 80 acres IN crop
lsmaii granary. Cottonwood creek runs through
this place. Price 1880 per acre. r
No A. 600 acres highly improved, well wat
Tered, decided land miles north OF Grangevilie
1.-Two orchards, fine buildings, abundance o
lwater will make three Of the finest 2OO-acr
Harms In the county. Timber and water on 81
Three. Price SIS per acre.
No. 42--is2 acres, decided, miles north Q
lDenver. Cottonwood creek runs through II
IA good stock farm. Price $500 =
II No. 43--32O acres !2 miles west OF Grah!geviiit
ALI good bunch grass, 100 acr g pillow land, unde
Hence, with good spring. Price ~ per acre.
No. i.-267 acres well improved, good land
III mile west of Grangeville. good house, orchar
and plenty of water. Price so per acre.
No 45.--l6O acres mile west OF Grangevtllt
under fence, with house aud water the yes
round Price $40 per acre. -,
No 46.-sO acres miles south OF Grangevillt
with running water and good SOIL. Price u
No. Al. leo acres Y of mile northwest {
, Grangeyille. Price xi7. 80 per acre. =,
No $3.50 acres 8 miles north Of Grangevili'
Fine soil and unlimited water Price $225O pc
, acre. =,
No Slime improved stock ranch Of q
, acres near Denver. Unlimited water. Prfc
No 52--l6O acres miles west Of Grangevill'
An good plow land. Price $3.50.
No 5S.-l60 acres close to Cottonwood Pric
2 t25OO.
No. $3.50 acres, we'll improved, 6 miles WEI
+ of Grangeville. Price $780,
No $50 acres, highly improved mil.
west OF Grangeville 200 acres in crop. hne res
hence, miles hog-tlght fencing. Price $2o p'
, A. F. PARKER,
] Grangeville, fu9fo.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-11-13
SlOO-Reward-S1OO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is one dreaded disease which
science has been able to cure in all Its phases,
only positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity Cartarrh being a constitutional
disease. requires constitutional treatment
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system, thereby destroying the founda
,ion of the disease, aud giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution anc
assisting nature in doing its work. The proprie
| tors have Sc much faith in its curative power
| that they offer one hundred dollars for an!
case it fails TO cure. Send for circulars and ties
| timonials.
f. !. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c per bottle.
Halls Family Pills are the best
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-11-13

1t is learned through private
advices that C.. S. Mark who was
in business here last spring is Row
in San Diego, Cal in very indiffpr-
ent health, with little chance of re-
covery.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-11-13
South Omaha Is Best.

Albert Cooley, of Idaho, said in
the lobby of the Paxton: 81 tried
an experiment not long ago which
showed me that it pays the western
shippers to sell live stock on the
South Omaha market. l sent ont
three consignment Of cattle OF the
same class on the same date. One
shipment went to Kansas City,
one to Chicago and one to South
Omaha. When l got the returns
| found that the cattle which went
to South Omaha had Melted me
double the money ! made at both
Chicago and Kansas City. In the
future ! shall not experiment any,
az that one venture cost me consid'
cradle. Omaha World Herald.