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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-14
Cure for Nervousness.

1t is said that nervousness is kept
out of the celestial empire by the use
or soft shoes. The hard shoes worn by
western nations are the cause, doubt
less, of much wear and tear of nerves.
ana there Us httae doubt that we should
be far more even tempered and pleas
ant members of society if we wore
soft shoes, at least in the house after
a fauguing day immense relief is ex-
perlenced by changing outdoor boots
Tor soft Soled shoes and the relief is
not merely in the matter of comfort to
the feet, but in the absence of noise
as we move about Therefore, for
other peoples sakes as we'll as our
own, we should by no means neglect
70 remove our thick and noisy out
door footgear when the need for it is
over. Tired feet and tired nerves will
ssfllld much comfort in a warm foot bath
With a handful of sea salt in it. Pad
die about in this till the water coo1s,
I Try the feet carefulIyawith a rough
towel and don fresh stockings. If one
could gtake time in the middle of the
day to change stockings for a fresh
pair 1T would be easier to keep the
feets warm and to ward off rheuma-
tism. Tender feet may be strength
ened by bathing and then rubbing
them with methylated spirit before
retiring for the night and another ex-
cellent plan is to swathe them with
q pandages dippsa alurn water.
Arneriean Girls Walk.
An American lady,swho evidently I'M
derstands her subject, In summing up
the appearance of the London girl of
today with thatrof the American girl,
happily tconclud esM witll. you know
the splendid air and prime donna eff
fects that American women can bring
they eIloose-b1t Of this the
English girls have hardly suspicion.
In taste and the dssire~for the deli
cate things OF dress the Londoner is
Just now about where she should be,
rbl1t She has not yet learned how to
wear q Dress A FrenchWoman or an
American would make so per cent more
of 1t than an Englishwoman knows
how to do, and, If this is to be reme-
died, English girls will have to be
taught howgto walk and to hold them
selves. Their walk is perpetual apol-
ogy. No, 1t is not matter of boots
Look at the superb air and carriage
of the London man, and then at the
boots he wears! 1t is something in
their whole nature and training and
social and historical position. I will
give you an epigram-study the walk
of the woman and you will know what
their sex is. thought Of" 'Prima dom
ma effects is good.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-14
Useful Iron Holders.

Try making your iron holder this
way If you don't want your hand to
get dry and heated on ironing day.
Cut from the upper part of an old
boot a piece of leather the size you
wish the holder to be. Cut a piece
Of brown paper and two pieces Of fan
mel or cloth the same size. Then COW
er the holder in the ordinary way,
except that on top two thicknesses
of material should be put instead of
one. Sew all around the edge, then
slit the top upper covering across the
center, bind the edge of the slit. This
forms pocket on each side into which
ones thumbs and fingers are slipped.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-14

Clinton Avenue M. E. chfrch and
Sunday school will hold their annual
outing today at Wildwood. Rev. Tay-
Tor and Joseph Dingle have charge of
the arrangements, and the ladies of
the church will serve a basket lunch
con at noon.
Independent Lodge No. 112, d. of H.,
will give a lawn social and dancing
party this evening at the home of Mrs.
Lowe, on East Ninth street
Mrs. E. Farrell, of Reaney street,
entertained the members of the Ladies'
Aid Society of st. Johns Church yes
terday afternoon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-14
A Task.

To be honest is to be kind, to earn
little. and to spend a little less to make
upon the whole family happier for
his presence; tie renounce when that
shall be necessary and not be embit-
tered: to keep a. few friends, but these
without capitulation; above all on the
same grim scondition to keep friends
with himsef-here Is a task for all
that mang has, of fortftude and del
icacy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-14
FASHION NOTES.

Robert Louis Stevenson
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25

used ammunition NY nother where
potatoes went to. she determined to find out.
One day shooting 1t Heck Of doves my mother
and asked shooting with could
SO said Potatoes Then she said $50 the who
used potatoes The school, when
home asked my gun that she
had burned up my gun.
d Fifth Grade, Carl Nordale,
Longfellow School. 2706 Twenty S.
wobbly Tosyersa steepIea.
When look back the land always think of set
Of blocks which towers
which reminded onooker pisa
Many hour when left with these
blocks but painting
oils and being called neighbours lett
she had used them The the kitchen thought
would paint blocks with brilliant Stng the
action to the thought The paint had enough
fluid in to satisfy seeing bottle of trpenne at
hand deuged with After all the blocks
with. beautiful placed the blocks
the of alas! they had not been there
before at
voice. only bring girl become frantic
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25

window and threw the doll with all force
the back woodshed into the neighbours cornfeld.
The next day something play
stairs to find DOLL could not find it. Then
daWned on that had thrown 1t stairs
out Of the back door and neigh
boris corn field But look would, the doll gone.
went into the woodshed
have been there hours crying hard
dnl have told soul to this day doll mys
terigusly disappeared Blackburn,
"A Fifth Grade 218 Third Avenue Sc
Holmes School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
Kept In.

I asked him why he was kept in
Its Just this way he said;
Its not that don't know my books;
They won't stay in my head.
Il have to think of lots of things,
My donkey, poor old Ned;
Also the money box keep
Close underneath my bed;
And then my lessons all at once
Slip right out Of my head.
And know of a robins nest
That's built behind the shed;
feed the robins every day,
The mother bird has fled.
I only wish these lessons
Would just stop in my head"
And then a tear rolled down his cheek,
His cheek so round and red.
And then the little fellow gave
A quiet sob and said:
Its not that don't know my books.
They won't stay in my head
Arkansas Sch
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
"A Beloved, Faded Beauty.

OF all childhood leg arm,
was my fayorite do really know all bat
tered and torn favorite
first doll had
handsome to to those of
she the world tiny
broken paint day
her to fretfu little baby play with
have doll since. -Iul Brunsberg
Fifth Grade, So Central Avenue.
School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
A. Deep Mystery Solved.

particular childhood toy; large
gave years
kept school
went upstairs and got doll locked at It for long time
then said RI go big boy, and don't
you any here goes Then opened the back
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
A Veteran of Many Wars.

Tin soldiers common but good
set owned when small They blue
holding,
always the place Gradually they disappeared
after another until only remained that looked
though had through revolution civil
besides leg and the of the musket had
been broken while the paint had entirely disappeared
the face all these injuries highly priced
it was the last of the tin -Seph Osie s.
B Eighth Grade 1922 Thirteenth Avenue
Adams School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
A Pale Little Invalid.

How we'll remember old Susan, the doll! She
best consider and whenever found myself trouble
always I and The most
comforting words and before
Susan became i'll looked
to
cupboard where mother kept medicine the bottle
happened to be alcohol but thought
help her. because would
hole the about the
into her mouth surprised after waiting few moments
wet and had peculiar odor quickly mother
told her that doll had She told bring
to her. took the invalid in carried o
mother, asked
and she laughed would
happy time for had happy
hour with this plaything Gladys Hopkins
Sixth Avenue S.
Madison School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
A Bucking BronchO.

which thought great deal Of 1t largo
rocking shiny black with real saddle and
thing like him when began to ride
fast he would kick his hind legs and would take
header making big head did it too
many times, got little Ratchet and taking it in both
off. received scoldng, but
again and told not to ride hard
Grade, Lief Ilstrup,
Bryant School. 371S Stevens avenue
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
A BIoodless Battlefield.

At the of fussing
about horses My brother friend
forever to make something The chief article that
striving make wooden horse We succeeded in
making but alas! it hardly when fell
weight little Whenever
succeeded by another weak Thus
happened yard
10 Barry,
Sixth Fifth N.
Blaine
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
Rodney Brink,
1884 Chicago Avenue.
A Live Mud Baby.

My favorite fine toy did
dolls baby girls do. always liked be
without hat. would little tin baking
mother 1t had tiny hole in it and
good for nothing But thought it very fne
of dirt would of
the m the dirt through have often
mother sft Then would water and spoon
When / through making mud pies would
the girl that had out hour before
from head foot My mother that
like mud pie than the made
A Seventh Grade, Grace Reilly,
Seward School ~ 2212 TWenty-sixth Avenue S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
Heroic Fighters Of Fire.

.
My faVerite toy hook Many the
imaginary fires that and attended give
alarm and away would go. up ladders
against couches
march tumphanty home Then cleaning arrang
ing of the apparatus and the waiting
often the ladders mothers The
little stood motionless the
fire fickered remember time of having
when really the scolding
afterwards received careful
toy little while longer but at last it broken
Sixth Grade, Chester Larson,
School. Pierce Street NE
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25

league latter toys
remain for in tomboy play long reduced
them pul state Of ruin But the dolls remain dlapd
playtme these the
most cling She habyhood chum and
companion chief adj
myself into trouble and
mischief When ouburss became frequent wise
~ spanked Then with streaming with doll TO
where my troubles into
pathetic often found asleep with dolly close to
tearsained face When older ashamed
of tears of books and went long expeditions
where killed lions, bears led armies glorious
tories, sacked Cities ourselves
lfeboat
wreck Her china head in early
youth coal black is white
dim and faded feboa yawning hole
in her side sawdust
backbone Stitches her body
mind the times tender mother played
Tendery upon reyerently her
away. Eliza Lenart,
B Eighth Grade, 1911 Third Street N.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
Potatoes for Ammunition.

Among the toys that have had nothing has delighted
goose-qui popgun which presented by
uncle birthday It six inches long, and potatoes
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
Sweet ..Indian Rose"

5ss4s
The toy priced most doll given by sailor. 1t
doll by the Indians dressed bright
colored beads It small doll length 1t
had beads eyes. six
of played with nearly all long, night
took to bed with carried everywhere
+ called Indian
One day went to visit playmate who had pet dog He
got it, before could him had all
chewed deal, the sailor bright
red scarf in place of it. Edith MacMichael
B Sixth
School,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
ABOUT TIME

out leaving the flaming blocks She
told mother whole side
flames Soon in checked the
fire. while kept crying for my blocks.
Eighth Grade, Frances Engstrom,
Adams School. 2117 Eighteenth Avenue S.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
2117 Eighteenth Avenue S
Very Pretty Decorations.


have had great toys but the liked more than
stocking bayonet sword lat
having Prussian
hammer and the sword for the Ratchet and kept
furniture decorated prey thought happy
had in one hand and stocking
n other.
Sixth Grade, Rodney Brink,
Garfield School, 1884 Chicago Avenue.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
"Love Me. Love My Dog


The dearest Of all dear little wooly dogs the left
house by Saint Nick when
shall forget the little black bead
short fat body and curly tail
We nseparable companions for about When
took in carriage, Tcwser went If
rocked Sleep ToWser WE'LL fact wherever
went he He bedfellow and comrade, and
of most priced photographs is the little
morning with
fat In the of time however little faced
brother did length
before he claimed monopoly of Tower before long
nothing left of little woolly but skim rathes
leather, and wool So ends the tale of poor Towser O
Seventh Grade, T. Bessie Alderman,
Jefferson School 81 Eleventh Street N.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
COrn-cOb "Do.ls.o


have had great but think
dolls in and I
had left doll at home AS thought that
life granary
with my full my
and dressed them in imaginable
with dolls" at which children
began laugh, persuaded to
with We the afternoon with dolls"
got them that night hewever the pigs
sorry say the last of corncob dolls.
A Sixth Grade, Brown,
Lynda
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
An Old Hickory Bow.

had toys but thing that liked best
Of all old hickory bow father made when
all things wished that would not
break One day making of old dry stick with
dull knife fingers but did When it
string first thing snap the stick
Then did found busy but he listened and after
little while he hammer chse1 and split stick from
the Then took his sharp knife and made
what kind of wood it but it
would shoot killed anything
with priced it much The last time it,
have it since.
A Fifth Grade Roy Sayre,
School. 1907 Twenty second Avenue s..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
"Made in GERMANY

fayorite yet little yacht. The first that
given to for New Years present
delighted sail it, AS the water all
frozen nothing upon except tub Of
house; wind it did not we'll.
it sail and it went swiftly
believe Germany. the best yacht
half in length and
completely. the White Star The
lake sailed rough, it capszed, and
that my yacht. times to make
like it, it impossible Edward Henderson,
A Fifth Grade 1920 Portland Avenue
Euge
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-01-25
Like a .Grown-up'' Stove.

little tin which great pleasure
the little frying pan
tin boiler, kettle. 1t little pipe
six inches high
told day that she going town,
that at and take
did tell that could fire in
hurriedly
STICKS the and then lit them
burn, but all at
chimney. It filled the room, 1 very
frightened took hold of the
screaming "F1re!' Just then
the stove and stop crying. After while
told play
when she away. Minnie Gorham,
3 Sixth Grade, S111 James Avenue N.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
A bold scotchman.

The late car OF Russia was ono night
playing a game of whist at Homburg,
and the Prince Of Wales and several
OF his friends were of the party. Among
those friends was Sir James Macintosh,
a well known bon vivant Of the eight
les and nineties. Sir James was one Of
those blunt. downright, rough spoken
Scotchmen who didn't know fear Of
God or man.
In the midst Of the game Sir James
called out to the car, you've re-
voked" Everybody's blood ran cold.
The Prince'of Wales kicked the Scotch
man under the table, and the car,
blushlng and confused. exclaimed in
bcwilderment: Revoked Why. new
er did such n thing In my llfe!' But
Sir James persisted, and the monarch
was proved to be in the wrong, where
upon Sir James replied 10 the observa-
tion of the car. Il dare say you've Of
ten revoked. your majesty, but this is
the first time you were ever told So"
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
SIN CRAVEN
UPON MARBLE
Warning to Those Who Take
Snuff During Worship
in Old Church

There is q quaint old parish church in
Plurien, Brittany, built in the early
part of the fifteenth century and hav-
ing, with many other primitive ar
rangements, the bell rope from the bel
fry hanging down from the roof of the
nave and dangling just in front of the
pulpit, so that the process of bell ring
ing is performed in full view Of the
congregation. But what was more pc
culiar was the projection at right an
giles from one of the walls (also near
the pulpit Of sculptured hand and
arm Of full size as though held out from
the shoulder by somebody built into the
solid fabric of the wall itself, and the
hand opened and, palm upward and fin
gers extended, had a suggestion of ap-
peal and solicitation which naturally
provoked curiosity.
AS there was no inscription or any
thing TO hint at the nature of the story
that evidently lay behind the sculp-
tured limb, made inquiry Of a charm
ing old lady who was decorating the
altar with flowers in view of the next
days high mass, and she told me that
many years ago, in the faroff past,
there was Il wicked villager who went
indeed to mass, but was far from de.
vout, and on one occasion he so far for.
got himself in the service on a hot sum.
mer's day as to hold out his hand
through the open door or window to an
equally undevout friend outside for q
pinch Of snuff.
The pinch was duly given, but st
Peter, the patron saint of the church
was so scandallzed by so terrible &
want Of reverence that he straightway
paralyzed the arm of the offending
snuff taker, who thereupon took to hi
bed and died, but not before he had ad
mitted the justice Of his punishmen
and had left directions in his win fo
setting up in the church Of the marble
reminder Of his sin in order that all fu
ture villagers in Plurien might be warn
ed against the terrible enormity Of al
lowing any distraction TO interrupt tn
devout hearing Of the mass. 1t is
curious story and reminds one tina
there has been an infancy in religion
as well as in most other of the grea
motive powers Of existence.-Glasgoy
Herald
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
TWO sEcRETsS-
grben Hid His From Iis wife, end
She Cherished Her own.

fEbcn Hid His From MS wife, ana
She Cherished Her own
Flows business, Ebeng'
The old man was washing at the sink
after his days work.
"Fine, Marthy; hner
Does the store look just the same,
with the red geranium in the window?
Land. how I'd IKE to see it with the
sun shining I'M How does it look. Eb-
emp
Eben did not answer for a moment.
when he did, his voice shook bit.
"rhe stores never been the same
since you left Marthy."
A faint little flush came into Martha's
withered cheek. Is wife ever too old
to be moved by her husbands fiattery?
For years Eben and Martha had kept
tiny notion store; then Martha fell
sick and was taken to the hospital
That was months ago. She was out
now, but she would never be strong
again-never be partner in their happy
little trade again.
"I can't get over a hankering for a
sight of the store" thought Martha one
forenoon. sIf take it real careful,
can get down there. 'TisRt so far
Eben II scold, but he'll be tickled most
to death"
1t took q long time for her to drag
herself downtown, but at last she stood
at the head Of the little street where
the store was All of a sudden she
stopped. Ahead, on the pavement,
stood Eben. A tray hung from his
neck. on which were arranged a few
cards of collar studs, some papers of
pins and shoelaces. Two or three hold
ers were in his shaking old hand, and
as he stood he called his wares.
Martha clutched at the wall of the
building. She looked over the way at
the little store. Its windows were filled
with fruit, and an Italian name hut.
tered on the awning. Then Martha un-
derstood. The store had gone to pay
her expenses. She turned and hurried
away as fast as her trembling limbs
, would take her.
"It will hurt him so to have me find
out" she thought, and the tears trio
llled down her face.
Hes kept q secret from me. and III
keep one from him." she said to her
self. ''He shan't know that know"
That night when Eben came in, chill
ed and weary, Martha asked cheerful
| ly the old question:
"How's businessT
, "Better N ever. Marthy," answered
2 Eben.-Youth's Companion.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
nj Trees of FIoridn.

1t is difficult even 70 guess at the age
Of the ancient live oaks, but some Of
them must number centuries. and the
Oldest and greatest Of them all is a
monarch Of the forest, with its outer
branches sweeping the ground in a cir
Gle 100 feet across, with limbs as great
as ordinary trunks OF trees and bearing
a garden of aerial ferns and air plants
upon their bark. This venerable tree
is supposed TO be the largest live oak
in Florida. Enormous grapevine trunks
rise sinuously from the ground and lose
themselves amid the quarter acre Of
foliage that crowns this tree. The sap
Hngs that once gave them support have
disappeared long years ago, their only
record being the angles and curves of
grapevine stem to which they lent
their transient aid to climbing sky
ward.-Country Life In America.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
LICENSE APPLICATIONS.

NOTICE.-L JAMES McELWEE, THE
owner OF the house situated at the
northeast corner Of Fifth and Iatnall
streets, in the FNfih ward, OF the city Of
Wilmington. county Of New Clstle.
and State Of Delaware. in compliance
With the requirements OF the
acts Of the General Assembly In such
case made and provided, DO hereby give
notice that I shall apply in writing 70
the Court OF General Sessions OF the
State OF Delaware, In and Tor New Cas-
tie county on Monday, the "a day Of Feb
ruary. A. ID. 1903. being the next tern
OF said court. for a license for said house
as an inn or tavern. for the sale therein
Of Intoxicating liquors In less quan'
dties than one quart TO be DRUM
on the premises, and the foiloW1nl
respe ctabls citizens OF said ward, a
/ least twelve OF whom are substantial free
holders OF said ward, recommend the salt
applcatdon, ytzs
/ Geo. A. willis, Thos. ] Carmichael
John Bader, Jacob Scheiber,
John Pyle, Ludwig Hendricks,
fTanicl McCuskcr. Julius Gunther.
Burton Valentine, Fred. We'll, Sr.,
| Michael t1ehoe. Albert Il. Vaughan
| James IT.. Ifarl1lns. 10. Newmayer
Albert Newmayer, Joseph Fisher.
James J. Riley, Jas. II Burk,
| Thos. Kehoe John McCarty,
| Theodore Rierman Chas. Martz,
| James willis, Frank Welch,
| Thos. Alexander. Patrick McCinnis,
JAMES McELWEE.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
GEMS OF THOUGHT.

The rarest of flowers is candor.-Ra-
cine.
One golden day redeems a weary
year.-Celia Thaxter.
Common sense is instinct, and enough
Of it is genius.-EI. w. Shaw.
The misfortunes that are hardest to
bear are those that never happen. -
Lowell.
The highest exercise Of charity is
charity toward the uncharitable.-Buck-
minister.
He who believes in nobody knows
that he himself is not to be trusted
Auerbach.
Superiority to circumstances is one
of the most prominent characteristics
Of great men.-Horace Mann.
Self laudation abounds among the
unpublished, but nothing can stamp q
man more sharply as i'll bred.-Buxton
Cheerfulness is like money well ex
pended in charity-the more we dis
pense Of It the greater our possession
Victor Hugo.
Evening journal., 1902-12-30
A centIe Hint.

A certain butcher is renowned among
his contemporaries for the quaintness
and originality of some Of his remarks.
On a road leading to a neighboring
parish he one day met gentleman who
at the time owed him for some meat.
After a salutation the gentleman re-
marked:
"Thars fine fat dog you have, Al
exander"
"Sae weel he may. sir" was the reply,
"for he has an easy conscience and is
oot o. debt. and that's mair than you OF
/ can sayr
The hint was taken, and the butcher
rot his money next day.-London An
sWcrs.