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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27

evory spring an fan for fishin' an huntin'.
though misdoubt he knows a gun when
he sees one. He's jes' the kim Of man
that d be shot by an -unloaded revolver,
an hope an pray he won't ever put on
any Of his huntin suits for what he's saw
In 'em for. e.
'Its the same way with shoes, an he
won't let Mrs. Baxter give away or sell
any of 'en. They stand In a row that
reaches mos across the attic. an they're
all saved for outirfs he never takes. Las
week Mrs. Baxter tried to sell a bundle to
a rag man 'thout sayfn' anythin to her
husban' She had 'en taken to the barn,
but seems If, Mr.. Baxter mus ha' had
.secon' sight, for as soon as he came home
he went up attic. IIe came down g If
he'd had an elevator. --...z.
"tMolly,' he yelled 80 you could ha
heard him IN the next street. Where's
my hunti1' sslit? An those shoes save
you to put aayay in the spring? There's
only six pairs In the attic. an may go out
with Granger mex week.
There wasn't anythin' for her to do but
bring the things back an preten' she was
3es' havin' EN- brushed, though he knew
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27

One Of the most interesting Of the art
handicrafts is bookbinding and to the Sc
rious worker it offers many attractions.
The path to proficiency In this department
of workmanship is long and this elini-
mates the vacillating and indolent art dab
bier to the credit and profit of those who
have the zeal to persist to the end. Not
only is the training long and severe, but
the work is exacting and laborious.
I Nevertheless, hand bookbinding has its
adequate rewards in the JOY Of labor, in
the satisfaction of good workmanship, and
In financial returns
Minneapolis has a. new hand bindery OF
which the city Is likely to hear much In
the future, for the young woman binder is
well equipped and inbued with enthusi-
asm that will certainly carry her work to
success and American hand binders are
yet 30 few that their names and work
speedily become known to bibliophiles all
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27

own selection and such pieces of work
| seldom remain long on her hands. Miss
Starr binds wholly in full leather, al
though she teaches tho half leather bind
ings
Miss Griffith did her first experimental
work with Mrs. Richard Burton. who is an
enthusiastic amateur binder and she was
encouraged by Mrs. Burton to make bind
Ing business. Miss Griffith has set ur
her workshop in her home on Fourth ave-
nue. and the massive bench, presses and
tools impress one more with the mechan-
ical than the art side Of the work and in
| deed the substantial and vital part OF the
| work, forwarding, Is wholly matter Of
craftsmanship. Art comes In the finishing
and in many very fine books this Is re-
duced to the minimum, beauty being
found only In the color and polish OF the
leather and In the appropriateness Of the
style Of binding. Forwarding Is tech
nical term Of the binderies. meaning all
of the process in binding except lettering,
tooling and polishing.
A very slight acquaintance with the
processes Of hand binding will make every
booklover yearn to become a patron OF
the hand binder. Only the matter OF ex-
pense will prevent him from putting oil
of his library treasures into appropriate
hand bindings, which are warranted to
last more than q lifetime, II not quite for
ever. The expense however, is not reces~
sarily so large as one might suppose from
an examination of catalogues of art bind
ings with their elaborate gold tookings
and inlays. All Of the advantages OF good
substantial workmanship can be obtained
in plain half leather bindings, In this
way books that are worth while can be
preserved and this is much preferable to
elaborate but unsubstantial commercial
bindings. ..:. '..
In addition. to binding, Miss Griffith
will give much attention to mendin8 and
cleaning books, plates, etc., for this Is an
important part of the art of binding. In
deco, in New York there is so much de-
nand for this kind of work that two
young women do nothing else. Nearly
every book that comes into the binders
hands requires considerable cleaning and
repairing before rebinding, for every vol
urne is put In perfect condition before the
new dress is put on. The heroic methods
OF washing and patching employed quite
| take away the breath Of the spectator
The processes in binding a book arr
| manly and elaborate and It is usual to keer
several going at one time, as many pro-
cesses require an interval for driving o,
pressing Every bit Of the work is done
b. land and the materials used are the
simplest millboards for the back, stou,
English cord for the bands. and leathe,
tina. comes by the skin and has to be
pared and prepared by the binder. An,ons
the most important parts of the work arr
the sewing. lacing into the back Ant
making the hinge, for on these depend thu
wearing qualities Of the back.
The leather recommended chiefly nv Al
binders Is levant and the French make.
a much finer appearance. However, shee,
and pig skin are used for some purposes
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
USELESS THINGS IN THE HOME
American Women Make Their Houses
Serve as Showrooms for Furnl-
ture and Brlc- a-brac.

Serve as ShoWroons for Furnl-
ture and BrIe-a-brac.
A woman whose home is noted for its
beauty and restfulness said, in speaking
the other day hof the art Of house furnish-
ing, that it would probably puzzle the in
l1abitants Of another planet to- know what
modern homes were intended for.
"They have no beauty, that we should
desire them" she observed, land the last
thing that seems to have been considered
in their arrangement Is the convenience
Of the occupants. 70 judge merely from
appearances, one would think that they
were designed to serve as shoWrooms for
furniture and bric-a-brac and fancy work,
and that the inmates were only there on
sufferance, because they had to have some
refuge from the wind and weather and no
other domicile could be found. Most
women treat their homes as storehouses
or museums, and the more things they
can crowd into them the better they are
pleased. They prefer to have the things
where they can be seen, If possible, but
when no moro space is left, and not a
corner is available for even photograph
or china dog. they will pack them away
in chests and closets and go on accumu-
lating. They may have no time for read
ing and recreation, or even for the proper
care Of their own persons, but that fact
never deterS tnem Irom Auoins " tno
number Of their household gods and to the
already intolerable task Of taking care
Of them. Mrs. Oliphant. in one Of her
stories, tells Of q vulgar rich man who
liked to have costly and useless things
about him. He saw no beauty in the
Turner which adorned his draWing-room.
but 1t was sweet to him to think that he
was able to hang UP thousands Of pounds
SO to speak, upon his walls It is per-
haps something of this feeling that makes
women turn their homes into museums
In country where so many people have
become suddenly rich, or have been raised
from poverty to comparative affluence
possession IS such an unfamiliar thing
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
Women Here, There and Everywhere

for the past two years perfectlng teacn.
ers. in knowledge of German.
Mrs. Louise B. Bethune OF Buffalo. N.
Y, was one of the first women In the
country to adopt the profession OF archi-
lecture. She has been practicing since
1881, and is said to be the only woman
yet admitted to membership In the Amert-
can Institute of Architects.
Mrs. Lucy Dale, .'late scholar Of Somer-
yillc College, Oxford, Eng" has written
q book on 1.-The Principles Of English Con-
stitutional History" which is commended
as IAN achievement and a promise" and
a valuable work both for students and the
general reader.
Mrs. Grace o. Tarr, who carries on .
laundry in Gloucester, Mass, recently be.
came member of the Transfers Union.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27

that 1T seems to please in itself, apart
from any value in the articles possessed,
and people who cannot have the salts
faction Of possessing costly and useless
things find some consolation In an innum
cradle number Of cheap and useless. If not
cheap and nasty, articles. In older coun-
tries, where rapid changes Of income are
not SO frequent, one sees less Of this de-
sire for display, and in English homes
for instance, there is a comfort and rest
fulness, and consequently beauty, even
in the midst Of shabbiness, which is little
known in America"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
GOWNS OF THIN YELLING.

The thin wells that were the success of
the spring season are being worn again
this autumn. They are perhaps newer
over q colored foundation, with insertion
of black lace as trimming. A tan veil
over pale blue, with entredeux of heavy
black lace, represents new model for a
dressy afternoon costume. A gown Of
black yelling is prettily trimmed by lines
Of black velvet ribbon, united by lines Of
fine hand embroidery This, oddly
enough, is mounted over g. foundation of
fine, light weight red cloth. The bodice
is made mostly Of the cloth, with lot Of
black trimming. The cloth really looks
lively under the thin stuff, but it Is doubt
full IL the fashion will prevail Ito any ex-
tent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27

S'POSE your hus-
ban II want this suit
saved for f1shin'?"
Miss Larson held up
the coat and trou-
sers, which showed
unmistakable signs
of wear. He would
If he's anythin' like
MFR. Baxter. He
hasn't been out Of
town since I worked
there flrs', Ave years
ago this very fall,
but he has to have
his clothes saved
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27

an she knew that he knew that he was
never goin' huntin with Granger or any
body else.
Mrs Browne over Kenwood way did
sell suit of her husbands, but 1t turned
out to be his secon best 'sted Of his OIL
one. an in one of the pockets was pin
he'd bought for her birthday She sol the
whole thing for $50 an he paid $25 for
the pin, so all her profits were on the
wrong side, seems If. .-
"Peddlers aren't much more profitable
n moths in e.long run. Mrs. Alters toll
her girl to get rid of lot Of OIL bottles
in corner of the pantry. She never no.
ticed that cut glass decanter that was
Mr.. Aliens great grandfather's was stand
In with 'em till two days later when
'Melia gave her 45 cents for the lot. She d
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
TRIMMINGS OF STAMPED VELVET.

The manufacturers are carrying lot Of
velvets, not alone the plain, but the
stamped and figured. The stamped vel
vets are particularly suited to trimmings
in bands. cloth and wool costumes. The
zibeline cloaks, and there are many Of
them, are trimmed. as a rule. with bands
Of stamped velvet. edged with narrow
stitched lines of plain cloth. The same
idea is handsome on suits--if there are
to be any tailored suits this season. It
rests with those who buy and wear the
suits, of course; but, SO far as the tailors
and dressmakers are concerned. the long
garment over gown will be preferred.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27

AVE you seen the
Kents since they
came homer" Miss
Larson pushed a pile
OF bags and suit
cases out Of the way
and began. to hunt
for moths In a trunk
filed with winter
clothes. They've
been trave1in' In Eu-
rope an jes' got ba oh
las week. They
must a had q pretty
good time. judgin
by the money they
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27

English binder, whose ideas dominate the
modern craft. Nearly all of the women
binders Of the country use the Golden
Sanderson methods, having studied either
directly with the English binder or with
some of his pupils There is not much
danger Of the immediate overcrowding Of
the craft for three is considered the limit
of the number of pupils a binder should
take at one time. j
The technical training requires a year
of steady hard labor at the work bench
for seven hours a day. d, Miss Starr re-
quires all her pupils to pledge themselves
not to exhibit sell any work nor to
teach until the completion Of their course.
She will take amateurs occasionally for a
limited course of instruction in some par
ticular part of the work, but no one is en-
titled to be considered fully equipped
craftsman without completing a year Of
instruction.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
THE sULTAN's Way.

Baltimore American.
:'Oh sublime sultan. father-in-law to the moon
and vice regent OF Allah, here 10 another note
from the Yankees regarding Miss Stones abb.
ductors,'' said the vizier as he bowed himself
into the suItan's presence; and, supreme one,
pardon the expression, but there IL generally the
devil to payE' s.
1.-THE devil to pay muttered the sultan,
looking up from his ping-pong game; that's all
right. Promise to pay him just as soon as we
settle up with the other powers
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
MAAT HnDA LARSON SAYS:

sold EN- to a rag man who didn't leave
any address,
There may be folks that's lucky 'nough
to get somethin' for notfin'. I've heard Of
'en oftener n I've seen 'em. but it's
afys at the expense of someone else, for
the piper's got to be paid, seems II.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
POSITION.

They sat in the hamomck
Quiet and still.
They looked at her daddy
Amy and Bill.
But daddy went in soon,
(Some daddies willy.
They sat in the hammock
Amy
&Bill.
New York Sun.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
RIGHT IN THEIR LINE.

Chicago Tribune.
"How did your baseball game come out
'They mopped the ground with US.
ar thought they would when heard you
calling them scrub nine
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
AN Apology.

She-Say that you are sorry you kissed me just
now and I'll forgive you.
He-Well. then, I'm sorry--but It's better than
being sorry that didn't,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
GRAMMAR.
Philadelphia Record.


eyes" said jenkins, .'my mother is quite fI.'s
"Ah!" exclaimed the polite Frenchman. az feel
mooch re sympathee, and what ees re mat
tress ~
The mattresss Oh. you mean what is the
matter ~
''Ah! but ees Get not Of re female gendairs ri
We speakai
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-27
DEDICATED 10 sANros-DuMoNr.

There are flying machines and flying machines
And serial boats by the score;
But the sorest part for the air marines
Is that each one refuses to soar.
Detroit Free PrazA
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-14
Solving It.


Patrick, a thrifty tradesman in the
neighborhood Of the Dublin docks,
was, the story goes in Tit-Bits, a man
who spent a penny more than
he needed to spend; but he was. never
theless. as good a man at the making
of an Irish bull as any who lived be-
tween Bantry and Ballycastle.
Having one day occasion to send a
letter to a place at some distance, Pat
rick called a messenger and asked him
his price for going such q distance.
It'll be a shillin'," said the man.
Twice two much!" said Patrick.
Let It be sixpence."
"Nivver." answered the messenger.
"The way ist that lonely that I'd niv-
yer go It under a shillin'."
Lonely. Is it?" said Patrick,
scratching his head. Faith. an ye'rc
roight. Now, man. I'll tell We what
we'll do; make 1t sixpence. and I'll &c
wild we to kape We company"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-14
Wanted His share.

The treasury department runs
across many funny things in the
course Of a days business" said an
official Of that department. The mails
are full Of curious epistles, but, as a
rule most OF them receive polite atten-
ton and answers are returned. Just
before the close of the year that ended
with December 81 Secretary Gage gave
an interview, showing the splendid
condition Of the country in a financial
way, and the full purse of Uncle Sam.
In his statement he showed that four
years ago or a little more the per cap
ita circulation throughout the country
was only $23.14, but that although the
population has increased the volume Of
money has more than kept pace, so
that the per capita at the first of the
year was $2S.73. A man named Schmidt
In New York saw the statement, and
the day after New Year wrote a letter
to the treasurer saying that If the per
capita was so much he certainly did
not have his portion of It. He inclosed
a draft on the treasurer for the amount
that he considered he was entitled to.
The draft was presented to Treasurer
Roberts with great solemnity. but he
declined to honor 1t, and directed that
no answer be sent to Mr.. Schmidt.
whose letter was we'll written and the
handwriting good"
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-14

To dream OF bells signifies a speedy
marriage or good news.
To dream of ivy means that you
have many true-hearted friends.
To dream of dogs has very different
Specifications. If they fawn and fondle
upon you, then 1t Is a lucky omen;
If you are in love your sweetheart will
marry you and render you happy. II
they are barking and snarling at you
then be sure that enemies are secret
ly e~ndeavoring to destroy ySur reputa-
ton and happiness: IL you are In love,
be careful Of your sweetheart.
To dream Of an elf signifies a happy
return Of n long absent; presents Of
value may be expected after this
dream, which also signifies marriage.
with wealth. position and happiness.
To dream you hear an echo to your
W voice denotes that your lover is
much attached to you. It also denotes
that you will hear good tidings from a
distant country.
To dream bees sting you denotes
loss Of good character; and IL you are
In love, OF your sweetheart. To dream
you see them at work is a very lucky
dream-it forebodes great success by
your own industry. To dream you see
them making their honey under your
own roof Is the best omen In the
world. For the rich to dream Of bees
Is rather unlucky; but TO the poor
they denote comfort. afluence and sue
cess.
To dream that Il Is hailing or snow
ing, Or that the ground Is covered,
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-14
SHE LOST NOTHING.
Omission In the Wedding Service That
Didn't Count.

Omission In the Wedding Service That
Didn't Count.
A distinguished naval officer was
telling this story on himself the other
evening to a gathering of his friends.
At the time of his marriage he had
been through the civil war and had
had many narrowing experiences
aboard ship, through all OF which he
kept his courage and remained as
calm as a brave man should. AS the
time for the ceremony came on, how
ever. his calmness gradually gave way.
At the altar, amid the blaze of brass
buttons and gold lace marking the
full naval wedding, the oficer was all
but stampeded, and what went on
there seemed very much mixed to him.
Fearing the excitement Of the moment
would temporarily take him OF his
feet, the officer had learned the mar
riage ceremony letter perfect. as he
thought, and he remembered repeating
the words after the minister in a me-
chanical sort of way.
After the ceremony was all over and
~ was d6dih, sAS -
ficer's state Of mind, the kindly cler-
gyman came up and touched him on
the shoulder.
LOOK here, old man." he said, you
didn't endow your wife with any
worldly goods"
What's that?" asked the bride
groom with something of establishment
In his voice.
why, l repeated the sentence with
all my worldly goods l thee endow
several times and. despite my efforts
you would not say 1t after me-"
The bridegroom seemed perturbed
for a moment and then a beamine
light came into his face.
Never mind, sir" he said, "sht
didn't lose a blessed thing by my fail
ure."-Washington Star.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-14
In Praise OF Insects ~ Food.

Admitting that 1t becomes argu-
mentatively impossible to eat a cut
let, humanity may still be saved from
the extremes Of a vegetarian diet. A
French ~entomologist, M. Dagin, has
discovered a halfway house. which
he cordially recommends In the shape
OF insect food. He speaks on the
subject with authority, having tasted
several hundred species Of raw, boiled,
fried, broiled, roasted and hashed in
sects." Regarding spiders as a side
dish, he finds two objections-"they
are not insects, and they live on ami
NAL food" M. Dagin's recipe for cock
roach soup Is as follows: Pound
your ~cockroaches in a mortar; put in q
sieve and pour in boiling water or beet
stock. Connoisseurs prefer this to real
bisque." The perfect insect, he con.
tinues. in most appetizing style. may
be shelled and eaten like a shrimp
C%aterpillars are pronounced a lighI
food, of easy digestion. and may b,
eaten "out Of the hand" raw II pre-
terred. But the most popular insec
food OF all is locust -four, which tn
| Bedouins take boiled in milk or friet
and served with rice. We remember
certain "Garibaldi biscuit" which al
ways suggested an inside layer o
squashed flies.
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-14
TO REFORM CRIMINALS
Noted Writer Points Out Defects In Our Present System.

There is probably no subject Of
greater importance to organized So
ciety than the problem of how to deal
with the criminal classes, so as to re-
duce their number and thereby prevent
crime. Criminals there always will be,
and hence some crime. How to mini
mize Doth deserves the best thought
Of the hour.
1t is often said that crime IS on the
increase. 1t would be truer to say that
what constitutes crime is constantly
being Increased by legislation. Our
state legislatures at every session pass
one or more statutes making certain
acts misdemeanors which we're not so
before. Real crime and actual crimi-
nails are rapidly fading away before
the advancing light Of civilization and
education.
Punishment for crime has much to
do with making criminals. This state
ment seems paradoxical. but 1t Is an
indisputable fact. Hundreds may be
saved from a life OF crime by the
proper administration Of the criminal
laws. 1t used to be thought that sever
ity Of punishment was the wise
course, indeed the only method, to pre-
vent crime. Fear, no doubt. deters
many; but 1t Is not fear that must be
chiefly relied upon to save men from
crime. No man was ever made better
by being put in the stocks. Severity
Is useful only in cases In which refor-
The Red Cloud chief., 1902-03-14
Too Little for Too Much,

When the late ameer Of A%fghanistar
was troubled with q bad toothache he
sent for his European dentist In open
court. The dentist examined the
tooth, which was nothing more than
an old stump, and advised that the
ameer should take laughing-gas and
have 1t out. The ameer inquired into
the effect of the gas and replied:
Il can not risk being a dead man for
hve seconds. much less five minutes"
So. while the whole Afghan court
surveyed the operation. the DENTS.
struggled with the tooth, and the stout
old ameer moved a muscle.
The quality Of common sense which
characterized this ruler once averted
a war between England and Russia.
A representative Of the ameer told
him that the Russians had taken
Afghan territory, but as England had
guaranteed him against aggression he
could easily depend on England to go
to war IL he said the word.
The ameer sat quietly for a few min
utes, stroking his beard. and then
called for a map Of A~fghanistan.
When 1t was brought he asked the
representative to show him the ter
ritory that had been seized. Then
tracing the little fringe Of country.
and sweeping with his finger the great
space that stood for the rest of his
kingdom. he said:
1T is so little that it Is not worth
making a great war about. Youths
Companion.