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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03
LIFE IN A COLPORTAGE WAGON
RELIGIOUS
-, -

Scattered over the Minnesota prairie
are small settlements and isolated farm
houses. cut off from the world by the me-
cessity OF bread winning. TO many ar
isolated life in these lonely homes the
'eolportage wagon of the American Bap-
fist Publication society brings comfort an6
| courage. Rev. James A. Mitchell has
! just returned from a short trip among
these scattered farm people and will leave
again in a few days to continue his work.
Mr.. Mitchell is the only colporter en-
ployed by the American Baptist Publica-
ton society in Minnesota although q
Swedish speaking worker will be sent out
shortly.
In his trips Mr. Mitchell is frequently
accompanied by his wife, and they travel
over the prairies in the comfortable col
portage wagon which seems to have every
convenience for soul and body. The roomy
waterproof wagon has an arrangement
along the sides by which it can be trans
formed into a comfortable bed after the
fashion of Pullman sleeper. In the lock-
ers on one side are the Bibles and publ
cations of the society, and on the other
Mrs. Mitchell has her cooking utensils
and provisions. Above, the bedding is
cts in which Mrs. Mitchell slips her sew
ing or knitting, book or paper.
It is an interesting life, this OF the
colportage wagon, and as soon as the
weather is mild enough work commences.
Mr.. Mitchell has been colporter in Min
nesota for eleven years and at first he
tramped on foot over the prairie, carrying
his Bibles in two large satchels. The
colporter secured his name from the fact
that at first he suspended his bags of
books from a sort of yoke or collar about
his neck; the wagon is an evolution.
! Mr.. Mitchell finds the company Of Mrs.
Mitchell a great aid: Many doors are
opened and the confidence of the women
secured because he has his wife with him.
Mrs. Mitchell helps in teaching in the
Sunday school, in the prayer meeting,
and in visiting the people and interest
ing the wives and mothers. w..
AS general thing the missionaries are
we'll received and the German and Nor
wegian people recognize the "Beble" even
if they cannot understand what MT. Nit
chell says. They are hospitable people
and the wagon is transformed into a
sleeping apartment generally from desire,
not necessity.
In the Catholic settlements the people
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03

creasing randy each year, there are
doubtless many who will appreciate the
practical and becoming costume that Mrs.
Thompson evolved for mountain trips, the
model of which is, shown in the accom-
panying illustration. The idea was her
own, but it met with such approval that
she tells her readers that she left a trail
of patterns of her 9habitsfrom the Atlantic
to the Pacific coast. It was appreciated
particularly by the wives OF the army Of
fcers. Mrs. THOMPSON describes it as
| follows:
when off the horse, there is nothing
about this habit to distinguish it from any
trim golf suit. with the stitching up the
left front. When on the horse, it looks,
as some one ohrased 1t, as though one
were riding side saddle on both sides.
This is accomplished by having the fronts
of the skirt double. free nearly to the
waist, and, when off the horse, fastened
by patent hooks. The<back seam is open,
faced for several inches. stitched and
closed by patent fasteners. Snug bloom
ers of the same material are worn under
Meath"
AS all outing suits are now made longer,
Mrs. Thomnson's pattern can readily be
altered in this particular. 1t is about
three and a; half yards around the bot
! tom. ......
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03
A WOMAN OF TACT,

A woman of tact is one who feels that the
story told to hurt your feelings is essentially
bad form, and inconsiderate Of the feelings
OF Others, says Life.
A woman OF tact is one who makes her
good morning a pleasant greeting. her visit
a bright spot in the day and her goodby a
hope that she may come again.
A woman OF tact is who does not gauge
people by their clothes. or their riches, but
who condemns bad manners.
A woman of tact is one who is courteous
under all circumstances and in every condi-
ton in which she may be placed. She is the
woman who can receive the unwelcome guest
with a smile so bright and handshake so
cordial that, in trying to make the welcome
seem real, it becomes SO. ~
A woman of tact is one whose love for HIT
mainly is second only in her life's devotion,
and whose watchword is unselfishness and
action. By making self last it finally be-
comes natural to have it so. -s..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03

saddle and the treatened entry of one
such rider at the horse show last fall
stirred up a miniature whirlwind. In Bos-
ton, conservatism does not take this
form; prudishness has given place to ra-
tionalism and cross saddle riding is quite
generally approved and practised.
Every man who has occasion to deal
with horses is firm believer in cross
saddle riding and says 1t is the only sane
method, having everything to recommend
it from the standpoint of both the rider
and the animal However. like many
other things, this is matter in which
custom will not give way readily.
Mrs. Seton-Thompson'sO Opinion.
About the most interesting recent tes-
timony on cross saddle riding is that of
Mrs. Grace Gallatin Seton Thompson IN
her book, ga Woman Tenderfoot,' who
says :The majority of women in the west,
and I nearly said all OF the sensible ones,
now ride astride.'
She continues: els it best to- ride
astride? I will not carry the battle
ground into the east, although even here
have my opinion; but in the west, in the
mountains, there can be no question that
1t is the only way"
AS the number of. visitors to the west
ern mountains from Minneapolis is in
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03
PROSPECTS FOR HORSEBACK RIDING
GREAT OF ZEN AND WOMEN IN
PLEAsURABLE PAsT1ME-CRoss


this spring Is the possibility. scarcely
more than hope to be sure, that horse
back riding is to have a genuine revival.
Pride in fine horses is a trait that has
never died out in Minneapolis and many
who formerly preferred riding to driving
are canvassing the possibilities of sea-
son Of horseback riding. The liverymen
report greatly increased inquiry for
saddle horses especially from women, and
there is ready sale for all of the good
saddle horses brought to the city.
Horseback riding should be popular
pastime with those who like exclusive
ness, for in city its expense is bar
to the majority. For men there are few
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03

IGGkNSES' girls goin'
to leave" announced
Miss Larson, as she
came in late this
morning and hung her
hat in the kitchen be.
fore she poured the
cup of coffee she al
ways drank before she
begins work. Mrs.
Virgins has taught
her everythin' she
knows, an now there
hain't nothin' more to
learn, she's goin' to
leave. Hired girls are
the only workin' peo-
pie who are paid for
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03
COLONIAL WOMEN WANTED TO VOTE
- The PHILADELPHIA Ledger recalls tho s

COLONIAL WOMEN WANTED TO VOTE.
The Philadelphia Ledger recalls the his
toric, il forgotten, fact that tho first woman
in America to ask for vote was Mistress
Margaret Brent of Maryland. kinswoman OF
Lord Baltimore in l647, more than century
before the French revolution. The next was
Abigail Adams. Of Massachusetts,, an ire
proachable wife and mother, who wrote to her
husband, John Adams. in ITS: II long to hear
that you have declared an INDEPENDENCE: And
in the new code Of laws which I suppose it
will be necessary for you to make, desire
that you would remember the ladies and be
more generous and favorable to them than
your ancestors. We will not hold ourselves
bound by any law in which we have nosvoice
or representation,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03
A POTATO oMELET

A potato omelet- is q rather new combination
Of those two stand-bys of housekeeper, eggs
and potatoes. A cooking school receipt re-
quires that the potatoes should be baked for
this omelet, but a housekeeper who has ex-
perimented says that it Is quite as well to
boil the potatoes to the mealy stage and
press through sieve while hot. Mix two
Of five eggs; season with salt and pepper and
a few drops of lemon juice. Fold in the
beaten whites OF the eggs and make the
omelet in the usual way, adding a little
chopped parsley just before rho onaelet ia
folded over.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03
project stuck. There is still hope that it
Devotees of Riding.

The list of men now riding should I'M
quest iouably be headed by ]. S. Brad
street and Rev. M. ID. Hardin. whose ap-
probation of riding is maintained at a
constant high pitch; both are familiar
figures on their handsome mounts, and
are not infrequently seen together Among
other horseback riders are Messrs. w. H.
Dunwody, C. M. Harringt on, H. Mel. Nor
ton, Ralph Whelan, A. T. Rand, N. O..
Werner. Horace Lowry, Charles Macono-
chic, Louis Laramee, Stanley Washburn,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03

EVE ben. havin' a
weddin' shower, jest
as they do on Park
avnoo," announced
Miss Larson. She
preferred to be called
Miss Larson. "Only
my frien's call me
Hilda," she said with
dignity, when asked
her name. But when
a woman is willing to
do a washing, serve a
luncheon or look after
the family mending,
we were willing to
call her ''your majes-
ty" to secure her SER
vices one day in the
week. .
"Rosey Gammons is
goin' to marry Tim
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03

not knowing their trade.
when Melia came to Mrs. Virgins, she
didn't know a potato from cake of SOAP
Mrs. Virgins hxed her room like she was
visitor, had It fresh papered an hung a
picture Of the German empress over the bed
'Melia's German an Mrs. Virgins wanted
her to feel at home. She put brush an
comb an toothbrush on the bureau-she called
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03

do was to teach 'Melia how to Use 'em.
'Melia was quick scholar. an now she has
a silver nail file an a curtin iron.
1.-The. Wigginses live out Bryn Mayr way,
in an old-fashioned house, an 'Melia had ter
carry the coal in an the ashes out. Things
was about as Inconvenience they could be,
but 'Melia didn't know enough to grumble
She learned that, too. There amt girl
workin' in Minneapolis that can't lind fault
with her place.
This spring Nr: Virgins fixed over the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03

fair saddle horses that may be hired, but
none for women, as the liverymen have
learned by experience that to keep one
Is losing venture, as a woman's riding
horse Is much more easily spoiled than
a mans. Good saddle horses come high
and even women able and willing to pay
for what they know they want, hesitate
to buy horse before learning to ride.
This brings one to obstacle number two,
the difficulties Of getting a teacher. Min
neapolis has no professional teacher and
course in riding lessons Is a good deal
to expect from a friend, even though an
interested one.
Good Teachers Needed.
II believe there are scores who would
jump at a chance to learn to ride, if they
knew where and how to find a teacher -
declared one of the enthusiastic young
men riders the other day. Its a pity
that we haven't someone right here, for
then everybody would know about it and
would have no excuse for neglecting the
opportunity; but we're not so badly off
II people only knew it, and, if talk is
worth anything, I think there are a lot
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03
WAT HILDAIA SAYS:

think it was better to shower the money than
a lot of triffin' things she hadn't feet nor
place for? We improve the styles of the hill
when we get m on the fats, seems it,:
wisrfnses, Hired Girl.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03
A SEASON OF STRIKING SLEEVES.

A SEASON OF STRIKING SLEEVES
The Of 1902 could possibly be best called the
mer Of sleeves We give detailed illustration showing
striking form among many ideas
being presented The hestitched lower
with the medieval cuff the full upper with pun
the elbow and the artsticay braided shoulder
indicate the general tendency Of style. 8
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03

SILK AND LACE DRESS WAIST .-.
Separate waists of beautiful corded Sole with
gimpes Of various aces Renaissance Point
with tWo-pece coat is generally removed
either at the theater upon enteriag
the house. Well dressed variety OF such gar
ments which they to give diversity appearance
in public.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03

THE DAINTY DIAMOND DINITY WAIST
This Is the darling idea of the gem
eral occasions dmty organdy
waists with closely tucked surfaces
there with medailons of Irish lace
design by the introduction OF
figure.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-03

.igginses' Hired Girl.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-20

ton, to which women were invited.
and when, for the first time. they
were given a place upon a Y. NJ. C. A.
program.
Though the presentation of the
permanent and handsome building,
just opened, was made through the
Woman's Auxiliary OF the Y. NJ. C.
A., 1t is almost entirely the gift of
one person-Helen Miller Gould. The
building, which represents an expen.
diture of about $500, 900. is not only
a monument to Miss Gould's generos-
ity. and to her parents, for whom she
intends it as a memorial, but also to
woman's work and worth.
The building is seven stories high,
of fine pressed brick and light gray
stone, and the interior is a charm.
ing cheme of marble, mosaic and pol.
ished woods.
Passing through the vestibule one
enters directly into the beautiful re.
ception hall with its staircase. marble
drinking fountain and vista of adjoin-
ing rooms. To the right is a hand.
some parlor and beyond is the large
restaurant and serving room. At the
rear is the large game room. On the
opposite side is a coy correspondence
room, with its ample provision for
the home letter, which is often un.
written for want of facilities. A large
reading room opens at the left Of the
main entrance. No need of the men
seems to have been overlooked. OPP
portunities for intellectual and spirit
ual growth are a part of the place.
This institution is not charity for
the seamen who come here will pay
for their board. although the charge
will be a nominal one. While mem.
bership in the general Naval Y. NJ.
C. A. is desired, the various privileges
Of the naval building are open to all
enlisted men, whether members or not.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-20
RAMS FOR SALE.

We have 500 yearling rams for
sale, being a lot bred by A. Jack
man of Mcdonald Creek, and they
are a splendid lot of general pur-
pose sheep, bred from large, heavy
shearing Merino ewes. and from
thoroughbred Rambouillette rams
from the Wykoff flock of Ohio, and
brought in by j. D.. Holiday. We
can recommend the lot as splen.
didly adapted for the use Of wool.
growers of tn iscounty, possessing
all the necessary points of size and
heavy shearing qualities. Bucks
can be seen on ranch of A. Jack
man on Mcdonald Creek, and will
be within two miles of Lewistowr
after Sept. Is. We will name
price of So per head as they run
and there is no better bargain il
the state.
Call on or address
COOK & HILGER,
Lewistown, Mont.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-20
Look Pleasant, Please.

Photographer e. C. Harlan. Of Ea.
ton. o., can do so now. though FOL
years he couldn't, because he suffer
ed untold agony from the worst form
OF indigestion. All physicians and
medicines failed to help him till he
tried Electric Bitters. which worked
such wonders for him that he declar
ed they are a godsend to sufferers
from dyspepsia and stomccn troubles
Unrivaled for diseases of the Stomach
Liver and Kidneys. they build up ant
give new life to the whole system
Try them. Only so cents. Guaran
teed by C. II. Williams. druggist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-20

Today women own and control
their property and wages; they en-
gage in four hundred different occu-
pations, the higher education is at
their very doors, twelve states have
granted them equal guardianship Of
their children, t~yenty-four have
granted them the right to vote on
school questions, four have given
them tax payers suffrage. one munic.
ipal suffrage, and four have extended
them equal political rights with men.
In the meantime the movement has
been advancing beyond the seas. The
women of New Zealand have exercis-
ed equal suffrage for nine years; the
500, 600 women OF Australia have re-
Gently been enfranchised, and these,
added to the four suffrage common
wealths of the United States. furnish
a total of a million and a quarter
English speaking who enjoy equal po-
litical rights with men.
It is n movement which Is sweeping
around the world. Where civilization
is highest. women are freest. The
most prolific field for the growth OF
woman suffrage is. therefore. our
great west. With Wyoming. Colo
RADIO, Utah and Idaho already in the
lead, 1t is time for Montana to join
in this march of progress, that it may
preserve its reputation as a leader of
civilization. not q follower.
Then let the friends of equal rights
give to this convention the inspiration
of their presence and wisdom of their
experience. that plans may be formu-
lated to carry this just cause to
speedy victory in our own progressive
commonwealth.
Miss Gail Laughun, of New York,
National Organizer. and expert agent
of the United States Industrial Com
mission during its continuance. will
address the convention.
Miss Laura A. Gregg, of Omaha,
member of the national executive
committee, will conduct the work Of
conferences.
The hospitable city Of Butte ex.
tends a royal welcome to the suffrag.
lists, for whom special hotel rates and
entertainment in homes will be provid.
ed.
Maria NJ. Dean, Helena. President;
Nannita Bagley Sherlock, Boulder.
vice president; Anna A. Walker,
Hardy. Secretary; Mary B. Atwater,
Helena, treasurer; Sarepta Sanders,
Butte Mrs. p. A. Damn. Kalispell. au-
ditOrs.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-20
department of the interior under the
provisions of the irrigation bill.
TO PROTECT THE BIRDS.
Deputy Game Wardens Will be Put
on the Trail of Law Breakers.


The Helena division of the Mon
tana Fish and Game Protective asso-
citation held a meeting last week to
discuss ways and means of protect
ing grouse and ducks from pot hunt
ers, who, according to reports, have
already begun their ravages among
the feathered game in Lewis and
Clarke county.
AS a result of this meeting, vigorous
action will be taken at once to bring
those offending the state game and
fish laws to justice. A committee
was appointed. with power to engage
five special deputies, as soon as it is
deemed advisable to patrol the dis
tricts from which the most a~ggravat-
ing reports have been received.
The committee consists of A. J..
Spyker, j. C. Van Hook, H. w. Menth,
G. B. Sproule and A. l.. Palmer.
This committee will select the five
deputies at once. The officers will
be sworn in as deputy sheriffs and
will possess full police power. They
will not only keep careful watch on
the game haunts, but will casually
inspect the Helena markets in view
Of the statement that some of the
game illegally killed has been peddled
out in this city.
The idea Of the association is that
a careful patrol will result In the ap.
prehension of the guilty parties and
soon put a stop to illegal hunting.
Another question that was inciden.
tally considered at the meeting was
the reported dynamiting Of fish in
various streams which have been
stocked with trout and grayling by
officers Of the Fish and Game Pro.
~tective association.
1t was reported recently that Prick
ly Pear creek had been dynamited
with disastrous results to thousands
of small fish recently put in there.
The association has had printed a
number of Lotices Offering $50 re.
ward for information leading to the
apprehension of persons guilty of dy'
namiting fish. These notices will n,
once be posted along the two Prickly
Pear creeks and on Ten Mile and
Trout creek.
"The association has gone to con
siderale trouble in stocking thesC
streams" said A. l.. Palmer, at tn,
close of last nights meeting. "and tn,
sportsmen of Helena and vicinity ar,
anticipating the time when the streams
will be supplied with fish. We meaI
to stop the practice OF dynamitin.
these streams II there is any possibl,
way to do It."
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-20
All Were Saved.

For years | suffered such untold
misery from Bronchitis" writes ]. II.
Johnston, of Broughton. Ca, that Of
ten | was unable to work. Then.
when everything else failed, | was
wholly cured by DR.. Kings New Dis.
covery for consumption. My wife
suffered intensely from Asthma, till
1t cured her, and all our experience
goes to show that 1t is the best Group
medicine in the world" A trial will
convince you it's unrivaled for Throat
and Lung diseases. Guaranteed bot
ties soc and $1.0O. Trial bottles free
at C. H. Williams. druggist.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-08-20

Among the many enterprises foT
the uplifting of seamen, there are
none which the Christian worker can
more heartily endorse than those
which offer the sailor a substitute for
the saloon.
While the federal government has
thoughtfully provided that on its ships
at sea there shall be no liquor pro-
vided for the American marine. his
environment on shore is not so care
fully guarded, and the open saloon Is
his first attraction on landing. The
cheap boarding house with its rum
shop annex is often his only refuge.
Under these conditions the visit
OF a jacktar on shore is usually ac-
companied by a loss of his manhood,
self-respect, honor and innate good
ness to a degree, that seems almost
irreparable.
The consensus Of opinion among
those who have labored for the well
fare of seamen is that if it were not
for the saloon the problem would be
half solved.
In view of its purpose and the sea-
mems need, the splendid new home
of the naval branch of the Y. NJ. C.
A., just opened near the Brooklyn
Navy Yard, n. Y, may be looked upon
as a noteworthy enterprise, present.
ing a type of the best sort of work
that can be done in opposition to the
saloon influences.
1t is pleasant to record that a won.
ans thought is back of it all, and,
more than that, woman's work and
woman's means have brought it to
pass.
Few people knew anything about
the Woman's Auxiliary of the Y. M.
c. A., until last year, when its quiet
pervasive work, during the Spanish
American war, received recognition
at the great jubilee convention in Bos-