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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28
The New Stitches.

One of the new things to attract the nov
city seeker is the Norwegian or Hamburger
embroidery. This Is somewhat different
from work herr tofore shown. and has many
admirers. In appearance it seems to com
bine drawn work, cut work and overlaid
work, and can be made useful in variety
OF ways instruction is given where the
embroidery is displayed, and small books
are sold showing variety of designs. In
white on white it is very pretty, whether
as table covers, luncheon mats or for the
eyer-popular shirt waist. The material
used is imported, like the idea. and is a
rather fine canvas. In waists, a set of col
lar. cuffs and strip for the front is the
simplest style, but more elaboration orna-
ments the waist itself, and the work has
a heavy, angular effect that is much liked
al present.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28

A good face wash to brighten the skin is
tepid water with a little witch hazel and
a pinch of powdered boraX. Use this wash
once or twice a week. After using rub on
little cold cream. BoraX is always cleans
ing. but if used too frequently makes the
skin dry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28

quickly and try to catch it. Alternate the
movements first with the right and then
with the left arm, in order to have equal
development, unless you want to be one
SIDED. which the girl who plays tennis ana
golf is very apt to be.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28
Old-Fashioned Styles.

The fashioned cross stitch has been re-
yived with such yigor that it is really a
furore and is applied to articles and ma
terials innumerable. Late importations are
of the ubiquitous turnover collars and cuffs,
and they are most attractive too. In two
shades of blue on white. two shades of
brown. red and red and blue, they can be
gotten in pretty patterns. Fine canvas is
the foundation for the work and straight
edges are given the preference. Embroidery
cotton is used on the imported models and
is better on all accounts than silk, though
the silky surface merceriZed cotton is that
most generally chosen. These are very
easily made by any one at all versed in en-
broidery. and bid fair to be much worn all
winter.
Shirt waist sets, including strip for the
front and shoulder pieces made to wear
with colored flannel or linen waists, and
worked on wide white linen tape are used
with white linen waists.
Cross stitch embroidery is also being used
for bags chair seats. screens and many
other things, and the counters in the art
department of large shops are now Uttered
with the little books of patterns, made in
Germany" which have for so long time
been relegated to obScurity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28
The Inside Finish.

which is burnt border, and the words
postal cards"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28
Used Forty Years Ago.

The other day a young girl stood near me
in one of these places, choosing one from
the many spread out before her; an elderly
relative evidently, waited while she made
her selection. and commented as she waited
There must be lots of those little books
somewhere around the house. for L used to
use them myself forty years ago." But it
was easier to buy just then and there, than
to rummage old bags and boxes for a pos
sibe find among them.
IL one wishes to buy outright completed
gift. nothing is handsomer than the articles
made of more or less elaborate and elegant
Chinese embroidery.
Portfolios, folding with places for paper
and envelopes, are made of material so
heavily embroidered with gold thread to
scarcely show any of the background; 9TH
ers have more colored silk threads mingled
with the gold and have the beautiful blue
and green coloring of ducks back or pea
cocks tail.
These do not seem expensive at 81. for the
sight of them is joy to the eyes Photo
graph frames have wide margins covered
with work all Of silk threads. a pale green
ground perhaps having a design in various
shades of blue rather lightly worked.
Big and Little Bags.
Beautiful work bags, party bags or what
not are made of gayly colored embroidery
with dull red predominating in set designs
on a loosely woven linen ground. The
shape is that of pillow case, drawn up
at one end. The lining is of olive green
satin, which comes above the opening
forming a ruffie, and this is edged, like the
bag, with dull gold tinsel braid or lace.
A decided novelty is book rack made
with ends and back solid, covered with silk
of dark shade, and banding it horizon
tally on. the three sides is strip of heavily
embroidered Chinese work in blues alone
or combined with other shades. All edges
of this are finished also with a narrow me-
tallc gimp. Nothing handsomer is shown
of like nature. and seven to nine dollars
seems to be the range of prices
Book Holders.
Other pretty book holders are the sepa-
rate ends, which hold any number of books,
and which are to be found covered in va
riety of ways and materials. In past years
cretonne was favorite fabric, but now
tapestry designs cut from woven furniture
These are also finished with dull gold braid
linen, with design stamped and tinted in
colors and outlined in Japanese gold
thread. These last two kinds are $3.50
pair.
A very pretty gift for a friend who COL
lects decorated postal cards is a good
sized book, like a scrap book, covered
with green canvas or burlap, and at top
and bottom cards are run through Sits
cut in the canvas Where these cards
emerge at the front huge seals in dark red
WAX are applied, and the cards then tie
the book together On the outside is glued
q fancifui shape cut from ecru leather, on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-28
The Spiral Movement.

Hold one arm up. slightly bent at the
elbow, and with hand twist the arm
from shoulder to wrist and from wrist to
shoulder. This movement, if energized,
helps to give curves soft, sinuous
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
WEDNESDAY EVENING,

John Sharp Williams. the new demo-
cratic leader or ''mouthpiece" of the
house, and declares that the reason
why no reciprocity treaty has been me-
gotiated by the joint high commits
sion is that "the republican party does
not want reciprocity with Canada
Then Mr.. Williams adds that the
democrats hope that the president will
take the initiative in causing the re-
converting of the joint high commits
sion for the purpose of bringing
about as large volume of trade as
possible between the United States and
Canada"
Neither Mr.. Williams nor Mr.. Lind
is a tyro in politics. They see how
the wind blows, and they are thus
early beginning to lay up store of
political capital for their party by
taking up an issue the repub-
licans have ignored thus far, tho
there is hardly a man of extern
sive business north of the Ohio river
who is not thinking about and favor
ing reciprocity with Canada.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
Ammunition for Democrats.

1T is noteworthy that in his speech
against the Cuban reciprocity measure
yesterday Congressman f. C. Stevens
declared himself to be iii favor of
reciprocity with Canada. There are
now three members of the Minnesota
house legation--Stevens, Bede and
Lind-who are advocates of rec
iprocity with Canada. Senator Nelson
is also an advocate of such reciprocity,
and while Senator Clapp has not
evineed any great interest in it, it is
certain that he will strongly favor it,
the moment it becomes(a question for
congress to deal with.
1T will be we'll for our republican
congressman and senators to keep
their eyes on their democratic
confrere. Mr.. Lind. He has for sew
eral years been a strong advocate Of
reciprocity with Canada, and will
doubtless seek to make a record at
4 Washington that will link his name
with that of Canadian reciprocity. He
is quoted as saying that he sees little
hope for reciprocity from a republican
administration, and then along comes
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
AduIterated Honey.

N. E. France, general manager and
treasurer Of the National Bee Keepers as
ISOLATION, takes exception to some state
ments made in TIL e ] our a of re-
cent date by professional chemist who,
in exposing various food authorizations,
stated that he had participated in the
manufacture of artificial comb honey
which was produced without the partici
patton of the bee. Mr.. France submits the
following communication and raises the
issue of veracity, or at least of 'tnforma-
ton on the subject, between himself and
Mr.. Bashford:
To the Editor of The Journal.
The stories told about artificial comb
honey being made, or sold, have not the
slightest foundation in fact. There still
exist a few people overwise in their judg-
ment, who do not know the truth about
honey, and are too free to report what is
not So AS general manager of the Ma
stional Bee Keepers association I wish TIC
say there is not and never was pound OF
artificial comb honey. No one ever saw
or knew of any being sold. For years
there has been standing offer by a re-
liable firm Ca charter member Of the ma
tional association), whose responsibility is
unquestioned, of $1,000 for single pound
of comb honey made without the interven-
ton of bees. This offer still holds good
and is unclaimed. But few places in the
United States where dealers have dared
( to offer for sale the same. State food laws
define the penalties for the same. The
National Bee Keepers association of about
j. 500 members, scattered turnout every
state and Canada, are each one carefully
watching for any adulterated honey or
{ the markets Should any be found the
/ facts would be made known to proper Of
fcers, the goods analyzed. and if founG
to be adulterated, the guilty parties al
Fonce dealt with in accordance with the
I state laws therein. IN. e. France.
= Platteville, Wis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
NEWS OF BOOK WORLD
How Old Was Marie Rashkrtseff?--Her
Extreme Precocity Doubted.-A Book
for the Musicians Llbrary.-A West
Point Story.

A recent article on Marie BashkirtseH
in the Fortnightly Review has led M. H.
Spielnann to send a communication to
The Academy of London in which it APP
pears that Mr.. Spielmann in the first num-
Der of Black and White, Feb. 6. 1891. and
in the number of April II, 1881. showed
how passages and dates must have been
falsified before the Bashlsirtseff diaries
reached the hands of the biographer, M.
Theuriet."
In discussing this statement and the
general subject of Marie Bashkirtseff' S
age, the New York Times Saturday Re-
view says:
'"The chief ground for this statement
was the contradiction Of dates given in
the diaries with each other and with
known occurrences, such as the Michael
Angelo fetes in Florence. Other passages
point to the consistent omission of four
years in reckoning the age Of the APP
parently precocious maiden. Naturally
what seemed remarkable and even amaz-
ing at thirteen was not so at seventeen
and the phenomena of seventeen take on
a different hue if furnished by a young
woman who has reached twenty one. Mr.
| Spielmann thinks that the pen of Mr.,
Gladstone would not have been quickened
had he known the true age and actual
experience of his little heroine. Which
| is quite likely, that venerable scholar be-
ling possibly more interested in manifesto
tons of precocity than in the psychology
Eof Mile. Bashkirtseff, which was note.
worthy at any age.
Mr.. Spielmann placed the Responsibilities
for these fantastic tricks with figures anC
dates upon the survivors of Marie, wht
furnished the copy from which NJ. Theu
riet worked.
1T appears that these charges by Mr.
Spielmanny We're 'authoritatively' denied
and he was threatened with legal proceed
ings. but they were repeated in de
iance of the threat. Possibly we have no
heard the last of the controversy
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
Some Russian Sentiment.

The Novoe Vremya of st. Peters
burg, privileged and Panslavist
journal commenting recently upon
our navy, remarks that it is not large
enough to back any demands or
threats our government may make,
either with reference to Asia or Eu-
rope.
Only when they possess a navy that will
command the oceans separating the old
from the new world will the Americans
be able, not merely to. proclaim rights, but
also to demand recognition of them This
will not be soon. and, in the meantime
American demands and threats need not
particularly alarm either Europe or Asia.
This from a Russian organ which
speaks by government permission and
approval, is something in the nature
Of defiance.
It may be said of Russia that, while
she has during the past few years
been unusually active in naval con.
struction.
/ AS Russia will doubtless be oul
chief competitor for the future traf.
Efc OF the Pacific littoraI, and has
practically seized All maritime Man,
Icnuria, we have reason to continue
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
An Unwise Resolution.

At the convention Of the American
Federation of Labor at Boston, a res
olution declaring that the policy of
open shop and no discrimination
against union or non-union men in
government shops. as announced by
President Roosevelt could not be rec
ognized by organized labor, was re-
ported by the committee on rules,
who recommended it's reference to the
After considerable discussion, in which
the presidents course was defended
apparently by only one, delegate, the
resolution was recomn1tted to the
committee on resolutions.
A number of the delegates criticized
his course was denounced as a slap
in the face for laboring people.
The presidents views on the sub
ject have been Endorsed by q, great
majority of the American people. A
comparatively small number of the
laboring people of the United States
| are found in the ranks of organized
| labor. The most trustworthy statis-
| tics vary from Z to Is per cent as the
proportion of the laboring element Of
| this country which is organized. If
| the United States government took the
! position that none but members of
labor unions can get employment in
/ government shops, it would certainly
! be ass'slap in the face" for the 80 or
! SIS MNer cent of laboring people. and
4 shut them out of all possibility of Sc
curing employment under the govern
ment.
The president has very reasonably
i held that the government can no more
i discriminate in favor of organized la
Dor than it can with reference to thu
religious denomination to which al
4 applicant for work, under the govern
. ment, belongs. If the government
Il were to hang out notice over the
i doors of its printing office, or nava
4 workshops, reading, None but Meth.
a odists," or None but Baptists" cal
get any employment here the ex
Guided would have just cause for com.
Iplaint. If the federation were tt
! adopt the resolution declaring that The
open-shop policy of the government
i cannot be recognized by organized
: labor, = there is not the slightest prob
Z ability that the government would re
j treat from the position taken. I
: ougIltsnot to, indeed, forsft is no NOR.
81 within the legitimate powers Of tn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
Mr.. Stevens VS.. Mr.. Stevens.

Congressman Stevens made Wig
crous speech against reciprocity with
Cuba yesterday, basing his objections
to the treaty largely on the allegation
that it is not genuine reciprocity
measure, but rather blow to reel
procity. There is something in this
position but the worthy congressman
forgot to mention the fact that it is
his own beloved beet sugar interest
that is responsible for whatever de-
gree of truth there may be in his as
sertion.
The Journal has hitherto
pointed out that the beet sugar crowd
seriously crippled the reciprocity
treaty III it's final form as adopted by
the senate last spring. They sue
ceeded in putting into the treaty the
provision that during it's life no con-
vention shall be made with any other
nation that shall admit sugar at less
than the present Dingley tariff rates.
This provision, it is true, will make it
impossible for the United States to
negotiate a reciprocity treaty with any
extensive sugar producing country for
the next five years. But the Cubans
did not ask for the provision, and it
was not put in to please them but
was the result of beet sugar black
nailing-it was the price of consent to
allow the treaty to be adopted. The
beet sugar men wished to be sure that
no country except little Cuba should
be able to get it's sugar into the United
states at reduced tariff rates. Yet,
here Is Mr.. Stevens, a beet sugar en-
thusiast, attacking the treaty because
OF the concession wrung from it's adj
vocates by the beet sugar interest.
In the next breath Mr.. Stevens de-
clares that the treaty will ruin the
American beet sugar industry. Well,
+ lie Cuban reciprocity alone will ruin the
beet sugar industry, what show would
it have with reciprocity with Germany
the British West Indies and other
sugar producing countries-yet Mr.
stevens opposes this particular meas
ure of reciprocity because it will pre-
clude reciprocity with those countries
Great industries have often beer
ruined" in tariff debates before this
while continuing to enjoy prosperity
i'll fact, and SO it will be with the bee
sugar industry If 1t has a spark O.
genuine industrial vitality or economic
justification.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18
Shame Unon Us!

We are, indeed, in a bad way. The
st. Paul Globe says so. We are no
better than Russia in Finland, no bet
nothing but a robber nation. We are
swept along the purple path of haugh-
ty imperialism to the precipice of dis
honor and ruin. The parallel between
the American and Roman republics
is perfect; and free America has now
tons, ready to range thru the world,
taking with it's invincible strength
what it lusts after. Farewell, 0 great
republic, to the simple and virtuous
days Of thine austere youth; farewell
to the days of national conscientious
ness and earnest endeavor after we'll
doing. Now you go forth, arrogant
in your mighty strength, to strike
down with your sword whoinsoever
opposes your selfish wishes,
It is in Panama, according to the
Globe, that we have buried our no
blest past. The funeral sermon was
preached in that part Of the presi-
dents message to congress which will
now be revised because Colombian
geography has been revised. It is
said that in that part of the message
the president intimated that it might
| become necessary for us to go ahead
with the isthnian canal regardless OF
the haggling of blackmailers at Bo-
gotta.
Now, the president may or may not
have written this; but is it something
so awful, if he did?
| Would it make us a robber nation
! a counterpart of the Roman empire
if we had taken a right of way across
| the isthmus? Since when has the
American republic believed that i
should sit idly by and see some Other
nation block it's progress? Say what
you will, there is a difference between
personal and national ethics. Craven
| indeed, would this nation be if j
should allow it's growth, development
and prosperity to be strangled by thu
fact that a travesty Of a nation helc
| the isthmus Of Panama. Suppose i
| were the fact that the continuation
of the federal union depended upol
possession of the isthmus? Would the
United States hesitate for a singl,
moment to seize the isthmus, even i
it involved a war with all Soutl
! America? Nations must look out TO
number 1. No other nation in the Worlt
situated as we are would have beer
so generous to Colombia as we fav
/ been. No other nation is SO strict il
it's regard for the rights of other ma
4 tons. But to every growing, expand
ing nation, there come times when !
4 must .recede or use force to realiz
i it's legitimate purposes. The lion
4 and -the-lamb age is yet afar off, AM
between nations it is still the practica
! that he shall take who has the poWe
and he shall keep who can. ~
The United States has always stoo'
for high ideal Of International re
lationship, but it never permitted tn
Indian tribes or Mexico to stop it
| beneficent progress from ocean t
. ocean, and at this late day it will no
| permit some little revolutionary mes
: calling itself a nation to keep us fror
what legitimately belongs to us.
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5 s. i i
Harry Beno the side show man known
as 'Beno, the Wonder died the other day
at the city hospital at Kansas City. Benos
had been q patient at the hospital for
nearly three months. His death was due
to paralysis, which resulted from his
daily performance of a feat known as the
awl trick.
This stunt Of Beno's consisted in driv-
ing an awl or other sharp instrument
into his skull For years he did this
turn and suffered no serious results
While at a small town in southern Mis-
souri, last summer Beno struck tie awi
an unusually hard blow. driving it so far
into his head that it penetrated the brain.
i In a few days his entire left side was
Daralyzed While he was at the hospital
/ the surgeons examined Beno's. skull and
! found that his feat of driving the awl into
/ found in the top of his head and many
| others which had entirely healed.
Besides driving an awi into his head,
/ Beno had a trick of eating peisons. He
! could take strychnine enough to kill three
OF four men and then come .@ smiling tho
a little white about the gills. The hos
pital surgeons took advantage of Beno's
good nature and watched him take three
and four grains of strychnine with no evil
4 effect But it is thought that the drug
4 weakened his system whatever that
! may be, and theslast awl-jab did the rest.
+ Beno sleeps with his fathers.
i And what glorious life work has been
his! How much simple amusement and
happiness he has caused a wondering pub
lie by thus taking his valuable life in his
hands almost daily. We pause, while con-
sidering Beno's career, in wonder and
iamazement Here was a life which in its
power Of example and of charm has GER
tainly not been outdone by that of the
Fat Lady OF the Little Man in the circus
sideshow. Many a man has said that if
he could see Beno puncture his head with
an awl he would not take ticket to a
public hanging. Surely life like this has
not been lived in vain.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-18

Senator McCumber Of North Dakota
wishes to amend the irrigation law SO
that expenditures fur irrigation works
within the state shall be paid for wholly
from the proceeds of land sales within
that state. AS this would put an end to
national irrigation in those states that
yield little income from the sale of lands
vet need irrigation more than the others
the nation might as well go out of the IT.
rigating business as to adopt Senator Nc
Cumber's suggestion.