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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18
MEADOW
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A NATURAL HISTORY STUDY
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that one. and away went the mouse until
she came to little mound OF drifted rub
bish. She seized the end OF a long piece
Of grass in her mouth, and ran OF with IL
at full speed. through the little tunnels she
had made, and back TO the meadow She
was gone for a few moments and then she
reappeared, made another trip to the pile
OF rubbish, and back with a mouthful OF IT.
/ saw this done several times. and then L
followed to see what was done with the
grass. In the meadow close by. / found
what expected. the meadow mouse's nest,
a sphere OF dried grass somewhat larger
than baseball, lying right upon the sur
race or the ground. Somewhere under
meath IL was the mouse herself. for she
popped out as L approached.
A few days later-it was the first Of Sep
TENDER, L remember-I visited the nest
again and In IL were eight newly born mice.
blind and hairless, whose stocky build and
wrinkled skins suggested young hippopo-
tamil, seen through a reducing glass L
called again the next day, but the nest
was empty; the mother had probably spir-,
tied the babies away to a new and more5
secluded home. This instinct 10 save the
lives on their young by removing them
from nest which is known to their enc
mics. is common to many animals, but.
seems particularly strong in the meadow
mouse. / have watched one OF these little,
rodents remove her entire family OF eight.
one at a time, in less than five minutes
after had found the nest and examined
the babies.
The meadow mouse is one of the common
est animals in North America: that Il Is not
more often seen is due partly to the fact
that 1t is chiefly nocturnal in its habits
and partly to its quiet, inoffensive WAYS.
Nevertheless. wherever it goes, it leaves
traces of its presence in the form OF little
footpaths winding about among the grass
roots and connecting with others which
extend in every direction. These footpaths
are first cleared by the biting off of such
grass roots as stand in the way and are
further deepened by constant use.
Meadow mice live chiefly on grass, roots,
bark and other vegetable food, but they
also eat great many insects and, when
occasion offers, will make a good meal OF
solid animal flesh. 1 have seen meadow
mice in captivity devour one of their own
species which had been accidentally killed.
Their greatest enemies are the owls.
which In some places live almost exclu-
sively on these soft-bodied rodents. Do
nestle cats account for a great many: they
stalk them through the grass both by day
and by night Many OF the hawks prey
upon them and snakes no doubt get them
occasionally. But they multiply with great
rapidly and they flourish In spite of their
enemies. 1890
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and variety insure numerous purchasers, so
this winters velvet season is likely tG be
memorable.
For the accompanying pictures. models
were selected exclusively from fashions hav-
ing good Endorsement. Just now there are
many show dresses more impressive for
bold treatment than for beauty. These are
not represented in this selection. though the
latter is we'll marked by tasteful originality.
The gown OF the small picture was tan silk
wolfe with deliberately embroidered front
and skirt yoke. Sleeve puffs were of silk TO
match. AT the left In the next picture is a
tailor gown OF brown zibeline. with finish
OF brown cloth and stitching. Beside this is
a blue silk dotted with green. its passemen-
terie combining the two colors. Plain green
silk trimmed waist and skirt. An elaborate
pattern gown is first in the next picture. 1t
was gray cloth embroidered in black silk.
and was made up with plain gray cloth and
black velvet as shown. Then comes a tailor
suit-brown cheviot In browns and yak lace
collar with brown silk ornaments. The
brown velvet and passementerie trimming
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mink and the various fox furs abound in
neck pieces and the shoulder wraps that
are to be worn great deal. Sealskin still is
in the background, considering its worth
and fineness. Another winter should bring a
revival of 1t, and If 1t does. look out for big
prices There is put forward this year a
substitute for 1t that seems to be an excel
lent counterfeit. Stout guarantee is given of
its wearing well. and if this should prove
sound a valuable addition will have been
made to the list. But it will be recalled by
some. to their regret, that such guarantees
have been made positively before.
Sleeves are quite varied and almost as
elaborate as they have been of late. but
with the difference that they are not so
nearly the whole thing as they were. Re-
Gently the sleeve was so embellished and
elaborated as to dominate the whole bodice,
or at least to establish its character. Now,
while beautihed with the same care and in
genuity, there Is more and stronger reflec-
ton of its finish in the bodice itself. In sum-
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at work, you must have seen him using
scrub brush and not his hands to rub soiled
places, especially neck and wrist bands
Why not try 1t in your own laundry and find
out how much less wear there will be on the
clothes? Get medium-size brush that will
not tire the hand in using, and be sure it is
of good fine fiber.
A blank book for addresses is invaluable
In every family. Into it is copied the post
off1ce address of people with whom you
have business dealings, as well as that of
relatives who are not regular correspond
ents. Then when mother is away there is
no commotion over a lost address, as the
book in the desk gives the desired informa-
ton. Leave two or three lines under each
entry for corrections, alterations and memo
randa.
When the hinges of the door creak uncan-
nily, apply little kerosene to cut the rust
then sift In the cuttings from a lead pencil
or some stove polish, or a few drops of
some oil that will not get gummy. For a
bureau drawer that threatens to involve the
use of profanity to open shut, rub the
sides and edges with common laundry soap
The bed slat that groans with every move
ment of the sleeper can be silenced with
rubber bands or a bit of felt covering the
ends. For a rafting shutter push a large
spool under the rod that holds the Stats to-
gether, and drive wooden toothpicks into
the sockets where Stats are loose.
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mer not a few sleeves seemed, as regards
their treatment, 10 be distinct from the
bodice. The incongruity Of this was, for the
time. overbalanced by the stylishness of the
trick. but now is less excusable. Cuff finish
is as daring in its ingenuity as IL then was.
but the cuff may not longer stand alone, but
is better IL matched by collar. shoulder fin
ish or bands either across. outlining a yoke.
vertical in front. At times, If to point
the fact that the bodice proper is coming in
for much attention, all of these features are
seen in the one example, but so much en-
bellishment is not necessary-indeed. hardly
is a gain. Passementeries and velvets
much favored for these trimmings and their
vast variety helps appreciably toward the
remarkable diversity of these garnitures.
Brightly plaided or checked material is
used at times on separate bodices, and with
fine results.
The shopper for trimmings is likely TO be
impressed with the boldness OF much OF the
new stock. Some OF this suggestion OF strik-
ing effects Is hardly warranted, because the
trimmings are not intended TO contrast with
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OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
HOW YOUNG PEOPLE MAY AMUSE
THEMSELVES ON HALLOWEEN.
wOmen's Ways When Shopping
Clubs and the Clergy-A Game
to Sharpen Wits.

II time and expense prevent indulging in
elaborate and fantastic costume. at least as
sumo a ghostly guise by donning sheet and
pillow case says a writer in the Pilgrim.
writing of Halloween entertainments. The
hostess may have Grecian gown of white
cheese-cloth, her face and arms covered
with several coatings of liquid white. hair
loosely arranged and heavily powdered. Her
greeting should be a groan and the welcom-
ing hand she extends to her guests as she
stands in a very dim light is one to cause
the timid to both shrink and shrek and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18
MONEY AND THE CHURCHES.
A Question as to Tax on Impecunious
Members.
Washington Times.

Members.
Washington Times.
There has been more or less concern
among church authorities over the alleged
among the working classes; though state
ments of this detection are contradicted
quite as vigorously they are made.
There is one certain thing. however, which
can be proved in this connection, that many
working people stay away from church be-
cause they cannot afford the continual ex-
pense of church membership and are too
self-respectful to be paupers. 1t seems as
If something might be done to remedy this
condition of things.
1t is, Of course, easy to see that without
some income the church cannot exist: but
there is a question how much the various
social undertakings OF the church. for
which money must be spent, are of real
spiritual benefit. In this city, for exam
pie, the young clerk or saleswoman, be-
coming a regular attendant at church is
asked to pay rent for a sitting; to become
a member of three or four different socie-
ties, each OF which has its dues; to contrib
ute when the contribution box goes around:
to give something to the Sunday school
and to take more or less active part in
the doings of the various young people S
societies, all OF which take time II is abb
solutely impossible to go TO church regu-
larly in any large city without being con-
tinually bombarded with these requests
for the efficiency Of the officers of many OF
these societies Is measured by their per-
sistence in soliciting money.
1OunB peOple on limited salaries, or mar
ried folk on limited incomes, are not in
need of half these complicated ministra-
tons. They would enjoy coming TO church
every Sunday hearing good sermon. be
coming acquainted with some of the church
members and having a pastor to come to
them in case of sorrow or Illness For this
they could and would pay certain sum,
proportioned to their incomes If in addi-
ton TO this, the members OF the church
would take time TO become acquainted with
them in a simple and natural way. inviting
them TO their homes, a real social life, moi
the sham society OF the organized religious
gathering, would come into being among
those suited by education. taste and in
comes TO enjoy each others doings. But
as IL Is the machinery of the church takes
up much time, thought and money. the
people with real desire 10 do their fellow
beings good have 80 many calls on their
time" as they would say. that they are
In short, spread out so thin over the whole
community that the actual good done in
any one place Is possibly slight. When II
comes to pass that people stay away from
church because they cannot afford TO NEE
its demands. and cannot go without feeling
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-18

Have a small. wide-mouthed jar in the
and when three-fourths full I'LL the jar with
boiling water, add the juice of lemon and
teaspoonful of glycerin, and you will have
a pleasant Jelly" with which to whiten and
soften the hands.
An excellent remedy that the Germans use
for curing a cold is the yolk of an egg
beaten in a pint of water, little butter,
three Jumps of sugar and a tablespoonful
of whisky. When it begins to boil pour 1t
back and forth from one saucepan to an
other until smooth and frothy; allow ii to
cool, then take teaspoonful every half
hour.
If you have ever visited Chinese laundry
and been permitted to catch sight of John
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Dull and ashen the day;
Drip-you may hear the caves;
Drip-you may zee the leaves
Rillets bubble and run;
Never a CLEAN OF sun
While the gray hours wear away.
Over the slanting states.
Under the cupola's crown,
Snowy and blue and brown.
Crouch the forms of the doves.
Cooling their matin loves.
Mates to amorous mates.
Lo, the gloom Is gone
Gone like q deep-night dream,
Lost In the sunrise BEAM
pazzles before my eyes
The sweep OF Venice skies
With its pageantry OF dawn.
Venice skies and the square
San Marcos domes ashine
Like the amber Asti wine:
The giant in the tower
Hammering out the hour
On the hush OF the southern air..
This. and the throng OF doves
On the palace cornices,
Flocking crevice and frieze,
With futter and perk and preen
In the gold-shot azure sheen,
AS they murmur Of their loves.
Woo and COO again.
Yea, / am well content
With all that is blurred and blent
(Hours OF the radiant past
AS though in a mirror glassed)
In the rhythmic fall OF the rain!
Clinton Scotland. in The Outlook
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nately with flour mixed and sifted with the
| baking powder and cinnamon: add chocolate
melted, vanilla extract and nut meats; last
| ly, cut and fold in the whites of eggs beaten
stiff. Bake forty-five minutes in a shallow
pan buttered and Toured. Frost with marsh
| mallOW frOSting.
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like paupers, ii is a sign that the church
Is suffering from that disease known as
overorganizaticn: and the disease is epi-
oemic In this country at the present time.x
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TaDle Talk.
Salt cleanses the palate and furred tongue
and gargle of salt and water is often eff
cacious. A pinch of salt on the tongue, fol-
lowed ten minutes afterward by a drink of
cold water, often cures a sick headache.
Salt hardens gums, makes teeth white and
sweetens the breath. Cut flowers may be
kept fresh by adding salt to the water.
Weak ankles should be rubbed with solu-
ton of salt water and alcohol Rose colds,
hay fever and kindred affections may be
much relieved by using fine dry salt, like
snuff Dyspepsia, heartburn and fndi-
gestion are relieved by cup Of hot water
in which a small spoonful of salt has been
melted. Salt and water will sometimes re-
vive an unconscious person when hurt, If
brandy or other remedies are not at hand.
Hemorrhage from tooth-pulling Is stopped
by filling the mouth with salt and water.
Weak and tired eyes are refreshed by bath
ing with warm water and salt Public
speakers and many noted singers use a
wash of salt and water before and after
using the voice, as it strengthens the or
gans Of the throat. Salt rubbed into the
scalp or occasionally added to the water
in washing prevents the hair falling out
Feathers uncurled by damp weather are
quickly dried by shaking over q fire in
which salt has been thrown. Salt always
should be eaten with nuts and a dessert
fruit salt should be specially made.
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Ellen M. Henrotin, in The World To-day.
The clergy have good reason to feel ag-
grieved, as much Of the work now carried
on through the agency of the clubs has
withdrawn from the churches large num-
Der of capable women. There are many
reasons why this should be so; women have
advanced" sufficiently to demand the re-
wards of work, a fact which the churches
are too slow, for their own good, to recog-
nize. In fact, the priesthood is the last
stronghold of man supremacy, and in the
churches all rewards and positions of trust
are given to men, while in the clubs there
are many prominent and useful positions
which are filled by just the sort of women
most useful in church work. In the clubs
women are not obliged to work so hard to
raise money to support the organization as
they must in the churches, for in the former
each member pays her share. The club
work is also on nonsectarian and nonpolit-
ical lines, and while women often become
greatly attached to an institution, they
rarely care for a creed per sc or political
conviction. Thus the younger women, espe-
cially, are deserving the work OF the
churches for that of the clubs.
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New York Times.
There was a bargain sale in work bas-
kets, and the green baskets were selling
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track OF
the recent rulings
in the uses of cloths
T 9 q es close
watching. Already,
with winter yet TO
be reached, there
has appeared a
change in the
standards set posi-
lively only a few
weeks ago. Then il
seemed as If there
was to be no es-
cape from zibelines
and their kind, in
either plain or elab-
e d tailor
mades. Very soon
IL appeared that
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1903-09-18
1.-THE SIMPLE LIFE
Topic for Discussion at Meeting Ct
M0men's Club.
From Thursdays Daily.

One of the most important questions
which is scheduled to come up for discus
sion at the annual convention of women
clubs which is to be held in Mankato
Oct l3. II, and Is. is THE Simple Life
based on the book lately published on the
same topic.
Mrs. G. o. WEIGH will introduce the
subject by a review of the book.
This will be followed by Mrs. c. L.
Atwood of st. Cloud. who will present
the Education in Simplicity" Mrs. J.
w. Andrews, Mankato, on Club Wo-
mems Responsibility for the Simple
Life" Mrs. Robert Morris Seymour, on
art and the Simple Life"
On the same evening, Thursday, Rev.
,Jenkin Lloyd Jones of Chicago will de-
liver lecture on ''Woman as Home
makers"
Mrs. DENIES Z. Denison, president of
the general federation, will be present
and make an address on "Wednesday
night Mrs. Dora Lyon and Miss Mary
G. Hay, respectively president and Sec
rotary of the New York city federation,
are among the distinguished guests who
will attend the Mankato meeting.
Tuesday evening a handsome recep-
ton is being planned for the dele
gates and will be held at the residence
of Dr. j. W. Andrews.
The. subject of domestic economy will
be considered Wednesday afternoon
Several important business matters are
also to come before the convention, the
selection of a president being not of
least mportance.-Minneap Times.
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Transmitting Power.

No little interest has been aroused in
Mankato by the publication recently of
a communication from the pen of John C..
Noe, who suggested that the power in the
Blue Earth river near Rapidan Mills be
harnessed and transmitted to Mankato
where it could be used by factories, and
thus would there be saving of fuel a
large item of expense to manufacturing
plants. Charles A. Chapman also gave
expression to the opinion that Mr.. Noes
plan should be put in motion and that
good results could be obtained This is
matter that should demand the most
serious consideration from the CONNER
cial bodies of this city. Were the ener-
gies of the commercial bodies of Mankato
to be directed along the line suggested by
MIR. Noe the problem of what inducement
can be held out to manufae tories to To-
cate here would be solved. Cheap power
is the greatest inducement that can be
offered, and if there is an opportunity of
obtaining cheap power for this city it
should be taken advantage Of There is
every reason to believe that during the
next few years a great many manu-
featuring plants will be removed from
the large cities to be located in the small
er towns, and Mankato should place it.
self in a position to land some of these
institutions. The attitude of the labor
organizations in the larger cities will
force the manufacturers to seek the
smaller towns in order to escape the
domination of those organizations which
is now becoming almost intolerable. The
proposition to transmit power from the
Blue Earth is not a visionary one Let
the board of trade appoint committee
to investigate the matter.
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Don't Have a FIJI, Boys.

Editor Nef is afraid that Maniato
might receive some benefit were the
highways leading into this city improved.
The sage of Lake Crystal says in The
Union:
Brother Caller of The Vernon Cen
ter News talks turkey to the board of
trade of Mankato on advocating plan
to improve the public highways leading
into that city and asking the people
in the country to pay certain per cent
of the cost of construction The News
claims the proposition is wrong; that
Mankato should improve her own public
highways"
/. Neither Neff nor Caller need have a
fit. The money paid out for the improve
ment of the roads leading into Mankato
will not be rung from the pockets of
those two hard-worked quill drivers,
anyway. Mankato expects to pay her
share toward the improvement of the
roads, and as long as she is willing to do
so why should Neff and Caller raise a
roar. Now boys, don't cut in where you
are not especially interested. Mankato
people would not object to the county
paying out big slice for the improve
ment of the roads leading into either
Lake Crystal or Vernon Center. In fact
they would be mighty glad to have
those highways attended to.
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A National Effort.

The pleasing information comes from
Kansas City that concerted action on
the part of Grand Army men throughout
the country is to be made in behalf of
Judge Ell Terrence of Minneapolis for
vice presidential candidate on the Repub-
lican ticket. This understanding, it is
said, was decided upon at the recent G..
A. R. meeting in San Francisco.
The causes which have led up to this
proposed action have their origin with
Judge Torrence's splendid work as de-
partment commander and the great pOpu
larity he gained while at the head of the
G. A. r. 1t is reported as feature of
the program to forward the Minnesotan's
interests to organize Roosevelt and Tor
ence clubs in every locality, and wher
ever possible to get instructions in town
ship primaries, county conventions and in
state conventions.
If the movement shall take on ma
tional hue, it will be pleasure for Min
nesota to send a Terrence delegation to
the national convention. He is thorough
ly well known in the northwest outside
of Grand Army circles, and it will be a
pleasure to all to aid so fitting candi-
date for this high position if there shall
develop a general wish for his selec-
ton by other states.