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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17
WAY. lST. BRYN MAWR.
Hazard 2HI-Alexauder Brown =.

ROCKAWAY. 1ST BRYN MAWR.
l-Wm \. Hazard. 3I-AleNander Brown.
2-Dauiel Chauncey. tr.. I'll. Harrison. $500.
s-Rene La Montague. tr. g. Back-Geo. McFadden... 4
Back-P r. Collier. 81 4-tieorgo MCFadden....
Total Total .l6
Summary-Goas earned. Rockaway. :; Bryn Mawr.
7: Allowed by handieaP Roekaway. l. Lost by pea
RocRaway. "a; Bryn Mawr. sA. Referee Oliver W.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17
mt handicap: s-year-olds and
BRIGHTON ENTRIES FoR To.MoRow

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-17
SECOND s.ssgseAass hapaeaP f9ar-year-'ld'

thres-yea9-olds snd over.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20
ELECTRO-THERMIC FAN.
1t Heats the Air Current 1t nelixer.
to Any Degree the Operator
May Desire.

An electric fan that heats the air
current that it delivers has been de-
vised by M. de Mare, Belgian cleo
trician. The device, which is termed
by its inventor the "electrothermic
FAM is thus described by Emile Guar
mi in the Scientific American Supple
ment:
"The apparatus consists of an cleo
trio motor and rotating fan, the blades
Of which are of mica. Upon these mica
blades are fastened resistance-coils,
which are heated by the passage
through them of a current of electric
lty."
In order to heat the air to a high
temperature by means of these coils,
without melting the wire or even pro-
ducing light, which would waste the
energy, NJ de Mare incloses his fan in
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20

are made, and no child's wardrobe is
complete without several of these
slips in white and in delicate colors.
All white is possibly preferred by
the fastidious, yet sheer white frock
worn over pink china silk slip and
with pink sash, hair ribbons, shoes
and stockings, is very charming.
Fine wandering trails of hand en-
broidery in white and buttonholed
scallop edges are liked upon the
white lingerie dresses and on the wool
dresses, too. The button-holed scallop
edges, supplemented by French knots,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20
Not as Far as She Knew.

Sir Francis Burnand, in his history OF
Punch, tells good story of Sir Arthur
Sullivan's mother. She was dining with
the Duke of Edinburg, when she startled
him by saying: "Sir, your family name
is GUELPH"
my dear mother!" began Arthur, re-
monstrating.
But it is, isn't it," she persisted.
"Certainly," replied the duke, much
amused; whats the matter with it, Mrs
Sullivan"
ooh, nothing" returned the excellent
old lady, musingly, "only don't under
stand why you don't call yourself by
your proper name" '*.'
There's nothing to be ashamed of In
the name of Guelph" the duke said,
gravely, and the old lady assured him
that there was nothing whatever as far
as she knew" @7',F7:S !:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20
STAFF STATUARY.
Foundation and Modelling of the Or
namentnl Figures Used at
Worlds Fairs.

''The process OF creating the large
pieces of statuary out of staff is very
interesting" writes Katherine Louise
Smith, in Pearson's. after the sculp-
tor has sent his accepted model to the
fair, the work of enlargement begins,
and one or several pieces, as occasion
requires, are finished, each of which is
an exact counterpart Of the model on an
enlarged scale.
staff is simply long fiber soaked in
plaster of paris, mixed thin with water.
This fiber, which is generally Mexican,
comes in bales of 100 pounds, and on
it's arrival in the rope stage is run
through machines to loosen it. Made
with this hemp fiber, staff car be sawed,
hammered, and whitfield take wood,
while various forms can he. made as eff
fectively as with plaster ef paris alone.
"A staff modeler procseds exactly as
though his work were 70 be executed in
Parian marble or enduring bronze, in
stead of perishable plaster 4 frame
work of wood or iron with flexible lead
pipe for the arms and neck Of the fig
ure is first made, corresponding to the
model which it is intended to copy. A,
huge pointer somewhat like the penta-
graph used by art students, is used in
obtaining the correct enlargement, one
point resting on the model and the other
dctting the enlarged counterpart. Every
inch of the statue in process of making
is thus accurately measured
The man who executes this first
process in the formation of staff slaps
huge handfuls of wet stuff on the
wooden framework, shaping it crudely
with thumb and fingers, and necessarily
using the huge pentagraph for meas
urements.
From the man at the pentagraph, the
shapeless image passes to the modeler.
If large piece is under construction,
it is placed on a platform with rollers,
that the modeler may turn the figure
easily as he shapes the piece with staff,
using his hands to put on neces sary ad-
ditions, smoothing rough places with his
fingers and with spatula, and cutting
wire, doing all, in fact, but the last
refining and smoothing process. Dur
ing respites of labor, while the figure
is at this stage, it is covered with a
damp cloth to keep it from cracking.
1.-THE last process is the work of the
sculptor, who is an expert. He finishes
the staff replica exactly like the smaller
model from which it is the enlarged coun-
terpart, coating the staff with shellac
and adding refining touches until he is
satisfied with it,
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20
Mid-Season Fa shion GOSSIP

@~ldE authorities who rule the
E1A world of fashion seem to be
VI allowed no rest, for directly
&WEK a mode reaches perfection
- the populace, or rather the
shopkeepers who sell at
popular prices, begin to copy. and down
comes charming model to the level OF
the public at large. And then the origi-
nator of this particular mode evolves an
other.
There are certain fashions and certain
fabrics which never really get common.
l do not think the very wide Marie An
tointtte bands will, simply because so
very few people can make them, and no
matter how they are treated they must
be more or less costly.
The majority of leather bands have
become vulgarized, but now the French
are bringing out complicated arrange
ment OF kid, boned and so fashioned that
it can only be manipulated by experts
in such matters, and the price will make
It proh;bitive to all but favored few
But whether they become ordinary or
not, nearly all the Wristbands OF the mo-
ment have much to be said in their favor
they are neat, tidy, comfortable and
becoming. Sashes, too, arranged with a
bone in the front and at the back, with
knotted ends, usually finished with silk
fringe, are pretty finish to an evening
frOck.
The young girl on her own allowance
can do wonderful things now that the
mode of the tichu is in predominance
The flchu covers multitude of sins, in
GLIDING the defects of the amateur
bodice maker.
Some pretty Indian muslin makes an
ideal fichu. And what a pretty finish
this is to a velveteen frock! There are,
by the way, some lovely colors in this
inexpensive fabric, including the new
shades of claret and tomato reds, which
are worthy of note. A velveteen frock
with a fchu of Indian muslin or shaded
chiffon is admirably adapted for coun-
try house parties and various quiet en-
tertainments.
Hairdressing at the moment admits
of variety of styles, some Of which are
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20

hats. 1t is pretty but rather incongru.
GUS mode for ordinary, practical occa.
sio1s.
We women are becoming very sensible
where the couture is concerned, and we
realize that, like the wearing of full
or plain skirt, it is a matter which must
be regulated by the individuality OF the
wearer,
The 'highwayman" hat is charming
with its gold and silver braidings, its
cockades, and hundred and one varia.
tiOns; but how soon we shall tire of il
when we see it produced with tawdry
trimmings! Gold or silver is ideal for
garnitures, but it must be of the best,
and best only.
Furs as trimmings are charming. The
best skating frocks show trimmings of
sable, mink and even ermine; the lat
ter especially is very costly. The cream
and white cloths and corduroy velvets
now in vogue are vastly improved by an
edging of mink or sable, though marten-
tail is good substitute. It is in skating
frocks that we shall see the most perfect
specimens of the short skirt; it is at it's
best cut with somewhat full frill round
the feet, which assists in giving that
graceful swing that makes skating such
q pretty pastime.
The new fur toque is greatly elongated
and tilted backward from a very high
bandeau in front. 1t is suited to but few
English faces, though where it does suit
it is very becoming. The great point is
to have a good deal of lace curtain fall
ing down on to the couture behind.
In many cases heavy silk cords will
take the place of gold and silver on head
gear; and here, too, We shall see new
plated silk braid. I think steel will be
rather favorite trimming in the early
spring, but there will be no very distinct
changes in millinery, with the exception
of the new fur hats and toques, until the
January sales are nearly at an end.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20
Low Cost Modern Farm House

measurement The basement walls are
of stone, and the cellar extends be-
meath the whole house. The roof is
shingled and stained. All of the rooms
are of good size and nicely finished.
The dining room, living room and YES
tibule, hall and stairs, may be finished
in oak or a cheaper material if ones
purse does not permit The floor in
the kitchen should be of maple or SIM
liar hard wood, but throughout the re-
mainder of the house the floors may
be of spruce or pine. There are man
tells in the living room, dining room
and front bedroom, and there are
closets off each of the bedrooms. There
is large linen closet and storeroom
off the hall upstairs, which the women
will appreciate. The bathroom is Of
good size and fitted with good modern
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20

Some types look extremely we'll with q
single rose in the hair.
Jewels, of course, are always in vogue.
The low couture with wreath or chains
therein is charming, provided it suits
the individual wearer. But the newest
mode in Paris, which is extremely be-
coming to some women, shows the hair
arranged loosely and brushed back at
the sides from the face, the dressing be-
ing continued from the top of the head
almost to the neck.
The Golf made of braids or Chains OF
silver and gold, sometimes studded with
precious stones, is revival of an old
fashion, and a good many people ara
wearing it under the three-cornered
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20
SECRET HIDING PLACES.
Many In English Houses That Were
Used in Queen Elizabeth's
Time.

Many famous old houses in England
have secret chambers and hidden pas
sages as romantic as any which have
constituted the stage scenery of flc-
ton. In his book, Secret Chambers
and Hiding-Places," Mr.. Allan Fea
says that the persecution of the Cath
olics in Elizabeth's time was the cause
OF building many secret retreats in the
houses Of Catholic families. A Cath
Ollie priest, Father Gerard, gives an
exciting account of the search for him
in Catholic house in 1894.
The searchers broke down the door,
and, forcing their way in, spread
through the house with great noise and
racket. Their first step was to lock
up the mistress of the house in he,
own room with her two daughters, ant
the Catholic servants they kept locked
up in divers places in the same part
of the house.
They then took to themselves the
whole house, which was of good size
and made a thorough search in every
part, not forgetting even to look under
the tiles of the roof. The darkest cor
ners they examined with the help OF
candles. Finding nothing, they began
to break down certain places that they
suspected. They measured the walls
with long rods, so that if the measure.
ments did not tally lley might pierce
the part. not accounted for. Then they
sounded the walls and all the floors to
find out and break any hollow places
there might be.
A servant betrayed the general loca-
ton of my hiding-place, but did not
know the way to it, Then the search
began anew.
Finding nothing during the whole OF
the third day, they proposed on the
morrow to strip off the wainscot OF
the room. Meanwhile they set guards
in all the rooms about to watch all
night lest escape.
The way l got into my hiding-place
was by taking up the floor (that over
head in the chapeD under the fireplace
The place was so constructed that a
fire could not be lit in it without
damaging the house, although we made
point of keeping wood there, as if it
were meant for fire.
The men on the night watch lit a
fire in this very CRATE, and began chat
ting close to it. Soon the bricks got
loose and nearly fell out of their places.
l thought they were going there and
then to break open the place and enter,
but they made up their minds to put
off further examination till next day.
The next morning they resumed the
search most carefully everywhere, ex-
cept in the top chamber, which served
as chapel, and in which the two
watchmen had made a fire over my
head. God had blotted out Of their
| memory all remembrance of this thing.
The searchers, forgetting or not caring
abut this room, busted themselves in
ransacking the rooms below. They
stuck to their purpose of stripping of
| all the wainscot till they came to the
very place where lay, and there they
lost heart and gave up the search
| They thought had escaped somehow
and so they went away at the end of the
four days, leaving the mistress and her
| servants free.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20

SECOND FLOOR PLAN.
plumbing fixtures. The front bedroom
may be finished white, the remaining
rooms natural wood. There is bal
cony connected with the front of the
house and front bedroom.
Estimate material needed to build:
$50 feet 2x6 inches for plates; 201s
squares 600 square feeD; 2x12 inch
for joists, placed 16 inches on centers:
10 squares 2x6 inches for rafters,
16 inches on centers; 201a squares
seven-eightbs-inch matched spruce or
pine flooring; 10 squares one-inch
rough boards for roof sheathing:
lath and plaster, 600 square yards; %
inch rough boards for roof sheathing;
box frame windows, % doors. First
floor or ground plan, dimensions, liv-
ing room, 16x19 feet, dining room liz
KITE feet, kitchen 14x11 feet; wash
room, 10x10 feet; second floor plan
front bedroom, 1511zx20 feet; back bed
room, 141zx10h feet; bathroom. 7xS
feet; small bedroom, XII feet; end
bedroom, 1Ox71k feet. A. MacDon-
aid. in Orange Judd Farmer. ~
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20

ludI AS only UeCduS0 uauu
work is expensive, and the daintiest of
the sheer little frocks are exquisitely
made by hand. Rich or pretentious
trimming is altogether out of place,
but drawn work, fagoting, tucking, in
set fine lace, delicate hand embroidery
etc., are altogether appropriate and
lovely upon the dress of finest main.
sock. lawn, null or organdie.
If a mother puts this work upon her
small girls party dress, as labor OF
love, the dress does not cost much
in money; but if an expensive needle
woman or outtitter Of children makes
the dress, it's price will run up to q
surprising figure.
Fortunately, SO much hand work is
not essential to pretty frock. A very
fine, sheer material is demanded II
the little garment is to be successful
This must be. made very neatly, and
whatever work there is on it must be
fine
Better a very slight amount of hand
work than quantities of machine ap-
piled trimming. The keynote of the
little child's frock should be dainti-
ness. and a few tucks neatly run in by
hand, little fine lace and insertion ap-
piled by hand, touch of fagoting, hem
stitching or shocking, will give a fine
nainsook, batiste or null an air OF
charming delicacy and childlike sim
pllcity.
Some of the soft, sheer silks, such
as China and India, silk mousseline
and crepe de chine, are made up into
party frocks for children, but are
more appropriate for girls older than
those we are considering here. The
fine woollens, too-albatross, nuns
yelling, cashmere, etc.-are used in
white or light colors for children's
dressy frocks, and have the advantage
of warmth; but, when all is said, the
ideal little party frock is of sheerest
white lingerie stuff made by hand and
trimmed with narrow valenciennes-
the real valenciennes, If that is within
the possibilities. go
For wear with these thin dresses
little slips of soft silk or nne muslin
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20
SOME ANCIENT PLANTS.
qutry Into the Antiquity
of Agriculture.

Few persons realize what a wealth of
interest is to be found in the study of
the history of cultivated plants. Agri-
culture must have been one of the first
steps in civilization, says Current Lit
erature, when man began to give I'D the
nomadic habit and claim a permanent
residence as home" Horticulture
would follow at no very distant date, still
as an adjunct of home, so it is no won
der that the two arts are invariably
associated with that most expressive
monosyllable so suggestive of peace, rest
and affection. One eminent botanist,
Alphonse de Candolle, spent years of
incredible labor and research in this
study, and one of his monuments is his
work on the "Origin of Cultivated
Plants"
AS a single instance Of the interest to
be found in this study, just glance for
moment at one of our cereals. The
cultivation of wheat is lost in the mys-
ferrous past. Ancient Egyptian monu-
ments, far older than the Hebrew Scrip
lures, show that the Egyptians had
grown this plant for SO long time that
the cultivation was thoroughly estab-
lished. They ascribed the gift of wheat
to their goddess Isis. Rice was grown
in China SO long ago as % centuries be-
fore the Christian era, for, in a cere-
mony instituted at that period, the en-
peror had to SOW rice once year with
religious rites. Barley and millet also
go back to the distant past of the early
men who built the lake dwellings Of
Europe; oats followed later, and later
still came the cultivation Of rye Maize
was grown to such an extent that vari-
cites were recognized when Aztec monu-'
lnents were raised. Thus the story goes
On, earring US on to prehistoric. nay,
primitive, times. whose records are only
read in, the refuse heaps o, the early
farmers Of the world. $3.50. ..5
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20

really charming. It is Impossible to lay
down any hard and fast rules as to how
the hair should be dressed, or what
should be worn in it. A young Greuze-
like face looks charming with ribbons
twisted through the tresses, but it is not
fashion I like for the woman past her
first youth.
The Partisan is wearing all sorts Of
fancy tortoiseshell pins, which in them
selves are often things of great beauty.
Flowers are worn sometimes; but not
sufficiently to say that it is a fashion.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20
His ."Palm."

Jarson-They tell me Nudge palmed
himself of as millionaire when he was
abroad. ~ Is n, ss o:#s5z l&,>s:: <s&#ti III.
Mumphazzard He did. He had
photograph Of himself and family stand
ing on the steps Of the capitol and En-
hibited It all over the continent I'll Ills
rasidence Minneapolis Sentinel
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20

baby bridesmaid, daughter of Mrs. As
shelton Curzon. firing of the long cere-
mony the child placed her basket of
flowers on the floor and trotted down
the aisle between the perplexed guards
men in search Of amusement. She was
captured at the door by her nurse and
handed over to her mother. who car.
rie6 her back to the altar. 80.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20
TOBACCO" BLINDNESS.
Chief Trouble In This Disease Ii
Traceable to the stomach a.
the Primary Source.

A British oculist has called attention
to new and indirect method of treat
ing tobacco blindness, and notes the
extraordinary fact that the chief trou-
bic in this disease is traceable to the
stomach as the primary source. Excess
s:ve smoking, as Is well known, causes
in many individuals partial and some
times total blindness. Tobacco blind
ness (and also the failure of vision
which comes from the excessive use
Of alcoholic beverages) is remarkable
because of the absence of any change
in the structure of the eye.itself.
Microscopic examination in these
cases has disclosed peculiar alterations
in the ganglion cells of the retina. and
these changes were formerly believed
to have been produced by the poison
of the tobacco itself. Three years ago
a Philadelphia physician published the
opinion that the alteration in the cells,
followed by failing vision, was not
produced by the nicotine itself, but by
poisons which the nicotine created in
the system. These secondary poisons,
the cells in the retina, this modifica-
ton being followed by Inadequate
power of vision or by loss of vision al
together.
! With this original suggestion for
starting point, other observers took up
the investigation, with the result that
f, the seat of the trouble has been To-
Gated This is found to lie in 'h:
stomach. Nicotine disturbs the nor
NAL function Of the stomach. and in
stead of a healthy digestion, the
smoker has a veritable poison factory
in his gastric region. Instead of treat
ing the eye, therefore, the new method
goes at once to the stomach and at
tempts to stop the manufacture OF
] pOisons in that important organ
Several interesting cases are re-
ported of complete cures by this
method. One patient, an excessive
smoker, whose eyes were rapidly fail
ing, was treated for Indigestion The
stomach was pumped out and found to
contain evidences of gastritis The
mans diet was corrected. his tobacco
cut off, and other remedies of a by
gienic kind were applied. In a few
weeks the blindness had disappeared.
These facts seem to clear up the
mystery attaching in general to to-
bacco blindness. Some men can smoke
to excess without impairing the eyes
while others are affected in that way
by much smaller quantity of smok-
ing. This anomaly can be understood
when it is remembered that it is the
stomach and not the eyes upon which
the nicotine acts directly. Some stom.
achs can resist the poison-making
force of the tobacco; others cannot
and it is those whose stomachs are
affected by the use of the weed that
suffer blindness Smokers should
therefore have an eye to their digestion
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20
Babx, Brtdesmafd Ran Away.

BabyE br1QeHmUIu Nun A"dys
A curious incident occurred at
fashionable wedding in ST. Peters
church, London, the other day, when
Miss Ruth Okeover, niece Of Lord Wa.
lerpark. was married to Capt. Hervey
Bruce, Of the Irish Guards. Shortly
after the commencement Of the service
auitos . commot don was caused BY the
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20


ular.
The long waist is still favored for
the party frocks, though it has lost its
vogue for less dressy garments. The
Mother Hubbard and shorter wasted
frocks are worn, too, but there is
something about the long wasted
frock, with it's crisp outstanding dim
inutive skirt, that quite suggests fes-
tivity and is distinctly p1Quant.
Two f1ounces ordinarily form the
skirt, and the long waist is tucked or
plated in some way by hand, the fine
tucks often forming little yoke cut
slightly square, round or pointed and
finished with lace. Then, again, the
skirt is in one founce, inset with
many rows of narrow lace and edged
with lace.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20

certain Woman had in
reclaim 1t all of One night was
brought home, usual, quite she had him
neighborng tomb Dressing herself
mask her face she awaited his his Then
vancng solemn she offered him food saying
epucha ARISE and 1t office
said he IF had known better you would have brought
something to drink nstead.'
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1904-01-20

- WAREHOUSES; with modern con-
veniences, such as hot and cold
water, water closet, bath room,
sink rack and WOO. and fuel room, are
the exception Those who have resided
in q city for any length of time, even