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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28
The New Bulgarian Embroidery.

The new Bulgarian embroidery will
be still more popular as the season
advances. 1t is done on heavy linen
in all colors. A favorite combination
is red and blue. The embroidery is
done with heavy linen floss, which is
washable
An attractive Bulgarian centerpiece
of ecru linen had scalioped edge,
buttonhole stitched with red linen. A
border of poinsettas around the edge
was also worked with the red. Dresser
scarfs, table and couch spreads, por-
there's and all sorts of house furnish
ings are made of denirns or linens and
worked with the Bulgarian embroid
cry. It ought to be especially suitable
for decoration of the summer cottage.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

FT1 ID curious that after you have
- lived and worked among the
poor, the well-to-do seem rather
dull and commonplace said
Mrs. George c. Riggs, who is known
to the world of readers as Kate Doug
las Wiggin.
"The poor are constantly facing
crises. They are nearer to life, death,
and the primitive emotions. Any
teacher who has the real teaching in
stinct never willingly goes among rich
children, if she has dealt with the poor.
Not because she is. doing a greater
work, for the children of the rich
need missionary, too, but among
half-starved souls and bodies you will
find hunger for beauty and knowledge,
and gratitude and loyalty, while among
the others there is sophistication,
WEAKNESS and repletion."
Her Training Enables Her to Speak
With Authority of the Poor Child
Mrs. Riggs speaks with authority on
the poor child and his problems, for
many of the years of her young wo-
manhood were spent i'll helping him to
solve them. She was little more than
girl when She organized a kinder
garten in the. slums of San Francisco,
the first one in the West. Here she
gained that insight into child nature
which characterizes her work.
Mrs. Riggs has studied kindergar-
tening in the East, but the principles
and practice which are now every
child's birthright were then novelty.
She often taught her little circle with
visitors three deep around it. They
came from the city, from the neigh
boring States and from Hawaii, Aus
tralia and New Zealand, to see what
this curious new school was like.
cat times I felt as though l could
not go on" said Mrs. Riggs. at was
so difficult to preserve the uncon-
seriousness of the children and my
own peace of mind, but it was worth
struggling for, because the visitors
later became an interested public,
which established and carried on the
great system of free kindergartens."
Her first book, PATSY" was written
when money was needed for the kim
dergarten. 1t was printed in San
Francisco and copies were kept about
and sold for twenty-five cents apiece.
The Birds Christmas Carol" was
written for the same purpose. Both
books Melted fair sum for the work.
Some one suggested having the stor-
les regularly published Later, being
in need of money herself, she sent
The Carol to an Eastern publishing
firm, which objected to using it be-
cause it had already been in print, but
the objection was overruled by one
member and the story appeared.
Even when Mrs. Riggs awoke and
found herself successful, she had no
intention Of becoming a writer. She
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

loved music and dreamed that some
day she would go abroad and study;
that she, would become a fine musician,
The death4of her father put an end
to her dreams and left her dependent
on her own exertions She left Cali
lorna, carrying on her kindergarten
studies IN St. Louis and later in Bos4
ton. For a short time she devoted
herself to the training of kindergarten
teachers; then she began writing.
Self expression,'' she said, is a
dangerous piece Of indulgence, for the
need of It creeps back and harnesses
you The children II knew in my kim
dergarten days furnished me with I'M
| Outstanding and material SO L set. to
work. | have never used real people
in, my stories, for never consciously
studied types or individuals. 1t has
| always seemed TO me that the more a
writer can project himself into the
| mind OF his creature, the more natural
and the more truly artistic are the re-
suits. Incidents then become as they
are in real life-the logical results Of
character-and the reader finds them
50 simple and Straightforward that
he thinks they must have happened in
real life"
Mrs. Riggs has never known the
dong struggle for recognition which
many authors, with more subtle.
hidden message to express. have gone
| through. Her own struggles have been
more human than artistic-change in
| circumstances, sudden crises, ill-health.
\ ct none of these has blunted the
| natural Of 1. -.
mind or destroyed the flashes of fun
and whimsical way of expressing
things in daily conversation The au-
thor is first the woman, with an in
terest in each days. task and a pleas
ure III all phases Of life.
+ Curiously enough, the ease and nat
uralness OF her work is secured by
laborious effort. Even after the work
has been turned over to the publishers
and the type set, she goes over the
proof time and time again Once
after the sheets had been returned a
fifth time, her publishers sent her word
that she could not see them again, be-
cause, If they were returned the FIVE
hundredth time, she would still make
changes. Mrs. Riggs acknowledged
the justice of the decree.
One result of all this labor is that
the author is constantly accused of
! autobiography, when she declares her
self innocent of the charge.
Il couldn't take the pleasure | do
IN my people if | hadn't made them
out of nothing. Of course, no writer
IS able to detach himself entirely from
his experience. Suggestions and half
memories must always creep in, and
at times some fresh incident from real
life, which has a peculiar appropri-
ateness.
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away by wide reading. Then she
went into the hospitals and asylums
and told these same stories to the
motherless and forlorn, those who
had never tasted the Joy of this
mother art. Recently, some young
women with the storytelling gift have
begun these hours" in several west
ern cities.
Mrs. Riggs goes abroad in the
spring, returning for three months
stay at her country home in Maine
which she has dubbed "Quillcote-on-
Saco."
There / work and work hard" she
said Those are the happiest months
OF the year, for no joy in life is equal
to the JOY of creation. The rest of
the year | am thinking what fun it
would be if | were at work, but |
have home and social duties to which
| must be just"
Mrs. Riggs has never lost her inter
est IN music. She sings, plays and
composes equally we'll She is still in
touch with the kindergarten movement
throughout the country, and is presi-
dent of the New York Kindergarten
Association, yet she questions the
ability of any human being to do more
than. one thing well.
ersatility. is a dangerous thing
/ doubt if versatile people, as a rule.
succeed. Perhaps one takes more
pleasure in life, if her interests are
varied. Temperament and insight.
rather than logged persistence, seem
to me necessary for artistic produc-
ton, yet with the artist some meas
ure Of concentration is absolutely
needed for success.
Judging from my own experience,
should say that the sting Of neces-
sity shthe greatest incentive to con-
centration along one line"
Mrs. Riggs country home IS
charming old Colonial mansion. IT is
situated on tranquf1& Country road
shaded by elms, with the foot hills
of Mt. Washington in the distance.
river flowing nearby, and the ocean
within two hours ride. Here she has
two workshops-one on the second
floor of the house and the other under
an apple tree in the orchard.
The Authors Beautiful
Home in New York
In New York, Mr.. and Mrs. Riggs
have an apartment near Central Park.
It IS filled with antique rugs, good pic
lures and growing plants. The books
on the table are Lambs ESSAYS"
Don Quixote." "Hiawatha," The
Scarlet Letter" and other foundation
stones Of literature. In the corner of
the drawing-room stands a book case
filled with Mrs Riggs own work, in
various editions and translations.
A grand piano is in a corner of the
drawing-room.
In person, she is a little above av-
erage height, with soft, light hair, deli
cate features and eyes that are a trife
sad and dropping. Her manner IS
gracious and her voice we'll modulated.
She is essentially a woman OF the
world; she dresses exquisitely, enter
talns well, is tactful, quick at repartec
and perfectly poised.
She IS also a woman of the world
in a fuller sense. She is interested in
all human life with which she comes
in contact
EUPHEMIA HOLDEN.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

tailor shirt sleeve, in which the open
ing is to the back Of the wrist.
For this the sleeve is cut up for
two or three inches from the wrist
edge at little to the under side of
the fold. A false hem is put on to the
lower edge, and false piece double
the width of the hem, and longer than
the opening, is set on to the upper
edge The top endsis mitred, and it is
stitched all round A row of stitching
IS then worked in a slanting direction
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28
The Palm Tree Electrolier.

A brilliant yet chaste electrolier
takes the form of palm tree in gold
bronze. The long leaf stems are hung
with glass pendants of graduated
sizes. Clinging to the trunk of the
palm tree IS a jewelled parrot, and at
its base are four storks. When light
ed this electrolier shows white, blue
and various shades of green.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

vi Wlbll TIC
square end to the
upper corner, and
t h e overlapping
part will then
continue. from the
under corner. 1t
IS always as well
to fasten with one
or two hooks and
eyes to the actual
size. An extra
fastening is then
sufficient for the
point.
The small sup
Elementary illus
tration shows a
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

dent credited to my heroine in Re-
becca of Sunnybrook Farm
In the same book, however, there is
an incident which. is purely fictitious,
yet number of people have asked if
it were not true Of lying child. Re
becca' has pink parasol, which is
very dear to her. There is no more
reason for her having a pink parasol
than blue hair ribbon or white hat,
but once that pink parasol was con
ceived and placed in her hands, it be-
came character and had to appear,
take the stage in turn, and finally be
disposed Of In fit of contrition and
a desire for the modification of the
flesh, 'Rebecca' filings her treasure into
the well.
Il really believe felt as proportion
ally sorry for its tragic end as Thack-
cray is said to have felt when he at
tended the death-bed of Colonel New
come"
Some "reminiscences That
May Be Forthcoming
Some day, perhaps, Mrs. Riggs will
write little collection of Children
WITH
some OF the incidents that are told Of
her relations with children. OF these
the majority will be "reminiscences Of
the babies who gathered about Miss
Kate III the days. of the Silver Street
kindergarten III San Francisco, for, it
was there that she formed her child
lntlmaC1es. Now, she has become the
object Of hero worship to groups of
girls whose hero WOrshipping faculty
between THE. ages. of twelve or thir-
teen is too highly developed to admit
Of rational friendship. Doubtless Mrs.
Riggs could tell amusingly how it feels
to be heroine to very young and
very adoring groap.
The country child is Mrs. Riggs's
real favorite. She was one herself.
and has never forgotten it. Interested
as she has been in the unfortunate CITY
child, no out-and-out-bred youngster
has made his appearance on her pages.
children are the hardest beings to
make real i'll literature and art" she
said. They are so simple, so truth
full, that wrong line or an untrue
word robs them in flash of their
simplicity and beauty. We all know
the revolt we feel when a priggish,
self conscious child appears on the
stage, and the reverse delight on the
entrance of beautiful and natural
one, however we may groan to see the
child there. 1t is the. same with other
representations. Every bit of child
portraiture must be put to the test of
these questions: Is it childlike? Would
child say that? If it stands the test,
the writer may know he has done
something worth while, for a real
child character is demand
ed by each new generation and never
quite outgrown by the one before
Mrs. Riggs reads the criticisms of
her books and delights in any fresh
phase that some reader may have dis
covered. Lately, she has been keenly
interested in the putting into practice
OF suggestion made by her in one of
her earlier books.
In this book the heroine conceived
the idea Of a storytelling hour for
children. Between the dark and the
daylight" she gathered together a
group Of children and told them all the
fascinating tales that she had stored
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

an extra strip on
to the edge, turn
ing ii over to the
right, and then to
stitch it a quarter
of an inch from
each edge.
The neck should
have a band large
enough for the
front corners to
overlap. These
corners should be
rounded off, or
cut to shape, as
preferred. Care
must be taken
that the stud holes
are rrrnr1rnI
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28
An Example From the Writer'S
Own Experience

ID, This will furnish an example from
my own experience. Not long ago
met a former teacher of mine who
said that on one occasion she gave me
verb to parse, in the subjunctive
mood, past perfect tense.
If | had known, if thou hadst
known, if you had known | said, and
then began to cry. It's such a sad,
little tense, explained, and my
teacher agreed with me. That Incl
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

if for telling, but are stitched instead
Another way is to follow the same
order, but with the turnings to the
outside of the garment, in which case
the folded edge is on the right side,
as are also both rows of stitching
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28

1t IS simple matter to purchase pat
terms, but not SO easy to use them
satisfactorily without instruction.
A plain fitting bodice pattern is the
foundation for all waists, the plain
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28
How to Make Plain Shirt Waist.

. u ANY women who have not
MI time or inclination to make
W their own dresses are glad
Al
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-28
Kate Douglas Wiggin Uho Kcnous Children So LDeA
Tells HolO She Has Studied Then1---In Kindergarten
Work She Found the Children of the Poor Nearer to
Nature Than the Children of the Rich

rFT IS curious that after you have
~ lived and worked among the
poor, the well-to-do seem rather
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1904-1904, 1904-12-09
FOUND DEAD
IN A CABIN.
G. W. Holbrook, a Stranger
in Sparks, Dies Aion. in
a Cabin Body is Fo1nd
Two Days Later.

The body of G. w. Holbrook, sup
posed to have been a prospector or a
prospector or a sheep herder. and about
90 years of age. was found Tuesday
morning in a cabin belonging to |. A.
Snyder TO the rear of the Oberon at
Sparks.
Holbrook was a stranger in Sparks
ana nothing is known of him, except
that ne registered at the Oberon Sun
day night and asked for a room in n
Of the little cabins back OF the main
building. His request was granted and
nothing was thought about the matter
until Tuesday morning when an en-
ploye of the establishment visited the
cabin to clean it up and found the old
man lying face downward upon the
floor, l~ifeless.
The coroner was summoned and
reached the place soon afterward. The
funeral took place from the undertaking
parlors of Pe-kins & Oil ,er Weones-
day.
The dead man was roughly dressed
and there was nothing about his cloth
ing to indicate where he came from.
Death was due to natural causes,
probably ~appoplexy.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1904-1904, 1904-12-09
DISSOLUTION OF


The partnership heretofore existing
between P. M. Doyle and Theodore
Wetmore, in the retail liquor business
under the firm name Of Doyle &
Wetmore, conducted at the "Original
Package on Main street. Wadsworth.
Nevada, has been dissolved by mutual
consent, P. M. Doyle retiring. Mr..
Wetmore will continue the business
and pay all bills owing by said firm and
all bills due said firm are payable to
him. A prompt settlement Of all out
standing bills is urged that accounts
may be closed.
P. M. DOYLE
THEODORE WETMoRE
Dated at Wadsworth, New. Nov. l.,
1904.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1904-1904, 1904-12-09
Notice.

AS | have a great deal Of stock on
my ranch, and also men working in
different parts Of the field, | find it
Imperative to forbid anyone shooting
on my premises. Any person violating
mis- notice will be prosecuted to the
extreme extent of the law.
Ut J. B. STURLA.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1904-1904, 1904-12-09
That rhrobbing Headache.

Would quickly leave you. II you
used DR.. Kings New Life Pills.
Thousands Of sufferers have proved
their matchless merit for Sick ard
Nervous Headaches. They make pure
blood and build up Your health. Only
Csc; money back If not cured. Sold
by Wadsworth Drug Co.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1904-1904, 1904-12-09
THIEF CAUGHT.
While Trying to Dispose of
Clothing Stolen From Dan
Williamson.

Monday night while Deputy Con-
stable Regain was making a ''still hunt
in the Reno yards, he appested a mar
who was ~endeavoring to sell some cloth
ing to an Indian at a ~ridiculously low
price. When asked how the clothing
came into his possession. the fellow
informed the officer that they had
been made to order for him in Chicago.
Mr.. Regain turned back the collar Of an
overcoat and was not surprised to find
the name, George Herberth, Wads-
worth" The clothing was the prop
erty Of Dan Williamson a Sparks drug
gist. formerly of this place. and had
been stolen several nights ago.
The burglars name was Mike Roth,
alias Joe Nelson. and he has only been
out of the penitentiary a short time.
He will doubtless soon return to his old
home.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1904-1904, 1904-12-09
FOR SALE.

WASTE PAPER-in large or small guam
DISPATCH Once. nppis a. ihS
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27
SUMMONS.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SALT
Lake County, State Of Utah, Stanley u.
Miner, Plaintiff, vs. The Unknown Heirs
OF II. NJ. Scott. Defendant
The State OF Utah. to the Said Defend.
ant.
You are hereby summoned to appear
within twenty days after the service Of
this summons upon you, II served within
the County In which this action In
brought, otherwise, within thirty days at
ter service. and defend the above entitled
action, and In case Of your failure so 10
DO, judgment viii be rendered against you
according 10 the demand OF the complaint
which within ten days after service OF
this summons upon you, will be iled with
the clerk Of said court,
Said complaint sets forth that the plain
TN is the absolute owner Of real proper
~ described as follows.
Lots four a., FIVE (5) and six 90. In
H. NJ. Scott's Sub Division OF block six
ty-two CG2j, in Kinney and Gourlay's
Improved Plat Of Salt Lake city, In
Salt Lake city, Salt Lake County State
Of Utah and has been In continuous
peaceablo possession thereof since May
9th. 1895, adverse to the defendants UNI
der a deed u thtt date and that n,
NJ Scott deceasCd, in his lifetime
land adverse 10 the plaintiff and that the
defendants his unknown heirs derived
their claim thereto by inheritance from
said H. NJ Scott and prays that they
be required TO set forth their claims and
that such claims he determined adj
yersely 10 said defendants. and that
they be forever onjoined from asserting
any claim thereto. and that tho title u
the plaintiff 10 said land Is absolute and
for other equitable relief and for costs.
BOOTH LEE e RICHIE
Plaintiffs Attorneys,
p o. address l62 South Main Street
Salt Lake city, Utah.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27
MOAB.
LITTLE SNOW IN MOUNTAINS.
New school and Court Houses School
Entertainment Road Improvement.

new SCHOOL anu NOu't houses scnOOl
Entertainment Road Improvement.
Special Correspondence
Moab, Grand Co, Feb, 22,--our dry
,wlnter terminated In nice shower
last week, and we are enjoying fine
spring weather with light frost at night
but warm, pleasant days.
Pruning and cleaning up orchards IL
occupying the attention Of our fruit
growers,
There Is less than six inches OF snow
In the La Sal mountains, where gem
orally at this time Of year there has
been several feet. Without heavy falls
Of snow or rain our water supply will
be entirely dependent on springs; as no
melted snow will reach w.
The county surveyor has completed
the work Of surveying the state road
from Thompson on the north to the
southern line OF Grand county A large
force OF men and teams are working on
the Moab-Thompson road, J, p. Miller
has charge OF the state appropriation
for building and improving roads.
Moab Will enjoy quite a building boom
this season, The white sandstone court
house will be completed by May 1, and
viii be decided Improvement over the
conditions that now eylst, All county
officers have been compelled to do busl.
ness In one room, and n hall In which
to hold district court each quarter has
been rented. The new building VIII
provide separate apartments for the
county officers, as well as a large court
room.
The school board will build a $1,000
school building, to be completed by
Sept !. The building Will be near the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-02-27
EPHRAIM.
THREE PIONEERS CALLED.
Niels Clemensen. Andrew Rosquist and
Sarah u. MADDEN Answer Summons.
Special Correspondence.

SptClul correspondence.
Ephraim, sanpete Co.. Feb. 25.-Niels
Clemensen. an old 3,leer Of this city,
died at his home yesterday. Deceased
was born In Jengeno, Denmark, in 1920,
and was "a years old lie came to Utah
In 1856
Andrew Rosquist, an aged and re-
spected citizen OF this city. died very
suddenly on Thursday night He re-
tired early IN the evening, but some
time during the night he passed quiet.
ly away. He was between so and 80
year OF age, and left a large family.
Mrs. Sarah Bridget Hadden OF this
city, died at her home Monday after
noon after an illness OF several months.
Mrs. Hadden was one OF the Oldest of
pioneers In this county, and at the time
or her death was IS years Of age. She
was born In Norfolk England, in 1916.
With her husband, Thomas G. Hadden.
whose death occurred In this city seven
years ago. the deceased emlgrated To
Utah, crossing the plains with OK teams
with Smoot and Laden's company,
which arrived In Salt Lake In 1852. Mr.,
Hadden was a gardener to President
Brigham Young
Ellen Dorlus, mother OF Bishop G. r.
Dorlus, has been very sick, but al this
writing Is little better. and IL Is
honed that she will recover.
The weather IL fine today and the
farmers are preparing for grain plant.
Ing