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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-01
By MRS. G. ~. WILLIAMSON

''Yes-that is the question: re-
marked Margot in a. low voice.
BY this time she was looking up her
pale blue muslin morning dress; and
could see her hands tremble-those
pretty, childish-looking little dimpled
hands that men said such foolish
things about. I was glad that they
trembled.
"I-perhaps might be able to an
swer it to your satisfaction, tho I'm
not quite sure,' I purposely STAN
mered.
What do you mean ?''ys.
I'm afraid it wouldn't be quite fair
Toto anyone, for me to explain I'M
less you're willing to tellE me first
whether: you accepted Mr.. Brent or
not. Will you tell me that?'
Margot had fastened her frock, and
had nervously taken pink, half
blown rose from a vase on her dress
| ing-table. Now she stood looking
down at it, making an excuse OF pick
ing off the thorns. g.
II hadn't meant to say anything
about it, Marion" she began, with
| lashes cast down. But since yor
know-since he told you before hand
and-and since it was you who always
impressed itSupon me so strongly tina
lit would be dangerous to trust hin
where women were concerned, 70,
may as well know the rest. Mr.. Bren
did-tell me last night that he cared
and almost said what he wanted
me to say; but not quite Something
4 seemed to hold me back, and-inf1u
ence me to speak-=in quite a differen
way from what intended or-wished
I T talked about-the others he wa
supposed to have liked, and firtet
with, observation-disclosures d
J Nevers. OF course, he vowed tina
there had never been anything be
! tween them except friendship, an
that he'd never been in love with any
. one but me, or ever could be again.
Men usually do vow such things il
| such circumstances I said, bitterly.
, Yes, I know But, Marion, II d.
. really think twas true. That VIII
4 I'm so happy this morning. I dom
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of married people over each other are
these: Influence here Gas everyWhere)
is largely unconscious. What we real
ly try to do, we fail to accomplish If
we alter each other at ALL 1t is in un-
expected ways. and almost invariably
by example and not by criticism or
! suggestion.
Did you ever happen to notice that
the marriage ceremony says-not will
you make each other better or
worse but will you take" each
other for better or for worse There
is nothing better worth remembering
| than this-that we take" each other
! for what we are, and not for what we
can make" each other to become.
| Nothing but disappointment and UNI
happiness can result from these nag
ging efforts to alter the characteris-
tics and dispositions of our husbands
| and wives. 1t is easy not only to drive
| them into open rebellion, but to goad
ourselves into unhappiness over their
| most trivial defects.
Suppose mans wife has q snub.
nose He has to put up with it, doesn't
he? Could anything be more foolish
than for him to say, Until this
woman gets that snub out OF her nose
I will not even enjoy her pretty hair
and her beautiful teeth 2" You may
reply that this is a physical and irrem-
edial defect, but that her bad gram
mar or her carelessness about her attire
is not! Well, you may argue as you Will
your dilemma remains the same. You
can either overlook defect you cam
not cure and enjoy virtues that are
real and beautiful, or you can keep
nagging away at this one defect until
you are both Of you mad, the happi-
ness has all gone out Of your home.
Of course there are vices of the soul
which I do not believe we are called
upon to endure in one another. There
are even minor deficiencies of nature
against which we ought perhaps to
make a resolute stand. But these are
only the exceptions.
The rule is-take each other as you
are. Overlook the imperfections that
you cannot cure. Keep your thoughts
away from them. Pass them by.
There are quiet, gentle ways of exert
ing a pressure on the bad habit, If you
only do not let it irritate you and
make your heart unhappy. But 1t is a
thousand times better to let 1t alone
and forget it! Just keep thinking
about all those other good and IN noble
qualities! ...t,l.-- - 80 - ~
Isn't it a dreadful thing to see some
superrefned and hypercritical woman
allowing herself to be exasperated by
her husbands habit Of picking his
teeth, to such a degree that his devo.
J ton, purity, unselfishness, courage an6
honor are all forced into an eclipse
The habit is a bad one-yes! But 4
isn't bad enough to Justify your rilint
!; his temper and rousing the devil tina
} lies buried in his heart. And it ism
, bad enough to warrant your getting
l that excitable spirit of your all per
5 turbed. Just try and remember hov
: easy it is to become critical and how
like a maggot the fault finding DISPOSE
, ton grows. d" =. 8
! HE is the half-part Of blesse'
e man, left to be finished by such a
: she; and she fair divided excellence
F.. whose fullness Of perfection lies i
Y him. ~
- "Love in marriage should be the &C
compIishment of a beautiful dream
and not, as it too often proves-th
q and - b.
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of currency and coin of the land,
dragged over to the bank, slapped on
the teller's desk and then brought
back to the box office to repose until
the next day, somewhere under the
cashiers table. e. -'~
1t was bright and yellow when
Charles Astor Parker, since famed in
five continents as the presenter Of
prodigious productions. brought it into
the business. And it had lost but lit
tie of it's freshness when in 1877 A..
Edwin Zonne, succeeding to Charles
Astors post as treasurer of the Grand,
began the daily journey with the cash
receipts of the popular playhouse. The
latter was guardian of the money grip
from that time until along: in 1891.
TN those days we We're banking with
the First, National, then located where
the Peoples bank now is said Mr..
Zonne reminiscently this morning. 1T
was good, long trip and remem-
Der making it twice with several hun
dred dollars in silver, only to learn
that it was a holidaysaand the bank
was closed" ..
When F. E. ("Flory''> zonne came
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nize it's picture taken in the days Of its
youth. Seams and scars cover it's
sagging sides and back, the handle is
weak and threadbare, daylight shines
thru each Of its sides and the very
steel knobs on it's bottom are worn
fiat. In places it is bound with cord
and sewed with string. Where It has
given way the most, brass paper fas-
teners hold it together temporarily. 1t
Is worn and warty wreck; grabbed,
aged thing; a Wierd and weakling re-
minder of what was once a strong,
young bag. And the places where
'Billy' Edwards spilled his training
.camphor over it's insides can still be
plainly seen.
During big engagements, such as r.
wing, Ben Hur, and Mansfield, or some
performance at the Exposition as
much as $4,000 has been crowded
into it, while the amount that it has
carried altogether easily approximates
$1,000 a day for six days in the week
and thirty-eight weeks in each year.
This means that the ancient, almost
decrepit leather bag has carried in its
time s4,560,000, And it is still in the
business.
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the sides and fuzzy almost all over.
When business was dull at the MET
the money bag journeyed over to the
Exposition building or up to the Ly-
ceun, but it was never allowed to rest
long, except occasionally during the
summer months.
In the course of time ED" Zonne
retired from the ,theater business to
become associated with J. F. Conklin,
builder of the Grand, In the real estate
business. "Flory" Zonne left the
house to go on the road where he con-
tinues to act as treasurer for different
companies and John P. Williamson be-
came the chief functionary of the box
office and guardian extraordinary of
the brown bag.
When Jack received the satchel of
long service it was sad looking af-
fair, thing Of shreds and patches and
altogether a, forlorn looking object.
But it was still making it's regular
trips to the bank stretched to reple-
ton with much fine gold or the things
which are just as good.
Twenty years of rough and tumble
work have not made it any younger,
and it would probably scarcely recog-
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any chance Noel Brent should still be
in the house.
Potter went out, and Margot and
were alone together. sat behind her,
and could watch her reflection in the
well" she said, what are you go
ing to tell me?"
1.-TWO things replied. Zone has
to do with last night, and one with this
morning. They are both very inter-
esting. But first you must promise
sacredly that you will never breathe a
word to Uncle Gordon or any. one
else"
"Why, of course I. won't breathe a
word" she echoed. You know I
never tell things when I'm asked not
to-
you promise and swear, whatever
happens to make you want to change
your mind?"
yet" Margot insisted, quite indignant
ly. "And I do promise you now. Has
somebody been proposing to you'll"
! "No," I replied, hurriedly. "a man
told me, tho, that he meant to propose
to somebody else. That's the part OF
my story which belongs to last night
A brilliant color sprang to Margot's
! face. But all she said was "Oh!''
"You know we have been very good
friends, that man and IL went on
$50 it wasn't strange that he should
confide in me-"
"You have often said very unkint
things about your friend retortet
Margot, with a touch Of irritation, ii
you mean Mr.. Brent
"I've only said what is perfect.
true; that he is an awful firt," I re
piled, quietly. Everyone knows that
He came back from the Himalaya
eighteen months ago. First, there wa
Lady Winchester, a married woman
Then the beautiful Juliette de Never
came over and took the Garick thea
/, ter-but you've heard as much abou
it as I have. He's a dear, sweet fel
low, and awfully good-looking an
fascinating, and all that; but tn
question is, whether he would be SAT
to fall in love WITH
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There reposes for the most of each
day in the tiny box office of the Met
ropolitan opera-house a frayed and
NANCY little leather bag, which for
two decades has been used by the
treasurers of the house for no other
purpose than to hold and carry
money.
Its youth began with the building
Of the old Grand opera-house, which
was opened In the fall Of 1884, and it's
history has been intimately connected
with that Of the theatrical business of
the city since that year.
Six days Of every week for an av-
erage Of thirty-eight weeks in each
year this little grip has made it's
journey from the box office of the
opera-house to the receiving teller's
window at the bank, and in that time
it has carried nearly 100000.
From the - days Of the handsome
Charles Aston Parker, thru the re-
gimes of ED zonne, "Flory'' zonne
and Dick Horgan into the present
reign Of Happy Jack" Williamson
the bit Of leather and steel has been
kicked about the theaters, stuffed full
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do that himself. And I don't believe
he will, so I am happy-very, very
happy
. 's:I really didn't mean to tease,''
answered. "Of course, we don't agree
in. everything, and I'm often i'll and
aggravating. Still you and Uncle Cor
don have been very good to me, and
I'm not ungrateful."
':What are you leading up to-,
Marion?" Margot asked, my solemnity
of manner turning her a little pale.
I'm leading up to what I came in
for. And it isn't any easier for me
to say than for, you to hear, believe
me-" Il hoped that my expression
bore out my words.) Il was quite
frank with Mr.. Brent last night when
he talked to me about you. told
had gone the rounds it would be a
brave girl who would trust him to
stay in love with her for a year and
a day; I didn't believe I should be
brave enough, but you might, for all
that know" q really had said this
to Noel, for I had been pricked with
| the, sharp fear that he had seen my
feeling for him, and was telling me
the story of4his love for another WON
an by way of a delicate hint.) "He
protested lot, just as he seems tc
have done to you; and one could only
hope for the best. But it wasn'1
| given to me to hope for long; and tho
I hated the task, Isfelt it was my duty
to come straight:~to you, for fear 70,
might have accepted him. Then
knowing what I know, you coul6
choose for yourself whether to lie
matters go any further between 20,
or not. AS it u.s. however, fand 1you'v,
not exactly accepted him, perhaps Tn
not justified in telling you more Per
haps that part Of what had to tel
which concerned this morning may b.
left untold
could see that the girl was al
most torn in two between an .anguisl
Of curiosity and a sort of loyal prid
in herself and her lover.
Perhaps it may be left untold.
she echoed rather haughtily. But he
face looked STRAINED. Something o
it's morning freshness was alread
gone.
Il rose at once. Very we'll. dar
say you're right said. .It was TO
70 uto judge Then I took step o
70 uto Judge" Then took step o
, had nearly reached 1t when Mar
garet gave a little gasp, drawing il
her breath quickly. IT don't know
: what you mean when you talk Of you
!, story which concerns this morning
| What could you have found out abou
l Noel this morning unless you've ha
Y an anonymous letter, or somethin
3 horrid Of that kind, which couldn'
7 influence me against 9. person"
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I could hardly keep from laughing,

I could hardly keep from laughing,
to see how the salt I had sprinkled
had caught the bird by the tail-as
I'd been sure it would. 'Nor would
that influence me-. I said, sweetly.
"Only things I see or hear from
a person for whom I care. But let us
drop the subject. Since you're not en-
gagged to Noel Brent, his secrets may
remain his secrets My fingers
touched the handle Of the door.
They: seem somehow to be yours
as WE'LL" exclaimed Margot.
"He was here this morning." said,
quietly.
Without asking for me-and so
early? Why, what
Am I to tell you, or am I not?'
demanded. I'm tired of shilly-shally-
ing"
| "Then he came here to find some
thing which he had dropped last night
at the dance. I saw him looking for
it, tho he didn't see me. He met
| Uncle Gordon and Lord Reckworth,
who had called, I suppose, on some
important business or other, and ex-
dropped a ring which was very
valuable to him, as it had been given
him by dear friend whom he ex-
pected to see in Paris Tonight, and
dared not face without it, and so he
thought himself lucky to have found
it again. Uncle Gordon broke in and
asked If he were going to Paris
whether. he'd mind doing a little err.
rand for him. And Mr.. Brent
answered that he'd be delighted. He
was hoping to catch the II O'Clock
train from Charing Cross. Now die
he mention to you last night that he
expected to go to Paris?"
mo, he didn't" Margot admitted
dul1ly. Then, Frightening with an eff
fort: "But there's no reason why hi
shouldn't go. I'm not his keeper;
! don't want to be. s And why should HI
be going to- see Mademoiselle d.
Nevers? There are plenty of othe:
people
"He's going to see her, that's why.
: I persisted, doggedly. 81 heard hin
say so. Lord Reckworth said:
: envy you Paris. You will see the di
vine Juliette in her new play yes
and hope to congratulate her on he
success returned Mr.. Brent, almost a
if he were boasting Of his Friendship
with that woman
AS I spoke, MargOt was looking m
straight In the eyes, and I wouldn't lie
mine drop before hers. Still.
couldn't control a faint, nervous flut
tering of the lids. The girl caught a
, lit. ssI can't believe you, Marion.' sh
cried out.
]; could have struck her. But I onl
shrugged my shoulders. Well, m
conscience is clear-~lye told you,'
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IF YOU DO NOT KNOW
YOU OUGHT TO KNOW


The gulf streams plods along at
varying degrees of speed, owing to
weather and tide conditions, averag-
ing 2k miles an hour.
Mexico's congress is composed Of
senators elected for four years and
representatives elected for two years,
They all draw $4,000 a, year. There
are two yearly sessions and a, commit
tee of both houses sits during the re-
cesses.
Where the elephant is mostly used
| for transportation the natives call an
elephant load two tons, which may
| be termed their relative value of q
| horse power. e..
| In gathering statistics it has been
| shown that in the states in which
brewing has much grown there are
fewer .homicides than there were be-
fore beer became the popular bever-
age. It is supposed that a great many
whisky drinkers become under that
condition beer drinkers and that the
latter: beverage does not conduce to
murderous notions as much as does
the former.
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CHAPTER III.
Told by Marion Sitgreaves, Niece of Sill
Gordon Revelstoke, the Home
Secretary.
HOW I ACCOMPLISHED A PUR-


HOW I ACCOMPLISHED A PUR-
POSE. ....
Margot was up, had had her bath,
and was sitting, dressed in a pink silk
and muslin dressing gown, before the
mirror, while Potter brushed her long
hair.
'sWhy Marion!" she exclaimed.
when I knocked and entered. You
dressed already! Have you had bad
night?
"Margot, I should like to talk with
you about something. It's quite i'm
portant. But if you'd prefer to hear
it after breakfast I suppose must
wait
mo, let me hear it now" said Mar
got, cheerfully, little guessing what
was in store for her. Potter has fin
ished brushing my hair"
This meant that Potter was to go
and so she understood it. "Will you
have your breakfast in your room JUS
the same, miss" she asked me, "ol
will you be going down stairs %
II think I'll go down." she replied
III Margot were able to break
fast with her father after the
conversation we were about t.
have, thought that it would b.
wise for me to go to her, lest b!
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Copyright, 1904, by Joseph B. Bowles

And so, you young engaged" people
think YOU can make each other over
after you are married? All! Perhaps
YOU also think you can cure a cat from
scratching, dog from biting and
horse from baking! You evidently
know but little about the vitality and
obstinacy Of personal characteristics.
When a young girl talks glibly about
reforming a drunkard, we old fellows,
who know life, must be pardoned II we
heave a sigh. When a young man con-
fldes to us that his sweetheart Is
fiirt but that he proposes to take 1t
out of her. after the wedding day, we
cannot help shaking our heads. If
you want to make any great change in
your loved one, better try it before the
wedding ceremony. 1t will certainly
be easier than later on. Remember
please, that tho you do your hair up in
curl paper every night, 1t always un-
kinkles on the following day. The old
proverb does not say--as the wife in
clines the husband bends! .
Ask people who have been married
twenty-five or thirty years whether
they have ever succeeded in effecting
any great alterations in each others
character. Ninety-nine out Of hun
bred will answer emphatically' NO!
What they have all observed is the
constant intensification of original
characteristics. Or, what great
changes have come, they are not along
the lines they had marked out. The
fact Of the matter is (hoWever little to
our credit) human nature resents de-
liberate efforts at alteration by others.
Constant and reiterated criticism and
correction angers US and produce an
obstinate reaction. We can change
little children, but not 'grown-ups.'
It Is hard to teach an old dog new
tricks. Let woman tell her husband
three times a day mot to eat with his
knife" and at the end Of a month he
will probably throw his fork out of
the window. Let a woman ask her
husband every time he goes out of
doors if he has brushed his hair, and
some night he will come home with it
shaved close to his head. Too much
evil spirit in us.
One time man bought a parrot
that had been advertised to say the
word uncle at any time and as often
as called upon. He took the bird
home, invited some of his friends tc
dinner and afterWard tried to exhibit
the parrots talents.
Say uncle" he said.
3. The bird cooked his head on one
side and looked wise, but kept reso'
lutely silent. Ten times he repeated
this exhortatiOn, and then, losing nj!
temper, wrung the birds neck anc
threw it out Of the window.
The next morning he heard pc
euliar noise in the garden, and, goint
out, discovered the parrot in cool
where he had brood of valuable
chickens. The solemn-visaged bir'
was holding one of them in her claw
and shouting in an excited voice
'sSay uncle! Say uncle! 49,
AS the poor little pullet refused t
do so, the parrot wrung its neck an
threw it out Of the coop, and on tn
ground were the dead bodies of min
of the brood! ~ f''.
If parrots and chickens won't sa
''uncle' just because we tell them to-
neither will husbands nor wives.
The bottom facts about the infiuenc
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both heavy and fine lace on the same
waist is a feature of the latest designs.
The waist is made over fitted lin
ing which is faced to form the yoke
and on which the full front and backs
and the circular folds, which give
bertha effect. are arranged, the sleeves
are made plain above the folds but
full and soft below, forming full puffs
which are. finished with frills when ell
bow length is used, and below which
deep cuffs are added to give full
length. At the waist is shaped
bodice that is softly draped.
The quantity of material required for the me-
dunn size is s yards q inches wide. yards q
inches wide or "a yards A inches wide, with 1
yard of all-over lace, ~ yards of velvet and s
yards Of lace for frills to make US Illustrate
The pattern, 4841, is cut in sizes for 81,
81, &c. So and 40-inch bust measure.
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