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The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31
Bv ELEANOR LEXINGTON.

The close adviser Of Andrew Jackson
was John Branch of North Carolina,
secretary Of the navy and a member of
the famous t'kitchen cabinet.'' He was
also governor of North Carolina, and,
by appointment Of President Jackson,
governor Of Florida. The rosters of both
houses Of congress and the state legis-
lature reveal the name Branch among
the lawmakers Of the republic. The
name is found in all professions, and
nearly every state had its pioneer
Branch.
The family responded to every call
to arms in defense of liberty: Among
those who served from Connecticut for
the relief Of Boston in the HLexington
Thomas Branch and Corporal Stephen
Branch. Rufus Branch was a minute
sounded announcing the approach Of
the British on Bennington, he dropped
his sickle in the. field, mounted his
horse and a, rode away Y, to Ign StaTk sdi1 IS
At the tbe tms 81 and the vt battle Hf u
ton, several women gathered at her
home, intending, if the British were
victorious, to fee to the hills. Fear and
CONSERVATION reigned. However, Mrs.
Branch sat carding Aax;, declaring e aaga thas nat
the color Of the British eyes. During
her husband IS absence, with her daught-
IS help, she harvested the wheat, gath
cred wood for winter use and butch
cred the pigs.
William Branch Of Preston, Conn,
ceived badge of,merit from Washing,
ton for faithful service. He, wintered
at Valley Forge, and was with Wash
ington in the forced march to York,
town, where he was one Of the picked
men Of the Connecticut troops Who
He was present during the trial and ex-
ecution Of Major Andre, and one Of the
three guards who had charge of his
body for burial. In the war Of 1872;
William Branch raised a company of
volunteers, Of which he was captain:
war, and in every rank from private up
to general, and in the navy as well as as
the army. George Branch, who was In
| the Mexican war, was one OF the plo-
neers of California, where he was hon
ored with various positions Of trust.
The Branch arms reproduced are ar ar,
onfFedfSe out Of dncal coronet, nSn Of, T COCK S
head azure, combed, gules, holding q
branch vert. The lion has always held
q high place in heraldly, as symbol of
a bearing Of high honor, and probably
represents either the scarf or shield sus-
pender of a knight or military COM
mander. It signifies protection and was
often granted to those who had distin-
guished themselves as leaders Of men:
The arms Of Shakespere have a blend
sable The cock being the herald of
the dawn. was often used as an emblem
Of watchfulness and granted to a hero
Of the field. AS to the colors of the
Branch arms argent meafs GfaGe fGe and and
magnanimity; azure, loyalty and truth
sable, constancy; and vert, hope, JOY
and sometimes loyalty in love.
BASED 70 give any assistance to those in
lreSs her in care Of The journal.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31

Branch Is a name that can be traced
10 ancient times. It was Stolo among
the Latins, and the Stolos Of Cesar's
time are the Branches Of today. From
Pliny we learn that stolo was name
given to the useless suckers or branches
that shoot from trees The best meth
od Of clearing away these shoots was
discovered by one TO whom the name
Stolo was given in honor Of the service.
The name in Normandy is Braunche;
in France, Branehe; in italian and
Spanish, Branca. Branchhower Is one
variation Of the name.
! The name Branch first occurs in Eng
llish history upon that far-famed docu-
ment, the great Roll Of Battle Abbey,
which contains the list of names Of Will
liam the Conqueror s companions. One
of the first lord mayors Of London was
Sir John Branchi priest named named
of Martyrs
Peter Branch Of Kent, England, came
over in the Castle, 1858, but died on
the voyage. His will, made in favor Of
his 1O-year-old son John, is the first one
recorded in Boston. John married Mary
lSpeed, and they became the proprietors
of Branch island, ten miles north Of
Plymouth Rock. It still bears the old
name. Peter, son Of John and Mary
branch, married Hannah, daughter OF
Thomas Lincoln, ''the miller,'' who
was an ancestor Of Abraham Lincoln.
He built and owned the mill at Taun-
ton, Mass, in which three commission
ers from Boston met King Philip for
explanation Of his hostile maneuvers.
The Branch family are also allied, thru
marriage, to another president Of tho
United States-Thomas Jefferson.
NoTE- NT;as T.a.r;p o-to,, will ha nj
terested In tracing their ancestry. ADJ
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31
Choosing a Color Scheme.

To the observant it might AIN almost
seem as tho our fashionable women
were trying out this color philosophy
this winter, for many of them have ap-
parently chosen one particular color and
are using it as the keynote of their en-
tire winter wardrobe. One popular
American actress claims that when n
woman discovers the color tones most
becoming to her she may wear these
shades morning, noon and night with
out their becoming monotonous even to
herself. And with the present perfec-
tion Of the dyer's art, and the great
range of shades offered each season, it
is not difficult to see the truth Of this.
But let not woman imagine because,
she has found her green gown eminent
ly becoming that she can wear any and
all shades of green satisfactorily. There
are shades Of green that are not only
to aimoS? exery type Of woman. But
strict attention must be given to the
coloring of skin, hair and eyes in decid,
ing the shade of ones green gown, or
the effect NAV prove disastrous.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31
Over Hundray Bushels Of Vegetables
Were Used in the Salad When the
French Government Entertained
10000 Thrifty Mutualists and Presi-
by 1877 Cooks.

The largest formal banquet in the
world was recently served in Paris,
when 10000 Mutualists sat down to
tables arranged in a magni6cently deco
rated diningroom covering twelve and
q half acres. It required 1875 bushels
of young vegetables to make the salad
and President Loubet himself went to
see it mixed. The chef stood like q
commander-in-chief while his army Of
assistants brought the beans, beets, peas,
carrots, turnips and potatoes in wheel
barrows. The mayonnaise dressing was
brought in 40 milk cans and lS7 cooks
mixed it thru the vegetables.
Never was there such q monster ban
uuet. 1t required 800 wagons to carry
the material for the decoration Of the
Gallery Of Machines, where it was held,
and 200 workmen labored a week to ar
range it. There were 1000 tablecloths
and $4,000 plates, which If piled to-
gether would have made a column three
times as high as the Eiffel tower, while
the knives, forks and spoons would have
stretched in metallic line for 12 miles.
If all Of the sausages had been stuffed
in one, the result would have been
larger than a house.
The guests at this marvellous feast
were representatives OF many fraternal
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The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31

Makes Claim That Color The 7beaue"t and 7embe Say
gests Happiness
niousC CozorS SchenesN NeyerBc Monotone

COME wise man not long since put
~ forth an elaborate treatise on the.
~ effect Of color on the temperament
and temper of the individual, and
gowning of women, each in just the
shades conducive to her best happiness
and well being, and-let us. hope-good
looks as we'll. For, alas and alackl this
wise man, in telling us that the nervous
woman must never, never wear bright
red gown, but must be soothed by soft
grays and lavenders, entirely lost sight
Of the fact that she might have a. sal
low and lifeless complexion that would
lose it's last vestige of prettiness when
she donned a gray or lavender frock.
And once the wearer confronted her
self in mirror, we fear the soothing
influence would be nil. ~: =
But tho the learned savant 8 theories
may be somewhat far-fetched, there is
no shadow of doubt of the effect of the
,color of the costume, both ON: the wear
Ier and the audience. Quaker gray con-
jures up visions of occurrences, sweet
temper, modesty; brown Of sterling
black, somberness, intrigue. and so on
thru the color scale. The man who an.
nounced his preference by saying he
liked "any old color so long as it was
|red' may really only have been ex-
pressing longing for the cheeriness
and animation and brightness that in
variably emanates from the wearer Of
the red gown.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31
MRS. MILLER MADE 5, 900 PLUM PUDDLNGS

and treasured as one that is old and
tried. More than one romantic story
centers around the puddings in the Mil
Ter family, but to Mrs. Miller the recipe
has an interest that is more practical
than romantic.
When she was left young widow
who must support herself, she found
that her one talent consisted in making
plum puddings. Her puddings were
famous in her neighborhood and soon
she began to receive orders from other
sources. This year she sent puddings to
England, the original home Of the
Christmas pudding, and a group Of
Americans in Rome, Italy. received the
chief feature of their Christmas dinner
from her kitchen. From Maine to
California, from Canada to Texas, those
puddings were shipped until 5000 had
been sold.
Mrs Miller prepares her puddings in
most attractive way, wrapping each
in white paper tied with bright scarlet
ribbon, in the knot Of which is slipped
sprig Of holly. In each box Is a we'll
tried rule for making brandy sauce, a
most important accessory for q we'll
served plum pudding
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31
MSS HARRZSOWS SALARY IS $4,000

ter, she will make some arrangements
which makes the man who has never
heard Of Miss Harrison murmur things
softly to himself and wonder who she is.
Miss Harrison has the largest salary
Of any private secretary in the world,
not even excepting Miss Knollys, who
serves Queen Alexandra. She has been
with the Standard Oil company for six
teen years and is credited with being
worth half million dollars. What
she does not know about the affairs Of
the eorp92ration is not worth knowing,
keen insight into character, so that
she rarely makes mistake.
She is business woman first and
always, and her plain business clothes
and manner are not broken by any lit
tie feminine frills. She makes her
home in Brooklyn with her mother and
three sisters, and rides back and forth
democratica1ly hanging to a strap in
the Car next to a woman who earns
perhaps $5 week. The same policy
Of silence that is the rule in Standard
Oil, obtains in the Harrison home, and
al that the neighbors know Of her bust
ness is that she goes to New York every
If you should ask the thnanciers Of
Wall street who was the most inaeces-
sible man in the districts 4 they would all
Of them laugh and chuckle: "It ism t
a man; it $ woman.o And that wom-
an is Miss Harrison, who is paid $10,-
90 for denying herself to those who
want to do business with the great cor
poration.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31

The Charming Wife Of the New Sec
retary Of the Navy Will Repeat in
Washington the Hospitality Which
: Made Her Famous in Chicago-sec-
retary and Mrs. Morton Introduce
Their Daughter.

Mrs. Paul Morton is one Of the So
cial powers in Washington this winter,
and there is every expectation that the
hospitality which made the Morton home
in Chicago famous will be repeated in
the capital. Mrs. Morton has charm
ing manner and her tact in meeting
strangers makes them friends at once.
In another year Secretary and =: Mrs
Morton will celebrate their silver we'd
ding. Mrs. Morton was formerly Miss
Charlotte Goodrich, and her home as
a girl was in Chicago. She is hand
some woman and dresses in exquisite
taste. The many social courtesies ex-
tended already by Secretary and Mrs.
Morton have brought them, in return,
invitations in such numbers that scarce
ly a free evening remains to them dur
ing the season. i:
The Mortons recently introduced
their daughter, Miss Pauline Morton,
at large tea which was one of the
most successful affairs ever given in
Washington. It was followed by a
dinner Of sixty covers, which, in turn,
was followed by dance. Miss Nor
ton is already reigning belle, for she
was known as one Of the prettiest and
merriest girls in Washington before
she was formally introduced. She has
travelled much, both in this country and
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31
The Most Inaccessible Person In Wall
Street Is the Private Secretary Of
the Standard OIL Magnate, Who Re-
ceives the Largest Salary Paid to
Any Private Secretary in the World.

The recent furry in Wall street has
brought Miss Katherine I. Harrison
hates Rates publicity, as ali those connected
with the standard Oil company are
taught to do; but when a young WON.
an Is private secretary to the head Of
the Largest corporation in the country
and draws $4,000 every year, she can
not expect to hide herself from the
newspaper columns
New-Yorkers say, that Miss Harri;
son knows more about the Standard
Oil company than anybody else: But
perhaps they forget Miss Ida Tarbell.
However that may be-, Miss Harrison
Is an important person in the big, office
building, and if any one can get past
her, he Is sure Of an audience with Mr..
Rogers. Millionaire or statesman, en-
Miss Harrison s consent before an in
terview with Mr.. Rogers is obtained.
No matter if you try to make an ap-
pointment with Mr.. Rogers by wire, OF
telephone, the answer is sure to be that
Miss Harrison ia too busy now, but
II you will state your business by let
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31

only bananas. Eat every vegetable, ex-
cepting potatoes and corn. But cut
out pastry, bread and sweets. ~.
You see, meat fat does not go to
make muscle or blood. Such if it as
is not consumed as fuel is converted
into fat in the body. The same is true
Of sugar and Of wheat and the other
cereal grains. "
It follows that,if you wish to be
fatter, you must eat freely of those
things which are forbidden to the over
products of all kinds, potatoes and
sweets. 81
II anybody who finds himself or her
self beginning to get too fat will sim
ply give Snp potatoes and bread for
q while, fthe tendency will promptly
cease. 70 abandon theslatter is hard
ship-how serious, one realizes only
after. trying for a few .days-but the
benefit gained amply pays for the sac
rifce. Thin tost, thero1y crisped, may
be eaten, and will prove q consolation.
Prince Bismarck ,s physician cured him
Of tendency to obesity by forbid ding
him to drink nything at meals.
a person who is IN perfectly nor
NAL physical condition cannot get
overplump, no matter what or how much
health, and i st increases, beyond : :
certain point It becomes a. disease and
promises "a shortening Of days. Si1
Henry Thompson, a famous authority
says: Not one fat person in fifty
lives to what is called a good old age
The typical man or woman of 80 or sc
still retaining a respectable amount Of
energy Of body and, is lean and spare
and subsists on moderate rations.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31
WHAT WOMEN
WANT TO KNOW

Deep Breath1ng-Just what is the meth
cd Of deep breathing which one hears
so much about? T have no time for
gymnasium work, and the only ex-
ercise get must be on the way to
work and home again. Can practice
it then?-Nora }.
To breathe deeply, study the art Of
filing your lungs with fresh air full.
Stand erect. Place your hands upon
your hips, throw back your shoulder
and breathe. The PROCESS is called alb
dominal breathing, and is taught in all
the gymnasiums.
In your walking, be sure to practice
deep breathing. Draw in a long, deep
breath. Exhale slowly while you walk.
You can walk four or FIVE steps
while you are exhaling and four or five
steps more while you are drawing in
your breath. Practice this and it will
become second nature to you.
For a tired-out feeling, breathe deep
.ly and you will feel refreshed. It fills
the lungs with pure air and very often
the lungs need it badly They are
cramped and are not allowed the free
dom which is necessary for health and
beauty.
When deep breathing is painful, as
often happens, then there is yospPs some trou,
but in either case it should be treated.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31

Author Of "The Castaway" Returns
from Europe with Gown Symbolic
ing Loves Last Question by the
Combination Of Frozen Blue Velvet
to Represent Fear and Daun-Colored
. Velvet, Hope. 80:
The first Of the famous emotional

The first Of the famous emotional
gowns have been brought from London
to this country by Miss Halle Erminie
Rives, who reioiees in the possession Of
a gown supposed to symbolic Cloves
last question, lily-of- -the-valley frock
and a creation that is the sartorial inter-
probation. Of a quotation from Byron,
Huess that have words and speak to
you Of heaven.'
Miss Rives is immensely proud Of her
new frocks and claims to see in them all
that the designer put there. Glove s
last question is Of frozen blue velvet
to represent fear, and dawn-colored vel
vet to show that the fear is tempered by
hope. The lily valley gown is Of
tWo-toned green chiffon and embroi-
dered white net, with lights and shad-
time. The Byron confection suits It's
owner the best and is Of pink chiffon
and mousseline de sole, painted with
wreaths of anemone buds and harebells.
81 believe that we should make our
gowns as beautiful, -possilole,'' ex-
| planned the author, "not beautiful mere.
ly in themselves, but in what they ex.
press.'
The gowns were all made by the won:
derful Lucille Of London, who furnished
Mrs. Potter with the marvellous crea-
| tions she wore this winter in the play
i, that failed because it was too much
audience was not clever enough to see
that the actors wore their emotions in
stead Of expressing them.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31
! HOW. 70 GET THIN,
Government Issues a Bulletin on the
. :. Scientific Method.

: nHow to Get Fat or Thin'' might be
an appropriate title for bulletin that
has been newly issued by the govern
ment, and which ;. tells people what
means one should adopt ia order to
most healthful and becoming to the in
dividual. The instructions given, which
represent the latest scientific knowl-
edge on the subject, are so simple that
anybody may understand them at
Boiled down the .system1,whieh ea; :, ,sl is is
based upon: the, exact conclusions OF
ton of certain articles Of diet as fuel
foods Such foods lamong which
bread and POTATOES. are conspicuous)
are burned, chemically, in the body to
run the body machine. What 10 not
consumed in this way is stored in fat.
Hence it follows that the fuel foods
should be preferred BY overthin folks
and studiously avoided by those who
have tendency to .corpuleqnce.
system is that you, can have much
as you want to eat. If you are .anx-
ious to get thinner, you may indulge
in good and appetizing food to an: :un-
the simple rules, you will steadily lose
flesh. Indged,she resaltia ut nea1fTdl as lily
to lose a pound and half In the first
twenty four hours one pound the next
Of d pound thereafter9 If SO, you have
only to follow Instructions: =
Eat meat, any kind you want; and
plenty of it, but only the lean part.
Eat eggs, as many Of them as you like.
Eat all the fruit you can stuff. barring
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31
USING THE LEFT-OVERS
Seasouable Post Christmas Suggestions
for the Housewife.

The day after Ghristmqas tn gr n many ny
thrifty housekeeper. She. sees cleft
overs' galore, too excellent to be
thrown out and. yet not abundant for
the whole family meal, warmed. over;
serving than on Christmas day can be
easily accomplished, such as the use of
the following taken from the December
Housekeeper:
Turkey Loaf.-Chop fine or put thru
the mincer. Take enough meat and fine
crumbs Of one-day-old bread to meas
ure one quart; add two sggs, beaten hia ua-
ter, one level teaspoonful celery salt,
one-half teaspoonful paprika, one cup
full turkey soup stock. Mix thoroly;
pack in oval mold or bread pan, but
tered, and bake in moderate oven until
It Leaves sides Of pan; run run a fat at. knife 9ifS
and garnish with steamed olives or PIN
olas and balls Of the dressing.
Pressed Turkey.-Another delicious
way to serve the meat is to take one
pint minced turkey, four. rolled soda
crackers, half teaspoonful salt, one
fourth teaspoonful pulverized cloves,
generous pinch pulverized allspice, one
beaten separately until stiff and added
last; pack in a buttered ring mold, set
in pan Of cold water and bake in oven
until firm; unmold on hot dish. and gil
center with potato balls; garnish with
parsley.
Plum Pudding Croquettes.- Take the
leftover pudding and bind together
with egg yolk; form into balls; roll in
fine breaderumbs; dip into beaten yolk
diluted with cream; then re-coyer wth
crumbs; fry in deep, smoking hot fat
until light brown; drain onto paper;
heap onto a folded napkin after rolline
in pulverized sugar: trim with holly and
serve as dessert with egg sauce. .
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31
One Color Costumes.

Even tho one may not choose to base
the entire wardrobe on one color, one
must keep the onecolor scheme in each
costume if one wishes to be strictly
fashionable this winter. The hat
matches the costume in color, often in
material. since velvets are SO widely
used. When a foreign color is intro
duced it is always a skilfully planned
touch that heightens the general scheme
of monotone. The very extensive use
Of fur and fur garments has taught
women some good color. lessons The
girl who is the 'possessor Of a handsome
fur set quickly learns with what colors
and even fabrics it may be most sue
cessfully worn, and selects her gowns
and coats accordingly. The most beau
tiful Of chinchilla looks somewhat shah
by with bright tobacco brown, while
the richest minks lose in effect when
worn with mahogany. and red.brown
shades. Ermine is really most effective
with black, white or the violet shades,
and so it runs. . ..,
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31

and mutual aid societies Of France and
the president and the high dignitaries
Of the state ate with them. -.
The next day Nine. Loubet enter
tanned 500 children from the children q
mutual societies at luncheon and the
guests averaged 8 years Of age. Mutual
aid has reached a prominence in France
not attained in any other country, and
$4,000 children have. already begun to
provide for, their old age by paying
all under government surveillance and
inspectors look into the accounts every
week or so. A special government off
Ger is attached to the ministry Of the
interior to look after the affairs Of the
mutual societies, and it was to show it's
appreciation Of the habits Of thrift that
are being inculcated that The govern
ment arranged the monster banquet.
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31
A New York Woman, Whose Only Tai
ent Lay in Making the Christmas
Del1cacy After Colonial Recipe,
Has Found the Plum Pudding as
Profitable as It Is Palatable.

The woman who grumbled over the
making of one plum pudding for tomor-
rows dinner will gasp when she reads
that Mrs. Dudley Miller stirred up
it oT U0G e sssstance ss ee of ts mebers w Of
the family, Mrs. Miller cracked the
pounds and pounds Of nuts, stoned the
thousands Of raisins, stemmed as
many thousand currants and prepared
the other ingredients that make plum
pudding a toothsome dainty.
Mrs. Miller began to make her plum
puddings way back in November that
she might have them ready, and her
home in northern New York was busy
place, fragrant with spices. .
Her plum puddings were made from a
recipe carefully handed down from
mother to daughter from colonial days
The Minneapolis journal., 1904-12-31
Browns in High Favor.

This is surely color season-an. col
ors-every color, vivid eolors. The fad
shades, the brilliant cog de- roche and
burnt onions, had but a brief tho excit-
ing career, and softer, deeper, richer
tones have succeeded the rather garish
hues. Browns, despite statements to
the contrary, continue in high favor
with the best dressers. There are 80
many shades Of brown that EVEN with
Its great vogue it does not grow tire!
some. The soft wood tints in chiffon
cloth and dull-fnished velveteens are
exquisite, and are the shades chosen by
women Of most refined and exacting
tastes. These tints are only good in
the high-priced fabrics, which gives
them a touch of exclusiveness over the
Havana and tobacco browns.