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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30

bells that weigh only a few ounces anC
that are just fitted 10 their little hands
Or they can try the little Indian clubs
which are only eight inches long, or
they can punch the little punching bag.
which, when all inflated and hanging
from the ceiling ready 10 be punched, Is
only the size of a small melon.
All the apparatus of this gymnasium
is built upon a very small scale. There
is one corner where the swinging rings
hang not over four feet from the floor
and there are horses two feet high and
horizontal bars that are only four feet
from the ground The whole gym
nasium is set up on a tiny scale jus
fitted to- the smallest gymnast
Afternoon the room is thrown open &c
children between i've and ten years
And it is not until evening that grown
people are admitted. Then, suddenly the
scene changes. The LHiputian apparatus
is taken away and larger implements
take their places, and, where only a few
hours before the children pracUced ath-
letics. grow people now take their stand
and learn how 10 become strong.
The Poor Children Of the Rich.
The idea Of the gymnasium was to fur
der age could learn gymnastics. This
is the way the fathers and mothers OF
the future miIHonaires reason regarding
their little noes.
Children OF wealth are kept housed
40.
They do not play In the streets as
do the children OF the poor.
They have no chores TO perform no
errand 10 do, nothing TO keep them ex-
ercisiug-
They go 10 school and they 60 for
their daily walk But that is all
The rich child is not allowed to run
tE the streets. He never plays in the
dirt He never rolls over and shouts
and fills his lungs with air. His life is
at best eu artificial little life.
The poor child, on the other hand, IS
busy AN day. He runs errauds and
works both becauhe he loves % b. busy
and from necessity. His playroom is the
street and though the street air is not
always of the purest, he gets plenty of
fresh air 10 breathe and lives in the
open rom morning until night
Then. too. the poorer child is not push
ed iu the matter of HE books. He
studies % little but not much, But his
life for the most part IS spent out of
doors where be Wrestles. runs shouts,
and grows strong and healthy
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30
Means Provided to Avoid the Ills That Would
Otherwise Follow Denial of Chance
TO Play Upon the Streets.

exercise. and no lessons Bat there is
an Instructor present who boxes with
the boxers. fences with the fencers. or
otherwise assists those VINO desire 10
learn new Eymnastic feats.
auese instructor who teaches the polite
ara of wrestling as IL is pracuced among
the better classes of japanese. He in
structs both boys and girls andes he
VIII tell y0u-he frequently finds the
girls better students than The boys
All the morning the gymnasium is
open 10 pupils OF I'VE years or age and
less. Ana during this time the little
ones come and take their lessons. Here
little tots Of three stand braveIy in line
while their teacher shows them how To-
breathe deeply and how TO exercise with
their arms. They can practice with the
cumb-beLs and there are tiny wooden
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30
CUTS of Ribbon.

some fine evening coats.
A lovely creation iH biscuit br0adCloth
dt looks white in the evening" shows
tAc very bread sleeves 10 be gathered
into espondingly broad cuas. And
these cuffs are 1t T3u5ou. OF The very
broad ribbon buI one Width Is required,
the pretty figured stun being draped
down 90 a width of five inches. 10 this
way nearly Lnree-tOurths or yard
would Da required FOR each sleeve. The
delicate greens and piuks are especially
exploited on the ivory grounds 0f these
els ribbons Naturally tnt stgiEiuE
novelties here suggested DO not exhaust
the uses to which ribbon ls put though
the others are net as surprising.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30

His richer ueighbor. who has been kept
iu the house, grows up pale and sub
tect TO many Ills but most OF all 10 in-
digestion. while the poor little fellow
of the tcnements grows up as strong as
an OK and ready to night the battles of
mature age
The child's gymnasium is planned to
give the children of the rich a chance
TO grow strong. it is TO give them an
opportunity 20 play and deveIor their
muscles Ut is 10 encourage them 10
become strong ia Their than sickly The
pale little boy Of ten who wears glasses
and reads his book an the Afternoon is
sent 10 the gymnasium 20 have a pleas
ant hour with the punching bag
Exercise is a fine thing for all. but Il
must be conducted in the right way.
Don't think that any kind Of exercise is
good. IL must be OF the right sort.
Suppose you want TO have a child s.
gymnasium and suppose you are willing
10 give up a room to IT, The room can
be the chiIds playTOOm also. But, TO
be- a gymnasium, ii must be fitted up
with all sorts of things for the develop
meuL of the muscles
Furnishing a Gymnasium.
Take any vacant room In the house. the
basement IS best. But. If one cannot
=
upper room viii do,
When you have secured your room,
here IS the way 20 fix it up, according
to am excellent instructor in gymnastics:
Remove all the furniture in the room,
leaving not as much as a single stick OF
any kind. Now prepare the walls with
a hard finish. They should be washable,
or at least so that they can be busted
down frequently. A vanished wall pa
per is good. and so also is "a painted
wall II the wall Doe tinted a pretty pale
yellow, OF If lt be painted a light brown,
OF II 1t be done iu coffee, OF any of the
neutral tones, it viii be pretty and ar
Cistic
Now tit out the room with few sim
pie gymuastic Implements ia one COR
uer OF the room set rack Do which
can hang Indian clubs Let them be OF
different sizes from the tiny pair for the
child of two years or three, 20 a larger
pair for the boy Of twelve. Then add
. several sets of dumb bells, taxing care
that ala are light There should be at
least three sets for different people. like
bells OF different weights.
THE fencing tolls can De laid away
Z In their cases. and 10 is well 20 have
them very blunt and tipped with good
sized button, for tOlls are dangerous IA
the hands Of an inexperienced person
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30

But remember this. when fitting out
your gymnasium. The furnishings and
the fittings are TO be used and the
sooner your boy or girl can begin the
better Don't be afraid 10 let them eX-
pertinent. They may bark themselves
a little in the first trial. but IN the long
run they viii be all the better for this
experience.
"A stuffed man or manllzin. or a
skeleton On armor, are all good people
for a gymnasium. Tt is capital practice
% Iuugo al a mauiEin for an antagonist.
And in boxing and punching the bag It
IS good sport to have "a dummy man at
which one can plunge
The boxing gloves should be- in small
sizes and there should be half dozen
face masks 10 wear both when boxing
and fencing
"Ths punching bag Is a thing not to be
forgotten. An old football VIII answer
nicely as punching bag. But it is well
10 have two OF three instead OF only
one. Let the bags be hung AT conven-
lent heights from the floor and be sure
that there IS a little bag, soft and light,
for the use of the very tiniest members
of the family"
Wealthy Little Athletes.
The young sons OF the Duchess of MARI
borough have practiced with the punch
ing bag since they were two years old.
AT that age they would stand erect.
thump the little punching bag which
hung in their small gymnasium and
shout with glee as it came bouncing
back at them. The youngest baby viii
learn 10 do this and viii soon get into
the way OF giving the bag just the right
kind Of a thump TO bring 10 bounding
back.
4 football affords good practice for
the younger members of the family,
and if one so wishes. there can be arch
cry and pistol practice added
In a handsomely appointed gymna-
Stun for the children Of one of the mill
lionaires Of this city there are materials
tor an the games, including a green
wooden box. wherein lie "A dozen bean
bags. all made of heavy material. ready
for a romp with the bean has.
Older people can go into the gym
uasium and with good results. A grown
woman can hardly have too much eXer-
else. She who lives indoors and
bFeathee LE door air should Try I'm every
way 10 get exercise enough 10 keep her
muscles I'm good condition.
But children should specially De
given The benefit OF fresh air. for with
out 10 they can hardly grow up strong
! and we'll The child needs, while eXer-
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cising. 70 eat the right kind Of foods
and, not only should q child have the
proper food. but il should be given a
sufficient amount 10 eat. A child should
eat often.
Few children are sufficiently fed
They eat too much at the wrong time.
They are not given a sufficient amount
of sweets, and they are not fed the foods
that feed the bone and muscle.
Children and iuVaIids, old people and
nervous people. require muscle and
nerve building foods. Candy and syrupz.
sweet fruits. and all sorts OF sugar
bearing foods should be FED 10 tleu.
They can hardly have tee many sweets.
that are taken with maple sugar. They
eat sweet fruits, and they are led the
warm breads OF the South. the breads
that feed the constitution so well
What to Feed the Child
A great many persons think that warm
breads are injurious. But, as a fact. they
are not. But they should be eaten
warm. not hot. The mistake Is made in
taking them too warm. A slice OF corn
bread that burns the mouth or d biscui
that melts the butter is too hot Ii wiz
hold the heat for a long time ia tina
stomach and. sometimes, IL viii actua us
burn the lining OF the stomach.
Take your food warm but not hot
Give the children bread that is twice
cooked Toasted bread, bread puddings
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30

Preparations for Halloween parties
are already under way. To celebrate the
season properly the house and the en-
tertaiumeut should SAVIOR richly of mys-
terry and harve IT home Everything that
takes place must be an effort 10 pry
into the future OF 10 insure future pros
perity If effort il made 10 give color
70 this effect ia the decorations Of the
room. the pleasure " the occasion viii
be- doubled. These may be as freakish
as ingenuity can provide.
The season itself suggests that au-
tumu leaves be used protusCIy, and a
l5-cent or 25-cent trolley ride If taken i'm
the right direction and By "a party OF
young persons viii provide all that
are needed. AS FAR as possible turn
the room into a greenwood Fasten
the BOughs OF cOlored leaves 10 the
chandelier, the largest picture frames,
the backs Of chairs, and so make
bower and thickets. String small red
apples and fostOon them over the por-
there's.
MaugOlds. almost the only flower left
in the garden at this time, are pretty
for the mauteL with d background OF
green or bronze oak leaves, and, indeed
their gay color viii be welcome almost
anywhere. The only lights used should
De candles ana Ilth-B lanterns MADE OF
pumpkin and squash shells.
la the strange radiance of these a
spoOky decoration that looks especially
weird is number OF cOrnstaIk scare
, Cws Ieeriug out Of the shrubDery. Ball
up the leaves for the head, and be-
sure 10 have some rampant streamers
arranged FOR hair. IL such su.~uU"diugs
il ought 90 be easy TO thrill dellciously
while the trials are going on.
EenC Adjuncts.
II desired. the hostess can array her
self as "a witch lu a long gown Of red.
bOrdeIed with frogs lizards. and SER
penis cut out OF black cloth. on her
head let her wear long pointed hat of
scarlet with "a black veil caught al its
zip. the hat coming from q pointed
crown of half carrots.
a group OF little boy gnomes. gotten
up In suits OF earth coIored cambria,
with large boards. belts Of red or bright
green and horns 10 match, may attend
her. If she has q cave or gypsy tent
anywhere iu which she tells fortunes. ID
strange monster 20 stand just outside
. the door can De built of potatoes pivot
/ ed together with pointed sticks.
very good test 10 open the fun with
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30

IT HERE is in New York city a gym
uasium deliberately dtted ouu. but
eligible 90 the membership of
only. 81 very select few. Tt is the
closest corporation iu Greater New
York, for its membership is limited 10 a
very select few OF the children of tine
-Four Hundred.
Three classes meet daily iu this gym
uasium for practice The hours are linz
lied. and as one cE-ss finishes the doors
are thrown open 10 another.
The FIRST class i'm the morning is COM
posed OF boys and girls over ten years Of
age From 8 o'clock until school time
hey come and practice on the bars.
They can use the swinging rings and
thry can avail themselves of punching
bass footballs. and other implements
of sport. There are no rules. 40 regular
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30
NY LHDYS TOILETTE LESS
TROUBLESOME THAN or OLD

The modern b1ud0ir invariably boasts
OF "a dailtiIy appointed dressing table.
and it is the pet hobby of almost every
woman ty add from time no time to her
collection 1E toilet accessories And yet
mE lalys toilette today. or the time
spent at &c. is almost Insignificant COM
pared Hitl tlat of the society belle OF
tEe Cd eighteenth century.
Although tEe men and women of llaL
period possessed the most eXgHi=[lely
wrought toilet articles. the dressing
table as Wa know IL was unheard of
ANA Whys
Probably one reason was thar SO
elaborate a process was the finishing
oI au El.ealtl-CeuLury belle or beau
IHaL other matters social ana other
wise. b,eEl generally attended 90 al the
iug che DgrauIdal mead structure. 3r g.
skilled llalu on valet was applying the
requisite rouge and catches 20 the face.
Aee1 ll Etl-l ef liiiesal age tue arr -s-tr
MOI iu Disgusting tGe use or powder
alu paint but lE using d 10 pest aa-
vantage SO tlar when this was The case.
what need Ea5 there OF "a fasul0la BILE
woman Keeping relglously within her
dressing room until suCu necessary adj
o-l1-s t1 her beauty were properly
Naturally. when it took several hours
1or L-a CliLula 70 De adjusted during
which time -t was necessary 10 remain
slave ~ fashion grew restless, and so
Do became che habit 60 receive one lH-
innate friends lodistes- and stewards
90 consult with tle servants concerning
household matters. 20 hear the latest
choice Alt OIL gossip OF intrigue
$50 wonder then, that "a sTande dame
did u8r have "a private dressing room
Her Lli... accessories were arranged
fu handsome dressing box. often of "a
plush oI er araidered SATIN and this
box. eouta lining mirror rouge. and patch
boxes and saEl aFHe-e5. was carried
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30
The Wise Cabbage!

u there has been made ready a pile OF
cabbags7. of various sizes, II viii De easy
10 tel tEe a9seara.ce cf the husband oT
vito that fate IS 90 grant. Embodied
the party one by one is led 90 the pile
and the Grst cabbage touched is taken.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30
GHOSTLY DECORATIONS WITH
FLOWERS DREDARE FOR HAL LOWEEN

II describes the unknown. whether big or
little. straight OF crooked. The taste OF
the heart near the stem indicates temper
and disposition.
Many are the methods of discovering
the name OF the life partner. Sometimes
nuts are given name a lighted candle
fastened iu each and the whole set
afioat on q basin OF water. Each person
puts iu one bearing her OF his name.
and such of the little craft as touch in
their floating viii be united for life
through their owners marriage.
If one hangs over the doorway the
cabbage previously selected. the Chris
tiau name of the hrst man or woman as
the case may be, who enters next is the
first name of the expected one. PeeIing
an apple completely without breaking
the pairing and tossing IL over the left
shoulder viii give the initial OF the
name. If these words are repeated
pare the pIppin round and round again.
bfy sweetheart name 10 flourish the plain
/ hing the uubrokeu. pairing o' er nay head.
Ny sWeethearts letter on uhe ground TO read
Poetic and Romantic.
For a girl to try at home after the
celebration a pretty test OF an admirer' s
faithu.uess is made By taking two long
stemmed roses and kneeiing by her bed.
One is for herself and the other for the
adOrer. AS she twines the two together
she must repeat gazing luteutly upon
his rose.
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and one that makes converse ton gem
eraI at once. consists of drawing one
fate out or "a Caidrgu Of alcohol. The
witch prepares this 10y hTst writing the
fates on a piece of paper and wrapping
each I'm hin foil
These are put into the caIdron and
alcohol poured over them and lighted.
Every person present braves the Tame
Io know what the future has Ia store.
To get them out without burning the
fingers causes great fun, ana 70 add 20
this, each person reads about the words
Ou mis- or her slip of paper: a mar
TI.iis5ge5 -. l2lIs gy,, D., I+sify
wife Long life ana happiness are
a few of the notices that may be chos-
"Jiu, Jump over the Candle"
Whoever will can find out i'm what
month OF the year she rs TO be married
by jumping over twelve lighted candles
one at a time. The one that goes out
with the draft of air from the jump
tells the fatefuI season.
Among the many ways of glimpsing
the future husband OF wife, a pretty
one is for the anxious seeker 20 take a
couuIe OF grains of rice that has served
at a recent wedding, go alone into "a
dark room and plant them iu "a flower
pot AS this Is done the planter viii
cry. Rise seed, ] SOW thee; wedding
rice Z SOW thee and him that is TO be
my true love come after me and pull
thee"
Then. looking over the shoulder, a
vision of the marriage mate viii be seen
pulling the rice Going down the cellar
stairs backward AT midnight. with "a
candle in hand and looking into "a mir
ror. is said 20 do as much, and girls can
ind their future husbands By standing
before "a mirror and peeling an apple.
TO foreteu the temper of the ones
married life crossed rods of witch hazel
are huns from Jhe chandelier, and on
one point is attached piece of bread
ON another a sweetmeaJ. on "a third a
I candle end, and op the last red pepper
. The rods are twirIed about and severa5
I persons bite at the objects as they pass
3 them. According 60 the catch viii tho
life be. either peaceful and common
place, delightful disagreeable or pep
perry.
The Wise Cabbage!
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30
Irvine. Irvine. and INTERVENE,
Let my love be wholly mine.
III his heart be kind and true.
Deeper grow his rose lu hue.

The rose viii then become richer in
color II the man is really devoted.
II "a girl is uncertain whom she Is 10
marry. she can place a glass or water
beside her bed with a bit of wood float
ing ou its surface That night she
will dream she IS falling from bridge,
but will barely touch the water before
the man she Is TO marry leaps on ana
rescues her. She viii have a clear view
Of his face and appearance.
There are certain vegetables tnal
should always be served az a Halloween
supper. for they hIVe been devoted TO
the occasion from earliest days cabbage
is best ga the form uI soup. FaTsnlpS,
UotatCes. and chopped onions may be
mashed together and served In large
dish.
leave n well OF melted butter. and at
The bottom OF this a ring. Whoever
chances to get this ia the serving will
he FIRST married and have good luck.
lambs wool must be eaten as des-
.rrt III is made OF roasted apples.
bruised aud mi1ed with milk or ale
BousekeeperE in oldCu times made "a
small Individual nut cake for every one
Ia the family and an guests,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-10-30

Let Her Lie on Her Back and Relax Every Muscle
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-27
COURT NEWS
CHAS. i. BROWN
IS OUT ON BAIL
EX-CLERK OF POOR DEPART
NLENT FILES CASH BOND.
His Conviction May BE Difficult, Even
After His Confession in Johnson's
Case, Unless the Latter Consents to
4 Testify Against Hin-Case Set for
May 5.

After being in the custody of the
sheriff for nearly forty-eight hours,
Charles Fl. Brown, ex-clerk of the
Ames board of charities and correc-
lions, this noon filed a cash bond with
the clerk of court and was released.
The money was received from Mr..
Browns father in New York last
night, but too late to secure the de
fendant's release. Brown therefore
spent a second night in the Hennepin
county Jail. .r. +.
Brown has until Friday to demur to
the indictments upon which he was
arraigned yesterday, but from the re-
marks of his attorneys, Lane & Nantz,
1t Is improbable that demurrer will
be interposed. What will be the ma
ture of the self-admitted guilty mans
defense is unknown to the county Of
ficials, and no hint of it can be Sc
cured from Brown or his counsel.
Notwithstanding that the defendant
testified to his guilty participation in
irregularities in the Ames poor de-
partment, his guilt may be a hard
thing to prove to an uniformed jury.
The testimony Of Brown, who was
subpoenaed, and thus theoretically at
least, forced to take the stand, cannot
in all probability, be used in convict
ing him. If William III. Johnson ex-
superintendent Of the poor department
and just acquitted on the same charge,
will take the stand against Brown, a
conviction may and probably will fol-
low. But will Johnson testify against
Brown? That question has been
asked frequently about the courthouse
since Browns arrest, and judging
from the former superintendent's
statement of his attitude toward
Brown, it seems very unlikely that he
will work against his former friend.
The case is set for May 5, but will
not be reached on that day, as the
Ames case will then be just getting
under way.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-27
STATE CAPITOL.
SOCIALIST CLAIM URGED
SUPREME COURT HEARS ARGU-
MENTS IN THE ST. PAUL ELEC-
TION CONTROVERSY

The supreme court heard argu-
ments to-day in the case of the st.
Paul socialists and their claim for the
use of the party name on the city cleo
ton ballot. The order to show cause
is directed against the city clerk, who
was represented by j. G. Michael, cor
poration attorney. He cited de-
cision Of the supreme court two years
ago giving the socialist labor party in
the state the exclusive right to use
the name socialist" This decision, he
said, gave the socialist labor party a
vested right to the name, which the
city clerk recognized.
The petition of the socialists was
supported by H. M. Parker of Mime
apolis, who maintained that the So
cialist labor party had no standing in
the city of st. Paul.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-27
HAY TEDDER A PUZZLE
Attorneys Have Lots of Trouble with
Exhibit in Damage Case.

Judge Harrison's courtroom this
morning resembled. a junk shop. A
rusty, disjointed vehicle, mentioned in
the record as q "hay tedder," was in
troduced in evidence in the case Of
August Kohler, as the father Of Con-
rad Kohler, against William Wenz.
This unwieldy steel machine, with it's
members scattered about the room,
gave the casual spectator the idea
that he was witnessing an agricultural
implement inspection. with the court
as chief Inspector.
From the testimony it developed
that the defendant had put the 49,
year-old son Of the plaintiff at work
on this machine, and that the youth
had become entangled in the intrica-
cies thereof and sustained serious in
juries. In demonstrating how it hap
pened, Conrad was lifted to his place
on the "tedder" and gave an i1lustra-
ton Of his duties as driver.