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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-05
TOO MUCH CHEESE

During one of his campaigns "Pri-
vate" John Allen stopped at a cross
roads store. While he was exchang-
ing news with the proprietor, an old
darby :rom one. of the plantations
came In. When his purchase of mid
dim an meal has been wrapped up
he started out. At the door he paused.
Got emmy cheese, boss?" he asked.
why, yes" said the clerk, pointing
to a frehhly opened can of axle grease
on the counter; box just opened" =,
The darby looked at it hungrily.
How much2" he asked. n.....-.. =,
give it to him for ten cents, and
throw in the crackers said Mr.. Allen.
"All right" said the clerk, filling a
bag with crackers. Here you are"
The darby laid a greasy dime on the
counter, picked up the box and the
bag, and going out seated himself in
the shade Of a cotton-bale. When he
had finished the crackers he ran his
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-05
PASSING OF AN ANCIENT BOSTON
DOLLHOUSE.

For the paltry sum of twenty-five
dollars the old dollhouse, one Of the
many relics of bygone days in the city
of Cambridge, which during It's exis-
tence has held probably many thou
sands or dollars. has been sold. The
hoilse stood for more than a century at
the Cambridge end of the West Boston
Bridge but during the past few years
had been so badly in need of repairs
that 1t was more Of an eyesore than a
thing to be admired as having been
handed down by our forefathers.
The house had been in disuse since
1858, and from the appearance of it at
the time of its demolition. one might
readily believe that no repairs had been
made upon it since that time. 1t is
probable that so great was the rejoice
ing when the West Boston Bridge was
made a free" bridge, there was no
place In the hearts of Cambridge citi-
zens for sentiment, and none arose in
the hearts of their descendants to
prompt them to preserve the old land
mark.
The dollhouse was first used when
the West Boston Bridge, known as the
Great Bridge" was completed In 1913.
No person was allowed to pass over
without first visiting the dollhouse to
pay the pittance which was demanded
of him. In 1893 Moses Hadley was
made the toll collector, and continued
in that capacity until 1858, when the
bridge was made free" bridge.-Bos-
ton Transcript.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-05

finger around the box and gave it a
good long lick In a few moments he
put on his hat and started for his mule.
As he passed the store. Mr.. Allen
hailed him.
We'll. jerry, what did you think of
that lunch?"
The old darby scratched his head,
then ne said. Il tell you de truf, Mars
John, dem crackers wuz all right. but
dat wuz de ransomest chees uver et!'
-Harper's Weekly.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-05
THE GREAT REMUNERATION.

The Hon, George Fred Williams,
Dedham's greatest Bryanian states
man, one Of the original and only trib-
unes of the Peo-pul, has been canting
a reminiscent and appreciative glance
upon his illustrious career. He finds it
good. He approves and recommends
it strongly. But why, foreigners ask,
is the immortal Williams only "a pri-
vate MANI? Why is he plain Citizen
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-05
BAMBOO GROWERS IN WASHING

Bamboo is being grown on Balm
bridge Island. NJ. Furuya & Company
have been trying the experiment and
believe that it has been success.
Bamboo stalks are now more than
five feet in height and it is believed
they will grow to a height of from fIf-
teen to twenty feet The bamboo will
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-05

We are having an awful time at our
house. The cook says she feels like
leaving our employ every time she
catches sight of my wife, And what
are you doing about it?' I'm trying to
get my wife to take a long yaeation.''-
Cleveland Plaindealer.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-05

going to do? gasped the girl.
I am going 10 tell our curate how
matters stand between his mother and
myself; he is between-and-''
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-08-05
The FASHIONS.
AIMKE OF ACC-MULATING
TO MANY GOWNS.

Chasing Color Scheme-Presages for
xt season-SIIks to be Higher
fieed-The Overskirt Foreshadowed
y the Tunic Skirt.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22

the piece downward, and the waste
wood removed. as in the case Of the
tenon piece, with chisel and mallet.
The LAP dovetail," used for drawer
fronts, Is shown in Fig. 1O2. This
joint does not show the dovetail on
the outside or front Of the drawer.
Instead Of marking the gauge lines on
opposite sides of the piece (for cut.
ting through and through. as at A. Fig
1907 one Of the gauge lines, Y, is
made on the end, as shown at b. The
lemons are then marked out Just the
same as on the former piece except
that they terminate at the line Y. To
saw the sides Of these lemons the piece
Is placed in the wise in a slanting posi-
ton similar to that shown In Fig.
SO, SO that the lines on the end and
front can be seen at the same time,
the Jaw kerr terminating on the gauge
lines A and Y. The intervening wood
Ia cut out with chisel and mallet, hut
care must be taken to chisel out the
opening 20 as to form a right angle.
The corresponding mortise piece Is
marked out in the same way as al.
ready described. using the piece C.,
Fig. 102. as q pattern with which to
lay out the mortises on ID.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22

the dovetail connections shown IN
Figs. 80 and 1O2 enter 10 largely into
all table, cast and other work hav.
ing drawers that . full description
will be necessary. In Fig. 80 an illus.
tration is given Of the plain dovetail."
such as is used In the backs Of
drawers, or for boxes. All the pieces
which are to enter into such dovetailed
work must have the ends dressed per.
fectly r and square, after which, II
for q drawer, the drawer back and
drawer sides have . marking gauge
line made On both sides at q distance
from each end Just equal to the thick.
ness Of the drawer sides. This line 10
shown At X in Fig. 100. The line
marks the length Of the dovetail
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22

taper will be less. These ruies we're
Invariably observed In all nrstclass.
work made by hand before machine
d~ovetailS came into use.
After the gauge, lines have been
made on each side Of the piece on
which the lemons are to be cut, It IL
placed end up in the bench wise and
the two 3-16 of an inch distances f0k
the end lemons are marked on the
front edge Of the end. Next space the
remaining inside space into three
equal parts with dividers, and from the
points thus obtained mark the " Of
an inch dimensions for the two inside
lemons. Then mark sic Of an inch
for only one Of the outside lemons, on
the back edge Of the end. as shown
In the extreme right-hand tenon at A..
and with great care set the bevel Gig.
1917 to . sharp line drawn from the
Sic Of an inch mark in front, to the
sic of an inch mark at the back. The
angle thus obtained on the bevel will
be the correct taper for the sides Of all
the lemons. which need be spaced, az
directed above, on the front ange only.
The bevel, II correctly set. will give
the exact size at the back.
The back saw IL used for cutting the
sides of the lemons, after which the in.
tervening wood Is cut out, partly from
opposite sides. with a chisel and NAL.
let. Having completed the lemons, the
next step Is to mark out the corre-
spending mortises on the opposite
piece. This is done by placing the
piece having the lemons. In the exact
position required on A, as shown In
Fig. 1O1, and with a knife or very
sharp awl each mortise is marked to
At its tenon.
The mortlses are sawed In the same
way as the lemons. from the end Of
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22
FIG. 100.

lemons, the depth for the mortises
from the ends Of the pieces, and serves
also as a guide for cutting out the
waste wood between the lemons. Spe.
cial attention is called to the dove
tail tenon q distinguished from the
dovetail mortise. This is clearly
shown in Fig. 80 and must be kept in
mind to avoid confusion.
lon the outer Of face side of all dove
tail work the tenon should not be
thicker than " Of an inch, as shown
at z in Fig. 101. but 1t is the custom
to make the two outside lemons 3-16
of an inch, instead of Il of an inch
on the face side, as we have shown at
A in Fig. 100, SO that after the work
is glued together the edges can be
dressed true and even. without reduce
ing the end lemons below the limit Of
II of an inch.
In the machine dovetailing so ex-
%tensively used on factory-made furni-
ture the lemons and spaces between
are made Of the same size. The rea-
son for this Is that the same cutter
which is used to cut the mortises is
also used to cut out the waste wood
between the lemons. which makes II
necessary to have all parts Of the
dOvetail exactly the same size. On the
contrary, when the %dovetailing is done
by hand the tenons are made very
small. while the spaces between the
lemons are made large-the object be.
Ing to show as little end wood as pos.
sible, tho tenon ends showing end
wood On the side Of the drawer. This
is illustrated in the dovetailed pieces
shown in Fig. 80 and 100. 4.
The taper, or slant, on the sides Of
the lemons should be II Of an inch.
that Is, the first, OF outside lemons, be
ing 3-16 Of an inch on the face side
will be SIG Of an inch on the opposite
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22
Red Hair in History,

There has been an important
revolutionary movement without a red.
haired person intimately concerned. II
not the leader" says a writer. Nearly
all the great reformers or founders Of
religions had red hair: history men.
lions that Mohammed was Q red-haired
man. King David was rudy. Louis
XIV. wal . sandy-haired man with
many Of the characteristic pe~culiarities
OF the type. Cleopatra In called the
red-haired Creek Mary. Queen Of
Scots, had red hair, and Prince Charles
resembled her in coloring. Lucrezia
Borgio looks In her portraits somewhat
auburn. Queen Elizabeth was of de.
cidedly red coloring. which will suit
both her admirers and her detractors."
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22
4 AAuve Costume.

encountered the other day q dainty
little frock that well could be called q
nature study carried out In mauve.
The frock was one OF those flmy. chit
tony creations evolved with cream-col.
ored lace to tighten the purple effect.
The hat Of mauve t:lle worn With the
costume v~sembled m orchid In deli.
cate tOning. aud this impression was
wonderfully aided by the crown. encir-
cled v Q feather NJ pale brown from
which = lrsil Of brown tuils wound II.
self aAos n The n>NA and tell owes The
eeoek 8 treat
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22

side. while the middle lemons, which
are tapered on both sides, are " Of
An inch on the face. and * Of an inch
on the back. as shown at A In Fig. 100.
AZ regards the spaces between the
lemons. the rule II to make four lemons
on q piece four inches wide. as IL
shown on the 4-inch drawer back at A,
and the drawer front of the same size
at B. In which IL given a space Of IN
inches. II the drawer front IL 8 inches
or az inches the same number Of
lemons should be used, In which case
the spaces will be correspondingly
less, but as soon as the width Of the
drawer front becomes greater than I
inches-say ~ to 5h inches. ave
lemons must be used, and when above
6h inches. six or more will be nsces.
ssry. The examples we have given
will serve the beginner as q guide. It
must be remembered. however. that
the size Of the lemons always remains
the same ID given above. the spaces
between the lemons alone being vari-
able.
At A In Fig. 100 the thickness Of
the piece Is given at u Of q inch.
and we wish hero to call attention to
the fact that the size OF the tenon on
the hack does not change with the
thickness Of the wood. which. Il q or
v Of an inch. will still remain sic
end y Of - inch. but tAs bsvsl Or
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22

The piece c, Fig. 81. must he made
first just as A is made in Fig. &c.
After the shoulder and face have been
tested and made true, lay out the
dovetail as shown at X, and cut away
the surplus wood. Having finished C.
lay 1t in its proper position on d, u.s.
ing the dovetail cut on it as a pattern
by which to mark ID. In this way any
slight variations in C will be com.
penss.ted for In ID.
The same method must be followed
when making the joint shown in Fig.
%. The saw must be used in both
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22
USE OF JET TRIMMING.
Directions Given for Initiating Ex.
pensive Beaded Trimmings Now
on Display in Stores.

For wear with a black cloth, velvet
or crepe de chine gown, the Jet bead
dog collar Is coming in. For this the
foundation Is either black silk or vel.
vet cut to mt the neck perfectly. Run.
ming around the collar are closely set
rows Of tiny rOund Jet beads strung
ON linen thread, waxed. At intervals
rows Of Jet nailheads, three-eighths
Of an inch In diameter. are set In imi-
tation Of the rhinestones seen In con.
nection with n~ear-pearl dog collars.
These give the effect Of a bar run.
ming up and down.
II the cOiiar IL to be worn with q
low necked gown, It may be finished
around the lower edge with a bead
fringe made from the fine beads, with
the strands graduated. very long In
the front and shorter toward the back.
This style IL particularly becoming to
full, plump faces. Or the fringe may
be studded at intervals with larger
beads. and each strand finished with q
large bead, at least q quarter Of an
inch In diameter.
Very stunning for the girl who Is
making over her evening coat are the
bands Of heavy white satin embroid-
cred In tiny gold beads. The simplest
pattern Is the old-fashioned key or
Wall Of Troy design, but the girl who
Is deft with transfer paper car stamp
the satin band with a vine or spread
Ing floral pattern. using a sharply
pointed pencil.
A ctriktnn Ulrd1n IN In Mnrn with r
gray brOadclOth suit shows velvet OF
the same shade, embroidered In cut
steel beads. Here the pattern is very
ornate and almost covers the velvet.
but an equally striking effect could be
secured IL only the back and front Of
the giraie were Ornamented with
rosettes or buckles.
Another combination which pleases
the who wears much black and
white In combination Is the Jet buckle
ON q girdle Of white s,ik cloth or vel.
vet. In planning this girdle bear In
mind that Dame Fashion promises .
return to the narrow girdle effect In
the front 1t least. The l0ng-waisted
girl may retain the high cut In the
back. but pointed effects are promised
once more In the front.
The new Jet sets offered In shops
show q two or three-inch buckle for
the front and eight or ten inch slide
for the back. They cost anywhere
from IS to $25 . set. To initiate them
In home work. cut the foundation In
pliable pasteb0ard and cover irst with
thin cotton wadding sewed on firmly.
Next sew on your black foundation.
firm taffeta silk being the best Of all.
Cover this solidly with the beadwork.
sewing It on cr0sswise. az thus 1t 10
easier to keep your lines straight.
Before lining the buckle insert
featherbone the exact length OF the
beaded strips. 10 that the buckle will
bend to the figure and not break.
Cover this with silk anu your buckle
Is ready for the girdle. to which Il
should be sewed tight. A buckle ten
inches deep should be not more than
two inches wide, and the effect ~ bet.
ter II II Ii even narrower.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22

be drawn out lengthwise from the re-
cess into which 1t has been fitted in B.
In Fig. 81 is shown one OF the two
most used forms Of the half-lap dove
tail joints, in which 1t will be seen
that G cannot be drawn lengthwise
from d, and in Fig. 80 we illustrate
q second form in which the piece e
may be drawn but cannot be lifted out
of F.
When making these joints for prac.
tice land under no circumstances
should they be omitted by anyone
who wishes to succeed in this work.,
the pieces used may be 2 inches wide
and from * to 1A inches in thickness.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22
n ART OF
chs Pleasing Person Il Not the One
Always Eager to Intrude His
Own Views and Talk.

The good Observation-Disclosures one
who listens WELLS always agreeable.
II she feels d~isagreeable no one knows
It. She Ii always the we'll poised
fine lady. says q writer In the Chicago
Tribune.
The woman who listens well-the
listening conversationalist-will study
poses. Unless she ran be seated grace.
fully and prettily and In an interest.
ing way no one will want to talk to
her.
Learn to listen II you want to be
popular. Make a study Of It. Make
yourself . graceful listener. Make
yourself q pleasing listener. Make
yourself q tactful person who never
makes . bull. Make yourself pref
~ and comfortable, and, above all,
make yourself broad minded. You
VIII hear things you don't like,
but don't say 80. Your opinions
will be Jared, but don't mention 1t.
Your fads will be crucified and your
"isms" crossed, but don't moan about
II. Take It smilingly.
And above all, learn to be interested
IN other people. Unless you are sym.
pathetic, unless you are we'll read.
wise. and tolerant, you can't v
pretend to be a good listener. Re
member what Queen Alexandra said
when she came to the court Of Eng
land. knowing no English and little
German: II couldn't talk" she wrote
nome. 80 I just listened" Yet Ten
1yson said Of her: "She is the most
accomplished conversationalist I have
Sver met"
The m who aims to be a good
listener should bury her views and
keep her fads out of the way; she
should be sympathetic. tolerant and
pleasant.
In conversation the good listener
selects a chair that fits her. She does
not perch uncomfortably upon this or
that: she does not lag or lean: she
aoes not sit bolt upright; she only
looks comfortable.
1t Is said Of Queen Alexandra that
she always looks comfortable. Her
majesty Is a splendid listener. and for
that reason was a great favOrite with
Queen Victoria. who was a great
talker.
To the listener may be given some
latitude. 1t Is not polite these days
to make gestures. The listener Of
years ago threw up her hands and
made extravagant motions with her
arms. The listener Of to-day Is more
composed. But she still has the Ian
guage Of the hands and Of the eyes.
The best listeners are those who set
the ball rolling. They start a subject
end the talker takes It UP. It may
lie nothing more abstruse than window
gardening. 1t may be nothing more
involved than the making Of a shirt
waist or the setting Of the bread to
rise. But the listener under IDS
the art Of setting the ball rolling and
the talker keeps 1t on the move. 1t
takes brains to know when and how
to start a topic.
Tact Is necessary for the good con-
versationalist. The woman who men,
lions the wrong thing at the. wrong
time and says things that were bet
ter left 'unsaid has no place in po-
lite society. She lacks tact. She
should study how to be t~actful; how
to be kind hearted; how to avoid hurt
ing other peoples feelings and when
to stop talking. The tactful converse
tionalist will be observant and will
never, even accidentally, tread upon
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22
BY AME R1rCHEY.

BY JAMES R1TCHEY.
Instructor in Woodworking and Pattern.
Making. Armour Institute ofjTech-
nology, Chicago.)
copyright, 1906, by Joseph B.. Bowles.1
Among the many connecting joints
used in carpentry nor is of more i'm.
portance than the dovetail in some Of
its many forms. In all its styles its
useful feature is that 1t Is always self
binding in n direction. In contrast,
the half-lap joint shown in Fig. 90
does not bind in any direction. The
piece A may be lifted out, or Il may
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22
Impressed.

Uncle Hezekiah says college stu.
dents are OF some use, after ALL"
indeed! Did he go through the col.
lege ON q tour Of investigation?"
mo. he stopped at q beach hotel where
they employ students as w~aiters."-Chi.
cago Daily News.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22
10 WARN THE TEAPOT.

lot II should be about II inches wide
and eight or nine inches deep. slightly
plated frill of ribbon stands up
around the edge. o small silk cord be-
Ing sewn at each side of the frill, and
. cord loop In the center.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22
Cause and Eject.

Excuse me, madam" said the polite
hobo. but l . your assistance. The
iron has entered my soul"
That" replied the icy-hearted lady.
rs doubtless why you look 70 rusty"
And she slammed the doos.-Colum
bus Dispatch.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22
4 LESSON IN
MANUAL TRAINING
PRACTICAL POINTS FOR BoYD
WITH AMBITION AND
GENIUS.

Various Forms Of the "Dovetail"
Joint - Directions for Practice
Work - Description Of Dovetail
Connections Which Enter Into
Table Work-The "Plain Dove
tail" - The clap Dovetail" - In.
struction in Detail.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22

elbow, where they are gathered into
deep open cuffs that match the collar.
Materials required: About nine
yards accordion plated silk, % inches
wide, measured straight. II and on.
quarter yards plain silk % inches
wide. about nine yards insertion. II
yards embroidery or lace.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22
AN ACCEPTABLE GIFT.
One Easy to Make and Which Has
Double Attraction Of Pretti-
ness and Utility.

here II quite q simple cozy suitable
for a woman friend or bachelors
table. 1t IL made of o~live-green quilt
ed silk. lined with pale pink and thor
oughly we'll wadded. For q small tea
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22
A PRETTY reA-JAcxgr.
The Design Here Shown Seems -
Havs Points That Would Make
It Universally Liked.

This very smart Jacket 10 made Of
accordion plated Japanese silk, edged
with openwork embroidery and Eases.
ton. The collar Is Of plain silk. with
embroidered appliques At each corner
and edged with q full frill Of the EN-.
b%roidery. headed by insertion. The
sleeves are full and pulled below the
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22
Nr:at khoot.-

A traveller returned from india ~
lates thNt At Andatkon in cent:pl tn.
~ 10 killed foar f.l;.grown GSers
VITA hyA sAots n STA minutes. tile
arst three being sings. shotx
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1905-09-22

cases for cutting all shoulders. and
the waste wood removed from the re-.
cesses In d and + with . chisel. In
order to do this In F. at least two ex.
ira saw cuts must be made In the
wood To be removed 10 as to allow the
chips to come out freely without bind.
ing on and marrins the sharp angels
q The dovetal