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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-26

The nine members of the class of
the State Center high school, which
will graduate on June 1. were in the
city today to sit for the class pic
ture. The personnel Of the class is
Misses Emma " Robinson, Leona
Hansen, c. Halle Price, Margaret AL
exander Julia Warden, James w.
Maynard. Walter A. Wentworth,
Frank C.. Brown and Ezra Kerr.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-26
1.-THE Sea Wolf" at Liebigs.
VIM. Battin, per cent farm loans.

Washable shirt waist suits, at Nj. L.
A 4
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-26

UP to the present time it has been
difficult for us to get fish, but they are
more plentiful now, and we can fur
nish our customers with what fish they
want as well aus meats of all kinds.
Reed & Middleton.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-26

The members of st. Margaret's Mis-
sion met for the transaction of bust
ness Thursday evening. ut the home of
Rev. and Mrs W. Z. James.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-26

"The roast you sent us for dinner
last Sunday was fine" is an expression
we hear frequently these days, but why
shouldn't we when we make such an
effort to please our customers? We
personally select all the animals for
our market, and buy only the best,
and of course every customer of our
market gets the best. We make prompt
deliveries, and would like share of
your patronage. Leutennegger & Co.,
South Third avenue.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-26

A Bargain--New Whitney piano and
new Aron player, 1895. w. w. kim
ball Company Branch. 204ha East
Main street.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-26

Fifteen members of the Yeoman Aid
Society attended the meeting held
Thursday afternoon at the country
home of Mrs. Henry Wilgus. five miles
south of town. The hostess had also
invited a number of her friends in the
neighborhood Guests present We're
Mrs. Gilden, Miss Leonora Butler, Mrs.
Scheville, Mrs. Nelson, Miss Nelson,
Mrs. D. W. Smith, Mrs. Sarah Butler,
Miss Rosie Lord and Mrs. Thomas.
The summers work was planned at the
business meeting. and at $50 O'clock
an elegant four-cour supper was
served by the hostess. All enjoyed a
most delightful time.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-05-26

Mr.. W. A. Mills, head hog buyer of
Smith, Carey g. Co, Chicago livestock
commission merchants, was i'll the city
today on business. While here he was
the guest of Mr.. j. S. Haskell.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-28
hints for Care of Wardrobe

,ont ne careless in putting on and
t4hlnS off or IN putting away yoHt
''"ieS' rs much of their beauty and lie
N'.tAaS upon Their core
After removing dress remove all OK
sia> Ia the way of beauty pins. jaboiS,
overs etc. that are not a part of IKE
ftySS ana permanently attached
NaHety is not the only reason why il
peSt 10 have changes. 1t is real econ
my rs clothes need rest.
II Is economy to buy good CLOTHES. bu.
.'A eAtrayagant. Care keeps good ma-
.fFiaI and well-made clothes in shape
.H'"r ones will not respond even 10 good
Al clothes keep in shape better If prop
wy folded and padded In putting away
aI>ts the sleeves and bodice should d.
>'uHed with crumpled tissue paper.
h4 me sleeves crossed over the bodice
l'u ne wrist part turned back Skirts
"l'uld be ibid fiat on Il table with middle
'front.' and middle of back folded. AMI
.t'h foided back and forth tfanlikci. and
tath folded once from top to bottom. If
-tceSSary: but il is much better if skirts
+'h ue PUT away full length. Never turn
= NAiFI inside out To fold. This may b.
81. right when hung.
I'D hanging skirts. waists and coats.
-''a wooden hangers are tho best. aIA
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-28
What GIFTS May a Girl Accept?

You are aware of that positive aud
widely accepted unWrltten law that from
an undeclared lover n girl may accept
only perishable articles. 1t is not n cues
ton of cost, for the roses lie gives her
in December may cost as much rs u new
hat. and the concert tickets might even
glove her for six month";.
Nor is it question of uSelcs>ucs,
only. for she may not accept icWcjry
expensive pets ana pictures. In fine
she may ouly take articles which perish
in the uSng-swifty fading flowers
cHoColateS which tomorrow VIII hp bur
il sweet memory. tickets to secure an
evenings enjoyment. Books are some
times held an exception, and certainly
may be given without ofense to an in
valid az traveller, but even then they
must he inexpensive.
10 "a ola friend little latitude may
he allowed. admits the Weekly Wei
come. Sometimes the custom Of giving
little weekly Remembrance at birth
days or Christmas has been kept up be
tween TWO since childhood, and it would
only be fuSsy and prudish to stop it I'M
less some special reason arises.
But while such things rs we have
described mas be given and received in
mere politenesS or friendship. without
the least Interior intention. it is not al
ways So. There are many generous
young fellows who like to please all their
lady friends lmpartIallY. ana from WdOm
the little gift may safely bc accepted
But if "a man concentrates all his atten-
tious uunn one. cuts his best flowers for
her with a liberal hand. remembers her
alone when Sarasate or Beprbnlu Tree
IS III their town. then she may well ask
herself whether or not she is prepared
To accept him as Il lover
If not she had much better make n
gentle effort to quench his hopes, difficult
though 1t may be. 1t is quite evident in
that case that his gifts have n meaning
and unless she Is a mere hirt. DESTROYS
of adding a scalp to her string. she will
seriously make up her mind whether or
not she will encourage him 10y taking
them
No right minded girl viii accept any
thing of use or value from muu 10
whom she is not engaged. In racl. il is
wrong for Il man to offer it, because he
must know quite well that il is NOT per
missble and only creates au cmbaJrass-
ing situation. UnhappiIy, there are girls
greedy and silly enough not only 'p ac-
cept bnt even TO seek gifts. If they knew
how they lowered themselves even Iu til"
eyes of the donor they would surely
writhe with Shame.
Sometimes the refusal Of q gin gives
n shy lover Just his needed oppoi unity
TO speak. We'll if YOU won't have the
brooch will you let me buy you q ring
do. Maggie dear was the way on lover
found himself Suddenly able 10 pvt the
question which had been hanging ga his
lips fer weeks. or the refusing u( the
gift enables q girl 10 put dcfinit. stop
10 troublesome attentions without low
ing them to get As far as "A proposal
Boston Traveller
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-28
A Smile Instead of a Frown.

The sympathy which warns the keen
common sense of l.. Il. Chancellor.
whose suggestions follow. will give her
testimony Il standing in our feminine
court. From her letter we make the fol-
lowing extracts: \ few months ago il
was my misfortune to move from Il
lovely town in which | had made my
home for seven years. One of my oh
JcctiOnS to leaving the place was that |
should never be able to find stores with
such kind, pleasant clerks and such fine
goods. y stay of Il few months III my
new home has convinced me that there
are hundreds of obligng and intelligent
young men and women serving as clerks
all over the country. And these clerks
are not machines handing goods from
employer to purchaser; they are indi-
ymualS with personal life. And how
differently do different purchasers up-
peal to this personal life one comes iuTo
the store with an expression that plainly
says: i am nor going 70 be cheated, il
can help it. 70 the clerk she an
nounces: Il will select the oranges my
self: if you please" Another with Il
smiling Good morning" and question
i'll regard to fruit, learns that the large
oranges that her neighbor is picking ont
are "pithy, and would not suit, while
the smaller ones in the next basket are
something special
To enjoy marketing the good house
keeper must be suitably dressed Do
not let her make the mistake of wearing
out her old clothes on her daily morning
errands. The effect will tell on her own
mood and on the attention she receives
Her waist should be fresh. her skirt
should clear the ground and hang prop
Crly. if possible During the summer
months, she will find that sunshadc
conveniently takes the place of Il hat
and gloves are superfuouS. On Il rainy
day. bunch of bright nasturtiumS or a
rose pinned on her macintosh will often
have the effect Of sunshine il dark
store, and she literally carries rays Of
light around with her.
At the recommendation of her grocer
Ii lady who kept beautiful garden
bought some flower seeds. The flowers
matured and proved to he an unusual
and valuable species. They were the
first of the kind ever seen in the town
and attracted much attention. The lady
potted one Of the plants and took it
down 10 show the grocer, at the same
time thanking him for having called Ter
attention TO, the new seeds The grocer
said To her: Madame. | have been in
the grocery business fifteen years. and
this is the first time that anyone has
over thanked me for anything in the
way of a purchase Should the fact
that we pay our money take away all
the possibility of gratitude: - Good
housekeeping.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-28

! thing to make our actual housekeeping
! experiences coincide with the piarS For
[ instance. when We plan 10 rise nj =.
! uathe and dress. We put in Il mental
reservation, If the baby doesn't wax.
en-. He usually does awaken. howev-
or, when we are in the midst of some
important duty, but that does not mat
ter To his lnfantile majestY--he demands
attention IN such way that he gcucr-
ally gets II, to the detriment of our
"well-laid plans"
1t is Il good idea, however. 20 Systema-
tie ones work as much us possible. and
to always make ii Il point To keep ones
best foot forward. As soon as breakfast
is over, tidy your living room; then. ii
the nelghhorS drop in, or agents come To
show their wares. you have an orderly
place in which to receive them, After
your living room comes the dining room.
aud then the breakfast dishes, and the
kitchen.
Far too many housekeepers are like
Aunt Cindy III Uncle Toms Cabin"
they have a "clarin' up time, and be-
tween one "clarin' up time" and another
the state OF the house is something To bc
dreaded. y very good idea is to clean 4
little each morning. and put everything
in its place that has gotten awry. One
should never be too busy Ia do this once
a day, for the more work with which II
housewife is burdened. the more particn-
lar She should be 10 keep everything up
To the mark. Ii all the shelves are coy
erred with oilclOth the work of keeping
them tidy is lesSened to great extent.
Always keep everything in its own place.
50 You can go TO it in the dark if ncccS-
sary. At the back of each shelf nail u
cleat, against which to rest the pie tins
and pot covers. Use empty fruit cans
for the groceries that come in paper
bags. In this way you can tell at "A
glance just what YOU are needing
Reserve Il shelf for your laundry ma
terial, unless YOU have laundry sepa-
rate from tie kitchen. Have box for
your extracts and fruit coloringS, and
another for your ground spices
| find il Il good idea To make my deS-
serts a day ahead if they are 60 he cold
desserts. such as jelies or charlottes.
thereby ohviating the worry as Ia wheth-
er the jelly will set" before dinner
Plan your dinner with view To your
work. and what part of the stove You
will need for the work. For instance
on washing and ironing DAYS. il is wise
to bake yonr dinner if possible. while
when YOU have extra baking on hand il
the time To pot-r"ast your meat
Finally. try Ia arrange Il time in vour
schedule for rest When the small des-
pot takes his nap is Your time. 1t will
do YOU worlds of good. and you will ac-
compliSh more when YOU do work-Neu
aud Women
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-28
GOSSIP Fer TIE LADIES.
s.s.sssss0assss ossssss sssssssssasssl s,al,s
NV Boy

When My Boy
comes Whistling Home,
when the might is dark, and the cold winds
and The starless sky hangs dull aud gray,
Then a light sieams out with ruddy glow,
Thc shadows PASS. and the gloom gives
When my hoy comes whistllng home
High the sound, and clear as blackbird's
,fellow and round as a robins tr1ll,
A. sweet as the tune from skylark' 5
throat,
rIqaylng its way through the silence chill,
As my boy comes whistling home.
0r "rag-time" or sonnet, ballad o. psalm
n matters not what the theme may be
Hppking with mischief, or solemn and calm,
IT carries its message straight to lac,
When by boy comes whistling home.
lis a sign uufailing. With conscience
free
And an unstained soul he fares along.
For gutlt would smother the rollicking giee.
Deception wither the happy song.
Eut my boy comes whistltng home.
on never was music that could compare
Nor sound Of chant in cathedral old,
Mar thCndei Of organ, nor choir rare)
With this, as my bay, with his heart of
geld
10 bis mother comes whistling home
Elizabeth Price.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-28

SKIRT and coat hangers can be obtained
that are scientifically correct: and shirt,
waist. skirt and coat can be hing ON
one hanger. Ii You must hang your
clothes on hooks, hang waists and coats
from loops sewed into the sleeves. ana
skirts should have loops sewed length.
wise in belts the distance from the back
that will allow tie weight of the skirt
to balance.
Clothes should he frequently and thor
oughlv brushed and shaken. and any
stains Received. Examine clothes for
stains in bright daylight. Use whisk
broom sparingly. 1t is too harsh. and
INJURIES the goods Use a ilat-backed
clothes brush.
Grease spots catch the dust and in,
vite moths
Nothing else makes dress look so
lmtIdy as spots on the goods. These
spots are most frequently found on the
front OF the waist aud skirt if from fruit
zee cream. etc, but the lower part of the
skirt will sometimes show spots from
niue spatterS. and the sleeves from al
most anything of liquid nature with
which they come in contact
One OF the best agents for cleaning
spots is soap bark jelly This is made
by dlsSoivimg "A handful of soap bark in
a quart ot boiling water and letting it
cool.
10 clean the garment lay the spotted
portion over a folded towel and rub the
spots gently with damp cloth dipped
IL Che jelly. With another cloth and
clear water wash off the Jelly, dabbinc
1t gently with the wet cloth and chang.
ing the cloth under it. Rinse with an
other clear water and clean cloth. then
let dry in the air, When nearly dr.,
cover the place with Il thin cloth and
press with IA moderately hot iron.
\ dress skirt or waist that has lost
its first freshness may be improved hv Il
good brushing and sponging After ev-
cry bit of dust has been brushed and
shaken out, clean any spots that may he
found, as directed. then sponge one por-
ton mt time and press it with a cloth
between the material and the iron. Use
white cloth for light goods and black
for dark ones.-Philadelphia Telegrnnh.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-28
Tie, Commandments for a Mother.


4! BE healthy
= BE joyful.
=. BE beautiful.
/. BE gentle and placid.
= BE firm without severity.
6. Do not stint with your mother love.
Tenderness is not effiminacy. And first,
because life often is cold and hard and
,lnel. Il sunny. bright. glad childhood is
y blessing for the whole life.
I. Discipline as life disciplines. 1t
does not scold, it does not plead, it does
not fly into passion. 1t simply teaches
that every deed has its adequate effect.
5. Do not laugh at childish sorrows
and pains of child life. Nothing wounds
Il child more than to find ridicule where
II looked for sympathy.
9. In illness and danger protect nurse.
cherish and cheer as much as in your
power And do not weaken your vitality
Inv giving way to anguish and Borrowing.
What can be done must be done as well
as possible.
10. DO not forget: The happiness of
having child includes the duty of
smoothing his way in the world. of en-
downing him with health. gladness. cour-
age. vigOr; of finally letting him live his
own way. Your pay you have had in
advance. for your sorrowing was happi-
ness and your sacrificing joy.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-28
The American Girl.

The Lord made her for society
woman. and as 4 society woman she
shines the brightest star in the galaxy
Of stars. So the Lady Helen Forbes,
writing in The Lady's Realm, epitomizes
that much-discussed young person-the
American girl
She is not so beautiful as the Eng
hSh woman she goes on. but she has
more grace; she is not so clever as the
French woman indeed. Lady Helen
considers her not so much clever as
ShreWd), but she has all her tact and
instinct for dress. She thoroughly un-
derStandS the appropriate, especially
with regard To herself; she has studied
herself 50 long that she never makes
= mistake. An American girl is never
heard to say the wrong thing.
Even from her cradle the American
-lFl differs from the maiden of other
nations. according to the conclusions Of
mus rot unkindly critic; for whereas in
every other country in the world boys
are hailed with ecstasy. in America IA
son Is thing people have without max
ING any fuss. but The parents of a girl
glory aloud-a reversal of custom not
SO surprising AZ II appears at first
sight she adds. considering how su-
peror product the American girl is to
me American man
The profession for the prevention of
".tA pas, OLnefWlSe the social secretary
SNIP appears TO be coming into ever-in-
rreaSng note in the life OF the national
capital. Almost every woman of promi-
itthce employs a Young woman VINO can
"' depended upon ~ answer correspond
"hce cor, ectly and even AUTOMATICALLY.
ana such young women. remarks, the
Boston Transcript. are even of import
a4ee enough to get their pictures and
~ stories into the newspapers hope
pf Ia haT 81
women in small places who have failed
~ ralse the money requisite to starting
japanese tearooms III the vicinity of
Well street.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-28
Advice for COED Girls.

y graduate of one of the big co-edu-
cational universities asks us to add these
words for girls: Tell them" she says.
TO beware of these two extremes in
their conduct On the one hand. they
should not run after the young men ana
he oyereag ger fer attention. Nor. ON the
other. should they put Oh ala air II
aggressive Indifference whtl some girls
seem TO assume as if it were a token
If superiority. Let no girl 90 to one Of
the universities with an idea Of much
soci1l enjoyment, as she will soon find
there is very little time for it, 1t is
hetJtr by Il digniird and modest manner
TO win the respect of her masculine class
mates than TO have much so-called at
tention." In each of the large univer-
ties there is an unWritten law of
etiquette which governs the relations OF
the young people AT one for instance.
no girl recognizes Il young man in class
hours. 1t is we'll for beginner to post
herself i'll all such matters and thus
avoid embarrassing mistakes in conduct.
Commenting on this last advice Il
woman of wide experience in college life
writes Il can only say that modesty and
good manners, sincerity and good Schoi-
arshin, are much admired in college iii
spite Of the slurS and digs at faculty
pets. The girls that make the best sue
cess are those that in the end command
respect for their character. Harper )
Bazaar.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-28
Calm and Poise.

Behind counter in one of the great
stores stands Il tall woman with snow
white hair and with Il pink-and-white
complexion that sweet Is might be
proud Of. says Margaret Hubbard Aver.
IT you have the good fortune to know
that woman. even to have spoken once
TO her, YOU never enter the shop. never
are in the neighb0rnoOd without going 10
her counter.
Not that you really want cake of
soap or a bottle of perfumery. but the
magnetic personality Of the woman who
sells it to you is to all who know her
like beacon light of inspiration.
She stands there amid IA seethiug.
/ struggling, warning mass of shoppers
with the calmness born of perfect men
tai poise.
There are other calm saleswomen-
We all know them. But theirs is often
the calnness Of bored Indifference
The nervous, fidgety woman makes
UP her mind and sticks to her decision
under the benign and compelling glance
of those gray eyes
The woman with the irritatingly loud
voice unconsci0usly lowers it to chime IL
with the modulated tones of this sales-
woman.
This woman has the true magnetism
Of sincere and intensely sympathetic per-
SoEalitY She is one who does not hest
tate 10 express the good will and inter
est sba takes in customers. who soon
become her friends
| have often waited twenty minutes
50 that l could have the pleasure of IL
moment 5 chat while my friend showed
me the very latest thing in powder rags.
and while | waited | have watched shop
per after shopper come, talk with the
Salesw0man and 90 with a package I'M
der their arms. but with a burden the
less on their modest minds
This woman behind the counter is q
receptacle for other peoples woes and
troubles She is a woman Of wide eXpe-
rience and magnificent common sense.
She does not go to pieces in exaggcr-
ated. ill-advised sympathy; her sympa-
thy is the helpful sort. A life of hard
ship and work has not embittered her
and her patrons are anxious not only
for her soaps and creams, but for the
hopeful stimulating view of life that
her every word expresses.
Though her work is of the most fa-
tiguing yet she has kept pace with all
that is of interest in the intellectual
world. and through her wide sympathies
aad understanding her influence turned
always In the direction Of what is help
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-10-28
PLEASURES Or wHALER'S LIFE.
Good Coffee and Sailors Douqhnuts-
Blubber as Food.

Now, tho best coffee ever had" said
capt I1bcr one of the best known resi-
dents of Cross Mills. the capital of
'harleStoWn. was boiled i'm wooden
pal-one of III" pals provided in the
outfit o. a wbalcr."
The old Whaling skipper pauScd susuj.
eiouslN for comment. but no one made
any Then, after n glance around the
group 10 see If he detected amy smiles
he went on
When You tell anything to some folks
around here that never went ont of the
borders of CharlcstoWn in their life.
they lu"S at Won aS ii They wanted To-
tell You to 90 right upstairs. But that
cone" Was all right. ! got it up north.
ON the edge OF the territory the Russians
and Oh" laps are fighting over. n good
many Years ago. when / was young ANA
on Il Wh9lOr
We made il in a pail 10y putting in
me water and Tia" coffee and then drop
ping IN stones we had heated in the fire
1t was simple enough
'Nhalin' days WAS great days. said
The captain. Some folks think whnlin'
was nasty business. lust hpcuusc
they've beard that bubber smeH a little.
Maybe some of il did if il was left in
the bluhber room too long. but bmhhcr
llScif Is sweet and whale oil is as pure
ana sweet and ,iran as olive oil
dunno hut what Id rulhcr have il.
or "nirSc, If blubbcr WAS left in tin.
| bIloter room toe long. it would gct ran
! Id. and when We had to stop ana Kill
and cut mp another whale before the
| hrSt one was stripped and thr bubhrr
room empti"d. the Mubbpg at the bottom
would get So il would smell n little.
} hut we used To fry dough- cakes I'm tia,
tryln out kettle WHEN We could got TIA,
/ hour to make cm. SmC never bothered
us none. Ia fac, they Wmu'l uuul