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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
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IN Id FATHER. TINE !; has swung the
years pendulum around and
again brings us to the Christmas
season, with it's preparations, its mem
cries, both joyful and sad. It is not
good for us to indulge in retrospect too
long, but to remember as long as there
are little children Christmas will al
ways be merry day, for a child re-
members no past, regards no future, but
lives wholly in the glorious present. So
be our hearts light or heavy, let US one
and all endeavor to make the day glad
some in remembrance Of the dear Christ
child. To begin with, here is the de
seription Of tree arranged for baby
and greatly enjoyed by the friends OF
the household.
The color scheme was white and sill
yer; white carleton stockings were but
tonholed with silver tinsel cord, such as
commissioners use, and all packages were
wrapped in white tissue paper and tied
with silver cord. >.Ss@Ss s rs. 81
Each tiny sprig of the tree was tipped
with popcorn flake, fastened on with
a pin, and it took several papers OF
pins to 4" snowflake this tree, but the
effect repaid for the trouble.
Silvered English walnut shells con
tanned tiny china dolls, one for each lit,
tie guest. The tree was bountifully
sprinkled with silver tinsel, and all the
4 candles were white. Two men friends
were personally asked to watch the
candles, and there were no accidents; 9
gaslighter was used to light them, as
there were no matches used. There
were quantities of silver stars and silver
paper chains interlaced, kindergarten
fashion. This tree was pronounced s 8
thing Of beauty" by all who saw it.
i. + i.
"a novel way Of distributing presents
is to make huge stocking of turkey
red cotton or white drilling; run a wire
in the hem around the top to keep il
s open, and suspend from a hook in TIT
ceiling by wide red ribbon
Decorate light stepladder with rib
+ bor and holly or Christmas green's, ant
stand by the stocking. Hang it up !;
few days before Christmas, and hav,
all parcels dropped into it.. Light pack
ages and letters may be pinned on tn,
outside. At breakfast table on Christ
i mas morning draw lots for the homo
Of unloading the stocking.
!. i.
The hostess who is going to give thi
luncheon for eight guests, rejoices i
y the possession Of an old fashioned house
with big freplaces, and, best of al, sh
believes in keeping up the good oil
customs Of years gone by: SO each yea
bit Of the. yule tree log is saved wit
which to light the next years fire q
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
zxkVv YELL,''. said friend, com.
w ing in the other day. :" m
w off to make some calls this

wv ing IN the oCher Gay. u =.
off to make some calls this
I afternoon, twenty seven or twenty
eight Of them if possible, and ] want
you to come along
[ looked at her in amazement not to-
say disgust; for we are both aout-of-
door women,o and it was a sunny, en-
ticing day. To think OF wasting It IN
making fashionable calls! wished
!. her to feel that 1 decidedly disapproved
of her plan, and am sure my face told
s her as much.
Do you realize,' finally began.
& stthat this may be the very last Of
these days2 That's what makes each
one of them so inexpressibly precious.
II You may go calling if you wish, but
we II part company this time. Il shall
90 to the woods. y
sThat g just where am going,
too she said, ''and to the banks Of a
blue lake besides Incidentally, in
4 tend to look in at the twenty eight dear
old ladies that board at the Jones' Har-
rison home. AS the calling will all be
in one building, it will not take so very
I long And you know they are really
! glad to see visitors. It must be a bit
lonely at times for the poor dears, anu
I WONDER she added softly, ( .whether
they may not be little more sad and
lonely than usual, these autumn days,
and whether they are not. perhaps
thinking how these may in truth be the
i last .
Oh, you dear!' said, s"of course
I'll 90. Let s lunch as soon as pos
sible and get very early start. If
we don't get time to have a little chat
with each one of them, wei go again
Is another day.
We took Como Harriet car and a
transfer to St.. Louis park car. Alight-
E ing near the little sign-board pointing
us the way to the Jones' Harrison home,
we walked single file for a half mile
over nice little old-fashioned, double
plank walk by the side Of winding
country road. Up hill and down dale
it went thru the woods and across a
field to the fine new brick building on
the shore Of Cedar lake.
~ !. i !. ,ts.x
The setting Of wood. and lake was
beautiful. And tall, fne-faced, white
haired lady swaying softly to and fro
in big swing beneath one of the
trees, added to the effect.
A bustling little body answered our
ring at the door, and went to find Miss
Goldizen, the matron, for whom we
first called. , AS we followed down
! the long corridor, we heard doors softly
opened, rustHng skirts, gentle foot
4 falls, and we knew that as visitors we
were objects Of interest to many pairs
of dim eyes. = ~ ..*.s.&
Miss Goldizen, tho just in: the midst
of packing to go away on well
4 earned, long-deferred vacation, chatted
with us entertainingly in her. little Of
fee and then introduced us to several
. of th1>> old ladies. One of these in
trod/V us to others, and so the bal
was Sa-rolling All upon whom WI
called, even the blind, the deaf, the
paralyzed, the helpless, all gave us
u such cordial greeting that the visit
was all too short for us.
i. r !.
Many Of these ladies have little
speciality or a fad. Happy indeed are
~ those who have, and are still able tx
follow it.! Not only because it keeps
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

"A pretty incident of the recent cele-
bration Of the ninetieth birthday of
the Archbishop of Montreal, Primate Of
Canada, was the presentation to him
by the women of the city Of Quebec
Of ninety rosebuds. The cele
took place in Quebec on the occasion Of
general convention Of the English
church Id Canada
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
About Won,er,

- n ISIS IDA NJ. TARBELL, who
became ,sss = famous mo- s y ass aH Is
Company" has just bought a beautiful
old farm in Redding, Conn. Many
writers are setting up summer homes in
Connecticut. The pioneer in this direc-
tion, was Miss Kate Sanborn, who
wrote an interesting book about her ex.
periences after taking an abandoned
farm.
Mrs. Edward L. Gaylord, of Chicago,
has given 100 acres of land near Blue
Island, and will equip and maintain
there for the use Of the poor. the most
complete tuberculosis camp in the eoun-
try. Mrs. Gaylord is widow with a
fortune, who uses her money generously
for the good Of others. The first equip
ment of the tuberculosis camp will cost
about $4,000. The work of caring for
| the patients will be under the supervi-
sion of the Visiting Nurses association
Of Chicago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10


times by telling her that the Lord
ioveth those that he chasteneth.
aAnd Them she said, 81 sometimes
almost wish he wou1dn u love me quite
so much.
As We were coming out OF one OF
the rooms, we saw a tiny, bright-eyed
creature in black cap, peer1ng after
JUS. We went to shake hands with her,
and ] to tell her that she made me
think. of my own dear grandma, now
dead.
And I am grandma here,'' she said.
Yes, we all call her grandma, said
another with a palsied hand, "because
she's the oldest of us all.
How old are youfo we asked.
HEighty-eight, she answered, with
evident pride, "and 1 want you to
come and see my room.
When we were there, she drew us to
her dresser and there, covering it's top,
was her strange fad, collection o.
small dolls Of all kinds and descrip-
tions. Oh, yes, they were a great deal
of company for her, she said with a
| happy smile. And then she would take
| up one and another, tenderly, and tell
! us about it,, This was the last one
| added to. her collection just sent to
her all the way from Portland, a little
Chinese dolly. And this little boy
! dollsin the overalls, he was her little
workman. He had to milk the cows,
so she couldn't keep him dressed up
all the time. And this little lady with.
/ the bonnet on, wasn't she fnef And
j SO on.
/ In the mad pursuit for happiness,
when the thing we have wished for
/ but turns in our hands to the thing we
are tired Of, shall we not almost envy
4 the grandma Of them all, in her happy
second childhood with her dollsf h
! ttWell, said my friend, as We
4 walked back to the car, when / am
old and the last Of my race, I shall
find me a fad and HE me to home.
4 i must begin putting the necessary dol
lars in the bank tomorrow. But bark
! you, she added, looking furtively
around among the darkening shadows
in the trees to make sure that no one
but myself should hear, ttwhy don It
they have old gentlemen there9 What
|, | 40 AVlllO " lARh ~ Wv ~
women folks together cans make a
home, it s just q place to stay in. -
q am Shocked I replied, but at
the same time, I am free to confess
: that I've been cogitating on that very
.. thing. I believe they do admit clergy.
men and their wives there, but none
: seem to have materialized.
sBut why do they limit them to
!. clergymen, my deara I should think
; that someone with money to burn
might build an addition to this build
ing, or another building entirely, just
around the shore there to the north OF
this one, and establish an old gentle
n men Is home. The dinifg-room could
= easily be enlarged, so that the old gen
d. .tlenen could come in and have meals
9 with the old ladies, and visit with them
t a little afterwards. It seems to me
2 that it might add little spice to a
8 mode OF life which, tho happy and
III peaceful enough, no doubt, must at
times, for some Of them, at least, be
o Just q little tame and colorless. Sup.
: pose We agitate the subject.
d -Caral Wheaton.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

A young matron said that one year
she remarked she wished some one
would give her aprons for Christmas;
her friends took her at her word, and
she said she never had so many accept
able and useful gifts. So this year she
is planning to give an apron Christmas,
and llle. Merri was permitted to peep
into her box, and there she found aprons
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10
By Nile. Merri

Christmas day. Of course in this coun-<
try the wood is not the real yule log,
but the sentiment is the same. After
the guests arrive, the fire will be lit
with due ceremony, and then they will
sit down to this delectable repast.
A wreath of holly tied with huge
bow Of scarlet ribbon will adorn each
chair, and streamers of the same gor-
geous hue will lead from the center
piece "a suspended wreath Of holly) to
each plate where the place card will be
found; it is white holly decorated star.
The first course is grape fruit, then
bouillon in cups, followed by Dreamed
oysters and potato croquettes; cold
sliced turkey, with individual small
stars Of cranberry jelly; a fruit salad;
frozen eggnog and tiny plum pudding
with French coffee finishes the menu. M
The hostess is going to read charm
ing sketch Of how Christmas is kept in
many lands, and each guest win be
asked to contribute some personal remi-
niscences.
A reader asks how to give Linen
shower how to send out informal in.
vitations for the affair, and what to
serve.
Write notes to the guests, who
should all be near friends Of the bride.
elect; ask them to send their little
linen contribution to you the day. be
fore the shower; the hour is usually
from 2 until 5. Then take a pretty
parasol and tie it to a hook in the cell
ing or suspend it between two rooms
in a doorway. Pile the linen into this
and then tie white satin ribbon or
to one side, 50 that when pulled 1t vii
turn the things out upon the guest Of
honor, so it will be literally shower
After all have arrived, get some ONT
to play the wedding march, and all from
In line; when the bride is under thu
parasol the ribbon is pulled and thu
rest Of the time is spent in admirins
the gifts and reading the sentiment
attached to them. For Refreshments
nothing is more acceptable than tie;
brewed in the drawing room, with tin,
cakes and dainty sandwiches, and thes
light refreshments do not spoil one !
appetite for dinner. Stuffed dates, can
died orange peel, preserved ginger AM
| bonbons are always permissible acces
series to an afternoon tea table.
| /. !.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

e first aid to the injured outfit 10
habitually carried on the automobile
Of the king of England
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

Il woman never auarrels with herself as long
ID she has q friend left. sS
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-10

how people tried to comfort her at
times by telling her that the Lord
loveth those that he chasteneth.
"And then, - she said, - sometimes
almost wish he wouldn t love me quite
so much. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-14

inforced concrete. This will not be nee
essary in the case of a building of this
size, however.
''Architecturally, the building con-
sists of two stories and a basement,
though the effect will be of a three
story building. The west and south
sides of the building will be built of
Lansing pressed brick, which Will be
furnished by the state. The basement,
on the Tenth and Jackson street
sides will be of notified granite brick,
made in ST. Louis. The terra Gotta
belt will be of A color to correspond
with the basement brick. The upper
stories will be of Coffeyville red press
ed brick. The building will be so by
$50 feet, and one large room will oc-
cupy most of the space on each floor.
1.-THE basement will be the press
and stock room. There will also be
toilet rooms, wash rooms and a form
wash. On the first floor. which is
reached by ascending wide stairway
from the basement entrance, Will be
the private office Of the state printer,
the counting room and the gliding
room in the front. back of which will
be the bindery. There viii also be
toilet rooms. and a swinging crane for
convenience in shipping. On the top
floor is the proofreaders' room, the
stereotypers' room, and the composing
room, together with toilet and wash
roms
1.-The building has been planned to
give the maximum amount OF HghI,
and the cases, machines. tables and
presses are all located carefully to get
the full benefit of the light.
Each story is Is feet in height.
and the contract price for the struc-
ture is $2s, 600. In addition to this
the state viii be to the expense of
shipping the brick from the peniten-
tiary. The front offices will be
plastered, but the workrooms will
have finished brick wall. 1 consider
building for the amount of money
which it will expend."
All of the light and power to be
used in the building will be furnished
from the state heating plant across
the street. There will also be pipes to
conduct live steam from the heating
purpose of warming the building, and
providing a means for heating the glue
i kettles, etc. When completed the
state printing plant will be one of the
most complete and convenient estab-
/ lishments of the kind in the west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-14
THIS Is FLAG DAY.
Stars and Stripes Were Adopted just
1913 Years Ago.

Today is Flag Day all over the Uni
ted States.
One hundred and twenty-eight years
ago today the following resolution was
passed by congress: Resolved, That
the flag of the thirteen United States be
thirteen stripes alternate red and white;
that the Union be thirteen stars, white
in a blue field, representing new con-
stellation."
In this way commenced the words
1.-The stars and stripes The scheme
was at once popular and never a single
effort has been made since to change
it.
Two years ago the Daughters of the
American Revolution, believing that
some fit commemorative service
should be held in honor of the making
of the flag, asked congress to pass a
resolution designating June IA of each
year as Flag Day." at which time peO-
pie are to decorate their houses and
places of business with the national
colors.
That is the reason that so many flags
waved over this city today. There were
not as many as there should have been,
but there are never are. The blue
bunting, which was used alongside of
the flag is in honor of Washburn col
lege now holding its fortieth anniver-
sary.
Before the adoption of the stars and
stripes, the colonies used a remarkable
conglomeration of figures, designs,
phrases and colOrs for flags. Many of
them contained long inscriptions, like
Don't Tread on Me-" Join or Die, -
Liberty" Union" and other phrases
symbolic of the spirit of the times.
The first man to unfurl the new flag,
the stars and stripes" was probably
Paul Jones on the Ranger" to the
command of which he was appointed on
the same day that the resolution re-
garding the flag was passed. It is not
known by whom the stars were sug-
gested BY some they have been
ascribed to John Adams, and by others
it has been urged that the entire flag
! was borrowed from the coat-of-arms Of
| the Washington family; but both con
| lectures are without proof, and the lat
/ ter improbable
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-14
Printing Board viii Put Eleva-
tor in Building.
Decided That It Is Part of
Equipment .
RUSHING THE WORK.
StateArchitect GivesDescriptiOn
of Building.
Will Be Concrete and Steel Rod
Construction.

Is an elevator part of a building, or
is it equipment" For the very good
reason that the $4,000 appropriation for
building the state printing plant was
not large enough to cover the cost OF
putting in an elevator, the state print
ing board has decided that the elevator
is equipment" and it will pay for the
installation of this improvement out of
the surplus which they have on hand
in the $4,000 fund provided for equip
ping the new plant.
The elevator will be run by electrici-
ty and Will be provided with power
from the state heating plant. It will
cost from 81, 900 to 81, 900. The printing
commission has spent $4,000 in the
purchase of the Clark plant, and will
spend about 5000 more in the purchase
of typesetting machines. 1t will there
fore have about $4,000 surplus for addi-
come out of that surplus.
Work is now going on full blast on
the construction of the new building
for the state printery at Tenth avenue
and Jackson street. at the corner of the
state house grounds. Within a few
days the walls viii begin to go up.
State Architect J. F. Stanton this morn
ing gave the following description of
the building:
THE general plan of construction viii
be reinforced concrete; that is. concrete
in which steel rods have been imbed-
ded When the bearing portions of the
building have been constructed, the
walls Will be put in. They are what is
known as curtain walls, and could, if
necessary be put on the top story first,
as their weight is sustained by the re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-14

1s, 1s05.-1Iy Dear Sir: Permit me to con-
graduate Washburn college on its for
teth anniversary for civil liberty and ma
tionaP union, and the triumph of the prin-
ciples for which Abraham Lincoln stood
With your present prosperity and situated
in the city of Topeka and state of KAN
sas as you are, I feel that you have an
assured future. and I most fervently hope
and believe that the excellent. work which
you have done in the past will be an
earnest of the even greater work you will
do in the time to come. Sincerely yours
THEODORE ROOSEV EFT.
The letter from Andrew Carnegie was
as follows:
New York. April 10. 1905-Dear Mr.. Pres
ldent; It was with great pleasure learn
ed on receipt of your letter this morning
that your library building is to be dedi-
Gated at the coming comm cement.
Thanks for your kind invitation to be
present. Nothing would give me greater
pleasure, but, unfortunately, I am sailing
next week to fulfill public engag ements in
the old home and to spend the summer on
the heather. Some day 1 hope to revisit
Topeka remember passing through 1t
when it was struggling village Little
did I think it would be my privilege to
provide library for a college there, and
such college IS Washburn.
With every good wish for the college
and all its students, very truly yours.
ANDREW CARNEGIE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-14
New york stOcis-

Wall St. New York. June 14-SIO Ks Ks
last night with sympathy with the nrIn
tone in London. The movement vas was IAN n
guild and business was inslshliiiedi0 IN
volume. .,.,s 49,. -.
The trivial advances established at the
opening were not retained. the market
t5Ta eeiYe back to Yesterdays closing or
below. Metropolitan Street Railway sold
OF / point and Kansas City Southern pre-
ferred ~ points. Havana ElecLlc prefer
points each and reacted IA and points
respectively.
..,1,7 1s,15 Canadian Pacific elected a listless
response in the general list. Dealings fell
to as low a rate of activity as on any day
last week Steel FOundrles lost point
and the preferred points
Bonds We're heavy at noon
rsIs lively small supply when traders
sought to recover their stocks ST. Paul's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-14
MARKETS TODAY.
Excellent Weather Makes Wheat
Quite Bearish.
Corn Market Also Inclined to
Weakness.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are Slow and Ten Cents
Lower.
Hogs Are Also Inclined to Lower
Prices.
STOCK TRADE.

Chicago, June 14.-WHEAT-As a result
OF continued excellent weather, sentiment
in the wheat market here today was quite
bear1sh. Pit traders were the principal
sellers. Reports of the rapid maturing of
the crop in the southwest were additional
influences. July opened shade lower, at
66Ac, sold off to 86asc, and then rallied to
$3.50. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago
reported receipts OF 1OS cars, against 1873
cars a year ago.
Later July dropped to S6ds61sc on IA
vorable conditions for harvesting and
closed 5sdSzc lower, at S6lzc.
Observation-Disclosures higher prices at
Liverpool the corn market was inclined
to weakness. Larger receipts than expect
ed formed the basis of moderate selling
by pit traders. Weather conditions were
extremely favorable for the advancement
of the new crop. July opened 1sGSsc low
er, at 5214d521zc, and sold at 52Ikd52ssc.
The market closed weak on country ac-
ceptances, with July at 521se, a net loss of
12c.
OATs-Oats were easier. July opened
unchanged to &c lower, at 307z930Ac, and
sold off to 30lzc
PROVISIONS-S September pork was of
51J715c, at $3.50. Lard was down 71ad1Gc,
at S7.35. Ribs were 2lAc lower. at 1922
WHEAT-Cash: No. 2 red, 500; No
red 92Q95c; No. 2 hard, $1.O0; No. 3 hard,
9O096c; No. l northern, $1.11@1.12; No.
northern, $1.05Q1.O8; No. 3 spring, $10Q
LOS
CORNING. 3 53A@54lkc; No. 3. 5s9z@54c
OATS-No. 2, 3Oc; No. 3. 299zc.
RYE-July. &c; Sept, SIC.
FLAAJx---Cash: NV, $1.43; S.-W.. $1.S5.
TTMOTHY-June. s. 10.
CLOVER-June. s11.75d12.00.
BARLEY-Cash: 42q50c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-14
SAFE CRACKERS TRIAL IS SLOW
Defense Springs Some Surprises on
the Jury.

The trial of the four men charged v'@&h
blowing and robbing the Anderson-Arm-
strong company safe last February is pro-
crossing slowly in the district court, as
the case is being closely contested by both
the prosecution and the defense.
Ali the evidence in the case is circum-
stantial. Tracks led. in the fresh snow,
from the place where the safe was blown
open to the house at Seventh and Jeffer-
son streets, where the four men. J. c.
Cameron, f. H. Cole, James Colman and
William Henderson, who are on trial.
were arrested. The defense makes much
of the fact tsat tracks also led away
from the house. which the officers who
made the arrest admit.
The officers captured a wooden box In
which was found the drill in boring into
the safe. An effort was made to estaDlls9
the fact that the four men had box OF
the same sibe in their possession before
the robbery