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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-05

town the other day in a tight-dtting
black broadcloth, the very neatest any
one could possibly hope to see. It was
as snug as a riding habit and as de-
void Of spare material. It fitted her
right down to the ground, as the saying
is; and as she walked there was a
curious willowy appearance as tho she
were very much taller than she really is.
Another debutante, Miss Cynthia
Burke Roche, has been in town dressed
in a tight-ftting tailor-made. Miss
Burke Roche affects brown a great deal
and her new suit is a very pretty golden
brown Of the new tint, which is a deep
Italian gold, rather dull and in certain
lights almost bronze. Her suit is made
with immensely wide shoulders and high
pulled sleeves, which look as tho there
was crinoline in them. The cuffs are
embroidered ones, being composed Of ex-
quisite Japanese embroidery, done by
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other interesting debutantes and to
watch their costumes and note their
progress along fashion lines is one of
the most fascinating of studies.
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Miss Fish wore, the other day, a dress
which from a distance looked precisely
like a Japanese kimono. As you drew
near her you saw, however, that it was
a street suit made in the very latest
European design. The material which
was a very beautiful lowered Japanese
silk, was cut severely plain. There was
a tight-ftting bodice with wide sleeves
and around the waist there was a wide
flat girdle and the skirt was very tight
as to the hips, while around the foot
there was a wide flare. There was NO
trimming, whatever, with the exception
of a deep band Of dull silk around the
foot. This might have been called a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-11-05

braced ten years ago, and returned to
the faith Of her fathers. Her CONVEX
sion attracted much attention in the re-
ligious world, she being one of the few
converts from among the high caste
Hindoos.
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Miss Clara Driscoll, a patriotic
Texan, who some time ago purchased
the historic Alamo property to prevent
the building Of a hotel upon it, has
been reimbursed by the state legis-
lature and her patriotism has been
warmly appreciated. In July she re-
ceived $4,000 and she has recently
been called to Texas from New York
to receive $4,000, which will complete
the purchase.
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Queen Helena of Italy has written a
volume Of poems that are said to show
much poetic talent. One Of them, en-
titled "War,' has a direct bearing
upon the recent conflict in the far east.
The verses were written in the queen Is
native tongue (Montenegrin) and have
been translated into German. They are
soon to be published by a German firm
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Queen Alexandra has in all fifteen
ladies in personal attendance on her
the first being mistress of the robes
then the ladies of the bedchamber and
maids of honor.
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and say in a shocked tone, "Why, last
week you expressed an entirely different
opinion,' or, who makes a point of tell
ing her friends on all occasions precisely
what she thinks of them, may be a very
good girl, but she will never be popular.
Please observe, Dorothy, hat we are
always to tell the truth if we are
obliged to speak, but there are many
times when it is much more a duty to
be silent than it is to speak. All truth
is not always to be told. You need not
60 out Of your way to inform Sally
Brown that a green dress does not suit
her complexion and makes her look vel
low, if she has just bought one, no
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materials upon which to draw for
designs and color schemes.
"We are making more Persian bands
than ever this year. Tho they bear
various names they are easily trace
able to Persian designs. We have but
tons this season and many other things
which have the touch of orientalism
upon them. But in our case we COM
bine them with durability and utility.
They are not frail and they can be
easily cleaned, which is a great thing
in their favor.'
Don't fail to look at the new trim.
mings when you are buying materials
for your fall gown. True, you can
make up a fall dress with no trim
mings at all. But it will be the pref
tier by far if you trim it a little unless
there are reasons for not doing so.
Handsome velvet gowns are better I'M
trimmed. But when it comes to a cloth
Of moderate price it is better to give
it an air Of distinction by some well
trimming.
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sively@ as they affect herself. She is
50 occupied with what she wishes to
do, with her own plans, ambitions and
ends, that there. is no room beside her
fire for anybody else to sit down. This
girl always makes herself comfortable
and does not care a fig whether or not
others suffer. In a streetcar she pounces
upon the best vacant seat, and v
thinks of offering it to an elderly lady
or a woman burdened with a child or
anybody else who looks tired and worn.
She sends her brothers and sisters all
over the house on her %errands, but it
does not occur to her to run upstairs for
the book her mother is reading, the
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contributed one of these bits Of her
handiwork. Mrs. Roosevelt is fond Of
embroidery, and is quite an expert in
the art.
BY the dignity and sonorous quality
Of her blank verse, and by her wonder
full insight into human nature, as Por-
trayed in the character of her tragedies,
Joanna Baltic, poet and dramatist, won
for herself the fattering title of ISIS
ter Of Shakespeare
Arnold was her frst drama; then
came Plays on the Passions. These
were put forth anonymously at first,
and were believed by many to be the
works Of Sir Walter Scott. Other dra-
matte works followed this one. Besides
her plays, Miss Baltic wrote some of
the most beautiful songs in her native
dialect, including "Woo'd an Mar,
ried Ana" "Saw Ye Johnnie Com.
ingq" "The Kitten" and "To a
Child
She was the daughter Of a clergyman
and was descended from an ancient
Scotch family, claiming as one of Its
ancestors Sir William Wallace. She
was born in 1862 and died in 1851.
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Miss Grace Stephens, an American
missionary in Madras, India, writes
home that S~ooboonagan Animal, daugh-
ter Of a wealthy Hindoo prince, has
abandoned Christianity, which she en-
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ses, for Schoolgirls, the Question of UnpopuLarit>

and clumsy; he may provoke you by
forgetting his manners, but he is not
apt to put on the airs Of other people.
He will be just himself.
But girls sometimes purposely and
sometimes unconsciously initiate those
around them, and in speech and be-
havior are not quite genuine. Nobody
can have very much patience with an
affected girl; a girl on whom n can
not count, who poses and acts a part.
You would better ask yourself, Dorothy,
if you are always simple and sincere
and willing to be the plain, honest girl
that your mother knows and your
father loves with such pride, because if
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wasted, loose, shirred coat, with flying
skirts, yet there are those who do
affect this style.
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Many Of the new gowns are made
without cuffs and these, as a rule, de-
pend upon handsome stitching to finish
the wrists. One very pretty dress was
finished with a wide band Of leather
around the wrist. This was cut in what
might be called flagree work and there
were a few embroidery stitches in it.
Another very pretty gown had wide
bands Of silk around the band, and still
another was finished with a strapping
Of velvet. You cal finish your sleeves
in almost any way and still have them
fashionable. It is difficult indeed to
step out Of the domain which Dame
Fashion has laid out for herself.
1t is said that the street dress will
be very quiet and that the street petit
coat will be talkative. This is a rather
terse way Of describing the handsome
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shawl her grandmother needs, or the box
Of toys that may amuse a visiting young
ster. She does not mean to be selfish,
and she very willingly divides a treat
with or spends money for her friends,
but she thinks primarily Of No. l. Take
care Of No. l is her maxim. Nobody
who makes this her life motto will ever
have many friends.
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Another thing that makes a girl I'M
popular is affectation. This is especially
a girls defect. One hardly ever sees
it in a boy. Your brother may be a
tease or a torment; he may be rough
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is it your place to make Louise Jone
uncomfortable by commenting on the
unbecoming style of her new hat which
she must wear all winter.
A good rule all thru life is to say
agreeable things whenever one can and
disagreeable things only when one must.
No girl will ever be popular who has
no tact. The tactful girl is more likely
10 be a favorite than the beautiful, the
generous or the clever girl, who lacks
this quality.
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The self-centered girl, too, is likely
to be unpopular. She sees things exclu-
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It has become quite a fad among the
ladies Of Washington when they are re-
ceiving callers in the afternoon to have
their workbaskets in the drawing-room
and while entertaining their guests to
do a little sewing or embroidery. Mrs.
Roosevelt set the fashion, for she found
that so much Of her time was taken up
in receiving and entertaining visitors
that she decided to have her workbas-
ket near her in the Red parlor, where
she receives her guests, and during the
hours of the afternoon when she re-
ceived her personal friends, she would
spend part Of her time in some embroid-
cry or fancy sewing. The ladies Of the
cabinet quickly followed Mrs. Roose-
welt s example, and now it is quite the
thing for the ladies Of Washington to
use their needles during the afternoon
reception hours. Mrs. Mckinley, when
she was in the White House, was noted
for her dexterity with her knitting
needles. She always had some piece OF
crocheting or knitting on hand, and she
was very fond Of knitting socks and
Hbooties' for children. Whenever re
quested to send contribution to a fail
or bazaar, Mrs. Mckinley generally
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select a tight-ftting mode. The long,
loose cloak is fashionable, but, on the
other hand, the tight-ftting one is
equally SO; and, as to the appropriate
ness Of the two for everyday wear,
there is no question: at all. The three
quarter tight-ftting coat can be worn
on almost any occasion, while the loose
cloak is entirely too dressy for every
day wear. Between the two there is
something that compromises in the
shape Of a coat which fits very tightly
in the back and across the shoulders,
while it hangs rather loose in the front,
something like q straightforward Eng
lish coat.
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The debutantes Of the season are ex-
tremely smart and the accusation has
been made Of them that they are out.
dressing their elders. Miss Deacon, the
beautiful Newport girl, whose sister
Gladys Deacon, has attracted a great
deal Of attention abroad, appeared il
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you are, the girls will presently begin
to love you, too.
Real people who belong to the reali-
ties of life, and who are not trying to
masquerade in characters that are not
their OWL, are almost always sure Of
gaining esteem, and after esteem comes
affection.
There is just the possibility that the
girl who mourns because she is unpopu-
lar cares too much about it, and is too
anxious to have the conspicuous places.
Your older sister could tell you of a
girl in her class in college, who was
lovely, provided she could be pushed
into a position Of leadership. If only
everyone would look up to her, ask
what she thought, and give her the cast
ing vote, nobody could compare with
her in courtesy. But pass her over, ask
her next door neighbor to walk with
you, or take the chair at a committee
meeting, and this girl froze and was as
cold and distant and hard and unre-
ponsive as an ice-bound book in Janu-
ary. Let her lead, and she was fasci-
mating; omit her from the program and
she Immediately became a sphynx. A
girl who is bound to be foremost at any
cost may be admired, but she will not
be the most dearly loved girl in her
class.
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If I were you, Dorothy, I would not
worry any more about this thing that
has been causing you to look pensiye
and have dropping lines about Your
mouth and wear a grieved and martyrs
like expression. Popularity is very well,
if it comes %unsought, and as the reward
Of goodness, kindness and unselfshness.
But it is not the thing best worth try
ing for.
Sometimes it is a disgrace to be pop
ular. If one becomes popular thru
counting other peoples favor and doing
what is called toadying, she has no rea-
son to be proud; she ought rather to
blush. A girl who is true and loving
and gentle, considerable, thoughtful and
ready to do the next thing for the next
person, with that politeness which
springs from a good heart, need not be
afraid that she will ever be the unpop-
ular girl in her circle.
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Copyright. 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles.)

Copyright, 1905, by Joseph B. Bowles.)
wv YHEN you tell me, Dorothy, that
ASA you cannot win your way IN
Wv school because the teacher is
hateful and the girls are horrid and mo-
body likes you, 1 cannot help thinking
that the fault must somehow lie with
you. You tell me with a very rourn-
full look that you are unpopular. Mary
is popular, and SO is Jane. But you,
Dorothy, with every reason that they
have for being liked by the class and
the teacher, are left out i'm the cold and
have begun to feel that you will al
ways have to stay on the edge of things
while other girls are in the middle.
Naturally, some girls get on faster
than others in a. new environment.
There is Margaret who is so magnetic,
so sweetly attractive that every one
falls in love with her gentleness and
grace. There is. Stella, whose scholar
ship is so accurate that teachers feel de-
lighted to have her at her desk when
they are explaining lessons, or conduct
ing Rotations. There is Eva, who is
never at a loss for the right word, and
who never is bothered with her hands
and feet as some girls are with theirs.
1t is not really worth while to look
too long at those fortunate girls, the
trouble being, in your case, that you dc
not belong to that group.
May it not be that you are over criti
cal? Occasionally a schoolgirl falls into
q habit of saying disagreeable things
about other girls, and putting wrong
constructions on their motives. We
have all seen the girl who is ready tt
say something mean about her neighbor
and who stoops to the greater meannes'
of saying uncharitable things about
those who are absent. If you do this
you cannot expect that people in gen
eral will be very fond of you.
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I have seen girls who prided them
selves so much upon being candid an
telling the truth that people were &C
tually afraid of them. They use tn
truth as a boy throws stones. One never
knew when some hard little pelle'
would hit one in the face.
For example a girl may have %entirel.
too good a memory. The girl who's
habit is the instant she hears some
thing told, to make a face Of surpris
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pocketbook tied to her wrist and her.
glasses tied to her hat they know that
it is not a mild maniac which confronts
them, but an absent-minded sociologist.
philadelphia Record. ..-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-19
Mrs. Caroline Ball.

Mrs. Caroline Ball died at her home
on North Center street in this city at
$3.50 o'clock Friday morning after a
short illness of paralysis, she was 81
years 3 months IA days old.
She with her husband and one
daughter came to this city from Ger
many in 1881 and have resided here
ever since.
She was the mother of children
daughters, Mary and Tllla and SONS
Jerome and Alpha also one adopted
son Arthur who resides in Mishawaka.
She was born in Germany On Sept,
20, 1847 and was united in marriage
to Adam Ball.
She leaves to mourn her death be-
sides her husband and children her
father, Joseph DintInger who resides
in Germany. The funeral was
held &C the Catholic church of which
she was a devoted member, at 80
O'Clock Monday morning and inter-
ment at Catholic cemetery.
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MORTUHRy


James w. Maxey, one of the old
and well known residents of this city
died at his home in the west part of
the city Sunday afternoon, January
IA, 1905 aged sc years months and
10 days.
There was no better friend and
neighbor than slim" MaxeY. He
would get up at any h.ur in the
night and go anywhere to assist the
sick and so far as he was able was
ready to help all who needed and de-
served assistance.
In politics he was democrat and
an ardent partisan who did more for
his party than his party did for him,
though during the past three years he
had been given the position Of truant
officer, a position which he filed with
out fear or favor according to his
ideas of justice.
His death came rather unexpected
ly but he had been in failing health
for several years. He was twice
married; leaves a widow and three
children Lawrence and Bertha Max
ey of this city and Mrs. Mabel Will
kinson of South Bend, also three
daughters of his first wife. They are
Mrs. Elsie Diamond Of Whiting, Ind.
Mrs Ella Creswell of Texas and Miss
Lillian Maxey the well Known teach.
er of East Chicago. He had one
brother, John A. Maxey OF Kansas
and one sister Mrs. Loyal Burch OF
this city, living.
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Mrs. Deborah Wall:

Mrs. Deborah Wall, wife of DR.. M.
NJ. Wall, died Monday evening at the
family residence on West Fourth
street. Death was due to apoplexy,
with which she was stricken about 3
O'Clock while attending a regular
monthly meeting Of the orphans nome
board at the residence of w. 0. An
derson on Fourth street. She was
quickly removed to her home, a short
distance away, and for time it was
thought that she weuld rally, but
about s O'Clock she grew weaker until
at 8, As she quietly passed away. The
husband and daughter Lena and son
Ray d. Wall and his wife were pres
emit at the time of her death.
The news of the death of Mrs. Wall
came as a shock to her many friends
throughout the city, as many Of them
had seen her at church on two occa.
sions on Sunday and she appeared
quite well and happy.-Marion Lead.
er.
Mrs. Wall will be remembered as
Miss Deborah Moore, daughter OF
Samuel Moore, and lived in this city
for number OF years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-01-19
Thousands Cured.

DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve has
cured thousands of cases of piles. ]
bought a box of DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve on the recommendation
of our druggist, so writes c. H. La
Croir. of Zavalla, Texas, andused il
for stubborn case of piles. 1t cured
me permanently. Sold by J. W.Rin-
ard.
"Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets are the best thing for stoms
ach troubles and constipation l have
ever sold," says J. R. Cullman, a
druggist of Potterville, Mich. They
are easy to take and always give salts
faction I tell my customers to try
them and if not satisfactory to come
back and get their money, but have
never had complaint For sale by
all druggists.
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Marvin KuhnS, who caused all kinds
of excitement in this part of the state
by his criminal deeds few years ago,
has purchased an interest in the SOU
venir stand at the Ohio penitentiary
and is now full fledged merchant.
The souvenir is considered bonanza
at the big institution. Charles Young
an Erie county prisoner, owned it for
long time and when he was released
a few weeks ago he took Ia the neigh
borhood of 50, 900 which he had earned
at the business.
1t is said that a strong effort will be
made in the near future to secure a
pardon FOR Kuhns. He is now a mod.
ell prisoner.
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Reub william, Dead.

Warsaw Ind, Jan. 15.-Gen. Reu-
ben Williams, editor Of the Northern
Indianian and Daily Times, Of War
saw, died at bis home here today as
the result OF exposure while returning
from the Inauguration Of Governor
Hanly at Indianapolis. He was sew.
entY-three years Of age and had edited
the Northern Indianian here for fifty
Years, being one of the oldest editors
In the state. He was colonel during
the civil war and was one of the com
mission which tried the sIudiana con.
spirators" IN Indianapolis. Re was
held captive in Libby prison FOL
months and at the close of the wal
commanded the first regiment to pass
the presidents reviewing stand.
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The ssGood Fellow IN Office.

Frank Obenchain was a ''good fel.
low" Every man ought to be good
fellow ID proper sense But the
fellow who is good" with public
funds is bound to get into trouble
sooner or later. and then the very
people who have helped him along ir
his career of goodness" are apt tC
set their faces against him and de.
nounce the erstwhile ''good fellow
as a very bad fellow. When the ''gooo
fellow" in politics is possessed Of
good sense and judgment he will lay
aside the "good fellow" racket when
elected to an Office of trust and be.
come a man of business The people
of Cass county will probably not be
swayed much by the ''g0od fellow
argument when the time comes Il
elect another county treasurer,-In
dianapolis Independent.
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George Work.

George Work aged about 10 years,
died at Fitzgerald, Georgia, Friday
Jan. 13. and was buriec Saturday.
He resided ia this city for several
years prior to his leaving for Georgia
and for many years owned the old
warel ouse near the Pennsylvania
Freight House that was recently
owned by L. Linkenhelt.
He left Plymouth about 10 years
ago and since that time had been
making his home with relatives.
He was brother of Hiram Work OF
Morgan Park, Ill.,. who conducted the
Kellison Hotel here some time ago,
also has one sister, Mrs. E. A. Thomp.
son, in Morgan Park.
He was an old settler OF this
county and will be remembered by
many of the older citizens Of Plym.
Outh.
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TWO DEAD IN BARRIERS CHAIRS
EmbezzIIng Secretary Kills Investigator
and Ends HIS Own Lite.

Veedersburg, Ind, Jan. 15.-Fac-
ing each other from two barber chairs
each with a bullet ia his brain, John
Brant of the Veedershug News and
Charles Eckburg, financial secretary
of the Odd Fellows Lodge, were found
tonight when the door of the barber
shop was burst open by citizens. Brant
was chairman Of the lodge committee
appointed to Investigate Eckburg IS
books. 1t was thought the two men
had quarreled, but letter from Eek
burg was found in which he admitted
that he was short in his accounts with
the lodge. and said he contemplated
suicide and had determined to stake
Brant along with him."