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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-15
CREASED LIGHTNING.
From the Macon News.

From the Macon News
We have never heard Dick Russell on
the stump, but he is creased lightning.
He will tackle buzz saw with as
mich complacency as he faces north
Georgia apple blossom. he proposes
ME become acquainted with "Plaln
Dick Russell.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-15
A MYSTERY SOLVED.

From the Milledgeville News.
f'p a bright fellow has solved the mys-
tow IF so many divorces. He says
Nc tIt cause of so many divorces is the
numerous marriages.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-15

The great majority of Dawson's and
Terreli's citizenship show their good
sense, especially in the use OF Dove
-four and hams.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-15

A complete assortment of canned
fruits and vegetables of the famous
Hoyal Scarlet Brand of peas, lma
oeans, beets, Maine corn, asparagus
asparagus tips and pineapples:
WALL BROS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-15

400 mems shirts, worth Is cents to
Al our bargain price % cents;
0A' MCLAIN BROS.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1905-11-15
Be Sure TO Use
Only
Cream of Tartar
Baking Powder

Food made with alum
baking powder carries alum
to the stomach unchanged.
Scientists have positively
demonstrated this and that
such food is partly indi-
gestible and unhealthful.
The Washington times., 1905-10-29

neckties that Frenchmen are honoring
with their distinguished favor.
Beautifully appointed victorias, four
in-hands, automobiles Of every imagin-
able variety, and cabs. economical. but
picturesque and comfortable, Craze each
other with the Partisan inconsequence
as the procession swells on approaching
the Bos
Past Napoleon's Arc de rEtoile. on
ward We 60 All Paris is back in town.
Gracious bows welcome a late arrival
II IS the Duchesse de Luynes, who drives
with her tiny bulldog-the sort favored
for the moment by the high world of
Paris. Her somber mink coat is lighted
by a small hat of champagne and brown.
Brown furs are giving those of gray or
beige tint a hard pull in the seasons
race for supremacy. You would never
imagine the world contained such guam
titles of wonderful sables-capes, coats,
long-neck scarfs.
Gray furs. so becoming to youthful
faces, are much worn by young ladies'
Two lovely sisters. dressed exactly alike.
after the foreign custom. made a pretty
picture. Their plain Eton jackets Of
chinchilla were girded by narrow stitcn-
ed velvet belts. A pony skin jacket
made in the same way. was noticeably
chic"
Everybody who is anybody carries .
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size. Have a guard about four inches
high to contain the sand Wonderful
things can be made here. 1t has all the
delights OF seashore play, and yet the
child. If his efforts are directed. and he
is not allowed TO merely play, will learn
much from the designs he makes with
pebbles and shells. the rivers and
ponds he makes, and so on.
If cardboard sewing is attempted,
very large needles with blunt points
should be used. with heavy zephyr as
the thread The mother should punch
the holes in the cardboard beforehand.
Perhaps the most delightful part of
this work-ano part, too, that Is
distinct advantage over the kindergar-
tents the trips outdoors Mother and
child go on the happiest journeys after
natural materials for their home work
They gather acorus, seeds, colored
leaves. berries, shells (at the shore),
for mothers conversation on these trips
are without number. There are many
beautiful things in the world When
the treasures are brought home. acorns
are strung. and there are acorn cups
and saucers; the berries and the many
colored leaves are strung and pasted in
all kinds OF designs and borders OF
varying color. When the milkweed pod
bursts there Is a fine parrot. out OF cu-
cumbers and potatoes and peanuts are
made animals galore. From the white
pumpkin seeds, yellow cantaloupe seeds
and red berry Of the mountain ash ara
made beautiful strings, which, when a
couple of dozen are made each about
two feet long. make a pretty curtain
for the nursery window
An important branch OF the mother
work Is the music-the songs that Tiny
Tot learns. Great helps for this may
be found in the following books: Neid-
linger Book. Nos. and :: Holiday Song
Book, by Miss Poulsson; Song Stories
for the Kindergarten, by Mildred and
Patty Hill; Froebers MOther-play Song
BooA: the Knowlton Song Book, and so
on 1t is a great mistake to MAKE a
child's repertoire" entirely, or even
largely, of the solemn tunes of grown
folks. Teach them their own bright.
pretty music
Quite as indispensable the music is
the chiIds relation to animals. II he
does not already love them, teach him
10 as far as possible Give him as many
nets as can be handled conveniently,
and teach him most thoroughly that the
tenderest and most faithful care is due
the animals he OWLS. He must not have
them IL he does not love them enough
to care for them
With all these suggestions for the
child's home occupation, system and in
telligent direction of his ideas should be
rule, not haphazard play IL thrown
not learn much: ne viii grow Ike q
little weed Then. too. industry alone
should not be the object The artistic
side OF life should have its seeds planted
In the little mind Art is beautiful. and
art Is real-just as much as mathe-
maticS.
All these things are great fun for the
little folks. and keep their minds healthy
and busy.
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ancient Babylon. It is Hamburg en-
broidery with wool yarn on wooden Java.
There are queer fringes of felt, with
equally odd tassels. These pillows would
exactly suit an eccentric turn of taste
that would place them in a den, a hall
way or a library.
The Japanese contribute an assortment
of embroidery that is reproduced direct
ly from the Spanish Strange how ideas
travel around the world But in the
world of art ii is nigh impossible TO keep
up with the Japs.
The French tapestries are new and
exceedingly pretty. But the principal
contribution from France is their repro
duction of antiques. With a manner in
imtable they have created quaint and
most exquisite designs in ribbon. bead
gold thread, and spangle embroidery
They have worked principally on satin.
MORE, and brOcade.
The eyelet embroidery has taken firm
hold upon the lovers of fancy work, and
the shopkeepers have ready some lovely
and varied designs for almost every
thing. The combination Of eyelet and
Hedebo embroidery on ecru linen is Il
beautiful thing for the adornment OF
mission furniture.
The Washington times., 1905-10-29

IN THESE days we are always in
hurry, somehow or other: and
the race for producing time savers
and all kinds of conveniences is
growing fast and furious Even into
the quiet domains OF My Lady's boudoir
there finds fits way the very latest"
in the way of economy OF time and
trouble. My Lady goes to bed very
early in the morning-1 or 2 o'clock;
but she must rise by or s. for there
is big day ahead. beginning with the
gowns at Madane's. 1t behooves her
to rise at the last minute-In view of
when she went to bed-and waste no
more time than necessary in preparing
for and eating breakfast. The manu-
facturer, ready to supply her every
demand and often anticipating and ac-
tually creating needs. comes forth with
a dainty and luxurious paraphernalia
for breakfast time
Her fare is simple of necessity-ezgs
and toast If she chooses to wait upon
herself. first she must get up and don
just enough clothes to be comfortable.
Then she must set her little table with
the pretty silver bits. and ring for her
toast. While she waits for II. she boils
the eggs. She does this sitting at the
table. The boiler is nsckle-plated and
stands about eight inches high Under
the bowl there is q little trough This
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per chains made from one-inch and one
half-inch strips of colored paper, etc
Paper OF one color may be cut into de-
other color.
There is also the peg board. The little
child sticks tiny. many-colored pegs into
ated In his own mind Most simple ideas
can be elaborated upon as the child ad-
yances-
admits of full play for the child's origi-
nality And there Is no end OF the things
he can make. A good way TO train him
In quick and deft work Is 20 give him
lentils (procured from the grocer, to
model with The objects. of course. are
in relief on a board. The quick changes
from one object to another with the
same pile of lentils is of absorbing in
terest 10 a child.
A valuable addition to the nursery is
the sand table. A table about four feet
by two, and two feet high. is a good
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yer for this purpose, but among the
daintiest are those illustrated There Is
the silver rack for the toast; the little
caster, holding both eggs and pepper
ond salt Qf only one egg is used, the
other side makes a neat place to stow
the shells): the tray holding the egg
cup. egg holder and spoons-two tiny
affairs (the egg cup is detachable); and
"a caster of three compartments for pep
per. salt. and paprika-a substance mild
er than cayenne and stronger than
black pepper. The three receptecles of
the caster are cut glass with silver
tops. The little pepper and salt shakers
are all OF silver and not more than an
inch high.
Should man and his wife breakfast
together, each with simple needs at
this time of the day, the woman can
prepare In this way a most attractive
and appetizing little bite" and in al
most no time. OF course. there can be
added with little extra trouble coffee.
dry cereal. or fruit For two this is
coy breakfast. Buff Ny Lord has
a good. healthy appetite. he VIII hardly
appreciate this particular form of cozy
comfort
Perhaps this idea appeals as strongly
to the hurried business woman as TO
any. Her standing In tho outside world
is such that she can afford the little
luxIIries Of life. and aDpreciates these
pretty convepiences. which are or
dinary breakfast table condensed into
a two-bv-two SPACE. She -keerlv enjoys
the comfort of dainty breakfast In
her own room while she is busily saw
ing money and time all the while.
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send you. But I have marked It down
that only French women have sufficient
'savOir faire' for this piece of truly
Partisan audacity Not that il is ever
necessary, for every ybody'S face is thick
ly coated with a sticky sort of powder
which may be removed only by a dill
gent application OF cold cream The few
Americans and English VINO nave cour-
age to go with a natural skin stand out
in their healthy and fresh beauty, III
striking contrast to their more fashion
able French sisters.
American children, too, are very no.
ticeable. A little girl, dressed in true
Eome fashion. was the I .'ettteSt sight We
passed. Every one turned to look at her
bright, eager face and waving golden
her simple coat and big felt hat.
French children are either very much
over or under dresscd-by our standard.
In the latter state they are quantity.
picturesQuely ugly. Occasionally they
sit. in striking contrast, besides their
exquisite INA mans and gnze into space
with an odd little air of blank docility.
When overdressed. they are sights. Ii
is not the best class of French people
however. who get their children up in
curious bonnets. bristling with punches
of flowers. and coats covered with fancy
buttons and lace capes.
Capes. by the way, are more numerous
than any other driving wrap. Apparently
they are made of every sort OF cloth
The beautiful Madame Letellier wore n
very unusual one, though the simplest
we saw II was made in perfectly cir
cular military shape. its velvet collar
embroidered in gold. This style Of wrap
is affected entirely by the girl students
The Washington times., 1905-10-29
Home Teaching Of Children and Some Fallacies

very primitive but IL has in it the be-
giDnings of art-deSign, coloring and
mathematics. The little one makes de-
signs in his string of beads, and counts
them.
There are colored papers. which may
boats. hats. houses. etc II the child is
too young TO do this himself IL is a
good idea for the mother to do IL for
him. One pretty lesson in this is that
In watching his mothers deft fingers the
child soon learns OF her resource. won
derful to him. and looks up to 1t and
tries to follow But this idea may apply
20 many of the things that mother does.
A splendid educator is the scrap-book
mot the old-fashioned kind. with its
miscellaneous collection of roses and
pretty children, and anything and every
thing. but systematic grouping of SUBJ
Jects- For instance. a few pages for
night-pictqres of stars, the moon, cam
dies, bedtime. cribs, ETC.: travelling
bathrooms. trains. bicycles, horseback.
walking, etc The idea may be carried
on indefinitely-on up through advancing
years There may be classifications of
authors. musicians. artists. their por-
traits, homes. pictures. etc. Such a book
has great educational value. 1t leads to
systematic and logical thought, not to
mention the general information gained
Among the many things TO be made
with paper is a shaving ball. Take
eight-tnch squares of white tissue paper.
crushing them so that the center pro-
Jects In a point String these centers
until a puffy ball is formed. Here is a
gift for father. The fact that il is be-
Ing made for him adds. in the child's
mind. a wonderful interest to II. VAL
entines, too, can be made. which are
wide field for precious secrets There
are little Christmas tree ornaments pa
The Washington times., 1905-10-29

tn HIS subject has been talked OF
before. but often under the head
ing. The Home Kindergarten, -
or Home Substitutes for the
Kindergarten" An experienced and tall
ented kindergarten worker insists that
such things are impossible. There can
be no substitute for a kindergarten /:
there can De no kindergarten in the
home The essential principle Of such
a method Of teaching is community. fell
lowship with the many. The kindergar-
ten. though to the careless observer
but mere baby play, is a center of eth
ical and sociological development. The
first lessons OF living and moving among
fellow creatures are learned in the kim
dergarten.
Many mothers who take jealous and
conscientious care of their little ones
find ii difficult to give them up to
strangers to be taught the first pretty
little lessons So they say, Why. L can
do that myself. Ny children have their
own mother TO teach them. and every
thing in their own home that they could
need" Very true. They have the NEST
tender and unselfish teacher in the
world; they have all that the home lux
uries can give But there is something
that they have not. nor never can have
outside of an organized kindergarten
the systematic association with other
boys and girls. That is really neces-
sary to their perfect development
though many parents fail to see it in
this light.
The Washington times., 1905-10-29
AReal Convenience

~ RANCE sends us q pretty little
- novelty I'm the shape of an access
sorry for the dressing room It
is a little cabinet of drawers
really a framework holding the drawers
(four). The stand is about two feet
high and OF green-stained wood The
drawers are about ten inches by six and
four or five deep. They are covered
with gaily fiowered green cretonne, with
little brass handles. On the front of
each are stamped in gilt letters the
names OF the contents-Gants (gioveS)
VioletteS (veils). MouchoirS (handker-
chiefs), and Dentelles Gl2ces).
Ii is an exceedingly pretty little az
fair, and could easily be copied BY the
Handy Man in the house. Such a con-.
venience-such roomy, safe pIace-for
the aforementioned articles will surely
appeal 10 a number OF women
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Draperies in Pastel.

Another screen. more beautiful If any-
thing. was decorated by lithograph-a
yyornan's head. There was a suggestion
Of a grape arbor over her head. some
OF the grapes and leaves We're painted
while two or three clusters were richly
embroidered. A cluster of embroidered
grapes hung at the side of the woman
coiffure Her droperies were made IN
pactoI Real grape yines-the bunches
and twias-climbCd over the framework
OF the screen which was itself made Oh
inch-and-a-haif grape stalks.
An interesting novelty was pillow OF
Russian crash embroidered in vegetable
dyed yarn The cord around the edse
was the twisted yarn; the balls or tas-
sells hanging from one corner were also
of the yarn. The colors We're dun, lack
ing, naturally, the gloss of silk, and the
effect was warm ard rich. Such pill
low would look well in mission
furnished room.
Perhaps the oldest things produced are
some pillows from Germany. The de-
signs are copies OF tablets unearthed at
The Washington times., 1905-10-29
Louisiana Umbo File.

This recipe Is furnished by the wife
OF a Louisiana Senator.
Chop together one quart Of young
okra six large tomatoes, one onion, and
a bullnose green pepper Add these 10
three piI.ts OF strong beef stock ana
simmer until they are thoroughly
cooke ed Just before taking the mixture
of the stove add salt TO taste and a
heaping tablespoonful of file. The file,
which is the tender sprigs and young
leaves OF sassafras, dried and powdered,
was prepared by old-time Southern
cooks on the marble slab of their bis
crit board. but can now be purchased,
bottled, In All well equipped groceries
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Is filled with alcohol. Inside the boiler
there is little tray that viii hold four
eggs. When the alcohol is burned out
the eggs are finished. My Lady lifts
out the tray by two little handles. the
toast is here, and that is all.
Should she wish to economize time
still further. the maid attends to all
this beforehand, and brings the com
plete little breakfast in on a tray,
which she sets on a low table beside
the bed, or even on the bed, or perhaps
by the couch.
There are many pretty devices in sill
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check-only appropriate for the daytime
are not quite so useful. bat very Sty-
lsh.
Men are wearing checked tweed over
coats-bg conspicuous checks. Imagine
French dandy in coat OF black and
gray. his hat turned up in front like
Crown Prince Wilhelm's: cream-cOiorSd
gloves and a glorious orange four-in-
hand, What matters IL II the sun goes
down and brown leaves strew the drives
way? L. d.
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the most charming ideas imagi-
nable. II seems that artists in
this line have eXcelIed themselves this
season in producing novel and beautiful
effects Many of the ideas are imported.
But in all there is plenty of chance for
the amateur to take UP the work Some
of the designs. of course. require great
pains and competent instructors; but
many of them are simple, so that all the
amateur needs is a good look at copy
in the store.
The Hedebo, or Danish. embroidery is
new. IL is worked on white or ecrU
linen The Venetian lace work is ex-
ceedingIy lovely. The Venetian lace
pieces are set into place. together with
pieces OF linen. and the whole placed
over pink or blue satin 1t makes beauti-
ful pillow covers. The ribbon embroider5
Of course. is not new. but has been
greatly elaborated IL is being used more
extensively, and some of the results OBJ
tanned with il are excellent There was
seen a large screen with a Autographed
picture OF Il young woman. Her fOrrs
emerged from clusters OF wild roses,
embroidered. while on her hat were rib
bon roses strikingly real in appearance
The screen had artificial rose leaves
twining up its sides. II stood four feet
high.
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and models over in the Latin Quarter.
In the BoiS II seems a novelty. Triple
capeS, also in circular fashion. are very
new and graceful They are cut out of
melton, with the edges left raw. as We
had them not so many years ago. These
make good evening wraps. too. Inver-
ness capeS OF green or brown and cream
The Washington times., 1905-10-29

beauty box"-and three or four other
gold trifies besides-attached to a ring
big enough to slip on over gloved fin
ger. 1t is quite the thing TO daub your
hose with the powder inclosed in these
trifies while driving about to the shops
restaurants, or wherever the notion may
The Washington times., 1905-10-29

Another pet fallacy among mothers is:
My child is too bright for kindergarten.
He doesn't need it If these mothers
Will carefully compare some home
taught children with those in school.
public or private. they soon will see the
advantages the latter have over the for
mer- Their ideas are brighter and
fresher; they have a wider view of
things. even at so early an age.
Now, on the other hand. there are
the little folks for whom no kindergar
ten IS available. Perhaps they are too
delicate to attend; perhaps they live too
far away: perhaps a dozen other things.
For such these is the supplemental
kindergarten work. And IL Is indeed a
delightful task for the mother, and one
that any intelligent woman can under
take successfully
Another idea: This supplemental
work can be carried on in connection
with kindergarten work If the mother is
enthusiastic. In this. however. IL might
be called home occupation. and should
not amount to too much for the little
ones. Even in the nursery that bugbear.
crainmfng. viii creep in IL not watched
One source of material for this work
is the kindergarten supply stores, where
the mother will often be aided by sug-
gestions. though the greater part of her
things she can easily prepare herself.
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Of Paris rain. Scattered brown leaves
make a rich background for the delicate
colors I'm fashion-gray. fawn, cham
pagne. all soft or neutral. and often
touched of by a curious old-fashioned
bottle green. An occasional patch Of
brilliant color is lent by the gay orange
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Many Splendid Educators.

For the tiny tots, finger play is about
the first thing the mother can take up.
She herself can invent all sorts OF pretty
things-how the birds fly. how the cradle
rocks. how the water ripples, etc There
are books about this, among the best
being one by Miss Poulsson.
Work with beads is very simple. and
can lead UP 10 larger things. This is
The Washington times., 1905-10-29
SomeCharming Ideas
in Embroidery

A T a new fail display of embroid-
~ cries there were seen some of
n the most charming ideas imagi-
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-22
Tie Poverty Of Christ.

Is a man poor! Let him remember
Christ's knowledge of his poverty. 1t
is no light thing to be poverty-stricken
in the midst of wealth. To see loved
ones denied comforts and ever ne.
cessities merely through lack Of a few
pieces of glittering metal; to have
growing sons and daughters deprived
Of an education; to see suffering ones
unrelieved; to have no opportunities
to increase ones usefulness; to expose
ones family to moral degradation be-
cause of lack of a competence-these
are but a few Of the evils of poverty.
To men in such circumstances, Christ
said, Il know thy poverty" Who bet.
ter could understand? Had He moi
as an eldest son seen something OF
sordid economies in that carpenters
home at Nazareth? Had He not as a
widows main support suffered in the
harsh limitations Of a GaliIean peas
ants lot: Had He not at times been
deprived Of a place to lay His head:
It was for your sake He became poor.
Pacific Baptist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1905-02-22
Russfa,s Sunken Tre asure

An engineering publication states
that the cost Of one Of our. ba%ttleships,
including armament, is, all told, nearly
$4,000, 900, and Russian battleships
probably cost, ready for action, about
the same. In view Of this fact, it
would seem likely that Russia's loss OF
warships in the far East since the wal
began totals about $~125.00O,OOO, and
may amount to $150,0O0,O00 This es-
innate includes not only the battle
ships, cruisers and destroyers Of the
Port Arthur feet. but the two vessels
sunk. at Ghemulpo and the Rurik OF the
vladivostok squadron, sunk in the bat
tie Of August IA. Enormous coal bills,
costly repairs. provisioning, the train
ing and wages of inefficient naval off,
cers-all have been waste. If to this
naval loss be added the cost Of fortify-
ing Port Arthur towns in Manchuria,
half-a billiontwin appear. TO have been
thrown away so far on brilliant diplo-
macy, in the far East, TO say nothing
OF Kuropatkin's arny.-Baltimore Sun.