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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-09

can; but the bloodstains would not
wash off Fatima' IS key and the stains
of suspicion, once confirmed, will for
ever faint a woman s mind and color
her opinion and soil her love. Now,''
and [ glanced insinuatingly toward my
desk, eff you had happened to open
that secret drawer. for Instance"
Polly's eyes twinkled strangely.
81 should have dispelled the mys-
tery,' she suggested.
And destroyed the perfume Of the
fower,' [ agreed, pulling comfortably
at my n.y. pipe 1"a,, +,o o,,,, o.o, ooo, z
corpses.'
land desecrated the holy Of holies:'
"And found this! - cried Polly, hold
ing up fligree box.
I caught my breath so suddenly that
the smoke from my pipe choked me.
The box was from my secret drawer!
"Where-how-did you-get-it?'
gasped, clutching at my pocket and
drawing out my keyring.
HPooh!' laughed Polly, scornfully.
What woman ever needed a key
when she possessed a hairpin!"
closed my teeth unsmilingly. At
last, 7 knew how Bluebeard had felt!
before I could see quite clearly. When
I did look up, Polly was kneeling at
my feet and holding up the fligree box
for my inspection.
"Look!'' she said quite gently, 81
did hev IT open pSal: it. jack DEAR and no"
I took the, box from her fingers, and
stopped to kiss them. Blessed little
Polly!
"Tn that case,' said T, deliberately
fitting the key into the lock, "we shall
open it together-and air the closet.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-09

=. Sonora Dona Catalina Altamirano de
Casasus, the wife of the new ambassa-
dor from Mexico to the United States
has had considerable experience in
diplomatic circles. She is the daughter
of the eminent statesman and writer,
is held in affection and honor every
where in Mexico. He was consul gen
eral in France when he died, twelve
years ago.
The home life of the ambassador and
his wife is almost ideal. Sonora Casasus
does not shirk the duties Of her posi-.
ton, altho she finds her greatest hap
piness in her home. She is the mother
Of seven children, one Of whom was
poem, which the ambassador translated
into Spanish.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-09
Miss Rosa Jefferson, the Woman Chess
Champion, Would Like to Introduce
a New Fad in the Public Schools
knowledge of Chess Makes Every
thing Else Easier.
lads and frills in the school course

lads and frills in the school course
Il are ouedone! Miss Rosa Brad
ford Jefferson, the latest advocate
Of an addition to the curriculum, would
have every child taught to play chess
as part of the education given it by the
state. .-.
But Miss Jefferson is no faddist. The
gospel she breaches is one impressed by
years of practice and result, for she is
the height Of her position as the cham
pion woman chess player Of the world
that she is urging upon educators list
of reasons why chess should be an es-
sential Of practical public school
"Once tried,'' she said, "it will
prove it is all that is claimed for it
tai forces.
MY knowledge of chess has made
everything easier for me. It helped
me in music to understand the princi,
pies Of harmony. 1t is help in arith.
metic. It is a help in spelling. Just
consider the intricacies of chess, con.
tinued the enthusiast. "The first move
on either side can be made in twenty
different ways and the possible com.
binations after that are practically be:
yond computation. Success depends
nv upou luCA, Uut upon 5UTdlu. Inc
attack, the defense and the capture are
made before the eye Of the enemy
German Scholars Play.
There is no such thing as chance in
chess. It is all matter Of calcula-
tion. It is to the mind what physical
culture is to the body, that manual
training is 20 the hands. It is q splen-
did mathematical discipline. It de-
velops a, reasoning mind. It inculcates
accuracy, and sharpens observation to
q point that makes it Photographic.
Memory becomes series Of pictures.
The Germans are introducing it into
their schools. Why should not we dc
ikewise9
! All my family were chess players,
came to me naturally. When I was 6
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-09
GIFTS FOR MISS RoOsEvE1,T

Not only has shower of compliments
fallen upon Miss Alice Roosevelt thru
out her visit to the southern islands,
but substantial presents have come to
her as, well. The sultan Of Sulu, thru
his prime minister, presented to her a
pink pearl Of so remarkable a tint that
many collectors Of gems doubtless would
give, a great deal to possess it. The
chief dattos also expressed their in
terest in the president s daughter by
gifts of pearls and a decorated saddle.
A program Of native sports, including
spear dance. and bull fight, was ar
ranged for the entertainment Of the
American visitors. The sultan, dressed
in attire that was far from the Ameri-
can standard of summer outing COM
fort, and attended by his minister and
armed umbrella bearers, rode into the
After the entertainment Miss Roosevelt
and the other Americans were taken for
a drive thru the cocoanut groves.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-09
HELPS FOR THE HOUSE Holm

Milk will Immediately and effectually
extinguish the flames from gasoline or
any form of petroleum, since it forms
an emulsion with the oil, whereas water
only spreads it.
To the ordinary combination Of warm
water and ammonia used for freshening
carpets add a tablespoonful of kerosene,
and the result will be still more satisfac-
tory than usual.
If the cover Of fruit Jar sticks, do
not attempt to wrench it off. Simply
invert the jar and place the top In hot
water for a minute. Then try 1t and
you will find it turns more easily
Stains Of yarnish on the hands are
sometimes very difficult to remove AS
soon as possible rub with a little alcohol
on a soft rag; afterward wash thoroly in
soap and water.
The wise young woman not only has
shoe trees on which 20 keep her best
boots Gas our English cousins say but
she has a wooden hand with detachable
thumbs on which to clean her light
gloves.
When a broom becomes shorter on one
side, and the ends of the straws become
as sharp as needles. dip 1t into hot
water, trim 1t evenly with the shears,
and you will have q broom nearly as
good as new.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-09

understand that you are the grand
daughter and namesake Of that wonder
full woman who wrote Little Citi-
zens.' -
A suppressed litter from the girl at
Miss Kelly's elbow, Miss Kelly s. hot
blush and embarrassed smile and a
masculine interruptions: 81 say, old
man, some ones been hoaxing you, -
bewidered the host.
It required a long tetea-tete on the
veranda to restore Mr. Macnaughton Is
lost dignity. It was noticed that from
that moment he made every effort to
remove the impression of stupidity he
feared his blunder might have caused
At every gathering at the country
house Miss Kelly was at least an in
vited guest. Frequently Mr.. Macnaugh.
ton was the host Of box parties at the
theaters or opera, which invariably in
cluded Miss Kelly.
So acquaintance progressed to friend
ship and friendship waxed more init
mate, and the engagement made by a
book was ratified by a wedding Sun
day afternoon. Miss Kelly is a Cath.
Ole, but as Mr.. Macnaughton is a
divorced man the service was read in
the Marble Collegiate church. The
honeymoon will be spent in Canada
and later Mr.. Macnaughton will take
his bride to Europe.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-09
The Great Financier Pays Miss Flor
ence Rhell $4,000 Year for Man
aging His Household and Acting as
Social Seer etary-Miss Rhell Is Also
a Connoisseur in Art.

THE renovation Of J. Pierpont Nor
4 gan's house in New York during
the absence of the family in Eui-
rope has brought to the surface Miss
Florence Mason Rhett, household secre-
tary to the great financier, and one of
hardest worked women in the United
States. Those. who ought to know say
her salary is $4,000 a year, the same
as H. H. Rogers, the Standard Oil mag
nate, pays to Miss Katharine Harrison,
and $4,000 a year more than Helen
Gould is said to pay Miss Elizabeth Alt
man. ..
Miss Rhett has been in Mr.. Morgan 3
employ as household manager and So
cial secretary to the family for six
years, but has hitherto managed to es-
cape public notice. She relieves Mrs.
Morgan, who dislikes household respon-
sibility, of the care of her magnificent
homes in. New York, West Point and
London. Her word is absolute in each
establishment. She engages and dis:
charges the servants and purchases all
the supplies. She is not restricted as
to expenses.
Relative of Mrs. Morgan.
Miss Rhett is said to be relative of
Mrs. Morgan. She is a descendant of
the old Rhett family Of South Carolina
the. members of which have long been
socially prominent in Charleston. She
is tall, large, distinguished looking
woman, like Mrs. Morgan and Miss
Anna Morgan. Mrs. Morgan is reported
to have dislike for little women. She
will not have them around her. All the
female servants in the Morgan houses
are of ample proportions.
Miss Rhett is a woman of positive
manner and decided executive ability
She is quick to make up her mind what
she wants or to ascertain what Mr.
Morgan and the members Of his house
hold want, and to see that they get it
Like all women secretaries trusted with
important responsibilities by great men
she is reticent. to a degree. She is
harder to approach than Mr.. Morgan
himself.
Rev. DR.. Rainsford considers Miss
Rhett one of the most energetic and
useful members of his church. She
personally looks after all the affairs OF
the parish in which the members OF
the Morgan family are Interested. As
warden of the church and a member
of the property committee of the cor
poration, in association with R. Fulton
Cutting, Mr.. Morgan is an important
figure in the parish work. But he is
also interested in a great many church
charities in which his name does not
appear at all. Miss Rhett looks after
all these details for him. Miss Anne
Morgan S name appears on the commit
tee on church decorations in connec
ton with Mrs. Richard Irwin and 6
number of other society women in the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-09
FACTS ONE SHOULD KNOW

A cleaning fluid may be made Of five
cents worth of saltpeter, ammonia and
shaving soap dissolved in one quart Of
rainwater. It is good for thousand
things. It takes the grease out of car
pets beautifully. :
Olive oil is injured by being kept in
the light. When used at the table it
should be put in dark olored bottle
and removed to cool, dark place i'm
mediately after the meal is over.
Lemons can be kept soft much
longer time by putin G them in a jail
filed with water, the water to be re-
newed every two days.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-09
WHAT WOMEN
WANT TO KNOW

Cure for Bunions.-Can you recon-
mend good cure for bunion or a
corn? If you can, it will be a great
relief to constant reader Of your
paper.-A Citizen.
Use this lotion on the corn or bunion
every night until the callus softens and
can be scraped away: Borate of sodium,
one drachm; fluid extract of cannabis
indica, one scruple; collodin, one ounce.
Ii the bunion is very much infamed,
paint it with this lotion several times
day: Glycerin, two drachms; carbolic
acid, two drachms; tincture of iodine,
two drachms. The joint should be pro-
tected from all pressure by a ring Of
felt or channels skin.
Ink Stains.-What will remove ink
stains from white pi1ue "A Subscriber.
If The stain is fresh, wash it in sour
milk and let it soak in the milk over
night. If the stain has been on for
some time, wet it in clear water and
then cover with powdered salts of
lemon. In few minutes the stain will
disappear and then the spot should be
washed in clear water and soap to re-
move the acid.
In regard to your other question, T
cannot mention business names and ad-
dresses in this column.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-09
QUESTIONS FOR MONDAY,

Stammering-Can you please inform
me if there is any home cure for STAN
mering, or if there is anybody in the
city who guarantees to cure stammer-
ing9 "A Fifteen Year Subscriber.
Canned String Beans-Will you
please give me good recipe for can
ming string beansa 1 have tried two
lots and they fermented. Will you al
so give me a good recipe for sweet
spiced cucumber pickle?
"A Daily Reader.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-09

Good mace Is orange yellow and
transparent. Inferior mace is a dark
red color and has very little taste.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-09

of "The Digressions of Poy.' Copyright by
Helen Irene Lutz
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-09
A HONE YlMOON CONVERSE TYON
The Curse of Feminine Curiosity

By Helen Rowland, Author of "The
Heller
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-02-17

gency, and, while they were not very
nourishing, they kept the blood thin
and the stomach distended, thus pre-
venting an utter collapse.
After a breakfast of crackers, cheese
and melon, l went to Lincoln's home,
which was not thronged at that early
hour. was ushered into his unpreten-
tious two-story house. vas warmly
welcomed by the future president, and
sat down at his bidding for a few min
utes on a haircloth sofa. Finding out
that l was a boy from Vermont-the
state that, though the birthplace Of
Douglas, eagerly embraced Republican
doctrines from the very first and has
never wavered in it's fidelity-he piled
me with questions and seemed glad
to hear from my lips the esteem for
him held by the sturdy residents of
the Green Mountain state. l shall new
er forget the warm clasp of his long,
bony fingers, nor the sad but indie
%scribable benignity and tenderness OF
his homely face when he smiled. His
magnanimous spirit and almost infn-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-02-17
One Of lincoln's Stories,

Did you ever hear Mr.. Lincoln's
lightning-rod story?" asked Speaker
Cannon Of some friends who were
spinning yarns. We'll, it's a good
one.
Mr.. Lincoln said he had attended
meeting at a country church where
one OF the stingiest creatures on
Gods footstool went through the
make-me-good idea he was Worship
ing the Savior. The minister asked
for a free contribution to enable the
church fathers to buy a lightning rod
for the edifice.
"'Surely o are willing to lend to
the Lord,' said the minister. is he
not the owner of the cattle on a thou
sand hills? Will he not repay?'
"This was the chance for the old
miser to get in his work by giving a
reason for not contributing. Rising in
his seat, he said:
"'You say the Lord is the owner
OF the cattle on a thousand hills.
Then. why can't he sell some of the
cattle and buy a lightning rod?'"-
Washington Times.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-02-17
Emerson on Lincoln.

The president impressed me more
favorably than | had hoped. A frank
sincere, well-meaning man, with q
lawyers habit of mind, good, clear
statement OF his fact, correct enough,
o vulgar, as described; but with a
sort OF boyish cheerfulness, or that
kind Of sincerity and jolly good mean
ing that our class meetings on COM
mencement days show, in telling our
old stories over. When he has made
his remark, he looks up at you with
great satisfaction, and shows all his
white teeth, and laughs. He argued
to Sumner the whole case OF Gordon,
the slave trader, point by point, and
added that he vas not quite satisfied
yet, and meant to refresh his memory
by looking again at the evidence. All
this showed a fidelity and consci-
e%ntiousness very honorable to him.
When l was introduced to him, he
said, ooh, Mr.. Emerson, l once heard
you say in a lecture, that a Kentuckian
seems to say by his air and manners.
Here am 1; if you don't like me, the
worse for you.'"-Diary of r. w. EN-
erson in the Atlantic.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-02-17
HEARD LINCOLN IN 1860.
Ohhner Writes Of an Excursion rom Chicago to Springfield. ILL.,. Where He fret Listened
to S Speech from the Idol of the Vest

multitude is a treasured remembrance.
All through the afternoon and even
ing store boxes, steps and porches
were utilized by spellbinders, polit-
ically bubbling over, and, as lodging
quarters for the host were out of the
question, speechmaking, at sporadic in
tervais, broke out until the morning
hour. BY a chance, deemed good luck,
l climbed to the top of a tanning mill
standing on the platform at the sta
ton, and curled up in the hopper, out
Of all danger of being stumbled over
or stepped on. 1t was not exactly of
the shape to fit the human form, so
the form had to assume a shape to fit
it. 1t was a coveted place to rest
however, but when l awoke in broad
daylight there was an ~eXcruciating
stiffness in the joints of my frOst-cov-
cred body which made it exceedingly
hard to get off the perch, and some
time elapsed before normal shape was
assumed. cast, as | had been, in a hop
per mold. Not until Chicago was
reached was the delight of a square
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-02-17

There frequently come to. my mind
the tumultuous days of 1860, when the
comparatively unknown Abraham Lin
coin was nominated for the presidency
In the wigwam at Chicago for the first
lime, writes A. B. G. Hitchcock in
The Chicago Inter Ocean. Though in
The city l did not have a coveted ticket
TO the convention, either as a delegate
pr silent spectator; but there were
thousands in the same fix, SO there
was enough going on on the outside to
Rngage the attention Of boy, fresh
from the farm, with q decided bucoiic
1avOr.
All through the summer of that
PEAR there vas intense political ac-
tivity'in the Queen of the Lakes, and
putspoken loyalty mingled with dis
Oyal and defiant m%utterings almost
everywhere, for the impending san
culinary conflict was in the air. Some
line in September a great Republican
Meeting was widely advertised to be
held in Springfield, the home of Lin
boln, and the railways all over the
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-02-17
Can You Improve This?

1t is O very we'll known that in
the hall of n of the great colleges
of England there hangs q frame in
closing a few sentences OF which
Abraham Lincoln is the author. They
are considered the best English that
was ever written. You or l might
read them over and call them very
simple indeed. And they are SO sim
pie that any child who reads at all
car read and understand them. That
is one thing that makes them great.
1t was his being simple and plain that
made Lincoln himself great.
Now, here is y little paragraph by
Lincoln which he made a rule of his
conduct. Suppose you try to write it
yer and see how much you can i'm
prove 1t. See if each woro is the right
one, and try to find a better word for
the place. Noticashow' simple this is:
all but two are words OF . single
syllable:
II am not bound to win, but l am
bound to be true. l am not bound to
succeed. but I am bound to live up to
the light I have. I must stand with
anybody that stands right. stand with
him while he Is right. and part with
him when 40 goes wrong"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-02-17

Ftate and adjoining states planned ex-
t%ursions, offering extremely low rates
the round trip from Chicago being
put SO. concluded to be among the
excursiOnists.
Three long passenger trains start
I'D from the city and it was our mis-
fortune to board the last one Mis-
ortune, say, for the other two trains
beemed filled with patriotic gluttons
bn a foraging expedition, for the trains
followed each other SO closely that the
batting houses did not have time to re-
cuperate OF replenish, SO they were as
bare, when our train arrived, as the
cupboard of Old Mother Hubbard-not
j bone left. The day was delightful, the
lir just keen enough to whet our ap-
petite to an edge which would not
have questioned the quality of any
spread obtainable-even breakfast
Eood half sawdust would have been
telished. Our train missed but a very
Few of the side tracks. and fingered
Tor a while on most of them. So a
DAY and a night were consumed before
Springfield hove in sight. The city
vas but an insignificant one compared
TO what it is now. and was pervaded
by the spirit of the sluggish, turbid
5angamon on whose banks it reposed,
Ind was in no way prepared to take
care of such a congested mass OF hui
nanity, estimated at ove 100 900 peo-
bic. Square meals and lodgings were
but OF the question and fortunate was
be who could get crackers, a stale
sandwich or a second hand cup Of
coffee.
The only thing, except people, was
watermelons. Every available spot
seemed piled with them, huge speci-
mems at from 5 to 10 cents apiece.
They we're bought for refreshing seats,
o Stake thirst, and the seeds and pulp
tinds made walking exceedingly pre-
carious. as much so as a highway OF
Hknana skins. Rubber boots were a
h~ecessity if one would have dry feet.
must have been the banner season
81 the esculent. the people having
argely planted the prairies for a crop,
having got an inkling somehow that
here would be a great demand for
campaign purposes. In any event.
hey we're a godsend in this emer-
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-02-17
NOT A RAIL SPLITTER.
Lincoln Said to Have Denied W'Ce'y
Prevalent Belief.

/ Lincoln SdiQ TO rdVC OS''S~
Prevalent Belief.
The Boston Republic lately printed
some "reminiscences OF the hon
John CONFESS, q. S. senator from
California from 1863 to 1869, n the
sole survivor of the eight p~allbearers
at tho funeral of Abraham Lincoln.
Mr.. CONFESS, who is now a resldeht
OF Boston. attacked n well-roo'ed
tradition. Lincoln was not a rail-
snlitter" he said. HE once told me
he never split a rail in his life.
81 recall distinctly the occasion on
which Lincoln told me about the rail-
| splitting | was at the White House
one morning by appointment, discus
| sing some Official matter, and by de-
grees our conversation drlfted INTO
other channels. John Hay, then the
assistant secretary, came IN Tor a sec
ond with some papers, among which
we're one Of the weeklies OF the day
with some picture or statement reter-
ring to the illinois Rail-Splltter.
"'Do O know, CONFESS said Mr..
lincoln to ne. there isn't a word or
truth in this rail-splitting business,
not a word; and yet what am to do
about it? The day after | was nom
mated l was standing on the 'front.'
porch of my house, and the people
were coming up to congratulate me,
and parading by, some OF them actu-
ally carrying on their shoulders the
rails which / was supposed to have
split.
"I was much confused and trou-
bled, and did not know exactly what
| could do about it. My impulse was
to tell them, but then, l thought, here
were masses of men taking their own
means of expressing their pleasure at
my nomination, and l asked myself
if should dampen the ardor OF my
supporters on the very threshold OF
the campaign, or let it go on and treat
it as a means or incident in our
election.
"'Then all of a sudden there oc-
Cured to me a little story about an
old farmer who lived up near where
l did when l was a boy. He was an
old bachelor, and didn't have much
of a farm, and was a peculiar chap.
Farm-hands didn't like to work for
him, and he used to have q lot of
trouble getting them.
FINALLY he got one, a good. hard
working fellow, who was a great help
to him. and who stayed longer than
any Of the others. This fellow had
only one fault. he used to love to sing.
He sang all the time about the house,
and when the was working in the
field.
"'By and by the old farmer got so
that the singing disturbed him con
siderable. So he called up the man
+. and said: Look here, John, you must
stop this singing. It's really more
than I can stand. Don't let me hear
you again."