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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10
A Game That Millions Play
BY POLLY PENN.

much Don't you like it better7'
"It's lovely, dear, but mother cane
afford it,
"Oh, mammal" The red lips pouted
and the pretty little figure flung itself
into a chair. "I love plumes,. mama"
she said. "Why can't I ever have
plumes? Other girls do"
The mother looked troubled.
"Dorothy,' she said, grayely,
"mother has just So to spend on your
hat, and that one costs SIS. Don't you
understand"
The girl sighed, and laid aside the
pretty hat which had transformed her
into little beauty. It was the same
old story. She looked subdued and Pa
tient, as they bought the palmer hat,
in which she simply looked like an or
binary nice little schoolgirl.
Up and down the menu card she
went. Her eyes fell hungrily on delect-
able dishes carried past her. She loved
chicken salad, and ice cream, and sweet
breads, and pates, and broiled chicken
and buildings with rich sauces. She was
ravenously hungry, too. She would
like to say, broiled chicken, lettuce
salad, biscuits, chocolate and frozen
custard. She looked these things up
on the menu just for fun. One dollar
and half She laughed little to her.
self, sighed a little, and ordered sand
witch and cup of coffee, paying for
them with next to her last quarter.
Oh, yes, these things 60 on all the
time. It's game millions are playing
every day. Some grow bitter at it and
curse their luck. But many, bless theml
put up brave, smiling game, and get
what fun out of it they can.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10
A DICKENS ROOM

Lovers of Dickens would be delighted
were they permitted to pass day in
room set apart in her Washington home
by the wife of the British ambassador,
Lady Durand. Starting with few
engravings, she has converted her little
study off the big suite Of state parlors
into Chickens ROOM She has many
pictures of spots made famous by the
Dickens tales. A print of the home of
the Watsons in Surrey, which was the
original of stBleak House." is framed
in antique oak and occupies con-
spicuous place. Another wall bears
sketches from Rochester, where scenes
of Edwin Brood are laid. OF course,
Dickens literature fills the bookcase,
which is crowned with bust of the
author.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10
MIXED ADVICE.

g ENATOR FRYE, in address at Castine, Me-, told
y a story Of Castine editor
''In your beautiful and quaint town of Castne, he
said, there editor who received, at about
this season, two inquiries from subscribers.
'The first subscriber the mother Of twins, and
she wanted to know how to bring her little safe
ly thru the trying ordeal Of teethng. The second
subscriber, farmer, wanted to know how to rid his
orchard of grasshoppers -.
The editor in the next week issue answered these
questions to the best Of his ability but unfortunately
he mixed up the sobriquets under which the two nqur
ers had requested him to address them.
''Thus it came about that the mother Of teething
twins got for answer:
& Cover them carefully with straw, and set fire
to them, and the little pests after jumping about in
the flames few minutes will speedily be settled.
''To the farmer pestered with grasshoppers the
EDITORS advice was:'
''Give little castor oil and rub their gums gently
every three hours with bone ring''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10
KNEADINa WITH THE KNEES.

ttTTALIAN bakers are al knock-kneed, said a glob0
l trotter.
t'Why9 Because they knead their bread with
their knees This enlarges the knees and deforms
them, causing them to interfere in walking.
1T have often watched Italian bakers at work.
They kneel the dough, and, holding to high
support with their hands, they prod and twist and
thump the white mixture with great vigor.
Gas they invariably battle before beginning TO
knead, don't anything untidier in kneekneaded
than hand-kneaded bread, do youa And lots of wine
is still trodden with the bare feet in the
districts of Italy and France, that, if you can
drink this wine without shudder, dom why you
should suffer qualms in the eating of kneekneaded
bread.D
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10

blues should not be worn. Successful
colors are white, pale and dark green,
mauve, deep brown, navy blue, cerise,
turquoise, silver gray, blush pink, pur-
pie, deep but not golden brown, and
black. Surprising the eyes are blue
gray, then pale-blue may be worn in adj
dition to the shades enumerated above.
Elizabeth Lee,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10
8 The Doom, Of Love :
Sc A NYTHING newt said the tall, handsomely
~ dressed woman, as she entered the little

80 A NYTHING newt, said the tall, handsomely
~ dressed woman, as she entered the little
q stack Of paper-covered novels ss-..ss
Yes, replied the little black haired bookseller,
I've just gotten in 9 new supply Of the lat,
est out. Here are The Doom Of Love-; An Evil
Passion, The Gypsy Daughter, Loves Madness,
q Blind Passion Lady Broadhurst g Secret and
lots Of Others by the best WRITER'S
The woman picked up novel after novel, glanced
at the first page, scanned the ending skipped
inside page two and finally selected three novels,
tor which she handed over dollar bill. She received
her change, placed her boa.s under her ARM which
she carried light wrap, and swept from the store
and the bookseller bowed her out.
"she comes in here at least once week, and
sometimes oftener,' said the bookseller 'as he
adjusted the stack Of novels. stshe always buys
those paper backed novessicky love stories Of the
m'llionaires son who loves the convict's daughter
titles, you know the kind. She told me one day
that she has discovered the secret Of keeping
wants. and that is to supply them with all the love
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10
HIS DECORATION.

r HE great general had to review our local
troops at the Fourth Of July picnic. 20
Passing down the line, he paused and smiled upon a
young recruit in kindly fashion.
q: "What decoration is that you have upon your
breast, my man9' he asked. .,. 20
The recruit answered with deep blush: - +
"1t'ss medal our won at cattle show"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10
Grand Meadow, MINI.

Four-in-hand ties are still seen, but
possibly owing to the advent and popu-
larity of the Peter Pan waist, the
Windsor scarf loosely knotted which
finishes the neck of this particular
model, is in great demand at present
both in silk, plain and plaid, and in a
kind of strong silky-looking gauze or
grenadine; this is seen in white and
cream only SO far. Elizabeth Lee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10
ANY EXCUSE WILL DO.

captain GEORGE H. KNOX, the richest officer in
~ the United States army, is advocate Of tenn
perance. At Fort Mcintosh in talk with some pri
vates he said recently:
'of course, if men want to drink, they always
find for drinking.
81 knew New York man who drank ell
tirely too much His doctor, in order to moderate
his tipping little, ordered him to take light
beer and less strong wineto every quart Of beer
than pint Of wine at the outside. ..~
''The patient said to evening week after.
wards, as he rang for bottle of champagne
g What bore! I've drank eight glasses Of beer
today and I've got to get away with four glasses
Of wine. Doctors ORDERS ~ IT,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10
Where Feminine Fancy Lights

fashion for steel-beaded purses Of all
sorts, not so much the netted and all
over bead designs as those of gray
suede or brocaded silks with fanciful
designs in the steel beads, the&me
work Of one showing an entirely beaded
design as well.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10
MAN AND BEAST.

hours ss 5a anG say p %aF 'hs%
find it's all they stand and keep in perfect heath'
"A shabby Individual leaned forward from rear
seat and interrupted excitedly: III. s5a:
~ t'You old liar,'' he said; II know some Of your
men what worked twelve and thirteen hours day."
''Pooh," sneered the plutocrat. II talking
about the horses.b
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10

Now when cold meats are so much
in favor for dinner, cold corned beef
with horseradish sauce will not be an
unwelcome change. Cover piece of
eorned beef, mildly cured, with cold
water. Let heat slowly to the boiling
point, and boil for five or six minutes,
then let simmer for five or six hours OF
until very tender. Let partially cool
in the liquid, then set aside, covered,
until cool. Mix one cup Of whipped
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10
MAKING TALK

What a lot of foolish things
Folks are wont to say;
Such a mess of idle chaff
In an idle way
Hear them run 1t~off the reel
Faster than walk;
Clacking like a miller's wheel,
Making talk.
Talk about the weather first,
Hot enough for your"
Mention elbow sleeves and maids,
All your ailments, too.
When you learn the patter you
Meier should make a balk;
Brains, you, know are not employed
Making talk.
Cleveland Plain D
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10

Marks on polished wood made by
hot dishes should be rubbed with par
ATTN. This will remove the white
marks and you can afterward polish
with beeswax and turpentine in the
usual way.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10
WOMEN ARE NOT sT1NaY.

81 T IS libel say that she is stingy,"
r l said Atlantic City waiter. "Woman, in her
tips is generous and open handed than man is.
would rather wait on working crack
stenographer lingerie buyer, say-than the
age man. She tips better always.
''The woman who doesn It work, who must rely
her husband for every cent the who is help
less and dependent child so far as money goes
woman, according to her tips better than
a man. too but of course a dime to her is big
sum it is boy GIRL it is as big dollar is
to a man or to a working woman.
eyes, generous than men with
money. The only women who have the appear
ance of stnginess those unlucky ones, often we'll
dressed enough, who must ask for every cent?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10

Four-in-Hand Ties.

Dear Miss Lee: Are four-in-hand ties
worn by ladies this summer9
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10
With the Long Bo.D
sly. natures walks shoot folly as Il hiss .

Dream Of the Ages Said to Have Come True at Den-
#S. bigh N. Dc j. II. Hoffman Invents Perpetual
Motion Machine That Is More Active than Small
Boy in Church. and Runs Like Father Chasing the
Last Car Out. x
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10
ColorS and STYLES.

Dear Miss Lee: Will you please help
me as you have helped others7 I am
young lady of 10, 5 feet inches tall,
34-inch bust, 24-inch waist, and a 40
inch hip measure, and weigh 100
pounds. Am I too feshy7 Do you
think could wear princess gown and
a corset skirt? I have golden hair and
gray eyes. I have a light complexion,
but have freckles. What colors can I
WeaFa 90. E. H. Z
Kenmare. ...4sE ri
shall be most happy to help you If
II can. You are by no means too stout,
but just the average, and may indulge
in princess styles, whether as skirt
or whole gown. All fine skins freckle,
tho I know this is poor comfort, many
of us preferring just little8less deli-
cate skin and no freckles In regard
TO colors, Il the gray eyes show the
slightest tinge Of green in them, pale
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10

To the days Of Aud Lang Synne,
To the things you'll know no more,
May 1ife's cloudless sunshine tighten
All your coming days, y 27sz
And contentment bless and brighten /
All your future ways. - r.s1
May. flowers deck your way, y " ~ ~
And friends hold close and fast, @
May the future be SO bright, ss7s
You may never think OF the past. 2A
~, Oh, lovely day, refuse to go.
Hang in the heavens forever so.
Here are my good wishes,
Love speed them on their way,
And trust that this will be to you
The happiest Of wedding days.
!, =. I wish you health, wish you wealth;
1 wish you love in store;
s L wish you heaven when you die;
What could wish you more?
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10

Qor1ed beef, 4, 8, 8, 1914 cents a
pound.
Eggs, II, 20 cents dozen.
Rice, 10 cents a pound.
d Carrots, two punches for cents.
Lemons, rs cents dozen.
Muskmelons, 10 and Is cents each.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10

Letters begging for total of $2o,000,000 are to
ceived monthly by John D. Rockefeller.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10
TOAsTS FOR THE BRIDE.

These toasts may be given seated or
standing, as the occasion demands:
What shall wish you7
That you drink today
e~' draught divine -'.. o..
Of longed-for joy,
Life's choicest wine,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10

Plain Dealer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-10

To the days Of Aud Lang Synne,
To the things you'll know no more.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-26
SANITARY
Building Material of the Future and
Its Advantages.

Building Material Of the Future and
Its Advantages.
The advantages Of concrete on the
mechanical side are these: 1t is proof
against fire, wind and water, rats, in,
sects and dry rot and the danger of
electricity. 1t needs no painting or re-
pair. Fire or water overflow inside can
do only local damage to the contents of
a room and n more.
1t becomes stronger and harder with
age, which Is, Of course, an advantage,
except when additions or alterations
are made, involving hard work to cut
the walls and floors. There r no
leaky roofs, no damp or cold east or
north rooms. There Is great economy
Of heating. Being a firm mass through
out. like a house made of baked clay,
there is no vibration, and in ase one
spot of the foundation should be under
mined the we'll knit structure might
not show so much as a crack. 1t is
practically earthquake proof.
Concrete is healthful because 1t
leaves no assures for dust or for in
sects which spread disease. 1t is cool
in summer and warm in winter, and
with a minimum of exertion can be
kept sweet and clean. On the artistic
side, as the house beautiful, it lends
itself to sculpture and painting, and as
an object on the landscape it can be
made a joy to the eyes.-Country Life
In America.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-26
TRAINING o POllCE
breaking In Of the Seine Patrol One
of he Sights of Paris.

8Feak1ng In of the Seine Patrol One
of the Sights Of Paris.
The training Of the young New
foundlands that are periodically added
to the staff is one Of the sights of
Paris. 1t takes place in the headuuar-
tiers OF the agents plongeurs, a small
building on the Quayside not far from
the Cathedral of Notre Dame. Dogs
and men enter into the exercise with
zest, and there Is usually a crowd Of
onlookers. Only dummy figures are
used, but the rescue is nevertheless
a very realistic affair. The big dogs
know perfectly well what the exercise
means, and they wait with comic en-
thusiasm until the dummy is thrown
into the water and an agent plongeur
rushes out on hearing the splash and
the cutlery of spectators. While the
men are busy with lines and life buoys
the dog plunges into the water, swims
to the dummy, watches with rare in
telligence for an opportunity to get an
advantageous hold, and then it either
swims ashore or waits for its master,
who brings to the rescue long poles,
cork belts and the like. The more ex-
perienced dogs, however, will easily
effect a rescue from first to last with
out human assistance, and it is an in
spring sight to watch them looking
for a foothold on the slippery sides Of
the river bank and pulling the heavy
dummy into a place of safety.
It takes about four months to train
the dogs efficiently. They are also
charged with the protection Of their
masters when attacked by the des-
perate rufians who sleep under the
arches Of the bridge in summer. Thus
IN Paris the police dogs are a proved
eucceSs.-Century.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-26
Shot an Angel.

Now and again we hear of strange
and rare birds being shot in England,
but how many sportsmen except Mr..
Wells clergyman a claim to have
shot an angel? One such mar exists,
though it is doubtful whether he is
proud of his skill. 1t was nighttime.
and be was passing Crawford parish
churchyard with his gun over his Shout
der when he saw what he took for a
ghost. He leveled his piece and fired,
but his aim was wild. He had failed
to wing his quarry. Investigation
showed that the ghost was a sculp-
tured angel on a tomb, and he had
shot off one of it's toes!-London Chron-
iclQ-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-26
A Surfeit of OratOry.

One of the mistaken theories is that
q public speaker" is necessary to the
success of any public affair. This the
DRY had it's rise at a time when oratory
was a fad. Orators were cultivated.
and they were supposed to take hui
man passions in their hands and toy
with them. In this practical age pub
lie speakers are a bore, and nobody
cares anything about them. People
gather to be entertained and not lee
tured. But, this theory having been
established that a public speaker Is
important to a picnic, an orator Is
hauled out and set loose on a few old
gentlemen with canes and a few moth
ers who must occupy the benches In
taking care of the children.-Sabetha
Herald.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-26
THE DRAPER
Dean Svift's Battle For the Right.
of ireland.

Dean Swift's Battle For the RightD
Of Ireland.
The DRAPER letters, six Of which,
signed m. B. Drapier," appeared in q
Dublin newspaper in 1724, mark an era
In Irish history. They were the work
Of Dean Swift, the author of "Gulli.
ver's Travels" The occasion calling
them forth was the grant Of a patent
In 1923 to William Wood. an English
man Of Birmingham. to coin h~alfpence
and ~farthings to the extent Of f1O8,OO0
to be current in Ireland, where there
was a deficiency Of copper coinage.
Public feeling in Ireland was in a state
Of irritation at its treatment by Eng.
land, and Swift took advantage Of this
coinage business to advocate the rights
Of Ireland. Under the mask Of a plain,
honest, patriotic tradesman he coun.
seled all true patriots not only to re
fuse to take the new coinage, but to
refrain from using any English man
ufactures whatever. The result was
tremendous. No m would take Woods
money, and associations were formed
for refusing the currency. The publica-
ton Of the first three letters had 50
reused the temper of Ireland that it
was now easy for Swift to come to the
real point of issue. In the fourth let
ter he accordingly treats Of the royal
prerogative. The government instantly
took alarm and offered a reward of
$500 for the discovery of the author of
this fourth letter. Its printer was
thrown into prison. But all was in
vain. The government yielded to the
storm. Woods patent was surrender
ed, the patentee being Unidentified by
a grant Of $4,000 yearly for twelve
years. Thus, through the force and an
imation Of Swifts arguments, victO-
riously terminated the first grand
struggle for the independence Of Ire
land.-LOndOn Tit-BitS.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-26
A GREAT e u


Munich Owns the Oldest and Largest
Saloon In the World.
The H%ofbrauhaus Of Munich is per-
haps the oldest and largest saloon in
the world, owned by the king Of Ba-
varia and %patronized by an average Of
1900 customers a day. On holidays
the number often uns up to 5000 and
$4,000. Nothing to drink Is sold but
beer, brewed at the royal brewery,
which was started by King Ludwig the
Severe In 1856. The present Hofbrau-
haus was built in 1914, and the beer
was brewed on the spot until 1873,
when the brewery was moved into the
country to less expensive quarters.
There are seats for 1900 customers,
plain wooden benches without backs
beside plain wooden tables without
covers. In the garden or court are 100
empty beer barrels set on end, which
are used for tables. The stems, which
are very heavy and hold a quart Of
beer, are piled up in stacks before the
bar on the floor in the morning, where
they remain until they are used.
When a customer wants beer he
picks out a stein, takes it to one Of the
basins Of running water which line the
walls and washes it himself. Then he
carries it to the counter and hands it
over to the bartender, who fills it with
beer from the barrel. The price is 6
cents a stein, and the profits support
the hospitals Of the city, although the
king could claim them if Re desired to
do so, as the brewery and the Hofbrau-
haus belong to him by Inheritance
Chicago Record Herald.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-26
Red and White Wine.

"Amisapprehensiona about the strength
Of red and white wines exists" said a
vine grower. Because red wine has
a darker, richer look people think it is
more intoxicating. The opposite, real
ly, is the case. Red wines r made
by fermenting grape juice, skins and
seeds together. White wines are
made by fermenting juice alone. In
the skins and seeds there is a lot of
tannin, and red wine contains much
tannin, while white wine contains
none. This tannin, an astringent,
closes the pores of the stomach and
prevents the alcohol in the red wine
from entering the blood freely and
going, as the saying is, to the head.
White wine, champagne for instance,
has no tannin, and hence it's intOxicat-
ing properties are much more keenly
to be feared than those of the tannin
filled red wine."-Philadelphia Bulle-
tin.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-26
CAN REDUCE RATES IN A DAY
Railroads Only Required to Give Ship
pers rs hours Notice.

Railroads Only Required to Give Ship
pers Is hours Notice.
CHICAGO, Nov. 26.-In it's last cir
cular issued yesterday the Interstate
Commerce commission mas given the
railroads an important hint on through
rates. The circular modifies to an
extent one issued October IL in which
permission was given the railroads 10
reduce on a single days notice the
through rates where they are greater
than the sums of the local rates. Ship
pers set up a cry against this and
said it did not afford them n relief
in such cases, adding tnat the COM
mission should declare the sums Of the
locals to be the through rates in such
cases.
The commission now states that it
has no power to fix such a rule, ex-
cept on complaint, but the railroads
are warned that on such cases being
brought to it's attention, it will regard
the sums of the locals as prima facae
evidence that the through rate is ex-
cessive and unreasonable.
The circular also places the APPROX
al of the commission on the issuance
of free transportation to c%aretakers of
livestock and fruit and declared that
the term fruit" will be taken to in
clude all classes of vegetables and
p~erishable products which need such
transportation may be given for such
caretakers to return to their homes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-11-26
A Collector of Snu11boxes.

The only expensive personal fancy
Of Frederick the Great, it is said, was
his hobby for collecting snuffboxes, Of
which he left as many as 100, approx
mately valued at $1,3OO,OOO. Lord
Malmesbury says that one could hard
" approach the king without sneezing.
Two thousand pounds weight of Span
ish snuff had always to be kept In
store, but smoking, on the other hand,
was an abomination to Frederick.