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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31

Not for a nnonent.. It to be the object IF
his respectful adm1ratio Ito smile at her when she
screamed and to hold her little hand when the break.
ers tumbled in. y - ~ @'*S@ y
Woman. Woman Woman
(said with a. waggling Of the head and a silence
between tho words. Said with sigh and soughingJ
strolling along Surf avenue, felt fos his pocket
book and found it not. !:
J: But how had they taken 1T -
Had hypnotist come along, waving his and
diating his pupils horribly, and put hero In
trancef Had he suffered a sudden stroke Of that
awful malady which robs 9 mans memory and steals
his mind awaytfor the time beingi Had he been hit
by a blackjack a stocking filled with shot
choked into submission7 #tr"''
Alas, It had happened while he was abstracted
looking at certain design Of psek-a~boo.
Woman. Woman
(More in sorrow than IN anger. More In sadness
than In woe.)
He felt in his trousers pocket for dollar that
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31
Her Room a Revelation of Herself
BY POLLY PENN.

Girls, what sort Of a room have yous
Would you like the man you want to
marry to look into your room just as it
is todays Would you be willing to sub
ject your character to that keen test in
the eyes Of discerning masculinef
For woman 8 room is revelation
Of herself.
One night the poet Longfellow was a
guest at the house Of Judge Potter in
Portland, Me. In the absence Of q
daughter Of the house, and the presence
Of many guests to be provided for, he
was given this absent daughter IS room
as sleeping chamber. The young man,
not then "a, was charmed by the room.
He had never seen the girl, but he i'm.
mediately formed a conception of her
character and her tastes, from the
choice and the arrangement Of the
things in that room The very DISPOSE
ton Of the rugs, the arrangement of the
articles on the bureau, the pictures on
the wall-indeed, the entire atmosphere
Of the apartment seemed to breathe of
a personality Of gentle, womanly re-
fnement and attractive qualities
To satisfy himself that his conclusion
was correct, Longfellow made al trip to
Portland again the following Sunday
and attended church where he knew he
would see the girl. He afterwards told
a friend Of mine that he knew her as
soon as she entered the church. She
exactly fitted that room. And, to make
a pleasant ending to true story, she
was Mary Potter, who afterwards be-
came the poet's first wife.
One would like to know just what
Mary Potter had in that room. But
one thing is certain: It was not the
elegance and cost Of It's furnishings
which SO accurately told its owner 8
character. There Is many an apartment
with rich rugs on the floor, and hand
some silver on the toilet table, and
every luxury that wealth can buy,
which yet tells not one thing about its
occupant except that she has money to
spend.
Here is another room, cluttered with
"keepsakes mementoes Of dances
and euchres and plays and fiirtations
Posters and pictures Of popular act.
| resses cover the wall. A row of young
gentlemen in all stages Of collar alti-
tude and hair longitude line the mirror
and smirk up at you from the back of
the bureau. Books there are none, ex.
cept a light novel tossed on the table
when this gay grille finished it at
/ am.
Turn thoughtful man loose in that
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31
A JOKE, NOT A BOAST.

s A PONT-AvES, in Brittany said New York
n painter, 1T met Mortimer Menpes who Ii
chiefly famous for his friendship with Whistler.
''The hotel at PontAven is museum of superblyg
carved antique Breton chests armories and closet
BEDS and gallery of Harrison, Penfoid, Pauline
Palmer and other noted artists.
elm the salon of the hotel, heard Menpes talk
one day of Whistler.
& whistler Menpes said, was not eonceited
man. He was joker. AS jokes, not as serious
speeches, most Of his remarks were to be taken
"Thus lady said day to Whistler:
"'Do you think, Mr.. Whistler, that genius h
hereditaryf'
"'I can't tell you, madam Whistler replied.
tHeaven has granted me no offspring''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31
From ELIZABETH LEE
A LINEN ETON.

Dear Madam: Your advice would be
much appreciated on the following
points: II enclose sample Of linen at
90 cents yard, would it be suitable to
make into an eton suit, and how could
the skirt be made so as to be easy to
launder Height 5 feet, 9 inches, bust
81, waist 20, hips 45, black hair, blue
eyes, fair complexion, age %. Would
like a model to make white crepe de
chine waist. What colors could I wear.
Would be gratifed for early reply
- Isabelle J.
The sample Of white linen is entirely
suited to the making Of an eton suit,
tho, 1 think, you will like it better, and
certainly it will be more becoming, if
the sleeves are made very full bell like
cape style You need breadth, you
see, and this would give it. A good
model laundrying well would be the
circular, either with plain bias seam
down the back and front, OF with pleats
let into the seam. II you cut it this
way, it win not be apt to sag at the
sides, because the material is on the
straight Of the thread over the hips
Trim horizontally with folds Of the
goods, as many as you wish, all around
or from the pleats. The eton I should
make quite small and plain, save fol
the fussy cape sleeves, finishing neck
front. lower edges Of coat and the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31
HINTS FOR THE HOUSEWIFE

When interrupted while frying in
deep fat, drop a crust of dry bread
into the fat to prevent its burning.
When making a steamed or boiled
pudding put plait in the cloth at the
top to allow the pudding to swell.
A teaspoonfuls Of lemon juice to a
quart Of water will make rice very
white and keep the grains separate
when boiled.
IF you always cut up your vegetables
over spread newspaper you save clat-
ter and can remove the waste very cas-
lily.
Sheets that are worn in the middle
should be cut in two, the selvedges
sewn together and the cut sides hemmed.
In this way they will last twice as long.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31
NATIONAL DEPARTMENT STORE

The national department store
Of everything to eat and wear
It's full as 1t can be.
A list Of all 1t has In stock
Would reach from Portland Maine,
To Tampa, Florida, and back
To Portland once again.
There's cotton from the southern states,
And watermelons fine.
And luscious peaches, velvet pink
And yellow Georgia pine;
New Jersey milk, and Texas beef,
And Minnesota flour, ..-s.
avg With iaoe epp aee sweat end 50 sosr sA
There's California apricots,
The best you ever ate; ...
And cranberries from old Cape Cod,
Like rubies in crate;
And And Ie eshon rr sugar the san asxe=
And buckwheat from ten thousand fields
TO furnish us with cakes.
There's silver, gold and copper ore,
The treasure of the soil,
And sapphires from Montana rocks,
And Pennsylvania oil.
Fresh water pearls OF luster TIT
To decorate queen,
And from Alaska sealskin furs
or rich and glossy sheen
From every land across the deep
In crowds they come to buy,
For with the goods Of Uncle Sam
No other shop can vie.
Beneath the same old starry sign
Our patriot fathers bore,
The nation carries on today
A big department store.
Minnie Irving in Leslie's Weekly
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31

Mr. Ernest @. Moon, and he is in charge Of the post
office at Te Uku, Auckland He writes clearly and
legibly He is 81 years Of age, and has been In
years. The official reports of the inspectors Of the
New Zealand postal department show that Mr. Moon
has given every satisfaction. He makes out money
orders postal notes and the periodical official state.
ments by using his feet. In the way he applies
the date stamps letters with wonderful rapidity.
Mr.. Moon also hammer, saw and other car
penters' TOOLS and in addition to all that he is able
to foot the bills "A. J. r.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31

visit to her favorite, and giving her a
few strokes Of the brush and curry
comb, by way Of exercise. This is
quite the thing among the ultra riding
set Of Great Britain. Nothing keeps
one in trim like using q currycomb,
they say. Of course ordinary utensils
would not do, SO the countess will have
a set costing 5000. Other wives Of
peers have even more costly outfits.
The crest Of the Towards is engraved
ON each piece and the enamel shows
appropriate designs from antique mod
a1s <t-. ...., ...,- -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31

was there the night before. His hand closed on
cancy. "
Why this9 @-. .. r..
Had young student Of Fagin walked alongside
and slipped his hand into the pockets wicked
man had taken piece Of wire and fshed the half
dollar out Of the pocket in the bathhousef Had a
pickpocket, with frightful ingenuity, cut hole in
the pocket?
No, no. The night before Mrs. J. O. had gone thru
j. C's pockets and had taken the so cents pay
ment account and token of esteem.
Ten miles back, and John walked home.
And as he walked, hobbling along, shutting his
feet worn OUT disspirted helpless who 1t sitting
so luxurously in the automobiles and pretending not
to see this poor, tired man a-hoofng its
'Twas woman.-New York Evening Sun.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31

room and he would know in an instant
that it's unseen owner Is pretty, popular,
gay, devoted to pleasure, not fond Of
thinking, and without those resources in
her nature which would enable her to
be happy in herself He would know
her to be the average, thoughtless, fun
loving girl SO exactly like fifty other
girls of his acquaintance that il
wouldn't be worth while to make an
other trip to meet her.
Here is still another room, whose fur
nishings are in quite good taste; its
curtains and covers immaculate; its
toilet articles exquisitely kept; nothing
superfuous, but every article dainty
refined and womanly. All this the
thoughtful man sees and draws his owl
conclusions. But there is more. Tho.{
two or three small pictures on the wa
not expensive, but copies of the very
best-tell him she is a girl of cultil
waited tastes. That little shelf Of we'll
worn books tell him, by every title,
that she enjoys the companionship OF
the noblest and highest minds The
fern ball hanging In sunny window
speaks Of love and a care for the
beautiful. The sewing basket with it's
bit of feminine mending says that shs
is not lacking in domestic traits. TIL
very few photographs visible are t.
faces of true and tried friends, g.
clearly friends worth having; ev
face stands for something in the life
this room g occupant
| In short, there is not one thing
this room that does not show the In;
vidual characteristic touch of an a
tractive woman, such woman as OF
does not know too many of, and who
it would be well worth making anoth,
trip to meet.
Girls, what sort Of woman would
thoughtful man see reflected in yousa
room7
It makes no difference how plainly -
must of necessity be furnished. Thel
will be at least one thing there to show
your inclinations and tastes, or, alas!
many things to show your lack Of taste.
Would you like to stand the testf
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31
DORTERHOUSE STEAK, 20 cents a
! pound.
Beets, 8 punches for cents.
Tomatoes, 127a cents basket, home.
grown, 10 cents a pound
Olives, 4 cents bunch.
Muskmelons, go cents basket. (14),

The season has progressed until Min
neapolis can now revel in homegrown
vegetables and fruits. Tomatoes, beets,
peas and beans, all come from the home
gardens. Raspberries are being brought
into Minneapolis from the surrounding
country, red raspberries plentifully, but
the black are comparatively scarce.
Blackberries, too, are the home variety.
A new salad which is delicious, is
made Of tomatoes and cheese balls.
Large tomatoes are chilled and peeled,
the inside Is scooped out and when it is
time for dinner they are filed with lit
tie piles of cheeseballs, made by smash
ing the cheese with enough sweet cream
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31
MAGIC WORDS.
II ONWARD GOULD was praising the London cab

T
"What is convenient and delightful hsl
said ethan the English system, whereby you get al
hanson anywhere by holding up your finger, and are
whisked smoothly at the fastest trot, north, SOUTH
east or west for shilling twos
"But the London hanson goes slowly II you
take it by the hour. Sometimes the driver will tell
you frankly if you engage him by the hour that this
cheaper rate entities you to 'wallzin' pice.' If he
doesn It tell you, you find it out for yourself.
And hence arose story that Owen Seaman told
at Punch dinner It a story about runaways.
A policeman who had stopped runaway dray horse
was highly praised, when gentlemen said with q
60 ooh, the fellow did nothing to boast Of. I have
stopped dozen runaway cab and hanson horses my
SELF
ReallyS' said the others. what method do y.
employ7'
81 simply stand the edge Of the sidewa.
and the horse tears by, shout, ''By the hour!
Immediately the animals mad gallop changes to
crawl ~
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31
A SILVER CURRYuoMB

The Countess Of Suffolk, erstwhile
Miss Marguerite Hyde Letter, is loyal
to American jewellers, and all her work
is still done by a Chicago firm which
has served the Letters for twoscore
years. She has recently ordered Of
silver complete stable set-curry-
comb, brushes and small pincers Of
which the groundwork is solid with
trimmings of enamel. Her ladyship
was always devoted to horses, and she
has adopted the fad Of paying q daily
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31

r HE fire department Of Mexico Mo-. has it's troubles
Here is a local report: <tOn Wednesday night
about $3.50 o'clock the fire alarm was turned in After
half hours fooling around trying to find out
where the fire was, how to get there and what take
at last it decided to take the fire extnguishers
The hose cart left in front Of the city hall and all
the fremen piled into Harper's Ringo bus and were
driven to the fire. only to find that it just brush
pile which boys had lighted to get rabbit out
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31

sets senator, is erudite, her speciality
being Greek. In Mrs. Crane the bay
state will find It's reputation for
learned women sustained. She is al
ready half native. of the old common
wealth, as her father, William E.
Boardman, has owned home in Man
chester for more than twenty years,
there. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31

The best clothespin bag is bed
ticking apron with large pocket
across the bottom. The worker can
then fasten the apron about her waist
and fill the pocket with the clothes
pins just before going out of doors TO
hang the clothes up. This apron will
save her much trouble, as the usual
basket Of clothes viii In itself b
enough to carry.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31
Imagined by Starr Wood.

., Imagined by Starr Wood
IF you had half minute to make your connection
with the express and your bag burst open and scat
tered It's contents, what would you dos Would you
gather your luggage miss your train, and have to
wait nine hours for the next would you leave your
goods and chattes to the mercy Of whoever might find
themq-London Sketch
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31
IN SONG AND STORY,
Kansas Citv Star

e I'VE thousand dollars worth Of Arizona mining
stock given to Senator Beveridge few years ago,
and returned by him, is now reported to be worth
$l500000. That the kind of mining stock the public
is always hearing about but is never able to buy
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31
THE PRICE OF VANITY.

ss\XT HAT became Of that life guard who had forty
w one medals for saving peoples hves?''
''The poor fellow fell out of launch last month
with them all on, and the combined weight sunk him."
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31

Newspapers are excellent TO- put
things away in, as insects do not like
the ink.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-31

menu.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-05-03

make money by digging it out of the
ground nobody has to lose it. It's
Just as honorable to get 500 worth OF
mineral out of the ground as 500
worth OF corn.
Frequent reports to stockholders in
mining companies is in yariably sign
OF good intent on the part of the man
agement. Stockholders should de-
mand these reports and patronize
those who show disposition to make
them. More companies should adopt
this most excellent policy, and thereby
earn not only the confidence of their
own stockholders, but that of the pub
lie generally in mining investments.
The trend in this direction is one of
the healthy signs of the times and a
very welcome innovation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-05-03

the United States, TO which congress
ought TO pay heed. The time has
certainly come when the tariff ought
to be entirely knocked of lumber, as
we'll as some other commodities, for
these reasons:
"Every Wholesale lumberman, es-
pecially II he owns standing timber
and IL he doesn't he derives no benefit
from the tariffs able to realize hand
some profits without protection. With
IT, abnormally large fortunes are be-
ing created for the benefit OF the few
at the expense OF the many. And FUR
Their: In consequence OF the increas-
ing price OF lumber, woodsmen are now
cutting trees which we're rejected as
unfit for use only few years
ago. The result is that the forests once
cut over are now being practically com
pletely stripped Of their remnants.
Z" Indeed. it would have been a good
thing for the country If there had new
err been tariff placed on lumber. The
effect OF 1t has not been to put a pre-
MUM on the slashing down OF Ameri-
can forests within the least possible
time, the building up OF comparative
ly few colossal fortunes, the abandon
ment OF lands cut over by the owners
for the taxes and stupendous waste
OF lumber materials. Now the govern
ment contemplates expanding millions
OF money for the rehabilitation Of
these forests. The least that II can do
Is to safeguard what little there Is of
them left, so far as knocking off the
tariff on lumber will serve this pur-
pose.n
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-05-03
SAN FRANCISCo,S NEEDS.

Devastated San Francisco Is look
ing about for the material wherewith
to rebuild, and finds the tariff pre-
pared to exact the uttermost farthing
from her even In her extremity. She
needs lumber, and the vast stores of
British Columbia are ready TO pour
In upon her, but the Dingley tariff
thrusts itself between and says; "First
pay the extra 81 " thousand y San
Francisco needs steel aud iron beams,
to make sure that the future city
shall bo so far MS possible safe from
earthquake; but the dead hand OF pro
lection first demands It's payne of
| cent pound. Cement Will be re-
quired In great quantities, but before
San Francisco can get barrel OF IL,
the tarilf tribute must be paid of "eight
cents per one hundred pounds, includ-
Ing weight of barrel or package" In
these and other ways does Il q tariff
Apollyon straddle the path along
which San Francisco would walk to
recovery New York Post,
The burden Of special privileges i'm.
posed by protective tarllr duties comes
very plainly into view in the light OF
San Franchises extremity. 1t is
strange that the people have so long
acquiesced In bearing such an unneces.
sary burden.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-05-03

Property OF tho Essex Mining Company
Dots show old surface workings for lead and
"drybone" -. zinc Great quantities were
taken out OF holes and shafts from five to
fifteen and In one place twenty feet deep.
Within an area of about six acres
the surface has literally been dug up
for the mineral that lay close under
meath. Within space about $50 feet
square, thirty-nine holes or pits We're
sunk varying In depth from five to
fifteen feet, and the mineral extracted.
1t is now intended to develop this
valuable property in a systematic
manner, installing pumps, and what
ever other machinery may be required.
The mineral range running through
this land has been traced for n dis
lance of about mile and half
beyond, and 1t was one Of the richest
and most productive of the early days.
Almost adjoining is the property Of
William Lanyon, one OF the celebrated
Lanyon family, the largest individual
producers and probably the most
successful zinc men in the United
States.
The capitalization of the company
is forty thousand shares of par
value of One Dollar each, and it has
been incorporated under the strict and
stringent laws of the state of Wiscon-
sin, One half of the capital stock is
in the company's treasury.
The officers of the company are we'll
known business and mining men, Ed
ward II. Hamm, l2l4 Monadnock
Block, Chicago, being president, and
George Girliug, Mineral Point, a
practical mine manager, having
charge OF operations.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1906-05-03
ESSEX MINING COMPANY
MINERAL POINT ENTERPRISE
From GlrIlng's Bulletin.

From Girling's Bulletin.
The development of the mineral
resources OF Wisconsin is proceeding
at very rapid pace, especially in
the southwestern part of the state,
where lead and zinc are the principal
products. Within the last year or
two number OF large producers have
been added to the list, and in many
cases these mines have been developed
on ground that formerly had been
worked for lead or drybone carbonate
of zinc) at very shallow depths, and
| abandoned upon reaching water. With
the increased and steadily increasing
demand for lead and zinc, these old
workings have been and are being
taken up, and with modern machinery
and methods made to pay handsome
profits. There are a number OF mines
that on comparatively small invest
ments are now paying in profits from
two to ten thousand dollars monthly.
The city OF Mineral Point, located
practically in the center of the pro-
duciug region, is one OF the Oldest and
most substantial towns in the south
western part OF the state. Here the
first lead furnace was built In 1923,
occupying small log hut, and from
that small beginning has grown the
present zinc works and acid plant,
employing several hundred men
Both from within the city limits and
from the region surrounding it, hun
dreds Of thousands OF pounds of lead
were taken, and in nearly all cases it
was extracted at depth OF but few
feet from the surface. Farmers plant
ed corn in the summer and mined In
the winter.
The Essex Mining Company has
been organized for the purpose of
permanently developing an old lead
and bone deposit, situated within the
limits of Mineral Point, and but a
mile from the railroad depot. This
ground, consisting Of 22.l acres, was
surface worked for lead, and great
quantities taken out OF IL. For many
years it has lain idle so far as mining
Is concerned, part Of it being planted
to corn and the rest used as a pasture
for the horses and cattle of the owners
OF the Mineral Point Brewery, dioin-
ing 1t.
The property is held on perpetual
lease requiring seven months work
each year, and the royalty is one
tenth of the zinc.