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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-12
IVORY TOILET ARTICLES

Ivory toilet articles are now very
fashionable, and well they may be, for
the price is almost prohibitive, except
for persons of great wealth. At the
fashionable jewelers. there are shown
hand mirrors, pin boxes, hat pin and
trinket boxes, trays, combs and brushes
Of all kinds, powder boxes, tall circu-
lar boxes for toothbrush, ETC., and rims
for pin cushions. All Of these articles
even when the ivory is entirely with
out carving and the articles are not
unique in shape, are very expensive. A
beautiful hat pin box, perfectly plain,
about a foot long and four inches wide,
cost $11O. A small pin box Of fine
ivory, but quite small and meant only
for stick pins, was $25.
Ivory is getting more and more val
liable all the time. 1t has gone up so
per cent IN the last five years One rea=
son for this is the growing demand,
since among wealthy people silver toilet
articles are no longer considered sat
isfactorily luxurious. But aside from
this ivory is becoming more precious
because the elephants are dying out.
When the last wild elephant Is driven
to death By the march Of progress the
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-12

It was by the exercise of good judg
ment, as well as by unhagging industry,
that Mrs. Rollins became wealthy, that
she succeeded where many other seek
ers after fortune failed.
Before starting for Alaska she made
careful and comprehensive study Of
gold seeking. She made no blind ven
lures; the claims she located, after en-
during many hardships, proved rich,
and she made her section of earth s
treasury yield all that it had in store.
Another western woman who found
her dreams of wealth happily realized
in the Klondike is Miss Frances Fitz,
who now claims Council City, Alaska,
as her home.
Her first money in that country was
earned operating typewriter. Next
she was appointed deputy United
States recorder Of claims for the dis
trict. Her duty was to record all
claims staked out by prospectors.
In this way she gained an intimate
knowledge Of the mining country. Now
and then, when discouraged miner
decided to abandon his claim, Miss Fitz
bought it. Several pieces Of. property
thus acquired became bonanzas, and
Miss Fitz found herself rich woman.
This good fortune, however, did not
come without it's predecessor Of hard
ship Miss Fitz made several journeys
across frozen wastes that would have
appalled, the heart of many man.
X Upon one of these trips, strapped
upon dog sled, she struggled FOR four
days and nights against appalling cold.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-12
STAINS FROM THE FINGERS
For removing ink stains from the

s For removing ink stains from the fin
gers dip sulphur match into the water
and rub it on the stain. This is very
efficient. Or lemon juice and salt may
be used. Peroxide Of hydrogen with a
few drops Of ammonia is very good for
removing stains from the hands. Pun
ice stone, too, is valuable. It is use
full in smoothing off finger roughened
with sewing. After using this, rub on
a little cold cream.
When the hands are shrunken from
long soaking in water, dipping them
into vinegar or pouring it over the
hands will restore them to their natural
color.
If the finger tips are stained from
hulling berries hold them in the fumes
Of sulphur match, and the stains will
disappear.
The unpleasant odor that clings ia
the hands after handling onions or cod
fish or the like may be dissiPated by
rubbing dry mustard over them; or put
the hands into water containing mus
tard.
Rubber gloves afford great protection
If you do homework, especially in win
ter, but it is well not to wear them toe
long at time, as they are apt to draw
the hands
I.
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WHAT WOMEN ARE DOING

Miss Nettie Payne Of Butler, Pa, is
earning salary in a novel way. She
is sergeant Of police. '.s
1t is as desk sergeant in the sta
ton house, however, that she is en-
rolled. Therefore she is not obliged
to do patrol duty, but during part of
each night is in practical charge Of the
force of the town, directing the work
of all the policemen. a.
A young hairdresser Of Newport has
added rather curious feature to her
work. She gives lectures to her pa
irons upon literature and art while doc
toring their .tresses. She is said to be
making considerable money in the prac-
tice of her dual profession.
In New York there is woman who
is earning an income Of considerable
size by novel occupation. She selects
perfumes for rich patrons. She says:
arrange sachet powders and spray
scents. One scent may be deemed APP
propriate for one customer j. another for
another attire. Different perfumes are
used for different rooms.
Last year, in one home which /
visited once a week, / laid out $500 in
lodors for the wardrobe, and $500 in
odors for the house, including the guest
chambers and the dining room.
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Curios and Oddities
STAGE coAoH's RESURRECTION.
TIS PRGGin StranQo1''

tsTHE stage COACH famous in the works Of Dickens,
has had its resurrection - said automobiles.
big, comfortable vehicle, breathing sweet pure,
sparkling air, under smiling sky, amid green fields
all that delight which Dickens and Hazlitt and many
an oldtmer sang has been brought back to by the
rencarnated stage coach, namely the automobile and
the motor-omnibus.
"There is to be motor-omnibus line between Phil
adephia and Atlantic City this There is in
England motoromnibus line between London and
Brighton. Soon, all the world, just it be-
fore the days Of railroads. huge luxurious vehicles will
people swiftly and pleasantly from city to
another thru beautiful pastoral scenery along pleas
ant roads, where the blowing airs are laden with
cherry blossoms instead of cinders, and the
dismounts at his journeys end with leaves and flower
petals instead Of coadust and soot sprnkled his
coat.
The rencarnated horseess stage coach has already
taken its place in literature. w. E. Henley's poem,
tspeed is good any of Dickens stage coach chap
ters and in Kiplings 'Traffics and Discoveries tho
joys Of motoring are splendidly described
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-12
FOOD AND NERVES

In far too many homes there is no APP
probation of the fact that food is q
factor in nervous breakdowns in school
The boy or girl starts out for school
with a scanty breakfast. There is
plenty of food, but it is not appetizing;
it is too heavy; and long habit of not
eating much at this meal has become
crystalized. Then follows the luncheon,
which, if bought at a restaurant, either
in the school building or otherwise, ID
too often made up of cakes and sweets.
If, on the contrary, it is taken from
home, there is little attention paid to it.
and it rarely has in it that amount Of
nutrition which a pupil needs.
We recognize quickly that working
man needs solid food. The pupil is a
worker, too, and requires food adapted
to his conditions.
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FROM ELIZABETH LEE
, A Changeable Silk.

Dear Miss Lee-I inclose three sam
pies Of changeable silk and would like
to know which kind is worn the most
this summer and which will wear the
best9 Do you think the red changeable
will wear good or is it liable to crack
like most taffeta si1ks7 Is stirring
worn this summer9 Please let me hear
from you in The Sunday Journal and
oblige- s A Reader.
The samples of fancy chiffon taffeta
will probably wear the best, but per-
sonally I should not choose either for
the making Of a whole gown, but should
prefer the red and black changeable.
The fancy samples would be exceed
ingly pretty as trimmings, the blue on
a cream frock and the red and green
on an all green dress, but / am afraid
you would be disappointed if used 9th
erWise. The sample Of changeable
seems to me to be Of an excellent wear
ing character, far more SO. than most
taffetas. Stirring is very much worn
this summer. Elizabeth Lee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-12
DON'T CROSS YOUR LEGS.

tsTHE prevalence Of appendicitis is admitted
on 719 persons for the disease Crossing the legs
responsible for good deal of this trouble.
''That sounds strange doesn't ita Nevertheless
it is theory advocated by more than one great sur
geon. Indeed, I know who say that if
people never crossed their legs appendicitis would
quite disappear. zs
! ''You see, crossing the leg squeezes and cramps
the delicate vermiforms appendix. Squeezed and
cramped, the appendix becomes irritated. Infamma-
tion sets in. Intense pain comes Then-presto-
your back the sweet and heavy fumes of chloro
form are choking you and the appendicitis specialist
bends over you with sharp knife.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-12

out and got two three good lungfus Of smoke.
Then I woke up You blanked little fool! said.
Let little rusty coffin nail chase you around this
way all night. You haven't enough in you to
shoe hen! Git!' I turned and threw the rest Of
the package far off into the could throw,
and liked all the way back kicking myself every
STEP
This young freedman told me at length and in de-
tail the sensation caused by inhalng the combusted
Of poison and SCOT hit the tender vital tissues Of the
lungs his physical frame fairly jigged with joy; and
passionate his hankering for hot smoke
smudge of the big black Wad Of weeds known as the
cigar tasted like luke warm circus lemonade after
cold watermelon The great of this young mans
eventful life he counted the breaking away from
the slavery of the cigaret And reckon he counted
correctlya-- sharpshooter in Commercial West.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-12
AN oDD1TY.

tsIF YOU want to oddity," undertaken
said, ego to cemetery and note how, in tho
erection Of odfashioned tombs they lower into place
the marble slabs.
q These marble slabs not lowered by means Of
a, derrick They lowered by hand. The work is
the edges Of the Stones that only hand work
You wonder, suppose how the men avoid
pinching OF crushing their fingers they lower a
great slab of marble to its marble base WE'LL they
accomplish this by lowering the stone upon Jumps of
sugar arranged in orderly lines and then they grad
uay dissolve the sugar BY squirting water over it.
{" All the huge, fat stones Of old-fashioned tombs,
or vaults are lowered by hand to Jumps Of sugar.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-12

"Here's to love-" says somebody,
(which to woman is a piece-de-resis-
lance, and to man a frappe.'
It's the old, old story of man IS love
being of his life thing apart, but
woman Is love her whole existence-of
the moon looking down on many brooks,
but the brook seeing but one moon.
The pity is that it's true.
No matter how deeply man loves,
he has wit enough left to think of other
things.
He takes time for his meals. He gets
sound night IS sleep. Unless his pas.
sion is the first stage Of calf love, he is
able to look after his customary BUSH
ness with fair degree Of intelligence,
and the fact that one woman stands to
him for all the world in no wise blinds
him to the fact that houses must be
built, and goods bought and sold, and
the prosaic business Of life go on just
the same.
With the average woman it's differ
emit. Nothing else in. the universe mat
ters quite so much as what he said when
he was with her, and exactly how he
said it, and what he may say next,
and the awful possibility that his feel
ings may undergo some change be-
tween this time and that.
She thinks about him when she eats
what she does eat. She dreams of
| him when she ought to be sleeping the
deep sleep of the rational and sane
minded. In short, her whole existence
is keyed up to the intense pitch of her
passion. It fills her life. Other things
must step into the background.
OF these two attitudes the mans is
| ten thousand times the sanest.
IT'S best for him physically and men,
tally; and it insures against his being
/ hit too hard should his little dream 60
up in smoke, as the most roseate little
dreams sometimes do. IF love fails, he
has kept a tangible hold on material
things, and these will chain him to life
until it gets bearable again; whereas
a woman under the same blow, having
kept no hold anywhere, may go entirely
i to pieces.
i You can't have wholly sound mind
without a sound body, and you can 7
have sound body # you indulge II
i overwrought feelings Too intense
emotion, whether Of JOY or sorrow, IL
j inimical to the smooth running of the
human machinery.
Rhapsodies and agonies are almost
q equally bad for the digestion.
a When women learn not to give love
the whole stage; when they can keep i
! in it's rightful place, when it will helI
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-12
Chased BY a Cigaret

was my fortune work for SOME months next
desk to an ex-slave-7a small chap of twenty-five
or three. summers His former and boss
was little odoriferous silver known the key of
hell alias the coffin nail''-the cigaret Of com
merce' He had taken early to the companionship Of
this small unsavory brigand finding for great
pleasure consolation and stimulation in it's company
until one wild and windy night out the trail near
the White Horse Pass he woke to find that the little
fend had tied him hand and foot for torture. we
got into camp late and dead tired, he said 'too
played out to eat orssdo anything but care for the
dogs My cigarets had given out in the morning, and
SO fought it out till night When stopped tore
open the pack where Z thought they were, but they
weren t there Not 81 blamed cigaret in the whole
which started in the morning was in a fit. T
was plumb crazy % d have sold my clothes for one
coffin nail. stopped just long enough to get
the trail all nght-the nastest section of trail
between skagway and Dawson. When think of hell
compare it to that night got the cigarets, jerked
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-12
What the Market Affords

Two or three small carrots diced are
enough for tmess" Of peas.
For Strawberry Mousse-Pour one
tablespoonful Of cold water over one
even tablespoonful Of gelatin, and let
it stand for two hours. Mash one pint
Of strawberries, cover with half pint
Of sugar and set away two hours; then
pour two tablespoonful Of boiling
water over the gelatin and stir until
dissolved. Rub sweetened fruit thru
the colander, add the gelatin and set
ting the bowl in pan Of ice water, stir
until it begins to thicken. Then stir
in one pint Of cream that has been
whipped until it is very stiff. When
thoroly mixed pour into the freezer and
pack in Ice and rock salt for six hours.
Take the dasher out of. the freezer, as
it must not be turned.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-12
THE kNoT-HoLE IN THE FENCE.

I have sat upon the bleachers,
With the yelling, hooting crowd; -
In the grandstand I have nestled, ...,
With the wealthy and the proud,
I have been in many places,
But the one that was immense
Was when a boy used to seek
The knot-hole in the fence.
Twas knot-hole had whitfield,
Big enough to fit my eye; a.-..
I could see the pitcher working, HI.
And the felders chase fly;
I could always see the runner, ss- .....
Tho the crowd was big and dense;
I could always tell the players
Thru that knot-hole in the fence. III
It was there always hurried
After school, and there stayed:
Nor ever thought Of leaving, 81 "a
Till that final out was made. ls-.
1t was there you'd find me peering, 81.
With my features drawn and tense:
For often grew excited, f<-sf-
At that knot-hole in the fence. -
1 have tried the different places, =
Back of third, thought was great;
I've sat just back of first, and now
I sit behind the plate
But something there is. lacking
: 1 know not how or whence;
For games seemed more exciting
Thru that knot-hole in the fence,
So Eddie, A. Gu,
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GIRL PAVING CONTRACTOR

Miss Elizabeth Thielman of New
York city has been coming money She
earned 10000 in two years from con-
tracts for grading and paving streets in
Harlem.
Then her father died, leaving several
unfinished contracts, Miss Thielman
knew nothing of the work. She de-
termined to carry on his business, how
ever.
She hired Italian laborers, superin-
tended the work, and finished all the
contracts. Sometimes she would go per-
sonally to saloons in order to find en-
ployees who were putting in their time
there.
As her object was simply to clear all
outstanding. accounts against her fa-
ther' IS estate, she retired from the busir
ness when she had done this,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-12
THE FALL OF LORD RUSSELL

7 ORD ODO RUSSELL. while calling Prince Bis
l. marck during the sitting of the Berlin conference
asked him how he managed rid himself Of that class
Of importunae visitors whom he could not well refuse
to but whose room he found preferable to their
company. 'tOh,' replied the chancellor, II have a
very simple method; my wife knows them pretty we'll
and when she they are with she generally
trives to come in and calIme away upon pretext
another" He had scarcely finished speaking when
the princess put her head in at the door and said
'tMy dear, you must come and take your medicine
You ought to have had it an hour ago.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-12

In the gowning Of the little maid,
the quaint and picturesque are every
where prominent and when the prac-
teal is also added the demands Of fash
ion are. satisfied In the, small Gabri-
ellie dress shown we have model very
much like those worn by our mothers
when they were little girls. OF course
the lines conform to the present day
styles, but IL lis. "a Gabrielle dress all
the same. The body part consists Of
cores which give it excellent shaping.
tt may be made with or without the
circular bertha and founce or it may
be cut away at the bertha to form q
pretty guimpe dress. It may be de-
sveloped as deliberately or as simply as
desired, the seams being inset with lace
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Don't Giue Loue the Whole Stage
BY POLLY PENN.

and not hinder. the normal duties Of
life, it will be infinitely better for their
happiness, should love go or stay.
And the little god is good deal more
likely to stay longest where he is in
diligently treated.
Love and marriage are not an end.
They are only means to an end, viz,
character building for both man and
woman.
Looked at it this way, and relegated
to their proper place in her life, both
love and marriage will have less power
to make woman miserable, more pow
er to bless and make her happy.
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Chicken croquettes, 8 for 10 cents.
Dried Goldfish, IL cents a pound.
Tomatoes, 20 cents a pound.
Carrots, 10 cents a bunch. SO. D."
Cherry plums, Is cents a dozen.
Peaches, 80 cents a dozen. ..

Carrots will add much to the variety
every good housewife strives for. The
new carrots are at their best when first
boiled tender and then sauteed in but
ter. Lima beans are also delicious if
first boiled until tender and then
sauteed in butter or bacon fat.
Now that green peas and new carrots
are back in the grocer at fair price,
it is worth mention that the two are
often cooked together by the best chefs.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-12
FORTUNES FROM ALASKA

At least two women have wrested
fortunes from the frozen fields of the
Klondike. There are probably others.
Mrs. Alice Robbins Of San Francisco
is said to be millionaire. Her wealth
was accumulated by personal quest in
the gold regions. Two years she re-
NAMED In the bitter north, working
like Trojan all the time.
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Where Feminine Fancy Lights

worlds holdings of ivory will grow
as precious gems of the first water. It
will never be possible to increase it by
artificial culture, for whenever efforts
have been made to raise elephants in
civilization for the purpose of creating
domestic ivory supply it has proved
an absolute failure.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-12
CONCEALED WISDOM

IN A little village there lived boy who was
supposed to be dull-witted, and the Of the
village used to find great fun Offering
between a threepennyy bit and penny, of which he
invariably chose the latter stranger one day saw
him choose the penny rather than the threepenny Bit
and asked him for the reason Is it because the
penny is the biggests'' the stranger asked.
"Naw, not cause it is the biggest. If I took tho
threepenny bit, they'd gle DER off rim it',-Tke
Tattler. @. 80 -. =x- IT,. ## =.
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for dressy costume, while the lace
might adorn the rufles. For simple
little home dress, checked bingham
or challis might serve. 31a yards of
36-inch material are needed for the me-
dunn size. 4786-sizes, to 9 years.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-12
GHOST OUT KNOCKING A RAILROAD

A LONDON daily tells short modern ghost story.
IA A man travelling on northbound train out
Of London Opposite him was a. silent stranger, his
only companion. Between London and Derby no word
passed Then, the train drew out of Derby, he
said pleasantly: "Good line this, sir, ehq'' The
stranger replied: 81 think it beastly bad line /
was killed it two wears ago. ,, ~.
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denly giving firt Of his tail, shot away like an
arrow. That frt Of his tail rocked the boat like
the passage of big steamer. m
This bass is said to be larger than the great Odds
bass hooked off Big Island in 1905. Expeditions
being organized to get it tonight. "A. J. R. e
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Great numbers Of watches are being
made in Switzerland for the Japanese
government, which intends to give them
I Of the Russian war. .s
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TELLING TIME BY FLOWERS.

THE professor of botany paused under oak, and
the young girls in white grouped themselves
prettily about him.
t'To tell time by fowers'' he said-s'you should
all be able to do that Think how convenient it would
be at this season.
cit is S am. when the sowthistle opens. It il
$3.50 when the dandelion opens 1t is when the white
lily opens 1t is when the hawkweed opens.
cat HIP the sowthistle closes. At
precisely the yellow goatsboard closes. At pm
the hawkweed closes. At the white lily closes. The
dandelion closes at sharp.
tsince Plinys time forty-six flowers have been
known to open and shut with great punctuality ut
certain hours of the day and night. 1t would be
possible, with a little labor, to construct garden
whose flowers, folding and unfolding, would make
frstrate Clock
1rpn
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MNNEToNKA SNAPSHOT

Landing at the Lake.
The man who put his dock In early now finds It
necessary to go ashore on stills.
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FASHION NOTE.
LODI woman has the Sunday dress for
~ thirty-one years. and she says during that period
it has come back into fashion eleven times.
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