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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
"A String Of Good Stories
~ cannot tell how the truth may be;
say the tale az twas told to me-"
EGGS

Winston Churchill, the famous novel
ist, in an address that J, he made in
Concord recently, praised the New
Hampshire farmer
Ours,D he said, lis state fitted
above all others for summer resort.
New Hampshire, with its superb CHI
mate, its mountains, its lakes and for
ests, will in generation or two be one
great pleasure ground-a vast park dot
ted with beautiful villas, to which will
come each summer families from all
parts of America.
In anticipation Of this, many farm
ers are learning to conduct hotels. They
are building cottages for summer Wis
itors. Some of them, too, are taking
boarders.
And am glad to say that the New
Hampshire farmer is in position to
take boarders because, unlike the farm.
ers in other states that I could name,
he does not send all his good things
to the city.
II once boarded at fine, big farm
but the fare was wretched-canned
vegetables, condensed milk, and so on
BY Jove,' | said one morning at
breakfast, as I pushed my eggcup
from me-, these eggs are really not as
fresh as those get in New York
my farmer host snorted.
q That's rank prejudice on your
| part, Mr.. Churchill, he said. It's
from New York that all our eggs
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
THE PRESIDENTS DAUGHTER

Being the daughter of the president
is not altogether peaches and cream as
young Mrs. Longworth has explained
many times and on divers occasions,
but here comes Mrs. Mary Harrison
Mckee, daughter Of Benjamin Harr1-
son, and: for nearly a year the chate-
laine Of the White House, who declares
that the glory Of the position s ends
when your father goes out Of office,
but its duties never. Mrs. Mckee says
that the obligations which a president
must rest under equal the burden OF
Atlas, if the claims which some people
present have any foundation. If she
answered the letters asking favors,
varying from requests FOR money to
letters Of introd TO politicians,
she would employ two or three secreta-
RES Mrs. Mckee spends part Of every
winter in Washington, the guest OF
Mrs. Stephen B. E1kins: Mrs. Stanley
Brown, who was Molly. Garfield, leads
very retired life, and spends much of
her time with her mother, Mrs. Gar
field, who is in declining health. The
cleveland maidcns are too young to
feel the weight Of obligation, and Pres
ident Arthur s only daughter lives in
the far west and takes scant interest
in the old Washington days.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
WOMEN OF NOTE

Miss Helen Gould has decided to
abandon her residence at $40 Fifth ave-
nue., New York, which was for many
years. the home Of the late Jay uould.
The Immediate neighborhood has been
steadily invaded by business within the
last five or six years. !,
Miss Charlotte Knollys pronounced
KEowcls) bedchamber woman to Queen
.Alexandra. has held her office for more
than forty years constant companion
aud faithful friend. The royal FAM
liz, which is greatly given to nick
names, has for many years called Miss
Kroilys "Chatty.' She was the friend
and confdante Of tho young princess Of
Wales, and has wholly identified herself
with the royal family She Is said to
be a wonderful linguist, fair artist,
and splendid skater.
The queen Of Portugal, besides en-
couragiug her people to improve their
diaries, hes for several years been
studying. the soils IN her kingdom With
she visited the vineyards, great and
small, and noted the conditions and
those that were hourishing, and in
cidental!y made the acquaintance Of
the owners and their families. She has
sought methods by which the soil may
. BE- improved, and also sought ont the
vines best suited to the Climatic, all
with an eye to the benefit Of the poo
pie.
The countess Ct Mimic, who did $50
much to extend the work of the Veto
Tian Order Of Nurses in Canada, has
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29

Nasturtium seeds are now plentiful.
Gather them for mock capers and for
pickle jars. Potato salad, slaw and let
tuce are improved by cutting up the
blossoms laid over them at first for
decoration. In England the gardening
books call this plant - Indian cress, ;
and count it among things for the veg
etable garden:
Look over the garden for things to
pickle; the cabbages can wait, but the
tomatoes must soon be taken in, else
the frost will spoil them. Small CHER
kins, tiny onions, wee beanpods, large
green lima beans, sprigs OF caulltioWer
and red peppers are some or the Things
that one may put together for mixed
pickles. Even a few green grapes can
20 in for novelty. A piece OF horse
radish root is great help toward keep
ing the vinegar from having any scum:
Crabapples may be sweet picked, and
so many peaches, plums and pears and
even apples. Beets may be. buried IN
sand and kept In the cellar for pickles,
or a "boiled dinner y,;ls.
English cooks must have large gard
ems to draw from when they use let.
tuce. stalks for preserving, much as
Americans do watermelon rinds.
| Bread or cracker crumbs will remain
in good condition for longer time II
| they are kept in paper bag than
| they will if they have been left IN q
glass Jar. While cracker crumbs may
Be used acceptably in some kinds OF
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
CARE OF RARE CHINA

The washing of valuable china needs
to be carried out very cautiously and
carefully. A big wooden bowl, filled
with warm, not boiling, seapsuds, to
which a few drops of household am
monia have been added, should be pre-
pared and each piece of china washed
separately in this, using square of old
flannel for plain plates, etc., and a soft
brush Ga painters brush is best) for
deliberately ornamented articles. Rinse
in another wooden bowl of clean warm
water and dry with linen cloths. Bronze
ornaments may be washed in the same
way. but should be finally polished with
a chamois leather Some people con-
slider rub with rag on which there
is the least suspicion Of paraffin gives
bronze nice appearance, but we do
not think it necessary. Glass should be
washed in warm water that has little
ammonia in it, but no soap, and then
rinsed in quite cold water. Gut glass
should be washed with brush. or, If
deliberately cut and very dirty, it is
rather good plan not to wash it at
all, but brush paste of whiting and
water well into It, allowing it to dry
OF, thoroly, then removing it with q
clean brush, and finally polishing with
an old silk handkerchief.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
HEALTH AND BEAUTY

An application of ammonia on table
salt will relieve insect stings
Whistling will do much toward the
development Of a robust physical frame.
If quickly applied, the. white of an
egg will relieve the stinging pain from
burn and prevent inflammation.
If the face is abnormally oily an APP
plication of sour buttermilk will often
improve the condition, but it is not in
fallible. It is perfectly harmless.
The value of a mustard poultice fer
coughs and sore threats was well known
to our grandmothers and the remedy
is still used successfully in many house
holds.
The woman who appears taller. in
proportion when sitting down than
when standing has a good chance to
live long. If the body is long in pro-
portion to the limbs the heart, lungs
and digestive organs are large.
For dangerous wound made by a
rusty nail cor Jagged knife, the best
remedy is to apply pork rinl. It
should be changed often for several
sdays, when the poison will be entirely
drawn out and there will be no infam-
nation. sa,.,ss.y
No matter what the nature of your
complexion is, the face should be bathed
every night with warm water, a pure
soap and a correct complexion brush.
Since this cleansing process removes
the natural oils Tas well as dust and
CRIME, a simple emollient or skin food
should be applied to keep the skin from
becoming dry or rough.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
MAKING WORK EASY

Women bring upon themselves much
suffering for which they alone are to
blame. To the average. housekeeper,
the mere fact Of getting breakfast
without first taking some -nourishing
food herself lis enough to cause in her
continual weakness, and to some it may
prove source OF almost complete ex.
haustion. KS
When breakfast is over there should
be no rush to do the dishes--they can
wait now better than papa and baby
can wait at a future date, while mama
RECEIVERS.
Allow the stomach to commence on
its process Of digestion without the
physical rushing
Then, again, after the dishes have
been wiped, much Of the work may be
done sitting, Instead of standing, thus
resting the back and saving the abdom.
inal organs from a continuous strain.
Do not lift heavy kettles or tubs
stand in wet places on the floor where
the. water. has been spilled, nor reach
higher than you can easily. All OF
these are the originators Of many all
ments.
Even if precaution takes a little
longer, does it5not pay when it tends
! to prevent illnessf<
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
TELLING ATTACK ON MAN

Mrs. Sarah Britten Of Des Moines,
who at her death bequeathed her house
to her dogs, was noted for her humor.
At a banquet given by woman IS
club in Des Moines, Mrs. Britten made
telling attack on man. 2;
quick, brisk dresser, and he accuses
ner, SO that she is always an hour or
SO late. ts-
This assertion has come to be
pretty generally believed. 1t is. not q
true assertion, tho: Listen. -, :. :. :. :. :.
"My cousin and his wife were going
to the theater the other evening. MY
cousin, after dinner, sat down and
smoked a cigar. Mary, his wife, hur-
ried upstairs to curl her hair.
"About fifteen minutes before the
ater time just as Mary was nearing
in upon her wildly, finging off his
coat as he came.
.Jingo, I must hurry he said
Lay my things out on the bed for me
will you, Mary? 40 Where is that new
shirt Of mine? In the closely Well
while I'm washing, would you min.7
getting it and putting the buttons in
for mes And don't forget the pearls
for the front, and the cuff links
they re IN the shirt l. Just took eff
How about my shoes9 Oh all right
Dat and rub it up Win that that Ee st
brush, will you9 Oh, here's a buttor
off my waistcoat. Wouit! you min(
putting it on now9 1t won't take 70,
a minute. Say, Mary, button this cola
for me-. that's a good girl. It's stiff
and tight and I can do nothing will
it. Would you mind tying this tie
dear9 Mary, just IKE the brush ant
bring this lock around so that It hides
my bald spot, will you, please
Thanks, dear. Now, IN ready; How
dressed yet! And you started long be
fore me! What have you been dom,
with yourself, anywav3 Of all tn
dawdlers, women are the worst. I hav
half mind to go without you, Jus
to teach you a lesson.' -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
OF sHoDDY LEATHER

cts a fierce age, this,'' sighed the
shoemaker. "They are making, shoddy
leather now. It's worse than shoddy
WOOL ...r
"They buy up all the old boots and
shoes, and they throw them into big
machine, and grind them into a coarse
powder. Whir-r-r goes the machine,
and in at one end fly the old shoes,
while out at the, other gushes a 'choco-
late-colored dust. g.. a.. 49,. L
This dust they mix with about, 40
per cent of melted india rubber, and
the mixture they press out, as thin al
pie-crust, under huge rollers, applying
a pressure of 10000 pounds: to the
square foot. :. =
'"They color it afterwards and put it
on the market. It is used in cheap
shoes. The men who halfsole and heel
you for a quarter employ, q lot of it,
"Wearg How does it wear9 Why,
man alive, nobody, wants it to wear.
The idea is to make you use it up as
quick as possible and then come back
again for more. - 1f 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
FROM ELIZABETH LEE
How to Wear the Hair.

Tear Miss Lee: I am 16 years old,
and am small for my age. I am feet
l inch tall, "a waist, 80 bust, 20 hip,
weighing SO pounds I ask your adj
vice as to school dress and colors
that are becoming, also how to fix or
arrange my hair. I have gray eyes and
am a blonde. My hair is light brown.
Will thank you for all information
given. Il. E. B.
A pretty green and blue plaid would
be very smart, and certainly becoming
to you. Have it made in fve-gored
box pleated skirt, just hemmed on the
bottom, no trimming, and then box or
side pleat the bodice from the shoulders
tapering to waist and confine with a
black silk belt or one Of green velvet.
Add a small round yoke Of the velvet
running down in broad pointed tab
to bust, edging with black silk fold
and have bishop sleeves brought into
velvet cuffs. Your becoming colors are
mauve, green, all shades of blue, brown,
black, white, cerise, very pale lemoa
ana pale pink. The arrangement of
your hair depends entirely upon the
shape Of your face, also whether thin or
plump. Elizabeth Lee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
INDIVIDUALITY OF HATPINs

g +. - 4 + -
An expression Of individuality in the
selection Of hatpins is the fancy Of the
moment.
Jewel boxes were long ago riaed for
such purposes and even collections have
been robbed Of small ball like carvings
such US burnt ivory, crystals, nuts,
woods and the like.
The novelty shops have brought out
all their small notions that could be
wrung into such use and are displaying
them conspicuously. Is
One sees heads Of coral, turquoise,
jade, sapphire, emerald, tortoise-shel1
and amber.
j; For walking hats .lapis lazuli, agate,
rough dark amber and even leather are
employed in the making Of the hatpin
heads. .5
Motorists are approving of the leath-
crheaded pins and they promise to be
exceedingly popular for morning and
outing wear. SO
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
HORRIBLE FLOWERS

"Look out,'' said the farmer, COM
pressing his &nestrils with = forefnger
and thumb, Hthere''s skunk cabbage
growing there ...
They fastened past the skunk-cab-
bage patch, and finally, when it was
possible to breathe freely, the farmer
said: y.3,s:A% :: ..-.. a. ~.
"skunk cabbages are not the only
foul smelling plants. :Stapelias smell
SO much like earrion that ,bluebottle
flies often lay their eggs on them, mis-,
taking the thick; heshy flowers for dead
birds or decomposing Kittens: -
~ The raffesiao of Sumatra smells 20
strong that it is always enveloped in
buzzing cloud Of flies. It is giAht
flower, yard inrdiameter, and it's odor
makes you think of glue factories, gar
bage1eonverting plants, fertilizer works:
pedaria feotida are tropical flowers of
so terrible smell that the former kills
all. other growths within ten yards of
! it, and the latter, with one Whit, gives
a human being q headache -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29

800 followers in Zion City and
gaining despite the frantic efforts Of viVa throw him off
prophet by Zion
having convincing
and asorcere the cheese.
Visions trade go1dmakng scheme
800 Of the
themselves their feet in anxiety the
will another rift lions lutte but whether small large
tell
county,
campaign for elcioneering This looks like blow at
Pckrs' union.
New York compelled to Jump sideways and duck automobiles
building mechanically constructed port cast iron weighing
drumming part I
customay which often, destruction have been
compelled jump of bright summers day.
brought the suitably Clad along and stood at one end OF
and faced him right and set him going slowly There
would the that the autos would all miss him.
It didn't turn out tho the was half way
Con bounding bright runaout with
hon hokng for the fat the crossing
skip skip along keeping coming full tilt straight at him. doubling
little him, with results amazing
wasn't smashed destroyed annihia he WASH
with the horn coming at him fair and
splitting that had been it, rode his
when hit him, fell back from him, wreck
doing there think anand what
skill solid workmanship Of friend the
shock dan dage the machinery the h iron man w as the red
to which he did
10 fallen wrought dire destruction the
e sTsis was giant coming
little the right Of the auto and not Sa very M II; s f
unrud this giant machine him with
an s1 o f3 s hard G Gse and
e part Of Its matnesy for as s a T
body of the machine finally rested with its dazed own
Nos much joyful over you Perhaps soohe1
me- ome.' a. ). h.
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kangaroos. would need to be

street like kangaroos. would need to be
abolished.
So would the stiff linen collars that
try SO hard to make the feminine as
pect masculine.
So would the gauzy openwork blouses
that give man pneumonia just by sug-
gestion when he meets us on the street
with our coats wide open on a winter
day.
So would the tempting jewel-studded
purses we balance on one finger to
tempt the fingers of needy individuals.
Of none Of these things does man
approve. Nevertheless, woman calmly
continue to wear them.
The fact that she does so ought to
prove sufficient argument to smother
the vanity Of any man who conceited-
~ lmagines that women dress solely for
his approval
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
ONE KIND OF MAN

At dinner in Newport Rear Admir-
al Evans spoke with scorn Of 3 young
man who had married an old woman for
her money. 49, 8,
"That. chap calls himself a man,
SUPPOSE said the great seafghter,
=" but there are various definitions of
the word man., and the definition that
would fit our friend best is the PEBBLES
one. ~ +~ ..5 =.
"a Scot of PEBBLES said to his friend
MacAndrew: 81
WtMac; I. hear we have fallen in love
wi bonny Kate McAllister.' -.-..,s.,
i "sWeel, Sanders Mac replied, Il
was near-verra near-daein it,; but
the bit lassie had nae siller, SO / said
to myself, Mac, be a mon" And ]
was a mon, and moo I pass her by wi
silent contempt ~ -. - =. =. =. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
MPoNe!WE PROVERBS


"The Africans said an ethnologist
Care great people for proverbs. I col
lected. among the Mpongwe tribe last
year multitude Of wise saws. =: ~ y
"'Almost,' say the Mpongwe, PEG.
pie, brings nothing into the house,
N'When the fox dies no hen weeps.:'
-" people think poor man is not as
clever as a rich one, for. why, they
ask, would he stay poor if he were
clever?' =. - - <. .,$
80" Don't ask the. fish what people
are doing on land q -
." Anger draws arrows out Of the
CULVER; patience ,ynuts out. of the bag.
4: Who marries beautiful woman
takes trouble into the kraal.'
:. . Hear both sides before you
s THE Mpongwe people," said the
e tn! "den't say a man is in
They say. HE knows the proYerhs.' -
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COUNTING HER CHICKENS

Lord Sholto Douglas, who was ar
rested thru a lamentable error in
Maine last month, was congratulated.
at Portland hotel, on the courtesy he
had shown in pardoning the erring
Maine police. ..-.
"Why shouldn't I have pardoned
them9" said Lord Douglas, laughing.
"They did their duty. Their calcula-
'lonI w adm Tf Sa saat calculations aI a
absurdly wrong. They reminded me
of young lady used to know when
I lived in the west. >.. 49, =.
ttThis young lady, whose family was
well to do, announced to her father one
night that she was going to marry a
penniless man.
"'If you marry him. her father
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
WHITE WINE STRONGER THAN
49,. RED. <s:&..~. s

IA = misrepresentation about the
strength of red and white wines ex-
ists," said Californian. "Because
red wine has darker, richer look,
people think it is more Intoxicating.
The opposite, really, is the case.
"Red wines are made by ferment.
ing grape juice, skins and seeds to,
gether. White wines are made by fer.
menting juice alone. $50; 4.
"In the skins and seeds there is a
much tannin, while white wine, con:
tains 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 60
ing, as the saying is, to the head. .,.,,....,,
White wine-champagne, for in
stance-has no tannin, and hence. its
intoxicating properties are much more
keenly to be feared than those Of the
tannin-filled red wine.' n.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-29
HELPFUL HINTS

Piano keys, as well as all ivory arti.
cles, should be cleaned with alcohol.
In laundering colored clothes. no
matter what the color may be. they will
come out brighter if little bluinp IL
added to the last rinsing water.
y. Fruits may be preserved in. their nat.
ural state for a year by packing in
powdered cork, provided, of course, that
all unsound parts are. first removed.
When buying eggs at the market. se-
lect those whose shells are rough. A
smooth, glossy shell is a sign that It
has been in the nest too long.
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automatic blower so that about once
every hour she blew blast that could
have been heard from Gloucester, Mass,
to Cape Ann. After dark, Spilson-
bury anchored this cow on the vacant
lot off Perkins shed and wound the
COW up to 60 from II pm. on. .
When the. automatic COW first blew
off, the noise nearly ripped the, clap
boards from Perkins barn. All the
dogs in the neighborhood took up the
refrain and made more noise than the
Sunday school class Of bad boys.
Sixty minutes later the cow again
cried havoc and let slip the dogs Of
war; ,..-.- e5..s a6
Perkins appeared at the window, Wis
IDLY annoyed. In the morning early
the COW was led away and the9vocal
apparatus turned off,. Vi 5os 5a pyog4,
The improvement association then
took up the COW question: and all. Jerr
seys were kept in the shed gor sent
away to pasture. .- IA y r.. -.
It was an expensive solution Of the
cow problem, but the neighbors are
sleeping better. - -. .
A traveller in England has been col
lecting samples Of eccentric pronuncia-
ton that are not generally known. The
best Of the list is as follows: g. ....
Rhudbaxton is Ribson. --... -.
Woodmancote is Uuddenmuckat. -
sawbridgeworth is Sapser.
- Churchdown is Chosen. %. ->.,~ ~. 49,.
Sandiacre is Senjiker. 49,. 49,. -
Little Urswick is Lilosik. -.
Aspatria is Spethry. 49,
ST.. Osith is Toosy.
Chaddenwyche is Charnage.
, Happisburgh is Hazeboro.
Salt Fleetby is Sollaby.
Almondesbury is Amesbury.
Conugresbury is Coomsbury.
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grumbled, how on earth will You

gsrumnbtled, how on earth viii you
Oh said the girl, confidently,
we have figured that all out, and it is
very simple. You know that black hen
bought last week7'
Yes. What Of it?'
Well, I have consulted the best
poultry circulars, and they all agree
that good hen will raise 20 chicks
year. That means that next season I
shall have 81 hens. These at the sea-
sons end, each having raised their 20
young, will give me 42O in all. The
next season there will be S,400; the
next 10000, and the next 1850, 900.
Just think of that! With chickens at
81 ,685, 900. So you see, papa, you
needn't worry about us. -
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undertaken similar work in India,
where her husband succeeded Lord Cur
zon as governor general. In her re-
Spouse to an appeal made by her a
fund of. over 10000 rupees has been
raised for, the purpose Of providing
trained nurses for northern India. This
movement is intended, not only for tie
benefit of the native population, but
for that Of English residents as well,
as many Of the latter suffer great hard
ships for want Of skilled nursing.
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With the Long Bo,D
eye walks, folly II hles"
Getting q Ii II

q PsoNBURY greatly annoyed by always
~ avoiding premises
suffering from codhoof insomnia
finally
advertising This india rubber had