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Summer COrsets.

Summer COrsets.
NWT1 E know of no better
Il II Ill makes than the follow
WV ing for summer wear.
The best lightweight
materials are used in their construc-
ton and the experience of many
years warrants Our recommendation
Experienced women will tell you the
corset best suited to your figure.
bust long ZIP; sizes as' Is to so mont. low
long medium snS sholt ssss IS to
C.. B. Corsets. batiste and coutil:
IS to 50 .' n'sn DUST long MP; sizes $2oo
bust and hp Sizes IS to 'front.' medium $2oo
p. ID. Corsets; straight front, low bust, q,
long hip; sizes 20 to 30. ,,,,.,... pS/S
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Children's
Summer Footwear.

HhH OYS' and Youths Oxford
INh Ties, of black and tan Rus
WV STA calfskin and patent
coltskin, with welt soles
and made on stag last; sizes 1 to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17

THE Lord & Thomas Agency has
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the successful development Of small
advertisers.
Today our volume of business -
$4,000OO0O0 per year-represents the
appropriations of nearly 700 clients, so
the average appropriation is less than
100000 per year.
Some Of our clients who started with
small appropriations are now placing
over $l00,OO000 yearly with us, and
their businesses have grown and are
continuing to grow in proportion.
The great majority of our clients are
now appropriating less than 100000
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year class.
We want an opportunity to show you
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The small investor always is in
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$3.50 a pair. Were So. 50.

Misses and Children's Pumps, of
tan Russia calfskin and gun metal
calfskin, with welt soles; sizes 81
to e.
$I.75 a pair. Were $500 and S. 20.
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Boys Summer Apparel
At Clearance Prices.

UBSTANTAL servceabe pretty SUITS the kind that WI" De
WA wanted the months Two garments, IN some IN
~ stances, for the price of
Also large assortnlens of Summer Furnishings Hats
Paamas Bloues Belts midsummer clearance
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We are issuing series of small books (cloth
bound) covering advertising in all its phases,
which we send free to interested advertisers.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
CARMEN SYLVIA WEAVES

Elizabeth, Queen of Rumania,
known to all the world as "Carmen
sy1va,'' is taking a characteristic step
to encourage the industries Of her peas
ant subjects.
Following the example of the Irish
ladies Of rank who have held exhibi-
tions Of the handwork of their people,
Queen Elizabeth is organizing pub
lie display Of the beautiful textile fa~
brics for which Rumania was once eel
ebrated. ~,.
With this end in view the queen is
sending agents all over the country
to bring about a revival of the beauti-
full silks and practical incentive
she has had loom set up in one Of the
rooms of the palace and seated at this
she daily tolls as royal object lesson
in industry. .. =.
Queen Elizabeth g attainments- in
handicraft are as remarkable as those
in the lines of music, literature and art.
At the exposition held in Paris in 1900
some Of the finest and most beautiful
embroidery in the Roumanian section
was made by "Carmen SYLVIA" who re-
ceived a gold medal. .... l.. it,.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
Curios and Oddities
BAD SLEEPING HABITS,
" Ills Passing Strange"

M AN is the victim of bad habits in his sleep as
IFl we'll in his waking hours. So distressing
some of these bad habits of sleep that they obHge
husband and wife to occupy separate rooms, even at
times, causing divorce.
Snoring, is of course, the eommonest, if not the
worst Of sleeps bad habits Snoring may be
died There dozen patented devices that holding
the mouth shut tight prevent the snore.
Grinding the teeth is disagreeable habit of sleep
It is impossible to sleep in the with anyone
who emits at irregular intervals, this hideous sound
The trick is said to be incurabe, but rubber cap
the teeth renders the grinding almost noise
less.
foot in the air. shaking the bed and the whole
room The who gives eight nine Of these leaps
in the of the night becomes an intolerabe
bedfellow Nerve tonics and exercise should be pre-
scribed for him.
Nasal whistlng is habit less easy to cure than
snoring. The sleeper keeps his mouth closed, but
breathes with distressing sound through his nose.
The sound resembles low whistle, and heard in the
small hours is guaranteed to madden.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
She Can Help Him This Way
BY POLLY PENN.

No woman can make good for her
husbands s deficiencies. The best wife
in the world can't make a man pan out
gold If he is all tin.
Her influence over him may be
mighty strong, but it's of kind of
accelerating quality. That is to say,
If he is on the downward track she can
hustle him along faster than tobog-
gan; or If he is on the upward grade
she can give him a powerful boost.
But if he is running down hill, with no
capacity for running up, it will take
cherubim and seraphim to switch him
over on the other grade and keep him
going. A mere woman can't do 1t.
There are things, tho, that the wife
of man Of average ability can do for
him which will make her price above
rubies and 60 long way toward accom-
plishing his success in life. -.~- -
One of these things is to keep alive
his faith in himself There comes a
time in every man s career when his
fate rests in his wife's hands. 1t is
when the battle goes against him and he
is tempted to give up In despair. Then
if his wife reminds him that luck al
ways has been against him, that the
world Is leagued together to defeat
him, that she told him he would fail,
and she knows he never can succeed,
that man g doom is sealed. On the
other hand, IL she Hutters ahead like a
flag Of glory, always beckoning him on,
telling him she knows he can overcome
all obstacles, steadily showing her faith
in him and refusing to give it up, she
will inspire him with the courage and
dogged determination which will even
tually win success She may be to him
a light gone out, leaving him to stum-
BILE in darkness, or a bright star Of
hope, shining .steadfast1y on.
Another way in which she can help
him is by taking an interest in his busi-
ness. Whether he sells salt herring or
writes sonnets, she ought to make him
feel it pleasure to talk to her about
what he has been doing. She may
know little about his occupation, but
if she iassensibly interested, her tintui-
tions wilf be flashes. Of genius by which
any man might profit. A mans busi.
ness is closer to his heart than any.
thing else, and it's a foolish woman,
indeed, who does not see the benefits
both may derive from comradeship on
that score.
Then, d woman may be Of invaluable
assistance to her husband by making
friends for him, or she can do him in.
calculab1e harm by making enemies
She can selfshly tic him up to he,
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
BACTERIA AS PHOTOGRAPHERS.

T HE plate good landscapes positive sky,
trees, and rolling fields
This picture,' said the doctor, "was made
bacteria, and bacteria developed and fixed it. got
the idea from the scientist, Marshall Ward.
"Following rules set down by Marshall Ward
took transparent gelatne plate covered it with
millions Of bacteria Spores
"Now, If had then exposed the plate to strong
light, the spores would all have been killed, and
hence the plate would have remained transparent
that is to say, unchanged But if had put the plate
in utter darkness, it would have turned dark with
the birth and growth of billions and millions of bac
terra. Again. Il had put It in dim light, 1t would
have turned dim in color, for bacteria would have
grown on it, but only weakly.
II had in this plate, covered with spores, you see
regular Photographic plate, and, as such, made
positive, of it. You the result-a good picture
The sky With it's strong light killing the spores,
the plate white and clear. The deep shadow Of the
trees, permitting the bacteria to breed, made the
plate shadowy The half lights, causing weak breed
ing, came out In dim, pale tones
"This plate sensitized with living things. The
growth Of these living things developed it. Fixing,
instead Of being done with hypo done by expos
ing the plate to strong sunlight, which killed all the
bacteria and made the plate permanent. Not a drop
of any sort Of chemical was used.
"Wonderful, eh7 AS tho photographer, exposing
his leg back, got picture il, developed this
picture by hopping up and down, and fixed it by sit
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15

apron strings, or she can urge him out
among people who can help him.
Above all other ways, she can pros.
per his career by keeping home COM
Portable for him. It is strange how
many women fail to realize that a home
is the. powerhouse in which the wage
earners of the family should gather
dynamic energy to fight and win the
battle of life. Every freside ought to
be haven of peace, where jaded
nerves, frayed and frazzled by contact
with the world, may be soothed and re-
stored. For the woman who is happily
married this handing out tsof home nerve
tonic is the biggest kind of a career.
If she chooses to exhaust her husbands
strength on foolish household tasks,
slay him with bad cooking and other
wise give him hit-or-miss home life,
she is deliberately pulling him down
into obscurity.
If she builds him UP with proper
foods, sends him out cheered and rested
and restored, with faith in himself and
in her, she is pushing him straight on
to success. ..-.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
Why He Was Happy
RS. sCHMIERHORN looked a little nervous and
mn worried. The cook had just informed her that

4 RS sCHNdIERHoRN looked a little nervous and
INN worried. The cook had just informed her that
W the sauce for the fish had burned and that
the fish itself had boiled away in the water till there
ddn It to be anything much to 1t but shreds and
bones. It not to be accounted for; it was just
luck. Things happened that way sometimes. They
bound to, and that all there to 1t. Thus
the cook tried to justify herself
As soon as the cook had left the room, Mrs.
bought that fish himself,'' she said in despairing
accents. Giles so fond Of it and he's particular
about the way it's cooked. He sent it down expressly
that could have it for dinner-and the drove
his wagon right across the lawn and left the tracks
of the wheels, instead of driving around" !"
"Don It worry about it, advised the guest. Il
dare say it will be very nice. Mr.. Schmerhorn won't
blame you.' IT. -:
Mrs. schmierhorn looked as if she knew better
The visitors lips tightened in rather severe
Mrs. Schmerhorn left the to admit her husband,
closing the door behind her. ' ?
.'f'd show him!" said the visitor, soto voce
1.-THE brute'' ~ -'.. '.' - -
'tHelo" said schmierhorn, in loud, cheerful tones
Elbows womanf' He put arms
the little woman he spoke and kissed her with a
good deal Of heartiness s'Wat till wipe my feet,
1'I got good deal Of mud them walking up from
the station. The baggageman gave me your message
all right" = .s-.-
say anything, please Augusta Robertson is You
mustn't mind She telephoned from the station and
had to send the carriage down and the horse picked
up stone or something on the way and William is
afraid he'll be lame for day two. That's why
couldn't send it down for you. was afraid you ID
be angry, but II <z.-s
"Angry!' said schmierhorn "Nonsensel Why
should be9 It's too bad if the horse is lamed, but
then it It be helped, and little walking won It
hurt me. How are youf My, how smart we are!'
II had to ask her to dinner, you know,' said Mrs.
Schmierhorn. "YouU be nice to her, won't you,
dears' ....,...
t<why, of you ask ber,'' laughed
Schmierhorn. "And Of course III be nice to her
Am to make love to her7''
''Well; know you dom like her very well.''
''Pooh! She isn't bad old girl Well, do you want
me to dress in honor of the occasion9'
~ didn't suppose you would want to- and dinner Is
ready now it's late, you know III have it served
right away.'
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
NEW IDEA IN HAIRBRUSHES.

r HE barber seized a huge brush with snowy and
rously to work upon the woman S thick and tangled
hair.
Glow beautifully that brush works." she said.
"Why the tangles gone already.''
''It is brush of fbre' said the barber, instead
Of animal brstles To get animal brstles as long and
stiff these would be impossible If you could get
them brushes made of them would cost So SO apiece
But these ,hbre brushes only cost dollar.
"Fibre brushes will supplant bristle ones al
together. In length and stiffness they excel the cost
est brstle brushes. They clean and untange and pol
sh the hair with incredible speed and thoroughness
They very easy to keep cean.''
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
AMERICAN WOMEN ABSTAIN

London hotel managers are in despair
over the abstemiousness of the average
American woman. Although her hus-
band may indulge in cocktails, the
American woman and her fair friends
cling to ice water at all meals. This
means that every hotel in London
which shelters Americans is spending
enormous sums on free ice, which mast
be supplied at all hours Of the day and
night, while the receipts from the wine
lists dwindle year by year.
According to the manager Of one
West End hotel the average American
woman orders champagne only when she
is entertaining a large party Of friends
to dinner. She frequently orders a
light hook cup for her guests, but at
lunch she and her friends consume glass
after glass of water.
Americans cannot complain, as they
did few years aao. Of the imnossibilitv
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
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WOMAN'S ECONOMY

Odds are on the woman's side when
it comes to the question whether she is
more economical than man. At least,
one woman says SO. "When q man
buys hat,'' she rises to explain, che
wears it out and it ends in the ash bar
rel or is given to the old clothes man.
But a woman's hat is another story.
Flowers, ribbons, lacea and p1umes
often are utilized year after year, no
matter what the vicissitudes Of fash.
ion. Take those monster sleeves that
kept the cartoonists busy. When they
went out of style the economical
woman ripped them out and from each
she constructed pair Of those short
'baby' sleeves" =.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
|'TaIked about his family

"Good for you," said schmierhorn, making for the
stairway. "Ill be down in two minutes-just put on
clean collar and wash my; hands, s2@ " @.> r..
He upstairs whistling.
During the dinner schmierhorn the personif.
cation of good humor and gradually the worried look
disappeared from his wfe's face and she laughed and
chatted with a freedom and gayety that surprised
herself. It certainly than she expected to
have him accompany her to the station in the carriage
he ordered from the village when she had resisted his
hospable entreaties that she should remain all night
4*Harry,'' said Mrs sch1nierhorn <+tell me what's
been happening in town today" ..=a 3
Chow did you know anything has been happen
ing7" asked Schmierhorn, chuckling he lighted
cigar and put his feet up :.sYou're great guesser
lady. Well, what do you thinks We've busted the
Hoppertons Yes, sir, we've smashed em. silas j.
is bankrupt Won't pay 2 cents the dollar and
Wen get their patents by default I knew were
wearing 'em out I told Sam that if kept piling
costs on e1n and bringing suits we'd win out,
matter how good they had, but thought it
months ahead. Oh, we skinned 'em! Old Hop
perton came to me when got down in the morning
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
ZION MISSIONARY DESTITUTE

Stranded in China with only an al
lowance which permits her to buy
enough rice to sustain life, is the ex-
perience a Zion City girl is undergoing
as a result of the financial troubles in
the Dowieite community. a., ID
The victim of, circumstances is Miss
Eleanore Manderson, who went to the
orient as missionary supported by the
Dowieite church. In her absence mis-
fortune overlook her family and re-
duced their income SO they now have
barely enough to live on themselves and
cannot help their daughter, and the
church support has failed her. ~
Since March, Miss Henderson has
been an exile in land where a white
woman can do practically nothing to
earn her own living, and in that time
her sole means of support has been
the contribution Of $40 month from q
girl friend in Chicago, who is herself
earning only $50 month.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
NEWPORT LACKS MEM

One of the elect in Newport says the
men are so preoccupied with Wall
street that they no longer add to the
gayety of society, and that cities by the
sea are becoming Adamless resorts.
Only one man has joined the new bridge.
club which is attracting much atten-
tion in Newport. The club was started
by Mrs. Oliver H. Belmont, assisted by
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, and the inten-
tion was to make it most exclusive
affair. It is doubtful if the club was
intended to be such woman's organ
ization as it has become, but men have
refused to be lured into joining it.
The only place that attracts men, y
says a Newport matron, is the one
where novelty looms up. If Newport
cannot draw them, SO much the worse
for Newport. =
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15

as the skirt, but not the same material.
Taffeta will be good if you choose a
solid color, foulard in a white polka
dot or a simple design is good if some
thing in a fancy effect is desired. A
plain model is always the more stylish
for separate waist. I should make it
with two deep tucks on each shoulder
edged with tiny frill of the goods
tapering off to nothing at the termi-
nation of pleats, and box pleat down
center front, edged with the frills the
whole way. The belt should be of the
silk and the sleeves full bishop, brought
in three-quarter length to deep cuffs
formed of overlapping folds, going
backward, each edged with a little
lace. If you so wish, cut out a little
at the neck for wear with chemisettes,
edging with a frill-trimmed fold. You
can wear red, yellow, brown, pale and
navy blue, deep pink, dark green, tan,
fawn, ivory and cream.
~ -. r.. Ill. Elizabeth Lee.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
LEICESTER cuRE,,

Tho we haven't reverted to acorns
and raw meat, certain Boston physi-
clans are prescribing a lobster diet.
OF course, the Holsters may be supple
mented by a few simple viands which
won't excite ones palate, but dainties
must be forsaken for plain and some
times tasteless cooking. Altho it has
been supposed that lobster plays the
mischief with mans alimentary canal,
the lobster cure is working wonders
to let the lobster dealers tell it. The
patients are advised to go to Orr's
island and a girl living at that resort
writes home that q Boston dyspeptic
in her boarding house is taking the lob.
ster cure. Even when lobster is not
on the bill Of fare,o she writes, "is
oerved to him, just boiled and cut In
nianoa-0
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
COLONIAL coRN1cEs RESTORED

Any woman who has old-fashioned
brass and gilt cornices of colonial days
stored in the warehouse may count her
self lucky for they are being restored
to favor: Inanimate objects have the
charm of not resenting their relegation
to the background. Even if they have
been laid away they probably will look
as bright as ever when brought forth
to view. The returning Of the cornice
and old-fashioned curtains made itself
felt last winter, when the rooms Of a
new hotel, which is supposed to repre-
sent "the last word" in tasteful and
unostentatious decoration, were con-
structed with cornices covered with
cloth just like that used in the window
curtains.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
SILKS ADULTERATED

Satin will be one of the leading fab
rice in fall fashions. The continued
liking for glossy silks has gradually
led back to it, altho the satin of today
and the satin OF the past are two very
different fabrics. Of old, 'body" was
one of its essential features, while sup
pleness and a minimum weight are its
demands now. The choice satins found
the counters at present partake of
the thin, soft, messaline in character,
and longtime favorites such as peau
de sole have given place to new weaves
with new terms, Peau de cygne is one
of the most practical sorts Of moderate
price now.
While women are perplexed by the
lack of wear in modern silks, the store
man himself has even more perplexity.
If the statements of a certain silk buy
er are to be relied upon, the calcium
light of legal Investigation would reveal
as many If not as. appalling frauds in
the silk mills as In the packing houses
To meet the condition many of the large
stores keep q, chemist busy the year
around testing all the silks that they
buy. The quantity of such silks re-
turned to manufacturers because they
are adulterated is said to be enormous
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
BIRDS MADE TO ORDER.

WT HE Japanese can make birds to order, - said an
prnithologist ''With their indomitabla patience
and their incompatible ingenuity, they can produce
new kinds of birds as miner car produce new
kinds of hats. : = -. " ~
Do you know how they make hint Well they take
pair of the palest sparrows they can And and they
keep them in white Gage In q white room, where
result, after series of generations, pure white
sparrow Or 50, at least, the Japanese have told me-
''They breed also rooster with tail almost as
rooster with very fine tail. They make him stand
on high perch, and they drag his tail dovvnward
they stretch 1t out with weights So they do with the
bestailed Of his descendants for some years. and III
the end enormously long tailed rooster is obtained
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
What the Market Affords

diamonds Of hot toast. Cover with Par
mesan cheese, surmounted with but
tered bread or cracker crumbs, and
serve at once on small plates covered
with paper doilies
To stufff ripe plums is particularly
dainty method Of serving them. To do
this, toast some marshmallows, and
while they are still warm and sticky,
roll them in blanched almonds that have
been chopped fine. Remove the pits
from the plums without separating the
two parts, and fill the cavities thus
made with the marshmallows. Just
before serving, cover with rich whipped
cream that has been sweetened. a
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-15
GYPSY FI.EECEs PATRONS

There is craze for palmistry and for
tune-telling, and at Bar Harbor gypsy
fortune.teller made fortune. She 80
completely gained the confidence Of her
patrons that she succeeded in making
fair collection Of rings belonging to
them, on the plea that properly and ac-
curately to forecast the future she re-
quired some of their property to sleep
upon. The gifted gypsy has left the
town Of Bar Harbor without going thru
the formality of restoring the borrowed
rings, and the police have the matter
in CHARGE ~. a -.... -. -. :.