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The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-01-31
n NV NOTf0IkSsWestern
Schedule ia Ehs4s7s

Nov. &c, 1905.
Leave Richmond DAILY Byrd Street
Station.
800 A. M, Richmond and Norfolk Vev-
tibule Limited. Arrives Norfolk
1l.2O A. M. Stops only at Peters,
burg, WaVerly and Suffolk
9.o5 A. M, Chicago Express, for Lynch
burg, Roanoke, Columbus, Cincin-
natl, and Chicago. Parlor Car
12.1O p. M, Roanoke Express, daily for
Farmville, Lynchburg, Roanoke and
intermediate points.
SUI =. M, Ocean Shore Limited. Ar
rives Norfolk $50 P. M. Stops only
at Petersburg, Waverly and Suffolk
I.25 P. M, for Suffolk, Norfolk and in
termediate stations, arrives Nor
folk at 1870 P. M.
S.So +. M, for Lynchburg and Roanoke.
Connects at Lynchburg with Wash
mgton and Chattanooga Limited.
9.25 P. M, ST. Louis Express. Through
Pullman Sleeper to Roanoke, Roam
oke to Chicago. Cafe Dining Car.
Trains arrive Richmond from Lynch
burg and the West daily at 7.42 A. M.
zoo p. M, and 9.18 p. M, from Norfolk
and the East at 11.4O A. NJ, and $50
p. M
Office, S3S Main Street
). f. KNOWLES, City Passenger Agent.
G. H. BosLEY, District Passenger Agent.
w. B. BEvmL, General Passenger Agent.
General Office, Roanoke, Va
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-01-31
News OF the w eek.
AT HOME.

There are indications that District At
torney Jerome is preparing TO prosecute
certain persons involved i'll insurance IT.
Irregularities.
Midshipman Stephen Decatur, Jr, was
dismissed from the Naval Academy for
hazing; Melvin's case was begun and the
work OF the Board of Investigators is
about complete.
The Government Board for the James
town Exposition, consisting of Secretaries
Shaw, Taft and Bonoparte. has elected
as secretary of the Board j. III. Edwards.
private secretary of Secretary Shaw.
The Board has designated an army off
Ger to look over the site for the proposed
monument at jamestown, for which Con-
gress has made an appropriation of $780,
600
The credit of the United States Gov
eminent is said to be back of most of the
American capital being invested in the
Philippines.
1hlrty-one warrants have been issued
for men believed to be involved i'm the
plot to Kill Governors Pennypacker of
pennsylvania, and Pattison, of Ohio.
The Smithsonian Institution accepted
the gift of the valuable art collection of
Charles Freer, OF Detroit, Mr.. Freer to
give 100000 to erect building to house
the collection
Chairman Theodore p. Shonts. of the
Panama Canal Commission. acknowledo
ed that he draws $4,000 a year from the
Glover Leaf" Railroad.
President Roosevelt makes public the
charge of Government Attorney Morrison
that Beef Trust attorney has been Of
1erlng brides to influence public opinion
in Chicago.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt issued
invitations TO the marriage of their
daughter to Congressman Longworth.
a large mass-meeting was held at
Charlestown, w. Va, to protest against
the proposed turf exchange at Harper's
Ferry.
Seven Circuit Court judges were elect
ed by the Virginia Legislature. Sena-
tor Keezel introduced bill dividing the
State into % court circuits.
MIR. Perry Belmont issues an address
urging the formation of State associa-
lions to compel publicity in campaign
contributions
Consul Hunt reports that the United
States, on account of the French high
tariff, has practically lost its trade with
Madagascar.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-01-31

When the insurance man calls tell him
YOU have found DR.. NIillers Anodyne is
the best insurance for babies. 1t makes
leething easy, relieves wind-colic and pre-
vents and corrects baby ailments and
makes them fat. Try it. At all drug
stores. Prices 10 and % cents
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-01-31
StatesvilIe Female College

Tn Oro1g IGN Collegiate course Male Director o
Music. Fine teacher of Art and Elocution Com
plete Business Course. Large patronage Com
irritable buildings with modern equipment
Board and tuition for nine months. $4,000.
For catalogue, address
Rev. j. A. SCOTT, ID. D.,
StatesViIIe, N. c.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-05
With the Long Bop
4r> Eye walks folly II les"
$4,000
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Take ''e1S few ss si nes
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Doctor with asny-Rooh, pooh! That
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ons Dsvia do not know them heart into
Slowly reading you runmag
especially conjunction glass
who lies awake after this do has something his mind
S no. sSS a'Ss ais:
about
the prize vegetable
Ra Medans q"eo ~ of
did not sn s pumpkins hss 5 look and finally settled back
distances "ths ngs The southern
it with augers and extra long erosseut
man eseseG Bfad d 10 of wealthy business
sope trip Youngstown oo carly morning
Miss Williams station
mother appeared
shs % % Edith h&s when , gg 5 @
again. while stood his other looking and feeling
h up night Think The probabilities
bee" much neglected while the
the line railway many
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-05
THE DUNMOW FITCH

In the famous "Court of True
Love" at Dunmow, Essex, the pretty
medieval ceremony known as the
"Dunmow Flitch' was recently per
formed with true medieval pomp.
Under bequest made by a former res
ident Of the district fitch Of bacon
was to be awarded once year to the
couple who could prove that their mar
ried life had been free from quarrel
ing and strife. A jury composed Of a
dozen of the |prettiest girls in Dunmow
and an equal number of young men
considered the claims Of the appli-
cants for me fitch.
This year two couples appeared in
the canvas-covered court. One couple
had been married but two and one
half years, and according to their testi.
mony the time had been Zone long
honeymoon" The other couple had
been married thirtyk years, and both
husband and wife declared that the
other was perfect. A judge in ermine
and scarlet tried the case, while bar.
risters in wigs and gowns supported
him on either side.
The perplexed jury could not decide
between the couples, and the difficulty
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-05
WHERE FEMININE FANCY LIGHTS

repairing wagons and farm implements,
sharpening tools and the like. I am
kept busy all the time. One of the
girls takes care Of the house, and the
other three help in. the shop.
"Two of my girls, aged II and Is
respectively, are expert bicycle repair
ers. One makes from SIS to So a week
at this work. The oldest is a natural
born mechanic. She can take the most
complicated bits of machinery to pieces,
tell what is wrong, repair it and put it
together again.
my husband is now in Mexico for
his health. The work is hard upon
him, but the rest Of us like it and
thrive upon it. = -.
"My Oldest girl went out last sum-
mer with threshing machine outfit,
and was with it ali summer. She cut
bands, fired the engine, fed the separa-
tor and did part of the cooking for the
men. It is hardly girl IS work, but it
does not harm her. She is: as 1.-THE and
strong as a young lion, and in bicycle
races has proved more than match at
long distances for the young men in
the neighborhood.
g. / still have license to teach, AMI
shall turn to that this winter, when the
blacksmithing trade is dullest. I like
this work better than the schoolroom. -
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bank an says, he knows way the
mortgage, int rest an all can be paid
off, an ! told him to show me. So he
tells me the county board meets that
night, an they IL buy a piece of land
nigh the fair grounds the bank owns,
an make the price high enough to COW
er the mortgage an int rest, an a
thousand more, # I'll agree to hand
the extra thousand in cash over to them
to split up. I was just about to rise
an kick him out, but then thought of
a little 'hote feenance' joke I could
play on them, an I told him to go
ahead. We had to take the land on
bad debt, an it warn It worth much,
but that night them fellers on the
board bought it from the bank, agreein
debt, mortgage an int rest was $1,7OO,
an [ was to meet the board, hand over
deed to the land, give Smith satisfac-
tionGof the mortgage, an give them
thieves their thousand in cash to split
up; they to hand me over county war
rants for $4,000. -: -
$50 I walks in bold as a sheep, in.
sists on gittin' the warrants first, sees
they are all right, an then hands Smith
his satisfaction, an the chairman of the
board the deed to the land to look over.
Then | goes into my pocket, ,hauls out
waterin , fer the thousand they think is
in it an they're; goin to git, I fops it
open, sticks in the county warrants an
walks. out. They*:dassent say a word
then, an they never ~dast since. An
that's about as near thing to 'hote
feenance mother, as one green pea is
to anOther' $500 49,. p
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-05
What the Market Affords

Hamburg steak, 10 and IL cents a
pound.
Beet greens, Is cents peck.
Pickle cucumbers, 25 to rs cents a
peck, according to size.
Radishes, 10 cents for large bunch
Of half a dozen small punches.
Green peppers, Is cents basket.
Blackberries, Is cents box.
When hamburg steak is served for
dinner it should be f1attened out into a
large oval cake about an inch and a
half thick and broiled; SO prepared it is
sometimes spoken of as a broiled
chopped steak. AS an accompaniment
to- this or a stSak of tenderer cut, quar-
ter green or red sweet peppers, remove
seeds and veins and fry quickly in deep
fat or little butter. Serve these on
and around the meat.
Henry Miller, the wel]-known actor,
is. very fond Of fried green peppers. He
selects fresh, firm peppers, splits and
seeds them and puts them in cold, salt
ed water. When they are very crisp
he takes them out, dries them and fries
them in hot melted butter. Finnan had
die is another piquant dish that Mr.
Miller is fond Of. The Finnan had.
die is washed we'll and left to soak in
cold water for an hour. Then it is
put into scalding water for five min
utes. 1t is then wiped very dry and
butter and lemon juice are rubbed into
the flesh. The fish is now broiled over
clear fire for fifteen minutes and
served with a sauce Of hot melted but
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-05

For cucumber soup peel one large Gu.
cumber, cut IN pieces and boil in sailed
water Tor three-qnarters Of an hour;
strain off the water and press the Gu
cumber thru a sieve; have ready pint
OF white stock made from veal or chick
en- (you can Use the bones for this pur-
pose), and add to this the cucumber
pulp and pint of milk; season with
salt, pepper, mace or nutmeg; add a
half ia blespoonful butter rolled in flour.
and stir the soup until it boils and
thickens; serve with croutons. Varia-
tions in this may be afforded by adding
little chopped parsley just before
serving, or cooking with the cucumber
an equal amount Of sliced white onion
and head of celery or lettuce.
A pear custard is delicious. To
make it, core and pare six very ripe,
sugar syrup until perfectly tender, then
drain them from the syrup and chop
very fine. Turn them into deep glass
dish and pour over them boiled Gus
tard, made with the yolks Of four eggs
well beaten, three cupfuls Of milk, three
heaplng tablespoonful of granulated
sugar and a scant teaspoonful of vanil-
la. Whip the whites of the eggs to a
firm snow with four tablespoonfuls of
sugar, and drop it, in large spoonfuls,
into a shallow pan of boiling water.
Cook minute on each side, lift out
with a skinner, and just before serving
pile it over the custard. Dot with lit
tie mounds Of red currant jelly and
serve very cold.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-05
MRS. LONGWORTH's PLANS

What s the use Of being president s
daughter if one Doesn't get the full
glory Of it, Apparently this is the
opinion of Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
who may give Washington society a
jolt by some of the plans which she is
said to entertain. She still purposes
to take precedence as, the daughter of
the president. and not accept the posi-
ton given her as merely the wife of a
member~of congress. She was probably
inspired by the example of Lady Susan
Townley, wife Of the first secretary of
the British embassy and daughter of
the Earl Of Albermarle. Last winter
Lady Fownley refused to be rated as
the wife of small diplomat and in
sisted on taking her place as daughter
OF an earl, and in some houses received
the place of honor. Mrs. Longworth
will have drawing rooms, SO rumor has
it, to which only those who receive
cards may come, and also dancing
parties, dinners and other entertain
ments to select gatherings Of congen-
ial souls. 1t looks as if those who,
tho they may have social OF political
prestige which entities them to such
honcrs, yet do not bask in the sun
shine Of Mrs. Longworth s smile, will
fitl trouble ahead. $500 sss,sss
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-05
A WOMAN BLACKSMITH

Unable to secure an appointments as
teacher in the rural school districts of
Kansas, where she resided, Mrs Philo
P. Wilcox turned to blacksmithing
which was her husband g trade In the
last: fifteen years while thus employed
she has reared a family of four chill
dren, and as her husband failed in
health she has worked more and more
into the business, until now, In the sub.
urb of College View, she does all the
work offered, with the aid Of three of
her children. Horseshoeing is the only
part Of the business which Mrs. Wilcox
does not do.
Mrs. Wilcox received a good educa-
tion, and was a teacher when she mar
ried, according to the New York Sun.
In Kansas married women are not
wanted as schoolma Jams, and barred
out Of teaching she turned to the forge.
IT like the work, = she says. At
first the tendency Of people to stop and
stare was disconcerting, but now
don It mind it. Most of my work is in
using the sledge, making horseshoes,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-05
FROM ELIZABETH LEE
An Embroidered Lawn.

Dear Miss Lee: I have twelve yards
like the inclosed sample, and would be
greatly obliged if you would suggest a
pretty style to have it made. I like
a Frenchy looking waist. am IS years
old, feet 2 inches in height, bust "a,
waist % inches. Am neither blonde
nor brunette. Miss V.
The dainty sample Of white lawn,
with its embroidered spot, will make up
into very stylish waist with the yoke
formed Of half-inch tucks, each one
edged with a narrow frill of black
valenciennes lace. Basic the tucks
from shoulder to belt, sewing the little
frills the whole way. Stitch to yoke
depth, then release the basting threads
and gather into the belt The flow
cred ribbon would be pretty for this
and so would white MORE. Have a
collar and small neck empiecement of
baby Irish set in with white veining,
and full puff sleeves brought into cuffs
of the, baby Irish, edged with frills
of the black valenciennes. Allow the
frills on the waist to fall just as they
will from the termination Of tucks to
belt. The effect will be very pretty
and fluffy. Elizabeth Lee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-05
Facial Massage
BY ELEANOR MORRIS,

Can it; be possible in this day of adj
vanced beauty culture that it is neces-
sary to tell the women how to care for
their complexions9 1t would seem that
those messages had reached every town
and hamlet in the country, but Judging
from the inquiries there are many still
outside the pale.
10 obtain this coveted complexion
many, ways and means have been pro-
vided, but the foundation is good
health. I would like to add to the lines
"may good digestion wait on appetite
and health on both, and a good COM
plexien will be yours.
= Fresh air, pure air in the sleeping
rooms, plain, nourishing foods, a proper
amount of exercise, rest and sleep, reg
ulated by the clock as nearly as pos
sible, constitute the foundation of good
health. These rules are not SO difficult
to follow when there is an inclination,
and good old Father Time will gently
caress and not scratch with his fingers
the faces of the fair ones, and if he
fingers a little longer at times, leaving
the impression of his hands,, you. can
then combat with natures own weapon,
massage, smoothing the. lines, making
his work all the more difficult.
2% The question here arises how can I
repulse. these. attacks9 The question is
easily solved for. you, if you are so for
tunate as to be able to employ the serv-
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bank got mixed into It. I'll tell you
about, n you can get an idee of the
true innerdness Of the thing from it,
The bank $ had a mortgage on the
plant and building OF. the Howler, the
when he ain t drunk. That IS half the
time; a n the rest the paper kinder
runs itself, somehow. That mortgage
was long overdue, an int rest way be-
hind On it anyhow, but just let it run
along an didn't foreclose cause
Smiths kinder handy sometimes to sic
on fellers, It might bother us, an be-
sides we don't want him howlin' bout
some things business makes us do some
times SO s to Gomez out even.
NWell, one day Smith comes into the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-05

ice of the ,massense, her complete and
finished training has made hen grand
pastmistress Of her art, and as neces-
sary as the family doctor. l have long
since thought for those whose means
as well as their location of habitation
deprives them of being treated regu-
lar ~, would consult the professional
artist semi-annually, much could be
done for. her, she would detect with her
magnifying glass defects that your own
mirror failed to reveal, and prescribe
for you a course of treatment to pur-
sue. 800 = ~. 49,
Blackheads, pimples and large pores
are the skin s deadliest foes. To eradi-
cate these evils, your first step is to
prevent the coming Of any more. First
the diet, no friend foods of any de-
scription, pastries or sweets. Second,
the daily bath, which should be warm,
the body scrubbed vigorously with a
brush and plenty Of good pure soap,
and, third, exercise; by this 1 mean
walking in the open air at least one
hour a day, it makes not particle Of
difference what time you take the walk.
In this way you will get the digestion,
the seat. of the trouble, in good order,
massage and steam will then aid nature
in her work Of elimination, but all the
outward applications may as well be ap-
piled to the curbstone if you disobey
the laws of hygiene.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-05
HORRORS OF CLOSE SLAVES

A New York barber has on a corner
table a fine pocket microscope and q
framed announcement that says:
"Do. you know what a close shave
means7 Bring friend here, if you
don't, have him shaved close, and then
look at his face thru this microscope
The entire skin will resemble a piece
of raw beef.
"To shave the face perfectly smooth
requires not only the removal Of the
hair, but also a portion of the cuticle;
so that close shave means the removal
of layer Of skin all round. The blood
vessels thus exposed are not visible to
the eye, but under the microscope each
little quivering mouth, holding minute
blood drop, protests against such treat,
ment. Bring a friend and see!
SThe nerve tips are also uncovered
by close shaves, and the pores are left
unprotected, which makes the skin ten.
der and unhealthy. This sudden expo
sure Of the inner layer Of the skin rem
ders a person liable to colds, hoarse
ness and sore throat.'
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was finally solved by one fair jury.
woman suggesting, "Let's give each
couple fitch Of bacon. - And SO
both couples won first prize. Then the
couples were carried in chairs: on the
shoulders Of a dozen enthusiastic young
bachelors around the grounds.
Last year a couple who was jour
neyiag to Dunmow to claim the fitch
for a married life Of record happiness
QUAR- sled On the way, and when they
reached the town were not on speak
ing terms. The "Court of Love" has
been called the best matrimonial mar
ket in Essex. The long orations on
married bliss, strengthened by the tes-
timony of the bashful@ couples who ap-
pear before the jury; have a remarka-
bly, stimulating effect on the suscept-:
Idle bachelors. This year three ems
gagements were announced at the
."'Court of Love- including two. fair
jurywomen. - <".~. -
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and the robbery had been exaggerated
in the newspaper reports and if this
run, was not kept within reasonable
limits, the bank would have to close it's
doors. 1t had plenty Of money, but not
plenty Of cash. 1t needed twenty-four
hours time.
Before sunrise on Monday morning
painter put fresh coat of paint on the
front doors Of the bank, on the wall
panels, and on the counters
The result was that the people who
made the run on Monday made rather
a walk of it. They wanted their money,
but they rushed no one. On the con-
trary, they came on with caution and
deliberation that were just what the
bank desired. So careful We're they Lest
they get paint on their clothes that it
took longer to pay off one of them than
it would have taken ordinarily to pay
FIVE
This is one of many odd tricks where
by, in run, bank has saved itself
from wreck.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-05
Some Haute Finance

"Peter,' said Mrs. Gotrox to her
husband as she and that eminent fnan-
cier sat in after-supper comfort in the
','setting ROOM Of their mansion, each
busy with an evening paper, "what do
ncunce them, but they spell h-a-u-t-e
f-i-n-a.n-c-e. "Oh, then1,'' respond
ed the banker, "they're French.
Hotefeenance, they call 'em in France,
I b.'lieve, but the United States lof
'em s a. shell game disguised under the
name O. big business. It'd be hard to
explain the thing to you SO IS you'd I'M
kinks m quirlicuese about it than most
men can git thru their heads, but bit
Of it was pulled off this week that the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-05
SLAVES

"Slaves," said the socialist, smiling
grimly, "should be interested in the
price Of other slaves. Well, then:
'Before the war, good strong man
was worth $4,000; a woman, $1,000;
a child, $500.
Gin Rome, in the golden age, a la
borer only cost 800, and sometimes
after a great victory and an influx OF
captives into the capital, it was posi-
BILE to buy strong, capable slaves for s:
apiece.
"Skilled slaves, men with trades
brought higher prices. Cicero pal,
81 900 for a scribe, and Catiline had ;
cook that cost him $4,000.
& gardener was worth $500; :
lacksmith, $3.50; an actor, $4,000; /
physician, $10,00O.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-09-05
DRINKERS LOGIC

Russell Sage was very much opposed
to drinking. He would often rail with
ih.omely and humorous wisdom against
erihk
"Men drink,' he said one day to a
broker, "because they are happy, be-
cause they are sad, because they are too
warm, because they are too cold. Is
there any logic in that9 -.
"When ! see men drinking, I think
} "This little boy, at play with his
bucket and shovel in the sand, sud-
denly ran to the edge Of an advancing
wave, and, scooping up a handful Of
salt water and foam, drank it guiltily
and greedily.
"Oh, don't drink that!' said his
nurse. 1T will make you thirsty
"What if it does?' said he. 'There IS
plenty more.'''
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"But, Peter" said mother. "Seems
# the whole thing IT any better
"Well, mother,'' answered. the emf
nent financier, "lookin at it from your
standpoint, dunno but you re right.
But that don make it any the less
'hote feenance. - &C. C. Kelly.