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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-12-13
Last Boat has left for Down the
Lakes.
as
Season has Been a Busy one
in the Shipment Of Coal,
Lumber and Grain.

Navigation for the season of
1906 so far as Chequamegon bay
is concerned has closed, the last
boat having left for down the
lakes Monday afternoon. The
bay is now covered with ice from
shore to shore. The last boats
to- load at Wash burn were the
steamers Norwalk. lum Der, and
the Leonard, grain, which clear
ed FOR Buffalo last Friday after
noon and evening. The Mon
tezu ma is lying alongside of the
elevator and will remain there
during the winter where it will
be used for the storage of grain.
thus giving the elevator a great
er capacity.
The season has been a busy
one in the shipment Of coal and
grain but the lumbe,. trade has
dropped off considerable since
last year owing to the burning
of the large Hines mill here in
the early part of the summer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-12-13
Mission of Music.

Music boxes and blue light are two
of the latest things in the line of an
aesthetics. The music boxes do not
reduce pain or render the patients in
sensible, but, according to Prof. Redard
of Geneva, they do take away certain
i'll effects that often accompany the
use of anaesthetics. It is well-known
fact that external impressions received
during the period OF somnolence have
great bearing on the dreams. From
this Prof. Redard conceived the idea
of utilizing music. 1t was found that
the music had a tendency to take away
the disagreeable excitation previous to
the use of the chloroform or other an
aesthetic. The awakening was alao
found to be free from excitement
Chicago Post.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-12-13
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BEN DAVIS APPLES.

Keeping Qualities of the Fruit-Its
Market Value.
There is more or less unevennesS,
with complaints of bitter rot in parts
Of the west and Of apples falling bad
~ further east. although, as whole,
the apple crop of the United States
will prove of liberal proportions. The
cut suggests the activities of the pick
ing season.
Say what one will about the quail
ity Of the Ben Davis apple, all must
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1906-12-13

Puts ON airs-The electric fan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
Empire Lamp Shades
Trimmed With Filet Lace

r AMP shades Of lingerie and paper fol-
electric lights, gas and arc lamps
- are the most attractive for the sum-
mer home. OF all forms of lamp shades
that are now used the empire is the most
fashionable. These may be made of thin
silk covered with lace or lingerie trimming,
or Of thin parchment OK water color paper
decorated with medallions Of the empire
period or ornamented with light designs
and simple styles OF appliqued trimming.
One shade trimmed with empire medallions
was bordered with galloon and fringe in
empire style. These are very fashionable.
more and more OF theIn-being seen every
day.
A Louis XIV lamp had a shade Of white
silk Or it might be of Nile green, fes-
TONED with bowknots, embroidered or done
in ribbon work. shade that spread out
more at the bottom than most of the mod.
ern ones was of silk, covered with MOUSSE
line de sole, having insertions and bot
tom founce of lace.
For. little lamps the preference is given
to shades Of mousseline de sole trimmed
with lace and ribbon bowknots.
But the most stunning shades for draw
ing rooms and elaborate boudoirs are OF
filet lace, the ancient tllet put on plain. In
some OF these the design is made even
more elaborate by the outlining OF the de-
sign. But this requires the most MARVEL
lous workmanship If the lace Is not to be
spoiled. These shades are made over silk
foundations, the silk, when thin, being
used double. The shade Is perfectly
smooth and without gathers. 1t is bordered
with a rouche Of fine net and a fringe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
Dangers in Face Creams.

From the Chicago News
III women knew the danger that turks
In stale face creams they would exercise
more caution In the use of these complexion
aids" said a downtown druggist. People
who would not think Of employing rancid
oil or stale fats of any kind singly as an
application, seems to lose all fear OF the
same elements when they have been melt
ed together in the form of q toilet prepare
ton.
a cream, salve or ointment containing
various oils and greases Is allowed to res
main ON the dressing table for q space
varying AL the way from two months to
year TO be applied at irregular intervals.
OF course the Temperature of the average
house is not low enough to keep the prepa-
ration long fresh IN winter, while in sum-
mer IL will become unfit for use In few
hours.
You know what a disagreeable flavor
tabIe of Takes pm when kept long in
warm roam or closet.
Actual casea ~ face cream poisoning
are 81 80 means rare. The skin absorbs
he rancid etun With all its germs, and the
latter pass slowly but surely into The
blood. II there happens to be an abrasion
81 TIE skin where the stale cream Is ap-
piled, had results are much moro rapidly
developed. The proper place for all suoh
preparations Is the refrigerator or other
cool spot whore perishah1s pyoyasions are
kent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
White Cloth Umpire Gown

who does not go away from her own city
an impossible rendering of color and style.
But women who love dress for dress sake
and there are hundreds OF them among
dressmakers as we'll as customers-study
all fashions watch the trend OF public
opinion, and not such long time. after all,
passes before the most eccentric style, pro-
vfded 1t Is accepted at all, Is generally ac-
cepted and made possible for the multi
tude. At the present moment the Ques-
ton of the empire gown Is uppermost, and
great Is the excitement appertaining there
to. It Is doubtful II there were ever fash
ion that possessed 50 many pitfalls for the
unwary as this one. that in it's perfect rem
dering 10 so attractive. The princess style
has Of late lost much Of it's terrors for the
amateur, and yet In many respects has
similar difficulties to be overcome.
The tail, slender woman, blessed by ma
ture with good lines, has not SO much to
dread in undertaking to have her gowns
woman credited with a fine figure, and yet
an unskillful rendering Of the empire fash
ion will make the tall, slender woman look
like most unstylish beanpole, while the
fine figure found IN a well-cut and we'll
made empire gown will look majestic and
careful study. 10 build upon Mother Hub
bard wrapper effect and put broad g1rdle
directly below the bust seems to be thought
all sufficient, and yet grosser car1cature
OF a really artistic and charming fashion
was never foisted upon q long suffering
public.
Seen in Its perfection, 1t may be noted
that while the folds of material hang ap-
parentiy loose and straight, In reality they
follow the lines Of the figure, indicate the
waist line without sharply defining 1t, and
below the hips widen out In most grace
full flare, although apparently there is no
decided flare. 1t has been said many times
that the lining has an immense amount to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
Precious Children
Should Be Pihed
BY MARGARET e. sANGsTER.

Copyright, 1906 by Joseph B. Bowles.)
roND parents, as everybody knows. are
much In the habit of imagining that
their children are cleverer and
brighter than ever children were since the
world began. Other people may find the
children tiresome and disagreeable. but In
the eyes of doting parents they are without
a peer. and their sayings and doings are re-
lated with infinite relish whenever anybody
can be found who has leisure and patience
to listen.
Preeocious children fortunately for them
selves and for the race. are the exception
rather than the rule. A normal child,
healthy and sturdy. Is seldom precocious.
OF course. there are on record notable in
stances of children who manifested remark
able traits and extraordinary intelligence at
very early age and some of them did not
belle their infant promise
Lord Maeaulay is case In point. When
he was somewhere near the milestone of his
fourth birthday, he read necessarily, and
lying on the hearth rug, at fun length. with
face intent on book, he heard little that
was going on around him. On one occasion
having the misfortune to be badly burned.
this unchild-fke child remarked to a SYM
pathizing friend. that the agony was ex-
IRENE. Yet Macaulay grew up to be not
merely an eminent historian and ,man or
letters, but man OF universal KNOWLEDGE
OF profound public spirit and OF notable
loyalty to kith and kin. Though prig in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
Delicious Spring Salads.

The spring and all through the summer
one hungers for salads. There is nothing
better than the ordinary green salads-iet-
tuce, romaine. chicory and the like. But
for variety one may introduce endless now
elites
Artichoke Salad.-Trim the artichoke
carefully, removing the outside bottom
leaves and the choke. Soak in cold water
for one-haK hour. then boil In water to
which little salt and spoonful of vine-
gar have been added. Drain, and when
cold add French dressing, to which add q
little chopped parsley and a bit Of onion
juice.
Chnonade Salad.-Arrange crisp leaves
Of lettuce and romaine In bowl. Over
them sprinkle finely sliced peppers which
have been seeded and boiled for two min
utes. Next four small tomatoes peeled
and CHARTERED. after that half cup OF cell
cry cut In small pieces, and finally the pulp
from grape fruit. Pour over all French
dressing. 80 IS
Russian Chop cold beans, carrots,
caulifower, almost any kind Of cold vege-
tables convenient except pofatoes, in g
bowl with some Geld anchoyfes. Add q
mayonnaase dressing mig well and EarIlisf
Is made by mfxang q spoon1uI OF beef ex-
tract with two quarts OF Mater and letting
1t simmer with tive ehaltota. one carrqts
some celery SEED anil = bay lear Add s.
sliced lemon rind, winea1ass g shsfry'
ana one ana 4 la ounces of eeaett soaked
/. il cold Fwater. with fhA Wlaskes e. two eesa.
sDrina s6Iad -esTsar two heads Of aettlipa.
1nto bits ana over t1aezn eltce FL young
radishes and q unnunbe 1qsfly adq'
spgies Of mustard and cross end q scant'
sprinkling Of finely chopped new onions.
fic,xx5o sv,{f1x French dfeaai1fF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13

vine Is pretty used in the same way. Tiny
daisies in pink. pale blue or white are
charming.
When embroidery is not to be used, dot
ted Swiss or point d'esprit Is used to up
holster the inside of the hamper. Bands
OF insertion in lace embroidery beading
and ribbon are used for trimming. When
hand embroidery is used the tray Is usually
covered smoothly, so that the embroidery
will show to advantage. But when en-
broidery Is not to be used the bottom OF
the tray Is covered plain but the sides are
full, the material being shirred around the
top and bottom. Several rows of beading
around the top of the tray are run with
narrow ribbon and frill is used to finish
the tray. the firth or ruff1e not being large
enough to interfere with closing the ham
per. The tray Is usually fitted with pock-
cts, which may contain small things for
the baby's toilet, pins, powder sponges.
soft old towels for the bath, box Of soap,
puff and powder, brush and comb and
other small necessities. The lower part OF
the hamper will contain all that baby
needs for Its first wardrobe. Many mothers,
however. prefer to have a baby basket for
the toilet things and to devote the hamper
entirely TO clothes. In this case the tray
Is used for the baby's smaller belongings.
little ribbons. sets of buttons, bibs, flannel
bands bootees, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13

childhood he was not pedant in maturity.
OF Robert Murray McCheyne, famous
Scotch clergyman, IT ls gravely set down by
his biographer, that he had mastered the
Greek alphabet at the age Of three. my
self have friend, woman Of brilliant
powers and varied scholarship who was
taught to read Hebrew by very learned
father before she was allowed to learn En-
glish, so that as q little thing of six she
read the Hebrew Scriptures. while she did
not yet know the English alphabet. Her
early precocity did her no harm.
Generally speaking, considering the i'm
portance of sound mind in sound body.
1t is not worth while to push children for
ward intellectually at the possible expense
unfairly treated may develop SO rapidly that
its power of assimilation will be early ex-
hausted and the wonderfully brilliant child
become in later life mediocre, duh and COM
monplace. The boy and girl who make
clean sweep Of all the prizes in sight during
school days. are often never heard Of again.
Some of our most conspicuous statesmen,
authors and commanders on sea and land.
made no show whatever during the days OF
their training. and were graduated In the
lowest ranks Of their class.
A besetting sin OF American parents Is an
almost insane ambition In behalf Of chill
dren and desire to push the children as
fast they can out Of chiidhood's quiet
people are hurried from the cradle to the
kindergarten. from the kindergarten to the
primary, and 80 on through the several
grades. and frequently to the disadvantage
Of the children heard the other day of a
young doctor who matriculated at the medi-
cal school when he was Just sixteen, an age
at which no youth Is fit to undertake the
serious study of medicine. and, indeed, at
which few boys are sufficiently matured TO
enter college.
We are in frantic haste to get our boys
and girls where they may either earn their
own livelihood, or in some way compete
crowded market-places of the land.
A precocious child Is very likely to hear
SO much about his talents and his attain
ments that he viii look down condescend-
ingly on the neighbor who is not nearly SO
far advanced and still has pronounced
liking for marbles. kites. balls and robust
games. A boy ought to know how to play.
Play is far more worth while for him than
work In the first ten years Of life.
One great advantage OF athletic sports, OF
foot ball. base ball and basket ball. lies N
the fact that the sturdiness and pluck they
demand. prolong the playtime OF the youth
The precocious child IL seldom or never q
good catcher or pitcher or quarter back or
half back; he Is on the contrary, likely to
survey with disdain the boyish pride taken
By athletes la their triumphs, and to con-
slider the time spent In the open air rather
q waste than the opposite. His energies
are bent on acquiring more and still more
culture from the world Of literature. Often
one sees the strange anomaly when such a
youth has grown up. OF man whose In
lsedge OF available tools Is academic. In
other words. It IL not tho youth who has
made the most rapid strides during his
training who has the requisite staying
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13

be made by securing a piece of cardboard
a little smaller than half the size of a
handkerchief. Cover 1t with scented cotton
waddipg and then with cheap lawn. Sew
lace around the edge Of a handkerchief and
fold it over the stiff foundation, decorat-
ing in any pleasing manner with ribbon.
Pads may be made for the dresser draw
ers in quite the same manner as the scarf
Omit the edge lace and use lining Of the
lawn with saehet-scented cotton wadding
between. the whole tufted through with
tiny bows of baby ribbon. .
If little more elaboration Is desired a
pair of pillow shams and bed spread may
be made. The sfams could be duplicates
of the table covers and the spread ar
ranged In like manner, building out the
corners until the desired size is attained.
The two lower corners may be left open
to fit around the lower posts Of the bed
held together with ribbon bows.
Window curtains may also be made by
following the patterns of the dresser cover,
making each curtain twice the width of
the directions given and determining the
length by the size of the windows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
power to hold on and do well IN the rougher
realities Of everyday existence.

power TO hold on ana do well IN the rougher
realities Of everyday existence.
II
Another point to be noted is that every
one fights shy of the infant prodigy.
Parents trot him out and compel him to
show his PAGES, to the boredom and disgust
Of friends and acquaintances Fond moth
ers little dream of the dismay and the Sc
cret amusement they awake in the minds
of their social circle. Here come Mrs. w.
She Is sure to lead the subject around to
Alberts performances unless that hopeful
child and his wonderful speeches can be
ssdetracked." have known a silent combi-
nation of forces ready to check the mother
without her suspeoting 1t, when. as usual.
she began to launch forth on her pet topic.
What becomes finally OF all the infant
phenomena7 Some Of them. no doubt. fill
early graves, others break away from lead
Ing strings ana melt into the ranks and are
never heard Of more. The vast majority
ceasing to be preoocious, eventually take
US. do their work. and get through 1t with
credit. their childish successes entirely for
gotten.
been too widely exploited. Child-preacheEs
who declafm eloquently before gaping
crowds. are to be pitied. not praised. Child
actors and musicians are forced to play and
the nursery. those who manage them and
those who pay to watch them seeming in
sensible to their cruelty. Child-poets whose
little verses are printed with admiring COM
ments. their full name, age and place Of
residence given to the public. are thrust out
OF the sweet retirement to which childhood
Is entitled and are apt in later years to SUI
fer from criticism and from sort of pug
Fled surprise that their maturity has not
equaled their childish genius. Fruit out Of
season In the realm Of mentality IL not
worth much to any one.
g household. give God thanks. but, for the
sake OF all the future, do not push that
child too rapidly onward. Who that ever
read Dombey and Son can forget the heart
breaking picture OF little Paul Dombey. the
fond hope Of his pompous parent. dying by
Blimbers school. Bring him on. Cor
nelia." said the pedagogue, over and over.
And little Paul was brought on, until the
kindly Angel OF Death snatched him away
from tho hands OF the fools who knew 80
little how to educate q child OF his deli
It may be that the father and mother OF
precocious child do not understand the
risks they run until some danger signal
startles them. A magazine story, not long
ago, gave an Illustration Of q child, mother
less and In the care OF scholarly father,
college, while he was still not much beyond
his tenth or eleventh year. Brain fever
fnerciful1y developed and the child's life and
future were saved through the process Of
suffering and a forgetting all he had ever
occurred. i was e toss-up between liie and
when the child came out Of his stupor sane
and recognised his father, the rough doctor
bluntIy said to the latter "Luck'a your
way. Jim" and It was.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13
Attractive Hampers
For Baby's Clothes

II OR the spring and early summer baby
much that is beautiful is offered in
the way OF hampers. Hampers for
babies are always attractive, for they are
invariably decorated with the daintiness
that appertains to infants. But this sea-
son they seem prettier than ever, for added
10 tne ribbon bows and beading and the
fluffy ruffies which usually decorate them
there are handmade embroidery decora-
lions that are surprisingly fine and deli
cate. The hamper made OF wicker or palm
leaf Is lined with pale blue, pale pink or
white silk which has been made into six
pads for the four sides, the top and the
bottom. and one for the tray. These pads
are delicately scented with sachet powder
In selecting powder for this purpose care
should be taken to get the freshest and
purest Certain scents, too. are preferable
to others. A fresh fragrance is preferable
to q heavy, sweet odor.
The very sheer linen batiste or nainsook
OF the very sheerest quality Is used for
the covers OF these pads II they are TO be
embroidered. An embroidery design Is used
around the ruifie which trims the inside
OF the hamper lid and around the ruffie
OF the tray. The baby's name is embroid-
cred on the cover OF the inside of the lid,
in the center or on the corner. The en-
DEOlOtry around sIse GufIltS IN IL HOWiDs
leaf and vine design, or the edges may
simply be buttoahoied in shallow scallops.
The white covers are made to button on
the pads SO that they can be readily re-
moved and washed.
Another way to decorate the wash covers
for the hamper IS with rows of hemstitch-
ing The Id and tray cover may be hem
stitched all the way around, and the cover
for the bottom OF the hamper as well.
The monogram may be embroidered in
tie middle Of the lid cover or on one side.
When sheer handkerchief linen is used
with aatln ribbon bows at the corners and
in the middle OF the I'D cover the hem
stitching Will be found a sufficient decora-
ton. The embroidery of the monogram of
the name mag, OF course. be as elaborate as
one wishes and will in itself furnish suffi-
cient decoration for the hamper with the
ribbon bows
Narrow lace is also used to decorate the
hamper. II may be put on in entire deux
around the I'D cover, in the center of the
tray ana around the little RULES which
are used for a border to the tray and lid
covers. Or It may be used as an edging
around the ruffies or to supplement the
embroidery of the monogram in the center
of the lid.
It IL perhaps most useful and most beau
tfful to have all this embroidery done in
white. But light pink and blue silk is also
used, and Is certainly very charming. A
little border of tiny pink rosebuds around
the I'D cover with the monogram worked
81 the tiny buds in the center and another
little border OF buds around the bottom OF
the tray u most attractive. A Ettls green