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WHERE FEMININE. FANCY LIGHTS

how to: hustle. there. Miss Brown is
proof that the, same method may be
applied with good results to women.
Tho English. by birth, most of. her edu-.
cation as and training in practical. life,
have been obtained in the United
States, and it is 20 this that she at
tributes her success in the branch Of
art which she has. adopted. : s.-E ess
tsWhen I returned, to England in
1895" she said, ct looked around for
something to- occupy my time. It was
during a visit to Canterbury cathedral
that I first made the acquaintance of
handloom. In the old cathedral city
descendants of the Flemish .weavers,
who centuries ago found refuge there,
still work at the same trade, So in.
terested did find myself in the work
Of the handloom, that ] felt at. once
my future career was settled. The sim
picity of it's mechanism and the arts
tic work it was capable of producing
astonished and delighted me. B L. then
and there became9a pupil. -. ...79.z
Such remarkable aptitude did she
show for the work that in six lessons
she had mastered all her instructor
could teach her., and carried on the
rest Of her training unaided. She has
now won every honor that the Guilds
of Arts and Crafts in the United King
dom can bestow upon her. Altho she
is at the top of her craft, she still ad-
heres to the strenuous life, a habit
which she says she contracted in Amer
lea, and cannot shake off in the more
somnolent English atmosphere. She
frequently puts in as much as ten hours
a day at her loom, and is continually
evolving new designs and making
fresh discoveries in the manipulation
of warp and wool. She enjoys the
distinguished patronage as the Eng
lish phrase goesof the queen and 9TH
er members Of The royal family, the
Duchess Of Marlborough, the Duchess
Of Somerset, tie Duchess Of Leeds, the
Countess of: Warwick and a host of
other lesser stars. e g
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24

Occasionally it dawns upon some
misguided soul, upon vacation thoughts
intent, to save money and vexatious de-
lays in travelling by reducing baggage
to the lowest possible minimum.
A trunk7 Goodness, no! Think Of the
hold-overs, Of the bother of having it
quickly and many times transferred,
not to speak of the amazing and ever
multiplying cost thereof. Any sensible
woman ought to be able to get along
on a .two-weeks' trip with the con.
tents Of suitcase or a single bag.
Oh, of course, a big and elastic suit
case OF bag, capable of holding nearly
all that trunk would hold; but capa-
BILE, too, of being grasped in one slen-
der feminine hand and hurried along
without single moments separation
from its owner.
Oh, the joy of defying porters,
laughing in the. face of baggagemen
and triumphing over poor travellers
whose trunks forever lag hundred miles
behind, or shoot obstinately fifty miles
aside from the proper route! Above
all, the bliss of saving atrocious trans
fer charges and importunate "tips."
/ Go to-" cries the enlightened wo
man upon whom all this scheme of econ
omy and peace of mind bursts as a rev
citation, g henceforth / and my suitcase
are. inseparable. will no more OF
/ trunks. U.s. ss.... -.
And so she proceeds to put this en-
ticing theory. into practice.
/ Now let it be set down, upon the ba'
sis of sad experience, how it actually
works. Sg
To begin with, it is positively mar
i velous how much a suitcase can weigh
when it hash t thing in it but 9
row OF pins, paper novel, and comb
and brush. The enlightened woman
lifts it, sets it down, and signs. Like
/ as not, then, she possesses herself of
Japanese suitcase-the bamboo kind
which is fondly supposed to carry halt
1 ton without letting you know it has
SO much as feather in II.
+ The bamboo bag is elastic. You car
! pack and pack and still pack, without
bursting its bounds. 1t would be pity
for the most enlightened woman not to
take advantage of this possibility. By
the time that bag is packed an ordinary
trunk would hang its head in shame to
| find itself 50 far outdone.
] It weighs something. The enlightened
woman also has small handbag, OF
course, and book and travelling coat
and an umbrella. Perhaps, in view OF
all this, it would not be'stoo great ex.
ltrava9ance to take . carriage to the sta.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
Curios and Oddities
FARM HANDS AND MoLAssEs.
"tTIs Passing StrangeI"

THE farm hands, dozen brawny colored men, had
l washed at the pump, and now sat patiently and
quietly at the table. Soon their dinner appeared.
There some kind of boiled pork-a long low
oblong Of pure white fat with just thread Of lean
running thru it, and there pone, delicious pone
made by the southern cook and there potatoes,
coffee and black molasses.
The men put the black molasses their fat pork.
The farmer said:
It is amazing how farm hands like molasses. I
like it myself. The long, hard work in the sunny
fields give you appetite that nothing satisfies as
molasses will.
~ used to have an overseer who could no more
have eaten his dinner without molasses than without
knife He would take on his plate meat potatoes,
corn, beans and on and he would chop and mingle
these things together adding bits of bread BESIDES
and lastly he would take the moassesjug and pour
about half pint That like heavy and sicken-
itf tell you, tho, it taste good to who has
been tong in blazing field since sunrise. we tried
it, and know
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
One of Her Vacations Time Economies
BY POLLY PENN.

ton in place of the .plebeian electric
car. She does SO, and pays 81, striving
to forget that a trunk transfer and
trolleyfare would have been exactly
SIS cents, minus the exertion of Juggling
the bag to and from the carriage.
Porters mean clips but "tips" or
no tips,' it is utterly impossible for
her to drag her bag around the sta
tion while she buys her ticket and finds
the train gate. So, also, when she
leaves the train. So when she boards
her boat. So when she goes up steps,
and down steps, to elevated and sub
ways, to restaurants, to shops, wher-
ever her journey leads her.
Always logging her steps is that bag.
She can't get away from it. Too cum
bersome to be carried, too fragile to be
checked, too necessary to be left be-
hind; accommodating SUCCESSION of fees
too enormous to be divulged by per-
son opposed on principle to the fee sys-
tenn.
In short when the enlightened woman
gets back home and braces herself to
foot up expenses, she discovers that for
the good round sum she paid various
little boys and men to tag along be-
hind her with that bag, she might have
had three trunks transferred to her jour
ney's end, been relieved of lot OF
trouble consequent on hunting up said
small boys and men, saved herself con-
siderable time, spared herself some
painful labor when carriers were not
available, found herself a good deal
more free to skip around, and had
enough left over to buy herself three
pounds of first-rate chocolates
Isn't it funny, the way the longest
headed woman in the world will act
when it comes to questions of economys
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
GAMBLING A RELIGIOUS DUTY.

A MISSIONARY lay beside campfire of birch logs
= in the Maine woods, smoking black cigar and
watching his guide grill trout
Speaking Of gambling - the missionary said, st
know Of sect that regards it religious duty, like
fasting prayer. -. =
'sThis sect is the Hindoos. They, one day in each
year. gamble like mad from sunrise till sunset. The
day is the festival of the lamps, day sacred to
Lakshun, the goddess Of wealth tremendous lot OF
money changes hands in Lakshun' IS honor
'AI this gambling is done to test the financial
that will attend each person thruout the
year. If a gambler loses, he knows year of hard
luck is ahead of him. If he wins he knows he may
expect twevemonth of prosperity 5--
Strange to say, good deal of cheating accom-
panies this religious gambling.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
SWEET CLOVER sAoHET

# sweet clover is gathered before
the blossoms are too ripe the perfume
will last for months. Select the young
est and tenderest blossoms, dry in the
shade until well cured, then tie in strips
Of thin net or cheesecloth about nine
inches long and little more than half
as wide. Draw up the ends and tie
with bright, narrow ribbons. This
makes sachets Of convenient size to
lay in among the bed and table linen or
handkenchiefs or underwear. The deli
cate, refreshing perfume impaired will
far exceed any manufactured scent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
BILLIARDS AT SEA.

s.CAN you imagine playing billiards in heavy
" gae9'' said the captain. 'tDo you wonder
that our new ,liners with their elevators and tele
phones and gymnasium, don It have billiard tables as
well9 One ship had billiard table-the Great
Eastern. - IL. -, =. ....... .t.
swinging deck. This deck supposed to coun-
teract the ships notion and to keep the table steady
But it failed to do so, and very remarkable were
of the shots made the Great Eastern's table
in rough weather.
Nevertheless the table was kept for years, and
popular Institution aboard the big boat But no
troduce billiards. >"f > go" >"*
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
GAMMEL OST, A NEW DISH.

T HE gammel ost looked like cheese, only it
rich brown mahogany brown. .*~ .,..:>.r..
'Fspread it on this biscuit said the importing
grocer .. -. 49,. -' :.".':-... =
1t spread easily, like butter. 1t had delicious
taste, and strange taste, little like fine Par
mesan cheese, little like anchovy paste.
cit will make hit, won't it9' said the import
ing grocer 81 discovered it in Norway. I going
to sell it at $175 pound.
*tGamme ost,'' he went on, els the chief dish Of
the Norwegian peasants. It is made Of goats milk,
herbs and sugar, and it is rpened two three years.
Yellow at first, it turns brown with age.
cit is cheap in Norway, ridiculously cheap. I
have imported ton Of it, and half dozen of the
best hotels have taken it up Some day it will be
well-known as cavar.'' ::
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
PATRoNIzED BY ROYALTY

Charlotte Brown, the champion hand.
loom weaver Of England, will start for
Philadelphia about the middle Of
next month to take charge of the
weaving department in the arts settle.
ment, which is to be established there
with the aid of the financial backing
of Franklyn George Bates.
Sir Thomas Upton, basing his opi1l.
ion on his own experience, once said
that the best way to train man for a
successful career was to send him to
America when young, and let him learn
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
NEW IDEA IN ENVELOPES.

ga NEW idea in envelopes,0 said the stationef.
. ~ ~ think it ought to 60"
The envelope made like any other, save that
the flap was not gummed. The necessary gum was
the envelopes back, in Vshaped strip to
spond with the flaps edges. -.
"You see,'' said the stationer, "this idea
does away with gum-eating Wheu you apply yuor
tongue to this flap, you don't lick up lot of gum to
give you bad in your mouth for the next half
hour, but you simply lick the plain white paper edge
of the ap then press it down usual and attaches
itself to the dry gum and is firmly sealed
'tIt's the same idea that of licking the corner
of the envelope, thus escaping gum luncheon, when
you want to apply postage stamp / .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
TO THE HEART OF ALASKA

Mrs. Ella Ongman of Salt Lake City
has set her heart upon the exploration
Of the heart of Alaska. Mrs. Ongman,S
who speaks Eskimo like native,
has made many journeys into the icy
north. On this trip, however, she hopes
with the aid of q single Eskimo
guide, to penetrate by sledge to the Es-
kimo tribe of Tsmshion, which is
located fifty miles or more above Point
Barrow. The sledge journey viii be
made from Nome.
Tho she will devote some time dur
ing her trip to anthropological and eth.
biological study, Mrs. Ongman de-
clares her exploration is really her ~
Spouse to the "call Of the wilde -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
FORTUNES IN BRIDES BOUQUET

AT recent spring wedding the
bride g bouquet was in seven parts, and
when she left itf1Was showereds upon the
six bridesmaiassand the maid Of hon
or. Three of the bouquets contained
gifts of a-gold dollar, another a
gold ring and the third q gold thimble
the gifts indicating respectively,
wealth. husband and single blessed.
ness, -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
4 w1FE's FINANCIAL TRAINING

A man is unjust to his wife and to
his children if he permits her to be un-
trained insthe management of money,
and the responsibility that comes with
1t. Should his disability or death throw
suddenly upon her shoulders the burden
Of wage.earning, she should not have
to meet this crisis unawares, learning
then by sad experience the wisdom it
should have been his pleasure to give
her.
There is no sex in brains; women are
not inferior to men in any line Of ac-
tiyity in which they have seriously en-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24

The sample of black MORE is decided
~ appropriate, and should make up into
a handsome waist. I do not suggest a
model, as I fancy you have already de-
gcided upon one, otherwise you would
think have stated your measurements.
Still if I can help you further, hope
you will write. Elizabeth Lee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
PROFIT IN INSURANCE

ct HE profit in all kinds of insurance is great said
statistician. 'Take, for example, accident in
"Insurancei is all betting and the average bet made
by the accident companies is $1,000 against 81 that
you dom It die by accident during the year.
"Suppose company has 40,O0O000 subscribers
Its income then is at 81 for each 200 policy, $780,
100000. Statistics show that among 100000 people
only $4,000 die by accident. Thus the company pays
cut but s15,ooo,ooo leaving gross annual profit of
$145,o ,0oe = = --- .-.-.. 49, --.
: 'aInsurance is very good thing but the rates
ought to be lowered tremendously
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
TELLING AN OYSTERS AGE.

salt oysters very said the brGker
are fresh, land just the right age. Four years.
eco You can't tell an oysters age"
tOf course can: It. easy Look at these regu'
lar layers, overlapping the other, the shell.
All oysters have these layers-we call them shots
and each shot year. An oysters age is easier
to tell than a horses. :, :. :...' -. - -
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COLD.

THE late James E scrpps the eminent journalist Of
- Detroit, once rose to- address rather cold AMI
stiff audience in Reformed Episcopal church. So
Mr.. Scripps took his hearers to task for their cod
ness in a good-humored way. .Don' It be like tho
flock of young minister know, - he said. % - -.
''This young minister went to great pains to get
up evenings entertainment. The entertainment
came off duly. There was "a magic lantern, there
recitations and singing, and, by the minister
himself Shaksperean selections.
''The next morning the way to the postofice,
the minister met his oldest and most prominent deacon
Well, Deacon Jones,'> he said, what did you
think of the entertainment last night And my
shaksResean tn? people like themi
answered. Il hahn It heerdeno complaints.'.l" 49,.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
CHAMPION DIVERS.

ST AIRY DONOVAN,'' said professional swimmer,
l. Hmade the highest dive record. It was 210
feet-a dive from the Brooklyn bridge. Donovan also
took dive from Niagara bridge-a good 200 feet.
zEttThere other divers in the same class with
Larry Jack Burns made dive of $50 feet from the
topmest yardarm of the Three Brothers, the largest
sailing ship Of its time and John Rourke and Jules
Gautier have done good diving, too-100 feet,
1925 feet, and But it is doubtful if Donovanl
record will ever be broken -.-5 - - :.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24

Stuffed mushrooms, favorite dish
in many households, are made as fol
lows: Peel eight mushroom caps Of
the Campestris variety. Chop the
stalks and Feelings with two shallot or
slice of mild onion. Add the gills
scraped from the caps and cook in two
tablespoonfuls Of butter five or six
minutes, stirring frequently. Add about
half a cup of finely chopped chicken,
veal, tongue or ham or mixture of
two or more, one-fourth of cup of
white wine or of MADEIRA, and cook I'm.
til reduced, then moisten with brown
or tomato sauce, one or both, and add
a teaspoonful Of finely chopped parsley,
with salt and pepper as needed. Keep
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
FLIES NEVER GROW.

r HAT little fly the bread will never grow to be
i as big those large, stupid, loudly buzzing fell
lows blundering about the window pane viii the
little one even grow to be big the medunsized
chap who just fell in the cream.
For flies never grow. -..-. a. -.-'.. p.
The fy as large as he will ever be, crawls out OF
the smooth brown chrysas, uncrumples his draggled
wings and from that moment until his death changes
in wise. 1t is only in the original state, the ugly
mageot-state, that the fly grows. 49,. = .-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24

To prevent bright pans from being
blackened by smoke, rub with fat be-
fore putting them on the fire. Wash;
with hot water and soda after using
them, and they viii be quite bright.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
HE HADN'T STARTED YET.

AMES E. SULLIVAN, the American commissioner
y to the Olympic games, told on the way home in
the smoking room of the Republic a Greek story
great Greek traveller he said, s'once visited
Constantinope, and entertained at dinner by the
German ambassador. r. H.,
= 'tThe party distinguished one and after the
sherbets and sweetmeats had been supplanted by the
coffee and cigarets, the guests began to talk about
their servants They did not maign their servants
as is the custom with us. On the contrary, they
boosted Of them. ...
! : "And more loudly and more fervently than any
one else did the Greek traveller boast about his servant
e. - II you' said the traveller finally, .sthat
my servant Kouros, an old campaigner, can be dis
patched on errand to any part Of the city, and
will tell you to instant the time of his return
Some slight incredulity expressed, and the
traveller at,once sent for Kouros.
'Kouros, he said, go to the tobacconist IS by the
STEAMBOAT bridge, and bring box Of cigars, the
usual brand. Here is the money
Kouros bowed and disappeared. The traveller
taking out his watch and holding it in his hand
said confidently: :. -. ~.
..t'Now, gentlemen, he is leaving the house. Now
he is at the end Of the street. Nov he enters the
ing at full speed Now, gentlemen, he is here
g 'Excellency!, the servant responded, and amid
an intense silence he entered the with the cigars
in his hand. .~s5,.y,-. = ...
''Most of the guests praised highly the unwaver-
ing diligence of the Greek servant but old pasha,
slipping his thick black coffee and smoking his hubble
bubble caressed his long white beard houghtfuly and
said -, "a, -. 1872 49, -.
This that we have seen is very fine, but disci-
plne among the servants of the Faithful is quite
good, and perhaps little better. With my own
ant Ali will now duplicate this Grecian feat ,
Accordingly he summoned Ali, gave him money,
and dispatched him to the tobaceonst's for cigars.
p Then, watch in hand he, like the Greek, said:
~ Now he leaves the house. Now he runs thru the
street Of the Minarets Now he crosses over Now he
is returning: Now he is here-Ali' " = ~ s},~
room. -..4 s,.S.s =. .z.E' & ..
- s & Where are the eigars!' ., - = -
2,*N His excellencys slave, said ALL bowling, has
not yet found his slippers = :, - Es'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
HIS EDUCATION STAYED BY HIM.

IN his bathing suit he resembled young Greek god
l or an Ohio Cushing drawing. - -.
els it true, Mr.. Mussel, - asked the sunburnt girl
at his sde is it true that varsity forgets
all he learned at college9'
s'True. Nit. o. course it ain IT,. Why, kick
goal hold down first today good ever could
at Yarvard.' III.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
FROM ELIZABETH LEE
A BLACK MORE WAIST

Dear Miss Lee: Is the enclosed SAM
pie suitable for woman of 70, who is
in the habit Of dressing very quietly.
I wish to make waist Of it, would like
an answer at once. I think your col
umns, are very helpful.
"A Constant Reader of The Journal.
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: THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.
A String Of Good Stories
ANOTHER PARROT. ONE.
cannot tell how the truth may be;
say the tale as twas told to me-"

G BARING-GoULD, the English novelist, had tho
-. bitter pleasure last month Of reading many
fattering obituaries Of himself Thru he
reported dead and the newspapers Of his native land
declared unanimously that he had left good work
behind. +So-~ts# @s. s2s
An American editor dined with Mr.. Barring Gould
in London during the The talk turned to the
premature obituaries, and the American said:
mHow did you feel on reading themi''
Taken aback, nonplusedjp' the novelist grimly re-
parrot. &ta'31s5 80
This lady's cook came to her one morning in joy
full excitement: % "A
oh ma 'am,' she cried, 'the parrot has learned
some more words EJzt 19@@ 49, aEs
. Good, said the East Ham lady. THAT bird is
wonderfully teachabe. It sits and drinks in every
blessed word my husband says to me. What does it
say now9' s-s..s II. .-a ~. s.sy
IT keeps a.sayin',' said the cook, "shut up,
you old foolR'' - NJ, as ,zs. }a. g5. 49,,
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HE. KNEW.

First Clubman-I say-how do you spell tenn
porary''? ~ - r.
two RS, e-m.b-a-ra-s-s-m-' %
First C-Thanks. 80: z..@ Punch.
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:. 49, - WITHOUT PREJUDICE. - 'i5S-:~
stD0 YOU believe the horrible accusation that has
.:~D. been made Against Senator snideau -" -,
=: :. 'tSure do. What is q" -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
UNCoNVINcING..

! UPTON SINCLAIR, the famous young novelist, was
- talking at Princeton about America s more noto-
rious and vicious corporations. .4.5..>.! -
The men who owntythese corporations don't re-.
gard themselves, he said aas scoundres as vile and
pitiless scoundrels Somehow they deceive them
selves into thinking that they good business
public benefactors who put bread into the mouths Of
thousands of poor folk. tI>x $50: / -, = -
Their reasoning is altogether jumbled, illogical,
idiotic unconvncng It is like the reasoning Of the
= ''This boy, beside himself with toothache NUT
tered he started for the dentist with his hand
his cheek: @a rN,' @.@E.zS. III.
Maybe it'll ease up some by the time get in
the chair If it does, III pretend want a hair
cut - e.. -. ~ -" e.
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Mutton chops, 20 cents pound.
Mutton shoulder steak, Is cents 1
pound. 49,
Caulifower, 10 and Is cents each.
Mushrooms, IS cents a pound.
Pears, Bartlett, 80 cents dozen.
White raspberries, Is cents a pint.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-24
GUILTY!

Bill Crane of Minnetonka Has Been Caught in the Act
Of Illegal Fishing