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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
DAINTY" WOMEN

The most expressive word that can
be applied to woman is dainty.
A woman may be stylish, well
dressed, good looking and lots of other
things, without any considerable ex-
pense, but to live up to the require
ments Of dainty means something more.
It means absolute freshness Of neck
ties, light gloves, ETC., and can be
achieved by the woman or girl of aver
age means if she will have weekly
wash Of muslins, laces, gloves, etc., her.
self, and not grudge the extra time
spent in getting up these dainty ar.
ticles. 1t means soap, starch and water
in abundance.
Women who would be shocked at the
idea that a stranger should see them
in dishabille, or with hair in crimpine
pins, infict untidy hideousness upor
husbands and sons, fathers and brothers
quite as matter Of course.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
FROM ELIZABETH LEE
A Persian Lawn Waist.

Dear Miss Lee Will you kindly tell
me how to make a silk Persian lawn
waist and what to trim it with9 I have
VAL lace insertion. Is that suitable9
I am s. feet tall, waist "a inches. !,
Velva, N. D. "A Reader.
When the material is very sheer and
fine better taste is displayed by keeping
the waist palmer rather than overdone
by trimming. Fine hand tucks and just
q. little dainty lace is far to be pre-
ferred to coar<e trimming in quantity
and machine work. should pintuck
the whole top of the waist in groups
divided by the Val. insertion, the latter
to ruin to the waist line. This done,
cut out very slightly in round Dutch
style, and make the very small neck
empiecement Of two rows Of insertion
sewn together round and round, the col
lar being made from more rows and
edged with tiny lace frill Make the
tucks exceedingly fine and quite close
together. The sleeves will be full,
brought in at or below elbow to cuffs
Of alternate rows Of insertion and the
pin-tucking. This will be very dainty
worn over pink china silk slip.
Elizabeth Lee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
The Selfishness of Average Motherhood
BY POLLY PENN.

Is strong in her. Hear her: my
baby! Ny son! Ny daughter! Even
to old age throwing around the mature
son and daughter pitiable claim Of
ownership, which finds it hard to under
stand that each must stand alone and
live his or her own individual life.
Idolizing it in babyhood because
she regards it as her possession; indulg-
ing it in childhood because she (wit-
ness the heroic self-sacrifeeD cannot
bear the pain of refusing it; seeking to
restrict its individuality and hamper
it's freedom in manhood and woman
hood, because "she is its parent, and
and therefore it owes first duty to her!
How many lives have been sacrificed
on the altar of this maternal selfish,
ness mistakenly glorifed, as love! The
little child that should have been
treated in a rational manner, and re-
garded as a charge for the good of the
universe, instead warped and de-
frauded by reason Of his mothers alb
normal sense of possession. Later
cheated, thru her softness of heart, out
of the training and discipline that
would make him strong and self-reliant.
Finally, impeded in his progress and
forever hampered in the expression Of
I his individuality by the delusive dogma
that he or she is son or daughter be-
fore everything elsa child owing fl
ial duties above and beyond duties to
the world and self; a member Of q
family, rather than human being with
the primary inherent right of every
one of Cod creatures to be free.
! The sooner we have done with this
fetch of Glowing motherhood,
which is not loving because it is sell
fish, the better it will be.
| We need motherhood wise enough,
impersonal enough, and unselfish
enough to be concerned first of all with
the lifelong welfare of the child, and
to have this end in view from the ear
Hest days of it's infancy up to that in
evitable day when it is capable Of
| choosing for itself, with rights to do so
/ fully euual to those of its parents,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
MRS. AsToR's SIMPLE LIFE

Love of notoriety, her friends say,
never has entered into Mrs. Astor g
scheme of things. While others strive
to be mentioned or noticed" even
If they have to use spectacular means,
she never lapses from her conservatism.
She lives Systematically, and, no mat
ter how late the hour at which she goes
to bed, she breakfasts simply every
morning at 7 O'Clock. After that, as
she does not employ social secretary,
she and her companion, who has been
with her many years, attend to her cor
respondence. Most Of the letters Mrs.
Astor writes herself-even directions to
tradesmen.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
Copyright, 1906, by Polly Penn.

Most Of US are selfish to the back
bone.
Sometimes T wonder if selfshness is
not at the bottom of much Of the ma
ternal affection which is Landed to the
skies as the most self-sacrificing devo-
ton known to humanity.
Certainly it is the root Of that blind
and mistaken idolatry which leads SO
many mothers to sacrifice both them
selves and the child's future good to
it's present whims. They "cannot bear
to refuse it anything, because, forsooth
they love it.
How singular that we should cal
this love. It is rather cowardice, be-
cause it shrinks from pain reactine
upon itself. A good part Of such "lov
ing" indulgence, sad to say, is just
plain ignorance and weakness.
Surely a mother who attained the
heights of love for her child would BIZ
capable of putting aside every consid
Grafton save the ultimate well-being OF
that child.
Ism It there good deal Of selfshnes:
at the root of the passionate worship
the young mother pours out upon he
baby9 Why is she so Unfortunately
proud Of 1t that she must hang over il
day and night, calling on all the worlt
to observe how much smarter and more
beautiful than other babies it isl
It would be nice to suppose that thu
reason of this is because she realize
the privilege and responsibility of hav
ing tiny soul committed to her car
for development and training. Blu
such a sentiment would be good dea
more likely to inspire her to reveren
silence.
It is to be feared that her extraor
dinAry adulation Of the infant is du
to the fact that it is here-hers-hers
She does not think Of it as belongin,
to the universe-as little fellow-be
ing whom she is privileged to start OF
the road Of learning to live for him
self. The sense Of personal possession
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
Phil Annoyed Her

4 (. .
THE girl In the white linen suit said she would
take q maple frappe She ordered It in an abb
stracted tone as tho she were quoting poetry at
the waitress Then she turned to her friend with an
absent sigh. s
Speaking Of Phil Bayliss,'' she said, CIT -.
s But we weren't speaking of him, objected the
girl in the pongee silk, who literal person.
were talking of French embroidered---''
"Well, anyhow interrupted the girl in white
linen, CT going to say never want to hear his
name again. I'm simply sick Of it and the way people
throw it at me is tiresome. They act as tho they
thought "a enjoy talking about himl 80
.sWhyq'z inquired the literal girl
stOh, don't know, y. said the girl in white, IT.
ritably POSSIBLY because we've been seen together
few times. IN sure couldn Il help it il he SO
devoted that people noticed it, could II It is 50
trying!'
is itq'' asked the girl in pongee. 81 thought you
liked Phil pretty well!'
"oh dear no, cried the gin in white linen.
'sof course she continued, tehe is nice and all
that and good friends But SO am good friends
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF.

THE average number of teeth Is thirty-two.
The weight of the circulating blood is twenty nine
pounds.
The brain of a is than twice that OF
any other animal. --
man breathes about twenty times minute OF
l, 200 times an hour
The average weight Of the brain of man is 81
pounds; of woman pounds, IL ounces.
Over $40 pounds, hogshead and one and
quarter pnts Of blood pass thru the heart in hour
The average height Of American is 5 feet, O
inches; of Frenchman feet, inches; of German
feet, inches.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
MIGRATION OF THE BUTTERFLIES.

# HE migration Of the butterflies is now beginning
l in Central America, - said a nature student
s'The butterflies, towards the end of June,
the Ithmus Of Panama. For a week more, in un-
told millions, they put out to They make cloud,
dazzling cloud of cleaning blues and green's between
the clear sky and the clear water Birds follow them,
eating them by the hundred.
ssSometimes the wind drives them eastward. Then
they may be caught like dead leaves, in great hand
fuls
. 'Every June this migration lakes place. Where
the butterflies from, and whittier they 60, no
man knows
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
WHITE STORM RUBBERs

White storm rubbers are mighty sat
isfactory for the tots who wear white
shoes and stockings morning, noon and
night. Anything uglier than a pair
Of black rubbers pulled over canvas or
kid shoes would be hard to imagine,
but those Of white are strangely unob-
trusive, probably because the white is
not too glaring.
Perhaps some enterprising rubber
manufacturer will produce tan-colored
rubbers-not strong shadesof tan, but
one as subdued as are those, Of white
to wear with the tan and russell shoes
SO much in evidence with little people.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
TO CLEAN PLANO KEYS

One Of the best-known agents for
cleaning and restoring the Scolor Of
piano keys is alcohol. Dampen soft
cloth with the alcohol and wipe off the
keys, rubbing with the grain. Dry
with a soft linen or flannel cloth. IL
piano keys are exposed to the sunlight
occasionally they will keep their color
much better.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
! FOR CoI,LHaE GIRLS.

THE LATE Paul Lawrence Dunbar used to like to
joke about the higher education of women.
In of his lectures, delivered late in June, Mr..
Dunbar said:
"a lady, sultry summer afternoon called on
some friends. The talk buzzed along briskly, fans
waved and the daughter Of the house kept twitchng
uncomfortably frowning and making little smothered
EXPLANATIONS Of annoyance. Finally, with impa-
tient sigh, she rose and left the room.
"|Your daughter said the visitor, Seems to be
suffering from the heat .. 49,. &.
'fNo,' said the hostess. She is just back home
from college, and she is suffering from the family
grammar. - -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26

Never wear the hair the same more
than two days in succession. And, in
case of child 8 hair, braid it different
ways on successive days. The strain
must never come upon the same spot
twice. i
Treat the features and the hair daily.
It is time well spent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
Where Feminine, Fancy Lights

A baby's mouth and gums should be
washed every morning with water in
which a pinch Of borax has been dis
solved It keeps the mouth fresh and
sweet and prevents sore mouth, from
which so many babies suffer when their
mouths are not kept perfectly clean.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
Collecting Live Giants.

Miss Post, one of the American IA
vorites of society, has developed very
original hobby. She has taken to col
lecting live giants. For certain occa-
sions she insists that her cavaliers must
be at least six feet four. She had a
wonderful Exhibition the other
afternoon, when they were all on show.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
Curios and Oddities
1is Passing Strangei"
MEANING OF MOIEs.
A ND I can trace
n If black or white your soul
BY the dimensions Of the mole

That s on your face.
science, pseudoscienee, Of moles has existed
among the Pennsylvania Dutch for many years
According to this science no is without mols
two, and these Of the representations
that molewearers may draw from their brown
ments:
A mole the right side Of man IS forehead de-
notes wonderful luck; the right side Of woman's
forehead, gifts from the dead.
On the left side of mans forehead mole denotes
long term in prison; the left side Of woman
forehead, two husbands, and a life of exile.
A man with mole In the middle Of his forehead
has cruel mind woman with such mole is fool
ish, idle and envious. H.. 60. .:5=
A mole on the neck, in woman, promises
long and happy life, wealth and fame.
A man with mole on the left side of the upper
LID rarely marries and such mole in the Of
woman denotes suffering --.".. ~
On the right side Of the upper lip mole promises
great good fortune to both
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
IN THE WEDDING MONTH.

GAM BERNARD the well-known comedian, said at
- wedding breakfast in New York:
~ glad to see here luxury to which all brides
and bridegrooms are not accustomed. 80 ii
81, for instance called day in June upon the
dear old lady who did my washing and ironing.
r Where is your son this morning, Mrs. Smith7'
said. Il don't him around. hope he ism It ILL.,
:, &C oh, no. said the old lady. He s to be
rfed tomorrow and he upstairs in bed while wash
out his trOusseau - 4.-~,s. s.@e@i ..4z->
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
RIO DE JANE1Ro ENGLISH.

FIRM in Rio de Janeiro recently sent out the fol-
~ lowing advertisement about olive oil:
stOur olives oils have garantized Of fits quality
Diligently fabricated and ftrated; the consumer will
find with them, the good taste and perfect preserva
tion For to escape to any counterfeit is necessary
requere on anybot les this contremarc deposed con-
formally to the law. @7~* r.a<+ Il: H.. Z.
''The corks and the boxes hare all marked with
the fire. r ~ 80 .sAa54~g>*.sss y 81 r. a. k
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26

The invitations read, "Come and meet
my giants" Major Ames, who is the
tallest man in the British army, heads
the list. Miss Padleford has set up a
rival show, in which all the human ex.
hibits are five feet nothing, and in her
collection Lord Roberts is coaspicu
GUS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
WHEN THE FISH BITE.

On ONT look 50 pompous,' said the first seabass
bitterly: 'SWhat If you did get away from
tOh it's not that - the second seabass interrupted
ttIt's what the said about me. He said weigh
at least eleven pounds and the finest bass ever
saw.'' -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
AFTER THE HONEYMOON.

Q HE coughed. i. - = =. ~. = r=satt| ..a
ssBefore we were married. she said sadly, you
never smoked in my presence 7.-
He regarded his cigaret thoughtfully. '5
True, he said, "and you never massaged your
face in mine - ..., -. -. III - .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
i Hamburg steak, 8 cents pound.
Summer squash, 10 cents each.
+. Asparagus, 10 cents bunch.
Olive oil, French imported, half gal
Ion, $1.25. ..'.. r..
a- Gooseberries, $1.75 a. half bushel.
Peaches, 20 cents dozen.

The canning and preserving season
is opening now and the wise woman is
already beginning to fill her cans.
Gooseberries lose none Of their tart fla
vor by the process and later prove deli
cious. There are several methods, but
this has been well tested and will prove
satisfactory. Cut off the tops and stems
and cook the berries in water until
white, but not enough to break them;
put into cans with as little water as
possible, fill the can with boiling water
and seal; when opened pour off the
water and cook like fresh berries. Or
put the berries into wide-mouthed bot
Ties, cork or put on covers, and set in
vessel of cold water on stove until it
boils. Do not boil long enough to
break the berries Take the usual pre-.
cautions in sealing. The berries will
keep a year in a dry place.
Or this method is good: Prepare the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26
IN TOWN

Miss Passy-My dear, I've just been to fortune
teller who has told where shall find my future
husband. = ~ "
Mrs. Clubman-Gracious me! Do give me her ad-
Dress my DEAR Perhaps she could tell me where my
present one is. 80. s1@ -Pick-MeUp.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26

The average weight Of adult is $50 pounds, 8
ounces. III r.:
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26

HOW TO GET TTIEM-Cut the coupon In
the Gibson Picture Advertisement on page 8
Of the Editorial Section Of last Sunday g
Journal and present 1t at the Journal
Counter with cents.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-26

"Of course" She continued, che is nice and all
that and good friends But SO good friends
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-12-14
The Marvel of NOtre Dame.

Often as | have seen Notre Dame,
the marvel of it never grows less. go
to Paris with no thought or time for it,
busy about many other things, and
then on my way over one Of the
bridges across the river perhaps | see
it again on its island, the beautiful
towers high above the high roofs Of
houses and palaces and the view, now
so familiar, strikes me afresh with all
the wonder of my first impression.
The wonder only seems greater if |
turn, as l am always tempted to. and
walk down the quays on the left bank,
the towers before me and with every
step coming more and more complete
~ together, by the Pont Neuf, to the
island and at last to the great square
where Notre Dame fronts me in its
superb calm '''' "',-
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-12-14
The wreckers OF sciIIy

AS far back as the time of Henry /.
there were royal grants of 1.-The islands
and their wrecks and frequent was
the phrase in centuries following. With
royal encouragement why should they
not be wreckers? One Sunday, long
ago, in Sicily, service was i'll progress
WHOM there came the cry of Wreck
TIL men started from their seats. In
a 4oment there would have been a
stampede, but they covered back as
the minister sternly Numbered warn
ing. He strobe to the door Again his
voice arose. Lets all start fair" he
shouted, throwing off impeding cassock
as he ran, while his congregation Ia
bored at his heels Most curious OF all
wrecks was that of bark, with car
go of beads, that went ashore 200 years
ago. So generous has been the ocean
with this treasure that throughout
these two centuries it has intermittent
~ been tossing beads ashore, yet so
frugally that the supply is not yet ex-
hausted, for in a few minutes search
/ found that some had been thrown
there since the last search Of the is
landers.-Robert Shackleton in Har-
Der'S
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-12-14
f1efgOIand Soup.

What do the Helgolanders do with
their birds? Some are sent away to
the Hamburg market and the rest kept
for home consumption. Roasting be
fore a slow fire, with the tail on, over
toast, is practically an unknown art
or at least one rarely practiced. Every
thing goes into the pot for soup. 'Tros
selsOup'' is an institution much lauded.
Mr.. Gatke tells us how it SGould be
prepared. Take care to commit forty
or fifty thrushes, according to the re-
quirements of the family, to the soup
pot, and do not have the latest birds
drawn, and if the cook is a true artist
no one will fail to ask a second helping.
A favorite 1elgoland dish is kittiwake
pie. In November and December these
gulls are very fat and when prepared
in Helgolandish fashion are considered
delicacy, although a somewhat tishy
one. The gray crow is also a very ia
vorite dish. Chambers Journal
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-12-14
The Central Wisconsin
Trust Company.

The Central Wisconsin Trust Compa-
ny is one of the strongest institutions in
the state Among those connected with
it may be mentioned Col. William T.
Villas, Magnus Swenson, President OF
the United States Sugar Beet Company;
l.. S. HANKS, President of the State
Bank; j. M. Boyd, Cashier of the Bank
of Wisconsin, Senator R. M. LaFollette;
Charles r. Van Hise President Of the
State University; E. G. Dodge of Lake
Mills, T. E. Birmingham of the Drifting
ham & Hixon Lumber Co. and A. L.
Sanborn, Judge of the United States
District Court. D. G. Converse and
George McKerrow are also interested.
While the chief business of this com
pany is to act as executors of wills, ad-
ministrator, guardian, receiver and so
on, it also receives money and pays in
terest at rates from ~ to per cent,
according as it remains four months or
year The company is equipped to do
business by mail. 1t is only necessary
to obtain bank draft, express or postal
order and mail it to the Central Wiscon-
sin Trust Company with your name. An
interest bearing receipt will reach you
by return mail.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-12-14

Tne best skating IS always on thin
ice-we like to feel it crack and yield
under our feet. There is a deadly fas-
cination in the thought Of twenty or
thirty feet Of cold water beneath. Last
years mortality list cuts no ice with us.
We must make our own experiments,
while DR.. Experience screams himself
hoarse from his bonfire on the bank.
He has held many an inquest on this
darkling shore of the river Of time, and
he will undoubtedly live to hold many
another. but thus far we have not been
the subjects, and when it comes to the
mistakes of others we are all delighted
to serve on the coroner's jury. 1t isn't
we'll for us to be saved from too many
blunders. We need the discipline of
failure. 1t is better to fail than never
to try, and the man who On contem-
plate the graveyard of his own hopes
without bitterness will not always be
ignored by the gods Of success.-Mere-
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-12-14

In the kingdom of Poland there was
formerly a law according to which any
person found guilty of SANDER was
compelled to walk on all tours through
the streets of the town where he lived
accompanied by the beadle, as sign
that he was disgraced and unworthy
of the name of man. At the next pub
lie festival the delinquent was forced
to appear crawling upon hands and
knees underneath the banqueting ia
BILE and barking like a dog. Every
guest was at liberty to give him as
many kicks as he chose, and he who
had been slandered must toward the
end of the banquet throw a picked
bone at the culprit, who, picking it up
with his mouth, would leave the room
on all tours.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-12-14
Hippocratic Era In Medicine.

Richard Cole Newton declares that
even in the early days of the Hippo
cratic era the art of surgery escheWe0
all forms of superstition and philosoph-
ical conjecture, attaining practical re-
suits by direct methods. AT very
early age the profession of medicine
was fully recognized in Greece and in
many cases was generously rewarded.
We read of swindlers and charlatans
in those days too. Patent medicines
were also sold. The HippOcratic oath,
which for over twenty centuries has
remained practically unchanged, is an
evidence of the sagacity, the sense of
professional honor and responsibility
and the clear thinking of the Greeks.
Hippocrates was born on the island of
Cos in 400 B. c.. A large collection Of
writings, evidently the work OF many
physicians, whose identity is unknown.
has been ascribed to the pen of this
leader. The Greeks were wonderfully
brilliant in medical Attachments, for
they studied nature and her methods
and shook themselves free from a
monumental load of ignorance and su-
perstition. The synchronous develop
ment of mind and body was the funda-
mental rule both of health and edu-
cation-Medical Record.