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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
BARE TABLE SAVES WORK

"A bare table for breakfast and often
for luncheon or supper saves work both
ir laundry and in the routine Of meals
Doilies can be used at each place, but
just a square Of linen or other center
piece is equally pretty and much sim
pier for daily use. When the table has
to be longer than broad, strip of
linen running from end to end, gives
covered places for serving, and leaves
a bare strip along each side,. or the
strip may be short enough to leave a
uniform border all around the table. If
the family is small enough to use the
table square, try square cloth put on
cornerwise, leaving the corners Of the
table bare.
The good parts Of tablec1oths that
are past use, cut into squares of a yard
or yard and a quarter, or strips from
twenty to twenty-seven inches wide,
will, when hemmed, make excellent
everyday covers, and will wear long
time.
It setting this kind Of table, the
secret Of making it pretty lies in get
ting, it compact and symmetrical.
Plates must be placed at regular in
tervals, and knives, forks and spoons
l;aaid straight, with the cutting edge of
the knife to the plate, and all near the
edge Of the table, otherwise the effect
will be ragged.
With such table, If a drop falls
from the cream pitcher, or if one of
the children meets with the inevitable
accident, the matter is no longer a
great calamity, for a clean damp cloth
will usually make everything as good
as new.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
WHERE FEMININE FANCY LIGHTS

candies that 60 into the mountains, and
to the seashore each week there is also
request for ten or twenty boxes Of
pepsin gum.
II believe that gum is now consid-
cred a delicacy," he says, Sand is
served with the choicest bon-bons after
each meal. It is not refused at table,
either, for the orders show that i'm
mense quantities Of It are daily CON
sumed.
"When this run on gum began
questioned society woman's orders
for SO many boxes, declaring that there
must be some mistake and in answer
she appeared and told me she wished
an order Of twenty boxes sent each
week to her country home when the ten
pound box Of chocolates was shipped.
| must have looked very much sur
prised, for she FASTENED to say: 4
like gum after meal, especially the
pepsin flavor, and SO many persons are
afflicted with indigestion, and Of course
don It want to excuse themselves to take
medicine that know am doing them
kindness by giving them something
that contains enough Of pepsin to have
a quoting effect on the stomach. So
long as everybody chews it really is not
an Objectionable habit, and in the
drawing room or on the porch for half
an hour or longer after meals it is
rather comfort. We women feel as
if we were having a dissipation similar
to the men s smoking, except that they
join us in chewing and really seem to
enjoy it. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
FROM ELIZABETH LEE
An Accordion SUIT.

Dear Miss Lee: I would like to
make a skirt and waist all accordion
pleated, and would be glad if you will
inform me how to cut the skirt to have
pleated. I am feet 9 inches tall, 80
bust, "a waist and A hips. Have de-
cfded on gray null. 1t is for present
wear. If you cannot give me directions
will you please let me know If the
model will make me appear largerf
If so, / must give it up. Alice NJ.
The accordion pleated skirts are now
generally gored. You can buy a pat
tern, which will give all necessary di-
rections, or if you prefer, you can take
it to the pleaters, who will take your
measurements and then cut and pleat
the skirt as you desire. You should
find the model becoming, and have no
hesitation whatever about wearing il.
You might form a hip yoke by stitch
ing down the pleats with rows Of stitch
ing, the spring of the pleats to come
from the line Of the hips. The cuffs,
bands to three-quarter, or puff elbow
sleeves, as preferred, may be similar
" arranged, but the bodice had better
depend from a yoke, as ivory lace,
rows Of ribbon (gray) alternating with
insertion lace or an all-over gray lace
as fancy dictates, lining or not, with
dainty shell pink or daffodil yellow.
The girdle may match the lining, sup
posing color has been adopted, or Of
black velvet. Elizabeth Lee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
MONEY AT 1875 PER CENT

r uSsELL sAGE's eagerness to lend money at top
rates has been the basis Of many anecdote.
AS late as last winter, day of squeeze in the
money market New York paper exerted its comic
that there pinch in the money market he cot
nervous.
Uncle Russell lends money.
Al thru breakfast he restless He hadn It been
in Wall street for months. His doctor had forbidden
his going there He hated disobey the DOCTOR but
the awful yearning for money in the street was too
fascinating He sat in painful silence long as he
could stand it, and then summoning his valet ordered
his hat and coat. Five minutes later Uncle Russell
was on his way to Wall street. - .'.%.-
The aged fnancier forgot his ninety years He
walked with springy step into his office. Mr.. Sage s
employees rubbed their eyes. They hadn't seen him
50 long they had most forgotten him Mr. Sage found
his secretary Charles W. Osborne and his brothern-
law Colonel J. J. slocum, dishing out money as fast
as it could be counted @#~ /.
Good, glorious gloriousl'' exclaimed Uncle Rus
sell, rubbing his hands gleefuly.
Mr. Sage's JOY was boundless when the rate for
call money scared above 100 to ITO and 1875. He sat
with glistening eyes and watched the millions roll out
From eleven until two while Mr. Sage remained at the
office, his lent out Sc oo0 Mr. Sage expressed
great satisfaction over his day work.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
WHAT a WOMAN CAN Do

She can make heaven on earth in
due time, or hell anywhere, in ten
minutes; she can float the flag Of
purity and patriotism, or fly the colors
Of destruction and death with equal
zest and earnestness, and no man may
say her nay.
She can charm, cajole, comfort, cheer
and cheat without stint; she did all
these when the morning stars first sang
together; she is doing it still, and will
continue to do it until the crack of
doom.
She was last at the cross of cruel
fed Savior Of mankind, and first at the
tomb Of risen Lord.
She is the mother Of mankind, the
sister Of humanity, and the daughter Of
everlasting love and eternal hate, and
the earth would be barren waste with
out her. {.
Her influence for good or evil is In
calculable.
She controls the doings and destinies
of the world in which she lives and
moves and has a being.
She applauds and q world Of fra
GRANGE and beauty is borne up to the
throneSof great Creator; she lives and
loves and blessings follow her foot
steps. .s
She helps and hinders and the gods
fof progress and the demons Of damna-
tion stand waiting and ever ready to
keep clear track for her appearance
and triumphs, according to the Phila-
delphia Press.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
CONCERNING WOMEN

Mrs. Mckinley, widow Of President
continues her daily drives to
the tomb Of her husband, and always
carries fresh flowers with her. She is
constantly attended by nurses and few
people ever see her, it is said.
Mrs. Richard Harding Davis has
twenty-five dogs at her country place
near New York.
Miss Jane Adams takes especial
pride in showing Hull House visitors
the old dining room furniture which
was prese% at the discussion in which
the settlement was originally started.
Nine. Emma Eames, in order to sing
at the dinner given by Ambassador
Reid to Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Long.
worth, had to make special trip from
New York to London. While she was
on the ocean her Paris modiste made a
ball gown for use at Dorchester house
as the prima donna IS wardrobe had beer
destroyed in the San Francisco fire.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
MRS. AsToR BARRED FROM
IA COURT

What's the use Of being a little
daughter Of the rich and beauty be-
side if one can It be presented at court,
say the friends Of Mrs. Mamie Lang
horne Aster, who find it a source Of
regret that Queen Alexandra has made
it rule not to receive any woman who
has been in the divorce courts. The
worsts Of the queen IS rules are that
they are made to be kept, and even
when Ambassador Whitelaw Reid inter
vened to obtain young Mrs. Astor 3
presentation, aided by Lord Althorpe,
the lord chamberlain, who is q special
friend Of the queen, his efforts were
in vain. Gossip has it, however, that
sympathy is SO strongly with young
Waldorf Astor and his bride, both Of
whom are extremely popular, that if
they find that presentation at court is
necessary to their happiness permission
will not be permanently withheld.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
MISS ETHEL's FRIENDS

Miss Ethel Roosevelt has invited
several Of her classmates to spend few
weeks at Sycamore Hill, and al fresco
entertainments are planned for their en-
tertainment. All these girls give prom
Use Of being pretty. Miss Ethel is the
only member Of her family who truth
fully can claim. beauty as her posses
sion. Her half-sister, Mrs. Longworth,
tho yivacious and attractive, lacks the
lines that make up loveiness. Miss
Ethel has soft brown hair, rounded face
and dark blue eyes. Her special chum
is Miss Celia May, daughter Of Henry
May and niece Of Lady Bagot. Miss
May has inherited the good looks of
her family. She will remain the entire
summer with the Roosevelts as her
parents and her elder sister Isabel have
gone abroad. Miss Helen Taft is an
other promising beauty Of this set.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
What the Market Affords

from the cob with fork. after little
practice. Draw the fork downward in
rows. Mix on the plate with salt and
butter. This is far more elegant than
cutting from the cob with knife.
Housekeepers are just waking up to
appreciate the possibilities offered by
fruit juices, charged waters, ice and
cream for delicious beverages on hot
days. One Of the very best Of the new
hot weather beverages and one which
has only to be tried once to be often
used, is called Autrian coffee cup. Make
"a pint Of strong black coffee and add
half a teaspoonful Of almond Aavoring.
Strain thru Ehe sieve and heat in a
double boiler to just the boiling point.
Then add two well-beaten eggs mixed
with two tablespoons of sugar and four
Of thick cream and cook until the Gus
tard coats the spoon. Take it off the
fire. Beat well and cool. Just before
serving add cup Of whipped cream,
sweetened to taste, a pint of shaved
ice and quart Of charged water, and
put into tall glasses with very little
whipped cream on top. 4
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
THE THIRTEEN FooIIsHNEss

IN NO other western European country is supersti-
ton SO prevalent as in Austria Hungary Quite
Gently the chamberlain IS office changed the number Of
box ID in the Imperial operhouse and the Imperial
court theater to ia, because the public objected to
of the rich subscribers who take box for the year
wanted No. 49, and for single performances it just
hard to dispose Of But the superstition reached
it's height in medicine. Speaking at the health exh
bition DR.. Heinrich Grun declared that in many in
stances superstition and especially local superstition
absolute menace to public health. In the Aus
trian hospitals one finds no block or pavilion 49, no
ward 49, staircase 13. Very few patients will
sent to be operated the 18th And in this respect
Friday, too is considered just unlucky. At Cars
bad Marienbad, Gastein, and other famous Austrian
resorts nobody wants to begin Friday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27

Health is the capital of the wage
Garner and should be guarded as care
fully as the capitalist does his invest
ment. Perfect health l;ghtens the eff
forts of the body and the mind; it en-
narrow space, it is more than this, it
is a positive bias toward good work.
It puts pleasant compulsion on you
to be and to do your very best. When
you are perfectly healthy you will be
healthy in all places, at all times, and
under all conditions. The question
is how can 7 possess all this7
Physical basis, good blood and the
circulation system starts with the
heart. The heart pumps the blood into
the arteries, the blood is returned to
the heart by the veins, It passes thru
each organ in turn. From the lungs it
takes up great deal Of oxygen which
is the most valuable part Of air, and
returns to the lungs carbonic acid,
which is one Of the deadliest poisons,
this poison is expelled by the breath.
The heart has tremendous amount of
work to do; tho we seldom feel it,
while it is the strongest organ in the
body, it is also the most delicate.
IF we eat too much the extra amount
of food must be digested and the waste
disposed Of; this work is done by the
/ blood, the heart does the pumping,
even if we are. unconscious Of the extra
effort. And for the most part we are
. unconscious Of the process Of the diges,
ton, and getting rid of the waste, still
they go on just the same. We are daily
getting rid of refuse by our breath,
the skin, the kidneys and the motions
of our bodies. The entire work is done
for us unconsciously or sub-conscious-
lily, but cannot be done well unless the
organs in their part be pure and active.
These conditions depend upon the
purity and activity of the blood. This
/ IS the reason the blood should be kept
pure and active-every part of the
body is made and remade by it. Water
and oxygen will keep 1t pure; for the
strength, food containing proteid or al
luminous matter should be eaten, also
1 heat and fattening material must be
Isupplied, which the blood will burn like
oil in fame.
In this seeking for health do not es.
tablish policy that will render life
not worth living-neglect is scarcely
/ less injurious to body and mind that
excessive precaution. The problem OF
health is to live easily and happily
without worry about self and with such
cheerfulness as taking the. world and
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
NOT sLoTHFUL IN BUSINESS

HE office Of Russell Sage wrote well known Jour-.
nast not long ago. is an interesting place. It con-
sists Of several small rooms facing upon hall and
walled off from it by doors and grated windows like
those thru which letters delivered at postofce
AS presented my card at one of these windows.
"a rosyfaced man with silver moustache took it and
told me that MIR. Sage not well enough to see me-
moment later banker in with great bunch
OF bonds and the silver moustached in return for
them, signed a check representing snug fortune in
gold. AS the banker left the silver-moustached
clerk raise the door of iron chest big as one of
the odfashioned woodboxes that stand beside coun-
try stove and dump the bonds into it. There were
other bonds and stocks there already and fact the
box was filled with them. Oh ~ @ Et&1y &T
Russell Sage IS office; and but the clerks know
what they contain. AT the different times have
called have seen great bundles of Pennsylvania rail
Rock Island railroad stock and Of other secur
ties brought out and passed upon At one time, re-
member man came in to extend loan As the
clerk looked his bundle, which may have cor.
tanned half million dollars worth Of securities the
envelope which held them began the corners
AS he noticed this the clerk said to the debtor: ~
ri think you had better send me around a new Ell
velope or Mr.. Sage will have to call that loan. -
Think Of that! Asking for fve-cent en-
velope transaction that probably brought in inter
est at the rate Of $4,000 a year
- In an interview which had with him few years
ago he told that the coat he then had on had cost
him &c. and it part of suit which was then sell
ing for $3.50. He not ashamed to wear suit Of
that price, atho he had bought it, he told me- order
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
SMART SET c1IEws GUM

Gum chewing is no longer considered
"a vulgar habit, for women in the smart
set have taken it up this summer and
are serving it with bon-bons after
luncheons and dinners in their. country,
mountain and seashore homes.
It has been introduced on the ground
of it's being an aid to digestion, and
pepsin consequently is the popular
kind.
just why chewing gum should be 50
popular with the best families is diff
cult to understand, according to a
prominent confectioner, who declares
that now when women buy a box of
candy or an ice cream soda they also
get box of gum, and furthermore,
that with all the standing orders foz
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
JUST LIKE FINDING MONEY

NJ OI long ago Russell Sage cashed check for four
cents and as he did so it is said that he remarked:
1t was just like finding money, just like picking it up
from the sidewalk. " The check came in letter. It
their play then running at the theater and en-
closing this check to pay for the time used in reading
the letter. This was the note:
" Assuming that your income is $4,000 a year, and
tnat you appreciate the fact that time is money we
enclose check for four cents in payment of two min
ues OF your time at that rate be employed in
applausewin features in our new musical farce
such letters Were sent to many wealthy New York
ers but it IS said that Mr. Sage about the only one
who cashed the check.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
BOILED DOWN

amusing story is told of the editor Of go~ahead
~ evening newspaper, who in the eternal rushing to
press to get ahead Of the opposition constantly i'm
pressing upon his reporters the necessity for condens
ing all news. .... @*S' H r.
terrific boiler explosion had taken place on board
big ship lying at Portsmouth. ..,- -
'sGet down there hard you can, - he said to
of his &c II you catch the II 40 from London
bridge you'll be there soon after and can just wire
up something for the fifth edition, but boil it down "
And the reporter went. . <'~
j. Soon after O'Clock that afternoon they got wire
from him: E:....,. ~ = " ..&'
~ ''Terrifc explosion. Melpomene Boiler empty.
Engineer full. Funeral tomorrow. No flowers -
Tit-Bits.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27

Leg Of veal, 121a@15 cents pound.
Spinach, 10 cents peck.
Green corn, IA cents dozen.
Cabbage, cents head
Peas, 40 cents peck.
Muskmelons, 65 cents a basket.
5. Watezmelons,, IS and 20 cents each.
Spinach croquettes are made as fol-
lows: Put one tablespoon Of butter
into>a saucepan and, after it has melted
stir in tablespoon Of -four. When
these are blended smoothly pour in a
cup Of boiling water Cor half stock
and half water), teaspoon Of horse
radish, q dash Of paprika and salt to
taste. To this add q cup and half Of
cold spinach, mix thoroly and spread
out on plate to get cold. When cold
form Into croquettes, dip in beaten egg,
then into bread crumbs, and fry in hot
bacon gravy. Drain on brown paper
and serve with sauce. - d.
For good preparation Of green corn
cut from the cob and cook with little
cream or milk and chopped green
pepper. Green corn may be stripped
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
He KNEW FATHER

r HE focusing Of the hmelight upon ex-senator Will
liam E. Chandler recalls incident that took
place in of the committee of the national
capitol last winter. There present number Of
of note, among whom were the ex-senator and his
son. the noted torpedo expert Lieutenant Commander
Lloyd Chandler The conversation general and
the brilliant salles and caustic comment of the
senator enjoyed by ALL After particularly
bright and pertinent observation he and departed
In the quiet that followed his departure his
heard to observe: "There goes an honest earnest
seeker after trouble.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
MAN MUST BE AROUND

CD RIvATE'' ALLEN of Mississippi while in con-
gress fond Of telling about a fine
old gentleman down in Tupelo whose habit
to sit dry goods box and
seek the and not the the office and he waxed
eloquent in the discussion of his chosen theme Finally
he determined to become candidate himself and went
out upon electioneering tour. When his friends
twitted him about his change Of front he replied:
tOh, yes, the office should seek the man. but the
should be around so that the office may find him.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
Perfect Health
BY ELEANOR MORRIS.

life as we find them. If we have little
health let us make the most Of it.
Every one may be relatively healthy
that is healthy up to the limits of his
physical and mental organization if
he will. The way to reach that level
is to live wisely, naturally and as
common sense and instinct combine to
guide the Judgment, with neither ex-
cessive carefulness nor extreme care.
lessness, but by the means of intelli-
gent reasonableness and Independence
which lie midway between the two.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
FORCE OF HOME INFLUENCE

II ONE influence is mighty force. It is recorded
far too prolonged incumbency of the queen s BENCH
had made known his intention to resign, nevertheless
reappeared at Westminster hall, asked by Sir AL
Sir William, 81 did mean to, but when went home
and told my wife she said, why, William, what on
earth do you think do with you messing about
the house all days. So, you see was obliged to
down to court again. -.-"-.. .:.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
Russell Sage ii Story
HOW MRS. SAGE MOVED HIM

6 EvFRAL.years ago Mr.. ,sage's house at 500 Fifth
- avenue began to be sunpeasantly surrounded by
shops, Mrs Sage suggested a. move to Mr. Sage's
recent purchase at 632 Fifth avenue. But the move
vas not not achieved without great tact her part.
Gradually piece by piece she had the furniture in the
old house removed to the new, and placed in nearly
identical positions in the house, Gradually Mr. Sage
was wheedled into the idea, and when one day
Mrs. Sage took him driving and on returning drove
to the new house instead Of the old, it much
Tor the old gentleman to discover his own old room
almost duplicated in the new, and he was
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
ATTEMTs AT ENGLISH

= LARENoE LUDLOW BRoWNELL, in his book
" "The Heart of Japan,' tells how
eager the native shopkeepers are to cor
raj the custom Of the English and the Americans.
To this end they display signs couched in what they
fondly believe to be English language, tho the follow
ing examples require translation: ''Bar-
Der to Shave Beard or to Dress Hairs Away ''Thc
Genuinely Bier Buy the Health for Drink 'tOf
smokes tobacco is pressure to our tongue and
gives the heathiness to Hers and He! Also All Peo-
pie by it, y s'Cowmeat and Pig meat and Ramune
SCUBA Sasupre Zinsinbiya inivael'' This last means
lemon soda, sarsaparilla ginger beer and ginger ale
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27
A COMPROMISE.

tsV esq said the young wife, proddng strand Of
l seaweed with her parasol, "the first year of
our marriage Jim and squabbled continually over
whether we should buy auto motor cycle"
t'And how did you settle itf" asked the girl in
the white bathing suit. ..
'sWe compromised" said the young wife, blushing
family, &C on baby carriage.' --.....
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-27

ding march, but instead the players
struck up 'Not Because Your Hair Is
Curly" and kept it up until Miss Will
Hams, accompanied by Mrs. Farwell as
matron Of honor, had entered the room
and walked to the altar
There was silence while the marriage
service was read, but the same roll
licking air was played in the brief
march back again down the length Of
the room.