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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-11
SMALL FIREPRooF DWELLINGS
This Question Is Receiving Much Atten-
ton and Will Soon Be Popular.

Attic f1reproof construction in the
smalleK and Inexpensive type Of dwell
ings has not yet made much Roadway,
there is much thought being given to
the problem by prudent folk who con,
template building It Is pretty well
costs but little more in the first place
than carefully constructed : wooden
houses that attempt sound sound d dead nj e,
occuny the moderate priced new houses
has not come to realize that, fact and
she new CONSTRUCTION mn makes sna a Ry dew
That thew are not always, keen to under
take when applied to small pieces Of
work.
+be anIlicatinn of ireproof principles
IN domestic architecture, writes in re-
cent number Of House and G 5a len -,
..,.a IF the,9term as. we know it. and
would have. you understand it, means Z
not only the elimination of wood, but
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-11

This design is quite popular where a
good commodious house-is required with
out any attempt at expensive detail or
elaborate finish. It is simple in it's out
line, full two stories In height, with a
w-pitched hip roof. with one central
dormer In front. r ~ .,
The first floor rooms all open up to-
gether very nicely, the livingroom having
a good-sized fireplace across the corner
and the diningroom a built-in sideboard.
There is a grade entrance under the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-11
WHAT And How TO BUILD AND HOW TO Use IT
HOPPE BROS. g, .s't ,.s,''

$525-Lot on Chicago Ave-, at the
corner of Thirty seventh street. fac
ing east and north; size 50 1-3x
1923 feet
$1,000 good lot on Humboldt Ave.
s., between Twenty-fifth and TWEEN
ty-sixth streets, facing east; size,
50x155 feet; all improvements in
street; lays well.
$255O-A double lot on Lake Of the
Isles boulevard, between Twenty
sixth and Twenty streets;
size, 100x105 feet.
$125O-A good lot on Sixth street \
NJ, between Eleventh and Twelfth
Avs, facing west; size, 5Ox12S feet :
to a 14-foot alley; all improvements
in street. Ng
$525-Large lot on Lyndale Ave- S.,
between Twenty-seventh and TWEEN
ty-eighth streets, facing east; size,
60Ax11Sk feet; all improvements in |
street. F9I
$15O-Lot on Thirty-seventh Ave. S.,
between Thirty-ninth and Fortieth
streets; size, 40x127 feet; easy.
| terms.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-11

k$825-A fine lot on Garfield Ave 8,
between Twenty seventh and Twen-
ty-eiglth streets, facing east; size
50x119 feet; all improvements in
street; lays about two feet above.
grade. A real bargain.
A$92OHLot on Irving Ave. S., be-
tween Thirty first and Thirty-sec-.
ond streets, facing east; size, 46x
11S feet; all improvements in street.
YSlO5O-Lot at the corner of West
J ern and Girard Avs. N, facing south
and east; size, 65x125 feet; all inn
provements, including paving, are in
the street and paid for.
$75O-A fine lot on Irving Ave. S..
I just beyond Twenty-eighth street,
facing west; size. 44x131 feet; Inn
proyements in street.
81SOO-Lot on Humboldt Ave. s.,
J. between Twenty-sixth and Twenty
seventh streets. facing west; size,
\ 66x165 feet; all improvements in
street. This lot lies very beautiful
~, and is in one of the best blocks
in Lake Of the Isles district.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-11
Gain IN BUILDING

Comparative statements Of real estate
transfers and building permits for the
week ending Feb. 8, and the correspond
ing week of last year, are compiled by
the Legal News. The figures follow:
TRANSFERS.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-11

We want offer on property at
1S01-1S07 5th av S, composed
Of three double houses, ar
ranged for four families each.
This is a fine investment and
can be bought at a bargain if
sold soon; the income per year
is $3.50; taxes $3.50. There is
no janitor to pay; reasonable
terms will be given. Lot 1O0x
1928.
$16OOO-Fine up-to-date fiat
building within walking dis
lance. Always rented. Steam
heat. Rental per month, 1854.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-11

main stairs, giving access to- the kitchen
as we'll as the basement: The finish in
the first story is birch and in the second
pine to paint. Birch floors thruout, The
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-11
BUILDING ACTIVITIES

Building notes for the week are re-
ported by the Improvement Bulletin as
follows, .-.-.-- $685., 2 y pm. 3. n
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-11
Oh Urn II! ;|t a
II South Fourth Street.

$2OOOO-Beautiful home of IA
rooms on Oak Grove st, corner
lot 85x166; modern. steam heat.
Will accept vacant lots or other
good paying property in good
location for part payment.
$6OOO-Flat building in the 9Th
ward; on corner; east front lot,
9Ox165 to l4-foot alley. Net
income per year, 5000.
S3OOO-8-room house on 32d st
west, near Pillsbury av. Fine
combination heating plant, up
to-date plumbing, south front,
barn, fine lot. Will exchange
for modern house near State
University.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-02-11
TRANSFERS.
BUILDING PERMITS.

Totals. ~, III slso,7ss los s2e4,a4e
Sharp County record., 1906-10-12
DESIGNED TO GIVE DISTINCTION
TO FALL GOWNS.
Hints by Which the Home Dressmaker
May Profit-Some Novelties
Among Those De-
scribed.

The best way for the home dress.
maker to give distinction to her fall
gowns is by the design of her sleeves.
Below will be found four of the best
types to choose from. They may also
be combined effectively. Fashion will
run IN two eXtremes-the tight nous.
Quetaire sleeve, trimmed with buttons
and braid, and the very full sleeve,
with the material set in box plaits
and tied over the elbow with huge
knot of ribbon, says the New York
World
The sleeves shown in the illustration
are described as follows:
/. Long full sleeve with deep cava.
ljcr cuffs, to be worn with morning
gowns, house dresses, separate silk
waist, or where long sleeves are re.
quired The cuffs can be made Of
odds and ends Of lace carefully joined
or of one good piece of embroidery.
2. All over lcce underseeve with
cape of the same paterial as the
dress. The sleeve forms one large
puff and smaller one coming well
over the elbow,
3. Three.quarter length sleeve for
coats and Jackets the fulness at the
shoulder and tight-Stung round the
lower part of the arm. The sleeve
itself is of cloth With stitched band
Sharp County record., 1906-10-12
The Meaning of Beauty.

To have the manners of the we'll
bred women, to move about with grace
and dignity, to know poise, character,
honesty and deep sympathy, these are
the finer lines Of beautifying. Who
cares a cent for the dolly woman who
is beautiful to look at and who hasn't
sense enough to draw her breath?
Such women are not after the right
idea, and true beauty will never place
its golden halo on their heads. Per
sonal magnetism makes women beau
tiful, and what is that but the free
workings Of genuinely lovely spirit?
Perfume the inside Of your head with
tender thoughts, keep your body
strong, well and clean, make up your
mind to learn everything you can, and
If you do not look beautiful you will
be sV-and that will suffice.
Sharp County record., 1906-10-12
THE WAY OUT.
Change Of Food Brought Success and
Happiness.

An ambitious but delicate girl, after
failing to go through school on ac-
count Of nervousness and hysteria
found in Grape-Nuts the only thing
that seemed to build her up and fur.
nish her the peace of health.
From infancy" she says, 'I have
not been strong. Being ambitious to
learn at any cost | finally got to the
High School, but soon had to aban-
don my studies on account of nervous
prostration and hysteria.
"My food, did not agree with me, I
grew thin and despondent. | could
not enjoy the simplest social affair for
[ suffered constantly from nervous.
ness in spite of all sorts OF medicines.
This wretched condition continued
until | was twenty-five, when | be.
came interested in the letters of those
who had cases like mine and who
were being cured by eating Grape.
Nuts.
"I had little faith, but procured a
box and after the first dish | expe.
rienced a peculiar satisfied feeling
that had never gained from any or.
dinary food. I slept and rested better
that night and in few days began
to grow stronger.
81 had a new feeling Of peace and
restfuless. In few weeks, to nv
great joy, the headaches and nervous
ness left me and life became bright
and hopeful. | resumed my studies
and later taught ten months with ease
of course using Grape.Nuts every
day. 1t is now four years since be-
gan to use Grape.Nuts, | am the mis-
tress of a happy home and the old
weakness has never returned" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek
Mich. There's a reason Read the
little book, "The Road to Wellyil,er
Sharp County record., 1906-10-12
Need of Conscientious Work.

c IT. Chester says that mighty little
inspiration comes from grumbling, and
further notes that grumblers seem to
be the everyday affair. The laun-
dress, coming 'to help"-paid by the
day, not by the piece-must have her
ding: "You alls got mighty big
wash dis week. The carter, bring,
Ing out your box of books-not a
large box, either-and charging what
he pleases, bitterly eXclaims when he
finally lands it in your study: THE
man what packed that box oughter
be made to handle it," Odd, isn't it?
And perhaps there is no commoner
expression than You don't catch me
doing more'n I'm paid for!" Boys or
men, in low positions or high-to their
employers they may not be actually
worthless but assuredly they are
worth less, far less, than they might
be. Apparently they have not learned
that in every case of successful work
there is an employer that towers
above the employer, an inner con.
science that is higher than the boss.
Every man or boy who does anything
worth while, does more than he is
paid for, or ever will be paid for, in
cold dollars. However, it is well to
remember that conscience is a good
paymaster as well as a rigid taskmas'
ter, even if the rewards do not come
in pay envelopes. Vastly more work
in which hearty conscience is boss is
what the world needs to-day.
Sharp County record., 1906-10-12
A Good Housekeeper.

The successful housekeeper Is not
essentially the one who has a spot
lessly-kept house, always in order, but
the one who manages the affairs of the
house so that every one is made COM
Portable and the home is always
CHEEKY and bright. A good house
keeper does not worry over every lit
tie detail that goes wrong, but sets
to work to put it in order again. She
can always tell you where everything
is to be found, as she always has a
certain place for certain articles, and
sees that they are kept there. The
meals are always just on time and
well cooked and the children look
neat and happy. This can not be done
without good management, says Wom-
ans Life, and the methodical house
keeper will have the day divided out
for the different duties that are to be
done and she will see that her sys-
TEN of arranging the work does not
cause discomfort in the house.
Sharp County record., 1906-10-12
DOCTOR DESPAIRED
A,.mic Woman Cured by Dr. will
usms' Pink Pills RECOMMENDS tne
Pills to All Others Who Suffer.

Auamia is just the doctors name lor
I,oodIossness DR.. Williams Pink Pills
cnre anamia as food cures hunger:
They cured Mrs. Thomas j. McGann, Oh
n lincoln Place, Plainfield, Nd, VINO
says: oo III ,
"In the spring of 1908 1 did my
rsuol house cleaning and soon after
ward began to have the most terriDle
headaches. NY heart would beat SO II
rppularly that it was painful and there
came a morning when I could not get
up. My doctor said had anamla ana
ba was surprised that l had continued
r. live in the condition was III.
7 was confined to my bed for nearly
two months. the doctor coming every
dav for the first few weeks, but did not
Imnrove TO amount to anything. AL
togetber I was sick for nearly two
years I was as weak as a rag, had
headaches, irregular heart beats, loss OF
annette, cramps in the limbs and was
unable to get good nights sleep. My
legs and feet were so swollen that l
feared they would burst.
"Before very long after l tried DR..
Williams Pink Pills felt a change for
the better. I have taken about twelve
boxes and although was as near the
grave as could be, I now feel as If l
had new lease of life. l have no more
headaches, the heart beats regularly, my
cheeks are pink and feel ten years
younger. feel that I have been cured
very cheaply and I have recommended
the pills to lots of my friends"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists, or will be sent by mail on re-
ceipt of price, 90 cents per box, six boxes
s.. 50, by the DR.. Williams Medicine Co.,
Schenectady, n. Y.
Sharp County record., 1906-10-12
JEALOUS OF Boobies WIFE.
New York Woman's Excuse for Fits
Of Extravaganza.

Women dearly love an excuse for
little extravagances, says the New
York Globe. Of course, the masculine
readers of this column are not expect
ed to indorse this, for, according to
the masculine thought, women need
no excuse" for their eXtravagances--
they Just have them without rhyme or
reason.
An uptown woman has charming
excuse for any extra indulgence in
her two-year-old blue-eyed son Bob
bic and Bobbie's future wife. In trust
for Bobbie is a handsome estate which
gives her great concern because she
feels that she must save and econo-
mize for Bobbie, for Boobies college
education, his European trip, and, "oh,
dear!" she always adds Boobies
wife" Wearying of a continued spell
of economy, in a moment Of reckless
extravaganza she'll buy a lot of dear,
delightful things, have her fingers
manicured, her hair shampOoed and
take fascinating trips here and there
And then when her conscience will
prick she'll say, why not? Bobbies
wife will, and he won't care how
much it costs" And Bobbe's wifi
won't, either. She'll spend joyously
and gloriouSly.
Sharp County record., 1906-10-12
JACKETS FOR THE AUTUMN.
Attractive Models of Palmer Types
Being Shown.

Some attractive models of the plain
er types of suits show jackets which
are made of contrasting material to
the skirt, the only thing that connects
the two being collars and cuffs of the
skirt material added to the coat.
With one particularly stunning
walking suit even that connection was
missing, yet jacket and skirt very evil
IDENTIFY belonged together.
The skirt was of striped material, so
deftly made that it seemed like plain
cloth until you got close to it. And
the way it was cut brought the stripes
together directly in front into sharp
diagonal lines. The jacket was Of
plain cloth, exactly the same color as
the striped stuff, and the velvet col
lar repeated the color note-only more
insistently-of the stripe itself.
For such coats the regulation coat
sleeve is used almost entirely, usually
with some sort of trim little cuff
In length, most of them are about
hip length, and they are fitted closely
either double or single breasted-or
are semi.fitting. The loose coat, for
such purposes, is very seldom seen
except upon the very young girl.
A great many cashmere effects are
seen in the new cloths-rich dark
Scotch colorings and irregular weaves
Some of these have self-toned raised
figures; others are in dull rich colors
Sharp County record., 1906-10-12
MERITS OF THE APPLE.
Hs, Medicinal Qualities of the Great.
est Value.

A good ripe, raw apple is one OF
the easiest of vegetable substances
for the stomach to deal with; the en-.
tire process of digestion being ac-
cOmmodated in S5 minutes. There
are medicinal properties in the acid
of the apple that are not found any
where else, according to hygienic
analysis. These acids are OF great
value for people of sedentary habits,
whose livers are sluggish, serving as
they do to eliminate from the body
noxious matters that retained make
the brain heavy and dull or bring on
iaundice and skin eruptions.
The apple also contains a larger
percentage of phosphorus than any
other fruit or vegetable, and this is
admirably adapted for renewing the
essential nervous matter of the brain
and spinal cord. 1t is perhaps for this
reason, though but rude ely understood,
that the old Scandinavian traditions
represented the apple as the food OF
the gods who, feeling themselves to
he growing feeble or old, resorted to
this fruit to renew their powers Of
body or mind. The custom of eating
apple sauce with roast pork, goose
and like dishes has sound hygienic
reason behind it, the malic acid OF
ripe apples, either raw or cooked,
serving to neutralize any excess OF
chalky matter engendered by eating
nvnr.rich mpatS
Sharp County record., 1906-10-12
Proper Care of Silver.

If the box containing silver polish, a
small bottle of alcohol soft flannels,
chamois skins and brushes be kept in
some convenient place in pantry or
kitchen, it is a trifling matter after
each meal to rub the few pieces of sill
yer discolored by egg, salad, or what
not. BY this means, the weekly sill.
yer polishing may be lightened or
done away with.
Extra silver should be kept in can
ton flannel bags with a small lump Of
camphor in each. 1t will in this way
retain its brightness indefinitely.
Harper's Bazaar.
Sharp County record., 1906-10-12
WORTH Remembering.

When making pudding do not for.
get to make a plat in the cloth at the
TOP, so as to allow the pudding to
swell.
If the upper inside edge of the pan
is well creased with butter, chocolate,
milk, cocoa, or anything of the kind,
it will not boil over.
To revive black velvet hats or
toques, well sponge the hot or toque
with a small quantity of paraffin, then
thoroughly brush and leave in the
omen air for few moments; this will
quickly remove all smell, and cleaned
in this way velvet will look equal to
new.
When jewelry is put away it is apt
to become dull and tarnished. At in
teryals the articles should be taken
from their cotton cases and cleaned
in clean soapsuds, using fine toilet
soap. Dip them into this and dry
them by using a soft brush or a fine
sponge. and afterward dry them with
old handkerchiefs, and, lastly, with
soft leather. Silver ornaments may
be kept in arrowroot, and steel arti-
cles will retain their luster if stored
in a box containing a little starch.
A soiled black coat can be quickly
cleaned by applying with a sponge
strong coffee containing few drops
of ammonia. Finish by rubbing with
piece of colored woolen cloth.
Sharp County record., 1906-10-12
After 35, What?

According to a Philad elphia author
ity, a girl ceases to be a girl when
she becomes 35. This decision at first
blush appears to be just and eqult-
able one. If girl reaches 30 and
admits it. she is not girl, at least
not one of the girls that it has been
my pleasure and comfort to meet.
This decision commences, but it
does not go anywhere. 1t starts out
well, but is left at the post, says the
Detroit Free Press. For instance, it
fails to define the standing OF the
girl who IS not girl because she has
passed the thirty-fifth anniversary OF
her birth. If she is not girl, what
is she? ask you all, what is she?
/ knew a street car conductor VINO
once called a middle-aged woman
female, and when she left the car
the conductors eye decorated one OF
the spokes of her umbrella. | main
tain that it is unfair to rule that
girl of sc is no longer a girl. II II
does not go further and tell us what
she is. Is she a young lady? To
toothless man of 70 she is, undoubted-
ly, but the budding man OF prom
Use. the man with a future before him
and a dark past behind, what is she?
Young? Well, not exactly. Be she
married, she may be called a
girl, and even some matrons Of 80
will stand for the title. Unmarried,
and the problem is one to vex. Again,
we are at sea. Granting that a girl
of &c is no longer a girl, is it prop
er for us to term her dame? 1t
may be proper, but am sure it would
not be safe. Again, l ask you how
are we to tell? Do we not all know
women who have been lowering at
"a for the last u years? This brings
us to the most perpleXing situation.
Experience has taught us that no girl
ever passes 35. The transition from
girlhood to grandmotherhoGd, unlike
the building of Rome, is made in a
day. | find that | have wandered
from my point. The girl who passes
IS is no longer a girl in Philadelphia.
And since no girl passes 35, it must
follow that girls are girls until they
are grandmothers. Hence an unmar-
ried woman remains girl until her
brothers or her sisters have children,
when she is suddenly transformed to
the joys and sacred privileges con-
ferred upon oldmaid aunts. This
Philadelphia authority, / repeat,
started out well, but he failed to ar
rive. He took but one straw from
the sheaf, but one card from the deck,
leaving the problem in more tan
gled condition than when he began.
AS we see it now, a girl who passes
35 is no longer girl, but no girl ever
passes 35 But after all, what is the
use?
Sharp County record., 1906-10-12

Shortage of subsidiary coinage in
other words a lack of small change
has been giving the treasury officials
some trouble. One of them suggests
that the reason is that the people are
prosperous, and when they are pros
porous they carry loose change in
their pockets. They like to hear il
Jingle" Yet when people are pros
porous they spend their coins freely
Perhaps the total spending increases
faster than the number Of coins to
spend.
Sharp County record., 1906-10-12
VARIED STYLES OF colFFURE.
Spanish Combs and Aigrettes Ara
Much in Favor.

| VI Importance W lne loAilh4A
world is the cult of the coiffure as
taught by leading hairdressers. MOI
only is the hair structure bigger then
ever, with its curls, braids and padded
puffs, but Spanish combs and aigrettes
from six to eight inches in height
must set off the evening head.
Then with the high square topped
combs the lace mantilla of the Castil'
| ian beauty also threatens, coiffeurs
showing already the correct method OF
wearing them, and invariably getting
in a word of the new queen of Spain
whose adoption of Spanish customs
has revived interest in these charm
ing trif1es.
| The best of the imported combs are
enchantingly lovely, filigree silver
chased gold and plain shell forming
them. The very much ornamented
ones, those with binding paste gems
are spurious limitations, jewelers. al
firm, but these are shown, too, by the
coiffeur.
The arrangement of the mantllla,
which may be of white or black lace
with the high comb is simple. One end
is dropped slightly over the top OF the
comb, and the rest of the filmy fabric,
which is in square shawl form, grace
fully wells the shoulders and back OF
the head.
The picturesque becomingness OF
this headdress is too taking to be en-
tirely ignored, and it will doubtless be
adopted by a few women OF lnde'
pendent spirit.
The ways of putting the Spanish
comb into the coiffure are various
With the mantilla it is placed square
ly at the top of the head back OF the
crown, or slightly to one side. with
other high coiffures, for high dress
ing of the hair is necessary with the
tall comb, it may be placed at the back
of the coiffure, the square top barely
showing at the front.
Conservative people will choose
those only moderately high, and true
! Spanish influences are shown in the
square tops, which, whether high or
low, the majority of the newest combs
display.
As to the methods by which the
modish coiffure of the moment is
achieved they all tend to give the
head very enlarged appearance.
Frames made of wire the size of a
single hair, covered to suit the wear
ers glory, and still further disguised
with a covering of hair net, are EN-
ployed to raise the front pompadour,
the side face puffs, and sometimes TO
bank the final chignon.
The waved locks which cover these
at the front are artifcially CLOSED to
dazzling brightness, and wherever
there is a vacant space in the back
waves the hairdresser tucks in a soft,
short curl, which it attached to a
brown, blonde or black hairpin.
The false pieces used to exc out
hair sufficient for these towering
structures are without number. Few
heads can be dressed without a switch
of some degree Of thickness for the
back, and sometimes the entire front,
whose lightly falling puff and side un-
dulations look so divinely natural, are
made entirely by one of the wired
pieces called transformations.