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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18
WHERE FEMININE FANCY LIGHTS

lawn, spread out face down and then
gently tapped-gently, mind-with a
fat rattan beaten 49,.
Fine rugs, like razors-and people,
too-require rest, BY no means leave
rugs in use during the summer. When
the warm weather: approaches, have
them taken up, carefully cleaned, and
sent to cold storage. The process Of
cleaning as praeticed by experts is as
follows: First Of all the dust is re-
moved by the vacuum system. Then
the rug is spread on its face liquid
olive oil soap is poured over the back
and it is gently rubbed with "a brush
until fine lather forms. Their the
same thing is done to the faee1of the
rug. After that, warm water Is played
over the rug until it revives: After
the hot shower, Of course, 8 cold shower
follows, and for about an hour on a
concrete floor that slants slightly, cold
water runs over the surface of the rug
from sprinklers. Then; in order to take
the water out; the rug is rolled with
the nap, a. light wooden roller being
the tool employed: After which the. rug
is spread out on the roof; face up. for
threeaclear days and nights. When the
sunlight has removed the last vestige
Of moisture, the rug is rolled up with
the nap and is ready for storage" 49,.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18
Reflections on the Mule

&C OLoMON said - remarked the weary pilgrim,
-, that there was three things he didn know
yes, four thet was too hard fer him. An of them
four about mules, which goes prove tibet Solo
mon was wise oil king jest it says. -
when fust went west / he'd never associated
with a mule. You know the way they shave mules
tail an leave doublebarreled tasse on the endf I
thought tibet was some religious rite but fell tole
it left tibet way because it was handy to tie
knot in mule tail, then eff he should walk thin
the collar he d fetch up the knot.
IA mule is composed Of gall, whaebone rawhide,
sweet simplicity an cussedness You know, Of course,
tibet mule never dies. The original pair is in Nil.
waukee 'haulin' bottled beer wagon. -
- " A mules chief charm is his innocence. He looks
like dern fool, but you bet he knows in a min
ute than boss knows in week. boss don It know
nothln &don It know his master from hitchn' post,
an ct he runs away he s just apt to fetch up in
mule will run away all day an upset the wagon
nor harm a fly. Yes, sir, if a mule wan It powerful
wise ;he'd make mistake an get right once in =
while. But he never makes SIGH blunder.
~ L see soldier tryin' to hitch two mules to
wagon. He he'd a mule in each hand an every time
he hauled in slack an about them sweet crtterf
was a facin' the wagon. The soldier was gettn' blue
in the face frothin' at the mouth but the mules
didn't care. They havin' too much fun Pretty
soon the soldier tied them together, got stake
an broke it over the nigh mules ribs. Then they
both skipped into place clipper eff they he'd been
lnslstln J. on that all along.
can, too mule is musical. Did you ever hear
shets his eyes, kinks his head to one side calls up
dreamy reminiscent smile, an says 'Baw aw-aw-aw-
aw-aw.' Then his breath comes back with hiecough
an he says, 'Waa -hc-wah hick-walk' Then he
waits jest long enough, breathes little sigh an says
'Wa.' Then he s thru till he feels it comm again.
II was in Georgy in '9s with the battle-scarred
veterans from Illinois loadin fer Cuby They he'd got
their commissary mules all in cars 'cept onglegged
OIL gray, an he he'd announced his undyin' aversion
to cars, an he'd refused duty in time of Them
Chicago boys mauled an pryed an cussed an hur-
rahed fer about an hour, when captain along
'Wot the inham.abe, tropical humidity is the matter
herea' says he. Mule won't go9 shueks!' says he.
'He began to shed his clo'es as if mouse
down his back "Get out of my way,' he yelled, all
he frothed round an grabbed pole by the middle an
hit himself the shin with it, Well sir, did
hear a military gentleman break of the army
rules regardia' language not to mention the ten
mandments. He spent half hour breakin' the pole
to the proper length Then he chargin' to tho
fray.
60 You measy, lopyeared backed, cat.
manned, sab-sided skate says he, IN show you,
says he. An jest he got within good reach, the
mule walks up the plank an into the car an the cap
never got lick at him.
"Any tibet thinks mule don It know nothin'
hes lots to learn hisself.'' &C. A. Thompson.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18
CARE OF FINE RUGS

"ssThe care OLA fine rug is every.
thing says George Leland Hunter in
an article entitled "The Truth About
'Doctored' Rugs" in Country Life in
America>for July. "Just as thorobred
racers have luxury and affection Law
ished upon them, so thorobred rugs
should be treated gently and tenderly.
The broom should be used daily on
them and they should be- swept with the
nap. Every third day, after the sweep
ing, sawdust that has been slightly
moistened should be sprinkled over the
rug, which should then be gone over
with carpet sweeper. Be careful to
have the sweeping precede the appli-
cation Of ,sawdust, as otherwise the
moisture will turn some Of the dust
into mud that, caking itself in the
threads, will ravcI the. 6bers. Once q
week rugs should be taken out on the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18
PARENT CAMEIIIA DYING

=: How few of those who know and ad-
mire the camellia, that wax-like and
pure flower, are aware that the parent
plant, the origin of the million plants
scattered thruout Europe, is still alive
and is in Italy. ..':----.~-., 3d..
In the days Of it's glory. writes the
Rome correspondent Of the Pail Mall
Gazette, the palace at Caserta Of the
king Of Naples had among its features
aso-called "English garden,' made in
1882 by order of Marie Caroline Of
Austria. It was bright with flowers and
wonderful rare oriental plants and
trees, SO that it was renowned turnout
the world; but the crown and glory
Of all consisted in camellia tree, "a
plant then unknown in Europe. The
seeds were collected as M tho flakes
of gold, and the: queen used to give
them and cuttings of this camellia as
presents to her friends. These cuttings
were most highly priced, and thus it
has become a European flower, SO much
SO. that the expectation Of camellias is
an extensive industry in central Italy,
and: in Germany there are vast fields Of
them. .s7 !. =, ~.'% Frs 49, e.
In its palmy days the Caserta plant
had eight branches, the largest Of which
was twelve inches in diameter. the
WHOLE being thirty feet high. This
mother plant was in a fourishing condi-
ton up TO: a few years ago, but lately
the. gorgeous garden has; been allowed
to fall into decay, and with it the glo-
rious camellia, which seems to have
been completely forgotten. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18

Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Houses built Of milk such promised by
European scientists for the future will not be
unstable the scriptural house that was builded
upon the sand On the contrary, judging from pres
ent developments, milk promises to be very sub:
stantial and enduring material for the construction
of edifces of all descriptions. A milk skyscraper
sounds startling, but the prAent age is in which
amazing developments press closely upon the
heels of another that there is little time to pause
for wonder.
The -'milk stone' which is already being manu-
featured in France is called t'gaalith. The casein
is extracted from the tactical fluid and then hardened
by secret process, in which pungent acquaint
formaldehyde plays important part. The
resulting "stone'' is said to be serviceable for a
great variety of purposes The manufacture is ex-
tremey cheap in localities where milk is plentiful
and profitable industry is promised for the near
future.
But milk is to be used for collars and cuffs
well for building material. modification Of
'gaalith" is said to- be perfect substitute for
ceulod to possess the great advantage Of being
non-infammable. Ceuloid, is generally known,
is but a form Of gun cotton. This fact has been
brought forcibly home to certain individuals whose
economic neckwear has into close proximity to
open gas jets. One would naturally much prefer
collar Of milk to collar of gun cotton. It sounds
much innocuous and reassuring.
In all this there to be bright ray of hope
for the American dairies Let the farmer whose
tactical product is ruthlessy excluded from city
by boards Of health Immediately turn his attention
the manufacture of building stone and gentlemen 3
furnishing goods.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18

top and brown in quick oven. Serve
hot. ~.... -
A delicious way of adding to the fla
vor Of cream cheese or pot cheese is to
serve chives in connection with it.
Chop the chives fine; cream the cheese
together with pat of butter, and then
mix the chives we'll into it, seasoning
it to taste with salt and paprika. If
this is made the day before it is to be
served, and, in the meantime, is left
in the icebox to "ripen,'' the result
will be even more tasty.
Fried potatoes made in German fash
ion are prepared as follows: Gut cold
boiled potatoes in slices generous
fourth Of an inch in thickness. Heat q
little dripping salt pork OK bacon fat,
or butter, in frying pan. Season the
potatoes slightly with salt. Then put
enough slices in the pan to cover the
bottom. Let cook until they are we'll
Drowned on one side. Then turn them
to brown on the other side. Serve in
a hot dish, sprinkled with chopped pars-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18
What the Market Affords

10 make violet Ice cream, tint white
ice. cream with violet color paste, and
flavor with violet extract.
+ Currant juice is nice added to red
raspberries. Simply heat the currants
over hot water, and express the juice.
1t is then ready to add tosthe jar Of red
raspberries.
For delicious preparation Of fish,
get the largest-sized smells and split
them lengthwise; rub each with French
dressing and broil on buttered grid
iron 80 quickly that they will not be
dry, Put watercress and lemon quar-
ters around them and serve them very
hot,
j: scalloped corn is nice for lunch, din
ner or hot dish for the family tea.
TO prepare it, boil six ears of young
corn, cut 1T from the cobs, and put it
in a buttered baking dish. Stir one
tablespoonful of butter in one pint of
hot milk until it is melted, pour it
slowly over one or two beaten eggs,
stir we'll, and mix 1t with the corn.
Sprinkle wen-buttered crumbs over the
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18
PRINCESS ADMIRES MACKAY
JEWELS e. -.

Mrs. John W. Mackay recently gave
q royal dinner party and concert in
London when among the guests was
Princess Louise. In the interval be-
tween dinner and concert, the: princess
said she would much like to see Mrs.
Mackay s world-renowned collection of
jewels, especially the sapphires. Mrs.
Mackay took her royal guest to her
private boudoir, and had her large
jewel cases brought in. The princess
said she had never seen such won
derful collection, and. handled. the
sapphires with the most reverent adj
miration, trying on the necklace. She
was especially struck with the huge
single stone pendant, the size Of a
birds egg. In one tray lay q col
lection Of large unset pearls, rolling
about in spite Of the fact that the
smallest was worth $4,000.
II should almost be afraid" re-
marked the princess, Ito sleep with
such wealth 50 near at hand. -
Mrs. Mackay laughed and replied:
Gone gets accustomed to it,, and /
feel no more afraid Of burglars than
royalty does Of bomb-throwers.O
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18
BREAKING INTO SOCIETY

A N Arkansas city editor makes this announcement
compelled to lay myself liable for using jimmy
beg to announce that have lately received per
mission from the College Of Health to my
cestral coat, Of arms. The device is very beauti-
full consisting Of jackrabbit rampant splitting in
the face Of a bulldog couehant, shield quarterng
green, yellow, red and pure white. The green is
blematca of the color Of my forefathers the yellow
of that streak we all have in common at times and
upon occasions; the red what I sometimes get in my
eye and what used to pay Is cents drink for, and
the white is emblematic of my handbook at present
Ind my intentions all the time the whole surmounted
by of lambsquarter greens and three green
onions ahashed The motto is, In hoe fricassee, ,
meaning my great grandfather one of the 5000
or 900 ragged contnentas who crossed the Delaware
IN the same boat with Washington I might also add
that my wife is distantly related to Lord Nelson,
whose father was of the best section bosses on
the road from Cork to Dublin. Look out for my COM
ing out function.''~ .r.'
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pouls meaning the pulse, the pronunciation Of the
second word being the same in both cases.
Fondness for Big Figures.

John Alexander Dowie's fondness for big figures is
well known. His means of arriving at some of his
great aggregates is sometimes quaint. All good Zion
people know how he counts up his attendances.' If
he holds four meetings in one day with 1000 people
the frs 5000 at the second 5000 at the third and
5000 at the fourth, he always says that hs spoke to
'attendances'' aggregating 10000 that day, not
withdrawing that practically the people attended
all four of the meetings Apropos Of this, story is
told Of bright Zion boy who asked how many
there in his father IS family Fifteen, his
solemn reply.
"What!' Fifteenth gasped his questioner
breakfast five at dinner, and FIVE at supper.'" -,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18
Work Of the Interpreter.

In Lausanne, Switzerland, the general had
as interpreter an English gentleman who had spent
many years in France and fairly well versed in
the French language tie was little rusty however,
Ing: There several colleges of medicine in and
about Lausanne and there many medical students
at the lecture. It for their benefit that Dr. Dowe
was telling the experience of certain newspaper wo-
man in New York city, who went to five different
physicians for consultation when she in perfect
health and returned with diagnosis and prescription
for different disease from EACH This is the English
of what the audience heard from the Interpreters
"She went to the first. He looked at her tongue
He thumped her chest, He listened to her heart He
took her temperature. He felt her chicken-''
At this point the story was interrupted by shout
Of laughter from the students. The interpreter had
said la poule meaning hen chicken, instead of le
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18
CHOOSE HoMELY TASKS

). It is strange what some women re-
gard as relaxation and recreation after
the social season. Mrs. Lodge, who is
in her home in Nahant, has taken up
course Of reading in Coptic. Mrs Knox
has gone back to her dairy and her
poultry, and says she won't put on
dress up" clothes at any time this
summer. Mrs. Roosevelt delights in
making preserves, and from the time
she. reaches Oyster Bay until the fruit
season is over, she is busy with homely
tasks Of picking and preserving. Lady
Durand loves tosspend the long summer
days arranging clippings she has gath
cred thru thesyear. She has almost a
dozen books Of clippings on American
affairs, and they viii make interesting
reading for her friends when she re-
turns to London.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18
AN INEXPENSIVE OUTFIT

With skillful fingers, sections of lace
and insertion and white serge gown
as foundation, a summer girl has made
herself an outfit suitable for every de"
mand. 1t is the result of the bolero
fad and the adaptability of that fas-
cinating garment. The skirt the young
woman fashioned for herself has wide
insertion of Irish crochet lace down the
front and the remaining widths are
plated. At the hem there are about
dozen rows Of stitching in a deeper
cream silk than the skirt. A snug-ht'
ting bolero, worn with starched linen
waist makes the nattiest kind Of tai
lored costume. Then there is loose
flowing bolero, just the mode for after
noon calling, carriage or veraRda wear,
Another bolero has embroidered edges
made of the serge, with collar and cuffs
of lace like the skirt trimming.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18
STILL STATELY IN SUMMER

Notwithstanding the vogue of linens,
blue, green, white and brown, some
women of fashion cling to black tafeta.
One seldom sees the Baroness Mon
cheur, wife of the Belgian minister in
Washington and daughter of General
Powell Clayton, in any other garb than
black. She has great variety of black
taffeta frocks, some plain shirtwaist af-
fairs, others trimmed with handsome
lace and made deliberately with ruffies
and flounces The baroness never looks
so well as in the diaphanous gowns Of
black tulle she wears in the evenings.
She has way of knotting big piece
of tulle under her chin, but she should
not, for by doing so she hides beapti-'
full neck.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18

The sample of soft green is very
pretty. hope may be able to help
you, but stating the proportions Of the
wearer- to-be is a necessity when sug-
costing model. It is, suppose, in
tended as separate waist, and, if
this is SO, pintucking to form deep
yoke suggesting three points on lower
edge, the deepest one in center front,
Is an effective style and generally be-
coming. The neck may be cut out in
Dutch fashion to wear with a dainty
chemisette, or, a neat lace collar may
be the finish. Full sleeves, pintucked,
!, to match the yoke, will end at three
quarter length, little lace cuffs being
added. # the wearer is short-waisted,
I should run one-inch box pleat
from shoulder to belt, between the PIN
tucks, and one down center front,
stitching the edges with white silk and
trimming or not with groups Of tiny
gold Or enameled buttons.
Elizabeth Lee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18

The most perfect and freshest Of
fruits should be selected. and such as
are at all decayed or even over-ripe
should never be used, as the result will
be unsatisfactory. -.: ..4-... -.
Large, firm fruits should be thinly
pared with a silver knife and laid in
cold water until ready to be cooked.
If tough, as ounces, they should be
simmered in clear water until tender
and then dropped in the boiling syrup.
Berries and small fruits should be care
fully handled that they may retain
their shape. .-~..-. .-- =,
+ Glass or stone jars only should be
used for fruit, and those with self
sealing tops will be found most conven-
lent. Before filling, the caps should be
thoroly heated by standing in pan
Of tepid water and heating gradually.
Fill quickly, using fruit funnel. Fill
to overAowing, adjust and seal or
screw the tops on at once. Stand
where they can be readily examined
for, several days that leakages may be
detected at once. When signs of fer
mentation are observed, open and re-
cook They must then be served at
table, as they will not keep again for
any length of time. =. ;
The amount of sugar necessary for
each quart jar of fruit is approximate,
ly as follows: Cherries, eight ounces;
raspberries, six ounces; strawberries
ten ounces; huckleberries, six ounces;
ounces, twelve ounces; peaches; six
ounces; sweet pears, eight ounces; pine.
apples, eight ounces; crab apples
plums and ripe currants, ten ounces
each. =
Use as many times the quantity OF
sugar as there are jars of fruit. Place
the sugar in saucepan on the stove
with just enough boiling water to dis
solve it. When melted, set aside for q
few: minutes, then divide between the
Jars (which have in the meantime beer
filed with the fruit), adding it slowly
that the jars may not be cracked. II
| the jars are not filled, add boiling
water to make trimming full. Have
ready a deep kettle-the wash-boilel
will sdo-with thin boards on the bot
tom to .obviate danger Of cracking
Fill to the necks Of the jars with warm
water, cover closely, heat gradually to
the boiling point and boil until the
| fruit is tender. Do not uncover fol
4 the first ten minutes, as it is the steam
which does the cooking of the fruit
It is impossible to give . definite time
for boiling each variety, but-soft fruits
such as raspberries, win cook with ter
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18

North and South score nine tricks:
Trick One-Dealer plays low from dummy, holding
cards of equal value in his hand.
Trick Three-East continues diamonds to clear his
suit. Pone must protect both his spades and clubs;
his heart suit not being strong, there is occasion
for the reverse discard.
Trick Four-If the dealer makes the spade suit he
must establish it before dummy loses the king of
hearts, as that is his only re-entry:,
Trick Five-Pone leads clubs up to dummy s weak
hoping to let his partner in to make his diamonds
Dealer false cards with the ace.
Trick Six-Dummy must fnesse in spade second
time. It does not matter if pone gets the lead he
cannot hold another Of his partner suit he would
have returned it before. I.s-
- Trick Eight-Dealer leads low heart to put dummy
in the lead If the spades divided dummys three
spades good.
-. Trick Twelve-Dealer must fnesse the heart, as
it is the only chance to win the game on the hand
(This series of articles Bridge Whist will close
here for the present-Editor)
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18
She Signed "Her Fool Name"

The unquestioning acceptance Of their leaders,
Aery utterance by the faithful often led to laugh
able bunders At every baptism service that he
Quoted it was Or. Dowe's custom to have all candi
dates fill out what were called "baptsm cards.''
These he told them, and again, so that no
might misunderstand must bear the full name
dence, age, occupation etc. Of each of their sgners
Speaking in his well-known, broad Scotch accent he
pronounced the word "ful'' if it had been spelled
"fool' After of these services letter was re.
ceived from who had received the ordinance
Of baptism asking why her name had been omitted
from the published list. e. wrote my fool
the card just the general told to- she
said.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18
GUIDED BY LOFTY PRINCIPLES

The meanest has also been located in Phs-
delphia. He dropped large roll of bills tho
street and boy who found it returned the money to
him. Counting the bundle carefully, the owner put
it in his pocket. 'My son. he said, benignly to
the boy ~ am rejoiced to that you guided
by lofty principles, and earnest of my appro-
baton shall refrain from charging you interest for
the time you have had my money!
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18
The Canning of Fruit
BY cORNELIA c. BEDFORD.

or twelve minutes boiling; test BY
using silver fork. When done, draw
the kettle back enough to stop boilingJ
open, add boiling water if necessary
to have trimming full, adjust rubbers
and tops and screw or seal each jar.
Then, with the hands wrapped in. .
thick, dry towel, lift out the jars, seal
absolutely, and set aside. Fruit canned
in this way will retain its shape far
more perfectly than when cooked in an
open kettle and then bottled. -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-18
DR.. Dowie's Compound Pun.

Dr. Dowie examining of his "wit
nesses to divine healing' before large audience.
The subject told narrowing story of surgical opera
ton he had undergone during his illness.
''What doctors operated on you9'' asked the
preacher.
cdr. Griffin, DR.. Muchmore and DR.. HYDE was
the response.
oh 'm,'' observed the noted scoffer at medical
science, dryly eff that Griffin had done Muchmore to
you, you wouldn't have had any Hyde left''