The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-30

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=t4sss Y. HUNDRED PROPOSALS AT ID.
81 WAS married at A. said old lady cit was my
hundred and first proposal that accepted
a hundred proposals before you ma1red7'
stNo less y 81
s1That exceeds the average, doesn't itq''s
Give is the average as,of course know. doubt if
there another alive today who has had many
proposals hundred It is number isn't it2
She looked dreamily into the fire. Then she went
y H'Ths is the secret My father emigrated California
l84s 1849 when the gold fever inhamed the land
/, girl Of IA, the was, my grandson
would say johnny in, it were,
the ground floor lived in town where to marriage
able GIRL there thousand manageable -
t1What happy time that was. What attentions were
showered Drives, flowers candy daily, and daily two
three proposals, some written, some oral.
" proposal accepted proposal lO1 made by the
bent old gentleman in evening dress smoking cigar and
drinking Coffee who seated with the countess at that little
table BY the window. He very old now wrnked Feeble
but somehow he still straight and young and hand
IN my eyes e y t~@4 *
ct have never regretted accepting proposal 1o1'
said thesold lady, with a tremulous laugh
ssAa4 SFstEsA r. 100 49,
.E:..s 2 A@5,.s S. fI FURs
&C ABLE the most expensive Of Ill furs fdr1ier
80 said. E'The Emperor Of Russia the Emperor Of
China Duchess Edinburgh have the finest COLI
ctlons Of sabes the world The has sable coat
that is worth $4,000. ss
"A sable skin in IL inches long and inches wide with
tail 81 inches fine, dark skin IS worth $3.50. An
ceptionally fine, dark is worth $780,
Otter is the only fur that requires no dressing It
beautiful but dislike it because it is very heavy It
is mostly used for the collars and cuffs Of mems coats
silver fox skin, when black, very expensive
often It worth 4O0 Chicago has mantle lined
and trimmed with silver fox that COST $4,000
The best seals from Alaska. The skins from
three seven feet in length They to packed with
salt casks, like mackerel We buy them soaked brine
stiff rough drty In this condition must decide on
takaS tn
and the best of buyers often get fooled
tErmne is nothing less than the winter Of
the weasel The weasel is white in winter In the
it is brown as
The most fashionable fur is vey broad stole Of dark
Russian sable with lining Such stoes worth
$4,000 apiece. Shall wrap you up six ~
HAZEL EYES THE WEAKEST.
ItLIAzEL eyes see worst, !" said the oculist
IL 9 How do YOU knoW?'' III
This case of glass eyes tells me- thing. Look
these glass eyes Don't you how hazel prednates
among them7'' ,#
It was true Among 100 glass eyes, ~ we're hazel and
the rest little groups Of ten twelve blue brown,
gray and black .-s
There you four times many hazel eyes
blue ones brown black ones, and on, said the
ocus That proves conclusivey that hazel eyes
grief out four times frequently than any Others
"a hazel is perhaps the prettest eye, but let thank
stars that it has been denied to you and me-
FAVORITE PHRASES OF NOVELSTS.
4 s WOMEN their perfumes, as epicunres
~ have their fayorte Dishes noyess have their favor
lite phrases.
This list Of the favorite phrases certain noveists
compiled by book reviewer in idle moment:
Then strange thing happened. 'H. Rider Haggard
For what do you take me7' shrugged his interlocu-
tress. Henry James.
but that's another story. ''-Rudyard Kiplng.
"Incontineny leaped forward Louis Steven
son.
s'Now, my dear Watson. y Conan Doyle.
WELT Walter Pater.
HONEY IN PLACE OF BUTTER
MANY it will be real economy lessen the but
ter bill by letting honey part take place. One
pound Of honey will go far pound of buffers and if
both articles be Of the quality the honey will the
less Honey strongly recommended for children while for
persons Of all ages pleasant and wholesome drink called
Gerrnan honey This by pouring teacupful
of hot water from to two easpoonfus of honey
BIRD SURGERY
ROM time to time birds have been discovered with
- limbs which have apparently been bound up
artfcay It has been suggested that this has been done