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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
Sorry He Couldn't Read.

A merry party being gathered in a city fiat made such a racket that the occupant of a neighboring apartment sent his servant down with polite message, asking if it would be possi- ble for the party to make less noise, since. as the servant announced, "Mr. Smith says that he cannot read" T am very sorry for MT. Smith" replied the host. Please present my compli- ments to your master, say that I am sorry he cannot read and tell him I could when I was four years old!"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
GRIEVE, BISSET G HOLLAND
Simple Amusement.

Amusement in the capital or Oudn, in India, is not particularly stren- uous. For an eastern crowd the ba- gar is the inevitable center of attrac- tion, "a free lounging place or club, where you may meet your fellows and exchange any ideas you may have and any compliments you may think fit to bestow." Bazar gossip takes the place of newspapers. and if there are no billiard saloons at Lucknow. 'at any shop you are allowed to play Skittles with your neighbours char acter"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
Mexican Children.

The Mexican children are delight fully interesting. Courtesy with them seems to be ingrained- As soon e they can talk they become Chesternelds. while their innate kindness prompts them to many . delicate attention.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
Natural IndIanatIon.

Count Legorini. having met a pretty housemaid on a friends doorstep. profited by the occasion to steal . kiss. but was surprised in the act by the butler. Furious at being found out, he shouted: You unmannerly rascal. Why did you not knock be fore-before coming out.--Strenna-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
Tag Champiou of the Fleet.

NEWPORT, R. l.. Aug. 6.-Seaman Tag of the battleship Alabama and Seaman Condon of the Kearsarge fought six rounds in the big barracks at the training station for the middle weight championship of the North At lantic feet A purse of $50 was of- fered by the athletic board of the fleet. Tag was the aggressor from the start and received the decision at the end.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
Advertisement Extraordinary.

A Japanese launfryman composed this advertisement: Contrary to our opposite company. ve will most clean ly and carefully wash our customers with possible cheap prices as follows: Ladies two dollars per hundred; zen tlemen ore and . half dollars per hun dred-"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
Chestnut .s Article ef Food.

The chestnut may be used as veg etable or ground into q four for bread making or prepared as a soup or pud- ding. while 1t makes an agreeable ad- ditiou to candy. In Italy. France. Spain and Turkey the nut serves as one of the chief articles of food of peasanfA
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
Will Never Be Popular.

Wtu NeVSr oe poPuiaTs
 After the doctors have proved that white bread will not sustain life and that milk Is full of disease germs. Mrs Mary Fay. of New York. lives for S0 years on bread and milk and dies at the age of 105. dying at last with physical development like that of young woman. But no bread and milk fad will result: it's too inexpensive.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
New York Could Not Hit Petty.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 6-The first game of the series between New York Americans and St. Louis resulted in victory for St. Louis by score of 2 to 1, because New York could not hit Pelty. Stones home run drive broke the way for St. Louis.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
Alfonso at English Yacht Races.

Alfonso at English Yacht Races.
 CONES. England, Aug. 8-One of the main events of the sporting world opens at Cowes. England, tomorrow. under the auspices of the British Royal Yacht squadron. Yachts belonging to the squadron will compete in handi- cap over the queens course for King Edwards cup. King Alfonso and Queen Victoria of Spain, who are at Cowes on the Spanish royal yacht Gi- ralda, escorted by the armored cruiser Princess de Asturias, will witness the contests.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
Accountant Wins Brighton Derby.

NEW YORK, Aug. 8.-Racing on the metropolitan tracks was brought to a close when Brighton's summer meeting ended in the presence of 20. 900 persons, who saw James B. Bra dy's Accountant win the Brighton Der by. Thomas Hitchcock. Jr.'s, salvidere take the Winged Foot handicap and five other races won by well backed horses.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
To Protect i. Mstsrsss.

Stitch together nevspapers enough to entirely cover the springs of your bed, and if there are siats make . second paper sheet to put under the sprinsa It yin kssp out ths dust nnl 0 sasily rsplsce1
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
cnie.sos Pounded Bender.

CHICAGO. Aug. e.-Before one of the largest crowds of the season Chi cago Americans batted Bender all over the field and won an easy game over Philadelphia. 10 to 2. here yesterday.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
ohIois Productive Fields.

In a good year Ohio grows about nine bushels of wheat for every man, woman and child in the state. . bar. rel of apples and from 20 to 2s 5ush- els of corn
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
Cut the weeds

An exchange very sensibly re- marks: Cut your weeds and you VII cut your doctor biIlA-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-08-06
Beside Himself.

No. have never seen our foreman SO angry in my life. He was so furi- ous that he absolutely worked"-Meg. gendorfer Blatter.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
WOMAN LAWYER A BRIDE

Paris-Since the passage in 1899 of
the act allowing women to practice as
barristers the number Of French Por-
tias has become quite considerable.
At the time Of the debates over the
bill in the Chamber of Deputies one OF
the many arguments advanced to Kill
the measure was that it would lead to
further demands on the part of free
woman, such as the abolition Of mar
rage. .,ssLet woman stick to her proper
sphere,''@ said the antagonistlc depucc
ties, "and be content with the role OF
wife and MOTHER
AS an emphatic answer to this, Paris
society has just been largely attending
the marriage Of Mile. Josee Martin, the
youngest and prettiest female lawyer, in
France. She has only Just received her
degree; in fact, her doctor Of laws came J!
almost as wedding present: She is
married to M. Vialla, well known a'vI en-, en-,
gineer, and it is understood that hel
marriage will in no way interfere with
her practice Of the profession Of law.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
BIGGEST FARM IN WORLD
EyerYDOuy5S.

In moment Of vinous enthusiasm
Daniel Webster put his hand in his
pocket, asked how much the national
debt was, and offered to pay it him
self. A Mexican farmer. Don Luis Ter
razas, a great friend of President Diaz,
once offered to assume the Mexican ma
tional debt; and it wouldn It have kept
him awake nights if his offer had been
accepted. Don Luis has what you
might call a tidy little farm at Chi
huahua; about eight million acres.
Takes the Mexican Central trains more
than half q day to cross it. Whew!
Don Luis is thought to own more than
million cattle, but bagatelle Of a
hundred thousand or so more or less
never bothers him. His stable consist.
of some 100000 horses; his, sheepfold
of 100000 sheep. From 100000 to 3OO,.
900 calves are branded with his brand
every spring. More than thousand
cowboys and so on keep his cattle on
a thousand hills. BY the way, his farm
includes a few mountains, for diversi
fcation. At his slaughter and packing
houses near chihuahua City, 25OOOC
cattle, as many sheep, and hogs innum
cradle are killed; and away they 90 il
his own refrigerator cars. Some 10000
! persons dwell on his estate and are
ruled by this Arabian Nights farmer
who lives in a $2,000,O00 (silver) cas-
| tie and is a swell and nabob such al
| these United States know not.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
DEMAND FOR ORNAMENT
People Feel It's Need as an Enrichment
of Somber Conditions.


In considering the problem of orna-
ment in the house Samuel Howe in an
early number of the Craftsman had
s ey of the pubo sg er oG y he
declared. ffThe people want it, they
They ask: rs not our daily life seri-
GUS and sober in all its aspects2 Give
us ornament in the house, in the street,
everywhere.
"The cry is too persistent not to be
needed. But the want expressed should
be carefully considered and wisely
supplied. -
Continuing, Mr.. Howe's definition is
standing Of a proper use of ornament:
He says: tournament is the wine Of
architecture. Thru it runs the person
ality Of the artist and into it is con-
densed his genius. But it unduly
charms and allures. 1t is to be resisted
by the weak and to be used by him
alone who can master it.
"True ornament cannot be applied.
1t arises from within the thing to be
decorated. It is the effort of person
atty to express itself. It is joined
life of the being is Joined with the
bone and muscle Of the body. Orna
ment is the surface manifestation OF
the vital energy of art comparable with
the human voice, the glance Of the eye
the touch of the hand. It conveys sen
timents ard expresses facts. 1T is rei
gious and symbolic. 1t epitomizes the
history of entire races in design thu
size of mans hand. It demands ex
istence, but it must not be allowed tt
live under selfdestroying anarchy
Government and proper development
are it's necessities, as they are those O.
all strong individual forces.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
REAL EST ATE MEN
EXPECT GOOD YEAR
Buying for Homes, Business Purposes. Invest
ment and Speculation Will Be Active in 1906,
Altho Real Estate Men Deplore Anything
Like neutrality-suspicious. of Dealers.

having and the sales we have made
thus far in the year, are for a very
strong market the coming season. The
fact that large increase has been made
in the savings deposits in the last year
will tend to increase the number of
sales. The fact is that nearly every
person who buys home first gets a
bank account as preparatory to it. Very
few persons put money in the savings
banks as permanent investment. They
save enough to buy a home or a mort
gage. We have made purchases this
month of two punches of property on
the Nicollet avenue car line near
lots and another Of twelve lots, and
have already sold the larger proper
ton of them. The salesewe have made
have been to persons who have bought
for speculative purposes. -
The indications are very strong for
speculative market. One man has
made an offer of $4,000 for an option
seems to me that business property
buying will be south of Nicollet ave-
nue. between Third and Tenth streets.
Home buying will be very general, in
my opinion. The speculative tendency
will be in residence lots.'
G. N. Chadbourn Optimistic,
c. N. Chadbourn of Chadbourn &
Braden: "The real estate prospect
for real estate for actual use was neve,
better. I should dislike to see any
thing of speculative nature, or s
boom here, because our past expe
rience with booms is not very encour
aging. I should be glad to have the
boom defer itself as long as it will
The fact that little business property
IN no ho vi
district to spread itself out and l ex
pect it will be continued in the com
ing year. An investment speculative
| such as those of S. r. Mcknight, doe
no harm, or whenever the purchase
can improve the property when thu
time comes, but for one to invest il
property equity simply to hold TO
higher values is bad for any city Whe1
! the squeeze comes.'
Wallace II. Davis Hopeful.
Wallace H. Davis, vice president o
David P. Jones & Co.: "The horizon
is pretty bright. I see no reason VIII.
1906 should not be better than 100
in the real estate business which wa
prospect is that the farmer has ha
good crops and got good prices TO
them. A prosperous year for the coun
try means prosperous year in the city
Some hesitation has existed in Mime
apolis about the building Of large apart
ment houses because the investor
thought that the city was not larg
| enough to absorb them. Minneapoli
is beyond that point. From the success
of the Plaza it may be seen that tn
demand for family apartment hotels
: good. A beautiful site for such buil6
ing would be the triangular piece 0
property between Douglas and Noun
= Curve avenues, just east of Hennepi1
It is commanding and an ideal position
Cut up into building lots it would b
SpOiled''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
Building Notes.
The Improvement Bulletin

The Improvement Bulletin reports the
following:
$; B. Appleton. 81 West Tnrty-sixtlh street, has
erect at 80 and "a West Thirty street. Foun-
dation IS In for one which will be 2Sx31, two
ss Ges s oqher
with plumbing, bath mantel, laundry. hardwood
L. A: LamoEeaux architect, reports work PRO-
to ]. L.. Cables modern two-story frame resi-
den ,oe at a Clarence street Sc E. Iayne
Of the work will be mostly by the day. Cost,
tract to erect two frame cottages at 94OS and
S2 Adrieh LAYS for the GraEd
terror, finish turnout, to be completed about
June I. Cost. $4,000.
S. R: Eager, 1907 First avenue $, has plans
for frame cottage to be erected at 21o. East
'lhirtysixth street. 1t will be 24x26 modern in
terror finish and furnace. Work will proceed
during the winter. to be completed about May l..
Ford Brothers were awarded the contract for
art loaded glass work to be used in the court
house and city hall at 5000, and the Electrical
Machinery company secured the contract for new
electrical dynamos at 81, 800.
has begun work by the day on a frame store
which he will have erected at 254O Lyndale ave
us s. 1T VIII I'LL be ls14e ;, twostory with
| Pike & Cook are pushing work on the Walker
warehouse at 100 Third avenue N Harry W
| Jones, architect
James Leck has the foundation about in TO,
his contract to erect two duplex fat buildings
at Fourteenth street and Portland avenue TO-
F. H. Peterson. The work will proceed thru thu
! winter.
Alfred Erickson has begun work by the day OF
an addition 24x16. and other improvements t,
his frame residence at 4514 Wentworth avenue
to be completed about May 1. Cost 81 800
J. W. Lindstrom, architect. reports work be
gun by the day on Nels Bruce's modern cottag
at 27O6 Thirteenth avenue S. Work will be com
pleted about the list of June. Cost 50, 600.
C. o. Hawkinson, 227 Thirty fourth avenue
has let the contract to erect his frame cottag
at 3643 Lyndale avenue to J. A. Johnson
1t will be 24N3O. Modern interior Cost 81 OOC
James Leck has the general contract for re
modelling the two stores at 1881 Sixth street S
corner First avenue. into single store, for tn
use of the California Fruit Store.
Andrew Johnson has begun work fran
cottage, 24x26. at 1850 Seventeenth nv Sc, wit
plain interior finish, to be completed about Jun
l. Cost 81 500.
KEGS & Colburn. architects. are at work o
st. Paul. Plans will be ready for figuring abou
Feb 1.
Frank W. Powers has begun work by the da
on improvements and repairs to the building
615 West Lake street, lately damaged by fire
Cost. 81. 500. -
r. Mcmillan & Co. have the contract to eree
a brick cottage at 1915 Quincy street NE, fc
| Clarkson Lin1ley.
F. c. Carlson has begun work by the day on
frame cottage, 2Ox40 at 1855 Fillmore street NJ
Cost, $1,000
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
HOME STYLE DEVELOPING
French Palace Style Unsuited to Mod
est Home Life.


The hopeful tendency of today in
decoration is the movement toward the
creation Of "home' STYLE In Amer
lea this is the only style that will ap-
peal to the vast Numbers of well-to.do
when once it is created. The avidity
with which the Mission and Arts-and
crafts styles have been taken up shows
that our people wait fhome' style
and that they are ready for it now.
Our French styles are all "palace'
styles. They were created for courts
and palaces, and they are appropriate
there. They are also appropriate in the
palaces Of American millionaires and
multimillionaires, and in the mansions
of other very. wealthy persons. But
who will say that shingled or wealth
nished with limitations of the furnish
ings of palaces9 A palace is not a
home and it never was and never will
be a home. 1t is a more or less theat-
rical show place. We Americans desire
a real home life and, to live in, there
is not one of us but would prefer
cheaper comfort to the most expensive
What "home style" have we9 We
(CoioniaD, which is pre-eminently a
home style and a good one; we have
the Dutch (ColoniaD; we have the
Flemish. Perhaps these are all, for the
Queen Anne is Colonial:
Frankly, the Colonial is the best
| complete style for American homes to-
day. The Mission Arts and Crafts is
assuming a certain air of completeness,
but it has not yet reached point
| where it includes quaintness, simplicity,
, daintiness and strength and femi-
ninity. For many rooms it issa SPLEEN
did style; for some rooms it lacks a bit
| of daintiness; but person could live
happily and wholesomely and we'll in
Mission Crafts style.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
BARNES BROS.
200 Oneida Bldg, 104 So. 4th St.

S12OO-423 W 31st st, store and fat
of 3 rooms, sewer, city water, gas,
corner lot.
S12OO-402S Bryant av N, Groom
house, lot, 42x12S to alley.
Sl2OO-29OO 18th av S, rooms, well
and cistern; corner lot, 41x12S to
alley.
S125O-22O3 10Th av s, rooms, city
water, lot 25x150.
S130O-3643 Emerson av> n, 5 rooms,
lot SOx12S to alley.
S13OO-2517 18th av S, 5 rooms, lot
29x127 to alley.
S135O-3O2O 18th av S, 8 rooms, ar
ranged for two families, city water,
lot 32x136 to alley.
S1AOO-9O7 goth av NE, 6 rooms, city
water, gas, large cellar; lot 44x96.
S15OO-536 Logan av N, s rooms, city
water, sewer, full basement, lot 81
x36 to alley.
S1G0D-49O1 Humboldt av n, chicken
ranch, 3 acres, 6 rooms, barn and
two chicken houses 10x3O each, run
ming water on the land.
S17OO-2119 10th av S, rooms
sewer, city water, gas, full base
ment, lot 46x146x100.
Sl75O-241o Como av Sc, new house
Of 7 rooms, city water, large lot.
S225O-2618 Pil]sbury av, Z rooms
city water, sewer, gas, lot 36xl65 t.
alley.
S2AOO-3O44 Grand av, rooms, cit,
water, gas, barn, corner lot, 51x12'
to alley.
The above properties can be bough
on easy terms, with a small paymen
down. and the balance monthly to sui
the purchaser. Call for our new illus
trated catalog Of houses on easy terms
Will build to suit the buyer.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

~HE real estate horizon as seen
at the dawn of 1906 is rosy.
A This is not an off-hand guess as
to- the probable future for the next
year, but is the concensus of OPINION
of the leading men in the fraternity.
So good is the prospect and so busy are
the early days of the year that several
of the agents who take their annual
vacation of a month or more early IN
the year have hesitated about aana leaving
The year gives prospect of being, a
busy one in home buying, buying for
business purposes, buying for invest
ment, and buying for speculation. or
on options. Bank clearings for 1905
have indicated the general prosperity
of the people. The size of the savings
able activity in real estate, as savings
deposits are generally considered tenn
porarv, or as nucleus of a sum for
buying a home, or for investment in
good mortgages, when the right amount
is reached.
Many After Snaps.
With some firms a feature is a di
rectory Of clients with money to invest
who have fled standing orders of theil
desire to be notified when any snaps
in property are offered. This is -taker
as good intimation of a surplus IL
many q small bank account.
AS usual the real estate men deplore
anything that resembles boom. They
do not want to see the time come whe1
investors are buying on option Of
equity. for when a squeeze comes these
are often shut out with bad genera
effect. They are very much gratified
however, to find how general is thu
early inquiry for properties to use a
homes.
The scarcity of stores on Nicolle
avenue and in the business center i
expected to result in much business
building. The trend is believed to b
south Of Nicollet and Third street, alth
Hennepin avenue is beginning to asser
itself as the retail boundary line.
F. C. Nickels of Nickels & Smit]
says: "The indications, in my iudg
ment, from the inquiries we have bee1
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
Treating a Brass Bed.

Is the brass bed in badly furnished
condition? Then procure little
metal pomade-a sort Of reddish paste
used by machinists to keep the various
Go all over the brass with this and see
how quickly and easily it removes the
tarnish, and then have the brass lac
quered, so that it will remain in good
condition for long time. The great
est care must be used in polishing any
lacquered surface. Nearly all the gray
finished silverware now on the market
is lacquered, as are silver-gilt articles
and brass beds and clocks. Otter, this
finish is disturbed by the use Of some
airy, clean damp cloth being sufficient
to keep lacquered article in good con.
dition.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07
CTIAIR-RAIL PLAN PRACTICAL
Variety in Decoration Secured by Using
Contrasting Dado. ..a, o..

The furniture to be used in the din
ing-room is more or less limited IN char
acter, writes Walter1Dyer in the Ideal
House. We must have; the dining table
and chairs, Of, course, and a sideboard
or buffet. We may add china and cut
glass closets, with glass doors, and pos.
larette. A fireplace ANA riantel add tone,
as in almost any room.
When it comes to the wallsy however,
we have greater latitude. As a rule,
the use Of the dado and chair rail is
the most practical for the dining-rQom.
while the upper third treatment with
a plate-rail is more decorative. The
woodwork and the entire color scheme
should be darker than in the parlor.
The silver and glass and linen will re-
lieve it of any tendency. toward somb1e-
ness or heaviness. I like to see the
dining room woodwork match the furni-
ture, as rule, and, the parlor wood
! work form a contrast.
The dining-room chairs are SO con
stantly pushed back to the wall that a
chair7rail is often very desirable on the
score of durability, tho practically the
same result can be obtained, if the
upper third treatment is employed, by
placed at short intervals in the lower
! two thirds, or strong burlap can be used
It produces confusion Of line and pro
portion to use both chairrail and plate
rail- ~ 49, 49,
If chair-rail is used, variety car
be gained by means Of a dado Of darker
. tone than the sidesiwall. A plain in
grain or unfgured stripe may be used
or one of the simple patterns made 70,
CT course, harmonic in color. For thu
side wall number of good patterns
are on the market-fruit and verdur
tapestries, burlap and other fabric imi
tations, rich two-tones, stencil effect
and Empire, Morris, Colonial and her
aldic patterns Tapestry papers ofte7
look. well paneled. The possible colo
schemes for this treatment are innu
merable. ~ ,.1' .-
In the upper third treatment prac
ticallv the same papers can be en-
ployed, preferably with plain shad
in the lower two-thirds. -.~ ,. : 49,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-07

BY special arrangement with Glenn
L. Saxton, architect, 731, 7a2 Andrus
building, a complete set of plans and
Specifications of this house, includ-
ing one set Of blue prints. will be
$ furnished at Mr.. Saxton's office for
$25. These will be complete In every
detail. Mr.. Saxton Will also furnish
to The journal readers for 81 beau
tifu, practical and helpful book Of
plans, entitled American Dwellings,"
of houses ranging from $500 up.
Portfolio No. 2, of residences costing
from $1,000 to $4,000, Soc; portfolio
No. 8, of stores, banks and churches,
SOC. A church portfolio will also be
given free to any reader OF, Z h e
journal upon application to the
architect, ----- ------- I"