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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
THE MENDING BASKET

Hold piece of white cloth back of
the eye Of needle and see how quick
ly the thread will go thru.
In mending household linen the most
satisfactory way to do, is to mend it
before it is sent to the laundry, not
when it returns, starched and ready for
use once more.
When Wristbands are burst and but
tonholes torn out, put on new bands of
twilled cotton and work the button
holes with coarse thread, making the
ends especially strong.
The knees Of stockings are patched
by laying square cut from an old
stocking underneath and darning upon
it. Heels are patched in the same way
but patched toes are apt to produce
corns on the wearers.
The wear Of mems shirts can be
heightened by new wrist and collar
bands, mending the buttonholes ant
darning where the bosom breaks from
the shirt. Such darning is hidden b.
the vest. All starch must be washed
out first.
How easy it is to take stitch Il
time when everything necessary is a
hand, and how difficult when the cas-
is vice versa. Spools of cotton of va
rious numbers, silk of different hues
needles Of graduated size, wax, emer,,
and sharp scissors good supply 0
these greatly expedites the work Of tn
l needlewoman.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
Psychology, Of the Door

TTHE real estate man tipped the ashes from his
i cigar prelude to speaking . Did you ever
observe, - he asked, chow much human nature
there is in the shutting of doors The author who
the least original. Any sort of emotion can't
express in words he always express by shutting
door
tive gotten can read mans character and
sometimes his past life by the way he enters this ROOM
1t had my way never would rent a house to a man
who turns the knob hestatngly opens the door with
soft and steathy push and carefully and quietly closes
it behind him. that he is beside my desk almost be-
fore know he has entered IN matter what man
credentials Know nstinctiyely that that sort of fell
low will sneak out Of anything he can avoid doing
even paying his rent Il He needs watching. Then
there is the who bursts in with sort OF bang,
slams the door behind him. He is the clustering over
bearing and unbearable kind who makes life miserable
from whatever apartment house he lives in. He is
the kind of man who wants the world made over ac-
cordng to his Dictates and the kind of tenant who
stays two months in the neighborhood
because nothing earth suits him.
'sThe third and worst type is the man who never
shuts door behind him You will meet him every.
where. He always comes in the front door of sur
face car because it easiest and never even in the
coolest day of winter turns toshut it behind him. he
is genial, jovia slovenly chap-who never goes out
of his way to take responsibility to his rent
Worst Of ALL he is the most prevalent type, and that
is why, when We had old fashioned doorsprng on,
we were always living in draught around here. But
I've fixed all that.
merely piece Of theatrical property. 1t doesn work
except human nature After the stenographer
had pulled thru pneumonia couple of times and the
office boy had gotten the grippe, and had had
cough that sent to doctor to get my lungs tested
we all decided that there but thing to do, and
that was to keep the office door shut-if had to
lock it. bought patent spring that ought to have
done the work. It did in fact. From the day that
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
A HEL1oTRoPE VOICE

It looks as If the engrossing crystal
ball and palm reading will be put out
of business by character reading by
voice, the new fad which aristocratic
London has taken up. A lecturer on
the subject says that there are eolors
in voices. A jealous person, for exam
pie, is said to have voice like mud
A somewhat similar shade of voice be.
speaks selfshness, while nice heiio'
trope tone indicates affection and deyo
tion. 1t is eonsoling to learn that one
may dye ones voice, as it were, fol
with a dash of repentance, truth OF
reformation and few other ingredi
ents one may bring even a blacklist
voice to pretty, shade of pink, which
is apparently the most desirable coiel
in the vocal range.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
A Joke That Caught a Thief

IN THE lobby of the Waldorf the other night
l whose name is known to tens OF thousands
of New Workers, says the Press, surprised a group
Of prominent men by telling them that recent big
defalcation in Wall Street bank discovered thru
his agency. 49,. .. ~ az 49,.
1T was thru joke intended having at the
pense of my brother-inlaw, who is vicepresdent Ct
the bank,'' he explained IT do not suppose in all
the history of banking in New York there is just such
another - T..
"My cashier sent to the bank, as usual, check
covering the amount of my weekly payroll Being in
hurry he did count the money when his assistant
brought it from the bank. Nor did his assistant,
it afterward TRANSFERRED count the bills when he
ceived them from the paying teller. It after
banking hours when my cashier counted over the
money and found the teller had given him just $73
too much. Saturday is pay day in my office, and
had left before the discovered On Monday
the cashier told about the overpayment, and said
he about to send it back to the bank with an
explanatory letter. -.s -. ~ ,5e.t,- .~.> r. -,
''Don't send it right away" said II want to
have fun with my brother-in-aw. He's always
Dragging about the wonderful system by which his
bank is rum and how impossible for any mistakes to
happen I'll drop in to him this afternoon and
josh him a bit, then send the money over.''
~ carried out my part Of the program all right.
Ny brotherin-law the most chagrined you
ever He declared such thing impossible;
that according to the system in use, the deficit would
instantly be shown. Finally, seeing that I not
joking, he went out to the telers desk to do little
usually grave. Don't send that money back just
YETI he said. There be something queer
The teller's book shows no such deficit. Wen look
into the matter little more closely tonight. Mean
WHILE please say nothing about it. 4s r. ,.5 il.
b, F'Next day all New York was talking about tht
arrest Of the bank clerk and how series Of thefts
extending over many years, had been unearthed Th<
clerk had juggled the books, that when he foun,
he was $7S short he concluded it of the
doctored accounts in which he had made a mistake
so he made his books balance to suit the occasion
But for that overpayment he might have kept up hi
stealing all the rest of his life without detection M
orother-1n-aw tells me there is system Of check
ing in the bank - ..= ~ - ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20

spring was adjusted human being WIG entered
this office suddenly conceived passion for shutting
the door. The very sight Of the springs which could
do the work all by itself seemed to inspire human
ture to the heights of peryersity Consequence We
all began to get troubles from the constant
banging When man and patent spring eonspire
house shakes The walls Of the began toEweaken
from the shocks Even the beggars and tramps who
in would take one glance at the spring and shut
the door with all their farce, carefully tho their
lives depended upon it, &C. .zT:.%55&
IT found myself acquiring form Of monomania
that got me Woozy couldn't attend to to, my work
thinking about and when it WASH banging sat star
ing at the spring and waiting for to bang again. At
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
What the Market Affords

cherry on each slice of tongue and
serve at once with orange salad.
To make the salad, remove the peel
from the orange, slice the pulp length
wise of the fruit, and sprinkle it light
ly with salt and paprika, then for a
pint of the fruit use three or four
tablespoonfuls of olive oil. Toss and
turn the fruit with spoon and fork,
adding the last of the oil cautiously.
Turn onto a bed of lettuce hearts and
serve at once.
| Date gems are quite as grateful to
the palate as the much-heralded blue
berry mullins. Good Housekeeping
gives the following recipe: Separate
| two eggs, beat the yolks, add half a
pint of milk, half a cup of finely
chopped dates, cup and half of
whole wheat flour, sifted with one tea
| spoonful of baking powder, table
spoonful of melted butter, and beat
thoroly. Stir in lightly the well-beaten
whites of the eggs. Bake in hot, well
creased gem pans in quick oven for
| about twenty minutes.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20

Nothing can be more delicious than
hot boiled tongue cooked according to
the directions laid down in the Boston
Cooking School Magazine. Cover a
picked ora pickled-andsmoked tongue
with cold water and heat to the boil
ing point, then let simmer until tender.
It will take three or four hours. Re-
move from the kettle and free from the
skin, then cut in slices. Dispose these
on a platter, and pour over them a
thick, hot brown sauce, to pint of
which one-fourth of cup of claret and
port wine and two tablespoonfuls OF
current jelly are added. Set candied
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20

into lace band cuffs, and below these
cuffs of the goods cut into tabs on the
upper edge, going back over the lace
bands, the latter just revealing them
selves between the tabs. Finish tabs
with the buttons.
If the white lace hat is entirely fol-
best, or is of a fragile nature, then
by all means have an embroidered hat
for everyday wear with wash frocks
No headwear is prettier or more girlish
looking than these washable hats, and
as they are So eass; of construction
should be quite withi1 the skill of any
young girl once she is provided with
the necessary material and the wire
frame. Elizabeth Lee.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
The Modern Marriage of Emily
BY POLLY PENN.

t'Isn't she married woman7"
asked the man, pricking up his ears.
" Certainly she is married, and most
happily married." answered the
woman. ~
s'Then I want to know why she Is
gallivanting off to Europe to draw pic
turesq''
"Because it's good opening for
her, coolly answered the woman.
'tWhy shouldn't she go when she has
the chance9'' .-
"1s her husband goingq"
ono" said the woman. '"They re
not rich, you know. This is business
trip for her. It will mean big things
for her art.' .-s
$50 you tell me. Rather a new
fashioned domesticity, isn't it9'
"Well,'' said the woman, guess l
wouldn It call it domesticity at all.
It's a happy marriage. That goes one
BETTER -. :s1., 80,
.tTush!' said the man. He is an
old-fashioned man, and he said
ssTush' fercely. He also arose and
walked the floor. And he delivered
himself of his thoughts on this new
kind of matrimony wherein women &C
out to work, and not only to work, but
to CAD about the universe ''-as ht
put tin the interests of their various
businesses.
What business has married
4 woman to have business9' cried he
with more fervor than choice Of words
eWhen she marries her interest is he
husband IS. There are enough things t.
keep her busy in her home, if she woult
attend to them. How can any woman
with a right feeling for the man sh
married run off to the ends Of tn
earth and leave the fellow to shift 70
himself2''
The woman smiled as she bent owe
her work.
Her husband isn't an invalid, 20
know she suggested, mildly. 81 sus
pect he can get back and forth to hi
work; and surmise he will still b
able to find his way to the place wher
they take their dinners
The man snorted. No cooking don
at home, eh70 said he.
nOh, no. said the woman calml..
ssss You know Emily is an artist. Sh
has kept her studio and gone right 0
with her work. They live in a dear Ii
tie apartment. Emily gets breakfas
They take their dinners out. It's b,
hemian and jolly. =
tits outrageous!o exclaimed TIL
very old-fashioned man.
Now, look here said the woma1
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20

seriously. "Emily and her husband
are one of the happiest couples know.
They are much happier than many
pairs could name wherein the wife
waits on her husband hand and foot,
and cannot breathe out Of his sight.
You are shocked because they have the
modern notion Of matrimony, which is
that it is contract for the highest
good Of both, and not merely for the
material comfort Of one. The trouble
with you men is that you regard mar.
riage as an arrangement whereby you
are to get well-cooked meals, happy
home, and the sympathy that will help
you on in your work. The woman Is
to get food, clothes, roof and affec-
| ton. You don It think of her ASA rea-
soning creature with talents and ambi-
lions of her own. She is merely an ac-
cessory to minister to your happiness
and success. Isn't it 500
| 'tShe likes it, triumphed the man.
t'She is happiest to-
"Not always the woman shook
her head. "Never, If she is a strongly
individual woman. When the average
man proposes marriage he means some
thing very much like this: Because ]
$ IOV0 yOu W1ol you W Pun ooAN&S 80
aims and ambitions except those per,
tanning to my personal comfort. wish
you to deliberately waste the talent ma.
ture has given you, and which you have
cultivated at great cost and time. II
1 I did not love you I should be glad tc
see you go ahead to achieve things
But since do, you must sacrifice YOU
own nature, come be my housekeepe1
and handmaiden, and be happy in the
knowledge that you are making me
sleek, fat, prosperous-and selfish.
; emo man says that said the wo
man, ssbut it IS what he means, as hi
: proves by his Mortified indignation
3 when he hears Of woman doing any
thing else. Now, if you will pardon
: me, that attitude seems to me as ia
, as possible from love. It is a selfsl
} desire for personal qualification ant
} comfort. It is not a desire for tn
highest good, the highest happiness o
> the loved one, which is what love ough
to be.
;. The common conception Of mar
. riage is that two people who love eac
I other ought to stand in the way 0
: each others highest development. TIL
J. right conception - and the ideal tina
: will prevail some days that the
ought rather to joy in promoting eac
s others welfare, even at the cost of !.
little self sacrifice. Such happy union
j, as those of the singer, Emma Eame'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
A WELLTIMED SERMON.

DROPHET CROWDY, who has established strange
l sect in Painfeld, n. j. is immensely tall stout
man, with resonant, deep voice and good OF
humor.
AS he preached Sunday in Planfeld, auditor
consulted his watch, whereupon the prophet, smiling,
said:
''Put up that watch, please, brother. Don't put
in the position of Bishop x, of Philadelphia.
Bishop preached one day last month earth
quakes, and after the service said to him:
. g. An excellent sermon, bishop, and welltimed
''The bishop smiled bitterly he answered:
{" yes, it certainly well-timed. Half the con-
gregation had their watches out all the while ]
talked -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20

The fancy apron has quite as dis
tinct place in the feminine wardrobe
as has any article Of apparel with
which milady arrays herself. It does
not require much time in the making
and yet adds no little attractiveness to
her afternoon or morning toilette when
she takes up the needle or serves tea
to her guest. It is one of the small ac-
cessories which no woman with the in
stinct for sdaintiness likes to do with
out. A charming little apron is
sketched which shows three points on
its lower edgessa and one for the bib.
These points may be adorned in any
pretty fashion, hand embroidery being
suggested in the drawing. The pattern
comes in one size, for which IN yards
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
A String of Good Stories
A TIMELY QUESTION.
"Icannof fell how the truth may be:
say the tale as twas told to me-.

M AYOR GUTHRIE of Pittsburg said of certain
w voting lists:
''These lists are too favorable. They compare with
the truth the Sunday school attendance at this
time of the year compares with the average Sunday
school attendance 90.
.'You know how it is in Sunday schools on
towards the Fourth?
'eIn one school, bright Sunday afternoon at
the end Of June the superintendent tapped the
bell for silence waited till the hum of talk ceased,
and then said: 'T a-
t''I glad to many new faces here with
todayso many bright, eager faces full of promise,
full of enthusiasm rejoicing to be here. [ am sure
you have all enjoyed the beautiful lesson and now,
before close service, and while the secretary
is preparing his report, will wait moment to see
if there any little points that have been over
looked. Has any question to ask?'
''There was a pause, and new boy Of II or Is
years
'''Well, my young friend7' said the superinten-
dent ...
'Id like know said the boy, if there S goin'
to be school picnic this Fourth'''' -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
AN UNFAIR WAY,

Ohm MITCHELL, president Of the United Mine
Workers. talked in Indianapolis about the various
methods the mines for weighing COAL OF one
method a method of the pvt, he said: ss.-=
''This method was long ago abandoned on account
of it's unfarness It most unfair. The list ana
pound method in fact, scarcely worse.
'sThe fist and pound method originated, they say,
in Scranton. simple-rninded old lady ran grocery
store there. in day and asked for
pound of bacon. The old lady cut off generous
chunk of bacon, and them going to weigh it, found
that she had mislaid her pound weight.
g Dear me- she said, L can't find my pound
weight anywhere. : ~-.A
StThe man, seeing that there about two
pounds in the chunk cut off; said hastily:
<. Never mind. My fist weighs pound.
& And he put the bacon side of the scales
and his fist the other. The two of course, just
balanced * ~ --~ To-.
= 1T looks kind o. large for pound, don it =
asked the old lady, as she wrapped the bacon up
* 1T does look large said the man, as he tucked
the meat under his arm still
s'But just then the old lady found her pound
weight.
q 'Ah, she said, in relieved voice, now we can
prove this business Put it on here again
t'But the wisely refrained from putting the
bacon on the scales to be tested. He put his fist
again instead. And his fist, you may be sure, just
balanced the pound weight. =
t'The old lady was much pleased. -.E:. y
well done, she said and here's couple o. rec
herrin' for yer skill and honesty "".
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20

and her husband, the artist, Julian
Story, are types Of these ideal mar
riages we shall have one Of these days,
when women are as individual and men
as unselfsh as they ought to be.
And I i, for one,''' finished the
woman, with a convincing nod, "am
overjoyed to see Emily and her fair.
minded husband helping along that
day. Of course I don It expect you tc
agree with me. ~
And of course he didn't
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
A TYPICAL AMERICAN GIRL.

I G.. PHELPS STOKES, the noted sociologist
y. praised in address the democratic and unsnob-
bish spirit of the typical American girl
"a typical American girl he said, "dined one
night in London at Prince s. During the concert that
followed the dinner the girl noticed a TALL handsome
man. and said:
" who is that gentleman there3'
'Her host, Engshman, frowned and replied:
60 Gentleman Gentleman indeed! Why, that is
a lord-Lord Seymour of Somerset
''The American girl smiled and said calmly:
''f But I suppose some of them are gentlemen
sometimes' - ...-..
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20

Tongue, Is cents a pound.
: Lamb for stew, 10 and Is cents a
pound.
American cheese, IL to % cents a
pound.
Cracked rice, 6 and 7 cents a pound.
Parsley, 5 cents a bunch.
Cocoanuts, cents each.
Peaches, 25 cents a dozen. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
QUITS.

TITS June, the wedding month.
i "Jerome," said the fair young bride, "can you
still love me when confess that false teeth7''
The groom pulled off his wig.
s'Thank goodness he said, now can cool my
head.'' -. -.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20

is simply slipped bottom down, into
the top of thes9glass, resting on the
edge. z >. /"
The ordinary butter plate just fits
exactly, most glasses in common use.
and keeps the contents perfectly air
tight.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
Hou to Get The Journal Gibsons
s.PLenty of Good Fish in the SCI"
Is the Gibson subject for the week.

last in desperation worked out the solution Went
out and ordered a counterfeit rubber spring which
wouldnt work. had the real spring removed and the
fake one adjusted and now-just watch!''
Just then a entered the Office AS ne qua SO
he glanced casually back at the door, and catching
sight of the rubber spring. turned and with both hands
carefully gently closed the door, testing it to see
that it latched.
"There!n commented the real estate agent, lean
ing con6dentiay toward his visitor, what did tell
you9 Now, what do you thinks Is there something
the matter with door springs-or is there screw
loose somewhere in human nature?''-New ork Press
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20

NON We entered the Black Forest. ...,. .z-@
~ 'But why - we asked, starting back in surprise,
"why is there ladder against every tree9''
"tThe COUNT guide replied, hunts the boar
tomorrow a.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
. ON THE HoTEL PIAZZA.

DUBY-Is that Harry Harker' 8 handwritng9
IN Pearl-Yes, love. [ am engaged to him, you
know ..5... .-.-s ......y. T.
Ruby-Yes, Z know was engaged to him myself
last summer. -
Pearl Dear Harry! I wonder who will MARI! him
eventually. -. -'- = 80 ~.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
Where Feminine Fancy Lights

Of material SO inches wide are needed
a fine nainsook, cross-barred muslin OF
lawn may be used.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20

You can wear with success all shades
OF blue, also pale pink, wine red, deep
gray, golden brown, pale and Z dark
green, black, cream and possibly the
mauves and puppies.
You could wear princess frock ex-
tremely well, and the checked gingham
will make up nicely in this style, either
gathered or pleated to fit the waist line
(the latter model launders best. and is
good when arranged with plain front
paneD. Finish the sides and back OF
the dress with a deep founce set or
with band of white embroidery. Lay
on a square yoke of embroidery on the
waist, and cut the top of the bodice
into tabs, bringing them up on to the
yoke and holding down with pearl but
tons. Have full puff sleeves brough
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-20
FROM ELIZABETH LEE
. Pink and White bingham.

Dear Miss Lee-Will you kindly tell
what colors are most becoming to me
and how to make pink and white
checked bingham dress9 Would prin-
cess style do for mes 1 am II years
old, feet inches tall, waist %, bust
80, hips 49, I have light brown hair,
fair complexion, but with little color,
and dark brown eyes. I have a white
lace hat Do you think it advisable to
get an embroidery onea ID. b.
Minneapolis.