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The Yale expositor., 1907-12-20
Various Devices Used for
Preservation of Beauty

Madame Vestris, the celebrated
French beauty, slept every night with
her face plastered in paste made of
milk, oxide of zinc and corn starch, in
order to drive back the wrinkles and
keep her complexion fresh and fair.
During the reign of Empress Eu-
genie, bathing in milk was practiced
by every fashionable beauty who could
afford the luxury. This custom was
carried to such an extent that there
became a great scarcity of milk for do
nestle purposes until at length the
police discovered that the vendors
were in the habit of buying back the
milk which had been used in the bath
and selling it over again to their tea
and coffee drinking customers.
Lola Montez said the secret OF pre-
serving beauty lay in three simple
things, temperance, exercise and clean
illness.
A small round bath tub, invented for
the use of Marie Antoinette still bears
her baths a decoction of wild thyme
and marjoram, to which was added
sea salt.
Anne Boleyn was the first of the
English queens to indulge in the lux
ury of bathing and cleanliness as we
know it, and ended the thousand years
without baths, which constitutes one
of the misfortunes of the middle age.
Nine. de la VALERIE retained the
beauty of her golden hair by washing
it in rum, into which was put an in
fusion of bitter apples (colocynthis).
The Yale expositor., 1907-12-20

sweep of his long arm toward the
northwest. Coin to-be hell-out
there-damn soon."
How? Are things developing into
a truly serious affair-a real cam
paign?"
Every buck--in the-Sioux nation
is makin'-fer the-bad lands" and
he laughed noiselessly. his nervous
fingers gesticulating. guess that
means-business.
Brant hesitated. Should he attempt
to learn more about the young girl?
Instinctively he appreciated the fulfil
ity of endeavoring to extract informa-
ton from Murphy, and he experienced
a degree of shame at thus seeking to
penetrate her secret. He glanced
about. seeking some way of recross-
ing the stream.
IF you require any new equipment"
he said tersely. I'VE can probably sup
ply you at the camp. How do you
manage to get across here?"
Murphy, walking stiffiy, led the way
down the steep slope, and silently
pointed out log bridging the narrow
stream He stood watching while the
officer picked bis steps across, but
made no responsive motion when the
other waved his hand from the oppo.
site shore. his sallow face looking
grim and unpleasant.
The young officer marched down
the road his mind busted with the
peculiar happenings of the morning
and that prospect for early active
service limited at in the brief utter
ances of the old scout. Brant was 8
The Yale expositor., 1907-12-20

you were certainly troubled over come
problem"
Wynkoop glanced up quickly, a
slight flush rising in his pale cheeks.
"Perplexing questions which must be
decided off-hand are constantly arts
ing. And just now / scarcely know
what action to take regarding certain
applications for church membership.
Brant laughed. II hardly consider
myself a competent adviser in matters
of church policy" he admitted. yet
have always been informed that all sc
desiring are to be made welcome In
religious fellowship"
Theoretically. yes" And the min
lister stopped still in the road, facing
his companion. But this special case
presents certain peculiarities. The
applicants, as / learn from others, are
not leading lives above reproach. Sc
far as ] know. they have never ever
attended church service until last Sun
day, and | have some reason to sus
pect an Interior motive. ] am anxious
to put nothing in the way of any hon
estly seeking soul, yet / confess tina
i'm these cases hesitate"
But your elders? DO not they share
the responsibility of passing upor
such applications?
The flush on MIR. Wynkoop's cheek
deepened. and his eyes fell "Ordi
narily, yes; but in this case ! fea
they may prove unduly harsh. +
feel--that these applications cam'
through the special intercession of
certain young lady. and am anxiou
not 20 hurt her feelings in any way. o
The Yale expositor., 1907-12-20

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beautiful applique guipure cod deeper
of
with magnificent clasp of da
the bottom of the skirt of this
The long halfempe skirt is
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The Yale expositor., 1907-12-20

The return of stripes in the choicest
fabrics prepared for winter was q
surprise to many who had looked for a
reign of plain materials after the LONG
use OF checked. plaided and striped
ones. Even the broadcloths are out
crossed by lines or checks or plaids.
and from them through the whole
range of fine weaves to chiffon and
other transparent textures striped eff
fects are apparent
Holbrook argus., 1907-02-12
New Source of Paper.

Q big opportunity for Southern farm
ers is offered by the perfection OF a
new method Of making paper-namely,
out of cotton stalks = according TO
Frank n. Bauskett, who has an article
on this subject in the Technical World
Magazine, entitled New Source of Pa
per-" According to this authority, the
practical effect will be to increase the
present value of the cotton crop of the
south by nearly $100,OOO,0OO annually.
Harvie Jordan, president of the South
ern Cotton Association, declares that
the manufacture of paper from fiber of
the cotton stalk is one of the latest and
most interesting inventions of the new
century. For many years expert In
ventors have been busily engaged ex-
perimenting with the cotton stalk. and
recent developments give assurance that
their laborS are to be rewarded with
signal success. Paper manufactured
from the cotton stalk is of the strongest
texture and softest finish. Several
plants will be erected during the next
few months in the South, which will
be in full operation within the next
year. Mr.. Bauskett's article is illus
trated with reproductions from photo
graphs showing the machines used In
this new process of manufacturing pa
per.
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BUSY BELGIUM.
Every Creature Works There Except
Sheep and Pigs

There is more population to the
square mile in Belgium than in any
other part of the earth except China
and some parts of India, writes Will
liam Z. Curtis in the Chicago Record
Herald. There isn't an inch of ground
wasted; every drop of water in the
streams is utilized, and every ounce Of
strength and energy is applied. Every
body works in Belgium but tile sneep
and the pigs. Dogs and COWS have to
draw heavy burdens. The dogs do the
churning on the farms and draw mar
ket carts loaded with vegetables TO
market. Sometimes they have a wom-
an harnessed in with them, which is
a little hard on the woman, but very
complimentary to the dog, and it helps
him to draw the load.
Mines, factories, toy gardens, beauti-
full villas, immense railway stations
and long blocks of brick houses are
mixed up like the objects in kaleido-
scope as the train rushes through busy
Belgium. There is always town in
s1ght-long, narrow streets inclosed by
AiSu DIICh leuSInoHCS QVe ana SIX
stories high, with steep roofs covered
with slate, and between them are little
farms, like those that you see in Japan.
patches of wheat, rye or barley no
bigger than the straw beds in an Amer
lean garden, with little strips of pota-
toes or other vegetables planted be-
tween. Every inch of the soil is cul.
tivated, even up to the ballasting on
the railroad tracks. There is nothing
to show where the farms divide.
Hedges take up too much room and
fence material is too expensive. Hill
sides that are too steep for farming
are planted to trees and cultivated like
cabbages or turnips, because every
stick of timber has a value here. The
waste of an American sawmill would
be worth a fortune in Belgium. AD-
parently the women folks do most of
the farming. You scarcely ever see a
man in the fields as the train hurries
by. This is due to the fact that the
men can get better wages in the mines
and mills than they can earn on the
farms.
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differences, whether about labor or any
thing else, they may destroy property and
assault and beat other men and kill the
police if they, in the discharge of their
duty, interfere to preserve the peace there
is little ground to hope that they will
listen to any warning.
1T is not the least among the hard
ships of the peaceable. frugal and labori-
Gus poor to endure the tyranny of mobs,
who with lawless force dictate to them
under penalty OF peril to limb and life
where, when and upon what terms they
may earn livelihood for themselves and
their families. Any government that is
worthy of the name will strenuously en-
deavor to secure to all within its jurisdic-
ton freedom to follow the lawful voca-
tons and safety for their property and
their persons while obeying the law, and
the law is common sense.
1t holds each man responsible for the
natural and probable consequences of his
own acts. 1t holds that whoever advises
murder is himself guilty of the murder
that is committed pursuant to his advice,
and if men band together for forcible
resistance to the execution of the law and
advise murder as a means of making such
resistance effectual, whether such advice
be to one man to murder another or to
Holbrook argus., 1907-02-12

a numerous class to murder men of an
other class, all who are so banded to-
gether are guilty of any murder that is
committed in pursuance of such advice.
The people of this country love their
institutions, they love their homes, they
love their property. They will never con-
sent that by violence. and murder those
institutions shall be broken down, their
homes despoiled and their property de-
stroyed. And the people are strong
enough to protect and sustain their insti-
tutions and to punish all offenders against
their laws, and those who threaten danger
to civil society if the law is enforced are
leading to destruction whoever may at
tempt to execute such threats.
The existing order of society can be
changed only by the will of the majority.
Each man has the full right to entertain
and advocate by speech and print such
opinions as suit himself and the great
body of people will usually care little
what he says. But if he proposes MUIR
der as a means of enforcing his opinions
he puts his own life at stake And no
clamor about free speech or the evils to
be cured or the wrongs to be redressed
will shield him from the consequences
of his crime. His liberty is not a Ii
cense to destroy. The liberation that he
enjoys he must extend to others and not
arrogantly assume that the great majority
are wrong and may rightfully be coerced
by terror or removed by dynamite.
Holbrook argus., 1907-02-12
Violin Village.

There is a little town named Mark
neukirchen, in SaXony, where nearly
every inhabitant is engaged in the man.
Ifacture of violins. The industry gives
employment to nearly $1,000 people,
who live in Markneukirchen and the
surrounding villages. The old men
make the ebony fingerboards, screws
and stringholders. and the younger
ones, with strong, steady hands and
clear eyes. put the pieces together,
which is the most difficult performance
of all. The women attain marvellous
skill in polishing the violin after it is
fitted up. and almost every family has
its peculiar method of polishing, which
IS handed down from mother to daugh-
ter-some eXcelling in a deep wine col
or, others in citron or orange color.
The more expensive violins are pol
ished from twenty to thirty times be-
fore they are considered perfect and
ready for use.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Holbrook argus., 1907-02-12
JUDGE GARY'S SPEECH
TO THE ANARCHISTS.

The death of Judge Joseph E.~Gary,
who was for 43 consecutive years on
the Superior Court bench in Chicago,
recalls to mind the historical trial of
he anarchists responsible for the Hay
market riot which occurred in May,
1886. The men were tried before Judge
Gary and found guilty of murder in
the first degree and it devolved on him
to impose sentence.
Addressing the prisoners he spoke in
part as follows:
l am quite we'll aware that what you
have said, although addressed to me, has
been said to the world, yet nothing has
been said which weakens the force of
the proof or the conclusions therefrom
upon which the verdict is based. You
are all men of intelligence and know that
if the verdict stands it must be executed
The reasons why it shall stand 1 have
already sufficiently stated in deciding the
motion for a new trial. l em sorry be-
yond any power of expression for your
unhappy condition and for the terrible
events that have brought it about. 1
shall address to you neither reproaches
nor exhortation.
What l shall say shall be said in the
faint hope that few words from place
where the people of the State of Illinois
have delegated the authority tc declare
the penalty of a violation of their laws
and spoken upon an occasion so solemn
and awful as this may come TO the knowl-
edge of and be needed by the ignorant,
deluded and misguided men who have list
ened to your counsels and followed your
Edvice.
1 say in the faint hope, for If men
are persuaded that because of business
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JONAIdAN MAI ltEN ltOO.
than Mayhem lived until the outbreak
of the Revolution it is reasonably GER
tain that he would have followed the
example of Muhlenberg in exchanging
the pulpit for the camp.
He co-operated with James Otis and
other of the earlier opponents of Brit
ish tyranny, and in the. pulpit and
through the press taught resistance to
the beginnings of that civil oppression
that was to end in the final measures
that drove the colonies to revolution.
In January, 1850, he delivered a SER
mon on the execution of Charles l.. in
which he advocated setting limit to
the allegiance a subject owes his SOW
ereign. In his Thanksgiving sermon
in 1866 he pleaded for civil as we'll as
for religious liberty.
On his deathbed Mayhem wrote to
Otis urging the union of the colonies
as the only means of perpetuating
their liberties. Although he never lived
to reap the fruits of his labors, his was
a life spent in the service of freedom
and he was one of its pioneers.
Holbrook argus., 1907-02-12
o, We TenrS!

The president of one of the well.
known colleges tells this story of one
Of his professors of chemistry.
1t seems that the professor and his
wife had not agreed upon some domes-
tic question, the professor asserting that
his means would not warrant the ex-
pense involved. His wife had used all
her powers of persuasion without avail!
and at last resorted to The final feminine
eXpedient-a Hood of tears. At this
the professor picke3 up his hat, but
paused to remark
Yen might save yourself the trouble
of that, my dear; your tears have absO
lutely no effect upon me. Why should
they, being nothing but common water
with a very small percentage of phcs-
phorcus salts ana trace of chloride of
sodium? ''-Harper's Weekly.
Holbrook argus., 1907-02-12
The Corporal,s Logic.

"Such reasoning" said General F. D.
Grant, in 4 military argument. ire
minds me of the reasoning of old Cor
poral Sandhurst.
Corporal Sandhurst was one day
drilling batch of raw recruits.
why is it, he said, to a bright
looking chap. that the blade of your
sabre is curved instead of straight?
1.-The blade is curved the recruit
answered, in order to give more force
to the blow
Nonsense said the corporal The
blade is curved to fit the scabbard. If
it was straight, how would You get it
into the curved scabbard, you idiot?"
Washington Star.
Holbrook argus., 1907-02-12
Two Birds with One stone.

MS DR.. J. Wilmington Thompson, the
throat specialist, in the audiance?" ask
ed one of the ushers, just after the cur
tain had gone down on the senond act.
YES" answered a little man in the
fourth row, rising to his feet.
Your house is on fire. said the usher
Il suppose I'll have to go and see
about it," said DR.. Thompson, but 1
have no uneasiness about the house. It's
insured IL the Quickpay Fire and Tornado
Indemnity Company, the best in the
country"
Stepping out into the aisle, he moved
with serene and leisurely dignity toward
the door, the observed of all observers.
Holbrook argus., 1907-02-12
The Worry Habit.

1t is strange how we borrow trouble.
From the first day that we speak
piece at school until the doctor shakes
his head and asks us if we've got our
will made, we are dreading something.
If nothing else we worry about our
1eighbors having more than we've got.
The fellow counting worries because
ne is afraid his gal won't say yes, and
when he's got her he worries because
it costs so much to keep her. We wor-
ry ourselves old and wrinkled and gray,
end more than all this world worry
about the next. If there is anything |
like it is 4 person with a cheerful ma
trouble
Holbrook argus., 1907-02-12
An Old Proverb.

The proverb, Necessity is the mother
OF invention" can hardly be traced to
one Independent source. The idea was
expressed by Persius, the Roman sat
lrlst, about 60 A. D., and is found in
the precise form now quoted in Richard
Franck's Northern Memoirs" (printed
in London in 1694) and in various later
English writer's.
Holbrook argus., 1907-02-12
I'd Like 10 Know.

"These modern novelists are certain
y hair-brained set" said Mrs. Jef.er-
son Judd.
what now?" mildly inquired Mr..
Judd.
"Why, I've read dozen of 'em
where it is said of the hero, He
smoked his cigarette doggedly,' and
who ever heard OF dog smoking those
oesky, sinking cigarettes" -Kansas
City Star.
Holbrook argus., 1907-02-12
snide Lights on History,

Caesar had just crossed the Rubicon
for the second time. 81 may say" he
jotted down, "that 1 have given it the
double Cross
This is the origin of the expression.
Xerxes was holding the pass at Their
mopylae. Hal" he muttered, lust
like general passenger agent!"
Then he withstood another attack.
Holbrook argus., 1907-02-12
Not Complaining.

Don't you wish you had mad the
educational advantage you have given
your SOM"
81 dunno as it makes much differ
ence now" answered Farmer Corntos-
sci. 81 might have enjoyed them some
years ago, but I'm too old to play foot
ball or row racing shell now. So
mebbe it's just as well."-Washipgton
Star.
Holbrook argus., 1907-02-12

Jonathan Mayhem.
Of one of the oldest
and best-known of
Massachusetts, fam
lilies, a family ever
noted for its devo-
ton to the welfare
Of the West Church
of Boston from
1747, three years
after his gradua-
ton from Harvard,
until his death in
,I766. Had Jona-
Holbrook argus., 1907-02-12
study of Natural History.

Teacher-What are marsupials?
Boy-Animals which have pouches
in their stomachs.
Teacher-What do they have pouches
for?
Boy-To crawl into and conceal
themselves in when they are pursued.
Paris Figaro.
Holbrook argus., 1907-02-12

HOse-Anna and Other Tunes.
She-Do you play On the piano?
ENTHUSIASTICALLY. 1 am j fireman.
Boston Transcript.
Holbrook argus., 1907-02-12

Another preacher-patriot who did al
most as much for the cause of liberty
as did John Peter Muhlenberg was
Holbrook argus., 1907-02-12

Each of Germany's eight colonies, ex.
cept Samoa, receives a subsidy greater
than the revenue it yields.
Holbrook argus., 1907-02-12
A LITTLE LESSON IN PATRIOTISM.

"N@ON00oN~
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-26
The Woman Warned.

There is the woman who rates her
husbands talk as so much superficial
ity. He perhaps has warned her that
her friendship with rather gay neigh
Dor is injudicious.
She turns up her nose at this bit of
information, but after while he sees
that she is not associating as much as
formerly with the aforesaid gay neigh.
Dor. The truth OF the matter is that
some time previously this same wife
of his might have been seen furtively
mounting stoop in a certain part of
the city and there ringing a doorbell.
meanwhile glancing up and down the
street like hunted hare; going in.
she paid out good dollar and received
much gabbled advice from a woman
with blinking eyes, amongst the rest a
warning to avoid light woman who
lives not far from her. For what is a
mere husbands advice compared to
that of fortune teller's?
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-26

decoration of her household linens,
the embroidery done on the pale blues
or the pastel shades is newer as well
as more effective.
The design given is dainty ar
rangement of the empire wreath, that
can be quickly and easily worked even
by the comparatively unskilled work
er. 1t has no new stitches, and the de.
sign is simplicity itself.
Tho berries and tiny leaves are
padded and then worked in the satin
design. Or. if desired. the berries may
be worked in the eyelet embroidery,
though for bedroom and table linen
it will be found more practical in the
end to work them solid.
The design repeated at intervals
over large space. may be worked out
as a crib cover and may be applied
in like manner to bedspread, shams
pillow cases. sheets or holsters.
The edge should be buttonholed.
first filling the outlines of the edges
with filling-in or darning cotton.
For bedspreads. crib covers and table
COSCIS, juAiOW Shd1uS, pIIlOW CdocS. VI
holsters. the design should be worked
on a rather heavy quality of linen.
But it may be easily worked out il
sheet material and applied to personal
linen. A monogram worked inside the
wreath will add greatly to its beauty.
used either on household or personal
linen.
The outline should first be run with
single thread of the embroidery cot
ton. In doing the over-and-over stitch
take up as few threads of the material
as possible. only enough to hold
Keep the stitches absolutely even. Use
a fine mercerized cotton. About a
! dozen skeins will be needed to work
the three designs.
The design would also be suitable
for blouse Observation-Disclosures
Herald.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-26
STYLES FOR THE CHILDREN.
Suit Coats Are Shown in Various
Lengths and Models.

Dear little suit coats of the semi
fitting type are of various lengths.
They are shown in both double and
single breasted models and are ex-
ceedingly smart for the miss of IA
years. y handsome one is made of
cream-colored pongee piped with light
green and trimmed with big green
crystal buttons. Another style, having
kimOno sleeves. is finished with red
velvet collar and buttons.
With plain materials great deal OF
braiding is used. Plaid or mixed me.
terials do not require much trim
ming to make them modish. Jackets
accompanying killed skirts are smart
est when plainly tailored, with, per.
haps. collars and cuffs of contrasting
material.
The most recent finish being given
to killed skirts made of all washable
materials or Of lightweight fiannels is
to turn the hem on the right side and
finish it with several rows of stitch
ing.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1907-09-26
The Wreath May Be Enlarged for
Bureau Scarf or coverIet.
SLEEVES TO BE SMALLER.
Cold Weather Wraps Will Necessitate
the Change.

The jumper in its latest form is
somewhat on surpliced lines and is
frequently provided with one length
or another of those mandarin sleeves
which it helped to introduce. But there
is no gainsaying that the mandarin
sleeve is certainly to be curtailed with
the advance of colder weather. for the
winter wrap has necessarily less
roomy sleeves than that OF summer.
That sleeves are shrinking is shown
in those used with the new draped
bodices, which cling more closely to
the figure than did the ordinary
jumper waist. These draped bodices
follow surplice lines front and back,
but blouse Slightly over the girdle in
front, unless the figure be rather
plump. when no extra fulness is per-
mitted.