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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-26
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-26
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-26

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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-04-26
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ard STIR Hats. mostly in
large sizes. "a tan. mode. gray
and brown regular prices a..
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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26
IDEAS FOR THE HOSTESS.
Some Novel and Simple Ways to En-
tertain Guests.
A Handkerchief Shower.

A Handkerchief Shower.
This affair for prospective bride
was arranged in a very clever manner.
Twelve intimate friends were invited
to luncheon with the request to bring
the gift "mouchoir" rolled up into the
smallest package possible Before go
ing to the dining-room the hostess
took all the packages and Disappeared.
When luncheon was announced, with
one voice the guests exclaimed @'how
pretty" Suspended from the chanda
lier there was an inverted Japanese
umbrella, from each rib there was a
smaller umbrella and from this hung
by ribbons there was a gilded water
ing can the sprinkler of which had II
holes with baby ribbons of different
colors coming out. At the end of each
ribbon there was attightly rolled pack
age. The effect was lovely. The place
cards were miniature Jap" parasols
with the cards tied to the handles.
The candle shades were ornamented
with these same tiny parasols and
small lanetrns filled with candied
puffed rice were at each place. The
mint sherbert, which was the dessert,
had smilax twined around the tall
glass with another little umbrella in
the top Of the glass.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26
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Novel Flower Party,

Novei lower Fartx.
AT an afternoon party given for Is
or 20 girls, each was requested to
come wearing something to indicate
ffower.' 1t certainly was regular
Glover garden Of girls that assem-
bled on the broad flower decked porch:
The hostess gave out little hand
painted flower shaped booklets for the
guesses to be written in and a prize of
a huge bouquet of asters was awarded
to the girl. who guessed the most and.
a box of marshmal lows to the one hav-
ing the least correct guesses. Some of
the representations were exceedingly
clever; a row of pins conspicuously
worn on the front of the gown was
:." rose" several pink bows Of huge pro-
portions was "pinks," !" while q button
fastened on with a. nail was q .'bache-
lor's button; "'1a girl resplendent in sill
yer stars proudly said she was: q whole
bouquet of tiers t:= E:
Space forbids5 giving any more ex--s
=amples, but st will be zreadil w seen how
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26

satin shoulderblades that make her
look twice as big as she is. Imagine
the. French woman should she ever
be so unfortunate as to become stout
in a satin gown with her shoulders
shining and jet twinkling from every
pillowesque curve.
'The French woman studies her
mirror. The American woman never
does this.
1.-The French woman dresses in
front of her glass. She gazes and
gaZes, and she never puts on even so
small thing as a bow of ribbon with
out first asking the glass if it is be-
coming. She never tructs her own
senses;~ she asks the looking glass.
1.-THE French woman loves to wear
trying styles simply because she
knows she can do SO. She goes in for
the empire modes, and she loves the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26
Mil KING THE cow BY
AID OF A MACHINE
Developments In Mechanical
Days Of Hand Milking areN Numbered.

of milking is found in the fact that
COWS seem perfectly satisfied with it.
Were the COW not contented during
the process of milking she would not
yield the normal amount of butter
fat The milk is of course drawn by
the power of suction, and the motion
is more uniform than that of the hui
man hand. In fact, the squeezing
methods of the human hand are
avoided and the machine accomplishes
the work in the natural manner in
which calf sucks.
experiments with this machine
have been conducted by the inventor
with $50 different cows, and some of
these experiments have been conduct
ed with one cow for an entire year.
No injury what ever resulted, and as
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26

princess. She rejoices in everything
that is difficult, simply for the rea-
son that: shes knows that she is the
only woman in the world that can
wear difficult things. There will be
no competition. Other women are
not built for princess gowns. and for
effective empire costumes.
"An English physical culturist has
invented some exercises which he
calls the empire exercises. He took
them to Paris, but he found that the
women there did not need them. And
now he has, sent them to this country
'The empire exercises. are simple
enough. Put on something loose and
do this: Step forward and sink upon
knee. Regain your position and step
forward with the other foot and sink
upon the other knee. One foot goes
forward and the other knee bends.
That is the way to do it. The rule is
to keep on until you are pretty we'll
tired out.
"The next of the empire exercises
consists in bending from side to side.
This is hard enough and most likely
strain upon the muscles. But the en-
thusiast can take hold of chair by
way of assistance and not bend too
far, either way. The idea is to bend
the body until it feels supple. The
more bends, in moderation the better.
TheSneck must be small if one is
going to get the empire figure, and
this winter one must have this figure
even though one does not. plan to
wear an empire gown: All dresses
are little shorter in the waist line,
and not: a word is heard about the
straight front. -.N.i.s-Z,. -.
"The exercises for the redemption
of the throat are very pretty ones.
The head: is thrown back and. the
throat is exercised. This is practical
ly easy if>one wants to do it: It needs
nothing more than a strong and sup
pie: pair OF; arms For the: head is
thrown back upon the arms and rest
ed there. Then it. is lifted and rested
again. Then it is thrown back again.
::#ft!tseThe. II French woman dresses her
her coiffeurS yery elaborately: : Indeed
the. French coitfeur is famous. !.
" # The French woman is utterly chic,
because he tries to be H such. She
gives more time and thought to her
dressing than any other woman :ss x. Z
! 1871 { Is 'eIhe American " oman Will be near:
/ sser5to5 being chic when she learns to
keep her figure down Until: then she
better stick.to something. plain. But
SasS soon asS she realizes the Importance
Iofs the waist line, then she can branch
out Into the glor ries5 IS the emptres and
theSSsveltes delights the princess.
But not before ''s.z
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26

it, and the next larger size requires
three horsepower.
The lid Of the pail in turn is con-
nected with the teats of the COW by a
rubber tube three feet in length, one
end of which is supplied with four
cups which fit over the teats after the
manner shown in the accompanying
engraving. There are several sizes
of these cups made, in order to meet
the requirements of all dairies; but
the size most in use, it is said, will
milk 80 per cent of the COWS in any
dairy. Two of the rubber tubes thus
equipped are connected with each
pail. AS the milk leaves the cow
it passes directly into the covered
pail, precluding the possibility of con-.
tamination.
An important feature of this manner
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26

What has for years been declared
visionary and impossible-a practical
bic milking machine-is at last near
c! an accomplished fact and will in
the near future, says Popular Mechan-
les, be added to the mechanical
equipment of all large farms and
dairies. The inventor, who is a .Vir-
ginian, worked for IS years in per-
fecting 1T. By operating three ma
chimes he has been enabled to milk
4o COWS in one hour. The exact time
required, as in the case of milking
by hand, depends somewhat upon how
easy the COW milks. 1t is said to be
an easy take for two men or boys in
charge Of four machines to milk so
COWS in one hour.
The machine proper comprises
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26
Milking Machine in Operation.

large pail of block tin with an alum
mum cover on which is mounted a
pump which works automatically
when connected by rubber tubes with
system of pipes extending through
out the stable. Between each two
cows a branch pipe extends, to which
the rubber tubing can be attached.
The system of pipes at some distance
away connects with compressor
which, Of course, can be operated by
a number Of different kind of power;
electric power or gasoline engine is
prefera BILE. One size of compressor
.cquires two horsepower to operate
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26

Rainfall and Tree Growth.-A report
has recently been published which
shows how closely the growth of
trees is dependent upon rainfall Not
only was this seen in the case Of one
and two-year-old trees, but in an in
vestigation extending over period Of
~ years, during which time the an
nual rings of growth were carefully
examined With an annual precipita-
ton of from 80 to 35 inches width
of ring was produced varying from II
to Is inches. If, on the other hand,
there was either an, unusually. large
or small rainfall in any given year
this was followed by a corresponding
tree growth in the following year;
Pacific Commercial Advertiser. :.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26
ADVICE BY EXPERT.
EASY MEANS OF ATTAINING A
GRACEFUL FIGURE.
GimpIe Exercise Recommended by q
Famous Physical culturist-
mistakes of Beginners.

An English physical culturist has
invented some exercises which he
calls the empire exercises. He took
them to Paris, but he found that
the women there did not, need them.
And now he has sent them to this
country.
These. exercises, gathered together
briefly, are these: They are called
the empire exercises, and athey are for
the reduction of the belt line. Only
this, and nothing more, unless one is
full in the throat, when there are ex-
crcises for making the throat smaller.
Most people practicing the en-
pire exercises will tighten up the
belt. But this is not the way. The
belt should be very loose to give the
waist muscles full play. The corset
should be taken off while one is ex-
ercising.
- The empire exercises are simple
enough. Put on something loose and
do this: Step forward and sink upon
knee. Regain your position and step
forward with the other foot and sink
upon the other knee. One foot goes
forward and the other knee bends.
That is the way to do it. The rule
is to keep on until you are pretty we'll
tired out.
The English instructor advises mod
GRAFTON. He says amateurs do too
much in the beginning, and the re-
E171t ic
! o tired that they take to the couch,
and then there is no more exercise
for weeks and months. Maybe the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26
THE PRETTY FRENCH WOMAN
Why She Is So Much More chic Than w .An,e,ii- Z
can Girl. :. IEI=:

Nobody ever called the American
woman chic" said a physical culturist
and beauty lecturer. "And nobody
ever will: That is, not until she learns
how to be- chic. At present. she is
quite hopeless from chic point OF view.
There were never as many pretty
American women as now. The girls
are tall and fair and the women are
.voluptuous and blooming. All are
costly dressed. But when it comes to
being chic, they are not in it. A thou
sand times I have been asked: How
can I be ehic?' and hardly know
what to say.
"One of the principal reasons why
the French woman is chic is on ac-
count of her underwear: It is al.
ways dainty to the last degree. And
it shows, though she does not show it.
There is subtle something by which
you can tell. 1t may be- only the sus-,
picion of a rustic; it may be only a
chance display of lace; it may be just
the merest suggestion of lingerie, but
you get the idea that there is more
daintiness than shows upon the mere
surface.
The American girl wears expensive
enough lingerie, but she seldom makes
it chic. There is something that is
lacking. She may lift up her skirt
and show an all silk petticoat, but It
is not a petticoat that bewitches. Tt
is merely a piece of silk. Only this
and nothing more. But the French
woman, if she were to lift her skirt,
would bewitch you. She would do it
with something that you might call
style.
"The explanation is this: The
French woman never makes a mis-
take. In taste she is superb. If her
skirt is a French pink, you may be
sure that her heels are French heels
and her stockings pretty stockings.
1.-THE English girl, on the other
hand, is quite pathetic in her combi-
nations. Under a petticoat of charm
ing hue and irreproachable frou frou
she will display boots that are uncom-
promisingfy masculine. ,..*>. p
''Her stockings. VIII be ats.war, with
the petticoat and the result is not
chic. But the French woman never
makes such mistake as this.
''The American girl, charming as
she is, has a great deal to learn OF
the French woman. And one thing
is how not to get fat, for one explana-
tion of the chic Of the French woman
is that she is thin. 1t is said that the
French woman Is naturally lean and
that she keeps her figure by simply
doing nothing at all. Yet this is not
wholly so. She diets and she exer-
cises in her own way.
The French woman would hardly
so to gymnasium mornings, for it is
too much like hard work. But, she
exercises in other ways. She does
her own housework and glories in it.
She is not lazy.
''The American woman does not
like to market and she despises the
groceryman. She dislikes to attend
to the detail of her household and she
abhors light housework. There is;
then, nothing left for her but the gym
nasium. And she must take to it to
keep her figure.
THE French woman has little
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26

'The French woman, at least such
of her nationality as aims at good
form, never gets stout. And, if stout,
she learns what to wear. She has
the art of looking chic, no: matter how
fat she may grow. But the American
woman never. ~,, -
'The fat American woman puts on
a white shirtwaist. She divides her
skirt from her waist with belt which
cuts her in two and makes her look
terribly short. And she wears skirt
that is positively dumpy in its lines:
'The stout American woman revels
in satin. She loves to see it's mirror
esque proportions stretched across her
ample bosom, and she glories in shiny
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26

waist. And she keeps1it small by her
diet. She eats very little that she does
rot want to eat. The: American cannot
resist the temptation fo stuff :.
"The American woman is apt t.
have a figure. At the age of thirty
her waist line begins to thicken, and
at the time she Isl forty, it is gone.
At fifty it is SO wideTthat you would
not recognize it as sa3belt line. It's
little more than zone marking one
part of. the body from the other, name
ly, the waist from the skirt.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26

Keep Ground Rus.-No need Of let
ting it lie idle. all winter. Sow some
cover crops. The soil will not need a
rest if you practice a proper rotation
and don't rob it. Remember how
badly your stockf needed some early
green feed last spring after=the silage
was gone and the pastures not fit.>
Prepare for next spring now; don't get
. caught again.. The school of experience
is doably dear il |:y we ]. neglect to learn
from it. IT,, -. + - ~ d
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26

respect, and that no one is preeminent-
ly resistant. Among the best may be,
mentioned Dakota Red, Rustproof,
Irish Cobbler, Sir Walter Raleigh, Doe
Pride and White Beauty.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26
disgusted beginner gives it up for

disgusted beginner gives it up for
ever.
The next of the empire exercises
consists in bending from side to side.
This is hard enough, and most likely
a strain upon the muscles. But the
enthusiast can take hold of chair
by way of assistance, and not bend
too far either way. The idea is to
bend the body until it feels supple.
The more one bends in moderation
the better.
The neck must be small if one Is
going to get the empire figure, and
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26
any entertainment. Ice cream was
served in individual flower" molds.
Riddles.

Here is most ingenious riddle by
Bishop Wilberforce which will afford
keen amusement arranged as con-
test. At the head of the paper write:
II am singular piece of mechanism,
as every one admits;;" then write the
following questions:
IL have carpenters tool box.
1.-Two lids.
1.-TWO musical instruments.
4-Ten articles used by carpenter
5-Fwo lofty trees.
6-Two good fish.
IA number of shell fish.
8-A fine stag.
9-A number of !, small animals,
swift and shy. :
10-Two playful animals
11-A. number of weathercocks.
12-Two established measures.
1.-TWO implements of war.
14-Whips without handles.
15-The steps of a hotel
16-The sides of vote.
17-Fine flowers.
18-A fruit.
1.-two scholars.
20-Two places of worship.
21-Ten Spanish noblemen to wait
upon me:
"a way out of difficulty. I
ANSWERS.
The human body which has:
IA chest.
1.-TWO eyelids. t.
3-Drums.
: mails.
5-Palms. i
6-Soles.
r. Muscles. e.
S;-Hart (heart). = *. 5.-' Il
: 9--Hares (hairs). - =:
= 10-Calves. -
11--Vanes (veins)., ~ i.
r. ! Feet, hands. ~=|. =
133-Arms,, ~ @~.* =
C14Lashes. m ~ ].
15-In-steps. f -, s. %..z.s !, II :. :
- 16---Ayes and noes, !: ~ - =.
n Tulips: ..: 1g.s + .=>:.S >*- ~
1s-Adam's apple. s5+ ( .,.: ~. - -
Pupils. :. 81. s z7:. z: ss5s*:. !.
20 Tempt Al: = L.. t. =. S. 1
Tendons. z: Il IS. 81: E={S IS
# Cheek S. /. lid /. Il :i.. &
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26

Seeking Disease-Proof Potatoes.-
Some of the experiment stations are
testing the disease-resisting qualities
of the principal varieties Of potatoes
Results so far show. a wide5yariat ton
among the common varieties in55 this
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26

q Wood Ashes About 1Fruit Trees:--:-::Al
little. wood ashes around the; fruit
trees is: a goodsthing Spread it $$thinlY;;|
too much tn place s. ay injure 81
kill the trees. ;53=j
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26
Suggestion for Handling Cream

Prof. Michels, of .Clemenson college,
South Carolina, suggests plan of
handling gathered cream which, if
properly worked out, ought to enable
the creameryman to improve the
quality of the butter made from such
cream. The plan in brief is for the
creameryman to place in each of the
empty cans sent out to patrons an
amount of fresh starter sufficient for
The patron is expected to place the
fresh cream directly into these cans
and hold them at as low tempera-
'ture as possible. The plan has been
tried by Wisconsin creamery with
satisfactory results. The cream was
gathered every day, the empty cans
containing the starter being taken out
by the hauler and, the full cans
brought back. The butter made
from the cream to which the starter
was added as above described scored
97.5, while butter made from cream
handled in the usual way scored SO.
The scoring was done by the cream
erym man anu on OIL Tie INSTRUCTORS OF
the State Dairymen's association.
Cream which is started toward ripen-
ing in this way on the farm is expect
ed to be about ripe for churning when
it reaches the creamery the next day
In view of the trouble which creamery
men have experienced in making high
grade butter since the advent Of the
farm separator it is we'll worth their
while to give this plan trial.
Fall PioWing.-After the fall plant
ing is done use every favorable day for
fall plowing on soils that you know
will be benefited by it. Don't harrow
the fall plowing. Turn the furrow
SLICES at good angle and leave the
surface rough. Winter action will pre-
pare more plant food and the spring
fitting will be much easier A few days
saved on next springs work may mean
a big item on the right side Of your
balance sheet. r..
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-01-26

to the prolongation or curtailment of
the flow Of milk there was no differ
ence over milking by hand
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06

A foot cushion is made from a cheap
5nd very hard piazza cushion, such as
Is not at all comfortable :)r the back
but is just the thing TO rest tired feet
4 large. plump one should be CHOSEN
and over Jhe very vivid color that il IS
sure 10 have a cover OF veIveteen in
some dull ast shade is put on. In that
dress IL viii look very elegant. and the
velveteen viii wear we'll As a foot
rest IL is far more comfortable than
any shape OF hassOCk and il is better
looking in a b0udoir.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-06
SfIleS IN Types Of Women

The fashionable type of woman
changes almost as much as do her
gowns-one year it is the champagne
bottle neck and shoulders that are con-
sidered desirable; the next year square
shoulders are the vogue. Well-defined
hips one season are deemed so essential
that dressmakers pad their slim GUS
toners to give them the curved line that
they admire, and not long afterward
the line from the waist is only the
thing when it is perfectly straight.
Red-haired women are the fashion one
year. black-haired beauties the next.
golden-haireG the third. and so on.
Every nice looking woman seems to
have her innings, If she only waits long
enough. Il is rather hard. however. on
the woman who gets out Of fashion.
If her clothes are no longer IN the mode
she can give them away and get others,
but she cannot make over herself. and
her only chance is to wait until the
wheel Of fashion makes another revoiu-
ton.
For several years the athletic girl
had 1t all her own way. She bugun by
being very much admired: then she
grew rather too independent and man
'ish. and her stock began to decline.