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The sun., 1908-05-03

Lenten sewing olasses pursued similar
methol. She kept the ball Of conversation
rolling during the meetings OF the classes
besides suggesting various methods Tor
competition among the workers.
In one millinery class which she con-
Quoted for five lessons there was a prize Of
a miniature, the work OF a well known
artist offered for the most artisticallY
trimmed hat. The hats we're for the girls
Of large charitable institution and Il u
said that no mil,iner's shop IN New York
could haye turned out better looking hats
than that class did in those five lessons,
The prize was won by q woman who u
uied for the beauty Of her own hats, all o q
which she designs herself.
so he better able 10 conduct that oasa
in millinery the college girl told the re-
porter, Il took a course at the Young
Nomens Christian Association.
Il had always trimmed my own hatsi
but ! wanted TO Ibe able 10 learn how n
make fashionable bows, do the latest kins
in lining and other little things that only
a milliner can teach Knowing for what
purpose the hats we're intended deter
mined that those little girls should have
as stylish hats as could be mado for the
money
Il succeeded 90 we'll that not only have
engaged TO conduct the same class next
season but two others, Besides, what
value more, | have received a letter %
thanks signed by Zach little girl who received
ole Of the hats. ....
Yes, there we're other garments made
in my other classes, but | look upon my
millinery class as my banner workers for
the sea son Oh, no one paid for the miniature.
The artist, q man, was a member OF the
class While can't claim that he was very
graceful at the work, still he made sev0ral
good looking hats with my assistance. and
I'm sure he enjoyed the recreation
The sun., 1908-05-03
TENNIS RACQUETS.
Dampnrss Is the Worst Enemy OF the Gul
strings.

Whl, most Affects tue life Of the gut IN q
lawn tennis racquet il dampness. Nova
days racQuets are strung 80 tight that the
s'nug, brraG with even greater fnequonoy
,aln before. Ia, lea is that tight gut
saves the energy 1T the player because
a ligh, stro.c sends the ball about with
great force from tine very tense surface.
The dlmpurss gets right after these very
raut sirug- \ lava tennis man was exc
planning recently what precautions have 70
b taken in sending racquets abroad;
when hrv W. began 10 send them 70
Bermuda for instance he said. we put
them merely In wat arproOf covers. Greatly
to our surprise, We learned that the entire
FIRST shipment had arrived with the strings
broken. We riri the same packing again,
with tu" salag result
Then VIZ realized what was the trouble
and packed hcrIcIucts in tin boxes. Each
noS was carefully solderedup and that made
tn,n mr,gh. aud damp proof
The lawn tennis man explained a new
wrinkle of players. A the end Of season
some of ,hou have all the gut cut out Of a
ravor,tr racquet That is done becaus "
the "a, were lpf- in a string might break
in the winter and put the strain all on one
side oi the frame, warping II. fL
with a favoGlte racquet they think II
better 10 pay for restringing them than IN
run thls, chances" said he. IL doesn't
hurt Il uCVuetto Ia restring II, really V helps
and improves a.
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doyeoped a taste for the artistic aud bo-
hemian side oi life which has never changed
through all her husbands political career,
which she has shared in the personal way
English wives Dc.
There are people who still shake their
heads over Mrs Asquith's idlOsyncrasies
hen she was Margot Tenant II was
shortly before her marriage that she helped
to found and nurture that remarkable
society called the Souls Of which ht1e IL
definitely known and very much has been
whispered
The Souls" seem 10 have started out With
high ideals They we're small baud Oi
men and women of s-sthetic tastes who
" ished 10 advance Tar heyOrd tie common
herd They were most " them veil known,
either in the ultraiashionable world ur ia
the " ord Of art or letters
They met often and discussed everything
imaginable aud unima aginaOle. Al last they
got 80 far Oh the road to idealism that they
took 10 finding ahinities and here came
the stumbling block Afiinties got mixed
scandal began " attach itself 10 the ideal
istic tendencies of the society, and finally
a really painful drnouement to the affinity
seeking Of one luckless couple caused society
to frown 80 severely upon the Souls that
they disbanded forever and now silence Is
preserved az to their records The Hon.
Arthur Bafour, Mrs. Beerbohm Tree and
Iadv CRANKY were some Of The members Of
the sect
Margot Tenant was 50 CAV, 80 caprlciOus
and so artistic in temperament that II was
great surprise to every one hen she married
Herbert AsquitI, rising statesman but
man Of cold, hard, stern disposition, appar-
emily. and the greatest sort of contrast To
This unconventional, pleasure loving, sS-
thetic girl who caused ondon society TO
discuss her aud her eccentriClties daily.
But the marriage has leen yeIy happy.
and though perhaps not such help pO-
liticaliy to her husband ~ the wives Of
many English Statesmen are, Mrs. AsquIth
has been Of great social assistance, Tor aS
a hostess she iS unsurpassed.
When MIR Benson, son Of the Archbishop
Of Canterbury. wrote his book "Dodo,'
which took all London 10y storm, every
one recognized in the irresponsible witty
heroine the very prototype ~ Margot
Tennant. Mr. Benson always declares that
-Dodo- was written before he met Mrs
Asluith. and therefore could not have been
drawn from her character but those who
know both Mr. Benson ahd Mrs Asluith
say that while lie did not know her per-
sonally he had been IN various places where
sbe was. had heard her talk aud had been
told Of her famous sayings and her esca-
pades aud that he moulded Dodo on her
general lines
They say too that Mrs Asouith was 30
charmed with what friends told her Of the
book and iis heroine that she wrote Mr.,
Benson 10 come and have tea with her.
Then she read the book. Whether she found
too many home truths in it or whether she
considered 1t absolutely false 10 her own
conception Of herself is not known, but when
the lucklsss author presented himself for
tea on the given day he was informed that
Mrs. Asquith was no, at home,
Mr.. and Mrs. Asquith were among those
who tried TO persuade Oscar Wilde to leave
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TEA POURING And SEWING
HON Two COLLEGE GIRLS
EARNED MONEY DURING LENT.

One Found Her New Held OF " Work by IOOk.
Ing Up interesting Subjects 10 Talk
About Millinery the strOnE Hold OF
the other Well Paid for Their work
Two new professions for women we're
discovered 10y two young college students
In New York during Lent One girl earned
so an afternoon as proie essiOnal tea pourer
aud the other almost as much 10 the leader
OF fashionable sewing class, g.
i had not only to pour tea gracefully,
but also to be mp on the topics Of the day
interesting to chat about explained the
girl Who presided at the tea tables My
fret engagement came about through an
invalid lady to whom have been reading
two afternoons each week since came here
to work my way through college.
~To make my visits ss interesting rs
possible have been keeping in touch with
the important events that are happening
all the time. Some afternoons ! didn't
read line 10 her, but just sat aud talked
Chatted abou what was going on ia the
Rreat outside world from which she wSs
SHUT by her i'll health.
aGradualy her friends got 10 drOpplny
ia to see her the afternoons that ! was
there. From being invited to stay to !
o'clock tea with them got to pouring tea,
Il came about 50 gradually that hardly
realized | was not doing exactly what
had engaged to do.
fl seems that one particular friend of
the invalid liked my manner and chatting
~ much that she said something about
inviting me To pour tea at one Of her after
noon receptions The invalid lady very
promptly told her that was working my
WAv through college ana that my time was
worth n lees SO an afternoon That
conversation r,s lltpd in my frs engage
mrnt as tea puurer.
"Of course so IN afternoon waS consider
sb. more than had received for reading
and entertaining my invalid, but ~ she eS.
ulained 10 me. while could come to her in
INV street dress, when went to pour tea at
An afternoon reception ! must dress Tor the
occasion aud 60 aud come IN cab, For
t,lnately several 81 the ladies who employed
me were willing to send their own carriages
for me and take me home. As poured tea
tbirly-onc afternoons oul Of the forty IN
Lent the cost ~ my gown So, proved a
warranted expense.
while ssi is comparatively little 10 pay
for a gown in New YORK, mine was 50 well
selected and - jnconspicuoUs that few
peoplp realized that the materials were in
expensive or that wore the same gown on
every occasion The only change | made
was in the arrangement of my neck.
Sometimes ! wore q plain high collar,
then again would drupe a hit Of good old
lace that was a part of my grandm0therS
wedding trous4eIu about the front " my
h dice. while ~ otl er time, would rip ont
The sun., 1908-05-03
ENDOH MENT FOR PtrPERN.
ODD History OF sixty Year Old Fund In
Massachusetts.

Wheu Mose~ Wallis. II lanseA farmer
Of Douglas. Mass, and bachelor, made
his viii on November 10, lstl, he devised
TO the town certain woodlands, The
town WAS to sell the real estate and keep
the proceeds ~ q fund out Of which loans
could be made 10 citizens Of the town on
real estate whose value was three times
the amount Of the loan The fund was to
run in this way FOR sixty yenls, though
loans could he made out of the accumulate /
interest a. souu as il WAS large enough
for the purpose The fund started in ls4S
and waE then less than S2EJ,
At the end Of sixty years the original
principal aud the accumulated interest
we're TO form u new principal which should
be forever kept on interest" With this
interest when il had reached tl?OOl the
town was a. build town hall good and
durable" aud with galleries upon three
sides of il" aud with good clock aud bell
attached 10 IL. The interest aCCrlius
after tho hall was paid for was 10 be used
for maintaining the hall ia the first place
aud thea for the support ~ the tuwn's
paupers,
Ia the early '7Os the fund had reached
the $1,000 mark. But the yodng men Of
llle lONb NtIt ullAlOllH lo nave "A Hdi bulll
right away and were for petitioning the
Legislature 10 annul the conditions Of the
will and let the town take the fund, prin-
cpdl and interest, and build hall with IL.
The fund IN 1898. al the end Of the sixty
years, Amounted To S20,OO0. I he people
of Douglas in 1906, sill needing a town
hall aud mindful OF The fact that the sixty
years had expired, petitioned the Judge of
Probate 10 Jet them use 81, ,OOO before The
interest on the new principal had yielded
that amount. The Judge granted The
petition, hut only upon condition that the
town should LAY annually to the treasurer
Of the fund interest on the Si2 900 al s.,
per cent until the payments together
with the interest accrlinH on the invested
remainder Of the fund.- then SIS 900, had
amounted TO $l2 900
Recently the town has petitioned the
Judge TO allow S2S0OO for the hall This
petition has also been granted, and on
similar conditions The town must pay
interest until it's payments, together with
interest on the remainder OF the fund since
1908, shall aggregate S25000.
What this means is that the interest
earned by the new principal Of the fund
will be paying for a town hall for longer
number Of years than the testator intended
and that the town will have TO provide for
its paupers In the usual way for an equally
longer time. But when the hall 10 paid for
the endowment Of paupers can begin.
The sun., 1908-05-03

50 society looks forward 10 All added brill.
fancy to This season = festivities
la dress Mrs As4mth is a. unconyen-
toonal as in everything else. When every
one is wearing picturesque gowrs and
hats she affects severe tallOrmpdes and
when all the wOmans world IL tailor
made she flies to hoHiuE d"prries soari"
and dropping plumes.
While not IN the le:,s' a pretty woman
she has a certain charm Of expression and
an attraction which comes more from
intelligence aud humor thsn from any
beauty Of face o. form Her three children
are very like her Ia type. Anthony the
youngest who is ). is said To have remarked
when told that hi7 father had Geen made
Prime Minister:
"Oh that dorsn', matter; he will have ~
remain my daddy all the same
The sun., 1908-05-03

England while there was yet time and Mrs.
Asquith who admired his genius, remained
a loyal friend to him and Mrs. Wilde in
defiance Of public opinion, For her loyalty
to all who have once won her admiration
or affection her friends love her, while they
deplore The unConventionalty which makes
her do anything when the caprice selves
her, from smoking ia box ut a music hall
to having a Liberal womens meeting be-
cause il bores her and audibIy saying 50,
Politically Mrs. Asquith has never been
much Of worker. She is always a. much
Interested in one side of the question AZ
the other and has no convictions. Tarif
reform or free trade does not prevent her
from being an equally good friend to
brilliant statesmen who are firm Tor one
side or the other The Sufragettes have Il
grievance against her becaus5 she openly
rdicules them and their cause
II Ia in her home life that Mrs Asquith
is at her best A hostess she Ia in her
element and her dinners are meeting places
for the most brilliant men aud women in
London.
Her house il exquisite. Beautiful and
rare pictures 10y Velssque2, Gonzales and
Zo1auy cover tue walls, VIII lie antique FUR
niture, soft haugiugs aud flowers every
where make all the rooms joys to lovers
of the beautiful
The Ministerial residence in Downing
street ia dingy old place, aud il is hoped
that when tue AsJuiths move In there Mis-,
Asquths taste will cause her to improve
things somewhat Not since the days Of
Lady Salisbury. ten years ago, has there
been a woman to preside al state functions
as the wife Of the first statesman in England.
The sun., 1908-05-03
BETTER THaN BEET GREENS.
Tie Dock That Grows In Marshy Places
Makes = Succulent Dish.

Those fond recOllections about Geet
greens and other early garden truck which
THF Sun recorded recently interested me
greatly said the amateur epicure. 'but
/ can 20 the writer one better in the mat
ter of green's,
Il guess can go him two better, for in
my humble opinion dapEelion tops make
a more edible dish than beet tops. But
the greens / knew and loved when ! livol
in the country didn't come from the garden
or from the field They came from the
marshes.
Didn't you ever hear Of dock being
cooked and eateny 1t grew In prOfusion
along the edge OF bitches 10 marshy ground
right close down to the water. II had big,
long leaves Of dark green. and the stems
and veins were red
The dictionary mentions many varieties
Of dock, and | guess the one | mean must
be the red veinet sorrelwort. But what
ever its proper name, IL sure made good
eating. The spinach which we get In New
York restaurants Is tasteless compared
With H.
sMy grandfather used to say It made
good blood. Anyhow, have spent many
a spring morning gathering dock for the
midday dinner,
III was boiled usually with ham or corned
beef. The favor OF the pot ticker and OF
the dock combined 70 give the greens a
sharp taste which was very palatable.'
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consideration with every appearance Of
fairness. We were led to believe that Inter
We would be allowed 10 discuss Il.
'Then II was again brought up hurried
over. aud left hanging with the idea that
the discussion was yet to come. Finally II
was brought up Out ui order as believe,
but never mind that
Mrs Lockwood read the resolution aud
Immediately women all over the hall began
jumping up aud seconding It. At the same
time other women we're ON their feet de-
mandiug recognition In order to discuss
the resolution, The presiding officer en.
Enthusiastically repeated the various seconds
with elaborate bows in oil directions:
North Carolina seconds the resolution.
New York seconds the resolution! So and
So seconds And So and so And So
and Sor
'Of course these women we're primed for
Just this occasion. II made a great con-
fusion, perfect pandsmoniunl. in fact
Under cover Of this pandemonium the
presiding officer could pretend to be un-
conscious Of the demands for recognition
which were being made She did pretend
to be unconscious Of those demsuds, sl-
though every woman In the hall knew they
were being made.
In spite Of the fact that women all over
the floor we're calling 70 be heard and that
many Of them were IN he aisles approach
ing the platform and could not fail to bc
seen 10y the presiding officer. she refused
to see them and without any delay called
for viva voce vote. Then she announced
thai the resolution had carried 10y an over
whelming ma jOrity.'
The statement was greeted bY chorus
Of noes Alrs llelmrih Of New York aud
one or two Others managed 10 make public
protest against the whole proceeding but
that was an tac good ii did II Was the most
high handed treatment Of + coaN eniion |
ever Witnessed, and ~ said before think
il will be- the last u. 4. 4. congress ! shalt
attend
Possibly the administration Was more
influenced by the outCry than II seemed ut
fret. Perhaps the threat 10 get an iuJunc-
ton against the society 10 prevent the pro-
posed issIc Of bonds induced u more con-
ciliatory spirit Al any rate, af,rr soue
secret conferences the Indignant protest
against leaving the amount Of the indebted
ness entirely TO the discretion Of the board
VI managers was needed and the admins
tration consented to limit the amount g.
S20O 400.
Although this WAS admitted to remove
one decided danger, there were many VITO
opposed the bonding scheme altogether,
While as for the thorn which rinkled deep
est, the alleged unjust and indefenstbie
methods Of the president go.."ral, that *
Just ~ sharp a. before.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-03-25
SENDS POST CARDS TO HIMSELF
Absent-Minded New Yorker Has In
gcnious "Memory logger"

There is an absentminded man in
New York who keeps stock of post
cards on hand for his stenographer to
send 10 him. If he makes an engage
men: he will ring the bell at once for
the stenographer.
Miss Smith," he will say. kindly
address a postal TO me. at my resi-
dence, saying, Remember to call on
Dobson & Dewey Oh your way down
town this morning. | want it to reach
me at the breakfast table tomorrow,
understand? If | stand it. up against
my tulmbler, and start Of with il in my
hand, perhaps Ill manage to keep that
engagement in mind"
Or it may be: Miss Smith, kindly
send postal to me at home, and get
Joe TO post it at once / want it to
get there in this evenings mail. Please
don't forget. It's most important.
whats the message? Now, what
was it | wanted to remind myself Of?
Oh, dear, yes. That just shows how
absent-minded I'm apt to be. Say.
Remember l have bought theater
tickets for tonight That should
reach me about seven, as we are sit
ting down to dinner
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-03-25
REAL CAUSE OF THE sMAsHuP.
Railroad SigE to Blame for Accident II
Was Intended to Avert.

The old darby was suing the rail.
road company for damages. The man
commended that, not being warned by
whistle or engine bell, he had started
to drive his rig across the cOmpany's
track when a Shunted box car Of said
company crashed into his outfit, caus.
ing the death Of the horse. loss of the
wagon and minor injuries to himself.
After the prosecution had closed it's
side OF tn" case, the company's lawyer
called the old darby to the stand and
went at him. MIR. LamSon," he be-
gan, your rig was struck by the box
car in full daylight, was 1t not?" 81
INK dar was some clouds ovahead,
sun, answered the caviling witness.
Never mind the clouds! And CT,y a
few days before this accident the rail-
road company had put new sign at
that crOsSing?" Oar was a sign dar,
ya-as, subj" And didn't that sign
say Stop! Look! Listcn?'" Now,
dar am de Who'll accusation ub de
trouble! declared the darky, with
animation. "If dat stop sign hadn't
caught dis chile eye jcs' s All war
squar' on dat track, dar wouldn't "A
been no smasbup!"-Iiohcmian.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-03-25
Really Civilized.

ut was the last place in the world
] ever expected to find trading
stamps" said the New York woman.
II got them in Il Chinese curio shop
right down in the Chinese quarter |
went there 10 get some real cups and
saucers, some real incense, and few
other real ornaments. Once i'm the
shop 7 bought q good deal more than
had expected to buy. My bill reached
"a pretty figure, consequently | re.
ceivcd whole bunch Of STAMPS. I
was SO surprised when the proprietor
handed them out that hardly rccog-
nizcd those familiar adiuncts to trade
For goodness sake said. do
YOU give trading stamps down here?
Sure, said the proprietor. He was
so completely Americanized, you see.
that he even spoke idiomatic English.
We have to give them to keep up
with the times
THE little man seemed quite proud
Ut his advancement, as we'll he might,
for what surer evidence could he have
offered OF western civilization"
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-03-25
EARLY RISING IS CONDEMNED.
A Habit Which May Severely Tax tho
Vital Powers.

There Is no adequate support for
the impression that the early morning
hours are in any way more wholesome
or healthy than later periods Of the
day. Except in summer time they
are apt to be damp, fosgy, chilly and
among the least desirable hours Of
daylight. Ii is quite true that during
the summer there is a sense of exhil.
aration about being abroad in these
early morning hours, but this evapo-
rates with the dew and is apt to be
succeeded by corresponding deDreS-
sion and loss of working power later
in the day. | have been observing my
friends and patients for the past 20
years In this respect, and am inclined
10 the opinion that not little of the
depression and nervousness which
commonly develop in hot weather is
due to excessive exposure to light,
from habits of early rising. inherited
from agricultural ancestors. not ccun-
ieractCd by three to four hours rest
IN darkencd rooms in the middle of
the day.
Secondly, that the eXhilaration ex-
I>'' u"i MS TIC early morning
hours is an expensive luxury which
has TO be paid for later in the day.
in fact, have found that az a general
ruin, to put it very roughly, the bust
ness or professional man who rises
an hour before 1870 or s, goes to
Ded, or loses his working power.
an hour and a half earlier in the
evening. Each Individual has in
The beginning of his day about so
mdrh working power stored up in his
Drain and Muscle cells. If he uses
thta mp with great rapidly in the
early morning hours he naturally en-
ha"sts his stock tie sooner in the
afternoon.
IL Is largely Il matter Of when 4
man wishes to be at his best. If his
occupation is O: Sucn Il clia!.utcr that
he can clear off the brunt of his
work in the early morning hours, then
Jet him rise carly. If on the other
hand he REQUIRES iU;I vi~Or and ?caGi.
ness OF mind nd body III the latter
part of the '.Nr, or at night, then
he must rs" iat"r 20 rCt it. Even
III pure Ma.i&le work it is false econ.
omy to work too long hours Amer.
fcan Magazine.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1908-03-25
Why the Policeman Is DisIiked.


Many telephone messages that come
in to the police department at night
are sent by women, according to the
New York Times. a.
They want policeman hurried up
to their block for every reason imagin-
able" said one officer. Maybe they
want him to look UP an absent bus
band, or ma'be there IS a suspicious
person prowling around the neighbor-
hood, or noisy quarrel going on next
door, or a dog bowling in the back
yard, or a riano going at unseemly
hours. All these things and hundred
others are sufficient to send a nervous
woman to the telephone to ask why in
the name Of all that is wonderful our
men don't attend to their duty and
stop such unlawful proceedings. OBJ
viously 1t is impossible to respond to
all those calls. The most active 10.
liceman alive can't put muzzle on
every dog that takes It into his head
to howl after midnight; neither can
he walk right into mans house and
order him to stop nagging at his wife
Women with the telephone habit, how.
ever, cant understand that. That is
why they don't like policemen"