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Cornstarch Possibilities.

The highly nutritive value of cornstarch.
it is stated, has given it more or less
important position in the average home.
but in many cases its use has been re-
stricted by the impression that it was
available only for limited number of
desserts and few sickroom dishes.
AS a matter of fact. it is declared corn
starch asserts its value in more ex-
tensive field. and the housewife who ia
miliarizes herself with the many ways
in which this product improves foods has
taken a long step toward tightening the
labor of her cooking.
Recently Janet NJ. Hill and Alice Cary
Waterman, two of Americas coking au-
thorities. completed a book on Recipes
and cooking suggestions for soups.
sauces and everyday popular Dishes
using Duryea's cornstarch
This book is being distributed by the
National Starch Company of New York
city and will be mailed free to any
housewife who will make request
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chased dear old clock. an heirloom.
with which a farmers wife, owing to
her husbands illness. had to part. WAS
the old lady very much upset at parting
with her treasurer is the question I
never fail to put when hearing these sad
details. Rather" is the never varying
reply. THE poor thing had tears in her
eyes" If only these good people could
have returned a week later to the same
house they would have seen there another
heirloom similar to the one they pur-
chased-with which the poor old thing
would part with tears in her eyes. This
same comedy is played in all places Wis
tied by tourists. who. coming across
what they innocently believe to be bar
gains. at once blossom into art col
lectors and pay high price for orthless
stuff 1t is an old trick yet always sue
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the gods The illustrations show more
convincingly than words the charms of
the semi-Greek arrangement
There has been whole lot of rub
bish talked and written about the pass
ing of the pompadour. just as at the
beginning of each season an alarmist
is sure to chant the death knell of the
shirt waist, but the shirt waist sur
wives. and likewise does the modified
pompadour raise its diminished head
wherever the eternal feminine is in evil
dence. Consequently the rat that
prop and stay Of the pompadour. has
not been thrown into the trash box. and
it is not the "back number that some
of the hairdressing fraternity would have
us believe. No. this useful inanimate
member of society. this useful cushion
on which beautys locks ane pillowed, is
merely to be found doing duty at the
back and sides of the head instead Of at
the apex OF the Uranium. And the hair,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-20

HE day has ceased to be when
the small girl is a fashionable
replica of her mother or big
sister-that is. as far as her
clothes are concerned. We
realize the value of youth these days, and
we are spinning out every dear moment
of il to the last degree and dressing the
youngsters to look the part while they
are playing it. Why. even mothers re-
fuse to consider themselves of age and
grand mothers wear picture hats! French
furbelows are rarely seen on smart chli-
dren. They wear delicious little frocks
made by hand and adorned with eXpen-
sive stitchery. but the effect is simple.
that delusive kind to be seen everywhere
in the world of chiffons this season. We
are English rather than French in our
ideas of what the small clothes should
be. and that they are sensible and by
gienic goas without saying
Last summer the girl of ten or twelve
was to be seen wearing a shirt waist
and looking for all the world like a sawed
off lady This summer the pretty
guimpe and Jumper dresses have merci-
fully taken the place of cotton blouses
and separate skirts. The only piece
princess frock is a close rival of the
plated Russian blouse suit and the sailor
undis;urbed. Peter Thompson dresses
are however, good style for mountain
and seashore wear Could anything De
cooler and daintier for a hot summer
day than the girls jumper dress illus
trated which IS made of pink linen?
The skirt is plated. and the wide bre-
telles over the waist are hand embroid-
cred in dots done in white cotton The
guimpe is of striped pink and white ma
terial, with collar and cuffs of the plain
linen. The small girl, TOO. must have
her especial costume for tennis. and the
cut shows a stunning model in striped
ealatea cloth The plated skirt is
mounted on a shaped band. and the odd
yoke on the waist is pipsd with plain
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Carpets Of Persia.
From the London Globe.


The IVaian Office has received a very in
teresting note on the carpets made in the
province of Kahn. in Persia. from Mr. w.
Howson, who was formerly British agent
at Birjand. The carpets manufactured in
the kaimat are of two classes-the Baluch
and Bahluli-which are made by the no.
mad tribes Of those names, and the
Drukhshi which are made in the village
of Durukhsh. The first are small rugs of
the darker shades of red and blue with
grounding of brown camel wool and the
designs are very simple. The Drukhshi
carpets are woven on upright looms with
white (English) cotton warp and a woof
of wool. Varegated colors are used. and
the designs Are numerous and effective.
The manufacturers always sell by the
'muqata," the equivalent Of 5000 stitches
or knots. and as the number of "muqatas"
in any carpet cannot be calculated ex-
actly before the carpet is finished they
have to be counted after completion. when
the exact price is determined. AT the
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TIE NEWS U7K90IX1XET

color. My little maid is going to look
fetching in her new lingerie hat If it is
of embroidered net like the one shown
in the picture. The wreath of daisies
with their brown centers is charming
touch.
Chambray Guimpe Dresses.
Girls chambray guimpe dresses in pink.
blue and pale green have skirts of two
distinct types. the one deeply side
plated and f1aring from waist to hem
and the other slightly gored. with the
fullness shirred into the belt. But in
both instances the chemisette and collar
of white all-over embroidery. and
there are narrow revers faced with the
frock material and edged with line of
fancy white braid similar to tn finish
ing the bottom of the skirt. Some Of
these chambray frocks are exact replicas
of the clan tartans SO much worn during
the winter and are trimmed with tur-
rated bands of plain color. which form
panels from shoulders to hem or traverse
the blouse diagonally. thus forming
waist length back and front. This lat
ter trimming method demands a similar
ly shaped guimpe which, to -emain sta
tionary, should be attached to muslin
body.
French Pique Rivaling Linen.
French pique is rivaling linen this sea-
son. Much of it is heavily embroidered
in contrasting colors, in the case of
little girls travelling costume of natural
pongee tint embroidered with blue. the
princess frock and long coat being as
carefully finished and tailored as those
worn by her elders. French pique in
white and cream is also much used for
the small Woman's afternoon costume,
usually donned after the morning lessons
are over with and directly preceding the
cnildren's dinner. These frocks are most
serviceable. as they may be worn the
St,ifo c1irc nd
either the street or the house Like the
colored linens so favored a year ago,
they come in patterns including elab-
orately embroidered panels. skirt border
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semi Greek modes And it is only meet,
right and the bounden duty of coiffure
artists to be in sympathy with the move
ment. and that they should turn their
efforts toward the arranging of tresses
in harmony with directoire. empire and
Greek costumes that are the revived
vogue Of the season.
With the empire evening frocks are
seen heaGes coiffured a la Empress Jo-
seplline. and on stately young matrons
of the right type the effect is quite i'm
posing But the debutante and the girl
of season or two does her hair
when her features will permit. in the
Psyche knot. with a bit of a modern
twist and a few curls and puffs that
Miss Psyche did not have at hand when
she arranged her treSseS to Subjugate
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time of ordering half the estimated price
has to be paid in advance. and an agree
ment should always be taken binding the
makers to use vegetable dyes. otherwise
aniline dyes are certain to be substituted
Buyers of large quantities should place
their orders with the manufacturers to
save the middlemenS profits. and English
firms should always have a trustworthy
agent on the spot. Persian carpets are so
popular in England that Mr.. Howson's
note should be of much use to tradesmen
witt the east
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Ugliness.
From the Edinburgh Review.

1t is no paradox to say that there
f1ourishes just now a cult of ugliness. 1t
is not confined to literature. for witness
vast deal of the fashionable portrait paint
ing. from some even Of Mr.. Sargents
presentments downward. We cannot af-
ford to let the evil grow without protest.
Fidelity to beauty is what makes art pow
erful for good: and uglness. conversely.
is the first stage in that broad road Of
decadence which passes on through
shamelessness in taste and ends in i'm
morality in conduct.
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cessful. The farmers wife with sick
husband is the accomplice of shady
Partisan art dealer who manufactures
'heirlooms'' and keeps her well supplied.
No sooner is a clock or a portrait or a
so-called old dish sold than the poor old
thing" wires to Paris. and fresh supply
is sent. This has been going on for years.
but the harm done has never been very
great until now. as the prices asked
and paid for these treasures are never
excessive.
A New Development.
This trade In the antique has taken
on a new phase here in France. The
dealers. emboldened by success. have
enlarged their field Of action, and to
do this have found accomplices in the
higher spheres Of society. Titled wom-
en- with small incomes and no conscience
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NHuss

quite modish in the whole realm of
small womens footgear as the miniature
colonials of finely finished French kid.
with slightly pointed toes, high arch and
bright buckles The elevated heels which
distinguish those shoes of similar name
worn by their elders are lacking. and in
their place are seen the medium height
Of inch thickness. Those OF black KID
are duplicated in gray and champagne
colored ooze and have bewitching buckles
of rhinestones set in silver. Such foot
wear. however. is rather for the drawing
room than the lawn and is usually re-
served for those occasions when the
wearer is being seen. but not heard"
by her mothers guests.
Smart Pique Coats.
The pique coat made for children OF
three years and over are dainty can
be. They are made in a full. straight
style, with deep shoulder cape which
is buttonholed with white linen on the
scalloped edge. and some of the more
expensive ones show a design above he
scallops. These coats launder perfectly
and Will last two or three seasons ii they
are bought large enough in the begin
ming. They cost from SIS UP. the price
depending on the hand work decorating
the cape.
There are some charming little frocks
of blue, pink ard rose colored Bingham
of fine quality and made simply with
trimmings of white pring or narrow
Nliit lie OlueT Cplsl
should have goodly supply OF these
TO wear during hot weather. They are
useful for play dresses. One can never
own too many white petticoats. and thu
palmer they the better they wash
and the longer they last. A few tucks
above a hemstitched edge or a narrow
embroidery frill is neat and practical
finish for petticoats.
Infantile Fashions.
1t is always interesting to note how
the prevailing style influences infantile
fashions.
Pongee. which has been such an ac-
ceptable material for the separate coat
for grownups. is now quite the thing for
childrens coats. 1t is used for the first
short coats. whether for little girls or
little boys, and for the small man IL Is
unusually smart The wee garment being
made in strictly tailored style. The ma
terial is really very sensible or the pur-
pose. as II is cool. light and has that
most desirable quality OF being wash
able.
The coat may be made without lining
OF course if a little extra warmth is
needed a half lining Of itself might he
added or one of china silk.
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England's Richest Woman.

From Lesdie's Weekly.
Probably the heaviest death tax ever
levied on a womans estate was that paid
not long ago on the property left by Mrs.
Augustine Rylands of London. England.
Mrs. Ryland's estate was valued at about
SIT .5O0.O 600. The death and legacy duties
amounted to about S2.750.00o. the former
being computed at the rate of 10 per cent.
on the first million and II per cent on
the remainder. Mrs. Rylands bequeathed
nearly s., SOC. 900 to the public institution
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of charity and 100000 for a library she
had erected in memory of her late hus-
band. Mrs. Rylands. although one OF
England's richest women. lived so quiet
ly that she was not widely known. in
spite of her large benefactions to the city
of Manchester and the fact that she was
the only woman to whom the freedom of
that city was ever granted. Manchester
University conferred upon her the degree
of doctor of letters.
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ings. revers and collars and cuffs in all
white. an effect which may be relieved
by hair ribbons and sashes.
Just how to dress a girl when she is
long, lanky and awkward is a question.
If her figure is developed she is unusual.
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Special Correspondence of The Star

Special Correspondence of The Star
PARIS, June 6. 1908.
~ o we travel for the sake Of be-
ing travelled or for real pleas
n ure? Looking at the bored faces
IL of party of American tourists
L. i Y1SfardaN.
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0HE day has ceased to be when
the small girl is a fashionable
replica of her mother or big
sister-that is. as far as her
clothes are concerned. We
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A Curious Swindle.

Apropos of the globe trotters. some
friends of mine, recently returned from
an automobile trip through France,
showed RE some of the wonderful things
they had picked up for a song. as the
saying is. / listened to pathetic story
Of how in a Normandy village they pur-
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-25
POLITICS ALL RIGHT I'm SEASON."

1t is evident that either politics is
mighty slow in Bemidii and Beltrami
county, or else the newspapers in
that neck of the woods are waiting
for something to turn up" The
following is sample of their late
editorials; Amos Kingsly of
Trolleypolis, Ind, was painfully hurt
Saturday when a car struck him on
the crossing Akeley Herald.
Sh-sh-sh-Kelley. It's all settled,
up here in Beltrami county. The
"Beltrami County Tax League and
Growler" Allen have already elected
Jake Jacobson governor and will
shortly parcel out legislative and
county Offices as per request. Fur
thermore, we believe that the aver
age reader becomes disguised with
the newspaper editor who is firm in
his belief that the Almighty created
him political Moses, and who fills
his paper with political prognostica-
tions, neglecting his local field.
Politics De-.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-25
PLATT's SON on THE STAND
Testifies Regarding Letters Written to
Miss Wood.


New York, May 2 Frank H. Plat,
son Of United States Senator Thomas
G.. Plat, testifying in the suit for d.
vorce brought against the senator by
Mae G. Wood, declared that he be-
lieved none of the letters introduced
by Miss Wood as evidence in her suit
were true copies of those written by
his father. He had examined carefully
the original copies of letters by the
senator to Miss Wood which were
turned over to him by Abraham Hum
mel upon payment Of $4,000, he said,
and there were no such communica-
lions among them as the alleged cop
les produced in court. Mr. Plat also
testified that none Of the letters re-
ceived from Hummel contained any
reference to a marriage between Sen
ator Platt and Miss Wood. He said
that after reading the letters he per-
sonally destroyed them by burning
them in a crate in his Office.
Lawrence Mills, a reporter for a
New York paper, was called as wit
ness. He testified that he met the
plaintiff in the latter part of October,
1903, when he went to the Manhattan
hotel at 1 o'clock in the morning to
interview her regarding the marriage
of Senator Plat with Mrs. Janeway.
Miss Wood, according to the witness,
said she had no interview to give out
and that she had no interest in Sen
ator Platt's ventures She knew Sen
ator Plat, she said, and had the great
est respect for him. Asked if she
was going to sue the senator for
breach of promise she reiterated that
she had no interest in the senator.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-25
BANKER IS INDICTED.
Head of Defunct St. Paul Banks Faces
Serious Charge.

st. Paul, May 2 Arthur 2. Drew,
banker, promoter, college professor,
humanitarian and sociologist, was ar
raigned before Judge Hallam to an
swer to criminal charge in the shape
of four indictments for receiving a
deposit in an insolvent bank He
pleaded hot guilty. Judge Hallam
fixed bail at $4,000 and Mr.. Drew was
placed behind the bars until bonds
men are secured.
The gravamen of the charge is that
the defendant, knowing the two pri-
vate banks, the Midway bank and the
Hamline bank, to be insolvent, accept
ed these deposits named in the indict-
ments. That he must have realized at
the time that the men who made the
deposits could not in the natural
course of events get their money back
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-25
IT'S YOUR KIDNEYS.
Don't Mistake the Cause Of Your
Troubles. A Bemidji Citizen
Shows How to Cure Them.

Many people never suspect their
kidneys. If suffering from lame,
weak or aching back they think
that it is only muscular weakness;
when urinary trouble sets IN they
think it will soon correct itself.
And SO it is with all the other
symptoms Of kidney disorders.
That is just where the danger lies.
You must cure these troubles or
they may lead to diabetes or
Br1ght's, disease. The best remedy
to use is Doan's Kidney Pills. It
cures all ills which are caused by
weak or diseased kidneys. Be
midi people testify to permanent
cures.
Mrs. j.. E. Hanks, living at 223
Park Ave-, Bemidji Mimi, says:
81 have used Doan's Kidney Pills
and the relief I received from their
use was very great. There was a
dull pain IN the small of my back,
which caused me much suffering
and / became so dizzy at times
that dark objects would float be-
fore my eyes. Hearing about
Doan's Kidney Pills ! procured a
a box at the Owl Drug Store and
felt much better in every way after
using them. My usual strength
and ambition has returned and it
gives me pleasure to recommend
them"
For sale by all dealers. Price
so cents. Fostor- MiIburn Co.,
Buffalo, New York, sole agents for
the United States.
Remember the name Doan's
and take no other.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-25
REMAINS BEH|NDBAR
Apparently No Effort Made for
Release Of Miss Mae Wood.
JEROME DISCUSSES CASE

Says Matter Will Be Presented to
Grand Jury at Once and, If Indicted,
Young Woman Will Be Promptly
Placed on Trial.
New York, May 2J.-Mae c. Wood,
the Omaha woman who was sent to
prison in default of $4,000 on charge
of perjury after her complaint against
United States Senator Thomas c..
Plat, whom she had sued for divorce,
had been dismissed, is still in cell.
Apparently no effort has been made to
procure bail, although Miss Wood had
said Immediately after her arrest that
she was sure influential friends in
Washington would come to her assist
ance.
This case is one of very vicious
type not uncommon in this city," said
District Attorney jerome. 1T will be
presented to the grand jury as speed
lily as possible and if the woman is in
uASSSu SAAS Will " pItiSOu VII u Ao1 LII
hope that her conviction will furnish
warning that such offenses cannot
go unwhipped of Justice"
Miss Wood seemed not at all per-
turbed by the prospect. II suppose I
shall have to swallow any medicine
they prescribe for me for the present, .
said she. But as long as l live and
there is Plat alive shall fight, and
fight hard, for my rights"
do you still claim you are Senator
Platt's wife,"
II certainly do" she replied, "and
would have proved it if they had not
robbed me of all my papers. did not
expect to win. I feared that the suit
would be dismissed and I had counted
on being permitted to go my way-I
wouldn't have bothered old Plat after
that. did not expect this" she add
ed, as she glanced around at the mar
row cell
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1908-05-25
METHODIST CONFERENCE.
General Assembly Begins Sessions at
Kansas City.

General Assembly Begins Sessions at
Kansas City.
Kansas City, May 2; .-With all the
high officers and leading ministers of
the church In America, as we'll as
prominent laymen and missionaries
from foreign countries in attendance,
the 12Oth general assembly of the
Presbyterian church in the United
States of America began it's session
in Convention hall in this city before
an audience of thousands.
The important business of the first
days sessions consisted of the retire
ment of Rev. William Henry Roberts
of Philadelphia as moderator and the
election of his successor. The feature
of the morning session was the fare
well sermon of the retiring moderator.
The sermon was largely plea for
the cooperation of the churches in
the United States in fighting the many
evil influences opposed to the Chris
tlan churches in our country" He
said that "above every other nation
of modern times the United States
represents those widespread move
ments which are uplifting men out of
the narrowness of caste, which are
making the world neighborhood and
which seek the welfare, not of class
or classes. but of the whole people.
We must INCREASINGLY strive to win
America for Christ that we may there
by win the world for him."
Although many prominent ministers
have been suggested for the new mod
orator Rev. B. H. Fullerton of st.
Louis and Rev. Mark A. Matthews of
Seattle for some time have been
looked upon as the leading candidates.
Rev. Matthews is pastor of church
with membership of more than 5000,
one of the largest of the denomina-
ton.