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The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-08-06
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while her neighbors remarked upon her
good hunor and her children mingled
with others u their age IN the neigh
borhood. And the end Of this record
Of crime aud mystery Is shroudsd In
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-08-06

"Are you able to keep a gIrly
"Financially, yes DIpiomaticonv
no."-Pittsburg Post
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-08-06

A brigade Of police women has
been organized at Client Only mature
women ara accepted for the serrics-
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09
RIBBONS EASY TO RENEW.
No Need to Be Always Buying Mill
merry Trimmings.

Renovation where millinery is con.
cerned should never be put off till the
necessity for renewed trimmings is
sufficiently obvious to shame the
wearer into the inexcusable extrava.
gance of investing in fresh lunches of
flowers or new bows of ribbons. This
expense can often be avoided II the
materials-good at the outset-are
taken care of, ribbon being made to
look almost as good as new by judi
cious sponging.
Black ribbon lends itself we'll to
spongfng and pressing, which not only
smooths out the creases and restores
the color, but to great extent re.
moves the traces Of the hat pin holes,
which do more to age a hat than any
thing else. An excellent method of
renewing black taffeta ribbons is that
OF placing it to soak in a bowlfull of
tepid water, adding a dessertspoonful
OF ammonia to every pint of water.
When the ribbon is perfectly satu.
rated 1t should be laid on a wooden,
unvarnished table, and slowly
smoothed with piece of sponge in
one direction, the ribbon being pressed
firmly meanwhile, so as to make it ad.
here to the wood.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09
mar

s. The Greek couture is much in evil
dence with opera costumes.
Fancy color effects in shoes for day
wear are gaining in popularity.
Pincushions in odd shapes continue
in favor and are used for prizes, ETC.
Banana brown and cinnamon form q
favored combination for colorfng in
many costumes.
Patent leather shoes are being worn
this season. decorated with little fold
ed bows of leather.
A trig little red Morocco bag is fit
ted with folding opera glasses, powder
pun and mirror.
A girl who paints china will find
that a, breakfast tray set is, . much ap-
preciated present.
Clothes are more expensive in Paris
this season than ever before. Hats
have almost doubled In price.
An applied cloak tuck, three inches
wide, furnishes tunic effect on many
Of the long cloth skirts.
For handsome gowns matrons are
wearing black or dark. rich-colored
silks, brocaded in velvet.
The skirt that is worn for the
promenade in Paris at present is
short, escaping the ground all around.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09
HOME AND CHILDREN
TWO THINGS ALL WOMEN LOVE.
SAYS BEATRICE FAIRFAX.
Writer Explains Her Assertion That
All Women Wish to Marry
Love Helps All Troubles
and Trials.

All women wish to marry, declares
Beatrice Fairfax in the Chicago
American.
Now wait moment, girls, before
you heap contradiction on my head
and 1 will "besplain myself" as my
small niece says.
The love of home and children is in.
born in every true woman.
What other than maternal feelins
do you suppose stirs the little woman
OF six years to rock and Groom to her
doll baby hour after hour? And what
but love of home prompts her to keen
house" under the table or in a quiet
nook in the garden?
The baby girl learns to love her doll
before she takes her first toddling
steps. From that time on her whole
life training leads toward matrimony.
l do not for one moment deny that
there are thousands Of very happy UNI.
married women; but at the same time
believe that, provided she marries
the man she loves, every woman on
earth prefers matrimony to spinster-
hood.
And why on earth shouldn't she
want to marry? This idea that girl
should be ashamed of wanting to
marry is all nonsense.
Isn't the desire for happiness the
strongest thing in all Of us? And to
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09
NEW SYSTEM a GOOD ONE.
lnterIoeklns Switching Plant Thas
Can't Make Mistakes.

One Of the largest railroad sigma
and interlocking switching plants IL
the world has been put into operation
by the Delaware, Lackawanna & West
ern railroad. The new plant controls
all Of the train movements at the new
Hobqken terminal of the Lackawanna
and is the first plant of the track cir
cult interlocking type to be installed
in this country. There are 131 little
switches on every track that run.
into the main terminal. The old way
Of switching required at least 30 meI
to do the work. Under the new ar
rangement four men can do the worl
in less time, and SO perfectly con
structed is the plant that, according
to the engineers, It is almost impossi
BILE to make a mistake. This system
of interlocking eliminates the old-fash
toned detector bars used with the old
er interlocking plants. In the inter
locking cabin, where the system ope
ated, there is perfect model of the
yard. showing every track controlled
by the apparatus and which indicates
at all times to the men in charge ex
actly how the system is working. Az
soon as the automatic signals are In
stalled, the engineer, before he starts
his train, will get his signals, his
routing will be absolutely fixed and
the signal will indicate to him when
and where to move. AS soon as the
engineer gets his train on the fixed
route the operator in the tower can
not possibly change that route OF
change the switches under that train
until the train is clear of the route
1t will be impossible for another train
to foul that train while It is on the
route fixed for It. Seventy-five miles
Of insulated wire was used in connect.
ing the track circuits with the inter.
locking layout. The system is known
as the electro-pneumatfc, the power
used being compressed air, the move
ment Of the switches being controlled
by a piston operating in an air-cylin-
der The operations in the air cylin.
ders are made by means of magnet,
electrically controlled, which opens up
an air valve, SO as to apply the. air
In the cylinder in such fashion as to
move the switch. When the train is
made up in the terminal and is ready
to go out, the station master touches
little electric button, which indi.
Gates to the director in the operating
tower that the train is ready to go.
The director then fixes the routing
for that train, gives It the signal and
the train is of on its Journey.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09
FLOWERS FOR THE SICK.
Things to Remember When Sending
Cheering Gift.

When choosing flowers to send to
sick friends remember that the two
necessary qualifications are that they
have only a faint odor and that they
are variety of flower that is lasting.
Carnations probably give more sat.
isfaction than any other flower, and
the odor is refreshing.
Roses. lilies of the valley and violets
are all suitable for sick room, but
they do not keep fresh long. They
will keep much better, however, II
they are removed from the sickroom
every night.
Put them in a cool place and GU,
the stems, then fill the vases with
fresh hot water in which a pinch Of
salt has been dissolved.
This will not only make the fra
GRANGE last, but will freshen the flow
ers and make the colors look brighter
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09
HARMONY IN COLOR
FIRST THING TO CONSIDER IN
HOUSE DECORATION.
Choice Of Satisfactory Wall Finish Not
Always an Easy Materials.
take Will Mar Effect Of
Prettiest Room.

1t Is not necessary to go to medical
science to learn that certain hangings
produce certain impressions on the
mind. A brain specialist is said to
have declared that sensitive person
living in scarlet room will soon show
the effect in increasing irritability
which may end in madness. Dark
blue walls and furnishings are dis.
tinctly depressing.
The choice of. a satisfactory wall
dnish is a more difficult matter than
1t appears to be. Many a pretty room
Is spoiled because the tin are COM
bined unskillfully. Wall papers or
wall fabrics are intended to serve as
backgrounds for furniture and pic.
lures. but 1t frequently happens that
walls are covered with patterns that
are either inharmonious or too con-
spicuous.
When family takes possession of
q new house they often decide that
certain rooms shall be papered in GER
tain ways because the oolors selected
will harmonic with the hangings, the
curtains or the carpet, or because GER
tain colors are fashionable. They. de.
termtne that the library, which is a
south room. shall be papered with
bright red and hung with red drap.
cries. The sun pours into the win
dows all day and the effect is unsatis.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09
Skirt Holders,

Jeweled lizards as skirt holders
have recently been used by the queen
OF Spain AZ we'll as the queen of Italy.
When the skirts are not quite short
they are Of troublesome length, diff.
cult to hold up. and these pretty orna-
ments come we'll to the rescue.
They are from four to six inches
long. made and enameled to initiate
the animal. Some are entirely made
Of diamonds. but silver, gilt with
emerald eyes are more generally use.
full.
Beneath the neck of these lizards
are a couple Of prongs, which turn
downward. and similar ones spring
from the bodice and the length of skirt
ia caught between the two. They are
decidedly ornamental as we'll as use.
full.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09
IN THE TAILORED FRocks.
Skirts Short for Morning, Long and
Full for Afternoon.

For morning wear the skirts are
quite short, but for afternoon all are
long and cut with ample fullness.
The coats are generally soutache
and three-quarters in length.
Black is becoming very fashionable.
So is mahogany, Natter, peacock
blue and all shades of the craps.
To wear with the dressier tailor.
mades, muslin and crepe de sole
blouses, dyed the same color as the
cloth or velvet, are the fashion.
The newest sleeves for these
frocks are arranged in deep tucks,
and cut in one with the coat or bodice.
Black velvet coats are seen worn
with MORE waistcoats and striped
black and blue or mole or dull violet
skirts.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09

One must pause to reflect that only
an artist could so cut and hang and
handle his stuffs as to get such per.
lection of line, and that for artist
work one must pay artist prices. Our
model is an example of artistic work
and clever handling Of cloth without
decoration. Note the effective ar
rangement Of shaped pieces on skirt
and coat and the unique but stylish
vest front, on which is fastened a
band of black velvet. caught directly
In front with an old silver buckle.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09

factory. The garishness of the color
ing is apparent to the least sensitive
taste. Had this red paper been placed
In an apartment having a northern
exposure and few windows through
which the sunlight cast only a few
indirect rays, the result would have
been quite different, for brilliant col
ors should never be exploited in glar
Ing lights. White, green and blue are
most pleasing on west or south rooms
Rooms which face the north may be
lined with pink, red or yellow.
Large-patterned papers do not look
we'll on small rooms. For dining.
room or library papers which have a
dull, subdued appearance are most
satisfactory. Plain-tinted surfaces are
best for bedrooms and parlor walls
For the bathroom thick glazed sani
tary paper should be chosen, in case
the walls are not tiled or finished in
hard wood. The surface will be made
more durable If coated over with
varnish. for the steam arising from
the hot water tends to loosen the pa.
per.
The woodwork in room should
never be finished in two colors or
two shades of the same color. Just
at present white paints are most pop
ular because they provide an artistic
frame for the lowered colonial wall
papers. A coat of ivory enamel will
stand much cleaning. Brown is a
serviceable color and in oak, walnut
or mahogany is suitable for halls and
dining-rooms.
A word should be said concerning
the figures on wall papers in sleeping
and living rooms. They should be
agreeable and not too pronounced.
Any color or pattern that fixes the at
tention, likewise all hard-looking lines
and glazing angles, should be avoided
In rooms to which there is likelihood
that a human being may be confined
even for day or two.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09
Mexican Railroad Methods.

"As the son of soldier and hav,
ing lived in the midst of alarms dur.
ing my tender years, I may be &C.
counted q man out Of the ordinary"
remarked Phil X. Gordon, after whom
Fort Phil Kearny is named, "but l
must say that travelling on Epes Ran
dolph's trains in the state Of Sonora,
Mexico, is liable to cause cold chills
to run up and down your spine.
Il was on the Sonora railway re.
Gently when the Mexican brakeman
rushed into our car and spoke excited.
ly to the conductor; who, by the way,
was an American.
What's the matter?' I asked, for
I was interested, owing to the excite
ment of the brakeman.
"'Oh, nothing replied the conduc-
tor, and he continued his converse.
ton.
AFTER the lapse Of an hour he
slowly gathered himself together and
observed that he would go forward
and see what the Mexicans had been
doing.
You should have seen that car.
It looked like q butchers shamples,
for somebody had gone a-knifing for
some one else, and the end was that
it was free fight for all. The con.
ductor calmly locked the door, wired
to the next station for the police, and
there was no further trouble. 1 won
der what would have happened II .
car on one Of our railroads was
turned into . butcher shopv
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09

marry the person you love and who
loves you is happiness for a time al
least, and II the two are we'll suited II
means happiness for life.
Woman is essentially home maker
She likes to make people coy. and
comfy" She loves to do things for
those she loves.
know one little woman who has q
pretty custom. of which she is quite
unconscious. When her husband
comes home at night she always how.
ers about him until he is comfortably
seated in his own special chair. with
his own special reading lamp behind
him. When he is quite settled she
gives contented little sigh and. look.
ing at him in beaming satisfaction,
murmurs softly to herself: There"
She would be amazed If she knew
she did it.; but she never misses 1t,
and her husband gives her an adoring
look which amply rerays all her trou.
BILE.
No modest girl runs after men nor
shows that she hopes to marry, but all
the same you do want to marry, don't
you, my girls?
If it should happen that you don't
maryland very many charming
women do not marry-don't feel that
you are all failures.
Don't marry simply for the sake of
having Mrs" attached to your name.
There is only one thing to marry for.
and that is love. II you cannot marry
for love, much better remain unmar.
ried.
Married life is not always rose.col-
orcd. There are many times when the
greatest patience and tact are neces.
sary to make things run smoothly. But
love helps all troubles and trials. Go
ahead, dears. Dream your dreams.
And when the prince of men comes a.
wooing you marry him and live hap
PLY ever after, for happy marriage Is
the best career open to woman.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09
Straight Railway Track.

In spite of the apparently mathe.
NAUTICAL straight lines which many of
the western railways appear to follow
on the map, it has been stated that
the record in this respect will be beat
en- by the new national transconti-
mental railway, otherwise known as
the Grand Trunk Pacific, 20 miles of
which will be constructed without q
curve. Five years ago, however, q
length of II miles Of perfectly straight
railway track was constructed on the
extension Of the Rhodesia railways
from Bulawayo- in the direction of the
Victoria falls. So far, therefore, as
the length of straight line is con.
cerned. the record Is held by the por.
ton of the Rhodesia railways above
referred to.-London Times.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09
LANGUAGE OF DIPLOMACY.
How BIsmarek Discouraged omcIa
Correspondence to Russian.

How sismarck Discouraged omclal
Correspondents TO Russian.
The question of diplomatic Ian.
guage has been raised in China for
the first time in our recollections by
the Japanese within the last week or
two. Up to the present time treaties
have been made out in the language
Of the West as we'll as in that Of
China, and in each case it has been
stipulated that II there were found to
be any difference between the two
the Western should be held to be the
correct version. But, as a rule, we
believe, communications with native
officials have been in Chinese. and the
Japanese In sending in theirs in their
own tongue have attempted to create
an awkward. precedent.
For long period the diplomatic
language Of Europe has been French.
though Of late years there have been
many breaches Of the rule. English
was largely spoken. for example, at
the Berlin congress after the Russo.
Turkish war.
An amusing story is told of the
manner in which THE Iron Chancellor
discouraged the st. Petersburg autho-
rites from writing to him in Russian.
He gave instructions that "all commu.
atcations received in other languages
than German, French, English and
Italian should be left unnoticed and
put away in the archives. Budberg
then wrote screed after screed in Rus
sian. No answer was returned, and
The documents were all laid by with
he state papers. At last he came
himself and asked VIII yhe had re-
ceived no reply. Bismarck himself
tells tn estory:
Reply I exclaimed, to what?'
Why, he had written a month ago and
had sent me several reminders.
"'Ah, quite so,' I said. There is q
great pile Of documents in Russian
downstairs, and yours are probably
among them. But we have no one
who understands Russian, and have
given instructions for all documents
written in a language we do not un.
derstand to be put away among the
Archives"
It was then arranged that Budberg
should write in French, and the for
eign Office also when It suited them.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09
FOUND A WAY
TO Be Clear Of the Coffee Troubles.

Husband and myself both had tho
coffee habit and finally his stomach
and kidneys got In such a bad condi.
ton that he was compelled to give up
good position that he had held for
years. He was too sick to work. His
skin was yellow, and I hardly think
there was an organ in his body that
was not affected.
Il told him I felt sure his sickness
was due to coffee and after some dis.
cusston he decided to give it up.
1T was a struggle because Of the
powerful habit. One day we heard
about Postum and concluded to try T.
and then It was easy to leave OF
coffee.
Ills fearful headaches grew 1es.
frequent. his complexion began to
clear. kidneys grew better until ut
last he was new man altogether. II
. result Of leaving on coffee and tax.
ing up Postum. Then I began to
drink It, too.
although I was never as bad OF
as my husband, I was always very
nervous and never at any time very
strong. only weighing IS lbs. before
I began to use Postum. Now I weieh
lis lbs. and can do as much work an
anyone my size. think.
"Many do not use Postum because
they have not taken the trouble to
make 1t right. I have successfully
fooled great many persons who have
drunk it at my table. They would
remark, You must buy high grade
Of coffee One young man who clerked
in grocery store was very enthusias.
tic about my coffee When I told
him what It was, he said, why I've sold
Postum for four years but I had no
idea it was like this. Think I'll drink
Postum hereafter"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read 1.-THE Road to Well.
ville." in pkgs. There's Reason"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09

are wide, from three to seven inches,
and the Powered elastic is used to
splendid advantage in belts. The buck
les are big. and many Of them are ex-
tremely novel. Some are Of lowered
china. SO perishable that it almost
seems an extravaganza to look at
them. The black cat buckle made Of
enamel shows just the head Of kitten
with the most startling green eyes.
BY pressing q button its eyes roll
about in a most mysterious way.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09
rRINkET BASKETS AS GIFTS.
Some Heavy Cardboard and Crepe Pa.
per All That" 10 Necessary.

Each of the four sides of q little
trinket basket may be cut from mod.
erately heavy cardboard, and the front
and back of each covered with rose.
embossed and plain pink crepe paper
respectively. The bottom is. of course
a square. and plain pink Oh both sides.
In each of its corners hole is
punched, and also in those Of the four
side sections. The parts are then tied
together with half-inch ribbon.
The basket ia hut six inches high
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09
Long Scarf. with Dinner Gowns.

Long scarfs with Dinner Gowns.
The fashion of carrying long scarfs
with dinner gowns. at the theater or
during the day for the motor car drive,
brings out a constant change in the
fashioning of these accessories. The
finest, most supple Of skins are be.
ing used. One for the motor car is
in navy blue suede lined with mauve
suede, a perforated design in the
beige at the ends showing the mauve
transparency. 1t twists into the soft.
est of neck wrappings. and is un-
crushable. One that is carried with
4 thin high-necked evening gown for
theater and restaurant wear is in
white channels richly embroidered in
gold threads in Empire design and
lined with yellow chamois, short
gold bead fringe finishing its ends
Vogue.
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09
HE WAS so THOUGHTFUL
And Vet He Must Have Been Shocked
when She Spoke.


When She Spoke.
"Ah, sweetheart" he said, chow can
wait for next Thursday to come? Il
seems year away. I have Just seen
DR.. Thudleigh and he has gladly con.
sented to perform the ceremony
Il am SO happy" the beautiful girl
replied. "The dressmaker added the
final touches to my eoing-away gown
to-day, and nothing remains now but
wait for the great day to come. Have
you seen about getting the drawing
voom'on the $3.50 train?''
Eyes, love. and have taken out q
$4,000 accident insurance policy, so
that II I happen to be killed by our
dear friends when they are seeing us
Of You will have something to partial.
ly console you for your loss"
Dearest Harry, how will II be nos.
sfble for me to ever be anything but
happy with one who is so thoughtful."
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09
Happy In sIumber.

Michael Callahan, q section boss for
the Southern railroad In the little
town Of Ludlow, KY, has keen
Gaelic wit. One warm afternoon
while walking along the railroad
tracks he found a section hand placid
ly sleeping beside the rails. Callahan
looked disgustedly at the delin-
quent for full minute and then re-
marked:
"slape on, ye lazy spalpeen, slape
on, fur as long as you Shape you've
got job, but when you wake up you
amt got none"
The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-01-09

which is just right for use upon the
dresser, mantel or table,
By increasing the size of the sew.
eral sections and using heavy pulp.
board for the foundation, a durable
and artistic waste basket can be pro.
duced. The "poinsettia" crepe paper
makes strikingly effective decoration
for large basket, also the pine
cone" and Indian" designs.-Montreal
Herald.