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Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-06
NECKLACES FOR
the SCHOOL GIRLS
Season Presents Some Pretty
Deslgns---Powder Bag a
usefui Gift.

With the Dutch necles that are so
fashionable For young girls party
frocks a necklace OF some simple de-
sign Is almost a necessity. Today there
are numerous different styles Of neck
faces from which to select. 80 thai 1t is
possible for any girl to lind one that IL
becoming.
Perhaps the most attractive neck
faces for young girls are of the pendant
design-a gold chain from which de-
pend amethysts, topaz or baroque
pearls. set In some artistic pattern.
Small seed pearls are also set in ex-
ceedingly pretty designs this year,
while small ropes of tiny seed pearls
used as a chain for a pearl or torquoise
pendant will also make am attractive
necklace. A string Of very small pearls
:s permissible for q GUN girl, but the
pearls must be SO small as to be really
Notwithstanding; is more inap-
propriate than costly jewelry for a
school girl.
For a girl with a naturally pretty
neck and throat slides Of small pearls
Or brilliants set on a black velvet rib
bon make q becoming collar. II black
velvet does not look sufficiently youth
.ul or Is not in keeping with the style
Of the dress, velvet ribbon the shade of
the gown may be used or a rich tone
IF golden brown will often prove singu-
.arly becoming.
A dog collar OF exquisite pink coral
with slides of tiny brilliants was ex-
| :eedingly pretty with a theater gown
Of the same shade of pink. For a party
erock in either pink or white, made
with the collarless Dutch yoke, a coral
young girl for a year OF two before
she comes out, and for a Dutch yoke
there Is no more attractive finish than
this. A narrow dog collar of tiniest
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-06
SOCIAL AMENITIES FOR THE
YOUNG GIRLS in SCHOOL,

The matter Of social diversions for
school girls from the age of u until
they are ''out" is one about which par
ents should be extremely rigid. There
arc many things a girl of that age
may dc. and many places to which she
may go. always provided that the de-
tails are properly arranged. But those
things which she should not do should
be most sternly prohibited. chief among
them being anything that brings her
before a set older tina herself in So
ciety and that savors of being grown
up 1t is eve to be forgotten that
O school girl IL a Child" until she
makes her debut-this thanks to the
influence Of English etiquet. that orders
all girls kept In the schoolroom until
they are young ladies'"
With all this. however. a schoolgirl
should still have her own amusements
She wishes to 20 to the play. as. I'm
deed, she should. II properly selected
for her the theater may give uncon
scious lessons IN and deport-
ment from which she can gather much.
She has her dancing class. Of course.
at which she amuses herself n after
moo each week. even though 1t -
called a lesson. but once in a while
she loves a real evening party. and
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-06
off from all communication with their
friends and families, and make them

off from all communication with their
friends and families, and make them
read tracts and go to temperance lee
lures and eats health foOds-for love.
The funny thing about love-" he con-
tinued. twisting h Bachelor Girls fan
thoughtfully. us that, instead of inspir-
Ing you to make n another happy, 1t
usually inspires you with an irresistible
impulse to make n another as miser-
able as possible; instead of transform
ing o into a slave. It transforms you
into a tyrant; instead Of giving you
things. 1t appears to give o a malice
ious desire to tie one another to the
house, and dose one another with medt-
cine n pry into n anOther's affairs,
and regulate n another's habits and
interfere with n another's pleasures.
I wonder" ne added musingly, III there
Is n variety Of love that could make
O man desist from telling his wife that
the coffee was cold and the biscuits
were burnt. or that could make a wonn-
an resist asking her husband how many
girls he had kissed before and where
he had been all evening""
of course. there u.s." returned the
Bachelor Girl confidently. Real love;
h love that is built on mutual trust
and mutual admiration. and is full Of
~forbearance and sympathy and unsel-
tishness and'-
And only in novels" sug-
gested the Mere Man wryly.
Il WISH" said the Bachelor Girl,
starting to rise. that you would not
joke on a subject on-on which I feel
very deeply. Mr.. Porter"
How man times?" inquired the
Mere Man. glancing up out OF the COR
ners Of his eyes.
"What?'
How many times have you felt very
deeply-in love?"
The Bachelor Girl sank back into the
shadow Of the potted palms.
"Oh. dear!" she sighed helplessly.
EVERY time, of course"
"Of course" agreed the Mere Man
! sympathetically. "A girl usually does.
And yet she can stand up with a per-
fectly straight face each time and say
that she never really loved BEFORE"
Well" protested the Bachelor Girl
weakly. Il really did-in exactly
the same way
Neither did T." declared the Mere
Man leaning over and trying to look
into her eyes.
TITS funny" remarked the Bachelor
Girl, gazing dreamily out through the
palms. "how Billy Carmichael's taste
has changed since l was-one of his
varieties"
"oh. I don't know" said the Mere
Man ch%eerfuliy. milne has-since the
girl in gray was n of N.Y.
"Since when. Mr.. Porter?" The
Bachelor Girl sat up suddenly.
Since I me you" finished the Mere
Man hurriedly.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-06

That no accounting ever was made
by Mrs. Schmid to any court OF her
management Of the estate.
That she never made any accounting
OF the affairs to her daughter Josephine.
who. as one-third owner of the original
estate. died in 1894.
That instead Of giving to her daugh-
ter an income commensurate with her
share in the estate. h gave to her
only $4,000 a year until she was mar
ried. and then increased the allowance
to only 81, 500 a year.
That she induced her daughter to
turn over to her for investment as she
saw fit. for a period Of twenty years.
her entire interests In the estate, which,
Mrs. Schmid figured. was worth less
than $3.50. GOO.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-06

New York. Special: Sensational
charges of mismanagement Of the es-
tate of her husband. the late August
Schmid. brewer. are made against Mrs.
Schmid's daughter, Mrs. Hugh "A. Muir
ray. In a suit which has been instituted
to compel an accounting from Mrs.
Schmid and to have her removed as
h terms of the will she was to re-
ceive one-third of his property. and
his children, only one of whom sur
wives. two-thirds.
In the complaint. which is one OF the
o remarkable documents Of the kind
ever filed in a local court, it is alleged
by the daughter:
That Mrs. schmid schemed to get
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-06
seed pearls with the slides set Will
brilliants, Is not inappropriate for Z
girl Over 16 years Of age.
Girls Powder ean.

A pretty and most useful gift for q
girl starting on a Journey is a chamois
powder bag. 1t is lighter to carry and
takes less room In a toilet case than .
box and is extremely pretty. For is
one requires a yard and three-eighths
fancy lowered ribbon six inches wide
Of fancy Powered ribbon six inches
wide two yards OF a plain color an
inch wide. and a strip OF .chamois cor
responding to the wide ribbon.
The bottom is made from a piece Of
cardboard cut circular by putting down
a tumbler or something round bJ
which to shape 1t. This Is covered on
one side with a piece of the ribbon and
on the other with channels. The two
are 0vcrhanded together. Sachet pow.
der put under the ribbon increases thu
daintiness.
The channels is cut and pieced untr
II makes a strip az long as the widt
ribbon and an inch narrower. The tws
arc then basted together. being ever
on n side. On the other, or upper
side. the ribbon Is turned down to make
a heading. and two places are run In
through which the narrow ribbon ia
run for drawstrings.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-06
LOE FIFTY SEVEN VARIETIES
~
HELEN ROWLAND

carrying about souvenirs In you left
breast pocket. And h there's the
tobasco Kind"
II never heard of that remarked the
Bachelor Girl wonderingly.
"of course. you didn't" retorted the
the chow-chow kind-like ours"
Like what, Mr.. Porter"
oh. like sugar. and pepper. and
spice all chopped together" explained
the Mere Man. That's the most fas-
cinating variety. and the most danger
Gus. But" he added helplessly. you
never al tell what any sort OF love is
going TO make you do"
NO" agreed the Bachelor Girl dryly.
There's the kind that makes a man
marry q woman and keep her all the
rest of her life washing and cooking
and sewing for nine children; and the
kind that makes him resist her and
leave her to pay her own gas bill and
room rent. because he ant all his
own income for himself: and the kind
that drives him to drink; and the kind
that reclaims him from It: and the kind
that keeps him drudging at the Office
to pay for a woman's frocks: and the
kind that keeps him running round at
her heels while his business goes to
rack and ruin. In short, love is the uni
versal masculine excuse for every lapse,
or folly, or crime, from going without
a shave to breaking a girls heart or
breaking into a bank. And the most
astounding part of 1t is" h finished.
tanning herself furiously, that after a
man has tried Sc varieties Of it he can
still stand up with a perfectly straight
face and tell the 57th girl that he never
has really loved before!".
Well" protested the Mere Man
shamele ly, "he never has-in exactly
the same way. That's the beauty of
\ Vy0 tSS n NJ I've ZIAvv4 No. f$n - la
Your taste gets educated to a finer ap-
probation: and each time that you dis
cover a new brand you forget all the
others and honestly believe that at last
you have discovered the real thing, and
you have-only in a different FORM
And a different face" rejoined the
a while you get SO used to variety that
no particular brand and no particular
woman will satisfy you: and the girl
who marries you discovers that all the
, edge has been worn of your sentiment,
n that you make love simply out of
habit, n talk in stock phrases. and
use pet INT from custom, and have
taken her merely-as black coffee. But
love Is quite q different thing to q
woman. It isn't a habit nor an 'ex-
cuse' with e It Is something rare
and hne n ennobling: not q rag to
And yet" sighed the Mere Man.
crossing his knees and clasping hia
hands thouShtfully round them. there
was that woman out West who shot q
man-fOr love-"
The Bachelor Girl dropped her fan.
"Oh, that
And that other one who ran avn,
Hove"
"But. Mr.. Porter
And the n who stole money TO blu,
pretty clothes-for love-"
"But. don't you see
And the hundreds and thousands
who a their husbands with jealous,
and suspicion. ana watch them INK.
professional detectives and cut then
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-06

control OF the vast estate. and after
doing SC used it as her individual prop
erty.
That she induced her two daughters,
one of HON is now dead. to sign
papers with which they were unfa-
miliar and which practically released
their mother from her obligation to the
NOR to the estate.
That instead OF conducting the Lion
brewery for the estate. h ran its as
her individual property.
That as president of the company and
owner of all the stock she voted to
herself an annual salary Of 5000. 900 a
year.
That since the death of Mr.. schmid.
have been millions of dollars.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-06

Love-" remarked the Bachelor Girl.
with a shrug Of her dainty shoulders,
lis q funny thing"
Whose love-" inquired the Mere Man.
glancing up suspiciously from his place
at her feet on the stairway.
II was thinking of Billy Carmich-
aels." returned the Bachelor Girl nod
ding across the potted palms at a fair
haired youth. dancing with a plain lit
tie thing II. re He's going to marry
Worse crimes declared the Mere
Man cheerfully. have been committed
tn the name Of love-"
That's what's so funny about it,"
remarked the Bachelor Girl. did you
ever commit any. Mr.. Porter" she in
terest.
Well, acknowledged the Mere Man
euefully, "I've written poetic valentines
and overspent my allowance and stayed
awake all night, and forgotten to est
ny dinner, n fought with my best
shaved off my mustache and"-
And grown 1t again." scoffed the
Bachelor Girl with a ripping laugh,
"fOr h next love-"
"HOw did you know it," murmured
the Mere Man a~dmiringly.
"Oh," the Bachelor Girl tossed her
head n~onchalantly. variety is the spice
Of love. And, with a man, nothing but
matrimony puts an end to the variety.
Marriage is merely the black coffee
that he takes to settle him, after he
has gone through q: whole sentimental
table d'hote. from bread and butter.
to pudding with champagne sauce. And
the greater the number of love affairs
he hNs had. the more willing he is to
be settled"
Poor Carmichael!" sighed the Mere
Man compassionately.
"She is a fright. isn't she?" agreed
the Bachelor Girl with a glance of pity
at the girl in gray.
The Mere Man started.
"As I was saying he began.
"And the way she wear her hair is
positively frumpy n years too
young"
"As !! was saying" continued the
been committed In the name Of love
than in the name Of science and medi-
cine and religion all put together. It's
such q good excuse for doing what
you want to do and shouldn't, like
marrying the wrong p -son or neglect
your time. or flirting with somebody
you have no right
",Nobody ever did those things fol
love. Mr.. Porter" interrupted the
Bachelor Girl with an impatient flour.
lsh Of her gauze fan. mot for real
love. anyhow" she added less emphat.
icall.
"All love is real" protested the Mere
Man. TAT the time. The effect differ.
only with the variety"
And there are ffty-seven varieties!'
DRIED the Bachelor Girl waving her far
dramatically.
And EACH" agreed the Mere Man en-
Enthusiastically. '.is a totally different
sort Of pickle.'
what"
"Well." explained the Mere Man
sthere's the sweet and simple Kind tha
we get q taste Of before we are u o
school: the kind that manifests itsel
In bad poetry and pipe dreams AM
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-06

What may he. with skillful treatment.
a very pretty f~ashion--that OF making
the sieeves OF an evening gown difer-
ent in color and fatric from the rest OF
the dfess-has beer; revived.
In the ease of 9 recently made even
Inc toilet, black gauke sleeves were al
lied to q white gown. with an outline
Of black upon the d~ecolletage to com
meet the sleeves. Oh 1t were.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-06
LARGE HATpiMs
ARE THE RAGE,

One OF the favorite fads Of the
moment seems to be abnormally
large hatp.ns.
They are formed Of weird Jumps
Of mineral. enameled metal, china
or glass.
The prettiest specimens shown
of Japanese carved ivory.
Horn, In a lovely shade Of green,
Is being pressed into service. and is
also used for the new backcombs,
slides and pins for the hair.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-06

SLEEVE BOWS ARE
VERY CHARMING.

Sleeve bows are now counted
among the new little dress acces-
SORES.
They are sold with belts to match.
The rabbits ear is the latest
shape.
Two ears : used for each sleeve.
They are prettier made Of soft satin
Or m.rrored velvet and are Genera.
~ used to finish a three-auarter.
length sleeve.
The belt is 80 made that the how
gives he short-wa.sted empire ef-
feet at the back and has two loops
ears.
These rabbit bows give a charm.
Ing color note to a white or black
gown.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-06

The graceful little frock pictured in the accompanying sketch was OF silk
null, with a mall spot figure he model being in pale blue. the crossed
N the bodice being of liberty of III same shade n rumes edged with
ATTN ribbon. The skirt was trimmed with cnved bands O he liberty n
rumes n the girde was o. the liberty drape closely about h figure. This
design would also be effective in n of the chinons. or other sheer materials
and IL preferred, ne lace could be used in place Of The ruf1es oft he same ma.
erial.
Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1908-02-06

The shoes worn by mountaineer,
when climbing the Alps have steel
soles. with eight points projecting.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-28
MARSHALL FIELD E COMPANY.

Marshall Field & Company carry
$lGOOO.OOO insurance, and are said to
have outstanding accounts due them on
the first Of April Of each year. when
tax schedules are fled, Of $5.O0O,O 900
In the wholesale and 100000 In their
retail store.
Yet they are only taxed on $4,000 900.
The $1G.OOOOOO insurance probably
stands for $2OOOO.OOO worth Of prop.
erty and the 100000 In outstanding
accounts makes a total Of $2S,O0O,O 900.
As the firm Is only taxed on &c..
100000 by the assessors, these figures
would show $22.OOO.OOO escaping taxa.
tl0n.
This $o2.OOO.OOO has to be made ur
somewhere. and 1t IL made by taxing
the real estate Of the small property
owner to the limit.
Marshall Field 4 Company have ab'
sorbed the business Of 10 many scores
OF small dealers, and have occupied &c
much alley and Sidewalk space belong
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-28
Enormous Holdings by Armour People 10
Big Concerns Outside Chicago Attract
Much Attention.
The Small Taxpayers Are Very Much In.
terested in the Developments Of
This Great Wealth,
Yet the Chicago Assessors Gould Only Find
Two and One-half Millions
to Tax.

"Chicago Securities" for 1907 gives
the following facts about Armour &
Company. OH page $50.
Armour & Company, organized un.
der the laws Of Illinois, April IA. 1000.
Capital stock, s2O.OOO.OOO.
PrOperty-The plants controlled by
the corporation are the packing houses,
fertilizer works, glue factory. soap fac.
tory and hair factory In Chicago, and
the packing houses In South Omaha,
Sioux City, East St Louis and Fort
Worth. The Importance Of the pack.
Ing houses and plants controlled by the
organization Is known oil over the
civilized world. The glue factory Is
one Of the largest In the country. The
soap factory Is also operated on u
large scale.
Although the capital alone of this
great concern IL $20,OOO.OO0 the asses
sors could only find $2,5OO.OOO Of per.
sonal property belonging to 1t.
The legal tax Oh s2O,OOO.OOO is $780,.
600.
The tax on s2,5OO.OOO Is $35.OOO.
So the people lose In taxes on the
capital Of this concern alone $245,OOO
every year.
This makes total Of back taxes due
for five years, according to Supreme
Court rulings In other cases, Of 81 ,225,.
OOO.
This does not include the amount Of
taxes due present and back on the
stock of Armour 4 Company Of New
Jersey,
Armour car lines.
Hammond Packing Company,
National Packing Company,
Union Stock Yards Of Omaha,
And a number Of other equally val.
liable concerns owned by 1t.
The personal property Of Armour &
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-28

Company. outside Of Its capital stock
mounts up towards $GO,OOO,0OO and
may exceed that sum, as this corpora.
ton, unlike Swift 4 Company, does
not furnish Its figures to Chicago Sc
curltles." Armour & Company owns
a great deal Of stock In outside cor.
porations. every dollar Of which 10
taxable here in Chicago. Among others
Armour 4 Company, Of New Jersey.
The following taken from pages Dol
ana 202 Of the report of the United
States Commissioner Of Corporations,
tells us something upon this subject:
"The New Jersey corporation was
formed for the purpose OF transacting
certain business which the Illinois cor.
poration was not authorized to trans
act. Armour Il Company, Of New Jer.
sey operates practically all the branch
houses for the sale Of beef and other
packing house products supplied BY
Armour 4 Company, Of Illinois. 1t also
owns the Armour packing houses at
Sioux City and Fort Worth. For con.
venlence the accounts of Armour q
Company. Of New Jersey are carried
on the books Of Armour 4 Company.
Of Illinois. To ascertain the business
transactions Of the New Jersey COZ.
pOratlon, 1t Is merely necessary to take
the accounts relating to the branch
houses and those relating to the Fort
Worth and Sioux City packing houses
The company, however, IL a genuine
one, having large actual assets Of tn
own, not mere paper name. It has
no separate books and no profits sep
arate from those appearing In the &C.
counts Of Armour & Company, Of I'LL.
nOis."
How long the people of Chicago viii
continue to pay high taxes while con.
Germs like this escape as they do. u
prOblematical.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-28

fresh water commerce. It In the big.
gest ana best dock In the greatest city
on the whole chain OF the great lakes
What do you suppose the Goodrich
folks pay the city for this valuable
property!
Only 5000 year rental!
From period to period the lease has
been renewed. WITHOUT ADVER.
TISEMENT, and always at the same
old figure.
The last lease or agreement" was
drawn up by the city bureau OF com.
pensatiOn. 1t IL of date of May /,
1905. and runs for three years, or until
1000.
%~
The leasing by the city Of tie great
Goodrich dock, east Of Rush street
bridge. for the paltry sum OF $1,000
per wear, without advertising for bids,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-28

the following. How much stock does
he own? At oil events he can give the
Board Of Review much valuable In.
formation:
Union Stock Yards Company.
Fowler Brothers. Limited.
Libby, Mcneil and Libby.
National Packing Company.
st. Louis National Stock Yards Com
pany.
Swift's Refrigerator Transportation
Company.
Hollis Cold Storage Company.
Illinois Cattle Germany.
Mechanical Manufacturing Company.
South San Fran"'saa land and In.
vestment Companv.
Springfield Provision Company. '
Swifts s~-stllzer WOrka
Western Meat Companc.
49,
The Beef Trur. y worse than ever
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-28

Review, II 1t wishes, can ascertain how
much stock he owns In each, or what
Chlcagoans do own It, as 1t Is taxable:
Armour car lines,
Armour Grain Company,
Central Leather Company,
G. II. Hammond Company.
Hammond Packing Company,
National Packing Company,
United States Leather Company,
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail.
way Company,
Fort Worth Stock Yarde Company,
Fort Worth. Texas.
Hutchinson Packing Co. Hutchinson
Kansas,
Northwestern National Fire Insur'
ance Company, Of Milwaukee, Wis
Omaha Packing Company.
Prussian National Insurance Com
pany, of Stettin Germany.
Mr.. Louis =. Swift 10 . 6isSctor In
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-28
NEW YORK HITS THEM

Six years ago Chicago paid taxes on
$l25yOOO,OOO personal property.
This sum has dropped $27,OOO,OOO In
six years.
The Chicago Assessors can only find
nincty.eight millions of personal prop.
erty In Chicago, according to their as
sessment of 1907.
In Chicago the real estate pays al
most the whole tax.
In New York the Assessors tax seven
billions of personal property.
In New York the rich personal prop
erty owner pays most of the tax.
The total assessed valuation Of Chi
cago Is rs follows
Real Estate S3ib,S4l,IVO
Personal Property ........ oS,343, loj
In contrast to this are the figures
for New York city, which are:
Real Estate .SG2i O, 4S0, GOO
Personal Property 900. 1,Il2,2OO,W
The following table Of New York
taxes Is interesting In view of the fine