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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-06-18
Table Linen.

Every housewife delights in having
nice napery, and heavy damask is cheap
er in the end even if it is more expensive
to purchase, because it wears longer and
takes better gloss than the lightweight
linens. The thinner material to look well
should be starched with very thin starch
to have it iron nicely.
In buying table linen it is well to re.
member that a check pattern in plain or
elaborate blocks with warp and wool
running straight both ways is a better
bargain than a floral or curved pattern
that costs tho same, for the check design
is more easily manufactured and in con-
sequence better quality of linen is used
than that for more elaborate designs sell
ing for the same price,
One careful buyer of table linens
makes her purchases in January after
some holiday exhibit She asks to see
the stock which has ben used to decor
ate the show windows. There is usually
a fine assortment Of such goods. These
linens are seldom for sale, as they are
rumpled and slightly soiled from hand
ling. but if you ask to see them the
clerks will be glad to accommodate You.
Even if soiled the c0nnoisseur in table
linens can readily determine how the
piece will look when Numbered.
Linen should be tested before buying
and this may be done in a very simple
manper If linen in the piece is what yOH
contemplate buying wet the tip Of the
finger and moisten a bit of the rayeling.
If it vets there at once it is linen. In
selecting reaGy-made goods press the
finger on the goods and if it vets
througS the material at once you may be
sure it is all pure linen. while if there
is any intermiXture Of cotton it will take
several moments to wet through the
threads.
Beware of purchasing mercerized linen
as il is a sham, there being not a thread
of linen in this material. 1t is cotton.
subjected to process that renders it
less valuable than pure cotton. for, as
matter of fact. cotton damask manufac-
tured in the United States. and particu-
larly in one large city on the Pacific
coast. has not its equal for wear. and
with the use Of very little thin starch
and great deal of pressure in the iron
ing it may be brought to a state of polish
almost equal to linen.
Much of the beauty and strength If a
piece of linen lies in the manner in which
il is bleached. Proper bleaching takes
from four to six months time and is done
on the fields where the suns rays. to-
gether with a peculiar quality Of he at
m0sphere or climate. imparts a lustrOus
appearance and satiny whiteness. When
linen turns yellow with use and wears
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-06-18
One Mothers WaY.

| desire to have all of my children's
meals served at the family table, so tina.
| may give attention to the kind and
quantity of food which they eat, and
also to their manners at table, writes
Inez Redding IN The Epitomist AS
we have so many guests / particularly
wish my children TO appear well BRED
and for the sane reason | do not wish
to be obliged to be continually talking
to them at the table. Ny children coax
for pennies like other children, and |
teach them the value of a penny while
they are very young in this way. When
we so into the dining room l place in
front of my plate a penny for each child
At the close of the meal the child who
has not been corrected in any way is
given a penny. They are encouraged to
talk, but not to interrupt. They are
taught to eat properly, to ask properly
for anything they may wish
For any disrespectful word to the
waitress they are at once sent from the
table. 1t may not be the best way, but
one thing certain, the meal hour is the
pleasantest in the day, to children, guests
and myself.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-06-18

rough it is a sign that chemicals have
been used IN the bleaching.
The finest table cloths and napkins are
luSually finished with a hemstitched hem
three-inch hem for the former and one
inch for the latter with inferred corners
but for ordinary use French hem makes
a nice finish and 1t is stronger To .pnduFe
much laundering than the plain hem.
\ French hem is made by tGrning first
an ordinary hem as for sewing, then
turning I back upon itself so that the
right side of the hem will lie on the right
side of the material and top sew. When
this is done spread out the hem and
crease fiat The raw edges only of table,
cloths and napkins should be hemmed
except in the case of hemstitched hems
with mltered corners, then all four sides
must be done.
To inter a corner turn the hem an
both sides and crease il sharply. then
open the hens and cut across the
corner diagonally-an eighth of an inch
from what will be the corner when I'm
nished Fold the hens again, turn under
the diagonal edges and bind-Stitch
Pretty luncheon sets of linen for tray
covers. serylettes or tea napkins, carving
cloths, sideboards and serving table COW
erS are simply finished with a buttonhoie
scallop, as III cutting some of these
WeceS TO conform to the shane il is RI
cover, as the sideb0ard the scallop Is
the best possible finish as it can he
made to conform very nicely to Il shaDctt
edge. With the scallop finish seryiettps
and other pieces that are usually cut n.
a square shape may be cut round Three
small block letters or a single letter may
be used to mark the tea napkins or
servettes and for the larger sized pieces
of linen larger lettering is used in good
proportion.
Where a monogram of three letters is
combined the different stitches used in
working will make each letter stand out
in beautiful relief There is the Turkish
stitch which really is darn stitch.
When done with regularity the effect is
excellent Work the edge in outline stitch
first With a heavier Outline edge and lit
tie raised dots spaced slightly apart we
have another style. Work the third
letter of the monogram in a satin stitch
dotted at intervals with seed stitches in
a color
Sometimes in working letter in
satin stitch the outside edge will nor
look as even as it should, this may be
easily remedied by outlining it with a
colored cotton. y twisted cord effect is
pretty for single lines. Outline the line
| in white, then with cOlored thread in
the needle work under and over this line
in slightly slanting stitch.
When table linen begins to wear it
should he mended according to the
weave of the cloth. The strips left over
after evening off the linens are excellent
| for this purpose, as the threads travelled
from these strips when woven in neatly
will make the thin spots equal to new,
When ironing table linens keep them
| damp and use a hot iron, pressing till
| quite dry. In caring for table linen not
| in constant use wrap it in dark blue
paper to prevent its turning yellow. This
| is good preventive for all other white
goods that are to be stored away
Vogue
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-06-18

The total quantity Of fish taken by
the Scotch in 1907 exclusive Of shell.
FISH, was 9,0TS.059 hundred weight, Of
the gross value Of SIS, Az, 525
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-06-18
Is This You?

She is pretty-"pretty as a picture
one of the boys said the other day in de-
scribing. her. She is young-somewhere,
probably. between Is and -. She has
completed her high school course, but
will not go to college because her par
ents do not feel that they can afford to
send her and she is not the sort of girl
who would either win a scholarship or
work her way The former would
require too much application and the lat4
ter would simply be plebeian. She is at
home. therefore, with the old folks"
and there she is likely to remain until
some one of the several young men who
daily worship at her shrine succeeds in
convincing her that he can take care of
her quite as well as her father can. She
lives at home we said. We should
amend the statement. She is at home
for her meals and she manages to get in
at night within an lOur or two of the
time that poor silly mother" has set for
her return. Manifestly, she is a popular
girl. She dances well-2nd often. She
attends parties teas, receptions, enter
tainments, the theater and everything
else that "her men can afford. She
takes frequent buggy rides in the sum
mer and occasionally goes canoeing. She
likes the Out-Of-doors when the weather
is pleasant and she likes the indoors
when the company is pleasant, but she
likes pleasure better than either. She Is
a jolly. careless. hearty healthy young
woman, a good conversationalist--w
IN short the boys would call "a good fell
low" This she is and this she has been
since she reached the age when she first
discovered the magic of a glance out Of
the corner or her eyes. Her one dread
is of the coming Of the day when she
shall have to settle down" She is good
to everyone except her mother. She
knows all the arts Of coquetry, but she
knows not the place where the dishrag
hangs in her mothers kitchen. She is
intimately acquainted with the obliga-
tions that q girl owes those who enter
tain her and she gives her share of par
ties. but she sits always in the parlor;
her mother cleans the house for "com-
pany" and prepares the lunch for the
guests. The girl wishes that the family
could afford maid to do the serving;
the mother, deep down in her heart,
wishes that her daughter would herself
learn to serve. DO you know this girl:
If you do, might not it profit you 70
stand up before the looking glass in
your room and tell her that she is break
ing her mothers heart? Might it not
profit you 70 remind her that some day
the time will come when there will be
no mother and when regrets and lamen-
tations and self-reproaches will be in
vain? Are you this girl?-Woman's Ma
tiOnal Daily.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-06-18
Former Honeymoons.

Mrs. George CORVALLIS West. better
known, perhaps, as Lady Randolph
Churchill. in her interesting reminis-
cences, relates the following, anent the
length of the honeymoon twenty-five
years ago. compared with today.
One CUSTOM" she says, which has
changed very much, is the interval
thought necessary before married cou-
pie can appear after their honeymoon.
Two or three days at the outside is all
that is now required after the wedding.
But in the old days it was supposed to be
quite extraordinary, if not actually inn
proper and embarrassing, to mix with
your fellow creatures for at least
month.
shortly after my marriage I was pre-
scented TO Gar Alexander H. at a bali
given in his honor at Stafford house. On
being told that l had been married only
a few weeks, he exclaimed, fixing his
cold, gray eyes on me with look of
censure: EFT lei deja?' (and you here
already p"
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-06-18

4 girl, evidently pure white, has De
cided that she would rather he consid-
cred negro and Doe married to Il negro
although Judge Simeon in the district
court Of New Iberia. La, has forbidden
the Issuance If the license. The giri
does not know her real name. Sine
was deserted in her infancy by her
parents. whom It is thought were
Syrians. A negro and his wife adopted
her seventeen years ago and al this
time she has lived as the daughter Of
the negro woman. She fell in love with
"A light coIured negro who lives ID Tex
as. White persons learned Of the mat
ter and the girl was hailed into court
70 endeayor to prove whether she was
white or black. The court decided sh'
was pure white. The girl pleaded to b'
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-06-18

Ten Carbonate youths pleaded guilty
to burglary Of small shops before Judge
Staples of Scranton, Pa, and his sen
tenee to the rcfOrmatnry was suspended
for all of them on condition that they
forego cigarettes ANA turn in at home
before dark The Monroe judge lcctured
the boys seriously. giving them talk
on how they were hurting the hearts OF
their fathers and mothers by doing the
things they were accused Of He tod
them about this great and glorious couu-
Try being the "randest nation on earth;
that il was made 50 10y poor people, and
that every boy ought to have ambition
to be even better man thau his ia
Their. He had all the boys crying be
fore he got through with his talk.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-06-18

Bids. laces and Kisses flew, and when
is was all over the government had
realized S63S4.5O from the auction il
held in the custom house in New York
for the sale Of the 3S2 items of feminine
apparel packed deity into one trunk and
less skillfully smuggled hither on the
steamship Gothland. Ten O'Clock struck
and across the threshold there was a
rush which nearly bore United States
Marshal Henkei off his feet and caused
the customs inspectors on duty to quail.
Charles Shongood, Injured to auctions in
the Bowery. was swayed back and forth
in his chair. Professional bidders Sc
cured most of the lot.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-06-18

John Budd. occupying the Albert Fogg
farm near Woodbury., n. j., had an eX-
citing chase after couple of horse
thieves early the other morning. The
men got one of the horses from the sta
BILE and hitched it in the orchard while
they went back after wagon, While
the thieves were at the barn the horse
broke loose and began capering about
the yard. which awakened Budd. He
looked out of the window just MS one
man was pulling n wagon from under
cover and the other chasing the horse.
Budd got his gun and came down stairs,
bat the men had eanght the cue and es-
capped.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-06-18

The timely arrival Of a passing auto
mobile saved William Lindop, we'll
known landscape painter from San Fran
cisco. from an embarrassing situation in
San Rafael, Cal. The artist was en-
gagged in sketching Mount Tamalpais
from spot near Greenbrae, when a bull
charged upon him, becoming Infatuated
at his para phernalia. Lindop, realizing
his danger, took to his heels, deserving
his easel, and sought refuge in nearby
tree. just then an automobile appeared,
and Lindop's cries for help attracted the
passengers, who went to his rescue. put
ting the animal TO fight by the footing
of the horn Oh the car.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
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= WEATHER CONDITIONS. .
Q q . q q 80 = q . q q q . 70

High pressure still prevails from
the north Pacific coast over most
of the country between the Pacific
and the Mississippi river, also ex-
tending to the south Atlantic coast.
Moderately low pressure obtains
over California and Arizona to
western Texas Moderately low
pressure covers the lake region
and extends to the north Atlantic
coast. Conditions seem to indicate
that the storm center that was in
Ontario yesterday may now be. NOV
ing down the st. Lawrence valley.
Within the last "a hours snow has
fallen in the northerly part OF the
Rocky mountain region, reaching
as far south as Kansas, with bliz-
zard like conditions at some places.
Rain was reported yesterday in
northern Illinois and Minnesota.
Snow was falling early this morn
ing in Oklahoma and western New
York. From the Pacific to the
Rockies temperature changes gen.
orally have been slight. Over most
OF the Rocky mountain region to
the upper half OF the Mississippi
river region much colder weather
is felt, with severe cold wave in
northern Montana and in Nebraska.
Eastwardly of the Mississippi
slightly higher temperature pre-
walls, with slightly lower along the
Atlantic coast. Conditions this
morning are unsettled, but give
probability of fair weather tonight
and Saturday in this vicinity
CHAS. STEWART,
Local Forecaster.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17

| mean that it was one of those in
terviews In which the interviewer
and the interviewer are one. The
Hon. Richard Achilles sits up in his
private office and asks himself
leading questions. Then he an
swers these leading questions to
his own satisfaction. His cunning
stenographer, Mr.. Carr, takes them
all down on his useful pad and
puts them all into tipping. Then
the Hon. Achilles goes over the
copy and blue pencils. After he
gets it all fixed up so that every
question is answered just as it
should be answered for the pur-
poses of legal brief, the humble
scribes are called in and handed
carbon copies. The useful Associ-
ated Press is given permission to
put 1t on its wires, and the public
is expected to guilelessly read and
believe it all, and to almost see the
able statesman handing the young
reporter fresh cigar.
ut is probably inevitable that at
the beginning of an administration
the new members of the cabinet
will fail to appreciate the advisable
ity-I might even say the impor-
tance-of making perfectly clear to
the representatives fthe press
their purpose in the various steps
they may deem it necessary to
take. To employ the vernacular,
they are not on the job"
The above is taken from Secre-
tary Ballinger's canned interview.
This was part of what he had to
say after he had asked himself the
question. "Mr. Secretary, it seems
extraordinary that your course
should have cen so widely misun-
derstood and so extensively misrep-
resented. TO what do you ascribe
the misunderstanding?
You see, he ascribes it to us
members of the Washington corps
of correspondents and to his own
failure to be ION the job" Dear,
dear. 1t recalls the time when
went to Ballinger's office and had
almost to resort to a Jimmy and
dynamite in order to pry loose the
fact that he had opened million
and a half acres to entry by power
companies. And poor Mr., Ballinger.
of course, had not any experience
when he was commissioner Of the
land office under Garfield, But
now that he has learned, we see our
genial secretary opening up his
heart to the representatives of the
press through the medium of the
canned interview. Sincerely,
RATH.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 1907
Dear Dad: Among those who act
ed as special committee to offer
a welcome-hOme to President Taft
on his return to Washington was
Robert N. Harper, who enjoys hte
distinction of being the first man
convicted under the criminal pro-
visions of the pure food law He
was fined $500 for misbranding a
species Of dope which he sells as a
cure for the headache. President
Roosevelt urged Jail sentence for
Harper. but the district attorney
was unable to have his way with
the judge. Harper is enthusiastic
ally for Taft.
Senator A. b. Cummins of Iowa,
who Is back in Washington, tells
the newspaper representatives that
he favors second term for Presi-
dent Taft. Now that doesn't look
as'if us progressives We're all in a
deep, dark plat to bring about the
return from Elba' does it?
Experts in the treasury depart
ment have just discovered that the
American tobacco trust has saved
itself 100000 month by import
ing wrapper tobacco as filler to-
bacco. This is a pleasant way of
saying that the American tobacco
trust has been practicing frauds on
the customs service by which the
government has been robbed to the
tune of 100000 month. Do you
suppose Mr.. Taft will be able to get
them to compromise?
Efforts are now being made to
compel Thomas l.. Weed to accept
the position of assistant secretary
of the department of commerce and
labor. Mr.. Weed has committed no
offense other than serving as pri-
vate secretary to Secretary Nagel
Nevertheless II looks as il he were
to be the victim. Ormsby McHarg
was the last. Before him there was
a gentleman from Los Angeles
named Wheeler, who quickly re-
turned to the hardware business.
Before that there was diminish
ing vista of harmless unknowns,
whose names are not to be found
upon the scrolls of time. And the
office was only created about six
years ago Truth to tell, II Is a
hoodoo office. There is nothing for
the incumbent to 90, no place to do
1t and nobody interested In whether
he does it or not. 1t is the veritable
vice presidency of the departments.
Did you see Ballinger's canned
interview? When I say canned. !"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
SHORT SHAVINCS

Paul. age 8, was writing his task
for the next day. He had to write
sentence containing the word
cotton" He wrote: Ill
"My pance are made of cotton.
And he chung to his version de-
spite all his parents could do to
convince him otherwise.
A certain northside minister had
frequently instilled into his young
daughter a wholesome fear of evil
by recounting the terrors of the
dark and dismal underworld where
Pluto holds sway. Satan, he ex-
planned, lived deep down in the
depths of the earth, and that was
where flkso finally went If they
were bad.
Recently, returning from a trip,
the same minister told of q tour
he made through a big coal mine.
He described the darkness. the
tortuous passages, the heavy air
and the oppressive fear that the
man in mine for the first time
usually experiences. When he had
finished, the little girl, who had lis
tened thoughtfully, asked:
But why did you go down there,
papa? Was you looking for the
devil?"
AS an impromptu burglar alarm,
an alarm clock is about as salts
factory substitute as could be
wished. That is, of course, pro-
viding that the burglar-or your
wife-awakens you so that you
may take advantage of the clock.
In this instance it was the wife.
She awakened this southside citi-
zen with gentle push of her ell
bow in his ribs and a whispered
"Hus-s-s-h! Lisetn. There's some
enc getting through a window"
DO you want me to go DOWN.
inquired hubby after minutes
whispered parley. He made the
offer freely, feeling sure that IT
would be declined.
"No-o-o-o!" came the shivering
answer. +
Then hubby had an inspiration.
He heard the ticking of the alarm
clock, which sat on stand with
in reach of his hand. He reached
for it, twisted the hands around
till the alarm went off with a clat-
ter and a clang.
After minute, feeling it
would now be reasonably safe, he
struck light and made the round
of the house.
The burglar had gone all right.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
CLOSED A CHURCH.
Cost Would Have Been Too Great to
Repair Old Westinghouse.

BANGOR, Me-. Dec. 17.-Mrs.
Phebe NJ. Wadsworth, for II years
pastor Of the Friends church in
Augusta, leaves this week for
Portsmouth. where she will here
after make her home with her
daughter. Mrs. Jennie Groton. The
church was built by her late hus-
band. Frank Wadsworth, who was
carpenter and an enthusiastic
Friend, and 1t was unique in being
a part of her own home at No. 81
Capitol street, the auditorium be.
ing an extension of the rear of the
residence. The church edifice. Is
now so badly out of repair that the
society concluded this week to
abandon 1t. m
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
JUDGE HORACE H. LURTON.

cheney of the courts to curb trusts
and monopolies, and depreciating
legislation of this character
Another paper read few years
ago is devoted to an elaborate de-
Tense of corporations generally.
Judge Luruon was born in Clarks-
vile, KY, but was brought. as a
boy, to Tennessee. He graduated
from the lebanon School of Law,
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17

The Ladies of the Maccabees of
the World will hold their regular
review tomorrow evening at thehI
hall, 722 First avenue. A full at
tendance of the members is de
sired, as important matters are to-
be considered.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17
WANTS THIRD DIVORCE
Wife Seeks Separation From Hus-
band No. 8 After II Months.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 17.-Mrs. Geo.
A. Hiles, separated from two hus-
bands by divorce. has sued for a
third decree. On motion for alir
mony pending a decision. she testi-
fled today that she was without
means.
Hiles testified that he was "a
widower with five children when
he married Mrs. Minnie Kratsch-
neky IL months ago. He was en-
couraged to marry. he said. by her
romisep to divide $4,000 equally
with him. He swore he had never
received any of the money.
Decision was reserved. "
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-12-17

the oldest institution of it's sort in
Tennessee. After about four years
as Judge of the chancellors court he
was elected to the state supreme
bench, where he served 10 years.
He was appointed to the federal
court in 1898. His residence is in
Nashville. He has two children.
both grown, and living away from
home