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Love Making

Er ARRIAGE, as in the lives of
MI many, is certainly the most i'm
portant event in that of the Por-
tuguese woman. And what is more, IN
the early days of courtship it is attend
ed with some romance. For there is
less OF business and more of romance
In the ways of the Portuguese lover.
This is how the Portuguese cavalier
conducts his love affairs. If he sees a
pretty girl in the street with whom he
would like to become acquainted he
follows her. He follows her in face of
all ifficulties-chaperon and duennas
right up to her very door, and he
notes the address.
Next day he comes again, and if the
young lady approves Of him she will
most certainly be on the lookout. But
sometimes hard fate-an angry guar
dian or stern parent-prevents her
from so doing, and then the gallant
youth is kept waiting.
So If during ramble through Portu-
gal one should notice a young man
lettering al the corner of the street or
gazing intently at a house, one must
not imagine that he is meditating a
burglary or anything so desperate, but
know that he is merely harmless and
amorous youth gazing at the windows
of his lady love.
But be sure If there is way she will
not keep him waiting long, for the
Portuguese girl is past master In the
art of harmless intrigue.
Soon she leans over the balcony and
smiles at him. and the happy youth,
thus encouraged, ties a note, in which
he declares his undying passion to the
cord which the fair lady has dropped
from the balcony. The next day the
young man, buoyed with hope comes
again, but this time he is bolder, for
he rings at the door.
If the inquiries which the lady's pa
rents will doubtless have made prove
satisfactory, he is admitted to make
the acquaintance of the young lady and
her family. And then should he please
and the lady's father be prepared to
give the necessary marriage dot, we'd
ding bells will end the little romance
Think of the delightful possibilities of
a walk in Portugal. Who knows but
what demure little Emeia may not
meet her future partner for life?
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v of exercise, Increases

lowing the law of exercise, increases
in force and faculty.
A we'll bred-mark -gentlemanly
man is sent by his wife to match IL
tie piece of f1let. This is happy
thought The pronunciation of the
word is an opening wedge for long,
frothy. silly Irritation. 1t is unneces-
sary to add that the prettiest woman
behind the counter is at the other end
of this rope of flattery, innuendoes-
"jollying," in the language of the said
firt He has paid her for her time and
her kindness. He firmly believes 1t, at
any rate. Poor girl, I'll give her
few helping compliments to brighten
the day" he says to himself
But the lunch counters! There is
the great arena on whose track hun
dreds of gay Lotharios vie with each
other in an exchange of courtesies
across the two feet of board.
1t REQUIRES three visits at the same
hour and in the same section to insure
a familiarity with the neat waitress.
She is "ElIaed" and figuratively chucked
under the chin while the man orders
his baked bluefish and coffee.
If the attractive maid or wife (she
usually wears a gold band on her left
hand) forget the sugar, is she peremp-
torily reminded of her neglect? Ger
tafnly not. He kindly suggests that
she is quite sweet enough for him: but,
still. would she mind. ETC., etc. A run
ming fire of wit, with a hint of well
simulated earnestness, is kept UP while
the gentleman tarries over his lunch
con.
Sometimes he tips, but more fire.
quently he throws a parting sweet
smile which rarely misses And she is
pleased. l do not think that she is
deceived A most obtuse creature
would she be if she could not acquire
an ease and aptness in the art of f1irt-
ing with three full hours each day in
which to practice.
L have seen a man confer with three
women at one time, while sending a
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e" NERYBODY who was worth a cent
n, had bought chewing gum They
sat before me in long. contented,
silent but active row. and had they de-
clared on their bended knees that they
had not tampered with slot machine
on the platform, / should have known
that the persistent action of the jaw
the constant grinding away at an un-
certain substance, selling without a for
mula-had gone to their heads and was
beginning to get in it's deadly work
upon the conscience.
Chewing seemed, indeed. to have got
on the brain, and it held a fascination
as I watched the rhythmic motion of
the jaw, jaw. jaw. may have initiated
them, for all l know, and 1 may even
have been thought one of that mighty
and fast increasing throng. rapidly
chewing its way into a normal diges-
tion and out of polite society.
One can not "be deceived" and chew
gum; the two are Incompatible. So
ciety' and chewing gum are not syn
onymous. The brand has nothing what
ever to do with it. All makes look
alike to the impatient observer. al
though they may differ vastly to the
dyspeptic who. having lived success
fully the strenuous life at the cost OF
gastric juice. INDUCES in this panacea
and deludes himself into belief that
he allows himself this license only
within the sacred precincts of his home
He does it in public and in trolley.
occasionally. as do some rather nice
looking women. He. without concern;
but she. by a process of self-deception,
satisfies her longing by an occasional
fierce bite, in the vain hope that a garb
more decent than tOga and headgear
less ancient than a halo will. some
how, reinstate her if she falls.
Clothes have nothing to do with your
opinion, and you observe every gnaw,
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The Time of George "

~ ROBABLY at no time in our his
+ tory was the education of woman
= generally at lower point than in
the time of George " whether as re-
gent or king. Dancing, the merest
smattering of drawing, French and
music were generally all that was
taught a girl
ments. they were. generally speaking,
utterly neglected An album so or so
years old is of all dreary things the
dreariest Trumpery verses, puny lit
tie copies of drawing masters stock
in trade of flowers, fruit and impos-
sible cottages make it up.
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ones Misunderstanding pure, simple
and compound, is an unfailing mascu
line trait
He is past master at the art. With
consummate skill he combines the lit
tie affairs that are not strictly business
with glib tongue, a rolling eye and a
beneficent all embracing smile.
Watch the young II year older whose
aim in life is the holding up of an avn
ing pole and the consuming of count
less cigarettes. Every chance offered
by an discriminating fate is seized
with an avidity worthy Of better
cause He fiirts with young girls at
the restless giggling, pompadour ad-
justing stage. One, of course, will suf-
fee, but he likes to be surrounded by
an admiring trinity-the more the
merrier for this heart breaker
This habit is not outgrown, but, fol-
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fourth on his errand. He is a gay
deceiver, he thinks.
Young, old, uncertain-it makes no
difference; man is there to f1irt. If he
can not talk with a good looking one,
he is broad minded enough to take the
next best. His graciousness knows no
color line; there must be just a suspi-
cion of ingenious youth for the flirting
fend-that's all.
Were I to suggest the possibilities
offered by other cations, the mani
curing, for instance, this would stretch
out ad infinitum ad nauseum.
The poet. the peasant. the profes
sional man. and o, the actor-all are
eternal f1irts. You see, they need not
be found out If they are the least bit
clever. Many a counter raises this
gentle art to the nth power.
Think how proficient the modern man
should be when placed in the midst of
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PLANTATION: but they afforded q splendid
opportunity for the trying Of the
wOman's mettle. Had she been Of the
right stuff she would have known
the uselessness Of rebelling against the
hand OF fate, would have struggled
bravely out from under the weight Of
disappointment and grief. Many inter
pTet sorrow as the necessary discipline
Of the Almighty in our lives, and
whether we so believe or not We must
all admit that bereavement suffering
any great tribulation, in shorts
either the making or the marring Of a
character.
Magda. that wonderful creature Of
Sudermanns. you remember, says:
"SchUldig mUssen wir werden wenn wir
wachsen werden" (We must know sin
II we would really grow. That is a
bald assertion, but hasn't II a measure
Of truth2 is not the woman who sins
and afterward rises superior 10 temp
ratiOn made stronger thereby; made
intensely human and somehow soft
cned, even spiritUalized. by the passing
OF a great trial2 7 am not making a
plea for sin-nOthing is more to be de-
sired than the perfect saintliness Of
woman's hfe-thOugh I confess should
he glad If I cogld send forth a plea for
the fallen woman, whom men may learn
TO forgive and honor, but those OF her
own sex, never.
Returning to the subject in hand.
however, whether or not we accept Su-
oermanns theory that sin is necessary
TO development, none OF us can deny
the potency Of an Overwhelming sor-
row 10 round out a womau's character.
II she fail not into a state Of cruel
rebellion or Of selfish, inane lamenta-
tions, she win inevitably rise from her
bed OF grief a better and a richer
woman Really. when you pause to
consider, did one ever truly comfort
you in sorrow; did one. when you We're
passing through the deep waters, clasp
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stance. the girl who is self-supportlng.
She marries. In the fullness Of love
and innocent trust she permits her
newly acquired husband 10 map out
the financial system Of the home, which
he does on this wise: So much a week
is allotted for the table; this she han
dies. He viii meet the monthly bills as
they fall due. She viii run an account
AT certain designated stores. Fair
enough, he thinks. AS a theory, its de-
fects do not at once appear to the in
experienced However. practice proves
all things
So long as her own savings last, the
bride does not observe the fault of this
method But at length the day comes
when she has no more, and she finds
herself in a trap, as it were She does
not like to hint for money when his ar
rangement seemed so generous. But
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much left of the
dainty femininity
to capture man. In
pamphlets, books
and the minds of
her lord and mas
ter there is a dom
mating idea that
flirting is a trait of
girls and women.
But take this from
one who has OBJ
served man in his
leisure moments
the a c t o n S of
which wise men
have declared to be
true Indie e S of
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women or his own
social status. We
are absolutely help
less against the viii
lains.
He knows all of
the little games,
and has attained an
ease and facility in
the gentle art Of
saying things that
please the usual
woman. She ac-
cepts his avowals
and esteem and
sometimes 10 v e (;
she listens eagerly
to the honeyed
words of her ad-
rnirer. naVar SuS-
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There Is No Common Task

//vN my dreams I never do nine
tenths of the things 1 am obliged
L to do almost daily. and 1 long
to do finer things by far than I shall
ever be capable of doinR anywhere.
But one OF my ideals of well doing
is to do the common things finely.
There is. indeed. no such thing as com
mon things 1t is the careless doing
that is common. not the task"
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Get a Hobby

40 matter whether you live in the
III heart Of the country or in a town.
don't allow yourself to get mopy
and morbid and uninterested in things.
Read when you get the chance Talk
over what is happening in the world
with any one who win talk with you'
and if you have not many duties to
fll your time and give you an inter-
est in life. start some hobby There IS
nothing like a hobby Tor keeping on
young and happy.
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pecting that the particular flavor has
been acquired over catsup or the pep
perhash.
A little more looking around. mad
am! Your eyes are dimmed by the
rosy glow of parlor lamps, and the
great hero is never fully seen in his
true, inglorious nature until inspected
at leisure in the bright light of the
MONDAY lunch counter
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TAIR woman has been studied,
n scorned. loved, but never fully un-
derstood by the sterner sex. Her
attempts at coquetry have been lauded
and decried; her inevitable feminine
pursuit has been exploited as uncon-
scious or determined; IN fact, it is a
source of wonderment that there is
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90 WH0b ENd?

CAN not see the
justice OF itr cried
q woman under
[ h e cru S him g
sense OF dear ones
gone and a living
one forever past
recovery. I could
not see the jus
tice Of II, either;
I could only point
out a few OF the
good things that
stil remained 10
her in life.
AS for the mis-
fortunes, ( h e r e
really was no ex-
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T is an absolute
necessity in order
that she may
keep her self-re-
spect. The woman
who does not have
q settled amount
TO call her own is
put under a re-
straint and a
sense OF injustice
that react with
deleterious effects
upon both nervous
system and moral
nature. Look at
il and see if this
be not true.
Take, for in
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Honey or Vinegar

~ EMAND most things and you will
! get them, but don't follow the
- English surragette. There are
more successful ways than hair pulling
and the throwing of bricks and stones.
You can catch more flies with honey
than with vinegar.
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Here and There

III BORE may be defined as a man
IN who will talk about himself
when you want to talk about
yourself
"A Chinaman never argues with a
woman. This difference arises from no
chivalrous feeling, but from the con-
viction that he will be worsted in the
end.
Women ought not to lower them
selves to logic; it is their privilege TO
impress and to influence.
"An Englishman wishes either IN
heave half brick at a stranger or ask
him to dinner. according to the state az
his liver, of the weather and of everv-
thing else that affects manners"
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The Spice of Life


The spice Of life that all its dispensed with
and syns fu experienced the questions that from
from Paris shows the clever adaptation Of last princess under this
producers and consumers this interesting subject The newest rain
the
the leisure moments womans days there Adelaide yrd needewo
accept few hints the development of beautiful from Mrs Smes
relevant
Then this through the of obseTant the hirt the
wifes allowance
diversity
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Your Friend

IF your friend be weak. excuse him.
If he be sensitive, support him.
If he be unjust, forgive him.
And if he prove treacherous, forget it.
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February's Birthstone
"HE purple amethyst is February's
birthstone. 1t carries 10 its wearer
Il the reputed power OF ensendering
deep rooted love
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Aunt Lucinda's
Piano Wireless

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I MULE AND a MORAL, ].

J A farmer in Indiana, having a
large crop of corn to harvest, was
very glad one morning when he saw
mule coming down the roadway,
leisurely cropping the grass between.
the trenches and the fence. !:
Say. mule" said the farmer, IT
would like to make a contract with
YOU to harvest that corn of nine."
What will you pay me?" asked the
mule.
We'll. I'll give you all the husks,
and I will keep the ears, and, yes,
to pe generous I will give you OH:
bushel of ears per week, which will
keep you in as good condition as you
are now
"How long hours will 1 have to
work?' asked the mule.
ooh, about thirteen or fourteen
hours per day." said the farmer.
Thirteen or fourteen hours?" said
the mule. why the wages you offer
would only give me living, and I
can get living from this grass in
the roadway and only work seven
hours a day, leaving plenty of time
for rest and play. I would be fool
to work for you fourteen hours and
get no more
"Oh, indeed said the farmer, sar-
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WOMEN EMPLOYED TO
BOOST COLONIZATION

Some time ago the Canadian gov
eminent supplied Miss Agnes Deans
Cameron with means to supplement
her extensive knowledge of that
country by further travels and then
sent her to England to lecture on the
advantages of emfgrating The Aus
trallan government has followed this
example by sending Miss Beatrice
Grlmshaw to explore Papua British
New Guinea) with reference to it's
opportunities for settlers. The results
of her observations are to be publish
ed by the government. Miss Grim
shaw is the author of a volume on
the South Sea Islands and the com
pller of a valuable handbook for the
British steamship companies. The
British South African Company has
also engaged woman, Miss E. A.
Matdmend, for an important task. AS
recognized authority on agriculture
al matters, she is to show the farmers
of that region the way to prosperity
Dairy. products and poultry are her
specialties, which she has studied in
Denmark, Holland, Sweden, Germany
and the United States, and it was her
success in interesting English farmers
in the results of her observations
that led to her engagement as an
agricultural missionary for South
Africa. t..
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castically, you are quite philos-
optical mule. you are; but / i knew
your father when he wasn't quite so
stuck up as you, and was glad 10
work fifteen or sixteen hours day
''Ah,a yes said the mule, "but you
must remember that my father was
a jackass..''' ss:.z.. j: =. .,=.,..
The farmer. saw that the mule was
too much for him and talked with
sonie&of his neighbors about it. when
ones;of them said: las long as the
mules can get at that, grass on the
roadside. they will be Independent II
us. - 49, J.. ::'S,:> ~, -. ~
Well said :. another, "why no:
move our fences close up to the
road and take those grass plots inside
our. fences?" :. -
That's the idea,", they chorused
unanimously, but we will have to
get leave to do so from the govern
nent; that will not be hard. as this
government makes, the law to favor
the employers; the employed are a
secondary thought y =:
Sure enough, it was done, and now
the mule, not having the free grass
on which to- feed, was only too glad
to work at the farmers terms.
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PRISON GOODS COMPETE
WITH HONORABLE LABOR

Through it's secretary, William
Phillips, the National Free Labor AS
ISOLATION, has just issued its Bulletin
No. II.
The pamphlet contains an alpha
betical list of the prisons, peniten-
tiaries and reformatories where goods
are made and sold in competition
with honest labor, together with the
names of the contractors in each Of
the institutions listed. The prisoners
in the Alabama institutions are owned
by the Tennessee Coal and Iron COM
pany. The prisoners of the five PEN
al institutions of Connecticut work
for five different contractors, and
make workingmens shirts, shoes,
shoe soles and chairs. Of course.
Delaware is given single line, New
Castle County Workhouse, Open
helm & Co.. pants" While Delaware
has only one institution, the outside
world might think that the prison
labor of Delaware does not amount
to much, but when it is remembered
that this institution alone turns out
thousands of dozens of pants every
month, enough to clothe the working
men of two or three states the size
of Delaware, it does amount to some
thing.
Illinois has eleven such institutions
and they make furniture of all kinds
brooms, brushes, ETC., in such large
quantities that it causes people to
wonder how manufacturers of such
goods on the outside of jails can do
business. Maryland has it's bakers
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charge 81 the. epreskntative ana tie
stireties On his bond d: s35 3srs22
MA .5 It's Ordered, That said petition be
adjusted and allowed by the Court, At
the Probate Court Rooms In the Court
House. IN the City Of Duluth in said
County, on Monday, the 26th day OF
and all persons interested in said hear
ing and In said matter are hereby cited
and required at said time and place to
show cause, II. any there be, why said
petition should not be granted.
s Ordered Further, That this order be
served by publication in the Labor
World according to- law II &z5 5
Dated at Duluth, Mimi, August 9th,
1910. ( :; .[% ,1@ g., q ".sa " ~
a-.-. y BY the Court, Il F..5- z@:.s
H., =. .,t~%. j. B. zMIDDLECOFF,
.>..% y. - - Judge of Probate. :
=, u!seal Probate Court, st. Louis Co,
l.. w., Sept: 3. TO- IT, 1910. 4 = <51E:. ."S
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dozen of jails; in all of which var
led line. of goods is, manufactured
by the wholesale and all of the pris-
oners, as in other institutions are
practically owned by contracting
firms of high sounding titles. Indi,
ana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri
New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee, the
Virginias and Carolinas and other
states all have plenty of jails where
the prisoners are sold to contractors
Pennsylvania is down for one, the
scuhylkill county Jail at Pottsville,
where they manufacture hosiery.
New York has none.
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-. - -. SUMMONS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
St. Louis.
In District Court. Eleventh Judicial
District.
T. J. Walsh, ~ a. .''-
Hans Dignes, Carrie pignes, John, G.
Brown Isaac Storms, Seth Sellers,
Lillian A. Ingersoll, Pearl Sellers,
Nina Sellers, Forest Sellers, Elmer E.
Sellers, also all .other persons I'M
known claiming any right, title. in
terest or lien in the real estate de-
scribed in the complaint herein,
Defendants.
named Defendants:
moned and required to answer the
entitled action, which Complaint, is
filed in the office of the Clerk Of the
District Court Of the Eleventh Judicial
District, in and for the County of st.
Louis and State Of Minnesota, at the
Court House in the City of Duluth
therein, and to serve a copy of your
answer to the said complaint on the
subscriber at his office in No ~
Phoenix Block in the City of Duluth;
In said County, within twenty days
after the service Of this summons up
and If you fail to answer the said
complaint within the time aforesaid
the plaintiff in this action will apply
to the court for the relief demanded
in the complaint ,
Dated September list, 1910.
S. F.. WHITE,
Attorney Of Plaintiff.