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The Washington bee., 1910-12-31
ANSWERED THE LETTER.
A Politician Won Bet That American
Statesmen Reply to Courteous Let
ters From the HumbIest Citizens.

There is, or was a lew years ago, Q
neatly framed letter hanging in the
consulting room Of Brooklyn doctor
which he found in his mail one winter
morning. 1t ran as follows:
Princeton, Jan. Il 1888
Dear Sir-I cheerfully accede to your
request and acknowledge the compliment
paid to my wife and daughter by bestow-
ing their names upon your own twin
daughters, and hope these children may
be spared TO be of constant comfort to
their parents. Sincerely yours,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
The young doctors brain whirled-
Being a bachelor and having no ac-
quaintance with the former president
he could not understand it at all.
The mystery was solved when q
friend OF the doctors, a Brooklyn poll
tician, met him. The politician had
made bet with a cynical acquaintance
that any American statesman would
personally reply TO a courteous letter
from the humblest Of his countrymen
The cynic took him up and named
Grover Cleveland The terms OF the
bet were that the answer to a letter
mailed on Jan. 3 must be received be-
fore Jan. 25. Signing the young doc
tors name, the politician wrote Of
how his marriage had been blessed by
twin daughters. Would it be asking
too much for an autograph letter TO
frame which the sweet twins could
look upon and read when they grew
up and cherish ever afterward?
Mr.. Cleveland courteously and prompt
ly answered the letter, and the poll
tician won his bet.-New York Tribune.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31
Mantle Rays.

There are X rays and K rays, and
there are also rays from those mantle
things that you put on gas burners to
improve the light" The speaker, a
photographer, pointed to a batch Of
logged plates. 81 know to my cost
that there are mantle rays" said he.
''F'or a month 1 stored new plates in
q closet along with a mantle, and all
Of them got fogged. The mantle, you
see, contained thOrium, a radioactive
substance that penetrates a cardboard
plate box as easily as it penetrates
glass didn't know that till my doc
tor told me so last week. Ny igno-
rance cost me over a hundrez blatSs>s
New York Press.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31
Munich an Artistic Leader.

Munich is in great part creation Of
the nineteenth century. Yet when one
sees how artfully and lovingly she has
woven the new about whatever re-
mains Of the old it is easy TO under
stand why she has been Germany's
artistic leader for the last hundred
years and why such geniuses as Len
bach. Won Uhde. Schwanthaler, Orlan-
do di Lasso and Richard Strauss have
felt at home there. - Robert Haven
Schauffier In Century.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31
How Earadax Refused a Pension.


Lord Melbourne once announced to
Faraday that it was his pleasing duty
to offer him a pension, but, he added,
Il suppose all this science is humbug."
Faraday at once replied, IF that is
your opinion. my lord, / decline the
pension" and retired. Melbourne, on
meeting some Of bis colleagues, said:
81 have had a strange thing happen.
A man has declined a pension" But
these gentlemen knew Faraday's posi-
ton and reputation better than the
premier and urged him to rectify the
blunder. Faraday was again inter
viewed. but Melbourne was obliged to
retract and apologize before the pen
sion was accepted.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31
A Sudden Start.

''You used to go to school with Cop
pefs. the new millionaire, didn't you"
Il did. Fact is, gave him his first
start In life"
"How?'
with a bent pin."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31
ROMANCE OF HISTORY.
These Things Read Like Legends, but
Are Matters of Fact.

4 peasant girl called half witted did
promise to defeat the yictors OF Agin-
court and did it; it ought to be a
legend, but it happens to be a fact.
A poet and a poetess did fall in love
and eloped secretly TO a sunny cline;
It is obviously a three volume novel,
bat It happened. Nelson did die In the
act OF winning the one battle that
could change the world; it is a gross
~ improbable coincidence, but It is too
late to alter it now. Napoleon did win
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31
On His Birthday.

He-The worst thing about me is my
nose, I've got such beastly one. She
You shouldn't say such things about
a gift. He-A gift? I--ah-don't uD-
derstand. She-Wasn't it a birthday
present?-New York Journal. a
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31
The nesire For Anpearanee.

The Village Grocer (peevishly)-Look
here, Aaron! What makes you put the
big apples in the top of the barl? The
Honest Farmer (cheeEily)-Whatm makes
you comb that long scalp lock over
your bald spot?-Puck.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31

Miss Belle (warninglyl~Sally, they
used TO tell me when | was a little girl
that If I did not let coffee alone 1t
would make me foolish Sally (whO
owes her one)-Well, why didn't you?
Life.
The Washington bee., 1910-12-31

Wherever we meet misery we owe
pity.-Dryden.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-07
MADE OF FLOWERED MUSLIN
Dainty Chatting Dish Apron That May
BE Fashioned From One Of the
Leftovers.

A dainty chafing dish apron can be
made from the yard or two Of lowered
muslin that is leftover In the patch
box. .+ '..f
The skirt of apron is cut to reach
to the knees and is given jaunty air
by having the edge in a deep central
scallop with shorter one to each
side, then longer, shallower one.
topped with two shorter scallops to
the waist band.
Such a pattern is not hard to cut
and the depth and length of the round
ing scallops can be varied according
to the length Of the apron. For pat
tern double old muslin or big sheets
of paper on a lengthwise line and
round the edges into scallops-or
points-until a graceful outline Is
formed.
The bib Is made heart shape with
the point of heart covering the waist
band Of apron, the lobes reaching we'll
up on the bust line.
The trimming may be simple or
elaborate as desired. A good finish Is
an inch-wide facing on the edges, the
sewing covered with a double briar
stitch in predominating tone Of the
muslin.
Another finish Is to cut the facing
from plain batiste or dotted muslin
in deeper tint than the flowers. This
is sewed on the right side. either
hemmed by hand or briar-stitched.
More expensive but fluffier, Is a
scant rufie or two-inch linen lace or
imitation cluny to outline the entire
apron. The lace can be run by ma
chine II time Is an object. 1t can be
put on at the same time as the mar
row hem Is laid.
Have rosette of satin ribbon at
each side Of the waist band in front,
and another on the upper lobe Of the
bib at left side. The ties can be Of
ribbon or a stitched band of the mus
lin with two tiny rosettes to cover the
hooking at the back.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-07
CHIEF JUSTICE FULLER DEAD
Aged Jurist Passes Away Suddenly
at Sorrento, Maine.

The judiciary committee, with Its
Republican majority, to which the
nomination was sent April 80, held
up the appointment until July 20.
Then the committee reported 1t to the
senate without recommendation"
For three hours that body debated
in executive session whether to con.
firm or reject the nomination. The
attack on Mr. Fuller was led by Sena.
tors Edmunds. Evarts and Stewart,
Senators Cullom and Farwell defend
ed him.
The reports that he had been a
"copperhead" during the Civil war
and that he did not possess the re-
quisite ability as lawyer were gone
over
His Great Victory.
Finally, by vote of Al to 20. his
nomination was confirmed.
Since that day the entire court, as
1t then existed has passed away with
the single exception of Justice Har-
Ian. OF those prominent in the fight
over his confirmation only Senator
Cullom remains, and President Cleve-
land, who thus honored the Illinois
lawyer, has thus gone to his grave.
Throughout his service Chief JUS
tice Fuller was noted for the dignity
with which he filled the position. He
preserved that manner on the bench
or off.
Although small of stature, not more
than five feet seven inches, his wealth
of silvery hair and classic features
made him a commanding figure wher-
ever he appeared.
Chief Justice Fuller leaves an in.
dellble stamp on the laws of the coun-
try. Among his most famous opinions
are the following:
His Famous Decisions.
Tho income tax decision, in which
the income tax law was held to be un-
constitutional.
The Danbury hat case, by which la.
Dor unions were held to be amenable
to the Sherman antitrust law.
The Western Union Telegraph com.
pany versus the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, in which the state was
denied the right to tax telegraph mes.
sages, except when Interstate.
The Bank of Washington versus
Hume, IN which the insurable interest
Of the wife and children in the life
Of the husband and father was recog.
nized as distinguished from the claims
of creditors
lnman versus South Carolina Rail.
way company, in which the railroad
was denied the power to exempt It.
self from liability for its negligence
In tho shipment of goods.
Moore versus Crawford, in which
married women were made to bear liza
bilities, such as those growing out of
the fraudulent sale of land. as well as
the legal rights.
|. Leisy versus Haddin, in which the
state was denied rights over original
packages of liquor in interstate COM
merce. an opinion which led to the
passage Of the Wilson liquor law.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-07

must be fixed in the lower end; now
make round cushion raised in the
center and covered with velvet; this
must fit the open end. but previously
to fixing 1t in put some sand, two or
three lead weights, or other heavy
substance to make it Arm; a little
wool pressed in will prevent them
moving about.
Fix the cushion in position with
seccotine or glue. and set It aside to
dry. Straps Of ribbon and little bows
Of some contrasting color form the
ornamentation. These may be fixed
by seccotine or by a stitch or two
of strong silk of same color as rib
bon.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-07
Gems on Lace.

For the restoration Of your evening
gown, SO that 1t may do duty during
the summer dancing season. sew gems
upon the lace.
Laces frequently suffer most in the
elaborate gown. They are fragile and
reach the repair point while the gown
Is still good.
Then 1t Is that glass gems or large
beads come into requisition as beauti-
fiers and, to tell the truth, as patches.
They will cover most successfully
any small darn or rent, and will at the
same time enrich and often recolor
the garment.
This adding Of new touch to the
half-worn articles of apparel Is fire.
quently truer economy than the re-
building of garment, with the new,
materials reaching almost the price
Of new gown.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-07
IN SIMPLE DESIGN
HERE IS ATTRACTIVE METHOD
OF DECORATIVE WORK..
May Be Fashioned by Any One Pos.
sessed Of a Little Ingenuity
The Labor Really Amounts
To Little.

The accompanying single design OF
butterfly adapted for two distinct
kinds of decorative work is given to
show what may be done by the won.
an with ingenuity who Is herself
almost able to work out these little
decorative schemes, and who, with
some added practical instruction, will
find herself altogether capable Of sim
pie design.
Given an attractive outline (Which
may sometimes be traced for your
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-07
Dinner Coats.

Dinner and bridge coats are de-
veloped Of almost any material that is
ornate and silken, but chiefly Of bro
caded silk in pompadour effects on a
white or pale colored ground.
These are worn with any trained
skirt Of net, lace. silk, satin or velvet
so long as the colorings of the two
garments do not clash.
Many women use them altogether
as home evening costumes, as they
are less negligee than tea gowns. as
well as less costly, and also serve to
prolong the usefulness Of extra skirts
that may be on hand.
It is thus that many women utilize
various ball dresses OF post seasons
and thus save money for the utility
coat, which Is an absolute necessity,
or for the extra evening wrap of en-
broidered velvet or satin. which she
imagines she needs.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-07

When the tide IL out at Palm
Beach hundreds of hotel guests walk
up and down the hard, wet sands.
Others speed up and down in their au-
tos. Others, still, sit on hired chairs
and gaze out seward and imagine
they can hear the songs of mer-
maids.
On certain day in the present
twentieth century Philip Gillett was
among those who walked. He was Q
young man at the beach with his
mother and sister. and his occupation
when at home In New York was pre-
pairing himself for architecture. He
did that mostly by looking at one or
two skyscrapers a day from the out
side and spending $500 per week al
lowed by his father. 1t was his ia
Their who had insisted that the young
man take up architecture. There
never had been an architect in the
Gillett family, and he wanted one.
He had manor house, and he wanted
hennery built, and he wanted to
point to it after it was finished and
say: "A Gillett did that"
On this particular day Philip Gillett
had toothache and he set out to walk
It of. His sister had told him to hold
a wad Of cotton saturated with pep
permint essence in his mouth, and to
keep his mouth shut. He thought a
good deal of his sister, and he was
obeying her.
Toothache affects q person pecu-
ENTHUSIASTICALLY man. 1t gives
him what is known as a crouch. He
wants to stand on the beach and see
dentist drown in the sea. He isn't
to blame, but everybody else is. And
what made young Mr.. Gillett crosser
still was the fact that he had to chew
cotton and keep his mouth shut. It
was not dignified. It was taking un-
due advantage of fellow.
Among those who motored that day
were Miss Edna Blair and Miss Kitty
Waldron. girl chums. They were in
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-07

Miss Kitty's auto, and she was run
ming it herself. After getting out of
the crowd, and heading up the shore,
they saw young man half a mile
ahead of them. He was scuffing along
on the hard track and was in their
path. The honk! honk! was sounded,
but he paid no attention. He wanted
to be run over and have that aching
tooth smashed out.
The autmobile passed him within
two feet and in spite Of himself he
gave q jump and swallowed the pep
permint-soaked wad of cotton. He
then had to produce more cotton and
more peppermint for his aching tooth.
Mr.. Gillett's walk had extended two
miles when he sat down on a hum
mock and resorted to more pepper
mint. His sister was right; 1t began
TO have soothing effect! He began
to feel glad that he was alive and
away from the snow heaps Of New
York city. Just then he caught sight
OF the auto returning. AS It drew
near, he saw that Miss Edna Blair
was passably good looking and that
Miss Kitty Waldron was more so. The
auto was aiming to pass him within
. few feet, but that was all right. He
reasoned that the girls desired a near
er view Of the young man, whom they
had so frightened, and he was right
abc2t It. They didn't seem to see
him, o. course, but that was false
pretense.
And after that fate stepped In. The
auto was exactly opposite Philip to
an inch, and exactly six feet and one
inch and I. half away. when a front
tire exploded with bang. Two
young ladies screamed. The auto ran
wild until half buried in the sand.
The young man was blown over on
his back by the concussion and swal-
lowed his wad Of cotton for the Sec
ond time in an hour.
He would have been less than hui
man II he hadn't arisen with a face
as red az paint and cross all the way
through. He grabbed for his hat and
might have gone running over the
sand dunes had not sweet and plain
tive voice reached his ears:
"Oh. sir, please do help us! We
have bursted tire!"
Yes, he would help. As a gentle
imam he must dc SO: but he made up
HIS mind to do no more. That Is, he
wouldn't speak word to those girls.
They had fed him on cotton, SO TO
speak. and be would have his revenge.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-07
Climatic Differences.

On the coast of southeastern Alaska
the average annual precipitation is
about ninety inches and trees grow
to large size; In the central plateau.
the precipitation is less than fifteen
inches. including the melted snow.
and the average size of timber Is
small while on the arctic slope, north
OF Rocky mountains. climatic condf.
lions make forest growth altogether
impossible, and those vast tundras are
covered chiefly with moss. sedges ana
Q few small shrubA
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-07

Bar Harbor, Me.--Chief Justice Mel
vile w. Fuller Of the United States
Supreme court died from heart failure
at his summer home in Sorrento at
six o'clock Monday morning.
The death of the chief magistrate
was unexpected, as he had been in
fairly good health lately, and there
had been no premonitory symptoms Of
any kind of trouble, Sunday he at
tended church as usual, and when he
retired at night he was to all appear.
ances in his customary health.
Death came about six o'clock Mon
day morning. His daughter. Mrs. Ma
thaniel Francis, and Rev. James e.
Freeman, who was guest Of Justice
Fuller's at his Sorrento cottage,
Main Stay" were with the jurist
when he died.
The funeral services will be held at
Sorrento and the interment will be at
Chicago.
For many years the chief justice
had spent his summers at Sorrento a
summer colony located on French
mans bay, five miles from Bar Har-
Dor.
A Great American.
To Chief Justice Fuller fell the
honor of third rank for length of serv-
ice as presiding justice in the highest
tribunal Of the American government.
For % years he was chief justice
of the Supreme court of the United
States. Chief Justice Marshall pre-
sided over the court for "a years and
Chief Justice fancy for % years.
With the future rests the determine
ton of his rank among the eight
chief Justices of history for ability and
accomplishments.
Before Grover Cleveland sent his
name to the senate on April 80, 1888,
for confirmation as chief justice, he
was practically unknown except to
members of the legal profession. In
Maine, where he was born on Febru-
airy II, 1888, he had been known as
a well-behaved. rather scholarly lad
He had gone to Bowdoin college, and,
incidentally, there won most Of the
prizes for elocution. He had gone
down to Harvard law school for one
year.
His Great Argument.
From 1856 to 1888 he lived in Chi
cago but attracted little attention out
side his immediate circle Of friends
and associates at the bar until he
undertook the defense of Bishop
Cheney on q charge of heresy. His
knowledge of ecclesiastical history
and procedure astonished those who
conducted the case, and his argument
Of the cause Of the bishop before the
supreme court Of Illinois is referred to
still ss forensic effort seldom II ever
surpassed in that court.
He was a delegate to the national
conventions of the Democratic party
in 1864, 1872. 1876 and 1880.
The nomination of Mr.. Fuller, then
fifty-five years Of age, was followed by
a memorable contest In the senate.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-07

own use from picture), you should
have little trouble in the adapting Of
1t to stencil work.
The design must first be suitably
chosen for the piece of work in hand.
A butterfly may be appropriately &C.
lected for thin curtain materials, such
as scrim, cheesecloth, silk or bobbi.
nette, in which case both the window
curtain and the airy material contrib.
ute to the setting.
The butterfly should now be con-
sidered as whole and SO studied as
to its separate parts that In divid-
ing it into sections for a stencil cut.
out the proportions will not be dis
turbed. The outline also must not
b. altogether abandoned. At most
the stencil reproduces upon the mate
rial only portion Of the designed
article, and the painted spots that 60
to make up this limited portion should
be such parts as suggest most
definitely the whole. The darkened
spaces in the stenciled butterfly be.
fore you carry out, you will observe,
the full outline of wings and of body;
otherwise the character of the insect
would be lost.
Now return to 1t with fresh vision
and choose the outline only with q
view to embroidery. Here there is
less trouble, because our eyes are
more accustomed to this usual form
Of decoration. Along the edge it is
made solid in over-andover stitch.
and also to leave the body Of the in
sect intact for solid work, both OF
which will preserve the character.
The marks upon the wings may be
varied according to pictures of but.
terfiies, but should be so planned that
the open eyelet treatment will give
the desirable filmy look.
Many things, such as the bird, the
fish, the swan, the peacock, are sub
jects for like treatment at the hands
of the amateur who cares to study
out these little processes.
Great strides are possible to even
the inexperienced, who never really
know their capabilities until they have
tried some Of the more simple idea!
suggested by others whose skill 1!
only, after all, trifle beyond.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-07
Elqured Ties.

BY way Of fashionable touch on
the plain brown or blue linen suit, the
tie with paisley pattern in its silk
weave is delightful relief.
For brown have silk tie showing
varied brown and cream tones with a
touch Of leaf green.
On the pale ecru linen or the gray
suit use a soft-toned silk, having in
its paisley pattern showing of rich
lavender. and to wear with any of the
shades of blue the regular oriental
cashmere patterns will give a gor-
geous touch that is upheld by the
fashion makers. Royal blue, deep
dull red and orange usually appear in
the eastern cashmere.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-07
Inducing a Sneeze.

Probably everybody has expert
enced the displeasure, II not actual
pain, which comes from missing a
sneeze. There is an easy way cut of
this II one happens to be out Of doors
at the time an dthe weather Is clear.
Just glance at the sun. There is some
thing about the brightness Of 1t that
supplies the missing irritation. or
whatever 1t is that is needed. and nine
times out of ten II the sneeze has not
got too far away 1t will come back
New York Sun.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-07
A Spanking Chair.

Although the whipping post IL a
thing of the past, the principle In re.
vised and modern form and judicious.
ly applied Is expected to work won.
ders in enforcing good behavior upon
some Of the worst offenders brought
before the juvenile court.
A spanking chair" has been set up
in the basement of the juvenile home
at Columbus, O., and Elisha Searls
was the first to occupy 1t. He prom.
Used to be good for all time when he
had been given a good dressing" end
he was instructed to relate his expert
ence to other lads who have an incli
nation to be very. very naughty.
The Juvenile court paddle consists
of a long leather strap, wide and
heavy, and 1t IL bound with felt SO
that the edges will not cut or bruiss
the flesh. The paddle "stings right"
bat leaves no marks. and Is much
more humane than a switch or slip.
per--and more effective.
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-07
MAKES PRETTY PIN CUSHION
Decorative Little Trifle Exactly Suit
able for Position on the Boudoir
Table.

Quite a decorative little cushion for
hat or other large pins Is shown here.
1t has for foundation a round card
board box, or cylinder composed or
stout card; this is covered with silk
Of some pretty color, say a delicate
green. and II card Is used. a circle
The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1910-07-07
With Ball and Loon.

To close the summer wrap over the
chest, We have now a clasp very sug-
gestive Of those used on the Indian
necklace loop Of dull gold cord
through which is slipped good-sized
ball formed Of the cord, and held on to
the opposite side OF the cape by a
single strand Of the same metallic
cord.