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16 A 1 r\ I Wi'f/i he Long Bow CRAPPIES, "Bye natmre'e walks, shoot lolly as it filet" Low Trick Played on the White Terrier Jack in a Debas ing DogfightBrindle's Hide Was Filled with Red Pepper and Jack Was Obliged to Release His Hold to Sneeze. VERT low trick was played on Jack, a white bull terrier who had been made into a fighting machine by his debased master who has some thing to do daytimes with the city government of New York. A Tammany politician thought so highly of his terrier, Brindle, that he matched him against Jack for $250 a side. Three hundred men gathered at a roadhouse outside of the city last week at midnight to enjoy the intellectual feast provided by the dogs' joint debate. At the first encounter Jack got a nice chew of Brindle, and the white dog's backers yelled enthusi astically "that it was all over." To their intense disgust Jack, who had never before let go of any thing, released his hold and sneezed, "as if he'd sneeze his bloody head off," said a man who saw the fight. Jack's owner was wildly excited, talked blasphe mously and insisted that his dog's handler should examine Brindle. He soon discovered that red pepper had been rubbed into Brindle's hide. When Jack had secured a fair hold on the other dog's integument the pepper arose and Jack simply had to sneeze. As he could not make a go of this sneeze without breaking his hold, you see at once the enormity of the crimo committed by Brindle's owner. Of course there was a man fight, for there was good money up and a great many battered statesmen are today running the city of New York. In digging in a sodded part of the garden the other day a disturbed queen ant flew up and away. The queen ant is one of the most interesting insects in the world. She is born in the ant community at the height of its annual development when the ant hill is crowded with queens, workers and males. During her prenuptial life, she may assist the workers in carrying about, feeding and cleaning the brood. She eats food brought into the nest by the foraging workers. She may occasionally join the workers in excavating chambers and galleries. If she belongs to a slave-making species she may even accompany the workers on their cocoon-robbing expeditions. When fully mature she becomes impatient for her marriage flight and must often be forcibly detained I in the nest by the workers till the propitious hour arrives when the males and females from all the nests Hn the neighborhood rise high into the air and cele brate their nuptials. The queen then descends to earth and pulls off her wings with her jaws or by rubbing them against stones. She then starts in on her life work of creating colonies. A burrow is prepared in the soil, under a stone or in 'rotten wood where the eggs are laid and hatched. The little fellows know at once what to do. They enlarge the original chamber and continue the excava tion in the form of galleries. They go forth in search of food and share it with their exhausted mother, who 1 now exhibits a further and final change in her be havior. She becomes timid and utterly indifferent to the young while she limitB her activities to laying eggs and imbibing liquid food from the tongues of attendants. With circumscribed activity she lives on, sometimes to an age of fifteen years, as a mere egg laying machine. The current reputation of the ant queen is derived from such old, toothless, timorous queens found in well-established colonies. But it is not chivalrous to dwell exclusively on the limitations of these de'crepit beldames without calling to mind the charms and self-sacrifices of their younger days. The queen of one genus of American ants called Atta keeps garden during her retirement. She carries the germ of this garden from the parental nest in the form of a pellet of fungus stowed away in her buccal pocket, spits it out soon after completing her chamber, cares for the rapidly growing plants and carefully weeds them till her brood hatches. These then bring into the nest the pieces of leaves and the vegetable detritus essential to the maintenance and growth of the garden. All these details have been written for the Popu lar Science Monthly by a man who has made a pas sionate study of an anthill. In addition to what is told above, he has thrown in such words as "metabo- lism," "ethology," "catenary reflexes," "phototro- pic," and "intraspecific polymorphism." By skipping these you may learn a great deal about a very inter esting lady, the queen ant. I wrote my name upon the sand And trusted it would stand for aye "Slap," came a high, dod gasted wave And washed the feeble line away. I carved my name upon the bark And after years returned again, There was a chopping sound and, hark! A smooth barked tree lay on the plain. To solid marble next my name I gave as a perpetual trust, Old-fashioned soft gingerbread is a dainty that everybody likes. It is I often served with whipped cream for a i luncheon dessert. To make it break one egg in a cup, add one tablespoonful .melted butter, three tablespoonfuls sour milk or cream fill the cup with (molasses and turn all into a mixing 'bowl. Beat thoToly and add one cup flour, one level teaspoonful soda, one level teaspoonful ginger, one level tea spoonful allspice, one-half teaspoonful salt. Bake in gem pan or in sheet. Sour cream and three-fourths of a tablespoonful of butter may be sub- DOG COLLARS A FAD Dog collars are to replace the festoon necklaces for wear with lingerie waists I and the chic lace and embroidery bole 1 ros which are to be one of the distinct featuresp of ?white gowns 1 Made for the most part in gold whose rich yellow color contrasts pic 1 turesquely with the gowns and is gen erally becoming to both blonde and brunette, they are set with a variety of semiprecious and imitation stones. Following out the craze for Alice blue, which came into popularity more I than a twelvemonth ago, when the pres ident's daughter first selected the shade, stones of Alice blue encrust many of the new dog collars. Amethysts are largely used, for the color being so refined they lend an appearance of greater value to the necklace. Aqua marines have once more come into fa ,vor as settings for the new neck decora 'tions and are much preferred to rhine stones. Some of the dog collars are com- & posed of rose gold medallions with no j. jewels at all, the parts strung together [with fancy links or perhaps a horizon tal bar of chased or filigree gold. The green gold is liked by many, generally ^\.for the reason of its harmonizing with 4some |i^l i Moy da What the Market Affords 15 cents a pound. Navy beans, 6 cents a quart. Rye bread, 15 cents a loaf. Molasses, 40 cents a gallon. Brown sugar, 5 cents a pound. Seeded raisins, 12 cents a pound. Citron, 20 cents a pound. thisrose summer. particular costume that the wearer ,J| likes rather than by reason of its be comingness. Eb 4 France is the home of most of the ^sjbest metal workers and French gilt is ifhe composition or plating of the col- |JV!**CUV iL H^VWl AT ttW stituted for the sour milk and butter. Giriger balls are another form of a gingercake that is very appetizing. Cream three-fourths a cup of shorten ing (preferably lard and butter, half and half). Gradually beat in one cup of coffee "A" sugar, then three well beaten eggs (the yolks of six answers quite as well). Pass thru a sieve to gether three cups of flour, one teaspoon ful of salt, and one level tablespoonful, each, of ginger and soda. Add these to the first mixture, alternately, with one cup of lukewarm water and one cup of New Orleans molasses. Bake in well-buttered popover irons about twenty-five minutes. The recipe makes two dozen balls. Two ounces of can died orange peel, softened in hot syrup 8nd chopped fine, added to the creamed shortening and sugar, gives a varia tion good for occasional use. Do not omit the ginger. lars themselves, tho Turkey has sent over some rare eastern designs, which are exquisitely beautiful, showing deli cate traceries of a contrasting gold or a design enameled over its surface. PICTURE POSTAL INSULTS Society in England has taken up the fight against what it regards as one of the most intolerable nuisances of the daythe picture postal cards which are being sent broadcast not only in Great Britain, but in this country as well. The members of the nobility do not ob ject so much to the clogging of the mails, but to the fact that enterprising publishers have issued a series on which appear the photographs of titled Eng lishwomen as well as scenes in their homes. The women assert the promiscu ous sale of their pictures is an insult and several of them have applied for in junctions restraining the publishers from selling the cards. Not only so ciety women, but other prominent per sons have taken up the fight and among those who have asked for injunctions is Marie Corelli. In her petition the novelist asserts the photograph of her self on the postal cards is a gross libel and that the caption under one series of the pictures"Shakspere and His Con- temporaryMarie Corelli" causes her to look ridiculous. A few drops of tincture of benzoin added to the water when washing the face is helpful in remedying large pores. I *.ui^ W ^g^^ Eem LOCAL ITEM Our old friend, Mr. Mo Sqnito was seen in the Lake of the Isles vicinity last week. A San Francisco jolt stepped in, And lo, the words were nameless dust. All these had failed. In wiser mood I turn and ask myself, "What then?" Why should I be so deadly set To keep my name before all men. Why should I work with eager toil When I may live quite free from care, Assured that my dad binged old name is, not to put too fine a point upon it, to be found in the directory as usual if anybody cares to look for it. A. J. E. THE AWAKENING OF THE COUNTESS. LAST her dream had come true. She, old Jack Billion^ daughter, was a countess! For very joy the young bride could not sleep. Hist! What was that? Count Tordi-Agnello stirred uneasily. His reposo seemed troubled/ Now, in a persuasive voice, and with appealing gestures, he began to speak. "He's talking in his sleep. Is he talking of me?" sKe murmured. And bending down her head, the young girl heard' "Shoestrings, six for five! Collar-buttons, dime a dozen! Won't you buy, please, gentlemans!" NEW HORSE RACE PLAY. E COULD use this play," said Manager Fiasco, tapping thoughtfully the manuscript in his hand. "There's a horse race in the fourth act, and The comedian sneered. "A^horse race! There's nothing new about a horse race," he objected. "But wait a moment," said Manager Fiasco. "The playwright has suggested that in this race we change the winner every night, and sell chances on the result." THE NEW CASABIANCA He stood upon the chilly pave, The child with curly head, Around him surged a human wave, But ne'er a word he said. He knew how swift the moments fly, The crowd swayed to and fro He heard his mother's distant cry Yet still he would not go. The hours wore on, the boy was there, He waited with the rest The curl had left the tangled hair His mother oft caressed His little legs they felt like wood, He knew 'twas after four, Yet by the board he patient stood And waited for the score' Cleveland Plain Dealer. $- 1 THEs FROM ELIZABETH LEE A Girl of Fourteen. Dear MadamI am a reader of Journal and would like your advice. I am a girl of 14 and I want to get a suit for spring. My favorite color is brown. I have light hair and blue eyes. I would like short sleeves. Does a girl of my age wear long lace gloves? Minneapolis. E. C. A pretty brown and white check in light woolen goods or mohair would be nice, with plain brown for the coat. A generally becoming model has the skirt laid in box pleats stitched down over the hips, the bottom finished with a hem. The bodice will be baby fash ion, gathered into a band of plain brown (silk if mohair has been se lected, and cloth if the frock is of woolen material) at the top to meet a yoke of lingerie. Trim the band with rows of cream soutache and allow the belt to match. Have puff sleeves ending below elbow in band cuffs of the plain material. For your coat have a smart box or pony model, as considered the more becoming (you do not give proportions in your letter) with collar in Tuxedo style, of white broadcloth trimmed with white soutache and coat sleeves ending in cuffs to match. You will find such a coat extremely useful as an extra wrap, over other than its own skirt. In regard to gloves, I thiuk plain silk or kid will be in better taste than lace gloves, tho oftentimes mitts are becoming and certainly quaint looking on maidens, expecially those owning pretty hands. Elizabeth Lee. A DAINTY SUMMER OR GRADUAT- ING FROCK. The day of days to the girl is the event of her graduation from school. It is the stepping from girlhood into womanhood and demands the daintiest of apparel. The dotted and embroi dered Swisses are charming for such frocks and need only some fine lace to render them most exquisite. Here is given a suggestion for such a gown, made very simply, but most appropriate. The round yoke and sleeve frills are made of rows of insertion sewed together, while a flounce of the same might adorn the bottom of the skirt. Any of the sheer materials could be used to develop this THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL. Saved from Cough Medicine Saturday Night club disbanded suddenly. It i a great pity. It was a good club and philan thropic. It had an excellent purpose, which was lo prevent suicides. Those who take the trouble to look in the Monday morning papers will find that about four times as many suicides occur on Saturday night as on any other night in the week. It may be that because a majority of men get paid on Saturday that most men over-indulge drink to excess on Saturday evening. Sometimes they spend all their money on drink, sometimes they lose it gambling, sometimes it is stolen from them. At any rate they become morbid, and more men put bullets thru their heads or turn on the gas Saturday night or early Sunday morning than at any other time. Hawkins, who was the originator and the president of the Saturday Night club, had studied the question long and earnestly. I wish I could help those peo- ple," he said to seven men to whom he outlined his plans for the club. "If we only know it in time we could save them from self-destruction." He and his companions were perfectly ready and willing to give money to tide over the troubles of the would-be sui cide, because half the time the troubles are money troubles. One story in particular interested Hawkins. It was a Saturday night story of a man who killed his child and himself after tearing up his last $2 bill. There was a world of pathos in that. The desperate man was going where the money or the want of it could never hurt him any more, could never make him laugh or cry, could never distress him. The idea of the Saturday Night club was to search for the would-be suicides and help them out of their trouble before it got too late. There were eight mem bers of the club, and their plan was to go out separ ately on Saturday night, wander^ about the city, and if they found some poor man or woman who seemed to be in the depths of despair and upon the verge of suicide to offer help. Of course they were first to find out whether he or she really needed help or not, whether the morbid person really intended to commit suicide. That was absolutely necessary, since the club members would soon be at the bottom of their funds if they helped those who were not deserving. Hawkins is satisfied there was something wrong with the method employed by the club members to grapple with the problem. Each one of his associates agrees with him. In all New York it is doubtful whether there were eight more discouraged or dis gruntled men than gathered in Hawkins' rooms last Sunday to report. Langdon told his story first. Langdon is an emi nently respectable gentleman and once taught Sunday school in young Mr. Eockefeller's church but all the delicate attentions an "artist" had employed could not hide the fact when Mr. Langdon arose to speak that he had a "shiner"as black eye is termed in vulgar society. Mr. Langdon was disgusted, and did IN AH 6 vV N &p DBtHsOTIOK 'f*Atft^ MVV^MS not waste words in his narration. His story was that he had seen a man sitting on a bench in Madison Square park an attitude of deep dejection. He had tapped the man gently on the shoulder, intending to offer sympathy and aid, but before he could explain his mission the man, who seemed to be furious over something, struck him a. most violent blow the face. Hawkins, than whom there is no gentler soul, told with sorrow how he had followed and watched with deep interest the movements of a semi-intoxicated man, who was excited and much distressed, only to be stopped by a policeman, who threatened to "fan" Where Feminine Fancy Lights frock. In the medium size six yards of thirty-six-inch goods are needed. Two patterns: 4033sizes, 12 to 16 years 4034sizes, same. The price of these patterns is 20c, but either will be sent upon receipt of 10c. Name PATTERN NOS. 4033, 4034. UPON RECEIPT OF 10c. THE PATTERN DBPT. OF THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL will send the above-mentioned pattern, as per directions given below. (Write the name carefully.) No Street Town state MeasurementWaist Bust. Age (if child's or miss' pattern) CAUTIONBe careful, to give correct dumber and size of pattern wanted. When the pattern is bust steasure you need only mark 32, 34 or whatever it may be. When in waist measure 22, 24, 26 or whatever it may be. When miss' or child's pattern write only the figure representing the age. It is not necessary to write "inches" or "years." #~S SheBut how can I be sure of your love? You may be marrying me for my money. He (thoughtfully)Well, you might give away your money before marriage. SheTo whom? HeWhy, to me, of course. and arrest him if he did not "23." Nothing Mr. Hawkins could do or say swerved the policeman, who seemed to believe the philanthropist's real purpose was to rob the "drunk." HolloWell told of a weeping woman he had as sisted. He encountered her in Third avenue. She had been deserted, she told him when he pressed her for an account of her troubles, and she did not know which way to turn. Hollowell had given money to her and begged her to be of good cheer. He was supremely happy until he discovered that his watch, which he treasured on account of its associations, and his "roll" were gone. Croyden said he had seen a man in the Subway station at the Brooklyn bridge, at 11:48 Saturday night, who seemed bent on self-destruction. The man paced the platform, stopping occasionally to look for an approaching train. That he meant to cast himself before it was evident. Croyden watched him nar rowly. As an express came thundering from the south Croyden saw the man draw a vial from his pocket, put it to his lips and throw his head back. To be ground up by the wheels evidently was not enough, but he must make sure of the 30b by poison. As the first drops of the fluid were oh ihe man's lips the vial was sent spinning out over the track by a blow Croy den struck. An instant later he had dragged the fel low away from the edge of the platform. The man struggled violently. When guards and policemen sepa rated the struggling men the would-be suicide insisted on Croyden's arrest. He was taking his cough medi cine, he said, when he was attacked by the crazy man. "Cough medicine!" said Croyden, aghast. I thought it was poison." The injured citizen exhibited a stained white shirt bosom as proof. Nothing more was needed. A lot of the mixture had dropped on the snowy surface when Croyden's blow was landed. It took Croyden two hours, and he had to summon vari ous legal and financial friends from uptown, before the police of the City Hall station would let him go. Why tell of the experiences of the others? All their efforts went awry. And they seemed to think, or at least their actions indicated, that Hawkins was responsible for their troubles. Without formal action, but by unanimous consent, the club disbanded, and there is no talk of reorganiza tion. Neither is there any spirit of cordiality among the former members.New York Press. A FATAL DISTINCTION. HE missionary dodged a warclub of ironwood stud ded with shark's teeth. "But," he said reproachfully, "you invited me to be your honored guest at dinner." "For dinner!" howled the savages, closing in upon him. Under a mangrove tree the great pot boiled and bubbled ominously. WOULDN'T DARKEN IT ANY. ti TANE, I can hardly believe ,my eyes. You are making the bread without washing your hands." "Well, ma'am, what's the difference? It's only brown bread." PEARLS FOR A PRINCESS Every Christmas the German emperor gives his daughter a pearl of great price, and this year the thirteenth pearl was added to the matchless string, which will on the princess' twenty-first birthday, be unequaled in Europe For Louise is in her fourteenth year, and it won't be long before papa is seeking a son-in-law worthy of being his only girl's husband. Not much is known of princesschen, as the emperor's subjects call her, save that she is a lively, ner vous little body, much indulged by her mother and adored by her brothers. This fancy of adding a pearl each year to the prospective necklace for a royal debutante is also in favor with Ameri can mothers, and there is more than one American baby whd has started in al most as luckily as the kaiser's only daughter. I i UNLUCKY EMBLEMS The Parisian has an idea that when lucky charms fail unlucky ones may succeed. Thus she seeks eagerly after various curious little emblems, such as these: A peacock's tail feathers in enamel, a little bunch of green rib bons, a tiny pair, of crossed knives sus pended from a ring, a round tablet of gold bearing the number 13, a cracked mirror charm, or a single eyepre sumably an evil onepainted upon a plaque. These are supposed to bring good luck when the usual lucky ones fail, just as the number 13 and the opal are claimed as individual luck bringers by certain English believers in their power for good. HOW A WOMAN KEEPS YOUNG She eats three warm meals a day at regular hours. She sleeps eight hours and as often as possible two of them before mid night. 5 She takes fifteen quiet minutes in a {darkened room after luncheon. She begins each day with a cold bath, followed by a glass of cold or hot water. She is careful to- spend at least half an hour every day in the open air. She never rides where she can walk the distance comfortably. She doesn't waste her vitality "in superfluous and energetic talking. May 21, 1906. A A SEIZINGd UMBRbLLA BARGAINS 'ibe OAMOSSI MONEY RAISING SALE{ Children's Good Urn- "t brellas 45c [Men's Umbrellas, worth $1.50 .$LOO Women's Colored Urn A brellas, worth "W") S2-50- *3 $1-2 4 vj^tf 610 Nicollet Ave Wedding Gifts Originality, exclusiveness, utility are the watchwords in our great China and Cut Grass Section. The uncertainty of judgment in the selection of gifts is done away with when choosing from our stock of unique and artistic gems in Porcelain,Pottery, Glass and Metal A visit to our store may suggest a much sought idea as to what to give. BoutellBros u. "V Curios and Oddities TIM PaMMlaz Sir mage!' DO WIDOWS OR WIDOWERS MOST REMARRY? *r\0 WIDOWS or widowers most remarry?" said* the reporter. "Widows. Widows, decidedly," the minister aa swered. "And how do you account for that fact?" I account for it on monetary rather than on sen timental grounds. .Widows remarry oftener than widowers because they need help more than widowers. They are alone they may have a child or two and all the money they can call their own is a life insur ance policy for $1,200 or $1,500. "So they remarry. They remarry speedily. Win much wisdom acquired from their first marital experi ence, they have no difficulty in persuading some pros perous and steady young man to set them afloat upon a second matrimonial voyage. "Widowers are most apt to remain single if they have children. Eight out of ten of the widowers whom I remarry are childless men." A CHOLERA BELT. THE cholera belt," said a pale Anglo-Indian, "is not an imaginary girdle, like your pie belt, but a real girdle, which every foreign resident of India wears day and night. "In winter the belt is made of heavy wool. In summer it is made of light wool. It is never taken off. Even when you are sleeping in a temperature of 103 degrees, tossing and moaning and perspiring, despite the punkah that fans you from above, you still keep on your cholera belt, no matter what else you shed. Every Anglo-Indian has a couple of dozen cholera belts. They are said to prevent cholera, and I have no doubt they do so. At any rate, I never heard of any wearer of a cholera belt whom cholera ever seized upon.'' FEMININE FACTS. FN RUNKENNESS is rare, smoking common, among Japanese women. A woman's brain declines in weight after the ae* of 30. Grecian women had very long feet. Hottentot widows cut off a finger-joint when they remarry. Ellen Terry is passionately fond of cats. Brides in Australia are pelted with rose leaves. In Africa wives are sold for two packets of hair pins. Patti sleeps with a silk scarf about her neck. No photographs are ever taken of women in China. Sarah Bernhardt has a huge bed fifteen feet long. Only one woman in 100 insures her life. FORGOTTEN PRICES. N VENICE, in 1274, a pig brought 50 cents. In 1236 a hen was bought in Paris for 2 cents. A bed in a Greek inn in A. D. 327 cost 4 cents. Poppea, Nero's wife, paid 4 cents a quart fc* asses' milk to bathe in. In 1542 eggs sold in Barcelona for 12 cents a hun dred. Pigs' feet sold in Borne in the fourth century at the rate of twenty for 4 cents. Bread in Pompeii cost 3 cents a loaf. The loaves weighed about six ounces. Doves for sacrifice in the temple of Jerusalem cost 5 cents to 10 cents each. HIGHEST OBSERVATORY IN THE WORLD. THE highest scientific station in the world belong* to Harvard. It stands on the summit of Mount Misti, an extinct volcano near Arequipa in southern Peru. The altitude of this station is 19,300 feet. No one lives at the station. No one could liva there. The air is too rare and cold. The barometer on top of Misti often stands at 14 inches. The ther mometer often falls to 25 degrees below zero. Once a month an observer climbs up to the station to take the readings of the instruments. He is two days climbing up and two days climbing down. NUMBERS OF THINGS. STRONOMICAL photographs show stars to the num ber of 68,000,000. There are 17,000 daily papers published in the Eng lish language. An expert cigaret maker will roll 2,500 cigarets a day. In Rome's cemetery over 6,000,000 people ar buried. The hair of vegetarians does not thin till tho sixtieth year. The Greenland whale often lives 400 years, and it takes him a good while to do it very often. THE FIRST CONSIDERATION. her by the shoulder, he shook her romrhlr to an fro._ "Mayme," he cried, "wake up. The house is on fire. You save the baby." "But," wailed the woman dolorously, "the motor cycle "Don't worry," he shouted. I carried that out long ago." WHEN YOUR UMBRELLA ACTS LIKE THIS Don't Throw It Away. Take It to the GAMOSSI UMBRELLA HOSPITAL. Doctor Gamossi and his assist ants will put It In good repair at small charge. 610 Nicollet Ave. GAMOSSI GLOVE CO., No. 20. Lace Curtains, our specialties. FOR WHITE LAUNDRY WORK SEND YOl PACKAGE TO Henry Bros. Dye House, 1213-15-17 Hennepin Ave. Both Phones Chas. Kronich, MgT. :30 DELIVEK? THE WHITE LAUNDRY. 925 Washington Avenue So. Both Phones: an assist-V^-^ Is accompanied bly an aasL ant, thus insuring extra protec tion and better facilities for hand liner Journal want aos are reaa by peo ple who are buyers. That*s why The Journal carries the most class!- $ fled advertising i 1 N Wearing Apparel of men, women and children, when cleaned by us are always cleaned right! Draperies, etc, are -J.j.'^:.:..i-: -*^ak.