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The Sioux County Journal
VOLUME VII.
HAKKISOX, NEIJKASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 30, 1895.
NUMBER 3S.
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The average woman does not kuow
bow t walk. Tlii need not call forth
an. indignant protest from the thou
sands who think they know a thing or
two attout pcdestriaulsm, lut It can Iw
taken as au actual assertion of an ac
tual fact. It seems that despite all the
time and trouble that wonieu give to
the acquirement of other accomplish
ments the art of walking well la one
that they seem to think unnecessary
to cultivate, aud therefore we nee them
wobbling, mincing or striding In any
thing but graceful fashion, aud all oth
er devices of attraction cultivated to
the last degree.
The woman who dunces as a rule ia
the one who walks well. The woman
who plays tennis canot be genuinely
.awkward lu her walk, yet the move
ments of a goddess are confined to the
two or three that realize that to get
along anyway Is not to Impress the
other promcnaders with the possession
of any particular charm.
Even a plain woman becomes glori
fied If she can walk well. She need not
be stylish even, 1n ord -r to have her
carriage attract attention. Health first
of all shows forth In a graceful walk.
Abounding, Joyous health and good
spirits all take part In the perfect walk,
therefore though the lackadalsacal,
wind shaken reed may for a time prove
fascinating In its utter Inability to
withstand the rude caresses of Boreas,
It Is the oak that stands erect and dell
ant In the teeth of the storm that baa
the most lasting popularity. Therefore,
girls, whatever else you do, learn to
walk well, and you can defy dressmak
ers, for even the most ordinary cannot
make you appear aught but graceful,
and knowing how to walk you will be
certain to know how to breathe, and
the result will be one that adds much
to the list of personal attractions you
try so hard to achieve. I'hlladelphla
Times.
Pho Haa Yankee Orlt.
"I am In the hospital again, but it
will take an awful lot yet to use up my
American grit"
e This was the message of a recent let
ter from Mrs. Florence Maybrlck to
her mother. After more than five yenrs
of rigorous Imprisonment the bplrlt
of the woman remains unbroken, and
k ber mother adds: "I believe that, In
spite of her delicacy of physique, she
will live, will be vindicated and re
leased. Perhaps, who knows? this
miscarriage of Justice in her case will
be Instrumental In securing for En
gland the great need of a court of
criminal appeal, a thing which has
been agitated again and agalu by the
best legal Uilent."
Of a truth, lsth mother and daughter
have alike brave hearts; and these are
comforted and cheered by the contin
uous efforts that are being made by
their friends. Lately a yet stronger
wave of sympathy has seemed to be
borne along on the current of public
opinion, and fresh petitions have been
drawn up and yet more strenuous en
deavors put forth to Influence the
Home Secretary of England to grant a
new trial.
The history of the case Is well known.
Mrs. Maybrick, an American woman,
married to an Englishman and living
In Euglund, was accused of murdering
her husband by administering arsenic.
Mr. Maybrlck habitually dosed himself
MHS. rl.OHKN('K MAYHllICK.
with dangerous drugs, doubling the
quantity prescribed and boasting of
his knowledge of medicine. After his
death great numbers of medicine bot
tles were found In his house and office.
In much of this medicine arsenic was
an Ingredient. It had been shown that,
j during his residence lu America prior
to this time, lie had lieen a confirmed
arsenic eater.
Tbe results of the trial are well known
tOwlhe American public a trial before
a Tidge of unsound mind, who was
shortly afterward retired because of
his Infirmity, and who bad an aversion
toward Americans amounting ' to a
mania. Ills charge to tbe Jury was
confusing, misleading and full of errors
a fact, no doubt, that led to tbe re
fusal of Uie Mom Hecretary to execute
tb atones capital punlshmrnU-aed
commute It to Imprisonment for life.
Important new evidence has been ob
tained which the Home Secretary, Hon.
Mr. Asipilth, refuses to consider. In
the meantime, a young and tenderly
nurtured woman Is failing and fading
within the cruel confines of a foreign
prisou. Probably no recent case has at
tracted more attention, but the home
office fears to establish a precedent
which may be abused to the suffering
of many; therefore the one suffer.
Rules for sunshiny girls: Do all the
good you can; by all the means you
can; In all the ways you can; In all tho
places you can; at all the times you
can; to all the people you can; as long
as ever you can.
Why should not a girl be taught book
keeping anil some of the more common
business forms? Men pity, or laugh at
the business Incapacity of the vast
majority of women. It is often only
due to want of proper Instruction, and
why should not this be supplied?
It Is always to be regretted when
love comes to a girl before she has
attained her moral and Intellectual ma
jority. The man whom she would love
at 10 Is ofteu quite different from one
to whom she could give her more ma
ture affections, and there Is always the
danger of seeing him at a disadvant
age, when larger experience of other
men will lead her to make comparisons.
What a good mother looks for In the
man of her daughter's choice are first
high principle, and next, manliness. It
is a protean word, but It needs no ex
planation, as It conveys to every mind
a clear conception of n type command
ing universal approbation. He must
be gentlemanly as well as manly. 80
clal life requires manners as well as
principles, and few things kill love
more quickly than Is-lng ashamed of its
object. Ladles' Home Journal.
. Don't Do It.
Don't use pins where stitches would
do.
Don't wear a sailor hat with n silk
dress.
Don't sacrifice neatness to artistic
effect
Don't wear striped material If you
are tall.
Don't wear tan shoes if you have
large feet
Don't dress more fashionably than
becomingly.
Dou't wear big sleeves and big hats
If you are short.
Don't look a frump because you can
not look a swell.
Don't trim good material with com
mon trimmings.
Don't buy common 'boots they are
not economical.
Don't wear a bonnet with a costume
that requires a hat
Don't Jump into your clothes and ex
pect to look dressed.
Don't achieve the grotesque while
attempting the original.
Women Who Paint.
Women who can list' the brush clev
erly are painting the art denims for
hangings and for mounting dining
room, bedroom and piazza greens for
country houses. The designs are large
and showy, and show flowers, scrolls
or feathers. Sometimes the edge of
tho flowers are outlined with embroid
ery silks or gold or silver, and tbe rest
of the design is done In tapestry dyes.
Sometimes the metal paints are used
Instead of metal thread to brighten
the outlines. A screen covered with
old blue denim Is ornamented with
peacock feathers, and one with a lat
tice work over which masses of pale
blue and purple morning glories trail.
Sometimes heavy braids of metal
threads two or three Inches wide are
applied In crosswise or lengthwise
bands to the denims when used for a
hanging, and If draped, a large glid
ed rope Is used for the purpose. Hang
ings of this cloth, however, look
best In straight folds.
The New Woman.
Edith Girls, I don't see why you
want me In your musical club; you
know 1 can't sing a note. Girls Oh
bnt-ICdlth -those exquisite sympho
nies you get off on the chafing dish.
Billy When women get to preach
ing, how are we ever going to Induce
them to stop? Jimmy Lay low, old
man; I'm getting up a folding pulpit
that will turn Into a bargain counter
when they've talked long enough.
Boston woman What made all the
Kentucky women leave tbe conven
tion? Chicago woman Ob, they got
mad because the Chairman kept for-
getting to call them "Colonel." Louis-
Till Courier-Journal.
GOWNS AND GOWNING.
WOMEN GIVE MUCH ATTENTION
TO WHAT THEY WEAR. ,
Rrlef Glance at Fanrte Feminine, Frtvo
loae, Majhap, and Set Offered In tha
Hope that the Reading- May Trove
Restful to Wearied Womankind.
Guest p from Gay Gotham.
New Tork Corretyoodence:
LCH dainty elab
oration Is found
on new parasols
that they tempt
women of even
quiet tastes, but
these will be mis
led by tbe adora
ble flufferles un
less there Is an
elaborate dress to
go with It It will
be safe for wom
en who buy a par
asol to suit tbe
dress, rather than
the reverse, to
purchase one of
heavy corded cream-colored silk, with
a handsome Ivory handle. This will
go well with any light gown, and a
bunch of reul flowers swung by a band
of ribbon from the top of the parasol
will give a touch of elaborateness. The
flowers will hang free when the parasol
Is closed, and when open will rest care
lessly on the silk. A big bow of chiffon
or real lace with knots of ribbon
caught therein will be almost as ef
fective and last longer.
Passing from parasols to the girls be
neath the one shown In the first pic
ture, It should be said in the beginning
that many street gowns are belngmade
with tiny circular shoulder capes to
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match, the ornate cape being In the
very worst taste for any but special
wear. Tbls rule has developed during
the spring, and on summer dresses
there will be a further Interpretation
of it In what may be called cape ef
fects. This Is very prettily carried out
In this first pictured costume, and a de
scription of this model will suggest
many otlier desirable ways In which
a like effect can be attained. Starting
with lavender batiste as the material,
the blouse waist Is trimmed profusely
with batiste ruffles threaded with lace
Insertion, the latter underlaid with a
strip of dark lavender silk.. A simpler
way would be to sew a tiny ruffle to
each side of a bank of silk and cover
tbe middle with lace. Strips of suf
ficient length could then le easily cut
off. Above tills garniture appears a
sailor collar entirely covered with lace.
Standing collar and ribbon trimming
are dark lavender satin, and tbesleeves
are garnished to match the back and
front of the blouse, of so unusual con
struction as to be sure to be held In
the observer's mind for closer Inspec
tion, when the nature of the device
will, of course, become apparent. The
reason for also using the lace and ba
tiste trimming on the skirt is to make
clear that waist and skirt always go
together, but so many skirts ire now
entirely plain that tbls point will strike
some as dearly attained. Tbe skirt
will ba Just as dainty without ths
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trimming, anyway, so individual taste
can decide that matter. Hut the cape
effect promises to be very fashionable.
The market has overdone itself In the
lovely crinkled stuffs, and the glossy,
unruffled surface bas acquired a dis
tinction thereby. In very elaborate
weaves aud for extremely dressy and
formal occasions, the crepon fabrics
bold their own, but the expensive
sorts are tbe ones for this purpose. For
summer wear glace crepon will bave
favor, and It Is a gown of this fabric
that appears in the next illustration.
Its taffeta lining shines through the
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KKIKT.
outer fabric, so a changeable plaid ef
fect results. Beneath the arms the
bodice Is full, the fulness being held
down by pleat of silk. Hands of em
broidery edge the cuffs of the sleeves,
which are topped by box -pleated epau
lettes of silk. The waist hooks Invisibly
beneath tlr front pleat and the back
Is plain of bias material.
Wash dresses are not, of course, to be
stiffened, but they will be cut Just like
stiffened cloth skirts and will hang In
dozens of flutes. At this the washer
woman can rejoice, for starch Is sup
posed to take the place of stiff linings.
As to the pleats of the skirts that are
lined with haircloth, there Is already an
attempt at variation of the current
mode, though why there should be
such haste to modify a fashion that has
bo much to recommend it Is hard to
understand. It may be that the women
who always try to be ahead of the
fashions are disgruntled Because godet
pleats have been promptly adopted by
every one, not even the startling fluc
tuations In the always high price of
haircloth having scared economical ones
off altogether. One of the attempts to
beautify the beautiful Is presented in
the artist's next contribution. Even
the woman with a short memory for
styles will recall this cut which, some
how, Is linked with blue serge, and
fairly raged three or four years ago.
lllvals of a fashion are seldom success
fully made after so short a time bas
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elapsed, but this one bears the stamp
of determined effort, for does not that
baggy blouse front mark the whole as
new? (iray mohair Is the material, the
waist being alike back and front and
fastenenlng Invisibly back and front.
A deep lace yoke shows at the top aud
tho loose lower part is sprinkled with
big bright sequins.
Tho final illustration shows a reviv
al that Is more In accord with the usu
al method of using former fashions,
for the old-time style hinted nt by
tho bodice decoration dates back to
lk'W). Designed for young matrons,
this costume Is very handsomely cur
ried out In creped and striped grena
dine, its beauty being greatly added
to by the bright silken lining that
shows through the transparent outer
fabric. A rich luce yoke extends over
the shoulders, Is banded with bright
silk, and gathered fronts pass over a
three-cornered lace plastron. Tho
sleeves are of glace silk, with long
luce cuffs, and the skirt Is severely
plain.
Copyright, 189ft.
The coat-and-collar style of tailor
made gown Is as popular as ever tbls
spring, but In addition there art cloth
gowns with closely fitting bodices and
elaborately trimmed.
A NEWSPAPER EPISOCE.
The Kdltor, aa a Judge, biplomaticallr
Cete 8nbecrilere to Pay Up.
John M. Yamb, editor of the Deta
mar, Idaho, Nugget got on a rampage
the other day, unslung his gun and
took tbe camp. When he sobered down
and got bis senses he fined himself $50,
he being a high mogul Justice of the
peace. When be fined himself he told
the constable to put tbe culprit in jail
If the fine was not paid. The editor
and justice of the peace bad to go to
the damp Jail. His wife roared like a
lioness and vowed she would burn the
Jail down if ber precious consort were
not liberated at once. The newspaper
man and the Justice of the peace who
stood behind the bar as a righteous act
of his Justice, told the constable to
stand firm and execute and respect tbe
order of the court The woman faint
ed, and by this time the community
was aroused from center to circumfer
ence, and there was llmburger cheese
on the moon aud a graveyard Impres
sion on the faces of a large throng of
troubled people. The mob made a mad
rush for the bastlle, and in their frenzy
twisted the door off Its hinges and re
quested Mr. Ijimb to walk out. He
fused, unless the fine and costs were
paid. The mob wanted to know what
the tine and costs would be. He took
a good look at the infuriated mob and
told them $225. A paper was circulat
ed and the money was raised In a Jiffy,
and they handed the finance to the ec
centric Justice of the peace and para
doxical scribe. He paid the constable
1 10 for his fees and to have the door
of the jail repaired. In the meantime
the iiero of the escapade told the spec
tators to he present the next morning
at his temple of Justice.
About 9 o'clock a. m. the Judge and
bland editor opened court The first
thing he did was to remit his own fine
of $.10. The Journalist and peace offi
cer then Informed the audience that he
had $200 In cash that had been given
for his freedom from durance vile on
the previous day. He asked as a favor
that every Individual who had pungled
tip a cent towards his liberation from
prison come forward and give his name
and the amount he had subscribed.
Just 112 men and a small boy arose
and moved towards his Honor. It was
a case whore each man put up $2
apiece and a boy $1. After considera
ble bookkeeping and figuring on his
books he vociferated In a baritone voice
for the 112 men and a boy to march
up In front of the railing. The man of
judicial ermine and a Napoleon Bona
parte eye for cute journalism stood be
for his friendB and trembled for awhile
with mute emotion. He then heaved a
lovesick sigh and handed each man a
$2 receipt for delinquent subscription
to his newspaper right there on the
spot. Everything was so still In the
courtroom while this was going on that
the sizzling hum of a little peanut
roaster would have sounded like the
thundering Intonation of Vesuvius
when belching forth Its redhot lava.
This is the only Instance in the history
of the world where a newspaper man
made $100 by fining It
What One Woman Save.
I read many things in the papers of
to-day; do I believe them all? Let us
see. I read from one authority that
coffee and a fine complexion are never
In company. Then I think of my dear
mother, dead of an accident at 63,
with a complexion to the last day of her
life that a girl of 18 might envy; and I
recall, too, that all the days that I
knew her and I was 20 when she left
me coffee was her constant solace,
the morning cup her only breakfast
I read, too, that gray hair Is a disease
promoted by Indigestion. Then I
think of my grandmother, hereditarily
gray at 25. Dyspepsia, headache, Indi
gestion, were unknown to her; yet for
sixty years her hair was white. I read
that potatoes, if eaten, add to one's
flesh; and vice versa; then I think of
my plump friend and schoolmate, who
never tasted the tubers, and my slen
der self, who have consumed them
daily and generously. The papers tell
me. too, that water at meals Is un
wholesome, and the vision of a great
t V,e wtl habitually drained his four
goblets at every meal of his adult life,
appears; he was hale at 70, but dead,
alas! at 71 from a fall from his horse.
Yes, I read many things In many prints,
but I do not believe them all.
Children of Nature.
Among the Sioux Indians courtship
by means of the flute is In vogue. The
instrument Is made of willow or some
other wood that has a bark easily de
tached, and Is usually about a foot
In length. It has several perforations
through the bark, each of which rep
resents a musical note. The Round pro
duced, though somewhat shrill and
life-like. Is not unpleasant to the ear.
The Indian youth who desires a wife
first mentally fixes his choice upon
some maiden of the tribe. Then, some
pleasant evening, he takes his flute and
strolls through the village In the direc
tion of the tepee of the maiden's fath
er. He stations himself in a conveni
ent spot about fifty or sixty yards
from her abode, and then drawing the
reed from beneath his blanket begins
to play a plaintive strain. Tbe maid
en shows none of tbe agitation gener
ally evinced by her white sisterhood
under similar circumstances. She lis
tens to the serenade composedly, while
her father issues forth and cautiously
creeps behind the youth and ascertains
who he Is. Then be returns to bla
daughter and makes known bis wish-,
es In the matter. The maiden, In oba
dlence to her parent's wish, adrancea
timidly toward her lover If he Is fa
vored, or if the paternal Judgment con
demn him, withdraws into the dark ra
cess of the tepee, lu case tbe suit Is fa
vored and the maiden has gone out to
meet the warrior, the young man, upon
seeing her approach, gives a triumph
ant "toot" upon his Ante, and then,
throwing down the Instrument rushe
forward to greet her whom he has ao
easily won.
From Shore to Shore.
If the Atlantic were lowered att
thousand, five hundred and sixty-four
feet the distance from shore to sUor
would be only half as great, or fifteen
hundred miles. If lowered a little mora
than three miles say nineteen thon-.
sand, six hundred and eighty feet
there would be a road of dry sand from
Newfoundland to Ireland. This Is tha
ridge on which the great Atlantic can
bles are laid. It Is a singular and pr
haps somewhat humiliating fact that
the most conspicuous and Indullbla
record which man is making In tha
strata now forming on the sea floor la
written In bits of coal and ash whlcb
are cast from our steamships as they
pursue their way over the ocean. Tha
quantity of this debris is very great,
and, unlike the wrecks, it Is very even
ly scattered along the paths followed
by our great steamships. It Is likely
that already, In the tracks of our trans
atlantic commerce, not a square rod,
would fall to give a trace of this waste
from our coal-burning engines. Aa
this material is not attacked by tha
marine animals, and Is very little af
fected by the other agents of decay,,
it will doubtless be very perfectly pre
served In the strata which are to bear
the records of our time.
No More Duels.
Duelists will no longer be accommo
dated on the Island of the Grand Jatta
at Ne.uilly, where many historic en
counters have taken place. The owner
of the casino there, who catered to all
the requirements of persons who wera
thirsting for each other's blood, baa
been forced, owing to slackness ot
trade, and the interference of the po
lice, to put up his shutters and offer
his establishment and grounds for sale.
The retiring landlord was eminently fit
ted for his work of waiting on the duel
ists, as he was an old soldier and had
been master-at-arms In his regiment.
He was well paid for his services by
the combatants, and also received a
fee from curious people who watched
the duels from a coign of vantage,
where they saw everything without be
ing visible to the combatants or tha
seconds. The casino had a great ran
of luck during the Boulanglst and Pad
ama periods, when a good deal of blood
was spilled on the Grand Jatte. Soma
years ago the establishment was sub
jected to strict police supervision, and
has declined ever since.
Children's Falsehoods.
A Chicago kindergarten teacher saya
that she divides children's falsehoods
into four classes. The first Is tbe Ha
of excessive Imagination, and the treat
ment Is "Inculcation of exactness ot
observation, either by precept or In
play." The second Is the lie of ego
tism, the remedy for whlcb Is objective
work that will take thought from self.
A third class of lies Is evolved through
fear of punishment, and sympathy la
the cure. "In all such cases," the Itln
dergartner adds, "the child must ba
shown tbe justice of the punishment
The fourth division Includes children
addicted to the jealous He as saying
that they have things which they have
not, because the boy around the cor
ner has them. The cure In this Instance
Is love and appreciation, that the child
may understand that he does not need
these coveted possessions to gain or
keep his friends.
Modern Hairdresslng.
Much of the plcturesqueness of mod
ern halrdresslng Is due to the ex-Empress
Eugenie. Before she became the
wife of the French ruler, It was custo
mary for women to plaster their hair
down on their foreheads and to keep
It in position by the application of hair
oil, an abomination which Is now sel
dom seen or heard of. The empress,
however, turned back her lovely brown
hair from the forehead over a small
cushion, aud the coiffure a la Eugenie
became generally adopted. It was then
that the bonnet began to grow smaller,
and Instead of being worn on the top
of the head It was simply an ornamen
tal addition to the back.
Origin of a Word.
The word doyley, now a familiar
one, Is derived from the name of Rob
ert D'Oyley, one of the followers of
Willlntu the Norman. He received a
grant of valuable lands on the condi
tion of a yearly tender of a tablecloth
of three shillings' value at the feast of
Saint Michael. Agreeably to the fash
Ion of the time the ladles of the D'Oy
ley household were accustomed to em
broider and ornament the qulttrent ta
blecloths; hence these cloths, becoming
curiosities and accumulating In tha
course of years, were at length brought
Into use as napkins at the royal tabla
and called duelers.
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