fce-Lic I j - y ' rf yjj V L ...,- . ' i-n-'" t '-?m&& Rv-"Sj s: w tl3rFNw -." 1 . 'lJ- 5 rV: "t fSIwrii i 7 THE RED CLOUD CHIEF. A. C. HOSIER, Publisher. RKI) CLOUD. NEBRASKA A WAIF. TTor lres, i rnsrjr.-d un.l torn nn.l oM. Ilr.-rlV.-t lire li.ir-. util tii,MSiy u col.J: n!l Vilr.l.V."'i:f c',,r,.s ml hl'r s-l'tII;r fall. nI a iraiu J made of a worn-out shawl Prune Ilowfrs Unit n- were t beauty's- pride. "'"- r wither.-.! an. thrown iihI.Io Mi.- hol.ls as clo-c sis li.-r tin-it ciin, nile a criini.iV.! hand-hm w.-rves lor a ran. You won 1.1 never have riies.seI, as you caw V lUT t!l-e. -rm.li,,fWi w,l,,r,-l tlowitrn. and feet nil l.a:e, Jiiat II... jrlcMiiny street was al.r.Hf..nt hall. Ann bin- dancing there, the l.;e f the hall. Aliic Tmmhull tsarnnl, in ftnUtnj. IN BIG. KOUND HANDS ; Or, Hands Somotimoa Crarnpod and Somotirao3 Protty. A Lent urn on Cliirocraj.liy Illustrate. I l.y tin: I'r.si.I.nts' Autographs N'amos Signed to .Many Veto.-, and IMany MrHH;cH. .Somebody lias got a science or meth od of idling a man's character hy hi handwriting. Tlii.s art is very old, and men who believe in it claim it to be in fallible. K.-r. liltl crook and see-saw zig-zag Him; is full of character. Kven the blots and smooches arc -iiidc-hoards to hiographv. revealing the way to lit tle traits that nothing oNc can discover. Looked at in this light the. autographs f great, men arc in-.. -r -.sting, and the autograph-hunter's mania may he looked upon a-, a desire for knowledge. That the readers of the Ulobr may have an insight into tin- chai:iclers of the gr.-ate-t citi.-n- of this Kcpuhlic. the autographs of all the President,-) are ap pended: -A && (leorgc Washington has a linn and ami 1 1 1 a little ornament, making loop-, ami twist.-, when there is no need for theiM To affect this he left out his full iriiuc, letting the initial (I stand for (Ic.rge. Hi-, (ail ue to put a period af ter the .-tl.l.i.-v.alion was prnhahly due to haste rather than lack of education. Perhaps he tic. light the compositor ought to do the punctuating. John Admix. the sturdy old on of Massachusetts, made .sharp angles and evidently paid hut lit tit atlc ition to .show. When he got through he xt .pp.-d right th-re. A wri ing-maxtcr would . i -l 1 him to run the ta I of his .1 below 'the line. It ix pr-hah!c that he did not care for writ.ng-iiiasters overmuch. Thomas .Fcllcrxou wrote the l)cclfm tioti of Independence, they .say. The men who signed the document must have done ... Mindly or been a good while making it out. if it was written jlike his au'ograph. At tirt it lo'ks like a niece of embroiderV which voung women nut in the corner of handkor- chiefs. It is said that his autograph is a libel upon his usual handwriting. One thing ix sure, he meant something when he wrote, ami people were glad to read hix writing, even if it was a little poor. aI (Ths, dames Madison was not .1 beautiful writer. He was plain, substantial and useful. When he got through he did not .stay to make corkscrews and nour ishes. 'Considering that he used a quill pen the work is not so bad. j&S&&X&ZZ2 dames Monroe finished his letter. 1111 and allowed his pen no liberty. all As the author of .Monroe s iloetnne ms pen . . did good service. d service. .lohn Q- Adams, the scholarly Aboli tionist, put the ink on in the right place, frllis g luoVed very much like a figure '1. As a handson e writer ho was an im provement on his father. Andrew Jackson displayed none of Old Hickory's thinness in his pen. The autograph 'is neat, clean and pretty, like that of a female engrossing clerk. Am body who knows his letters ought to have'no trouble in reading it. Martin Van lJurcn did very well. He made some spread: but eould back it up all right. His autograph was always good at the bank, which couuts for koincthing. . yy ezrTZZZot1 ftrjfa&wyi. Jmslfflfflv. -tfccAX&r . tefcfajfi William Henry Harrison did not at tempt to spell out his full name. He also roisted the temptation to sign him self W. Henrv Harrison, lit; begun verv well, but grew bad before he got throuo-h. That "s" with a big loop is a piece of affectation. John Tvler made the most of his name as he did of his position. If he had written more he would have been less cramped. .? 0- w-t5 - James 1. Polk wrote his name ami then added a corkscrew to mark the" spot. Neither was a great piece of art. Zacharv Tavlor invented the prac tice of putting down his sign manuel without taking his pen from the paper. He was a goo'd lighter and wrote very well. too. although his reputation rests on the former accomplishment. to Millard Fillmore liked his name so wei ell that he speiiwi " ui iu iun. illard art of it looks like a scbool- Millard Jj'ff&rr rj fT ) giri'i woxk. There Is a little too much T. Still it is not homely.- 2 Franklin Pierce was .1 pretty writer. He could afford to give hi.s name in full. New Hampshire lias no re.ton to ho ashamed of the writing' of her Presi dent. rawer lames Puehanan. the learned old bachelor from Pennsylvania. just laid himself out on that big J- Having done this lie let hix pen run at its own rat.-. He believe I tint first impression? were lasting, and acted as he thought. Abraham Lincoln wa- contested wi'N a plain, homespun, every-day hand writing. No nourishes there. That autograph has wi.-ldcl great power in deciding the fate of this country. As a specimen of plainness and hrevity it is unequaled. Andrew Joinwm, the ta:lor-jiatriot. was not contented to let his name stand alone. J'hal long underscore .showed that it was put to a document for a pur pose. When attached to vetoes ;.t raised many political row-. Like his name, he intend.? 1 that people should know where he .iUo,l. riysscs S. (Irani got through with his work with b.it lit le fu.ss. He put in the periods after his initials all right, and made a little s-Accp to his pen at the elo-e for the sake of trying it. Ho never drew his pen or his sword with out a purpose. &10, Putherforl II. Hayes makes a pretty name w hen written by the original. Fames A. C.arlield. fie orator and classical cholar. forgot to dot his i and neglected to punctuate. He kii'-w how, h .wcver, and made a good-looking ink picture every t:mo he took his pen. That big ! is nearly perfect. Chester A. Arthur, handsome man of xocicU and accomplished lawyer and pol.tician. clothes his name in a dress .xiii:, white necktie and k ds. If he has ' time to do anvthing he inu.xt do it well C.r.e or Cleveland comes right down to work at the lieginning. When he ha.x finished he takes an N.curs.on for his own benefit. Work first and play later i.x his motto. Huston (Uo'oc. TAKEN HOME. , l'o.ir Orphan irl Iturnu In the Km-lira.-.- r Ihr South Wind to Her I-ad ."Mot licr. One night, after she had crept to her bed of rags, bruised and orc from Old Nan's daily beating, she had heard the South Wind softly blowing past the window, and she whispcre I: Oh! .vouth Wind, have pity on me! I am beaten ami worked and starved! He kind to a poor orphan girl!" Hut I can not soften Old Nan's heart," answered the breeze, "nor can I bring you food." "You can take a message for 1110." To whom?'' ".Mv mother in Heaven.'' "U'hat is the message?'' "Tell her that my days are full of misery, anil my nights are long with sorrow. I want to he with her in Heaven.'' "Sleep, child, and I will be ir your message!" whispered the wind; and she forgot her wretchedness and. sleeping, dreamed of green vallevs and such beau tiful flowers that she cried out in tones of joy and awoke Old Nan. "How dare you!" growled the hag: and .she beat the child again and again for Iter dteam. The net night the South Wind whi p red at fie window, and the child rose up and a.sked: "Did on find my mother?" ' "Tis a long way to Heaven!" an swered the wind. "Have natienee and sleep aga n. The child slept, and in her dreams she. sat lienealh green trees arm l'-sbmcd to Mich sweet music that ( )hl Nan was :wj:i"n awakened by her words. ""Wretch! Ingrate"' cried the old hag in h-r fury: and .she beat the child as if she meant to kill her. On the third night the South Wind was late in coining. The child was nhme in the gloomy room, and t ie fever was on her until she tos-ed and moaned, and fancied strange things. It won t come it won t come. she kept calling: but by and by she heard the rustle of the South Wind afar off. and she had her faee to the window as it came up. Did y-ui lind my mother?" " Ave! and she bids you come!" " Now?" Wait a little while ami sleep again." "And the child slept and dreamed of a path w nding through a dark vallcv. She traverse I it in fear and trembling, and more than once she would have faltered had not the Jrouth Wind whis pered: " He of brave heart Heaven is be yond!"' Hy and by th" darkness was dis pelled, and at her feet she miw the waters of a great river. On the other shore wi-re gates of pearl a d gold, and as they opened to the strains ol sweetest music, an angel issued forth and cried out to the cowering ch'ld: " He not afraid! I am thy mother!" And as the Sout 1 Wind" spread itf wings and lore the child ac oss the silver waters her joy was so intense she called out: "Death! Mother! Heaven!" "Didn't 1 tell ye!" screamed the old hag. who had just returned: and slu knelt beside the bed of rags to beat the child. Too iate!" said the South Wind, with its face at the window. Ave! it wsis too late. Detroit Fret A mischievous boy yelled "Rats!,'1 in the rink in this city and nearly cre ated a panic It i almost impossible for a girl to stand up in a chair with roller skates on. Xamxrk CalL nourish to tb jW200fatejy7a2is iz&2azcxzj ytXlccooO. KA&y &flC7tffS ON TRIAL. The I,-nn Wlilrh thr I.atc IlrfVat Should Teach tlir Itrnuhllcan I'urty. It is commonly said that the Demo cratic party is on trial So it W, for the first time in twenty-live years it ca pacity to govern and its fitnes- for the responsibilities of power are bo'ug tried. I'ul in, a sejiie equally true, the ltepub lican party is on trial. It is ca!Jc I to new dut.es. Thirty years ago it began to teach the jMjople Republican princi ples, and taught them with such vigor and earnestness that itsoon commanded success. Though MHiieof the old issues have pa.s.cd away, the principle of g .vernmeiit which made the l'cpu'jlican partv what it was still live, and are -till as necessary to the welfare of the coin try as ever. Yet they receive, in the (lection of liciiiIhts of Congress, rela tively less support than they received nearly thirty years ago. This is in part localise, enjoying power and public confident , the Republican have to Fome extent neglected the duty of teach ing their principles an J making them clearly understood. If. now that it is out of power, the Republican party has iit the eal to take up again the work of poptil.ir education, if it has not the firm convictions and the devotion to the public welfare whit h inspired its . arlicr day, itunay fail to oust the adver.-ary who is now intrenching himself in the (loverumeut. To c trry on this work with success there is need, first of all. a greater cm lidcnce in political principles, and in their power with the in. II o 1 vo'crs than the R-publican party has of lat-j years in uiilVs'.ed. There has b'-en ap parent, in soni parts of the country at least, a disposition to rely m re upon other agencies than upon the earnest prcscntat'ou of political truths. Here and there some Republican leaders have had more confidence in manage ment, more faith "in temporary tricks and devices, than in the power of ideas on the millions of voters. A defea has conic to remind us all that a party h:u irj business to exist unless on the whole it embodies and expre-.os the convic tions of the p-ople upon ital questions of public pohcy. Where the people have such convictions, which the Re publican party has strengthened and de-peii'Ml. and to which it has uncoui prom'singly appealed, it has been rc AVardcd by such .xplcnd d majorities as were riven in Pennsylvania and some other States. The party is on trial. If it will stoop, as the Democratic party has done for many years, to seek success by all sorts of trickery and knavery, by the shallow arts of the denrigoeiie. In appeals to error or preimlice. or by attempted dis honesty m elections, it will at least prove that it ought not to succeed. The question will then be whether, in such a strife of degrading aims and methods, it can .ncrcome a party which has tra'tted itself for more than thirty years to seek .success by any means whatever, and has at last .succeeded by false pre tenses. The truth is that the Repub lican part has within it large I odics of oters w.iio will not stoop to any form of cheating, and who will not con H'ttt. as many Democrats do, to support a party widen profeses to be one thing here and ano'h r thing then. If the Republican party is to .succeed at all, it must Miccc.-d by honest, faithful an 1 unswerving adherence to its principles by merit and not by trickery. The Republican party is to be tried, moreover, in the duties of an opposi tion. Perhaps the motives of a party are. never more clearly disclosed than in it., treatment of adversaries to whom the responsibility of government has been intrusted. If it is an honorable and patriotic opposition, it will praise without hesitation ami support without reserve every step that is really for the public welfare. It will seek to shield no wrong, and show no d-'sire to im pute wrong where -ione exists. It. will manifest aino ig its leaders that genu n harmony which comes oelv fro-n a stronger desire for the public we'fare than for the promotion of any persona! ambition. It. tested in this way. the Republ can pr' proves worthy of the high tiu t which has s. long been given it, the contrast between its conduct ami that of the Democratic party when in opposition will go far to shape the ver dict of the pco.de in future elections. X. 1. Tribune. AFTER TWENTY-FOUR YEARS. The 1'tt-r SnM-trsiio4 of th Awtc ICIrrtion IlemsiniU fr l'lirRUtiou. The chief staple of Democratic wam a:gn onitory anil literature for ado..;n years past has been the charge, repeat ed in a thousand shapes and on all pos sible occasions, that the departments in this city were "reeking with corrup tion." The most resonant and inspir ing shibboleth of Democratic cam paigns has been: "Turn the rascals out." So incessantly and forcibly has this "corruption " been dwelt upon, so graphical'- have the " rascals " been painted, so moving has Ikmmi the pict ure of the (ioverumeat in the hands of " thieves." that the Democratic masses were really educated into the belief that riotous rascality was the rule and mauly honesty the exception in the executive departments. During the rece.it Presidential cam paign the Department were frequently spoken of as Augean sUbles. We be lieve it was Senator Pa"ye. of Ohio, a gentleman whose 'oAjfr standard of o licial integrity has boeir mentioned in connection wi.h the Standard o.l. who gave utterance to eloquent thoughts on "this Augean stable topic And. if we recall the incident of the campaign c rrectly. the Hn. Thomas A. Hen dr eks. guide, philosopher and friend of Joseph K. McDonald dwelt with so norous ponderosity on th.; same ex hruistless theme as he passed from stuno to stump. The Demratie Hercules whom they had nominated for the Presidency" was billed and posted to clean outthe Augean stables, and the conn ry was to w.tuess a sub lime moral spectacle the exodus of rascals' and the advent of patriots. Well, Hercules came in a month ago to-day. but where; is the cleansing? Where are th- "rascals?" What are the facts to show that there was one it a of truth in the charge of general corrupl.on in the service? A few em ployes who were d 'ernci superfluous have been discharged. A few others have been transferred from the White House to Department rolis. A few old horses anil vehicles have been sold, but ther. has not leen uttered a single hint that "rascality" has been detected. In the removal of prominent oiiieials. such as the heads of bureaus, there has been no pretense of any other object than to get Republicans 6:it and Democrats in. A writer in the Boston Journal calls at tention to interesting facts in this con nection. He says: The Departments which the Demo cratic organs asked to have investi gated, particularly the Navy, seem to be going on as usual, the Secretary even going so far as to refuse to rescind th orders of his uredecs-or. The Post-rnaster-Ci'eneral has informed a friend that his Department was found by h'm to be in excellent shape, and ho has alfadv informed ofiicers t otiwete J with t lie po ta! railway nvrvlce that it was Mi eli'ieieM that lie should not make any lemovaK" Ace irdlng to a correfjvnndn: of the Cinco.nati Cmiunrrc ilut.c'J. one of the new heads of the department. -tatcd in the pre ence of .-veral gentlemen th t he was surprised 'at the discipline, industry and compel ney whiih he found in his de, artiuetit." becau-e he had come V b-Iice from the contanl charges made that the departments were full of polit.eal creatures ami vi-competent-, and that they needed thr ough overhauling. The statement J the Cabinet member in question is .- emphatic that we copy it: " He had become convinced that in no private establishment in the land, no matter how strict! conducted, was there the perfect'on of system, the thor oughness of discipline, the general faithfulness and elliciency. that existed in his department. There are men in the offices who h ive spe-it their liv.y there, and who are as much a part of the stem as a spoke is a part of the wheel. When I want to kn nv anything in mv department tLe messenger who has been th-re for many years can tell what gentleman to call upon., and he will come in and tell me anything I want to know down to die minutest points, and go b .ck a generation in p r soital knowledge, and in a moment can lay hi- hand upon and produce anything in the wa of hi-torv. documents or writ ten matterformyinformation. Now. xtip-po-e 1 put such men a tho-e out for party reasons and till their places with new men more utterly ignorant of the matters of the d-partment than I am myself, do wm not. .. tliat it would le ruinous to the department and to the (iovernmetit, though it would satisfy some political workers? I was sur prised, too, to find what a large pro portion of the men are in 11 of family, sober, quiet, reliable citizens, dung their duties steadily, fa thfully. and ciliciently. rearing families and holding their place in the world as good citi zens, husbands and fathers. A large proportion of the clerks are of this char acter, ami I have not b"eii able to trace a score of men so far, placed in the de partment for purely political reasons." This, jt should be remembered, is the testimony of a Democratic official who would not lies tate to expos and make party capital out of, rascality, corrup tion, or even inefficiency, if he found it. Well may the Hoston Journal remark that, "taking this Deinocrai as a wit ness, twenty-four ears of Republican rule has given the c mntrv a v-ll-nigh perfect civil-service in the departments at Washington." XaliomU Itcpublican. THE AMENDMENTS. Some I'a.-tt Wl.irh It I Important the IVuple Slit. ill. I l.'n.ltTHt.'liKt. It is important the people should understand clearly the pos.tion taken by the Senate in regard to the appoint ment of the Rc'jd (Jeneral I.awton as Minister to Russia. The objection to Lawton was not based merely on the fa t that he had serve. I in the Rebel army, but on the ground that he had never asked or obtained tin: removal of his disabilities, and his appointment would therefore tie illegal and in ejohition of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Con stitution. The Senate Committee sim ply declared that under this amendment Lawton was not el-gible. The Repub lican Senators were not governed by personal or party feeling in the matter, for they had suppressed such sentiments, and spent scver..l weeks in confirming Cleveland's appointments of Rebels to the best positions incite gift of the (Jov cniment. Rut whei it came to tt.e ap pointment of unpardoned and un re generated Rebels who still glory in their treason the. Senators pointed to the law which declares such men incapable of holding office under the L'n t d Mates. Thereupon Cleveland withdrew the name of his unrcg-'uerated R. bid. and apparently dropped the idea of appoint ing Lawton to office. No sooner had the S nate adjourned, however, than it was announced th it Cleveland intended to appoint. Lawton and keep him in office at all hazards until the next meet ing of Congress. To this extent it is propositi to violate the law in the inter est of an unrepentant Rebel. The law which applies to this and all similar ease wid le loind in the third section of the Fourteenth Amendment, which reads as follows: No H.Msoii shall he a Senator or ltepreentn tive In Conjfrrss, or ltlectorof l'res.deiit utnl Vleo-Pre s!lont, or hold nnr otliccs, civil 01 military under the t'lilt.-d Siates. or under nnj State, vrho. tuiv nir ieviouly taken an ontr s momlwr of Oomriu. or n- an officer n! the t'liitct Slutes. or u 11 mem! or of am State I.efilntiire. or ns mi executive or Ju.ll cial oftlccr t f ativ Suite, to support the Con Ftitntioii of th- United States, shall have en taya-d In insurrection or rebellion neultisl tin yntne. or (riven nit or comfort to the enemies thnreof Hut Congress nitty hy a vote of two thirds of each liouxe n-ni .v ?uch disability. This was a provision of extraordinary lilxrality. In the first place it re ieved wholly tho gruat mass of rebels, inas much a? they were young men and had never held an office of any kind. The specification covering the cases of men who has previously held offices and taken an oath to support the Constitu tion of the United Stxte was of snch a character tlurt it released the rank and file of the men who erved in the Rebel army and aimed to hold the ringleaders and chief spirits to some degree of ac countability. Kven the were not punished in any way except hy dis qualifying them from holding office, ami Congress was givem power to re move e.-en that disability. Such was the generous spirit of the jMiople in adopt ng the fourteenth amendment which ref ered the mass of Rebels a; once, and held out the promise of par don even to the ringleaders of the Re b dlion if thev wouhlshow the slightest signs of repentance. Lawton is a man who comes within the terms of the Fourteenth Amend ment. Ind.fd. ills cae is peculiarly aggravated, since he was educated at West Point bv the flovemmen he aft erwards sought to tics roy. Neverthe less there has been a full opirtunity for him to obtain pardon at aay tune. Dur'ng Republican ascendancy it wa the rule in Congress to grant complete amnes'y to any rebel who would conde scend to ask for it Tne mere applica tion for pardon was deemed a suiticieat sign of repentance. Lawtoa, Toombs. Jacob Thompson and JetT Davis were of the stripe of" rebels who wonld never condescend to a-k to be made citizens of tlfe United States. At any time within ths last sixteen years Lawtu could have been restored, by simply making the request, but he took his stand with Toombs, Jeff Davis, and the other unrepentant rebels who would never condescend to ask a removal of their disabilities. And now comes a Democratic Administration declaring this man is eligible to one of the high est offices in the Government, and that the provision of the Fourteenth Amend ment which applies to his case is utter ly void and will not be respected! Chi cago Tribun. THE FASHIONS. Hints ItrCrdInr th Llt Stjt ! V..rItI- la Dre. strvt wear, are in gayer colors than tiiev have l.vn in two years. I There is an increasing fancy for all kinds of militarr hraidiagi Sura 1 -lace C another new fabric in .w.t.,n..d -ilks ... , " . . . .. ireonne .icrey mi w form a soft pliable fabne. re-embling on the faee the tricotine and Jersey chilli. Tin- dk comes in plain and figure I stvlcs. and it is to be ae m 1 combination costumes. Kmbro.derv is used more than ever on tine dre-s.-. the lonleriugs having , bt.en nqdacetl by detached ligttre. M.at- , letvd oer the surface. j The frise and tuftnl patterns are seen in tv. .f.li.r. tr..rhilc .& tv.lt . s 111 .ills ! Handsome black laces will be Used x trimming for silks and satins. ! SI ,:n'; .1'..' ... ..... ,1, 1 eeVea shoulder seauii are chort, the top of tlie s!eexe being fitted over the shoulder and sowed in with a shght fullness at .- . 1 - Ult IU tUV tUIUJ OUM 4fttl ' !!.. L' :. - .1. .,.:.i ,1 .....1.. .i nlain. round skirts, and the ...ilv ir.tn- im u- is ; 111.-1.1111U iriniLuut (....tin mug allowed is a tmv edge of tine plaiting seen icasioualIy. ( hetiille fringe will 1h Us. ..I for nlain and brocaded velvet and Velveteen . , Handkerchiefs and scarf trimmings arranged so as to give the effect of the (iothie points, will be exclusively Used tin riund hats and bonnets for ordinary wear. nnr wear in slimmer Tin- high baud with a narrow r'm of .... . . ....v.. ........ ...,..., RIIIM.II .is .1 ii? 11 .rn -. l.i.i. 1.1 I..... 1. .r.ll'.r- ..I. twit t-..tf..... .. ine oincer s coiiar. still retains u, a- condancy, an additional feature appear- ing in a crescent or a buckle of brilliants ii.ed ti f.'infeii ttn- lifitiit ti wliT.-li is -it. ........... ...... .......a.............. ... incited, on one side, a sni .ill "Tout) of the 'shoulder loops, which turn toward rather than down towar I the waist. Daisies and orchids in floral trim mings are in favor. Velvet bodices are more worn than silk or brocade. Moves are comparative!' short for evcrvdav wear. Tan.witu st.fched ba-U are 'mo-'t worn. Dogskin gloves :in. "ood for fotiiinun wear. New parasols an; square in shape, gay in color and are trimmed with a profusion of lace. Round paras vis will lie worn to very little extent this sntn mer. The han lies are all made of ex quisite wood and are very fanciful in tlcs'ign. Tne waterfall backs for light mat-rials are now arrange 1 in three divisions, or Iloimcc-i. and are quite graceful. Keadcd lace bodices, with skirts of soft silk or satin, are among the be-t worn of ordinary evening gowns. Vicuna and velvet are a favorite mixture. A pietty dress .shows a green velvet bodice and train over a licellc lace skirt, tied with tassels of pe.irls at in tervals. A llight of b'rds tin one side of a ball dress is a favorite mode of trimming. The favorite party or bridemaid dress for little girls is the pretty (iretehcu tostuine. with a full round skirt of embroidery or lace fr.lls. a low-necked, round waist of silk worn over a half low roun 1 waist of muslin, or a high guimpc. trimmed with a full ruche around the neck and with sash bow of embroidered muslin in the back, giving a bouffant affect. - llostou Itttdyct. - OVER 200 PER CENT. PROFIT. ! A SIkm String Ilrnlrr Wli IIiim Not Com plain of the llitr.l Titnr. As the. crowd of passengers on the early morning trains conn surging down Park row from the City Hall ele vated station, the familiar cry of the street-venders scattered along at short intervals attracts very little attention. An old man with a voice which dies away in a sad cadence, singiotit: Tin" leather shoe-springs, five cents a pair." H- has stood there for years, and of fered for sale nothing but long leather shoe-stringJ. He pays a license to ped dle on the streets, and has a right to se lect his locality. How is the shoe-string business now?" asked a New York Mail and Ex press reporter of the old man. "Not so good as it was ten years ago. Too many buttons and elastic-fastened shoes are made nowadays. Pour peo ple are getting high-toned and wvar button-shoes. Times are naid to be ha:d. sir. but I manage to live well and support my family." Then you mut sell a great many f fairs of shoe-strings a day and make arge profits." Well, no: I don't sell so many, but my profit arc large. I buv the strings by the wholesale, and make over two hundred per cent, on them. I don't have to pay any clerk hire, gas bill or rent; everything is clean, clear profit Some rainy days I don't sell any, but on fair days I make up generally. Sat urday affernoon is my big business time. All the laboring people are paid off then, and a pood many wear com mon shoes that tie. Fasing along they are attracted by the length, quality, cheapness and ."superior smcllrng od I liavc on my strings. The oil has a great deal "to do with the salr of strings. When I first started in btisi essi tifteea years ago I lost a great many customers by using bad-smelling oil. The oil wa tine, but that dida t matter; the smell had all to do with the sale. We get so after several years thai we know oar regular customers, and our ambition is to add more to ti.em. and at the same time catch tho irans.ents- This business, lik lUfi ' U:!i,.r,h;fr;nr-i fire rMits natr ' 'M . -..-.... . ... - -. , . I he mechanically uttcre.1 to a crowd pa-sing. .V. -J". Joif and Express. !... Well Posted. Mrs- Slimdiet "Yon seem to know everything about hor-es. Won't you explain to me how you tell a horse's -ager ' Thin Boarder "Certainlv. By tne teeth." "Oh, yes. I had heard of that, but I had forgotten it. Can the ages of all animals be known in tbeaxae way?" Yes. I can tell a chicken's as or the teeth." " ' "A chicken has no teeth.1 ".N'o, but I bare." fcZodWrJkMi GsL Combination dresses of plaid and In the fibrics one new design is rarj Use a quart of coal Ur to half cahmere are invanablv made up with ticularlr remarkible. an I that is a 1 barrel of water stirred up well, ami pi diedsk.rts. the plaid. of course, form- jri, of art.-Je!! blended birds' j sprinkle the water erihe 1 loors ofthj 1 ' ' 1 .. .- . uir-nnrtn. niftt 1 coop- or against the side, ami it win . in? t " t , t ' WIBS: m 1 '? lrnat ng with 1 1 v. nimii.i -x uiwus " --- . ...... , .. ....... w. ..- , , fr-.tr, fiirinsr. The full, ungored. tucked skirt with ?'". I"'"' ' " -, " , V V ' l '- t" rtws. a round wai-st "enhanced bv prettv belt hd shoulder or s.de of the throat with trimmings of ribbons s...: LHUn- ..r . :i t,n" xtW ,'AlcU thl',n l"'h to the- 1 "' -T t.inf. it U U'.ter l trimmings oi rit)ioiis wtv, Ik tic. - r , . - WJt,h tht. ,ja.in,., r,t )0 nol n.u girdles fxs'eneti with handsome buckles, j ".P.01 l"' 00111... 1 u in. 10 un. "nj" .. . . .)-,. !,. m1j, will be 1 favorite st!ef.,r ..o,.r,,,, t with a second lwvv atid drop thtuu on to M,-M 'MMn n " wu mk' ' . will be a Mtoriti s.Ui tor .i.ttrnoon hip with a dtis ,-r of 1,.. wh out of thL. and riae throngh hot dresses of uiul.ti. loiilar.l. stmim-r im S 1 ' 1 ..i . 1. "Water shike ,nt vvrl! rdwr wminiiir i. t- i. .. -. . . . .rr iilmifeil Wiiitw l.lttlrt t lit t - (if lleirri- t " -H . SliaKt O J. UCJI uliff nHLini. silk, aim Mi an wmie iii!iieri.'iis i.tr e!i. I other rehires energy ami patience, I tIoQ b ,im , - -, ; stand ten hours often vrrthou se hng a 4 it ncwb quite anew. This mar angle pa r. W hv did I adopt his busi- donc b fe. . JJJ , nessr i was a oowexy raercnani ior pU. and fc - - . years and failed, i court do nouing ground sotbot "the tons of the,hUs eise anu unueo inio mis. -r LATE FASHIONS. ' Th No-ltl- Which IM.tlnrnUh lh World Km!nln. , Hie w;ngs are in many color-, but har- monte p-rfectly, are soft in tone and ' arranged one above the other, partially j overlapping. A black and white strijH-d material, ! wr evening wear, has alternate .strips iif black satiu and white satin-e.lgctt ... n.,- . 11 t, J,u. galll" IILIUIU. 1 UJS iS Jiji;tl.4n. v. lill.- ing with lace, satin and gaue. ly worn at present not only hi mourn- ing, but for smart occasion, enlneuel i.i.ic aatt t.iui. n aim i.uv .tiv lu-.h- ..!... 1 1.1 .. .....1 ...i.;, . -.. ..... , by touch-s of JH)pp el velvet or feather tips. White lace on black, which has Uen out of fashion for some year, is now s.-en again, ami well it look, when I ma i gracefully arr.ing.Mt. v lien lro nrw i tolerably deep tloiinco they are sU(n ! l"' J,m' l lo !or' a mc' "" ".ot cut. and are carried up to inert the - . - lt I i IM kmicc, nn ai ie-u,ar - J lncv f y --tr.p-" ot black velvet ' ah.ut nine inches wide fall down from looks as if the lace was pss.d in and , . ,., . ! im fhe bodice and tra:n would be of velvet, or if nf satin then tho stripes would correspond.! i 1'ati iM v 'opjsa wen arningcu uius. . 1 . 1 t .. 11 .. 1 .1 .. .. - .,. I ,1... 11,..,.. ' .... .. ..,..1 ,. 1, 1 he elbow s.ecvc and chemisette of j ,,..,. , , .... . ... f tlelieatu rrench hue. worn with a low 1 , . , , . 1 : . 1 1 . velvet immIicc. an fashionable fort . ... f I dinner pirtie. A prettv wav of em-. ... I . I .. I Ixdlishing it i to fasten three narrow black velvet rih!ou or thrvo rou f . P.....' ,.r enr!e,J ntrtel. li.. sit..Iim.., ' liik,:), tm" VI:l''' f i'"' .r.r.ls,k .-... - .. . .. ...-- sr...., , .... w. 'fhe trade 111 colontl crepe ha long , III t 4 1 lieen shicL -in. I sier.l Ik.'u ur. it trt.li- ' - : : " ' um :ir' w'"' n aretrvmg in revive .Manv pep; 'Uicmler the b.tll gowns of iit.inv I years ago, th.it wen- considered ' years lo.eiy, eoinposcu 01 cr.ipe 01 tne .soti.-si ' sl,:i,l,"i- , l u'" adapted for draping i ... . owr lace or an r.ch material One or to continues have just been ordered ot white crcpu over satin, with louijucti of ostrich plumes tied with white velvet, and finished off at the ends with large pearl balls. Rodice and train of satin. I f w,th -. Here is an idea for a future Miuiiner ball gown. civet riblK.n is i lr,'l,,.v UM-t! nou'- :iml un lulUi ',k,r1, n well as heavier ones. Many ball dresses of tulle have bands of four-inch to five-inch velvet run round at equal disfince from the edge. The velvet is the same color as the skirt, and the low bodice, wth pointed has pie, is aNo of velvet. Flowers or feathers are fre piently put into loops of velvet ribbon, in a darker shade, or lied with them. For the present, ball skirts ot snowy white, primrose yellow or palest gray are trimmed with shaded Neapolitan violets, fastened among the flounces or bonillonccs, either across the front or down one side, connected by straps of dark violet velvet. The end of the velvet are tinished off with a small bunch of the flowers. .Some evening skirts have six or seven silk llouncos tip to the waist, with pmked out edges, and lace llonnees an inch or two narrower laid over them. There is an extra tlotiuce at the back to gve a full appearance below the wan', fhe 1. .dices are Usually round waiste 1. or with Swiss pointed bands, and the skirts touch the ground. Uthcrs have three flounces from the left hip. drawn across the front in a slanting direction, and finished otf with Ihiws of dillercnt colored velvet, the back le.ng arranged with fullness or long phuts. A. J. Jicrald. - m GARDEN HERDS. Thine Which nrr i:.rntll tjix.ll (..irilrn. lo Krrj Few things add more to the plea-tire of a thoroughly good cook than to have a full supply of kitchen herbs rend to hand. A little of one thing or another in this line often make, nil the difference between a successful dish and one of mediocre quality. Every garden should have a few, and where they are want ing should be looked after at lhi season. Perhaps the most useful is parsley. That hat to- ! raised from seed, al- fl.M.rrl. if tl.j. Ilr.tv..-.k.. I t'tt f. r.. .Ml? ..1?.,. I ",w"r. "'" '-'"" -- ...,.. - they come up in the .summer, tho same J i.lants rnav le prolonged several sra-, sons. It .Iocs not go to eed. however. I the tirst K'von of -.owing so that if it I i mwn ..nrlvaml .-U strong --fnr .....II.. ..1 1 ..d.kat. ..- l....l ..a. ...!--- --,--- - --- v t m k . 1 &.k m k a d t m -K.m m nil' va ii iui k mm.i summer conies we can git a pretty good I ,nr; n ""'. u ; M wn -pr--supply of leaves the i,rst -civin. The f -" h.'; iu nfc?,,(J "l" kr,'i thliig itceds, however, take several weeks u K '' -Vrt hc J,ai1 "ol "lj " " ". --v. M germinate, and should b..-put In as early as possible Another herb of great J s.-rvice to the bet cooks L the leek, a kind of onion which i no onion, as it make all tops and little roots. It i not so strong as th ordinary onion, and gives a delicate flavor to certain oupsi nnd sauces that nothing of the trilie will do. Tlii ba aLso to b sown early and on very rich ground. Hut, if pos sible, the richnes should be given to the ground the previous yrar. Fresh and rank manure is unfavorable to good leek culture. Many make good ue in winter of marjoram antl summer savory. Thee are raised from eed sown at the usual time in the spring. Sage and thvme are p-rennials: but they require an oc casional pruning or rcp'anting to get them in the Lest condition. If left to themselves they become woody, scalv and somewhat barren of leave. If tlnrv are cot entirely killed bv the severity ol the winter. Tnyme can be kept in good condition by being simply sheared down to the gronnd or cu bark with a knife every spring. ThU induces a goo.) healthy growth, which is in excellent omuaon ior xisc at anr t.mc Sa"e aw birr.t-.- .tvr. .i, '. t- ,T- . ,c - .uuc J CCSC TOOl ,eu x make 'ootl 'i!nts. -rt. , .. . r!, lan. . - -- w i-fc-. k uuiu urt:i on ftrn occasions; but these art essential to eTery good garden. ana. Stock and Home ' --- - ' The length of the wir ued In the construction of the submarine cable. no operation, ii computed to be ten Time the distance from the earth to the moon. The total length of the cajle now used is 68.000 nailes. each cable containing an average ol fortr strands of wire, and making over 2.300,000 miles. Chicane Herall It is said that ex-Senator Hill haa sank at least one hundred thoeaaad dollars la newspaper in Cobrad v i , . !.-., ,-.. : . v. HOME, FARM AND GARDEN. The new roe an? tho ,HhnetU" the Sunsot" ami "American Heauty." f . Jkj;rylmTi ays that It I .ihnplr nnROVmg t mtlee how much nioftf j j,,, 0n man ctn get from a herd of j cows than another. (ioo.linllVrri.it f think, are hnr.u ntt nmde nn-l uh you get un-v.u hail betfr k.-p k-r. ; Coffee mad witn dttiHd water w ' t.i .A 1 m..! im.,MMl mhi. , .. .-.- mi" " r,..... ....j...." .-- 1 It eems jiint tbx- mineral cafiHitir.! in t c-uninen water ntidrr the tnualn of the j cof) twrry mJhW. Imii the Jnig nil! not disi!t in t!stdl.-l wntwr. t'Aicaujfo Inter (Av. - I'laiu Dark Cake- (ne and one- i h-tif cimw 0 sttirir. tw txvinfu? of m )lnr-. one cup of Uit'or. one-Waif , ,-. of st.tir m'lfc. nt tratrwafnl of . . I t,ula. two eggs, two and ou-haII ep f u,r. a little of all kmd, M .pw.. currants and raWn T JkmMkoitl. t1.M't !.-t .,r 1k.v ,ho4.i the bird. .-..-.--y. w . ,- - - --- . . TvHch lhtm lhfl, j, t, n: U IUI a ; lljnj n4 to ut Jm. f o( a p, ,. lntuk 0m. n.aM,n lho ttn 0 x,rmy ,l( Inte cnrs l- that mi m'any of our b awti- 11I ttrt'v. itir! wW.ek lilrivei! M'ttriii. ' ,, lniiy,. i,n. i,.,..., tui.u ir astd hn. uj),art:cd. ToUJa HLidt . , ,- .. .... . . .... 1 m . i& nmr is. . a. & iftinm'iiir ." I --...t. ... .- "TM ...-..- .-. - ., . . . . , , , , . . , ,., the rows shorn I ! t trat letttv-llvi , , .. . , . -. , hkIs long. o that lrsti p .wrr mav i . . ', . ' . rm usti tt destrm lug even vvtunl a xm . . - . ;, j , ,, . u -i. If w.imtirs w.iil tlus itrfit-e i-.f tliao ill th.it In raUlug straw bMr.t-- for tnarkwt. . ' ... . . . ., .. Kepi consiniiuv rii-nn mm iii'iffiv. ,m t . 'ry.. tllvll llting lip. TW.V Uuhl dry I A..lf la. ...I I . .. T. k.. f-...!. IU Ut... . . . . ' ' - .- , .- MtlKKH, ailU If IJIKt-tl mUl IWfT V(M wmu' un'u!'- a"'1 ,ro,,u wpK sid. Never mi cohl or bftiUng water ... ...... t. .1... 1. .. . .ui..i. ...... , " - - -s......- .w- ... I ' fdntt I urmtr. , -.1Lk& .. fiti-r.tu-. rM t. fu. If.!.! Itt. o A nice dth fr lr:t Y ttmdw br soaking half a pint of tapioca in edd wafer f.r two hours, liicn let it ImiR genllv until It j.otti-11. idice canned peaches antl put Into a pudding dub. an 1 Hnr the tnpioen over them. link.. UMtll the tapioca is perhrliy tender; serve with sugar and cream. Dried or evaporated pea' hs may 1m tued for this dish, antl; If they an proper! cooked and softened it isnhuo.l a good as when the canned fruit b uvil. -Y. ). KvfMIHJ 1'vtt. - Old seed growers and -.eiM plautcfi say That beet and onion need will jrw up to lvv and seven year old. that cu cumbers, melons and s jimthct inaLo loss vine ar.tl fruit J-dtur front oh! . t than new; that parsnip se.d should Im used while frcfdi, that onion -.end grown on clay o l Is heavier, and will vegetate belter than that grown on light soil; that good seed of the . pnh and cucumber family are whito In-dde -thov- that are da'k and rancid aro worthies. .V. J. Mail. Magic paper N ud to transfer fig ures in embroidery or lmpr.vtoti of leaves, 'fake Ian! oil or wt-ct oil. mil to the consistency of ereirin with either of the following paint Pruinu blue, lamp black, vetietUn red or chromo green, either of which ho dd be nibbrd w tth a knife on a plate or fton-until smooth. I"e rather thin Imt firm jHt-p-r; then put on with a mkmv- and fwlpeo.rn dry as con veil it; hiv le- tween two tiewpap-r antl pr.s dry by laving on books or a fiat wofghl until the surplus oil ! absorbed, vvhou it is r-sady for ue ilwtim (Jtotr. FARMING. Th rirrnrtid wll-l I'nlrr Into Clcul llon f l-rnfll ..ii tif I'urm. The writer met a farmer who declared that fariiriig wa thw poonMt-pavlng biisins in th4 world, and yet. in th.t course of conversation, it turud out that f.ventv-three year prviMi-)lr thU man had arrived in one of the We'tern State with .1 wjfc arid nouietbhig ! l han tn dollar, and gone to work on 11 farm. To-day. or rather nt th time ol meeting, ho wa tiie own-ir of a fnrm ! one hundred and eighty ajre. worth, with improvement', i-itty-five doiJ.-tr-nn acre: in addition, h owno-1 oiut gool stock, including a pure-bred bull five good horc5, and a fair plant hi . , , '-... " ji--m--h-'. -nKu ii u,"l ':tc tl a ord. he cmld Jiot I wo1rt" ,han f,tu,n wnd tloltar. at lca. ,lU" tt" ,,a'1 "n ut itn' JTCislon that he earned little or rioth- I'..' ..-.,..... ', . "; i ' . "" .7 ua"n,"' "" drnself and his family, but had accu; U9 Iacd fifteen tbouanJ dolUrs, and yet. 1. I'll. Jja'J iWCUIllll- b'-yond a certain shrewdness and gcM Judgment, this man had no jp?cujil ability, and rwrording to hl ovvn a.1 mi4Uia he had hid no special ad vantages. Could hc hve done brtUsr or a well in any oth rime f life? On the other hand, we ham constantly prewnt eases where in-n have tart &l in with some capital in farm ing and lot it all. or are worse oft to-day than they wtc fitlrcn years ago, while the caes urn legion where, after a painful :rugg!e with for tune, lasting ten. fifteen, or twenty year, the farmer has snccamlI to the temptation of ?Hing his farm for twtcn what he pa.d for it, an 1 taking what was left affr paving mortgage and . debts, has made another mow rit wartl to begin life anw nndrr. b-i us hop, more favorable auspices. Hut U it not a fart that, in m t of th'ju rase, ihe VA'ttros of what t-iey call ill luck are men who would sot hare risen anvwher'- to a higher position than that of ro-Tv IarrTs? Work men thre are in abaadance carp-raters, joiner, blacksmith. falcters priatT. but how many are thfe who. in addition to knowing lhdr trails, have the addition! p-JitIcat5oas to conduct a builn ox taeir own. or j crcn to make compent foremen? s I wiili farmer, how manv ttirre are co- ? . . . .- ,, ,., : pe'- s-aus ... - ..., i Lmiuif of the farm, but hcking ia - t .m ; i r the good s-nse. the mdgroent. intelli- grnce, and p-neral capacity to conduct the busfne.s of farming succfsfully. Such men manage to eke out a poor living, antl on farm not worth mors than ten to twenty dollars an acre th ifl success is not 'quite so conpicii!, but as the country grows aad their neighborhood become settled ! 1 rises in value, thev feel out of Fce aa4 behind the rest ol the proion. and a.s thr have nsrter aaaile a efbrt at self-improTeaent, and obably are n-. equal to tn task. fraap iac thin? thev earn dok sell out tonl ter nun nnd tmorw out l the wnjJ Live Stock JmnfL . V V r r fljl.- nt-nl ftgr