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About Hemingford herald. (Hemingford, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1895-190? | View Entire Issue (Nov. 29, 1895)
1 -1 i v iii ! W- 4 - 'l t Milim .MU.JL. AXUMJBl'l THESUCtAHINDUSTET THE TRUST AND WEATHER WORK TOGETHER - . . ,. To Dottray Uio 2?ebrn)n Industry Our Own mult If They l)u llotna Intlumry Slutt iiu rrtoUotxl lis Wnlt in l'ronolmd - 1'rtKont Oamlltlou mill Its CuUios. The .ImrtnBH men's excursion to the "fiOjir factory .at Norfolk on Friday last mart far more than the ueual signifi cance of such events, not only in the lepresentatlve ch4racter of its make up, but lii th underlying motives of tho trip itself, it wb in fact nothing short of a practical endeavor to solve the question wlwUiur "'home Industry" In ever to mean mora than a pretty phrase that Bounds very well at bnn lU0tuid public meetings, but has lit tle force with the murchant and house hooper who are the most potent factors In the development of tho real Idea con veyed by it. It ia not to bo supposed for a moment that the all-reaching eye of the sugar trust haa not from the out Bet watched Intently the rise and tsrowth In the middle west of an indus try th'at mutt In time, if properly .fostered, becomo a dangerous rival in a territory over which they might other wise Iiavo full control; for it must be .lamembered that barring the sugar factory at Lehl, Utah, the two Ne braska plants aro the only reflnerlw within tho limits of the enormous tri angle formed by the three great strong holds of the sugar trust, New York, Now Orleans and San FronciBCO. Ne braska, therefore, has a double op portunity alio can produce first, all the BUgar that her population consumes and after satisfying home demands push out In three directions towards tho shipping: points just mentioned; only, however, if she defends her own. The present year Is tho first since the establishment of the industry in this slate tlfrtt the two factories have had prospects of running to full capacity for the maximum period of operation, which is four to live months, but no sooner were they ready to put their product on tho market thun they found themselves confronted by the fact that the trust was making capital of tho local prejudice that already existed against tho homo product, thereby frustrating one of the chief objects of tho state in protecting the Industry. It is useless to argue that such a prejudice is unreasonable and let It go at that for any great progress would then be impossible. Seeing la believing, to most people, and It needed Just such an optical demonstration as has Just bc-en mado to convince the press and the merchant ilrst and through them, as the. Krcat mediums, the consumers, that whatever failings any of tho Ne braska, sugar may have had In Its early days It Is not today excelled or always equalled by the output of the great re finiTlcs on the three coasts. Therefore when wo can produce right here within the four boundaries of our state more sugar th'an wo can consume and of the very iln'est quality possible, of what value is the motto "Patronize Home Industries." if Ncbraskans fill their minds with prejudice and use an out side product while Colorado, Dakota, Irwa and Kansas welcome gladly tho western article -and are making every effort to establish In their own limits heme sources of supply. One serious obstacle haa been and still is the belief of the average person that beet cugar Is different from other sugar some go ing so far as to Insist that It bears the same relation to the cane product that oleomargarine does to butter, in short that it is an Inferior article, has a "vegetable taste," etc. Nothing, however, could be more absurd sugar can be only eugar; it ia a olimi.a: product and must be the ,"arne no srwHi-:' vhejni lt origin and the sooner the public mind Is relieved of any other theory, the better. So far as tho quality is concerned It needed but a half hour spent at the Norfolk factory, watching the brown "mas3e culte" spun quickly Into white sugar and still moist conveyed to the granu lator there to be dried, screened, and then whirled like driven snow ..ito tho gaping mouths of tho sacks, to con vince every man who took part ;"Frl lay' outing that nothing could be liner In grain or color than Nebraska sugar, as tho follOwlre resolutions drawn up the fame day will attest: "We, the business men of Omaha.Lin coln, Council Bluffs.SIoux City and Fre mont, hereby tender our grateful ac knowledgements to the Fremont, Elk horn & Missouri Valley Railroad com pany and offlclals and to tho manage ment of the Norfolk bet sugar factory for the courtesy by which we have been brought into close touch with and more accurate knowledge of the beet sugar product of Nebraska and the west, wo recognize 4n the beet sugar Industry a potent agency for the upbuilding and encouragement of 'this ecction of the country with soil and climate thorough ly adapted to beet-growing, we express It as our belief and Judgment that the future Is full of hope for this business In Nebraska nnd adjoining states. "Whereas, "We are now producing only about one-fourth the quantity of nugar consumed by Its citizens, It fol lows that thero is yet vast opportunity for the investment of capital before tho measure of our production reaches that of our consumption. We recognize the power of our jobbers to promote and en courage this industry by giving the home product the preference, all things being equal, and we solicit their good offices in bringing about this beneficial result." With such a preamble there Is no doubt that tho retailer will henceforth have his mind Impressed very forolbly by the Jobbers as to hl3 obligations in the furtherance of an industry with which he is allied so closely and it only remains for him to do his share in hi3 capacity of supplying theconsumerwlth tho product of Nebraska enterprise. As for the consumers themselves they owe it to their state everything else being equal, as It certainly is to use Nebras ka BUgar and If It is not furnished thorn to insist upon its being supplied. In regard -to the present agricultural situation so many are the rumorj pre vailing that a slight revlsw of the rea son Ik necessary to make an explana tion o the causes that have led up to the present unfortunate condition of the beej crop. Ilriefiy, owing to the bene ficial stimulus of the otate bour-ty law passed last March which enabled the misuwifaeturera to offer a straight price of JSpertonforthebEvs, thefulleompl'i mmt of 4,000 acres was secured for ea'i faetory and although early in the sum mer there was some far lest the crop roifht be reduced in volume through lack sulVcleut moisture, any anxiety that existed on that score was relieved later on t'.y abundant rains, so that on Au gust 1, when the crop was laid by there wa? -very Tmon to believe tht the two riant would be able to start into opiation very tarly In Seniemter and for th- first time in thtir history have -oaough beets to lneure a good run. say i0, '0 to 0O.CO8 tons for each point. Wttn thf oriilng of September, however, all plans were upset by a most unusual aomt' nation of weather, heavy rains being i-'.lowed by unseasonably hot withr and this In turn by extreme cold. U.e result being that the early plan tlnr whose growth should have been ehecked by th" first frosts, dkl not I'.lu'.vbH or the corsrary ctai'ted grow ing again, a st&4e of things peculiarly Injurious to any biennial root. The loer plantings were also seriously af fected and as a consequence neither factory could count on onough ripe beets to enable .them to turn a wheel until tho 1st of October or nearly a month later than -they had anticipated, ami when they dll start it wa3 simply working from band ito mouth On ac count of tho slowness of the crop in maturing. As . matter of faottheflrahd Island plant found itself absolutely unable to obtain onough bests of tho required purity to keep It going from day to day and was compelled to cloo down for over week on that neoount. It must be mentioned 'hero that tho purity of the beet In a most Important point to the manufacturer and too often overlooked by tho growor for It i not only an Indication of ripeness but represents oiae of extraction. In other words while only n certain per centage of the sugar actually present In Ufe beets can be recovered by the most approved methods, such per centage is very greatly reduced If the purity falls below 80. Thero Is another cause also to which the unfavorable condition of the crop may bo attrib uted and that is thnt owing to the very severe drouths of the past few years tho sub-soil was too dry to ennble tho beets to develop much until after tho summer rains and then they grew so rapidly that they became weakened through their efforts to attain full slzo In less than the natural time. It may be, too, -that our soil Is locking In cer tain properties thnt the beot requires to insure proper rlchnoas and which had they been present would have enabled thla year's crop to pull throughln better shape. This can of course bo easily determined by analysis, and such ele ments as aro lacking bo supplied arti ficially. If such lesions have to bo learned the sooner the cxperlencs Is gained the better. It was hoped when the -trouble began that tho beets would by dolaylngharvestlngrlpensufnoien'tly to enable the entire crop to reach tho required standard, but In this thero has been further disappointment and it 'is now certain that many of the beets will never rcaoh that point. As long as thero aro beets, however, testing noi less than 12 and SO the factories will continuo to receive them and pay $f a ton for them and when such beots are exhausted they will discontinue work ing under the bounty law and reopen to resume the Sow grade beets (not less than ten per cent and 70 per cent.) This action Is .taken through a desire to meet the farmers half way In this try ing time, but as it Is dllllcult as well as unprofitable to work up low beets and to reduce the price at all necessitates foregoing the bounty, the factories can not afford to pay more than $2.50 par ton for such beets. Of course this Im poses a hardship o n many who have counted absolutely on marketing their crop at a fixed price but in a time when the dlson-ter Is so general .it la not fair to insist 'that the manufacturers should bear tho whole brunt of Josses caused by forces over which they 'have no control. They will carry out their contract with tho farmer to the letter, but no sane busin ness man could for a moment think of purchasing at double price thousands of tons of beets that are far below what he Is obligated by contract .to accept, and the acceptance of which would en tall upon him a tremendous loss. Tho assumption Wiat 'the factories can not work up tho 1S33 crop Is ridiculous, each plant having a capacity of about 12,000 tons a month, whloh would enable them to slice every beet In the state by Feb ruary 1. The disaster Is simply one of those unforsecn things that can be at tributed to nothing but1 natural causcu and that the best of human forethought cannot prevent. One good season would enable everyone to recoup losses mado ilhls year and as It Is understood that tho factories will give preference in making coiiwicts next year to such per sona It would scorn the proper course to mnk" the brnt of the situation now and profit In Ue future by past experi ences. That Nebraska. Is naturally adapted to tho culture of the sugar beet there can be no question and the Industry should not be allowed to languish be cause of one unfavorable season. WHY THEY CHEERED HIM. Ho Always llent tlio 1'roncli, Hut Al. lr.iys I llto ii Cciitlrnuii. Wlillo Wellington was still a mar Qui3 ho went to Paris from Toulouse, whero he had fought and won tho iast battle of tho peninsular war. Ho went to tho opera tho same evening, and though ho wore plain clothes and sat in the back of the box, ho was al most Immediately recognized by somo j oijo in tho pit who cried out, "Vol Hngton!" Tho namo was takon up by others and at last tho pit rose, turned to tho box, and called, "Vivo Vellingtonl" Nor would the pcoplo bo hatlsllcd until lie had stood up and bowed to them; ho was cheered nnd applauded again. At the end of tho perform ance tho passage from tho box was found to be crowded with people. Tlio ladles of tho party drow back nervously, but tho duke said, "come along!" in his brusquo way, and con ducted thorn on. Whllo thoy wore still in tho corridor a man in tho crowd was heard to say to his compan ions: "lint why are you npplaudtng so much? Ilo has always beaten us." ibis was very true, and tho ques tion sccmod a natural one; but tho answer was charming. "Yes, but he liaa always beaten us like a gentleman"' Uuallllml 1U4 Tliuiix. In tho first year of his practice, Judgo Koyco, of Vermont, wua'callod to proseouto in a justlco suit, and, frosh from Clntty, filed a plea In nbatomont. which ho duly discussed. Tho justice, in deciding tho case, said: "Tho young lawyer hits filed what ho calls a plea iii abatemont; now tho plaintiff sooms to bo a very Ignorant man, aud his lawyer about as Ignorant m he ia, -end his writ doesn't Boom to bo a very good writ, and it doesn't roseniblo ono much moro than It doas a hog-yoke; but tho plaintiff sooms to bo an honest man, and II ho has n just qlaim against this dofoudant, ho shall havo judgment " Vheroupon.Judjrallojee, elated at tho rosult, but somewhat dlegustod with tho remarks ol tho justlco, tiroso, and, making a very profound bow, said to tho court: ! thank you, d n you." Argonaut Americans Onlr. Musoum Manaeer I understand you are really a Canadian. J Zulu Chief That is true. Musoum Manager Well, you'vo got your nervo to como hero asking for u ' job in tho present etato of sentiment ; as to foreign labor Datrolt Trlbuno. , FINANCE THE ISSUE. DEMOCRACY STANDS ON GOLD STANDARD PLATFORM. ' rim .Tariff OnrUtoit Is Hrtllrd fotAc I'rescnt Untr One l'nrty lus "Mot? urciI I-'luiinep- -Shin Light on the WlUon Tnrirr I.ur. Tho comptroller ot tho currency has Just completed tho compilation of tho returns of the national banks, showing thoir condition on tho Mth of Septetn Iiqi. Tho returns mado on or about the 1st of October, which nro thoso gener ally used for purposes ot comparison, aro of unusual Interest this yoar ns In dicating tho recovery ot tho country from tho panlr degression. Tho Jlguroa for somo ot the principal cities were published in part moro than two wcolts ngo. Wo now havo tho totals for all tho national hanks. The amount of loans and discounts on tho 2Sth of September was $2,041, 810.233, against $1,991,874,273 on tho 2d of October lust yoar, an increase ot nearly $50,000,000. Tho deposits wero $1,701,053,521, against $1(72S,-11S,819 lnstj yoar, a decrcaso of nearly $27,000,000. This increase In loans and decrease In doposlta means that tho money ot tho country is more fully omploycd than it woh n year ago. As compared with October, 1S93, when (ho effects ot tho panic were about nt their worst, loans and discounts havo increased $1S2,200, 000. In October, 1S93, deposits woro $233,300,000 less than at present. Frightened depositors had drawn out over $300,000,000 ot tho funds they had iu the national banks a year before. Bonds on deposit to securo circula tion amounted to $20S,GS2,7G5 thlB yoar, against $199,GOO,000 last year und $20G. 500,000 in 1S93. llonds deposited tor this purposo fell an low ns $140,000,000 in October, 1S90. There was an Incroaso of $10,000,000 tho noxt year and $13,300, 000 the year after that. Then after tho panic thero was a rapid Increase of $13, 200,000. This panic Incroaso has boon adduced ns proof of tho elantlclty of hank currency under our present Bys tom. The stability of tho circulation nlnco thon, however, proved a lack of elasticity, for It thero were true elasti city contraction would follow expan sion. In circulation actually outstand ing thero was an Increase of about $20, 000,000 after tho pnnlc, then a decroaso of about $10,000,000 In a year, followed In another year by an Increase to al most tho same figure as thnt of 1893. The changes in tho specie holdings of tho banks arc Interesting. Tho hold ings were gradually Increased after re sumption until they amounted to near ly $175,000,000 In October, 1SS5. With considerable fluctuations tho average wau considerably bolow this flguro for flvo years. Thon came tho Sherman law, and tho banks rapidly Increased their specie from $1G 1,300,000 in Octo ber, 1889, to $19G,000,000 a year Inter, an incroase of nearly $32,000,000. Then there was a decreaso to $183,500,000 in 1891, followed by an Increase to $200, 100,000 in 1S92, $224,7u0,OuO in 1893 and $237,300,000 in 1S91. This ycjr thoro is a drop back to $19G,200,000. For four years before tho passago ot tho Sherman act tho banks seomod to bo pretty well satisfied with their hold ings of specie nnd made no effort to in crease them. In four years after tho passage of that act thoy had added $73, 000,000, or over 44 per cent, to their ac cumulation. In tho meantime tho Unit ed States treasury had lost $131,000,000 of gold owned. During tho twelve months ending with September tho banks lost over $41,000,000, whllo tho treasury gained abovt $37,000,000. This seems to show that tho syndlcato drew from the banks tho gold with which they kept up tho treasury reserve. The specie held by tho banks is most ly gold. At tho end of September It was $102,800,000 gold and $33,400,000 silver. Tho proportion of gold is somewhat greater this year than It was last, show ing that the banks have lost nono of their caution In regard to silver. ThlB year's returns ahow 3,712 na tional banks in active operation, a re duction of forty-three- from Inst year's number and of sixty-nine from tho number two years ago. Up to last year thero had been nn lncreaso in tho num ber of banks every year for a long period. Tho lncreaso in eleven yoars waB 1,280, or an average of moro than 11G annually. This steady growth Indi cates that tho national banking system, on tho whole, Is well sultod to the needs of tho country, though as an agency for supplying the country with paper cur rency It Is by no means what Its found ers expected It to be. Tin I'M to .lugcllng. A number of times within the last few weeks tin plato manufacturers in Cleveland nnd other cltlos have glvon out for publication tho statomont that In tho course of two orethrce months the mo3t of their plants would havo to shut down, throwing many thousands of peoplo out of omploymont. The rea son assigned in every case haa been the ndvanco In tho price of nmtorial. IJy material Is moant tho steel from which black plates are made, for, as was stated recently in these columns, thero has been a decided fall In the price of the metal tin, which Is tho only othor material of Importance. It has been stated as It incidentally iu this connection that there was a strong organization of manufacturers engaged In tho builneas of "working" congress for a restoration of tho McKInlcy duty on tin plato. Thero is reason to think that what has beon mentioned as sn incidental matter merely la In reality the main thing. Tho tlmo sot for the general shut down is a suspicious circumstance. It is just about the time when congress will bo organized and ready for busi ness. The manufacturers explain by saying that they have contracts for cteol at tho low prices of last spring which will expire about that time, and hcn these contracts expire thoy will havo to shut down bocnuso thoy cannot afford to pay tho higher prlce now pre vailing. This IdoUB plnuslblo at first glance, but how happens It thnt tho higher prlcei prevail unless somo manu facturers pay thorn and still survive? Thero Is no answer to thU quostlon which doos not Imply that ths ocour ronco of tho shut-down aud the organi sation of congress nt about tho same tlmo in something moro than n coin oldonce, Tho shut-down will como nt tho proper tlmo to cxolto sympathy for poor working people who, It will be claimed, hnve beon thrown out of om ploymont by a reduction of tho duly on tin pinto from 3.2 centu to 1.2 ccnU por pound. There la ground for the belief th.t the manufacturers enn do well and pay tho htghar price of steal. An Tho Chronlolo has shown, tlio advnnco In stool Is only halt n cant par pound, whllo tin haa been rollovod ot a duty of 4 oentn por pound and nt tho oamo tlmo la nearly 2 cents par pound clioap er than It was n yenr ago. Mntorlnl, therefore, costs considerably less than half a cont moro por pound of tinned plato, whllo the duty Is 1 1-5 cents por pound. Thnt is significant, but tho conclu sive proot that our Infant tin plato In dustry Is not going Into galloping con sumption for lack of tariff nourishment is supplied by Tin and Torno, tho organ of tho tin plato manufacturers. That publication Is quoted by the organ of tho Iron and Steel association, tho Bulletin, as follows: According to tho la.tost advices In tho possosslon of Tin nnd Terno thoro aro at present In operation In this coun try thlrty-threo plants rolling black plates to mndo Into tin or torno plate. These plnnta havo nn nggregato of 1G5 black plato mills In operation. Six plants nro at present putting In addi tional mills to the number of eighteen, whllo thoro arc four new plnnta actual ly In process of construction, with an nEgregato ot sovonteon mills, making a totnl of thlrty-sovon black plato plantB, with an aggregate of 190 mills. Thoro nro thlrty-sovon coating estab lishments building or In running ordor to mako tin and terno plato for general or spoclnl consumption, not, of course, Including stamping concerns, whom tho coating Is ndded after tho nrtlclo Is shapod. Many of tho existing plnnta contomplato enlarging and sovoral now plants nro projected, but In neither case havo contracts been lot. It may bo ncsumed with entire con fidence that tho men who nro engaged In this business nro not bucIi simple tons ns to enlarge their plnnta and con struct new ones In anticipation of tnrlff legislation which every man of respect ablo intelligence knows cannot bo had within much less than thrco years, If over. Thoy aro extending their busi ness because It pays with tho tariff as It Is. If they Bhut down In December or January, as somo of them threntcn to do, everybody will understand that they do It for effect upon congress nnd not becauso ot the advance In the prlco of steel. Tho operatives thrown out of employment will ho entitled to much sympathy, but It will not be the duty of congress to express sympathy by doubling tho duty for the benefit of manufacturing capitalists. It would bo moro fitting for congross to punish theso capitalists for wronging thoir em ployes by putting tin plato on tho frco list. Cuuo of Now Kuglnnd's Jingoism. St. Louis Post-Dlspntch: Now Eng land profited enormously by the last war. With her ready capital nnd fac tories sho was in a position to take ad vantage of tho necessities of tho na tion, nnd under the financial difficulties and tho policy of high protection which followod tho war New England cm ployed her capital and manufacturing plants most profitably. All ot theso ad vantages arc slipping from her, and It is perhaps natural that she should yearn for a return of tho opportunities of war. Hitrioony Mm Ono ccm1-. St. Loula Republic: The Indispensa ble thing In a party's cxistonco is thnt when onco agreed upon tho general lines of belief the members shall refer minor differences to majority decisions and net witli concerted earnestness in behalf ot tho nominees whoso election la tho victory of all. Tho democratic party to-day requires nothing moro than that its leaders aubscrlbo to this primary article of party organization. The republican fabric cannot stand tho strain of a united democratic attsck. Cnriioglo AcUiiowloilcen the Corn. Indianapolis cSntlnoI: Mr. Carncglo understands nn ndvantAgeous position very, promptly, without requiring a sur gical operation to get tho point into his head. Although nn extreme high pro tectionist whilo Blaine had his oar, he says now, after observing tho workings of tho now democratic tariff, thnt our Iron mills do not need high protection any longer. l'ro.perlty by Tnxiitton. Columbus Press: Prasporlty by tax ation Is tho McKlnlay idea. Prosperity by our own ludustry, skill and ro oouroee is the only prosperity that can be universal and enduring. Nobody was over made richer, happier or hot ter by bolng taxed. Tattl T.OVM to 1'lay IllllUnU, lime. Paul's homo, Craig-y-Nos, is said to contain ono of the handsomest billiard-rooms in tho world, the fur niture of which cost more than any other apartment In that famous castle. Mrao. Pattl la a most enthusiastic play er, and fow women can handle n cuo with the case and success of this clever woman. No matter what tho hour may bo after singing at the opera, tho diva does not retiro until sho has had a game of billiards with her husband, M, NicolinI, and frequently a professional S3 invited to Jolu tbera. WOMAN MI) HOME. OOOD CURRENT READINQ FOR WOMEN AND CIRUS. Viuno Notd ot tlio trp-to.D.tto l'ntilnnft A Sliuplo Cropp Oriwtli ' tlio ITur atpoLow AVulliioo' ' Jllfrirsctto Wlfo - llonnoliolil lllutt, miJOXS play no small part in the tioaackmant of tho half- mourning frock, for dressy oc casions. I) fond rlbbonn.of tho soft est surah aro Bhown in both black and whllo, nnd nro nr rnngotl on tlio frock In snsh offoct. An oxcoGdlugty smart gown ot black and silk gronndlno, mado over black Hat In, has decorations of whlto surah run through slides of Jot sot with tiny poarls. Tho Bklrt 1st n very gracefully cut affair, tho stiffness ot the satin and tho gronndlno making It Btand out In tho Hntnrtost sort of wny. Tho bodlco is plain nnd seamless, tho thin outnfdo sotting smoothly over tho fitted under lining. Tho sleovca are In tho bishop stylo, and stnnd out stlfily down to tho waist. Tho bodlco has a dainty nr rnngoment of white nnrnh ribbons brought from tho low-cut Bhoulders through a pearl-set slldo ncrosB tho bust, through another slide, thotico to tho waist, whore tho onds fall halt way down the skirt, finished by a full bow. A wide stock of tho ribbon, with nn Immcuso bow at tho back, finishes tho cos tu mo. A gown ot eoft whlto wool Is COSTUMES FOR treated In tho samo manner, substitut ing soft black surah ribbons for the whlto. A Simple Crrjip. When one Is in Eoml-niouriiJug, and especially when ono Ih young, ono mny ori:uluna:iy attend a quiet llttlo tea or evening gathering, when tho affair Is not too dressy, Wliito is, of course, tho Gocond mourning color, so alto Is vlolot, In all tho shades, and theso nro often employed In making up smart Eoml-dress frocks. A very pretty oiio to bo worn soon by n young girl who has just inld asldo "doep mourning" Is a combination of silk, whlto crepe, black velvet nnd Jet. Tho skirt Is a widely spreading affair, Huffed over tho body . aklrt, of hoavy whlto silk. It hangs In great godets all around the form, nnd Is ornamented nt the front by a deop bordor of Jot, separated by rows of black velvet ribbon. Tho bodlco is half low, Just showing a bit of tho throat, and is mado of Ly ons velvet In jet black, fitted smoothly and fastened under tho left arm. It comes a trlilc below tho waist, ending in sharp points, both back and front. Tho sleeves aro huge balloon affairs, coming to tho elbow, and nro of crcpo II Sao over white silk, all studded with tho Jot 6cquins. A deep frill of velvet bordered crepo falls from tho elbow over the half length black ouodo gloves. Altogether, the frock is very simple, but wonderfully striking, ow g to tho ex- tremos of color. Laco forms a very small part in the mourning costume. : s I.nr Wnllaco'a ltacrgctio Wife. Mrs. Low Wallace, like many another wife of a man of lottors, has been tho shield between her husband and tho thousand small annoyances ot tho overy dv vorld. She haa served as a consent epur to her husband in his Jlteiary work, and her pride In his genius and desire thnt he should make the most ot it havo Impollod her to urge him on whon he might otherwise have baltod for a space. The Eatne en ergetic spirit has alwayB been carried Into every detail of her llfo. Procraa- PtSSL till3 t '.& lfvfw' JfSrP tf<lon ! fief abonrinfitldnV riot Is It easy for her to hate tho Bin and lavo tho sinner In this regard; sho la stono dent to oxcubos for tho delayed per formances of duties, and te glvon to quoting Iloraco drceloy'a saying: "Tho only way to tlo n thing la to do It." Mrs, Wallace wont through somo thrilling cxpnrloncos ot border ruffian ism In Now Mexico whan lior husband whs thero. Ilo had not dstarmlnedly about breaking up Bomo ot tho worst gangs ot desperadoes, with tho natural mult of gftlnlng thoir deadly enmity. Ono young follow ot 21 who boasted thnt ho had Itlllod a nmn for ovory year ho had lived staked hlo honor as n ruf fian that Governor Wallace should bo his noxt victim. It happened ono night that Mr, and Mrs. Wallaco and tho youthful murdoror took lodgings nt the enmo hotel. It was n hot summer night, and after going to bod Mrs. Wal lace nroso and opened tho door of tho room, speaking of tho Increased com fort glvon by tho current of air. Gen. Wallace qulotly remarked: "Better lonvo It locked. D is In tho houso watching his chanco to shoot mc." Ono can Imaglno tho celerity with which the door was shut nnd tho fear nnd trembling in which tho night was passed by Mrs. Wnllace, If not by her hU3band. (Irowtli of tlio l'tir Cupo. It wan only a few years ago the fur capes came Into vogue, rind wcro noth ing moro than n mere shoulder cover ing, shapeless, nnd with what now sooms to uo a horribly dowdy air; yet they wcro received with open arms, nnd were considered tho most fetching things over worn. Evory season saw something added to tho fur capo. First camo tho littlo tilt nt tho shoulders, YOUNG GIItLS. thon tho cozy high collnr, then, an add ed length, until thaolbow was reached; now, Inst of all, wo havo tho. full swoop, with huge collars, perfectly flat at tho shoulders, and ornamented' in varlouB ways with a contrasting fur, small heads of beasts, tails or rich lace. Tho capo of the present is as modish a wrap ns a dainty woman can wear, nnd, asldo from its mcro beauty, is wonder fully comfortablo and proof against tho winds, however chill. In keeping with tho richness of tho outside tho linings aro exquisite. Brocades nro- used In abundance, in tints to harmonlzo with tho fur. A rich chinchilla capo haB a lining of pearl gray satin brocaded with scarlet In a straggling fashion Tho linings for ermino capes are especially lovely, In delicate color, mostly In soft yellows, blues or rose pinks. Those so fashlonablo brown satin linings aro very seldom seen nowadnys oven ia tho sealskin coats. A bnnd of ribbon, em broidered with tho namo of the owner, is a pretty way of individualizing tho cloaks. Honaekeeplng Hint. When grease Is spilled on tho. kitchen floor cold wator should bo poured over it immediately; tho greaso will then harden and can easily be scraped away when firm. It it is not treated in thU fashion it sinks into tho floor and re pented scrubblngs fail to. rcraovo It. While thl3 is true for grease, it does not do with oils. Turpentine Is the best friend house keepers have, and a supply should al ways be kept on hand. It Is good for burns, excellent for corns, good for rheumatism and sore throat and a quick: remedy for fits and convulsions. It la a sure preventative against moths, a few drops rendering garments .safe from such Invasions during tho sum mer. It drives ants and bug3 from storerooms and corners by put ting a few drops on tho shelves. It ef fectually destroys hugs and Injures neither furnlturo nor clothing. For cleaning paint add a spoonful to a pall of warm water. A little in the suds ot washday makes washing, easier, f. y ' ' 'muMl'i ' "'W iBMci"""inm''aJiJ y
