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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.
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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
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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 '.&
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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,
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