132 THE OMAHA DAILY HTJTC : KJjNDAY , NOYKMBEK21 , 1807.
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IN THE DOMAIN OF WOMAN. Ii-
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XK\V YOIIIC'S nilKSS IMH.inU.
Tlic Ilorxe Show ii ; Knxliliinulilc Illvnl
of ihc KiiMlrr Turnout.
NEW YOIUC , Nov. 18. Tlicro IB no disput
ing Hie fact thai thp Now York horac show
Is still one o ( the moat Important drees parades -
rades In the month of November. Women
continue to come from all parts of the coun
try , presumably to eco the horses , but In
reality each one1 to show her own pretty
fcathcro and sec what the other women are
wearing. Therefore It Is jeteafe to predict
that whatever Is seen at this equine ( etc In
apt to become the established mode for the
winter.
.For example , any one who has been to the
chow will come away convinced that the
Victorian bonnet Is one of the most Important
tyrcsi of headgear , so many were the women
Who wore them , They appeared In the
morning , afternoon and In the evening , with
the sort of gown that adorns the theater.
There were some email Victorians , chiefly of
Bhlny beaver , and some very large ones , made
oil of velvet that Is called pllssc , because It
Is given a shirred surface In I ho manufac
ture. One and ill these bonnet shapes were
trimmed , Inside of the brim and out on the
crown , with crushes of bright silk , muslin or
velvet ror'OS , and an abundance of bows and
Icnnta of aatln ribbon. A Victorian boztiet
Is never minus exceedingly long satin
Strings , cut with forked ends and tying dl-
icc ly under the center of the chin.
To a woman whose looks lean In the least
toward the picturesque these bonnets are ra-
ecnt'.ally ' becoming , and especially are they
to too recommended for the ease with which
the least artful hand can , with a handful of
roses and a little ribbon , trim a heaver
shape most charmingly. Hats made en
tirely of pllssu velvet , or felt hats faced
mltli this material , were marly all , ao sera
at the show , very wide , turned up rather
LONG COAT OK COVERT OLOTII.
eharply to ono side , the brim fastened back
with ah ornamental pin and the decoration
tnalnly of ostrich feathers.
An interesting oddity , many examples of
which were seen , was the hat trimmed on
ciae side wholly In green and exactly the re-
iralntng half In black , or one-half In violet
velvet and bouquets of the flowers , the other
hair In ! white wings and pure white silk
Sharp as this contrast may round , the ef
fect was not In the least unpleaslng.
I THE PHEASANT'S TRIUMPH.
lit place of binding the plain felt hats wlt.i
Velvet a narrow band of fur was used , not
only nstrakun , Persian lamb and Thibet , but
'beaver , plucked and unpliicked , .Alaska sable ,
Shiny black lynx , blue fox , ermine , nvlnk
and chinchilla , all were prerscd Into service ,
and though the binding Is the very tightest
roll of 'skin adjusted to the very edge of the
( hat , It forms a soft , becoming frame to the
face , eo that any woman should try It.
Except for the binding fur wus sparingly
Used In hat decoration at tMs year's show ,
nvhllo the dominant bird of the season Is the
pheasant. His complete plumage , from bill
< o tall tip and from wing to wing , on a wire
frame , forms a complete hat , and a lovely
one , too , for the brown , gold ana green tones
of his plumage exactly harmonize with win
ter costumes. t '
The pheasant hat. owing to the taxlder-
nrUt's art and1 the facility with which these
birds are now raised In America , Is not An
expensive luxury. Any shrewd woman can
bu > a bird , a wlra frame ana' a bit of dark
bias velvet with which to lay a fold as a
basts for mounting the bird , against tier hair ,
an I In a trlco can be potccstcd of as smart
a ch.jpcau as heart could wish. Very luxuri
ously dressed women wear gorgeously colored
crested pheasants , brought'from ' Europe , and
pin a blafclng rtar of colored imitation jewels
amid the ehccny breast feathers , just over
the right lemple. There Is considerable ri
valry among women who wear those hats < ute
to the length of their birds' tails. The Enurt-
'cst ' tut has the longest tall feathc'rs , some of
( hem falling far dowh on the shoulder.
.FASHIONABLE FUHS.
In the matter of furs the horse show made
n gallant display of big muffs and many of
three were worn slung about the neck by
single chains of pretty 'Imitation pearls , In
deed nothing' moro than well-tinted wax
beads strung on heavy silk corda. Silver fox
and chinchilla 'arc1 the fura still adopted by
the wealthy muffs were noticed with heads
mounted thereon , but the small fur animal
no longer clasps fair throats ,
Cape-liko collars , with tufts of < ails In
front , inaile a brave show , while quite as
inutiy women wore straight round collars ,
ubout three Inches wide , made of two nar
row banda of fur at top and bottom edges ,
with a row .of close set heads , having open
jaws and Hashing eyes , placed bolwcori the
fur bauds. Their technical immo Isidog col
lar , for autii a contrivance Is loose , perfectly
round , made oim very stiff foundation anl
arranged to hook exactly under the chin. A
notlccablo fact at the show was that every
woman , after she had put on her fur ccot ,
capo or collar , then tied about her neck a
long scarf of silk , lace or net , edged with
lactf , made a big bow of It under her chin
and let loops and' ' cuJs fall out na a Jabot In
front , over her fur-covered chest.
No coat , the show made clear this season ,
Is to be worn tailless. Some coats. Indeed ,
are very , very long. A tan 'beaver ' cloth
walking coat , trimmed with brown braid , l
sketched this week as lyplcal of some of the
styles in .wraps conspicuous at this horse
fair. The skirts of this fall half way to the
ankle and on both sldca arc slit up genera-
ously to allow of n free stride In. walking.
The woman who had a waist short , double-
breasted coat last winter can bring It quite
Into fashion now by the adding of cloth or
fur or silk , a linger-long rullle tall all about
the hips ; encircling the waist by a ribbon
bolt to hide the seam at the juncture of coat
and tails , and fastening the belt In fror.t by
as iblg and ornamental a buckle as she can
find or afford.
WINTER SHIRT WAISTS.
Shirt waists spring eternal , winter or sum
mer , at breakfast tables and dinner parties
and in every goods ibut gauze and lace. They
almost controlled the situation at every hour
of the day during the show. The two
sketched from an inexhaustible array were
of blue und pink sitin rhadamcs. Fine per
pendicular tucks and a quaint arrangement
cf black ribbon bows , held .with wee cut steel
buckles , gave one simple little garment all
Its charm.
The second waist , tucked on the bias , both
on sleeve and bosom , had about Its black
silk collar atd cuffs and down the front rows
of the very narrowest white ribbon laid on
with ono edge gathered. On fine needlework
and a dainty contrast of colors the beauty
of these shirts depends. Their material costs
very much 'less ' than ? t a yard. It Is the
custom now to hem a bias piece of the geode ,
from 'which the skirt Is made , and use It
as a necktli ! ; This Is the rule wnen the
ahlrt Is made of anything less heavy than
corduroy.
Of gott-nfl proper iboth the sumptuous and
simple aided to make the ihorso show re
splendent. The handsomest suits seen In
boxes or ring wore built of silk or satin-
faced cloth , cmibossed In groups of fine par
allel lines of velvet. This Is one of the
new costly materials. The big picture for
the week shows one In ivory white silk
striped in pure violet-colored velvet , the
skirt banded near the foot by one broad line
of dark fur arrt the tucked white taffeta
body clasped with a tiny bolero of violet
velvet. The Victorian ibonnet to match this
wa. a truly royal headpiece of pllssnd violet
velvet , plnlc roses and an abundance of white
satin ribbon quillings , loops and bows.
SIMPLER SUITS.
In simpler suits a great deal of gray was
woin and promlsco to be the favorite calling ,
carriage , church and theater dreas for young
women and debutantes especially. In cash
mere , lady's cloth and drap d'eto the gray
Bulls Eccm to be chiefly made , the skirts
braided In the panels , or groups of horizontal
lines with narrow folds of gray velvet or
velveteen. 'Here we appear to have a posi
tively new trimming , for It can bo 'bought '
In various widths , like braid , prepared for
application and after the braiding , which Is
really done ad nauseum. these simple lines
of velvet are a delight 'to the eyes.
With the gray gowna a relief at throat and
wrists Is usually given , toy the UFO of a yoke
and collar and cuffs , either of turquoise blue
or burnt ornngo velvet. A bit of one of these
two colors every woman wears eomowhero
about her person since there Is quite a llttlo
oraze over them.
On many smart and pretty su'lts the vivid
burnt orange velvet forms a short yoke to
the basque , the collar and cuffs , and often
us not the collar and cuffs are lined hv3lcli >
with turquoise ( blue , by way of a daring net
off. Another maddlsh notion Is the applica
tion of uhlte lace to black for scarfs , hand
kerchief borders , transparent sleeves of even
ing iwaldts and fans. They -who cannot ftf-
for,1 to have It done -by the dressmakers'
skilled noedlcwomer. make fancy work of
their own luxuries , and edge pretty squares
of muslin Hist with an Inch deep ruffle of
any pretty Wack loco. Out of cream .white
lace flower sprays , butterfly wings , etc. , ore
cut , laid on the 'black 'background and tacked
down with a few stitches.
This Is regarded as an excellent device
for utilizing goml iblta out of worn old laces ,
and many a thrifty girl has made for hcr-
relf a splendid even-Ing fan by clipping roses
and eprays from pieces of rich duchess or
mechjln lace , fairly falling to pieces with
age , and applying the bits to a black gauze
fan. 'Dcdldo ' the iblack and white lace edged
handkerchiefs lhat ore carried on oil occa
sions of full dress fry women for evening
use a fine lawn square , edged with an Inch-
deep ruffle of cream white footing , Is a
pretty little novelty of the season.
M. DAVIiS.
IJ AI XT V U H A I'13111 US.
AHractlve Comliliiallotin for AVlmlovtn
of the Home.
If the house Is to look well from the
street have all the windows on the front
draped alike , cither hanging stralcht or
comes from their Iwll tobrooms and parlor
Mlltcn. Th's ' happy * 'Mate of affairs his
ilowly undergone , howe ; er , ft complete rcvo-
utlon. The bank wrli , the young cou
ples , the bachelors nnct artists hove flown
heir nests , and to lyy | , l/i a boarding house
* by the least exacting Jooked upon as the
nut resort of the hon | rs4ly unaspiring and
r
mpecunlous ,
If the deserted fanddfiltes ! wish to find their
late patrons , let thbin look for the bank
clerks and bachelors fh'tho apartment houses ,
built capccfilly for Uteri accommodation of
mtn. The tplnatcre.hM artistic girls , bit
ten by the mingled fgcntlmcuts of house
keeping and playing af bachelor life , are
filling studio sultcstnnil apartment houses ,
where rents are lowest , on the top floor ,
The builders of huge flat houses , by their
Improvements und the Inducement of giving
ono month's rent , having slowly drawn Into
their clutches the ambitious young couples ,
while the lazy well-to-do women , who , to
escape the duties of housekeeping , used to
coax their husbands Into occupying the par
lor suites In the best bardlng houses , are
now cozlly lounging In the apartment hotels
These hotels provide suites of rooms , serv
ants und a restaurant , and because they buy
their supplies by the wholesale can afford
actually to glvo moro and ask less than the
little landlady demands 'for ' the beet rooms.
In consequence of this thinning In the ranks
of her patrons the landlady's prices have had
to como down , even her hall rooms , to secure
a footing In which the bank clerks used to
fight valiantly , go a-begglng , her coffee < s
weaker , her biscuits whiter and her flshball
less and less succulent than ever , and In the
course of a few years nothing will bo left to
remember her by but the time-honored hash
factory Jokes , that originated In the season
of her prldo and power. Dcfore the rival at
tractions of studios , apartment hotels , bach
elor apartments and the new flat houses she
cannot maintain even an existence.
Over 'In London tile same Influences agalnsl
the boarding housekeeper have prevailed as
In Nevi York , lloaton , Chicago and Philadel
phia. The women who used to bo the standbys -
bys of the landlady have flecked oft to the
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INSIDE ! CURTAINS.
caught back with cords or ribbons.
If the windows arc high and narrow and
the curtains too wide to put well up against
the window frames ( for this le the most ap
proved way of draping ) , use extension brack
ets for the polo to rest on. This will pre
vent contact with Inside blinds end will
swing the curtain flve Inches out from the
window frame. Either pin the curtain over
the polo with ordinary pins or lay them In
regular plaits. Use curtain pins that slip
In rings. Some housekeepers prefer the
former effect , and It is beautiful , especially
If the curta'as are of thin material. The
curtain pins are liable to tear If one Is not
careful.
In Illustration No. 4 one curtain Is pinned
over the other , and In this Instance rings
are not necessary.
If the draperies are old and worn In .places'
trim oft the top and just let them be long
enough to come from the top of the window-
to a llttlo below the sill , and then tie backer
or allow to hang straight , as Is preferred.
Both ways are In good stylo' It Is an admir
able Idea to use tbo little brass extension
For bed rooms use the little sash curtains
If full length draperies are too expensive ;
they are exteremely dainty and easily laun
dered and put back In place.
HOARDING HOLM : CL.UIIS.
Popularity of Hoarding Ilousen Stoml-
II y Wail In Mr.
If there Is such an organization known
as the national or annual convention of boardIng -
Ing house keepers It would or should cer
tainly be meeting just now to consider the
present deplorable condition of a once en
lightened and paying profession. As it is
the wall of the landlady Is echoing on all
sides to the effect that loss , not profits , Is
all she can truthfully set down In her ac
count books , and that her rooms gcpe pa
thetically for Inhabitants who never come.
Ten years ago these women were making
money out of houses no better kept than
they are today , end every nook was filled
by boarders who paid all the way from $10
to $50 a week , according to the size and
locctlon cf rooms. Under the care and
chaperonage of the landlady , otherwise as fre
quently and Irreverently known as the hash
mother , society recognized that young men
beginning In business , music teachers and
tousel-headed girl artists , newly married
couples , waiting to lay aside by economy
enough for home the well-to-do
a , - - bachelor
and Independent fplnsters , all found a comfortable -
fortablo and sometimes a very happy sort
of home.
To live as a boarder was regarded as no
derogation to one's social posltlcn , i.nfl many
were the women who earned handsome llv
Inps and laid by snug nest eggs by the In
A HORSE SHOW TOILETTE.
lodging houscis built especially for their ac
commodatlon , wille the young men dwol
exclusively In chaeibers. lint the Hrltisl
landlady Is shrewdiiboyond expectation. Tak
ing her cue from the lately developed fancj
of the modern emanc'lpjtcd woman for any
thing that smacks of assertion of rights and
masculine independence- has transformei
her bcardlr.3 house ; intojA residential club fern
n T
WHITE SILK COAT.
feminine journalists , artists , authors , archi-
tccta , etc.
She has turned her parlor Into a reading
room , her ualle a monger Into a grill room ;
she calls her board b'llls duca and fines and
'Initiation fees , the blowsy dining room maid
the steward , the chambermaid thr > linnin sn >
hi residential manager and head clerk , while
her boarders are members. She supplies so
many sheets of paper and envelopes every
week to the members stumped with the name
of the club and address and by these urtful
cheap devices , having persuaded the women
that they live In a really , truly , up-to-date ,
sure enough club , all for the world like men ,
she bullies them In a right royal old boardIng -
Ing hCL'so style.
She sugars their tea , waters their coffee ,
allows ono clean napkin In a numbered bone
ring to e\ery resident u week , foi'olds mascu-
llno callers to be received , save In the bare ,
unwarmcd ofllce , and turns out the lights at
10 p. m. eharp , but her house Is always full ,
the members seem to bo happy and the land
lady under her thin disguise continues to sur
vive In plenty. Why Is net this a suggestion
( or tbo American woman who was once a
successful boarding house proprietor ?
MIIS. FUIDTJOF .VA.SWIC.'V.
A Woiuiiii of M4LjV\.AccniiipllNlinientH )
mill I'opUjjurtln Soelety.
The wife of thoijw fld-famous Arctic ex
plorer Is a great HwwSo In Norwegian , sc-
cloty on her own Mfijmnt. besides being , of
course , cow a kln 'o | rtueen as the wlfo of
her hUsband. But&JjfcWro she was married
she was much sotlght yafler In Ghrlstlanla ,
bocauco. for ono ihJjSKiho Is ono of the fin
est musicians In JfSr iy , the pcssessor of
-extraordinary aijiUilghly cultivated voice ,
and an unilsual * $ $ $ Inatlon an accom-
pll hed pianist as "will. "
When in Englan < JJiiiyiar ago iMre. Nanscn
playtd and sang beon.Queen Victoria nt
Windsor , and fhotJtWt.V ? iwas very gracious
in her exiiresslonerofiipleasuro In the occa
sion ; and , though Jjpjjfrtuch could hardly bo
said In regard , to TUijr other art , a compli
ment from the qui/Jfliim / tMngs musical is u
genuine triumph , fun ino loves music deeply ,
and really knows 'a"fiVfat deal about It.
Mrs. Nansen Is considered decidedly In
tellectual ; her family | bas been distinguished
for generations for Ihb numuur of professors
It has contributed to ' [ Norwegian Institutions
of learning , particularly at the university at
Christian * ! . Such a family 'history confers
distinction anywhere , < biit particularly U Ibis
so In Norway , where there Is neither aristoc
racy nor plutocracy. 'But ' perhaps 'Mrs. Nan-
sen's good looks and love of outdoor sports
are for her 'husband as decided attractions
as her musical or mental gifts. She U just
the contrast in coloring to him that she
should 'be , dark-balri7J and dark-eyed , and a
contrast In size , too , for uho IB decidedly a
little woman ,
HunulnK- over till ) and dale on Norwegian
snowHhoes Is the great winter sport of Scan
dinavia , and Mra. Nansen Is an expert at
dkllobnlng , as they call It ; tout once when
who was bkllabnlng In the mountains with
her liutfband ohe did too much , and became
exhausted ; she was wearing a short dreos
And a long coat and high boots. Her hui-
fcand picked tier up la &U taring anU eougbt
THE BOSTON STORE
Beauty Sways the World !
( MEN AWAY FREE AT BOSTON STORE
To every lady making a purchase of Madame Yale's remedies
amounting to 350 or over we will give away a sample bottle of Madame Yale's Fruit-
cura free of charge.
Our Fall Opening Special Sale on
ons
iMmc. Yale , Queen of Heuuty. Takes place this week.
Has becoms a permanent feature
THE YALE BEAUTY DEPT. of our
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Mme. -
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cleo rather than to do without these remedies. Their action Is scientific and not artificial , thercforo they create Natura I
IJcauty that Is lasting. Mmo. Yale s'lys ' there Is no Hmit to beautifying with this aid , and wo believe her. and when
they are applied Intelligently and sum cicnt patience exercised. We have built up a wonderful trade on Mine , \ales
remedies wholly on the strength of their great merit.
. .
Our Fall Opening Cut Price Sale on Mme. Yale's Remedies takes place this week , commencing tomorrow morning
and continuing for one week wewill sell Mme. Yale's Remedies at the lowest prices they bivo ever been sold at. \\e
want to impress It on your mind that these goods are fresh and have Just been received direct from Mme. lales great
laboratotles. We are Mme. Yale's sspeclal agents In this city and receive our fresh supplies from Sier every week.
One package of each article will bo limited to each purchaser at these prices , as wo caimot sell large quantities
to one person at these prices.
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We will present each laily Usltlnff our Vale Ucauty ncpartmcnt with Mme. Ynlc's latest
publication , entitled "Book to llenuty. " This book In a scientific work nnJery valuable. H
ls ) n fact W0rtliy of ppnce In any library. It Is brim full of knowledge that nil woman fhoulil
know. It contains extracts from teveral of Mme. Yale's famous Lccturcs-Alro Federal Photosraphs of this famous \\onderouEly
beautiful woman. Those who arc unable to call for book may write and Inclose a two-cent stamp for postage. We will mall book free
O MAHA ,
help. At last he found a peasant's hut , and
from It Issued Its owner 'before ' he reached
the door , protesting volubly : " 0. sir , you
ought not to bring a little boy like that out
so far. The country here Is too rough for
a child to skllobnln In. "
It Is a pet trick of Dr. Nansen to set her
on his outstretched arm , and 'parade up and
down the room with her ; but that really to
ono that knows him does not Indicate much
about her size , lor at n 'banquet ' given In
Clhrlstlanla after his return from Greenland
ho picked tip Captain Luerdrof , who has
since commanded the Fram , and , 'holding
him 'by ' the arms high from the floor , cried ,
"There Is the man > I place-jibove us all !
A FAMOUS IAC15 1JAHM3H.
Student of tlie SUlex 13pert with the
Needle.
Sirs. Mary Somcrvlllo was the most
leaincd woman of the nineteenth century ,
and she did an untold amount of good for
other women by being a charming woman , an
excellent housekeeper and an accomplished
needlewoman , as well as a remarkable
astronomer and mathematician. She did her
work when our grandmothers were young
and when there was a great prejudice against
'blue ' stockings , " but Mrs. Somorvlllo
changed a great many people's views about
liluo stockings. She liked pretty clothes and
was especially fond of fine lacs ; as she was
never rich , she took the best of care of her
laces , and could mend them no well It was
as If a witch had done It you could not find
the darn. Once her daughters had a young
lady visiting them who had the bad luck
to tear some very fine old point , her most
valuable possession. She was found weep
ing over It , by the Misses Somervllle , and
they said :
"Why , don't mind about that ; when
mamma Is done whit she Is about she'll mend
It for you , so no one will over know It has
been torn. "
The visitor was amazed and Incredulous ,
'or ' she knew her hostess chiefly as the world
< now her as a student of the skies and reuler
of nature's big mysteries ; but , sure enough ,
when mamma had finished a calculation she
was making and had written a letter to the em.
peror of Russia , thanking him for some honor
lie had paid her , she slipped on her thimble ,
took the ruined lace and seemed to find a
roil triumphant Joy In mending It so exqui
sitely that her guest felt It to bo a greater
trea&uro than It was before.
AVOMAV ICKl'T THIS JAI1 < .
Followed ail ICn'iipi-il PrlNoner Mae
Hundred .Mllex.
Mrs. Sarah J , Ames Is the wlfo of ex-
Sheriff Albert T. Ames of Ilclvldero , III.
Mr , Ames was elected sheriff of Iloono
county for several terms , serving In all
twelve years. At the start , relates the
Chicago Record , he appointed his wife an his
ifad deputy. A life of excitement was fairly
begun before the Ames family moved Into
the jail building , as one night there was a
whole-sale delivery of prisoners. However ,
all were recaptured. During a large portion
tion of the Incumbency of Mr , Ames hu was
obliged to spend considerable time In 3outh
Dakota , and on such occasions the Jail -was
left In sole charge of Mrs , Ames , who , In
relating her experiences In the old building ,
says that she spent many nights with
wcnty to thirty men In the cells and with
no ono for company save a Swede serva'nt.
"A 14-year-old boy once led mo the long-
< t chase I ever had , " said the lady , who
was drawn Into a reminiscent mood. "Ho
vas a sort of trusty and one day he dis
appeared. I got track of him and followed
him 900 miles over the state of Iowa and
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Illinois. I overtook him In the southern
part of Illinois and brought him back to
Belvldere.
"A jail full of the most hardened crim
inals which have ever been penned up came
near getting away from us ono Saturday
night. I had noticed for several days that
the prisoners were doing an unusual amount
of dancing. Two men were on the floor
continuously and I noticed that they kept
up their jigs while the sweat was rolling
off of them. My suspicions were aroused
and when opportunity offered I secreted my-
solft to listen. The men were dancing
away on the floor , but above the shuf
fling I was able to detect a noise of a dif
ferent character. It was that caused by the
drawing of a file across a hard substance
and I at once determined to surprise the
prisoners In what I now knew to bo an at
tempt to escape. Calling my husband we
entered ono of the cells from which the
noise proceeded. Under the bed v < u found
an excavation largo enough to pass out the
whole gang , save that an outer crust had
been left Intact. The men had gathered up
the stones and dirt which they had re
moved and put them Inside their bcdticks ,
thus avoiding discovery.
"Ono time J overheard a conversation be
tween prisoners In which ono of the men
who had been con-fined for some time de
scribed me as a veritable 'she devil. ' Hero
l.g the way ho came to form that opinion of
me. We had a man named George Panton ,
who was under sentence of death. Ho had
been brought to our county from Kane on a
chan < go of venue , and at that time the death
penalty woo hanging over him.
"Ono morning before I got up the Sweda
girl was passing In the breakfast to tha
prisoners , when Prnton and a German pris
oner got Into a quarrel. In < ho melco the
German was caught by the throat by the
other fellow , who was twice his size , anil
the two wont down on the floor , IMnton on
top , trying to choke the under man to death.
The S edo was frightened nearly to death.
She burst open my door and , having been
TWO SILK DLOUSES.
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