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Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-04-05
ptasonAL Ano lMPeasoNAG


Bu1slo Blb !. said 70 b. nea"'ia'-
Ing far lrase q AIetaudta f'lh'' TT
three wears. aud tp b. ihlnting - haA'
ng bis home Ia England
Mr. Krupp. widow q tfe ff""
guu-maA~f ba. I-lmissi"n e. = 49, ."
tHrnnr 81 hu4-,., iI..m lhr estate nor
tArrsd.u ti2t.Du' p.f snHnfm
-Iu,r. was ,.r..i P.r.id.r' ~
Ert.,, at ssvgui uaf Astts t
IB.M 1au ~ slNIl .l.t. anH '.... '
.r,ruiS.Iaa. whlr a. Ia.uut is 'HIl
u.ty.
John =. Alme.da >. the OIL 1t rest
leut q Csle cost IT, = hs.r anh
usar,y At one hnpire,l aui t'n '"-"' "
,itsu sssn v,lkit the streets, i"' p"
never ridd.u in the ears 90 = oafi' -.
Won Multkr. who b. grn"ra''y r""-
,tdors,i IL. greatest living nru"i'i. -
fhs age a sAtk-sN w. tuuI
lnknowa Young meu = u.d H.' 's
30 impati.ut tif thr rewa y I'f''.
Mr.. Mara Burton "a. h#e.'" 'hr
international Company nu'l - "'-
lIi. god b., the hi shest counts 81 M'sf's
b.. d, the u~usr q th. iand pn ~"1. 3
El.onada. Ia Lover California. - SITE
aleds
A member q promin"nt ''"'i.'-
GaIi fimi. y. ~hn q irw Nraf' ~" r'"I.
iraN bis check fpr tlun.0n was i''rkra
~ Monday charged w.lh stealing -
,verruat. wh,,h he paNaod iortI dr'"s
money.
Mrs M,ekey's letcst fancy V an
Angura cat She b.. . beautiful m'le
.rssimrn. u tart"i-t-shell rud gray
With tai - thick a. tA-ht"nabls
boa. A collar. IW,lni With diam"'id-
and .apphit,s, adorus the animal ?
neck.
Tho pe. charity ~ the late Mime
linur.caut tl. great P1risian shop
Keeper. va. an asylum t'r "ld meu.
There's nuthiug 81 helpless aud Ia The
ty ~ an old m.n, she us"d To a.
srrt, "whsrsas an old waman can al
says ,kr out u, ug snmrhuw. y
Anthony Chibpt. philbuthrnPisi
4 Oakland. Cal. u ho endowed many
sharlties. declined b. estthlish q h"me
Tor INDECENT old men, upau thr ground
hat man generally owed his indl-
gene. a. iatncss o. bad habits Tie
generously enriched charities Tor wou-
IN aud cuiidrru. howevvr,
An Allegheny woman. Who took 70
her hesi twenty -uuv years agu. h"rnuFe
size thought she was 30, declaring that
,be sas Suffering fr,m complexion
q di-ra-ss. MS persuaded io ARISE aud
wa!k about the roum the either day.
The novel experience svnm.,l ~ pleas
tnt to her that she has degtied a.
leave her bel for g,,sl
1t 10 stated by laijes who have ex-
u,ricucrd IL. that Nj. Cleveland, AZ
her rcc,plipns. d.sutehe, about
two hundred lady callers iu
ten minutes. which j. at the
rate uf uue every three srvuuIa by
I a siight puiuug motiuu s.lsi-,i 90 ths.
s-ar,y hand shake Mrs cleveland
/ hs.t.ns e-,eh caller Ia line as thsJ pass
her la review.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-04-05
FulL oE FUN.

OF course one ilea u the Btkers'
union u 20 prevent any unnecessary
laatng This seems strange - ftfts-
bsvgA Chronicie
III T. said hat the man who la
vented VslApuk got bis la fro hear.
Ing R.d Shirt a the Will we.t show.
lryiax 10 speak F,puch - rd. BITS
New York Man (.mllingy .hak.
ing hands) Exruse m glsve" n -
toa Aequsintanes Qfri GAM -"Ahi GER
iaiu y ESelsem spcctaelss '--CA,-
cage TritsHs
WHY 40 you drink - mnchg"
said clergy man g. hopeless drunk
arl To drowu nv troubles And
10 you succeed in drowning themP
''Na. hang enil they can swiml - Csss
eag8 Hs-aiL
Laura 81 your are really en-.
gagrd 20 him. dearP a. y forty. you
saf. and you ar. tweaty just ~ ice
e old ~ ysa lava Dsar me. When
y"u are forty he wi b. eightsr'
Clara God gracious' hadn'i
thuug.u a hat " - Haypsr' Bazar.
Jack y ''wsn. old man. how dld
YOU Ike Z isiam and lsold-9 u.
musical Party 'Ughi No guol
Oniv caugh. one air. Got that H. the
back q ms neck and lfs there yet =
-ffs
But isn't your nephew rather
ouHg b iiin The army asked Cob.
wiggcr IL i very young 10 b.
SURE. - replied Nj halsprop, ''bur.
thea. you must rrmen bor that ne /,
only going 70 ioin the infantry. = "a,
tpoA
What's thu matter PatP' More
fun b. the family this morning. -or "
'les twins AgainP" No. sor Faith
and rs riplets this time You =,
getting on Getting on. !. lP D.
hivius ~or belave the Rextn b.
quairupeds "
Chieago Lady Go hu.ba ~ nv
Tear 80 vou thiuk 90 urdrr 4 ton a
coal tn-da,P" Husband - 'Yrs 4"
Ha.Haud Y; and" lrceriag oul
4 the " .udHwD there truck back.
ing up 20 the donr nov. but it. loo
liars ta 80 vh her Il has coal o. ID.
-hoss II f. harptrs
a. vA.a heavy New York sv.ll
"a Hr Vas euduring Washin stou -
,.ety fnr a brssf afternoon. n 49,,
presented 10 sharp- ittel glrl an
-iunI lsf her. grant gosrry and
peculiar Then BE- uttered tvo -
three syllable. = heg your I.ar un.
NJ Hardwood. " she said. do yot
sp.ak EngIisha "Awv e. ahs
douchvr AMOS. hs replied viii
Iaugad surprise well really nov.
I'm ,glni; dvn'tr know. | thought
fna only spoke y " York " "A HasAtag.
tlH tvthr.
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-04-05
"a LrrlE NONSENSE"

-Clrrr vm1u -"tit soy, ypu we're
very naughty tu ran away u.u't luu
kuuw tho way ~ tHs t.tu-srr.
B,y-"Iss. tnnart. Csntd.,. "- Lt6s
-Jnn,s "a e. msk.. rla lss-
lice carrt their ,Iu = in ihsu hsuJs
iu.t b,ttrr suurts. '.' Biz TO
club the daylight out oi people. /
guess"
A Kansas eourt decided that tvne-
writing j. not printing and lb, corpse
of B'uj min Fr,nkHl immediately
gave sgh IT relief aud turned over
far another nap. LosesH C,itsfH
al uande, what's the matter with
the old black hsai' said Mr.. B4.cum
Il haven't found anJ egr. in hcr nest
fpr fear Of five days 'uiuess she
laying ~. .aid Mr. B,scom. =, Bariiag-
i0u F'rss Press
On tho steamer You don mean
To say YOU r. neaIiy going to be- sickP''
Its melancholy fact You u have
b. yet your sea legs IN" "Thank you:
I'd rather provide myself with a soa
stomach. "--Jsags
-Conversation overheard on the
rear platform n strcet-car. Conductor
ta,ldressing passenger whu u smuktag
q cigar) Smoke on the other cod.
sir" Fa.soueer-''Dssh it. eau I
It's H. - Bsf.,lo Erpress
AT the recent in.sct exhIbiilnn In
Paris M Prudhomme was pointing out
10 his 500 the different varieties And
what beautiful dispens ttion - Prpvi.
dencel ithaS created insects D. be the
ford II toads +" And What ace toals
good fnr. papa'' why. "a oat tbs In.
srcts. my son. '--JHtgs
--wifs-"I found sn egg Ia the coal
bin this morning That's qtteet
place for = hen b. las in. llu.Irtud-
just the place, NV dear, inst ths
place" Wifs-'Just thr plttaP
Husband why. certainly n ont
hens begin TO lay IN c,,ai ior a.. Ne son /,
need n miud how he price g,,e, ~. e
-New-Yurker Gin Ba.tonl tan YOU
direct me 30 salem street, Olirsr-
Cert. You e. through Providence
court 81 Washington street. skin thau "a
Cornhili until you come ta tho straiwh,
part. circle round Scullay square tlll
you hnd an outlet, aud inquire agaln.
That's a. far as nay beat gues. - Tsd.
BIa
-" Iodemla. called out the clear
cold voice of Mrs. Jarvis from the head
oi the stairway, 'has that Young man
gone yetP" Deep silence In the par.
lor. "lf he has not. continued ths
cold. clear voice. Twill yoa have tha
Kindness to remind him that u i our
custom Ia have family prayers half an
hour before brcakisslf f"--CAlcago TS.-
baae
--"why 10 10 that attendants In ,ele
phone Offices are All womaaP" Ma
Brown asked her husband. "well. I"
answered NJ. Brown. .'the manager.
u the telephone oiIlees were aware
that no class of aitnnaanta woFk An
faithfully - those WIN ara In love with
their labnr, aud thcy knew that wumea
would b. hpad "a the work IN telegiana
ofliee.r' what is the work In tels-
phone ofileee" Mrs. Bn,wa further In.
quirvd "falking answered Mr..
bu'wn; aud ths conversation u,ne u
aa enL
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-04-05
HISTORICAL RELlcs



ntst-rtsal sssl~tv.
The rooms OF he New York II o.
! t1rical Suciety contain mapv rrlles a
obi Nv ToFk whose value can Mt b.
estimated In mon6a For nearly q
ce tury be society has been engaged
in tbs work. ant the fruits ~ ils labur
are y sIl woFihy q ihe time expended.
Among he mos noted ah,.sts In the
coll e, on ars ov-r 000 paintinRs IN
the Flemish anl ID itch school q ART.
There are al.o ID Itch Tile ma nielpeees.
belou ginR 10 the h.eknAn "a uiiy and
forming part - ih.ir houses bsfor'
the lower part q he city bad 10 give
way to the demands u commsres.
sta ding .ide by side With valuable
ut arbIes fr "a Niuoyoh Here NAV b.
tluud many other relies a OFT Mes
York Ia the shapo of Duteh bricks and
stones which once graced the man
ous Of many historic per~onages
A quaint-looking clock frmsrly
/ .fnoi ia the Bank q New York
I Wall street. ani Of en decided
The commercial f,ie a merchants who
had note. g. meet I sin ticks "a lis
old meihoiical way. In the library
| q Over On. coo rare volumes NAV b.
/ found early works on The history ant
geography q che c"untry. aud Dateh
n hlo prinfel IN iiT7 The tons u
pamphlets and manuscript document.
| owned ~ the society have been t4und
invaluablr in settling maHv disputed
/ Questions a this city ard vielnity.
| Among hose are the histnris = a. Far
.. can be- ascr rtained. of al the d. a
lyiug ia Trinify ChurchrarL A water.
color painting a the Interior ~ The
Ptrk Thsatsr iu ls27 s = study. A.
b. facrs repressn ed sro warranted
% 10 rrtiis n rrumineni persons
living 81 that tima. ard present on ID"
uoca.ion rerres III copper
glob~ Of q pima ma1s IN i5t4 giving
b. eaast lines 81 this continent. has
b-su ~ 4 - grva' value 20 gaogre-
hers "a. purchased from iunk
dealer Who bal boueht it tr oil
cnpT@r Perhaps there IL noihing 2
much more int resting 20 = visitor
than the great EtYp'lan e',l.
Iectinns pra seu'ed by D.. Hrnrv Ab.
boli. whose features arr anong the
most striking "a he gsilsry - por-
rata Ataiast the shaives eonf aining
works on American History rsst
man, aniiq tides Z y ,pt-a eurlous
/ 4 aps-ifiaa-fhe eldest krpwH na-
ri.u side b. -its with the ytnnf u.
IN this c,llsction arr ahol Z u01 eari
rsti = Tho ApiS - mnnml I'd boll =
are ths h8rst .pecimeus IN the worli;
yrt they aro a uosl a. much hi dsa
tu-.lay a. hsy we're whel first sem o
this countrv. Tourists wh, havs hal
the good iurtune g. visit this collee.
tion assert that g. il the b.st ani mos
vsried - he seen anvwhera Amoag
the bouks be the library srs ths "a
.uu. collections Of Rev. ID Hawk,
complete work. on Amariran history
FROM the libraries - ID PySer W..
kiBs. Morris q 4 othersi tn Spanish
c election of Buekiughaa Smith; Con-
vrvs ioHal Wwks frum the earl.ss,
times AHd ali works of American his
! try published hy either the city 90
STATE d her libraries may conialn q
nj. 10 as>or "a and v1riel col hon ol
bonk~ bat there i none Ia tn coun.
try 20 his oricaly valuable a. ihAi be.
longing TO this society. ~ T. MAJ
ard kEprosa
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-04-05
HISTORICAL FACTS.


Hes Csati.a asa IiassruAaits w~r. Zoo.
Er~.s@a up@a vsa Rsak@
II = stated hat v hou Leopold 80
Ranke bcgah 70 collect facts Or III.
history a singular accident ,c urrrsl
"a hi. native tawn A bridge gave
way me moruing. ani some PERSON.
werv swept away In The currea, be
ueaih W Rake. Who was abseui
al the iiuue, On bis rstura inquired IN.
10 tn details a The eatastrophs. 4
saw The bridge fAll" sal one oi
tae neighhors "A heavy vain had
"a passed over u and wsakeaed d.
Two women we're on u whsn II fsll.
and . soldier oa . white horsa Il
saw u fall" declar a anothsr." bat
The vain hal passed over u two hoars
prsvious The fogs passengers we're
childrea. and the rider . civiiiaa on q
black horse"
Nov" argued Won Ranke. ~ d Il
mrssssibis 20 learn the truth about an
accident which happened Ai bread
R''onday. oaly twvnty fYar haur ara
how eaa ! declare any fact 10 he c.r-
taln which = .hroaded IN tAs dark ass.
a ten csutur - 10 thls trivial la-
ciaent watch 10 many persons woul I
have bssrne no less "A -wa. aue much
h. esusluh aud imParsaAlily.
tAasabsrs yoaysa1
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-04-05

The autobiography q he late
Prot Pond ~ Bangor Theological
seminary. who died 10 1851 ~ the
age of ninsiY -sns years vas pub.
lished 10 iss3 aud contained prayer
used hy him for many years ~ nighL
The gFayer was copied into q Sun.
daY school paper. aud a eopv Of the
paper was carried home one Sand AZ
b. ons - the little "a ldrsn q John
Gibsoa of Pailsdelphia II read the
prayer began to uss h. And bsca .
ooasistant Christian N va Killed
by the fAl.iag ruins u the Temple
Theater IN PailadslphiA j. Iss6. ard
when the body was recovered. In q
pocket u his eoai wAs found The papsr
containing the IHayer. nearly worn ~
pieces Such is the story ~ toll By
the Congregafaonaitst
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-04-05

-strang~r Ito ofhee bowl Die
you tsll the editor there's q man down
: airs Nhai wants 10 knack him dawn
su' drag him aatg' 0fhes boz Yea
slr' aa' he says will you kindly slsp
up st once. ~ he wants 10 e. 70 din.
nsr" Stranger (somswhas milder)-
Well ri deu't want 10 take nc
advantage of man wish an smpty
stomach Tn hmT IN sonss Ia asAia
--IAs kpocA
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-04-05
a HousEaolo uAso,


- sna samlrs ths hsasaisui waaa.
- mouutatns ans ths sea
- sever ~ thsss truaNleaause Wa~as-
Tnaf we're bet maant fuF mss
Ths pots are asttlrs and frsina pa.a
Teai fot rs - rh and sl.o.l us hsuAN
q. ~ souls q - ssse nsssar.y wosa
1ssla - 20 rtsS samriianss
ffup ths sesays unsuiahis thanes af eMrsA
Ana NE s4Rtna % ~ dlfnrs-
fnom te bruan ~ xhat "a mua rasea-pus-
10 hFoaAsf Fanse a the ~oria ef thsaxAl
~ ons u,sy ehsrlsA ma hou.sasla aars.
Ttsnf ana laaEnim
VIII notls diruiN-setsu ths sa@aa.
70 auity fnsa ths unms
WIZ htrh philusaphY ssasau 60 A..
N@o pe~aFy poaaes paiaaawasa = u as
th bale hass 'hsss = 80 fas art
th gntous ths sasl = strvnrfh.
IT, nnSef - pattuaes hlaouas in tRs nosxx = .
WIN fsgois - sfintri tsufth 49,
NahiinHlF 80. maF ptftF dwan
- W t"psy iHr' 'est els4uiug spell
We snuv thai ~ avsh is ehanS~is.s sna sair
Aha uuthfuE gan - beatHw
T ahi tu ~ braatT ant eiary 40 therA
- ~ EhtHH ftaae rutsz - sees
Ne - oaT huna du~ srum tha' wuriG q
fiaa
"a Frars thaf frtat', as ana swestsus tht.
-haH.s fi W taaa HaassA-sptag
Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1888-04-05

A reduced geatlewoman IN n "
fork earn. hsr liviag hy sspsrtnasasl.
ag noyioss' dinner p@rtlsA
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-12
A Case or Ardent Love.

Quite ripple has been occasioned
on the social surface of North Adams
society by the marriage occurring sat
urday morning at the residence of the
brides father, of Miss Nina Hodge, only
daughter of A. W. Hodge of the PhG-
nix Touring mills, to Mr.. Francis Hen
derson of Cambridge, Mass. The first
introduction to each other of the young
people occurred but three weeks ago,
when Miss Hodge was attending re-
ception given by d friend in Cambridge.
1t proved a case of "love at first sight"
and before the evening wore away they
were betrOthed. So ardent was Mr..
Henderson's wooing that he accompa-
MED his at1ianced to her home in North
Adams the next day to gain the con-
sent of her parents. This accomplished,
he telegraphed his father for his sane
ton and received answer: Get mar
ried when you please" The telegram
was followed few days later by some
thing more substantial in the shape of
a check for $4,000.
Mr.. Henderson is said to be of a
wealthy and reputable family. Miss
Hodge is an accomplished young lady
and has travelled extensively. Though
but little over 81 years of age she
has done" the United States, Europe
and Asia Minor, having, in fact, been
but short time prominent in
North Adams society, as most of her
time was occupied in travelling, but she
soon reigned as belle, bright, spark
ling, and viyacious. She was much ad-
mired by her own sex and eagerly
courted by the opposite. The mar,
riage was attended only by the most
intimate friends, and the welded pair
left in the afternoon for tour to Jack
sonyllle, Fla -Atb0nu Journal.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-12
Webs OF Magic,

Handkerchiefs must be small to be
stylish, but the decrease in size is met
by corresponding increase in price.
For walking and demi-toilet there are
solid colors in silk and linen, embroid-
erei In scallops or finished with mar
row hemstitch, while the more service
able pocket handkerchief of lawn or
batiste has the usual amount of deco
ration In colored threads, and worth not
less than IS cents. The church hand
kerchief is thing by itself, for sale
only in high-class dressmaking parlors
or millinery stores. The groundwork
is some sheer linen lawn, with silky
finish that only woman of refinement
can appreciate. The little square is
worked with flower border in white
threads, and when stained by the sweat
Of the pale nuns hands an additional
value is put upon the work. One must
see these beautiful little napkins to
know their charm, Delicate veins rib
the leaves, petals of wild roses curl in
beauty, no ringlet could be more grace
full than the tendrils of the needle
painted vines, and in the lily cups and
bell-fowers are dots of thread to assim
ilate the heart and pollen heads. All
these precious webs are raw-edged and
In and about the embroidery lines may
be seen the blue penciling of the stamp.
No one would dream of washing them.
The aesthetic sprinkles it with favor
lite perfume, handles it with care, and
would deem it a sacrilege to more than
touch her lips with it. Tears sanctify
it, but wipe away clot of sootl neyerl
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-12
Women Industrial W orkers.

The manufacture of boots and shoes
employs altogether la, l52 hands, ana
28,6O5 of these are women and enid
rem. Carpet manufactures employs
2O,371 hands, and or these 1925, or
more than one-half are women ana
children. Cotton manufactures EN-
ploys l62,542 operatives, and OF TINS
number ll2, 794, or more than one nan
are women and children-l3,2l3 OF
children being under IS years of age.
In hosiery and knit good there are
2s.SS5, hands employed - Il 800,
or more than two. thirds OF them,
women and children Mixed textiles
employ 43,373 hands-25, 1902, or con-
siderably more than one-haif. women
and children. Paper manufactures
EMPLOYS 24,429 hands-8,260, or more
than one third, women and children.
silk manufactures employ 3l.337 hands
-2l,962. or two. thirds, women and
children. Wooden manufactures en-
ploy S5,6O4 hands-39,546, OF nearly
one. half, women and children. Worsted
goods employ 1888 hands--l2.36S, or
two thirds of them, being women and
children.-AHGntG Constitution.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-12

with a cleayer, or with long piaue
taking the bone from leg. sne mas
worked in the same place Twenty-Five
Years: there we're no stalls when she
came to the market, but all proouce
was sold from baskets.
Mrs. S. NJ. Baker has Tor twenty,
ak wears sold lamb, mutton, and Veai
in Washington Market. She has seen
MANY changes in the old rookery ana
in the people who market there; y eus s
ago" she says, .people depended upon
the butcher to select their meats; tney
had it rolled in paper and carried "
away. Now women have been 80
educated by the market articles In tne
papers that they know every part Vi
he critter and the prices current.
Mrs. Barrett was twenty years ago
left a widow with two children. since
that time she has been butcher, ana
is now known in the uptown loca uty,
where she has an excellently appointed
shop. as the "woman butcher" She
bears the reputation of being one OF
the best Judges of meat. She Is
delicate and refined looking little
woman, and in or out of her store
would hardly be supposed equal 10 80
,bust an occupation.-NeD YORK. foSs'
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-12

Jacob Sharp the New York Millionaire,
who became notorious in connection with
the Broadway railroad and whose trial
for bribery WAS called a few days ago,
died at his home in New York. The final
struggle was a distressing one for the mem.
hers 81 the family who Witnessed it,
for death came as the sequence
vomiting Heart disease and heart
sickness and tho dread pneumonia
had done their combined work against
which Mr.. SIharp's weakened vitality and
his will made valueless through delirium
no longer kept him up. When the final
noment came, Mrs. Sharp his ever faith
ful wife, was AT his side, and his two
daughters and son-in.law stood by help
less to and the dying man. When DIR.
LOOMS arrived he simply announced that
Mr.. Sharp was dead. Mrs. Sharp was led
IRON the room overwhelmed with grief.
Jacob Sharp was born OF poor parents
in Montgomery county. ~ y, in 1917. lie
passed his boyhood and early manhood
In Troy and soon identified himself with
horse railroading. Then he speculated in
logs and timber and finally built docks
on the water fronts. lie constructed
numerous street railroads in New
York and finally carried through his
pet scheme OF thirty years and the
source Of his misery, the Broadway Sur
face railroad. His efforts in this diree-
tion are pretty well known. He struggled
for years before the legislature until finally
he got his scheme through. Then he APP
piled to the notorious board OF aldermen
OF 1854 for franchise and secured it.
Numerous investiga tions followed, all but
two OF the aldermen were indicted, several
were convicted and finally Sharp himself,
was tried Tor bribery and was convicted
nearly year ago.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1888-04-12
Spring Novelties.

Although the counters are piled high
with so called spring novelties and the
windows radiant with their draped
brilliancy of color, figure, and stripe,
the choicest importations are as yet
securely locked in the importers cases,
where they will remain until the bright
days of April and May bring them
out. The Lenten season precludes
M uch attention to elegant or snowy
dress of any sort, and SO it stands to
reason that the merchant will reserve
ais novelties until feminity is right
ready to appreciate and buy. There
Is an advantage, however, in making
selections from ginghams, sateens, and
challies which come among the earliest
spring novelties. Some of the first lots
are opened in January. Many ladies
buy early and make up their entire
outfit of cotton dress before the warm
weather. The ginghams are unusual
ly pretty, showing lace stripes, cord
edged fancy stripes, tiny bourette
cords, sraall knots, and fiecks of color
in rough threads, rainbow stripes OF
threads of different sizes, cross bars OF
shaded color, lace and drawn work,
blocks, stripes, and diamonds, and a
score of variations of these ideas. all
pretty and stylish. The patterns are
varied and beautiful, far SURPRISING
those of any previous season. There
are large checks and plaids made up
of the most delicate, graduated
stripes, tiny hair-lineS of color at one
edge of the design, increasing to three
fourths- 0f-an-inch-w stripes at the
other. The tiny stripes seen in the
suitings of last season are reproduced
in the new sateens. Navy blue, black,
olive, and brown grounds, with wide
and narrow stripes, and rows of pin
head stripes are among the new goods.
The printing is especially artistic. The
5hadings and fine lines are admirably
done, and some of the flower patterns
would serve as studies from which to
sketch. The new challies partake of
the same general features as the
sateens. They are in light grounds
with light figures. They are especial
iy pretty for home wear for young
girls dresses when in dark shades, and
the more delicate ones are in extensive
demand for the pretty, simple seaside
summer-resort dresses that are always
made up at this season of the year.