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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-17

II would surprise the lay brother to
know how much padding is used in the
making of a tailor costume, even when
nature has been kind to the lady The
upper parts Of the sleeves have a thick
ness Ito make them set smooth. under the
arms is another to hold the arm size out
without wrinkles another is laid acros,
the upper part of the chest close to the
collar. and from there out along the seam
to the top of the sleeve, and also across
the top Of the shoulders and the back
This is simply put IN TO give smoother
lit and wider shoulders. Sometimes largo
stuffed half moon pieces are sewn IN with
the sleeve 10 Oh out under the arm and
mp the front and bacl, close to the arm.
and is % hide the faults of a thin arm and
narrow sides. which prevent the best
drcssm3kor from obtaining agood III. OF
the rest OF the process 10 is not necessary
10 speak, though SO often done Indeed
good tailor stands somewhat in the
light of good fairy 10 customers. The
fairy bestows good gifts right where they
are most needed aud the tailor made girl
can walk along the street screnely con
scious that IN her new gown she IS thing
of beauty to De admired.
might however. mention that bustles
are not the only dress dIstcnders there
are. for ia one large establishment found
a girl sewing on queer looking thing
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lecture by object lessons. without going
outside Of its walls. The reception room,
for instance is made after the style OF
the East Indies The main hall is Gothic,
and tho morning room is after a Moorish
interior. The library is after the Elem
ish renaissance. and so on throughout
tho various rooms, each of which is fin
ished in hard wood OF different kinds,
showing a beautiful grain and having
high polish. Potter Palmer designed this
house himself 1t looks like castle and
the grounds about it are beautiful
A number of the business buildings Of
Chicago are also fine specimens Of good
architecture The Pullman building, near
the convention hall. is one Of the sights OF
The city. 1t is the home of the Pullman
Car company, and IL magnificent nome II
is. 1t is Of red brick and stone, and the
cost of it must have been considerably
over million.
FRLNK G. CARPENTER.
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doing business In wooden sheds, and q year
later the foundations for new buildings
were laid everywhere The fire. all told.
was good thing for the beauty of the
city, and Chicago is now one Of the mos;
beautiful cities Of the world
Chicago men have no hestancy in talk
ing about the beauty Of their city They
blow about their boulevards. and indeed
their drives will compare with those OF
any city in Europe These boulevards run
IN almost every direction from the edge
of the city They are wider than the
streets OF Washineto city. and the Hum
boldt boulevard is $50 feet wide and fur
nishos a drive Of ABOUT three miles The
Central boulevard IS the same width. and
the Washington boulevard, on which
many Of the handsome residences are 10.
Gated, is three miles long. 100 feet wide.
and its sides are bordercd with handsome
trees Then there is the Western Avenue
boulevard, five miles long. and the Gar
field boulevard which hemmed in with
elms, makes YOU think of the ride from
the Hague 10 the seashorc in Holland. and
which has a Rotten Row for cqucstrians
and a highway for ordinary travel. There
are a number of other bOulevards, and
just below the convention hall, along the
banks of the lake. is the Michigan Avenue
boulevard. upon which the country dele
gates may sec some fine driving of an
evening. The roadway of this street is
100 feet from curb 90 curb. 1t is the
most fashionable drive Of the city, and
Chicago has some of the best horse flesh
lof the Tuifod Stqfpe
Many Of these boulevards lead to the
parks of Chicago, and in making them
Chicago has earned its title as garden
city. The parks include 1879 acres Of
land. and these boulevards have a total
length of thirty miles. Lincoln park IS
worth a visit 1t comprises go acres.
tnd 10 has many romantic hooks and cor
hcrs. Garfield park is less in size but
fully as beautiful The track of the Chi
cage Jockey club adjoins it on the west, and
ere the visitor may see some fine racing.
Washington p,'k is one of the south
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H. this letter ] want 90 write Of Chicago
outside Of the convention The town
changes from year 20 year. and it is now
o far different place from what 10 was ten
years ago. IL has e population of about
eight hundred Thousand. and though its
roofs are said 90 be covered with mort
cages. it is one of the richest towns OF
tho United States 1t is orc of the live
lest and most clustering of towns A
Chicago man never speaks IN whisper.
and when hc walks hc stamps With all
his noise. however he does lots Of bust
ness
Tho visitors 10 the convention viii sec
evidences OF this increase off trade every
where They will find ten story
buildings finer than many Of the best
buildings in New York city and the
stock yards and elevators VIII make them
open both their eyes and their mouths.
Tho first lot OF cattle tAat was ever packed
n Chicago was 200 head that were
slaughtered n 1899 This was only Elty
Sis yrtr~ ago. and NOW the city g. the
creates, packing confer of t.c western
world 10 probably kills AND packs more
cattle sheep AND hog. t.1" any place on
this big round earth. AND !s csfal..
mcu'- olt uu er.. r yeir o,er seven uIl
ian l.r and between ou. uI tr9 million
Ditt.. Suppose fU. average .Hr 60 hc
four ..t luu-. and D. four i..' bog would
heu . 30 one rut tlc,c Chicago hogs
u9-a .1 tail aai they would mako a
siu-i. ..s proc sion which WHrIi reach
almost from san Francisco 20 Liverpool
This i- -uuno.iug iAe hogs could walk
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-17
VIEWS IN CHICAGO.
HOW THE GARDEN CITY LOOKS
OUTSIDE THE EXPOSITION HALL.

All About thc Town of Pork and Politics.
Its Immense Packing Establishment.
and Its beautiful Bouicyards Chicago
Culture Palmer and Pullman.
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SPECIAL Correspondence. )

WASHINGTON. juno li.-Thc conyen
ton which meets az Chicago next week
wall h. one Of the greatest I'M our history
Chicago is a city of conventions Ii was
here that Blaine and Cleveland were nom
mated in 1891 Hero was held the con
vcntion that nominated Mcclellan in 1864,
and here will bc held the majority Of tho
conventions of the future Situated
nearest tho center Of population. Chicago
can accommodate a crowd better than any
other cityin the United States The bracing
broczcs of Lake Michigan fan the hot
brows of the politicians. and. as conven.
tions are always held in summer the
weather is more pleasant there than az st.
Louis. Cincinnati or Philadelphia New
York is a hotter city than Chicago and it
Is NJ one side Of the country
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furnish? How much character is shown
by a woman's walk Miss Barry, quiet,
reflective, self poised, walks slowly along.
a being Of grace and reserve, taking all
things with a serious sweetness, when
right behind her. perhaps, will come the
belligerent young lady with her head up,
her eyes at all points Of the COMPASS, her
shoulders squared and her hands made
into fists ready to resent the first wink
that shall be wunk at her No matter
what handsome garments she might
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-17
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
'OLIVe HARPER ON THE MOOe'
OF THE SEASON.
Ono of Miss I.clen Barry's Dresses Held
rp as Model 49, The Lady and the
Tiger The Beiligrrent Young Lady
Tailor Made Gowns.
Special Correspondence. ]

NEW YORK. June live are indebted
to the English in great measure for the
trim and stylish tailor suits, which set OF
a graceful figure as nothing else can. and
which render plain ones more interesting
than they would be otherwise. for the
tailor who thoroughly understands the
business considers it a Christian duty to
supply any little deficiencies, and cotton
and buckram are not very dear.
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II is impossible 10 conceive the number
Of animals slaughtered every year 40 Chi
cagO There were enough hogs killed in
1850 10 have given one half Of a hog 20
each family in tie United States and the
calves h,llcd numbered 5000 There
were during this year over OGo 600 live
hogs shipped out from the city. and the
pounds of lard. wool and hides ran higl
into tine millions The stock yards of the
city cover an area which would make "a
number Of good sized farms. The Union
stock yards comprise $50 acres Of ground,
and there are twenty miles of streets
twenty miles Of water trOughs. and fifty
miles OF feeding troughs in them. Ii
takes five artesian wells 10 supply them
with water. aud the stock Yards them
selves cost. oll told Sl0O0O0O
Near these stock yards aie the meat
rlckiug Establishments and if the con
yevti0n visitors can stand the smell they
will dai them worth visit. These estab-
li-ments are factories whose raw ma
tcra is live cock They take up ID COW
ora hog and grind g. out into q h-1dred
dir rent articles Every par, Cf the ami
mll is used for something and the hair
and ths hoofs are turned into Mauufac-
tred articles The work is done very
quickly. and its extent may be appreciated
when % is remembered that Armour 4 Co
hqve - single establishment which com
prlses seventy acres of flooring and in
which 800 men arc employed. Phi
Armour las made his fortune out of meat
packing lie has also millions Of dollars
invested in Kansas City and Omaha. and
II Is q question as 10 whethc- the packing
center Of the United States viii not soon
leave Chicago for the west.
~
The lumber interest Of Chicago is a
large one. and it is the great grain mar
kct Of the United States. The grain Gle
vators Of the city have capacity Of 2o,-
900 900 bushels Of grain. They are not
fu from the hotels. and ii Will pay the
delegates 20 walk down TIE Chicago river
ana see the gigantic prison like structures
M which the futures Of the Chicago wheat
market arc supposed to be stored.
Chicago business men have more get
up and get about them than those OF any
city OF its size in the world. The great
fro occurred in 1871 and five years later
nearly every evidence of IL had passed
away The Chicago man thinks there is
no medicine like debt, and be scruples not
20 enter into renewed obligations whom
ever he finds his business going the
wrong way In this big fire three and
one third acres Of the best part Of the city
was burned. and all know how II came
from the Irish widows COW kicking over
the lantern BY it 81 900 people were
made homeless. and the total loss was
$3.50 C0B coo N came I'm July and before
the SNOW fell the Chicago merchants were
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-17
Entirely Satisfactory.

Undertaken TO widow after the funeraD
i trust, my dear madam. that you
found my services satisfactory
Widow-Oh. yes, Mr. Mould. was
very much pleased with everything
The Epoch
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The salmon rivers Of Canada are all
streams OF swift currents, whirllng rapids
and high falls The salmon seems % make
its way up these streams with as much
ease as he moves down. One of the sights
in the vicinity of Quebec is the salmon
leaping at the Falls of Lovette. and dur
ing July many persons assemble there 20
see il. The falls are ID succession or steep
tumbles, and the water rushes over the
rocks with great velocity. The salmon
gather at the foot of the lower tumble,
and with marvellous leaps up the very face
of the rushing waters make their way 10
tie summit without apparent difficulty,
gliding up the swift chutes like a flash,
and mounting each successive tumble,
until the grand summit is reached. The
native Canadian will tell you. with Il
straight and solemn face that when there
was no legal interference with spearing
the Indians we're in the habit Of gather
ing at the foot of the falls in their birch
canoes and casting their spears At the
salmon as they leaped up the tor
rents, making their casts with such
marvellous skill that the salmon aimed at
was invariably stopped in his yauiting
career, and fell back impaled by the In
dams cruel barb That may be true, but
! know for fact that they tell the
stranger many queer things in Canada
The salmon fishing is at its best now
and win continue good until the middle
of July. There is not much use of fish
ing after that. There is always a big
run of salmon in August and September,
but they give very uncertain and unsatis.
factory sport Z. K. STEPHENS.
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shaped somewhat like lie preseryer,
stuffed with hair | naturally inquired
and found ii TO bc-well. 10 simulate
hips. when worn under a handsome close
fitting tailor gown. 1t was for young
lady blessed With more height and beauty
of face than adipose tissue, but with that
stuffed suit on who is TO know IL An
old lady Of my acquaintance said few
days ago Depend upoa it. nay dear, the
reason girls are so SLOW about marrying
in these days has its rise IL tailor made
gowns. They are afraid OF themselves.
Still. who that saw Miss Barry walking
slowly along the street IN her perfect
gown. would care 20 th.al. o. the curious
disclosures the lining OF the dress might
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have on. what dainty trifes sht
was decked in. still she would be the
same warrior like maiden. and tho ina1
who glanced at her the second time would
! be brave indeed She Is the kind that al
WAYS saws Sir" with seven - 20 u. ane
erets a great deal madden If no man notices
her.
The pretty, quiet and womanly younl
lady is represented in the crazy quill
dress which. however. is OF the newest
India silk and she is the kind that nevel
has two consecutive ideas on any srblec,
except her frizzcs. which are dear to hei
! soul She is O. the kind that gets scien
! titic and intellectual men for husbands,
and doesn't value those qualities in the
least. only as they provide her with thu
means 10 dress and look charming in al
her inconsequeMt but delicious temininity.
Just mark the utter and reposeful calm
Of the pretty face There are no fears OF
the future. no cares for the present there.
She knows she is perfect from the top
feather in her hat TO the points Of her
shoes. ''Oh. TO be like her" sigh the
women who have to earn their bread Iha
crazy quilt woman has nothing 10 do but
try on new hats and hunt new dresses
and study their becomingncss and there
is where she has a quality worth tar more
than brains The little women always do
look pretty. and as ii their clothes had
been planted and had grown. biossomed
aud ripened for them, and the intellectual
men and men Of science fail down ano
worship them and give them no end OF
money TO buy more pretty dresses
Some women seem born to the genius OF
making themselves the pctted. irresponsi'
bic idols of their husbands. who do every.
thing in human possibility TO satisfy their
lightest caprice. and they have many; and
other women. with great, noble souls and
the trucst hearts. who could worship these
men with a love that these c0lorless,
pretty beings could never comprehend,
much less feel, so rich and deep and
strong it would be. have not the art OF
pleasing by such puny means, which they
despise as unworthy of them, aud SO they
must stand aside and in bitter sorrow see
themselves overlooked. unnoticed, while
the pretty, dainty. shallow crazy quilt
woman accepts not so much the love OF
those who love her as tie tangible results
of that love, the money. the nice clothes
and the qualification of every caprice.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-18
THE SEASONS CROPS,
Observations offs Man VINO has Seen
Eli of N.anL, Ion COUNTY.

Observations of q gsan VINO has Seen
Hit OF SanktGn county.
e. +. Houlton, who As we'll known in
this section IS an extensive farmer and
dealer in live stock, whose summers for
eight years past have been spent IN
travelling over extreme southeastern
Dakota making purchases of cattle, has
been moving about for the past two
months, He is perhaps as we'll posted
on the crop outlook as any man In
this section and his views may be taken
as reliable. Last evening reporter
took occasion to ask Mr.. Houlton, what
he expected from the soil of Yankton
and adjacent counties this year, In re-
ply he said he looked for and was now
confident that the crop of wheat, oats
corn, barley, rye. potatoes end hay for
1888 would eclipse the yield in any of
the past eight years. He saws the crop
| is now an assured success. The weather
of the past two months could not have
been more favorable, and there is very
little danger OF failure of any cereal
or vegetable, The crop of fax this year
will not be SO large, but the reason is
is that the acreage is smaller. The
yield of fax will be larger to the ncre
than ever before. This assured success
OF large yields In sll grams means beno-
fits beyond computation to this portion
of Dakota and particularly to the farm.
ers of this county. Larger and heavier
cattle and hogs and more grain and hay
for market will be the products of this
season and gathering OF the people
to celebrate the season aud return thanks
for these benefits should be one of the
features OF life in Dakota this fall. A
county fair should be held.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-18
LOCAL L1aUONlCs.

Attend the promenade social on Fri
day evening ON d. w. O. Tanners lawn
and enjoy the music and fine weather.
w. G. Bennett, who formerly clerked
for alter q. Carr, has opened fruit
store in the Soboregge building cor er
Third and Walnut streets.
At late hour rumor is current upon
the streets to the effect that ME. Kean, i,
superintendent OF construction at the
insane hospital, has rejected MIR. Pattee's
brick yard product, for use in the new
wings.
1t vas stand off between the moon
and the electric light last night. The
arc lamp on the fifty foot pole threw
rays OF light some FIVE blocks in spite OF
the feet that its lunar contemporary
was about half full.
The tabernacle services at Rifenbark' g
farm last night, which we're conducted
by Rev. F. A. Burdiok and others, were
very entertaining and well attended.
The services will continue through each
evening of this week.
A Yanktoniaa said to-day that he waf
free trader on everything but wool
-'And why not on wool?' "Ohl own {
lot of sheep" If he owned lot o
wheat and lot OF nax and lot OF corr
his protection principles would natur
ally be extended to cover those articles
Mrs. Rowell, wife OF the princi pal O
the Ysnkton commercial college, ha
opened kindergarten IN the basemen
OF the NJ. E. church, which is attracting
considerable attention and large mum
Der OF echolars. Mrs. RowelI has ha,
considerable experience IN this wor
and her school shows the benefit of tha
experience.
Il. A. Schoregge has sold bis brio
two story and basement twenty foe
fr,,nt. on Third street TO B. d. Graves, q
Bpm Homme, for $4,000. Mr.. Schorregg
says he will now erect an iron buildin
on Walnut street in which he will cor
duct y bakery and cracker factory. Thi
will be valuable manufacturing in
provement.
A car load of lime has arrived for th
contractor and work on ths high schot
building has been resumed. The lat
car load OF cut stone has been shippe
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-18

and there viii be 40 more delay. The
building is now assuming shape from
which some IDEA OF its dimeuslons can
be gained. and many curious people
look IS over esoh day.
Frank Kimenor, who was sent to the
Sioux Falls penltentiary from Yankton
three years ago for barglarizing j. Par
ker Hay wards residence and Pnrdy Il
Brecht's drug store and was finally cap
tured going through Felix Osriveau's
boot and shoe store one Sunday alter
noon, was seen on,the streets OF Yankton
to-day. He has served his time and is
again at large.
The Milwaukee company has finally
begun the construction of sidewalk
from its depot to the Burleigh street
bridge and. weather permitting, the
walk will be finished this week. The
sidetrack from the main line south to
where the new round house will be built
is also in the course of construction and
will be finished by the time the new
house, which has not yet been COM
menced, is ready for occupancy. The
Milwaukee company deserves long
mark for it enterprise.
The second Lena Loeb entertainment
last evening was fully as wonderful as
the first III the strength display special
ty and much more interesting in the
mind reading department. Miss Loeb
was subjected to many new sests in
mind reading which gave full demon
stratlon OF that mysterious science. She
went through the usual exhibition of
| H. ding seoreted articles and then inter
preted the thoughts Of the persons she
operated upon in several surprising
ways. Altogether Miss Lena is won
derful girl.
| Charles j. Loeb, manager of the Lena
Loeb company, has Just instituted legal
proceedings against the Sioux City
journal for libel, claiming $5 900 dam.
ages. On or about the 7th of this month
the journal contained an article which
stated that Mr.. Loeb had stolen SEC
from farmer IN Nebraska, near Sioux
Oity. The Journal promised to retraet
but failed to do SO, and Mr.. Loeb now
seeks Justification. Mr.. Weaver, oi
Sioux Oity, who is well known through
his connection with the Haddock muir
der trial, has been retained by Mr.. Loet
aud the case is to be pushed to finale
The electric light pols on the corner o
Third and Walnut is sample pole
erected by the company fo- the inspec-
tion of the city council, Ii it proves
Unsatisfactory all the street lights viii
shine from poles instead OF ropes, Thu
pole is planted apparently several Tee
ont in the street, but in reality it Is a
the corner of the cusb lines. Sidewall
!space on Third street is fourteen feet OIL
each side of the ssrset and on Walnu
Twenty feet, The new Portland cemen
walk laid in front of the city hall show
the sidewalk width on Walnut street
All other sidewalks IN Yankton are sew
eral feet inside OF curb lines.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-07-18
Three transfers. ...................... Sc .6l
Wanted-A good girl for general
house work. Inquire of
Cox, ODIoRNE & Co,
Fourth annual TERRITORIAL Fair.

Fourth Annual Territorial Fair.
A copy of the premium list of the
Fourth annual territorial fair Of south
Dakota hes been received by ne. 1t is
neatly printed, well bound phamplet,
which reflects creditably on the Dakota
Bell Publishing o., who did the work.
The premium offers are very much
larger than heretofore, and number OF
new departments and classes Gncluding
an educational and juvenile Department.
have been added The list embraces III
classes as follows.
From classes to %, draft and driving
horses.
Glasses % to 4S-Cattle.
Glasses 49 to 56-Swine.
Glasses 81 to 63-Sheep.
Glasses Ga to S0-Poultry, etc.
Glasses 81 to 90-Machinery.
Glasses 81 to 94-Grsins, seeds and
vegetables.
GLASS 95-Apiary.
Glasses 96 to 100-Psntry and kitchen.
Glasses 100 to 109-Dairy.
Glasses ITO to 1l5-HortIcultare.
Glasses l16 to l34-Womsn's depart.
| ment.
Glasses 1876 to 14l-Art.
Glasses 142 to 149-Misoellaneous.
Glasses 144-Juyepile.
| Glasses l45 to 15S-Educational.
Glasses 159 to l7l-Speed.
| Among the increased offers this year
the management include that OF s65(
cash for the best county exhibits. The
purse divided as follows: 1st, $3.50; End
$3.50; Sd, 500; 4th, so. Without doub
these magnificent offers will bring ou
the grandest display OF agricultural pro-
ducts ever shown in Dakota
| The purses in the dairy department
are also increased with view to ID
creasing the interest in this growing in
dustry.
Tie educational department. is alread,
J meeting with such encouragement tha
it is expected that il will be necessar.
to erect separate building for it,. Th
/ leading educators of the territory q
p we'll as many OF the schools, are takin
hold Of this to make ii success, 8
that eastern visitors may better iudg
, of the educational advantages OF on
} territory.
ii The q. &, N. w. and the O. M. & 81.
railways have agreed TO transport ell 9!