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Telegram-herald., 1890-09-15

the corsetting in the world, or any
amount Of padding, would be useless.
We tailors can't make figures The
only thing that We can do is to try to
hide the defects as much as possible.
Now. IL lady comes 10 me who does
not wish TO wear corsets / mover argue
the case with her. / tell her that l wish
TO ct her over a corset After that she
can leave IL OF But l cut a waist diff
ferently that Is 10 be worn without a
corset / make three pieces under the
arm instead OF two; and l stitch a
piece OF strong material croeswiss over
the hip, TO keep the dress in place.
Then bone it in such a way that while
Ii is not stiff and uncomfortable, il yet
preserves the outlines Of the figure. |
have seen women look quite as neat and
trim without a corset as with one.
There Is this difficulty, however,
which Is quite important to American
women; French women don't mind il so
much. An American woman objects to
the least bit Of embonpoint below the
waist-line, and going without corset
has 4 tendency TO induce what Is called
high stoma ach; that Is ths waist-lins
Is shortened in front"
''You only At oRe-half the body I
said. ''Supposing the person was not
exactly uniform on both sides; what
then?"
IF they are not, see IL at a glance,
replied the tailor, ''and / should fit the
larger side. After the dress Is cut, IL is
easier to make it smaller on one side, il
necessary"
Monsieur Ledoux thinks that IL WON
en- had more confidence in their tsilors
they would get better effects
"A man who understands bis busi-
ness" be says. knows exactly what q
lady ought TO wear. in order 10 empha-
size her good points and conceal her
bad ones. But" and here Monsieur
again shrugged bis shoulders. "the ma
| jority OF women think they know what
want. and they will have It. and all thai
is left Is to do tho best you can But
/ there is no pleasure in making a dress
when you feel all the time that your Gus
/ toner ought not 90 have il. and ought
/ not % wear it."
Monsieur sighed deeply, and bis face
assumed an expression OF sadness a.
I be reflected upon the sacrifices be wa
obliged 70 make Of bis beloved art q
the rhius Of csprioious women
MAHGAEET MAxIoS
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-15

wshNinw = ftted over your arm n ths
sane way cus out - sc. and sewed up
and sewsd IN A collar - some stiT
material il atted and sewed on. and
there Tog sre hslf black aod bali
White Ike PRISON convict. and the
whofe business sswed fast - Tos A.
thfs stage the tailor "a called in.
and .or,es bringing a kettle ~ some
thfnr shas sssams You begin - FEEL a
tft nneasv. hut everybody books harm
less so ven keep SSH
rcuid ret fcrbea~. however, asking
What it vas. when he stesmin- kettle,
wfth hir brush lin IT, cane ny var.
That ia n-lpcd wax. was al - ex-
rlana-irn got ard s.rsigatwsy he
rs-sr to plaste- us wita rs advise
rrrrvHc3v so wcrrr this description "a
new t,-have this rart done IA cool
westhar. FOR fou't ssfnk hos wav
voaia make comfostatle iackst IN
Jair
of -nrse as socn as the var cccled &c
vas hard ara then hegan tse measur-
i-- ara mlrElna A3 ,he haes we're
dawn on ere wax srrfsce. safti it
f--k~f TfFa an outltne RAP Then
came q f.rt 81 measuring that venc down
ia hrck NeEs strsirts lne rss
srawn sv rnfe dovn tae ircnt ard an
etre~ savn sse haes, a-8 aacther
fsr~ts wise ef taa arm. Wa 3 sharp
knife she vaxsn srmcr vss siis last
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-15

shere sasse lsaes sere crasn, tz&ce -
zad So -eoz - I4k4s as taers &4s
ne. or the Gczer Azlf - u.s, eezs ia SAL
9a4 aexs l1sag 1zS tae arssS Tes
tailor ezzs e=ck. 80 ias-e&- ef sskiaZ
w141 scrt of ; dress / <4atec t@ teg4a
= tel ns ahss ! ooght - aavs- BE-
tore As nnisse1 I deetded gnat 1s knss
exactly sat as szs taking aoeQs ass
/ abandene1 sntirsly my for1er tie4s
sad goz WAaf - ts-d Ie - TIE re-
SALT NaS . dress thzt "a ~ fereser
II lsat oncs artistic 2n1 stfitsA. . pes-
fecs az. aad VERY easy ~AeN, sad Ete
tzilor Nssn rhe lntsrslss sss OYeF, Il
ean e. > tho1sani dresses fox yo4 II yoa
sish. 4Ei yoa hset trY t1en "a eat
once This model sili last A. leng as
yoa reuaia ale sa4Es Yoa are Dow
uas curious 20 kuos whzs ase uas
- be maas q sais wax maze
a eat Is al 70 pieces s4id Men
sieur LsGoux for is Ezs tie inventor
himself 40 made my tzilosgown~-
'.rhen lar it Gown r4t and cut pat
teFn Of heavy FapeE'
'*Tou see tbs Eax that = put upon
the clcth makes is impossiole FOR II 70
stretch Or get ogs of shape IA any wayt
II l were 90 dt cloth pattera upon
YOU tightly when u ~as taken % IL
would spring back iRto shape and The
pattern would bs too small Bot here
l have the exact lines % your body and
the shape Is absolutely correct"
why IS u that women can not make
dresses as we'll as menF" / asked the
tailor
Because" he replied. "a woman
pays TOO much attention 10 detail She
depends too much upon tAe effect OF
trimmings aad drspesy. Now, the only
beauty there is IN a garment IS the cor
rectness with which it follows the out
/ line OF the figure. A dress must hrst be
/ properly cut and then properly fitted,
( otherwise IL is failure Anybody,
said Monsieur, with an expressive shrug
and gesture. ''can put these things on a
dress"-indiczting ,rills and drapery,
''but no amount OF them can ever give
any style or any elegance 70 garment
that is badly cut"
| What do you think" l asked. ''oi
the notion women have lately taken OF
going without corsets? Do you think
woman can have really fine figure
! without a corsetp'
WELL" replied Monsieur. with 4
smile, "a woman either has fine figure
or she h,-n't IL she has, nothing
not even badly fitting dress-can hide
10; il Is there And If she hasn't al
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-15

T-ha tallor-gnals girl has been EAs
sabseet ~ rom aaea an p4r4.gr4ph 1nEil
49, AS bsco1as sas very r.o-1lest q
chestnaas. 4ni yss aobo'iy eFeF asst =
tas rroa8ls of 5sLlinz sAs dear gaelle
hos sas is al44e.
I assars goa is "a fsarf1l snd Noa-
asrfal process &c l. oaiy teE years
slnce he Aueriesa g.rl took is iato her
h.4t tAas = sonaa eolld aos naks =
a-esa TIE sm9otb. n8t-r. conlfcrtaD-s .
sai.s ~ rheir brosners dllsi these feu-
ialas soals EiHh eansaultaf enFy. 4na
tnsv begaa % say oas 80 another, ~ ay
caa't ws have taiior-sla1e suits, too
Whv indsedi There seemed 70 be no
rsrF good reason. save sat dress N
order - dG must needs be nE.ed, and
lsN azs Is 70 DC toze7
A GIRL might, with gsrfect impunitY.
uncover nsck And arms. yea. even bust
and shoulders. sad 20 into crowd
where avs haadred Enea might look al
hss. b1E - allow Oae poor solitary tailor
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-15

Thomas oxley. a well-knewn farmer
Of Lincoln County. ". Va. has queer
pet lis huge black make. eight
feet six inches long The snake has
bean an adjunct Of the farm for twelve
years and il considered bv Nr Oxley "a
among his more valuable possessions. It
stsvs ABOUT shs barn summer sn3 winter.
and Is the most indefstigsble extermin-
ator of rats. mice. and other vermiR
ever ownel BY Oxley. Jim. as the
snake Is called. Is perfectly tame ard
docile and answers 60 bis name as
promptly a. The family dog or cat He
is fond q being petted bv The family
ard seems 20 highly ly appreciate scts of
kindness Jim casts his coa5 at regular
intervals - twelve months. and every
one II his suits has been kept b 8r.
TvIev
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-15

CATARRH.-Thisd dreadful disease.
only 4 slight congestion 81 the mucous
mombrane Of the nose Al first, increases
with each cold until u spreads through
out the whole mucous system. auecisn&
the throat, ears, bronchial tubes, siom-
ach, etc, causing deafness, lung ois-
eases, dyspep&a aud m~ny other Gis-
tressing and dangerous complaints. A
full account Of your present cond hon
and the treatment you require, vii oe
given you free Of charge 10y Dr. :. 1lay
Todd, - Monroe-st., Room q Grand
Rapids, Mich.
II YOU are nervous. restless, irritable,
sleepless or wake after horro dreams,
tired mornings, With 4 dull headache,
bad taste in thc mouth, sometimes dis
charges. and 20 about your employ
ment without ife. energy and ambition,
desire 10 be alone, gloomy iorcbodlngs,
disposition 70 worry and fret about
trouble ahead that never comes, spells
Of feeling afraid OF uncertain, some
times loW spirits. you are suffering from
nervous debility and exhaustion ~
nerve power, which may end in utter
prostfst0n, insanity and death.
II YOU have great sense oi weakness
and Weanncss. with tired hmt'. numb
uess. trembling. pr.ckiy sensations, coid
feet and iegs, YOU are advancing - tnat
most Serious disease. pafs'ys's.
II Your head aches. feels numb and
tired. with strange sensations, ioss 81
memory. and you think win olficoiif,
or YOU are slccplers ~ ntshi. Nith GROW
sness and dul'ness during tnc Gay. tie
nerve and brain fatigue may soon fuu
into insanity or oeaih
81 H.~.rr. - Ia
not neglect tbem of they wiil enc h pay
alytis. insanity. prostfaion ~ atata
/ Asvou value youf iife oo not neglect
T tisase warnings. Tme and experience
3 have shown. and hundreds oi Startling
and narveli0us cures haye proved, that
these difaaffs are perfectly ard cam
+ plciclv cured tv DR. +. Clay TODD, No.
/ ss MCnroc. ST.. room q braud Rapids
Under the use 81 Dr s. ClaF I0ads
( remarkable remedies. al fheEe ffmp-
toms vseld e. if by magic, and strength
Z of nerves. yigof 81 brsr, vitality 50
( blood and health of body arc soon re-
( stored
ffis remedies are purely vfE table
+ and harmless, and csn only be oidaii.sa
st hls office.
pR. TODD compounds his prescfip-
tons before cac1 Tattnt In hit ot3ce.
CatslIb. deafness. fheumail lsin, nff'
rous deb sy imTsoiencf anq e. fif-
eases rcfrlhng from early ina'scfeti,iis
sna srcesses - manhood. 81 iseasef -
49, urnars organs. partial pafh fsis,
var5cocelle. fUpfufss, tHfaofs, stiNiota,
sIa cores. dreles All diseases, LIVER
and kidney coHnplslnis, hesrf 2 eisssfes.
sboffness ~ breath. back q hes1.
srtsll of lack. etc including a. iemsie
csrnfls.nts and ciToaIc diseases cDfsa
/ ouifsi 81 and permanently.
nE TODD'S Office is 81 q aonfpf 81
room 4. sfzud KaDdf. @ich.
Hs medicines agree rith tat st9fnsct
and voa car cat anything zoe ta','st'
Hf sn Sic ofhee from fin re morn
re arfI r fnt evening, every Gay
tnf -andavs
CAL. ererriv.sv. 1frend'1 islk 80
cost yea nothing.
lev Caarges rap1 Cores
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-15

nii ron ever calculate the value %
a single possso on the basis thss tae
singis tuber vas the only enc ieff IN
the world9 That ore woulS. - coprse
contain within itself So possi bilty -
restoeking tae Nori8 wita ~alaaale
article 90 feed II ene rotate voaia
prudace. whea rlaated. tut @ potatoes.
Sc ten years tAe to-si croiocf 81 taas
one poesto ~onli Sc n. 8oe. oea ESQ whieA
e8ald stocs TIE whele vor.6 W tn ssed
n shs world were reduced - sae siarls
rotAta it Feai3 be hetter tbst Lcu6oa
or ehicaee - hlotted froo the earfa
taaa fsr shat ore tuber to - iast --ss.
LOWS Eecaeilc.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-15
WAXING THEIR BUSTS
How ehs Ereneh TsIcrs Measure
Tnsn LAZY Customers

oar csrrs<ssAd.@s friss sAs rEsos.s-
H.k.ax Css1s - a. taseFFass $50
asasas.s4r Ls<t1ax- hts fAa@s Ao@ss
G.r.as- Aaa Drsss KFiaas4sazs
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-15

New Fall STYLES are arriving daily in oar AfiHf7'e,
Iet1rueaf Exclusive dealer IN Lo1e lu17qlas. I)rat-
buy elsewhere.
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-15

90 lock a. her IA her corset-eover-why,
e. would never dol the world; OF course
no. such thing vas not TO DO th0ught
ofi And so the dear creatures were, as
john Bunyan might have remarked.
much put 20 IT," until an Ingenious
Frenehnan stepped into the breach,
.nd devised WAYS and means that an
swer every Objection
The name OF this benefsctor Is
Francis X. Ledoux. and he had enough
good business tact about him to protect
hts discovery with patent
After have tOla AL about this unique
plan OF procedure. my feminine readers
viii not have the delightful uncertain
" which enjoyed. in wondering what
upon earth this or that was done for,
and what would come next, it was all so
novel
In the first place you 20 20 the tailor
aud tell him you want dress be says:
Very we'll. madam" without any ques-
ton as 20 what sort OF dress it is TO
De. or the style OF IL He measures you
about the bust and waist, whips out q
little book. saying, after looking mo-
rnsnt: "You may come next Monday at
eleven o'clock. and please be prompt ."
But, you ask. aren't 700 going TO
measure me any moro than that, and
don't YOU want 20 know"
That viii all come later, adam,
says monsieur. the tailor.
And so you have 10 20 without any
chance 20 talk il over" which Is such
. dissppointment
Well. when you get around the next
MondAy-you are taken into the back
parlor. and two lady attendants divest
you OF your rsiment. down 70 corset
and uudsrvest. and then to your utter
astonishment. an old soiled skirt is put
on you. IL seems all covered over with
grease. or something very like IL and
your wonder grows when the half Of a
waist made OF heavy black woOlen
cloth. and likewise greasy, is slipped
on you. or course IL only half covers
YOU On the other side a half waist is
put OF clean white jersey webbing,
and ths attendants proceed 70 stretch
Il over and pin IL on the black half. and
they stretch and pin until it is ss
smooth "a your skin I forgot 20 say
that = high sti1 linen collar is buttoned
round she neck. before this fitting be
gins When al Is satisfactorily pinned
you sit down, and the girls get ON theil
knees beside you, and proceed 20 sew
you up Every seam Is closely sewec
ovsF and oveE Then a piecs Of ID
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-15
ROUTED BY GRASSHoPPERs.
a F1ock OF Turkeys Put to Flight By the
voracous Insects.

Farmer James c. Fairchild, of the Up
per Pau pack region, asserted TO Scran
ton, (Pa.) correspondent of the New
York Sun that he had never known
grasshoppers to be as thick in this place
as they have been during August. In
three-acre field of late rye the insects
were SO numerous that they ate all the
blades off the stalks and sucked all the
Juice out of them before the crop was
ripe. One day Farmer Fairchild left
his white vest at the edge OF the lot,
and when he went to put it on at night
he found that the grasshoppers had
eaten hundreds of holes in il. The
grasshoppers seemed to increase sew
erald fold each day in that particular
field, and it appeared to him as though
they came out Of the ground nearly full
grown.
As soon as the rye was put into the
barn, he turned the turkeys into the
stubble. A high stone wall surrounds
the lot, and the turkeys drove the
boards OF grasshoppers ahead of them,
and gobbled up what they wanted.
One day the turkeys drove ap-
parently millions OF the insects
into corner Of the field. They
souldn't get over the wall or through 1t.
and several bushels OF the grasshop-
pers, Farmer Fairchild declared, turned
upon his focx OF turkeys and came
within an ace Of swamping them. The
fowls were completely covered with
grasshoppers. and the insects Kept com
=. IL Fac Laf . a
turkeys anslly took 70 their legs and
wings and went squalling toward tho
center OF tho lot a. though something
had scared them bali to death.
After little. ono Of the gobblers raj
lied the fock and led them back to the
corner. he gobbleG number of times
on tho way and the other tom turkeys
marched abreast Of him and gobbled de-
family at tho grssshoppors. the hcus
bringing up the rear and talking saucily
as they marched Well. up toward the
corner OF the field tho fock spread ont,
and in moment innumersble wings
were buzzing toward tho vail Pretty
soon the Qrzeshoppers were as thick in
the corner a. they had been before.
{ There vasn't room for then all. and
again they turned mon the turkeys and
{ ihe turSoys turned tail in an instant.
+ skedsddle3 across the lot and few over
F she bars iats the roadway The fowls
had plainly been badly scared bY the
+ Frasshoppers, and since then Farmer
+ Tairchlld has been unable 20 get his
+ tarkeys 70 stay in tbe RE fed ior sen
minutes a. t-e
Telegram-herald., 1890-09-15

xrss ssory - $50 frsssas@s a-r
rzssA Mea as We.

rzs.s.v tss raxer ccl1an ef : d4ily IN
s,.-sshinx kenECekg clsy O. the
-. ~ sae 0bio - g~aiAl cd gen-
,feue. u sbo4t sixty se&ss, NAo eet tor
. s,.8,eroEs lacs2s2s ~oaia bsss est
Prssi3eaf u.rzlssa 91t - nAs ~sfs.
srssszeas Con4at = s1e n@ne - ksm
49, xo4 bess in The race foF SO aana q
N.ss Cssaliae SeeEa aa3 Il al sane
sbsel Is .ais eag.
Ia ne eeautrx Jess hack g Cincinnati
thase ased - - a ssheQl tes boys kept
~ fstherlv minister naued SOFT As
an srsen, n,snldarion he ser2etlmes board
IL taosa Bows Nh8 lived slseNaere.
ana aaoar his papils ~bo lived in
The hoase we're Harrison ant Consnt-
Like every ot5er boy IA TIE school
these tao l-as snccQmbed % tie
chains of pretty Carrie Scott, the six
tee.1-vear-old daughter u the school
teacher Very soon the contest for
Miss SeotG's favor Was narrowed down
70 Harrison 2ua COnant, with post odds
slightly on the latter. Harrison Was :
dangerous rival however lle spent
nuch time indoors and around his
chsrner Conant was b0yish and spent
more tine on the playground than az
his books. When he did talk % his
sweetheart DE made good use OF his
time, for hv the close oi the session IL
was openly discussed in the school how
! Thad Conant had become the choice OF
the principals daughter
There also boarded in the house
youngster named Torian, and he was
! the cause OF all the trouble Torian was
not different from other boys save In one
thing-he had thin. girlish voice, that
sounded like pipe-organ with vox hu-
mana stop pulled out Ii was physical
/ infrmity and never changed 10 the gut
I tural tones OF manhood. This Torian
and Conant were intimate friends. One
evening Just before an examination in
some study Conant and Torian deter
mined 70 break rule by remaining up
after the retiring bell bad sounded and
studying little for the coming exami-
nation. They did not 90 TO bed at the
usual time, but remained up, though
/ they did much more idle talking than
/ studying. They were none too careful
about the pitch of their voices, and the
doctor on one OF his nocturnal prowls
in search of offenders passed the door.
lie could not overhear the conversation,
but gathered enough to make up his mind
on the course he was 10 follow.
Right after breakfast the next morn
ing DR.. Scott and young Conant met in
secret session. When the boy got out
he was nearly exploding with laughter.
Calling his fellows up he told them how
old Scott had heard Torian talking in
his room and thought it was Lizzie, the
house-girl. The miniature scandal ere
ated much fun for awhile, but 1t got tc
the ears of Miss Carrie. Her views or
the matter can best be imagined, fol
she would not have any thing more todc
with Conant. The school closed soor
afterward and Conant did not return
for the ensuing session. When he mex
heard of his youthful sweetheart it was
in connection with her marriage to Ber
Harrison.
He never saw her again. Conant told
the story on himself to representative
OF the Chicago Times, and laughingll
added that ne had other reasons thar
being Democrat for voting against Bel
Harrison
Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-14
CAPITAL CULLINGS.
Echoes From the Corridors of the White
House and Capitol

Echoes From the Corridors of the White
House and Capitol.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The United
States steamer Iroquois has been ordered
to proceed from San Francisco to Samoa,
not the Ranger, as stated yesterday.
The house committee on commerce
has ordered favorable report on the
bill for fog signal and lis ght house at
Gray's harbor, Washington.
The close of the general debate on the
silver bill in the senate has been post
poned until Monday at o'clock. The
house bill as amended by the finance
committee, has been substituted for the
senate bill.
The president has selected three of the
appraisers provided for in the customs
administration bill, and it is expected
that the names will be sent to the sem
ate on Monday. 1t is known that As
sistant Secretary Tichenor is one of the
three, and it is thought Solicitor Hep
burn is another.
The work of the Republican members
OF the senate finance committee on the
tariff bill is drawing to close. The
completed schedules of the bill, except
tobacco and sugar, have been given to
the minority. Carlisle is now engaged
in preparing the report of the minority
to accompany the presentation of the
bill to the senate.
Los Angeles herald., 1890-06-14
AT THE CAPITAL.
Valentine Made Sergeant-at-
Arms of the Senate.
Another Day Devoted to the
Debate on Silver.
Time for the General Discussion of
the Bill Extended.
The Sundry Civil Bill in the House-Civil
Service Commissioner Lyman
Censured.
Associated Press Dispatches.

WASHINGTON, June 13.-In the senate
today resolution appointing Edward
X. Valentine sergeant-at-arms of the
senate was agreed to.
The senate silver bill was taken up.
Morgan resumed the floor, but suggested
that the time of the senators in discuss
ing the amendments after the close of the
general discussion should be extended
from five minutes to ten or fifteen.
Jones, of Nevada, in charge of the
bill, thought it might be better, as sew
eral senators still desired to speak on
the subject, to extend the time for gem
eral debate until O'Clock Monday. He
asked unanimous consent for the propo-
sition.
Teller suggested that Morgan 90 on
with his speech, and said he had no de-
sire to cut OFT any senator who might
wish to address the senate on the bill.
When the time came for limitation he
had no doubt it would be extended.
Morgan therefore went on with his re-
marks.
Morgan's speech was mainly an argu-
Aldrich next addressed the senate.
He recognized the disastrous effects re-
sulting from the contraction of the cur
rency, but said abnormal initiation
would be equally injurious; complete
remedy could only be found in such
action as would open the mints of all
nations to the free coinage of silver.
Aldrich went on to state the amend
ments reported by the finance committee
to the house silver bill. and asserted
that instead of demonetizing the silver
system now in force under the law of
1878, gold was today the universal inter-
national money. Silver was not. Con-
gress could not make it so. That had to
be done by the concurrent action of all
the great countries, and until that ac-
tlon took place there could be no equal
lty between the two metals.
Stewart took the floor in reply to some
OF fAldrich' s statements. He said ift the sec
retary OF the treasury had bought$4 $4, ,OCO,-
OOO OF silver month, instead of two, we
not only would have had double stand
ard, but silver would be on par with
gold. Responding to question by
Blair, Stewart said the present law, if
executed to its maximum, would be bet
ter than any OF the pending measures.
Platt said if Stewart believed that, and
If it be correct, it seemed to him that
was ground on which all might meet to-
gether.
Stewart replied that it was his belief,
and concluded by saying that congress
shodld either take step in advance or
do nothing.
Reagan and Daniel also spoke in favor
OF unlimited coinage OF silver. Daniel
said if that was not to be the final solu-
tion of the question, it was an essential
step toward its solution. 1t could not
be antagonized, he said, that anything
less than the free coinage of silver would
bring it to par. Without concluding
his speech, Daniel yielded for motion
to go into executive session, and the
senate soon adjourned.