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Salt Lake. San Francisc and Los Angeles
Excursion Rates.


Salt Lake. San Francisc and Los Angeles
Excursion Rates.
The Union Pacific Railway company will
sell excursion tickets to SaE Francisco and
Los Angeles on the 18th OF EACH MONTH a
following nam ID rlsas:
To San Francisco, going Wis Ogden and
To San Francisco. going via Portland and
return same, $76.
To San Francisco, going via Ogden and
return via Portland. or vice versa, $50.
To Los Angeles. going via Ogden and
Sacramento and return same $50.
To Los Angeles, going via Ogden and
and Ogden, Or vice versa. 81.
To Los Angeles, going via Ogden and San
Francisco and return same, $96.
To Los Angeles going via Portland and
return via sacramento and Ogden. or vice
versa, $.o9.
To Los os, Angles sas going via Portland and
Passengers can have choice Of two routes
between Portland and San Francisco, either
by the way of the ali rail. the Mount Shasta
route, or by steamer.
The above tickets are good going sixty
days from date of sale; extreme limit six
months; stop over privileges allowed going
OF returning at any point within the limit.
The Union Pacific will also sell excursion
tickets from Helena to Ogden, Salt Lake
City and Garfield Beach, on the 18th of each
month. ut rate of $40 for the round trip;
good going ten days from date Of sale; good
of tese. ofse 4
nation; extreme limit sixty days; stop
over privileges allowed going or returning
at any point within the limit.
\ :. YxAxk Pe3. Agent
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IN PROCESS OF MAKING.
4 Fashionable Trosseau Spread out
In a Room All White
and Gold.
Sewing Women Sit on the CARPET
the Gown Occupying
the Chairs.
rhe yolul,le Modiste Explains 'he frocess
"A Love of Cloak-ESen-
ing Gown.

,e:., c,.-.srondence of TIE 1NDErENDENT.l
NV yonK. Dec n.-Have you ever seen
. foeh;onable trousseau il process OF max
inc? Very probably, and yet not IN SUCH
. manner as / shall describe. imagine d
small octaponal room lighted by RioWinR
a,ac+rjc chandelier and decorated III white
.rd cold In the eight corners OF THIS room
IN oina eight white ard gold chairs. over
avery chair imagine a shimmerlnR mass OF
l;oht and delicate silk and gauze ana iaces'
and on the floor beside it, sitting TURKISH
fashion, young sewing woman.
Tb;s ia a nicture of trousseau making IN
mo of the most fashionable establishments.
The stuffs are so costly and so easily soiied
that the seamstresses are ocne up from
head to foot in immaculate white lawn
a,rons and vet with all their care are
hardly nermitted to touch the fabrics on
which thew are employed. They SIT on the
Aoor hecanse the dainty frocks must be
Vent ont of harms and dust's way upon
the chairs.
In the middle of the little room under the
chandelier stands the modlste, plhh-
checked, plump little Frenchwomah pfettler
than most of her nation. She talks broken
Enclish yolubly. "That. madame, that ees
white corded silk, ees eet not beautiful
II ia indeed novel wedding robe. The
slight, pale, dark girl who is finishing the
ollar looks weary andcramp ed in her con
strained position, but still she sews, bending
over the rich stuff smiingly as women Will
for wedding.
..Eet must be finish tonight, for to-mor-
row eet ees worn by Mees - "Eet' has
faint creamy tone. If it were lifted from
the folds in which it lies it would be seen TO
have an old-word stateliness simple but
very charming. The standing collar is CUT
IN deep points that curl outward like the
petals of flower. Each point is edged
about with pearls and carries q heavy
dropping ostrich feather. The bodice ls
turned away from the throat in lapels.
Each lapel is edged with pearls and with
flmly rose point lace. These follow
down to the point of the long
bodice and then border it till it merges IN
the draperies. The corsage opens in mar
row, modest V partially filled with Ostrich
feathers. The elbow sleeves are very high
on the shoulders and open on the inside OF
the arm. They have pearl and lace garni
lures. The cleaning corded fabric shows
to wonderful advantage i'll the long cling
ing skirt with its feather edge and its deel
f1ounce of point lace with heading of sof
crepe set with pearls. There is no hint o
orange blossom or veil, yet, when the doc
is left ajar minute, an inqulsltlve Gus
toner looks in and SAYS: "Ah, that mus
be for wedding!'
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Copyright.
FAULT OF THE SCHOOLS.

Teaching the Children What the Little
Ones Already Know.
. lady of wide educational experience
told. the other day, this story of a small
school-boy whom she found in great dis
tress over his lessons. When she asked
what had been his particular trouble that
day, he stated this arduous problem:
IF John has two red apples, and Charles
has two, how many red apples have they
both together?'
..ls that hard?'' she said
'.yery hard,'' he said, sadly.
.'But SURELY" she replied. "you know al
ready that two and two makes four; there
can be no trouble about that?"
..Of course not was the pathetic re-
enough. Mrs. - But tie process.-It's
the process that wears me OUT
No one who has had much to do with
schools, and especially public schools, can
help seeing the tremendous force of this
infantine sarcasm. Multitudes of things
which come SO naturally, into a child's
mind that they might almost be taken
for granted, are virtually taken from him,
and offered him again iii such formal
shape, and SO environed with definitions
and technicalities aud processes" that he
is almost made unconscious that he ever
knew them. It is not confined to arithme-
tic. Many children who have grown up
under educated influences write better En-
lish-certainly more idiomatic, and often
more correct-before studying English
Rrammer than afterward. They write as
thoy speak, by ear, and tho rules confuse
more than they help. In study of natural
history have heard exercises with "object
lessons" that seemed to me expressly
oontriyed to stultify the human intellect;
and this especially in normal schools, where
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Here is en- opera cloak that belongs with |
this trousseau. It ia made of white cloth,
with yoke and standing collar of white vel
vet embroidered in outline with pale pink
roses, each rose spray tied up with gold rib
bons. In front the cloak falls straight and
full, while in the back it is plated and cut
ia the figure. The sleeves have pulled ro-
settles on the shoulders and are long and
The collar is lined with white ostrich feRth-
Here il an evening dress of gold cloth, a
soft dull cloth that looks like chGmols skin.
+ is cus with draped and pointed bodice 2.
opens at the throat in very slight point in
front and behind. and the points are IN
ished with an edge Of the yellow Australian
sable fur. Below the fur, which is very
odd looking and at the momant very fash
ionable, the points are deepened BY. an
inoh-wide band of gold passementerie jew
elSd with turquoise. The sleeves stop at
the elbows and the gold and fur border
them and run up on the inside. The skirt
IL fur-edged. and the gold and turquoise
braid is-set in Greek fret pattern about
the bottom of the polonaise.
Here il another fete dress of lavender
faille. Under the lights it glistens and
takes pinkish tone. 1t is a big splendid
border of pink ostrich feathers held
at intervals by great spray-like
appliques Of black velvet. 1t is just the
frock that this particular blonde ought to
wear. The bodice is cut in point and is
covered by fichu of pale lavender crepe
aid in plaits and hanging loose, almost
ike shawl. There are plated sleeves,
and over the back of the chair writhes and
twists big innocent snake of a..pink ostrich
Here is costume for the mother of the
bride. It is rich silver gray velvet, cut
severely en- princess, but it has high Tu-
dor collar made of a wide piece of rare old
point do Venise and wired to stand ur
stifdy at the back Of the neck and roll away
in front over pointed stomacher of silver
4 satin deliCately wrought with silver EN-.
b6oidery. The collar fronts taper to the
waist and the velvet sleeves are SO long that
the Lace cuffs reach over the hands. About
the bottom Of the skirt runs wide band OF
sable.
At tho dancing tea at Sherry's tn.
other day appeared number of pretty
gowns. One was pale pink crepe de Chine
The bodice was cut a la VERGE, with the de
colletaRe formed by lot of little tuck
; about the throat. these being held in at til,
waist BY belt of gold and silver embroi
Diary. This belt itself was very prett,
tking-quite deep under the arms but mar
sowing 70 tiny point in front SO as to Civ
V-shaped effect to the tucked bodice
From tho point of the belt fell two lon,
ends Of the embroidery, like ribbons wovel
81 silver and hung With frosted gold ant
wrist 70 ham in tiny plats and edged wit
flo giittsrinR ribbon. The elbow sleeve
uAr0 graceful IN cut and dotted here an
1hsrs With seauins.
areen crepe liss draped over gold colore
ATTN. The half low bodice was edged wit
rink ross buds and heath, and clusters &
1hsso flowers huttsred loose and held til
sIEt dTsperies. Near the bottom Of Il
in1Kfxk the Uauz0 VAS c0uOht down ur,n ~
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frills. There was Medici collar and a
little velvet bonnet with bird and pompon.
The shopper carried one of those odd new
umbrellas which have dangling red cherries
hanging by ribbons to the cherrywood han
die, and wien she moved away the sales
woman followed with her eyes. Perhaps it
WAS because the shopper was pretty, but
more probably it was because the sales
woman understood her innocent little game.
So many women who have nimble fingers
steal with their eyes the saleswoman's
Christmas novelties.
A young girl wore most striking dress at
the reception given by Sorosis to Mrs. Ken
dal. II was straight robe Of q very pale
lemon-tinted velvet with short jacket of
black velvet edged with narrow band Of
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one young pupil stands up before the others,
making believe that she knows everything
and her classmates sit before her making
believe that they know nothing. It is neces-
sarily all form and process" They 90
through the questions which the children
are supposed to ask about the object, and of
course if the real children do not ask the
right questions they must be taught to ask
them. They must wish , know what they
ought TO wish to know, and they must be
what they really desire. When the young
teacher faces real children. therefore, in
stead of studying their actual minds she
proceeds OH method previously arranged
It did not surprise me, in the discussion
which elected the anecdote with which be-
gan when a later speaker, man who had
spent many successful years rs teacher and
school superintendent, expressed frankly the
opinion that there were many schools which
simply stultifed their pupils, instead Of en-
tightening them, and when he asserted, as a
general proposition, that at least 80 per
devoted simply to teaching over again to chill
dren in a more elaborate and artificial way,
| what they already knew perfectly we'll IN
| their own way, the time being given, IN other
| words to the process" not the real thing.
It is something suppose, which all the best
| teachers will admit as an evil, and something
which they oil struggle against all the time.
| At some points certainly there has been much
| Improvement made; thus reading and spell
ing are Taught far more easily than they
once were. and in less mechanical way.
The same is true in many schools, with
grammar. geography and history; and when
one considers what large schools our teach
ers have, and of what heterogeneous ma
teriais, and under what uncertain super
vision, one may we'll wonder that they &C.
complish as much as they do. They GER
tainly achieve almost everywhere some
training in the elementary duties OF obed'
fence, order. self-control, patience and pro-
priety. This is much: and the time is com
ing when they will impart more of the sub
stance of intellectual training with less OF
the process. Bazaar.
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yellow sable fur. Two great panels Of black
velvet opened over the lemon-oolored petit
coat in direct line of continuance with the
Jacket. With this costume was worn broad
hat of black velvet with white and lemon
tinted ostrich plumes.
Threading its way through the crowded
ranks of pedestrians l noticed this after
noon a dress of grayish-gresn and gray
plaids bordered with curly astrakhan. The
skirt fell in perfectly plain straight panels
and the bodice was finished with an astrak-
han vest and soft high folds of gray silk at
the throat matching the gray bonnet with
grayish green pompons.
At recent wedding in Brooklyn woman,
oriental enough in style for Cleopatra, wore
dress of yelloW-figured India Crepe with
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-14

girdle of rich gold passementerie and fllets
Of gold for the hair. With her WAS a matron
in regal dress of heavy pampas in black and
gold, with filmy lace draping the front of
the costume. A velvet vest appeared be-
tween the fronts of the polonaise of PAM
pas open from the bosom and falling behind
in a train. There was a lace fichu at the
throat upon which sparkled diamonds.
ELLEN OSBORN.
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The World Enriched !.

The facilities of the present day for the
to the material welfare and comfort of
mankind are almost unlimited and when
Syrup of Figs was first produced tho world
was enriched with the only perfect laxative
known. rs it is the only remedy which is
truly pleasing and refreshing to the taste
and prompt and effcctual to cleanse the
system gently in the sprinRtime, or, in fact,
at any time, and the better il is known the
more popular it becou 1.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-14

Holmes & Coutts N. Y. Fancy Crackers,
Extra California Fruits,
Schuma kers avena and farinaceous articles,
Pure kettle-rendered Lard
All leading brands of Champagnes,
Choicest Brandies, Whistles, Wines, etc.,
Direct importers Havana Cigars,
Montana agents leading brands Key West
Cigars,
Choice Havana Filled and Domestic Cigars,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20
The TMosexcs.

Men do not love the women so
much as they love to have the
women love them.
When you have found e poor girl
who is said to be pretty You have
found a really pretty girl.
Women are most sensible when
among women, and men are most
sensible when among mon.
Some women are never pleasant
to their husbands only when there
is some other women around.
The men with The greatest sorrow
arc the men who say the least.
The man never renews his youth
but once woman renews hers
every time she puts OH a new dress.
The corset is friend to all the
fat wear it to make them look thin.
and the Thin wear it to make them
look fat. -Erctopge,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20

day newspaper, but infer thotit was
a. expression Of opinion in favor of
healthy and rational amusclnents,
and -nnctiouiug dcnciug and thea
tcr-going, SO long as not indulgod
In 20 excess. We do not suppose
that he recommended indiscrimi-
naJc dancing and thcatcr- going, but
there - no better form OF social
enjoyment nor healthier exercise
than moderate dancing, nor can
there he any harm in attending a
high class opera or Electrical per-
formance. The human mind and
body demand some recreation and
diversion from the tolls and troubles
Of everyday life, and If everybody
who goes to the theater and dances,
is to be kept ont of church and
refused admission to the "better
land" it will be very lonely over
there. Iheater-going and dancing
when INDUCED in to excess, may be
harmful and injurious, but the
same may be said Of anything else,
even religion, for the worst and
most dangerous cranks and fanatics
we ever had, were religious cranks
ETC., but why argue this question
when it has been cussed and dis
cussed 50 often before. "Actions
speak louder than words" in this
world. and as for the other, we
don't profess to know much about
it true we have heard a heap. but
hearsay is no evidence.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20
AMONG OUR EXCHANGES.
The Heart OF the AiIeghanies.

Writing Of trip across the
mountains of West Virginia, gift
ed journalist says:
Twilight on the grade is grand.
The mountain SUBMITS look like
the brshy tops CT trees. The sun
has disappeared in ball of fire at
his jumping-off place, but the viv-
id hight of the western sky by the
still upturned illumining face below
the horizon is in marked contrast
to the gathering shades behind the
rushing train. From shelf to shelf.
from crag to crag, from brink to
brink, we almost fly. Like u flash
ing transformation, rendiug almost
past belief the fact that the scene is
in the midst of the Alleghanies,
comes hit of landscape gardening
with all the beauties Of walks and
hedges and bright hucd flowers,
mountain brooklet tumbling
through the ccnter-Buckhorn wall,
the most noted and most admired
view that can be had from any
known pointinthe Allegheny range.
TO enable the road to span the ire
mcndous gorges, massive wall of
cut stone was erected for distance
of several hundred feet, and more
than hundred iect above the
foundation rock. AS the river
makes an abrupt turn at right an
giles, Il deep canyon is opened up
for miles. Range after range OF
mountains disappear behind each
other. The shadowy outlines Of
single peaks steal ont through the
haze"
This beautiful scene is on the
Baltimore and Ohio r. II. near
Rowlesburg VIVA. The entire line
from the Potomac to the Ohio is q
majestic panorama Of the grandest
views on the continent and all en-
dowod with historic interest.
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Noms PancrLnw.

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press notice TO the contrary are con
sidered as wishing to continue their
subscription.
If subscribers order the discontin-
uancc Of their periodicals, the pub
Usher may continue to send thom
until all arrearages are paid.
If subscribers neglect or refuse to
take their papers from the Office to-
which tits directed, they are respon-
sible until they have paid for the
same in full and ordered l. discon-
tinucd.
If subscribers move to other places
without informingthc publisher and
the papers are sent to the former
direction, they are held responsible.
The courts have decided that re-
fusing to take periodicals from the
office or removing and leaving them
uncalicd for is prima facle evidence
Of intentional fraud, and the sub
scribcr throws himself liable to
prosecution.
If subscribers pay in advance they
arc bound to give notice to publish
crs at the end Of their time il they
do not wish 10 continue takciug it;
otherwise the publisher is author
lied to send 10, and the subscriber
viii be responsible unless au express
notice, with payment for all arrcar-
ages, is sent to publisher.
TIE latest postal laws arc such
that newspaper publishers can ar
rest any one for fraud who takes q
paper and refuses to pay for it.
Under this law the man who al
lows IBIS subscription TO run along
for some time UNPAID and he orders
it discontinued, or tells the post
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20

THE Clarksburg Ne10S came out
last week under new management.
1t has been purchased by Messrs.
Camden and Hoffman Sommers, and
win continue to do business at the
old stand. Its politics will still be
all wool and u yard wide, democratic
and as the new owners are very able
and entorprising young men, we
have no doubt of the continued sue
cess of the NerS as one of tie best
local papers in the State.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20
As BLACK AS PAINTED.

When think OF the towel
The oid-fashionod towel.
That used TO hang up by the printing.
house door,
think that nobody.
Ia the days Of shoddy.
Can hammer ont iron.to wear as II wore.
The tramp who abused Il.
The devil who usc,iH,
The comp. who got Il when these
two were gone.
The makeup and foreman,
The editor, poor man.
Zach rubbed som. Crime of for tho
heap he put on.
In. over, ard under.
Twas blacker than thunder.
Twas harder than poverty, roughor
than sin.
For the roller suspended,
IL never was Bonded.
Ard II fieppod On the wall like ban
ncr Of tin
II grew thicker and roueher,
And harder and tougher.
And daily put on an mixer hue;
Until, one windy morning,
without any warming,
II fell to the floor aud was broken In two
Il. :. nuRDETTE-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20
ADVERTISING

Toli ipc not Ga mouuful numbers"
Advcrtising doesn't pay.
For Tire mans non c0mpoe nents
Who would -uch absurd tiines say.
"ife o. real life g. e,ruot"'
AND the mpu who hopes 90 rico
10 success ore ems calling
Nu.i aspect 20 advertise.
In the world broad Ge.d ~ tatto.
In che conflicts of tea. iife,"
Advest.s.ng IS The secret
Of achievement in the .rife
Live. - tich i1eu an remind ~.
We can make our own sublime"
And 10y liberal advertising
TO the highest summit climb.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20

THE Wheeling Register came out
last week in a NEW dress of minion
and brewer, which gives it quite a
handsome appearance. 1t looks so
much brighter and frcsher, and we
are glad to note this evidence Of
enterprise and good taste on the
part of the Register, the best paper
in the State, not excepting tie West
Virginia ARGUS.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-03-20
SAM JONES.
Some of Ills Sayings Caught on the
Fly.

Some of Ills Sayings Caught on the
Fly.
God never called me to preach
like other men, nor other men to
preach as l do, though some have
tried it and got badly left.
God Almighty made me just Us
am, and ] have never iuterfercd
with the job one particle.
I'll promise you one thing-to
tell you the truth so it Will stick to
you like a cockleburr to an old
sleeps wool. It'll be there when
you shear him.
l don't mean by an honest man
one who pay1 his debts. That's the
meauest kind Of honesty. Any
man of sense or decency will do
That if he can.
Some church people, however, are
afraid to wall, along some streets
for fear OF meeting a man they owe
and won't pay. They do business
as agents" and board with their
wives in order to successfully rob
their creditors.
Ia go to the chain gang and stay
there before I'd ever write my name
"Sam Jones, agent" for my wife.
God Almighty never bestowed a
greater blessing on any community
than giving 1t good game preacher
who doesn't fear man or devil. lie.