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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-26

tier closed. with their puts and bows.
Next | examined the hats and saw one
pretty little bonnet of black lace, with q
bunch Of pansies in front, beside which
sprang up small curved gold wires, all
covered with emeraids and rhinestOnes.
which made the little bonnet sparkle all
over. There was a big hat OF pale, wiry
straw that had straw ornaments In front,
some straw-colored velvet, and an i'm
mense Jet butterfly. / saw a number OF
hats largely trimmed with jet. hats both
big and small. One was made on a finely
braided openwork frame. with broad rim.
had lace and tips on II, and great
quantity OF jet in the shape OF large
ornament that stood up in front.
There was a pretty raspberry hat. AS
one woman said: 1T was quiet enough
for the street and pretty and fancy
enough for evening wear" This was a
rather small shape, made OF row upon
row OF dull gold braid, Il fancy braid with
a small scallop. In the front rose simply
a beautiful hollyhock In velvet OF genu-
inc raspberry shade. The stem was NY
green. looking well with the dull gold
and the blossom. At the back there were
a few knots OF velvet ribbon 10 match the
hollyhock.
Mignonette is very popular for trimming
old hats that need freshening. One sees
considerable wheat, too. although these
are not the days for IL. One evening bon
net is trimmed all with fine wheat and
lavender velvet. with a touch here and
there OF bright gold
Have you seen the new siiksg They
are very fresh and fair, with their small
flower punches printed on pale grounds.
The rainbow silks are quite dazzling.
Not only are they shot with two colors
on the surface-say sage and old rose-and
aecked with another. but beneath you
see all the shades OF the rainbow subtly
shaded. one into the other. SO gradually
that you can discern no dividing line.
Then there are more bright plaids. for
the plaid In silk seems to have come to
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-26
THEWOMAN OFFASHI0N
SPRING YOVELTIES SEEN IN n
WINDOW.
New Hats and How They Are Trimmed
The Pretty Parasol and Its Prettier
Coyer-Two Spring Gowns.

NEW YORK. Feb. &.--"C'est tres jollie'"
uttered in a tone OF admiration, first
caught my ear as 1 stood in front Of that
beautiful window, and 1 turned 10 dis
cover two French ladies volubly talking
and earnestly gesticulatiug as they re-
garded the novelties. "Es muy oonita'
came next. and two more ladies' passed
Judgment in words that / could not catch.
Then I heard, in more familiar language
''Wie hupsch"'
What has become of the rue Yankee.
/ thought. Is she. then. indeed, 10 more?
And how relieved ! felt when gay
creature stepped up to the same point of
observation and cried, with more enthr-
siasm than all the others combined,
isn't II Just perfectly lovely"
But they were all right. 1 quite agreed
with them; IL was a beautiful window,
with soft, pale-yellow silk stretched
across. and on it laid most delicate para
soils and fans painted in brilliant color
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-26

ings. on small upright stands were
placed some exquisite spring hats.
The parasols were worthy Of the deepest
admiration. [ paid them full homage.
Those handles were the prettiest things
| had seen for a long tine. There were
three lying rolled in their covers. The
paraso cover of to-day is rot a thing
to be dis. arded or LEFT at home. 1t Is
just as attractive as any Iart Of the
shade one was a pale-green silk, with
fine gold satin stripes very far apart,
running through It. At the top ard bot
tom Of the cover was a big loose pun
Of the same m ,terial tied with silk cords.
The handle was white. with a bunch OF
violets on the knob and a big green bow
a little below.
The second was a heavy corded silk In
yellow, with the same puffs on the cover.
and with beautiful pearl handle almost
covered with a network OF gold. And the
third was lavender, striped like number
one, with gold, and the handle thereof
was also white. with a cameo set at the
top surrounded with small briiiants.
There were also some open parasols all
in fine lace. but they looked much pref
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-26
Carving the Dnck


We all look on with anxious eyes
When father carves the duck.
And mother almost always slghs.
When father carves the duck.
Then all OF us prepare to rise
And hold our bibs before cur eyes.
And be prepared for some surprise.
When father carves the duck.
He braces up and grabs a fork.
WIENER he carves a drck.
And won't allow soul 10 talk.
Until he's carved the duck.
The fork Is jabbed into the sides.
Across the breast the knife he slides.
While every careful ferson hides.
From flying chips Of duck.
The piatter's always sure 10 slip.
When father carves a duck.
And how IL makes the dishes skip,
Potatoes ny amuck'
The squash and cabbage leap I'm space.
We get some gravy i'm our face.
And father mutters Hindo0 grace
Whenever ne carves a duck
We all have learned 20 walk arounc
The dining room and pluck
From off the window sills and walls
Our share of fathers duck
While father growls and blows and laws
And swears the knife was fun OF flaws,
And mother jeers at him because
He cannot carve a duck.
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stay. II has wonderful way Of reliev-
Ing quiet costume, and is becoming 10
nearly every one.
But the tram is az least more endurable
than the dreaded hoopskirt Let us Ia
deyoutly thankful that TIE Princess ~
Wales has declared against #. IL london
society does not take II up there Is soma
hope for the poor American woman. mar
can do nothing but follow London's or
Paris leading. Besides being grateful "a
the Princess Of Wales. should not the
women OF the land also extend a vote e
'thanks TO the honorable gentlemen who
have so kindly endeavored to relieve ,hei-
distress by introducing bills IN the L.ogis-
lature against the dreadful thing II was
most thoughtful OF them. and we feel
sure their act was prompted by no sell
fish motive.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-26
A HacheIor's Dilemma.

NJ, lady Is lovable, noble and kind'
TOO noble for me, am sure
cha,s the oueen of all women, rich' true
7 am only gay hearted and poor.
She's a leader of fashion. has homo
OF her own,
Her mansions are wondrous fair.
am only a poet, l live all alone;
NV castles are all in the air.
Alas. she's too wealthy and stylish for
me, go,
Vet I love her far more than my life,
But I'm too proud TO marry; l never could
be
A man that's maintained by his wife.
I'VE were made for each other" o. this
I am sure,
She likes me, know by her eyes;
But. alas, she's SO wealthy and / am SO
poor,
I cannot support such prize.
Then what In the world should bache-
Tor do
Who is busted teetotally fiat?
Why, I'll ask for her hand. and her Dig
fortune, too.
Then work to support her with that.
Larry Chittenden. Poet-Ranchman.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-26
MOONRISE IN VERONA.

We sat sequestered from the gaslIght's
glare
The smashing soldiers with their long
cigars.
And saw. above the pleasure peopled
square.
The sea Of night aglow with beacon
stars.
Against the sky. in Jagged outline. rose
The serried roof-tops in a grim gray
blur.
And. reminiscent Of unnumbered woes.
The mighty ancient amphitheatre.
Then Powered the moon. and flung a
radiant Jet
OF silver light, the while we thrilled TO
know
The self-same orb that looked on Juliet
The seif-same moon that shone on
Romeo.
Clinton Scotland in Peterson for Feb
Tuary.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-26

Good night I have to say good night
To such a host OF peerless things!
Good night unto that fragile hand.
All queenly with its weight OF rings.
Good night to fond uplifted eyes,
Good night to chestnut braids or hair.
Good night unto the perfect mouth,
And all the sweetness nestled there!
The snowy hand detains me-then
I'll have 10 say good night again
But there viii come a time. my love.
When. II ! read our stars Alright
I shall not linger by this porch
With my adieus. TIL then. goodnight.
You wish the time were now? And l.
You do not blush to wish 1t so?
You would have biushed yourself to death
To own so much n year ago.
What. both these snowy hands? An.
81. then,
I'll have to say good night again.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-26

where you going. my pretty MAO
I'm going TO Dakota, sir. she sa'o
MAY go with you, my pretty ,"l
DO you wish a divorce. too' SIT s"'
said.
whats your fortune. my pretty mara
"My alimony, SIR" she said
"rhen can't marry you. my p's''s
maid?" s,,a .,, ,,hs
a''~~' Puck.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-26

sort Of an advertisement. At home a for
lorn individual begs you piteously for ten
cents to buy soup for his dying mother or
starving children--the more agonizing the
tale the better. In the South a good-looking
negro woman accosts you demurely from
within her sun-bonnet and remarks de-
mandingiy. please help me TO a dime
to buy some pie" She seems surprised
when you decline. You find the streets
full OF all sorts OF people-the better
class wandering leisurely along. the poor
people blocking UP the corners.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-26
A Considerate Girl.

"a kiss upon this valentine
I press" he wrote to her.
1--WE placed II underneath this line;
I hope you won't demur."
II DO not want the kiss you sent"
She answered. mot at all!'
But just because 1t was we'll meant
I'll keep II till you call"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-26

That awful Crinoline-Hints To Women
ofthe Times-FRshiop's Whinas-Tha
Unmarried Woman's Sphere.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-02-26
READING FOR WOMEN.

THE DUCHESS a" NEW STORY "orE
WIN THE Old LOYE."
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-14
WHEN TO REST.
Also Just What Processes Will Prove Use
Hal to the Worker.

Also Just What Processes Will Prove Use
Tai to the Worker.
To possess youth when she is seventy
should he the aim of every woman
worthy the name. How she will have
to act in order to attain that end is best
known by each individual. But there
is one rule which as'Paes to all. That
is-rest-
The time to rest is notcunfined to the
hours between nine and six or ten and
seven, although it is necessary to OBJ
serve that period. The time to rest is
when one is tired: not when one finds
time to rest. When the woman who la
bors all day gets home at night it is time
for her to rest. She should stretch her
self cut ON the floor, close her eyes, and
dismiss thought. In five minutes she
may get mp. Then she should rest
the muscles of ner neck by bathing in
hot water; she should nest her eyes by
washing them in water. She should
rest her head by brushing her hair un-
til the strained feeling that belongs to
coils and 'braids is gone. She should
rest her feet with fresh shoes. She
should try the restful influence of a
fresh gown. Then she is ready for
dinner, which should also be a restful
thing, utterly unlike the breakfast
eaten m n business suit, with the days
work head, and the luncheon snatched
in the middle, of the day.
Then she should have her evenings
recreation and then her restful bath.
After thgt the long nights sleep will
make her as fresh and young for the
next days work as though she were
not a Woodworking wonan.-N. Y.
W<,rld
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-14
VENTILATION OF HIVES.
How to Keep the Bees In Good Condition
in Winter.

How to Keep the Bees in Good Condition
in Winter.
Bees like other living creatures must
have fresh air, the right temperature.
right degree of dryness and such foods
as nature has provided for them to per-
petuate the numerical strength of the
hive and to keep them in good working
order A writer in the American Bee
journal says: 1t is instructive to read
and ponder on the various opinions OF
bee-keepers on different topics pertain
ing to the business. I would like to
call attention to the matter of ventila-
ton in winter. Some advocate bottom,
some top, and others think because the
bees in their natural state close up all
crevices with propolis that ventilation
is not necessary. ! recollect few
years ago friend of mine got
colony of bees on shares. The box was
about eighteen inches high, and about
twelve by twelve in other dimensions.
This box was placed on blocks of wood
about one and half inches high, from
the bench on which it was placed, and
there it stood in summer and winter, in
the same condition for about ten or
twelve years, the colony always being
among the first to swarm in the spring.
Some seven or eight years ago this
same man had three top swarms come
off at the same time, and cluster to-
gether. and nothing but a log-house or
log-barn to hive them in, but he
thought of an old salt barrel, which
he got, and. placing sticks across it, he
hived the bees in it They filed the
barrel about two-thirds full the first
season, and the next season filled 1t up.
The following spring a neighbor bought
it, paying twelve dollars for 1t, and
helped him remove it. There were sew
eral cracks in the barrel that a man
could run his finger in, and we had to
do it up in cloths to keep the bees in.
In both of the above cases the bees
wintered nicely. I noticed the past
winter the older and more open my
hives were the fewer bees died. and as
a rule are better than most of those in
close hives
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-14
DISASTROUS DISEASE.


The Nature and PrOpar Treatment ~
Gepes In Fowls.
This disease often destroys whole
broods of younG chicks. It is caused by
threadlike reddish worms that live in
the throat or windpipe Of the poultry.
These cling to the walls, sucking tho
blood Of the parts. One worm wilt pro-
duce 1000 to 5000 eggs. The hatchiog
of the egg occurs only when it is kept
constantly moist and at temperature
of about 68 degrees Fahrenheit. If the
temperature is below go degrees the
eggs will not hatch. but will retain
their vitality for year or more, pro-
vided they are kept moist. When the
affected fowls cape and choke for
breath some of the worms are elected
into the water troughs where the fowls
frequently congregate, evidently try
ing to allay the Inflammation in the
windpipe by drinking copionsly. The
elected worms or eggs are greedily
taken by other fowls present or the
water containing them is drunk, thus
spreading the disease and in large
focks producing a veritable epidemic.
The best remedy is prevention
Keeping fowls on dry permeablei
soil Feed generously, including
chopped onions or garlic occasion
ally. Wash out the water trough or
pan daily with boiling water. II gapes
is present among the fowls, separate
the sick ones, add to each quart OF
drinking water four fluid ounces OF q
solution of salicylic acid, made by dis
solving sixteen grains of the dry acid
in four fluid ounces of clear boiled rain
water. The pen In which the sick
fowls are kept should be as dry as pos
sible, and the ground should be sprin.
killed. twice daily with water, to each
quart of which add four fluid ounces OF
commercial sulphuric acid. Where only
a few fowls are affected bit of CAM
phor about the size of a grain OF wheat
may be forced down the throat OF each
and will by its odor kill the worms.
One drop of turpentine dropped into
the Threats has given good results.
Powdered asafetida, ten grains per
head, may be fed in q mash of corn
meal Chopped garlic or strong smell
ing onions will also be found beneficial.
Turpentine rubbed on the outside of
the throat will sometimes cause the
worms to let go their hold. The use of
small feather or hair loop, dipped in
turpentine and thrust down the wind
pipe of the sick fowl, is often effective.
The worms may either be withdrawn
or else coughed out by the chick.-Ger
aid Mccarthy, in Far m and Home.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-14

ticularly difficult. The banks caved and
slipped in together SO that part of them
had to be shoveled out twice. Then
when tried to bore down through the
hardpan it was a very tedious job. l
got down about three feet and every
thing as dry as could be, and was dis
couraged and about to give up when
saw the CLEAN of water, and with
another effort passed clear through the
hardpan into the gravel. The water
rose surprisingly fast. and flowed out
in volume that half filed a four-inch
tile AS soon almost as this stream
started other small streams that were
coming up by the side of the ditch
ceased to run, and now it is all as dry
there as can be desired, although it
would have mired duck before we be-
gan.
Thoroughness in tile draining is es-
sential. Better not attempt than to
try and half succeed. E. Wing, in
Country Gentleman.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-14
GOOD HABITS FoR BABIES.
Few Pertinent Hints to Young Mothers
bv One Who Knows.

a Few Pertinent Hints to Young Motheru
bv One Who Knows.
Baby is bundle of habits, and
whether they be good or bad ones de-
ponds almost entirely upon the first
few weeks of his existence. I have
known a few babies with regular
habits to have occasional unaccounta-
BILE fits of crying, but I have never
known one with irregular habits who
did not have regular crying spells,
which its poor mother called .the three
or six months collie, according to the
age of the baby.
A baby has just one thing to do for
the first few months of his unsolicited
existence, and that is to grow. In
order to do this to the best of his
ability and under the most favorable
circumstances he must eat. sleep, be
held and bathed by the clock
Few monthly nurses have the sense
to begin right with a baby, and tho
mother must see to It that the utmost
regularity is enforced. If you have a
set time for each of his youthful occu-
pations you can be pretty certain when
he cries what he is crying for; if it is
near the time for feeding he will know
,, it without the clock as well as you do
with it. II you have ne 1..,. .r hours
you VIII be much more ikel,; 70 torce
food upon him when he Is not hungry
and to try to make him sleep when he
is not sleepy.
Don't let your dearest friend peep at
him when he is asleep. Mothers owe
many hours of care and painful nursing
| of their fretful infants to their own
vanity. which prompts them to show
the precious charge to caller who
must kiss ''the pretty DEAR" and who
| generally succeeds in waking him from
his peaceful slumbers.
1t is a very mistaken plan, too, tc
try to accustom n baby to noise
Mothers often declare that their babies
must get used to the distractions OF
family life and learn to sleep through
the rackets of the older children, the
rafting of papa's newspaper and the
hum of the sewing machine. This is a
most unparalleled piece of idiocy. II
you can by any means compass quiet
| corner for baby's cradle and you value
| your peace of mind or his health, by all
means do SO. How would you like te
be forced to take your maps in boile,
factory.
| / always lose my temper, and very
| justly. think, with mothers who de
clare that their babies shall not be
rocked. There is no sense in jogging
a baby as earnestly as if you were
churning butter, but the gentle sway
ing motion of a hammock lightly
touched never did harm to young O,
| old. See to it that the baby acquire:
| good and regular habits. but don't al
| low yourself to have absurd whins-
! n. Y. Recorder.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-14
August
Flower !,

am ready to testify under oath
that If it had not been for August
Flower I should have died before
this. Eight years ago ! was taken.
sick. and suffered as no one but
q dyspeptic can. I employed three
Of our best doctors and received
no benefit. They told me that ] had
heart, kidney, and liver trouble.
Everything I ate distressed me 80
that / had to throw It up. August
Flower cured me. There is no med
icine equal to it. LoRENxO r.
SLEEpER, Appleton, Maine. 81
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-14
PITH AND POINT.


The wounds made bv friend are
the ones that smart the most-Ram,s
Horn.
DID you tell the lady, herself?n
mo; thought the news would be bet
Ter broken by the servant."-Puck.
When man gets into a peck of
trouble he is quite content to hide his
light under a bushel.-BostonC Courier.
~ Fold You So.-Will-"What is
Tomson's political persuasion?'' Bill
1T is impossible to tell until after cleo
tion."-Yankee Blade.
Many young man has a great
future ahead of him. The great diff.
Guilty is that it persists in keeping
there.-Washington Star.
Many man would find that win
dow in Heaven would soon open, if he
would but stop grumbling and begin
TO praise his wife.-Rani's Horn.
do you think that the lady who is
moving in above you is nice?" ssOh.
dear, yes Why, she noticed that baby
had two teeth before she had been in
the house two hours.
Have You a good ear for music?"
ne inquired of the young man who is
Dosn matter-ot-faot anns:.ssent-minded
= On. Sn xnow," was the reply; ..Inever
tried to play on t."-Washington Star.
As She Saw It-He-'Isn't il love-
~ here? We couldn't have chosen a
better place for our honeymoon than
this" She-''No. I was just thinking
1t ever had another I'd have it here. -
"A Great Traveler.-Head of Firm
'Have you had much experience as a
travelling man?' Applicant-"I should
say had. have just walked home
from the Worlds fair."-Detro;t Free
Press.
Hard Observation-Disclosures
lie, did you tell your sister was down
stairs?" Willie-"Yes" Featherstone
-''And what did she say?' Willie
"She said it never rained but it poured. -
Detroit Free Press
One reason why some great men
are more appreciated by posterity
than they were by contemporaries is
because their remarks have been
through the hands of so many clever
demonstrating Star.
Prince Bismarck says that when
we read a medical book we are likely
to conclude we have all the maladies
1T describes. But when we read a book
on morals we seem TO think it is our
neigh5or who has all the maladies it
describes.
-0ae day Jonas and Priscilla Were
out an the yard watching the ants.
"Noev, perhaps that big fellow there "
said Priscilla, els some little ones
uncle, Jonas?" ''That might be-" re-
turned Jonas, land isn't it funny that
he is an aunt, Observation-Disclosures
Times.
Dear me. Uncle Ephraim?" his
niece exclaimed, as she met the old
gentleman in the hall way, ''you don't
know how surprised 1 am to see you
Did you travel all the way from Yer
mont alone?" ''Naw," he replied,
deeply offended at the question, as he
put his carpet-bag down. There were
forty or Fifty people on the same tram
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1893-09-14
wages Paid for Farm Labor.

Secretary Rusk made an interesting
contribution to the industrial statistics
Of the country in his published report
ON the wages of farm labor Ia the
United States. His tables show that
in 1855 monthly farm wages, exclusive
OF board, were as follows: In eastern
states, s33. 81; middle states, $40. So;
southern states, SIG. SO; western states,
e25. "a; mountain states, s27. %: Pacifi c
states. $500, the average being $s6.67.
The lowest point was reached in 1879,
when the average was $500 From that
time. however, they have steadily in
creased until at the present time they
are: In eastern states, go. -: middle
states, ~. IS; southern states, $3.50;
western, e92.61; mountain, S22.61; Pc
cific, $50. IS; the average per month for
the whole year being GIG. So