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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-29
COlOred Dress StuffS

We are showing the finest products of the best
European and American manufacturers. Including a
rich and beautiful assortment of exclusive novelties
in styles designed especially for Wedding Gowns,
Going-away Gowns, Visiting and Reception Gowns.
Dame Fashion dictates that rough effects shall
predominant. Some of the newest In these are:
BAYADERE BOUCLE,
MANCHESTER TWEED,
SHAGGY CAMEL'S HAIR,
COARSE-TwII.L CHEvIOT,
ALI-wOOL AND SIL.K-AND-wOOL NOVELTY
MIXTURES
ZIBIILNES,
ILLUMINATED CAMEI'S HAIR
And many other novel effects in English, French
and German cOnceits.
For those of Quieter tastes have variety Of
weaves in the smoother surfaces, such as
SATIN COVERT,
ARMURE GRANITE,
VIGOUREAUX, &C.,
And a number Of staple weaves and colorngs.
ALSO THE CHOICEST FRENCH AND GERMAN
ONE-OF-A-KIND NOVELTIES, EXCLUSIVE
STYLES IN DRESS PATTERN LENGTHS ONLY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-29
Dress Garniture.

For this We went direct to Paris, where these
dainty, exquisite things made. Passementeries
and Braids will be more popular than ever this
season, and blacks will be In the lead. We have
prepared accordingly. The favorites will be;
JET VANDYKE POINTS,
and q inches long.
CUT JET POINTS,
inches long.
CUT JET VANDYKE POINTS,
3h and inches long.
CUT JET PASSAMENTERIE,
and 2h inches wide.
BLACK SILK PASSAMENTERIE POINTS.
TO- Is and 30 inches long
BLACK SILK APPLIQUE POINTS,
inches long.
SILK APPLIQUE INSERTION.
Ia to inches wide.
CUT JET EDGE,
n inch wide.
CUT JET PASSAMENTERE
to Al inches wide.
CUT JET GIRDLES
BLACK SILK GIMP VANDYKE COLLARS
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24

a report on the uncultiyated hast
fbers Of the United States has been is
sued from the United States department
Of agriculture Among the plants dc.
scrlbcd are species found in every Sec
ton Of the United States, from Maine
to Florida and from Minnesota to Ari-
iona. Some Of them are jute substi-
tutes, while others, if cultivated. would
produce a fiberriyaling hemp There are
five full page illustrations of prominent
species. Over 40 fiber plants are treated
in the report, the history Of 20 forms
being given III full, with statements
regarding past efforts and experiments
toward their utilization Special chap
ters are devoted to the milkWced fbers.
okra, cotton stalk fiber, the common
abutilon-lnovn commerciallya as Chi
IA jute, " but growing in the fence cor
ncrs Of every western farm-Colorado
river hemp and many others.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24
A SINGING MOUNTAIN.
Nevada Has "A Musical Wonder That Has
Long Puzzled PROJECTORS.

la the Iruckec mining district. down
'io lruclcc river near Pyramid lake. is
situated Ncvuda's musical mountain
ms mountain was first discovered by the
white settlers i'm 1863, at which time
There was some excitement i'm regard ia
the mines found in its ncghborhood. The
discoveries were a party of prospcctors from
the C0mstOck
Ihcy had pitched themselves at the foot
OF the mountain and for few evenings
thought themselves bewitched. Each
evening little after dark, when the air
was calm and all was quiet "a mysterious
concert began Out from the face of the
big mountain were waited soft strains
thaI seemed To cause the whole atmos-
phcrc to CULVER rs they iloated over the
camp The music then appeared TO pass
over until ii was far, far away and almost
lost IN the distance, when, beginning with
tlnkiing as of many silver bells, there
would be II fresh gush of sweet notes from
the mountain
During the daylight hours little of the
mysterious music was heard, and it was
soon settled that it was not caused by the
wind y spring near which the explorers
had pitched their tent afforded the only
good camping grounds in the neighbor-
mood ana as each new party of prospect.
orS arrived at the spot the wonder grew
some Piute Indians who came along
ma camped at the spring were found TO be
acquainted with the peculiar musical
character Of the mountain They called
II the singing mountain"
some OF the men collected in the camp
became moro interested in the mountain
than IN prospecting and gave most of
thclr time To an investigation of the mys-
terry OF the musical sounds heard TO pro. |
coed from 1t. They found that the whole |
lace OF the mountain was covered with |
thin flakes of hard crystalline rock. There |
were immense beds Of these flakes. The
Investigators concluded that the musical
sounds heard proceeded from this loose
huge drifts of which seemed Co
De gradually working their way down
Ihe steep face Of the mountain.
At all cycnt>, the strains heard at the
foot of the mountain in the evenings still.
ness seemed to be produced by the uniting
and blending Of the myriads of bcll-like
lnklings proceeding from the immense
beds of slaty debris creeping, glacierlike.
lOWn the slope.
This solution of the mystery Of the mu-
zeal mountain is the only one worthy of
notice. rs no mines of value were found.
he ui lrict was soon deserted and has |
lncc s'.Com been visited. Therefore few
HccPt old time prospcctors knew much
bout the singing mountain. Virginia
,ity Enterprise
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24

After all it turns out thai tho
House has done one wise thing. Ii
has voted an appropriation Of $780,.
600 for the Cotton States and Inter.
national Exposition TO be held at At
lanta. The enterprise is important
and praiseworthy; the resources of
the South merit exploitation, and
the assurance Of national interest in
the coming exposition will be likely
to serve as an incentive TO the man
ufacturers and traders Of the North.
ern States TO make such displays as
may tend toward the extention of
commerce between the two great
geographical divisions of the country.
The Atlanta Journal predicts cone
of the greatest industrial expositions
that this country has ever seen"
We trust that the prediction may be
verified.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24

| was astonishcd TO learn the other day
that the axes of my eyes are at variance
in their position, " remarked l.. NJ Met
calf, Philadelphia drummer. Il had
been thinking for long while that there
was something wrong with my optics.
as when l blinkod them l discovered that
for moment aftcrward everything look
ed iumblcd. / went 10 an eminent oculist
and as soon as ne had examined my ewes
he told mc that the axis of the right was
horizontal I'm position while that of tho
LETT was pcrpcudicular, and that was
born with the internal mechanism of my
peppers in that peculiar condition | was
not little distressed until he consolcd me
with the assurance that at least a third
OF the men and women of our race were
similarly affected, though the discovery of
it is comparatively new to the science of
ophthalmology. No medicine will cure
the affection, nor will the surgeons keen
blade
The only way TO correct this contari.
ness Of vision is by the use of glasses spc-
cially and delicately made to fit each par.
ticular case. st. Louis Republic
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24

Spencer O. Fisher, the democratic
nominee for governor of Michigan
attended a barbecue at Webberville
the other day and made a speech
Among other things he said:
81 was brought up on farm in
llillsdale county not far from here.
| was raised between the pillow han.
dles. | saved my first money earned
on farm | am now-not rich
comfortable. 1t was republican leg
islation that made me so. 1t was
class Legislation SO constructed in the
interest of certain industries that
could not help making money = x
"My father was offered $4,000
for his farm before he died. There
was about 800 acres in it, and the
price offered would barely pay for
the cost of the buildings. Among
his last admonitions to me was one
that | should sell the farm after his
death, because he knew that | could
not attend to it on account of my
business; and he was afraid that it
would be allowed to run down. Ny
first offer for the farm was $4,000
but | refused it, My next offer came
four years ago when | was offered
200 for the farm. This | &C
copied taking $4,000 mortgage in
part payment. One year ago the
man to whom sold told me that if
| would give him 81 900 and release
him from the mortgage, he would
return the farm to me. That exem
plifies the fall in the value of lands >
This statement of Mr.. Fishers has
been widely published by the press
Of the state, but there appears to be
a gross error somewhere, as Mr.
CroXt II, the purchaser and present
owner OF the farm, has shown us
the papers where be paid $4,000 for
the farm of l55 acres, not 300 acres
As Mr.. Fisher says, paying $4,000 !
lash and giving a mortgage back for
s., 900 and this mortgage he paid al
)i In less than If months from the
line he gave it. Mr.. Croxton says
hat his price for the farm is 81 200,
hat he has never offered II for less,
md that he would not sell il now for
ess. He also says he negotiated for
he purchase Of the farm with other
PARTIES entirely, and never saw 5. O.
Usher until he owned the place and
hen only for few minutes. Stan
lard, IIillsdale.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24

This will be denounced as political
nonsence by the hardshell democrat,
but it is true neverless, that the only
hope of retaining even the present
scale Of wages in this country by the
workingman, is based on the return
of the republican party to power
with the assurance that business will
revive and move forward steadily;
the workIngmen, in the broad mean.
ing of the term, have the prosperity
of the country in their own hands
which handle the ballots.-Pontiac
Gazette.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24

portant, it strikes us, than the list
of pledges. Chairman Champion
demands the resignation of Wander.
cook and the withdrawal of Nichols
and Allen from the ticket. The
charge is to the effect that funds
have not been properly accounted
for, and the chairman proposes to
force their resignation and to make
a complete accounting of funds. We
are sorry, Van; we fear it will in
iurt your party's prospects of elect
ing your ticket this fall. Republic
an Leader.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24

a single year of the threat of free
trade caused a falling off in the con
sumption of corn from 1898 bushel,
per capita of our population down to
23.GG bushels, loss of GG7 bushels
This decreased the total demand fol
corn by $50, 200 bushels and the
farmers know well that they get les,
money for their corn in 1893 than in
1892. When people are busy and
factories are running there is more
hauling OF goods and more work for
horses. a teamster earning good
wages can feed his horses well, but
when he is barely able to feed him
self he must cut down the rations Of
his horses. Protection means pros.
perity TO the teamster and conse.
quently to the farmer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24
Nary stnnrt.

Mary stuart was one of the most fasci.
mating widows who ever lived She had
abundant experience in the condition of
widowhood and thoroughly understood
the moods Of all sorts and conditions of
men. She fascinated every one with whom
she came in contact, and even her taller.
during her last imprisonment, risked his
life in an unsuccessful attempt to secure
her escape. Cnluckily she was exposed to
the jealousy of an old maid, the virgin
queen, who could not endure the idea Of
any one being more fascinating than her.
self, and SO at the earliest opportunity
Mary was locked up by tho rival who was
envious Of her bcauty, and after long
imprisonment was finally put 10 death
out of pure jealousy Chicago Herald.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24
Died For III. superstitious Faith.

That reminds me of an instance of
| blind ,upcrstitious faith on the part of a
New Mexican Indian which | witnessed
| away back i'm the seventies 1t was lust
after one of the annual snake dances in
the course of which rattlers are handled
with the greatest impunty, probably be
cause the priests had previously removed
their fangs \ reward for Jealous dane.
ing is immunity from death from snake
bites for exactly - months, and the man
refer To showed his faith in the promise
by getting bit He was showing q party
composed Of myself and three other men
"a short cut across the country, and as we
were travelling along an almost hidden
tfall We came across an enormous rattle
snake We were for killing it right away
hut the red guide implnred us not to. say
ing that the death of the snake would
break the charm over him. While arru-
ing with Us lac deliberately trod on the
snake with his moccasined feet to show
us that nc could not be injured by it. In
an instant the snake had planted its ven
ON into the Hcshy part of his leg. We
gave tie animal wide berth and resumed
the journey. The Indian sang happily for
awhile, then became strangely quiet He
lived rather longer than thoaveragc white
man would have done under the circum-
stances, bUt as we had no remedies with
Us nature took it, course, and he died be-
lore the sun went down. st. Louis Globe. !
Democrat
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24
FACTS ABOUT IRRIGATION.
The Amount of Water Essential To the
Growth of Wheat and Grass Crops

A widespread interest is ovinced in
the experiments in irrigation reported
from time To time by Director !. w.
Sanbon of the Utah agricultural col.
lege station. A late bulletin reports the
results Of four years OF experimentation
as TO the relation between the amount
OF water used and the crop yield, soil
fertility and the exit through drains of
the matters held iii solution ia the wa
ter applied
The experiment is regarded Of tho
very highest Importance i'm that il deals
with the right amount Of water essen
tlal to the growth Of wheat and grass
crops, but more especially as il approx
lmately determines whether the mate
rails OF plant growth hold in solution by
lrrlSatlng waters are taken M by tho
soil or whether the water i'm passing
through the soil actually has added TO
1t soluble matters already in the soil be-
fore the application of the water. A
solution of this question would be Of
value mainly TO those who. carelesslv
or otherwise, use an excess Of Water-an
excess that results in pcrcolation.
such excess Of water is used all over
Utah. Those occupying lower lands are
made cognizant Of it by the increase in
saturation of their soils due 10 the i'm.
fuence OF water applied on high lands.
SO much so that drainage becomes me-
cesslty. The trial has value 90 those i'm
other sections Of the country chat may
adopt irrigation for areas subject 10
drought yet have sufficient rain TO in.
duce percolation Of water, ass seen in
springs and rivers
Saturation feet deep, 3 O., feet de.p |
etc, means that enough water Was ap- I
piled to furnish that auouut which The |
soil will hold to the depths OF ! feet.
314 feet, etc. This amount was found
by estimating the amount of water that
a soil would hold. 1t is known from the
experiments Of Professor King that
what has heretofore been lngwu as
water Of saturation is much J. u.an
estimated, as when the soil i allowed
TO stand it is found that it VIII dripa
ong time after it is believed 3D. cont .nl
'nly the water Of saturation Ordinary
Dams are believed 10 hold about I'D uar
'ent Of their weight aud soils VI one
DOT deep weigh some 3, 300, Oa3 pounds.
Following Is summary in M..I Of
he detailed report: /. The Il.ts safe
lrated to the depth of one and half
eet gave a better crop of grain than %
.reater or less amount. .. For til1lhy
he plats saturated two and a half f.gt
eep gave he best results 3. Soils re- .
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24

y correspondent Of the Massachusetts
Plougmnm speaks a good word for tho
kohl-rabi as feed for milk COWS and
sheep. He says it is a better milk pro-
ducor than The Swede turnip and can be
grown as a second crop, like the caLb3ec.
bearing transplanting remarkably wen
OF course, being a sort of half cabbage
and half turnip, it has u somewhat
strong taste and should be fed in limit
ed quantity and only just after milking.
1t Is grown like the cabbage.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24

rs presidential salaries CO. the pay of
the French president is liberal He re.
ceiyes zoo. 600 francs, or elS, 900 per an.
mum. The sainry Of the president of the
United States is $50, 900 tfl0, 000), while
the vice president gets 5000 (ef, 600).
The president Of the Swiss confcdcra-
tiun hns to be content with very modest
sum, his s1Tyicos being valued at only
5000 per annum. The presidents OF the
south American republics 40 paid ON
moro liberal scale, the president OF Chile.
for instance, getting about 81, 900. But H.
Is not every one who would caro- TO rule
the dcstinies Of a South American republic
At that figure -Westminstcr Gazette
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24

The Kansas experiment. station has
made a careful study of the rusts which
affect oats and wheat. The conclusion
Is that it is more practical to try tc
breed rust proof" varieties than 10 ut
tempted to control the disease by spray
ing.
An exchange says that Iowa farmers
during the past few years have found
clover seed their most paying crop
If You haven't raised corn enough 70
fill that new silo-aud it takes lot Of
it-cider pumioe can be packed i'm.
Oregon is steadily rolling up wealth
with fruit, especially winter apples.
Next TO California Nebraska produces
the most beet sugar of any state in the
Union.
Some idea Of the Missouri Botanical
gardens financial condition may be civ.
en- by the valuation OF the stock nc.
count, put ut 81, III, 600; the years re-
celpts, $l2O, G2l, and the surplus made
last year over all expenses, S14,755.
From present aSSearanc,s il looks MS
II the life of wooden silowas 20 rapge
anywhere from 10 to - wears or
course the care Of the owner has much
To do IN the matfor, for good use of
sunni sort OF tho gas tar paints viii have
a great influence in their preservation.
and ut the same time they are very in.
expensive.
The herd of dairy cows at the Wis
'onsin station has been slaughtered. and
tuberculosis was found in most all Of
hem Tho tubcrculin test i'm this case
gave accurate results every time.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24

1t is rumOred that a Popuiist row
is on. According TO the Grand
Rapids Herald, Brother Azariah
Partridge, Doctor Nichols and Bro.
Nandercook are at loggerheads over
the loaves and fishes. Van, so the
story runneth, has the list of pledges
for campaign funds made at the
state convention. and woa'l deliver
them mp, alleging instructions from
Partridge and Ewing TO the effect
that he was to get the list and keep
II. This instruction Partridge and
Ewing deny. Well, VAN, did you
get the funds? That is more i'm.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24

President Cleveland, for his full ifs
cal year, expended 81 ,29j, G77 more tC
carry ON the government than was ex,
pended in the fiscal year ending under
President Harrison, exclusive OF pen
siOns of which he has cut off 500 000, 900
There have been many increases in
the salaries of democratic officials, es-
pecially in the diplomatic and consular
service. The salary of the first assist
ant secretary of state is increased from
So, 800 to $500. The minister to Bel.
GUM is increased from 81 800 to $4,000.
The ministers to Switzerland and Port
ugal, Messrs. Carruth and BrOadhead,
are increased from s., 900 to Sc, 500 re
spectively. The minister to Mexico,
who receives an annual salary of ST.
800 has the salary of his secretary of
legation increased from 81 800 to 50,
$50. The ministers to Nicaragua and
Costa Rica for the first time are allowed
secretaries of legation al 81 500 each
while the bureau of American republics
is cut down from $50, 900 to $4,000
The six auditors of the Treasury de-
partment are increased from SO 500 to
"a, 600 each"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24
Republican State Ticket

Republican State Ticket.
For Governor
JOHN T RICH Lapeer
For Lieutenant Governor
ALFRED MILNES, Branch
For Secretary of state
WASHINGTON GARDNER. Calhoun
For State Treasurer
J. NJ. WILKINSON. Marquette
For Auditor General
STANLEY w. TURNER, RoscommOn
For Attorney General
FRED A. MAYNARD. Kent
For State Land Commissioner
WILLIAM A. FRENCH. Presque Isle
For Superintendent of Public Instruction
II. Il. PATTENGILL. lngham
For Member of state board of Education
PERRY +. POWERS, Wexford
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24
The Glare From the Rails.

4 retired railroad engineer says: IL often
hear people enlarge upon the difficulties
Of driving "a locomotive in the dark or dur
ing "a heavy rain; but, for my part moth.
ing ever gave me more anxiety than con
tinuOus sunshine Color blindness is fire..
quently nothing more than intcuscp pain in
the eyes caused by watching object, which
reflect the light and upon which the sun
is shining In a run of several hours the
glare from the rails which strikes the
eyes while watching for trica c..truc
tions, and more particularly ior rails
which have been forced out of linc Is the
heat is very trying, and often when !
have left the locomotive altcrs;. run
have found the greatest cuuror, In rest
ing in room whore Egyptian Garaut,s
prevailed. \ man is afraid 60 wear .;o.cl
GLASSES lest he should be IA poet % O.. O.. ur
blindness and lose his position. Est ..mc
protection of this kind would lr,a ~ pio
long the career Of many en- engineer and
fireman. st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24

The Republican Convention for the 18th
Senatorial District of Michigan. is hereby
called TO meet at the court house in the city OF
81. Johns, on Friday the 18th day of September,
1894, at two O'Clock p. IN. TO place in nomna-
ton candidate for senator: to elect "A sena-
torial com mittee and TO transact such other
necessary business as may be proper The
counties comprising said district are entitled
TO representation as follows:
Clinton ............13 Gratiot ... ........ II
q. NJ. EvERDEN, Chairman.
G. W. GIDDINGs, Secretary.
w. III. BRINSON,
ii. n. KEYEs
18th District Republican Committee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24
Wante,ltoSe..

Callcr--What j. the matter with Fido
that you are watchiA! him So closely
Charley Cause mamma said your hat
was enough to make dog laugh. and |
wanted to sec him do it-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24

GLOW can we face the people after
INDUCING in such outrageous dis
ordinations and violations of prin-
ciple" -Cleveland's letter to Will
son.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24

The crisis in the history of tariff
reform has come. The trusts and
the people have met in the halls Of
congress and the trusts have won a
victory.-Grand Rapids Democrat.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24
Not MhntIIn ,rcnnl

Mrs. Strikcr-Don't you believe in .he
union of labor?
Mr.. S.-Of course do. Why, my dear.
II there was no union OF labor the greed
u capital, with It's iron heel, would
Mrs. ;. Cintcrruptingl--That's alright
suppose you get up ANA build the fire. and
I'll cook Detroit Tribune
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24

What IS asserted to be- the oldest life.
boat in existence is preserved at south
shield EuSlaud. ra a valued relic. Il
WAS built in $50, and during moro than
30 years of active service WAS instrumental
In saving OPS persons.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24
Directions.

CUSTOMER ! ann furnishing a modern
lat.
Floorwalkor-Thc toy department. is
Town stairs. detroit Tribune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24
Graham & Morton
TRANSPORTATION CO.
LAhL AND RAIL ROUTE TO
CHICAGO VIA. ST. JOSEPH

,,i me layorit" passenger steamers CITY Of
nlcatu ana 'D hicoru' make double daily
ILp7 ur'"ccu Iicntuu HarbOr. ST. Joseph and
,ncaEp. CONNECTING at ST. Joseph with The q
81 " Nl' j W equipments and service the best
s 94u ,'lne less IMAM hy amy other lake route
and after june fUth: ''u o'l
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1894-08-24

80 small Is The thread carried by The
spindle of the phono.aph that G hc process
al threading requires the aid OF mechanical
device.