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The herald., 1895-10-06
EFT EAST OF YoNGE STREET SUNDAY AND MONDAY

that no provision was to be operative
if contrary to the general Sunday law
of the province. This was for loop
hole in case at any time a decision
should be rendered that Sunday traf-
tic was work of necessity. Not quite
satisfied, they went further and got
a special statute, providing that, if not
contrary to the Sunday law, Toronto
was to have Sunday cars whenever
Il majority of the people so voted.
Twice since then the question has
come up at municipal elections and
Sunday cars, after bitter struggles,
have been voted down, once by a ma
jority of 5000, once by 1000. An
other fight is expected next January
The Ontario Lords Day Alliance says
it is sure to win, and, more than that,
says it will stop the Sunday cars in
Hamilton. The street car people, the
hotel men and good share of the
business men are equally confident
that things will go quite the other way.
A stranger can't prophesy. But it
is easy to see that the factions are
sore.
All sorts of evasions of the law have
been attempted. A number of philan-
thropists CO taking pity on poor peo-
pie who couldn't hire carriages to take
them to church. ran free Sunday buss-
es, with contribution boxes in con-
spicuous positions inside to enable
those who felt so disposed to help
the good work forward. These vol
untary offerings might have made
the venture pecuniary success, but
the coaches were stopped. in short Or
der.
A livery man who runs buss week
days tried the experiment of taking
just his own family to church in it on
Sunday. He was arrested.
But the trolley people are very meek
up here. They complain in the news
papers when bicycle parades and the
like stop tnem, and never dream of
: smashing into people. The cars are
| uncommonly good ones, with covered
vestibules for the motorman and ex-
cellent tenders. These virtues may ac-
count for the company's lack of sue
cess in having it's own way with the
city fathers.
The law which prohibits Sunday ex-
cursions hasn't yet been made to ap-
ply to the running of ferry-boats and Sc
on Sunday afternoon 1 went over to
the island Toronto's Coney, sc
somebody had described it lying like
a crescent to protect the harbor against
the storms of Lake Ontario. Deserted
groves of young willows, a few benches
and one chewing gum machine were
what found, and it seems that either
Coney or the Island had been malign
ed by the comparison.
The herald., 1895-10-06

tall bronZed bridegroom in the soft
slouched hat that begins to be so much
in evidence the minute one gets over
the border.
After | made sure that l wasn't 60
ing to be called to order for smuggling
/ had attention to spare for the fact
that some three hundred men. women
and girls, all in their best clothes, were
Crowding the platform of the little
station, and that rice was dashing like
q hail storm against the windows of
the car. Every few minutes a small
boy in a pages suit would make a
break for us and discharged a peck of
rice from the vantage ground of the
car doorway. The girls in white
scampered this way and that. and girls
not in white came aboard for a kiss
and a 'good-bye." until when the train
began to roll slowly towards Toronto
the little old lady and l, as well as all
the rest of the passengers from the
estates" began to count ourselves in
with the bridal party.
For my part have to confess that
followed that bride and groom shame
lessly to their hotel in the Queen City
of Canada" procedure eminently
feminine, particularly when one is
athirst for information about things
pertaining to the Dominion.
I've been watching that bride good
deal to-day-she seemed worth it after
"send off" so picturesque and extra
ordinary. She is very pretty and very
English-looking. / don't see how she
manages to be quite so British when
she has lived all her life so close to
Uncle Sans border She is of larger
build than a New York girl would be
at once taller and of stronger, heavier
mold. She has more red and brown in
her skin. and her trousseau hasn't the
French chic of the states but is thor
oughly English without the perfectine
touch of London style.
And vet she is pleasing to look at
It Is not warm up here on the northern
The herald., 1895-10-06

ward evening but this is not quite good
form. AS a rule Toronto leaves the
house on Sunday only for the stated
services.
This strict observance of the Sab
bath may be much better than the
wide open Sunday of San Francisco
or Chicago, but it is different; so diff
ferent that no normally constituted hui
man being with healthy amount of
curiosity can help asking how Toronto
grew so blue and whether it finds the
color wholesome, pleasant and becom-
ing. Would New York, for example,
do well to paint itself the same shade?
Can one imagine New York with its
elevated trains stopped, its suburban
trains stopped, its streets cars STOP
ped, picnics forbidden, all the health
giving pleasure traffic on the North
and East rivers and down the harbor
at an end; the workers and the drones
in the human hives of the tenement
house districts unable to get to the
parks, cooped indoors without a news
paper or cigar2
The herald., 1895-10-06

Americans" meaning people from the
states, ''are the only ones who have
money to spend" said one of them.
AN American will spend as much in a
minute as a Canadian in whole day."
said another
Toronto is certainly not growing
1t is clean, well-kept, pleasant-look-
ing city, but there is no vigor in the
air, no push, no energy. OF course
there are two explanations. When 1
went to Mr.. A. q. O'Meara, secretary
of the Ontario Lords Day Alliance,
and asked him why the magnificent
Great Confederation Life building, on
the corner of King and Richmond sts.,
in which he has his office, has more
rooms empty than full, he was posi-
The herald., 1895-10-06

ahutter with ribbons. Each girl had a
little white basket of rice,a threw
aandfuls about until a little old lady
N black asked the conductor if rice
pudding wouldn't be served for moth
ing that afternoon in the dining car.
/ am still combing out rice morning
and night when 1 ''do'' my hair.
Presently it turned out that the rice
wasn't meant for my benefit or that of
the old lady or indeed, for any of us
passengers from the 'states," but
rather for that of a very rosy Canadian
girl in a travelling dress and for her
The herald., 1895-10-06

the new fall goods in the shop win
dows along Yonge street are marked
invariably, GAS worn in New York"
This seems odd to me but perhaps it
isn't. And they are not really as worn
in New York, either, for we don't i'm
port steamer loads of heather to scat
ter over our fall suitings, and when
you see lot of tweeds and Scotch mix
lures decorated in that fashion you are
bound to feel that you are getting un-
commonly close to the real thing, after
ALL
The real thing as Toronto under
The herald., 1895-10-06
SWEATERS REPRovED.

How George Francis Train Corrected Vios
lators of Third Commandment
The eccentric George Francis Train.
while travelling in parlor car, was annoy
ed by many oaths with which several men
interlarded their conversation, says the
Dallas News. Determined to rebuke them,
he join etdeh mLyu, u,eJors H vbggkkk
he joined in the talk, exclaimingagain and
again:
Shovel, tongs and pokerv'
The herald., 1895-10-06

The resolutions adopted by the Ma
tional Irrigation Congress at its annual
session, which has just closed at Albu-
querque, n. NJ, deserve careful con-
sideration. The earnest request for
the creation of national commission
to act under the authority of congress
is especially worthy of favorable no.
tice. In the arid and sub-arid regions
of the Great West, where water is pre-
cious, and state lines divide the natural
water shed in the most unnatural man.
ner imaginable, it is of the greatest i'm
portance that the control and distribu-
ton of the priceless fluid be regulated
by some common authority. The ia
cilities of the war department and of
the departments of the interior and ag-
riculture, and their far-reaching pow
ers over the unclaimed public lands,
could not be invoked to better purpose
than to prevent the conflict of jurisdic-
ton over water rights, and the crea-
ton of a Federal irrigation commits
sion might materially hasten the re-
clamation of arid America. where un-
told millions may yet be housed with
comfort.
The herald., 1895-10-06
, real thing as Toronto under

stands it is warm. Once upon time
Mrs. jameson, who used to write. and
whose husband was for a time chan
cellor of Upper Canada. described To
ronto as built at the bottom of frozen
bay. with three feet of snow all around
and the gray, sullen, wintry lake and
the dark gloom of the pine forest
The herald., 1895-10-06
ELLEN OSBORN'S LETTER.
Some Account Of Canadian Brides
Trousseau.
THE FALL FASHIONS IN TORONTO
What Women will Wear in Cold
Weather in the Capital of On
tario-Tweeds, Cheviots
and Furs.
popyrieat, 1895. by Bacheller Johnson ( Bachelor.

Copyright, 1898. by Bacheller. johnson & Bachol,er
Toronto, Oct. 5.-Getting married at
Niagara Falls, Canadian side, is one
of the few excitements life still affords.
The other day, when the train was
held up for the Custom House officials
to inspect baggage, there came laugh
ing and chasing aboard bevy of girls
in white gowns and picture hats, all
The herald., 1895-10-06

bounding the prospect. Her ladyship
was petulant when she set her pen to
this sentence; nevertheless, Toronto
wears Burgundy reds, royal blue, and
deep rich Russian greens. The win
ter calls for tints to make and keep
one cheerful. The shops are full of
small checks and large plaids. Some
of the dress goods are rough enough
for bears fur, with loops, lozenges,
and stripes, standing out from the bou-
Gle patterns.
OF course this is good place to find
out about furs. I see seal, mink, cara
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known by the sncczing and wheeling
which will be heard as soon as the door
of the poultry house is opened. The birds
arc then quiet and may be easily handled.
A sewing machine oil can, filled with
camphoratcd oil, may be procured from
any drug store, and should be kept on
hand ready for use. All suspected birds
If it is deemed neccssary-should DO
treated by injecting two drops of the
oil in each nostril with the point of the
can, and half dczcn drops forced down
the throat. Then examine closely for
draughts II tho birds continue to show
signs OF colds remove the roosts and com
pei them t. Sep on out straw on leaves,
so as to AVOID air currents. II roup sets
in there is no sure cur, The best pre-
ventivc is to inspect the fIocks at least
twice week, at. night. 1t is then easier
done, and in shorter time BY treat
ing the birds with some simple remedy,
such as the above, on the first signs of
colds, rouo AMI other difficulties may
often be avoided.
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NEW PARTISAN HAIRDREssING.

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placed between the petals on each side, and
at the back large and wide bow OF pink
velvet. A bonnet quite black was formed
with four small jet fans, standing upright,
between them choux of black tulle, with
two stars of diamonds and pearls and a
light aigret.
Miroir velvet, moire and silks are used;
also rich thick ribbed silk, embroidery
and chenille gallons. The skirts are trim.
med I'D the seams with these ornaments.
They are about five yards round at the
base, but narrow at the top. The bodiccs
are full, rather blouselike in style and are
generally different from the skirts. The
sleeves are wide, but not high, and are Of
ten different from the bodice. AS an ex-
ample is low bodice for a ball dress. II
was of pink satin, with peach colored
chiffon over it, All round the bust and
shoulders were crossed folds of mauve,
pink and white chiffon, with mauve choux
interspersed The sleeves were pretty
made of two flounces of chiffon folded
double and showing tho upper part OF tho
arm. This bodice is made in all colors
and worn with velvet or silk skirts, either
light or dark, but tint that harmonizes
with the draperies
The cut shows the hair dressed in tho
new style, which is to be seen worn by
smart women in the stalls of theaters and
elsewhere where fashionables congregate
Whether it is becoming or likely to sur
vive tie fancy of tho day, it is just now q
salient feature and illustrates ono of tho
STYLES of the "fifties'' which have come
back to us.
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PICTURES IN THE HOME.
Hints by Art Amateur on Hanging Paint
ings, Engravings, Photographs. Etc.

By hanging pictures low you increase
| the apparent height of room.
Colored pictures should not be hung in
Railways or ON staircases unless there is
| plenty of light for them. In such places
strong photographs, engravings and draw
| ings in black and white go best
A picture should not be hung from ono
! nail. The diagonal lines formed by the
| cord have very discordant effect. Two
| nails and two vertical CORDS, or, what is
| far more safe, pieces of wire corda2e,
| should be used instead of the single cord.
Picture cords should be as near the color
of the wall upon which they are put as
possible, SO that they may be but littlo
seen. When one picture is hung beneath
another, the bottom one should be hung
| from the one above and not from the top.
We thus avoid multiplying the cords,
which is always Objectionable. Pictures
may also be hung without any cords show
ing by crossing the cord through the rings
at the back of the picture and looping this
into a nail or hook. Neither cord nor hook
will then be seen.
A good hue for walls where prints or
photographs are to be hung is rich yell
low brown or q leather color. Luster to
the black of the print or the tone of the
photograph is thus impaired
Tho wall paper should have no strongly
defined pattern and should be of one uni
form color such as red inclining to GRIM
son or tea green.
The center Of the picture, as a rule,
should not DO much above the level of the
eye. In an exhibition the pictures in tho
most favorable situation are said to be on
the Zine" If tho work is Il landscape or
portrait with background, the horizon
tai line will require to be so placed. Tho
artist when painting his picture fixes this
line, at least theoretically, en- a level with
his eye. In fact, the two things-the hori-
zontal line and the level of the eye--are
identical, and he paints accordingly. If
the spectator does not regard the picture
from the same relative position, much of
the work will be foreshortened and the
general effect falsiied..
Frames should harmonize in style with
the other ornaments of the room, particu-
larry tho holdings and cornices. Frames
which project much appear to contract a
room. Massive frames convey q painful
impression of suspended weight.
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Jl.5T SHORT OF SUCCESS.
A Lazy Inventors Experiment With a
Wonderful Alligator Engine.


"My boy once had pet alligator that
was pretty fierce" observed Meekin, the
lazy inventor when he leased this
young saurian, the beast would swipe out
with its powerful tail in an amazing fash
ion, without doing itself or any body else
any good 1t occurred to me that here
was a splendid example of wasted energy,
and set out to devise a means of consery-
ing it and turning it to some useful pur-
pose.
Il spent winter in Florida, and after
! had experimental with some of the
small gators that are supplied to tourists
for q consideration l ordered some big fell
lows After some little trouble ! secured
ten gators, each about four feet in length
and of about ten horsepower tail capacity.
My scheme for utilizing their tail power
was this: The gators were placed side by
eide in stalls which left their tails FREQ to
wag. l had upright beams set like pen
dulums, tho swinging ends OF the beams
coming close enough to the gators tails
to be in good position for action. Then
built tank over the stalls and filled it
with laundering big cannon balls. There
was an inclined chute running from the
tank to power wheel made with hollow
places in the rim, something like water
wheel In the chute had valve to 1cgu-
late the flow of cannon balls. Half the
gators used to work the cannon ball part
of tho machine and the other half t. run
a conveyor continuance to lift the balls
back into the tank after they had done
their work in turning the wheel. con-
neoted small dynamo by belt to pull
ley wheel on the power wheel shaft. My
main circuit ran from the dynamo to
a bank of incandescent lamps which wero
to be used in the test.
"When everything was ready, tho
wheels oiled up, main switch closed and
the gators pretty mad, hired four little
colored boys to go in front of the stalls
and crack the gators on the head with
short clubs. This made 'em awful mad,
and so they struck out with their tails.
Then the old shebang commenced to run.
A little coon would hit a gator on the
head, he'd let out with his tail, strike q
beam, open the valve, let out a cannon
ball, which rolled down the chute and
onto the wheel, turning it around. Then
the ball rolled back to the conveyor and
was hoisted up by one of the other gators.
She was humming beautifully, but l had
forgotten one thing-that was governor.
The little coons liked their work and lam
basted the gators numerically. Istopped
'em, but the wild animals were beyond
control They dashed around until the
speed got so high that the armature of the
dynamo burned out with flash. The
gators running the conveyor got into q
race with the other fellows and hoisted
up cannon balls SO fast that the tank got
overweighted and broke down. Tho can
non balls fell on the gators heads and
killed every one of 'em. Fact, l assure
you. Electrical Review.
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why Somc Men Don't Get Insurance.

Men who make application for insurance
in considerable amounts, say for upward Of
$40, 600, are not only very carefully exam
ined by physicians appointed by the in
surance companies, but during the period
while their application is being examined
are kept under surveillance by well Or
gained detective service. Some of the re-
ports which are made of man s habits and
mode of life, with perhaps some of his pet
secrets, as made to the detective bureaus
of the different companies, would provo
mighty interesting reading. OF course such
matters can never become public property,
and, in fact, the records are destroyed as
soon as the application is passed upon.
This fact, which is not generally known,
may explain much to solid citizens who,
for some unknown reason, have had their
applications postponed indefinitely. The
insurance companies are entirely justified
IN employing such an instrument to learn
the facts about their risk Men who live
nationally, like men who fill positions of
trust honestly, have nothing to fear from
being watched. New York Press.
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Last evening, Mt the home of Mr.. En-
mons Garland of Portsmouth. n. H., Mrs.
George A. Stafford of this city, and Miss
Gcnevicve Merry of Edgecomb, were mar
ried. The wedding was private, only
relatives being present. Mr.. Stafford is
the competent cashier of the Northern
National Bank of this city, member
of the board of aldermen and of the super
intending school committee. Miss Merry
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Merry of Edgccomb, Me, formerly of Hal
lowell. The marriage was at the home
of the brides uncle and the event. while
private, was most happy one. The
young couple received many very beauti
full presents from friends here and In
other places. After the ceremony they
departed for Boston and New York wher,
they will pass 10 days and then return t.
this city and make their home mt Mr.
Safford's home, IS Middle street. Con
CALCULATIONS are extended by their Halo
we'll friends.
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Daily Ktnnebfe Journal
CALENDAR COMING EVENTS.



Jan. -Kennebec Society Christian Endeavor
Waterviile.
citation, Lisbon. xr.
Feb. l1-I3-BucksDort District western Min
isteria1 Association, Surry
Fen Ia-I4-f,owdoin Conference OF Free bap-
tist churches, Augusta. o
Feb. T-Quarterly Meeting OF the Churcn OF
aoa. pamen Methodist eg Conference, saco.
Nav EAST Maine Methodist Conference,
Bucksport.
Temperance.
Feb. s-York District Good Templars, Kittery'
FEB. 7-Cumberland District Good Templars.
Feb. a~Kno1 District Good Templars, CAM
Feb. ls-o1ford District Good Templars'
Feb. is~waldo District Good Templars, Bel
fast.
Educational.
Jan. -sagadahoc Teachers Association,
Bowdoinham.
Miscellaneous.
Ian. 3o-H-Anuual Meeting Maine Press AS
Feb. 2-B-Annral state Encampment, @. A.
r., Skowhegan.
Grange.
Ian. 24-York Pomona Grange, Saco.
Jan. 26-Penobscot Pomona Grange, North
Ian. so-sagadahoc Pomona Grange. West
Feb. 5Ioxford Pomona Grange, Bryants
Pond. ...
Feb 5-Waldo Pomona Grange, Wfnterport.
Feb. 6-Androscoggin Pomona Grange, crow
Icy's Junction.
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ClOalxs. Capes, Etc.

At this season outdoor garments are
most important item of the toilet. and a
few words on them may be acceptable.
One Jacket seen, kind of dark snuff
brown cloth lined with dark brocaded
silk, had collar and wide revers of black
Tibet goat fur, which looked neat, warm
and stylish; also one of light beige, with
either revers or shoulder cape of sable, fol
shoulder capes arc worn with jackets now.
Another was rather in the Russian style
of dark green cloth, with large full sleeves
and folds in front like a blouse, with a
band round the waist and charming lit
tie shoulder cape of black velvet, cut in
vandykes and edged with sable, that could
be put ON or off at will.
For afternoon wear and visiting capes
are preferred as being infinitely more
dressy than any jacket can be; also less
hurtful to the silk or velvet sleeves and
more easily taken off, If necessary, on en-
tering a room. These capes are long and
extremely handsome-velvet beautifully
beaded or embroidered and lined with rich
brocade or fur.
Then, again, there are long, close fitting
redingotes, with fur lining and a movable
cape, with three tiers of capes, in the
coachman style.
For those who like long warm wrap
there are cloaks lined with fur, called the
Russian cloak, but simply plain and long,
and either of cloth, velvet or brocade. The
lining can be the humble bunny or the
costly sable.
Economical shoppers who have delayed
their purchases till after the holidays will
be picking up bargains in all these gar.
ments for the rest of the season.
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W. W. Merrill, who has for several
years been clerk in the Peoples National
Bank has been elected cashier. of the
National Bank of Fairfield, Mr. Merrill
graduated from Colby in the class of IS
and since then has been in the Peoples
Bank and during this time has proved
himself faithful clerk and fully compe-
tent to perform the duties of his new posi-
ton. He is popular among the patrons
of the bank and all wish him success in
his new position. He will assume the
duties as cashier in the bank at Fairfield
next Monday, January s, but i'll the mean
time will be there greater portion of the
time to get an insight into the accounts OF
the bank.
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King Cotton.

King Cotton was popular personifca.
ton of the great staple of the southern
states. His reign seems to have been first
publicly proclaimed by j. H. Hammond
of South Carolina. In speech delivered
in the United States senate March 4, 1858,
he said: "No; you dare not make war
upon cotton. No power on earth dares
make war upon it. Cotton is king But
earlier by some three years David Christy
published book entitled Cotton Is King;
or, Slavery In the Light of Political Econ
oEy.'