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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-18

Sutton & Hollowbush. 18th and o,
Funke opera house corner. make q spe-
cialty Of serving families and parties
with the finest ice-cream and ices, in
all varieties; also fine cakes. etc.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17
Pin TRAY.

work of daisy ribbon by sewing it to fit
the glass and carrying the ends to meet
six inches above the top, where ssy
are tied in bow.
Out OF stiff, white cardboard cut a
small circle, four inches in diameter,
and notch the edge. Cut an opening in
the center to fit the small glass, and
slip over, letting it rest upon the edges
of ribbon which form the holder. Now
gather frill of silk and lace, similar
to the one described, about the PIN
cushion, and fasten it above the circle of
cardboard, where it will flare out pref
tily, quite like flower.
The fad for denim seems to outlast
oil others, chiefly because it has proved
SO useful and durable. Whole rooms are
furnished in Recommendations, table,
covers, portieres-are made of this ma
terial, and it is even used on the floor in
place of carpet. Now that it can be pro-
cured in various colors, all sorts of
pretty things are made of it.
A handsome new sofa pillow is of gen.
erous dimensions, and made out of two
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17
WOMAN AND HOME.
DRESSING LIE BUREAU.

Dainty Trines That Can BE Had at Very
Little Expense How to Make Pretty
Dresser Cushion Some Novelties In PIN
Trays and Burnt-Match Receivers --
Handsome Soft Pillow.
The very latest fad in bureau ar
rangement is to have everything slight
and dainty as possible. The handsome,
square, cumbrous pin-cushion SO long
in vogue, is now placed on the toilet
table in company with the pretty hand
lserchief case and gloye-box. But the
up-to-date cushion Tor the bureau is al
most small enough to be placed within
my lady's work basket. 1t is long and
narrow, with frill of silk all around
1t, over which is gathered another frill
of delicate lace, and the tiny bows, with
which it is adorned. are made OF the
of baby ribbon. A pretty
sample OF one Of these cushions was
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17
HEAD AND HANDS.

How TO Keep Them In Good Condition
| All the Year Around
At this season Of the year it is almost
impossible to keep the hands from chap
piEg and looking red when they are in
water as frequently as it is necessary to
have them. Below is given most ex-
cellent recipe for making laureline,
which is simply and easily prepared at
home and very inexpensive.
Two ounces Of glycerine, one ounce
of alcohol, one-fourth ounce of gum
tragacanth, one-fourth to one-half
ounce of rose water or violet perfume,
one pint of water; soak the tragacanth
in the water two days, then strain and
add the other ingredients. Cut the
glycerine with the alcohol. If it should
be too thick add a little more water and
alcohol. Bottle and it is ready for use.
In very cold weather, if it is too thick
to pour easily, heat it by setting over
the register or in bowl of hot water.
While most people admit there is
nothing better for the scalp than thor
ough brushing of the hair morning and
night, many will not persist In this,
and are continually asking what will
make the hair come in when it is fast
coming out. Many of the best hair
dressers and BARRIERS are recommending
rubbing pure grease in very thoroughly
every night or every other night. In
several instances this has proved very
effectual and a new growth of short and
strong fuzz all over the head has been
the result.
Many children and some of an older
growth are severely troubled with
dandruff in the scalp, which always
makes the head and hair look dirty.
This can be removed by rubbing pure
grease in every other night and in the
morning following wash thoroughly
with tar soap.LCarrie May Ashton, In
Chicago Record.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17
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BUREAU CUSHION.

made of pink satin, and stuffed with
bran or sawdust until it was tight and
firm as if carved out of wood or ivory.
| Over this was cover of thin white lawn
or bolting-cloth, with few small rose
buds embroidered in pink and light
green. The cushion part, when stuffed,
measured 71a inches in length, and not
quite three inches in width. The silk
frill, which was sewed around the edge,
was pinked in sharp points, and was
about 21h inches wide. The lace frill
was the same width, and the small bows
made of long. fiat loops of daisy ribbon
were placed about the edges, as shown
in the drawing.
Another of these cushions was made
CT blue satin. with forget-me-nots on
the white cover; and still another,
which was made of yellow silk, had but
tercups embroidered across the top.
Some are made eight-sided, like an
elongated octagon, and we give an il
lustration of one made in this style.
The pin tray to accompany these
cushions should be Dresden china or
delicate celluloid, and long and narrow
in shape. There is always something
new in burnt match receivers, but few
are SO satisfactory as the. diminutive
glass tumblers so long in use.
Another way of fixing up this use
full small receptacle is to make net
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17
THE MODEL HUSBAND.
surely This Man Knoweth How 20 Biow
His Own Horn.

4 tLL-.I
surely This Man Knowcth How 20 Biow
1 His Own Horn.
I am q model husband. My wife
couldn't lay her hands on another one
like me in fortnight. When the baby
cries at night get up and fix him and
put him back to sleep. We have been
married three years and we have the
sweetest little baby boy In the world.
/ never cause my wife any trouble.
| When she is all tired and worn out l
just say: "Come, now, old sweetheart,
20 lie down, and let me finish this job.
We have great number OF little
dresses for Wendell, and know where
they are kept and how to get OF them.
MY wife's father is well-to-do farm
er, and like my wife's mother. /
never see any other woman who can
walk a little better than my wife, or
who looks just little sweeter. 1
wouldn't marry the best woman on
earth unless I thought she filled the
bill for perfection, from my stand
point of judgment. thought my wife
did, and she does. When she gets bis
cult turned over few times between
her hands and puts it in the pan, |
know the biscuits are going to be ex-
actly right. No doubt about it. We
have no drip coffee pot, but she makes
the blessedest drip coffee you ever
saw, and has the commonest kind OF an
old tin coffee pot. She has a majestic
bearing, too. Her feet set just exactly
rs perfect woman's feet set. Her
head could be carried no better If she
tried for a hundred years.
When want to find out If anything
is right or not, just get it before her
mind and figure on her Judgment. She
hits it every time. Don't ask me how
she does it. There is no spittoon
around the house. I know where the
peg for my hat is, and every time |
take it off in the house ! hang iton this
peg. My coat has peg, too, and there
is where my coat is found when not on
my back. There is no club on earth
like my wife and Wendell. She Is the
outside guard and the inside guard.
She is the light in the east, and the in
tellect in the west. She is my bright
and morning star. She can smell a
oose button hundred yards, and she
has a way of noticing the little specks
On my coat lapel, as she used to before
we were married. She loves me and
Wendell. / don't find anybody that
,uits me half as well as she does, sweet |
md gentle from morning to night.
When want to be cross, she won't let |
ne. When I get cold-hearted and the
ast speck of brotherly love is oozirg
nut of me, just one touch Of her pres
nee stops that disposition. All in oil,
ny wife is o. X. and am model hus-
'and.- gastus Plokey. in House
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17
How to Clean Costly rur..

Ermine and sealskin are best cleaned
with soft flannel. Rub the fur deli.
cately against the grain, and when IL
has been thoroughly lifted and re-
versed dip the flannel into common
flour and rub lightly any spots that
look dark or dirty. Shake the -four
well and rub with clean, dry flannel
until the -four is all removed. Sable,
chinchilla, squirrel and monkey skin
may be very nicely cleaned with hot
bran. Get a small quantity Of bran
and heat 1t in the oven until It is quite
warm. Rub stifHy into the fur and
leave for few minutes before shaking
TO free IL from the bran.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17
BIG BUSINESS IN RAccooNs
Hundreds of Them Trapped Weekly for
the Sake of Their Skins.

II Hundreds of Them Trapped Weekly fol
the Sake of Their Skins.
The redemption of the alluvial lands
nlong the Mississippi from overflow by
the construction of levees, which has
been going on so actively for the last
few years, is having the effect Of filling
up the swamp lands and marshes along
the gulf with immense quantities OF
game, driven out from above. A few
years ago the woods OF swamps back
of the plantations on the Mississippi,
which seldom extend more than two
miles from the river, were filled with
raccoons, possums and other game to
such an extent as to prove a serious
nuisance, the animals playing havoc
with corn and other food crops. These
raccoons have been growing fewer in
that section for the last eight or ten
years, but wholly by emigration. They
seem TO have pushed further south to-
ward the Gulf of Mexico, and the hunt
ers in the interior settlements or brules,
in Lafourche, Terrebonne, and other
parishes containing large amount of
4 NI.t utCldIc CiiSil SOuhlly
lis overrun with raccoons. There have
always been some there, but the num-
hers have increased there in d manner
impossible to account for in any nat
nral way
While the coons have proved rather
troublesome in the matter Of clearing
out cornfields, they are just at present
yielding the hunters and trappers a
rich harvest, and have made up for the
ruin of the alligator business. The
bayous of southern Louisiana were alive
with allgators 20 years ago, but the
demand for their skins was SO great |
and SO large price was paid for them
that the alligators have been well-nigh |
exterminated. The coons now take |
their place and are proving even more
profitable.
The business of trapping and killing
coons has reached phenomenal proper
tons this season, and several hundreds
of these animals are brought into
Thibodeaux and other towns weekly
from each of the surrounding brules or
bayous. The skins sell for from Is to
so cents apiece, in proportion to the size
and quality of their fur, and are readily
sold to northern dealers engaged in
the fur trade, while the negroes pur
chase the skinned bodies at from five
to ten cents. The trappers make a
very handsome living out of the bust
ness, which lasts only during the win
to support them through
out the year.
The coons are said to support them
selves principally upon the corn they
steal from the fields and the crayfsh,
choupique and other fishes with which
the streams of southern Louisiana
abound, the coon being an expert fish
er. The coon trapping has almost
doubled the receipts of pelts at New !.
Orleans this year since the hunting !,
season began.-N. Y. Sun. ,
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17
LONDON POLICE STATISTICS.
Only Thirteen Murders Were Reported
in 1894.

Police statistics, comparatively con-
sidered, are generally interesting.
London's "a big town. Items from her
police commissioner latest report are
worthy attention. The London force
numbers 13,497, all told; it has to look
after more than 100000 of people,
patrol 68S square miles, and guard
938,000,000 of ratable property alone.
The actual property under their care
alone is beyond the powers of computa-
ton. 1t says much for their increased
efficiency that the averages of offenses
against property should have sunk
during the last ten years from nearly
5 per 1000 of the population to very
little more than 8. Criminal offenses
of all kinds show a like elimination;
while cases of murder have reached
the unprecedentedly low number of
10, of which were due to insanity.
The introduction of the anthropomet-
rical system has greatly facilitated
the Identification of criminals. The
London authorities were long time
in discovering the merits of NJ. Bertil-
Ions system, but now that they have
adopted it one may reasonably expect
fewer plumbers with respect to identi-
ty. One branch of the policeman's
duty shows a regrettable activity
the lost property office. The public
is. if anything, more prone to forget
and lose its property than ever. and in
the course Of one year succeeded in
leaving no fewer than $4,000 umbrellas
in the public carriages. Possibly this
may be accounted for by an excep-
tionally dry Chicago Inter
Ocean. .
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

square pieces of blue denim. The larger
piece is % inches square; the other is Is
inches square. The smaller piece is
placed on the center of the larger, leav-
ing. of course, a margin of five inches all
around. 1t is stitched on securely along
three sides, and few inches at each end
of the fourth side, leaving an opening
large enough to force an 1s-inch-square
pillow within.
The margin is buttonhole-edged with
long, coarse stitches in heavy white silk,
and forms an effective border for the
pillow, falling loosely, and with its ir-
regular scallops, somewhat like a frill.
The small square has a design
stamped first, and then followed with
fancy white braid, buttonhoIe-edged
on with heavy white silk. Its finished
about the edge with white cotton cord,
tied at each corner In bow and tassels.
The long dotted line in the illustra-
ton shows the length of slit left open
for the pillow to slip into its pretty
case. = Gretchen Trievie. in Home
Queen.
The total capital invested in British
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17
comparatire Merits.

They were talking about their re-
spective wives, and Jorkins said:
my wife has perfect talent for be-
ing orderly; she keeps everything in its
place."
That's nothing towhat my wife does.
The way she keeps everything is Just
out of sight."-Detroit Free Press.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

1t is said that cut flowers win keen
very fresh II small pinch of nitrate
Of potash, OF common saltpetrc, is put
in the water In which they stand. The
ends Of the stems should be at on q
little every day to keep open the absorb
ing pores
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17
Forethourht.

Mrs. Yansock Ito visiting gucst)-
Won't you stay to dinner tonight? I
bought a pair of splendid canvasback
ducks because Ferdinand has gone
hunting, and he always likes to have a
game dinner when he comes back from
. shooting trip.-Judge-
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

NOT ~ HoME. ---sUnless he discovers
me. u she whispered, as she shrank behind
the curtains Of her window, she'll find me
out.n With beating heart she listened,
while the hired girl went to the door and
made the talk. - Detroit Tribune.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

HIT makes no difference how hard h
may try, doant beliebe dat red-noset
man can look coldly intellectual.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

A GENTLEMAN one day took his little lad
out for a walk, but the boy, from some
cause or other, got lost, and, meeting a po-
liceman, tearfully asked: "Please, sir, have
you seen q man without little boyi
Cause, If you have, Use that little boy Pr
TitrBits
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

To KNOW the pains Of power, we must 60
to those who have it; to know its pleasures
we must 90 to those who are seeking it.
The pains or power are real; its pleasures
imaginary. Cotton.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

'sDoEs position affect sleepi" asked .
medical writer. II does when the man
holds tho position Of night watchman.
Texas Eiftings.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

VIsIroR-ttDoes mamma give you any
thing for being good boyi' Tommy
"Nome. She gives 1t to me when amt.
Detroit Free Press.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

Hin who, silent, loves to be with us, and
who loves us in our silence, has touched
one of tho keys that ravish hearts. La
water.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

II THOUGHT marrying him would make a
different man of him, !" she sighed. sand"
ut made an Indifferent man Of him. lin
dianapolis Journal
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

Nor SURPRISED. --"Hear what happened
to Davis3 Held up on Broadway at two
and he looked as il he'd need something Of
that kind before long. PUCK.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

THHRB is no courage but in innocence
no constancy but in an honest cause
Southern
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

II TELL you what, Sharp, marrying an
heiress has its drawbacks" Eyes; but
think Of the greenbacks, Bond. ~ Harper's
Bazaar.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

Sore Eyes Cured.
Jackson's Indian Eye Sally Q never fails
do this; $50 at all drug stores.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

SHE-sI have heard that you said was
fond Of the sound OF my own voice. He
"Well, you have yourself admitted that YOU
like music. n-P Philadelphia Record.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

In taking the chances, first look out that
they are not against you.-Truth.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

AGREED. Charley "There is nothing
admire more than good deedn Tom
"Nor I--if it is made out in my name. DE
troit Free Press.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

PRUDENCE Is the necessary ingredient ir
all the virtues, without which they degen
crate into folly and excess. Jeremy Col
lier.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-01-17

The total capital invested in British
railways il about 5000 900 900.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-29
RUSSIA'S POLICY
TOWARD CHINA.

London. Sept. ga dis
patch to the GLOBE" from
Shanghai, published this after
noon, says i. is believed there
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-29
BEING PAID
BY REPUBLICANS.
Gold Democrat Soliciting Sigma
lures to a Palmer and
Buckner Petition.

Pana. III. Sept. 26.-John
Colegrove of Taylorville made
a tour Of Pana today to secure
slgners to petition to the Sec
rotary Of State to have Palmer
and Buckner's names placed on
the Presidential ballot. Cole
grove said be had been life.
long Democrat and that all he
was circulating the petition for
was to get the ticket on the
ballot so as to defeat Bryan,
and that he himself intended
voting for Mckinley. The
Democrats hearing of his state
ments crowded around him in
body and continued burles.
qulng him until he was so hin,
dered in his work that he was
compelled to leave town. Cole
grove admitted that he was get
ting pay from the State Re
publican Committee for his
services. He only got four gold
Democratic signers to his peti
ton In Pana after eight hours
hard work. Several gold Demo
Gratis in Pana bad been offered
the job OF circulating the petit
ton, but were afraid to under-
take it Two Pana Republicans
are now in the hire of the Re
publican State Committee. and
are daily going over the coun-
try working with the farmers
and endeavoring TO turn the
farmer vote, which, in this sec
ton, is for silver.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-29

influence would be guarante,
that be would poll the entire o }
position to KIeberg and Grass
Such a man it was our purpose
to support, and we would have
called a convention in tbs
Eleventh Congressional Districj
to approve our act, which we
believe that said body would
have done"
"What reply did you receive
from those prominent free silver
men to whom you submitted
the propositions"
without going into details,
| will say that we found that
nothing could be done to con-
centrate the we'll known &C
knowledged opposition 10 MIR.
KIeberg in the Democratic
party. However, the move only
lacked influential leadership on
the part of the free silver Demo
Gratis"
"Then you don't believe such
a union can be effectedg"
mo, 1 do not. We have
done what we believe to be our
duty as citizens and patriots in
the matter, and we now propose
to go on with our campaign, of
fering to the people of this
Congressional district the Hon.
j. Nj. Smith, whom NE know to
be q consistent loyal and safe
free silver candidate, and trusr
to the patriotism of the free
silver voters of the district to
support him.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-29

that the dispatch Of a Russian
squadron TIC Shanghai will be
the first result Of al agreement
reached between III Hung
Chang and Russia, which is
viewed with great enx Fly in
Japan China, it is added, is
rapidly repairing the dacka md
workshops of Port A'iaar, aod
is storing there vast quantities
off coal. 1t is thought iLst these
movements indicate a star ng
development in Russian policy.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-29
CONDEMNS THE
DISTURBANCE
The Yale News Declares the
Hoodlums Don't Represent
the University.

New Haven, Conn, Sept %.
The Yale News to-day has
the following editorial com
menting on the disturbance OF
the Bryan meeting yesterday:
The News must depraeate
the spirit of horse play-this is
the true light in which The
ani1us mnst be regarded
which prompted the demonstra-
ton at yesterdays political
meeting. The action of the Yale
men present plainly showed u
lack of respect for the dignity
OF the speaker as a public man,
every thing political aside, and
thoughtful and fair minded
consideration will unanimously
condemn and regret The occur
renee irrespective of party aft
Iiation."
Yale was theofostpr mother
of the Illinois college where
Mr.. Bryan graduated. The Hi
pois college was founded Ivy a.
party of graduates from Yale
and has always looked upon
Yale as its parent institution.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-29
DAN STUART TALKS.

Chicago. ILL.,, Sept. 25.-Dan
Stuart Of Dallas, Tex. arrived
in the city today. Stuart, in
speaking of the pugilistic out
look and the coming battle be
tween Corbett and Fitzimmons
said:
There is no doubt in my
mind that both men mean bus
mess, and, barring death, it
will surely take place"
Asked whether he intended
to make bid for the contest,
he said he thought he would.
Il have thought the matter
over carefully" he concluded,
land will be prepared to make
a proposition in~about a month
l will offer a liberal purse and
| will guarantee the battle to
take place, and, failing to do
50, will divide the purse be
tween the men Furthermore
/ will, providing the meet, guar
antee them and everybody con
nected with the affair protec-
ton"
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1896-09-29
WITH A PAPER WAD.
Peculiar Accident a: a Min
strel Show May End
Fatally.

Waco, Tex, Sept. a5.-
Robert E. FuIlingtop, a yorng
man living near Gurley in this
county, lies at the National
Hotel in this city in a critical
condition, the result ola wound
received under very peculiar
circumstances. Last 'fyesd Y
night Fullington and Sc era1
other young men oi-that neigh
borhood gave a negro minstrel
show. In the course OF the
performance one Of the pc I.
formers, James F. Johnson,
was to steal uP bel4in / E'ul-
lington and shoot him. When
the time arrived for ;his satire
Johnson came rpon The sag
with a shotgun. a mu@z.e lead
er, with a good-sized charge Of
powder, held in tie chamber
by a wad made Of newspaper.
Johnson placed the gun to his
shoulder. The cap snapped
when he pulled the t-ig ser
and the other barrel also re-
fused to fire. Fuliington START
ed to turn around TO tel J9ha4
son to put on other caps. As
he was turning around john-
son pulled the trigger again of
sac barrel he had first tried to
fire, and this tine vas success.
fal. The muzzle vaa close 10
Fullington's neck as ne turned
and the wad struck MN below
the left ear and ranged dogn-
ward, penetrating to the jgcu-
lar vein. The woHndo d nan
was conveyed here at cnce for
Diligent probing of the
wound has failed 10 Ind the
aad and the ini':red mans
condition is now y dcal.