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Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1896-02-28
;ouTH END.
Imm&i1rallan.

At meeting of the ways and means
committee of the Emmons County lmmi.
grafton Association, held Saturday, Feb.
20. at the county building. the following
business was transacted:
In the absence Of Dugald Campbell, T.
P. Lee was chosen chairman pro tenn. l.
H. Robinson was elected secretary and
W. B. Andrus treasurer.
The object Of the meeting being to pro.
vide plan by which the $105 assessed
upon this county by the state committee
could be raised. the amounts opposite
the following school districts were ass
sessed, and tho director appointed for
each Of the several school districts, at the
time of the organization Of the county
committee, was instructed 10 collect from
his district the amount specified
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1896-02-28
AROUND the COUNTY.
Hampton.
D Of the Record.

Correspondence Of the Record.
Feb. 23.-Your scribes from this neck
O. the woods seem to be of the slow and
lnfrequent order-none of the "Darby
Dolan" kind among them. I. Mr.. Clar.
encs East's little son Harry has been
quite i'll for the past week. so much 90
that DR.. Musnch was sent for on Thurs.
day last to attend him. John Parker
was In town on business on Friday, and
went from here to Bismarck. -. II this
weather holds. those having cattle on
this side Of the Big Muddy will soon
have TO begin to think Of recrosslng
them. or the river will break up and
thereby add ferriage costs or swell the
taxes Of Emmons county. Rev. Good
erham will preach In Hampton again, IL
all Is we'll, on March 2. Everybody in
vited. LEON.
winsna.
Correspondents Of the Record. ,.
Feb. 2e.-"Old Glory waved in the
breeze. on our busiest thorou9hfare, on
Feb. 20. ... Messrs. James B. Gsyton and
William v. Wade have been visiting
friends hero and at the fort for some
time. Mr.. Gayton's eyes appear to be
much better since his return from the
east.... Your correspondent is pleased to
note the energy. enthusiasm and pstriot.
ism possessed by this community: Hr.
H. H. Howard. with the assistance Of his
pupils, is busily engaged preparing
program for the school entertainment to
be given on Friday evening, Feb. 20,
in honor of Washington. .Mr. J. A.
Stiles. Of this place. while hauling ice
from the river last Friday, slipped from
bis load and under the wheels. sustaining
severe injuries. DR.. Swift of Fort
Yates. Is in attendance. ..S. T. Fansler,
Of Mound City, returned home the fore
part Of last week, but expects to be At his
Fort Yates gallery about March /.
'Dick" Is sending out great deal Of his
excellent handiwork. DARBY DoLAN.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1896-02-28

SOME stirring speeches in favor Of the
Cubans were made IN congress this week.
The new captain.Re Weyler, has
begun campaign Of annih,lation. and 1t
is not unlikely that Uncle Sam. in tho in.
tsrests of humanity, will interfere.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1896-02-28

Henry Rsamsnn has gone TO the neigh.
boshood ot E,lendals sstsr 8 lot Of cattle
that he bought theys dsrlus . recent trip
TO South Dakoss. By the way, Henry
says that down IN 1ursks they have q
mill with which they grind up wild mus.
tard seed and express therefrom an oil
that tastes . good deal like lard and is
used for frying and other culinary pur-
poses.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1896-02-28

NOTICE is hereby given that application will
IN be made to the Honorable Governor Roger
Allin, on Monday, March 18, 1895, for the par
Beek-sex, male; age, thirty-nine years-sen-
fenced at Williamsport, North Dakota, October
18, 1888, under section 6258 of the Compiled Laws
of 1887, for Offering bribe.
Dated at Williamsport, n. D., February 3,
1895. feb7-28
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1896-02-28
BILL Nye. the great humorist, is dead.

the Argus is q good p aper. and the
Colonel ought to 20 to the st. Louis con.
vention-if the counting room ID. only
send The daily to the country scr,bes in
the COW counties-like.t 1, others do.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1896-02-28

Glanavon.
Correspondence Of tho Record.
Feb. 26.-Did any one ever know the
ice In the river to break up in February
But indications are that it will this year.
....Glanavon lyceum has started up
again, and II you want to be entertained
some evening Just drop in and hear the
debate. .Lagrippe has again made it,
appearance among the people Of CLAN
avon, and in six weeks from now the
Bales tribe will perhaps get round with
it. by turns. Roy Kinsey has a taste Of
grip, too--ss we'll as others in East Clan.
avon. Johnny Eastwood 10 mail carrfer
posr..A e.. Nee Eon1slls hasins- eoss 20
south Dakota to attend his brothers. fu.
neral. j. MIR. and Mrs. Knowles are happy
over the arrival of baby girl in their
home. 90. Shorty" Alien made an overs
Sunday visit with Roy Bales last week.
....George Payne has gone to Nebraska.
and will on his return bring with him. his
three little girls. who have been with
their mothers people since their mothers
death. Mr.. and Mrs. Richards spent
last Sunday evening at W. L. Bales 30.
Mr.. and Mrs. Putnam expect TO see their
daughter, Mrs. Larabee, IN q few days.
who is coming from California. Ask
Roy Klnsey who ate the jackrabbit-he
or his dog..... We hope North Dakota
will get an immigration boom the present
year such as she never had before.
Cor,,vv fa,s,
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1896-02-28

+ Nj. M. 7. Bush. Of winona, visited The.
county seat Tuesday.
Evening star., 1896-12-05

the jacket. Inside the ruche. and stand
ing up around the face and hair u,as a
pIeduhg Oh wide Chantilly-a dainty toucb
and green. i "io"h
80 much for the cold weather clotbes
whose chief aim is to aid their wearers i'm
lne pattle with the elements. In the realm
oi daihty nothines that one sees in The
SHOPS, an evening hood of white Brussels
net is one OF the Eewest and prettiest crea-
tohs. Lie net is dotted, and in shane the
hood very much resembles the one worn
by the tabled Red Riding Hood Ii is gath
cred in around The neck with a skirt or
cape that falls over the shoulders Around
The front, the hood is wired to stand out
away from the face, as not TO disarrange
the hair. There is border of white
feather trimming around this wired edge,
and al the top are loops Of wide green
tafteta ribbon. which also forms the ties
under the chin One of these hoods can
be easily made by damsel deft of hand.
ana viii be found extremely useful 10
young women who attend many evening
parties. They may be made of colored net,
or, Indeed, of any light, fieeey material in
any shade.
To make last years high crowned hat
look more up to date. put in wide, velvet
bandeau TO rilt the hat up on the left
side, and cover the crown with lght-color-
ed velvet to match that on the bandeau.
The latest thing in corsets is made Of
snake skin. Thus closer and closer does
the serpent creep to the heart of his first
and fairest victim.
Evening star., 1896-12-05
Monkey Plays the Violin.
From the PhladelDhia Inuuirer

John c. Warren, young musician of
Philadelphia, purchased an organ grinders
monkey some time ago because he was
charmed with its dancing and thought 1t
would add pleasure to the evenings at
home. when he played the violin, with
which instrument he is a fine performer.
Noting the perfect time kept, and also
that his monkey was apparently able to
initiate every act 1t saw, he concluded to
try to teach it to play violin. For some
time very slow headway was made, but
finally Jocko seemed to catch the idea and
would ply the bow over the strings, with.
however, very little regard to time or tune.
For an hour each day his master tried to
teach Jocko the elements Of music, and
after the mans patience was almost ex-
hauSted his efforts were crowned with sue
cess, and the monkey began 20 play one
tune fairly well. That tune once mas
tered seemed to awaken ali of the latent
musical talent of the animal and he became
passionately attached to the violin, berom-
ing more proficient each time he played the
instrument. Now he executes several
wsltzes, taking the violin in his arm in cor
rect position and keeping time with his feet
and head as he plays, not only furnishing
the music, but waltzing at the same time
While his master ioes not expect him to
become model to play, he is nevertheless
very proud of his monkey. ami claims that
ne Is better player ran the average man
who considers himself fairly proficient
Mr.. Warren has aim .,r .Iosetl deal by
which he is to dispose Of the monkey vio-
llnist to the proprietor of a Boston museum
The price to be paid IS SAID to .c over $780,
Evening star., 1896-12-05
O U T d 0 0 r w E A r
Some Handsome Costumes as Seen to Ad-
vantage.
Hood That fs Useful for Those Who
Attend Evening Parties-
Novelty I'm COrscts.
Written for The Evening Star.

Written for The Evening Star.
Suits With coats 10 match are great fa-
vorites with skaters. A gray tweed has
the left side of the skirt trimmed with tabs
and buttons, an arrangement which is re-
peated in the jacket that buttons up di-
agonally with the same sort of tabs. One
tab at the shoulder fastens at the very
edge of the sleeve. The jacket is box
shaped in front. but fits in at the waist in
the back. The high collar is a fair sample
of the kind that comes on all the new
coats. 1t stands Up close around the face.
leaving room for the cold breeZes to
circulate around ones neck and very ef-
fectually protecting the wearer against the
elements. That hat worn with this suit
was a small toque, trimmed high in front
with birds.
A dress which was worn without a wrap
was made with a pleated Eton that hung
loose at the bottom and disclosed a waist
of embroidered trimming.
The hat was a Tam O'Shanter shaoe,
trimmed with waving paradise plumes.
In tasteful costume the dress was
very dark green rough goods that suggest
ed the summer crepcnS, but was much
heavier. The skirt was plain. and the
over yellow front veiled with cream
lace. The belt and collar were made of
yellow silk. Over this dress she wore a
brown cloth coat, which looked as if il
had come direct from Paris, but she told
me in confidence that her dressmaker
made it. She had purchased the cloth to
harmonize with some narrow mink fur
which she had in the house and had had
it made in the pleated box fashion that is
seen OH SO many of the imported coats
You know, i can wear this style because
l am SO slight" she added. The mink fur
had been used to edge the fronts of the
coat and the collar, cuffs and pocket flaps
Her hat was just little. plain. brown
turban that turned I'D a trile more over
the left eyebrow than anywhere else, and
right there was one of those feather POM
pons that looked like a small cherry twg
with its leaves turned up to the light. The
feathers were white, edged with black and
beside them was a small black and white
aigrette. The edge of the turban was
bound with mink. to bring it into har-
mony with the jacket.
The Jacket hung loose in the box pleats
from the neck, style which differs
slightly from that which Is called EN-
pire," and which is made with a yoke and
is not pleated in the back. The latter are
very stylish and very dressy. but as they
are all imported they are also very ex-
penSive.
A BOx-Fleated Pun.
The green and brown costume which We
have been discussing had a finishing touch
which must not be forgotten. Around the
neck was a box-pleated ruff of taffeta rib
bon. with ends which could be tied in
bow or allowed to hang to the bottom of
Evening star., 1896-12-05
MEXICAN PYGMIES.
A Futile Effort Made to Find a Race
Tradition Tells About.

rut1ie EFFORT Made to Find q Race
Tradition Tells About.
Somewhere hidden in the heart of that
land of marvels, Mexico, there is without
doubt nation of pygmies, says a writer in
the San Francisco Examiner Few they
are, but fierce: short of stature, but long
Of life. Science. which in this latter day
gees out into highways and hedges and
ecompels all sorts of curiosities to come ;n
has not been able yet to put its positive
finger on these people. But the Aztec ira
dltionS, old before the heginri,g < of history
have said they existed. There is echo of
the story in the early histories of that land
full Of wonders. Prescott only told of a
small part of the strange things to be
found in Mexico.
1t was in the belief that we had the clew
to almost the precise location of these tiny
folks that Il started to journey into the
wilds OF Mexico. SO definite was the in
formation upon which the expedition was
based that i thought We might go directly
u the home of the dwarfs. 1 knew there
were mountains to climb and rivers to
cross, hundreds of hard miles to travel, un-
told fardships to face, but to find the pyg-
my AZtecS was great enough accom-
plishment to tempt any scientific man to
make all physical discomforts seem trivial
l went. 1 invaded the remotest and most
uncivilized districts of the great country to
the south. OF the men and customs / have
seen many and studied them from the
United States border to the isthmus. 1
have seen strange people and gathered
re lies Of bygone civilization, but the race
of pygmies We could not find. l do not say
that they do not exist, but merely that /
did not find them. They may still he hid
den somewhere among those mountains,
where some day sCme lucky man will find
tn. m and bring them TO light. At any
rate 1 have come back TO the haunts of
everyday, modern people and the duties of
every dav, wiser and happier than when j
started on my mission. The stories OF
these wanderings in Mexico will be a won-
der story to tell by and by, and rich
memory for old age.
Evening star., 1896-12-05
CHAT ABOUT BLOUSES
In Spite of Dame Fashion a Popular
Article of Dress.
OF VARIOUS SORTS AND COLORS
Some Types Which Are Tasty
and Stylish.
W II E n WOMEN MEET

Correspondence of the Evening Star.
Evening star., 1896-12-05

low satin, forming a full vest gathered In
der a broad corselet belt of accordion -pleat-
ed satin. The high fiaring collar was a bit
unusual, and 70 were the sleeves turned
back In cuffs at the elbows over gauntlet
lower sleeves of dark green satin.
box of chocolates came in at this point,
per d belated committee woman, and In
terrupted any serious discussion of ways
ana means. The one married woman of
the party, bride Of last June rubbed a
chocolate stain from her bodice and lee
tured The girls at the same time. She was
q radiant bride In face and apparel and
didn,t mind at all giving away the name of
her dressmaker Hers was jacket blouse
OF changeable silk shifting from mauve to
green. An applique of heavy lace edged
the fronts where 1t opened over loose
vest of black net with mauve embroidery.
There was pointed silk belt covered With
applique and under the belt the en-
brodered net came down on either side in
rams. This was novel touch which gave
bit OF character to the costume. The
skirt was green silk with a sable border.
To Match the Ring.
The girl with the turquoise ring who had
led the whole committee off the track in
the beginning with her blue blouse digres-
sion looked amazed. Her little match had
klEdied a conf1agration and the smoke COM
pletely hid the charity fair. But If blouses
were the topic, her own was not to he
despised. Like her ring it was blue. The
sto1-e in her ring, by the way, was a round
turquoise as big as a small marble. 1t was
set in circle of small diamonds and was
a notable piece of jewelry.
The blue blouse was of china silk, of just
the shade of the turquoise. The blonde
girl had bought the stone to match a dress
originally, but more recently she has been
buying dresses to match the ring A ruff
heI fchu was the feature ne n,r blouse
with narrow black satin ribbon to edge the
ruffies. The folds of the blouse were drawn
down to a bow at the waist line. A black
edged ruff1e stood out above the stock col
lar, and ruffles edged the elbow sleeves
TRY it on" The chorus was directed at
the hostess of the occasion the chairman
of the committee on the booth at the ciari-
ty fair. The hostess had lifted from a
dress box high evening blouse which, like
the Inflated blue chiffon bodice, the bone
of contention in the earlier afternoon, had
come home from the modiste whose name
must not be mentioned too late to be put
away.
"Oh, I'll wear it at the BIS and you'll see
it this evening" TT was blouse of rose
pink silk. with rose pink chiffon pleated
loosely and SO arranged as to simulate a
bolero. The chiffon was edged with d
made unique by a most elaborate belt of
ribbon crossed and recrossed and Drawn
into an upward point finally.
A carriage drew up at the door for the
bride.
so late already! But we haven't
1t was a great day for the blouse, but
another meeting was hastily arranged for
the work of the charity fair.
ELLEN OSBORN.
Evening star., 1896-12-05
Easing His Coincidence.

EaE1ng H1S COnSC1enCe.
From the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Well" said the deacon, II sold old Bill
today
who to?" asked his wife.
Jim Ailenbaugh. Got $50 fer 'im.''
Fifty dollars! don't see how your con-
science ever let you let anybody pay that
much for a balky horse that amt worth
more'n $15."
WELL" said the deacon, thoughtfully, II
don't believe 1 could have done it only
know that Jim will take him out on one of
his Sur day fishin trips, an old Bill will
balk ard Jim will hev a chance to set fer
three or four hours meditatin' on the sin
of Sabbath breakin'.''
Evening star., 1896-12-05

, n Z I " ERE A
C o m m 1 t I ee on
something; probably
flowers to be whee-
died out of fashion
able florists or candy
fro m hign-pr.ced
confectioners, for a
charity fair. They
were talking over
their duties in a
much-littered bou-
doir. Dresses had
come h o m e that
morning. and had
Evening star., 1896-12-05
The Roll Call.
rom the Chicago Record.

From the Chicago Record.
with pofIse apologies to a certain patriotic poet
who once wrote some striking under the
same captiOn)
Here "A voice. That is. partially here;
have lost three teeth and my dexter ear.
And something like sevent' en- pounds of hide"
Halfhaek Hal DreT And there f,intly uprose
My backbone's tied in stiff hard knot
And my ribs are sticking right out through my
Clothes
Left Emo End Price Then silence came.
Resting on all that remains of Price.
l saw him fall at the start of the game"
There they grouped in the twilight dim.
Those earnest students of classical books
And the room they stood in had all Of the looks
of hrst-class slaughter house-never gym.
The cest-off sweaters were red with blood
And mortar-like substance was sticking to
Eich wadded trouser-ea h knife-spik.d shoe
mortar OF flesh, hair, brains and mud.
For the foe had come from the other side
In a vain attempt to amass a goal;
Had come with bodies approximately WHOLE
But returned-as the printer would call it-ped.
'Cs1.~ r K'''e,'' Al IBIS ell appeared
BE, Bearing between them this Herbert Kline,
Clayicle-fractured and fractional cared.
'N-A -.uA d e.. Ard "Bur-ro-o-u-m-m"'
cime sound
OF speech that was tangled and mixed and
muShed;
For Kerr's jawbcne had heen horribly crushed
That time that they battered mis- head in the
ground.
Right Tackle Deane:' And the right guard
'DeaIe carried the hail twenty yards he said
TIL H. they S Jumped on his stomach and kicked in
Moreover, think that his neck was broke
Out of the gridirOn hurried his stiff
He joyously smiled as he gave up the ghost.
watched for the man who had injured him most
And once In scrmmage l caught him q bifr."
Twas victory; yes, that's one glorious fact,
But 1t cost us dear. for Of all the men
Who lined up hearty there came again
Only one substitute with frame intact.
Evening star., 1896-12-05
A Valueless Article.

From Truth.
Barker-"Duferly ought to go and soak
his head"
thing on it!'
Evening star., 1896-12-05

Men and Women in This City Who
Collect Libraries.
INTEREST IN LOCAL HISTORY
Gossip About Collectors and Their
Special Fads.
FINE AND RARE VOLUMES
FINE AND RARE VOLUMES

~ IL L AN " L " N ID
the home Of q great
m a n y bookworms,
The dealers in old
and rare books say
that there are more
bibliophiles here than
in any other city in
the country of Wash
ington's size. In this
city there is a large,
almost a preponder-
ating. studious ele-
rnent. composed in
e e a [ measure Of
Evening star., 1896-12-05
The End of the Honeymoon.

From Judy.
She-"Tm sure you love me no longer.
Now, do not deny it. can see the change
In you. I'm no fool. You should have
married somebody stupider.''
He-"I couldn't find onen'
Evening star., 1896-12-05
Explained.

From the Chicago Record.
Uncle Simon, what is old-fashioned DO
Hteness?''
1T is a way people used to have of ask
Ing man about his health and then lis
tening until he got through replying"
Evening star., 1896-12-05
Some Special Features.

Some Special Features.
DR.. Featherstonhaugh has, 1t IS thought,
the best collection of John Brown litera-
ture extant-the John Brown whose soul
goes marching on"
DR.. E. R. Reynolds has acquired what
is perhaps the best of all private collec-
tions of books relating to the southern con-
federacy, and particularly to Jefferson
Davis.
The extent of the reading of Mr. H. H.
Brunor may be judged from the fact that
| he recently bought a Malay dictionary.
Mr.. BruLor is a master Of the dead Ian
guages, and there are few Of the modern
languages, even including Malay, that he
! does not understand. He has remark
| ably large and fine assortment of books
| in the ancient Hebraic language.
Few men are more familiar with the early
history of this city and the surrounding
country than Mr.. Hugh T. Taggart. He is
not only a student and writer, but he has
collected great mass of books, pamphlets,
! etc, which constitutes one of the most
valuable private collections on this subject.
Two years ago Mr.. F. B. MCGUIRE dis
posed, in Philadelphia, of the famous col
| lection of Madison manuscripts and OF his
torical autograph letters, which his father,
| during his lifetime A considerable part of
| this collection was an admirable epiStolary
| epitome of the Madison administration. Mr..
| Mcclure is following in the footsteps of
his father collector of Americana. He
| has also large number of handsomely
| illustrated books in his library.
A collection of books and pamphlets re-
| lating to Americana has been made by Mr..
| L. A. Rrandeburg, who is adding constant
ly to the number cf volumes in his library.
An excellent collection of books, old docu-
! n.ents, maps and pictures referring to and
| illustrating the city of Washington has
| been gotten together by Mr.. w. B. Bryan.
| Senator Calvin s. Brice is a collector of
books magnificently illustrated by famous
| artists.
| Father Richards, the president of George
| town University, has collection Of ancient
| and modern philosophical works, to which
he is still adding.