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Fashion Echoes.

Gray-blue wool liOuSe-dresses with
large cape collar and cuffs Of golden
brown or crimson velvet, edged with
bronze bead and spanglcd gimp an
inch wide, are IN excellent choice for
slender women Of neutral type.
bicycling has already caused one
departure in women's footwear. Wo-
men still cling to the pointed toes, but
they call for much thicker SOles than
formerly, even in dress boots. So far,
that Is the only change. but there ts
no telling what others the wheel and
time will work.'-Philadelphia I.edg-
er.
Black MORE, trimmed very elab0r-
ately on the bodice portion with jet
spangled chiffon, forms IL very elegant
and very popular gown for receptions,
dinners and afternoon teas. Many
women who have tired Of black satin
have taken again to skirts of plain
and lowered black mohair, wearing
them with fancy bodices Of very ele-
CANT description.
For inexpensive morning dresses are
sold very pretty striped or dotted
French flannels, as fine and soft as
ladies' cloth. These arc made In
princess shape, with simple collars
evase, as the French say, yet SO slight
ly fiaring that the throat is scarcely
visible; while others have natty little
French rlches made Of plated velvet
or merely ribbon of satin or the Dres-
den colorings. with long streamers
that begin Mt the pointed ends Of the
ruche.
Among the waists for dressy after
noon wear with black OF dark skirts
are those Of chine, t.,treta. or faille
silk with dark grounds well covered
with shadowy pompadour figures.
Useful. yet very rich looking, day
waists are also made of dark green or
plain colored silk. with blurred carna-
lions or roses scattered over the sur
face. These waists have, us a rule,
no trimming excepting very handsome
gold and cut steel buttons Of large
size. Other more elaborate waists
have costly lace collars or yokes held
down on the front by rhinestone or
teweled buttons.
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MORE LANDS FOR SETTLERS.
Red Lake Reservatio to he Opened
AhOnf .June L.

Red Lake Reservation to he Opened
About June 1.
Washington, Dec. 31.-The opening
to settlement Of S9O,7H acres Of the
Red Lake and White Earth reserva
lions, which comprised part of the
Chippewa Indian lands In Minnesota,
is provided for in Il schedule sub
mitted by the commissioner Of the
general land Office to the secretary Of
the interior. and which doubtless will
he Immediately approved. OF the
lands SIS, GAG acres are in the Red
Lake reservation and $3.50 in the
White Earth reserve. The opening
will probably take place at 8 a. m. on
some day about June /.
The proclamation will be issued, but
the publication Of the official action
will be made in a few days. OF the
lands ccdcd by the Indians from the
original 3,2OO,OOO acres constituting
the Red Lake, and 79G,G72 acres the
White Earth reservations, the gov
ernmcnt reserves 1861, 2555 acres in the
former and 37,319 in the latter as
timber lands. The schedule provides
that the timber lands be paid for at
the rate of not less than So per 1000
feet. to be sold at public cutlery after
appraisal by agents of the general
land office. The opening Of the other
reservations will follow in n few
months.
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CycIinx and Women. shoes.

A chiropodist, who numbers among
his patients many of the wealthiest
and most fashionable people, declares.
says an exchange, he is glad Of the
spread Of the cycling craze. When
asked why this vas SO, he answered:
''In the first place, the majority Of
women ride in shoes entirely too tight
and too narrow for them. and this
causes great irritation. Then they
pedal with the ball Of the foot instead
of with the center, and their toes are
thrown out of joint. When ones foot
is disjointed it is MS painful as a
fractured arm, and you may be ure
the sufferer is glad enough to rush to
a chiropodist. II women would learn
to ride In broad-toed, thick-soled shoes
a tritie too large for them, and would
bring down their weight on the center
of the foot. wheeling would strength
en- their feet and ankles, instead Of
getting them out Of gear. I believe
that. after Il while,- this sport will
bring about a revolution In women's
shoes"
When the chiropodist's ideas were
explained to q dealer in shoes, he
said:
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Welsh Endenvorcr..

Oshkosh, Wis, Dec. 31.-The annual
convention Of the Welsh Christian
Endeavor Societies of Wisconsin and
Northern Michigan closed last even
Ing after Il two days session. Cam
bria, Wis.,, was selected as the place
for the next annual convention. which
will be held OH the last Saturday and
Sunday in December. 1896. The new
ly elected officers are: President, H.
W. Griffith. of Ripon college; first vice
president, Robert Humphrey, Chicago;
second vice president. Miss Phoebe
Holland, Bangor, Wis; third vice pres
ident. Mrs. II. W. Owens. Dodgeville;
fourth vice president, David Edwards,
Cambria: secretary. Miss Mary L.
Williams. WaukeshA; treasurer, Miss
Mamie Williams, Milwaukee.
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Milwaukee, Dec. 3l.-Supt. Martin,
of the Flint & Pere Marquette line,
said to-day that his company has let
a contract for the buildi>s Of the
largest steam a ferry in rne world.
The new ferry will not ha ready until
next October. and. will ply between
Manitowoc and Huntington. The
steamer will cost 100000. will have
three screws, and will carry thirty
cars. The length Of the steamer be.
tween perpendiculars will be 331 feet
and her overall length $50 feet.
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MIR. ROCK.
His Father.in.Law Cuts Him OPP
Down the Rre0af

His Father-in-Law Gu. Him Open
Down the Breast.
Redwood Falls, MIMI. Jan. John
Rock, Il farmer residing west of this
city, was cut from the abdomen to
within II few inches of his neck by his
father-in-law, Il man named Streif, on
Friday. Strcif's son was recently sent
To saltwater for six and a half years
for carnally abusing Rocks children.
In discussing the case, Rock got into
Il quarrel with his wife, and threatened
to whip her. The elder Streif was pres.
ent and told Rock to desist. Rock
came at Streif with Il club, but STREET,
pulled his knife and plunged it into
Rocks abdomen. Rocks condition is
doubtful. No arrests have been made.
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suuarinr the Circle

One of the problems that is as old as
the science of mathematics is that Of
''squaring the circle" BY squaring
the circle is meant the problem Of
finding the sides of a square exactly
equal in area to a circle of given di-
ameter. TO do this, either by ele.
mentary geometry or by expressing 1t
automatically in commensurate num-
bers, has been found to be an impossi.
billy. In other words, the ratio be.
tween the diameter and the clrcum.
ference Of u circle cannot be exactly
found, even though in the division the
decimal may be carried out to 10000
figures. The above being the exact
facts in the case, we will say that the
problem Of "squaring the CIRCLE IL
one that has long been given up by the
mathematician as insoluble.
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New Design I'm Winter Wrap,
utmost these days in devising new
outer garments. Coats, jackets and
eyen cloaks are all very well in their
way. but every woman feels she must
possess, besides these mundane arti-
cles. a fancy wrap that will be quite
distinctive. Light cloth and dark vel
vet are sometimes combined in a most
effective fashion, and an extremely
novel cape formed of them is made
with pointed girdle and collar, which,
when the cape is thrown back, give
the effect to the waist of being trim.
med with velvet to match the trim
MinPs Of the cape.
ft.is garment is Of the light, smooth
~box-cloth, of very light tan, and the
velvet is deep heIiotrope in color. The
girdle, collar and some odd applique
tiglres on the cape are of velvet, and
It is lined throughout with deep hello.
tr0pe satin. While not warm enough
for midwinter wear, this cape ia suita.
Dle on al mild days, and Is smart
enough to 40 double duty for evening
wear all winter.-New York Herald.
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IN r,~bt for the Ho.pit.l.

st. Paul, Dec. 3l.-Thc state conn.,
mission appointed by Gov. Clougil to
locate the fourth hospital for the in
sane will have a legal battle on it's
hands. A delegation Of Hastings citi.
zens called on Attorney General
Childs and secured from him permits
sion to use his name in an injunction
proceeding to be brought against the
commission to restrain that body from
closing the contract locating the fourth
hospital at AnOka.
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Eloped and We're welded.

Webster City, Iowa, Jan. 1.-VVill.
lam Krauser and Jennie Bekelbarger,
son and daughter Of prominent farmers
living near Homer, eloped and were
married at Fort Dodge. The case is
similar to that Of the Dawson-Scott
case at Des Moines as regards the
opinion Of the parents of the young
lady. In order to fool the old folks, she
packed up her clothes and reported that
she was going on a trip to Des Moines
to spend a few days in that city with
friends
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ct
MM1aRy'1NS1v1M J
Not ON THE SHELF
elderly Women Are Expected to
Take Part In Society,

elderly Women Are Expected to
Take Part In Society.
One Of the greatest mistakes In life
Is that Of a wOman's sitting down
when b has passed the meridian of
years and quietly waiting for death.
u may be exceedingly pretty, and
quite like the action Of some sweet old
story, the patient waiting with pale
face and placid smile and folded
hands. playing in q way the part Of
be old lares and penates beside the
IRE; but there are much more effective
parts than that of a statue in n niche,
and there seems to be no reason for
going into the grave before 1t is ready
for us.
It is not, however, very long since
this attitude vas thought the proper
thing for the elderly. Women with
gray hair not only hid it with wig or
cap, or both, but hid and effaced them
selves as we'll. Age was unlovely,
they said, and SO they put it out of
sight. as fac as they could. 10y clinging
10 the chimney-corner. OF course they
were useful there; the grandmother,
the old aunt, is useful everywhere;
n of course they We're, in the way of
perfect character and of becoming
saints through sacrifice and renuncia-
tion. But they did not have very much
vivid enjoyment. What enjoyment
they did have vas chiefly vicarlous-
Joy at seeing and knowing the joy OF
others.
1t ia fortunate for women Of I'D
vancing years that nowadays public
opinion has changed, and that It ia ex-
pected they shall form a part Of soci-
ETY.. They belong now to clubs; they
are engaged in various public and
semi-public work; they are actively
engaged in charities; they are not de-
prived of any invitation because Of
their years; and the value of their wis.
dom and mellowcd experience Ia as
fully acknowledged MS the value Of
youth and sparkle Of beauty.
1t is a pleasant sight now, in all the
country towns where the trOlley-car
has penetrated, to see these rather
elderly women taking their rides; to
see their pleasure in what would have
been considered by their grandmoth-
ers a wild abandonment; to see them
doing their own shopping in all places,
attending to their clecll-books and
bank accounts. when they have such
articles. by no "a relinquisling
their rights in church management.
their Interest In public questions, and
following OK adopting the fashions to
such extent rs they plcasc.-Harper's
Bazaar.
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GAS WELL.
Citizens of Renville Wrought Up to
n KXforR, oknkn ~ Ir~ns%a,.~r<

Citizens Of Renville Wrought Up to
n High State of Excitement.
Renville, Minn., Jan. 1.-While drill
ing a well at the Touring mill of Wer-
din & Schmidt, in this city to-day. n
stream of gas shot out Of the pipe.
throwing dirt, stones and mud fully
fifty feet high. A match was applied,
and with Il roar that could be heard
several blocks, a fame of fire shot
heavenward and was with great diff.
Guilty stopped. The city is all excite
ment. and citizens think they have a
real, live gas well, and by all appear
ances their hopes are well founded.
The we'll is 265 feet deep.
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a MEXICAN SADDLE.
Gorgeous Piece of Harness Made
Mexican DOllars.

A marvellous silver saddle and bride
were brought by a citizen Of Santa Bar.
bara and shown in n recent parade.
The saddle and bride, manufactured
Of bullion from Mexican dollars, are ex-
Quisite works Of art. The saddle Is
a typical Mexican pattern, with a high
pommel, we'll followed seat and the
most elaborate of trappings.
The leather is stamped with elegant
designs, and the whole thing is a com.
plete, costly and elaborate equipment
Of good taste and artistic design, and
was an interesting feature Of the par.
ade.
The work was done at Santa Barbara,
in 1888, and has just been completed
for the parade. The saddle is studded
over with silver ornament. The lcath-
er facings are thick with buttons and
rOsettes, the pOmmel Is incase(l in sill
yer, the corders of the apron are tipped
with silver. the stirrups are FACED and
edged with silver half an inch thick,
deliberately chased and carved.
The saddletree is hung with silver
rings. fore and aft to answer all the
requirements of the vaquero IN lacing
up his RATA. The girth, which passes
under the horses belly and cinches the
saddle in place, is woven of hair from
horses names by Il native artisan and
is fully eight inches broad, with a tas.
sci HANGING at it's middle.
The saddle, the bride and all the
appointments are marvels of beauty.
The reins, martingale and whip are
composed Of solid silver in woven
strands. The headstall is covered with
fiuted silver, with large engraved sill
yer rosettes at the sides. with decora-
lions of flowers and heads Of wheat,
with an elaborate nose piece with sill
yer engraving. The side pieces are of
silver, massive and ornate, with Il sill
yer chain under the horses jaw.-San
Diego Sun.
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Mineral Water.

White Birch, Wis, Jan. !. The
mineral springs here are to be devel.
Oped ut once. The existence Of the
springs has been known for years, and
they have been famous among the Lake
Superior Indian tribes. The springs are
now owned by Postmaster Thomas F.
Scion Of West Superior, who In the
leading member Of the company just
forming to develop the property. 1t is
claimed that the springs are Of a bet
ter quality than the famous Waukesha,
80 stated by Prof. w. w. Daniels, Of
the chemistry department of the Uni
versity of Wisconsin, at Madison, as
they contain no organic matter what
over.
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A Wise Cook.

New chambermaid-Are there really
so many mice in this house?
Cook-Of course not. l was deter
mined, however, that mistress should
get a cat. iou see. I've a young man
who calls on me pretty often, and vo.
must Ike able to account in some way
FOR the food l give lim.--Fliegende
Blaetter.
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Very coneeitea.

Edith-Harry is the most conceited
man I ever met.
Ethel-What makes you think so?
Editll-Why, he first asserts that I
am the most adorable woman in the
world, then most beautiful, intellectual
and in every respect a paragon, and
then asks me II l do not love him.
Brooklyn Life.
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\ Suggestion.

Puck: Parker-'What do you thinn
Of the proposed amendment to ~
state CONSTITUTIONS"
Barker-"Which One:"
Parker-"1t provides that every law
enacted hereafter must state distinct.
" whether 1t is intended to be n.
forced or not"
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The Ide. Wa. Al, Right

Professor-"Young ladies, l wish to
impress on your minds that the Latin
for hero is victor"
Fraulein Emma Ito herself-"ln re-
member, Victor is my beau's name."
Professor (after two months)-
'Fraulein Emma. name hero in Lat
in"
Fraulein Emma (who has . new
beau)-"Max."-Fliegende Blaetter.
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Ear Over Fifl Yaa,

Al OLD AND WE'LL TRIED RsxKDY.-Mn,
. inslow's e00thiny syrup has been used for
over nfry years BY milllons Of mothers for their
children while teetht 6. with perfect su"coss
It soothes the child. softens the gums, sllsys 81
DNlfhos. Is plrssaot to the tasao. sod BY
MuggtetS In ever, part OF the World. Twenty.
41vo cents . bottle. Its value isi l. calculable. Be
sure Aoo ask for Nm. Winsl0a "a Soothing Syrup.
and take NO other kind.
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E-nt,.,.< n.kot. n,,..-a.

Grand Junction. Colo, Dec. 31.-Ar-
engagements have been completed with
the Dumkard communities scattered
over Iowa. Dakota, Nebraska and
Kansas to settle In a body In the
Grand river valley, nea this city, dur
Ing the coming spring. Over 4 hun.
dred famines, NIL we1l-todo. will coma.
The Dickinson press., 1896-01-04

At Bardstown, KY, Mrs. ]. W. Nally
was found not guilty of the murder OF
School Teacher Frank Doherty. The
latter attempted to assault Mrs. Nally
in her husbands absence and she killed
him.
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The New Writing Desk Lamp.
q most delightful Christmas present
to bestow upon some girl who Is now
collecting things" for her writing
table.
The pattern Is what is known us the
colonial, but the shape strongly re-
semblcs the small Roman lamps. AS
yet it las only been shown In silver,
but it will not be long before It will
be- reproduced in all the different ma
terials that those trifies are made in.
When the outfit il complete a silver
seal is added to the lamp, but either
will prove an acceptable gift.
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for sealing Letter.

While some conservative people have
never given up sealing their letters
with wax, 1t is only within a short
time that fashion has decreed 1t the
only proper way to fasten the en-
.veiope. Now comes a new fad In the
d1taps Of . most dainty silver lamp,
Which y to take the place Of the tiny
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A SeulnH Room ling

A handy lag for holding cottons,
needles, scissovs, thimbles, etc, and
small pieces OF work. The material Of
model is a firm make of white
linen, embroidered with red ingram
cotton, and bound with red braid. It
would also be very pretty in colored
Ruskin linen or holland bound with
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MANY c.ttl. nroun.a

Guthrie, Okla, Jan. 1.-C. Hayden,
who has immense pastures along the
Grand river, reports having had over
400 head Of cattle drowned by the
foods of the past week, and it Is be-
lieyed that fully 1000 head or more
persisted in the Usage reservation.
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Improvement In the Storage Bat
terry.

Improvement IN unG StOEARc 1Juts
terry.
The aim of all makers of storage bat
teries Of late years has been so to con-
struct q battery that it would be Inn
possible for the active material to fall
of the plates. This has from time to
time been accomplished, but at a sac
rifce, as it inevitably resulted in an
other serious defect, the lcssening of
the efficiency in consequence of the in
crease in the internal resistance. Pro-
gress in this branch of electrical work
has been much delayed by the extent
to which inventors allowed themselves
to be hampered by the idea that to
keep the active material from falling
of the plates a free circulation of the
solution was indispensable. This is now
found to be nc longer absolutely es-
sential, providing a porous and also alb
sorbant substance Capable of absorbing
the sulphuric acid as fast as it is made
in %charging) has been placed between
the plates. This permits Of the placing
of the plates so close together us to
make n solid compact mass of the
element, so that there is no free solu-
ton to spill and spread devastation
around when the battery Is used for
traction and other purposes, and a num-
Der of years is added to the life of the
battery. By a recently discovered pro-
cess q Plante battery has been devel-
oped in which the active material is
made Extraordinarily in one hour
and fifty minutes. The plates in this
cell are made from M integral sheet
Of lead three-eighths of an inch thick
and prepared for treatment by a new
method, which does away with all
joints or soldering, thus avoiding any
chance Of local action. Beyond this,
the saving In the cost Of making the
plate by the new process is considera-
bic. 1t Is a hopeful sign, among other
Indications, of the steady progress Of
the storage battery that an English
electrical power storage company. in
its prospectus of two years ago. when
Introducing a new type of cell, made a
reduction in the prices per amphere
discharge Of about 40 per cent. This
company has now made a further re-
duction, and is now able to offer a bat
terry for the same rate of output at less
than half the price Of three years ago.
Another important item, more es-
pecially In connection with central sta
tons, is that the battery now occupies
only half the space that it formerly did.
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ribbon. The pocket consists of three
parts, two pentagons measuring In
inches across in the widest parts;
these are each embroidered at the
i've corners with the design No. 3.
The lower part is 1914 inches across In
the widest part, and is cut in five seal
l0ps, each Of which is embroidered
with the spray No. 9. Bind the edges
neatly with braid, then place the three
parts one above the other, MS shown
In the Illustration, the embroidery side
Of the lower part uppermost, the en-
broidery Of the two pentagons facing
each other. The points of the penta-
CONS are placed between the scallops
Of the lower part. Cut q pentagon Of
card 81 inches across, place it between
the two linen m in the center, stitch
all firmly together round the edge Of
the card; sew the two pentagons to-
gether in the center Of the straight
sides and sew the lower pentagon to
the scalloped piece in the depth be-
tween the scallops. A brass ring is
sewn to each point of the upper pen.
tagon; u a length of ribbon or cord
through the rings, draw up tightly,
and a double row Of five pockets will
be formed, with q closed pocket or bag
in the center.
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Fire this morning destroyed most of
the business part and several resi-
dences at Ryan, I. T. No estimate OF
the damage can be learned.
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Tell him to clean your boots, John
and mine, too"
"All right. Er-Garcong, nettoyes
may bot, 81 VOC play-et ausee nah
fem!"-L0ndon Punch.
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Cairo, III, Dec. 31.-To-day the plant
OF the Wolverine Lumber company
was destroyed by fire. The loss will
exceed 100000; insurance, $4,000.
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silver candlestick which holds the
wax taper. The shape OF this lamp
Is SO exceedingly graceful that the
chances are every w::ltin.. desk In the
will be adorned With before
the winter IS over, and it will prove
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porary deficiencies.
Washington, Jan. 1. The commit
tees of the senate passed into the con
troll Of the Republicans. The changes
In the special complexion Of the COM
mittees was effected by the adoption of
q resolution organizing the committees
Is agreed to by the Republican and
Democratic steering committees. The
Populists, with the exception Of Mr..
Kyle Of South Dakota, declined to vote.
and the Republicans having a plurality
Of the senate, were thus enabled to
adopt the resolution by a vote Of 80 to
%. MI. Kyle voted with the Demo-
Gratis against the reorganization. A
two hours debate followed the adOp-
ton of the resolution, the purpose Of
which was mainly political. The Dem
ocrats, under the leadership Of Senator
German, ably seconded by Senator
Harris, attempted to show il.at the re.
organization was effected by an alli-
ance between the P0pulisls and Repull
leans, %contending that the silence of
the latter by making possible the re-
organization, indicated acuuiescence.
He also insisted that the Republican as
sumption Of control. saddled them with
responsibility for legislation. The Pop
ulists, led by Senator Allen (Neb.) and
Senator Butler IN. c. denied that they
were in any fashion responsible for the
result. The Republicans, under the
leadership of Senator Mitchell, and as
sisted by Senators Hoar, Allison and
Chandler, combatted the argument of
the Democrats by asserting most en-
phatically that the Populists had even
refused to make any suggestions as to
their committee assignments, and had,
% q matter Of fact, been left by the