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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17
STYLISH AUrU,1N CLOTH FRoCK,

A very smart autumn frock is made
OF d smooth.suriaced cloth that shows
a doye.gray background with a hair.
line Of dark blue trayersing it. The
skirt is moderately wide, the upper
part being fitted closely to the figure.
the lower has decided flare. The
bodice is q fitted coat having waist.
coat of blue cloth matching the blue
stripe set in the front, and buttoned
down on each side with small silver
buttons. The collar is high, plain
one OF blue satin, with overlapping
points of the blue satin outlined with
silver cord. The sleeves are mod.
erately full, shape in to fit the arms
and have points Of blue satin larger,
but the same shape as those on the
collar, turning back in cuff fashion on
the lower part OF each sleeve, and be.
ing fastened to place 10y silver but
ton en- the extreme OF each point. The
hat is soft gray felt with band OF
gray about it's crown, and q bunch of
blue feathers at one side. The gloves
are gray undressed kid. Ladies' Home
Journal.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17
Iowa Has the Champion Snake.

A snake twenty-five feet long and
q foot and q half in diameter is re.
ported to have appeared in Nicholas
Pleinlier's pasture, ten miles south of
Dubuque, Iowa. and to have terror
lied the whole neighborhood. 1t is
stated that Pleinlier, on hearing COW
believing, entered the pasture and
found it to be snake. He fed and
returned later to find the COW dead
and the hair about which the snake
had been coiled pressed into the skin.
Next day he heard another cow bel
loving and then third, and reached
the pasture in time to lind both dead
and the reptile eating . calf. He
summoned the neighbors with shot.
guns to kill the reptile, but on viewing
it from precipice overlooking aglsn,
in which it was summing itself. they
fled. It is suggested that the reptile
may have escaped from . menagerie.
Chicago Times Herald.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17
TYRANNY OF THE WASP WAIST.

After numerous vague hints it is at
last announced as definite fact that
women's waists are to be released
from the tyranny of the wasp ideal.
Inquiry IN Paris during the week
shows that not much change has been
made there in dresses yet, though a
recognized tendency in that direction
exists. In London, however, the
change is already very marked. In
the beginning it was confined to cy.
cling habits, but it is now spreading
rapidly to walking costumes and even
to evening dress. This new mode is
called "the Greclan waist" which
gives pleasing label to comfortable
reality. and ladies' taiIors here profess
to believe that by another season tight
]acing will be quite out Of date. New
York Times.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17
.:.;.v and Water Power.

{. s' i' no form of energy that ~. is
Loved, =. ., % in its benefits to the
[e l,,,,. pr'e's ~ comfort of the world as
f mo dis ds ' ~ force of means so plent'-
att ~ static ,s condition as electricity
! giving ',,s to the Electrical Review:
. li,,, s .. i no kind Of power that can be
Fhsss .s'rte,y controlled by a consumer
E svss' ~ ' is no source Of energy so easy
Pivina ~ ~ ~ 50 richly provided as wa
|osnopaRa ' 9,
:, IS no form Of motion that is
Retl,a se,ps,ual than waterfall. -
p' ~ M machine that dcpreciatcs
g. s,r the amount OF work it per-
,as the dynamo.
40 is no medium Of Transmission
tIs wasted by transmitting power
s,e is no form Of Investment more
IN Of continual returns than an
issnt DEVELOPMENT Of an elec'F'-
|ut? ,stpr power plant
.a i no reason for delaying the
ler s' 4 AR waterfalls, except that our
,,,s do not as yet appreciate their
ltance 49,.
pp are waterfalls enough to turn
machinery required for the COM
mankind Tor centuries TO come
ho,. mike other sources OF energy,
lire e1haustless.
thp uuion of electricity and water
,, ar great and now smoky mann-
,,ins cities can be made models
sniort and cleanliness.
!; the combination Of these two
iro. y the locomotive with it's SCOT ana
!, rs can be hushed and SIDE"
Ea.
the adoption of these sources OF
|vhe., W and heat our great blast fur
and smelling worss may become
h@ and clean.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17
JEWELED SKIRT GRIPS.

Fth the wide skirts came in novel
ID ieweled skirt grips, and safety
: d gold owed their popularity to
Neuse, whose belt they fastened
b securely to the jupe. Grips re-
bic handsome pins or clasps, and
strong gold eye attached to the
he side, in which the hook that is
bly, sewed on the band Of a skirt
bstened. Some Of them are plain,
Substantial: others are q mass Of
|ata lilisree work and studded
jewels. They are useful articles
holding up a heavy gown.-Wash-
bn Star.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17

Chlcaso's new city directory con.
tains 1,752, 600 names. THIS gives the
lie to the 1890 census, or the compil.
ers have been padding out the book
for effect,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17

The London and Northwestern Rail-.
way Company celebrated it's jubilss.
recently. The company is the largsstI
corporation in the world, II hing
capitalized ct over $580.0O0, 00O.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17

One curious result of the fall in
cereals and other products is to rem.
der obsolete the cable codes used by
shippers and spectators. Prices have
gone under tho lowest figures which
were thought to be possible when the
codes were complied.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17

The British authorities III India
have been obliged to discontinue the
bounties on dead snakes, because tho
natives went into tho business Of
breeding the reptiles on largo scale
in order to secure the reward.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17

Times change. This yeer all the
county fairs have X rays, bicycle races
and the magaphone as purely ogrlcul'
tural exhibits.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17
How Merit Counts.

My father got hox Of TLTTERlNB frOM !
friend who had obtained It somewhere in thu
West. Ho has had eczema very bad long
time, and TETTbHINE is the only thing that
has ever benefited him.
''Please send by EXPRESS c. Q. D. half-dozsn
boxes. I've no dOub' but it will be the means
of selling Il great deal vt it here" Very
truly, MRS. I. &: MALCOLM,
sol CranstNn st.. Providence, 4. L
box BY mail for Zoe. in stamps.
J. r. SnUPTRlNE. Savannah. Go.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17

FlTsstopped free ana permanentlycured. No
fits after first days use OF On. KLlNE's GREAT
NERVE REsToREW. Free $2trial bott!eand treat
Use. Send 10 Dr.. Kline, X|i Arch st., Phila., IA.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17

Mrs, misunderstanding Syrup for children
cething soltens the gums, reduces inflamma-
ion, allnys pain, cures wind collie 25c. bottle.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17

The pleasant effect and perfect safety with
which ladies may use Syrup Of Fig,, under all
conditions, makes it THOR favorite remedy.
10 ret the true and genuine article, look tor
the name Of she California Fig Syrup Com
pany, printed noar the bottom OF the packaXo
For sale Iyi all responsible druggists.
If you are honest you mustn't say you ar'',
as nobody VII believe YOU.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17

Dobbns' Floating Borax Soap boinY LOO 0ee
cent pure, is, therefore, absolutely all soap. and
has nothing in it to turn yellow. DObbins' Soap
Mfg Co., Phila., guarantee Its purity. Evsry
one Ll,ows Tie value Of Eorax. Try it onco. pea69
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17

When a man eXha!sts ev"ry o:her method
10 get ria OF q thing he rallies 1t of.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17

Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved mo
many q doctors hll-S. +. HANDY, Hopkins
Place, Baltimore, Nd. Dec. 2, 18ok
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17

A victory is twice itself when the achieve.
:uent brings home fnll numbers.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17

:. W. failure Of tho scheme
sP'' '',s,stion Of the Australian
Do ' ss..mn,stea as the result of
'is s w. conference Of 1890, the
'' >. .n,cess Of the movement Tor
I All seems assured
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17
The Ladies.

A man who denies everythin. and asserts
nothing IN aD inil.lel.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17
COSTUMES FON LITTLE GIRLS.

In making little girls clothes It Is
not difficult to arrange them so that
they may be widened and heightened
when it becomes necessary. The pres
ent style of dress. with yoke and full
sleeves, is one admirably calculated to
allow Of enlargement. as the yoke and
cuffs are usually made Of contrasting
fabric and may be replaced Us they be-
come 700 smali Skirts may be made
with fold ut tho top SO they may be
LEI down.
The civil war did much to develop
the Independence Of American women.
Up to the war period only very few
patents had been granted to women.
Women had hardly begun to think Of
inyenting as a woman's right; but in
1862 there were fourteen women who
were granted patents, and the annual
number from that time increased fast.
In 1870 it was 60; in 1880 over 80, and
last year about 400 patents went to In.
ventive women. Most Of these patents
are for small household appliances or
improvements on things that women
actually come in contact with. The
very first patent to a woman was one
issued in 1909 to Mary Kies for meth
cd Of Interviewing straw with thread
of silk. The second patent was issued
to Mary Elilsh in 1917 for q corset
Pathfinder
Trips UNl"rtnllrM for iicnith's Sake
Will be rendered more beneficial, and the
Fatignss .. travel conntcracted, il the yoyacer
will take along with him Hostetter's Stomach
Biltcrs. aud use that protective and enabling
tonic, nerve inviro,ant and appetizer resu-
larly. Impurities in alr and water is neutral
lied by it, and it is II n!atchless tranquIlilSer
and regulator Of lie stomach. liver and bowels.
It coun1erncts malaria. rheumatism. and
tendency to kidney and bladder ailments.
4 mnn who denies everything and asserts
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1896-10-17
!, meeting where Senator ''z.: Ed:
,H n 's,saklng on arbitration a
s's ~ her soprano voice and
tt y .n ny for arbitration' but not
-sroe."

- Of Agriculture Morton
's B, every every day in the United
''' .stories, railroads, fences
II buildings.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30
TOO MUCH ELBOW CREASE USED.
Washing Need Not he the Laborious Work
1t Is Ordinarily Found.

81 have found, said one Of these mod
ern ho~usekeepers whose ideas. accord
ing TO the Milwaukee journal. would
horrify her maternal ancestors IL they
could but hear them, that elbow grease,
when applied to laundry work, is not
the much 10 be praised thing that I have
always been brought up TO believe it
was. and that in some cases IL is a det-
riment to successful washing. By dint
of many experiments / have discovered
that a small table or a fat board and a
soft, small scrnbbing brush will work
wonders. ] can take an ordinary gar
ment with collar aud sleeves badly SOIL
ed and cleanse il by this process IN one
third Of the time and with infinitely less
hard work than the average laundress.
] make q mixture OF soap and kerosene
oil and let it stand over night, or pre-
pare ii and keep il In a stoppered Jug
or bottle. With 4 soft brush rub the
collar and cuffs and all of the soiled
places, then roll the garment up for a
few minutes while others are being
done. When all are prepared begin
with the first and rinse and brush the sur
face with hot soapsuds. In nine cases ont
Of ten the garment will need no further
rubbing. / do not approve Of clothes
being merely scalded. They need not
be boiled for any length Of time, but
should have about one or three minute:
in actually boiling suds. This dissolve'
any guismy substances that may no
rub out of the iibers, and makes ID
clothes more clean and certainly NOR
healthful. Clothes soaked over nigh
in warm suds made with the soap anc
kerosene mixture will wash easier anC
look better, to say nothing Of wearin!
much longer. than those laundried ii
the ordinary way
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30
% THE Fortune OF France"

Freuchwomen OF the middle and low.
er classes are for the most part content
10 seem TO be what they really are and
regard with salutary scorn those among
them who sedulously ape the appear
ance and bearing Of their betters.
The description Of them a. the for
tune of France" Is fully justified by facts
that are within the cognizance Of all
those who have watched the course Of
events under the imperial and repub-
licah regimes alike during the last for.
~ years.
1t was the uuremitting industry, the
~in1exible thrift, the indomitable con
servatism OF Frenchwomen. that en-
abled France to pay for N%apoleonic
splendors at home and adventures
abroad; that accumulated the national
savings with which the gigantic war
indemnity of 1871 was liquidated long
before the expiration of the stipulated
term; that kept up the standard OF
general well-being throughout France
after she bad suffered defeat, spoilation
and territorial loss in such sort that her
people have almost c~heerfully borne the
oppressive burdens Of ever-iucreasing
taxation and surmounted successive ii.
nancial calamities Of tremendous Sc.
verify.
Frenchmen much OF the com
mercial buoyaucy and industrial re.
sourcefulness at which "all the world
wonders to the superb qualities OF
French women-mothers, wives and
daughters alike, who are their indefati'
gable business partners rs well as sym.
pathetic life companions, their agents
and associates, friends and comrades.
1t is their pride and pleasure not only
to earn but to save; TO make provision
against a rainy day to keep in re-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30

A pink rose lay on a table top,
Vanished bright from times old shop.
IT caught her glow. a dull pink ray,
And the last faint CLEANS from a burnt ou
day.
A wee bird sang from a tree nearby.
10 a crescent moon that cleaned on high
But the picture no one saw.
on the fragrant hay In n meadow wide.
The coming night and the stars espied
A vagrant boy. whose Idle dream
Was a wild. sweet n OF a ripping
stream:
And he vaguely longed for a friend 70
know
OF the happy life that the woods bestow,
But the longing was unheard
A grain OF wheat In a bleak field sown
In the winters night burst all unknown,
And the plaintive songs that she softly
rlngg
Is OF the bread that the future brings.
But the distant stars and the clustering
wind
Are too far o.: 20 really mind.
And the sleeping world sleeps on.
-Maude De Freitas. In Yonkers Statesman.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30
Punishnents OF Criminals.

Crimes OF n serious nature committed
in the prison of Melun, France. are OBJ
yiously referred 10 the ordinary tribu'
mails. but disciplinary ofenses are dealt
with each morning ia a court room by
the governor. assisted BY the Inspector,
the schoolmaster and the chief warder.
The punishments inflicted are; l, rep
rimands; 2. deprivation of use Of cam
teen; 3, punishment cell. with ordinary
food: 4, punishment cell. with bread
and water each fourth day being the
ordinary food; 5, deprivation Of visits
(this, however. is rarely inticted) g..
deprivation of correspondence, when
the prisoner has attempted 10 misuse it;
7. fines; 8, reduction of scale Of proper
ton Of earnings, and, g., discipline
room.
This latter punishment, which may
be inflicted for two or more days. not
exceeding fifteen. consists OF prisoners
passing the day from 5 a. m. to ?. m.
alternately, sitting for fifteen minutes
and walking for twenty minutes, being
allowed neither to read, TO speak nor to
work. The food Is bread and water,
with sou once per day. On the occa-
sion of my visit there were thirteen men
sitting about one yard apart from each
other, in rows. on square stools built OF
stone, with a wooden top.
The punishment cells do not appear
to be such formidable affairs, having n
wooden bed fixed to the floor, bedding
being supplied at night. The floors are
of polished wood. By an ingenious ar
rangemeut the amount of light to be
admitted into the cell can be regulated
at will from the corridor without. In
corrigibles, whom it fs found impossible
to employ in the workshops. owing 10
their turbulence and persistent breaches
of discipline, work in their cells. This
sequestration may be carried on for any
period up to ninety days and gives no
claim to the reduction of the original
sentence Contemporary Reriew.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30

Among Sir Hope Grants notes Of bis
life In Iadia are two bret accounts of
close encounters with tigers, though Sir
Hope himself does pot figure in either
adventure. Maj Callnet was out shoot
ing when he came suddenly face to face
with q tiger. Just as he was firing the
howdah gave way and he fell almost in
to the animals mouth.
The tiger seized him by the thigh and
carried him of. While In this situation
he r~ecollectsd that be bad a brace OF
pistols in his pocket. He mangaed to
draw one and snapped it at the beasts
head. but Ii missed fire.
Still retaining biz presence OF mind
he pulled out ths other and fred. The
tiger b66hdsd on q few yards and then
dropped dead.
Callnet told me Of this himself. He
was very badly wounded and Is still
dreadfully lame. !.
Mr.. Young Of tho civil service heard
that q tiger had forced his way into q
native hut and was holding it against
its human owner. Mr.. Young mounted
the roof and effected az entrance.
The tiger charged; he bred both bar
rsls aud burned 10 get his second gun
from his attendat but the fellow had
boltsd-
TIE tiger wa close up and Mr.. Young.
In despair. lifted the gun with both
hands In front OF his head. The beast
sprapg, ssised tho barrel in his mouth
and then dropped dead. l saw the gun
dented with the tigers teeth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30
CHAPTER xvI.-"supposrsG-n

The following day the Markhams quite
Unexpectedly came mp to town again FOL
a couple of days. AS Mrs. Bob explained
to Julia, Bob had hustled her up to look
at a certain set Of nttipgs for one OF the
Manor Lodge stables, which he could have
done Just as we'll without her. and In the
evening Stephen aud his wife diued at the
Metropole with them, having an idea OF
going on to the Criterion To see wyndhan
in David aarriok" afterwards, that is II
seats were to be had. 1t happened tina,
Stephen vas the only one Of the four who
had seen the piece and the sistsrsiulaw
were quite eager about II. Stephen. there
fore. dropped his wife at the hotel and
drove round to the Orr to find mi n Their,
were places to BE- had. aud presently b,
came back with the news that there wa.
one box left which he had secured.
THAT will be lovely" cried Mrs. Bob,
who. poor little woman, was quite In n.
norance Of the little olohd In Julia's mind.
"ldo like . box 90 much better than
stalls. although perhaps you scarcely re
quite 20 well. But you can 90 In tan
minutes late without Anppying . desan
people and the men can 90 one and what
they call walk round bstweeu the acts
without tseadipg on thyss or four other
woosnS tosA."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30
The Commisssry epartmen

OF the human system il the stomach
In consequence OF It's activity. the body
is supplied with the elements Of bone
brain. and muscular tissue
When indigestion impedes its functions
the best agent for imparting n healthfu
impetus 10 its operations is Hostet;er
stomach BItters, also a curative for ma
laria, bilious and kidney complaints
nervousness and constipation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30

When Earl Ferras had been con-
victed Of murder, great efforts were
made to obtain . pardon on the ground
that he was Insane. His mother, being
applied to and requested to write I
strong letter o. ths subject answered;
well, but Il I do bow am ! 10 marry
Of my dggghk ur-Qres Bee,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30

began TO think what a fine fellow her
6tevie was and what a lucky girl she
had been to meet with him, aud then she
began TO think OF that little cloud until
she fairly blushed with contrition aud
shame.
Continued next weekly
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30
Commencement at BnlviIe.

Commencement's come at Billvllle-the
girls are In the show,
A-smilin' an beguiiln' In a maze o. calico;
An they're sighin' speechifyin'-got the
reins without a check,
An the boy Is still a-standin' on the usual
burnin' decki
An Mary's got her little lamb--as gentle
as a shoat,
An not a single drum Ia heard-not even a
funeral note;
An Iser's rollin' r~apIdly-you almost see It
shine
An some are born at Bingen-at Bingen on
the rhine
They're goin. like two-forty-the town
can't get TO sleep.
For Pilot. tits n fearful night, there's
danger on the deep,
And curfew shall not ring tonight-they've
sworn IL. and they know
Commencement's come at Billville, and
the girls are In the show!
atlanta Constitution.
Mrs. winslow's SOOTHING sYEur for children
tfethins. softens the gums, reduces Inflammation
allays pain. cures Wind cole. 2c q bottle.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30
Tired

Fee ing by great force Of will. Blu this
is unsafe, as it pulls powerfully upon the
nervous system, which will not long stand
such strain. Too many people "work on
their nerves. and the result Is seen in un-
fortunate wrecks marked nervous pros
traiion," in every direction. That tired
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30

ing is a positive proof Of thin, weak, impure
blood; for, IL the blood Is rich, red, vitalized
and vigorous, 1t imparts life and energy to
every nerve, organ and tissue of the body.
The necessity Of taking Hoods ~Sarsaparilla
for that tired feeling is, therefore, apparent
TO every one, and the good II will 10 you Is
equally beyond question. Remember that
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30

Mrs. c. a. Adams. 6.h and Martha SITS.
Omaha. Neb., writes; Il had la grippe
and then f~alaria. indigestion, a severe
headache and blind and dizzy spells.
Your DIR. Rays Renovator has cured
me-" Sold by druggists at 25 Gets, and 81.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30

The new state house I'm Rhode Island
will be 800 feet long, l22 feet wide, and
the top of the dome will be 244 feet
above the upper foundation stones.
There Is plenty of room In Rhode Island
between the ground and the sky.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30

First Young Lady-I1l tell you something
In confidence which you must keep 4 ee-
cret. I'm engaged TO Mr.. De Richie.
Second Ditto-All right. I'll see that the
report L. spread thoroughly.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30
That

Extreme tired feeling %afiicts nearly every
body at this season. The hustlers cease
TO push, the tireless grow weary, the en-
ergetic become enervated. You know just
what we mean. Some men and women
%endeavor temporarily TO overcome that
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30

Save white cotton rags. They will make
pretty rugs for the bath rooms. Cut them
into narrow strips. sew the strips together
and wind them into balls. and when you have
blue warp the s.se required. Put q blue cot
10, fringe at each end.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-05-30
Halls Catarrh Cure
is a constitutional cure. Price rs cents.

The canker worm, a Kansas pest
which preys upon the fruit trees has a
pleasant habit OF quitting work about
the middle OF May.