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The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-24

Moires and richly brocadcd sstins
with raised flowers of contrasting huea
viii be used for dresses as well as for
trimming on plain silks.
When the pattern is too snowy and
striking the best dressmakers veil il
under net which enhances its beauty to
a marked degree. One I saw within
the week treated in this manner was a
black satin ground with q raised floral
design in yellow roses yelled under the
finest black net, the simmer of theyel
low against the contrasting black pro-
ducing a wonderfully beautiful effect.
From reliable quarters comes the ru-
nor chat plain cloths VIII obtain the
largest share of favor during
the coming autumn and winter
months, but I am much mis-
taken if the fancy silk and wool mix
lures and lovely camel's hair cloth, to
say nothing of the '~ever-useful tweed,
do not have a persuasive word to say for
themselves a smartly-built gown Of
gray tweed is difficult to beat for every
day wear, and the same may be said of
the new salt-and-pepper mixture with
it's natty trimming Of black braiding.
Speaking of braiding, reminds me
that the wise woman will employ her
idle hours in braiding for herself a tiny
bolero, for the braided bolero jacket rs
quite the proper thing at the present
moment. 1t threatens to be an indis-
| pensable adjunct of all waists, no mat
ter what the material. It admits Of all
sorts of ornamentation, but just now
preference is given to braiding in rather
elaborate patterns and in sharply con-
trasting colors, Some of the boleros
are square ut the back, with pointed
fronts; others are very short and
rounded, and a few are slit up the back
and trimmed accordingly. The most
charming, 1 think, are in light colored
cloth or delicately printed velvet, with
chiffon or mousseline de sole fronts
and high, folded crush belts. When
made in this fashion they will be worn
with separate skirts, and will doubtless,
in a measure at least, replace the ever
useful blouse.
Every woman whocan affordi tits going
to have a velvet shirt waist this season.
Not the iIl-ftting, ready-made affair
bought at the dry-gOods store, but one
fashioned by a first-elass tailor, made
over a boned lining with perfection
written in every a and curve.
The color most sought after for these
shirts is blue. In fact there is a perfect
craze for blue, either light, medium
or dark; and combine 1T how and with
what one pTeases, a bPue velvet shirt
waist Is as necessary ASA silken lining,
and the up%-tO-date. ONE viii observe
the Hnwritten law which says it must
be worn with white collars and cuffs.
AS the evenings grow shorter and
shorter we value the ~luxEg3Ous comfort
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-24

lutefy against an interlining. ..Ehey
take the ground that one is quite IN
necessary with skirts less than four
and a half yards in circumference; and
with heavyweight material this is sure
ly true. / am sorry to note a tendency
toward the train, it being particularly
noticeable I'm models bearing the Paris
stamp. In these models the train, or
properly speaking, the demitrIinr
is protected from contact from the
ground BY a heavy rucheof silk, plated
and quilIed, as only the French can do
it.
1t may be an interestingly item to lear
that on the best street gowns the leafh-
err binding is no longer used At btst
this was cumbersome end very difficult
to adjust, save by the hand of the ex-
pert. In its place ta1loTs are using a.
heavy corduroy binding put on to show
an eighth of an inch below the bottomef
the skirt. 1t holds the skiHt from the
fees in the most perfect manner and is
in no way Mke the velvet binding Of
other days.
1t seems tobe settled that all the mod
itications possible are to be introduced.
in the new sleeve. The one seen most
frequently so far is q long, close-fitting
n - but not slSin-tight - slightly
wrinkled below the elbow, with alG
sorts of pulls and frills set in at the
Rrmhole to reconcile the friends of the
big sleeve to it's gradual passing away.
The oncepopular coat sleeve is seen ON
many of the best models,
1t seems good for us to realize ence
more the meaning of symmetry and cut
in a sleeve, for it is generally agreed by
the knowing ones that the exaggerated
designs worn during the past year have,
despite heirappearance to the contrary,
been On the whole easy TO arrange. A
plait more or less made no difference,
and it was usually a matter of some un-
certainty to the expert as well as the
amateur as to what the ultimate result
would really be. Now, however, it will
be very different. Sleeves viii need be
fitted and dressmakers will be asked tc
observe some rule and regulation in the
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-24

cut; also in the manner of mounting
them into the armhole.
In the matter Of fabrics, velvet reigns
supreme. No winter wardrobe can be
called complete without . velvet gown.
and TO obtain one win doubtless be tho
ambition Of every well-dressed woman.
The French modiste declares it to be
the one and only material for very swell
occasions, and when garnitured with
q old lace it certainly does make q
most regal.looking gown. And that it
Is generally becoming 10 the com
plexion and sets of the figure TO splen-
did advantages takes nothing from its
charm.
silk is also enjoying a vast amountof
popularity and will be in still greater
demand as the winter advances. The
heaviest weaves showing thick cords
win be mostly ia favor.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-24
GARDENERS CHAT.
Autumn and Early Winter Styles
Please the Eye.
Ekirts Arc Narrower Than OF Yore and
sleeves Are Assuming Reasonable pro-
portions-Natty Wraps for the
intermediate Season.
fsreelai chicago Letter.1-

Tho fall and carly winter styles are
out and manyof them are pleasing and
smart-looking to a degree. Some Of
Tho new gowns and wraps are immense
" chic, and, best of all, SO varied in de-
sign and material that if one but has
the price the matter of selection easily
cares for itself.
Skirts r cut considerably narrower
than during the summer, and the best
drcssmakers have set their faces reso-
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-24

an on account Of q dead dog, which
the fuIlness Of life and flesh belonged
Hui Simpkins. Whilst I haven't been
n there IN the thick Of the fuss, as
&c were, the mainest facts in the case
ave como to ne on the general rounds,
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-24

Balaway-Jagson Is very loose in his
habits. isn't he?
Chadwick-When ! saw HIM last night
he was very tight-Washington Times
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-24

"What do you think Of al the nes.
decadent literature. osnundgs
seIhis Is 9 free country. I don't hags
Is think Of ft at all -chicarc Rtcsr
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Tt would seem like Billie Simpkins
sent the dog from town down there for
Dan Larry to train in huntiE.
~What little / don't know in regards
10 dogs and guns and SIGH like must of
been tore out of the books before my
day and generation" says Dan, and
that settled it. Bill he sent his fine
dog right on down to Flat Woods next
day, ard on the next return mail he
got the news that the dog was well
BtriclSen with buckshot from shotgun
an tho hands Of a man by the name Of
Eary. Dan sent word to Bill that he
waA mighty sorry but the dog went
nnad and he was necessary COM
peeled to kill him. But in the main
time Bill had lit ont for Flat Woods to
aee about (which, he y that dog
4eDst him SIS as o puppy and $50
wouldn't Of bought him. Naturally of
sourse he was a heap more sorry about
1t than Dan, but he didn't git mad till
Man put in to give him all the facts and
general circumference of the calamity.
@sYou ought to know, Bill, that I did
~anUrfaliy hate to do it" says Dan, "out
the blame dog was ravin mad, if there
81 anything in signs, ard | felt like it
wa my private and public duty to kill
lhim On the SPOT. It was ruther early
for huntin anyhow. and the weather
MAS stvelterin hot, but / got down my
DID nlusket that evenin and started over
80 the swamp, thinkin maybe l mought
jump some rabbits or pick out a few
squirrels. We he'd got way over there
"a my pea field nearly to the swamp,
sand the dog was runnin round and
round like he had struck a hot trail
mzad lost it, when all of a student like
he stopped short and quick as il he was
shot and Strengthened out his tail,
8rembIin an over, and frcze stiff in his
tracks. I lowed at first maybe he had
let somethin at dinner which went back
.1on him-seein him tremblin all over
that way like somethin was hurtin Of
alim powerful. / called and called, and
whistled ana whistled till my mouth
fvvas tired, but he wouldn't bulge marry
lSnch. Then I thought I would 60 up
cipst and look at him and see i I could
tell what was the matter. And, man,
sir, 1t did Jest naturally Deat anyVHnS
I had ever a The blame dog was
plum paralyzed from the end Of his nose
clean back to the tip of his tail, and he
couldn't move a peg. I whistled an6
called, but he didn't ' I hcllered
iat him and kicked him, but he diem
stir a hair. Raley, Bill, / don't believe
the blame dog could move, Grd more
2han that / took particlar notice tina
ne was pantin and foamin at the moltl
considerable. If that want q mad dog
1BiIl. then / hope and trust I Will neve
kee one. At any rites, he was eithe.
foaznin mad or ravin crazy, AMI I loves
this time had come to die. So I Euekc'
Dn q few steps and cooked my gun am
1zet him have (which you understand
u had put in a load of buckshot tina
eyenin 50 as to be ready if in case til
dog mought jump q turkey or adeer.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
THE STRIKE MAY SPREAD.
Switchmen in New Jersey Ready tn Help
the Express strikers.

Switchmen in New Jersey Ready to Help
the Express strikers.
NEW YORK. Aug 22.-The World says;
All employees OF the Adams Express com
pany In eastern cities may stop work in
two d Us The general executive board of
the Knights of Labor has ordered this
sympathetic strike 1t Is stated that the
Switchmcn', Mutual Aid association
stands behind the strikers and that the
switchmen in the Jersey City yards of the
Pennsylvan.a railroad may out. Such
action of course would seriously impede
the loading Of cX 1ress ears. Ma ter Work
man Kelly says the men tar ng the strik'
ers places are wholly incompetent and
that the company has advertised for driv.
ers with five years experience. He says,
too, that many merchants and shippers
have promised to forward their goods by
other lines than the Adams.
The strikers say they will fight to the
last and they are in good financial condi'
ton Their executive board says the ex
press company is running empty trains
over the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and
Ohio railroads 20 dclude the other compa-
nies into the belief that the Adams is do
ing a large business. The strikers are
quiet About 200 pickets are watching
the Adams company routes and the pick
cts in turn are watched by Pinkerton
men On the other hand President Weir
Of the Adams says the company can easily
get along without IFS old employees
There Is no possibility that our men in
other cities will quit work because of the
misguided action of few men In New
York" Mr. Weir added
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
BURNED BY AMERICANS.
raakees In the Cuban Army Destroy .
Railroad Landing.


HAVANA, Aug % The gunboat Aguila,
while near a river on the coast of tho
province of Pinar del Rio captured a
number Of insurgcn concealed on "a slope
IL Is supposed they were lowering near
the coast for the purpose Of exchanging
confidential dispatches between some Of
the insursent leaders According 20 of.
hclal advices received here Captain Leon
Delmonte. one OF the insurgent leaders IA
the province OF Matanzas has surrendered
TO the Spanish authorities
Americans connected with the insurgent
army recently destroye the railroad land.
ing plaoe at the village OF Banes This !
port from which the people Of Holguin
obtain considerable portion Of the r
supplies An engine was burned and a
number of cars, as well as the baggage
stored In them, were destroyed A ma.
lority Of the inhab tants are abandoning
the village and taking refuge in the sea.
port town of Gibara
Capero, a naturalized American citizen
alleged TO be an insurgent leader of con.
siderable prominence, has been served with
papers by the Spanish authorities which
will result in his trtnsfur for trial 60 the
Santa Clara Grim nal court He will be-
sent At once 10 the Santa Cl ra jail
whore he will remain until The charges
against him can be heard by the santa
Clara judges
PENSACOLA, Fla, Aug 22-lnforms'
ton has been received that Pablo super.
Vile, young Cub who occupied posi-
ton in timber shipping Office here, has
been arrested at Havana and imprisoned
In Moro castle, as u conspirator against
the Spanish government
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
CAUSE or sUNSTRoNE.
Discovery Made at the New York Patho-
log. iai Institute.

NEW YORK Aug 22-The cause Of
sunstroke. subject until now obscure
has at length been definitely discovered,
according 90 the claims OF officers Of the
State Pathological institute. They have
made Investigations which show that
instead Of the suns rays being the direct
cause Of sunstroke as has all along been
believed by the medical pl lofession the
internal chemistry OF tho body and its se-
cretions are so modified by atmospheric
conditions Of excessive hot weather hat
some of these secretions become abnor'
NAL, either in quality or quantity. and are
absorbed by the blood and act as virulent
poisons
On the first day OF the recent heat
plague DIR Ira L. Van Geson, director OF
the State Pathological institute. assisted
by DIR. Alexander Lambert and DIR Lew
In, began investigating The conditions
were peculiarly for innate for the success
ful prosecution OF their work A record
was kept Of ali cases ana experiment.
were made on animals. Four rabbits, into
whose veins were injected brain fluids
from victims OF acute cases. died within A
few hours Animals treated with an IN
fusion of blood from living cases. Just aft.
or they had been stricken by the sun. had
convuls ons within on hour and half
and usually diel The phys yscians IRE con.
vinced from the results of these expert
ments that sunstroke is really blood poi
soning.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
ATTACKED An OFFICER
Chicago Thugs Try to Kill u
Policeman.
ONE OF THEM SHOT AND KILLED.

lhe Policeman Was Getting the Worst Of
lt When He Fired, the Bullet Finding
Its Mark In Thomas Touhy Killing Him
Bad Man Killed at Deadwood, 8. D.
Dehulter Takes His Own Life-YouthfuI
Thieves at Rockford. Ills.
CHICAGO, Aug. 22-During fierce
street fight shortly after o'clock Thurs.
day afternoon Policeman Kasimar Wro
blowsh of the stock yards police station
shot and killed Thomas Touhy.
The shooting was the result of the police.
mans attempt TO disperse n crowd Of men
who were drinking beer at Center avenue
and Bronson street Touhy and Edward
Durrand lei in the assault on the police
man. They knocked Wrob.owski down,
jumped on him, beat him with his own
club, and tried to wrest his revolver away
from him
DO him up. XIII him, yelled the ex
cited crowd, who surrounded the strug-
Cling men, ana Wroblowski shot to slve
his lie Touhy, though shot near the
heart, staggered to house at Cook and
Fiftieth streets, a block away Half an
hour later his dead body was found lying
on the kitchen floor Durrand was arrest
ed by Policeman Fenton and locked up in
the stock yards station.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
Mhere Arc the Authorities2

GAINESVILLE, Ark, AW.f %. Johnston
county farm Rs in the vicinity of Lamar
have begun whi ccap op rations in an
effort to rid the community of cotton
thiev S. For the past two or three years
farmers in that neighborhood have been
ann yed by whole ale petty thieves. G T.
ton. cattle and hogs h we been stolen. An
armed band of twenty-five farmers cal d
at night on several families suspected of
the thcfts and no flied them 10 leave the
community Inste d of leaving the al-
legged thi ives are armlng themselves with
shotguns. and trouble is expected to
OvCur
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
Strange HalInoinntion.

WEBSTER CITY, Ia, Aug % Chris
Sanders, living this side of Hampton was
taken with peculiar hallucination, and
rs result two young women Of that
place, Miss Stackhouse and Miss Belle
smith, had narrow escapes from being
killed with birdshot Sanders seemed 20
imagine. because the young women wore
large sleeyed dresses. that they were birds
and he gave them both barrels of a shot.
gun he was carrying Ii was with ditii
Guilty that he was restrained from shoot
ing at other women whose dress sleeves
were made in the prevailing style. The
shots were easily extracted Sanders has
been taken 70 the Independence insane
asVlum
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
TOO QUICK FOR THE THUG.
Ray sewells Career Brought to Sudden
and satisfactory End.

Ray sewells Career Brought to Sudden
and satisfactory End.
DEADwooD, 5. d., Aug 22.-Ray Sew
ell was shot and killed Thursday by Fred
Willard Sewell was under indictment
for cattle stealing and broke jail He went
to Willard's butcher shop picked up a
gun and told Willard to say or do moth.
Ing. He went from there to livery sta
BILE and ordered them to saddle horse.
The liverymen being unarmed proceed d
to obey. While the horse was being sad
died Sewell went down the street and met
the city marshal, who ordered him to sur
render, but not being armed was unable
to take him. Willard, who had secured
another gun. came up and told Sewell to
drop his gun, but instead he pulled 1t on
Willard and both men fired at once, Sew.
ellis bullet passing over Willards 5 head
and lodging in the wall of the opposite
building Willard ball ruck Sewell in
the neck. severing the jugular vein, and
he dropped dead
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
Labrador Fishing a Failure.

ST. JOHNS. n F.. Aug % The Labra'
dor cod fishery, in which $4,000 Newfound
landers are engaged every year, Is a COM
plete failure, according TO latest reports
brought 10y the mail steamer. the Labra
dor coast having been bl ckaded with ice
until the end OF July. Business men are
very apprehensive concerning the com.
mercial situ Ition likely TO result from
this unfortunate condition OF affairs
Widespread destitution among the fishing
classes is inevitable
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
Negro Beaten to Death.

WACO. Tex. Aug % "A mob of TWEEN
ty-flve men entered the hut of five negro
cotton pickers at Hillside, this county.
They shot Anderson Vaughan because he
was slow in responding to their com
mand. hands up" He and his compan
ions were taken out, and Vaughan, who
fell 20 the ground, was beaten and kicked
to death, he other four negroes being
beaten frightfully. Officers havs gone to
the scene of the outrage.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
Ererrbody Want. TO Read.

WASHINGTON, Aug. g2. Since the open
ing of the campaign the Republican con.
gressional committee has sent out more
than 300OO,0O0 documents The greatest
demand has been for the speech of Mr..
Cleary of Minnesota in reply 70 Repre-
sentative Towne, one Of the bolting Re
publicans at the ST Louis convention
The Democratic COMMITTEES finds it impos-
slble to keep up with the demand that
comes from all parts OF the country.
Arkansas is clamorous for free silver lit
erature and thousands of Republicans
throughout the country are being sup
piled with that class of literature
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
Union of Crete and Greece.

LONDON. Aug. ga dispatch from
Athens to The Telegraph says the insur-
gent Cretaus have raised flag az Zipo-
poulo emblemat.c of the union of Crete
with Greece A dispatch to The Times
from Vienna says tits officially announced
there that the Albanians have murdered
the Turkish consul Mt Vrania Servia,
near the Macedonian frontier. Though
this statement is officially confirmed no
details Of the affair have been received
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Wanted to Experience Excltement.

DETROIT Aug % Mrs William Glas
gov of Midland was caught in the at
tempt to set fire to the residence OF Z G.
Heald, her next door neighbor, Ernest
Heald discovering her in the pantry with
a can of gosoline and n match During
her examination Mrs Glasgow confessed
that she set her own house on fire ab iut
six weeks ago. and als) set Il . 20 w
Crissy house about "A month ago. The
woman said the reason she tried TO burn
her own house was that her brother had
ben telling her about an exciting time
he had had at n fire. She wanted TO ex'
perience some of the same excitement,
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
Illinois Nationnli.t..

DECATUR, Ills, Aug % The National
party of Illinois closed It's session here
Thursday night after nominating the fol-
lowing for state offices. For governor,
Rev w Higgs; lieutenant governor
DR., A. c. Allen secretary of state. l.. q
Spencer, auditor, j A Hoops; treasurer,
John A l. Scott; attorney general, G.
A Gordon Daniel II, Sheen of Peoria
was chosen as candidate for United States
senator The convention adopted plat
form indorsing the broad guage prohibi-
ton platform Of the Pitts lurg convention
and declaring that every party should
keep up with the issues of the day
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
LAWYERS Elect Officers.

SARATOGA, y. Y. Aug. 22.-The Ameri
can Bar association elected the following
officers Friday: President, James VI.
Wolworth of Omaha; secretary, John
Hinkley of Baltimore; treasurer, Francis
Rawle of Philadelphia executive com
mittee Alfred Hemenway, Boston (,
Charles Clafiin, st. Louis; William w.
Howe, New Orleans. A vice president for
every state in the Union and a local coun-
ell for each state were also chosen
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-08-22
Youthful Thieves mt Rockford.

ROCKFORD, Ills, Aug. % 2-Rockford
has had an epidemic of thieving by boys,
the majority of them under ~ years OF
age. over 100 cases having been In the po'
lice court in the last few days The ma.
jority Of the boys are too young to be sent
TO the reform school and the court does
not care to send them to Jail to mix with
hardened criminals. so that in most cases
tho fines have been suspended, only to
have them up again soon There is now
considerable discussion as to the advis'
ability Of building a house of correction
here 1t Is favored by many.
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VI. Il. ingalls, for President.

CINCINNATI Aug. 22-The Illness star
announces that there is n movement to
press NJ f. ingalls,, president of tho Big
Four and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads
for the nomination of the National Demo.
cratic party for president. The conven'
tions of the First and Second Ohio con
gressional districts are held here and tho
the state convention at Columbus next
Thursday Ii is stated TINT the Ohio del
egation to Indianapolis will favor ln'
uollS