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The herald., 1896-02-11
ABOUT THE ClTY.-City

BOUT THE ClTY.-City Attorney Dunn tears
up City Auditor Teal The finance COM
mittee's report. Only two bids presented
for the paving of Main street. :. Tho city
engineer asks for and is granted the sum
of $25O0 to secure evidence in the water
struggle =. Boyle Heights cemetery; the
board of supervisors gives consent to its
location About county finances; the
auditor tells the supervisors as to how the
latter stand.....The general fund short;
expenditures must be curtailed. "a cash
balance on hand in the treasury OF over
$500, 900 . The polite worli fancies Of
swelldom. Francis Schlatter, the healer,
in san Bernardino. After over forty
wears: Mrs, Ballerino desires her marriage
annulled Perjury examination OF E. L.
BRYANT continued. Other supreme court
news. Rice and his followers; the cow
boy preacher and his disciples plead
not guilty and their cases go oyer until
Thursday . A critic disciplined. :. Editor
of,he high school paper suspended by tho
school board; proceedings OF the meeting
of the board last evening ...Good Samari.
tan hospital dedicated with appropriate
services .. . Society happenings and pcr.
sonals. Kid Thomp on must hang; judg-
ment of the lower court affirmed by tho
supreme court; the murderer receives the
news coolly A bicycle built for six at
santa Monica. Death. of one of the Chna-
men assaulted at Vernon. .. Come homes
John; the chief OF police has been called
back Chinese New Year entertainment.
The herald., 1896-02-11
Aibauy's CapitOl

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 1O.-The capitol
commission this afternoon opened bids for
completing the new capitol by contract.
Two bids were for the entire work, John
Pierce of New York, $1,5OO,OOO; j. +,
Bodwell of Hallowell, Me-, 81, ,566,OOO.
The herald., 1896-02-11
The Jury Disagreed

FRESNO, Feb. 1O.-The jury in tho Clark
Wood embezzlement case today failed to
agree and was discharged. The Jury stood
ten for acquttal and two for conviction.
The herald., 1896-02-11
McVicker i'0rp:yyci

CHICAGO, Feb. 1O.--J. II. McVicker, the
veteran theatrical manager. suffered a
stroke of paralysis today. He is 73 years
of age and serious results are feared.
The herald., 1896-02-11

Totals. ......$ 500, 900. 600 Sill ,o7S 3, ,S36.93
The average rate therefore paid for each
500 is $l11.3TSS.
Many of these footings are manifestly
inaccurate. those for San francisco, ST.
Louis and New York notably so.-ED.
The herald., 1896-02-11

WHERE YOU MAY GO TODAY
ORPHEuM--At pm; vaudeville.
BURBANK-At 8 p. M; Queena.
Los ANGELES TnEATER AT 8 p. m. Mtnss
trelS ~,
The herald., 1896-02-11

The Squadron Sailed
LONDON, Feb. 1O.-The flying squadron
has sailed from Spithead for Berehaven.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-30

Don't imagine for a minute that fine
dresses and accomplishments will deceive
ANYBODY. Murder will ut"-everybody
knows that. Ralph Waldo Emerson said
this in another way. He said practically
that you couldn't hide anything You did.
He said that what people do, and what they
think, and what they eat show in their faces.
The body 10 a plastic record. II shows
plainly what is being lone to it and with II.
1t tells the condition of the digestive or
gans. 1t plainly blabs about constipation.
Foul breath, dull eyes, l~istlessness, sallow-
ness, pimples are almost unmistakable
symptoms. Don't believe that you are the
only one that knows you condition. Con-
~stipation Is q serious matter. There Is no
form of sickness 1t may not llead to- 1t fills
the body with impurities. 1t makes Il ready
for the reception of any sort Of disease
0erms. 1t Is easy to let it run on into some
thing serious. It Is easier to cure Il. There
il a safe, certain, comfortable cure for such
constipation. This cure comes in little walls
It's name is DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
The pellets" are tiny, sugar-coated gran
tiles. One Is a gentle laxative two Q mild
cathartic. They cure constipation in q per
fectly natural way. You do not become I
slave to their use. There are hundreds oi
organizations offered for this same purpose
but none so certain, and lone 30 safe. TIT
trouble with most Of them IL that they ar,
violent ; and in caring a disorder, star
others. Dyspepsia maj come Just - quickly
from taking strong medicines, a. from tax
ing NO medicine ut all. Sometimes the rem
| edy 10 worse than the disease. There h n
other preparation similar to Dr.. Fierce
! Pleasant Pellets, and 90 there can b moth
Ing Just - good" Druggists sen them
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-30
| OTIS

buy Mckinley's election, n expected
that Whitney and Belmont and Cleve-
land would muzzle the free silver peo-
pie at the Chicago convention. They
were mistaken.
Something had to be DONE. They re-
allied that unless the article was dis
credited, Mckinley would surely lie de-
feated. They proceeded to pronounce
the article q fraud and a fake. In or
der to give this more effect the Repub-
lican national committee officially de-
clared that no such article was ever
printed and followed this up by the
preparation and circulation Of clumsy
forgeries. Here are two of them:
London, Aug. II. 1896.
A. c.. Plat, Esq, Lincoln. U. s. A.
Dear Sir:
We beg to return your cutting which
you forwarded us and to say that no
such article ever appeared in The FL
nancial News.
Faithfully yours,
THE EDITOR.
Faithfully yours, the editor" When a
man sends a cablegram he always
signs it Faithfully yours or Il have
the honor to remain. my dear sir, with
AAi6lFCSt VStCClht youh "
servant" or something like hat. Here
IL the next attempt Of the literary
bureau of the Republican national
committee:
The Financial News, London
Aug. 10:
/ w have received numerous letters
from American correspondents con
tanning what purports to be editorial.
from The Financial News, and which
have been reprinted in various western
| papers as campaign literature Ont
Omaha paper prints an article stating
It Is from The London Financial New.
of March TO- No such article was eve
printed by US and It's whole tenor Il
directly opposed to the view We hav,
taken Of the effect of free silver IL
the United States. So far from advo
eating free silver coinage we hav,
persistently pointed out hat 1t spell
reputation and the withdrawal Of al
European capital"
Now read what the London banker
think about the free coinage of silver.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-30
Burglar Alarm Was On.

!CURRIE, Mimi. Sept &c -Burglars
entered the postoticv Ii store here.
but only secured a few stamps an5
by means of a burglar alarm i'll the
store. bat fed before amy one reached
the place
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-30

Under the existing gold standard the
value of property in Michigan is stead
lily decreasing. In 1891 h assessed
valuation of all property in the state
was 81, 100. 900, 900. Under ordinary cir
cumstances n a fair system Of
finance the state. being new. should
show a gradual increase. There is not
only no such increase, but there is an
actual decrease, the assessed value of
all property in the state for 1896 being
81, los. 200, 900, $24. SOC. 900 less than five
years ago. The people OF Michigan
should vote for Bryan and free silver,
to stop the decline in their property
and restore h value which the gold
standard has stolen from II.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-30

The Rt. Hon. Arthur Balfour. the
great English statesman and bimetal-
list. q y that for the United States
to adopt the gold standard would be
not only q national. but q world wide,
misfortune.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-30
The Republican Remedy-More Taxes.

The Republican Remedy-More Taxes.
MI. John Sherman to Emmett Ritten-
house:
Mansfield, O., Sept. %, 1S96.-Dear
Sir-The only way in which e Repub-
lican administration can correct the
evils Of the past Is by increasing the
revenue law by a new tariff law, and
this, l fear, is not practicable.
Very truly yours,
JOHN SHERMAN"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-30
Phtocracy Illustrated.

In Answering q correspondent the
New York World quotes from the CEN
sus Of 1880 to show that 5000 families
own over g., 900. 900, 600. 0O0-over twelve
thousand million dollars-of the wealth
Of the United States.
At such a time as this, the World Is
not likely to be accused of assisting
the Democratic party. So. accepting
it's figures let us see what they mean.
The total assessed value of all real
and personal property in Nebraska un-
der the census of 1890 was 1854, 0OO. 900:
of Missouri. 1887. 900. 900: of Illinois,
$S09, 900, 900 of Kansas, $347, 000, 00G; OF
Kentucky. $547 900. 600; Of Tennessee,
1882, 600, 900 of Colorado, 1920, 900, 900; OF
Texas, $7S. 900, 900; Of Alabama. $258.
600. 600; of Mississippi, $166. O0O, 900; OF
Indiana, $3.50. 900. 900, and of California
81, 101, 900, 0tO.
The con bined assessed wealth, rea'
and personal, of these twelve great
states Of the west and south, as shown
by the census Of 1890. foots up between
siA and seven billions. while the con
bined wealth Of 5000 plutocratic fami'
lies foots up over twelve billions-near
ly twice as much.
What more need be said?-St. Loui,
Post-Dispatch.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-30

Homeseeker, do you want a
cheap home in the best portion
of South Dakota
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-30

ter. and IL you cannot afford the real
article the Partisan diamonds will answer
the purpose with good effect.
a pretty evening dress is OF chlhe sim
starting from the deepest 10 the palesI
tints OF mauve. with q dainty lace design
in white The bodice Is Of white chiiton'
drlped over the shoulders with fine lace
which forms long scarf ends IN 'front.'
Yellow roses trim the neck and sleeves.
A more novel evening bodice Of chm on
shows a Figaro jacket Of embroiuereu
silk. with pointed epaulcts, and plated
collar I'm front and an embroidered belt'
The Louis Seize gown Of chine silk Tor
the matron has q black satin bodice ana q
fm hchu Of white chiffon. draped around
the shoulders. White chiffon frilis finish
the close satin sleeves.
Among the stylish little canes for eve
ming wear is one OF white chiffon plait-
ings and a finish OF white ostrich tips or
rosettes Of chiffon and bows OF white
satin ribbons around the neck Some
of the latest gowns made for afternoon
and morning wear are those Of plaid
and black and white silk alpaca. trim
med lavshly with black velvet ribbon,
which is one Of the special features OF
dress decoration it g. used very ef-
fectively I'm various widths on evening
as well as day gowns. and the old fashion
Of trimming skirts with three rows in
graduated widths set on IN vandyke
points is revived again Black velvet rib
bon Is conspicuous in millinery. too. and
an the latest hats have a bow OF this
ribbon tied in with the flowers or feathers.
Maltese lace has come 20 the front
again among the dress trimmings. and
in the yellow tint mixed with white chf-
fon the. effect is very pretty. Entire
waists. with basques. are made OF this
lace. and white muslin gowns are trim
med with Maltese motifs set on like in
sertion around the skirt and dotting the
waist and sleeves.
All sorts and kinds Of embroideries are
seen on the fashionable gowns. the latof
Of which is q mixture of colored straw
and applique lace. and also flower designs
done in cream white baby ribbon all over
the little bolero jackets.
Odd waists may be counted by the
dozen IN the average wOman's summer
outfit. and they are made OF every grade
OF material, from Bingham 10 brocades
silk. but the latest advices from Paris
are decidedly against the waist. which is
distinctly I'm contrast to the skirt.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-30
Of Passing Interest.

The Societe des Gems de Lettres $50
cletv Of Men and Women of Letters in
France, numbers among its members
more than go, who are more than 20
years old. The oldest OF them all is Nine
du Bos dElbhecq, who was born on May
l2. 1929. II she lives until the next
French national exposition she will be
moro than n century old, and might
proftably be added 10 its exhibits The
common impression that persons who
devote themselves 10 the liberal profess
sions DO not average a very long life Is
amply disproved by the Gems des Lettres.
Mime. d'Eibhecq was a popular writer in
the "forties." and published no end OF
romances, which were eagerly read. And
now she IS virtually forgotten by the
great publicl Her literary pseudonym
was Clement dElbhe." She Is living IN
retirement at Anglers.
The statue OF Jeanne dare. which was
unveiled I'm the presence OF the President
of the French Republic at Rheims last
month, IL very spirited and lifeiike. 1t
presents the Maid Of Orleans, mounted
on her battlc-horsc, a vigorous and de-
termined animal, extremely realistic in
the modelling. herself holding the reins
with the left hand, and brandlshing a
sword in her right. On her head is a
small round casque, and she is clad In
light armor The moment chosen By the
sculptor Is that at the termination OF the
conservation and coronation of Charles
VII, in the bringing about OF which she
was so instrumental she " supposed TO
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-30


worn saws a Paris fashion letter. Made
nm I'm tailor fashion, with jacket ana
skirt Il serves for yachting and other
snort. and for the morning promenade.
Also. the white pique Jacket worn with
dark wool knickerbockers. is the favorite
bicvcle dress. Usually, but not always,
the Jacket is OF loose box shape. a little
longer than the waist. 4 new model In
pique has the skirt laid over down one
side only of the frons, IN han with
large pearl buttons all the way down. y
short bolero of the pique Is also double
breasted and carries up the line OF the
skirt. II falls over n VIDE black sauh
belt.
Alpaca. as I predicted, has not had great
success with Parisians. who have pre-
ferred. on the whole. to choose for their
outing gowns either pique or serge. This
material started out the season with a
blast OF trumpets, but must now be hunt
ed for in the dark corners Of the shops.
The manufacturers counted without their
host. II has n quality too poor It Is In
flexible and refuses an intimate relation
with the figure. and the women have
very generally rejected It for gowns.
Nevertheless, precisely because Of It's
NEGATIVE qualities, Il has its place for
travelling cloaks, and particularly for chill
dren's dresses. where il serves with dis
tinction. At the French beaches little
girls from TO y are wearing n garment
OF alpaca made with a long blouse and
short skirt. tied around with a wide taft
feta sash. The blouse is gathered on the
shoulders under a strap stitched down
over the seams. The skirt IS box plated
on. with this is worn n hat composed Of
straw crown and chiffon rufile for brim.
Short stockings that leave the leg bare.
Little boys wear alpaca suits made OF a
sailor blouse. extra long. with sailor COL
lar. also extravagantly long. and trousers
TO the knee. either loose or falling as
though loose. large hat with brim
rolling back forms the face. Short stock
ines. Long sailor trousers are worn also,
but these are usually wool.
Very chic women at the races that Ike
a touch Of the pronounced character In
their dress get II with plaids and checks,
and also with combination OF tailor
skirt and contrasting Jacket or blouse.
Generally such toilets make sacrifice
OF chlffons and delicate laces for simple
lines and a maximum style.
The sailor hat IS part OF such toilets
but with an ample crown and wide brEs
and bearing no relation to the funny too
little hat that perches on the back hair
OF women across the channel. II sits
down on the head. and forms a discreet
battery for the eyes, that may at their
case flash out coquetry from behind and
retire again.
The following toilets are all in the taste
Of the moment:
A skirt OF blue and green Scotch plaid
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-30
HOW DICKENS WROTE,
The Novelist Was Systematic and
MethOuicni I'm His Wo-I-

stephen Fiske presents a most interesting
pen picture Of Dickens. his family. ana
of "Gad's HILL" where he was a frequent
and welcome guest, in the September La
dies Home Journal. OF Dickenss method
Of work Mr.. Fiske says: During my
visits Dickens was not at work upon
novel, but he shut himself In Fechter's
chalet from IL \. NJ. to p. NJ almost
every day. This was another part Of his
methodical system. IL he felt IN the
mood he would write an 'Uncommercial
Traveller article; If not. he would an
swer letters, read All the Year Round
proofs jot down IDEAS. III up the time
with. some sort Of literary labor. This.
he told me. was his self-discipline. The
one room I'm the chalet was sDarsely fur-
nished, and had windows on all sides,
commanding quiet. pleasant views OF
fields and plantations. He seldom talked
Of his books. hut one rainy day he showed
me the bound manuscript of one OF them,
and told me his method of planning a
story. Having selected a subject he would
write down the name Of The hero and sur
round il with queries: Shall he be rich?
Parents or guardians? Defrauded OF his
property? An early love? and so on
with the ether characters as they occurred
to him. lie always used blue ink and so
did Yates and Halliday, and the other
writer's OF what was then the Dickens
school, They all called him Chief and
he liked the title"
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-30

A skirt Of beige colored serge trimmed
with two clusters OF white braid In
graduated widths, the upper cluster nearly
half way up; a figaro jacket of white
p.que. the back fitted and the front
plated and loose, over a blouse Of white
barred with black or green; large hat, all
black; green parasol; tan shoes.
4 skirt Of black surah entirely side
plated. a blouse of yellow chiffon with
fiaring collar and cuffs Of orange satin on
which white guipure is appnqued. belt OF
black satin. black hat trimmed with black
on the outside and orange flowers under
he bnm.
A gown Of ecru batiste over yellow,
trimmed with narrow black velvet ribbon
the ribbon is put on the skirt in parallel
rows. forming an irregular fret pattern,
and the same pattern is carried out on the
blouse: flaring collar az the top OF the
neck band. lined with black. narrow belt
OF orange: yellow straw hat. bound with
black. with yellow taffeta ribbon and
yellow and orange flowers.
A gown Of brown foulard with large
japanese pattern in white. over 1t a
sleeveless Russian blouse with epaulets OF
plain taffcta. all IN tucks and belted In
brown; white Loghorn hat bound with
black velvet and trimmed with shaded
green satin ribbon; under the brim black
velvet bows fastened with straw buckles.
For wear with a black skirt nothing can
be prettier than a bodice showing a combi-
nation of black and white. with, perhaps.
n glimpse Of color at the throat, by way
Of lie \ bodice Of black satin is entirely
covered over with a cOarsely-patterned
lace in dead white, showing tiny ivy
leaves. caught together with black Jet
seuuins.
There Is a tiny bolero Jacket OF black
satin peeping out over the bust in sharp
points the edge made smart with a row
of the tiny lace leaves appliqued along
the edge. The mosquetaire sleeves are
closely wrinkled TO the shoulders, where
a huge puff sets out smartly. There is o
wide stock and belt of black satin ribbon
with huge bows at the back. held IN place
by glistening rhinestone buttons Ruch-
ings of white net finish the neck and
wrist
Another smart bodice I'm black and
white is made up OF black and white
striped velvet. with the stripes running
crosswise of the figure. II IS cut with
smart posullions az the back, lined with
white satin. and opens in jacket effect at
the front. displaying a lovely draped vest
NJ white mOusscline 90 sole. CAUGHT IN A.
the waist by a Jet girdle. A flaring collar
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-30
SEEN At NEWPORT THIS WEEK.

long distances The stroke which has just
been described IS technically called the
forward breast stroke, and although there
are a great many other kinds OF strokes
in swimming. this is the easiest OF all
strokes 10 learn. and the one that Ia most
generally used. except, perhaps, Tot
racing.
One OF the most common or the fancy
strokes Is the overland stroke. This 10
performed BY placing the body on the
right side, with the legs held out behind
perfectly straight one leg is then brought
up I'm front and the other IL lifted up be-
Hind. and the next motion is 10 bring
them together with swift. SCISSORS
Ike motion. exerting us much force as
possible. In the mean time, the right
hand is moved out I'm front and brought
down through the water as far as the left
thigh. while the left hand passes out OF
the water from the rear forward, and ~
drawn back similarly through the water
thus pulling the body ahead, just as one
might pull ones self along by means OF .
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-30
SUMNER FAREWELL.
JUST WHEN HOT WEATHER
IINEVY REACHES PERFECTION.
THE HAEDSOHBST GOWNS,
somc Of the Newest Give hints of
yybnt the FAN Modes VIII He
,--,,,,,irr. More PIeutifui-sOme
Late Paris styles.

,-orreznondence OF tho Dispatch)
NEWPORT. August 2S.-Summer styles
IRE now trembling upon the pinnacle or
rorfection. In a few short days the re-
PROGRESSION VIII SET in and matron ana
-naid viii cast aside these poems or sum-
,rer Tuerv for the more SOBER fall gowns
and y-raps for wear among the BerS-
shire Hills.
The prettiest most poetic evening gown
&c made OF tulle end crowned with success
NV nor most radiant smile. 1t is made
with three skirts in three different colors'
one each OF pale green, mauve. and pink
Am the souest. most undecided shades
which make a charming effect. the
.,s.ves of an The new evening dresses are
either very short or just long enough 70
reach the elbow. and quite close to the
arm. finished with a little frill. Other
rsv, evening gowns are made OF lace,
trimmed with nounces, a very significant
f4-ffon. since 10 pOrtends the trimming
81 aU skirts and the downfall of the pret-
~. plain ones so much in favor just at
present.
PRETTY evening dresses. too. are made
a. white six muslin. in some simple style,
with broad sashes Of ribbon for the finish.
White glaca silk IS also a very popular
material. trimmed with sequined embroid-
ar,- or lace. White MORE velour IS
another fashionable fabric for skirts with
chiffon waist and sleeves. Matronly wo-
men wear soft brocaGes. made with q
short train but the skirt, which just
clears the n00r an around. IS the proper
lerrth for young women. n black net
evening gown. over white silk. and trim
ne5 with white applique lace. is very
striking with the bodice Wen covered
with the applique, band Of it around
H., bottom and beltcd around the waist
,.fb pink ribbon. Diamond ornaments
for the hair have taken the place of the
a,eretc 50 much worn during the win
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-30
Popular BlOuses.

Verify. until the crack OF doom shall we
wear the blouse. The latest and now pre-
vailing adornment OF these runs I'm the
direction Of frills OF the material plain
and unadorned. one IN blue and green
shot silk, which opens with a decided
V down 10 the waist shows a vest OF
leaf-green chiffon, and round the V are
two closely killed frills about two and
a half inches in width. Quite half the
Houses are finished at throat and waist
by fancy turnover collars and cuffs, while
the remaining half divide their favors
between deep ruffiles OF the material
wrinkled down TO the wrist A black and
white spotted muslin looks effective with
a ruche at neck and wrists. edged with
narrow white yalencienneS