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The morning times., 1896-02-23

todrive at 90 ceutsan hourcn Woodley Lane
road or TO the Chevy Chase Hunt Club, she
herself driving her own ponies and two
seated cart. She earned $50 and had no end
Of fun.
The young gentlemen of her set offered
topay ST each for a drive OF five miles
Agreed" she said. Tomorrow morn
ing at TO-"
At the given time and place thirty-five
young men met the taDy-ho coach. The
bugles rang out clear and loud; the driver
cracked his whip, and a royal ride they had
Of twelve miles 10 Great Falls. The young
lady sat beside her brother, who ''held the
ribbons" but on their return the fares
were paid to her.
In Fairfax county, Va, a society of bright
girls gave straw rides to their friends. The
horses and wagons were donated by fathers
and brothers. Jolly wide-awake married
folk in a smallviliage, earned $50 for Eas-
ter, giving little suppers In their own
dining-rooms, '25 cents plate
Mime. R entertained a glee cub and
paid to a young, fashionable girl the florists
price for decoration. SO great praise was
given the artist that she went as 4 ClecCra-
tor to the finest houses at the capital; all
for her Easter money, so beautifully GAINED.
Little Dorothy b, whose father is in the
House OF Representatives. brought into
church on Easter Day So she had earned in
selling flowers "to the members at 10
cents a bouquet.
Tommy Harris reported 81, with this
verse:
Instead Of polishing up
The handle of the big front door,
] expended all my muscle
onmy mothers parlorfloor.
TOMMY.
Mary Grey, only ten years old. bought
apples at the market and made apple tarts
TO sell on Saturdays. Young people in the
country sold most beautiful potted ferns,
arranged in low baskets or jars for the
table.
The one dollar club were very ingenious
IN their methods ard very successful in
their reports TO the president, at the en-
tertainment given for the general church
fund. In prose and rhyme, in blank verse
and jingle, their stories were absurdly
told. For the best report the following
took the prize. Only a few of the verses
can find room:
Nor friend nor foe,
Could ask for more,
Than begging work
From door to door,
To humble pride
And earn for you
The dollar asked, the dollar due.
The morning times., 1896-02-23

Of eniincnce purple cloth, had vest of
this sort, the seams of the skirt matching
with narrow pipings of white satin.
A novelty In serviceabe street materials
is species of homespGn called Bayarian
cloth.
Amongthe smooth surfaces, Amazon cloth
Is something new, and a delightful color in
this is "a bright moss green that any of the
heavy black braids trim beautifully.
All fthese gov us designed for serviceable
use are made plainly, with trim gored
skirts and short loose or snug jackets.
The latter show, too, in many Instances,
'-an absence of the stiff, flaring revers so
long i'll favor.
Again, the revers will be of a mannish
smalIness, and in almost all OF the street
toilets there has been decided reef in
the size OF sleeves.
For tastes that object to the severity
of the taiorfied costume there are some
very Frenchy little confections realized in
serge and velvet.
In these dark blue and a sparkling messy
green is a late and elegant color cOmb-
nation.
A cocky little Lenten rig, worn a week
ago on Fifth avenue, rejoiced in this dar-
ing arrangement of color and was sport
ed by a slender Diana OF the pale, gray
eyed type.
The skirt and sleeves were of the serge,
the bodice portion of tue corsage of the
green velvet laid in three box plaits. A
folded belt of green velvet finished the
waist and there were also dainty little
turn-back cuffs of the same. AT the throat,
however, there was the ubiquitous stock
of white satin with the big bow at the back,
that, whatever their. material, is now an
| elegantffnish to most of the dressy bodices.
Tilted over her eyes this young woman
wore a darling hat.
1t was squat sailor shape of black
| straw and satin braid, trimmed widely
| with black chiffon and big loops OF
| plated straw. Under the brm, from ear
| to ear around the back, nestled a wealth
| OF primroses in q warm butter yellow,
| which made the gray-eyed beauty ap-
pear as II spring had indeed crowned
her lovingly.
| Odd bodices In plaid French poplin are be-
Jug shown by the smart dressmakers, and
| some of them are very beautiful. The colors
introduced in these poplins, which are in a
| soft, gros grain sort OF weave, are royal pur-
pie, moss green, and black; these tones in
wide, mellow stripes, are crossed by narrow
| lines of white and gold, which gives high,
sharp finish to the softly treated back
| ground.
| There are also plaid Irish poplins, I'm
| single widths, that are being used instead
OF silk for fancy bodices. These sell at half
the price of the others, and, though the
colors are the same, the weave OF the Irish
affairs is not the wiry mohair order. This
Epromotes hard glisteniDg surface thas
Iwfll be found very trying to the better half of
THE world.
The morning times., 1896-02-23

For full forty days,
In Sackcloth and ashes,
With tales Of confession.
And vows of repentance,
From the p0 mp of the world
And snares of the devil,
You've vainly conceived,
Is an adequate sentence.
To atone for shortcomings
OF act aud speech
Deeds of commission,
From jealousy and spite,
Sins of omission,
Love and Kindness withheld,
To some aching heart
Might have given respite.
And these days of denial J
Fasting, and prayer,
All Zealously kept
In spirit and letter,
Having Slothfully passed,
Their shadows and gloom,
You're now fully absolyed;
UnlooSened the fetter
Which bound for season
To church and thoughts holys
And incidentally gave
Opportunity much needed,
To add to your strength
And fortify body
AS your physician demanded.
But you've never needed.
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And soon Lenten maiden,--
Your duties fulfilled,
Church offices performed
Qnalms OF conscience satisfied,
You'll be ready again 3
On bright Easter morn
TO take up the pleasures,
Temporarily laid aside.
81 - III p. SPINDLE.
The morning times., 1896-02-23
WHAT FASHION DEGREES FOR SACKCLOTH OF LENT :
New York 9tul08' and Those Of Paris
Maids of the Metropolis French Evening Gowns
MotanOrph0siS.
A Lenten Thought.

The nineteenth day
OF the second month,
Eighteen hundred
And ninety six
Is a welcome DAY
III the bright new year,
To turn all eyes
On the crucifix;
When the rushing throng
or the social set
May turn from teas,
Aud cards, and germans,
Adjure all pleasures
OF seductive KIND,
10 fast and pray
And hear daily 9ermons.
The social queen
or last nights Dau,
In empire gown
And filmy lace,
The brightest and happieSt
or a hundred girls
To the EayesJ OF whom
She set tue pace
Appears this day
Most wonderfully changed;
The bright, rich colors
or former dresses
Have been qulCEiy changed
To a sombre hue
To match the shade
OF her raven treSses.
The elastic step
or the night before
The twinkliDg eye
And the tlnpled smile,
The happy MOOD
And the merry laugh
Are each regarded :
The devtlts own vile
To lure her thoughts
From Holy things
From SAINTS ana service,
And Lenten pfayers,.1
Self aDnegati0n
And meek repentance,
Acts of charity
And simiiar cares.
She believes all these
And much besides
is neeurul To show
TO the wicSed men,
How sincerely sorry
She'll always be
That she shared the wickedneSs
OF the Upper Ten"
SO we see her now,
This Wednesday, morn,
a measured step
AS she moves along,
With downcas1 eyes
And dey0tionaisalr,
On her iipSR al prayer,
In her heari IA song.
In a plain BLACK gown
OF simplest cut,
pretense -uf 4 bonnet,
SO little is there
A filmy mask
To HIDE IrUEi The world
The woe depicted
On the face 50 fatr.
-
Stripped from The fingers
Her much cherished rings,
Save one tiny land,
4 white 'SVHtdire,"
Which in sickaesS and health,
III JOY and grief,
Shes Faithfully promised
Shell cpnnhpaiiy wear
A dainty white volume
Inscribed II II. s."
Youil see .psliiiy claspcd
In her wtitgloved hand,
And this OASIS at White
In a desert or darkness
is the one slsiaiBG spot
In her ''sihdowy land"
Unless we forget
The one tinge OF color
or purple and green,
Ana fragrance delightful,
a bunch OF sweet viUlets,
The loyeliest Of flaweTS- ~
Suggestive of spring
and Easter 80 joyful.
oh, maiden so prim,
SO meek and denure,
who'd ever guess,
You're one and the same.
Who engaged in the dance,
The Joy and the revel,
Perpctuating the memory
OF Terpsichore's name.
, 1896-10-06
HOMESTEADS,

We believe in al immediate return to
the free homestead policy OF the re-
publican party. and urge the passage
by congress of the satisfactory free
homestead measure which has already
passed the house and is now pending in
the senate.
, 1896-10-06

On the whole. the Vatican may be
divided into even portions These are
the pontifical residence, the Sistine and
Pauline chapels. the picture galleries
the library, the museums Of sculpture
and archaeology, the outbuildings, in.
Guiding the barracks Of the Swiss
guards, and, lastly, the gardens with the
pope's casino. OF these the Sistine
chapel, the galleries and museum and
the library are inoomparably the most
important.
The name Sistine IL derived from
sixtus Nv. The library was founded BY
Nicholas v, whose love of books was
almost equal to his passion for building.
The galleries are representative d,
Raphael's work, which predominates 10
such an extent that the paintings of al.
most all other artists are Of secondary i'm
portance, precisely as Michael Angelo
filled the sistine chapel with himself. A
for the museums, the objects they CON
tain have been accumulated by many
popes, bat their existence ought perhaps
to be chiefly attributed to Julius II and
Leo <. the principal representatives Of
the Revere and Hedici familiea-F.
Marion Crawford in Osntury.
, 1896-10-06
REPUBLICAN PLATFORMS.
REPUBLICAN STATE PLATFORM.

STATE PLATFORM.
TAs rscubltcanS q the State Of Wyo-
ming In convention assembled most
heartily approve and endorse the nomi-
Of william Mckinley for prssi-
Dat and 0Arrst A. Hobart for VICE
president.
We reaArm our allegiance to Spub-
ltoan princip3es and policies and D.
clare, with that sbh and conspteuoua
exponent q republican princtpIss+
William MeKiniey-tAat the only afs
policy Of IL AmsFican people IL .
speedy return to that systsm whjch
will provide . sufficient rsvsnus Tor II
sxpenss q ths government: chsr3aA.
protect and h1iM up Id Industrial In
tsessts, and afford emp3oymsak VIII
liberal compensation for svsry naa
and woman desirous Of obtatniny &
We call attention to ~ faGs "a
this country has bssa DeoaDeeo1s ~
- : pectssttvs tariff. ~ asvse NJ
- 4. NJ distrssaias Dasbs ss1 ~
, 1896-10-06
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL PLAT
FORM.

The platform reads as follows:
The republicans Of the United States
assembled by their representatives in
national convention. appealing for the
popular and historical justification of
their claims to the matchless achieve
ments OF 30 years Of republican rule,
earnestly and confidently address
themselves to the awakened intelli-
gence, experience and conscience of
their countrymen In the following dec
laration OF facts and principles:
For the first time since the civil war
the American people have witnessed
the calamitous consequences Of full
and restricted democratic control of
the government. It has been a record
Of unparalleled incapacity. dishonor
and disaster. In administrative man
agement it has ruthlessly sacrificed in
dispensable revenue. entailed an un-
ceasing dedcit, eked out ordinary cur
rent expenses with borrowed money,
piled up the public debt by 3262, 600. 900
in time Of peace, forced an adverse bal
ance Of trade, kept a perpetual mem
c hanging over the redemption fund,
pawned American credit to alien syn
dicates. and reversed all the measures
and results of successful republican
rule. In the broad effect of it, policy
Y has precipitAted panic. bltghted in
dustry and trade with prolonged de-
precision. closed faetorsss,rsduced work
and wages. halted enterprise aad Grip
pied American production while stimu-
Ating foreign production for the
American market.
Every consideration ot public safety
and individual interest demands tina,
the government shall be rescued from
the hands Of &hose VINO have shown
themselves incapable 70 conduct II
without disaster at home and dishouo,
abroad. and shall b restored 10 the
party which for 20 years administered
It with unsqualed success and prospsri.
y. And In thh ouansction " heartily
sadorss tie wtsdon,pstriotism and ii,
ssesass a The sdnanistrNGsun 4 Prssi.
deat Haxflsoa.
TIN TARIyv.
We rsDsw sad 01Aaa0 or allega-
, 1896-10-06
AN HOURS WALK.
You Would Hardly Think That Tha,
Mean Tr1veling rs 1858 Milss.

Meant travelling I&o,zbS Mt1es.
Have you ever thought Of the distance
you travel while you are out on an hours
stroll? Possibly you walk three miles
within the hour. but that does not by
any means represent tho distance you
travel. The earth turns on its axis every
"a hours. For the sake Of round figures
we will call the earth's circumference
$4,000 miles, and &c you must have
travelled during the hours stroll /, 900
miles in the axial turn Of the earth.
But this is not all. The earth makes
. journey around the q every year,
and q long but rapid trip it ia The dis
lance Of our planet from the sun we
will put at 90, 900. 900 miles. This is
the radius Of the earth's orbit-half the
diameter of the circle, as we call it.
The whole diameter is therefore 1884,.
600, 900 miles, and the circumference,
being the diameter multiplied by 8. l4l6,
is about 67s, 600, 900.
This amazing distance the earth trav.
els in its yearly journey. and dividing
1t by 365 we find the daily speed about
/, 1856, 600. Then, to get the distance
you rode around the sun during your
hours walk, divide again by ~, and
the result is. about 86, 900 miles. But
this is not the end Of your hours trip
The sun, with its entire brood Of plan
cts. is moving in space at the rate Of
100, 600, 900 miles in q year. This is at
the rate Of a little more than 438, 900
miles q day, OF 10, $50 miles an hour.
So. adding your three miles Of leg
travel to the hours axial movement of
the earth, this to the earth's orbital jour-
ney, and that again to the earth's excur-
sion with the sun, and you find you
have travelled in the hour IS, 258 miles.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
, 1896-10-06

DeWitt's Witch Hazel salve is an an
tiseptic, soothing and healing applica-
ton for burns. scalds, cuts. bruises.
etc. and cures piles like magic. It in
stantly stops pain. Chas. N. Setetle.
, 1896-10-06

By the board Of county commission
Of the County of Albany in the State
of Wyoming.
Office of the County Clerk.
Laramie. Albany. County, Wyo.,
Sept. %, 1896.
Pursuant to law and the proclama,
ton Of the governor Of the State OF
Wyoming, the qualified voters of Al
bany county IN said state are hereby
notified that a general election will be
holden in the several election precincts
and districts of the County of Albany
and State of Wyoming, on Tuesday, the
3rd day Of November, A. D. 1896, fol
the election of the following officers:
For justice of the supreme court Of
the state-One person.
For representative to the Fifty-ffth
congress-One person.
For district judge, Second Judicial
district-One person.
For three presidential electors
Three persons.
For One member Of the state senate
One person.
For five members of the house Of
representattves-Five persons.
And also the following county Off
GERS for the said County Of Albany:
For sherih-One person.
For county clerk and ex-oficio clerk
of the district court-One person.
For county treasurer and ex-oficio
county assessor-One person.
For county and prosecuting attor-
ney-One person.
For three county commissioners
Three persons.
For county superintendent Of schools
One person.
For county surveyor-One person.
For coroner-One person.
For road supervisor-One person.
And one person for Justice Of the
peace and n person for constable for
each justice Of the peace and constable
precinct in the County of Albany.
By order of the board Of commission
ers.
JAMES M'GIBBON,
Chairman.
Attest HENRY L. PASCALL,
(Seal.) County Clerk.
There being no further business the
board adjourned to meet October 8,
1896.
HENRY L. PASCAL,
County Clerk.
, 1896-10-06

Mrs. l.. R. Patton, Rockford, ILL.,,
writes: From personal experience !
can recommend De Wits sarsaparilla,
a cure from impure blood and general
debility" Chas. N. Settele.
, 1896-10-06

sAouM sssurs the proper and much
needed naval station in the West In.
dies.
, 1896-10-06

the United States and all our none
whether coin or paper, at the present
standard, the standard of the most en-
lightened nations Of the earth.
PENSIONS.
The veterans Of the union armies de-
serve and should receive lair treatmen.
and generous recognition. Whenever
practicable, they should be given the
preference in the matter of employ
, 1896-10-06

Ne rsssw "a ayAaass or arse.
The oasis., 1896-04-18
AIeIzoNA NEWS
lCulled from Exchanges. ]

the work of raising money to oulid d
 Presbvterian church in Solomonville.
 He now has contributed lot and sllO
 in cash and labor to apply to the build
 ing.
 At Globe last week, Andres Maldo-
 nado. the four-year-old son of Manuel
 Maldonado was fatally burned, his
 clothing having caught fire from play
 ing with matches. He fingered Tn terrible agony nine hours after the mishap.
 Louis Sultan has contracted with Glla county cattle owners for 2OOO head of cows and steers for delivery May 18th at Geronimo. The prices agreed mon are 80, SIP and sl5 for one, two and three-year-olds respectively, and slO for cows and stags.
 The ladies of Florence, dissatisfied with the common practice of import ing teachers for the public schools in Pinal county, met and passed a resolu- tion. addressed to the school board, that all vacancies in the public schools be filled by local instead of alien talent.
 Some time ago prominent citizens of Globe sent tn the war department request that for safety of the whites in the vicinity of the San Carlos re- seryation the Apaches there be dis armed and deprived of ball cartridges The secretary of war returned reply refusing the request.
 The recorders office of the county of Maricopa is source of considerable profit. It costs to run only about S950 d quarter For the last quarter, which was considered to have been one of extreme dullness, the recorder turned in, after paying all incidental expenses outside of salaries, the sum of S2,066.65
 The Prescott Courier is authority for the statement that the Santa Fe, Prescott X Phoenix has purchased the rails and right of way of the aban- doned Prescott X Arizona Central road from Prescott to Seligman, a distance of seyenty-two miles. The bridges have nearly all been washed away and 1 the job of securing the iron would be difficult one.
 George Gilbert, of troop c Seventh ' cavalry, died at the Graham county hospital last Friday week ago, from injuries recei, ed four days before | while in swimming on the Gila river. He dove from the bank and struck his head on a rock which was only few inches under the surface of the water. His lower limbs were paralyzed from the effect of injury to the spinal cord.
 With the failure Of the First Nat lonal bank of Albuquerque several of the northern counties of Arizona lost large sums of money which had been placed in bank so remote from the territory. The bank has latterly paid up it's last dividend, and the depositors have come to their own again short only several years inter- est on their money. Thus the treas nrers are also free from their respon- abilities.
 In very short time a company with the necessary capital will be organized in Mohave county to build electrical ; ines of road north and south. The power house will be located at King man, according to the Miner It is sstimated that the road-bed and equip nent will not cost over 5000 per mile md the line to White Hills will not : .ost Sl50,0 ,0O0. The line will handle
The oasis., 1896-04-18

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Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20
BURNS LOVE FOR HIS WIFE
A Sad Waste OF Popular sympathy For
Highland Mary"

Burns has been holly assailed because
OF his alleged indifference TO his wife (Jean
Armour), but the fact Is he was ardently
fond of her Jean was true to him and
his true affection never really turned from
her Jean worshiped him-literally wor-
SHIPPED him And when we study her de-
voted life we must agree that there must
have been much that was admirable In the
character of a man who was adored by so
true u woman Burns biographers have
paid too scanty attention TO all this.
There is no use In apologizing for the de-
fects of Bobbe life. but there Is such
thing as insisting toe heavily upon them
Too much has been made In the
thousand stories of Burns life OF the
Highland Mary episode and too little OF
what he really felt for Jean Armour and
OF Jeans intense loyalty To him and de
voted care of him
The real facts about Highland Mary
will never be known. They comprise the
one episode of Burns life which Is yelled
In mystery But one can study the poet
life closely enough TO see that the persecu
ton which IL the early days seemed TO
hopelessly separate him from love drove
him 10 Highland Mary for solace and that
Mary 5 sudden death idealized that high.
land lasse in his memory There was not
much more To it, and Jean never troubled
herself about H. There has been a sad
waste Of popular sympathy over Highland
Mary. 1t Is TO loyal Jean our thoughts
should turn Burns love for her and for
his children was very great. That is a
pleasing picture of him handed down by
one who saw him sitting in the summer
evening at his door with his little daugh
ter in his arms dangling her and singing
TO her and trying TO elicit her mental fac.
ulties The little girl died in the autumn
OF 1895 when her father health was fail
ing Arthur Warren In Ladies' Home
Journal
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20
The Speaking Voice.

Nothing as quickly and Enthusiastically
distinguishes well bred man or woman
from those OF plebeian birth or education as
the speaking voice and the carriage, two
most essential points TO cultivate, and the
two which are almost universally neglect
I'd by parents and masters In this country
II is not 50 in England and France, where
even in humble life the voices are not only
naturally more musical than those found
in America. but they are SO In conse-
quence cf past training and cultivation.
One uses the speaking voice almost con.
tinuously Sc why should IL not be trained
TO be as musical as possible. since sweet
low voice l. considered powerf So much
time and attention are given TO the singing
voice. which Is used only upon occasions
which. of course. Is To be encouraged and
commended but II one cannot cultivate
both let the preference always be given TO
the speaking voice that ones enumeration,
articulation and respiration. as well as the
proper pitch OF the voice. may be regulated
and governed according 10 the most APP
proved methods Then ones convictions
will be found tC carry great weight
Vogue.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-08-20
A Story About Colone, North.

The late Colonel North had ready IL
somewhat rough style of wit peculiar to
himself The trap in which he was seated
was on one occasion blocked in crowded
thoroughfare in Immediate juxtaposition
to a costermonger' cart laden with vege-
tables The coachman, finding that the
horse was about TO help himself To the cab
bages, would have backed the animal out
Of harms way. Let him Craze, " said the
colonel II want TO hear the man swear"
The costermongcr turning his head round
at this moment, the colonel's wish was
promptly gratified by an exceptionally
choice and extensive selection of explosives.
Bravor' said North as he threw the man
coin that would have more than bought
the whole cargo OF vegetables. Il thought
was pretty well educated In your line
myself, but hang me II you haven't taught
me four new adjectivesl London World