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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-05
FASHIONS OF NEW YORK.
New Wrinkle In the Garniture Of
Gowns and Capes.
VELVET RIBBON DOUBLE CROSSED.

Striking Effects In Lace Latticework.
Plain Skirts Are Seldom seen-The New
Tunic Gowns Trying to stout and sien-
der Women Alike.
Copyright, 1897. by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
A new wrinkle in the garniture of
gowns and capes in these dull days, where
novelties are not found after long and
tedious search, IL worth mention, and that
Is the cross barring with velvet, ribbon or
Insertions This barred design is made in
some cases on the bust of the bodice and
on the skirt 1t is what is called double
bars, meaning double crosses The velvet
ribbon composing them is half an inch
wide on the bust and an inch wide when
applied on the skirt. That makes Of IL n
very bold and striking trimming and one
that may be seen afar off. When these
double bars are made Of ribbon, they con-
trast as widely as possible with the dress
goods. The ends are turned In and sewcd
fast to the garment like the rest. One Ii
lao organdie had row Of these double
crosses in black velvet ribbon set at in
terTals of quarter Of yard all around
the bottom of the skirt, and as tho crosses
were each quarter Of a yard square 1t
may be imagined that it was a snowy
trimming. Lace is applied in lattice pat.
tern on waists and on panels and also
around skirts, and there was n wide shoul.
der cape Of black silk, with a latticework
Of white lace insertion all over It, making
1t appear to be composed of black and
white diamonds.
There was u tender pink crepe dc chine
gown mado up over q taffeta of the same
shade. The ornpe was drawn smooth over
the lining. Around the bottom was q
double gaufTering of cream colored silk
null. Down the sides were sewed pieces
Of black velvet ribbon overlaid with white
mechlin insertion. The waist was barred
around and around with the same arrange
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-05

jump out into the burning sunlight. In
their hands they carry machetes, long,
stout knives such as the Cubans use in
times of peace to cut sugar cane with,
but which they are now using on the
heads of Spanish soldiers.
With one swift, vigorous blow a negro
will sever the thick stem, and as the
bunch falls he will dexterously catch it
in his free hand Other negroes follow
the cutters aud trot with bunch of
fruit in either hand to the OK cart which
oreaks after them. As fast as a cart is
loaded it is driven off to the station,
where the bunches are piled up in cars
that much resemble cattle cars.
Everything is done in a hurry. The
porters slam the punches down and
throw them around in the most reckless
manner, and the platforms are soon
covered a foot deep with fruit and
leaves In the cars the punches are
piled up with no more care than if
they were sticks of cord wood, the only
precaution taken being to cover the
openings between the Stats with the
big green leaves, which keep out the sun.
There is much noise about the work
too. The cutters in the field sing and
Stout as they slash away, the OK drivers
Fl 4 the air with strange oaths as they
urge on the patient animals, the super
intendents below out their orders and
swear at every one in sight, the tally
clerks short out numbers as the loading
proceeds at the cars, and silence only
comes when the trainload has gone
putting off toward the seacoast.
At the wharf there is another scene
Of excitement and a babel of noises.
Here there is more shouting by clerks
and leaders, more singing by the steve
dores and the constant footing of the
engine whistles, rattling of cars and
ringing of bells. All day and all night
the loading goes on until the great bins
in the holds are filled almost to burst
ing, Then the mooring lines are cast
off, and the fruiter steams northward
at her best speed.
We will say that this steamer is
bound for New York. Her cargo is
probably consigned to one big firm
dealing exclusively in bananas. The
wholesaler knows about what day to
expect her, and the moment the drab
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-05
LOADING BANANAS.

LOADING BANANAS
tain. He runs to his little Office ON the
pier. Clickety click, clickety click,
olickety-click goes the instrument as
oe calls up the various stations on the
poad.
"All ready. Send along your ba-
nanas."
This is the substance of the message,
which is sent out in Spanish.
Then comes the transformation scene.
Swarthy men who have been lying list
lessly about the stations jump on the
backs OF horses and iide madly away
toward the neighboring plantations to
notify the superintendents. Wild en-
gines come putting and rattling down
the tracks bound for stations farther
along the road where have been left
empty cars which will soon be filed
For miles back from the rails the
news spreads, and everywhere the mes
sage stirs to life the population. You
may have seen farmers hustling to get
in their hay when thunder shower
threatened. Well, that is the way the
negroes work when they get news that
a banana steau er is waiting for load.
Up they spring from the shade and
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-05
The Price of Songs.

The following list shows that great
deal of money is made from popular
music in England:
Sir Arthur Sullivan is said to have
realized el0,0 900 by his celebrated song
"The Lost Chord" Balfe appears to
have received high prices for the copy
rights Of some Of his songs. For 81
Dreamt / Dwelt In Marble Halls" he
got e8, 900, the same for when Other
Lips" and e5, 1000 for "The Heart
Bowed Down" When recently put up
for auction, el,212 los. was obtained
for the copyright of Michael Watson s
song Anchored. "-Harper's Round
Table
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-05

change in the conditions of things in
lands of which we think but seldom
and of which the most of us know but
little In Jamaica and other West In
dian islands, in Costa Rica, in Hondu-
ras, acres on acres of banana fields have
sprung up and wave their broad leaves
In the soft tropical breeze while tons Of
grateful fruit ripens in the shade And
this is all for us,
Hundreds of steamers plow the wa
ters Of the gulf and ocean, and an army
of lazy blacks make their only lively
exertions in our behalf that we may
have bananas on our tables all the year
round.
From the time the banana bunch
leaves the tree in the far south until it
reaches the fruit stands in the north it
travels as fast as steam can take it, for,
although the fruit can be kept from
ripening for two or three weeks after it
is cut, there is a limit to its green ex-
istence, and when it once turns yellow
il needs to be sold as soon as possible.
For the larger part of the time ba-
mana plantation is quiet and peaceful
spot with little signs of life about it.
The work Of cultivation is extremely
small. After field is planted with
shoots it is only necessary to keep it
free from weeds for the first two or
three seasons, and then falling leaves
kill off all other vegetation around the
trees
In its wild state the banana tree will
grow to be 10 or 20 feet high, but
where it is cultivated it is a dwarf of
but 4 or 3 feet in height Each tree
produces but one bunch and then it is
cut down, but from the roots springs up
another shoot that in two or three
months will be ready to bear again.
The punches do not grow as we see
them when hanging outside Of the fruit
stores, with the bananas dropping
gracefully downward, but they grow
with the fingers" pointing up and
curling in toward the stem.
On big plantation the fruit may be
found in all stages Of development,
from the big purple flower which is
first put out to the fruit of full size,
matured but not yet ripened. In Costa
Rica, where the best and larger part of
our bananas come from, the plantations
are located along the line of a railroad
which was built principally for the
purpose of carrying the fruit to the
coast, Between steamers there is al
ways lull on the plantations, because
no fruit is cut until the last moment
before shipment in order that it may
reach port while still green. So the
negroes lie around in the shade, smok-
ing cigarettes and enjoying their leisure
as only those of African descent can.
The first word which stirs the country
to life comes from the seaport terminus
of the railroad, Port Limon. There at
the wharf a drab colored iron tramp
steamer flying the Norwegian or Brit
ish flag has unloaded her cargo of ma
chinery, hams. lard, cotton cloth, ETC.,
which she has brought from the United
States, and has cleared her holds for the
bananas, When all is ready the tele-
graph operator is notified by the cap.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-05
STORY OF THE BANANA.
From the Tropical Plantation to
the American Market.
HOW THEY RUSH TEE BUNCHBs IN,

Raising, Gathering and Loading the Fruit.
Lively Scenes at the Banana Steamers
Dook-Auotioning q Cargo-Costa RIoa
the Chief Source of supply.
Less than 35 years ago an invoice of
as few as 12 bunches of bananas was
enough to glut the market in any Of
our seaport cities. Now it takes nearly
$4,000, 900 punches year to supply us
with this palatable product of the trop-
les, and at New York, Baltimore, Phil
adelphia and New Orleans two or three
banana steamers, each loaded to the
gunwales with thousands of punches,
arrive every week in the year. Thus do
out tastes grow.
To the fact that we have learned to
like bananas so we'll is due many a
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-05

ON n BANANA ILAN ALUM
colored hull is sighted off Fire island
he is notified by telegraph. He hangs
out a blackboard at once announcing
that there will be a public auction at
such pier at the hour when the steam
er will arrive. The name Of the steam
er, the hour of her docking, the charac-
ter of her cargo and the number of the
pier are also posted ON the blackboard
at the Fruit Exchange, and by the time
the steamer pokes her nose past the
statue of Liberty there is a big crowd
of men ON the wharf
The pier is a lively place for few
hours. Drays and trucks drive up and
find places with much shouting of driv-
ers. A gang of from so to IS stevedores
gathers around the boss" who is to take
charge Of the unloading. The owner
and his clerks are on hand, the former
nervously pacing up and down, for he is
anxious to see in what condition the
fruit has arrived. Then there is a small
army Of buyers and lastly that impor.
tant parsonage, the auctioneer.
AS soon as the steamer enters the slip
the owner jumps aboard and peers down
into the hold, from which the matches
have been taken. The boss stevedore
calls out the names of the men whom
he has selected as a crew, the tally
clerks take up their positions at the
hatchways, the auctioneer climbs upon
his stand and the buyers assemble on the
bridge, where they can see each bunch
as it leaves the hold.
"Are you all ready?" sings out the
auctioneer.
"All ready" answers the boss steve.
dore.
'Then let 'em come, my hearties"
And come they do. The stevedores in
the hold pass out the green punches to
others, who carry them to the trucks
designated by the grader. One truck is
soon filled with No. rs and another
with No. 2's, while the ripe and small
or broken punches are "docked that
is, placed in a separate heap to be dis
posed Of later.
Now make your bids for this truck
load Of No. l's!'
Thus the sale begins, and itgoes mer.
rily ON until the holds are empty AS
fast as a truckload is sold it is driven
away to be distributed to all parts of
the big city. Thus not moment is lost
from the time the bunch is cut from the
plant way down in the tropics until it
is hung up in the fruit store thousands
of miles awav. CYRUS SYLVESTER
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-05
S. Per Month.
I6S This remarkably low rate will con-
Or tinue until further notice.

indeed
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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-05

There is time.for everything; and the
time to attend to cold Is when II starts
Don't wait until you have consuinI ton
but prevent 1t by using One Minute
Cough Cure, the great remedy for
coughs, colds, Group bronchitis and all
throat and lung troubles. +. P. Shana-
felt d Co., O. N. Nye, Fishers drug store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-05

1t heals everything except broken
heart, may be said Of De Wits Witch
Hazel ealve. Piles and rectal Diseases,
cuts, burns, bruises, tetter, eczema and
all skin troubles may be cured quickly
and permanently. II. p. Bhanafelt Il
Oo.. Nye, Fishers DruR Store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-05

No mystery about it. When the
Shakers offered some time ago to give
away bottle Of their Digestive Cordial
to any one who might call at their New
York office, there was great rush and a
great many people thought. they were
crazy.
Subsequent events proved it to have
been a very clever advertising attraction,
for although they gave away thousands
of bottles, it was in the end profitable;
nearly everyone that took free bottle
came back for more and paid for it with
pleasure, saying they had derived better
results from its use that from any other
medicine they had ever used.
There is nothing 80 uniformly success
ful in the treatment of stomach troubles
as the Shaker Digestive Cordial, and
what is better than all it relieves at
once.
r. &.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-05

John Griffin, Of GAINESVILLE, o., says:
81 never lived day for thirty years
without suffering agony, until box of
De Wits Witch Hazel Salve cured my
piles" For piles and rectal troubles,
cuts, bruises spraines, eczema and all
skin troubles De Wits Witch Hazel
Salye Is unequalled. II. +. Shanafelt *
Co., q. N. Nye, Fishers Drug Store.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-05
SpIteful.

Mabel-Mr. Sweetser tells me am
the only woman in the world he cares
anything about.
Edith suppose he doesn't class
May Golding among women. / know
he always calls her an angel. Boston
TraDaoriDt
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-08-05

LaxOl, the new form Of Castor Oil is
so palatable that children lick the spoon
clean.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-17
AN ENGLISH CORONATION.

Some of the Ceremonies That Are sense-
 less and Fantastic.
 From 8 strictly Cup to date'' point of view many of the, ceremonies attendant on the coronation of the English sovereign are sensclcss and fantastic. But einbody- ing, as they do, the history or tradition of centuries, from the students standpoint they are of deep interest. Mir. P. H. Ditch Field, in book concerning "Old English Customs, ' describes some of the most re- markable of these customs.
 By hereditary right many persons have special dignities and duties at this time, end preceding 6, a,coronation Q special court of claims is appointed to investigate these ancient rights and privileges.
 The prerogative of the lord of the Manor of Workshop is to present glove and to support the sovereign's arm when holding the scepter, and also to hold the office of chief butler, which entities him to receive Q cup of pufe gold. Tho ceremony of en- throning is called Hitting to the throne" derived from the custom of our Anglo Saxon forefathers, who, when their king was enthroned, lifted him from the ground
 Among the curious claims of service is that of ceratin baron to carry the great spurs, and of the archbishopof Canterbury to make Q mess of pottage, called dille- grout. t.str
 Certain offerings are made, among which are an ingot of gold and an altar pall 'composed Of ten yards of gold barred, gold frosted, flowered brOcade lined with rich sarcenet and with deep, gold fringe ''
 The oaken chair on which tho sovereign is seated has been in use since the time of Edward II, and beneath it is the corona tion stone, which was conveyed to Vest minister from Scotland by Edward l. A wild legend declares it to be the stone on which Jacob laid his head when he slept at Bethel.
 Tho most solemn function is the anoint- ing, during which four Knights of the Garter hold canopy over the sovereign, while the archbishop pours the amounting oil with spoon, which is the most ancient of all tho regalia and with which many soyereigns have been anointed.
 But the strangest survival of all is the claim of the Dymoke family to the office of king's champion. His duty is to appear on horseback in full armor at the royal banquet after the coronation, accompanied by the earl marshal and the lord high con- stable The champion then makes chal- lenge, according to the old time form of words, and throws down his gauntlet. The challenge not being accepted, the sovereign drinks the health of the champion in a silver cup, which is ispresented to the brave defender of English monarchy, who then backs his horse out of the hall
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-17
A Great Man Facing pefeat.

Mr. Gladstone, one of the greatest of Englishmen and q man who has seen con- paratively few of his plans of state succeed, is said to be personally disliked by Queen Victoria. For years he had worked hard upon plan having for its object the bene- fit of Ireland and Irish farmers and ten ants. All of his plans were frustrated While his great policy was being wrecked be sat in the library of the house of com mons and read the words of famous opera. Some friends, finding him there expressed amazement. But this act of the great minister did not indicate indiffer- ence. It showed rather tension that sought relief in order to avoid worse eff fects, for when spoken to he said, with @ voice full of pathos, Fer the past five years have rolled this stone patiently up hill, and it is now rolled to the bottom again, and am S1 years old '-Atlanta Constitution.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-17
ChiYnIrY.

In the cycle of circumstances is it not possible that real ehivalry may pass from the province of tho bachelor to that of the bachelor maid? A recent event suggests it. Two gentlemen, Hopkinson Smith and Professor William Sloane, prominent in art and letters, were overheard in Q street car conversation. "Why do you not stop eating and laughing" queried one, "and take exercise and get back your fig ure?" The stout gentleman replied indul- gently: You are ten years too late. have lost all shame. Now am going to enjoy myself" As they left the car, laughing,a q lame elderly gentleman en- tered, and seeing no empty seat supported himself in the swaying car by crutch and strap. A dozen men behind their news papers made no movement, but 0 poorly dressed child carrying Q large ibundlo jumped up and insisted on his taking her seat. You came a few years too late,' tho manner of the younger men seemed to say to the cripple. I've have lost all shame. Now we are going to enjoy our selves. Place aux damcs!"-Youth' s Con- panion
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-17
"sueetness and I.inht.. !.

Professor Skeat, who has written more than 50 books on etymology and kindred subjects, has acquired the habit of delvip& after the roots instead of onjoyfng the bloom and fruit of literature. In his "A Students Pastime'' he says of Dean Swift's famous phrase, Sweetness and light" that it lis meaningless expres sion unless we know the context" He then explains, what all readers know, that Swift referred to bees and wrote that they fill their "hiyes with honey and wax, thus furnishing mankind with the two noblest of things, which are sweetness and light. Whatever Swift may have meant by the phrase, it no longer, on the lips of any thinker, refers to the :. ..sweetness' or the honey in the honeycomb and to the "light' of taper. Swift shows that he meant more than this by using the words the two noblest of things.
 But the dean aside, the phrase fsweet- ness and light now belongs to Matthew Arnold, who first used it to express the two greatest qualities of mind and soul It has been said that he who quotes thought is next in merit to him who con- ceived it, but he who fashions phrase is surely not so praiseworthy as he who en- nobles it by higher use. The wordy sen- tence in which Francis I told his mother that everything is lost except honor and life, which are saved, has been made sub- lime by some thinker who compressed the thought into "all is lost save honor" Matthew Arnold, rising above the bees, either of Furness Fells or of Hybia, exalt- ed Swift's words, and they now mean wherever English is spoken or read the noble sweetness of temper and the lumi- nous and Illuminating power of soul. We no longer quote Swift; we quote Arnold Now York Times.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-03-17
Done In Chicago,

"I'yc done the United States from bor- der to border and from coast to coast, :" de- clared the fat drummer to his fellows in just the tone that Spartacus must have used when he told tho other captives of Rome that they did well to call him chief 1T know the country from soda to hook, and want to declare myself right here Chicago has the worst thieves and the most of them of any city in tho Union."
 Whats the matter, fatty?"
 Well, I'm no jay, am I? Nobody chases me up with gold bricks or bogus freight bills, do they? I guess not. Yet wa5 glad enough to get out of Chicago with enough to wear. I dropped into colnbi nation restaurant on Clark street. Some body thero got my money and watch. When it came to settling, had to put up my ring or be thrown out on the walk c wreck. I've got these left, l snarled os I started out with my silk umbrella and this walking stick for 1 had kept them be- tween my legs while l ate It was Blow hoisted the umbrella and held it with my cane in one hand, while I kept my coat collar tight with the other ducked my head and plowed along, only stopping once when the walk was blockaded by three men holding up D policeman.
 ''What do you think I discovered when I reached the hotelp You may take my head for a football if some one hadn't sto- len that umbrella Yes, sir, while was carrying it, and it had big crook on the end at that.'
 "A bigger crook must have got on the other end, ;" riped the little drummer, and the dazed listeners groped their way to tho restorative department. = Detroit Free Press.