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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09
FASHIONS OF new YORK
Old Laces In New Tints and
Original Designs.
HORIZONTAL STRIPES ARE HERE.

Hard to Handle In skirtmakinR-Hand-
some Bayadere Effects In woolen Goods.
A New Camels Hair--Model Gowns For
Autumn-winter Millinery.
copyright, 1897, by American Press Asso-
ciation.l
The new laces comprise few varieties
unknown to us, the chief difference being
in the tint and the design. The lierre
laoes so fashionable last year, when they
had comparatively larg eflowers far apart,
now have delicate designs covering nearly
the whole Of the surface. They are in ev.
cry width from | 4 inches to 1S inches
wide. Every design Of edging has band
of insertion TO match 1t. There Is white,
and there arc champagne and butter colors
The nets with Russian edging are also
shown In butter, cream, ivory and mat
white and also champagne color. These,
too, have an insertion to match, and there
are umberless designs in the heavy laces
like genoese and venetian point.
The insertions belonging TO these de-
signs are very rich and have irregular
edges, as they have no interspacod net,
nothing but the design, whatever it is, In
heavy thread. This makes an exceptional
ly sumptuous and effective trimming and
can he used on anything from cotton
to velvet. In many instances 1t is laid
around skirt once, twice or three times,
and the waist is trimmed to match. Some.
times 1t is placed in waves, vandykes or
deep tablier curves around tho skirt, while
the belt and yoke are made to match In
fact, there are SO many different fancies IN
the application of the lace insertions that
It is scarcely necessary to mention them
for no matter how one may apply them
they are sure to look well.
Much narrow valenCiennes will be used
on ruflles, yokes, cravat bows and ianoy
collars. It looks particularly well and re-
flning when put upon the new plaid silks
in the latest styles of blouses. Embroid
cred silk muslins are shown among the
laces, and they are for dancing dresses
They are exquisite in spite of their higf
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09

at its height. Especially is it heard in
the counties of central New York, for
there is the home Of the hops.
Hop picking is one of those rural en-
ployments whose picturesque qualities
have not been spoiled by the invasion
of machinery. Hop picking machines
have been invented it is true, and they
have been tried, but they have been for
the most part failures, and the hop rails
ers still rely upon the nimble fingers of
men and women who, while they do
not have TO be run by II portable engine,
have to be housed and fed and kept out
of mischief.
There are several features which lend
to the hop picking season glamour of
attractiveness and romance. To the
farmer who owns the crop and who has
the responsibility of harvesting it, cur
ing it and then disposing of it at a price
which will yield him satisfactory
profit, the picking season is far from
being holiday. If he has a hop vine
yard of 100 acres or so, it represents an
investment of large amount of capi-
tai, not only in houses and land, but in
many other items. He has expended,
for instance, hundreds Of dollars in fer
tilizer, for the hop vines exhaust the
ground more than any other crop he
grows. Then there are the pickers to be
gathered, their railroad fares paid one
way and extensive provision made to
accommodate them somewhere on the
farm. OF course the farmer would not
think of quartering them i'll his home,
for the pickers are apt to be a rough,
noisy and not always Cloanly crowd. So
he builds roughly finished barracks for
their temporary accommodation, sets up
long rows of cot beds and engages a
cook who knows how to make soup by
the barrel and can turn out plain but
substantial dishes in wholesale lots.
But the pickers are generally without
responsibilities or cares of any kind.
They migrate from all parts of the state
and from other states for the purpose Of
having pleasant outing and making a
few dollars besides. The work is light
and pleasant as we'll as notoriously
healthful, and the merrymakings Of
the hop pickers are widely famous OF
course where whole counties are almost
entirely devoted to hop raising the vii
lagos are not able to supply all the help
needed during the six weeks of the
picking season, and the farmers have to
depend ON outside help. So they send
agents into the large cities and scour
the streets for pickers.
The manufacturing towns always
send large quota to the hopfelds.
The factory girls especially are glad to
go into the country for a few weeks
and enthusiastically respond. Most
farmers prefer women pickers. They dc
not get drunk Saturday nights and sell
dom rob orchards and hen roosts, as dc
the male pickers As rule they work
steadily and pick the hops cleaner. But
the hop raisers cannot always get the
class of help they would like, so they
take the first Fickers who happen tC
come along.
This year, with big crop on the
vines and piokers scarce, one big hoI
raiser sent an agent to New York city
He secured the Bowery, picked up al
many of its floating inhabitants a.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09
HARVESTING The HOPS.
Lively Work In Green Fields Of
Fragrance.
HOP PIoKBRs HAVE HAPPY TIMES.

A Prolonged Picnic For Young People
From the Factory Towns Ups and
Downs of the Hop Raising Industry.
Where the Good Hops Come From.
Hop sackl Hi, you man with the
hop saoki'
"Cominl I'm a-comin, sonnyp'
This is familiar and oft repeated
dialogue just now in many parts of the
country, for the hop picking season is
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09

IN all the brilliant stripes so popular now
under the name of roman and tuscany.
These satin stripes sometimes reach above
the knees and then cease until just around
the hips A dark blue peau de sole had
go satin stripes of madder red and then
three more around the hips. This was
worn with pale blue and white brocaded
blouse with black lace yoke The sleeves
were of the brocade and the belt and neck
band Of the madder color.
There Is new canel's hair where an al
most incredible union of weaves Is obtain
ed The under surface is In herringbone,
ohevron or plain satin weave, with so
many and such long white hairs hanging
and bristling over IL that one might al.
most call IL zibeline. In some patterns the
horizontal stripe, which Is woven like fine
farmer satin, has number Of flowers
thrown up In sort of brocade, but what
ever 1t is It is always veiled with zibeline
hairs. This Is for winter gowns.
Cashmere In extra heavy weights and
close twill Is one of the most elegant Of
the new colored woods. Light weight cloth
comes next Old rose and several other of
those soft tints are offered and will make
up beautiful dresses One model gown in
q beautiful tint between old rose and terra
Gotta had the skirt trimmed with three
rows Of garnet velvet ribbon an inch wide.
These extended down each side of the
front of the skirt and around the bottom.
The waist was blouse, with diamond
shaped insets of white linon, edged with
narrow lace down the front and down each
side of the sleeves. The belt was pointed
and covered with white kid. There was
furnished with this boa Of delicate gray
ostrich 0ues and felt hat bound with
garnet velvet. There was a vOund boa OF
the same kind Of feathers about the entire
crown. This is quite new fancy, but
one that is bound to take from its oddity.
Many hats are now quite euCircied with
these boas, and the newest plumes for the
decoration Of the felt hats are from Is to
20 inches long and very thick and full.
They will "stand up and fall over" as
one millinor said They are intended most
ly for the enormous Gainsborough and
cavalier hats.
1t would be utterly useless to attempt
| to give an adequate idea of the different
styles of hats and bonnets that will bt
worn this winter. Words and space fail
Some few will be modest, to- suit the re
fined taste, but the great majority will be
simply immense. Boas this season some
how seem to be both part of a gown and
adjunct to the hat. | saw no end Of boat
yesterday, the richest being black and the
greatest number being gray and mottlet
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09

First Flour Mill.
The first successful flour mill was
erected in London in l7G4.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09
A Cure For Bilious Collie.

Resource, Screven Co., Gal have
been subject to attacks of bilious collie
for several years. Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is the
only sure relief. 1t acts like a charm.
One dose of 1t gives relief when all other
remedies fail--G ID. Sharp. For sale by
O. N. Nye Cor. Barnett House; Sch!a-
bach's Drug Store, 225 N. Market; L. l..
Janson, 200 w. Tuscarawas st.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09
b. & B.
this years
PittSburQ
exposition

offers more in
teresting attractions than ev-.
er before-fne music, too
it's worth a visit-and it will
pay you to include this store
in your trip.
We're determined to great.
ly extend the selling power
of this Dry Goods store-and
it's to be done with goods
and prices.
Showing choiCer assert
ment of
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09
Chalk.

All chalk is composed Of fossils, If
you take the tiniest bit and place it un-
der a powerful microscope, you will see
an infinite number of extremely dimin.
utive shells, and no spectacle ON large
scale is more beautiful than the varied
forms of these tiny homes of animal
life, which are disclosed by powerful
glasses
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09
new all wool
dress goods
rs, IS, 40, 45c a yard

CS OOS fN3 TO- ~ al ~
than in any previous season
they were bought when
wool was at the lowest price
ever known-not making a bit
more profit on that account
but we're going to get a lot of
extra business on account of
the small-profit prices you
get the goods at-and you
save.
Imported Dress Goods and
Suitings, SOC to $3.50 yard
got them in under old tariff
rates.
New Silks, New Plaids, New
Black Goods-such interest.
ing collections as will make
your visiting the store of par
ticular Importance.
If you can't come-or if
you wish to select before you
come, we'll send samples soon
as you write.
The time to buy new things
is when they first come out.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1897-09-09
A IIeIn.

Scientific Mamma-Do not dance all
the evening, dear. Remember that the
dances of an average ball cover total
distance of nine miles
Practical Daughter--Oh, but girl is
carried most of the way, mammal
Larks.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-01-28

PLANTATION, not because we felt bad
over the gentleman's criticism, but
in order that the people whom he
desires so much to prejudice against
the editor of the VOICE may see how
the land lays. The VOICE is not
sour nor dissatisfied with general re-
suits. We should like to have been
state printer but that is past and We
never pout over spilled milk. We
are very comfortable and at peace
with all mankind-the editor of the
Mail included.
We know not how many Populis;,
wish we would leave the county. as
the Mail intimates, but suspect there
are many more Republicans than
Populists who harbor that wish.
With these few remarks we com.
mence our campaign for another
Populist victory.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-01-28
Crops for 1906.

The estimates by states and ter.
ritOries of area products and value
Of principal cereal crops of the United
States for 1896 made by the statistic
ian of the agriculture department are
as follows: Corn, area 81, 627, 900; pro-
duct, 2,283.S75,OOO; value s49l, OO7, 900;
yield, per acre, 2S.S bushels; price per
bushel, 2l.5.
Winter wheat area 22,794,O 200; pro-
duct 267, 934, 600; yield per acre lis
bushels.
Spring wheat area 1885, 1000; pro.
duct l59, 100000; yield per acre 1876
bushels. Total wheat area 4,6l9, 900;
product AT, $4,000: value s3l, 6l3, 600;
yield per acre ia bushels; farm price
per bushel 1871 cents.
Oats area q, 1855, 600; product 7O7, 344,.
900; value 1872, 4S5,OOO yield per acre
25.7 bushels; farm price per bushel 1871
cents.
Rye, area II, S3l 900; product 24,S69,.
600; value So, 900; yield per acre 1873
bushels; farm price per bushel 4O.e
cents.
Potatoes, area 2,767,OOO; product
252.235,OOO; value s72, 49,, 900: yield pei
acre GIL bushels; farm price per bush.
ell Isl cents.
Hay, area SO, 1850, 900; product So, 2S2,,
600 tons; value 1888, 146, 900; yield pei
acre l.37 tons; farm price 1856 pei
ton.
Tobacco, area $50 a.; product 4O3,-
004, 900 pounds; value s24, 25S, 900; yielc
per acre 67S pounds; farm price 6 cents
per pound. The minister of Argen
tina, William l. Buchanan, reports Il
the state department under date o.
December 9: II have followed thu
news from the wheat districts verl
carefully for the past three month
and have travelled through one of thu
wheat provinces, The observation
lead me to believe that the quantity
for export will be between 100000 ant
64O,O tons; probably nearer the frs
than the second figure. The amount
exported during the year had beer
564, 459 TONS"
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-01-28

nett is engaged in practicing medi-
cine at Santa Anna, Cal, and is
meeting with much success. Arthur
Dorsey is running a clothing store att
San Diego, Cal and is prOsperlng.
Pete Spears has given up his position
as travelling salesman for a San Fran
cisco wholesale house and cast bis fort
une with one OF the new mining towns
10 Southern California which has re-
Gently come into notice through sew
eral rich strikes. POmerOy HilligOss
is living on a ranch near Phoenix,
Ariz., and is regaining his health.
Pom" has slept out in the open air
for over three months, and follows
his daily avocation as ranchman. All
the other Wellingtonians 10 the west
are reported prospering aud happy,
living with the hope of soon being
able to return to Wellington to visit
their numerous friends and recount
the incidents and scenes of many hap
by days gone by.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-01-28
The Apportionment Completed

County Treasurer Maddy has just
completed the apportionment OF the
county funds collected up to the
evening Of January 20. The total
amount collected was sl4S, 7S3.0s. or
that amount $l6,9l4.93 is for state
tax, $25,OO7.3S is for the county gen.
eral fund, sl1, 1899. IS Is interest fund,
s6,s64.97 is sinking fund and 81. 10 spe.
cial surveyor levy. The amount re.
ceived for school taxes amounts to
SOL, 1927, apportioned among 1893 dis.
tricts. The township funds, appor-
TONED among thirty townships
amounts to s2l, 1862. The city
funds, appOrtioned among ten cities,
or more properly, nine cities because
Hunnewell levied no tax for city pur-
poses, is Sl4, S45.17.
The city appOrtionment is as fol-
lows:
Wellington, IS 1923; Caldwell,
$4,59S q; Oxford, s52O55; Belle
Plaine, S36l.66; Mulvane, S4S6.57: Ar.
gOnia, s26S.9S; CONWAY Springs, $685.
O6: Geuda Springs, $l2O.54; South
Haven, $lO6.56
All of south Ravens funds are for
current expenses. Geuda Springs
gets $3.50 for current expense, $25. Sc
sinking fund, and 1928 for street im-
provements. Conway Springs cur
rent expense fund is $685. interest,
S52l .43; street improvement, S4l 43.
Argonia gets Sl79.32 for current ex-
penses. and $S9.66 to pay for a fire en-
gine. Mulvane gets $3SS,4S for cur
rent expense, and $500 for street i'm
pr0vementS. Belle PLANE gets $751;
&c for current expense and Sl02.53 for
street Improvements. Oxford, Sl07. 70
current expense aud S4l2.S5 TO pay
interest with. Caldwell's fund is d.
vided as follows: Current expense,
Sl,SO3.24; interest, S9Ol.62; sinking
S36O.65; street improvement, 1901 so;
township interest fund, S63l. ID; to
build sidewalks, $3.50. Wellington
gets S3,S479 SO for current expenses;
81, 923.96 for interest; the same amount
for a sinking fund; 1892 80 for street
improvements; S2SS.59 to pay interest
on Wellington township debts, and
1929 for township sinking fund.
And Sll7.45 is apportioned to build
sidewalks in the city.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-01-28
Revenge Upon a SpOtter.

The Abilene Chronicle relates an
entertaining story about how a cou-
pie of Union Pacific conductors got
revenge upon one of those hated
spoilers" who are sent out by the
officials Of every road. The spOttei
rode from Kansas City to Ellis upon
his pass, which was 247 D. The con.
ductOr was "Onto" his man and be-
lieved that his game was to catch the
conductor who took the train at Ellis
and ran it on to Denver. So he pre-
pared note to be handed to the re.
lief conductor when Ellis was reached,
which read as follows:
There is spOtter 10 the smoking
car who thinF will pay you cash fare
tc Denver. Keep the fare aud regis
ter pass No. 247 D, which he carries
in his pocket"
When the train rolled into Ellis the
conductor kept away from the man
who was to relieve him so that the
spotter would not suspect any COM
munication between them, but before
the train pulled out the note had per-
| formed its mission.
When conductor No. 2 came through
the train, sure enough Mr.. Spotter
handed over cash fare TO Denver,
which was slowed away in the pocket
OF the conductor, while upon his reg.
lister was entered the number Of the
pass according to suggestion.
A few days later conductor No. 2
was summoned before the superinten.
dent. The spoilers report had been
received disclosing cash fare 10 Den
yer, while the conductors daily report
showed nothing Of the sort. Laying
these.reports side by side the conduc-
tor called the attention OF the super
intendent to the fact that the only
passenger from Ellis 10 Denver that
day was the spotter, who had travelled
on pass No. 247 d. This was the spot
ter's pass, and the superintendent
knew it. The conclusion was newt
able, therefore, that the spotter had
exhibited his pass and himself pock-
eted the money which had been given
him to tempt the conductor. He was
discharged from the employ Of the
company by telegraph, while hand.
some apology was placed at the dis
posal of the conductor.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-01-28
Grand Wolf Hunt.

1t is proposed to have grand wolf
hunt on Saturday, January Both, TO
cover the territory included in Osborne,
Ryan, Springdale and Sumner town
ships. Those wishing to join the hunt
are requested to meet at the outside
corners Of their respective townships,
which will be the southeast corner Of
Osborne, the southwest of Ryan, the
northwest Of Springdale and the north
east corner of Sumner, at such early
hour as will permit the drive to begin
promptly at 0 o'clock, and drive to the
center Of the four townships, where we
will have the grand roundup. No guns
wanted, but everybody that has a good
dog Is requested to bring 1t along. All
dogs are to be held in leash and not
allowed TO spoil the hunt by chasing
jack rabbits, etc. All the residents Of
that part of the county who want TO see
the country cleared Of coyotes and wolves
are requested to join the hunt. Each
township will meet at their corner and
appoint one or more captains. Each
township is TO drive two sides Of their
township, and when they come to a
place where the men cannot ride
through, let one man lead eight or ten
horses and the rest walk through, So as
to keep the lines solid, We want every
body TO be on hand early and have a
grand time and beat all other hunts.
II next Saturday is not a suitable day
we will have the hunt the next Satur
day, and so on till we get good day.
J. W. TwYMAN,
THOs. RYAN,
6. B. WEBER,
HOMER THOMPSON,
Committee on Arrangements.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-01-28
NEWS FROM TOPEKA.

Grant Harrington will probably be
Senator Harris private secretary.
Nine of Senator Forney's bills in
the senate have been reported unfay-
Orably.
Senator Forney has introduced a bill
to compel railroads to fence their
right Of ways.
The equal suffrage bill prepared by
Miss Gregg, giving women the right
to vote for presidential electors, was
introduced in the senate yesterday by
Senator King.
Representative Muenzenmayer Of
Geary county, by request, will intro.
duce 10 the house, a bill to provide
for the election Of city clerk, city
marshal and street commissioner In
cities Of the second-class by q direct
vote Of the people.
Representative Dingus and Senator
Forney have introduced bill which
provides that II the friends, relatives
or guardian Of an inebriate make a
poverty afidavit the probate Judge
may order the patient sent to some
Kelley institute for treatment at the
expense Of the county.
Harry Lands, the newly appointed
warden Of the penitentiary, has nOti-
fed Warden Lynch through the gov.
ernor, that be will take charge Ut the
institution February l. Mr.. Lynch
called upon Governor Leedy soon after
the election, and notified him that he
would step out of the Office at any
time the governor desired.
The bill providing for the abolish
ment Of the Ninth judicial district,
now presided Ovel by Matt Simpson,
by placing Harvey and Mcpherson
counties under the jurisdiction Of
Judge Clark, and Reno county under
that OF Judge Mckay, will be recon-
mended TO the senate for passage this
week by the committee on district ap-
pOrtiOnment.
Tonight the senate committee Cd
railroads will accord a hearing to
representatives OF the Pullman COM
pany on the bill introduced by Sena-
tor Young reducing Pullman car
Charges; TO representatives of express
companies on Senator Titus till reg
ulating express charges and making
material reductions in the present
schedule, and to local railroad officials
who desire to urge the passage of
measures introduced by Senator
Sterne in reference to the protection
of railroad property.
Representative Brown of Pratt, has
introduced, by request, an anti.cigar-
cite law, which will, ifpassed, destroy
this business in Kansas. The bill |
provides that it shall be unlawful to
manufacture, sell or offer for sale,
any combination Of tobacco, with or
without paper wrapper, known as
cigarettes. Any person, company or
corporation manufacturing, selling or
Offering cigarettes for sale shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and |
subject to fine Of not less than $50
nor more than $500, or Imprisonment |
for not less than three months, either
or both, in the discretion of the
court,
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-01-28

X. c. Journal: People who think
there is no potency in the left hlod
foot OF graveyard rabbit are wilfully
blind to the records. A few weeks
ago Wright Robinson, Of Caldwell,
sent a rabbits foot to his aunt in
Minneapolis, MIMI, and she forth.
with drew a $1,000 residence In local
lottery. The Minneapolis papers
print the picture Of Mr.. Robinson, his
aunt and the rabbits foot.
People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-01-28
Beware OF Ointments for Catarrh that
Contain Mercury,

as mercury will surely destroy the sense Of
smell and completely derange the whole sys-
ter. when entering 1t through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be
used except on prescriptions from reputable
physicianss, as the damage they will d is ten
fold TO the good you Can possibly derive from
them, Halls Catarrb Cure. manufactured by
+. j. Cheney & Co., Toledo, o., contains no
mercury, and is taken internally. acting d.
rectly upon the blood and mucous surfaces Of
the system. In buying Halls Catarrh Cure be
sure you get the genuine. IL is taken enter
nally and made 10 Toledo, Ohio. by r. J.,
Cheney & 90. Testimonials free
Sold by Druggists. price IS per bottle ~