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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03
Pioneer Dead.

SIOUX CITY. To-, Dec. 2.-Judge E. c.
Whiting. ex-state senator and one OF the
pioneers OF the Hawkeye state. is dead at
the age of rs years. In 1885 he ran for gov
ernor on the Democratic ticket.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03

Gas has dropped to $1,25 thousand
in Des Moines. This may increase the
number of people who think they can
afford to blow it out.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03

Nebraskans seldom get well known
except through defalcations. The for
mer superintendent of the reform school
Is now accused of being short $4,000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03

mother he could no longer remain,
knowing that his mother was seriously
Ill. Without waiting for the telephone
message which had been arranged for
at o'clock he began preparations for
coming to Canton. He will reach here
at 1925 tomorrow morning.
Mrs A. ]. Duncan, Of Cleveland,
daughter of Mother Mckinley, who is
in Chicago visiting her daughter Sarah,
who is attending school there, tele-
graphed this evening that she would
be in Canton tomorrow morning. Miss
Helen Mckinley makes her home here
with her mother.
STRICKEN IN THE NIGHT.
Mother Mckinley must have beer.
stricken some time during last night.
hut the first intin'ation she had of
any change in her coalition was when
she awolze this incoming ana found her
self unable to speak. She walked to
the room of her daughter and aroused
the latter At once Miss Mckinley
saw that something had happened.
She awakened the other members of
the family and physician was called.
paralysis. Mother" Mckinley had
been slightly i'll for several days with
a mild attack Of the grip. She had
been up and about the house and no
serious results from her illness were
apprehended. Her son, Abner McKin-
ley, of New York, arrived In Canton on
Tuesday, and his mother seemed to be
greatly cheered by his presence. Yes
terday she was so bright and cheerful
as to cause the family to remark on her
Improvement, Mr.. Mckinley saying he
had not seen his mother looking so
we'll and rugged for a number Of years.
That being her condition when she re-
tired last evening, the blow to the fam
lily upon discovering what had come
upon her during the night, was sad
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03

The number of prize fights is suf1-
ciently large to indicate that the COM
ing year is an off one for the legisla-
lures.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03

If Cuba gets autonomy it will have
lust that much more than the Austrian
reichsrath.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03

Having hitched to Miss Hitch, Henry
George may be said to be doubly
hitched.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03

Russia has gone over to the gold
standard All the big countries are
now tied to the yellow metal except
China and Nebraska.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03

The revenue receipts Of Peoria for
November were $2,137,237 There are
several people in Illinois who should
drink milk who don't.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03

KAISERSLAUGTERN, Rhensh Bavaria,
Dec. 2.-It is now known that thirty seven
men were killed in the fire damp explosion
which took place yesterday in the Frankfort
coal mine, near Homburg.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03

Kansas came pretty close to having
} real estate boom yesterday. An earth
nuake struck the state.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03

Kansas is going to do something
unique and no mistake. It is going to
Exhibit a carload of paid mortgages.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03

There is no present danger of Mark
Twain being chosen emperor of Aus
tria.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03

The ice palace of 1898-but we digress.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03
EVENTS TODAY.

Met-JOseph Jefferson, S.15.
Grand-The Electrician, S.15.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-03

It is safe to put your skates or
how.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25
MEN. WOMEN AND CHILD Rem make THE FLOWERS"

thrifty ones managed 10 live on the mon
ey they received for mileage, having
reached Washington on passes from tne
railroad companies or on excursion ''oA-
cts.
The change that has taken place IN the
Popuist representation Is almost ihcreu-
ible. Any one who now sees Honorable
Jerry Simpson OF the SeNehlh ha,'saS
district" as he sits at ease In comfort
able chair In the most advantageous ana
conspicuous portion Of the House, mas
difficulty in recognizing the sockiesS
Jerry" who six years ago took his seat
as . new member
The cheap suit. with its sack coat and
baggy trousers, has disappeared ana
Jerry appears attired I'm a handsome
steel-gray cutaway coat, with vest anu
trousers 10 match. that bear the impress
OF made. TO order" upon theHi' Inc
trousers they are no longer pants arc
accurately creased and fit neauy over
pair OF patent leather snoes' oe'iy
linen is now OF the whitest ana lis ue'
are of fashionable color and shape he
is clean shaver AT all times ana IN ms
general bearing disports himsei WIN Tue
ease Of trained statesman. he Is ho
longer fresh" He knows when 10 SPEAK
and when to hold his peace lie mas learn,
ed something Of parliamentary Ia" anu
no longer goes bucking and caVoruhs
through the rules and customs OF inc
House like newly saddled broncho unde'
his first rider.
The apotheoss OF Popullst glory was
reached yesterday when James HaihiI,o"
Lewis. one OF the members from the STATE
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25

OF Washington. took the oath Of office.
Simpsons tailor-built gray suit and patent
leather shoes will not be noticed now that
Lewis has come. In no party In the
House has any one appeared more hnlcky
I'm dress and manners.
Long before he advanced TO the circle
in front OF the Speaker 10 take the oatn
he had become an object OF interest ana
curiosity The Populst contingent that
sits together 10 the left OF the centre
aisle. facing the Speaker. was informed
that a new member had Joined them, ana
they craned their necks 10 eaten gllmpce
OF him. They acted much as brood oil
BARNARD chickens would TO ind as part
of the flock a downy little duck. Ihey
smiled, criticised. and wondered.
The stranger sat by Mr.. Bailey, OF
Texas. the new leader Of the minority in
the House. His hair. fine spun. wavy. and
Of sunny hue. was parted exactly in the
middle and brushed into ripples and curls
across his forehead and back over his
well-shaped head. A beard. in an entire
harmony OF color with his hair. covered
the whole OF his face. II, too. was wavy
and OF the finest texture. Diligent brush
ing and training had parted 1t in the chin,
and II flowed TO either side in golden bill
lows that would make Moses u. Handy
faint with envy.
But il was not until the new Populist
arose that his full glory burst upon the
House. and caused open-mouthed wonder
I'm the colony Of his colleagues. lie was
faultlessly attired for an afternoon stroll
in fashionable Connecticut avenue or Tor
attendance at a 4 o'clock reception. Ills
trousers were Of some light material. OF
exact cut. with n crease as sharp as a
knife. Pointed shoes. covered with gray
spats. adorned his feet, which are small
and will shaped. He wore dark Prince
Albert coat OF exceptionally good fit,
which was buttoned snugly about him.
half-inch OF white undervest showed
around the collar OF his waistcoat. lie
wore n standing collar with an Ascot
tie. correctly arranged.
on his hands were a pair OF light tanned
gloves. He removed the one on his iert
hand as he walked down the aisle and
carried Il gracefully in his right. Just
before the reading OF the oath he removed
the other glove in order to take the OBJ
LEGATION with bare hand. His hands are
delicate and clean. his finger nails show
ing the care Of a manicure. And such was
the picture presented OF an up-to-date
Populist. with Lewis as an example. r.
IS hard 10 say where the Populists will
now land.-Prhiladelphi Press.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25

and wind IL upon wooden bolts. carefully
having a strip OF paper in each revolu-
ton until II Is wound tight and hard
a roll of ribbon. In more modern mills.
with winding ~.llW,fN they stand
readv TO feed co.. IA. 'ei strips TO the
machine that iulus and twists the roll
OF ribbon. until IL lies Hat and hard and
smooth ready Tor tho shop counter.
The making OF flowers Is one OF the
most Interesting steps in the manufac-
ture OF hats that paraded so gorgeously
last Sunday. This is done I'm back streets
nv men. women and children. who take
home the flowers 20 make.
They are mostly foreigners and do the
work AT sweaters prices To get the
privilege Of making the flowers ana 10
obtain enough raw material 10 work
unon they must deposit considerable
snm of money with the flower manufac-
turer. which Is held as n guarantee thAt
they will bring back the materials mace
into sellable flowers. ~
the moro expensive roses and tho SILK
violcts are made at long taoleS III 'ne
factories bv all who can handle them
DEITY. This is work that the Chinese
have long tried 20 get on account OF
their skill at handling small things. But
tho Greeks have forbidden the chinese
on personal grounds, ana they 90 most
~ tho work. Men, women and children
Gather around the tables, the men ana
children handing up the bits and the
women wiring. sewing and twisting them
into the wonderful flowers that bloom
on my lady's hat
The making Of the hat frames Is re-
r,orlsable for ii is mostly done by hand.
German twlstcrs. with a marvellous IA
c,l,tv for turning the wrists quickly. take
the long strips OF silk-covered wire and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25
GORGLOUSLY AFFIXED POPULISIS.
Jerry simpson is Transformed. But He is
Not i'm IL with One of His Colleagues.

The invasion Of Congress by the van
guard OF Populists in the Fifty-second
Congress is easily remembered. also TIE
appearance OF these new party people.
The clothing OF the whole outfit was not
worth 500 There were the unmistakable
wrinkles and bags that go with the
"handmedowns' at sll the suit. Here ana
there was a paper collar or one OF celiu-
loid. The neckties were OF the butterfly
design in vogue some thirty years ago.
and the boots and shoes while not exact
N "cowhide." were coarse, heavy. and saw
Hacking but once week. SLOUGH hats
and slouchy gait prevailed.
The Populist colony of Washington had
been transpanted from way back in Kas-
sas 10 Washington in all its original color
ard uncouthness. Jerry Simpson. who
was heralded as the "sockless statesman
OF Medicine Lodge" with the hairy PETER
from Bleeding Kansas. headed the aggre-
cation. and for time the whole delega-
:ion seemed 10 glory in their assumed
poverty. Most Of them patronized s25 a
month boarding houses and some OF the
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25

cost $40. and there is where the matter
evencd itself up.
Mary Ellen Lease would say. III one
woman went without an Easter nat IL
was because some other woman had
hat that cost twice as much as II ought
to" But that is another story and does
not affect the enormous figures that must
he thought out. when the Easter parade
OF last Sunday Is figured.
or the one hundred millions spent on
hats:
twenty-five millions went for ostrich
ylumes.
Five millions went on bird Of paradise
feathers.
Twenty millions were spent for ribbon.
FLOWERS cost fifteen millions.
The straw hats themselves footed up
TO ten millions.
The labor upon the hats is estimated
at ten millions more.
The wire that was covered with vel
vet and twisted into hats cost eight
millions.
Birds. wings. and other feathers cost
six millions.
Incidentals. Innings, trimming, &c. came
90 million.
The ostrich plumes cost One-Quarter OF
the entire Easter outlay. The work Of
getting these plumes and the high price
III Mlitu iitN 'tti Hf A'iN s'eNi ehNNt
year Is responsible for the expense of
the Easter hat
Ostrich farming is both uncertain and
expensive. The land is held high IN cal
ifornia and South America. where the
birds can live and even when once Sc
cured the ostrich Is a hard bird to raise.
The feathers must be plucked when tx
actlv "ripe" or they crack after being
dried and are useless as far as high prices
are concerned.
In the natural state they are brown or
gray. and, unlike the plumes Of ccm-
merce. until they are dried dyed and
seasoned and curled. They bear no re-
semblanee 10 the original feather beyond
the featherlness which is the charm of
the Easter hat.
The ostrich plume acts as a frame to
Che hat Just as the hat frames the face.
and its demand year after year shows
the high esteem in which it Is held by
milliners and women. Bird Of paradise
plumes are the costlicst Of all decora-
lions for the money. and pay so we'll
that the ladies of France raise them for
pets and sell the feathers.
The cost of the ribbon begins. like
tho plume. at the animal that bears IT.
The silk must go through all the pro-
cesses q. manufacture from the time
u Is unwound from tho cocoon Of the
kik worm until II comes into the mill
teady for the weavers.
After the silky fibre has gone through
the mill and come out ribbon yards and
yards long. II passes into the hands OF
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25

"He answered me in a most peculiar
tone-it was as il he were trying 10 speak
without breathing or moving a muscle Of
his body.
said. There's snake crawling up under
my shirt.
Adams. The moon was shining brightly.
so that ] could see everything almost IS
well as If II had been daylight. Adams
was lying on his back as still as stone
and his face was like the face Of corpse.
He had taken his boots off before turn
ing in. and his stockinged feet stuck out
below the bottom of his blankets. Along
side one Of them, passing inside his trOu-
sers leg. was the last twelve inches OF a
rattlesnake-a big one-curling TO and fro
like the end Of whip, as II went up out
or sight.
" For Gods sake, hurry" said Adams
His heads on my chest now, and hes
coming higher all the time. Cut my
clothes Off me, and don't waste time
Keen still Adams and don't wake the
camp [ cautioned him If there gets to
be a racket round it'll start the snake
up. He won't get hostile If he's let alonr.
Now he's quiet and let me work
1T was an easy matter 10 pull The blnn-
kets off Adams. That left him lying in
shirt and trousers with the snake next
his skin. Then | set 10 work 20 cut away
his clothes. OF course. before | began /
located the snake but that was an easy
tnluE " uVs ioi uhuSi TIC ttot., "' ~
tile felt as big as barrel. My hunting
knife was as keen as a razor | began az
the trousers leg. ripping il up al the side.
Then | cut the shirt open on the side.
working from the bottom up. Adams was
standing the racket well, all things cOn-
sidered. He lay there not moving Il
muscle. scarcely venturing 20 breathe
with that heavy, cold reptile on his chest
and its head at his throat. But in mat
still tone that he had used before-sOme-
thing as il a dead man were talking-hc
would say. now and again: Hurry up.
for Gods sake hurry"
up round the neck. who e the band
was tight IL was tcklish business TO cut
the shirt loose without cutting Bill-aud
then again | realized that 1 was working
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25

, thousands Of pretty girls, who take II
turn out u hat brim with nghtning IA
pidity Those who have ever seen the
ladies OF Berlin at work upon their Won
derfu beaded passcmenterie which the
wealthiest Of them make for the shops
will appreciate this almost sleleht-of-hand
with which German women twist the wire
hats.
In good old colonial days, when i'm
ported servants were scarce and very
dear the good old puritanical danes who
were beginning to get "A taste for dress
took care to bring over none but workers
upon wire and weaVers of silk and wool.
And this accounts for the marvellous
creations in millinery which adorn the
heads Of our grand-aunts Of a century
ago.
OF the one hundred million spent for
hats one million only went for labor.
This means the labor of putting the hat
together The girl who sat up late AT
night for six weeks before Easter pols-
ing the bird Of paradise upon the side
of the English walking hat. so that II
would float far behind my ladys mead,
who heaped ribbons at the back TO make
her the acme of grace and style. VINO
stood bird wings in profusion around the
crown to give the hat that exquisite
Partisan chic. and studied every art OF
color to place the rbbocs and flowers so
Is to win appreciation and dollars, got
only one million. minus incidentals.
divided among thousands of her. The
statistician got down 10 twenty cents for
trimming each hat and stopped for fear
Of getting it 100 low If he investigated
further.
But a girl can trim more than one
hat q dav so she is satisfied. And she
works willingly TO bring forth the bril-
liant plumage which is the pride of the
Easter parade.
Horace Greeley in one Of his addresses
IN working men showed that man, II
lac were to make his own watch, would
work a lifetime. The digging Of the geo
the melting. refining and shaping me
making OF the machinery and placing
of II i'm the frame. and finally the al
iustmcnt of the watch each would re-
ouirc months Of work and study. Before
completing his watch he would have 10
learn twcntv-sevcn trades and occupa-
tions and 70 into forty-seVen distinct
emplovments to the final polishing and
furnishing Of the case and the making
Of the spring to close it, But by division
81 labor ne makes" his watch in much
less time.
So with the Easter hat The man OF
on the ostrich farm. the dyer in the fac
tor,. tho ribbon weaver. the girl who
winds the flower maker and the wire
,cteter all work industriously with the
reeult that my lady comes last Sunday
oueon of Easter In gorgeous produc
lion that she would not have produced
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25
COST OF THE EASTER PARADE
100 Million Dollars Was Spent BY the
Women for Easter Hats.
20 MILLIONS TO The OSTRICH FARMS.
One Million to the Paradise "Nests' oil
France, Where Women Raise me
Birds a. Pets-An Average of 1888
for Zach Woman's Hat.

There took place in this city last sun
sav the most cxtravagant parade inc
town has ever seen-the parade OF the
raster hats More hats. and more eN-
r,nslye ones. were sold than ever oeiore,
There are 5o,ooO,o0 women IN 'nc ILL., ,s
These 100000 women spent Slo,cooVo
,,,.c,, EASTER hats This places each
hat at an average Of sS.S.
Many wore Easter hats That cost iess,
Miss Poverty Row bought only buhch
of yiolcts. which she pinned on ,Sse
wears frame-total cost. 10 cents. MISS
Upper Flat purchased a hat upon ene
bargain counter and got cheap "a
,,1,,,nc 70 dress Il out with-cost sl.5O'
AND some bought no hat at all-cost alb
.oIutelv nothing. But Mrs. Neryrich'
am the next street whose back windows
Sooked into the rear ones OF Miss fov.
crty Row. purchased an Easter nat 'h"'
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25

An Unpleasant Feature Of Sleeping Out OF
Doors in Colorado.

"It was in San Juan county. In Colo
RADIO. in 1876, that had an experience that
few men would be likely TO forget In a
lifetime" said ]. T.. Lantry last night in
the office of an uptown hotel much fire.
ouented by Western men. "A party OF
FIVE OF us had gone in there TO prospect
ahead OF the rush that we knew would
come next year. II was one night to-
ward the end of September that we were
I'm camp In the open air, every man lying
rolled up in his blankets. for the nights
were getting cold and frosty. Next 10 me
was a man named Adams. from Illinois
originally. | believe. About the middle
OF the night he awoke rue by calling my
name. .
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25

with my hand mighty near a rattle
snakes head. But I got the shirt cuf
clear from top TO bottom Then 1 went
round 10 the other side OF Adams
" Now. Bill / said and pulled shirt
and trousers leg over TO me. leaving ADJ
ans body bare with the snake Boo fun
View. The reptile was a big. dark-cOiOred
mountain snake. fully five feet long. As
IL lay In something OF an : shape IT'S tail
was at Adams knee. while its head rested
In the hollow or his throat.
AT sight of me the snake drew back
its head and went half into coil on Ad-
ans stomach Then. seeing that I did
not move or offer 10 attack II, the snake
turned and crawled OF from Adams and
and made for the shelter " plant a
half dozen steps away.
" All right. BIZ. he's gone I said.
1T was Ike touching a spring / be-
lieve that when Adams came up from the
ground he went four feet straight INTO
the air: and the yell no fetched made the
boys think. as they woke. that the Utes
were upon as. The sight. " a fllf n k,d
man, jumping and yelling without there
seeming any cause for it WAS rather
startling as IL was. But Adams Quietod
down I'm a minute or two about thr time
l had matters explained. Two Of MS went
cut and killed the snake-his rafting gave
him away-and the rest helped Adams
get his clothes patched together 10 DO an
morning. New York sun.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25

The workingmcn OF the District of
Columbia are making arrangements for
a monument to be erected tO tho memory
OF the late T.. j Rca. The monument
when completed, II is said. viii be The
first ever raised in this country 70 per-
petuate the memory Of uni0nist. Tho
only near approach 10 this WAS In tho
case Of Uriah Stephens. the father o. he
order OF Knights Of Labor, who gave h.s
whole life TO the uplifting OF his fellow
workmen After his death the order. N
which for many years he was the leader
and moving spirit. bought. az cost ~
$50 900 handsome residence IN Phi.n-
delphia. which 10 presented 90 his family
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-04-25

herself had she worked until too bent
and too old TO enjoy sun and sky.
And that is where the enc hundred
millions went that were spent IN last
Sundays hat parade. and no one look
ing over the matter and all the good II
did could think the money for Elstcr
hats badly spent
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-13
MISCELLANEOUS.

MRS. DIR. BAIRD, business medium
and magnetic healer. Life readings on
all affairs relating to business, law
suits. hidden treasures; treats all dis
eases peculiar to ladies. Residence, 800
Avenue c.
Stogies, cigars, all reading matterat
Louis Book store, next to p. o. 22-1m
REMOVAL NOTICE.-Joe Rose has
removed his tin and repair shop from
734 West Commerce street to lis Main
avenue. TinSor roofing and repairing
a speciality. @ 7-3-1m
RING UP 306 for Hacks or anything
in Livery. Georges Stable III Main
Avenue. - 7-6-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-13

Our customers say you manufacture
three of the best remedies on EARTH"
said the mercantile firm of Haas, Har-
ris. Brim & McLain, of Dawson, Ca,
in a recent letter to the Chamberlain
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versal verdict. Chamberlain's Pain
Balm is the finest preparation in the
world for rheumatism, neuralgia, lame
back, quinsey, sore throat, cuts, bruis-
es, burns, scalds, pains and swelling.
A rs cent bottle of this liniment in the
house, will save a great deal Of suf-
fering. Buy it at all druggists.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-07-13

Rev. r. NJ. Hall, pastor of the
Westminster Presbyterian church, cell
ebrated the third anniversary Of his
pastorate last Sunday.
superintendent Hume, of the Ala
mo Heights electric street car line, has
ordered some new ties which will re-
place the bad ones on his line as soon
as they arrive.
There were about fifty applicants
for admission to the Bexar County
Summer Normal school which began
session yesterday in, the High school
building.