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HOW TO DRESS
FOR DIN NER,

bands Of the lace came from zach ,,s
arm seam, leaving an intervening snsce "
NO inches The topmost were crossed a,
.ne front and were brought up 10 tbr base
y. me tnroat where they Joined with two
stripes similarly arranged at the back Ths
toWer Strips crossed at the front ana fol-
.Gwlls the edge OF the bodice formed tiuv
s.esves by being gathered full over the
This trimming OF tine corsare 10 esns,,a,-
y adapted to thin necks with collar name.
'hat are much in evidence.
me nigh velvet jewelled collars that are
worn so much now with decolete gowns
are especially becoming to matrons whoss
necks are the TEXT tale" OF their years,
a gown designed for youag matrou
was OF slecierne, soft quality of tlff-
ga stripes in silver and heliotrope. Il was
nand embroidered with an all-ove- Janan
ese pattern in deeper helloLrope. Tho skIr,
was close hitting az the top and was made
WITHOUT any fuliness al the back Of the
waistband. The back cores were cut SO tina,
they dared considerably and merged tnto
short train. Embroidered pale gray
gauae formed narrow panel at the front
OF the skirt and continued around the bot
tom in full broad frill.
The corsage was blouse Of the silk cut
"iNAi q iuuHIti low neck. III was trimmed
at the front with revers of the elnbroidere.
eauze with tbs points overlapping each
other at tho top Of the corsage. The sleeves
We're close fitting bands of the embroidered
hstuze edged with ruches of pale gray tulle.
rune ruches outlined the reyers and head
cd the gauze frill on the skirt A sash OF
Fa9e heAotrope gauze was carried loosely
around the vast ard reached to the bot
ION OF the skirt at the back where II was
TRIMMED with double rows of gray ruches
A princess dinner gown designed for A
young matron was very rich. Il was made
Oh plsque Liberty SATIN 1t fitted close over
lh9 hips and the fullness was supplied by
iull cores inserted at the back a few nche,
below the waist line
The low neck was trimmed at the front
with revers OF embroidered white galze.
J he gauze continued down the front OF the
gown and, turning to the rgh. Just below
the knees, increased in width, and trimmed
II bottom Of the gown After making a
circuit of the skirt the band became mar
ioWer al the front ard mounted TO form
point Below the point there was a frll
OF bisque tulle. Ruches of the bsque tu!te
trimmed the edges OF the embroidered
gau2e.
There was ceintule and bow of apple
green velvet and a high collar Of the same.
The sleeves We're composed OF short.
straight bands OF the satin entirely covered
with ruches OF the bisque tulle.
Nina Goodwin.
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PuNCHEH JIM.
September rs, 1895.

For The Post
This is the tale Of cowboy, who worked
the Western range.
p.,fore lis peace was broken by the whir-
rl5g wheels o, change,
And who died a martyr 10 duty, AZ one
day II came to him
very hero in homespun. long lanky
Puncher jim.
A hero; but always coWpoy-a olatnohu
in the rough
A kernel soft and tender in shell hard
grained and tough;
Not qulre Desperate, nor yet angel
minus wings,
But lust prairie product long out Of
leading strings
Who swore and drank and gambled, lust
as your fancy paints;
Fyr COW camp amt college Tor diploma
ing OF saints
Now Jim was quick as anything 10 which
Returned his hand
Gould ride and rope and sing song and
(whispcr) burn a brand
Better than any puncher on the Northwest
Tsxss works;
Hut YOU had TO get u out or him by dint OF
pulls and Jerks,
Ard IL you tried 10 flatter, ne Just one
answer set:
He'd smile "a smile sarcastic. and drawl
Out. HIM you bet'"
Which meant as plain as daylight. I'm
onto that oil trick
Yer nee5a't try ter load me for it won't
begin ter stick"
Twas Just his modest nature; you couldn't
make hlm vain;
To think that he was something. just never
CROSSED his brain.
Well he was sent, to doctor a fighting
scrsw-wormeSs bull.
And with him west the old mans" son
hoy Just fresh from school.
They threw the bull and tied him down
and dociorsi him all right;
But turning inoss's ths d. when the
paiiert's on he fight.
It's Just 2 case OF cat and run AMI mount
your borss AMI Quit;
FOR II the brute gets 70 you. your life
ain't worth a bit"
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NARROWING.

For The Post.
l N growing bald All, therein lies
A woe too great for tongue to tell,
That thought doth pleasure psrslyze
And make of Gfe hairless-sell
Oh. Phyllis, could YOU guess but half
ThA havoc that OH T me hath wrought
You'd sigh, and smile, and exc would laugh
To view this naked dome of thought.
The festive fly doth wander DER
This vast expanse of hair bereft,
Ard you, who, in the days of yore.
With tenser touch and fingers deft,
Hath stroked my curis ard envied me
The browning glory of my youth
Would weep 10 view my misery,
My hapless.. hopeless. hairless ruth.
Hopeless 1 gaze adown the years.
Nor time, nor tide, can bring to me
Aught that can e'er assuage my tears
o. ecotte my hairless agony.
Hairless came into the world.
Bald headed I'll depart from 1t;
An, on he brow where tresses curled,
Bald headed Grief shall ever sit
j. M. Lewis.
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SOCIETY Ar CAMP HAMILTON.
a Brilliant Army Event AIT Lexing-
ton, Ky.
Amarillo. Texas, September, 1895

Lexington KY. October 1s,-The time
draws rear when We hope and expect to
return home but In retrospeciion, one
happy event in which we were interested
participants remains a bright and paEtie-
uisr spot In memory. and one in which
W. think our frle-ds 10 Texas viii not
think time wasted IN peruslng.
The function referred TO WAS camp
fire held at the headquarters Of General
Breckenridge during one OF those sweet.
delitious rights when The full moon ahed
its soft lustre on the beautiful spot select
Cd by Tho general az his hiding place while
commanding the troops in Lexington, anu
also upon those fortunate enough TO have
been hidden.
The people Of this favored region OF blue
grass farms are among the most hospit9-
bic that We have met IN our war expert
cree. aud they have been more than kind
TO the army officers an! the wives who
followed their lords snd masters" 10 th .
hountiful lan1. The raInag 81 Brsckiu-
ridge, Clay, Mcdowell Gibson and john
ston ale synonyms OF genial hospitality
aud courtesy, 10 those soiourning within
the portals q Lexington.
ON the evening ir question sweet girl,
the great grand csuahter Of Hsngs4 q y,
was invited with as 10 attend an Nfter-
noon at the heaquartors Of the disision
commander. General Sanger They were
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OF advanced years who are not quite ~
enough TO take to bonnet and strings.
Tho tcdue ~ peculiarly n1atron's bat;
il Is 90 handy for shopping and 20 silCnifjed
IN It's js,int.uess. Pinned closely to The
head and relieved only by feathers and
hoops Of velvet at the sids. II has . lady
IKE appearance not 10 he ignored by any
Woman who Ia ambitious to dress we'll.
The making OF toquo too, deserves
chapter. II can he made on wire
frame on, OF u piece OF cloth left from
the gown and by a little caro in tho finish
and little style, II can DO made quits
farisfn In Its dainty finish.
The Rough Rider girl is a feature these
days she Is seen every day upon the
streets, sometimes alone burt moro often
accompanied by a soldier boy, brave In his
yoeow uniform. The Rough Rider girl
wears soldiers gray folt hat. II she be %
fortunate Us to obtain one. 1t is an actual
Rough RNer's hat that has come through
the combat II all soiisi by tho experience
she does not clean It. but wears II with
tho battle marks upou II. She, however.
makes II fresh by a ribbon OF army blue
and at the side she stands a tall red foath-
CT. or course tho brim Is trimmed with
silver buttoas and, II the hat is looped, =
silver button confines IL.
This Rough Rider girl wears now a waist
of gray cashmere 10 match her Rough Rider
hat atd her tic 10 q strip of red white and
blue vibbon. She Is very picturesque, this
Rough Rider girl. and when YOU meet her
you will feel the happier for seeing her.
The craze for red. wlilte and blue Is
somewhat dying away. and. In place of
these National eolors. there come Cyrano
red, which Is a brilliant ruby, and ahsinthe
green. which can be described as a bril-
liant groom. These two colors combined
nre charming and ono sees them In many
wava
In one of the shop windows there was
scen few days ago q gown which was
made for tho wife of a cabinet officer ut
Washington IL was on exhibition for two
days before 1t was shipped, This costume
WAS princoss OF cyrano red velvet. on
On tho side there We're broad panels OF
nbsinthe green. They vera lined with
white satin The foot OF the skirt was
trimmed with very wide noiat laeo which
was laid ON perfectly flat. This dress.
which viii surprise the good people of
Washington this winter cost eomething
like $500, but chat figure, the modlstc ass
sures me, was very low Considering"
The chnmois Jacket "a now IN vogue
again. for II Is lust tho time of year when
woman likes to 70 out ''in her figure"
before tho thick coat Is put on. Chamois
waists come this year with embroidered
fronts aud decorated In cyory way. They
are worn With little coats ana ut first
glance sou could scarcely tell chamois
vest from very expensive suede xii.
Chamos comes dyed In NIL light shades
and you can get II in castor. tan or white,
Helen Ward
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HANDSOME DINNER GOWNS.

Well. long Jim gained his pony. but the
kids horse made shoot,
Being scared, and left him there, child
to face a bull, afoot.
The brute Was almost on him, with muir
der In its head
And, barring accident, his LIE hung ON II
slender thread
When Jim. with foot in strrup looks
round, the danger sees,
And makes dash straight for them "A
dash that burns the bree2r
And waves his red bandana right in the
surly's eye
Which takes out after him for change, head
down and tail on high.
Nostrils widespread and blo5dshot and
wicked eyes a-gleam
Like arc lights. fifty candle power. OF
nightmare In dream
Jim lodges back and forth awhile, keep
ing the BUN dn play
Till he secs the boy well mounted and out
OF dangers way.
Then h turns 10 gain his pony, for the
kid Is lowering round
But a root, half-hilden trips him AID
brings HIM TO the ground,
And before he can recover, the bull ha,
made its pass.
And Jim falls over timber and his llfcs
blood stains the grass.
The kid brought word, We found him
there, ana brought him into camp
But already ON his forehead King Death
had set his stamp;
And, as we gathered round aim and
watched the shadows creep,
There was many a tough OLD puncber was
not ashamed to weep.
He lay awhile unconscious. hut just DO
tore the last
His reason came back TO him--a glenn
and then twas past,
But enough for him 10 hear his praise pdss
on from lip to lip,
And catch Black Jacks rougn comment
"lll give yer all tip.
II yer want ter 20 TO heavn, jos foil !
poor oil Jim
Fer If h. don't git yondcr our chances
is doggonei slim.
He's hero-.that what he is-a Cd d
hero, sir.
And Jim WINGED lust like pony wAen
you dig him with the spur
And We saw his lips move family, and
somehow our eyes were Wet
As. bepdlng over him, we caught the
whispered HIM, you bet"
Then he dropped back in his siupor, ana
soon the Rider Pale
Had cut another mav'rick for the Greai
Hereafter trail
And there came TO me the fancy that on
the last great day,
When the judgment books are opened and
he haars the Master say.
.'Nyell done! Well donei" and on his brow
the yictors crown is sot
He'll smile Just as he used to. and draw
out, II m, YOU bet"
Hugh d. c. Maelachlan
Amarillo. Texas, September, 1928.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-23

We have two children who are subject to
attacks of Group. Whenever an attack is
coming on my wife gives them Chamber
fains Cough Remedy and it always pre-
vents the attack. 1t is a household neces-
slty in this county and no matter what
else we run out Of it would not do to be
without Chamber1elns Cough Remedy
More of it Is sold here than of all other
cough medicines combined.-J. NJ. Nicklt
Of Nickle Bros. merchants, Nickleville.
Pa. For sale by all druggists.
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Once more to the southland's bosom


Once more to the Southland's bosom
She comes, our beloved, our own,
Not as OF old, in the flush of life,
With a million hearts her throne,
But cold ana pale and with silent lips,
She has journeyed to take her rest
In the cherishing arms OF the mother-land
That ever she loved the best!
So 10 thee, o, mother OF heroes,
With sorrowng steps and SLOW,
We bear her with hands all tender.
Close into thIae arms 10 CO.
In thy rcl1 embrace receive her,
AN spotlesS. virginal-pure
Daughter beloved with love past speech,
And ever to grow, endure.
Furl over the flower wreathed casket
The flag Of Cause gone by
She came when In wrath OF battle
That bannsr was hfted high
Bend over the bier and bless her,
O. veterans of the Gray
She brought you blessing in days OF strife
Who resteth in peace today
All reverent lift and bfar her
To the spot where, in waiting, lies
Her soldier and hero father,
who is dead and yet never dies;
Close, close at his sid. 10 slumber
While the ages shall roll away,
Virginia. mother of good and great,
Take thou thy child, we pray
On the cold white stone above her
Write deeply the name she bore,
Daughter beloved o1~mlllion hearts
That gave her the name she wore
The name that she wore with honor
Till tina fatal bolt was sped
The name that was hevs, that with her dled
,tr,.., elaons with oitr noble dead,
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1.nnnnn Mn,i. nov. rnn.

I'VE print your name on ?our cigar
cites" Such was the legend exhibited In
the window OF wol-knpwn West End to-
barconlti. situated not q hundred miles
from the ST. James restaurant
Yes" remarked the proprietor to a
London Anawefs representative, who had
stepped in to Investigate, Two book hum
dreds of orders In the course OF the sea-
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THE BETTER LOVE.

For TIRE Post.
Ctulist fail 10 know love thee. wien
~ every th3tght wss traDe;
Wien every a.inee, whore e'er Il fell,
Ssw Only thu, fy'ne
To me, and fnirrored On
Ny heart foreyermoreg
O. lie Ter far ! hsia no known
o, she. 10 now depiore
4 ssftels let, az - u tsuldst not
Ifop 7yfst -r1isrsfaip5
a iose IKE 1NIe.
Nc wrf'y expraysed-
Ye ryery ectirn plainly stressed = >
Such In the love. that iovetb best
Alya Gay Brave.
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HIS NAME ON HIS CIGARETTE.
son--in fact Tho name embossed cigar
cite Is becoming quite the recognized thing
among smart smokers. or course the print
ing "a done before tho cigarettes are made
qIp. Some extra 'swaggcr' people even go
20 tho expense OF having special die
made"
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THRENODN.

Thy spirit, ere our fatal loss.
Did ever rise from high to higher.
AS mounts The heavenward altar fire,
AS flies The lighter thro the dross.
Yet in these ears. till hearing dies,
One set slow hell will seem to toll
The passing OF the syeotsst soul
That ever looked with human eyes.
hear Il now, and DER aud DER.
Eternal greeting TO the dead.
Ana, Ave. ave, ave- said,
"Adieu, sdieu," for evermore
--Tennvson.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-10-27
al ,COHasI1IC 1MNUNES.
PBsppssssI b , Ma Resthe Humana Race ProUG
AgaimS drunkenness

Pisppsssln Ma Resthe HumaHa Race Pr00f
AgaiBs Drunkenassss
NEw &c RK, Oct 27.-It' is. how pro-
posed. tom AXE the human race proos
against nj cohol by incubation DIR.
Frederick W. ISEvelyn OF ST Luke's
hospital. IAN Francisco, advocates a
planan aan all children against intern
pecaaea, i'm later life about as,s they are
arnaad agai INST smallpox.
.tDegener alton" Dr. D'EEeEn said,
sis hhIlrati IN" +.
This; he aid, faeant that tEatoFfinary
symptoms O f degsneracy are traceable
to hereditary or acquired alcoholism,
and alcoholism is7due to the effect of
ALCOHOL upon the water in the blaod
To-oure the inebriate or to fDrtify a
child forever against drink, DH- D'Ev-
elyni proposes to- administer says, in
deed, he has already administered with
| marked suceess-what he calls aquisfne,
or preparation fr0m the BLOOD of a
horseawhich has haen fed upoln alcohol
until it has become regular toper.
! II believe" he said, that incubation
! against inebriety iSa duty to children,
4 whether there is a hereditary or
! not.
] Ordinary cases of alcoholism. can be
/ treated successfulIN don't believe
1 every case can be cured. But the great
4 est idea is to treat children untih gener-
alton after generation shall be. purer,
\ until not only there is no predispesition
/ to drink, but the evils due to drink will
II be removed" ~"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-10-27
ELECTION or CONGRESSMAN.

MOST Important Essetion Sissea Civil War.
ReDiod-Every RaRublicsuns.haaxldy Vote
Am the state elections of the year,
WHICH were to be held prior TOD Novem
Der. are now matters of record
Twenty eight states elect governors
during this year. Their aggregate votaa'
I'M 1896 was 8, / Gas792, aufsof granE7
totaa for the whole countryraF l4,071.= :
096i Eight other states, among them III
iinpfs, will holtb elections this year fers
only minor stateefficesass This class OF I
states in 1896 ,polled 4,846 66S voteas
making for bath classes. t2, 459, 65ls,
These Sc November ssatess embrace abb
butt l,612,041 of .thavOtea cast in thssa
whnle country two ysars ago. FronEas
strictly state point of view then, $3.50 F,
is p0t conspic,naasly flnoR year in poll
tics.
All membeasof thsenexshoQse of asP-
resantatives iaa.to beeelecRd this year.
Most of them. are still no be chosen.
Thss is alsxaan, importa1at senatorial
year. Even where noofedsral senator is
TO be electegzat theenext session Off the
legislature the state; senators of 1898,
will hold over an6Etake part in thssene-
atorial elecsion off 1901:. OF the 9QEena,
tors from the ,45 atatessof the Unian no
fewer thanssS9s on one-third, havesbeen.
elected this,yeaAr or will be elected by
legislatures elected this year.
The nuznber. OFF congressman already
elected isEery SMALL Maine andSVerr-
mont, ttiat only Septasnber sta sess hapaa
only six between, them The congress-
sional eleetioIsssof November vail deter
mine tAet complexion Of the next house,
; Of represent atives,. and the legislative
| elections of that month wilhdeter,nine
/ the political oekplexion of the senate
for the next tw o congresses the Witty
/ sixttaand Fifty seventh.
Irs nearly every Novemhsrr stabe the
nominations have been made already,
and the campaign is jnst beginning.
The onlynotahle exceptioais New York.
The coming election will afford TO
tae people their first opportunity to ex-
press approval of the present admins
| traitor The people are called upon to
express their views on the gravess ques-
ton that ever came before the voters OF
America, the preservation Of the Union
alone excepted. That question is, Shall
the United States take it's place as one
4 q the foremost nations of the world or
shrivel up withln itself? In word.
I shall it emulate the example Of Great
Britain or follow in the footsteps of
Belgium2 Whatever local issues may
be the election returns in the November
states will be Interpreted as approving
or Disappearing the policy generally
designated With the term Imperial
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SURVEY rs FINISHER}
Preliminary orlESCnnected with the
Nicaraguan Canal.

Preliminary WorlES Connected with the
Nicaragnan Canal.
NEW YORK, Oct, 27.-Louiss Wick
mann of the Atlas Steamship Company,
whoarrived here ON the fruittssteamer
Altai from Greytown, said taat the
survey of the proposed routes of the
Nicaragua canal, in accordance with the
grant to the old Nicaragua Canal asso-
citation, which was transferred to the
Mainline Canal company, has been
completed, and that nearly all the civil
engineers were returning to their
homes Mr.. Winkman was surprised to
learn that the commission appointed by
President Zelaystto render an opinion
when the date the concessioDito con-
struct canal across Nicaragua expires
had decided that the grant held by the
Maritime Canal company holds good
until Oct. 90, 1899.
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SOLDIER saIGIDES.
Privase Jorgensen, twelfth Mjnnesets
Sends Ballet Thpaugh His Heart.

Private Jorgensen, Twelfth minnesota.
Sends Ballet Thpaugh His Heart.
.NEw ULM, Mimi, Oct. 2l-Private
john Jorgensen of Company G, Twelfth
Minnesota, committed suicide in his
tent by placing thamuzzle. of his rifle to
his heart and pushing the trigger with
the ramrod.
Death was instantane and no sat
isfactory explanation is offered by his
comrades for his strange action.
Private JorgeHson was about 81 years
of age and single. He enlisted at Aus
tin. where he was working as section
hand at the time of the call for yolun
tAers.
The bultet which killed him passed
through several other tents and into thu
water tank several hundred feet away