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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27
DAUGHTERS oFwEALTHY PARENTS.

coat alone distinguishes her garb from
that of man. The coat is very loose in
the body, only fitting closely over the
shoulders and round the neck. 1t de-
sends as far as the knees, being slit
up the sides to allow for the needful
freedom in walking. The shoulder
seam is very long, reaching well down
the arm, thus forming part of the
sleeve, which is wide and reaches the
wrist. The trousers are ample and
straight, almost covering the feet, the
needful fullness being confined by a
wide-shaped band, which is concealed
by the coat. On state occasions very
gorgeous coat is donned. 1t is one mass
Of embroidery and with this espe-
cial garment an extraordinary sort of
pettico4t, resembling a kilt, is worn.
This consists of two fiat aprons of en-
broidery joined together with plated
silk. The embroidered apron is fiat in
front and behind, and the silk is full
at the sides to allow for motion. These
are the embroideries which, when dis
carded, are eagerly sought for as Curl
osities by foreigners.
So much for gala costumes in China.
For everyday wear the coat and trous-
ers prevail. Rich women embroider
their silk. satin or crepe coats very
deliberately round the neck and sleeves;
and sometimes the trousers are likewise
adorned. The coats are all cut in the
one pattern, and only differ in color
and material. The top coat is gener-
ally of a dark color-blue or purple;
while the undergarments are of the
same shape, and are made of pretty,
bright-colored silk. The poorer wom-
en- wear exactly the same shaped gar
ments; but these are invariably made
of linen-in summer, white; and at
other seasons. dark blue prevails. In
cold weather the Chinese woman sim
ply adds coat after coat to her costume,
until, at last. she dons one which is
about an inch thick with padding,
which makes her look ridiculously
"puffed out"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27
AT NE FAMILY eoARp.

Don't bring worries 10 the table
Don't bring anger. hate or scowls:
Danish everything unpleasant,
Talk and eat with smiling Jowls
II will aid your own digestion,
If you wear a smiling face;
II will jolly up the others,
If you only set the pace.
knowing something funny, tell It;
Something sad. forget 10 knen il;
Something hateful. quick dispel 1t
At the table.
Cares domestic. business troubles.
lis OF body, soul or brain,
Unkind thoughts and nagging tempers
Speech that causes others pain,
Pubic woes and grim disasters,
Crimes and wrongs and rights defeat
Let them all go to the wind
When you sit you down to eat.
Knowing something funny, tell Il:
Something sad. forget 10 kneu il +;
Something hateful, quick dispel it
At the table.
You may breathe pious blessing.
Over viands rich and good:
But blessing with long faces
Won't assimilate your food;
While meal of bread and herring,
With glass of water clear,
Is a feast if it's accompanied
With the blessing of good cheer.
Knowing some hing funny, tell It
Something sad. forget to knell It;
Something hateful, quick dispel it
At the table.
Elizabeth II. Francis, in What to Eat.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27
TRIALS OF THEIR OWN.
Housekeepers Have Them just as
Well, and as Many OF Them,a as
Their Husbands.

Meme of them had been married very
long and their interest in the mys-
teries of housekeeping had not died
out
what IS the most awful thing which
ever happened 10 you since you kept
house?' asked the dark-eyed girl. The
group sighed as one woman. I'VE
haven't time 70 tell" they chorused.
Il think" spoke up the prettiest one.
that the time / most wanted to crawl
under tn rug and just die in lonesome
ness was II my first card party. Five
tables had been served with ice cream
when it gave out. There were eight
tables.''
why, never knew that!" cried her
husband, who was on the outskirts of
the bevy.
"Of course not.' she flashed. you
happened to be at the second table
and when l saw you plaeidly putting
away the ice cream while your guests
down the room were starving II
came near disliking you!"
what did you do?" asked the other
women.
oh" she said. II just told them
brutally that the ice cream had given
out and they couldn't have any. What
else could do? 1 felt as though red
hot needles were sticking into me
when I did it, too"
Tom brought man home TO din
ner one night" reminiscently said the
bool1worm Of the crowd. "Of course
it was on a day when the cook had left
and there wasn't thing to eat, but /
believed in doing my duty as wife, so
l smiled and smiled and got hold of a
beefsteak by threatening to massacre
the butchers boy, who wanted to
deliver it at the fiat above, where it
had been ordered, but was desperate.
Wen, l put that steak in the broiler
and held it over the coals-we didn't
have a gas stove. It was slow work
so I picked up the evening paper and
began reading it. As l read l turned
the broiler over and over constantly,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27

for l remembered mother saying when
you broil meat it must be done on
both sides. was in the middle of the
most interesting article when I no
ticed l was choking to death. Ny
dears, that kitchen was smoking like
"a steam engine, and the steak-well,
the charred bits were just kind of
rafting around in the broiler gave
Tom and the man breakfast bacon!"
Have you ever gone down IN bath
robe, with your hair like a wild In
dams, to answer the postman's ring,
and discovered it was your wealthy
maiden aunt or your dearest enemy
come to call on you?' asked the blond
''Or complained to the janitor about
the noise your neighbours children
were making in the court, only to be
told the bowling little savages were
your own darlings ?" supplemented the
mother of three. /.
"Or had three people just drop in TO
dinner when your meal was pre-
pared for two-with small appetites o.
"Or," said the prettiest one in low
cred voice and a glance at her hus-
Odho' HeNS gour mo NutI-In-idW COME
to see you when you had forgotten to
dust the piano and the pie crust would
have been just the thing 10 make nice,
durable rubber boots?"
There was a sympathetic silence.
anyhow" sighed the one who had
started the discussion, "it's better
than boarding."
And everyone looked more cheerful.
Chicago Daily News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27

Lancaster City Jeweler.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27
COSTUMES IN CHINA.
Country Where Changes in Fashion
Are Looked Upon with Posi-
tive. Actual DiSmay.

The latest fashion. the mode Of the
moment, is one most valued in most
European countries.
In the east exactly the reverse state
of things prevails. In China, especially.
any new fashion is looked upon not
OILY with disfavor, but with actual dis
may. In China, a loose coat and trous-
ers complete woman's attire. She has
no tiresome petricoats to contend with.
A slight difference in the cut of the
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27
FANCY WORK BASKET.
Just How to Convert the Ordinary
Berry basket Into n Dainty
characterization.

For so cents you can make the dam
test little work basket imaginable.
When not in use the basket can be hung
up or set upon the fancy table and then
1T can serve as a decoration.
Get an ordinary berry basket, one
that has the bars crossed. Then pur-
chase yard of pretty japanese lawn
for ten cents, and five yards of narrow
double faced ribbon. Baby" ribbon is
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27
How to clean white Coral.

Soak the pieces in soft water for a
day (the water can be efficiently soft
ened by few drops of liquid am
monia), then remove and lay in a solu-
ton of chloride of lime. Soak in this
for a day and night, then wash out
thoroughly under running water.
Place to dry and bleach in the sun.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27

cheaper. Make nice full bag, gather
it, leaving nice deep heading, and fas-
ten it in your basket. On each side of
the basket tie a good-sized bow of rib
bon, make strings furnished with
pretty bows, to hang it by, and you
will have a lovely little work basket
or pretty wall decoration.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27
Mouth ana Tooth wash.

An excellent wash for the mouth and
teeth and also for the hair is made by
dissolving two ounces (about four even
tablespoonsful) of borax in three pints
of boiling water; while still warm add
to this teaspoonful of spirits Of cam
phor. Bottle and keep on the wash
stand; when ready for use. add equal
amount of warm water.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27
Remedy for Tough steak.

A tough steak may be made tender il
rubbed over night or COR few hours
with baking soda (bicarbonate). Wash
very quickly and dry well before put
ting in a very hot frying pan. This is
sometimes more convenient than broil-
ing, and if the pan is properly hot and
turning duly attended to the result will
be very similar.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27

If one wishes to freshen the bodice
of black silk or satin dress, airy black
point d'esprit draperies on the waist
and sleeves, make a cool and pretty
change in the gown. Point d'esprit
wears better than chiffon or mousse
line de sole and is not so quickly af-
fected by dampness. Scarfs, ruff1es,
and ruches or puffs made of it and
edged with narrow black lace make
most effective additions to either
bodice or skirt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-10-27


distinguished tits the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-08
RIOT IN A PARIS THEATER.
Collision Between ShOuters of ''Vive
LArmeeY and "PicGuarts."

Collision Between ShOuters of ''Vive
EArmeeV" and "Picquarts."
PARIS, Dec. IAN exciting incident took
place tonight at the opening of the new
Opera Comique, which replaces the structure
recently destroyed by fire. The house was
opened with a performance Of Dame
Blanche" in the presence of a brilliant audi
ence, including NJ. Faure, members of the
Cabinet, senators, deputies, Russian grand
dukes and all the leading diplomatic, artistic
and literary notabilities in Paris. President
Faures arrival was sgnalized by shouts of
''Vive Parmee!' which were answered by
shouts of "Vive Picquart!' The rival
crowds came into collision, and there was
some fighting.
LONDON, Dec. S.-The Paris correspond
ent of the Daily Telegraph says: II had
an interview to-day "wednesday with Col.
Picquart in the Cherche-Midi Prison with
grating between us and in the presence of
an official He appeared cheerful and told
me he well, physically, mentally and
morally"
MARSEILLES Dec. I'M. De Presense,
foreign editor of the Temps, addressed a
large meeting here this evening on the
Dreyfus affair, pointing out the necessity
for revision. A number of collisions and
fights took place, and some twenty persons
were slightly injured. The police made sew
eral arrests
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-08

right Of either to claim a forfeiture Of the
concession. If Nicaragua claims that the
concession it has granted is forfeited Costa
Rica has the equal right to assert that it is
not forfeited"
1t is then set forth that the United States
is party to the measure of building the
canal at the instance of both Costa Rica and
Nicaragua, and it is claimed that the con-
sent of this country is also necessary to any
proceeding on the part OF Nicaragua looking
to the forfeiture of the concession. mic
aragua," the committee asserts senten-
tiously, cannot repeal an act of Congress
which dedicates the canal and its conces-
sionary incidents to corporation chartered
for such great purposes" Attention is then
called to the fact that the concession pro-
vides for the submission Of any dispute to
arbitration, and 1t is claimed that this pro-
vision operates to prevent any arbitrary ac-
ton on the part of Nicaragua.
Dwelling upon Nicaragua's course in the
matter, the committee says: How this un-
eXampled condition is TO be dealt with other
wise than by an express and determined at
titude on the part OF the United States is a
question that carries with it the danger of
serious embodiment In the near future. If
Nicaragua is not held to the performance
of her agreement years will elapse and many
dangers will be encountered before even a
start can be made towards the construction
Of a canal''
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-08
Monson,s speecb Denouncea.

PARIS, Dec. 1.-THE Paris newspapers to-
day vigorously denounce the speech deliv-
cred last evening by the British ambassa-
Cor Sir 1mund Monson, at the annual
meeting of the British Chamber of Com
merce here, as being commentary and
warning in the most offensive form. They
say the French ambassador at London, NJ
Paul Cambon, will certainly be instructed
to ask the Marquis of Salisbury whether 1t
is by his orders that Sir Edmund under
takes to direct Frances foreign policy
The ambassadors speech has caused a
sensation in official and diplomatic circles
The officials here are intensely surprised
and exhibit a certain disquietude, as it is
anticipated Sir Edmund Monson's remarks
will have bad effect on the present con-
dition of French sentiment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-08
WANT TAX REPEALED.
Beer Brewers Say the War Revenue
Is Running Their Business.

NEW YORK, Dec. About three hum
dred brewers from all parts of the country
met here to-day to protest against the con-
tinuance of the war tax of 81 a barrel on
beer and formulate measures to secure it's
abolishment. Representatives of all the larg-
est brewing concerns in the United States
were present. A resolution indorsing the
Brosius pure food and drink bill was unani-
mousIy adopted. President Bergner declared
that the war tax was running the brewing
Industry In four months of 1897, he said
tax was paid upon 15,42S46S barrels, while
in like period of 1898 only IS, ,S27, ,479 bar
rels paid the increased war tax.
AT the afternoon session of the convention
Charles p. Depler, of Louisville, presented
written report from the Louisville Brew
ers' Association, and said the present meet
ing would have been unnecessary If all the
brewers in the United States had pursued
the course of the brewers in Kentucky and
obtained a written pledge from the candl-
dates for Congress that they would work
for the repeal of the tax. a. G.. Rieks, of
New Orleans, said that the war tax had
crippled the brewers of Louisiana by induc-
ing big importations of cheap California
wines, which We're sold at auction cheaper
than the breweries could sell their beer
From July to November, 1897, he said the
Louisiana Brewers Association sold III, 625
barrels of beer; during the same months OF
1898 the sales fell to 81, 1876 barrels. Other
speakers on the same line were II. b. Schar-
MANN Of the New York and New Jersey
Association, and w. X. Clarkson, of this
city. Statements were read from the Oneida
County Brewers Association and other sim
liar organizations as to the necessity from
a brewers point OF view, for the repeal OF
the tax upon malt liquors. 1t was decided
10 have the president appoint a commit
tee of eleven to prepare petition embody-
ing the sense OF the meeting for presenta-
ton ta Congress. This committee wiz be ap-
pointed ia few days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-08
NO POLITICAL ZIONISM
HEBREW CONGREGATIONS OPPOSED
TO THE PROPAGANDA.
Words "America Is Our Zion and
Washington Our Jerusalem" Taken
Out of the Report, However.

RICHMOND, Va, Dec. AT to-days
session of the Union of American Hebrew
Congregations, in convention here, the chief
interest centered in the reports of the COM
mittees on the Hebrew Union College and
the Zionistic movement. The former commit
tee, after recognizing the labors of the board
of governors of the college, and of DR..
Wise and his associates of the faculty, and
making an appeal for more financial sup
port for the institution, recommended that
the age of admission to the college be
raised to sixteen years and also to
nounce that the college cannot undertake
to pay for the secular instruction at the
high school and university The first recon-
mendation was referred to the board of gov
ernors. The second recommendation was
amended so as to simply say: Secular in
stitution," leaving out the names of the
schools. The report as a whole was then
adopted. The report on the Zionistic move
ment was submitted as follows: THE Union
of American Hebrew Congregations, in
convention assembled. in view of the active
propaganda being made at present for the
so-called zionistic movement, deem it proper
and necessary to put itself on record as fol-
lows:
I'VE are unalterably opposed to political
Zionism. The Jews are not a nation. but
religious community. Zion was precious
possession Of the past-the early home of our
faith-where our prophets uttered their
world-subduing thoughts and our psalmists
sang their world-enchanting hymns. AS such
1t is a holy memory, but it is not hope of
the future.
America is our Zion and Washington our
Jerusalem. Here, in the home of religious
liberty, we have aided in founding this new
Zion the fruition of the beginning laid in
the old The mission Of Judaism is spiritual,
not political. It's aim is not to establish
state but to spread the truths of religion
and humanity throughout the world.''
The report precpitated heated discus
sion, in which nearly all the delegates took
part. Finally, DR.. David Philippson said
that the report had aroused so much inter-
est, and so many requests had been made,
that the committee had determined to make
the following addition and change: while
we are aware of and depore the abject con-
dition to which many OF our brethren are
subjected in foreign lands, and that have
naturally but unfortunately aroused in some
of them a yearning for re-establishment
of Zion, yet we delegates of the union," etc.
Then follows the original resolution, with
the words "And washington our Jerusalem"
stricken out. The report was further dis
cussed and then adopted.
The report of the committee on accounts
showed that at present niuety-one congrega-
tions constitute the union.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-08
THE PEACE TREATY.
1t VIII Probably BE Signed ON Satur-
day-PainfuI Job for DOns.


PARIS, Dec. 7.-There was no joint ses-
sion of the peace commissions to-day, as
the Spaniards are still occupied in translat-
ing the Americans answer to their pro-
posal in regard to the status Of Spanish
subjects in the annexed territories. AS
cabled last evening, the eight principal ar
ticles in the treaty are settled and all that
remains for the commissions to attend to is
the settlement Of the minor points Of the
treaty. The latter will probably be signed
on Saturday next, for the Spaniards are as
anxious as the Americans to finish the
work in hand. Secretary Ojeda, Of the Span
ish commission, said, to-day: 1T is very
painful for us to remain here haggling over
details, since the main points have been
settled, and we have been obliged to relin-
quish our colonies. All the work will be fin
ished this week. The commercial treaty be-
tween the United States and Spain will be
negotiated upon the re-establishment of
diplomatic relations, and the question of
Spanish ships and products in Cuba and
Porto Rico will be included therein"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-08
FIRST CARGO FROM SPAIN.
General Merchandise Brought over by
a Norwegian Steamer.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. THE first cargo
to reach Philadelphia from a Spanish port
since the outbreak of the war with Spain
came in to-day on the Norwegian steamer
Kingswood from Barcelona. The Kingswood
carried light general cargo. Captain Hal
vorsen says the business men in Barcelona
regard the United States in a friendly light
"Phey lay all the blame for the war" he
stated, upon their own government and
express the intention of doing all that is
possible now to repair the breach between
the nations. These men are not without
patriotism. but they feel more anger toward
other nations for not helping them than to-
ward this country for declaring war. They
are glad to again secure the markets over
here for their wines. and / look for a larger
commerce between the nations than ever
before"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-08
OUR TRADE WITH CHINA.
America Sends More Goods to the ORR
ent than Any other Nation.

WASHINGTON, Dec. with a good deal
of pride Consul General Fowler, at Che-Foo,
calls the attention of the State Department
to the phenomenal strides made by Ameri-
can trade in that section of China in the
past year. He says that when the books
for 1898 are closed the value of American
merchandise imported there will lead all
others. 1t will possibly equal, if not exceed,
the values for all Europe. The American
flour imports for six months of this year
were SAL $685. which was almost as large as
the value of the imports of flour for the
whole four years preceding. American gin
seng also made its first appearance as an
article of import, which the consul regards
as truly remarkable. In the case of drills
the imports for the first six months of this
year exceeded those of the entire years OF
1898 and 1894, and the imports of all our
goods in 1897 were four times as large as
they were in 1898. The value of imports into
Che-F'oo in 1897 specified as American were
almost ten times greater than those speci-
fed as from Great Britain
The consul points to the interesting fact
that the value Of the American imports into
the single Chinese port of Che-Foo exceeds
the entire value of our exports to any one
Of forty-one separate countries which he
Names lncludlng in the list such nations as
Guatemala, Peru, Dutch East Indies, Portu-
gal and Switzerland, and in the consuls
opinion not more than twenty of the eighty
six political divisions of the worlds COM
merce would show a greater value Of our
exports than this Chinese port of Che-Foo
He said it is also true that the value of
American exports to three North China
ports-Tien-Tsin, Nieu-Chwang and Che
Foo-last year exceeded our sales to all the
Central American states, while we sold more
cotton goods in Chee-IToo than we sold all
Europe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-08

WASHINGTON. Dec. THE State De-
partment has been Informed by Consul Gem
eral Holloway, at st. Petersburg, that the
Russian government has placed trial order
through Consul Smith, at Moscow, with an
American concern to equip twelve freight
locomotives and two hundred freight cars
with air brakes at cost of $25O 900. This
contract was obtained in competition of the
French, GMegman and Russian companies
Another American concern is erecting a
plant in Russia to make air brakes, and the
consul general says that if the mechanical
difficulties in the adaptation of the air
brake to Russian railroads can be over
come the entire freight rolling stock, 10000
locomotives and 700 cars, will be equipped
at once at a cost of $5O,000,OOO.