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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-02

Improvement in Irish Butter.-Irish
butter, since the introduction of dairy
instruction into Ireland, is beginning
to recover the position it had lost be-
cause of inferiority. 1t is now finding
a good sale in England, but owing to
its bad reputation it is sold as Danish
butter" How well this fact illustrates
two economic truths: ID That in
struction, if practical, does really help
the producer; (2) that a reputation
for the production of good products is
an easy thing to lose, a hard thing to
get back, and a good thing when it is
got back. In some districts of Ireland
the average price of butter made in the
districts has improved Sd a pound be-
cause of dairy instruction.-Ex.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-02

Lay I'D a store of old plaster and
keep it in the pen or near it. II you
do that you will not be so likely to
neglect giving the fowls the lime they
need.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-02

Farm Depression in England.-Agri-
cultural distress is very prevalent in
Great Britain, and a correspondent of
an English paper puts the situation in
the following way: Wheat used to be
the farmers main crop in the past.
Now through foreign competition the
wheat crop is an improbable one. In
the past the wool crop was a very use
full one for the farmers pocket; but
now it is only worth half the money.
Beef in the past vas worth from los to
lis per stone. in the present day 1t
only fetches from IS to SIS per stone.
Pork at the present time is hardly
worth raising. Barley and mutton
have been the only props left for the
farmer to rely upon during the last few
years, and even these seem ready to
break under the strain.-Ex.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-02

Don't ask your dealer to supply you
With butter of the first rank.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23

carved in chops and in this way the
bones are wasted.
Another cheap but savory dish is made
by cooking an under cut of steak in a
dutch oven. basting often, a bit of butter
helping out the gravy for this purpose. At
the last add a tomato or two which have
been peeled and the hard bits removed;
mix this up with the gravy salt to taste,
and allow to become very hot If
Dutch oven is not at hand, rake down the
fire and shut in the heat with a large
cover.
French or string beans are low in price
most of the year, and furnish the founda-
ton for a particularly good side dish as
well as an excellent salad. In this country
they are seldom used in any way except
cut in square bits and served In the vege-
table course. If cut lengthwise in at least
three slices, boiled in plenty of sailed wa
ter with pinch of bicarbonate of soda
at the last to insure their greenness they
are quite another story" AS an entree
the writer was first introduced 10 them
at an English country house, and so
savory were they that the secret of their
preparation was begged from the hostess.
This nroved 10 he very sinple: the beans
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23

ror is disc of marvelously polished sill
yer or steel, circular and nearly as big as
the foot of a glass goblet. 1t is usually
backed with gold or silver, and on this
back is set one large jewel, preferably an
emerald. In the first instance, these gor-
geous utensils were designed for use when
calling or theater-going, aud when tran
sit from house to house is made in a car
riage, but they glitter by the side of May
a charmingly dressed pedestrian in these
busy shopping days.
Jeweled combs are almost relics of the
past, chaplets and hair wreaths having so
largely taken their place, but delicate dia-
mond ornaments, set on shell prongs are
still in evidence. For instance nothing
could be more lovely than a tuft of flu
chsia blossoms in brillants, or a bead of
clematis, simulated by silver wires en-
crusted with diamond dust. Among the
pretty throat ornaments is very narrow.
perfectly flexible ribbon of diamonds that
passes about the base of the neck and
fastens under the chin by a small, neat
bow knot. Sometimes the ribbon is made
of black enamel edged with diamonds, and
again a black velvet bebe ribbon is drawn
about the throat and made fast in front
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23
FUR FASHIONS AND PRICES.

New York, Oct. 21.-Both fashions and
prices in furs f1uctuate curiously. Certain
skins show records of remarkable ups and
downs, one decade fetching great values
and being cherished by women, and then.
seemingly without rhyme or reason, abso-
lutely sinking out of sight in the market.
Singularly enough, the list Of furs high
in favor to-day is almost Identical with the
one approved by our grandmothers fifty
years ago, with the addition of chinchil-
la, stone marten and sealskin.
Russian sable. owing to its own great
beauty and rarity. is more highly priced
and better known every year There
are several grades, but the costliest in
cludes few exquisite skins occasionally
found opposite Sitka. These skins are
rare very dark, almost black in color
and sell for $500 to $3.50 each. They, how
ever, are the fancy skins of the market,
the kohinoors among furs. Dealers pre-
dict that Russian sable will continue to
know a steady advance in value, and
that 1t has by no means reached its high
water price mark.
Unlike the Russian skin, Hudson Bay
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23
SOME SMART BALL GOWNS.
HEAVY SATIN FACED CLOTHES
FOR EVENING DRESSES.

There Is IA Coming Craze for Flowers
Both Real and Artificial TO BE
Worn Under Gas Light-Gorseous
and Fantastic Wraps VIII En-
sbroud All Full Dress Costumes.
They Are Chiefly of the Early
Victorian PeriOd-The Monte Car
10 Crepe Cape Is Pretty and Less
Extravagant-TuIIe BOas VIII BE
Very Generally Worn in the Even
ing.
New York. Oct. 22.-Perhaps If any wo-
man will look back through the vista Of
fashion for the past five years he will be
interested TO observe what a successful
warfare she has waged in defense Of the
plain skirt. This garment has gone
through many phases in many seasons. 1t
has been gored and fingered to the last
extremity, severely plain as habit, set In
the largest folds and in the closest Of
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23
PHOTOGRAPHY AND NEEDLEwonK

Charming Luncheon and Tea Sets
Decorated With IA Combination of
Souvenir Pictures and Embroid-
cry.
New York, Oct 21.-The latest applica-
ton of photography is combining il with
needle work and lace for table decoration.
Linen and silk table covers, table centers
and dolies can be most artisucally illus
trated One particularly effective set is
made Of japanese linen. The table cover is
fringed. with a photograph of a landscape
in each of the four corners. Around these
corner Illustrations is worked delicate coll
ored autumn flowers Just the kind one
finds by the country roadsides during Oc-
tober. for the set is made as a memento
of an autumn trip awheel. and the Illus
trations all picture some pretty bit of
landscape, episode or companion seen dur
ing journey.
The doilies all have in their centers
photograph several sizes smaller than
those on the lunch cloth. These pictures,
in each of which the wheels and their
owners are always present are framed by
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23

boiled and cut carefully as above, thrown
into the hot colander the water well
shaken out, then into a baking dish,
rubbed through and through with fresh
sweet butter, put in a brisk oven for a
moment, from which they were sent
straight to the table. If boiled properly
tender and green, they literally melt in
the mouth.
For salad they should be well drained
and just before serving dressed plentifuuy
with a French dressing. They should also
be on the ice or in very cool place long
enough to become firm and cold 1t is i'm
portant to remember salt in the water in
which they are boiled. Emily Ford.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23
WOMAN'S PAGE

intervals of half foot, with clusters Of
sable tails Endless frills of pink, blue
and white chiffon lined the garment, while
a great square collar of turquoise blue
chiffon reared up about the ears Hanging
ends of thick blue chenille tied this wrap
Under the chin and then about the waist
went belt of sable two inches wide.
This lightly gathered in the fullness OF
the cape in the middle and under jew
eled clasp the sable ends were drawn.
BOas and Fans.
So much for hat Is costly. Less ex-
travagant women wear of an evening at
tractiye Monte Carlo capes made Of satin
or cloth and fastened under the chin with
bouquet of velvet roses. When the cape
IS dotted at opera or ball a boa is often
assumed, and women, who know how 10
make taste and economy go hand in hand
We're short boas made of pink or blue tulle
and downy with big black or white che
mile dots Expensive tule boas show the
tulle accordion-pleated and the raw edges
finished with the fine white furl of ostrich
feathers, stripped from the spine and ap-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23

perched a monster pompon of rosy chiffon.
Another gown, that was calculated to
create havoc in the feminine heart, SEEM
ed TO be the first of a species of which we
are likely TO see many copies later on.
It was tender blue MORE, cut with glo-
rious train, beted with coral pink passa-
menterie, 1ounced delcately with a gauze
of the same tone and then entirely yelled,
from shoulder to foot, in white silk point
esprit The yelling was gathered in
rather fun just under the trimming about
the shoulder of the bodice and, at back
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23

sable is the victim of fashions fuctua-
lions. From 1874 to 1894 It was in little
demand, while at present the cost has
been raised TO exceed a very little that
of 1850. 1t is now second to Russian
sable alone. The average muff sells Tor
about SIS; fifty years ago IL would have
cost $50, and five years ago $25
The golden fitch Of our grandmother
time, a beautiful fur brought over from
Germany, has been wholly superseded
by stone marten, it's first cousin, though
unknown the first half of the century.
Ii used chiefly to be made into sets
the long round boa and muff. The
average quality Of fitch muff sold for
$40. The stone marten of to-day is less
costly. This season it will be the most
popular fur for young women and girls
Even five years ago these skins were
rarely seen, and their market value Is
wholly dependent upon the demand Gre
ated by fashion.
Mink is a little prophet who has
known much honor in les own country
1t was at the top rung of the fur ladder
a half century ago and now come back
to us shorn OF dollars but not of glory.
Continued On PAGE 70.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23

by tiny bow knot pin of diamonds. Such
a jeweled device is supposed to be suita-
BE for debutants, while the handsomest
of the elaborate novelties is of three large
linked rings of diamonds that fasten in
front of the neck by ribbons that pass on
around to The rear and knot snugly. The
ribbons for some distance are puncturad
with bright studs of diamonds, and by The
use of much larger links and longer rib
bons, a superb belt is made to be worn
with evening dresses.
Millicant Arrowpoint.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23
Drunkenness having made alarmin

drunkenness having made alarming
strides in New Zealand 1t has been re-
solved to call in the aid of photography TO
put it down. In future any one who may
be condemned on a charge of being drunk
and d,sorderly will have to have his photo
graph taken at his own expense and dis
tribute ii among all inkeepers and bar
keepers. The idea is that the publicans
will then be able to refuse to serve any
one whose portrait appears in this origi-
nal gallery; but when the law has been
in force for a few months il is probable
that the collection Of photographs viii ne
rather unwieldy and If a customer has to
wait until The landlord can be satisfied
that his photograph is not there he Is
likely TO remain thirsty for a long time
The photographers, however ought to
drive a roaring trade
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23

there was plenty of bright sequin decora-
ton. Jet appears to score very high in
French estimation just now, and a charm
ing light weight silk called MORE messa-
line shared the honors with more substan-
tial fabrics, while a nice effect in dinner
dresses was achieved by the use of pale
tinted satin faced cloth.
The observer carried away with her inn
pressions Of several toilets that might be
easily called keynotes of fashion. There
was a pale green faced cloth, cut so
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23

broidery on the cleaning satin ground.
A violet chiffon in two happily contrast
ing shades, and a pink shirred chiffon.
deliberately trimmed with lace and flowers,
are both rich and tasteful costumes for
youthful belle. Mary Dean.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23
The Way the wind Blows.

The second keynote for a yOungish wo-
man was plainly struck in black grena-
dine that was a fluff of founces from
shoulder to hem, broken only by a belt OF
flaming rOse-colored velvet and a giant
bow OF the same color of chiffon, caught
through a narrow buckle of coral and
fastened on the left breast, up near the
shoulder. Every founce of grenadine bore
an edging of jet and up in the hair was
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23

close in the skirt it was a marvel how any
wearer could move in it, and decorated
with true love knots done in black Lutte
string ribbon It had a pointed berthe of
heavy cream lace studded with jets and
emeralds, falling about the shoulders, and
in the hair was set a bow of wired black
velvet ribbon as big as the arms Of a min
iature Dutch wind mill.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23
II DO MY OWN WORK"
90 Says Mrs. Mary Rochiette q,
Linden, New Jersey, in this
Letter to Mrs. Pinkham.

at was bothered with a flow which
would be quite annoying at times, and
at others would almost stop.
81 used prescriptions given me by nv
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23
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and front, foated down uncontined to the
floor
Fantastic bows mysterious ruffles, and
collars made of such airy fripperies as
tulle, chiffons and rose petals form a very
important part of the evening stock in
beauty. There is apparently an inclination,
promising to develop later the proportions
of a craze for wearing flowers both real
and artificial. Some of the foremost lead
ers of society have adopted the fancy of
never appearing in public unless adorned
by some faVorite and never varied bios
som. Smart women win be recognized later
at opera or theater by the particular rose
violet or orchid worn. Just as marked as
this eccentricity is that of the women who
have adopted the lofty Medici collar. Its
use with evening dresses is certainly a
graceful addition and some of them are
lined with materials of surprising richness.
Evening Wraps.
And now to say something on wraps.
Evening wraps this season, TO be ade-
quately described. require an unusually en-
thusiasdc vocabulary. They are at once
gorgeous and fantastic. We have been GO
ing steadily backwards TO the early Victo-
ran period of late and the elegant even
ing cape is scarcely more than a slavish
copy of the quaint but often sadly unbe-
coming peleriues and paletots of Queen
Vic's young days. Modern art has done
something. however toward the improve
ment of these models, while modern lux
ury has enriched them with a profusion OF
tasteful ornament.
A fair specimen of the sort of thing a
great lady may wear this winter to the
opera is a cape cloak of ivory white satin.
falling to the heels and most artistically
gagged and trimmed with two enormous
founces of accordion peated chiffon. one
pink and one blue, and interspersed. at
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23

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cine, and have certainly been greatly
benefited by it's use.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has indeed been a friend to me.
" / am now able to do my own Work,
thanks to your wonderful medicine.
was as near death believe as could
be, SO weak that my pulse scarcely beat
and my heart had almost given out. 1
could not have stood it one week more,
am sure. 1 never thought would
be so grateful to any medicine.
81 shall use my influence with any
one suffering as 1 did, to have them
use Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound"
Every woman that is puzzled about
her condition should secure the sympa-
thetic advice of woman who under
stands. Write to Mrs. Pinkham at
Lynn, Mass. and tell her your lila
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23

physician, br
same state
of affairs
continued.
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time l was !
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a flooding,
that l was
obliged to
keep myb bed.
Finally, in
despair, l
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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-23

gathers. 1t has been garnished with
braids, ribbons and Jets; deadly on
slaughter rufIies attacked it at one time
and fearful rumors of overdresses dark
ened the air, but in spite of everything it
has at no period lost its character of
plain skirt. The modistes have rallied
against It's severity, but in all these
changing seasons they have been unable
to effect anything like a genuine revolu-
ton. The carriage skirt it is true, has a
train, the walking skirt sweeps the street
and is cut so tight from hip to knee that
we seem to have returned to the barbar-
ism of the old-fashioned tie back, stin
the plain skirt remains practically intact
and for small mercies we should be duly
thankful.
Winter Openings.
A couple of weeks since the gas-lIghted
show rooms of the costume importers
shops were filled with customers who, by
special invitation, had dropped in to look
over the French novelties in evening
dresses, and there again the painfully
close tight skirt regned all supreme Saw
ing this single defect the Partisan novel;
ties commanded sincere praise, without
inspiring awe over any striking novelties
Tuckings. pleating, gatherings and gaug-
ms showed their familiar wrinkles fire.
Quently; there were panels of lace and
passamenterie, more exquisite applique
work, ribbon work and strange but true,
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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-25
Call for a Peoples Party County
Convention.

A delegate convention of the
Peoples party of Lincoln county is
hereby called to meet in Toledo, on
Thursday, March II, 1898, at 10
O'Clock a. m., for the purpose OF
electing delegated to the state con-
vention to be held at Portland, on
March 20, 1898, to appoint the
proyer caunly committee, and to
Join with the democratic party in
nominating candidates for the va
rious county Offices to be filled at
the coming June election.
Primeries will be help at the us
ual voting places in each precinct
on Saturday, March IL, 1898, at 10
o'clock a. m. The various pre-
cincts are entitled to the following
number of deleSates:
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-25
Call for a Democratic County
Convention.

A delegate convention Of the dem
ocratic party of Lincoln county is
hereby called to meet in Toledo, on
Thursday, March II, 1898, at 10
O'Clock, a. M, for the purpose of
electing delegates to the state con-
vention to be held at Portland, on
March 20, 1898, to appoint a coun-
ty central committee, and to join
with the Peoples party in nominat-
ing candidates for the varions coun-
ty offices to be filled at the coming
June election, and also to trans
act such other business as may prop
erly come before such convention.
Primaries will be held at the usual
voting places in each precinct on
Saturday, March IL, 1898, at 2
O'Clock p. m, The various pre-
cincts are entitled to the following
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-25

Two men of Oregon in public life
who have gotten themselves into
tight places on the silver question
are c. w. Fulton, OF Astoria, and
Thos. H. Tongue. Both of these
gentlemen, at very late dates, in
dulged themselves in extended
statements to the Oregonian, pub
lished over their own signatures,
deuouncing the single gold stan
dard and declaring unquaIifedly
for the free coinage of silver. Mr..
Tongue was especially vehement
against the gold standard. But he
and Mr.. Fulton, along with J. H.
Mitchell have been happily con-
verted to the policy which only a
few short years ago meant, accord
ing to their own teachings wide
spread ruin for all but the exclu-
sive creditor.
Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-02-25
THE BATTLE SHIP MAINE.
Investigating the Causes of its De-
Struction.

The cause of the destruction of
the battle ship Maine is being in
vestigated by court of inquiry.
Divers are at work on the wreck,
and arrangements are being made
to raise the sunken vessel. Moth
ing official is given out, but the fol-
lowing dispatches give the latest
obtainable news:
New York, Feb. 23.-A Tribune
dispatch from Havana says: The
statement that divers have penetra-
ted the forward part of the Maine
and found nothing in the magazine
there to indicate an explosion,
seems to be verified. Attention
is also given to testimony regarding
vibration under water before the
Maine went to pieces. Evidence
as to this fact is emphatic. How
far it justifies the belief that the ex-
plosion came from underneath the
ship, experts may have TO deter
mine.
The point has not yet been reach
ed where definite opinion can be
formed regarding submarine mines.
Outside opinion has been brought
forward regarding the construction
of such system, but it has not been
sifted. The foreign representatives
are following the naval inves-
tigation, as we'll as other phases of
OF the situation, closely, and are
understood to be making daily re-
ports to their governments.
Spanish officials were surprised
at the firmness with which the ad-
ministration declined to admit them
to share III the investigation.
Havana, Feb. 23, via Key West.
The inquiry into the Maine dis
aster is progressing along definite
lines. The result so far may be
summed up in the statement that
the probabilities that it was an ac-
cident seem to decrease with the
progress of investigation. The most
intense anxiety is shown by Span
ish officials here who are in con-
slant communication with Madrid.
They realize that relations with the
United States were never so much
in danger as now. This is the gen
eral feeling. The common classes
here are hopeful of American inter
vention on peaceful lines, but what
they base their hopes on is un-
known.