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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-30
Fashions of the Day.

What to wear when travelling il q
question that interests the minds OF
women who only go away for a. day
or two at time just as much as those
who are fortunate enough to be reg,i-
lar travellers. 1t is quite as necessary
to look well for days outing ms II
is for long journey. and nobody
likes to he appropriately dressed in
these days when il is uossible to dress
well. 1t is not wise nor desirable to
put aside some shabby old gown with
the idea that anything is good enough
to take n journey. for there are few
places where a gown shows more thor
oughly its good and bad points than
in a railway car or on steamboat.
The day is gone by for people 20
about with any amount of hand-lug-
gage; everything is put in the trunks
that is possible, and only enough left
out to make one perfectly comforta-
BILE.
Grey mohair is especially pretty for
travelling gowns. An exceedingly
novel and very smart fashion this
year is to have sort of polonaise
cloak belted in and finished to look
like gown. One of these made in
a figured brillantine or mohair has a
deep yoke at the back, and several
small pleats tapering in at the waist
line. The front is full, and, in fact,
looks much like shirt waist, as it is
finished down the front with a
straight band and shirt studs. The
skirt is plain, but unusually full, SO
as to cover any dress skirt; the sleeves
are of medium size in bishop shape,
finished with a cuff. There is a belt
of black leather studded with steel
points. The skirt and waist are fast
ened together so as to look like
cloak or polonaise. In many re-
spects this garment is not unlike
glorified linen buster, but it possesses
all the good points of that garment
with none of its Objectionable ones.
The coat and skirt style of gown
is very useful one for travelling, be-
cause the coat can be taken of in the
car and is still at hand il the weather
changes sufficiently to make it neces-
sary.
These suits should be as plain as
possible. The gored skirt is better
than that with an attached fiounce,
because it does not get out of order so
easily. The coat should be made as
simply as possible, without any fancy
can be added il neces-
sary-should fit well, and not be of
too heavy a material. A light gray
serge or tricot is very good, and dark
colors are better than light ones.
The best style of hat to wear when
travelling is rather a difficult thing
to state with any positive air Of au-
thority. Large hats and fancy~bon-
nets are, of course, not to be thought
of, but there is no absolute and dis
tinct style of hat which can be said
to belong to travelling dress. The
most comfortable hat is a small tur-
ban of as lightweight straw as possi-
BILE, that has no brim outstanding in
the back, or a. small toque or bonnet
which fits closely to the head, is light.
and not too warm. Ii should besbe-
and smart. A fancy stfaw
trimmed with ribbon and twosi or
three stiff quilts stands hard wear
better than anything else, and can
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-30

membered to be frank. The officers
facial expression was encouraging,
when. in the midst of it, up got the
woman and said:
Colonel, our carriage is waiting
and stalked out of the tent.
1t was evidently his wife. Colonel
was her title for him. / had to COM
mence all over again, but it was
Colonel, the carriage is here" or,
or Colonel you will miss the train,"
or Colonel, aren't you coming?" un-
til finally the colonel had to go. My
wetll laid plan of attack on the COM
mander's headquarters was complete
failure. 1 derived one comfort. how
ever. They will never knw from that
cali who the caller was! At Tampa
had to be identified; l had to write
my name i'm book, and some one
noted my description, before my pass
port was countersigned, for fear it
would be lost and some one would find
it and try to use it. The Colonel
signed my passport, for all he knows
am a Spanish spy wandering where
choose. Sometimes / faunt my
pass in the face of a sentinel who tries
10 send me around to post one (but
more often / don'D. 1t is sort of 20
as please. i don't dress up unless 1
want to. And i don't care whetner
my driver has on new suspenders or
old ones; as for the horses-they can
be mules for all l care. Wives are
liking me better.
Advise the ladies at home who send
jams and jellies to upse, the stomachs
of the men in the field-it is not at
all necessary. Water and fever germs
are doing the work most effectively.
Instead of jams and jellies, send
knitted cholera bands. 1 don't want
to advertise Mr.. Jaeger, but 1 am will
ing to do so if he will place the price
of that band of his within the reach
of every soldier. The soldier needs
it. but it is robbery to charge so muc'l
for it. Be patriotic. Mr.. Jaeger, and do
for yuor country. Charge
less for that kuitted abdominal band
and your sanitary wooden system will
glow with pride.
A broad complaint about the nom
''Old ladies" at
is a cartridge belt that is
,eing given out i'm some of the regi-
ments. This belt in itself is murder
ous. Murderous from the fact that at
the first activity on the part of the
soldier he would be minus belt, car
tridges and revolver, and at the mercy
Of the enemy. This belt-which 1 am
happy to say is not given out to all
Of the regiments-instead of having
the cartridge pockets woven into the
canvass, has them sewed on with an
thread and with a machine
stitch that unravels perfectly. The
clasp that fastens the belt around the
waist is not buckle at all. 1t is a
made of a brass wire that
loes not hold the belt securely and
S continually unfastening. The gov
saved money, or else the ord
nance department in Washington
made a lot of money, when this cheap,
miserable cartridge Delt, which even
! self-respecting Spaniard would east
lside. was taken from some snide
to be used by our sol-
iiers-
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1898-07-30

and politics is usually so wide. This
administration will pass away but
General Corbin's new military rank
will live on into other administrations
Nothing but conduct, the exposed
conduct ''unbecoming an officer and
q gentleman" can take IL away. The
great regret is that he must exercise
his remarkable political tact under
the ironbound military shoulder-strap
still, he has done well. If Major
General Corbin's abilities but rebound
to the Strengthening out of some of
these tangles, am willing to fall fat
on this problem, and pass on to my
next lesson.
Ladies in the field and the "old la
dies" in Washington are certainly
playing the deuce with this war. "Old
ladies" and playing the deuce" sound
bit as if this war was demOralizing
me, but those were the expressions /
heard a general use, and, coming
from his lips, they sounded very mild
and very refined. The ''old ladies" at
Washington are negotiating chiefs
who cannot understand the magni-
tude of war and the necessities of
men in the field. Ladies ''in the field"
are sweathearts, wives and sisters and
of the men who come "a visiting" and
draw the attention of our volunteers
and, to fit instances, might as well
add some regulars-from their duties.
l can add, too, ladies out of the field;
If it SO happens that they cannot
come personally to upset the heart of
the volunteer, they send boxes of
jams, jellies and pickles and upset his
stomach.
. Of the ladies in the field" hotels
and tents are filled with officers
wives. Regiments may need the per-
sonal attention of the colonel who mas
a thousand or more men in his care,
but the wife says she needs her hus-
band more, so evening sees him at the
hotel. During the day the wife gets
lonely and starts for camp, and she
demands his attention there. he dear
ladies'. God bless 'em, of course!-
but they do so get in my way. 1t has
taken me over two weeks to get at the
condition of affairs at Chickamauga.
1 have had to go as slowly here as
Shafter ought to have gone at San
tiago.
Now, don't think for a minute that
1 dislike women. 1 like them, and
have not the slightest objection to
their having the first claim on their
delightful husbands. When, however,
my work, which is official, claims at
tention from headquarters and from
officers of regiments, then / want
women where they will not mix up
my claims with their own. You can
say what you choose about the
strength of men, but a man is net the
generals to privates he is
only subordinate-if his wife is
around.
On my arrival somebody told me
that General Brooke did not like war
and that it would be
better to go towel, 1 presume that
it is not diplomatic to mention his
-name-to get my pass countersign-
ed. And this same kind somebody told
me that-that-thiso other one, was a
mighty nice man, and to fix myself
up so that 1 would not look like the
ordinary straggly Literary feller,
IL L xx0nld
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-20
WONDERFUL CHILD.
Six-Year-OId Girl who Plays thu
Piano and the Organ and Conn
poses Sweet Music.

Six-year-old Eula Vaughan, of Bow
man, Ga, plays the piano or organ like
a professional, composes music and
sings very sweetly. Her first gift be-
came manifest when she was two and
half years old. At that time she played
on the organ, to the amazement of her
father, who held her at the instrument
as joke.
Little Eula plays entirely by ear, and
has never taken a lesson in her life.
No matter what the music may be, 1t
is never so difficult that after hearing
1t once she cannot repeat it. The most
difficult runs and remote modulations
are reproduced with a faithfulness
which many distinguished profession
ais might cultivate to advantage. 1t
must not be thought that her efforts
are the result of musical mimicry, for
she plays with an expression that is al
together her own, and her touch has q
strength and iirmness that impresses
one with the remarkable fact that sc
young a child should be possessed OF
such individuality.
The story of her brief life and un
usual abilities is OF exceeding inter
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-20
Chairman of the Cigar Company.

Two small boys, walking down Tot
tenham Court road, passed a tobac-
conist's shop. The bigger remarked:
81 say, Bill, I've got a ha'penny, and il
you've got one, too, we'll have penny
smoke between us" Bill produced his
copper, and Tommy, diving into the
shop, promptly appeared with penny
cigar in his mouth. The boys walked
side by side for few minutes, when
the smaller mildly said: II say, Tom,
when am to have a puff? The weeds
half mine" "oh, you shut up" was
the business-lille reply. "Im the chair
man of this company, and you are onl:'
a shareholder. You can spit."-"Coi
lections and Recollections."
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-20

a new abode. In some way it squeezed
itself under the iron bars of the cubs
cage and, as is it's nature, rolled itself
into ball, thus protecting all the
more tender parts of its body by the
outer hard, shell-like covering.
1t was soon discovered by the cubs
and soon there were visible evidences
of a battle. The infuriated animals
dashed their tails violently against
their bodies, all the while keeping
their gaze fixed upon the armadillo,
which to spectators seemed no other
than a rock. The trouble of the cubs
was communicated to the other cages
and soon lions, tigers and panthers
were in an uproar either from fear or
sympathy. Presently one of the cubs
was seen to crouch and prepare for Il
spring. Spectators held their breath.
The cub leaped. At the same time
the hard form of the armadillo un-
folded and head shot out from be-
meath the covering. Opening its mouth
it seized the cub by the foot and held
on firmly till keeper came to the res
cue. Then the cubs sneaked into a cor
ner of the cage crestfallen and
whipped.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-20
BE WAS NOT GLADSTONE.
which Was Just why She Did Not
Care to Listen TO His
Gentle Flow.

NO" remarked the early morning man
in the car down from Mount Pleasant; mo,
l can't say that have my wife trained as
perfectly as | could wish to have her trained,
or chat | shall be so fortunate as ever to have
her so, but there is good deal of pleasure
in trying to. 1t at least gives her an idea
that she is not perfect, and as long as man
can keep his wife in that state of mind 1t is
almost as much of comfort as it is to have
her just what he wants her to be"
"Geehoolipins!" exclaimed a little man
with pale blue eye and fdgety manner,
Il wish | could only get my wife to your way
| of thinking"
"Did you ever try?" inquired the early
"Did II" chuckled the little man, with a
clear to the understanding of his auditors
al should say / did. 1t hasn't been half an
hour ago. had something to say to my
| wife on the lines you suggest and was en-
| deavoring to get an opening for my re-
marks, but she was talking to such an ,eeX
| tent that l had no show at all. Finally
| quite driven to desperation, but not wish
ing to do anything violent, | merely gave
| her hint of the situation by telling her that
when Mr.. Gladstone talked his wife alway!
listened in silence. And did she take it as
had intended?" he asked of himself, with an
other one of those ambiguous chuckles
"Did she?" inquired the early morninl
man, with much interest.
"Did she?" chuckled the little, man
"Well, SAYS she to me, 4 don't doubt it a.
all. but think who it was that Mrs. Glad
stone was listening to- and then she wen
right ahead with her conversation as II
hadn't been within ten miles. Washing
| ton Star
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-20
Monument to Prince Rudolph.

The monument raised by Empress
Elizabeth of austria to the memory of
her son, the late Crown Prince Ru-
dolph, stands in front of the Mayer
ling shooting box, where his tragic
death took place. The shooting box
has been converted into convent, and
nuns pray there every day for the re-
pose of his soul. The monument is a
pyramid of white marble, bearing a re
lief portrait of the crown prince. This
tragedy has left an inaelible mark
upon the royal family, and especially
upon the bereaved mother, who has
scarcely smiled since it occurred.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-20
AFTER VACATION.

Before they had arithmetic,
or telescopes, or chalk,
Or blackboards, maps and copy-books-
When they could only talk;
Before Columbus came to show
The world geography,
What did they teach the little boys
Wh1 went to school like me?
There wasn't any grammar then,
They couldn't read or spell,
For books were not invented yet
] think twas just as we'll
There were not any rows of dates,
Or laws, or wars, or Kings,
Or generals, or victories,
Or any Of those things.
There couldn't have been much to learn
There wasn't much to know.
twas nice to be n little boy
Ten thousand years ago!
For history had not begun,
The world was very new,
And in the schools. 1 don't see what
The children had to do.
Now, always there is more to learn
How history does grow!-
And every day they find new things
They think we ought to know.
And II 1t must go on like this
I'm glad live to-day,
For boys ten thousand years from now
VIII not have time to play!
A F. Brown, IN st. Nicholas.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-20
AIDED BY MRS. PINKHAM

Mrs. w. Z. PAXTON, youngstown,
North Dakota, writes about her strug-
gle to regain health after the birth of
her little girl:
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"After the birth of my little girl,
three years ago, my health was very
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gradually grew worse, until could do
no work. Also had headache nearly
all the time, and dizzy feelings. Men
struationsI were very profuse, appear
ing every two weeks.
"Itoolx medicine from good doctor,
but it seemed to do no good. / was
becoming alarmed over my condition,
when read your advertisement in a
paper. / sent at once for bottle of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
ponnd, and after taking two-thirds of
the bottle felt so much better that /
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bottles felt as strong and we'll as any
one.
at think it is the best medicine for
female weakness ever advertised, and
recommend it to everyday meet sut'
fering from this trouble"
Maternity is wonderful experience
and many women approach it wholly
unprepared. Childbirth under right
conditions need not terrify women.
The advice of Mrs. Pinkham is freely
offered to all expectant mothers, and
her advice is beyond question the most
valuable to be obtained. If Mrs. Pax
ton had written to Mrs. Pinkham be
fore confinement she would have beer
saved much suffering. Mrs. Pinkham'i
address is Lynn, Mass.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-20
A DOCTORS DIRECTIONS.
They save a daughter
from blindness.

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Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-20

est. When first her parents learned
she could play, they began to listen to
her and encourage her. In the begin
ming she would play certain chords of
her own composition, and then har-
monize these chords, until, executed
together, the effect was charming mel
ody. Mr.. Vaughan has a brother who
is professional musician, and one day
he happened to be present when Eula
played selection of her own compo-
sition. He wrote down the music as
she played, and the result is one of the
sweetest of Gospel hymns, called
"Jesus Loves the Children" This was
really the beginning of her reputation
as a composer, and since then she has
given to the home world bits of music
that SAVIOR Enthusiastically of genius.
In orchestration the child seems to
be particularly at her ease, as was
evinced by the fact that at the last
commencement of John Gibson insti-
tute, at Bowman, she played the piano
accompaniment to the orchestra with
out a single error. although she had
never heard of the music until the or
chestra leader played it over for her
a few moments before the time came
| for her to render 1t.
Eula's touch is remarkably sweet
and her execution very clear. She Is
pretty and rather spirituelle in ap
pearance. Her whole being seems tc
be in the most perfect accord with tht
music, and when she is either playing
or singing the little face is fairly trans
figured. Commercial Trib
| rna
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-20
WouId Rum his business.

Railroad stories are all more or less pithy,
especially when told by railroad men. A
certain system running in the southwest is
known for its slow trains from one end OF
the line to the other. The trains are slow
enough at best, but when washouts and over
flows occur, time doubles up on engineer
train crew and passengers. Not long ago g
flood of complaints was poured in upon the
general manager of the line from all kinds
of people who travel over this system. On,
of them came from prominent undertaken
somewhere in an adjacent state, and this il
what he wrote:
"If you do not run faster trains over you
line you will ruin my business. My custom
ers will not ship their corpses over you
system for fear that they will not reacl
their destination before the resurrection
day. st Louis Republic.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-20
DOE Obeyn Telephone Orders.

The following dog story comes from
Toronto: One morning a woman went
to see friend who lived two miles dis
tant, taking with her brown spaniel.
When she left she forgot the dog, and
as soon as he was discovered the peo-
pie did all they could to make him
leave, but with no avail. Some hours
passed and he was still there, so they
telephoned to the dogs mistress to let
her know of his whereabouts. Bring
him to the telephone" said the lady.
One of the boys held him while another
put the phone to the dogs ear. Then
the lady whistled and called: Come
home at once, Paddy" Immediately
he wriggled out of the boys arms,
rushed at the door, barked to get out
and then dashed away in the direction
of his home.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-20
He Had Never Tried 1t.

"How far can you swim, Willie ?" in,
quired the visitor.
"oh, don't know!" replied Willie.
"Across the ocean?" persisted the
visitor, facetiously
81 shouldn't wonder" answered Will
lie, promptly.
"Why, Willie, do you know how fai
1t is across the ocean?" demanded Viii
lies mother.
Don't care how far it is," retortet
Willie. Pop told Inc once never to ad
NIT that couldn't do thing until II
tried and failed, and never tried this.
Golden Days
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-20
A BATTLE IN THE zoo.
How nm ArmadilIo whipped Tw"
Tiger Cubs Before Large
Crowd of Spectators.

The armadillo was an easy winner.
This was the unanimous verdict of
party of Philadelphia pleasure seek
ers who, while spending an afternoon
at the Zoo, witnessed contest be-
tween two tiger cubs and a nine-band-
ed armndillo.
The latter, which is recognized as a
combination between the rhinoceros
and turtle, had become tired of its con-
finement in a box and started to seek
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1898-08-20

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