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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04
OUTFITS FOR SUMNER
PRETTY GAUZY GOWNS OF LACE
AND SHEER MUSLIN VERY
POPULAR
THIS SEASON A WHITE ONE

White Costumes, White Shirt Waists
and White Trimmings in Style
Increasing Extravaganza I'm
Dress, and Simplicity Tint Is De-
Iusive and Expensive-White Ba-
tiste Prettiest of Materials.
There is no uncertainty about the sum-
mer fashions end what we are to wear
during the heated season, unless it be-
GENES a question of price, and then there
is an Interrogation point. Extravaganza
In dress certainly increases with each sue
Ceeding year, and it is no use to try to
rctrench If you are anxious to keep up.
with the tide, for the fashionable things
made at the fashionable dressmaker's cost
beyond all precedent. Simplicity may be
= one of fashions pet rules, but 1t is of the
most expensive. delusive kind, and is very
effectively illustrated in the simple mus
Inns which are promptly transformed into
an artistic elaboration of frills, inser-
tions, hemstitching and tucks altogether
distracting.
The wise cynic who says that dress is
an absorbing diversion for women,
means of using up their superf1uous ener-
gy, a sort of consolation for the greater
restrictions imposed on them by the Gus.
toms of society, knows what he isrtalk-
Ing about if he has made any study Of
the present conditions of fashionable
dress. The up-to-date summer outfit GER
talnly requires All unlimited activity as
well as means, and as a pastime it is a
great success, since 1t can absorb no end
of time; but IS a solace for the many
privileges permitted to men it
time, summer, with all it's fashionable
sports, varied amusements and urgent
need of appropriate costuming, has many
compensations. The fashionable woman
and the conventional summer girl must
be supplied with all the pretty gauzy
things of lace and sheer muslin besides
the distinctive costumes suited to outdoor
life, especially the latter, If they are to
make any impression at the fashionable
summer resorts; and so the matter Of
clothes becomes a leading factor in their
existence for the time.
Fortunately, inexpensive coat and skirt
costumes are In very good form, as we'll
. as useful in the summer outfit, provid-
Ing they are fashionably made and sup
plemented by all the accessories as to
neckties, stocks, belt and vests, which
give them the coveted air of style Stocks
OF silk with a sailor knot and long ends
finished with knotted fringe made by
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

when the bill came in it was 100000 reis,
or a little more than 800.
AS result 1 have my information. I
have also my ounce of rubber. 1t Is good
rubber, but unless I use 1t in raising the
figures on some other mans check I
doubt whether I shall ever receive an ad-
eQuate return for my money.
A RIDE ON THE AMAZON.
We left in the evening and steamed all
night up the Amazon. Our hammocks
were slung to the roof of the boat and
we lay there in our pajamas.f The air was
delightfully."- soft and just cool enough for
comfort. 1t was moonlight, and the equa-
torial heavens were dotted with stars.
Early the next morning we landed at
the house of big rubber planter. Our
host received us in his bare feet on his
yeranda and gave US some coffe and a
bit of bread for our breakfast. Later on
he brought in his wife and two daughters
and introduced them to US. The old wom-
an was as broad as she was long, and the
two girls showed marked signs Of negro
blood. although they were by no means
bad looking.
The house was right on the banks Of
the river. 1t was a rambling one-story
structure, with a tiled roof surrounded by
porches. At one end was the store room,
filled with supplies for the rubber en-
ployeS, and on the Veranda were plies OF
rubber hams, smoked and ready for the
markets. When we went back we took
$500 worth of these hams along with US,
towing them and their owner in a canoe
behind our launch to Para.
WHAT A RUBBER TREE is.
After breakfast we walked about
through the forest and watched the
process of rubber gathering. First, let
me tell YOU lust how a rubber tree looks
Many of you think you have seen in our
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

drawing out the cross threads in the rib
bon or silk, are very swell especially
when they match the silk shirt waist;
but the daintiest of all are the lace ties
of point d'Alencon, long enough to pass
twice around the neck and tie in a bow.
which is fastened with jeweled pins.
Straight scarfs of taffeta silk come in all
eolors with double row Of hemstitching,
which makes them very pretty. These
pass twice around the neck and tie In a
sailor knot Then there are all sorts of
little vests, with tiny revers and wide
collars at the back, made of silk, pique,
linen and fine muslin, trimmed with lace
and embroidery insertion. lace ruff
ne on the edge makes them very pretty
a round wide revers collar of tucked
muslin, forming frill on the edge, fin
fshed with narrow lace, is another pretty
style which is worn over any of the coats
with turn-down collar.
The white shirt waists in piuue India
linen, lawn and silk are another very
important item of the summer wardrobe
and at least half dozen-to say nothing
of colored waists-are a necessary por-
ton for the fashionable girl; while II she
has unlimited means she INDUCES in a
dozen. Made of India lawn, with fine lin
gerie tucks and insertions of lace or en-
broidery, they are very attractive dainty
things, especially desirable for the warm
weather. Yokes of embroidery are pretty
with plain or tucked lawn, which is made
with the tucks diagonal in front and
straight in the back, straight all around.
or crosswise both back and front as YOU
like. Whatever the style of making may
be, pin your faith to the white shirt
waist If you want to have the modish
thing.
Pique, both plain and embroidered in
polka dots, makes very fetching cos
tunes of their kind, as there is a pleas
ing variety in the colors, and pretty COM
binations of white with the colors form
the trimming. The new colored linens
too, are especially desirable for summer
gowns, end bands of white linen, spotted
with polka dots, matching the color Of
the gown, make a very effective trim
ming. Scalloped bands of white linen
finished on the edges with rows of white
or colored braid like the model shown in
the illustration, are also very good style
The coat and skirt costume in various
materials shows a greater variety In de-
sign than ever before, and here are two
new models. One is In fawn cloth, trim
med with stitched bands down the side
and around the bottom. The collar and
lapels are covered with machine-stitched
white satin. The second gown, of soft
green cloth, is stitched with white silk,
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

IT,
further up. In addition to the great COM
panies there are many small rubber buy
ers and rubber huntersI Some live in the
wilds and work with the Indians, others
buy of the Indians, and others work on
system much like slavery. enforcing their
commands with revolvers and rifles.
RUBBER AT 81, 900 A POUND.
Some of the best rubber is made not far
from Para. 1t grows on the Islands in
the delta of the Amazon have visited
some of these islands, and have expert
mented In making rubber I can't say
that the experiment was financial sus-
cess. I have made just about an ounce
and that ounce has cost me 500 in gold,
or at the rate of $1,000 pound. told my
friends at Para that 1 must see a rubber
camp and must make some rubber myself
in order to tell you just how it Is done.
AT my request they hired a steam launch
and fitted 1t out with provisions for stay
Of two days. We had four sailors and we
lived high. We failed, however, to fix
the price Of the launch beforehand. and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04
FASHIONS IN A FEW LINES.

Gray feather ooas are all the rage in
Paris
Braids finished with short fringe are
among the new dress trimmings.
Both black and white silk taffeta coats
will be worn with cotton, silk, wool and
lace gowns this season. They are made
of the soft, thin and consequently expen-
sive taffeta, finely tucked and lined with
white. Some of them are Elton shape,
with or without rounded points at either
side of the front, while others have the
scalloped basque finish or are cut in the
form of a Russian blouse without much
of the real blouse effect.
Baby ribbon in black and white mixed
edges the ruffies on n white organdie
gown.
Flowered linen lawn gowns, trimmed
with silk matching the color in the flow
ers, and edged with black silk braid, are
the extreme of fashion in the way of COM
b1nation and novelty.
Sun-plaited skirts of linen lawn are very
good style trimmed the width Of a hem
from the lower edge with wide band
OF cream lace insertion.
Golf jackets are made o. bright green
cloth, with reVers, collar and cuffs of
red.
A lace bodice over white silk and
striped diagonally front and back, with
tucked bands of black taffeta silk. is
worn with a cream cloth skirt The bands
meet In point in the middle of the back.
Book muslin, organdie and point d'es-
prit are the popular materials for gradu-
alton gowns
Sailor hats made of fancy braid and fin
1shed with a band of brown or blue vel
vet are very stylish.
Alpine hats of coarse straw with a soft
twist of polka dotted silk gauze or taffeta
SILK around the crown and some stiff
white quilts at the side are worn with
piQue suits.
Black Chantilly in applique designs
decorates some of the white organdie
gown eXquiSitely.
White pique yachting suits with red
cellar and cuffs are very effective
Dainty lawn waists in pale blue and
pink have white quimpe of tucked
lawn and lace insertion, which also forms
| the top of the sleeve.
Old-fashioned tatting is coming in
tngS on the much trimmed gowns
Pale blue velvet baby ribbon gathered
on one edge and sewn in rows around
a white chiffon collar and the upper por-
ton Of the chiffon vest is a very dainty
bit Of color in the bodice of a black and
white foulard. OF course the rows are
fully a third of an inch apart which
gives, pretty effect
The prettiest toques are built Of folds
of tulle, with one single ostrich feather
at the side.
The transparent train made of in
Vulnerable frills of mousseline de sole on
mousseline lined with the same transpar-
ent stuff was a new feature at an Eng
liSh drawing room in March, and it is
prophesied that the old court train of
heavy velvet and satin will be displaced
by this more graceful appendage.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

the rubber loses its beautiful white T,
turns yellow and brown. 1t looks greasy
ana 1t is Tor all the world just like a ham
RUBBER THIEVES.
rubber is, you know, salable anywhere.
- uetter IMAM the wheat, and the rub
Der planters and shippers have to watch
carefully TO prevent it being stolen Tba
RUBBER at Para is watched by both the
custom house officers and the SINNERS
II is carefully weighed, being put up in
pine boxes, each Of which contains some
where between 300 and 400 pounds
, Inc boxes are watched as they go to
the ship. They must be carefully hand
led, Tor If one is broken pieces are liable
to be stolen, and the steamship companv
Is responsible for the loss. There is a
great deal of rubber stealing at the ports
to which the rubber is taken Bits often
carried away by sailors and traded for
drinks at saloons. A sailor will often
give rubber worth ten times the price
OF glass of whisky for a schooner of
beer.
RUBBER SLAVES.
One of the great troubles in the rubber
districts is labor. 1t is hard to get men
to collect the sap and smoke it. Emil
grants are now being brought from Ceara
and other ports of Brazil to work in the
rubber forests. The places where the 1ub-
Der trees grow are usually malarious and
otherwise unhealthy. Many of the work
men die, and on the upper Amazon many
of them are kept at their work by fear
of their masters. A great many are debt
slaves. They are supplied by their en-
ployers with food, and with some the ac-
counts are so manipulated that they are
kept in debt.
With others the men are so shiftless
that they do not work to get out of debt.
In the upper Amazon I am told that such
men are sometimes passed from one en-
ployer to another, the last man paying
certain amount per man as a considera-
ton for the exchange.
WILL THERE BE A FAMINE?
The question as to how long the rubber
will last is unsettled There is a variety Of
opinions OF the subject. At present, how
ever. there is no reason for alarm. The
trees are more carefully worked now than
ever, and every tree, if not abused, Will
produce milk in abundance for thirty or
forty years. There is no doubt that the
trees can be grown, and eventually there
will be great rubber plantations. owned
by large companies, planted and cared for
as longtime investments.
There is no doubt but there is a great
deal of money in the business. The cap
italists make a big percentage on every
thing. They sell their goods at the high
est prices ana they charge enormous rates
of interest. They weigh the rubber which
they buy of the smaller gatnerers so that
the odd half ounces are always IN their
favor, and. in short, the only persons who
do not make money are the poor men who
go from tree to tree and do the work.
Still, the business is fraught with great
danger, and l should not advise any
American to come down here without in
surfing his life. The chances of sickness
and death are MANY, and on the INNER
Amazon there are wild Indians who de-
light in sending poisoned arrows through
their blow guns at the white rubber lords
Frank G. Carpenter
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04
New Sleeping Car Service to Osh-
kOsh and Fond DIN Lac

The Wisconsin Central Line will run
a Sleeper every evening for the ac on
mediation of its patrons to Neerah, o H.
kosh, Fond du Lac and Fox River
points. City Ticket Office, 373 Robe. t
street, and Union Depot.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04
Good Fishing.

Good Fishing.
Daily reports from Annandale South
Haven, Kimball Prairie, Paynesville and
Glenwood, Mimi, on the 800 Line"
show large catches of Black Bass, Pike
and Pickerel.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

ally, and foulards with mousseline de sol
ruf11es at the feet are still another COM
hination
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

"As you ladies VIII use them, reeommena 'H0u tl
preparations" For sale by all druggists spd fancy
goods dealers in the u. g., Canadas and Europe.
FeId. 7. Hopkins, Prop'r, 81 0reatIones st., NIX.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04
In RUBBER FORESTS
A VISIT TO THE STRETCH FEM
ROADS OF THE AMAZON
VALLEY
HOW THE TREES ARE TAPPED

And the Sap Prepared for the Mar
Cost $1OO-SmOking Rubber-How
the Plantations Are Owned
of the Upper Amazon.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-04

There are many large rubber forests
near Para. I shall describe my visit to
one of them further on in this letter, But
first let me tell you something about the
rubber territory Of this great valley. The
amazon valley Is. you know. Of vast ex-
tent. 1t is TOO miles wide and more than
2,OO0 miles long, and vast part of 1t
contains rubber trees.
The trees grow over a territory one
third as large as the whole United
Sharp County record., 1899-10-06
HARDY.

Postmaster Joel Turner went
to Nebraska Monday night, for
an absence Of several weeks.
W. D. Cochran of Evening
Shade was in town Monday look
ing after his business interests
at this point.
The Sharp County Bank has
bought G. A. Wilson'S lot ad-
joining the bank building, and
the property is being repaired
for occupancy by W. S. Van
natta's millinery store.
At the monthly meeting of the
town council Monday night,
B. G. Huddleston rendered his
resignation as marshal, with the
request that it take effect at
once, and r. M. Biggers was
elected his successor.
DR.. John s. King, father Of
Hon. b. L. King, died Saturday,
September %, at the residence
of his daughter, near Williford,
and was buried Sunday after
noon in the Hardy cemetery, by
the side Of the grave of his son,
James P. King. A large con-
course attended the obsequics.
DR.. King has been we'll known
Sharp County record., 1899-10-06
Too Much Faith in n Dor,

1t is not always safe to put too much
trust in dog. An Ellsworth man had
a highly priced dog, and when n neigh
Dor presented bill for two hens
which he claimed had been killed by
the brute the dog owner was grieved
and positively refused to believe the
charge or pay for the hens, A few days
later the Ellsworth man was driving
by the farm where the hens had been
Killed The dog was with him in the
carriage. He drove into the farmers
yard to prove TO him TINT his dog was
not guilty, LET out your hens" he
said, "ond I'll call the dog out of the
carriage to prove that he will not kin
hens II was done, Before the dog
could be stopped he had killed four.
the owner Of the dog, who never dis
honors just bill, pulled out his wallet
and settled for six hens.--Bangor (MeD
Commercial.
Sharp County record., 1899-10-06
THE BRITISH HEN.
Improve the POultry-Raising
Industry.

Great Britain is the largest egg-im,
porting country No breakfast table
is well furnished without eggs, and
British hens would give up in despair
If it were intimated to them that they
ought to supply all the eggs the popu-
lation can consume. In fact, the num-
Der of hens is 50 very inadequate that
over 1,33d,OOO,O0O Of eggs, worth $780,
100000, ore imported every year to
make up the deficiency in the home
supply. Nobody wonders more than
the British do themselves why they
don't raii more poultry and eggs, and
so a poultry conference met at Read
ing to talk the matter over.
Mr.. Wuiter Long, president Of the
British board of agriculture, told the
delegates that 40 eggs were imported
each year for every man, woman and
child in the United Kingdom, and
every one of these eggs might Just as
well be raised at home. He would do
all he could to facilitate this desirable
result Some Of the delegates said that
the poultry farmer might reasonably
expect profit Of five shillngs n year
from the eggs Of each hen, and there
was no reason why the home produc.
ton should not be largely increased.
Various ways Of encouraging the in.
dustry were approved,
Among the diversions Of the confer.
ence was n trip TO Baynards, In Surrey,
where the delegates were conducted
over the great poultry fattening es.
Enlistment Of Mr.. G. +. Brooke, who
annually sends 10000 fowls TO the
London market. This market has
some peculiarities which the farmer
must take into account. The chicken
must be sent to market with its head
on, for the buyer will not invest in n
fowl whose head has been cut OF
The idea Is that chickens that are mu.
tilated may possibly have been killed
by some animal, II Is also important
that the chicken should have white or
at least light yellow legs, ns the poultry
buyers object TO black legs, There is
no good ground for this objection, but
consumers will have their way, and
their whims must be grat6ed. II
chickens with black legs IRE forced up
on the market they bring only about
half the price OF those with light legs.
The great hen countries OF Europe
are France, AustriO.IIungary, Russia,
Italy Belgium and Denmark, and thus
England has plenty Of neighbors that
are willing to supply her wants, Can.
ada is now trying to get part Of the
trade lfChino might only be econom.
really tapped for poultry and eggs that
country could beat all creation In the
quantity supplied, for that empire has
more fowls than any other country IN
the world N y, sun,
Sharp County record., 1899-10-06
POLK.

Health is reasonably good.
Cotton picking still goes merrily
There was light frost Saturday
night.
Many are sowing wheat and CRIB,
bing corn.
W. T. Clifford lost a 6ne calf
Sunday morning.
Simp Brown will start for Frank
In county in few days.
j. L. Crafton's fine mule snagged
himself Monday. The mule stepped
on plank IN the road and one end
flying up struck it between the fore
legs, going into the body thirteen
inches.
Our school at Hackel Branch
closed last Saturday with dinner on
the ground and an interesting en-
tertalnment, together with music
throughout the afternoon. The
music by the Sidney choir and the
string band was sweet and charm.
ing, also the exercises by the school
were exceptionally good. Among
those present from Sidney were,
Misses Dee Wlles, jennie Johnston
Maud Buchanan and Maud Vests
morland, Mr.. and Mrs. Grisham,
and Messrs W. 4. Founders, Haden
Smith, Joe Founders and John
Wiles. We wish in behalf of our
community to thank all for their
presence and for the interest NAM,
tested in our school.
Would ike to write more but our
quill is about won out.
SHY.
Sharp County record., 1899-10-06

in this section for many years.
He took an active part in the
stirring events preceding the
war, served throughout the civil
conflict with courage and dis
tinction in Gen. Prices COM
mand, and since the war has
practiced medicine in North Ar
kansas. His son, D. l.. King,
returned from Melbourne court
in time to be present at his
deathbed.
Sharp County record., 1899-10-06
THE RECORD.
BY CLAUDE L. COGER.
County News.
CAVE CITY.

Health is improving IN this neigh
borhood.
The creek Is almost dry; stock
water very scarce.
Wheat sowing is now on hand,
and dusty SOW it is.
Frank Brewer is buying up Car
load of beef cattle.
DR.. McGee will leaye for medical
college soon. lie has had good luck
and Is loved by all.
The school Is still improving
Four new boarding students entered
last Monday.
There was a mistake made IN
giving the name of the assistant
teacher of our school last week. 1t
should have been Miss Mary Wood,
We had only one death for some
time, and that was George Green,
lie was getting old and was very
badly afflicted with cancer and
OTHER diseases. HIS las: sickness
was very brief, nd from his daily
walk, we judge he has gone TO
rest.
Sharp County record., 1899-10-06
GALA MI N f..

Still it IS cool and dry.
DR.. Barr has re!apsed again and
the chances are against his recov.
cry.
NJ. +. Street attended levylng
court at Evening Shade Monday
and Tuesday.
Some frost IN this part, and we
hope it will improve the general
health of The country.
John N. Sarber of Mammoth
Spring has come to open up work
prospecting on leased lands in this
section.
Cotton picking is the order of
the day, The rise in the cotton
market IL stimulating the people to
work TO get bale out.
The Crockett and Roe mines
west of town ara looming up nicely,
They have struck 9 foot solid face
of zinc and don't know how much
deeper it goes, as they are not to
tina bcttom of Il,
The American Zinc Co. Of New
York will be here this week to look
after their immense inning inter-
ests IN Sharp county They will
very likely reopen the mines which
have been closed down for twenty>
seven years, This will mean plenty
Of money and prosperity for the
country.
Best wishes TO the Record.
SLIGO.
Sharp County record., 1899-10-06
Couldn't See Them In Giant.

Even surprising the moon were in.
habited, u supposition which has been
conclusively dlsproved, the largest tel.
escope would not enable MS 10 discern
,'s natives unless they we're immensely
larger than ourselves, very unlikely
state OF affairs, considering the small
SIZE OF the moon The biggest telescope
IN use has the apparent effect Of bring.
hg the moon within about 50 miles OF
the eye Detroit Free Press.
Sharp County record., 1899-10-06
Lots of old papers FIR sale at
the Record office.


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system and blood purifier. Only
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Sharp County record., 1899-10-06
TO THE GOOD PEOPLE
SBHRp 8 C0unTy.

We take this of thanking you, one and all, for
the liberal patronage you have given in the past and
believing that and will protect your interests
we kindly ask continuance of your trade.