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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
The Shirt Waist Problem.

In the everlasting matter of shirt
waists there is yet more to be said,
though it does seem that the subject
has been done to death.
Look about you and you'll admit
there's room for more such wretched
taste and judgment as is to be found
on every side! The stout woman, as
likely as not, is partial to plaids and
checks, and a straight-across, accented
yoke; while the slender sister is
equally in love with up-and-down
lines.
As q matter of fact, stripes are very
much more the thing than plaids or
checks. In fact, plaids and checks
give one the horrors unless managed
by an artist; you may call them the
shoals of Dressdoml The number of
tair ones who come to grief upon their
treacherous squares is simply appall-
ing. Perfectly managed, they are
often most effective; but the number
| of botches is enough to scare most OF
us ont. What we're getting at is the
fact that white is the safest choice.
Those who are ever after color ef-
fects, however, are interested in the
varied showings. There are stunning
stripes, mostly white and color, aud
there are plain colors in the dainty
pastel shades, as we'll as the more
pronounced hues.
II one doesn't care for the abso-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
FIFT Y-SlxTH CONGRESS
Senate.
SEVENTY -FIFTu DAY


The Senate rejected the sectarian
school amendment to the Indian APP
preparation bill offered by Mr.. Jones,
OF Arkansas. by vote Of 80 to 10.
Without division the bill was passed.
The measure carries about SS,4I4,ooo.
he bill for the government OF Ha-
waii. as passed by the House, was pre-
sented and orderpl printed Mr. Gull
lom said he wouu not at present ask
for conference
The house spent the day on the agri-
cultural appropriation bill.
SEVENTY SIXTH DAY.
At special meeting OF the ways and
means committee it was decided by Il
vote OF TO 5 TO report the Puerto Rico
bill as il passed the Senate without
amendment and TO move a concurrence
in the Senate amendments. This means
the acceptance of the territorial form
of government for Puerto Rico as add
ed TO the bill by the Senate and other
lesser changes on the tariff and other
features. The report was submitted to
the House.
Senator Perrose introduced an
amendment to the army appropriation
bill providing that all appointments to
fill vacancies in the regular establish
ment of the adjutant general, inspector
general, Judge advocate general, quar-
termaster general, subsistence, medical
and pay departments and the signal
corps may be made from the volunteer
officers now serving in those depart
ments.
SEVENTY-SEVENTH DAY.
The House spent a large part of the
day in discussing and passing the bill
offered by Mr.. Sibley, Democrat. Penn
sylvania, and reported from the insular
affairs committee, to authorize the sec
retary OF the treasury to designate the
banks in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the
Philippines that shall be repositories
OF government funds.
The Senate decided to continue the
Philippine bill as unfinished business in
preference 20 the Nicaragua canal bill
SsNENTN-ElGHTH DAY.
BY vote OF $40 to IS the House pass
ed resolution for constitutional
amendment providing for the election
OF senators by direct vote of the PEOPLE
| The House committee on militia agrees
upon an allowance OF 81 100000 TO the
militia of the States. For various rea.
sons, Mr., Burton thinks the Nicarapuar
canal question should be postponed &c
next winter.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18

Upon the fallen tree itself was NAM
tanned tenpin alley and reception
room.
The Baptist Church in Santa Rosa
was, with the exception of the arches,
built entirely Of lumber secured from
one redwood, and but half of the tree
was used at that. The age of this
giant was estimated ut 1900 years.
When one of these big trees gives
up the ghost and falls under stress
of wind, il goes down like an avalanche
of the Sierras. The ground trembles
and the crash and ruin in its path
mark tragedy of nature.
The Father of the Forest in the
Calaveras grove, which fell not long
ago, had seen a thousand years when
the great majority of its present asso-
ciates were either non-existent or
literally but little larger than mustard
seeds. Its first limbs are 100 feet
from the base, and, with a diameter
of six feet, compare favorably with
the largest trees of the country east
Of the Rockies. There are 125 trees
in the lower and upper groves ever
forty feet in circumference. In the
Yosemite National Park, in belt
about two and half miles long by
two miles wide is the next largest
grove of redwood trees. Here are
some 600 trees which would be con-
sidered too large as shade trees for
the broadcast avenue. The largest has
circumference of eighty-one feet
three feet above the earth. II is in
many ways the greatest and grandest
forest on the globe.
The big trees are generally wearing
away with time and weather, and
seem to have outlived the age in which
they belonged, so that they will drop
their limbs and topple themselves all
too soon without the vandal's axe to
bring them down. Many of them
show signs of decay, and some are
hollow at the base, though still living,
with the heart gone. In the hollows
Of those woodland giants there is fire..
quently plenty of space for comfort.
able house of three or four rooms,
and in one of them seventeen horses
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
Fabrics That Are Favored.

Thread, silk and cotton appear in
the fabric gloves. This style Of glove
has been brought to great state Of
perfection lately, so the number of
those who wear it is increasing. The
weave is fine and smooth, the fingers
graduated and tapering, the shape per-
fection, and the finish and shades just
the same as kid glove. Long OPEN
work gauntlets, reaching to the elbow
front, is the style Of fabric glove in
troduced for wear with elbow sleeves,
but probably it will not be generally
adopted. Where a gown has elbow
sleeves it is dressy enough to require
kid gloves in keeping.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
have been sheltered at the same time

have been sheltered at the same time
from storm.
The gigantea is wont to play Jokes
on travellers, and they are elephantine
enough to be serious. The camper is
never tempted to seek rest in the
grasses and ferns and shrubs at its base,
for he is liable to be bombarded with
cones, and as they are about the size
and weight of eggs, a drop of several
hundred feet gives them surprising
force. But the real danger lies in the
limbs, which frequently fall, though
the tree may apparently have none to
spare.
In the Mariposa grove there are
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
White Kids.

The exceedingly popular white Kid
glove will be as much la mode as ever.
In kid and Swedish kid they will be
well liked, while new style of
white doeskin will make its initial np-
pearance and promises to have very
favorable reception. These last are
great favorites in la belle France, and
while the skin is quito heavy, yet
they do not give the hand bulky or
large appearance. They are in white,
or chamois color, with double stitched
backs in self-color and have three
large mother -of-pearl buttons.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18

bodice is of fulled mousseline in a
paler shade, while the scarf, which in
this case is laced through slashings
which &C round the figure, is of panne
velvet, shade darker, crimped at the
ends. 1t is knotted at the left front
in chou effect.
These slashed and laced effects are
seen on skirts also, soft lace or con-
trasting silk being used on the lighter
materials while cloth, panne or heavy
liberty satin may figure on the cloth
dresses.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
Favorable Conditions In india.

In spite OF the plague, famine and 9TH
er troubles. the financial condition of
India, as shown by the latest official
figures, is far more favorable than was
expected. There is an actual surplus
OF f2553,oco. against the estimate of
& E2,6a2.ooo made year ago. There
was loss OF land revenue due to famine
OF fI,I87, COO but against that has to be
put improvements. in railway receipts
OF fS24 ,oco; in postoffcc, telegraph and
mint receipts OF &4a3,ooo and in opium
revenue OF G 4oI 600
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18

lutely plain color (which is modish),
ore may choose n piece with polka
dots, or other unobtrusive figures.
In the double column cut two hand.
some spring waists are shown. The
waist on the left is of corded colored
tatfeta, with fine valenciennes inser.
tions between hemstitched and slight.
ly puired strips of silk, and has II
small box plat back and front. That
on the right is of mauve taffeta, with
groups of tiny tucks, fancy white
ribbon being attached by hemstitching
to either side of the tucks.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18

longed. The climate and surround
ings of to-day are not congenial and
they are slowly dropping their limbs
and wearing away with age and
weather.
Some of these grooves of trees were
offered for sale recently at ridicuously
low prices-S20 an acre for large
tracts that have in some places six or
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18

bons are run being INDUCED in even
by infants.
An example OF slashing suitable for
young matrons is shown In the ac-
companying illustration.
The example, in pastel rose broad
cloth, appears in a promenade dress
in semi-tailor effect. The under
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
NEW YORK FASHIONS.
Designs For Costumes That Have Be-
come Popular in the Metropolis.
asN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

NEW YoRK CrrY Especially Slash
Ing is picturesque always, and has q
flavor all its own. II is to be seen on
garments intended for all ages Of
feminiDity, embroideries with ready
made slashings through which rib
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18

standing 3G5 large sequoias-o one for
every day in the year. This grove
was donated by Congress to Califor-
MIA in trust at the same time (1S64)
and by the same act as the Yosemite
Valley, and is managed by the same
board of commissioners. A troop ef
cavalry guards the domain.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18

generation. The stump of the tree
cut down has served various purposes
theatrical performances have been
held upon it; over thirty people at
time have danced upon it; news
paper. the Big Tree Bulletin. four
ished for q time from its surface.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18


wonderful machine the chain of lakes will be
Ohio With
all lake will be little demand for unsked labor
machine
dispeasure prudent
under the lights insure its
completion With the machine unload vessel in the
The weight of the
machine 400 tons Its height is than fifty feet Equipped
swivel hinge almost the
time that shovel the
hold this machine
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18

Some scientists say they are 1900
years old. Others insist that they
must be 6000 years old-older than
Christianity, older than the Mosaic
law.
These trees have outlived the natu-
ral age or cycle IN which they be-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18

in color between the skirt and bodicb.
Tho black skirt with bright colortd
waists which have no black in tleir
composition is no longer considered
swell. For example, blue and fawn
checked silk blouse is very good style
with either fawn or a blud cloth
skirt, while with black it wotld be
very ordinary.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18

The tramways, omnibuses and un-
derground railway in and around Lon
don, within radius Of five miles,
carry each year, it is calculated. shout
463. 600, 900 passengers.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18
California S Giant
Tress Are Saved.
The United States Government Has
Acquired tho Famous Eedwoods.

oALTFORNIA'S grove of the
Calaveras mammoth redwood
trees has beer saved from the
hands of the vandal.
At the opening of the United States
Senate's session, on March 6, Mr..
Hansbrough, of North Dakota, re-
ported the House joint resolution di-
recting the Secretary of the Interior
to place under bond the Mammoth
Tree Grove" and the "South Park
Grove of Big Trees" in Calaveras
and Tuolumne Counties, Califor-
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18

Waist, Skirt and Bodice.
If you wish to acquire distinction
in dress with your separate waists.
see to ii that there is some relation in
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-04-18

Perth is one OF the most delightful
residential towns in the eastern part o.
Ontario.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08

Someone has discovered that the
one who gets the fewest letters is the
one who complains most at the man.
sgement of the post office; the man
who runs down his town does the
least to build it up; the man who
does not take his own home paper
nor advertise in it nor do anything to
make it q success and public beneti.
is always the man who is finding fault
with his paper. The man who rides
the break beams rather than pay car
fare lcomplaiDs more of the grinding
railway monopoly and its sccomods.
lions than the man who pays the
freight ON train loads of cattle month.
~; the man who "psints the town in
carmine" complains of the tint In the
rainbow. And the politician who isn't
on the band wagon complains most of
the noise the old horns make.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08

An editor makes enemies. He also
makes friends and good ones, too. A
little squib at no one in particular will
hit some hollow hesded individual en- q
sore spot and he at once declares him
self against the paper. The paper
may have given him many compliment
tsry notices, but the imaginary thrust
puts him on his dignity and he esta-
blishes himself q critic, but he has not
the nerve to 60 to the editor with his
supposed grievance. Just notice and
you will find that the men who are
against the homepaper are, as a rule
men who would not be missed were
they to leave the community for ever
On every question of local interest the
home paper stands to make fight for
the best interests of the town.-Twin.
or
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08
Northwestern Will Build into
Illinois Central Territory

During the past year the state of
Iowa has been hugo checker board
aud the different railroads system
operating in the state have formed Q
gpoup Of most highly interested play
re, with the Chicago end North West
ern aud the Illinois Central occupying
he principal seats. Since the compile :
ton OF the new Fl. Dodge Oman Q
line the Illinois Central company has
been an avowed competitor of the
Northwestern. A we'll defined rumor 10
now 10 circulation concerning the
North westerns contemplated invasion
Of tho Illinois centrals Norte Central
Iowa territory. At q meeting Of capt.
taliates and business men held in Fl
Dodge last Saturday the plan wss for
mulsted for the building of new rail.
road from Fl. Dodge south east to
Stratford there connecting with the
Northwestern. The total length of the
new line to be about sixty five miles
through 9 most productive forming
country.
While the Northwestern is not men.
toned in the projected road yet It is
said BY parties posted on the matter
to be the prime mover.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08

Walter Wellman, the Washington
correspondence the Chicago Times.
Herald, announces that neither Presi.
dent Mckinley nor any of his close
friends in Washington believes the
r epublicsn ticket is assured of success
next November. While 1t is believed
the chances favor the republican par.
ty, the president does not now make
and does not at any time intend
make the mistake of understanding
the power of the opposition. 1t is
conceded in administration circles
that there is danger of Mr.. Bryan'a
success. and every effort will be made
to minimize the danger as much as
possible"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08

It is announced that France ia
experiencing white paper famine
and that should it continue any
length of time large number of
the smaller newspapers through
out the country will be obliged to
suspend operations. It's the same
old story that is being told and
retold on this side of the water
in the strangling grasp of a giant
trust.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08
ROBERT v. CARSON JR.
Auctioneer, Minden, Iowa.
TELEPHONE FOR DATES.

Mr. and Mrs WP Goode, and son
Chester, formerly of this place but
now of Lebanon, Kas., are here visit
ling relatives. They started on their
trip la. ps s''oo. eo'-e ~ 80. .
w oAAonoluo "he.s Susr.
month or so; then they drove to :. :.
rem County Iowa. where they have
two sons and numerous other rels-
tives and there visited until January
81. Having sold ltheir team,
theyl started by rail for Mo Valley to
visit their daughter, Mrs Herman
Sheck, and Mrs Goodies brother w f
Donaldson and their many friends.
They contemplate short trip to see
other relatives near Woodbine, and
will then return to their Kansas home
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08
10 Pension Railway EN-
ployes.

Dubuque Times: The Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy's new pen
sion fund plan ought to become as
as it's relief association
was unpopular. 1t oontemplates
that each of the $4,000 employees
of the road shall contribute per
cent of his salary to this fund
monthly, from which source a
monthly revenue of SIS, 600 is exc
pected. To this fund the @. b. &
@. will add the 100000 reserve
remaining in the hands Of the re-
lief association and the whole will
be invested to yield 4 per cent per
snnum. The man retired after q
certain length of service will get
q pension equal to half the salary
he formerly received. It doer not
appear that provision is made for
accident or disability, but in the
logical development of the plan
these features will be added in
the case, at least, of every employee
not otherwise insured. The relief
association operated on q plan
which did NOT receive and did NOT
deserve approval. It exempted
the railroad company fsom en-
ployer's liability in every instance
in which the injured employee &C
cepted relief from the association,
30 that in It effect compelled
the employees to carry the com.
pany's insurance. The Temple
amendment put an end to this in
justice and now the company has
undertaken a movement free from
the objection which made the
original scheme unpopular. The
employees will not monopolize it,
benefits. No better method Of
avoiding strikes could be devised
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08

Washington Post: The constitution.
al power of congress to authorize plur-
atty election of senators is clear. Only
the question of expediency need be
considered. A senate in which four va.
cant seats testify to four failures of
legislatures to discharge the impera-
tive duty of filling vacancies would
seem to be forcibly aimonished of the
necessity for some action that would
prevent the recurrence of such condi.
tiOn
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08

A submarine cable from Cape
Town has enlaid to st. Helena,
and the cable was landed on No
vember %, 1899. The present
tariff is $l.70 per word, but on
the final completion of the line,
the rate will be 81 cents to Eng
land.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08

In the experiments which have
been carried on in South Africa
with the Marconi system in wire
less telegraphy it was found that
cannonading had no effect on the
system.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08

Senator Vest has notepoyA :. >
with rare examples of congressional
eloquence, smong which his favorite
quotation to illustrate mixed metaph-
or is: "The apple OF discord has been
sown in our midst, and unless nipped
In the bud 1t will produce confiagra-
ton whose waves will submerge this
fair land with anarchy"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08

Miss Jessie Pierce after week 8
visit In this city with Miss Amy Bur
bank and other friends, departed yester-
day evening for her home in Little
Sln,,v
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08
Public Sale

The undersigned will sell a
public sale on the j. =. Kirkwcod
home farm six miles southeast o.
Mo. Valley and three miles west
Of Beebetown, the following pro
perty, Thursday, Feb. Is, 1900:
Eight head of cattle, FIVE cow
coming fresh. eight brood sows
six or eight dozen chickens, two
work horses, one lumber wagon
- buggy, l corn planter
one Toy ,-.,hla row
with drill and check, 1 u..-
stalk cutter, l force seeder, / IL
inch pillow, l harrow, l corn shelter
! Deering mower, l bob sled,
hay rake, ! set double harness,
single harness. All the farm i'm.
plements are practically new, 10 o,
~ tons of choice upland hay, some
household goods, other articles
not mentioned.
Terms:-l2 months credit OF
ell sums over $40, purchaser Civ.
ing note with approved securit,
bearing 8 per cent interest; 2 pc,
cent off for cash. Sums under $I(
cash. Sale commences at 10 q. IN
Lewis Larson
W. N. Upper, Auctioneer,
j. j. Amen, Clerk.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08

The postoffice department. Is think
ing of new scheme to sell postage
stamps in book form, selling twelve 2
cent stamps IN q little book that just
ITS vest pocket for 25 cents. The
one cent charged for the binding and
wax paper that goes between the
stamps would net Uncle Sam no less
than $4,000 per year says the Dies.
Moines Register.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08

Thomas Cody moves to the Valley
this week from his farm. James Red
den has rented the farm and will run
it this season.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08
He Cannot Baptize Infants

-eS s0.A4OV A0SAesS
New York, Feb. 4-Rev DIR Madt-
son G Peters, who today resigned the
psstorste Of the Bloomingdale Re-
formed church, did so because he had
come to the conclusion that the bible
teaches baptism for believers only and
becsusehe could not lin good con.
science continue the practice of in
FAINT baptism or baptism by sprink-
ling. - F'.."''> -
DR. Peters said that as soon as his
term of service ends on March 1 he
will enter the Baptist ministry. He
says he will undoubtedly leave New
York.
A real loss, from literary stand
point has been sustained in the death
of Irens t'edossova, q Russian story.
teller, within whose astonishing mem.
DRY was stored over 100000 lines of he.
oic and Legendary poetry, not to men.
ton countless tales commemorative
romantic and heroic episodes in Rus
sian history.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08

Mrs. Jens Christensen today re-.
ceived check for $1,000 from the
Tribe of Ben Hur for the death of
her husband, who had been member
of the Ben Hur lodge In this city for
eight months, being q charter member.
It was just eighteen days from the day
of his death until his wife received
the $1,000 insurance on his life, this sis
very prompt work for 9 life insurance
and shows that the Ben Hurs do bust,
ness on business principles.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08

Mrs Orsn Davis, of Woodbine, is IN
the Valley the guest of her sister, Mrs.
VIM Russell. She Is ON her way to
Arizona to join her husband.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08

At q meeting of the members of the
new library board held Saturday even
ing the following were elected to Office
B. w. Carlisle, Pres.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
For term of two years.
G. T. Smiley.
Mrs. g. A. Davis.
w. II. Fensler.
For term of four years.
H. N. Warren.
Mrs. A. Bschrach.
B. w. Carlisle.
For term of six years.
Mrs. Mary E Boies.
Mrs. c. G. Lenmsn.
c. W. Kellogg.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1900-02-08

Mrs. Robert Craft spent Sunday
in Omsha with her daughter, who 10
attending school In that city.