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The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-09-10
wanted-Te Thousand Dimes!


The Texas Sunday School Associa.
ton is actively at work preparing for a
vigorous Fall and Winter Campaign, to
begin Oct. |, upon the arrival from In
dianapolis, of Mr.. G. D. Meigs, the
newly elected State Superintendent and
General Secretary. The fact that SGper
cent of the School children of School
age in our State never attend Sunday
School, is the spur that quickens the
pace.
Mr.. Meigs has an International repu-
tation as writer on Sunday School
Topics, and as an editor. He was the
founder of "The Awakener,"., and it's
editor for seven years in Indiana. Its
name and character gave it wide cir.
culation. and "Namsake," published
in Paris, France.
For more than four years he has
been one of the editors of the Interna-
tional Sunday School Evangel. (Now
The World Evangel, editing page on
Home Department Work, and column
of Sentence Sermons" under the head
of drops of Ink to make you Think"
From Oct. 1, he will be the editor OF
the Texas Sunday School Star to be
published monthly in Dallas. "The
Star" will twinkle and sparkle and
bubble over with bright, helpful "Drops
of Ink to make you Think" and big
ger DROPS" to make you work! and
tell you how to do it.
1t will be Sunday School News and
Method paper; the official organ of the
Texas Sunday School Association. 1t
will contain t6 to 80 pages per month.
A page or more will he given to Pr{fhary
Work, Normal Glass Work, Home De-
partment, Cradle Roll, and other spec
ialties in Sunday School Work. The
subscription price will be only % cents
per year, so that no Pastor or Sunday
School Worker need be without it, who
cares to keep thoroughly posted on
modern methods of work.
To enable all who care to try the
paper at little cost, subscriptions will
be taken at Ten Cents for the first three
numbers, viz, Oct, Nov. and Dec, 1904
Every reader of this article who attend
Sunday School is requested to canvass
his School next Sunday and secure as
many trial subscriptions as possible
Or, get five people to hand you Five
Cents each and for the % cents ten
copies of the paper will be sent fol
three months to any one who will dis
tribute them to the Officers and Teach.
ers in the School.
10000 subscribers are necessary tc
make the paper self supporting: With
10000 Dimes to start with success il
assured. If the reader will "lend 6
hand to help little," kindly remit the
Dime or Quarter to Rev. T. G. Horton
Chairman Finance Committee, Texas
Sunday School Association, 317 Trus
Bldg, Dallas, Texas.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-09-10
Raised From The Dead.

@. w. Lands, "Porter" for the ORR.
entail Hotel. Chanute, Kan, says: 81
know what it was to suffer with neural
gia, indeed did, and got bottle Of
Billiards. Snow Liniment and / was
raised from the dead l tried to gel
some more, but before / 'deposed' Of
my bottle, was cured entirely. / am
teilin' de truth, too" 25c, SOC and 81 OF
at w SedberrY.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-09-10

Henry Rosenberg of Galveston,
Texas, bequeathed funds for cree,
ton of library to be used by ne
groes only. This is said to be the
first instance of its kind in the
South.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-09-10
For Over Sixty Years

Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over 60 years by millions of mothers
for their children while teething, with perfect
allays all pain; cures wind collie and is the best
remedy for Diarrhoea. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Sold by Druggists
a bottle. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Winslow S
Soothing Syrup and take no other kind
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-09-10

"a judge will cit on his bench
all day and say fifty times: you
are discharged" remarked the OBJ
server of events and things to the
Yonkers Salesman, "but when he
goes home and his wife requests
him to go into the kitchen and re-
peat those words to the cook he's
ready for the woods"
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-09-10
DevOured by Worms.

Children often cry, not from PAIN
but from hunger. although fed abnp :.
dainty. The entire trouble arises from
hamilton, their food is not assimilateiy..
but devoured by worms. A few dosess
of Whites Cream Vermifuge will cause.
them to cease crying and begin to thrive.
at once, very much to the surprise and
joy of the mother. 25c at W sedbeT-
nv
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-09-10

The Texas Works Fair Commits
sion has paid off its Indebtedness
and the Texas exhibit will be
maintained.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-09-10
Gave II Girls a Ring Each.

Pittsburg, Pa. detectives went
to Blairsyille to get Julius Hoerner,
wanted for embezzlement by the
Columbian Photograph Company
They had their prisoner at the
depot waiting for the train to bring
him to Pittsburg, when they were
surrounded by seventeen pretty
girls, each of whom wore a ring,
which, she said, Hoerner had Civ.
en- to her, and each of whom be.
lieved she was his intended wife
The rings are said to be a part
of stock of jewelry given as pre-.
miums by the phonograph com.
pany, and Hoerner is charged with
making away with them.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-09-10

When troubled with constipation try
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tab.
let's. They are easy to take and pro.
duce no gripping or other unpleasant
effect. For sale by w Sedberry.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-09-10

The Japanese cuisine does poa
include butchers meat, bread, but
ter and potatoes. Rice is not as,
commonly supposed, the daily
food of the poor, but can be afford,
ed by the well.to-do only.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-09-10
Group.

Usually begins with the symptoms of
common cold; there is chilliness,
sneezing, sore throat, hot skin, quick
pulse, hoarseness and impeded 'resper-
aration. Give frequent small doses of
Billiards. Horehound Syrup. 1.-THE child
will cry for it and at the first sign of a
croupy cough, apply frequently Bal
lard's Snow Liniment externally to the
throat. SOC at w Seberry.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-09-10
A "new millionaire il renor,ea

A "new millionaire" is reporte&
to be paying 100000 for d.
vorce. A New York society
man" with $4,000 year says that,
it is impossible" to live 0po1p
that sum. "Plain living" and
thigh thinking get many jolts'
these days.-New York World,
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-09-10

A movement is being agitated
for an electric road connecting
Seguin, Gonzales and New Brauns-
tels.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-09-10

The tax reports of 80 counties
show a decrease in taxable values
aggregating about 81, 100000.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-09-10

Nasal Catarrh quickly y.aIs to treat
ment by Ely's Cream Balm, which is agree
ably aromatic. 1t is received through the
nostrils, cleanses and heals the whole sur
face over which it diffuses itself. Druggists
sell the SOC. size; Trial size by mail, 10
cents. Test it and you are sure to continue
the treatment
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-09-10

John w. Milton, a student at
Baylor University, won the South
ern collegiate oratorical con-
test, which was held in Monteagle,
Tenn. His subject was, 1.-THE In
fuence of the Panama Canal Upon
the Future Greatness of the South.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-09-10
Announcement.

To ACCOMMODATE those who are partial
to the use of atomizers in applying liquids
into the nasal passages for catarrhal troal-
6les, the proprietors prepare Cream Balm in
liquid form, which will be known as Ely's
Liquid Cream Balm. Price including the
spraying tube is rs cents. Druggists or by
mail. The liquid form embodies the med
icinal properties of the solid preparation.
The Jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 18??-1907, 1904-09-10

1t is announced that the Anchor
Line Steamship Company will re.
vive the old.time luxurious days
OF steamboating on the Mississippi
river.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-06-10

convention was called at Crookston to
formulate a plan of action. Delegates
from nearly all the Red River valley
counties were present. 1t was decided
that an accurate topographic survey was
the first thing needed, and $4,000 was
subscribed by the counties to prosecute
this work. President James j. Hill
contributed a like sum for this part of
the work.
The survey was made and an exhaus-
tive report was submitted, which estab-
lished fully the feasibility of the gen.
l~eral drainage plan.
After several Intellectual attempts the
| legislature of 1893 passed a bill creating
the Red River valley drainage COM
mission and appropriated 500, 900 with
which to begin the work.
To date about 100000 has been ex-
pended in this work, the Great North
ern railroad having contributed $25, 900
of this amount.
About $50 miles of main ditch have
been dug.
This work has been done with re-
markable foresight and economy, due
| largely to the tireless efforts of it's presi-
dent, Mr.. Ezra G. Valentine, of Brecken-
| ridge.
Gov. Nelson, an ex-officio member of
| the commission, took an active inter
est in the work and personally inspected
many of the bitches both during con-
struction and after completion.
| The bitches are from three to fourteen
miles in length and vary in size from
four feet deep and ten feet wide to eight
feet deep and forty feet wide.
I In cost they varied from $4,000 to
/ SIS 600.
| The bitches are the joint property of
i the state and county in which they are
! located. The county must make such
| repairs as recommended by the state
| board of inspection.
| The system as a whole is working
with great satisfaction. and the wide
spread system of land drainage both
county and private now being prose-
cuted throughout the valley furnishes
abundant proof of the faith of the peo-
pie in drainage.
| The legislature in 1897 passed an act
authorizing the organization of what
are known as sub-drainage districts
This permits the farmers whose land
can be drained by one main ditch to or
ganize and proceed to survey, construct
and pay for the ditch and divide the
cost of the ditch equitably among the
benefited landowners.
To find to what extent this law had
been taken advantage of canvass has
recently been made which, though not
complete, shows that the following
counties have engaged in drainage work
under this law: Douglass. LIE Seuer,
Kittson, Kennebec, Martin, Cottonwood,
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which fabric also forms thick ruches,
Sometimes these fruit crowns are
rather hard, and little heavy.
must say like the scarf-like drapery
of lace to soften the brim.
Fancy crinolines are used, trimmed
with ruches of tiny pink roses and
green leaves.
The Breton sailor is revived in all
possible shades. and there is liking
for the Toreador worn as a toque
straight over the face instead of being
tilted up at the side.
Blue in every shade is to be seen,
from the palest ciel trimmed with
long feathers and veil of the same
shade to the practical Breton sailor
in navy with wreaths of cornf1owers
or bands of velvet ribbon and orna-
ments.
The dark blue lace or net veil has
became as much a feature as that in
brown or black Shaded gauze and
chiffon wells are also worn; in fact,
the changeant effect is everywhere
noticeable, in the veil, in flowers, in
ISdtHSE DOdS, anu last Out not least
in taffetaS and chiffons. -
Paris fashions are truly delightful
and nothing is a more striking ex-
ample of the luxuriousness and gor-
geousness of toilettes than the para
soils that accompany them. The ordi-
nary en-tout-cas is. in itself, despite
its simplicity, extremely costly The
long Pompadour handle is generally
surmounted by crystal, enamel, or
jewels. The covers are mostly in one
color with a deep border of contract
ing shade. Grass-lawn and muslin
are often used as a border for the
taffeta parasol. Then we have the
most glorious examples of these com
posed of gagged chiffon trimmed with
festoons of chenille, ruches and beau
tiful Chantilly lace. Some show 8
silk fringe, plated heavily, Will.
very delicate are those made
painted chiffon inserted with fine lace
Some of these parasols are of tn
most gorgeous colors; others are il
plainest white and black; but all ar
indicative of costliness.
ANNETTE, GIyRy.
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lat shapes and high ones, shapes
worn over the face, others tilted back,
the long, the narrow, the wide, the
square, and the round, in fact, every
possible shape, every known color, all
periods of history, and fantastic mod
ern ideas, are all represented on the
head. Our elegantes can wear almost
any shape and make it look as if it
is peculiarly theirs by right.
There was fear in the early part
of the season that the veil or lace
drapery and the general effect of the
echarpe would soon be demode on
account of their overwhelming popu
larity. AS a matter of fact this is
not the case, for quite beautiful are
the specimens of black and white
Chantilly wells now worm and if these
give place to the lighter effects in
tulle and lace we cannot say they
have disappeared abruptly.
The 1880 hat, with strings, is still
worn, but not very many of these
are to be seen, though there are some
pretty specimens in simple Leghorn
sun-bonnets, trimmed with wreaths of
strings.
: A great deal of fruit is being used
on all kinds of hats, and especially
on the Breton shapes. Some of the
smartest show apples. cherries. cur
rants, and grapes, placed without any
meaning Whatever. but with extremely
stylish effect
On almost every light hat we no.
tice a touch of black, and where it is
possible the inner brim is of black
Many tan shapes are lined with black,
and those for morning and country
wear show high elongated crowns
with bands blact moire ribbon,
two or three black wings being the
sole trimming.
Some picturesque hats are in chip,
the crowns covered with currants Or
roses. embedded on puffed tulle,
-
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-06-10

- N TAKING a general sur
AEA vey of fashion. we see how
NIN history repeats itself, and
WEtN what famous historical
NW epochS are represented in
the fashions of 1904! We
are wearing Medicis collars and Eliz-
abethan sleeves and embroideries,
and Marie Stuart colts, and we are
adopting every style peculiar to the
days of the Louis, in coloring, tex
ture, and design.
Pompadour muslins are the rage of
the hour. Chine, brocades, beautifully
colored heavy satins, quaint old-world
pastel embroideries, the Marquise hat
in Leghorn, with its wreaths of Pom
padour roses, the quantity beautiful
Directoire and Louis XIV. coats, and
brocaded waistcoats figure largely
among the seasons fashions.
Then we have the seventeenth and
eighteenth century brocades and tat
fetas, not to speak of the Marie An
toinette skirts and bads. the Joseph
inc or Empire frock, with its bolero
effects and gorgeous trimmings. OBJ
serve in the fashions of to-day the
amount of gold gallon and quaint old
taffeta trimming used, and how faith
fully the pelerine of the Josephine
period has been produced in velvet
and silk, though this is now giving
place to the Early Victorian fichu eff
fects.
Charming is the revival of taffeta,
plain, spotted, striped, check, and
:hangeant in the old-fashioned browns
and greys of that period which fol-
owed, in disappearing contrast, the
brilliant rose du Barry and Louis
XIV blue. To-day we are without
prejudice where color is concerned.
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1oftiest Lakes in the World.

The most lofty lakes are found
among the Himalaya mountains in
Thibet Their attitudes do not, how
ever, seem to have been very accurate
ly gagged, for different authorities
give widely different figures regarding
them According to some, Lake
Manasarowar, one of the sacred lakes
of Thibet, is between $4,000 and TO-
600 feet above the level of the sea, and
if this is so it is undoubtedly the lofti-
est in the world. Two other Thibetan
lakes, those of Chatamoo and Surakol.
are SAID to be 1900 and Is, 400 feet in
altitude respectively. For long time
it was supposed that Lake Titicaca.
in South America, was the loftiest in
the world. 1t covers about 4,500 square
miles, is 924 feet in its greatest depth
and is 10000 feet above the sea- In
spite of inexactitude with regard to-
the measurements of the elevation Of
the Thibetan lakes they are no doubt
considerably higher than this or any
Herald.
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Nordio ditch, Wilkin county, MINI. Five
miles long and drains 10000 acres.
the high turnpiked roads are put strips
OF dirt between the canals.
The annual rainfall for this region
IL about 81 inches and does not differ
much from that of other parts of Min
nesota. 1t is nots that they have too
much rainfall, but that the excess
moisture which finds freedom in small
streams and rivers in other sections
of the state, in this fiat region, remains
where it falls from lack of natural
slope of the ground to start it. down
q coulee or valley.
AS in Holland they must construct
canals to carry off excess storm water
which must be pumped up into canals,
as the country is too fiat to create
or keep open natural channels, so
in the Red River valley man has been
obliged to supply a similar outlet for
surplus storm water. And to carry the
analogy still further, as in Holland
they must combat the sea as we'll and
build great bikes to keep it from over
flowing their lands, so the Red river
at times of extreme floods becomes al
most an inland sea-five to ten miles
wide-before which the early settlers
must fee for lack of the well-built dikes
furnishing security to the Hollander
In most parts of the country the nat
ural slope of the land is from ten to
twenty feet per mile. In this valley the
general slope toward the west to the
Red river-the natural and only outlet
for storm water-is from two to four
feet to the mile. This is not suf-
ficient to maintain natural water
course. with its usual bends, to say moth
ing of originally making such. A few
wend their way across this fat area,
but with such slow flow that at times
of heavy rains they become more like
lakes than rivers.
The first attempt to lessen the dam
age from insufficient natural drainage
was made about 1879. These were small
bitches made by the Great Northern
railroad and large land owners with the
hope of freeing their lands of this sur
plus water.
Forty to fifty of these bitches were
dug from one to five miles in length each.
While these pioneer bitches did not full
I'LL the main object for which they were
dug-their small size and inadequate
outlet being their chief faults-yet they
proved to the settlers what might be
accomplished with more money, coupled
with engineering skill.
The first concerted move toward a
solution was made in July. 1886. when a
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-06-10

ark, Fort Niagara, Buffalo, all suffered
from British attacks. The battle or
Bridgewater (sometimes called battle
of Niagara Falls, and also designated
battle of Lundy's Lane) was fought with
in sight and sound of the Falls, and at
Fort Erie the Americans made the sortie
that saved Buffalo and western New
York from further British invasion.
AS is we'll known, Niagara for some
time past has been of quite other than
scenic and historic value, Among the
countless visitors, to Niagara in the last
100 years there were many that con-
cocted schemes for the claiming OF
Niagara" the putting to practical use
portion of the great water power. The
Falls representing 100000 horse pow
er, manufacturers considered it sin
full waste not to utilize the wealth here
to be had so freely; and, little by little,
progress was made in the way of OBJ
tanning rights and privileges.
In 1912 there was proposed by Mag
ara man a considerable extension of the
system of canals and races then in use,
and finally arrangements were COM
pleted for the construction of a canal
by which water of the upper Niagara
river should be brought to a reservoir
at the high bluff of the lower river. On
the edge of the basin various mills were
erected. the water conducted to their,
wheels by means of short tunnels. In
1870 the canal became the property OF
the Niagara Falls Hydraulic and Manu-:
featuring company, which leased water
twill m ON n
fore long quite manufacturing colony
grew up about the picturesque gorge.
In 1886 more land was secured by the
company, and in 1892 work was begun
on the enlargement of it's canal. A pulp
mill and power house are comparatively
recent additions to this Industrial Mag
ara.
The other huge enterprise engaged in
furnishing Niagara power, the Niagara
Power company, is more recent organ
ization In 1886 several citizens of Mag
ara obtained a charter from the legis-
lature giving them the right to utilize
for manufacturing purposes part of the
water of the river; but the plan of this
company was founded on such an enor-
nous scale that much time and caution
were necessary for bringing the work
to satisfactory completion. After much
conference and study it was decided to
establish an international Niagara COM
mission, with power to offer 1920 in
prizes for the most excellent plans for
the purpose required; thus obtaining
for the construction the best talent the
world had to give. In the fall of 1890
ground was broken for the tunnel, and
in two years the work was completed.
From the above brief presentation OF
the two sides of the Niagara question
one perhaps may get some small idea
of the difficulties that beset New York's
governor when called upon to decide the
future of Niagara.
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History Repeated in Fashions

Nothing is too gorgeous for us, moth
ing is too simple, and thus we see
brilliant shades side by side with
subdued Quaker tones.
1t is not surprising that dress to-
day is beautiful, for the wonderful
colorings and lovely embroideries Of
the Far East are manipulated with
the ingenuity and 11gntness of touch
peculiar to the Western nations, chic
and smartness we have at home, and
superior intellects have culled won
drous designs from the old-world
masters The Italian school is also
playing a part with its trimmings
and enamels.
You may wear gowns of silk or
serge, linen or muslin, but the skirt
of the evening frock and the toilette
de reception must be long. full. and
flowing. Walking skirts. on the other
hand, are plain at the top, full at the
feet, and clear the ground all round.
Kid and suede belts are de rigueur
with tailor-made gowns, while on
smarter occasions we wear soft ORR
entail satin and taffeta pointed bands
and sashes.
Long stoles and Echus of marabout
and ostrich feather are worn, some of
the latter being shaggy-looking and
uncurled Then we also see fichus of
lace point d'esprit adorned with Gu
rious taffeta trimmings, some of the
best summer dresses will be made of
taffeta. In this fabric particularly
there is decided fancy for pale pink
as well as for the stronger strawberry
and raspberry shades. Brown will
not go out of fahion, but will get paleI
and paler until it dissolves into vel
| low. Pale green. too, of rather un
becoming olive shade, is popular.
ELLEN OSMONDE.
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Appearance of a Glacier.

An immense snow-feld, about
quarter of a mile in width, extended
to the top of the mountain, thousand
feet above. Its whole extent was COW
cred with grooves, markings and
cracks. A little lake, formed by the
melting of the snow and ice above,
nestled at the foot of the ice-field, it's
waters imprisoned by the great dixie.
This lake was partially frozen over,
and in the occasional open spaces large
blocks of ice were floating round.
Moved by the force of the wind, they
grounded upon rocks or firmer ice un-
derneath, then were lifted up with a
groaning and .creaking, varied by sud-
den splashes, as large fragments broka
OFF and fell into the water. The lower
edge of the ice and snow projected
over the water, rounded OF in beadtf-
full combings and rolls, apparently
about TO drop on into the lake.-S&
Nicholas