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The Washington times., 1904-05-06
=. THE HANDBAG BEAUTIFUL :.

The new handbags and card cases
show even more extravaganza and beau
~ than their immediate predecessors.
They are the cOstliest affairs in their re-
spective lines ever turned out.
The handbags are large and have LONG.
straight metal tops. with most OF the
ornamentation upon the tops instead OF
the sides. They open by pressure on the
top. or with a clasp, and instead OF Il
metal chain or round leather handle are
fitted up with an exceedingly stylish
looking leather strap. no wider than a
finger, and very thin. This strap is
knotted in single loop at the top.
merely for purposes OF individuality, as
the loop gives quite an air Of cache TO
the strap. These straps are in the same
tints as the leather Of which the bag is
made. and when silk is employed the
strap Is Of the color that prevails in the
silk.
The bags Of thin dressed leather. in
dainty cOlOrs are Dieated the whole way
along the top In full pleats. This gives
quite an afr OF distinction 20 the ba p
and makes pleated fullness at the
side. with rounded corners at the bot
tom
SILK bags are treated in the same man
ner. FavOrite silks are large figured
pOmpadOuTs, ia which pink prevails as "A
decoration, and there f. some soft, quiet
tint as "A background. The straps are Of
the color Of the background.
The Washington times., 1904-05-06
THE HOWE ITS PROBLEMS <AND INTERESTS
No Age Limit 10 Matrimonial Hopes.

Long ago the silly Odium that attached
to maidenship disappeared but even
in the days when popular notion made
a spinster of forty a hopeless old maid
records shows that there was no age
limit to matrimonial hopes
For instance, so long ago as IVA Miss
Jane Hodgeson. OF Stepney. England. was
welded to Henry Hutton, of the same
place. An account of the affair con-
tinues:
The bride. who had once been noted
for her beauty. and had. so it is said.
refused lovers by the score, had reached
her ninety-second summer, and the
bridegroom. who had vainly offered her
his hand and heart seventy years earlier,
was two years older"
More remarkable was the wedding OF
John Jackson and Annie Bates on March
p, 1875, the 1Olst birthday of the bride
groom, who was three years cider than
the bride. 1t was his fourth marriage
within two years, and 10000 persons es-
corted the couple to the church.
A youth of nineteen. a son of Mr..
Graves, of Balcock- -Herts. married
Mistress Lake. spinster, aged seventy"
April 20. 1871, and in August of the
same year. at Bath. Captain Hamilton
aged thirty. married Miss Manson. a
hlushing bride Of rank, fortune and
eighty-five years.
More than half a century ago a York
The Washington times., 1904-05-06

shire belle who had so many suitors she
could not choose among them, told one
Of the most persistent that IL he would
ask her fifty years later she would
marry him. He waited Loyalty and
faithfully for the fiftieth anniversary
and she. too, kept her word
A celebrated French artist who fell in
love in his student days. was told by
the maiden that she would never marry
SO long as her mother lived They
waited half century before they were
united.
only two years ago a wealthy maiden
lady In a Midland county provided a
delightful sensation by marrying the
cui ate OF her parish church. a young
man exactly sixty years her junior An
astonishing feature of this Maria &c
was that as a girl the aged bride had
been iengaged to the curates grand
father. and perhaps il was the memory
OF this ancient romance which inspired
a. sentimental regard for the youthful
clergyman. who, under other conditions
might have been her own grandson
Not long ago a maiden lady of over
seventy created considerable sensation
in the West country by marrying her
ceachman- She promptly dissipated any
idea that it might be a match of SEN
ument by settling an annuity on her
husband on condition that he neve.
come within twenty miles of her house
anc by letting it be known that she had
only married in order to spite her
nepheWS and nieces, with whose con
duct she vas displeased. and who.
thu ough her marriage, would lose the
Ieversion of her estates.
The Washington times., 1904-05-06

One Of its best fields is the lingerie
blouse Of null, or similar fabric On
this it is employed in bands Of varying
width. or to cap a sleeve or as a yoke.
Wherever you can put insertion, you
can put puffs this year" said a clever
modiste the other day.
Frequently they go together. instead OF
substituting
Wee narrow rows Of the putting are
alternated with rows of insertion, and
entire yokes or hip yokes are formed by
this means
A pretty English frock seen lately had
the whole blouse, from collar 10 about
four inches above the waist line, formed
by alternated rows of these trimmings.
The upper half of the sleeve was made
up in the same way. and a quadrupIe
row Of It finished off the bottom of the
skirt.
In a smart afternoon gown Of cham
payne tintef wolfe six-inch-deep rows
The Washington times., 1904-05-06
THE "ONION CURE"

II is claimed that a bad cold can be
broken UP by the patient remaining in
DOORS and INDUCING in a liberal diet OF
oiions. 1t need not be an exclusive
diet. but it must be a liberal one. An
onion cure breakfast includes a poached
egg on toast. three tablespoonfuls of
fried onions, and coffee.
Luncheon of sandwiches made OF
brown bread buttered and filed with
finely-chopFed raw onions, seasoned
with salt and pepper, makes the second
meal on the schedule. For dinner the
onions may be fried and eaten with a
chop and baked potatoes.
Onion syrup is claimed by some to be
unequaled as a cure for a bad cold IN
the head
Onion plasters are prescribed TO breal;
UP hard coughs. They are made Of
fried onions placed between two pieces
of old muslin The plaster is made
quite hot and placed on the chest T.,
stay overnight.
The Washington times., 1904-05-06

In the front It taDers away into a long
scarf drapery. or stole the ends Of
which are only finished Of with puff
ing
A three or four-inch band Of putting
makes a dainty finish for the neck of
a decollete costume.
Two narrow rows OF putting encircling
shoulders and back about four inches
apart and dipping down slightly over
the arm viii impart a true 1880 effect 10
a last years blouse. The trimming, for
cOnsistency's sake, can be repeated in
the hip yoke.
A charming way TO use shIrring Is in
the form of a deep, pointed yoke, COM
ing well over the shoulders and ending
in a point just above the top of the
corset - front.
Many Of the jauntiest of the new DO.
lerOs are finished off at the shoulder
line all around with a couple of rows
of shirring or puffs alternated with mar
row braid.
Chiffon or net undersleeves are also
shirred or tucked in narrow bands in
some Of the more elaborate afternoon
gowns.
The Washington times., 1904-05-06

Eight in every ten trimmed gowns
made in accordance with the latest de-
cree OF fashion show a touch Of putting
or shirring somewhere in their compost
ticn.
The putting is newest and therefore n
bit in the lead. perhaps, but stirring
makes a good second.
The shirred hip yoke, for example, is
about the only form discovered in the
most recent skirts. the fiat inserted yoke
having practically disappeared. But the
quaint puffings are prettier TO some
ways of thinking, as well as being more
characteristic Of the styles Of the Pc
riod we are wearing this year
II would be difficult 10 even mention
half the ways IN which this embellish-
ment can be, and is. applied
II figures in everything that is soft
enough to permit OF manipulation. On
much that is not sufficiently soft. unfor-
tunately, as well)
The Washington times., 1904-05-06

of puffs or ''bouillonees'' were employed
TO finish of the full sleeves, coming
just below the elbow and above the
ruffie
Two bands Of the same encircled the
Yong, full sk-r The edge of the puff
ing was 'piEhr Il away to the depth
Of about an nah top and bottom.
Pelerines O. oft silk are formed en-
tirely Of tie df's in different degrees
of width and fUllntss. The effect is in
Gescribably and delightfully."- old-fash-
toned.
In such a wrap the neck, which is
cOllarless and V-shaped. is surrounded by
four very narrow rows of puffs applied
horizontally; below comes a deep frill-
ing Of the silk applied vertically; then
four rows Z; the narrow horizontal
bouillonece; another broad space and so
on
The mantle terminates just below the
shoulder line at sides. and in the back.
The Washington times., 1904-05-06
sTEYENsoN,S FABLE.

There is one fable that touches very
near the quick of life: the fable of the
monk who passed into the woods. heard
a bird break into song, hearkened for
a trill or two. and found himself on
his return a stranger at his convent
gates: for he had been absent fifty
years. and of all his comrades there
survived but one TO recognize him.
All life that is not merely me-
chanical is spun out of two strands
seeking for that bird and hearing him.
And il is just this that makes life so
hard to value, and the delight of each
so ncommunicable.-R. L. Stevenson.
The Washington times., 1904-05-06
q d OBSERVATIONS of Peggy D. :

It seems to me that everyone who
has a house or a little apartment which
she calls home, is house-cleaning Just
now, for the wagon of the carpe.
cleaner plies a merry business and tie
biff-baff of the beating of rugs awakeus
one brave and early each morning:
windows are thrown open to admit ali
the air possible, and also to allow dus
u fly into the street; and houses IN
general smell OF soap and furniture
polish.
OF course. all this IS necessary, even
though many men consider themselves
martyrs in consequence; but I believe
] hive already made a prcachment on
the necessity of taking housekeeping
sens.bly, and doing one room each day,
so that nerves may not be wracked nor
tempers lost in the process.
/ shall say no more. therefore. about
that, but now that the actual shake-llp
is in progress. / would like to speak OF
another Incidental.
It is said the best way to cure the
blues (of course l am speaking to wo-
mem is to put on all ones best clothes
and go out for walk.
Now the best way to give fresh ana
new air 20 the home is TO change
rCund the furniture, so that the house
may not have the blues, and try the
things in different positions, so that
the best effect may be gained.
Some rooms may need paDering and
painting. and the new color effect will
doubtless necessitate certain changes in
the positions Of the various articles Of
The Washington times., 1904-05-06

furniture, but the rooms which were
done over last year may, be given diff
ferent appearance by changing their en-
tire arrangement.
Time leaves its marks on furniture as
on people, and at the annual spring up
heaval several little articles will need
renewal; certain ornaments which have
been in the family for some years, which
possess no particular beauty, have out
lived their usefulness, and may be die
carded without qualms of conscience.
Study to create simple effects this
spring. Go into each room rs II you
were a stranger and think out It's posi-
bilities. Then make the best Of them
with the materials at hands
In the parlOr, drawing room or living
rcom-by whatever title you call the
room wherein you talk with your
friends-stand in the doorway and study
the arrangement of the whole If the
chairs are not arranged with due regard
to facilitating conversation between
three or four people without lifting or
rolling the chairs about, then arrange
them socially.
The Washington times., 1904-05-06

Arrange a couch in the living room
with its head near window for read
ing in the daytime. if such is INDUCED
in, and with a little table at it's head.
whereon is a lamp, for convenience when
daylight fades into night
If there are no plants in the living or
dining room add a few and be cheered
thereby.
PEGGY QUINCY.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-15
DOGBROUGHT HIM WEALTH
HOW DINGLEY AND A COMPANION
FOUND AN OLD NINE IN IDAHO
WILDS.

Special to The Journal.
Helena. Mont, April Isl. H. Dingley
of Occur d'Alene arrived in Missoula to-
day with $1,000 in gold which he depos-
tied in a local bank. Last year Dingley
and a companion were hunting in Sho-
shone county when the formers dog
jumped bear which ran into cave.
Dingley crawled into the hole and killed
the bear.
inspection Of the cave revealed that it
was over the mouth Of an old shaft and
in the shaft was the skeleton Of a man,
who had evidently been killed by a falling
rock.
Dingiey and his partner relocated the
mine and last week sold it to R. H
Kingsbury of Spokane for $4,000, Dingley
receiving half for his share. He has the
dog that chased the bear that was the
means of his securing a stake. He will
buy q home in Missoula.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-15
EXONERATES DIETRICH
Senate Committee Presents Report Of In
vestigatlon as to Patronage.

Senate Committee Presents Report OF In
vestigatlon as to Patronage.
Washington, April Ex-senator Dietrich
has been exonerated from all blame in
connection with postonice patronage In
Nebraska by a special committee of the
senate which made an investigation Of
his indictment.
The report submitted to the senate
says:
Upon full consideration of all the evil
dence, the committee is Of the opinion
that Senator Dietrich has not been guilty
of any violation Of the statutes of the
United States or Of any corrupt or I'M
worthy conduct relating either to the ap-
pointment Of Jacob Fisher as postmaster
lat Hastings, Neb.. nor the leasing of the
building In question to the United States
for the purposes Of a postoffice.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-15
GREAT NORTHERN WRECK
NO ONE WAS INJURED AND PITY
sICIANS CALLED OUT WE'RE
SENT HOME.

Special to The Journal.
Spokane, Wash, April 1.-THE Great
Northern northbound passenger train has
been wrecked near Laclede, Idaho.
The first reports to reach this city
were that several persons were injured
and the railroad company called six ply.
sicians and made up special train. A
second report said that no one was In
jured and that the coaches were all up
right.
The physicians were sent home, but SUI
permtendent Kennedy and the company
physician went to the scene
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-15

in the mines of the Northwestern Improve
ment company at Red Lodge are bright.
According to reports from Red Lodge it
Is practically assured that the 500 men
who went out on a strike early this
week will return to work to-day and their
grievances will be referred to an arbitra-
ton board.
The trouble arose over the selection of
a weighmaster the men electing one of
their own choice to whom the officials OF
the company objected.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-15
California and Return-only $50,

Via the Minneapolis and st. Louis
railroad. Tickets on sale April 80 to
May /. Limit for return June 80.
Stopovers allowed and passenger may
go one route and return another. Call
on or write j. G. Rtckel, city ticket
agent, No. 1 Washington avenue S,
Minneapolis.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-15

Western Association Of Free Employment
Bureaus
The organization, which is designed to
assist in securing help for the handling Of
the western wheat CROP free OF charge,
is already hunting for harvest hands.
Commissioner Brigham of Iowa and
Commissioner O'Donnell Of Minnesota at
from seven states held here yesterday e
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-15
Going Eastc

There is no train service that for
speed, comfort and elegance, compares
with the Fast Mall and the Pioneer
Limited, of the Chicago, Milwaukee &
ST. Paul Railway Tickets 328 Nicollet
avenue, W. b. Dixon, N. w. p. A., st.
Paul.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-15

There is no one article In the line
of medicines that gives SO large a re-
turn for the money as a good porous
strengthening plaster. such as Car
ter,s Smart Weed and Belladonna
rBackache Plasters
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-15

The well : known strengthening
properties OF iron, combined with
other tonics and most perfect nerv-
inc. are found in Carriers Iron Pills,
which strengthen the nerves and body
and improve the blood and complex
ion.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-15
STRIKERS GOING BACK
ARBITRATION BOARD EXPECTED
TO SETTLE THE TROUBLE AT
RED LODGE.
Special to The Journal.

Butte, Mont, April 15.--As result of
the negotiations between District Presi-
dent Purcell, President Mitchell of the
United Mine Workers Of America and H.
J. Horn. general manager Of the North
ern Pacific Railroad company, the pros
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-15
NEED $4,000 HARvEsTERs
Middle Western States Already Looking
far Eiald LeInere

Chicago. April 15.-Nebraska, Kansas
Missouri Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma and
South Dakota will have to import 40, 900
men to assist in harvesting the wheat crop
this fall, according to members Of the
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-03
TOWN|SWIpED OUT
Yazoo City, Miss, Has Fire Loss
OF Two Million.
WATER SYSTEM A FAILURE


With every business house Of any
importance In ashes, together with
two hundred houses, Yazoo City, Miss,
with 5000 Inhabitants, finds itself dis
possessed by FIRE, which started In the
morning and burned all day, denud-
ing an area three blocks wide and
twelve blocks long, Of property valued
Mt 81. GOO, 900.
The old system Of w%aterworks,
which had wooden mains, failed to
meet the demand. Pipes burst all over
the city and It was impossible to get
water even to the first floors OF many
buildings.
The fire started in the home OF Mr..
Wise. IL is said, from defective cleo
trio wiring. Early In the day jack
son sent a hose wagon and an engine,
The run Of forty-five miles being made
in forty minutes. The Jackson fire.
men could do little good. A. Cham
bliss was killed by falling walls and
Mayor Holmes was severely hurt.
In the afternoon the fire jumped the
bayou and spread to Latonia. a resi-
dence suburb, where 1t destroyed some
Of the finest homes.
Governor Vardanan ordered out the
Greenwood militia company, directing
they to so TO Yazoo City to protect
property. He and Adjutant General
Eldridge followed on the next train
and are there doing what they can
to relieve the situation.
The only communication with Yazoo
City is by telephone.
The court house and Kicks memoir
ial library were not burned, although
In the path Of the fire. Banks saved
all moneys.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-03
N. E. BISHOPS ASSIGNED
Following 10 y List Of their Future Resi-
dence and Field OF Labor.

Following 10 n List OF their Future Resi-
dsnce and Field OF Labor.
Thu committee on E%piscopacy OF the
Methodist general conference at Los
Angeles, has made the following as
signments Of bishops TO the various
cities chosen by the conference as
episcopal residences:
New York, Bishop Fowler; Boston,
Bishop Goodsell: Philadelphia, Bishop
McCabe; Washington. Bishop Grams
ton; Cincinnati. Bishop Spellmeyer;
Buffalo. Bishop Berry; Chicago. Bish-
op Mcdowell; st. Louis. Bishop Fitz-
gerald; Denver. Bishop Warren: Chat
tanooga. Bishop Wilson; Minneapolis,
Bishop Joyce; Portland. Bishop Moore;
San Francisco, Bishop Hamilton;
Shanghai, Bishop Bashford; Zurich.
(Switzerland) Bishop Burt; Buenos
Ayres, Bishop Nicely.
1t is unlikely that any changes will
be made in the committees recon-
m%endations by the conference.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-03
WILL LOSE EYESlCHT
Nebraska CITY Boy Injured by Exploding
Gasoline.

Nebraska CITY Boy Injured by Exploding
Gasoline.
Harry Straw, who resides at Sew
enth street and Eleventh avenue, Ne
braska City, was terribly burned by
the explosion of a FIVE gallon can OF
gasoline. He went into the cellar
where the gasoline was kept and wac
carrying a lantern. The cork to the
gasoline can had been left out and
the cellar vas full OF gas. which ex-
ploded as soon as he entered the cell
lar with the light. The can also ex-
ploded and he was covered with burn
ing gasoline, which burned his hands.
arms and face In a terrible manner.
His cries attracted the attention OF
neighbors. who rescued him from the
cellar and extinguished the flames be-
fore he was seriously burned on the
body. II is thought he will recover
but he will lose Of the sight OF both
eyes.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-03
NEW FUEL DISCOVERED
A French Omcer's Ipvestigation VIII
Lessen Cost Of Fuel.

A French Onncer's Ipves,igation VIII
Lessen Cost of Fuel.
A French naval officer has made II
possible with certain changes in the
fire boxes, to burn a fuel in the form
Of petroleum briquettes, which give
of nc smoke. The officer claims his
invention will give fuel OF which one
pound is equivalent to four pounds Of
coal. The briquettes are made by adj
ding to petroleum oil. for each liter,
80 grammes OF ground SOAP. $50
grammes Of resin, and 300 grammes
Of caustic soda lye. This mixture Ia
first heated and stirred until near So
l~idiication, when it is poured into
molds, which in turn are then placed
in an over for ten or fifteen min
utes. and the briquettes are ready for
use after cooling a few hours. Greater
solidity may be obtained by the adj
dition OF a small quantity Of saw
dust and a little clay or sand.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-03
n ". S. FISH INDUSTRY
Value OF Catch Exceeded Forty-ave Mil
lion In 1908.

Value OF Catch Exceeded Forty-ave Mil
lion In DOS
The total catch Of food-ishes In
the United States and Alaska as shown
by the last canvass was 3 ,324
pounds, valued at 1881, 165. The
number Of men employed was 214,-
Ob6 and the capital invested was $72,-
2G1 ,546. The salmon pack of Puget
Sound alone in 1901 exceeded -four and
q half million dollars, an amount more
than four times as great as the entire
silver output Of the whole region
drained by the Columbia river. The
salmon output OF Alaska for 1903 Is
value at $lO,OO0,0O which exceeds by
more than two and one-half million
dollars the amount which Alaska cost
US: and IL We add to the salmon the
value OF the cod, halibut and other
fisheries Of Alaska, the total greatly
exceeds all the other resources of Alas
ka combined.
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-03
Professor DAVIDSON IL All Right.

Chancellor Il. BENJAMIN Andrews,
OF the Nebraska state university, when
interviewed concerned the publication
Of the valuation Of the property OF Ne
braska farmers by Prof. A. f. Davis
son, Of the university farm, of agricul-
ture. said: There will be no investi-
CATION concerning the truth or falsity
Of the statements made by Professor
Davisson. Professor DAWSON has a
right to publish what be will and the
newspapers may discuss II as much as
they want TO. The state university
ha- nothing to do with it,"
The Red Cloud chief., 1904-06-03
OMAHA DEMO NOMINEES

John'A. Creighton. &. >. smythe and w.
II. Defrance are Delegates.
The Douglas county Democratic con
vention made the following nomina-
tons:
For delegate-at-large to national
convention, John A. Creighton.
For district delegates to national
convention, G. J. Smyth and w. II. De
France.
For county attorney, James =. Eng
lish.
For county commissioner, Second
district, John II. Jones.
For county commissioner, Fourth
district. Richard O'Keefe.
For state senators. Frank J. Burk.
ley. Dan Harmon, John ID. Ware.
For state representatives. Joseph P
Butler, A. N. Frick, George T. Morton.
James p. Connolly, j. p. krase, ID. c,
Patterson, w. p. McDeavitt, Fred
Bull, A. Wellman.
Recommended for national commit.
teeman. James c. Dahlman.
For chairman. new county commit.
tee, W. A. Wyatt.
For secretary. new county commit.
tee, John f. Reagan.