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character Below this embroidered de-
signs are framed in seallOped. oval
medalliOns put on 81 two rows, one
overlapping the top OF the other. and
forming a deep round yoke An en-
broidered figure trims the plain front
below this deep yoke Quite an elabO-
rate sleeve relieves the bodice Of TOO
great simplicity. The sleeve is shirred
70 the armhOle and has shirred cords
around It's upper and lower portion
Between these shirred cords are two
rows Of embroidered, scalloped medal
lions. their scalloped points meeting
A puff Of lace IS attached 70 the
lower shirred cord This IS finished
with a lace friil above a small fitted
cuff OF lace that comes just below the
elbow. BY shortening the top OF the
sleeve the cum may De made 70 come
above the elbow. should a shorter
sleeve be desired Il is newer 70 have
the sleeve terminate above the elbow,
but many prefer the cum below the
simple linen skirt-in this case
the linen IS soft and nne-haS 1old
around the middle OF the lower por-
ffou above and below which embrOid-
10 those upon the bodice, only wider
The lower row Of scauops end upon
the hem The skirt may be made quite
plain or Il may be trimmed with roldS
If one does not care for the more elaDO-
rate trimming Of embroidery An en-
broidered belt 70 match the gown,
or one Of kid or silk, should be worn
In the case OF kid the shoes should
match the belt
All the gowns on this page are smart
and are easy 20 mate at home
fConvrfrbt. 1905. by W r HearstO
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FlOunces Absolutely Not Permissible.

flounces will not be worn. That is
llnal' Tor so many ask me this question.
louncing a gown is the easiest way in
winch TO trim it. but women must find
some other way this season. The near
est approach 10 flounces are the lace ruff
Hes at the bottoms of gowns and those
attached hounces Of varying fuIlness and
Shapes which are really extensions of
the gown and not separate fiounces
Tucks, folds and fancy border trimmings
are frequently edged with ruffIes but
none of these reach the dignity of a
nounce.
If hounces do not appear upon n gown
they are used eXtravagantly beneath n
The lingerie gown requires one or tvvo
founces upon its drop skirt or separate
Underslip and also petticoats finished
with the most exquisite hounces that
needlework can fashion and art design
Where lingerie gowns are made in
princess fashions the fUllneSs may be
put in with shirrings If this style NAV
be ADAPTED to the wearer. otherwise fine
tucks serve the purpose. In either case
a fat shape around the waist may be
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half, finish the skirt above a wide hem.
y slight train is produced by cutting the
skirt longer at the top in the back This
dress hangs over drop skirt of fine
lawn finished with a pleated lace-edged
ruffie at the bottom.
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

Copyright. 1905. BY W R HearstO
The Washington times., 1906-06-10

v T IS more difficult TO select suit
able gowns for spring and sum
mer when IN mourning than IN
4 winter. when heavy materials are
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-02-01
The Farmers Friends.

When Perkins entered the
room Blackler was seated on the
bed grooming dismally:
$50 what's the use?
There's no excuse;
So what's the use of living after alp"
ooh, cut it out Blackie. Cheer
up. Don't you know that we have
many things to be thankful forY'
I'D like to know what for -
said Blackler. Because we're
cleaned OUT"
"No, but because we have still
a small working capital, and be-
cause the machinery is now in
motion to increase that capital an
hundred fold, as the saying is. .
"What do you mean?''
II mean that in a few days we
may expect to see the filthy lucre
rolling in upon us from the four
points of the compass. l mean
that, instead of handing over our
hard-earned wealth to grasping
market manipulators, we are going
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-02-01

The victory had been double
one. The farmers sold the wheat
at their own price, and had in the
meanwhile bought it in at from
seventy to seventy-fve cents a,
bushel. They still owned the
wheat. It was again sold and
shipped East, and the profits were
enormous. For once, the actual
producers of commodity were
the ones to receive the full value
for it.
And we're our friends rewarded?
Well, they got everything they
asked for. Their bank account.
when affairs we're settled, showed
a balance of nearly half million
dollars, and there we're no widows
and orphans suffering in conse-
quence. But there were number
of expert grain spectators, who
looked at their depleted fortunes,
and wished that they had never
combined to swindle two wide
awake young men out of paltry
ten thousand. As for Perkins &
Blackler, more anon.
A. D. ANAC.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-02-01
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& Plain FWer8-- z
MHh0ut Dami8h
A. D. ANAc.


'SSSSS'SS'S'S'so'~ eS'0eSseeesSseses~s~e0esS
When wise man argues with
woman he says nothing.
Geo
A man seldom acts like a fool
unless he's the real thing.
oo0o
Light literature is expensive
when it comes in the shape of gas
bills.
A man is never quite sure
whether woman is sorry or glad,
when she cries.
There seems to be no difficulty
in mastering great trials. 1t is
the little ones that tax the genius
of patience to endure.
If there are any white spots on
your table or other vanished fur
niture, caused by hot dishes, just
rub them with a little alcohol and
the spots will entirely disappear.
A certain woman writer informs
us that "Some men can be con-
quered by tears, but it Is neces-
sary to use a hatpin on others"
We often hear the expression:
"That man is a born genius"
This may be true, but the formula
for genius is: Talent five per
cent, application ninety-6ve per
cent.
DR.. Osler gets an occasional
convert, and he gets an occasional
slap. A Chicago octogenarian
has just secured marriage license.
Cato, too, was eighty when he be-
gun the study of Greek.
In recent newspaper I noticed
the following headline: Castro
Getting Pacific" It seems to me
he can get into trouble enough
while combining his energies to the
Atlantic.
"What is worth doing, is worth
doing well," is all right enough,
but need not be carried so far ais
to build suspension bridge across
a brook when a single plank will
do as we'll.
When JEFF Davis refused to be
guided by the decision of the
American people, that was rebel
lion. When Herr Most defed the
authority of the law, that was
anarchy. When the Standard
Oil magnates defied the courts of
New York, that was different.
The leading man of San Fran
cisco theatre has announced that
his enemies have offered $500
for his assassination. This may be
only an advertising scheme. But
even if the reward was offered it
does not follow that they were his
enemies; they may have been real
lovers of the art Of acting.
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-02-01
MULDOON'S ALPHABET
OF DANGER.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Z q &&&&AE&4& x

&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&A4A.
lictively. IT'S hard on the taythe,
ESPECIALLY, whin the sidewalk flies
up in mans face.
Knockers-Dure knockers tx
OPTED, these dissimylatin' tilly-
phones jeopardize the politicians,
ostracize the luvin' hoosband, an
if the divil gifts his own may they
parylize thimsilves.
Limburger Chaze- "A didly con-
temporary av chlooryfoorm an
ayther, ixtinsively used fer asphyx-
iation purposes in electric lighted
hotils.
Mushroons-Their close affinity
to toad stools inables thin to say
son poorterhouse stake an indorse
insurance policies wild plain
sagassity.
Naturalized Voters-Agitators
av annythin' wild a name, fer in
stance: municipality.
Orphan Goats-Indestructible
bastes that roam in back alleys
an whose contact wild mankind
has resulted in more than wan
sway backed defoormity.
Poog Dawgs- social sponge
av convintionality, used to absorb
the affection av race sooyside
fanatics.
Queues irrytable ind av a
Chinyman PROTECTED from the vul-
gar touch be an artillery av fiat
irons an wash boords, it citery.
Rummage Sales-The derelict
an collery Unlisted dishybell av
aristocrats, chape at half the price.
Summer Resoorts-A modern
elopin' daypo wild aquatic attach
minis, illaygally used to COLLECT
ingagemint rings wild false pre-
tinses.
Turkish Baths-A fine recrea-
ton in which man is cooked
rare, froze stiff an slugged into a
pulp widout retaliatin'.
Ubiquitous Banny Pales-A
parasite that in6sts sidewalks wild
a shlippery intintion.
Votin' Machines Offspring av
the paynoot ayvil; put pinny in
the shlot an yez gifts paynoot,
or drop vote in the shit an yez
eliot the wrong man.
Washboords- Corrygated uny-
tinsils that lave small rivulits in a
mans pate afther violint cohay-
sion.
Xanthic Tindinc lie s-Apper-
tains to willow journalism an the
wearin' av orange pales on St.
Patrick's day. Bloc eyebawls wild
rid borders accompany the lather.
Yankee Wit-Nixt to the Irish
they hit harder an make more
artists than amy other polace on
airth.
Zealots-A man who behaves in
HAHN, uncouth footbawl, an the
Suppression av an alderman's tip.
P. S. The above can be nailed
in the ice chist or worn in yer hat
wild perfect safety. E. E. Ii.
Thu Eonmnrc' Eninndc
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-02-01

which to cover their sales. In
short, great wheat corner was to
be consummated, by the original
owners thereof the farmers.
The work was inaugurated with
great secrecy. Perkins demand
of one dollar was simply to obtain
funds for his and his partners i'm
mediate necessities. Many farm
ers were dubious. It became
necessary for Perkins to travel all
over the province, to convince
men of the practicability and de-
STABILITY of the project.
Not a hint of the proceedings
came to the ears of the regular
brokers in the market. True,
there was not much wheat offered,
but everybody knew the crop was
abundant that year, and the mar
ket was bearish. Perkins & Black
Ter bought a seat in the exchange,
and the battle was on. Knowing
that they had the farmers of the
province behind them, they bought
all they could get. Occasionally
they would sell for a time, in order
not to allow their opponents any
inkling of the trap that was await
ing them.
The prices ranged about seventy
cents. The treasury of the syndi-
cate was prosperous, and Perkins
bought on a liberal margin. If
the price showed a tendency to
drop, he bolstered it up by heavy
buying. It was hard work. Black
Ter did the Office work end of it.
while Perkins went on the floor.
For two months the battle was
kept up, and the time was drawing
near for delivery.
The other brokers, or rather
their clients, began to realize that
something was wrong. And, at
the outset, they made mistake.
They tried to batter down the
price by heavy selling. But Per-
kins persistently bought all that
was offered. His opponents we're
amazed. Was this man, whom
they had recently smashed, trying
to corner the market? The thought
was absurd. Where did he get
his money? No one could tell.
But they knew one thing, and
that was, that they must make
the price drop or else be ruined
They sent men into the country
to get options on the crops.
There were no options to be had.
The farmers calmly asserted that
they did not wish to sell, as yet.
The agent predicted great fall
in prices. 1t had no effect on the
farmers. The situation was be-
coming serious.
Several prominent spectators
visited the Office of Perkins &
Blackler, in order to gain informa-
ton. They did not gain any
Perkins would talk on anything
but wheat. They left him in dis
gust. They tried to buy in order
to cover their shortages. There
was no wheat offered for sale. As
the day of delivery approached,
the bear element realized that
they must buy or 60 into bank
ruptcy. Then Perkins wrote to
his friends the farmers. The gist
of his letters was that they we're
to sell their wheat at dollar and
a quarter bushel, and not cent
less. As they controlled all the
wheat, they could set their own
price.
The spectators bought. Their
losses were tremendous, but they
had to choose between that and
insolvancu Parkins Gave If ont
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-02-01

swell, we'll, eiucidate.'
"This morning. continued Per-
kins, "I rented small Office in the
Grain Exchange building and al
so inserted an advertisement in
several of the leading newspapers,
both daily and weekly. The
firms name is now being painted
on the door of the aforesaid Office,
and I will proceed to read to you
the advertisement:
"Parties contemplating invest
ment or speculation in the wheat
market this season would do we'll
to communicate with Perkins &
Blackler, Brokers. For the small
sum of one dollar they will for
ward certain information and adj
vice, which, if acted upon, will
mean money in the pockets of
their clients. DO not neglect this
opportunity to be on the inside.
Address, Perkins & Blackler,
Grain Exchange Building, Win
nipeg, CAN
"Now what do you think of
that?" inquired the enthusiastic
Perkins.
"Huh! DO you think anybody
will bite on that?" asked Blackler,
disgustedly.
"Bite? My boy do not use such
coarse expressions. They jar me.
We are not asking anyone to bite.
This is a square deal, and no get
rich-quick swindle. They will re-
ceive their moneys worth"
"But what do you know about
the wheat market?"
II know this; that we were bum
coed out of nearly ten thousand
dollars, and I have a glimmering
idea of how it was done. And
I'm going to work the idea for all
it's WORTH"
"How?"
"I'll tell you"
For the next half hour the two
sat at a table, and covered sheets
Of paper with figures, and when
they arose a scheme had been
planned which was to be the talk
of the city for many days. The
button was pressed, and when a
bellboy responded, he was re.
quested to fetch tray full of
lubricants. I say requested, B"
because in those days of over
crowded hotels, it was brave man
who dared to "order' a bellboy.
The wherewithal having arrived,
and a generous tip having been
passed over, the partners we're
once more left alone.
Here's to the success of our
undertaking, and humiliation to
our adversaries," proposed Perkins.
"Ditto," said Blackler.
In couple of days the CORE
.spondence began to grow heavy.
Both partners worked at the desks
all day and part Of the night. A
stenographer had been engaged,
and the typewriter clicked noisily
with hardly an interruption. It
will not be necessary to give the
correspondence in full. We will
simply explain the meaning of it.
Perkins felt that he had been
sw1ndled out Of nine thousand odd
dollars. He believed, and with
reason, that the operators in the
wheat pit had deliberately lured
him on till his capital was in the
balance, and then turned and
crushed him. He proposed to be
revenged, and while his despoilers
we're gleefully pocketing their ILL
gotten gains, he was perfecting a
scheme which, if successful, would
make them grovel at his feet.
And th,s woo his p1an Ho
The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1906-02-01
FTHER rinderin' me graphic
opinions on nanny dape soob-
jicts an complicated arthi-

iicts an complicated arthi-
cles, l will now Expose the
pitfalls human fish is heir to,
whittier they are hereditary, con-
tagious, or bird in the bone.
Wild RESPECT to me foormer works
I will cover all the ground wild
concise contraction, iffervescin' at
the same time wild philosophy,
logic, an inti1ligint hilarity.
Wan av the most shockin
trooths in the rim av the universe
is, that most payple hov to be
broosed in the same place twice
befoore they become conscious av
the fact that there is more danger
in safety than safety in danger.
Contrary to the laws av observa-
ton me disclosures refute the
naked eyebawl thayory -sayin' is
belavin'-be shown the didly
activity av inanimate OBJECTS whin
yez arouse thin. Belavin' heart
to heart talk on this topic, wud
rinovate the hibernatin' moorals
av mankind, I hov concentrated
all me vital fibers in wan soprano
iffort av innovation; at amy event,
the mortalizin' av me name indif-
nately.
Yis, the committeeman av aich
paragraph comminces alphabitic-
ally, inhancin' it's commercial
value as family Encyclopedias or
pocket riferince intermittintly.
Absint Mindedniss-This foorm
av intellectual dissipation, while
it sollcits invitation, is not conta-
gious. Howiver, the guardians
av other Minis savings shud be
listed fer SYMPTOMS to avoid painful
sayquils that are called be other
names.
Blind Pigs-Recall to me mind
that fashionable sooburb that sur
rounds Northwestern University.
B'gorry, hate to say it, but 'tiz
nanny the buddin' thayologian
that comprehinds the DECEPTION
in an icecrame sign, whereat, he
fails to recognize the same in cot
ton oattin' an maltreated bird
cages.
Coal Notes.-The unfathomable
dipths suggested be yawnin' ohasms
are incompatible to open coal
holes, ESPECIALLY, the raw sinsation
that follies whin jagged protoober-
ances av bitoomin connict Thin
silves wild the shanks av a mans
shins.
Dawg Days-A plooral parasite
that infsts dawgs an firminta-
t1on av which ginerates hydryfoby,
whose only cure is the application
av load av stars or stones, Il fer
git which.
Embalmed Bafe-Crool jokes
-.,,..o~loI h. 49,, oooo o,,3 ;,,f,,
soria; accoordin' to statistics they
hov evaded the pure food law fer
twinty years, bad cess to the both
av thin.
Free Loonch-I personally sug-
gist total abstinince, because I
vance post-mortimed a man who
died from conflict betwane rye
bird crusts, combined sardines,
an siction av hot wather bag.
Golf Bawl Itlquitte-A fooney
game full av brass, putty, an tay,
the main part av which is chasin'
a roober bawl wild shlllayly.
HEREDITARY Heirlooms-'Tiz no
sin to resimble vans antsisters,
'tiz bastely shame. Anyhow,
Billy O'Brien-whose Granddaughter
waz an anthropoid ape accoordin'
to physiognomical traces
vance ninched be the Zoo
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the party which honestly believes in
protection and earnestly endeavors to-
Justly apply the principles to condi-
tons as they exist"
Our readers will pardon us for in
going are utterly ignorant of what
they were saying, which Is the only
theory that we can possibly adopt,
because were it otherwise, we would
be forced to the conclusion that they
had no respect for the intelligence
of the republican voters of the state.
What does protection mean? What
economic policy does the term imply?
Here we will divert from the subject
in order to say that the writer is a
protecticnist in the full sense OF the
term, a believer in the doctrine, whose
exposition of it in the past called forth
the encimiums and the friendship of
Carey and Kelley in the days when it
was an issue. Protection means that
it is wise and good for a people to
adopt such policy as will enable
them to utilize their own resources
to supply their own needs, in other
words, that the people of a nation
may do their own work,
Protection as an economic prin-
ciple is only defensible as temporary
policy to be pursued as a means of
defense against competitive conditions
that may be overcome to the benefit
of the people of the nation adopting
it. An industry that cannot be made
to stand on it's own legs ultimately is
not a subject for protection at all.
The ends sought by honest protec-
tionists in the United States have long
since been accomplished But the &C
complishment of ends, no matter how
righteous, does not eliminate selfish
ness from the human breast. Hence
the individuals who prospered in the
protected industries conspired against
the people Of the United States with
every other form of privilege to con-
troll the government in the interest of
plumber, until today Aemrican manu-
facturers are underselling foreign
e.. ION, OF
through consultations and trusts at
home are practicing unbridled extor-
ton upon American consumers.
The extortion thus perpetrated upon
the American people runs bill
lions annually, and the beneficiaries
of the plumber are among the main
stays of the republican party.
The republican platform hints at re-
vision of the tariff, and then adds:
"The history of the republican party
demonstrates that such revision can
safely be trusted only to the party
which honestly believes in protection
and earnestly endeaVOrS 10 justly ap- |
ply the principles to conditions as they
exist" Think of it, Let the bene-
ficiaries of protection decide when
they will be wiling to forego the
plumber that is adding millions annu-
ally to their store. The above state |
ment is the climax of insult to our
intelligence.
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NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS
(The Commoner.)

The democratic state convention
adopted platform that rings true,
and deals explicitly with the impor-
to be waged The ticket nominated
is composed of good and able men,
everyone of whom is solemnly pledged
to make faithful effort to redeem every
promise given by his party.
These nominees need no introduc
ton to the people of Nebraska Mr.
Shallenberger, for governor, served
one term in congress, and acquitted
himself creditably. He is now the
honored mayor of the town of Alma
Mr.. Thompson, for United States
States senator, was chosen as Ne
braskas member of the national com
mittee at the Chicago convention in
1896 He was a Nebraska delegate
W Iuc HdtlOlldl COHVeHliOu Ill 1857,
1896, 1900 and 1904. He has an ex-
tensive acquaintance among the dem
ocrats of the nation. As mayor of
the city Of Grand Island, Mr.. Thomp-
son served the people faithfully and
in 1902 he made a gallant fight as
democratic nominee for governor Mr..
Greene, for lieutenant governor, is edi-
tor of the Creighton (Neb) Liberal
Mr. Greene was a member of the del
egation to the st. Louis convention in
1904. Mr. Babcock, for treasurer, has
made an excellent record as county
treasurer of Adams county Jacob
V. Wolfe for land commissioner,
served in that capacity many years
ago, and made a proud record. Carl
R. Goucher, for secretary of state;
Lysle l. Abbott, for attorney general;
]. S. Canaday for auditor; r. H. Wat
son, for superintendent of education,
and Messrs. Horst, FitZsimmons and
Davis for railroad commissioners, are
all men who have the confidence of
those who know them best.
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Artemus Ward and Josh Billings
disregarded conventional spelling
many years before Theodore Roose-
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The Independent, during the cam
paign will expose many of the politi-
cal and economic fallacies that have
deceived honest voters in the past.