Pike County Democrat, Volume 26, Number 43, Petersburg, Pike County, 6 March 1896 — Page 7

■a fashion letter. A Most J>« wilder ins Medley of Colors. Combination* end Styles for Easter Time -Spring Contain e* la Great Variety. [Special New York Correspondence.] ' Fashionable dressmakers are busy preparing the last of their Lenten costumes and the first of their Easter gowns for *56. Black, gray and fawn colors are used for the first-mentioned ; dresses, and for Easter time is present- j «d the most bewildering medley of col- ; ors, combinations and styles that the ■ spring season in fashion's domain ever | witnessed. The shops are aglow with novelties of every description, from Lyons brocade to American dimity; j from stately Persian patterned sdks ! and satins, to simple,, girlish “book- j muslin" at 25 cents a yard. The new tailor costumes show' skirts slightly leps flaring from the knees down, and sleeves decidedly smaller. It is to be hoped, however, that after a certain amount of “reefing" the decrease will cease, and that the fashion rulers will let well enough alone. If women would only take a decided stand against going to the other extreme in the fashioning of their new sleeves as they d5d in repressing the odious hoops* irt when it loomed up on fashion’s horizon, they could carry the day once age in. and thus pass a delightful spring and summer with sleeves neither too absurdly large for grace, nor too close amt confining for comfort. As things look • t present, however, we have before in the prospect for at least two seasons of uncommonly beautiful, graceful and becoming styles, devoid ol extremes of any sort, and rich in picturesque beauty and elegance. As the spring advances, a renewed taste will la* evinced for Norfolk waists and other styles of bodice arranged tvith flat plaits—a fashion extremely becoming to slender figures, and, since the plaits run lengthwise, not at tilt Objectionable tp those of larger build. These plaits are already been on w &'king, traveling and cycling costume* of tweed, cheviot, tailor suitings, etc., and A ^ the idea* will be

h> followed iu inak ing up uiotrur. 1 a d up s’ c | o th, fancy sijks. end innumerable *nd lovely muslins lawns, dimities and colored lin**ns for summer wear 1 irt»re are box-plaits I h ’ d flat and machiuestitched, or, on finer goods, they are luce-edged, and often overlaid with lace insertion bunds. The belted round waists arein

'-*^/*^* three plaits.ntike (front ami tnrkifiomrtiiues lielow a yoke, or else the gathered waist has lengthwise haunts simulating sum plaits, the outer bands extending to tin* shoulders. Again there is a series of very tine plaits iti clusters of five or seven.Vith rows of embroidery between the clusters. I he (perennial blouse waist blossoms ou’ a thin? of benfuty, and in sueh new beautiful forms As to render it almost a n>veltv. One model has a deeply-pointed yoke made richest Persian brocade. The rest of the waist is formed of chameleon satin w hose exquisite colors Wepeat most of those in tne broca.ied yoke. The close '-oat sleeves are of the satin w ith chkpl y-pom ted Vandyke cops of the brocade, falling over the small puff at the top. Another elegant waist is made of moss-green satin with three katiu. box-pllaits On .the front, overlaid With inser^ir.n* bauds ot rich net spangled ini designs that fotnt dowers and shaded green leaves. There is a tqgtnglcd yoke at the back, and the -.ollar and belt are covered with the glittering garniture. A pin-check silk, msde exactly like this waist, is trimmed with elegant jet appliques and insertion bands. A r«'Se-colored satin blouse jdyapedS with soft pink chiffon is gntnisbeVw ith pink opal and pearl bead gimp, ami rose satin ribbons. The fashion for w aists differing from the skirts seems loath to leave v and. Whatever may be the prospect liSfer on, the present!is well supplied w ith unique uud useful waist models which it will be entirely safe to copy for spring and summer wear. Checked, striped and plaited velvets are used for waists of spring gowns with wool skirts. and plain corduroys and cordeu Ws ate used in combination with cloth for sleeves and blouse vest, or for-the entire waist. Fancy silks will be as popular as ever for this purpose, and one stylish gov* n of tan cloth has the waist, sleeve* and panel down the aidewf the slashed anil buttoned skirt, in dull Kgvptiun red striped over with black. Serge aljmva and mohair gowns are - xustde up with seven-gored skirts and the new blouse coat, showing straight (open fronts, and a fitted belted back, j with bishop Sleeves, and with re vers on the front eoding in a deep cape-col-lar. The cusit is short, failing only a few .inches below the narrow belt, which mutches the button* in kind, or is made of the dress material. Many of the new spring tunics are ! elaborately braided, and overskirts, tl.at are slowly but surely making their w ay into fashiondotn. are daintily braided around the hem. or up the slashed nnd buttoned side on the left of the skirt. Kate Dux hah.

Lkiap Wu Not UL In discussing reform a minstrel said on the stage that he discovered a couple of burglars making away with some booty from his house the other night, so he immediately jumped on his bicycle. pursued, captured and was handing them over to a policeman when the fellowing conversation occurred: Dougherty—Officer. 1 want you to arrest these men; they are burglar*. Officer—Whose bicycle is that? “Its mine.” “Come to the station house with ne: jjrour lamp ain’t lit,”—K. Y. World.

FARM AND GARDEN. STRIKING AN AVERAGE. fraction ob Good Bad Bad Roads Scientifically Considered. Aside from the comfort, convenience and pleasure of good roads, their commercial value in saving or increasing the efficiency of tractive power will demonstrate their utility. Comparison of tractive power necessary to draw a given load under similar conditions will give a basis for judging the merits of different materials for road covering. 4 - Experiments have been made by eminent engineers on this line, and the results epitomized in Trautwine Engineer’s Book and other standard works. The results given below were ascertained by the use of a dynanometer. The roads were practically level and a speed of ab^ at three-quarters miles per hour was used in making the observations. The roads wepe newly constructed and in fair condition. A four-wheeled wagon, 2%*inch tire, was used. The weight of the load, including wagon, was one ton. The tractive force is given in pounds. KiN'D or Road. Tractive Force. Flank...... ..... Cubical block—. jk Macadam, small stone. n Gravel, unpacked. .t.....16’ Gravel, hacked. I'M Telford . ..•••'•’•. * Common earth, packed:....,.t....lw Common earth, unpacked...'.S00 to Common earth, packed wet..300 to 400 Steel rails with locomotive....,———. S' A good average-trained horse weigl - ing not less than 1,000 pounds, well fed and treated, when actually walking 2’*., miles per hour, can exert a tractive force of 100.pounds. From the above table we see one horse can draw approximately three tons on a plank road. 2 V:'tons on cubical .blocks, one ton on packed gravel or -packed earth, one-half to one-fifth ton on unpacked earth dry and one-third to one-fourth ton on packed earth after rains. , rThe-exceedingly low tractive force on steel rails explains the assertion often made that it is often cheaper to haul freight by rail from points in the Mis* sixsjppi valley to the seaboard !than to deliver it from the farnnto the railway station. This is especially true during hart! winters, when all farm products, arc higher than at any other time and more in demand. The final decision of what material should be used in constructing a road

on e ok new Jersey's many good boa os. must necessarily depend upon conipK x conditions, and it is not often that the one is selected that offers the least resistance to traction. The kind of mrf-erial at' hand, its durability, the kind of traffic to be at*, commodated, all enter into the question of selection. The use of material that will insure a jiermanent,. smooth surface, wet or dry. and unaffected by fros*s, besides bei:t;j obtained at reasonable price, is to be commended. While the results given above are cpproYiinate. as the exact tractive forct values over the same road, probably every day in the year, and very probably no two roads are exactly th* same, yet they are a fair average an i believed tovbe reliable for basing com-pututious.-fMIiram Phillips, C. R.. ip Rural World. OF NATIONAL INTEREST. Tike Improvement of Koads Is by No Mean* it LihsI lou^. There is not a man, woman or chit} in the land that has not a personal interest in the question of better roads. There is no article produced, inqiorted w ex{>orted. the cos* df which is not iu some degree affected by the character of the common roads p\ r which it is transported from the held, the mine, the mill or the shop to the user or i-.msunier, and tput worse the roads over v. itich it is transportetl the less it vields the producer, and the more it ttssts the user or consumer; and the let* thus borne year after year by the entire people of the nation is so enormous that it canno: be reasonably approximated. It costs less to transport commodities across the continent by rail; or from continent to continent by water, than it does over a single mile of our common roads during nearly half the year. Bad roads do not pay. When the people realize this, the * question ben aies a national one—Wm. il. Ilhawn, in Southern Cultivator.

„ Attribatn of » (ioed Farmer. The Southern Farm t.aze»te assert* that no man i* a good farmer who doe* tot a* feast maintain tear in ami year out the average productiveness and fertility of his farming land*. It i* not a hard thing to do this either for any intelligent farmer. Little better can be expected of an ignorant negro tenant than to make it his invariable rule to squeeze out of the soil nil that the soil will bear, paying back nothing in the way of plant food for future crofw. practicing the plan of soil robbery a* a matter of course, but we surely expect better things of intelii- *' geat white farmers and land owner*.

DREAM LORE. What Is Portended by Freaks of Imofin** tion During Sleep. To dream of cucumbers means recovery from sickness. To see a rainbow in a dream foretokens a long journey. A dream about marriage denotes poverty and other misfortunes. If you see a candle go out in a dream some misfortune is impending. To dream of cutting ybur finger mea ns you will shortly have a lawsuit. Fighting in a dream means that you ! will soon suffer much loss of property. To dream of eating portends losses In business find possibly personal dangers. Seeing an Indian in a dream presages I a fortunate speculation in real estate. To dream that you are traveling in a private carriage foretells poverty and disgrace. If you dream of a goose you may expect soon to see a friend who has been long absent. To dream of playing dice means that some one will shortly die and leave you money. To dream that you are riding a good horse means that you will marry a wealthy person. To dream of a monkey signifies that you will be deceived by the object of your affections. ^ To dream that you are drinking out of a wash basin is a sign that you are soon to fall in'love. Tp dream plf a hen and chickens means that your sweetheart will desert you and marry another. I For a married man to dream of wearing old clothes; means that his wife will soon have a new dress. A dream about the devil me ans that you will have jmany dangcr&but that you will overcome them all. ' t> To drer.m ofj hearing pleasing music means that veju are shortly to receive money from aju unexpected source. A dream that you are drunk means that you will prove valuable make a friend who will in the future. To dream that a policeman has you in charge is* a sign that you vvill escape from some impending evil. For a young! woman to dheam about an old man means tha^ she will shortly marry a rich young lover. Breaking a glass in a dream signifies that your engagement with your sweetheart is soon to be declared off. If in a dream you find yourself walking on crutches the sign is that you will shortly be sent to prison. A young man dreaming of the poorhouse is, according to the books, destined to be married at an early day. To dream of cats is always unlucky, and some unexpected! misfortune is sure to follow during the next few

i days.. ^ To dream that you are kissing- somebody means that ar unknown friend will shortly confer upon you a great benefit. To dream that you are looking at beautiful paintings means that you are soon to be drawn into unfortunate speculations. For a housekeeper to dream that her hired girl hats gone away is a sure sign, i of seme serious accident or misfortune to the family. To dream that bees are humming to you means the loss of your sweetheart, or, if you are married, the alienation of your wife's affections. To dream that you have refused alms to a beggar means that you w ill shortly sustain great loss, perhaps by the dishonesty of some trusted friend. To dream about the gallows is the luckiest dream a man can have; it forebodes that he will become rich, arrive at high honors and be happy.— St. Louis (jlobe-Democrat. \ Peculiar Form of Insurance. A curious form of life insurance iS springing up in French manufacturing towns founded on the idea that the longer a man lives the less he needs. It bears ihe’^peculiax name of La Fourmi (the ant), and provides for the payment of $1,000 to the heirs of a m a dying before the age of 38, the pay* meat diminishing to $310 at 5L A sum of one dollar a month insures the payment. The idea seems to be, and it is not a bad one, that if a man dies young his children are likely to be in want, but that when he is 30 they will be able to earn a living for themselves.

I nc MAni^c. I o. ' Ntw York. March*: 1394 CATTLE—'Native .steers:. ...HO' 4 « COITOK-Mia^iiti*: . 7*ft 7\ FLOCK—Winter Wheat . 3 &J «• 4 00 W H EAT - No. .* R*ti . ft r>\ a t ft 2 *J ft 4 71** CO UN -No. - OAlS-No 2 PUKK-Xt* Mess.i l... . ST. LOUIS. COTTON—M iddliey. ...... 7vv^ BRBYBS—Fan-jr > leers — .. 4 OJ ft Meuiaai.. ..... 316 * Ut*GS Ha; r tv >elee Cs.. 3 6 SMKEF—Fair u» Cnoicd...... FLOCK-Patent*.L. Fancy to Estri» do... WHEAT-No. 2 Red Winter.. CORN Xu .* Mixed.. OATs—No. 2 . Ki E -No. 2.. .. TUUACXX)—Lu*n»........_ Leaf Hurley. HAY—dear Timotny. j..; .... ttUYTlSit—Choice Hairy. ..... Ec«G.>—Fresh.. ..; .... POKii—standard Mess t.Netv*. haCMN—Clear Rib.. LAiftii—Prime »teaia... l| iHHLAUa CATTLE—Shippinit.. j."Sit 3 5» H.UGS—t air to Choice ....■_, 3 TO SHEEP—Fa. r to Cnotee ..— 2 SO %«. FLOUR—Winter Patents...... 3 ti ft I Spring Paieals»„.... 3 10 «{. WHEAT— Nvx 2 priux. 37 “t 13 2i 4 70 4 i '» 3 a: 3 4) 3 S' 3 60 ft 37Vi 300 4* 4 *0 V Oo 13 T.H lif 3«3a * 00 [f’5 ft ft 4 46 - «/ 3 7» 3 *j COUNNo.: -No. 2. iieU. e» 4*. OATs—No. 2. .. it FORK—Mess tneaj . ..._ 3 60 1 KANSAS CITY 6 Jo CATTLE—Shippifi* Steers. .. 3 2S HOG>—Ail Grades-. . 3 Si WHEAT—No s Ked.4... 74 OaTs—No. r. .... CumN-Nu. i... —. - . .... NEW ORLEANS FLOUR-High Grade.. 3 70 COHN-No. 2 . »» o.vf—Western....,*.. ?* HAY—Choice.i. 17 5J PUUK—Near Mess .. 8-stA)N—Sides ... COTTON—Atidd Ut« .4LOUISVILLE WHEAT-No. 2 Red.. T4 CORN—No- 2 Mixed. OATS—No.2 Mixed.. » PURH-New Mess. ... . ..10 BACON-Clear Rib.... I COTTON—Miikliinc.

SCARLET FEVER SETTLED IN THE BACKAn Operation Was Un successfully Performed.

The Patient Was Finally B ©stored. After w XiShteen Year*. From the Evening A’eirs, Nncark, N. J. About eighteen years ago, when Mrs. Annie Dale, of 8S Bruce Street, was a bright, merry school girl, she was taken ill with scarlet fever. She recovered, but she wash very different girl from a physical- stand* point.—She was cured of the scarlet fever, but it left her with an affection of the back. Aa she grew older the pain seemed to in crease. Her sufferings were intensified by her household duties, but she never complained, and with one hand pressed tightly to her back she did her work about her cosy home. ' “I was fourteen years old when I was attacked with scarlet fever, and have now suffered with my back for eighteen years. “Sight and day I suffered. It really seemed as if I must succumb to the pain, and then to make matters worse, my head ached so badly that I could scarcely see at times. Finally I went to St. Michael's Hospital, at the corner of High Street and Central Avenue, and Aere the surgeons performed a difficult operutiou on my back, but it did no good; it was like everything else I was told at the hospital to return for another operation, but-the first had left me so weak I could not go back. "Then 3gain I had become discouraged ami my three children needed my attention and Care at home, j The pain became harder to stand and cutback was almost broken, it seemed. I thought I would never kuow what it would ; be like to be well again when I was told to | try Dr. Williams’Pink Pills. With rnanv ' doubts, a faint heart and aa aching back 1 went to get the pills, and little dreaming that they would prove the elixir of a new I life to me, I began to take them. Only a S 'hort time elapsed before I began to improve. Could it be possible that Dr. Williams’ Pink Pills were doing what everything else had failed to accomplish* I asked myself the question many times and before long 1 was enabled by mV improved condition to answer the query with an emphatic : *Yes.’ Now the pain of almost twenty years is cured by these Pink Pills in a few months. I have no pain of any kind now. but I have got some of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for | Pale People and while 1 do not think it will ever bo necessary to use them again, I shall certainly never bo without them in the house.”' I>r. Williams’ Pink Pills contain, in a conj deused form, all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to tlie blood and restore shattered nerves. They are also a specific for troubles peculiar fto females, such as suppressions, irregularities and all forms of weakness. They build up the blood, and restore the glow of health? to pale and sallow cheeks. In men they effect a radical cure in all cases arising from mental worry, overwork or excesses of whatever nature. Pink Pills are sold in boxes (never in loose bulk! at '>0 cents a box or six boxes for $'-* 5b, and may be had of ail druggists, or direct by mail'from Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company, Schenectady, N: Y. Tiie Evil of Restricted License.—Old Party (sadly)—‘fMy poor man, why do l tvlways find vou hanging around this saloon Bibulous Rill -“I eau't help meself, Mister. It s the only one in town.’’—Puck. Catarrh Cannot Be Cared with local applications, as they cannot reach the seal of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood aud mucous surfaces. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is not a quack medicine, it was prescribed by one of the best physicians in this country for years, and is a regular prescription. It is composed of the best tonics known, combined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous surfaces. Tue perfect combination of the two ingredients is what produces such wonderful results in curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials, f ree. F. J Cfikxey & Co.. Props., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, price T5e. Hall's Family Pilis are the best. “How no you sell this music paper?** asked the customer'at tiie stationery store. “I'm not certain about it." said the new clerk, ‘-but 1 think we sell it by the choir.” The Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Kuilway Will ou March 3rd sell one way bomeseekers tickets to all noints in tiie Southeast. ers tickets to all points in the Southeast, including Florida, at the lowest rate ever known. Ou March U th round trip tickets to many points in the South, including Georgia, can tie purchased at oue fare plus fcl.PO; good for 3u days. For mal*, folders and ail information write to or see Briard P. & T. A-. Nashville-, Tenn. Tna-chameieon, which is said to feed upon nothing but air, has of iui auiiaal3 the nimblest tongue.--Swift. Stop, Thief! Stop a small malady, which is stealing your strength, before it outruns your power to arrest it. and recover what it took from you. TtieWcst aud promptest recuperator of waning vitality is Hostetler's Stomach Bitters, which renew s vigor, flesh and nerve quietude be* anse it w stores activity to those functions whose interruption interferes with general health. Use the Bitters for dyspepsia..malarial, rheumatic and kidney complaints and biliousness.

“Mamma,*’ asked the little girl. peering ! in betweep two uncut leaves of the maeuI zlne. "how did they ever get the printing i in therel” . --*- Fits stopped free by Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. No fits after first day's use. i Marvelous cures. Trvutise ami f-J trial boti tie free. Dr. Kline, 9di Arch St.. Phila.. Pa. He (gallantly)—I couldn’t kiss anyone butjou, dear!” She-"If that’s the case, you can’t kiss aje "—San Francisco Wave. Beech am's pills for constipation 10c and 2ie. Get the book t free at your druggis’a and go by it. Annual sales 6.iJW),OUO Ooxes. TeachrR—“y,*hat was Joan of Arc maid ofr* Bright Pupil—"Made of dust.'’—BosV>n Transcript. iatica 5T. JACOBS

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KNOWLEDGE Brings comfort and improvement end tends to personal enjoyment when rightly usea. The many, who live better than others and enjoy life more, with less expenditure, by more promptly adapting the world’s best products to the needs of physical being, will attest the value to health of the pure liquid laxative principles, embraced in the remedy, Syrup of Figs. ^ Its excellence is due to its presenting in the form most acceptable and pleasant to the taste, the refreshing and truly beneficial properties of a perfect laxative ; effectually cleansing the system, dispelling colds, headaches and fevers ana permanently curing constipation. It has given satisfaction to millions and met with the approval of the medical orofession, because it acts on the Kidneys, Liver and Bowels without weakening them and it is perfectly free from every objectionable substance. 5 Syrup of Figs is for sate by all druggists in 50c and $1 bottles, but it is manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. only, whose name is printed on every package, also the name, Syrup of Figs, and being well informed, you will not accept any substitute if offered.

- - you do the mending Not the Merchant. . He wants to make as much as he can by M; selling you inferior bindings which h*> claims are **just as good” as S. H. & M. ' But you do she wending. Insist on having Bias Velveteen Skirt Binding and you save the mending. If your dealer will not supply yon we will. Send for samples, shewing labels and materials. So the S.H.&M. Co-. P. O. Box 699. New York Ct*ja For sale at Druyeist or Sent Free on receipt of pH— by CERTAIN CURE CO.. - Evansville, In*. TROPICAL ...cuba, JAMAICA... I I no The wasalflceat l site! LI U KOa States Hail Steamships c* the PLANT STEAMSHIP LINE leave Port Tampa semi-weekly for Key.West and Havana. For Jamaica Jan. 31st, Feb. 14th and mm. March 13th and 27th. landing at Mantejro Bar.Jiv maica. connecting with Jamaica Rallwue-for Klnsjton and interior points. Write B. W. wKjBfcli, Pi»nent«rTraMc Manager, S-kA.JK, OA., for KATES anil lNFOKMATIOX.

The Large Piece ' and High Grade of “Battle Ax "has injured the sale of other brands of higher prices and smaller pieces. Don't allow the deakr to impose on you by saying they are “ just as good" as “Battle Ax," for he is anxious to work off his unsalable stock. • a _ _ - _

How Weak the jsoaji and water seems when you begin your washing * don’t get any strength out of it till the work is about Plenty of hard work and rubbing and wear and even then—but more of it at the beginning; the water is weakest ie. the water is just as strong at the as at the end. This is one of the reasons (only y Pearline acts so much better dun soap, in au washing and cleaning Use no soap. • - * Do Not Accept Substitutes or Imitations. *

STEEL WEB PICKET FENCE. CABLED FIELD AND HOG FENCE. Also CABLED POULTRY, GARDEN AND RABBIT FENCE. * We manufacture a «nnpl«'te Mne of Smooth Wlr® rooting tnd ri.rai]ty> rvaryartlclo to to W (•presented. If you consider quality wo cpn save you money. CAT ALO<3CTS FREE. DE KALB FENCE CO.,

Saker’s Seeds Sprwt QaisH* Sro* Vigorously, f risce ^nonwwijf. Tbkt'i their record e«erywu«re whether afcUte eurta,- *«t. norther tenth, j

-'■*[50 *'%>> ana ever? aims. table Seecs in America. Our Mammoth Pitmtand Seed CtMiqntud lOua- I pie* o« new creations in cratn. srraea »Bd forage plant*, is mailed ?M *P«a r*" I eeipt of 1© teau, postage. Catslsoie talone 3 cent*. Send to-day. I

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