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- - - . i i - if iP DUM A MUipu. in THE NEWS IN. BRIEF. La Farmers Take the taw XTEMPT TO TAU AM) FEATHER. FASHION IN TILE EAST THE new woman. I. Intf-nill Victim Itwl.t aad One of r u i, suln by th Vleilanca Commit. TI AU""I lU-Treat int of hii A i -at her by 111 8o" I i Cause of i lutendetl runlnhment Ifeathbetl Vutement U Made. iottumwa. Ia.. Dec. Sl.-be Palm, a irmer. was mortally wounded by a Lsked band of farmers bent on tarring I feathering mm ana ms Dromers the ill-treatment of the'.r father. In asant Ridge township, Lee county. dylnff man made a statement. earing to the identity of seven of his qilants, and warrants lor their ar- L have been sworn out, but the men te not yet been taken into cuBtody. ibe Palm and his two brothers ccn ft a large farm and are considered in n An. They live In a comfortable 11 tO UU. filing, They but permitted their aged and l.i.it father to dwell in abject pov- !y jn a hovel on their property. For rs their Inhuman treatment of the ovnt has been a source of unfavor gossip in the neighborhood, but t cITorts to induce the sons to make tfter provision for the old man were vailing. i Hay H Starved to Prath. I A feW Uaj'S ago ine luiun nu J JJent9 In a position to have accurate iwledge of the case declare mat no U-ved to death, ms cnuaren reiusinj? give the slightest assi-ranee. w nen his deathbed the aged man sent a re st for his sons to conn s and see him. L they declined to do. They also used to bury him or pay any part of funeral expenses and the body was trred by the county. Jils was more than the neighbors id endure and the leading farmers Jrmlned to rid themselves of the !ily. Secret conference were held the best methods of accomplishing r object considered and discussed i various standpoints. It was final- V determined to tar and reatner the 11 & ii j.iva thorn nut nf the anil llirii ums; ..... Mry, the penalty being death if they Lid dare to return, a viguance turn- waj formed and action aecmea March to the House. cordingly, at the hour appoiniea y of the leading farmers, an ed, assembled at a spot previously ed upon and Degan ineir marrn e home of the Palm boys. Arrlv- fet the house, the leader or tne vig- e committee stepped to the aoor knocked. Abe Palm responded seeing the array of masked faces, ctured the intent of their mission retreated within doors. lie called ils brothers, and hastily arming Wives, the three men leu oy a j entrance and opened a rapid fire lie mob. . - - unexpected resistance staggerea ngleaders for" ah instant, but they ily rallied, returned tne nre wiwi effect, and Abe Palm, wno was in ad, fell with a mortal wound. The rs then retreated and were soon u-ht rf in the darkness. Whether It their number was Injured by" the v fired by the Palms Is not cer- Covernor Drake of Iowa ha.i granted a pardon to Fatrlck Prady, who em bezzled $3,000 from Wapello couaty while overseer of the poor. Addlngton park, for a century and until lately the official country place of the archbishops of Canterbury, has been sold for $375,000 to a new millionaire from Johannesburg. Hunting skunks for their fur is a growing industry among farmers near l'.enton Harbor, Mich. The number killed Is enormous. S. I Lock, a prominent business man of Memphis, Tenn., secured a berth In a Tullman sleeper to go to Jasper, Ala. Subsequently the trainmen found his remains on a trestle. Mrs. McNally, en route from Green Fprlngs, Ind., to Cleveland. O., was found dead in her seat in the passen ger coach at Vermillion, O. A ppeclal session of the Tennessee legislature has been called to meet Jan. 17. A successor to the late Sena tor Isham G. Harris will be elected, and Important legislation is pending. Miss Frances Wells of Newman, Ills., tried to commit suicide with strych nine because her employer found fault with her cooking. During a quarrel at Alexandria, Ind.. Kitty Hayes shot and Instantly killed Lewis Fink, a barber. Colonel John S. Mosby has Just re fused to receive as a present from one of his old guerrillas a limb from the walnut from which General Custer hanged ten Confederate scouts during the war. He said that he would not touch the wood with a pitchfork. While crossing the Vandalla tracks at Flora, Ind., Wilbur Schuyler slipped and was crushed to death. George Ford of Louisville, Ky., 77 years old, has been married seven times, and the age of his latest bride is 17 years. Ed L. Parker attempted to kill C. J. Sheets and his wife In a lodging house at Los Angeles, Cal., and then commit ted suicide. Charles Dickens left $500,000 to his children, .but all of his descendants are said to be poor. Not a writer of first class ability has appeared among them. While drilling for water, near Medary vllle, Pulaski, county, Ind., J. J. Van Duskirk, at the depth of 120 feet struck oil of a fine quality. Sidney Devlne of Richmond, Ind., has received word from Miss Hattle Drown of High Point. N. C, to whom he is engaged to be married, that she has inherited $70,000 by the death of Count Drlstow, an Englishman. Pristow met Miss Prown at the Atlanta exposition and a friendship was formed there. THERE ARE NO WOMEN DRESSMAK ERS IN CHINA. A Coitane of the Chrapi-r Claas CU About Forty OnU, but u Krally Hand some suit Can lie Had For Two Italian. IlulnM Method. known. Deathbed Statement, wounded man was taken into the by his brothers Rnd died at day . While on his deathbed he mad tement In which he claimed to ful- ntlfv seven of his assailants, al. bom are well known in this vlcln n rialmed to recocnlze them kh their disguise. Warrants were by the authorities, but have not en served. men named by the dead mat hosts of friends, who have an ed their intention of fighting be- Veelng them In the custody of the They make the assertion thai brought on his own death by flr- n his visitors, who acted m sen- tse and ror tneir own iuirvuv ig in the neighborhood against fcmalnlng brothers la stronger mar yjand another visit from the vigil Committee is not at all lmproba- MlCHIGAN RAILROADS. Recommendations Made In the Annual lie port of the Commissioner. . Lansing, Mich., Dec. 31. Sybrant Wessellus, state railroad commissioner, has submitted to the governor his an nual report. In addition to the usual statistical and advisory matter the re port recommends: . Tnrrpaae of the tax upon railroad property, to be accomplished by a gen orai ? rpvioinn of the law taxing all quasi-public corporations and not lim ited to railroads only; repeal of all laws providing for a tax on gross earnings as being unfair to the property of pri vate individuals not having this privi lege; all railroads should not be taxed alike, because their franchises are not of equal value. In determining the val ue of the franchise the earning power should be considered, but for no other purpose payment of all taxes realized from corporations to the state treasury; a heavy penalty Inserted in all tax laws governing taxation of corpora tions if the tax is not paid when due. so as to discharge appeals and long delays In the courts. Rioter Killed In Haytl. .t. vrv ivc. 21. Officers of the Prlnz Wilhelm IV, which has arrived here from Haytl, report that on the aft ernoon of Dec. 13 twelve rioters were killed and twenty seriously wounded at Jaomel, Haytl. The mob was hos u p.MMit Ram on account of his recent submission to the demands of Germany. Woman, lovely woman, is very much the samo tho world over. In every city of Christendom her eyes turu toward Paris and her thoughts to the latest mode of that illustrious capital of fash ion. In the Flowery Kingdom they turn to the great metropolis of Canton, out of whose workshops and ateliors come gar ments of equal stylo and splendor if not of equal grace and beauty. Ignorant xnale travelers to the contrary notwith standing, there is fashion in the far east just the name as there is at home. A keen. Chinese observer can tell even more from a woman's clothes about the wearer than can be dono at home. Lit tlo peculiarities invisible to western eyes reveal the provinco whero tho clothes were made; equally intangible things show her status and rank. I be lieve there are Europeans who have mastered theso mysteries, at least I have been told bo, although I have never yet met ouo. There are no women dressmakers in China, They are all men, and every one with the importance and arrogance of Mr. Worth of Paris. Woo to the customer who dare criti cise their work or suggest improve ments. So superior are they to tho oth er bcx that their clerks are men. There are any number of these establishments in the city of Canton. When you have been to one of tho great ones, you bavo been to all. In front of the house hangs a great signboard in scarlet and gold. It is a foot or two wide and reaches from tho sidewalk up to tho second or third 6tory. The characters read: "Happi ness and prosperity. The house of gold en splendor, women's dresses." There are no show windows or casements of any kind. The entire front is open to the thoroughfare. There is a low ana wicked railing across the entranco, how ever, which lids defiance to sneak thieves and compels ingress and egresi through a gate as narrow as the one mentioned in Scripture. When you pass this, you find yourself in a large and very neat store some 20 feet wide, 80 feet long and 15 to 20 feet high. The walls are covered with shelving from floor to ceiling,, and theso seemed filled to tho last available inch with bundles done ud in paper of all 6orts of colors. These bundles contain each one articlo of clothing and are supposed to bo proof against moths, white ants, cockroaches and the other insect pests of the far east. Upon each bundle in clearly written Chinese characters is a brief memoran dum of the contents and the price. A small t-bouy counter at either end per mits the exhibition of the goods, and light bamboo ladders enable tho clerks to reach tho upper shelves about the place. There is quite an army oi em ployees, who seem half bookkeepers and half salesmen. There is a larger army of customers examining and buying goods. There are no shoppers. Shop ping seems to bo a mysterious modern vice that has reached its most deadly stage in the leading cities of Uuclo Sam. If a Chinese lady were asked to go shopping, she would first want the thing explained to her and then would probably scream and run away under the impression that her interlocutor was raving mad. The people of the establishment are very polite and bring down everything which they think approacnes your Thoatht Movements Which Are Slgnifloant of Her Coming. The present winter I have occasional ly attended somo lectures on psycholog ical subjects, such as clairvoyance, thought transference, thought concen tration, etc Theso aro topics in which ordinary mortals are little interested, especially the population of New York city. The lectures, among the ablest I have ever listened to on theso subjects, were therefore tlfnly attended. The classes usually numbered no more than 0 persons. Of these there were each time from two to four men, the rest all women. And such women! They were very plainly and 6oberly dressed in dark clothes. None of them was very young, most of thein decidedly elderly. Years ago they had been what the average, giggling, fresh faced girl of today is, a carelesH, iguorant creature, caring only for gay clothes in the latest fashion and for the attentions of young men. Like most girls they had captured the men they wanted or tome other man or else had settled down intosingltlife as best they might They had their experiences. They had passed through all tho aver age woman encounters. They had loved, suffered and relied on persons or posses sions that had in every case disappoint ed them. Their faces were the faces of those who had trusted to something out side of themselves for happiness, and lost. They had tested all and found there was nothing in it nothing. Now they came, weary, almost despairing, with pathetic, shadowed, lined faces, looking for something else, something which would bring them peace. Was it spiritualism, was it religion, was it that they might study and find out what was in their own souls, that in them selves at last they might find rest? I know not. I only read from their faces that life had not given them what they needed. I read further the meaning of the new psychio and spiritual move ment which sweeps like a wave over the whole earth and carries women more than men in its current. Men have con trolled civilization from the beginning. Men represent the physical and intel lectual forces of the soul, and these forces have carried the race as lar as they can. Women represent the spirit ual, later developed powers of the race. It is now the turn of these higher, finer forcos, psychio in their nature, to take hold and lead mankind on. This is why women are so restless, so dissatisfied. This is why all the things on which they have built their life hopes fail them, that they may bo led to the study of the soul forces. Before them lie now powers, a new religion, a new faith and hope. t2 CHOICE STOCK OF.... Poultry, . Oysters . In . Bulk Canned Oysters. Sausatzen Hod Ghoeao. Cooked . Hams Beef. Pork, Mutton. ..A . Fresh S upply . Always . On . Hand.. Liaurlum, REYITOLIDS So JEFFERY. On Telephone Kxe hauge. Hlrhljran. FOR ::: SALE ::: CHEAP. One Light Delivery Sleigh, One Two-Horse Sob Sleigh. Agency for Streot Bros ..Common Sense Sleighs., The lightest and best running in the market. Frank B. Lyon, General Hardware. - Calumet Michigan, WHEN GIRLS USE SLANG They Lom Women will never amount to any thing in a business way till they learn the aluo of time and of proniptuesa in keeping engagements. A friend of mine whose living is much dependent on the promptness with which others of her sex keep engagements with her says at times she almost hates the sight of a wo man becauso they have made her lose so much money. This is on account of the slackness with which they keep their promises. A lady will tell her in tho most solemn manner to keep an hour for stated time. The hour will come arid go. No woman. Meantime others will appear who would pay her several dollars for the hour. She loses all the dollars and the precious time too. The same woman makes another engagement. She would bo greatly of fended if the hour were not promised to her, yet the second time she deliberately commits the same 6in of breaking her promise. Now, I wish to heaven women would just brace themselves u hence forth and be on time and keep every en gagement they mate as u meir ""B mivotinn denended on it. It does. If a lecture or meeting is at 3 o'clock, that w j - .. . . f . V V v. 'J rmt -r a. U Anmtr ha rmnfllA I 1 !nn in in Kirn, inev nrst rt-uui uwu - i nipflnu a a ciock. uut iuuukjuS " - and open it upon one of the counters. bedraggied way, at half past 3 or 4. The .ul. k;i,i;,it nri RtrenctneniuK ui the EtUrm and lUipct of Refined People. "It la unfortunate that slang phrases aro bo easily dipping into our everyday conversation and taking apparently bo fixed a place in our talk," writes Edward W. Bok in the December Ladles' Home Journal. "And the worst of it Is that so many puoplo aro using slang entirely un conscious of tho fact that they aro doing ho. If tha common uwieo of Blang were confined to a purtlcular order of girls, it would pcrhapH servo as an Indicator of character und pass unnoticed. It would at leant not touch tho sensibilities of gentle folk. Hut it la not so confined. Slang is invading the very nicest of circles. It is luvrinnlni? to influence tho talk of our moht carefully reared girls. And thia Is why the habit should receive closer atten tion r.lrla nro forcottinjr that slang phrases and refinement are absolutely ior cign to iwh other. A slang phraso may bo more expressive than a term of polite usaeo, but it is never iuiprestlvo except to Impress unfavorably. "It la high time that our gitla should realize that they should speak tho English language in their conversation and not the dialect of tho race track or tho lingo of tho baseball field. A girl may causo a smllo by tho apt uso of somo slang phrase, bub- inwardly thoso who applaud her placo her at tho same time in their estimation. No girl ever won an ounco of respect by being slangy. On tho contrary, many a girl, unconscious of tho cause, has found herself gradually supping out tn -rospect by the fact that her talk was dot ted with .lang phrases. 'Oh, eho is clever I said a woman not long ago of a girl who could keep a company constantly amused by her apt use of slang. 'Sho amuses mo gTeatly. Hut I should not care to Invite hor to my homo or have my girls know ber.' Itia a poor popularity for a girl which has na Us only basis the cap oud bolls of tho jester. Tho life of tho jostcr Is never long. J SIR EDWARD J. POYNTER. LODUK MEFTIIVGH. The next regular meeting of Court Robin Hood No. 6283. A. O. P. will h held on Saturday, January 8, 1808, at 7 o'clock p, m. John Eddy, Commarder. A pecial meeting of the Order of Soon of St. George will he held at their ball on Sunday, January 2, to attend the fu neral of our deceased brother jHtnea Tacbell. One and all are requested to at tend. Thomas Kendall. W. V. John Jksmngs, W. S. There will be no meetine of U. T. of II. &T., No. 48. The next regular meeiinir will be held Friday evening, Dec 31, when a large attendance is requested. .losEni U. Jamkh, W. U. Dividend Notice. t'a TarenU Urlng Suit. v Dec. 31. Mrs. Isabella William A. Durrant, of Theodore Dur , suit for slander h, and demand him. The com y Mr. Durrant. son and W. W. representing gation. The -ks made by horn he ac nster. ?" "Jeorge E. religious ;n New nd ' '"'s THE MARKETS. Chlcaeo Gralu and Produce. Chicago. Dec. SO. TPnllowlne wfre the quotations on the Board oVTrarte today: Wheat-Decem- her oDena stc. cioseu st, 'r oer, optM.. (1. . Mav fiotvir. closed openea J-'-.' ouened and rru lAir,rr ftf fJlASfl bUnQleS IS ex- XUO vii. - - tremely ingenious. They are so made up of salient and re-entering angles that when the last triangular point is folded over and forced into itself it is impos sible for any living thing or even for dust to get inside of it. On one occasion I dropped a bundle oi mis so m u a onA chfrt it out acain. After I II Wax UUVi ' rinVit: rmhuildiuff and strengthening a complete character does depend on our being prompt and keeping engagements. A dividend of five (S) per cent on the capital Hock of the First National Bank of Calumet, baa this day been declared by the dlreo'ors. payablo January 4, to stockholders of. record December 31. 1SW W. B. ANDERSON, Cashier. Calumet, December 2a iw7. Livery, Feel and Sale St: J OH. TKlIIHtLL, I'rop'r. Keeps the finest lot of horses and rles In tho town, and would call especial attention to his large slelfta holding 28 persons Just tho thin for sleighing parties. On Telephone Vxrhange. Portland street opposite Salvation Army Barracks. Somo Interesting Farts Atooui me new Prvaldent of the Koyal Academy. Sir Edward Poyntcr's lifo has been one fc.nl -work marked by few incidents Thrilling indeed would appear in the outsido his homo and his profession, lie iiiriiiius r . I .. . . 1Qrt Wnlvprhnmrjton the .-viln m-ints the mention mat oiw marncu m - public prima iu tircacnt Laly I'oynter, whoso maiden name tary Sherman wore a black necktio at prant jj d Ono of her sisters k. iBt cabinet meeting, while Secreta- Agms aiac um Anftt.hr Mrs. ry Bliss set the mode by appearing in a the mothcr of Mr. Uudyard Klp- Hayden, Stone & Co., Members of the BoMon and New York Stock Exchanges. Lake. Superior. Copper. Stocts Boueht and sold on commission for cash or on margin throujrh our Iiougn-toOoBioe. All Orders TelraM At OurEitt Tcletcrapblo quotations, annual reports. dally records of sales ana laiesi iniyrmwu. onnieaiouroinue. icicii"""" S. CARKEEK, Agent. Ilonxhton. 3IIf h. . .. nnanori ami ridscu i . . .1 . 1 .nonai it nnn t.ii cioseo fc73ic. janft j vi . drying iu nuiciuu . -- - lavenner uo ami ru M t - , or many years n uo nominal ; May. I"d Jfi my surpriso and delight found that the appcare(i in a suit of na- UftU not far frora his studio in the rTar openend1 closed Wc Jtcr had not penetrated to the goods nWuowhen he delivered his speech AJir r Pnrk-Janukry. oper.ed and closed ithin ' tho ciTil 80ryico question, and that charming old houses that back on to nyae StiU: JSiy! openel $3.00. closed $M7. bondle, opened, disclosesthe gar- "J, faair in tb4e ddio and had park, a situation as diguljhed and to 7 i a fnr. fh norasion. hot modest as ms wnr". " Lari-January, cptr.ea uu . , nflatlT folded according J4.62V4. t. ,omprv. I ,tirmal svstcm employed by Produce: r hll There is not much ck.ngVock. 12c. Bgu5!fuSS5M variety to woman's garments in China 21c per do.. Dressed I'oultry-Turkejs v y fm conccrned bhe . in rumors for the occasion. it not fail to be emphasized that he is past his first youth. ducks, $2.00(&3.00 per bbl. , ; Clilrg Live Stock. Chicago, Dec 30. Hes-Ktlmated receipts for the ay 'rnuh packing, W-M" ,""Vnfl 2? WoS CtuSsUmaled re "h Pr the daV. WOO: quotations fS?10?i5.60 for choice to extra fSno Rood to choice do., fair to pood. $3.7504.40 com; Mjmdo. $3.704.20 butchers 53.75 stockers. JS Z Vi80 cows. $2.604 CO helf riiii oxen and stajrs. iUl,lreersX and $3.5006 50 heen and Lambs Esti for the day. 13.000: quo at $3.60(84.60 westerns, s, and $4.3066.23 lambs, out Grain. Ft. Louis. Dec. SO. No. 2 red cash eie- SiffiSSVi:. Decerrher, wears a pair of trou ra which always come from the upper wait kles and a coat which is either long or short. In these bundles, therefore, if it is not inexpressibles it is a coat, and vice versa The cheapest goods are made of lieht thin muslin or cotton cloth dyeu Krmtn or blue. Other colors aro knt tn no such extent tall von a secret to be on time with an engagement than to be late. Just got used to it ana see. i .nnnn thorn Is no bettor prose n tatlon than that painted by his own hand for the gallery of tho Uflizl at Horence, .v i u. thfl dido of those or his It is easier fc predecc6Sor9, Lelghton and Millals. tmnnf. fhnn I . i l. nimn the COOfltftnt Macro no iuu w . stream of visitors with thnra eyes so full of that keen intelligence which has dono so .. ij I l i. . ,.n u-avi for hM conntri a El a lvln, a nigniy Vuuvvw - ,r,t!nir hla nane- an. naa ppeuuu uu -"" i nrMict he has lew nui umv' r - r L L 4 the New York Tribune P " .u, ,MV a9 ft writer on art. building. She has prospect of eminent Th ho delivered at tho Blade DUHUlUi4. rlflnff i9 a I i Tdiu.. A 110W edition of v -J BUCCCSS. AQTWH-u.,u, ,....-, - KUUU, Uu v-.v. r--. the three first named. The trousers ar 0Q t tly grow ng ana - wh oh iu. - - ln unbroken and aro hem in j - which calls for the exerc x '""tlon ftnd fonn no small part String or belt. Tho coa t i. also a single 1Ucrary and artistio talent It is a pro- . U Wgb pa piece and is fastened with little frogs. fogg.Qn ,n itgaf ,dcnt of tbe Royal academy. In cheap materials the frogi . pljm know that Among the many honors which have icome cotton cord of the same co.ux S'nnie June) has been ap- ?-rJ! a -32 fit ffit tisuany v kT i-ri will be five year. 1n am HU. PltJXl - va. as Steam Cleaning -AND- DYE -:- WORKS Clotnes Cleanefl, Dyefl, Alterea, Repairefl Faded Clothes Retored To their OriRlnal Color. First-Class Wort Done on Sliort Notice, Satisfaction Guaranteed, Michigan Dye Works. 812 FIFTH STREET - ANDERSON BLI. hid: May d cash U .a ?T 4- t.nm flnpr stuffs, sheetings "ZTo-nU ? tta.fc.tto. of HiUi. w " w B . i . a tka Bll (infl Of to him, nov iao iow ; --. being chosen to design the border of the peon's letter to tho natlonon the death of the Duke of Clarence. Ho is not only ? proHldentof the Koyal academy, but :. f, r h National aallory, the antics of which have been lately Inemwjcd . . n vmin 95 years I nave ij -n, v.. aiiry of Urltish from CO 0ld more beautiful tnan r "m Ccent gift, and tho . iio mmtilexion was y" v Arv, rn.miR In nw. ; . ..roBinn ana wuih that only the ana - v . m p rnn im i vv nnwiT kuu w .h 2fivsc: Decern- nrA and is so arrangea m. - v "r-...A nrMlt thoucht ana w.iiota ifal cry. iJhuiu December tkrlbncr s. MoDkhouf in December, iy. "- v" Tunanoso crarws, d there, ...xsiano nnn iinuuc) -i - . i "i ""i inaca. camel's hair ana they seem canton uuuu, , ,K rfints - hp- carv- She dwarfed the girls so that ed crude and uniniereauuB No. 1 sirth Vny, 90c. Jicl-angMIn to Ketlrs. New York. Dec. Sl.-Hugh McLavgh nn tor years the boss of Brooklyn Temocratsa. definitely decided to re UrTJrom political leadership. Bernard .rasscloth. These rango" . - r - - .mu. j. York, it to .aw. "I " 'V cf .z:rni "rTncm ; of register. madeoutofpreuynouow-vr - he tate win aopm na. - nerrocmts lost too. come in special suiw, Thi8 ita place foi rwmcn .wu T when - Mr Ml.Tj.U.h,i trousers which aro Bomev.- afl y fltte(L They oog - tiecuon . . Jn .but-rnor county toanl. of school j- t0 8ec 1he rtrty ,cnt ana wiu.c 7r, m cloth keav r.ri Al!CIIAB0 Ookkth. back in power, F. insurance. A. Douglass,. Fire, Marine, W Accident. Plato Class. DU Boiler Security 126LeadinRCompar English and Americca. . $100,000,000 0F C James T.'v w Himpiesi iorm o . . Unpadded vita cotton and In more lux. " ' ,