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Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1895-10-10

Not all of these monuments have been
erected. BY Il quick addition the reader
can see that tho total number NOW pro
vided for is 1GS. Out of that 6S hardly
more than 100 are OH the field Visitors
at the park at its dedication will there
fore find it in q most uncompleted state.
The project is but i'll its infancy. twill
require five years to complete it, and
still there will be work to do.
Missouri was the first state having
Confederate troops on the field to appro-
pirate money for monuments. One OF
the three memorials from this state is 10
be erected to Bletsoc's Confederate bat
terry. OF tho other two, one is 10 be
erected to the memory of the Second
and Fifteenth Missouri i'll Livoldt's bri
memorial to all other troops on tho field
OF battle from Missouri.
The Kansas monuments viii also be
in position by the dedication, it is
thought, or some of them at least. The
state had only one regimentin i'll the Chat
tanooga campaign, but it covered itself
with such glory as to deserve q dozen
monuments Tho Eighth Kansas played
I'LL important part i'll the fight about tho
Viniard place. Hegg was killed there.
A mortuary monument, composed of q
pyramid of shells, now marks the spot
When Hess fell, John A. Martin, late
governor of Kansas, assumed his com
mand. The first Kansas monument erect
ed will be located i'll that vicinity, on
the Viniard farm. The design and speci-
1ications call for three massive blocks of
granite, rising to a height of eight feet.
The most imposing Kansas monu-
ment will be placed on Missionary
ridge, OIL the Crest road, near Bragg 5
headquarters. 1t is to be 20 feet high,
Of varicolorcd GRANTEES aud will be sur
mounted by a massive figure i'll bronze
of u soldier at attention. The positiCi
which this monument is to occupy vii
make it visible for milcs.-:St. lIoui:
Republic.
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Theater Hats.

The New Jersey legislature has fol-
lowed the lead of the New York legisla-
ture in throwing out an anti-high wom-
ans hat at public amusements bill. It
now remains for the New Jersey women
to follow the example set by many Of
the fashionable New York women in
discarding the use of the too high hat
in all places where it can discommode
other people.
By the way, it seems to us that the
far too high woman's hat ought not to
be worn in church any more than at
theater or concert. It may prevent the
person who sits behind from witnessing
the church ceremonies or from seeing
the clergyman. A row of these too high
hats in pew may prevent lot of peo-
pie from beholding the things which
ought not to be beyond their vision.
The loneliness of lovely woman in
the street, or in her carriage, or in an
elevated train, or in a trolley or horse
car may, however, be enhanced by the
wearing of a hat that is as high and as
ornamental as she pleases or as hez
purse will justify. York Sun.
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A Wedding Anniversarx.

A very pleasant social event was the
surprise party that about o'clock last
evening took possession of the cosy resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Connell, 500
Topeka avenue, the occasion being their
thirty third wedding anniversary. The
list included the following ladies and
gentlemen: Messrs. and Mesdames L. 0.
smith, l. B. Morris, L A. Newcomer. s.
A. Paramore. a. E. Munsey, J. E. Was
bone, NJ. Eastman, S. L Jackson, R C.
Hunter, E. Graft, McKinstrey, Mr.. and
Miss J. ~ OffieId and Bruffey, Miss
Florence Anderson, Mrs. Ida Dolm an
and Mrs. Nora Stone.
The evening was delightfully."- spent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Conwell are among the
earliest settlers in Kansas, the former
having come to the state in 1858, and his
wife, whose maiden name was Margaret
r Porter, in 1851. The wedding took
place in Oskaloosa, the county seat of
Jefferson county, but for many years
they have been residents of Topeka.
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Mrs. Lena Sitti1.

The selection for chairman of the
New York and Brooklyn committee Of
the exhibit of women S inventions at the
Atlanta exposition of Mrs. Lena Sittig
of Brooklyn is most felicitous one.
Mrs. Sittig is the daughter of an invent
or who has nobly sustained her birth
right, her several inventions having
gained her wide fame and credit Her
latest and best known invention, that Of
the safety bicycle skirt, is now being
considered by its clever designer for
adaptation to much more liberal use.
It may help considerably in the solution
of the much discussed dress reform ques-
tion. Under Mrs. Sittig' s competent aus
pices inventions Of women, SO far as
these two cities are concerned, are sure
to be we'll represented at the southern
fair next autumn. NEW York Times.
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Shortly after the arrival of Princess
Alix in Livadia she was given a large
album, containing more than thou
sand photographs of mem bers of the Rus
sian aristooracy, some OF whom were
eventually to be chosen to form the
household of the princess on her becom-
ing empress. With every picture was a
biography and a short description of the
character and disposition of the origi-
nal. 1t is said, however, that Princess
Alix Immediately returned the book,
accompanied by letter in her own
handwriting, to the effect that she pre-
ferred to submit to the guidance of her
future husband in all such matters
rather than trust to any passing impress
sion she herself might receive from
mere portraits. London Queen.
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1hr ZEAL NEW WOMAN.

1 own there ara heights that she cannot attain.
She is not at home with gun.
In rastimes where one living creature is slain
She cannot perceive any fun,
And never a poor feathered songster has died
Her hat or her bonnet to grace,
And after the hounds it were torture to ride,
Lest Reynard should lose in the race.
And much she ignores that new women should
learn,
And still she refuses to smoke.
One wine from another she cannot discern,
But she's splendid at seeing joke.
Her love and her friendship no labor can fret,
No jealousy seems to alarm
In truth, not mortal could ever forget
Her humor, her kindress her charm.
Though dozens of friends of her fealty boast,
Her desk with epistles is packed.
Her very own relatives love her the most
A somewhat remarkable fact.
With bores and with fools she ungrudgingly
80 bears,
And though it may end in her loss
With cabmen she never can wrangle for fares
Or haggle a counter across.
Her eyes, that are loyal and fearless and kind.
At wrong or injustice will flame,
But they never seem anxious a failure to find;
They never are hasty to blame.
And well she is loved by the best and the
worst,
For sympathy, courage and truth.
For friendship unfailing they love her. the
first;
The last for her infinite ruth.
Oh, what if she never shoould do or should
dare
In regions by woman untrodl
Yet when her step passes men turn from de-
spair
And trust in the world and in God.
Oh, what if no record she dares to eclipse,
Nor manners nor morals defiesl
But pain she would face with a smile on her
lips
And death with light in her eyes.
London Indy.
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she Objected to Footlights.

A roar of applause greeted Susan B.
Anthony in the National Woman s Coun-
Gil as she advanced from the wings to
the front of the stage, where the foot
lights suddenly blazed out with all
their force, lighting up to advantage
her silver hair, striking face and we'll
formed figure. She seemed as she stood
there before the audience, gavel in
hand, fitting leader of American wom-
en-. Her bearing was dignifed. graceful
and unconscious, as calm and command
ing as a Greek goddess, with nothing Of
the masculinity and aggressiveness gen
orally supposed to be the qualities of
the leaders and advocates of equal suf-
frage. Those who had never before seen
her were impressed and fascinated, and
those to whom she was familiar were
delighted and charmed.
'fMy, N.Y. she exclaimed good hu-
moredly as the gas fared up again, 81
can't stand this. Let the lights be
turned off. Anything but the foot
lights. Washington Post.
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That remarkable child, Helen Kel-
Ter, is in New York, and it was my
good fortune to meet her at the house
of a friend. She is young girl in her
teens now and is much better informed
than most girls of her age. though she
is blind and deaf She was dumb as
well, but has been taught to speak. Her
articulation is slow and strange, but it
is perfectly distinct OF course her one
sense is that of touch, and she has de-
veloped it to the highest capacity.
A death mask of Keats was laid on
her lap, and passing her hands over it
she expressed her admiration for the evil
dences of intellect that she found in it.
She even detected the smile that parts
the lips of the dead poet A bust of Ma
poleon was also given to her. After
passing her hands gently over it she
recognized the features and said that
she thought it must have been made
during his victorious days, for the ex-
preston was less anxious than in one
she had "seen'' day or two before
Not only has this child a most remark
able mind, but she must have had the
most careful training, for she is not
merely we'll informed, but cultivated.
Critic Lounger.
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All boys and good many OF their
sisters are fond of peanuts. Everybody
knows that no circus is complete with
out them, but probably not many boys
or girls either know just how they
grow. The peanut is supposed to be a
native of Africa, where it forms the
chief food of certain regions, but it is
found, too in South America and
Europe, the species varying in the diff
ferent countries. Here in the United
States it is cultivated chiefly in Vir-
ginia, North Carolina and Tennessee
The seed planted is the meat or kernel,
and care is taken not to break the skins
The plant grows like vine, and the
nuts hang on it like pea pods. A single
vine will, it is estimated, produce about
100 nuts If it is of the average good
condition. At this rate the yield per
acre is 40 bushels.
Three varieties of these nuts are
grown here-the white. the red and the
Spanish They are readily distinguish
ed, as they have individual characters
tics. The next time you eat a peanut
with two kernels very white, with pink
skins, you will know it is of the white
variety, which is the most important
The she'll of the red nut sometimes
holds three or four dark kernels. and
its skin is of decidedly dark red, so
you cannot mistake that, while the
Spanish nut is SO much smaller, with a
lighter skin than both Of the others,
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Drawing the Line.

1t was in the early days of Texas on the
frontier, and it was Jail, tavern. saloon
and real estate agency combined. The
sheriff came out to welcome the Travellers
and he seemed to be very nice sort of &
man. Things isn't just as I'd want 'em,
you know" he apologetically observed,
'but this is a new country, and we can t
have everything at once Make yourself
right at home while the old woman cooks
dinner for you
While waiting for the promised meal
one of the five or six men lounging around
the place entered the room and asked the
traveller for chew of tobacco.
Jim, you mustn't do it-you really
mustn't said the landlord 4 want to
dc what's right and fair, but must draw
the line somewhere. You jaiibirds must
not try to put yourselves on an equality
with the guests of my hotel.
"A jailbirGs did you say?'' queried the
traveller as Jim withdrew.
Yes; he's in for two months. All that
crowd out there are in Jail.
But where's the jail?''
Right here. 'Tain't no silver plated
palace I'll admit, but it's the best the
county can afford. -
tWhere do you lock 'em up?''
nowhere. There isn't lock on my
door
But what prevents 'em from running
OFF,"
Nothing in pertickler. Reckon they II
all clear out as soon as the grub gifts poor
and begin to water the whisky"
And you won try to stop 'e1n?'
''Oh, moi I'm willing to be sheriff and
jniler, and want to see the county get
along, but they mustn't put too many
Hlrdens on me. Texas Siftings.
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COMPARATIVE AREAS.

Anam, 1O6, 900 square miles, is about
the size Of Idaho.
Macedonia proper was near the size Of
the state of Illinois.
Korea is exactly the size of Kansas,
80, 900 square miles.
Missouri is almost three times the
size of West Virginia.
The Palestine of the time of Christ
was about the size of New Jersey.
Honduras and Mississippi have about
the same area, 46, 600 square miles.
mbique has. 80, 900 square miles
area and is as large as Germany and
Great Britain combined.
Afghanistan has an area of 279, 600
miles, or about the combined area Of
Idaho, Colorado and Florida.
Dahomey is the smallest state in At
RIGA. 1t has 1000 square miles, almost
the exact size of Connecticut.
Peru is very large state, having 1884,
900 square miles, being almost as large
as the combined states of Texas, Mon
tana and Nevada
Russia has a territory in Europe OG
q, OSOs OOO nQudr0 LILIES, u6dE1J OWU
thirds that of the United States, while
in Asia this gigantic power holds e, 5OO,.
600 miles more, a total of 8, 500, OOO OF
square miles of the earth 8 surface rulee
by one man.
Algeria has $50, 900 square miles, cR
about the combined area of the states oe
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Tennessee. Nearly 70
states the size of Rhode Island could hss
carved out of Missouri, IS out of liz.
nois, 50 out of Arkansas, 265 oUt co
Texas st Louis Globe-DemocraA
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n SOCIETY CIRCLES.
Recent Social Events in Topeka
and Vicinity.
GENERAL NOTES OF SOCIETY.

Personal Items OF Interest AbOut To-
peIxa People and Visitors in Town.
Miss Lena Sargent left yesterday for
Chicago
Mrs W. Littlefield and Miss Franc will
return from Chicago tomorrow.
Miss Louise Miller passed through
topeka today en- route to her old home
10 Leavenworth.
Miss Name Hogeboom, who has been
seriously i'll. is better
Mrs l. B. Kendall arrived from Den
yer Sunday to visit her daughter, Mrs. E.
S. Quinton. Yesterday MIR. and Mrs.
Quinton and Mrs. Kendall left for Chi
cago to attend the Abbey and Grau grand
opera season there.
The Ladies' Music club will meet with
Mrs. Frank P. MacLennan, 931 Madison
street, tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs Kirk Johnston, who was the
guest of DR.. and Mrs. W. B. Gibson, has
returned to her home in Kansas City.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Crane, and
Miss Kiblinger, Mrs. Cranes sister, have
all been seriously i'll with la grippe.
Mrs T. E. Pounds will be the hostess
of the Duplicate whist club on Thursday
afternoon. The club will meet every
Thursday afternoon till Holy week.
Mrs Herbert Armstrong is entertain
ing the Occidental club this afternoon.
Miss Marguerite Bradley Is entertain
ing the Pansy club this afternoon. The
guests of the club are Miss Jessie Scott
of Chicago and Miss Rilla Van Hoesen
of Lawrence, Miss Bessie Gibson's
guest
Mrs. L. N. Jones is in Chicago
Miss Ruth Emery, Mrs. ]. W. Gleed's
guest, left Saturday to visit Mrs. Gros-
venor at Lawrence.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Simpson left for
Chicago today.
MI. o. N. Mcconnell is visiting in
Iowa.
Miss Anna johnson has arrived at
home from visit in Lindsborg.
Miss Myrtle Davis, Miss Edna Crane
and Mr.. Frank Davis will go to Hiawatha
for a short visit Friday.
Mrs. Lee Jones has been seriously i'll
for several days.
Miss Frances Isham, who has been
with her father at the Troop hotel, left
yesterday with him for her home in
Chicago.
Mrs Jonathan Thomas is one of the
Topeka people who will attend grand
opera in Chicago this week
A number of society ladies meet in the
forenoon and play practice games of
whist
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A Closer Comparison.

The Rev. DR.. Fyfthly was coming down
the postoffice steps when he slipped and
fell right in tins midst of a group of stock
brokers.
''Ah, good morning, DOCTOR, - laughed
the stock brokers, recognizing the minis
ter. ''You remind US of the wicked man
whose foot slippeth.'
Nay" retorted the good minister but
rather do I seem like the man who went
down to Jericho"
''How is thas?'' chorused the brokers.
Because he also fell among thieves"
murmured the doctor as he got up and
moved decorously away.-Rockland Trib-
un9.
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ceSSOrloS are OF the trimming, whatever
it is. A gown shown yesterday had a
wide band of heavy armure silk around
the bottom, and there was a rolling col
lar of the same made fiat and meeting
little below the bust line The peck
cts were cut shield shape and fastened to
tho outside of the skirt and ornamented
with three fiat gilt buttons. There were
cuffs of velvet The vest was invisible,
but the shirt front was shown much
more than is usual. The collars to these
are made to turn down, but they are
very high, and there is a soft little tie,
generally of some bright color. The
dress mentioned was of apple green tri-
cot. l may mention here that 1 have
seen quite q number of tricot gowns this
week.
There are many ways of showing tho
pockets. Some have stitched straps over
tapping the openings, and some have
embroidery or perhaps a fancy jet orna-
ment. The corners of the white and seal
Hoped han1kerchiefs are always shown.
Some of the new gowns are very
striking, not to say daring, in design. I
noticed today a black grosgrain with
full godet skirt Around the bottom
was a wide band of white broadcloth,
sloped up about IS inches high on the
right side. The corsage was made of
the same, and so was the lower part OF
the sleeves. All this white surface was
braided with narrow black soutache.
The finishing touch to this odd cOmbi-
nation was a wide bow at the neck,
shoulder pieces and belt and sash Of
flame colored satin faced velvet ribbon.
The hat to match was of black chip,
with crushed crown of the flame vel
vet, out of which rose three black empire
plumes. The happy owner of this cos
tune can know that she is seen for sew
cral blocks like conhagration.
The beauty of the new ginghams and
ducks for summer dresses passes belief.
The checked ducks are more like rich
silk than cotton, and the soft zephyrs
are truly lovely. The check made by
one thread each way, about quarter of
an inch apart, is the favorite. It makes
up into jacket suits admirably and is
firm AMI strong. It washes we'll also.
The striped ginghams are developed into
gowns pretty enough to wear anywhere,
and they are made and trimmed as care
fully as if they were silk. l noted one of
green and white stripes where the dress
depended from the yoke, which was in
the form of a figaro. This part was
made of white embroidery. There was a
quantity of white ribbon set on this
gown down the front and on the sleeves,
ending under butterfly bows. There
was white stock with rosettes
There was a dress in one window for
girl of 13 or IA that was delightfully."-
quaint and pretty. 1t was of tan cash
mere, laid in box plaits all around, and
it had two rows of narrow soutaohe
braid around the bottom. There was a
little shoulder cape of the cashmere
braided, and over that two wide revers
of tobacco brown velvet, tapping to the
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THRIFTY.
It Is Easy FA ough to Make Money If You
Only Know How.


Only Know How.
1.-THE thriftiest citizen have yet seen, -
remarked the drummer to the hotel clerk,
II met last week"
'Who was he? A YankeeP'' asked the
clerk.
Not exactly, but half Yankee. He
lived down in one of those towns in that
part of Ohio called the western reserve,
and which was settled by New England
ers. !"
'sWhat did he dor Invite you to be his
guest during your visit and bring in a
billY''
Worse You see, was looking around
the town for a man named James Wig
gler, who owed US bill, and 1 couldn t
find his house was directed to several
places, and it was always the wrong mans
house At last I got mad, and the next
man met on the way went at directly"
Excuse me, said I, do you know
where James Wiggler nves?'
Yes, said he, looking at me kind of
funny
WELL said I, I've been looking for
him all morning and if you'll take me to
his house III give you half dollar
'All right, said he, and he took me
around square or two and stopped at a
gate with a big tree in front of it.
That's the place, said he, nodding
toward the house.
Good enough, said l. IN go in and
see, and if you are right I'll give you the
money
My guide leaned up against the tree
on the far side from the house, and I
went in. 1t was the right place, but Mr..
W. wasn't at home, so I came out.
guess You found 1 was right, didn't
you? he asked, with a grin, when re-
joined him.
. Yes, but he WASH at home. Here's
your half dollar. I'll come back after
awhile. said L
You don't have to-, said he, pocket
ing the coin.
why not. said in surprise
g Because I'm him. What do you want
IT, 500 me about? And he smiled with
sash satisfied air that wanted to knock
him down. Detroit Free Press.
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Little people, do you know
What is underneath the snowP
Flowers pink and blue and white,
Big red roses all aglow,
In their dark roots folded tight
Till the merry south winds blow.
Do you know what secrets deep
All the woods of winter keep?
All, the darling little things
Down below the snowbank's heapi
Fern leaves curled in tiny rings,
Violet babies fast asleep.
Little folks, now do you know
February soon will go?
Then will come the sunny spring,
When the SHOWS will melt, and, oh,
How the meadow brooks will sing
And the daft 1dillies blowI
Youth s Companio,
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Standing.

Mrs Nuwed-I am certain that beauti-
full vase the Carriers gave us when we were
married must be very inexpensive.
Mr.. Nuwed-What makes you think sol?
MRS. Nuwed-Bridget has busted it four
times, and it's not even cracked Chicago
Inter Ocean,
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left and ending in sash. The waist
was quite round and opened in front.
This gown was designed for street wear
For outdoors also was a coat Of bottle
green serge, laid in plaits, front and
back, from the shoulders It was open
in front and had an inset of cardinal
surah, plated TO the bust and left to
fall free from there. Across the space
were three pairs of loops, with silver
buttons at each side. The square collar
was lined with cardinal The sleeves
were cut in a new gigot shape, which
left mere cuff at the wrists These
two models could be copied in almost
any combination or material
OLIVE HARPER.
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Board of Errtxatfon Meets.

The new state board of irrigation will
meet at o'clock this afternoon at the
rooms of the state board of
agriculture for organization and to
plan the work of the board. The
members of the irrigation board are
Judge w. B. Sutton of Russell, Judge D.
d. Frost of Garden City and NJ. B.
TOmblin Of Goodland. This board has
$4,000 at Its disposal.
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Shattered Hone.

''And you would leave helpless wom-
an, she said bitterly. Does your heart
suggest nothing else?"
Nothing"
"Cowardp'
When her husband had gone, she rended
her hair.
'tSimplo desertion, - she moaned and her
thoughts dwelt no longer with leading
parts at $3.50 a week, but were busy with
the chorus at S12.-Detroit Tribune.
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Healthy.

Parson-I say, Gilligan, you ought not
to keep your pig so near the house.
Gilligan-Why not, your reverence?
Parson-Beca use it isn't healthy.
Gilligan-Wha-at, not healthy? I may
tell your reverence there isn't healthier
pig in the whole NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Laubfrosch