The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-24
NEWS OF KANSAS.
Gossip from the Chautauqua
Assembly at Ottawa.
Row Between LeavenWOrth
Banks and Express Co.'S.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
Prof. Farrell Receives an Offer
to Sing in Opera.
OTHER STATE NEWS.

concert at Forest park is a brilliant
affair, for chautauquans know how to
sing. Almost every camper on the big
grounds is a lover of music. When
musical concert is given, every body goes
to hear it. The chorus now numbers
nearly 400. Prof Case says that it is the
best chorus he has had at Forest park.
1t is great pleasure to hear the chorus
sing the "NiserGre" from II TrovatOre.
Frank G. Carpenter. who lectures here
about his travels, ID a newspaper CORES
pondent. He has probably the biggest
newspaper combination in the world.
His writings appear every Sunday in
papers from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
He delivered two lectures about his trav-
els in Japan, and he has some of the
finest stereopticon views that were ever
seen at the bly,. In looks Frank
Carpenter does not excel He is a small,
very thin man, with bullying blue eyes,
protruding upper teeth and red hair.
But he hes fine lectures and delivers
them in good shape. People came up
to him on the grounds and shook hands
with him just as if he had been second
Mckinley.
If there is one thing that young girls
like most to do at the assembly it is to
collect together in party and spend the
night together and tell all the funny
stories they know, discuss the latest
ceases" and make lots of noise
A crowd of lively girls decided to stay
all night in the Episcopal tent The
Episcopal tent is located on Miner ave-
nue., right in the most thickly settled
part of the grounds. There were more
than dozen of the girls, ao6 they made
things lively. A bell is rune at 10 o'clock,
and that means that all the campers must
go to bed After the bell rings, the park
police-there are about eight-go around
and tell all the stragglers to get to bed.
This particular night the Episcopal girls
had to be literally driven into their tent.
But when they did go in, they continued
their Jun. Again and again the police
came and told them to cease their noise.
| This only made them worse. Finally
DIR. Miner came over to the tent and beg
ed the young ladies to cease their noise,
as no one in the camp could sleep. Then
there was quiet When DR.. Miner makes
request it is always granted. He is the
boss of the assem- bly,.
Funny, jolly, eccentric DR.. Martin Van
Buren, Stevens of Lawrence is attending
the assembly at Forest park The doc
tor is phrenologist and physiognomist.
He is over seventy years old, but he acts
as young as man of thirty five. The
dress of this queer old man is rather Pc
culiar. He wears a hat of pointed straw,
on which is a bright green ribbon. On
red. They are each three inches
wide and fourteen inches long
On them are all kinds of queer
badges and emblems. On the ribbon on
the right side are, Christian Endeavor,
Y. III. c. A.. chronological, centennial,
1876, Temperance, Colum bian, two shells
from Florida and bell from Jerusalem.
On the other ribbon are "a large S, for
Stevens, Society of the Messiah, Mind
Reader, Masonic, Odd Fellow, Physiog
nomist, and two shells from Florida. On
his shirt front he wears metallic plate,
three inches square, on which the fol-
lowing appears: "Dr. Stevens, Face
Reader, Price $100." DR.. Stevens al
ways attends the assembly. He attends
three classes and two lectures day, be-
sides examining peoples heads and tell
ing their futures. He sings in the
chorus.
Every time the chautauquans meet in
the big tabernacle either DR.. Miner or
DR. Hurlbut make some announcements.
| When DIR. Hurlbut announced the lee
ture of Jahu Dewitt Miller, the audi
ence laughed heartily. And this is why
they laughed: DR.. Hurlbut said: ITO
morrow evening DR.. Miller will lecture
on the subject, is the World Growing
Better or Worse at This Placer AS soon
as Dr. Hurlbut saw his mistake he said
We all know that it is growing better al
the assembly"
Richard Baker, the Topeka stereopti-
can man, is here to illustrate a couple of
lectures for DR.. Hurlbut.
Miss Dorothy Bishop is a young lady
who knows how to wave her arms around
and pose well enough to be a serpentine
dancer. But she puts her knowledge tC
better use. She is teaching the ladiea
how to exercise, how to be beautiful. She
says that beauty now is almost a neces-
sity. She tells how women may beautify
their skins, develop the body into sym
metrical proportions, and dress for
health and style. Miss Bishop ia the
daughter of the celebrated woman who
has charge of the womans department
at the New York Chautauqua.
Taken all in all, Miss Bishops talks
are Just what the ladies like. One thing
they like pretty well too. is that each one
is given an opportunity to ask questions
and also to give her views.
Miss Bishop said that ''man's dress was
now so utilitarian, that the only gaudy
apparel he could wear was q brilliant
necktie."
She believes in reform dress, but
doesn't think boomers solve the ques-
ton. She is for Jenness- Miller every
time She knows how to dress attract
lively.
There are now lots of Topeka people
on the grounds at Forest park. Rev. w.
L Byers and wife, Mr.. Kistler and Col.
Jenkine are holding up the flag for North
Topeka. c. w. Douglass and wife, Mar
tin MohIer, Mrs. VIM. White, DR.. Mary
Stewart and her twelve charming kin
dergarten girls. Col ]. c. Gordon and
wife, Mrs. James A. Troutman. Harry
Overholt and family, Will Alexander
Harry Weaver and Fred Bonebrake.
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