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Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-12-03
ONLY ONE GIRL.

HEY were standing
together out on
the moonlit ter
race. Behind them
in the distance
sounded the band
play in G S o t t,
dreamy waltz mu-
sic. But what
cared thew for
Savannah courier. (Savannah, Tenn.) 1885-1979, 1896-12-03

--Miss Abce Il. Ireland. of New York
was the frst woman dentist.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
ELEONORA DUSE RETURNs

Plays in All the Principal Cities Save Chi
caGO.-Where the People Speak English.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-Signora Eleon-
ora has arrived in New York on her sec
ond tour of America.
The actress was not interviewed, but
she sent message through her personal
representative, Mr.. Joseph Schruman.
If she had seen the reporters she would
have told them that she would not have
thought of coming here again if it had
not been that she had promised Mr..
Miner that she would come. But she
still draws the line at Chicago. She
went there once. Chicago doesn't like
Duse because she speaks Italian and
Chicago never pretends she likes any
thing she can't understand.
This season Duse will play five times
a week. Before this she has played only
four nights week here, and
in Europe she never plays oftener
than ten times month. She plays one
week in Washington before her New
York engagemement opens on February
"a at the Fifth Avenue theater. She
plays here a month and then visits the
principal cities excluding Chicago.
Her first week in New York will be
devoted to Camille" "Cavalleria Rusti-
cana" and ''La Locandiera." The whole
of the second week will be given up to
"Magda." Then her regular repertoire
will follow and possibly a new comedy.
Her company arrives next week from
Genoa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
ANOTHER LINCOLN STORY.
He Enjoyed LIES Good Things, but Got
Few of Them.

He Enjoyed LIES Good Things, but Got
Few of Them.
Mr.. Lincoln was one of the rare talk
ers who could always point a moral
with an adjoining tale taken out of his
own experience. Everybody has expert
ences if he only knows it. Most of US
are SO much in the habit of taking in
wisdom and fun throagh the printed
page or the story as another man tells it
that we lack the capacity to see it for
ourselves.
The story teller is the man who finds
his own material. An old southern poll
tician was moralizing thus few nights
ago and eulogizing the man the south
used to dislike:
"When Lincoln first came to Wash
ington, I went to see him, SO prejudiced
against him beforehand that no man
with less genius could have overcome it.
I left that first interview his friend. No
man ever came under the charm Of Lin
coln's personality without respecting
him, and, if allowed, loving him.
Zone day, after we had become fairly
good friends, told him of my early
prejudice.
Mr.. Lincoln, said, 4 had heard
every mean thing on earth about you
except one. / never heard that you were
too fond Of the pleasures of life Mr..
Lincoln sat for moment stroking his
long cheek thoughtfully, and then he
drawled out in his peculiar western
voice:
That reminds me of something that
boy said to nee when I was about 10
years old.
Once in awhile my mother used to
get some sorghum and some ginger and
mix us up batch of gingerbread. 1t
wasn't often, and it was our biggest
treat.
"'One day smelled it and came into
the house to get my share while it was
hot. 1 found she had baked me three
gingerbread men, and I took them out
under a hickory tree to eat them.
There was a family near us that
was little poorer than we were, and
their boy came along as sat down.
"Abe," he said, edging close,
"gimme. man.
L gave him one. He crammed it
into his mouth at two bites and II :Zed
at me while bit the legs from my first
one.
"t"Abe," he said, "gimme that
other'n -
g I wanted it, but gave it to him,
and as it followed the first one said:
You seem to like Gingerbread"
Abe, he said earnestly, 81 don't
s'pose there's anybody on this earth
likes gingerbread as well as do and
drawing a sigh that brought up crumbs,
81 don't pose there's anybody gets less
of r
And the old congressman said Mr..
Lincoln looked as though the subject
was ended. ANNA LEACH
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
FALSE EYELASHEs.
Produced by Means of a Needle Threaded
with Hair.

Produced by Means of q Needle Threaded
with Hair.
The very latest false thing in the way
of feminine adornnent is false eve
brows and false eyelashes, which are
put in-not on-with such cunning art
that even the closest scrutiny viii not
discover the imposture.
At present the employment Of this
new discovery is limited to small
number of lyric and dramatic artistes
in London and Paris-fer the pain is
considerable. the process slow and cost
ly, but, like everything else, it will
doubtless spread, and in due time find
its way across the Atlantic to these
shores.
It was Partisan coiffeur, it is said,
who discovered the method by which
hairs can DC planted, one by one, where
they grow thin upon the eyebrows and
in places where evelashes are missing
or short. 1t is said that, when shaded
by these long lashes, ordinary good
looking eyes take on a soft languor
that is irresistible, and that fine eyes
have their beauty much enhanced by
this device.
The operation by which new eye
lashes are put in is as follows: Armed
with a. fine needle, in which is threaded
a hair of the same shade as those which
it is toreplace-a hair pIucked from the
head Of the victim is generally used
the operator attacks the extreme edge
of the eyelid, between the epiderznis
and the light, fatty hem which borders
it. The needle passes in and out along
the edge of the lid, leaving its hair
thread in loops of carefully guarded
length.
When this is done the ends of these
loops are cut off and trimmed, and the
result is a fine, thick, long set of eye
lashes. It is the finishing touch, how
ever, which is to come which makes
them seem like natures own. When
they are first cut they stick out in the
most singular fashion, giving the per@
son a peculiarly weird and uncannS
look, like a wax figure. To remedy
this the operators next step is to take
a pair of tiny silver curling tongs, no
larger than knitting needles, and give
them the exact curve which is essential
to perfect beauty.
The lower lid is operated upon in the
same way. Then the patients eyes are
carefully bandaged for ten hours, and
the following day there is no trace OF
the operation. 1t is claimed that these
false lashes will stay in, and with fire.
quent touchings up with the tiny curl
ing toDgs viii look extremely well for
SIX months. Then the process las to
be gone through with again.
The composition of this lotion is 4
secret, and its inventor, knowing he
has a good thing, does not neglect to
charge as much as he can get, and
many people prefer to suffer the physi-
cal pain instead.-N. Y. World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
Latest Thing in Sandwiches.

The ambitious hostess is now trying
to evolve an uHheard-of sandwich be-
cause it has become the fashion to make
them the surprise of each course at a
formal luncheon. One who has sue
ceeded uncommonly well found it pos
sible to provide seven varieties for as
many courses. All sorts of materials
were used, brown and white bread,
rolls, and crackers of different kinds;
and the filling included anchovy paste,
water-cresse, currant jelly, black cur
rant preserves, mayonnaise dressing.
chopped nuts, cheese. The proper fill
ing for a course sandwich is something
that would otherwise be served as Z
relish with meat, or birds or fish. and
the sandwich provides a very dainty
and convenient way of serving it.
N Y Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12

If woman with only little time for
reading has an ambition to be really
well-read in some one direction, it is
imperative that she should select a
speciality. It may be a broad speciality
CT narrow pecialty-French history
or bum ble-Bees-bu whstever it is, il
she is really interested in the subject.
and is able to obtain the books she
needs, she can accomplish much even
in half-hour snatches. Somebody
learned French while waiting for din
ner, and almost everybody has time for
little reading every day, and many =
mickle makes a muckle.-Jenness Mil
Ter Monthly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
LlNCOLN'S MEMORY.
Told Where He Had Put a Whefetcnc
Fifteen Years Before.

AOAO w nero A0 1AO FuG a W nGkGtGRc
Fifteen Years Before.
It is said that Abraham Lincoln never
forgot a face and was never at loss to
greet by name any person whom he had
ever known. Possibly this may be an
exaggeration, but many anecdotes are
told which go to prove that the great
president did have a wonderful memery.
When he was a comparatively young
man and candidate for the Illinois leg
islature, he made personal canvass of
his district. While Swinging around
the circle he stopped one day and took
dinner with a farmer in Ssngamon
county.
Years afterward, when Lincoln had
become president, soldier came to call
on him at the White House. At the first
glance the chief executive said:
Eyes, remember you. You used to
live on the Danville road. took dinner
with you when I was running for the
legislature. I recollect that we stood
talking together out at the barnyard
gate while sharpened my jackknife. -
"Ya-as," drawled the soldier. You
did. But, say, wherever did you put thet
milestone? I looked fer it a dozen times,
but I never could find it after the day
you used it. We lowed as how mebby
you took it long with you. L."
"No," said Lincoln, looking serious
and pushing away lot of documents of
state from the desk in front of him.
''No, 1 put it on top of that gatepost-
that high one. -
"Well,' exclaimed the visitor, 'tmeb-
by you did. Couldn't nobody else have
put it there, and none Of US ever thought
to look there fer it. -
The soldier was then on his way
home, and when he got there the first
thing he did was to look for that whet-
stone. And, sure enough, there it was,
just where Lincoln had laid it Is years
before. The honest fellow wrote letter
to the chief magistrate of the nation,
telling him that the milestone had been
found and would never be lost again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
LINCOLN as a Danoer.

Lincoln made his first appearance in
society when he was first sent to Spring
field, Ills, as member of the state leg
islature. It was not an imposing figure
which he cut in ballroom, but still he
was occasionally to be found there.
Miss Mary Todd. who afterward became
his wife, was the magnet which drew
the tall, awkward young man from his
den. One evening Lincoln approached
Miss Todd and said, in~h his peculiar
idiom:
''Miss Todd, should like to dance
with you the worst way.
Tho young woman accepted the inev-
liable and hobbled around the room
with him. When she returned to her
seat, enc Of her companions asked mis-
chievously:
"Well, Mary, did he dance with you
the worst way?''
Yes she answered. "ths very
worst. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12

center neatly all the way round with
sewing silk, taking care not to drag it
in any way, as this would give a home
made look to it. Then take your chit
ion and run a gathering string in it,
turning down about n quarter of an
inch to give sufficient frmness. When
it is frilled up and divided equally whip
it very carefully round the satin cen
ter; then take your ribbon, cut into
equal lengths and sew it upon the
square, tying it across each tab, as
shown in the observation-disclosures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
SATIN TABLE CENTER.


Pretty Design Here Outlined Is Easily
Made by Dcft Fingers.
The materials you Will require will
be as follows: One square yard of white
satin (for 60 cents per yard, single
width, sufficiently good one for this
purpose can be procured), five yards OF
scarlet satin ribbon (about three inches
wide), a yard and six inches of scarlet
chiffon (about four inches wide), with
an ornamental edge and embroidered
with small spot or design. In making,
cut your pattern first in tissue paper;
then, having cut it in satin, hem the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12

General Social NOtoB.
Miss Lenna Short, Miss Gertrude
Frazier, Mrs J. W. Campbell, Mrs E.
B. Meredith. Miss Serena Pratt and Mrs
Whiting assisted in an entertaining pro-
gramme Monday evening on 4he occa-
sion of the reception given to Rev. and
Mrs. NJ. L. Thomas by the members of
the First Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas will be at home at 11O9 Tyler
street,
Mr.. Frank D. Merriam left Sunday for
Arkansas on a hunting expedition to be
gone about three weeks.
Miss Henrietta Thompson will be the
hostess of the Pansy club Monday after
noon.
The Ladies' Music club are meeting
with Mrs. George Parkhurst.
Miss Eleanor Thornton will remain
the guest of her sister, Mrs. F. D. Mer-
Ram for month
Miss Mary Moon will entertain the
Fin de Steele High Five club Saturday
afternoon.
Miss NJ. H. Taylor, the international
secretary of the Y. w. c. A. will give a
parlor talk at the home of Mrs. Eugene
Ware next Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Talmaga 8. Hand of
New York who have been. the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Shlrer for several days re-
turned home today. Mrs. Hand is Mrs.
Shirer's sister, Mrs. G. L. King, another
sister accompanied by her sons also came
over from her home at A schison, and re-
turned today.
Mira E L Walker, formerly Miss
Lydia Hicks has been quite i'll at her
home in Lansing.
Mr.. Charles Cahill hasareturned from
Lawrence.
The Christian Endeav0r society of the
First Christian church win hold '1shoe"
social at the home of Miss Maud Griffith,
9O9 Madison street ThurYday evening.
Each person attending will be expected
TO bring shoes to give to the poor through
Mrs. Thorpe. Those who do not bring
shoes will be fined, also for the benefit
Of the poor.
Mr.. and Mrs. George, NJ. Seward will
remove from 11S West Sixth street
March 1 to the home of Mrs II. FL. HAz-
let on Quincy street.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Wetherell will en- =
ing.
Decatur. Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mr.. Baker left today
for Denver on their way to their home
in Alamosa, Col,
Mr.TL. King returned yesterday fro m
Kansas City and ST. Joseph
MIR. T. L. Ross went to Mcpherson to-
day.
The Douzs Whist club will meet with
Mrs. w. N. West tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Helen Moon will go to Lawrence
Friday to attend the annual Phi Pei
party. She will remain over Sunday
with her sister Miss Frances Moon.
The Portia club will meet tomorrow
afternoon at the home of Mrs. George
p. Conner, Ala Lin coin street.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Z. Bratten of Lane
street entertained Lawrence and Kansas
City friends last week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12

State Senator w. E Sterne has been
notified that the $50,U0O bonds voted by
the city of Sedalia to bnild a new cleo
trio street railroad in which he and d. c..
Metsker are interested have been sold.
Mr.. Sterne will go to Sedalia in a few
days. Work is to commences on the
road at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12

The fellows in the gallery furnish tht
music, whilst those on the lower foo
get all the choice dancing. That's what
the matter with the Horner Coal Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12

General Manager Purdy of the NJ, &.
s. T has notified the state board of rail
road commissioners that his company
has not made any change in its grain
rates from Kansas poiuts .me gulf
for many years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
LINCOLN, THE CARPENTER.
A Cabinet Made by Him Which Is Still
In Existence.

In EXISTENCE.
In the days when Abraham Lincoln
was a boy on his father farm in Gen
tryville, Ind, it was necessary for every
settler to know how TO handle tools.
Thomas Lincoln, Abraham s father,
was probably as skillful carpenter as
any of his neighbors, and he taught his
son to handle the saw and plane as we'll
There is evidence that Abraham was
an apt pupil, for a specimen of his handi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
lila M II.

i l. l. A M ID.
HERNDON, the
partner and biog-
rapher of Lin
coin, visiting me
one night a short
time before his
death, and sit
ting in the chair
from which these
words are dictat-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
In THE SOCIETY WORLD.
ssThe Mikado'' a CreditabIe and Sue
cessfuI Performance.
GENERAL NOTES OF SOCIETY
Personal Items of Interest About To
peka People and Visitors in Town.

Personal Items of Interest About To-
peka People and Visitors i'm Town.
Persons sending social items to this depart
ment viii please give their name and address in
order TO secure publication.l
One of the best houses of the season
greeted the opening performance of the
amateur performance of the Ingleside
Mikado company, at the Grand last even
ing The boxes were filled. In the
north boxes were Lieutenant Governor
Troutman and children, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
d. Mcfarland and Judge and Mrs. N. c.
Mcfarland; Misses Marguerite Bradley;
Margaret Dudley and Sara HambletOn;
Messrs. c. B. Merriam, Charley Thomas
and Ned Osborn; Misses Jessie Small.
aud guest, Bessie Pennell of
Atchison; Messrs, Walter Noble,
and Theodore Hamnatt, and
Mr. and Mrs George Crawford.
In the south boxes were Mr.. and Mrs.
L d. Crawford and daughter. Mira. G. s.
Baker and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
Madge johnson, Mrs. w. J. Black and
Mr.. Eugene Hagau. The elaborate cos
tuning and appropriate stage setting
formed picturesque and charming pic
ture. The chorus was one of the largest
ever seen on local stage
The disguise of the gentlemen of
Japan was most complete, few beside
JOAu w dt0TS DoluR known TO even k06lE
most intimate friends.
Mrs Adams won new laurels as Yum
Yum, and Mrs. Ferry and Miss Gibson
completed the charming trio, Three Lit
tie Maids From School.
Mrs Ferry did the small parkof Peep
Boo we'll of course, nd.Pitti-Sing which
gives more opportunity for good work,
was the vehicle through which her many
friends discovered new and Unexpected
talent in Miss Gibson as an actress. She
was as good as the best of amateurs.
Miss Nina Thomas acted the trying
role of Katisha surprisingly we'll Mr..
Ed NJ. Smith delighted the audience by
his rendition of the Mikado and respond
ed to repeated encores His local verse
in the topical song "Fhe Punishment Fit
the Crime" was especially good. Mr..
Haskell never failed to amuse in every
line of Koko's part.
Mr.. Haskell was seen to a better ad-
vantage than in any of the many charac-
tiers he has represented while training
amateur companies in this city.
MIR. H. &. Overholt was good Nanki-
Poo.
Mr.. Il. V. Hinckley sang we'll, as he
always does.
Mr.. Frank Anderson did the part of
Pish Tush we'll. His is another favorite
voice.
Mr.. L. NJ. Nellis pleased the audience
as Nee Ban.
The ladies of Ingleside association are
to be congratulated, along with Mr. Has
kell and the entire company
The performance will be repeated to-
night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
AN IMMORTAL MIND.
Tribute of John Clark Ridpath to
Abraham Lincoln.
he WAS THE GREATEST THINKER

OF the Age-His Intellectual Forces
Were Always Marshaled in Precise
Order-HisRepIy to Horace Greeley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12

The MikadO.
Appears for the last time tonight
Don't mind the rain!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12
Spinning spinsters Meet.

The Spinning Spinsters met Monday
evening with the president, Miss Jessie
Upton al 834 Monroe street.
During the evening number of the
young men who had been the guests of
the ladies at the leap year party paid
their party calls.
Ice cream and cake were served and a
pleasant evening enjoyed. The next
meeting of the club will be held Febru-
airy II, with Miss Amelia Snyder at 1919
Kansas avenue.
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Peerless Steam Laundry Peerless
Steam Laundry.
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work is now in the possessi on of Captain
J. W. Workman of Evansville, Ind. 1t
is a cabinet made of walnut, TWO feet in
height and very we'll put together.
Young Abe probably cut down the tree
himself, sawed out the boards with a
crosscut saw, planned them by hand and
fastened the parts together without the
aid of a single iron nail His father is
said to have given some aid inthe max
ing of this cabinet, but it was mainly
the work of the man who afterward con-
etructed a cabinet of a different kind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-12

IngIeside BeneHt.
Tonight is the night, the last night OF
the Mikade. Don't miss it!
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-08
LNaApk<L ~ W3NEZez
President Woman s Repub1 can State Central Club

advanced and architecture had q permanent place
Rs an expression OF the degree of culture of these
people.
Woman was always subordinate to tn Q general
polty and without public or political power but
the life of separation In duties End pleasures was
ior their occupations were vsried-the climate
demanded so much repose and there seemed so
much that Was supplement tai In their attitude to-
ward each other
While the woman of Roman did exert a valiant t.,
patrotlc and heroic influence she had less political
power than the woman of the north. but more
iegal consideration than the Helene Her influence
In analrs was direct and Important sometimes ele-
Vsting and refining. She belonged to the family
more tnan 10 the community, and the state took
care OF her an provided for her welfare.
IN tne household she was much mistress as the
man WAS master, yet 1t as IL a man should
CONFER the title, dignity and responsibility of mis-
tress OF his household upon his child (as 1t is with
us to-day.
Mrs: oliphant says, In her late book on Eome,
nothing that women have done so well as in the
great art of government"
Inc Wit might add thereto the comment thst the
reason is that she accepts responsibility in her
very pest mood-the Imperative.
49, Wltnout wishing to trench upon the province OF
tne preacher which is mainly 70 dilute a dogma,
| we must In conclusion exhort woman TO let her
inooK De honest and her expression reflection Of
tnAt, SO tnat In government, be II OF self, or
nursery, or nome, or country she may refute the
Synic VINO says that when women rule well 1t Is
que 20 sound masculine advice, and when man has
ruled badly 1t Is frequently due to bsneful female
! influence.
To sugar that pill have end deavored to show
tnat tnat inconsderate and inconsdera BILE guam
uty, woman, has left an impress, though never sc
sHsnt' upon governmental systems
Ihe morning session then adjourned.