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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-18

We mend and sew on buttons free of
charge. Peerless Steam laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-18

Drill entertainment and dance given
by Capitola lodge Monday night, 704
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-18

Broken edge collars repaired by Peer
less Steam Laundry. 112 and ia w. 6th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-18

Closing Popular Stocks.
The closing today was as follows:
Sugar, 1OO5s: Gas. 60: C.. B. 6 @, 1915;
Atchison, 1881; r. L, 632l; w. L., S31s;
Mo. p, "a; Z. P, 4; St. Paul f61S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-18

Smooth as silk is the way our collars
feel now. Peerless Steam Laundry, 112
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THE PROPER WAY.

The simplest form OF invitation to a
card party is ones visiting card, with
the date and hour written in ink under
ones name, and the word "Cards" in
the lower corner. opposite the address,
In ordering from bill of fare one
mentions each dish that one desires.
When one is staying in hotel for some
time it is proper to go into the dining
room without wearing a hat or bon.
net.
1t IS not necessary to have any spe-
cial march played at wedding, al
though from time immemoriai Men.
delssohn's beautiful march has been Sc
lected for the time when the wedding
ceremony b concluded.
When . lady is going out with q gen.
tIemaa she should meet him in The par-
Tor. wearing her bonnet, wrap 8 and
gloves. 30 that they may start as soon
10 possible. Her escort need not re-
move his overcoat or gloves.
The wearing Of diamond ring, by q
young girl does not of necessity. mean
that she Is engaged to be married The
only ring that tells a story is the plain
gold wedding ring. which should only be
worn by q married woman. .
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The Spirit of Thapksptv;nr

Il there were nothing more to
Thanksgiving than the cynics would
have people believe the day would soon
disappear from the calendar. NiIe-
teenth century business methods will
not tolerate the loss of anv time or
trlflng reasons. The fact is that the
atmosphere and spirit of this peculiar
~ American holiday are still felt deep
ly by the mass of people. The customs
OF an extremely practical age have
not deprived the day either of it's sig
niflcance or of the sentiment which it
awakens. There are thousands upon
thousands who either in action or in
thought accord to the period its orig
inal meaning as a day on which to re-
turn thanks for manifold blessings re-
ceived. If this is true in the city it
is far more SO in the country, VIII, re
the sentiment is fresher and old mcn,-
cries are kept green long after they
have withered in the stale air of metro
politan life.
Let the people enjoy Thanksgiving
in its fullness and they will not be iy-
noring its spirit or it's traditional sig
nificance. The nation as a nation has
much to be thankful for. And if there
be any individual who thinks that he
himself has little reason to give thanks,
let him reflect that his vision pierccs
but little way. No man living knows
what enters into the making up of the
whole account, or whether a seeming
i'll is not the forerunner of lasting good.
Chicago Record.
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CHURCH AND SCHOOL

The Presbyterian synod of Newly orls,
at a meeting held October %, passed res
olutions urging President Cleveland TO
action in the Armenian crisis. 80
Jewish doctors will be admitted into
Russia to attend the twelfth interna-
tional congress of medicine at Moscow.
They must, like all other doctors, have
passports. with the wise of the Russian
consul for the district in which they
live.
AT Rheims the festivities in connec-
ton with the fourteen hundredth ami.
versary of the conversion Of Clovis to
Christianity have begun by the transfer
of tho remains of st. Remi, who bap-
tized the French conqueror. to a new
shrine in the cathedral. Cardinals Lam
genieux and Perraud, with II bishops,
were present at the ceremony.
The board of directors of the Catholic
university at Washington has selected
as candidates for the presidency of the
university Rev. DR.. T. j. Conaty, of
Worcester, Mass; Rev. DIR. Joseph F.
Mooney, vicar-general of New York;
Rev. DR.. Daniel ]. Riordan, of Chicago.
These names will be sent to Rome. and
Bishop Keane's successor will be chosen
from them.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-11-20
PECULIAR DEFENSES.

A sagacious pickpocket who was
caught exercising his agile art one cold
day, actually had the audacity to assert
that his hands were so affected by the
frost as to prevent his knowing where
he put them.
Convivial gentlemen, who have been
asked to furnish a reason for their
strange elevation Of spirits on q pre-
vious evening. have been known to at
tribute that phenomenon to the royal
wedding, the fear of influenza and other
topical subjects.
A parsonage suspected OF burglarious
designs-and not unknown to the police
was caught scaling the roof of a SUBJ
urban villa early one morning. His de-
Tense was that he had mounted the
roof in order to catch favorite parrot
which had escaped from it's cage.
A lady's maid in Manchester, when
charged with confscating certain
checks. soberly protested that she had
contracted the complaint of klepto-
mania" from her eccentric mistress.
Which plausible plea failed to convince
a level-headed justice Of her alleged in.
Tit-Bits.
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An exclamation of horror broke troml

An exclamation of horror broke from!
Mrs. Matthews lips. "Tie poor moth
er! How can she bear it'll"
Norah shrugged her shoulders and
rose. Il must be going. You've been
very kind, ma'am. As to the mistress,
she has society and fine clothes. Don't
blame her too much. I think that
brute killed her woman's soul years
ago. We give a big dinner tomorrow
night. The master will be sobered by
that time. Giving thanks, you know.
Now. Bernice. pet, Norah will take you
home and put you to bed"
Edith accompanied her caller to the
door. AS she stood watching her cross
the street brisk step came up the
walk.
I'm late, little wife," and Hiram
Matthews stopped for the kiss which he
never forgot. why, Edith, you are
crying"
''Oh, Hiram, I am so glad tomorrow
is Thanksgiving; 50 glad. May the dear
Father in Heaven forgive me for my
wicked words and thoughts. I've so
much to be thankful for. Come in by
the fire and I'll tell you all about it,
Hope Daring, in Womankind.
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Thanksgiving Day.

ASeA' A"y'
1t is impossible to make Thanksgiv-
ing American festival q of the
home-what it should be unless tie
household life, throughout the year,
has been sweet and wholesome, You
cannot extemporize family Affection;
and the good dinner and other celebra-
tons of Thanksgiving day may simply
reveal the meagerness of the fatally
life. For a true celebration of the joys
and sanctities of the home you must
have something to celebrate. Of course,
if family life has not been as consider
ate and affectionate as it should have
been, Thanksgiving is capital time on
which to turn over n new leaf. But tie
ideal Thanksgiving is a celebration OF
what has been and is. Doubtless thou
sands and tens of thousands of fami-
lies will observe the day in this ideal
way. The household gatherings will
simply give expression to what has
been true all along. When we think of
our reasons for thankfulness we are
apt to dwell upon our material state,
schemes. But the man or woman, the
boy or girl, who is the member of
happy and united family has one of the
profoundest reasons for a thankful
heart. Life has nothing better to give
US than the love and respect of those
who are bound to us, not by the tran
silent ties of acquaintance. but by that
deep and essential bond of blood. It is
delightful to believe that these lines
will be read by thousands who, what
ever their sorrows or joys, have the
great boon of sharing their sorrows and
joys with those who love them in their
homes.-
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insisted that her oatmeal should like

insisted that her oatmeal should like
wise be resugared.
After attending to this, Mrs. Mat
thews said, listlessly: No, l had not
forgotten it. But it doesn't make any
difference anyway"
What, Thanksgiving not make any
difference? Why, Edith, what is the
matter?' and Hiram Matthews set
down his coffee cup and stared at his
wife.
She shrugged her shoulders. rs it
the dinner you mean? Well, send up
anything you like. AS to the real spirit
of Thanksgiving, I've nothing to be
especially thankful for. Oh, dear! The
baby is crying" and leaving her break
fast, Mrs. Matthews hurried away.
"Poor little woman" thought her hus-
band. 'She has to work too hard.
wish could afford to keep a girl for
her. But nothing to be thankful for,
that doesn't sound like Edith"
When baby Faye had been hushed to
sleep it was time for Hiram to start
for the store. He had lifted the twins
from their high chairs and united their
bibs. He had also thoughtfully put the
coffee pot on the stove and the steak in
the oven, that Edith might not find her
breakfast cold when she had time to I'm
ish it.
"Good-by, little wife," he said, draw
ing her to him. I'll send up some
thing for Thanksgiving, and see Mrs.
Murphy about coming to help you to-
morrow. Don't do much extra work,
for there will be just ourselves. How
I wish we could have gone to the old
home. Still feel like giving thanks,
Edith, for my home, my babies and
you"
Words like these are usually sweet 20
q wife. But Edith had been kept awake
the greater part Of the night by a
teething baby. 50 she replied, YEARLY:
'Get whatever you like. Perhaps I
should feel thankful if we were rich
II hope we may be some day." Hiram
began, but she interrupted him, impa-
tiently: -.
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things quiet. This baby Is shiver,ng
with the cold"
"Will you bring the little girl in by
the fire? ?" Edith asked.
I'll be glad to, ma'am, for a minute.
Was you scared, or did you know 2" 'he
girl continued, as she followed Mrs.
Matthews into the sitting-room.
know what?" Edith asked, lighting
a lamp. "Who was that man?"
Land! It was the master, Mr.. Ash
ley" and Norah proceeded to rub little
Bernice's hands in hers. II don't be-
lieve you understand" she went on. ''Is
it possible we have lived so near for
three months and you never knew that
Mr.. Ashley had them times whenever
he went on a spree? The mistress was
watching for him, too, but he most
caught her."
"Oh, how terrible!" Edith cried. HE
might have killed her"
HE come precious near it when this
baby was three months old. He knocked
her downstairs. There, there, DEAR
for little Bernice was crying.
LET me get her glass of warm
milk" and Edith hurried away.
When she returned she had regained
her composure. She noticed Norah's
tenderness with the child and also no
ticed what a wan little face it was that
turned away from the milk to watch
Maude and Mabel.
The child was dressed in q pink cash
mere trimmed with costly lace. There
were a couple of rings ON her tiny hand.
But Edith turned from these details to
study the peculiar look in the dull blue
eyes.
rs she ill?" she asked, gently. "Her
eyes are SO heavy"
They're always So" Norah an
swered, with a sigh. I've nurssd her
since she was born, ord love her bet
ter than the mother who bore her does.
But, ma'am, it's eacy to see Bernice
isn't just right. The doctor says she
can't live long. There was two babies
before her and they both went sudden
like. No constitutions, you.see."
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"some day! When lam old and erav

Some day! When lam old and gray.
1t is now I want the things money can
buy, luxuries for my babies, leisure for
you and me, time to develop my IA
ture. Well, I'll postpone my thanks
giving till I have something to give
thanks for
In spite of her flippant words, Edith
chung for a moment to her husband.
His face was grave, but he whispered,
tenderly: my darling" and going out
attempted to close the door softly be-
hind him.
But the sharp November wind caught
it from his hand and it slammed so
loudly that Faye started up with fret
full cry. AT the same moment Mau1e
managed to upset a glass of water for
which she had been reaching, and added
her cries to Faye's.
Thankful indeed" Edith said. as
after few moments of alternate sooth-
ing and scolding she succeeded in quiet
ing both children. She sat down at the
sitting-room window with Faye in her
arms and looking at the house across
the way.
THE nurse is dressing little Bern:ce
Ashley" she thought. II can see her.
And there is the cook at the door CIV
ing the grocer boy his orders. Mrs.
Ashley was at the ball last night. She
is sleeping this morning, undisturbed
by work or children. Plenty of money,
three servants, the entrance into cult
waited society, yes, I'm sure Mrs. Ashley
can truly observe Thanksgiving"
"Oh, fear I'm wicked" she went on
as Faye nestled her curly head on her
mothers shoulder. But I'm so tired
of being poor. OF course, I appreciate
my husband, my babies, and my coy
home. These are just common bless
ings, though, everyone has them end
some so many Others"
The next day Edith was sitting by
the window waiting for her husbands
coming. Mrs. Murphy had just gone
home, and in the pantry was the turkey
all ready for the oven, mince and pump
kin pies, cranberry tarts, and a dainty
rose cake.
The table was laid for tea in the din
ing-room. When Hiram came there
would only be the oysters to cook. Lit
Tie rave was asleep Wnlle Mauue anu
Mabel were building an imposing block
house on the rug in front of the open
fire.
'How happy they are" the young
mother thought. eff 1 could have a
nurse to care for them and leisure to
teach them! AS it is I've hardly time
to listen to their prayers"
Just then a loud cry reached her.
The hall door of the house opposite was
dashed open and a woman came flying
down the steps shrielsing for help. 1t
was Mrs. Ashley. and close behind her
came the half-clothed figure of a man.
Edith could see his clenched fist up
lifted while dreadful baths reached her
ears.
In a moment the scene was one of
confusion. The servants rushed out
screaming. Edith hurried to the door
in time to see policeman trip up the
frantic man and to hear the nurse girl,
who had the Ashley child in her arms,
say:
"Oh, he'll be all right in the morn
ing. I wish they'd hurry up and get
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-11-20

RECENTLY there was hauled to the
post Office at Beaver Falls, Pa, $4,000
large envelopes containing a report Of
the hearing before the judiciary com
mittee of congress on the proposed
Christian amendment to the constitu-
ton of the United States; also a
memorial for the acknowledgment of
God and Christ and the Bible in the
constitution Of the United States: also
blank petitions to congress asking it to
adopt the joint resolution which is now
before it on the above named amend.
ment. The Enclosures were addressed
to individuals all over the United
States. .l.-.....s "a. Z.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-11-20

THE New York Herald says: Amer
lea is feeding the world. An enormous
stream of golden grain is flowing from
the prairies of the west, along the rail
ways and canals, to this port, and is
here placed on transatlantic steamers,
that the peoples of the old world may
be fed. About 400, 900 bushels are be
ing shipped each day, and the increased
demand which has existed for several
weeks gives no immediate promise OF
abatement. There is an extraordinary
demand because the crops are short in
India and in some European provinces.
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A ThanksRivinR Hymn.

We thank Thee. Lord, for daily food.
For all received Of daily good;
For sunshine and the songs Of birds
And melody of loving words.
We thank Thee for the books we read,
And for the Book of books we need;
For hopes of earth SO sweetly given,
And for the higher hopes Of Heaven.
For children's voices full of love;
For the bright clouds that float above:
And for the tears we've sometimes known
For sorrows other than our own.
For loved ones here and loved ones gone,
Who still, with Thee, keep loving on;
For spirit tones that softly call,
And for the cross that's over all.
REV. J. P. Hutchinson.
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THE London managers of a great
Sheffield manufacturing firm are au-
thority for the statement that four
well-known American millionaires
have recently ordered coats and vests
made of steel This armor is of light
chain mail, allowing perfectly free
movements and does not interfere with
perspiration. These coates are sufR
GENTLY strong to turn either a sword
or a dagger driven at long range, and
q spent bullet will not affect them
in the slightest degree. 1t is alleged
that while few people imagine it these
steel vests are worn very generally by
prominent men.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-11-20

OF all the election bets of the season
perhaps the most extraordinary has
just come to light In order to pre-
serve his honor and carry out the con
ditions of the bet he so rashly con.
tracted with BENJAMIN Tillard, q
young society man of Brooklyn, named
Robert P. Woodward, must ride q
donkey from New York to San Fran
cisco. The donkey must wear spec.
tacles and the man must wear spec
tacles a frock coat and silk hat, and
on his transcontinent tai trip must visit
both the victorious and the defeated
candidates. He must start within one
month after election day.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-11-20
MISCELLANEOUS.

The National Grange, at their ses
sion at Washington on the 10th, adopt
ed a resolution in favor of the appoint,
ment of a practical farmer for secre
tary of agriculture and appointed q
committee to draft a memorial to Mr..
Mckinley expressing the views of the
grange.
SAMUEL STRAUSE, patient at the in
sane asylum at Indianapolis, Ind. com
mitted suicide by hanging himself with
his suspenders. He was formerly a
clothing merchant of Hannibal, Mo-. .
and was driven insane by the use Of
cocaine and morphine.
THE Mekesuka mission, erected by
the Seminole Indians 80 miles east of
Shawnee, Ok, at a cost of $50, 600, was
entirely destroyed by fire.
A FEUD between the Taylor and Shell
by families in Ballard county, KY, re-
suited in the killing of two Taylors
and the fatal wounding of Merit Shelby
UNITED STATES letter carriers mus.
not smoke in the streets when in uni.
form. This is the edict of First Assist.
ant Postmaster-GeneralJ Jones'
The 22d annual convention of the
National Woman's Christian Temper
ance union was called to order by Miss
Frances E Willard at St Louis on the
18th. There were about 500 accredited
delegates present and as many more
visitors from every portion of the conn.
try. Miss Willard made her address
and the other officers read their re
ports, which showed the organization
to be in prosperous condition. The
national executive committee has de
cided to report in favor of observing
March 90 each year as w. C 7. U. day
DELBERr BERksHIER, II years old
was arrested as he stepped off trair
at Burlington, Ia, on the charge O,
having kicked a girl off train a
Bushnell, ILL.,, causing her to fall be
meath the wheels, whereby her body
was cut in two.
AT midnight on the 18th the switch
was turned at Niagara Falls which
harnessed the mighty cataract ts
Buffalo, n. Y, and henceforth ths
street cars and factory wheels will b.
run by the electricity generated a,
the falls and sent to Buffalo, % mile,
distant A salute of 81 guns was fired
when the switch was turned.
OFFICIALS of the war department
denied without qualification the story
published by Chicago paper on tbs
18th to the effect that the department
had called on railroad companies TO,
rates for the transportation of troop.
and war materials from the west u
gulf ports.
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THE notification of the Torrens law
by the supreme court of Illinois on the
ground of unconstitutionality will be
disappointment to those persons who
favor the simplification of methods as
we'll as the expediting of processes in
the transfer of real estate. The ground
upon which the court condemned the
law was that the act conferred on the
registrar of titles judicial power.
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MORE than 70 rer cent. of the enlist.

MORE than 70 FER cent. of the enlist
ed men Of the United States navy are
now American citizens, and more than
81 per cent of the apprentice boys are
American born, according to the state
ment OF Adm. Ramsay, chief of the
bureau of navigation, in his annual re-
port. During the year sos men and
JAG apprentices deserted. by far the
greater number of assertions being at
home ports
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-11-20

MAYOR PINGREE, of Detroit, Mich,
proposes on becoming governor to IA
vor statute that corporations shall
pay all the taxes. He has in mind con-
templated Massachusetts, legislation,
said to be in favor with business men
of that commonwealth, which he ex.
poets to look up. The governor-elect's
scheme would do away with annually
recurrent equalization difficulties.
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THE Styles.

Capes of black lamb having an inside
reck ruche Of white mousseline.
Cancels hair dresses having a hce
bertha and ribbon velvet trimming:
Corsage bead garnitures In APRICOT
md coral shades mingled with white.
Red top coats having black velvet col
airs and gilt trimmings for little chaps
+ Opera cloaks of warp-printed silk
iounced with satin and trimmed with
ur.
Readymade silk and mousselina
:uches by the yard for hat and neck
.rimmingA
Felt-trimmed hats having crown
II velvet and velvet brims with felt
.rowps.
Sealskin coats having a close-fitting
,ack and wide box-plaited half-fatting
'front.'.
Hat frames having steeple crowns,
urbans with large point on the side,
tic.
Short plaid velvet capes trimmed with
III immense neck ruche Of black NOUS
feline.
Boleros of white net covered with
,earls. and of mousseline silk bead-em-
broidered.
Fall and winter waists Of wavy serge
decorated with untaruishable mefine
gilt braid.
Sable, mink, marten and beaver bands
for finishing the lower edge of silk even
Ing gowns.
Small girls pink cloth coata trimmed
with white fur or lace and immense
silk bonnets to match.
Mildly suits of cadet gray having q
iark-blue sailor collar trimmed with
white braid for small bows.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-11-20

IT is possible that an ordinance viii
soon be passed by the board OF alder
men of New York city forbidding boy,
and girls to be on the streets at night
Strong arguments in the affirmative
will be laid before the board by the
advocates of the measure.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-11-20

ACHILLE BELoIN, of Biddeford, Me-,
thinks he has a machine that will gen.
crate perpetual motion. 1t is now in
the Washington patent Office with an
application for a patent. For two
months before he sent it away it has
run, and was running when boxed for
shipmeNt
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-11-20

MRS HENRY MOORE, of Munroe Falls,
O., has just presented her husband
with the 10th child. They were all
single births, nine boys and seven
girls, and the couple have been mar
ried 20 years. Mr.. Moore works in q
paper mill for 81. IS a day and IA of the
children are living.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-11-20

THE civil service plan of appointing
policemen in New York city has been
recently evaded by some persons who,
it was alleged, bad furnished the would.
be policemen with lists of the pre-.
scribed questions the day before the
examinations and charged them $500.