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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-06

ENOR PENTHOUSE OF FOUR ROOMS
l. sewer and water, 221 Twenty-first street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-18

name is known. Miss Newton has been
engaged in the training of children for
several years, and is well equipped to
discuss the topic she has chosen.
Children everywhere have a friend in
Miss Constance Mckenzie of Philadel-
phia. Play grounds will be the Dues
are her speciality. Miss Mckenzie is at
the head of the kindergarten depart
ment of the Philadelphia public schools,
and has given special attention to the
grounds for children. Miss Mckenzie is
now trying to institute in the public
schools of her city UNIQUE department
in the shape of a training school for
mothers. Her idea is to instruct ire
sponsible mothers in the proper care of
children.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sangster Of New York
is we'll known in the literary world She
will read a paper on Reading Courses
for Mothers" Mrs. Sangster is at pres
ent in charge of the editorial depart
ment of Harper's Bazaar. For several
years Mrs. Sangster has believed that
the necessity existed for the laying out
of course of reading for mothers, and
in her advocacy of this idea she has ac-
complished an untold amount of good.
She has made some valuable contribu
tions to religious literature.
Mrs. Alice Lee Moque, a talented
washington woman, well known as
writer, is to read a paper on Repro
duction and Natural Laws
Mrs. Ellen M. Henrotin of Chicago,
has a national reputation. She is not
known so much as a writer of books a 5
an organizer and promoter of literary
clubs among women. Mrs. Henrotin
will present two papers, Need of Or
ganization' and How to Oorganize"
Mrs. W. H. FELTON, of Gainesville, Ga,
will be a striking figure in the assemb-
~ For many years she has been
leading spirit in temperance work in
her section, and is prominent member
OF the W. c. T. U.
Her husband was at one time a men,
Der of congress, and on several occa-
sions when he has sought political pre-
ferment Mrs. FELTON, has managed his
| campaign. She is a graceful writer
and woman of literary tastes.
Mrs. Jenness Miller of Washington,
whose efforts on behalf of dress reform
are well known, will speak on Mothers
Relation to the Sound Development of
Her Child" Mrs. Maud Darlington
Booth, who has given her life to relig-
iouS work among the masses, will be
here, and will conduct devotional exer-
cises several times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-18
CHURCH HIS MONUMENT.
History of a Rich Young Ellis County
Englishman Recalled.

Passengers the Union Pacific railroad
could hardly fail to notice a handsome
little stone church which stands on the
prairie off a short distance from the de-
pot in the little village of Victoria in Ell
lis county, says a correspondent.
This church was erected by George
Grant, an Englishman who brought over
a large colony of rich young Britishers
and located them on ranches in the neigh
borhood, and he lies buried at the church
door, the broad stone step to which is in
scribed with his name and serves as a
monument. Grant owned more than 3d.
900 acres of Ellis county lands at time
his ranches. He was a Scotchman. but
had made a fortune as a merchant in
London. Some of his colonistS were MEM
bers of titled families and most of them
were well supplied with money. They are
all gone now, but long they stayed
there was more excitement and con-
vivility to the square inch than any other
equal area in Kansas than ever
known.
Grant was a hospitable entertainer. Ar
irving at his house the first thing pre-
scented to the guest was a plate of bread
and cheese and bottle of Scotch whisky.
Before the guest could take a, drink, how
ever, Grant always launched into ex-
PLANTATION of his own drinking system
body. no matter how much they drank,
unless water was mixed with it. and
never was a guest supplied with even so
much a swallow of the latter to wash
his fiery Scotch liquor down. This ''sys-
tenn became famous over western Kan
saS, and its victims were numbered by
the score At one time nearly everybody
in Hays City was in it's tolls and Grant
himself was always regarded as a mar
tyr to it.
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IMMIGRANTS MUST READ.
The Lodge Immigration Bill Goes to
the President.

washington, Feb. 1S-The fmmigra-
ton bill now goes to the president, the
last legislative step having been taken
in the senate today by an agreement TO
the conference report on the bill. Strong
opposition was made to the report, but
on the final vote the friends OF the
measure rallied a small majority the
vote being yeas "a, nays 81.
The bill, as passed, extends the imrni-
grafton restrictions against all persons
physically capable and over l6 years OF
age who cannot read and write the
English language or some other IAN
guage; but a person not SO able 10
read and write who is over 81 years OF
age, and is the parent or grandparent
of a qualified Immigrant over 81 years
of age and capable of supporting such
parent or grandparent, may accompa-
ny such immigrant, or SUCH parent OF
grandparent may be sent for and come
to Join the family of child or grand
child over 81 years of age, similarly
qualified and capable, and a wife or
minor child not so able to read ana
write may accompany or be sent for
and come to join the husband or parent
similarly qualified and capable.
For the purpose of testing the iInm1-
grants illiteraey, he is compelled to
read and write from 20 to 25 words or
the United States constitution. Aside
from these extensions of the present
law the bill inaugurates new system
of restricting immigration from border
countries and designed to apply princi-
pally to immigration from Canada
A special provision exempts from the
operation of the law persons arriving
from Cuba during the continuance or
the present disorder there. The law Is
to take effect July next.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-18
KANSAS NEWS.
Manhattan's Corn King to Give
a Feast.
A Gala Day at Which 500 In
Prizes Are Given.
ALSO A LAND KING.
Owns 10000 Acres of Small
Kansas Farms.
Mrs. Bryan Sends a GirPs Silver
Club Stick Pins.

Manhattan, Feb. 18.-C. P. Dewey of
Chicago, is in the city this week, look
ing after his large business interests
here. Beginning March LIST, he will buy
100000 bushels of corn, if he can get it
in 80 days by paying two or three cents
more than the market price.
Saturday night Mr.. Dewey will leave
for the west to buy train load or more
of cattle which will be shipped here
and offered to farmers who prefer to
feed their corn rather than sell it To
reliable farmers, Mr.. Dewey Will sell
cattle on time.
Mr.. Dewey owns some 10000 acres in
western Kansas, much of which is farm
land, more or less improved. He pro-
poses to select a number of good farm
ers-none but rustlers need apply-and
put them on these farms, which he will
stock with young cattle. Range is I'M
limited out there, and the farms will
produce plenty of alfalfa and fodder,
and in this way he will feed the cattle
for year or two, after which they will
here and fitted for market.
Mr.. Dewey will set one day apart as
a festival at which he will tender a
banquet to those hauling him corn. He
will give some prizes which he explains
in his circular. In part he says:
We intend to observe our usual Gus
tom of setting apart one day for a gen
eral good time, a day for our annual
meet to laugh and talk. exchange
ideas, to get better acquainted, to Gull
tivate sociability and be friends-no
better way to improve our conditions
than by getting better acquainted.
On Saturday, March 6. we will name
as the date of the Grand Gala Day.
Come, then, rain or shine, and make
the streets of old Manhattan tremble
with heavily loaded wagons and ring
with your conviviality. You are well
come to a good time-and you shall
have it, for we like to please you.
To add little interest to the occa-
sion, we will offer a few premiums as
follows, viz:
For the largest load, or greatest
number of bushels, hauled by
two horses or mules Ono re-
strictions as to number of
wagons attached), we will pay $25 90
For the greatest number of loads
from any township, either in
Riley, Geary or Pottawatomie
counties (the balance of the
United States is positively re-
stricted in this competition),
We Will pay. $40 w
Let us make this a great day, and if
possible beat the record. which now
stands at $50 loads in ten hours.
Free dinner at noon.
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mothers can see what child's nursery
should be like. In some respects, OF
course, this is not quite model, Tor In
real, up-to-date nurseries no big mir
rOrS would ornament the walls, and
such a thing as a bit of drapery at the
windows would give the model nurse
heart failure hut, barring those two
anachroniSms, the nursery is quite fin
de steele in all it's appointments. There
are the very latest things in bedSteadS,
and mattresses and pillows, In bathing
robes, tubs, soaps. towels, night lamps
appointed nursery. There is a small
cabinet fitted up with medicines to be
used in emergencies until the doctor
arrives, and during the conference this
morning DIR. Clara Bliss Finley gave
a talk on how to use those medicines,
and it was probably one of the most
valuable subjects to mothers in the
whole congress This model nursery
is in charge of ladies who explain all
it's trappings.
One of the features of the congress
that is interesting is the photograph
gallery. This consists of photographs
of all the officers, and then each officer
who has a family has a photograph of
herself and family to hang on the wall
Mrs. Theodore Birney heads the list
with her nine healthy examples of pos
terity and DR.. Clara Bliss Finley
brings up the rear with her cherished
one daughter The enterprise does
not end here, however.
The congress asks everybody In the
city who has a photograph of a family
to bring it to hang on the wall They
will insure the safety of the pictures
while in their possession, and are
hoping that there will be ready and
generous response to the request: The
larger the family group the better 1t
Vui1 sniff them
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DUTY TO THE CHILD.
Character Must be sLived Into the
Children" Not Taught"

Washington, Feb 18-If the ideas of
the Thoughtful, earnest women who have
worked with such unf1agging zeal to
convene this congress of mothers could
be embodied in one single sentence it
is probable that one quoted on their
programme would cover the ground:
Character cannot be talked into or
taught into child; it must be lived in
to him.
Doctor Clara Bliss Finley, one of the
bright, progressive Washington women,
who is particularly interested in this
congress, believes implicitly in this
theory. And she thinks that what
mothers must have before they are fit
ted for the cares of motherhood is prac-
teal education for it's duties. 1t is as
good as a whole course of lectures on
hygiene and health to hear her dis
course on what mothers ought to know
about children" but it would scarcely
be safe to print all that she thinks the
most of them do not know, or at least
the Indifference they display in putting
the little knowledge they possess into
practice.
Il think sometimes that most mothers
look upon children that come to them
as an incident or accident in their lives,
rather than a part of Gods great plan
to people and improve the world" she
said, and until wives come to regard
the advent of children as the browning
glory of marriage, we cannot look for
much improvement in the morals of
the home, or place great faith in the
stability of the government Weak
mothers and degenerate fathers wreck
ed imperial Rome when she ruled the
world. The same inf1uence-imrpod-
crate love of wealth, ambition to shine
as fashions arbiter, love of display the
longing to sway society, the greed for
power in the political world, the ac-
emulation of tremendous fortunes for
ggrandizement-all these aided in
the downfall of Rome, and they might
lead to the downfall of our own grand
republic if the canker of worldliness
were permitted to eat into the hearts
of our American men and women any
deeper. We don't want it to get to the
point where it is perceptible, and so we
propose to begin in time. This first
congress of mothers is the first step in
this grand scheme. We are hopeful
that out of it great good may Gomez
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-18
HAND THAT ROCKS THEC CRADLE RULES WORLD
An Era In Human Shown This Assembage
Women to Interchange Views Maternity
Women's Duties.
Kndergartens Nurseries Training
Occupy the Attention of Fully 1000 Leading
Women of the Country.

dergarten Means to Mothers" will be full
of interest for mothers who want to learn
how to scientifically employ their small
of mischief.
Mrs Helen NJ. Drake of Sacramento,
Cal, representing the Mothers club of
that city, arrived last evening. From
Michigan comes Mrs. Lorraine Immen of
Grand Rapids, a delegate from the La
dies Literary club. Mrs. Immen has trav-
eled pretty much all over the known
world and has written books on various
subjects
Miss Frances Willard has written that
she viii be unable to come. but the w. c.
T U. is represented by DR.. Mary Wood
Allen of Ann Arbor, Mich, superintend-
ent of the national w. c. T. q. depart
ment work for the promotion of purity,
and Mrs Jessie Brown Hilton of Evans
ton, ILL.,, secretary of the mothers meet
1ngs, who will represent Miss Willard al
So Miss Willard says they ARE both
successful Mothers
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A PRACTICAL PROGRAMME.
What the Mothers Congress Proposes
to Cover,

Washington, Feb 1S.-To tell all the
ground that the Mothers Congress
hopes to cover with it's work would be
to sum up all that goes to make ex-
istence tolerable. The congress will
consider subjects bearing upon the bet
ter and broader spiritual and physical
as well as mental training of the
young. such as the value of kindergar-
ten work and the extension of it's prin-
ciples to more advanced studies a love
of humanity and of country, the physi-
cal and mental evils resulting from
some of the present methods Of our
schools and advantages to follow from
a closer relation between the influence
of the home and that of institutions of
learning. OF special Importance will be
the subject of means of developing
in children characteristics which will
elevate and ennoble them, and thus as
sist in overcoming the conditions which
now prompt crime and make necessary
the maintenance of jails, warehouses
physical culture, heredity, reproduction
and natural law; dietics, music, pa
rental reverence, moral responsibility
of women in heredity, child studies and
many other subjects. All over the
country mothers clubs have been
forming ever since this congress be-
came an assured fact, and these clubs
will send their representative women
to the congress to get new ideas and
have their own frightened up.
Very naturally many of the mothers
present will not be takers, and will be
backward about even asking questions
in the open congress. To get express
sions from them and all others who
wish to be heard in that manner, a
question box will be on the table of the
presiding officers. Into this all ques-
lions may be dropped, unsigned if de-
sired, but fully stated, and at certain
hours each day these questions, dis
tributed to the various members of the
committees who seem best fitted to an
swer them, will be presented in CON
ference the title that has been given
to quiet little meetings that will be
held at stated periods in smaller rooms
in the Arlington, and in charge of
Frances Newton.
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ITS WEIGHT In GOLD.
A NEW DISCOVERY WHICH Is
WORTH THAT MUCH
To Anyone Afflicted With Piles.


The Pyramid Pile Cure, the new, pain
less remedy which has been so remark
ably successful in curing every form of
piles and rectal Diseases has recently
been placed on sale at druggists and it
is safe to say that when it's eytraordin-
airy merit becomes fully known there
viii be no such thing as surgical opera
lions for the cure of this obstinate and
common trouble
Mrs. M. c. Hinkley of COL Mississippi
street, Indianapolis, Ind, says: I had
been terrible sufferer from piles for Is
years and no remedy benefited me, I'M
til saw an advertisement of the Pyra-
mid Pile Cure; got package, also a
package of Pyramid Pills, and used both
according to directions. was aston
ished at the immediate relief obtained
and now l honestly believe the Pyra-
mid to be the only certain cure for
piles.
That you may realize how bad was,
L will say that I was confined to my
bed and went before the college physi-
clans here, who said my case was a new
one to them and wanted seven or eight
hundred dollars to undertake a cure;
the great pain had brought on a rup-
ture, and L knew operation would
be death to me on account of blood
knows of my terrible suffering from
piles and feel that 1 cannot praise the
Pyramid Pile Cure enough, and the
Pyramid Pills also. My husband will
join me in highly recommending the
Pyramid; my daughter was cured by
one box only. For several years L
weighed but about 80 pounds, now 1
weigh $50 and feel in perfect health.
This seems to be the universal testi-
mony from every sufferer from piles
who has ever tried the Pyramid; it is
the safest, most painless pile cure yet
discovered; contains no opiate, NOR
phine, cocaine or any poisonous ingre-
dent whatever, has a soothing. heal
ing effect from the first application,
and the moderate price places it within
the reach of everyone needing treat
ment. The Pyramid Pile Cure is sold
by druggists at so cents and 81 per
package and the Pyramid Pills at 25
cents per box.
Send to Pyramid Co., Albion, Mich,
for free book on cause and cure of
piles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-18

ing their sentiments, to Mr.. and Mrs.
William ]. Bryan at Lincoln. One day
this week they received the following let
ter, and a souvenir silver stick pin for
each:
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 4. 81.
Misses Lottie and Pearl Mills, Toronto,
Kansas:
My Dear Girls:-Tour nice letter of re-
cent date has been received by US, and
we wish to thank you very much for your
expressions of good will. We are glad to
know that you were so interested in the
last campaign. We enclose you some lit
tie 16 to pins, which perhaps you would
like to keep. Sincerely yours,
MARY BAIRD BRYAN.
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MIDLAND TO BUILD.
Depot and Sidetracks are Arranged
For.

Wichita, Feb. 1s.-Appraisers were
appointed yesterday to appraise all
property on the west side Of Mosley
avenue, between Douglas avenue and
Morris street.
The road was constructed some six or
seven years ago from this city to Ellis
worth, and has been sued by the Frisco
according to the conditions of a lease
which that road held upon the road
The change in the Frisco has released
the Midland from its agreement with
that road and now it is proposed to run
the road upon its own account, and
with that end in view the road has been
purchasing property along the west
side of Mosley from Douglas to Morris,
upon which to construct depots and lay
the sidetraeks. Mr.. Holman stated yes
terday that the road had purchased at
least four-fifths of the property and
that only about one-ffth would be to
appraiSe and condemn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-18
SMALL FARMING PAYS.
Story of 40 Acre Farm in the Wa
mego Black Jack Districts.

D. S. johnson. a small farmer" from
north of st. George. was in Wamego on
Tuesday says the Times.
Mr.. johnson demonstrates by actual
work the fact that small farming pays.
He purchased three years ago forty
acres of Black Jack timbered land-most-
ly brush, but enough trees thereon for
firewood The land cost him SIG an acre.
The first year he cleared three acres and
sold $40 worth of wood the second year he
cleared six acres and raised produce val
ued at $3.50; last year 1896, he worked
eleven acres and cleared over 800 above a
living for his family.
He has improved the land by erecting a
house, small but comfortable putting
down a well that cost more than $50. and
he is getting on all right, owing less than
$500.
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A KANsAN DUPED.
Answered Matrim onial "Ad" and it
Cost Him $25.

Kansas City. Feb. 1s.-John c. Kings
ton, who has been stopping at the Laclede
Hotel several days, waiting for bride
who tarried and came not, has at last
given up hope and returned to Leaven-
worth, Kan, whence he came.
1t will be remembered that he started
a correspondence with Miss Marie
Schrieber of Dodgeville, Wis, in answer
to a personal advertisement in a Chicago
paper, in due time proposing matrimony,
and finally sending a check for SIS to pay
and marry him. He came and waited,
and met all trains. but the bride-to-be
did not materialize. Finally it dawned on
Mr.. Kingston that he was probably out
both bride and check, and he returns to
his home Sadder but wiser man.
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ADVERTISED FOR HIS WIFE
Valley Falls Man Secures a Bride in
Topeka.

Valley Falls, Feb. 1s-A- L. Goessy and
Mrs Florence Mcdowell went to Topeka
Tuesday and were married by Probate
Judge Dolman, of Shawnee county. Mr..
Goessy is "a years of age and his bride
g. She has been keeping house for him
and his four little children the past two
weeks. She has been living in Topeka,
and has two sisters living there.
She advertised in Topeka papers sew
eral weeks ago for a position as house
keeper. Mr.. Goessy, who was in need of
a housekeeper saw the advertisement and
answered it. She came here and the two
were so well pleased with each other aft
er an acquaintanceship of two weeks that
they decided to get married. and Tues
day without any one knowing it, they
quietly went to Topeka and were made
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They are so small that the most SEN
sitive persons take them, they are so
effective that the most obstinate cases
of constipation, headache and torpid
liver yield to them. That is why De-
Wits Little Early Risers are known
as the famous little pills. G. W. STAINS
field, e32 Kansas avenue.
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National Alliance officers.

washington. Feb. 1S.-The National
Farmers Alliance has elected the follow
dent Mann Page. of Virginia: vice presi-
dent c. Vincent, Indianapolis. Ind: sec
retary-treasurer, w. P. Becker, Pennsyl-
vania. Executive committee: Mann Page.
Virginia: r. A Southworth. Denver, Col. !;
John Breining. West Virginia: A B.
WEIGH, New York, and w. H. Stokes of
South Carolina.
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MRS. BRYAN REPLIES.
Sends Note of Thanks and SilverStick
Pins to Girls Silver Club

Toronto, Feb. ia short time ago
Misses Lottie and Pearl Mills sent a pic
ture of the young ladies' silyed club that
was a feature OF the Populist parades
last fall, accompanied by a note express
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O. r. @. Ball at Emporia-

Emporia, Feb. 1s.-The o. R. c. ball
this evening will be the biggest event of
the kind ever seen in Emporia. Special
cars will be run from Arkansas City,
Wichita, Florence, Newton. Topeka and
Argentine and a number of people from
Hutchinson and Dodge City will be pres
emit
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SOLOMON-The infant son of Adam
Grogger. car inspector of the Union Pa
cific at this point. died yesterday morning
from the effects of a dose of laudnum adj
miniStered by mistake. The child was in
pain during the night and its mother got
up to give it a dose of paragoric, but by
mistake got hold of a bottle of laudnum,
giving it a dose that proved fatal
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EMPORIA-The Ruggles school near
here was closed last night on account of
measles. About twenty-six cases are re-
ported in the neighborhood and the farm
ers are afraid the disease will spread.