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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28
10000 VOICES IN CHORUS.
Volume of Sound Caused Autumn
Leaves to Eau in Showers.

New York, Oct 2S-Nearlv Il. go persons
IN mighty chorus sang The Star Span
gled Banner in Prospect park Brooklyn.
yesterday 1t marked the close of The
programme arranged for Singers day
by the United Singing societies OF Brook
lyn-
The singers platform was placed by
Park Commissioner Brewer in front of the
statues of Beethoven and Mozart The
uelghborhOOd was crowded with folk who
had come 10 listen 10 the singing.
Inc long programme was under the IL
reCtiOu OF Arthur CIausseu The Twen-
ty-Jhiru regiment band. led by Thomas F.
shan1on, helped the singers 5. K Sanger
The last number, according TO the print
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-28

Ladies' Shirt Waists laundried so that
the coIOrs will not fade. by Peerless
Steam Laundry.
The times., 1898-02-28

Many MethodiSts from all parts Of the
| city gathered in the reconstructed church
| editce Of the Dumbarton Avenue Mctho-
| dist Episcopal congregation yesterday to
participate in the service of dedication.
The church as it now appears is one
of the handsomest in the city and the in
terror was beautifully decorated for the
occasion
The Sunday school service began at
| clock There was an unusually large
| attendance. The presiding officer was
Mr.. john T. Mitchell. After u program
of song. mingled with addresses, the first
service in the main auditorium Of the
church was held. The dedicatory sermon
was preached by Rev. George Elliott D>
D.. who at one time occupied the pulpit
of the famous old church. The choir rem
dered a special musical program under
the direction of Mr.. J. Henry Wilson.
Rev DR. Elliott preached at second
| service held at o'clock in the afternoon
and in the evening the presiding elder
Rev. Luther y. Wilson preached
Dumbarton Avenue Church for a num-
| Der of years needed improvements The
congregation did not know whether to
rebuild or improve the old structure. At
the summer quarterly conference last
year a committee was appointed to in
quire into the matter of improvements
ANA the probable cost. The committee re-
ported and the pastor was directed 30 call
meeting of the congregation in order TO
submit the question OF improvements 1t
was agreed that if two-thirds of the re-
nod no on
terprise would be undertaken. and this
being done the work OF remodeling the
structure was Immediately begun. w. j.
| Palmer was chosen architect; Victor F.
| Montgomery contractor, and Columbus
| Thomas, superintendent.
| The Improvements were begun August
| Is last and the congregation from that
| time until yesterday morning met in
| LiEthicun Hall. in Georgetown, and also
| in the chapel of the West Street Presby-
| terian Church.
| The entire front of the old church was
| torn down. and in the rear an addition
| two stories in height was built as to
| give more room to the chancels. The
side walls were heightened, raising the
! floor over three feet. The new front Of
/ the cnurCn IS OF Dun CoiOItu DiiCh Win
towers at each end The entrance to- the
lecture room is on the ground floor
through doors being placed on either side
Of the main entrance. Between the doors
| Il handsome stained glass window has
! been located.
Stairways lead on either side from the
| main portal to the auditorium. The in
| terror decorations are elaborate and orna-
| mental The ceiling has 4 wide frieze in
The times., 1898-02-28
"The Great Providers" "The Great Providers
And on Credit!
"The Great Providers"
"The Great Providers" "

We are never afraid to out boldly with prices and
only that but show faithfully in the
papers what the goods look like We give every opporu
nifty finding whether you do any better before you
The times., 1898-02-28

Of new members will he initiated and a
luncheon viii he served by the entertain
ment committee.
George Z. White had his right foot run
over by buggy, which made short turn
around the corner of North Capitol and
X streets. yesterday afternoon.
Rev. Dr. Crawford. president OF Allie
ghany College, Meadville, Pa, occupied
the pulpit al the Metropolitan NJ +.
Church last evening. He spoke on the
subject Of Conversion"
Rev. DR.. Reed president of Dicllerson
College viii preach at the Metropolitan
NJ. +. Church on next Sunday morning,
and in the evening the sermon will be by
Rev. DR.. Smith. pastor Of Mount Vernon
Place Church, Baltimore.
Chaplain Lozier occupied seat in the
pulpit during the services last evening at
the Metropolitan Church. Rev. DR. Lo-
zier acquired the title of chaplain from
the fact that he ofiiciated at the opening
service Of the first national encampment
Of the 6. a. r.
The times., 1898-02-28

president, Mrs Emma Waugh; second
vice president, Miss Elizabeth Goebel;
third vice president. Mrs. G. Warren OF
futt; corresponding and recording sec
retary Miss Clara Bremerman; treasurer
Mrs William Y. Lewis.
Sunday-school organization - Superin-
tendent, Isaac Birch; Frank B. Littell, as
sstant superintendent; f. Peyton Fletch-
er. secretary; Joseph w Kirkley. treas
urer: John Hieston. librarian; Alfred G.
Fisher assistant librarian; +. Reginald
Lewis second assistant librarian; j. Hen
ry Wilson. chorister; j. Albert Houghton.
assistant chorister Mrs. G. w. Offutt, or
ganist.
Choir-Chorister, J. Henry Wilson; or
ganist Mrs. Isaac Birch.
Senior Epworth League - President,
Frank r. Littell; first vice president. r.
E. Layton; second vice president, Mrs.
Lewis Jackson; third vice president. Rev.
J. B. Stitt-
The times., 1898-02-28
City Brevities.

A Chinese Sunday-school was held at G
O'clock last evening in the basement OF
Calvary Baptist Church.
Clerks in the pension office have contrib
uted $32 and load OF provisions TO the
Central Union Mission Tor the poor.
A lecture on wills and Administra-
lions viii be delivered tonight by Prof.
SchouIer Al the National University.
While descending the west Capitol steps
yesterday Miss Amelia Bergin fell and
was painfully injured Friends assisted
the young lady TO her home, No. 6Q5 6
street.
The Epworth leagues connected with
the several Methodist Episcopal churches
in this city made collections OF money at
the services yesterday TO help pay Of the
general missionary debt OF $4,000 Of the
NJ i. Church.
At the meeting Of Home League. No. J.
Temperance knights Of America. to be
held al Odd Fellows Han. Eighth street
southeast, this evening, large number
The times., 1898-02-28

come to us at all. We do not wish to cajole
you into buying We want you to be sure
that you are getting the greatest value
your money will buy. Remember, we are
always willing to accommodate you in the
matter of credit and let you arrange the
terms yourself.
The times., 1898-02-28
DYS SFEPSEA,

Remember that GROVER GRA.
HAMS remedy is GUARANTEED
to remove all distress FROM THE
FIRST DOSE. 1t liz folly 20 suffer
when 10e. hottie, procured from
your druggist, viii correct IN
stantly all unpleasant symptoms.
An fnfallihle Specific for Dyspepsia,
Heartburn, Gastritis ana all dis
eases arising from an impaired Di-
sestiye System. Write to Grover
Graham Co., Newbn rgh, N Y, for
pamphlet.
The times., 1898-02-28
DUMBARTON's DEDICATION
The Rem0deled Structure CORSe
Grated to Gods Use.
FOUR SERVICES ARE HELD

Two Sermons Preached ny DIR. FL
li0tt, n Former Pastor, and One
by Dr. Wilson an Interesting 0c-
casion for the Mcthodists Of
Georgetown.
The times., 1898-02-28

Men who enjoy dark beer Will appreciate the
deliciousness of RUBY" Lager It's brcwed OF
choice hops and malt. and knows no superior IN
point OF purity and delightful flavor. y bottles,
delivered in unlettered wagons, 81 Wash. Brew
cry CO. 4th and sts. ne. te21-
The times., 1898-02-28

Our delicious "Champagnc" Lager
Holds the same place among light beers
that Champagne itself holds among
wines. a bottles. delivered in unlettered
wagons, 81. Wash. Brewery Co, 18th and
+ ne. 1t
The times., 1898-02-28

Your credit is good at Lansburg's Fur
niture House. 18th and f sis. oc3-tf
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-01
Index

The Index Expurgatorius Is a volume
Of 419 pages, and contains the titles OF
nearly 10000 volumes which the Ro-
man Church forbids the faithful to
read, says the New York Sun. Eight
thousand authors are named In it. Ev.
erything that Renan wrote Is condemn.
ed, but only the more profane, from a
Roman Catholic standpoint, of Vol.
taire's works appear in the Index.
Taine's History of English Litera-
ture" is under the ban. but his studies
on the French revolution are omitted
from the list of prohibited books by
the wish OF Leo XIII. All of Cousins
books are condemned, but only four OF
Lamartine's.
For obvious Eugene Sues
Wandering Jew" and the "Mysteries
of Paris are both forbidden reading.
The Index contains a complete cata-
logue Of the works of both the elder
and the younger Dumas, but only two
Of Victor Hugo's books are found In II
Les Miserablesv and ..Notre Dame
de Paris" There are two Zolas in the
Index-one is the author of Rome
the other is a ~theologian of the last
century.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-01
IRRIGATION in Africa.

When the river Nile is high enough,
at the time of its annual overflow, dams
In Its banks are cut, allowing the water
10 flow in canals which carry 1t into
the country. From these canals bitches
and cutters distribute it among the
farms. which are divided into squares
by ridges OF earth a few inches high.
The peasant regulates the fow Of
water with his feet BY a skilful use
OF his toes he makes an opening In a
ridge or closes it up, and thus causes
the water to go where Ii is needed.
This was a very ancient way of irri-
eating the land, and Moses probably re-
fers to 1t when he contrasts the rains
and dews of Palestine with the arfi-
fetal watering Of Egypt. For the land
where thou goest in TO possess 1t is not
as the land Of Egypt from which We
came out, where thou sowedst thy seed
and wateredst it with thy foot, as a
garden of herbs; but the land whittier
re 70 to possess 1t rs a hand Of hills and
valleys. and drinkefh water of the rain
of heaven Duet. IL 10-12-slission
Band Lessons.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-01

An amusing story showing hi:
shrewdness. is told Of Joseph Smith
the Mormon prophet he had the repu
tation Of being able 70 work miracles
and on one occasion q man. determined
to see for himself. went up to Smith
and asked him to give him some proof
Of his power. Smith refused. but tbs
man persisted in his demand. and see
ing his determination the prophet turn
ed sharply round upon him with the
question
~wm ron be struck deaf. or dumb
or blind5 whichever yon choose yor
shall have Startled at the idea that
the miracle should be iniiicted upon
himself. and evidently siiDerstifious Al
to the possibilities Of is result, he ceas
ed 10 repeat his demand and left fhs
prophet without delay.-Pittshnre Dis
match.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-01

Very few people are wholly at ease
during a Violent thunderstorm. Light
ming generally strikes somewhere. ana
no n feels absolutely safe from II
There is a simple way Of insuring oners
self against danger, however. If Won
put on a pair Of rubbers when the light.
wing begins TO Fash and The thunder
to roar, and stand on the door "a thar
you touch nothing else, you win be q
safe as II % were sealed III a glass
cage. Rubber is a non-conduefor ~
electricity. and If the HgI ming has r.
go through a piece OF rubber 10 ret !,
ron It win leave you alone ana taks
something else In other words. when
you have on 4 pair OF rubbers ana arc
not N contact with anything. YOU Ar
perfectly Insulated. This Is not i she.
or merely. It i . fact proved by in
Vulnerable experiences. 4 pair a. NH.
bers has saved many ! HE III 4 thun.
'ferstorm. But they must Be sonna sna
whole. Do not don an old pair Win
crack In the To-, becas1<e elecfricifT III,
set out o1 = Fery small hole when h i
Ieornered. and : pair OF detective mi
pers VIII do you no good.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-01

Men are less subject ;, seasicknes<
than women. according to an old sea
captain, but when attacked by 1t make
more fuss They take immediately to
their berths, where they grumhle and
groan until they are well enough to go
on deck again A woman fights the un-
pleasant malady until she can fight no
longer. Then she becomes maudIln
and pathetic. she retlres 70 her room
and Invariably asks three questions.
First. whether people die of seasick-
ness, then how many miles we are from
shore. and lastly when we shall get
there The doctor is always talked
over. When the patient gets 20 III that
she loses Interest in the doctor, she
usually lies on her side and cries By the
hour. A great many passengers come
ahossa loaded with medicine for the
prevention of seasickncss. but the only
sure preventive Is careful dieting.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-01
GRAY Hair Not Wanted.

Vogue tells a story of a certain widow
just turned thirty who found herself
compelled to self-support. OF ine ply
sique and with an attractive face, she
looked no older than her years, except
that her hair was white. She had
been f~ar-seeing enough in the days of
her prosperity to perfect herself in
shorthand, and, when money-mak.ng
became a necessity, she began to ap-
ply for n position as a s~tenographer.
Her letters of application met with
prompt Acknowledgements and appoint
ments for personal interviews; but
upon presenting herself at commercial
house after house, she was nor or less
bluntly told that she was too old, that
n young woman was wanted. Being a
wom1- of a curious turn of mind. she
investigated the subject of gray-haired
women in business, and she discovered
that there exists the strongest preju-
dice against employing them, whatever
their age Brown or black or bleude
tresses have thus a distinct CONNER
cial value Reformers may admonish
women TO scorn the dyeing of whiten-
Ing locks, but their pleadings will fall
on deaf ears so long as. socially and
commercially, white hair is esteemed
detrimental.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-01
Guilty in

Early In the present century Jona-
than Bradford. an ~innkeeper at Ok
fordsbire, England, was executed for
the alleged murder OF a guest named
Hayes. Soon after his arrival at
the hotel Hayes had spoken public
" of the fact thai he had money with
him. Some hours after he retired, two
guests In the next bedchamber heard
groans and arose and went into Hayes
tering In blood and dying in his bed.
while over him stood Bradford, holding
a dark lantern in one hand and a
bloody knife In the other
Bradford exhibited the greatest ter
ror m Imaginable at being caught in this
situation, but denied any guilt. He
said he also had been awakened by
the groans: that he had gone TO the
rescue and taken his knife along for
protection, and that he was so hor-
ror-stricken when he turned down the
covers that he let the knife drop on
the bleeding man and in picking it up
had got blood on his sleeves as well as
on the knife. But no one believed this
story.
Eighteen months after Bradford was
executed Hayes foofman fell Ill and
died. and just before he died he con-
fessed that he was the murderer. He
had occupied a room in the inn near
to Hayes and had barely left his VIC
tim before Bradford rushed In. He
also produced the watch, snnff-box and
other property of Hayes, which he had
taken after killing him.
The strangest part OF this story is
that after the footman died s minister
made public the confidential statement
made TO him by the condemned pris-
oner. Bradford confessed that he had
gone to Hayes room for the purpose
Of killing him for his money and was
80 Mortified to ind him already muir
dered that he dropped his knife.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-01

A correspondent of the Indiana Far
mer gives an interesting account of the
career of a mocking bird t@Pet') which
he domesficaied.
While Pet endured her master. she
hated mankind. and despised birds in
general. Especially did she despise
poorly dressed men,.
A number of laboring men passed
the house every night. going home
"a a tree until they were only a few
feet away. Then she would fy TO the
sidewalk and run toward them, using
the worst mocking- bird language pos
sible: and IL they attempted to catch
her she would dart through a con-
yenient hole in the fence.
There IVES . young man in the house
guilty OF a love for whistling. Pet
would begin TO squall as soor as she
saw him approaching the house.
Once she defended her mistress from
a rat that fed from her outstretched
wings and sharp beak.
On cool and damp weather she came
Into the house. Sometimes in pleasant
weather she roasted In one Of the big
trees.
There were a great many birds at
the house, and a curious catbird used
to come daily 10 investigate the state
of affairs and to steal anything he
could conveniently pun out of the
cages. He tried to make friends with
Pet. and would bring such choice dim
ties at fat spiders and earth worms.
Pet accepted the offerings. though she
would not take them from his beak-
He had 10 lay them down and step
away, when she would gobble them up
But after treating her in the kindest
name for a couple OF seasons, be
gave up the courtship.
The third year she lost her bearings,
and was compelled to stay in the cold
all night A boy found her In the
morning. but he did not know what to
do for her sore throat and she soon
died.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-01
Hoopooe0 ENGINES.
Strange Stories Told ~ 1Izn n She
uzlnois Central shonzs

Strange Stories Told by Hea n th1
uzinois Central shonz
Every engine that comes foE Fsnairs
to great shops Of the Illinois Central At
Burnside has a story Of interest 70 tell.
Sometimes the engine Il an old .1unk-
er" that looks as II It might have served
as ballast for Noah's ark, and It's re-
cital OF injuries may Be the commons
place relation Of 3 pig on the track and
= humping over ties to the damage of
frame and rivets. Again, It may be the
shapeless remains Of what nee pulled
the finest yestlhuled express On the
road. and It's story may be mutely, but
not the less graphically, told On the
footboard by TIE stain that was once
the blood of the brave engineer or IRE
man..
Few engines as well as few engi-
neers serve very long on the road with
out going through an accident" said a
man who has worked his way through
various positions TO one Of the most re
sponsible posts In the gleat shop. Some
OF the engines come In here as wrecks
any number Of times. l guess there Is
no fabrication about the stories one
hears OF hoodooed engines. There are
few on every road. They cause more
losses OF pay and position among the
engineers than ali the rest Of the roll
ing stock. including hand cars. They
seem infested with evil spirits. They
will start backward or forward when
there is nobody near the throttle. or so
I have heard reputable engineers swear
with tears in their eyes. OF course.
the company doesn't believe it. and the
engineer, II he has not already lost an
arm or a leg, loses a few weeks pay or
his position In consequence of some
thing which he could not help. These
hoodoo engines cut strange eapers
when they break loose. If they can't
manage TO knock the underpinning out
from a viaduct or bridge they viii turn
three or four somersaults into a creek,
instead OF smashing things In an ordi-
nary way They generally damage
themselves very little. and we have to
keep patching them up and sending
them out time and time again. II they
would only destroy themselves all the
engineers would be glad.
't0ther engines only come to the shop
once, but Their they come to stay. I re-
member one engine that had gone n re-
markably long time without a smashup
of any kind. 1t was run by one OF the
oldest engineers on the road. He was
about 6s years old and had spent most
of his life as an engineer, yet he had
never been in a wreck. One day. just
before he pulled out. he said to the
boys that 1t would be his last run. as
he was going to retire from the road
the next day and spend the remainder
Of his life in peace and comfort. He
spoke truly in part, for 1t was his last
run. He was going fifty miles al hour
when he met a freight coming head-on-
The engineer was instantly killed and
there was not much more than enough
of that engine left TO make a good-sized
fish sinker. 1t was the first accident
and the last run for both the engine
and its driyer."lChicago Times-Her-
aid.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1898-01-01
oos7Lv ANCIENT MoNARcns
Proalkzoas sums Expended BY Then
on Fa11ze Works.

~
On ra1Iic Works.
It is safe to sag that few Of the per
sons who travel n the East ana gaze
IN rapture at the pyramids. Coliseum
or other great piles Of antiquity ever
stop 70 consider the cost. The amount
In money and labor expended In pro
ducing these wonderful structures Is
probably the last thing thought of IN
der such conditions. But when the idea
is suggested then one begins to have
a faint idea OF the millions Of treasure
expended by the ancient monarchs n
public or quaslnuhlic works. The con-
trast OF the power and wealth of these
men with those Of the present day IS
very marked. The ancienfs could build
a new palace At viii. Nowadays gov
ernments pause and consider ways and
means when they think OF building a
new public building OF any kind.
On. Arbuthnot has patiently reckoned
up the amount Of treasure heaped upon
the pile of Sardanapalus By Athenaeus
and he finds that Il came to E16.95S. TO-
600 In English money at least, for il =
computation which Athenaeas himself
suggests be admitted the total would
be about twice as large. After this the
statement OF Diodorus-that the pha-
raohs counted upon a revenue of flsS.-
100000 annually from gold mines in the
Bishari desert and drew an equal sum
by taxation-is very moderate
But when the same most valuable
writer comes to deal with Babylon he
lets himself go. There was a gold
statue OF Zeus-the Greek assigned his
own gods to Babylon as usuaI-forty
feet high; of Rhea equally tall, with a
lion Of gold at each knee and silver ser
penis to correspond; Juno weighed 500
talents; In front of her was a golden
table. 500 talents, upon which stood two
cups 800 talents each, and three bowls,
LOO, 800 and 500 talents. These orna-
ments Of a single temple represented
about Ell 100000. and the building was
covered with gold plates.
1t has been calculated that the statue
of Nebuchadnezzar mentioned in DAN
lei would be worth ES,500.0o0; that the
treasure left by David amounted TO
f~150.0o0.000 In gold. f2.000. 000.o00 in
silver. but the value Of the Hebrew
talent is doubtful. We are told that
Pytheus. seemingly a private gentle
man of Phrygia, entertained Xerxes
and all of his army with most sumptu-
Gus FEAST too-and then had "a, no.
600 left. or. as some compute, fS.600.-
600. The tale of Alexander's loot Is
most wonderful of all and hat Is his
toric. IL we entertain doubts 1t Is
futile to express them when the state
ments are 50 clear and the means OF
disproving them absent. In the Per
sian camp. then. and at Babylon Alex
ander secured something Ike f10.000.-
600; at Persepolis. f1S.000.o0o; at Pasa-
gurda, a tribe over f9,000.o0o; at Ecba-
tana. E270, 900. 900: say some E550.0O0.-
900. And Darius carried of fa.O00.000,
which his murderers seized