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The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1898-11-13
FoR SCHOOL TRUSTEES.

We are authorized to announce Capt.
w. b. HARRIS as candidate for
school trustee for the city Of Colum hus
subject 10 the action Of the Democrauc
nnnIM
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1898-11-13
Hot Soda.

If you have never tried it vo
should do so. Just the thing if vo
are little late for dinDer. Sold =
0. p. Browns.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1898-11-13

We are authorized to announce Mr..
WILLIAM KILPArRlCk as can.
didate for school Trustee for the city of
Columbus, subject TO the action OF the
Democratic party.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1898-11-13

We are authorized to announce Dr.
r. s. CURRY as a candidate for school
Trustee for the city Of Colum bus sno-
1ect 10 the action OF the Demoefatc
nnrIN.
The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1898-11-13

We are authorized TO announce capt,
d. p. DAVIS As a candidate for Schooi
Trustee for the city Of Columbus, sub
iect to the action Of the Democratic
party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-26
The New Model Supply Store.
6. rna-40.~ GivfIn and Oninc
Sixth and Quincy.

who has been spending the past week at
Omaha, will return home this week.
Mr. and Mrs OVER W. p }od Bey6q 1d of Lsay
Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Steele for a few
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Ball and son of Pu-
eblO Col, arrived Saturday and will spend
lives.
Mrs. White and daughter Bessie and
Mrs. De Long of Hiawatha arrived today
and are visiting Mrs Whites sister, Mrs.
Decatur, Ill, where she has been spend
ing the past month the guest of her sis
ter, Mrs. William Gushard.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lindas and daughter Of
Pawnee Rock came yesterday and are the
guests of Mrs. Lindas' parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis OF Central avenue.
The avenue is putting on a very festive
appearance. almost all of the business
flags. The fire station, Willim Green 6
Sons and the Magnet are especially gay.
ing at the Church of the Good Shepherd.
after which he confirmed three candidates
presented by Rev. Irving Todd. The cam
didates were Mr.. Cooper. Mr.. EllinWood
WoOdman and Miss Eleanor Shultz.
Mr.. Charles clearinghouse and Mr. Goff
who left seven months ago TO trv their
fortunes in the KlOndike region. came
home yesterday morning. Previous to
leaving Topeka Mr.. clearinghouse and Mr.
Goff were fremen at station No. J. Mr..
clearinghouse being captain.
The marriage of Miss Elsie Badger Of
Elmont and Mr.. Wesley Broadly of Geor-
gia was solennized Stndav al noon at
the home of the brides father, one mile
west of ElmOnt. The young couple left
today for their home in the South, where
business. Mrs. Broadly is a cousin of Mr..
Robinson, superintendent of station A.
The marriage of Miss Florence Packard
Cured September p, was a surprise to
a successful teacher in this county for
pioy Of the Santa Fe at Richter. - Kan Ear at
which place the young couple will be {
home to their friends after the 18th Of Oc-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-26
TINE TO INVEST
To Get in on the Future Boom in
Brazil

New York Sept. pa special to the
Tribune from Washington says:
Consul General Seager, writing from Rio
Janeiro to the state department, in two
elaborate reports just made accessible,
gives some exceedingly valuable Informal
tiolR concerning Brazilian resources and
trade with the United States The con-
sui general calls attention to the profit
able business that might be done in the
shipment of Brazilian hard wood to this
country he says me tratnc IS now al
iii, some Of which are much CHEAPER and
even more beautiful than the one men,
toned. Mining is neglected. 1t is con-
fined to a few English companies, although
known; Coal equal to the best Cardin
The sugar cane industry has not been
developed. The production of cotton is
general, but decreasing on the other
hand, coffee production is so increased as
to create difficulties which contribute to
the prevailing crisis in Brazil. The state
of Sac PaulO, which led all the other
On the one Speciality of coffee clIIture.
The grand total of receipts for the cof-
was 1880 173 bags of 1872 pounds or 60
port amounts to s96, $50 716. of this guam
tity of coffee exported the United States
calendar years the shipments Of coffee
from Brazil were as follows: In 1895, g.
9108 bags; in 1896, 1881, 761 bas 1897, TO-
pound in the last crop for quality No 7
(spoD decreased steadily from LIS cents
on July l. 1897, to 51sc on May I. 1898. On
July /, 1898, the price had advanced to
GA cents. On June 3d. 1898, the world )
visible supply was calculated at 543e, 600
bags, equivalent TO half years cOnsump-
ton. The consul general traces the
years prior to 1897 the market price afford
ed an extraordinary profit to the planters
and there was an enormous increase in
the area of coffee plantations. Now these
additional millions of trees are bearing
For the next year much smaller crop is
expected, because experience shows that
there will be a light yield after two heavy
to the crop of 1S9S-99. The official places
It at 1O00,OOO, the commercial at 5000, 600
bags. Even the highest estimates are
over 100000 bags less than the crop Of
Mr.. Seager makes certain practical sug-
geSIonS. one is that the time for invest
ments - Brazil is while things are de-
pressed. European capitalists, especially
Financial and technical experts who
know the French and Portuguese Ian
guages should be sent. A monthly trade
cans in Rio and published in the Portu-
guese language.
Recently English. Belgian and other
syndicates have bought coffee plantations
mention is made of purchases in Manas
Ceres and Sac Paulo. A large body of
British merchants and capitalists will visit
Rio and Santos and travel through the in
terror in October. The attention of Unit
ed States business men is called to the
danger of their securing controlling in
nuence over the coffee trade between Bra
I'll and this republic The consul general
1ndOrses the proposition of Mr.. Lippman,
VINO furnished a part of this informa ton
to nave syndicate organized in the Unit
bitiOn of machines, models and SAMPLES
OF various articles at Rio and at Pelotas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-26
mae shakespeare Gins.

AT one time there were a great many
Shakespeare clubs in Topeka but they
nOuriShed for only a short time and
then died out altogether At present
there is only one and that is starting
on its seventeenth years work
This club was organized by Mrs. Hoss
wife of Professor Hoss who lived here
many years ago. For the first two
years of its existence, it met at the home
of Mrs. Hoss and those were two of the
most pleasant and profitable years of
the whole seventeen. For many years
who was always the hostess; the Off
GERS now are Mrs. w. F. Parker presi-
dent and Mrs. H. w. ROby secretary
Mrs. Parker is the only one of the char
ter members left.
The club meets the first and third
Tuesday of every month at the homes
of the members, meeting a month at
each place. It is one Of the rules of the
club that new officers shall be elected
elected.
Three plays are studied each year;
some of the plays they have gone over
many times and they have studied all
except three or four of the minor plays
at least once. This year they will take
up Romeo and Juliet, The Winters
Tale and julius Caesar.
1t has been a habit of the club for
many years to meet every May with
Mrs. Roby at her beautiful home south
of town.
The members of the club are Mrs. w.
F. Parker, Mrs. H. w. Roby Mrs S.
J. Crawford. Mrs. M. Weightman, Mrs.
Furman Baker, Mrs. L. H. CrandeIl
Mrs w. G.. Smyser, Mrs C. G. Foster
Mrs, d. G. Nellis and Mrs. G.. N. Ell
lott.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-26
Specials in Our Dry Goods Dept.

Yard wide, soft finish. bIeached
Huslin, per yard, while it lasts. ,.41zc
Cotton bunting, all plain cOIOrs, for
decoration, per yard. -. sc
.sDecoration Crepe'' the very new
est decorating material in plain colOrs,
and red, white and blue triscolOr, per
yard ........ -...oC
a. Tissue FestOonlngs," durable
material, brilliant and fast cOiors, 10
yards in piece, per piece. .....-I5c
3o-in. red, white and blue Tissue
Stars, sell elsewhere for 35c, sc each
I2-in. red, white and blue Tissue
Wreat1s or RIngs-Reguiar price I5c
each-each Observation-Disclosures. &c
2T.in. red, white and blue, fine,
Tissue Horse PIumeS-sold for 35c
eacn-eaCn as
Large Parade PIumes, 3 TT. 9 in. long,
red, white and blue-SOld for 35C each
-edCH. ASS
I2-in. red, white and blue PIumes-
eaCn ............ '..'' OS
Best quality, green ticket LOnSdale
bIeached Muslin, per yard SIC
Fast color, standard oil red, figured
CaIiCOes-per yard while it lasts. SIC
One lot, ivory white trimming Lace,
2, az and 3 inches wide, worth 3, 10
and I21SC yard-chOice per yard. sc
One lot Ivory Trimming Laces, z, 3
and inches wide, worth SC, LOG and
I2c-chOice per yard. -.....3 sc
DIR. Staurt's celebrated ButtermiIk
soap, highly and permanently per-
fumed, 3 cakes in box, per box. ...I5c
Ladies' white Cambria corset covers
sizes 81 to 4o-each. IOc
1914 Grey Cotton Blankets, regular
price 5Oc-each ...3oc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-26
The AtIantean Club.

The Atlantean club will meet the first
Monday in October with Mrs. w A
Johnston; it is a practice of the club to
hold the first meeting at the home of
some member and after that they are
all held in the physical culture parlors.
This fall the club will take up thor
ough study Of the art centres of Eur
Ope; the programme for the year is the
same as that used last year by the Ban
croft club of Kansas City.
Yellow has been adopted as the club
color and the flower is the daffodil The
officers are as follows: Honorary pres
ident, Mrs. T. H. Church; acting presi-
dent Mrs. w A. Johnston; secretary,
Mrs. Albert Latham and treasurer, Mrs
w A. S. Bird.
The members are Mrs. W. A. John
ston, Mrs. w. A. S. Bird, Mrs. c. J.
Brown, Mrs. T. H. Church, Mrs. H. I.
Cook, Mrs. A. T. Daniels, Mrs. T. F.
Carver, Mrs. Albert Latham, Mrs M
A. Low. Mrs. ]. c. McClintock, Mrs. w.
A. Morton, Mrs. D. w. Nellis, Mrs. Eu-
gene Ware, Mrs. A. Zahner. There are
three honorary members, Mrs. H. T.
Stone of Jefferson City, Mo, Mrs. Laura
A. Scammon OF Kansas City and Mrs.
Emily Byington of Leavenworth.
The following are absent members of
the club: Mrs. I. N. Baker, Mrs. Vir-
ginia B. Goddard, Mrs. w E. Cochran,
Mrs. Ada p. Durham, Mrs. NJ. E. Gam
mon, Mrs Q. L. Durham, Mrs. Helen
B. Moore, Mrs. r. H. Searle and Miss
Ella T. Hanson.
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TRAIN LOAD OF SILVER
To Be Shipped From Philadelphia to
San Francisco
Kemper s PaxtOns.

Chicago, Sept. 26.-The Tribune says:
A train bearing 10000, 900 ounces of
silver bullion from Philadelphia to san
Francisco is soon to mark new era
in the federal governments methoo OF
TRANSPORTING the precious metals De-
tween the mints. 1t has been known
for some time that such great ship
rnent was in contemplation and the ap-
pearance of Assistant Secretary Van
derlip of the treasury deDarternnt IN
Chicago was for the purpose OF making
the definite arrangements. Mr.. VAN
derlip was in consultation with western
railroad officials, and the shipment IS
to be made on a special fast train
guarded by federal soldiers and de-
tectives. 1t is supposed that hereafter
freight, and not express, will be the
method of shipment.
The Philadelphia mint is being run
to it's full capacity coming gold-both
foreign and domestic-which has been
pouring in at, a surprising rate, and
the intention is to transfer 100000
ounces of silver to the Pacific coast.
This amount means over 300 tons, or
fifteen ordinary average carloads. the
express charges on any such quantity
at anything like schedule rates would
be an item which even the United States
treasury could afford to figure on saw
ing
The movement of the silver by freight
instead of by express is considered alto
gether feasible. The danger of robbery,
it is believed, could be practically elm
mated by having the silver put up in
1000-ounce bars and by the employ
rnent of a detail of soldiers to accom-
pany the train. An ordinary wreck
could cause no loss with 1.000-ounce
bars, even if fire resulted. About the
only awkward contingency which Off
Gals think could arise would be for the
train to go through a bridge into a
western river. But that chance is too
remote, of course, to be generally con-
sidered.
'I do not care to talk about the silver
shipment proposition" Mr.. Vanderlip
said. cit is known that such ship
ment is contemplated, and it is also
true that I have been in consultation
with some railroad freight people today.
I do not care to say whether or not the
feasibility of shipment by freight was
discussed.
my mission here, aside from the en-
joyment of a few days vacation, has
to do with looking into Central Pacific
railroad affairs and with investigation
of some undecided bond allotments.
The Central Pacific settlement. of
course, is pending, and there is certain
necessary information which can be Sc
cured here better than anywhere else. :"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-26
WHAT KIND on WEATHER
Shall We Have for the Reunion and
Fall Festival

'"The weather for this week in To-
peka depends on the direction in which
the low now existing on the coast Of
Washington and Oregon may pass"
said Weather Observer Jennings this
morning.
IF it passes away to the east in the
direction of the big lakes then we may
expect warm dry weather for the entire
Festival week. But on the contrary if
the low takes a dip to the south then
it is almost certain to mean rain Friday
and Saturday.
1.-The weather conditions now are I'M
favorable for a dry week. 1t has been
several days since a shower of rain has
fallen in this section and the winds and
temperature are favorable for falling
weather the closing days of the week.
"Of course it depends almost entirely
on the passing of the low from the
northwest coast. If it takes a sudden
dip to the southeast then look out"
The big thermometer on the Column
bian building indicated a temperature
Of SO degrees Sunday at o'clock Sat
urday was considerable cooler, being 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-26
TOO MUCH COTTON.
Cry of oYerproduction Again Raised
to Account for Low Prices.

New York. Sept. 26.-The Tribune to-
day published a review of the history
of cotton for the past four years, and
says:
"a price for cotton nearly a cent
lower than ever before during Septem-
her appears to threaten a lower range
than has yet been reached, at least
until prospects for the next year are
so defined that a sharp reduction in
yield can be expected. It was recently
shown that if there was actual con-
sumption of over 10000, 900 bales OF
American cotton for the first time dur
ing the last year it has only been by
50 exceeding the demands for goods that
important works in this country have
already stopped in considerable number.
The market for goods, all countries
considered, has not yet warranted such
a consumption IN the manufacture, al
though 1t has expanded with really re-
markable speed. The consuming pOpu-
latiOn of the world increases slowly if
at all and yet it is not twenty years
since as much as 5000, 600 bales of all
kinds of cotton had been consumed in
manufacture in any year. An increase
from $500, 900 to 10, 500, 900 bales in TWEEN
ty years, over Sc per cent vastly out
runs any possible increase in the con-
suning population, and six years ago,
when S,S43, 600 bales of all kinds of cot
ton were consumed, then the greatest
quantlTy ever known, the consumption
has advanced 2,749, 600 bales, or 81 per
cent Even this country, the most rap
idly growing in population of all the
large nations, has not known as great
an increase in population nor is there
evidence that the consuming population
of the world as a whole has so improved
as to encourage materially larger pur-
chases of clothing.
Yet. it is true that the actual distribu-
tion OF the goods by sales to consumers
has increased, if not as rapidly as prOduc-
ton, much more rapidly than the consum-
ing population The surplus of goods
carried BY. manufacturers and dealers has
evidently increased, bat the consumption
has increased also, and no one can with
safety predict that it may not Increase
yet more No doubt the cheapness of
goods, helped both by the reduction in
cost OF manufacture and by the low price
of cotton in part due to cheap transporta-
ton has made difference in the quanti-
ty consumed, and with another year of
cheap material and constant Improvement
in machinery and methods of work fur
Their INCREASE is not improbable. The
main difficulty at this time is that the ac-
cumulated stocks of goods on hand and
also the stock of cotton yet unmanufac-
tured are unusually large. with a crop
coming which threatens to exceed the
worlds consuming capacity not merely
Of American, but of all cotton"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-26
The Nineteenth Century Club.

''Not Highest But Climbing" is the
motto of the Nineteenth Century club
which is starting on the fourth year Of
its existence.
The club meets every alternate Sat
urday at the homes of the members
beginning October LIST at the home Of
Mrs. Byron Davis. The course of study
this year will comprise the literature
art and history of Rome. The club
flower is the scarlet carnation.
president; Mrs. NJ. F. AIcKirahan. vice
president; Mrs. r. T. Herrick, secretary
and Mrs. William Hodson, treasurer.
The other members of the club are
Mrs. J. w. Beck, Mrs. Henry Bennett,
Mrs. o. L. Clarke, Mrs. w E. Dauchy
Mrs. Byron Davis, Mrs. T. w Harri-
son, Mrs George MartindaIe, Mrs. NJ
L. Millspaugh, Mrs. William H. Right
er, Mrs. w. NJ. Welcome and Mrs. E.
NJ. Sheldon.
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The Occidental

The Occidental club is starting on its
sixteenth years work. The officers are
Mrs. Jonathan Thomas, president; Mrs.
J. K. Hudson, vice president, and Mrs.
H. Armstrong, secretary.
The club always begins work the first
Tuesday in October, but this year it
has been postponed until the second
Tuesday owing to the absence from the
city of a great many of the members.
The first meeting Is always held at
the home of Mrs. GuiIford Dudley, and
after that at the homes of the different
mem bers, meeting twice at each house
Fifteen years ago two or three ladies
met together occasionally to read, then
the idea of a club presented itself and
out of this grew the Occidental club
which has grown and dourished until
it has become one Of the most thorough
study clubs in the city. The member
ship is limited.
The club has been studying French
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The In Temporal Club.

The following are the officers of the
In TempOra club; President, Mrs. Chas
H. King; secretary, Miss Kathryn Mills.
The club was organized in 1896
The first meeting this fall will be
held Tuesday, October 4, at the home
of Miss Ethel Cockerell and after that
they will meet every two weeks with
the members.
The course OF study this year covers
American history current events and a
course in parliamentary drill. The club
flower is the carnation and the color,
scarlet.
The members are Mrs. J. T. Cheney,
Mrs. E. B. Good, Miss Ethel Cockrell,
Miss Anna Crane Mrs. Ella T. Hobson,
Mrs. N. z. Keller, Miss Birdie King,
Mrs. Charles H. King, Mrs. F. P. Lind
say, Miss Florence Lewis, Miss Olive
Lewis, Miss Kathryn Mills, Mrs. w. F.
Schoch and Mrs. Bessie Wellman.
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SHAFTER FOR EXPANSION.
Says Hold on to All We Have-It
Was Hard to Get

New York, Sept. 26.-General w. r.
Shafter. who arrived last night from
Michigan, said in an interview with
the Associated Press reporter:
MY remarks about the volunteers in
a speech at Constantine have been mis-
quoted. I was speaking at a reunion
of the Nineteenth regiment. 1 went to
the front with it thirty-five years ago.
1t happened that some Michigan vol
unteers got mixed up in the Santiago
fight. merely said that they had not
been intended for active fighting that
day. They had been sent off toward
Aguadores to make a feint. They got
into a. cut and shell was sent into
them, killing and wounding some.
'"They had no business in the cut
and regulars would not have been
caught there. The volunteers were all
right at Santiago, handicapped as they
were. They had black powder rifles,
for one thing, and they had not learned
what comes only from the longest drill
ing and what constitutes the ideal SOL
dier-that is to stand with other men
without knowing it
1T has been said that there were TO-
900 JOrgensens in the arsenal dur
ing the Santiago campaign that were
never issued" said a reporter.
We'll am not the head Of the ord
nance department but the increase in
the number of companies raised the
regular army by $4,000 men and these
had to get Krag-J orgenSenS immediate
ly, as they were expected to do the
bulk of the fighting. How many of the
small stock of Krags were left after the
$4,000 men were equipped, can not
say
mo one who has not seen it can
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-26

know the effectiveness of smokeless
powder guns. Our batteries had black
powder; the Spaniards smokeless:
''One day. the 10th or 18th of July, I
was standing in the trenches trying to
make out with my glasses the location
or a Spanish batetyr. Our battery was
several hundred yards to our left We
could hear the shells leave the Spanish
guns and pass over US. We tried to
locate the guns by following the sound
but it was impossible. Later we found,
that it was more than a mile away,
behind a fringe of bushes just thick
enough to hide the movements of the
men. Tt astonished me and other vet
Grams who saw the work of smokeless
powder
The scandals of the camps struck
General Shafter as the natural product
of inexperience among the soldiers.
There has been gross carelessness on
ters," he said You can't make them
understand the necessity of care. They
resent Being bedeviIed by their officers
for not picking up cigar stumps, fruit
trivial things. In the civil war we Of
ten started out with a thousand men
and in six months lost 500 of them
through sickness.
What has befa1len the men who re-
heved me at Santiago? They had no
such conflict with inclement weather
as we had. They have had plenty of
food and complete tentage but they
nave IfQTLeen nuuQT6Q SICK OUT VI O,OOOs
So I don't think we did so badly.
AS to his coming to New York to
take charge of the department Of the
east, General Shafter said:
Il don't know where I will go finally
I have expressed a wish to go to the
Pacific coast where I expect to live
when am retired, but before going 1
should not object to taking the depart
ment of the east for several months,
till General Merritt's return. My wife
is from Vermont and I hail from Michi-
gan and a stay of a short time in New
York would give me the chance to meet
many persons have long wished to
see and whom may never again have
occasion to meet.
What do 1 think Of territorial ex-
pansion? Well I do not think my
views are OF much Importance, but
they are very brief. Hold on to all we
get We had to work hard to get it,
let's keep it. We are rising into the
position of a. leader among nations and
we must accept the responsibilities that
come from that leadership"
General Shafter said he would go at
once to MontauK Point to take COM
mand there.