davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times., 1898-01-23
The Horoscope Of the Hat.

explaining their object and applying for
admission into the club, under the name
of the Butterfly Bench Show Associa-
tion.
This, by the way, is the first step neces-
! sary To take in any underta king of the sort.
! All the good kennel clubs in both the United
States and Cana da belong to the American
Kennel Club: far greater pains are therefore
taken to send dogs to shows given under
the rules and regulations governing this
body.
A dogs winnings count whether it be n t
Boston or Grand Rapids. -Four prizes puts
him into higher class al nd as many more
make him champion. He cannot, there
fore, afford to remain at home while his
! rivals are in the field. The A. X. C. also
furnishes its members with informa tion
upon all important matters, with necoe-
sary rules and regula tions, and with lists of
judges, disqualified men, etc. In its pre-
nnium list, too, all the good dogs in the coun-
try may be found Catalogued. They are
also obliged to publish advance lists of q IL
shows. This fact, in itself, is q good ad-
vertise ment, and serves to interest all
other clubs i'm the event, often, indeed lead
ing them to offer special prizes.
On this new basis the Butterflies gave
second bench show last year, profes-
sional in every sense, and came off with
$500 TO their credit. This enabled them to
set up district nurse, and their still
greater success OF this year enlarges by just
SO much their measure Of usefulness.
Their clever and capable secretary, Miss
Grace Griswold, kindly gives clear cut
outline of the nece essary steps to he taken in
order to insure the success of such an en-
terprise:
After having decided upon the dates Of
your show it is necessary to write to the
American Kennel Club and claim these
dates. The show must be held four days
and cannot cont inue longer. With the
letter reserving the dates must be sent
$25 as Il date ella ill.,. This is kept by the
American Kennel Club until the show is
over and then return ed to the Home Club il
no errors have occurred.
''If, on the contrary, any rules have not
been obeyed, the money is retained as
forfeit. This, as is obsious, is an excellent
The times., 1898-01-23

soCiations usually expect to make up a
deficit at the end of show.
1.-The Butterflies in their third annual
exhibition, which closed day before yester-
day, the 2lst, cleared in the neigbborhood
of $1,000. The reason for this diff
ference in net results doubtless arises
is run wholly i'm the interests of charity, the
purpose of ''The Butterflies being, in
deed, much more serious than their name
would imply: for besides giving to the Y al
ley City such an exhibition of dogs as it
could not possibly have under other condi-
tions, they entirely support two free beds
i'm different hospitals, and maintain and
furnish with supplies district nurse.
Their success has OF late become SO noised
abroad that they are in constant receipt
of letters from other cities-letters which
they cannot even attempt ttoanswer-asking
for detailed explanations of their methods
that others may ''go and. do likewise"
1t is therefore hoped that the suggestions
here given may be of service to young
women everywhere who are engaged in phil
anthropic work.
The early history of the Butterflies
could doubtless be duplicated by every city
in the country. Their object was to min
lister to the sick poor, and they began by
trying to support a free bed. They took
their name from their first entertain
ment, n Butterfly Tea. which was most
successful and artistic affair. The name,
too, was not without its appropriateness, as
the members were all young and fair and
gay.
The Butterfly tea was followed by other
entertainments of similar character, and
the free bed was supported. But like every
organization of its kind, t was found that
not only were the young ladies doing all
the worl-'yhich they, of course. wished TO
debut that their receipts came almost en-
tirely from their own families and irs-
mediate friends. For this reason, and also
because they wished to increase their
funds, it seemed necessary to do something
that would appeal more particularly to the
general public.
During the discussion of ways and means
a young lady who had been present at
the open-air show given by the Ladies'
Kennel Club of England, in 1895, sug-
The times., 1898-01-23
DRESSMAKING SURPRISES. l..

1t has become possibility for woman
almost wholly lacking in skill with her
needle, but endowed with taste and dis
Cretion, TO make her own gowns at little
Inconvenience to herself. This smalI-size
miracle she can accomplish merely by
shopping correctly, for the shops know how
TO take care of their own, to help their
patrons over tight places and reduce the
science of dressmaking to chiId's play
Their achievement has been TO manu-
facture various difficult parts of a dress,
that may be put together to suit indi-
vidual taste. At the notion counter the
thrifty home dreSsmaker can buy her
basque lining all cut out, whale boned aud
sewed up, save the shoulder and under
arm seams, from which she is enabled to
do the fitting necessary. She is able to
buy basque lining in almost any tone or
TINT, ana should she wish a Iow-necked
waists, d line OF delicate dots on the goods
shows her just how to cut out the throat
round, square or heart-shaped.
Provided with her boned and fitted
lining she can at the same counter buy
already shaped to exactly fit her throat
a stiffened collar, of any height preferred,
trinity faced with silk and ready to be
whipped right into the neck of the waist
In this department also She finds an assort-
ment of linen basque BELTS made I'D with
hooks and eyes, to buy, according to her
own measure, and tack in her gown. She
Is even saved that tircsome duty of sewing
In long row of hooks and eyes by buyiDs
a strip of stout linen, to stitch by machine
into the fronts Of her basque. Into this
strip are fastened the hooks and eyes lust
as elastics are already inserted in castings
for skirt backs. Skirt pockets, neat and
strong, are offered for sale and where hooks
and eyes are not preferable for a basque
1t is easy to pay your money and take in
exchange half yard or less of beautifully
worked button holes, to stitch on wherever
they are wanted.
Now, not only are the basgue Innings
made, but 1t is possible to buy Il skirt lin
ing, too, or a trinity built sham skirt,
with dust ruffle set on, haircloth facing
IN, pockets in place and eIastics ready.
Dotted lines at the top show where darts
can be taken to make the skirt fit any
body's hips, and of point d'esprit. lib
erty SILK, chiffon and infinite varieties
of net there are overdresses prepared with
even gathering thread at the top for
drawing the gather into place before put
ting on the hand.
At the trimming counter a woman has
offered her already prepared a garnish-
ment of every kind TO suit any dress She
can purchase just Il pair OF cream satin
cuffs, edged with fur, and a collar 10
suit, or an entire satin basque front.
tucked, inserted, beribboned, and be
laced, or any Color of texture OF ilouncins
she wants, even 10 rows OF big silk rose
lea yes, stitched on a Eand ready to- haste
into neck and arms.
More than this, she can get chiffon al
The times., 1898-01-23

gested dog show. The idea was i'm
mediately taken and acted upon. The
first exhibition In 1896 was very prinl-
tive affair, in which such unprof fessional
accessories as q light orchestra and tea
served in an adjoining room were fndulged
in. About $50 dogs were entered. almost
all local. No entrance fee was charged,
and the benching was Of the most or
binary kind. A professional dog man was,
however, placed in charge, and some prizes
OF small value offered.
Friends proved unexpectedly responsive,
the affair took, and from this first bench
show the young ladies realized $400 net
profits. They Immediately pledged them
selves to the support Of a second free
bed in another hospital, and then sc t about
organizing themselves into regular ken
nel club. After framing a constitution
they sent letter to the secretary OF the
American Kennel Club, New York city,
The times., 1898-01-23
safeguard, and serves to keep everything

safeguard, and serves to keep everything
/ well up TO the mark.
1.-The dates having been claimed, list
of special prizes and premiums should be
at once made out, and sent, with en-
trance blank, to every dog man in the
country, Next write to all the sport
ing papers and get them interested in the
coming event. The judges must then be
decided upon and conferred with. This
is most important fea ture, as each
club is responsible for its decisions to the
A. Il. c.
'.Al this, us you see, implies an immense
amount of detail work, and really neces-
states an office in the business portions OF
the city for a month or six weeks before
the show Our ma IL is, of course, enormous,
and men are constantly coming in to enter
their dogs.
.'The Butterflies have been fortunate in
having the use or an office free of charge
both years. But this would doubtless be
the case In any city where society girls
had the matter in charge 1t is very
desirable, il possible, to have some one vita
large means and Interested in dogs back
of the enterprise. In this, too, we have
been specially Favored. ferHipS you uU
not know that Mr.. Dudley Waters, one of
tile wealthiest men in the city, owns the
finest ST. Bernards In the United States.
''Of course, our men friends have helped
us out by putting up money for special
prizes. About $500 was thus distributed
this year. You know men viii put their
hands in their pockets TO help on good
dog show when they wouldn't do 1T to
support free bed"
The scheme, however, out OF which most
money was gained for running the show
was our advertising. Lists We're made out
by the chairman of our advertising com
mittee of all the leading firms in town,
including banks, railroads, etc. These
firms were divided up among our twenty
five members, each OF whom solicited a
certain amount of advertising. In our
beautifully gotten up catalogue all the rules
and regulations of the \. X. c. must be
printed. This requires many pages, and
reserved every alternate page for ad-
yertisements $40 full page, Sc half
page, etc. The space was all taken and
netted the Butterflies over 5000.
There is also the prize medal commit
The times., 1898-01-23

ready spangIed 70 exactly form a pouehed
front for her dinner dress, and IL sho
wants them there are for sale tie lovflf-
est wrinkled sleeves OF tUlle and chiffon,
to tack into the armhoies OF her dancing
dress. Sleeves for fat and thin women, for
those with short and those with long aTflls'
and, upon the floor where smart ac-
cessories of the toilet are found, she may
buy a train to suit her taste. long or
short. simple or elegant one to hang from
the waist, or shoulder, round or square,
vatican or not, and in consequence OF these
trifles, light as air, the average woman Is
well dressed these days at one-half the eX-
pense and trouble her pretty toilets used
to cost in the days when sbopkeepers did not
know the art of playing fairy od-
mother TO their feminine customers.
The times., 1898-01-23
Her Temperance Essay.
tFrom the Utica observer.)

A little schoolgirl in the rural districts of
Georgia was told to write 4 composition on
Temperance" She turned out the follow
ing: Temperance is more letter than
whisky. Whisky is 10 cents drink, and
lots OF it. My pa drinks whisky. He has
been full 113 times. One night he came
homa late and ina went out md cut some
hickcries and walloped him good. Then
she dueked HIS head in tub OF soapsuds
and locked him up in the barn. And the
next morning my pa said he reckon he'd
swear off,
The times., 1898-01-23
Irnnrant wnman.

From the st. Paul Pioneer Press)
That man who advertised for type
writer and got four hundred answers.
while his wife advertised for cook and
got four, undoubtedly attributes the re-
snit TO the fact that women don't under
stand these things"
The times., 1898-01-23
THE BUTTERFLY BENCH SHOW.
Novel Charity Scheme Inaugurated
by Society Gir's of Michigan.


by Society Cir IS of Michigan.
The society young women of Grand
Rapids, Mich, can go down on record for
two unique and brilliant achievements.
First, they are the only women in the
United States, il not in the world, to
have organized and carried to successful
issue a professional bench show. English
women have from time to time essayed
al fresco affairs, but they have never
attempted anything at all on the scale
of the exhibitions given by the Butterfly
Bench Show Associa tion, of Grand Rapids.
Second, the young ladies represent the
only kennel association of any sort that
pretends to realize profits off its eX-
hibitions, while dog lovers of other as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-03
FINISHED AT KEY WEST.
Court of Inquiry is Now Ready to Re
turn to Havana

Key West, March 3.-The court of in
quiry yesterday went out to the barracks
where all the survivors Of the Maine were
mustered. The men were asked if they
had any changes or further statements to
make. Not a word came from the ranks,
and after a widespread consultation the
work of the court of inquiry at Key West
came to an end.
The stenOgraphers were kept busy dur
ing the rest of the afternoon and caught
up with their notes of the. testimony. The
proceedings at the barracks lasted about
one hour only, and were conducted with
Judge Advocate Mark. in reply to an
inquiry. said that so far as he knew the
court had no more work to do at Key
West.
Apparently the court has gained little
information during the Key West sessions
which could help explain the explosion
Mayor Maloney has issued proclama-
ton to the citizens of Key West asking
them to respect Admiral Sicard'S wishes
to have the funeral of the Names vic
tins a private function. He said, how
ever, that when all the heroes are finally
been inferred some public demonstration
might be in keeping. Commander Nc
Gala has decided TO reduce the funeral
detail to the smallest possible number
and it is probable that only about 20 men
will pay the last honors to an unidentified
body expected today on the Bache-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-03

Roberts, a prominent young attorney
here, and until the present very en-
thusiastic militia man, but now that
it's almost upon US I tell you it's an
awful thing. Why, to think of it; this
may be the very last time I'll ever see
you. I may be called out with my
company this evening, be sent to Cuba
or some other unhealthy old place. die,
and never come back. never knew
how much really cared for my friends
until now. Every time see my moth
er a lump rises in my throat to think
that must leave her soon. oh, there's
no doubt about it; were going to have
war, and our company, the National
Rifles, will be called out right away I
know what I'm talking about.
It's all right to be a member of the
militia when everything is nice and
peaceful, and pleasant, and you can
take your best girl to dances, and you
feel grand in your uniform with brass
buttons; but wars another thing alto
gether. I wish I'd never heard of the
militia"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-03
Notes and Personal Mention.

Mr. and Mrs. E. L. OFT of Chicago,
who have been visiting the family of
s. S. OFT, left Tuesday for their new
home in Burton, Kansas.
Lieutenant Howard of Leavenworth
is visiting Topeka friends.
Mr.. Edward Arnold has gone to west
ern Kansas on a weeks business trip.
Miss Margaret Bear is going to Law
renee Friday for a short visit.
Miss BrOOkenshire of Milton, Mass,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A B. Poole at
1925 Clay street
Miss Katie SchiIIing entertained three
tables at whist Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Bachelor of Ma
rietta, Wis, will arrive the last of the
week to visit Mr.. and Mrs. Snodgrass on
Polk street.
Mrs. Henry Gano of Paola is visiting
Mrs. w. w. Decker.
Miss Nell Lowell is coming from Holt
on Friday for the Viennese party
The young ladies who spent Wednes-
day in LeavenWorth We're accompanied
home by Mrs. Arthur Mills, Miss Lou
Neeley, Misses Sadie and Veva Atch-
isOn and Mr.. Harry Ripley.
The day of meeting of the young Ia
dies Shakespeare club has been changed
from Friday until Saturday. They will
meet Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock
with Mrs. Avery Turner.
Miss Myrtle Welch has returned from
weeks visit with friends in Pauline.
Mr.. Albert Latham and family have
moved to 1914 Van Buren, street
Mr.. J. E. Hillman of Delta, Colo, is
visiting Mr.. c. NJ. Gunther
Mrs. w. w. Decker went to Paola to-
day to remain over Sunday.
Miss Maud Wilson of Clay Center is
visiting Miss Rae Chesney on her way
to St. Louis.
Miss Hattie Coates has taken rooms
at Captain Spivey's.
Mrs. Percy Colville and Miss Dot
COlville gave an old fashioned spelling
bee" and taffey pull at their home last
evening, at 1929 West street. A prize
was given Mr.. Jesse Leach for spelling
down the school Little Miss Edith
Nelson and Blanche Coville served
punch and bread sticks. The invited
guests were Misses Mary COville, Dav-
export, Iowa, Guise Mills, Winno Leach,
Pearl Hayslip, Laura Lingacre, BERTHE
Howe, Ella Jack, Ida Crews, Anna Nell
son, Meta Fulton, Messrs. Jesse Leach
Frank Mills, Harley Bowlby, Ed. Curl
Hedge, Albert Milard, Chas. Howe, Bert
Maxwell, Wix Colville, Frank BeveIle
VIII Fulton, J. P. COlville, Walter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-03
WORK OF THE wRECKERs.
The Big Machines of the Merritt Com
pany Get Started.

Havana, March 3-The wrecking tug
I. J. Merritt, of the Merritt & Chapman
wrecking and dredging company, COM
manded by Captain D. A Wolcott, has
arrived here from New York and late
in the day she moved a barge near the
wreck and commenced work.
Fred ]. Sharp is here in charge of the
company. The Merritt is a powerful
boat, but another and bigger is expect
ed here shortly. The Right Arm viii
probably remain as long as she can be
useful.
The wrecking company expects, from
now on, to keep four expert divers at
work.
The Spanish divers were at work
about the wreck today and it is under
stood they will report to the Spanish
board appointed to inquire into the
cause of the disaster
No bodies were found yesterday. Tt
is reported that Captain Sigsbee does
not expect to find any of the dead in the
zone of the explosion, but he still be-
neves bodies will be recovered from por-
tons of the wreck as the divers remove
the debris.
The divers, who are working steadily
forward, are encOuntering continual
difficulties, and it is certain the new
tugs, additional men and complete ap-
paratus will hasten the work of salvage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-03
PROGRESS MORE RAPID
Portion of the Wreck Above Water is
Fast Disappearing.

Havana, March 3.-The barge brought
with the wrecl1ing tug I. J. Merritt is
proving of great value in carrying away
debris and in the course of a few days
much of the wreck above water will be
removed. No more bodies have been
found and there is no salvage of any
value.
Senator Proctor and his party return
ed to the city last night, after spending
the day at Matanzas, where they were
shown every attention by United States
Consul Brice. The members of the
party expressed the deepest sympathy
for the suffering Cubans, of whom they
saw many.
About ten or twelve miles out of Ha-
vana the train ran slowly, because the
insurgents had cut the wires, and Sena-
tor Proctor on his return was told that
there had been a small skirmish not
many miles from the line in which five
or six men had been wounded.
Last night heavy explosions of dyna-
mite were heard nearby. The amount
of damage has not yet been ascertained
but it is believed the dynamite was a
portion of that deposited by General
Rodriguez.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-03
IN THE SENATE.
Resolution to Investigate Lake City
Affair Discussdd


Washington, March 3.-In the senate
today the resolution providing for a
congressional investigation into the
murder of the postmaster at Lake City,
>. g, and his family, and the burning
of his home, was laid before the SEN
ate.
Mr.. Lodge went to the clerks desk to
have read a communication from VIM
Henry Ferris of the Harvard Divinity
school, giving the proceedings of mass
meetings of the colored citizens of Bos-
ton, held on February %, to express ab-
horrence of the action of the South
Carolina mob.
Mr.. Allen CNeb.) charged Mr.. Lodge
with introducing politics into the dis
cussion of the resolution and thought
the communication ought to be read
by the clerk. The communication was
read, however, and then Mr.. Lodge said
that there was no question of politics
in the communication so far as he was
aware.
The act referred to, he said, met with
the condemnation of men of all parties
and he would not in any way Introduce
politics into it.
Mr.. McLaurin Is. c. said he had
hoped the resolution would go to the
committee without discussion. The
state authorities were exceedingly act
i've in their investigation Of the crime
and he was assured that every effort
was being made to bring the perpetrat-
Ors of the outrage to justice. He then
had read clipping from the Columbia
10 81 state newspaper TO SHOW ludI
the people of South Carolina were not
only not in sympathy with those who
committed the crime, but keenly de-
plored it.
Mr. Hawley (Conn.) said the crime
was clearly brought within federal jul
risdiction by the fact that it was fed
eral official who had been murdered
and government property that had been
destroyed He expressed the opinion
that the federal authorities ought to
maintain a, close watch upon the pro-
ceedings.
The resolution was then referred to
the committee on contingent expenses.
Bills We're passed as follows:
Granting free entry to a set of bells
presented by the car of Russia to the
orthodox Russian church at Bridgeport,
Conn.
To provide for the transfer of the FIT.
Sidney military post reservation to the
state of Nebraska.
For educational purposes and to es-
tablish an assay office at Seattle, Wn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-03-03
TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to
the State Journal.


WHEAT-SOme nervousness was shown
at the opening in wheat today. July was
higher, starting at 911RM%c, against yes
terdayS closing price of Gle. Sta tementS
by a prominent operator that the stocks
of wheat at Minneapolis and Duluth were
controlled by the people owning the Chi
cago wheat and the reduction of the
Spanish grain duty were influences at the
moderate at 273 cars, against 264 last
week and 81 year ago chicago recelV-
ed Il cars, of which p We're OF contract
quality. Weakness at Liverpool, where
Ad decline was recorded, stopped the de-
mand for a time and July eaSed off soon
after the opening to sic, but support from
the bull clique in May brought shorts into
the pit again and the market gradually
became firmer, though an undercurrent of
nervousness was displayed. The domestic
situation was bearish, the Price Current
instances, but as a rule good. California
reported prospects greatly improved by
the recent rains. July recovered to 91$4c
and reacted to 9112c- May opened sc lower
to 1kc higher at $L0612G1.0z, declined to
$1.O5% and reacted to $1.01. Later it again
eased off to S1.O6%.
steady with a narrow trade in each pit.
mostly of a scalping character. May corn
opened 1sc higher at 303sQ12c, sold at 3Ol4
03sc and steadied at 303sc. Receipts were
$50 cars. May oats opened about 1sUAc
higher at 2612@$4c, sold at 262sG 1ae ar and ad-
vanced to 26R05sc. Receipts were 19S cars.
VISIONS-PrOVisions were dull but
firm, helped by better yard prices May
pork opened 50712c higher at $40. 50d10- 5215,
advanced to $1,000 and reacted to S1O.5112.
May lard opened sc higher at $3.221a. May
ribs opened 21hc higher at $500 and ad-
EBARLEY-Cash. No. 3. 3264Oc.
RYE-Cash. soc; May, 5024c.
FLAX-Cash, s1.2112; cash northwestern,
eT1IM0THY@Cash. 50; March, 49,