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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-25

fancy vest are indispensable to the
Gressy dress this summer.
If you are not what is known as
stylish woman; that is to say, if your
complexion is rather below par, your
features are poor and your figure in
clined to be sloppy" try wearing
black to the exclusion of the light buds
that seem to go with summer, and see
if you don't look better. There Is moth
ing more elegant than all black, re-
lieved with a touch of white at neck
and wrists, and now that black is so
much Worn by young and old, there is
no fear that it will be mistaken Tor
mourning. Wearing black is not to be
in black, in the sense of being in
mourning for some one, remember. The
ecrus, grays, pale browns and greens,
and similar neutral tints are unbecom-
ing to a great many women whom
black would suit. All the new thin
goods come in black, so that one need
not be any the warmer for leaving off
light chiffons.
A touch or two of black on a dress or
hat will often redeem it from plainness
or cOmmonplaceness A smart black hat
is one of the most useful things a
woman can have in her wardrobe. 1t
W III NC dppI Opl ldAC " CIV CT ) VI tAIAeAi "
casion, to all times of the day and all
sorts of weather.
Jackets Of shepherds plaid, with
short basques and long, narrow revers
for wear over shirt waists or fancy
fronts are pretty for school girls.
The return of velvet ribbon for the
trimming of gowns is one of the phe-
nomena of the season. 1t is simple, yet
becoming and effective, and not expen-
sive. Ten pieces are not too much for a
fashionable gown.
A woman who studies economy, but
not at the expense of good appearance,
says that a most satisfactory petticoat
for general wear is made from an old
| serge dress skirt. 1t should be of the
wiry sort of that material and have the
| smooth hard finish rather than the
rough surface. Washed and made up
with bias Yuffies, it is light, durable, and
holds out the dress admirably.
Old coins mounted by a jeweler are
| the most stylish fastening for the front
of the shirt waist but you must not let
] him spoil them as coins when he mounts
| them. They will increase constantly in
value if he doesn't injure them. A set
| of old gold dollars or old fashioned
| three-cent pieces would make interest
/ ing shirt buttons, and would represent
some time and labor in collecting them,
| beside being worth considerably more
! than their face value.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-25

Here is an account of New England
I,diI, VINO has been missing for three
-, Perhaps he has concealed bin,~aIf :,
the front parlor. Lie. ''i'4 eli IN
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-25
WHAT "THEY" ARE WEARING.
Hints of Style That the Ambitious Woman
VIII Be Safe in Adopting.

Spots and dots are the rage this sum-
mer. They are scattered over velvets,
chiffons, satins, feathers, fannels,
bridal wells, and all. Dotted materials
form vests cuffs, panels, straps, gimps,
hats and gowns complete.
The use of ruchings increases. A de-
tailed description of the tiny, dainty
ruches that flourish as dress decora-
lions would fill a volume, but yards and
yards Of them are being used on pretty
summer frOcks. They are made Of
ribbon, tulle silk, chiffon, net, NOUS
seine de sole, and similar fabrics, in
all colors and widths. Bought by the
yard, they are often dear, but by the
piece they are fairly cheap. Nothing
adds more to the finish of a handsome
gown than an outline of one of these
garnitures.
For dressy occasions for young girls
wear, muslins, foulards and organizes
are to reign supreme. A great advance
has been made in the designs of these,
the conventional having given away to
free, graceful patterns in which rose
buds, ViOletS, fOrget-me-nOtS and other
favOrite flowers are scattered over the
ground color with an easy, free hand
Baby ribbon is used most effectively on
the eQSe OF the lHnuMerdDle GuIlleS-
Have your belt to match your shirt
waist instead of your skirt unless you
wish to increase the apparent size Of
the hips. Ribbon belts are more fash
ionable than those of leather.
Small, fancy jackets in the Eton
style, are in great favor. They can be
made of any material from cloth ard
linen for morning wear TO lace and
ribbon for evening. Lace bOleros are
very pretty and stylish. Some of thu sc
dressy little affairs are cut quite long
in the front, and these are particularly
becoming to women with stout figures,
who should never wear the Elton that
stops short at the waist line in front.
White or black lace over color is good
form for these jackets.
A fall Of lace at the throat or n
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-25

The return of velvet ribbon for the
trimming of gowns is one of the phe-
nomena of the season. 1t is simple, yet
becoming and effective, and not expen-
sive. Ten pieces are not too much for a
fashionable gown.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-25

A fall of lace at the throat or a
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-25

Jackets Of shepherds plaid, with
short basques and long, narrow revers,
for wear over shirt waists or fancy
fronts are pretty for school girls.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-06-25

Have your belt to match your shirt
waist instead of your skirt, unless you
wish to increase the apparent size Of
the hips. Ribbon belts are more fash
ionable than those of leather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
A BLUFF ALL AROUND.
TFrom the Detroit Free Press.

IFrom the Detroit Free Press
1T was done so nicely that couldn't
get mad" explained the drummer who
was spending a few days home. While
1 was out on my last trip I arrived one
day at a town where some sort of a eel
ebratiOn was being held, and when I
tried to get a room at the only hotel in
the town the clerk said he was sorry,
but every room in the house was en-
gagged.
'Now, at one time I was a telegraph
operator, and when L am waiting for
trains I amuse myself by reading the
messages going over the wires. 1t sud
denly struck me that while at a rail-
way station down the line I had read
a message asking the clerk at the hotel
where the celebration was being held
to reserve a room. 1t was signed by a
man by the name of Brown, and it oc-
CURED to me that it was a good chance
to run a bluff.
Didn't you get my telegram" said
L Browns my name
=" oh, beg pardon, Mr.. Brown ex-
claimed the clerk. we have a room re-
served for you all right
well, the joke was too good to keep,
and when ran across a couple of dis
consulate drummers who had been I'M
able to get rooms and were bewailing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
HOLDS THE FORT.
Guerin's Men Desert Him But
He Won't Surrender.

Paris, Aug. 1.-THE president of the
anti-semite league, NJ. Guerin is still
holding out at the headquarters of the
league where he barricaded himself and
defed arrest on Saturday last when an
attempt was made to arrest him. Eight
of his type settlers came out of the bar
ricade today and surrendered them
selves to the authorities. They were
taken to a police station. There were
few slight demonstrations in the
streets in the neighborhood but they
were easily quelled. Another attempt
made by M. Lasies to mediate between
NJ. Guerin and the government has
failed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
Martinique Women Porters.

TFrom Chamberlain'S Journal
At the age of nine or ten the woman
porter of Martinique can carry a heavy
basket or tray containing a weight OF
from twenty-five to thirty pounds. She
then begins to go on long peddling jour
news with her mother, elder sister, or re-
sDonsible female friend, walking barefoot
as many as fifteen miles day At elgh-
teen she is vigorous and tough as a noun
tain pony. and, like most mountain-bred
women, she is comely. She carries now
upon her head a tray and burden Of NON
100 to $50 pounds, earning less than 20
ShiIlingS month by travelling ulty IIl1leS
Il daV as an itinerant seller tOrIy or nifty
miles a day. always bearing a burden OF
over 100 pOunds-fOr stones are added as
the trav is emDIied OF merchandise. 10
maintain the customary weight-Seud this
for an income of franc q day! Out or
This franc she has her food and sleeping
quarters to procure, and her clOJhes 10
get Twenty francs year VIII Keep her
IL A brief chemise and a light calico robe
constitute her travelling apparel On her
head she wears soft tOche, or pad, upon
which the TAFT (tray) is placed. She wears
no shoes: she needs none. The SoleS OF
her feet are toughencd to something Ike
face, bidding defiance to the sharpest
f1ints. Her food is simple-5 sous a day
for bread or biscuit, a few sous for rag
out few sous for some cheap liquor to
sous in all Her sleeping quarters might
be expected to bring her daily expenses
M to a franc: nevertheless. such is her
ability to economic that she not only
seems Incredibly. but actually saves
enough to set herself up in some simple
business when her youth and physical
powers decline.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17

the fact that they would have to camp
in the office chairs for the night, I told
them how I had succeeded in getting
room.
There was a quiet little man sitting
near who took it all in, and when I ar
rived at the point where the laugh
came in he said, with a smile, that he
was sorry to disappoint me, but his
name was Brown and he would trouble
me for his room.
Il wilted right then and there and
invited every one to have something
at my expense, and the quiet little man
had the nerve to include himself in the
invitation
'Wen, along about midnight, when
was trying to get to sleep doubled up
in an office arm chair, heard some one
quarreling with the night clerk.
g I tell you my name is Brown roar
ed the voice. I telegraphed you down
the line to hold a, room for me-
THAT put me wide awake at once
and what I learned made me boil. That
miserable little cuss that had given
my room IN to was not Brown at all.
He had called my bluff by running
bigger one himself.
And he had the gall the next morn
ing to ask me how I had slept!"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
TEDDY SAYS STAY.
Gov. Roosevelt Speaks For Expansion
Before New York Pioneers.

Buffalo, N Y, Aug. 17.-Gov. Roose-
welt addressed 10000 people today at Oh
colt at the picnic of the Western New
York Pioneers association. He said in
part:
Last year we had to resist what
Spain was doing or hang our heads in
shame as free men. (Cheers.) Now that
we have started the work we can not
skimp it. Once having put our hand to
the pillow. we can't leave it in the fur
row. Liberty, honor and justice in the
east must be established and main
tanned. We cannot shirk our duty.
Some people say it is going to be diff
cult. 1t is going to be difficult, not so
much on account of dealing with other
nations but largely on account of our
dealings with ourselves. We're there
You can't run away unless you make
every man in the civil war whose an
cester was a pioneer, ashamed to claim
kinShip with us. Morally, you cam run
away. Once the present matter is set
tied, turn around and see that the is
lands are not administered for pOliti-
clans, but for those people themselves
1t will bring US commerce and increase
our trade, but also it will give US the
consciousness of doing the great work
Of a great nation in the world"
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pavement. This is done to allow de sand

pavement. This is done to allow the sand
to fill the spaces between the bricks.
James Carr has brought a suit in the
district court for a divorce from his wife.
Pearl Carr They We're married in March,
1898. He says that she will not stay at
nome out IS now llVlng with anOthef man.
w. D. P. Bliss, president of the Social
Reform union, was in town yesterday and
court house last night He left this morn
ing for his home in Alhambra. California
Guthrie went out to AIeriden Wednesday
TO lay out a rural delivery route in JEFF
ferson county. Postmaster swallow of
Meriden has been working for route for
some time.
When the companies from headquarters
started down Fourth street Wednesday
a long passenger train was just pulling
out of the depot. The train got out Of the
way just in time
Willie Coe. son of Jud Coe of the Santa
Fe shops, had his foot badly lacerated
Wednesday afternoon; by being dragged
oy ms pet pony Wflch aIte I'm TO run IN
close the wound
A Topeka man went to put on a pair of
and discovered that his wife had given
them to a tramp He now claims that
they were a fine pair of shoes and the
easiest he ever wore.
Syl Dixon's flour train will arrive in
Topeka this afternoon at o'clock and
will be open to the public at the Rock
Island depot The train remains here IN
til tomorrow morning when it will con-
tinue its journey to New York.
A suit in Involuntary bankruo-cy has
been filed in the federal court gainSt ".
H Baumapn of Argentine. The petition IS
filed by E. H. Church e Co., and the w.
w Kendall boot and Shoe company, who
aIleSe that RGUmann owes them S2-666-55
Director John Marshall should insist on
his men turning out for the band con-
certs. At many of the concerts this sum
mer but half the membership of the band
has been represented, and the concerts
have consequently not been up to the
standard
E. W. Van Kirk and Mrs. S. A. Thurs
ton will open a new abstract office in To-
peka. They haye filed their bond for
commissioners. The bond is signed by J.
w. Thurston, H. D. Rice and James A.
TrOutman.
Poverty affidavfts are the plague of the
clerk of the district court. In a large num-
Der of the suits brought the Htigants file
poverty affidavits and then the clerk is
lucky if he collect any fees in the
case. but he has to do the work Just the
same. This is especially true in divorce
cases.
The Atchison Champion sIaps Kansas
ing; THE population of Wichita, Topeka
and AtchiSOn would be double what it is
today had the citizens of the state pat
roniZed the Institutions of these respective
cities instead of using all their surplus
means to build up a foreign city"
Wichita Eagle: In the days when the
only two Kansans who had ever crossed
the seas We're Eugene Ware and Tom Os-
borne, the love song of the state was My
Kansas has a whole regiment of eligible
young men over the ocean, the love song
is: why Don't You Love Me In the Same
Old Way2''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
STRUCK BY A TRAIN.
Daughter of Ex-secretary of State and
Young Man Severely Injured.

Young Man Severely Injured.
Miss Vida Bush, daughter of ex-
Secretary Of State W. E. Bush, and ".
"A. c. BOwhay, an employee of the Santa
Fe offices, barely escaped death in front
OF a Union Pacific passenger train at
the crossing at the foot of Calhoun
bluffs east of the city last night. The
buggy they were riding in was struck
by the engine and demolished. the
horse killed, and both thrown to the
ground.
Bowhay was thrown a distance of 20
feet, and is the most severely injured
of the two Miss Bush started to jump
as the train struck the buggy and
probably saved herself from more ser
1Ous injury. Her collar bone is frac-
tured and her body considerably bruis-
ed Both were unconscious when pick
ed up by the train crew after the train
had been stopped. BoWhay's back is
one mass of bruised flesh, and it was at
first thought that his spine was in
jured and that he had sustained in
ternal injuries. Today, however, it is
believed that he is suffering from
nothing worse than bruises and shock.
The track curves near the crossing,
and the train was upon the young peO-
pie before they knew it. It was late
make up time. The engineer stopped
the train as soon as possible. and Bow
hay and Miss Bush were picked UP and
brought into Topeka in one of the Pull
mans.
Bowhay was taken to the Stormont
hospital and Miss Bush to her home on
West Sixth avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
THEATER FOR THE HOMIE.
New Play House For the Soldiers at
LeavenWorth.

Leavenworth. Aug lit is now as
sured that a new opera house, or thea
ter is to be built at the soldiers home
The new building is to be completed
and ready for occupancy by the last of
December of this year.
The building is to be rs feet wide and
125 feet long.
The stage will be 40 feet with ev-
cry modern convenience.
The contract was signed today by V.
A Kelly who is to erect the building
for S14,614. This does not include pIas-
tering, painting or anything except the
construction of the building. Mr.. KEEL
" will use brick from the Leavenworth
brick plant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
POPULIST PRIMARY.
It VIII Be Held Saturday, August 10,
In Topeka

The Peoples party primary will be
held by wards Saturday night, August
10, from 8 to 9 o'clock, for the purpose
of electing delegates to a county con-
vention the following Saturday, and
electing new committeeman. The
meetings will be held at the following
places:
First ward, 7O1 North Kansas ave-
nue.. First precinct, delegates; Second
precinct, 4; Third precinct, 3.
Second ward, 327 Monroe street First,
Second and Fourth precincts, 3 dele
gates each; Third precinct, 4; Fifth
precinct, 3.
Third ward, over McCoy's store,
Tenth and Kansas avenue. Three dele
gates for each ward.
Fourth ward, 525 Topeka avenue.
Three delegates for each precinct ex-
cept Second which has 4.
Fifth ward, Pietricks shop. 1925 Kan
sas avenue. Three delegates for each
precinct.
sixth ward, 1O2 Hawthorne street,
one delegate.
The primaries will be in charge of
the several precinct committeeman of
the respected wards.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
MORE PROSPERITY.
It Even Extends to the Business of
Catching Fish.

San Francisco, Aug. 1.-THE schooner
Anna has arrived from Behring sea
with $4,000 Goldfish weighing 300 tons.
She has been cruising in the northern
seas for several months and her catch
is a very profitable one. She reports
that all the fishing SchOoners in the
arctic have done well this season. The
steam schooner Pacific from Copper
river, Alaska, reports that the salmon
catch is very large. The largest single
seine haul made this season at Karluk
brought in 10000 red salmon beside
other fish. At the Copper river fisher
les the fish are caught in gill nets while
at Kar1uk seines ], 200 feet long and II
feet deep are swept through the water.
These seines are run out with a steam
launch and pulled in by steam winches
ON the beach.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
REDMEN ELECT.
The Supreme Grand Lodge Chooses
officers at Frisco Session.

San Francisco, Aug. 1.-THE supreme
grand lodge of the Independent Order
of Redmen has elected and installed
the following grand chiefs:
Grand Chief Powhattan, Jacob Rum
orisch of San Francisco.
Under grand chief, Jacob F1eck, of
Great by-chief. F. Schneider. of Sac
ramentO.
Grand chaplain. Louis Krumb, of
San Jose.
Grand secretary. Gustave wable, of
Illinois.
Grand treasurer, Benjamin Hammer,
of Baltimore.
Grand herald. William Dewald, of
Ohio.
Grand marion. H Eggert. of New
Jersey.
Grand guard of the tent, J. Meier. of
Los Angeles.
Grand guard of the forest, w. w.
Ackerhausen, of Maryland.
The standing committees were then
appointed and the chiefs voted to meet
at Cincinnati in 1901
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
SIGNS HER FULL NAME.
[From the Philadelphia Times.l

From the Philadelphia Times
There are styles in which a woman
signs her name, just as there are styles
in everything else; and if they have
changed less frequently than have the
fashions in dress, carpets and wall pa
pers, they have changed no less sure
~. In times past women not infre-
quently subscribed themselves by US
ing the initials, one or more. as the
case may have been, of the Christian
name, but since women have entered SO
extensively into the professions and en-
Payments and have become accustom-
ed to handling business correspondence
and signing checks, NJ. Smith and E. J.
Jones are rapidly giving way to Mary
Smith or Elizabeth JamisOn Jones.
Changes in the character of the
names themselves are no less observa-
BILE and equally interesting. There
seems to be a reaction from fancier
names, such as Gladys Beatrice, Pan
sy, to the Mary, Margaret, Elizabeth
and Katherine of our grandmothers'
time. Even the once much despised
Sarah, now spelt without the III has
become fashionable. Nor are diminu-
tives as popular as they once were. In
this direction the influence of higher
schools and colleges for girls has been
exerted to excellent purpose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
DOWN FROM ALASKA.
Comes the Steamer AIIianceWith 200
Passengers.

Seattle, Wash, Aug 1.-THE steam
er Alliance. ten days from St Michael,
has arrived here with 200 passengers.
Her crew reports that the river steam
er SUSIE which started up the Yukon
with two barges in two, ran aground
and was compelled to return to St.
Michael. There was a large amount of
U. S. government hardware supplies
on the scows and they were consider
ably damaged.
About sixty of the 100 destitute pros
pectors brought by the revenue cutter
Bear from Kotzebue Sound to St.
Michael, had sailed in a small schooner
for Seattle two days before the Alliance
left
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
SIX DROWNED.
Ferry Boat Drops Carriage Into the
River.

Washington. Ind, Aug. ia car
riage containing six persons was pre-
cipitated into White river last night as
it was being driven aboard a ferry
boat, and all We're drowned.
The dead:
MRS. ALBERT HENS Sell.
FOUR HENSEL CHILDREN.
MISS AMY DILLON.
Mrs. Hensel and her four children,
accompanied by Miss Dillon, had driven
into the country in the morning to pic
mic and were returning home. Several
miles above here they thought to take
a better road by ferrying across the
river. The horse had just stepped
aboard the ferry boat when the hawser
parted and the boat swung out, drop
ping the carriage with its occupants
into the river. The swift current car
ried the victims under the boat instant
ly and all were drowned. This morning
the bodies of two of the children were
recovered,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
NEW MEXICO BANDITS.
a Train Robbery But Are
Beaten OFF by Crew and PASSENGERS.

Chicago, Aug. IA special to the
Tribune from Denver, Colo, says:
Colorado and Southern passenger
train No. / was held up last night near
Folsom, N. NJ. The attack occurred at
IL o'clock and was heralded by a fusiI-
lade from the bandits.
One shot struck Mail Clerk Bartlett
in the jaw but the passengers rallied
to the relief of the train crew and the
robbers fed.
The scene of the attack is within two
miles of the scene of the robbery of
three weeks ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
TRANSMISSION OF BLOOD
Failed to Save the Life of Judge
Prendergast-

Chicago, Aug. 17.-Judge Richard
Prendergast, one of Chicago's promi-
nent lawyers. died here today of amaze
mia August . the operation of trans
fusion of blood from John AIorrissey, a
young man whom the attorney had
helped to a successful career, was per-
formed. Mr.. Prendergast showed a
temporary Improvement, but in a few
days relapsed into his old condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-17
JIMINEZ STARTS.
Leaves Havana For San Domingo via
Santiago.

Havana, Aug. 17.-Jiminez who as
pires to the presidency of the republic
of Santo Domingo left here today for
Batabano. There he will take a steam
er for Santiago de Cuba 1t is said he
received cable dispatches from friends
in Santo Domingo previous to his de-
parture- He was accompanied by two
friends. They were all unarmed.
A private yacht which has been plac-
ed at the disposal of Jiminez will meet
him at or off Santiago but Jiminez
would not give the name of her owner.