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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-20
LIGHT ON PHILIPPINES.
By President Schurman In an After
Dinner Speech

New York, Oct. 20.-President Jacob
Gould SehUrman OF Cornell university.
was the guest at dinner last night OF
the Aldine association He made a
speech in which he terseIy summed up
the troubles in the Philippine archipela-
60 President Schurman spoke in part
as follows:
The more one hears Of the Philip
pine problem the less disposed one viii
pc TO think any solution proposed free
from objections But some points of
cardinal Importance are beyond dis
pute.
Under the law Of nations the United
states has unImpeachabIe sovereignty
over the Philippine islands. This in
wolves responsibility for their govern
ment- Our Tutelage at least for some
time IS the one thing that can save the
E1lipinos from deSDOtisrn and anarchy
and their Islands from division among
the European powers. thus destroying
forever the hope OF free and self-gOv-
erulug Filipino nationality. which Am
er1caU protection and gIIardianshfD
would inevitably tend 10 develop.
But one must not fail TO make use
OF every means aVaiIab bic for the at
tainment Of the end in view And
when We bear in mind that the Fi1ipiuos
since the signing OF the treaty of Paris
have been without political status or
civil rights, it would seem both Just and
polite for congress (tO whom the treaty
delegates the functi0n) to declare au-
-. ~ what -=-A - e4tA privileges
the E1hDInos are to enjoy under Aueri-
can sovereignty.
do not ask for a reduction Of our
forces On the contrary. [ think con
grsss should vote the presfdeut-unauf-
mously too all the men and money
that in any c0ntingency can b. needed
1oE ghe prompt suppression Of Aguin-
aloo's tnsurrectfon- But that is not
enough There are six or seven r7iT7f0--s
OF F'uipinos who are not fgbrf0e- 11S
1he 4agalos- VINO are fighting Us. num-
Der. men. women and children NOT r7o-s
tA41 a Iillltlon and half I plead alike
On the ground OF justice and expediencv
for an authoritative ann0unoamart ~
these peaceful Filfpfnos-tha eraa+ ~
10rity OF all the fnha bftarrs ~ ms
archfpelago-Of the political and cf[-f1
rights privileges and fumunfties v-hi,b
the president and congress Of the m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-20
ENDIS REACHED.
Agreement Is Finally Concluded on
Alaskan Boundary Line

Washington, Oct 20.-Secretary Hay
has received notice from the British
embassy Of the approval by the British
foreign Office of his last proposition
relative to the Alaskan boundary
modus vfvendf The formal confrma-
ton Of the arrangement viii take place
today
When the details Of the arrangement
are made public, which will follow I'M
mediateIy upon its conclusion it viii be
found that nearly all of the attempts
made to this point to describe the new
boundary line accurately were made
Quate in important respects The max
imurn claim of the United States is not
maintained That was not to be ex-
intended particularly u relieve the sit
uati0n so far as the Dalton trail route
is concerned No attempt was made to
establish a claim to that territory lying
between the head Of ChfIkoot Pass and
White Pass, and the lakes to the north
It does not follow that the United
States have relinquIShed the extreme
claim at that point. but simply that
by mutual agreement. reached about
two years ago. the heads Of these two
passes were recognized as marking
points of a temporary divisional line,
without sacrificing the permanent
rights Of either party This arrange
ment has been found to work absolute
" without friction, and the present is
not believed to be an oppoFIune. time
TO disturb it The point where the
trail. which by the way is not directly
on the SkagWay route, although a side
trail does connect the points. but IS
rather the natural pathway from
Pyramid harb0r into the ET0ndilEe The
United States government could scarce
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-20

Saturday afternoon complimentary to
Mrs. Arthur Adams OF Los Angeles. and
Mrs. Herbert BoaIs Of CftrOnvilIe, Ala
bama-
Mr. Joe Wilson was up from the uni
versity for the party Thursday even
ing
See CONTEMPORARIES for your win
ter millinery. I'D Kansas avenue.
Mrs. NJ A Low left Thursday for
Boston where she viii spend a month.
She will stop in Troy, N Y, where she
viii be Joined by her daughter, Miss
Vera Low who viii accompany her
Mr. and Mrs. Charles StraWbridge ar
rived Wednesday from Chicago to visit
Mrs StraWbridge's parents, Mr. and
Mrs A J Ewart- They were accom-
panied by Miss Lulu Ewart who has
been visiting there several months
Mrs W Z Hahn of New York city
is IN Topeka to attend her mother, Mrs
George " Heron, who is seriously i'll
The Thalia card club viii be enter
tanned next Tuesday evening by Miss
Santa Waters. Formerly the ITALIA
club played afternoons, but this winter
the meetings viii be held evenings and
the young men viii play with them
Mr. John T Judd of Mexico City and
L C Judd of New York city are visit
ing Colonel and Mrs Veale-
Miss Lille Arnold. who has been
spending a few days in Topeka with
Miss Edith OFT on her way from a visit
in the western part Of the state. viii
leave Saturday for her home, near Chi
cagO-
Mrs. Louis H Wolf. who has been IL
in the StormOnt hospital for the past
two weeks, is improving
Mr. John Hayden returned to Holton
today: he came over to attend the VII
son party Thursday evening
Mrs F. E GFesser of Atkinson. H..
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
s s OFT, and her son. Mr.. E s Gresser
will leave Saturday for her home.
Mrs. Hugh Hodgins, Mrs Violet But
Ter Mccoy, Mrs Francis Smith. Miss
Emma Banks, Miss Beatrice Kr0hm
and Miss Sadie Mccoy, formed a box
party at the performance of the Lam
bardi Opera company Tuesday evening
Superstition has always been deem
ed a characteristic Of women, but a
Topeka woman is wearing an opal ring
which vas given her on Friday the
18th. while a man in one of the down
town stores is beWaiIfng the fact that
he broke Iookingglass on the same
day: both are considered signs Of very
bad luck
Mr. and Mrs ". c. Hair Of Denver
are in the city visiting Mrs Frank Eff
finger
Mrs. D. L Morse has returned from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-20

VIII begin at T:30 and the following pro-
gram will be given
Responses to roll call viii be current
events
Lessons in Socialism, chapter to III
Lessons in Socialism. chapters ". and
V.-Mr. Slater.
Expansion of American People (Chau-
tauqua). two weeks-Miss Stewart
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mrs David Norton arrived Thursday
from Davenport Iowa, to join her hus-
they viii make their home in Topeka
Mrs Norton was formerly Miss Ethel
Short
DR.. and Mrs. Will Stewart and baby
left today for their home in New York
City after a visit with Dr. Stewards
parents, Mr. and Mrs Stewart
Invitations have been received in the
city for the marriage of Miss Ethelyn
Mckee and Mr. Paul Robert Hubner,
both of Newton. " ednesday evening,
October Is. The ceremony viii take
place at St Matthews church. followed
by a reception at the home OF the
brides mother, Mrs b Mckee They
will be at home after November Is, at
225 East Broadway Newton They VIII
take a short trip east and spend a few
days In Topeka on their return MISS
Mckee is well known here, having Wis
tied the family Of Dr. Callahan num-
Der Of times
MI ana MIS- " III MUTTON OF 1LuSA11-
tine. Iowa. are in Topeka to spend the
winter
Mrs. b T Lewis arrived this morning
from the City Of Mexico and viii be the
guest Of Mrs. George ". Crane for sew
eral weeks
Mrs G C Peters returned to her
home in Kansas City Thursday after a
two weeks visit with Mrs W. F
ROehr.
Mr. c. ID. Hudson's school OF dancing
ne1 Gd faF
men at his new hall 500 and sos Kan
Ave. Monday evening October g.
Linen hings'' are the latest innova-
ton in Atchison society After an en-
gagement has been announced. the most
intimate friends Of the bride go to her
home in body, and each enc pre-
sents her with a piece Of linen
Mrs E z Brown returned to her
home in Wichita Wednesday after a
several weeks visit with her daughter,
Mrs. T P. Gully
Miss Marie Morris. who came up from
Lawrence to attend the Misses Wilson
party Thursday evening, returned this
morning
Miss Horton VIII entertain informally
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-20
SPANISH WAR MEN.
To Be Admitted to the Army ard
Navy linton

Washington. Oct z0--At the meeting
of the regular Army and Navy Union
today a resolution was adopted broad
ening of the scope Of the organization
so as to include within its membership
volunteer soldiers VINO served in the
late war with Spain
Unanimous approval was given to Q
recommendation from the committee
on laws that congress be asked to pass
n bin authorizing the retirement Of en-
listed men after they have served 3
years, when they are physically dis
qualified fer further military dutfeS-Th
retiring age is now 90 years. The com
mittee also recommended and the con-
vention agreed that al national sold
iers' homes be opened to all soldiers
who served in the war with Spain.
Another resolution was passed rec
on1msuding that military service dur
ing the Spanish-Anerican war be con-
strued as double the time actually
served when the period required for the
retirement Of a soldier is considered
The men Of the navy are already thus
favored
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-20

a three weeks visit in Kansas City.
Mrs. William Stewart and two child
reu of Arkansas City are in Topeka for
a three weeks visit with relatives and
friends Mr.. Stewart Will arrive this
evening for a few days visit
Miss May VanHOrn has returned
from a six weeks visit in Cedar Rapids,
Iowa
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tasker are the
parents of a son, born Thursday morn
ing
Miss May Richie will go to Okla
hon1a the first of the week. for a sew
eraI weeks visit
Miss Jennie Wilson Of Valencia is
visiting Mrs Vea1e-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-20
Cd So undoubtedIy have - 81

tied States undoubtedly have ready to
bestOW upon them
MY advice is this: Increase your
military forces. but at the same time
tell the pacific FilipinOs what you are
going to do with them and while your
grant viii undoubtedly satisfy the non
beuigereEts. it viii also weaken among
the beligerent TagaIOs, the power now
exercised by AguinaIdO- This is Lin
coins border state policy applied to the
Philippines. where I beg you viii note
the dubious ueutrals far Outnumber the
beIligerents'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-20
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Mss wilson and Miss Helen Wilson
were the hOstesses al che CT The IIldzsL
delightful affairs Of the season Thurs
day evening at their home on Topeka
avenue It was a supper compliment
tary to Mr. Butlin Of the City of Mex
leo. to whom Miss Wilson's engagement
has recently been announced
The supper was served at $780, on
small tables The decorations through
out the rooms were pink and green;
each table was lighted with pink can
dies, shaded with pink and had pref
ty center piece of pink roses and as
paraZus fern The electric light globes
were shaded with pink. and the chande-
Ifers. wound with asparagus fern
Steinberg' seOrchestra was stationed in
a small room off the second parlor and
played during the evening Three large
rooms were CanvasSed and thrown to-
gether and the latter part Of the even
ing was spent in dancing
The invited guests were: Mr. and
Mrs Charles Thomas. Mr. and Mrs
Joseph Shellabarger Of New York City,
Mr. and Mrs Fred Cole. Mr.. and Mrs
Solomon Stoddard Of Kansas City, Mr.
and Mrs. J. b Furry, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Straw bridge Of Chicago Mr.
and Mrs Eugene Hagan, Mr. and Mrs.
w J. Black. Miss ROSSingtOu. Miss
Lord. Miss Emily King. Miss Josephine
SheIIa barger- Miss Charlotte PaFkEurst-
Miss Edna AIcCIintock. Miss Edna
Speer Of Chicago. Miss Arlie EWart.
Miss Ollie o Brieu. Miss Abbie Ware,
Miss Mary Thompson. Miss Lolita Ran
ney Miss Lucille Mulvane. Miss Marie
Morris of Lawrence, Miss Susie Gay,
Miss Gertrude DeveFeux. Mr.. Ed Nc
Bride Dr. d f Esterly. Dr.. George
EsterIy. Mr. Fletcher Dennis. Mr. Ed
ward Dennis. Mr.. Ralph Moore, Mr.
Harry Valentine Mr. Everett Dallas,
Mr. VIII WfkfdaI Mr.. VIII Trapp Mr.
Leslie Guild. Mr.. Ben Johnson, Mr.. Al
bert Horton. Mr.. Joe Garrett, Mr.. John
Hayden of Holtou- Mr. Dorr Norton,
Mr. Fred 1IcCiffin, Mr. Lon Davis. Mr.
Ellsworth Weaver. Mr. John Waters,
Mr. Dana DIcViCar. Mr. GUiIfOrd Dud-
ley and Mr. Joe Wilson
The ChaHtaugua Programme.
The first regular meeting Of the
Ninde Chautauqua was held last Mon
day evening. The annual election OF
officers took place with the following re-
suit President, Mr. Fred c. Slater.
first vice president, Mr. Simon second
vice president, Mrs H D. Carr, sec
rotary, Miss Brewer
Next Monday evening the meeting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-20

Send your children TO the Hustler,
21S West Sixth street They can buy
just as much as a man and we give
premium stamps. Phone Z33-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-20
Barafar 60 g. % Id R1Ooo

A new line of teachers Bibles. self
pronouncIngs Illustrated Bennett-s
Book store 80 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-20

Why do the people 90 to the Hustler.
21s West Sixth sereet2 They can get
what they want and they get what they
buy. and we also give premium stamps.
Phone z52
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-08-05

birth, and caused a.member of the med
zeal fraternity to search the records to
lind a similar instance of four girls
born at one time The result of the
physicians research, says the Chicago
Inter Ocean, is statistical evidence thar
qHadruplets are supposed to occur once
in about every 100000 births. There
are " instances recorded in the index
catalogue Of the surgeon generals Ii.
brary of the United States. but not a
single one is noted as being that of
females. The health records of Paris
show that in 1OS,O0O cases during the
past 60 years, there was but one case
of bankruptcies.
The u cases above mentioned as bay-
ing occurred in the United States are
supposed to cover the entire existence
of the department in which they are
recorded. In later years there have
been but few cases; one in 1890 in Tex
as. one in 1888 in Canada, and one in
1871 in st. Petersburg. The instances of
the birth Of five and six children at
one time are even rarer. The greatest
of children ever born to a wom-
an at one time was seven.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-08-05

plain of was that the man waited such
long time between the strokes.
he was not fayorably impressed
with the eNecutioner. He was a bic
man, says ne, with great. big red face
and doctor looked on. He did not
smile when he received the first lash:
1t was very sore (Anglice, painfuD. IT
felt like big bunch of .iaggy" leather.
\ brother said he would have paid five
pounds sterling if he could have pre-
vented the lad being dashed. The other
boys spoke in the same strain, and did
not relish the Introduction of ma
chinery though the punishment APP
pears no more degrading than a school
That is form of school dis
cipline unknown in Scotch board
schools, where paImies, or strokes or
the palm of the hand with a cane is the
prevailing method of administering
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-08-05
ABOUT SCABBY SHEEP.
Why the Ordinary Farmer Cana.
Afford to buy Them Even ntB
Great Bargnin.

The states of the west are now wall
stocked with sheep scab, saws III.
Farmer. Many, perhaps most. of n.
tlocks are as yet free, but in 9Imoa
every county, and frequently in man,
places in the same county. there ar
focks of sheep that have either bas,
brought in from the west or have bss,
in contact with sheep brought in fran
the west that are affected with III.
scab. The ordinary man cannot At.
ford to take a scabby sheep as a piit
The well posted, careful farmer c,r
afford TO take them, provided he hal
no sheep of his own, at a low price. be-
cause he can by great care and twice
dipping cure them, but he would bguI
TO buy them at much less than tbqlI
value to be justified in going to the ey
pense, labor and risk. Farmers. there
fore, who are wishing to stool, up witt
sheep will need to keep their eve
open, and if they keep their ears opsr
TO the gossip of the stockmen Of TN
it will not be TO then
disadvantage. No man ever gets scat
in his flock without bitterly regretHnl
it, and the inexperienced farmer has
better have no sheep than have sheer
even at half price that have been ID
contact with scabby sheep Every
lock brought in from the west in The
last year is liable to suspicion, and The
same liability to suspicion attaches to
every flock with which any individual
western sheep has been even for ar
lour in contact.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-08-05
EXHIBITING STOCK
None Hut the Hest shouI, n,
and Then onlS Ia Most 's
proved Yard Form,

The real genuine eXhIbf,,.
tIemun al all times and In sf, "a
! lie knows his business. r,. la.a
good stock and brings ltout faa wy
Of condition. lie knows le a'l
and his superintendent has .nseg
pains or expense 10 secure ,s
Judges us they could gel. a.e5 90
their best knowledge. While han
to get his share of the prize. VA,
he is beaten by a rival he a.'7
enough Judge himself 10 know S'l
honestly beaten, aud not sIgn
word is given that shows dis.
ton. With this kind of ezhih.,
Is a pleasure To show, 10 Undo.
have in your department n ,4
kind of Snowman that cam |I
bullock into the ring and pl9c. l,' 4
position TO show every good point ,'4
him, and If his animal is entitled t,a
blue ribbon he usually gets H. ~ "
The preparing and showing NJ &,
stock is a hard task, so let ms how.
but the best, and show il in propar
yard form, II is a great advertiser
to the breeder and owner for bfsE.
ness, and is an educator to the o5n4
ing crowd at the ringside. MAJ.
young man has Matched the sbow.
our great fairs and exhibitions
seen the magnificent animals hrarsr
out, and has got his first ideas rag5.
ing improved live stock brceHpg n
has gone home with a feeling tb,t
must drop the scrub and raise hat
stock or none, and in after wears
become one of the foremost breed.
and showmen of his day, and is a bep.s,
10 the community in which he fgs,
\. j. Loveioy. before the Nebraska In
proved Live Stock Breeders Assoc,
ton.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-08-05
Fighling the shingI. Tick.

The shingle tick is what w. common.
~ call the cattle tick. 1t is &. very easy
matter to destroy the cattle tick. The
snort life history of the tick is as fol-
lows; An adult tick will drop on the
ground and deposit $500 eggs These
eggs hatch, and the young crawl upon
the grasses and plants. ready to attach
70 awning that comes along It has
not the power of selecting its host.
u attaches itself to the first Thing that
comes along, and sheep, upon which
'iie 'lck cannot live, are frequently pas
tured with cattle to exterminate it. 1t
Is called the single tick on account OF
,he peculiar way in which they over.
zap each other when on an animal.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-08-05

The flesh of sheep is by no means as
highiy esteemed for food by our people
as 1t deserves to be. There are thou
sands who have an absurd and ill-found-
ca prejudice against it, simply because
It is sheep meat, 4" and Others who dis
hke 1t and seldom or never eat it be-
cause 1T tastes of wool" This peculiar
haNor Is due. in great measure, to the
,houe OF killing. Mutton is superior to
'eeI IN the amount OF nutrition il con-
talns, pound for pound. and its diges-
lollity is considerably greater.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-08-05

amply large. a door from each Quarter
OF the paddock opens into this shed
AS one quarter is used, the gates open
ing to the other are closed Gates are
provided in each fence adjacent to the
paddock The doors are in four sec
tlons, the two upper to allow fresh ali
and free ventilation; the lower to open
INTO the various fields as wanted Pro
VISION Tor watering win have to be pro
Nlded as circumstances may permit
me crops that may be usefully fed in
such yard are rye, clover, grass, rape
mustard peas and oats, barley, turnip
OF any others that are USED when sheep
are fenced by hurdles Farm and
Home.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-08-05

to pick up scraps of food thrown over
board by the steward swooped down
several times, endeayoring to pick the
rat up Once the bird got too close to
the rats jaws, and the beast grabbed it
by the neck. After a short fight the rat
succeeded in killing the bird. When the
gull was dead the rat scrambled upon
the birds body, and, hosting one wing
as a sail and using the other as a rudder.
succeeded in steering for the shore.
Whether the rat reached shore or not is
the question, since the ship soon got out
OF sight Of the skipper and its craft.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-08-05

a certain Irish member of parliament.
popular and bachelor, had been very
polite TO the daughter of the house
where he was visiting When the time
came for him to 20, the too-anxious
mama called him in for a serious talk.
II am sure l don't know what to saw
she went on; 50 tbs reported all around
that you are to marry Letitia." just
say that She refused me, quietly ad-
vised the parlialnentaEian.- Argonaut.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-08-05
HANDY ARRANGEMENT.
A Plan for SoiIing Sheep which APP
pears to BE Effective and
Also Economical

When it is desirable to keep sheer
in yards near the barn for the purpose
of soiling a structure can be made a.
follows: A green paddock of about an
acre is divided by fences into four parts
A partly open shed with feed racks al
around it is placed in the center Fol
80 sheep building 20 feet square il
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-08-05

The London Field tells this story: 4
rat was caught alive on board British
naval vessel in a trap, and the beast was
thrown from the trap into the water
without being killed. 4 large gull that
was following in the wake of the ship
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-08-05

DR.. COLES, an eminent surgeon Of
Dublin, who died in 1913. was remark
able for his plain dealing with himself
In his fee book he had many such can
did entries as the following: For Civ
ing Intellectual advice for deafness. one
guinea" For attempting to draw out
the stump of tooth, one guinea" For
telling him he was no more i'll than
was, one guinea. For nothing that
know of except that he probably
thought he did not pay me enough last
time, Que guinea"
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-08-05
QUADRUPLETs ARE SCARCE.
STATISTICS show That They Occur Not
More Than Once in Every
1OO,OOO Births

The recent birth of bankruptcies, four
girls to Mr.. and Mrs. james Platt. of
Union Mills, Ind, has awakened con-
siderable interest in multiplicity in