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The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
NOW THEOSOPHIST.
Congressman A1drich Becomes Firm
Believer In the Doctrine

Washington, April 11.-Representative AL
drich of Alabama is a firm believer in the
doctrine of theosophy, and the manner in
which he allied himself with that sect is
rather interesting. The Alabama con-
gressman is a rather handsome man of
about 40 years. He was born in New
York, and, after graduating at Warren 5
Military academy of Poughkeepsie. re-
moved to Alabama. A woman so years of
age, who is a theosophist, called on him.
and said that when they were on earth
previous to their present existence she was
his wife, and it was necessary to his pros
perity and wellbeing that they should
again be married. She predicted a sue
cessful life for him and said that he
would day be vice president of the
United States or fill some other high Of
fee. This was before he had entered
congress.
The woman's manner made an impress
sion the New Yorker, and they were
married. notwithstanding the disparity in
their ages. While not particularly pros
porous up to that time, he was twice
elected to congress. Both times his seat
was contested, but the house decided he
was entitled to the seat. Mr.. Aldrich was
counted out at the last election, and will
contest the seat of Robbins, who was
given the certificate of election. Predic
ttons are made that he will again be
seated.
Theosophists are watching the career of
this man, and are confident he will re-
ceive higher honors at the hands of the
people. Mr.. Aldrich is a convert to the
faith of the sect to which his wife be-
longs.
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AN ASTOR GAME PRESERVE
W. W. Said to Be Negotiating For a
Tract of Wild Land In Dutch
ess County.

Poughkeepsie, April 11.-It is reported
that William Waldorf Astor is negoti-
ating for a tract of wild land in the
town of Pine Plains for use as game
preserve. Color is lent to the rumor
by the fact that Mr.. Astor has engaged
a suite of eight rooms at the Nelson
House for Wednesday, when he will be
in Poughkeepsie with a party.
The Astor family has had landed in
terests in Dutchess county for many
years. John Jacob Astor has & country
home in Rhinebeck, which he occupies
two-thirds of the year, but he is at
present abroad. So far as is known,
William Waldorf Astor owns no prop
erty in Dutchess county. The tract of
land which it is reported he is about
to purchase includes the Stissing Noun
tain, near the village of Pine Plains.
The mountain covers many acres, and
is heavily wooded. Near it are several
beautiful spring water lakes. Not far
from the mountain lives Henry Astor,
who by choice adopted a pastoral life,
and settled down on farm in the coun-
try with a farmers daughter for his
wife. His name is never mentioned
in connection with his relatives. If Mr..
Astor establishes a shooting lodge in
Dutchess county, he will add one more
to the long list of multi-millionaires
who spend a part of the year in this
vicinity.
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o1d-Fashioned Bandboxes.
IFrom the New York Herald.1

TFrom the New York Herald
When grandmamma was young and
inveigled great-grandpapa into the pur-
chase of new bonnet it was invaria bly,
sent home from the milliner'S in a huge
bandboX which differed from the paste
board bonnet receptacle of today in that
it was Superbly ornamented with floral
designs AS a rule, these designs ran to
carnations, moss roses and other fine
old-fashioned flowers Some enterpris-
ing faddiSt, in casting about for a motif
has whisked the accumulated dust of
half a century from these ornamental
affairs and reinStated them in popular
feminine favor. No beautiful bonnet or
hat is properly caSed. according to the
strict letter of the law of fad, unless
deposited in one of the Old-time be-
fiowered bandbOXeS.
Many of the leading milliners are ex-
hibiting them in connection with those
flower embowered aviaries and velvet
plume-tipped towers of their art and
creation The carnations and roses are
printed on fine, glossy paper, which has
the effect and appearance of watered
silk and the sight of the decorated box
is well calculated to subdue those tuu-
ultuous emotional outbreaks which are
liable to occur when the masculine eve
is called upon to contemplate the ac-
companying bill for the box's inclosure
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coNCoRDIA WANTS IT.
North Kansas Town After the 1900
G. A r. Encampment

Concordia, April 1.-THE people of
Concordia are pulling with all their
might to secure the department en-
campment for 1900.
A booming committee of representa-
tive Grand Army men and business
citizens will visit Hutchinson at the
encampment the last week in April, and
if possible pull the convention to Con-
cordia. The place has ample railroa ds
four of them leading in every direction
besides their hotel accommodations are
unsurpassed in any place in this sec
tion of the state. The citizens commit
tee will be headed by Mayor-elect Stew
art and ex-Mayor Caldwell. and the
post committee will comprise the pres
ent commander, several ex-commanders
and many others, County Attorney c.
NJ. Culver has been selected to make
the invitation talk before the depart
ment encampment
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Governor Pingree's Investigations pre-
paratory to the assumption of the street
railroads by Detroit already have es-
tablished the facts that the present
aines-cos about IS, $50 900: that their
bonded Indebtedness is about $11, ,O00, 600,
and that these lines could be replaced
for about $4,000, ,00O 1t probably will
easily be shown that the people of De-
troit have been contributing far more
liberally toward interest charges than
the amount of actual investment de-
1nands. This will be one of the instruc-
tive lessons of the Detroit movement
for municipal ownership.
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A COSTLY ERROR

The trial of thirteen citizens of Lake
City, s. c., for the murder of a colored
postmaster will scarcely do less than
emphasize as a mistaken policy the
practice of appointing to office persons
not wanted by those most directly con-
cerned. There could have been no rea-
son for the appointment of Baker which
was insurmountable. There were sure
ay white men in the place competent and
willing to take the position.
Baker was doubtless appointed as a
reward for political service. either by
himself or his race. Colored people are
as much entitled to this sort of con-
sideration as are white men, but a little
more discretion in the choice of locali-
ties where they are to serve would be
In the interest of peace and good order
There are enough positions open to
every new administration where there
would be no objection to the occupant
on account of color to give all the de-
serving chance. What is the necessity
then for flinging Objectionable per-
son in the faces of an ignorant preju-
diced and only half civilized community
when experience has already taught
what will happen?
The conviction of these assassins at
Lake City will not bring back Postmas-
ter Baker and his babe to their family
nor wipe out the disgrace of their bru-
tai taking off. 1t is doubtful if it will
even go far toward preventing similar
occurrences in the future under like
circumstances.
1t would at least show wisdom on the
part of President Mckinley and future
executives not to repeat the experiment
while the situation remains as it exists
today in the south.
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NORTH TOPEKA.

Pumps and repairing, phone Pratt 60s.
Mrs. Kline of RossVille was in town
today shopping.
w. H. Hurless returned today from a
ten days visit in Texas.
Special bargains are offered in Shoes,
by The Leader. S13 Kansas avenue.
Miss Belle Shirley of Council Grove is
visiting her aunt, Mrs. Shirley, of Kan
saS avenue.
Ladies', if you are looking for a hat
at prices that will surprise you, come to
Costley & Post.
Mr.. Tobin of Keokuk, Ia, was the
guest Sunday and Monday of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. E. Jordan.
Charles Lukens is back from a busi-
ness trip to Wa-Keeney, Salina and
other points in Kansas.
For Rent-One-half mile north of Sol
dier creek, Is acres of good garden land.
Call at S32 Kansas avenue.
Go to c. B. Lyon, D. D. s., for fine
dental work at popular prices. Office
GIL Kansas avenue. Tel. 656-
Sunday evening at o'clock there will
be a grand rally of the north side Sun
day schools at the Congregational
church.
Ed. T. Hearick, carriage painter, for
merly with Geo. J. Graves & Sons, is
now with Hearick & Rea, at 627 Quincy
street, Veale block.
Lost, April Srd, between Green & Sons
store and 1905 Western avenue, gold
chaln ana pOcketDOOk. FINDER please
return to Costley & Post.
Miss Dorothy Curtis entertained the
Violet club and few friends last even
ing at her home on West Laurent street
in honor of Miss Ethelynn Green.
Mrs. c. c. Haisch, who has been Hv-
ing on Central avenue north of Soldier
creek, has purchased property on Lake
street and will shortly move into the
same.
Ralph, the little child of Mr.. and Mrs.
McClenand (colored) of 1158 Jefferson
street, died yesterday. The funeral was
held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
family home.
The Argonauts will meet at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. c. Nicholson, 919
Van Buren street this evening. Mrs. o.
D. Skinner will read a paper on Social
Life of the Ancient Greeks"
Walter Spear has returned from Leav-
enworth, where he has been in the en-
ploy of William Green and Chas. Wolff,
who had the contract to feed the SOL
diers of the Twenty-third Kansas.
We desire to extend our heartfelt
thanks to our many friends who have
so kindly Sympathized with US in our
bereavement of the loss of our beloved
one. Mrs J. c. Cromwell and relatives
Sunday afternoon Mr.. and Mrs. c. H.
Sheffield entertained at their home on
the Kansas avenue road north of Sol
dier creek. The party was given an
honor of Mr.. Sheffield's birthday. Two
sons and a daughter who live in To-
peka, together with their families made
a happy party who spent the day at the
old homestead.
The Ladies' Duplicate Whist club met
yesterday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Rowley, 9g9 Quincy street Those
who played were: Mrs. j. A. Campbell,
Mrs. E. 2. Baker, Mrs. w. NJ. Costley,
Mrs V. B. Kistler, Mrs. Rollin Nichols,
Mrs. w. H. Hurless, Mrs. E. E. Gresser,
Mrs. J. c. Fulton, Mrs. c. G. Bowman,
Mrs Rowley, Miss Nina Hilton and
Miss Martha Kim ball.
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HIS CREDITORS PROTEST.
Object to Release of Angel Matthew.
son, of Parsons, From His
Indebtedness.

Fort Scott. April lie. f. Cory. ref
cree in bankruptcy, today heard the
creditors of Angel Matthewson, of Par
sons, who are opposing his application
ties. amounting to about 5000, 900. The
principal opposing creditor was Mary
J. Taylor of New York, whose claim is
$13, 900. She was represented by At
torney General GODDARD of Topeka. who
oss-questioned Mr. Matthewson, on
the theory that some property that
should be subjected to the payment of
his debts was being withheld.
Mr.. Matthewson was at one time
worth $500, 900, but he failed and all the
property now availa BILE is gold watch
and some diamonds which he has turn
ed over to trustee
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Are Catholics Ignored 2

OF all the places given out by the STAN
ley administration only one. subordinate
place at the state house, has been given to
a Catholic. The state board of charities
had over nine hundred places at its dis
posal. and every applicant who was A
Catholic was a. once turned down. The
members of that church are kicking. They
will find more insurgents in the Presby-
terian, Baptist, Congrega ational, Episcopal
and Lutheran churches. If a fight is to
be made on Governor Stanley on the
ligious faith of the persons he has
warded. it will be found that the Meth
odists the only ones left to stand by
him. This is a Methodist administration
AfchiSOp Globe.
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Lost His Life In Doing a Favor.

Galena, April 11.-While the Memphis
local freight crew was doing some
switching last evening near the Serage
smelter, a car broke loose and started
down grade. Some one yelled stop that
car and Albert Hall, a young man 21,
caught on as it passed and climbed to
the top to set the brake. His foot Slip
ped and he fell, the car passing over
him, cutting his body in two.
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Kansas Debaters Win.

Liberty, Mo, April 1.-THE annual
intercollegiate debate between William
Jewell college and Ottawa university
last evening resulted in a victory for
the Kansans by a vote of to l. The
question was: Resolved, that the evils
of competition are greater than the ben
efits." Kansas had the affirmative and
William Jewell the negative. The judges
We're DR.. S. NJ. Neal of Kansas City; j.
It. Herrick of Wellington, Kan, and
Professor j. H. Staley of Liberty, Mo.
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To Do Art Work in New York.

Lawrence, April 11.-Prof. A. H. Clark
will terminate his connection with the
university of Kansas at the close of
the present academic year and will re-
move to New York city where he Will
engage in his faVorite work. portrait
painting and illustrating. Prof. Clark
has been at the head of the art depart
ment of the university for five years
and was previously director of a Kan
sas City art school. Three of his IL
Illustrations appeared in the Easter is
sue of the Outlook
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IoIa's High School Building.

lola. April 11.-This city is to have
new high school building. The plans
call for a mighty handsome, large,
roomy building. Provision is made for
three rooms 23x32, four recitation rooms
1Sx23, a principals room 14X21, school
boards room 14x26, basement lahora-
tory 23x32. library 11x14, teachers room
11X14, attic laboratory 23x25 and a large
high school study room 31x97 feet. The
last room will accommodate 300 stu
dents at desks or 600 with opera chairs.
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neighborhood of $4,000 and will, it is
said, be one of the most modern struc-
lures for the purpose in the United
States The equipment in the way of
machinery will be the latest to be found
for the making of all kinds of soap,
including fancy toilet soaps especially.
1t is estimated that fully $25,000 will be
expended in the plant, and large num-
ber of men will be employed.
Genseke Bros. of Streator, ILL.,, are
the firm which will put in the plant
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He Was Forty Years a Kansan.

Guthrie. Ok, April 1I.-Judge George
S. Green of this place received news to-
day of the death of his brother. Captain
L. F. Green, at his ranch, Sunday, near
Wooden, Texas. Captain Green was 81
years old and for 40 years was a citizen
of Baldwin. Kan, where he located in
1855 He was a captain in the Eleventh
Kansas cavalry during the civil war
in 1867 and 1868. He made unSuccess-
full race for congress against Dudley c.
Haskell Four years ago he moved to
Texas.
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Tree Planting at Ell Dorado.

FL Dorado, April 1.-THE school
grounds. of Ell Dorado. so bare and
bleak for many years, are now adorned
with a hundred or so young trees, placed
there by young America. Preliminary
to the planting of the trees appropriate
literary exercises were conducted by
the various schools.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
He Was Once Co8eyvilIe's Mayor.

Coffeyville, Kan. April 1.-THE body
of William c. Masten, who died in Kan
day and was buried in Elmwood ceme-
terry. Mr.. Masten was one of the earli-
est settlers of this section and did big
business in buying buffalo hides from
the Indians and hunters. He was may
or of this place and represented this
county in the state Legislature.
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SLUGS OR SHOT?
Body of New to Be Taken Up to See
Which Killed Him.

Wichita, April 11.-Ballard who con-
fessed that he, AlIgood and William
Turner murdered Joseph New near
Eureka in 1897, will be taken to Eureka
tonight to corroborate, if possible. the
details of the crime as he has told them.
The body now will be taken from
the grave and a postmortem examina-
tion made. The convict said Allgood
used shot to kill New while Dobbs
was convicted on testimony that he
used slugs
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11

If we are to have a part of China the
partition ought to take place before
the Fourth of July, so that the Ameri-
can youth can get their share of the
benefits of this expansion business in
the MaY of cheaper fire crackers.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
Concordia Business Building.

Concordia, April 11.-Ex-Mayor ".
w. Caldwell, of this city, is already
having the plans drawn for his brick
and iron business building, which will
take the place of the one recently de-
stroyed by fire. The@plans will be sim
liar to ex-senator Ingalls, building in
AtchiSon.
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date in their lives the time when they
were converted.
An Atchison girl claims the proud
distinction of having visited in house
on Fifth avenue, New York This breaks
the Kansas record.
A man isn't as proud of his children
as his wife thinks he should be unless
he wants to wake them up to show to
company, and she is mad if he does.
When it is said of a man that he is
Smooth" it means that it is Impossible
to tell by his manner whether he likes
or dislikes those he is with. All women
are smooth when with other women.
An Atchison woman recently repeated
in company what her bright 5-year-old
daughter had said. The child, who was
present, was much surprised. and in
sisted that she had never said anything
of the kind. Whereupon the mother, who
wanted the child to receive credit for
her brightness, spanked her. We have
always contended that children's bright
sayings originate with their mothers
Most elderly people. in giving the
young good advice. seem to say, L never
did it; you should not When 1 ad-
wise a young man, always cand1dty
say L did il, and found it a mistake
1t is an unnecessary mistake; there is
neither profit nor joy in it, Your dis
position is that of every young man,
but it is the part of wisdom to overcome
the disposition. There is good deal of
comfort in the fact that good habits are
as strong as bad habits Drake Wat
son.
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The average man is a hypocrite in his
relations with his wife, because his wife
forces him to be. His wife has lots of
foolish notions about men, and the huS-
band, in his early enthusiasm, tries to
live up to them. He can not do it, and
becomes a Sneaking hyDOcrite. After
he is charged with being a Sneaking
hypocrite a few times, and convicted,
he becomes surly, and trouble results.
A wife who expects a lot of foolish
things of her husband is simply putting
out a trap in which he will surely be
caught, and after he has been caught
he will be found an ugly customer. If
a woman will treat her husband intelli-
gently and fairly, she will find him
good fellow, and he will be of great as
SiStance to her.
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Commercial club Meeting.

The next regular meeting of the Com
mercial club will occur on Wednesday,
April II, at p. m, and, as several mat
be considered. it is hoped all members
will make a special effort to attend
t J. Anderson, Sec'y
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Cortland Fleming Will Recover.

Mound City, April 11.-Robert Flem-
ing, of this city, received the following
message today from Governor Stanley:
Funston cables me that Fleming will
recover Cortland Fleming referred to
above is a member of the Twentieth
Kansas, and was severely wounded in
the charge before MaIoloS.
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TO HAVE A SOAP FACTORY.
Illinois Firm to Expend $25, 900 on a
Plant at Wichita.

Wichita, April 11-This city is to
have a large soap factory 1t is said
that everything has been decided on,
with the exception of the selection of
the grounds for the building. Several
sites are being considered. The build
ing for the factory will cost in the
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11

The New York World publishes fig
ures showing that 100000 wage earners
have had their wages restored to nearly
or quite what they were in 1892.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
NEELY DANGEROUSLY ILL

Leavenworth, April 11.-Dr. Nicely,
mayor elect, is dangerously i'll with
fever, the result of overwork during the
campaign.
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If those people who want to trade the
Philippines for the Leeward islands will
only be patient a little while it is not
unlikely that we will have both.
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Capt. Watson,s Father Dead.

Abilene, April 11.-George A. Niles,
one of Abilenes early settlers, died yes
terday after a short Illness, of pneu-
monia. He was the step-father of Cap
tain George Niles Watson, of the Twen-
tieth Kansas.
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1t appears that Secretary of State
John Hay has been negotiating with the
British for reopening the mints of this
country at a ratio of % to 1. Why p
TO -
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11

Many of the men who succeeded in
defeating the bosses in the recent city
elections are likely soon to set up in
the boss business themselves.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

[From the Chicago News.l
It's easier to make yourself tiresome
| than agreeable.
Time seldom adds to the value of pic
lures painted by Hope.
All men are born equaI-but few are
born equal to an emergency.
Heaping Goals of fire on an enemy's
head often adds fuel to his hate.
A small boy says coasting is all right
in it's way, but it has its drawbacks.
Cupid should erect a danger sign
whenever he breaks the ice between
lovers.
The man who is in advance of his
age is as useless as clock that runs
too fast.
1t is more blessed to give than to re-
ceive, but the majority of us know it
merely by hearsay.
Lots of men who have traces of
greatness in their makeup spoil every
thing by kicking over the traces.
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Deviled ham has had its day. His
satanicaI majesty has OF late been Civ
ing his entire attention to army beef
It's as difficult for some people to talk
when they have something to say as it
is for some others to keep silent when
they have nothing to talk about.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11

That the Cubans are rapidly becom-
ing Americanized is shown by the fact
that 1,60O railroad men are on a strike
at Havana and nobody can do anything
with them
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11

If Admiral Dewey were at his home
sn Vermont he would be a Republican; !;
if he lived in the south he intimates
that he would be Democrat; but being
admiral of the navy he is neither.
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The Massachusetts Starts southward

New York. April 1.-THE United States
battleship Massachusetts passed out of
quarantine at $50 p. m. yesterday, bound
south to join the North Atlantic squad
ron. which was reported on Saturday to
have sailed from La Guayra for Trini-
dad.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11

The Washington Post calls the tor
pedo boat Somers the John Peter Alt
geld of the American navy.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11

The secretary of the navy might
properly have waited until certain mat
tiers pending in Pennsylvania are set
tied before naming a battleship for the
state
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GLOBE SIGHTS.

IFrom the Atchison Globe.1
The bill posters union struck today
on hanging Uncle Tom pictures
A man grows fleshy in a year but
people keep notifying him of the fact
fer ten or twelve.
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In talking. it is well to know that peo-
pie will not remember what you are say
ing unless they can use it against you.
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A man always rises in his own esti-
NATION when he gets on familiar terms
with a person of whom he once stood in
awe.
Not one of an Atchison family of eight
boys turned out to be worth1eSsi- It is
3 record the town ought to be proud Of
The namper Of people grows fewer
every year MAo regard as the important
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Last Friday was bargain day on the
New York stock exchange.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-04-11

The torpedo boat Somers may yet be-
come useful, if a necessity should arise
for stopping up the entrance to another
harbOr.
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Portland, Spokane and Butte $2S.S5
Via the Rock Island Route.