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the scenes OF his earlier childhood, and with
characters whose traits and temperaments
he knew so well, he made his debut as a
story writer, with a sketch called TOO
Much Momentum" which was accepted by
the Harpers in 1887. His only other story,
written during the first years in New York,
was an Italian sketch, Part Of an Old
Story"
These years that saw the first fruits Of
Aliens fancy were bitter years. He knew
what 1t was to be hungry and cold, yet
Aliens spirit was never crushed.
Writing About Kentucky.
Allen realized that the only place where
he could live and continue his work was
Kentucky. Just at this time Charles
Egbert Craddock had made her first success
and a new literary star had risen over thu
Cumberland mountains. There was
| tremendous interest in the scene Of he
work Before leaving for Kentucky Aller
secured from the editors of Harper
magazine the promise Of their consideration
of a contemplated article on the Cumber
/ land mountains. He arranged with tn
Evening Post to write a series OF letter
from Kentucky. His letters were not onl
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accepted but his remuneration was doubled
with each succeeding communication.
1t was the first time that the lowlands of
Kentucky had been invaded. 1t was a new
field and a new writer had explored it..
1t was while travelling through the pleasant
fields that his famous short stories sug-
gested themselves. The visit to the Trap
pist monks had led to the conception of
Father Palemon" and THE White Cowl'
paved the way for the succeeding stories
that formed the contents of his first book,
! "Flute and Violin" which was published in
1890. 1t was followed year later by "The
Bluegrass Region of Kentucky" Then there
was a prompt recognition of the Kentucky
author
In the early '90s Allen lived for the most
! part in Kentucky, residing for two years at
Cynthiana. In 1891 he moved to Cincinnati,
where he wrote John Gray" and the fol-
lowing year he went to Europe in search of
health. His next work was "a Kentucky
Cardinal" in 1891, followed in 1894 by a
Summer in Already" aftermath" was
written in 1895 and "The Choir Invisible
between the autumn of 1896 and the spring
of 1897.
In 1895. as a matter of preference, James
Lane Allen moved to New York, where he
resided until the winter of 1898. when he
went temporarily to Washington
The story of the naming OF THE Choir
| Invisible" his most successful book, is in
teresting. The book is a revision of John
! Gray" 1t was the original intention of Mr.
! Allen, as well as his publisher, to retain
| the first name. The agents of the house
were on their way to California and every
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49, !
DISCOUNT.

main stream and the people for miles around
had an abundant supply for several weeks
The walters of London, England, held
meeting recently, at which the unanimous
opinion was expressed that tipping showed
the true gentleman and that the man who
refused to tip ought to have his food and
drink fired at him.
At fashionable party in Atchison, Kan,
the other day, each lady guest was required
to thread a needle while sitting balanced on
the slender end of jug with her feet raised
from the floor and extended. Without more
than referring to the acrobatic nature of this
performance, we must turn with profound
qualification to the knowledge that at last
| AtChison is beginning to temper its amuse-
| ments with little intellectually. 1t takes
| brains to thread needle under such Cir
cumstances.
Two years ago a Maine numbering party,
not being able to find the conventional green
| ash for planking their shad, had recourse to
| a green rock maple slab. The heat started
| the sap in the wood, which bubbled and
hissed about the fish, imparting its delicate
| flavor to the dish when ready to be served,
and 10! 1t was discovered that new table
delcacy had been added to the worlds cui-
sine. Now there is no more green ash
planked shad for the Maine people, but sugar
maple every time.
| There has not been failure or fire in
MaZatlan, Mexico, for almost fifteen years,
| and losses account of bad debts amount
| to very little. There are three banks, and
three of the largest merchants have bank
| ing department connected with their stores
| A firm of English tea merchants offers
| to every married woman who buys pound
| of its 30 cent tea for five consecutive weeks
| a pension of $3.50 a week in case of the
death of her husband, provided he was in
| good health when she began to buy the tea
| The pension is to continue as long as she
remains widow,
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Individually, James Lane Allen personifies
the gentleman. He is cordial in his well
come, but never demonstrative; enthusiastic
without being effusive. There is sincerity
in his greeting and warmth. He talks with
grace and dignity. His voice is rather low
but his enunciation is admirably distinct
He is one of the most accessible of really
famous men of America. He abhors super
fciality and is outspoken in his sentiments.
The author OF THE Choir Invisible" has
taken all of his characters from life, or,
rather, from the elements OF experience
and observation as reyalued and made con-
crete by the Imagination. Contrary to the
general impression, there are no originals
for the pSple Of his imagination. Only
with his short stories is there any semblanee
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of working models. king Solomon of
Kentucky was based on an actual incident
in early Kentucky life. The only clew to
the celebrated parson in The Choir In
visible was a slab bearing his name in the
Episcopal church at Lexington, Ky.
Once in Kentucky l asked James Lane
Allen why he had written so much about
his native state and he said: Il know that
the two elements underlying the success of
any writer are these-a love of his subject
and a knowledge of it. Some write with the
necessary knowledge and without the love;
others, with the requisite love, but without
the knowledge"
Allen believes that all literary work
whether imaginative or otherwise must have
the basic element of goodness. No writer
has enjoyed his works more. His success
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OF his work in manuscript is a mere mould
in which the remaining thoughts are cast
and reshaped and from which the story
issues in it's complete form.
Allen spends every afternoon out of doors.
He is an enthusiastic cyclist. One of his
favorite rides is around the capitol and down
the broad avenue in front of the congress
sional library. When he is in New York.
and he lived there until the winter of 1898,
he invariably dined out. In Washington,
however, he is applying himself more siren
uously to his work and dimes at his board
ing house. At night there is a theater,
vaudeville, concert or opera. He is a lover
of music He caught the first melody in
his childhood when the note Of the cardinal
land.
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arrangement made for a thorough adver-
tisement of the book as John Gray"
One morning Allen received a message
from the publishers. 1t was suggested TO
him that 1t would be advisable TO change
the name OF the book. I'VE can reach our
agents by wire" it was said, before they
get to San Francisco. We must have the
name, II there is to be a change, at once"
Give me two hours replied the author.
Allen went to his home at SS Madison
avenue and bowed his head upon his desk.
Suddenly the words of George Eliot's famous
poem came to his mind:
so shall | join the choir invisible
Whose music Is the gladness Of the world"
~ have it," said Allen.
Two hours later the title OF the most
successful volume of American fiction In
| twenty-five years had been telegraphed to
| San Francisco.
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has been built on genuine happiness, grow
ing out of love of his work and its mis-
sion.
James Lane Allen created new southern
literature, impressing upon it his own per-
sonality. He believes that the first era
in southern letters is past, having spent its
force mainly on the literature of the negro,
the creole. the mountaineer, the cracker and
the Anglo-SaXon type OF a lower degree or
civilization. Eventually he thinks there
will be absolutely new growths in the south
ern literature forced into existence by the
outburst of new ideas representing new
stages Of progrIis.
Allen depreFtes the notion OF the author
reading from his own works. He was on
the platform from 1890 until 1898, but it was
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ULCERS FOR
So EARS
Eleven on One Limb at One Time
With Exoruoiating Pain. All
Remedies Tried, and Number
less Physicians Little Benefit.
CUTICURA Speedily Cures.

My mother has been n victim TO ulcers from
varicose veins for thirty-five years. Eleven OF
these terrible sores have existed Mt one time on
the limb affected. Excruciating pain and intense
suffering were endured, with all sorts Of remedies
on trial and numberleas physicians calls and
prescriptions applied, but all practically with
but little benefit. However, at last the remedial
agent was found in CUTIcuRA (ointmenD, which
surely proved its weight in gold, alleviating pain
and causing healing processes TO commence and
a cure speedily effected. She has, alHo, used
CuTICURA with marked benefit in erysipeas
OF the face and eczema. The CuTIcuRA SOAR,
also, has established a record only as the beet
cleansing, purifying, and healing in its nature,
having proved itself a most excellent and Valu-
able auxiliary TO the CuTIouRA (ontmenD.
would remark that this testimonial is entirely
unsolicited, being voluntary contribution for
humanitys sake, aud the commendation OF the
CUTICuRA REMEDIES to the fullest confidence.
being satisfied of their purity, genuineness, and
almost miracles wrought.
March 10, 1893. w. r. MORSE, Cabot, VT.
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QUAINT FEATURES or LIFE.

While the Ohio river was at food tide
the "backwater" filled pond on q farm in
Washington township, Harrison county, O.,
some distance from the river. When the
water went down the pond was found to be
filed with fish Of every variety native to the
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practically necessity that placed him there.
He is of the opinion that it is an American
custom, without precedent. "In the German,
Russian, Scandinavian literatures," said Mr..
Allen, there are no instances. In England
there is very little. Englishmen who have
read from their own works have done so in
this country 1t is the American way. The
author began as a lecturer and out Of it
grew the modern lyceum. Originally the
purpose was instruction. Now it has come
to be amusement"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-09
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe Shop Hours Are Be-
ing Cut Down.
The Working Time in Topeka
Reduced to 40 Hours.
CAME ASNO SURPRISE.
CAME AS NO SURPRISE
Time in Newton and EmpOria
Shops Had Been Lowered.
Katy's New Car Shops at Soda
liza to Open February 1.

The working time of the Santa Fe
shops at Topeka has been reduced to
40 hours week and the reduction seems
to be general over the entire system.
The reduction did not come as
surprise to the employees as Newton,
Emporia and other places received OF
ders to reduce the time before it was
received at Topeka. The reduction
commenced January 1 but really makes
the change today as last Monday was
observed as New Years and the shops
would be closed anyway, making only
40 working hours for that week. Last
week it was understood that the 40
hour schedule would be continued and
when the order went into effect there
was little surprise.
The reduction of time extends all over
the system to New Mexico and other
western points. Full time is six days a
week of ten hours day. The time was
reduced in December to six days a
week of eight hours a day, making As
hours a week. The new order is for five
days a week of eight hours a day or 40
hours a week.
1.-The men make no complaint about
this reduction said a shop man. I'VE
would much prefer to have the time re-
duced than to have men laid off. It
was not long ago that the men who
were laid off were taken back 1t is
much better to divide the time this way
than to have some idle"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-09
FIVE VICTIMS OF GRIP.
Three Men and Two Women are Dead
in Baltimore.

Baltimore Nd, Jan. There are five
deaths from the grip reported; two of
the victims being women. Three of the
patients died from resultant pneumonia
and the fourth was seized with conVul-
sions Another victim was William Rem
niger, keeper of the Fourth Regiment
Arnory, who went crazy from the dis
ease and took his life by cutting his
throat.
The terrible depressing effects of grip
germs upon the nervous system is lead
ing to an endless variety of complica-
lions following attacks by this disease,
and physicians report great increase
in cases of pneumonia, bronchitis, Quin-
sy, catarrhal affections stomach and
bowel troubles, heart disease and nerV-
Gus pPostration. There seems to be no
specific that can be relied upon to de-
stroy the disease germs and the only
line of treatment available is merely
palliative. 1t is very important that
people suffering from the grip should
keep the feet dry and warm and the
nervous system fortified to resist the
disease. For this purpose there is moth
ing better than Dr. Miles Restorative
Nervine. 1t gives rest and sleep to the
tired brain, soothes the irritated nerves
and strengthens the stomach. 1t in
creases the vitality of the system and
assists nature to throw off the disease
germs and restore health.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-09
MILITIA REORGANIZED.
The mastering of % Companies OF
Kansas National Guards
CompIefed.

The reorganization of the Kansas ma
tiona1 guard was completed Saturday
night by the mastering in of companies at
Clyde and Hiawatha. This completes the
two regiments of twelve and eleven COM
panies each, respectively. The first regi-
ment is composed of the following COM
panies:
ton; d, Yates Center; E, Ottawa; F, Hia-
haitian; K, Emporia; L, Fort Scott; NJ,
Fredonia
The Second regiment is composed of
eleven companies:
G A, Belle Plaine; B, wellington; e. Win
field; D, Newton; E, Wilson; F. Larned;
G, Clyde: H, Phillipsburg; I, Norton; K,
Garden City; L, Osborne.
The minimum number of men in each
company is 40, besides the three principal
officers, and as soon this number was
reached the companies were mustered-
Ihe maximum of each company is 60,
and many of the companies will be re-
cruited up to nearly this number.
All OF the companies are reorganiZed
but ten, four in the First regiment and
six in the Second. Those in the First
regiment which had retained their organ
NATION were Garnett, Lawrence, Manhat-
tan and Emporia- In the Second regi-
ment the companies which did not have
to be reorganized were Wellington, Win
field, Newton, Larned, Garden City and
Osborne.
Assistant Adjutant General Boyd is
busy, at present. dividing the uniforms,
which have just been received from the
war department, among the various COM
panies. There are 1000 of the uniforms,
valued at 81, GOO In addition to the reg
ular clothing, they include the regulation
the other minor articles of military APP
parel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-09
HIS CREDITORS TO MEET.
They Will Hold a Conference in Kan
sas CITY January %.

Kansas City, Jan. 9.-Loca1 creditors
of Grant G. Gillett at a conference held
Saturday afternoon, decided to call a
meeting of all the creditors of the
plunger to be held at the Coates House,
January %. The object of this move
ment is to find, if possible, just who the
creditors are, and how much Gillett
owes them, and devise some means Of
disentangling the affairs of the whilom
potentate of bovine dealers.
1t is understood that negotiations are
pending looking to a compromise which
shall settle the affairs IS far as Gillett
and his creditors are concerned The
men who are holding the sack are not
hopeful of getting all, or any consider
able part, of what is due them. They
can see no object in keeping Gillett in
Mexico. 1t isn't going to help them any,
they figure, to keep him in exile. They
prefer to get what they can, be that
little or much, and cancel the rest.
While they admit that negotiations
are on foot looking to a compromise,
the local creditors of Gillett still per-
sistently deny that Charles F. Hunt of
Chihuahua, Mexico, who is at the Mid
land, is the person who represents Gill
lett in these negotiations. They deny
that they have had any conference with
Hunt in regard to GiIletts affairs, and
say Hunt has made no overtures
toward them in Gillett's behalf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-09
JUSTICE SMITH APPOINTS.
Names Miss Mary McGrew of Kansas
City. as His Stenographer

William R. Smith of Kansas City, the
new Republican associate Justice of the
supreme court who today succeeds JUS
tice s. H. Allen, has appointed Miss
Mary McGrew OF Kansas City as his
stenographer and private secretary All
of the stenographers connected with the
court during the past five years have
been men and Mr.. Smiths action intro
duces an innovation in that tribunal
Miss McGrew is said to be unusually
well qualified for the duties which she
will assume today. She is a representa-
tive of one of the best known families
in Kansas City and was private secre-
tary to the late Charles s. Cross at
Sunny Slope farm, Emporia, at the time
de committed suicide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-09

Ferry with 81 men, was made a captain
in Kansas by Governor Robinson He
was a religious person You may call
him fanatic. If he was 50 was Saw
onaroIa and Martin Luther.
He went to Harper's Ferry and
there awakened the conscience of the
north.
when Lincoln was elected the south
said the time has come for us to secede.
At that time very small majority an
the north were anti-slaveryites.
South Carolina seeded and was fol-
lowed by other states, whose represen-
tatives met at Montgomery and organ
lied a southern congress and elected
Jefferson Davis president. On Feb. 16
he was inaugurated as president of the
Southern Confederacy. They had not
waited for an aggressive act. The north
had made no such act.
I'VE bought Florida and Texas for
more slave territory. Our purchases
began in 1S03-our system of expansion.
The whole system of expansion that
has always been American, will con-
tinue as long as we have wealth and
prosperity. (App1ause)
abraham Lincoln, the greatest
American that ever lived, said: We
will not antagonize the SOUTH He even
said he would send an unarmed vessel
to Fort Sumter to carry away Major
Anderson. General Beauregard said
any vessel would be fred upon that was
sent to Fort Sumter. He sent word to
Major Anderson, that he must surrender
by 3 o'clock of April II, 1861, and upon
refusal, fired at o'clock the first shot.
That was the electric shock that
brought northerners together and with
out party, said the union must be pre-
served. (Applause.)
1.-The histories do not give the facts
that led up to it. The ones used in the
schools need to be revised by the old
soldiers. (ApDlause.)
when the peace of Appomattox came
what was the result of such a cost of
human lives? The extinguishing of
cIl a nd cs19 In
Now. my friends, the war is over
and I bring no bitterness. 1 have no
feeling but it is but justice that the
men who fought to save the union
should have their proper place in his
tory (Applause)
I'm the south now they can not quite
forget, but as the northerner goes with
his money and energy to the south it
will, in time, be forgotten.
During the last war I saw boys
from Georgia, Alabama, Illinois and
Indiana all singing the same songs and
all bow to old glory. They were all
good soldiers. Let US keep old glory
over all the school houses and teach in
our homes that it was religious prin-
ciples that led up to the war.
I'm closing I want to say that the
American people today stand facing
new responsibilities, but I do not fear
for the caring of them. Our people have
always been able to care for the duties
thrust upon them. 1t is a source of
pride to every American citizen that as
we look forward, in the future the
grand republic may be continued
through the centuries for the good of
humanity and all mankind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-09
Louder" yelled Lupfer and Titus.

Louder" yelled Lupfer and Titus,
and the clock licked on.
Mr. Householder arose not in the best
of humor. He had been summoned in
response to the call of the absentees
from the bedside of sick children. He
interrupted Mr.. Hessin and said to the
PopulistS:
rs this what the abSentees were call
ed back here for?''
The question was unanswered and
Hessin went on, "As I was saying"
Louder, louder" came from all parts
of the chamber.
I'm just warming up said Hessin,
''I'H get louder after Bit
The clock reached the hour of and
Mr.. Hanna raised his point of order.
The discussion ended and the chair
recognized Senator Jumper, who said:
Il made a motion that this body go
into executive session because 1 had a
few words l wanted to say to the sem
atOrS privately. Now the opportunity
has been denied me and 1 will explain
on the floor of the open senate what L
had in mind 1 am and always have
been, opposed to these confirmations. L
am interested because my name is on
the list of nominations sent in by the
governor. No later than this morning
1 requested the governor not to send
my name, but he has seen fit to do so.
Il oppose this plan because 1 do not
want to be offered as a sacrifice to my
political enemies. The members of this
body have seen fit to decline to repeal
the legislative committee act ana L 90
not want to be confirmed and then in
volved in the workings of this political
smut mill. AS to my record 1 would
court a trial in the courts. 1t is a shame
and disgrace to the state of Kansas
that this nefariOuS law should not have
been repealed. For these reasons 1 am
opposed to these combinations and L
have awaited myself of the opportunity
to set myself right on these matters"
The senate then took a recess until
Monday at 10 o'clock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-09
OBJECTIONS IN HAWAII.
Visitors in Honolulu Perplexed to Get
the Points of the COMPASS.

(From the Chicago Record)
Visitors to Honolulu are often perpleXed
to get the points of the compass fixed in
their minds with reference to streets and
locations. They are still more perpIexed
to find nobody who knows them and no
body who feels the need of knowing them.
To the visitor, especially from the Missis-
sippi valley, where the congressional sur
vey of public lands has laid out everything
four-square, that directions and dis
tances are always thought of in their re-
lation to north, south, east or west, this
is incomprehensible-
So that, in Honolulu, for instance where
no street runs north and south or east
and west, and few streets run straight in
any direction for any great distance,
the street-no one can; nor of the east
and west sides. But every street has
maul1a and makai side, waihihi and
eva side. So a particular corner may be
precisely and accurately described the
mauka- Waihihi corner the makai-eWa-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-09
MODEST CUBAN GIRLS.
Cut Holes in Their Sleeves WhenVac-
cinated to Avoid Exposing
Their Arms

Havana, Jan. 9-Major w. L. Kneed-
Ter, surgeon of the First brigade of the
Second army corps, has received 10000
vaccine points, and he and his assist
ants have vaccinated the entire popu-
lation of Pinar del Rio city in the last
three days. The operation has been
treated as a joke by the inhabitants. At
a picnic, a number of Spanish girls cut
holes in the sleeves of their dresses in
Everyone in the province as to be vac
cinated.
The pleasantest relations exist be-
tween the Cubans and Americans and
many examples of hospitality and gen.
erOsity are given.