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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-05
ELKS IN EMPORIA.
Topeka Herd Will Institute the Lodge
Tomorrow.

The Topeka herd Of Elks will go 10
Emporia Thursday 20 institute a new
lodge, and Pick Smith. the lord high
herd thusly.
IF no Intervening creek RISES it fs
the purpose OF myself and Topeka lodge
erect a new Elk lodge. and nothing
would tickle us more than to have a.
goodly sprinkling Of the brothers pres
ent to assist and cheer us during the
killing The price per will be 80 slight
that most OF the boys will not miss the
money Heed, dear brother. our Mace
DOMAIN cry, and come over and help
US 1t might be WELL also. for you 20
call to mind the old prOvcrb, Wen all
be a long time dead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-05
oANTEEN AMENDMENT.
Likely to Make Trouble For the Back
ers of the Army Bill

Washington, Dec. 5.-The canteen pro-
vision in the new army bill is likely to
cause a great deal of contention. In
stead of being a prohibition of the sale
of LIQUOR it provides that no army offi-
Ger or soldier shall sell liquor. The pro-
vision is as follows:
That no officer or private soldier shall
sell Intoxicating drinks of any kind, as
a bartender or otherwise, in any army
post, or on any army transport, or in
any encampment, or fort, or on any
premises used for military purposes by
the United States; and the secretary of
war is hereby directed to issue such
general order as may be necessary to
carry the provisions of this section into
full force and effect"
The canteen provision of the present
law is as follows:
That no officer or private soldier shall
be detailed to sell Intoxicating drinks,
as a bartender or otherwise, in any post
exchange or canteen, nor shall any
other person be required or allowed to
sell such liquors in any encampment or
fort, or on any premises used for mil
itary. purposes by the United States,
and the secretary of war is hereby di-
rected to issue such general order as
may be necessary to carry the provi-
sions Of this section into full force end
effect"
Chairman Hull, of the house commit
tee on military affairs, said today that
the programme for considering the army
reorganization bill as now outlined con-
templated a special rule which would
take up the bill today. But as the leg
islative appropriation bill was ready the
right Of way would be conceded to that
measure. The army bill will then fol-
low. Under the proposed special rule
no precise time will be fixed for taxing
the final vote as this may be reached by
arrangement; otherwise the previous
question will be resorted to for the pur-
pose Of securing a vote before the close
of the week, If possible The commit
tee on rules met at IL o'clock to frame
the sppcial r1Ilp
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-05
DIVIDEND DECLARED.
On Santa Fe Preferred /; Nothing
on Common Stock.

New York, Dec. 5.-The directors Of
the Atchison, Topeka & Santa F'e rail-
road company have declared the regular
semi-annual dividend of 21z per cent
on the preferred stock, but took no ac-
ton on a dividend for the common
stock.
In view of the millions of dollars be-
ing spent In grade reduction and track
Improvement, a dividend on the com
mon stock was not expected. A person
in a position to know says there will
not be any dividend declared on the
common stock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-05
IN THE HOUSE.

Washington, Dec. 5-When the house
met today the speaker announced that
he had a communication from the fam
lily of Mr.. Boutelle of Maine, resigning
his position as chairman of the commit
tee on naval affairs.
Mr. Dalzell (Pa.), from the committee
on rules, presented a special order for
the house to immediately begin the con-
sideration of the army reorganization
bill. No time was set for a vote on the
measure.
The resolution was adopted. 1t was
arranged that general debate should run
for four hours, two hours ON a side, and
that then the bill should be considered
under the. five minute rule.
Mr.. Hull opened the debate. He ridi-
culed the charges made during the re-
cent campaign by the opposition to the
effect that the Republican party desired
to foist upon the country a great stand
ing army.
Representative Brosius of PennsyI-
vania, chairman of the committee on
banking and currency, today introduced
resolution to authorize the controller
of the currency, under the limitations of
the act of July II, 1882, to extend for
a further period of twenty years the
charter of any national banking associ-
alton which shaA desire to continue its
existence after the expiration of it's
present charter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-05
Nov Piteher For Boaton.

Boston, Dec. 5.-The Boston club has
added another young pitcher TO its list
for 1901. The newcomer is George G..
Brooks. who played with the Meriden
club of the Connecticut State league.
Brooks was highly recommended to
President Soden. Fred Doe. who man
aged the Norwich club. says Brooks was
by long odds the best pitcher IA the
Connecticut league.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-05
A new COURT
FOR KANSAS.
ThUrst0n Introduces a Bill in
the Senate
For Establishment of Tenth Ju-
dicial Circuit.
ARMY BILL COMES UP.
House Listens TO a Speech by
Chairman Hull.
Senate Takes Up Hay-Paunce-
fOte Treaty.
ARMY BILL COMES UP
Brewers Score in Connection
With Tax Reduction.

Washington, Dec 5.-A bill was pass
ed in the senate today permitting Capt.
B. H. McCalla and Commander w. c..
Wise of the United States navy to ac-
cept decorations from the Emperor of
Germany.
The resolution introduced yesterday
by Mr.. Pettigrew calling for information
as to the postal frauds in Cuba, was re-
ferred to the committee on relations
with Cuba and the senate then went in
to executive session.
Among the bills introduced were the
following:
BY Senator Pritchard, the bills pre-
pared by the commission appointed by
the president providing for revisions of
the patent and trade mark laws.
By Senator Hale, to revive the grade
of vice admiral in the navy.
By Senator Thurston, creating an ad-
ditional judicial circuit to be designated
as the tenth and to include the states of
Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Wyoming,
Utah and Montana, and creating a court
of appeals for the circuit
By Senator Warren, permitting the
free admission of honorably discharged
soldiers and sailors into any hospital of
can treatment.
The executive session was devoted to
the consideration of the Hay-Paunce-
fote treaty. The treaty and the amend
ment to it suggested by the committee
on foreign relations were read at the in
stance of Senator Lodge who took
charge of the treaty on behalf of the
committee. He then made a speech in
explanation of the treaty and urged it's
speedy ratification as a necessary pre-
liminary to the consideration of the Mic
aragua canal bill.
Mr.. Frye resumed his speech in favor
OF the shipping subsidy bill. giving de-
tails as to the cost of building ships in
the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-05

and Clark, Republicans, and Daniel.
Bacon and Money, Democrats.
Against it, Messrs. Frye, Cullom, For
aker and Wolcott, Republicans. and
Morgan, Democrat.
The advocates of both lines OF policy
each express the opinion that the OPP
posing side viii in the end surrender.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-05
Commissioners Wright's Expenses-

Washington. Dec. 5.-The commission
er of labor reports to congress expendi-
lures aggregating $179,349 during the
last fiscal year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-05
Weather Idiosation.

Chicago, Dec. 5.-For Kansas. Gem
orally fair tonight and Thursday; vari4
able winds,
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-04
dOoman's Ways in Summer Days.
RED AND BLUE IN THE PARIS GOWNS.

Paris. Sept. 4.-The first faint sugges-
uons OF fast approaching fall are being
everywhere noticed. Ones trailing skirts
keep up lively rustic with the dead
leaves piled inches thick along the ave-
nues. The intense heat of July and Aug
ust played havoc with the shade trees
and left hardly green twig to nutter
on their branches.
This summer boasts the distinction OF
bringing In it's train the hottest day Paris
has known for one hundred and fifty
years. Small wonder then that IL Is going
out unregretted.
IL seems almost as IL things inanimate
too. had suffered from this summers In
tense heat. There Is an unmistakable
limp air about even the smartest of the
summer rigs one notices now at ""rhe
Exhibition" Frills are bit "saggy''
fchus trife ''stingy'' and picture hats
have more than a suggestion OF that mel
ancholy last rose OF summer" air
Every cool afternoon and evening IL
taken advantage OF by the smart woman
TO air one of her modish fall creations
How trig these light wooden gowns ap-
pear dotted around amidst host of rath-
err passe summer gowns. Barege. woolen
grenadine canvas. and cashmere are all
having their innings just now. Some OF
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-04
THE AMERICAN TAN.

ceaseess struggle OF the wokmen to get shorter
higher pay for moment that the toiers might
their yearly accounting OF stock and their yearly exhibition OF
power before the general public.
ansparence carried by the prades in thou
sand cities those directly interested all the
round that it is the policy get
dividual members cohorts of labor marched by it
was impossible view them They were not a
mass. eye refused take them in whole, but
nstnctvely turned from face to face, singing out the in
dividua the divisions which appeared
in citizens dress completely unomed for the vital idea
spectacle that each had Clipped his
and loyalty tribute exacted of him for the
benefit but investment for his benefit
from which expected dividends of shorter hours
higher pay and better sanitary conditions.
American republic that people
eregntha the individual, without governmental master
except choosing labor has the
unions they paraded yesterday neat symbol of the
government which protects its members from the
foreign and domestic enemies outlaws and plaques that
they may undstubed liberty the gathering competency
the attainment of civilized comforts No merging of the
agang All opportunity develop his individual
The unions blunders of
The leader has sometimes unable
his followers.
been the choice of leaders would
incidents had engine perfect
world But taking all all the combination labor this
for the of destroying competition and thus putting
general level Of has accomplished thousand
reduced the length Of working cleaned the shops
the employment young children but has brought
and thoroughgong benefit than
made the working think for himself and contemplate
nifty 1t has ordained achieved that performed
Europe by human cattle shall be done in America by
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-04

with two narrow bias folds of the plaid.
Over the front fhere falls long square
cornered ovcrskirt slightly draped over
both hips.
The corsage Is a close fitting affair OF
green material made with pointed bas-
ques. IL Is cut V necked. and fastens
down the front with double straps OF
dark blue cloth. over the shoulders ex-
tends a broad collar OF the plaid goods
strapped with dark blue cloth. Straps
outline the entire corsage and continue
up to the top OF the front darts. The
draped ceinture Is of black satin orna-
mented with an old silver buckle.
The modistes too are favoring the
Scotch tartans for their early fall toques
that are 10 be worn with tailor made
gowns. One chic little affair designed to
be worn with hunting suit was built on
the lines of a regulation Scotch cap" At
the front IL had a fetching little bow of
black velvet ribbon drawn through a cut
silver buckle One either side there were
stin quilts that crossed over the top OF
the cap. One was colored I'm bright plaid
like the cap while the other had a
shiny crow black surface. Toques are
largely I'm the majority among the new
fall models In line they deviate hut lit
tie from the popular Tip tilted affairs OF
this summer and arc TO be sworn quite
back from the face. Again the modstes
are offering fruit laden hats for fall wear.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-04

few days have placed the auc
territorial OF
All remained
back-d AT last
the official
together with
no,
them for they
Of China and thought she
viii,
the rest division
promising
the American
communications hitherto
This Immediately excited curiosity department ~
supplementary statement explaining would withdraw u... ~,
mn
sn far with mpatn 70 know ns
the administration has abandoned its Of Russia
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-04

and this time II looks as II the fashion
would find more favor than IL did through
the summer. A pretty girlish little AFFAIR.
dressy enough for afternoon toilettes.
was built OF thyme green satin straw.
The rather narrow crinkled brim was
faced with dark blue velvet A green
straw fiat rolled up at the front formed
the crown. This was banked with bunch
or blackberry vines with their blossoms.
leaves and fruit. The back of the roll was
filled In with loops of blue velvet ribbon.
Navy blue seems TO be the stand by
pending Dame Fashions choice OF colors
for the coming winter. Such smart
gown worn at the Exposition Friday af-
ternoon was built OF dark blue wool gren-
adine over white taffeta. The skirt that
barely touched the ground was laid en-
tirely I'm rather broad box-plaits that
fiared from the knees.
The plated blouse pouched a trife over
the narrow black satin ceinture. IL was
made with close fitting pointed basques
OF checked sack and white satin. At the
neck IL was cut in a long pointed filed
I'm with gathered white mousseline de
sole that mounted to the top of the high
straight collar Bordering the there
were broad reveres and a sailor collar OF
the plaid satin cut on the bias. A cravat
of black gauze followed the inner edge
OF the collar and was caught with a rhine
stone ornament at the bust line. The
close fitting plain sleeves terminated i'm
points over the hands that were piped
with white silk.
II looks again as though red and blue
were going To be favored combination
The couturiers who cater especially TO
growing girls and children seem bound
to revive what Americans term THAT
Frenchy Combination" A deep shade OF
cardinal red Is the color most favored
and not the yellow vermilion reds.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-04
PULPIT AND PEW.

At East Orange, n. j., recently Il was
found necessary 20 have a policeman
assigned az guard at the door OF the
clinton Street Baptist Church where
the prayer meeting had been broken
up by three members Of the conRrega-
tion whom the pastor had denounced.
The Young Mems Christian association
IN Danbury In In financial distress The
advisabiiity OF suspending work is under
consideration and several OF the direc-
tors favor the proposition.
In 1899 there were 1os incumbents ~
church livings I'm England who had occu-
pied the same living for ffty years or
more. and of these twelve had held their
rlaccs for sixty years Their average
income amounted TO $3.50 year. and in
sixteen cases the income after nfty wears
continuous service was between the i,m-
It's OF $3.50 and $40 n year.
The Rev v. w. Vaughn. ninety vears
old is vicar OF the church I'm Tlanti.rt
Giamorganshire. Wales which is h,,Iit
on grounds representing the most an.
Client Christian centre IN tho Rr,tlsb
Isles. as daughter OF carectacus snr.
posed 10 he mentioned hy ST Paul urder
tho name ~ Claudia. IL said 10 have
founded a Christian church there abou,
A. ID. 81.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-04
1.-THE CHILD"

There has been in recent years much
talk i'm educational circles about 1.-The
child" with very little said about chill
dren. The fashion has been to enlarge
upon child culture as IL II were finer
thing than the teaching of children.
A protest against this habit comes
from James Champln Fernald. He in
sists that there is not In all educa tional
literature more mischievous phrase
than 'the child. Formerly" he says,
I'VE had children, actual entities, real
beings. Now We have psychology and
an abstraction-the child. He is not
real being. The Lord never made him.
He has not been created, but excogita-
ted. He is like nothing in heaven or
earth. Children have endless variety.
The child has no variety except such as
marks the difference in psychological
sects that have manufactured IT,"
This In none too severe when we recall
all the rhapsodies of reformers who in
sist that "the child must repeat I'm his
experience the experience OF the race,
and that boy OF six must spend two
years I'm the kindergarten before his
reasoning powers develop Mr.. Fernald
contends that the mistake in all the mod
ern systems Is the attempt to treat the
child as an entity when God and nature
have given us only children "A child
is an abstraction simply evolved out OF
some professors inner consciousness with
no troublesome limitations OF fact Hence
you can assert almost anything about
the child and find something somewhere
to fit the theory, after IL In made" How
ever. the theory after 1t has been
evolved will not apply to actual children.
When DIR. Shaw conducts spelling tests
with more than 5000 living children and
calculates the results. his conclusions
have the authority of actual expert
ment. This is gathering facts and com
bining them to for theory. This
f"the forming Of a theory first and evolv-
ing an abstract conception out OF evoIu-
ton and what not and then going out
10 find something in children TO fit the
theory" Mr. Fernald contends is emf
nently unscicntiic. He holds that there
Ia more value in the practical observa-
tions OF teacher who has taught year
after year fifty or sixty children from
the streets, Just as they are caught. than
in the closest theory OF the most learned
professor. With truth Mr.. Fernald re-
marks:
'The training Of real children calls
out all the most various resources of
parent or teacher and Is a wonderfully
uplifting developing process for one who
accepts II rightly. But the study of
the child as an abstraction can be done
with n cold heart on unvarying maxims
among which the theorists soul Is con-
tinnaIIy contracting until you can hear
the dry bones rattle e"-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-04

the softest shades OF wood brown are
combined with mellow almond green In
the most effective way imaginable.
A simple youthful gown that attested
the beauty of this brown and green COM
bination was made OF Grape. woven in silk
and wool. II was OF a light shade of wood
brown crossed with fine waxing stripe
of darker brown satin, on the bias.
The skirt was made perfectly plain
with the fullness at the back laid I'm a
single box-plait. IL just escaped the
ground by a hairs breadth and even at
the back there was no suspicion OF a
train.
The corsage was cut away at the front
to show a broad plastron of ecru lawn
ACCORDION plated. This was bordered
with a broad fold OF almond green rep
silk edged with narrow brown velvet rib
bon. The same velvet trimmed silk was
employed for the broad sailor collar. A
fluffy cravat bow OF ecru lawn ornament
ed the front OF the high lawn collar. The
narrow ceinture of brown velvet fasten-
cd with square green enamel clasps.
The draped over skirt has come
stealthily to the front again this fall but
the couturiers as yet handle IL rather gin
gerly and give evasive answers to ques-
tions concerning the stability OF its popu-
larity. Perhaps IL will be, and indeed
why shouldn't IL be the distinctive feat
ure of this winters gowns"-so they re-
spond to the women who are planning
their winters wardrobe.
One OF the very newest models out has
n draped overskirt made quite pronounce
ed by being built OF a different material
from the skirt II Is n light weight chew
lot gown of dark green. trimmed with
blue and green plaid cheviot. cut on the
bias The skirt is made OF the plain ma
terial and is laid In plaits at the back and
sides. Around the bottom II is trimmed
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-04
GIRL WHOSE. PENNIES
FOUNDED A HOSPITAL.

On Monday. In Philadelphia, occurred
the opening OF the Childrens Hospitai
and Dispensary OF Germantown. As the
hospital will be purely non-sectarian IN
stitution, ministers representing every re-
iisious denomination in that suburb were
present.
On Aug 80. 1898. Hilda Jsggers. aged
g. daughter OF Robert and Margaret Jag
gers. of 225 Bringhurst street German
town, suffered from membrsneous Group
Previous to her illness she had been one
OF many children i'm the same neighpor-
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-04
ODDS AND ENDS.

In arithmetic the Chinese were first to
invent the decimal systematic way OF
counting by tens which has been adopt
ed by all nations except the English.
BY using long distance telephone in
stead OF the telegraph, a gang of sharpers
succeeded In taking about 100000 from
various pool-rooms in New York The
telephone being quicker than the tele-
graph. the sharpers were able TO bet
on a horse that had already won in ST.
Louis or Chicago.
1t takes 5000 bees to weigh a pound
but when the insects come in fresh from
the fields and flowers. freighted with
honey. they weigh nearly thrice as
much.
SO useful are toads In gardens that
they are sold In France by the dozen for
stocking gardens, 10 free them from
many injurious insects.
The story is told In good faith of n
Washington man who performed the
novel feat of frying an egg I'm the heat
of the sun on an asphalt pavement on
Monday last. The egg was done on one
side i'm seven minutes and thirty Sec
onds, and on both sides in ten minutes
II was eaten by a little negro boy who
was among the spectators OF the ex-
pertinent. The temperature as indicated
by the thermometer placed on the pave
ment was 40 degrees.
Many Chinese temples have windows
made from mother-of- pearl. found in
oyster shells The material Is transpar-
ent and looks like opal glass.
A portrait Of the late Walter q. Gresh-
am, Secretary Of State under President
Cleveland. will have place of honor in
the galleries OF the Emperor OF Japan.
This is' to be done as a tribute 10 Mr..
Gresham's services in negotiating the
treaty between the Unite States and
Japan. which was adopted during Cleve-
lands second term. Frank NJ. PEBBLES
painted the portrait. =
Damages of $1,000 are asked by Kan
sas City baker from woman who spread
a report that he kneaded his bread with
his feet.
a curious criminal law now exists In
Greece. A man who In there sentenced to
death awaits two years before the execu-
tion OF the sentence.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-09-04
HILDA JACCEPS.

hood busily engaged collecting pennies In
aid of the childrens ward of the Ger
mantown Hospital. Shortly before she be-
came sick. she had collected II cents for
the benevolent work. While she was Ill
little Hilda requested her mother 10 take
the money she had collected and start
hospital for little children. The worried
mother gave the matter scarcely any con-
sideration.
On Sept s. of the same year. the little
one died. The next evening the children
of the miniature fort, known as Fort Ed
wards located on West Chelten avenue.
presented the children OF Fort Hobson