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The colored American., 1900-01-13

days of chivalry. If the young people
OF marrlageble age are instructed and
impressed that superficial affections
will not stand the wear and tear Of do
mestic struggles, and that the only true
union is grounded in kindred of soul,
sympathy in spirit and in aspiration,
there would not be so much for the
divorce court to do. Not legislation,
but moral training that reaches the
heart is the remedy. The wife is the
home maker, and it is her fault if the
home over which she presldes is not the
happiest place for her husband to spend
his time; the husband must likewise
protect, support and encourage the
wife. Each must trust and respect the
other, or dlssension is certain to ensue.
The scandal 'monger and mischief
maker, the bsne Of the young wife's
existence, should be firmly shown the
door when her poisonous shadow in
trudes itself into the domestic circle
Let mothe g and fathers fill the minds
Of the yo1ng folks with these princi-
pies before it Is too late. Let them be
preached from every pulpit, until the
very name Of divorce court becomes
odious, and marriage 1s undertaken
only after the soberest reflection, and
thea with determination to live up to
the standard set forth IN the sweetest
days Of the Iove.dream. Like the LIQUOR
evil, the divorce evil is a moral ques.
ton, and prohibitory laws aggravate
as often as they alleviate.
There are no less than one dozen
newspapers now being edited by color
ed women.
The young Afro-American lady who
smilingly acknowledges that she can
not bake loaf of bread nor cook a
piece Of beef, is no longer considered
the educated lady, truthfaIly asserts
the Baltimore Republican Guide.
Miss Anna Hutchinson, a talented
and handsome young lady of Atlanta,
Ga, holds very responsible position
as clerk in the off CO of the Mutual Re-
lief Association Insurance Company,
leading corporation in the state of
Georgia. She is giving eminent salts
faction.
Mrs. Booker T. Washington has re.
Gently made valuable gift to the read
ing room of Fisk University, her Alma
Mater, The gift consists Of sixty vol
umes of histories of various countries.
Mrs. Washington was formerly Miss
Maggie Murray and'graduated from the
college department at Fisk in 'S9.
Mrs. G. H. Phillips, of Jackson,
Tenn. vice president N. A. G. W., and
president Tennessee W. G. T. T., and
talented wife of the editor OF the
CHI 'istian Index, is an ardent advocate
Of the, kindergarten, and has published
scholarly article pointing out the ad.
to the child. She Is securing
much influential support for the cause
In Mississippi and neighboring states.
In the New York Telegr am's teach
ers' contest for trip to Europe-five
to be seIected-Mlss Imogen Howard
is In the "Queen Row." If she main.
The colored American., 1900-01-13

convention at New York, and the
Presbyrerians assembled here, INDUCED
in their annual bout on the divorce
evil, and passed resolutions on the
subject, along the same lines they have
been passing them for 10 these many
days. They notice the terrible prevs'
lence of legal separations, and stand
sghast at the number of cases in which
the statutory ground" is alleged upon
both sides, and denounce both divorce
and its cause as evils of glaring pro-
portions. This is distressing fact.
The breaking up Of a family is a ca
lamity, and wound to cur social sys-
tenn. Divorce Is surgical operation,
to be resorted to only after every meal s
Of bringing about reconciliation have
been exhausted. 1t matters not which
party may be at fault. Husband and
wife are both injured by open domes-
tic lnfeIicity, and the capacity of each
for usefulness Is intellectually impair
ed.
While these eminent divines have
discoursed learnedly upon the divorce
evil, neither denomination has made it
clear to the bystander what can be done
about 1t. National legislation, making
uniform divorce regulations, may make
divorces more difficult to obtain, but
hot ho nf q
disease, for, defeated in securing legal
freedom. the interested persons can
still take 'Scotch leave" and will more
than likely consort with the partner of
their choice, IN defiance Of law or
morality; nor does stringent matri-
monial regulations offer a solution.
Whittier said long ago:
80, gold is good and rank is fair,
And high and low mate ill;
But love has never known law,
Beyond it's own sweet will. !"
The fiery spirit OF the youthful Loeb
invar Is the same as it was in the olden
time, impatient of curb or restraint.
People will msrry in haste, and repent
and separate at leisure, no matter what
laws are passed to prevent either. The
plants of the two denominations may
check the disaster by repeated resolu-
ton and persistent agitation, but the
papers, carrying day by day, fresh and
more narrowing tales of marital woe, do
not yield us much encouragement.
The seat Of the trouble is in the
heart. The church must begin anew
to re'establish the old notions of do
mestic possibility between husband
and wife, and the interdependenee of
one upon the other. The chaotic situa-
tion arising from social condition
where tho two instead of the one are
making thu bread in public employ
ment, and by the wider participation
Of women in the affairs of government
must be settled by sympathetic ad
justment of Individual rights and pre-
negatives, or the domestic unity named
in the marriage bond will become an
idle dream This coalition of interests
and settlements Of degree of latitude to
be allowed the respective parties, calls
for the broadest charity, the deepest
common sense. and the highest mutual
respect. The husband must remem Der |
his obligations, and the wife must be
true to her vows. While ma'ntening a |
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03
STOLE LECTURES
Famous Art COnnOisseur Will Be
In Topeka Nov. 5.
Will Open the High School Lee
ture Course.
TO STAY HERE A WEEK.
Deliver Series of Lectures
For School Picture Fund.
WOman's Federation In Charge
of the Venture.
TO STAY HERE A WEEK.

Much interest is being taken in art and
literary circles in the coming series OF
lectures at the high school 0 nthe paint
ings in the great art galleries Of Dres-
den, Berlin, Vienna, Munich and other
cities.
Fraulein Stole, who will open the sea-
son of the Union Lecture course at the
high school November 5. has been secured
through the efforts of the ladies of the
City Federation of Woman's clubs to re-
main the remainder of the week in this
city and give the series of lectures men
toned above
lures will said Mrs A H Thompson
president of the city federation, be al
most equal TO q Trip througn tne AN
Gus art galleries of Europe with an artist
for a guide.
has made a life study OF art All her lee
lures are illustrated by the aid of a stere-
opticon with pictures reproduced IN color
from the original paintings Some maze
been led to believe that the stereopticOn
reproductions were in black and WhlIe-
This however. is a. mistake. The dis
tfnctfve color-scheme of each artist is
faithfully represented, so faithfully, In
facf that the peculiarities of coloring in
hesh-tfnts as well as in draperies, are in
stantIy recognizable by any one who has
seen the original work. The brilliant com
binations OF color, which make the work
of Durer distinctive. the wonderful power
and vividness of Rembrandt, the deep rich
hesh-eints of Rubens, appear on the
screen with degree of accuracy which
keeps one in a constant state OF mingled
IN writing to Topeka Fraulein Stole
says: Ny lectures viii deal with the
masterpieces in each of the galleries, the
peculiarities of the artist and his merits
and how to recognize his works. Hence
it may be assumed that the lectures will
not appear dry to those who are really
not interested in art, but viii be amusing
as well as instructive.
FrauIein Stole has, after years Of ex-
perirnents with colors and methods, sue
ceeded in painting with wonderful truth
and delicacy the pictures from the origi-
nails on slides to be reproduced with d
lantern. The secret of their production
IS wholly hers and no other collection
can be compared TO this In carrying out
this great work months were spent at
each Of the galleries and museums where
water color sketches were made Of the
originals to aid IN making the slides.
November 6. Fraulein Stole viii arrive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03

as campaign years usually are" re-
marked a gentleman after the parade
had passed the hotel last night, and
I also notice that the man who is will
ing to walk through the mud and let
oil from a torch drip on his clothing is
fewer in numbers. consider this a very
good sign and think that the country
will be saved no matter which way the
election goes In the old days when men
tramped the streets night after night
carrying a smoky, greasy torch, bowling
themselves hOarSe, or stood for hours
in the streets while some wOuld-be
statesman poured out oratory of low
or high order used to trenble for the
country. Not because I gave much
thought to what the orator said, but be-
cause I questioned the sanity of the
bowling torch bearer who made up the
mass of the people. The decadence of
the torch bearer is the best possible sign
that the country is not going to the
demnitiOn bOw-WowS. When the torch
bearer begins to think for himself he
quits tramping in the mud, and when
he quits tramping in the mud it means
that the day of the vote as you think
and not as you are told has arrived
Another sign of the increase of sanity
is the fact that no man has so far made
a bet to wheel another man down the
main street if his candidate is not elect
ed, and the idiot who agrees to go with
out shaving if his candidate is not elect
ed has not been heard from In former
presidential years all these and many
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03

in this city Saturday and will stop at
The programme for the hve lectures is
Tuesday-The Galleries of Rome
Wednesday-The Galleries of Florence
Thursday-The Galleries of Venice and
Berlin.
Friday-The Galleries of Dresden and
saturday-The Galleries Of Paris and
Modern Art.
at the Kellam Book & Stationery Co..
Moore Book & Stationery Co., and
Mills Dry Goods Co. also from any OF
the teachers or club members Of the city
or at the high school on nights of lectures.
No reserved seats.
Season tickets good for the five lectures
will be sold for S1-0O Single admissions,
80 cents.
The woman's clubs have undertaken to
decorate the school rooms of the city. and
this series of lectures is the first of a
series Of tertainments which will be ar
ranged for at intervals during the winter
to furnish the funds with which this work
will be carried forward.
The committee OF about thirty members
of the various. clubs met recently to dis
cuss plans for future work
The federation is represented at each OF
city federation who represents the school
in the councils of the art committee Each
of the representatives will prepare a
schedule OF the various rooms IN the
school building represented by her. This
schedule will include the names OF the
tea cheers of the various rooms and a list
of the pictures or paintings hanging In the
Each of the schedules viii be turned
over to the central committee to study
and consult in making assignments Of
meeting of this committee covering the
work of last year. They were very en-
was shown in endeavoring to make bet
ter showing this year.
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is spending Sunday at her home In
Holton-
Miss Ida. Stewart left Friday for Cen
ter.ville Iowa to spend Sunday
Miss Kate Wilson leaves in a. few days
for Dallas, Texas, to spend the winter
with her aunt
A number Of young ladies will meet
Monday afternoon at the home of Miss
Florence Rossington for the purpose of
organizing a card club for the coming
season.
o. Junior Bennett will return Sunday
from business trip in the north
Miss Edna McKenney and Miss Helen
Small viii spend Sunday at the Small
ranch near Hoyt- They expect to return
to Atchlson Tuesday.
Engraved wedding invitations and
cards. Adams Bros. I'll Kansas avenue.
CONTINUED on page 3.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03
SUNFLOWER DESIGN.
The One to Be Used on Exposition
Stock.

A design to be printed on the stock
certificates of Kansas Semi Centennial
Exposition company has been submitted
and worked out by the artist at Halls
Lithographing company
The design is an elaboration OF an
idea suggested by +. d. Coburn, chair
man of the committe of publicity and
promotion. The center piece is the seal
of the state of Kansas with 2, stalk of
corn and a stalk of sunfioWers crossed
to form a background.
On either side is a Sheaf Of wheat and
oats enclosed within the circle of a
sickle. The words '.Semi-Centennial Of
Kansas, Topeka, 1S54-1904," appear in a
scroll work around the center piece.
This design will undoubtedly be adopt
ed and will be printed in a tint on the
face of the stock certificates with the
other printing in black over it.
New subscriptions to the capital stock
continue to come in. A meeting of the
board of directors will be called soon
after election at which time detailed
plans for the work to be carried out
during the coming winter win be made
H NJ Philips has a supply of the ex-
position stickers which are to be used
on all the stationery and in advertising
in various ways.
Secretary Coburn has had button
made, an exact fac-simile of the eXposi-
ton stickers- A supply viii be secured
in time for general distribution.
Every means that may be devised for
effective advertising viii be adopted by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03

Mrs. SchiIling's Suffering Amonl
People Supposed to Be Human.

People supposed TO BE human
A woman, Mrs. S. z. Schilling, who is
suffering from consumption, was sent
to Topeka about six weeks ago by char
liable people Of El Dorado. She cN-
pected to go into the Rutty mission for
care. but the mission was broken up
about that time and she found a room
on South Kansas avenue where the mis-
sion people supplied her with a cot and
stove. The other residents Of the build
ing objected so strenuously to a con-
sumptive patient residing with them
that the landlord secured another room
for her on East Fourth avenue. ana
sent an expressman, who took her and
her things to the place. The express
man put her things in the han upstairs
and left, but a passerby who happened
to notice her condition, went to her aid
and helped her with her goods The in
mates of this building also objected TO
a consumptive moving in
It was cold and raining and the poor
woman who was weak and helpless
stood in the hall and waited for some
humane soul to come to her assistance.
Finally some one did carry her things
into the room and set up her cot and
left her There she remained without
food or fire for two days wednesday
during the cold and rain come one called
the attention Of the police TO the case
Mrs Thorpe went at once to see 10 the
woman and called the attention OF MT
Hale the Door commissioner 10 the
needs Of the woman, and he promised
to see to her needs. and said that she
would be taken to the county hospital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03
MR.. LOCKE IS PAIRED.

J. G. Johnson's Manager VIII Not Go
Home to Vote
The officials of the state Democratic
committee have completed the work of
the campaign and will leave Kansas
City tonight for their respective homes
to vote
George P. Locke. who is managing J.
G. Johnson's campaign for United States
senator will not leave the headquarters
having paired his vote with a Repubn-
can from Wichita who is also away from
home.
J. Mack Love, the chairman and Sec
rotary Pepperen will go respectively to
Arkansas City and Concordia, their
homes tonight and will return to head
quarters in Kansas City tuesday even
ing to receive the returns.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03

Lexington. Ky. Nov. s.-That w. q.
Whitney viii keep his horses IN kent u,hg
by which the eastern man purcnas
Hamburg place was practically cos ~,
is but two miles from Lexington Inc
farm Is equipped with the most modern
barns and has been cut up into paQnocka
to a great extent. All that could pr oe
sired for a modern broodinE estaniis nine Nv
Is there and st was largely due 90 TINS
facf that Mr. Whitney considered the pure
chase OF the farm. Accompanied Dy hls
attorney. Fl. Macdonald brought ifpll
New York FOR the express purpose oA
drawing up the papers. Mr.. whitney w.
tied the farm this afternoon with A5.
Madden and expressed himself as much
pleased with the place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03

the directors. Although IL is apparently
a long time until the date for the eN
position the time is comparatively short
in which to accomplish so great "a work
and all the energy that may be devoted
to the enterprise viii be needed.
The papers from all parts of the state
are giving the project much compliment
tary notice outside the notices sent out
by the bureau Of publicity. The people
are becoming thoroughly in favor Of the
plan and many of the business men re-
cefve letters every day from people re-
siding in various parts of the state Tor
information in regard to the scheme.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03

BOOKKEEPING
PENMANSHIP
CIVIL SERVICE
SHORTHAND
TELEGRAPHY
notice.:

One Tuition admits to all Departments.
combined of Bookkeeping and Shorthand,
of Bookkeeping and Teegraphy, costs than
single and is always the bestPayng
positions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03

more fdiotic bets would have been made
and talked about by this time. Men
formerly let their nails or hair grow on
bets and some even made bets which
would prohibit them from bathing.
hoping doubtless that they would lose
the bet in order to have an excuse for
not laundering themselves I look upon
the lack of all this as a hopeful sign,
and consider it much more important
than imperialism or the full dinner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03
a Second crop of Pears.

Winfield Courier. DIT. S. p. Park has
a near tree containing a second crop or
fruit this year and the second crop 81 now
about half grown The tree was lonoed
IN the spring and n the frost had been
"a few weeks later the rce-nd crop Wool@
have been almost as zoos
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03
A Washington Wedding.

"A Washington wedding of interest to
Kansas people is that Of Miss Josephine
Perkins, daughter of the late Senator
Bishop Perkins of Independence. Kas..
and Mr.. William A Hill. The ceremony
was performed at noon, Wednesday, at
the home OF the brides mother 1915
Sixteenth street Following the cere-
mony a reception was held which was
attended by about two hundred guests
The brides gown was an exquisite affair
of white chiffon embroidered in silver
and worn over white liberty silk The
silvered chiffon bodice was trimmed
with lace and she wore diamond heart.
given to her by the groom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-03

This year is not as prolific in the
production Of idiots who make odd bets
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-02-09
Mr.. Mcconnell thinks II would

Nj. Mcconnell thinks it would
be q benefit to the Indians to sell
their unallotted lands, as at present
the thousands of acres are living
idle and of no use to the Indian
he further gave, as his opinion.
that it would be much easier for
one man to make a treaty with the
Indians for the sale of these lands
than to have a commission of three
OF more. Each commissioner
would have plans, methods and
manners peculiarly his own, and
differing from the other. The
Indian is very observing and does
a great deal of thinking, noticing
all these differences Of Opinions
and he is then slow to come to an
agreement. MI. Mcconnell. fur
Their stated that there was no doubt,
about the government being able
to makea satisfactory treaty with
the Indians for the sale of the I'M
allotted lands.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-02-09
Don't Want En-.

A Fort Yates dispatch says:
Standing Rock Indians to not take
kindly to the proposal for the re-
moval of the Santees from Devils.
Lake to this reservation. They
hold that they have not more than
land enough for themselves.
Probably the best plan would be-
that proposed some years ago,
namely, to buy out the few settlers
on the old Fort Rice reservation,
north of this reservation, attach
some land west of this, and form a
separate reservation but adjoining
Standing Rock. This proposed
reservation would have fifty miles
frontage on the Missouri river,
fine hay meadows and abundant
timber and coal, and could be pro-
cured at very small cost. Major
Bingenheimer, the agent here, is
in favor of this plan, excepting for
the fact that liquor would be easily
procured on the north side from
white people.
Harry Since brought in nine
rattles and a button with the fresh
skin attached to prove the truth
of his story that he had killed a.
rattlesnake on the goth of Jan
uary. Owing to the extraordinary
weather the reptile, which he
found right in the road, must have
been thawed out of his torpidity.
The Indians believe the finding
of a snake in winter portends some
terrible calamity.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1900-02-09

am a farmer located near Stony Brook, one Of the most malMious
districts in this State, and was bothered with malaria for years, at times
so could not work, and was always very constpated as well. For
that could do nothing but shake: must have taken about a barrel
Of quinine pills besides dozens of other remedies, but never obtained
any permanent benefit. Last fall, in peach time, had a most serious
attack Of chls and then commenced to take Rpans Tabues, upon a
been without them since. take one Tabu!e each morning and night
and Ss om ghneS when MI feel more than usually exhausted take three in
have not had the least touch Of malaria nor splitting headache since
more refreshed than formerly. don't know how many complaints
Ripans Tabues will help, but do know they will cure any one in the
honestly consider them the cheaPest-priced medicine in the world, as
they are also the most beneficial and the most convenient TO- take.
same as most farmers. both early and late and in all kinds Of weather,
and have never enjoyed such good health as have since last fall; in
fact, my neighbors have all remarked my improved condition and have
said, Say, John, what are you doing to look so h%ealthy2"
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