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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07
GOWN. OF JET AND NET FOR A MATRON.

"deprives me of Staying power.
drink nothing at luncheon, but have a
small cup Of black coffee afterward. I
often smoke when my brain is tired"
Miss Ianotha. court pianist to the
German emperor, eats strong soups.
birds of all kinds, simple buildings, veg
eta bles and fruit. ION days" she says,
when a special strength is required TO
enable me to go through the fatigue OF
long concerts a cup of soup every few
hours and a biscuit. a bird. fruit, lit
tie port wine and my favorite chOcO-
iates are forced upon me-"
Miss Winifred Emery speaks for
meat. Next to meat" she writes. II
like fruit, always uncOoked. but that I
prefer between my meals only and new
er after them at dessert Milk do not
like and never take"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07
A MODEL HUSBANDS WAY
OF REBUKING HIS WIFE.

Maria" he said as he entered the
house, speaking before his wife had
time to say a word, this house is in
an awful condition.
Why. Henry she began
Don't try to excuse yourselfs' he in
terrupted. Look at this room! I was
going to bring a friend home with me,
but refrainad for fear that the house
would be just in the condition that I
find it in
IF you had sent word, Henry"
Sent word. Maria! Why should I
have to send word? Why should any
one who claims to be a housekeeper
have to be notified so that she can
scurry about and make things look re-
spectacle? And that gown, Martial It's
outrageous to be dressed in that fash
ion at this time Of day."
II could have changed it.
"Oh, of course. You could have done
lots Of things, but you didn't. You
should be ready to entertain your hus-
bands friends at any time. 1 suppose
the dinner is cold too
IT'S not 50 good as it was. You're
late, you know.
"Of course, and If I had brought my
friend with me he'd have had to sit
down to a cold dinner or one that was
burned to a cinder, and we should have
both felt Inundated and should have
had to apologize. 1t isn't right, Maria!
1t isn't right at ALI"
Really. Henry. I am sorry that you
are so much annoyed"
Wen, I wish you would try to do
little better. It's very annoying. very
annoying
And when he had settled himself in
his armchair after dinner he chuckled
to himself and muttered:
by George. but I should have got
roasting for being late if 1 hadn't start
ed in first It's a great scheme. Guess
I'll tell the fellows at the club"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07


felt like it or not. because if they didn't
the boys would think them jealous BY
the way. they didn't feel the least BIT
like laughing, for they had all heard the
jokes before. and one girl in fact, had
them all ready to spring herself
OF course the entire group of girls is
gisgling- They giggle because. when
you come right down to il, they haven't
anything to say. and also because it's
a comparatively easy thing to do. Be
Sides 1t allows one time to think. Some
OF the girls are doing very hard think
ing. They are examining the way this
girl has her dress made or the new way
that one has coiled her hair. Two of
them at least feel sleepy enough to go
70 bed on the instant and at least three
more have inward heartaches because
their particular men have deserted
them for other girls who prove more at
tractive for the time being. A couple
of others are worrying a bout the effect
of the dampness on their muslin dress
es. and the third is secretly wondering
if she can stand much more of the con-
Versation without becoming absolutely
insane
7 myself am doing a little. rejecting.
am wondering how those girls can
possibly put up with such mere boys,
at least in some cases four or FIVE
years younger than themselves / know
very we'll they wouldn't stand them
for one minute during the winter But
why do they torture themselves now
I suppose there is only one answer. and
that is that if q girl Isn't having
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07
FAvoR1TE PERFUMES OF ROYALTY

FAVORITE PERFUMES OF ROYALTY
So far Queen WiIhelmina of Holland
has not patronized any scent. but she
is very particular about her eau de CO.
logne, which she only uses for her bath,
never allowing anybody to mix it with
the nearly cold water into which she
plunges twice day. She uses a soap
scented with white heliotrope.
As a matter OF fact, In the question of
perfumes as in many others, the ladies
who can easily afford to secure the best
care least for them. The empress of
Russia is a great lover of scents. but
she has no particular favorite and tries
all the bottles that are sent for her APP
probation She is faithful to one kind
Of soap only. which is scented "a la
peau d Espag nole." In her bath she
likes lavender water.
The empress of Germany is faithful
to new mown hay" which is prepared
for herself alone in special manner
under the form of scent, soap and toilet
water. She is exceedingly jealous
about it and frowns when a lady who
approaches her august person brings
with her the odor of new mown hay"
She even sulks when her husband, who
loves to NEEDLE in everything and often
goes rummaging in her dressing room,
dares. with his usual sang froid, to
sprinkle his handkerchief or his uni
form with some of her scent.
Queen Margherita of Italy uses only
perfumes made from italian flowers,
and especially those of Sicily; the soap
made in Palermo is not to be bought
out of Italy, but it is perfect, and many
travelling ladies smuggle cakes of this
delightful article home with them
The young queen of Italy is very mys-
FERROUS about the perfume she uses,
which is said to be prepared by the
princely hands of Milena of Montene-
gro.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07

good time she goes to work all the same
and pretends she is. That's the woman
of it.
I am for the present staying at a big,
Overcrowded hotel. In a week shall
leave and Join a house party of con-
genial friends. In the meantime I am
indulging in my favorste occupation.
that of studying human nature. There
is plenty of it here at the hoteI-princi-
pally woman nature, though. but none
the less interesting on that account
Oh, these WOmeni I once heard a re-
mark which I thought was very cynic-
al. BY the way, it fell from the lips OF
a woman. Said she, Il would rather
become lost in the desert among wild
beasts than come a stranger into
crowd of women" I am rather inclined
to agree with her, especially after a lit
tie episode which have Just witnessed
A nice, quiet girl came here fortnight
ago, and she confded TO me yesterday
that she was going to leave because she
was growing to forget the sound Of her
own voice. Absolutely no one spoke
to her. At table she sat with six peo-
pie. four of them women and not the
slightest advance. not even smile
was given to the poor lonely little
thing Everywhere it was the same
Even on the golf links she received
nothing but stony stares. She almost
jumped when 1 went up TO her and
asked if it was her first season at the
hotel In the course of converse ton
she looked up at me and said. You're
a westerner, aren't you2 I guessed so
because they are SO cordial and-er-
different from the rest Of them here"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07

Boston. for instance. But it's all wrong
We out-Boston Boston, for the matter
of that.
A funny thing happened recently. A
friend of mine received a crushing blow
to her pride. Owing to the fact that the
hotel is overcrowded, three of the
guests have been placed in large rooms
in the servants cottage. My friend is
one Of these The other day she came
in from a drive gorgeously tricked out
in her best toggery- In the entrance
she paused to ask a question of maid,
which the latter answered and then
stood looking open mouthed, as my
friend thought. at her fnery- Finally,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07

7.- - "A bachelor. too, isn't heF'
artistic indeed but unfortunately a
woman must have a lot of money TO be
aple 10 afIord gown of this sort
II S very bad idea to ask questions
ABOUT a man. no matter to whom you
put the question. had this brought
nome forcibly yesterday. I went down
70 the hotel stables to interview the
mead man there about a saddle horse
Of mine. He was not there, but stunt
ed little man who was Iounging around
sent boy for him, and to pass away
the time he offered to show me some
me horses So I pressed quarter into
ms hand, and we went on a tour of in
spectlon- After awhile we came to
very stunning pair. and I asked
70 whom they belonged Mr. Bran
oerhoH. ma am he answered "Oh
yes, said; that tall. fine looking
German-' Then, after a minutes pause.
1 imprudently remarked. with a smile
bachelor, too. isn't he2' whereupon
ne answered gravely. Yes. rna'an.''
When we returned to our starting place.
the missing stableman was not in sight
ana turned to my guide "Oh. you
work around the stable. Perhaps YOU
can tell me- began. Il beg your
pardon, ma am" he interrupted. I'm
private Then. with a peculiar twin
kle in his eye, he added. I'm Mr.. Bran
derhoff's coachman." leave YOU to
imagine my feelings I warrant he
tells his master too
This is the sort of thing which is in
variabiy the luck of your unfortunate
friend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07

A series of queries concerning their
favorite diet addressed to certain we'll
known people by a hygienic expert has
ELECTED some interesting replies
Mime. Sarah Grand lives on the plain
est food. principally fish, meat and
toast, and seldom touches sweets. fruit
or vegetables. One dish at dinner is all
she cares about, and she finds alcohol
in any shape or form bad for work.
Even glass of light wine." she says,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07

upon. Iher6 IS
perhaps J u s [
one girl in the
group who is
really enjoying
herself. She is
the one who is
doing all the
talking She has
m a de thre e
Jokes in success
sion. and the
m e n h a V G
laughed each
time and ap-
plauded h err
wit. OF course,
the other girls
laughed, too
they had to
-.-l..AI.n.- thnL-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07

I replied that
she was mis-
taken and that
1 was a New
Yorker. At the
same time i
blushed for the
old town. What
has come over
US that we are
trying to be
such h orrfd
8 n o b s ? New
Workers used to
have a reputa-
ton for being
e e n i al a n d
broad minded,
they have the
reputation still
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07

~ ACKLE. cackle. cackIeI Tehee,
teheel
This is the sort OF thing
which has been going on under
- my window for the last hour
or So AS you have perhaps
already guessed. these sounds proceed
from group of so called young people
About the youth OF some of the girls
I have my doubts. but none whatever
about that of the men" To hear the
racket you would imagine they were
having a jolly time wouldn't your As
a matter of fact, they are not How do
know2 Well, most people admit
have pretty fair knowledge Of my
own sex; besides. have my own expe-
riences and those OF my friends to draw
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07

in a Greek de-
sign The IN
derdress is, of
course, made
up Of the soft
hounces which
f a s hion de-
mands, but the
Greek embroid-
cry is again
seen on the
edge of the de-
cOlletage and
on the narrow
bands which
form the shout
q e r 5 t r a p $.
These crepe de
chimes with en-
broidered hnr
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07
Berkshire Hills.

A boy and a girl who offered to carry
a heavy package for an old woman in
the streets Of Vienna got into trouble
with the police for carrying parcels
without a license.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-07

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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-04
NEW CAPITOL FOR THE STATE OF
MINNESOTA.
Notice TO Contrnotora.

Sealed proposals in duplicate will be re-
ceived at the office of the Board of State
Capitol Commissioners, No. 612 Endicott
building, St. Paul, Mimi, until II o'clock
noon on the oath day of September, 1901,
for all labor and materiai required for
the roofing and skylights for the new
state capitol building at st. Paul, Mimi,
including steel supports for same, in ac-
cordance with the drawings and spcciff-
cations, which may be seen at the 0AUce
of the Board and at the Architects Of
fees on and after August 26th, 1901.
lions may be obtained from Cass Gilbert,
architect. Nc. 524 Endicott building. St
Paul, Mimi, or Room 704 Constable
building, Ill Fifth avenue, New York city,
upon payment Of the cost Of such repro
ductions, and deposit Of 800, such de-
post to be returned to the bidder upon
return of the drawings and. specifica-
lions.
Zach bid must be accompanied by
certified check for a sum not less than
100000, payable to the order of said
Board, as guarantee of good faith. The
right is reserved to reject any and all
bids and to waive any defect or informal
interest of the state to do so. Proposals
received after the time stated will be
returned to the bidders. Proposals must
be made on printed forms which will be
furnished by the Board, and must be
enclosed In envelopes. sealed and marked.
Proposals for Roofing and Skylights for
New Minnesota State Capitol at at. Paul.
itol Commissioners.
For the Board Of State Capitol Commits
sioners.
CLAIMING SEABURY.
Vice President.
st. Paul. Aug. 2sd. 1901.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-04
PLENTY ROOM LEFT
t, SETTLERS IN THE PACIFIC
COAST STATES
IMMIGRATION IS STILL BIG
Oregon and Washington to BE Ex-
plotted by the Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern
Roads This Winter.

Land commissioners of the North Pa
cific coast roads report that the settle
ment of lands in their territory was
never so great as during the present year.
The flow of immigration still continues
and promises to go on indefinitely. The
present boom began in 1887. 1t has been
going on ever since, despite predictions
then INDUCED in that it would be of short
continuance and that two years at
farthest would see the end of it. Now
the prophets are not so ready to advance
opinions as to how much longer it is
likely to proceed. 1t has been stimulated
greatly by low rates which the roads
have seen fit to keep in effect to assist
it, and the outcome has fully justified
their policy in this direction. There Is
Still plenty of room for new settlers.
The Northern Pacific has about 4,000, 600
acres of unsold land in Washington The
Great Northern has no land grant other
than the old one to the st. Paul, Mime
apOls & Manitoba road passing through
government land in the West, but the
officials of that company are urging it's
settlement, and the result is the same as
far as the road is concerned. The Great
Northern will direct its efforts the COM
ing year to filing Eastern Oregon. The
Northern Pacific will soon boom WASH
tngron and encourage immigration there.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-04

and General Superintendent Robert Will
l1ams, of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids
& Northern, were in the city yesterday
arranging for the entrance of their road
into st. Paul. 1t is expect that this will
be accomplished by the first of next
month, as was stated in these columns
some days ago.
Ihomas Upton. formerly purchasing
been appointed assistant purchasing
agent of the Denver Rio Grande, with
headquarters at Denver.
Horace I. Belts has been appointed as
sistant general auditor of the Union Pa
cific with offices at Omaha, Neb.
Thomas B. Burnett, one of the original
builders of the Los Angeles Terminal
railway. died in Los Angeles recently aft
er an illness extending over a period OF
five years The deceased was a native of
Wisconsin,, and ffty-siX years of age.
c. S. Willard has been appointed engi-
neer of maintenance of way on the
Peoria & Pekin Union to succeed j. B.
Tippett, whose title was superintendent
of bridges and buildings.
r. R. Hammond, formerly general SUI
perintendent of the Kansas City, Fort
Scott & Memphis, has been appointed SUI
perintendent of maintenance of the st.
Louis & San Francisco system, with an
office at Springfield, Mo.
]. V. Hanna, heretofore assistant chief
engineer of the Kansas City, Fort Scott
& Memphis, has been appointed to- the
same pos-ti on the st. Louis & San
Francisco, with an office at Springfield,
Mo.
F. G. Jonah, formerly engineer of MAIN
terance of way of the Chicago & Alton,
at Bloomington, ILL.,, has been appointed
chief engineer of the Blackwell, Enid 81
Southwestern, with an Office at Black
well, Okla.
B. R. Stephens, superintendent of trans
portation of the Toledo, st. Louis &
Western, has resigned, and has been
succeeded by c. F. Franklin, who was
formerly general superintendent but
more recently been engaged in experS
work for the company.
J. Steele, formerly superintendent Of
the Great Northern shops at Hillyard,
has been appointed locomotive foreman,
with headquarters at East Spokane.
George B. Williams has been appointed
assistant master mechanic of the Cana
dian Pacific at Toronto Junction, On-.,
to succeed John L. Scully. who has been
transferred to Winnipeg, in the same ca
pacity.
The Northern Pacific will shortly placs
an order for 600 freight cars.
Charles Ferguson & Co., of Spokane,
Wash, have secured the contract for
constructing the Republic & Grand Forks
railway, thirty-five miles long which will
parallel the most important portion of
the Great Northern'S new line from Mar
Gus to Republic, by way of Grand Forks.
The contractors agree to have the line
1900 men at work within three weeks.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-04
STATE OF M1NNpsoTA COUNTY on

STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF
Ramsey.-ss. In Probate Court. Special
term, 3rd day of September, 1901.
In the matter of the estate of Christian
Hokan Bergstrom, deceased:
On reading and filing the petition Of
Thorkild Wilson, administrator of the es-
tate of Christian Hokan Bergstrom. de-
ceased, representing among other things
that he has fully administered said es1
tate, and praying that a time and place
be fixed for examining and allowing Of
his final account of administration. and
for the assignment of the residue of said
estate to the persons entitled thereto:
1t Is Ordered, That the said account he
examined, and petition heard. by the
Judge of this Court on Monday the thir
tieth day of September, A. D. 1901. at 10
O'Clock a. M, at the Probate Court Room
in the Court House in st. Paul, in said
County.
And 1t is Further Ordered, That notice
thereof be given to all persons interested
by publishing a copy of this order for
three successive weeks, once in each
week, prior to said day of hearing, in
the st. Paul Globe, a legal newspaper
printed and published in said County.
By the Court, E. w. BAZILLE,
q. 81 Judge of Probate
g. P. O'Neall, Attorney for Administers
tor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-04
HAS ABSOLUTE POWER.
General Traffic Manager the Whole
Thing in Railroad Business.

IA kAaA1EO1U
Large railroad combinations are grad
ually uniting their business affairs under
the direction of a general traffic di-
rector" said a local railroad official yes
terday to the G b e. I'm many cases
rumors to this effect have had no other
foundation than the fertile Imagination
of the irrepressible newspaper man, still
there is nevertheless a growing idea that
the suggestion covers the most prac-
ticable method of properly handling the
traffic. 1t can be well seen that such
systems as the Vanderbilt and Pennsyl-
Vania have within themselves elements
of competition that cannot be equitably
adjusted except through single source,
and it is not unusual to find the officials
of one part of the system actively en-
gagged in taking away business from
another part, often at reduced rates.
"A controlling hand is absolutely nee
eSSary. This is shown in any road suf-
ficiently large to require division freight
agents for the different portions. These
men. each having supervision of his own
division, are naturally more impressed
with its Importance than with the gen.
eral welfare of the road, and as a conSe-
quence, frequently work to secure traffic
for their own division that would yield
more revenue if allowed to go elsewhere
If the best results are to be obtained It
is manifest that something more closely
Identified with traffic movement that q
board of directors must supervise and
direct these conflicting interests, and it
is here that the traffic dircctar - iicrls-u.
Now that ttiiS new policy has come
into the :%f.oad world, the question that
asises is just what rank in the affairs Of
tie company the new official is to take.
The resignation of President Hays, of the
Southern Pacific, is attributed to the alb
solute removal of the traffic from his SUI
pervision and placed in the hands Of
Traffic Director ]. G. Stubbs. If this be
true, it me ans that there is complete
enforcement between tie traffic and the
operating departments, and here comes
the question which is paramount. The
constantly growing Importance of tho
traffic idea is noted by anyone who has
studied the evolution of railroads. 1t Is
evident that the day has come when the
Il anSportation departments are Subo-d:-
nate to the traffic.
MANY railroad men question whether
the new method of divided responsibility
will best accomplish the desired result.
The necessity for immediate act on in
meeting the constantly changing traffic
conditions was one of the strongest fac
tors operating toward the recognition Of
the new theory. It is necessary that
train movements fit the business and
hence the control must have its source
in the knowledge of current traffic condi-
tions. If the traffic director, under the
new dispensation, is to direct the course
of traffic, he must also direct the move
ment Of traffic. The scope Of his authori-
ty is the gu stion what his title may
be makes no difference"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-04
SHOW GOOD BUSINESS.
Railroads Did Thriving Business in
Last Fiscal Year.


Operation of railroads for the first six
months OF the current fiscal year have
shown remarkable results. One hundred
and seventy-nine roads have made re-
turns; these roads operating 164, 49S miles
OF track, or more than so per cent of the
crease in gross earnings as compared
with the corresponding period of the
previous year amounting to $6S, 545 ,091,
OF 10 1-3 per cent. To realize the full in
tent of this increase it must be borne in
mind that the comparison is made with
more than usually prosperous period,
which showed a marvellous increase over
preceding periods of like extent.
Increases in railroad earnings have
been continuous for a serieS of years.
For the first half of 1900 the increase
was $7S, 900, for 1899 1t was s31, 1872, go
and for 1898 it was $51, $50, Co., If net earn
ipgs be taken as the basis of comparison
the showing for the last half-year be-
comes still more favorable. From Janu-
airy to July they increased $26, 934 $685. or
1412 per cent. Operating expenses for the
half year increased $36,61O, los, or 81 Der
cent.
Increases in gross earnings for the last
half year of more than 100000 were
shown by the following roads: Pennsyl-
Nania, 1881 900; Reading. $4,519, 1855; Atch-
!son, S4,497, sos: Lehigh Valley, So, 326, 327:
illinois Central, S2,212757, and Missouri
Pacific, 2.14S9S2. while the Baltimore &c
Ohio and Missouri, Kansas & Texas each
show gains Of over $780, 900. The South
ern Pacific, for five months has a gain
OF $6l97 200 In gross, the largest reported
Net gains in excess of 81, OOO.OO9 are shown
o. the following lines: Pennsylvania
ts'3fSoOe Southern Pacific. 81 $40, SAB; Atch-
lson H,744791; Missouri Pacific. 81. 500 653.
illinois Central S1.424 400; Lehigh Valley
,4O3 $50; Erie, 81. 267,Sn. and $4,000 by
the Reading for five months
In length of roads operated for the half
gear there was an increase Of 4168 miles
or az per cent. The Increase in earnings
promises to continue indefinitely. rhe
showing made for July was something
phenomenal. Only one road of any i'm.
portance. the Cotton Belt. reported a loss
for the month. while one road at least
the Santa Fe, reported an Increase Of