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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-12
AN ..ENGAGENIENT poa.v

The Duke and Duchess of Manchester
have been spending part of their honey
moon at Tanderagu castle, and the
good folks of that picturesque little
Irish town have been much interested
not only in the young couple them
selves, but also in the fine pug which
the duke gave his fancee, so it is said,
instead of the more orthodox and COM
Tnonplace ring. The idea of an "en-
gagement dog is reported to have been
that of the young duchess, and 1t Is
quite likely that she may have intro
duced a fashion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-12

rental in four figures and beautiful
view of Fifth avenue. / fancy that
during that trying time she subsisted
mainly upon the view and the empire
erward that crackers and beef extract
were the principal items of her bill of
fare.
At the end of the season, when she
had become so thin that she actually
couldn't find a corset small enough for
her, she gave it all up and went into a
boarding house somewhere in the
Twenties where an inartistic but whole
some smell of cooking perpetualiy lin
gered in the halls and attested the
reality of three square meals a day
BY the way, speaking of thinness re-
minds me of the opposite thing Have
you noticed how the way of the stout
woman is being made easy for her
nowadays? Before the straight front
corset was invented what was she? A
shapeless thing tied in the middle like
a sausage. And what agonies did she
endure to get even that one narrow,
stringlike effect? Now all is changed.
She presents a most imposing and dig
nified front view, with her shoulders
set squarely back and her stomach and
hips drawn in. The Objectionable waist
line is merely indicated by the daintiest
and most sloping of girdles.. Nay, the
fat woman can aspire to even more
She is given the consolation of knowing
that in time she may dwindle to the
most sylphlike proportions, if she has
courage and wears a certain kind of
corset. This is most cleverly devised so
that each day madam may draw in GER
tain lacingS which connect certain
seams which contract not the waist
line alone, for that would be fatal to
proportion of her outline, but prac-
tically the entire corset, which thus
each day shrfnks, as it were.
And do you ever notice peoples backs
-womens backs, I mean? Do you re-
alize that the back of gown is more
important than the front nowadays?
At least with a smart woman il is and
this is just how you can distinguish the
smart woman from the amateur. The
new back is as short as it is possible to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-12

eff have my waist end half way up
my back, how am I to make my skirt
go up so far. because even if it is hook
ed to the waist it is bound to wrinkle
and separated" The answer is that
your skirt is built up in the back just
as many inches as you have deducted
from the length of your waist, so that
there is the same decided slope in the
skirt that there is in the waist. With
a straight skirt band, of course, the new
style back won't go at all. But try the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-12

am also. callous to the sight of poodles
clad in widows weeds, but when 1T
comes to what I saw last night at q
fashiona BILE hotel 1 have to draw the
line. A pretty girl was attired in the
most frivolous of white gowns, cut with
round neck and short sleeves, and in
the nature of a violent contrast to her
handsome jewels she wore on the upper
half of her bare left arm a most CO.
quettish band and rosette of sooty
black Grape I wonder if some people
in this country really know the mean
ing of proper mourning.
Not to leave you with such a melan-
cho1y subject, let me announce that the
smartest hat this fall is the all black
Gainsborough. If you want to be thor
oughly up to date. get one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-12

among the cush-
ions and looked
at the dear old
familiar scene
with something
like a thrill of
satisfaction at
being alive.
There was the
same gay. care
less crowd of
pedestrians, the
girls slen d er,
well groomed,
with their ears
and cheeks rosy
from the wind
and their long
draperies cling
ing gracefully
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-12

new way, and
you will see
how much taller
it will make you
look.
Being a New
Yorker, I am
used to vagarieS
and absurdities
in mournin g.
The sight of a
woman with a
Grape b an d
around her coat
sleeVe-a fash
ion which is
dis tine thy for
men on the 9TH
er side = does
Mt nuon attra OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-12

make 1T in the
case of long
wasted women,
and even with
the short waist
ed ones the belt
has a decided
upward tenden-
cy directly in
the middle of
the back. The
old days when
a woman had
to have her
waist as long
as her Creator
made it, even if
it ran down to
her heels, are
gone. Youdecide
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-12

where you want your waist to end SO that
it will make the right proportion accord
ing to your skirt length, and, behold,
your modiste puts 1t there. No more
excuse for "a11 waist and sawed off,
women. But hear some one exclaim,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-12
WOMEN AGAINST INNOVATIONS.

Was dress ever prettiAr? Women are
getting accustomed to graceful style
of dress, and it is doubtful If they will
welcome any startling innovation or
change.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-12

months, other places may have proved
ever so charming, but were always
glad to get back to the old town again.
Yesterday afternoon it was almost 6
O'Clock when I came down the high
steps of the Van Twillers' big stone
house. and as the carriage made its
NaY down Fifth aYenue L Iaanad hack
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-12

8 i FIGURES 5
5 \ FASHIONS p 5


ACK to the dear old town
againI Isn't it queer that we
who live in it always refer to
New York by that phrase?
We may have been ever so
cav DURING tho ..r,r,n.,,o.r.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-12

HEN a woman writes, she ac-
composites the feat in way
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-12

KHEN the Roosevelt family
ID removed themselves and
~ their belongings into the
WfHE White House, many per-
@ M sons wondered where and
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-23
TRAMPs HOLD UP TRAIN.
Hundred or More Hoboes Terrorize til

Hundred or More Hoboes Terrorize the
Trainmen.
Council Bluffs. July 23.-An army of
tramps, numbering over 100, held up
north-bound freight train No. 20 after
II o'clock last night in the Council
Bluffs local yards near the roundhouse
and insisted on being carried free on
a nights journey.
Engineer Stevens and Conductor
Driscoll with the crew of tra1nmen
were unable to beat off the gang and
after a brisk fight the train was backed
into town as far as the Broadway
crossing.
The police were notified and a squad
of officers under Captain Denny went
out in the patrol wagon and scattered
the thugs. After an hours delay the
train pulled out with Is to 20 tramps
still hidden between the cars. The
tramps and police had a running fight
from Broadway to Avenue l. but NO
captures were made.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-23
AGREE ON Plan
Interests Represented in Picking
Reach an Understanding.
INDEMNITY PAYMENT SCHEME.

Sinking Fund Will Be Provided and
Each Year Amount of Interest
Grow Less-Bond Issue of Vast
Proportions.
Washington, July 23.-The state
department received a dispatch yester-
day from Commissioner Rockhill at Pc
king announcing that a plan for the
payment Of the indemnity to the pow
ers by the Chinese government finally
had been adopted.
The amortization of the bonds to be
issued will begin in 1902, and the plan
contemplates the entire liquidation of
both principal and interest in 1910.
1t is expected that China Will raise
$4,000, 000taels annually. This sum is to
be used to pay the interest on the
bonds and to form a sinking fund for
the ultimate liquidation of the prin-
cipal.
The total amount of indemnity
which China will have to pay will ag-
gregate 450,000,0 900 taels and bear 4 per
cent annual interest. 1t is estimated
that of the 23,000,000 taels which China
is to pay the first year, 100000 0 taels
will be required for interest and that
100000 taels will be applied to the
sinking fund. Each year the interest
will grow less and the amount set
aside for the sinking fund will in
crease, so that by 1910, when the bonds
are to be li%quidated, the interest will
hN n10oor% -o,,~ooI IL a
revenue for the payment of an indem-
nifty, as understood here, are to be de-
rived from the salt tax, the maritime
customs and the liken tax. a portion
to be taken from each.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-23
DR.. STOCMDHLE

Who makes regular monthly visits to
Denison, is an educated specialist; has
diplomas from the best medical colleges
aud is endorsed by the Iowa State Board.
He employs no irresponsible men to see
his patients, but sees them himself. He
is therefore, personally responsible for
the progress made by every one under
his care.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-23
Mining Congress at Boise.

Boise, Ida, July 23.-The first ses-
sion of the fourth annual meeting of
the International Mining congress will
convene today. The indications are
that the congress will be largely at
tended. The city is handsomely decor
ated in honor of the occasion, and
elaborate arrangements for the enter
tainment Of the delegates have been
made,
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-23
Bio Bush at Ell Reno.

Ell Reno, l. T, July 23.-All previous
records were broken here yesterday,
when 1856 persons registered. This
makes a total for FL Reno of 93,O4S.
The, registration for Lawton was 1888,
making a total of 26,2S2. Grand total,
1880. The trains from the north
and east brought in immense crowds,
the people hanging or to the steps and
riding on top of the coaches.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-23
Alleged Heiress Is Book AGENT.

Goshen, Ind, July 23.-The young
girl who said she was Irene Canning,
and heiress to 100000 in Texas, is no
longer a mystery. She was identified
yesterday as Kate Kanning, a young
book agent of East Barre, VT, where
her parents reside. She left East
Barre last winter. When asked if
her name was Kate she broke down
and went into mysteries.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-23
schiey Has NOTHING to Saw

New York, July 23.-Admiral Sch1ey
was seen last night at Great Neck, L.
l., where he is at present stopping. He
declared he would have nothing to
say at present, no matter what was
said by Sampson and others indorsing
Maclay's history. He added that later,
when others had said all they wanted
to, he might issue a statement, but
that this was uncertain.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-23
Eire all Gayyiue. S. %.

Deadwood, S. D., July 23.--The Occi-
dental hotel, Portland company assay
Office and three dwelling houses were
destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon
at Gayville, a small mining camp ten
miles west of here. The loss was
about $4,000. The builindgs were
about the oldest in the Black Hills.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-23
Powder Man Up With Blast.

Cheyenne, July 23.-James Smith,
powder man at the Sherman Hill
gravel pits on the Union Pacific, was
blown up by an explosion of powder
yesterday. Smith fired a blast and
forgot to close a key of powder from
which he had taken the charge. The
powder was ignited by a spark from
the fuse. Smith was brought to Chey-
enne and will probably die.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1901-07-23
Lake Steamer Strikes snac

Saginaw, Mich, July 23.-The steam
er City of New Baltimore, Captain
Maher, which runs between here mad
Tawas, is reported sinking in the chan
mel of the river near Carrollton, sun.
posed to have struck a snag. Tug A.
C. Mclean has gone down to take off
her passengers and crew.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-28

Washington, March 2l.-Marine Hos
pital Surgeon Perry, chief quarantine
officer for the Philippines, mas. for
waIded here an official report on leposy
10 the Philippines. He says:
"Leprosy is widely prevalent over
the entire archipelago, but the greatest
number OF cases exists In Southern
Luzon and the southern island. 1t is
quite prevalent in Cebu, the number
Of lepers being estimated at 1000. The
total number of cases in the islands is
estimated at 10000, but the actual
number is not known, and census is
difficult en- account Of the majority of
cases being in the rural districts.
The cases in Manila and surround
ing country are isolated in substantial
hospital, under the auspices of the
Manila Board of Health. There is
also o leper hospital at Cebu.
An attempt at segregation and
isolation of the lepers in the islands
has been made by the army officials,
and several months ago orders were
issued from headquarters directing
that q hospital IN each district be set
aside for the isolation OF the lepers
that could be apprehended, and a
beard of army officers was detailed
recently to investigate several islands
for the purpose OF selecting suitable
one for leper colony, the intention
being to deport all cases OF leprosy
to this place for segregation and
isolation -
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-28
GurESBERG,s ACHIEVEMENT.

In the March Century, Augustine
Birrel thus oharacterizes gluten.
berg's epoch making inventions:
The invention OF movable types was
the greatest distributive invention that
ever was or probably ever can be made.
1t circulated knowledge among the
children of men, and plays much tho
same part in human life as does the
transmission of force in the world of
physics. 1t was marvellous how quickly
thought was circulated even in the age
of manuscripts. A book like ST.
Augustine's "City of Cod was soon
copied thousands of times, and travelled
through Europe after a quicker fashion
than most printed books can today
reasonably hope to do, but st.
Augustine occupied unique position,
and hand-copying, though a great
trade employing thousands of scribes,
could never have fed the New Learning
or kept alive the Reformation. The
age OF Gutenberg was an age of ideas,
and demanded books, just as our day
is day of mechanics, and demands
cheap motion, telegraphy, and tele-
phones. Gutenberg's first printing
office is marked by a tablet. Go and
gaze upon it, and think OF the New
York Herald, the London Times and
the Bible for two pence. The Power
of the Press, coupled with the name OF
Johann Genstieisch, commonly called
Gutenberg, would be fine toast. but
/ dare say Mr.. Choste would respond
to it after dinner in litter terms than
ever could the old fashioned printer,
who led hard life and died dis
Possessed of his business and In poverty.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-28
EXCITING RUNAWAY AT DOVER.

Special Correspondence of Gazette and Journal.
Dover, March 81. The horse of ex.
Mayor John Hutton became frightened
this morning while standing hitched
on North street, and breaking loose,
ran down North street. to State street,
striking first the porch of Thomas s.
Clarke, cutting hole in it,
The porch of He Anderson was also
ran into and one whole side torn away.
Tie porch of II. o. Taylor was passed
by the infuriated animal with but a
scratch. The porch of DIR. R. s..
Stephens, adjoining was torn away and
hurled into the street.
The horse then continued its mad
rush past Wesley M. e. Church, strik
ing the porch of the parsonage, cutting
hole in It,
At the postoflice, the horse and car
riage swayed toward the fence and
when the front of Mrs, James Kerbin's
was reached the horse and carriage
struck two trees and the horse being
unable to free itself fell to the ground,
whore it was soon lifted up without
any apparent injury. The carriage
was, however, u total wreck
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-28
DEATH OF MISS CARRIE 5. FORD.

Special Correspondence OF eazetteand Journal
Dover, March %. Carrie B. Ford,
daughter Of Harry #. Ford, proprietor
of the Bayard House, died this morn.
ing at 5 O'Clock after an illness OF but
two weeks, Of pneumonia and typhoid
fever. She was 10 years and months
OF age. -
The death of Miss Ford ia very sad
event, She was one Of the most popular
young girls 10 the town of Dover and
was admired by all. She was on only
child, Every effort was made to save
her life, there being, in addition to
three Dover physicians, specialist
from philadelphia. Two trained nurses
we're In attendance for a week past.
The funeral services will be held next
Monday afternoon in Christ P. e.
Church, OF which the deceased was q
member. Interment in the cemetery
adjoining.
The. funeral of Mrs. John B. Pening.
ton took place here this afternoon at
O'Clock, with services in the Presby-
terian Church, conducted by the Rev.
Joseph Brown Turner. Interment was
made beside the graves of her two
daughters, Mrs. Dunning and Mrs.
Deane
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-28
FOUR MORE CHARTERS.

Special Correspondence Of Gazette and Journal.
Dover, March %. Certificates of in
corporation were filed here yesterday,
as follows;
The Merrill Minera! Spring Co.,
Vossburg, Miss, to purchase ana ao.
quire mineral springs and to establish
apartment houses, hotels, &c. capital
stock, $500, 600.
The Olmos Coal, Coke and Oil Co. i,
Eagle Pass, Texas, to mine, develop,
manufacture, store, sell aud distribute
cvke, coal and oil products; capital
stock, $3.50. 900.
The Manor Publishing Co., Whining
ton, Del, to do general publishing
business; capital stock, $3.50, 900.
The Ransome Construction Co.,
Philadelphia, Pa, to design, construct,
enlarge, repair and complete houses
and public works; capital stock,
$3.50, 900.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-28
Changes in Assessments.

The Levy Court Thursday afternoon
made the following changes in assess
ments; Calvin W. Highfeld, Northern
district, Mill Creek, reduced ON
81, 300 to $1,000; /. Harvey Finn,
Northern Mill Creek, 81, 400 to 81, 800 |;
Samuel p. Alrich, East White Clay
Greek, 81, 300 to So, 800; John Moody,
East White Clay Creek, IS, s75 to
81, 300; Emma Gfubb, Northern
Christiana $40, $50 10 $500; Peter
Miller, Northern New Castle, 81, $50 to
500; John L. Taylor. Western Red
Lion, 81, 1875 to &c, SEQ, David Bcallen,
Southern Pencader, SIT, 720 to SIT, 100 I;
William E. johnson, three houses at
Elsmere, transferred to Francis John
son.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-28
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Good Cookery
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copyrighted.

II 7
Take lbs. of small cells, and skin
them; bone 1 or 2; cut them in very
small pieces; fry them very lightly in
a stew pan with bit of butter and
sprig of parsley. Put to the remainder
9 quarts of water, q crust of bread, 8
blades of mace, some whole pepper. an
onion, and bunch OF sweet herbs;
cover them close, and stew till the fish
breaks from the homes: then strain it
OH pound II to paste, and pass 1t
through sieve. Toast some bread, cut
It into dice, and pour the soup on it
boiling. Add the scallops of eel, and
serve. The soup will be as rich as il
made of meat. One-quarter pint of
cream or milk. with teaspoonful of
flour rubbed smooth in it. is great i'm
proyement To every pound of cells add
a quart of water, and let the whole
boil till one-half of the liquor Is wasted.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-28
FELL DEAD ON HER BIRTHDAY.

special Correspondence OF Gazette and Journal.
Laurel. March 2l.-Mrs. Sarah jane
White, widow of Joseph White of this
town, fell dead at her home yesterday
afternoon. She had been indisposed for
several weeks, but was 30 much inn
rroved in health that she discharged
her nurse last evening. This afternoon
her physician, DIR. W. Joseph Hitch,
called to see her and was Mortified to
lind her lying dead on the floor with
her broom in her hand. She only
lacked few feet of having her sweep
ing done.
Mrs. White was 63 years old yester-
day She is the mother of Albert j.
White, prosperous merchant of this
town, j. Irwin and John Il. White. also
Of this town. Neuralgia of the heart
is supposed to he the cause of death.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-28
TO STEW A SHOULDER OF NUT
TON

Bone shoulder of mutton with
sharp knife, and fill the space with the
following stuiting; grated bread, minced
bind them with the yolks of eggs well
beaten. Sew or fasten it with small
skewers; brown 1t in frying-pan with
a bit of butter. Break the bone, put it
into saucepan. with some water, an
onion, pepper, salt, and a bunch of
parsley; let it stew till the strength be
extracted; strain, and thicken it with
butter rolled in -four; put it, with the
mutton and little lemon juice, into the
saucepan; cover it closely, and let it
stew gently for hours. Before serv-
ing, add two tablespoonfuls of mush-
room catsup. Garnish with pickles.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-28
CREAM or CHEsTNUT soUp.

Remove the shells from the chestnuts
and cover with boiling water to remove
the skins. Cook quart of the meats in
sufficient water to cover with one small
onion, three stalks of celery, a small
blade OF mace and one bay leaf. When
tender. mash through sieve and re-
turn to the FIRE with two quarts of
white stock. teaspoonful of salt, half
teaspoonful of pepper and one pint Of
hot milk. When the soup boils draw
to the back of the stove and add two
raw egg yolks beaten thoroughly with
half cup Of cream. Put tablespoon
full of very finely chopped chervil in the
tureen, pour in the hot soup and serve.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-28
FRENCH RECIPE FOR BoILING
A HAM

After having soaked thoroughly
cleaned. and trimmed the ham. put over
it little very clean hay. and tie it up
in thin cloth; place it in ham kettle.
a brnising pan, or any other vessel us
nearly of its size as can be, and cover
1t with two parts of cold water, and
one of light white wine 1--WE think the
reader will perhaps find cider good
substitute for ths); add. when it bois
and has been skinned. four or five car
rots, or 3 onions. large bunch of sa-
worry herbs, and the smallest bit of gar
lie. Let the whole simmer gently from
TO hours, or longer should the ham
be larger. When perfectly tender. lift
1t out, take off the rind, and sprinkle
minced parsley,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-03-28
AT THE CIRCUS.
Edwin L. sabin.

My Pa, he goes to the circus
Jes' so us kids can go;
For he's too old-but, gracious
Us kids enjoy it so
Pa says that he's mighty busy
With lots of things to do,
But be must take Us. Think he's
A dandy Pa, don't you?
And be pats the el'phunt's trunk, sir,
And he amt bit afraid
And he gets US kids some popcorn
And colored lemonade;
And he buys himself some peanuts
10 keep US comp'ny-C1ee!
He doesn't 'spesh 'ly like 'em
But he's polite, you see
He shows the mug RTE to us
And 'splains each bird and bea St;
For, myl guess he's seen 'em
A million times, at least.
And we climb over the benches
Look Quit !" he snys; "don't talll")
Until he calls; 81 reckon
FROM here you'll see 1t air.
Pa laughs at the clown like SIXTY,
And cries, "Well, / declarei''
And onect he said: "Now, willy,
Think that's pretty fair!"
But heard him tell our preacher
II wasn't TO see the show
He went; he telt he ought to-
Us kids enjoyed 1t SO.
50 Puck.