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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-28

that of ''house-opener'' is the very
latest.
The woman '.house-opener' is not to
be confused with that other recent dis
coverer of new professions, the LADY
burglars Her duties are entirely diff
ferent. She it is who makes ready for
the homecoming family which would
otherwise face a house Of discomfort,
dusty. disarranged and cheerless, says
the Philadelphia North American. she
puts everything in order, if necessary
engages servants, makes the house look
as if it had not been closed, stocks the
larder afresh and a welcome
dinner; in fact, not only nullitieS the
effect of absence upon the house, but
thoroughly the entire do
nestle scheme Of things.
1t is to a bright and pretty New YORK
girl that the credit for the invention
of this new profession is due. The PROS
pect OF opening up a house or an apart
ment that has been closed for several
months is not a cheerful one, and some
times it is much worse when it has been
occupied by a masculine m of the
family who has attempted to keep
bachelors hall during the vacation Pc
Rod The hotise-Opener is responsible
for everything and is absolutely reli-
able. h is bug all the year round,
for she prepares country houses at
Christmas and Thanksgiving for house
parties and closes them after the family
departs. In this way the working staff
of servants at the out-of-town house or
country cottage is not disturbed in it's
regular work. A hostess can give a
dinner party tee night before she starts
for one Of the many living places neces-
sary for a fashionable establishment
nowadays, and she can nave cards out
for a luncheon at the new dwelling
place if she wills.
The horsepower has her w staff of
trained helpers and pays them good
prices for their work. She sees that
rooms and beds are aired and made
ready, halls swept and covers removed
from furniture and EfafI1arU T. 90
work, silver and glass are polished and
table linen and silver and china made
ready for use. She is on hand to greet
the owners return with her helping
maids ready. or, else with a new staff
of installed in their places.
The old custom of putting up at a
hotel while the house is being made
ready for is then done away
part of the returning Traveller is avoid
cd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-28
A Novel Profession.

DUTIES OF HOUSE-OPENER.
OF all the noval professions created by
self-supporting women for themselves
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-28
BURNT ALMONDS.

chocolate with one pound of sugar and
whites of two eggs beaten stiff. Drop on
buttered paper and bake in a slow oven
same as above
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-28
She Got It.

'Sit down. said the fierce old man, and
the trembling youth obeyed. We'll, what
is it2'
The unhappy young man cleared his
throat.
Il have came, that is, I have come" he
began in MINER accents, 'sto ask you
for the hand of your daughter, Ruth"
The old man leaned back in his chair
and intently regarded the visitor.
Does my daughter want your" he
asked.
Yes, sir: I am sure she does" the
youth replied with some eagerness. She
sent me to you"
The old man sighed.
The whims of that hid are really un-
accountable he muttered. 1T seems but
a day or two ago that she cried for a doll.
Then it was a pony Now it is a monkey
OF course she'll have to nave it If she
wants it. That's all. Good day."-C1eve-
land Plain Dealer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-28

collars are equally favored. Worn over
opera wraps or coats OF
feet.
It is a rich season when one must
lave daytime and evening furs. These
white furs are mostly worn with even
ing wraps. Furs of sable or marten
built on the same liberal designs are
more suitably worn in the mornings
Violets are beginning to have their
annual mid winter appearance. Faddish
hats of early shapes being discarded
for more becoming toques with that
fayorite touch of the purple flowers.
Chic little oques raised at one side with
a stiff cocEade are being worn by the
ultra fashionable.
Timely Suggestions.
Be careful of details.
Don't overlook mail rips and tears
Replace Immediately all missing
hooks. eyes and buttons
Don't undervalue the worth of good
Keep an eye on the "ftness of
things"
Study the value of ammonia, alcohol
and other cleaning fluids.
Don't buy cheap goods; they are too
dear for people of short purses
Remember that the knowledge of be-
greatly to the dignity of ones car
rage.
Keep the clothing in good condition
by removing the street dress and shoes
dr. BULL dS III IeL0A Io L lAC tIO0oCs
substituting a house dress and shoes.
Don't neglect the skirt binding moth
ing confirms or denies the lady more
thoroughly than the condition of her
binding.
Rather choose one dress well made
and of good material and good Innings
thar several mediocre gowns improp-
erly cared for.-Philadelphia Times.
The Tailor Made Gown.
The tailor made gown is now rarely
seen in its pristine severity This is
due to the wise Parisienne who discov-
cred some time since now trying to the
average woman is a gown devoid of
garniture. The latest models now are
tailor made costumes, having sufficient
decorations to make them suitable for
visiting.
Iron gray canvas cloth is the material
of one of these recently designed The
skirt and coat are strapped with taffeta
silk of a like color, braided in black.
Turquoise blue velvet, braided black,
c0mposes the lining of the collar and
turned back cuffs, whilst a lace cravat
appears in front of the serni-loose jack
ct sides appearing from the high cein-
ture buckle.
A Novel Profession.
DUTIES OF HOUSE-OPENER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-28
Home Made Sweets.

Christmas without candies would be as
devoid of the spirit of the day as with
out the great crown of the holiday feast,
the special baked meat of family choice,
be it turkey and ixins' or roast beef
of old England"
A few simple and well-made candies of
home manufacture will please everyone
during the holidays far more than those
from the shops and the eating prove
more satisfactory to the taste and far less
disastrous in after effects, if one INDUCES
too literally. as all children will whether
they have reached that place on the cali
endar of years that is suppose to give
discretion. or have marked OH but few OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-28
Care of the Nails.

When the nails are fragile a little wax
and alum rubbed Upon them will
strengthen them. If brittle a little al
mond oil or cold cream will be found
beneficial.
To remove white spots from the nails
use a mixture of refined pitch and a lit
tie myrrh upon them at night, wiping it
eff the next morning with olive oil, says
the Ladies' Home Journal.
When about to manicure the hands
dip the fingers into warm soapy water
and hold them there for a minute or
two in order to soften the nails and the
scarf skin about them.
The scarf kin should be gently pushed
back from the nails before they are
polished. 1t should never. unless abSo-
lutely necessary, be cut with scissors
Agnails, improperly called hangnails,
may be prevented by proper attention
to the scarf skin which surrounds the
nails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-28
Bits of Wisdom.

The following are extracts ETAOII
The following extracts are from
"Winsome Womanhood," by Margaret
Sangster, published by Fleming N. Re-
veil Co.:
No home should be forever open, a
tramping ground for the feet of the
neighbors and the world.
Long engagements are to be avoided
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-28
The Manageable Age.

Persons who think they are "o'er
young to marry yet" should look abroad
to see what is thought in other nations
about the proper age for .matrimony: In
Austria a boy and girl having arrived
at the age of IA are considered to be old
enough for matrimonial purposes. and
the law allows them to marry and be-
gin housekeeping as soon as they please,
says the Philadelphia Press. In Ger
many a man is not considered to have
arrived at a m~arriageable age until he
is IS, and in France and Belgium the
man must be is and the girl 10 In
Spain the bridegroom must have arrived
at the mature age of IA and the bride
must be a staid young lady of IL. The
law is the same in Portugal.
Hungary has a funny. marriage law
For Catholics the ma ageable age is
considered to be IA for the boy and Y
for the girl. but for Protestants it is IS
for the boy and Is for the girl. In
Switzerland and Greece. the. ages are IA
for the boy and II for the girl, the same
as in Spain and Portugal. In Spain,
Greece and Portugal boys and girls ma
ture rapidly, and a boy of "A there Is
as old physically as a boy of Is in more
northern countries, out it seems strange
that the hardy mo-untaineers of Swift
zerland. where there is no such excuse
for child marriage, should set an early
age for m-atrimony.
For really y T9,urtlhdfvu marriag {ns ON, one
ahe1ss any gH be boy t and girl w where can me walk ak
properly and who understand the mean
ing of the necessary religious service to
be united for life. In Bulgaria and Ser
via girls are allowed to marry as soon
as they cease to be babies, and the girl
who is not engaged by the time she is
16 is considered a hopeless old maid. In
America a woman never loses hope-nor
a man either.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-28
Table and Kitchen.

Conducted by Ida Ames Willis. Mar
quette building, Chicago, to whom all in
quiries should be addressed
All rights reserved by Banning Co., Chi
cago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-28

bOnN1 vi
These are always favorites. Take a
pound of sweet almonds and wipe clean;
put a pound of -granulated sugar in a
saucepan with one cup of water and stir
until it comes to boiling. wipe down the
crystals from the side and let the syrup
boil until clear and thick, then throw in
the almonds and stir with a wooden pad
die until you hear them crack. Take from
put them in an oiled wire sieve. Take
the sugar that Sits from them; put back
fruit coloring, raspberry is nice, and
when it boils throw in the almonds again
the fire and pack in jars or boxes.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-24
FELL FROM a HOTEL WINDOW.
a La Crosse Woman Fatally Injured
in ChicRun.

CHICAGO. July "A woman supposed
to have been Mrs. B. Degra6, of La
Crosse, fell from a window on the fifth
floor OF she Hotel Morrison at O'Clock
this morning She vas taken to the conn
ty hospital. where ghe died an hour later
The woman was not dressed, and when
she fell held book IN her hand Her
fall was broken b. an awning, or she
would have been instantly killed Little
is known Of her at the hotel The regis
ter bears the name ''B. Degran and wife,
La Crosse, Wis
The husband could not be found and
nobody about the hotel appeared to know
anything about him except that he ar
rived-Yith the woman yesterday morning
and registered and that the couple spent
most Of the lay in the hotel.
The woman fell from a window on the
Clark Street side of the hotel A nan
who occupied an adjoining room said he
heard a woman shout: Get me some
beer shortly before Mrs Degraf fell
Fred Hicks, the clerk said that Ms De
Eran spent the evening out and came into
the hotel at l o'clock, appearing 20 be
either demeEted or under the influence
Of liquor. Mr.. Hicks refused to give the
name of the woman at first. and he was
locked up at the Central police station.
Later he revealed the name and was re-
leased The clothing OF tie woman was
marked ..Dncrra q
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-24
VIRGINIA NEGROES PROTEST.
They Urge Fair Division of the
Stnte1s SCHOOL FErnds


RICHMOND. Va. July IA commit
tee representing the CeIored Baptist
State Convention appeared before the
Committee on Education and Public In
stituti0us of the Constitutional Couyeu-
tion this morning and opposed the pro
posed division Of the State school fund.
Among those who addressed the com
mittee were Revs. r, Il Boiling. Nor
folk; 9. 3 Howard. Petersburg; ". r.
Graham, and Giles 3. Jackson of this
city.
Rev r. H Boiling read a resolution
presented to the CoIorCi Baptist State
Convention by Rev. @. ". Haynes. con-
tending that the division Of the school
fund would cause degradation and suf-
fering among the cOlOred race and would
be unjust 10 the better class Of negroes,
" who pay large sums OF money in taxes
each year
Boiling discussed the question Of the
equity division Of the school fund. He
said. we come to this body represent
inE the Baptist State Convention num-
beriug 2z6.Cyy colored Bantists who reside
in this State. We present preambles and
resolutions passed by the body for your
consideration.
He spoke OF the justice Of the negro S
cause. and said that ne would be ham
pered in his material development If the
school fund is divided as proposed He
said that he knew full wen that strong
effort was being made in the convention
to have the public school moneys appor-
toned between the races in Virginia. not
upon just and equitable basis as here
tofore. but upon a racial tax basis which
would be unjust to the negro and out Of
harmony with oId-time teachings
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-24
A REPORT ON THE DROUGHT.
The Agricultural Department Gath
crinE Detailed Information.

Secretary Wilson IS hard at work en-
deavoring to secure complete report N
the effect OF the hot spell in the corn belt
upon the crops Every local reporter in
that country has been directed TO care
fully investigate the situation and 10 re
port as promptly as possible.
Secretary Wilson states that he will
have final and complete report of the
damage done by the drought in the West
by August Il. He states that ne has al
ready received some reports. but not
enough to allow him to sum up the situa-
ton.
IF it were not for one factor, I would
be able to tell now what is the extent OF
the damage" said ne. That factor is the
extent Of hot winds from the southwest
in the corn belt The moisture in the
ground is ordinarily sufficient TO provide
tor the health Of the corn. bat when the
hot winds strike it. the corn withers- It
is d condition local TO the Mississippi Val
ley. These hot winds originate in Okla
homa and the Indian Territory and move
up in a northeasterly direction burning
everything ia their way.
Some Of the reports received tell diff
fereat stories. From one country N Idaho
! learn that the damage has beer suffi-
cient to destroy the crop From other
counties I received reports that no dam
age has been done OF that the injury done
is immaterial- No doubt great deal of
damage has been done, but 1 cannot es-
innate the extent at the present time
I have just been in New England.
where it has been very hot The corn
there. however. appears TO be in fair con-
dition, and I have heard no complaints
from that direction But in New England
there are no hot dry winds from the
southwest
This department viii spare no pains
20 secure complete information concern
ing the conditions Facilities for gather
ing Information were never better We
have 250.000 men in all parts OF the coun-
try who report to this department Ali
of the local men have received special
instructions. and extra men have been
put to work to gather information"
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-24
LIGHT SHOWERS PROMISED.
Temporary Relief From the Hot
Spell in the Corn Belt

Light scattered local showers for the
corn belt section Of the country are prom
ised at the Weather Bureau. Conditions
are stationary and no permanent relief is
in sight Fair weather is the general
representation, with high temperatures
prevailing Showers are predicted for
northern Indiana and Illinois tonight. but
fair weather is TO follow tomorrow The
Iowa, Mississippi. and Kansas forecasts
are for fair weather
Hot winds from the southwest say the
Weather Bureau prophets. are doing most
Of the damage Light showers have fall
en- IN various parts of the Mississippi Val
ley but IL the parched condition of the
earth are as likely to damage the crops
as is the continued heat What is needed
is 2 general rain. and nothing Of that
character Is il sight.
n the city. the forecast SAYS TO change
is in prospect High temperatures viii
preys.iI until something IN the nature Of
a cool wave Is sighted
At / O'Clock. the official thermometer Of
the Weather Bureau recorded q tempera-
ture Of 50 degrees. and was upward
bound. At 3 O'Clock this morning the
mercury registered but IS degrees In an
hour, however the mercury ieaped up
five bars in the tube, and scored at the
+ So degree mark Three degrees were ad-
ded by Il clock and by noon, SS degrees
was registered
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-24
UNSETTLED WAR CLAIMS.
Annual Report Of Mr. Rittman
Filed With Secretary Gage.
Over Twenty-Five Thousand Peti-
tionS for Damages Filed During
the Last Fiscal Year-What the
Various States Contend For

-
-
''''4e" Juie 9"- SPEAKING u 'ii' >'''N VI
the Military Claims Division, MI Ritt-
man says that 7.6S0 civil war claims. 1881
S-arfsb 1,-.r cIafr,c and = 7u, regular ar
-...-. ..,.,..,, s,,-..,.- ~. -,.,-+
year. bringing the t"tai OF ptHuIAE Cldlii!s
growing out OF the civil war up to 1856,
SpaufsF. war 1886 and regular army
claims III, 70 ar1q
or.,....- ..,,....,. ,,...,, -,-.....
''''o' -i'i' "s'' ''''''''S7'
S'-'H' spanish war claims. 500. regular
army claims. 6.426: leaving pending on
June 20. 1901. civil war claims. 5I77. Span
5eF v,-a, , Ga, ,r.,t -or--,,,-- ,,--,- gy,
~ ''''i Win 'He "o'h o. ti'iS ol-
vision, Mr. Kittman says:
There are about 5000 unadiudfcat,-d
civil var cTs5r,,s ~, b,,5 - .tfs IT.,
'''''n ''''u '''I twenty years
ago, suspended or partially abandoned for
reasons above stated; bur it is proper to
state that thousands of rbasa o..sas 49,.
-, '''''' "i'' VI 'i'e oli''Io" 'i'd'
'''' S"'"i' Oe taken up Tor consideration
IN accordance with the present practice.
This work. taken in connection with the
adjustment Of claims Of the volunteer or
ganizaticns now mustered out or being
mustered out OF the Philippine service
would necessitate the retention Of a sub
stantiaI part of the extra force put on on
account Of the Spanish war beyond the
limits of the present fiscal year
i total Of &5.S94- -2CG-I5 has been claimed
by States on account of the war with
Spain of this sum s. 3.3SG O477I was al
lowed aud paid. leaving claimed bal
ance Of $2.5gS.2iS44
In this connection it is proper To add.
says Mr.. Rittman. that the unadjusted
balances arise, il many cases. from the
lack of sufficient evidence to meet the re-
quirements Of the law. Renewed and ac-
tive efforts by the State authorities to
meet these deficiencies promise to reduce
these balances to minimum within the
next few months
Some OF the unadjusted balances have
been disaI!owed. and others have been
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-24
THE WILL OF HIRAM PRICE.
Estate valued at $ISG.OOo Divided
NmnuC RcIatENes and Friends

Estate kIiutH at HtSh-DOo DtNfdeu
AmouE Relatives and Friends.
The will Of Hiram Price. dated March Is,
1895, and a codiciI, dated October is. 1Sss,
were fled today FOR probate He directs
that the following disposition he made of
his estate. To mis- grandson. II Price Jr
q gold watch and chain; TO his grandson.
H p Dillon, a soId-headed cane; to his
son, ". II Price, a japanese screen
After taking the above named articles
from his personal property. the testator
states that he estimates that his estate is
worth about SISG,0l0- OF this he directs
the following requests be made. To
his daughter, Anna 2 Dillon, 1850. to
Susan Louise Wilcox, S1LOyJ Il is stated
5y the testatOr that his estate of SIs5.Glj
was accumulated by a long life of indus
try and economy, and if used for good and
useful purposes by those to whom it is
given II viii be sufficient for their needs
1t Is also directed that in the event OF the
Death of his daughter Anna = Dillon
before the testaJor. hcr snare Of the es-
tate shan revert 20 her children IN equal
shares
other bequests provided for are SlIp0Jtu
May p Parkinson; 5000 to Susie b. Srer-
ling; y-0oo 20 Mary 6. Price, 81 cents To
Il Price Collar, and S253 10 VIII p Sui
tS- II = stated jIldL TINS amount was
lent 10 Sulby some time since. The re-
ulaiHder Of the estate, $500, is left to
the teSjator's son, w II. Price. The por-
ton OF the estate left 20 Mrs. Dillon IS
made up Of the following. House and fur
EIshlngs and library iH the city, 1926 Yer
mont Avenue; stock in the Davenport
National Bank, $4,000: stock IN Davenport
Woolen Mills, $50; farm in Cedar
county, Iowa. $500, and cash. SO 400.
It IS stated in the ccdiciI that tn tes-
tator's daughter, Anna =. Dillon, and his
granddaughter, Anna Dillon Oliver, hav-
ing died July (, 1895 by the sinking Of the
steamer BuorgogHe, the legacy left them
is to be divided equally among her chill
GTen.
John F Dillon and William II Price are
named co-executors Of the will The ex-
ecutors named today filed petition IN
the Probate Court, asking that they be
granted letters testamentary on the cs-
tate
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-24
REQUIsITIoN FOR MAcDowELL.
The Prisoner Turned Over to the st,
Louis Authorities.

Requisiticn papers reached here this
morning from St Louis for Lewis G. Mac
Dowcu the alleged jeweIry thief who was
captured last Saturday by Detective Ser
geauts Muller. Weedon. and Palmer after
a desperate encounter IN which MacDow-
ell eudeavored TO shoot the officers.
MacDodweH was given a hearing this
afternoon before Justice Bradley and
turned over to Detective Coyeu
and Sheriff Dickmaun, who are here
to take him back TO the Mis-
souri metropolis The charge Of as
sault with intent to XIII Detective Ser
geaut Muller. which was only preferred
against MacDowen TO hold him until the
arrival of the requisition papers, viii not
be brought against him
When rhe requisition was presented to
Justice Bradley today. A s. Colyar, coun-
sci for MacDoweH objected to the removal
of the prisoner from this jurisdiction on
the ground that the petition for ms eN-
tradition was based on hearsay, a telc-
gram sent by the police OF this city TO the
Missouri authorities 1t was also con
tended that MacDoWeU was being held in
this jurisdiction on the charge OF assault
ing an officer and that he should be held
here for that gTence-
District Attorney Gould however stat
cd that he had no objection TO MacDoweH
being released TO the Missouri authoTitjes.
In the requisItion sent by the Governor
Of Missouri, it was stated that MacDoweH
had pleaded guilty To the charge OF oh
tanning goods by falsely imPersonating
another person. and vas sentenced to
three years Imprisonment IN the peniten-
tiary. II was further stated that after
custody.
Although Ma-DoweH has been expect
ing his wife here ever since his arrest
she has not Yet arrived in Washington
and il is not thought likely now that she
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-07-24
MRS. CARRIE NATION NOISY.
Despite the Heat she Pounds on Her
Cell Door

TOPEKA. Kan. july 2i--Mrs- Carrie
Nation. VINO is serving a jail sentence for
smashing private property IN which a 81
loon was located. began operations on the
county jail yesterday, but the big iron
doors and the steel bars We're too strong
for her. She pounded on the cell door
three hours with the thermometer at les
degrees. ana while MI Cook. the sheriff.
advised her to keep cool, she persisted in
her IahOrious exercise.
IN adjoining cells were hardened Grim
inals and Mrs Nation refused TO he com
forted. The county commissioners and
Governor Stanley were appealed to for
remission of costs and pardon, but both
were refused. Mrs Nations sentence is
thirty days in jail and 800 fine