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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-14

issued January q, to the various depart
ments giving the old soldiers of '61-65 the
preferment to appointive offices in their
Jurisdiction; and
Whereas We hail with pride that we
have a president who has patriotic man
hood and sympathy for the brave COM
rades who made it possible for us and our
posterity to enjoy the blessings of a re-
united Countrywide grandest and best on
the face of this earth-therefore, be it
Resolved, That We, as comrades OF the
civil war of '61-65 believing that we should
have due recognition for the services we
rendered in preserving intact this great
government of ours, call upon our sena-
tors and national representatives and urge
and insist that the order issued by our
president be faithfully carried out.
Resolved That we veterans of the civil
war feel we have in the past been ignored
and the rights and privileges that should
have been given us have been denied and
we insist for the services rendered by us,
with the approval of our president and all
the loyal citizens of this republic that We
should be entitled to the federal, state and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-14
ABILENE OLD SOLDIERS.
They Show the Government What
They Want.

The old soldiers of Abilene propose to
go after what they think is coming to
them under President Roosevelts recent
order that veterans of the civil war
shall have preference in matters of re-
tention in and appointment to federal
offices. The Abilene G. A. r. post has
passed strong resolutions on the sub
ject An old soldier has also started
after the Abilene postoffice in opposi-
ton to Richard Warning, the present
postmaster. AS Abilene is Senator Bur
toms home it may make him trouble.
The resolutions passed by the Abilene
G. A r. are as follows:
''To the G. A. r. of the State of Kansas
Greeting:
'1The following executive order has been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-14

the whole people, but when liberty de-
generates into license 1t has no place
even in a democracy like ours.-ReH-
DR.. Herbert Foss, Methodist, Philadel-
phia.
To love God in any tolerable use OF
the term is of necessity difficult TO the
man who has resolved God into an abb
straction a set of laws or principles
A person, great, living, loving, is neces-
sary to any adequate conception OF
God Only such thought of God can
fully bless, comfort and inspire, meet
around the circle of human hope and
need. Even physical God, with body
and parts, is diviner than God lost IN
the wrappings of natural law or ethical
principles. A living, loving. responsive,
approachable God-he, and he only, can
save and bless the struggling, cropping
race of man.-Rev. NJ. J. Haw, Meth
odist South, St Louis.
GROWTH THE LAW OF NATURE
Growth is the foundation law of all
living creatures. In nature there IS no
standstill. A creature was never -maGe
by God to remain immovable. The high
er we go in the forms of existence,
whether of plant or of brute life, the
more obvious becomes the law, and man
is no exception to the rule. Even in his
m aturity, when he has attained the full
ness of his manhood and the ripeness
of his years, growth is essential for the
very existence of man--Rev. J. w. Sui
Ivan, Roman Catholic, San Francisco
GOLDEN RULE OR GOLDEN CALF?
II men insist on forsaking the Golden
Rule for the golden calf. II they pleau
the preoccupation of business as an ex-
cuse for the neglect of civic duties, IL
they quarantine their religion in the
SUNDAYS of the calendar and the peWS
and aisIes of their churches, then the fiery
footed avengers of willful blindness and
neglect will visit them, and anarchy
will forever hold its high carnlval--hev-
Frank G. Tyrrell, Christian Church, St
T.OiliS.
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issued by the president, directed to each
executive department:
1.-The attention of the department is
hereby called to the provisions of the law
giving preference to the veterans in APP
pointment and retention.
1.-The president desires that. whenever
the needs of the service will Justify and
the law permit. preference shah be given
alike in appointment and retention to hon
orably discharged veterans of the civil war
who are fit and well qualified to perform
the duties of the places which they seek
and are filling.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT" +
White House, January II. 1902
''And Whereas, The president in his first
message to congress said: No other citi-
zens deserve as well of the republic as the
veterans, the survivors of those who saved
the union and.
Whereas. At a regular meeting of Abb
lene Post No. s. G.. A r., January q, a
committee of three were appointed to draft
resolutions embodying the patriotic senti-
ments of our honorable president, Theo-
dore Roosevelt, which he promulgated and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-14
Cloak and Suit Dept.

Unprecedented bargains in dress and
walking skirts
The following quotations will put
fully IS to SO Is per cent in your
pockets. If we overstate this in any
particular you are at liberty to return
garments withinf3 days and get all of
your money back and receive street car
fare in the bargain. This proposition
will give you a chance to compare
values with other stores.
We made a great purchase-50 dress
and walking skirts, embracing the most
popular fabrics, made up in a thorough
manner, in most approved fashion
values are $5.00-Choice of the
line ......-..-..-. po.OS
75 ladies' very finest dress skirts, en-
bracing the newest fabrics of spring,
1902 superbly tailored. elegantly trim
MEDICINE in all the newest shades
values up to $7.SS-Choice of any in the
line -..-.---....-. ---.-.-..........$ 1888
Silk Petticoats will arrive soon. We
promise you a treat in their values
$500 $6.4S and $3.50
A very pretty line of Spring Capes-
all come in the new popular length
$3.9S up!
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county appointments where the appointive
power rests; and be it
Resolved, BY Abilene Post g that we
will stand our demand that there be no
more hypocritical professions of affection
for the old soldiers on every recurring
election. but that every pledge made shall
be fulfilled, and we earnestly request COM
rades everywhere to stand united SO that
every public servant who is not in ac-
cord with our interest in these matters
may be retired to private life. AS all of
us in the last stage of life'S weary
march. we would notify politicians who
have hypocritical professions of love and
interest in the old soldiers-we who check
ed the tide of invasion at Gettysburg and
forced the fighting at Shiloh and Chicka-
mauga-are no longer accepted by us,
when we find ourselves crowded out of
every employment in the public service.
Resolved, That this post send copy
of these resolutions to j. r. Burton and
Congressman w. A. Calderhead and insist
that all appointfve offices referred to
in President Roosevelt's order. be faith
fully carried out in the state, and partic-
ularly in the Fifth district.
I'VE also call the attention of the state
and county officials to the laws on our
statue books which give preference to the
soldiers of the civil war and demand that
they be faithfully executed. By order of
committee.
"A. c. Memoir,
eli A. KEsEsVfC''
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RELIGIOUS THOUGHTS.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings of
All Denominations.
CONGENIALITY.


We do not do work in this church
guild or that church society because
the work is not congenial. would that
the word congenial were banished from
the Christian vocabulary. Congenial?
Think you that it was congenial for the
Son of Man to come from his heavenly
home-leave the Fathers side and make
his tabernacle among men?-Bishop
Leighton Coleman, Episcopalian, Della
ware.
YOUR BROTHERS KEEPER
That spirit which says of a mans
conduct .sOh, it is his own lookout, not
mine" is unchristian. 1t is his own
lookout, but it is yours and mine too.
And no man has right to call himself
a Christian who, living among men,
finds that the only thing he cares for
is himself-that the only things that
affect his mind are moral considera-
lions of his own purity and his own en-
joyment-S. L. Messenger, Reformed
Church Trappe Pa.
SOCIAL ORDER NEEDED.
The great problem of mankind is to
develop such social order that all
may live happily, that each may find
life good for others. The discomfort
and unhappiness of mankind today
show how far we are from that per-
feet social state--Rev. David Utter,
Unitarian. Denver.
LIBERTY, NOT LICENSE.
We hear much about personal liberty
We desire for ourselves and must pre-
serve to our pesterity all the personal
liberty that is consistent with the well
fare of others and the best interests of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-03-14
We Place on Sale

Zoe Gingharn-APrens at..--., 13c
75c Petticoats, extra good. Acc
35c Flannel Skirt 21c
15c quality Ladies' Seamless and
Stainless Hose-3 thread goods slightly
imperfect-3 pairs for. 25c
zoe Black Enamel Leather Belts. 12c
15c cake finest Violet Soap-for box
containing large cakes. zoe
so dozen Ladies' fine hemstitched
andkerchiefs-either with lace or en-
broidery-worth up to Zoe, each. 4c
Fresh arrivals Pocket Books, Purses,
Chateleine Bags, Shopping Bags, Tele-
scopes, Dressing Cases, etc, all placed
on sale much below current prices.
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Hosiery Dept.

1t has been our experience that most
mothers give the proper footwear of
their children their first consideration
and this is as it should be.
We therefore give prominence to this
line by bringing it to your attention
first of all.
We present values under this offering
which are absolutely unmatchable-
No. 223. Boys and girls school hose,
Xxi rib; absolutely stainless; good
quality; have double knee, high spliced
heel .......---. &c
quality school hose, Xxi rib; hnest
Maco yarn, double knee, high spliced
heel and toe, unmatachable at--.. 1Sc
No. 100. Our regular 25c and 3Oc boys
Iron-clad and BuckSkin hose, the great
est wear resisting boys hose on the
market-sold under an absolute quaran-
tee-having slight imperfections the
price Will be =. l &c
No 377S Infants fine seamless hose,
Xxi rib-excellent conbed yarn Zoe
No. POI. Infants very finest Cashmere
Wool hose, have silk heel and toe-come
in red, white and black-were Soc
now ..-..-.--...-. ..---------'. x ~
No. 81. Infants very fine Cashmere
Wool hose, Xxi rib-very elastic-worth
fully 25c-to close out ....-......... 15c
One lot of Hosiery consisting of odds
and endS-Ladies, Gents and Boys
HOSe-Select them at pairs Tor $500 DC
Extra fine qualities infants hosiery at
1-3c 1870 15c and 22c. Ask to see
these.
Misses newest style lace hose-colors,
Red, Pink, Blue, White and Black-in
this SALE .-.-........-- LOG ana zoe
Ladies' Black andd Brown Hose, fine
guage, seamless and stainless-in this
sale -.-..--..-- -.------. &C
No 49, Ladies' extra fine hose, full
40 guage-regular 8 thread goods
worth all of 20c-in this sale lac
1920 extra fine guage ladies' rib top
hose, of highest grade combed yarn,
Hemsdorf dye, which insures absolute
fast color.
Also No S72 of equally fine yarn. full
40 guage fine; has white foot, double
sole. high spliced heel and toe-choice
OF either .-.-...------ zoe
No. 100. An extremely fine ladies'
hose, newest lace effect-far prettier
than anything previously shown-full
8 thread doublei sole, high spliced heel
and toe-black and colors. ...-.---25c
We show many other interesting
numbers-in fact all the newest novel
ties in open lace work for Ladies',
Misses and Children's wear.
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Curtain Dept.

Very best hand made Opaque Shades
in all colors with guaranteed rollers
pulls thrown in ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Highest grade machine made Shades
with fringe, worth SSc.....-..-.....65c
Felt Shades with Spring Rollers. loo
Shade Cloth in the piece in all widths
and principal colors.
Carriage Oil Cloths and Carriage
Leather of all kinds at great saving
in the cost.
Curtain Drapery from BIC per yard
from.
Brass Extension Rods at Sc 6Ac
S1-3c and Zoe, according to size and
thickness.
White Enamel Cottage Poles with fix
lures complete-the right kind-not
warped-only ........... ....-.......15c
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Exceptionally Attractive Showing of
Ladies' Silk Waists.

A superb creation, made from finest
Peau du Sole, a silk as soft and rich as
Liberty satin, but much more durable,
trimmed, tucked and corded as detailed
in all the leading fashion journals-they
are fashions leading heralds. You
wouldn't guess the cost less than $3.50.
This week Observation-Disclosures. $500
so finest quality Albatross Waists,
most magniffcently tailored, tucked
both front and back, trimmed with full
row of finest pearl buttons, have fash
ions full front, and approved sleeve.
Come in all the new shades. The man
agement place them on sale for this
week, and for this week only, at $2.19
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WANTED new CLOTHING
Girl Offered Her Body to Medi-
cal College After Death.

Massnlon, O.. March I4-Miss Maud F.
Smith, who offered to sell her body after
death to Knoxville medical college. is a
daughter OF Councilman Peter Smith. of
this city. Miss Smith mysteriously disap-
peared from her home last Saturday and
no trace Of her has been found. She went
nom there to Canton. from which place
she sent home a message that she intended
leaving that day for Toledo. The mother
OF the young woman says she heard her
say several months ago that to sell the
body would be good way TO raise money
she had read somewhere of some person
doing that
u thought she was just joking" said
Mrs Smith, and paid no attention to
what she said. Maud wanted money badly
Tor clothes Her father. a punishment
Tor running away from home several
weeks ago, refused her clothing she want
ed, though he gave her a home. He said
he would buy he clothes if she said she
was sorry, but she wouldn't She couldn' I
work much fer a couple of months ago
she had her hand crushed at a laundry at
Salem, where she worked when she ran
away from home the other time.
Maud is stage struck. That's what has
caused her to do these things She used
to be q. good, sensible girl. But that time
when she ran away she fell in with a show
company that played Ten Nights in a
BarToOm till it broke up. She was al
ways looking at pictures of actresses and
posing and doing things like they do on
Miss Smith is 10 years old and quite
pretty.
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GREAT-GRANDMA AT A.
Mrs. Davis Married at IL, Daugher at
ID, Granddaughter at 10.

Omaha, Neb., March. 4.-AIl previous
records for young great-grandmotners
have been broken by Mrs Minnie
Davis. of Omaha, whose first great
erandchild was born when she was A
years old
Mrs. Davis was born in Boston in
1855 and was married when IL years
old. Her eldest daughter, Mrs. Ellis. OF
Council Bluffs, was born in 1867, and
was married at Is. Mrs. Ellis's daugh-
ter. Mrs Rigby, of Seattle, was born IN
1883 and was married at is. Her old
est child, Iftle Eva, was born In 1893.
Mrs. Davis is strongly opposed to
girls marrying early, and says she
speaks from experience. She thinks they
should wait until they are "a before
marrying.
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Lace Curtains.

Never saw such values, never more
beautiful designs, never better quality
for the price-bought some great snaps.
75c values, 3 yds long. in this
sale .'......... HOc
$1.OO values, 3 yds long, in this
sale -..-.--....s zoe
slips and $1.50 values, 31s yds
$500 and $50 values, choice. $1.69
$500 values, 31s yds long, 60 inches
wide-immense curtains 1888
$500 values-most beautiful de-
signs ...-......- $3.SS
1915 and $3.50 values, including
Brassed, Nets, Irish Point, etc,
cnOlcS ..-...--.. ---..-.-.-- P-A.oO
Above are quoted by the pair-single
Curtains sold if desired.
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WANT NO MORTAR BOARDS.
High School Graduates Objected to
Wearing Them.

Wilmington. Del. March 1.-THE
committee Of the board of education to
whom was referred the question of hav-
ing the young women graduates of the
High school wear mortar boards and
gowns at the coming commencement,
reported in favor of taking no steps in
the matter. A protest by the girls
against such change was presented to
the board.
DR.. T. o. Cooper, who started the agi-
tation declared that parents had COM
planned to him of the expense of COM
mencement dresses and offered a reSo-
luton that commandments be
abolished.
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Short Lengths and Remnants

We are recognized as the largest dis
tributors of this class of desirable mer-
chandise. Mills and mills agents are
in continual correspondence with us. As
a result we are always let in on the
ground floor. We have thousands upon
thousands of yards in our basement as
reserve stock.
&c Dress Style Calicos. 41hc
61zc Indigo Calicos. .4Ac
6Ac Shifting Calicos. .........4Ac
Toe Percales, yard wide. .6szc
15c PercaIes, yard wide. 1Oc
1212c Outing F1annels. .S1-3c
10c Outing Flannels. $40
TIC Outing Flannels- .............41a
1Sc very best Feather ticking. 1870
Denim ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ..1Z12c
6Ac value Dress Innings. .3Ac
15c Black Satines, fine quality. 1Oc
Fancy Satines, 80 inches wide. -. S1-3c
25c Turkey Red Tabling at-...-... 171zc
S5c Turkey Red Tabling at..... .231ac
These useful articles should be in ev-
cry households Ironing Board and
Wash Board combined-only a few
left ........ Observation-Disclosures c
$2.25 value House Scale-the most per-
feet scale on the market, weigh any
thing from a u OF to "a lbs. $1.29
A Perfection Roasting Pan, made
from highest grade sheet steel. ....75c
A perfectly air and dust proof Bread,
Cake or Flour Box, made from best
quality metal, finely decorated-worth
All OF $l-oo. 5000. loo
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Carpet Dept.

The money you will save in buying
Carpet from us will purchase many
necessary accessories-it will paper
your room, it will provide new shades
for your windows, it will purchase a
lot of bric-a-brac and it Will add many
additional comforts and bring supreme
happiness to the good housewife who
knows a good thing when she sees it.
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ROOSEVELT'S NEXT BOOK.
President Announces That He Will
Write History of Texas.

Washington, March 14.-President Roose-
welt told two of his visitors that he in
tends, upon leaving the White House, to
write a history of Texas. He made the re-
mark to Col Andrew Jackson Houston of
Texas and Representative Burleson of
that state. who introduced Col. Houston
to the president Col Houston is a grand
son of Gen Sam Houston, who was com
mander of the regular army of the Texas
republic Representative BurleSon'S grand
father was commander Of the volunteer
forces at the same time.
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White Goods Dept.

India Linens from 4c per yd. up.
Check and Stripe Nainsooks SC up.
Fine Dimities and Lawns Zoe up.
The celebrated Long Cloths in extra
quality 1910 and 15c
Fine and soft cloths as Nainsooks,
French Mulls, plain Swiss, French
Lawns, all shown in stock and at
prices to meet with your approved
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No moro after these are closed
out. Couldn't boy them under
Is per cent advance.

5000 yds fine Unbleached Muslin, full
yard wide, per yd.. 4c
5000 yds very fine Unbleached Muslin,
made from choice Sea Island Cotton
sells everywhere at 71he..-...-.- :. Sac
Soft Bleached Muslin, Lonsdale finish,
worth sc per yd-Come in remnants or
L to 10 yards. Observation-Disclosures 6Ac
The very best quality Table Oil Cloth
in newest fancy patternS-per yd..1 1c
Combine price is "a more.
900 fb Carpet Warp, no make as fine
or good; will go further than any warp
on the market-have all desirable colors
Price for this sale-White, 10c. Colors
gle.
Look at the choice Zoe wares in out
side show case.
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A Wrapper Special.

100 Ladies' Percale Wrappers, very
stylishly made-has 14-inch hounce,
front, back and sleeves trimmed with
novelty braid-patterns and colors the
very newest. We place them in this
sale at SSc-worth all of SIPS.
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Guaranteed in the Usual Way

We place on sale % dozen 2-clasp Kid
Gloves in the new spring shades The
silly to pay $1.25 $100 for a Kid
Glove that is in no particular superior
to this one.
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China and Glassware Dept.

Now open and ready for business.
You will be pleased with the showing
that this department is making. The
newest and prettiest wares at lowest
possible prices.
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Note These Prices:

621ac Brussels Carpet only. ..45c
Use Brussels Carpet only. $50
$1.00 Brussel Carpet only. ...75c
$1OO and s1.25 Velvet, Administer and
Body Brussel Carpets. $40
The highest grade ex.-super. Ingram
Carpet, finest all WOOL .671Rc
Sold everywhere at 75c and soc.
Strictly All Wool Carpets. Acc
Extra super. All Wool Carpets. $50
Extra super. Carpet, cotton
SAoih -.--.'-'.--- = 72c
Extra quail Union Ingram Car
pet ,----...--....- .oo 1-3c
Cotton and Wool Ingram Car
pets .---.--... ..--...--.-- .SS12c
3215c Granite Carpets, BEST
GOODS ..--.-- FAC
Best quail. Rag Carpets, home
MADE .-.....-... -..-.-.......--..- SOC
Venetian and Ingram, stair and hall
Carpets, "a, Is and II from. 15c up
15c Chinese Straw Mattfngs.. .11c
25e Chinese and Japanese Mat
lungs .----.-s 1Sc
35c and 40c Japanese Novelty Mat
Ilng ...-...----.. ~ 12c
soc Chinese and japanese Mattings,
highest grade, latest novelties. 35c
English and Domestic Linoleum in all
the very latest designs and most APP
proved colorings 4Sc per square yard
and upwards.
We would suggest that you check
such items as you are interested in and
bring this list with you-it beats all
previous offerings.
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Muslin Underwear
for Ladies and Children.

We do not overstate it when we say
that more thoroughly made up goods
were never shown in this city. They
possess all the attributes necessary to
take rank with any showing of first
class Under Muslins.