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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-03
LEGISLATIVE SIDELIGHTS.

As the close of the session draws near
the house is becoming very unruly- Inc
members talk out loud and everybody
has good time. The pages run back
desks, hold wrestling matches and enjoy
themselves generally. The house pages
some of them, need disciplining-
Representative jerks was the recipient
of a beautiful bouquet of roses today
1t came from the Social Science FEEDER
alton of Woman's clubs in recognition
of his services in the passage Of the
manual training school bill, which Mr.
jerks ''fathered" in the house
The State university appropriation bill
passed the house today. Adams of But
Ter got in some amendments to raise
the tuition fees of nonresident students,
and the appropriation of $4,000 for the.
law building was not made available un-
til after July /, 1904
The sugar beet bounty bill passed the
house this morning.
During the sessions of the present
legislature few senator's have eCualed
Harry Mcmillan of Ottawa in the assid-
uity with which he has watched the i'll
terests of his constituency in the legis-
latllre Mcmillan has not so far missed
a session of the senate or a committee
meeting except where one cOnf11cteG
with the other He has introduced about
as many bills of a general nature as
any other member. Mcmillan has been
on the minority and has been voted
down by the Republicans frequently
but he has never lost his vote by NOT
being on hand.
Tom Butler, a son Of w. NJ. Butler.
the one-armed baggage master at the
Santa Fe depot, is one of the pages in
the state senate. Butler has caught on
fast and has acquired good grasp on
the 0nerors duties Of his office He IS
something of a 2arlialnentarian. ard
has taken a leading part in the deiibera-
tious of the pages senate
Senator Porter has subsidized the
newsoa 9er boys of the senate against
any future reference to his break abou'
shutting lobbyists from the floor of tiat
chamber. by purchasing box of Gen
eral Arthurs for their consumption.
Out of courtesy to Speaker Pringle O.
the house of representatives. whose
mother died today buth houses ad-
journed at noon today until Wednes>
day morning.
Ulysses Graham is the only colored
page in the senate chamber. Unlike
most of the other cOlored employees about
the state house, Graham seems to think
he is there to work, and he is usually
busy He seems to have less spare time
than most any of the other pages in
the legislature
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ASSESSORS ARE ASSIGNED.
Mr.. Bischof Makes a Distribution of
His Force.

City Assessor Oscar Bischon has as
signed his assistant assessors to the ter
ritory they viii cover. 1t viii take from
four to six weeks for the assessing to be
completed. The assignments are as fol-
lows:
DR.. J. F. Buck all east of Central ave
nue. in North Topeka. J. NJ. Bryan all
west of Central avenue. NJ. Oswald
east Of Quincy and north of Second. L.
NJ. Carter east of Quincy, south of Sec
ond and north of Sixth street. H c.
Mills east of Quincy. south Of Sixth and
north of Tenth street. George Adamson
east of Topeka avenue, south of Tenth
and west of Shunganunga. Gilbert
Beden west of Topeka avenue, south of
Huntoon to limits. George Hanley south
of Tenth. west of Topeka avenue. north
of HuntOon to limits J. W. Gardiner
north of Tenth avenue. south of Sixth
and west of Jackson to limits l. D.
Hazen snorth OF Sixth, west of Jackson,
east Of Clay to limits. George Wagner
north of Sixth avenue, west Of Clay to
limits. ". W Dennison and J. c. Ali
son south of river, north of Tenth, west
of Quincy and east Of Jackson
The assessors began work this mora
ing.
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FURNISHED by A. G. Goodwin. Commits
sion Company, Commission Merchants
and receivers and shippers of grain.
Room No 6, Columbian building hide
pendent telephone 1885,
Northwest grain receipts today. Mime
apolis, 1855 cars. Duluth, III cars; total 266
cars a year ago. Minneapolis. 146 cars.
Duluth. LAB cars; total 2S9 cars.
Receipts OF grain at Chicago. Wheat.
81 cars. graded. o. Corn ass cars. graded,
g Oats. ll2 cars, graded. z.
Liverpool opening cables: Wheat and
corn unchanged.
Second Liverpool cables. Wheat ssd
higher; corn sd higher than yesterday.
LIVERPOOL cables are surprisingly strong
this morning. There seems TO be a de-
termined effort to bull wheat and believe
1t should be bought ON soft spots. Corn
markets are strong also
Closing Liverpool cables. Wheat 3sd
higher corn i4d higher FOR the day.
Receipts of grain at Kansas City. Wheat.
81 cars. corn. 400 cal5- oats. . cars
Estimated grain receipts at Kansas City
tomorrow Wheat, 80 cars; corn, 50 cars.
oats. 70 cars
Estimated receipts of grain tomorrow at
Chicago Wheat, % cars. corn, 800 cars;
oats. $50 cars hogs. 2.O00 head.
Chicago, Privileges good tomorrow. May
yyheat-Puts. lT4c' calls, 77atc; curb 774ac.
May corn-Futs. 4l3sc, calls, 411za475sc;
curb 4T4sC asked.
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obieago Livestook Markat.

Chicago March 3-CATTLE-Re Receipts
today. 1900 head. including 100 head of
Texans. Market steady to strong. Good
70 prime steers. S515@5.75; poor to medium,
s57Vd4.gV. stockers and feeders. S2500415,
cows 81 49a46). heffers 50. 00U4.75: Gamers.
ai.59uz.60. bulls, S2-25U4.50. calves, s3.7591
$50 Texas fed steers. S3-50U425
HOtiS-Receipts today. 1900 head. esii-
mated Wednesday. 25.l00 head. left over
from Monday. 5000 head. Market steady.
At yesterdays prices. Mixed and butchers ,
s6-95d7-30. good to choice heavy. S7.55d 80.
rough heavy, slooQl20' light s6.6oQ7.00;
bulk of sales. SLO007.30.
Sd EEP-Ileceipts today 1900 head.
sheep and lambs steady to strong. Good
to choice wethers. $5.00Q5 So. fair to choice
mixed. Sh00d 40, western sheep, S4.75fl
$50; native lambs, s4.75QIO0; western
lambs. S4.75d7o4
official receipts ana shipments Monday
Cattle. Hogs. Sheep
Receipts ...... ........23 sol g6 or 10 SOS
Shipments $500. -..-.. 1853 4,5l9 593
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HEIFERs 1890 .-..---.----..-.-- 2-5oqs- Is
3 ILLS VEAL CALVES. Dug %
LIGHT -.----.- g 90 g 49a
HhAN ! '--'.-'' GRAIN -'-''''---' 4 '''9''7'
NO. ? NEW WHEAT 60
NO. 3 NEW WHEAT Observation-Disclosures $50
YELLOW AND MIXED CORN. .34d
NO. OATS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 800
= 9FRSG1ITs AND VEGETABLES.
FURNISHED by 5 E Lux, successor to w.
O. Anderson & Co, 2l0 Kansas avenue. ]
ORANG ES-CaIifornIa washington ma
vel best sizes. $2.50d260; choice, SIS
off sizes 5000 Is
EMoNs-caiifornia $50 size. s2.5O9
GRAPES Malaga. owing to quality. 500
BANANAs-H Higher fancy Port Limon.
APPLES-ouotation per barrel: iona.
shans, 500 Roman Beauty. s. Z59t3-50.
Winesaps, S3.o543-t3; Ben Davis. . s11l2- IS;
Missouri Pippins, s2-50Q2 IS; York lmperials,
observation-disclosures few nice Texas
TABLE POTATOES kaw valley. 45a59c
per bu.; Minnesota Burbanks. SOC. Min
nesota Rural, toe. Colorado Pearl, 70u 75c;
Colorado Rural, 72075c-
SWEET POTATOES e0ae5c per bu;
Seed sweet potatoes TO. 81 9 e per pu.
AGE-Wisconsin Holland, s115g
l. . per 100 lbs.
ONIONS-Spanish onions SLT5 per crate;
globe. soc per bu.
OYSTERS New York count 40c per
can. extra select soc per can: standard.
25c per can; bulk standard. per gallon
Sl.35 bulk, extra, select, Sl.60 per gallon.
CELERY-CalifOrnia blue ribbon. soc pei
doz.; California jumbo, I5c per doz.
CRANBERR IES-J erseys $l1.50G12- 90 pei
DBL; per standard box. s4.00qt425
PECANS-Unpolished &c ID; polished.
DATEs-Fair. 49za5c ID; Fard. SaSAo
cocoANUTs- $3.50 per sack; 45c per
dozen
RADIsHEs- Texas radishes. 25ds5c per
dozen lunches: Texas green onions, @5a
SPINA CI-Texas. 90cas1.00 per bu.
HONEY-Col0rado 24-rack cases. $3.50
BUTTER. EGGS. POULTRY.
BUTTER-Country, 12c-
EGGS-Case count. l3c-
Hens, SC ID: ROSTERS, l5o
each; ducks. lie ID; geese, &c ID; turkeys,
u1ac ID: young ROSTERS, 6l5c ID; live
spring chickens Sc ID
HAY
PRAIRIE HAY-By car. -..-..-... .s5-50de.o 30
PRAIRIE HAY-By ton (baled).. 6.O0d6. 80
PRAIR3IE5l IAI dqosel -.... 5.0og5s, %
ALFALFA HAY-Baled, per ton, SS.o0Q10-09
yTRAW per ton .--..-..................S5 IS. 90
Market very dull
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BIG DAY IN ROME.
Continued from First Page.)

the ceremony did me good. What touching
loyalty"
1t was calculated that there were about
500 people present There were about
LOCO Americans in the tribunes and the
body of the church. The trans-A tlantic
visitors present included Monsignor Nenne-
dy, rector OF the American college at
Rome, with s. American students: Mgr.
Seton of St. JOseph's church, JERSEY City;
Ollie university at Washington; Mgr Fare
~ of Nashville, Tenn: the Very Rev John
A Sesu1, provincial Of the congregation Of
the Holy Cross Of Fort Wayne, Ind: the
Very Rev Rudolph Mayer, general of the
Carmelite order: the Rev. William Kerr
nan rector of St. Patrick's church of Phil
adelphia Mr.. McLant and family of Lam
caster, Pa. Miss Roth. Mrs Mclaughlin
and Miss Holmes of Philadelphia; Gen. and
Mrs. Clous Col. and Mrs. THlman of West
Point, Charles Bristed Aston of New York
and Prof Ioy Of Harvard.
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Kansas City March 3.-Close-W HEAT
Receipts today. "a cars. Quotations
May. e71zc: July. s5ls@65lzc- Cash: No ?
hard 6901c; No , hard 651k06Sc. No. 4
hard 59G63c: rejected hard. 55Q59c No. ,
red. 7l11lzc; Ne. red 67n5Sisc.
CORN-Aprn. 3Sisd3S14c. MAY. 3S2sff3Siec:
July. 361z U3olsc. Cash. No . mixed 3S3t
lls0e: No. white. s9d41c: No. 8 white, 3si2
1851 G.
oATs-No. ? white ssQS61sc; No. ? mix
ed. 341ed35c.
RYE-NO. , 45c
HAY-Choiee timothy. $500; choice prai-
RE. IS. $4,000
BIIT-TER-C 21a25c; dairy, fan
c. 1qc-
EGGS-Fresh. 13a5c
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Thev Made HimGo Home.

Derby. Conn. March 3.-Though having
mortgages on farms and $500 in two
banks Sherman Dudley. 81 years of age.
Of North Madison, left his wife and daugh-
ter at home with no means of subsistence
and went to nearby towns to fiddle at
cheap dances to get money enough, as ne
expressed it. to have a proper burial Of
fcials of the Connecticut Humane society
found Mrs Dudley and her daughter i'll
and without fuel and food. They found
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Kansas CitY Livestock.

Kansas City. Mo. March 3-CATTI IL
Receipts today 1000 head. including 1898
head Of Texans Market steady Native
steers s3ollta-30. Texas and Indian steers
so+a9H $50. leNas cows. S2.25fi3.1G. native
cows and heifers. S2.O0u4.4O. sJockers and
feeders. s2.5o0 45, bulls. s2.6503.75. calves
ern cows. s1.S503.lG
HOGS-Receipts today 5000 head. Mar
ke1 steady Bulk of sales. sL05d Us. heavy.
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New York. March 3.-SUCfAR-RaW SUI
gar firm Fair refining. 314c centrifugal,
SO test, sac. mOlasses sugar. Sc. Refined
sugar steady. Crushed, S5.55: powdered,
Sf.S5, graduated. %.75.
COFFEE Market steady No. z Rio.
MOI. sEs-MarIzet nlliet
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Chicago. III, March 3.-BUTTER-AIar-
ket steady to firm. Creamery, 1s0271sc,
dairy. 14N24c.
EGGS-MarAet firm. AT mark, cases in
cluded. 16d16lac.
CHEESE Market steady Twins, 12ll@
12s4c. Daisies. l3Ul31ec; Young Americas,
l3U13lzc.
OULTRY-Marlet easy. Dressed tur-
KEYS. 1501sc: dressed chickens I0n12lac.
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New York March 3.-Noon-MONEY-
Money on call firm. at per cent; primo
mercantile paper, 505i4 per cent. sterling
exchange steady. with actual business in
bankers bills at s4S7A for demand and al
81. s35s04S4ls for 50 days; posted rates S4.S5
and Sass, commercial bills. S4S314 ff4-S39s.
SILNER-Bar silver, 4S14c; Mexican dol
lars 32c.
Government bonds steady. To.
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New York. March 3.-Relics of the
days when Ada Rehan was the star at
Days theater are being sold at auction
in this city The first day of the sale
was attended by a large crowd but the
early prices were disheartening. The
highest price paid was 800 for a royal
agra carpet and the total for the first
day was s., $50 60. The sale win be con-
tinued through the week.
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Topeka Hide Market.

Topeka. March g.
Prices paid in Topeka this week, based
on Boston Quotations:
GREEN SALT CURED FLAT Size
No. 1 TALLOW .........-................51 $40
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Dudley and compelled him to go home.
exacting a promise, under threats of pros
ecution. to provide for his family. Dudley
was once a violinist of some repute, even
going abroad to play.
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New York March 3.-COTTON-Sales to-
day. none. Spot cotton closed quiet and 10
points higher Quotations per 100 pounds:
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ST. Louis Mo- March .-WOOI-Market
unchanged. Territory and western medi-
ums, 16QlSc; fine, 15Q16l3c; coarse, 15dl5c-
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fFu. nished by J. E. Gan. Commissions.
Grain, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office no West Sixth street Telephone
4S6 Correspondent Christie Grain ane
Stock Company. Kansas City, MOI
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07.17lk. light ss.25d7.09; 3 orkers, So 9oq7. co.
pigs. s5.15d6.50
SHEEP-Receipts today. 5000 head.
Market strong to Zoe higher Muttcns. $3.50
Q5.90; lambs. S.. 6oQ669; range Wethers, 500
Q5.60; ewes. S3.25Q5-45.
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Kanaaa CitY Grain.

FURNISHED by =. E. CAN. Commission.
Grain. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Omice no West Sixth street Telephone
466. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Company, Kansas City. MOI
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FURNISHED by J. Z. Gall, Commissions
Grain. Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Onice 40 West Sixth street Telephone
4s6 Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Company, Kansas city, MOI
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q Faso and Return $32o5, Santa Fe
Route.

Annual convention cattle raisers.
Tickets on sale March 1873; final limit
April 18th. See agent Santa Fe for
particulars.
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A household necessity-Dr. Thon,vk
Electric Oil Heals burns, cuts, woui5-t
of any sort; cures sore throat. croup.
catarrh, asthma never fails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-03

Look pleasant and have your picture
taken at Lutes'. 81 Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-03

DR.. f A. Rooster, dentist. SIS Kansas
ave. Evening hours, Z to s. Phone Ss4.
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Ihe Afkansas CITY people claim mat
the additional expense of maintaining
a deputy clerk of the district court at
Arkansas City would be more than
balanced by the saving of costs of
field. where the court is now held.
Just now Winfield is ahead in the
scrap, because Senator King has sue
ceeded in burying the bin dividing the
terms of court at the foot of the cal
endar, from which it will be hard to
resurrect it.
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Warehouses; bill regulating the hab-
its of life of the festive automobile
and its owner has passed the senate.
on the motion of the author of the
bill the sections requiring the registra-
ton of the machines with the secre-
tary of state were stricken out AS
the bill now stands it regulates the
speed of machines. requires their
equipment with bells and lights. and
prescribes other rules for their conduct
in situations where they threaten to
make trouble with fractions horses
and unprotected people.
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Senator Aliens bill to make an as
sault upon the person of the President
or Nice-President of the United States
or the Governor of Kansas punishable
by death passed the Senate Monday
afternoon. The bill provides that the
governor must sign the death warrant
of the convicted person within thirty
days after the assault except when
such assault shall be made upon the
governor himself. In such case the
lieutenant governor shall sign the
death warrant
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The city treasuref's report showed q
balance in the city treasury Of s175.-
1870. OF this sum SIS. p is in the
general revenue fund. and 81, 210. go is
IN the general improvement fund. The
rest is in special funds.
The council adjourned to meet on
March IS.
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The sugar beet bounty bill passed the
house this morning.
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Out of courtesy to Speaker Pringle q
the house of representatives, whose
mother died today buth houses adj
journed at noon today until Wednes>
day morning.
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Senator Porter has subsidized the
newspaper boys of the senate against
any future reference to his break abou'
shutting lobbyists from the floor of tisS
chamber, by purchasing a box of Gen
eraI Arthurs for their consumption.
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Congregational Missions.

Mrs. Lyman Baird Of Chicago. who is
the guest of President and Mrs. Cyrus
Northrop. gave a talk on THE Relation of
the Board to Its Branches before the St.
Paul Missionary union, in Plymouth Con-
gregational church. st. Paul. yesterday
Mrs. Baird is vice president Of the w. B.
M T., and she told Of the effort the So
ciety should make to raise the appropria-
ton for foreign missions to $1,000 this
year. Last year there was an increase Of
$500. The success of the plan of making
gifts Of money to the cause of missions
with the understanding that the interest
is to be paid to the donor until death, when
the principal reverts to missions as an en-
downlent fund, has proved very successful
as no complications can arise and there Is
no cost of probating wills
A number of Minneapolis women were
present and Mrs. Abbie Bixby Upham pre-
sided over the program. Mrs. e. F. Alb
bolt of Minneapolis read a paper on Mary
Magdalene," and during the presentation
of the reports from the state branch Mrs.
G. F. Sawyer of this city presided. DR..
Pauline Root of the Student Volunteer
movement and Miss De Forest. the daugh-
ter of a missionary to Japan, spoke. Mrs.
S. ". s. Fisher and Mrs. Harlow Gale of
Minneapolis also took part in the pro-
gram,
In the executive meeting it was decided
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Of the performers and the dominating
earnestness and personality.
H. S. Woodruff opened the program
with a suite Gothic by Bochlnann, which
was given with good effect.
.Marche Religieuse," from I4ohengrin,
Wagner Saint saens. played by Messrs.
Johnson, Woodruff and Wrigly as a trio
for organ, piano and violin, was convinc-
ing. rigorous and exceptionally well done.
Attic Miss Edna Hall used her voice
with ease and discretion and she brought
out the sweetness in the spring song from
Samson and Delilah, :" by Saint Saens
she does not posssssfs the dramatic
quality for its successful rendition: This
was noticeable toe In Rubenstein' 9 Der
Asra'' in her last number. sUngeduid,' Z
by Schubert was much better suited to
Miss Halls voice and was very favorably
received. gssg
William Wrgly. violinist made his first
appearance last evening and his work in
his two solo numbers was entirely salts
factory. He draws a pure sweet tone
which many times combines with depth
{ and power; he executes the more ford
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passages with ease and precision and
withal has a musical temperament.
Two of the most delightful numbers on
the program were given by Mrs. Charles
Mead Holt, who read t.The Other Wise
Man, by Van Dyke and Keeping a Seat
at the BENEFIT" by Fisk
The first written in VanDyke's usual
style has little action, is tranquil but in
tense, yet the attention Of the audience
did not lessen for a moment during the
entire reading.
The second number was a choice bit of
impersonation. Mrs. Holt responded to
an insistent encore.
j. Victor Bergquist was for the most
part happy accompanist. In his solo
number his rendition of the Chopin Moe
turne of the Sijh. was almost ruined by
a too rapid tempo and lack Of sentiment.
Gustavus Johnson played '.Isoldes Lie
bestod,' by Wagner List with technical
precision and responded to an encore.
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Series Of Travel Talks.

Mrs. Sarah K. Curtis will give talk,
"A Florentine Mosaic tomorrow evening
in the Young Weman's Christian associa
tion building. The lecture will be the first
Of a course of six travel talks by well
known women. Members will be ad.
mitted without extra charge and outsiders
on payment of a small fee. The other sub
jects and dates will be as follows: Dec 2
"A Trip to Korea and China" with
illustrations. Mrs, George Harrison
Jan. g., The Vatican as an His
torical Building, !" Mrs. J. B. Gilfllan; Feb
I3. THE Temples, Tembs and Palaces OF
India" Mrs. r. H. Passmore; March 2
"The Indian Durbar,'' Mrs n. c. Harri.
son; Aprilt6 "a Tour in the Art Galleries
Of Europe Miss NJ Emma Roberts.
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DO CLUBS EDUCATE?
Clubs Methods Fail to Produce Fit
ness for Responsibility.

ness for Responsibility.
The chief argument advanced for
women's clubs past and present is
their educational value. Even this is
now being attacked and an exhibition
of the educational fruits Is demanded
as a proof of this claim.
Education of woman by the club
method to prepare her to assume a
higher and more responsible place In
the worlds affairs has been declared
by Mrs. Sophia Lovejoy Dickensons
one of the most prominent CLUB women
women of Denver are declared to be
like children still, their sense of OBJ
legation faulty and the educational
club movement to be degenerating
into mere social functions.
Mrs. Dickinson is one of the best
known women in Denver. For years
her leadership In women's clubs and
society has been conceded. In an in
terview she says: LAS a class women
are conservative; they closely follow
race inheritance. What they feel Is
expected of them they do. The world
expects them to be honest, therefore
they do not steal large amounts, nor
forge signatures. The world expects
them to be virtuous, and some are
Whether they are equally moral may
well be questioned. Their idea OF
truth is often very feminine, and their
growing tendency to kleptomania is
alarming. The world has not de.
manded much beyond the. self anc
home relation and only a narrow view
of these.
''The average woman's club is toe
indefinite, too anxious to please men
too busy, bustling, too self-centered tt
allow the members to help on the rea
and important work of the world
Women are >self-deceived. They thinl
they are In earnest, but rarely are
They are interested in their relation
to things. but not in the thing itself
They are much like children in tn
way they conduct business and as
sumo responsibility. and their sens
of an obligation Is often very faulty
If the weaknesses which we hay
enumerated are not suppressed the en-
tire club movement will degenerate
Into a social function"