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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
Notes and Personal Mention.

AIR and Mrs. John Sebastian Of Chi
cagO. spent Thursday in Topeka on
their way ID California. guests of MI
and Mrs Eugene S. Quinton.
Miss Roberta Inman, of ST. Louis, is
expected next week to visit ner sister.
Mrs. Fanny Guibor.
Mrs g. %. Henry. of Kansas City. is
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. Luther
Burns
Miss Hazel Fass1er is up from the Uni-
versity at Lawrence to spend sunday
with her parents.
Mrs Helena Fay. Of Brooklyn. n Y.
IS expected about the middle OF the
month to visit her niece, Mrs. A. H.
Mrs. J. w Patterson. of Newton. wiz
spend Sunday with Judge and Mrs
Adrian L. Green.
Mrs Dacotah Ryan, of Leavenworth.
ls tne guest Of her daughter, Mrs. VIII
liam E Dreschsel
Mr. j. w. O'Neil leaves Saturday for
q business trip to New York
Mrs Charles kleinhaus, who has been
with Mrs w. IT. Crosby ali week re,
turns to her home in Granville tonight
DR. and Mrs. @. B. Reed viii go to
kansas city saturday to attend the
funeral of The formers aunt. Mrs A r.
Mcfarland. who died there Thursday at
the home of her daughter Mrs. Nc
Farlard had visited the Reeds and is
remembered by many Topeka people
She Was one az the missionaries of the
E'resby terrain denomination.
Nr. Den HogehOOm, of Pittsburg, is
the guest of his parents, DR.. and Mra
q. w. H0gebcom.
Mrs. Charles Haines and her son.
Harvey Hartsen Of Sabetha, are expect
ed Saturday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. John
ID. Moon
Mr.. Wallace Thompson. Mr. Roy
Thompson and Mr. Harry Rigby went to
Atchison today for the state oratorical
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06

Bale Waggener is like the good old
Democratic southern colonel. who al
ways declares that the Con-fedracy
was not whopped, sab, but ovahpowah-
ed, sab, simply OvahpoWahed." They
walked on Mr.. Waggener's frame to
their hearts content. but he was not
"whopped." He will repair his man
gied form and once more take chips. No
one thought when this legislature con-
Vened, that one measly Democrat could
buffalo that vast body to such an ex-
tent that it would fear to meet him on
level ground, and have to drive him into
a narrow cut to run the ice wagon over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
SEEN BY A NOVICE
How Steve Caves Cowboy AbiI-
ity Helped Him.
Bale Waggener Wouldn't Ad-
nit He Was Whipped.
BRICK MASON'S GIFT.
Receives a CapaciOus Bath Robe
from Reporters.
Things Are Dragging a Little
in the Legislature.

Now that pay day is only a pleasant
dream with the members of the legisla-
ture, they show a tendency to STAN
pede. Many of them have become satu-
rated with the idea that they are want
ed badly at home. 1t is not with joy
and gladness that they answer to roll
call, and a quorum will soon be some
thing only spoken of in an undertone.
Steve Cave, the cowboy sergeant-at-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
A HARD FIGHT ON
In the Republican State Conven-
ton of Michigan.

Detroit. Mich, March e.-Every indi-
cation pointed to protracted and hard
fight over the nomination for justice of
the state supreme court for which the
Republican state convention was called
shortly before noon today The early
morning hours did not bring any com
bination among the seven candidates who
are opposing the. renonnina ton of Justice
r. A. Hooker and the adherents of each
candidate apparently were determined
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
Child Labor Prohibited.

Raleigh. n. C.. March s.-The child
labor bill which win prohibit the en-
ployment Of all children under L years
of age in factories and limit the hours
of labor for all persons under IS to s.
hours a week. has passed both houses
of the legislature and is now the law Of
the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
No More Bills.

The Introduction of bills in the house
was stopped at noon today by a reso-
luton proposed by Adams of Butler. In
the meantime the committee of congress
sional apportionment has not reported d
new apportionment bill although the
house on Wednesday instructed it to do
So within Sc hours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06

Neiswender, Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Petre
and daughter AIargery, Mr.. and Mrs.
Irwin Pribble and sons, Roland and Cliff
ford, Mrs. George Novis and Miss Edna
Simpson.
The keys to the red box are now being
distributed. The box contains twenty
north window. There is but one key in
the bunch that fits the lock: the person
holding the key that unlocks the box
receives the twenty silver dollars. Alb
solutely no charge for keys Don't fail
to ask for one.
NEW ERA DEPT. STORE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
MAY NOT GET THROUGH.
Robinson Bust Resolution Referred
in the House.

The resolution to place a bronze statue
Of Ex-Governor Charles Robinson in the
state house rotunda. which has already
passed the senate, has been referred to
the ways and means committee in the
house. which viii probably sidetrack it
for this session. It carries with it ali
appropriation of $4,000 for the statue.
The appropriations have already piled
w. and for this reason the ways and
means committee may hold up this resO~
llIfion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
ALMOST SCALPED.
New York Man Is Sorry He Got Fun
ny With Carlisle Indian Graduate.

New York March 6.-Wounded Buffalo,
a long haired Mohawk Indian. nearly
scalpe3 a man on Broadway near Frank
lin street Yesterday Wounded Puffalo
saws he is a graduate of Carlisle. SO, and
a bag pGncher and boxer by professor.
He was walking in Broadway. where two
men to be funny bumped against him.
Wounded Buffalo turned around and hit
one of the men. who fell and cut his head
so badly that an ambulance surgeon put
five stitches in his scalp. A policeman
came along and took Wounded Buffalo to
a station house The man knocked down
is Frank Rumpen a plumber who admit
ted that he had been drinking. His in
iuries were not serious and he appeared
in court against Wounded Buffalo The
magistrate let him go.
A refined appearance. delicate shade
of fascinating beauty given by Satin
Skin Cream and Satin-Skin Powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
Thev Want DE- Again.

Mexico city, March 6.-Local nantes
tations in behalf of the reelection of
President Diaz will be held all over the
republic on the I'd of April next. The
National Liberal committee here is ar
ranging for notable demonstration by
the Liberals in promotion Of the same
object. The movement is meeting with
general response and enlists the leading
business men in all lines of activity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06

arms. may be compelled to git a boss"
and demonstrate his ability to throw a
rope Catching legislators on the hoof
may be one of his duties. In the words
of Shakespeare:
Alas, that gang of noble men
Who manufacture laws
Are dwindling daily"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
Vacancy in French Academy.

Paris. March 6.-Prof. CASTOR Paris,
a member Of the French academy and
professor of the College of France, died
today. aged GA years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06

City Ticket once. Union PacIfc
Railroad, 525 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06

so loud that the speaker raped for or
der. Johnnie King of Ottawa was Sc
lected to explain the use of the robe.
which he did in an able manner, ana
Mason promised to remember. and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06

him. But it looks like such was the
case. It reminds a spectator of some of
the Indian stories, a legacy of the past
how the lone hunter sometimes dug a
hole in the ground and stood off the
painted horde until some shining mark
among them bethought himself of the
grass. Then a smudge was started to
windward. Even then the lone fighter
frequently broke through the circle of
flame potting various and sundry too
confident braves who had rushed up to
collect his hair. Yes. he was simply
"ovahpowahed.' He did not take to the
brush, but was carried thither by weight
Of numbers.
Chief Clerk of the House Brick Ma
son was presented with a beautiful
bath robe yesterday. a token of esteem
from the newspaper men. The garment
resembles the one worn in his youth
by the late Joseph, son of Jacob. Mr..
Mason donned the garment, and it was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06
.@G0S ~

Mr.. and Mrs. Dell Keizer's guests at
q small dinner party Thursday even
ing were Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dumont
smith, Mr. and Mrs L. D. Whittemore.
Air. and Mrs. George w. Mcknight ana
Mr. and Mrs. John Pond HrItts.
The Rational Recreation Ring has its
monthly dinner at the National tonight
Mrs. w. F. Jenkins, of Charleston, Ill,
and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Watson, of
Bloomington. H., who are guests Of Nh
and Mrs. F. w. Watson. 324 Topeka ave.
nue.. have been guests of honor at a
number of small affairs this week.
Thursday evening their host and hostess
gave a dinner for them at which the
other guests We're DR. and Mrs. ]. O.
McClint0ck. Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Weiss.
Miss Grace Weiss and Miss Helen Nc
Clintock Tuesday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. y. M. Payne entertained al dinner
for them with Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Wat
son and Mr.. and Mrs George A. Clarke
as their other guests.
On Wednesday evening, March 4, al
half uast g o'clock, Miss Phebe Irwin
and the Rev. "A. II. Kelso were married
at the home of the brides aunt, Mrs. F.
O.. Mckibben, Tl6 Lane street. On &C
count of the recent death Of Mrs Irwin
mother of the bride, the wedding was q
quiet affair. only the immediate friends
of the family being present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-06

The Rational Recreation Ring has its
monthly dinner at the National tonight
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-18
WAGES are High.

Probably there is no place in the
country where tire average level of
wages for women is 50 high as it is
81 Gl0versville. It is the same as TO
men. of whom fewer are employed. It,
i; not an uncommon thing for the
Young men of GIoversville 10 drift
away from the city into employment
a9@oa,i. K is, however, a most un-
common thing for the young women to
de so. The general air of prosper ty
that strikes the visitor is to be ac
counted fer on this ground. 1t is a
rare thing to see a person on the
street not we'll dressed Poverty does
2ot show its face anywhere there. 1t
WGuld SEEM looking at the women On
tie way to work, that they go to it
,'rossod as in many another place they
go to an evening social gathering. Out
ef this condition grows the fact that
strikes the visiting shopper so strong
ly-the high grades of goods in the dry
goods stores. evidently in demand
since they are there to the exclusion
of the lower ones. AS the women
earners are largely in excess Of the
men, the women spenders are also
largely in excess. The purse strings
in the hands of women, it is not as.
tonishing that the city is organized in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-18

route which leads through the foot
hills and climbs the first mountain
from which may be obtained a view
sensational in it's wide expanse, in
yolving in a glance twenty-seven cities
and villages, with a glimpse of the
Catskills over 100 miles away. is re-
sore well worth a visit Just over the
top of this mountain is gem OF
lake sapphire set in emeralds, teem-
ing with black bass where there are
provisions for such pleasures as one
may find at akesde-hotels, dancing
pavilions, boating and fishing. Three
quarters of an hour away in another
direction is beautiful Scandaga park,
On the bluff overlooking the Scandaga
river, where there are tempting pro-
visions for hotel and cottage life as
we'll as for the transit pleasure seeker
Of day.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-18
A Remarkab!. . Il eccrd.

Chamberlain Cough Remedy has
4 remarkable record. 1t has been IL
'4s9 for over thirty years, during which
.i7ne many million bottles have been
sold and used. 1t has long been the
standard and main reliance in The
treatment Of Group In thousands OF
4emes. yet during all this time no case
4as ever been reported to the manu-
"a cturers in which it failed to effect
cure. When given as soon as the
child becomes hoarse or even as soon
as the croupy cough appears, 1t VII
prevent tfe- attack. 1t is pleasant 70
take; many children like it. It con-
tains no opium or other harmful SUB
lance. and may be given as confidently
70 a baby as to an adult. For sale by
W. J.. Dewoody & Co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-18
RYAN'S CT: sTRHLiNE

Is Gods z.:itr ro .lan. =. IS a nos1tlv'
cure for catarrh of the head and nose
hay fever, asthma. headache. aE,t Wi
cure a cold in one nights time. Fo'
sale at a. drug stores
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-18
Poor Girl.

Miss Cold hear that the foreign
noblemen are demanding that the
American girls they wish to marry
mist have more income than ever.
Miss Gilt ged)-Gracious.
The necessities of life are going up
every av.-Chicago News.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-18
Quite Regular.

"Werent some of those transactions
by which you profited trif1e irregu
lar?"
.sNOt fo. me answered Senator SOr
ghum They were quite the usual
thing ''-Washington Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-18
WHERE WOMEN HOLD SWAY
American City i'm Which Fair Sex DOM
mates All Thing

habitants 12,000--over three-quarters
Gf The WhoIe population over 15 years
old-are employed daily at wages. In
the remaining 5000 must be included
+ the rising generation, the emeritus and
those Industrious, yet not wage-earn-
GIs.
The city is thrifty because it has
few drones in it's nive. Over three
fifths of its popuation are earners
the center of the glOve-making indus
try of the United States Hence it's
name, Gloversville Glove-making is
the dominating industry There are
125 such factories in the place. All
kinds of hand coverings, from the
buckskin mitten which the hardy lum-
bermen Of the north use in their strug-
giles with the forests to the dainty kids
which my lady displays at the opera,
ere made in this city.
You wonder why this industry was
established in this place 1t has been
in existence many years. Prior to
1867 there Was no other means of
communication With the outer world
han by stage and team wagon the
former for passengers, the other for
he conveyance of freight Since 1870
here has been a steam railroad con-
lecting with Fonda, and in later years
an electric road, which carries bag
,age as we'll as passengers. But prior
70 the building of these roads for
tunes had been made in the glove in
iustry of the place. and it led, as it
aow leads that of any other place.
City has History.
Many years ago, before the scream
Of the locomotive whistle awakened
he echoes Of the hills anywhere in
his country. that is to say, about 1900
ore adventurous sons of Connecticut
wandered into the Mohawk valley.
What impelling motive sent them I'D
To the site of what is now known as
Gloversville to establish the industry
of making tin utensils is not known.
They did reach these hills. however.
and built up the little settlement of
which is now part OF the
city of Gloversville. Having made the
tin vessels they peddled them about
the country. after the manner of their
kind. The currency Of that time and
country was pelts. The country was
a hunting country and game was In
abundance. Pelts We're the earnings
of labor and the medium for securing
the necessaries of life. The peddlers
Ct tinware took them as medium OF
exchange and received them in such
abundance that they could not dispose
of them readily. BY force they were
compelled to turn them into mittens
and gloves tc realize upon them. Thus
the glove industry was begun. From
such beginnings in 1909 it has growl,
10 its present proportions while the
tin industry has passed out Of sight.
Today the surrounding country does
aet furnish the pelts from which to
make the desired leather from which
lie cloves are made They come from
abroad in more or less advanced
- 9e rom the raw pelt
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-18

Prise, satisfaction. perhaps OF patron
age, as he turned to one near him.
This is a beautiful little city,
great little city, isL't it,
He was an interested observer from
the steps of a hotel as night was fall
ing, as the arc lamps were being lit
AID the pate glass of the shop fronts
were being frightened with electric
lights.
Women were passing in droves-
lat's the word, droves, for it is one
CT the peculiarities-but that doesn't
come in yet-and the most modern OF
electric cars were WhizZing UP and
down Evidently he was a stranger in
town. The one to whom the question
had been addressed responded with
tllat air of benevolent superiority one
assumes on learning that he knows
more about The subject in hand than
the other asking:
First view of Gloversville?'
"The first and I've been on the road
thirty years. was the others re-
sponse This is the Arst time | ever
knew there was such pretty, hustling
place hid away in the mountains. I'm
going to see something of the town be-
fore it's too dark
A Charming City.
Gloversville is a city, most charm
ing, most prosperous, most attractive.
with broad streets lined with build
ings, all of which have the air of say
ing to you: I'm doing pretty we'll.
thank you? Got any money, come in
and spend it." That is the business
streets. On the residential streets. as
they peer out through broad verandas
and peep from under the trees that
surround them they say: Come in
while and take some of our comfort.
The latch string IS always out and our
people are most hospitable.' And the
city has peculiarities differentating 1t
from all others of the state, giving it
its own individuality.
Fer instance. it is bachelors, para
disc. since there are ten women for
every one man in the place. You can
no more escape your thoughts OF
Gloversville than you can attention to
1t on arriving. even before you have
brushed the dust from your clothes.
But let us get to statistics Glovers-
Vile is a city of 10000 inhabitants,
most thrifty and most modern. It's
streets have broad and asphalted road
ways and broad and tagged sidewalks.
there are some excellent specimens,
It's architecture is not perfection, but
the general effect being pleasing-thls.
on the authority OF persistent ana
critical shopper Of Fulton street.
Broadway and Sixth aVenuo-places
where YOU can do as well as in the me-
tropolis, as satisfactory IN quality and
tit. TIE city is lit by electricity,
talks by electricity and is Transported
by electricity. 1t has forty-fVe mics
of streets Cf whicA arc already
severed. pure WateS which comes
pure and sparkling from the mountain
heights above it. cheap and excellent
: telephone and ample telegraph service
as could be wished
Every Prospect Pleases.
It's chief peculiarlty aside from it's
preponderance of--but let that pass
for the present-its chief pecuIiarity Is
it's modernity. If ever the use of that
slang "up-to-date" is justified 1t is
When applied to Gloversville. You feet
constantly as if you were up against
the last thing its principal hotel is
peculiarly up to date. With its tele-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-18
General Offices III Pine St /,

O ii property out IT Goes 4"
safe profitable q or more pS
haa the source revenue for pavmen
COMPANY has It mas M death osses It expense
of life physical conoi
r""ch OF all i~
during emk--g1ng 2ee'
between all pros pectus.
Active and Reliable Everywhere Cers'p"
stsd investigation lnvlSA nation cheerfulg gwen
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-09-18
Every Prospect Pleases.

It's chief peculiarlty aside from IT'S
preDonderance of-bUt let that pass
for the present-its chief p9culiarity Is
its modernity. If ever the use of that
slang "up-to-date" is justified It Is
When applied to GloversNille You feet
constantly as if you were up against
the last thing It's principal hotel is
peculiarly up to date. With its tele-
phones in each BEDROOM whereby you
may talk with all the world without
turning out of bed Its street railways.
Which cover all parts of the city ana
connect it with other towns, are ecu
ped with up-to-date cars of a degree
that would make a Brooklyn Rapid
Transit conductor green with envy, II
they ever are green-that is, envlOus.
And it looks as if the automobile was
rapidly displacing the horse. 1t has
TWO theater's which are we'll equipped,
at which appear only leading attrac-
tions. Only the oest Is good enough
for Gloversville
Industries are Thriving.
The city is prosperous. Over $4,000
900 of capital is invested in its indus
tries and the value of it's annual pro-
ducts is $15o,000,000 OF its 10000 in
The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1903-11-23
The Sanitary Boil Weevil.

1t is wise provision that When
men persist III stubborn follies Provi-
dence seems TO finally take . fall out Of
their pride and bring them down to a
cold compliance with the common
sense they should have used without
being whipped up to It.
Heretofore in the south the cotton
raisers gospel has been comprised in
The commandments plough ana plant,
hoe and weed, pick and pay the negro,
the supply man and the fertilizer
agent. All advice TO use better meth
DDS has been sneered at by the farmers
as the monkey-tall, OF maddlers. y
Reasoned articles that urge them to
raise cotton by scientific and intensive
methods are treGted as equally lunny
in words as are the serio-comic antics
Oh Alph0nse and CASTOR in cartoons
Now the boil weevil has been sent as
messenger of Divine wisdom 10 wake
the old-fashiOned farmers out Of their
old-fashionod ways. Secretary Will
son and The agricultural experts say
that all the money In the national
treasury will not exterminate these
omniverous pests Of the cotton field.
The boil weevil is the body louise Of
the plant and the ony way to keep
him off is by the proper cultivation of
clean crops A dirty crop win be de-
stroyed by this scayenger Of the cotton
fields, so that the lazy, do-it-like-dad-
always-did sort of farmer VIII also
wind UP as dad used to do-a bank
rupt. a sheMff-shayed old ram and the
hired man OF his neighbor who worked
his brains as often as he did his bull
! tongue plOw.
Only the fttest are fit to farm in
cotton these days and the south may
yet have reason to thank God for send
ing the boil weevil to put the cotton
Stevens out of business.