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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25
Notes and Personal Mention.

Miss Marie Morris of Hiawatha is the
guest Of Mrs. Pearl Cray.
Mrs. George Banter and Miss Efie
Banter. who are guests of the George
#. Sharitt family, will return to their
home in Kansas City Wednesday.
Mr.. n. Logan Stewart left last night
to join Mrs. Stewart and their son in
Toronto. Canada, where they have been
stopping with relatives for several
weeks. Mr.. Stewart will remain fort
night and Mrs. Stewart and Master Roy
will not return until September 15
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Ashby, Mr. and
Mrs. George NJ. Crawford and Mr.. Arth-
ur Capper spent Sunday att Eureka
Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Foster are expect
ed home next week from an extended
visit in Vermont and New Hampshire.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Hurd and Miss
Kathleen Moreland returned home Sum
day from a six weeks tour which in
cluded the lakes. Yellowstone Park, and
the northern Pacific coast
Mr.. and Mrs. L. H Hull, Miss Mabel
Hull and Miss Clara Hull, who are guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Markley on Clay
street. leave Wednesday for their home
in Fort Wayne Indiana.
Mrs. Louise Cammack and Miss Kahr
left today for Chicago
Among the Topeka people who spent
Sunday at Eureka Lake were Mrs
Frederick DeObert Miss Louis Strauss
and her guest Miss Wilde of st. Louis,
Mr. and Mrs j. F. Stanton. Mr.. Harry
u. Valentine, Mr.. G. II. Oliver Mr.. <.
j. Allen, Mt and Mrs. w. H. GrOte
Mr.. and Mrs. g. c. COnnors. Mr.. J. s.
Gilbert. Miss Lucy Van SAINT, Miss Van
SAINT Miss Florence Nightingale. Miss
Jennis Jordan. Miss Carrie Jordan and
Miss Rosa Gilbert.
Mr. Frank Willard has taken a
party of boys to Maple Hill for a
weeks fishing. Mrs. Willard and Miss
Alice Willard are guests OF Mrs Jane
Thompson during Mr.. Wizards alb
eence.
Mrs. Lille Weightman-S Stevenson and
her son have returned from a short
visit 20 Touron.
Mrs Thomas +. Grisham. of Cotton
wood Falls, is the guest Of Mrs. Dewitt
Nellis
Miss Rose Davis is visiting in VIM
held
Miss Louise McNeal has returned
from "A visit in Guthrie. Okla.
Miss Smedley, who is the guest of
Mrs. II. NJ. Philips. will leave for her
home I'm Philadelphia Friday Later in
the fall Mrs. Philips expects to go to
philadelphia for "a visit
Mrs. X. u. Whitfield left for Enid.
Okla, this morning to visit her sister.
Mrs F. NJ. Chilson.
Mrs. G. +. Woolverton and son Ray
have just returned from a summer
outing It Woodland Park. Colo.
Mrs. Is. c. Patton. of Sedala. Mo. is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Woodding
Miss Ina Dreisbach leaves today for
a visit with relatives in the east.
hrs. ]. b. Westcott and her daughter
Bertha. of Beatrice Neb.. are guests OF
Mrs. j. L. Wilcox, her sister
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25
MUST STAND SQUEEZE.
Railroads Try to Justify Higher
Cattle Rates.

Senator Harry Mcmillan came down
from Ottawa county today to attend
the meeting of the cattlemen from over
the state at the Copeland this after
noon to make preparations for the
hearing before the state board of rail-
road commissioners tomorrow relative
to the proposed new freight rate on
cattle He was accompanied by J. c.
Gafford, mayor of Minneapolis and
prominent banker there.
THE people of my county are much
Interested i'll this freight rate ques-
ton" said Senator Mcmillan today.
They are considerably reused up over
it, regardless of political affiliations.
Freight rates are entirely too high, and
the railroads are putting them still
higher, although they are doing more
business and making more money than
ever before. The Union Pacific report
for June showed that its net PROFITS
were 1922, 900 greater than for the same
month a year ago. And in addition to
that. the railroads are giving us the
worst service we have ever had.
4 notice that the railroad companies
are quoting figures to show that CO tile
rates are not too high by showing that
they are no higher on an average than
the wheat rates. I do not think that
this proves that the cattle rates are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25

A blessing alike to young and old. DR.
Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry
Natures specific for dysentery. diar-
rhoea and summer complaint
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25

not too high. but that the grain ship
pers and millers are being robbed worse
than the cattlemen."
The nearing before the railroad COM
missioners tomorrow will be on the ap-
plication of the cattlemen for an order
to keep the railroad companies from
putting into effect a new rate on cattle.
which the cattlemen allege is about Is
per cent. higher than the rates now in
force. The railroad comUanies allege
that the increase is very slight and that
it is made to secure a uniform Sched-
ule. The following comparisons are
given 10 show that the new rate is not
much of an increase. The figures given
are the comparative rates from the
points named to Kansas City:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25

Have you sent in your ''Yinewood
EssaY2''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25

Mrs. Thomas F. Doran will entertain
Informally Wednesday in celebration of
the eleventh birthday anniversary of her
daughter Josephine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25

"Sculptured by glacial chisel and
wrought
Slowly to shape by storm torrents,
Angel of God, what all unearthly
thought
Lies in this group of Titanic turmoil"
With glass the outskirts of Denver
could be seen and trains also creeping
over the plains. Longs peak lowered in
majesty to the north A miles away.
Terrys peak rose two miles to the west.
connected with Gray's with a hog back
and only few feet lower. Thirty-seven
miles to the west was the much admired
Mount of the Holy Cross. Mts. Lincoln
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25
THE MODERN FRENCH GIRL
Relaxation of the Conventions That
Obtained Forty Years Ago.

How aStOniShed would the modern
French girl be were she told not to take
giggle loudly, not to set her arms
akimbo. and never to talk privately
with a young gentleman, She would
think such recommendations perfectly
ridiculous as preventing all possible
Irritation for the art of fiirta ton is
never at its best unless practiced in
private. But forty years ago, when
parents deemed that marriage was not
a proper subject for the thoughts of
their daughters, f1irtation-even as
word-was unknown in France. At
that time simplicity in dress was the
order of the day for young maidens,
ton, being carried as far as possible
among the aristocracy. There were
special light silks and inexpensive
trinkets for jeunes files, set with
which the tiniest of diamonds would
never have been tolerated any more
than costly laces, furs or elaborate
trimming
by the style of dress whether a young
woman was married or not, whereas. ii
is not by any means so easy now. the
same satins, velvets, feathers and
Jewels being worn alike in both cases.
And = IS not any easier tC guess from
the behavior in society, for it may hap
pen that the conversation is taken up
and carried on by the girls in their de-
sire to shine and to attract attention
the married women being silenced and
ignored in the midst of the excitement
and amusement artful1y created by free
sallies, unrestrained laughter and much
attitudinizin=.
No doubt the conventional restric-
tions of forty years ago were somewhat
excessive. and kept French girls till
after marriage in a state of prolonged
childhood; nevertheless it remains to be
seen whether the rapid change which
has supervened is real gain. for If it
has remedied some evils of the old sys-
tenn it has also engendered new ones,
and on that account many thoughtful
French parents are now seriously dis
uuieted about the future of their
daughters.-Scribner's Magazine.
A blessing alike to young and old. Dr.
E-ouler's Extract of Wild Stra vvterry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25
Old Man Killed bv a rurkev.

The story from Oklahoma Of a two
year old child being killed by a Ply
mouth Rock rooster reminds one of
tragedy in North Carolina, which is re-
lated as follows: Many years ago a
North Carolina judge. or ex-judge-
Judge Spencer of Anson-was killed by
a turkey. He was a very old man. and
was sitting in he yard with a red skull
cap on his head. The red attracted the
attention of the turkey and angered it.
and II few upon the wearer of the cap
and pecked. spurred and beat him to
death."-Charlotte Observer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25
PRIZES IN GOLD.
City Railways Generous Offer for Es-
says on Vinewood

The Topeka Railway COMPANY offers
three prizes for the best description and
story Of beautiful Vinewood park First
Prize, $40 in gold. second prize. IS in
gold; third prize, book of 80 comDli-
n1ehtary tickets. Competition closes
August 81 at noon. Judges will he one
representative from each Topeka daily
paper Write plainly. on one side only.
Send essays to Dept c.. Topel1a Rail
way company, 113 East Eighth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25
Rarest of Pheasants.

OF all the pheasants the great Argus
is the rarest and most peculiar in his
the dense forests of Sumatra, the Javan
peninsula, and he is also found in sim
liar localities in Borneo. The big birds
are large and tender, and rarely ever
take to wing. There is no record of one
ever being shot. So shy are they that
only a modern rifle could reach one,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25

Englewood ....-... .......-.--..-25 %
Garden City -...-.......-.-..-2 p
Scott City ...................231 "a
1t is alleged by the railroad COM
panies that the rate on cattle must
necessarily be higher than on other
classes of freight because of the great
er trouble and risk in moving live
freight, and the following figures on
lumber, stone and wheat are given to
prove that the rates on cattle are not
exorbitant:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25

Miss Prescott and Miss Rose Prescott
were the hostesses at a porch card party
given this morning in honor of two pros
pective brides, Miss Geneva Giles and
Miss Olive Lewis. The others invited
were Mrs H L. P. Hillyer, Mrs Vim.
l.. Newcomer, Mrs. Harrison Morgan,
Mrs. Charles Allan Mills, Mrs. Frank
Beck. Mrs. Charles l. Wood, Mrs. Earl
MacDowell, Miss Ruder of Leavenworth,
Miss Josephine Shellabarger, Miss Irma
Doster, Miss Mary Chase Chamberlain,
Miss Katherine Mills. Miss Florence
Lewis, Miss Hazel Mulvane. Miss Nellie
Kirk, Miss Effie Hazen. Miss Eliza beth
Gavitt, Miss Ethel Hadley, Miss Vera
Martin, Miss Eleanor Thompson, Miss
Fife Dean Of st. Joseph, Miss Lena Nc
Cray and Miss Fitzpa trick of Lawrence.
The invitations were limited to the par
ticular friends of Miss Giles and Miss
Lewis.
Mrs. Thomas F. Doran will entertain
informally Wednesday in celebration of
the eleventh birthday anniversary of her
daughter Josephine.
The Phi Lambda Epsilon annual ma
tional conclave which will be held in
Topeka the first week Ia September will
be the occasion of a number of enter
tainments in college and high school cir
cles. A smoker Thursday evening, Sep
TENDER 3, a dance Friday evening, Sep
tember 4, and a banquet Saturday even
ing, September 5. will be the big events.
Representatives from the chapters of
the fraternity in Missouri, Colorado. Ne
braska, Iowa and Illinois will be in
town.
Miss Emma Smith will give a Nnas-
uuerade at her home. corner of Fifth
and Topeka avenues. the evening Of
September /.
Miss Maud Grimes guest. Miss Bios
som Fleming. expected Wednesday from
Enid, Ok, will be the guest of honor
at a matinee card party to be given by
Miss Grimes Friday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-25

Mrs. J. H Ladd. ladies' tailor and
dressmaker. will open dressmaking
parlors at sos Kansas avenue Septem-
Der 1.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05

stage either in very short skirts or dress ed as boys. Were one of those girls to walk in the streets in either costume the police would hurry her off to the police station. go to dinner and all the women have barred shoulders, barred arms and half-bared backs. Were one of them tc call on me in the afternoon in that con dition most of my visitors would be shocK- ed, end all would certainly tell the town that this lady was mad.
 ''Either short skirts and boys clothing and barred shoulders and backs are unbe. coming or they are not. They cannot be proper in one place and at certain re' riod of the day and improper at other hours.
 But custom regulates costume, you say It, however. does not regulate conscience at least it should not East End men ana women cannot understand our West Eht costumes for evening wear. They shocI them. Just as West End people go t, the East End and preach against intox ication. so I will bring East End ora tors to my wednesday receptions t preach against West End inconsistencies
 Reform, like charity, should begin a home.''
 If this missionary persists in her inten tions there will be considerable excitemen in Mayfair this winter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
LIVERY STABLE FIRE
ROOF OF BUILDING ON COURT
 STREET <. o nr ED.
Forty-five Mules and Horses 4sescued from the Flames Loss is Fully
 Covered by Insurance.

What at first looked like a disastrous fire at the Alabama Livery Stables, 2O4 North Court street, at 4:15 o'clock yes terday morning. was extinguished after a little over ten minutes work by the Montgomery Fire Department.
 The alarm was turned in by Patrolman Fabel, at 4:15 o'clock. The entire depart ment responded. The flames were in the loft of the building. The burning hay ignited the roof and for a time it seemed that the buildings next door would be greatly damaged.
 Forty-five mules and horses were in the burning stable. Three streams were quickly put on the burning building. In the meantime, all of the mounted and bicycle patrolmen and the patrolmen on adjacent beats directed their energies to saving the terrified animals. The smoke was so dense that the policemen and flremen could hardly find their way about the building Sparks fell on them in profusion. Finally all of the horses and mules were discovered huddled to- gether in the middle of the building with sparks dropping on them. Beating and leading them, all of the stock was final ly saved and taken into an adjacent sta ble. Two mules and one horse were slightly burned. Their injuries were not serious.
 About 200 tons of hay were destroyed, but A. c. Stern, proprietor of the sta bles said yesterday that his loss was full ly covered by insurance. He was grate- full to the fire and police departments for their work.
 The origin of the fire is unknown. A number of negro stable boys are allowed to sleep in the building, and it is thought that careless throwing of a cigarette caused the blaze.
 The building, a one-story brick struc- ture, the property of c. W. Beers has badly damaged roof. MT. Beers car ries 5000 insurance.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
BUILDING SITUATION.
Great Drop in the Cost of Erecting
 Buildings.


 Buildings.
 Washington special.
 There is probably no man in this coun-, try who has better knowledge of the building situation throughout the United States than J. Knox Taylor, the super vising architect of the treasury. Mir. Taylor says that there has been a great drop in the cost of putting up buildings during the past few months, and that the decline is as much as 25 per cent all along the line.
 The cost of labor and of building ma terial everywhere is tumbling rapidly. and MT Taylor believes it will go lower yet He said today: '"rhe best evil dence l have that building operations all over the country are at a low ebbe is the fact that there is now keen competi- ton for government work, whereas year or so ago bids were comparatively few. ] should say that the proposals we re- ceived today are from 20 to 25 per cent lower than they were eight months ago. Contractors tell me that building opera tions are pretty much at standstill. q believe that the labor leaders. or rather the walking delegates. are respon- sible for the present collapse in building work. The outlook for labor Is far from encouraging. I am a thorough believer in organized labor, but I am also believer in fair play. Some labor unions do not play fair, or at least their representa' | tives do not. The sooner they are got ten rid of the better 1t will be for the unions. Many government buildings have been delayed because of labor | troubles. the most notable instances beins on the Custom House at New York anC with the San Francisco postoface."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
.r1vFR LECruREs.n
hEayaair Invitsd to Hear Problem of tsDo We Eat Too Muchf"
 niarusnrad

Ecndons Gable to N. r. Herald.
 ssDoswe eat too much7'' is the query that has recently been disputing honors with tariff proposals as the burning dues- 1xon of the hour.
 The newspapers have been full of letters on the topic and 1t is a subject at all the music halls and at some theatres.
 Barrie with his Little Mary set the ball rolling, and Pinero with his high tea pro- poses gave it an extra fllip. The King 8 name has been utilized by those people who claim. that Englishmen and also Eng iFshwor1en do eat too much, and it is as- serted that ever since his return from Marienbad His Majesty has been strictly limiting his diet with the result that he looks in better health than for years past,
 Some of the fashionable doctors, ever prompt to study fads of the moment, have laid down the axiom, Drink little and novel departure is to be made in London this winter.
 In connection with this crusade 8 well known woman resident in Mayfair intends to entertain her friends in an original way. On .eight consecutive Wednesdays eight different medical men are to de- liver a ssfiver lecture" at her course in Mayfair It is hoped by this course to induce West End men and women to NkitAuQbh 7NLc ltADAt OA VNGAO0s4AaG3sF
 'fYear by year." says this woman. whose social standing is vouched for by that well known writer on society topics. Mar maduke, 'sdozens. of my friends come to me in July and tell me they are on the eve of leaving for Hamburg to be treated for indigestion contracted by months of eating in excess.
 Were one of them to come and con fess that, he or she was about to go to an inebriates' home to recover from tho consequences of drinking in excess I should be shocked, and probably the man or woman who made the confession would blush and ask me to keep the matter secret. There is much less drinking in the West End now than there was even ten years ago, especially among men, but the habit of having luncheons and din- ners at restaurants has certainly increas- cd the numbers of those who eat in ex- cess.
 '@rhe philanthropist goes to the East A1nd and warns the poor against the con sequences of drink. He gives them lec- lures with magic lanterns showing what spirits do. and circulates teetotal tracts by hundreds of thousands. I shall be a missionary in Mayfair Piccadilly wants philantropists. The rich shall be re- claimed. Inconsistency Is inexcusabIe.''
 'T go to the theatre" continues this missionary. ''and see ballet girls on the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
A Timely Suggestion.

This is the season or the year when the prudent and careful housewife replenshes her supply of Chamberlain's Cough Rem- edy. It is certain to be- needed before the winter is over, and results are much more prompt and satisfactory when 1t is kept at hand and given as soon as the cold Is contracted and before it has be. come settled in the system. In almost every instance a severe cold may be warded off by taking this remedy freely as soon as the first indication of the cold appears. There is no danger in giving it to children for it contains no harmful substance It is pleasant to take-both adults and children like 1t. Buy it and you will get the best. It always cures
 For sale by all druggists. -adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
COTTON MARKET STRONG.
Montgomery Farmers Clingins to
 Inair ProdIcf

Montgomery Farmers Clinging to
 Ineir Product.
 Cotton was sold in Montgomery yester- day at 12 Is cents, and still there is nc apparent desire on the part of farmers to rush their staple to the market.
 A prominent cotton man said that he did not think the receipts in Montgomery yesterday were heavier than usual There are a number of farmers, he said, who are willing to let their cotton go at F cents and some of these are coming to the market. Others believing the price will still continue to rise, are holding on to their bales
 At Court Square yesterday, he said, he heard that prices went to IF 1-4 and 12 1-2 This, however, he said, did not indicate the local price as it was bought in by speculators.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
A COUGH
 CONUNDRUM

When is a cough more than coughl
 When it's a settled cold. When it hangs on in spite of all you can do. Cough mix lures won't cure it Because they are merely for~S cough and this is something more.
 Scott's Emulsion cures the cough because it cures the something more, It heals and repairs the inAamed tissues where the cold has taken root and prevents its coming back.
 Wen send yOu a sample free apoa request 'ScoTr & BOVINE. 4o0 Pean Street. New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
OFFICIALS OF SUMTER
EXAMINER GoRMAN FILES RE-
 PORTS ON THEM.
He Tells Governor They are Capable and Lfticient-Tn~ Valuations Have Decreased, Owing
 to Poor Crops.

In reports submitted yesterday to Gov ernor Jelks, John T. German, State Ex- aminer of Public Accounts, shows that Sumter County has excellent officials.
 Mir, German has just returned from Livingston where he made a careful ex- animation of the books and accounts of the officials of Sumter County. The assessments of property in the county show a decrease but Mir. German says that this decrease is due to short crop during the past three years.
 The officials whose accounts were ex- amined are Probate Judge W. R. De- Loach: Sheriff c. M. Mccain; A. c. Jones, Circuit Clerk; R. B. Galloway, Superintendent of Education; E. M. Shaw Tax Assessor and T. J. Jarman, Tax Col lector
 ;. Each official is commended as capable and efficient.
 Circuit Clerk Jones was charged with S19.37 on account of errors in removal bills and solicitor fees. Examiner Cor man reports that this amount will be re- mitted promptly.
 During the tax year 1901 and 1902 Tax Collector Jarman collected $64.10S. 10 and all money was properly accounted for.
 Of the books of Tax Assessor Shaw the Examiner says:
 His books are correctly kept. He substantially complies with the statutory provisions in the assessment of taxes. The following are the assessments of Sumter fox voot f0ur yoarq
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-05
TO MEET DECEMBER F.
Agricultural School Trustees Called
 Together.

Governor Jelks yesterday called a meet ing of the Board of Trustees and Prin- cipals of the nine agricultural schools of Alabama to be held in his office on December IT.
 Under the law a general State Board of Trustees of all of the schools consists of the Governor, the State Superintendent of Education and the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. This general board is supplemented by local boards of the respective schools who act in con Junction with the general board
 At the meeting here on December 17 the boards and principals will discuss plans for making the work of the schools more effective