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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-28

with thick white muslin. Place the
bottle in the sun until the lace is per-
fectly dry.
variety which is once more to be fash
ionable, may be washed exactly like
other sorts except that no starch is
ping = into a half pint of hot milk to
has been added.
coIored by age or exposure to the sun
is freshened by the following process:
After shaking the lace free from dust
with soft broom. When there are
spots or stains rub them gently with a
sponge dipped in cold tea; then let the
lace soak in tea prepared from this
formula: One teaspoonful of gum ara
bic and one teaspoonful of tea added to
pint of boiling water. Simmer these
ingredients over the fire until the gum
is thoroughly dissolved, then strain.
The gum arabic in the tea gives slight
stiffening to the lace. If your lace is
Spanish or other silk makes add to the
above recipe one teaspoonful of methy-
lated spirits, which will restore to the
washed lace much of its original silky
gloss.
To iron silk lace spread a piece of
brown butchers paper on double felt
or thick ironing blanket. When the
lace has been pulled out and smoothed
place another piece of paper on top of
it. Iron the lace on top of the paper
| with a cool iron and when partly finish
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WATERS ARE OUT.
Disastrous Floods Prevail in
Various Places.
All Records Broken at Saginaw,
Michigan.
TWO PERSONS MISSING.
Water Twelve Feet Deep In
Streets of Grand Rapids.
TWO PERSONS MISSING
Rise of Ten Feet in Ten Min
utes at Plattsburg, N. Y.

Saginaw, Mich, March 28.-Flood con-
ditions in Saginew and vicinity are
worse than ever today. The water has
gone far beyond any previous flood rec
ord. Nearly all the business houses are
closed and the bigger firms are working
today to rescue their valuable stocks.
AT A STANDSTILL.
Grand Rapids, Mich, March 28.-Al-
though the water in the Grand river
above this city has receded somewhat it
remains stationary here and residents
are still suffering great privation. The
city was in total darkness last night,
but the work of rescue was continued
all night and hundreds of persons, hun
cry and shivering with cold were taken
to places Of refuge. The work of taking
people from submerged residences was
undertaken often at great personal risk
to the reScuerS. Two persons are MISS
ing and probably have lost their lives
in trying to reach places of safety Their
bodies may have been washed away by
the swift current which flows through
the streets. School houses and churches
have been transformed into relief sta
tions and every charitable organization
in the city is busy caring for the home
less. The relief fund is sufficient only
to cover the bare necessities. 1t is esti-
mated today that $500 houses are now
surrounded by water, in some place II
feet deep. The loss in the business sec
ton will reach several millions.
LOWLANDS DEPOPULATED.
Princeton, Ind, March 28.-White and
Wabash rivers continue to rise an inch
an hour. Both rivers are now near the
mark of 1899. All lowlands are depopu-
lated Much suffering is reported
ROSE 10 FEET IN 10 MINUTES.
Plattsburg, N. Y, March 2S.-The ice
gorges and floods are causing consider
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been under the care of a trained nurse
at the Hotel Gillett during the past
week until she should be able to go to
her fathers home at NeoshO, Mo. She
is less than % years of age though it
was eight years ago that she married
Stephenson, who had been her playmate
during childhood. She is Aill pretty
and attractive in spite of the troubles
which she has suffered since that time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephenson came to
Manhattan two weeks ago last Satur-
day Stephenson was travelling for the
Parkhurst-Davis Company of Topeka
and is nephew of Mrs Parkhurst. Mrs
Stephenson met him in Topeka that
day, having left her fathers home at
NeOsho under pretext of going to To-
peka to learn the millinery business.
They took rooms at the home of S. A
Sargent and boarded at the hotel. About
a week afterwards, Stephenson who had
meanwhile been gambling with some
success. drew what money he had in
the bank and disappeared, leaving
heartless note of farewell for his wife.
Mrs Stephenson bore the strain of
her pitiable circumstances until Sunday
when she broke down completely and
was put under the care OF a nurse. Mr..
Gillet telegraphed to her father as soon
as he learned the facts and received a
reply Tuesday asking him to care for
her and send her nome as soon as pos
Sible. Her father is James McEIhaney
of Neosho. Mo, the proprietor of liv-
Mrs. .Stephenson's story is a pecu-
liarly sad one. She was only about Is
years old when she was married and
moved to Hutchinson. Her unhappi-
ness began soon afterwards. Drunken
ness, cruelty and unfaithfulness on the
part of her husband darkened her mar
ried life from the start. The couple
separated a number of times only to be
again united and repeat their unhappy
experiences. It was after one of these
periods of separation that Mrs. Stephen
son left the home of her father against
his wishes and Joined her husband in
Topeka from which place they came
here.
Stephenson has followed a crooked
career. He appears to be the sort of
brute that language fails to describe.
Nevertheless, with a blind devotion
characteristic of some women. Mrs
Stephenson is said to cherish her at
tachment for him and look forward to
a possible reconciliation. He has not
been heard of since he left this place.
Mrs. Stephenson will go home in a few
days" - 4-a
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IN THEU. S. COURT.
Docket for April Term Has Been
Made Up.

The docket for the session of the
United States district court, which
convenes in Topeka on April IL was
given out this morning. It contains
90 cases. none of which are of especial
interest besides the trial of the Dew
eys for fencing government land in
Rawlins county. There are four de-
PENDANTS in the case. of which Chaun-
Cey Dewey is one.
The Circle Land and Cattle company,
owned by Senator Wulfekuhler, of
Leavenworth. will have to face a
charge similar to the one preferred
against the Deweys. The land which
they are accused of fencing is prin-
oipaily in Sherman and several con-
tiguOus counties.
The criminal cases are all of the
usual character dealt with in the
United States district court. None pre-
sents any especially interesting fea-
ture either from the standpoint of be-
ing unusual in its facts or involving
some new point of law. Some of the
cases follow:
L. S. VS.. Albert Gibbs, charged with
the first robbery of the postoffice at
Galva, about two and one-half years
ago
U. s. VS.. Matthew Brown. selling
liquor at Leavenworth without a
Z. s. VS.. John Kiser. selling liquor
al Lawrence without a license.
L. S. vs.. Walter and James Godell,
stealing property from a government
reservation.
L. S. VS.. Bess Quackenbush, sending
obscene letter through the mail.
L. . vs. Z. Bernstein. unlawfully
buying clothing and equipment from
soldiers at Leavenworth.
L 5. VS.. Elizabeth Spiker, selling Ii
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flannel is first laid on the table and the
lace spread out on this and covered
with an old sheer handkerchief or a
piece of fine muslin. When partly dry
remove the covering and pull out the
points and little loops of lace, then re-
cover and iron until perfectly dry,
pressing out the pattern with the end
of the iron. If real lace is being ma
nipulated its appearance is greatly i'm
proved when the pattern Is punched out
with a lace iron. This handy little in
strument has a short handle, with a
small steel ball at the end of it. The
ball part is heated and is then worked
quickly up and down on that part of
the lace to which you wish to give a
raised appearance. When a tie of chif-
fon or muslin with ends of lace or a
handsome lace handkerchief is to be
ironed press the muslin or chiffon first
on the right side and the lace next on
the wrong. If a collar or f1chu with
lace ruffles is at the mercy of the iron.
press the ruff1e first, being careful to
bring the point of the iron well up into
the gathers and avoid making small
plaits. Iron the center last.
Silks and chiffons are ironed wet,
and piece of sandpaper rubbed over
the iron makes it run more smoothly
over the fabric.
The old adage, eff you want a thing
done well do it yourself" is certainly
true in the case of washing silk blouses,
as they need care and attention. To
wash them properly make soapsuds in
gallon of warm water and add a tea
spoonful of borax if the silk is cream
color or ammonia If it is pure white.
Let the waist stand in the suds for
twenty minutes, then souse and squeeze
it until it is clean. Wash it again in
water with half the quantity of borax
or ammonia, then in clear cold water.
The blouse should then be wrung out
as dry as possible and hung where 1t
will dry quickly. Roll it in a towel,
and in an hour it will be ready to iron.
Iron the waist on the wrong side upon
a flannel covered board. Use an iron
which is not very hot. Press any in
sertion or t:1cks very hard, and the re-
suit will be satisfactory, l am sure.
The washing and ironing of laces and
silks require time and care, and they
cannot be hurried over. But the work
is interesting and repays one for the
labor bestowed upon 1t.
GRACE GRISCOM.
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Wholesome gingerbread
For the Children

nLAIN GINGERBREAD 6
quarter of a pound of lard or
dripping, with half a pound of
sugar and three quarters of a pound of
molasses. Stir in a pound and quar-
ter of flour to which have been added
an ounce of ground ginger and a little
mixed spice. Add three well beaten
eggs and moisten with little milk in
which has been dissolved half tea
spoonful of baking soda. Stir the mix
ture well, turn into a creased tin and
bake in slow oven for an hour and a
half. Glaze the surface by brushing it
over when partly cooked with a little
sugar and water.
Ginger Cake.-Rub to a cream three
quarters of a cupful of butter with two
cupfuls of sugar. Add, one by one four
well beaten eggs, beating the mixture
constantly; then stir in a pint and
half of flour to which have been added
heaped teaspoonful of baking pow
der, a little milk and some ground gin
ger. Mix not very stiff and bake in a
rather hot oven.
Whole Meal Gingerbread. = Rub a
pound of fine whole meal into four
ounces of butter. Add half a pound of
golden sirup, half a pound of brown
sugar and about three-q quarters of an
ounce of powdered ginger. Mix well on
necessary. Roll out and cut into
squares and circular cakes and bake in
quick oven.
Ginger Biscuits.-Cut up finely two
ounces of candied orange peel and mix
with four ounces of moist sugar, a lit
tie molasses slightly warmed and half
a pound of flour into which have been
rubbed four ounces of butter. Stir in
half an ounce of ground ginger and a
few caraway seeds. Mix well and let
stand awhile. Then roll out on Toured
board and bake in a slow oven.
Ginger Wafers.-Rub half a pound of
butter into a pound of flour, stir in
half pound of fine white sugar,
ground ginger to taste, a dust of bak-
ing powder, the same of salt and mix
with two or three well beaten eggs.
Roll out thin and cut into shapes and
bake in a slow oven. Caraway seeds
may be used instead of ginger, or both,
according to taste.
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ANDERSON NAY USE 1T.
Not Enjoined for Use of His Own
Name.

Judge Hazen this morning denied
the injunction asked for by S. E. Lux
against w. o. Anderson, F. E. Arm
strong and NJ. S. Hally doing business
as a commission firm and to prevent
them from using the name of w. o.
Anderson & Co.
Lux bought out Anderson & Co. and
with it the good will. He brought a
suit asking for an injunction claiming
that the firm was using the name Of
w. o. Anderson & Co. Judge HaZen
denied the injunction and stated that
it was not necessary as the firm corn
posed of the three defendants had
stopped using the firm name of w. O..
Anderson Judge Hazen decided that
the firm contemplated using such a
name for the firm but dropped the
name after the suit was brought.
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able damage in this county. At Cham
plain the Chazet river rose ten feet
in as many minutes, flooding all the
stores, hotels and many residences
Merchants had no time to remove
goods from their cellars. The water
has reached the highest mark in IS
years. At Cadyvilie an iron bridge was
carried away by the ice. Dynamite
was used in an attempt to break the
ice jams in this city, but with very
little success.
RIVER SIX MILES WIDE.
Poplar Bluffs, Mo-. March 28.-
Owing to rapid rise in the Black
river part of this town of 5000 inhabi-
tants is under from two to ten feet of
water and many persons have been
forced to. abandon their homes. At
Williamsville, north of here, most of
the 500 inhabitants have been COM
PEELED to leave their homes. The river
is six miles wide. Thousands of acres
of bottom lands used for pasturing
stock are under water. and the loss of
stock and other interests will be
heavy.
ICE PILED ON TRACKS.
Utica, N. Y, March 2S.-Although
flood conditions are very much better
in the Mohawk valley, it is still caus-
ing the railroads much trouble. At St.
townsville and Fort Plain great piles
of ice cover the tracks. Dynamite is
being used.
WHITE RIVER OvERFLOWS.
Indianapolis, March 28.-White river
which last night overlooked West In
dianapolis and covered the first floors
of one thousand houses raised rapidly
today. The crest of the Wabash river
food has passed Terre Haute and is
above Sullivan where the waters are
still rising. There is $4,000 acres of
farm land under water and Westport
has been totally abandoned.
At Vincennes on the lower Wabash,
the levees have given away and all
bridges across the river are closed. The
crest of the flood is expected to reach
there tomorrow when all records, it is
believed, will be broken.
TRACKS UNDER WATER.
Detroit, March 2S.-Traffic on the
Grand Trunk railroad between Wind
sor and London is practically suspend
ed as the result of a washout caused
by the Thames river overlooking. The
| tracks for several miles are under wa
ter and no trains have been able to get
through since SATURDAY. evening.
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starch a little clear coffee or tea be-
fore pouring on the boiling water The
tea or coffee gives a duller tint than
the cream starch. which is apt to be too
yellow. Instead of starch or gum ara
bic many persons prefer a little pow
dered sugar dissolved in the last water
the lace is rinsed in.
When the lace is starched spread it
out on clean, dry cloth and pull out
the edges carefully. Roll it up in the
cloth and let stand some time before
ironing.
For the finer kinds of lace gum arabic
as a stiffening is preferred to starch
and may be used without the least dan
ger of rotting the filmy laces- The
very best way to make this gum arabic
starch is as follows: Into a half pint
of boiling water put an ounce of gum
arabic. Let this slowly dissolve over
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Is NOT YET DEAD.
Students of Socialism Haven't Given
Up Their Studies.

The organization known as the Stu
dents of Socialism, which was so
strongly objected to by the Washburn
faculty, is still holding their regular
meetings every Thursday evening.
This organization is not for political
purposes but as is stated in the con-
stitution for the Intelligent study of
social and economic problems their
causes, effects and remedies and TO
investigate especially the doctrine of
socialism as compared with other
methods proposed for the amelioration
of these evils
It is not composed of confirmed So
cialists as~has been represented.
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MESS one is expert at fine
laundry work or has an expe-
rienced maid to do up" the
laces and muslins which are
a very important part of every woman's
wardrobe nowadays the dainty collars
and cuffs, fchus and undersleeves. are
apt to be much the worse not only for
wear. but for washing.
The difficulty of getting these frills
Of fashion cleaned except at expensive
establishments has resulted in a great
number of women becoming their own
laundresses. A few instructions may
be of use to those who would like to
handle the lace accessories, but are du-
bious of their ability as queens of the
tub. The dressing of lace is really
very easy. like everything else, when
you know how. Indeed. this branch of
laundry work requires merely delicate
handling and careful attention to de-
tails.
Before the washing begins carefully
examine the articles to be laundered
and, when necessary, apply first aid to
the injured. A stitch in time is won
derfully potent in the preservation of
laoes and fine linen. If the article is
very much soiled soak it for several
hours in warm. soapy water to which
has been added a few drops of ammo
ma 10 make a laInGT- Dip the lace I'D
I'D down in this solution several times
and then squeeze out. Now the real
process of washing begins. Place the
articles in a small tub of warm, soapy
water and work them up and down,
opening and shutting the fingers, but
never twisting or wringing the lace
and on no account rubbing it with soap.
It should always be borne in mind that
the threads of lace are usually very
fine, and the least strain will cause
them to break; consequently rubbing
and twisting are most disastrous
When the lace is clean rinse it thor
oughly. first in warm water then in
cold, allowing the cold water from the
spigot to run on it until the lace is
quite free from any suggestion of soap
Now squeeze out the lace and clap
gently to and fro in the hands.
Boiling of laces and fine linens is new
er resorted to except in extreme cases
but when this is necessary they should
be placed in a jar with sufficient cold
water and soap jelly to cover them
Stand the jar in a saucepan of boiling
water which comes half way up the
sides of the jar, put on the lid and boi
slowly for two or three hours. Re
move the lid occasionally and add wa
ter If necessary. When the lace is
clean rinse out in warm water. then in
colo, as in the ordinary washing.
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quor to indians at Mayetta.

quor to Indians at Mayetta.
U. S. VS.. J. E. McColm. perjury in
connection with bankruptcy case at
Topeka.
U. S. vs. James E. Christman, un-
lawfully buying clothing from soldiers
at Fort Riley.
U. S. VS.. Ella A Cook, using mails
in aid of a scheme to defraud John W.
Mans, of Belvidere. Kan. In this case
Mans advertised for wife. Ella Cook
answered and received $40 to come to
Belvidere. That was the last Mans
ever heard of either money or wife.
and he informed the United States at
torney of his troubles. who preferred
charge of fraudulent use of mails.
U. S. VS.. Virginia Bower, sending
obscene letter through the mails.
u. S. VS.. N. ]. Allen, unlawfu1ly fenc-
ing government land in Thomas coun-
ty.
U. S. VS.. Sam scrinopskie, using
mails in aid of a scheme to defraud
wholesale dealers.
q. S. VS.. c. P. Dewey, ct al. unlaw-
full fencing of government land.
U. S. VS.. Charles Humbert. selling
liquor without a license at Oskaloosa.
Z. S. VS.. Lewis Mcbride, unlawful
fencing of government land.
u. S. VS.. John Speas, selling liquor
without a license at Larned through
express agents.
The docket is very light" said As
sistant United States Attorney e. d.
McKeever this morning. I'VE have
about the usual run of criminal cases
on the usual kind of charges. Quite a
number of land fencing cases are up,
principal among which are the Dew
eys. The obscene letters upon which
we will prosecute two people are a lit
tie worse than that kind of literature
usually is, which is generally bad
enough"
Notice the quality of lumber furnished
for the Manual Training High schon..
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Many persons object to lace being
stiffened CT the theory that it rots the
fabric, but some stiffening is neces-
sary to give it a fresh, crisp appear
ance. The object to be aimed at is to
give it the same slight stiffness it had
when new.
For the stronger makes of lace starch
may safely be used if it is thfnned
down with cold water until it has the
feeling of slightly thickened water. Al
low the lace to soak in this starched
water for some time, then squeeze out
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POLICE JOTTINCS.
There Is a Quiet Time at
McCollumyilIe.
Dusenberry the Only Citizen
Who Is Busy.
MANY FOWL STORIES.
Officers Are Compelled to Listen
to Them.
Brave Sergeant McEIroy Is
&ovornIv GhnoL-od

The police department is now kept
for ornamental purposes only. Dusen-
berry is the only member of the force
spends his time in telling people to
fence up their domestic fowls. The
glad spring time hen is getting in her
work, and the neighbors all declare
that her work is coarse. They do not
knock on the deceased hen, fricasseed
or with dumplings. 1t is the live, wide
awake hen they object to, particularly
when said hen becomes saturated with
the idea that she was cut out for an
agriculturist. In the words of the
poet,
Now doth the busy little hen
Improve each shining minute.
The neighbors makea steward then
The busy hen is in it.
There is a city ordinance which per-
mits anyone who keeps a gun but no
fowls, to pot the trespassing fowls. lip
to date there has been no complaint of
anyone taking advantage of this ordi-
nance, which will of course cause plcn-
ty of trouble. People object to re-
Strictipg the movements of their fowls,
but they also object to having thcfl
removed from this vale of tears by the
shotgun route. Dusenberry. the good
Samaritan, is out putting people wise
to the facts.
Brave Sergeant McElroy was shock
ed almost beyond recovery yesterday.
He saw a man actually take a drink
of red liquor. J. Allen and Frank Giles
were driving by the police station
when they became athirst, and draw
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special officer, was struck and slightly
wounded by flying fragments of an ex-
ploding cuss word This is not right"
he said. That was a four dollar and a
half word, and 1 don't believe that wo-
man paid for it, So he pinched her and
called the Maria. Meanwhile a large
bunch of Senegambians gathered and pre-
pared to bounce" the cop. Notable
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banana Compofe.

To make banana compete peel and
halve bananas lengthwise and put into
a pan with enough lemon and liqueur
favored sugar sirup to cover them.
Bring this all just well to the boil, lift
out the fruit and lay 1t on glass dish.
Meanwhile boil the liquid in which the
fruit was cooked, flavor to taste with
a little more liqueur or whatever spirit
was used to flavor it and pour it over
the fruit in the dish
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DESERTED. HIS WIFE.
Topeka Travelling Man Left Her at
Manhattan.

The Manhattan Nationalist tells the
pathetic story of. the desertion of a
young married woman by her husband,
whose name is F. NJ. Stephenson, and
who was quite well known in Topeka,
as a travelling man for the Parkhurst-
Davis company. The story follows:
Broken hearted and Ill as a result of
harsh treat ment and final desertion by
her husband Mrs. F. M. Stephenson has
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the fire, stirring occasionally Then
strain and bottle for use. This will
keep for a long time. When required
for use add one tablespoonful of the
melted gum to half a pint of cold wa
ter, soak the lace in it for half an hour,
squeeze it out and proceed in the same
manner as for other starching- The
lace is now ready to be wrapped around
large bottle which has been wound