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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06

she would refuse to sympathize with
his cause.
The Kappa Sigmas did not let time
hang heavily on Rutherford's hands
during the last week Two nights be-
fore initiation they informed him that
he must go down to Don's, cafe fire.
quented by students, and act as waiter
for the evening. He was not to recog-
nize any one, and he was to accept
tips in compliance with the custom of
his assumed position, which tips, fur
thermore, were to be added to the
frat funds.
Rutherford, dressed in the walters
garb, which his friends had secured for
him, was clumsily handing out club
, sandwiches and coffee, salads, oysters
on the half shell. pie, and milk-shakes.
when a number of the Kappas came
noisly into Don's. He took their Or
ders without a sign of recognition even
if he did forget napkins and place the
knives on the left of the plates. The
Kappas, when his back was turned.
nodded approval in his direction.
Rutherford was all right-So far, they
tntimated.
Presently the door swung open and,
smiling and pretty in theater attire,
Miss Isabel entered, escorted by a Kap-
pa Sigma. who quietly recognized his
frat brothers. They sat down before
Rutherford, who was deep in the myS-
teries of. connecting a French dressing
for a salad, saw them. When he looked
up his eyes met those of Isabel Lee.
For moment she stared at him to
make sure of his identity: then, with
out a sign of recognition, turned to her
escort. Rutherford did not hear the
questions she put to the Kappa, but
he felt instinctively that they were of
him He wondered whether the fellow
would tell her. If not, Isabel would
think he had reached the bottom of his
financial resources. Perhaps she would
think that was the reason he asked for
his ring-that he might realize on it.
It was almost too much for Rutherford,
but he set his teeth and took their or
der. She spared him as much embar-
rassment as possible and ate as little
and as quickly as she could. He heard
her catch her breath as he quietly &C
cepted the quarter tip from her COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06

panion. When he held her coat and
slipped her warm fur about her neck
she looked I'D at him with an express
sion which said. What does it all
mean?" And he could not tell her.
Would it be too late when he could?
Never had the Kappa Sigma boys
been SO glad to welcome a man to
initiation into their midst as they did
hardest test they could invent They
were not without an appreciation of
what they had done to him. They had
taken his sweetheart from him and hu-
inflated him before her, but he had not
been disconnected
A brief ceremony of initiation was
performed before it was announced to
Rutherford that now, as a full hedged
member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity,
he must ride the proverbial goat and go
through the numerous perilous feats
which accompany initiation It must
be admitted that Rutherford shook
little inwardly. OutWardly he was as
calm as a woman at her third wedding.
They blindfolded him, turned him
around three times and raised him to
the shoulders of six men, who carrEz2z
him out Of doors and through several
streets for some fifteen minutes. Ruth
erford was wondering where he was and
what was to be the outcome when he
was suddenly put upon his feet and tolds
to stand still. The Kappas rang a doog
bell and quickly disappeared, leaving
Rutherford standing alone.
In a moment he heard door open
and felt a warm little hand drawing
him within. Snatching the bandage
from his eyes he looked down at Isabel.
blushing and happy, and then-well, lie
just took her in his big, strong arms,
and said all manner of things he had
not had time even to. think Of for a
month.
who told you?" he asked her after 9.
while.
THE boys. of course" she answered
nesting her head against his coat. And
see what they gave me- g'ne said, hold
ing up her left hand.
And you'll wear it again. he cried.
'Oh, Isabel, tHi1s is the most glorious
initiation man ever had.'-Philadelphi
Ledger
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06

Printed net is a modish new material
especially suitable for dinner and dancing
gowns. The white nets with colored fig
ures are the most popular, although they
come in all the usual shades. A white
net having a vine-like design in black
and made over a foundation of white
taffeta with trimmings of fine black lace
makes a stunning dinner gown. Another
punches of pink apple blossoms scattered
over the white surface and was made
over a slip of pale blue taffeta The
skirt was made simply with five gradu-
Venice lace banding. The bebe waist
had square yoke of tucked silk muslin,
the tucks running across instead of up
and down and extended out over the
A Venice lace banding outlined the
bodice, crossed the sleeve where the yoke
ended and the full net puff began, and
was carried over the shoulder in a strap.
a sash of pale blue chiffon completed
the toilet. A mauve net may be trimmed
with chiffon velvet in the same shade
applied in bands between the wide gradu-
ated folds, Stimulating tucks which finish
the long trained, closely fitting skirt. The
bodice with a deep pointed yoke of real
ValenclenneS lace finished with a double
shoulders and crossing in front, has a
wide girdle of the velvet fastened with
silver buckle set with rough amethysts.
The high sleeve cuffs may be of the lace
edged with bands of velvet.
A striking evening gown for a matron
is of black net with wafer spots of red
chenille. The underdress is of white
chiffon. The top of the low bodice has
a bertha-like decoration of black jet and
the top of the sleeve which drOOpS far
down the arm, leaving the shoulder bare
pears in a band around the hips, but
does not quite meet in front The skirt
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Turkish coffee is becoming the fashion
for after dinner beverage Here is
the proper way of preparing it, impaired
by one who has lived in Constantinople
for many years. In a copper vessel with
quantity of water into which has been
dropped the equivalent of one lump of
sugar to each cup of coffee. When the
water boils, put in a heaping teaspoonful
of pulverized coffee to each cup and al
low 1t to boil up, quickly removing from
peat this delicate process twice, and
serve in small cups. The Turkish coffee
cup is a tiny, handlelesS affair, which
fits into an open work or f1lfgree holder
Some of these are works of art, silver
set with rough turquoise, brass, richly
chased and engraved with polite good
wishes, or gold filigree.
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the new square calling cards. quite like
signboards. impressive, and Ia mode.
fitting companions for the large sheets
of writing paper engraved in gold.
Nothing else is in vogue this year but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06

is in four deep pointed ruffles edged
with rSchings of red and black tulle. The
black lace and the wide girdle is of red
velvet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06

French printed bobinette gives us
charming flowers, violets, carnations and
roses or 1arkspur, figured in color on blue,
black or white backgrounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06

bewitching arrangements of color and
design. These cost from 40 to so cents a
yard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06

Little moss roses on blue and white
diaphanous fabric are called "Catallane
Raye." This will be very charming for
a dressy summer gown for the girl who
looks her best on the porch, lawn or gar
den of a warm summer afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-06

White figures are cast upon on the
lustrous navy blue ground of a new
weave of cotton called Satin Lisse.' The
same patterns can be seen in black
Satin Lisse." but for some inexplicable
reason the mercerized materials or satin
finished cottons have a higher lustre in
navy blue or dark green or brown than
seems attainable when the body color is
black
Jacqueminot roses and little moss roses
are printed on new French organizes in
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22
DESERTS HIS CHILDREN.
An Unnatural Father Shifts the Re.
sponsibility to Other Shoulders.


Abba, Ia, Sept. ia peculiar case
of what seems to be the inhuman de-
sertion of two little waits by the
father occurred in Abba Monday af-
ternoon. Ira Morley, stone cutter,
who formerly worked at the marble
works at Ottumwa, Iowa, parted from
his first wife over ten years ago and
married Miss Lelah Theabolt. They,
too parted, and last January she was
granted divorce, he retaining pos
session of the two children. Monday
he started west, saying he was going
to Lucas. When the train stopped at
Abba, the two little waits, Sabin, a
boy eleven years, and Maisy, a girl
thirteen, were put off by their father
and told to hunt up their aunt, Mrs
John Smily, whom he said lived in AL
bia, when in fact she lived at Foster,
seven miles away. The children be-
ing timid and afraid wandered around
town until late in the night and fell
asleep a heSeMrt house steps where
they remained until morning when
they were found by D. c. Anderson,
the grocer, who heard their story, or
as much Of it as they dared tell, for
their father had them frightened with
threats of what he would do to them
if they told anything that would re.
feet On him. They had every care at
the Anderson nome and they have
proved to be model children. Their
aunt at Foster was notified and came
up Thursday and identified them as
the Morley children and will take
them home with her for the present.
Their mother lives at Oakley, Iowa.
She has been notified Of the predica-
ment Of her children and steps will be
taken at once to have their unnatural
father prosecuted for his cold-blooded
abandonment of them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22
GOOD NEWS PREMATURE.
Mir. Harrington Denies Having Beer
Left Fortune.

A street report this morning to the
effect that Harry Il. Harrington, for
merly councilman of the Second ward,
had "come intoH snug fortune OF
several thousand extent, left by de-
ceased relative, is denied by that gen.
tleman. Harrington was seen this
morning at his residence on South d
street concerning the rumor, and he
denies it in toto He states that
there is an estate in the southwest
left by a deceased member OF the Har-
rington family, but that it is not in
his branch of the family. Attorneys
in charge of the estate have been
making effort to locate certain mem
bers of the family Of the deceased
and Mr.. Harrington has had communi
cations from several parties concern
ing the family members and the line
of descent.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22
OUR COLORED SOCIETY
Ins and Outs of the Local Colony
and Its Friends

Mrs. C. r. Foster, of Buxton, was a
guest of Mrs. A. G.. Clark Friday and
2turday
Mrs Belle Bush departed Monday
evening for an extended visit to her
old home in West Virginia, being
called there by the serious illness of
her father.
Mrs. G.. w. Black and daughter
Ruth, of Washington, Iowa, VINO have
been visiting among relatives and
friends in the city for several days,
returned to their home Wednesday.
The Clinton Age, Judge Thayer's
democratic paper, in recent article
accuses the Des Moines Register and
Leader of conspiracy with several 9TH
er Iowa papers to defeat Judge Wade
in the Second district for congress, ON
the ground that it would be shame
to have the state disgraced by a dem
ocratic congressman. In reply to the
same the Register and Leader makes
the following plain statement of it's
position. If there are any negroes in
the Sixth district who think it would
be good thing to vote against Major
Lacey, let them read this and consid-
er, for all who are familiar with the
trend of democratic sentiment today
know that the Register and Leader is
right: "The Register and Leader can
not speak for it's contemporaries,
named by Judge Thayer. For itself,
it can say that the judge would have
difficulty in quoting from its columns
to sustain his contention. The Regis
ter and Leader has not concerted with
anybody to defeat Judge Wade, nor
taken cue from anybody. The Reg
lister and Leader has very plainly
stated its reasons for opposing Judge
Wade's reelection. There is danger
that the coming congress may be dem
ocratic, democratic congress means,
as the issues are drawn, a triumph of
southern sentiment and a triumph of
southern sentiment means this is a
white mans government as a party
watchword. We challenge Judge
Wade to say that, as judge, lawyer
and congressman, he favors and will
work for the enforcement Of the con-
stitution of the United States. We
challenge Judge Thayer to say it for
him. Judge Wade will not use his
vote nor his influence to secure the
enforcement of the Fourteenth amend
ment, neither will Judge Wade, know
ing what American liberty has meant
TO the people of his race and his relig-
ion, say, that so far as in him lies, the
same door of hope and opportunity
that cheered them shall be kept open
in every state in this union to the
boys and girls of the future, regard.
less of creed, color, race or social sta
tiou. Others may decide for them.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22
IOWA MUNICIPALITIES
The League VIII Meet in Cedar
Rapids, October II and I3.

Marshalltown, Ia, Sept. 15.--Frank
G. Pierce, secretary of the League of
Iowa municipalities, has perfected all
arrangements for the annual meeting
to be held at Cedar Rapids, October
IL and Is. 1t is expected that this
will be one of the most important
meetings ever held in this state in
the interest of public affairs. Great
interest has already been created
among the municipal officials and
others interested in municipal affairs,
and the coming meeting gives prom.
ise of being the largest ever held by
the association.
The League of Iowa Municipalities
was organized at Marshalltown in DC.
tober, 1897, about fifteen municipali-
ties being represented. 1t has held
six annual meetings, at which papers
and reports of great value have been
presented for consideration and dis
cussion. At the present time over
sixty Of the cities and towns i'm Iowa
maintain membership in the league.
Every city but one of over 10000 pop
ulation in Y e state is a member, and
all over 5000 population but four.
During the past few months ten mu.
nicipaiities, never before msmbegS
Issasexx2 "A
| have Joined ther feague, eETz--5-7r y
| number Of other councils are,s .tssidt;|
ing the matter
The present officers of the league
are: President, Mayor p. j. Martin,
Waterloo; vice president, Mayor A.
N. Alberson, Washington; second vice
president, Mayer c. d. Huston, Cedar
Rapids; third vice president, Mayor
A. II. Northup, Fort Dodge; secretary
Frank G. Pierce, Marshalltown; treas
urer, Hon. Richard Valentine, Mason
City; trustees, Mayor F. X. Stebbins,
Iowa City; Mayor H. C. Hemenway,
Cedar Falls; Mayor j. A. Walter, Nc
Gregcr; finance committee, Mayor j.
c. Williams, Cskaloosa; Hon. j. +.
Lockyear, Cherokee; Hon, H. M Mil.
Ter, Burlington.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22

Its an ill wind" ETC., but there was
very little good blown in that one of
Monday evening.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22
sElRERT GIVES BONDS.
A Remarkable instrument is Furnish
ed BY Boy Who Killed Nelson.

James Seibert, who was confined in
Jail on charge of killing ]. l.. Nelson
last Thursday night, was released on
bond Saturday evening and returned
to mis- home northeast of the city with
his mother and sister. The lad was
arraigned before Justice H. r. Ken.
dig Saturday afternoon and prelimi-
nary examination was waived to the
grand jury. The bon1o a temperance
was fixed at 100000 su1osR Nelson,
attorney for the boyp immediately set
forth to secure the necessary bond,
and he was not long in securing a re-
markable paper. Mr.. Nelson found
public sentiment largely in sympathy
with the boy, and the attorney had no
difficulty in securing one of the larg-
est bonds ever offered court in this
county The boz ~ hen returnad.stc
October 3, was nxeu as - af t,vsptv
letting the coaataRfnE Is business men ant
be fnishff People of the city and coun
'ty. Each qualified for the sum of two
thousand dollars, making the amount
of the bond $50,000.O0.
The sureties on the bond include:
]. H, Leathers, S. Nelson, Lewis Cru
zen, F. e. Green, E, B. Bridges, ]. E.
Fleener, Chas. Strohmeier, Thos. G.
Beach, Ed Reason, I. M. Gibbs, S. Z.
Barnnart, Dan Bradbury, c. w. Jones,
]. R. Fudge, o S. Ellis, T. G. Janney,
Henry Tandy, H. d. Parker, Sam Bal
dauf, Geo. F, Howard, w. L. McQuis-
ton, c. b. West, Geo. S. Prime, II. l..
Spencer.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22

selves, but as for the Register and
Leader any man, whatever his charm
of personal character or grace of
speech, can count upon its active and
continued opposition as long as he is
afraid to say, and say with decision
that means something in his official
conduct, that he believes that the de.
mocracy of the future is to be gov,
ernment of the people and not a white
oligarchy."
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22
BANDITS STILL AT LARGE.
Men Who Robbed Rock Island Train
Not Yet Found.

Muscatine, Ia, Sept. 19.-The best
advises from Winfield and that vicin-
ity indicate that nothing is doing in
the man hunt for the bandits who
held UP and robbed Rock Island train
No. II on Tuesday evening last. AT
ter working the dogs yesterday after
noon the detectives returned to Win
field, where they have remained all
day. In fact, it is said the efforts of
the animals have accomplished little.
The two men in jail here who were
arrested in Brighton Friday evening
and were brought to this city Satur-
day morning have not been identified
by Engineer Dunham and Conductor
Gregg, who were in charge Of No. II.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22
A THRIFTY PAUPER.
Woman Of WeIth Seeks Admission to
Poor House.

Keokuk, Ia, Sept. 19.-Mrs. Marea-
ret O'Brien and her son, Mat ew
O'Brien, living in apparent abjeat
poVery, asked to be sent to the counts
home to be provided for at the e.
pense Of the county. An investiga-
tion followed their application, and in
their home were found s10O in cash,
bank deposit receipt for $2,70O and
the woman is receiving a pension Of
$40 per month.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22
The girl informed him that she dld

The girl informed him that she did
not care to take the lessons. Nelson
thereon, SO states the girl and the
mother also, insulted her. She call
ed to her mother and ordered the man
off the place. Carpenter was discov-
cred down the lane about this time,
and this seems to have convinced the
family that the Nelson visit was a
plan Of Carpenter himself. The other
part of the affair then commenced.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22
White Oak Herd Of Improved Swine

Whites
prices
guaranteed Address w. Hill. la.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22
Another Version Of the Affair.

HlOhNCi tSiSiSh VI hiC
The Seiferts were not placed on
the stand at the inquest. But it is al
legged they have an interesting side
of the story. They are, it is said, firm
in the belief that Nelson came to the
house as the tool of Carpenter They
insist that the visit was part of a
previously laid plan for the purpose
of in some way harming Mae or dam
aging her character. Mrs. Seifert
and Mae have stated to neighbors
that Nelson came to the house as they
were preparing supper. He came to
the door and Mae met him. He said
he was piano and organ tuner and
asked if they had, an sinstrument and
If it was in repair. They had an or
gan but it was never used. Nelson
then solicited the girl to become a
member of a class he was forming
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22
CLAIMS THE RECORD.
Sioux City Barber Claims He Holds
the State Record. ...

Sioux City, Sept. 15.-Claude San.
ford, Sioux City barber, claims the
record for tonsorial work in a week.
During Fair week Sanford scraped
$70.60 worth of dusty whiskers from
the faces of those who dropped into
his chair In one day he did S23.50
worth of work, which he claims is the
record for one man in a days work.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-09-22
FAILuRE Ar cEpAR RAPlns.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Sept. 19.--Cedar
Rapids Supply Co., western distribu-
tors of the Aultman Co., Canton, Ohio.
have assigned as a result Of the fail
urc Of the Aultman Co. to honor
drafts Of the local company.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-19
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entered Yose jumped In, leaving Ray
mond no alternative but to take seat
by me In my auto.
Well, when we reached the farm and
had had our luncheon the party scat
tered, some to the glen and some to
the orchard and elsewhere. TINT mis-
cradle vose taSing Bertha no one
knows where, was mad enough to
bite off nail Every one had gone 81
was paired to 90, leaving Raymond
Booth standing by me, looking very
much embarrassed.
"Mr. Booth" / said, wlll you please
find Miss Gilbert and tell her want to
speak to her?'
Certainly" be said, then added po-
htely. May have the pleasure OF
your company 7"
There was nothing for it but should
go with him 0f course he couldn't go
alone. you know, so we started Now,
/ was quite sure / had seen the couple
60 toward the pasture, but Raymond
said he knew they had gone in the op.
posite direction, so we went, as ne sug-
gested. we walked and walked and
walked till we came to the brook. aud
Raymond asked If wouldn't sit down
on the rustic seat had provided espe-
cially as proposing seat for my
friends.
"what a beautiful spot!n he remark.
ed.
eyes, l replied. 1T is the very spok
| hoped yon would come to today"
ut seems to have been purposeiy ar
ranged for lovers
1T was"
1T is the spot you spoke of yester-
day. think, and told me how to find. .
Yes, / told you about It on purpose. .
"And / came here with purpose. /
brought you here to learn my fate.
Here am 70 know il shall be made
happy or miserable for life e you
love me and VIII be my wife. shall be
happy; If not. l shall be miserable
You could have knocked me down
with feather.
What did do Jumped up and ran
as fast as could to the farmhouse.
You may be sure there were ttyo peo-
pie on the trip home who looked like
thunderclouds Raymond and myself.
What am to do? am In a dreadful
position toward Bertha and in hor-
rible position toward Raymond.
Bertha has Just been here and says
she is engaged to Vose. She declared
she viii marry no one else and that
Yose has some means that neither of
us knew anything about The mink
Intentionally thwarted my endeayors in
her behalf. She told her artist lover
Of my farm party and put him up to
coming unlimited Was there ever
such ingratitudes
Well, l suppose there is nothing for
me to do except to write to Raymond
explaining my mistake and giving him
an answer What shall 1t be? / sup
pose now, after the way Bertha has
acted, It would be perfectly fair to ac-
cept him. He Is nice fellow. and
since Bertha doesn't want him perhaps
I'd better Oh. dear. how can write
lit? HARRIET CAWLEY.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-11-19

practical lesson in municipal cieanli-
ness One Of the chief duties OF the
members viii be to keep the play
grounds clean. These organizations
are ito serve as a medium OF instruct
ing the students in q practical way in
the more important obligations which
students owe to society and the rights
and protection which they may de-
mand Of society"
The action of Superintendent Cooley
was taken as a result Of recommends
tons made by the High School Prin.
cipals' association. The committee In
its report declared ''the subject OF civ
les IS Of sufficient importance to high
school students to warrant its receiving
more attention than It now receives at
the hands Of the teachers and prfnci-
pals.
Every student In the high schools
should receive instruction 10 the ele-
mentary methods Of procedure pertain
ing to the rights and duties Of citizens
in municipal and state and national
government The committee further
recommends that ciyics be taught
during the fun school year instead Of
merely the half year