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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01

Indeed, courtship and the selection of
a wife are singular affairs in this coun-
try, where marriage is as much a mat
ter of course in a woman's life as death
Sixteen is the age at which a girl is
supposed to marry. When a young man
makes up his mind to take unto himself
a wife he asks a married friend to keep
his eyes open and find an accomplished
and beautiful maiden who would be
willing to be his wife. This agent hav-
ing made a favorable selection among
their mutual friends, the would be
Benedict approaches the girls parents
on matrimonial thoughts intent, and if
they look upon the marriage as a con-
summation devoutly to be wished a
party is arranged at the home of a
common acquaintance where the young
people meet
When "Barkis is willin' " presents are
exchanged. These constitute the be-
trothal, and the marriage soon follows.
The friendly go-between's services do
not end with bringing about a meeting
of the parties. He makes all prenup-
tial arrangements and is held RESPONSE
BILE for the success of the venture.
Should a divorce become necessary at
any time he must take charge of the
proceedings.
There is really no marriage ceremo-
ny, either legal or religious. in Japan.
the only act which legalizes the union
being the formal drinking of native
wine from a two spouted cup, which
is presented to the bride and groom in
turn. This drinking from one cup SYM
bolizes the equal sharing of the joys
and sorrows of married life. At the
ceremony, which takes place at the
home of the groom. to which the bride
has been led by the go-between or
maid, no one is present except the con-
tracing parties, the friend who has
| arranged the affair and a maiden who
presents the marriage cup to their lips
In the next room have been assembled
the wedding guests, who now join the
party, and a feast is then enjoyed.
Three days later a party is given by
the brides parents. These festivities
begin in the afternoon, when fine din
ner is served. The entertainment aft
erWard consists of music and dancing
by geisha girls until late at night. The
bride. with her mother, appears as
hostess and must remain under the
parental roof until the last guest has
gone. In this land of queer customs
the young people are not supposed to
\ set up house excepting for themselves. but
form another branch on the groom s
parental tree. In three months they are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01

they viii visit the continent and spend
several weeks in Holland, Germany
and France.
Miss Dorothy Wilson went to Kan
sas City today to visit Miss Josephine
Gay for the rest of the week.
Mrs. Frark farrell and her children
and her niece. Marian Williams, are in
Atchison to spend Easter.
Mrs. Roger Van Hook and her
daughter Hila, of Chicago, are expect
ed Saturday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. a.
Rurkhard.
Mrs A. A. Sharpe, of Larned, is here
to spend Easter with her daughter,
Miss Mary Sharpe, who is a student at
Bethany. She is at the Blower house.
Mrs. Hazlett, of Abilene, who is the
guest of Mrs. Augustus Zahner, is in
town TO spend Easter with her daugh-
ter, Miss Helen Hazlett, at Bethany.
Mrs. J. NJ Gruber and Mrs. Alt
Kingenberg left this week for Omaha,
St. Paul and Chicago. From the latter
city Mrs. Gruber returns to Omaha
for a permanent residence, and Mrs.
KHngenberg goes on to New York to
spend . month.
Miss May Reddicz, of st. NTarys, will
be the guest of Mrs. Charles Allen
/ Mills Saturday
Mr.. Edward Twichen Wilder, of Kan
sas City, will spend Sunday with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Wilder.
Mrs. Howell Jones is in Kansas City
for the day.
Mrs John E. Frost has gone to Chi
! cagO, Gaiesburg and ElmwOOd. Hi
nois, to visit relatives for a few weeks.
Mrs. Charles l. Short left today for
Peoria, Ill. to visit her daughter. Mrs.
b. NJ Mead, and will go to Chicago
before she returns home.
Master Everett Hazlett, of Abilene,
is the guest of Master Bernard Dewey
and will stay over Easter.
Mr.. Ralph Moore was in Kansas City
Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. c. R. Kitcheil who
are now the guests of MI and Mrs. A.
! 3. Poole, in Potwin, will leave April
/ u for a permanent residence in Gal
| weston Tex.
Miss Edith Crawford will come from
st. Louis within a fortnight for the
I Gunther- NTcClintock wedding.
Mrs F. A Northrup, of lola, was the
guest of Miss Elizabeth Cole this week.
Miss Caroline Goddard is spending
] the day in sLeavenworth. She will go
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
HAS A FREAK ARM.
Harry Ball Has No Bone In Upper
Part of Limb

Indianapolis, Ind, April Harry
Ball of Elkhart. Ind, now in the city
hospital after an operation, has an arm
which is attracting the attention of
physicians who visit the hospital No
other man. so far as is known, has an
arm like it.
In the Civil war Mr.. Ball was shot
through the upper left arm. The flesh
healed. but three inches of the bone
dissolved and was carried through the
veins, leaving only muscle in the upper
arm. The lower arm was left intact
with perfect use of the fingers.
The arm can be twisted and turned,
but Mr.. Ball has accustomed himself to
using it and works with it according to
his own methods
For years he has been one of the
leading cooks in the United States, hav-
ing been employed in the dining ser
vice of nearly all the railways and all
the big hotels Of the country.
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stain their teeth on the wedding day
and shave their eyebrows on the birth
of their first children, but these Gus
toms are done away with now, except
in the rural districts.
If these oriental customs and houses
are interesting, the gardens surround
ing the suburban houses of Tokyo, Yo-
lohama and other towns are even more
so. These ingenious little people can
transform a half acre into a veritable
garden of Eden. So skillful are they in
laying out every inch of space to the
most picturesque advantage that in
this small lot may be found a lake and
a miniature cascade, and over the lake
an artistic bridge. Hundreds of dwarf
plants and shrubs are attractively arr
ranged, and, with the addition of a ten
pagoda. the effect is charming These
Japanese gardens afford an ideal way
of bringing bit of orientalism into our
ofttimes prosaic western Enclosures
What could be more charming than to
serve tea during cherry blossom time
in such a spot made bright and gay
with myriads of Japanese lanterns2
GRACE GRISCOM.
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the rear is occupied by the bee fanni-
lies in their circular homes. In the
four families in the house there are n
number of children who are more or
less bent on misunderstanding.
Several days ago the children went
out into the yard. and their curiosity
overcame them. They were anxious to
see what was in the conical houses.
One of the youths lifted the little lid
and peered inside. He didn't see any
thing because it was dark but he felt
a sharp sting on his forehead. die
dropped the lid and screamed.
One of the others more bravely in
clined kicked the house over to see
what was causing his companion to
howl. He hoped around rather lively,
for one of the bees settled on the heshy
part of his leg. To complete a good
days work, the other bees stepped in
and stung two more of the children.
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BABY CENTER OF MYSTERY.
Heir to Half a Million but Denied
Both Parents and a Home.

Des Moines, Ia, April IA baby boy,
three weeks old, heir to $500, 900. is the
center of interest and a mystery here
The little fellow just now is at 91siz
West Tenth street, but no family VIII
adopt him for the short time asked by
his unknown parents.
A mystery surrounds the child. Dr..
c. c. Fowler officiated at the birth of
the chubby boy, but he declines to
state the names of the parents. He
says they are planning to marry with
i'm a fortnight, and will then adopt the
child hoping in this way to deceive
their acquaintances.
The baby is robed in silks, fed with a
silver spoon, and loaded down with
costly toys and comforts, but for the
time is denied both home and parents.
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Then the japanese housewife does not
believe in too much furniture, and very
few ornaments are found in her quaint
little dwelling, which reduces house
keeping and cleaning to it's simplest
element. But 1 think these oriental lit
tie housewives would love a regular
round of western spring house cleaning.
as cleanliness IS a sort of mania with
the japanese, and the little Jap ladies
hate dirt and dust of any kind. They
even make the men take their boots off
when they enter a dwelling. a conces-
sion few European husbands would
make to their wives idea of neatness-
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q NOW PYRAMIDS.-To one pint Of
cold, thick cream add four table
spoOnfuls of powdered sugar, one
teaspoonful of vanilla extract and one
fourth of a box of gelatin that has been
soaked in one-fourth of a cup of cold
water one hour and dissolved by stirring
over the fire. When the mixture begins
to thiclxen whip until light and thick
Turn into glasses and stand on ice
Just before serving whip the whites OF
six eggs to a meringue. adding six ia
blespoOnfuls of powdered sugar and
gradually one-half tumbler Of currant
jelly. Drop a spoonful of this jelly on
top of each glass of cream, heaping 1t
UP like a pyramid.
Banana Custard.-Rub four level tea
spoonfuIs of cornstarch in little cold
water Put in a stewpan one quart Of
boiling water. one-chird of a cup OF
butter and one cup of sugar. Add the
cornstarch and stir until 1t thickens
and boiIs. Beat the yOlks of two eggs
and pour a little of the hot mixture
over them, returning all to the pan.
Cook one minute, remove and when
cool add three bananas cut very small
Pour the custard in a glass dish and
heap the beaten and sweetened whites
of the eggs over the tops.
Marlborough Pudding.-Pee1. core
and stew in a very little water six
large Greening apples. When soft rub
the apples through a sieve. Melt six
ounces of butter and stir it through the
strained apples Beat the yOllEs OF six
eggs to a stiff froth and add them to
the pudding. Line an earthen pudding
dish with a rich paste, pour in the pud-
ding and bake for half an hour in
moderate oven. Serve hot
Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce.-Tce
cream with chocolate sauce is a deli
cious dessert. For the sauce melt one
ounce of unsweetened chocolate in half
cup of hot water. add one cup Of sug-
ar, and when it boils pour It over half
cup of cream. plain or whipped.
Serve at once. Put the sauce around
the ice cream, not over it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
BOY FLIGHTS PANTHER.
Man Eating Brute SEXES Lad and
Crew Have Trouble to Rescue Him.

New Orleans. April IA man-eating
panther belonging to the Floto shows at
Dallas, Texas, attacked K Sugimoto. a
12-year-old japanese performer, in the
hold of the American steamship Louisi-
ana while coming from Havana to New
Orleans. The beast seized the hoy
through the bars or the cage, and it re-
quired the combined assistance of the
boys father, Captain Hopner, the pas
sengers, and crew to rescue the youth
and beat the infuriated animal off.
The rescue was a thrilling battle. The
animal was foaming at the mouth, hold
ing the youth piniOned against the bars,
between which the ferOcious beast
scratched aid bit his victim. The ships
hold contained several lions and Loop
ards, which also became excited at the
sight of blood and the sound of the
boys cries for help.
AS the rescuers worked the other ami
mails stuck their claws between the
bars and howled with rage. The boy
was released by pinning the panther to
the far side Of the cage with iron rods.
Two physicians aboard the Louisiana
attended the unconscious youth and
sewed up his side with six stitches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
GOD BLESS GEN. HAWLEY.'
Sick Mother Visited by Soldier Son,
Thanks Senator for Release.

Waterbury. Conn, April 1.-"God
bless General Hawley; my boy is COM
ing back to me"
These were the words Of the over
joyed mother of George H. Prentice
of New Britain, who for breaking mil
itary rules to go to the mothers sup
posed dying bed several months ago
was cOurt-martialed and sentenced to
eighteen months in a United States
prison.
Prentice had an admirable record for
service in the Spanish-American war.
and refused a furlough during his en-
hstment afterward ran away, and to
his mothers bedside.
Senator Joe Hawley knew the young
man and the circumstances, and after
weeks Of hard work succeeded in hav-
ing the unexpired sentence RENTED.
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The majority of japanese women are
decidedly pretty, and their becoming
dress certainly enhances their beauty
1t is to be hoped that a national cos
tune will be always universally worn
by the women of this land at least.
Speaking of wearing apparel, there is
a particular way to cross the kimono
which carries much significance This
garment worn by woman in life is
folded from left to right and in death
is folded from the opposite side. The
ODE, or sash, of a respectable Japanese
woman is always tied in the back
In olden days Japanese wives used to
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expected to give an entertainment an
nouncing their marriage. A rather SUI
perf1uous announcement it would seem.
The size of the trousseau and the
number of household goods a bride
brings to her new home show the es-
timation in which she is held by her
parents The kimonos and obes in a
brides wardrobe are often sufficient in
number to last all her life, thanks to
the handsome materials and unchang-
ing fashions of Japan. The fact of the
dress question and fashions being set
tied for all time, I think gives to the
Japanese woman her serenity and
sweet temper even more than absence
of emotion, which is such a prominent
characteristic in her mental makeup.
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husbands application for a divorce.

husbands application for a divorce.
Rosenblum has filed two suits for
divorce against his wife, and Attorney
L. J. Blum, for Mrs. -Rosenblum, tried
to show in the perjury hearing before
Justice Hurley that he was anxious
to secure a decree so that he might
marry Miss Hannah Koritz an auburn
haired young woman, who appeared
and sWore she was engaged to another
man. Sperling aided ROsenblum in his
efforts to secure a divorce by declaring
Mrs ROsenblum had been unduly law
ish in her attentions to him.
Mrs. ROsenblum, her 12-year-old son,
and a sister denied the boarder's ale
gators in court. Justice Hurley, after
hearing the testimony, scored Rosen-
blum and Sporting severely and held
the latter to the criminal court. The
second suit for divorce, in which RO-
senblum charges his wife with cruelty
and infdelity, is still pending.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
LEAPS FROM TRAIN.
Gallant Lieutenant Dreams Colonel
Had Given Command to "Charge.~

Galveston. Texas. April 1-Laboring
under the hallucination that his COL
onel had given the command to
charge" Lieutenant Barton Z. Card
ner jumped through the window of n
chair car on a Southern Pacific train.
The result was he rolled under the
cars and lost both legs.
He bore up bravely. and after the
amputation rested easily. He is ex-
pected to survive the shock. He be-
longs to an Arizona regiment, and was
on furlOugh to visit his aged mother
in Massa chusetts.
He recently returned with his COM
pany from the Philippines.
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BEES STING TENANTS.
Children Tamper With Hives and
Result Is Painful.

Buffalo, N Y, April IA dozen
swarms of bees in a Broadway tene-
ment house has caused the tenants
much inconvenience, andhas resulted in
the health department sending out In
spector Brown to notify the owner to
remove the honeymakers.
In Broadway, beyond Loepere street,
there is a large tenement house the
owner of which is unknown to the
health department officials. There are
four families living in the place. and
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=
progress, public sympathy
seems to be on the side of
the Japs. An enthusiastic
admirer of these orientals has called
them "the most cultured, amiable gen
tie. polite, refined, clean and sunny
tempered people on the face of the
globe" Much of the extravagant
praise accorded the Japanese is doubt
less due them, and for even less ardent
admirers Japan is Synonymous with
everything beautiful and gay, with
fans and laughing girls, warm hearted,
irresponsible little beings who spend
their life dancing and making tea.
About Russia, on the other hand, there
hangs an atmosphere of gloom, Oppres-
sion and Siberian exiles.
In reality this thin ice of japanese
gayety often covers a black pool of
tragedy which is embIematic of wo-
mans lot in this country. Western
ideas in the educational line have been
making themselves felt for several
years, and the social status of Japanese
women is undergoing a wonderful
transformation, although there is
heap of tradition to block the way.
The emperor, who publicly recognizes
the equality of his consort, has been
taken as a guide by lesser Japanese,
and womankind the position and treat
Inent they deserve.
II is strange in a land where knight
errantry is not past, where the samurai,
or knight is a thing of flesh and blood ;
where there could very well be a Japa-
nese King Arthur to understand why
this lack of chivalry toward women
should exist. But the Jap has his
faults idealize him as we will He is
unsatisfactory in commerce, he is ar
rogant and narrow in many ways,
though most Of his failings lean toward
virtues sake, which makes it possible
to dub him what Chaucer has called
"E very perfect knight"
1t Is difficult to imagine that a people
so up to date with our modern life only
began their enlightenment a few years
ago. Although they love everything
American" they are a far more ro-
mantle and picturesque nation than
their western model.
It is also strange that poetical peo-
pie who before they adopted the Eng
lish mode of reckoning the year com
posed their calendar according to the
season of flowers should have no love
making to tone down the crudeness OF
The relations between the sexes.
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STAR BOARDER A TRAITOR.
swore Against His Landlady and Is
Then Held for Perjury.

Chicago, April Charles Sperling
star boarder at the home of Samuel
Rosenblum. 6S5 Irving Park boulevard,
is a prisoner in the county jail await
ing trial on a charge of perjury pre-
ferred against him by his landlady,
Mrs. Jennie Rosenblum. His predica-
ment is due to the testimony he gave
against Mrs. ROsenblum to support her
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To save the knees OF boys ribbed
stockings one mother re-enforces them
by sewing a piece Of strong black cloth
behind them before they are worn at
all. It is remarkable how much longer
stockings wear when treated in this
p4raw
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01

Whenever n v-onan's house shall be
ner palace, her pride, her delight, shs
will not be the victim Of ennui OF vau~
isy or ambition; or discOEtsnb
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Notes and Personal Mention.

Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus Zahner, Miss
Charlotte Parkhurst and a. niece of the
Zahners from Ohio will sail from New
York April 26 on the Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse to spend the summer
abroad. They go first to the Isle of
Wight and will do rural England
thoroughly by coaching trips. Later
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01

The ChanceI chapter of Grace cathe-
dral will meet Saturday afternoon at
o'clock at the cathedral.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01

The Progressive Grande club met
Thursday with Miss Lulu Ewart. Miss
Wand, of Oklahoma City, who is Miss
Hila Hinckley's guest. was a substi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01

Wv whatever the result or the
AA/ rights of the war now in
progress. public sympathy
seems to be on the side of
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WEDDING AT CATHEDRAL
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McNahOn Married Thurstlny.

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DANGEROUS COLDS,
HEAVY OOU0HS, 1879 cSs.S1by r.
ALIENS lung 8alsasss

plying present educational needs IN
strengthening the weak parts of our cdu-
cational system. w promotng better
coordination of all itS agencies. ana il,
promoting the efficiency OF tho whole by
employing all available means for better
ing It's parts. lies the true cours, OF cdu-
catoual advancement.
Thc vision OF the trainers of our State
constitution. inspired by high statesman
ship. which bchods State system of
cducatioa Involving university, secondary
and elementary schools has long been
realizing Though not. strictly speaking.
a part OF our public school system. our
colleges and academies, by sympathetic
and co-opc IA tive relations are II vital part
of the general educat ional System Of the
state. Advanced learning has always
been the forerunnor of elementary
schools. 1t is tho college that sustains
the high school, and it is the high school
hat lifts up the common school ON
educational system has been rounded out
and made more complete by normal insti-
tutons
Error in educational legislation and adj
Iministration frequently turks in tho
ininglius of the State municipal and
educational functions. There interests
and aims are distinct. 1t local officials
hunelc municipal affairs and cause linuu-
cial loss, the State wisely rcrrains from
interference on the grounds that tn,
local community is responsible. is the
only one affected and must bear the Joss
But in the bad administration of schools
the nature and cXtont OF the loss is fsl
different, for here it falls upon N,
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4 GUARANTEED CURE FOR PILES

itching. Blind. 81 cdinG or protrudin-;
ltls ). Druggists refund money if PHO
OINTMENT fails to cur" any cas-. No
matter of how loaS standing. in . tn II
lays. Iiret application ctVrs ,asc ana
I. 80. II your druggist hasn't il send
7oc in Ntamps and it will be- forwarded
post paid by Paris Medicine Co -
CuiS. Mo
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tlNEp EoR sIIOOrlNG \ DOE.

For shooting a doe. which he mstook
for a buck deer, Elmer II, Brownson OF
Arlington Will haNo TO pay the county
Sl0G aud costs. HruWnSou shot the animal
on Rcd mountain, near tho Sunderland
town line, on Friday, O. tohrr d,
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If the Baby Is Cutting Teeth,

Bc sure and use that old and well-tried
cUcdy, Mrs Wnslow's Soothing Syrup.
FOR children teethins. 1t soothes tie
child softens Tic gums. ,illayS all pain,
cures WIND collie and is the best remedy
Tor Diarrhoea. Twenty-Five cents a bot