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May-November, 1904.
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hard, but the doctor thought dlHerent n
prescribed tones, which / took by the
Quart without relief. Reading n day in
the paper of Mrs. Pinkham's great cures,
and finding the symptoms described an
swered mine, l decided I would give Lydia
p. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a
ti5al. I did not say a word to the doctor
I bought it myself, and took it according
to directions regularly for two months,
and I found that I gradually improved,
and that all pains left me, and l was my
II E. 22d St., Chicago ILL.,"
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Consider Some Of These Prices

Candelabra for the Christmas
Table-Colonial glass, very hand
some and not expensive. The
shades to go with the candelabra
are being sold at special prices.
Colonial Glass Ware-Fine, clear
glass pieces OF all sorts, in both
useful aud ornamental pieces.
Rich Vases of that wonderful
ware-Cloisonne, Venetian glass,
Tiffany ware. Japanese wares.
Japanese China of all sorts, for
table uses.
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and DR.. H. M. Troxwell, and respon-
sive reading was conducted by Rev.
OFT, followed by the congregation.
The dedicatory prayer was then Of
fered by DR.. Troxwell and the cOnSe-
Grafton service was conducted by the
pastor, Rev. OFT.
The impressive service was drawn to
a close by the repetition of the Dox-
ology, the benediction, silent prayer
and the softly rendered postlude on
the organ as the congregation filed out
of the church.
The congregation in appreciation of
the efforts of Rev. OFT in accomplish
ing the task of securing the organ and
the chancel furniture presented him
with a token of their good will. He
has been presented with a handsome
heavy leather couch.
First Congregational.
Sunday was Forefathers' day at the
First Congregational church and DR..
Hayes delivered an eloquent sermon.
The discourse was on the text For he
established a testimony in Jacob and
appointed a law in Israel which he
commanded our fathers that they
should make them known to their
children; that the generation to come
might know them, even the children
and tell them to their children that
they might set their hope in God, and
not forget the works of God, but keep
his commandments
1heSe words applied TO our Amer
lean forefathers, and also to their pos
terity, as well as to the Jews and their
posterity. Truths are of eternal mo-
ment and apply to the children as
we'll as to the fathers. We frankly
admit there were some puritanical ex-
cesseS that it is we'll we have out
grown, but there are prominent char
acteristicS to be clearly and firmly
held by the children as we'll as by the
fathers. They should be perpetuated
through all coming generations. Our
generation has been making more of
the incidental excuses than of the
essential verities of Puritanism. The
swing away from these excuses has
gone too far. The time has come
when for the good of the nation and
of the church prominence should be
given to the principles which con-
trolled. our Puritan forefathers to
whom Congregationalism altogether
and the American constitution almost
entirely, and the statutes of the diff
ferent states, SO largely trace their
origin
We grant their disdain of the
aesthetic side of life, their repressive
sternness toward the youth and to-
ward all who couldn't see truth as
they saw it. The Puritanity of our
day has made distinct gain on these
things, but in making it we have drop
ped something that must be picked
up before we shall have their sturdi-
ness and power in the world. The Puritan
excuses may well be outgrown, but
there are essential characteristics of the
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Pilgrim spirit that are permanent e1e-
mentS of a vital and dominant
Christianity; and they are character
isticS in which the Christians of the
twentieth century need toning up.
One of these characteristics is the
holding of religious truth with a clear
cut intensity of conviction. If their
expression of their convictions were
with their every day environment, but
we must recover their inciSiveneSS,
their vital energy and their glorious
moral courage. It is as true today as
in their day that the practical applica-
ton of religion is the backbone of the
state and of society. All the avenues
of political activity have their founda-
ton in religion. Religion is the back
bone of all life.
There are three great enemies, all
more or less connected with one an
other as a kind of trinity in enmity to
Sunday as a day for the souls as we'll
Sunday traffic and travel, the Sunday
newspaper and Sunday mails. Large
classes of people are practically and
actually shut out from the privileges
of worship by these institutions. Men
who will not go to the store themselves
on Sunday do not stop to consider
that in soliciting trade with the Sunday
advertisement, they are not allowing
the minds of customers to be taken
from bargains and costumes on the
sacred day
But what, if the Christian man,
when he stops to consider, is willing to
build his business prosperity on the
ruins of the republic and the Sabbath
day-one of the most beneficent instl-
buttons God ever devised for the good
of his church?
The Puritanism to which we should
return would not have Sunday news
paper in a Christian home on the
Sabbath day. The spirit of New Tesla
ment Puritanism will not drop to the
level of worldly practice but will with
strength of it's individual example and
influence.
The manner and spirit of Sunday
observance bears a vital relation to
the moral future of the children in
the home and in the church. 1t bears
a most vital relation to the authority
of the parents in the home.
First Baptist.
Dear Rena Your letter in the State
Journal last week was much apprecia-
ted, it's certainly very kind of the Jour
nal to allow this privilege and give so
many people this splendid opportunity
of knowing about the different churches
and their respective work I am sure
you will be interested to know what the
First Baptist people are doing also.
The Christian Endeavor had a fine
social time at the Misses Hawley's
home last Wednesday evening, good
programme and dainty refreshments.
Then every one is as busy as bees get
ting ready for the Christmas entertain
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CHURCH NEWS.
New Pipe Organ at Lutheran
Church Dedicated.
An Impressive Service COnduc-
ted by Pastor.

A beautiful and impressive service
at the First Lutheran church Sunday
morning was in dedication of the new
pipe organ and chancel furniture
which includes an altar, baptisn1al font
and ratings and seating.
The services were conducted by the
pastor, Rev. H. A. OFT, and the dedica-
tory sermon was delivered by Rev. H
L. Yarger, D. D., field secretary of the
board of church extension.
The new pipe organ of the First
Lutheran church is perhaps the equal
if not the superior of any church or
gan in Topeka. 1t has been installed
at large expense and at the service
yesterday 1t was largely used.
The new altar was presented to the
church By Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Horn.
The baptismal font was presented to
the church by Mr.. and Mrs. H. w.
McAfee.
The new organ has SIS pipes. and
has a dozen or more com binatiOnS to
produce various effects. 1t is operated
by an Edison electric motor, and is
sweet and rich in tone. 1t is churchly
in appearance and is substantial in its
mechanism The new organ will I'M
doubtedly prove to be a joy and a
gratifying instrument to the members
of the church.
Miss Gertrude Tracy was the organ
list. Her Instrumentation was magnifi-
cent ana 0AO Oh
the numbers which she gave yesterday
were most excellently accomplished.
Her first number was an organ vol
untary. The second number was the
accompaniment of 4 Waited for the
Lord for the choir.
Public worship was led by Rev. H.
A OFT. The worship was followed by
the reading of the first and second les
sons and the reading of the apostles
creed, interspersed with musical num-
berS.
The new baptismal font was used
for the first time at the service yester-
day morning when Rev. OFT baptised
the little baby girl of Mr.. and Mrs.
Homer Ray.
The dedicatory sermon was deliver
ed by Rev. Yarger. He made quite a
lengthy talk in which he spoke of the
increased responsibilities which came
60 the congregation with the increased
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through the wonderful love of our

through Ino WONDERFUL lOV6 VI OuI
Saviour.
To the children of men we hope to
soon be settled again with regular
pastor. You know we have been with
out one so long our family seems quite
broken up, but we trust in the near fu-
ture to be in our new home and expect
the prodigals to all return.
I must tell you also how grateful our
ladies are to Warren Crosby & Co., also
Crosby Bros for giving US the oppor-
tunity of working for their generous
gift of fifty dollars each, which we re-
ceived and helps us along with our
building fund. We are glad you had
a share in the work and were success
full. I truly trust our correspondence
will grow from week to week and be
helpful to others as we'll Sincerely
yours, MARY.
First Methodist.
Dear Mary: The undertone of Christ
mas is this week beginning to be heard
and felt. The children's faces are full of
it and occasionally they are heard to say
something that indicates that Santa Claus
is expected.
Almost every day some of the children
tertainment. We are expecting a fine
time on Saturday evening. OF course San
II CLAUS is coming You t know ne }TS o
reasons, at least, why. First, he Is sure
to have a big bag full of candy and things
for the First Methodist Episcopal chill
dren; and second, the children have told
him they will help him. You know ne has
TO go TO so many homes where the
mammas and papas are very poor, and
he just couldn't leave something for every
child, so we are going to give him a load
of things to help him out He always feels
SO bad when he has to forget little
child.
Then we are going to have a lot of
real live daisies. Oh, deari am afraid
1 am telling too much, but they are really,
truly alive. DO come and see what they
say and do
Last Sunday was Mr.. and Mrs. Sawyer's
golden wedding anniversary, and the Ep-
worth league tried to make it bright
day for them A little booklet had been
made, 80 different persons writing a Bible
ried year. Mr.. Sawyer is IS years old and
is a paralytic confined to his bed. His
wife is Y years old and a short time ago
she fell in going from one room to the
other and broke her hip. She lay there,
in the sight of the poor, helpless man, for
three hours before she could attract any
outside attention, and now she lies on
the other side of the bed with her broken
hip. The league also sent them nice
remembrance of a more substantial ma
ture
Right here I might say that our pastor
have been giving much attention recently
to the sick and shut-ins of the church
and congregation. He is always glad to
know of any who have need of his SER
vices. But, Mary, you know how it is:
so often people think he ought to call on
them or on some friend of theirs who is
i'll or unable, from one cause or another,
to get out, and they forget that unless he
is told about it he can not know. Every
body should make it point to tell him of
such cases themselves. as he is only too
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men on Monday evening at the taber-
| nacle. And then the Seward Avenue
mission are going to hold their good
time on Friday evening. And we are to
Tuesday evening, December 81, and
| there is the place to find out all the
| important things that have happened
during the past year. The trustees are
always such faithful, earnest people, al
ways doing the hard things and PLAN
ming to make things as easy for every
one else as possible.
But I am sorry to tell you we have
had a number of sick ones lately, but
Miss Inez Shaw is improving so she has
been taken home from the hospital, and
Miss j. M. Bear is also home from the
Stormont hospital; then our sympathy
has been extended Mrs. Claud Conroe;
her brother, Ed Sherburn, was fatally
injul ed in a wreck and died last week;
also Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Squires, are
very sad, for the dear little baby boy
who came to their home last Wednes-
day, only stayed a few hours like the
rare flowers, opened his beautiful eyes
just long enough for them to love him.
But now we are going to have quite
a good deal of company for the holt
days; suppose you are also. Miss Eff
fie Crannell. of Denver, is coming to
visit Mrs. E. Campbell, at 1895 Kansas
avenue, also Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Had
ley will come up from Kansas City, then
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Page from Wich-
tia, and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Richards
from St. Joseph, MO-, are all coming 10
see Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Smith, and Mr..
and Mrs. N. B. Taylor have recently
came here from Kansas City.
Mr.. Morthland, who went to Chicago
some time ago, is here for the good
times
Mrs. P. Haskell has been to Buffalo,
N. Y, to visit her mother, Mrs. Peal,
but has returned.
We are going to have our prayer
meeting on Wednesday evening this
week, because Rev. s. H. Bowyer, d.
D., has consented to stay over to see
what good prayer meetings we have.
You know we have invited him to come
and be our pastor, we feel sure we shall
make good progress under his wise lead
ership.
Think for a moment of the past. Get
your inspiration for the present and
future. You know we are so apt to
dwell too much on the good things OF
the past, forgetting they apply to US
today. as well as to the children of
Israel. He told US of his journey last
spring through the Holy Land, and the
inspiration gathered, that with the
good music, including Mr.. Sheafors
fine solo and Miss Watts violin selec-
tions in the evening we had chorus
of young people and Rev. Bowyer took
up the life of Paul. What a wonderful
man Paul was and after all what was
it made his life so impressive? 1t was
the power OF the Holy Spirit. And so
it is in our lives today; our success is
due to the presence Of the Holy Spirit,
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THE baptismal font and the altar
which you have just secured he said,
will tend to inspire the young with a
spirit of reverence. The young should
be taught to inspect these things and
to study the beautiful truths of the
mystery of God"
Rev. Yarger outlined briefly and
cOmprehensively the progress of Chris
tan work in the world. He showed
how Christianity had reached to every
nation on the face of the globe. He
declared that religion and Christianity
were responsible for the advanced
educational advantages enjoyed, and
for the highly gratifying moral tone
of the nation.
The sermon was followed by a solo
by Miss Lucille McAfee, which in turn
was followed by the organ offertory by
Miss Tracy.
The service was ended with duet
by Mr.. David Bowie and Mr.. Ross
Tracy.
The dedicatory service began with
the singing of the Doxology. Bible
reading was conducted by DR.. Yarger
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glad to do any service for them that is
within his power.
Tonight the executive committee Of the
Brotherhood of st. Paul will meet at the
parsonage to plan for the work of the
coming year. At their last meeting DR..
Evans gave them talk along this line.
The next meeting will be held on the first
Mon Monda 2.;ir EVENING in January new mem
open meeting and they are planning for
a big time. Every man of the church and
The double prayer meeting was well at
tended and all seemed to enjoy it. One
brother was overheard saying that that
was the first time in IL years he had at
tended prayer meeting, but that 1t was
SO good and he had enjoyed it so much
that he was coming again. After half an
hour or SO of prayer and song the ladies
all went into the other room and the two
meetings were merged into one. You
should have been there and seen the faces
light up when DR.. Evans announced that
revival meetings on January is. II what
I saw and heard is any indication, think
as one Brother said: He thought it had
already commenced"
ed a Mission Study Class nST With Mrs. Tor
rington as their leader. They, are now
sreaf del of interest manifest Each one
insists that it is the finest class he was
ever in, and that they are learning LOT
of things, things not only about the mis-
sion work in Japan, but also all 1T the
people, their peculiarities, customs and all
the things that are SO commonplace to an
oriental and so new and strange to US Of
the new world. This class is planning to
have DIR. Evans give a lecture some time
in January his experiences a mis-
sionary in Mexico. DIR. Evans has fine
collection of Mexican curios which will
also be on exhibition for the first time.
will tell you in a later letter the exact
date of this lecture.
The entertainment by Miss OTIS Sum
day school class was a great success. A
good crowd, and, to judge from the
hearty laughter and generous applause, IL
was thoroughly appreciated.
Mrs. Evans returned on Thursday from
a couple of days visit with her mother
in Chicago Her little niece returned with
her and will make an extended stay.
You must not expect me to tell you a
single word or sentence of our Sunday
as can never be retold. 1t is only possible
to listen and mediate upon it. and wish
with all your heart that you could tell it.
Mary, DIR. Evans make Jesus Christ
and his great sacrifice come closer to the
hearts of the people than any man have
ever heard. / am sorry for your sake
that can not ind the words to retell 1t,
but you have to hear such a sermon for
yourself. 1t is the only way.
from Vision Hours" The text was taken
from Paurs defense before Festus and
Agrippa, where Paul stated: Wherefore
was not disobedient to the heavenly
vision, and in simply magnificent
manner we were shown how we should
obey the visions of duty that come to
each one of US.
Next week I will tell you about the
good time the little ones are sure to have
on Saturday evening with Santa Claus.
Lovingly, your friend. RENE
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facilities. He commended the congre-
cation highly for their ambition to i'm
prove the facilities of the church; to
provide for their children better
things than they had for themselves.
He declared that the visible evidences
of advancement was an indication to
his mind that the people desired better
things, and more culture, and that
they recognized the importance of
such matters
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NeW CeUdreffeS

of solid golden oak. highly polished.
Many styles and various reasonable
prices. Most of them complete with
glass sets, in good imitation of cut
glass.
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Dolls fr soc

And Dolls for many other prices,
but the soc line is especially worthy
of accent. They're kid body dolls with
movable eyes and light or dark hair.
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In a Balcony, Browning.
Gray'S Elegy.
Enthusiasm.
Eve of St. Agnes, Keats.
King of the Golden River,
RuSkin.
Legend of Sleepy Hollow,
Irving.
New Life, Dante.
Miss Toosey's Mission.
Laddie.
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OW Good Perfumes

Remember the Handkerchief
Beginning with the pretty embroidered and lace fin
ished Swisses that sell for 12!c-there pure linens
plain embroidered and lace trimmed at 15c; dozens of
patterns at &c. in fine pure linens beautifully
brodered and dainty with sheer aces and to the
real lace 'kerchiefs which sell from So Is to $500.
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should treat little folks kindly. and
the presence Of the purest woman
not tease them: show respect to SER
wants, and be kind to the unfortunate
/ should play and romp, sing and
shout. climb trees. explore caves,
swim rivers. and be able to do in rea-
son all the manly things that belong
to manly sports; love and study
nature; travel as widely and observe
as wisely as / could; study with a win
when the time came for study; read
the best books; try to speak accurately
and pronounce distinctly; go to col
lege and go through college, even If !
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iF I WERE A BOY.
What Bishop Vincent Thinks Ameri-
can Boys Should %.

=
can Boys Should -.
II were boy with mans wis-
dom should eat wholesome food and
no other. should chew 1t well, and
never bolt II down" I should eat at
regular hours should never touch
chewing-gum or patent medicines:
never once go to bed without clean
Ing my teeth. and never let year go
by without a dentists inspection and
treatment; never sit up late at night
unless great emergency demanded
It: never linger one moment In bed
when the time came for getting up;
never fall to rub every part Of my
body every morning with wet towel,
and then with dry one. and never
drink more than three or four table,
spoonfu's OF ice-water at one time.
But all this takes will power. Yes, but
that is all It does take.
I should never speak word to any
one who might be worried about it,
and only kind words Of others, even
OF enemies, In their absence.
should put no unclean thoughts, pic
lures. sights, or stories in my memory
and Imagination. I should want to be
able to say. like DR.. George H. Whit
ney: Il have never pronounced a
word which I ought not to speak in
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returned from the Orient today on the
steamer Doric. He has been the Amer
lean military attachee with the Japa.
nese army In front Of Port Arthur. He
returns now on account OF the explra.
tlon OF his leave Of absence and if
taking his report TO the secretary o.
war. Lieutenant Fortescue said the
japanese officers showed him every
courtesy and furnished him with COM
plete maps Of the Port Arthur penin-
sula. While in japan Lieutenant
Fortescue was offered the decoration Of
the rising sun by the mikado. but was
not authorized to receive IT,
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expected to be a clerk, a farmer, or
mechanic; try to be a practical. every
day Christian; help every good cause;
use the world and not abuse it; treat
older men and women as fathers and
mothers, the younger as brothers and
sisters in all purity.
Thus / should try to be Christian
gentleman, wholesome, sensible, cheer
full, independent, courteous; boy
with will; a boy without can't or
cowardice: a mans will and wisdom
in me, and Gods grace, beauty, and
blessing abiding with me.
All, IL I were boy!
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DELTA FRATERNITY coNvsNEs
DELEGATES From IS Colleges Will Par.
tieipate.

Chicago, Oct. 25.-The seventh an
nual convention of the Delta Fratern-
ity will begin here tomorrw. The bus
iness sessions will be held at the Ap-
ditorium hotel.
Charles G. Dawes, former comp
troller of the currency is president of
the fraternity. Delegates from Sb col
leges and universities win attend the
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NgpAEw RgTuRNs
Was offered Decoration by Mikado-
Saw Port Arthur.

san Francisco, Oct. 25.-Lieutenant
Fortescue, Tenth United States cav
airy, a nephew of President Roosevelt