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La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1906-01-06

I'm despacho de Washington fecha-
do el dia 20 dice que 1880 proyectos
de ley han sldo introducidos ante el
congreso actual, pero entire ellos no
hay arriba de treinta que sean de inn
portancia nacional Muohos de esos
proyectos son de caracter particular
como cien de ellos seran decreta-
dos sin oposicion, Hay otros proyec,
tos presentados por corporaciones, al
gunos de aparente inocencia, pero tan
insidiosos y peligrosos como los la
drones nocturnos
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1906-01-06
Dos erulos sufren Ia Psna captaI.


Habana, Cuba, Enero b-Domingo
Bocourt, un vieio negro, S Victor Mo
lima, un mulato, sufrieron la pena ca
pital por medic del garrose aquf hoy.
Ambos hombres eran aonsiderados
como brujos entire sus asociados El
crfmen que expiaron fu6 el asesina-
to de una nina blanca, cue mataron
con ell fin de obtener el corazon de
una nina blanca, el cual los bruios
prescribieron como catap sma a cier-
Ia muier para curarla ue esterniddd
El cuerpo de la nihita fu6 encontrado
ahumado salado, algunas semanas
despues del crimen Hay una doce-
ma mas entire hombres y mujeres, que
estan en- la prision por el mismo de
Ito.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1906-01-06

Para Ia semana en,rante esperamos
tener detalles de osta horrible y Ia.
mentable desgracia, los que daremos
a nues,ros lectores.
Por ahora solo podemos eNpresar
desde q fondo De nuestro corazon
nuestra sincera leal condolencia al
mas que mfortunado esposo y
1adre y eloyar nuestros ruegos al Al
lsimo para que derrame sohre 81 y
los demas deudos el balsamo De Ia
resignation.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1906-01-06
La Futura Reina de Espans Sc HarS
Catolica,

Roma, Enero 2.-Dice el peri6dicl
Italia" que Ia princesa Eua de Bat
temberg, quien pronto Sc desposara
con el Rey Alfonso de Espana, ven.
dra Roma ingresara a la iglesia
cat6lica, bautizandose en la catedral
de San Pedro por el Arzobispo
Stoner, ell prelado lngles mas eleyado
en- Roma, en- presencia del Cardinal
merry del Val, secretarto de estado
del papa
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1906-01-06

Los Rebeldes Atacan a Puerto Plata.
Cabo Haitiano Enero 3.-Noticias
recibidas aquf temprano esta mana
ma de Puerto Plata, dicen que las tro-
pas del presidente fugitive, Morales,
atacaron a Puerto Plata a las diez de
la mahana aver La batalla fu6 Sc.
vera y dur6 hasta las cinco de la tar,
de, cuando las fuerzas sitiadoras sc
retiraron Sc estan preparando para
otro ataque.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1906-01-06
Prsparandose Para Prosecutor los

Laorones de la Aseauranza.
Dice el New York World de fecha
q FL prccurador de distrito, Mr..
jerome principlara hoy el trabajo Sc
rio de prepararse para procesar a los
oficlales de las compahias de segu-
ros que han abusado de la confian-
"a impuesta en- elos. Sc diio aver
de fuente didedigna, que el procura-
dor Jerome indudablemente recibiria
ayuda de fuentes inesperadas. FL in
formante ahadi6 que antes dc que
pase un mes Jerome recibira propo
siciones de al menos un "desembu
chador" en- cada una de estas com
pahlas La Mutua, Providence say
ings Life, Life Insurance Of America
y Mutual Reserve Fund.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1906-01-06

Sc Negoearon LegisIadores,
Nueva York, Enero John A. Nc.
Call, pgesidente Dc Ia EeE Yegk Life
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1906-01-06

We guarantee the largest circula-
Eon of ans other weekly published
iu Nrw Mexico and F.fc oar post
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

as interesting as her stage work
Away back in the beginslng of things
I lived in New Jersey" she says. She
and her mother dwelt in the village of
Somerville. The mother was a grad
uate of medicine, unhappily an invalid
She loved music and was devoted to
reading. thinking and inquiring into the
reason of things Little Ruth liked
what her mother liked. The two never
talked gossip, never mingled in neigh
borhood affairs. never went out to teas
pink or otherwise. You see what the
speedy result of living their own life
and minding their own business woui.;
be- They were shortly called queer !"
Of course. Every woman who minds
her own business gets the name Of be-
ing queer.
Ruth ST. Denis was a born dancer.
Moreover, as far back as she can re-
member she connected in her mind
fragrance and color with music and
motion AS to that. many persons see
flashes of colors when various sounds
strike their ears.
Seeing her daughter desired to be a
dancer, the mother sent for books on
DelsarteisTn, studied them carefully and
from her invalid couch trained little
Ruth through motion to express emo
ton. AS an aid. this mother. with the
sympathetic. imaginative mind, com
posed brisk actioned, graceful. pic
turesque stories which the girl was te
tell by pose and movement OF her body
1t was a pretty scheme. showing wha,
loving mothers with brains can do
This was, l think. the most delight
fUl period of my life" says Ruth st
Denis.
At length the mother and daughter
invented a skirt dance. Months RutE
praeticed that dance before the watch.
full, critical eye of her mother. BY tn,
time it was perfected the girl was oil
enough to begin her professional life
She went to New York with her pretty
graceful skirt dance. visited vaudeville
managers one after another and a
length got engagements to perform /
before the public. She wore q mad
over ball dress that had belonged t
her mother in better days and con
fesses she was the sproudest Httl
dancer in the whole world Afterwari
she made various tours with a troup
of dancing girls
But Ruth St. Denis, the girl with as
piration azd a purposes was only be
ginning her career, her education. in
deed. She saved her earnings. no
much at first. and took lessons from tn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

best dancing teachers in America. She
also had q course of acrobat's train
ing to make her body 1.-THE. She per-
formed acrobatic feats on the stage as
well. Even that was not all or half.
Every hour she could spare from stage
work, rehearsals and lessons and prac-
tice, was devoted to searching libraries
for books on the art and science Of
dancing in all times and nations. She
found that ancient'y dancing formed an
important part of religious ceremo-
mails. It was 50 among the Jews in
Bible times, also among the Greeks and
Romans, likewise in India The re-
ligious phase Of the subject appealed
especially to Ruth St. Denis.
She felt that she needed training II
dramatic action. so Joined one of the
companies of that admirable critic and
theatrical drillmaster, David Belasco.
She got the dramatic action she need
ed. She was believed to be coaching
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atmosphere she says. Priests to give
atmosphere to q dancing womanl Cen
uine East Indians, priests, teachers,
merchants, fakirs. actors, have wit
messed her performances and approved
them. Hard headed American business
men sometimes see in them marvels of
grace and mysticism, sometimes not
Poets and persons of the artistic tenn
permanent, likewise fashionable club
women, who can manufacture emotions
to order. declare they get from the
dances thrills enough to last month.
Some persons seem almost overwhelm-
ed by them. Besides the Radha series.
the young lady has originated two other
dances. THE Cobra" and THE Spirit
of Incense
The history of Ruth St Denis is quite
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

herself for an actress. She was with
Mrs. Leslie Carter four years.
All the while the oriental and reli-
gioas dance idea was working itself out
in her brain. While she was pursuing
her studies the dances of the orient
fascinated her. and the spell chung to
her ever after. With most heart she
entered into the dancing lore of India.
one day while on the road with the
Belasco company she and a girl friend
entered a drug store. In its window
was Autograph of a dancing girl
The picture struck a deep impression
into Miss St. Denis mind.
There she said to her friend; that
is what I am going to do
Just what the picture was Ruth St
Denis has never told. but the girl in
it was not a Hindoo dancer From it.
however. came Miss St. Denis resolu-
ton to become an American performer
of Hindoo dances. The amount OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

nented the friendship closer. The
trouble with women when they go off
together in this way is that they give
each other too little liberty. One win
not go off without the other or If she
does the other resents it. There are
perpetual tiffs and wrangIings over
who shall do this and who shall do
that If one gets an invitation and the
other is left out there is a GOODNESS in
the air which lasts for days.
IN a word. women do not understand
the art of comradeship as caen do: they
demand too much OF each otAer. and no
earthly friendship can stand the strain
This friend of mine, by the way has
brought home with her some curious
souvenirs. Among other things. she
has some funeral candy from Sweden
These grewsome dainties are ordinary
bonbons done up in purple, black or
silver paper and labeled with appro-
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Their prayers are so intense and pow
erful because Of. faith that at length
the image of Radha is transformed in
to Radha herself, the plying mother
who grants the petition OF her chill
dren First she expresses by dance
movement the pleasures of the five
senses. one after another. then the de-
termination to be free from them as
the only road TO liberation, lastly the
final victory and triumph.
All this is done by costuming, ges-
ture, posing and rhythmic movement of
the whole 1.-the, wonderful body OF
Ruth St. Denis. the Yankee maid. She
dances barefoot with tiny tinkling
things around her ankles. She always
has as part of her stage setting several
real Hindoes attired as priests ito give
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preparation was even greater than the
measure of her success has been as
yet. Her faithful mother believes in
doing a thing in an absolutely perfect
way if you do it at all. At home on
her couch she studied, thought and
planned Ruth visited libraries. art
galleries and Eindoo curio collections
and took notes. She also consulted
every East Indian she could discover
in America.
The mother and daughter actually
worked several years on the Radha
dances before they were achieved.
Ideas came from books, from Hfndoos
themselves and often out of the air, as
it seemed A feature of Miss ST. Denis
work especially praiseworthy is that
she does not take an oriental name OF
pretend to have been STEPPED in nys-
ticism by oriental adopts" or to b
anybody but just the honest American
girl she is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15
TIE lnEAL pusTER.

The process of busting as generally
carried on would be almost as mucn
''honored' in the breach as the observ-
ance. No good housekeeper should own
that pretty determination known as a
feather buster. the gay flirting about Of
the same merely dispIacing the dust.
which quickly settles elsewhere
A soft chamois skin. not too large.
soaked in cold water and then wrung
out is the ideal buster. It can be used
on the finest woods. leaving a clear
bright surface. After every piece Of
furniture has been wiped with the
moist chamois the rooms may be eon-
sidered really "dusted''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15
HE American girl does not
80, ct ha1.seIf to IL

IE American girl does not
often set herself to the
achievement of a serious pur-
pose. more's the pity. When
she does, however, she proves she can
move things. no mistake
That. too without reference to what
the purpose is. About the last matter a
Ehrewd Yankee maid might be expected
to interest herself in would be the evolv-
ing, largely out of her own head. Of
Hindoo temple dances of 5000 years
ago. yet that is what Ruth St. Denis, a
New Jersey girl. has done in such a
way as to arouse the interest of both
America and Europe. New Jersey, of
all placesi In London. where Miss St.
Denis has been this past summer, her
performances have excited even more
attention than they did last winter in
New York. The English are more in
clined to mysticism than we are. Pages
of leading London pictorials are given
to pictures and descriptions of Radha,
which is the young ladys stage name
and her dances and poses
The feminine principle Of divinity
occupies a leading place in the Hindoo
religious faith The Sunday following
the san Francisco earthquake Swami
Abhedananda, the dark skinned ORR
entail teacher and leader of the Vedan-
Ia society IN new OIk= prayed L09
Divine Mother to give aid and COM
fort to the stricken ones in the great
disaster. Since Buddha, the most
noted Hindoo religious light that has
appeared in India was Ramakrishna,
who spent his life in disseminating the
worship of the Divine Mother. He
even wore female apparel to emphasize
his faith and teachings Ramal1rishna
performed miracles of healing, and
those not a few within the knowledge
of persons still living, for he only pass
ed from earth some twenty years ago.
1t may be that the gentle. devoted life
of Ramakrishna had its share in
starting that awakening among the
women of India which is now certainly
on While the new woman movement
has been making progress in India.
Ruth St Denis, the New Jersey girl.
at this d of the line has been evolv-
ing a series of religious and cerem onial
dances. depicting in various movements
Radha. wife of Krishna. the great Hin
doc deity
The legend is that priests in Hin
doc temple, worshiping at the shrine
OF the image of Radha, implore her II
show them the way TO liberation from
the bondage and suffering Of the flesh.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

loose hanging lace jacket or some
other straight effect which would have
concealed her too exuberant curves how
much handsomer and happier she woul1
have been?
But, no. all the fashion magazines
and all the dressmazers are for thin
people nowadays, and no one loves the
plump woman or cares how she looks.
Nine. La Mode simply takes the pat
tern intended for Miss Poker and lets
out the seams until it fits Mrs. Dunn
ping. The tragedy of the result you
see every day about you.
If some enterprising woman would
put her mind to it and would hang out
a sign
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red and pale by turns, and she will
press the fingers of her hands down
into her palms until her gloves crack.
But If she is just an ordinary specimen
of the feminine sex she viii fairly jump
up and down, shrielSing: Come on,
Bluebelli Come on Come on" or
Fall back, BIuebelI. Fall back! Fail
bacl1i" as the case may be.
OF course there are different degrees
Of excitement, as there are different
characters in women. but a perfectly
calm woman plunger at the race track
the feminine replica Of the masculine
version Hush, dear! There's no such
thing
Is the omnipresent green parasol
ever to disappear from the horizon2
Yes, I suppose it will by the end of
this month for weather reasons; other
wise I think we would have it with US
to the end of time
The shops have disposed of the
grassiest, most trying tints as quickly
as they came in, and they are still
trying to sell off really dainty shades
of pale blue pink and lavender.
New York is queer place When a
dress fad strikes it. good and hard as
the green parasol craze has, every wo-
man must fall in line, whether the OBJ
ject Of popular worship is becoming
to her or not. It is smart" the verdict
goes forth, and every up to date New
York woman would rather look
smart" and homely than a picture of
loveliness in clothes a trifie behind the
times
The spotted fouIard is another fash
ion which you see a good deal of just
at present, but this is really practical.
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she would make a fortune, not to speak
of being philanthropist at the same
time.
Next to lending money. nothing
together.
one of my acquaintances has just re-
turned from Europe alone and hardly
on speaking terms with the woman she
started out with. Nothing particular
happened only they became sick and
tired of each other through sharing the
same cabin, having connecting rooms
at hotels and being thrown for so many
consecutive days in each others COM
pany.
Now. with two men a delightful trip
of this nature would only have ce-
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the same material The waists are as
near plain as possible. The favorite
trimming is rows of fagoting set off by
a lining of white mousseline de sole.
When you add to one Of these black and
white costumes a dog collar of jade,
coral or turquoise, you really obtain g
very chic effect. especially when the
whole toilet IS completed by a rather
large brimmed black hat worn at q de
cided angle.
They say the fail fashions are to be
entirely princess.
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IS; that 81 was her usual limit, and
that whenever she lost that sum she
almost had a fit until she made it up.
y In other words. the lady who was
losing as a hot sport was playing de-
cidedly CLOSE to her chest
Pardon my inelegant expressionsi
] think the old women are decidedly
the worst. They certainly have the love
of gain developed in its highest degree.
If you don't believe me watch four
nice old ladies playing bridge for what
there is in it.
At the race track they attend strict
" to business, no nonsense and firta-
ton in it for them. They have their
little notebook filled with the latest
data about each horse; they know that
last Tuesday Bonnie BeH dropped an
eyelash and that Red Comets jockey
was seen talking on Monday afternoon
to the owner of rival stable.
why. they viii even stop you on the
street to ask you for tips, I heard a
famous horseman declare. Il have had
respectable middle aged women [ had
Broadway and beg for a tip in the next
race at Sheepshead or Belmont park
They see our pictures in the paper and
just lay for US Some Of those old svo-
men habitues of the race track have
more secret information about the
horses than the owners themselves
They are perfect fiends at it,"
But, old or young, your woman bet
sor can't sit still at the race track As
he horses come around the curve she
,lrnost jumps out of her skin. If she
Of the trapped icy type she VIII half
use out Of her chair, her face VIII go
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

Y CERTAINLY love to watch women
at the races. Anything more ex-
citable it would be hard to ind.
You read every now and then OF
feminine plungers and of their con-
sumInate GOODNESS and nerve.
Don't you believe it,
The only time a woman is cool and
nervy as regards betting is when d
man is putting up the wad for her.
Lots of women go to the races regu-
larry. Oh. dear. yesl
I heard one talking the other day
Said She: well. today was a pretty
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

and the little
gowns are so
tty they
serve admirably
for h 0 u 5 e
dresses during
the winter.
A black ground
with a large
white dot is
the ultra smart
thing. and this
is made to mold
the figure with
a tremendous
" wide skirt.
made smooth.
however, on the
hips and with
a high crinkled
z rE
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bad one for me,
but the day be >
fore was good.
What 1 lose one
day 1 usually
make up the
next.
The other wo-
men were lis
tening with in
tense respect to
this blase habi-
tue of the race
track, but I had
the curiosity to
Investigate mat
tiers. I found
out that never
in her life had
she put up a
larger bet than
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PLUNdER o

Woe to the stout woman, say l. And
yet the plump lady invariably rushes
to the tightest, plainest costumes she
can squeeze her wheeling, suffering
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She must have been fearfully I'M
comfortable. poor soul. Now, if she
had only had some one to design a
comfortable costume for her with a
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frame into. 1 saw woman of this
luckless type the other day Her hands
and the tip of her nose were actually
red from tight lacing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

DRESSMAKER TO THE FAT.
NO thin women need apply)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-09-15

TAFFETA SILK BLOUSE.
Very smart is the blouse of taffetz
silk seen in the illustration. Stitched
tucks give the necessary fullness. and
similarly treated bands add a note Of
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-01-26

February 11-Chief Judge N. Charlie:
Burke, of the Third Judicial Circuit. HI
is a member of the Roman Catholic
church.
February 1S-Dr. Joshua W. Herring
of Westminster, former Comptroller o.
the Treasury of Maryland, and at one
time president of the Methodist Protes
tant conference of the United States.
February 25-Rev. Frank M. Bristol,
pastor of the Metropolitan Methodist
Episcopal church, of Washington. Presi-
dent Mckinley attended his church while
an occupant of the White House.
1t was originally intended to have
these meetings extend over seven Sun
days, and we hope that the committee in
charge will carry out these intentions.
1t may be found profitable to continue
them even longer than this time, as there
certainly can be no question about the
good work to be accomplished.
The local clergy, contiguous to Bel Air,
have been requested to extend an invita-
ton to their congregations to be present
at these meetings. The intention is to
make this invitation so general as to in-
clude every man who will care to attend.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1906-01-26
Delightful Dance,

FOREST HILL, Jan. 2O.-The young men
of Forest Hill gave delightful dance on
Friday evening in the G. A. X. Hall. The
room was decorated with evergreens and
flags. Steinwalds orchestra of Balti-
more furnished the music. At IL O'Clock
a collation. was served. Mrs. George
Roberts and Mrs. A. B. Twining were
the patronesses. Among those present
were Misses Wilson, CLANCY, Jones,
Lizzie STREET., Annie McAtee, Elizabeth
Nelson, Willie Roberts. Florence Morgan,
Mary Duffy, of Washington, Grace Neal,
of Baltimore, Mamie Ady; Ethel Tolley,
May Thornton, Miss Turner, Miss Will
son, Mrs. Hutchins, all from my Lady's
Manor" Messrs. Stanley and David
Harry, Charles Rutledge, John Roberts,
Tom and Edgar Gladden., Henry and
Martin Whiteford, Robert Hopes, Wal
ter, Ned and Harry McAtee, Harry
Whitaker, John Robinson, John Patter-
son, DIR. f. l.. Hughes, Joe Street, George
Roberts, c. Cairnes and Allie Twining.
YOUNG VIRGINIA