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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29
GEMS AND suPERsr,r,oM

There are many superstitions con-
nected with precious stones, which are
considered by credulous persons to be
actual attributes Of various gems It
is believed. for instance, that a young
girl who wears an amethyst has an
amulet preventing folly and fightiness,
or, should she display a sapphire, she
will be proof against the most insidioun
wiles of deceitfuI suitors. If she wears
a ruby she has a charm against rheu-
matism and kindred diseases and a
prompter to vivacity ana fascination
of manner. Failing the ruby the car
buncle and the garnet will exert q
similar influence. In the turquoise the
wearer has a talisman for self pos
session. The pretty blue gem will en-
able her to think clearly and keep her
presence of mind in the most trying
circumstances. Emeralds are valued
as a spur to ambition and promote the
spirit of leadership.
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baby. and she screamed herself almost
into fits at the sight
Miss Spinster procured a piece of
evergreen for the parrots cage.
The old bachelor around the corner
tied a piece of holly ribbon on his bull
pups collar, and a fragment remains
50 much for the influence OF the sea-
SON
IN some respects this has been a great
Yuletide. Never have the presents been
more attractive than this year. And
now you are making a final tour of
the shops in search of New Years
gifts. There are plenty left.
In the first place, look at the trinlxets
that 90 to complete the toilet There
are gorgeous buckles for neck and
waist, the former to be threaded
through inch wide black velvet Dog
collars of seniprecious stones are with
IN the reach OF all. and pendants-oh.
me: oh. my Let me speak a word
about pendants
Since the fad for matching ones hats
TO ones pendants. or vice versa, they
have created a veritable furOre. With
q pink hat you wear a rose tourmaline
pendant. with a green one a creation
Ct Jade and old silver. with a blue a
turquoise matrix, with purple creation
a heart OF amethyst, while black is re-
lieved by pink coral, and yellow has its
complement in topaz And pray, do
not think these precious ornaments arc
all real oh. dear, no! II was only
after I had known its owner n month
that she conhded to me that her 5000
tourmaline pendant was paste. worth
$50. You never would have dreamed
ant since I went about quite a bit
last winter in London don't mind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29
WOMEN ASTRONOMERS.

Mrs. Patton Fleming. native Of Dun
dee. Scotland, who has just been elect
ed a member Of the Royal Astronomical
society is not the only woman who has
succeeded in comprehending the trans
cendental mysteries Of the heavens
perhaps the most abstract and abstruse
Of the sciences. Miss Henrietta. Leavitt
discovered twenty-five new variable
stars some years ago. Lady Higgins
diligently helps her husband. Sir viii
liam Higgins, in his astronomical OBJ
servations. In their house in South
London they possess a very finely
equipped observatory, which contains
the enormous telescope presented by
the Royal society to Sir William In
recognition of the work accomplished
by Lady Higgins and himself in astro
physics.
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door. The young man soon followed
her
He found her f1ercely digging more
angIeworms in the gathering dusk.
forgot to say she had dropped her cap
in her haste, and this formed his ex-
cuse.
They do those thing quickly in the
summer time.
The other maidens waited in the
twilight until the dew wilted their mus
Inns.
Before the end of the summer the
Harvard man and the tomboy were
engaged.
He often said it was because she
was different from the others that first
night.
So much for indifference. accidental
or otherwise
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tiny chain and worn suspended from
the collar top. Well. of course in the
original they cost small fortunes
You ought to see the clever imita-
tions. though. Made OF the finest ma
terials these pendants cost $50, and I
defy any one to detect the difference.
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There are also watches studded with
small diamonds which cost $45, only
the diamonds are paste, but set in that
close effect that you never, never, never
would dream it.
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clay from her ten fingers. the fisher
woman brushed her corduroy skirt and.
with a sigh. stamped into the rather
stuffy dining room-as she was!
The young man looked up from his
contemplation of the nine conscious
naaidens and surveyed the tenth, the
dressed up.
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She wore a russell brown cap, CATERS
and the brown corduroy skirt. Her
curly brown hair was rather tumbled-
There was-yes, there was-an unmis-
taxable streak of dust on her brown
left cheek. ,i117 -
The nine wise virgins snickered- The
tenth victim Of their silence. flushed a
rosy red and slipped into her seat next
to her mother. The whole meal she sat
in Inundated silence. Then after sup
per she promptly boIted by the side
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Years day to call on Dom Paul ana
shake his not small hand and drink
some of his celebrated black coffee,
said to be the absolutely most villain
Gus in the world In the Boer towns
since the English occupations New
Years is observed much the same az
in England and America, but the
strange, serious minded back veldt"
Boer still keeps New Years day even
more strange and serious than him.
self He lives perhaps seventy miles
away from the nearest town Seyerat
days before New Years he and his
family harness up their heavy bullock
carts and trek to the town They
camp out in the public square To the
Boer the New Years Observance is hrsS
of all religious. He goes to the town to
partake of the 4nachtmaal," or LORDS
supper This he does in common with
other back veldts Beers who have
come in from all directions for ike
purpose. After the religious services
are concluded the Boer and his tnates
indulge in a shooting match, and that
is their nearest approach to anything
like festivity on New Years day. To
them it is the day the early Christian
fathers tried to make it in Europe, =
day of worship and fasting. and prayer
The only relaxation to its stern seri-
business is the shooting match, in which
the BOer soul uellguts. 10 MN human
existence is as ornamentless as his own
mind
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AS to white people resident in the
hottest tropics, the ineffable incidence
that pervades all life there is apt to
strike in on them and prevent them
from exploiting any New Years
schemes that require hustling They
have tiffin. then siesta, then a drive in
the cool of the afternoon They get
mostly too lazy even to make New
Years resolutions.
CHARLOTTE VAN BECK
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most Enthusiastically and cost all kinds
of prices from the real antiques to the
very clever modern limitations.
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Then ta-,e the embroidered robes!
What prettier present can one give TO
ones mother or sister? There are the
dearest things q grow ''Tnushy" over
themD in gray pink or pale blue
batiste. Some of them have the waists
all tucked and basted together too.
Really the array of good things is
positively bewi.dariao
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threatens the sinners who do not come
Ut and "get through" as the strange
phrase for conversion IS among the
southern blacks. In the midst of sing
ing groaning. praying, shrielSing and
swaying back and forth in rhythmic
motion the negro congregations bring
in the new year, never failing to take
up a collection. Then, content, they
return to their homes and go on next
day just as before. There is always
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of It is only comparable to that achiev-
ed by the North American on the
Fourth of July. Every South Ameri-
can buys a lottery ticket on New
Years day for luck, sometimes a dozen
tickets. On the street corners every
passerby is besieged to take a chance.
Mr.. William Thorp mentions that once
when he spent New Years day in Cara
cas- he saw an Indian boy selling lot
terry tickets to the president of Vene-
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prim D ed an d
sizzled their
hair; nine mai
denS appeared
in dazzling mus
Inns. The tenth.
I regret to say,
was out digging
angleWorms in
t h e 6 a r d e n
against tomor-
rows fishing.
The nine others
had not told
her. Not theyi
The supper
bell rang lit
was an old fash
ed hotel), and
they filed in.
f4r1I-
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ton of the city and the adjoining rural
region gathered in the public square or
plaza in the evening Of Dec. 81 Presi-
dent Castro's own band, a magnificent
one, began playing in the plaza early
in the evening and kept it up till dawn
jan 1. The populace kept watch night
in royal. roistering fashion. Ladies of
high degree, their lovely heads draped
only with the Spanish lace Inantilla,
came in their carriages to witness the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-29

the year. the day when he drinks the
most makes the most noise and plays
the widest pranks of his life.
In the South American republics the
New Years celebration begins at dawn
of Dec. 81. Every old Spanish Ameri-
can town has an assortment of
churches several hundred years old;
every one Of these old time edihces has
a bell, usually cracked, and at dawn.
Dec 81. the bells. cracked and IN
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forth the stroke of midnight, Jan. 1.
all the cracked little bells keeping up
with it. Then suddenly changel From
his hip pocket every Spanish American
man on that plaza drew gun Of some
kind and shot the new year in. 'sThe
troops. at the barracks and the Jails
and the forts fired off every cannon
they had-even the Anticipated ord
nance that dated back to the days of
Bolivar. And instantly after that
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a kitten scam
pered and eluded
my grasp. In the
shadow of a tree
my mother sat
reading.
Finally I made
a straight dash
at the hirta-
tious cat; It
SHE'D and down
1 came on my
hands and knees
in a rose bed.
Then spoke up
tn e old la dy
with acidulous
meaning, My
dear little Miss
Clyde, you II
never get what
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New Years old and New Years new.
It's New Years again for me and you

New Years old and New Years new.
It's New Years again for me and you.
r Mike the verse, my senti-
ment does not limp!
How it does thaw us out
this time worn holiday! The
holiday season has made the meanest
of us blossom into generosity, the most
exclusive become sociable. the most
self centered think a little of others
We all get foolish this time of year.
know grown people without chick or
child who have filed each others
stockings and have had their tiny
Christmas tree.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newlywed bought a
Teddy bear for the two-months-o old
Screamed herself nlnnnst into Ms.
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nouarElIt coMpllmrA,r

''Well. I've pulled old Jones through.
And critical case it was, let me ter
you" said a doctor who had married a
widow. Yes, dear" the lady remark
ed, but then you are such a clever
mani And. if I had only known vol,
four years earliert I am certain thar
my poor dear John would have been
savedl"
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cracked, all go of together, jingle jan
gle. Jingle jangle. In a Spanish -Ameri-
can capital troops will be astir and
marching. and public buildings viii be
decorated at early morn with flags and
flowers.
Woe TO the late sleeper on such
morningr At New Years ceFebrations
it is the vogue in South America to ex-
plode frecrackers and bombs. making
a din that for the pandemon1acaI fury
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paste in the least All the duchesses
wear 1t.
Take that for consolation. And.
really, good paste is not to be scorned-
You know the latest rage in diamond
pendants? Three stones of finest wa
ter strung one below the other on a
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Then this season there are the most
bewitching trays and boxes made of
tapestry for toilet tables Sometimes
these are enriched with glass covered
pictures or old prints.
The old print craze is another fea-
ture of the year. They are framed
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zuela and his cabinet ministers and do
ing a brisk business It it too On that
day officers Will part with their swords
for a song; the poor man will take the
money which is to buy his breakfast
in order to- p8sK ase a..lottery ticket.
Fierce as a tigers fusk for blood is the
gambling ms tiHctst tn the Spanish
American. @-ss
On the occasion Of Mr. Tharp's New
Years in Caracas the whole popula-
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suggestion of ancient African rites and
chants in negro revival meeting.
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Unique among nations is the New
Years celebration of. South American
countries. A person not of. the Latin
races could not celebrate so demon
stratively as the South American does
when. he inaugurates his new year.
With him it is the greatest day Of all
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1 heard a choking sound from mn
mother. (She had a sense OF hunorO
AS for me. 1 went straight into the
house.
I never looked at that boy the whois
rest of the summer
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scene. In their Paris gowns they dane
ed in the plaza side by side with the
Indian girls in their straw hats and
rough garments. The president OF the
republic himself mingled with the
crowd and danced with tbs. pretty girls
in the public square during that glad.
mad celebration.
Everything went on with puuctlious
Spanish, propriety in the dance tin sud
derby the heavy cathedral bell pealed
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and rescued him-carried him of bodily
is the word.
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Later in the day the old lady sat en-
broidering on the piazza On the lawn
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\ the shade Of the southern palms.
New Years day.
Our big nation IS widespread
H. enough to AFFORD any sort of a
New Years day climate one desires. if
one can afford the price of going to the
climate Three zones offer their re-
spective attractions. In Florida my
lady sits by the sea in her white dress
at Palm Beach. St Augustine or any OF
n dozen resorts that may be mentioned,
both on the Atlantic and the gulf
coasts When the northern part Of this
land IS bound in Ice bands as with iron,
my lady in Florida bathes in the surf,
goes driving wrapless and bareheaded
or sits in a shaded veranda and reads
novels with the soft air blowing across
her face 1t makes US envious to think
OF her. US who wear our heavy gar
inents and sit behind storm doors and
weather stripped windows.
Never mind This is New Years
time. Let US recall that there is a
strong probability that every deep de-
sire of human soul will be gratihed.
The desire has only to be held to till
It becomes an intention Our time, too.
will come to spend New Years day in
Florida or other tropical region. if we
viii it to be so.
One OF the most beautiful spots in
Florida Is the neighborhood of Lake
Worth. which the photographer here
pictures for US. The walk under the
palms along the edge of the lake is
shown
In the old south New Years day was
celebrated with calling and the brew
ing and drinking Of that famous and
delicious southern beverage. eggnOg.
1t has been said that none born and
bred north of Mason and Dixon's line
ever can make eggnog just right.
The southern negroes have the high
ct old New Years time Of all. They
celebrate a full week. from Christmas
to New Years This is a survival of
a custom of slavery days. During the
week between Christmas and New
Years no slaves worked. except the
house servants whose labor was nee
essary to keep the fam.-- going. All
the rest gave the season over to eat
ing. drinking. visiting and jollity. In
the slave quarters singing hoe downs
and mirth were the order all night long.
The negro. like the jungle animal of
his hot ancestral land. likes to sleep all
day and run all night.
Among southern negroes religiously
inclined watch night meetings are al
ways held on New Years eve. The old
year is spe- ut and the new year well
coined in with fervid revival services I
that in their intensity sometimes stop
not short OF the weird and terrifying.
With all the horrors Of the old fash
toned sheol the colored revivalist
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NINE. sYLVINO GURGEL pO AMARAL

Portuguese
Nine do Aara wife of the Of the Brazilian
washington She speaks
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PAULINE moRfoa, DAUGHTER OF HON. PAUL MORTON

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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-16
STEWART WINS A PLACE.
Member of Country Club Wins seeons

Member Of Country Club Wins Second
in Veterans Handicap.
F.. e. Stewart, of Minneapolis, who
entered in the state golf championship
tournament at Des Moines from the
Country Club won place in the less
important events. He secured second
in the veterans handicap. and was the
runner up in the race for the solace.
In referring to next years tourna-
ment, which is to be held here, the
Register and Leader, of Des Moines.
says:
.sMarshalltown is ito be the scene of
the 1907 Iowa state championship
which promises to surpass the tour
nament just closed. All of the golf
ers who were prominent in the cham
pionship just closed have given as
surances that they will take in the 1907
event. and several clubs not in the as
ISOLATION this year have promised not
only to come into the association, but
to send players to the next champion
ship.
president Maxwell and the other Of
ficers of the association are forming a
plan of campaign and will commence
work at once for the event next sum-
mer. The Marshalltown course is to
be improved and put in the best OF
condition for championship play and
the members of the club are already
planning the entertainment and care Of
the visitors.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-07-16
HIRAM WILLARD BURIED.
Funeral of Aged Citizen and Pioneer
Business Man Largely Attended.

0OSln68S VISIT GAtSOsy ESS0u000s
With simple services the body of
Hiram Willard, one Of the city's pio-
neer business men, and venerable
citizen, was buried in Riverside ceme-
terry Sunday afternoon. The funeral
was held from the Hull home, 40S West
State street, at 4 o'clock, and was very
largely attended. The spacious home,
the entire seating capacity Of which
was thrown open, was crowded, the
large porch was filed, and many stood
upon the lawn. Rev. F. w. Parsons
Of Mason City, assisted by Rev. L.. B.
Xix, officiated. Rev. Parsons deliv-
cred the funeral sermon, while Rev.
Xix read the scripture lesson and de-
livered the prayer. During the service
the Imperial Male Quartet sang Cath
ering Home" when the Mists Have
Rolled Away" and "Just Beyond The
body rested among the beautiful and
fragrant floral offerings of the rela-
tives, friends and others who expressed
their sympathy by gifts Of flowers.
The city, police and fire departments
attended in body, as did the city
council, and Banner Lodge, No. 1913,
1. o. o. F.
The funeral procession was one OF
the largest in recent years. 1t left the
home headed by the police and patrol
and followed by the fire department.
Next came Mayor O. L. Ingledue and
the city council in carriages followed
by Banner Lodge, palTbearers, rela-
tives and many others. The body was
buried with brief and simple services
at the grave.
The pallbearers, chosen from the
Odd Fellows, were: William Pierce.
w. B. Elliott, Charles Anderson, G. H.
Shelter, c. T. LaPlant and S. l..
Wedgewood.
Those who attended the funeral from
out of the city were Messrs. Amos
Brewer John Swadling and T. r. Tar
CART. all of Osskaloosa, who are en-
ployed by the Oskaloosa branch house
of H. Willard, Son & Co.
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standina of the cIuba.
Special to Times-Republlcan.

Waterloo, July 16.--Waterloo lost
Sunday in one of the prettiest and at the
same time most extraordinary games
of ball ever played in Iowa. Burnett
occupied the box for the locals and let
Marshalltown down with only two hits,
one in the fifth and one III the ninth.
Radebaugh delivered the foolers for the
visitors and Waterloo secured eight
clean hits, three OF them in the fifth
inning and still scores could not be
made. Both teams played good ball
and the field work was at times very
sensational pulling down long swats
into the outer gardens that looked as
tho they were good for several bases.
During the nine innings Marshalltown,
sent twenty-ei eight men to the rubber,
and Waterloo sent thirty-two. Out Of
this number eight men failed to con-
meet and three were given passes to
first.
For eight innings the highest num-
Der the visitors sent to the rubber to
try their luck in solving Burnett was
four in any one inning. but in the
ninth the excellence of the contest
which had been waged was marred by
Harris sending a slow grounder to
Anklam who fumbled it, allowing Har-
ris to land on the initial sack. Brown
sacrificed him to second, Williams flew
out to Wilkes and Spencer swatted the
sphere safely. scoring Harris from Sec
ond, later stealing second. Corkill sent
a skyrocket to Stump and the jig was
up.
In the fifth inning Waterloo filled the
bases by Stump leading with a single.
Brennan attempted to sacrifice him 20
second, but was counted out without
damaging the sphere. Burnett swatted
out nice drive, and Anklam few out
to Corkill. Miller hit safe, filling the
bases. Sheldon came up to the rubber
mid the plaudits of fans hoping to dis
tinguish himself with two-sacker. He
proved Casey at the bat. In the ninth
Walker led off and went down Will
liams to Brown. Wilkes swatted the
sphere and gained acquaintance Of the
initial sack Stump failed to connect
and while Brennan was picking out a.
good one Wilkes tried to steal sec
ond and was cut off, closing the game
without run. The score in detail.