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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05


into gold? The fable ceases to be Won
derful beside the truth of Gods trans
forming touch. Every life upon which
his hand is laid is transmitted from
clay to gold. Every circumstance Of
every life that is in his care is made
beautiful and glorious. God will work
miracles with the common things of
your life in the new year If you will
but let Him.
So
In Gods plans there are no failures.
If we let our lives fall into his design
for us the new year will be one of sure
success.
The angel presence-that is an Old
Testament promise. We have some
thing better-the promise of the pres
ence of Christ himself. The stipend
Gus truth, which we soon forget, and
that no disciple has ever fully appre-
hended, is that Jesus Christ is with
His servants. 10, 1 am with you all
the days is his promise. What won
ders of grace and gladness await US in
the new year, for Jesus himself is by
our side.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05

lous. He steals from the whole world,
because he only takes from it and puts
nothing back into the world to help
increase the sum total of human ideals
and of human accomplishments. But
let a man seek his brethren, let him be
as Jealous of their welfare as he is of
his own, let unselfishness characterize
him in his attitude toward them, and
to what heights of moral grandeur
does he not once rise, How broad is
his horizonI How full of charm and
beauty is his whole life! How high
are his ideals and his aspirationsI How
unceasing, how immeasurable, is his
service to men.-Rev. Homer A. Flint.
Episcopalian, Pittsburg.
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4O0 E. Sixth st.

James P. de Bevers Kaye, dean. resi-
dence corner Eighth avenue and Taylor
street.
Church of the Good Shepherd. corner Of
Quincy and Laurent streets. North To-
south side. in charge. Sunday school at
church Of ST. Simon. the cyreniaa tAf-
street Rev. H. B; Brown priest in
Ca CALVARY Va, chapel-corner Lake and sixth
streets. Parkdale. Sunday school at 3
0rdaS sewing School for girls at f'G 10 aL
conducted by MIS-, Mrs T nHIn
First NJ. E.-Corner of Sixth avenue and
Harrison street. Rev. Frank Lynch, pas
Kansas Avenue NJ. e. Church-Between
Gordon and Fairchild streets, North To-.
ps6a Rev y J; -, w; Reed st pastor; residence
Oakland NJ. E. Church-Corner Chester
and Sardou avenues, Oaklando Rev. A.
ay WALNUT Grove M. E.-corner Sixteenth
t LoW v, IAN I'm NJ; E; church-cornes of
G. e. Holcombe. pastors. residence 112i
German lrTa NJ. E.-Corner Fifth and Tyler
streets Rev, H. Bruins. pastor; residence
514 West Fifth street
street, North Topeka. Rev. ]. D. Smith,
pastor; res ie nee 1lS L an = street
- IL.
N Mount n Olive NJ. Z; lAfrican>.Buchanan
street, streets Rey Burton a pastor esl
dence 1882 Buchanan street
w BEG%a Sn street Pope p aaee
Euclid Avenue M E. Church-Lane and
Seventeenth street Rev. H. H. Weyant,
St Johns (African) M E-Corner To-
peka avenue and Seventh street. j. F. C.
Taylor. pastor; residence 511 West Seventh
Wesleyan Observation-Disclosures street.
between Third and Fourth streets. Rev
G. F. Carkuff. pastor; residence sos East
: Parkdale M E.-corner of Seventh and
Lime streets. e. O. Raymond. pastor.
Fifth and Leland streets. Rev. I. A. VIII
liams, pastor; residence 9O6 East Sixth
ST. Marks NJ E. (African)-RaiIroad
street, near Rock Island railway. North
re 9pden Sos North Harrison ' street. PASTOR
Fourteenth and Van Buren, streets. Rev
]. w. Jacobs. pastor; residence 1885 Van
Buren, street.
Fifth avenue. Rev. F. E. Bonha1n, pas
tor; residence 1loS Lime street.
First Presbyterian-Harris street be-
tween Eighth avenue and Ninth street
Rev. S. s. Estey. D.. D., Phi. D., pastors
residence $40 Harrison stree.
Second Presbyterian Churcll-Corner Of
Jackson and Gordon streets, North To-
peka. Rev. John s. Glendenning. pastor;
Third Presbyterian-Fourth street. be-
tween Chandler and Branner streets. W.
NJ Cleveland, pastor; residence 500 Jeffer-
Westminster Presbyterian--corner COL
lege avenue and Huntoon street Rev.
Ralph Ward pastor.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05

The members of a Jewish syna-
gogue in Philadelphia are. planning to
dedicate a window in memory of John
Hay because of his services in behalf
of the unfortunate Jews at Kishineff,
Russia. This is the first time that a
Gentle has ever been honored by a
memorial in a Jewish house of wor-
ship. Secretary Root and Hon. Oscar
Strauss have been invited to attend
the dedication.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05

When we follow Gods angel of
Providence we are always entering
new doors, unseen before. The path
that God has prepared for US is not the
path that our unguided steps would
take. But 1t is the best path, leading
to unexpected blessings and opportun-
tiles. God has a great many beautiful
surprises in the new year for each of
his children.
We have the strength of Christ for
the service of Christ.
y
Do you remember the old story Of
Midas. whose touch turned everything
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05
crisis of weakness, is to know the
glory of life.-Hugh Black.

glory of life.-Hugh Black.
True Wisdom comes by practice of
the great truth that thy brother and
myself are one.-Buddha.
II
If there were to be'a new beatitude
it might we'll read, Blessed are the
cheerful."-Mabie.
Stranger nor exile can be
In new worlds where He Ieadeth me.
Lucy Larcom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05

A unique service is conducted daily
on the London suburban trains under
the auspices of the workingmen of the
railroad. The simple service which is
held on the early morning trains con-
sists of the reading of a brief portion
of Scripture, a prayer and hymns. The
service is conducted in a different COM
partment each day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05
Getting Down to First Things.

Getting Down to First Things.
The International Sunday-school Les
son for January s is God the Crea-
tor" Gen. 1:1-25- The Golden Text
is, I'm the Beginning God Created
the Heaven and the Earth" Gen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05

The well-known secret society, the
knights of Pythias, has recently pass
ed an order excluding wholesale and
retail liquor dealers, as we'll as bar
keepers and proprietors of hotels
where bars are kept, from member
ship in their order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-05

Rev. w. 2. D. Bliss, well known as
writer on social subjects, himself
the son. of missionaries and born in
Constantinople, has resigned his rec
torship to become secretary of an as
sciation which has for it's aim the
founding of new communities or Gar
den Cities on Long Island, near New
York City.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
French view Of Marriage.

The French, guided by reason, as
they would say, regard the institution
Of ma:rimony as a rational regulation
of the fact of sex, as compromise
between the rights of the individual
and the rights of society. The man
obeys, but under protest; he Is will
ing to sacrifice his liberty so far, but,
beyond that point, he regards self
abnegation as fanatical asceticism.
Marriage, under French usage. says
II. ID. Sedgwick in Atlantic, is a part
nership, in which such matters as
character, tastes, education, birth and
property are TO be considered; con.
tracing families scrutinize the pro
posed bride and groom as II coming
up for admttance into club. They
look at our custom OF marrying for
love with amaZement, as we should
look at a grocer's cart that started
On It's rounds at 80 miles an hour.
Our system confines its view to the
romantic dreams of youth, and re-
CARDS matrimony rather as a holiday
cruise than a voyage of life. We may
err in our endeavor to regard men
and women as disembodied spirits;
and yet we cannot but think that the
French err in their resolution to be
sensible and regard men and women
as animals taken in the tolls of soci-
ETY. Our theory may look too far
into the future; theirs fingers too far
in the brutal past
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
-
CHASTITY Facts About Lynchinq.

No one can look at one of the pho
tographs of a lynching without a
sense of abysmal horror. 1t is not the
horror alone or chiefly of the thing
itself, the ugly, inanimate center of
the tragedy. II is the faces of the
spectators that shock our very souls.
They are always laughing faces. Good
nature, even jollity, seems to be the
note of these gatherings. Always we
see the faces of little boys grinning
cheerfully toward the camera. There
are women sometimes In the crowd,
and sometimes little girls. There is
no sign in these pictures of horror of
death. even of grim satisfaction over
a difficult and obnoxious task per-
formed by necessity. The man who
called 1t "lynching bee" appreciated
the true feelings of the lynchers.
Leave out the grim wreck in the cen
ter, and the picture might be taken
for an ordinary cheerful gathering at
a country fair Leave it in, says a
writer in American Magazine, and,
oh, my brothers! 1t is not the dead.
but the living that terrifies.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
Braid Used as Finish
to Various Costumes.

Braid covered buckles and belts of
both wide and narrow braids drawn
through metal slides and buckles are
fancied. A new arrangement of braid
half brace and half stole, is used as
a finish to a silk waist. At the back
broad quality starts either from the
waist or from the top of high belt
ed skirt. 1t forms a brace, but after
passing over the bend of the shoul-
der 1t is left loose and so forms
stole, and either plain or caught up in
a long loop.
Braided waistcoats are introduced
into specimens otherwise unrelieved,
and another braiding fancy is to use
plain graduated widths around and
round the skirts. Disconnected mo-
tifs of braid both horizontal and up
right are used. For instance, the up
Nght motifs are used to outline the
cores of a skirt, and are finished with
scroll effect at the top.
Frilled edges of braid are used in
side short coats and boleros, taking
the place of the erstwhile lace frills,
with the difference that these are
used on plain coats.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
SOCIETY LEADER CARRIES CANE.
Pretty Pauline French Starts Fad at
Newport.

Newport, II. |. - Miss Pauline
French, the pretty niece of Mrs. Alfred
G. Vanderbilt, has taken on the cane
carrying habit, and every morning
and afternoon, when she is not speed
ing her high-stepping pony she may be
seen hiking up and down Bellevue ave.
nue.. using handsome walking stick.
man'fashion. AS Miss French is a
leader among the young set of girls,
II is probable that the fad will be
taken up generally among the young
people and that in the near future the
society belle without her cane will be
an uncommon sight.
Tall and stately. as well as pretty,
Miss French, with her cane in her
hand, presents very attractive pic.
ture.
Cane carrying among women ap-
pears to be a natural development Of
a tendency of the time. After the
manner of the London girls, society
bellies tried carrying stuffed bears dur
ing the summer, but the American girl
is too vivacious to keep steady com
pany with such an inanimate object.
Then more than ever the women took
TO carrying their pet poodles about in
their arms. but the little fellows did
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
FAMOUS INDIAN TRIBE FAST BE.
COMING EXTINCT.
Something About Red Men Who Re.
Gently Left Their Reservation
Marriage Customs Of
the Race

Washington.-Whe the band of
Ute Indians, who were brought to a
halt recently, after trailing some 500
miles diagonally across the state of
Wyoming. were really out on the war
path, or merely playing truant. seems
to be open TO question. Indian Com
missioner Leupp believes they were
only "out visiting" The episode
serves, at any rate, to draw public at
tention not only to the history and
characteristics of an interesting tribe,
but to the infrequency with which our
red-skinned wards figure in the days
news. Two decades ago such a per-
formance as this Of the Utes would
have passed all but unnoticed.
The Ute, or Utah Indians, form a di-
vision OF the Shoshonean family, for
merly occupying the region which ex-
tends from the Salt Lake basin in
Utah eastward to the highest ridges
OF the Colorado Rockies.
When, in the early days OF the last
century, American hunters and pio-
neers first came in contact with them,
the Utes We're powerful nation of
some 25,O00 souls. BY the year 1871,
however, when John G. Fremont made
his first pathfinding expedition across
the Rockies. they had been reduced
through constant warfare with the
Cheyennes and the Comanches to
something like $4,000 persons. More
fighting, amalgamation with neighbor-
ing tribes, and disease continued to
deplete their numbers fearful,y. In
1881 they numbered but 1000 and in
1901, when the last enumeration was
attempted, there were scarcely more
than $500 of them.
The Utes have never been known
either for their docllity or their tract
ability, and whenever they have come
into close proximity to the palefaces
there has been trouble.
The Ute Nation consists of Is direct
tribes, but for many years it has been
divided into three greater divisions.
OF these the Southern Utes have re-
tanned their residence in Colorado,
while the branches known as the
White River Utes and their kinsmen,
the Uncompahgres. have lived since
1880 on the Uintah reservation in
Utah. The very interesting customs
and laws Of the Utes, however. are
common to all three divisions. There
is certain appropriateness in their
living in Utah from the fact that a sig
nificant domestic practice of the peo-
pie is polygamy. Time was when it
was very much commoner than it is
to-day, but that was when warfare
kept the number of braves down. and
the women outnumbered the men by
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
Mourning Modes.

II Is astonishing to notice how the
once popular black glace silk is now
being strictly confined to the realms
of mourning" and taking to a
great extent the place formerly occu-
pied by Grape, which is certainly worn
less and less every year, although
Paris dressmakers have made very
strenuous effort this season to intro
duce a variety of white crepe For
slight mourning a quantity of black
silk, naked with silver braid, is be-
ing worn, while jet in all it's forms
has once again been revived, and
makes even deep mourning smart
nowadays. Black fox is the favorite
fur for slight mourning. and both er-
mine and white fox are largely used
for slight or complimentary mourn
ing.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
A Ute Indian Chief.

monty practiced procedure is to place
the maiden on a couch of boughs over
heated stones. Upon these stones
water is poured and the victim is
given thorough steaming. After that
she is led to the river for a plunge,
and is then considered worthy of a
husband.
The counting time is ordinarily dur
ing the harvesting of the Utes' great.
est crop, the mesquite bean. The
young man approaches the father Of
the maiden humbly and asks the hand
of the daughter. The father Stimulates
rage and orders him away. The youth
obeys, but returns shortly decked out
in his gaudiest feathers, beads and
paint. 1t always happens that the
maiden is alone, whereupon they be-
come acquainted, and then, IL she is
favorable to his quest, they go for a
long walk or ride together in the
woods. When they return they are
considered married. They at once be.
gin housekeeping in the home Of the
brides mother, where they remain un.
til the first child is born. The young
brave then sets up his own tepee.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
Wher- Some Writers Fail.

The most frequent defect In fiction
submitted for magazine use and. we
might add. in most of the fiction that
somehow gets published in book form,
lis its lack of spontaneity in construc-
ton and expression, says Harpers
Magazine. The writer of this manu-
factured fiction has a certain precalcu-
lated effect in view, with reference to
which he ambitiously contrives every
incident and situation of his story.
The harder he tries the more surely
he fails of any genuine appeal to his
readers. If he DISCUSSES his labor by
a facile mastery of dramatic material
and expression, he may succeed in
reaching crude sensibilities and, be-
cause OF his lower aim, may outsell
his betters. The multitude is easily
captivated by splendid artifice, which.
in exceptional instances. has com
PEELED the admiration of even the ju-
dicious. We shall find, however, upon
close examination. that in such in
stances the writer has not, by his
strenuous effort. wholly closed the
door against all spontaneity. In
our day polite literature must appeal
to human sympathies, and the
writer's fertility Of invention il Of
little service.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
WHERE JOHN D. WILL SKATE.

efeller is making at his country place
here an artificial lake, four acres in
extent. A small army of workmen is
now engaged in making the excavation
for the lake.
The site of this skating pond was
chosen with much care by Mr.. Rookie
feller. His estate at Lakewood com.
prises 500 acres, most of it pine forest.
II is back from the road about an
eighth of a mile and the house is
screened from the view of observers
by thick barrier of pine trees. Mr..
Rockefeller has chosen a sheltered
spot for his lake, about 100 yards be
yond this barrier. Should any curious
visitor succeed in getting through this
pine hedge. he would find himself In
a patch of thickly grown nettles
through which it would be impossible
to break his way
Beyond this nettle patch is to be the
skating pond On the border of the
further shore of the lake is a water
tower, which serves also the purpose
of a watch tower A balcony has been
built around this tower, and whenever
Mr.. Rockefeller is out on the grounds,
whether playing golf or riding his bi.
cycle over the miles of smooth roads
that he has built, a watchman is sta.
toned in this balcony TO give warning
of approaching intruders.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
Economy in Buying
Goods at Who 'esd e.

"One of the greatest savings In the
small necessaries is to get them by
the Wholesale" advised a dressmaker.
Shields, ribbons to run in underwear
and the muslin to make the latter
with are all much below the prices
asked in retail shops, and by finding
some friend who is willing to halve
the purchases and expense this way
of buying is easily possible. Laces
can be bought for much less, but three
dozen yards of either edging or inser-
tions are in each packet, and these
will not be divided for the customer.
In the muslin the pieces run from IL
yards to forty or more, and the shields
are by the dozen. The ribbon must be
bought by the piece, but this last is
the usual manner of purchasing the
narrow width.
1T is always worth while, too, in
making undergarments, pillow cases.
ETC., which have to be washed con-
stantly, to use good fourfold linen but
tons, which WILL If properly sewn on.
wear out with the article of dress.
"The old-fashioned ways of stitch
ing the buttons on in circle or across
in a wheel are very apt to tear the
button. A much firmer method of Sc
curing them is to take strong cotton
and make a tight, close, buttonholed
loop across the button, like the SUBJ
stitute for eyes used in dressmaking.
The loop should be made of Ave or
six strands of cotton before it is but
tonholed to make 1t strong. Finish it
off firmly and neatly at the back and
there will be no fear of the button
coming off until scissors are applied
when it becomes too old and bent for
USE"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21

The chief wealth of the forests of
Java, at the present time, consists in
the wood OF the teak tree, which is
Extensively employed for naval con.
fruction. The trees are ordinarily
lut when they have attained an age
of about SO years and a height of be-
tween 60 and 20 feet The species
most esteemed has wood of brown
color possessing a greasy feeling to
the touch. Since 1880 the teak has
been cultivated, and the cutting of
the trees has been regulated by the
Dutch government A peculiar fea.
ture Of the cutting. designed to cause
the wood TO part slowly with its sap,
consists in the girdling of the trunks
a short distance above the ground two
years before the trees are felled. The
timber is exported to all parts of Eu.
rope.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
Pocket-Book in New STYLE.

Though not toilet necessity, a
new-style pocket-book that can be
buckled around the belt is bound to
be favorite with business women,
because it is so handy. Unlike the
average purse that is attached to a
girdle, or hung to chatelaine, this
pocket-book is narrow and long and
looks like large pencil case. 1t
folds three times. In the first layer
there are round holes just the size of
50-cent pieces, quarters. dimes, nickels
and pennies and into these recepta
cies the coins are placed so that they
will be held securely On the second
layer there is small elastic band,
under which the bills are put. The
third layer is the outside and fasteus
with a stout button clasp that holds
the money as securely as it would
be in any hand purse. Made OF mo-
rocco. in black, green or brown, these
pocket-books are neat AID most serv.
iceable.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
U7ES ONCE POWERFUL.

more than three to one. The men
marry at IS, the women at from 13 to
16. and II a Ute squaw remains un.
married at 20, she is treated as a
pariah and stands very good chance
of being put to death as a witch before
she is 40.
Ute marriage customs are peculiar.
When young girl reaches a marriage.
able age her parents shut her up In
the tepee. where she is compelled to
fast for four or five days. At the end
Of that time invitations are sent to
the friends of the family, who gather
about the tepee, where they are feast.
ed, and then ALL men and women
alike, engage in a weird dance, shak.
ing rattles blowing on reed pipes and
sir ging incantations. The parents
feign disgust and go frequently to the
door and bid them disperse. A com.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
uncurIed Ostrich pIumes.

The vogue for uncurled ostrich
plumes which are put upon hats in
the condition in which at one time
one would have made haste to have
them removed and sent to the curler,
is said to owe its origin to very
wet day in Paris last spring. The
fashionable world drove home from
Longchamp at the end of the pro-
ceedings with uncurled feathers in
the majority. and the effect was so
pleasingly novel as to set passing
fashion.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
For the Thin Woman,

First of all the thin woman who
pants to gain flesh must stop worry
ing. She must eat little and often
aud drink milk between meals and
at bedtimes. Fruit in quantities must
be a part of the daily diet, cereals
starchy and sweet vegetables, Irish
and sweet potatoes, peas, corn and
beans and salads of all sorts, net to
mention bisque and cream soups.
Hot water should be taken morning
and night, and hot, not boiled, milk
in the same manner.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-02-21
ere,ty coIors Shown in Robes.

Some graceful gowns in shades of
gray. red, deep mauve and blue are
being shown in a sort of monks robe
with square neck cut out. Around the
neck and down the front of the gown
is a narrow braid trimming in seal
lops that suggests Notwithstanding,
and line of French knots would
make everybody but the closest OBJ
server suppose it had been finished
by hand. A cord is around the waist.
and the simple garment is exception
ally pleasing.