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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-17

Thomas E. Watson's Waterloo" just
published by the Neale Publishing COM
pany of Washington is one of the best
things on this subject yet written.
If you have read Tom WatSon'S
"Story of France" or his Napoleon
and almost everybody has,-you know
how he writes history, the dash and
brilllance and zeal of it all. No living
writer uses facts with more vital eff
feet. The men and women who made
and unmade and remade France
kings, queens priests. harlots, soldiers,
prelates, demagogues,-they are hu-
kman beings. living their lives to wreck
or fortune, even as you and II And
you close the book and find it is la
beled history"
Well. Tom Watson's Waterloo" is
superb. 1t is Napoleon stalking crown
and empire. fame and happiness, and
all our heart is in the fight. We help
dispose the forces; we study the sky;
will the elements befriend The Man?
We watch Wellington coldly he is a
great general. but his blood is ice, and
yonder is-Napoleoni We wait for
urely elegance. and Napoleon-Napoleon
is waiting for himl We send courier
after courier. message after message.
We watch the face of The Man. The
afternoon shadows are frightening
:. o God! where is Grouchy? That's
your heart at Napoleon's feet.
In a recent letter. Mr.. Watson writes:
TN Waterloo 1 have not used any of
the material used in Napoleon ex-
cepting the general line Of the MARIA
tive In fact, my reason for
writing Waterloo was that so much
new Napoleonic material is now avail
able which had not come to light when
my Napoleon was written" But IL is
hard to consider sources" and auth
critics" when we come to Napoleon's
last battlefield. 1t Is all right: of course
the historian must be careful and he
must know the facts. but-well, here is
Napoleonl
In Gilbert Neal. VIII N. Harden has
made a literary departure from Nam
Linda, from Ann Boyd, and indeed
from all his previous novels 1t is to
the authors credit that this should be
true, since 1t involves a determination
to advance in his art rather than to
abide in a field where he has enjoved
n rather uncommon success Gilbert
Neal. putting a probing finger into
contemporary life, uncovers a portion
at least of the nude truth Can a.
man with a wife, especially a young
and charming wife. hope for happf-
ness in the pursuit of another wom-
ann Can another man of another
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-17

cathedral tours in England and on the
continent. Music is perhaps the art
Mr.. Fuller loves the best of all, and
like the hero of his first book, THE
Chevalier of Pensiorivain. he i'm
provises delightfully."- for hours at
time. His earlier novels reflect his
European travels and are idealistic
studies, while THE Cliff Dwellers"
and with the Procession" are
realistic pictures of Chicago, the life
of which has always been familiar to
him. His trips abroad were made in
1879, 1888, 1892 and 1894. and in the
course of these journeys he visited
Rome, Bayreuth, Munich, the Tyrol,
Spain and England, and his latest vol
ume of stories, "Waldo Trench and
cans in Rome and Florence and othel
Italian cities
The authorized life of Thomas Bal
ley Aldrich by Ferris Greenslet, which
Houghton Miff1in company are pub
fishing, is more than a notable biog-
raphy of a fine poet and accomplish
ed man of letters. The correspond
enee which is brought together reflects
the friendship of that interesting and
important group of New York writer's
and artists which included Bayard
Taylor, R. H. Stoddard, E. c. Stedman,
N p Willis, F'itz-Greene Halleck, Ed
win Booth, and others of less emf
nence and there is some very inter-
esting early correspondence with Mr..
Clemens MARK Twain), Mr.. Howells.
Holmes, Hawthorne and Longfellow,
printed for the first time. The volume
is illustrated with rare and unfamiliar
portraits of Aldrich and his friends,
pictures of his homes and haunts, fac
similes of manuscripts caricature
drawings, ETC., ETC.. and contains in ad-
dition a complete and accurate biblio-
graphy of Aldrich's writings
Though Life Do Us Part" is the
striking title of Elizabeth Stuart
1 Phelps Wards latest novel, which
| Houghton Miffiin company report has
already gone into a third edition. 1t
! is also being brought out in England
| through Archibald Constable & Co.
Lorna Doone," one of the best be-
| loved, surely, of the minor classics, has
been freshly prepared in a volume
edited by H. Snowden Ward Mr.
Ward has collected with scholarly ease
every fact and legend bearing upon
| the romance of the robber Doones, and
| incorporated them in an Introduction
| and notes. Furthermore, as many as
| fifty illustrations of the wild Exmoor
] country have been gathered by Mrs
| Catherine Weed Ward for the new
| boow, which is to be known as the
/ "Dooneland edition" The Harpers
will bring 1t out in this country within
| the fortnight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-17

Boston, Mass, Oct. 17.-Fre derrick
Converse goes to Europe as musical
ambassador from America. This we'll
known composer, among other things,
is to study the leading opera houses OF
Europe.
After several weeks which will he
spent at Lake Geneva where, it is I'M
derstood, the composer will be at work
on a new opera, a considerable part of
his time will go to inspection OF the
detail. mechanism and organization Of
continental opera houses with a view
to co1lating their best results for adap-
tation in the new opera in Boston. Il
is also understood that a part of Mr..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-17

Converse's time will go to hearing OF
various aspirants for posts when the
new opera opens here. Sometime dur
ing the winter the composer will be in
Germany, where his own opera, THE
Pipe of Desire" is under consideration
for performance under a new title, and
where DR.. Muck is warmly interested in
it. In March, Mr.. Converse will return
to New York to be present at the re-
hearsals of his opera at the Metropoli-
tan opera house, returning later in the
spring to his labors in Europe. AL
though it is reliably understood that he
will be at work on a new opera, the
name of the work is not yet announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-17

kind-the kind who has strength and
purity-ever fail to attract the wonl-
an who IS light? Can the girl who
is tempted be anything but repealed in
the end, or the woman who tempts
anything but unsatisfied? When you
add to these downright propositions
Mr.. Harben's splendid and perfectly
possible conception of a wife who
is noble enough not only to forgive.
but to shield the woman who wronged
her, it is evident that Mr.. Harden has
touched the affinity theme only for
the sake of discovering the truth of
it, Gilbert Neal is laid in a Georgia
village. The characters are fresh,
spirited, and deeply drawn, and the
plot is exceedingly lively. Mr.. Harden
pure and meretricious love, but he
has not sermonized> In fact, his real
ism is not without a spice OF its own
-(New York: Harper & Brothers.)
"Cupid's Almanac" has made a de-
cided hit among the booksellers, who
have ordered 1t with such confidence
in advance of publication that three
printings were necessary to supply
the initial demand. This amusing lit
tie gift-book is a bona fide collabora-
ton Of an unusual sort by oliver Her
ford, the prince of whimSicalists. and
John Cecil Clay, the premier fantastic
draftsman; yet their work has been
! interchangeable, for HEREFORD drew
some of the pictures and Clay wrote
some OF the text. The result is an
| immensely taking, amoebean contest
| Of humor and sentiment.
In his latest novel, Peter" which
has just been published, Hopkinson
Smith has written his sixth novel and
unquestionably his pest. 1t is the
| fullest expression of his belief in the
better side of our life today, in the
| wholesome, fine, simple. high-minded
| Americans of the present moment
The steady growth in power of Mr.
Smiths talent as a novelist, helped
not hindered. by his other professions
| of engineer and artist, has enabled
him to combine in an extraordinary
way the enthusiasm of twenty with
the knowledge and experience OF
something more than three times thai
| age.
Henry B. Fuller. author of "Waldo
Trench and Others" published by the
| Scribners, is an architect and musician
as well as a novelist. For his own
pleasure Mr.. Fuller has studied
architectural drawing and architec-
| turaI styles. and most his European
travel shows the same bias. He has
made, for example. number Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-17

ism is used in some instances, and the
whole method of treatment is based
upon the ability of the physician to
reach the subjective mind of the per-
son to whom he ministers.
Persons down on their luck" or
whatever the professional equivalent
for that lugubrious condition may be,
are cheered by comforting words and
soothing accents and told to keep up
their courage Often they are put to
sleep while these inspiring suggestions
are given to them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-17
USE HYPNOTIC METHODS.
Cornell Medical COLLEGE Successful in
Treating Trouble Minds.

New York, Oct 17.-Those whose
minds, rather than their bodies, need
treatment are being received these
days at the Cornell university medical
college in the first clinic for psyche
therapeutics ever established in this
city in connection with professional
school. The clinic is modelled on the
one which has been conducted for the
last two years in the Johns Hopkins
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-17

university in Baltimore. 1t is in
charge of Dr. Leslie Meacham and
DR.. Beatrice NJ. Hinkle. who have for
years made a study of nervous dis
eases.
On Thursday from one to fifteen
patients are being treated and the re-
suits attained in some cases have been
excellent. The patients are selected
and only those are retained whose
treatment by this method is especially
indicated. The history of each case is
carefully taken and studied. Hypnot-
The Lamar register., 1908-05-27
GENERAL NEWS.

The Cubans on May Goth observed
the sixth anniversary of the independ.
ence of Cuba.
The Pittsburs & Lake Erie railroad
has ordered the construction of 1900
all-steel coke and gondola cars for that
road
The Gear of Russia was forty years
old on the 18th inst. President Roose-
Welt cabled his fluctuations and good
wishes.
Inc United States Court of Appeals
Mt San Francisco has decided that
sake. japanese liquor. should be
classei as wine and not beer.
After September LIST II will be fell
ony to conduct bucket-shop in the
state of New York. Governor Hughes
signed without comment Senator Cas-
sidy's bill amending the penal code to
that effect.
The thirty-first annual convention Of
the National Electric Light Associa-
ton was opened in Chicago Monday
by President Dudley Farrand of New
ark. New Jersey. FIFTEEN hundred dele
gates were in attendance.
The Bavarian Exposition was
opened at Munich Saturday by the
Prince Regent with gorgeous civic and
military display. The exposition is IL
Illustrative OF the arts and industries of
Bavaria. and will remain open until
October.
The mill of the Woorsocket, Rhode
Island. Rubber Company will resume
operations on full time next Tuesday
after shutdown of two months and
will employ 1900 operatives.
T. 4. Fisher of London has broken
the worlds record for road cycling,
covering thousand miles in eighty
one hours one minute. lowering the
previous record by twelve hours.
The first Rocky Mountain goat ever
born in captivity has made its appear
ance in the goat house at the Bronx
ZOO. The parents of the new conner
were captured in the Rocky mountains
in 1904.
That there is to be no reduction in
the price of steel was announced by E
/ II. Gary, chairman of the board of di
rectors of the United States Steel cor
poration after a prolonged meeting in
New York of representative steel men
from all sections of the country.
! The Socialist party at its convention
in Chicago nominated Eugene V, Debs
[ for President and Benjamin Hanford
I of New York for Vice president The
4 names of Meyer, Haywood and Petit
hone were cheered and those OF
Roosevelt and Bryan held up to
scorn.
The Lamar register., 1908-05-27
WALK 245O MILES
BIGGEST WEST TO EAST WALK
EVER ACCOMPLISHED.
Win Fifteen Hundred Dollars.

Over mountains and through snow.
through wet, slush and mud, freezing
at times. and oppressed by heat at
others, William Jackson and r. 7. Hay.
two sturdy Scotchmen, walked every
mile of the way from Seattle to Chi
cago just arriving within a few hours
of the time limit. thereby winning a
purse of Fifteen Hundred Dollars given
by the Seattle Athletic Club, for &C.
complishing this feat within the pre-
scribed time.
Jackson and Hay left Seattle with
but Five Dollars in money, were
obliged to earn their way as they
went and leave no unpaid bills. and
complete the journey in ninety days.
An interesting incident in connec-
ton with the walk. was that each of
the contestants wore pair of the
well.known Mayer shoes. that neither
ripped nor lost stitch during the en-
tire trip of 2450 miles-the hardest test
any shoes could be put to-speaking
volumes for the extraordinary wearing
qualities of the shoes manufactured by
the F. Mayer Boot G. Shoe Co., Mil
waukee.
The Lamar register., 1908-05-27
CONDENSATION
OF FRESH NEWS
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF THE WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
WESTERN NEWS.

The Minnesota Republican conven'
tion to nominate state officers Will be
held at st. Paul July list.
The Most Rev. Peter Bourgade,
archbishop of Santa Fee. died at hos
pital In Chicago on the 18th inst. OF
| heart disease.
United States Senator Samuel Doug
las DENLY of Louisiana was unani-
mously elected to succeed himself by
both the Senate and House.
Governor John Sparks of Nevada,
who has been in a critical condition
for some months, is improving Slowly
and hores for his complete recovery
are held out.
BY the division of s2l5,000. due the
tribe from the government, each mem
Der of the Kickapoo tribe OF Indians IN
Mexico, Oklahoma and Arizona, 15I
in number. will receive 81 800.
The death of the Most Rev. Peter
Bourgade, head OF the archdiocese OF
Santa Fe, may elevate Bishop Matz,
ordinary of the Ca'holic diocese OF Den
yer. to the rank of archbishop.
Three earthquake shocks were felt
at Helena, Mont. Sunday night. AT
Marysville dishes were ratified and
clocks were made to strike by the dis
turbance. No damage was done.
The appellate court of Illinois af-
firmed the decision of the lower court
in declaring that the mayor of Chicago
cannot be forced to close the saloons
on Sunday in conformity with the stat
ute.
The pulp mill of the Lake Superior
corporation in the Canadian 500.
across the river from Sault Ste Marie,
was destroyed by fire Monday. The
loss is about $350.000. Two men were
killed.
William l.. Wilson, on trial at Port
Huron. Michigan, charged with embez-
element of more than $4,000 of the
funds of the United Home Protectors
Fraternity, of which he was secretary,
was found guilty.
After long illness, aggravated by
worry brought on by the labor trou-
bles ut Goldfield last winter, Governor
John Sparks of Nevada, died on the
ed inst Don S. Dickerson. lieuten-
ant governor. will succeed to the office.
Two Pullman cars of Elks dressed
In the typical Mexican peon uniform
will come from Mexico to the national
convention OF Elks at Dallas in June.
The Elks will wear big charro hats,
sashes.
A tornado. originating nine miles
west of Abba. Iowa, on the 2lst inst.
came down with the speed of an ex-
press train and all the buildings in its
path were blown away and stock was
killed. J. NJ. Taylor. aged seventy
eight. was killed at Abba.
In the contest at Springfield. Illinois.
between the degree teams of the Court
of Honor for mixed teams Elgin dis
trict court No. 3i1. Elgin. Illinois. c.
c. Bickman. captain. won the first
prize, $500 in cash and a silk banner
valued at $50. Columbine district
court No. 1000 of Denver. Colorado.
won the second prize. $3.50 cash.
Government rangers have just sue
ceeded. by the aid of n snow storm, in
oNtinguishing forest fire on Long
Pine forest reserve, north of Belle,
Fourche. South Dakota, which burned
over an area of twenty square miles.
The flames swept the virgin forest
clean over the entire area. causing an
immense loss. Over 10000 acres OF
timber was destroyed.
The Lamar register., 1908-05-27

The educators and parents who are
now renewing the old struggle for a
thorough revision of the high school
curriculum have taken as their guild
Ing maxim "A place for everything
and everything In its place" An ex-
cellent principle 1t is. especially de
serving of application to the task OF
high school education in these days,
when impulsive apostles of liberal
education" are trying to find n place
for everything In high school cata'
logue without concerning themselves
very seriously over the vexatious
problem of putting courses in proper
places. The appeal must be needed,
says the New York Tribune. not sim
ply for the sake of the young people
Who are seeking an education. but
also In order to check the wholesale
desertion of city high schools, which
is disQuieting teachers and school
boards all over the country. Plainly
written on the face of enrolment sta
tistics is the warning that unless mis-
fit courses are dropped the magniti
cent establishments adjoining the higl
school systems of n hundred larg,
American municipalities may soon b,
tenantcd only by the relatively few
pupils who wish to prepare for col
lege.
The Lamar register., 1908-05-27

When prudently followed, the prac-
fice of fasting is most beneficial.
Many people really never feel the sen.
sation Of natural hunger. All they
have is morbid craving for food.
which comes OF habit rather than
from my actual need felt by the
stomach. Natural hunger. declares
the New York Weekly. stimulates the
palate. and is felt in the mouth as well
rs in the internal organs. 1t makes
the plainest food seem delicious and.
when being satisfied. is source Of
such enjoyment as the average well.
fed man rarely experiences. Some
suffer. II is true. from insufficient
food but not so many as those whose
ills arise from excessive eating. their
digestion being continually overtaxed.
A habit of judicious fasting would do
wonders for them. The system would
recover its lost tone. and-in the case
Of mental worRers-the brain would
work with an ease and lightness that
would surprise them. for the brain is
one of the chief sufferers from the
practice OF overeating.
The Lamar register., 1908-05-27

Washington. = Arrangements have
Just been completed between the Uni
versity of Colorado and forestry SER
vice in cooperation for the establish
ment of a timber testing station at
the University of Boulder A series
of tests under the direction of forest
service will be begun there in about
two months. and a thorough study
made of utilization of the native tim
bers of Colorado. The results OF these
tests will give accurate data to Colo
RADIO lumber users of the comparative
strength of green and dead timber.
The Lamar register., 1908-05-27
Senator Teller's Birthday.

Denver-The Times Saturday even
ing says: In the full enjoyment of the
mental and ihysical vigor which has
made him one of the foremost figures
in the United States Senate for twenty
eight years, Honorable Henry Moore
Teller of Colorado is celebrating his
seventy.eiGhth birthday anniversary in
Washington today. Dozens of congrat-
ulatory kilograms were sent him by
friends in Denver and many called to
pay their respects at the nations capt.
tai
Senator Teller was born in Granger.
Allegheny county. New York. May IS.
1880. When twenty-eisht'years of age he
moved TO Illinois where he practiced
law for several years before coming
to Colorado in 1851. From 1S62.64 he
served as major general of the Colo
RADIO militia. Since 1876 he has served
the public at Washington.
The Lamar register., 1908-05-27
Truth and
Quality

appeal to the Well Informed in every
walk Of life and are essential to permanent
success and crcditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA is the only remedy of
known value, but one of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
swectens and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as n laxative, and its component
parts arc known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To. get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co, only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
The Lamar register., 1908-05-27

I The Hawaii Democratic territorial
convention met at Honolulu and Sc
Iected delegates to the national con-
| yention at Denver instructed for w. j.
| Bryan.
| Educational subjects will replace pic
| lures of an immoral character in the
principal moving picture theaters OF
| Chicago, according to resolutions
| adopted at a meeting of the Theater
| association.
The International convention of the
brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
at Columbus, Ohio, voted to admit to
membership the engineers of all cleo
| trically drawn trains on steam rail
roads.
Lieutenant Selfridge, in Baldwin
aerodome. white Wing" made two
short flights at HammOndsport, New
York, one of 100 feet and another OF
24O feet. The machine is now believed
to have abundant motor power.
King Edward will spend a week
shortly with the Emperor and Empress
| of Russia. 1t Is expected that he VIII
embark on the royal yacht at Ports.
mouth. May 29th. at the conclusion OF
President Fallierie's visit to London.
The International Brotherhood of
| Locomotive Engineers at their annual
meeting at Columbus. o., decided to
| include the countries OF South Amer
| lea and Panama in the brotherhood,
and a canvass of these countries for
membership will be begun at once.
Every occupant of two sleeping
cars ATTACHED to train which LETT
Mexico City Saturday for Vera Cruz
were held up by two negroes, and at
a.. So t.,I nf
money and valuables, amounting to
about 100000.
The Mohmand mountaineers are Of
fering a stout resistance to the Brit
ish punitive expedition under the
command of Mai. Gen. Sir James Will
cocks. There was heavy fighting at
Umri-Kili. Two British officers were
killed and one was wounded, and a
score of Sikh troopers were injured.
The losses of the Mohmands were over
200.
Inspector Miles O'Reilly has ap-
pointed all the pupils of public school
No. ~ in East New York, police SER
geants. He has asked them to watch
the patrolmen and report any miscon-
duct The other day o Reilly dropped
into the school and explained his plan.
II want the cooperation of you chill
dren to increase the discipline of my
men," he said.
Mrs. Emily Il. Woodley, who had the
distinction, it is said. of being the only
woman ever regularly commissioned
an officer in the United States army
died at Philadelphia n few days ago.
aged seventy-three years. For her
bravery and heroic services President
Lincoln conferred upon her commits
sion of captain in the army. She was
also decorated with a gold medal by
Secretary OF War Stanton.
The recent warning to intending
emigrants issued by the ministers OF
the interior of Hungary that the eco
nomic situation in America had not
shown sufficient improvement to give
prospect of obtaining work. has failed
to check the outflow from that coun-
try. The minister now announces that
immigrants who have gone to the
United States since May list will not
be given the privilege of returning to
Hungary gratis.