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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAI WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 21, 100. 8 F.1AKE JTSHORT. Historical Society Will Hare Iso SLore Long Papers. Board of Directors Fixes a 2,500 Word Limit. tl Y FT J t! one iviercamniie omeaiiv, 1 he N r X X T r tn- (r- w 4 110 EAST, SIXTH STREET, TOPEKA, KANSAS. VACANCIES FILLED. Effort to Secure Better Booms Will Be Made. Prizes to Be Offered For Histor ical Essays. The secretary of the State Historical society has been annually compelled to apologize for,the dullness of the annual meetings of that organization, due to Impositions by persons who read papers, making them entirely too long. The meetings of this society have run to mid night and have proven much of a bore. Not that the papers were not full of Interest, but the subject-matter has been too prosy for an average audience. This experience of the past caused the annual neeting of the board of direct ors of the society, held at the state house yesterday afternoon, to adopt a resolu tion limiting- all papers read before the society's meetings to 2,500 words. This rule applies to the next annual meeting to be held in January, and those who have accepted invitations to read paper at that meeting will be notified by Secretary Geo. W. Martin to '"re member the limit." The president, J. O. Hasjcell, of Law rence, has been instructed. 10 enforce the xew rule. The society proposes to institute com petition, open to all. in the production of historical essays, all manuscripts to be retained by the society. This contest will be open to students in colleges, high schools, sectarian schools, In fact all classes of students, professors, members of the women's federation and suii other persons as desire to enter. A prize of $25 for the first and $15 for the second best essay will doubtless be offered. This plan was suggested to the directors, who voted in favor of it, and appointed the originator of the idea, Miss Zu Adams, together with George W. Martin and W. E. Connelley of To peka, to pivpare a plan for the compe tition, and report to the annual meeting in January for adoption. As the executive council will meet the last "Wednesday of the present month, a week from today, to finally apportion the rooms set apart for the historical so ciety and other branches of the admin istration. Secretary Martin, Judge John tJuthrie and J. G. Haskell were named as a special committee to confer with the council. The directors authorized Secretary Martin to proceed as he may deem pru dent towards securing the creation of a standing committee in the house and senate to have charge of state historical society matters. The society has been neglected by the legislature and this movement is for the purpose of stimu lating interest in the organization. The meeting selected the following di rectors, to be elected in January for three years: Miss Zu Adams. Topeka. Frank W. Blackmar. Lawrence. Harold T. Chase, Topeka. W. E Connelley, Topeka. E. J. Dallas. Topeka. Chas. S. Gleed, Topeka. John Guthrie. Topeka. H. C. E. Hackbusch, Leavenworth, Grant W. Harrington. Hiawatha. John G. Haskell. Lawrence. Scott Hopkins, Horton. A. H. Horton, Topeka. A. S. Johnson. Topeka. Mrs. Elizabeth A. Johnson, White Kock. V. J. Lane, Kansas City. P. G. Lowe, Leavenworth. Geo. W. Martin, Kansas City. Horace L. Moore, Lawrence. E. N. Morrill, Hiawatha. F. O. Popenoe, Topeka. Wm. Sims, Topeka. "W. H. Smith, Marysville. Fred L. Vandegrift, Kansas City. Fred Wellhouse, Topeka. A. L. Williams, Topeka. J. Ware Butterfleld, Topeka, Alvah Shelden, El Dorado. J. W. Griffin, Manhattan. R. W. Wright. Dodge City. Mrs. Mary Humphrey, Junction City. E. PL Fuiton, Marysville. S. G. Stewart, Topeka. J. D. Milliken. McPherson. L. D. Lewelling and B. W. Woodward deceased, were members of the board of FIRST SIXTEEN YEARS Determine Structure and Physical Health. If parents could realize what a crime they commit in permitting children to have heavy drugs during their early life, Euch drugs, for instance, as coffee, which stunts their growth, prepares them for dyspepsia and nervous wrecks, they would do anything, go to any amount of trouble and care, to change the methods and give their children the advantages that nature demands to produce perfect specimens. A sixty year old woman writes: "My over-indulgent papa used to sav, at the table, 'Why not let the child have what she likes; It wont hurt her any.' He referred particularly to my drinking coffee, which I was very fond of as a child. He honestly thought it didn't hurt me. for with his strong body, ap rarer.tly w ithout nerves, he was not con sciously affected by coffee, but the effect on me a bundle of nerves was to develop restlessness and stunt my growth. "The first effect after drinking coffee was that of delightful exhilaration and I felt courage and strength to attack almost any amount of active work, but in a few hours the reaction came, with misery in my chest, palpitation of the heart, and most unbearable pains in my Btomach. "Finally my attention was called to Postum Cereal Food Coffee -and we se cured some of it. It was prepared ac cording to directions, but breakfast be ing delayed, the Fostum got an extra boiling, which developed all its virtues, and we all fell in love with it from tr.e first moment The change in our phj s ioal health, after drinking Postum, was Fomething remarkable. We have as delicious coffee as any one could ask but it is a perfectly healthy coffee, and the more we drink of it, in reason, the better we are- I am satisfied that the increasing amount of heart difficulty of late years, among young people, is di rectly attributable to the use of coffee, and it is a great blessing to have rife and delicious a food coffee as Postum. Please omit my name from publication." , East Prookfield. Mass. Name given upon application to Postura Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, 4 e i 4 4 4 PARTY HAILING from down on the Coast, in the land of bass-wood hams and wooden nutmegs, Brains," offering to teach us how to advertise so as to fill our store full "and then some," all jr. burn, besides being somewhat conceited ourselves, we thought we would try it a whack. We have pulled her wide open, and First: You must advertise something you have that the people want, and mention a price that will attract their attention. Then it won't do to be out of it when called for, and say : Sorry, madam ; you ought to have come sooner." That is no good. Suppose we should advertise that we had "The Woman in White," "All Alone," " In the Dark" that would be no "wano." You would look for her at Moore's or Kellam's book stores, and perhaps find her alongside of "The Alan With the Broken Ear." But when we say we have fifteen pieces of Gingham at 4 cents a yard, and fifteen pieces of Amoskeag Shirting at 4 cents a yard that's business. Better hurry up, if you want to see George. When Mrs. Birdie McGinniss, after partaking of her repast, settles down in her easy chair, and picks up the paper and looks over the ads., she notice's ours, and remarks: " Lize, the New York Store is going to make a run on Ginghams at 4 cents a yard and Shirting at 4 cents a yard. We need some of each. I will go down there the first thing in the morning; better look around and see if there is not something else we want; no use to make two bites of a cherry; we can do as well there xas anywhere else, if not a little better; we don't pay for style there. After I get back, Lize, you go down and get ten yards of each. That will be enough." You don't call the young lady "Lize" when you speak to her. You call her "Miss," and tip your hat to her. She is Birdie's unmarried sister, and has quite a dot, "don't you know." , When it comes to selling a good quality of goods at low prices, we are strictly on it. This term "on it" may seem to you to be slang, but it isn't, ffee Macbeth: " hat are these so withered and so wild in their attire, that look not like the inhabitants o' the earth and yet are on't ? " Had we been on deck in that day, we could have fixed the attire all right, and they wouldn't have looked withered. This was in the time when they used bulrushes for carpets. There are different kinds of bulrushes one kind is when you happen to be in the country and get into the wrong pasture and where you go over the fence schooner rigged you will be lucky if it is not to you a stern reality. Drop in and Ietus rig you out in one of those nice Petticoats at from $1.25 to $2.50. Shoes that will make your feet glad at from $1.50 to $2.98 a pair, or perhaps you would like one of those gay but not gaudy Hats, with the plumes nodding aloft that are jerked from the tail of the bird that is such a big fool, has a very long neck and kicks like a mule. Nights are now getting colder and longer Don't you think you had better drop in and get a pair of those heavy 11x4 Cotton Blankets at $1.25 a pair or better still, one of those 11x4 all wool heavy Blankets at $3.50 a pair, and then you won't be slapping your cold feet against some one's back, which raises such a stiff breeze that takes so long to calm down you know how it is yourself, McGillicuddy. 5 4 e-sot e-os 4 ek 4 e S Phone s 4 directors. They will be succeeded by E. R. Ackley of Concordia and Ed R. Smith of Linn county. Geo. W. Veale was elected to succeed F. P. MacLennan of Topeka, the latter having failed to Qualify. IN HER OWN CASTLE New American Dnchess Received With Great Rejoicing. Belfast, Nov. 21. The Duke and Duchess of Manchester arrived at Tan deragee castle, Armagh, yesterday and were received with great rejoicings. Bonfire3 blazed and Illuminations were general. The crowds cheered as the cou ple drove through the town and the duke thanked his tenants for their re ception of his bride. The duke and duchess will goto India and Japan from the United States. SNOW IxT COLORADO. Storms in the Mountains Delay Railroad Traffic. Denver, Col., Nov. 21. A heavy snow and wind storm has been continuous on the western slope in Colorado for the past three days. The warm weather melted the snow very fast and slides have occurred, doing considerable dam age. Railroad traffic is being inter rupted and work In the mines in cer tain sections has stopped because of the inability to transport supplies. North of Glenwood Springs very cold weather is reported, which is gradually extend ing southward. Light falls of snow are reported from several places on ttae eastern side of the range. Snow Plows Ordered Out San Francisco, Nov. 21. A severe storm prevails over northern California but no serious damage has been reported though telegraphic communication with some points has been interrupted. The Southern Pacific company has ordered out its snow plows on the Central Pa cific line. This is the first time in ten years that a November storm has made such an order necessary. Snow is fall ing from Colfax to Reno and at the summit it is seven feet in depth and still falling heavily. So far traffic has not been interrupted. Hammond on the Independence. Victor, Colo., Nov. 21. John Hayes Hammond, after an examination of the Independence mine, cabled to London advising a reduction of dividends and extensive development. He is having assays on thousands of samples, and will soon make a full-report. He is con fident that the mine still has a great fu ture. Freed From German Prison. Chicago, Nov. 21. Charles Melka of Momenee, 111., who was recently re ported to have been arrested by the po lice of Hamburg, has exonerated himself and returned to his home. He was ar rested on false charges, stripped of his belongings and imprisoned for five davs, during which he was not allowed to communicate with the American con sul. "How did that young man come out of the poker game he got into at Crim son Gulch?" "Oh," answered Three-finger Sam, "he come out all right. You see. he played very conservative. Ke didn't take anv risks whatever. He just said, 'That's good,' and kept his hands off the money." Washington Star. Mrs. Goodsoul I think it's a perfect shame that the early settlers killed off the Indians the way they did. Miss De Pretty Indeed, it is. Just think what lovely furs they used to sell for a few glass beads. New . York Weekly. BIO IE . -SD&nnM HAS COME TO STAY. Rural Free Delivery Regarded as a Permanent Institution. Washington, Nov. 21. An enthusiastic plea for a wide expansion of rural free delivery Is made in the annual report of W. M. Johnson, first assistant post master general. He says that the extra ordinary development of this system during the past twelve months under the stimulus of appropriations of $456,000 for the fiscal year 1809-1900, and $1,750.(K)0 for the fiscal year 1900-1901, is conclusive as showing that hereafter it must be a per manent and expanding feature of the postal administration. The service car now be extended as swiftly as congress may direct or as the means permit until it covers all those portions of the United States now reached in whole or part by the more primitive methods of the postal service. Commencing July 1 next it Is proposed to include the cost of postal service of Porto Rico and Hawaii in the regular appropriation, instead of paying the same out of the military appropriation, as at present. The total cost of the Porto Rican postal service for the last fiscal year was a little over $105,000, and the probable cost of the postal service for Hawaii for the next fiscal year is $72,804. An appropriation of $18,000,000 is asked for compensation of postmasters for the next fiscal year. Rural free delivery, it is estimated, will cost $17,140,900 for the next fiscal year, an increase of almost S per cent. During the last fiscal year postal money orders issued amounted to $255,670,228, an increase- of almost $31,000,000. It is apparent that if for the next two years the business of the money order system increases in volume correspondingly with that of the past year, its receipts will reach $1,000,000 per day. They are now about $864,000. The net earnings of the money order system were $1,240, 642. The department purposes to provide money order facilities for all localities where they may prove convenient. The number of offices has now finally exceed ed 30,000. International money order business is being transacted with forty foreign countries. Recommendation is made that the fees for domestic money orders be reduced to the maximum of 20 cents for an order of $190, the minimum of three cents to remain as at present. FOOD ADULTERATION. Subject of an Address at the Milwau kee Meeting-. Milwaukee, Nov. 21. H. C. Adams, state dairy and food commissioner of Wisconsin, delivered the principal ad dress of the morning session of the sec ond day's meeting of the National As sociation of State Dairy and Food de partments of the United States. Mr Adams spoke on "necessary national legislation relative to dairy products," and said in part: "The extensive adulteration of foods in the United States has given rise to the enactment, in nearly every state of the union of laws regulating to a great er or less extent the manufacture and sale of food products. "Food adulterations are of sufficient extent to warrant, not only the inter vention of state authority but the power of the national government as well. It is estimated that 300 million dollars worth of adulterated foods are sold an nually in the United States. "A national pure food law has been under consideration by congress for sev eral years. It is urged in opposition to a national law that the regulation of food adulteration should be left to the ' states and that the states have a clear and undisputed right to prohibit or reg ulate such adulterations through the ex ercise of their police powers. . "National legislation however is need ed because only a portion of the states have taken up this matter of food leg islation to any extent and in others, where the laws are adequate they are practically a dead letter because of the failure of state authorities to enforce them. "The evils of food adulteration cannot 1 Phone 8:2:2. be defended. Not only is It within the power of congress to go to the limits of its authority in this matter, but it is the plain duty of that body to adopt the most stringent possible legislation." Mr. Adams then spoke of the purport of the Grout bill, also the bill of Mr. Sherman of New York. READY 1TO FIGHT. Gen. Ho With 10,000 Men Will Resist Advance of Allies.. Berlin, Nov. 21. Count von Walder see cables from Pekin that he will return the viceroy's visit today. He has advices from Col. Yorck's corps showing that the Chinese general, Ho, with 10,000 regular troops and much ar tillery is near Kalgan prepared to re sist energetically a further advance of the expedition. ... Col. Yorck therefore will await rein forcements before attempting to pro ceed. Tien Tain, Nov. J, via Shanghai, Nov. 21. There has been considerable firing recently in the neighborhood of Tien Tsin and owing to a report that the Ger man quarter of the city would be at tacked last night, the German sentries were doubled, a regiment patrolled the opposite bank of the river, and the re mainder of the German troops were or dered to hold themselves in readiness for action at an instant's notice. Nothing happened, however, to show cause for the alarm though today all the Chinese servants of the Bengal Lancers, officers and men, left saying they had been informed that the boxers were marching in a large body on Tien Tsin and Pekin. Neither General Lome Campbell of theBritish troops, nor Col. Moale, of the Americans, believe there is any truth in the rumor; but the natives evidently believe it and many of them are leaving service of the foreigners. A CHICAGO MOB. Fights Police For Possession of a Negro Prisoner. Chicago, Nov. 21. A mob comprised of men and women defied drawn pistols and fought twenty policemen last night in an effort to lynch Harry Evans, a colored man arrested on a charge of as sault of seven-year-old Freda Guendale. The hundreds of persons who gathered around the home of the little girl whose death was feared were greatly excited when Evans, who had been captured an hour before was brought before his vic tim for identification. Atfer a fierce struggle, in which a score of people were more or less in jured, the police succeeded in dispersing the mob and landed Evans safely in jail. REPUBLICAN MAJORITIES. Frank Kelson Leads Ticket Supt Church on Other End. The majorities for the Republican state officers, as compiled by T. T. Kelly, secretary of the Republican state com mittee, from the official returns are as follows: Governor Stanley 17,569 Lieut. Gov. Richter 18,475 Justice Johnston 19.285 Secretary Clark 20,99a Treasurer Grimes 19.597 Attornev (pnml rinda.rd. ..19.051 Superintendent Nelson 22,812 i Superintendent Church 14.243 Chaes F. Scott 18,890 i ANNUAL BANQUET. The 132nd in Number by the JH. Y. Chamber of Commerce. New York, Nov. 21. Four hundred members and guests of the Chamber of Commerce sat down at the one hundred and thirty-second annual banquet of the chamber at Delmonico's last night. Morris K. Jessup, president of the chamber, presided, and among those with him at the table of honor were Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith, Whitelaw Reid, Levi P. Morton Senator Depew, Bishop Potter, Bishop Lawrence of Massachusetts, John K. Cowen of Baltimore, Frank A. Vander lip, assistant secretary of the treasry, Charles Stewart Smith, Alexander E. Orr, St. Clair McKelway and Murat Halstead. Bishop Potter said grace, and Mr. Jessup announced the toasts and speak ers, as follows: "The President of the United States," response Postmaster General Smith. "Her Majesty, Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India." "The State of New York," response by Senator Depew. "The Relations of the Material Pros perity of a People to their Morality," response by Bishop Lawrence. "The Transportation Interests of the Atlantic Seaboard," response by J. K. Cowen. "The Judiciary," response by Alton B. Parker, chief justice of the state court of appeals. "The Army and Navy," response by Admiral Albert S. Barker. Mr. Jessup made some introductory remarks and then read the following telegram from President McKinley: "Executive Mansion, Washington, D. C.. "November 19, 1900. "My Dear Mr. Jessup I wish to as sure you of my deep regret that I have been unable to accept the very kind invitation extended to me by the Cham ber of Commerce of the state of New York to attend its annual banquet on the evening of the 20th instant. It would have afforded me a great deal of pleasure to be present but the pressure of my official duties renders it impos sible for me to come to New York at this time. I have promised myself the pleasure, if the privilege is again ex tended to me of attending one of the future banquests of the Chamber of Commerce. "Please extend my ordial greetings to the members of your organization and their guests at the banquet and my good wishes for a most enjoyable occasion. "Sincerely yours, "WILLIAM MC KINLEY." The president was toasted and then the speakers were introduced. BRIEF TELEGRAMS. Huhtsville, Ala., Nov. 21. Robert Bris. kell, ex-ehief justice of Alabama, and for many years one of the most promi nent jurists of the south, died here last night, after a short illness. - Sioux City, la., Nov. 2L Rev. G. M. Tourterloot. pastor of the Presbyterian church at Ida Grove, la., accidentally shot and killed his companion, J. S. Burger, while hunting ducks near Turn today. London, Nov. 2L Yesterday the Lon- GiSumot ) Baking w u; rovOBM sends us a type-written letter headed : "Capital vs. for the sum of $5.00. Not having any "denero" to I BISTERS OT BARCrAiJSlS, CIO EZ.SJCrXES Hrtr iww. urn l. iiiuwh. ui . mwiiir3 M . . J. Couplin il 702 KANSAS AVENUE. H4t"H"IHlHH l don council decided to take etepa to In stitute a service of electric cars through out the metropolis. New York, Nov. 21. General Fltzhugh Lee. who has arrived from Cuba, will stay In this city for three or four day. After reporting at Washington he will go to Omaha and take command of the Depart ment of Missouri, to which be bas been assigned. New York, Nov. 21. Rear Admiral Roger N. Stembil, retired, died from pneu monia in the Fifth Avenue hotal. aged 80 years. Washington. Nov. 21. The deDartment of agriculture has advertised for bids for furnishing seeds to the department for the usual distribution. Washington, Nov. 21. The estimates of the department of agriculture for appro priations for the next fiscal year aggre gate $4,659,050. This includes, however, J76.0OO for agriculture experiment stations, which can not be touched bv the depart ment: $1,096,320 for the weather bureau and $:S34.230 for salaries. The total represents an increase of 10 per cent over last year. Washington, Nov. 21. Captain Luclen Young, captain of the port of Havana, has called for proposals for removing the wreck of the Maine from the botturn of Havana harbor. The bids will be opened December 15 next. The contractor will be allowed until April 1. next, to remove the material and must engage to use no ex plosives in the removal. Grand Forks, N. D., Nov. 21. The first blizzard of the season occurred lr-st night. The storm was general throughout the state and roads are badly drifted. Seven inches of fhow has fallen and the storm is still raging. St. Petersburg, Nov. 21. Sarah Bern hardt and M. Cocquelin have contracted to appear in Moscow next spring. St. Petersburg, Nov. 21. Magnetic Iron ores have been discovered at Kltzbeth pol, in the Caucasus. They are estimated to contain five billion poods, with t2 to 63 per cent of iron. St. Petersburg. Nov. 21. It has been per sistently rumored here for some time past that Cecil Rhodes has been in -St. Peters burg in strict incognito, recently engaged in some financial business. The rumor can not be confirmed. syndicate, with & capital of i 1,000 WW has jusl hecurea a concession to exploit me Perhena gold fields, which are 37" out) acres in extent, in the Amur region. The syndi cate will also be n.ilowel to dreHp-a on. excavate the streams. Everybody reads the State Journal. r here's a go Phone 8:22. ' SPECIAL SALE I -ON- Stoves AND anges THIS WEEK. "We find we have too many Stoves and Ranges on hand for this time of the year, and will make some very Special r-?? Prices this week, to reduce : 3 our stock. ilu. Co. - l t-t4 If! II j t AMUSEMENTS Friday, Nov. 23-8:15. 1NNES AD CIS 0AD. .Seventy People In combination with Scenes from Grand Opera (not in costume), by Grand Opera Artist. PKiCES: First lloor end box"., Jl 00; balcony, first five row, 75c: balcony, balance, ftoc; gallery, lirst four row. 35c: gallery, biil.incr. 2"c. All ruiterved. Seats on sale Wednesday. Numbers can be obtained at t Jl. . Kale opens at a a. m. Saturday, Nov. 24. Matinee, 2:30. Nl2ht, 8:15. A Festival of Laughter, the Original and Only Uovt "A BUNCH OF KEYS" fOK THE HOTEL.) Presented by a company tf Farra Comedy favorites in tin latest him, fads, songs and dancen of thu (lav Hu prb s)-i laity features, and the. fun niest melange of muairal merriment ever before produced. A new depart ure In fascinating -fTerts. I-RICKS: Kxe. first floor TV: balcony, 50 and 35c; gallery, &c' mall nee, 10 and 5c. Rest and Health .to Mother and Chil l MRS. W1NSLOW8 SOOTMTN-1 STIit'P ??n, ,Utd, tor ovr H"I YEAHS LY MILLIONS OK MOTH KKS for their IkHW-W!111-'' TKUTUIN-l' w , CHILD. SOFTENS tta OUM-t. ALLAY? ail PAIN. CL'kts MIND COI.PJ ,na I. the best remedy for DlAP.lt HoK A. Ho; J by Druggists in every part of th r,i He sure to ask for "Mrs. Wlnslow a Hoc.tlw Ing Syrup" and w' no other kind. '1 mmo-ty-five cents a bottle. COLORADO LYi;il. Via "Great Rock Island Route." Leaves Topeka 8:10 p." m a-rlvlnn Colorado Springs 1U:25, Denver 11 o'clock next av. to.