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24,1899. a MOST FAMOUS PAINTER OF OERMANY DESK STUDIES FOR OIRLS READING COURSES. RIDDLE RE-ELECTED. THE TOPEKA CAPITAL'S HOME STUDY CIRCLE: DIRECTED BY PROF. SEYMOUR EATON.

(Copyright, 1899, by Seymour Eaton.) FUNSTONS IRE IS AROUSED. (Copyright, 1899, by Seymour TUB TOPEKA CAPITALS HOME STUDY CIRCLE: DIRECTED BY PROF. SEYMOUR EATON. Remains at Head of Pop Committee. IL READING COURSES AND A GIRLS LIBRARY.

comparisons are possible, showing the inadvisability of continuing the existence of the courts of appeal which were established to relieve the overcrowded condition of the Supreme court. The life of the appellate courts terminate next year. The Sixtieth report shows that of twenty-twro cases taken to the Supreme court from the various courts of appeal of the state, fourteen were reversed and only eight affirmed. Taken in comparison with this record of the judgments of the eourft of appeal might be cited the record of the Shawnee county district court. From the Shawnee county court sixteen cases were appealed.

Of these, thirteen were affirmed and only three reversed. Denounces Charges Against Col. Metcalf. TIPTON TURNED DOWN. SOME RANK COWARDS.

J. H. Curran of Parsons the New Seeretarj. RAILROAD RUMBLING THE WORLD'S GREAT ARTISTS. V.

Albrecht Durer. (By Arthur Iloeber.) Given a fair endowment of talent with only modeitt means, the task of the art ytuiUrit in these hays, even in our own land, seems more or h-. of a simple affair, for although the environment is not always as aesthetic as eoulil lx desired, and though wr an not lay claim to being a Vt ry artistic rare, at least we have good Schools, fair galleries, excellent private collections, ami at vsorst Europe is, only fa week's journey from our eastern seaboard. In th lift! nth ntury, however. In (lermuny, when Altier' Durer, son of -t goldsmith of tie- same name, was born, i re was littie in an art ty to stir the In pulses of tin- young man who was del -tin to shed so grand a luster oh bin countrys name.

Art nourished only modestly In the rude middle in a country like Germany, where the social scale of life was undeveloped and where nature herself wa non" too kind to man. Of national life at that time there was little, small principalities, each dotnina il l.y a petiy prince, preyed upon each other and madi conditions that v. 'i 1: from fostering art. However, in the two tree imperial eltii of Nuremberg arid Augsberg there developed the greatest pair of artists which Germany boasts and among those which the world has vet pro- terested; but there was not always a demand for ids pictures; he confined himself almost entirely to portraiture, with occasionally a religious subject, but with the advance of printing there came opportunities for wood engraving, of which he eld much. Wood engraving at that time was in feeble state of progress, little above tiie level of a mechanical craft.

It is due to Durer that the art was brought to a high rank, for he Inaugurated a new era of wood engraving as a pictorial ait. Durer now made a second visit to Venice, going alone and finding appreciation among the newer men who had sprung up since ills first vhsit. He did well there, financially, and was even offered a sinecure post, a a good salary, by the Venetian council if tie would take up a permanent residence in that city; but love for home and his native city prevailed. and he returned to Nuremberg In 1507, where commissions now carne In lor i nuings, and his ambition was satisfied at last. The elector of Saxony, Frederick file Wise, commanded a large picture, but when it was completed it had eost more In time and expense than the sum paid for H.

and still another painting was ordered, over which there was much discussion as to price, Durer finding In the end that hi was making nothing with his grea canvases, and he concluded in the future to Hti-k to engraving. However, he was still occasionally lured Into picture making, though always to his finan- Five Unnamed Officers Who Rail Away From Battle. CYRUS LELAND IS SCORED. H. U.

Mudjre Will Probably Succeed General Manager Frey. AFFIDAVITS ARE FALSE. Vigorous Denial of Story That Metcalf Shot Frisoner. The indications are that General Superintendent H. 17.

Mudge will he the man appointed to succeed J. J. Frey who has resigned as general manager of the Santa Fe. The official appointment oi Mr. Mudge has not yet been announced but those who are in position to know, state positively that he will the office vacated by Mr.

Frey, when the latter vacat it on January 1. J. M. Barr is to he continued in his present berth of third vice president and he NO ACTION AT WASHINGTON. understanding and inspire to noble purpose.

It is foolish to devour many books without some settled plan. Unless refiec-tion follows, it does little good to read. Elisabeth Barrett Browning says: We err by reading too much, and out of proportion to what we think. The grfted poetess has recommended concentration. Too often there is no system in the selection of books, and what is read does not cultivate thought.

Many persons regard thinking as hard work. They forget that effort, self-control, and even hard work may be needed if mental growth is not to be stunted. There may be real enjoyment with discipline. It Is well to have regular hours for reading. If possible, a set time should be assigned for study.

With many persons this may be difficult. Every girl has, however, some opportunity lor self-improvement. Women have been known to ead while waiting fer the kettle to boil, or while rocking the baby to sleep. Mary Somerville, authoress of The Mechanism of the Heavens, did much valuable work as a student, although she had also to take care of her family. Devotion to the customs of modern society should not be allowed to stand in the way of intellectual progress.

Bet-ter to decline attending some of the "at homes than to be ignorant of books. Conversation is enjoyable when there rs something to talk about. A girl who knows nothing is very poor company. An intelligent young woman, if she has culture at the same time, is sure to gain esteem. So far as possible, a person's reading should be by subjects.

The subject chosen should have some bearing upon the duties of life. Many girls have no spec-mi course marked out for themselves. They take up their time with the first book usually a novel that comes to hand. Their bill of fare has no reference to the kind of food which is needed to promote mental growth. Attention to one subject at a time does not rmply that the reader should become acquainted with only one branch of knowledge.

For the majority of girls, general information is required. Of course, if a young woman Is preparing herself for some special calling, special reading will be necessary. The suggestions given in these papers have particularly in view that numerous class of girls who do not expect to follow professional pursuits. The art of skipping is a very desirable one if wisely employed. For young persons it has its dangers, as it leads to superficial reading.

A well-read student can get at the pith of a paragraph without going through every line. One who is familiar with the daily newspapers is able, if intelligent, to see at a glance the facts and arguments of an article. The art of skipping is really the art of shunning what i-s frivolous, misleading or foreign to the main purpose. It is evident that this power of careful selection requires the keenest faculty of perception, and an eye that sweeps in everything in its range. Too many girls have a certain habit of skipping which is harmful.

As a result thelT reading becomes scrappy and fragmentary. It lacks thoroughness. They get probablv what they are seeking, but what they gather is of the lightest character possible. Reading should not be continued when the mind is fatigued. For the majority of persons this advice is unnecessary.

Apart from novel-reading, there is not much excessive attention to good literature. Intellectual Idleness is one of the most prevalent diseases of the day. Some persons dream away two-thirds of life. Indolent sentiment satisfies the multitude, rather than the storm and battle of life. The star of hope above does not guide as many as would be desirable.

At the same time, it must be acknowledged that some young women are unmindful of health in their laudable efforts to gain knowledge. When the mind is exhausted, books should he laid aside. To rob the mind or body of rest brings its inevitable penalty. Great readers should be great thinkers. Intelligent thought demands that the brain have time to recuperate.

Th Reading of Novel. No more common disease affects the reading public than the love of novels. If the intelligence of girls were in proportion to the amount of fiction they read, the future would be bright. The indiscriminate selection of novels is what makes the situation especially bad. It ts not contended that works of fiction should have no place in a girl's library.

On the contrary, nction is a department of literature which no young person should ignore. Dr. V. T. Harris styles it tne bait by which we create a love of reading, and it should lead out to other reading, especially in the line of science and history and philosophy.

A child should read much fiction, but the amount should be I lessened as the years go by. A girl of 10 may read five times as many novels as I works of poetry, biography, science or history. When she has reached 20 her literary taste has been poorly cultivated if fiction forms half of what she reads, ideals huve their place, no doubt, in the aspirations of youth. It is not, therefore, surprising that children readily read books that stimulate the love of the imaginative. Thousands of persons are reached by the novelist who are too young to follow the essayist or the biographer, or to appreciate the clearer vision of the poet.

Undoubtedly the great writers of fiction have been valuable teachers of the masses. The good novel will cultivate the desire to excel in what is ennobling. A certain class of sent'fnental novels present serious dangers to the minds of persons dissatisfied with their conditions. The works of fiction perused should give a true, and not a false, view of life. The novel has its place because the imagination cannot be fully satisfied with history, biography, travel, eg even poetry.

It is the abuse, and not the use of fiction. that is at fault. The only practicable plan is to regulate novel-reading. There Is such an abundance of good fiction that there Is no excuse for spendjng time with what is only second or third rate. Many a girl spends hours in reading books which no good judge of literature would ever add to her library.

It is not enough to avoid novels which stimulate the passions, ignore or mislead the conscience, or present views of life that are fundamentally false and debasing. To read only first-class novels Is good advice, but this is not enough. Fiction Is not the best kind of literature for either men or women, inveterate readers of even good novels are not always well informed. Indeed, they are often very shallow in their estimate of human enaracter. Children naturally like stories, but surely a girl should not always remain a child.

Ice cream will cloy the appetite if a meal is begun with it. Better to leave it until the more substantial articles are eaten. In like manner, tho first part of ones leisure every day might be employed in reading solid works of literature. If fiction were taken up as a recreation its advantages would be more lasting. It is impossible for a girl to love Dickens without becoming large-hearted.

If she appreciates Thackeray she will receive thoughts of value. The works of Mrs. Mulock- Taik, Miss Alcott and Black have given many a girl in a rough and poor home an Insight into what develops a higher womanhood. it is a mistake to suppose a girl should read whatever is for the time popular. How to Read.

To know how to read is as important as to know what to read. It is useless to read what does not interest, but mere interest is little good unless the Intellectual and moral faculties arc cultivated. Girls often read without having any purpose in view. Desultory habits are Injurious to a student. Everyone should be a student.

To read a few pages here, and a few pages there, without any definite object, is a great waste of time. Some department of study should be chosen, and a definite line followed. The reading habits of some persons are largely mechanical. A book to be useful must be read in such a manner as to stimulate the brain, enlarge the IT. TT.

MUDGE, Who will probably be General Manager. Special to the Capital. San Francisco, Nov. 21. When shown the published affidavit of Lieutenant Hall today, charging that.

Colonel Metcalf had shot an unarmed Filipino prisoner, General Funston was outspoken in his indignation. Some of the rankest cowards in the at my were officers cf the Twentieth Kansas regiment," declared the general, and they were far from being non-commis-sioneu) officers, too. They left the firing line without permission during the battle oi San Fernando and went to town. All efforts to got them hack to their plates in the regiment, were of no avail. Had 1 not allowed sentiment to interfere with my duty at the time, 1 should have preferred charges against them for cowardice.

Then were five of them, some r.f whom were staff officers, and it is this same class of skulkers that is now making contemptible and underhanded attacks upon Colonel Metcalf and myself. At present 1 do not care to make public their names. If they make any statements derogatory to Colon- I Metcalf or myself, then I shall open out on them and tell the public, of th. ir cowardly conduct in. deserting their posts while under lire.

It shows what kind of men they are when they waited until Colonel M'tealf left Kansas and went to Ohio and I left there for the Philippines again before opening their mouths to give utterance to their slanders. I want to deny most emphatically and absolutely that Colon-! Metealf was guilty of cither cowardic'i or wanton cruelty in the treatment of any prisoners that fell into his hands. The whole trouble arose over the fact that both Colonel Metcalf and myself were compelled to reprimand sunt" disgruntled officers because of th ir inefficiency and lack of courage. Then some of the staff and lim offict rs were disaffected because Metcalf was junior major of the regiment whn he was made colonel. It was done over the ads of some of them and they got sore about it.

The method of selecting Metcalf for colonel lias m-ver before been made public and I am going to give it out now. When I was appointed to the command of a brigade. I dei-id. -d to select successor by popular vote- among the commissioned officers of the regiment. There were twenty-eight officers on duty at the time.

th' remaining twelve being in hospitals. Lieutenant Colonel Little received just one' vote; Major Whitman got none and Major Metealf secured the other twenty-seven. It would have been impossible to have changed the result ly the votes of the twelve who were in ho itals, hut a. canvass of them made afterwards showed that two would have gone to Little and the balance would have named Metcalf as their choice. will continue to exercise a supervisory control of the operating department of the system.

The office will not he transferred to Chicago as was rumored. This arrangement is one that will meet with approval from the employes of th road. He has been with the jail for twenty-seven years and during that time he has worked his way up from posi-tion of water boy for a section gang. He knows the men and they admire and respect him. It was in 1872 that Mr.

Mudge occupied the position of water boy. He carried water for a gang working on the road west of Emporia. He was 16 years old at the time. During the following winter Mr. Mudge was at Carbondale and worked there as assistant station agent and operator under E.

R. Bartlett. A strong friendship sprang up between the agent a rid his protege and in consequence Mr. Mudg" retained his position for the next three years. In that time he picked up a fair knowledge of telegraphy and tipi his leaving he was given a position as operator.

He did not like the position very well and after two years he resigned to become a brakeman. Later he was made a baggageman and within a year after Ids Note The papers in Reading Courses and a Girl's Library have been prepared by John Millar, M. A. They will be continued next week. SHOP AND TRADE STUDIES FOR BOYS.

(Copyright, 1839, by Seymour Eaton.) ng -the Life of the Passion of Jesus religious subjects, to make use of the acid on metal, if, he actual discoverer 1. ARITHMETIC OF THE From Wednesdays Daily. The Poullst state central committee met at the National hotel yesterday for the transaction of routine business. It was tho first meeting since December. 1838, when the movement for an extra session of the Legislature was started.

All the members of the committee were present at yesterdays meeting, as follows: First district Grant W. Harrington and H. B. Shaeffer. Second district H.

S. Clarke and E. B. Ifost. Thrid district J.

C. Pradshaw and Carl rooman. Fourth district W. T. Topton and Bert Logan.

Fifth district Pierce Butler and Andrew Shearer. Sixth district C. II. Emmons and S. M.

Cook. Seventh district E. J. Westgate and W. J.

Babb. Taylor Riddle Re-Elected. The committee re-elected Taylor Riddle chairman. J. H.

Curran, a Parsons newspaper man, now employed in the M. K. T. offiees, was elected secretary to succeed W. T- Tipon.

Chris. Hoffman of Enterprise was elected treasurer to succeed H. S. Clarke. Tipton wanted to be secretary again, hut the committee deemed it advisable to give the office to a newspaper man.

And then it was argued that Tipton has held the place a long time, and had a good job at the penitentiary during the Leedy administration. The office should be passed around, the committeemen said. The same point was raised against Taylor Riddle, but the committee overruled it. Clarke was not a candidate for re-election as treasurer. To Open Headquarters.

The committee decided to open headquarters in Topeka before December 15, and the chairman and secretary were authorized to secure the necessary rooms. The secretary was ordered to take charge of the headquarters under the direction of the chairman. The secretary will be paid $75 a month. The chairman was instructed to obtain the necessary literature and flood the state with it. It was decided to secure through the local committees the names of Republicans who are off, if any there be, and provide them with plenty of literature.

Campaign Fund. It was decided to raise a campaign fund on the installment plan that is, secure pledges from people to contribute so much a month. Thats the way the Democrats are raising a fund. Billy Pepperell is on the road all the time in the interest of the Democratic fund. Chairman Riddle was authorized to employ a man for similar work, if he finds that the brethren do not dig fast enough when solicited through correspondence.

Ex-Congressman Jerry Botkin wants the job. The committee was in session from 4 p. till midnight. Reform Editors Meet. The Reform Press assoication met with the committee.

Among the editors present were: Frank VV. Elliott, Troy Times; J. 51. Lewis, Kinsley Graphic; D. T.

Armstrong, Great Bend Beacon; E. J. Westgate, Garden City Sentinel; James Esterly, Eureka Union; V. P. Morrison, Sterling Democrat; W.

J. Babb. Wichita Commoner; J. C. Cox, Indepence Star and Kansan; J.

S. Orr, Holton Sunflower; A. P. Urey, Lyndon Herald; A. W.

Shaw, Osage City Public Opinion; Jerry Simpson, Wichita Bayonet. The editors gave the committee their views regarding the work between now and the meeting of the state convention of 1900. They Jump Mr. Leland. Editor Lewis of the Kinsley Graphic offered the following resolutions, which were unanimously adopted: The reform press of the state of Kansas in special meeting assembled, having thoroughly canvassed the situation in the Twenty-second judicial district, and especially in Doniphan county, relative to the prostitution of the judiciary by Cyrus Leland and his judge, W.

I. Stuart, in the persecution of Frank W. Elliott of the Troy Times and J. P. Grinstead of the Wathena Star in an infamous attempt to bankrupt these editors and thus silence the voice of righteous criticism, deem ourselves in voicing the following resolutions: First.

That we hereby commend the said editors for their vigorous and manly campaign against the vicious practices of Lelandism which have in thirty years brought about a condition of affairs in Doniphan county intolerable to freemen and indefensible in any community. Second. That we condemn Cyrus Leland and his political machine for the unfair. unjust and unwarranted attack upon the independent press of Doniphan county in w'hieh damage suits and libel suits are instituted against the editors of said independent press without ground and for the sole purpose of their financial ruin, and to drive them from the field. Third.

That w-e believe this attack the press of our state should be met firmly by every editor irrespective of party politics with an earnest and vigorous protest. Fourth. That we as a press association call upon every fair minded citizen of Kansas to contribute financially and with moral support to the defense of these editors against these infamous and unjustifiable attacks of the boss of Kansas Republican politics upon the peoples forum. Professor Will, George Munger, who wants to run for Governor, Jerry Botkin, Frank Shane, Senator Stone, ex-Congress-man Vincent, who also wants to run for Govijgfior, Chris Hoffman and Pat Dolan were at the meeting and mad" sho-t speeches. ciu cod.

Om- was II tin- subject of this Durer. no less able engraver, though In lty ly his skill in the la nine, original, inventivt a marvelous degree, in hut blazing path for i mpl for genera I ions to whom tie has been guide and a shining ex; a -omplisheil in a moh pure love of his art; he hut not for worldly favors Sznlv to excel in tiis profi wh- ker lie eared lit tie went his way mndistly perfeet his technique, to improve his drawing and to widen nis scope in painting. lived a life of ia usefulness and probity, and dying left behind him the splendid fruits of his labor, every scrap of which is now prized as a precious memento of a veritable master of his art. Above all, it must In- remembered that II .33, what should one cost which weighs 14 pounds? 10. The freight on 1.550 pounds for 490 miles is $4.20, how far should 2.170 pounds he carried for the same money? 11.

Five electric lights burning 7 hours a day cost $2.10 a month, at the same rate find the cost of 12 electric lights burning 10 hours a day for one year. 12. If 42 yards of cloth 30 inches wide cost $51.30, how much should 100 yards of the same cloth 36 inches wide cost? 13. If 20 men can build a wall 800 feet long, 10 feet high and 13 inches thick in 14 days, working 8 hours a day, how thick a wall 900 feet long and 15 feet high can 15 men build in 21 days, working 9 hours a day? 14. A map of a county is drawn on a scale one-tenth of an inch to a mile, what area on the map will represent a lake 5,760 acres in extent? 15.

At what rate per hour is a train traveling if it passes a post in 2 seconds and is 165 feet long? Lesson No. 1 Proposition It is taken for granted in these lessons that the student understands the elementary rules of arithmetic, including fractions. The subject of proportion as it is generally set forth in arithmetic it best explained by illustrations: Example A. If 7 yards of cloth cost 63 cents, find the cost of 12 yards. If 7 yards cost 63 cents 1 yard will cost 03 divined by 7.

or 9 cents, and 12 yards wdll cost 12 times 9, or $1.08. Now 7 hears the same relation (ratio) to 12 that 63 does to 108. These two ratios, when placed together, are called a proportion: 7 63 12 108 7 12 63 108 ills art, done ir make He not a pioneer in little had he his country of the times, th. tin- utmost Albrecht I Hirer as for bcfiirr his time In popularize art in ir a factor in the life only stands out with prominence in the history of Germany, but lc-has left an imprint on the whole history of art since hi- time, and this is something that may be said of few men. The story of his life, though simple, is interesting and worth the telling, and his own words may lie quoted in excuse.

In a draft of a book on proportion which he had planned lie says: In this matter I will, with the help of God. set forth the littlt I have learnt, though it will seem lint a poor thing to many. But this does HINTS AND ANSWERS. NO OFFICIAL ACTION Army Cannot Investigate Because Men Are Mustered Out. Washington, Nov.

21. Relative to the allegations that have been made by some oi the late officers of the Kansas volunteers against Colonel Metcalf on the ground of cruelty, it is said at the War department that tho regiment and ali the officers con erred having been mustered out of the United States service the department can lake no cognizance of the matter. Here we have two proportions. The 7 yards hears the same ratio to its price that the 12 yards bears to its price, and the yards that the price in one Instance bears to the price in the other. Example B.

If 5 men can do a piece of work in 12 days, in how many days can 6 men do the work? If 5 men can do the work in 12 days 1 man can do the work in 5 times 12. or 60. days, and 6 men can do It in one-sixth of the time, or 10 days. Example C. If 27 yards of cloth cost $10.23, what will 32 yards cost? tion of this monarch was to excel in ev- i din ion.

Hr was lavish in his patronage of all the line arts, of everything, in fact, that could add to his glory, anil it must In- a (liii'ii that lie concerned himself little with the somewhat Important part i settlin'-; the bills Hue to the men of genius In tli us encouraged, it seemed to him that th" wood engravings of Durer could turtle I to his account and glory if he were made the subji -t of some spirited l'i iure that should find circulation about country, so he commissioned the artist I to make a series of elaborate wood cuts Irepr sting bis majesty In a splendid pro-; i ession, iding under a triumphal arch. i Ninety-1 wo blocks did Durer design, and I they were superb; but although he ap-I pealed and appealed, never a penny was i he paid for the work. He was lured into doing mtteh other work, and always were there premises, hut no remuneration. 1 Uni'e iff-, and for the last time, Durer started out Into the world to make a voy-j age to foreign countries, this time taking with him his wife and her maid. The town I council of Antwerp offered him.

as had jthat of Venice, a residence, a salary and I immunity from taxation if he would re-i main there, hut he refused, and came Meanwhile, he had introducing his work izing much from the Once home, how-rk at engraving. He interested in religious topics atid in the progress of Lutheran doctrines; he painted again, presenting two large upright panels to the town council 1 Nuremberg which are now at Munich. and he began to write, publishing a at of preliminary work entitled The Teaching of Measurements by Rule and i' in Lines. Planes and Solids. a i-u geometry, and he put forth a treatise nn The Art of Fortification.

He died suddenly on April 6, 1528. So asm'll away one of the most remark-aid- of men, and one of the greatest artists of all time. It is in his black and rid must remember ips it is best thus, finest and most by it he is more han in the perish-colors in his paintings, of composition, and of head of his day. with nature itself to see the beautiful and faithfully to record it, Albrecht Durer is to the true lover of art a joy and delight, for his work possesses all that is good, true, enduring and artis-li No draughtsman has reached higher perfection, no artist has been more J02327i32 Lesson No. 1.

(1) $240. (2) $5.10. (3) $1 20. (4) 36 days. (5) $10,922.

(6 988 days. (7) 60 cents. If 5 eighths cost 50 cents 1 eighth will cost 10 cents and 8 eighths, or 1 pound, will cost 8 times 10, or 80 cents. (8) 4 4-5 days. A can do one-eighth in a day arid can do one-twelfth in a day.

Together they can do 5-24 in a. day, or the whole work in 24 divided by 5, or 4 4-5 days. (9) $1.99. GO) 350 miles. (11) $86.40: five lights burning 7 hours a day equal 35 lights burning 1 hour a day: 12 lights burning 10 hours a day equal 120 lights burning 1 hour a day.

If 35 lights cost $2.10 per month, find the cost of 120 lights for one year. (12) $144. (13) 13 inches. Arrange in sep arate ratios as follows: 20 900 15 14 8 15 800 10 18 21 9 15X800X10X21X9X18 AVERY TURNER. Mentioned as the successor to H.

U. Mudge. -ii children, only three the others dying early. I rominent ly identified goldsmith, and as soon dd enough he was at A It hi High he had small was one of i ig Ii of whom grew up. The fa -r In-' aim with the art nf tin as.

Albrecht wa the same traih It is necessary to divide by 27 to find the cost of 1 yard, and to multiply the quotient by 32 to find the cost of 32 yards. The simplest -way to do this Is by what is known in arithmetic as 1033 ni Drs. Thornton and Minor. Kansas City, guarantee to cute pilts. fistula and all rectal diseases.

Read their ad. in the Semi-Weekly Capital, Friday, December 1. Send for their book. Survivors of the Battle of Prairie Grove. Manhattan, 21.

The Association of the Survivors of the Battle of 1 Prairie Grove will hold their annual meeting December 7. 1899. at Manhattan, Ivan. I A business meeting will hi- held at 7 p. followed by a banquet, after which an interesting program wrll he rendered.

A Hays City man sent some sun-bugs to the American Entomological Society at Philadelphia. The society says that the proper name of the insect is Lepto-i coris Trivittatus Say; and that it is a dis-I tant relative of the chinch bug. 20X900X15X14X8 This can be represented as follows: (14) .09 of a square inch. (15) 45 miles an hour. 023 2 5 5' A Kirwin merchant offers a premium of $10 to the person who sells him the most eggs before Christmas.

The Advance would like to see some Chetopa merchant try this plan. Half of the time, complains the Advance, there are no eggs to be had in Chetopa. To divide by 27 is equal to multiplying by 2 and dividing by 55, and to multiply by 32 is equal to multiplying by 65 and dividing by 2. By cancellation the labor is reduced, as shown below: New York City. resignation as operator he was made a conductor.

For a short time he had charge of a freight but soon showing his proficiency, he was given a passenger and continued in that position for seven years. At the end of his service as a conductor, Mr. Mudge was made a train dispatcher. He occupied successively the positions of roadmaster, trainmaster and assistant division superintendent. In 1893 he was appointed superintendent of the Rio Grande division.

Within a short time the Santa Fe divided into two divisions, the eastern and western, and Mr. Mudge was given the superintendence of the western division. On June 10, 1894, he was made superintendent of the eastern division with headquarters in this city. In the early part of 1896, the two divisions were abolished and Mr. Mudge was made the general superintendent of the entire system, the position he now occupies.

Mr. Mudges departure on Monday for Chicago was considered indicative of his promotion. The report now comes from Chicago that his official appointment is soon to be announced and there is some speculation as to his successor as general superintendent. Prominent among the possibilities for the position are Assistant General Superintendent Avery Turner and Western Division Superintendent Charles Dyer. Mr.

Turner is next in the line of promotion but there are some who think Mr. Dyer will be the one chosen. A RUMOR FROM NEWTON. Newton, Kas Nov. 21 It is said here that H.

U. Mudge, general superintendent of the Santa Fe system will succeed Gen-''rel Manager Frey on January that F. Ressegue. of Galveston, general superintendent of the Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe, will succeed Mudge, and either W.

S. Nixon, superintendent of the Chicago division or Charley Dyer of the Colorado division will succeed Ressegue. The Jamestown Optimist mysteriously hints at a temperance lecture which was delivered on the streets of that town a few days ago which must have been something in the nature of a spectacular performance by a horrible example in the last stages of how-come-you-so-ness. interest in this work, lie labored diligently and pleased his father so much that when he finally confcs-ed his discont nt with gi.ldsmithlng and his desire to become a painter his wishes were respected and lie was apprenticed to tin- painter Mich I Wnlgemut. one of the few i that guild ii tin ancient city, but also the best.

There is preserved in the Albei Vienna a drawing made age of 12. done In silver of himself, which shows and already a knowledge of medium so charactf in later life. About the time of the tenberg's great invention brought from Mayence to Nuremberg, and Albrecht's master. Wolgi mut. with partner.

Pie vden wurff. were later employed to niak illustrations for bonks published about 1490. Thus the voting man was profoundly interested and brought In close contact with such work in which ha Was shortly to excel. In I K9 his apprenticeship terminated, and his father sent ftfru off for a four-year wandering tour, to acquire by travel what he could In relation to his art. Such was the custom at that time.

He visited various German towns and studied for awhile with a brother of the fammi- Martin Shongauer, tho most distinguished engraver of his day, who. though dead. had left traditions whieh his brother carried out In the ho- 1 established by the famous man. Finally be arrived at Venice, where he made the close acquaintance of Jacopo dei Bahari, one of the leading painters of Venice before Giorgione and Titian. Bn bar I was also an engraver, and he first introduced Durer to the nroportions and measurement of the human body as a subject for study.

Vhile in Venice Durer painted a charming portrait of himself, which is now in the collection of Herr Eugen Felix at Leipzig, lie was summoned home by Ills father, who had arranged a marriage for him with Agnes, the daughter of one Hans Frey, who gave as a dowry with the yourtg woman 2C0 gulden. The ceremony took place July 7, 1404, and Durer turned for a livelihood to engraving. working on copper at first. The compositions were of biblfe.il or allegorical subjects, ns was the manner of the times, and which had a popular interest. Many of them were from the Apocalypse.

The omnipresence and omnipotence of Death. which had so powerful a hold on th -popular imagination at this date, were also frequent themes with Durer. These works were Instantly successful found a ready sale; Indeed, they were almost immediately pirated, and copies were put upon the market. The drawing in each case was appealing, and it was full of sentiment. Imagination, delightfully executed and quite novel in the manner of handling, a fact that the public was not slow to recognize.

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Ely Brothers, 56 Warren N. Y. BAKERS BREAKFAST COCOA SHE QUIT COFFEE. And Got Well in Common Sense Way. When I left off coffee, it seemed that was the thing hardest to drop.

I had been put on a diet for stomach trouble, had a good appetite, but no food would stay on my stomach. I was compelled to leave off one thing after another, but never suspected coffee. When I decided to leave off the coffee, however, my stomach trouble ceased entirely, also my nervousness, and I can again sleep well. But a new trouble then arose. How was I to get along without my coffee? It was a great temptation when I saw it on the table in the morning.

One day a friend who knew' of my case sent me a package of Postum Cereal Food Coffee. After it had been prepared, I had great misgivings about using it, for it looked so much like fine coffee that I feared it would have the same effect, but I soon found it to be free from all injurious properties and its use has been of great benefit to me. I have never had any taste for coffee since using Postum Cereal Food Coffee. My children derive great benefit from using Postum. We ail enjoy it very much, having discarded the old fashioned coffee entirely.

Alice Lawrence, Bowen, Mont. Postum Food Coffee is sold by all first-class grocers at 15 and 25 cents per package. V3 3 ii7.oq The same result is obtained by multiplying 1,023 by 32 and dividing the product by 27. Here we divide 5 into 65 thirteen times and into 55 II times; 11 divides 1,023 93 times, and 2 cancels 2. The result is 13 times 93.

or 1,209. The student will now proceed to solve the following examples: 1. If 37 yards of cloth are worth $9, find the value of 1,000 yards. 2. A certain article of merchandise is marked $1.36 a dozen.

Find the value of 45 such articles. 3. If 9 pounds of cheese cost $1.52, find the cost of 7 pounds. 4. If 12 men can do a piece of work in 84 days, in how many days can 38 men do it? 5.

If 26 acres of land cost $2,236. what will 127 acres cost at the same rate? 6. In what time will a boy earning 37 cents a day earn as much as a man earns in 150 days at $2.47 a day? 7. If five-eighths of a pound of tea cost 50 cents, what should three-fourths of a pound cost? 8. A can do a piece of work in 8 days, can do the same work in 12 days; how long should they be In doing it if they work together? If a turkey weighing 9 pounds cost TRADE-MARK.

POOR RECORD. It is at once a delightful food and nourishing drink, and it would be well for humanity if there were more of it consumed and less tea or coffee. The Homeopathic Recorder. OHIOS OFFICIAL VOTE. Columbus, Nov.

21. The canvass of the official vote in Ohio was completed I this afternoon. It shows that Judge Nashs plurality is 49.023. The total vote cast was 908,159. divided as follows among the six candidates for Governor: George K.

Nash 417,199. John R. McLean 368,176. Seth H. Ellis (Union Reform).

7.799. George M. Hammei (Prohibition), 5,825. Robert Bandlow (Socialist Labor), 2,439. Samuel M.

Jones (non-partisan), 106,721. The plurality of John A. Caldwell (Rep.) for Lieutenant Governor over A. W. Patrick who was supported by the Anti-Saloon league.

Is 12,720. An analysis of the figures shows that about 40.000 electors who voted for Jones for Governor failed to vote for any other candidate for state offices. The non-partisans drew their strength about equally from the Republican and Democratic parties. Kansas Coarts of Appeals Do Not Show Up Well. Walter Baker Co.

Limited. DORCHESTER, HASS. Established 1780. The Sixtieth Kansas reports have just been received from the printer, and the lawyers are busy studying the latest decisions of the Supreme court of the state. Some very Interesting and Instructive.