Sunday Morning Mail from Pittsburg, Kansas • 5

when she wants it. These ladies are try I 1 Literary Department. Conducted by Emma Playtrr beabitry. the party left for St. Louis.

After dining at the Southern they separated, the gueBts comingback to Pittsburg, the hHppy couple departing for their wedding journey: On their arrival at the Stilwell Thursday evening, they were warmly greeted by their many friends. Mrs. Chapman, as Miss Walbridge, is exceedingly more meeting and talk as much as we pleased once more if there could possibly be one reason why men always choose and seem to love the self-same quiet demure maiden. The "male legal minds" and intellectual strength appear to expand and grow limitless when in comparson with tha emotional opinionless minds of speechless maids. THE SECHETAHT COM PLAIT ome toll for tumors, all a long life through And some have honors thrust upon them Wary lame to those who seek her; I neer do, Vet I'm an equal suffrage Mdilm We were merely wondering, I say, if men possibly could be fond of being popular here, and loved for her many excellent qu alities, as much as admired for her beauty and winning manners.

5 A burdened wit tiie Ills, my duties brln( adored, looked up to and obeyed by an inferior being. But of course, a chatter To read political economy Is iiresslng, study, when I want to daw and slug, ig greater bore, than I am yet confessing. must I wear the new reforms In dress? box wonders very absurd things. But to return to our virtues. Une is And cease to curl my hair? Their boots are that we are aspiring.

We whnt to know Irlghtlul evervthin? and be exalted. By the talk in language, half aggressive less Xban all write business letters, not delight way, don't you think, according to the Good Girl's own sayings, we ought to be the stars, instead of the flowers thrown at the feet of men? She says we're br lliant, that we dazzle men, etc. So All, Jbs my woes are many, but the host Increases in a bond of stringing fetters; ly husband smiling at my fear and boast. ing te educate us up to the conviction that we want it. I'll make some things for that suffrage fair in Topeka, and maybe I better register and vote.

I am selfish, I almost wish I hud never heard anything about if. It's so comfortable to be wicked sometimes. Good bye, I'll se you again. The equal suffrage convention has been and gone, and given us all something to think about. No one could listen to the impassioned eloquence of a woman like Rev.

Anna Shaw, or know the amount of work Mrs. Johns does every year in this and other states, and question the consecration of the lives of such women to one purpose, or the motives which actuate them. This of course bars the narrow minded who don't want to see, and the bigot, who questions everything he does not enthusiastically advocate. Everybody who is thoughtful very well knows that the fate of the Republic does depend upon the purity of its politics, and the manner in which its government is administered. It was the foe within, and not the foe outside the city walls, that struck at the heart of the Roman republic and, dizzy with the intoxication of a century's success and brilliant achievements, steeped in luxury and corruption, we see ourselves, being swept along into a vortex of ruin by the demagogues of Tammany, and their unprincipled votaries.

It is very pleasan I- Consoling, says he'l write these women's stars are and do. You see we go right on shining and smiling into the tired letters. nd so I'm forced to write and cannot flee To Canada or England. Bo contrary fate that burdens and oppresses me. Since I'm an equal suffrage Secretary.

eves of mn, even if they do "prefer dark ness rather than light," while the shy, quiet, sweet girl waits patiently, more like the wayside violet, sweet and frag if lOU think it is true said the "good rant, but not enduring, until we with our brilliant light show just where the danc Spring Announcement! We are pleased to announce to the Ladies of Pitts' urg and vicinity, that in order to keep up our reputation, we have put in this season, one of the Largest, Finest and Best Selected Stocks of Spring and Summer Dress Goods, Dress Trimmings and Ladies, Misses and Chil-drens Wraps on exhibition in the State. In our Dress Goods and Silk departments can be found everything that is new in all the popular shades. Cheviot Suitings, Storm Serges, Fredrick Arnold9 Henriettas, Bedford Cord Silk warp Gloria, English Checks, Jacquard Suitings, Camels Hair Suitings, Che-voun Beige, Silk warj) Lansdoivn, Aligator Suitings, Silk warp Subline, Broadcloth, French Serge We have all the above Fabrics in Black Evening Shades in Wool Dress Goods. Albatros, Batish, Nuns Veiling, Henriettas, Cre-pons, Lansdown Silk warp, All-wool French Chal-lies and Lusterinne. In Our Silk Department We show this season's colorings in the following weaves: Pongee, Surah, Canton, India, Striped wash Surahs, Faille Francaise, Black Pean de Soie, Broche Grenadines, Colored Crepe de Chine.

Hemstitch Surah and the much talked of Printed China Silks in Several Grades. In Dress yrimmings, we show the new Jewell Guimps and all the popular Braids, Cords, Spools and Ornaments in black and all desirable shades. Cloak Department Our line of Ladies, Misses and Childrens' spring wraps, comprises some of the very latest fashionable garments out this season. We can show you exact duplicates of Paris, Berlin and London late ing, and her cheeks glowing, (would not you like to know the color of those eyes?) modest little flower is waiting to be plucked. Another one of our virtues! They tell us that stars shine just as brightly oi a moonlight night, but we don't, see them.

We just onder a little if that quality of being shown in their true importance by darkness, which in the case of the Chatterbox would mean aJversity, doesn't belong to Chatterbox that the women of 1 1 iansas have done me cause oi eiium to nfTrHce harm? lain not sure but ''luffht to trv to do some good in the vorld, but this sort of thing is very dis asteful to'me. My washwoman cried osterday when she told me her husband rent all his money at the joints. If vomen could close up those joints it May the music of the wedding bells, chime all along life's journey is the wish of all their friends. Many beautiful presents were received. FIRST (IRIEE Tossing upon my pillow, wooing sleep From dreams' enchanting syrens all In vain, One thought revolving in my fever'd brain If I should die to-night, no friend would leap To open heaven's door, nor vigil keep To wait and welcome me.

What were the gain To leave my loved ones for strange angel faces? Pain Htirred all my quivering feeling to its deep. I woke with soft caresses on my head, And tears and kisses, in the cold, grey dawn To face, rebellious, my first griefs despair. My mother said, "Your dearest friend is dead." Since then I wake to And so many gone. Without her soothing touches on my hair. Pittsburg Society.

CoNDt CTEo bv Lulu S. symmes. fill matters of apodal nature to Insure publication in The Mail should begtv nor addressed to Miss Lulu 8 8ymrnes, who has charge of th department. Copy must be in bv Friday neon of evepts occuring before that time, Saturday matter, Saturday noon. Mrs.

John A. Barrow entertained Miss Anna Brown and Mrs. Willoughby, of Moran, at tea, on Tuesday evening. The Epworth League met with Misses Myrtle and Bertha Coon, on Tuesday evening. The meeting was led by O.

T. Rayworth. The next meeting will be held at the home of Miss Mable Kettler. All members of the Presbyterian congregation are requested to be present at the annual meeting on Thursday evening, at the church. Four elders, two deacons and two trustees are to be elected, and all members of the church and those who contribute S3, or more, to the support of this denomination will have a vote.

Let there be a large attendence in order that the affairs of the church may be placed in good working order before the arrival of the minister who has been called. Mrs. B. W. Phelps is spending a few weeks visiting friends and relatives in Fort Scott.

Mrs. H. B. Shattuck is reported to be better. The following named teachers attended the meeting of the Southeastern Kansas Teachers association at Chanute Thursday, Friday and Saturday: Mrs.

Mary W. Barrow, Misses Jessie Abbott, Edith Hollanshead, Lottie Wooly, Meta Cunningham, Ida Robertson, Bella Maxwell, Zula Church, Annette Moore, Lulu Symmes, Lydia Nichols, Alice Metier, Eva S-hley, Mrs. F. Scott, Profs ieems right, don't it? but I hate poltics. STo girl likes to be considered strong- nindedand aggressive, and gentlemen iate it.

"I wouldn't do wrong to please you know," she said showing her iretty teeth, and her dimples, a girl to be liked, and I cannot bear be lauirhed at. Yet I don't want to oe Bimply a pretty woman. I want an jbject in life. Men like the sweet pretty pirls, and marry them, they enjoy being to be blind to disagreeable facts sometimes, to ignore impending calamities, as a vagary of the pessimistic fool, but to the thoughtful unbiased mind, to the clear vision of the seer who deduces effects from causes, the facts remain a stumbling block to the future prosperity of the nation. Will the American Republic endure? is a question the world is querying, and only the men of the Republic seem indifferent to the answer.

They are so inflated with the braggadocio and spread-eagleism of their importance, they have iterated and reiterated so often, "it is the greatest nation on earth." they refuse to see danger, they are wilfully blind. Abolishing slavery meant much, but other and subtler forces go on with their disintegrating powers, sapping the life from nation, as insidious malaria it diffuses itself in our moral atmosphere; might usurps the place of right, money buys power and pride and principle, the prosperity of the few becomes the iron heel of tyranny to oppress the many, and crowded in the slums of our teeming cities, the worthy poor become starving outcaats, in this boasted land of universal brotherhood and equality. All other nations have so long made this the dored, and never question tor you enow men are the vainest creatures in he universe, and it is so easy to make hem believe anything, if diluted with little wholesome flattery, but a sweet Jieart who is engaging, coquettish too. Sensible people, who of course are not Chatterboxes, have told me that the friend who most cheers in time of sorrow is the big hearted and large brained friend who has so much of goodness and wisdom that unconsciously she makes you see and feel the world as she knows it. They have also told me that when men are troubled with business cares they need a wife, who, by her smiles and common sense can get at the root of the trouble and advise coolly and with judgment, and then have something new and interesting to tell her Lord, Sir Man.

Now, of course, being only a Chatterbox, I cannot reason or talk sensibly, but I want you to answer for me if the girl who insists in reading all kinds of books, meeting many people, knowing as much as she can and studying mankind practically is not more likely to be the friend in trouble, and by her knowledge of men and their weaknesses, (as if the dear flowers had any be able to use more tact and wisdom in being useful and congenial to her husband, than the fair, Bhy girl, who knows nothing of life or its cares, more thin the need of gowns and ribbons; who expects to be loved and waited upon, whether she deserves either or not, who smiles when the sun shines and worries when the rain drops dismally on the roof and prevents a walk or a ride down town. Those sensible people, too tell us that men are more ambitious than they used to be That they desire to be bright and shining lights in the social as well as the business and political world, and that they desire the women who are sensible enough to see the honor of being their svives to shine also. Yet they never patterns Capes and Jackets. Samples sent on application Mail orders ind winsome, and has no opinions of jier own is one thing, Bnd a woman who as no inspiration for her husband, who alks of nothing but domestic matters, 3 'eads little, and that of a ch aracter which i 1. 1 not interest mm, uu uvo unco Mr promply filled.

THE K. T. STORE. PITTSBURG, KANSAS. p.

S. The only store in Pittsburg carrying the Genuine "Fredrick Arnold's Henriettas" aud a full line of Gilberts Dress Linings. Hundred and sixty-five days in the year. 3 quite another thing. Almost any pretty faced, pretty man at dumping ground for thei refuse pop makes a companionable sweet ulation, the poor, the criminal, the nihi- it takes a woman or cnaracter, liBtio revolutionary spirits that disturb lnvith versatility of mind, for a life com janiun.

A man demands a different sort the home peace. Everywhere above the voices of capital comes the clamor of )f woman to entertain nts menus. lr' Imagine J's wife asking the other night labor, everywhere the muttering of the distant storm is heard; in far and near horizons come the flash of its electrical a'hen we were discussing David Grievie, W. N. DUNCAN, (Successor ro M.

E. Pumphrey.) I wrote Kobert Elsmere, and if R. jilder was pn Engl ish journaiis, but 1 meanings, but only occasionally some C. M. Light, R.

Girard and J. W. Fascht. The gospel meetings which have been in progress for some time in the Hosteller and Staley building are still pro one rouses from lethargic slumber, and sends a thrill of terror through listening afraid of the other extreme, the lrfrt rong minded, badly dressed, assertive I who bring equal suffrage into i' 'uJisrepute with modest retiring ones, hearts, like the rider in the Conemaugh valley, foretelling flood and disaster, and gressing, much good is being done. E.

K. Walbridge is back from Pipestone, Minn. then follows him a shout of derision, a On Broadway near Third Streei, West side. Alll kinds of Fresh and Salt Meats, Poultr, Fish and Game. HGive me a call.

1 1 -'bo consider it one of woman's preroga Miss Jean Smith, of Muncie, Indiana, cry of alarmist. Yet the fact remains, 5 to look her best, at all times. what is to be the remedy? Will women nr. i i i i i is the guest of her sister, Mrs. O.

T. Boaz. Mrs. Geo. H.

Richey and daughter, lr" 1 1 1- jusietuuy uresseu, wuuiauiy, uiguiueu, jr()iweet, yet capable Bnd very much in Georgia, left for Chicago, Thursday, think that in having to "answer the fool according to his folly," to be gay when they are heavy hearted and to be a'g re-able where it costs an effort. They lose one atom of those sweet domestic qualities that make them good husbands. Why, then, should the women, who try to accomplish the same success, often to please their brothers or sweethearts, lose that highest of womanly good qualities, that of being a good wife. Now I'll make a confession, which orarnest; Miss bhaw is clever, brilliantly where they will make their home. yind logically, a face so lit up with ntelhgence you would notice it any- bring into the political arena the force that shall subdue the gladiatorial spine of the combat? Will the Tammany lion slink away before her presence; will corruption in high places be dragged down and thrust out, and the laws of the people enforced, will their influence purify the Btuio8phere reeking with impurities, and force intemperance, bribery I Mrs.

C. F. Newtoa, of Topeka, is enter taining Mrs. E. C.

Sheldon. women, I don't ie here, but those other Oscar McDowell left for Joplin, Thurs 1 hey are no Mr. B. S. Gaitskill, county attorney, has been very ill during the past week, but is slowly recovering.

Crawford McMurry has been visiting his parents and friends during the past week. Crawford has risen step by step until he occupies the position of agent of the Frisco at Oswego. Albert M. Wasser, who has been visiting his parents for a few days, returned to Baldwin, where he is a student ot to be like them. clever, and serve Communicated.

There is one thing in this country that most of us have to pay for andthat is postage stamps and postal cards. A person would be surprised, if they looked it up, to see how many stamps Uncle Sam sold annually. It frequently happens that the post office is closed on Sundays and evenings For the benefit of the public I have put in a stock of stamps, postal cards and newspaper wrappers at my book stores, Fourth and Broadway their purpose day morning. the good of the world. The 1.

a.U. A. has made arrange and vice to their native darkness? Can the women of the Republic save the Re public? The day has passed for scoff and jeer and taunt, we wh- stand appalled. dreading the calamity, dreading almost iltnie's apjieal to us women on behalf of I no-he poverty of the women of America, hearty frankness in treating of evils l(lUhe thinks we women are too indifferent ))ufo remedy, touched my heart. I should 1lvsike to be working for the cause of reiaumanity, to make men and women and to ameliorate the suffering ora.nd poverty of the race.

I cannot do it (Forbes stand)and Hotel Stillwell. Both places are always open. Incidently I maybe is telling Chatterbox secrets, but anyway the truth is that those self same girls whom the Good Girl calls Chatterboxes are trying their very best to become sensible women. They try to learn just the fact which will make them useful, whether they shine on in starlike spinster-hood or are gathered as the wayside violet, they try to adapt themselves to the people they find them, and in their secret hearts they have a holy admiration for love and marriage, too holy, in fact, to marry the first suppliant who offers his hand. But all those as much the application of the remedy, the revolution of social life incident to it, ask again in the spirit of the age, which questions everything.

Can the wom wish tosay that I carry over one hundred of the leading regular periodical en of the Republic save it from its evils? daily papers and novels. Something new every day. Come in and keep 4tne a the satisfaction of my conscience, in posted. Respectfully, A. H.

Gkeep. Editor Sunday Mail: There must Baker University. Miss Daisy Wright has gone to St. Louis via Kansas City where she was joined by Miss Byrdie Wright, who has been visiting in K. and together they will select a large and elegant stock of millinery.

The Fisk Tennesse Jubilee Bingers will appear at the Opera house Saturday evening. Mr. Geo. W. Crawford returned this week from a ousiness trip in Arkansas.

Mrs. Geo. II. Richey and daughter Georgia made their farewell visit to friends in Girard last week, before taking their departure to Chicago, their aveffy cozy room- With the books I love to self culture is very laudable, it ajrfiowever only lessens the sum of human 0 egnorance; life consecration is sonie-jjoihing better and higher, jet I would rather be wicked than so unat Girard Notes. be a good deal of the Quaker element lying dorment in the Chatterbox, at least the "spirit moves" her very often to speak.

You and the Good Girl will not, I suppose, be convinced that she ments with the Jessie Andrew Concert Company for a date at the opera house early in April. The company is highly spoken of. Mrs. Frank Playter, and Mrs. G.

W. Seabury were entertained by Girard friends the first of the week. Miss Birdie Hickman entertained a few friends at cards on Tuesday evening. The Chautauqua Circle met with Mrs. W.

II. Forbs Wednesday evening, Mrs. Geo. Weisbrod acted as moderator. The Eastern Star met in regular session last evening.

Two candidates were initiated into the mysteries of the order. A new A. O. U. W.

lodge has been instituted at Litchfield. Rev. J. A. Wenn was entertained Wednesday, at tea, by Mr.

and Mrs. E. F. Porter. The Y.

P. S. C. of the Christian church, expects to give a basket social on the evening of April 6. The Y.

M. C. A. rooms weie well filled last Wednesday evening, by those in attendance at the "Book Reception," for the benefit of the Consolidated Library. The following programme was most excellently rendered, and was listened to by a very appreciative audience.

OvcrturP: Fra Dlavolo, Hall's Old Grand ettorts ana endeavors nave produced a change. An evolutionary state has come upon the Chatterboxes. So many ideas and absurd notions clamor for notice, that they make the Chatterbox an incessant talker who no doubt ever talks sense, but the spirit is moving so strongly that this Chatterbox in particular is going to insist that little With the streets thronged with lawyers, and strangers in attendance to court, Girard has assumed a wonderful metropolitan air. The Girard public schools were dismissed Friday to enable the teachers to tractive in appearance, 60 illy dressed. oun Don't yout think there is one thing aiu fS'818 forget? All women cannot politicians any more than all men? hese'neBe men sound for man and party yclen pollingday, but they are not leaders, ans or rlDS leaders.

So I want to help, says absurd and nonsensical things. nonsense, just by way of variety, will not be amiss in The Sunday Mail. future home. 1, in company with a great many other attend the S. E.

K. T. A. which convened at Chanute. The entire corps left Thursday evening on a local.

Maurice Goodkind, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Goodkind, has been lo.ua ut I cannot do this thing in their way. chatterboxes, have read the Good Girl's advice to us which appeared in your last number, and also we've been forced to But when they get used to the novelty of thinking and knowing, they'll be sure to be sweet and demure and quiet enough to satisfy even the Good Girl. The spirit is at rest, and you can be too, only when you see the Good Girl speak a good word won't you please, for the Chatterbox.

Miss Abbie Prentice, is visiting re dangerously sick, but hopes are now entertained for his recovery. latives at Chanute. Iverj 'ee' if I had been stirred up by a meeting, yetcould'nt get any out of the way they get it. I "lach roused to the necessity of doing, or lore, aving somebody else do something! Mr. Wm.

Mason returned to the Park- conclude that we do not belong to the Good Girl series. Xo sense and no goodness, hat hope is there? And then you heap upon us the overwhelm ville college Friday after a brief visit in Girard. He was accompanied as far as Kansas City by his mother, Mrs. W. II.

Mason. Band of New York Mrs. H. P. Grund, visited friends in Joplin last week.

Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ramsay, entertained Ogaret Council Xo.

4 Degree of Poelo Lautus Thursday evening. Cards and conversation were the principal amusements, after which a delightful lunch was served. Miss Marie Veits, returned from Hepler Wednesday, where she attended the wedding reception of a cousin. Miss Steinberger, returned to Erie, Thursday. She is one of the ladies whose valise was stolen at the Santa Fe, depot last October.

The case was decided Thursday and the two colored boys will be taken care of by the state, for the next few years. eroic, I think I'll take a post-prandiel EasrauBhtof Mill and Spencer, and then fa down and select a new bonnet, and a Pair ot shoes. I don't like French teir but the boots two of those womon inn aoret almost drove me to wear them. ig car'hy can't the model of all the virtues be re woautif uL as well as graoious and clever? JoptDd why cannot the drees reform wom- I rarelflf 06 artistic as well aa inartistic. pnbese are the reasons I don't want to be i loe1 equal suffragist, though I believe in is it.1 am in sympathy with it, and there I tax ass? reason under the aun why a we- ant shall not have it She will get it ing, hope destroying statement, that men won't love us.

After that we all mean to reform at once, but I want to air a few of our present virtues first even chatterboxes being vain enough to think they have their "angel side." We admit that men love the sweet shy maiden; so do we. But we're such eel fish girla that our main reason for liking her is that by contrast with her quietness, our little store ot sparkling wisdom abows to advantage. How we were wondering yesterday for as we are about to forsake our evil ways it seemed only fitting that we should have one Wedding Ret The Walbridge Chapman wedding, has been the social event of the week. It was celebrated Webstere Groves, a St Louis suburb at the residence of Mr. R.

K. Woods on Monday the 21st, 3 p. the Rev. MK Stirling, officiating in the beautiful ceremony of the Episcopal church. The bride wore a mauva cloth travelling dress and carried exquisite Marechal Niel roses.

Mr. Walbridge, Mr. and Mrs. Du Bois, Mr. Chaplin, iss Smith, of Muncie, Ind.

and Dr. Moore, from Texas, were the guests. After the wedding Mrs. Woods served an elegant lunch, after which Rev. A.

B. McCurdy, of Ft. Scott, lectured in the Presbyterian church Friday evening, for the benefit of the Young People's Union of the Baptist church. Mr. and Mrs.

O. S. Webb are visiting Mr. W's sister, at Knobnoster Mo. Judge J.

S. West delivered his lecture, entitled "a Man Five Stories High" to a large and enthuiastio audience Wednesday evening. The five stories were in the order named Physical, Intellectual, Moral, Emotion al and Tenor solo, "You'd Better Stay at Home, Lad," Ueo. Uaskin. Irish Dialect Kerltstinn.

"Casey Departing from New York by f-MenTutxiaU" Cornet holo, lat a CaJlIn" Mar Mykranta. Report of Library commute, C. Light, Chairman. Mikado Medley, V. 8.

Marin Band of Washington L. Artistic Whistling Holo, fwsnnee River" J. V. at Life, Washington. D.

C. Need of a Worker's Library, Rev. Ulbson. Irish Dialect Hecitation, "Casey and th Dade in the elect rtc fliwt Car." Trombone Solo, "The Palms" U.S. Marin Baad.

The recption was a decided success about sixty books being presented..