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LOCALS. Miss Ella White of Red Oak, Iowa, is visiting at J. G. White's in this place. Miss Alice Brown, of the First church Washington, Iowa, is in the city in attendance upon the Normal and to teach in our vicinity.

The oldest daughter of Scott and Maggie Fitzpatrick arrived at home in time for the Chautauqua meetings at Oakland. Congratulatione. The pastor is closing up a settlement of the Melville estate of which he is administrator, The money was all in Ireland and the matter has been pending three years. J. B.

Larimer and Judge Day were the attorneys and rendered valuable assistance. Children's day was appropriately observed the second Sabbath of Juue. There was a profusion of flowers furnished by the children. There was a large audience present, many of them children, The pastor preached a sermon to them and for them. Rain was plentiful in June.

Our city 18 full of activity in building this summer; already five hundred new buildings are built or under wav. Mr. Nelson expects to bring his family soon from Meade county. Mr. Mercer made a trip to Creston, Iowa, recently.

Miss Jennie McKnight attended the Chautauqua meeting at Ottawa. Mr. J. H. Hitchcock has been in rather poor health this summer.

Kansas has an abundant fruit crop this season. J. W. Gormly represented our session in Presbytery at Valley Falle, June 18. The Misses Lida and Alice Patterson have been re-elected to positions in the city schools for next year.

Lena McGuire and Lillian Sawers graduated in June from the Topeka Business College. Miss George, from New Concord, Ohio, has been visiting S. W. Patterson and expects to remain in the city. Report comes to us that Mrs.

C. A. Allen has added another pair of twine to the household, a girl and a boy, Success to them. Mr. J.

A. Chalmen suffered from another stroke on June 28. W. B. Kirkpatrick's family is heard from, They have located at No 1569 Lawrence St, in Denver, Dr.

Minney is in New York attending a special course of lectures. His sons, Earnest and George, are with him. The Avondale mission is growing more prosperous. Frank Johnson has been faithful in his work there through disadvantages, but his faith is rewarded and his perseverance will bring success. Wilmer Dicky, a young man belonging to the R.

P. church at Eskridge, while on a visit to his brother in Oakland, went bathing in the river on June 27 and was drowned. Mr. McKirahan conducted the funeral on June 29. William Johuston goes to Kansas City this week to try his fortune for a time.

He 18 general agent for some good business firm We hope to see him back again soon. Dr, Lawrence of Winchester was in the city last week "viewing the landscape o'er." The Dr. would make a valuable addition to our present medical force. Miss Hughes was at the wedding of Miss Walker at New Concord, Ohio, and was 8 worthy representative of our congregation. We expect a yisit srom Miss Viola Scott soon.

Lizzie White, Myrta and Maud McKirahan are tenting on the new camp ground at Oakland, attending the classes aud lectures, and having a grand good time. In the fourth instalment of Charles Dudley Warner's novel, "A Little Journey in the World," in Harper's Magazine for July, one of the characters is made to remark to another: seen Coquelin? Well, that is acting, 88 artifcial as a sonnet, the perfection of training, skill in an art. You neyer doubt that he is performing in a play for the entertainment of au audience. You have the same eu joy ment of it that you have of a picture-a picture, I mean, full of character and sentiment, not photogrpah." AN ATTRACTIVE COUPLE. Description of Mr.

Mutsu, the Japanese Minister, and His Wife. The present Minister, Mr. Mutsu, 1s typical Japanese, lithe, slender, active, alert, a polished gentleman and a deep thinker. He is swarthy, and his eyes are as black as night. He learned to speak English in Japan, and while he doesn't speak it fluently, he expresses himself very well and understands readily.

He is a devoted husband and very proud of his pretty wife, who has but to look as if she desired any thing to get it. He is in favor of the highest position for women, and advocates their advancement and freedom. Mr. Mutsu was appointed by the Emperor Governor of Yokohama, and several years afterwards political complications arose and he was thrown into prison, where he was confined for four years and a half. After the political upheaval he was released, honors were conferred upon him, and on the recall of Minister Kuki the Emperor made him his Minister to the United States.

During his incarceration the cholera broke out in the prison and his wife greatly feared that he would be a victim to it. She then had to care for his two little boys by a former marriage and her own infant daughter. She was then quite young herself, and had little more experience of life than a child. For the distress she endured then he is trying to make up now by his tender care and his admiration for her courage and self-reliance is unbounded. Mme.

Mutsu, although she is the mother of a daughter taller than herself, and has not the slightest objeotion to telling her age up to the latest date, is very young and girlish looking; far more youthful, in fact, than many a belle who has been out season or two. She is by far the prettiest Japanese lady ever seen in Washington. She is petite, with a pretty, graceful figure, and the tiniest hands and feet imaginable. Her skin is of that smooth, satiny texture resulting from the hot baths so universal in Japan, and is a clear olive in hue; her cheeks are like the damask rose and ner eyes large and dark and sparkling with intelligence. Her eyebrows are straight and delicately penciled, and her abundant coal black hair is rolled back from her forehead and coiled on top of her Lead.

Her teeth are white and even and her lips are full and ripe-red. Her expression is very quiet, but when she smiles her whole face lights up and becomes radiant. Unlike most Japanese her face is a perfect oval, and in the American dress, which she has adopted, one has to look a second time to assure himself that she belongs to another race. As one of the ladies in waiting to the Empress, she became accustomed to foreign dress and liked it. She is a fragile.

delicate little creature, with scarcely muscle enough to lift an ordinary chair. and looks with wonder on the activity of American ladies. SLe rarely walks except in the garden behind the house, and has walked on the street but once in the day time (then just around the block with a lady), and twice at night for a short distance with her husband. She is fond of going out visiting, but doesn't take the mad delight in shopping for nothing that we do. She dosen't go shopping except when she really wants something, selects quickly what she wants, and that is the end of it.

-Washington Letter. One Hundred Years Ago. then. In 1839 William F. Harndon, of Boston, at the suggestion of some friends, advertised that he would make regular trips as a messenger between Boston and New York and would take personal charge of such small packages and orders as were entrusted to him.

He made his first trip March 4 of that year. As a matter of business and to secure the influence of the press in the two cities, Mr. Harndon brought news both ways in advance of the mails. In 1840 an express was put on the line via Norwich and Worcester by P. B.

Burke and Allen Adams, but the sole management of the business soon passed into the hands of Mr. Adams. W. B. Dinsmore soon joined Mr.

Adams and took charge of the New York end of the line. In 1841 the Harndon company extended its line to Philadelphia and Albany. The same year a new line was started by Henry Wells from Boston to the West under the name of Wells Co. In 1849 the Adams was extended to California, and in 1852 the Wells line, under the name of Wells, Fargo reached the Pacific coast. From this small beginning has grown up a system that has become as important and necessary as the postal system itself, and, in fact, should the latter be discontinued a large portion of the postal busiDess could be done by these companies.

-Chicago News. There were no express companies Good companionship is an inportant eles mentin our 'happiness. Who has better company than the man who walks with God? He can never be lonely, WEIGHT ROYAL ABSOLUTELY PURE TRADE ROYAL SOYA RESIST BAKING POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder, never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness.

More economical than the ordinary kinds, and not be sold in competition with the multitude of low test, short weight alum or phosphate powders. SOLD ONLY IN CANS. ROYAL POWDER 106 Wall St. N. Fold not your hands and say: "My work done, And I am weary of the noonday heat; While heavily my many burdens press; No shady paths my weary footsteps greet" Oh, say not so! but work until the sun Shall fade adown the west, and night draws near: Press onward till the highest goal is won, Until the evening shadows do appear.

Oh, work and faint not by the weary way, Toil up the mountain, though 'tis rough and steep; Beyond the vales of' sorrow and of pain There is a -a rest for those who weep! Your path of life may long and lonely be, Your burdens great, your joys and pleasures few; But work, and when rest comes you need not say: "So little done, so very much to do!" Oh, labor on while yet the day is yours: The harvest felds are white with ripened grain; So many souls that need the blessed light, So many hearts to much of pain. Arise and work while yet the daystar shines, For sweetest rest will come at set of 110; And when the Master calls you need not cry: "So much to do, so very little done -Rev. Wm. G. Park, in Watchman.

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Agency for E. Butterick and Co's Patterns. SWIFT HOLLIDAY, 523, Kansas Avenue. DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS AND OILS. Lancy Loilets Physicians' Prescriptions receive Careful ATTENTION.

Largest Stock of Artists Materials in the State. Telephone 184. WM. C. KNOX, President, J.D, SALMONS Cashier.

CAPITAL, $500.000 The United States Savings Bank TOPEKA, KAN. Does cd Regular Savings Bank Business. The Highest Grade of First Mort gage Real Estate Loans Negotiated. Correspondence Solicited. KAUFFMAN THOMPSON Keep in stock a full line of GROCERIES.

Provisions, Oil, Gasoline, FEED, Etc. Call at the store, 418, Kansas Avenne. or telephone No. 170. Free delivery HT MARTIN Photographer No.

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When your orders come in they are taken in charge by competent people and filled, and shipped at once. We guarantee to give you satisfaction. You thus have every advantage enjoyed by those who personally visit ours, or any other large and complete Dry Goods Establishment. We present prices which absolutely cannot be beaten, and very seldom met. Send in your orders for DRESS GOODS, SILKS, CASHMERES, TRIMMINGS, LACES EMBROIDERIES.

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Repairing neatly and promptly done. GIVE US A CALL 112 East Fifth St. McClelland Knowles. Summer Term of TOPEKA Business College. Which begins June 24, and continues to August 30.

During this term we will teach in addition to penmanship and the regular courses, GRADE WORK for all students of the city schools who wish to make a grade, reyiew or take special studies in grade or High school work, or any other classical or advanced study. Experienced teachers in grade work will be employed. Tuition for the summer term of ten weeks will only be ten dollars. Paid at date of entering, Students admitted at any time. Send for our illustrated catalogue for 1888-9 which is mailed free.

Address the business manager E. ROUDEBUSH, No, 521, 528 Quincy TOPEKA, KANSAS. BUSH BROS, TOPEKA BUSINESS COLLEGE.