The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
December 11, 1897

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rf rf s TWO CENTS. SATUEl,. EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, DECEMBER 11, 1897. SATURDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. Ia 1 '1 'A 1 BIG TUNNEL. Arrangements Have All Been Made For Building New York City's Great Under ground Tunnel. PUBLIC IS SUKPKISED. Syndicate of Foreign and Amer ican Bankers Has Made All Contracts For Carrying on the Work. J. P. MORG AN IS IN IT. Deutsche Bank of Berlin and the A'anderbilts. New York. Dec. 11. It was learned last night that a big syndicate of New York and foreign bankers had been organized for the purpose of building the underground tunnel and that it had not only let ail of the contracts, but it had arranged with the Carnegie company for the iron and steel, besides completing all the other arrangements, such as the deposit of J5.O0O.C0O in cash to be ..made with the commissioners, says the Herald today. The syndicate was counting on a de cision being handed down by the appel late division of the supreme court ap proving the plans adopted by the rapid transit commissioners which is neces sary in lieu of obtaining the consent of a majority of the property owners along the line. The appellate division, however, did not hand uown a decision. fo that the rapid transit commissioners will not have an opportunity to award the contract before the close of the psesent administration. Careful inquiry among the bankers elicited the fact that the big syndicate is headed by the Deutsche bank of Ber lin and John A. Stewart, president of the I'nited States Trust company, the latter of whom, for the present prefers not to make known the interests that he represents. It is understood, how ever, that among them are J. P. Mor gan Co.. and several leading bankers in Wall street. The names of the Van derhilts were also mentioned in con nection, their purpose, it is said, being to strengthen the New York Central's collections in this city and to make the proposed system a "feeder" to the big trunk line railroad. Mr. Stewart was approached in re gard to the matter and he assured the reporter that the interests back of him made a better bid. To show that they meant what they said. Mr. Stewart said that they had made nearly all of their contracts for the steel, iron and other materials to be used in the construc tion of the tunnel. They had arranged with the Carnegie company for the Fteel at $."j3 a ton. They had also picked out the chief contractor who was to su perintend the job and he had let the snb-eonti-acts to several well known men. -chiefly of this city. One of them will build the tunnel under the Harlem river, another the portion of the road above Ninetieth street on the west side and in like manner the other sec tions of the work have been allotted and it is known just what each portion is to cost. So far as the Deutsche bank of Berlin is concerned, it is be lieved in Wall street that that institu tion stands in the capacity of trustee for prominent American interests who do not .care to have their identity dis closed at the present time. Who they are is a matter of conjecture. Mr. Morgan has been on intimate terms with the German bank in connec tion with Northern Pacific and other railroad enterprises. So also have James J. Hill and Kdward Adams. Messrs. Price and Thomas, who are friendly to Mr. Hill are known to have an eye on rapid transit and it is report ed in Wall street that Mr. McLeod is waiting for another opportunity to em bark in some big enterprise. HUB BAUD RELEASED. Supreme Court .Finally Lets A. D. Hubbard Go Frea. A. D. Hubbard was released from the county jail today upon an order from the supreme court which in remanding his case for a new trial ordered the de fendant released. Hubbard is the ex-state president of the A. P. A. .who was tried and convict ed of embezzling $S,000. He was sen tenced to three years in the peniten tiary and was held in jail awaiting the iecisioii of the supreme court. Hubbard gut the money while acting as receiver of the Snow-Hamilton Printing company and failed to ac count for it properly. The court in ordering Hubbard dis charged says: "Receivers are not agents within the meaning of section J8 of the crimes act and are not subject to prosecutions un der the latter part of that section which provides in effect that if any agent Ehail neglect or refuse to deliver to his employer on demand money or other property which comes into his posses sion l y virtue of such employment, of lice or trust, after deducting lawful fees and charges shall be punished for em bezzlement." Justice Johnston dissents In this opin ion. Hubbard has been quite sick with Fpinal trouble since he has been con fined in the county jail and several times his life has been dispaired of. He was injured by a fall about the time the alleged shortage was discovered. The "Dazzlsr" Pleased. Will "West has built up a clever char acter in V,is Ezekiel Pipes in "The Daz z'.er," and his work was received at the Crawford theater last night with the same uproarious applause that he has been receiving for several years. Last right he responded to an encore with "Beer, Beer, Glorious Beer." the song which has become a part of the char acter and which audiences expect him to sing every year. A fair audience saw "The Dazzler" last night and were satisfied with It. The piece occupies a foremost position in its class and con tains considerable entertainment. This year several burlesque features on"The Girl From Paris" are introduced. BANDITS WERE COWBOYS. Shooting of "Sandy" Collins Throws Light on Recent Holdups. Deming. N. M., Dec. 11. In an at tempt to hold up the westbound South ern Pacific train at Steins Pass. HO miles west of this place. "Sandy" Col lins was shot and killed by Express Guard Jennings. Previous to the arrival of the train four bandits rode into the station and held up and robbed Agent St. John and Section Foreman McMullen and at the same time cut all wires so no warning could be given when the train pulled into the station. Itobbers attacked the express car and ordered Messenger Adair to sur render. In the car were Express Guards Thacher and Jennings, ana when the leader of the robbers was shot in the head and instantly killed by Jennings, the other robbers at once mounted their horses and fled. The body of the dead bandit was taken to Tucson. The railroad company had been ex pecting trouble and had been employ ing express guards some weeks past. Officers are in pursuit of the remain ing members of the gang. The name of the dead robber has been ascertained to be "Sandy" Col lins. Collins until recently has been employed as a cowboy in the San Si mon valley ranges in eastern Arizona, and his companions instead of being the "Black Jack" gang as originally supposed, are now known to have been a band of cowboys, organized for the single purpose of the robbery which was attempted. The United States marshal and a posse were in the im mediate vicinity of Steins Pass pursu ing the "Black Jack gang," and they were at once notified and started in pursuit. The chances of the capture of the remaining three robbers is therefore good. The robbers did not even suc ceed in gaining an entrance to the' car. When they attacked the train, Express Messenger Adair and. the two guards, Jennings and Thacher opened fire. Col lins got in good range and was shot and instantly killed, whereupon the others fled. But little money was se cured from the station agent and sec tion foreman. The original "Black Jack gang" are still thought to be in hiding in their re treat in the Sierra Madras in Old Mex ico. MANSFIELD ARRESTED. Charged With Assault and Bat tery by His Dresser. Philadelphia, Dec. 11. Richard Mans field the actor, has been held in $600 bail to answer at court a charge of as sault and battery, preferred by John Metzger, of Cleveland, Ohio, who has been in the actor's employ as a dresser for the past seven years. Metzger testified before Magistrate Eizenbrown that the assault occurred on Tuesday, in Mansfield's dressing room at the Chestnut street opera house. Metzger was dressing him for "Prince Karl," when a button came off. Thereupon, he said, the actor lost his temper, called him a loafer and struck him several times in the lace. On Wednesday night, he testified, Mans field again swore at him and ordered him out, but the next afternoon he of fered him $100 to go away somewhere for four weeks. Attorney John G. Johnson, who repre resented Mansfield became his bonds man. The actor declined to make a statement at this time, but one of his close friends declared that the charge had been trumped up by parties who were using Metzger as a tool to perse cute Mr. Mansfield, and that the whole story was false. STAYED IN II1S CAR. Cleveland Stops Two Sours in Wash ington but Doesn't Leave the Train. Washington, Dec. 11. Former Pres ident C rover Cleveland arrived in Washington yesterday afternoon in the special Pullman car "Davy Crocket" attached to the regular westbound train on the Pennsylvania railroad. He was en route to South Carolina on a hunting trip. Although this was the first time Mr. Cleveland had been in Washington since he left the executive mansion last March, he did not leave his car during the two hours it was in the city. He was met at the Sixth street station by Capt. 11. D. Evans of the lighthouse board. Gen. A. McCook, Cnited States Marshal Wilson and two or three inti mate friends. TAKES LONDON BY STORM. Barnum Bailey'3 Cirrus is Enthusi astically Received. London, Dec. 11. An enterprise from across the water which attracts much comment from the London newspapers is the Barnum Bailey circus. In this case the comment is entirely and quite enthusiastically friendly. The heart of the distinguished pioneer of the circus, whose name this institution bears, the late P-T. Barnum, would be greatly gladdened were he alive to witness the splendid broadside of unsolicited adver tisement which is being showered upon the show. All of the London papers, even the portentous Thunderer, print columns of special articles descriptive of the prep arations under way at the Oiympia for the Barnum Bailey debut, which is announced for Boxing day, description f the performers, the animals, the freaks and the executive ability which moves the combination and which is by r.o means its least interesting feature in English eyes. OSCAR WILDE'S PLAYS. They Are About to be Produced in London and in Paris. London, Dec 11. There is a contro versy over the question of Oscar Wilde's reappearance as a dramatist. A prom inent manager is preparing to produce his latest play under a thinly veiled pseudonym. Thereupon the St. James Gazette says: "The manager has fail ed to grasp the fact that this dramat ist's career at respectable London play houses must be considered closed." Paris, however, does not shaTe this antipathy. A theater in that city an nounces that a play, written in French by Oscar Wilde, will be produced short ly. In an interview published by the Oil Bias, Oscar Wilde declares the British will forgive anything in the case of one who amuses them. IS HELOST? Where is "Buffalo" Jones, the Intrepid Explorer? Last Heard From iu the Far Northwest Territory. His Brother Forwards the Last Two Letters OF HIS WHEREABOUTS. One Comes From Postmaster of Edmonton, Alberta Laud. Hope Expressed That He Will Winter Through. "Buffalo" Jones is lost. Whether he has perished in the snow drifts of the Northwest Territory or has taken up his habitation with friendly Indians, is not known. When "Buffalo" Jones an nounced last summer that he intended to make an expedition into the North west Territory, no one was surprised for people are used to the startling things Jones does. iV. C. Jones of Garden City, his brother, became alarmed and has writ ten many letters of inquiry. The re plies received indicate that there is hope that "Buffalo" Jones is still alive. Mr. N. C. Jones has forwarded two of the letters to the Journal. They are as follows: Edmonton, Alberta, Nov. 29, 97. N. C. Jones, Garden City: No report of Mr. Jones has reached here since date you mention, August 6, and it has not been possible to get any since. No bad news has been heard here. He will likely turn up with the first winter packet from the north. ALEX TAYLOR, P. M., Rushville, Neb., Dec. 4, 1897. N. C. Jones, Garden City: I today received a clipping from a Beaver City paper saying- that you wished to communicate with me about your brother, "Buffalo" Jones. I met him about the first of last September at Fort Smith, Northwest Tej-ritory, get ting along all right and unless some un foreseen accident happened to him the probabilities are that he is all right at present. I was about the last to come out of that country and think there is no au thentic news that could come out about him since I came. If you can tell me where the report came from and all you know about it. I can give you a good idea about the truthfulness of it, as I am thoroughly conversant with the country. W. D. ARMSTRONG. Buffalo Jones was last heard of at Saskatchewan, on the Canadian Paci fic railway. He wrote his Kansas friends that he would communicate with them from Prince Albert, tie ter minus of the railroad line 50 miles north, before he plunged into the wil derness lying between that point and Fort McMurray on the Athabasca riv er, 200 miles to the northwest. No mes sages or letters have been receiVl and the friends at Garden City fear that Jones and his party have been mur dered by the Indians or have perished from the cold. Buffalo Jones has visited that region before, when he brought to the United States a herd of 85 buffalo, but he did not go into the interior of the country after them. He purchased them from Warden Benson of Stony Mountain and received them at Manitoba, where they were loaded into box cars and shipped to western Kansas. In June of this year Jones fitted out an expedition to go to the great North west Territory to capture, if possible, a few specimens of musk ox, a rare ani mal that is only found in the arctic re gions of North America. His party consisted of four persons besides him self. These companions were cowboys who had been with Jones all the years he was experimenting with his buffalo herd in western Kansas. In addition to musk ox the party in tended to bring back some rare speci mens of fur-bearing animals from the arctic regions. Their proposed route from Prince Albert lay along the Churchill and Caraboo rivers and thence on to Fort McMurray. They started into the frigid wilderness -with ample provisions to last them through the winter if it was found necessary to remain there that long. SUICIDE EPIDEMIC. Five Cases of Self Murder ia Two Days in Kansas City. Kansas City, Dec. 11. An epidemic of suicide seems to prevail in Kansas City. There were three more cases of self murder yesterday. One man shot himself through the brain, because he was discouraged and morose. Anot her accomplished the same result by swal lowing carbolic acid, because he cotild not free himself from the whisky habit. Finally, a young girl took a fatal dise of laudanum-, because her father had forbiden her receiving attentions from a man she loved. This makes five suicides thus far this week. JOHN'S ACQUITTED. Jury Brings in a Verdict of Acquittal at 1:30. At 1:30 this afternoon the jury in the Johns murder case returned a verdict or not guilty. Johns was sitting at the south side of the court room when the. verdict was read, and he rushed up to Judge Hazen and shook his hand. He then ran to the jurors and repeated the handshaking while tears were stream ing from his eyes. The jury went out at 11 o'clock this morning after County At torney Jetmore had made the closing ar--gument. Henry Johns, who was a waiter at the Hotel Throop. shot and killed George La cey at the corner of Seventh street andi Kansas avenue. Lacey had been intimatev with Johns' wife. Grandmother Fell on Him. The 2 year old son of F. C. Sea.rs or kS38 Dillon street, suffered a fracture of, both bones of the left leg Thursday. He was in the basement at the Searsx home when his grandmother started; down stairs. She missed her footing and fell down, striking the child, who was at tne root or the stairs. She was" considerably bruised by the fall, and upon examination it was found that,! the child's leg had been broken. The) injured limb was placed in a. cast. MARTIN AT EMPORIA. The Evangelist Who Was Bun Out of yiorenca Arrives There. Emporia. Dec. 11. Evangelist I. Guy Martin, who leaped into prominence through his meetings at Florence, Kan., which place he left at the invita tion of a mob of citizens, arrived in Emporia. He was seen by a corres pondent yesterday. "You can do me a great favor," said Mr. Martin, "if you give a correct ac count of this Florence affair. I have just returned from a call on Rev. J. W. Huston, -D. D., of the Frst Methodist Episcopal church of this city. I know him -well. I mention this fact only in order that you may see him and learn that my story is correct. I went to Florence at the invitation of Rev. Mr. Mann, pastor of the Methodist Episco pal church, and began holding evangel ical meetings. Rev. Mr. Phelps of the Baptist church and Rev. Mr. Chris tian of the Presbyterian church, who is a graduate of Princeton, and well known in your city, took part in the meetings and made them union ser vices. The rest of the story has been told by the newspapers. "I unearthed the sinfulness of the city, impunged the mayor and council men who winked at it, went after A. C. Hinckey, the principal of the schools, who is a most ungodly man, and as a consequence an indignation meeting was called and measures taken to get rid of me. Finding that they could not prosecute me without uncovering the sins I charged them with, the authori ties sought my removal through mob violence. As a result I was escorted to the train by a committee of perhaps a hundred citizens. O, Florence is a most hospitable city," concluded the evangelist. "You will not return, then?" "Well, hardly," replied Mr. Martin. "I telegraphed them this morning to 'hold the fort, for I was not coming.' No, I have had quite enough of Flor ence. My destination is St. Joseph. "O, this is not my first experience of this nature, nor my worst. I got out of a Missouri town once in a very pre cipitate manner. Like the little boy, I was very glad I was alive. Still, I may say of Florence, 'There was a hot time in the old towy last night.' After leaving MrJ Martin, the corres pondent sought Itrir. Dr. Huston. "I know Guy Martin well." said Dr. Hus ton. "Guy Martin is all right. I would use him myself. He is indorsed by men whose conservatism and good character are unquestioned." GAS BLOWS UP. Paul Zart Carelessly Strikes a Match Over Acetyline Gas Tank. Paul Zart, an employe of the Topeka Cemetery association, struck a match over an acetyline gas tank which he sup posed was empty in the cellar of the D. O. Crane residence at the cemetery yes terday afternoon. ,The tank was not empty, as 2art hupposeu', and today he has a badly mutilated countenance, while the Crane residence is not quite as solid on its foundation as It was before the match was lit. Zart was in the cellar removing one of the tanks to replace it with another, and struck the match to see his way out of the cellar. The tank contained consid erable gas, and the lighting of the match was signalled by a terrific explosion, which shook the stone residence and came near ending the life of the man in the cellar. He was thrown against the cellar wall by the force of the explosion, and pieces of flying metal struck him in the face, smashing in his nose. One eyelid was al most completely severed by a splinter of metal, and both eyes were badly injured. While painful, none of Zart's injuries is regarded as in any way likely to prove fatal, sUthough the loss of sight of one eye may possibly result. HANNA DOWN AGAIN. He is Taken Suddenly Sick at the Waldorf. New York. Dec. 11. Senator Hanna was taken suddenly ill in the Waldorf-Astoria last night and retired to his apartments. He arrived at the hotel from Washington at 5 o'clock in the afternoon. Speaking of his health. Senator Hanna said today: "I have the influenza and not bronchial trouble. I have lost flesh, but that I could well spare." HER LAST NIGHT. Mother McKinley's Physician Thinks She Cannot Last Till Tomorrow. Canton. O., Dec. 11. Dr. Phillips left the bedside of Mrs. McKin'.ey shortly after 12:30 o'clock. He said she was slowly sinking away and that he did not believe that 24 hours of life remained for her. He thinks she will survive the day, but that death will come during the night. The president remains constantly at the bedside. The McClellan Wreck The remains of Engineer Frank N,ew ton, kiled and burned to a crisp in the McClellan wreck on the Santa Fe Pa cific, were found, only a part of the trunk, articles of clothing and keys leading to identification. The remains were accompanied to the old home of the deceased, Bloomington, 111., by Mrs. Newton and a friend of the dead engi neer, William Norman, also an engi neer. Only a small part of Engine Fireman Bert Sperry's body was found under engine No. 105. They were in closed in a casket and obsequies were observed In Winslow on Saturday. It is stated that four tramps were on the trucks of the freight cars, this on the authority of a fellow tramp. There is no evidence of their presence in the wreck. Phoenix (Ariz.) Republican. 2:15 p. m. Score: Miller, 2,047; Rice. 1.&03; Schinneer, l,940:Hale. 1.884; Wal ler, 1.838; Pierce. 1.773; Holden, 1.691; Gannon. 1,668: Enterman, 1.655: Elkes, 1,600; Kinz, 1,542; Julius. 1,419; Beacom, 1,260; Johnson, 1.224; Gray, 1.143. The best previous record for 134 hours was 1,819 miles, made by Hale. Membars of Irwin Lodge, 260, A. O. TT. W. Are requested to be at their hall at 2 o'clack Sunday, Dec. 12th, to attend the funeral of our late brother. Andrew Seller. Other lodges are cordially in vited. Ey order of F. V. BENSON. Master Workman. G. J. FLEISCH, Recorder. The Western Stars at First M. E. 1. church Monday eve. 2a cents. TO SEEKHEALTH. Dr. Gniborto Head a Large Car avan From Topeka Of People Who Are Suffering From Lung 4 Troubles. OUT IN THE OPEN AIR They Will Look for a Cure Sure to Come By a Long Overland Trip Among the Mountains. Probably the most unique expedition that has ever been made since the ad vent of the railroad will start from this city early next May bound for Wyom ing and Colorado. It will be a "consumptive's caravan." a string of ten or twelve "prairie Pull mans" occupied for the most part by people whose lungs have become affect ed with the dread disease. It will be the latest attempt at overcoming tuber culosis, and restoring to health those who are affected and have not yet passed into the incurable stage. Dr. C. H. Guibor of this city, for sev eral years a specialist on diseases of the throat and lungs, is at the head of the scheme, and so far it is contemplat ed that at least ten prairie Pullmans and men and women to the number of 25 will leave this city in the first cara van. When Dr. Guibor's plan becomes known it is possible that people outside of Topeka will become interested, and the first caravan be much larger than now expected. Along in 1861, when a friend of Dr. Guibor made the trip from Illinois to Colorado in an oxen train, leaving his home a supposedly hopeless consump tive and coming back a robust and healthy man at the end of several months, the Topeka physician first be came impressed with the benefit to be derived by consumptives from an out door trip from a low to a high altitude. All these years the idea has remained with him, but up to the present time he has never been in a position to carry it out. Now he intends to make the trial, and believes that he can demon strate that this is the radical course to be pursued. The caravan will leave Topeka and journey toward the northwestern por tion of the state, passing through a corner of Nebraska and into Wyoming. After reaching the high altitude of Wyoming, the caravan will turn south and follow the mountain trails into Colorado. At the end of August or early in September it will disband on the line of the Santa Fe road in south ern Colorado, and the passengers will return to their homes by rail while the wagons- and paraphel iui, will be brought by the drivers and other em ployes of the caravan. The prairie Pullmans to be used will be similar to those now In possession of Clarence Skinner and will be built here. They will be equipped in the most comfortable manner for overland traveling and tents will be taken along for the pleasure of those who prefer to sleep under canvas at night. Every person who joins the caravan will be privileged to bring all the personal pos sessions he or she may care to. such as musical instruments, and several bug gies and driving and riding horses will also be taken along. In a word, the caravan will form a small traveling community the members enjoying all the comforts and advantages to be had at their homes. "By such a trip," said Dr. Guibor to day, the members of the caravan will gradually reach the high altitude beneficial to consumptives, and will not be switched from 900 feet above the sea level to 6.000 feet in a few hours. A person now leaves here one day and the next day is in an altitude several thousand feet above the altitude we are in. This is too much of a strain on the lungs, and as a consequence consumptives who go to drier climates always feel worse after arriving there than they did on starting. Sometimes the strain on the lungs is so great that it is weeks before any benefit results from the change. "Another thing in favor of overland traveling is the fact that the people will be out in the open country, and not confined to parks or certain walks as is the case at the health resorts where the very dust is impregnated with tubercu lar infection. At such places the ex pectoration of consumptives mixes with the sandy soil, and is taken up and blown about. This is responsible for the sudden change in patients who up to the time the change occurs are ap parently on the high road to recovery. All this will be avoided by the overland trip. The caravan will simply trail along slowly, stopping wherever there is any wisjrto stop, giving the members opportunities for fishing and hunting and the best sport of all kinds. If any of the people want to stop at a certain town, they can stop there, and if they wish to stop now and then at a hotel over night this can be done. It will be just the time of year when the most healthful food can be procured in abundance, and besides benefiting those who happen to be affected with con sumption, the trip will be one of the pleasantest summer excursions that could be taken. "No matter what scientists may say," continued Dr. Guibor, "the great thing that combats the encroachment of tub erculosis is stimulation of nutrition. Nothing stimulates nutrition like change of climate, and when consumptives commence to put on flesh they are starting on the road to health. For those who have not reached the point where nothing on earth will do them any good, such a trip will almost mean in every case an absolute cure," The people who are now contempla ted as members of the first caravan are with one cr two exceptions Topeka people, and while all are not con sumptives, there will be a number of invalids in the party. It will cost sev eral hundred dollars to equip and sup ply each of the prairie Pullmans, but no more than would have to be ex pended by a party in residing at a health resort for a period equal to the length of time of the trip. Dr. Guibor believes that in the course of a few years hundreds of people will be traveling over the plains and into the mountains in caravans for an over land trip into higher altitudes during the summer months. Will Entertain the Princa. London. Dec. 11. It is probable that Mrs. Ogden Goelet will entertain his royal highness, the Prince of Wales, on board the Mayflower during the Ri viera regattas MILLER NOW LEADS. Remarkable Endurance Shown by the Cyclers at Madison Square. New York, Dec. 11. When the last day of the six day bicycle race at Madi son Square Garden opened Miller ap peared a sure winner. Try as they might, Miller's pursuers were unable to cut down his lead. Now when the fin ish was almost in sight, they could only pedal away hoping that chance would accomplish for them what energy and endurance had failed to achieve. A hard struggle was in progress through the night and the early morn ing for second place. Rice, the Wilkes barre boy, despite the fact that he has been in great pain and by no means himself the last 24 hours rode on with Schinneer pursuing him like a shadow. Between 4 and 5 a. m.. Rice and Schin neer collided. Both fell from their wheels but neither was seriously hurt. About an hour after the two men slipped once more and it looked as if neither of them could continue. The trainers and the crowd rushed toward the rail where the two men lay half dead. The trainers had to fight their way through to get to their men. They placed the riders on their wheels and again started them on their way. A few minutes later Rice slid off his wheel and rolled down the incline, crashing into Enterman's wheel. En terman was thrown headlong. Rice's wheel was bent and broken, but anoth er wheel was quickly procured and the Wilkesbarre boy with an idiotic stare in his drawn face, wobbled around the track once more. After Schinneer and Rice had one more fall they were dragged from the track, and given a short rest. Hale, who has been gradually gaining upon Schinneer, was in good shape. The winnerof last year'scontest showed few signs of the strain which he had under gone. It was confidently prophesied that he would finish fourth or better. Waller will probably secure fifth place. About 3,000 persons stayed all through the night at the garden and watched the fifteen men in their re markable exhibition of human endur ance. Score at 11:15 a. m. Miller 2026. Rice 1929, Schinneer 1903, Hale 183S, Waller 1795, Pierce 1735, Golden 1648, Gannon 1617, Enterman 1612, Elkes 1580, Kinz 1510, Julius 1388, Beacom 1226, Johnson 1189, Gray 1125. The best previous record for 131 hours was li79 miles made bv Hale. Rice and Miller were off from 10:25 to 11 o'clock. TIED TO THE RAILS. Robbers Bind Their Victim to the Railroad Track. St. Louis, Dec. 11. A special to the Post-Dispatch from Carthage, Mo., says: At Gulfton. the junction of the St. Louis San Francisco and Port Arthur railroads, a man named Hinsnian, from Mon.ett, was held up and robbed of $17 by three highwaymen last night. After taking his money the robbers marched their victim down the 'Frisco track and. binding his hands and feet, tied him to the rails to be mangled by the first passenger train. Fortunately for Hinsman. several people came along the track soon after and released him. YICIOLS SCHOOLBOYS. Wichita Youth Attempts to Lynch Another for Slandering His Sister Wichita, Dec. 11. Frank Robbins, a 14-year-old school boy, with some few schoolmates, tried to lynch Ward Fish er for slandering his sister. Fisher was called out of school and Robbins mounted his pony and threw a lariat rope at Fisher, who dodged it, but was catight by the arm and dragged 100 feet. Fisher's flesh was badly larcerated and he was left for dead. The teacher. Miss Burns, having cut the rope, knives were drawn by the pupils and only the pleadings of the teacher kept Fisher from being murdered. The excitement was so intense that school was dismissed. The matter has been referred to the school trustees for ad justment. Fisher's parents say they will bring suit. GALENA LOCKS GONE. A Great Ice Floe Sweeps Them Out. Galena, 111., Dec. 11. A flood caused by heavy rains has practically de stroyed the government locks at the mouth of the Galena river. The locks were built seven years ago at a cost of $100,000. The damage was caused by a great ice floe swept down the river by a flood. STEALS 93 PENNIES. Tramp Bob3 the Mo, Pacific Depot at Salina Captured at a Pray er Meeting. Salina, Dec. 11. Ben Wilman, the tramp who broke into the Missouri Pa cific depot here Thursday and robbed the office of 93 pennies, will be given a term in prison. The tramp bought a meal at a lunch counter and paid for it with pennies and was thus identified. The police found him in prayer at the Salvation Army with the rest of the pennies and a railroad folder in his pocket. Mail Contracts Awarded. Washington, Dec. 11. Contracts have been awarded for carrying the mails in covered screen wagons, mail messen gers, transfer and mall station ser vice for the term July 1. 1898. to June 30. 1902, as follows: Emporia, Kan., David A.Stafford. Z00; Lawrence, J. A. Craft. $693; Leavenworth, J. C. John ston. $1,064.80; Paola, N. B.Haynes.$430; Topeka, C. Tt. Huchins, $1,128; Welling ton, E. A. Chilton, $574. Wichita X. Iff. C. A. Building Sold. Wichita, Dec. 11. This afternoon the Scottish Rite Masons purchased the Y. M. C. A. building for $20,330. The Ma sons will take possession on the first of the year. They wiil expend about $10, C00 in remodeling the building. A five years' lease will be given the Y. M. C. A., free of rent. The Y. M. C. A. build ing was owned by the Presbyterian board of ministerial relief. Don't fail to hear Prof. Palmer of Washburn college, reader; Miss Dent, soloist; Miss Clarke, violinist; Miss Tyler, harpist, and Mr. Caveny. cray on artist, at First M. E. church Mon day eve. Tickets 25 cents. Scott Scott, The Cremerie, 726 Ave. SOUGHT DEATH. Amos C. Martin Commits Sui cide Today In Annie Ragan's Resort on Lower Kansas Avenue. TOOK CAIiBOLIC ACID. When Found the Body Was Yet Warm. Had Told Several That Meant to Kill Himself. He Amos C. Martin, a barber who has had charge of the Fifth Avenue hotel barber shop for the past five months, committed suicide this morning in Mme. Annie Ra gan's house on the second floor of 23 Kansas avenue. When discovered at 11:13 o'clock in the second room of the house his body was yet warm and a strong odor of carbolic acid pervaded the room. At that time Josephine Beckes, an inmate of the house, entered the room. She found Martin lying in the bed In a cramped po sition. He appeared rs if he had died in great agony. In his clothing a small bot tle labeled carbolic acid was found. The discovery of the suicide caused the wild est excitement in the house. The polite were immediately notified. Coroner West, erfield arrived at 11:35 o'clock and viewed the remains. He ordered them taken to De Moss Penwell's morgue, and toe St charge of the personal effects found in the dead man's clothes. Last evening Amos C. Martin quit work early. He was joined by "Johnny" Reed, who formerly was a waiter at the Fifth Avenue lunch room. The two started down town together and went to several resorts on lower Kansas avenue. Sometime last night Martin went to Mrs. Ragan's house, where he spent the night. At several places where he stop ped he declared his intention of commit ting suicide. His companion would change the subject and endeavor to keep his mind off the subject of self-destruction. He became very much intoxicated during the evening. Cleorge Elliott, a barber who works in the Fifth Avenua barber shop, said today: "I roomed with Martin. He didn't get home last nifiht. but I did not think much about it. He was in the habit of drinking some. I have heard him say that he was filing to kill himself. He told me yesterday afternoon that he would." Kd De Moss, in whose employ Martin was, said: "Martin began working in our shop about five months ago. His home is in Miami, Mo. I think he is about years of age. So far as I can learn, ha was a single man. He was a fine ba:V r. For the past four weeks he bus been sick." Amos C. Martin, was a member of tie Ancient Order of pyramids. His mber ship card was in his pocket today when the body was found. Also there were other papers and letters, all of which are in the possession of Coroner Wester field. Coroner Westerfield said of the case: "When I entered the room I noticed a strong odor of carbolic acid. The man looked as if he had taken poison. 1'pon examination I found that he had prob ably taken carbolic acid, from the bottle I found in his clothes." The inquest 13 being held this afternoon. Mrs. Annie Ragan. the proprietress of the house, pays a J2." license fine to the police department once a month. FUAYOR IN AN APRON. Takes Part in a Novel Men's Entertainment Last Night. Mayor Charles A. Fellows last even ing donned a white apron and played the part of waiter at the First Method ist church. He was a good one too, and he didn't get a single order mixed, didn't break a dish, or spill coffee on the guests. Mrs. Fellows must have had him well in hand, for several weeks, practicing. He had the pleas ure of serving Porter S. Cook, with a substantial meal. There were others, too. The occasion of this innovation was an entertainment and supper given, by the young men of the church. In, the room west of the kindergarten room of the church the refreshments were served. Jno. V. Abrahams in a neat fitting black suit affably received the guests and showed them to seats. He ordered the waiters here and there. His title was "head waiter." The fol lowing young men of the church, all wearing white aprons, were the wait ers: Mayor Charles A. Fellows, J. E. Maxwell, Dr. J. P. Lewis, E. H. Ander son, Percy Walker, Dr. W. B. Swan, C. A. Johnston, Earl Ca-se, Frank Ed son. J. G. Strickler, Hugh Henner and Will Moore. The refreshments con sisted of sandwiches, olives and coffee. Several hundred people were served with refreshments by the men. A mu sical programme was given in which. W. F. Roehr played organ solos. Messrs. Paul and Cowdry played a sax aphone duett, and Walter Noble and Paul Torrington sang a duett. Frank Weightman entertained the audience with some of his comic impersonations and songs. The entertainment was a success. To Teach Deaf Mutes Speech. Washington, Dec. 11. The house committee on education has reported favorably the bill to aid the cstabl sh ment if homes in states and tci-ritor.es for teaching articulate speech and vo'ca language to deaf children before they are of school age. It is easy to catch a cold and just as easy to get rid of it if you commence early to use One Minute Cough Cure. It cures coughs, colds, bronchitis, pneu monia and all throat and lung troubles. It is pleasant to take, safe to use and sure to cure. G. W.Stansfield, C,'i2 Kan sas avenue. To Cura a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. Concert Roehr's Music store this evening.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11.. 1897. EVERY ONE SATISFIED. Tronounced the Most Successful Treatment for .411 Chronic Diseases Ever Received. One Mouth's Treatment Free Until Dee. 20 -Time Will ot Be Extended. A large number of the best citizens in and around Topeka have commenced a course of medical treatment with the noted American doctors during the last thirty days, and all say that they never received so much relief in so short a time before, althousrh many had been under treatment by others for years. As these special. sts have cured many citizens of Topeka. before and all now under treatment reee.vmg such relief in so short a. lime, it's no wonder all feel so well satisfied with the treatment they are now receiving. These doctors have not been able to see near ail who called for treatment, and. therefore, have decided to extend the time of one month's free treatment to l)eoembfr 20. o one who calls will be neglected, and every effort will be made to see each one during the time mentioned, as there will be no exten sion of the time. This is no charity offer, but is intended to be for all who desire to put it to good use and mean to be cured. These doctors will not publish the names of anyone unless their consent is first given to do so. livery method known to medical sci ence is used in its proper place that is known to remove disease. Having in vestigated every means and being men of large experience and close investi gators they can offer the suffering public a complete and successful treat ment at a cost within the reach of all. They are no fakirs, but men of high standing and integrity, and what they tell you cat lie relied upon. Dlt-'EASKS OF WOMEN. The many ills peculiar to the female sex are met with such rapid relief in every case that all are surprised to know that they can be so quickly cured after years of suffering (untold,). These doctors bid all ladies who suffer come and be healed and suffer no more EHKi:.lATISM IN ALL FORMS. All who suffer from this disease, no difference from what cause or how long standing, no difference how much swol len or how much pain. No difference how long you have been confined to bed, go to the American Doctors and pet perfect relief in fifteen davs. CANCERS AND TUMKRS. These dangerous maladies are speed ily and permanently removed without the use of the knife. A cure guaran teed. ALL DISEASES OF THE RECTUM. These diseases not always understood by others, are speedily removed and no fooling about it. HKOPSY AND KIDNEY DISEASES. Not one case of the above will fail to obtain permanent relief and a cure who are treated by the American Doctors from St. Louis. CATARRH AND DEAFNESS. These doctors will not accept a case of the above diseases that they consider Incurable, in fact the long and active experience had by these doctors in the exclusive treatment of all forms of chronic diseases have made them al most master of them all, and hundreds of the best citizens in and around To pelca are taking advantage of the gold en opportunity of obtaining the services and advice of these noted specialists. To all who call in person and commence a course of medical treatment on or be fore December 20. will be entitled to receive one month's medical treatment free of charge. Consultation free to all. Offices US West 6th street, Topeka, Kan. CLEVELAND'S PORTKAIT Taken From the Red Parlor by Mrs. McKinley and Hung in tha Corridor. "Washington, Dee. 11. Mrs. McKinley lias made a number of changes in the location of the White House portraits and all the pictures of former mistress es of this historic mansion have been grouped in the red room, instead of be ing scattered indiscriminately through out the public parlors. Ex-President Cleveland's portrait has been relegated to the corridor leading from the east room, instead of occupy ing the post of honor in the red parlor. The full length portrait of ex-President Arthur ornaments one of the panels of the green room, which is also the music room of the White House. There is one good restaurant in To peka, that's the Cremerie, 726 Kansas avenue, scott Scott. Scott Scott. The Cremerie, 726 Ave. APhy To the Benefits Received From Dr. Miles' NEW HEART CURE. 14 it is 1 ys EART DISEASE is curable. It is not J surprising that all cases are not the heart a, special study for a quarter of a Century as Ir. Miles has done. The follow ing tribute from a physician will be read with interest. "For six years prior to taking I)r. Miles New Heart Cure my wifp was a terriniR niTorer from heart disati' She 4"'V';.-""J'J" 11 kad a constant gutter- severe palpitation and --3 pain in toe leri sine. 1 3 She took three bottles of Dr. Miles' New Heart Cure and wascomplete- j. j-tssKisrf. t ly restored to health. -i..'.-,-.4 and has not taken a drop of medicine during the past two years. Under these circumstances I cannot do otherwise than recommend it to others." Friendship, Ji. Y. W. H. Scott, M. D. Dr. Miles' Remedies are sold by all drug gists under a positive guarantee, first bottle benefits or money refunded. Book on Heart and Nerves serf free to all applicants. DiL. MIXES MEDICAL CO.. Elkhart. Ind. co. -p t i -v SEES SURPLUS. Mr. Dingley Takes a More Rose ate View of the Future Than That Expressed by Secre tary of the Treasury Gage. PENSION BILL PASSES. It Appropriates 141,263,880 For the Next Year. Fresh Attacks Made on Civil i Service by Congressmen. I Washington, Dec. 11. The house late yesterJay passtd the pension appropriation bill without amendment and adjourned till Monday. The amendments offered by Democrats to correct alleged existing abuses were all ruled out on the point of order that they were new legislation. As passed, the bill carries $141.2iiS,S. The de bate covered a wide range. It touched not only the question of our pension pol- j icy but that of civil service reform and i the receipts and expenditures of the treas. I ury under the Dingley law. On the lat ter question Mr. Dingley made an im- portant statement, in which he expressed the opinion that the receipts would equal the expenditures before the close of the present fiscal year, and predicted a sur plus of $M,X,00 next year. The civil service law was savagely attacked by several members.notably Mr. Brown (Rep.. O.) and Mr, Linney (Rep., r. C.) and was warmly defended by Mr. Johnson (Rep., Ind.). Just before the close of the session, Mr. Hift, chairman of the foreign affairs com. mittee attempted to secure unanimous consent for the passage of the bill to pro. habit pelagic sealing by American citl. zens, but objection was made. It will, under agreement, however, be considored Monday. During the debate on the pension bill I Mr. Maxwell (Pop., Neb.) submitted some remarks in favor of liberal pensions, and was followed by Mr. Grovesnor (Rep.. O.), who said that while his colleague from Ohio seemed to differ on the civil service question, he thought they wero practically of one mind. So far as he was concerned, he enlisted for the war against the law. In discussing the pension matter, Mr. Grosvenor said if he could he would abolish the pension examining boards and much of the expense of administration in the pension office, and substitute a gen eral service pension system, carefully guarded. Mr. Sullivan (Dem., Miss.) in support of an argument against the pay ment of pensions to those who were wealthy and did not need them, quoted at length from an article recently writ ten by General H. V. Boynton, whose tes timony against abuses in the present sys tem, he said, were entitled to respectful consideration by the other side. Mr. Johnson (Rep., Ind.), in defense of civil service reform, which he said was being attacked on the floor by members from the president's own state, reiterated his statement of the other day that civil service reform was an essential principle of Republicanism. He referred to the declarations of state Republican conven tions and read from the platforms adopted, at Republican national conventions for twenty years in support of his contention. Hayes, Garfield, Harrison and McKinley all stood for the law and the president's last utterance in its favor had received the overwhelming approval of the Re publican press of the country. Mr. John son declared that the enemies of the law were not attacking it openly. They hoped j as "the friends of true civil service re form" to tear it down piecemeal and do covertly what they feared to attempt to do directly. Messrs. Carmack, Gaines and Sims (Dems., Tenn.) sjioke briefly in favor of retrenchment in pension expenditures. These remarks drew an important state ment from Mr. Dingley regarding the prospective revenues and expenditures for the ensuing fiscal year. Preliminary to the statement Mr. Dingley gave a new interpretation to the estimated increase in pension expenditures, contending that the maximum was riached in 18W:s, when the pension payments reached $1",9. tJ0.000. In 1SPI they fell to $141,000,000. in 1S95 $141. OOn.000, in 1S96, $139,000,000 and in 1S97 $141,- ooo.ooo. If the expenditures for pensions during the next fiscal year should be $148,000,000, as had been estimated, the increase, Mr. Dingley said, would not be due to new j legislation, but to more rapid adminis- j tration of the present laws. It would therefore involve no additional expense in i the end. The question as to revenue and expenditures for the next fiscal year, pro ceeded Mr. Dingley, was a practical one which congress had to face. The state ment of the secretary of the treasury, he said, had caused much misapprehension. owing to the fact that under a new pro- j vision of law he had been obliged to in- clude in the estimates of expenditures $73,000,000 for public works, which neither he nor the secretary of v.-ar. nor any other well informed person believed would be expended. Counting this, the estimated deficit, he said, will be $21,000,000. He violated no confidence when he said that the secretary of the treasury and the president were confident that the re ceipts next year would exceed the ex. penditures. I Mr. Dingley said he took it for granted that congress would exercise reasonable economy. The estimated deficit for the present year, not counting the money ob tained and to be obtained from the Pacific railroads, was $2S.000.n0O. The anticipa tory importations had, Mr. Dingley ar gued, placed in the treasury before July 1. SSS.OOO.OyO. These importations had re duced the deficit last year from $o6,0C0.000 to $1$, 000. 000. inasmuch as the importations were for consumption this year. Mr. Dingley contended that in equity that sum should be properly charged to the receipts of the current year. If they were so charged, instead of a deficit there would be a surplus this year of $10.0X1,000. Mr. Dingley figured out a surplus or exactly that amount ($10,000,000) for the coming fiscal year. He described the steaay manner in which the revenues had been increasing at the rate of one or two millions a month. Although Decem ber was generally a bad month for Im portations, he said that if the increase for the first nine days of this month were continued, the receipts this month would Increase from $25,000,000 In November to $27,000,000 m December. When he confidently predicted that the effect of the anticipatory revenues would all be overcome during the fiscal year and that after May or June, 1838, the revenues would exceed the expenditures, the Re publican side broke out into repeated cheers. Mr. Allen (Dem., Miss.) concluded the general debate with a humorous speech. During the five minute debate Mr. Lin ney (Rep., N. C.) made an argument in favor of overthrowing the civil service law, which set the galleries In a roar. All amendments, including those pro posed yesterday by Mr. Allen (Dem., Miss.) were either voted down or ruled out on points of order. The bill was then reported to the house and passed. CUBAN PLAGUE GROWS. Bubonic Malady Extending Oyer the Island. New Tork, Dec. 11. The Journal's Havana correspondent says: Food is 'wanted here before interven tion. Under the beneficent and liberal administration of Gen. Blanco, a Com mission of the Red Cross would be en couraged to visit every part of the is land. I- can announce positively that the bubonic plague has appeared among the concentrados in Pinar del Rio and Sanctl Spiritus districts. This is ad mitted by the Spaniards, who, howev er, describe the horrible malady as beriberi. Children and the aged are attacked. I have just returned from a trip through the western province, and in every town I visited cases of beriberi were observed, especially at Artemesa, Mangas and Guira Melena. No de scription can exaggerate the dreadful condition under which the country peo ple, driven from their farms to the towns, are living. Villages that contained several hun dred inhabitants in peace time, sud denly had twice or thrice as many wo men and children, utterly without means, added to their population. In stead of sending these friendless peo ple to the neighborhood of large cities where a semblance of charity organiza tion exists, the smaller towns were se lected. Unable to cope with the situa tion, the citizens as well as the strang ers, are now starving together. I know this is not a new theme, but the utter inability of Spain to relieve the distress was never confessed until now. The $50,000 appropriated for General Fitzhugh Lee to distribute was for the relief of American citizens only.The day has passed In which any such re strictions ought to be put upon our hu manity. TO MAKE LAWRENCE PAY. State Will Try to Collect $200,000 Due on University Bonds. The state school fund commissioners, acting in conjunction with the attorney general, have decided that suit shall be brought against the city of Lawrence to recover the $100,000 in bonds voted to the state for the benefit of the state perma nent school fund as a bonus for the lo cation of the state university at that place. The bonds and the accumulated interest now amount to about $200,000. The bonds were purchased with the school fund, which because of the non-payment of the obligation is out that amount. M'GEE FOR AUDITOR. Sixth District Republicans Will Fro sent His Name. Decatur county Republicans have de cided to ask the next Republican state convention to nominate A. H. McGee of Oberlin as a candidate for state auditor. Mr. McGee's official announcement has been made and his friends are already at work. Mr. McGee has been a resident of Ober lin for many years and has been engaged in milling and mercantile business. He was the Republican nominee for congress in" the Sixth district In 1S92, the year that the Populist landslide overwhelmed Kan sas. EYee of Charge to Sufferers. Cut this out and take it to your drug gist and get a sample bottle free of Dr. King's New Discovery, for Con sumption, Coughs and Colds. They do not ask you to buy before trying. This will show you the great merits of this truly wonderful remedy, and show you what can be accomplished by the regu lar size bottle. This is no experiment, and would be dfsastrous to the propriet ors, did they not know it would invariably cure. Many of the best physicians are now using it in their practice with great results, and are relying on it in most severe cases. It is guaranteed. Trial bottle free at Swift Holliday's drug store. Regular size 50 cents and $1.00. mineral Watoj The finest In the west. Come and try It. J. W. PHILLIPS. 612 W. Eighth St. Hall's Hair Renewer renders the hair lustrous and Filken. gives it en even color and enables women to put it up in a great variety of styles. The Pyramid Pile Cure the Only Pile Cure Recommended by Fhysi- cians as Being Perfectly Safe. No Opium, Cocaine, Narcotic or Other Poison in It, The Pyramid Pile Cure is probably the only Pile Cure extensively recom mended by physicians, because it is so safe, so prompt in the relief afforded and so far as known the only positive cure for piles except a surgical opera tion. In one year the Pyramid Pile Cure has become the best known, the safest and the most extensively sold of any pile cure before the public. Address the Pyramid Co., Marshall Mich., (formerly of Albion, Mich.,) for book on cause and cure of piles and also hundreds of testimonials from all parts of the United States, full sized package 50 cents. If suffering from any form of pile3 esk your druggist for a package of Pyramid Pile Cure and try it to-night. CAN'TSTOP IT. Neither the Meeting of Congress Nor Coming of Holidays Have Checked the Onward March of Business. ALL PRICES HIGHER. What is Usnally the Dull Sea son of the Year Shows 'a Continuous Improve ment in All Lines. New York, Dec. 11 R. G. Dun Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade says: The opening of congress, with the usual message and reports, has not dis couraged business, as some predicted, but all speculative markets are strong er than a week ago. The productive industries, even in the season usually about the dullest of the year as to new orders, met a definite improvement in demand for important products, pre sumably the fruit of a prevailing con viction that new business will begin to crowd the works after the new year starts. The outward movement of wheat and other products continues so heavy that foreign exchange has fallen three fourths of a cent, and instead of ex ports of gold which have marked De cember in recent years, imports would come if gold were wanted. Securities are advancing with reason in the in creased earnings of railways, $47,085, 801 for November on reporting roads in the United States, 16.8 per cent larger than last year and 5.9 larger than in 1S92. A striking comparison of five years shows that in each of the last three months earnings have been greater than in any previous year, with a larger increase in November than in October or September. The sudden rise in December wheat at Chicago to $1.09 would do harm were it not based on avowed contracts to ship some millions of bushels to, Eu rope. That fact and the continued for eign demand, in spite of such contracts, has helped a rise of 1 cents here. Western receipts for the week were 5,79S,7i 1 bushels against 3.691,347 last year, and Atlantic exports, including flour, 4,fil2,137 against 2.975,651 last year and so great is the foreign shortage that the outgo of corn last year, far greater than ever before, is again ex ceeded, 3,313,086 for the week against 3.055,780 a year ago with the price near ly 1 cent higher for the week. The report that the western supplies are running low is discredited by re ceipts from farms. Cotton is a. six teenth stronger in spite of the esti mates running from 10.000,000 to 11,000, 000 bales by well known authorities. A strike in English mills is no longer threatened and the possibility of one at Fall River has little weight. The demand for woolen goods has clearly improved and more wool has just been purchased abroad and is be ing imported, the sales in domestic markets having been for the past week only 2,660,000 pounds at Boston, and in two weeks 11,050,400! pounds at the three markets. While some grades have been sold largely at prices lower than a month ago, quotations are generally sustained. There is more demand for iron and steel products in preparation for rail way work, bridges and buildings next year and on contracts for export, in cluding one for a government bridge In Holland, others for bridges in Japan, with large shipments of various pro ducts to England and other countries. Foreign contracts for 40,000 tons of rails are pending. In and about Ne-w York,- bridge and building contracts call for 25.000 tons and Chicago works are figuring on nu merous contracts for 5,000 railway cars. The formation of the American Steel and Wire company is expected to strengthen prices and cause some buy ing. While hessemer at $10 and grey forge at $9.15 are slightly lower at Pittsburg, prices are stronger at Chi cago and in all quarters heavy business is expected after the new year. .A sale of lake copper, said to be 10,000,000 pounds, at 11 cents, so strengthens the demand that 10.87 is bid, but tin and lead are very dull and spelter a shade lower, while future contracts for tin plates have been made at 2.90 per 100 pounds. Connellysville coke production is 151,100 tons weekly, against 149,000 in November, and no advance Is now ex pected.. Anthracite coal is weaker and sells here at $3.75 and $3.85 for stove. Failures in the first week of Decem ber were but $2,617,240; manufacturing, $739,420: and trading. $1,791,570. Failures for the week have been 312 in the United States against 380 last year, and 29 in Canada against 43 last year. BRADSTREET'S. Bradstreet's says: Mild weather throughout most of the country has interfered to some extent with the distribution of winter weight clothing and other seasonable goods, and trade from first hands is quieter even than last week. Jobbers and re tailers, however, report a steadily in creasing and in some regions very act ive business in holiday goods, grocer ies and kindred products. Reports from the south continue as a whole very good, with especially favorable ac counts from New Orleans, Atlanta, Nashville and the central south. Collections are, as a rule, very sat isfactory in spite of the low price for cotton. Favorable reports come from Chicago. Kansas City. St. Louis and St. Paul, in the central west and north west, while the Pacific coast notes a heavy increase in the trade, present and contingent, based upon enlarged Alaskan demand. San Francisco re ports the wheat crop improved by re cent rains, at conservative estimates pointing to a yield of 870,000 tons. Gen eral export trade on the coast is very heavy. The price situation is one of sustained and even aggressive strength Wheat is -higher, partly on improved statistical position, but largely in sym pathy with the Chicago squeeze.which had advanced prices 15 cents per bushel within a week in that market. All cereals have sympathized with wheat, and coffee, copper, cotton, dairy products, leaf tobacco and raw sugar are also among the prominent staples which have been enhanced in value. The decreases have been few and slight shading at Pittsburg and sympathet- ic weaknesses at other points on an immense production. Cereal exports continue very large, though showing a falling off from last week's total. Total exports of wheat and flour from the United States and Canada this week aggregate 6.(505,638 bushels, against 6.699.000 bushels last week; 4.222,000 bushels in the week of a year ago; 2.45S.0O0 bushels in 1S95; 2. 526,000 bushels in 1894, and 3,217,000 bushels in 1893. Corn exports also show a falling off, aggregating 3,06S,000 bushels this week. against 4,585,000 bushels last week; 3. 541,000 bushels last year, and 2,391,000 ousneis in 189a. MRS. BRIAN INTERVIEWER Comments on the Message to a Re porter at Dennison, Texas. From the Galveston News, Dec. 8. Denison, Tex., Dec. 7. Denison enter tained two distinguished guests today for nearly, two hours. Ex-Governor Thomas T. Crittenden of Missouri and Mrs. Wil liam Jennings Bryan arrived here this afternoon at 12:40, and the weather being warm and fine, the sunshine bright and inviting, they took a walk up Main street to rest themselves after a long journey on the cars. The News reporter overtook. them on Main street and introduced him self. 1 "Do you live here?" Governor Critten den asked. Being informed in the affirmative, he next inquired: "What is your business?" "Newspaper man" being the reply, the governor remarked to Mrs. Bryan: "You see, even in Texas they are to be found. I believe that should one take the wings of the morning and fly away, one would still find newspaper men. "This Is a splendid town," remarked the governor. "We had a little time and thought to take advantage of it. How large a place is Denison?" He was informed that the population is about 16,000 or 17,000. "That's about the size of my old home, Jacksonville, 111.," remarked Mrs. Bryan. "You have quite a progressive looking town," she continued, "broad streets and certainly a lively air of business." "You are en route to Mexico?" asked the reporter. "Yes; we will join Mr. Bryan at San Antonio and go to Mexico. That is a great country," remarked Mr. Critten den. "You seem to be an enthusiast on Mex ico." "I am. It is a wonderful country, with wonderful resources. It is the country that it going to furnish an outlet for the overflow of our population when it be comes overcrowded, which will occur some day." "How long do you expect to remain there, Mrs. Bryan?" "A month. Mr. Bryan and myself ex pect to return in January. We ari an ticipating a grand time down there, hear ing so much in praise of Mexico from Governor Crittenden." "I'll tell you what you can do," remark ed the governor. "You can interview Mrs. Bryan today." "What would he interview me about?" asked Mrs. Bryan. "She has been reading the president's message all the way down the line," re marked the governor. "Interview her on that." "Oh, no; I have never been interviewed and don't express opinions on matters of that kind," remarked Mrs. Bryan. "That is just the reason I would like to interview you." "But I have no opinions to express." "I know one you could give hearty ex. pression to." "What is that?" "That had the votes fallen a. little dif ferent last November a better message would have greeted the American people today." "I haven't said that. I can't say that I have even thought it." Here Governor Crittenden espied an ap ple wagon standing in the street. The governor said that he did not know that Texas was much on apples and wanted to get a sample and the reporter and Mrs. Bryan walked down the street. "Mrs. Bryan, this is your first visit to Texas, is it not?" "Yes, my first visit to Texas, but I feel at home here. I have met so many Tex ans and have liked them so much. Tex ans are a wonderful people for loyalty. They always hold up for Texas, no mat ter where they are. I would be awfully glad if we could stop awhile in Dallas. I have some warm friends there, at least my husband has, and his friends are mine." Governor Crittenden joined the party with three large, luscious looking apples in his hands. "Say. these are fine, aren't they?" he asked, presenting one to Mrs. Bryan for inspection. "They are very nice. It seems this portion of Texas at least must be a good apple country." "Speaking of the president's message, what are your sentiments in regard to It as a state document, governor?" "It is a very grave and dignified doc ument, but as for myself, I wholly dissent from it on the currency and tariff expres- i sions. If the advice of the president s taken, all the currency Issue of the coun try will be centralized in the national banks and more power given to trusts and monopolies. The tariff feature is wholly objectionable to all Democrats. The message shows plainly that there is a large revenue deficit and will be a still larger one, and there is no way to cover it except by a bond Issue. Under the Wilson bill the revenue shortage was $18,000,000. We have had four months of the Dingley bill and are face to face with a shortage of $46,000,000. You can say for me as my expression that it is j the best Democratic document that could have been promulgated. It will make many Democratic votes all over this land and country. It is right amusing to see Mr. McKinley. president, trying to har monize with Mr. McKinley, congressman and candidate, on the Cuban and Ha waiian questions." "This is quite different from our ex perience yesterday, isn't it, governor?" asked Mrs. Bryan. "When I left home I was driven to the station at Lincoln in a sleigh. Now we are here in summer sunshine, a warm and genial clime that looks more like flowers than snow and Ice." Rheumatism Cured in a Day. "Mystic Cure" for Rleumatism. and Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upon the system is remarka ble and mysterious. It removes at once the cause and the disease immediately disappears. The first dose greatly ben efits. T. F. Anthony, Ex-Postmaster of Promise City Iowa, says: "I bought one bottle of 'Mystic Cure' for Rheuma tism, and two doses of it did me more good than any medicine I ever took." 75 cents. Sold by Swift Holliday Drug Co.. 623 Kansas avenue, Topeka. Olof Ekberg, merchant tailor, 712 Kansas avenue, first-class suit of clothes for $25. Shirts, collars and cuffs laundered to look like new liy Peerless Steam Laundry. 112 and 114 West 8th St. MADE MOTH Sickness Driven From Another Home by Paines Celery Compound. 1 Women, mothers of families, have no more right to live beyond their strength than beyond their income. The greatest injustice that women do themselves and their children is in put ting off getting well. Headaches, nerv ousness, dyspepsia and melanchola lay their leaden fingers over the whole household. Paine's celery compound has driven sickness and gloom from innumerable homes, where some loved member was the source of continual anxiety and even despair. The constantly repeated successes of this great Invigorator in making people well have roused many persons who thought themselves des tined unredeemably to lives of imper fect health to try Paine's celery com pound. No one can read the following letter without being inspired with confidence in thi3 great remedy: 659 Elm street, Buffalo, N. Y., July 23. About eight years ago. after the birth of a child, I suffered terribly. I could not get help from over a dozen physi cians to whom I applied, and after re ceiving treatment from the last doctor continually for nine months, was pro nounced cured and continued so until the birth of another child, when I was obliged to commence doctoring again. although all imaginable treatments had been resorted to without one particle of relief. I was subject to neuralgic troubles and slightly rheumatic, and I became E. O. DE MOSS. Odd Fellows' Building, UndertakersfNjfA Finest ambulance in the west.- Wi .J'-' t" &IU i i JFREE to the public Day and Night. OLE PEICES ARE REASONABLE. DE MOSS Phone 192. CANDY CATHARTIC 10c cS5is. miHt-I 25c 50c L'?. ,-r:X;5fc-- ASK FOR THE 0twi Cicw. Sold by mil Dtslcri. The only larr; hlph erade Institution In the state derotea exclusively to short bans and type writing: hence its phenomenal success. Superior sy-in Positiois Eirap'ced eraui.a.e. f and niSht sessions. .Lessons b mall a smscialty. AA E- CA A. a2t-630 Khi. A. "HE THAT WORKS EASILY, WORKS SUCCESSFULLY." CLEAN HOUSE WITH ER WELL 3j discouraged and meleholy, feeling that I should never again be a well woman. I was in a pitiful state, when my hus band, who had been benefited by the use of Paine's celery compound, urged me to try it. In a remarkably short time after I began taking the remedy I began to notice a change for the bet ter. Before I had taken three bottles I was well. I consider my cure a mir acle, for I had tried a great many doc tors and different drugs and spent hun dreds of dollars in vain. Respectfully yours, MRS. KATE HENNESSEN. Close, careful observation of great numbers of cases like the above led Professor Edward E. Phelps, M. D., LL. D., of the Darmouth Medical School to the formulation of Paine's celery com pound. The success of this universally well known remedy in quickly driving out disease from the blood and system need not be retold to newspaper readers. Paine's celery compound restores to a healthy state a weakened and dis eased nervous system. One of the first evidences of its building-up virtue is the gain in flesh noticeable about the face. Night sweats and nervous twitch ings are things of the past; there is a great improvement in looks, a better appetite, sounder sleep, a clearer skin and more regular functions. These are a few of the outward improvements. More important is the thorough and rad ical purifying of the blood and the reg ulating and building-up of the deep lying nerves all over the body. There is nothing half way or partial in the ef fect of Paine's celery compound. It cures permanently. L- M. PEN WE LL. 523 Quincy Street 1 H PENVELL, tzs nninoy at. ALL DRUGGISTS PERFECTON en. 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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1897. 3 RAILROADNEWS. Santa Fe to Make Fast Time From Chicago West. Will Make Its Run to Kansas City in 13 Hours. OTIlEil ROADS OBJECT. Their Longer Koutes Make it Impossible to Compete. Correct Santa Fe Time Card in Effect Tomorrow. The new time card which goes into effect on the Santa Fe tomorrow re duces the running time of California trains 1 and 2 between Kansas City Chicago to 13 hours. The present run ning time is 14 and one-half hours. The other Chicago-Kansas City lines are paid to be looking with anxiety and dis favor on the reduction in time, as the Santa Fe has the shortest line between the two cities, and possibly it may re sult in P- rate war. It will be impossible for some of the Chicago-Kansas City lines to reduce their running time to 13 hours because of their length of route. TO TEST IHE LAW. I. P. Campbell of Wichita Sues the Santa Ta for Transportation. Wichita, Dec. 11. Last March Mr. I. P. Campbell shipped a car load of cat tle to Kansas City from Attica, Kan. This was only a very few weeks after the Kansas legislature had adjourned. This body while in session passed a law compelling all the railroads in the state to issue return transportation to the shippers. Mr. Campbell asked for his return transportation which was allowed him under the law only at that time recent ly passed. The Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Ilailroad company, over which the stock was shipped, refused to give him a pass or ticket to return home on. He brought suit asking for the money expended for a ticket to Attica from Kansas City and attorney's, fees. The case was up for argument yesterday- afternoon before Judge Dale. Mr. Campbell appeared in his own behalf and Mr. F. W. Bentley represented the railroad company. Mr. lientley did not make much of a fight about paying the fare to Attica from Kansas City but he made a vigor ous contest in regard to allowing the attorney's fee. Judge Dale took the matter under ad visement and will in all probability hand down a written decision the early part of next week. A VET WITH A GUN Causes a Stampede in a Kansas Kail road Dicing Room. On the west bound passenger train on the Rock Island, running out of Hutchinson. one morning last week, was an odd looking couple. They were old. and the blue blouse and brass buttons worn by the man told the story of his service in the war. The couple Mas g. ling to the Soldiers' Home at Dodge City. One station before Turon the brake man went through the train to find out how many wished breakfast. The brake man came up to the old man. 'How much is it?" asked the man. "Fifty cents." replied the brakeman. "No; that is too much," said the old man. When the train arrived at Turon the crew and passengers were re-enforced in the dining room by the crew from another train that had just pulled in. Wh'n the occupants of the two trains had tiled into the dining room, every scat was taken, and the good things that Mother Brown always serves, commerced to disappear.and the mefry eli!!k of the knives and forks was enough to make a hungry person fran tic. Just as the people were about to rise from the tables, the door opened, and in walked the old man and his wife. The old man had a powder horn slung across his shoulder ard in his right hand he carried an old Springfield musket.- He brought the butt of the mus ket down on the floor with a resound ing thud. "We want some coffee, and that is all we want: and we have money to pay for it," shouted the survivor of many battles as if somebody might object. The entire dining room full of peo ple only partially understood what the oid man said, and, seeing the gun, sup posed that a "hold up" was about to bj inaugurated. Conductor Burnett and Charley Sloan were the first ones to seek refuge by sliding under the table and getting be hind anything that would stop a bul let. The rest of the company followed suit, all but Conductor Freeland. He stood his ground. He had to. He was in a corner and could not get away. "Stranger, you can take the house," said Freeland in a voice that had a re minder of a triphammer in it. The aged couple continued their tri umphant march to kitchen, and they were given all tney wanted; but the old man would not let go that gun. The passengers and train crews crawl ed out from under the tables, but the Do not confuse 'Cola Ihis' and "Kola that" with Dr. Charcot's Kola Nerrine Tablets. The Mighty Black Men of Western Tropical Africa grand specimens of physical development depend for vigor and energy upon the nerve and muscle-building qual ities of the Kola (guru) nut. By its use they are enabled to withstand the Koia Nut. fatigue of killing marches and to perform feats of strength impossible with those not using the nut. Thousands of men and women in this city owe their energy to the pre cious qualities extracted from this noble nut combined in DR. CHARCOT'S Kola Nervine Tablets. These tablets, made (from the FRESH KOLA NUTS) upon the pre scription of Dr. Jean Martin Charcot, the greatest doctor the world has ever known, absolutely banish sleeplessness and nervous troubles. Write for PROOFS of CURES, 50c and $1 a package. Get them of your druggist or if he cannot supply you, send money and druggist's name and we will send you the genuine tablets. Eureka Chemical and Manufacturing: Co., La Crosse, Wis. train was Kept waiting antil the old couple had their till, then it proceeded on its journey. ROAD TO PARKER. Col. Eaton Says the St. L. K. S. W. Lino Will ba Built at Once. The Arkansas City Traveler says: Col. Francis Eaton of the St. L. K. S. W. road informed us this morning that his proposed line to Parker would be built immediately. About all the necessary arrange ments were completed. The iron has been purchased, also the ties and the bridge timbers. All of the right of way from P'arker to Hunnewell has been se cured and grading- will be resumed next week and kept up until completed be tween Parker and Hunnewell. At pres ent but three-quarters of a mile of grade is completed. It was stopped be cause of a slight difficulty in securing the right of way. Some of the farmers kicked on giv ing the right of way and condemnation proceedings had to be resorted to in or der to obtain it. But now that matter is settled and work on the proposed road will progress again. From Hunnewell to South Haven the Santa Fe wiil be used in making the necessary connection with the Antho ny branch. HEW SANTA FE TIKE CARD. Changes Shown in the Schedule in and Out of Topeka. The new time card on the Santa Fe goes into effect tomorrow, and the fol lowing changes w ill be made in the run ning time oi the trains in and out of Topeka. Calitornia train Xo. 1, which now ar rives in this city at 4:27 p. m. and leaves at 4:35 p. m., will arrive at 1:0a p. m. and leave at 1:25 p. m. Kansas City express Is'o. 114, which now arrives at 1:45 p. m. and leaves at 1:55 p. m., will arrive at 1:50 p. m. and leave at 2 p. m. Atchison and St. Joseph express Xo. 106, which now leaves Topeka at 4:35 p. m., will leave at 4:10 p. m. Eastbound fast mail train No. 116, which now leaves Topeka at S,:35 p. m., wiil leave at 8:40 p. m. The fast mail trains are under the present time card known as trains 117 and 11S. Under the new card the trains will be known as JSTos. 115 and 116. RESPECT FOR SUNDAY. All Railroad Men Are More Careful With Work on That Day. "Did you know that the inherent re spect men have for the Sabbath day has something to do with railroads al ways inaugurating a change of time on Sunday?" asked a prominent Santa Fe official yesterday. "Well, it has. and the new time cards are not put into effect on Sundays, altogether because on that day there are fewer trains running on the road. "There is some kind of a feeling.call it superstition if you want to, among railroad men which causes them to be more careful with instructions and in details on Sunday than any other day in the week. No matter if the men haven't seen the inside of a church for years, if they have been in railroad service for any length of time you will find them giving the closest attention to their work on Sunday. That such a feeling exists among railroad men is borne out by the fact that railroad records show fewer accidents on Sun day than on any other day of the week. It is one of the peculiar traits of men in railroad service." THE BRAKE MAN'S CALL Practical Joke on a Wellknown Em poria Brakemar. A few days ago a Santa Fe brake man, who runs out of Emporia and is well known along the road, attired him self in his best clothes and made his way to the house of "his girl." He rang the door bell. "Was she home?" Yes, she was at home, and the brakeman was ushered into the comfortable parior, where he sat down to await her coming. Presently she appeared, dressed in one of those home gowns that will make anybody wish he could see the wearer making bread, just to see if she could look any sweeter with her sleeves rolled up.- The conversation at first was of the everyday order, and of course the young lady thought the light was too high, and she turned it down. She thought several times that it was too high, and when the last thought struck her. there was little left to turn out. Everything was lovely until the brakeman, who was oblivious to the world, heard: "Freight west immedi ately." He saw the call boy's lantern as he opened the door, and he" jumped up, donned his overcoat and started" for home. He got himself into his train clothes and started for the depot. He waited for the train, but it did not come. He waited, and finally returned to his home to find out next day from the younger sister of his lady love that she had dressed up in her brother's clothes and did the calling. 2,500 WATCHES RATED. H. S Montgomery's Report for the Santa Pa System Nearly Ready On January 1. the first report from H. S. Montgomery, watch inspector of the Santa Fe system, will be complet ed, and will give the rating of every watch used by trainmen on the road. This is the best system of watch in specting on any road in the country. Every watch is tested in three posi tions, pendant up, dial down and dial DR. CHARCOT'S up. The watch must not vary more than six seconds in these three posi tions. If It does, it is condemned, and the owner must either have it readjust ed at the factory or get a new watch. The watches are rated and the report will show the ratings. After a watch is rated it is inspected and regulated once a month by some one of the 42 lo cal inspectors. The work of rating the watches com menced June 1, listfG, and since that time about 2,500 watches have been rated. Very few run exactly, but oc casionally there is one that will stand the 24 hour test and not vary a frac tion. Up to the present time every 'division has been rated, and the few that were missed are being sent in and will be rated before January 1. THE NEW LIGHT. A Pullman Agant Looking Over San ta Fe Cars for Pointers. It is probable that the Pullman Car company will adopt the "axle electric light" for their sleeping cars. A representative of the Pullman com pany has been watching the workings of the new light with a view of report ing the result of his observations to the company. The representative has been over the Santa Fe line and has spent no little time in Denver, and has taken careful note of the appearance of the machinery at that point after the run from Chicago. The observations have shown the generator to be in good condition and the light as strong as could be asked for. Cars that have been fitted with the new light have not been deprived of the old oil lamps, but this does not prove the inefficiency of the electric system, as few buildings are equipped with only electric light. If the Pullman company should adopt the light, it will be done after the mat ter has been tried by the Santa Fe. No other road in the country is equipped with the new light, although several roads have experimented with it. That the large eastern roads and companies should pattern after a western road is but another point to prove that the west and western men are responsible for the greatest progress and improve ments in railroad building and equip ment. ENGINEER SMITH ON AGAIN. Supt Turner Put an Old Employe Back on the Line. Engineer Orrin Smith, who was dis missed from the Santa Fe service some three or four months ago on account of trouble not made public, has been re instated by Superintendent Avery Turner of the middle division at New ton. The trouble has been adjusted and Engineer Smith will resume work. Engineer Smith was running on the Abilene branch at the time of his dis missal. Since then the California lim ited and the fast mail trains have been put on and on account of other changes and the fact that Smith is on old em ploye of the company, he will be given a run on the main line in a short time. HAS CHICKENS TO BOARD. Railroad Agent in a Predicament Ow ing to High Charges. Pratt Center, Dec. 11. A lady, resid ing near Preston, ordered a pair of fancy chickens from a Nebraska deal er. The fowls were sent by express, and the charges were $3.50, owing to the style of coop the chickens were ship ped in. The consequence is. Agent Pax son now has an extra hen and rooster to board, waiting to see what disposi tion the express company will make of them, as the excessive charges will not be paid. GAVE LAND FOR A PASS, But the Railroad Failod to Live Up to Its Agreement. El Dorado, Dec. 11. A number of years ago Clay Henry of Butler coun ty deeded some land to the Missouri Pacific railroad in consideration of a pass for himself and wife for life. The pass was honored for a year or so and then called in. Mr. Henry sued and secured a judg ment which gave the railroad the op tion of renewing the pass or paying damages. Appeal was taken to the appellate court, where this judgment was revers ed to the extent of sending the case back to the district court for a new trial. At El Dorado this week Mr. Hen ry again secured judgment for the pass. Tri -Weekly Trains on January 1. Although the time for running the California limited trains three times a week was arranged at the meeting of the superintendents in this city last week, the trains will not be put on tri weekly until after the first of the year. While the new card shows the trains running three times a week, this was done simply to save arranging another time card, and the trains will continue to run twice-weekly up to at least the first of the year. Santa Fe Employe Resigns. "Wichita. Dec. 11. W. I. Church has tendered his resignation as chief clerk in the division freight office of the San ta Fe railway to become the general manager of the new Wichita street rail way system. Mr. Church has been in the employ of the Santa Fe for 15 years and has never missed a day in all that time. To Take Supper at Hutchinson. After the new Santa Fe time card goes into effect at noon tomorrow, both Denver train No. 5 and California train No. 1 will take supper at Hutchinson. Train No. 5 has stopped for supper at Hutchinson for some time, but under the present card train No. 1 stops for supper at New ton. Ball at Raton. The machinists of Raton are prepar ing ijto give a grand ball on Christmas eve. It will be their first attempt, and they intend that it shall be one of the best of the season. Change of Ticket Agents. "Wellington.Dec.ll. Charles Beck, the Santa Fe ticket agent at Wichita, has been promoted to the position of chief clerk at Guthrie and will go there soon. His place as ticket agent will be filled by Fred Bennett. Santa Fe city solici tor at Wichita and Harry Myers, form erly of this city will succeed Mr. Ben nett as solicitor. Dead Engines at Flagstaff Phoenix, Dec. 11. Three or four dead engines in the yards at Flagstaff the first of the week, show that the rail road's supply of water at that point is not sufficient to move the numerous heavy trains that the company now has on the road. Santa Fe Well Abandoned. Kinsley, Dec. 11. The second deep well which was put down by the Santa Fe in their yards here has been aban doned on account of salt water. Fort Worth's New Depot. Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. 11. General managers of all railroad lines except the Cotton Belt, met here today and authorized plans and specifications to be drawn for the new union depot. NEWTON SHOP NOTES. Chief Dispatcher Quick and wife have returned from their eastern visit. The blacksmiths say that they can do a third more work in a day since the steam hammer was put in. A freight conductor figured up the freight charges on the loads on one of the through trains and found it amounted to J6,600. There is a vacancy on the 341 and 342 run, Hutchinson branch. The old est conductor applying before the 16th will be assigned to it. The officers at Newton were tele graphed to Thursday night to meet No. 2 and take in charge a man named T. C. Johnson, who was reported to be crazy. Johnson was rational this morning and was released. On the west end of the house track stands a chair car equipped with the new electric lights with an expert elec trician in charge. All conductors and brakeman are required to visit the car and receive instruction in the use of the lighting apparatus. John Faecher having resumed work in the freight house, the others have returned to their old positions. Dave McGcrwan is in the ticket office, Harry Johnson is at the car clerk's desk, Ray Stewart is calling the train crews in day time and Ramsey at night. EMPORIA SANTA FE ITEMS. Brakeman Jim White has returned to work. Conductor William Peck, on the Mis souri Pacific, of Council Grove, is vis iting the boys. The B. of R. T. have made arrange ments to have supper served in the Whitley hotel for the dance. The price will be $1 a couple. B. B. Treen, representing the Walt ham Watch company, is in town ex amining the "Santa Fe Route" watch es, which have been recommended by the Santa Fe company. SANTA FE LOCAL NOTES. Engine No. 71 left the paint shop to day. Joseph Lange of the car department is sick. Henry Graut of the planing mill de partment, is on the sick list. A. E. Hamilton is laid up with a bad cut on his hand, caused by a chisel. Car Inspector B. F. Simmons has returned to work after a three weeks' illness. No. 1 was ten minutes late yesterday and pulled out of Topeka in two sec tions. Two car loads of stock and farm goods were loaded yesterday for Okla homa. James Pattison has taken the fire man's place on the coal run to Burlin game. Engineer Harry Newfer of Dodge City was a visitor in the roundhouse this morning. The coach shops are busily at work finishing up the three new postal cars that are to be turned out by the first of the year. One ventilated and refrigerator car was turned out of the shops yesterday. No. 922 and instead of being painted white as they were formerly, it is yel low trimmed in black. Robert Weir reported at the Santa Fe dispensary this morning with a sore hand caused from being struck by a flying piece of timber. The wound is painful, but not serious. Mechanical Engineer Scott of the Pullman company was a visitor at the shops yesterday. He took special note of the compressed air service with the view in mind of introducing it in the shops at Pullman, 111. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Fire men meet tomorrow in Conductor's hall. The engineers meet in K. P. hall. Andrew Seiler, assistant foreman of the boiler shops, who has been sick for some time, died last night. The fun eral will be private and will be held Sunday afternoon. When a railroad man from some oth er town visits here, he is asked what he is doing here. If he says "just looking round," he is sure to be informed that the truth is wanted and the inquiry will be made if "he wants to see the governor," and that is generally the reason. A Better Band. "I won't submit to being turned away," said the disappointed arrival at the hotel. "Seo here! I'm flush." And he displayed a roll of bills. "I know, responded the clerk. "But I've got a full house." Philadelphia North American. Getting Something Safe. "Hobbs has quit the harness business Eiuco bicycles are so popular." "What is he doing!"' "Ho is making milking stools. He says he doesn't think anything can bo invented that will run the cow out of her job." Chicago Record. Juat Between friends. Miss Keyes I wonder if I shall get the situation as typewriter for Mr. Brings? Miss Alpha Oh, you needn't worry a bit. I heard Mr. Briggs' wife say that she did not think you ai all good looking. Boston Transcript. Too Much For Eim. "Beverly, that is a stunning winter suit you have on. "Yes. When I got the bUl, I felt as if somebody had hit mo in the face with a ball club." Louisville Courier-Journal, i A Barrier KcmoTed. Dasherly I trust that we shall become more closely acquainted. Miss Huggerly Well, big sleeveaare go ing out. New York Journal. Authority For It. "One good turn deserves another," said Snod grass as he removed his cuff buttons to the other end of his cuffs. Louisville Uour ier- Jour n al. 2tot South. J4 Bill Where have you beenf Jill Down to the doctor's. "I'll bet he told you to go south." "No, I didn't go to consult him. I went to collect a bill." "Oh, well, ia that case it was profjably not the south where he told you to go." Yonkers Statesman. Beauty Seldom Ia Proficient. Junior Partner Why do you wish to pay the new typewriter so much more than we paid the other one? She isnt half as proficient. Senior Partner But if you have eyes yon can surely see that she's a blamed iight prettier. Cleveland Leader. New place 726 Scott Scott. Kan. Ave., Cremerie, v LUCKY BIDDERS. State Board of Charities Com pletes Its Awards Of Contracts for Supplies to State Institutions. HOME FIRMS DO WELL. Topeka Merchants Secure Good Share of Contracts For Food, Clothing, Medicine and Sundries. The state board of charities has awarded all contracts for supplies to the state institutions. In addition to thuae already published in the Journal, the following were successful bidders: Quigley Melich, Atchison Louisia na molasses 26 cents; syrup, pure, 25 cents. J. S. Sproat Shoe blacking 38 cents per dozen; baking powder 18 cents per pound; indigo blue 23 cents; California peaches $1.35 per dozen; plums, Cali fornia, $1.25 per dozen; pickles, No. 1, $6.50 per barrel; canned pumpkin, 70 cents a case; salt, R. S. V. P., $1.50 case; soda 4 cents a pound. B. Rockwell, Junction City Evapor ated apples 8 cents per pound; blacking brushes $1.95 dozen; corn starch 3 cents pound; cocoanut 14 cents pound: va nilla extract, 16 ounce bottles, $10 per dozen; California grapes $1.50 per doz en; oat meal $2.50 barrel; sardines ISM; cents dozen; sugar, granulated, 5 cents pound; sugar, yellow C, $4.62 per 100; tobacco, Battle Ax, IS cents pound. H. D. Lee Mercantile Company, Sali na Allspice 15 cents pound; apricots, evaporated, 8 cents pound; coffee, Oid Government Java, 31 cents pound; mustard 18 cents; Oolong tea 29 cents pound. W. J. Dolan, Atchison Scrub brush es $1 dozen; kraut $3.92 barrel; matches $1.17 case; nutmeg 45 cents pound; sal mon $1.04 dozen; sorghum 28 cents per gallon; vinegar 12 cents gallon. Hoagland Grocery Company, Kansas City Cinnamon 18 cents; black pepper 12 cents. Brandon Mitchell, Kingman Gin ger 17 cents; Gunpowder tea 36 cents. Theo. Poehler, Lawrence Lima beans 3 cents pound; chocolate 28 cents; canned corn 77 cents dozen; grits IVz cents pound; prunes, California, 4Vj cents pound; canned peas 80 cents doz en; starch 27,& cents pound. Long Bros., Kansas City California pears $1.55 dozen. National Soap Company, Leaven worth Sal soda $1.10 per 100; Barber soap 22 cents pound; Castile soap 6 cents pound; Ivory soap 4 cents pound; laundry soap $2.75 per 100; Clairette soap, Topeka asylum and Beloit, 4 cents; Buttermilk soap 3 cents; toilet soap 2 cents; Grandpa's Wonder 40 cents dozen. E. M. Sheldon, Ottawa Clairette soap (Osawatomie)$2.S0 per 100: Brown soap, (reform school. Topeka) $2.75. Claude Duval, Hutchinson Rio cof fee 15- cents. Symns Grocer company, Atchison Dried apples. 6V2C lb.; apricots canned, $1.30 dozen; bath brick, $105 case; white beans, $1.25 bu.; string beans canned, 62 cents dozen; California breakfast food, $3.60 cas?; codfish. 6e lb.; gelatine. $1.25 case; macaroni, 5c lb.; fibre pails, $3.05 per dozen: peaches dried, Sc lb.; rice, 514c lb.: raisins, oVic lb.; Kansas salt, 80c barrel; powdered sugar, 5c lb.; tapioca, 3 l-3c lb.; canned tomatoes, 870 dozen. Wr. W. Manspeaker Cheese, UV2C lb.; canned cherries. $1.95 dozen; lemon ex tract, quart bottles, $8.75 dozen: homi ny, liic lb.; lye concentrated, $2.65 case; condensed milk. $6.57 case; mopsticks, 6Sc dozen; plums, Cal., $1.30 dozen; sapolio, $2.19 case; chipped soap, $3.35 per 100; tomato catsup. $1.90 dozen; wheat, cracked 3 cents lb. Kemper Paxton Canned apples, $2.30 dozen, gallon cans; chowchow,$2.10 case; soda crackers. $4.95 per 100; cream crackers, 6c lb.; currants, dried 8c; canned peaches, $1.40 dozen; wash boards, $2.50 dozen. George Innes. Lawrence Cottonades, cheviots, grey flannel, German indigo prints, percales, hickory shirting, boys' suspenders, turkey red napkins. Topeka Cash Dry Goods company Men's heavy half hose, women's heavy cotton hose, colored handkerchiefs, mos quito netting, black wool mittens, nee dles. Kemper Paxtons Buck gloves, wo men's heavy white cotton hose, knit ting cotton, table linen bleached, pins, There are cough medicines that are taken as freely as a drink of water from a dipper. They are cheap medicines. Quantity does not make up for quality. It's the qual ity that cures. There's one medi cine that's dropped, not dipped Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. There's more power in drops of this remedy than in dippersful of cheap cough syrups and elixirs. It cures Bron chitis, Asthma, Croup, Whooping Cough, and all Colds, Coughs, and affections of the Throat and Lungs. is now half price for the half-size bottles 50 cents. 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Johnston-Larimer, W'ichita Women's heavy knit drawers, cotton flannel un bleached, drab cotton flannel, gingham, extra heavy, and Amoskeags, white cotton handkerchiefs, mittens, leather palms; hairpins, unlaundred shirts. Warren M. Crosby Pocket drilling, white oilcloth. Crosby Bros. Excelsior checked amoskeag. checked napkin linen, linen napkins bleached, darning needles, safe ty pins, drab and black silesia. The "Two Bens' Clothing company, Osage City Men's wool hats. Doggett Dry Goods company Brown table linen. B. Rockwell. Junction City Comfort prints, shoes for girls. Barton Bros., Kansas City Children's shoes, shoes for girls and Dom Pedro shoes for men. SOLDIERS' HOME CONTRACTS. The directors of the Soldiers' home at Dodge City have completed the work of awarding contracts. In addition to those already printed in the Journal, the following aw-ards have been made: W. S. Amos. 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E. golden seal, $1.10; Holland gin, $2: Po. cinchona, 60 cents; tr. fieri chlor., 40 cents; Strange Somesby, Dodge City Agate buttons 2, 5, 6 and 7 cents per gross; metal pants buttons 4 cents gross; 48 cents great gross; Windsor calico 3 cents yard; calico, Amana so ciety, 8 cents yard; Turkey red cali co 4V2 cents yard; dentins No. 3, 10 cents yard; Slater cambric 3 cents yard; Amoskeag gingham 4 cents yard; James Ivanhoe extra finish doe skin 21 cents yard; L. L. muslin ii cents yard; threat 45 cents per do zen, less 7 per cent; ticking No 4, 10 cents yard; No. 4 children's cotton stockings $1 dozen; men's overalls 59 cents pair; men's cotton socks 87 cents dozen; men's and boys' suspenders 10 cents pair; all bids on boys' hats and suits rejected. Kemper Paxton, Topeka Crash 7 cents yard; Amoskeag ginghams 6 cents yard; needles $1.35 per 1,000; pins 35 cents package; women's cotton stock ings 95 cents doaen; shirting, Wilsey's, 0 COaXERCIAL IMPORTAXCF OF A IKTIUIIAS CASAl WUMUIXtiTOX c. for.o THK DEVELOPMENT OF orR PACIFIC D0JLU.1 J)) CHARLES F. LCMJII3 NOVEL OF THE YEAR 0 Ow-cu H iMer C D. Warner readers a faithful pictorial repre- interesting ana important news BECOMES HISTORY The Witf.k t-v will continue to participate in the great political events of our coun try. It will treat of ihe social and eco nomic questions, and of the development of the middle west. Its special corre spondent in the Klondike region wilt trace the story of the great gold discoveries. AND SHOrtT STORIES the thk nro AXK E a. j:. cko' K&tt TTTE ASSOCIATED HFKSI1TS i JSjl IRANE R.STvCKTuX and a score of equally prominent will contribute short stories to the in is,S, making the paper espe- ncn m notion, utneneaturesareuie Caspar Whitnev is on his way arour.d m search of biz eame, making hi He will visit India and then proceed Heury Jiwnes Concert at Roehr's Music store this evening. A BACHELOR'S REFLECTIONS Wit, Wisdom and Nonsense From a Sage Who Is Single. It takes three to make a quarrel. Man is the creature of circumstances Woman is the creature of man. Ananias ought to have IcO bis wife tell it first. Gutting married is a good deal like buy ing patent leather shoes. A guarantee never means anything. Femininity is a lot like tobacco. A girl reminds you of a cigarette, a woman of a cigar and a wiie of un old pipe. The troulie about falling in love is that you cau't always light on your feet like a cat. Love at first sight is a question of who sees the other first. Under certain circumstances champagne will affect a woman's brain almost as much as a new hat. A woman that is clever enough to maka a man think she is silly can do anything she wants to with him. No woman will ever admit to another woman that she is perfectly satisfied with her dressmaker. If a ship was becalmed in the tropica with a cigar and only one match aboard, it would be mighty etisy to get up a breezo. Every man knows when a girl is trying to look at him with a dumb question in her c-yes. Give a man rope enough and he'll hong himself. Give a woman rope enough and she'll lasso a man. I have noticed that when divorced peo ple go through religious revivals they don't always get married again. When a woman looks happy in church, as if she enjoyed the sermon so much, the has probably just thought of a way to have her old serge fixed over. New York Press. Mach on His Mind. "You seem rather melancholy," re marked the friend. "No," replied the gentleman who has never before been a member of congress, "I am not melancholy merely pensive. I have just awakened to a full senso of my responsibilities. It is the duty of this government, by its example, to reform the governments of the world. It is the duty of congress to reform this government, and it's my duty to reform congress, so you can't blame 111c for not being my old time, light hearted and flippant self." Wash ington Star. Knew Bis Man. H. Want to consult your broker? There's no dependence to bo placed upon the advico of a broker. W. Not with gome brokers, perhaps, but I have every confidence in Podsnap. I've consulted him a hundred times, and I never regretted it. H. And you always follow his advice? W. On the contrary, when he says "buy" I sell, and when ho says "sell" 1 buy. Tit-Bits. Railing JLies. Miles I see your friend Hawkins has another "selling out at cost" sign tacked up on the front of his storo. Giles Yes. Do you know, I think Hawkins missed his vocation? He ehnnld have been a political campaign manager. Miles Why so? Giles Ke is continually nailing lies. Chicago Newn. 7 cents yard; men's uniform suite with brass buttons, pockets outside $7.10 per suit; $1.50 men's hats $12 per dozen. The Cremerie's new place, 726 Kansas avenue. SCOTT SCOTT. 1 F. R. bio." k ton

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL SAT U It DAT EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1897. The State Journal OFFICIAL CITY PAPEE TWENTY-FOURTH TEAR. EY FRANK P. MAC LENNAN. IEEM9 OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally edition, delivered by carrier. 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka or euburbe, or at the same price In mny Kan sas town where this paper ha a carrier system. By mail, one year By mall, three months Weekly edition, one year 3. TO .90 60 PERMANENT HOME. Toneka State Journal Building 800 and 102 Kansas avenue, corner of Eiehth. TELEPHONES: Business office Bell 'Phone 107 Reporters' Room Bell 'Phone B77 New York address: 223 Potter Building, care American Newspaper Publishers' as sociation, where files of the paper are al ways open to advertisers or readers. DECEMBER 1 897. Weather Indications. Chicago, Dec. 11. For Kansas: Gen erally fair and warmer today and Sunday; southerly winds. A READY ANSWER. Mrs. J. K. Cochran, the wife mt the editor of the Pratt Republican, has a class in the Presbyterian Sunday school in that city and instructed her pupils a Sunday or two ago to finish her sen tence to show that they understood her. "The idol had eyes," she said, "but it couldn't "Seel" cried the children. "It had ears but it could not' "Hear!" with one accord. "It had a nose but it could not "Wipe, it!" shouted the children. WILL WHITE'S "CRITIQ.TTE." The criticism of Keene's performance at Emporia, in the Gazette follows: It's over. Keene's gone. Hanfuid also. Mary Timhermann ditto. They went to Ottawa on the cut-off this morning. If you didn't go to the show last night, you are simply not in it. Sup posing it did take a dollar, you would have something to talk about all your born days. You would have-seen Keene at his best with support that got more applause than the old man himself. The tuo lest women actors that have been in Emporia at one jump were there. You bet they acted. When Emilia stood up in her majesty and white slippers and thundered as hard as is possible for a woman, everybody breathed hard and then applauded. It was grand. And then when Oesdemona acted the fool, knuckled down to Othello, who con strued things cross-eyed, and fell on the floor getting- her beautiful gown dirty, the people wiped their eyes. It was wonderful to think that a woman could let her best clothes come in con tact with the stage carpet and not let tin she cared. Keene had a cold. Tie had a frog in his throat when he was here before. Emporia people expect it of him. It would be a disappointment to the town for him to speak his pieces and not have some providential affliction of the throat. The folks who had to take poor seats and sit in the bald headed row were fortunate. They stood a chance to hear him. A missionary collection silence was necessary in order to catch his mumblings. It is likely that he didn't intend anyone should hear him at times. He wanted the people to look at his face when he twisted it, rolled his eyes and showed his teeth. These manifestations of the spirit didn't take as well as when he played Hamlet here two years ago. He did one turn then that will always be the standard of facial expression in Emporia. He couldn't do it last night. But he did good work, even though he got no cur tain calls. The people expected too much of him. Hanford disputed the claims of the cock-of-the-walk when it came to ap plause. He was so smooth that the people put him along- with Keene. "Honest honest Iago" reminded the audience of so many of their friends that he was voted the next best in the show with-a very small margin in favor of Keene whose reputation is still in his vest pocket. The people were lib eral in applauding Hanford they even gave him more than Keene. The two make a team which folks compare to iBooth and 1-Sarrett. The women in the audience wore their best calling gowns. It was too chilly for evening dress. The men wore their best black suits. Once in a while some steady who had a new winter suit was bold enough in his newness to wear it. All the women combed their hair so they could take off their hats. They spent more time on the back of their heads than on anything else. The Cottonwood Falls people made a good impression on the rest of the people. It is not known how Emporia impressed them. One girl from somewhere, with fuzzy-wuzzy hair that hid all her face tout her nose and mouth, kept the peo ple busy until the curtain rose. She was a freak of nature. The orchestra had more members than at any time this year. Mr. Bushong made his first appearance since the "Wild Goose." John Craig and Peter Rasmussen play ed a forget-me-not tune behind the scenes in the second act which was not encored. It is said that the orchestra will have another pretty new piece next February. Emporia will now move along as usuai. The water question and the president's message will receive the at tention which Is due them. NEW YORK BARBARIANS. Kansas people have a faint recollec tion that something: derogatory to the intellect and morals of the people of this state was said by the New York press "last fall. Under the heading "Is New York Quite Civilized?" the World eays editorially: "New York, year by year, offers more and more freely opportunities for self education and culture to her citizens, lluseums, libraries, reading rooms, lec tures are open to the poorest, while Z Sun. Mon. Tua. Wed. Thur. Frl. Sat. 1 2 3 4 I I 5 6 7 8 9 JO II It

J 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 522232425 tt 27 28 29 30 31 jfc neighborhood, guilds and colleges and social settlements carry to the very humblest quarters of the city some lit tle share in the great world of refine ment and knowledge. "Now and then some incident of New York life shows how fax from accomp lishment is ail the work which earnest and devoted people are doing for the betterment of the mental qualities of the masses. Sunday the headless and mutilated body of the victim of the last sensational murder lay "in state" at an East Side undertaker's shop. In place of the missing head a photograph of the murdered man was placed in the "casket" above the body, which was clad in "a full dress suit." For hours a line of men, women and chil dren filed through the shop gazing on the nauseating sight. A more deprav ing spectacle could not have been of fered to morbid sightseers. It was a Sunday school of crime conducted open ly in a city where innocent Sunday rec reations of many kinds are rigidly pro hibited by law. "Every great city, of course, harbors its colony of the vicious and the mor bid, and there is no reason to believe that New York has more of them than other cities, but so long as such inci dents as the funeral of Guldensuppe can occur there is need for the exertion of every civilizing intiuence which can be arrayed to combat barbarism." GLOBE SIGHTS. (From the Atchison Globe.) A fool is sometimes assisted to office by wise people. Some women are of no 'use to any body except when there is sickness in the house. Old people do not mourn over the sins they committed in youth as much as they mourn over the dollars they wasted. "Why is it that when a woman is brave, she is referred to as a plucky "little" woman? Are big women never courageous? The angels must grow very envious when they see a pretty girl attired in both her Sunday clothes and her Sun day disposition. There never was a boy so super stitious that he was afraid to accept a good knife for a present, because such a present cuts friendship. Don't expect enthusiasm from your friends if you give sensible presents: it is impossible to rave over flannel shirts, the same as over cut glass. Why is it that a man always says that he was "up" two hours later at night than he really was? Keeping late hours is nothing to be proud of. When we die, we hope to go to a heaven where there is no water com pany. Half the troubles of a town man are connected with water pipes. For a perfect representation of agon ized facial expression, look at a woman who is going late to a party, when she is on the reception committee. If you have any business dealings with rheumatic people in this damp weather, be patient with them, and thank heaven you don't live in the same house. A peculiar complaint was made to a reporter today: Seven years ago a very prominent man was mixed up in a scandal, but it was kept out of the papers, and the gossips have just heard about it. But the story is so old-now that the gossips cannot do anything with it. Some days the people have a mania for giving good advice. The first 12 people we met today insisted on advis ing us about important matters. Our greatest regret is that we are not able to pay for the advice given us. Adivce is very valuable, but unfortunately we are unable to hand everyone a ten dollar bill who favors us in this way. TO ENTER CHICAGO. Pittsburg Gulf Will Build East From Quiacy. Quincy, 111., Dec. 11. President A. E. Stillwell of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf road was in the city two days ago and announced his road would build an eastern extension from Quin cy. His company wants to get a line to Chicago, and it developed today that the line from Quincy east will be to Peoria, where close traffic arrange ments will be made with some road running into Chicago. The Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf assumed control a week ago of the Omaha, Kansas City and Eastern, which runs from Omaha to Quincy. and a connecting link is being built to Kan sas City which will be completed this month. The line will then be complete from Quincy to the Gulf and it is said that the work of building the road east from here will be commenced early in the spring. Royal Arcanum Officers The annual election of officers of the Royal Arcanum Wednesday evening, resulted as follows: Regent, C. W. Ry us; vice regent. A. C. McKittrick; ora tor, J. D. Norton: secretary, J. E. Du breuil; collector, C. B. Tyler; treasurer, E. Gaylord: chaplain, W. II. Stewart; guide, A. Larssen; warden. H. M. Had ley; sentry. E. H. Shumway; past re gent. B. T. Lewis; trustees, W. K.Fred erick, R. S. Morrison, J. H. Evans. In the field of exploration and adven ture The Youth's Companion commands the service of the foremost discoverers. A special feature in 18yS will consist of three articles on natural history and adventure, by three celebrated explor ers, Admiral A. H. Markham. Gen. A. W. Greeley, and Lieut. R. E. Peary. Admiral Markham, w hen a young man. shipped as one of the crew of a Green land whaler to prepare himself for sub sequent Polar expeditions. The voyage, which he describes, was ricn in advent ure with seals, walruses, whales and bears. Twenty-nine whales were caught and one of them was such a monster that when he was cut up his oil and whalebone yielded a profit of $15,000. General Greeley, who has made a spec ial study of the polar bear, fully de scribes the habits and characteristics of what he calls the strongest, largest and most interesting of the bear fam ily. Lieutenant Peary takes for his subject the "Saviksue." the curious ae rolites which, falling from the sky, pro vide knives and spears for a little fam ily of aborigines literally ice-imprisoned in the gloomy depth beyond the Arctic circle. To Cure a Cold in One Say Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Ali druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. The richest of Klondike finds is Beggs Little Giant Pills. They cure not only constipation, sick headaches and bil liousness. but relieves all kinds of dis order. Take no substitutes. At druggists. FOOT MYSTERY UNSOLVED. Princeton, la., Relative Claim the Body Found Near Mexico. Mexico, Mo., Dec. 11. In an under taking establishment in this city lie the remains of a man mangled beyond recognition. The right foot is missing, and it, no doubt, is in Chicago, 325 miles from the body, where it was found on top of the front trucks of a Pullman sleeping car. Today word came from his relatives at Princeton, la., saying if the body was that of Samuel H. Mayne, to send it to Iowa, which will be done. The story of the finding of the foot sent out from Chicago said that there was a five inch spike found driven in the great toe, and it was likely that the man had been murdered and nailed to the track somewhere between Chicago and Kansas City. It may never be known just how the man came to his death, but the indica tions point to murder. There was evi dence that the body had struck the cat tleguard on the west side .of the Hope well crossing, knocking a board loose, as the train sped by. There were two holes in the skin cut from under the shoulder by the car wheels. In the dead man's pockets $15. SO was found. COURT HAD CANDY, And Somebody l'layed a Fiery Joke on the Court. There was trouble In the Kepley Cook contest court last evening just be fore adjournment. Those who were as sisting with the count were tired and hungry, and a collection was taken up and a messenger sent up town for some candy. By some means or another a large proportion of the sweets contained cayenne pepper. When the messenger returned with the candy and placed it on the table directly in front of Judge Dana, there was a wild scramble, fin which judges, tellers, attorneys and spectators joined. Everyone succeeded in securing some. Oscar Swayze was the first man to discover that the candy had been "fix ed." He coughed several times and then hid his face in his hands and faintly called for water. Judge Dolman was the next victim. He grabbed the water pitcher and poured out a glass and gulped it down only to find that he had added fuel to the flame. By this time forcible expressions were heard all round table. Otis Hungate got up and marched up and down the room, trying to find a cool draught. Captain J. G. Waters gave his head a shake and said that he had gone through some hot experiences, but had never found anything like it. "If every inch of my alimentary ca nal was on fire, it couldn't be any worse," said Judge Dana. It took the court about half an hour to recover its dignity and get back to work. There will be no more collections taken up to buy candy during the ses sion. FOREIGN POLICEMEN. Investigation Shows That 60 of Chi cago's Finest Are Not Citizens. Chicago. Dec. 11. Chicago policemen are now undergoing a civil service examina tion, the entire department having been put under control of the commission. Of the 410 so far to apply for examination blanks, 60 have been unable to satisfy the examiner that they are American citi zens. Ail of the 60 are foreign born, but can not show naturalization papers. As the rules of the department require that po licemen shall be citizens of the United States, the men will be dropped. Go'd Leaf for Freedom's Statue. Washington, Dec. 11. Crawford's co lossal statue of Freedom, which sur mounts the dome of the capitol, is sadly in need of a new covering, and it is pro posed to make a golden statue by the lavish use of gold leaf. An appropria tion of $5,600 has been asked from con gress for this purpose, and authority will be given for the employment of a competent person to do the gilding af ter the necessary staging is in position at a dizzy height from the ground. J. A. Perkins, of Antiquity, O., was for thirty years needlessly tortured by physicians for the cure of eczema. He was quickU cured by using DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve the famous healing salve for piles and skin diseases. G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue. The up-to-date Lunch and Short Or der Restaurant, The Cremerie, 726 Kan sas avenue. SCOTT SCOTT. A Tumor Formed Finally It Broke Inwardly and Discharged Trouble Began With Dyspepsia and Impure Blood Thorough Course of Hood's Sarsa parilia Completely Cures. There is danger in impure blood. Disease and suffering are surely com ing to those who neglect this threaten ing symptom. Kead this "Gilliam, Missouri. C. I. Hood St Co., Lowell, Mass. "Gentlemen: My troubles began with nervous headaches, which would last me for two or three days. The doctors pronounced my trouble dyspepsia, but they could not do anything for me, and advised a change of location. At the age of 65 a tumor formed on my spine, which Was Very Painful but did not rise or discharge. The doctor thought best to cut it out, but I objected. It finally broke and discharged a great deal. The doctors said they could do nothing for it. Then the tumor began to rise inwardly and discharge. I read much about cures by Hood's Sarsaparilla and thought 1 would try it. Before I had finished taking one bottle I was much relieved. I continued the use of Hood's Sarsaparilla, and after taking 12 bottles I was entirely cured. I am now weU, have a good appetite and feel that I owe my life to Hood's Sarsaparilla." W. D. Fobb. Iniood Sarsa- O pariila Is the best in fact the One True Blood Purifier. Sold by all druggists. SI; six lor $5. H-rl'c act harmoniously with ilOOU S I Ills Hood's Sarsaparilla. 26c .KANSASNEWS.. Interesting Paper to the Farm ers by Professor He mis. Believes Co-Op eration to Be the Need of Agricultural Classes. PRICES WILL FALL. Favors the State Obtaining Taxes From Incomes. Central Village Schools for Farmers' Children Advocated. Newton, Dec. 11. One of the best talks made before the Farmers' insti tute here was that of Prof. E. W. Be mis. He believes that within the next few years there will be a fall in grain and prices of farm products. Though he did not say so, it was plain that Professor Eemis attributes such a belief to the present monetary system of the country. He was. careful, how ever, not to discuss the proposition. Professor Bemis' talk was very con servative, and he advocated several needs of farmers which perhaps are practical, but not ready to be taken up by them. He spoke on "Some Needs of the Farmer." He said in part: "I am glad to see that the question of meat is one in which the farmer is be coming interested. This is something in which the farmer should be careful. I believe it will be a great question for agriculturists more and more as time goes on. Whatever becomes of grain, 1 think there will be no fall in the prices of meat in the next ten years. "The question of doing away with the profits of the middlemen is something of a problem farmers are beginning to study. This means co-operative stores. In England, the co-operative plan has proven a remarkable success. In this country, though, I regret to say there has not been much progress. Kansas leads, however, in co-operative stores. The one at Olathe is perhaps the best of all. This store has a capital of $100,000, a surplus of $28,000 and pays 10 per cent interest on its capital, so successful is it. A dividend of two per cent is paid upon the trade. This store is on a splendid basis and shows what may be done. "The co-operative creamery is a mag nificent thing. Here in the west, tne creamery business is growing rapidly. In Kansas it is spreading as well as elsewhere. It is a question in which farmers should ire interested. Let me call attention, in this connection to the dairy school to be established at the State Agricultural college January 1. "Another form of co-operation is in the way of fire insurance. Many farm ers in Iowa, iarticu!ary,-are beginning to see that insurance may be secured at reasonable rates. As in fraternal insurance, the assessment basis may be used. Perhaps an assessment may be made for the next payment to come. "I may refer to another co-operative plan in vogue in Europe; not much here, though it may be -co-operative credit associations, to enable farmers to borrow. This is hot an incentive to borrowing, but rather to check it. In Germany, it has grown so that not a day passes without the organization of an association. Unlimited liability is one feature of the association. Any man becomes liable to the full extent of property, for the association. This makes them very careful. When a loan is desired, thy go to a syndicate or firm and borrow money at a verv low rate of interest because of the charac ter of the association. Then the asso ciation can lend at a very "slight in crease to its members. It has re duced interest greatly in Germany, placing the farmers independent of the Jew. The United States agricultural department indorsed this in 1892 and it may spread in this country. "One thing most necessary is added educational facilities. Many districts are depopulated so families may give their children better facilities in towns. I heartily indorse Superintendent Stryk er's system for remedy of the evils in the schoqls. This is to have farmers" wives take children to central village schools, bringing them home at night. It is more economical and very practi cal. The system is in vogue in every New England state and Ohio. It is coming to Kansas. Then I think the efficiency of the schools may be increas ed by increased state taxation. The present system allows the schools to be supported by local" taxation, which helps the city to the injury of the farm school. It should be the other way.The country schools should be helped at the expense of the city schools. The time is coming in Kansas when this will be done. The time also is coming when there will be more pay for teachers, so they can be better prepared and schools helped that much. "There is nothing in all government so bad and unjust as state and local taxation. The ratio of taxation runs all the way down from two-thirds of property's value to one-eighth, just as the assesors may take the notion. The system is unfair. Much of the wealth of communities is not seen, such as notes and securties. These often es cape taxation. My idea would be to tax incomes, and I believe the country will come to that yet. California has a good law, which provides that no man owning property shall be taxed for more than the amount of property he owns independent of debt. That law will come to Kansas yet. "A feasible plan would be for the state to obtain taxes from incomes, in heritances, etc., leaving to towns and communities real and other taxation. An inevitable result of present systems will be the giving a sheet to each man showing how much those around him are taxed." Professor Bemis closed by declaring In favor of the postal savings bank bill now before congress. He said this would not injure the other banks. He advocated safer investments; he de clared, too, that he took no stock in the declaration by J. Sterling Morton, late secretary of agriculture, that farmers had no business talking finance or banking. He said the farmer should study all questions, and earnestly urg ed the farmers to get together in the winter and study, HAD THREE WIVES. Foreclosure of a Mortgage Reveals the Strange Life ot J. J. Williann. Emporia, Dec. 11. John J. Williams, formerly of Osage county, was sued by the Warren Mortgage company of this place to foreclose a mortgage on his place. The suit brought forth some startling facts. The history of Wil liams follows: In 1368 Williams married Eliza Jane Case, at Wilkesbarre, Pa. They had two children. In 1874 Williams came west and located at Oskaloosa, la. He did not bring his family.His wife wait ed a reasonable length of time, and not hearing from him decided that he was dead. She married a man named Toten and they moved to South Dakota, where they now reside, and have a family of ten children. Williams passed himself off in Iowa as a single man, and married Sarah Jones. They came to Kansas and set tled on a farm in Osage county. They had four children. Later Williams left wife No. 2 on the farm and went to work for the Santa Fe. He made Atch ison headquarters. Without obtainig a divorce from either of his two former wives, he married Anna West, of Atch ison. While living with wife No. 2 Williams mortgaged his farm to the Warren mortgage company for $300. After marrying the third time he want ed some more money and he got the same mortgage company to raise the mortgage to $500. He and his third wife signed it. They then moved to Omaha. The mortgage company brought suit recently to foreclose on the $500 mort gage, and Mrs. Williams No. 2. who still runs the farm, declared and showed that she had never signed any but the $300 mortgage. An investigation followed, and Williams was located in "Omaha with wife No. 3. In order to prevent prosecution for obtaining money under false pretenses from the mortgage company.he made an affidavit concern ing his matrimonial experiences, which cleared up the matter in the foreclos ure case. When the case came up for trial, the court rendered judgment for the mort gage company. The judge held that neither Mrs. Williams No. 2 or No. 3 was the legal wife of Williams.and that his only legal wife was the one who had married the South Dakota man and had ten children by him. Williams and wife No. 3 still reside at Omaha. Mrs. Williams No. 2 is thrown out of the house and home. She threatens to have the very much married man arrested. HOME-MADE LAWS. Unique Method Adopted to Control Saloons In Andale. Wichita. Dec. 11. The little town of Andale, in Sedgwick county, which has a population of about 300, has no regu lar city government, but Justice Hine has promulgated a unique series of home-made laws for the government of the three joint keepers who are doing business there. The population of An dale is made up largely of German Catholics, who are not very radical pro hibitionists, but, as the code of laws in dicates, they do not propose to have the joints open while mass is being celebra ted. Following are the "laws:" All joints or saloons must be govern ed by these rules: 1. All joints or saloons must keep off the main streets and must be kept de cent. 2. They must not sell liquor to habit ual drunkards nor to minors unless ac companied by their parents. 3. All joints or saloons must close at 10 o'clock at night except on Sunday. 4. No joints must be kept open dur ing mass from 9 o'clock a. m. to 10 a. m. 1 and must close during evening mass. I 5. No joint or saloon can sell liquor to habitual drunkards when their wives I object to the same, nor to minors. 6. Any jomtist or saloon-keeper vio lating any of these rules will be prose cuted to the full extent of the prohibi tory liquor law. 7. When any of the joints or saloons violate these rules it shall be the duty of the signers hereto to swear out a warrant for the county attorney and help to prosecute them to conviction. These laws are closely followed and in consequence there is but little trouble. KANSAS PHARMACISTS. State Board Issaes Licenses to Mix Drugs to a Number of Persons. Manhattan, Dec. 11. The state board of pharmacy, consisting of John T. Moore, president, Lawrence; W. C. Johnston, secretary, Manhattan; W. E. Sheriff, treasurer, Ellsworth; W. W. Naylor, Holton, and Charles Lawrence, Wichita, held its examination in Man hattan's central school building here, with the result that the following per sons were registered as pharmacists; J. C. Barton, Hollis; Agnes M. Chad wick, Attica: E. S. Charter, Hope; William Frye, Marysville; James A. Grant, Weir City; W. W. Geiger.Everest; Miss Olive H. Green, Whiting; John Keith Higgie, Girard; S. M. Hunter, Hope; M. lngra ham, Neosho Falls; J. E. Kininger, Oiathe; James R. Laughridge, Norton viile; C. R. Miller, Junction City; H. Stanley Mustard, Garnett; O. It. Searls, Solomon; H. W. Tobias, Wilson; J. E. Robert and I. Woods of Abilene. The following persons were register ed as assistants: R. R. Baldwin, Fort Scott; A. L. Campbell, Savonberg; W. P. Knote, Douglas; Miles Myers, Kan sas City, and J. A. Winkler, Caney. There were three others registered without examination on diplomas, be ing graduates from institutions of rec ognized merit. They were W. O. Cook, Emporia; James Mason Lear, Parsons, and Martin S. McCreight, Oskaloosa. The next meeting for examination will be held at Chanute, Kan., March 9, 189S. COMPANY FOR KLONDIKE. Concordia Men Organ-iza to Exp'ore tha Gold Fields. Concordia, Dec. 11. "The North Kan sas Klondike company" has been or ganized here for the purpose of send ing a representative to the gold fields. The directors are Col. N. B. Brown, G. W. Coffey, Wm. O'Reilly, T. A. Saw hill, E. C. Wood, W. C. Whiff. George Lay ton, G. M. Culver and E. P. Davis. The company is organized with a cap ital stock of $5,000, divided into shares of one dollar each. A limited number of shares will be sold so that the profits will be as large as possible if a stake is made. EQUAL SUFFRAGISTS. Mrr. Kate Addison Elected President of the State Association. Yates Center, Dee.ll. Yesterday was the closing day of the suffragist state convention here, and most of the time was taken up in routine work and the election of the following officers for the ensuing year: President, Mrs. Kate Addison, of Eureka; vice president.Mrs. mm C"T3 n n n Spmdy CtTM TmHATMBST for torturlTi jr, diafiff. tiring:. Itching, burning, and scaly skin and scalp diteaaes with loss of hair. Warm baths withCtr ticura Soap, gentle applications of Cuttcttra. ointraent), and fall doses of Cutiouba Bksol TiuT, greatest of blood purifiers and humor cures lm r)A thrwH-hotit fh world. Porru Ultra Chkm. Cor., trl Pmw., Rntton. mf- How to Curt ItchirtK 8kiu Di.ee," fre. RED ROUGH HANDS 1SEASES Fannie Bobbltt, of Winfield; corres ponding secretary, Mrs. B. B. Baird, of Eureka; recording secretary, Mrs. Hen rietta Turner, of Paola: treasurer, Mrs. Abbie Welch, of Cedarvale. The convention closed last night with an address by Mrs. Helen Campbell, of the state agricultural college at Man hattan. Mrs. Campbell was greeted with a large audience, and her remarks were frequently interrupted by ap plause. The convention was an en thusiastic and harmonious one. Ar rangements are being perfected by State Organizer Laura A Gregg to or ganize a club here. EVA EAST FOUND. The Missing Milan Girl Discovered at Conway Springs. Wellington, Dec. 11. Eva B. East, the 16 years old daughter who ran away from her parents' home Novem ber 14, at Milan, has been found. She was -discovered yesterday by f Sheriff Haskett at the home of Lee Harris at Conway Springs. The girl does not talk much of the affair. She says Wilkinson, whom she ran away with, drove her to Conway Springs and left her at the railroad ho tel. He gave her $15 and the next morning she found Mrs. Harris through the latter s daughter, Mrs. Grace Jones, with whom the girl was slightly acquainted. Mrs. Harris is the wife of a fireman on the D. M. A., running between Conway Springs and Sedan. A Busy Newspaper Woman. Cawker City, Dec. 11. Grace L. Sny der of this city, secretary of the North Centil -Kansas Editorial association, editor of the Cawker City news de partment in the Beloit Gazette, and president of the Sixth District Kansas Woman's Republican league, has issued instructions to the effect that any wo man residing in the limits of her dis trict desiring to organize a branch of the league, shall address her for partic ulars. As secretary Mrs. Snyder has met with great success, notwithstanding her husband is a Democrat and she a full fledged Republican. Auxiliary Post, G. A. R., Election. Carbondale, December 11. Colonel J. Hayes W. R. C, auxiliary to Col. J. Hayes Post No. 94 G. A. R., of Carbondale, held its first annual elec tion yesterday with the following re sult: President, Mrs. Annie Duffy; senior vice, Mrs. Elizabeth Jones; jun ior vice, Mrs. Ruby Harmon; chaplain, Mrs. Margert Luman; treasurer, Mrs. Alice Erskine; guard, Mrs. Betsy Mc Daniels; assistant guard, Mrs. Amanda King; conductor, Mrs. Orlinda Wolff; assistant conductor, Mrs. Cecilia Tuck er; secretary, Mrs. Aliie Sullivan. The corps was organized September 21, 1S97, and has a membership of 20. Cause of Deal's Sensitiveness. Fort Scott, Dec. 11. Dr. H. H. Deal, the young man who committed suicide in Clay Center because of sensitiveness regarding his marriage, was married in this city under mysterious circumstan ces in 1S92. He was here attending a meeting of the State Dental associa tion, and by arrangement was met by Mrs. Mariva Neff, of Memphis, and the ceremony was secretly performed by the probate judge. He was 22 and she 39. She was of a prominent southern family, and very pretty. The wedding was never announced. Pensions for Eansana, Washington, Dec. 11. Pensions have Deen granted as ioiiows: i $6. Additional George W. Grabe, Cha nute, $12; William S. Miller,, Wilson, $8. Reissue John P. Shaw, National Mil itary Home, Leavenworth, $8. Increase Thomas E. Dittemore, Eu reka, $8 to $12; William H. Haynes, Lo gan, $8 to $16; James W. Evans, Mound Valley, $12 to $14. Mexican war widow Polly Ann Mc Cracken, Perry, $8. Bemis and Coburn Talk. Newton, Dec. 11. The Harvey County Farmers' institute closed its annual session last evening. Profesor E. W. Bemis, of the state agricultural college, spoke on "Some Needs of the Parmer." He advocated the co-operative system and income tax. F. D. Coburn, secre tary state board of agriculture, spoke on "Pork, Dressed and Undressed." W. S. Stambaugh to Leave Kansas. Abilene, Dec. 11. W. S. Stambaugh, one of the leading attorneys of central Kansas for over 20 years, returned to day from Fargo, N. D., where he has arranged to move in two weeks. He will enter a law firm of that city. He has been well known In Republican pol itics of this district and of the state. Marriage of an Agid Couple. Independence, Dec. 11. A. J. Hager man, aged 83, and Mrs. Elizabeth Moon ey, aged 71, were quietly married last night. The old couple had intended to get married last month, but their rela tives found it out End prevented it. Mr. Hagerman left on a visit immediately, but returned last night and they were secretly married. Both are old resi dents of this city. Haavy Fort Scott Woman. Fort Scott, Dec. 11. The heaviest la dy in Kansas is Miss Clare of this city. She is 26 years old and weighs 412 pounds. She lives with her niece, Mrs. Frank Allen, during the winter, and travels with one or another of the big circuses during the show season. She is originally of IndianapoIi3 and has traveled in 27 of the states. She was last with Selis Bros. Child Burned to Death. Pittsburg, Dec. 11. Yesterday Mrs. Sam Hobson, wife of a farmer living two miles south of this city, placed her 1-year-old child in a baby buggy near the stove and gave it a newspaper to play with while she went out to hang up clothes. The newspaper caught fire from the stove and burned the child so severely that it will die. G. A.E. Populist Post Newton, Dec. 11. The name of the new G. A. R. post organized last Sat urday, the Populist post, is Newton post. Its number; has not yet been determined. A meeting will be held this week Saturday, when permanent officers will be chosen. Those selected last Saturday were only temporary. Oakley's Wheat Market. Oakley, Dec. 11. The Oakley roller grist mill, the farthest west on the Union Pacific hoad, and none nearer than Hayes City on the east, is now and has been for several months man ufacturing three car loads of flour a week. Gove City to Have a 'Phone Line. Grainfield, Dec. 11. There is pros pects of the early construction of a tel ephone exchange between Grainfield and Gove City, county seat of Gove county, which has no railroad, and is situated 12 miles south of here, the nearest railroad point. Col. S. S. Rey nolds and other monied men of Grain field, are talking; the matter up. 1 r 0 5 prr-1 -I ,4X mi way people eat and as perilous conse- quenccs. Very iew people rJ j ltuow how to treat their stomachs. Eating too much or not enough: or the wroncr kind of food; or at the wrong time gets the digestive organs into such a thoroughly disor dered condition that at last tioth-, ing whatever can be digested. When the appetite fails and the liver becomes sluceish. the whole system is drasrgred down and dcr.dcncd J by imperfect nutrition. There is noth ing in the world which restores or Sratiic tone and vipor fio quickly and scientifically as Dr. Pierce's Golden Med ical Discovery. It acts directly upon the nutritive organ ism; it gives the stomach power to extract a high percentage of nourishment from the food, and enables the liver to filter all bili ous poisons out of the circulation; it puts the red, vitalizing life-giving elements into the blood, and builds up solid flesh, mus cular force and healthy nerve-power. In all debilitated conditions and wasting diseases it is vastly superior to malt extracts or any mere temporary stimulants. It gives permanent strength. It is better than nau seous emulsions, because it is agreeable to the weakest stomachs. 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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1897. s ""H. I w i v j Mme. Lillian Nordica, b C The most famous American Prima Donna, will J offer valuabte professional a3v.ce to students anj give an accuum of her sing-in before S p the Tsar Alexander the night before his V assassination. MME, LILLIAN NORDICA, the greatest American Prima Donna, is but one of the two hundred eminent men and women who will write for the 189S volume of 3 9 aieiourais W .aA. Jj xL 1 1 li 1 THE BEST FRIEND OF THE AMERICAN FAMILY. Many of the world's greatest Statesmen, Travelers, Men of Science and Story-Writers are among the contributors for 1898. 8J v

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I'ltEK The Companion Art Calendar for 1808. a production superior to any of the famous liiece of ompsnlon color-work f previous years. It is beautiful ornniHimt arid l harmlnit pift Free to New Subscribers. And The Companion Fifty-Two Weeks, a full year, to January 1, 1899. Y 260 Illustratrd Prospect "f the Io'iiim for ISflS and Simple Copies of the Paper f ree. X' a Xk-" THE YOUTH'S COMPANION, 201 Columbus Ave., Boston, Mass. v v sk- Vi' w V.- "Nk- Stir W if Str SN AP SHOTS AT H03IE NEWS Hressed rabbits are selling two for '15 cents. A new ice house is being- put up at the asylum. The state board of charities will adjourn tonight. Mr. B. H. Pitts left yesterday for Gar d, n City. Topeka post G. A. R. meets tonight for the ejection of ofneers. A concert and dance was given last evening at Arion hall. Lodge o. Oil A. F. A. II. will elect officers on December 23. Mrs. A. P. Wiider is quite ill at her home on Lincoln street. A big. hot stove lias been placed in the Topeka railway transfer station. Plans for a big1 Christmas dinner are being made at the state institutions. W. W. Webb has a valuable collection of United States and foreign postage stamps. Mrs. J. C. Gordon Is slowly improving from the effects of her accident Wednes day n'Erht. Mr. C. I. Seag-raves. traveling passen ger agent of the Santa Fe, has returned from Chicago. J. S. Carpenter of the Council drove Republican has returned home after a visit in Topeka. Mr. Charles Guy left yesterday for Oklahoma to figure on two large con tracts for cement work. E. D. Simmons, who has been visiting Topeka for several days, has gone to his home at Red Rock, I. T. State Superintendent Stryker lectures before the Russell County Teachers' as sociation this afternoon. The small army of traveling men who attended the awarding of state contracts this week departed today. Miss Jessica Smith of the car service department of the Santa Fe has returned after a visit in New York. Miss Laisy Hayes of the car service de partment of the Sanat Fe will leave in a few days for a visit in Chicago. Mr. T. SI. Kelly of the Mexican Central at the City of Mexico returned to Em poria yesterday on his way to Mexico. Mrs. W. P. Popenoe, who has been seri ously ill with pneumonia for several weeks, is now pronounced out of danger. The Topeka business houses have em ployed additional help for the holiday business which has already commenced. Bishop Millspaugh will officiate at the consecration of St. George's Episcopal church at Wakefield. Kan., next Wednes day. W. E. Bush secretary of state, has mov ed into the Golden residence on West Tenth street, between Va.n Buren and Jackson. A committee of the Ralston Health club met last evening arid arranged a pro gramme for meetings of the club during the w-inter. Thirty-one thousand feet of lumber is necessary to construct the scaffolding to be used in the work of completing the state house dome. "Say colonel, could ye give a poor man who has not had a bite." etc., is a salu tation one hears on the streets early in the evening nowadays. In the southwestern part of the city there seems to be a fad among the boys living there to run away from home, stay away a few days and return home peni tent. Several have done this lately and one boy has not returned yet. The delegation f thirty Masons from Hoiton who attended the reunion and in spection Thursday night made their head quarters at the National. Several Topeka firms have talking ma chines for sale, including phonographs graphaphones and grammaphones. Th& latest is a grammaphone with hard rub. ber records. Mr. W. O. Nevill, chief clerk in the of. fice of the assistant general superintend ent of the Rock Island, accompanied by Mia. Nevill, left yesterday for Davenport, la., on a short vacation. The Cathedral chapter of the Episco palian idocese of Kansas this week for mally accepted the bequest of theological books made by the late Mrs. Vail. The books includes the libraries of the late Bishop Vail and the late Bishop Bowman, Mrs. Vails father. Prof. W. H. Leib, formerly of Topeka, is now director of the Oratorio society or Kansas City, the musical organization un der the direction of which June. Nordica will appear in that city on Monday even ing. December 30. A number of Topeka people will probably go to Kansas City to hear the prima donna. C. L. Stadel, a well known farmer of Elmont. was seriously injured in a run away accident this week. He was thrown from a feed wagon to the ground and sus tained injuries to his spine which have caused paralysis. John McNown, who was riding with Stadel, was badly bruised but not seriously injured. The time allowed for shooting quails expired on the 29th of last month and the man who now dares to shoot a quail on his own or any other man's land will be taken up and fined $5 for each bird. It is now against the law to shoot quail anywhere, and it is a finable offense to be caught with a bird in pour possession, whether you shot it or not. LOCAL DRAMATIC NEWS. ROBBED A MAIL COACH. Highwaymen in the Transvaal Get $60,000. London, Dec. 11. According to a special dispatch from Lydenburg. in the Transvaal, a body of armed high waymen have robbed a mail coach from Pilc-rim's Rest, about twenty-five miles northeast of Lydenburg, of 12,000 pounds sterling in ftold coin and bul lion. No arrests had been made when the dispatch was sent. Don't be persuaded into buying lini ments without reputation or merit Chamberlain's Pain Balm costs no" more, and its merits have been proven by a test of many years. Such letters as the following from L. G. Bagley. Hueneme, Cal., are constantly being received: "The best remedy for pain I have ever used is Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and I say so after having used it in my family for several years." It cures rheumatism, lame back, sprains, and swellings. For sale by all drug gists. Why Wsit for Postal Savings Banks. The Shawnee Building Loan asso ciation, room IS, Columbian building, offers as a safe place to save money and at better rate of profit. Nearly all women have good hair, though many are gray, and few are bald. Hall's Hair Renewer restores the natural color, and thickens the growth of the hair. !M)ig COMPANY' JLrAl TIP Absolutely the best preparation of its kind. Unapproachable for purity and fine flavor. It never spoils nor wastes. Genuine bears signature 2c-tsz44c of Justus von Liebig Band address for free Cook Book to Liebis Co., P.O. Box 2713. Haw York. Thomas W. Keene is appearing before a good audience at the Crawford thea ter this afternoon as "Shylock" In "The Merchant of Venice." Tonight another good audience will meet the tragedian in the character of "MarcAntony" in "Julius Caesar." Mr. Keene has never played "Julius Caesar'' in this city before, but his "Marc Antony" is said to be equal to his "Richelieu" and "Richard III." Mr. Keene is still supported by Charles B. Hanford. A funny story well told and well worth telling, punctuated here and there with catchy music and unique specialties, is about the correct analysis of "The Widow Jones," the comedy conceit in which Flo Irwin will be seen at the Crawford the ater in this city next Monday. The piece is the work of John J. MeXally, the au thor of "A Straight Tip" and "Courted Into Court." and in the hands of Flo Ir win is said to be almost as big a success as when first produced in New York city with May Irwin in the title role. Miss Irwin's company is capable and includes George W. Barnum, Ada- Lewis, Walter Hawley, H. Daniel Kelly. Horace New man. J. J. Fisher, Annie Martel, Georgia Lawrence, Mabel Power, Louise Temple and Caroline Leigh. Hoyt's "A Bunch of Keys." with Miss Ada Bothner in the leading part of "Teddy," comes to the Crawford theater in this city next Tuesday evening. This was Hoyt's first big success, and paved the way to his present position of popu larity as a farce writer. The piece is this year under the management of Gus Bothner. and comes to Topeka after a tour through the south. The sale of seats opened this morning. "The White Squadron" will be present, ed as the opening piece of the A. Y. Pear son stock company at the Grand Opera House next Monday night. The entire repertoire of the company is made up ot pa3t metropolitan successes, and special scenery is carried for the productions. The engagement will be at popular prices, and on Monday night every lady accom panied by a paid 30 cent admission will be admitted free. DIES FROM TOOTHACHE. Blood Poisoning Follows Dental Oper ation on Mrs. Staggs of Fana. Pana. 111.. Dec. 11. Monday Mrs. Co ra Staggs. after several days' suffering with toothache, had several teeth ex tracted. Blood poisoning set in imme diately. After twenty-four hours' inces sant suffering she died this morning. Mrs. Staggs was 22 years old, and up to the time of having the teeth extract ed was in apparent good health. No Populist Newspaper. Gove City, Dec. 11. L. O.Maxwell has purchased the Gove City Leader and changed its politics to Republican. Gove county is now without a Popu list newspaper. The new editor and publisher has filled the office of sur veyor of Gove county, and for the last few years has taught school in differ ent parts of the county. The Coming Woman. Who goes to the club while her hus band tends the baby, as well as the good old-fashioned woman who looks after her home, will both at times get run down in health. They will be trou bled with loss of appetite, headaches, sleeplessness, fainting or dizzy spells. The most wonderful remedy for these women is Electric Bitters. Thousands of sufferers from Lame Back and Weak Kidneys rise up and call it blessed. It is the medieine for women. Female complaints and Nervous troubles of all kinds are soon relieved by the use of Electric Bitters. Delicate women should keep this remedy on hand to build up the system. Only 50c per bot tle. For sale by Swift Holliday. Another Sweeping Reduction. The Trumbull Art Stock must be sold. Beginning with Monday,. Decem ber 6, all the pictures and ready made frames in this magnificent stock will be sold at 0 per cent less than they have ever heretofore been offered. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. Eat at the Cremerie, 72S Kansas ave nue. Scott Scott. One Minute Cough Cure cures quick ly. That's what you want! G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue. Concert at Roehr's Music store this evening. M E A VKD 0 I T TH E W 1 X DOW A Sensational Afi'-iir at "The Nation al" Charged on the Wrong Man. The broken crockery which adorns the pavement in front of the National hotel on Seventh street, was not re duced to Its present condition during the excitement of a fire in that popular hostelry. It came to its present rest ing place from a room on the parlor floor yesterday morning at 6 o'clock. A Topeka man and a Chicago friend had occupied the room during the night but the presence of "O. F. C. Taylor" and "Oscar Pepper" had engaged their at tention and prevented them from se curing any Bleep. Room was what they needed and the Topeka man proceeded to make as much as possible by dis placing a portion of the fittings. The crockery thrower first observed the tooth brush holder. Up went the window, out went the holder. It crash ed to pieces on the cobblestones. The next in point of size was the ice water pitcher. The water pitcher followed the Ice water pitcher to an untimely end. Then came the slop jar. It was very large and made a terrible noise as it was dashed to pieces, this time on the sidewalk. Two ycung women passing had a nar row escape and as the Heavy jar grazed their heads and was broken into a hun dred pieces at their feet they screamed end shrieked In terror. This, for the moment, brought the author of the dis turbance and finisher of the crockery ware to his senses. This is the first incident of the kind that has occurred at the National hotel in this city. When. Mr. J. F. Hankla was awakened by the noise he hastened to investigate it, discovering what has been detailed in the foregoing. It is needless to say that the management of the house wes and is still indignant. The Kansas City Journal this morn ing prints the following editorial refer ence to the incident: "Yesterday morning a crowd of men might have been seen on the Seventh street side of the National hotel in To peka, gazing curiously upon the re mains of a lot of crockery that had teen broken in the street, together with one or two pieces of chamber furniture that had become a total wreck. Invest igation discovered that all of this stuff had been thrown from a third story bedroom window in the hotel by cer tain members of the state board of charities who had spent the night in a hih eld jamboree. According to all ac counts, several of the reformers got howling drunk. Some time after mid night people who were in the office of the hotel cn the ground floor were at tracted to the street by the sound of smashing crockery. Looking aloft they discovered a man who bore a close re semblance to W. L. Brown, of Kingman county, who is president of the board, busily engaged in pitching crockery out cf his bedroom window, while from be hind him came a medley of shouts and laughter which showed that his guests were heartily enjoying the perform ance. First came a pitcher, then a wash bowl, then a soapdish, then a spittoon, etc. The members of the state board of charities have been staying at the National for several days while engag ed in the business of letting contracts for supplies for the state institutions. In their jamboree on Thursday night they were joined by several traveling men who have been attending the meet ing for the purpose of bidding on con tracts. Yesterday vigorous attempts were made to hush up public accounts of the affair, but air day the wreck of the bedroom furniture was left lying in the street to attract the attention, of the curious. Such a pile of broken crock ery was in sight that it might be seen at the distance of a block, and it is probable that the furnishings of two or more rooms were pitched out of the window. "And this is Reform with a big R." But Mr. W. L. Brown's skirts are clear- The members of the board of charities have not spent a night at the National hotel this week. They have slept at the asylum. At the time the crockery ware was pitched out of the window. Mr. W. L. Brown and his fellow-members were asleep at the asylum and knew nothing of the affair until the pa per containing the charges was shown to him by a friend this morning. Mr. Brown was greatly surprised at the misrepresentation and will demand a retraction. WOULDN'T BE GCVEHNOri. Major Hudson is Not Pining for a Place so Pull of Trials. To the Editor of the State Journal: In your issue of Thursday you placed my name among the list of possible can didates for governor. While I highly ap preciate the compliment of being one of the "mentioned." you will kindly give me space to state in speciiic and plain terms that I am not now. nor will I be under any possible circumstances, a candidate for any office, elective or appointive. May I add in this connection as a Repub lican, I sincerely hope that the nominee for governor will be a strong, able man of courage and sense, who will enforce nil laws without any political polly-fox-ing, and not use his first term solely to get a renomination or to pave the way for the Vnited States senate? It may be somewhat visionary, but I hope sometime in Kansas to see the term for governor extended to four years and no man eligi ble for more than one term. If under our present law the governor adopted the rule of appointing every officer and the members of evtry state board on the list of his appointments upon the civil service Idea of absolute fitness and competence, and at all times gave the minority party representation, selecting its ables repre sentatives to assist in the business control of the state, it would elevate the public service and secure more competent of ficials, as well as increasing confidence in The Royal is the highest grade baking powder known. Actual tests show it goes one third further tban any other breed. pavDzn Absolutely Pure RfryAL BAKJNQ POWVE CO., HEW VOftlC 2 "A OOli "Because you have a few notions In your head, that you are a Dry Goods Store." We have a notion to offer you this quartered, pol ished Oak Rocker for I Jon 1& 1- H vfA Pa if i fa.';-' 0 This is only one of the many pebbles on the sands. "There are others" in stock just as cheap. We are full and can only get back to a realization of our real condition by offering great big bargains all the month of December. AM HO 55 L 11 U id A. Y II A. ill 7 'Phone 2 Dozen. North Topeka. .Iff JfcaS3 1 r the party that would honestly carry out such a policy. I do not, Mr. Editor, say this as a per sonal reflection upon any official past or present. All parties are alike in using the patronage of office to strengthen the appointing power first, the good of the service and the best business results for the people being secondary. The adop tion of the civil service idea in all ap pointments, state and national, would place the people's business first and the politician's Interests secondary, as they ought to be. I hope you will offer the gentlemen who are seriously in the race for the nomina tion for governor space in your columns, that the people may learn their views up, on the many issues that will make up the next campaign. Simply "sawing wood" won't go in the campaign of 1S9S. Yours truly J. K. HUDSON. December 10, 1S9T. Sedgwick County Anti-Long. It is announced from official political sources that W. E. Stanley of W'ich'ta has decided to enter the race for con gress in the Seventh district. Mr.. Stanley is a Republican lawyer of con siderable prominence. This mean3 that the Republicans of Sedgwick county are not for Chester I. Long. Ice for Rocky Ford Helons. Rocky Ford, Dec. 11. A meeting of melon growers and other citizens was held at the opera house this afternoon to take steps looking toward the orga nization of a corporation for the- pur pose of handling ice for the Melon Growers' association, their charter pre venting them from going into that line of operations. Much interest was shown. The report of the canvassing committee showed about 91,600 in shares at $5 each. How to Prevent Pneumonia. At this time of the year a cold is very easily contracted, and if let to run its course without the aid of some reli able cough medicine is liable to result in that dread disease, pneumonia. We know of no better remedy to cure a cough or cold than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. We have used ft quite extensively and it has always given en tire satisfaction. Oolagah, Ind. Ter. Chief. This is the only remedy that is known to te a certain preventive of pneumonia. Among the many thousands who have used it for colds and la grippe we have never yet learned of a single case hav ing resulted in pneumonia. Persons who have weak lungs or have reason to fear an attack of pneumonia, should keep the remedy at hand. The 25 and 50 cent sizes for sale by all druggists. Not how cheap but how good ts the way we try to do our work. Peerless Steam, Laundry. 112 and 114 West 8th. Bucklen's Arnica Sa'.vo. The Best Salve In the world for Cuts, Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe ver 3ci?s. Tetter. Chapped Hand Chil blains, Corns, and ail Skin Eruptions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It Is guaranteed to give per fect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Swifl-Holliday Drug Co. Will Pay Yotir Mortgage. And allow you to repay in monthly In stallments. Shawnee Building Loan association.room 16,Columbian building. Mrs. Mary Bird. Harrisburg, Pa., says, "My child is worth millions to me; yet I would have lost her by croup had I not invested twenty-five cents in a bot tle of One" Minute Cough Cure." It cures coughs, colds and all throat and lung troubles. G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue. 9 0 tt THE Christmas iVicOure's Contains a Complete Novelette by Rudyard Kipling. The Tale of a Clouded Tiger, a Rebellious Tribe and a Young Officer in India io Cents a Copy, $1,00 a Year, THE S. S. MeCLtEE CO., 14M55 East 25th Street, Km York. o E3 n rj e M m W e M 0 St e m a m o The Cremerie, 726 Kansas avenue. SCOTT SCOTT. Photographs all sizes, all prices. Leonard takes them,613 Kansas avenue. Olof Ekberg. merchant tailor, "13 Kansas avenue 4TH ANNUAL SALE. $100 Sale of Stsrl!Eg and Plated Sil- verware. This sale begins Monday December 13, and continues during the week. This has become a very popular and appreciated sale. Among the articles of use and beau ty for $1 are cake baskets, berry dishes, pickle castors, butter dishes, teapots, spoon holders, creamers, sugar bowls, soup ladles, berry spoons, gravy ladies, one-half dozen fruit knives, orange sets, pie knives, sterling silver spoons, pickle forks, fruit knives, souvenir spoons, napkin rings, bouillon spoons, bon-bon spoons, manicure articles etc. Hundreds of dollars worth cf goods sold at less than half the regular price. C. H. MORRISON, 505 Kansas avenue. Miss Allie Hughes, Norfolk, Va., was frightfully burned on the face and neck. Pain was instantly relieved by DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. which healed the injury without leaving a scar. It is the famous pile remedy. G. Wr. Stansfield, 602 Kan. Ave. The worst cases of catarrh have been cured by the use of Ayer's Sarsapa 6 LyyZZZy pp Li U FOR Since the deadly epidemic of La Grippe came from Russia in 1890. there has been no remedy so successful as Dr. Humphreys' Specific "77." It meets the epidemic condition and is the cure for all its manifestations; taken early cuts it short promptly; taken during its prevalence it preoccupies the system and prevents its invasion; taken while suffering from it a relief is speedily rea lized. The headache.backache and influenza are of comparatively small consequence and are easily controlled, but the cough or bronchial irritation is most serious, particularly in the feeble or when the vitality is impaired; hence, the danger and necessity of prompt and continued use of "77" until every vestige of the disease is eradicated. "77" cures Cold, Grippe, Influenza, Catarrh, Pains in the Head and Chest, Cough and Sore Throat. Ask for Dr. Humphreys' Specific Man ual of all Diseases at your Druggists or Mailed Free. Sold by druggists, or senton receipt of 25 cts. or large Flask $1.00. Humphreys' Med. Co., Cor. William oi Johns Sts., New York. Where Days are Sunniest And most captivating inviting to outdoor life th.at'3 California. Engage a bartb. now on The California Limited, via Santa Fe Route. W. J. BLACK. O. P. A.. Tepelc, fin. HEAL ESTATE THANSFEilS. The following real estate transfers have been recorded at the office of the register of deeds: C. V. Jewell and wife to L. L. Roby $105, lot 16S Crane stre-et, Topeka, Kaa. Edward J. Downey to Mary Downey S200, lots 190-7 cn Madison street in Fairehilcls' addition in Topeka, Kas. M. Durein and wife to Financial asso ciation $115. lots 205-7-9 on Holliday street, Topeka. John Schilling and wife $350, lots 34-6 on Tenth avenue west, Topeka. Calvin Hayes and Mrs. Scraper mtg. organ at 313 East Third street at Topeka, Kas. Western Land Lot company to K. C. T. Wr. Ky. $10, 11-100 acres nw 33, 11. 16. Edward Downey and wife to Mary Downey $200 lots 1&5-7 on Madison street, Topeka. L. J. Buck to Mary H. Buck $3,r,50, part of 7, 12, 16, also lots 0 and 13 to 25 inclusive, add on Twenty-tirst street and lota 24-6 on Twenty-second street and lots 763 to 771 odd inclusive, 7&9 to 805 and 817 to 853 odd inclusive on Topeka avenue, also lots 7S7 to S25. odd inclusive and S12 to 834 on Tyler street and 781 to 853 and 788 to 85t even inclu sive on Polk street, also lots 788 to 854 even inclusive on TTnion avenue, all in Ladles' add to Topeka. J. R. Mulvane and wife to L. J. Buck $3,350, all the property described in Buck-Buck deed in this issue. Shawnee county to Luther Neliis, part of nw y. of 5, 12. 16. M. E. Degreer by Kepley to Mary H. Buck $550, undivided one-third interest in lot 373 Kansas avenue Topeka. Prosperity comes quickest to the man whose liver is in good condition. De Witt's Little Early Risers are famou3 little pills for constipation, biliousness, indigestion and all stomach and liver troubles. G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kan sas avenue.

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6 TOPEKA STATE JOTJRNATj, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1897. One of the handsomest, best illustrated and most entertaining books of the year. The Old rail Santa Fe T By COL. HENRY INMAN. Published by the McMillan Company. CRANE CO., Topeka, State Agts. Fall Cloth, Gilt Top, 5C0 Pages. Frice, $3.50 Delirered. TO old Kansans this book will be cherished and read with una bated interest. A royal gift book. Contains map of the Trail, eight full-page photogravures of Illustrations by Frederick Remington, and many other illustrations; portraits of Kit Carson and other famous plainsmen. The work work is full of action from the start, and the reader will be entertained and held to closing page by Col. Inman's interesting and inimitable style. From the hunter, trooper, scout, guide and trapper he has gathes-ed of their best, and produced it in this book. RE KIM II 1CE.T II EVERY COEITY H KiJSJS. 1 CRANE CO., Topeka, Publishers of Law and School Books, Blanks and general sup- plies for County, Township, City, and School District officers. 35 SEND FOR GENERAL CATALOGUE IF INTERESTED. The lay of the hen was In a basket of our Coal. Ic looked so clean and bright that the hen thonpht it black nest eurs and cackled with joy when she saw the contrast. You can save up a nice nest egg: by purchas ing your COAL from our yard, 'ihe difference in weighs of tlie dirt screened from tt will keep you supplied in new coal for considerable time. Horner Coal Co. 'PHONE 301. JIAKRIS AND SIMPSON. Tha Two Kansas Statesmen Lunch Together at the Houss Restaurant. Washington. Dec. 11. The Kansas Populists would be glad to know what passed between Senator Harris and Representative Jerry Simpson, who lunched together yesterday at the house restaurant. This was their first meeting this session at the capitol, and they were together for several hours. It took two hours to get through the lunch. They had simply a congression al lunch that was all. It opened out with soup and rounded up with fruit and nuts, and between there was enough prosperity to stop all kinds of how! about hard times except that kind used for political purposes. They Miowed good color at the end of the lunch. It is quite certain they discussed the outbreak .of envious politicians in the Seventh district, and that they ?ame to an understanding to meet the on sloughts of the enemy together. Have von csen us in our new place? The Cremerie. SCOTT SCOTT. LOCAL MENTION. Police Sergeant Tim Donovan, who was injured a few days ago by a fall, is better today. His injuries, which at first were thought would result ser iously, are not so severe. Johnson Jordan, a notorious colored man of Smoky Row, while intoxicated last night, tried to "clean up" every body in a dive on Smoky Row. He made such a disturbance that the po lice were called. He was fined $20 to day in police court by Judge Atchison. Detectives Capron and Kesson went to Perry today to get two men who are held there on suspicion of having bro ken into" a North Topeka mill and stolen money. The men were arrested there on information sent out by Chief Steele. Last night in Smoky Row, Ella Prica and another colored woman had a fight in which the latter was cut about the cheek with a knife in the Price wom an's hands. The cut punctured the cheek, but was not a dangerous one. Patrolman Summers placed Ella Price under arrest on the charge of assault. Miss Katharine Alvord entertained a large audience at the High School as sembly hail last night with imperson ations of the characters in Swin ourne's Chastelard." the drama deals ing with the stormy period in the life of Mary, Queen of Scots. Miss Alvord showed unusual dramatic ability in the impersonations of the different character and delighted her audience with her work. IN CELESTIAL GARB. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet. We do mending and sew on buttons free of charge. Peerles3 Steam Laundry. New place 726 Kan. Ave., Cremerie, Scott Scott. J. H. Gregg, of Dundee. Kan., writes: "My little daughter who has been trou bled with Croup ever since she was three months old, I never found any thing to relieve her until I tried Beggs Cheri-y Cough Syrup.and that hascured her entirely. I think it is the best Cough Syrup on the market. At drug gists. Take your lunch at the Cremerie, Scott Scott, four doors north of the old stand. The Cremerie's new place, 725 Kansas avenue. SCOTT SCOTT. Colds quickly caught are more quick ly cured by Beggs Cherry Cough Syr up. At druggists. Subscribe ffir -The Etate Journal. 9 e m o I rt h used to be an occasion of dread, terror and pain. To-day it is an event which women no longer look forward to with apprehension. MOTHER'S FRIEND has worked this great change for the better. It has caused women all over the world to rise up and call it blessed. MOTHERS' FRIEND is to be used externally. If used six or seven months before confinement, .it takes the expectant mother through it all without sickness or discomfort. At the 'critical hour there is little pain, and the ordeal is of short duration. Don't take medicines internally. They are dangerous. Mother's friend is the only thing in the world that is sate and sure. r- Sold at drug stores for $1.00 a J bottle. A free book, full of pic- t f tures, will be sent to any married woman on request. r THE BRADFIELD REGULATOR ATLANTA, GA., Proprietors. co., i Mr. W'i CKtwnei Excite Wonder and Admiration In 'Washington. Of all tha feminine costnm.es worn at Etate receptions in the national capital those of Mrs. Wn, wife of the Chinese minister, seem to excite the greatest in terest and wonder. Mrs. Wu, be it known, is a celestial aristocrat of the first water. She is of pure Chinese blood, unmixed with any of Manchuri an origin. More than that, she is a "little foot woman," which, aa ia well c3 AS I MRS. WU. known, is a passport to swell society anywhere in southern China. She is of equal official rank with her husband and may at any time enter or leave a room with him instead of following meekly behind. As the right to wear special decora tions and forms of apparel goes with all degrees of Chinese rank and as Mrs. Wu is an oriental blue blood of ancient lineage there is nothing quiet about her costume when she is dressed for state occasions. Perhaps the most striking thing about her pourt gown is the eagle emblazoned with golden threads on her breast. The tunic of purple and black affords a magnificent background for embroideries of extreme richness and brilliancy. The petticoat, which is one of the prettiest parts of a Chinese lady's dress, hangs about a foot below the up per robe and is of bright reds and blues with golden panels. The peculiar headgear which Mrs. Wu wears is unlike any conception of the milliner's art with which we are familiar. It is a turban consisting of a simple band of black silk, with a single but splendid jewel iu front and a clus ter of small flowers at each ear. The manuer in which Mrs. Wu wears her hair does not indicate that it is merely the Chinese fashion of the day. It de notes the province from which she came, for in each province there is a special coiffure which has been adopted for all time and which is never varied. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL General Tfotes of Society and Personal Items. Kecent Social Events ia Topeka and "Vicinity. Items of Interest About Topeka Peo ple and Visitors in Town. (AH communications to this department must srlve the full name and address of the writer. Anonymous personals ami descriptions of social affairs will not be publibhed.) The Informal club enjoyed their usual pleasant dance at Hudson's hall last evening. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Leon Tuttle, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Shubert, Wm. Macferran, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Eagle, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Lewis, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Lingafelt, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Frampton, Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Wear, Mr. and Mrs. L. S. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Overholt, Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Merriam, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wear. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hankla, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Newcom er, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Crane, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Hall, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Webb, Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Jamison, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Eastman, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Wear, Mr. and Mrs. H. Lescher, Mr. and Mrs. Len Korn, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Furry, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Radeliff, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. McCabe, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hobart, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. L. King. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Noble; Miss Mary Moon, Miss Spencer, Mr. Charles Barnes. Mr. M. W. Macferran, Mr. E. J. White, Mr. I. W. Doolittle, Mr. S. C. Nichols and Mr. Hal Hazlett. The Vienese Dance. The Vienese club gave another one of their pleasant dances at Harmony hail last evening. Those present were: Miss Grace Gaylord of Beloit. Miss Al ice Goodhue of Denver. Miss Florence Hillyer, Miss Grace Noble. Miss Grace Norris, Miss Nellie Nevill, Miss Em ma Hager, Miss Octavia Greenwood, Miss Ruby lloark. Miss Lottie Park hurst, Miss Lucy Knovvles, Miss Wil son, Miss Jessie Shultz, Miss Mamie Baird, Miss Mary Chase, Miss Bertha Rowley, Miss Ella Ramsey, Miss Myr tle Welch, Miss Ethel Hilton, Miss Maud Van Houten, Miss Jessie King, Miss Adah Conkle;Mr. Will Hilton, Mr. Glen Hatfield, Mr. David Norton, Mr. Fred Gahagan, Mr. Curtis Baily. Mr. I Geo. Thacher, Mr. Theodore Snattin- ger, Mr. Malcolm Garrard, Mr. Harley Hamilton, Mr. Paul Roehr, Mr. Fred Stevenson, Mr. Will Tinker, Mr. Day Carr, Mr. Harvey Davis, Mr. Otis Dal ton.Mr. Louie Felt.Mr. Merle King, Mr. Roger Van Hook, Mr. Lou Valentine. Mr. Harry Beard and Mr. Geo. Barry. Ninde Chautauqua. The following is the programme pre pared for the Ninde Chautauqua Mon day evening: Roll Call Quotations from Schiller. Imperial Germany, Chapter XII. Mrs. G. O. Smith. Paper Sketch of His Trip Abroad Mr. Walker. Social Spirit in America, Chapter XIII. Mrs. T. E. Stevens. Discussion The Working Girl Ques tion Mrs. Arthur and Mrs. Slater. ENGINEERS' HOME. Probable Consummation of the Lon; De layed Project at Mattoon, Ills. After much patient effort and the overcoming of many obstacles a scheme which was projected more than 14 years ago to provide a homo for the dependent widows and orphans of deceased mem bers of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is to be carried into execution. Acting in his official capacity, President P. M. Arthur of the brotherhood bought the other day for this purpose a tract of land at Mattoon, Ills., known as Meadow Lawn farm. The purchase was made at public sale, and the price paid was $17, 450. This puts an end to a squabble which has been going on in the courts for years. In 1883 a scheme which was des ignated as "a grand gift concern" was planned for tho'purpose of raising money for the projected home. It was really a gigantic raffle in which tracts of land were the prizes. The capital prize was Meadow Lawn farm, consisting of 25G i i v rt1..- 1 IT mm P. M. ARTHUR. acres of the best black soil in Illinois. At first the rafile promised to be a huge success, but the sale of tickets was sud denly stopped by the Coles county grand jury, which indicted John H. Guilfoil and M. C Nixon, who were managing the affair. Both of these men went into hiding, bat the scheme was not killed. The drawing took place secretly at Terre Haute. At the final moment 25 tickets Btill remained unsold, and these were put in the wheel for the benefit of the order. One of these tickets drew the capital prize. Many complications fol lowed, and at length Guilfoil was made trustee of the land. In 1S89 the brotherhood officials de cided to take possession of the land and establish the home, but Guilfoil refused to give it up. Then a suit was begun which was twice carried to the supreme court. Finally Guilfoil was ousted and I the land ordered sold at auction. It was at this sale that Chief Arthur made the purchase, and the buildings for the home Will soon be erected, Notes and Personal Mention. Miss Ella Dennis has returned from a several weeks' visit in Kansas City. The Portia club will meet with Mrs. W. M. Davidson on Thursday, Decem ber 16, at 2:30 at her home, 1412 Wii Sixth street. Miss Buhre will remove Jan. 1 to 633 Kansas avenue. Cut prices to reduce stock. Mrs. Ed Clarke and little daughter of Butler, Mo., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. O. Rosser. Miss Mary Bell Taylor of Colorado Springs is expected in Topeka next week to spend the holidays with her friends. Mr. G. C. Blythe of Moberly, Mo., Is spending a few days with his son, Mr. Ben Blythe. Miss Kate Adams of Bethany college left last night to spend the holidays at her home. Miss Buhre will remove Jan. 1 to C33 Kansas avenue. Millinery and fancy goods at a great reduction. The Young Ladies' Shakespeare club held the last of their first series of meetings yesterday afternoon at the home of Miss Emily Elliott. The first meeting of the second series will be Frit'tiy, January 14. at 3 o'clock, at the home of Mrs. Avery Turner. Miss Jeanette Wheeler of Lawrence is spending a few days with Miss Edith Davis at her home on West Eighth street. Mrs. A. J. Kitts returned to her home in Ottawa yesterday, after a few weeks' visit with her daughter, Mrs. Will Trump. Special prices at Miss Buhre's to re duce stock. Removes January to 633. The Happy Hoppers will give their regular dance this evening at Hudson's hall. Their next dance wjjl be quite a large affair Christmas night. The engagement of Miss Byrd Wat kins and Mr. T. E. Ewan, formerly of Kansas City, now of Topeka, has been announced. The marriage will take place some time early in the new year. Mrs. B. T. Payne returned today from California, where she has been spending the past three weeks. Mrs. Daisy Tudor and Miss Stewart of Rawlins, Wyo.,are visiting the fam ily of J. E. Stewart for a few days. J. G. Bauer has returned from a business trip to Omaha. Miss Buhre is selling all goods at a great reduction. Fixtures for sale, -i.11 goods at cut prices. The young men of the First Metho dist church gave a very pleasant re ception last evening in the church par lors. After a short musical programme refreshments were served by the young men, who proved themselves "to be very successful hosts. The second of a series of recitals will be given in A ashburn college chapel Tuesday evening. December 14. at 8 o'clock instead of Saturday, as first announced. Mrs. Frank P. MacLennan and daughter. Mary, are spending the day with friends in Kansas City. Mrs. Henry Stillman entertained a few friends informally at tea last ev ening. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Moss and son of St. Marys are spending the -day in town. The L. A. W. whist club will meet Monday evening with Miss Rosamond Horton. Last evening some of the friends o Miss Leona Dawson gave her a very pleasant surprise party. The time was spent in games and dancing. Miss May Black assisted in entertaining. Those present were: Charlotte Butterly, Ed na Miller. Eleanor Thompson, Nannie Mason, Dorothy Wilson, Leona Daw son, Anita Collins. Irene Dawson, Etta Hurter, Carrie Jones. Alvls Tallman, Morris Wilson, John Jones, Arthur Mc Arthur. Will Curry. Charlie Fryer, T?ali-h Puttoll nml Walter Riittprlv 1 The Apollo Mandolin club,, under the fi n it w r n ft Ef fyflVB 0UR Xf,1AS LINE cor'1PLETE f i r- y hi ASSORTMENT J3EFOUE IT GETS SO BAIET BROKEN. We have the largest line of... GiiDSrfSaucers we ever carried. They run from 5c upward. OUR LINE OF IS COMPLETE and yoa never received StJCII VALUES. Buy your Dinnerware NOW. You will have to pay more short ly. A good 112 Pc Set for $7.59. Come in and see what we have, it costs you nothing, and we would Jb like to show you what we carry. OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL CHRISTMAS. M r to A 503 KANSAS AVENUE. y leadership of Mr. Malcolm James, will play at Roehr's music store this even ing. New novelties in art needle work at Miss Buhre's, 620. NORTH TOPEKA. Items intended for this column shoulfl be left at the Kimball Ptg. Co.. before It o'clock in the morning. Bread, 2 lb. five cents. Gem Bakery. Mrs. F. M. Grover of Osawkie, is vis iting friends In town. Buckwheat flour from Bradford, Pa. E. C. Lacey, 842 Kansas avenue. A new line of Wall Paper for 1S98 Just received. Cromwell Jeffers. Ladies' Trimmed Hats at half price at Costley Post, North Topeka, Kan. Picture framing neatly done. Our prices are reasonable. Cromwell Jeffers. Buy your bakery goods at Mayer's bakery anol hear a fine concert through a phonograph free. Taken up, 1401 Central Ave., pig, own er can have same by discribing proper ly and paying expenses. There will be evening prayer with sermon at the Church of the Good Shepherd tomorrow at 7:30. Frank Beam of McFarland, who trav els for Parkhurst Davis, visited Mr. and Mrs. G. W, Petro Friday. The Methodist chorus will meet at the church Saturday evening. All mem bers are requested to be present. Miss Zoe Paramore went to the coun try yesterday and will spend the winter visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Berry. J. H. Foucht accompanied the re mains of his mother-ih-law, Mrs. M.' H. Dutton, to Lawrence this morning. Rev. Mr. Bennett of Fotter, Kan., was the guest yesterday of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Eaton of Quincy street. Mrs. C. G. Bowman of 309 West Gor don street, will entertain the A Volonte duplicate whist club next Monday aft ernoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Pollum of Indian Creek, were the guests yesterday of their daughter, Mrs. Israel Day of Quincy street. Mrs. John Bell of Elmont, who was called to town by the serious illness of her mother. Mrs. McCormick, returned home yesterday. Miss Lottie Cole of Herington, who is en route home from St. Joseph, is visit ing Miss Edith Faus of Harrison street for several days. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Shepherd of Kan sas City will arrive today and visit Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Black of 142 Evelyn street, over Sunday. A ghost social was given last evening at the Shorey school house, tlie pro ceeds of which will be used for the school Christmas fund. Mrs. Noel Sly, who has been the guest of her mother. Airs. Smith, for some time, returned to her home at El lis, Kan., the first of the week. The house of James Stewart of Shor ey was entered by burglars Wednesday night, but nothing was taken as the family were awakened by the noise and the intruders frightened away. Mr. Richard Holmngrem and Miss Sigrid Holmngrem of Kansas City, Kan., who are attending the Swedish Baptist convention, are being enter tained by Mr. and Mrs. John Nystrom. Revival services will be held at the Kansas Avenue M. E. church tomorrow at 11 a. m. and 6:30 and 7:30 p. m. At 4 p. m. there will be a Young Men's meet ing. The special meetings will proba bly be continued for another week. At the North Christian church, there will be the usual morning services. In the evening C. W. B. M. Educational day will be observed; we will be favor ed by an address by Mrs. Helen Moses who is well and favorably known. Let us give her a full house. Mr. J. Harvey Eshleman died Friday morning at 10:30 o'clock of paralysis at his home, corner of Straight street and Thomas avenue, Oakland Mr.Eshle man leaves a son. Mr.S. Eugene Eshle man of Oakland, Cal., and three daugh ters, Mrs. H. S. Curry of 1320 North To peka avenue and Misses Laura and Fannie Eshleman of Oakland. The fun eral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the family residence. Funeral Hotica Z O. O. F. I. O. O. F. members of Northcraft lodge No. 228 are requested to meet at the lodge room. No. 620 Kansas ave nue, at 1 o'clock p. m.. sharp, Sunday, December 12, to attend the funeral of our late Brother J. H. Eshelrnan. All members of the order invited to attend. Members will take the 1:15 car for Oakland. GEORGE B. DUDLEY, N. G. W. E. BRUBAKER, R. S. Mrs. M. B. Ford, Ruddell's, 111., suf fered for eight years from dyspepsia and chronic constiption and was finally cured by using DeWitt's Little Early Risers, the famous little piiis for all stomach and liver troubles. G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue. High Grade Work Get our Prices on Family Washing. TOPEKA STEAM LAUNDRY. Stops prizs Fighting-. San Francisco, Dec.-., 11. The health and police committee of the board of supervisors, put the Quietus upon the prize fighting industry in this city for sometime to come today by refusing any more permits for pugilistic or "physical culture" exhibitions to the big clubs. This disposes of the Griffo Lavigne, Hawkins-Connelly and Smith Kelly matches. Mrs. Stark, Pleasant Ridge, O., says, "After two doctors g.ve up my boy to die, I saved him from croup by using One Minute Cough Cure." It is the quickest and most certain remedy for coughs, colds and all throat and lung troubles. G. W. Stansfield, 632 Kansas avenue. Everything in season at the Cremerie. SCOTT SCOTT. Moved four doors north to 72S Kan. Ave., Cremerie Scott Scott. TODAY'S MARKET REPORT. Furnished by the Associated Press to the State Journal. Chicago. Dec. 11. The wheat market this week has been remarkable for the fact that it has reached the highest prices that have been made here since the summer of ISM. From 95 cents, the December clos ing price a week ago. that month rose a cent on Monday. 21 cents on Tuesday. 2 cents on Wednesday, and on Thursday made the remarkable jump .of cents to $1.09. Naturally trading as heavy and at times the market was1 wildly ex cited. Yesterday a very substantial reac tion occurred. December closing at $1.03. Belief in the existence of a corner in that option was intensified, though dealers credited with being members of the com .bination strongly deny that such a thing exists. May wheat was also strong, es pecially during the latter part of the week, though suffering in yesterday's re action. 'It shows an advance of lc, the closing price yesterday being 91:2C. Reports that holders of wheat of con tract grade all through the west were preparing to ship it to Chicago were con firmed by elevator firms and undoubtedly had much to do with the decline of yes terday. Two factors entered into' the virtual stampede of the shorts. Northwestern re ceipts were much more moderate and. though only once during the week falling below last year's figures, yet it was quite generally believed the end of heavy re ceipts was in sight. By far the most im portant influence, however, was the state ment, which was confirmed, that members of the so-called bull clique had made ar rangements to ship east by rail ail wheat delivered them on December contracts and had made advantageous storage con tracts in the east, indicating a determin ation to keep the market as bare as pos sible of contract grade wheat. The con tract stocks increased only 35n.OU0 bushels for the week, notwithstanding heavy re ceipts. The spread between December and May has now widened to il'tc For a time during Thursday's excitement it was as much as 14c. Chicago, Dec. 11. WHEAT The opening of December wheat on the Board of Trade today show ed an advance of 1 cent from last night's close. The figure was $1.04 and it brought out considerable wheat, declining on heavy selling by prominent firms to $l.i:i. Nervousness was apparent in the pit from this time, and the market moved in fluc tuations of c. Northwestern terminal receipts were CSS cars. 172 cars less than last week, but 13 cSts more than for the same period one year ago. Liverpool was off i.;.ifid. but. as this was expected, its effect here was not apparent. During the first hour December recovered its loss and showed a net gain for the morning of ,c. "CORN Corn was weak in sympathy with wheat. The trade was large, sev eral big firms throwine large lots on the market. Scalpers bought considerable. December's price was 25Vsf25y4c. showing nn rhnnp-p from the openlns. May. 2S-Sc. OATS Oats were featureless. last night's prices prevailing. PROVISIONS Provisions were strong. December pork opened at $S.47H- last night's close, and the first hour showed an advance of 10c. Lard was up uc, as were also ribs. BARLKY Cash. No. 3. 26 42c. RYE Cash, 46Uc; December, 4j?ic; May, 4-iC. FLAX Cash, i.)Z': casn J2.S0. M.lfi: December. Sl.llI: May. $I.JS TIMOTHY Cash. $2.65: March Chicago LivestocK Market. Chicago. Dec. 11. HOGP Estimated rerHr.ts of hogs for todav 22 OX): left over. 3.500. Market rather slow" 'prices steady to weaker than open ing Light. $3,251(3.37': mixed. $:i.25&3.40; heaw S3.13O3.40: rough. $3.1oT 3.20. CATTLE Quiet. Receipts. 4-i0. SHEEP Receipts, 1,500. Market slow and weak. Yesterday's official: Ho(!S-Receipts. 34.503: shipments, 2,n4:. CATTLE Receipts, 1,62!; shipments, 3, T40. SHEEP Receipts, G.15S; shipments, 1, 572 Estimated receipts of hogs Monday. 42, 000 head. Kansas City Livestock Market. Kansas City. Dec. 11. CATTLE Receipts. 1.000. Market un changed, only retail trade. HOGS Receipts, 9.0u0. Market steady to shade lower. Bulk of sales. $1.22 fjf 3.30: heavies. $3.20f3.32: packers $.22i? 3.35: liehts. $3.03.30; yorkers, S3.2oti2.Ai; pigs. $3-Jl3.20. SHEEP No receipts. jwassas City I'roduo Market. Kansas City. Dec. 11. WHEAT Hard slow, closed about a cent lower: soft. firm. No. 1 hard. S5W SUc- No 2 S2l2SHc: No. 3, 79iTX2c: No. 4. 7Sc: No. 1 soft. 96c: No. 2. 94-&95c: No. 3. iKiwgftSc: No. 4. 84TiSSe: No. 2 spring, 82c; No". 3. 80c; No. 4. 76Vic. CORN About He lower, slow. J.O. 2 mixed. 22&i&224C OATS About steadv. No. 2 white. 23c RYE Steady. No. 2. 44c. HAY Weaker on heavy receipts, prices unchanged. Bl'TTEK-Steady. Choice creamery. 17 6il?te: dairy, 33fii5c. EGGS Weak on heavy receipts. Fresh, 171.i;c; storage, H'JilSc. I Op'n;High! Low C1 se lYes. 1 04 1 83 I 1 05 11 03 flHi 91 83541 "'si S3 1 flanges of prices on Stocks. Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com mission Co., Brokers in Grain. Provisions and Stocks, 110 West Sixth Ave., Topeka, Kan. Stocks. WHEAT Dec May Julv CORN Dec May OATS Dec May PORK Dec Jan Mav LARD Dec Jan Mav RI US Dec Jan Alay 22 22 I 7 401 S 221 8 47 I 4 25 4 32: 4 50 4 22 4 32 1 04 V, 1U3 83i 2:si sj 27,-V Zn-i 2sj 2S?S 2SH! 2"r,i 22 22 22 52 22i 22?6 223ij 22'.i I i 7 40 7 401 7 4'! 7 8 35 8 22! 8 8 571 8 47 J. 4 25 4 37 4 52 I 4 22) 4 22( 4 371 4 4 32f 4 4 50 4 I S 25 8 57' 8 47 4 2" 4 17 4 32 4 47 4 22! 4 22 4 20 4 221 4 22' 4 20 4 32! 4 35i 4 32 The Cotton Market. Galveston. Dec. 11. COTTON Steady. Middling, 5 7-lGc. Sugar and CofTas. New York. Deo. II. SUGAR Raw. firm; fair refining. SV; centriugal 96 test, 3 15-16c: granulated, 5 -16c. COFFEE Quiet. No. 7, Cc. Today's San?a of Prices. Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com mission Co., 3-Irokers in Grain, Provisions and Stocks, llu West Sixth Ave., Topeka, Kan'. Stocks. Op'n High! Low ICl'se 1427k Sugar 141141 I43ii J4Sti Chicago Gas rr,i...j !,i-4i 95'.,,! Am. Tobacco 873s! 8SV4) 87-V8! Am. Spirits 8 I 8 S Leather C. C4 G'i! Lead 34'.. 34'4 34V..I M.,K. T. Pfd 3i 31W4J swil C, 15. Q. 97, 9S'-4 97i4 Rock Island Jcl4 u W'j C, M. St. P. 91i 95 I 94a A.. T. tt S. F. 13 13 I 13 I A..T. &S.F.Pfd 294 291 294j Manhattan 107 1I751 l'WV, Western Union 90 90V4 9" I Mo. Pacific S4VH 3T.H, Wabash ls'i l3 l1"! Un. Pacific 24'i 24 24V4.I N. W 120 120'oj 120 I N. Y. Central.. lo7 107-V. C. C. C f X. SS-i S-vSj,! Reading J 211,-8l 21V41 21'M Jer. Cmtral Mi SVi &4V IX II Iix 10S1,! IOni Omaha 7S 78 i T. C. 1 25 i 257's 2f.'s! No. Pac. Pfd.. 57H rs'i 57i Pacific Mail 3U4 Sl'i! L. N 57 577 57.) SVi! S P4 34'-,: 3-J-V Its 95 13 j 90V4 24-',: 1-0'- 1.C---4 3r s 21 Vj I'M, Yes. 141' 3 95' 3 S7'-4 97-4 9 -4

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24'i 120 S7-i 3;'s 21 S' pf'ii s i;i 5.H Market Go3Sip. Furnished by the W. A. Michael Com mission Co.. Brokers in Grain. Provisions and Stocks, 110 West Sixth Ave., Topeka.. Kan. Chicago: Estimated receipts Monday: Wheat. 3o0 cars: corn, 3'.J cars; oats. 415 cars: hops, 42. 'X) head. Receipts of hoes: Chicago. 22.000 hearl: Kansas City, 9.OJ0 head; Omaha, ti.'.M) head. Chicago receipts: Wheat 154 cars, grade 54 cars: corn 336 cars, grade 179 cars; oats 392 cars, grade 74 cars. Exports four ports: Wheat, 216.00fl bush els: flour, 59.000 barrels: corn. 274. 0i bush els: oats, 472. 'UK) bushels; wheat and flour equal to 462. 2"0 bushels. Chicago: it is reported that 500.vf bushels of wheat on board the Mariposa, a.nd whaleback which was shipped from luluth has been turned toward Chicago by catching boats at various points wi;h telesraphlc orders. Liverpool: Wheat steady at a decline of '-.d. Privileges: Wheat puts. flOVsttilOSftc: calls, 92H'"i'2tic; corn puts, 28gc; calls, 2Sc. B. E. Irrx. President. C. C. CHRI9TIK, Vice President. TElliPHOXE 108. 3. S.Garvix. 1 rastir. 8. X, Smith. Sec'y. Lux Commission Co., Grain, Provisions Stocks. 026 KANSAS ATE., TOPEKA, KA3f. BIFERKNCES: Union icatlonal Bank. Kaoai City. 'Central Natioual Bank, i opeka. Is'aitonat Batik of Commerce, Kaasai City. Barjk 01 'ioiielca. twr-Yoo can buy or sell tlirouj'i oa, fof m. mediate or future delivery, ail eommoWil traded la on any exchange in the oeuniry. W. A. MICHAEL COMMISSION; CO,. HO Wnt Six. tli AH', Telephone 6Cp. Topeka Kan. A. W. WKKHAK, MoBtttr. Grain, ProvisionsStoolia Ton can buy or sell anything dealt ir on the principal exchange of the country through uc. Direct wires. Quick service. Reasonable margins. Orders by wire, let ter or telephone promptly executed. Ref erence by permission, CENTRAL NATIONAL JiANK, Topeka, Kansm UNION NATIONAL, BANK. Kansas City. Mo. Kansas Citv ofTice. first fioor Exchanga 1 -a .T. service arui rt j sponsibiiity as Kansas City otic.

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11 lS9f a L, W w Rents, Situations, Real Estate, Auction Sales, o AND OTHER Classified Advertisements. SITUATIONS WANTED FREE. Are you in need of work? If so. you are at liberty to use these columns for assistance in that direction. While this notice appears the Stats Journal will publish free on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday, for TopeLa or Kansas people, all notices of "Bituatl .ins Wanted," not to exceed five lines, or thirty-five words. In length, provided that all advertisements of that nature are handed in previous to 10 o'clock Saturday morning: also on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday all ad vertising of this clasa handed In by 1 o'clock Wednesday morning-. No advertisements of this nature to he started except on Saturdays and Wed nesdays. No obligation Is Incurred on the part of the advertiser. No worthy and needy man or woman need hesitate to take advantage -f this offer. No one In business or having employment is ex pected to take advantage of It. but all others are invited to avail themselves freely. The Topeka State Journal guarantees every day It is -printed, to give a local circulation by far more than all other Dailies combined. This makes this pa per the cheapest, as well as the best, daily medium in Topeka. the classified ad vertisements below costing but Fitfc Cents Line, or 20 cents a line for a week: 50 cent by the month. Average circulation for first six months of US7. 11,584. WANTED HELP. WANTED-White girl about 15 or 16 years of ajre. to assist in housework. Address P. Journal office. WANTED Girl wanted to do light house work. Apply at once, upstairs 41 1 Kan sas ave. WANTED-First class white girl at 421 Topeka ave. Apply at once. WANTED By a young lady, a place to assist with light housework. Will work for a srnail salary and furnish good ref erence. Miss "A.," care Journal. SEVENTY-FIVE dollars a month and ex panses to risht parties, ladies or gentle men. Call Monday, or address Educa tional Publishing Co., I'M Polk St., To peka, Kan. WEEKLY to give away toilet soaps. Sampis free. B. C. Forshee Co., Cin cinanti, O. WANTED By a girl 15 years old. a place to work. Call or address 412 East Fifth street. WANTKD Any grocer giving me em ployment. 1 will work one week gratis to show you I can do better than the other clt-rk. ddress X. Y.. care Journal. LADIES to do plain sewing at home, $1.50 per day: four months' work guaran teed: send stamped addressed envelope for particulars. Wilday Hutton, Fhila ueplhia. Pa. WANTED Reliable persons to collect names: big pay. For particulars write South Bend Specialty Co., South Bend, Ind. WANTED A job in a country newspaper office; am a good all-around printer, eighteen years' experience. C. IC. Barnes, Douglas, Kan. WANTED P.y white man, work of any kind. Address J. W. C. this office. WANTED Position as housekeeper bv widow with little girl of 11 years. Ml North Kansas ave. WANTED There are two of us and we are first class carpenters with families to support: give us work, anv kind. Call or write. 10j4 East Fourth st. WANTED M,-n and women to work at home. 1 pay Js to tltj per week for making crayon portraits, new patent nu-thod: anyone who can read or write can do the work, at home, in spare time, day or evening. Send for particulars and work at once. Address H. A. Gripp, Ger man Artist, Tyrone. Pa. WANTED Dining room girl wanted. Ap ply southeast corner 8th and Quincy sts. WANTED -MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED To sell just 100 more stoves this season. Warren. WANTED To buy or rent house, within one or three blocks of Kansas ave. Ad dress "House," Journal ofrice. WANTED To trade Oklahoma farm for Topeka real estate. TOT Locust. WANTED You to know that Fosdkk s ;irpt Cleaning Works have removed to Kansas ave., opposite Copelund ho tel, wlo-re you can get your chenille and lace curtains cleaned better than any place west of Chicago. J. H. Fosdick. WANTED Several modern houses within the radius of to 10 blocks from Kansas ave. for cash customers. W. C. STEPHENSON CO., t Kansas ave. (over Rigby's). WANTED To trade good organ for shot gun. Gun, care Journal. WANTED Good single harness and road wagon. Address, with full description and price. Box 213, city. WANTED Boarders; best four dollar ruurn and board in city. 215 E. Tenth. WANTED People to know that I cure A.baoco and other habits by hypnotism, cure, no pay. Brown, lis East Mh St. 0i cuje, 110 p-a. x.towu, lia x.as.L oin s OXNTED luo cases to heal, pain reduce ir.antly. No relief, no pay. Browi W ced rav. Brown. Magnetic healer, lis Bast Sth St. WANTED To sell stoves. Wa WANTED-Stock to winter: good care; $l.:-0 per month: stablins with grain, ta. Stanley Bros., box 911, North Topeka. WANTED Horses to winter, near town, good feed. Horses, this office. WANTEDf TVe want to make some gilt-edged loans en farms in Shawnee county. Call on ua at once. T. E. BOWMAN CO., Columbian Building. WANTED Watches to clean. 75c: clocks. &c: mainsprings. 7oc: crystals. 10c. Cash paid for old gold or silver. All work guar anteed. Old jewelry exchanged for new. If hard up, see Uncle Sam, 013 Kan. Ave. AGENTS WANTED. AGfiNTS 17 daily, to sell specialty soaps ami give customers double their value in handsome presents; exclusive territory; sample outfit free. 'Modoc Soap Co., Cin cinnati, O. AGENTS tH3 every week, giving away free specialty soaps as sample and in troducing Perfection Qaslight Burners. No chimney, no smoke, no wick, makes kerosene lamps give brilliant, clear gas- iignt. Sample rree to workers. t., irer fection Mfg. Co.. Cincinnati, O. STATE AND CITY AGENTS WANTED for Uevore's Multiplicandum and Wage Scale and Devore's Interest Tables. New. cortvrighted. Computations and interest found from 1-100 part of a cent to Jl.OuO.- UX. Seil to all oanKs, merchants and manufacturers. L. if. Fleming Co.. general agents far United States, suite 13J6, Fisher Bldg., Chicago. AGENTS JS.36 daily selling nickel-plated Brilliant Gaslight Burners. Fits all ker osene lamps, gives beautiful, bright gas light: no wick, no chimney, no smoKe; cheapest light known. Free sample. B. IS, Enterprise Mfg. Co., Cincinnati, O. MANAGING AGENT Either sex, for our mHt-vclous hair remover and toilet reo uisites. Exclusive territory, lavish print- ins. Azteo CO., Chicago. AGENTS to handle Klondike puzzle, the wonderful ball silk candy, something new. Also other fast selling novelties. American Novelty Co., Chicago. AGENTS get fifty cents on each dollar; no experience necessary. Write for agent's outfit. Address the Catholic News, 5 Barclay St., New Tork. AGENTS Quick men to visit stores; sell machine fc-r printingigns. In 10 colors on fences, bridges, rocks any rough sur face. Arc Co.. 6 Arc St.. Racine. Wis. SALESMEN WANTED. WANTED For spring trade, a traveling salesmen to sell our special line of dry goods to retail trade direct. Liberal com mission. Good side line. South Philadel phia. Woolen Co., box 1341 Philadelphia, Pa. WANTED Salesmen: salary paid week ly: experience unnecessary; permanent. Brown Bros. Co., Chicago. $30 A WEEK and expenses paid men to sell cigars on time. Experience unnec essary. The W. L. Kline Co., St. Louis. Mo. FOR RENT-ROOMS. FOR RENT Two desirable unfurnished rooms with closets. 714 Jackson st. FOR RENT Furnished room at 612 Jack son st. FOR RENT Furnished rooms, hot and cold water, bath, gas. 834 Monroe st. FOR RENT Store room, 33 Kansas ave. Inquire First National Bank. FOR RENT For the winter, furnished 6 room cottage, near Sixth and Taylor. Right parties can get their rent for keep ing gentleman. Reference required. Ad dress M. G. O., Journal office. FOR RENT Three unfurnished rooms suitable for light housekeeping. In quire at 616 Jackson st. FOR RENT Furnished upper east front room, with large alcove; furnace beat. 421 Quincy st. FOR RENT Pleasant furnished rooms. Two for light housekeeping. 307 E. Sth. FT'RNISHED ROOMS FOR RENT at 934 Kansas ave. Gas. heat, hot and cold water, bath and all conveniences, single or en suite. FOR RENT Choice store rooms and modern flats. 214 East Fifth st. FOR RENT-HOUSES. FOR RENT 5 rooms. 514 Buchanan, $10; 6 room, northeast corner Eighth and Clay. 10: 10 room house 107 Hawthorne St., $15; 8 rooms, 410 Topeka ave., $16; 3 rooms, $05 West Sixth St., $6: 7 room house, 725 Lane St., $10: 7 room house, northeast comer Polk and Twelfth, $16: S room house, 10S Winter St.. $6; 8 room house. 2o Harrison, $13. Benedict Co., 60I Kansas ave. FOR RENT 8 room house. No. 410 To peka ave., $16. Benedict Co., 601 Kan sas ave. FOR SALE-MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE Thoroughbred barred Ply mouth Rock cockerels: the best of stock and finest of individuals: large. well marked, choice birds. Call and see them. Raymond F. Atwood, 429 Greenwood ave. FOR SALE Nearly new single seat open buggy. No. 1 condition, made by Kinley Ixtnnati of this city. $15. Call any time, SOS Home St., Potwin. FOR SALE At lowest prices this week, 100 Btoves. Warren. FOR SALE First class billiard table, cheap. Geo. D. Butts. FOR SALE Squar piano, $25. 629 Bran tier st. FOR SALE Fine young thoroughbred registered Jersey cow. 1031 Jackson St. FOR SALE Journal route, a bargain for cash. See me at 1167 Lincoln st. or Washburn college. L. A. Halbert. FOR SALR Boys' overcoats from 75c to $2.T.G; school cloaks from 50c to $2. and dresses at all prices. 624 Kansas ave., Mrs. Garvin. FOR SALE On monthly payments, cook and heating stoves, new or second hand. Warren, 41& Kansas ave. FOR SALE Two Jersey cows and one 10 months old Jersey heifer calf; part on payments if desired. 1116 Lime. THE FIVE nickel-in-the-slot machines: best workmanship: best material; rea sonable prices. Columbia Mfg. Co., Sti E. Chicago ave., Chicago, 111. FOR SALE Hard coal base burner, also small sheet-iron wood stove. Call at C. D. Myers', 813 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Jersey milch cow. the finest Jersey heifer in Shawnee county, fresh in February: well bred young mare in foal by Pilgrim. 215 Clay St. FOR SALE Millinerv and fancy goods store, city of 7n.0): business- of IIS.) year: old established business: best trade in the city. Can be bought cheap. Ad dress C. J. K., Topeka Journal. FOR SALE Work coats at 25c. 50c and up: shoes of all kinds cheap. Dress suits for rent and sale. 524 Kansas ave. Mrs. Garvin. FOR SALE Team of 4-year-old mules. new Ptudebaker wagon and harness, $150. 1420 North Van Buren. FOR SALE Or exchange for buggy, spring wagon with harness. 1417 Polk. FOR SALE-A good family horse at CIS Fillmore st. FOR SALE Stoves and furniture: rock ers for Christmas. 524 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Good 6 year old mare, city broke, good traveler. Inquire lib West Seventh st. N. W. Mull. MISCELLANEOUS. A GLANCE at our stock will tell you at once that our stock is the largest and best. Warren. MISCELLANEOUS. WARREN'S CHRISTMAS PRESENTS-: Rockers, Chamber sets, 1 y Bookcases, Heaters, 11 Cook stoves, V Dishes in sets and otherwise High-back chairs. And many other things which would be acceptable to most anyone. The prices are always right. KLONDIKE: The shortest and easiest route is the overland route via Spokane and Ashcroft, "The Poor Man's Route." Send 25 cents silver for new pamphlet giving full information. "Klondike Out fitting Co.," box 1667, Spokane, Wash. i LODGING 15 cents. 116 East Sixth st. STOVES, STOVES, STOVES, STOVES. Warren, 418 Kansas ave. WANTED Ladies to call and get holiday prices at Dress Cutting School, over 705 Kansas ave. NOTICE PARTICULAR Having moved my shop to the corner of Seventh and Jackson St., I am better prepared to re pair watches, clocks and jewelry at the lowest prices. You are assured of good Work when you bring your repairs to nae. O. H. Baker, Watchmaker. YUKON GOLD FIELDS All reports in dicate 50.000 or more going in the spring', and the transportation and trading busi ness will be immense. A few dollars in vested in stock of such a company will pay you. See Fitch Quigley before the price of shares advances. CHRISTMAS ROCKERS at lowest prices. Warren. WANTED To rent magic lantern and slides, Chrismas eve. Box 32, Oakland. YOU CAN exchange good second hand furniture and carpets for new stoves at Warren's. WATER, COAL OR GAS M. Burkett, contiactor for drilling or boring; any depth to 1,000 feet. All work guaranteed first class at low prices. 509 Monroe st. NICE line hard coal stoves, 418 Kansas ave. FRANK J. BROWN, 17 Columbian Bldg., has $S00 to loan: has good real estate or bank stock investments. Buys and sella houses and lots. JUST 1O0 STOVES left. Must turn into money. Warren. FREE DISPENSARI of Kansas Medical College, corner of Twelfth and Tyler. Is open daily except Sunday, from X to 3 p. m. E. M. Brockett. M. D. STOVES at Warren's. MCAFEE'S pure apple cider, fresh every day at 15c per gal. delivered. Send or ders to 616 Kan. ave. Tel. 160. WARREN will close out 40 new stoves, cooks and heaters. See a few prices be low: High grade cook. $13.50. High grade better cook, $16.50.' 1 1 As aood as any stove made. Good cook. $9. 75. These prices are spot cash. We must reduce our stock. 418 Kansas ave. FOR VIEWS of residence or parlor. stock, groups, etc., or photos of any Interior or outside views see Farrow. HI Kan. Ave. Cash Catches Considerable Warren. Viavi The best known remeSy for women. Ladles in attendance. Kansas Viavi Co., S Columbian Building, Topeka. LOST AND FOUND. FOUND Places to get watches and clocks cleaned for 50c. 80S Kansas ave., upstairs. FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE 3 lots, east front, and ten room modern brick dwelling, furnace and hot and cold water, bath, gas, good shade and barn, between Sixth and Sev enth, Topeka ave.. $6,000. A fine modern ten room residence on Harrison, $7.CM); near Eighth. Two lots and modern house of eight rooms, large barn, on Topeka ave. be tween Fourth and Fifth, $5,000. One lot and 5 room dwelling on Kansas ave. between Ninth and Tenth, $2,000. S lots, southeast corner Huntoon and Clay. 75x162 feet, $1,500. One lot and 8 room dwelling, between Sixth and Seventh on Monroe. $2,100. Two 6 room dwellings and four lots on Lane. $1,200. 8 room dwelling and barn and 3 lots, east front, on Western ave. between Sev enth and Eighth, $3,000. 6 room dwelling and 3 lots on Fillmore, Steele's addition, $3oo. A. A. RODGERS. 110 West Sixth st. FOR SALE 3 room cottage, 100 feet front, not far out, $300, payments. 8 room cottage and 3 lots west of Kansas ave.. fine shade, city water and cistern. t grates, is an elegant home, $2,100: small amount cash. 5 acres close in, west of the avenue, $500. 80 acres north of the river, improved, one mile of station, $1, 900. Fine building sites in all locations. Are too busy to add more. See us for a bargain. Benedict Co., 01 Kansas ave., room 3. FOR SALE 7 acres 3 miles from Kan sas avenue, $450, on easy terms. SO acres rough fruit land S miles out, $700: will take team as part payment. 80 acres good land, 6 miles out, $1,300. Nichols Son, 509 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Modern new residence. West 6th St., $2, 100. Modern residence, Tyler st., Sl.i.vi. Nice cottage 6 rooms. Tyler St., $1,209. Cottage, nice location. Madsion. $1,150. 6 room house. Jefferson St., $6o0. All snaps. See us quick. BARNES REAL ESTATE CO., 113 East Fourth st. FOR SALE 5 i-oom cottage. 3 lots, near Third and Jefferson. Price SLOW. $200 to t-W) cash, balance in monthly payments. This is a snap. li lots, a nice 5 room cottage on Jeffer son between Fourth and Fifth. Price $1,509. part cash, balance in monthly pay ments. I1, lots, east front, between Seventh and Eighth on Madison st. Price $1,600, cash, balance in monthly payments. li lots, near Eleventh and Quincy sts., 6 room cottage, east front, cemented cel lar, hard oil finish, gas. city water. Price $1,650. ii cash, balance In monthly pay ments. 7 room house on Monroe st., cellar, well and city water, barn: $1,500. $S"0 to $ii00 cash, balance monthly payments if de sired. This is a snap: 5 room cottage on Branner, 1 lot, be tween Third and Fourth. Price $700, $100 cash, balance $10 per month. l1 lots. 6 room cottage, near Fifth and Tyler: $2,000. cash, balance on time. Many other bargains too numerous to advertise. Will be glad to show custom ers if they call at office. Several thousand dollars to loan at rea sonable rates. Money ready on approval of title. W. C. STEPHENSON CO.. 609 Kansas ave. (over Rigby's). FOR SALE I want to sell the Cunning ham hotel. It has a good trade: it is conveniently located near the Union Pa cific and Rock Island depots. I will sell at a bargain, one-half cash, balance to suit purchaser. Address James Cunning ham, Belleville, Kan. FOR SALE Choice vacant lots In Low man Hill, convenient to electric cars, also near church and school. Price from $50 to $75 each. W. M. Forbes, us West Sixth ave. FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE 12 room house, batb, room. Inside water closet, hot and cold water, cistern, city water, large cellar, 1H lots, on Monroe St. between Sixth and Sev enth, a fine big home or splendid rental property paying over 10 per cent on the price asked. Rents $360 per year. Price fo.OoO. Parties seeking a good Investment should Investigate this. 5 room house and large barn, nice lot, Madison st. near Third. $WX, easy terms. 6 room house, cellar, well, cistern, 2 lots, Jefferson st. between Second and Third. $1,100. $200 cash, balance $12 per month without interest. 7 room house, 2 lots, good barn, 10 block southwest from state house, $1,200, $200 cash, balance monthly. I1 or east front vacant lots. Tyler St. between Sixth and Seventh, $600 per lot if sold at once. 3 east front vacant lots Topeka ave., between Seventh and Eighth, finest lots in city, cheap. See us. Beautiful 15 acre tract close in, fine lo cation for suburban home, $00 per acre. 0 acres improved, close in, $1,000, pay ments. 2V4 acres improved, one mile from Tenth and Kansas ave., $S50. We have $3,000 cash on hand private money to loan on good city property. Can make a few city loans to be paid back in monthly payments. $20,000 to loan on business property or good farms at 6 per ceni. If you are wanting anything in our line we are at your service. J. W. FERGUSON CO., Real Estate and Loan Agents, 625 Kansas ave. FOR RENT 4 room house, Watson ave.. $4. 3 room house. East Eighth. $3. room house, Spruce St., $8. 6 room house. North Polk. $8. 5 room house North Quincy, $S. 5 room house North Harrison, $6. 6 room house. North Monroe, $8. J. E. MAGILL. No. 1 Columbian Bldg. FITCH QUIGLEY. 106 West Sixth St., Topeka, Kan. Farms, ranches, resi dence properties, merchandise stocks sold and exchanged. Loans and insurance. Prompt attention to letters of Inquiry. PRINTERS. TOPEKA PRINTING CO., 112 East Sev enth St. Mail orders given prompt at tention. Print everything. Prices right. THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY. MEETING every Wednesday, 3 p. m., at 307 Van Buren Bt. Open to all. PSYCHOMETRY. H. H. BROWN.minister of Soul Culture. Will heal, read character and give advice from the Spirit side of life. 118 East 8th sc. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The public is hereby notified that I. S. Elder, formerly with the Capital City Coal com pany, is no longer connected with said company in any capacity. All bills must be paid to R. Dietrich or J. J. Stanhilber. Capital City Coal Co., 827 Kansas ave. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: All those contracting coal at the office or yard of the C. C. Coal company between the 1st of April and the 1st of September, 197, will pay the same to I. S. Elder, 611 East Eighth (Bass' old stand), as R. Deltrich or J. J. Stanhilber are or were in no way interested in the same and have no authority to collect the same. L S. Elder. NOTICE TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN Be it known that my petition is on file in the office of the probate court of Shawnee county, Kansas, asking for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors at 124 East F6urth Bt., in thfe Second ward in the city of Topeka. Kansas, and the hear ing of the same is set for Monday, 9 a. m January 10, 1SS7. M. A. FUNCHESS. Topeka, Kan., Dec. 9. 1S97. NOTICE TO WHOM IT MAY CON CERN Be it known that my petition is on file in the office of the probate court of Shawnee county. Kansas, asking for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors at 632 Kansas avenue, in the Second ward in the city of Topeka, Kansas, and the hear ing of the same is set for Wednesday, 9 a. m.. December 22, 1897. G. W. STANSFIELD. Topeka, Kansas, Nov. 6. 1897. SECRET SOCIETIES. ANCIENT ORDER OF THE PYRAMIDS, Cheops council No. 2. Every Wednes day, 8 p. m., 704 Kansas ave. C. W. Fow ler, Scribe. STORAGE. HOUSEHOLD GOODS Packed, hauled, shipped or stored. 123 East Sixth. Tel. 1S6. MERCHANTS' TRANSFER AND STOR AGE CO. FLORISTS. RS. J. R. HAGUE, Florist, successor to R. J. Groves,S17 Kas. av. 'Phone 602. W. C. GROVES, successor to R. J. Groves greenhouses 1173-75-77 Clay bv, store, 821 Kansas ave, 'Phone 283. JEWELERS. JAMES R. HAYDKN, Jeweler and Op tician. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. TIN SHOPS. r M. BAIRD, hot air furnaces, galvan 'ized and tin roofing. 216 W. 6th. Tel. 359. PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. rDA C. BARNES. M. D. Of flee 732 Kan. Ave. Clay. Office hours: and 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. otacc. and 16 office. Residence 5.3th and I a. m. to 11 a. m., Telephone 98 real- D EDWARD ESTERLT, M. D. EYE AND EAR. 723 Kansas ave. Q E. SHELDON. M. D.." Surgery and diseases of women, with private hospital. Office No. ?20 Kan. Ave. L. A. RYDER. M. D. OFFICE and residence cor. Gordon St. and Central Ave.. North Topeka. "Phone 214. Uses the Brinkerhoff system of rectal treatment, a successful and painless treatment for piles, fistula, fut ure, ulceration, etc. FUEL AND FEED. LEAVE your orders for coal, flour, feed and seds with Van Slyck, 509 W. 10th. HOROLOGIST. SEE A. WOLF. 116 East Sixth St.. when you want your watches and clocks repaired. Work guaranteed. PAVING. FOR first-class pavlts, sidewalk, or ouilding brick, dried by steam and burned in down-draft kilns, the only way (rood vitrified brt--c can be made call on W. Edson. sec'y of C. C. V. Brick Pav ing Co.. US W. 6th. Ave. AMUSEMENTS. 1( EW CEAWFOED THEATER IHiIIbm nd Nlgbt, bATCHDAT, Detcmbu lltk. Special Engagement of the Distinguished Tragedian, TIIOS. W. Accompanied bv and under the manage ment of Charten H. Huafora, presenting TBI MERCHANT OF VE!TICE,,-Mat. "JULIUS CJ)SAK"-KighL PRICES ..23c. Se, 73 and 1.00 Sale of seats Thursday, December 9th. II EW CEAWFOED THEATEE Monday, December 13. Greater Kansas City has just voted that Rich Harris' great comedy produc tion. The Widow Jones With FI.O 1BWIX as the Star, Is one of the best farce comedies they have ever seen. The supporting company includes Walter Hawley, Ada Lewis, George Barnum, Hattie Waters and a host of other clever farceurs. Introducing Songs, Dances and Clever Specialties. Q RAND OPERA HOUSE A. G. Pearson's Stock Co. One Weelt, Commencing Mon day Night, December 13. Opening in a series of Metropolitan productions of plays, such as POLICE PATROL, HlIIM;iIT AI.ARW. 9IID.MHT SUN, UlSTItlCT FAIR, Etc raTrfoDiainTh's White Squadron Popular Price 20 and On. QEA RAWFOED'S 0PEEA HOUSE LWAYS 1ST THE LEAD1 HOYT'S A BUNCH OF KEYS (OB, THE HOTEL.) ADA BOTHNER, as TEDDY. Cemwlintiii, SIngrers, Dancers, Kperi ally Art Original ti, Xevclliii ftnd mere Entertaimnen&to the minute than all Other. A Revelation in Lyric Art, Seats on sale Saturday. BiCYCLES. TOPEKA CYCLE CO.. 112 W. 8th St. Bicycles and sundries: bicycles and tandems for rent; repairing of all kinds. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS THE J. C. DARLING CO. .734 KAN.AVR, TOPEKA. Bend for catalogue and prices. MONEY. MONET LOANED on valuables. W. Watts, 228 Kansas ave. lf OXEY LOANED on pianos, orgins, 1A sewing machines, watches, diamonds, bicycles, typewriters and any personal propery. 14. B. Campbell, 605 Kansas ave. M ONET TO LOAN on farms or city property at reasonable rates. W. M.' FORBES. 11S W. th Ave. LOANS on pianos, typewriters, bicycles guns, watches, diamonds and any per sonal property. L. Biscoe, e23 Kan. Ave. M1LO NORTON, at 40 W. Sixth tva., will make farm loans of tl.oOO or over at S per cent interest. Great Western Steam Dye ..and Cleaning Worts 117 East Seventh Street. Does the best work In the city of Dye Ing. Cleaning and Repairing on Ladies' and Gentlemen's clothing at reasonable prices. Give us a call. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. C. F. EODIGES, Prork The Savings i Loan Assn 0S4 KANSAS AVIXCE. We Eae Plenty of 2one7 For Good Loans aa&.SO a month for o months pays oil and releases a l,uu loan fcl 5. 00 pays It off in IOH months, smaller and larger amounts at same rate. Time to suit you up to tea years and pavments in proportion. Kules are easy, equit able and liberal. If you have a Joan to reuew or want to borrow, let us explain. OFFICERS AID DIRECTORS. Wm. Sims. Wa Macferran, Pres.; C. G. Blake. v. And.; P. H. Forbes, Atty.; E. L. Copeiand. Vice 1-res.; Wm. Davidson; C. s. Uliott, See'y, J. W. Going, 'ireas.: Chas. J.Webb. F. D. Ful ler, C. A. Meiiinger. W. Vi M'lK, OUo Kuehaa. W. U. Liumer, F. G. "WUlard. MISSOURI PACIFIC. TOPEKA FT. SCOTT ACCOM., NO. 233 Leave TopeUa S:00 a. m. TOPEKA FT. SCOTT ACCOM.. No. 3S5 Arrive Topeka S:00 p. m. or. FRaxeirs AMIS OF IISILTII rAMCTIDATIOW These VX I W IIS r- 1 i utt;e puis o r ks tr CTin m will IV11 qnicki, UCAnAPUr I.EROT E. Fougera Co, New York SBBHBHwB8aSEn NATIONAL STABLES 0 ZZ Good turnouts delivered to aur part f the city. M B BOARDING A SPECIALTY- 'nanc 4e. 70 jacklan S. g (First published In the Topeka State Jourril, December 11th, 1897.) OEDIilANCE NO. 1,914. An ordinance regulating and fixing the charges and rates for water used in the city of Topeka. repealing section 9 of or dinance No. 400, entitled, "An ordinance for the erection, construction and main tenance of water works In the city of To peka, Kansas, and to regulate the same," approved September 5, 1SS1, and providing penalties for violations of this ordinance. Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council men of the City of Topeka: Section 1. That no person, firm, associ ation -or corporation furnishing water to any person or corporation in the city of Topeka shall charge any consumer a rate per annum in excess of the following schedule or tariff rate, to-wit: Bakery, each oven, from eight dol lars to 15.00 Barber shop, first chair 4.00 Barber shop, each additional chair.. 2.40 Bath, private 4.0 Bath In public, from eight dollars to 12. 00 Billiard saloon, each table 2.40 Boarding house, per room 80 But' no license less than ten dollars. Book bindery 6.00 Brick work, per thousand .10 Candy manufactory, from twelve dollars to 20. CO Church, from four dollars to 15.00 Church for baptistry, from four dol lars to 12.00 Cigar manufactory, per hand 80 But ho license less than five dollars. Club room, from thirty dollars to 100.00 Cow 80 Dveing and scouring, from twelve dollars to 40.00 Forge 2.40 Fountain for six months, running not more than four hours per day, from ten dollars to 150.00 Hall, from four dollars to 24.00 Horse 1.G0 Hose for livery or sale stable, from twenty dollars to 50.00 Hotel., per room Ice cream saloon, from eight dollars to 40.00 Laboratory, from twenty dollars to 200.00 Laundry, from ten dollars to 200. QQ Liver stable, per stall 2.00 Meat market, from nine dollars and sixty cents to 32.00 Ofrice, from four dollars to lu.OO Packing house, from forty dollars to 500. 00 Photograph gallery, from eight dol lars to 15.00 Plastering, per square yard OOV3 Residence occupied by one family only, one to four rooms 4.00 Residence occupied by one family only, five or six rooms 4. SO Residence occupied by one family only, seven or eight rooms 5.60 Residence occupied by one family only, nine or ten rooms 6.40 Residence occupied by one family only, eleven or twelve rooms 7.20 Residence occupied by one family only, thirteen or fourteeen rooms.. 8.00 Residence occupied by one family only, fifteen or sixteen rooms 8.80 Residence occupied by one family only, seventeen or eighteen rooms 9.60 Residence occupied by one family only, nineteeen or twenty rooms.. 10.40 Residence occupied by one family only, with more rooms, in the same ratio. Restaurant, from fifteen dollars to.. 100.00 Sale stable, per stall 2.00 School, private, for every scholar 05 Shop, from five dollars to 30.00 Slaughter house, from twenty-five dollars to 500.00 Soap manufactory, from forty dol lars to 300.00 Spirit gas, for each barrel manufac tured 10 Sprinkling lawns, 12c per foot run, width of side parking of corner lots extra. Sprinkling, no license less than 4.00 Sprinkling public garden with hose, from twenty-five dollars to 150.00 Sprinkling streets with sprinkling carts, per square xS.OO Sprinkling streets with hose, includ ing sidewalk, per foot run 12 Starch manufactory, from fifty dol lars to 200.00 Steam boilers. special or meter rates. No license less than 10.00 Stock vard, from twenty-five dol lars to 500.00 Stone work, per 100 cubic feet .10 Store, from five dollars to 20.00 Tenement per room SO But no license less than five dollars. Crinal basin, self closing, from five dollars to 10. 00 frlnal basin, private 2.00 Vault for residence 5.(0 Vault accommodating double house, each house 3.00 Vault, for tenement or boarding house, for every fifteen rooms 5.00 Vault bar 5.00 Vehicle 1.60 Vinegar, for each, barrel manufac tured 03 Water closet, private 2.41 Water closet, hotel, per bowl 4.80 MET BR RATES. When the daily average consumption is 1.000 gallons or less, four cents per 100 gallons. When the daily average consumption Is 1.000 and less than 6.0U0 gallons, three cents yer 100 gallons. When the dally average consumption Is 5,000 gallons and over, two cents per 100 gallons. Any person, firm, association or corpor ation furnishing water in the city of To peka may place a meter in the pipe of any consumer and charge according to the above rate, and upon the demand of any consumer, shall place a meter in his pipe, upon his paying therefor the value of the same, said consumer to pay for the water used accordingly. Sec. 2. That section 9 of ordinance No. 4C0, entitled, "An ordinance for the erec tion, construction and maintenance of water works in the city of Topeka, Kan sas, and to regulate the same." approved September 5. 1SS1. and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance a$ hereby repealed. Sec. 3. Any person violating anv of the provisions of this ordinance by charging, collecting or attempting to collect a greater charge and rate for water nsed in the city of Topeka than the charges and rates fixed by this ordinance, shall upon conviction thereof before the police judge be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dol lars for each offense. Sec. 4. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its publi cation in the ofcial city paper. Passed the council December 6th, 1S97. Approved December 7th. IsrtT. (Seal 1 C. A. FELLOWS, Mayor. Attest: S. S. McFADDEN, City Clerk. BIPAIIS TAOULSS Eegdats ti StBraach, Liver sai Sowals. FtpartS Tabuies are the best Medicine ksoira for Indigestion, liliousneu. Head acne. Constipation, Dyspepsia. Chronic Liv er iroutues.uiziines, uuecsive creatn. and all disorders of the Stomach, Lifer and Bowels. Rlpaas labules contain nothing injurious to the racsC oelicaw constitution. All pieaa snt to k. safe, effectual, and give Imme diate relief. May be ordered through nearest drugsist or oy man. THE IfSS CHEMICAL CO., 1U SfACUt STBKET, XF-Vf YORK CITY. Ladies.... You caa improve your complexion by the nse of the ZONA Po made. Beware of imitations, see that the name is spelled with the letter Z. OS.ce 402 West Sixth St. BRASS BAND IostniReirtst I)mm, Uniforms, Eqnij m elite for liimda and Imm Corns. Low est prices ever quoted, J ineC"AtaJciB-tJO LYON A- UK A I DOC, THE' MASCOT.": The pine logs blazed and crackled, tba tree tops sighed in tfco winter wind tind the dove cooed its good night song. Around the log fire sat a half dozen hunters, crunching with very evident satisfaction the roasted ducks. Six of us boys from the Louisiana and Texas border had got hold of a oampinp outfit and a man to look aft er the plunder. Thus tricked out we had left the paternal roof, bound to our Louisiana lakes for a two weeks' duck hunt. It Was our man, of all work, our Mascot, in whom I was particularly interested. I was one of tho champers. Doc, the Mascot, was a good workman, one of the best I ever saw. White? Yes, white as any of us. And as lor his manners and lingo, they left us on the shady sido of the fence. We could never get Doc to touch a gun. I Was certain he was a good shot. I fonnd that out ono day when we were out hunt ing. One of the boys, Allison by name, sprang into the lake to get a bird he hod vowed to catch. As ho was leaning over for the duck .an alligator bobbed up be hind him, prepared to take a bito out of his leg. Doo was the only one who wit nessed the alligator's arrival on the scene. With no second's hesitation he snatched my riQo and hardly raising it to his shoulder shot the alligator within three inches of our friend's log. We congratulated Doc -said it was a better shot than auy one of the crowd could have made bat he pessed it oft coolly, claiming it as an accident. We grew to like the quiet fellow, but even on our last day we did not know any mora about him. He was simply Doc. We had bocn lying around the campfira telling hunter's yarns, each trying to out lie the other (I did sot moan that for a pun), when the ducks were handed around. After we had got to our cigars I remarked "Say, Doc, try your band. The fellows are coming Munchausen. Can't you givo us a decent lie, one that we can kinder believe?" Doc was staring at the fire. He was al ways looking into the lire with those gray, calm eyes of bis. The breezy indignation at my words calmed on his unexpected re ply: "I cannot tell you a lie, but I'll try tho other." A minute's silence and then "Perhaps some of you have heard of Charley Dovine, the young fellow who lived on the border of Louisiana and Texas and was reported a good shot?" Allison answered: "Why, yes. I've heard my cousin speak of him a royal good fellow, plenty of vim-, plenty of go, the best sbet in the country and a friend worth having. I believe be was mixed up some way with my cousin's death. I was at college and never heard the straight of the story. A moment's pause and Doc continued: 'I know Dovine. He was a good sort of fellow, and you're right about his be ing a crack shot, more s the pity. As for friendship, do you boys understand the meaning of the term? A mutual love for a girl is a test which very few friendships can stand. To wring the bftnd which has taken from life its chief incentive with warm friendly grasp requires a strength of character of which few men are oapable. Charley Devine was one of the few. This friend of his was your cousin, Mr. Allison. "Both boys were fond of sport, and both belonged to a gun club of which Charley was the crack shot. One season the turkey hunting had been especially fine. Devine had mode an appointment with his friend Sexton to go early one morning on a hunt. But when the latter stopped for Devine he refused to go, pleading illness as an excuse for laziness. "Sexton, not willing to lose the day hunt, set out alone for the woods. Half an hour later Devine, unable to get to sleep, flung on his clothes, took bis rifla and started in search of Sexton. For an hour or more Charley tramped around the woods to no purpose. His game bag was empty, nor had he even seen a bird. Clear ly out of humor, Devine was about to tramp home when at some distance he heard a turkey 'scry. He answered it with his cat call. You boys know how ths thing is done. Well, he kept up this gome for awhile, the turkey calling him and be returning the call. They were creeping toward each other, the man and his game. Dovine grew tired, and, after seeing some dark object move the bushes, lifted kis rifla and fired. Almost instantaneously with his shot another report and a human cry rang out on tho morning air a sound of crashing twigs and a low groan not ten feet from Devine, Ho dropped his gun and sprengforward. Before him stretched on the ground lay Sexton. Instantly on the sound of the two reports tho boys bad realized what had happened. They had been calling to one another. Devine lifted his friend's head irt his arms and tried ta stanch the blood. The sun was begin ning to spread its first rosy light under the branches of the gum and oak. Sexton smiled faintly and whispered: 'It was tha wrong turkey, was it not? I'm glad you shot first. There, Chad, old fellow, don't do that, laying his hand on tho other's bowed head. 'It doesn't hurt so awfully much. Then he fainted. "Two hours later Devine's friend was dead. That's all, I believe. Doo had told his story simply; no note of change in the even monotony of his voice. Yet for all that tha silence was intense. Nor did any one speak immediately. Kach one was working out tho problem for him self and seemed half prepared for what followed. Then Allison asked as ho threw a chip on the blazing pine, "What became of Devine?" "Devine? Oh, I believe he went to the bad." Another silence. "How do you know this of Devine?" I questioned. Doc rose from bis sitting pos ture, stretching fcis hands to the fire. Then as ho walked off to the woods he an swered: "I I ought to know. I'm Char ley Dovine." Now Orleans Picayune. Origin of tUe Cake Walk. The eake walk proper had its origin among the French negroes of Louisiana more than a oentury ago, says an ex change. There is little doubt that it is an offshoot of some of the old French country dances. It resembles several of them in foraC From New Orleans it spread over the entire south and thence to the north. It was found of convenience to the planta tion negroes. They were not wedded by license, and t&was seldom that tho services of a preacher VJere called in. At a cake walk a man might legitimately show his preference for a woman and thus publicly claim her for a wife. In effect tho cake walk was not different frointhebld Scotch marriage, which required only public ac knowledgment from the contracting par ties. So this festival became in some sense a wooing, an acceptance or rejection and a ceremony. This explains its popularity with tho blacks outside of its beauties, with the accompaniment of musio, which is competent at all times to command ne gro support.

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TOPEKA STATE JOTJRNA1L, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 11, 1897. 3 The Evolution of Christmas. You enter the store on Wal nut street and the Christmas spirit immediately falls upon you. The hundreds of glittering- electric lights showing up the Holiday Goods the count less number of people constant ly moving or buying inspires one whether of a buying mind or not. Once here, look around and see -the thousands of dol lars' worth of merchandise gathered from all parts of the world for your Holiday purchases: Toys,Dolls,Games for the children; fancy pieces in Fine Art, China, Glassware, Jewelry, etc. these aside from the big stocks of Dress Goods, Silks, Millinery, Ladies' Suits, Underwear, Boys' Clothing, etc. Don't fail to make a thorough search through this Big: Store. ffl 1 Ladies' Gloves. High Art Novelties in Gloves. Bright colors are the rage this sea son. We arte showing an exquisite collection of these as you can see n the big display near elevator. A striking feature of the display is i little novelty in the way of a Glove Mender with the proper size needles and different colored silks, all arranged for convenient jse the price of these are 25c. They make a dainty Christmas pres ent. Specials we are offering now. 2- Clasp Pique Dogskin, 3 row Eml-. in black and self in all the late winter shades. Cannot match glove less than $1.2;. Our price $1.00 a pair. 3- Clasp Dressed Kid Glove, new embroidery and shades for Holiday trade. S1.75 a pair. 4- CIasp Reynier, the best qual ity of fine selected French skins in biack and all the late winter tints and shades. Boys' Windsor Bows and Wind sor Ties in the new plaids 25c each. Grand Ate. floor. Gloce Dept. Great December Clearing Sale OF Boys! and Children's Clothing. High Grade Only. Knee Pants Suits up to 16 years. Long Pants Suits 14 to 20. Over 2,000 Knee Pants Suits at $3.50, 24-95 aJ 55-95- Made in all the popular shapes especially to our order. Values in this sale reach the $g.oo mark. Middy Suits, Sailor Suits, Reefer Suits, 3-Garment 10 to 16 Suits, Double Breasted Suits, All go in these 3 popular prices for our December Sale. Boys' Long Pants Suits from the finest makers in America, strictly tailor made at $8.98, 10.98 and $12.00. If you can't come for these, send, they will save you money, and you will see what you can do at the Biggest Boys' and Children's Clothing Department in the West. Art Department. The Holiday Spirit Pervades thousands of pretty little and big. sifts here Pictures, Etchings, Frames of all kinds and every nov elty, pieces that are only seen here. Photograph Medallions to stand on table with or without narrow Gilt frame 25c Choice selection of subjects. Medallions in Gold Enamel frame, Bilt corners 39c Medallions Gilt or White frame. Metal corners. Glass size 14x26. .9Sc Medallions, Circle or Oval, colored by hand. S'2.50 Framed EtchiDg-s, Mat and 2J Green er Antique and Gilt frame 41. 4S C American Poets f 6 Musicians, Old Masters, f en Gilt, Mats, narrow Gilt 81.98 KANSAS CITY, MO. TOSTOFFICE BUILDING. W. S. Stratton Has Offered to Corns to the Kelief of the Government. Colorado Springs, Dec. 11. It Is within the range of possibility that a new postoiBce building will be erected in this town. Uncle Sam, however, will not furnish the money to build, the building. The present quarters of the postoffica here have long been inadequate to the needs of the government, and recently Postmaster Dana recommended a re moval, and the department at Wash ington referred the matter to Inspector Cochran of Denver and gave that gen tleman almost absolute power in the matter. Inspector Cochran came down from the capita city this morning, and after a lengthy conference with Postmaster Dana, left a proposal for a new room. It is understood that Mr. W. S. Stratton will submit a proposi tion to a gentleman for the erection of a building CO by 170 feet opposite the Elk hotel on Pike's Peak avenue. The building will be four stories high, and that part of it which will be used by the government will be built according to the requirements of the pestofttce. The location of the proposed building is central and should Mr. Stratton sub mit the proposition and the same be ac cepted, Colorado Springs will have one of the finest postofflce buildings in the west. TO BE STUBBED. LeaTcnworth Society Young Men Shut Out Ofiicers From the Fort. Leavenworth, Dec. 11. All is not har monious in the social organization of the dancing 4X of Leavenworth known as tha Cotillion club. The club was recently or ganized for this season's dances with Dr. Russell Phillips as president and David Staiger as secretary. One of the rules adopted by the younger members of the club was the exclusion of the ofrlcers from Fort Leavenworth, on the ground that the town girls cut dances with tha town boys for the men at the post. And then again many of the town men did not take kindly to the reorganized Cotillion club, alleging that the younger set had control of it. Consequently it is said that less than thirteen members are so far enrolled. Testerday a new club was being organ ized, to be called the Semi-Monthly Dancing club, or some similar name, for a series of subscription dances to be given during the winter. Edward McGonigle, John Wever and W. W. Trimmer are managing the new club and the lists are now nearly filled. TRICES RANGE HIGHER. An Advance Over Last Year Shown All Along the Line of Agricul tural Products. Washington, Dee. 11. The agricultural department has issued the following: The department's special wheat inves tigation is still lacking a few important returns, but the general result will be de termined by Monday at noon and will be made public. The department's final estimates of the production of the principal crops are based largely on the December returns and in accordance with the department's prac tice they will not be made public before the ISth of the month at the earliest. The only information now available relates to the average farm price of certain pro ducts on the first day of the present month. The farm price of corn as indi cated averages 2U.5 cents per bushel, against 21.5 cents last year; that of oats, 21.5 cents, against 1S.7 cents last year; that of barley, 37.7 cents, against 32.3 cents last year; that of rye 41.7 cents, against 40.9 cents last year; that of buck wheat, 42.1 cents against 39.2 cents last year; that of hay, $0.6 per ton, against $0.55 last year. The averages for the products not given are withheld for revision, as are also ths estimates of the acreage of winter wheat and rye and the condition of these pro ducts. (Signed) JOHN HYDE. ROUE ON A PASS And Was Negligent They Say Gets $10,000 All the Same. Evansvii'.e, Ind., Dec. 11. The jury In the case of John P. Walker vs. the Globe Accident Insurance company re turned a verdict last night for th plaintiff for $10,000. The case was the the first of the kind in the state, and has attracted considerable attention. Walker was auditorf the Air Line road. He carried an accident policy for $10,000 in the Globe Accident Insur ance company. He was thrown from the platform of a train last March and his legs were cut off. The company contended that the accident was due to negligence on Walker's part and that he rode on a pass. The case will go to the supreme court. Kelief in Six Hours Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis ease relieved in six hours by the "New Great South American Kidney Cure." This new remedy is a great surprise on account of its exceeding promptness in relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys, back and e ery part of the urinary passages in male or female. It relieves retention of water and pain in passing it almost immediately. If you want quick relief and cure, this is your rem edy. Sold by Geo. W. Stansfield. 632 Kansas avenue, and Sim Drug compa ny, 607 Kansas avenue, druggists, To peka, Kan. The Burlington's New Observation Vestibuled Trains. A very handsome set of wide obser vation vestibuled trains pre just out of the Burlington's shops. They are avail able for all classes of travel, and are the only trains of their kind to St. Louis from the Missouri rtiver. These are the Denver, Missouri River and St. Louis limited trains. Every car has a wide observation vestibule. The trains are lighted throughout with Pintsch gas and equipped also with, standard and compartment sleepers. These trains are a duplicate of the new "Eli" to Chicago. This achievement reflects the high est credit upon the Burlington man agement in Missouri, which is the first to introduce into the service, from the west to St. Louis, these solid, complete, wide-vestibuled trains for all classes of travel. Ask your Ticket Agent for handsome descriptive folder. HOWARD ELLIOTT, General Manager, St. Joseph, Mo. L. W. WAKELET, General Passenger Agent. St. Louis, Mo. SOME TOPEKA SKETCHES. Judge A. B. Quinton was in Abilene some days ago and thereby hangs a taie. There were several other "notables" at the hotel where Judge Quinton was stopping and this is how it happened to be given to the public. The judgre has never mentioned it but he forgot to swear the others who knew about it to secrecy. Judge Quinton was stopping- at the National hotel in Abilene and after supper he and several mem bers of the party went around town. They returned about 9 o'clock and went to the coat room and got their valises and retired to their rooms. The gas in the hotel was out of order and not enough lights were to be had to go the rounds. The judge gallantly gave his up to a young lady and went to his room in darkness. He proceeded to re tire and when the proper time arrived he opened his valise to extract his robe de nuit. The contents of the valise seemed to be mixed up and the judge wondered what some of the things were that felt so strangely in the dark. The contents wer badly tumbled around be fore the desired robe was found. He finally got it out and attempted to put it on. Horrors, it must have shrunk: it would not go on. Tne judge lighted a match and, great heavens, it was not his valise. In the morning the judge did his best to set the pink face powder off of his face and to remove it from the white articles of clothing he found in the valise. He could not separate the brush from the open bottle of face cream and a pair of hair curlers were mixed up with a switch. After break fast the judge's grip was rescued from the young lady and she was given her own wearing apparel but the judge was not present when the exchange was made.

"I want a warrant for grand lar ceny" cried a Topeka lawyer to a jus tice of the peace, as he rushed into the room where justice is meted out over a high pine bar. "For grand larceny did you say?" queried the judge. "i'es I said for grand larceny and I want it quick" cried the man who was jumping around with excitement like a jack on a string. "Steal your watch?" asked the judge as he got his fountain pen thawed cut. "No he didn't steal my watch. I don't carry one." "Take your morwy?" asked the judge as if the frantic gestures of the excited man made no impression on him. "No. I had my money with me. The fellow broke into my room." "Broke into jour room!" The judge looked over his glasses in astonisn ment. The constable snored and woke up. "Yes broke into my room, broke right in." By this time the little colored constable with side burns, a bald head and an inquisitive air came out from behind the stove and stepped up to the side of the speaker as if he might need support. "How many do you want arrested" asked the judge. "Just one, make it out for John Doe." The judge wiped his glasses on the corner of his coat, ran his fingers through his hair to get his brain in working order, and commenced to write. Meantime the wrathy lawyer was walking up and down the room like a villian in a play. "I'll fix the fellow, confound his impudent hide. I'll see if the law will have any effect on such wholesale thieving as is going on. I'll, yes I'll" and for want of any thing more expressive he brought liis closed fist down on the top of the bar with a resounding thud. The ink bottle was turned over and the little colored constable made frant ic enorts to catch the stream of ink that ran from the bottle to the floor, in a coal shovel. "Get out of mv read" cried the enraged expounder of the law and the constable retired to his chair behind the stove where he could watch the ink and wonder if the floor did not need painting to save a good scrubbing. The enraged lawyer continued to rant. "What did John steal?" asked the judge. John who who said anything about John?" queried the lawver. "Why you did" said the judge. "No I did not. It is a warrant I want "Well, what did the fellow do, what did he take?" asked the judge. "What did he take! what did he take! Why he took a half pint of the finest old bourbon that ever came to the town. It was 23 years old. The fire in the stove went out and so did the lawyer with the right foot of the judge following close after him as he started down the stairs. "What are you laughing at" cried the judge as he came back and found the constable convulsed. "Nothing" said the man behind the stove with a jerk. The judge resumed his seat and dignity. "Let's attach the whisky," said the constable by way of relief. Shut up" cried the judge. "I have tasted that whisky and if the thief drinks it it will be punishment enough without his being arrested."

A Topeka man who attended the tr:al of Mrs. Minnie Wallace Waikup Ketch am at Emporia when she was charged with poisoning her husband. James R. Waikup describes her appearance dur ing the trial as altogether girlish. Never during the trial did she lose her self possession. During the most damning testimony she sat in the pris oner's box neatly attired and always with a half incredulous smile upon her lips. She is described as being inclined to stoutness. Her features were reg ular and her eyes were of the large brown dreamy kind. While she would not be called beautiful no one denied that there was a subtle attractiveness in her face. Her voice was mellow and she spoke very slowly. Her be havior was more like that of an inno cent school girl during the trial than anything- else and when the jury brought in a verdict declaring her not guilty of murder her only comment wast "I felt like hugging every man on the jury." The trial was the sensation of Em poria's history. The court room was crowded daily, and a large proportion of the spectators were women. While there were many among the women who hoped to see the youthful widow declared guilty of murder the verdict of the jury met with almost general satisfaction. United States District Attorney I. E. Lambert was then county attorney and conducted the prosecution.

There is a disposition on the part of some people to do away with the old custom of hanging crepe on the door to announce the fact that death has summoned an occupant of the house. A man can win fame and wealth if brain and body receive the right ele ment in food. Coffee fur nishes none, (ask your Chemist). Postum Cereal Food Coffee is rich in glu ten and phosphates, ex actly the food for brain workers. The new idea is to have the door hang ing of something, not sombre like crepe, out more pleasing to- tne eye. One of the ideas is a small sheaf of wheat to signify that "The Reaper, Wrhose Name is Death," has made his visit. Another design consists of two palm leaves, the stems being tied to gether and the whole forming an oval design. This is to denote "honor. It cannot be foretold whether these new ideas will meet with favor, but it would certainly be quite a departure from the orthodox customs. The palm leaves and the wheat are not imita tions. The wheat is bleached and tied in the form of a small sheaf. Where it Is tied is a small cluster of artificial flowers, sometimes pansies. The whole is tied with a white ribbon.There is no black to be seen. The palm leaves are of their natural green color and are varnished to preserve them. They are tied with a white ribbon and a bunch of artificial roses is caught up under the ribbon. Some undertakers claim that many of their customers ask for insignia, not as gloomy as crepe, and they predict that the new ideas will .meet with fa vor. The approaching auction sale of the Kansas Pacific railway no less than the recent celebration of the Sity's 43d birthday, is calculated to call up rem iniscences of early history. In propor tion to the population of Topeka, per haps but a small number of her pres ent inhabitants recall how nearly the city came to losing the Kansas Pacific at the time the line was located. When the surveying party having in charge the establishment of the route of Kansas' first railway, reached Cal houn bluffs, north of Oakland, instead of following the river, as the railroad now does, they continued to skirt the foot of the range of hills north of the city, crossing Soldier Creek in the vi cinity of where the reform school is now located. From there on westward the line of stakes was driven close to the, creek as far west as Menoken. Not only was the route established as de scribed, but the ties were delivered along it. Those were bright days for the old town of Indianola, situated less than half a mile from the line of the coming railroad. It was a flourishing village then, with two hotels and a number of stores. Located on the road traversed by the great caravans, engaged in the transportation of merchandise, from the Missouri river across the plains to Denver, Salt Lake and even to Califor nia, it enjoyed a trade out of all pro portion to its population. Almost the entire community was in trade. There was nothing else to do. Scarcely a day passed that did not witness the passage along the single street of the village of at least one wagon train usually more. There were invariably 26 wagons to the train, each wagon drawn by six mules or six pairs of oxen. Occasionally a train ap peared in which the wagons were drawn by eight mules, and it was known at once that it was a Mexican caravan, bound for Santa Fe. The people of Indianola were pros perous and contented and took little account of railroads, looking upon them as something a long way off, until one winter morning a stranger appeared at the principal hotel and in the course of the day made it known that he had a contract to supply the necessary ties for the coming railroad. It was a new experience for the peo ple of the town and the country there about to be able to sell the products of the land and their toil to somebody other than travelers, and they were stirred. It was not long until the ring of the ax could be heard all up and down the creek and great stacks of ties soon stretched across the prairie. Then dark days set in for Indianola. It was discovered that the railroad contractor, who had given his name as Jones, was not in his accustomed haunts. The laborers and the men who furnished the timber, had not been paid. They waited. What was at first a sus picion grew to certainty. Jones never came back. Scarcely had they recovered from this shock before it was announced that the route of the railroad had been changed and that it would follow close ly the north bank of the Kaw. From that day the town was doomed. Those who owned property, sold it for what they could get. Some of the houses were removed to North Topeka and some to farms. The town which had once been a for midable rival of the state capital, struggled a few months longer and died. Few. if any, of those first ties ever reached the present roadbed. They dis appeared mysteriously and rapidly. Some of them can be found to this day in the framework of barns and corn cribs.

An unusual incident occurred at the Topeka club last week when three men in whose families successful operations i for appendicitis have been performed within the last three months.were seat ed at dinner together. The gentlemen were Dr. Neely, Uni ted States marshal. E. J. Douglass of Leavenworth and E J. Dallas of Tope ka. Dr. Neely and Mr. Douglass were at dinner when Mr. Dallas arrived from the hospital where the operation upon his son Everett had just been comple ted. "Come sit with us Dallas, then you will he endowed with good luck. We have passed through this experience successfull," said Dr. Neely. Mr. Dallas sat down between the two gentlemen. Dr. Neely's daughter and a son of Mr. Douglass were successfully operated upon. "The snow last week reminded me of the only time that I ever got beaten by a woman and the only time that I ever knew that same woman to be beaten in a bit of sharp practice," said Col. J. W. F. Hughes. "I had a young calf and during the night it got out of the barn and strayed away. I easily followed the tracks in the snow and they led to the house of a neighbor of mine, an old lady. I knocked and ask ed if my calf had been seen." 'Yes.' replied the lady, "it is in the barn. It came around here this morn ing and the man put it in with our cat tle." "I am very much obliged to you for your trouble." said I. "Well, much obliged does not pay for the hay it has eaten, 50 cents please," was the rejoiner. "I was surprised but I knew that I would have to pay. I felt in my pocket but I did not have a cent with me. 'I haven't a bit of money with me," said L "Write out a check," said the lady. "I was cornered and had to write out a check for 50 cents. As I handed it to her she said, 'My stove does not work weil and I wish you would look at it.' I inspected the stove and found that the trouble was that the grate was in up side down. I turned it over and said the stove would work all right now. "Much obliged," said the lady. "Well, 'much obliged' does not pay for my trouble." said I. '$1 please." The old lady looked at me In astonishment. She saw she was caught in her own trap. "I have no money in the house," said she. "Write a check." said I. The old lady looked around and finally she said: 'Can't we call it even?' 'Why certainly,' said I, and I took my calf and went home. That is the only time to my knowledge that anyone managed to get ahead of that woman. She dead, how." SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES United Brethren church Services are held in Ladies' Library hall, on Kansas avenue, between Eleventh and Twelfth streets; 10 a. m., Sunday school; 11 a. m., preaching by the pastor; 7:30 p. m.p preaching by the pastor. S. C. Co blentz. m Soul Culture society meets at 406 West Sixth street at 7:20 p. m. Ad dress by H. H. Brown upon "Where Are.. God and I?" Psychometric seance from 7:30 till 8. Public invited. At the Parkdale M. E. church, the pastor, W. E. Putt, will preach both morning and evening. Morning sub ject, "The Unpayable Debt;" evening subject, "The Soul and Its Reception." Junior league at 3:30 p. m. Mrs. Alice Naylcr superintendent;Epworth league at 6:30. First Unitarian society(Unity church) Preaching at 11 a.m. by the minister. Rev. Abram Wyman. Subject, "The Ethical Value of the Idea of God." First Baptist church, corner Ninth and Jackson streets, M. L. Thomas, D. D. pastor. Services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning subject, "Business and Brotherhood." Evening subject, "The Friends of Jesus." Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.. Juniors 2:30 p. m.. Chris tian Endeavor 6:20 p. m. Madison mis sion 2:30 p. m. Divine Science Sunday school on the northwest corner of Jackson and Fourth streets at 3 o'clock p. m. at 4 o'clock there will be a lecture by Miss Curtis of Topeka on the subject of "Christ's Teachings." Miss Jean Wallace will lead the young women in a character study at the Y. W. C. A. rooms, 610 Kansas avenue, Sunday afternoon at 4:15. At the railroad Y. M. C. A. at 4 p. m. Sunday, Capt. W.C. Dutton will ad dress the men's mass meeting. Fourth and Adams streets. Preaching services at the North Con gregational church by the pastor. Rev. J. E. McClain, Sunday morning and ev ening. Subject in the morning at 11 o'clock, "How Attain Desired Condi tions." In the evening at 7:30, "Faith's Conquest Over Man's Fears." Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Junior C. E. at 3 p. m.. and Senior C. E. at 6:30. Quarterly meeting at the St. John's A. M. E. church; preaching at 10:45 a. m. and 7:-30 p. m. by Rev. A. M. Ward, presiding elder; preaching and com munion at 3 p. m. by Rev. G. W. Guy; Sunday school at 2 p. m.; Young Peo ple's meeting at 6 p. m. lovefeast Mon day night. J. R. Ransom, pastor. First Church of Christ (Scientist) 210 West Sixth street Services at 11 a. m. Subject, "Paul's Charge to Tim othy." First Society of Spiritualists will hold their regular conference and fact meet ing at Lincoln post hall at 2:30 p. m. In the evening a lecture by E. E. .Ches ney on "Spiritualism." Seats free. The Christian Spiritualists will hold their regular services next Sunday at 7:30 p. m. at Topeka post hall, 422 Kan sas avenue. The constitution and by laws of i the church will be read and adopted, followed with readings from articles by Mrs. Searing. First Christian church, No. 622 To peka avenue; Rev. D. A. Wickizer of Des Moines, la., will preach at usual hours tomorrow, December 12. Morn ing service at 10:45: evening at 7:2.0: Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. and Y. P. S. C. E. at 6:30 p. m. Mr. Wickizer may take pastorate of the church the first of the year. The Holiness association meets at the Wesleyan church. Third and Jef ferson streets, at 3 p. m. Bishop Milispaugh will preach at Grace Cathedral Sunday morning and Rev. W. Scranton Leite in the evening. First African Baptist church. First street Rev. G. D. Olden, pastor. Preaching 11 a. m. and 7:30 p.m. Morn ing subject, "The Office Works of the Holy Spiriit." Evening subject. "An swer to Prayer." Y. P. S. C. E. at 7 p. m. First Presbyterian church The pas tor, Dr. Countermine, will preach. Morning subject. "The Day of Power." Evening, "Grace, Grit and Greenbacks In Their Relation to the Advancement of the Kingdom of Christ." Special music by the quartette. Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Junior and. Intermediate C. E. at 3 p. m. Young- People's C. E. meeting at 6:30 p. m. North Topeka Baptist church, cor ner Laurent and Harrison streets, Rev. W. B. Hutchinson, pastor. Services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Morning sub ject, "Three Reasons for Rejoicing." Evening subject, "The Man Who Didn't Care." COX FE DERATE FU It NIT IJRE. Ancient Relics Knocked Sown at Richmond for Small Prices. Richmond, Dec. 11. A lot of furniture which was used by the Confederate eovernment during the war was offered for sale by auction at the postoffioe building today, and being advertised as junk was sold at junk prices. Twenty-four chairs, two double and six single desks, six carpets, iron, cop per and brass chandeliers: two water coolers and four awnings were knocked down to the highest bidders, and all the property together realized Chairs were sold at 10 and 12 cents each. The highest price paid for a desk was $3, while $S was the bid for a chandelier. Try Grain O! Try Grain-O! Ask your gTocer today to show you a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the aduit. All who try It, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich eeal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress!. 14 price of coffee. 15c and 25c per pack age. Sold by grocers. G. A. Van Hall, the leading Druggist of Butler. Mo., writes: "We are hav ing splendid success with Beggs Blood Purifier and Blood Maker. It is one of the best sellers we ever had and gives satisfaction to all who have tried it. We take pleasure in recommending It. At druggists. Official facsimile of Medal Awarded DR. PRICE'S CREAM BAKING POWDER IJf-ffiE-JlHC'IK&CWSiEiMS .CHICAGO, 1893 WORLD'S FAIR. All Great Discoveries of All Schools of Medicine are Brought to Munyon's Laboratory. OUNY0H ESTABLISHES I f-r- 1 rs Vft- i j'S cures catarrh of the head, throat or stomach. The Munyon remedies work with scientific exactness. He has a separate specific for each disease. For sale by druggists. Mostly 25 cents. If you do not fully understand your own case write to Professor Munyon, at Philadelphia, and he will tell you free of charge. Mechanical Toys, Dolls, Doll Buggies, Games, Steam LARGE FINE LINE. 1 Mitchell Marborg, Kin U A IMC A 9BSBBBEiai BBaaaaaacaai aeKsieavg The Western Foundry I g AND MACHINE WORKS. I Established 1875. GET PRICES BEFORE PURCHASING ELSEWHERE. 5araeBa9aeBBaea9Bea THE jEELEY TliTE, PORTSMOUTH BUILDING, KANSAS CiTY, KANSAS. jaBeaeBiBB9 aBBamHaHB'aaeBBeai I J. C Elliott, I 72S KANSAS AVE. aaBBBSBeBOBaSBCBB0BaBaB 0ICItlltltIIOlItZl Jones 1 Sells (Eoal. I He's THE ICS see mm supply. Tel. 'Phone 31. Catalogue Free. Day and Chas. L. Reeske, MERCHANT TAILOR. 704 Kansas Ave. Over Manspeaker Everybody Reads is r.iuriY Us THE STANDARD OF MERIT. Professor Munyon keeps in toucli with medical investigation and experi ment throughout the world. His sys tematic methods have become so well known tlfat the greatest discoveries are now submitted to him for practical test. Munyon 's approval of any new remedy establishes its character and insures a fortune for its diaojverer. Munyon believes that there is a cure for .every disease, and that people should die only from old ag-e or by ac cident. Fifty -seven absolute cures are now included in the Munyon system, and others are added as experience demonstrates their efiicaey. There is no guesswork and no theorizing1. Munyon's Dyspepsia Cure is prepared ovnwcclTr 4 di-ctioncio n r .1 .,11 stomach troubles. Munyon's Eheuma- tism Cure is a specific for rheumatism. lumbago and sciatica. Munyon's Kid ney Cure conquers the various and dan gerous affections of the kidneys. Mun yon's Nerve Cure rebuilds the nervous system. Munyon's Catarrh treatment b Skates, b b b b b b b b b b h Toys, C JHEMI1C Formerly Topeka Foundry and Machine Works. Estab. 1G3. The only place la the city where you can Set a Complete Power Plant front a Steam Engine to a Set Collar from stock. R. L. COFRAN, Topeka, Kans. Proprietor. oiaiMHtici huhmuqi! For five years oe of the most succs ful of al! the great system of Keeley In stitutes operated under the supervision of Dr. Leslie ?1. Keeley and employing hl Gold remedies in the treatment and cur of alcoholic and opium addiction- Fif teen minutes' ride from Union depot, on both cable and "L" car lines. Writ to full particulars. Address THE KEELEY INSTITUTE, Kansas City, Kansas Sells Ohms and Ammunition He RENTS GOOD GUNS to responsible parties. His store is Headquarters for Sportsmen the man that stirred up the ice men. oeiore putting in your wiowr a 430. Office: 117 E. Norris 4 Night Sessions. 521 533 Quiacy St. Will make you Fal and Winter Clothing on EASY Terms SUITS $20 ad up. PANTS $8 and up. Cleaning, Pressing and Re. pairing done at lowest rates. Mer. Co. the State Journal