The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
December 2, 1899

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f Stole LAST EDITION SATURDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, DECEMBER 2, 1899. SATURDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. FRIGHTENED INSURGENTS. Filipino General Surrenders a Whole ProYince And His Army of 800 Men to oO Americans UNDER LIEUT. 310NR0E Enemy Believed a Large Force Was About to Attack. Maccabebes Scouts Rendering Excellent Service. Washington, Dec. 2. Gen. Otis in formed the war department of the sur render of Bayonbong in the following dispatch "'Manila, Dec. 2 Report received that Bayomboag with province Xueva Yis caya surrendered Nov. 2S to Lieut. Monroe. Fourth cavalry, who com manded advance scouts on Carranga lan train consisting of fifty men Fourth cavalry and three native scouts. In surgent General Conen surrendered en tire force numbering 8U0 men arm'il wilh Mausers and number of officers. i0 Spanish and two American prisoners secured and probably considerable in surgent property." MADE A BIG BLUFF. Xeiv York. Dee. 2 A Herald dis patch from Manila says: The surrender of Gen. Conen and S00 insurgents at Bayonbong to Lieut. Jas. K. Monroe, of the Fourth eavalry.uas the result of a remarkable display of courage and "bluff" on the part of the American officer. Lieut. Monroe had only ..tty men with him and all possible reinforce ments were far in his rear. He com municated by telegraph with the in surgent leader stating that he was ready to move on Bayonbong at once with a large force unless he received the unconditional surrender of the rebels. The lieutenant wired south for rein forcements, but 24 hours before they reached him he went to Bayonbong with his little escort of half a hundred men and Gen. k-onen surrendered to him. BIGGEST CAPTURE YET. Washington, Dec. 2. Considerable in terest is felt here in the ncvs that the insurgents at Bayonbong have sur rendered, particularly as the number exceeds that captured by the United States troops at any one time. Bayon bong is the city to which Agulnaldo at raie time contemplated retreating for the purpose of locating the rebel cap ital, after he- was forced to flee from Tarlac. but the American troops press ed him so hard that he was unable to carry out his intention. TO ENLIST MACCABEBES. "Washington. Dec. 2. Word comes from the Philippines that the two com panies of Maccabebe scouts under Cap tain Batson are doing so well that it has been decided to organize a full bat talion of these natives. The additional two companies will be very useful in the present campaign in tracking the iieeing remnants of Aguinaldo"s dis organized army. COL. BERERTON A SUICIDE. Washington, Dec. 2. The war depart ment has received the following from Gen. Otis at Manila dated Dec 2: "Lieut. Col. Bererton, captain of the Twenty-fourth infantry, while tempor arily insane committed suicide ai Santa Thomas near San Fernando. Union province Luzon, at 6 o'clock this morn in sr. "Insanity first manifested Nov. 29 at Aringay." GAS COfilPANY CHARTER The Application Contains Only Names of Topeka Jleo. Application was made today to the secretary of state for a charter for the Topt ka Federal Light, Heat and Pow er company, the Franklin corporation which proposes to rie Topeka a new Ras and electric light plant, and the peopk- of Topeka c heaper gas and cur rent. The capital stock of the company is placed in the application at $1.50u.'X. Tht proposed incorporators named are John Kleinhans. Judge John Mar tin. M. Snattinger. L. F. Randolph of Xortonville. Y. C. Stephenson. F.White of Arkansas City, George H. Payne and J. M. Padgitt. As soon as the charter is granted and the organization of the company perfected, nams of eastern capitalists will be generally substitu ted for the names on the application. The charter will cost the company in the neighborhood of $4."0. The applica tion is another evidence that Mr.Faulk ner means business. MAY MEET PENSY. Eansas Football Champions Talk of a Big Game. There is a chance for the Kansas uni versity football team to meet Pennsyl vania at Chicago within two weeks. Football enthusiasts in the west are anxious for the ".Sovereigns" to meet some one of the crack eastern teams. It is understood that Pennsylvania is open for a game at Chicago. It" the undefeated Jayhawers get the chance they will show the easterners that the west can produce football teams tnat understand the game. For several years the Pennsylvania team has look ed to Kansas for several star players. Among them McCracken and Johnnv Outland. DEATH OF MHS. MULVANE. Mother of Prominent Topeka Citiz3ns Dies in Ohio. Mrs. Mary Mulvane, mother of John Ft.. Joab and David A. Mulvane of this city died Thursday at her home in Xewcomerstown. Ohio. The three sons left Topeka Wednesrfav on receipt of a telegram stating that their mother was ding.but before they reached the fam ily home death had occurred. Mrs. Mulvane was ST years old at the time of her death. She was a widow, the father of the well known Topeka men having died Several years ago. The three Mulvane brothers lived as boys la Jiewcomersiown. I TL'UN STATE'S EVIDENCE. Reformed Klondikers Act as Spotters on the Remaining Jointists. Leavenworth, Dec. 2. A novel fea ture has appeared in the prosecution of the Klondikers since the men who were called before the court the first of the week were released. These men were the most belligerent of the Klon dikers and they resisted to the last every attempt to close their houses, one of them even openly declared he would never close his place. But they have experienced a change of feeling. They have become the help ers and agents of the attorneys prose cuting the remaining jointists. They have changed their tune from that of unholy wrath against the officers of the state to one of "praise. They have be come the strongest supporters of law and have set themselves as a vigilance committee to watch with eagerness every overt act committed in the Klon dike and against the state and individ uals by their erstwhile brothers-in-erime and illegni traffic. Every Klondike!' who promised last Tuesday to quit business and close his place has enlisted in the service of the state and has sworn to give evidence against the joinist3 who remain and continue to sell vile liquor, rob. plun der and slay the disabled veterans. They saT every saloon keeper of the notorious village must close. Whether the change of heart conies from a love of company in misfortune or other motives, the forces are in motion that augur well for the success of the move ment, say the attorneys and they prom ise such a cleaning up of the iniquitous and well-known Klondike as has never been seen before. "BUTCHERS BILL' Of Modder Rirer Shows Casual ties Numbering 438. London, Dec. 2. As surmised. the British dead and wounded at the hard fought battle of Modder river number hundreds. Fp to 2 o'clock this after noon only the bare total of 43S, of which number 73 were killed, had been given out. So it is impossible to de duct from the "butchers' bill." such in formation regarding the nature of the tight as details as to losses of the dif ferent units generally indicate. From General Forestier-Walker's dis patch it is proved that all reports of General Methuen's advance after the battle of Modder River were premature though with the railroad working, he should not be long in constructing a temporary bridge. His enforced delay doubtless will be of considerable set vice in giving his hard pushed column needful rest and in allowing the arrival of reinforcements, of which he must be sorely in need after three such fights, placings hors de combat upwards of a, thousand men out of less than 7,000. General Forestier-Walker's announce ment that the Canadian marksmen and other reinforcements have been pushed forward to the neighborhood of the orange river to protect General Me thuen's lines of communication, have relieved much anxiety here, where it was fully expected the Boers would at tempt to attack the vulnerable points of the line of communication. The latest news from Natal indicates that the bulk of the Ladysmith relief force has arrived at Frere though there is considerable conjecture as to the whereabouts of General Clery. whose movements have not been chronicled very recently. It is surmised in some quarters that he may reappear in a totally unexpected quarter, on the Hank or rear of General Joubert's force, which is supposed to be concen trated at Grobelaars Kloof, north of the Tugela river. As General Hildyard's advance guard was in tou'h with the Boers as long ago as Tuesday last, de velopments should not be long delayed. Dundonald's mounted force Novem ber 2S. accompanied by four guns, went in pursuit of a body of Boei s returning to Colenso. They followed the Boers to within 21' miles of Col"nso. when the Boers replied to the f.ritish shells witli long range guns. There were no casualt ies. Colenso bridge, it is added, was after wards blown up. Another detachment of 3.000 British troops sailed for South Africa today. Owing to the phenomenal sale of the newspapers conse-quent upon the war, a. paper famine is threatened. It is re ported that the American supplies have failed temporarily. HOW IT WORKS. Premium Stamp Ovrner Tells How He Discriminates Anions Merchants. Mr. W. F. Guthrie, of Atchison, and Mr. John W. Shartel.of Oklahoma City, are in Topeka taking depositions in the case of J. C. Humes against the State Capital Printing company of Guthrie, ok., brought in the courts of Oklahoma Territory to recover damages from the printing company for various articles published in the Daily State Capital of Guthrie reflecting upon the business methods of the Co-operative Premium association of which Mr. Humes is the proprietor. The plaintiff produced a number of witnesses who deposed to the good character and name of that organiza tion as it transacts business in Topeka and among others. Mr. Kelsey, the To peka manager. Mr. Kelsey on cross-examination told the prices which the various merchants of Topeka are pay ing for their stamps as follows: FIVE PER CENT. A. C. Lansr and J. K. Jones. FOUR PER CENT. H. A. Willis. Rosser Co., O. Purdy. M. C. Holman, Farnsworth Ashby, Sam Hindman. American Steam Laun dry, Keilam Book Stationery Co., Clement's Clothing Co.." Swift Ai Holi day's. L. S. Wolverton, C. D. Moss. Miller's Pharmacy, Geo. W. Stansfield and J. H. Leonard. THREE A-XD ONE-HALF PER CENT Davies Nicholson, Lewis Roach. H. M. Cline. Wolff Bros. Cole, James Jeffers, B. M. Payne Co.. Lion Shoe store and Webster Tulloek. THREE PER CENT. A. M. Kent. Model Coal Co.. Charles MrClintock, and Star Meat Market. TWO AND ONE-HALF PER CENT. Wear Coal Co.. Southwestern Fuel Co., Jas. B. Hayden and Geo. C. Beach. ONE AND ONE-HALF PER CENT. Crosby Bros. Mr. Kelsey further testified that the price charged for stamps varied ac cording to the amount of stamps used, the nature of the business and the amount of profits made on, sales. DEATrTSJJALL Judge F. G. Adams Answered Its Summons Today. Kansas Lose3 One of Its Oldest and Best Citizens. END WAS PEACEFUL. He Had Long Been In Failing Health. Identified With Early Newspa pers of Topeka. Judge Franklin G. Adams, seoretary of the State Historical society, died at his home on College Hill, this morn ing at 4:45 o'clock. The funeral will take place from the residence at 2:30 o'clock Monday afternoon, the inter ment being at the Topeka cemetery. Judge Adams was attacked by the grip on the day of the annual meeting of the state society last January, but proceeded with the work -of the depart ment for a month. Since that time he has been suffering from nervous pros tration, yet with that tireless energy which has been one of the principal characteristics of his busy life, Mr. Adams spent much of his time in at tending to the business of the depart ment; which was his pride and ambi tion to develop. His mind has been clear during the prolonged illness and physically he did not fail rapidly until within" the last few weeks. The end I'fii -Vwvl hit. J, 1 it I ill 1 s s v N X V U Judge Franklin G. Adams, a Kansas Pioneer Who Died Today. came peacefully. He was surrounded by his family, which consists of three sons and three daughters. The surviv ing members of the family are: Miss Zu Adams, Henry J. Adams. Dr. Har riet Adams. Margaret L. Adams, Sam uel and Paul Adams. Kansas loses one of her most useful and diligent men in the death of Judge Adams and no monument will be nec essary to perpetuate his name and memory. In the history of this state he has ben one of the prominent men. In the preservation of the records of the progressive marches of this great state he stands without a peer. De voting a quarter of a century of his life to the State Historical society, he has accumulated such a fund of informa tion and records for the coming gen-o a tions that his work and life will never be forgotten so long as there are peo ple in Kansas and in other states to transmit these ehu racteristies of this noble man to future generations. Judge Adams died with but one re gret and that was the fact that the State Historical society has not been provided with sutlicient accommoda tions to take care of the property of the organization. He said one day last summer to a Journal reporter while standing in the shade on the south side of the capitol: "I very much fear that the end of my life shall come before our society has been properly housed in the state house. I wish we could get sutlicient room to properly preserve our posses sions." The state administrations hve mov ed slowly in this matter and the price less records and relics are piled up in the basement, in the corridors, in cor ners and in other out of the way places, when they should be given the best of care. Some time, perchance, a legisla ture will assemble in Kansas, compose 1 of a majority of newspaper men. If that time ever comes, the State His torical society will be taken care of. because nowhere in all this broad land has there lived a better friend to news paper men than the departed secretary. He liked the business and sympathized particularly with the young men who strive to build themselves a reputation in this line of work and he was at all times ready and wiliing to lend a help ing hand to the searcher for news. Even at his advanced age. Judge Adams was an excellent writer of shorthand. His desk was covered with shorthand notes and among them there was alw ays something upon which could be based a story for the public. Judge Adams also believed that the most ac curate chroniclers of the world's his tory are the newspapers. This theory caused him to keep a file of all the newspapers that could be obtained and all of the Kansas publications from the first and smallest to the present and large influential papers are found in consecutive order, filed and bound, in the department. The library of the society now con tains 102, 325. volumes; the files of 7S1 KanShs papers now being published. There are tiles of 20. SSI bound; and an unlimited quantity of valuable histori cal information, relics and mementoes of the history of Kansas. The society was created by the Kan sas Editorial association at a meeting in Manhattan April 7, 1S75. The reso lution providing for this great work was presented by t. W. Wilder. The first board of directors was composed of F. P. Baker. D. R. Anthony, John A. Martin. Sol Miller and George A. Craw ford. Mr. Baker and Mr. Anthony and Mr. Wilder are living. The others are dead. The society was organized in To peka, by the above named men and Samuel A. Kingman, R. B. Taylor, M. W. Reynolds and S. S. Prouty. Mr. Kingman is the only survivor of the last named crowd of men. F. P. Baker was chosen secretary and served but a short time, resigning, be ing succeeded by Judge Adams, who has held the office without interruption for a quarter of a century. Judge Adams was 75 years old last May. His birthplace was Rodman. N. Y. He was a farmer's boy and received the education of the common schools there. At 19 he went to Cincinnati and spent five years teaching in the public schools. During this time he attended lectures in medicine and law at the Ohio medical college and Cincinnati college, graduating in 1S52. He was admitted to the bar at once. The crowded east did not give Judge Adams the opportunities he sought, so in 1S55 he came to Kansas. He came with a colony which settled at Ashland, Riley county. There was nothing there to lend encouragement, and Adams spent the year 1856 at Leavenworth. At the close of that year he moved to Atchison, remaining until 1861 practic ing law. He was probate judge of Atchison count' in 1S5S-9. The year previous he was a member of the Leav enworth constitutional convention. In 1S61-4 he was register of the I'nited States land office at Lecompton and later at Topeka after the removal of the i Y 9 I 1 r km mil capital; in 1S63 clerk of the federal court here: at the same time and for a year later, he was secretary of the state board of agriculture, but gave up these positions to become United States agent for the Kickapoo Indians in Kan sas. Then, too. Judge Adams gave some of his time to the publication of news papers. In 1N57 he was, editor of the Squatter Sovereign published at Atch ison: of the State Record and Kansas Farmer, at Topeka. Ih63; Atchison Free Press, 1S64-68; Waterville Telegraph, 1S71-72. While a student at Cincinnati he was the author of several minor publica tions pertaining to spelling reform, one of which was "The Lives of the Presi dents." in phonotypic print. Mr. Adams published the Homestead Guide, at Waterville in 1S73. From 1S7.") to 1VJ4 he was chairman of the educational com mittee of the Kansas State Grange and made numerous reports which were published by that organization. In February, 1S76. Judge Adams be gan work with the state historical so ciety which will stand as a monument through the ages. This was at the very beginning of the work. All that has been done by this notable society has been developed under his guidance. Mr. Adams compiled all the volumes of the collections of the society, and eight biennial reports. The trustees of Gainesville, Wis., un iversity, a Methodist institution con ferred upon Judge Adams the degree of LL. D. He was at one time in charge of the editorial work on-the Atchison Globe. r Although Mr. Adams' name is one of the illustrious ones in Kansas, he was neither warrior nor statesman. He was among those who were identified with the early conflicts at arms and drafted many of the laws upon our statute books, one being the creation of the state board of agriculture. When an effort was being made to locate the oaoital of the state at Pawree. in Riley j county, he hauled lumber for the state house then being constructed. He was I employed by Robert Klotz. afterwards a member of congress from Pennsyl vania. Henry J. Adams, first mayor of Leaven wort h, and later a territorial governor of Kansas, was a brother of Judge Adams. Judge Adams was with General Abbott and John Brown at Lawrence when 300 Free State men thr-nshed 7' Missourians tlvine- the I olrn-orv fl5r- T-Te was also in the skir mish at Slough creek and was one of the captors of the famous blood-red flag carried by South Carolinians who were prowling around, menacing the freedom of the abolitionists. This flag is now in the historical society museum Judge Adams took charge of the Squatter Sovereign at Atchison at the time when Pardee Butler, an avowed Continued on Sixth Page.) 'V MSf Win, SELLSMjlVORCE. Rupture in the Family of the Circus Owner. Peter Sells Will Kake Yerj Serious Charges. PAPERS SOOX BE FILED Separation of the Couple Has Taken Place. Detectives Watched the Home and Secured Evidence. Sells' Interests in Topeka Hare Been Transferred. The following appeared in the Cin cinnati Enquirer of November 2S, under a Columbus, O., dale line: Peter Sells, the well known circus owner, has separated from his wife un der most startling circumstances. The accusations he makes against Mrs. Sells will stir the social world to its depths. The palatial home of the Sells' at Dennison and Buttles avenues, is desolate, Mr. Sells having left it, tak ing with him their accomplished daughter, Miss Florence, aged 20 years. They have taken a temporary residence with Lewis Sells, the indignant hus band's brother. Mrs. Sells is left alone at the homestead. Attorney J. E. Sater, acting for Mr. Sells, has prepared a petition for di vorce, which, it was stated, will be filed in the courts tomorrow. The charge upon which it is based is that of in fidelity, and a well known Columbus boniface will, it is said, be among those named as co-respondents. During his many years of travel as one of the principal proprietors of Sells Bros, and Forepaugh s shows, Mr. bells has necessarily been absent from his family much of the time. During all of every season he has gone with the show, leaving Mrs. Sells and their daughter, who is an only child, at home. The information is that a week before the show closed its last season, but ten days ago, Mr. Sells received positive information that his wife was unfaithful to him. Detectives were em ployed to shadow her' and her supposed intimates, with the result that her in discretions are alleged to have been proved by overwhelming evidence. Mr. Sells returned to the city when the season had closed, and at first did not make known to his wife the knowl edge he possessed. He desired to ar range some of his affairs for the sepa ration before he should confront her with the truth. This having been done, he left her and took the steps for a di vorce. The advice upon which the petition was based are of a character that will astound the many social friends of Mrs. Sells, who has borne an untarnished reputation. It is alleged that the mag nificent home provided bT the fond hus band has been the scene of midnight orgies for y-ears that would bring the blush of shame to even the most blase of dissipation's devotees. Not only are such violations of the Sells home alleg ed to have been going on in the ab sence of the husband during the last season, but it is charged that they have been a common thing for years. The refined and cultured daughter is said to have feared a tragedy in the event that she made known the facts to her father, and she has suffered in silence her mother's alleged wrongdo ing for the sake of preventing what she believed would be worse trouble. Even tually, however, she could bear the af fair no longer, and it is said to have been she who first apprised the hus band of the alleged faithlessness of wife and mother. The reports of the detectives who shadowed the accused parties are said to be astonishing. The details of them, however, will not be made public until the petition for divorce is filed. The al leged liaison with the well known bon iface is said to have continued until within a very few evenings before Mr. Sells returned home from his season's tour. A feature of the evidence against him, strange enough, will be a bicycle. He is alleged to have gone to see Mrs. Sells on his wheel, and, leaving it out side the door, it was taken into custo dy by one of the detectives to use as circumstantial evidence. The wheel is now locked up in the Chittenden hotel building, in the vicin ity of one of the leading detective agencies. It is said several other pram ineni business men will be involved. There is proably no better known nor more popular citizen in Columbus than Peter Selis. Public spirited, charitable and of genial disposition, his friends are legion. So carefully has the wife guarded the alleged skeleton in the Closet that never until now lias there been thes'ightest suspicionin the publio mind against her fair name. Mr. Sells is nearly prostrated and declines to talk. However, he has authorized one of his confidential business representa tives to make public the salient facts leading to the separation and divorce suit. Peter Sells and his family own a large amount of" valuable property in Topeka, and the divorce suit which Mr. Sells has just filed against his wife is probably the cause of the filing of two transfers during the past week which involve a portion of this proper ty. A week ago Mrs. Mary A. Sells, the defendant in the divorce suit, was the owner of three valuable'pieces of To peka property. They are lots 44, 46 and 45 on lower Kansas avenue, in the vi cinity of the Arion hall; lot 212 Kansas avenu;. on which stands the building occupied on the first floor by the Kim ball Piano company: and six lots on the southwest corner of Sixth avenue and Monrw street, where W. I. Miller's lumber yard stands. The property occupied by the Kim ball Piano company forms half of the Sells building. It is a three story build ing and the other half stands on the next lot north, and is occupied on the ground floor by Furman's shoe store. It is one of the most valuable buildings of the kind in Topeka. The other lot is owned by another member of the Sells family. Last Monday a warranty deed to all this property signed by both Mrs. Seils and her husband, as required by the Kansas statutes where the property of either husband or wife is transferred, was filed with the register of deeds of Shawnee county and duly entered. The deed conveyed the property to L. F. Sater, of Columbus, Ohio, and the price named in it was "one dollar and other valuable considerations." That was on Monday.v On Wednes day the divorce suit was to have been filed in Columbus, and yesterday, two days later, the same property with the exception of one lot, was deeded to Pe ter Sells by L. F. Sater. This time a quit claim deed was given, but the con sideration was the same. This leaves the title to the property in the name of Mr. Sells. The one lot which is left out or the second deed is lot 46, Kansas av enue. The title to this remains with Sater. Each of these deeds required 2S one dollar revenue stamps which indicates that the property is worth at least $2S, 000. L. F. Sater, who is named in the deeds, is probably connected with J. E. Sater, who is attorney for Mr. Sells in his divorce suit. L. F. Sater also deed ed the property to Mrs. Sells in 1S90, but at that time three deeds were used. JOHN I. BLAIR DEAD. Jlillionaire Railroad Man Ex pires at Age of 97. New York, Dec. Word has just been received here 'hat John I. Blair of Blairstown, N. J., a millionaire many times over and one of the oldest rail road builders and owners in the country died at 5 o'clock this morning. Mr. Blair was 97 years old. He stood remarkable among the creators of great fortunes in his generation, and especial ly remarkable among the railroad princes of his age. His wealth was esti mated at $30,000,000, J40,000,000, or even $60,000,000, and yet it was his boast that he never went into any railroad scheme as a mere speculation, that he built every railroad he undertook to build for cash, that he never speculated in stocks, and that he never sold a single share of the stock of a railroad he was building in order to raise money there by. It may or may not be true that his great longevity was aided by the na ture of his business methods, but cer tain it is that his rest was never trou bled by the uncertainties of trickery, JOHN I. BLAIR. and that his 'conscience was clear from the memories of wealth acquired by anything except the most solid of busi ness methods. Keen and sharp and hard he may have been at times, but every dollar of his immense fortune came through a process by which wealth was added in even greater measure to the country itself. It was on a farm on the Delaware river, near Belvidere, that Mr. Blair was born in 1802. His relatives and an cestors had been some of them large merchants in iron and some in the ministry or in educational work. But the boy began early to earn his own living. His first dollar came from muskrat skins he sold. At the age of 10 he became a clerk in the country store of a cousin. Before he was of age he had a money-making store of his own. In a few years he had acquired a great number of stores, in several of which his brothers were partners. The transportation of his supplies from New York interested him in prim itive railroading. In those days he knew Commodore Vanderbilt well, long be fore eilher had gained wealth. He established the Belvidere Bank. of which he has been an officer for almost seventy years. He made money out of heavy purchases of cotton. He interest ed himself in the iron works at Scran ton. Pa., and that was the beginning of his wider enterprises. From supplying iron to railroad builders, he came to build railroads himself. The Delaware Lackawanna ife Western system was his creation in great measure. The Chicago North western has much of its stock and bonds still owned by him. Ail through the west are the roads he built. His system was first to construct on cash payments only, then to lease the roads for 36 per cent of their earnings, and then to sell them when he could get his price. Mr. Blair lived in a fine home, with every comfort, but he was as unpre tentious as he ever was. He dressed in old clothes, and often appeared shabby, but he liked the best of service and appreciated the good things of life. He never attended a ball game or a horse race, and only once had been to the theater. TO HELP THE HOEUS. Americans Going to Africa In Guise cf Miners Washington, Dec. 2. Application was made by Gustave Thielkuhl at the state department today for 900 passports for members of the third expedition to be sent from this country to the Trans vaal by the promoters of the Duehesse D'Uzes legion. He failed to secure the passports. He was told, he says, that one reason why he could not secure them in that they could not be irepar ed before December 21. the day the third expedition would sail from New Tork. The second expedition, according to Theilkuhl left New York yesterday. Some of the men went on a French liner, and the others on a British ship. Still others, he says, are going on the Prairie, which is to carry United States exhibits to the Paris exposition. He expects to go on the third expedition, December 21. which will sail in a spec ially chartered vessel and will carry 900 men. The men that are being sent abroad, he explains are not armed. Thielkuhl was employed as a messen ger in the patent office until Monday last, when he resigned to devote his entire attention to the Transvaal en terprise. His application to the state department was for 900 passports for "an expedition of miners to the Trans vaal." Gen. Wood "Will Stay in Army. Washington. Dec. 2. General Leon ard Wood will return to Cuba next week. He says he expects to remain in the line of the army as Ions as he lives and is permitted to remain. ENGLAND IS ABSORBED. Hind of the British Public Tem porarily Taken Up With the Subject of Anglo Saxon Dreibund. WOES ARE FORGOTTEN. Except by the Many Who IlaTe Lost Relatives In the Disastrous Contest In South Africa. Copyright. 1S99, the Associated Press. London, Dec. 2. The utterances of cabinet ministers and others on the subject of the suggested Anglo-Saxon-Teutonic alliance have detracted publh attention to some degree, from the list of casualties that marks British pro gress in South Africa. Hut glowing in sinuations of triumphs of British di plomacy can not stem the growing tide of private sorrow that manifests itself with the ever increasing prevalence of crepe and the absence through mourn ing of many prominent families from social festivities. As Ambassador Choate sid at the American Thanks giving banquet, there is scarcely an English family of his acquaintance, without relatives already either killed or wounded in the war. Yet the press has taken kindly to this new topic, though the more conservative papers, such as the Times, point out that a sympathetic alliance with the I'nite-i States is an easy matter compared with one with Germany, on account of the difference in race and language. While it is not actually so stated, the palpable deduction has evidently occurred to the writers on this topic that the I n ited States is far more fitted from ra cial and other other conditions to ally herself with Germany than is Great Britain, the development of which. Judging from popular opinion would be. decidedly unsatisfactory to Great Bri tain at present unless she managed in some way to become a party to the new driebund. The bitter controversy between the British and French press is not with out its amusing features. All manner of Frenchmen and Frenchwomen, resi dent in England, from ladies' maids to authors and abbes, have kept their cor respondence columns of the English papers full of disavowals of the -it-tacks on the queen which have marked some of the Paris papers while the French papers themselves take little pains to conceal their satisfaction over the irritation they havp c reated, though the be-tter class of people discounten ance the vulgarity of the criticism. The English papers have violently assailed every anti-Dreyf usard in Frame, but they can not conceive the justice of tit-for-tat argument when the 'turn's personality is involved. A duel just fought in Paris between M. Jules Huret of the Figaro, and M. Viau of the Libre Parole, sprang part ly out of the controversy. M. Huret has been in England sending over pro British articles to his paper and was denounced by M. Viau. who accepted a. challenge ami paid for his criticisms with a wound in the arm. which has paralyzed two of his fingers. Two Irish magistrates were deprived this week by Lord Ashbourne, the- lord chancellor of Ireland, of their offices on account of anti-British comments on the Boer war. The proceeding is unusual. cspecia!l as one of the delinquents was a noble man. Lord Emly, who speaking to some laborers at Limerick, inferred that Great Britain might have another Ladvsmith in Ireland. Lord Ashbourneasked for an explana tion, but Lord Emly haughtily refused, w hereupon he was removed. Lord Emly is prominent in Ireland, both socially and politically, and an ardent home ruler. The only other instance on rec ord is when Air. Gladstone years ago deprived Lord Rossmore of a magis tracy for similar utterances. The hearing of the investigation of the concern with which Lord Mayor Newton is mixed up has so far brought out nothing startling against London's chief magistrate. A promoter tes.tifif-d that checks were sc-nt to various financial and other edi tors to obtain favorable notices of the company, but his testimony has b-en publicly contradicted by the papers specified. The soc iety of .American women will give a musical and theatrical er.terrji.i ment December 4, In s.iu of ih i.ospitul ship Maine. I nose heretofore promi nent in the movement are erpc ett t be present though it has been dee'ded not to repent th features which ;is tinguishd Airs. Jame s Brown i otter"! entertainment. Alany in-ii-.'iers of this society, which was asked by the orig inators of the Alaine idea to help then are considerably c hagrir.ed at the a t that their efforts were interpreted in such a partial f-pirit. many of thoin. at first thinking the hospital ship would indicate- a mere desire to alleviate suf ferings on both sides instead of beic taken to mean a warm support of Great Britain, as has been (lorn Representatives of Ss'VioO cotton ar.d cioth workers nave appealed to the home society, declaring they will go out on strike unless the provisions of the law regulating the sanitary condi tions of fac tories are e nforced. The y Hpeeified unhealthful violations of fho law committed by manufa-.-turer:--. A vigorous prosecution was promised arid as the men arparentiy made reason able demands, it is not likely tha threatened strike will oc cur. To Shut Out Lead Trust. St. Louis. AIo.. Dec. 2. Attorney Gen eral Edward Crow began proceedings in the St. Louis court of appeals tiiis a f ternoon to have the National Lea 1 company excluded from the privilege of doing business in Missouri n the charge that it is a trust. It is con tended that the defendant is unlawful ly usurping the privileges and franchise of a Missouri corporation, to which it has no right under the law. not having procured the required license from tho secretary of state. Weather Indications. Chicago, Dec. 2. For Kansas: Rain, probably turning to snow Hurries and colder tonight; Sunday generally fair, winds shifting to brisk and possibly, hish northerly.

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TOPEKA STATE JOTJRNAI SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1899. 2 VIGOROUS OLD AGE. SPORTING NEWS. Terry McGovern Has Been Matched With Jordan in the first round, but it was not a clean knockdown. Forbes was sent down in the fifth with a left on the chin. The fighting was furious in the last round, with Forbes having the better of the exchanges, but Gardner's blows had the more steam behind them, and Forbes was rather tired at the close. RULE SHATTERED. Goyernor Does Not Grant a Thanksgiving Pardon. Mieumati J VI Mr. J. B. Potter, Centreville, R. L, 80 years old, writes, Sept. 15, 1899, r A 01 eleiy Compoun Fifteen years ago I had to give up business on account of very poor health. I was suffering from a number of old chronic diseases and had com plete nervous prostration. In J 89 J I commenced taking Paine's Celery Compound and soon found that I was getting the better of my complaints. I continued using it until I was restored to good health. Believing that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, I take the Compound in the spring and fall, and it keeps me well. Paine's Celery Com pound has made almost a new man of me, and I have gained twenty-eight pounds of good, solid flesh and blood, thanks to its use." Strong, vigorous nerves keep the stomach, liver and kidneys active. The ills of old age caused by the breaking down of these great nerve cen ters are prevented by Paine's Celery Compound. BARK LEY, Undertaker and Embalmer. The largest assortment of fine goods in the city at reasonable prices. FIRST-CLASS AMBULANCE. 417 Kansas Ave. Telephone 387. Telephone IJO Wanted VV. T. LAWLESS, 0 6l Quincy Str ALL KINDS ALL TIMES ALL PRICES Bookkeeping, Shorthand. Telegraphy, Penmanship. Phone 31. S21.S23 Quincy St. "A HANDFUL OF DIRT MAY BE A HOUSE FUL OF SHAME." CLEAN HOUSE WITH 3APOLJ EVERYBODY READS m jf, i TR TT7? 60 HEAD OF HORSES AND MULES HIGHEST MARKET PRICE PAID. MUST BE IN GOOD FLESH. Street. OUTHWESTERK FUEL GO. Tel. 1S3. 34 Sassas Ave. THE STATE JOURNAL. For a Bout at the National Sporting Club, London, SEXT MAY FOR 64,000. Fitzsimmons Will Start in Bus iness in Chicago. Will Become a Teacher of Box ing and Athletics. New Tork, Dec. 2. Terry McGovern will meet Ben Jordan in England next May at the National Sporting club. The original plan was for Pedlar Palmer to have another go with the American, but it is said Palmer doesn't care about it and Jordan will be substituted. The club will offer a purse of $4,000. The weight will be l:i2 pounds at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.. COEBETX PREPARING. Has Already Started to Train For Hia Go With. Jeffries. New Tork, Dec. 2. Jim Corbett is training every day at Wood's Gymnas ium, lie has been going through daily routine of exercise since early in the summer. Since making the match with Jeffries, he has doubled up on his work. While it is not by any means as hard as he will be forced to undergo shortly before the fight is decided, this prelim inary exercise has got the ex-champion in pretty fair shape. He claimed today that by the time he is forced to indulge in a harder course of training he will be able to go at it without experiencing that soreness which generally comes for the first few days after work be gins. Corbett will continue to indulge in light work every day until within three months of the contest, and then he will tackle the hard part. Tommy Ryan has been matched to meet Jack lioot for six rounds at Tat tersall's in Chicago, on December 9. This bout takes the place of one in which Kddie Santry, who has injured his hand. M as to iigure. Pater Maher is another fighter, who says he will fight for all or nothing. Peter today said: "I can not get a. match on the fair basis of 75 per cent to the winner and 2f per cent to the loser. When I ta,k about getting a match they invariably want from 33 to 50 per cent, win or lose. I'll fight any man in the business, win ner take all, and if that won't do, why 75 and 25." FITZ IN BUSINESS. May Start a Boxing College in Chicago With George Siler. Cincinnati. Dec. 2. After he has enough of the stage and the lighting business. Bob Fitzsimmons will retire from nublic life and make Chicago his home. That, at least, is the talk the pugilist is indulging in at the present time. "I am planning to buy a home in one of Chicago's suburbs later on." said Hob last night in conversation with some friends. "What will I do to pass the time away. Well, George Siler and I have had a number of talks con cerning a little business enterprise which we may start. George thinks that a sort of physical culture place, high class, of course, where I would teach boxing and general athletics in connection with a buffet and restaurant, might be made to pay. Our plans are not matured as yet, and we may decide to add a high class hotel on the Eu ropean plan to our place. "How- long will it be before I retire? I really don't know myself. I am dead anxious to fight Jeffries again, and upon him and my chances of winning depend my retirement. I am really aching for just one more chance to light. I feel myself young and strong, but I am afraid Jeff will avoid me." "Fitz's" bad left hand is getting on rapidly. The bones have commenced to knit and the Cornishman is not expect- ing any serious trouble from his in jured member. GARDNER VS. FORBES. Fought a Six-Round Draw in Chicago Last Night. Chicago, Dec. '2. Oscar Gardner, the "Omaha Kid." and Harry Forbes, of Chicago, fought six fast rounds before the Fort Dearborn Athletic club last night, the bout having been decided a draw. The men fought at catch weights, and Gardner probably weigh ed 122 pounds, while Forbes scaled about 11S. Gardner's hands were ap parently in good shape and heavily bandaged, but he forced the fighting in every round, playing principally for Forbes' ribs with his right. Forbes, however, more than held his own, and put Gardner down squarely in the sixth round with a right flush on the chin. Gardner also went to the floor A SURE CURE FOR CROUP. Twenty five Years' Constant Use Without a Failure. The first indication of croup is horse ness, and in a child subject to that dis ease it may be taken as a sure sign of the approach of an attack. Following this hoarseness is a peculiar rough cough. If Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy is given as soon as the child be comes hoarse, or even after the croupy cough appears, It will prevent the at tack. It is used in many thousands of homes in this broad land and never disappoints the anxious mothers. We have yet to learn of a single instance in which it has not proved effectual. 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Dec. 2. It was nounced today thai Tale and Harvard will receive about $2-4,000 apiece as the profits from the game at Soldier's Field November IS, and that Tale and Princeton will each take $12,000 net pro ceeds from the game here last Satur day. Owing to the absence? of several members of the Tale 'varsity eleven from this city the election of captain will not be held till next week. F. Gor don Brown, of Quogue, N. T., right guard for three years, probably will be unanimously chosen. GANS MAY MEET LAVIGNE If the Saginaw Man Is Well They Will Box in This City. Chicago, Dec. 2. Joe Gans and his manager, Al Herford. left last night for the east, where the colored light weight championship possibility has a j number of engagements. Before leav- i ing Herford promised to consider the offer of a local promoter for a six-round fight with "Kid" Lavigne the latter part of next month, providing the Saginaw fighter is well enough. If not, another first-class light weight will be secured. Gans has up a forfeit of $1,000 for a .match with the winner of the Erne- O'Brien fight on December 11, for the j light-weight championship. Emporia 10; Burlingame O. Burlingame.Dec. 2 Emporia swooped down on Burlingame Thursday and made Thanksgiving seem a hollow mockery. Burlingame once had a foot ball team, an invincible, invulnerable football team; now it has disappeared, all games have been cancelled, and none of the ex-members will acknowl edge themselves as such. When they lined up Thursday on the county fair grounds in this city, the home team outweighed the Emporians about 25 pounds to the man; when they un tangled from the last scrimmage, the heavy hearts of Burlingame's eleven must have increased their weight about a ton. In vain the crowd ioliied the Normal school teachers; teachers in deed, for they taught Burlingame how to play football; in vain Chapman, the coach, fumed and swore; the lads from Ike Lambert's town tore through the line and around the ends at every rush. Twice, once in each half, did the ball cross Burlingame's goal line and twice did Emporia fail at a goal. Trueblood and Chapman played like Kansas cy clones, but the star game for Burlin game was played by Elder. Time and again Elder broke through and downed the ball behind Emporia's line and the crowd shouted its approval. Moore, the Emporia half, made gains when ever given the ball, which was about all the time. Swift and sure, with good interference, he would skirt the ends for ten. twenty and thirty yards. The visitors' goal was never in danger, Em poria holding Burlingame whenever she had the ball. The playing was swift and hard and several Emporia men were used up. Randolph of Emporia was referee and E. T. Price of Burlin game was umpire. The teams lined up as follows: Emporia. Position. Burlingame Washburn Center Delemater Bohr Left end Capper Tolliver Right end Elder L. Bohr Right guard Morgan Blood Leit guard Turner Bosher Left tackle Dutton Harrison Right tackle Palmer Griffith Quarterback Lord Samuels Right halfback Watson Moore Left halfback Chapman Coffman, Fullback Trueblood Joe Bernstein's Victory. New York, Dec. 2. Dave Wallace, the last of the cargo of English fighters which was imported here within the last few months, went down in defeat like his predecessors, last night at the Broadway Athletic club. Joe Bern stein, of New York, placed several blows on Wallace's face and body and in exactly seventy-three seconds the Englishman lay prostrate, unable to come to time. He was counted out and his seconds had to carry him to his cor ner. The boys met for a twenty-five round "go" at 124 pounds. Bernstein was the aggressor and he ran to the Englishman's corner. Wallace attempt ed to get clear away, but Joe was in side his lead and jolted his left four times to Wallace's jaw, sending the Englishman to the floor. When he got up Wallace looked a bit weary and Bernstein went after him. sending his right over to the head. Wallace dodg ed but slipped to the floor in avoiding the blow. The Briton got up immed iately only to go down again from a straight left. Then he took the count but arose against within the limit. Bernstein struck him with a short right on the point of the jaw, which put Wal lace to the floor, where he lay on his left side as if dead. McCoy Writes to Summerfieid. Chicago, Dec. 2. Kid McCoy writes Sam Summerfield as follows, under date of Nov. 27: "I caught a slight cold last week and the papers had me nearly dead next day. I suppose it was done by some one to influence the betting. Of course, the cold broke up my training for a few days and I had to ask for a postponement, which was granted. I have rid myself of the cold and I never felt better in my life than I do now. I will beat Maher sure. After this fight I w ill come to Chicago and take on any body you get for me. under the auspices of the Fort Dearborn club. The better the fighter the better the card. I would like nothing better than a six-round go with Tom Sharkey, and we ought to draw a great house. I do not expect to do much more fighting, and if I don't arrange a match at once after I defeat Maher 1 may decide to quit." Sleipner and Spokane Sold. Lexington, Ky., Dec. 2. Doctor R. W. Carter, manager of Mr. Pierre Loril lard's Rancocas stud, purchased here last night for $100 each the former cele brated race horses, Sleipner and Spokane. Sleipner is out of Breeze, the dam of Chinook, one of Mr. Lorillard's good winners in England and he will be placed in the stud. Spokane, who won besides many other noted events, the American and Kentucky Derbies, was purchased for Doctor Carter's brother, who desires to breed jumpers. Spokane belonged to May Son. of this city, while Sleipner was the property of Wil liam Lakeland. The Exception. From the Chicago News.l "Women as a rule," remarked the cyni cal bachelor,- "are given to exaggera tions." "But, there are exceptions to all rules, you know," said the spinster. "True," replied the c. b.. "and the ex ception to this one is when they talk about their own age." IRONQUILL 10 cent Cigars. Are you using Amonio Benzilene? Mr. Stanley Discusses a Most Vexatious Question. HE IS CONSERVATIVE. Refuses to Issue Any But Con ditional Pardons. Greatest Trouble Is With Poli ticians With "Flooence." For the first time in, the history of the state a governor has not issued a Thanksgiving pardon to an inmate of the county jail, state reformatory or state penitentiary. Governor Stanley this year passed on a number of applications for executive clemency but declined to interfere with the judgments of courts and the sen tences passed by judges whose only business it is to hear prosecutions. It has been the custom in years past for the governors of all parties to issue a special pardon to some prisoner on Thanksgiving day. As a result Gov ernor Stanley was pressed in several quarters to take such action but he re frained from so doing. The pardon case which the governor lias the most trouble in dealing with is the one which is presented and pushed by politicians who, failing to get an of fice, take this means of seeking re wards for their political services. The cases pushed by lawyers are very few because the governor will pay no more attention to a lawyer's presentation of the case than he does to the outline presented by the friends or relatives of the condemned persons. In many let ters to the executive, poor people ex press to the governor the idea that they are too poor to employ a lawyer. A characteristic reply to this, from a re cent letter of the governor follows: "You do not need a lawyer. Your case will receive the same attention when it is taken up by mail at is would were you here to present it in person. Your personal connection with the case will accomplish just as much as the work done by a lawyer." In a case presented to the governor for a Thanksgiving pardon some prom inent politicians urged that immediate action should be taken. They were so much interested in the matter that they sent the governor a long message by wire, in which it was explained that the applicant was a deserving man and that his destitute family stands in ser ious need of his assistance. The governor has taken a new step in the pardoning direction and is now issuing only conditional pardons. He has not issued more than two absolute and unconditional pardons since he was inaugurated and will confine the executive clemency which he is author ized to exercise to these conditional documents. Discussing this proposition which is always urged in connection with par don cases, the statements concerning destitution in the families of prisoners, the governor said to a Journal repor ter: "The pardoning power is one of the most vexatious questions, in my opin ion, with which a governor has to deal. Representations are made concerning destitutions in families, all of which I doubt not is true. But this is one of the unfortunate things in the annals of crime; the penalty is not inflicted upon the prisoner as it is intended to be, but the real suffering comes to tha man's family. "The husband or son or father is ta ken away to prison and his family is left without a means of support. Yet an examination of the history of the case and the record of the trial gener ally shows that the man was guilty; that he had no thought of his family while committing the crime; that he had forgotten every good teaching which he had learned to indulge in vio lations of the law, yet when he is con fined in a ceil or the state penitentiary then his soul is filled wltn remorse; he pleads for his liberty upon the ground that his family is suffering. "These are trying things for a man in the position of governor to face but I find that in some of the very worst cases which come before me that the applicant has been guilty of some crime for which he is being justly pun ished. I can not interfere in such cases. It would be folly for a governor to undo with a single stroke of the pen the work of our courts and juries. Judges who preside and juries who hear the evidence are more capable of judging of the character of the evi dence and as to the guilt or innocence of the prisoner than a man who knows nothing of the case. These conditions are what prompt me to say that I can not act favorably upon these applica tions. "If evidence is presented showing that a man is being unduly punished or that there are mitigating circumstan ces I am willing to do what I can to correct injustice, but in the majority of cases, in fact in nearly all of the cases which are presented to me I cannot in terfere." And these are the reasons why the governor's office contains a large num ber of applications for pardons which have been recently refused. How "77" Breaks Up How? It is interesting to know just how"77" cures a Cold by restoring the checked circulation (known by a sudden chill) the first sign of taking Cold; starts the blood coursing through the veins and so "breaks up" fhe Cold. 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I suf fered acute palo and much Inconvenience. Physicians were unable to check the disease, and I was directed to a similar case, which was cured by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. My son bought me some of the pills and the first box did me so much good that I procured another box and those two boxes of Dr. Williams' Pink: Pills Tor Pale People cared me." Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People contain, in a condensed form, all the elements necessary to give new life and richness to the blood, and restore shattered nerves. They are an unfailing specific for such diseases as locomotor ataxia, partial paralysis, St. Vitus' Dance, sciatica, neuralgia, rheumatism, nervous headache, the after-effects of the grip, palpitation of the heart, pale and sallow complexions, all form of weakness either in male or female. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People are sold by all dealers, or will be sent, postpaid, on receipt of price, 50c. a box or six boxes for $2.50 (they are never sold in bulk or by the 100) by addressing Dr. Williams Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. Y. SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES Divine Science hall, 722 Kansas avenue LeRov Moore will speak Sunday at A o'clock and Tuesday at 8 o'clock. Sunday school at 2 o'clock. Preaching at Huntoon Street Cumber land Presbyterian church morning and evening by the pastor, the Reverend Hal. V. Smith, Sabbath school at 9:45 a. m. Christian Endeavor at 6:30 p. m. The Progressive Spiritual union will meet in Lincoln Post hall East 6th street everv Sundav at 2:30 p. m. Good music and singing, psychometric readings, etc. First Presbyterian church. Preaching service 11 a. tn.. and 7:30 p. m., by Rev. J. D. Countermine, I). D.. pastor. Subjects morning "The Possibilities of a Great Harvest Producing Either Great Joy or Great Sorrow." Evening "Moving tor ward to Meet its Destiny." Sunday school 9:45 a. m.. Junior C. E., 3 p. m.. Senior and Intermediate C. E.. 6:3u p. m. The Church of the Good Spirit meets at 722 Kansas avenue. E. E. Chesney gives morning address and Allen L. Brown of Dallas. Texas, will speak in the evening. Third Presbyterian church, corner 4th and Branner streets. H. G. Tonken will preach at 11 a. m., on "The End of the Law." and 7:30 p. m., "Bad Promises Better Broken." Sunday school 9:4r a. m., junior Endeavor 2:30 p. m. Y. P. S. C. E. 6:35 p. m. First Congregational church: 11 a. m., "The Priceless Jewels of our Homes Our Children," 7:30 p. m. "God is Good to Trs: Are We Good to Ourselves?" Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.. C. E., at 6:15 p. m. First Church of Christ (Scientist), 210 West Sixth street. Services at 11 a. m. Subiect. "God the Preserver of Man." Wednesday evening meeting at S o'clock. The First Spiritualist society will re sume its Conference and Fact meetings in Lincoln Post hall. East Sixth street at 2:30 p. m.: also its regular evening service at 7:30 o'clock. Rev. C. W Searing will lecture on "God as the Infinite Man and Man as the Finite God." Mrs. S. V. Sear ing will give her usual convincing proofs of immortality immediately following the lecture. First TJnita;an societv. Preaching at il a. m., bv :he minister. Rev. Abram Wvman. Subject. "A Man's Foes Shall be." They of His Own Household." Young people's societv at 4 p. m. Subject, "Tilings I Have to Be Thankful For." Miss Akin, leader. The Church of the Good Spirit under the auspices of the Kansas State Spiritual society will hold their meeting Sunday morning at 722 Kansas avenue at 11 o'clock. Lecture and singing. Evening service at 7:30 o'clock. Lecture and tests bv Mrs. E. E. Hammon. Walnut Grove M. E. church, corner 18th street and Harrison, Rev. J. E. Coe, pjis tor. Sunday services Class meeting at 10 a. m., Preaching at 11 a. m., and 7:30 p. m., bv pastor. Sunday school 2:30 p. m. Epworth and junior league 6:30 p. m. English Lutheran Preaching by the pastor, the Rev. A. E. Wagoner. Ph. D., morning and evening. Junior Endeavor at 4 p. m. Senior and intermediate En deavor at 6:30 p. m. Sunday school at &:45 a. m. First fnited Presbyterian, corner of Eighth and Topeka avenues. Rev. M. F. McKirahan. pastor. Preaching tomorrow at 11 o'clock on "Responsibility," and at 7:30 on "The Converted Atheist." Sabbath school at 12:15. Mrs. J. R. Thompson will lead the Christian Endeavor at 6:30. First Christian church, 622 Topeka ave nue. The new pastor Rev. F. W. Emerson will occupy the pulpit at 11 a. m., and 7:30 p. m. Bible school at 9:45 a. m. Y. P. S. C. E., 6:30 p. m. Leader Mrs. Emma Brown. Brown chapel. A. M. E. church. 1205 Washington avenue: lo a. m., junior En deavor: 11 a. m. preaching. Subject. "Paul at Ephesus." Sunday school at 3 p. m. At 6 p. m Y. P. S. C. E., led by Miss Maggie Cantrell: 7 p. m., preaching. Sub ject, "New Tongues." Geo. F. Brown, pas tor. Divine Healing Home and Mission, cor ner 4th and Jackson, C. F. Parham, pas tor. Services Sunday 11 a. m., 2 p. m., Sunday school: 3 p. m. Preaching on Di vine healing: 7:30 p. m., preaching, fol lowed bv Lord Supper and sacrament. Westminster church, corner Huntoon and College avenue. Sunday school 9:45 a. m. Sermon at 11 o'clock. Subject. "Cre dulity of Doubters." Y. P. S. C. E., 6:30 Beatrice Cron. leader. First Methodist Episcopal church, John T. McFarland, pastor. Quarterly Love Feast. 0:30 a. m. Sacrament of the Lord's Supper 11 a. m. Sunday school 2:30 p. m Junior Epworth league 4 p. m. Senior Ep worth 6:30 p. m. Preaching at 7:30 p. m., by the Rev. G. W. Cohagan of Bur lingame,' Kan. Meeting of the quarterly conference and official board Monday evening at 7:30. The pastor's Bible class will meet on Tuesday evening at 7:45. First African Baptist church. Preaching at 11 a. m.. by Rev. D. Jones of Atchison, and administration of the Lord's Supper. Morning sufc'ject "Behold the Man." Even ing subject, "Christ the Ark of Safptv." Y. P. S. C. E., at 7:30 p. m. Rev. C. II. Titus of the Y. M. C. A. will address the meeting. J. W. Johnson will read a paper on "Good Citizenship." Third Christian church, corner of Third and Lake streets. F. E. Mallory will preach at 10:45 a. m., and 7:30 p. tn. Morning subject "Faith: How Obtained." Evening subject. "The Explosion of Some of the Theological Opinions About the Things that Save." Prof. F. F. Dawdy, musical director. Highland park assembly hall. Sunday school at 2:3l. H. A. Lewis, superinten dent. Preaching at 3:45 by D. D. Cheney, pastor Parkdale M. E. church. Grace Cathedral: Bishop, Right Rev. Frank R. Millspaugh. D. D., bishop: John W. Sykes. dean; Maurice J. By water, canon: 7:30 a. m. holy communion; 9:.'-0 Sunday school: 11 morning prayer, holy communion, sermon by the dean: 7:30 p. m., evening prayer, sermon by the dean. Good Shepherd, North Topeka: 9 a. m., holy communion; 9:45 Sunday school: 7:'J0 p. m., evening prayer, sermon by Rev. Canon Bywater. St. Simons, corner Western and 7th: 7:30 a. jn., holy communion: 9:45 Sunday school: 4:30 p. m., evening prayer, sermon bv Rev, Canon Bywater. Calvary chawl: 3 p. m., Sunday school: 4 p. m., evening prayer, sermon by Rev. Joseph Wayne. Korth Topeka Baptist church, corner Loo cs Porrins' GAUGE THE ORIGINAL WORCESTERSHIRE Gives a most delicious flavor to Hot and Cold Heats, Gravies, Salads, Soups, Game, Fish, Welsh Rarebits, etc. BEWARE OF IMITATIONS. This signature on every bottle John Duncan's Sons, Agents, New Yafk. PERSONALLY CONDUCTED EXCURSIONS LEAVE Kansas City and Kansas Points For Portland and North Pacific Coast Points Every Thursday. In Ordinary Sleeping Cars. Fintsch Light. Steam Eaat. Only Direct Eonte. The Best Equipped Bonte. The Fastest Bonte. The Safest Bonte. For Time Tables. Folders, Illustrated Books Pamphlets, dtiscriptire of the territory tra versed, call on F. A. LEWIS, City TicketAfent, or J. C. FULTON, Depot Agent li. C. BOWMAN, Fire and Tornado Insurance, Room 38, Columbian Building, TOPEKA, KANSAS. For the Blood Skin and Series inompsea s Tnni Tablets. Laurent and Harrison streets. Rev. W. B. Hutchinson, pastor. Services at 11 a. m., and 7:3u p. m. The pastor who has been absent for two weeks engaged fn revival meetings at Newton, wlii be at home and will preach at both services. First Baptist church, corner 9th and Jackson streets: Sunday school at D:3u. J. M. Miner, s-uperintendent. Preaching at 11 a. m.. and also at 7:30 by the Rev. P. V Cranncll of Corning. Bteuben coun ty. New York. Junior Endeavor meets at 3 o'clock. Madison street Sunday school meets at 3 o'clock. J. W. L,eit-r, super intendent. Quinton Heights Sunday school at 3 o'clock. James Brindsmaid. super intendent. Young people's meeting: at :3i, led bv John Kempton. Preaching at 7:S0, by Rev. T. W. Crannell. "One Minute Cough Cure is the best remedy I ever used for coughs and colds. It is unequalled for whooping couh. Children all like it," writes H. N. Wil liams, Gentry ville, Ind. Never fails. It H the only harmless remedy that urives im mediate results. Cures coughs, colds, hoarsene.es. croup, pneumonia, bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles. Its earlv use prevents consumption. At S1 drugT 1

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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1899. 3 houmatism Sciatica Caused by Defective Nerve Tissue Cured by Dr. Ilallock's Wonderful Electric Pills For Weak, Worn-Out Nervous Peo ple. Rheumatism and Sciatica are direct ly caused by defective nerves. The nerve centers are diseased, and this causes the intense suffering we call Rheumatism, aggravated very fre quently by poor, thin quality of the blood. By takinsr Dr. Hallock's Won derful Klectrie Pills for weak, worn out, nervous people, the nerves are fed and strengthened, the blood is increas ed in vitality, and before you hardly realize it, the pains of Rheumatism disappear and a. permanent cure is made. If you are tired of doctoring iinil taking this and that tonie medi- i ii. then try a IVvv btixes of these "Wonderful Klectrie Pills for weak, worn-out nervous people. It is espec ially the l -en-seated, obstinate cases that Halloi k's Electric Pills perma nently cure. Thoroughly tested for past Co years and never known to fail. For sale by drug stores. $1 per box, 6 buses, sufficient to cure the most ob stinate case. $o. RowIy Snow, 60i Kansas Ave.. To Pka. Kansas, or sent direct from lab oratory, prepaid on receipt of price. Advice on all diseases from specialists Kree. Address 11AI.LOCK DKL'U CO., 110 Court St., Boston, Mass. New Crawford Tuesday, Dec. 5. The Big- Original New York Casino Beau ty Show with. 4o People. THE TELEPHONE GIRL A MAGNIFICENT PRODUCTION". Enthusiastically Endorsed by Kansas City PRICES ...23c, Mc. TjC. r..0O WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6. BARNEY FERGUSON And a kroner and well balanced company presenting the f u r.n lest of Irish farce f i olics, McCarthy's Mishap J introducing Marsrurite- Ferguson. J. K. K.me. Hurry Williams. Gale and Wensley Nllie Kiurede. Hranuon and Clare. Xellie Kiiimre. Robert Jackson and many other weii known vuudt-viiie performers. DON'T MIS5. IT. PRICK 25c, 35c, 5c. 75c. GKAXD OPERA HOUSE SATURDAY, DEC. 2d. MATINEE AND NIGHT. A Triumph of St ace Art W. S. Campbell's Latest Comedy Success, AUNT JERUSHA. Greatest of all New Knglaud Plays. fTITT fTTI has a coherent plot. Is very A JCX Xlk. JL tunuy. Is retiued. Is new. A BANNER PRODUCTION Introducing H itrh-Class Specialties. F.eau Uful Scenic Effects. Great Shipwreck Scene. FKICES-Matlnee: 50o, 35c, and 250. Klght: 75c. 50c, 35c, and 25c. CHEAP RENT rould often be obtained by small manu facturers, and others, using machinery, in most advantageously located rooms, if some means of driving their shafting were- available. Low rents in buildings equipped with steam engines IN DESIRABLE situation? are scarce. The us of the electric motor obvi ates this difficulty. Jt is reliable, always ready to be started, and by using- it you have to ray f-T only what power you actually U5r about your own work. Why don't you look up new LOCATIONS nearer the business center and more on the line f travel? Xo matter how desirable articles you make or how good repair work wou do if people don't know- of it and you are not easily accessible to them. We will supply the motor and motive power on terms which will be very at tractive to von. EDISON ELECTRIC ILLUMINATING CO. Motors and power for all purposes. WE'LL DO YOL'R HAULING RIGHT. Topeka Transfer Go. 509 Eamu A-remae. Offioe Tel. 820. House Tel. 395. F. P. BACON. Proprietor. W BEE KE ABOUT BTOKAGB. STOP THAT LEAK. PLLTIBINQ should always be kept in best repair. Delay only causes additional expense. W0LVERT0H WHITE, Telephone 533. 409 Kansas Ave. Best and Health to Mother and Child .MRS. WIN-SLOWS SOOTHING SYRUP i1 ,,1 Tu?'d for over FIFTY YEARS JjiVky8 OF MOTHERS for their tMt!-S-.tVH1i-e TEETHINO. with ?SpTfTrCJf.V,'-"Cl;;ss- 11 SOOTHES the C,FDLP,VS4KNS the GUMS. ALLAYS all PAIN. CURES WIND COLIC and is the best remedy for DIARRHOEA. Sold bv Druggists in every part of the world. Be sure to ask for "Mrs. WinsloWs Sooth ing syrup' and take no other kind. Twea-Ijr-fiva cents a bottle. KAHSASJEWS. Pratt and Stafford Counties in Good N&tured RiTalry. Try to See IThlch Can Marry Off the Most Conples. A FIGHT FOR THE FEES A Stafford County Judge Has a Norel Experience But II Prored Equal to the Occasion Pratt's Next More. St. John, Dec. 2. There is at present great rivalry between the officials of Stafford county, of which this city is the county seat and those of Pratt to see which can secure the most mar riages. Marriages are a source of rev enue and naturally the officials who are empowered to perform the ceremony push this branch of the business. Of late many couples have been petting married, both in Pratt and Stafford counties The officials of the two counties point w ith great pride to their records in this rni t Vtr- o.-.tti timt react if i a been nip and tuck as to which had the most marriages. One week Pratt coun ty would be in the lead and the next Stafford would forge ahead again. A short time a?ci this rivalry assumed such proportions that the people took sides on the question and loyally as sisted their respective counties in the tight. Some 'of the super loyal ones, it is said, even went so far as to assist Cupid in arranging the matches, thus swelling the returns. It is said also that bets have been made on the results when all the returns are in at the end of this year. Things went along swimmingly until one day last week when the probate jud.ee of Stafford county was summon ed to perform the ceremony at a home in the country some miles from St. John. When the judge reached the home of the bride he discovered to his horror that she resided in Pratt coun ty. He had no right to perform the ceremony out of his jurisdiction he thought, and he so informed the groom, w ho fortunately was a naturalized cit izen of Stafford county. The guests were already at hand. Some were from Stafford and others from Pratt. The guests did not know that the official from Stafford could not perform the ceremony. Knowing that the groom was a Stafford county man, they thought the case was lost to them. The declaration made by the probate judge opened their eyes and while that offi cial was in earnest consultation with the groom one of the loyal citizens of Pratt county galloped off posthaste toward the county seat. Meanwhile the judge and the groom had decided on a plan of action. The day was fine and the county line was not many miles away. A team of mules was speedily hitched to a hayrick and all those who could got on. The time consumed in consultation and prepara tion was considerable and some delay was experienced also, because one of the mules got balky. The judge and the groom urged the animal on. but the bride said she didn't care if they never got into the next county. Just as the loyal animal once more decided that it was to give up and obey, a party of horsemen hove in sight several miles across the prairie. "There comes the Pratt county judge." cried the groom, and then the mules were urged to their utmost. They crossed the .county line in a cloud of dust with the pursuers not many hun dred yards in the rear, and there "on the open prairie the ceremony was per formed. The officials of Pratt county threaten vengeance. They may swoop down upon the unsuspecting citizens of Stafford county some night, kidnap a few couples and marry them on Pratt county soil to get even. At present the marriage record is still fluctuating from one county to the other. SMALL BOSSES In the Sixth. District Trying to Parcel Out Cetisus Jobs. Osborne. Dec. 2. Supervisor of Cen sus of the Sixth District Chas. "W. Lan dis. of Osborne, is using several dollars worth of postagre stamps weekly answering- the numerous applications of those who want the office of enumera tor in their respective loeaUties. There isn't any honor in the position of enumerator, and the pay is poorlv. us it only lasts for about 30 days. Yet it is a- political office, and to jret it one must fret the signature of the chair man of the county central committee. There is some honor in beiiiEt a boss like Cy Leland, but the small boss-s which every county has in the Sixth district, who are now trying to parcel out the census enumerators, would jar a man like Leland. Supervisor Lant'.is is well and favorably known all over the district, and his host of admirinsr friends want to see him use his own judgment as to who wilt serve as enumerators of census. CEMENT PLANT ENGINES. Twelve Natural Gas Machines Aggre gating 2,300 Horse Power at Iola. Iola. Dec. 2. The largest natural gas engine ever seen in Iola was installed at the Cement Plant yesterday. It is a l.iO-hotse power Westinghouse. and is a powerful and perfect machine, t'nder the expert direction of Mrs. Leigh Hunt it was st up and started without a hitch, running as smoothly as a sewing machine, and would continue to run, apparently, without any further atten ten "as long as the gas holds out to burn.'" There will be twelve of these engines all told in different parts of the plant, some of them being as high as 300 horse power, and all of them together aggre gating 2.500 horse power. SIXTH DISTRICT POLITICS. Reeder's Friends Said to Be Booming His Opponents For Congressman-at-Large. Xorton. Dec. 2. There has never been any serious talk among the Republican newspaper boys or politicians in the Sixth district to bring forward the names of Ellis. Haslteil or Pestana. or any other name for congressman-at-large in 1S00. Such rumors appear to have been started by avowed friends of Congress man Reeder, who are doing all in their power to keep dewn the sentiment for any man other than Reeder. At the recent Republican newspaper men's convention called to meet in Xorton on the 14th of last month, it is said only three were present, the remainder hav ing staid at home on account of the federal positions they were filling in their respective towns. While either Ellis, Haskell or Pestana would like to MUNYON'S INHALER CURES CATARRH Colds, Coughs, Hay Fever, Bron- chitis, Asthma i n nil Ht cao cp z of the Throat and Lungs. Clonds of Modicatpd Vapor are Inhalpd through tbe mouth and emitted from the nos trils, cleansing- and Taporizing- all the Inflamed and diseased parts which eannat be reached by medicine taken, into the btomach. It r cache the s-yre spots It heals the raw places It goes to the neat of disease It acts as a balm and tonic to the whole m.stcm $l.no at druggists or sent by mail. 1305 Arch tit., 1'hila- serve the district in congress it is safe to bet your last dollar that neither of them will lend his Jiame for congress-man-at-large. FOR FRUIT GROWERS. He no County to Form a Horticultural Society Dec 4. Hutchinson. Dec. 2. A meeting has been called for Dec. 14 for the purpose of forming a county horticultural socie ty in Reno. Mr. 13. M. Anderson of this city has been in correspondence with I William H. Barnes, secretary of the J Kansas State Horticultural society. and has secured Mr. Earner for an address at the meeting here. The meeting will 1 be held at the court house on Thursday, j December 14. the day designated by Mr. Karnes, and it is hoped that espe i cially every fruit grower in Reno coun j ty will be present. It is probable that I a programme of music and other enter taining features will be arranged for j th occasion, and talks will be made by j different ones who are interested in the movement. CONTAINED NITSO-GLTCEEINE Startling Contents of a Satchel Found by a Downs Man In His Yard. Downs. Dec. 2. I... Z. Blunt, of this city, found secreted in the shrubbery in his yard a small hand satchel which he kept in his house for several days awaiting a claimant. No owner came for it and he opened It expecting to find some clue whereby he might find out who the rightful own er was. No person was ever more panic-stricken as he emptied it of its contents, which contained a set of burglar's tools besides a quantity of nitro-glycerine and several sticks of dynamite, enough of either which if it had exploded would have blown his house and those adjoining to atoms. Mr. Blunt considers himself lueky that he handled the contents with the greatest care. SHE MARRIES A NEGRO. White Woman School Teacher United With a Co'.ored Man. Leavenworth, Dec. 2. News has been received he-re of the marriage in Win chester yesterday of J. H. Shaffer, a young negro, to Miss Capitola Mingus, a white girl, who has been teaching school near Winchester for several years. The parents of the girl were opposed to the marriage, but finally consented to it and the Piev. Mr. Bal lou. formerly chaplain of the Kansas penitentiary, pertormed the ceremony. The groom is a sorf of the Rev. J. H. Shaffer, a negro minister of Topeka, and owns a good farm in Jefferson county. W INFIELD HOSPITAL. Stock to the Amount of $5,000 Sub scribed and tba Building Assured. "Winfield. Dec. 2. The stock to the Jiospital fund amounting to $5,000, is subscribed and the hardest work is i done. The hospital is now assured be- yond any question of doubt. The so- t liciting committee reported its work done to the stockholders" meeting-. The committee was discharged anj the work will now be shifted partially at least to other shoulders. The stockholders elected directors as follows: J. P. Baden. P. H. Albrig-ht, W. C. Robinson. T. F. Axtell, Dr. C. A. Martin. H. T. Trice. F. K. Robin son. YV". T. Madden and "W. H. Somer mier. The directors will meet and elect officers in the near future. MILLER FAMILY'S FATE. Death Takes Six of the Members Within About Two Months. Fort Scott. Dec. 2. Death has ac complished another stroke with his fatal sickle in the family of Willis Mil ler, the north side butcher, and took the life of Miss Emma, the 20-year-old daughter, who is the sixth member of the family to die in little more than two months. Miss Emma was taken ill a few days before the funeral of her sister, Mrs. Aus. two we ks ago. and when her mother died, less than a week ago, she was in a critical condition. She was not apprised of her mother's death, and a day or two afterwards she lost con- A Letter to Mrs. Pinkham Brought Health to Ars. Archambo. LETTia TO MRS. riNKHAM HO. 42,395 Deab Mrs. Pinkham For two years I felt tired and so weak and dizzy that some days I could hardly g-o around the house. Backache and head- ache all the time and my food would not digest and had such, pains in the i womb and troubled with leueorrhoea j and kidners were affected. i 44 After birth of each child I grew weaker, and hearing so much of the pood you had done, I WTOte to you and have taken six bottles of Lydia E. Pinkham"s Vegetable Compound, one box of Lozenges, one box of Liver Pills, one package of Sanative Wash, and to- i day I am feeling as well as I ever did. When I get up in the morning I feel as fresh as I did when a girl and eat and sleep well and do all of my work. If ever I feel weak again shall know where to get my strength. I know your medicine cured me." Mrs. Saxxsa Aechaheo, Chablemost, Mass. The present Mrs. Pinkham's experi ence in treating female ills is unparal leled; for years she worked side by Bide with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and for sometime past has had sole charge of the correspondence department of her great business, treating by letter as many as a hundred thousand ailing women a year. All women who suffer are invited to write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass., for advice, which will be promptly given without charge. sciousness, which she never regained. The cause of her death was typhoid pneumonia, which carried away her mother. A brief service wa held last evening and at 1 o'clock this morning the strick en father left with the remains for Rogers. Ark., to which plr,ce he has made six trips, carrying his dead, since September 11th. He will not return here unless it is to close out his inter ests here. He has closed his butcher shop and taken his remaining children to Rogers. SUES THE CITY". Caldwell Woman Wants Damages For the Death of Her Husband From Alcoholism. Wellington. Dec. 2. The large dam age suit, which Mrs. Charles Lusk has threatened to file against the city o Caldwell for some time. has at last been filed in district court here. Mrs. Lusk asks for $10,000 damages against the city, naming the mayor, city council of Caldwell and Henry Schnitzler of Wichita as parties to the suit, for the death of her husband from alcoholism. Her husband, it seems, was a labor ing man at Caldwell. Mrs. Lusk claims that he got to drinking and became a common drunkard through there being open saloons in Caldwell. She claims, and it is about admitted, that he died from alcoholism. Mrs. Lusk bases her claim for dam ages against the city upon the ground that the city was receiving a license from the saloons, which were being op erated contrary to law. She names the mayor and city council as parties to the suit because the license was col lected by their direction, knowledge and consent. j Henry Schnitzler of Wichita is made 1 a party in the suit because the plaintiff alleges that he sold to the Caldwell j parties the liquor which was dispensed j to her husband and which, she claims, caused his downfall. I SWALLOWED A HALF DOIXAB. Fort Scott Young Woman Has a Coin In Her Stomach, Fort Scott, Dec. 2. A young woman known only by the name of Maude is in a very serious condition at the Josie Hopkin's house on Walker street as a result of having swallowed a half dol lar coin. Dr. Carver who is attending her thinks it may have to be taken from her stomach with a knife in order to save her life. Maude swallowed the coin about 3 o'clock yesterday morning. She and a man companion were laughing and talking and she put the half dollar In her mouth. Holding it there she at tempted to laugh and accidentally swallowed it. She is suffering consider able from it and cannot eat. Last night the doctor concluded that unless she was relieved within a aay or two it would have to be cut out and he told her to write to her parents at Galena and inform them of the seriousness of the undertaking, that they might ex press their opinions as to the advisa bility of taking the risk. ARE SIGNING THE PLEDGE. At Chapman 20J Persona Have Signed Temperance Meetings at Abilene Next. Abilene, Dec. 2. There is a revival of signing of temperance pledges in this county. The town of Chapman has been having meetings all this week and it is reported that fully 200 have signed the pledge, many of them hard drink ers. Chapman is the place where the reward for evidence recently caused the arrest of two joint keepers and there has been following a boycott of the supposed informer. Much bad feel ing has been engendered, but the pres ent meetings are expected to restore harmony. The meetings will be held here next week. REEDER'S SECRETARY. A Scramble For the Position of Con gressman's Confidential Clerk. Logan. Dec. 2. There are rumors of a scramble going on for private secre tary to Congressman W. A. Reeder. E. W. Jermark. of Beloit, nephew of the congressman, seems to have the long est string. Mr. Jermark has grown to manhood in Beloit, and is thoroughly competent in all matters pertaining to the office. He expects to leave for Washington in 5. few days. Emporia's Next Weddings. Emporia, Dec. 2. Social circles in Emporia are in a flutter over two forth coming weddings, the dates of which, as yet, have not been given out. One is to be that of Hon. L. R. Wright, member of the legislature from the Fifty-first district, which embraces the west side of Lyon county. He is to be wedded to Miss Madge Overstreet. daughter of Elder Overstreet of the Presbyterian church. Miss Overstreet at one time held the chair of art in the College of Emporia, and since then has become quite noted as an artist, having studied under the best teachers in Europe. The other wedding soon to take place is that of Allen S. Xewman to Miss Jessie M. Taylor, both of whom are con nected with the State normal. Mr. Xewman is a son of former Senator Xewman of Clay Center, and for sev eral years has been the capable and ef ficient secretary of the normal school. Miss Jessie Taylor is the eldest daugh ter of President A. R. Taylor of the normaL Injured by Exploding Gas. Paola. Dec. 2. By an explosion of gas in the furnace in the basement of the People's National bank building Friday. Harry Land, business manager of the Western Spirit, was badly burn ed. The engineer had turned on the gas and left it. It failed to ignite at one burner and Land, hearing the es caping gas, entered for the purpose of turning it off. The explosion followed. His face, head and neck were burned. Pensions For Kansans. Washingtm. Dec. 2. Pensions have been granted as follows. Original Stephen Shawger. Fronte nac. Geo. W. Ohmart, Benton, $6: Walter Inman. Lane. $i5: George S. Bourne. Hutchinson, $S; Chas. O. 11c Lane, L'niontown. Ss. Supplemental Daniel W. Dunnett, Hutchinson. $4. Increase Hiram Woodruff, Milton vale. $S to $12: Wm. Snyder, Sabetha. $6 to Jonathan Windhorst. Washing ton, $14 to $16; John F. Young, Rose mont, SS to $12. Original Widows Special Accd., Xov. 17 Mary A. Ross. Girard, $3. Elevator For Scottsville. Scottsville. Dec. 2. This town is go ing to have its first elevator. W. T. Daniels, our grain dealer, has com menced the erection of a 10.000 bushel capacity elevator, with all the modern improvements of operating it attached. Logan Postoffice Grows. Logan. Dec. 2. In the next adjust ment of salaries of postoffK-efs. it is ex pected the Logan office will be made a presidential one. The first three-quarters of the year show a handsome in crease of business. RMLR0AD NEWS. Rock Island Will Bnild Two Additional Branches. Connect Kingfisher and Guthrie and Chickasha and ilcAIester. WILL TAP RICH LANDS Surreys Are Made and Work Will Commence Shortly. Interesting Items of a General and Local Nature. The Rock Island Railroad company will begin active work on the construc tion of two branch lines in a few days. One of the lines will be in Oklahoma and will run from Kingfisher to Guth rie. The other line will be in the In dian Territory, and will run from Chickasha to McAlester. The surveying parties having In charge the laying out of the routes of the new lines have been at work for the past few weeks. The material is being hauled to the scenes of opera tion and workmen will be on the ground by the first of next week, ready to be gin the work of laying track. The line from Kingfisher to Guthrie has not been entirely surveyed as yet. but this part of the preliminary work w ill be finished at one end as the track, laying progresses at the other. This lines will be about 30 miles in length, and the country through which it pass es is rich agricultural land.' The line from Chickasha to McAles ter has been surveyed as far as Paul's Valley, a distance of about 51 miles, and the surveying party is now at work on the remaining distance, of 75 miles between Paul's Valley and Mc Alester. This line, when completed, will be about 125 miles in length and will run through some of the richest coal land in that section of the country. The two branch lines will be com pleted with all possible haste. It is expected that these lines will prove good Investments for the Rock Island road, as both tap rich country. ALTON'S NEW PLAN. Engineers Supersede Roadmasters In Road, Bridge and Track Con struction Work. St. Louis, Dec. 2. William Riley, one of the best known general roadmasters among western railroads, has retired from the employ of the Chicago and Al ton, after nearly thirty years of service. He rose from the position of section foreman, and was retained through successive administrations, until the present management decided to abolish the position. Effective December 1, J. E. Jonah, late of the Peoria and Xorth ern Short Line, is appointed chief engi neer of maintenance of way, with head quarters in Bloomington. succeeding to the duties formerly discharged by Gen eral Roadmaster Riley, whose position is abolished. President Felton, of the Alton, has favored the policy, which is in opera tion on a number of eastern roads, which gives supreme authority in the road, bridge and general trackage con struction to civil engineers, instead of roadmasters. He has directed that the division roadmasters, who have been drawing a salary of $125 per Aionth in the past, shall be reduced to $75. and their duties restricted to track work exclusively. The engineering department under Mr. Jonah and Chief Engineer H. C. Draper will supervise all other work hitherto under the control of the general and division roadmasters. The operations of the new system will be watched with interest by employes of the Alton, to whom it is novel and untried. THE DRUMMERS' GREIVANCE. Knights of the Grip Protest Against Requirements of Sebastian Ticket. St. Louis. Dec. 2 Mr. F. W. Cran dall. chairman of the railroad commit tee of the Missouri Division. Travelers' Protective Association of America, has been conducting a vigorous correspond ence with Commissioner Vanlanding ham of the traffic bureau, and Chair man MacLeod of the Western Passen ger association, relative to the Sebas tian form of mileage ticket. He thinks it does not fill the bill as completely as it might and that some changes in the rules now prevailing, with regard to it, are imperative. The main objection goes to the refund clause in the con tract, which provides that the holder of the book must show receipts for 2.000 miles of tickets purchased before he is entitled to refund. Mr. Crandall thinks this is inequitable in certain cases and works a hardship. He instances cases where large firms have from ten to twenty traveling salesmen on the road. Their personnel can not necessarily be the same, year in and year out. nor can their services at all times be retained until the even 2. W0 miles have been traveled. Then again, a salesman may be transferred from the western to the southwestern passenger association territory before he has completed his 2.000 miles. As these books are not transferable, and no refund is made until the 2.000 miles are complete, it is claimed an unneces sary burden is imposed upon the heads of firms, the men who really pay for the tickets. MEMPHIS BUSINESS HEAVY. Additional Trainmaster Necessary at Fort Scott. Fort Scott. Dec. 2. The rapidly in creasing business on the Memphis rail road has made the duties of the posi tion of trainmaster too heavy for one man and the company has decided to divide the work between two trainmas ters. A. J. Sams, formerly a dispatch er in the offices here, but lately agent at Weir City, has been appointed a trainmaster and arrived Friday to as sume his duties. Mr. Miiler w ho is as capable of hand ling the business of the position as any one man Could be. will hereafter have charge of the Kansas City, Clinton and Rich Hill divisions of the road, and Mr. Sams' jurisdiction will extend over the Springfield. Cherryvale. Joplin and Au rora divisions. They have the employ ing of crews and the handling of the trains. In the last eight months the work has about doubled. DYER TO REMOVE TO DENVER Changs of Residence Is Incidental to His Association With, a Colorado Line. In support of the announcement that Mr. Charles Dyer would shortly sever his connection with the Santa Fe to take a better position with one of the Colorado lines, the Denver Xews print ed the following this week: "Superintendent Charles Dyer of the O KXKKKKK))OXW)OXXK0 The sale of three million bottles United States and Great Britain Doctor Hay's?KEEP L00K,SG Y(6. Every Bottle flairBea!th produces a new growth T and restores color and T beauty to Grav Hair. J l.emoves DAN I) R V. t V and stops FALLING lad breaking of the Hnir. CllVfKS BAM) SPOTS. Doctor HAY'S HAIK-t HEALTH is practically a J Hair Food, winch acts on T tile roots, ffivin!? them the required nourishment, ii is made from pure vege- hair greasy. LARGE BOTTLE 50 CTS. ONE BOTTLE DOES IT. AT LEADING DRUGGISTS. Manufactured by LONDON' SfPPLT CO s.ia Brnadwav v. who will sen. I it iv express, prepaid, together with a i" cake of HARFINA MEDICATED SOAP the best soap you can use for the hair, scalp, cuinp exiuu. bath aud lo.iei, an uu receipt of 60 cts. and this advertisement. 3 boities C 1-50. The following druggists supply DR. HAY S HAIR-HEALTH HAKFINA ECAP at their stores SWIFT HOLLIDAT. B23 Kansas Avenue. Topelca. ROWLEY SNOW, 600 Kansas Avenue. Topeka. TRY AT ONCE DOCTOR HAY'S HAIR-HEALTH HARFINA SOAP. Don't accept any Substitute on which Dealers Make More Profit. I CKOO00O0XKXK0OO0O0KKK Santa Pe road at Pueblo, was in the city yesterday. One of the purposes of j .nr. jjyer s visit was to taKe a iook at a fine residence property in YVyman s addition which he purchased this week. J It was rumored several weeks aero that l the popular Santa Fe official was com ing to Denver to live but now that he has invested in Denver real estate, it is shown that the report was not with out foundation. His purchase embraces two lots 30 and 32 in block 35 of the addition named, and the beautiful res- j idence which was built by G. E. Armstrong-. The consideration is reported to have been in the neighborhood of $13,000." MR. STILL WELL RETURNS. Talks About tbe Costly Washout on j the Southern Division. W. H. Stillwell, superintendent of the Rock Island lines west of the Missouri river, returned to Topeka Friday after an absence of ten days. He spent the time at the scene of the recent wahout on the southern division of the Rock Isl and road where it crosses the Red river. In speaking of the damage Mr. Stillwell said: "The washout was far more serious than we at rirst anticipated, and we are thankful to get through with it. The rains in that vicinity were very heavy and the Red river was higher as a eonseqffe"nee than it has been for many years. n ac count of the swollen condition of the Red river it was impossible for the work of j t driving pils and replacing- thp trestle I work to proceed very rapidly. The dam- age was repaired and regular tra!Yic re- I sumed Friday morning. This is the first trouble which we have had at this place and we hope it will be the last." BIG EMPORIA BALL. Santa Fe Switchmen Responsible For a Successful Affair. The ball given under the auspices of the Santa Fe switchmen at Kmporia Thanksgiving night, was a successful af fair. Many railroad men from the other Santa Fe points were present in addition to the majority of Emporia railroad men. The committees having the affair in charge were made up as follows: Ball committee J. W. Long, F. M. Veach. YC. E. Hornbarger. Invitation committee J. W. Tiors. Jno. Steinmiyer. C. Fletcher, J. McKiniey, W. E. Hurnbarger. Floor managers T. C. Vaughn, O. R. C. C. T. Brandt. B. I. E. F. Mauck, B. L. F. J. M. Minroe. O. R. T. F. A. I-Sockomohle. B. R. T. Fred Harris. S. L". F. M. Veach. S. I".: Joe Light ner. S. C Reception committee J. Steinmever. C H. Fletcher. L. A. Stanley. F. W. I-ight-ner. C. Sterner. J. V. Long. Geo. Ferreil. L. H. Hilton. J. M. Mulhern, J. Sevmour, W. E. ilornbarsrer, R. E. Gleason. H. Hanlein. L. J. Ore. F. M. Veach. I. Dowd. J. K. Lightnir. John W. Comfort, A. J. Savage, F. Harris. J. B. McKiniey. FT. SCOTT GETS ONE. Missouri Pacific Will Establish, an Emergency Hospital There. Fort Scott, Dec. 2. Dr. R. Aikmen arrived this morning from St. Louis, where he was called last Tuesday to consult with the chief surgeon of the Missouri Pacific railway system, and brought the definte information that the company has decided to establish an emergency hospital here. Dr. Aikman has been appointed di vision surgeon for the Missouri Pacific road and will have a territory of over a thousand miles of road. His juris diction has not been definitely prescrib- ed yet. but it will no doubt take in the Wichita Western, half way to Wich- ita. the Fort Scott Southern, the Fort Scott Eastern and the Joplin j branch, and the K.. X. D. division to j Topeka. All hospital cases arising in this district will be under Dr. Aikman's supervision. He will appoint local sur- geonsfin each important town. Memphis Report Shows Decrease. The annual report of the directors of the Kansas City, Fort Scott and Memphis road for the year ended June 30. last, has recently been submitted to the stockholders. The earnings showed marked decreases as compar'-d to those of the fiscal year immediately previous. The gross earnings of the twelve months footed up $4.T8s,348. a decrease of $31?.. 421. The operating expenses amounted to $3,304,715, a decrease of $204.f?r.l. and the net earnings, which wer1 $1.4-i.2.3, showed a falling off of $108,773. As com pared to that of the year ended June 30. 1S9S. the surplus showed a decrease of about $M.000. New Santa Fe Freight Route. Pueblo. Dec. 2. Another new agree ment has been put into effect between the Colorado Southern and the Santa Fe by which fruit shippers will greatly profit. In the past all traffic from Col orado to Texas handled by the Santa Fe has gone through Kansas. L'nder the new agreement ail freight carried by the Santa Fe consigned to Texas or the coast will be carried over he Fort Worth Sc Denver City branch of the C. S. Transferred to the "Xaty. Xevada. Mo.. Dec. 2. A deed conveving the Kansas City. Eldorado and Southern railway, a road extendine- from Eldorado. Mo., to a connection wuth the Missouri, Kansai? and Texas company, was tiled in the Vernon county r-ocrd-r's office here today. The conveyance was made by Otto" Miller of Cleveland. O.. and while the consideration named Is only $1 there are $231 worth of revenue stamps which shows the real price to have been $231,000. Fireman Gets $70,000. Xevada, Mo., Dec. 2. Missouri Pacific Fireman A. G. Cherry resigned his posi tion today to take possession of a $70,000 estate at Paola, Kansas, left him by his father, recently deceased. RAILROAD LOCALa W. H. Firth, general agent of the pas senger department of the Rock Island with headquarters at Denver, was in Topeka Friday on business. E. E. Jenks has been promoted to take charge of the east erecting shops of the Santa Fe. and Wm. Carrie takes Mr. Jenks' place. These promotions (XOOOCOOOO(X000000000000 O O o o o o o 6 o o o o s o of this elegant hair dressing in ths in 1898 proves surpassing merit. Warranted to rector grav. white o bleached hair "to youthfu color ami lite. Not a uye; does not tam the scalp or linen. "NOT A CRAY HAIR LKFT." the tetimouy ot hundreds using it. A t'l.KAN." IKFAMT PRESS1SG, I1KI. I C'AIELY FKKFUMht). AND AN" lMl-OKTANT ADJFNl-r 1 FVF.KY I OI L K T. IF Y i L" ti HA1S I FALLING Ol T. BREAKING OK FAD ING. II V IT NOW. O O O O O o o o o o o o o o (XOOKOOKXK0MO)OXMX: MEDIDATED. REFRESHING, SOAP HEALTHFUL ii'ecia.i .-nl.ii.i- ea dv ur. 1'iiiio tiav tor uaii; andBAllI. Iietrovs d.st-ase perms in liair glands" not oiny of the scair. but entire body. The b-t soap you can Use tor hair, scalp and compiexum. 25c. Cakes at Leading Druggists. were made possible by the promotion of Fred Carson to be round house fore man. Engineer Tally, of the Santa Fe, is laying off for a few days. Santa Fe engine Xo. 4t is in the shops for repairs. The rocker arm was broken a short time ago while in service on the Alma branch. Test Engineer Hoffman. Traveling Engineer Hamilton and Mr. Fred Car son left Friday on the new Santa Fe tandem compound passengt r locomo tive, Xo. 6'J7, to conduc t tests. Santa Fe engines Xi. SH and 622 have been placed in the shops for general overhauling. FROM LA JUNTA. Jerome Reeves who for a lonsr time poll ed a throttle on the S.. is now run ning on the Santa Pe out of La Junta. tngineer Joseph Fosz had ai acvident up the road the oth-r day and has tu relieved from duty perding an investiga tion. Engine 22. BUI Parr's favorite wht'-h holds the recoid for fast time betweefi La Junta and Lode Citv, will be out of the shops in a few days alter a light o erhauiing. Agent Skinner is supplying the entire division with coal from the I.a J.inla. yards. About 2,,.'"" tons were stored here during the summer and it comes in very hanrty during the p resent cal laniMie. About ten men are employed shoveling coal in the yards. Tile Santa Fe contemplates the erection of a new budding on the sir,, b, twet n The depot and the express ol'fiee. and work may be commenced before the end of the year. The blue print of the pian was sent to Ia Junta reeently for insjtectien and approval. It will be two stories in heit.-!o. the ernund floor being uniiz.-d for orYieers f r the trainmaster, ya rd ma st .-r. dip ttch ers. mail and car clerks, and the u-te r tloor for the readintr. rooms, wiiieh wiil be equipped with billiard and P",,l tables. The rooms vacated in the second story- of the present building will be tiro-d up f ir the Harvey house and give them twelve additional rooms. The batraire room will be moved into the quarters which am now used as a mail ro..m. and a lunch counter with a short order attachment will be fitted up in the baggage room. FROM GOODLAND. Engineer John Boyle is In C-hicnso. C E. Seevers is the new telegraph line man. A. Mustaine is the name of a new brakeman. Conductor Fd Young l"ft Tuesday even ing to look for a new position. Foreman Henry Ibr t Vanris is enioving a rest while his enidrie is in the sh-.ps. Fireman Tom Pi' kenpaut-'ri has 'piit and has gone to iook for a position eie-.vhere. Seven men of Carroll's bridge e;irir ouic la.st week and left for their homes in To peka. Conductor E. J. Tippins of the work train is absent, on a hunting trip araj Conductor Cidell is on his car. Brakeman X. P. Matlock has been mad conductor. He made ins first trip Suriday nifctht on :7, going out on Conductor Ien ney's cr. Conductor Tom Edwards Is on f'ondue tor Gunn's run on H arid Pc Mr. Gunn and wi:'e have Kone to California to spend several weeks. Engineer A. F Tipper will take a trir to Chieatco while his ":;eiiio, f,.; j j;1 the shops. He will also vi-ut his father and mother in Chariton, low a. Mrs. Robert ow ran and children ar rived from Roswell Wiln'.:;v eveni' J and will make Goodland their home. Mr. Gowran is a locomoTi e fireman, J. M. Jewell, telegraph lineman, w-a among the list of railroad men that wern dischflrMed last week. Jumbo" came to Goodland with the road in "sS. and had held the position con t i nuoii-l v. Frank Agerter. a brother -f liave Aeer- ter. until recently of Hand, was killed last F'nday at IenNo:i, Texas, while at work as a freight conductor. Mr. !av Agerter and mother, who now live i-i Denver, accompanied the remains to T'n per Sandusky, u., where burial took place. Relief In Six Hours. Distressing Kidney- and Bladder Discos' relieved in six hours by "New Great South American Kidney Cure." rt is a great surprise on account of its ?xcee,i;,,g promptness in relieving pain in bladder, kidneys and back, in male or female. Ke iieves retention of water almost immed iately. If you want 'piick relief d cure this is th remedy. Sold by Sim Tirusr Co.. Kansas avenue, anu Geo. W. Stansfield. ii"2 Kansas avenue, drug gists, Topeka, Kansas. Through Sleeper to San Antonia via Santa Fe Route and intermediate points, leaving To peka daily on night trains. Also through sleeping car reservations ma ia in City of Mexico sleeper. DR. WOOD, THE EXPERT SPECIALIST AND DIAGNOSTICIAN, la Located at 118 West S:xth Street, Between Kansas Avsnua and Jackson S:reet, Having devoted 35 years exclusive! y to the study, treatment anj cure t chronic diseases, treats wi'h rr-markablff sueee-s difa-es of the eye and tar. noe. tin-at and lunp-s, groJter ner.k. nerve and brain affection. Catarrh. di.-ea-s of the han. stomach, liver and kkl nd. Iainf i 1 af fections of the bladder, with difficult urination, speedily cured. Chronic con stipation, piles, cancers, epiif-pue !1 ts, paralysis, rheumatism, nurai c i a, h ma, hay fever, erypipHa, suit rhf-urii, dropsy, and all skin and blood diseases. Special Attention Given to XJ.s 1 eas-s of Women and Chi:drr?n. All weaknesses peculiar to either sex, no matter from what cause, prornp-. vield to the skillful treatment of Dr. Wood. Consultation and advice free. Prices reasonable. Office hours S to 12 a. rn., 1 to 5 and 7 to 9 p. m. Sundays 2 to 5. Medicine sent by express. 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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAX SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1899. I0PEKA STATE JOURNAL BT FRANK P. MAC LEXNAN. volumk xxvi -'gri1 Offlclal Paper of the City of Topega. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Daily edition, delivered by carrier. 10 cents a week to any part of Topeka or suburbs, or at the same price in any 5"; sas town where the paper has a carrier system. -3 gn By mail, one year By mail, three months 'eg Weekly edition, one year PERMANENT HOME. -Tcoeka State Journal Buihims ana (02 Kansas avenue, corner of i-igntn. KEW YORK OFFTCE Temple Court Bids.. A. Frank Richardson. Mgrr. CHICAGO OFFICE. Stock Exchange Bias. A. Frank Richardson. MKT. LONDON OFFICE. 12 Red Lion Court. Fleet Street. 1"7 VS -v. Bell 'Phone 677 Gen. Alger must have chuckled when he read that story which Webb Hayes told at Manila. The deal having come round to Gen. Kitchener, he now declares the Soudan open for the size of it. The nrotest from the sultan of Sulu asrainst depriving Mr. Roberts of his j seat has not yet reached Washington. Why go to the Klondike or Cape Nome for gold when Cripple Creek is turning' out over two millions a month? Little complaint is being made about the gold standard now. but just wait until congress tries to establish it by law. Since Arthur Poe has become the "biggest" man in Princeton, it may be expected that Uover Cleveland will move out. Gen. John M. Palmer declares in ef fect that he will not support Bryan for the presidency, if he (Palmer) never gets an office. The attention of Europe is so absorb ed by other matters at present that t the sultan of Turkey is able to do about i as he pleases. The currency fight has already com menced and the opposition newspapers have begun to jab the Republican cau cus bill full of holes. After buying JlS.000,000 in bonds, the treasury still has an available balance approaching $300. 000. 000. Why not let the bond redemption proceed? Miller seems to have paid the ten per cent dividend on the funds en- j trusted to him, but he didn't pay back the principal and that's what hurts. J riscussing the proposed currency re- form bill, the New York World anx- j iously enquires: "W ill the Democrats walk into the Republican trap?" Very likely; very likely they will. ippines to the 1'nited, States and the j Carolines to Germany without protest I on the part of England, but if she at- tempts to cede Ceuta to France there will be trouble. j Sooner or later the favoritism shown j In certain quarters by the United States is likely to cause trouble. Old General Gomez is paid $300 a month to j keep quiet while the sultan of Sulu with a harem to support, gets but ?2o0 per month. All the government officials at this end of the line appear to doubt Col. Webb Hayes story of the awful voy age of the transport which carried him over. It was a well told story at any rate and to that extent the colonel de serves credit. The Kuropean powers are evincing a disposition to engage in a game of tit for tat with the United States in con nection with the open door matter in China. In answer to Secretary Hay's proposition, they reply: "How about the Philippines?" If there are any gentlemen who wish Senator Mark Hanna to remain at the head of the Republican national com mittee they will please address a com munication to that effect to Cleveland. If the pressure be strong enough, Sen ator Hanna may stay. The Boston Traveler calls attention to the fact that the funeral expenses of President Garfield have not yet been paid, in the following editorial: It can scarcely be regarded as other than a national disgrace that the un dertaker's bill for the funeral of Presi dent Garfield has not been paid. The expenses of the funeral were assumed by the nation by a vote of congress, and then the committee in whose lands the appropriation was placed, began to haggle over it. The auditing commit tee took the bills and proceeded to cut them here and there, as seemed pleas ing, taking the position that only such proportion of each bill should be paid as they saw fit. The undertaker's bill for $2,000, which was expended almost entirely, it is said, for carriage hire and such expenses, was presented, and the undertaker refused to accept any thing less than its full amount. For eighteen years this bill has been unpaid, and the indecent spectacle of a great nation refusing to discharge a debt for the burial expenses of a presi dent, is presented. Surely this is a matter which should be attended to without the usual accompaniment of congressional red tape. GLOBE SIGHTS From the Atchison Globe "Don't complain of anything so long as you don't have a cancer. When a decent man hears a "story" on another decent man. instead of as sisting in spreading it, he starts a back ,lire. Atchison women are becoming tired of whist, and are looking for a new game. Why don't they try sock mend ing? No wonder women never eat much When meals are ready; ihej- eat so much around grocery stores, and while cooking. A peculiar thing about the mining fever is that it will cause a man who is honest in other respects, to rob his best friends. Ah Atchison man has a correspond ent who often writes to him in this strain: "Although it is now near mid night, I can not go to bed without writ ing to you." etc. The Atchison man lately wrote his corresponaent as fol lows: "Why write to me just before midnight? Why not write during the day? You put me under too much ob ligation. Unless you can write during the day, when you have nothing else to do, please do not write at all." There is a man in Atchison who is a fine workman, and attends strictly to his business when on duty. He sup ports his family well, save3 a part of his wages, and is generally prosperous. His employer gives him excellent wages: more, in fact, than other men, but regularly once a week he lays off. takes a few drinks and commences to worry about the labor question. He argues the labor question with every one who will discuss it, and hunts up men who take a different view with him so that he can advance new thoughts on the subject. Sometimes he carries around big. thick books con taining reports and statistics from which he draws sensational deductions showing that labor is on the verge of being forever overpowered and throt tled by Demon Capital. The entire day is put in view-ing the labor situa tion with alarm, but the following day the man goes to work, is satisfied with everything and continues earning good wages. JAYHAWKER JOTS. Newton will have a poultry show next week. The Alliance store at Osborne is still doing business. The Horton Headlight is expanding. An addition to its home will soon be built. The Thanksgiving number of the Kirwin Independent has a healthy ap pearance. Hilly Deford is out in a lengthy edi torial favoring John Breidenthal for governor. A telephone exchange is being put in at Caldwell and the people are clam oring for electric lights. In the good old German town of Hal stead the mayor signs his official docu ments with the familiar German name of "Pat O'Brien." The Barton Beacon wants to know what is done with the money collected from the Great Bend joints. The city marshal could tell. A society in Salina is playing con gress. It will lay the foundation for much trouble because its members will all be candidates for the legislature. There are only a few of the old fashioned editors left who use "the fist" to indicate the word "hand." One of them publishes the Scandia Journal. This is the way a farmer expresses himself in the Louisburg Herald, be cause corn "shucking" time is almost over: "I am happy and glad I am alive. Mv corn is nearly out." J. C. Humphrey of the BollevilleTele scope and John Brown of the Cuba Ad vocate have been exchanging compli ments and they now lovingly speak of each other as "liar" and "skunk." The "best crap shooter in Muscotah" was captured in the act of burglarizing a store the other day. Thus are the members of the "profesh" squelched in the noon time of their brilliant careers. Editor A. P. Puddle of the Minne apolis Messenger must have received scme recent religious inspiration. In nine editorial paragraphs in this week's Messenger he calls upon his subscribers to "Praise the Lord." Wellington People's Voice: Congress man Chester Long announces that he is going to make a big fight for a greater merchant marine. If there is one thing southwestern Kansas needs more than another it is a merchant marine. Phillipsburg News: The Smith Center band has reached the point where they give concerts in which ghosts walk, groans are heard, chains are rattled, the king ghost makes a speech all in music of course and an admission is charged. Let Anna Gould de Castellane show her face in Kansas if she dares after this. Here is what the Minneapolis Messenger says about her: "If accounts from abroad are correct it would ap pear that Anna Gould had inherited all of mongrel blood in the Gould strain. Compared with her sister Helen she is as a Digger Indian to a Greek Goddess." Salina Republican: Lieut. Col. Little gives the following definition of the soldier's duty: "Not to argue as to the virtue of the cause, but to be for his country right or wrong, just as you are for your mother right or wrong. It is the soldier's place to do his duty on the battlefield and it is our place to sup port him as long as the fight shall last." Merited rebuke by the Newton -Transcript: "A Newton doctor asked us to roast the fake doctors who come to town every few weeks. We might feel inclined to do so if the Newton doctor who made the request was in the habit of ever spending a penny with the newspaper but he isn't. The traveling doctors always come to towns where the home doctors are too hide bound to spend a cent in advertising their business, and they usually reap a rich harvest." COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS The New York Casino success, "The Telephone Girl." will be at the Craw ford theater Tuesday night. It is an nounced that it will be staged as it was in New- York. The production closes a week's engagement in Kansas City tonight, and the papers there have dealt kindly with it. "The Telephone Girl" had a run of three hundred nights in Paris and three hundred and fifty in New York. In all the large cities dur ing the past two seasons its success was phenomenal. Now they are mak ing elaborate preparations for its pro duction in London with the confident expectation that it will run in the Eng lish metropolis for two years. Its pret ty sister. "The Belle of New York." is entering its second year there and "The Telephone Girl" is considered to be as strong. A matinee performance of "Aunt Jerusha." the New England play, is be ing given at the Grand Opera house this afternoon. The performance will be re peated tonight. The company includes people capable of specialty work. "McCarthy's Mishaps" with Barney Ferguson in the leading part will be the attraction at the Craw-ford theater next Wednesday night. There are a number of vaudeville turns in the per formance. The first of the larger minstrel or ganizations to visit Topeka this season will be the Al. G. Field company. Field and his minstrels will be at the Grand Opera house Thursday night. Buy yourself a box of our choice cigars for an Xmas present. We handle every standard brand of Havana and Domestic goods, also Reggs' Cherrv Cough Syrup. R. W. Squires, 732 Kansas avenue. I "The Story of a Blighted Life" is the title a romantic novelist would give to the story of the events that happened in the lives of two young girls in To peka recently. "Love: A Rival: A Wo man Scorned: Jealousy; Hate: Re venge: Arrest That Man; Sorcery: Liv ed Happy Ever After," would be the headings of the chapters. This is the story by chapters. Chap. I. Love. Two young girls chums in every sense of the word and inseparable. Sharing bon-bons, chew ing gum and having all things in com mon, even to a bicycle. One is a de cided blonde and the other a brunette. Sporty young man makes the acquaint ances of the chums. Chap. II. Rivals. Trouble begins. The two who have had everything in evmmon find that a sweetheart can not be shared like candy. They quarrel. Neither will give up. Chap. HI. A Woman Scorned. The young man shows a decided preference for the blonde. The brunette is quick to notice that the blonde will receive the apple from the modern Paris. Her heart is full of hate. She lies in wait for the blonde with a horsewhip. The blonde walks unsuspectingly- down the street. The brunette jumps from her place of concealment and strikes at her rival. The lash falls. The blows do little damage. A hair pulling time in which the whip is forgotten. An el derly gentleman appears on the scene and sends the two girls home in differ ent directions. Chap. IV. Jealousy. The blonde shuns the brunette and goes with an elderly gentleman friend to an enter tainment. The brunette waits in am bush for her. As the blonde is near her home the brunette springs from behind a tree and throws salt in her face. Blonde nearly faints from fright and falls into elderly gentleman's arms. Brunette escapes. Chap. V. Hate. The blonde stays in the house afraid to venture out. The brunette is still determined to have re venge. She has sworn to have it and her oath is as strong as that of a Cor sican vendetta. Chap. VI. Revenge. A dark rainy night. The blonde and her mamma are preparing for bed. A rap at the front door. Both listen. Some one fumbling for the door bell. Bell rings furiously. Another rap, loud and furious. Blonde, who is verging on nervous prostration, nearly collapses with excitement. Mam ma goi-s to the door. "Is Miss in?" asks a messenger boy with a soprano voice. "Yes, what do you want?" asks mam ma. "I have a message for her." "Give me the message and I'll hand it to her and sign the books." N-o. I Imust deliver it to her my self. "You can no: see her." "I will "No you won't." A scuffle. "Help! Help! Help!" Brunette in messenger boy's suit van ishes in the darkness. Chap. VII. Arrest that man. Mamma seeks the police. She lays her troubles before the stalwart officers of the law. Must have more evidence. The next day she lays the case before a well known lawyer. The lawyer thinks the evidence too circumstantial. "I'll tell -ou what to do." said the lawyer, "go to Aunt Becky, the colored fortune teller. Tell her to give you an analysis of the whole matter. You say your daughter can give you no reasons for the strange actions of the brunette. Ask the fortune teller, she can. She is a great help in such matters," said the lawyer who knew more about the case than mamma supposed. Chap. VIII. Sorcery. After mamma leaves, the lawyer sends a. note to Aunt Becky by a messenger who has orders to beat the world's bicycle record. When mamma arrives Aunt Becky explains that the blonde and brunette are in love with the same young man. The brunette is jealous. No use to go to court. It will all come out all right. Mamma goes away feeling relieved. Chap. IX. Lived happy ever after. Brunette hears about the talk of taking the case into court. She finds another young man. The trouble is over and all live happy. Finis of a true story that happened in Topeka not many weeks ago. The old settlers all remember Andy Wilson who owned a ranch near King ville, of 2.200 acres, one of the largest in eastern Kansas. Wilson used to have a good many cases in the justice courts and when he did he would subpoena from 20 to 30 witnesses no matter how small the case. When asked one day why he had so many witnesses he said he had noticed the side that had the greatest array of witnesses generally won the case and Wilson generally won his. His lawyer was Col. "Bob" Fredericks who was one of the most striking char acters in Topeka some 20 years ago; tall and handsome, hail-fellow well met. He went to San Francisco years ago and when he was appointed district "A Fair Outside Is a Poor Substitute For Inward Worth" Good health, inwardly, of the kidneys, liver and bowels, is sure to come if Hood's Sar saparilla is promptly used. This secures a fair outside, and a consequent vigor in the frame, with the glow of health on the cheek, good appetite, perfect digestion, pure blood. Catarrh "I have had no return of the catarrh which troubled me for yesrs, since Hood's Sarsaparilla cured me." Mks. Joe Martin, Washington St., Ogdensburg, N. Y. Dyspepsia Complicated with liver and kidney trouble, I suffered for years with dyspepsia, with severe pains. Hood's Sarsaparilla made me strong and hearty." J. B. Emebton, Main Street, Auburn, Me. 3fovd2 SaUafmut i t lmmmmRr mjraa Hood's Pills cure lirer ills thm non-irritatinfcjand jpfcthartic to take with Hood'Sarsparillm. Chocolates? Of course you eat them and like them. We han dle but one kind, and that is PLOW'S, the recog nized standard of the world over for those deli cious combinations of nuts, fruits and creams, that the other makers at tempt to imitate. Let us sell you but once and you will be a steady patron. We Give the Green Trading Stamps. R. W. SQUIRES, PHARMACIST, 732 Kansas Ave. Telephone 743. attorney to Alaska he was brevetted by his friends and is now called "General." Wilson's many cases, that had been conducted by Fredericks, placed him some $300 in debt to his lawyer for legal services. One day Wilson drove in town with a fine pair of horses and a wagon. Fredericks accosted him and told him he wanted him to pay up. Wilson said he guessed the lawyer could wait. Both were friendly about it and there were no ill feelings. Fredericks got out the proper papers before a justice of the peace and had the team and wagon attached to hold for his $300. Wilson was in a dilemma. The last train for Kingville had left and the only way he could get home was to drive his team. He begged Fred ericks to let him drive the team home that night and bring it back the next day. The matter was nxeu up with the constable, and he drove his team home. The next day bright and early he arrived in town with a team and wagon and turned the outfit over to the constable. In a half hour a farmer, who lived near Kingville. appeared before the justice of the peace and replevined one of the horses. He proved that it be longed to him. Soon another farmer appeared and replevined the other horse. Later a man came for the har ness and another for the wagon. Fredericks was dumbfounded. It was rather a mixed up mess. He went to Wilson and asked him to drop the case. Wilson said he did not like to as he had been to so much trouble. Papers were gotten out for nearly two score of witnesses. "What will you take to drop the case" demanded the lawyer. "Well, I guess I have been to about $25 worth of trouble," said Wilson. "I'll pay it if you will stop." said Fredericks and when the case was set tled Fredericks paid the cost and the $25 besides and carried the bill for at torney's fees over to profit and loss. Riding at the head of Scott's min strel parade on Tuesday was a well dressed colored man with diamonds and silk hat. Behind the parade came a wagon drawn by six dogs and driven by a man in rough winter clothing. The wagon was used for advertising pur poses and the man who drove it knew it would attract attention by following the parade, that was why he was there. The colored man's name is Ed Moore and the white man's name, who drove the dogs is D. C. Blandy. There is quite an interesting story connected with their lives. About 25 years ago Blandy was a small boy and lived with his parents in Zanesville, Ohio. His father was vealthy and operated a large foundry and was looked upon as one of the leading business men of the town. He lived in a fine house and owned fast horses. His son. D. C. Blandy, was brought up as befitted his station. Near Blandy's house was a little shanty wherein lived a colored woman by the name of Moore and her little boy. The colored woman served as cook at the Blandy home and the little pickaninny spent his time dancing on the barn floor and singing whenever he got a chance. The wealthy head of the house of Blandy died and his estate was divided among his heirs. The colored boy Moore went on the stage and is now managing Scott's minstrels, wearing diamonds and, in the parlance of coon songs, "living easy." Blandy, who drove the dog team be hind the minstrel parade, is traveling over the country with his six St. Ber nard dogs and making a living using his outfit for advertising purposes. He drove from Minnesota to Seattle and back and is now going to San Francis co. Moore and Blandy met while here and the colored man gave the owner of the dogs a pass to the performance that night. There is a young lady fn Topeka who vows she will never, no never, pass herself off over the telephone again as another person. The little drama in which the young lady played heroine only happened a few days since but every time she hears the tinkle of the 'phone bell now she looks around in an embarrassed sort of a way and says: "Ma. won't you please answer." But it all came about in this way: The young lady in question called for a moment at the home of a dear gen tleman friend on Harrison street to in quire after his health. At the time he was seriously ill with an aggravated case of appendicitis and confined to his bed. In answer to the ring the mother of the young man came to the door and explained that the patient was a tri fle better than on the day previous but still too ill to see visitors. "But," concluded the lady of the house, "won't you do me the favor of stopping at a 'phone up town and calling up Dr. A. and saying to him that as my son is no worse there will be no need of his coming down this evening. I am so busy and have no one to send." "Certainly," added the caller, but, as an after thought, "who shall I say is talking? I wouldn't for the world have the doctor know that I called to see 'Fred.' You know the doctor knows some of my other gentleman friends and and it would all seem so ridicu lous, vou know, for me to tell him this." "Oh. just pass yourself off as me," re plied the patient's mother. "That will be an easy solving of the problem. Goodby, 1 smell my dinner burning on J the stove," and the door closed hurried ly. Pretty soon central heard- a determ ined but trembling voice call for 4-11-44 which was the 'phone number of the physician aforesaid and the following conversation then ensued: "Hello, is this the office of Doctor A?" "It is, what would you wish, I am Doctor A." "Why, doctor, this is 'Fred's mother I "But who is this talking?" "Why, don't you understand It's Fred's mother and she wants me "Hello, here, what's the matter? Are you guying me, or a victim of demen tia. Who is 'Fred' and who is 'Fred's' mother." "Oh! dear me, I forgot, doctor. I'm Fred's mother, I'm Mrs. R., don't you see." "Well, well, Mrs. R. I didn't recog nize your voice at all. It sounded just like a young girl's. I guess central got the wires crossed. Those girls at the 'phone office are so careless. But how is the. young man feeling today?" "Oh. Why, ever so much worse. 2so, no, doctor. I mean better." "Ah! I see. Just as I predicted. But did you remove the bandages and ap ply the liniment?" "Why gracious me. doctor, how strange you talk. The idea of me doing such a thing," was the reply in tear ful, indignant tones. Thei "Oh I think this was all attended to and the water was changed 01 the flowers I sent him and. oh dear "Madam, are you crazy, or do you think I am," howled the doctor but no reply came as -the young lady had dropped the receiver and fled. That evening when Doctor A. called on 'Fred' the situation was explained by 'Fred's' real mother. The doctor smiled and exclaimed, "Just like a woman." MAYOR'S PRECAUTION. Orders Police to Send Tramps Out of Town. Mayor Drew sent instructions to the police today not to arrest anv more tramps but to send them out of town. This order was issued to prevent tramps from being taken to the city jail and detained and carrying away with them germs of the "Cuban chick enpox." The police find that the quar antine is being broken even where special watchmen are employed by the city to guard houses where the disease is. Simon Jones, a notorious colored man, has been quarantined and sanita ry officers watched the house. Jones defied them and has been on the streets. Last night Officer Hopkins found him in a restaurant on Kansas avenue and told him unless he went home and stayed there he would be locked up in the "bull pen" at the fcity prison until he was well. Jones went home. TEACHERS' MEETING. Northwest Kansas Association Closes a Successful Gathering. Colby, Kansas, December 2. The JSTorthw-est Kansas Teachers' as sociation closed a three-day session here last night. Over 400 teachers were present. The flag went to Norton county for the greatest number of miles traveled, and the library of history to Rawlins county for largest per cent of attendance. The following officers were elected for the coming year: President F. H. Baker, Norton. Vice president R. C. Smith, Good land. Secretary Miss Florence Ward, Bird City. Treasurer F; W. Simmons, Cedar ville. The place of meeting for next year is Smith Center. Miss Jennie Roberts of Norton county won in the declamatory contest. JEWELL-ROW LEY WEDDING Wife of Late Emmett Sowley Be" comes Mrs. C. E. Jewell. Mr. Charles E. Jewell, the well known loan agent, and Mrs. Lizzie Rowley, were married in Kansas City Wednes day. Mr. and Mrs. Jewell have return ed to Topeka and have commenced housekeeping. Mrs. Row ley was the wife of the late Emmett Rowley. Some time before his death she secured a divorce, and after his death instituted a contest for what estate he left. Mr. Jewell is a son of C. W. Jewell, the Topeka capitalist. SAMOAN ISLANDS DIVIDED Washington, Dec. 2. The treaty for the partition of the Samoan islands was signed at the state department at 3:20 o'clock this afternoon. New Kansas Postmasters. Washington. Dec. 2. The following fourth-class postmaster have been ap pointed for Kansas: Cato, Crawford county, Eva Smith, vice P. Smith, dead; Saunders. Rush county, Frances Legge vice S. M. Albright, resigned: Sugar Loaf, Rooks county, J. T. Gartell, vice A. M. Smith, resigned; Thayer, Neosho county, H. G. Lowrence, vice T. Mc Nulty, removed. Jack and Gill Went down the hill to get a drink of water. Jack thought he would leave Jill and started out to sprint il. Jill took took one Little Giant Pill and Jack found he was not in it. Pleasant and sure. R. W. Squires, 732 Kansas avenue. Pyramids Pay Up. The Ancient Order of Pyramids today paid in full the claim which has been making the order so much trouble for some time past, and for the non-payment of which E. D. MeKeever, attor ney for the parties holding the claim, threatened to throw the order into the hands of a receiver. The claim was for $1,000. and was held by Charles D. Shumard, administrator of the estate of Mrs. Josephine Grosh, of Bemont, 111. Mrs. rosh was a member of the Bemont lodge and had her life insured for her little daughter, who was left an orphan at her death. The order re sisted the claim on the ground that Mrs. Grosh was behind one month in the payment of her dues at the time of her death. IROXQUTLL 10 cent Cigars. Grocers sell Amonio Benzilene Soap. IROXQUILL 10 cent Cigars. For Good Work, Quick, CALL TOPEKA LAUNDRY CO. Phone 153.

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O o z W. T. HEBB, Telephone 712. 412 Kansas Ave. SIX NEW CASES. "Cuban Chickenpox" Continues to Spread. Xotwithstanding the fact that a number of men have been employed t- guard residences, the disease now pre valent in Topeka continues to spread. Six new cases were reported to the city health authority s today. Physicians who hold the disease to be smallpox, say that a general epi demic is liable if cold weather sets in. Cold weather is conductive to the spread of smallpox. Regarding the dis ease City Physician Peers said this af ternoon "While the symptoms are not the same as those laid down in the medical books, I believe the disease should be classed with smallpox rather than chickenpox. Tt is likely a mongrel form of smallpox or else some new disease that we have not yet classified." The fact that the disease is still spreading, and that the season makes cold weather likely at any time, should spur the health authorities to great ef forts for stringent quarantine. LOCAL MENTION. Mrs. Fred Wellhouse is very danger ously sick at her home, 1025 Topeka avenue, with kidney trouble. Mrs. Wellhouse was taken sick 10 days ago at Cottonwood Falls. She has been in a critical condition for several days. She rested more comfortably today and the attending physicians have hopes of her recovery. A series of teas will be given this winter by the chancel chapter of th Guild hall, the first one being held next Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. David Palmer, 415 West Tenth avenue. The regular annual meeting of Linc oln Post G. A. il., is to be held this evening at its hall. There will be an election of officers for the coming year and election of delegates to the de partment encampment. There will be no muster this evening. D. I. Furbeck, formerly of Topeka and who was once the Populist can didate for lieutenant governor, is in To peka today. He now lives in St. Louis. Attorney General Godard today in an opinion to the secretary of mining industry holds that the law enacted last winter concerning escapement shafts in Kansas mines does not apply to mines which were so equipped prior to the enactment of the law. The law re quires that mines shall have at a dis tance of 300 feet from the openings, shafts by which an exit may be made from the mine in case of accident. IROXQUILL 10 cent Cigars. Amonio Benzilene Soap; try it,

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7 gTOPEKA STATE JOURXAI SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1899. 5 SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. The Daughters of the American Rev olution are to hoid their "State Confer ence" at the residence of Mrs. Eugene l- Ware, at 1501 West Sixth street, Tuesday, December 5. There will be an all day session. The annual election of officers and chapter business will be held at nine o'clock, at vhi'h time ev ery member of the chapter is earnestly requested to be present and biing their annual dues. After the "Topeka Chapter" business is concluded there will be reports from the visiting chapters. Luncheon will be served at noon and after a soc ial hour the programme fur the afternoon wiil begin at 2 o'clock. The day will be concluded with a re ception for the visiting regents and del egates at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. "Ware from 7:o0 until 10 p. m. to which Invitations have been issued. The Informal Party. The regular Informal club party at Hudson's hall Friday evening was much enjoyed by the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler Nichols. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kagle. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Tuttle, Mr. and Mrs. Willard Hall, Mr. ;md Mrs. Horace Hall, Mr. and Mrs. YV. V. Webb, Mr. and Mrs. James L. King. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Lingal'elt. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Eastman. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Korn, Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Dooiittle, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Furry. Mr. and Mrs. I,. S. Ferry. Mr. and Mrs. Luther Burns. Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Shubert, Miss Mary Thompson. Miss Arlie Ewiirt, Miss Louise Rankin of Chicago. Miss Rose Hrunns of Chicago. Miss Florence Mitchell of Minneapolis. Minn.. Miss Ray Martin, Mr. Dick Alden, Mr. Kurtz Kellam. Mr. Edward Dennis, Mr. P'red Mc.C.irHn. Mr. Ellsworth Weaver. Mr. Horace Macferran, Mr. C. J. Well and Mr. Frank Wear. Dr. and Mrs. Dick Entertain. Dr. and Mrs. George Dick entertain ed very delightfully Friday evening complimentary to Mr. and Mrs. Rert Schroeder of Springfield. 111., who have been spending the past week with them. Music was furnished during the even ing by Mrs. L. A. Ryder, Miss Lena Jieard of Lawrence and Professor Wor ral. Little Misses Fern and Ada Tinch er entertained the guests with some cake walking. Refreshments were served in two courses and the evening was pleasant ly spent bv the following guests: Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Reed. Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Rvder. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Wahle, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Mills. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Rodgers. Mr. and Mrs. L. Tineher, Mr. and Mrs. J. Kirk White. Mr. and Mrs. Will Reed, Rev. and Mrs. Raird. Mrs. Eva Herman. Miss Davis, Miss May Davis, Miss Edith Davis. Miss Ethel Dick, Miss Emma White, Miss Helen Moon. Miss Mary Moon. Miss Willa Rodgers, Miss Edith Payne, Misses Fein and Ada Tineher, Miss Lena Beard of Lawrence. Dr. Lowry, Dr. Faulkner, Dick Rodgers and Mr. Lem White. The Chautauqua Programme. At the regular meeting of the Xinde Chautauqua next Monday evening, the C;,-ele will be given an address on "So cialism" by Mrs. Annie L. Diggs. Ev ery one interested in the subject is in vited to attend. In addition to this the following programme will be given: Responses to roil call will be current events. "Strength and Weakness of Social ism. "chapters I, II and III of part III 1 C. Slater. "Expansion of the American People," chapter VIII Miss Nellie Lercher. "Inner Life of John Ureenleaf Whit tier" Miss Blanche Stewart. IrvinHimmel. The wedding of Miss Grace Hiramel of Topeka and Mr. George Irvin of Leavenworth took place Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. M. Landis on Fillmore street. The wedding was a quiet one ami only a few friends invited. Later in the even ing a reception, which was a complete surprise to the bride- and groom, was given by Miss Xellie Phillips and Miss Lulu Thompson at iheir home in Pot win. Music was furnished by the Tur ney mandolin club. Many beautiful P resents were received. Mr. and Mrs. Irvin will remain in Topeka for a short time, after which they will leave for Manhattan where they expect to reside during the winter. Notes and Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Tuttle spent Thursday in Concordia. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Ryan, who have lieen spending the past month in To-Pt'-ca with Mr. and Mrs. James L. King, will leave Monday for their home in Washington. D. C. The Monday club will h entertained Monday afternoon by Mrs. Horace Hull. Mr. and Mr3. Charles Strawbridge left Friday for their home in Chicago COMMON SENSE CURE. Eemarkable Esmedy Which is Bring ing Comfort to Thousands of Sufferers. Probably one-half the people who see this article suffer from piles. It is one of the commonest of dis eases as well as one of the most obsti nate and painful. People suffer from piles for jears and ,1ust because it is not immediately fatal they neglect it. Carelessness causes no end of suffer ing. Carelessness about so simple a thing as piles has frequently caused death. Hemorrhages occur from no apparent cause and the loss of blood causes death. Surgical operations for piles often cause death. Piles are simple in the beginning and easily cured. They can be cured even in the worst stages without pain, loss of blood or detention from business. And the rem edy which will do it surely and com I'lctely is the Pyramid Pile Cure. It allays the itching and inflamma tion immediately. heals the irritated surfaces, and after regular use for a short time removes the swelling and I'Uts the rectal membrane into sound, healthy condition. The Pyramid Pile Cure cures all forms of piles thoroughly and perma nently. A great many pile remedies contain cocaine, morphine and similar danger nils drugs to quiet the pain and make the patient believe he is getting well, but their action is temporary and it re quires no argument to show the dan ger of using such remedies. The Pyramid Pile Cure contains no cocaine, narcotic, nor anv poisonous drug whatever, and it is so far ahead of any other pile remedv for safetv and efficiency as not to be mentioned in the eame class. Any sufferer from piles who will write the Pyramid Drus Co., of Mar shall, Mich., may receive a valuable little book on the nature and cure of piles, sent free by mail. Or better yet. ask any druggist in the fnited States what is the safest and surest pile cure and he will say the Pyramid. All druggisis sell full sized pack ages of the Pyramid Pile Cure at 50 cents. They cure itching piles, pro truding, bleeding or any form of this Cgmmon and troublesome disease. SS9 m Worth M li i ii ri 11 air Pry 50 CENTS Good s a until Shoe ON ififlC dol m. J We bought all of the Shoes and a large part of the Dry Goods and Notions of the W W, Curdy Stock, at Paola, Kansas This was a Force Sale That's why the prices We are working in this stock now and we'll have it ready to sell Monday Morning. December 4th at 9 OClock. Everything is high class and worth more at wholesale than we ask for it at this time It is impossible to enumerate every item in this stock, but you can get some idea from Prices quoted. It wiil be a Money-saving Sale, as our prices will not be the Curdy prices. Six Items in Shoes. Curdy' 's Price. Our Price. 114 pairs Child's Shoes $0 75 $0.25 19G Boys' Shoes 1 25 50 116 L-adies' Shoes 2 00 75 109 Ladies' Shoes 1 50 50 G3 Men's Shoes 2 25 1.20 141 Misses' Rubbers 25 lO Six Items in Piece Goods. Curdy' 10 pieces Tennis Flannel GiL) 10 pieces Canton Flannel Gtfydl) 780 yards Dark Print Gil). G pieces Changeable Silk 10 pieces Novelty Dress Goods. 5 pieces "Wool Eiderdown. 10 pieces Silkaline 5 pieces Red Table Linen 15 pieces Cotton Crash Gll) s Price. Our Price. Gic 34c Gic 4c Sic 3c SI 00 50 1 75 35 19 50 29 50 25 io 5 25 124 5 24 Notion Items. Curdy' s Price. 250 skeins Imported Saxony Yarn 10c 150 skeins Imported Germantown Yarn, 12c 200 skeins Imported Spanish Yarn 15c NOW. 2c 5c 8c 123 Corsets, Ladies' and Misses' Full line of sizes, including Thompson's Glove Fitting, Royal Worcester, Jackson, Corset Waist, and other well known brands Choice while they last 25c Special Discount. 25 per cent on Trimmed Millinery. 15 per cent WiSi ON EVERYTHING I -cup a Ml i ffwh 1 regular Cloak Line. DSTFt B U TEZS cr BARGrAWS, bio e.nri-8 400 cards Hooks and Eyes, 6 cards for 2c 50 dozen 500-yd. Basting Thread, per spool 2c 257 spools 100-yd. Clark's Thread, per spool lc 150 spools Barbour's Linen Thread, per spool 5c 500 dozen Pearl Buttons, 2c card, per dozen lc 500 yards Velveteen Binding, while it lasts, yd., lie Curdy' s Price. KOIV. 5 pieces Angora Fur, all colors 50c 19c 50 Umbrellas, 26-inch, steel rod 75c 48c 39 boxes Talcum Powder 15c Notice. The doors open Monday Morning at 9 o'clock. As there is only a small amount of some lines, it will pay you to be on hand early. Hosiery, Underwear, and Blankets. NOW. 5c 13c 13c Curdy 's Price. 253 pairs Misses' Black Rib Hose .$0 12 157 pr. Misses' Black Rib Wool Hose, 25 169 pr. Ladies' Black Wool Hose 25 183 pr. Ladies' Grey Wool Hose. 25 86 Men's Random Undershirts 25 84 Men's Random Shirts and Drawers, 43 63 Men's Ribbed Shirts and Drawers, 50 90 Ladies' Pants and Vests 35 Ladies' Union Suits 23 Misses' Tennis Gowns 87 Ladies' Shirt Waists 37 Wool Blankets, 10-4 $2 00 5 Cotton Blankets, 10-4 50 100 Ice Wool Fascinators 75c to 1 00 37 pairs Child's Black Wool Mittens, 25 42 Child's Reefers, 4 yr. to 10 yr, Curdy's price, $2.25 to $3.00. 12 only, Ladies' Cloaks Curdy's price, $5.00 to $9.00. to 89 75 50 No w. Now. 13o 10c 29o 37c 50c 50c 374c 15c $1.28 25c 37c 10c $1-59 $1.50 v In Addition There will be special prices on everything in Men's and Boys' Hats, Caps and Gloves, and BOYS SUITS. DISTRIBUTERS Or &ARGrIHS, IIO E.QH20M "H after a visit with Mr. Straw-bridge's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Ewart. Miss Annie Jones, who is attending art school in Chicago, will spend the holidays in Topeka with her parents. Miss Louise Kellam entertained a few of her friends in an informal chaf ing: dish party Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Elsie Davis of Gales burs:, 111., are visiting the family of Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Davis on Topeka avenue. Miss Vivian Stanford, of Marion, Kan., a former Bethany college stu dent, is visiting in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Schroeder, who have been spending the past week in Topeka with Dr. and Mrs. Dick, will leave Sunday for their home in Spring field, 111. During their stay in Topeka a number of informal affairs have been given for them; Miss Helen Mocj en tertained at supper for them Ttresday evening. Mrs. Hubert Dietrtck gave a dinner for them Friday and this even ing Mrs. A. K. Kodgers will entertain for them. The Dakota club will meet Monday afternoon at the home of Miss Resa mond Horton. Miss Agnes Radford, state secretary of the Y. W. C. A., will lead a meet ing at the Y. W. C. A. rooms Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. James Ramsey enter tained Friday evening In honor of their son Charlie and some of the other members of the Twentieth. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Clauser spent Thursday in Holton. John Nicholson is spending a few days at his home in Lawrence. Mr. and Mrs. V. F. Ryus are the parents of a daughter, Thelma, born Friday morning. Miss Eleanor Smith visited in Law rence Thursday, the guest of Miss Eliz abeth Moore. H. V. Hinckley of Muscogee, I. T., has been visiting his family in Topeka for a few days. Mrs. A. O. McGuire of St. Louis is spending a few days in Topeka with Mrs. M. E. Chase. Mr. Fletcher Dennis who has been spending the past two months in To peka with i-1'1; parents, wiil leave Sun day for V'asi ington, D. C. Mrs. George V. Ashton will go to Kansas City Tuesday to attend the wedding of Miss Helen Higgins which will take place on Wednesday. During the ceremony Mrs. Ashton will sing, "Beauty's Eyes." Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Shay and daugh ters who are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Anderson at their home on Tyler street will return to Emporia Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Larimore of Cdiio are spending two months in Topeka with th"ir sons. The Felicity club will meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. C. C. Baker. O. G. Colwell of Atchison wiil spend Sunday with TopeVa friends. Mrs. J. L. Goe left Friday for her home in Mt. Pleasant. Iowa, after a two months' visit in Topeka with her daugh ters. Mrs. A. D. Ogden and Miss Emily Go e. Weekly Bank Statement. New York. Dec. 2. The weekly bank statement shows the followingchanges: Surplus reserve, increased $1.8S4,500; loans, increased ?5,oS.40u; specie, in creased $3.30.iGO; legal tenders. in creased Jl.ll't.tiuO; deposits, increased $10,120,000: circulation increased $9,300. The bank now holds $8,536,700 in excess of the requirements of the 25 per cent rule. Ten thousand demons gnawing away at one's vitals couldn't be much worse than the tortures of itching piles. Yet there's a cure. Coans' Ointment never fails. SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS The storm door season is at hand once more. The city council meets next Monday evening. The Ministerial union will meet Mon day morning. Chrysanthemums are becoming larg er than ever. Several of the newly elected township officers are refusing to qualify. The Commercial club will hold its annual election of officers next month. County Surveyor Rogers has been working out in Monmouth township this week. "In His Steps" is now being given as a premium to subscribers for weekly papers. Edward Wilder says Kansas would be better off with less politics and more business. The ice water supply has been shut off at the court house, but it is not greatly missed. The union revival services close with the meetings at the First M. E. church this afternoon. The Wells-Fargo Express Company's building neaj- the Santa Fe depot is nearly completed. The county commissioners are busy these days approving the bonds of township officers. The most money won on the Kansas university victory at Kansas City was won by Topeka people. The walnut and hazelnut crops were small, according to the reports of the bojs who hunted for them. With all the beautiful paved streets in Topeka, there ought to be a few more rubber tired hacks here. Now that flowers are scarce and hard to get they appear much more beauti ful than they did last summer. Those young men who could not talk out loud yesterday attended the foot ball game in Kansas City Thursday. The Yeoman case begins in the dis trict court on Monday and will prob ably require all of next week for its hearing. The federal offices were visited by a book agent yesterday, but as court is in session they had sufficient excuses to escape. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Richabaugh are the parents of a son, born Thanksgiv ing day. Mr. Richabaugh is a Santa Fe fireman. Part of the pavement on the viaduct has been torn up and the work is still going on. The floor is greatly weak ened by decay. A book agent who recently canvassed Topeka sold 120 sets of books at $17 a GOOO OS 3MOTJ hi isruj. J ley j. eoeid ot -uoo inq 'jenjj. jepMOd Suixoa o Suoiea N eoj uieujnso set, which includes a subscription to a popular magazine. The four safes which were broken into a few nights ago did not prove to be a very good paying investment for the men who did the work. Although Mrs. Haney does hair dress ing, manicuring, etc., at bed rock prices, she claims to make up for it on the great amount of work done. At a reception recently given for a former Topeka young man who was married a short time ago, three of his old sweethearts were present. The Y. M. C. A. law course is be coming very popular. In addition to the regular class of membeis. many of the attorneys of the city attend. The contractors have just one more woek In which to prepare their bids for putting up the city building. The bids will be opened a week from Monday. J. F. Cecil, who was re-elected treas urer of Soldier township for the third time, has notified the county commis sioners that he will not accept the of fice again. Judge S. H. Allen delivered the third lecture of the law course series at the Y. M. C. A. rooms last evening. His subject was, "The Capacity of Parties to Contracts." The street car company stole a march on the unsuspecting citizens of To peka, and put the stoves in the cars before the people had thought of ask ing for them. Elizabeth Hamilton has carried to the court of appeals a suit in which John Ogee secured a judgment against her and others for $1,500 in the Shawnee county district court. The city electric lights are generally shut off about an hour before daylight in the morning. This lfiaves the city without any light at the darkest time of the early morning. It seems the Cremerie restaurant has a hold on the people of Topeka and no matter what inducement is offered at some new location, you generally find them at Clarence Scott's cafe." At Huron a farmer hired a man to work and in two days he ran off with and married the farmer's daughter. Some people around Topeka would like to know if the hired man has any brothers. The average person looks forward to a good Sunday dinner. Trie National hotel people make a specialty of giving you a. good menu, particularly on Sun day, and you are invited to dine with them at so much per dine. Since the safe crackers were in town one Topeka man has been taking all his surplus money home with him and leaving his safe unlocked, so that burglars would not find it necessary to crack it in order to find that it was empty. When Topeka people who are sub scribers for magazines move from one part of town to another, the address on their magazine is generally changed without any effort on their part, and they wonder how it happens. Every once in a while the publishers send their list of Topeka subscribers to the postoffice here for correction. The regular traffic has again been re sumed on the southern division of the Rock Island road. It was on this di vision that the recent serious washouts occurred, and damage was done to the extent of about two miles of track and 450 feet of trestle work leading to the Red River bridge, being carried away. ANOTHER CANDIDATE. Z. P. Campbell of Wichita la Race for Congress. Isaac P. Campbell of Wichita has an nounced that he will be a candidate for the Populist nomination for congress in the Seventh district next year. In -he announcement Mr. Campbell makes a conditional statement. He says: "There is one condition to my candi dacy, and that is unless I get the Pop ulist delegation from Sedgwick county.I wiy not go before the convention. "I will try and secure an early con vention for the purpose of choosing delegates to the convention. If I can not succeed in getting that and an in dorsement, I will not be a candidate. "I have been studying over the mat ter for some time and I think I am an available candidate. I have friends all over the district, and, in fact, I have already been given assurance of dele gationsfrom other counties." A Keen Clear Brain. Your best feelings, your social posi tion or business success depend largely on the perfect action of your Stomach and Liver. Dr. King's New Life Pills give, increased strength, a keen, clear brain, high ambition. A 25 cent box will make you feel like a new being. Sold by Vv aggoner, Druggist, 731 Kan sas avenue. We desire to call the attention of the public to the undenominational mission work in Smokey Row (212 N. Kan. Ave.) soliciting aid in fitting up a building for Gospel workers and the care of the needy in different ways. Also wish Christian co-operation in religious meet ings held every Sunday 11 a. m., 3 p. m. and 7 p. m. Those desiring to aid call upon us Saturdays at that number or drop us a card, and the Lord will re ward the liberal giver. JENNIE C. RUTTY, 212 N. Kan. Ave. W. R. DUNCAN. 707 E. Tenth St. President Pharmacy Association. Henry Bollman, president State Phar macy association of Wisconsin, writes us: I have sold your Cherry Cough Syrup and Keggs' Little Giant Pills for years, and rind them exceedingly satisfactory and a good seller. Guaranteed. R. W. Squires, 732 Kansas avenue. The California Limited Topeka to Loa Angeles in only 61 hours. Pullmans, Dining Car, Buffet Smoking Car (with Bafber Shop), Observation Car (with Ladies' Parlor), Vestibuled and electric -lighted throughout. Four times a week Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays, Santa Fe Route. T. L, K1NQ, Agent, Topeka. Amonio Benzilene Soap; try it. IROXQL'ILL 10 cent Cigars. Try Crain-O Try Crain-O! Ask your Grocer to-day 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 adult. All who try it, like it. GRAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. J the price of coffee. 15 cents and 25 cents per package. Sold by all grocers. Tastes like Coffee Looks like Coffee Iuiit that your procer gives yoa GRAIN-O Accept bo imitation. EFFECT ON NEWSPAPERS. Of Trusts and Combines to Be Dis cussed by Editors Kansas City, Mo.. Dec. 2. The effect of the combines and trusts on the bus iness of newspaper making is to be ta ken up by the publishers of Kansas and Missouri. The Journal tomorrow .will print interviews with George W. Mar tin, president of the Kansas Press as sociation and W. R. Paynter, president of the Missouri Press association in which both announce the intention of urging fxtra sessions of their associa tions to take up the question of the greatly increased cost of print paper and the steady decline in "foreign" ad vertising, such as baking powders and proprietary articles which have passed under the control of trusts. The exec utive committee of the Kansas associ ation will meet in Kansas City on Monday next, and the executive com mittee of the Missouri association will soon meet in St. Louis and both meet ings are expected to result in calls for conventions. BOOM AT POSTOFFICE. Largest Day's Business Transacted in Money Order Department. The largest day's business ever transacted by the money order depart ment of the Topeka postoffice was done yesterday. There were 704 money or ders paid, aggregating J4.509.69. This is considerably more than double the us ual amount. The average number of -A Bkln of Beauty u a Jov FornT T. dr. t. felix gotjraud'3 5r1ewtai, cream, or magical beautifirr. PurifiM um well as L'eautlfles the Skin If other Conine Uc will do It. Rrmovai Tan, Fiiiipies. KrecK. lea. ii olti fiiUili. ea. Kash and fckin d.nas, and every bleris lh ob heautv. and defies de tection. It hus tood ttie testof &u years, aud is lo tiarm.eh w t-,Ie it to ba sure it Is prop erly made. o r:ept no counted feit of similar names. In, L. A. r-ayreaamto a lady of the baut-ton (a pa tient): "As you ladies will us them, I reco.'a mend 'G uraud'9 Cream' as ti e least harmful of ail s In preparations." hot e by a I Druggis and taiiey (ioods Ltaalers la Uia U. to.,Caiiala. and Kurope. FtliB. T. HOPE I.N 8. Proj'r. C7 brat t Jcea SC. N'. T. orders paid in a single day runs about 300, and they generally amount to from 1,200 to 1 1,500. In addition to thOFe paid there were 100 orders issued yesterday, amounting to $700. The orders cashed by the To peka office are nearly always greatly in excess of those sold. Annual fair at Unity church Dec, Sth. An extra fine line of fancy articles for sale. Supper will be served from 6 to 8 o' clock, after which there will be a short programme. Supper 25 cents.

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TOPEKA STATE JQUBNAI SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1899. 6 Soldiers by experience taught Learn the art of packing, Luxuries receive no thought; But, whate'er is lacking, .!Soap is there. The veteran shows Care in its selection. Ivory Soap is best for clothes; For the .bath perfection. iThen it -floats; and so he chooses Ivory, as the soap he uses. COPYRIGHT ISSS BV THE PROCTER OAM91.E CO. CINCINgA WAR31 NOVEMBER. Black Frost Was Ten Days Late and No Snow. The following is Chancellor F. H. Fnow's weather report for November from observations taken at Lawrence: The past month was nine degrees warmer than the average November, and by three degrrees the warmest No vember on our 32 years' record. The mercury fell below the freezing; point on six days, but there was only one day vith a mean temperature below freez ing:, or five less than the average num ber f or November. The hrst biack frost of the season occurred on the 2d, ten days later than the average date. The rainfall, the mean barometer, and the run of wind were somewhat below their respective averages. The month was a little cloudier than usual; and .the rel ative humidity was normal. There was no snow during; the month. Mean Temperature. 49.04 degrees rtvhieh is 8.94 deg;. above the November average. The highest temperature was 75.5 deg., reached on the 13th; the low est 23 deg. -on the 3d, giving a range of 52.5 deg. Mean temperature at 7 a. m.. 42.76 deg.; at 2 p. m., 56.61 deg.; at 9 p. m.. 48.40 deg. Rainfall. 1.39 inch, which is 0.40 in ches below the November average. The entire rainfall for the 11 months of 1SSJ9 now completed is 9.57 inches, which is 4.92 inches below the average for the same months in the 31 years preceding. Rain in measurable quantity fell on 6 days; in quantity too small for meas urement on 3 days. There were 2 thun der storms during the month. Mean Cloudiness 48 per cent of the sky, the month being 3.57 per cent cloudier than usual. Number of days clear (less than one-third cloudy), 11; half-clear (one to two-thrids cloudv), 10;cloudy(more than two-thirds cloudy) f. Mean cloudiness at 7 a. m.. 51 per cent; at 2 p. m., 47 per cent; at 9 p. m., 4t per cent. Wind North. 7 times; northeast 10 times; east, 8 times; southeast, 3 times, south, 24 times; southwest, 10 times; west. 6 times: northwest, 16 times. The total run of wind was 9,166 miles. which Is 2.707 miles below the November av erage. This gives a mean daily veloc ity of 305.53 miles and a mean hourly velocity of 12.73 miles. The highest ve locity was 40 miles an hour between 12 and 1 p. m., on the 3th. Barometer. Mean for the month, 29. 331 inches; at 7 a. m., 29.145 inches; at 2 p. m., 29.106 inches; at 9 p. m., 29.142 inches; maximum, 29.537 inches at 7 a. m. on the 2d; minimum. 28.424 inches at 1 a. m., on the 30th: monthly range, 1. 113 inch. Relative Humidity. Mean for the month 71. S9 per cent; at 7 a. m., 84.63 sit 2 p. m., 61.46; at 9 p. m., 69.60 great est, 100, on four occasions; least, 20. at 9 p. m. on the 2Sth. There were 4 fogs during the month. CARTOONS IN EVIDENCE. They Are Included In an Appeal of Elliott Case. The appeal In the criminal libel suit brought against Frank Elliott, editor of the Troy Times, by Albert Perry. was filed in the court of appeals Friday af ternoon. This is the case out of which grew the contempt proceedings and subsequent habeas corpus actions of Elliott and his attorney Thomas Mox cey. which were heard in the court of appeals a few weeks ago. The case made in the libel suit differs from those usually riled in the higher courts in that it is illustrated. There are several cartoons which were intro duced as testimony in the suit to show Klliotfs state of mind toward Cyrus Leland and the judge who heard the case, V. I. Stuart. The cartoons are the work of Myron Waterman, deputy bank examiner, and were published by Mr. Elliott during the campaign of 1S9S. WEBB HAYES SUSTAINED. Corroborative Testimony Regarding the Manauenso. San Francisco. Dee. 2. Arthur Burns, who was butcher on the transport Man auense, has returned from Honolulu, where he left the vessel on account of sickness. Burns tells a startling tale of the voyage of that transport between this pert and Honolulu. He says that ten men deserted the vessel at Honolulu and but two of the vacancies could be filled befor the departure of the vessel from Honolu lu. According to Burns, the transport leaked three days after leaving port and is usually so full of suffering and danger that she looks forward to the critical hour with appre hension and dread. Mother's Friend, by its penetrating and soothing properties, allays nausea, nervousness and all unpleasant feelings, and so prepares the system that she passes through, the event safely with but little suffering, as numbers have testified and said, it is worth its weight in gold," It is sold by all drug gists. Book containing valua ble information to all, mailed free, upon application to the Brjoheld Regulator. Con I4sv, Atlanta, Georgia. the condensers broke down. The refrig erating plant collapsed before the vessel reached Honolulu. Burns suites that the ship's carpenter who was called into con sultation regarding the condition of the vessel, was one of those who deserted at Honolulu. He states thut the hold was so full of water that the floors of the lower state rooms were awash and that he was compelled to seek a berth in the soldiers' quarters. AS WHEELER SEES IT. Gen. Joe Says Insurrection Thrives on Sentiment of U. S. Antis. Washington, Dec. Gen. Joe Wheeler in a personal letter received here today dated at Angeles, Luzon, says: "There are more than twenty dif ferent tribes in the island and very few of them would submit to Aguinal do's rule. Agunialdo and his generals would like to govern, because it would give them great power and many of his soldiers like the war because" for the first time in their lives they have au thority to carry a gun. They live by taking what they want from the peo ple. Many of them are robbers who rob defenseless people of their money and some-times murder them. If we should withdraw there would be warfare and anarchy in the islands and the well to do people would get some strong gov ernment to come and take control. "Aguinaldo publishes a paper which is filled with expressions from people of the United States who are called anti-imperialists and I think were it not for these expressions the insurrec tion would be closed." FOR A LIFE, $10,000. That Is "What the Santa Fe Is Asked to Pay. A suit which is the outgrowth of the accident in the Santa Fe yards during September, whereby John Bancord, one of the workmen, lost his life, has been filed in the district court. The suit is brought by Jerome. E. Banoord, as ad ministrator of the estate of the man who was killed, and it asks $10,000 dam ages from the Santa Fe company for causing the death of Banoord. The pettiion alleges that Bancord was employed at the time of the accident in helping to move a "dead" engine with another one. He was placed between the two engines to hold a plank between them endways, which was used for pushing the "dead" engine. As the "dead" engine went on to a turn table it gave a lurch, jerking the plank out of place, and the two engines came to gether, crushing Bancord. Paid Dear For His Leg. E. D. Blanton of Thackerville. Tex., in two years paid over $300.00 to doc tors to cure a Running Sore on his leg. Then they wanted to cut it off. but he cured it with one box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve. Guaranteed cure for Piles. 25 cts. a box. Sold by Waggoner, druggist, 731 Kansas avenue. Girls W;n Their Strike. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 2. The 300 wo men employes of the Swofford Dry Goods company, who went on strike last Monday, when the company reduc ed the price for sewing overalls to 48 cents per dozen, returned to work to day, the company having agreed to re store the former scale and pay 65 cents per dozen. Rheumatism Cured in a Day. "Mystic Cure" for Rheumatism and Neuralgia radically cures in 1 to 3 days. Its action upon the system is re markable and mysterious. It removes at once the cause and the disease im mediately disappears. The first dose greatly benefits. 75 cents. Sold by Swift Holliday, Druggists, o23 Kan sas avenue. Corean King Is Generous. San Francisco. Dec. 2. Private advices from Seoul state that the King of Corea has offered 3.000 yen to the mother of Clarance Greathouse. his late legal ad viser so that she mav return to her old home in Kentucky. She will probably re side with the family of ex-Governor Por ter of that state, who is her brother-in-law. Mr. Greathouse left a will giving all his properly valued at about $35,000 to his mother. Is to lore children, and no home can be completely hap py without them, yet the ordeal through which the expectant mother must pass liiilLuwii Out LcL- DEATH'S CALL (Continued from First Ptge.l abolitionist, had been tarred and feath ered and cast adrift in the Missouri river on a raft. The abolitionists at Atchison were compelled to go into the country of Monrovia to hold their meet ings, which developed into a county or ganization with Judge Adams as presi dent. Later Judge Adams and O. A. Woodworth, sr., were violently assault ed and beaten for having called a free state meeting where things were so warm that even the intrepid Jim Lane retired without making the speech he had prepared. Under Judge Adams were instituted the first Judicial pro ceedings ever held in Atchison county, which was after his election as probate judge upon a free state ticket. In 1858 Judge Adams was instrumental in or ganizing the first school district in Atchison county. His office was where the Hotel Byram now stands and in that office were held the first religious services in Atchison. Adams afterwards donated the lot upon which Atchison's first church was built. During Lincoln's administration, at w hich time Mr. Adams was register of the United States land office, he pre pared the index, marginal notes, chap ters and superintended the publitation of the laws of 1862. Mr. Adams after coming to Topeka was one of the original promoters of the first state fair held here, which af terwards became an organization of national repute, ending its existence in debt and trouble. In the 24 years of its existence, mainly under the guidance of Judge Adams, the state historical so ciety has become the largest of its kind in the United States. No society has in point of numbers the publications bound and filed; the relics, portraits and histories of men and the historical materials concerning every locality in the state that may be found in the so ciety's rooms in this city. Later day history has not been hard to find, but the details of the early struggles of the Kansas people were difficult to procure, but Judge Adams prosecuted this work vigorously and succeeded. The records of what was said and done by the peo ple of 'the state before it was organiz ed and went forth to war are quite complete and this is the most valuable part of the recorded history of the state. No collector of history has been more faithful or efficient. This was the ambition of Judge Adams' life and would serve as a fitting epitaph. He was raised and died' firm in the relig ious faith. of the Congregational church. BURGLAR, IS INSANE. Sentence Suspended and He Will Go to the Asylum. Michael Christianson, the prisoner in the county jail who went insane a few days ago, and who made a great deal of trouble at the time, has been declared a lunatic and will be taken to the state asylum instead of teo the penitentiary. It was expected that he might make trouble when he was taken to the probate court for his hearing, and Jailer Lawson took the precaution to securely handcuff him before taking him out of the jail. But Christianson did not have a violent spell at the time and was very peaceable. During the greater part of his hear ing he sat with his eyes fixed on the floor and he apparently heard nothing of what went on around him. He had the appearance of an imbecile. He i acteu in mucn toe same manner v neit he was taken before Judge Hazen an pleaded guilty of burglary, but as long as he pleaded guilty Judge Hazen could do nothing else than sentence him to the penitentiary. The judge noticed at the time that he was not right ment ally, and it was at his suggestion that Christianson was examined for insan ity. Four witnesses testified that Chris tianson was undoubtedly insane. Jailer Lawson says that he has had "queer" spells ever since he was confined in the county jail, but as prisoners some times feign insanity no special atten tion was paid to him until his outbreak a few days ago. One prisoner who was confined in the county jail a year or so ago feigned insanity so well that he got himself taken to the asylum and then made bis escape. Little by little Dr. Eastman and other members of the jury who were examining Christianson learned from him that he was once in an orphan's home in New York and had been ship ped west with a large number of other children. He was adopted by an Idaho sheep owner, "who owned six thous and sheep." and was set to sheep herd ing. He was abused by the sheep man and ran away, afterwards working on a railroad and finally turning up in an insane asylum in Utah. He cculd give no dates and most of his answers were foolish. He discoursed at length on the merits of merino sheep and the per petual snow on the Rocky mountains, and insisted on asking the jury what they knew about sheep and other top ics. In fact, the crazy man asked the jury about as many questions as the jury asked him. The man was plainly either idiotic or insane and the testimony indicated that he was at times extremely dangerous. One of his hallucinations is that he is wading in water, and he frequently takes off his shoes and rolls his trous ers as high as he can. under the im pression tlfat his cell is full of water. Judge Hazen will suspend his sent ence for burglary, and he will be trans ferred to the asylum instead of to the penitentiary. A Pile Cure. Beggs' German Salve is well known by most doctors and druggists to be a -lire cure for Piles, Blind. Bleeding or Itching. K. V. Squires. .32 Kansas avenue. TODAY'S MARKET liEPOUT. Chicago. Dec. 2. WHEAT May wheat opened a shade under yesterday 6sV" 6'4c, influenced by lower Liverpool markets. An impression that wheat is worth its present price prevailed largely in the pit and the earlv easiness was quickly re placed bv a steadier tone shorts doing considerable covering. May advanced to 69V' 69i,c. verv close to the call price. An increase of" onlv 500.000 is predicted in the visible for Monday and this fact to gether with northwest receipts much un der last year's was a support. Heavy selling against calls cau ted a reaction to 6Se before 11 o'clock. Local receipts were 157 cars. 38 graded contract. Minneapolis and Duluth reported Ml cars against. 1,432 the corresponding dav a year agct. The market weakened later. Later cal culations put the probable inofrase in the visible at 70.000 bushels and local stocks are expected to swell half a mil lion. May sold off to fliC closing fee un der vesterdav at eStsic. CORN" was firm, despite liberal receipts and weather favorable for the movement, Mav opening a shade up at o2U o -'-"sc. The steadiness of Liverpool was a strengthening factor and the price ad vanced to S2-Vi32l-2c. Receipts here were 629 cars. A decrease in local stocks of 300.1'Ort bushels is predicted. OATS were qniet but steady with com. Mav opened He higher at 23c and sold to 2o7s'(i21c. Local receipts were 3n5 cars. PROVISI0.XS were firm all around in fluenced by a good demand lie-fit hog sup ply and fetter hog prices. The decrease in lard and ribs and the increase in pork stocks was about as expected. May pork opened unchanged at S9.57H and sold to $!.62t.W.65: Mav lard a shade up at $5.32 sellinsf to 5.35i 5.371, and May ribs 5 cents up at $5.15. advancing to $5. 17V RYE December 49c: May 51'g5Hic. BARLEY Cash 35-'a43c. TIMOTHY December $2.40; February, $2.50 March J2.50. EVERY t Less SCREENS AND EASLES We are overstocked and must unload. We will make a straight 25 per cent discount on the largest assortment in the city. Buy now for Christmas and save money. I U 7 IF s i 4 i

'i While the advance is great, we will sell at old prices; $15.00 Beds with mir ror $12.00 $18.00 beds, nice patterns. $15.00. $22.00 Beds, swell panels $18.00. $25 Bed Very Rich $20.00. $30.00 Bed with French Mirror, swell panels $25.00. We have no hay stuffed goods. Tou will have to go to the other fellow for them. But a good article we have at $5.00 and up. Our $10.00 grade is the best thing on the market. 901, 903 NORTH KANSAS AVENUE. Chicago Livestock Marst Chicago, Dec. 1. CATTLE Receipts, 600. Generally steady: cows slow; canners and stockers firm, unchanged. Beeves $1,255(7.00: cows gt.0iWt4.4b; heifers S.T.OOtf 5. 5o: canners $1.752.115: stockers and feed ers $3.00'a4.t;5: Texas grass steers $3.25 4.2o: Texas fed beeves $4.00i5.25; westerns $4. 5. 20. HOGS Receipts today 14.000: tomorrow 37.0O0: left over 2.H17: steady: shade high er. Mixed and butchers $3.ii07i4.Ci2I: good to choice heavy $3.S5fi4.ou; rough heavy $:i.Sfi.10; light $3.75ti3.95; bulk of sales $3. St 'if 3. Si). S H KEP Receipts 2.000. Sheep steady: lambs steadv. Native wethers $2.Wci4.75: western wethers $4. IK'S 4.50: lambs; natives $4,1105.55; western $5.0015.50. Official receipts and shipments for yes terdav: CATTLE receipts 5.930; shipments l.fioi. HuGS receipts lii.537: shipments 3.315. SHEEP receipts 11.061; shipments -40s. Kansas City Livestock TtTarkot. Kansas City. Dec. 1. CATTLE Re ceipts 400. Market steady. Native steers $4.Uis5.:5: Texas steers $2.75f5.25: Texas cows $2.003.50; native cows and heifers $2.tX'''i 4.O0: stockers and feeders $3.45'a4.50; balls $2.50Ti3.75. HOOS Receipts 3.000. Market steadv- to strong. Hulk of sales $3. ,.i.i. j1; heavy anil light $3.721.jfi3.SJ: packers $3.75ti3.S0: mixed $3.721'j:;7771".: yorkers $3.77V?ti3.Su; pits $3.85fiiS.72U. SHEEP Receipts 5'"0. Market steady. Lambs $4.0yji5.3o; muttons $3.00'n4.W. Kansas City Produce Market Kansas Citv, Dec. filc: Mav 0S33c. Cash tiS'cuKc: No. 3. COatJfc; 2. W H E A T De c. No. 2 hard wheat No. 2 red 6;i&ioc; No. 3. 645j fisc. CORN December 2Tac; May 2Kc Cash No. 2 mixed 2t"a2,V5ic; No. 2 white 2SU"U-iic; No. 3. 2.c. OATS No. 2 white 25HC RYE No. 2. 47c. HAT Choice timothy $S. 50?I9. 00; choice prairie $7.0o'tj .50. Rt'TTER Creamery 22-&25c; dairy ISc. EGGS- Fresh Pic. RECEIPTS Wheat 32 cars. Topeka Markets Today. CATTLE. COWS $2.50-33.25. STEERS $3 .50 y 4 00. HEIFERS 3.0o3 40. HOG3. LIGHT $3.3053.45. HEAVY AND MEDIUM-$3.30-3.50 GRAIN. NO. 2 WHEAT 63-&S3c, NO. 2 CORN 24L2C NO. 2 OATS 24c. HAY $3 0O&6.OO. PRODUCE. EGG3-KC. CHICKENS $2. 503. 00. BUTTER Country 17c. Kansas City Poultry Market Kansas City, Dec. 1. TURKEYS 7 cents. ARTICLE man rresent wholesale OF COURSE, YOU ,,m JSojj DRESSING TABLES. In quartered Oaks, finely polished $10.00 and $15.00. jjpi j, We have one of the best makes of Ash Suits in French Plate Mirrors $15.00, $17.00, $18.00 and $20.00. Very Handsome, Well Made. $5.00 Chiffoniers with mirror S650 6 drawers, no mirrow, top drawer swell 7.00 Some with large French plate Sll.OO Other patterns from $12 to $20 Solid Oak, leather seat on sale Monday, the 11th S1.50. We have one of the most popular makers of Rockers in the country, "The Phoenix." We have handled them for 15 years -and can highly recommend them. Prices range from $3.00 to $12.00. We always carry a large variety. Pf 00 u y CHICKENS cents. COUNTRY BUTTER llQlo cents. EGGS-lti cents. Topeka Hide Market. Based on Chicago and Boston quota tions. The following are net prices paid in Topeka this week: GREEN SAjT CURED 10yc. GREEN SALT HALF CURED 9VaC. GREEN UNSALTED 8c. NO. 1 TALLOW Sc. Joseph's Tipa Furnished by J. C. Goings, Commission Merchant. 112 East Fifth St., Topeka, Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. New York, Dec. 2. Foreign houses have only scattering buying orders. For a long pull the bull side especially of North ern Pacific commoji. Burlington. New Y'ork Central. Southern Paeiiic and Pa cific Mail will be the favored ones. Keep long of Steel issues and buy Sugar and Manhattan on any slight recession. The bank statement today will be for five davs onlv. Money is not likely to be very cheap but there is a perceptible easing up in long time loan rates. Directors of Sugar will meet next week to declare the dividends and the bears on Sugar in the interval find very little stock offering. Taken all together the stock outlook is hopeful, especiallv if one will exercise patience. J. ARTHUR JOSEPH. Grain Letter. Chicago, Dec. 2. WHEAT Discouraged bulls have been the heavy sellers of wheat on this decline and have had little in the situation to warrant their holding their property. The reports from the Ar gentine continue brilliant, the cash de mand for wheat is not urgent and the visible supply keeps increasing. Mild weather has permitted decided increase in farm work in the northwest, while the winter wheat plant has attained sturdy growth, with spells of colder weather, sufficient to abate the insect pest re ported earlier from some sections. Trade quite likelv will enter into the usual per iod of dullness with the approaching holi day and on the surface there is nothing to induce any free operations on either side. We have had a sharp break with no reaction of moment so far as some operators incline to the belief that we should get some rallv. If we do get any recovery it will likely be from efforts of shorts to cover. Looks as if values would drag still lower under pressure of In creasing stocks, light speculation and cash demand for wheat. CORN was easier. The movement from farmers shows an increase. The mild weather is reducing the consumptive de mand for corn as pastures are generally in verv good shape. The bulls have grown tired of their lead of corn and are slowlv getting out. The weakness In wheat is also reflected in corn. Some further liquidation is due we think be fore the market will turn up. OATS fractionallv easier. Arrivals free, cash demand fair, but weakness in other ARE INTERESTED. We haven't a frail cheaply made desk, every one is solidly built in golden oak. Our $6.00 kind with ample pige on holes, large lid, with shelves below and brass rod for curtain is very neat and cheap. Others without mirrors from $6.oo to $15.00. Every board in it made of quartered Golden Oak. SIDEBOARDS at the old prices. Tou can g,et the best make at $15.00 to $35.00, cheaper ones as low as $10. The backs of our cases are solid oak which makes them solid. Our stock is very new, no old styles. We desire to make particular mention of one at 610.00 i n Golden Oak, a very hand some price of Furniture, other pat terns running from $12.50 to $30.00. 44 inches wide with fine French Plate mirror on top Si 5.00. Bird's Eye Maple back, golden oak, finely polished, will sell anywhere at $25.00. A big bargain. nam grains led to some oel'ing by longs who were anxious to get out. PROVISIONS dun bin firm. This prop erty seems about on its merits and has not been affected by the weakness in grain. The run of liogs is considerably less than last year but the average weight is greater. Lard is the slowest thing in provisions and we thing weakest specu latively. J. F. HARRIS. Market Gossip. Furnished by J. C. Goings. Commission Merchant, 112 East Fifth St.. Topeka. Kan., receiver and shipper of grain. Liverpool: Wheat d lower; corn d lower than yesterday. Wheat 157, graded 3S; corn 629, graded IS: oats 305, graded 33. Chicago. Hogs 14.000, stronger: cattle 600. steadv. Kansas Citv: Hogs. 2.S00: cat tle 500: Omaha: Hogs 7.000: cattle I.00O. London: Wheat cargoes 'dull, options 3zid lower. World's shipments 6.200.000. Estimated cars: Wheat 10o; corn 3i0: oats ISO; hogs 3S.0OO head. Total clearances wheat and flour as wheat 437.000 bushels, corn 352.000. Northwest cars: Minnapolis 493, last year Duluth 33S. last year 736. Kansas City receipts: Wheat 32. last year 107; corn 45, last year 15; oats 4, last year 4. Topeka cash market: No. 2 wheat 59 pounds ij2 to 63e. No. 2 mixed corn 24i.c. No. 2 mixed oats 24c. Ka.nsas City cash markets; No. 2 hard wheat 59 pounds test 656jc. No. 2 mixed corn 29c. Minneapolis closer Wheat, December 61c; May 64i65c. Duluth close: Wheat, December 62c; May 66"'Sc. Cotton Market. Liverpool, Dec. 2. COTTON Spot quiet. Prices up. American Middling 4 23-32d. Galveston, Dec. 2. COTTON Firm, 7 7-lSc. Butter Market. New York. Dec. 2. BUTTER Receipts 3.S56 packages. Steady: western creamery 23fz27c: June creamery 2225i4c; factory 152 20c. Sugar Market. New York. Dec. 2. SUGAR Raw, steadv: refined steady. COFFEE Steady; No. 7, 6c Ranges of Prices on Stock. Furnished by J. C. Goings. Commission Merchant. 112 East 5th St.. Topeka. Jum, receiver and shipper of grain. Stocks. Sugar People's Gas Am. Tobacco A. S. W B. R. T Federal Steel C. B. Q. Rock Island l05'p.!Hlf'flLo 'CTse 'Yea. .1 155Ui 15S?4i 15541 158 1155H 113'i H3"si 1131.! U37i 313 ii7V; imi U6! lie. 117-4, S6 I wa 8SHI S6i 62Hi 2d 2'i' 6-"-a 133S4! 1343-! 133', 134H 114 i U4U, ll;i 114 (llSi UQTEO r rices We have one at $2.50 1 dozen only left Better get one. 3 Carpets We hear of people every day who pay too much for their Carpets. Better get our price before you close your bar gain. We have a number of patterng of velvets bought for the fall trade that up to Nov. 1st we were unable to get borders for. We will have them this coming week and can give you old pri ces, cheaper than anybody. We have no cheap job lot patterns but the best colorings and designs the market af fords. We can afford to sell cheap, WE PAY NO RENTS. Linoleums, 40c up. Oil Cloths, 20c up. Moquette Rugs, $1.00 up. Smyrna Rugs, 65e up. Art Sqpares, $1.00 to $8.00 up. Door Mats, 50c up. Curtains In Lace, Tapestry and Opaque. We carry all widths of shade, good from 3S in. to 90 in. We have doubled our shade business in the past year. Let us make an estimate for you. TELEPHONE MI 8 MIlfLM St. Paul 125 I 125141 124H! 124S IS!"! Atchison 23 23V: 23 i 1 23 Atchison Pfd 66 64l 65"8I 65V 6.". Manhattan 1U5 P6V 1"5 lor.-, l"5-4. "Western Union SS ivs j .S74i s7;t v- Mo. Pacific 4X4 4 4Mi 4S1-., 44 U. Pac. Pfd 77'.,, 77V 77V T7V 77'. Union Pacific I 51 1 5PAI 51 1 61V 51 So. Pacilie 43 43V 42; 427 4244 So. Pac, com.. 1314: 131-,! 12V 13 i C. C. C 64 I 64V 03V 6!V Reading Pfd 6:'ii 00 I 5!V 59V; 5v T. C. 1 11 5 I 116 115V 115'-. 115', No. Pac. Pfd 77V 7"V 77',; 77V 77 V No. Pacific 57 V i 57V 57 571 56" L. N K5-V fcVi: 5V 5V Southern 5SV 5V 5V 5si4 5s: C. G. W i 14 i 14j 14V1 14: 14'-; Range ot Prices. Furnished by J. C. Golnss. Commission Merchant. 112 East Fifth aireet. Topeka. Kan., receiver and shipper 01 grain. Article. Open HIgn Low Close Yes. I WHEAT s Dec. R44 6(- Fi S4H R4H t May (SSMWTii 6:1 6si4- tj-V-i Julv 6Ws-r;-8 id Gv'i 6s-Ts tifH ColtN Dec. 3M4 3"H -11 30 3'V Mav 32-32H 32 Vi 82- OATS- Iipc. 224 221-4 2214 22' i m 22' 4 Mav 23V 24 23 2- 74 POKlC- Dec. S 05 8 20 8 05 S 20 S 02 Jan. 9 42 it 50 9 40 ft 45 l 4 i-12 Mav 57 a 65 i- 57 9 62 9 57 i LAftfJ J lec. 4 87 4 SO 4 S7 4 SO 4 85 Jun. 5 12-15 5 17-20 5 12-15 5 17 5 10-12 May 5 32 5 37-40 5 32 5 37 5 30-32 RlHtS I' Lee. 4 S5 4 97 .4 95 4 97 4 S5 1 Jan. 4 97 5 02 4 97 5 00 4 95-97 I May 5 15 5 15 5 12-15 5 15 ill KANSAS CITY: f WHEAT Dec. 61 61'4 61 61 61 1 May 65 tSvfe 65V4- 65 65- CORN lec. 27'4 27V4 26 26 2-: May 2SV 2i 2- 2s 2 Correspondent: J.F. Harris, Ctilnas Member Chicago Board of Irada. Telephone 273. J. C. GOINGS, Commission Merchant, GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. Receiver and Shipper of Grain. 112 East Fifth Street. Leased private market and gossip w!r to Chicago. Always in the market fof cash grain. Consiemnenu of gram and correspondence solicited.

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TOPEKA STATE JOUItNAL, SATURDAY EVENIXG, DECEMBER 2, 1899. Don't Forget! THAT Kaw Valley Mince Meat Is made from strictly first class pure and. healthful ingredients. YOUB, GHOCEH SELLS it. DOWN'S FLOUR g FEED STORE TOPEKASEED HOUSE Fresh Graham, Ralston and Rye Flour. Pure Fresh Ground Buck wheat Flour. All kinds of Feed, Bran, Shorts, Corn Chop, Oats and Corn. All kinds of Poultry Food. IVe sell Hay by the hundred pounds or ton, and weigh it to you. Poultry Supplies: Ground Oyster Shell and Bone Jleal. Poultry Cures: Bee's Bice Killer and other Poidtry Goods. Aquarium Supplies. Gold Fish. Flesh Food. Shells and Aquarium Ornaments. Jl'e have also a good stock of Palms, Ferns and Winter Blooming Bulbs at 306 Kansas Ave. o Geo. W. Stansfield, PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST, 632 Kansas Avenue. OPPOSITE NATIONAL HOTEL. Is easy enough If you begin rightly. Save some portion of your earn ings everv month; invest in the shares of our association where it will be per fectly secure and can be drawn when wanted. If left it will accumulate by earn ing Interest with surprising rapidity. 6.75 per month equals S531 in 5 years. THE CAPITOL BUILDING and LOAN ASSOCIATION, FORMERLY The Savings and Loan Association, 634 KANSAS AVENUE. r U rf J ft Si Best Dining Car Service. Gnly Depot In Chicago on the Elevated Loop. MME. ZAMORA'S Aeadcmy o! Dermatology Skin and Scalp Diseases cured. 114 West Eighth St TOPEKA, KAS. German Woolen Mills Coming. Philadelphia, Dec. 2. The high duty on woolen manufactured goods has had the result of determining several Ger man mill owners who have customers In the United States to establish manu facturing branches in this country. At least three of the plants will be located in this city, all of which expect to turn out cloth for the spring trade. DeWitt's Little Early Risers purify the blood, clean the liver, invisrorate the sys tem. Famous little pills f7ir constipation did liver troubles. At all drug stores. SOUTH TOPEKA. Items Intended for thi3 column should be left with the Kimball Printing com pany. 825 Kansas avenue. Fred Albright is ill at his home on Topeka avenue. Horn, Friday, to Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Cox; a daughter. Mrs. A. H. Shaeffer of Silver Lake was in town today. Mrs.' Robert Case of Belvue was the guest yesterday of North side friends. From now until Christmas Mrs. Courtney will make your hats cheap. James Lacey is up from the universi ty, visiting his mother, Mrs. Etta Lacey. Mrs. F. A. Jett was the guest today of her daughter, Miss Mabel Jett of Grantviile. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur S. Kane of Kan sas City are the parents of a son, born Thanksgiving day. Mr. anil Mrs. Albert Ilirshberg of 1332 Van Buren street are the parents of a son born this morning. "Did you know" the Dibble Grocery Co. are doubling the premium stamps? 806 X. Kansas avenue. Miss Myrtle Kelley, who teaches school north of town, is visiting her parents for a few days. I'sual services at the Baptist church tomorrow, morning and evening, will be conducted by the pastor, W. B. Hutchinson. Mr. James Miller is suffering from "Cuban chiekenpox" at the home of his brother. Mr. George Miller, on Van Buren street. Rev. W. I?. Hutchinson has returned from Xewton where he has been for the past two weeks assisting with some special services. Mrs. Katharine Riordan, left last evening for her home in Lincoln, Neb., after a visit of two weeks to her sis ter, Mrs. James Coughlan. The box social given last evening at the "West Indianola school house was well attended. The proceeds will go to help swell the organ fund. Mr. and Mrs. Annie Bronston and daughters. May and Helen, spent Thanksgiving in Richland the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ryman. The Dibble Grocery Co. are always first in business; they double the prem ium stamps on every purchase that you make at their store. f'6 X". Kan. Ave. Mrs. Ralph Porter and children of Green City. Mo., are visiting Mr. Por ter's mother. Mrs. Jane Porter, and his sisters. Miss L'dith Porter and Mrs. Frank Hale. Services tomorrow at the Christian church at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Even ing subject. "'Bring Your Children to Christ." Sunday school at 10. Y. P. S. C. K. at 6:30 p. m. The St. Agnes Guild met this after noon at the home of Miss Jessie Camp bell. 1113 Monroe street. Mrs. Berry, president of the Cathedral St. Agnes Guild, was a visitor at this meeting. At the home of Gladys Miller on Quincy street yesterday afternoon a very pleasant birthday party was given. Those present were: Rose Clarke. Elsie Rice. Lulu Clarke, Alena and Margaret Philbin, Ada and Sophia Hassing. At the Church of the Good Shepherd, corner of Laurent and Quincy streets, the services tomorrow will be celebra tion of the Holy Communion at 9 o'clock. Sunday school at 9:45. Evening prayer with sermon by Canon Bywater at half past seven. The Evening Duplicate Whist club played last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. V. B. Kistler. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Bowman substituted for Dr. and Mrs. L. A. Ryder. The next meeting will be at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bowen on. Quincy street. There will be the regular service to morrow morning at the Congregational churc h. Gospel song service in the evening. These meetings will continue every night during the coming week and the pastor. Kv. T. J. Pearson, in vites Christians from all the churches to unite with them in the good work, and especially all who are interested in the soul's salvation to come and hear the simple gospel. Ring Stealer Caught. Officers Hendricks and Bundy this morning arrested George Ady and Frank Hoffman for stealing a ring from Watt's pawn shop. The two men went in the store to buy a pair of trousers. While one was being shown the clothing the other, it is charged, stole a gold ring from a tray on the counter. The proprietor missed the ring and followed the men to the side walk and called the officers who were near. The men claimed they were from Lawrence and denied having taken the ring. Hoffman secreted it in his stock ing where it was found when they were searched at the police station. Does the Business. Parkersburg. W. Va.. Mr. T. TT. Strnut. write-s: I'eugs' Ch.irry Cough Syrup does the business every time, not once has it failed to cure rry children of croup or cold. Guaranteed for La Grippe. R. W. Squires, 732 Kansas avenue. Xew designs in children's books: 5, 10 and 15 cents. Bennett's' Book store, 730 Kansas avenue. Amonio Benzilene Soap: try it, IROXQUILL 10 cent Cigars.. AAD MlSCELLtiEOlS ADS. WANTED HELP. CASH for acceptable Jeas. State If pat ented. Tne Patent Record. Bait. more. M i. WASTED-FEMALE HELP. W A XT ED Sewing girls, Mrs. Mercer, Crosby Bros. A CHANCE TO START IN PLEASANT, genteel business of your own. Make mon ey easy odd times at home. Send 2c stamp. G. W. Burns, chemist, Bernardsville, X. J. WANTED White girl for general kitchen work. 2o4 West 6th street. WANTED One lady to mail or super. intend distribution of circulars in each town of I'nited States or Canada: good pay: permanent employment, inclose self addressed envelope. Mrs. M. Summers, Notre Dante. 1ml. WANTED Women to bind dress shields at home; steady work: distance no dis advantage: ask your dealer to show vou Kora Shields and Kora Kla-sp hose s'uo porters. Kora Shields snap on waist with out sewing. Send 10c for catalogue of work. Kora Shield Co., 525 Broome st., Xew York. WANTED-A nice tidy girl from 14 to 16 who wants a good home and schooling. Call at 027 Madison st., Xorth Topeka. WANTED An experienced white girl; reference required. 1100 West 6th st. WANTED Girl to do general housework at 1201 Clay street. WANTED A good woman to do general housework at sul Buchanan st. Mrs. E. Bennett. WANTSD-MALB HELP. WANTED A man capable of doing fine wood or cabinet work, a winter job. The Smith Co.. 018 Quincy street. WANTED AT ONCE Two tailors. A. HIRHOUR. Telephone 152. 115 W. 7 st. GOVERNMENT POSITIONS Don't pre pare f any civil service or census ex amination without se ing our catalogue of unormation. Sent free. Columbian Cor respondence College. Washington, D. C. A l'AKTH'i'Ult DRESSER in each town to ask their local clothier or to writo to Kith. Nathan Fischer Co., Chi cago lor liieir latest, novel lithograph poster: it's free: it's worth sending for. K., X. F. Co., Clothing is guaranteed. OFFICE MEN use my irfult iplication ta bles: save time. work, brain. Send for circulars. Robert S. Avars. Louisville. Ky. WE WANT A ROAD SALESMAN for spring business to sell a special line of dry goods on commission, direct from our mills to retailers. South Phila. Woolen Co.. box 13)1, Philadelphia. WANTED Boys in every town distrib uting samples: good pay. Empire Gum Co.. Chicago. 111. BUSINESS CHANCES. SPECULATION Twenty dollars margins one thousand grain, two cents. Send for our book "Successful Speculation." Free. J. K. Conistock Sc Co., Traders' bldg., Chicago. WANTED AGENTS. MOST COMPLETE LINE BATH OAP.T nets in the world. One agent sold 1,000 in four months. The Irwin company, 123 Chambers St., New York. LADY AGENTS make $15 a week with our breathing apparatus and balsam. Enlarges lungs and bust. Something new. Write for particulars. Adirondack Balsam Co.. 131 West 42nd St., New York. PLAYS. WIGS. BEARDS. MOl'STACHES Tricks and stage make-ups; also latest novelties for agents to sell. Illustrated catalogue free. Chas. E. Marshall, Mfr., Loekport. N. Y. AGENTS wanted for a necessity for all lines of retail trade: $3 per day guar antied. Engwall, 5 E. Washington St., Chicago. AGENTS A hot seller. 1M per cent profit soils at sight: send l"c for sample. Stiles Novelty Co., 355 Washington St., Chicago. AGENTS why not sell the best catarrh inhaler, will mail on three days' trial free with terms to agents. Address Dr. Worst, Ash'and. O. A E NTS S PEC I A LTY Every negro buys. Sample free to workers. Boston .Chem ical Co., Richmond, Va. AGENTS WANTED for Republic District Mining company. Liberal commissions. Write. Chopaca Gold Alining Co., box 871, Spokane, Wash. AGENTS wanted everywhere for our im proved gasoline lamp, generates with a match; competitors astounded. Union Gaslamp Co., Chicago. WRITE FOR AGENCY on high grade household lilter, valuable new invention. Metropolitan Filter Co., 97 Washington st.. Chicago. WANTED Aerents in every county to sell "Family Memorials:" good profits and steady work. Address Campbell Co., 115 Plum St., Elgin. 111. AGENTS $10 dally guaranteed: also sal ary paid good men for appointing sub agents to introduce new patent Oil Gas Burner for heating and cooking stoves, ranges, furnaces. Makes natural gas from eoal oil: cheapest, cleanest fuel known: no coal. wood, ashes. soot:easi!y attached to any stove, indestructible, nun explo sive: no competition. Write quick. Per fection Burner Co., X. IIS, Cincinnati, O. $7 DAILY selling Specialty Soaps, giving customers double value in Handsome presents; exclusive territory; sample free. Lease Soap Co., Cincinnati, O. "SCHEMES AND FAKES." a brand new book for agent: mail-order man and fakir, be vour own employer: post paid I,- IT llAlojhv l.iitcruna'nn,! 7v7,,K Dakota. AGENTS Exceptionally good line of art goods for home and school decoration. H. C. Franklin Co., 24 Adams St., Chi cago. AGENTS Outfit free Freight paid, cred it given, for selling the finest set of in structive, entertaining Christmas books, graded for children of all ages, at the lowest prices ever known; 50 cent book containing beautiful illustrated poem of Lord's Prayer, only 15 cents: $1.00 book 25 cents: $1.50 book 50 cents: $2.50 book 75 cents: liberal commission to agents. Fer guson Printing Co.. room Su7 Ferguson Building, Cincinnati. Ohio. WANTED SALESMEN. SALESMAN to sell our full line of choice nursery stock. A printed guarantee that stock shall be true to name given to each customer. Write for terms. Mt. Hope Nurseries, Lawrence, Kansas. M. MANSON. 414 Kan. Ave., buys gentle men's clothing, shoes, hats, etc Pays S2 to So a suit. Dro me a card. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED To fill your bins with good, clean oats, corn, bran, hay etc. 11EBB, 412 Kansas ave. 'Phone 712. WANTED House furnishing goods, all kinds. J. W. JONES SON. 'Phone 707. 320 Kansas avenue. WANTED inn sets 2nd hand harness. buggies and spring wagons. 17th and Clay. WANTED To buy about 100 old feather boas. A. HIRBOUR. Telephone 152. 115 W. 7 St. WANTED Fire proof safe. Roll top desk. Office furniture. J. W. JONES SOX. 'Phone 707. 320 Kansas avenue. WANTED To buy a good $1,200 or $1,500 home west of Kansas avenue, l1-. lots. 5 or 6 rooms. Address J. M. W.. care Journal. V.' ANTED Good cook stoves and ranges. We pay cash. J. W. JONES SON. 'Phone 707. 320 Kansas avenue. WANTED To borrow $00 for 4 months on crib of corn. A. A., care Journal. WANTED Horses to winter. best of stab ling and care. H. W. McAfee. 610 Kan. avenue. WANTED Guns to trade or repair: big line. Golden Rule. 514 Kansas avenue. FOR, RENT HOUSE3 FOR RENT That elegant store room and basement at 815 Kansas avenue. 5 nice rooms at 113 Kansas avenue. 3 nice front rooms at 415 Kansas ave. That elegant 7 room modern house' at 1020 Van Puren street. A good barn for 4 horses, wagons and buggy, centrally located. Kansas ave. Xo "032 Clay st.. modern house. 6 rooms. No. 3'Jl Western ave.. 6 rooms. Xo. 1132 Quincy st., 9 rooms. No. K'l Fillmore, 8 rooms, a nice place. Call and see PAYNE THOMPSON. 627 Kansas Ave. MODERN FURNISHED HOUSE for rent. S. 1L WOOD CO. FOR RENT HOUSES. FOR RENT 12:' Buchanan st. 8- rooms with some good furniture, carpets, curtains, etc., bath. gas. barn. 8o; W. ldth. 0 rooms, hydrant, cistern. 1275 Western ave.. 8 rooms, hot and cold water, bath, closet, elec. light, grate, barn. 2"7 Van Buren. 5 rooms, stable. 1 lirt E. 8th st., nice 4 room cottage, hy drant. lulu Kansas ave.. 5 rooms. I'Otl W. 4th. 6 rooms, bath. And some others. J. E. TORRTNGTON.lll W. 6th st. Tel 3sa FOR RE NT Nice eottase only 3 blocks from Santa Fe office. 2 blocks from state house, very desirable, rents reasonable. MANSPEAKER HENDERSON. 7o4 Kansas avenue. WANT TO RENT East front store room between 6th and Sth streets on Kansas avenue; pay good price for good room. S. M. WOOD CO. FOR RENT FOR RENT FOR RENT A good list of houses. See S. M. WOOD CO. 534 Kansas ave. FOR RENT A number of good houses. Call and see list. S. M. WOOD CO. Topeka, Kansas. FOR RENT A six room house, well, cis tern, barn, 319 Tyler. Enquire 323 Tyler. FOR RENT A house of 5 rooms with barn. 1133 Monroe street. Inquire 1131. FOR RENT ROOMS. FOR RENT One unfurnished room with closet. 714 Jackson street. FOR RENT Furnished room, modern im provements, furnace heat, 523 Van Buren street. FOR RENT Two front rooms, furnished or unfurnished to suit tenant. HIS Kansas avenue. FOR RENT 3 unfurnished rooms, first floor. 312 E. Sth street. FOR RENT Furnished room for gentle men: steam heat and electric light. In quire room s, 617 Quincy street. FOR RENT To gentlemen. furnished rooms in modern house, 027 Quincy st. FOR RENT Furnished room with board, modern, !t00 Topeka avenue. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE BY W. C. STEPHENSON CO. 7 room house, 12th and Clay street, cel lar, well water, coal shed and outbuild ings, good barn $5" to: Slou cash, balance in monthly payments; this is a snap. A few east front lots on Fillmore St., at $3"0 each, only one block from Huntoon pavement. See me at once about these. l1. lots and new room house, cast front on Madison street, cellar and city water, coal shed and out buildings. Price $l.v:0; $5n0 cash, balance. What is the matter with this: 2 story business building on Kansas ave. between 5th and fith street. Price $s,000; best bar gain in Topeka. 2 lots on Harrison St., east front, near 5th street, $3,0uu; tine locution for resi dence. 2 lots and 10 feet east front on Taylor, close in. 7 room cottage, cistern and city water, barn. $1.mm; ibin) cash, balance in monthly payments. 12 lots on Polk near Cth st, nice shade; a snap. $50. 1-. lots on Harrison st, east front, high ground. $525. This is a snap. 4 room cottage, cellar, well and cistern, close in. $mxj; $00 cash, balance monthly payments. Lot 4xlii0 on West 5th, neat 4 room cot tage, cellar, we 1 and cistern and city water, all in line condition and close in .Price $1.2(111 if taken soon; $40 cash, bal ance monthly payments. 5 room house on West 5th St., cellar, city and cistern water, barn, close in $1,000 $3'0 cash, balance in payments. I1? lots on Tyler between Oih and 7th, large two story 7 room residence, front hall and stair, hard oil finish, electric lights, nicelv painted and papered. Price $1,050; to JiuJ cash, balance monthly if desired. W. C. STEPHENSON CO., 609 Kansas avenue (over Kigby's.) STILL IN THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS. At 23 Columbian building. If you want to buy in or out of city you will do well by calling on me. I still have a large line of properties for the money in the city or state, and whatever you buy from me is the same as buying it direct from the owtier. O. W. FOX. 23 Columbian Building. THAT PROPERTY OF YOURS WILL probably be sold if you list it with and allow the Topeka Realty Co.. to adver tise it for you. 534 Kansas avenue. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. The Following Gilt Edged Bargains: Northwest corner of 15th and Monroe sts.. 2 nice east front lots, 2 story. S room stone house, cellar, well, etc. Price only $550. 2 acres nice garden land on East 15th street. 5 blocks from Kansas avenue, cel lar and well. Price SI5n; 2, acres adjoin ing the above on the west, cellar, well and good orchard. Price ?55a. We know it looks like giving this property away, but the owner savs sell them. One lot on East 0th street, 6 blocks from Kansas ave.. good 4 room cottage, cellar, well, barn. etc.. renting for $o. Price $150. I have residence and business property for sale in all oarts of the city ranging in price from $5ti to $10.iri. Also farms, ranches and garden tracts. Tf ,vou wish to buy, sell or exchange it will pay you to call and see me or write me. J. E. SHAFFER, 332 Kansas Ave. FOR SALE 4 room house. 1 lot. well, cistern, $750: $200 cash, balance $10 per month, Hancock St., near shops. SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas Ave. for sale or exchange two resilient properties in Kansas City, Kansas for Topeka city or farm property. W. M. FORBES. 110 W. 6th St. FOR SALE 4 room house, cellar, city water, coal house. ?1 0.i; sai cash, balance payments. Monroe street. SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas Ave. FOR SALE Farms 100 to 6'"i0 acres, small tracts. SO acres. 40 acres. .j acre. 15 aors. I" acres or any amount you may want. Cail and see us earlv before the bargains are jone. PAYNE THOMPSON. C27 Kansas avenue, Topeka. Kan. FOR SALE One of the finest 10 acre tracts around Topeka. close in. tine fruit, all fenced. Only 1 block to school. Can be bought at ence for 530 cash: all clear. MANSPEAKER HENDERSON. 704 Kansas avenue. FOR SALE Poultry farm of 10 acre. close in. A big bargain if sold this week. MANSPEAKER HENDERSON. 04 Kansas ave. THAT PROPERTY OF YOURS WILL probable be sold if you list it with and allow the Topeka Realty Co.. to adver tise it for vou. 534 Kansas avenue. FOR SALE Several good properties on monthly pay ments with small cash payment. W. M. FORBES. 116 W. 6th st. FOR SALE Small tract near Washburn college, fine fruit, very desirable. Get our price if you want a nice suburban place. MANSPEAKER Ac HENDERSON, 704 Kaunas ave. FOR SALE 5 room house, 1 lot, well, cellar, coal house, Hancock st. near shops, $600; $2u0 cash, balance $10 pr month. SCOTT CO., CIS Kansas Ave. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE OR EXCHANGE. BY S. M. WOOD CO. Have 2 story house. 6 rooms, etc., Ty ler St., close to business, $1,700. S. M. WOOD CO. Several fine farms between Silver Lake and city to sell cheap. S. M. WOOD CO. 122S Polk Ftreet. $1,500. J13 West Seventeenth street, $300. 2 lots, corner Tenth and Clay. 1126 Quincy street. $2.4u0. S. M. WOOD CO. SEVERAL 5 TO 40 ACRE HOMV?S FOR sale close to city cheap; also some acre homes for trade. S. M. WOOD CO. Have farm of 121 acres in this county; will trade on good clear rental city prop erty, $3,0l0. S. M. WOOD CO.. Have client will buy a modern home of 6 to 7 rooms in S blocks of 7th and Kansas avenue, not over $3,500 cash; must have heat, bath, etc. S. M. WOOD CO. Do you want a good ranch? See S. M. WOOD CO. 160 acre Cloud Co.. farm, trade for mdse, $2,500, 120 broke, buildings, clear. S. M. WOOD CO. Good Meade Co., 100 well improved farm with stock, etc., clear; exchange for city rental property. S. M. WOOD CO. Good list of bargains for sale, cash or time in city property or lots. S. M. WOOD CO. REAL ESTATE ROUDEBUSH. FOR SALE Modern 8 room house, reception hall, latest stvle, bath room, man tel, grate, large barn, city wat er, well, on new pavement. 13th St., near Buchanan, south front, beautiful view. You should see this house before buying. S room house, 2 lots, east front. 3 blocks from the state house, $l,5u0. Want to close an estate. 5 room house, 2 lots on Harrison street, lo room house. 2'i lots on Monroe $3.S"0. 5 room house, 1'. lots in M. D. add $550 Several 100 acre farms in this county. 35 acres, 3 miles north of North Topeka, $1.S'jO. 40 acres 7 miles west, 4 room house $1,600. 4ii acres, 14 miles S. E., 3 room house, $l.i)0. 27 acres 1 mile south $1,200. 1 acre. 4 room house, Vs mile west $600. Houses to rent. If you want anvthing in Real Estate see EMMETT E. ROUDEBUSH. 115 West 6th. Phone 267. FOR SALE Elegant 2 storv 10 room modern resi dence with 3 lots, 3H blocks of business center, house cost $6,000: barn, $1,000; lots $4,000: has 3 grates, furnace, bath. gas. electricity, sewer, citv water: rents for $30. Rhode Island man says sell for $3,500; alley and street paved and paid out. A neat cottage, near Bethany, IV. lots, $1.3iXi $150 cash. A 4 room cottage. 2 lots, southwest of capitol. $1,100: $2oo cash. A 1 acre tract near college; cottage and barn, $0o0. A verv desirable 80 acre tract, highly improved, 22 miles from edge of city; cheap. An elegant modern home, near Bethany and loth street pavement, $2,4U0, on pay ments. A 5 room house, Madison near Tenth St., $fe00; $200 cash. And over 300 other east and west side properties at prices that will sell them. Lots all locations. BENEDICT CO.. 601 Kansas avenue, second floor. FOR SALE 80 acre farm. 9 miles east of Topeka. 40 acres in cultivation. 20 acres grass '.and, 20 acres pasture and timber, good fences: well and strMm, permanent water, 3 room house, stable, crib, small orchard, l1, miles from railroad station, school and church, near. Price $1,700; part cash, bal ance at 6 per cent; a good property for the price. Some other small farms, good bargains. J. E. TORRINGTON, 111 West 6th st. FOR SALE Brick store building. 2 story, pays 12 per cent on investment, $2,500. SCOTT CO., 615 Kan. Ave. FOR SALE 3 lots with cottage house. No. 110 E. 1st avenue, alley on two sides, a good loca tion for coal or lumber yard for $1,200. W. M. FORBES, US West Sixth ave. THAT PROPERTY OF TOURS WILL probably be sold if you list it with and allow the Topeka Realty Co., to adver tise it for you. 534 Kansas avenue. FOR SALE 5 room house, well, cellar, 2 lots, Har rison st., $1,400; $4u0 cash, balance pay ments. SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas Ave. FOR SALE A RARE BARGAIN. Splendid farm seven miles southeast of Topeka. 160 acre: all fine, smooth upland; loo acres in cultivation: 60 acres in hay and pasture: a never failing spring of clear water in pasture: fine well at house, all fenced and cross fenced with good posts and wire. Alfalfa hog field finely fenced, tine grove of shade and fruit trees around the house: extra good five room house, in good condition, with cel lar, barn, sheds, granary, cribs and pens, $700 insurance on buildings. Good roads to this farm and in a good neighborhood. All good land and will not wash. The wat er on this fine farm is of great value. This is a rare opportunity to get a choice farm at a very reasonable price, $5.00u; $2.5u0 cash, subject to a $2,5u0 mortgage, running at 6 per cent. See T. E. BOWMAN CO.. Columbian Building. FOR SALE North Topeka. 4 lots, nice 6 room cot tage, cellar, well and cistern, with pumps extra good barn, brick sidewalk, fruit, fine shade. all complete repair. Price $1.2oo. About one acre, l1 miles from Santa Fe depot, nice cottage, barn. well, cistern, some fruit trees, buildings nearly new. Sell cheap or exchange for west side house. North Branner st 1 lot, neat 3 room cottage, barn, cistern. Price $125. Tyler st., near 14th, one lot, 5 room house, barn, cistern, good repair. Price $1,050. Moderate cash payment, balance monthly. And manv other properties. J. E. TORRINGTON. Ill W.' 6th St. FOR SALE 3 good business houses at a bargain. W. M. FORBES, 116 W. 6th St. FOR SALE A fine property at 12th and Van Buren, only 2 blocks from state house. U rooms, large porches. 2 fine lots, close in. only ?1.5'j: part cash, balance monthly at U per cent. MANSPEAKER HENDERSON, 7o4 Kansas avenue. FOR SALE 5 room cottage. Pi lots on Polk street, fine location, a very desirable home. $1,s50. On Tyler close in, 2 lots, fine house of 6 rooms, all in fine condition. SO.S75. MANSPEAKER HENDERSON. 7u4 Kansas avenue. FOR SALE 5 room house, 1V4 lots, well, cistern, $1,000 Spruce street. SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas Ave. FOR-SALE 7 room house. 2 lots, large barn, worth $2,500. will exchange for house in Xorth Topeka. SCOTT CO.. 615 Kansas Ave. FOR SALE Xo. 533 A nice 4 room house, l1 lots, cistern and well, outbuildings. Il.l'iO: $2o0 cash, balance monthly payments, $15 per month. 6 per cent. Xo. 534 4 room house, 1 lot, cellar, well and outbuildings, $50: $200 cash, balance $10 month 6 per cent. No. 519 A 7 room modern house, Van Buren St., one block of state house, $3.5o0. No. 442 A 7 room modern house, Tyler St.. a fine location. $2,700. We have many houses and lots for sale. Modern at reasonable prices. If you want to purchase call and see our list before purchasing. We can suit you ia price and location. PAYNE THOMPSON. 627 Kansas avenue. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. 601 601 601 01 601 01 601 601 601 601 BARTHOLOMEWS LIST. 3 lots, 10 room house, barn, etc. $700; 1-3 cash. 42 lots 8 room house. $1,200: cash, l'a lots, 2 story 6 room house, $1,600; 1-3 cash. 53-j lots, fine corner, fine 10 room house, big barn, shade, tine lawn and home cost owner twice present price; will let go at $5. "on: i4 or 1-3 cash. Fine 'river bottom farm. 2 miles from the city, tine improvement, one-tifth cash balance ten years' time, 6 per cent: pur-cha-ser can make ail deferred payments out of crops. 30 acres suburban, large orchard, house, barn and 5 acres timber, water, etc.. $2.5o0. 2o acres one mile east, good orchard, $1,000. 2 lots, 4 room cottage, $400; V4 cash, bal ance monthly. 3 lots. 7 room house on Madison st $1,200. Easy terms. 80 acre farm $2,000: cash. 80 acre farm, $2,650; a bargain. 40 acre farm, $!.loo; V cash. 100 acre farm, $3,200: 1-3 cash. 1,000 acre farm. 9 miles out $17.50 per a. BARTHOLOMEW, 601, Kansas avenue, tirst floor. ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. The following real estate, belonging to the estate of David R. Youngs, deceased, in sections 26 and 2(. town 12. range 15. Shawnee county. Kansas, is offered for sale upon the following terms and con ditions: 1. The "Home" place, containing about 161 1-3 acre with good house and barn and other improvements too numerous to mention. A tirst-class farm. Price $6,700.00. 2. bo acres first-class land; about H filow land, and balance good prairie hay and. Price $3,000.00. 3. About 101 acres pasture land, well fenced and watered. Price $18 per acre. 4. About 101 acres first-class prairie hay land. Not for sale until tract Xo. 1 is sold. For sale with No. 1, at $25.00 per acre. For sale separately after sale of Xo. 1 at $25.00 per acre, or with tract Xo. 3 at $21.00 per acre for both. 5. All of, the above land, amounting to about 43 acres and lying contiguous and constituting a large, complete and well improved crop, fruit and stock farm situated about 7 miles southwest of To peka near the Burlingame road, for $13,800. TERMS OF SALE One-third cash, one third in two years and balance or, long time. Interest on deferred payments at 6 per cent per annum, secured by mortgage. Possession given March 1st, 1900 if sold before January 1st, 1900. COMMISSION ON SALES To anyone making a sale I will pay a commission of 5 per cent on any amount not exceeding $3,000.00, and 3 per cent on any amount in excess of $3,000.00. derived from any sale. Sales must, however, be made and reported by December 30th, 1X!9. CHAS. F. SPENCER. Administrator, with will annexed. Bank of Topeka Building, Topeka, Kan. LANDLORDS Rfiad the American land lord: monthly journal sample free; dol lar subscription. Park Row building, New York. Agents wanted. FOR SALE 8 room house, modern, 2 lots, Topeka avenue, $4,000: $1.5i)0 cash. SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas ave. FOR SALE Good 3 room house, 3 lots, barn, well, 901 E. 11th st. THAT PROPERTY OF YOURS WILL probably be sold if you list it with and allow the Topeka Realty Co., to adver tise it for you. 534 Kansas avenue. FOR SALE Vacant lots in west part of the city very cheap. W. M. FORBES, 116 W. 6th St. FOR SALE 8 room house, mantel, bath, cellar, sew er, city water, 2 lots, Monroe st, $2,500; will give terms. SCOTT CO., 615 Kansas Ave. FOR SALE Western ave.. south of 3rd a very pretty 6 room cottage, 21t- lots, 2 cisterns, barn, first-class repair, $16.50. Polk street, near paving, 8 rooms, 2 lots. barn, steam heat, gas. modern. $2,100 Morris ave.. 6 rooms. R5 lots, built in spring, east front. $1,050. Clay St., near 18th. 5 room new cottage, l1 lots, cistern, outbuildings, $050. Only $150 down, balance monthly. Clay near 7th, 6 room cottage. 40 feet east front, city water, cistern, barn, sew er. $1,650. Brigham ave., 5 rooms, 1 lot, cottage, $650: payments. Morris ave., 7 rooms. 3 lots, cistern, $1,701); will trade for 80 acre farm. East of Topeka on Highland ave.. an 8 room brick cottage, good repair, barn, etc., 9 lots, $1,100. See us at once about this. TOPEKA REALTY CO., 534 Kansas Ave. H. MACFERRAN, Mgr. LOST AND FOUND. LOST A carriage robe, reward offered if returned to W. W. MILLS. 1302 Topeka avenue.. miscellaneous!. ANNA HELD AND MAUDE ADAMS' posters, artistically matted and hand somely bound, prepaid $1.00. Everything in posters, 25,0ou already sold. Chicago Art Supply Co. 4 N. Clark street, Chicago. TELEPHONE 712. HEBB, for feed, grain anil poultry supplies. 412 KANSAS AVENUE. PEOPLE LIVE AND LEARX And they learn fast when they price goods at Jones Son's, and compare them with up town prices. We don't say $1.38 for a rocker; our price is $1.25: that penny business is a ketch :you should be on to that by this time. Live and learn. J. W. JONES SON, 'Phone 707. 320 Kansas Ave. THE COLD WAVE IS HERE Pring your winter suits in and have them cleaned up an repaired. Litten's dye works, 110 W. 5 st. FIRE IN A Thomas White oak stove will throw out more heat and save more coal than any stove made. We are agents for them. J. W. JONES SON. 'Phone 707. 320 Kansas Ave. JENNINGSSAYS THERE'S A COLD wave coming. You had better bring us your overcoat and heavy clothing to be cleaned and repaired and save buying a new one. A. HIRROUR, Telephone 152. 115 W. 7 st. CUT CLOVER. EGG MAKER SHELLS and Hen s Teeth. HEBB, 413 Kansas ave. 'Phone 712. OVERCOATS RELINED, new velvet col lar, cleaned, dyed, put on; you can get them the same day. Litten's, 110 W. 5 St. IF YOU ARE LEAVING TOWX OR breaking up housekeeping and want to sell out clean, let us in on ground floor, will buy everything, but don't sell vour good goods and then call us to buy vour oid tin cans, rat traps, junk and scraps of all kinds. We do not want it. We have the only first-class second hand store in the city. J. W. JONES Sc SON, 'Phone 707. 320 Kansas ave. FOR RENT Remington typewriter witfi stand. $4per month. Miss Hopper, room 11, Santa Fe bldg. SUITS CLEANED, SUITS DYED at Lit ten's. 110 W. 5 st. WELLS DRILLED OR BORED at very low prices. M. Burkett, 1034 Kansas ave. FEATHER BOAS Cleaned, dyed and re paired. A. HIRBOUR. Telephone 152. 115 W. 1 St. LITTEN DOES THE FINEST WORK in the city in the way of cleaning and dye ing. Call and see. 110 W. 5 st. STANDARD SYSTEM OF DRESS CUT ting with Victor measurements. 1024 Ty ler st. Mrs. Arnott. R-I-P-A-N-S. 10 for B cents at druggists. They banish pain and prolong life. One gives relief. No matter what's the matter cue will do you good. LEGAL. First Published in the Topeka State Journal November 15, lstO.J Notice to Contractors. Citv Clerks' Otfic-. Topeka. Kansas. November 15. 1S'JS. Sealed proposals for furnishing all ma terials and labor and builrtiiig according to plans and specitiealions now on ft:e at the office of the citv engineer of a city building will be received by the city clerk of the city of Topeka, Kansas, on or be fore December 11th, lS:i'., ;.t 5 o'clock p. m. The council reserves the riht to re ject any and all bids or parts of bids. No proposals will be received or accepted from any person or firm who is in arrears to the city of Topeka upon debt or con tract, who is in default as surety or oth erwise upon any obligation to the city, who has failed in previous contracts to comply with the requirements of the spec ifications and to fuihll his contracts. Bids will be received as a whoie for the building complete in everv detail. Bidders will be required to deposit with the city clerk a certified check of $2,500 drawn In favor of the citv clerk of the city of Topeka. Kansas, checks will be returned to unsticcessf ul bidders on the rejection of their bids and to the suc cessful bidder on the signing of their contracts and the acceptance of their bond for the completion of said work by the mayor anil council. No bids will be received except on printed forma to be obtained at the office of the city eneineer. The successful bidder will be ree.ulred to furnish a bond given by some reliable surety company in double the amount of his contract, upon the signing of the contract and acceptance of the same by the mayor and council. J. H. SQUIRES, City Clerk. EDUCATIONAL. LECOLH FRANCAISE ET ANGLAISEJ de Mme. Robinson. Rue de Poik mil deux cent vlngt et un. FRENCH AND GERMAN Taught either in class or private, terms reasonable. Mrs. Hannah Klhlberg, 316 Harrison St. PERSONAL. VITALITY low. debilitated or exhausted, cured by Dr. Kline's Invigorating Tonic. Free $1. Trial bottle. Dr. Kline's Institute Sell Arch street. Philadelphia, Founded 1871. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE CHEAP All kinds of house hold goods. 716 Topeka avenue. FOR SALE Pure bred Plymouth Rock chickens and all kinds of poultry food. HEBB, 412 Kansas ave. 'Phone 712. FOR SALE Enameled bed and spring; also washstand. 519 Clay street. FOR SALE Good cow $30. W. R. Freder ick, Highland Park. FOR SALE A four year old Jersev conr cheap, fresh next March. 418 Tyler St. FOR SALE Large cow. fresh, 5 gallons a day. 1710 Madison street. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEONS. I,. A. RYDER. M. T. OFFTCI? and residence corner Gordon mt. Hnd Central ave.. North Topeka. 'Phone t!4. Dees the Brlnkerhoff system of rectal treatment. a successful and painlea treatment for piles, fistula, fisbure. ul ceration, etc. IDA C BARNES. M. D. Office 738 Kansas ave. Residence Thir teenth and Clay. Office hours: 9 a. m. to 11 a. m.. and 3 p. m. to 5 p. m. Telephone (98 residence and 16 office. DR. EVA HARDING, Homeopathiat. ea Kanaaa ave. TeL. 402. 8. E. SHELDON. M. D. Surgery and diseases of women. w!tH private hospital. Office No. 720 Kan. ava. FLORISTS. MRS. J. R. HAGUE. Florist, successor to R. J. Groves. 817 Kansas ave. 'Phone Ui. STORAGE. TOPEKA STORAGE AND WARKHOU93 CO. Packs and shins household goods. Tel. 1SS. C. D. Skinner. 123 East Six to at. MONEY. MONEY TO LOAN on Shawnee county and Topeka proper tv at a fair rate of interest. TOPEKA REALTY CO.. 534 Kan. ave. 11. MACFERRAN, Mgr. WANTED Farm loans in eastern Kan sas and western Missouri, $500 and up wards. GEO. M. NOBLE CO.. Crawford building, Topeka, Kan. $100,000. 0"0 TO INVEST through Bankern, Brokers, Promoters; send for circular. Investors' Directory, N. Y. MONEY to patent good Ideas aocure9 througa The Patent Record.Baltimore. Mi. LOANS on pianos, typewriters bicycle. guns, watches, diamonds and any per sonal sroperty. L. Biscoc, 23 Kansas ave. ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW. MILTON BROWN. lawyer. Practice In all state and federal courts. Suite 41. Craw ford bids- Topek.i. Kan. SPECIALISTS. DR. C. XL GUIBOR. Diseases of the Nose. Throat and Lungs. tub Kansas ava. JTEWEERS JAMES B. HAYDEN. Jeweler and Opti cian. Complete stock of watches, dia monds, silverware, etc. Eyes examined and spectacles properly fitted. STAMPS, SEALS AND STENCILS. THE J. C. DARLING CO.. 734 KAN. AV. High Grade Rubber Stamps; prompt work, low price. Catalogue Free. 'Phone 292. PAVING. THE OFFICE of the Capital City Vltrlnel Brick and Paving Co. has been removed to 114 West Eighth iL CHEMIST. J. T. LOVE WELL. Ph. D.. Analytical chemist and Assayer. 523 Kansas ave. TIN SHOPS. J. M. BAIRD, hot atr furnaces, pumps ana Un rooucg. 216 W. Sth. Tel. 3a9. WATCHMAKER. WATCHES cleaned. 75c: clocks. BOe: mainspring's. 7ic: crystal. 10c. CaS paid for old gold or silver. All work guar anteed. OH Jewelry exchanged for new. If hard up. see Uncle Sam. ui3 Kan. ave. HAIR GOODS. SWITCHES. CHAINS. Face treatments. Shampooing and hair dryed by hot air. Mrs. Hattie Van Vleck. 220 East Fifth .BICYCLES. U. S. CYCLE CO.. US E. Sth st. National and Union bicycles. Sundries, repairs. TOPEKA CYCLE CO., 113 W. Sth St. Bicycles and sundries; bicycles anj tandems for rent; repairing of all kinds.

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8 TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 2, 1899. ELKS MEMORIAL. MM1 PARTY MUST "DO." n Cheating Isn't Smart! It isn't at any time. It's doubly foolish and doubly wicked to cheat a man who has the be ginnings of Consumption by promising to cure him when you can't. You might as well throw a drowning man a rope with a sinker on! Ayer's Cherry Pectoral will cure Consump tion in the earlier stages sometimes even when the disease is far advanced. We say this on the testimony of thousands, many of them doctors who have prescribed the Pectoral for years and years. Their words are sfich as these "My mother was troubled with consumption for many years. At last she gave up and came home to die. A neighbor told her not to give up, but to try Ayer's Cherry Pec toral. She did so, and is todav in the enjoyment of good health. Of course, after this Ayer's Cherry Pectoral was a household remedy with me. Both my wife and son hava weak lungs, and they always keep Cherry Pectoral near them, for it promptly cures coughs and colds of all kind. We would not be without it for the world." 1. P. Jolly, Avoca, N.Y., Feb. 2, 1S99. I am using Ayer's Cherry Pectoral at the present time in my own family and am well pleased with it. It seems to have the same physical and medical properties it had forty years ago when it saved my life." A. J. Eidson, M.D., Fort Madison, Iowa, Jan. 4, 1S99. Now don't discount this testimony. We stand back of every word we print in the papers. The $1.00 size is the one for those uho fear the beginnings of Consumption. J. C. Ayer Co., Manufacturing Chemists for 60 years at Lowell, Mass. i COLLAPSE IN IRON. Prices Drop in Some Lines and Mills Eun on Half Time. Nfw Tork. Dec. 2. R. G. Pun and Co.'s Weekly Keview of Trade says: Business continues wonderfully large, prosperous and healthy. As the detailed statement of failures by branches of business can not be made until next week it seems well to say that in four weeks, failures have ben reported amounting to J',Mn.5:0, against $.11'4.5 in the same week of hist year SU.iTl 0.135. in ls7. and over $12.0.10.000 in 1S! and also in lsfla. Yet the volume of solvent trade represented by exchanges at the principal clearing houses has been for the month 22.5 per -ent greater than last year and 4tf tier cent greater than in lb'.-2. Thus the ratio jf defaults to business payments was ?2.57 In Jl.Oyti for November, .s5, and $2.75 for ISStJ and $2.15 for 15..H7. but $1.25 for lS'.i-i, and only Shi cents in $1.0i0 for ls9. In many lines the volume of business has been larger than in October, notwith Ftandinir the extraordinary flood of busi ness even since the beginning of last March. Wheat remains weak, yielding one cent and a quarter, although western receipts w-re but barely half last year's for the week and for four weeks, onlv 21,743.5;5 bushels against ys.6"2.7:: last year. The prent decrease in Atlantic export for the week, only 2.410.554. aga-inst K.12:s.titW bush els and for four weeks 10.073.175. afainst 1..3.S.S.210 lust year, explains much weak ness. Corn declined one cent with slightlv Entailer exports than last vear for the week, but for four weeks 15.2J3,74ti buslu ls against 11.4. it.!"! bushels last vear. The cotton movement has not changed much, but prices gained a sixteenth for th week, closing at 7. 81 iirits. against 5-:2 last year. The larger takings of spinners nd the great demand for goods have ma terially helped the rise. Cotton goods have remained steady, all coming forward not under contract being snapped up quickly, with contracts stil'l xuuilii-d running inio next year. In woolen K strong demand for dress goods and cot ton warp a-nd all wool cashmeres tend liigher, but there is not much change in men s wear, nor such a rise as to iustify the high prices paid for wool. Pale's con tinue heavy, but largely speculative, and stimulated by the ris- in London. The excitement of soeculajion leads inanv to overlook the faet that purchases of goods are to some extent hindered by- the rise In prices already made. The iron manufacturer has to meet a greatly Increased cost of material next vea.r. Prices for have been fixed at $5.60 for bessemer ore at lower lake ports, against $2.53 last year and $4.25 for non- cV CATARRH cured, scrofula, ar!y consumption, bronchitis, asthma, pleu risy, cough, chronic throat disease. -blood and skin diseases, heart disease, pains and palpatation of the heart, liver, kidney and bladder troubles, dia betes. Bripht s diseases, sediment in water, rheumatism, neuralgia, dyspepsia, catarrh of the stomach and liver, constipation, nervous debility, sleepless ness, tired feeling, easily frightened, floating spots before the eyes, head aches, backaches, shooting pains, despondency, melancholia. St. Vitua dance, epilepsy, paralysis, bashfulness, lack of confidence anU ambition. Imaginary fears, threatened insanity, dizziness, weakness, lack of endur ance, etc. LADIES All diseases peculiar to their class cured by hl new and per fect methods. MEN Perfect cures guaranteed in all weakness and loss of vital powers. ro inconvenience or detention from business. OUR CREDENTIALS AND TESTIMONIALS ARE THE BEST. The numerous acknowledgements we have received from the newspapers fo our remarkable cures in both medical and surgical cases is proof conclusive that our advanced method cure where all others fail. Furthermore, we offer $1,000 to any one proving our credentials false. We make it an object to investigate ours. No other specialist offers such a fair proposition. ONLY CURABLE CASES TAKEN. Best of reference and credentials. If vou can not call, write. Hundreds cured by mail. CONSULTATION FREE. Hours from 9 to 12 a. m.. to 5 p. m. Evening 7 to 9. Sunday mornln from 10 to 12:30. BOOK FOR MEN FREE AT OFFICE or sent for four cents In stamps. Office 606 Kansas Avenue, Over Hub Clothing Store. CHICAGO MEDICAL INSTITUTE. TOPEKA. KAS. bessemer against $2 last year while coke at $2.75 for furnace with high rail rates in every direction indicates that iron will not be "made next year as cheaply as it has been. Frices for pig still advance, according- to the Iron Age, bessemer to $25 at Pittsburg with very small trans actions and grey forge to $21.25. quotations at other points being unchanged. Prices of some finished products are still yielding as works run out of orders and compete with each other for more business and refined bar is $2 per ton lower at Phila delphia, common $'1 per ton at Lehigh and plates S lower at Philadelphia, with fur ther concessions in sheets because many of the tin piate works are now closed. Some of the iron works about Pittsburg are running half time. The shipments of boots and shoes In four weeks have been 373,207 cases. 14 per cent larger than in ls;7. and 'Si per cent larger than in lstt4. exceeding- those of other years even more. Hut new busi ness although considerable in quantity, shows a marked decrease because of the prolonged rise in prices, even though that rise ha-s been relatively less than the advance in leather, which still con tinues, or in hides, which has apparently been checked again. Failures for the week have been 144 in the United States, against 2sl last year and 21 in Canada, against 19 last year. Brave Men Fall Victims to stomach, liver and kidney troubles as well as women, and all feel the results in loss of appetite, poisons in the blood, backache. nervousness, headache and tired, listless, run-down feeling. F.tit there's no need to feel like that. J. W. Gardner, of Idaville. Ind., says: "Klectrie Bitters are just the thing for a man when he don't care whether he lives or dies. It grave me new strength and good appetite. I can now eat anything and have a new lease on life." Only 50 cents, at Wag-goner's drug store. 731 Kansas ave. Every bot tle guaranteed. "Wages of '92 fiestored. Elgin, 111., Pec, 2. The Elgin Nation al Watch company has surprised its 2.400 employes by giving notice of a re storation of the wage scale of 1S92, the advance being unsolicited. "I was nearly dead with dyspepsia, tried doctors, visited mineral springs, and grew worse. I used Kodol Lyspepsia Cure. That cured me." It digests what you eat. Cures indigestion, sour stomach, heartburn and all forms of dyspepsia- At ail drug stores. A Deacon Light to the Sick and tha Right Path to Health, Is the Treatment of DRS. JOHNSTON WALSH, America's Greatest Specialists, Permanently Located in Topeka, L'ans. Dr. H. Acsttv Johsstox Is a graduate of one of tbe finest Medical Universities In the world, and has had great experience in hospital and private practice. I) Ft. F.DWARD Walsh, formerly Chicago's lead ing specialist, is a graduate of Kush and Bennett Medical Colleges, aud was tormerly President of BC Anthony's Hospital. MORE LIQUOR SALES. November Business at Drug Stores Shows Increase. The number of monthly liquor sales made by Topeka druggists is begin ning to climb up once more. The sales for the month of October were 2,851, while during November, according to the returns of the druggists made yes terday, there were :S,04S sales. This may have been caused by the increased demand for "T. J.'s" by some To peka men, or it may be due to other causes. The sales made by the druggists of Topeka during October and November were as follows: Nov. Oct. CJ. A. Pierce 45 40 L,. S. Woulverton S5 8:? A. T. Waggoner 91 78 J. W. Gish 100 9;i r;eo. W. Stansfield 7... 82 65 E. B. Walker 41 3G M. Weightman 33 ?.S A. H. Merrill 43 42 A. C. Klingaman 72 55 W. L. Woodford 55 47 W. It. Wilson 154 i Charles W. Kohl 52 52 E. T. Sim S5 100 A. W. Lneey S2 MS W. S. Miller 142 135 Frank Hobart 55 54 A. O. Kosser 70 47 Bee Jones t0 3y A. Keene tiO 6a E. 14. Wallace 121 130 W .A. Karr &9 100 B. A. Barrett 7 42 Kowley Snow 226 212 M. A. Funchess 7S 84 Arnold Drug Co 143 113 W. I f. Gunther 75 to Swift Holliday 142 126 A. H. Marshall 79 71 Gibraltar Drug- Co 67 64 II. II. Kieth 91 128 A. S. Hatch 90 9S W. R. Kennedy 36 42 R. W. Squires 80 84 W. F. Lake 87 76 B. F. Sim 74 72 Fladd Grubbs 67 50 F. F. Davis 17 3 Total 3,043 2,851 BROWEKICK'S SIDE. Ex-Congressman Talks About Curtis Bailey Agreement. The Holton Recorder, Judge Case Broderick's official organ, publishes the following concerning the First district complications: "We called on ex-Congressman Case Broderick, who was one of the candi dates in the three-cornered fight at Horton, and asked him what he knew about the Horton contract. He said he had no information of a written stip ulation until some time after the con vention but he understood that the in terests of the respective candidates were in the hands of their delegations to settle as deemed for the best in terests of all. The delegates were there with power and authority from the people who elected them to nominate, withdraw or compromise, and a candi date could not take this discretion away from them and confer it upon others. The claim that Messrs. Curtis and Leland got together at Washing ton and deprived the Shawnee county delegation of its legitimate power and delegated this power to one not a mem ber of the convention, is too absurd for comment. "Mr. Broderick further said that Mr. Curtis and he agreed several weeks be fore the convention that they would not enter into any combinations, and that he (Broderick) acted on this un derstanding; that he was surprised when he learned that Mr. Curtis had sought and obtained conferences wiTh Mr. Leland with a view to maKing con cessions to him and combinations to control the convention instead of sub mitting the claims of all the candidates to the deliberate judgment of the whole convention, when ihe break should come, as he had agreed to da, and as should have been done." Forty Hor3es Cremated. Boone. Ia., Dec. 2. The livery stable cf Payne Sons, burned today and 40 horses w ere cremated. The loss is esti mated at $20,000. with 57.000 insurance. The fire was started by an incendiary. Senator Harris Gives Some Advice to Democrats. TJnited States Senator W. A. Harris, now- in Washington, has made public a declaration that in his opinion it is time for the Democratic party to "do something" for the people. Mr. Harris says: j "If the Democratic party wants to gain the confidence and good will of the American people it must be some- I thing more than a party of negation. Masterly inactivity is not going to win the political battles of the future, and being simply in opposition to the Re- publicans isn't going to get electoral votes in the next campaign. It seems to me that if the Democrats would seize upon the opportunities within their grasp they would have an excel lent chance of regaining control of the country. "First and foremost let them address themselves to getting up an income tax law that would be held valid by the su- i preme court. Here is something defi nite, something worth figuring for. and in line with popular sentiment. Social and economic problems are the vital is sues, and the party that ranges itself on the side of the common people will be the dominant political force in this country." SCRATCH YOUR STAMPS. Documentary Revenue Stamps Must Be Mutilated. "Washington, Dec. 2. The commis sioner of internal revenue today issued a circular amending regulations as to cancellation of documentary and pro- j prietary stamps, providing that "in all cases where documentary stamps of the denomination of ten cents or any larger denomination shall be used denoting any tax imposed by the act of June 13, 189S, the person using, or 'affixing the same shall, in addition to writing or stamping thereon, with ink the in itials of his name and the date when affixed, mutilate said stamp by cutting three parallel incisions lengthwise through the stamp, beginning not more than one-fourth of an inch from one end therof and extending to within one fourth of an inch of the other end. "When such stamp is cancelled by cutting or perforating in any manner authorized by existing regulations as aforesaid, the mutilation herein pro vided shall not be required." This pVovision shall take effect and be in force on and after December 15. TO VISIT KRUGER. Webster Davis of Kansan City Will Co to Africa, Kansas City, Dec. 2. A dispatch to the Times from Washington, D. C, says: Assistant Secretary Webster Davis of the interior department, will sail from New York next Tuesday for Cape Town, South Africa. He expects to be gone at least three months. It is his inten tion to see something of the Boer war. He will be the guest while in Cape Town of Colonel J. G. Stowe, of Kan sas City, consul general at that port. Mr. Davis expects later to get into the Transvaal as the guest of Presi dent Kruger. There he will compile material for a series of lectures of the different aspects of the war and will try to reach the United States before the struggle is ended. Just Saved His Life. It was a thrilling escape that Charles Davis of Bowerston, O., lately had from a frightful death. For two years a severe lung trouble constantly grew worse until it seemed he must die of Consumption. Then he began to use Dr. King's New Discovery and late ly wrote: "It gave instant relief and effected a permanent cure." Such won derful cures have for 25 years proven its power to cure all Throat, Chest and Lung troubles. Price 50c and $1.00. Ev ery bottle guaranteed. Trial bottles free at Waggoner's drug store, 731 Kan. Ave. Picture Sale. 23 to 33 1-3 per cent discount on pic tures at MORRISON'S. 505 Kan. Ave. Tt takes but a minute to overcome tick ling in the throat and to stop a cough by the use of one Minute Cough Cure. This remedv cures all forms of throat and lung trouble. Harmless and pleas ant to take, it prevents consumption. A famous specific for grippe and its after effects. At all drug stores. Presidant Stickney's Wife Dies. St. Paul, Dec. 2. Mrs. Alpheus B. Stickney. wife of the president of the Chicago Great Western railway, died at her home in this city. She had been an invalid for two years. Bolters Name a Ticket Lexington. Ky., Dec. 2. Ex-Congressman Owen who defeated Col. Becken ridge in 1S94, and who bolted Goebel this year and made the bitterest possi ble attack on the head of the ticket, was nominated today by a fusion of bolting Democrats and Republicans to succeed Congressman Settle, deceased. The fight will be wholly on state is sues, the silver question not being con sidered. CQODOOaODOOOO it! tN rmmL -r- tt n Vf o o 0 o 0 o a 0 0 m o o o PEACE COMES WITH GOOD FOOD. TRY GRAPE-NUTS BOLD BY GROCERS. QOOOOOOOOOOOo MEAT FED TO HORSES. "Animal food, unless mixed with at least four-fifths of vegetables products, is apt to produce irritable temper and chronic restlessness. Wherever exper iments have succeeded in accustoming horses to a diet of flesh food, the results were attested by torn bridles and smashed stable doors. Carnivorous men begin to prowl to ease the feeling of gastric discomfort, and if deprived of that remedy, become fretful and vidic tive, especially when the causes of nervous derangements have been com plicated by other stimulants," writes Dr. Felix Oswald. Like produces like, therefore, the nervous dyspeptic should seek food from the peaceful and nutritious grains of the field. Grape-Nuts made of wheat and bar ley most skillfully blended and manu factured, furnish a food, fully and per fectly cooked; and supplies the highest form of nourishment combined with delicious flavor. Grape-Nuts are sold by all first-class grocers, and made at Battle Creek. Mich., by the Postum Cereal Co., Ltd, Services Will Be Held at Library Hall Tomorrow. The Topeka lodge No. 204 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will hold the annual memorial services tomorrow afternoon at Li brary hall at 2:30 o'clock. Every year the Elks all over the country hold services in memory of the departed brothers. In every lodge room is a marble tablet bearing the names of the members of the lodge who have died. On the tablet in the To peka lodge room are the following names: F. G. Stiles. B. M. Curtiss, W. P. Popenoe, J. F. H. McKibben, Eu-g-ene Wolf, Lewis G. Hastings and George Roberts. The motto of the Elks is: "The faults of our brothers we write upon the sand, Their virtues upon the tablets of love and memory." The following will be the programme for the services: 1. Voluntary "Watson's orchestra 2. Opening exercises Exalted Ruler Jno. F. McManus 3. Music Amphion quartette 4. Responsive Service. Officers of the Lodge 5. Opening Ode By the Lodge Great Ruler of the universe, all-seeing and benign. Look down upon and bless our work, and be all glory Thine. And let this be our sign, O Elks, and let this be our sign, The Golden Rule our motto true, for days of "Aul Lang Syne." 6. Prayer Bro. Wm. Henderson, chaplain 7. Music Amphion Quartette 8. Thanatopsis Bro. J. J. O'Connor 9. Music Friends Lohr Watson's orchestra 10. Eulogy Bro. A.W. Dana 11. The Palms Faure Watson's Orchestra 12. Closing Ceremonies Officers of the Lodge 13. Doxology Audience will please join in singing Praise God, from whom all blessings flow, Praise Him, all creatures here below, Praise Him above, ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. 14. Benediction Bro. Wm. Henderson, chaplain The following are the officers of the lodge: Exalted ruler. John F. McManus. Esteemed leading knight, Aaron Jet more. Esteemed loyal knight, Richard S. Johnson. Esteemed lecturing knight, Joseph Morgan. Secretary, George Wagner. Treasurer, L. G. Beal. i Tyler, Howard F. Bird. V Esquire, J. S. Coe. Inner guard, W. A. Seiler. Chaplain, William Henderson. DEATH OF CHAS. POTTER Inventor of the Printing Press Which Rears II is Name. New Tork, Dec. 2. Charles Potter, jr., the printing press inventor, died at his home in Plainfield, N. J., today. He had been sick some time with a com plication of diseases. Mr. Potter was born in Madison coun ty, New York, in 1S24. Early in life he went to Westerly, R. I., and engaged in the printing press business. Later he became associated with the Babcock Printing Press company and subse quently with the Walter Scott Press company. While with. the latter com pany Mr. Potter made several improve ments in printing presses and finally in vented the press which bears his name, and subsequently went into business for himself. He amassed a fortune. ONE MAN KILLED. And Loss $25,000 by the Columbus Powder Works Friday. Columbus, Dec. 2. One of the main buildings of the Lafiin-Rand powder works, located four miles north of this place, was blown up about 1 o'clock Friday afternoon. William Cushman, a workman, who was the only person in the building, was killed. Two other men who were working near by 'were slichtlv injured by flying debris. The property loss is about $25,000. The building destroyed was known as the barrel house, being one of the main charge buildings, and was a big struc ture of iron and wood, containing val uable machinery. The cause of the ex plosion is unknown as the only person in the building was killed. The shock of the explosion was felt at points 30 miles distant, and in Col umbus great excitement was caused, as it was' thought many lives had been lost. The debris of the mill was scat tered over a hundred acres of ground. 1 A fire wnicn ronowea tne explosion was extinguished by citizens. AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT. If it were not for the Romalo broth ers in their hand to hand and head bal ancing act, the "Spider and Fly," as put on this season, would be practically devoid of a commendable feature. The Romalo brothers are artists in their line. They were seen here two years ago with "The Brownies," and while there are no changes noticeable in their act, the work is of sufficiently superior a quality to be appreciated repeatedly. The "Spider and Fly" gives evidence of having outlived its usefulness. This evidence might be lax-king if the ballet was a beauty show a.nd the specialty features clever. But beauty and clev erness are both wanting. The ballet is a nightly exhibition of disrespect to old age and inconsideration for artis tic taste on the part of audiences. Sev eral of the "young" ladies present cre dentials for pension benefits by failing to wear veils. Among the female prin cipals, beauty is as conspicuously wanting as it is among the ballet mem bers. The Hewitts do a fair revolving globe turn, but outside of this, with the ex ception of the Romalo brothers' act.the "features" do not deserve mention. W ekly Eank Statement. New Tork. Dec. 2. MONEY on call stoii.dv at 5 per cent. Prime mercantile paper per cent. Sterling exchange firm with actual business in bankers' bills at J4.8'4'S4H fr demand and at J4.!-l'i 4.1'4 for sixtv davs. Posted rates $4.&?-& 4.S21-. Commercial bills U.,'"-1- SILVER Silver certificates a&'ic. Bar silver 5vc. Mexican dollars 4, '-40. BONDS Slate bonds steady: railroad bonds irregular: government bonds strong 2s. registered 10C: 3s. registered l'A: cou pon 10!,: new 4s. registered 1323: coupon 132?: old 4s. registered 1121..: coupon 113U; 5s, registered lli; coupon IIIV4- Bank statement Reserves, increased Loans, increased Specie, increased Iegals. increased Deposits, increased Circulation, increased tt.S44.5K 6.55.400 3..:-'" l.ll'J.'VX) .10 lit'-Ci"! 9X THE OLD HHD THE MEW WRY Of Treating Catarrh, Bronchitis and Consumption. THE OLD METHOD Under which the Death Rate from these Diseases Increased Over Twenty Per Cent. Annually. fcgfe-. ktolWV&t. THE NEW METHOD Which Reduced the Death Rate from Consumption Alone, Thirfy-four Per Cent. During the Past Year. THIS NEW Has Cured Over Eighty Thousand 1st, IT CURES BY Coughs, Colds, Asthma and Croup Cannot Exist where it is Used. The two illustrations above show more plainly than words can express, the wonderful change that has been made in the treatment of respiratory diseases during the past two years. Formerly, any sufferer from Catarrh, Asthma, Con sumption or Bronchitis was at once placed under the care of some physician and dosed with all sorts of nauseating- drugs and tonics. Even as far back as twenty-live years aso. the doctor seemed to be aware of the fact that in order to 'each these diseases inhalation must be used, and experimented with atom izers spravs and douches, in the hope of finding some germicide which could be forced into the bronchial tubes and lungs. That all these treatments prov ed practically useless is shown by thefact, that, during the past twenty years the number of deaths from catarrh and consumption alone, has increased from 8 000 to over 200,000 a year. The discovery that these terrible scourges were germ diseases did not lessen the death rate, for of all the germicides known to the profession but one of them could be inhaled into the lungs, and this Chlorine Gas. was deadly poison. The others, carbolic acid, ammonia and'ereosote (liquids) must touch the germs themselves in order to destroy; consequently, could not be used with effect, as it is absolutely Impossible for moisture in any form to enter the bronchial tubes and lungs. The discovery of THE NEW DRY AIR GERMICIDE made the cure of these diseases by inhalation possible; without it there was n way of reaching the germs, and up to the present day NO OTHER HAS BEEN FOUND HTOMEI alone is the only germicide of sufficient power to destroy the baccilli of Catarrh, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds. Croup and Consumption, and which can be taken in the air we breathe without injury to the patient. KILL THE GERMS of these diseases and you have need of stomach medicines, or the service of a phvslcian. You can sit in your own home, in church, at the theater, and cure yourself. The little inhaler can be carri-d In the pocket and a few moments' use of same will prevent Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Pneumonia and Croup. You take no risk as with all other treatments, for every bottle is guaranteed and your money refunded if it fails to cure. Hyomei is sold by ail druggists, or sent by mail. CAUTION Beware of Imitations of Hyomei containing Poisonous Ingredients. Hyomei Outfits, complete, $1.00. Trial- outfit, 25 cents. Extra bottles, CO cents. Hyomei Dyspepsia Cure, 50 cents. Hyomei Soap, 23 cents. THE R. T. BOOTH COMPANY, Ithaca, K. Y. GEORGE M. NOBLE, FINANCIAL AGENT. Buys, sell3 and manages real estate. Buys, sells and collects real estate mort gages, municipal and corporate bonds. One hundred of its stenographers holding positions in Topeka. Cement's famous system. Instruction strictly individual. Actual experience: pupils receiving their own earnings. Day and night sessions. Position guaranteed to its graduates. Les3ona by mail a specialty. ANNA E. CANAN, Established, la 18S7. 62S and, 630 Kashas Avenue. xvk rin 1 "5T" 4 f. o.r..- 1 h 1 1 'Q-rr-.iT-wr i TREATMENT Persons ot Catarrh Since September 1S98. INHALATION. Crawford Buildi TOPEKA, KAS. 9