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The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-22

The connecting link between Nebraska
and Kansas has just been placed in ser
vice by the UNION PACIFIC RAIL
WAY. This train leaves Council Bluffs
daily at 4:45 A. NJ; Omaha at sos A. NJ;
Valley 6:2O A. M. and runs through
without change to Manhattan, Kansas,
making direct connections there with
the Kansas Division of the UNION
PACIFIC RAILWAY for all points in
Kansas and Colorado, Westbound, and
for Topeka, Lawrence, Kansas City and
points East and South via Kansas City.
Returning. train leaves Manhattan at
2:25 2. M. arriving at Beatrice at $40
+. NJ; Lincoln at 1850 p M; Valley al
9:55 p M; Omaha at l1:20 z. NJ and
Council Bluffs at II 40 2. NJ; making
direct connection with Kansas Division
trains from Kansas City, Lawrence, To-
peka and East and from Denver. Salina,
Abilene and all points West, enabling
passengers TO visit the principle points in
Kansas and Nebraska in the shortest
possible time. These trains have first
class equipment. consisting of smoking
cars and first class day coaches of the
latest pattern. The new train will I'LL q
| long felt want and is bound to be
| popular from the start. $40
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-22
20 MILES DISAPPEAR.

Thirty miles OF country = a o'g
hing 10 disappear, but This distance
has been dropped oHt between Nan
AS CITY and Chicago. How II nap
.ueued Is thus figured out: he Chl-
ago. Santa Fe Il California RailH ay
!. completed between Kansas Cay
and Chicago. and the distance be-
,woen the two cities il ONLY 45S miles
measuring from Union Depot. Nan
AS CITY, to Dearborn Station. Cl'ica'
70. THIS is exactly thirty miles ie'f
than by amy of the old lines, so YOU
have TO travel thirty miles less. your
freight has TO he hauled thirty miie'
less, aud practically The Santa re ha'
made thirty miles disappear. A re"
Years at this rate snd kam.a> viii o'
in New England.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-22
The Union Pacific Railway
Oderl Day Coaches, Elegant Pullman Palace Cars

Eating Houses along the line are under
the direct supervision of the Company, and
the meals furnished by the Pacific Hotel Com
pany are unsurpassed.
Instead of going abroad, why not visit
some of the numerous health and pleasure re-
sorts of the West. so widely noted for their
curative springs and wonderful scenery.
Among these reached by tn, UNION PACIFIC
are: Idaho Springs. oil. Georgetown, Col.
Central City, Col. Boulder. Col Garfield Beach.
Utah Utah Hot Springs, Utah. Guyer h OF
Springs, Ihaho Soda springs. Idaho. Sho-
shOne, Falls, Idaho. Yellowstone National
Park, Wy. he Dalles of Columbia, Ore.
For Folders, Descriptive Pamphlets, Rates
of Fare, etc.. call upon or address F. 4. LEWIS
Agent, 525 Kansas AUe., Topeka, Kan. JOHN B
FRAWELY, Travelling Pass Agt, Ninth and 6Todd'
way, kanSes City, Mo. 8. F. WHITNEY, Genera
Agent, Kansas City, No. Thomas L. kmOah Actini
General Manager E. L. Lom0k, Asst Gen. Pass AM
Ticket Agt.; d. S. Tebbes. Gen. Pass. and Ticket A0t
Omaha Nebraska
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-22

-hkthe man who studies the Bible
most who finds most in the Bible
which Is worthy Of study.-S. 5.
Tines
We need little less than infnity to
make US happy, and little more than
nothing to make us miserable. jean
Paul Richter.
The compulsory working Of many
thousands on the day Of rest is almost
Identical with smothering the life Of
religiOnin thes soul. Frederick Robert
son.
Advancing years with their in
Creaslng inHrmities should forcibly re-
nlnd US that the earthly house Of this
tabernacle must soon be dissolved,
HAPPY Y the man who, being thus adj
mOniShed, can look forward with Sc
rene and quiet hope to the building
y uod, house not made with hands,
eternal in the heavens as his future
hume va age thus cheered is Heaven
esun On earth.-N. Y. Independent.
Two q the most suggestive words
ue DlOle are wait and watch. :"
.uey imply each other. We are in
~.S'aat need Of cultivating the dispo-
a4OOs they inculcate. Again and again
we brought into places where we
10 nothing, but in every such case
are DONG every thing that is neces-
Wnen We only wait, with open
u ana patient heart, for the Lord tt
"a himself, and His will. Chris
aaa Inquirer.
u, ~ one Is SO much alone in the
II, 'efSe as q denier Of God. With an
~ Euaned heart, which has lost thu
s',eSs OF fathers, he stands mourn
=. y the Unreasonable corpse 0
~ u'e' no longer moved or sustained
~
IL. u spirit Of the universe, but grow
! ~ grave; and he mourns unit
as a,nset crumbles away from tn
1t is difficult to have portabl
49, places Of business, or eve
49,. 49, oi worship. But religion
49, Ole' Indeed, any thing ths
49, rossss under that name that IS NJ
tn, aole i . sham and a frauC
H. ~ l With you wherever you got
u. Up % the Office, to the store, t
49,. kl'chen. On the street. in soci,
,DS Oufse' in politics-in every thin
si,h everywhere, take your religic
you. Religious Telescope.
shi. aF,als test character. Innocen,
ation a ! mas been subjected to no tenn
u. II = not virtue. The soldier WI
ever ever been exposed to conflict h;
,eal,.'s sOn 70 boast Of his courage. II
non.: y our religion needs to be d
Ia 80 aOso. It is the trials to viii
sbies |! disciples were subjected, a
hds aaey endured with such for
de0oa.~ which are among the best q
"a ~ u their faith We possess.
Ai,h rOs1ie wrote: The trial Of 70
NhsoA 4 more precious than Of e
up,o perisheth'' and shall be "fou
aoO.aa. alSs and honor and glory at
laor,s Of Jesus Christ Christ
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-22
The Sabbath in Germany.

nIs said that the German Emperor
\. !. favor Of a Sabbath reform-be-
T.-s. that the civil welfare Of his peo-
h would be promoted by the abolish
rsnt Of horse-racing and similar
,mD,enents on that day; and the legis-
l,turs i moving to enforce q better
observance Of the Sabbath. From
here military point Of view this is q
not sensible reform. The Sabbath
puchss nearly every human interest,
mhe reason that it braces men, in
afiusIly, in their minds, morals and
nday strength; and thus gives sta
HHp and endurance and power to
sg department. Of civil life. In
pFm
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-22
The PRESIDENTS NJ essage.

The inaugural address of the Great
Crock Island Route" Chicago, Kansas
& Nebraska Railway, is to announce
that two through vestibule trains run
each way between Chicago and Denver.
Colorado Springs and Pueblo, via Kan
sas City and st. Joseph, without change
of cars, making close connections west
bound with all trains for Salt Lake, Los
Angeles. San Francisco, Portland and
other Pacific-coast points, and at st.
Joseph and Kansas City, eastbOund with
gil trains for Chicago, st. Louis and
points east, north and south, These
royal trains, consisting of Pullman sleep
ing cars, restful and handsomely-ap-
pointed reclining chair cars, and magnl-
ficently furnished day coaches were
built expressly for this service by the
Pullman Palace Car Co., and are un'
questionably the finest ever turned ou'
bv this famous establishment. The re-
clining chair cars are models OF elegance
and comfort, and are free to all holders
Of first class tickets, and courteous at
tendant with every car will see to the
| wants of our patrons. Ask your neares
ticket agent tor ticket via the Grea
Rock Island Route" or write to
JOHN SEBASTIAN,
Gen1 Ticket and Pass. Ag't, Topeka, ka
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-22
:. Grace Of Giving

faculty Of mind, no mo-
Gbsrs ! a. no method Of thought ought
j, y heart aetion, no grace Of Split nI5
s,ssh q ,sa a' can not be heightened ana M
naassd, tn e. teaching, by training py
DURATION "a. ana NAV be admitted there
,ps glla gu Il except from the
y PTSer DO not like to have i sus+
y InsS POSSIBLY o. their giving might
creased rt,a They des 7 Tn en srt of Of
| 1 . :. tas en ss' art that they are
t'g ] I boast themselves masters o.
AZ Y IN their duty in this matter.
N n .ira what they feel they ought
N g'0 No man has q right to
} go. what they can afford
y ! ''' Here, at least, IS 2 gu duty
~hich they are heN0l D4 ~
} ~ sa'' rav they look at it. but me
S' A ! nj i all is that the man VINO
~ y. 4, full duty in this matter q glv1
y s !. tie man who is least :, dlssu ~ 4ea
y, |. ne \ Begging sermon /" Or Dy a ens
= So, Or teacher Of the art ana
rsa.n' Il giving. The man who
ra a.s.s like grim death to his one
da' \. nises before he drops it into the
GU 's,rn'.rstiOn.plate, can be taught aho
o ,s.i.s5 ID cheerfully loosen ms holo
a'ns I enlarge his gift, and to enjoy
" Y rift more than he ever die
, ~ one. The man who resent'
y \ sonrbt that he needs training II
Y I. r r,sce Of giving is the man wht
III j needs that training Inc man
T NO that he has reached th !!
~ ~. i well-doing in any sphere i
eS Tery man who has barely made Ii'
IN toward that acme. IS. ;. Times
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-22

-: = psa7sr,nssssssianss.: ms MAKE 59
p,s,sipg the = ! collection for this
1DS IND states S sarenv earnestly petition
E G1 ne ,s# na5 ee' NIL '''''
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-22
CHICAGO. SANTA FE AND
CALIFORNIA RAILWAY

No /. Vestibule Express, Daily Leaves
chicago at / 80 p m =, and arrives at Kansas
city 1925 m at Topeka 1872 p. m.
No 3 colorado Express, DaIly.-LeAves
Chicago at 30 p m, arrives at Kansas USy
40 D. m, at Topeka 1850 p IN.
No2 Vestibule Express. Daily:-Leaves
Topeka at 2 80 NJ, leaves Kansas city at o:4o
D. M. arrives at chicago l 20 p IN:
No. 4. New York Express, Daily
T0peka4;l5 a. m, leaves Kansas City9 90 AIN.
arrives at Chicago ;3OA. III.
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-22
Capital Steam Laundry.

ia Kansas Ave. Telephone 2lS
Prompt attention to washing on
sbort notice. viii call for and de-
ivpr washings in suy part OF the cl'y
Collars. Cuffs. Dress skirts n special
~. I. T. ''',n-U"'
92l ll8 Kansas Ave
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-22

In the District Court.
Shawnee county, Kansas.
Lucy A Kirkpatrick. oooo
VS. case NO 00V''
Hans kirkpatrick,
To Hans Kirkpatrick, defendant IN the
above entitled action:
You are hereby notified that on me
10Th dav of February. A. ID. 1889 me
plaintiff. Lucy A. Kirkpatrlck' III me
above emitted cause did file her petition
in The Clerks Office of the District Court
Of Shawnee county, State OF Kansas,
against YOU in the said action; ana mat
YOU are required to answer said petltloHs
Of plaintiff on or before the olh day OF
APRIL, 1889 or the same will be taken as
true and a JUDGMENT rendered agalnsl
YOU as prayed for in SAID petition Iot
divorce in favor Of the plaiHun agalnsII
YOU and for such other or fur her reilei
AZ praved for in said petition ana OF
which YOU VIII take due notice
Lucy A. Kirkpatrick, Pl"lnun.
S L. Seabrook.
Attorney fer Plaintiff
Attest w f. Sterne.
Clerk District Court
Il
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-22
DIR. c.. Nj. MOateS.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.

Graduate of Mahany College, OF
Nashville, Tenn. Is now located at
No. 53 Delaware St. All Calls
promptly answered.
LEAVENWORrH, X ANoA>
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-22

1+ts true that, the more man gives, the
go he has: but it is not true that the
, m,o1 aman has, the more he gives. The CIV
inc Of gifts to the poor is done more gener-
aIlv and more largely by the poor tna S;1.a -
+le rich. A rich mans gift Is more nnes
to be noticed than poor lnan airine, that
Of its immediate size; out the kaeMe $50
teAls sn r1I sui sums; and that is done by the
in s1nat SUI xtent little dreamed Of, and
poor to a. an r exerns approached by the rich
rarely or no rYarlxe in a sermon in West
sa inst erI Abbey: "Only God and the poor
m ,s ho w much the poor give to the poo"
know s tb noM Is a truth that should bring home
~ Us he called poor givers than givers TO the
roor.-S. S. Times
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-22

COOP companionship is an inpP bas better tie
@ COMPANY an 0 than the who T al ~ T s
Coo Coz h no sympathlzing friend ana .,n =
n r. helper The Divine presen United
1~sre even an aficticn blessing A''O
Presby terrain
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-22

r-,, NfoxrErroRE, in Temple Bar OF
AEan. = AN. And now for New York poverty
LONDON oa,a,or Yes, there is plenty Of both
ana 1h Squ rch city Of the new world plenty o.
starving crt, ~ Sc who are worse
ents, Ple s,av IS and plenty, yes, plenty Of
on on s araa and both sexes who have got no
al ages IS d 4nE Tine same may be said OF al
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-22
DYEING, INCLUDING CLEANING.

AIS KANSAS AVE. TOPEKA, KANSAS
The American citizen. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1888-1909, 1889-02-22
A Biographical Dictionary

xlriag pronunciation q names al tf.-'
concerning nearly iofsH Not@a teFe-1
v.rtaq5x tAh&es gsv.nE valuable 3aseEz5-Ss 4a---
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-13

Crismon Scarf company make speciality
of filling physicians prescriptions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-13

ON THE BRINK OF A PRECIP1CE.
hands upon. He is Immediately surrounded
by the crowd, he is gagged, his arms are tied
and he is slowly lowered from the window by
the Sophs. For five minutes he lies on the
ground, then he is Joined by the hazers. They
put him in a carriage and drive far into the
country, until at last they reach an old de
serted farm house-the hazers' lodge He is
taken in, stripped stark naked, and put
through series of tortures which dare moi
put on paper.
Among other things, they burned on his
back, with their cigarettes, the initials of
their secret society, ''T. E. B." He is doused
in well near by, then fastened to a sliding
board, which projects over fire, aud toasted
little, to take away the chill of the mid
night bath.
Near one of our principal colleges i'll the
east there is high palisadic formation known
as East Rock. 1t is 400 feet from the base to
the top, and sharp, jagged rocks stick out in
all directions. 1t is certain death to the per-
son so unfortunate as to lose his foothold and
fall A number of people have been killed at
this spot. In the fall of IS band of haz-
ers, who had a gludge to pay off against a
certain young student, took him from his
room one moonlight night to this gloomy
place Having arrived at the spot, they took
him into a cave known as 1.-The Judges
Cave" There they held mock trial and
found the young man guilty of some trumped
up charge.
Right over the spot, where some time be-
fore poor man had fallen and been dashed
TO death ON the rocks below, was a tree
which jutted over the cliffs The sophs first
shaved the helpless freshman's head and then
tied him to the tree. After giving him some
parting advice as to what he should do if the
tree broke, and after advising him to say his
prayers and go to sleep, they departed. All
night the poor fellow remained in that posi-
ton, not daring to move muscle for fear of
shaking the tree and causing it to fall
He was found the next day nearly dead
from fright.
1t seems miraculous that he escaped most
horrible death.
College custor.s are peculiar
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cause disturbance. The next day the young
man found his room in frightful disorder.
The sophs had been there during his absence.
The bed clothes were torn into shreds; his
boots were filed with water and sand; his
nicely ironed collars and shirts were stuffed
into the wash pitcher.
He found the following note tackled to tho
wall: Prepared Neophytel to meet thy
fatel" It frightened him not little. The
next night the hazers came, found him in,
seized him and carried him off to the woods
They painted his body with green paint
That was one of the most barbarous things
ever done in college. The perpetrators were
never discovered
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Young T., as will call him, politely re.
sponded to the invitation Ito open up" The
sophs rushed into the room, prepared for
sport. One of them called for song. 81
cannot sing" he replied gravely, "but am
musician in my way, and l can perhaps
accommodate you with my instrument"
''What instrument do you play, freshieg'
1.-THE French horn"
"All right, trot it OUT
The young man produced the instrument
and, preparatory to playing, calmly opened
the window. Straightway from the instru-
ment proceeded terrific, heart rending, bray
ing notes, which penetrated the whole col
lege grounds and made night hideous There
was at once stampede from the room Not
a soph doubted that the proctor college po-
liceman) was on the way to the room. But,
mol Hearing the tumultuous, brazen discord,
and surmising the cause, the officer had care
fully posted himself at the main exit of the
building, and there intercepted the hazers
and led them off i'll triumph. They were all
expelled.
There was the case of B., a strong fellow,
standing six feet in his stockings and pos
sessed of great amount of nerve.
One night after B. had gone to bed band
VI SoPnOIlOleS ulsSulsoo d BHOSlS euIeIeu Ine
room. B. was asleep, but was soon awakened;
his first thought was of personal safety; he
reached for his pistol, then, raising himself in
bed, said: 81 want you fellows to clear out
Immediately; won't stand any monkey bust
ness" No reply. "If you do not leave this
room, 1 shall fire." The eyes of the ghosts
seemed to glare at him like tiger eyes. Ev-
erything is as still as death. He can hear his
heart beat; the perspiration stands out on his
head. At last, exasperated, he fires, expect
ing to see them dispense. Horrorl One of
the ghosts deliberately throws back at him
the bullet he has fired
Again and again he shoots, but each time
the bullet is returned. Unable to stand the
strain any longer, he springs from the bed
and grapples with the first ghost he can lay
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The hazers said they would like to know
how well he could swim, and in order for him
to use his legs and arms to good advantage,
it would be necessary for him to remove his
clothing. He then took position as he
would If in the water and struck out. He
used his limbs vigorously for some time, when
they were apparently satisfied that he was a
good swimmer. They then forced him to sit
in a wash basin filed with ice water, gave
him two toothpicks for oars and told him to
row. Other methods were also employed,
too revolving to mention.
That young man, of naturally sensitive
nature, has never recovered from the shock.
bis mind is shattered. The hazers claim that
they visit only upstairs, who need a little
conceit taken out of them.
This young man was considered one OF the
best behaved students in college.
At hazing few years ago the freshman
was so reckless as TO strike one Of the hazers,
and then called loudly for help.
HE KNEW BETTER NEXT TINE.
The sophs discreetly Withdrew. fearing to
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-13

''Op2n up, you treSnmanl"
If the now thoroughly frightened boy does
not open the door a step ladder is brought
upon the scene; a masked hazer climbs into
the room through the trausom and opens the
door to the Others
Woe to the freshman!
Strong hands seize him, he is pulled out of
bed, stripped naked and the hideous festival
begins. He is compelled to scrub his feet
with a tooth brush; to brush his teeth with
the same article; given a sponge bath, sent
TO bed as wet as he is, only to be pulled out
again and put through the same performance
as many as ten times; still the fends are not
nearly satisfied. The unfortunate youth has
probably borne this meekly. 1t would be
useless to protest-but they are in for sport.
he is wrapped up in sheet and suspended
from the window in the cold midnight air.
Imagined after having had ten sponge
bathsl
Five minutes pass, ten pass; all is still. He
wonders if he is to remain there all night, so
cold After while he is taken out, forced
20 sit down and drink beer, smoke, and play
cards with the hazers. This all on Sunday
night To wind up the affair he is COM
PEELED to write a letter similar to the follow
ing:
A SURPRISE TO his PARENTS
My DEAR PARENTs-I have just come in from
chapel and have now paused a moment in the
midst of dice throwing and poker q hope you are
doing the same) to inform you that the sophie
nores here tonight the finest men in college.
This letter is duly signed, put in an enve-
lope and sent to the lads home. This is only
one instance, and is very mild example of
hazing.
Another favorite form is that of tossing
the ''neophyte" in blanket until exhausted.
Sometimes the blanket gives way, and the
unfortunate lad falls heavily to the floor,
with serious results. It happened at one
hazing that young man was severely in
jured.
He has been obliged to use a cane since; in
jured for lifeI
At W college young fellow was Wis
tied by the sophs. They had ascertained that
the young man was exceedingly anxious to
be popular with his fellow students, and that
he was very willing to do what he was po-
itely asked to perform. He was invited TO
the room on one occasion-suspecting moth
ing-and while there was asked TO do various
things
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Dysnensia and Liver CompIaint,

Is it not worth the small price of 20 cents
to free yourself of every symptom of these
distressing complaints! If you think so,
call at our store and geta bottle of Shiloh's
Vitalizer. Every bottle has a printed guar
antee on it; use accordingly, and il it does
you no good it will cost you nothing. Sold
by A. G. Smith & Co
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-07-13

men-to be found In all colleges in a more or
less depraved state-the hazers. These fell
lows go to make up the loafing element of a
college. They spend their time and their
parents money among the beer shops and
pool rooms, which are always so numerous in
college town. They take fendish delight in
torturing the young men commonly known
as Gospel Sharks and Mammals Darlings, u
and other pet names used to distinguish them
from tho tough element
Having is strongly rooted evil and exists
in mild or severe forms in every college in
the United States Some parents think it a
good training for their boy to go through the
ordeal Perhaps they are right. Some meth
DDS of hazing are very mild and calculated to
take the conceit out Of a boy, nothing more;
but the methods in use at some colleges are as
cruel as they are ingenious Sometimes, but
not often, the more brutal hazers are pun
ished by the faculty, as were four at the
Troy Polytechnic institute recently.
Soon after the unfortunate victim selected
for treatment has retired and all is still about
the building, mysterious whisperings followed
by rappings at the 'freshman's" door are
heard. The boy, imagining what is coming,
pretends to be asleep or not in the room. No
use assembling. Louder rappings.
open up!"
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1t is Sometimes a Harmless But
Rough Amusement.
BUT IT is OFTEN VERY SERIOUS
How the Freshman is Initiated Into Some of
the Secret Societies that Infest the
Average College.

HE first term of
the average young
mans college life is
not always full of
sweetness. He is
not only confused
and perplexed by
the many intrica-
cies of g student
life but must needs
suffer, and often
times most cruelty,
from the attacks of
that class of brutal