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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28
LOOKING FOR A CORPSE.
Rather Unp1esssant Penalty Imposed on a
Topeka Medical student

Rather UnpIesssant Penalty Imposed on a
Topeka Medical student.
People about town had better be look
ing out for one Of the students Of the
Kansas Medical college has been de-
tailed 10 furnish corpse 10 the faculty
within a short time. This is rather
startling statement. but such is the case,
nevertheless. 1t seems that a few weeks
ago one Of the cOrpses that the college
had secured for dissection suddenly dis
appeared
Some thought that possibly the sub
lect had come To life and walked away.
bnt 1t soon developed that one Of the
students, who once attended Washburn
college. had gone Is the janitor Of the
college, and by some slight misre presen-
tation. procured the body. AT that time
there were four Of the students about to
begin dissecting the corpse.
After getting possession Of the s'stiff,"
as a msdico calls it. this student took it
10 an undertaking establishment,
where he intended to have il
all to himself to dissect. He
also wanted TO be the possessor of
skeleton; for 1t is the pride OF every
medical student TO own one of those
Erisly things But the fates seemed to
be against him, for he was discovered
and summoned to appear before the fac
would bring the affair before the
public; he was given repri-
mand and here il the start
ling part 11 q was required To furnish 20
the college d hrst-class corpse for the one
Tie had taken away. Where this daring
student will get the body is a question;
for the people who chip bodies to the
medical colleges will not sell one to a
private Individual.
IL is TO be hoped that this enterprising
student viii not lay violent hands on
nybody about town in his desperation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

There was a precocfous youngster on q
suburban railroad train yesterday WIN
furnished the passeng gers with considera-
bic amusement. His mother desiring tc
ask the conductor a question concerning
changing cars, told her only son to hail
him when he passed by The blue uni
formed man with a punch soon appeared
say mister, my mother wants to see
you, exclaimed the young scion in a
voice loud enough to be heard all over the
car.
The conductor, who was busy, replied,
I'm be back in minute"
This did not satisfy mammals pet for
as the conductor reached the end of the
car he exclaimed in a loud voice, :. You
had better hurry up, or you'll get it where
the chicken got the Ak -
The passengers laughed loudly, while the
mother of the enfant terrible remembered
that she was in the wrong car--Boston
Traveller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28
RAILROAD TIES.

Over 90. 600 miles of railroad center
n the Windy City.
One of the New York street car lines
now runs smoking cars
Railway accidents are so rare in Hol-
land that an average Of only one death
a year results from them throughout the
entire country.
On the London, Dover and Chatham
railroad. in England, they use a hand
car which is propelled by means of a
sail when the wind blows
The railway companies of Great Brit
ain pay daily average Of 81. 700 IN
compensation, about so per cent being
for injuries TO passengers, and the re-
mainder for lost or damaged freight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28
CHARITY'S ARM TOO SHORT.
It Didn't Reach Far Enough to Prevent
Starvation

CHICAGO Dec. 2S.-Alrs. Johanna Rior-
dan. of 10. 90 TweHty-N inth Place, died
at her home last night. Reports among
the neighbOrs say that starvation had
caused the death. She occupied two
hreless and cherries rooms in the rear
of a brick building. and suffered greatly
from cold and hunger before death re-
leased her.
a visiting member of a charitable so
ci ETY.. upon visiting the apartments of
Mrs. Riordan. found her dead, while the
old lady's sister SAT weeping beside the
bed.
When seen at her home Mrs Riordan's
sister presented pitiabIe appearance.
She is very aged and feeble and sat
crouched beside a fireless stove, her
spare form covered by shawl. Food
had been brought to her by the members
Of the St Vincent de Paul society. but
the little stock Of fuel provided by the
same concern had already given out and
the old lady shivered perceptibly she
told OF her sisters sad death
In one corner of the room stood the
plain coffin in which the dead body lay,
clad in the same poor clothing which had
covered the aged form at the time she
expired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

Rev. siIIirnAn BIagden says He Muslin
IseIch Forth ia Washington

AseAGM n 0ENl Au wv iA8AlAAAEAO
WAHsrNeroS. Dec. 2s.-The commits
Bioners Of the district have received a
letter from the Rev. Silliman Blagden,
the contents Of which ought to make the
ears OF Colonel IngersOll burn. In speak
ing Of the lattsr's lecture, Mr. Blagden
says.
AAu right-minded clerQymen and
Christians, BON Protestant and Catho-
lie, do most emphat:cally and earnestly
protest against this blatant infdel deliv-
ering his blasphemous lecture in Wash
ington and elsew here. Amen
Although clothed in nice and plausi-
BILE talk, and specious aud parliamentary
Kuise and language, it is, however. moth
ing more or less than arrant infidelity
and a blasphemous denial and repudia-
rion Of God as a spirit. Therefore, it is
Helf-evluently against public policy,
moral decency, the word Of God and God
Himself ia His most adorable person, the
Holy Ghost, to allow this emissary Of the
devil 10 give utterance 20 his disgusting.
lOathsome aud satanic harangue.
''Conseq lently- he should be sup
pressed, and not for one moment allowed
70 give public utterance to his blasphem-
GUS gift Of CAB in reviling Jehovah and
all that His people hold sacred and dear.
and he should be treated as we would
deal with anarchists, mad dogs and rat
tlesnakes Amen.
Hence in the name of God. and for
Christ's dear sake, and also in the name
and for the sake Of all that Christian
people call holy, dear and sacred; yea,
for the sake of parents. wives and hus-
bands aud good citizens and for the sake
or our God given country, stop the blat-
amt Inhdel's blasphemous career right
here ia this beautiful capital of a great
and mighty nation, by forbiddinR him to
belch forth his own revolving shame and
defamation Of God Almighty under pen
atty Of fine and Imprisonment Amen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28
FOR SPEAKER or THE HOUSE.
Major j. b. Remington of OsaxatoInie is a
Candidate

Major y. B. Remington of Osawatonie is a
Candidate
There is said to be new complication
in the fight for the Republican caucus
nomination for speaker Of the house.
When Major j.. b. Remington of Osa-
watomie was here d few days ago he said
he would like to be speaker; that is he
had an ambition along that line and
would be a candidate if he thought the
chances favorable. He did not announce
himself at that time but he has since
written letters to several mem bers Of the
Douglass house who Will be back this
session asking their support
The gossip is that Major Remington
and s. :. Benedict have entered into
com animation to break the strength Of G.
E. Lobdel. who is conceded to be the
strongest man in the fight.
NJ ajor Remington has not yet arrived
and OF course the truth of the story can
not be learned until he is heard from.
When Major Remington was here he
told one of his most intimate political
friends that he would like TO be speaker,
but he would under certain circumstance
be satisfied with his old position as chair
man of the committee on ways and
means.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28
He was No Sponge.

During the residence In New Orleans Of
Bishop John II. Newman of the Methodist
Episcopal church he was known in that
city as a free and generous giver Of chart.
ty. When the late war was at its height,
the bishop was constantly importuned for
aid and constantly gave il where the
request was worth attention
One day in the latter part Of 1868 the
bishop was busy on a sermon when he re
ceived a request to visit the bedside of e
man far out in the Suburbs Of the city
The name was new to him. He was very
busy and asked TO be excused. But nc
refusal would be taken, and the bishop
entered his carriage and drove to the mans
house.
he had expected to find his petitioner
in the last stages of disease but to his
surprise the man appeared in excellent
health. The bishop then asked him If be
desired spiritual counsel
NO, Bishop Newman, y the man proud
Iy replied, II don t want any Of your ad
vice. Inn hard shell Baptist, and I'm
all right. What I do want IS 500 to get
to Natchez, where 1 have relatives"
Although somewhat startled by the
brazen presum ptiOn of the man, the bish-
op ventured to say:
Isn't 500 considerable for a ticket &c
Natchez2"
Well, yes, suppose it is. But do you
think want to sponge on my poor rela-
lions after 1 get thereY' Chicago Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28
FOR PRISON REFORM.
Gov. Morrill, Wants the Hutchinson
RsformarOry Finished
AND YOUNG MEN SENT THERE

Instead OF to aHin$le with Hardened
Criminals at Lansing
It Is expected that the legislature this
winter will do something towards putting
into effect IN Kansas some practical
prison reform.
Governor elect Morrill, yesterday re-
ceIved a visit from Dir. h. T. Hatch, an
Arkansas City banker who is interested
in prison reform and who was for eight
years warden of the Michigan peniten-
tiary.
Mr.. Hatch urged upon the governor
the necessity of this kind of Legislation
and proposed thatth Hutchinson reform
atory should be made ready for occupancy
and about 100 boys and young men ne
transferred to it from the penitentiarv at
Lansing, where they are now confined
with old and hardened criminals.
Governor Morrill, expressed himself as
much in favor of doing something along
that line but said an architect who had
looked over the buildings at Hutchinson
said it would take at least 100000 to
complete them ready for occupancy
Mr.. Hatch had been over the ground
and he told the governor that the only
thing needed to make the Hutchinson
building ready for occupancy is a heat
ing apparatus
There are in the buildings 100 cells
already completed, and all that IS neces
sary, IN Mr.. Hatch's opinion, is facilities
for heating aud the buildings can be
occupied al once.
The Hutchinson people are anxious
for as large an appropriation as possible
and urge the necessity Of building a wall
all around the buildings before they are
occupied. but the prison reform people
who have been to see Governor-elect
Morrill, represented to him that wall
is unnecessary if the proper man is
placed at the head of the reformatOry,
and say that if the convicts can be
locked in their cells at night none of
them will get away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28
A CHANCE FOR A FIGHT.
Bennington, Corning 1T Al. Attending the
st. Louis Conference.

The Topeka Populists who left last
night to attend the 81. Louis conference
are cons .derabIy exercised over the an
n0uncemeut that ". H. Bennington, Cy
Corning. Asa Bum and J. W. Yarroll in
tend 70 attend the conference They are
the Populists who fought the Populist
state administration in the recent cam
paign.
.sThey need not think they viii get into
the convention" said Commissioner Of
Elections Herald Il have found our
that they were paid by the Republican
state central committee at the rate Of 500
per month each for three months and not
a single one of them voted the P0pulist
ticket It would be funny if they were
given place in a Populist conference.
liz they attempt to participate 1 am ia
favor of throwing them out Of the hall
and / believe it Will be done"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28
MARLBOROUGH Is DEAD.
The Murderer of Robert Laird
Golfers Son at Emporia
FOUND DEAD AT RALEIGH, n. C.

AfteF a Long Drinking SDree-sseque1
TO One OF the Most Hear1Iess Muir
ders known in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28


We are placing in Kansas City and
other Missouri cities, well as in To-
peka, large amount Of this coal Re
sponsible parties pronounce il equal to
the Pennsylvania anthracite. We can
give names of parties using it success
fully in Topeka. 1t might be well &c
give it trial
For sale only by
TIE SOUTHw EsTERN FUEL COMPANY,
GA Kansas avenue
Telephone 1913.
a Remarkable Achieveme En Rail-
road Affairs
Was the running of the Exposition flyer,
the famous twenty hour train between
Chicago and New York, via the Lake
Shore route. in service during the Worlds
fair. A handsome litho- water color Of
this train may be secured by sending ten
cents in silver to q. X. WILDER, Western
Passenger Agent, Chicago
Leave XOur order
For nObby suit with
OlOf Ekberg, TIC Kansas avenue.
NObby suits
at Ekberg's, TIC Kansas avenue.
OIOf Ekbprg.
Merchant Tailor. TIC Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

TO One OF the Most EEear1Iess Muir
ders known in Kansas
A dispatch from Raleigh. N c., tells
of the death of James II. Yarborough,
who was found dead in his bed in hotel
at that place on Christmas day. He had
been drinking heavily and physicians
who made an examination, said his death
was due to sutfocatlon
Marlborough is the man who seven years
ago was sentenced TO the Kansas peni-
tertiary for lie for the murder Of a
young man named Collier at Emporia.
Inc murder was one of the most start
ling ever committed in Kansas. Collier
anu Y ar borough were both EN- pIoved in
the Santa Fe offices at En- porla, and they
had quarreled over some trlfiIng matter.
Marlborough while drunk went to house
where Collier was making a call, and
when Collier appeared at the door he
shot him Collier fell inside the door
and died Immediately
Shortly after Marlborough was SEN
fenced TO the penitentiary ne made
attempt TO kill himself by cutting his
threat but his life as saved. Young
Collier was son OF Robert Laird Collier
of New York, and Yarborougn's rela
tives were prominent people IN North
Carolina.
Last August Marlborough secured a
pardon. Inc petition Tor his pardon
winch was presented 10 Governor LewelI-
ing was signed by many of the prOml-
nes5 people IN North Carolina.
= ZEN Chef Clerk HOlcomb Of the la
Dor Bureau, was hospital steward DIT
the penItentiary Marlborough was his
CLERK and when Marlborough was
released he came to Topeka
and stayed with Holcomb sever
al days waiting for the release from the
penItentiary OF Il friend named Williams.
When WuIIams was released the Two
ex-convIcts started for their eastern
homes This was the last heard OF FAR
borough until the news of his death
reached Topeka today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

Leave NOur Order
For a nobbv suit with
Olof Ekberg, TIC Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

Good work done BY the Peerless
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-12-07
How to Read a Book.
graph

The first thing to do in reading a
book, or story in magazine, or any
other thing worth reading, is to aser-
tain who wrote it. An author talks
to us in his books, and just as we like
to know the friends we talk with. we
should like to know the name of the
man or woman whose published
thoughts are entering into our daily
lives. Therefore make it rule, girls,
to read the title-page of the volume i'm
your hand; and if there be preface,
unless it be very long one, read that
too. You will in this way establish
an acquaintance with your author;
you will know him by sight, and soon
you will know him more intimately.
Every author has little ways and
words OF his own, and you will find
yourself recognizing these very swift
ly and lovingly. By-and-by when you
happen in your story on some phrase,
or turn of sentence, or little jesting
mannerism which belongs to the
author you are growing will acquaint-
ed with, you will feel pleased, and the
story will mean great deal more to
you than if it were simply the work
of an unknown person, whose tones
and looks were quite unfamiliar.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-12-07
Boy Character.

1t is the greatest delusion in the
world for a boy to get the idea that
his life is of no consequence, and that
the character of it will not be noticed
A manly truthful boy will shine like a
star in any community. A boy may
possess as much of noble character as
man. He may so speak and So live
the truth that there shall be no dis
count on his word. And there are
such noble Christian boys; and wider
and deeper than they are apt to think
is their influence. They are the king
boys among their fellows, having an
immense influence for good, and loved
and respected because of the simple
fact of living the truth.
Dear boys, do be truthful. Keep
your word as absolutely sacred. Keep
your appointments at the house of
God. Be known for your fidelity to
the interests of the Church and Sun
day School. Be true to every friend.
ship. Help others to be and do good.
-Child's Paper.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-12-07
Compulsory Suffrage for Men.

The New York World of Aug. 49, is
IN favor of compelling "citizens" to
vote, ignoring the fact that one-half of
our citizens are forbidden to vote
because they are women. We COM
mend the article to the remonstrants,
who not only do not wish to vote them
selves, but are unwilling that the
women who do want to vote should be
allowed to do so.
We are opposed to making voting
compulsory. "One volunteer is worth
hundred drafted men," There is a
better way to bring out full vote of
men. Give women the power to vote,
aud they will not only do so, but will
bring to the polls the class OF men
who now stay away. When the 2O,-
600 women voters of Boston first
voted, many hundred men voted who
had not done so for years. | heard
one such man say at the polls:
This is my first vote in seven years.
But the women got so stirred up that
L made Hp my mind to come out in
spite of the storm
The Indifference of men is due to
the fact that they associate with
women who take no interest in poll
tics. Such men go with the women
to lecture, concert, theatre or fashion,
able party, instead of going alone to
primaries and the polls. When the
women vote. these men will vote with
them, and there will he fuller and
fairer expression of public sentiment
than ever before. H. B. B.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-12-07
Highest of all Leavenng PoweLatest U. Govt Report
R>!A!! g! Rak!Rs Rs&assl!
ABSOLUTELY PURE
Good County Roads.

Speaking, of county roads, the
Everett News says that planking is
the only solution of the question. Is
this quite right? Is it not possible to
make excellent roads from the soil
even in this country where there is so
much rain and so much soft loan?
We are very much of the opinion that
it is, and that the secret lies in good
drainage. Without drainage good
dirt roads cannot be made on any
kind of sell. While good deal of
rain falls in the Puget Sound country
in the course of year, it must be
remembered that heavy rains are ex-
ceptional. Light and comparatively
brief showers accompanied by or fol-
lowed by wind are much more COM
mon than any other sort of storms. If
observations are made in localities
where drai mage is good it will be seen
that there is hardly time in our wet
test seasons when the soil is not COM
pact enough for all practical purposes.
1t is only where water is allowed to
stand until it evapOrates or is churn
ed up into mud that the ground
becomes soft. This is not merely
matter of theory, for some private in
dividuals have shown by experiment
that dry dirt roads can be made out
here on the loamiest SOIL
If the roadways were we'll rounded
up and in the worst places tilted longi-
tudinally through the center, the
bitches were made deep with a suffi-
cient number of outfalls, good coat
ing of gravel placed upon the clay
and repairs were made promptly, dirt
roads would probably be found to be
cheaper and better than plank roads.
AT any rate, before communities COM
NIT themselves to heavy expenditures
for planking they ought to see what
can be done with the soil self.-Tele-
graph.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-12-07
The u. S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior to all Others.

JOHN F. DoRE, better known in Seat
tie as the prominent attorney aud
democratic politician, James Fairfield,
was taken to Boston in custody last
week to answer charges of swindling
poor people in that city out of their
savings, several years ago before COM
ing to this coast. He claims he will
be able to establish his innocence.
We hope he will Years ago it was a
common question on the cattle plains
and in mining districts to ask a man
what he skipped out from the East for,
and the "Arizona Kicker" still shows
up this failing of early day Westerners.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-12-07
Next meeting Dec s


The fate of the country does not
depend on what kind Of paper you
drop into the ballot-box once a year.
but on what kind of man you drop
from your chamber into the street
every morning.-Thoreau.
A liquor drinker who used to spend
his wife's earnings when he had ex-
hausted his own, fell in with the Sal
vatlon Army, and as soon as he had
saved enough to make home comforta-
bic, he called on those who had been
sending in work, and said to them:
~ have hired my wife to work for me
now, and she has no time to wash for
Won"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-12-07

Or. Prices Cream Baking Powdez
Most Perfect Made.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-12-07

AN Eastern poultry grower made a
test last year for profits between one
good COW and fifty hens. The value
of the output was about the same and
the cost of feed only varied $2 The
manure of the hens was about equal in
value to that of the COW but he re-
garded the work of caring for the cow
as twice as much as that of caring for
the hens.
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-12-07
SEQ West, Young Man."

Horace Greeley, whose advice, "Go
West, young man, and grow up with
the country" has been accepted with
profit by thousands of young and old
men, founded the New York Tribune
many years ago. 1t has long been re-
cognized as leading New York news
paper, and we are pleased to be able to
nnounce that by a special arrange
ment we can offer to our readers the
New York Weekly Tribune, the Seat
tie Weekly Post-Intelligencer and the
JOURNAL, all three papers, one year,
for 1926. This offer is good to old
and new subscribers, and at the low
price named must meet with popular
avOr
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-12-07

A profane coachman, pointing to
one of his horses, said to a traveller
.That horse, sir, knows when swear
at him." "Yes," replied the traveller,
nand so does his Maker"
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-12-07
w. G. T. Z. COLUMN.
Officers.

SUPTs.-Mrs. Will Baldwin, Juvenile work:
Mrs Lemoine. Press; Mrs. Monblo Parlor meet
ings; Mrs Rex, Flower mission; Mrs S. Hunter
Scientific instruction; Mrs. Dnckworth, "Y'' and
Jail work.
Meetings every two weeks on Saturday after
noon at the residence of Miss Clara Ansorge
The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1894-12-07
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Superhous hair removed permanently, In
simultaneously, without pain, by Electro Chemi-
cal Fluid. In order to prove superiority, we
will for next 80 days send sample bottle and tes-
timonials free, on. receipt of nineteen cents to
pay postage. ELECTRO-CHEMICAL CO.,
25 East 18th Street, N Y.