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Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-08-21
months that it is much more prevalent in
oro vdad plooes 90 in citipa

months that it is much more prevalent In
crowded places, as in cities.
The death-rate of Maine from this sffec
ton is S25, that of Massachuseits and Con
necticut in the same year, II 90 and l3.+l
respectively.
Maine makes an excellent showing IN
the death rate by alcoholism, 0.l3, as COM
pared with 0. 80 in Massachusetts and 0 93
in Connecticut. Great difficulty, how ever
is found in getting correct reports under
this head. The same flaitering commentary
on the temperate habits of Maine people as
regards drinking Intoxicating liquors is seen
| in the death rate from cirrhosis OF the liver
a disease usually caused by intemperance
Names rate is 0 10 per 10 900 while Con.
necticut's was 0.69. '''V
There were 404 deaths by cancer, the rate
being Gil, higher than in Massachusetts
connecticut or New Hampshire.
The whole number of persons who died
at ages between 20 and 100 years or more
was 3 sol. Comparing with Massachusetts
in which state the proportion of elderly per
sons is not so great, 37.4 persons to every
10000 of population died at the age of &C
years or over.
Accompanying the epidemic of intiuenzs
in the early part of the year, there was ar
unusual prevalence of the acute respiratory
diseases, particularly pneumonia, from
which cause | ,43l deaths were registered ;
q larger number even than was
caused by pulmonary consumption, ordi-
narily the leading cause of death in mortal
ity reports, a number exceeded only by
that from tuberculosis in its various forms
OF the decedents from pneumonia, 600 were
males and 732 were females. The death
rate from this disease was, therefore, 81 81
per 10, 900, and as 45S of the deaths oc'
Cured in the cities, the urban death rate
was %. SO. In Massachusetts for the same
year, the pneumonia death rate was 2l "a
that of New Hampshire was 1920; that OF
| Connecticut, 20.69.
The facts given show the futility of bas
ing a guess as to the death rate of state
from diseases of the respiratory organ
| solely upon geographical position.
The death rate from diseases of the di
gestive System was 9.9..
From accidents 376 persons met death, q
deaths occurring from poisoning, l30 from
drow ming, Is from railway in juries.
There were two desths by homicide ant
one by infantioide. The rate in Maine j
| IO.O5, O.O9 in Massachusetts and 0.06 il
| onnecticut.----
There were,4l males and IS females VIII,
committed suicide. Twenty of the male
we're farmers. The Youngest suicide was
boy of IA years and 10 months and the oldes
| a man of S4. The largest number was il
September. The rate for the State pc
10 900 of population was 0.S9 that of Mas
sachusetts in the same year was LOB; o
Connecticut, 1.21.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-08-21

Thus the table indicates that, among each
l 900 infants living in the State of Msine in
1892, little over $50 died, and in Massa-
chueetts, out Of 1000 infants under one
year Of age. PIG died. In like manner the
death rates of children from the time of
birth until the fifth year, of persons from
twenty to fifty years of age, and of those
sixty years and upwards, are compared.
The death rate from the zymotic diseases
as well a. the infantile death rate, is much
used ~ an index of the healthfulness of
states and municipalities, and of the ef-
fciency of their sanitary organic ations. Ap-
plying it as a sanitary yardstick to our
State, its various counties, and its cities, is
an interesting diversion, and extended over
q series Of years will give results of value.
The following shows the death rate from
the principal zymotic diseases to wit
Small pox, measles, scarlet fever, typhoid
fever, whooping cough, diphtheria and
Group, and the diarrheal diseases:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-08-21

Presented by a good'company. New Trick Seen
cry. Glorious Specialttcs, and a brand new pro
duction from beginning TO end.
Regular prices. Salt of seats opened Saturday
18th inst. at the Opera House cafe.
aurfcISt
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-08-21

sold through druggists, at the price OF the
cheaper made pills.
Pleasant Pellets" " cure bi1iousness, sick
and bilious headache, dizziness, costive-
ness, or constipation, sour stomach, loss of
appetite, coated tongue, indigestion, or dys-
pepsia, windy belchings, heart burn"
pain and distress after eating, and kindred
derangemen of tie liver, stomach and
bowels. rut up in sealed glass walls, there
fore always fresh and reliable. Whether
as laxatiEe, or ir lIrger doses, as gently
acting but searching cathartic, these little
"Pellets - are uneGualed.
AS dinner pill, " to promote digestion,
take one each day after dinner. To relieve
the distress arising from over-eating, moth
ing equals one of these little Pellets"
They are tiny, sugar coated, anti-b bilious
granules. Any child readily takes them.
Accept no substitute that may be recon-
mended to be Just as good" 1t may be
better for the dealer, because Of paying
him better profit, but he is not the one
who needs help.
A free sample q to doses) on trial, is
mailed to any address, postpaid, on receipt
of name and address on postal card, afA%7
Address WORLDS DIsPENsARY MEDICAL
ASSOCIATION. Buffalo, N. Y. Il G5.s,5
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-08-21

Another table shows the gain or loss in
the population Of the Maine cities through
excess Of births over deaths or vice versa.
Auburn, Augusta, Belfast, Gardiner, Hal
lowell and Rockland show small excesses
Of deaths over births. The 81 deaths at
the Insane Hospital are accounted to Au-
gusta. The other cities show slight
gains and the excess of births over
deaths is most noticeable in the msnufac-
turing cities with large foreign populations.
Ofthe 517 cities, towns and plantations
represented in this report, the births exceed
the deaths in 322, while in l6S the number
of deaths is greater than the number Of
births.
In this connection the registrar has com.
piled table showiog by counties the towns
having more births than deaths, those with
more deaths than births and those in which
the births and deaths are equal.
Aroostook has no town in which
deaths exceeded the births and one
where they were equal. There were 27
towns having births and deaths equal. Ok
ford has Is towns in which births exceeded
deaths, and Is towns in which deaths ex-
ceeded births. In this connection the reg
istrar says:
"a comparison of the tables already given
offers interesting suggestions As to the con-
ditions which are influencing gain or loss
of population in the different parts of the
State. Generally it may be said that in the
older counties in which agriculture is the
leading industry and in which large manu-
featuring centers are absent, the census
enumeration shows either . loss or only Z
very slight gain in population. In the same
places, the town clerks returns exhibit gen
orally either preponderance of deaths ovel
births, or only a slight excess in the number
of births, as compared with the number o.
deaths.''
He then follows with q series of table,
one for each county. In these 10 given b.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-08-21

the general population, but upon the mum.
Der Of persons living 1t the particular sge,
period. As the population BY ages at the
last census 10 not available, it 10 here as
sumed that the age distrubtion of the pop
ulation Of our state differed but little in
1890 from that in 1880. In the following
table the death-rates of Maine and of Mass
achusetts in 1892 are based upon the esti-
mated number in each state of persons liv-
ing at the four different e-periods:
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-08-21

the state during the year 1882. This gives
a Fnn-riace-rate of 8. Sc tC every 1000 of
population, or one marriage among every
ll5 persons.
The marriage rate was higher in Andros-
corvin county than elsewhere in the State,
for that county being 9.7S per 200, and
7.24 for York county was the lowest
marrisge-rate.
As to the ages Of the persons contracting
marriages, the largest number both of
groon,s and brides were between 90 and 20
wears of age. While still under l5 years
of age "a brides were married; in the age
period, 10 20 years, there were 1874 grooms
and / ,597 brides.
In SAC marriages the bride was older than
the proom; sos widowers and 542 widows
were remarked; l25 men and 16S women
were remarked after having been divorced
from former marriage.
Seventeen men and 10 women contracted
marriage the fourth time.
The three oldest grooms were all 81 years
of age. The bride in one of these marriages
WAS 60, in another 46, and in the third only
80 years old.
The Oldest bride was Sc years old and the
man who became her husband was 36 years
old.
Five hundred and ffty-two divorces were
decreed in the year 1892. and this is at the
rate of not quite one divorce to every ten
marriages solemnized within the same year
The wife was the libellant in 4l0 di-
vorcee, and the husband in l42.
In the divorces granted for adultery, the
husband was the lbellant Al times and the
wife 90 times.
Two divorces were granted before the
married life had lasted 6 months; before
one year; 1872 after from i to years mar.
rispe; l75 after from 5 to 10 years; l6l
after 10 to 20 years; So after 20 to 80 years
and 23 after more than 80 years married
life.
The thoroughness with which the regis.
Itrar has collected the data and the exhaus
tive manner in which he has tabulated tht
ststistics 10 admirably illustrated again il
the l2s pages, that part of the report de
voted to deaths and the causes thereof
There are series of tables showing the mum
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-08-21

State i,osd i4,o2s IL, 1851 gain
Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-08-21
A Gentle Corrective

A>1 y0AA
becomes inactive. It's
you get when you Jake
Ierce's Pleasant Pellets
e free from the violence
and the gripping that
come with the ordinary
pill. The best medical
authorities agree that
In regulating the bowels
mild methods are pref
cradle. For every de-
rangement of the liver,
stomach and bowels,
these tiny, sugar coated
pills are most efecffve.
They go about their
work in an easy and
natural way, and their
good lasts. Once used,
they are always in fa.
vor. Being composed
of the choicest, concen-
trated vegetable ex-
tracts, they cost much
more than other pills
found in the market,
yet from forty to forty
four are put up in each
sealed glass vial, as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-11
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The Fourth of July comes on Wednes-
day this year.
As a successful jailer Ed Woodruff is
a great failure
A new 81 200 business building Is being
erected at 61S Clay street
The Grand Army Posts are preparing
to observe Decoration Day.
H. NJ. Willard of Sterling. a candidate
for state auditor, is in the city.
The street grader is doing some unirn-
portant work in North Topeka
Another year with Police Jailer Wood
ruff in charge. Oh, my, oh, me!
The Epworth league of the First N. E.
church will be held this evening.
An elocutionary recital Will occur at
Bethany college Saturday evening.
E. NJ Sheldon is building an addition
to his residence, at 1925 Taylor street
Ex-Attorney General Kellogg of EN-
poria, is attending United States court.
At the city election 1876 ballots were
thrown out because they were defective.
The Topeka Presbytery is in session
today at the Third Presbyterian church.
Rev. E S. Farrand's little son is sick
rgain, this time with Inflammation of the
bowels.
Rev. DR.. Blakesley has shaved off his
whiskers- They had done thirty years
service.
An Italian with a Scotch bag-pipe
made the day hideous on Kansas avenue
yesterday.
A new bowling alley, of standard
width, is to be put in at the Topeka
Athletic club rooms.
An overcoat belonging to George
Stumbaugh, was stolen from L. B. Nc
Curdy's barn last night
The gymnasium exhibition at Wash
burn college will be given soon The
classes are now practicing for the event
The county commissioners have issued
an order vacatlng a part Of KIein's first
and second additions to the city of To-
peka-
W alter Holcomb of the state labor
bureau, who has been sick. has gone to
his home at Douglass for a short vaca-
ton.
The trees in the state house yard have
been trimmed. and the old fence has been
removed from the south and west sides
of the block
The junior chorus, which is to furnish
music at the State Christian Endeavor
convention, May 24-27, now has a mem
bership OF 70.
The part of Orchard Highland addi-
ton owned by OFT & Tewksbury, has
been ordered vacated by the county com
ty commissioners.
Judge Hazen has sentenced Will
Wheeler, the colored boy who stole some
door bells, to pay a fine Of SO and serve
three months in Jail.
Oliver and Lenoir Hit of this city are
employed by the Rock Island at Pond
Creek, the scene of the desperate train
robbery Of yesterday.
The annual report of the state board oil
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DOCTORS TO BE HERE.

The Eastern Kansas Medical Society to
Assemble in Topeka
Tomorrow evening, the Eastern Kan
sas Medical society meets at the United
Workman's hall, at 723 Kansas avenue,
in regular session. The membership Of
this society embraces points within a
radius of twenty miles of this city. An
interesting programme, consisting of the
presidents address, by DR.. A. B. Nc
Chandless, a paper entitled: after
Treatment of Abdominal Sections" by
Dr. Emory Lanphear. A paper tsubject
optiona) by DIR. ]. A Rafter, paper en-
titled: ssFor What Are we Indebted to
Brown-Sequard?" by DR.. ID. B. Eastman,
and symposium on ''Immunity," by DIR.
B. E. Fryer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-11

That il what the City Clerk Calls the EIec-
ton Commissioners.

That il what the City Clerk Calls the E1ec-
ton Commissioner.
City Clerk s S. McFadden has a great
many faults to find with the laws per-
tanning TO the cities of the frst-class in
Kansas, but if there is any feature he de-
tests more than another it is the election
law Mr.. McFadden says the Office of
commissioner of elections is one created
wholly to make one more place to fill,
and is as useless as Hp" in pneumonia
Mr. McFadden says that under the cleo
ton law as il now stands the city clerk
does all the work and the commissioner
of election gets 81, 200 a year for it. The
commissioner duties consist largely of
signing his name 10 election notices. Mr..
McFadden says that with an additional
clerk all the work of that department.
could be done in his Office
Commissioner Frank Herald has at
present two assistants, Nick North and
Frank Whiteker, who are paid $40 and
$50 a month 1t is their duty to attend
to the registration Yesterday they were
in their office all day. The registration
consisted of one a. man In the week
preceding an election there Is enough
work to keep two clerks busy, but before
that time there seems to be an opening
here for the pruning knife of retrench-
ment to get in its work
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SOME OF COXEY'S FRIENDS.
Batch of Tramps Handled by Police
Judge Ensmfnger.

o.
Judge Ensmfnger-
Judge Ensminger's face heightened
out considerably when he glanced over
the names on the police court docket.
All were those of tramps well known to
the police.
Jim O'Bryau was first called by Assis-
tant City Attorney Hungate. He had
been in before and his fine was made SO
with a promise of having it doubled if
he ever came back
VIM. Brown said he was going to leave
town when Officer Campbell arrested
him The police said he was we'll
known tramp, and he was given so.
John Burns who was next called gave
Officer Summers lively race across the
Rock Island bridge He said he was not
drunk and pleaded not guilty. He had
been in a hotel in North Topeka and had
refused to leave when ordered TO do so.
Hungate then had the charge amended
TO include disorderly conduct. He acted
as his own attorney and several times at
tempted to interrupt the officers who
were testifying. ~Win you shut upr"
said Judge Ensminger- He said he would
but he didn't until he was threatened
with being locked up without a trial
Judge Ensminger made his fine $40.
Addy Redmond admitted that he was
drunk and was given a fine of SO
Ed. West said ne was not guilty. He
was arrested by Officer Owen and Parker
last night at IL o'clock at the L. p. depot.
He said he was from Texas and was a
painter and out of work. Sergeant
Donovan said he had been around town
for six weeks II had been drinking a
little your honor, but 1 could navigate all
right" His fine was made 50.
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AT THE CITY HALL.
The City Badly in Need of More
Money.
PLACES WHERE IT IS WASTED.
Two Clerks Paid so and $50 TO
haborsonsIy Register One MAN Day
and 1t comes Out OF the Peoples
Pockets

Eabor40nsIy Register One MAN Day
and 1t comes Out OF the Peoples
Pockets
In compliance with an order made by
the city council at its last meeting, Street
Commissioner Naylor has reduced the
street force to the lowest possible notch,
carrying simply enough men on his pay
roll to keep Kansas avenue decently clean
This is the first sign of a retrenching
process that must last until the close OF
the year; for the city is very short of
funds-Or rather has plenty of s'funds"
with nothing in them There Is only
tribe over Sc, 900 in the com bined general
revenue and general improvement funds
today. which must carry the city until
about July 18th, when the June taxes
will be available In view OF the
fact that the ordinary operating expen-
ses OF the city are from $4,000 to $lS,uOO
a month il would seem that the balance
on hand at that date would surely be
minus quantity. The city seems des-
tined TO run into ~the hole deeper and
broader than the coal hole.
Under these conditions the street force
Is always the first to suffer. The other
city departments are already red uced TO
a point where further cuts are impOssI-
BILE If the council had its way there
would no doubt be a cut in the police
missio are the only ones who can
make reductions in this department. and
thew claim the force Is already insult
fcient The fire department will not be
moIested This has been tried before,
but those who made the trial have re-
GREETED il. At the electric light plant
the force Is so small that one fireman Is
compelled to shovel coal without inter
mission from D. m till a. IN All the
other city departments are operated no
less economically under a salary ordI-
nance passed last February, which it was
thought would make retrenchment IN
necessary.
One of the heaviest taxpayers in town
who didn want to be quoted said to
JOURNAL reporter today, i don't profess
TO know a great deal about running a
CITY like Topeka, but it seems to me as
plain business proposition that the city
council ought to be able to know just
how much money it will have available
in given time, and regulate their ex-
penses accordingly. If they only have
$50, 900 for one quarter why they should
only spend 5000 a month, and there
would be no deficiency If they spend
$4,000 in a single month, the deficiency
is their own fault. and the people are
the ones who must suffer. / would like
to see the city run as the councilmen run
their private business enterprises They
don't spend two months income in one,
and run the chance Of starving to death
in the last month.
The people Of Topeka pay immense
taxes, but yet we haven't even money
enough to repair the pavements or make
needed grades in the streets. This is
what we pay taxes for, but we don't get
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health will come from the state printers
ia few days. 1t will be smaller book
than the preceding ones
The newly elected constables are now
on duty. w. w. Williams is at Furry's
court, Fred Stonestreet at Chesney's, and
Josiah Ross at Growers.
Alexander Shultz, q 14-year-old boy,
ran away from his home, 424 Liberty
street, week ago, and has not been
heard from by his parents
Mrs L o. Case, Topeka's lady lawyer,
won her first law suit Friday. She sued
Lawyer Joe Ward for lady client and
got judgment against him
Ex- Policeman Wiley says that he thinks
ne viii wait until after the next election
to give the Eek policemen's ball" He
says he can get larger crowd then
H G. Stafford and ]. G.. Wood. address
ed the Third ward Republican club last
night in the hall over Frazier's grocery,
corner of Huntoon and Lincoln street
Officer Carruthers has been instrument
tai IN getting up the ordinance, which
will soon be presented to the council, to
keep young boys off the streets after
night.
Simon Greenspan SAYS the bonds he
sold TO the state school fund mmission-
ers are good and their legality has never
been questioned. They were Gray coun-
ty bonds
Charles Hutchins, Topeka cOlOred
man, has brought suit in the district
court for divorce from his wife because
she would not work and would not treat
him with kindness. He says she was
cruel and would frequently swear at him.
Walter Richards was the victim of
fainting fit about o'clock last evening.
He was sitting in chair in klauer's
cigar store. when he suddenly fell over
on the floor, cutting the side of his face
on cuspidor. He was carried home in
a hack
A fakir on the street today said that
the only difference between a lawyer and
a doctor, was that when a lawyer made d
mistake there was always another lawyer
to jump up and expose him, but that
when doctor made mistake it was
carried out the door in coffin.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Judge Hazen has assigned the civil
cases for trial at this term Of the district
court, up 10 Saturday, April Dist
Sergeant Tim Donovan saws he has
been Informed that the train rObber who
was shot was one of the DaItons, and that
the man who did the killing Is an ex-
Wichita policeman, and is we'll known
in Topeka
The spring session of the Kansas Med
ical college is now In operation Doc
tors d. b CoIcord and ]. l. Gilbert are
at the head OF this summer school.
Chemistry, pharmacy and microscopy
are taught Doctor Colcord, who is the
Rock Island chemist, is the professor of
chemistry. and Mr.. ID. f. Deem, q practi-
cal pharmacist, is the demonstrated. DR..
Gilbert is the professor of microscopy.
The Daily STATE JOURNAL prints all
the news
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CITY HALL NOTES.
Items of Interest From the Various Mu-
nicIpa1 Department

Items of Interest From the Various Mu-
nfcIpa1 Departments
City Engineer Lewis Kingman finds it
necessary to use spectacles continually
when he is working.
The fire marshafs annual report is
being delayed by reason of the slow set
Element of some of the insurance on
property involved.
City Engineer Lewis Kingman will
have few of the worst places in the
asphalt pavement repaired with John
Bradley's native asphalt.
The election expenses last week were
about 1915. The largest items were
salaries of Judges and clerks, $1S1; rent
of polling places, $50; printing and sup
niles SfS
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