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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13
MIR. PECK TO LEAVE Us.
Closes Up the Sale of His House But Will
Register Here.

Hon George r Peck today signed the
deed conveying his handsome home on
Western avenue to Mr.. L. ]. Kell&m.
To STATE JOURNAL reporter Mr.. Peck
said: Eyes, l am going to leave Kansas
temporarily. 1 always have intended.
and still expect to spend my last days on
Kansas soil, but for the present it is nee
essary for me to live in Chicago. 1t is for
that reason that l have sold my home. 1t
is too good house to rent and can't af-
ford to own it and have it unoccupied."
In regard to his health Mr.. Peck said:
81 am feeling good now. l have had
months rest, during which | have been
out of doors most of the time. / have
been in the open air all the time | pos
sibly could; and | feel very great benefit
from the treatment.
81 expect to remain in Topeka over
Sunday and will then go back to Chica-
go and take hold of business once more"
Although removing his family to Chi
cago Mr.. Peck will retain his legal resi-
dence in Topeka, and said he would
register before he goes back to Chicago
and will return to Topeka to vote at the
state election this fall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13
ALL ALONG THE LINES.

Railroad News Items Interesting to Rail
readers and the Public.
A. r. Lingafelt of the Rock Island re-
turned from the west yeste rday.
The Santa Fe reports an increase OF
sheep transportation from the southwest
General Superintendent H. r. Nicker-
son returned from his eastern trip today.
r. 4. Jamison, tax agent of the Santa
Fe, has returned sick from Southern
Kansas.
VIM. Carmichael, of junction City, SUI
perintendent of the division building de-
partment of the Union Pacific, is in town.
j. E. Caven of the New York CONNER
cial Advertiser, is in Topeka and was a
caller at the Santa Fe general passenger
department.
Beyond stubbed toes, torn nails and
cindered eyes the Santa Fe dispensary
has had nothing to occupy its attention
for nearly a month.
Z. Gurcheon has taken charge of the
Santa Fe depot eating house in Topeka
and f. G. Gillenback goes into the en-
ploy of the Throop hotel.
Arthur Van Vliet of the Santa Fe Of
fees has gone to Kansas City, where he
has better position in superintendent
J. t. Rosaback's office.
The Missouri Pacific has notified the
railway commissioners that the train ser
vice petitioned for by citizens of Antho-
ny will be restored before April %.
W. ]. Black, assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Santa Fee, did not go to
FL Paso with the Kansas City ticket
agents excursion. He was in Kansas
City yesterday and accompanied them
only as far Topeka
The sale of the Kansas City, Wyan-
dotte s. Northwestern railroad by Com
missioner II. P. Dillon has been con-
tirmed by Judge Caldwell at Little Rock.
1 he sale was made two months ago and
the price paid was $650.0O0.
The Santa Fe rate of one fare for the
round trip from Chicago to Dallas, Texas,
for the meeting of the Southern Baptists
next month, is meeting much opposition
from the Alton, but road claiming it is
breach of the association rules. The
moralization of association rates and
agrees to leave the matter to a confer
QnCa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13
POLICE IMPROVEMENTS.
Floor Is Being Raised-Other Repairs
Conteln plated.

A Floor Is Being Raised-Other Repairs
Contemplated.
A. B. Whiting chairman of the board
of police commissioners, made a recent
call on City Clerk McFadden, and the
two went to the office of Mayor Harrison
and held a consultation. The confer
ence was regarding some improvements
that are imperative for the safety of the
city prison, and as the result of the con-
sultarion it was agreed that the repairs
should be commenced at once.
The most needed mending is the rails
ing of the floor to the mems cell-room.
The heavy iron cages in this room have
caused one side of the floor to sink five
inches, and appearances indicate that it
is liable to fall through at any time. The
floor will be raised with '.jacks" and
braces put under the floor on a founda-
ton that will be prepared for them.
Contractor Council will superintend the
work. Most of the labor will be done
by the prisoners and the city's material
will be used, SO that the expense of the
repairs will be nominal
1t is intended to tear down the tower
on top of the police headquarters and
put new one there, ana also change
the interior arrangements SO the police
court will be held up stairs, but it will be
necessary to advertise for bids for this
work, as it will cost more than 500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13
CITY HALL NOTES.
Items of Interest From the Various Mu.
nicipal Departments.

Items of Interest From the Various Mu-
nicipal Departments.
Nine birth and nine deaths have been
reported to the city physician this month.
Eleven dogs have been registered this
month.
The only contagious disease that ap-
pears to be spreading in Topeka is
measles. So far this month twenty cases
have been reported TO the board of
health, all of which are under quaran-
tine.
The city clerk is advertising again for
bids for the construction of sewer No.
16. The clerk advertised two weeks ago,
but no bids were submitted.
Street Commissioner Naylor is work.
ing thirteen men and five teams today,
fixing some bad places in the streets in
the direction of Lowman Hill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13
Found an Execution.

''This law of compensation, my boy"
grum bled Uncle Allen Sparks, ''doesn t
run through everything. Now, there's IN y
neighbor Shawcross. He's as lean as "A
scarecrow, and weigh over 200 pounds. His
health is just good as mine, he enjoys
life fully as well as l do, we're worth about
the same amount of money, and it only
costs him half as much to buy suit OF
clothes as it costs me. And they last him
twice as long, blame himp added Uncle
Allen in the tone of an injured man.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13
Diet and tlle Weather.

The influence of the diet upon the wealth
CT is not considered in Europe; but, as
in most things. they think quite other
wise in China. Rain being much wanted
at Nankin. the inhabitants were forbidden
to eat meat until the desired shower fell.
This abstention producing no effect. the
viceroy now prohibits fish being caught and
insists on vegetarianism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13
TO BE APPEALED.

c. b. s. Q. Tax Gases win Go to the Court
of Appeals.
w. F. Guthrie, attorney of the c. B. &
O. is here and held conference to-day
with Attorney General Little. They will
agree on a statement of facts in the C. B.
& Q. tax cases which were decided ad-
versely to the railroad in the United
States circuit court of appeals which sits
in St. Louis in Nav.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13
THE RATE REDUCED.

Railroad Commissioners Decide in Favor
of III Hutchinson Case.
The railroad commissioners today gave
a decision in the Hutchinson case.
The claimants asked for a reduced rate
on agricultural implements in car load
lots. The decision is in line with the de-
cision in the Wichita case, and the rate
is reduced from thirty-three and a half
to twenty-three and a half cents per
nVEf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13

AS anticipated rates from Topeka to
Kansas City will be reduced to So the
round trip during the grand opera festi-
val at the Auditorium next week. The
list of operas include Traviata, Faust,
Trovatore, Carmen, Lucia and Cavelleria
RustIcana.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13

The Improvement of the soldiers plat
in the Topeka cemetery is nearly com
pleted- The twenty-fo spaces between
the former rows, allowed for pathway,
are being graded and sodded and will
add more than twice the original space
for burying purposes. The Improvement
will cost about 5000 and when com
pleted will make the most beautiful
plat in the cemetery. Everyone is asked
TO contribute to this plan to help defray
ifa aXnanaa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13
one of the Gallery Gods.

In the district court today a case is
being tried in which Floyd Coleman is
trying to obtain judgment for $4,000
from the Missouri, Kansas & Nebraska
Opera House company. He wants judg-
ment for injuries received at the hands
of Special Officer Giles who put him out
of the Crawford opera house gallery one
night in February, 1898, when he was
creating a disturbance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13

The STATE JOURNALS Want and Mis-
cellaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice as
many Topeka people as can be reached
through any other paper. This is fact.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13
HEAVY RAINS OUT WEST
Southwestern Kansas Visited BY "a Soak
ing Rain Last Night.

Secretary Coburn, of the state board Of
agriculture, says western Kansas receiv-
ed a soaking rain last night A telegl am
from Ness City said: "We had hea, y
rains last night. The ground is wet
down six inches"
The counties of Sedgwick, Harper
Kingman and Cowley all received g cod
rains, and the indications are that every
county in the southwest was visited by a
general soaking rain. The people in the
west were almost discouraged and wheat
was drying up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13

The Swedish concert at the First NJ.
E. church will be both vocal and instru-
mental. Admission % cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13
SUITS TO
ORDER.

3 Doz Eggs. %
No. Sugar Cured Hams. . 10
Dry Salt Meat. ......... ~
Nice Choice Oranges per doz.. 10
"a lbs Best Granulated Sugar .. 81 90
10 pkgs Soapona, same as Soapine %
so lbs High Pat Flour .. 70
Extra Nice Water Pals .. 10
lbs Navy Beans. ... %
pks Rolled Oats ........ %
Good Package Coffee 20
Qrt Bottle Blueing ..... 10
Large White Potatoes ... 60
Large Box Soda Crackers .-... 10
It's a slaughter of the
Innocents, a wreckage of
trade, a paralyzatiOn of pro-
fit, a peerless, boundless,
unequalled opportunity to
supply yourself in Groce-
ries. You can rely upon it
now more than ever, that it
pays to trade at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13

fight case returned verdict for William
karr, in which Vincent Kaczynski was
ordered to pay Karr $25 his half Of the
stakes and interest to the amount of 90
cents Harry Lodge says the cock fight
did not take place in his barn. 1t was
In an adjoining barn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13
SHOPS AND OFFICES.
Some News Notes of Personal and
eraI Interest.

Some News Notes of Personal and Cen
eraI Interest
Monday will be the regular pay day on
the Santa Fe.
Santa Fe coaches 624 and 7O5 are in the
shops for repairs.
The preliminary hearing of the Rock
Island train robbers is going on at Pond
Creek, Q. 7.
Several Hutchinson Salt company cars
are in the Santa Fe shops for repairing
and repainting.
A large batch of bad order freight and
stock cars went into the Santa Fee yards
for repairs today.
H. B. Rodgers is again at the cashiers
desk at the Santa Fe freight depot. His
wife is much better.
The regular spring time card of the
will probably go into effect soon after
May 1st.
]. o. Brinkerhoff, general superin-
tendent, and F. Martsheimer, master me-
chanic, of the Union Pacific, were in
town last evening.
ID. Coon addressed the Y. NJ c. A.
noon meeting at the shops yesterday, and
w. G. Boon will deliver an address at the
chapel Sunday at p. m.
The Rock Island is taking through a
train of fourteen cars by way of Omaha.
filled with eastern excursionists bound
homeward from California.
Division Superintendent w. j. Law
renee of the Rock Island at Horton. was
here today, and left this afternoon for
Chicago on new time card business.
The floor of the Santa Fe depot wait
ing room in Topeka is being relaid in
part, and the storm doors have been
taken off the Union Pacific depot.
A party of circus people arrived over
the Santa Fe from Cincinnati today, and
will join the Sells & Rentfrow show.
They had an immense amount of bag
gage. among it few birds and monkeys.
1t is now considered assured fact
that the Missouri Pacific will put new
time card on its Fort Scott division on
the 22nd. The passenger service will be
restored as reported yesterday, and will
give employment to several more men,
The unclaimed freight sale at the
Santa Fe continues today with undated
interest and larger crowd. Among the
sales was that of an So gasoline stove
which brought ST and $50 binder
which went for SO. The sale will close
today.
The colored citizens will hold a mass
rnaofiuu af the cofrrt hOI1sa Monday eve
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13

Read the "Wants'' Many of them are
as interesting as news items. See if 1t
ia not SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13

s32 calls up the Peerless
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13

The eolored citizens will hold a mass
meeting at the court house Monday eve
ming, April 18th, at 8 p. H., for the pur-
pose of endorsing their candidate for
auditor of the state.
T. BIRD,
G. W. CHARLES,
]. H. B. TAYLOR,
Committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-13

G@Od work done By the Peerless
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-04-28
BANK BURGLARY A SCIENCE.


Amy safe.
In opening Il modern bank safe the
burglar puttirS up the entire Joint or
crack. except for about an inch at the
top Iud bottom \ well Of putty is
then formed about the top crack. where
il is uncovered. and two and a half or
three ounces of nitru-glyctriEr poured
into it, If lh" safe is not protected hy
felt or rubber. it will require but three
or four minutes for the glycclinr Ia
distribute itself over the cHtrr Joint
of the door and drip out at the low T.
crack. Says the Washington Star. An
ordinary drtonHting cap. SlCh a> is
used III exploding dynamite. is inserted
i'll the upper we'll and the fuse lit.
When tn" EXPLOSION occurs the door
comes off. When tn" operation takes
plac" in tn" vault there is rarely any
noise mnr" than fifty feet away.
The burglar does not carry Miro
glyrcrinc Wth him. He goes /" a hard
ware store, and buys Il few pounds of
dynamite. which he breaks up in Il
convenient vessel as IL wash basin.
covers with alcohol and allows it to
stand until the glyccrinc has al com
bnrd with it. The alcohol and cIycrr
inc are then poured off. and an ruIll
and ia" alcohol combine and the nitro
giy,"rinc sinks to the bottom. where it
is ready fo; use
T!l% chrome steel. of which the safes
and vaults of banks are now largely
buih. is easily drilled hy first hrnring
tn" steel y basket of wirr-lirttiny is
made /" cover II space of about SN or
eight inches square" and this is wired
to til" side of the safe or door 1t is
flied with charcoal, which is iynilcd
and II iicrc" heat generated 10y II pair
of bellows. In four or five minutes
the basket is removed and the heated
Sppt allowed to cool. II may III N be
drilled or cul lk" ordinary boiler iron,
once Il hole Sufficiently lHrGs. ir at nit
mans arm was cuI through IL
chrom"SlCrl bank safe four inches
thick in four hours. so that Il mlnS
arm WIS PASSED through and the ! Icil-
ing bolts disconnected with Il wrench.
In II little less lhAn two hours Il >na /
or hole WIS ,ut through tn" back of
the sal" into tlc money vault an! the
contents taken out through th" hole.
The large vault door behind which
the Saf" is placed is rarely blown with
glyr"I'nr. 1t is generally opened 10y
drillin" Il two or three inch hn" be-
tween tn" handle and the combination
lock This cuts off The locking bolt
and the door opens when the handle is
turned. Safes with round doors are
often opened rNprlimcntally 10y build
ing II we'll of patty at The upper part
Of III" joint and exploding about It tea
spoonful of glycrrinr ON the outside
the result being to cup out tn" top of
,hc outer plate OF metal.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-04-28

Dr J. II. Huxley. of Maidstone.
England, thinks h" has hit upon the
natural remedy for Slcep,"SSncss. II
is in brief to curl under the clothes
lik" Il kitten. or put the head under
the wing like il hen. lie says: This
insomnia seems To be now Il universal
aliliction. We live wrongly; sit up late
ana oVCrWork the brain, and then 20
to bed in an excited condition. No one
seems to have hit upon the natural
remedy. | think | have. People take
chlnral and tn" like at their peril and
tn" fatal consequence not seldom en-
sues. II is all wrong, for You cannot
control The dose required for the exact
circumstances. But try natures plan
instead: lower the supply of oxygen
To the blood. produce Il little aSphyXia.
limit the quantity of air to the lungs,
and hear and circulation becoming
quicker. he brain loses its Stimulant
and sleep follows.
when You find yourself in for a
SlrcplcSS night cover your head with
III" bcdc.OlhcS and breathe and re-
breath" only the rcSpircd air Thus
You may reduce the stimulating oXy
zen and fall asleep. There is no dan
ger. When asleep you are. sure 10 dis
tTb the coverings and get as much
fresh air rs You require, or. wien 0nCi
drowSintSS has been produced, it is
easy to 90 on sleeping. though The air
he fresh What do the. cat and dog
do when they prepare TO sleep? They
turn around generally three times, and
lastly bury their noses in some hollow
in their hair, and off they GO They
are in no danger, although it might
look as if they were from the closcncSs
with which they embed their noses"
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-04-28
GENERAL ITEMS.
independents III Politics.


AT the Iroquois club banquet in
Chicago Monday evening John w. Ella,
responding to the toast, Thomas
.Jetferson,' said that "Thomas Jefferson
is to Democrats what the Bible is to
theoiogans; that he had retired from
current literature, 50 to speak, and be
come a source of texts for all Demo-
cratic sermons. Jefferson" he said"
was consistent advocate of the merit
system in local elections' He quoted
him further AS saving:
| hope for that state of things when the
only questions concerning a candidate will be.
Is he honest? Is he faithful to the consttu-
ton?
He said that he was afraid Demo
cratic leaders had not borne in mind
this part of Jefferson theology.
Mr.. Ella SAID the man who had al
ways been Democrat, who voted the
ticket which bore the word "Demo-
cratic whether the candidates were
respectable or famous, was not by any
means the best Democrat. This sort
of Democrats or Republicans made
possible the corruption which exists in
our large cities. When man is
invited as ii Democrat to put in Office
incompetent or dishonest men he
should, the speaker said, like Thomas
Jefferson, put aside his Democracy for
that election day and vote to defeat
the conspiracy.
Thomas jefferson. he said, was
always true to Democratic principles,
yet he refused to turn men out of Office
because of their politics. He was often
in bitter conflict with members of his
party regarding party measures;
notably So with Aaron Burr and John
RandOlph.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-04-28

The belief that the human eye some
times shines with an internal fire of
its own, is based upon fact. one OF
the most intrrt sting experiments even
tried by that exceedingly interesting
man, Prof. llrimhollZ. related to This
question of the luminosity of the eye
Going into Il room that WAS totall!
dark h" WAS actually able To see his
arm by means of the light issuing from
the rrtina of his own eyes. The Su"
cess of this remarkable experiment has
been as, ribr, to the intense activity
of the superintendent brain. In refer
sl'n% to this strange incident. \iroln
Tesla remarked thai probably only u
few men could satisfactorily repeat it.
us the light seen WAS Il sort of "tiuorrS
ccnce of brain action produced 10y IN"
activity of Il mind of very uncommon
power Mr. Tesla. at the same time.
recalled the fact that Il flash Of light
is sometimes perceived when an image
suddenly presents itself to the intel.
lrcr Thus il sometimes happens lhnt
scientific Investigation not only con.
firms Old popular notions. apparently
of fanciflIl origin, but also makes them
appear even more wonderful than BE-
fore.
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-04-28

The most recent researches. accord
ing to NJ. FalSam. show that HE thick
ness of the ice has been usually undcr-
estimated \ terminal morlinu on The
.Jura at ChaSScron is 1000 fee; above
the sea-. or 271U feet above ',rnrva
In order that the upper S,lrfac,. Of the
ice should have had sufficient Incline
to flow onward, as il did. il WAS prob
ably 5000 or 5000 feet thick below
Martigny. and 1000 or 1000 feet over
the middle of the lake
1t is certain, at all events. that what
ever thickness was necessary to cause
onward motion that thickness could
not fail to be produced, since il is only
by the onward motion to some outlet
or lowlanI where the ice can hr met
ed away aS fast aS it is rrucWrt! fIut
indefinite enlargement of IL glacier is
avoided. The essential condition for
The formation of a glacier at all is that
more ice should be produced annually
than is melted away. So long rs the
quantity produced is ON the average
more than that melted. the "larirrs
will increase: and us the more extend
ed surface of ice. ND to a certain point,
bv forming "A refrigerator, helps lis
own extension. Il very small pcr,nn-
urnt annual surplus may lead rn an
enormous extension of the ice. Hence.
if at any Stage in its dcvclopmcnr The
end of "A glacier remains stationary,
either owing to some obstacle in its
Frostburg mining journal., 1894-04-28
a New Language.

And now an Italian claims 30 have
invented Il language called the toSmu-
languc which is expected to ,lo for tn"
world what Nolapuk tried To do and
failed The new language is construct.
ed entirely of combinations of the
musical SyllahlrS. do, re, mi, etc, and
can be written on the musical staff
with notes. all th"S" composing one
word being joined together by Il bar
Here is Il little specimen of it: MiSi
tollll Sdof;I fathrrD lado (Whol To cart,
lndo tim laSola hrIvcm. The i'll
vcntor thinks il would be very easy
to learn. being composed of SO few
and universally used clements. easy to
write which is done by II few simple
marks ON Il staff of five lines. and alto
gclhrr is we'll calculated to become
soon the one language of the world
One evident advantage is that it can
he WhiStIcd us well as spoken, and
thus might easily be taught to lnocking
birds