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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-14
Shells.

The employment of egg-shells for
ornamental purposes is extremely an
cient. manuscript in the Harleian
collection represents number of egg
shells ornamented in the most ele-
CANT and costly manner. Miniatures
were often painted upon egg-shelis
with extreme care, and shells thus
curiously decorated became valuable
and highly esteemed presents. In
Venice young noblemen frequently
lavished large sums of money upon
portraits painted within egg shells
intended as presents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-14
MISS KELLY'S LOVER.
Professor A. Geza Dome, Formerly of ths
State University, Becomes Monk.

Professor A. Geza Dome, Formerly of the
State University, Becomes Monk.
A dispatch announced that A. Geza
Dome, w6o was at one time instructor in
violin music at the State university, has
entered monastery at Springfield. KY.
1t is also intimated that his sweetheart,
Miss Kelly, was killed by lightning a
few years ago and that Dome never re-
covered from the effect of her tragic
death by a stroke of lightning.
The Miss Kelly referred to is probably
Miss Emma Kelly, daughter of ex-Sen-
ator II. B. Kelly of Lawrence. Prof.
Dome and Miss Kelly were supposed to
be engaged while he was at Lawrence.
but for an unknown reason the engage
ment was supposed to have been broken
off.
Miss Kelly was not killed by a stroke
of lightning, but is now teacher in the
state deaf and dumb institution at
Olatho
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-14
FOR A COOKING SCHOOL.
There Is to Be One at Manhattan-Proba-
bly, Due to Mrs. Kedzie.

There Is to Be One at Neutrality-suspicious.
bly, Due to Mrs. Kedzie.
After lively debate in the senate last
night the committee of the whole de-
cided to give the state agricultural col
lege a $4,000 appropriation for the erecs
ton of building for the department of
domestic economy, or, in plain English,
a cooking school An effort has been
made for some time to get this appro-
priation. The agriculturalists wanted
$4,000, but they were in luck to get
half. Senator Jumper said: "It is all
very well to talk about educating our
daughters to cook meal of victuals, but
the first one they cook when they get
home will probably make man want to
go visiting"
Senator Dennison said if the state was
going to appropriate anything he wanted
it to make the gift big enough to build
a creditable building.
Senator Milton Brown observed that
farmers and their boys aud girls were
getting nearly everything they wanted,
and he wished somebody would build a
school to educate lawyers sons. But he
voted for the appropriation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-14
DOINGS OF CONGRESS.
The Three Per Cent Gold Bond Issue
Under Discussion.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Although it
was known that attempt would be
made to pass the resolution authorizing
the issue of per cent gold bonds in I'll q
house, the attendance on the floor Was
not large when the speaker called the
house to order at II O'Clock
AS soon as the journal had been read,
Mr.. Catchings from the rules committee
reported the special order under which
the house was to operate. It was as fol-
Resolved, That Immediately upon
the adoption of this resolution
the house shall proceed as
in the committee of the whole
to the consideration of house resolution
No 255 (lhe bond resolution,) that at the
hour of O'Clock this day the previous
question shall be considered as ordered
on said resolution, and then, without N
terveninc motion, votes shall be taken
thereon until the same shall have been
fully disposed of
Mr.. Catchings promptly demanded the
previous question as soon as the resolu-
Lion had been completed.
On a rising vote the previous question
was ordered 56 to II.
Mr. Pickler (Kep., S. d. made the
point of no quorum, but withdrew
and before time for debate could
/
vote recurred on the adoption of the or
der. 1t resulted 56 to IT,
| MIR. Simpson, Kansas, again made the
! point of no quorum.
Mr.. Simpson and Mr.. Catchings,
as tellers, took their places and
| for over half an hour they
waited patiently for the belated
arrivals to make up the coveted quorum.
| With the arrival of members came Il
stream of visitors into the galleries and
at 11:52, when Mr.. Catchings reported
a quorum, the hall of representatives
presented an animated appearance. The
vote had resulted 152 to 2S in favor of
the special order.
MIR Simpson, who remarked sarcas-
! tically soto voce. that he
was trying to protect the presi-
dent against the vindictive assaults
| of Republicans, recreant Democrats and
cuckoos, made no attempt to get the ayes
and nays, and the special order was de-
clared adopted.
Before the debate began, the speaker
announced that he would recog-
nize two members of the COM
mittee on ways and means. Mr.. Wilson
and Mr. Reed in the affirmative, and
Messrs. Hopkins (Rep., ILL., and bryan
! Dem in the negative, to control four
hours of the time allotted for debate, the
remaining hour to be given to debate
under the five minute rule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-14
a B1ood-s ucking Earthworm.

South Africa is the home of species
of earthworm, creature closely re
lated to our common angleworm, who
is not only a giant among the deni-
zens of the soil, but which is reputed
to have a taste for human blood.
There are two species of this uncanny
wiggIer, one of dark red color and
the other almost black They arc
larger than ones finger and from
three to four feet in length.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-14
Railroads Getting Together.

DENVER, Feb. 14-Chairman Caldwell
is meeting with marked success in his eff
forts to settle the differences among the
western trunk lines. As result the meet
ing of passenger agents in this city the
Burlington, Rock Island and Rio Grande
have agreed to raise the boycott on the
Union Pacific and Mr.. Lomax has agreed
to open the Oregon gateway to all roads
on round trip tickets.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-14
Death to GIouceater.

NEW YORK, Feb IA special dis
patch to morning paper from Glouces-
ter, Mass, says: 1t is known thus far
that the recent storm has cost Gloucester
nineteen lives and two vessels, beside
thousands of dollars damage to vessels
which were saved.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-14
THIEVES BREAKIN.
Tho House of Geo. w. Reed Entered an
$40 Taken Last Night.


The house of George w. Reed
at 1133 Harrison street was bur
glarized last night. and as it is only
few doors from the Macarthur house
that was entered at the sam3 time it was
probably done by the same parties. The
front door was open and SO was a win
dow this morning. The only thing
missing was $40 in money that was tax
en- from the trousers of one of the soGs
upstairs.
1t seems probable now that there were
more burglaries in town last night, but
the police have not yet been notified.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-14

ATCHIsoN, Kan, Feb 14-John Bishop
died yesterday from blood poisoning.
caused by the bite of rattlesnake in
1892.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-14
Joliet MINIS start Up.

Joliet, ILL.,, Feb 14-The Illinois
Steel company and the tonnage men in
the billet and converter department.
have come to an agreement, and the
mills will start up about March 1. The
mill was closed January 1, throwing 1000
men out of work. The new scale is a %
per cent cut over last years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-14

Ch1ca<O's s4,OOe.OO9 Building.
WASHINGTON, Feb 14.-The president
has signed the Chicago public building
bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-14

The celebrated Heidelberg tun'
looks like small cask when com
pared with a huge barrel that was
made last summer for the use of tn e
''Halle aux Wins" a Paris establish
ment, known as the largest liquor en-
porium in the world. This huge
French wine casb has capacity of
1s, TO gallons and measures twenty
three feet in height
Beggs' German SaIve.
The household remedy. Every family
should keep it for cuts, burns, bruises,
and Inflammation of all kinds w. r
Kennady keeps full supply.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-24
All Grades White Pine,
La Crosse Lumber Co.
TO MAKE
Preparations at the Missouri State
University About Completed.

COLUMBIA, Mo-, October 16.-Dr.
R. E. Graham, newly elected profess
sor of bacteriology in the Missouri
State University, has just arrived in
Columbia and is now engaged in fit
ting up his laboratory and preparing
to manufacture anti-toxine. A stable
of five young horses has been secured
and all that is now delaying the work
is the equipment*of the laboratory.
The department will have a tempo
rary home in the second floor of the
museum building. In the manufac-
ture of the remedy for diphtheria the
German method will be used. This
method requires IA days to grow the
toxine. Then it takes about 8 months
to immunize the horse, SO that it
will be about three and one-half
months from the time the work is be-
gun until the a~nti-toxine will be ready
for sale. Calls are already coming in,
and all haste is being made in orderto
begin as soon as possible.
The objects in having this remedy
manufactured here under the super
vision of the State Board of Health are
twofold. First, to assure it at a rea-
sonable price. It will be sold at the
actual cost of production. The work
will begin with FIVE horses and the
number will be increased from time to
time ais may be necessary by the de-
mand. DIR. Graham, who will have
charge of the work, was graduated in
| 1898. In 1894 and 1896 he took the
meteorological course in the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, and during the
last three months he has been travel
ing in Germany, investigating along
the lines of the latest psychological
| work,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-24
La Crosse Lumber Co.
Treat Customers Right,
FIRE FRIDAY MORNING.
A Residence and Barn in West Mexico
Completely Destroyed by
the Flames.

What might have been a serious con-
fiagration, had it not been for the eff
fective work of the people living in
the vicinity and the fire department,
when it arrived, occurred in West
Mexico last Friday morning. The
house burned was on the southwest
corner of West Love and North Abat
streets and was owned and occupied
by Mrs. Martha j. Johnson, a widow
about GA years of age, and the barn,
which was located on the northeast
corner of the same street, was owned
by James Mundy and vas being used
by B. F. Bradley. The fire started in
Mrs. Johnson's house from a defective
fue, and owing to the high wind from
the south at the time was rapidly
spread to Mr.. Mundy's barn. The fire
department was a little slow in get
ting out, owing to the distance, but
when it did arrive it made quick work
of putting out the blaze. Mrs. john
son, who is a poor woman, will lose
heavily, as her furniture was all that
was saved, the house being a total
loss, as was also a large pile of stove
wood which the old lady had saved
and piled herself. There was no in
surance on her house. The barn was
also a total loss, it not being insured.
The loss on the latter will be about
800 and the loss on Mrs. Johnson's
house could not be learned.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-24
Highest Of all in Leavening PoweE-Latest Us Govt Report
@@!!a!l! R fs%asSz:
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ACROSS THE ATLANTIC.
Majestic and st. Louis Begins q Race
to Europe.

NEW YORK, October 16.-The new
American Liner st. Louis and the
White Star Line steamship Majestic
started to-day to race across the
Atlantic. Each will try to land its
mail first in London, and that steam
ship which is successful expects to re-
ceive henceforth the greater part of
the foreign mail. The post-office au-
thorities evidently have confidence in
the st. Louis, as they have entrusted
to her twice the amount of foreign
mail which the Majestic carries. The
Superintendent of Foreign mails said
to-day:
"We have, approximately speaking,
about $50 bags of mail to send to the
other side. Five hundred of these we
have given to the st. Louis and the
remaining $50 to the Majestic. We
would not have done so had we not
believed that the st. Louis was capa-
BILE of landing the mail in London first.
On the voyage across the ocean the
American boat is none the slower,
and it only takes her three hours
to get her mail from Southampton
to London. On the other hand,
while the Majestic will probably reach
Queenstown, where she lands her
mails, before the ST. Louis reaches
Southampton, it will take her 10 hours
to get her mail from there to London"
The St. Louis sailed at IL O'Clock
this morning. On her way out she
touched a bar near the point of Sandy
Hook, but got off in about 10 minutes,
and proceeded on her journey. The
Majestic left at 8 O'Clock this after
noon.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-24
GOLDEN RULES
That Are as Good for Newspaper Men
as for Anybody.

Alexander Dumas, the younger, has
formulated some rules for health,
wealth and happiness, of which we
give an abstract. They are mostly
good rules to observe, and they cer
tainly will help in the struggle fol-
happiness:
Walk two hours every day; sleep
seven hours every night; go to bed
always alone, if you need to sleep;
get up as soon as you wake; work as
soon rs you get up; eat only when
you r hungry, and drink only when
you are thirsty; and eat and drink al
ways slowly.
Never speak except when it is nee
essary, and never say more than hall
of what you think. Never write any
thing that you cannot sign, and never
do anything that you cannot avow.
Never attempt to produce anything
without a thorough understanding OF
that which you undertake, and destroy
as little as possible.
Try to be simple, to become useful
to remain free, and before denying
God wait until somebody proves te
YOU that He does not exist.
To get married when a man ID
young is healthy; to choose, in nc
matter what class, a good, honest girl;
to love her with all his heart and soul
and to make her a reliable compan.
ion and a prolific mother; to work te
raise his children, and to leave then
when dying the example of his life
that is the true meaning and object o.
life
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-24
La Crosse Lumber Co.
Have the Best Grades.
Marketing the Corn Crop.

VI tuc NOW xOTh "OIlu-
The Treasury report on the expor-
tation of breadstuffs, issued Oct. 9,
shows a September expectation of
5,569, 900 bushels of corn, as against
only 49,, 900 bushels for September
last year. The total expectation for
three months ending with September
this year reaches 12,122,oOo bushels,
against only 2,177, 900 bushels for the
same.period last year.
Back of this gratifying increase in
exports of the great Western staple
there is a crop which last weeks es-
Inmates of the Department of Agri-
culture put at 1900, oOO, 900 bushels-a
yield which is not far from the pro-
duction of what the Western States
remember as the "'corn-burning year"
of 1890.
If the exportable surplus of this
crop al be marketed at ever an ap-
Proclamation to decent prices it viii
make the West prosperous, and the
average investment in Western real
estate will be rs safe as if it were in
United States bonds. Not only will
this be the case, but Western rail-
roads will come out of the hands of
receivers and foreign confidence in
their securities will revive.
Southern cotton seems to have its
immediate future well assured. The
increase in the activity of European
mills promises to enable the South to
unload its surplus at advancing prices.
The assertion that the market is in
danger of dislocation, that a rapid adj
vance in such great staples as iron is
likely to be accompanied by a decline
in the great agricultural staples, GER
tainly does not apply to cotton.
Nor ought it to apply to corn. The
price per bushel cannot be prevented
from declining in face Of such an
enormous production, but the market
ought to be put in such a shape that
on the total of our exported surplus
we shall be able to realize more than
was ever realized in any year before
in the history Of the United States.
To effect that viii be worthy of the
best financial genius of the country
If effected it would not only solve the
most perplexing of our monetary
problems, but it would at n dis
pose of political issues which are now
the occasion of some anxiety.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-24
CoRBETT AS A PRISONER.
At Little Rock in the Custody Of q
Deputy.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, October 49,
James J. Corbett arrived here this
evening a prisoner. He Is in chargeof
W. L. Babcock, a prominent citizen Of
Hot Springs, who is appointed to guard
the champion pending the disposition
Of the habeas corpus proceedings in
stituted yesterday. Tonight Corbett
and party gave an exhibition to q big
crowd at the Capitol Theater. A
number Of Hot Springs people are
here, and they say every indication is
that the carnival at Hot Springs will
occur They base this on the belief
that Chancellor Leatherman will re-
lease Corbett from custody and render
an opinion to the effect that there fs
no law on the statute books of Arkan-
sas prohibiting prize fighting.
Governor Clarke declined to give out
any statement this evening touching
his probable course in the event Of
such a decision. In answer to a ques-
ton this morning the Governor said:
''There is a possibility that the fight
will take place at Hot Springs and
there is q possibility that there will be
the worst fight that ever took place
south Of the Mason and Dixon line.n
w. A. Brady said tonight that he
wired Fitzsimmons that unless he was
In Hot Springs Monday the fight would
be declared of.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-24
Must Quit Quarrelns.
THAT'S WHAT JUDGE HOCKADAY
SAYS OF THE DEMOCRATS.
Financial Question Will be RELOCATED
to the Rear-No Use to Talk of
Candidates Until Party
Gets Together.
From the st. Louis Chronicle.

Judge John A. Hockaday, of Fulton,
Galloway county, Mo-, registered
Thursday at the Planters. The Judge
was a prominent candidate for the
Democratic nomination as Governor
of Missouri in 1880 against Crittenden
and Marmaduke, and participated in
one of the bitterest campaigns ever
conducted in the state. Since then he
has been Circuit Judge of one of the
largest and most influential of all the
Missouri circuits.
Judge Hockaday said to the Chroni-
Gle representative:
sour people have got to quit quar-
reling among themselves or we shall
lose the state next year. / am not a
Cleveland Democrat or a Bland DEM
ocrat, but a plain, old fashioned man
who believes that any kind of a DEM
ocrat is better than a Republican.
"My circuit contains at least 100, 900
people, mostly Democrats, and oeca-
sionally a few of them gather about
me and ask what I think of the silver
question. My answer always is: you
are all Democrats; SO am I; let us
shake hands and say nothing about it,
What's the use of contending to the
death over a matter which the people
of Missouri can not determine in their
Legislature or their courts? I think
it all wrong to make any phase of the
financial question a test of Democracy.
The next platform should be conserv-
alive, and reflect as far as possible the
interests and views of the people
combined"
SIT is alleged, judge" said the
Chronicle man, "you may be a candi-
date for Governor"
eyes, I have been mentioned, and
certain friends have suggested the
matter to me, but I know what a can
vass for Governor means, and I much
prefer my present office. No, let me
alone and I will do all the service I
can in the ranks"
"What do you think of Bland for
GOVERNOR"
SIT will be time enough to talk about
a ticket when we stop talking about
each other. Bland is all right. So is
any other good Democrat who may be
named by the convention. What we
have to contend against now is the
common enemy, and the man who
talks of dying for principle at 16 to 1,
or dying for principle ON q gold stand
ing in the interest of Republicanism."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-24
SENATE REORGANIZATION.
Bill Chandler Says That Republicans
Will Control It.

WASHINGTON, D.. c., October 49,
There seems to be as wide opinion
upon reorganization of the Senate
as there are Republican Senators.
Every day a new one comes to town,
and every day a new opinion is aired.
Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire,
Is the latest arrival, and this is the
latest pronunciamento upon the sub
ject of Senate reorganization. APP
pended to it is an Unexpectedly brief
remark from Senator PETER, of Kan
sas.
Mr.. Chandler said: Republicans
must accept the responsibility OF
power when it comes to them, and as
it comes to them, and they will or
ganize the Senate by Ave majority,
There are AZ Republicans, SO Demo
Gratis and six nominally Populists.
Harris, of Tennessee, will be nominal
ed for president pro tenn of the Sem
ate by the Democrats. The Republi.
cans viii make a nomination, we viii
say, of Senator Frye. Allen and Kyle
will vote for Harris. Jones, Stewart
PETER and Marion Butler will vote fol
Frye, and he will have five majority
How can it be otherwise?
"Who can prevent it? Jones and
Stewart have never really been any
thing but Republicans, and are now
less inclined than ever before te
wholly disconnect themselves from
the Republican party. PETER, al.
though nominally a Populist, has al
ways voted with the Republicans upon
questions of organization, and he il
further than ever from beings Demo
GRAFT or from desiring to cooperate
with the Democrats on any matter
But Nh. PETER had this TO say con-
corning Chandler's programmes: "It
Is entirely unauthorized. I do not
know myself how the Populists will
vote on reorganization. The present
officers all hold over, and the Senate
will be fully organized to transact bus
mess on the day it assemblies. I shall
certainly favor the united action oil
the Populists II any course that they
may adopt. We have a place ON the
map now, and we do not want to be.
come submerged in either party"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-10-24
Odd Size Mill Work,
La Crosse Lumber Co
SOME sUPERLATIvES

Mercury is the heaviest liquid.
The longest river is the Nile, 400
miles.
The oldest German College Is Held
elberg, 1856.
The longest wall is in China-over
1900 miles.
The strongest fortress in the world
is Gibraltar.
The oldest horse known slightly ex-
ceeded 81 years.
The Croton aqueduct of New York
is SO miles long.
The largest ocean Ia the Pacific
70, 000, 600 square miles.
The longest tubular bridge is the
Britannia, 964 feet.
The most lengthy canal in the world
Is the Erie, 365H miles.
The longest suspension bridge is the
Brooklyn, $3.50 feet.
The Oldest United States college ID
Harvard, founded In 1885.
The city OF Washington has the
highest monument in the world.
The greatest collection Of books is
the National Library Of Paris.
The deepest spouting well is at
Sperenberg, in Prussia--4,194 feet.
Rubber, spun glass, steel and ivory
are the most elastic substances.
The most extensive fortress in the
world is Fortress Monroe, In Virginia.
The nearest approach to the south
pole was by Ross, in 1912, rs degrees
The longest pier bridge Is said to bt
that Of Victoria, at Montreal, e,144
feet.
The longest macadamized road II
this country is the National, $50 miles
The longest trestle bridge is Owe
Lake Ponchartrain, New Orleans, 2:
miles.