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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-02
HE WAS RIGHT.
4 Guest Who Beats a Hotel Clerk at His
Own Game.

Own Game.
Behind the onyx desk of a modern
hotel in the Tenderloin clerk is en-
ployed who is remarkable exponent Of
the up to date young man who makes
fun of others and thinks that his wit is
invineible. He met his Waterloo recent
". and now he is one of the meekest
men that shout 'FRONT.' -
It was early in the evening. The cleo
trio lights had just begun to blaze with
an air of assurance. The music floating
down from the dining room fell with
dreamy cadence upon the ears Of the
guests who were chatting in the corri-
doris after dinner. Suddenly man broke
away from group and stepped up to
) the desk. He was the last one that a
shrewd observer would have picked out
for an "easy mark, to use the vernacu-
lar, but the clerk made mistake. The
ran said to the diamond bedecked
guardian of the keys:
Has any one inquired for me today?"
The clerk stroked his mustache, look
ed admiringly at a solitaire ring that
sparkled ON his finger and replied non
chalantly:
'tWere you expecting somebody to ask
for your
The man addressed looked hard at the
clerk and replied i'll glacial tones:
81 never expect anything in this
world. But that makes no difference.
Did any one inquire for me?"
The clerk eyed him in mild wonder,
and then said, with a eiggle:
81 think you would be ashamed to
oc1~ Of l. 1ol
and she was here twice. "
''Wkat sort of a looking lady was
chez" asked the stranger.
The CLERK said, with an air of convic-
ton that was mingled with contempt
FOR his interlocutor:
sob, just a smooth faced LADY,
t'That my wife, said the other in
such a cool way that the clerk was stag
gered, and his joke fell dead. The other
continued:
|'She will be back, so think I might
as well take q room. What are your rates
tor rooms?"
1.-TWO dollars a day and upward, y
said the clerk glibly.
81 guess you mean 50 a day and
down, don't you?" said the prospective
guest in a tantehzing way
81 know my business said the
clerk. "Two dollars a day and up, and
that goes. -
mo, you don It, g." said the man on the
outside. You mean that the rooms OIL
the top floor are SPA day, and then they
raise as you come down. That is So q
day and down, ism it?''
The clerk gasped for breath, and then
said family, ''Will you register New
/ YORK Trib1ne.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-02
DEATH STRIKES AGAIN.
List of Diphtheria Victims Length
ened Today.
ONE MORE DEATH IS EXPECTED

While the Dead and Dying Multiply
City Officials Grit Their Teeth and
Refuse Accede TO Intelligent Ned
zeal Opinion That Demands That the
Schools Close.
Another life was added to the list of
diphtheria victims last night The little
son of B. McBroom at 421 Leland street
died last night after suffering more than
week. The house had been under
quarantine or at least red card was
tackled up on the front of the house.
This makes total of eleven deaths
and another will probably be added TO
the list today. The child of the Holm
green family at GIG West Fourth
street. which was reported yester-
day as having diphtheria. it is said,
will hardly live until night. The
doctors placed IA silver tubs in his throat
yesterday morning, and this is only done
in very serious cases. The child was
worse this morning.
In spite of all of this the board of
health profess to regard the disease as
only triflIng. 1t would be Interesting to
know at what stage of the contaglon they
would cease 10 regard il as trihIng and
treat it with the seriousness it deserves.
Good doctors say that the disease Is very
serious, and that they think that il is not
IT fling is shown in the fact that they
have taken their children out of school.
When the doctors are alarmed it is gime
that the people take warning.
here is no decrease in the number of
cases. Another was placed on the list
this morning. 1t is at 1872 North Quincy
street 1t was reported and placatded
this morning. A significant fact is that
this case is near another in which the
child has recovered. The other was at
1856 North Quincy and it was fumigated
today
This is a certain Indication that the
present quarantine and fumigation reg
ulations are imperfect, not to say worth
less.
An example of how the quarantine has
been enforced has been reported from
/ the western part of the city. a boy
/ 10 years old was driving de-
! livery wagon for grocery. lie carried
/ the order of groceries to the back door
| of house and the lady met HIM and
asked him to carry them into the house.
! " hen be entered the room ne noticed Il
/ boy sitting near The stove with his meek
bundled up. After the delivery boy had
gone to the front of the house he saw
that the house was "Quarantined" Tor
! diphiheria.
In another case a member Of the fam
lily in which there is q case of the dis
ease, attend, the high school, She sleeps
at a neighbours, but yesterday while she
was Gazing her lunch one Of her school
mates asked her where she got her
lunch. sac inuocentiy replied that il
WAS put up at home.
4 dispatch from Lawrence received by
the JOURNAL today says that there are
now eleven cases ia that city and there
have been i've deaths Nearly half the
patients died The disease is abating
but the schools will be closed another
| week.
! Mitchell or Mayor Fellows.
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He Kept It Down.

Major Mclaughlin put new man at
york at his mine the other day drying out
dynamite.
Now" said he, by way of explanation,
you've got to keep your eye On that ther-
moroter in tho heater. If it gets above
SIS, you're liable to hear noise arou nd
here. When it reaches So degrees, you We
got just three minutes in which to WORK,
for it takes three minutes for it to rise to
So"
An hour later the major returned to see
now the man ct the heater was doing.
well, how is it getting along?" he in
quircd.
ooh, first rate"
10 you watch that thermometer"
lyon bet Your life do, and I'm keep
ing her down"
He reached into the heater, pulled out
the Thermometer.
"Whewl She's up to "a, he remarked.
"There, thatll fx ltH'
He jammed the thermometer into a
bucket of cold water and hung it back on
the heater. Then he wondered what Nc
Laughlin was running for.-San Francis
CO Post
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Santa Fe. went to Sioux City, Ia, yester-
day to inspect the new railroad bridge
across the Missouri river at that point
J. T. H. Mchitben, auditor OF the
Santa Fe. will return today from Chicago
H. A. Dunn, chief clerk in the auditors
office of the Santa Fee. went to Kansas
City yesterday with his family.
John Gilman, editor and proprietor OF
the United States Farm Register, a we'll
known real estate advertiser, was visi-
tor at the land commissioners office of
the Santa Fe yesterday.
c. r. Hudson. assistant general freight
agent of the Santa Fe, is in Kansas CITY
on business He is accompanied by his
stenographer, Mr. H. T. Smith.
Charles Dyer, general superintendent
of the western grand division of the
Santa Fe, with headquarters at Pueblo,
Colo, is in the city on railroad business,
E B, Purcell of Manhattan, formerly
q mem Der of the Santa Fe board of direc-
tors, is ia the city on business.
The Santa Fe ran second section of
No. 6, consisting Of eight cars. to Kan
sas City yes erday, for the accommo da-
ton of the Topeka people.
Santa Ee train No 4. from California,
arrived fifty minutes late yesterday.
l. CsHorsi, Santa Fe station agent at
Arkansas ity, is in Garden City on bust
ness connected with the irrigation dis
play at the fair at that point.
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LIQUOR SALES.
Number of Sales r ported R-ducsd 1000
from Last Vars s~ptembsr.

Number of Sales Il ported R-ducsd 1000
from Last Y -ar'> s~pieinbsr.
The returns of The September liquor
sales made 10 Probate judge Wood snow
an mere se over last months ga es There
was oue new permit issued aud another
returned Swift & Hollid4 US sales are
from Sc ptember l o 6.
Tne to:al number of September sales
was 1891 Last year for the same month
thirty live druf sold aud the mum
Der of sales was 6 455. The total reve-
nue. derived by the county from Septem-
ber's business is %TS.91
The sales are divided as follows: Swift
s Holiday 81, A ). Arnold Il Son 325,
A c. Klingaman 276. F. b. Wallace 263.
A. H. Merrill 90. L. D. Mckinley "a,
Geo w. Stansfaid 176, L. 5. Woolvarten
222, Lee Jones 232. B. A. Barrett 1913. W.
Il. Wilson 237. A. b. Woolverton l57, A
O. Ras,er 35, E E. Walker 277, E. I.
Sim 453, W. T. Kunz 80. o. \. keene
10S, A. F. WagGoner l41, Frank Hobart
1877, IL Weightman, Jr., 81, Fl II. Wash
burn rs, ]. K. Jones 239, WIN. F. Lake
122, A W. L1cey 277 R)wlev Bros, 367,
Narcotic 26J, r. w. SQuires %.
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IN LOVE WITH TOPEKA
su, erintendent A. j. Hit Has to
Leave Us,
BUT SAYS HE'LL NOT STAY AWAY

PERMANENTLY. As Long as Topeka Is
On the Rock island Line-GeneI0 al
Railroad Items.
A. J. Hit, general superintendent OF
the Rock Island road, who left today
with his family for Chicago where they
will make their home, is one OF the Oes'
liked railroad officials that has ever re-
sided in Topeka; and the city grealIy
regrets 10 lose him.
Mr.. Hit arrived in Topeka yesterday
afternoon in his private car NO. oOo
which was side tracked at the depot, and
a JOURNAL reporter found him there last
evening. reclining in an easy chair with
his two little daughters, Ada and Ethel.
perched. one on each knee. Mr.. HIT
said: II am taking my family back with
me TO Chicago to reside for the reason
that they may be near lie, rs what little
Idle time l have is necessarily spent In
that city; but as for leaving Topeka for
good, I shall never do that as long as
there is such point on the Rock Island
road. l have never visited a city yet
that l would rather reside in than To-
peka, and the pleasures attendant upon
q residence in place of this size Can
not be experienced in a large city.
1--WE have none but the kiudliest feel
ings towards Topeka and her people.
and deeply regret the necessity of our
departure"
Speaking of the road Mr.. Hit said:
Tho Rock Island road has never been
10 a more prosperous condition than 1t Is
1t the present time the financial de-
preston which the country has been ex-
periencing for the past three years
affected our company but very little, and
while we have squandered no money on
unnece ssary improvements. we have
made it a special endeavor to keep the
mechanical and road equipment up to
the highest standard. While there will
undoubtedly be scarcity of grain cars
on ali roads this fall, feel safe in say
ing that we will be better prepared than
the majority of western lines.
During the past year we have been
doing a large amount of work in the
construction line throughout this state,
which Is due to the fact that when the
road first built in Kansas it was done
very hurriedly, the bridges constructed
replaced by permanent structures of
iron aud stone. We have also added to
our tracks in many of the Kansas towns. "
When asked if the rumor was true
that the Rock Island intended to run
dining cars on all Kansas trains, Mr.
Hit replied that no changes were an
ticipated in that line, as he believed the
present arrangements suited the con
venience of the public.
Dir. Hits son Curtis did not accom-
psny the family to Chicago, as he is at
tending the St Johns Military academy
at Salina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hit will be missed by a
host of friends in this city.
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STATE HOUSE NOTES.
liens of Interess Picked Up In Ofacs and
Corridor.

Items of Iateress Picked Up in Ohics and
Corridor.
Lieutenant Governor Troutman is to
speak at Kansas City, Kansas, October
20
There was S7Oesl779 in the state
treasury 1.-THE close of business Septem-
Der 30
W. W. Dennisou is now agent of the
government to provide head ssones for
the graves Of deceased old soldiers.
The workInen are now Stacking the
lime to put Oh the white coat of plaster
ing GA the new portion of the state house.
Judge F. G. Adams OF the state his
toricai society Is making up set of
biographies and protraits Of the mayors
of Topeka
Stale Mine Inspector Bennett Brown
has inspected all the mines in Kansas
but two and those shafts are soon to be
visited.
The state school fund commissioners
purchased bonds for the permanent
school fund last month amounting alto
gether to $14 $3.50.
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OYSTER BED NEAR Us.
Thousands of Oysters Stored in
Martins Hill.
THIS IS no DIZZY FAKE.
Are There-H. A. Heath aad d. &.
NelIis lake tho Discovery.

The Oysters Are Pesrified Bat They
Are There-N. A. Heath aad d. &.
Neilis Make tho Discovery.
D. G. Nellis and H. A. Heath are not
scientists but they have made discovery
of which any scientist might be proud.
In the side of Martins hill four miles
west of the city they discovered a large
oyster bed. 1t is about mile in length
and is several hundred yards wide. The
people who were disappointed in not
getting taste of the Texas oysters which
were promised might sOlace themselves
by paying visit to these beds
Of course they would not be consider
ed very palstable because they are now
solid stone, but there was day wnen
they would have been just as luscious AS
any that grow. Then there was pro-
badly no one to eat them and they died
and became petrifed
Mr., Nell.s aud Mr.. Heath was driving
along the road last Sunday when in
cut they noticed some stones of peculiar
shape. They stopped and made an In
vestigation aud found the ground
covered with perfectly formed petrlfac-
tions Of oyster shells. Some were large
were in the shape of the
much sought for mollusK. They gath
cred up an arrnIul of the specimens and
brought them home. Some are no
larger than silver dollar and one is
ten inches long and over six inches in
width.
To ground the theory the men held
that the specimens were once oysters
they broke open some OF the shells and
there inside were perfectly formsd
oysters. Some of the shells could be
pried open with a knife ana Others had
to be broken open ~
SIR. Nellis thinks that when the
immense glacier rested on this part
of the counlry the oysters were
part of it and when the ice
melted, they were left stranded iu bed
high above water aud there died and
turned to stone.
1t may be that these beds were the re-
sort of prehistoric man. and if Martins
hill could speak, it might tell many
stories of clam bakes and oyster roasts,
but all this is guess. for the oyster bed
tells no story.
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RAILROAD RUMBLlNGs.
Personal Notes Among the Railroad She
and Officials


The Santa Fe expects the heavy fall
freight traffic to commence in a few DAYS
and have employed twenty-one ezra
freight brakemen for trains running out
of Topeka.
The coffee room of the Santa Fe tin
shop has proved a success, largs num-
Der of the employees patronizing it each
day al the dinner hour.
There are at present 700 members en-
rolled in the railroad Y. NJ. c. A. aud it is
expected to push tho number to 1000 be-
fore the end of the year.
General Manager ]. j. Frey of the
Santa Fe has sent out circular to the
effect that all cars not equipped with
safety appliances would be refused trans
poriation over the Santa Fee system after
December 1st, 1895.
The large air chisel used at the Santa
Fe shops in this city, which does the
work of four men, makes noise that
can be heard for several blocks.
There are at present five of the large
Brooks locomotives in the Santa Fe shops
for general overhauIirg and repairs.
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ROCK ISLAND PERSONALS.
Whereabouts of Prominent mPloyes OF
the Road.

the Road.
Ed Dinner, manager of the Rock
Island eating houses. is in the city on
business.
Dean Low, of the general attorneys
Office of the Rock Island, went to Kan
sas City yesterday.
o. A. Pier, chief clerk in the assistant
general superinteudent's Office of the
Rock Island, was busy all day Tuesday
issuing passes to the employees who were
going TO Kansas City to attend the
Priests of Pallas parade.
W. R Cannon, foreman of the bridge
and building department OF the Rock
Island at Herington, Kans, is in the city
on business connected with that depart
ment.
Chas. Jones. chief clerk in the tele-
graph department of the Rock Island
went 10 Kansas City yesterday.
George J. Bishop. general foreman Of
the bridge and building department of
the Rock Island, went to Kansas City on
business connected with the road.
w. NJ Hobbs, division superintendent
of the Rock Island at Horton, Kan, is in
the city on railroad business
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FAREWELL TO THE Shops
Pastor Bysrs breaches His Inst Serms
Monday NOen-Gets Present.

Pastor Bysrs breaches His Inst Sermon
Monday NOen-Gets Present.
Rev. W. L Byers preached his fare
well sermon at the Santa Fe tin shop
yesterday afternoon. He spoke upon
the danger of evil beginnings and took
for his text SIS Thy Servant Dog that
He Should do Thus" Vocal selections
we're rendered by Misses Parkhurst and
Campbell of North Topeka, and the
Santa Fe shops quartette
At the conclusion of the services, Mr..
E D. Coon, on behalf of the EMPLOYEES.
presented Mr.. Byers with a handsome
set of three volumes of ThompsoD's
THE Land and the Book" Mr Byers
leaves in a few DAYS for his new nissinn-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-02
Might Ee wo-se.

Winks-What makes you look SO blue?
Jinks-I have six daughters, none Of
them married or likely to be.
Winks-And you are blue over it?
You are. the most ungrateful mortal that
ever breathed. l have six daughters, all
married, all have children, and I've got
to support the whole crowd New Y ork
Waelrlv
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IN SCARLET AND PURPLE.

Eucharist Congress of the Catholic
Church Opens With splendor.
WASHINGTON, Oct 2.-The Eucharist
congress of the Catholic church was
opened here today with pontifcal high
mass at St Patrick's church. Mgr Sa-
TOLL being the ceiebrant aud Cardinal
Gibbons and many archbishops assisting
Hundreds of lighted waxen tspers
Illuminated the marble altar To the
right a throne and canopy of rich purple
silk was erected for the apostolic dele
gate. On the left throne and canopy
of scarlet was occupied by the cardinal.
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Her Mother-Bcssie, Gear, I am sorry to
see my little girl show such q lack of re-
spect for her seniors. When neighbor
comes to call on US, you should sit quietly
and not speak unless you are spoken to.
You do not mean to be disrespectful, 1 am
sure, but you should think of the impress
sion you are making on our neighbors, and
you will try hereafter, hope, to
Bessie-Youd better look out, mamma.
You'll talk yourself to death. -Cnicago
Tribune.
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What DR.. Hogrbooln Writes.

DR.. Hogeboom, chief surgeon Of the
Santa Fe. says that he receives applica-
tions from physicians for positions on the
hospital staff almost daily. He sends
each applicant the Same s1ereotvped re-
ply, which is about the following: sin
these days of the unemployed, when the
great endeavor is TO keep bread and but
Ter il sight, all the Santa Fe surgeons
are holding on to their jobs like grim
death; consequently there are no vacan-
cies."
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COUNTY FULL OF STEERS.
Thousands to he snIpped In to Feed on
the Corn Crop.

A great many cattle will be fed in the
vicinity of Topeka this winter There is
hardly farmer who will not fatten Il
few steers aud the big corn crop will re-
suit in stockmen from other places snip
ping their cattle to Topeka
Today at the North Topeka stock yards
Auctioneer John Ashbaugh is selling
4UU head of STOCK cattle which have been
gathered from herds in different parts of
Kansas. In the lot there are 100 each of
three year Odds, two-year Odds, yearlings
and calves. II has been some time since
that many cattle have been sold at -auc-
ton in one day in Topeka
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Il. b. Whalev was E;aad

The sequel to the fist fight between
ex-CounciIman E. B. Whaley and c. j.
Prescott some weeks ago occurred yes
terday afternoon in Justice Furry's
court. Prescott was in the ex-council-
mans Office one day and the latter grew
tired of his presence. He thrust him
forcibly into the cold world. Mr. Furry
made it cost the politician ST. for his
fun. or this 81 were for costs. Mrs,
Lucia o. Case defended Whsley.
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Tho Supreme Test.

Johnny['m feet inches tall and
weigh 81 pounds.
Willie-Humph! can lift 270 pounds
on the scales.
Danny-That's nothin. I had to pay
full price to get into the circus. -Chica-
90 Recnrd
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The Y. W. &. A. Physical Culture class,
under the direction of Miss Ida Gertrude
Russell, will open Wednesday, October
2nd, at 7:30 p. m, at her rooms in the
Masonic building. Terms for the course,
one lesson per week for nine months, So,
payable in advance
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SHOPS AND OFFICES.


eral Interest.
NJ. D Archer. operator in the telegraph
depar ment OF the Santa Fe. VINO was
married al Macon. So. last Friday, has
returned to his desk.
A party composed of Fred Harrison.
John Bohan, Martin Monaghan, George
Hsyd and Harry Gundgy of the audi
Tor of disbursements Office, went TO Kan
sas City to witness the Priests of Pailas
parade. H.
Fire in the Santa Fe coal chute at
Wellington, Kan, last Tuesday destroyed
a portion of the building and several
Cars of coal and otherwise damaged
property to the amount of $4,000
A. A. Hurd, general solicitor of the
Santa Fee, is in Chicago Oh business
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WON'T DO A THING

To Each Other If the Law WIN Al
low It.
DR.. U. B. McCurdy and Frank Thomas
are enjoying legal fight A week ago
Dir. Thomas presented a 5000 note given
by the doctor, due Decem Der 1, and gave
him forty-eight hours to pay it in. He
paid it in a few hours
The doctor has now fled suit in the
district court to recover $445 55, with iu-
terest and costs, from Mr.. Thomas. He
says this amount is due him for expenses
incurred in buying and selling horses
for Mr.. Thomas.
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C. j. BELLS CARD.
A Curious Composition That He win Dis
tribute Back East.


C. J. Bell, garnishmeDt clerk of the
treasurer's department of the Santa Fe,
left today for Chicago and the east on
railroad business. Mr. Bell has taken
along large number of cards for dIstri-
button among the eastern people, on
which the following is printed:
"Betcher sweet life I'm from Kansas.
Am back east on visit only, and
wouldn't be caught dead here. Look on
any map of the United States and you'll
find Kansas is the buIl's-sye. Santa Fe
route, greatest railroad on earth, has its
headquarters in Kansas. Kassas didn't
do a hing in 1895 but raise 500, 432, T49
bushels of corn, and not 4 nubbln in the
lot. Politicians thick as Spauiards in
hades. Statesmen as scarce as dagoes in
heaven. She has the largest city in the
world without saloon. But for drug
stores? S.a-yM you fellows make me
weary talking about crauks, cyclones and
prohibition. Come out and see for your
sell that-yOu are liar Kansas people
are not compelled to live on timothy
and turnips in the summer and cora
bread and persimmons in the winter.
Increase your slight chance for heaven
10y living in Gods country while before
you climb OF fall down the Golden
Stars. Cjbeil, of Kansas.
Oc,ohar 1907