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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
A MAN OF RESOURCES.
The Dentist Strained Point to Serve =
Good Customer.

The Dentist Strained Point to Serve
Good Customer.
The dentist didn't want to talk shop,
he said, but he thought the story worth
telling so he told it: ''Not. long ago."
he said, ga Western railroad president
came to New York and one night was
invited to dine with some of his friends
here" says the New York Tri-
bune. 1.-The dinner was a par
ticularly jolly affair, and when
the western man reached his
hotel he was in merry mood. 1t was
his custom to place his set of false
teeth under the pillow every night just
before going to bed, and he was Ger
tain he had done so on this particular
evening. Nevertheless. in the morning
he was unable to find them. Searching
high and low in the room was of no
avail, and finally he came to me for
new set.
g How long will it take you to make
them?' he asked. I told him four or
five days. Can't listen to anything
like that he replied. I'll give you
triple money to make them in twenty
four hours You see people from Chi
cago think that money laughs at every
thing, even time.
"An my arguing with the old fellow
did no good, so I set to work on his
teeth. In the meantime, however, L
told my assistant to hasten around to
the old mans hotel and make scien-
tific search of the room. The westerner
insisted that he had drunk no more
wine than usual at the dinner, but L
was satisfied that he was deceiving
himself. I had not been long at the
preliminary measurements when my
assistant called me out and handed me
the teeth. He had found them in the
pillow case, where the owner had put
them instead of under the pillow.
Il returned the teeth and the rail-
road man was SO overjoyed that he did
not cancel the order, but told me to go
ahead with the teeth. They might
come in handy some time, he said. He
even unbent so far as to admit that
perhaps, after all, he had drunk a glass
of wine too much the night before, and
when 1 sent him my bill I received a
check for double the amount from
him"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
4 CLOSE CALL.
If He Hadn'5 Been Advised, Something
Might Have Happened.


Might Have Happened.
was sitting on the side veranda of a
hotel in a Kentucky town when five ma
tives, all of whom seemed to be farmers,
rode up, hitched their horses to a rack and
all came up to the steps to where I sat and
took chairs. AS they sat down one of
them explained:
Stranger, we've got into little dis
pute about how to spell word and want
to ask you to help US OUT
Certainly, if l can. What's the word?"
''The doctor says my ole woman has got
the newmOny mighty bad. I fell in with
these chaps as I came down town after
medicine and we had dispute about the
word. 1 reckon you know how to spell
newmOny?"
eyes, do"
"Reckon he do, fur shore. and it'll be
my way said one of the otEors.
"Mebbe twill, but if so you kin hev my
mewl Now, then, will you all leave it to
the stranger"
''We will" they all replied.
"Gentlemen, is there a wager on the
spelling of this word?'' asked, noticing
how anxious all of them appeared.
"Thar bel" replied the spokesman. It's
my mewl agin Sam fuckers that I'm
dead right
GLOW do you spell it?''
"N-e-w-m-o-n-y, of co'se. FI never de-
voured ton of sl1ulebooks at a meal, but
know sunthin bout spellin jest the
same
"And how do you spell it?'' asked of
the other.
"N-e-w-m- - he promptly replied.
At this moment the landlord, who had
stood in the door back of US and heard the
conversation, called me inside and whis-
pered:
Stranger, the Lord is certainly on your
side in this thing. You kin crawl out OF
it by sayin that neither has it right
"But suppose I don't crawI?'
"Then the mint you decide fur one the
t'other will begin shootin and you bet your
life he won't stop till he fills you so full OF
noomony that you'll need a coffin and q
gravedigger."
I went back and told them the word had
been twisted considerably since l left
school, and they'd better leave it to some
one else. Five minutes after they left
heard shooting down the street and had nc
doubt as to what occasioned it. Somebody
had been foolish enough to give 'em ''pneu-
monia'' straightforward Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
MANCHESTER'S CANAL.

Indications That the Great Enterprise
VIII Become a Paying One.
A remarkable increase in the busi-
ness of the Manchester Ship Canal is
shown by the last statement of its traf-
fic. During April of this year the bust
ness of the canal was twice greater
than for the same month last year. For
the first four months this year $4,000
tons more of ocean freight passed
through the canal than during the same
period of 1893, and the earnings were
$4,000 in excess of the receipts for the
first four months Of that year. A year
ago the Manchester Canal was pointed
to as a failure, financially, though even
the gloomiest croakers admitted it had
been of great benefit to Manchester and
increased it's trade. The recent statis-
tics put the canal in the list of success
full institutions. At the same time the
increased traffic indicates that Man
chester's returns are growing phenOm-
enally. An addition of 1873, 900 to the
ocean tonnage to and from that port
means an enormous enlargement of the
commercial and industrial interests of
the city. ALI Of this is due to the canal
and would justify Manchester for its
expense and trouble in constructing
and maintaining the waterway even if
it never returned a penny of interest
upon the investment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03

The Chicago Herald tells an amusing
bit of experience which one of that city's
benevolent men had with a beggar. The
gentleman has regular staff of "visit-
ors " to whom he gives aims according to
their needs and his ability. There is one
old fellow whose calls are as punctual as
the sun.
On a recent occasion this man accosted
Mr.. G. as usual and received from him a
half dollar.
The beggar took it, thanked the donor
and turned toward the door. Before reach
ing it, however, he seemed to be consider
ing matter very seriously. He hesitated,
stopped and then turned to Mr.. G. again,
saying, EXCUSE me- sir, I would like to
ask you question:
"Weil, what is it?' said Mr.. G.
"It is this Every month for years past
you have given me 81, but today I come
and you give me only 80 cents. How is
that?''
''Well, I'll tell you,' said Mr.. G., smil-
ing good humoredly. 81 have had some
unusually heavy expenses this month. My
eldest daughter got married, and the out
lay for her trousseau, etc, has compelled
me to retrench in every direction"
''Ah, yes, see, - said the beggar. 'But,
Mr.. g., really can't afford to contribute
toward your daughters wedding ex-
Denses -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
WORTHLESS CHAPS.
The Police Clearing Out Crowd of Good
for-NOthing Young COIOred Mon.

The Police Clearing Out q Crowd of Good
for-NOthing Young COlOred Mon.
John North and Walt Hamilton, col
ored, were playing a game of seven up
for "two- bits" in the alley back of 1873
Kansas avenue last night Officer Gaines
who is on that beat watched the game
for some time and as soon as he found
that money was up he arrested them
both for gambling. In the police court
today they admitted their guilt and were
fined SO each.
''Kid" Taylor, also colored. was fined
$50 for shooting craps. He was in the
big crap game which the officers raided
in North Topeka, one Sunday a month
ago. At the time about half of those in
the game got away. As fast as they
come back to town they are arrested and
fined. Chief Wilkerson says he is doing
this as lesson to those who have not re-
turned, with the hope it may keep them
from coming back. AS they are an idle
and disorderly lot, the chiefs scheme is
commendable. The crowd in which the
young men in question move, is the
worst in the city, being all that is left
of the old "Parkergang." The police are
trying to drive them all out of town.
As matter of useful information it
may be stated that whenever cooking
receipt calls for a baking powder the
"RoyaP should be use. Whatever made,
will be sweeter. lighter. f1ner-favor, more
dainty, palatable and wholesome.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
FINER THAN ONYX.
Mountain of Beautiful Stone Discov-
cred In Utah.

Mountain of Beautiful Stone Discov-
cred in Utah.
A number of years ago old man
Wadsworth, one of the earliest settlers
in Springville, Utah county, made a
discovery of a mountain of stone of
peculiar character, about eight miles
up Springville canon, says the Salt
Lake Tribune. His earlier experience
led him to believe that some day the
deposit would prove of great value,
but on account of the undeveloped con-
dition of the country at the time of
the discovery nothing was done with it
and its existence attracted but little at
tention. Just recently. a party of
Springville men, made up of John
Hafen, the artist; John V. Wadsworth,
a son of the discoverer; Jof n Tuckett
and Charles Jaske, started to investi-
gate the deposit and found that it COW
cred large territory, on three quarter
sections of which they have located.
Samples of the stone were submitted
to DR.. Talmage, who pronounced it a
concretionary limestone. 1t is of
grayish brown color, showing the most
beautiful variations on account of the
presence of sedimentary sea shells, and
when finished it is superior to either
marble or onyx in appearance. In
character it is a little harder than
marble, but not quite so hard as onyx,
and so far as prospected is entirely
free from any iron. The opening up
of this deposit gives further evidence
of the extent and variety of the won
derful deposit of valuable stone in this
territory. The quarries, it is said, can
be opened up to any extent, so that
stones of almost any dimensions can
be taken out, and on this account the
deposit may prove of great value as
a means of securing large pillars, while
the general run is adapted to all deco
rative uses to which marble or onyx
can be put. The locators are taking
the preliminary steps to form COM
pany and develop the quarries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
CHICAGO MARKET LETTER.

Furnished by Topeka Grain and Stock Ex-
change, Room ., Columbian Building.
Wheat opened nc lower than last
nights close on account of holiday in
England, therefore a lack of sustaining
orders from foreigners. There seemed
to be disposition on the part of outsid-
ers to take hold of wheat on the break,
and wheat was bid up &c inside of if
teen minutes and looked very buOyant at
these figures, but longs seized the OPP
portunity to let go of some of their hold
ings, on which they had made hand
some profit The bears noticed the
weakening tendency of the holders
to let go, and at this moment
jumped onto the market and sold enor-
nous quantities, forcing the price down
to 6715c. At this point the bulls took
hold of the market with vim and i'm
mediately run the price up to 6816c,
where there seemed TO be realizing by
longs, and the market closed at 671sc to
CSC. On such breaks as we have today
we advise the purchase of wheat as the
light receipts in comparison with year
ago, is alarming We look for an
other good decrease in wheat on
Monday of about 100000 bu., where
as, a year ago we were having
increases in the visible from a million
and half to two million bushels We
are firm believers in higher prices for
wheat
Corn an& oats-COrn has been weak all
day. As we have predicted for some time
corn is a good sale on all rallies, as the
| enormous crop now almost matured is
the predominating feature in the corn
maket, and we look to see it sell much
lower. Oats have sympathized with
corn all day, but on any further break,
we advice the purchase OF oats.
Provisions-There is not much to say
in provisions. We look for lower prices,
as the run of hogs is steadily increa as
ing and ruling at lower prices. But we
do not believe that September pork
bought around SO or under will prove a
profitable investment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
The Value of Minutes.


A party of ladies and gentlemen were
lately visiting a large carpet factory,
and the manager took them over the
different floors of the establishment.
On ascending one of the staircases they
came to a locked door, on which the
following inscription was painted in
white letters:
strangers not admitted under any
circumstances"
The curiosity of the ladies was ex-
cited to a high pitch, and they inquired
almost in one breath, Whatever is to
be seen inside?"
''That is one of our workooms in
which $50 women are employed in en-
ager.
"Oh, how we should just like to have
a peep at Them" exclaimed the ladies.
81 am sorry I cannot comply with
your wish,'' said the gentleman, with
a shrug of his shoulders, "but our
rules do not admit of the slightest eX-
ception. Truth to say, and there is
nothing special to be seen, nor is there
any question of trade secrets. The rea-
son why admission is forbidden to
strangers is simply because every WOm-
an naturally looks up and her attention
is distracted from her work for from
one to five minutes. Supposing, now,
each woman wastes a couple of min
utes in this way, that will make in the
case of $50 women a loss to the firm of
300 minutes, or i've hours, and we can
not allow that"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
Darkest Time in the Revolution.

The close of the year 1880 was, in
the southern states, the darkest time
of our revolutionary struggle Corn
wallis had just destroyed the army of
Gates at Camden, and his two formid-
able lieutenants, Tarleton, the light
horseman, and Fergusan, the skilled
rifeman, had destroyed or scattered all
the smaller bands who had been fight
ing for the patriot cause. The red dra-
goons rode hither and thither, and all
through Georgia and South Carolina
none dared lift up their heads to op-
pose them; while North Carolina lay
at the feet of CORVALLIS as he started
through it with his army to march into
Virginia. There was no organized
force against him, and the cause of the
patriots seemed hopeless. It was at
this dark hour that the wild back
woodsmen of the western border gath
cred to strike blow for liberty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
Kansas CITY Markets.

KANSAS CRY, Aug. 3.-CATrLE-Re-
ceipts. 700; shipments, 400 Market
steady. Texas steers, $2OO0375; Texas
COWS, $175@2.5O; beef steers, S3.45
@5.60; native COWS $L250225; stockers
and feeders $22O@425; bulls $2OO@
275.
Hoes = Receipts, 1900; shipments.
400 Market-Best steady. others weak.
Bulk of sales. $44O046O; heavies. $3.50
@460 packers. $4350465; mixed $3.50
@46O; lights, $435@47O; yOrkera
$46O@47O: pigs $43O@465.
SHEEP = Receipts, 1900; shipments,
none. Market steady.
WHEAr-Weak; 15@1c lower; No. 2
hard, 6416@65c; No red, CSC; re-
jected, 52054c.
CoRN-1c lower; No mixed, 3616
@3715c; No. white 3624 037c.
OATs-Mixed slow, white slightly high
er; No. 2 mixed, 1870; No. 2. white,
23c
RYE-Nominally 43c.
FLAxsEED--Steady; Aug. nominally
CSC
BEAN-Firm; $1,000.
HAY = Firm; timothy $9.0O@1050;
prairie $60O@T.OO
BUTTER-Firm, in good demand;cream-
cry, 13@15c; dairy. 10@12.
EGGs- Steady at 916c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
THEATER TICKETS.
A Boston Barber Gives One Away with
Each Shave.

A Boston Barber Gives One Away with
Each Shave.
81 see sometimes in the papers, said
a theatrical man the other day, "about
theater in a Michigan town that only
charges 5 cents for a seat in any part
of the house. That's pretty cheap, but
Boston goes it one better.
Here's sign saw in a barber shop
window over there the other day, "A
shave and a theater ticket for Is cents
Il went in to see what it meant, and
found that the barber had a big stack
of passes on one of the handsomest
theaters in the city which he was Civ
ing away to his patrons. I made some
further inquiries and found it was all
right. The house in question, it is well
known, hasn't been doing good business
recently, and its audiences have been
largely made up of 'deadheads.'
''The barber was just helping the
manager fill his house" New York
Recorder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03

opened nc higher at AZ, sold to 42sS,
and reacted to the opening price.
Oats were easy. September opened
Nc lower at 2111f, sold to 21S1 and re-
acted to 215s.
Provisions opened slightly higher on
the firm live hog market but reacted
later on selling by packers
September pork opened 90 higher at
So 10 and sold to $500.
September lard sold to 1910 and ribs
to $685.
Hoes.Receipts today 1000; left
over 1000 Market strong, to a shade
higher. Light, $47O@525; mixed,
$455@495; heavy $430049O; rough,
$430@450. Official receipts yesterday
7,642; shipments 1919
CArTLE-Receipts 500; Market
steady. Texas steers, $2.80@45O;
hulk So 5O0375 Official receipts yes
terday, $3.50; shipments. 1925.
SHEEP-Receipts 1900. Market steady.
Official receipts yesterday, 11,272; ship
ments 1,112.
Estimated receipts of hogs Monday
10000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
BLAMES THE WHITES.
Agent Teter Says it Was Indians
Who Were Massacred.
Peaceable Indians We're Killed
by LawlesS Settlers.
ASKS FOR JUSTICE.
He Wants the GuiItyOnes Found
and Prosecuted.

MARKET LAKE. Idaho. Aug. 3.-In-
dian Agent Teter of the Fort Hall reser-
walton, who has just returned from Jack
sons Hole, still insists that the settlers
and not the Indians are responsible for
the present disturbance. He sent the
following telegram to the commissioner
of Indian afiairs:
81 have returned from Jackson's Hole
Everything quiet there. Recommend
that you request the department of JUS
tice to investigate the killing of peace
able Indians by lawless settlers in Uintah
county, Wyoming, with view to prose-
cution of the guilty parties.
''TETER, Agent"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
HARRISON is DUMB.
He Adheres to His Decision Not to Make
Speech.

OLD FORGE, N. Y, Aug. 3.-Gen. Har-
rison has declined another invitation to
leave his camp to make speech. Messrs
Fulton aud Monk of Watertown, repre-
senting the New York State Grange,
called at the camp to invite Gen. Harri-
son to go to Clayton on August 20, when
the Grange holds its annual session
there.
Gen. Harrison declined the invitation
on the ground that he had thus far re-
fused all invitations to go outside his
camp to speak. The committee did not
tell the general he would be expected to
make a speech but he evidently thought
he would be called on to do so if he went
to Clayton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
We have just received lot Of fine
Cured Meats and Fish.

Richardson & Robbins Boned Chicken.
Richardson & Robbins Boued Turkey.
Richardson & Robbins Curried Fowl.
Richardson & Robbins RolledOxTongue
Richardson & Robbins LunchOxTongue
Richardson & Robbins Lunch Ham.
Richardson & Robbins Potted Ham.
Richardson & Robbins Potted Tongue.
Richardson 81 Robbins Deviled Ham.
Richardson & Robbins Deviled Tongue.
Richardson 81 Robbins Potted Chicken.
Richardson & Robbins Potted Turkey.
Richardson 6 Robbins Lambs Tongue.
Underworld Original Deviled Ham.
Lunch Beef. Corn Beef Roast Beef.
Little Neck CLANS.
Fresh Deviled Crabs.
Clam Chowders.
Victor Brand HOLSTERS.
Can Salmon Steak, spring pack.
Cherry Stone Oysters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
Furnished by the Associated Press to the
State journal.

CHICAGO, Aug. 3.-Wheat started weak
today, rallied sharply and soon turned
weak again. The rally was on strength
at st. Louis and New York, but prices
at both cities weakened, after the open
and the market here followed The gold
shipments were supposed to be the IN
derlying cause of the decline. Septem :
Der opened nc lower at 6s3s. touched
6s1S, sold to 69N and reacted to $50
Corn opened easy on liberal receipts,
advanced with wheat and reacted later
with the larger market September
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
N. N. Manspeaker
Mercantile Go.
THE LEADING FINE GROCERY HOUSE
or KANSAS.
New Crop Teas.

The celebrated Chase & Sanborn's
Bulk Teas are handled exclusively by us.
This article is known by the tea cans.
Every can with C. & s. name is a guar
antee that the contents are first class
Moyone Teas-the finest that grow. Tea
users are earnestly requested to give
them a trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
RAPER FAMILY SUED.

The Scotch America Investment Com
pany Wants Its $4,000.
In the United States circuit court the
Scotch American Investment company
has fled bill in chancery against Leila
z. Raper, VIM. B. Raper. ]. A. Whitlow,
Jake Mans, Jim Harrison. Paul Bundy,
Bert Marshall and several other defend
ants, including the Kansas Loan & Trust
company trustees to foreclose a mort
gage Of So, 100 on 200 acres of land. The
case is complicated by divorce in the
Raper family.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
ENaaeOnfc Funeral,-

The members of Topeka lodge No. II
A +. d A. NJ, and visiting brethren. ar,
hereby notified to meet in Masonic tenn
pie at a. In. Sunday, to attend the fun
eral of Brother Frank NJ. Smith.
81. w. FARNswoRTH, Secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03

For many years the Government has
given its orders for Royal Baking Powder
in preference to all other, it being found
by the official examin alton superior to
the others in strength and purity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03

The statistics show that there is used
in the manufacture of the Royal Baking
Powder more than half of ali the cream
OF tartar consumed in the United States
for all purposes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
Ancient Order Pyramids.

Members can have their beneficiary
certificates by calling at the Office of the
Savings and Loan association. northeast
corner Kansas and Sixth avenues
c. D. WATSON, Scribe.
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Denver's July Rainfall 42s Inches.

DENVER, Aug. 3.-The official report
of the weather bureau shows that the to-
tai rainfall at Denver during July was
42S inches-the heaviest ever known in
July. The nearest approach to the
record was in July, 1875, when the total
rainfall reached At inches,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03

Ladies' waists laundried in a first. class
manner at Peerless Steam Laundry, 112
and ia West Eighth street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03


New YORK, Aug. Ex-Governor Rich
ards of Wyoming, has telegraphed a
statement to the World denying the
white people were the aggressors in the
Indian troubles and declaring he has ia
formation of the killing of but one In
dian
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
Cheese.

Imported SWISS Cheese, American
Swiss Cheese. Edam, Pine Apple, New
Full Cream, Young American, Club
House, Sap Sage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03

Marshall's band will render Rossini's
"Semeramide" overture at Garfield park
Sunday afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-03
SUNDAY FxcursfOu

To Kansas City by the Union Pacific, 81
for round trip. August 4th, good on bott
excursion and regular trains.