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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09
WOMEN NEEDN'T TELL.
Lady Voters Can Register Without
Telling Their Age.
IF THEY ARE OYER TWENTY ONE

And So State, the Law is Complied
That is an UNPLEASANT Feature or
Registration.
The ladies OF the Equal Suffrage asso-
citation or any other women who may
desire to register, need not worry about
telling their ages.
There is no law which makes it essen
tial that the exact age should be given,
and if you are 81 years of age you are
eligible to registration and you cannot
be deprived of your right if you refuse
to tell your exact age If the woman or
any other person says that be or she is
over 81 years of age, that is all that is
necessary, as any citizen of Topeka over
that age is eligible to vote at the city
election.
If you are refused registration because
you Will not tell your exact age you may
be sure that the refusal is purely ar BIZ
trary on the part of the commissioner of
elections or his deputy and at once file
notice of appeal with the commissioner
and the boaId of supervisors will hear
your case and place your name on the
registration books
A wellknown Topeka lawyer who was
asked for his opinion on the question,
said: 81 can find nothing in the law
which compels any one to tell his or her
exact age. Any person who is over p
years is qualified elector at city cleo
tions and is eligible to registration. If a
woman says she is over 81 years old that
is all that is necessary and she should be
registered without further question"
A half dozen other lawyers said the
same thing. So that any woman who is
at all reluctant to tell her age may rest
assured that there is no law which makes
it essential that she should do so.
When C. K Holiday was registered
he refused to tell his age, but he was
registered. So it is difficult to see what
excuse the commissioner of elections
could give for refusing any one regis
tration because the exact age was not
given, as he has himself established the
Drecedent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09

mother bribed him with an elegant silk
shirt which she made herself to give up
a sweetheart who was Objectionable to
her. Recently he began to pay his at
tentions to another young woman who
had heard the story. a day or two ago
she sent him a half dozen silk shirts
which she had made herself
A Topeka young woman has a legis-
lative souvenir in the shape of a row of
members pictures reaching across one
entire side of her boudoir, outlined above
and below by bands of ribbon. Looking
it over she discovers a marked resemb-
lance between Lambert of Lyon, who
first studied law with Col Robert Inger-
soil and E. NJ. Holland, the actor who
created the Colonel in the first produc-
ton Of Alabama.
A newspaper worker by dint of much
care finds it possible to please a few
people all the time; all the people some
times; but all the people all the time?
Oh, mol
The lieutenant governor and secretary
of state resemble each other One is a
little better looking. but the other is more
affable,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09
NEW ENTERPRISES.
Charters to Do Business Filed With the
Secretary of State.

Charters to Do Business Filed With the
Secretary of State.
The following charters were fled with
the secretary of state today:
The St Paul Evangelical church of
Lancaster township, Atchison county;
capital stock, $1,000. Directors-Chris-
tian Brun, DIETRICH Kruse, Herman
Rathert, Fred Kloepper and William
Kloepper.
The Winfield Business College; direc-
tors-C. S. Perry, j. E. Jarvis, c. E. Full
Ter, P. H. Albright, Vim. E. Otis.
Midland Colony association of Kansas
City, Kan; to impart information con-
corning good locations for homes, to buy
and sell real estate Directors-J. Jay
Spencer, w. N. Stanton, Harry Darling
ton, Geo. B. Easterwood. W. J. Winfield
j. L. Sedgwick, ". De Bernardo; capital
$4,000
Pittsburg Industrial company. of Pitts
burg, Kansas, to assist and conduct all
kinds of mining and manufacturing in
dustries. Capital 100000. Dire ct0rs-
r. E. Carlton, W. ii. r. Dubois. j. T.
Moore, J. R Lindburg, A. B. Cockerill,
J. II. Gibson, J. W. Brewer, G. W. Will
Jams, j. A. huffman, James Patmor, E.
r. Ridgely. John Hodges, John Holli-
day, o. t. Boaz, S. H. Layton, ]. s.
Rogers, j. G. Buchanan, Robert Robyn,
A j. Georgia, w. A. Swan.
The Cherokee club of Galena, for So
cial enjoyment Directors-Henry Axes,
II. Ii. Wills, Fritz Weber, c. P. McNul-
ty, Frederick Jarrett, William Stevens,
S. Shiffler. Capital $4,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09
Argument With a GrOceryman.

Some few days ago a little girl was
sent shopping to purchase few articles.
Among them she was to get can OF
baking powder and bottle of catsup.
After the groceryman had prepared the
bundle, the little one asked him "What
kind of baking powder did you give
me?" "Why," asked the groceryman,
sis there any particular kind you
wanted?" eyes," answered the little
girl, "my mamma wants the Gypsy
Queen Baking Powder" "Why not
take some other kind?" asked the
groceryman. Because" answered the
little girl, 'my mamma says Gypsy
Queen Baking Powder is the best, and
besides she always gives me the Silk
Handkerchief which we are sure to find
in every Id. can. and we want the Sill
yer Leaf catsup, which we know is bet
ter than any other we have ever used,
and if you haven't it, we will go some
place else to get il"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09
AN ABLE-BODIED INVALID.
Witness Too Ill to Testify is Engaged in
Doing a Weeks Washing.


Doing a Weeks Washing.
F. w. Jacobs claims he is illegally and
wrongfully confined in the Shawnee
county jail, and he made an effort to get
released this forenoon by writ of habeas
corpus Judge Hazen was too busy to
hear the application, however, and the
case was set for 2 p. N. Monday
Jacobs is the detective who did much
to expose several joints in Topeka last
summer, at SO much per joint He is
charged with embezzling some house
hold goods which he secured in his ca
pacity as detective.
His attorneys, j. T. Ward and F. J.
Lynch, expect to secure his release by
showing that there is not sufficient cause
for prosecution to warrant his being held.
The case was to have been tried this
week, but County Attorney Stafford had
it continued on the ground that Mrs Nc
Cune, one of the principal witnesses was
too i'll to testify.
Lawyer Lynch stated in court today
that he had visited Mrs. McCune's rooms
in the Crawford fats. on East Fifth
street, and found the woman we'll enough
to be doing a weeks washing in the
kitchen,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09
CAN'T USE THE MONEY.

The Legislature Failed to Make $12,5
Insurance Money Available.
One of the omissions of the legislature
was to pass law making the $12,5 col
lected from the New York fire insurance
companies available for the use of the
fire departments in Kansas cities. Super
lntendent of Insurance Snider says the
money is in the treasury beyond his or
anybody else's power to touch it without
an act Of the legislature. This is the
money secured some months ago by the
settlement of the reciprocal tax which
had run uncollected for 20 years. It is
this settlement too which the house ap-
pointed a committee to investigate.
Though the committee believed the SET
Element too small the house did not give
it power to investigate further.
! Even in face of the report however,
the house failed to pass the act to make
the $12,50 which was collected availa-
BILE. 1t will now have to lie in the treas
ury until another Legislature shall pass a
bill providing for its distribution. Such
bill passed the senate, and a similar
one was introduced in the house, but the
latter body never got to them. "They
were too busy throwing paper balls and
waste baskets, to attend to il" said Su-
perintendept Snider.
Theschiefs of the fire departments of
Kansas City, Wichita and Topeka were all
here urging that the bill be passed, but
were not able to get it through The
distribution of the money at this time
would have greatly benefited the fire
departments.
Mr.. Snider says the tax for this year
will be collected as soon as he can ar
range the reports which were filed
March 1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09
MUSICAL ITEMS
OF Interest to Lovers of Music in Topeka
and Elsewhere.

OF Interest to Lovers of Music in Topeka
and Elsewhere.
Miss Belle Bennett will sing 'sSweet
be thy rest" Mascagni. at First NJ. E.
church Sunday in the morning.
De Koven's go Promise Me" has been
played at three or four fashionable we'd
dings in Topeka this winter. Not less
appropriate would be the song from Sui
livan's opera 'Patience," entitled pretty,
pretty Maiden. will you Marry me?"
Miss Edna Parkhurst, one of Topeka's
most promising sopranos, will sing at
the First NJ. E. church Sunday, March
18th.
The Papillon Rosa Valse, by Tocaben,
which is now being played by leading
mandolin clubs, is a composition of sx-
ceptional merit 1t is of the Spanish
STYLE
So far about seven Topeka musicians
have entered their names for the Hutch
inson contest, which takes place in May.
The Ladies' Philharmonic club is ac-
lively engaged on several programmes
composed of the compositions of Edward
GrioQ,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09
a .Frank stevens sick.

OTTAWA, Kas., March IA man sup
posed to be Frank Stevens of Topeka
was brought to this city today from
place twelve miles in the country. ne
has been living in cave in an out OF the
way place since last June. He yesterday
applied to farm house for helP D, ana was
found to be seriously sick. The only
means of Identification was the name
1Frank Stevens" on bundle belonging
to the man He is too sick to talk. There
ia no man of the name given missing
from Topeka far as known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09
FOR WORK ON THE DOME.
Men Who Built the Cork-Screw Stairway
Are Suing for Wages.

Are Suing for Wages.
A suit against Cox & Evans, the state
house contractors, is on trial in the dis
trict court today. Deputy Sheriff G. d.
Watson and half a dozen others are
suing for balance due for work done
on the big, ill proportioned dome
Watson had the contract for the IRON
work of the dome, the biggest part of
which is the long cork-screw stairway
leading to the dome. This stairway was
finished during the winter of 1898 when
it was so cold the men nearly froze in
doing the work. The balance claimed
by the plaintiffs aggregates $3.50. The
defense of Cox s. Evans is that they have
not yet been paid for the work, and they
can't disburse until the state pays them
what is due on the contract
The plaintiffs in the case are c. d.
Watson, George L Watson, Dan Sheri-
dan, William Hunter, Sam Campbell and
II. C. Watson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09
YEN Can Register at Niaht.

There is branch city registration at
Newland's grocery store at the southeast
corner of Sixth and Lake streets, which
will be open until 1880 this evening.
Deputy Commissioners of Elections Frank
L, Whitaker has also relented and will
keep the city registration Office open
every night next week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09
WILLIE SELLS LEAVES.
He Has Gone to Denver to Start Out With
His Circus on April l.

He Has Gone to Denver to Start Out With
His Circus on April L.
Willie Sells, the Topeka circus propri-
etor, left Topeka yesterday for Denver
where his circus has been stored away in
winter quarters. If the weather is ia
vorable it is his intention to start out
about April l. His circus has been en-
larged and improved during the winter
by the addition of a number of talented
performers and some valuable accessions
TO the menagerie.
It is stated that Sells circus cleared
nearly $4,000 last summer tits known
that his account at the Central National
bank amounted to five figures, and be-
sides this he had big "roll" in a chamois-
skin pouch which he carried suspended
about his neck underneath his shirt Al
least this is what his friends say.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09
10000 Rolls.

Latest and prettiest designs in wall
naner to select from the largest stock In
the city. Competent workmen to hang
it for you. Work guaranteed.
F. A. BECKsTRoM,
51S jackson street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09
WALES
Almond Blossom
Complexion Cream.

w hat IS more beautiful
than the soft, dimpled, rose
leaf cheeks Of a precious lit
tie baby? Every woman
will gladly admit-nothing.
What would you give to
have such a complexion? |
can distinctly hear the echo
of every woman's answer
everything [ possess. Now,
my dear friend, let me tell
you a little secret that is not
generally known. Nine.
Yale's Complexion Cream
will give you just such a
complexion as babies have.
Clear pink and white, fine
grained and beautiful just
such compilations as inspire
the divine feeling Of love
and make sweethearts and
husbands yearn for the
tempting kiss. Nine. Yale
attributes the beauty Of her
complexion to the constant
use Of this delicious cream.
Her fame has been herald
ed from ocean to ocean by
all the leading newsDaDers
Of the world, who publicly
declare her to be the most
beautiful woman on earth.
Yale's Almond Blossom
Cream is pare. 1t is cleans.
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Try a jar and be convinced
and beautifed at the same
time. Price $1.OO. For sale
by druggists and dealers
everywhere or
NINE. NJ YALE, Temble of Beauty, IA
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09
smoke the Joe Wrigl

Pocket knives for boys and scissors fe
girls at Griggs 6 AxtelPs cheap
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09

We put on new neekbands on shirts
Peerless Steam Laundry, AZ ana 1A4
West Eighth street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09
Rues sherin Rurdre.

c. 8. Cross, as the administrators for
the estate of 81. C. Cross, deceased.
brought suit in the district court today
against Sheriff Burdge, District Clerk
Cockrell and others. If seeks TO set
aside a sheriff's sale.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09
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Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09

Buy it! Try it. Smoke it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09

Two sizes; 10c straight and 3 for 25c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09

zoe Wright"
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-09

smoke.
You smoke,
Everybody smokes
the/"Joe Wright"
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-05
ON THE DIAMOND.

Steve Welsh prevented many batters
from putting the ball over the left field
fence, but he could not prevent Bill
Massey from doing it yesterday. 1t may
soon become common. Massey and
Seyboldt are the only two who have
done it.
The National league race for the pen
nant continues to be the closest in the
history of the game. The nine leading
clubs are only IL short distance apart.
Hazleton Pioneers met defeat at the
park yesterday morning at the hands of
the unconquerable Travellers. Score, s
to 3.
The Freeland Stars won at JcanesviIle
yesterday afternoon in very exciting
game. The score was to 3.
The Upper Lchigh club was defeated
at Weatherly on Saturday.
The Tigers have nine games won and
six lost. Percentage, .667.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-05

While John Swan was quarreling with
his sister-inlaw, Mrs. Annie Swan, over
the amount of II board bill at Shamokn,
the woman became frenzied with anger
and seized an axe, and made a murder
Gus assault upon her relative, crushing
his head so badly that he cannot recover.
The woman has been committed to
prison without bail to await the result
of her victims injuries and her husband,
Joseph, has been held in 81 600 security
on the charge of being an accessory to
the crime. AS soon as Mrs. Swan seized
the axe her brother-in-law rushed from
the house and sought safety in an out
building. She followed him, however,
battered down the door and rained blows
upon his head in II merciless manner.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-05
National Guard Men Discharged.

A number of members of Company E..
Ninth regiment, n. G. p, have lost their
employment. The men all resided in
the town of Parsons, and were employed
in and about the mines at that place
1t is the general opinion among the cti-
zens of Parsons that the men were dis
charged on account of being away from
work while at camp. Among the men
discharged was Nelson Stranberg, cap
tain of Company E, who has held the
position of mine foreman in the Della
ware and Hudson Coal Company's Laurel
Run mine for ten years. He is counted
one of the best mine experts in the
county. He was notified of his dis
charge soon after his return home, and
the other men received notice when they
reported for work, one or two being al
lowed to work the first day of the week
The other men discharged are viii
Pero and Mr. Killgallon, privates in
Company E; Austin Dando, who is a cor
poral attached to the hospital corps;
Harvey Jenkins, corporal in Company
E; Hugh Evans, corporal in Company
E: Thomas Francis, corporal, and Gus
Nelson, private.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-05
Windisch Claims He Is Innocent,

From the Wilkesbarre Newsdealer
George Windisch, of Pittston, who was
brought from West Virginia last week
to answer the charge of wife murder,
was taken from jail on Friday afternoon
to the Office of District Attorney Fell
and was given an opportunity to tell
about the crime of which he is accused
Windsch was somewhat curious to know
why he was being taken from Jail but
was not told until he was conducted into
Fell's office. There with only Fell and
County Detective Eckert present he was
asked If he cared to make "a confession
and also warned that what he said might
be used against him.
All he would say was, Il didn't kill
her, gentlemen, really | didn't | left
home before she was killed"
District Attorney Fell then had Wind
isch's blood-stalned clothing, which he
had hidden under the bed in the room
where his wife's body was found
brought in and also the blood stained
chisel with which the decd was DONE
At the sight of these Windisch was yisi-
bly, affected but still he maintained his
innocence, and was at last led weeping
from the room. Windisch was then
taken before Alderman Davidson and
committed to Jail without bail
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-05
Death of Another Old Resident.

Neal McNeis, who for quarter of a
century resided here, died at his home
on Front street early Friday morning
He had been in poor health for some
time past. Atan early age Mr.. McNelis
came to America from his native
country, Ireland, and resided for some
time at Buck Mountain, after that at
Jeddo and came to Freeland in 1870,
when the town was II mere hamlet. The
deceased took an active interest in the
welfare of this place in its young days,
and was man who was respected by
the people of the community. His wife
and two sons, James and Roger, survive
him.
The funeral took place yesterday
afternoon and the remains were follow
ed to the grave by large number of his
friends and relatives.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-05
Legion of Honor Convention.

The eleventh biennial session of the
grand council of the American Legion
of Honor of Pennsylvania was held last
week in Philadelphia. Each of the 150
delegates pre- sent wore the highly priced
decoration of French Legion of Honor,
the order founded by Napoleon. The
badge of the famous French order is used
by the American organization through
the kind permission of the French
government, granted to Darius Wilson.
Of Boston, when he founded the order in
this country in 1878. Since its organi-
hation the American Legion of Honor
has paid out $50, 1856, s41.21 in death
benefits, and $691,2SS in sick benefits
rhe membership, which extends into
every state and territory, numbers abou,
so, 900.
In the officers report it was suggested
that the convention recommend to the
supreme council, which will meet in
Detroit on August 20, the passage of
law releasing lodge members of over &C
years of age from the regular payment.
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows: William n.
Stewart, grand commander; George d.
Bloomer, grand vice commander; j.
Harry Hughes, grand orator; G. Ii. B.
Roberts, grand secretary; II. T. Shilling.
ford, grand treasurer; Rev. j. w.
Bischotf, grand chaplain; f. Morton
Long, M. D., grand guide; G. Nayor,
grand warden; j. E. Kellar, grand
sentry; George w. Kendrick, Jr., p. G.
c., and w. r. Tomlinson, supreme rep
resentatives.
Union Council, of Freeland, was rep
resented by DR.. f. Schilcher and Rev. J.
w. Bischoff. The election of the latter
to the position of grand chaplain was
pleasant news to the 200 members of
this vicinity.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-05
Barry's Directory Completed.

The directory of Freeland, of which
mention was made some weeks ago, has
been completed and is being delivered
through town. With it are included
directories of South Heberton, West
Hazleton and Hazleton, and the whole
makes one of the finest books that could
be issued for the purpose. Topographic
cally, it is done up in a style that at
tracts attention, and is model of tasty
workmanship and good judgement on
the part of the publisher, Homer Barry,
of Wilmington, Del. 1t is well bound
and will make handsome addition to
the library of every citizen in town.
Considering that this is the first book
of the kind that Freeland has had ar
ranged, the compilers have done eX-
tremely well. With nothing to guide
them, as they usually have in other
towns, they must be credited with ar
ranging book that is as accurate and
free from errors as was possible to make
it in the limited time at their disposal.
1t covers the purpose of its publication
far better than the advocates of direc-
tory expected, and none of its many de-
partments were neglected or give scant
attention.
The number of names in the Free
land portion of the book is 1,247, and
i40 in the South Heberton list, or a
total of 1896 for the whole town. TAX
ing these figures as basis, very con-
servative estimate of the population
would be 4,1SS
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-08-05

After a suspension of many months,
within the next few weeks there will be
a resumption of the Pottsville Iron and
Steel Company's mammoth plant, COM
prising iron and steel rolling mills, pud-
die mills and blast furnaces, which went
into the hands of receivers some time
ago. This will give employment to about
600 hands instead of the 100 or more
who have been working less then hall
time for the past few years. During the
suspension brought about by the de-
pressed condition of the iron trade the
mills have been kept in good shape and
but little eXertion is necessary to place
them in full operation. The prelimin.
aries have also been begun toward tax
ing the concern out of the hands of re.
cpiyarS