The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-12
HATED YELLOW FLAG.
The Diphtheria Seems to In
crease at Lawrence.
People Observation-Disclosures
Disease More Malignant.
OTHER STATE NEWS.
Benz. Harrison's Letter to a Lit
tie Hiawatha Girl.
Runaway Wichita Girls Are
Found at Abilene.

LAWRENCE, Oct 1.-THE diphtheria
yellow flag is causiag a good deal of
scare about Lawrence again. There are
new cases developing every day, and
quarters of the town not before afflicted
are now marked by the flags.
The disease is moro malignant than it
has been before at all, aud there is al
most as great scare as there was before
the schools were closed before.
The police are having some trouble
making their guarantees effective. A
great many people hate TO have the flag
put up on their houses, or hate to have it
become known that they have diphtheria,
and use every means to suppress the news,
when it would not only be for their own
good, but for that of every one around
them, if it became known, SO that the
sick could be cared for and the well pro-
tected.
II has become evident that the quar-
antine in some places was raised TOO
soon, az in two families other cases have
developed since tho quarantine was
raised, and it has been put on again.
Many of the physicians about town
think that the epidemic is as bad as ever,
and that the cases are great deal more
serious than they were couple Of
weeks age.
The schools are still in a very badly
demoralizsd condition because of the
large number of children kept out.
There are many heard 10 say every day
that they will not send their children to
school as long as the epidemic continues
and many more are taking their children
out every day.
EN-PREsIDENr HARRIsON's LETTER
To Little HiawasIl. Girl Whose Birth
day is on the Same Day as His.
HIAwATHA. Oct. 12.-Mary Foster the
little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
Foster of this place, was born on Ex-
President lIarrison's birthday. She sent
him present of knife and a letter as
reminder and has received the follow
ing letter in reply:
My Dear Little Friend: Your sweet
letter of august 2Ist, with the pretty lit
tie knife, came 10 Indianapolis while l
was away from home speudIng the sum
mer up IN the Adirondack woods in New
York. l had three grandchildren, TWO
girls AMI boy-all younger than you
with me; and d great time they had play
ing in the lake and Catching fish and
frogs.
"They made SO much noise and climb
ed over me- SO much and kept me so
frightened lest they should fall into the
deep water OF the lake that didn't do
much else than to look after them, and
play with them all summer. But that is
the best fun that one can have after all
One of the little girls did fail into the
lake but the other two children pulled
her out.
You Will wonder Why your letter was
not answered sooner. Well, my news
papers and package mail was not sent to
me. but was kept hero at Indiananoli5
awaiting my return home, 50 l did not
get your letter until about the 20sh of
September. l am glad that we have
common birthday, and I hope that every
new one that comes to you NAV find you
sweeter and kinder and wiser than the
IasF. thank you for your gift and for
your kind thoughts.
Very sincerely yours,
-'BENJ HARRISON"