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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
CAN THE PARK BE BOUGHT.
CounciImen Discuss the Project of Getting
Garfield Park for the City.

CounciImen Discuss the Project of Getting
Garfield Park for the City.
Councilman Burgess thinks that the
city might buy Garfield park if it could
be got cheap enough. now that it is for
sale.
There is no disputing the fact that
the city needs a park" said he. "Of
course big price could not be paid but
II the city ever hopes to get park, now
think would be the time to buy. Gar
field park could be made a very pretty
place with but small outlay, though of
course if il is purchased a man would
have to be kept there all the time to take
care of it. l shall investigate the mat
ter and see if any thing can be DONE"
Councilman Stephenson would also be
in favor of buying the park if it could be
bought cheap THE city needs some
thing of the kind, but of course we could
not now expend large amount of money
in such aspurchase. OF course it might
be bought by issuing bonds but that
would require an election. l would like
to see the city get the park"
Councilman Roundtree said very much
the same thing. He said that he would
look up the matter however, before he
would make up his mind on the ques-
ton.
The Bank of Topeka bought part of
the park on mortgage foreclosure, but
they will not be able to secure possession
under a new law for year and a half.
A, w. Knowles, president of the bank,
says thai the park will be for sale if the
bank gets possession of it. sit is not so
far out but that people could walk to il"
said he, land it is the only suitable place
for park around the city, and | think it
should belong to the CITY,"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
HEATH'S SOUTHERN TRIP.
Prosperity Seems on the Point of Coming
to That Section.


to That Section.
Mr.. 81. A. Heath, of the Kansas Farm
er, who has just returned from a tour of
eastern and southern cities, said to
STATE JOURNAL reporter: There has
never been a time when the outlook for
business was more encouraging than
now. During my recent trip I visited
Chicago, St Louis, Cincinnati, Louisville,
Nashville and Atlanta, and l must say
that everywhere business men are antici-
pating great things
"Tnis is especially true of the south
ern cities. The three great railroad sys-
TENS which now control all the railroads
south of the Ohio river are opening up
the south to immigration and manufac-
turing, and everything is booming.
"The representatives of one OF these
roads placed in my hands long list of
southern moneyed and business men
who are anxious to do business with the
west and northwest, and I propose to
give them an opportunity"
Mr. Heath says the colored peoples
building at the Atlanta exposition is the
largest in the exposition. That is the
building which Jackson's military band
is to help open if the proper arrange
ments are made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
LIKE CRUSADERS.
Fathers of Mercy VIII Make Pilgrimage
to the Shrine of LOurdes.

Fathers of Mercy VIII Make Pilgrimage
to the Shrine of LOurdes.
NEW YORK, Tune 25.-There will be an
other American pilgrimage to, the shrine
of Lourdes this year under the direction
of the Fathers of Mercy. Tho pilgrims
will sail on the Red Star steamship
Western Land on July 10 and will return
in the middle of September. Mgr. Sa-
TOLL has thus endorsed the pilgrimage:
81 learn with very great pleasure that
the success which attended the pilgrim
ages last year TO Rome and other Euro
peaa shrines has encouraged the Fathers
of Mercy to undertake the organization
and direction of a similar one this year.
''Surely nothing could be more desir-
able at this time than the re-awakening
of that spirit of lively faith which gave
rise In centuries gone by to the pious
custom of visiting these places, made
sacred by some special connection with
the origin or growth of our old religion"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
GEO. w. REEDS STORY.
He Brings Back a Good One from Texas
for Silver Speakers.

He Brings Back Good One from Texas
for Silver Speakers.
Col George w. Reed has returned
from a months visit in Texas and he
brought new story back with him
which he says is new to Kansas. Here
it ia:
A banker and farmer were arguing
the silver question very earnestly and of
course they looked at the question
through different glasses on account of
their occupations.
"The trouble with the country" said
the farmer, sis there is not enough mon
ey in the country"
You are mistaken" replied the bank
er, ''there is just as much money in the
country as there ever was. Such. talk is
all bosh, for none of the currency has
been carried off or buried in the earth"
The superior and positive manner of
the banker seemed to effectually settle
the farmer and the conversation drifted
to other subjects.
"How is your ranch?" queried the
farmer.
"The ranch is all right but the pros
pect this year is very poor" responded
the banker. "My corn is drying up. The
wheat is not worth harvesting, and I'M
less we have rain soon my entire crop
will be destroyed We need rain very
badly"
"On, no, we DON'T" responded the
farmer. "We don't need any rain. That
isn't the trouble. There is just as much
water in the world as there ever was"
The banker did not reply, but he re-
tired to his private room to think over
the farmers reply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
KANSAS A FACTOR NOW.
Appears in the Oil Output for the First
Time.

WASHINGTON, June 25-Several not
able features of the production of petro-
leum in the United States during 1894
are pointed out in the report of special
agent Joseph D. Weeks, of the .. S.
Geological survey. The principal fea-
ture was the continued decline in pro-
duction in the older fields and the in
crease in the newer and especially in
California and the Lima Ind. fields
The production of New York declined
almost SO, 900 barrels and Pennsylvania
over a million barrels. Ohio's output
increased almost half million barrels
and Indiana about 100000 Colorado's
output decreased about $4,000 barrels:
California's increased over 100000 while
the production in Kansas, which did not
appear as producer in 1898, aggregated
10000 barrels in 1894 The total increase
for the entire country was 931, $50 barrels
the last years product being 49,3 ,516
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
HLADsTONEs ARRIVE
To Mark the Graves of Union Soldiers
in Topeka Cemetery.

To MAX Tine OrRVes OF Union Soldiers
in Topeka Cemetery.
Headstones to mark the resting place
of twenty eight old soldiers have Just
been received from Washington by Cap
tain II. x. Devendorf.l
The names of the veterans whose
graves will be marked by these stones
are: Carl H Peterson, John Backus,
Henry Crow, 7. D. Hamilton, Americas
Ashbaugh, J. G. Douglass, William II.
Steele, E. s Lenfesty, George Wyman.
W. H. Hinckley, J. Y. Cross, John Um-
pleby, Charles Deems, ]. Barbee, ]. 81.
Kerchner, NJ. R Bruce, John Anderson,
VIM D. Murray, James Farron, Hayden
seph, Virgil A Cook, 6. M. Randall,
Lewis Vogel, VIM. Shannon, Thomas
Butler, JEFF McReynoIds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
: STORIES ON PASTORS.
DR.. Embree's Thumb Injured at Base Ball
DIR. AIdersOn's Experience.

1JF. E1nbree's Ilumb b Injured at base BAH
DIR. AIdersOn's Experience.
DR.. A. s. Embree has not been able to
use his thumb on his right hand to good
advantage since the Methodist Sunday
school picnic at Bismarck grove. When
DR.. Embree was playing ball liner
struck his thumb on the end and it has
been disabled ever since.
DR.. s. B. Anderson, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, confded to broth
er pastor few days ago the fact that he
once played base ball. DR.. Anderson said
he played the part of umpire, and the
next week his picture appeared in the
New York Police Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
The Picnic at RerrytOn.

The regular June meeting and basket
picnic of the Shawnee county horticul-
tural society will be held at the farm of
W. P. Popenoe near Berryton on Thurs
day next the 9th inst, at 10 o'clock a.
N. The invitation is general Train
leaves Topeka at 10 for Berryton, re-
turning leaves Berryton for Topeka at
4:30 A big time is expected. No pol
itics will be discussed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
AEr. hpencer's big work.

Mr. Charles F. Spencer referee in the
Rowley Brothers case expects to file his
report with Judge Hazen in about ten
days or two weeks. The settlement of
the business done by this firm in the last
eighteen years will be included in Mr..
Spencer's report and it must all be sub
mitted in writing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
DOESN'T LIKE CLEVELAND.

T. g. Shi1IIng1aw Says He's the Meanest
Man In the United Statea.
Thomas G.. shillinglaw, real estate
man and Democrat, does not expect to
see better times soon.
81 do not believe better times will come
before the next presidential election )"
said he. "If l was to be asked who is
the meanest man in the United States l
should say Grover Cleveland. If we can
get free coinage of silver we will have
better times but do not expect to see
things boom very soon. The apparent
revival in the sale of real estate last
spring was artificial and it did not mean
ANYTHING"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
GARNETT co. COURT HOUSE
The County Proposes to Sell Its Present
One and Rent.

GARRETT, Kas, June 25.-The county
commissioners have issued a call for an
election July IS on the following propo-
sitions:
1st Shall Anderson county sell the
present court house to the highest bidder
for cash.
End. Shall Anderson county buy the
building known as the Mellen block on
the north side of the square and lease
for ninety nine years the upstairs room of
the building adjoining it on the west at
a price not to exceed $3.50.
The purpose of the commissioners is
to obtain more room for the county offices
and the county records without building
a new court house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
Lightning Kills Team aud Drive r.

SHELTON, Nen, June 25.-During a
heavy thunder storm yesterday Frank
Kilkenny was killed by lightning and
his two sisters dangerously injured.
When the storm commenced they got
into the wagon to go home when the bolt
descended, killed the boy and both
horses and so severely shocking the girls
that they were rendered unconscious TO r
some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
NOT ALL CLERKS COSTS.
Clerk COokreIl VIII Get Only Small POr-
ton of Those Big Fees.

Clerk COokreI1 VIII Get Only Small POr-
ton of Those Big Fees.
E. NJ. Cockrell the clerk of the district
court protests that wrong impression
might be drawn from the statements
given out from the city clerks office re-
garding the bills for legal costs against
the city.
"In that bill of 81, 1900" Mr.. Cockren
says. there was a $1,000 judgment that
should be taken out from under the head
of COSTS Then besides the clerks costs
are the sherff's fees and steuographer's
fees and Witnesses fees. OF the costs
due the clerks office nearly every cent of
it accumulated during the terms of 8. NJ.
Gardenhire or w. E. Sterne The fact is
that when this money is turned over to
me it will all pass through my hands
like water through q sieve. The impress
sion is that l get all the fees, but the
chances are that l won't get enough out
of it to flag bread wagon.
The reason the bill for costs is so big
is that up to this time the city has paid
no costs for years aud years. City Clerk
George Tauber always threw bills from
our office in the waste basket City
Clerk McFadden is merely trying to
straighten these accounts out.
1t does not appear that any baking
powder, when presented in competition
with the Royal, either at the Govern
ment tests or before Worlds Fair iuries,
has ever received favor or award over the
Royal or made an equal showing in
purity, strength or wholesomeness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
SALARIES MAY LAPSE.
Judge Reed and Judge William Thomp-
son Haven't Drawn Theirs.

Judge William Thompson of Burlin-
game and Judge c. Reed of Wichita
have not drawn their salaries from the
state for six months, and if they don't
draw them before June 80 the money set
aside for that purpose will go back into
the general revenue The state auditor
has notified them of the danger of Ieav-
ing their money with the state too long,
and they will no doubt draw on the au-
ditor at once.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
NEARLY A MILLION.

Belonging to the State in the Treasury
and Topeka Banks.
The semi annual examination of the
accounts of the state treasurer and the
regular monthly count of the cash in
the vaults of the treasury, has been COM
pleted The amount of av ailable cash
subject to the call of the state treasurer,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
Slept i'm the Barn with the COW.

One day this week a Lawrence man
and his wife went to Ottawa to be gone
till late at night and got deaf mute sis
ter-in-law to stay at the house When
night came she locked the house and
went to bed and when the man and his
wife came home late in the evening they
were unable to raise anyone or get in the
house in any way and SO spent the rest of
the night together in the loft of the hay
mow.-Lawrence Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25

The United States government chem
ist, after an examination of the Indian
department, made the emphatic state
ment that "The Royal Baking Powder is
the purest in quality and highest in
I have knowledge"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
IT'S BETTER THAN BAN.
A Speaker at the Ottawa Assembly Makes
Epigram.

Jehu De Witt Miller, one of the lee
turers at the Ottawa Assembly attempt
ed to get in touch with the Kansas idea
the other night when he said "Some peo-
pie seem to think that irrigation is a
substitute for rain, but it isn't Rain is a
substitute for irrigation and mighty
poor substitute at that" Mr.. Miller did
not say 80 but he borrowed the saying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
PLEA FOR SUNDAY BALL.
Tony Brown Tells Why Baseball Doesn't
Pay in Topeka.

Tony Brown Tells Why Baseball Doesn't
Pay in Topeka.
ga baseball team will not succeed in
Topeka now," said Tony Brown, "be-
cause there can be no Sunday games
There are hundreds of people who work
all week and who would like to see
ball game on Sunday. The whole trouble
is that We have too many preachers
there is too much Ministerial union here.
The preachers think that the games
would hurt the attendance at their
churches, but it wouldn't, for people
could go the church and the ball game,
too. l believe they would do it. too.
''The city would be no worse off and
the people would enjoy a recreation if
we had Sunday games"
The official food analysis by the United
States government show the Royal to be
a pure cream of tartar baking powder,
the highest in strength, evolving 1905
cubic inches of leavening gas Per single
ounce of powder. There were eight
other brands of cream of tartar powders
tested, and their average strength was
less than III cubic inches of gas per
ounce of powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25

Every dose, measured by results, ia
ties. tB- Ask your druggist for it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
MAY Endorse Justice Martin.

A circular letter has been sent out
from Populist state headquarters by
Chairman Breidenthal and Secretary
Semple of the state central committee,
asking the members of the committee to
select date for meeting of the COM
mittee. When the committee gets together
it will decide what the party is to do about
making a nomination for chief justice.
Some of the leaders favor the endorse
ment of Judge Martin, but others think
there ought to be party candidate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25

Send us your work. We can suit you
Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-06-25
Black Tonic.

Price only $500 Per Bottle.
Three Bottles for $500.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21

capture Cemetery Hill by storm. This
was the key to the position, being the
apex of the horseshoe-shaped line OF
battle; and II the enemy had succeed
ed in getting possession Of 1t, q new
line Of battle would have been nee
essary, and that would have been
ruinous.
1.-THE hill was crowned with several
batteries Of federal artillery, support
ed by portions Of the Eleventh corps.
Hayes and Ioke's brigades, of Gen..
Early's splendid fighting division Of
Ewell's confederate corps, were se-
lected to make the assault Between
sundown and dark, they moved for
ward with great vigor, forcing back
the Infantry supports OF our batteries
on Cemetery Hill Gen. Hancock. in
command OF the Second corps, occupy
Inc that portion OF the line just south
OF the cemetery, fearing that the hill
would fall into the possession Of the
confcdclaics, and thereby endanger
his right flank, ordered Candies brig
ade, composed O. the Fourteenth Indi-
ana, Fourth and II gh.h Ohio and Sew
enth Wet VirY'nIa, known as the
Gibraltar brigade lGen. Frcach confer
ring that nams upon ilic brigadel, Of
the Third division, To re cue the en-
danosrAd batteries. Proceeding at
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21
RATHER EMBARRASSING.
Peculiar Prsdicamsnt In which = Hasty
Marriage Placed = Clergyman.

Peculiar Prsdicamsnt In which = Hasty
Marriage Placed Clergyman.
"One Of the funniest and yet the
most embarrassing things that ever
happened during my ministry" said q
clergyman the other day, happened
while had charge Of church in .
smaller town. One Sunday ! had for
! guest q clergyman who had removed
from our town to q distant city about
ten months previous As he was .
very popular man with his townmen I
asked him to occupy my pulpit that
Sunday morning. 1t happened that
Just at the time this clergyman left
town = young man, who had only been
married a short time, lost his bride
and was completely crushed by the
blow. Fears were entertained for his
reasonand everyone In the town, lnclud-
Ing my friend the clergyman, felt the
deepest sympathy for him. Well, ithap-
psned that while he was escortlng his
wife's remains to her former home he
met most charming young lady, and
In less than six months they were mar
rled. But the Clergyman knew moth
Ing Of all this, and when on that fate
full Sunday morning he stood in the
pulpit and saw before him this young
widower as he supposed, he naturally
thought Of his bereavement So 1t was
that during his prayer the congrega-
tion was amazed to hear him begin to
pray for this young man. lie said:
"'There Is before you, Lord, young
man who has suffered recent and ter
rible affection, and for whom we ask
your special blessing. BE near and
comfort him in his last affection, keep
him safe In life and be near him when
death shall remove him from his great
borrow.
Just think what that poor young
man and his new wife must have felt
sitting through such prayer as that
The whole congregation gasped. In
dianapolis Sentinel.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21

Mrs.. Neighborly--l hate to speak Of
II, Mrs. Cooley, but I know you'll
thank me for 1t. Isaw your husband
coming out Of saloon this afternoon.
Mrs. Cooley My husband coming
out Of q saloon Oh, you're mistaken
about that. My husband wouldn't
have come out Of a saloon. He'd have
stayed. Judge.
The Michigan division of the BiR
Four road arranged to transport, free
Of charge, a horse belonging to G. W.
Miller, residing near Bremen, from
Warsaw to Louisville, Ky, to the ma
tional cncampment G. A. Il. The ami
NAL Is thirty-four years old, and Mr.
Miller appropriated him to his use on
Shermans march to the sea, on which
he served as a scout. Mr. Miller, who
enlisted in the Thirty-hfth Ohio, prizes
the horse very highly, and the animal
was an object Of great interest to the
veterans ut Louisville.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-11-21

FOREIGN GOSSIP.

Tho most horrible suicide on REQ.
ord Is reported from Csmen, Germany.
A small trader named Epks looasnsd
his scalp with razor and tore II %
In shreds Then he opened the vsina
Of both arms, and In this condition was
carried TO the hospital, where he died
shortly after.
During the sieges Of mediaeval
times II was very common Tor tho be.
sicgers To throw from their catapults
md other military engines dead bodies
Of dogs, swine, together with pieces OF
horse flesh and similar carton into the
city or castle besicged, in order that
the defenders might, by the stencil OF
this putridty, be forced to surren.
der
French and Belgian carrier pigeons
were recently set free from steamer
leaving 81. Naxaire. The first batch, re-
leased seventy-hvs miles from land,
though the weather was hazy, did not
circle around the ship, but made for
the shore at once, 80 did those released
at 100 and at 095 miles. Enough re-
turned safely to their houses TO leave
NO doubt about the feasibility Of uaina
them AZ messengers from the seq.
Prof. Lippmann, for his method Of
photographlng colors has received the
prize OF twelve thousand francs
awarded every six years by the Paris
soclete encouragement for the dis
covery most useful to French industry.
The gold medal, for the work that has
exercised the greatest influence on the
progress Of French industry, was
given to the Comlte de lAirlque Fran
caise for their services TO African
colonization.
"A gigantic undertaking, the brida-
ing over OF Folks strait, separating
the island Of Ceylon from the main
land Of India, Is seriously proposed by
the Ceylon government The strait Ia
iorty-one miles broad at Its narfowest
point, double the width Of the English
channel, but is very shallow, in many
places only six feet deep. The Islands,
reefs and channels in ii have been re-
Gently surveyed, and the cost Of works,
extending over O. miles, including
the Pamban channel and the Adams
Bridge reef, Is estimated at 2s,O00,0oc
rupees The ends will be connected
by i45 miles Of railroad, with Columbo,
tile great harbor Of Ceylon, on the one
side, and by 90 miles Of road, with
Madura, the nearest point Of the In
dian railroad system, on the other. II
narrow guage is used this can DO done
for il,0o0, 600 rupees more.