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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-12
SHE "BOARDED" HIN.
How Mrs. Mclaughlin Que1Is Her Hus-
band With Board

How Mrs. Mclaughlin Quells Her Hus-
band With a board
"Mon" Mclaughlin and his wife live at
1915 East Tenth street. Several othe
people live in the vicinity Also and when
"Mon" and Mrs. "Mon" started bigger
quarrel than usual yesterday afternoon,
they became frightened and telephoned
for the police.
Sergeant Ellison went hurriedly out to
the place and took the head of the fami-
ly into custody. They had become too
exhausted to push the case any further
when the sergeant arrived, but the
wounds of battle were everywhere ap-
| parent Mrs. Mclaughlin had one hand
! bathed in blood and her dress looked as
| if it had been washed in a mud puddle.
| The parties were in police court this
morning. Mclaughlin is there SO often
that it doesn't pay him to hire a lawyer
each time SO he has picked up few
| legal expressions and conducts his own
defense.
Mclaughlin has been on a spree and
Tuesday night and yesterday afternoon
he and his wife enjoyed consequences.
A neighbor living few doors away was
awakened Tuesday night by the vigorous
manner in which the two expressed their
views to each other cut in front of the
house. man who was passing said
Mclaughlin had two bottles of ''white
boss" in his pockets.
Yesterday Mrs. Mclaughlin con
cluded to pack her trunk and go
home to her mother When her husband
returned in the afternoon and found her
ready to go. the trouble began. Nc
Laughlin insisted that she should not
axe her goods away until he had ex
mined the trunk to ind some photo
zraphs very dear to him. BY way of ex-
9ressing his feelings he pushed his wife
lver a couple of times on the kitchen
door. Then they took change of scene
- the front yard.
The whole neigh borhood seems tc
lave occupied reserved seats at the fight
Judging from the mum Der of witnesses il
court this morning. People hurried in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-12
SHE WAS NERVY.
And Didn't shudder at the Thought 81
Besting the Innocent Conductor.

And Didn't Shudder at the Thought 81
Besting the Innocent Conductor.
She was a business-like woman.
There was nothing frivolous in her
face, if I am any reader of counte-
nances She looked as if she could
drive a bargain with the skill of an ex-
pert. She boarded a Main street car,
walked calmly to the front corner, sat
down and began to read a newspaper.
After several other persons had got on,
the conductor came forward to collect
the fares. The woman did not look
up from her paper. The conductor
rang up a number of fares, and then be-
gan to look puzzled Evidently his re-
ceipts did not correspond with the men
tai note he had made of the number he
should collect.
Did I get your fare?' he asked of a
man sitting on the opposite side of the
car. The reply was Affirmative.
"And yours?" turning to his neigh
bor Still an affirmative reply. The
woman continued absorbed in her pa
per. The conductor looked hard at her
several times, but evidently her sex
saved her from an accusation of trying
to beat the company. The conductor
shook his head sadly, and returned to
the rear platform. Then the woman
stopped reading, and, with just the
ghost of a smile on her face, began
looking out of the window. I have seen
men work the trick often, but this was
the first time 1 ever saw a woman who
had the nerve to do tx.
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spent the summer at Pigeon Cove, are
now at Nj Manchester, n. Y, their old home.
They will visit New York city, returning
about October 1st
Mrs. M. Bosworth will return next
week from visit at Kansas City.
Little Minnie Miller will return from
her home in Chicago next week to re-
main during the winter with her aunt
Mrs. B T. Lewis, and attend school
Malcolm Williams of topeka is play
ing with Gus Heege in"A Yenuine Yentle-
man." The company played at the Grand
opera house in Chicago last week.
Mrs. Lou Mckenzie, who has been Wis
iting friends and relatives at Holton for
the past two months, has returned to the
city.
Music lovers will take much interest
in Miss Anna CampbeIrs recital at Lib
rary hall next Tuesday evening. Miss
Campbell is one of the Topeka musicians
who received a scholarship from Pro-
fessor Soebeck, the judge at the Hutch
inson musical jubilee.
Miss Katie Ernich returned yesterday
from an extended visit at Fl. Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas Evendorf and
daughter Mrs. Behler left Tuesday for
Dayton, Ohio, to visit relatives for u
month.
Mr. W. L. Kerr is visiting at Indepen-
dence and Excelsior Springs.
Brubaker-SadIer.
The First Christian church was pro-
fusely decorated with palms, goldenrod,
and other flowers yesterday morning for
the marriage of Miss La Verne Bru-
baker, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs W. E..
Brubaker, and Mr. William Sadler, for
merly of Topeka. now of Denver.
At ten o'clock about eighty friends of
the young couple had been seated by
the ushers, Messrs James Garvin. Julius
Rosen, Irving Scott, and Frank Coles
At ten thirty, as Miss Ethel Wood
played the wedding march, the ushers
preceded the bridal party up the west
aisle, the attendants, Miss Pearl Bru-
Charles Menard coming first, followed by
Rev. B. L. Smith pronounced the SER
vice.
The bridesmaid was attired in soft
grey wool cloth with trimmings of lace,
white hat. and carried a bouquet.
The bride wore pretty aud becoming
travelling gown of grey broadcloth;
shoulder straps of navy blue velvet con-
trasting with the pale yellow brocade
bodice, which had bouffant sleeves of the
broadcloth.
Her hat matched the costume and was
trimmed with dark blue wings.
After the ceremony the party left the
church by way Of the south aisle, and
proceeded to the carriage where they re-
| ceived congratulations before. driving to
the depot.
The train which Mr.. and Mrs Sadler
were TO take was several hours late and
/ the wedding party whiied away the long
wait merrily, till the bride and groom
| left.
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from the garden, and women left their
washing to run to the scene as the word
was passed along that battle was on.
If some OF the witnesses in court this
morning are to be believed Mrs. McLaugh-
lin is somewhat of pugiIist herself One
colored woman said: II was just hang
ing up my washing when I hears her
scream and they runs out into the yard
She wanted to done take dat trunk away,
but he says nit. She got board and
began boardin' him. Mon pushes her
down in de mud and watah and evan
time she sits up and boards him. She
was a. boardin' and a-cussin' and he a.
pushin' her down. She starts all desc
scraps, deed she does, and OATS straight
too. rs not givin' you no game"
Mon thought that man should not
be fined for tussling with his wife over a
trunk when he didn't hurt her ~ just
pushed her little and it was all slippery
out there and she might have fallen
down anyway" said he.
Judge Ferry differed from him and
said 500
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SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS


Potwin schools begin September 16
F. P. Baker has returned from his Col
Orado visit.
F. Riley has moved into one of his
North Topeka houses
The Metropolitan club danced at Me
trOpolitan hall last night
Twenty-seven out of town pupils en-
tered Bethany college yesterday.
The two children of David Owens, of
Twentieth and Harrison, have diphtheria.
John J. Ingalls,, it is said, will contrib
ute to the Washburn Mid Continent this
year.
The first public recital at Bethany col
lege this year will be held Thanksgiving
night.
DR.. A A. Conry of Emporia, who is
we'll known in Topeka, died at Pueblo
yesterday.
Over 100 vehicles were in the funeral
procession of George A. Miller yesterday
afternoon.
The Bethany art department began
work yesterday under the direction of
Geo. NJ. Stone.
Four car loads of harvest excursionists
went through Topeka on the Rock
Island yesterday.
Charles Z. Warden and J. II. Leonard
have gone to Big Stone Lake, MINI, to
fish for two weeks.
Old resident who has observed signs
from year to year. says the corn husks
indicate warm winter.
J. K. Hudson has printed book tell
ing all about the Hudson Foster contrO-
versy from his standpoint,
The senior class at Bethany has five
members, and there ara nineteen mem
IF he olo of hi,
Charles S. Elliot is to respond to an
address of welcome TO an Epworth
League convention at Silver Lake Satur-
day.
Santa Fe engine 420. the largest one on
the road, pulled tbe $3.50 p. N. train west
yesterday after being in she shops some
time.
c. P. Bolmar yesterday found an old
satchel on the Keith tract which con-
tanned a silver spoon and fork and a
water glass.
A Topeka telegraph editor says he will
be for Tom Reed for president because
his name Is just the right length to get
in a head line.
Topeka dry goods man has been
trying in vain for several days to get
four experienced clerks who can take
charge of departments.
u n. LOCKWOOD, who has been cashier
of the Santa Fe at Atchison, has come tc
Topeka to take place in the Office oil
Local Agent ". c. Garvey.
The twelve little girls in the military
drill, at the Junior entertainment at Var
Buren, school, fired a volley into the
audience last uighE-of kisses.
a garden at Fifth and jackson shows
long rows of tomato vines trained like
peas on trellis work over four feet il
height covered with tomatoes.
MIR. and Mrs. Henry Eckert of Mans
field, Ohio, are here to visit Mrs. E. 81
Cockrell, wife of the district clerk, anC
MTs. S. r. Bagwell of RossviIIe.
The county attorney yesterday dis
missed the case against Asa Bright. col
Ored. for hitting Alfred Jacobs with a
club At the first trial. in Justice Gro
ver's court the jury disagreed.
A. II. and Dan Case have gone on {
two weeks hunting trip among the
mountains of Colorado. They went via
the Rock Island and Colorado Midland
to Glenwood Springs, where they viii
camp out
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WILL NOT NOMINATE.
Populists VIII Put No Candidate for Chief
Justice I'm NominAkien.

EopuAtStS VIII Put No Candidate for Chief
Justice In Nomination.
The Populists will not hold state
convention this fall aud will not nomi-
nate a candidate for chief justice against
Judge David Martin, but the state CEN
trail committee will soon issue q manifes-
to giving the Populist side of the present
political situation in Kansas.
At the meeting of the Populist state
central committee at the Office of Chair
man Breidenthal in the state house last
evening, the committee adopted the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
committee that it is inexpedient to hold u
state convention for the purpose of plac-
ing in nomination a candidate for chief
justice to I'LL the vacancy for the unex-
pirsd term of one year
Resolved, That in the opinion of this
committee it has noisuthority. under the
aw, to place in nomination a Candidate
or any Office
4 resolution was alss adopted sndors.
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DURRANT'S THIN STORY.
The Prosecution Has Found Another
Flaw In It.


Flaw In It
SAN Francisco, Sept 12.-The prose-
cution in the Durrant case have found
another flaw in the story told by the
young medical student on the day of
Blanche Lamont's murder When Dur
rant was suddenly confronted in the
church by George r. King, the organist,
he explained his condition of utter phys
ical and nervous collapse by the state
ment that he had been overcome by gas
while engaged in repairing electric wires
in the attic.
Durrant asked King to get him some
bromo- seltzer. The prosecution will
contend that if Durrant had been partly
asphyxiated, his knowledge of medicine
would have taught him that fresh air in
stead of nerve tonic was what he need
ed Durrant'S classmates at Cooper
Medical college will be placed on the
etand to show that the prisoner as we'll
as all of the students had been taught
that the only remedy for partial aspyxia-
ton is oxygen.
Durrant would soon have graduated
from college and the prosecution will
contend that he was too we'll informed to
have ordered y nerve tonic, which nau-
seated him when he drank it, if he had
really been suffering from the effects of
| gas.
The prosecution will also show that
Durrant's hat and coat were not in the
library when King entered the church
| but were there when he returned from
the drug store. The inference will be
! drawn that Durrant wanted to get him
out of the church not to bring him relief
with drug but to give himself time to
recover from his CONSERVATION and an op.
portunity to carry his coat and hat from
the rear of the church to the library,
where it had been his habit to place
| them withdrawing in the church.
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Revised- if Not Improved.

At 90, when a man is young, he thinks
he knows it all. He likes to wag his active
tongue and exercise his gall. He struts
around in noble rage; the world is all his
own He laughs to scorn the world of age
and lists to self alone. He wears win
dow in his eye to see his whiskers grow.
He thinks the ladies pine and die because
they love him so. At 40, as you may sup
pose, he's knuckled down to biz. IT'S not
till so that he knows how big a chump he
is.-Cameron Sun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-12
Peculiar Annreciation,

at don't understand how you can be
away from home so much. You are off
travelling two-thirds of the year, )" said a
homely mother, who stays at home, to her
married daughter.
my dear mother, I know why I am
away so much. My husband never appre-
ciates me except when I am away from
him, and I want him to appreciate me as
much as possible Texas Siftings.
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Retaliation.

InkIeigh-Did you read that last story
of mine?
Pushpen-I did.
Inkleigh-Well, I'm going to write an
article on how : came to write it.
Pushpen (savagely)-By Georgel If
you do, I'll write an article on how came
to read it-New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-12
Beggs' German Salve.
Beggs' German Salve
RAnrs' German SalYe.

The greatest pile. ointment in the
world. 1t cures where all others fail
A positive guarantee with every box.
Cali for sample box Sold by all drug
gists.
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Reconsidered.

s'Grabkins doesn't want anything but
the earth, - said the sarcastic man.
'You re wrong there, p" replied his Gym
ical friend. "Grab5ins used to be that
way, but somebody told him that the
earth is the smallest of the planets, and
he has changed his mind. ''-Washingtcn
Star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-12

The STATE JOURNALS Want and Mis-
cellaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice as
many Topeka people as can be reached
through any ether papsr. This il . fact
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-12
Cure Fer KHeadAche.

As a remedy for all forms eff Head
ache Electric Bitters has proved to be
the very best. 1t effects a permanent
cure, and the most dreaded habitual sick
headaches yield TO its influence. We
urge all who are afflicted to procure 3
In cases of habitual constipation Electric
Bitters cures by giving the needed tone
to the bowels, and few cases long resist
the use of this medicine. Try it once.
Large bottles only Fifty cents, at ]. &
Jones' Drug Store
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How in the worlc can you expect to be
cured of the Piles unless you get q box
of Beggs' German Salve? Sample boxes
free. Equally good for Scalds. Burns,
Old Sores, etc. Sold and warranted By
all druggista
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MEATS AND LARD.

No 1 California Hams, per lb. ...... OS
No 1 Sugar Cured Hams, per ib.. II
Sugar Cured Breakfast Bacon, per Id 10
Dry Salt Bacon, per ID .... ~
Smoked side Meat, per b........ IL
Boneless Ham. per Id .... III
5 lb can Armours' White Label
Lard. 40
10 lb can Armours' White Label
Lara. %
lb cans VOLTS Lard. %
5 lb cana VOLTS Lard .. 4C
The record-union., 1895-04-22
THE SESSION CLERK
He Regrets That He Ever Went Into
Politics,

Politics.
Il wish l had never gone into politics,
Here l am in Washington with a family
TO support. Congress adjourned, my
Congressman gone home and no Job"
The remark fell from the lips OF a young
man who has been acting as Committee
Clerk and Private Secretary to one of the
Western members, and his case illus
trates the condition of a large class of
young men who, like him, see in a Con-
gresslonal clerkshlp the contamination
OF their ambition
Il started out as a stenographer," said
the young man; then l got berth on a
newspaper and from that drifted into
local politics. Pm nearly 40 now and
what have / TO show for my work? I had
several appointive places at home, but
they were permanent only so long as my
friends were at the helm. None of them
pald any better than a steady Job in some
mercantile business, considering the as
sesSinehts anu expenses connected with
po4lticai perrin. 1 came TO Washington
with the tltty-third Congress, Even after
was located here had to make several
trips nome to look after the interests of
my Congressman, and in the last election
spent every dollar / had to helm him at
the polls. He was elected but now comes
a recess OF nine months, with no work
for me to do, and he goes home Iaaving
Il
While Congress was in session received
my 500 month, but no pay during the
recesses. The committee of which NV
member was Chairman had no allowance
for Committee Clerk. But it happened
to have great deal of work to do. and I
performed the clerical labor of the COM
mittee in addition TO looking after the
Chairman's private correspondence, un-
der the illusion that the House would
make special allowance for the commit
tee. A bill to that effect was introduced,
but it was defeated by the various watch
dogs of the treasury, and my extra work
was all gratis. My only recourse is to
take my wife and child home and begin
again where left off when L came. At
all events, my chances at home are better
than they are here. Yet if l had gone
into some reliable business years ago
cannot help but think how much better
off l should have been than by going into
politics."
The record-union., 1895-04-22
THE OLD OVERLAND MAIL
Travelling Half Across the Continent
in Seventeen Days.

Travelling Half Across the Continent
in Seventeen Days.
The first express ever run across the
plains was started by Butterfield in 1858 -
said Alexander Benham Of Montana, the
manager of the first overland express.
1t started at Little Rock, Ark, and fol-
lowed southern route through Kansas
New Mexico, Arizona and then TO Los
Angeles, Cal. About two years later, in
1860, our company was formed for the
purpose Of carrying the mails TO the Pa
Ciic Coast. 1t was known as the Central
Overland, California and Pixies Peak
Express Company. VIM. II. Russell
Alexander Majors and Waddell formed
the company, and tue contracts with the
Government for carrying mails were
made out in their names. [ was chosen
manager and had my office in Denver.
The southern route, run by Butter
neld, did not have as much prominence
as ours, which for years was known as the
Pony Express route. 1t started in at St
Joseph, Mo-, running through Nebraska
to Fort hearney, to Fort Laramie, Wyo.,
thence to Denver, to Salt Lake City, to
Placerviile, Nevada, and to Sacramento,
Cal. The whole trip, extending half
across the continent, was made in seven
teen days, when no accident befelI and
accidents were not so numerous as some
people have imagined. From ST. Joseph
TO Denver the trip took seven days, and
from Denver to Sacramento was Jour
ney OF ten days. That was, of course, by
the regular stage route, and little time was
lost in making it.
To Accommodate our business we
had about $50 coaches, most Of which
were kept running all the time. To haul
them we had ], 800 horses scattered along
the route from St. Joseph to Sacramento
IN addition we had 5000 or 1000 head of
cattle, which were used in hauling heavy
freight and Transporting feed for the
horses and provisions for our men. You
can see that the business was not by any
means a small one, and it continued TO
grow as long az there was any use for
such means of transportation. This was
until the completion of the Union Pacific
Railway to California in 1870. Then
overland traffic and mail service could be
managed TO better purpose by the rail-
road, and our pony express went out of
existence. But up TO that time, from the
day tnat the route was first opened in
1860, its business had steadily increased.
Even the building of the railroad assisted
US, for our line was the best adapted for
carrying employees and provisions to
Western stations."-Chicago Journal.
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a Foul stomach and No Annetite.

Edwin w. Joy Co., 269 Stevenson street
ClJy-5ENTLEMEN: Many years ago my bow
els bothered me considerably. l neglected
tnenn, thinking, as many men do, that I was
strong and healthy and could easily throw the
tfouDle OIL. However, the more I neglected
InyseH the worse grew, until what was cos
tlVeness became a foul stomach | lost nv
simple became very severe and com picated
case.
For some years I tried doctor after doctor.
but with no good results. At times l would
thlnk L was gaining, put alas! it was but an
lIusIon, and as time went on I grew worse
and worse, until my food consisted of water
and few nardtacK biscuit during the dav
had ABOUT given up all no pc of ever receiving
any help for my disease, and hau quite made
up my mind that for the few years Of life left
that my cross was to be that should Journey
on llte's rough way q starving, complaining
sieepleSs, dlsagreeabIe dyspeptic, a trial to IN V
friends and a nuisance 10 myself
About this time I came across one of vOur
little pamphlets, and resolved TO give YOUR
nome remedy, joys Vegetable SarsapariIla a
trial, So / bought bottle and began to ia ize
1t. The medicine began to operate and benefit
me; my bowels gradually grew regular and
began to make flesh. After about three
months was new nan-quite as well as
nave ever been in my life. This was over
three years ago. l still continue to keep vour
valuable medicine in the house. and take il
once in while 10 keep the system in GOOD
working order and to regulate the bowels
l feel II my duty to write you this note and
ask you to publish il, so that if any persons
their eyes, they may get relief and prosper by
my experience Believe me, gentlemen, CRATE
fully yours, HENRY J. MCHARLAN
san Jose