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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
LOCAL MENTION.

Attorney General Dawes returned to-
day from Coffeyville
The reversal of a prominent Topeka
bicycle dealers initials reads IL A. w"
Barney Lantry is in town today. He
stopped off between trains on his way to
Strong City, from visit among Wiscon-
sin lakes.
DR.. W. S. Knight, president of Lin
wood college, St Charles, No., will
preach morning and evening at the First
Presbyterian church on Sunday next.
DR.. n. B. Ward has just returned from
a professional trip in Missouri and Hi
nois Sunday he leaves for Mexico. Few
people are aware that DR. Ward is mine
physician for the Santa Fee
Rev l. F. Laverty, pastor of the Sec
ond Presbyterian church of Los Angeles,
CAL, will occupy the pulpit of the First
Presbyterian church of this city Septem
Der l. Rev. Anderson will be home from
his vacation September 8.
Miss Mabel Crawford, formerly of To-
peks, who used to sing in the First Con-
gregatiOnal church here, but has been
singing in Chicago for two years. is now
a member of the Sherwood Grand Con-
cert company The company will visit
Kansas this season.
II, s Van Fleet, an expressman. got
into a difficulty last evening with man
who was driving a wagon, and the man
had him arrested on the charge of dis
turbing the peace. Officer Washburn
| arrested him, and he will answer the
charge tomorrow morning. A broken
wagon wheel tells the tale.
Don't fail to see the grand fireworks
n 0IoTT ct Cont aI1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
TO FILL UPTHE CITY PARK
Its Level to he Raised to Some Extent and
improvements Made.

improvements Made.
Several weeks ago the city council de-
cided to beautfy the city park. They
were in earnest and the city engineer
was ordered to make a typographical
survey of the park Immediately. He did
so and 1t was reported that the prisoners
in the city jail were to be utilized in
making the proposed improvements and
that work would be commenced at once.
Then the matter was, like many others
of public importance, dropped and not a
word has been heard bout the city park
since. Professor WOrrall drew up the
plans for the improvements but they
we're shelved and the park still continues
be an eyesore, while the Jackson
,treet sewer fills the air in its vicinity
With the germs of disease.
The man who takes more interest in
ne park than any one else is Council
man Burgess. He said:
"Ihe reason the improvements are not
being made at the city park is because
we have no dirt with which to make the
fill necessary. The work must be done
with as little expense as possible and so
! we have to wait. When the grading for
sidewalks commences we will use the
ground taken from the excavations and
then the work on the park will be com
menced in earnest" This will be with
in the next two week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
HAVE TO PAY SOMUCH.
Another Judgment for Damages
Comes Up to Annoy.
CONES OUT OF THE SEWER LITIGATION

Matters Considered by the City COun-
ell Aass Night-O. swanson VIII In
crease His Bond for sidewalk Build
ing.
The city council last evening spent al
most an hour in wrangle about the pur-
chase of the $500 judgment held by
William G. Myers and Elizabeth E My
ers against Decker, Mullins & Berry. 1t
was sugges ed that the judgment be
used as an offset to the judgment held by
Decker s. Mullins against the city for
5000.
This is a case which has several times
been before the council William q.
Myers was injured while working in the
Decker. Mullins & Berry sewer and Sc
cured a judgment of $500 against the
firm. The judgment was never paid and
now the Myers family is destitute and
suffering for the necessities of life.
D. C. Tillotson, who represented the
Myers family, offered to give a salts
factory bond to "hold the city harmless
in case the judgment is purchased. City
Attorney Bird said he did not believe the
city had any right to purchase the judg-
ment
After a lengthy discussion the whole
matter was laid on the table and after
ward "expunged from the record"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
Joe KeIIsm's Case.

The Joe Kellsm hapeas corpus case.
which was before the appellate court, was
dismissed yesterday afternoon on the
motion oil Kellam's attorney. The case
will be relied at once in the supreme
court Kellam wishes to test the consti-
tutionality of the law allowing an officer
to break into a house without a warrant
when the occupant is suspected of sell
ing liquor. The appellate court does not
convene until November and the SUI
preme court will be in session in Sep
TENDER, and it was to have the case
heard in September that it was dismissed
in the appellate court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16

DR.. Klemp says: IF there wern't so
many doctors and newspaper reporters
there would be less sickness"
The STATE JOURNAL was proudly rep
resented in the lantern parade last night
by W. W. Carr and his boomers.
The Matson house is now occupied by
a swarm of beese which evidently have
no fear of Mrs. Matson's ghost"
Chimmie Fadden dialect has got into
music. A song called "Chimmie Fadden
on de Bowery" has reached town.
There is no car from North to South
Topeka between 1880 and 8 p. m. To re-
member this will save worry to car trav-
elers
Press, is now agent for mortgage com =
pany. He will probably remain in To-
peka.
c. NJ. Kistler, of North Topeka, has
taken out building permit to erect Z
$3.50 addition to his property on North
Quincy.
The single of the guinea helps the
hurt that honor feels" remarked To-
peka lawyer today as he fled divorce
| for alimony" suit.
A Topeka book agent forged the name
Of Principal Williams of Harrison school
to a recOmm endation for his book and
may get into trouble.
The Modocs will sing the Leader Of
Company B." Lucy Days great hit in
the passing Show" as she opening piece
al their Garfield park concert next Friday
night
Out of the ninety seven arrests that
the police made from August I to the
10Th. Officer Gaines has nineteen to his
credit There are 25 policemen on the
pay roll at present,
Conductor Snyder of the West Fourth
street line, carries d match case that he
purchased five years ago, the day be as
sumed his duty. Constant usage has
worn away the silver.
Word was sent to the police station
yesterday morning that crap game was
in progress on Western avenue near
Sixth. When the officers got to the place
| the gamb.e rs had skipped.
Sergeant Donovan will soon take va
cation ard rest up bit. He has work ed
almost continually for fifteen years for
the police depar ment, and this will be
his first Vacation in that time.
( A Topeka woman who walked down
street last light behind man who was
smoking pips wants the council to
pass an ordinance to prevent the smok-
ing of pipes on the public streets.
Susan B. Anthony has written letter
to T pska friend in which she says
that she is in accord with the resolution
introduced at the suffrage meeting ad
vising the women to "Iet the men run
things"
Under Sheriff Tom Wilkerson now
carries the Smith 8 Wesson revolver
found on the body of the burglar La
Blanche, who was killed by train il
North Topeka He is not at all SD.
perstitious
Walter F. Widsner, who presented E
claim for $4,000 to the council for the
death of his son who was thrown from
cart at street crossing, has brought sui
ia the United States circuit court agains
the city for that amount
The Pennsylvania Mutual Bicycle In
surance company will establish an Office
in Topeka soon. a policy in these in
surance Companies insures the own
er of the bicycle against an,
damage to the machine, and il
case the machine is destroyed in al
accident or ia stolen, the company re
places it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
TO COME TO TOPEKA.
Five Hundred People from Nebraska VIII
Be Here August RI.

Five Hundred People from Nebraska VIII
Be Here August RI.
Mayor Fellows submitted a commun-
ication to the council from Judge ]. b.
Johnson informing him that he had re-
ceived letter from Rev. Joseph Presson
OF Pawnee City, Neb, informing him
that his church had arranged for an ex-
cursion to Topeka on August 81. The
gentleman said that there would be 800
people from Nebraska visit Topeka on
that date
Judge johnson suggested that the
council take steps to give the visitors
some attention. The council agreed and
the city park was placed at the disposal
of the visitors, and the mayor was in
structed to appoint a committee to see
that the Nebraska people are properly
entertained.
The mayor appointed the following
committee: Councilmen Skinner, Steph-
enson, Bradford, Drew and Roundtree.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
A LOW PLACE.
A Resort That the Police Should Suppress
Instead of Pulling"

Sarah Councillor, colored, keeps no.
torious disorderly house at the corner Of
Third and Quincy. Her patrons are
said to all be white men. 1t was in this
house that Judge G. E. Foote was ar
rested short time ago Last night a
white man by the name of johnson went
there and he had not been there long be-
fore he discovered that he had been
robbed of about 500
He went to the police station and
asked the officers to investigate the mat
ter. Officer Fowkes and Hale went to
the house. When they entered, they
found two young white men there They
and Sarah Councillor were arrested and
the charge of disorderly conduct en-
tered against them. This morning Sarah
was fined $40. aud the two young men
the same amount
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
CoIOred People swindIed.

a mum Der Of COTTONWOOD Falls people
are wondering why they do not receive
the weekly Topeka Call. About two
weeks ago a colored man claiming to
represent this paper secured large
number of subscriptions in that town.
Up to date, however, no paper has ap-
peared to offset the money expended
At the Office of the Call it was not known
who was representing the paper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16

Miss Efie Roundy is a fine looking
white girl, who has just returned from
Oklahoma to Holton. She is thirteen
years old and has head as large as ex-
President Hayes-222 inches in circum-
ference. She has six regular formed
toes on each foot, and had eleven fingers
till one was. cut off She is now the
twelve toed girl of Holton.-Holton Re-
cOrder
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
WILL GIVE THE BOND.
o. Swanson Agrees to Follow the sug-
gestions of the Mayor.

0. Swanson Agrees to Follow the Sug-
gestions of the Mayor.
Mayor Fellows called the attention of
the council to the fact that the law re-
quires that in all contracts a bond equal
to the amount of the contract must be
given.
He said that he had not signed the
contract with 0. Swanson for building
the sidewalks on that account as Swan
sons bond had been fixed at $4,000.
Mr.. Swanson said he had no objection
to giving the bond if the law requires it,
and the council ordered that he give a
bond for $15, $50.
1t was also agreed that the bond of J.
W. Shaffer for repairing the asphalt be
fixed at $1,000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16

J. W. Gleed, in behalf of Florence
Greer and Grace G .eed protested against
the creation of a benefit district for the
opening of the alley between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets and Jackson and
Van Buren, streets, He said that no
notice had been received by the
lot owners that tax would be levied
Mr.. Gleed presented remonstrance
against the opening of the alley signed
by the owners Of thirteen lots. The com
munication was referred to the commit
tee on ways and means
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
ACTION DEFERRED.

The MiIIer-VanderpoOl Proposition VIII
Be Considered at the Mkt Meeting.
Councilman Drew reported that the
committee on health was unable to agree
on a report on the proposition of J. NJ.
Miller and c. L. VanderpooI to do the
sanitary work Of the city.
On motion of Councilman Bradford
the report was made a special order for
the next regular meeting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
COlOred Baptists Meet.

The annual convention of the North.
western Baptist association is now in
session at the North Topeka colored
Baptist church on B street. There are
forty-five delegates present, represent
ing thirty-fv colored churches. Rev.
P. ". Barker of Topeka is president of
the association.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
The
Star
Grocery
Popular Low
/ price Grocery.

The right place to get
your groceries because eve
rything is sold just as adj
vertised; because you get
goods that are guaranteed
satisfactory; because you
have a large stock to select
from; because the prices are
lower than any other store
in town. Try US with a trial
order.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16

The ordinance to levy the sidewalk
taxes fer 1894 and 1895, was passed un-
der the suspension of the rules. L
amounted to $14711L
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
BOSTON AND RETURN
BY the santa re.

With choice of routes east of Chicago
and stop over privileges, one fare for the
round trip. See Rowley Bros. for par
ticulars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16

Marshalls band will play the new song
1.-THE band played on" at Garfield park
tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16
BOSTON AND RETURN


With choice Of routes east of Chicago
and stop over privileges, one fare for the
round trip See Rowley Bros for par
ticulars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16

Little GEN." sc Everybody smokes it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-16

Don't fail to see the grand fireworks
display at Garfield park tonight
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-09-20
An Odd Temperance Society,

The oldest temperance society In the
world is the abstaining commune of
Achlyka, in Siberia, all of whose men,
bers are strict teetotalers every day in
the year except one. Regularly on the
first day of September. year after year,
all the adult members Of the commune
assemble in the parish church. and ev-
cry one takes a solemn vow before the
altar to drink no wine. beer or spirits
"from the morrow" OF the following day
for whole year. The clause from the
morrow" is introduced in order to give
them a reward for their virtues In the
shape Of whole day OF drunken carnl-
val. As soon rs they leave the church
they begin to indulge In a horrible Bac-
chanalian drinking, which continues
throughout the day, until neither man
nor woman In the village Is sober. This
is naturally followed by consdera BILE
physical suffering, and then by mental
remorse, whereupon the penitent parish
enters upon It's tweivemonth of model
sobriety, and all 1--we like Rechabites.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-09-20
About Suffrage Women.

A North Dakota woman writes the
following letter to the Woman's Journal:
1 know from years Of experience some
ming about the injustice of the laws,
especially with reference to the rights of
properly. Ten years ago l came with
my husband to the wllds OF Dakota and
took up my abode in a sod shanty. and
went to work with him 10 build up new
home on the prairles, Is miles from town
or railroad. During the eight years fol-
lowing / worked indoors and out. to
save the extra expense of hired help:
ought prairie fires spring and fall, un-
II r"ady to drop with exhaustion. TO
save our property from destruction;
worked half the night at times, from
midnight till morning, helping to make
'smudges' 10 keep the frost away from
he r!penlng grain: faced blizzards that
strong men did not dare to combat, in
order to reach the barn and feed and
water the famlsh!ng stock, while my
husband was caught and detained in
town by the storm; cooked each summer
and fan for harvesters and threshers;
made and sold hundreds of pounds Of
outter; raised chickens and sent bushels
ol eggs TO marGet each year, and in fact
did everything and economlzed in every
way as only farmers wife can, to help
;!de over the bad years Of drouth and
trost and save our land from the
greedy NAV OF the mortgage company,
which would certainly have devoured a
part OF 1t had 1t not been for this help.
All this time | endured an the lncon-
Ven!ences connected with the making OF
new home, together with the dangers
ana prlvatlons Of pioneer life. And now
nave the supreme satisfaction of know
'nS that my husband owns a whole Sec
'.on Of hne. fertile land In this beautiful
ne" Northwest. free from debt, while in
Jaw | do not possess a single foot. nor
f"n say to whom II shall belong when
l ana gone We are cAldless."
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-09-20
Why Children Lie.

Al meeting Of teachers In Boston a
discussion arose over the charac teristic
defects OF the school children. 1t was
asserted that the girls were more given
to deception than the boys, and the boys
were rougher and had more careless and
dirty habits than the girls. Also. that
the inclination of the girls TO deception
arose largely from vanity. This sug-
gests line of thought that may be
worth consideration. Why do children
lie! At the outset the child has no SET
tied Idea of the right and wrong of the
truth and the lie. 1t Is simply ca sler and
more natural to tell the truth, but it sees
no wrong in the other course 1t re-
sents being deceived as 4 personal In
jury and not as a moral wrong. How,
then, do children come 20 lie?
Probably the first effective force tina.
acts, logically at least, Is fear. Lying
from fear must be met by loving kind
ness and confidence. The child must feel
protected and trusted, safe in the truth.
The next motive may be called. for the
present purpose, vanity. 1t begins its
work before the child can talk and Is
cultivated by all the art of the inconsld-
crate parent. Praise and show are the
outward objects, while the negative or
Internal force comes from the shame
over inferlorlty and possibly an ndispo-
sltion to yield. or stubbornness. Other
forms are pride and spirit Of rivalry;
desire to excel, love of leadership.
Greed Ia very low, animal motive that
leads 20 some lying. Its inner and low
er force ID in the appetite. in a desire to
possess; negatively, a lack of generosity,
of sympathy. Its outward source
N,.f1, 4
ton. Another fruitful source of lying Is
imitation. Their parents and mates use
the conventional lies before them without
explanation even before an explanation
could be understood and the dividing
line Is indlstnct Besides this, unfortu-
rately and criminally, the parents lie to
the children and permit others to do so.
They do this to save trouble. ."-Milwau-
kee Journal.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-09-20
HE WON THE JURY.
a Case In which sympathy Was Not wen
Applied.


zone time, when / and some other
lawyers were engaged in defending a
prisoner charged with MURDER" said the
veteran Thomas S. Crafty, Judge Shope
was among those employed on the side
Of the prosecution. We made very vlg-
or5us effort to get our mans head away
from the halter, and our chances SEEM
ed fair enough until Shope addressed
the Jury. He dldn'. seem to make much
of an impression at first; they listened
rather cooliy and lndlfferently to his ar
guments, but all at once a circumstance
arose that somehow turned things in his
favor. While he was speaking a mes
senger boy entered the court room and
handed him a telegram. which, still con-
tinulng his address to the jury, he me-
chanically, as 1t were, tore open. Sud-
denly, as he glanced at the message, his
eyes d,lased and stared lntently at the
words before him. Then his voice fall
tered and broke, his breath came and
wens in short gasps, his chest heaved
and fell with deep emotion, and, turning
his fearful eyes on the jury, he said in
almost sobblng tones:
Excuse me, gentlemen; fear cam
no. go on with my address. have just
received the mournful news OF the death
of dear friend, one who has been OF
most material benefit to me In my pro-
fesslon and whose demise leaves a sor-
rowful gap that none can ever fill Ex-
cuse me, beg OF you; I am utterly un-
nerved and broken down at this sad ca
lamlty.'
Some members OF the jury respect
fully expressed their regret and kindly
urged him to continue his address. and
he DID 50. The result was, sir, that he
won the entire sympathy of that jury,
and they returned verdict OF guilty
against my unfortunate client, who was
consequently sent to the penitentiary for
life.
When the trial was over somebody
picked up the telegram that had so op-
portunely come into the hands of the
able advocate and through which he so
successfully wrought upon the feelings
Of The jury. 1t simply contained the
favor!te expression of character in one
OF Charles Reade's novels, the old sol
der In The Clolster and the Hearth
which expression Is: Have courage.
friend the devil Is dead Chicago In
ter-Ocean.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1895-09-20
"Jimmy" Logue A Born Criminal.

Mary Logue, the terrified wife Of a
drunkard and the penitent mother of a
thief, Is likely TO become famous all over
the world. She Is dead, but a letter left
by her Is one of the most remarkab BILE
contributions to the pathology of crime
found in the annals This poor mother
acknowledges herself responsible for her
sons moral perversity. He has lived
life of wrong-dolng, and his mother as
cribes II to ante-natal influences. She
says:
Il found it very hard to get any mon
ey from my husband FOR our bread and
meat At last 1t go. so hard that the
only way l could get his money was by
waiting until he was asleep at night and
picking his pockets Many and many a
night have got up when he was asleep
In the bed by my side and like thief
gone through his pockets and taken
what money 1 found there. Then he
had hot temper and / was always
afraid when was picking his pockets
he would awake and find me doing IT,
Thus l went through all the brain sensa-
tlons of a daring burglar. even such as I
am informed you have become. Shortly
after that you We're born, and firmly
believa you came into the world a thief
owing to that crime-like, though neces-
sary practice Of mine"
She signs herself your affectlonate
mother" The intelligence, gentleness
and affectlonateness shown by the letter
are proof conclusive that In her a good
woman was wrecked. Her warning will
be little needed; there is small hope of
very general reformation; but the let
ter suggests grave consideration In PEN
clogy II prevention OF such causes may
hot be had, the consequences may have
10 be met by perhaps LEGS severe punish
ment but an extension of the scope Of
institutions for the care of hereditary
or!mlnals.-Seattle Post-Intelligencer.