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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-03
SWITzERLAND'S GRAND ROADS.
What Connection is There Between
Good Roads and Good Govern
ment ?

OooOd HOadS and Good Govern
ment?
In Switzerland thousand lovely
scenes are made visible by as many
splendid roads. Swiss enterprise
and governmental foresight have
made accessible almost every noun
famous nook and Granny of this
staunch little Republic.
No pains or expense is spared to
get the very best. The roadways
are beautifully macadamized and
finely graded. The mbankments
are protected by solid masonry.
Every dangerous precipice by the
roadside is guarded by a wall of
hewn stone, and the mountain tor
rents which abound, have their
waterways cabined, cribbed, con-
fined and hemmed in in all sorts of
ways, so they shall not overflow
their banks and threaten the high
ways.
Probably in no other land has
the difficulties of the roadmaker
been so great as it has in Switzer-
land. Oftentimes he has to hew
his way through the mountains
solid granite. More frequently
still he must scoop road out of
the side of the precipitous cliff, but
nothing daunts him, and success
always crowns his efforts.
One of these splendid roads is
the Axenstrasse, which winds along
the banks of the lake of the Four
Forest Cantons from Vitznau to
Fluellen. Over this road we walk
ed the other day for nine miles,
sometimes on level with the wa
tiers of the lake, and sometimes far
above them, and yet so gradual
was the grade that we could scarce
ly tell that we were going up hill OF
down hill.
1t does not provoke many patri-
otto feelings to compare these road
ways with the soggy hog walIows,
called roads that [ have sometimes
seen IN the west, where the wheels
sink to their hubs in the soft soil,
or with steep, ungraded tracts over
the New England hills covered with
loose stones and gravel, over which
the farmers must struggle to mar
ket.
But our roads are improving, and
soon, l believe, even they will pro-
mote patriotic impulses.
By the way, is there any necessa-
ry connection between good roads
and good government? The Swiss
have the best roads, and perhaps,
the best government in the world.
Certainly we get more new ideas
and good ideas in political economy
of late years from little Switzerland
than from any other land.
The Turks have the worst roads
and perhaps the worst goYernmen
in the world.
Is this mere coincidence? Dc
good roads foster good govern
ments, are they merely fostered by
them?-Rey. Francis E. Clark in
Golden Rule.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-03
The Baltimore Weekly Sun.

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NEWS ofeach week, giving complete accounts
ofall events ofinterest throughout the world
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an agricultural Journal. 1t contains regular
reports of the work of the AGRICULTURAL
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of the proceedings of farmers clubs and instI-
ideas in agriculture. lis MARKET RERoRTs,
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umn are particularly valuable to country
readers. Every issue contains STORIES. Po-
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matter and other features, which make it a
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alike.
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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-03
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real
estate have been made and recorded
since our last issue:
j. Frank Burley, trustee, to Ad-
die Pysell, part Of lot No. II on the
plat of Lake View; $50.
Gilmor S. Hamill, trustee, to
Willie S. Friend, part of military
lot No. 1541; 81, etc.
The Mountain Home Co. to An
ME r. Fazenbaker, lot No. Z in
block rs of Loeb Lynn Heights;
$75.
Same to B. f. Crane, lots Nos.
10 and II in block "a of Loeb Lynn
Heights; $40.
Geo. W. Merrill, admir-, to Bird
get E. West and husband, lot No.
on the plat of Totten's addition
to Oakland; 81. etc.
The Mountain Home Co. to j..
@. Anderson, lots "a and 35 in block
"a of Loeb Lynn Heights; $500.
Same to same, lots 6 and Z in
block "a of Lynn Heights; $3.50.
Same to Mary P. Anderson, a
parcel of land in Loeb Lynn
Heights; 81, etc.
Same to same, villas N, O, P and
@ in block 33 of Loeb Lynn
Heights; $240.
Robert Gist, admir-, to Geo. W.
Gist, military lots Nos. 1926, 1926,
1927 and 1928; 800.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-03

Castoria is well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
known to me- II. A. ARCHER, N. D.,
Iii So. Oxford ST., Brooklyn, n. Y.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-03
JONAS MOSSER.
Estate of George W. Wilson, de-
ceased.

THIS Is To GIVE NOTICE, That The SUBJ
l scrber, of Garrett County, hath obtained
from the Orphans Court OF Carrot county,
in Maryland, Letters of Admins ration on
the personal estate of
GEORGE w. WILSON,
late of Garrett County, Maryland, deceased,
All persons having claims against the de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the same
with the vouchers thereof legally authentic
Gated to the subscriber. on or before the Both
day OF June next; they may otherwise
by law be excluded from all benefit of said
estate. All uersons knowing themselves in
debted to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 18th day of De-
cember 1891
MERRITT WILSON, Admir-.
4O-St Wilson, w. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-01-03
Estate of Jonas Mosser, deceased.

THIS Is To GIVE NOTICE. That the SUBJ
scriberof Garrett County. hath obtained
from the Orphans Court OF Garrett county,
in May land, Letters TeStameutary on
the personal estate of
JONAS MOSSER.
late of Garrett county, deceased All per-
sons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same with the
vouchers thereof legally authenticated 10 the
subscriber on or before the s0th day of June
next; they may Otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefit Of said estate. All
persons knowing themselves indebted to said
estate are requested TO make immediate pay
ment.
Given under my hand this 18th day of Dee
1894.
SAMUEL A. MILLER, Executor,
40 Cove, Garrett County Nd
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17
KANSAS PARAGRAPHS

Three new buildings going up at one
and the same time is what Whiting calls
q boom.
The Carnation club of Olathe is pri-
marily social organization but it ought
also to be well re(a)d
A letter was received at the Holton
postoffice not long since addressed to
''Cannibal University"
One dealer at Emporia has already
sold seventeen hammocks and the cam
paign is not yet fairly begun.
a Wichita girl has such hard time
pleasing her friends she hardly gets any
enjoyment out of her pretty new spring
hat
A Beloit girl who has been practising
on fiddle for the past two years has
purchased a new instrument and calls 1t
a violin
Wichita was bound that her mayor
should be on an equal footing with her
bartenders and so has given him large
diamond.
A prisoner in the Atchison Jail was
tried and fined by the kangaroo court
because he prayed SO loud he disturbed
the seven up game.
An Atchison woman had the courage
to appear in public wearing an old
pretty well rounded arms.
The Quenemo cob pipe factory works
thirteen hands and has turned out 225
gross of pipes. 1t must be. that more
men are getting married than of yore.
Just as a Wichita young man was 60
ing to swear off smoking he got a box of
tobacco and a pouch for an Easter re
mem brance. Some people won't let 9TH
ers be good.
Improbable fairy like stories are con-
tinually emanating from Atchison. 1t Is
now claimed that there is policeman in
that town who can keep the boys in the
gallery quiet.
There is deep impenetrable gloom in
Lawrence society circles. The Pi Beta
Phis have positively forbidden any young
man to appear at their ''white balP' with
red shoes and dress suit.
Some Atchison men are going to float
down the river to Kansas City fishing as
they go. They will not attempt to bring
their catch back but will sell it in Kansas
City and tell about it in Atchison.
It is being charged that the school
children at Mcpherson are in league with
the weather bureau. School was dis
missed the other day to get ready for a
cyclone and the cyclone didn't come.
You can't prove to an Olathe man that
everything happens by chance. Light
ming struck his barn and followed the
caves troughs all around till it came to
his best horse and then turned down kill
ing it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17

sustained by public sentiment The
whisky crowd is ever active and ready to
assume that it is the EN- Indictment of pub
lie sentiment because there is money in
the business The whisky dealers are at
the bottom of every assault on prohibit
ton, not the whisky drinkers. Since its
adoption in Kansas, prohibition has never
been dealt 80 serious a blow as has been
given it by Governor Morrill, From all
over the state comes the news that where
there were ''joints" before, there are now
saloons, and that there. are now saloons
where neither existed q short time ago.
In some localities the county attorneys
are being criticised. but in answer he has
but to point to the chief executive of the
state Has he not said that the law can
not be enforced. The fact that saloons
have been opened all over the state SO
soon after the beginning of the present
administration makes possible the con-
clusion that the whisky element must
have had some idea of what was coming.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17
RALPH EASLEY's WORK.
A Summary of What the Civic Federation
Has Done For Chicago.

CHICAGO, April 17.-Tomorrow night
will occur the annual meeting and cleo
ton of officers of the Civic Federation.
There are a number of names mentioned
for the presidency, but for the position
of secretary but one man is named and
that is Ralph NJ. Easley, the present in
cum bent.
Secretary Easley is preparing his an
nual report Following is a summa ry of
what it will show:
The federation has demonstrated that
it is possible to stop public gambling in
the city of Chicago. Through its efforts
the gambling places were pointed out
and the police department was compelled
to close them. Through its efforts more
than 500 arrests have been made on ac-
count of gambling and the keeping of
policy and lottery shops.
fund of $4,000 was pledged for the
prosecution of election frauds, and in the
first of the cases brought to trial, Don aid
c. Chapman wass sentenced to eighteen
months in the penite ntiary. Before the
last election more than 400 Objectionable
judges were stricken from the list.
Fifty cases of mortgage SHARKS"
were brought to the attention of the fed
Grafton officers. In nearly all the cases
the men were forced to surrender notes
to the helpless signers.
The circulation of immoral and indie
ce ut literature and pictures has been
su oppressed, and many persons sentenced
10 long terms in the penitentiary in con-
nection with the traffic.
Fifteen of the more prominent clubs
were organized into a legislative COM
mittee, the results of whose work are
seen in the formulation of the following
bills: Civil service, corrupt practices,
city charter amendment, primary cleo
ton law, arbitration, revenue and the
9th ers. Above all general ''mass meet
ing spirit'' has been aroused.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17
KANSAS TOPLCS

Arbor day was not neglected at the
Soldiers home at Dodge City; 500
fruit trees are now there that were not
there before.
Presumably on the pridciple that there
cannot be too much of a good thing,
Harper county will have two months of
a teachers institute the coming summer.
The removal of the tariff duty on eggs
does not seem to have affected the indus
try in the west very seriously after all.
S. r. Hunt of Peabody, this week
shipped a car load of eggs to Boston,
right under the noses of the Canadians
as it were.
An excellent quality of clay for model
ing purposes has been discovered in
Geary county, Sand Miss Lizzie hobart
has been utilizing it. An attractive dis
play of fruits and flowers made from this
clay and colored by this young lady,
adorns the window of a junction City
business house.
VIM. Ratliff, who supplies Fort Riley
with milk, after trying some of the most
highly recommended families of milk
stock, has decided to go back to the
around. He is also making some ex-
periments in feed and will try fax seed
meal mixed with bran.
The Juvenile Literary society of
Cedsrville presents an example of per-
sistence in a good cause worthy of emu
lation. They have been giving ice cream
socials and entertainments of various
kinds for three years for the purpose of
raising funds to maintain a public school
library. They now have 81 volumes.
Mulching has been. recommended for
a great many kind of plants, but Bar
ton county farmer is perhaps the first to
apply the system to wheat Early last
winter he hauled a lot of straw and
spread over his wheat field, and the re-
suit is that his crop is IN excellent con-
dition, while that of many of his neigh
bors was destroyed wholly or in part by
the severe weather.
Among the many forms which the mat
te of life insurance has taken in the last
few years, the plan adopted by a number
of citizens of Augusta is perhaps the
simplest and least expensive. Each
member pays in a dollar. If one of the
members dies his family gets the accu-
mulated fund, whatever it may be, and
everybody pays in another dollar. Moth
ing is wasted in salaries or other unnec-
essary expenses.
The exclusive distinction of possessing
class yeIls no longer rests with the col
lege boys. It has: been taken up by the
high schools, and it is evidently only
question of time until the air of Kansas
will be rent by 1000 addition
al separate and distinct class yells, one
for each district school Here is the one
adopted by the. graduating class of the
CoffeyyIle high school: "Trilby dilby,
diddlededive, Cofeyville High school,
class '95."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17

GENERAL WEAVER is quoted as saying
that there will be but two parties next
year-the gold party and the silver party.
It would be interesting to know by what
process of reasoning the general reaches
his conclusion. Such condition could
only result from one of the great parties
declaring for a gold standard and the
other espOusing the cause of silver
Which party does he think will be the
gold party and which the silver party?
The masses in both parties are unmis-
tskably in favor of the free coin age of
silver Win they be able to control
either convention?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17
He SEES PHANTOMS
Chain of Evidence Against Durant Grow
ing Stronger Daily.


ing Stronger Daily.
SAN Francisco, April Nv. H.
Durant, the young man under arrest for
the murder of Marian Williams, and
who is suspected of also having killed
Blanche Lamont two young women
whose bodies were found in Emanuel
Baptist church in this city, is either pre-
pairing to plead insanity or else the most
hideous visions come to him in his cell
at the Central police station at night
TO all appearances when Durant re-
tired last night he had entirely regained
his composure, and was not suffering
from the mental strain so apparent Mon
day night. when in a dream he fought
some imaginary foe.
When he stretched himself out on his
mattress last night and prepared to sleep
he said that he did not wish to be dis
turbed as he was tired and worn out af-
ter the excitement of the day. About 1
o'clock this morning officer Smith, who
was on duty at the prison door, and Ser
geant Shields, the prison keeper, were
startled by loud cry. Smith ran to the
cell.
The cries came from Durant, who was
evidently suffering from another hideous
nightmare. He tossed and rolled on his
mattress and screamed louder and
louder.
The noise made by the approach of the
officers seemed to wake him, as on Mon
day night; he turned over on his side and
appeared to sink into quiet sleep. The
clothing Durant had on on the night he
is supposed to have killed Miss Williams,
does not show any trace of blood. The
mother of Durant has made an appeal to
the public, through the newspapers, ask
ing for suspension of judgment in the
case of her son until other than circum-
stantial evidence is produced.
The chain of evidence against Durant
is growing stronger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17
SHE THREATENED KILL.
Joanna DuPree Had a Big Revolver to
Annihilate the Police Force.

Joanna Dupree is one of the worst
colored women in town. Last night she
drew big revolver and declared her in
tention of killing the whole police force.
The declaration cost her $50, or at least
she was fined in that sum, but she says
she is going to repeal her case"
Policemen Ewing and Burgess went to
the Dupree shanty near the corner of
Crane and Monroe streets this morning
about o'clock. They found all the
doors lock ed but there were sounds of
revelry within. Demands that the door
be opened were UNDECIDED and it took
the larger part of an hOur to get in.
When an entrance was finally secured
the revelry had ceased and the Dupree
woman was alone in the house. She de-
clared that she had been alone all the
time. The small house abounds with
doors and windows, and the night being
dark all the rest had escaped.
The Dupree woman refused to accom-
pany the officers and Officer Ewing fin
ally left to telephone for the wagon.
Then the woman went to her bureau and
took out Al -calibre Colts revolver, fully
loaded, which she pointed at Officer
Burgess and told him to skip. Burgess
wasn't that kind of an officer and grab
bed the woman's arm so as to prevent
her firing, and then the revolver was
taken away from her.
When the wagon came she fought re-
gardless of all rules and struck below
the belt, bit, kicked and wiggled, but all
to no purpose.
She conducted her own defense in the
police court today and did it creditably
She has learned how the lawyers
do it by being there so often. When she
was fined $50 she said: make out re-
peal bond, ledge, an I'll git 'er signed
| wuzu't doin nothin. l jest took out de
gun bekase Pse afeared somebody would
fake it while 1 wuz gone"
The Dupree woman is known as one of
the most desperate colored characters in
town. She was driven out of Junction
City before she located at Topeka She
can hardly be driven out Of Topeka with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17

A REPORTER for an eastern paper has
been interviewing W. P. St. John, presi-
dent of the Mercantile National bank of
New York. with the purpose of ascer-
tanning how he happened to be in favor
of the unlimited coinage of silver, thus
occupying a position SO completely at
variance with that of other gentlemen in
similar positions. Mr.. st. John told him
in substance that his position was the
result of nine years hard study of the
question. entered upon for the purpose
of being able to completely refute the
arguments of the silverites. He found
himself IA the position of him who went
TO sco8 and remained to pray.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17

The Republican league, when it as
semblss here next week, should not adj
journ without first going on record on
the silver question. There should be no
lodging, no compromise. Its declara-
ton should be plain and Ineligible to
all There should be nothing in it about
international conference. The time has
arrived when q man is either for silver
or against it. There is not and cannot
be any middle ground
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17
CITY ENGINEER'S HELPERS.
j. F. McCabe, H. EngeI and W. 8. Fulton
Appointed to Positions.

A week ago the JOURNAL gave the
names of three men who would be
named for positions in the Office of the
city engineer, and the three men as told
in the JOURNAL went to work this morn
ing. They received their appointments
last night They are James F. McCabe,
Henry Engell and w. S. Fulton.
Fulton and McCabe are to do the out
side work and their official designation
will be ''tapeman" and ''rodman.' En-
CELL will be the Office assistant, and will
also inspect the excavations and connec-
tons The tapeman and rodman receive
$50 per month, and the inspector $50,
but it is understood that the first two po-
sitions will be made $50 as soon as the
new salary ordinance is passed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17

THE Methodist ministers of St Louis
who profess to be the followers of the
meek and Iowly Jesus have put aside
his precepts and example long enough
to object to the admission of the coIored
brother to the Epworth League. 1t is not
recorded that the Son of Man excluded
anybody from association with him, no
matter what their color or previous con-
dition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17

A NEBRASKA judge has decided that
the right of eminent domain attaches to
the establishment of irrigation canals
Nothing else could have reasonably
been expected. It is recognition of
the principle that the earth was created
for the whole people and their rightsare
paramount to those of any indi vidual.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17
NOT AFRAID OF Us.
England VIII Settle With Nicaragua
According to International Law.

LONDON, April 1.-THE St James
Gazette, commenting upon the latest de-
yelopments in the dispute between
Great Britain and Nicaragua, says:
There is wonderful ignorance of diplo-
macy on the part of the American jour
nalists. Why should we want to bonn
bard Greytown?. If Nicaragua has
been so foolish as to refuse to pay
the indemnity, which, with the know
ledge of the United States, we demand
ed. we shall take such steps as the
American government was perfectly
aware of at the time of asking.
1.-THE Monroe doctrine has been a doc
trine for 50 years, and has not been acted
upon vet When Great Britain has seri-
Gus differences to settle with South
American republics, il will not be pre-
vented from doing so, but will follow set
tied international law"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17

AN evidence of returning prospect ty is
shown IN the fact that the excess of ex-
ports for the first nine months of the cur
rent fiscal year is but $87.OOOOOO as
against $22S. 100000 for the correspond
ing period of the previous year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17

IL Governor Morrill, had issued pro-
clamation inviting the opening of saloons
in Kansas it would not have been more
effective than his declaration that the
law cannot be enforced where it is not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17
Wenthnr Indtcntionn

CHICAGO. April 17.-For Kansas: Fair
tonight; warmer east portion tonight;
Thursday fair and cooler, southerly
winds shifting to westerly Thursday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17

An Atlanta man is SO fond of check
srs that he plays the game three hours a
night six nights in the week. He has
kept this up for years, sometimes pay
ing partner, whose time is valuable,
10 play with him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17

Be a boy once more-lay aside your
dignity for couple of hours and go and
hear the Ann Arbor Glee club at the
Grand on the 18th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17

Peerless Steam Laundry Peerless
Steam Laundry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17

Keep the name IN mind when you want
perfect and honest pill 40 pills in each
bottle. All others have from 20 to 80.
Sold by w. R Kennady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-17

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