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The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-12-06
Headed for the Poor House.

hSA0e0 LUZ bhC OOE SAOuSOs
Oncst more I turned my horse loose
and rode down the ridge and across the
creek on my return back home. l had
already went far enough to find out
that there was some trouble goin on in
the world besides what come to me and
mine. Down there in the swamp, jest
beyond the bridge met up with Dunk
Strickland, and Dunk he was lookin like
a man that was sent for and couldn't
possibly go. His mouth was standin
wide open like a beaver trap, and his
face was as long as a rainy Sunday. I
lowed maybe somebody was dead at his
house, and after passin compliments
with him in regards to the weather /
was raley skeered to ask him about his
folks. But Dunk is man that most in
generally always tells everything he
knows, without waitin for questions.
with nine mouths to feed and dry
goods to buy for the whole shootin
match, and six of 'em gals at that, my
name is mud, Rufe, ana the poor house
is my home. Me and my wife had been
married six years and had five children,
and all gals but one. And now they are
doublin on me and comm two in burr.
The doctor was at my house last night,
and when he went away this mornin he
left two twin babies there. which be-
long to the Strickland generation.
They are both gals of course, and the
next news you hear they will be callin
for calico and red ribbin. Ic6n't stand
it, Rufe, blamed II can stan4 it. You
are on to all the tricks, and want you
to go and take out papers Of compell-
ment and send the Strickland family to
the Poor House."
As to nae, / didn't tell Dunk whether
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-12-06
Go to the Louisville 8 NASHVILLE.

The thirty days grace given interest
ed parties to raise the bid on the Pa
ducah, Tennessee g. Alabama and Mid
land Railroads, which were sold under
the hammer a month ago, expired at
midnight one night last week. No new
bids having been filed, the property
now passed into the possession of the
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Com
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-12-06

prayers and kicked the bucket and
turned her cloveu hoots up to the hog
weed and the daisies. No, don't know
what was the matter with her. Nothin
at all SO far as we could see and find out
Accordin to your doxology, reckon her
time had jest naturally como and she
had to go. At any rates, she is gone
where the honeysuckles bloom and the
tree frog sings forever. But dadblame
1t, that want nothin to speak of. Mandy
che took on about it powerful and shed
few tears on the sly, and it was all
over.
Then last night this young lady,
which you know she is the best mule in
the settlement, she had to turn up
missin. / didn't know a blame thing
about 1t till feedin time come and she
want on hand. When the stars begin
to twinkle and tho chickens fly up to
roost-when the gold Of evenin meets
the dusk of night, as it were-if Kizzie
amt in the lot crackin corn and chawin
fodder can gamble on it that somethin
mighty wrong has come to pass. So
had to pole of after supper and find out
what was goin on. When ! found her
she was rippin AMI snortin around
down here with scandlous bad case OF
the cholic. BY gatlins, Rufe, you
ought to Of been here to see her roll and
tumble and plOw up the earth and paw
the open air. 1t was plum sight to
look at. l didn't know it in time to
help it, but ] found out too late that
Miss Kizzis had been foragin around
over there in the pea field all day, and
late in the eVenin she come on back
acroSS the spring branch and stopped to
squeEch her thirst. So consequentially
a tremendous big lot of swellin had
been goin on and somethin had to be
done right away Immediately to keep
down serious trouble. l had brought
the fxments along with me, and l then
drenched her with sweet milk and
molasses, and sody and salt, and the
Lord knows what all. But it was pure
vanity and vexation. The rollin and
tumblin went on reglar and steady and
fast and furious till past midnight. In
the main time l had quart OF good
whisky at the house, and it stood to
reason with me that Kizzie needed it in
this hour of her pains and tribulations.
1 had travelled the same road myself,
you understand. But it had cost me six
bits in spot cash, and 1 was savin 1T
back for some future day when it
mought fit case of pushencY between
mo and you and Andy Lucas. And yet
a man would be blind stavin crazy to
lose a hundred dollar mule in order
ment to save six bits worth of sperits-
of-cats-a-fightin. So presently l went
back to the house after the bottle. 1t
was like payin taxes or sheddin eye
teeth, Rufe, but by gatiins fetched it,
and Kizzie took it. You bet she took
it, and she took it like she knowed
what it was and the wonders it would
do And by the twelve epistles, she
got up on her feet inside of twenty
minits and shook herself right and
natural. She aint to say plum straight
as yet, but she is clean past the danger
line and on the mend. So much for
sperits-of-cats-a-fghtin."
When 1 left the ScrogGins place Blew
had led Kizzie back to the lot and she
was lickin salt and nosin around the
fodder rack.
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she would. She was ripe and ready with
one of thom firesids lectures, and it
was necessary compelled to come forth.
And naturally of course it was a mighty
good time of year for me to lay low and
say nothin and suffer and be strong.
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-12-06
"Havln a Hog KILN Time"

From there / rode on over to the
Stribblin place to see how everything
was comm over there. Handy he was
sawin away on his fiddle when | first
driv up, and when lit and dismounted
and got down and went in he met me
with a smile as broad as crib-door.
"You are jest in time to be too late,
Rufe." says Handy. 1--WE have been
havin a regular hog KILN time around
here. Two weeks ago the colery got in
amongst my hogs and from that the fu-
neral procession proceeded. BY gum,
had twenty-seven head OF hogs and
they was fat and thrifty as you ever
saw. Everybody said was elected on
the meat question by good, safe ma
jority. But confound the luck, the
colery killed twenty-six OF 'em in ten
days. 1t didn't leave but one for seed,
and this mornin took my axe and went
forth and knocked that lonely one in
the head. thought mought as we'll
to give it to the colery or the buzzards,
and make clean sweep and smooth
Job of it. 1t is all in a life time any
how, Rufe, and everything that goes up
must come down"
The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-12-06
" STIR ROUND SOME. +"
rhe Sage Of Rocky Reports q
Fireside Lecture.
"Great GObs'' of Sense In a Plain Family
Talk-'Frhe DarnIn GOurd and That
Basket of Old Socks Means = Whole
Passle''-How to Be Healthy and
HOnEry and Happy.
Copyright. 1857

Hit was waxin late along into she
night, and l was thinkin to myself that
mought as we'll to go and bring in
some kindlin and set the rat traps and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-07
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items of Interest from the North Side OF
the River.
W. F. Gilluly, of Oskaloosa, is in the
city.
Miss Josie Bowen is visiting friends
near Menokens
Mrs. T. H. johnson is moving from
Shorey to Argentine, Kansas
D. c. Hewitt left to day for Beloit to be
absent few days on business.
E. F. James is quite sick at the ONE
of his mother on Van Buren, street
One of the elevators shipped 1000
bushels of wheat to Leavenworth today.
Parmeter 6 Eaton, Jeweler, S24 Ks.Av
A. NJ. Cross has moved his jewelry
store from North Topeka to 427 Kansas
avenue, nearly opposite postotfice.
Miss Colburn has returned from Win
ston, Mo, where she has spent the past
week.
Geo. A Root has moved from 929 North
Quincy street, to 1107 Polk street, on the
south side.
Mrs. Julia A. Courts will leave for Ok
ford, Iowa, tomorrow, to see her father,
who is seriously i'll.
Miss Fannie Nesbitt, night operator
at the Q. P. depot, has returned from a
visit to Kansas City.
Mrs. Anna HuutSberger Will return to
Meriden tonight, after spending a week
with Miss Leo Morrow.
A A. Gist, who has been filing Miss
Nesbitt's place at the q. P. tie legrap phi Of
fee, has been called to Hays City.
Try ton of Camden coal and you will
use no other f. P. EwART,
1912 Kansas Ave.
See the kaleidoscope at Arnold's Drug
Store.
Leon futile has recovered from a
weeks illness and went to Sedalia, Mo,
this morning to visit an aunt who is sick.
w L. Hewitt has been engag ed as
travelling salesman for Kansas by Wolf
Bros. s. Co, tent and awning manufac-
turers of Omaha.
Rev. W. L. Byers will leave on a weeks
lecturing tour west in a few days. He
will visit Sterling, Great Bend, Wichita
and other places.
For one week only at
Arnold's Drug Store.
The kaleidoscope.
The board of officials of the Con-
gregational church will meet at Z o'clock
tomorrow evening in the pastors study
to consi der church business.
A runaway team on east Laurent
street. last evening brought up against a
telegraph pole, but did no further dam
age than cutting their own legs a little.
The Epworth league gave a social in
| the parlors of the Methodist church last
evening. A literary and musical pro-
| gramme pleasantly entertained those
| present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-07
LARGELY UNDERSTUDIES.

Faust Played Last Night Without Nor
rison, Miss Morrison or Others.
The representation of Faust" at the
Grand last night was marred by three
very distressing omissions
Mr.. Morrison himself is at Hot Springs
sick, and has only been able to appear
a few times this winter. Mrs. Edwin
Clifford. who has played Martha for SO
many years. died at Denver only last
week, and her part was taken by a new
woman, Miss Muller. Mrs. Clifford's
denth and the mountain air so Frustrated
Miss Morrison that five days ago she de-
clared herself unable to play for time,
and returned to Cincinnati
It was a fragment of Faust" that ap-
peared at the Grand last night, but the
scenery was all there and the large
audience liked that. The acting, too,
was pretty good throughout
As a matter of fact Mr. Morrison
himself does not play with this company
any more. This is Miss Morrison's com
pany. Her fathers company is playing
in Chicago now, but Mephisto is being
played by another man.
On three people only does the acting
success of Faust" depend, Mephisto
Marguerite and Faust The last named
part is the most difficult for an actor to
| portray, as all emotional roles are for a
man. The part is not one to gain sym
pathy from an audience and there is no
redeeming, relaxing feature in it The
young man that played it last night
Donald MacLaren, is new to the stage
and very young. If he will find himself
better part he may be heard from.
Mr.. Montague, who played Mephisto,
does we'll in the part He understands it
and has a voice for it. His voice is very
close imitation of Morrison's.
Miss Toftia Hen who ia Miss Nor RI
sons. understudy, and has been for years.
played Marguerite last night
The best part in the piece is played by
the electricians and stage carpenters.
The stage was strung with wires and
pipes and platforms last night and the
unintroduced visitor was continually get
ting into trouble with them. There is
work for the men behind the scenes in
"Faust," but it was done with speed and
accuracy while the electricians found
time to have boxing matches between
the lightning flashes and the thunder
claps.
The 'fFaust" company carries its OWL
electricity with it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-07
WOMEN ON THE RIGHT SIDE
P0pulist Women Decide to ForegO Poll
tics In the City Election.

Populfst Women Decide to ForegO Poll
tics In the City Election.
The Woman's Progressive political
league proposes to take hand in the
city election and at yesterdays meeting
of the league the following resolution
was adopted showing their determine
ton and demands:
Whereas, We believe that in municipal
elections principle instead of party
should control the policy, and
Whereas, We feel that it is imperative
that all good citizens, both men and
women, should be sufficiently interested
in good government to register and go
to the polls at the coming city election;
Therefore resolved, That we. mem
bers of the Woman's Progressive politi-
cal league will use our influence and
cast our votes for no candidate who is not
in favor of the enforcement of the pro-
hibitory law, as we'll as other laws, and
who is not an advocate of woman's
political equality. Also, that we will use
| our influence against any man who will
not do his utmost to abolish Joints" and
| all other disorderly houses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-07
THE STRIKE A FACT.
All Efforts at COmpromisa Have Failed in
the Pittsburg District.

All Efforts at COmpromiss Have Failed in
the Pittsburg District.
PITrsBURG, March THE strike of
the miners of the Pittsburg district is on
in full force and it is expected that today
will see a general suspension of work.
There are three companies whose miners
it is thought will stay at work, aud the
men employed in these mines aggregate
less than 1000
At the Monongahela mines, near Mo-
nongahela City, last night the men held
a meeting, ard after completing the
loading of a barge at the request of the
superintendent, quit work. All the
miners of the Fourth Pool are expected
to come out this morning.
There is a good boating stage and the
operators are DESTROYS of continuing
work. Some of them have proposed
compromise scales, but in each case they
have been rejected with the demand for
the rate decided upon by the convention.
1t is estimated that before night $4,000
miners will have quit work in support
of the demands of the convention.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-07
GREAT BATTLE.
Chinese Are Defeated Leaving 1000
Dead on the Field.

Dead on the Field.
HIROSHIMA, March IA dispatch
reached here from Gen. Nodzu dated
Hal Ching, March 4, says that two divis-
ions of the first Japanese army assaulted
New Chwang proper alto o'clock on the
morning of that day and entered the city
at noon. A portion of the enemy's forces
at once fed to Yien Kow, the New
Chwang settlement.
The remaining Chinese troops made a
stubborn resistance, occupying the
houses of the city. Some desperate
street fighting followed and the Chinese
were completely routed at IL o'clock at
night, leaving 1900 killed upon the field.
The Japanese captured 500 prisoners
and fourteen guns, together with guam
tity of munitions of war and colors
The Japanese loss was 2O6 killed and
wounded.
A later dispatch from the front says
that at o'clock on the morning of March
4th force of 10000 Chinese, under GEN
eral Lung, advanced upon TAPPING Shang,
but were repulsed by the fire of the Jap
anese artillery. The Chinese retreated
before noon. The Japanese sustained
little lOsa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-07
THE LORD ON HIS SIDE
Says A. Q. Wilson, the Prohibition
Agitator.
WILSON A QUEER SPECIMEN.
just Now He rs Squabbling with Lee
Jones, DruGgist-Fined Ono Dollar
in Police Court This Morning.


Jones, Druggist-Fined Ono Dollar
in Police Court This MOrn1nG.
A Q. Wilson, the man who was ar
rested by the police yesterday at the re-
quest of Lee Jones, charged with post
ing bills on telephone poles, pleaded
guilty in police court this morning and
was fined one dollar, which he paid and
was released.
Wilson did not stay in jail long after
his arrest yesterday afternoon. He made
no attempt to furnish bail, but took his
imprisonment calmly, almost willingly,
and would have remained in the prison
over night had not Rev Mr.. Wake heard
of his arrest and put up So for his ap-
pearance this morning voluntarily.
Wilson declared this morning that he
would have Lee Jones arrested for as
sault and was around hunting witnesses
and evidence.
''This is a fight for the right" said he,
"and / shall stick to it. There is a great
deal against me but the Lord is on my
side.
"One day last November Lee Jones
stopped me on the street and threatened
me. He said yesterday that 1 promised
to go back and take down the bills if he
wouldn't hurt me. That is false, di d
not say that
81 shall not put up any more bills if it
is against the ordinance but I shall con-
ttnue the work against liquor. In the
summer I expect to give some more
street lectures like did last summer"
Wilson admits that he threw a letter in
at the Jones store on Saturday last This
is copy of it:
'Mr. Lee Jones:
"SIR:-1n an attack on my intellectual
character you said 1 did not have the
sense of a brute. A brute could not have
awakened your wicked and guilty con-
science as 1 have done on your illegal
liquor selling I know you have tender
feelings for dumb animals You would
not poison an innocent horse or cow
but you do not seem to have but little
conscience or regard for humanity in the
liquor and gambling business. You are
in open rebellion against the state Of
Kansas, defyiug law and order.
s'In this fight with you for home pro-
lection and liquor destruction of human
ity, am armed with the law; you with
powder or some other deadly weapon.
sam ! right?
"lf any harm or murder comes between
US il will come from you. / am willing
men said: Greater love hath no mar
than this: that man lay down his lif,
for his friends. st. John 1913
81 will give you to understand that
propose to speak the truth, to be Law
abiding to nv God and to my country.
'Yours respectfully,
"a. Q. WILSON.
"Oekland, Kan, 1896 95'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-07
LIKE A MIGHTY BUBBLE.

A Queer Scheme Called the Peoples
Railroad and Telephone Company.
The Peoples Railroad and Telephone
company has fled its charter with the
secretary of state.
The company purports to have CAPT
tai stock of $56, 250,0O0, and the charter
provides for the construction of six main
lines of railway through Kansas. three
running east and west and three north
and south. with total mileage of 3,720
miles. The directors of the company
and instigators of this scheme are John
Fl. Mcleod and Finley Murchison of
Marietta, Kansas, Aug Holm, T.. D. Hat
field, g. A. Scammon, Dennis Sale and
A. NJ. Juoson, of Marysville, Marshall
county.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-07
HENRY CALL, POPULIsT.
Topeka's Former Lawyer Writing Books
the Social Situation.

on the Social Situation.
Henry L. Call, we'll known in Topeka
as lawyer, is now az author and has
written a book entitled 1.-The Coming
Revolution" which is now being pub
lished by the Arena Publishing company
at Boston. Mr.. Call has been working
on this book for some time and he Sc
cured the Arena as his publishers
through the influence of John W. Breid-
enthal, who SAYS Mr. CalTs book is a
splendid political work along the lines
of the Populist party.
Mr.. Call ia now at work on another
book of a different character, which will
be published when "The Coming Revo-
lutionv ia out,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-07
EVEN IN MEXICO
The Cold Has Been Such as to Freeze PeO-
pie to Death.

pie to Death.
CITY OF MEXICO, March THE NUM-
cipal authorities of Zinacantepec. in the
state of Mexico, have forwarded to the
judge of Toluca the bodies of five un-
fortunate woodchoppers and watchmen
of the San Pedro Tejalpa farm. They
were frozen to death during the recent
cold spell, which has made itself gener-
orally felt throughout the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-07
NAY be- Heir 20 an Estate.

The deadly gas in Chicago that smoth-
cred out the lives of the two Bohan sis
tiers, on Tuesday night, will probably be
instrumental in making Topeka young
man heir to the property owned by them
in Chicago ]. II. Bohan clerk in audi
tor of disbursements office of the Santa
Fe, thinks they were first cousins to
him, and there being no other heirs to
the estate, it may possibly revert to him.
as the next nearest relative now living.
The matter is being investigated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-07

SoUTHwICK, England, March THE
American schooner yacht Mohican, be-
longing to DR.. Coneyers Herring, which
left New York in November last, with
DR.. Herring, his bride, and Miss Letitia
Thompson. on board, and which arrived
at this place from Plymouth last week,
was destroyed by fire this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-03-07

My mother has had perfect success
with cakes, cookies and mullins since she
has used Gypsey Queen Baking Powder.
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HON. MACKENZIE BOWEL NEW PREMIER OF CANADA
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ONE OF THE PERIs OF RAHROADING IN NORTHERN INDIA.
picture amusing enough thus depicted though
spoton enanap hng dovet
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"oskland, Kan. 2-26-s5."
The Washington times., 1895-02-01
CONTEST OVER THE WILL.
Odd Fellow Societies Charged with Tn
duly Influencing Turner.

Odd Fellow Societies Charged with I'm
duly Influencing Turner.
Police sergt. William NJ Jordan and his
wife yesterday filed cayeat to contest the
will of the late Thomas b. Turner They
also filed the afldayits of A. II. Chase and
Laura A. and Charles r. Douglass.
The caveat sets forth that Washington
Lodge, No. 6. and Mount Nebo Lodge,
l. o. o. f.. were. according TO the statement
OF Mr.. Turner to the cayeators, In DEBT to him
for large amounts. and were, prior TO October,
1888, endeavoring 70 get him to leave his
property to the societies. Mr. Turner told
Mr.. and Mrs Jordan that they would fail in
their designs. At his death II will was found
dated February 25. 1898, in which he left his
property. No. $40 street northeast worth
about $4,000, to Mrs. Jordan. This was fled.
few DAYS later ii will made October 19.
1884. WIS flied. This gives the house to the
Washington and Mount Nebo Lodges. Mr.
and Mrs. Jordan assert that for nearly year
previous TO his death Mr.. Turner showed
signs OF mental eufecblement They say he
did not make the viii OF October IS. and if it
is found that he did actually execute the
paper, they charge that he was under undue
influence by threats, fraud, aud misrepre-
seniatiOn on the part OF Andrew Jackson.
Michael French. and Thomas ". Fowler.
Mr. Turner lived with Mr.. and Mrs. Jordan
for several years before his death. Their
home was in hs house and they took care OF
him. He was siXty-eight years Old.