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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-10

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Topeka STEAM LAUNDRY.
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LaUNpRIEs

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A MEXICAN STEAM LAUNDRY. A. C.
n Heating, manager. 112 West Seventh st.
Short time work a specially. Special pains
taken to insure the finest work Telephone AL.
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HRT STORE

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M L. TRUMBULL. go Kansas ave-, nHe
art store. etchlngs. water colors, Berlin
photos, ETC. Dresden pastel colOrS. Latest
novelties in framing and mOuldingS.
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Have you tried Ne Plus Ultra Polishl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-10

WANTED-To exchange Remington NJ
chine. State journal u.s. I'D
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MEAT MARKETS,

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II T. BlOUNT 1O7 East Sixth ave Fresh
4 and cured meats. poultry. fish and game
Fun hne fancy bottled goods. Beef cattle
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GEO. E. BROWN. 1905 Topeka ave- Fresh
~ and salt meats poultry, game ana fish.
Cholcest green stuffs in season. Full line
Helnz's pickles and preserves.
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BILLIARD PARLoR-


Nj IKE THOMPSON, Prop. Diamond Billiard
finest equipped billiard and pool room In the
city. Choice cigars.
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w ANTED-Iin work and gasoline stoves to
49, repair. lin shop for sale. S27H Kansas
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w ANTED-To buy and remove COTTAGES or
large houses good prices. HXatt IN IN 81.
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HARNESS AND sADDLERY.

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OSCAR KRAUSS-224 Kansas ave-. harness
~ and saddlery. hardware. Leather findings
and shoe store supplies Cut sale leather spec
ialty Write for prices.
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VINEWOOD & HIGHLAND PARK R.
Trains will leave quincy Street station wesN
days for Vinewood as follows: 6:45. 11:5I. s:07.
bal
Trains will leave vinewood for Quincy strss:
at 1857. 1:O2. 4:19. $50.
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NJ ANTED-Gasoline stoves to clean-S1 90
guaranteed for season. Old burners re-
paced by new improved burners. All kinds of
stoves stored and repaired. Hull Stove ReDair
Co.. 116 east Sth St -''P"'i
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-10

w An EDO exchange organ and some
no, eash Tor horse and buggy. X" jour
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BRICK Observation-Disclosures.

CAPITAL CITY VERIFIED BRICK & paw
~ ING Co, manufacturers of Paving, Build
ing and Sewer brick. III west 9Th st.
Tel. 1872. M. WEIGHTMAN, Sec.
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NJ ANIED-If you have a house containing
seven rooms, with stable cstern and citY
Offices, to rent about June l, address Clerk
care journal Office '0iN'
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BOOKS AND STATIONERY.

TTNHE kELLAM BOOK & STATIONERY co,
Il COS Kansas ave. Latest books. correct sta
tio1ery. Newest wall paper. Artistic framing.
Tennis and base ball supplies.
DOCK EXCHANGE. 1872 Kansas ave. New
- and second hand books. stationery etc. Old
books. magazines. ETC.. taken in exchange. Back
numbers supplied. School books speciality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-10

w ANTkD-Stoves of all kinds to repair:
Greenheld, Up east 4th St
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w neutrality-suspicious. for loans on good
sora,, civ elsy or farm property. Rates six TO
NTo N pod cent interest according to size ofIoan
ka, Hans 'A ave. AOpe-
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w A.NIED-Loans in any aaount on civ
D.. property and farms. Rates low. +
nelzer' oi9 Kansas ave-. Dudley's bank.
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NOVELTY MONKS

=
N LUX, 416 Jackson st. Gold, silver and
ANe nickel plating and machine works. Brass
work. Bicycle repairing. enameling, brass pol
lsnlng, safes, locks and repairing,
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= Benedict & Co.. COL Kansas ave- ge.Ope1T see
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

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M ANIED-TO exchange chicken house
leX12 and 100 feet of picket fence. for rent
OF TWO unfinished rooms for summer. Ad-
dress P. o. box 1S5 AZ
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MILLINERY.

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Ellen HOLMAN, $40 Kansas ave. Choices
stock of millinery in the city. Latest styles
Chlck pattern hats. Reasonable prices.
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On TEN E-ROOMS
Or RENT-Three rooms en- suite f7rD>C15
Tor light house keeping. AL Quincy T1 ST
FOR RENT-Nice laroe f,rnistoa -. =
tric light and bath. 412 Topeka ave. 'eiec-
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FOB sALE-REAL ESTATE.

FOE s SSAsLIE6omoseyen room house. Wen in sam
dress n r ~ cero on ume, if sold at once. Ad
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w EIGHTMAN. the druggist, will treat you
w all right. Patronze him Just received.
a fine line of new brushes. Look at them.
n A. KEENE, SG3 Kansas ave-, expert phar-
" macist. news dealer and stationer; city
agent for st. Louis Globe. Republic, Kansas
City Times and Journal Leave your orders.
w R. KENNADY. proprietor Hotel Throop
w Pharmacy. The finest equipped drug
store in the city. The onyx soda fountain is
marvel of beauty.
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MONEY TO LOAN

MONEY LOANED on horses, pianos, holss-
" hold goods and all kinds of chattel securI-
ties L. Biscoe. 52S Kansas avenue. room }.
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WANTED-HEL9-

WTANTED-A good German or Swede girl
w for general house work in small family;
must be good cook and bring reference. Call
at GIL Weet 18th st.
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WANTED-A good competent girl for gen
W eral house work. 1913 Topeka ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-10

"ANTED-A cook. must be good. At Piggi
restaurant, 323 Kansas ave.
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XNANTED-A white girl in family of two
W Inquire mornings at 601 west 9Th st,
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Denver & Pacific
VeStibUled !
Express. ....l
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-21
HELP WANTED.

FEMALE HELP WANTED. I ADIES to do fancy work at home. Delray u Needlew ork Company, Delray, Mich. 2 2U 3Ot
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-21
MARKETSBY TELEGRAPH
SUNS COTTON REVIEW.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Tbe Sums cotton re- view says:
 Cotton advanced to 9 points. but lost this and declined to points, closing weak. with sales of102, 300 bales. Liverpool was active dening, but unchanged prices. Futures there advanced l2 point. closing quiet. In Mancnes- ter yarns were in m tolerate demand and cloths were dull. New Orleans declined 1 point on May. Spot cotton here was dull and un- changed. with sales of 66 bales for spinning. The exports from the ports today were 6346 bales. mostly to Great Britain.
 Port receipts today were Is. .e01 bales. against 20, ,969 bales for the same day last week and I3 ,644 bales for the same day last year Receipts thus far this week, 52 ,459 bales, against 96, 1880 bales for the same time last week.
 The receipts at New Orleans tomorrow are estimated at 5000 to 1000 bales, against 3626 bales on the same day last week and 1723 bales on the same day last year.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-21

slow. There was DO change in the situation. The feeling, was steady, with prices un- No: red, 5o&a5io. corn-So. 2. 424c. oats-No. z, 2sEa2sssc. Pork; k;$1o o5@1o;1 Is. hard r 100 pousRd ,sed shoulders. boxed. $4.62HS4.75. Short clear sides. boxed. S5.45f5.5o. Whisky, s1.22.
 NEW YORK,
 NEW YoRK, Feb. 20.-Flour was firm, but steady winter wheat, low grades, s1. 900 to Mnnssota anes ossr patents. sa.oo0a.25; low extras. $1.so@ flour Sas F% but gaes ssesd choice extra. S2. s0a3.25. Wheat was quiet, but higher, with options firm; No. ? red in tions were fairly active and steady at laast advance; No. red: February, 56s4c; March, 67c; May, 5sc. Corn was dull. but firmeri No. 2, 4Ssscin elevator; 5Olbc ahoat; options were dull and firm at ss0t9c advance; February, 46ssc; May. 4s7sci July, 49c. Oats were quiet, but steady. options were nrmer; February. No: 2. 33s4c; mixed western, $40 36c. Hay was steady; shipping, 500 55c; good to choice, s19o; pulled, 12G33c. Beef was dull; family. S9.750l2 %; extra mess. ST. 7.5oGS .25. Beef hama were quiet at Sl6 %. Tierced beef was duiI;' city extra India mess, SIP .5o@14 50. Cut meats were dull, but unsettled; pickled bellies, s5.62%a5.75; shoulders. $4.509 frIda short clear $5. s5. Lard was quiet, but easier; western steam. s6.75; city steam, S6937l2 66. 90; February, S6.75, nominal May $6.s2, nominal; refined was dull. but lover; continent, ST. 10; South America, $7 50; cdmpound, $5. 1SR@5. 37i2. Pork was in mod crate demand and firm; old mess. $Il.250 12100. Butter-fancy creamery was firm and in imQderate demand; state dairy, 10G20c; creafnery dairy, 13@19c; western dairy, 9l2@ 15c;swestern creamery, l5@23c; Elgins. 23c C9ttdn seed oil was quiet but firm; crude, 22 as2Rc; yellow prime, 26l2c; yellow choice, 2Tc. Petroleum was nominal: Washington, In barrels, ST .O0; Washington, in bulk, S4. 50; reftned New York S6.U5; Philadelphia. $6. .00; Philadelphia. in bulk, $3. 50a g.. .55. Resin was firm, but quiet; strained, common to good, $1.40G I.4zl2. Turpontine was quiet, but firm at .32G 32l2c. Rice was fairly active and hrm domestic. fair to extra. ah@6c: Japan, 4A@ 4lac: Molasses-Foreign was nominal; New Orleans open kettle good to choice. 2e03sc. Peanuts were quiet; fancy hand-picked, 3l2@ 4l2c.s Coffee options were steady and un- changed to 10 points up; February delivery $15.00; May delivery, sI4.T5u IA. SO; Sep tember delivery. $14.75@1 @14. sU; December de- livery, $14. 70G1475. Spot Rio was quiet, but firm; No. T, 16ssc. Sugar-Raw was quiet, but steady; fair refining, z 11-1ec. he1ned was quiet, bus steadyi of A, sl2@ 3%c, standard A, 13-16n 4c; cut-loaf, 7-16 @4Bc; crushed, l 7-1604%c; granulated. 3 1-16@ 3lsc. Freights to Liverpool were quiet. but firm; cotton, 7-64di grain, 2Ad, asked.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-21
Q. T. DozIER, M. D.,
Specialist t.

This well-known Institute, which was established geveral years ago in Bir- mingham, is under the immediate su- pervisIon of Dr. or. Dozier, graduate of every branch of the medical and surg ical sciences, man eminent in his pro- fession and foremost among all southern Specialists in s'remarkahle and suc- cessful treatment of all chronic, nerv- ous, blood, skin and genito- urinary diseases.
 Dr. Dozer gives his individual study and efforts to the diagnosing and treat inent of every case, prepares all medi- cines and gives all directions and advice, thus securing to every patient the high est professional skill and privacy, as well as security against mistakes and the use of inferior drugs.
 All Kidney, Bladder and Uretbral troubles cured ill the shortest possible time.
 Neuralgia, Sciatica, Nervous Head aches, Insomnia, Lumbago, Rheuma- tism, Catarrh, Eczema, Palpitation of lhe Heart, Pale and Sallow Com plexion, Nervous Prostration, Varicocele, Stric- ture, Gleet and GonorrhBs, Cystitis, Psoriasis, Tetter, Syphilis, Erysipelas, Leucorrbea, Falling Womb, Suppressed or Painful Periods, Piles, Fistula and Fissure, Weakness, Failing Memory, Lost Power, Impotence and all results of Indiscretion, contagion or inherited diseases which vitiate the blood, impair theneryes and destroy the strength are specialties in our line, and we canpoint with pride to our established reputation, founded on skill and grounded in the gratitude of thousands whom we have cured.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-21

P. CAMPBELL. General Manager
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-21
ST. LOUIS.

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 2O.-Flour was steady; pat ents, sz.eo@2 to; fancy, $2. .o0@2. 10; choice. $1. s0@1 go. Wheat was higher; February, higher; february. lsc May, d1&c; July 42ssc. Oats were higher; February. 29Ac May, 2975c. Pork, standard mess, S1U, 2o Lard-Prime steam, $6 5U; choice, .60. Dry salled meats-Shoulders, 4.37ta; longs, S6. 122; clear ribs, 50. 20; short clear. $5. 30. S5.3712; shorts clear, $500. High wines were steady at S1.22,
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-21
CONSULTATION FREE,
 CURES GUARANTEED

and private matters sacredly inviolate. Easy payments and moderate charges. Persons who cannot visit us in our office can, by sending their name, receive our "Perfect Question Blanks" which will enable us to treat them successfully by mail. Send cents for question list and our ''Book for Men Duly" Send 2 cents for question list for females.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-21
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET

oOA< LIVERPOOL, Feb. 20.-Noon. .-Cotton demand was falr American middling,3 3 1-32d. Sales IA ,000 bales. of which ] 2. 800 were American; speculation and export, 1U00 bales. Receipts, 46 .000 bales, of which .43 200 were American. Futures opened steady; demand moderate. American middling and low middline clause quotations:
 Marchsand April delivery. 9 63-64d May and June delivery. ....3 02-64d June and July delivery.....3 U3-64d Septefnber and October de-
 uVeryE. ..................o UI-O4Q October and November de-
 livery ............3 3 ,O9- 64d
 Tenders of deliveries at today's clearings were 1Ot bales new dockets
 LIVERPOOL, Feb 20.-4 Futures closed American middling and low middling claus quOtations:
 February delivery. ........2 63-64dG3dt February and March de-
 livert rts..................2 63-64d@3dt Marchand April delivery 9 63-64d@3d* April and May delivery. 3d03 0I-64dt May and June delivery....3 02-64dt June and July delivery ....3 03-64dt July and August delivery. 3 04-64dQ3 05-6idt August and September de-
 livery. ........:..... O6-64dt September and Octoberde-
 livery t... ...--........+..- UI-biu4 October and November de-
 livery..... Os-64d@3 09-64d November and December
 delivery. ery...................3 Oe-64dG3 1O-64dt 'sellers. Buyers tvalue.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-21
RAILROAD TIME TABLE

ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE oFTRAINs. Trans marked thus @ run daily. Thus tt) daily except Sunday.
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-21
AGENTS WANTED
FOR RENT.

DIGEST BARGAIN sOUTH-16I-acre farm, D eleven head of Jerseys and two of the best paying minerals. Chemist test of value; kaolin, SIS per ton; baryta, $17 .5o to $19. % per ton. Write for information, samples of mineral and price. A. II. Tullis. Tampa Sta tion, Calhoun county, Ala. 24 If
Birmingham age-herald., 1895-02-21

For 1urther informatfon, sleeping car reser- vaton etc., call on or address
 c. H. HUDSON, w. A. TURK, G.P.A.,
 G. M., Washington, D. 0. J. N. ROSS, Supt., A. G. P. A., Birmingham. Ala.t Knoxville, Tenn,
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-19

of many men who wish for a noble
life. Men and women do not devote
their lives to cause without weighing
and studying the subject in all it's
phases. Experience, gained at home
and abroad, has taught us that-in
ethics as in homeopathy, specific evil
requires a specific remedy-thus or
gained evil must be met with organ
lied resistance
Although the official program is not
yet completed, it is probable that Car
dinal Gibbons will deliver an address
welcoming the delegates to his be-
loved city. An address will also be
read by Mrs. Alice G. Robinson, pres
ident Baltimore W. G. T. U. Then
follows a series Of splendid papers
and addresses by eminent and gifted
men and women, including the Hon.
Elbridge T. Gerry, Julia Ward Howe,
Mary A. Livermore, Anthony Com
stock and very probably Frances e.
Willard.
The paper on the Sacredness of
Fatherhood by the Rev. A. H. Lewis.
d. D., promises to be particularly in
teresting, as does also the paper on
Purity and Parental Responsibility,
by Mrs. J. II. Kellogg. A paper on
The Medical Profession and Morals,
by DR.. o. Edward Janney, of Balti-
more, it is expected, will be of unusual
interest
Mary n. HealV.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-19

New York, Sept. 14.-R. G. Dun says:
slight setback, which may mean
much or nothing according TO the final
outcome of the crops, is not uneXpect-
ed at this season. The price of wheat
declined sharply, about two cents per
bushel, with little indications Of re-
cOvery. Corn also yielded with a
strong prospect of the largest crop
ever s1own, and at IS cents at New
York large proportion OF the crop
will be Of little profit to farmers. If
we are to have a crop of grain and a
small crop of cotton, it is natural to
infer that manufacturers may find
large transactions at the west but not
at the south. There is in fact a
large demand for goods at the west.
Bradstreet says: The week was
characterized by the unexpected, but
by a less pronounced improvement
south and southwest. Relatively I'M
favorable features are found in a
quieter tone in dry goods jobbing cir
cleS; the check of a seaSonable trade
throughout central west, due to the
unusual heat; low prices for mems
wear and WoOlenS; an satisfactory
outlook due to depressed quotations
abroad; only moderate orders for do
nestle wooden manufacturers; the
cancellation of few Nebraska mer-
chandise orders AT Chicago, and the
somewhat critical position of the
American tin-plate industry owing to
the heavy advance in the price of tin
plate bars without a corresponding
increase in the price of tin-plate The
most bullish report comes from St.
Louis. All lines of staple merchan-
disc are active and manufacturing in
dustries are pressed to keep up the
, requirements. AT the south the fall
, trade is opening more freely than an
| tlclpat ted with marked Improvement
in business and increased confidence
/ as to the outlook. Aside from the
, tirmness in cotton goods prices, the
most conspicuous movement is the
continued activity of iron and steel.
! the. highest quotations yet reached
I having no effect in restricting the de-
mandS. The present rate of produc-
, ton of pig-irOn exceeds 100000 tons a
! week, the largest in our history-a
rate of more than 100000 tons per
annum. The gross railway earnings
of 127 railroads for August aggregate
S43,139,642, gain of 16 per cent.
over August year ago when there
was gain of nearly one per cent.
over August 1898. The total bank
.learings in the principal cities of the
United States during the past week
were 1897 ,S06,91S, an increase of 40
per cent. compared with the CORES
! bonding week last year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-19

of Mr.. Stead in London in 1885. The
crimes against young girls were APP
palling. Imagine the horror Of our
own people, when it was found out
that although we protected the prop
erty Of our girls until the legal age,
our care ended there, as the law Of
New York and nearly all the other
states made child 10 years old legally
capable of conserving to her own ruin;
in Delaware at the shockingly low
period Of years.
''This subject will receive particular
attention during the congress, for al
though wonders have been accom-
plished, much is yet to be done There
are three states yet where the age of
consent is 10 years, four u years.
three Is years, twenty IA years, two
10 years, twelve, including New York
16 years, one II years, and two IS
years. Eternal vigilance is our watch
word. Only a few years ago efforts
were made to lower the standard in
New York, but our vigorous protests
caused the disreputable scheme to be
defeated. We have worked quietly
but effectively" concluded Mr.. Powell,
land if, as Gladstone, the grand old
man, says, The true function of gov
eminent is to make it easy to do right
and difficult to do wrong then we
ought to have the co-opera tion and
encouragement of every one who has
the future health and welfare Of the
human race at heart
Helen H. Gardiner, a witty, fearless
and handsome woman, who is going to
read paper entitled, Heredity and
Ethics, on the first day Of the con-
greSs, is enthusiastic over the stimulus
to wholesome sentiment which will be
the natural outcome Of this first
American purity conference. "You
must not think we are intolerant in
our views" she said; "our interests
are too broad and ennobling for that.
We will touch upon every phase Of a
subject, the proper understanding of
which is bound to clear the moral at
mOsphere. Regarding state regulation,
it goes without saying that we are as
unit, and our efforts shall be un-
ceasing to raise the age of consent in
the states which still continue to sub
NIT to barbarous legislation and allow
their little girls to be held responsible
for their own undoing. If there are
good and legitimate reasons (of which
we are ignorant) for such legislation
if there is any father or brother who
is a member Of any legisIa ture of any
state, who honestly believes he is jus |
titled in voting for a law by which |
protection Of the person is put on a
lower plan than protection of the !
purse. we viii be pleased to have him |
present his case. Is not that fair? |
Kansas and Wyoming guard a girl /
until IS years of age, the age at which !.
the right to honorable marriage or .
the right to sell property comes to her.
A strange coincidence. is it not? that
these are the two sta ties that have al
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-09-19
SCHEME OF A FRENCH COUNT

\ F'renchman signing himself Comte
Gle Clenco de Saint German has writ
ten a letter to one of the st. Peters
burg journals, says the New York
Tribune. proposing a lottery with
himself as the prize. There are to be
100000 chances, each ticket to cost
one ruble. Any young woman who
wishes to pay that amount in the hope
of becoming a countess is entitled to
one chance. The one drawing the
lucky" number Count Clerico prom
Uses to marry and install as the chate-
laine of his French chateau. The pro-
ceeds of the lottery he proposes to
divide as follows: Two hundred and
fifty thousand rubles for himself, 25O,-
600 for his bride. 100000 for the Jour
nal which conducts the lottery and
100000 for the poor of Russia. The
count argues that this will be the
lowest price, ruble-ever paid by
any woman for a bona fide title of
countess. He declares that he be-
longs to one of the Oldest families of
France. has comfortable fortune. IN
Improbable character and an unsul-
lied name, and that he will furnish
documentary proof of his claims. His
fortune, however, he says is not suffi-
Gent for him to live in the requisite
fin de steele style. Some of the French
papers have treated the proposition
seriously, and express the fear that
the oddly of his proposal will attract
some one willing to pay 100000 ru.
bles outright for him rather than the
1 ruble at which he estimates himself