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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-11

people laugh. The clown also practices
getting himself into odd positions, and he
succeeds best in this by being as awkward
and laundering as possible.
Casually the jokes are all written GUS
and committed to memory, but we are al
ways getting up new ones. 1t often hap
pens that two clowns in the ring begin
bantering each other out of pure fun for
themselves and stumble upon jokes which
set tho people in a roar of laughter. re-
member that was once doing the old bar
Der trick with another clown in Missis-
sippi. The little darkies who come to the
circus there always crawl close up to the
ring and lie fat on their stomachS in the
dirt, with their heads just peeping over
the e1nbankment. There were fully so of
them when lined up, watching with big
eyes. My partner was the barber, and l
was BACKED up as negro clown. seated
myself in the chair, was lathered and
shaved, the black coming off with the soap
to the intense delight of the pickaninnics
along the ring. When l discovered the
condition of affairs, was supposed to be
extremely indignant, and in my scuffle
with the barber he threw his big lather
filed sponge at me. 1t missed me and hit
one of the little negroes in the eyes. It
was entirely unintentional, but it created
the biggest laugh of the day. After that
we had q row of little negroes along the
ring at every performance, and one of
them received a soaking from the big
sponge. In this way new attraction was
invented.
"A clown must be good acrobat in Or
der to burlesque the performers, and it
takes a considerable time to keep in prac-
tice. Altogether it is life full of enjoy
ment, and presume love my profession
just as well as any lawyer or doctor. I
have been on the stage number of times
as a low comedian and once took a COM
pany of my own on the road. Just before
the holidays spent a week in shop win
but am not curbstone clown.
"You would suppose that a clown would
be bruised black and blue all over by the
number of hard raps and kicks which he
receives, but that is not the case. In
nearly all instances there is some arrange
ment to prevent injury. His clothes are
padded, and when he is struck at he claps
his hands quickly, and the audience thinks
the sound is the result of the blow.
flights with roughs who hang around
a circus are not unusual, and then the
clown joins with his fellow performers in
shouting, Hey RubeI' the warcry of the
circus man, and wields his 'clemen fake
just as fercely as anybody. remember
a time down in Bolivar, No, where we
got into fight with toughs. In the
melee eight men were killed and as many
more seriously injured.
''1n winter I put in lots of time study
ing up new jokes and scenes for the next
summer
Mineral " alter.
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A FAST MAIL FOR KANSAS.
Efforts to be r1ade In This
Direction.
THE FAST NAIL FROM ST. LOUIS

To Catch the California Flyer of the
Santa Fe-Other Railroad News.
There is possibility, should the mat
ter be taken in hand by the congressman
of Missouri and Kansas with the postal
department at Washington, of establish
ing the fastest mail service ever at
tempted out of st. Louis. which would
especially benefit Kansas and other of
the western states.
It is understood that the Wabash line
train out of St. Louis. carrying the fast
mail from the east, arriving at Kansas
City in time to connect with the Santa
Fe California flyer No. and placing the
mail along the line as far as Hutchinson,
Kan, in time for distribution that same
day The mail for the Kansas towns
west of Hutchinson will arrive during
the next morning.
The fast mail from New York, Boston
and other eastern points arrives in ST.
Louis on the present schedule at 2 a. m.
The fast mail route out of St Louis to
Kansas City is at present over the Mis-
souri, Pacific, leaving St Louis at g. m.
and arriving in Kansas City at 1910 a.
N. As the Santa Fe flyer leaves Kansas
City at 9:10 a m. the mail lays over in
Kansas City until the departure of Santa
Fe trains and z, which are both slow
The Wabash road now runs a fast ex-
press train out of St. Louis, leaving at
IL. 30 midnight and arriving in Kansas
City at a m. If it is possible to
make arrangements with the eastern
roads by which connections can be made
with the fast mail from the east, the
mail will arrive in Kansas City in time to
connect with Santa Fe No. 3.
It is possible that the contract which
is in effect with the Missouri Pacific
road to carry the mail is for a stated term
of years, in which event it would be diff
ficult to make a change. 1.-THE plan is
feasible, however, it should receive at
tenrion and encouragement from the
congressman of this state.
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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.
Personals and Items Connected with Rail-
rOadIng in All Departments.

Personals and Items Connected with Rail-
rOadIng in All Departments.
W. A. Sohrier has been appointed
agent for the Santa Fe at DanvilIe, Kan. =,
vice G. E. Scudder. resigned.
A Raymond s. Whitcomb excursion
passed through Topeka yesterday after
noon as a second section of No. 1, en-
route from Boston to California.
]. A Hildebrant has been appointed
agent for the Santa Fe at Higgins, Kan
sas, vice n. F. Howard resigned.
Superintendent of Telegraph R B.
Gemmell of the Santa Fe, has closed the
telegraph office at CrisGeld, Kansas.
J. n. Haddick and E ]. Kinsella of
the auditor of freight receipts Office of
the Santa Fe, have returned from two
weeks vacations spent in Chicago.
Santa Fe train No. 2, which passed
through Topeka yesterday morning, car
ried National City s. Otay special car
No. 100, occupied by c. D. tanning of
National City. California, en- route to Chi
cago.
The chief engineers office of the San
ia Fe is at present very busy preparing
estimates for all renewals and new con-
during 1896
A party of Rock Island officials con-
sisting of Assistant General Manager w.
|. Allen, Assistant General Superinten-
dent w. Ii. Stillwel and General Super
intendent of Telegraph A. r. Swift are
on an inspection tour of the western di-
vision of the road and will probably ar
rive in Topeka this afternoon or Sunday.
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HE WAS INDIGNANT.
Robert Johnson Objects to His Wife's
Olden Sentiments with His Fist.

Robert Johnson Obj Gets to His Wife's
Olden Sentiments with His Fist.
Robert johnson attended the s'indigna-
ton" meeting at the court house Thurs
day evening which denounced Rev. Mr.
Olden's sermon, in which he said that
lynching of negroes 10 the south would
only stop when the colored men stopped
assaulting white women.
Robert was colored and his indign alton
was very great indeed.
All the way home it grew and the fact
that his wife belonged to Mr.. Olden's
church, had considerable influence with it.
By the time he reached home he was
in good condition for argument and he
started to debate with his wife.
She "stuck up" for Mr.. Olden and
Robert Immediately said that the money
she made washing and scrubbing, in =
stead of going toward the support of the
family, as it should. if she were good
wife and good provider, was used
largely to help Brother Olden along with
his church.
Of course this caused more contention
and finally Robert struck her. Yesterday
evening Judge Ferry in police court
fined Robert $40, his wife having had
him arrested for assault. Johnson raised
the money and was released.
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MECuANICAL AND oPERATING. !.

Personals and Items Among the EN-
ployes of the Engine and Train Service.
Fireman C, c. Hayman, of the Santa
Fe has reported for work after short
lay off.
Switch fireman Chas. Gilmore of the
Santa Fe has resumnd his duties after q
lay off of few days.
Santa Fe fireman Chas. Bushnell has
laid of, and is visiting relatives at Har-
veyville, Kansas.
Passenger brakeman c. A Horn of the
Santa Fe, running through Topeka, has
secured a leave of absence on account OF
illness.
Santa Fe engineer John Kelley, run
ming on engine SO. is layieg off on &C
count of sickness. Mr.. Kelley was tax
en- sick in Argentine Tuesday night, and
was unable to bring his engine back to
Topeka.
Santa Fe Engineer Frank McKeon is
laying off for few days.
Fireman Chas. Stowall of the Santa Fe
has taken a lay off and is visiting in Ne
braska.
Brooks engine No. s15, which has been
in the Topeka shops undergoing repairs,
was taken on trial trip to Meriden this
morning, and will be used in freight SER
vice out of Topeka.
Santa Fe switch engine 290 ia out of
the Topeka shops after a general over
hauling and repairing, and will be used
in the Santa Fe yards in this city.
Baldwin engine No. 496, overhauled
and repaired in the Santa Fe shops In
this city, was taken to Meriden on q trial
trip yesterday, and will probably be sent
to some western division point on the
road.
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TO RUN THE Rig SHOPS

The Monster New Boilers at the Santa Fe
Shops About Ready.
The work of constructing the pits and
foundations for three large boilers in the
new Santa Fe boiler house in this city
has been completed, and all is now in
readiness for the placing of the boilers
in position. The pits are filed in solid
with concrete to the depth of several feet
and brick foundations, on which the boil
ers will rest, have been built around the
sides. The rear of the boilers will rest
on iron pedestals
The large steam drum is already in
the building, but can not be put in place
until the boilers are placed in position.
Two of the boilers are now completed
and will be placed in position Monday
next. They are monster cylinders. %
feet 10 inches long, 5 feet in diameter and
stand IL feet high. The remaining
boiler will be completed and placed in
position the following week.
When the three boilers are in position,
the steam drum will be elevated by
means of compressed air a distance Of
twelve feet from the floor in the rear of
the boilers, and will be supported bv
iron columns. The drum is 80 feet
inches long and 4219 inches in diameter
A five inch pipe will connect each of
the boilers with the drum, and the
steam will be delivered to the engine in
the shops from the drum by means of a
pipe.
As soon as the new boilers are in
operation, the old boilers will be removed
from the shops, but it has not yet been
decided whether they will be repaired
or placed in the scrap pile.
The new boiler house will prove q
valuable addition to the Santa Fe shops
in this city.
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hind the Seenes-Ehe Hours Are
Short and the Work Not ArduOus-
How Many New Jokes and Scenes
Are Invented.
THIS Is che season of the year when life
is many degrees removed from the humor-
GUS for the average circus clown, for now
he is Laid off" and is obliged to hustle
around for any sort of engagement that
will provide support for himself and his
family until the time "when the robins
nest again. and the tenting season opens.
A clown is not usually frugal mana
fellow who puts by a certain sum each
week to last through the winter, when
there is no regular employment for him.
At the close of a long tour he considers
himself in great luck if he has enough
cash on hand to carry him home, buy
few presents for the wife and children and
pay the current household expenses for q
couple of weeks. Then, and not until then,
does he realize that it is necessary to stir
about if the members of his family are to
continue to consume food with reasonable
regularity.
One of the best known clowns in the
'tperfesh" is old Budd Halves of Chicago.
For more than 30 years old Budd has
been engaged in making people laugh, and
his travels have taken him from one end
of the country to the other.
Very few people know of the everyday
life of the clown or his struggle to give
the public new jokes, for the clown must
not only be droll fellow himself, but he
is also required to work out his own funny
sayings.
Old Budd was recently induced to relate
some of his experiences as a clown.
"a clown is born a Clown he said,
"'and he must be an acrobat, a comedian
and a natural wit all il one. It's a hard
place to fill, and the right kind of man
always commands big wages.
''Most people suppose it's a hard life
and that when we are through performing
we have to go out and pull stakes and help
load the tents. It's not so. We have just
easy times as the actors. All my stuff
is packed in big trunk, which is placed
in the dressing tent by the property men.
1t is numbered and occupies the same po-
sition every time. make up at noon for
the parade, again at 2 O'Clock for the reg
ular performance and at O'Clock in the
evening for the last performance. I am
usually back to my bunk in the car by
80. 1t is very comfortable life when
one is accustomed to it, OF course when
there is a big rush and we are all late it
sometimes happens that the whole crowd
of US have to turn out and help the razor
backs (train ioaders).
"There is a good deal in making up
funny. The paint pot and baggy trousers
have q great deal to do with making the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-11
NORTH TOPEKA.
Items of Interest From the North Side
:. the River.

the River.
j. D. Lynch was in the city from Meri-
den yesterday.
Mrs. Howard Stewart, of Drexell, Mo-,
has returned to her home after visiting
her sister, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Hale, for two
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff WEIGH will enter
tain the ladies of the Needle Ten and
their husbands on the evening of Janu-
airy 30. Kansas day.
Seventeen young ladies whose age was
not more than their numbers drove to
Topeka from Granville yesterday to
have their pictures taken.
Mrs. Butler of Silver Lake, was in the
city today. Her husband is the we'll
known owner of running horses, Post
Boy and others being in his string.
The pastor of the First Baptist church
of ON aha, Rev. w. P Hellings, who has
been assisting Rev. W. B. Hutchinson
the past week in revivals, returned to
his homo today.
Policeman Hale had lively chase of
block after a drunk the other day.
While the officer was in the office of the
Union Pacific telephoning for the patrol
wagon the man got out the door and led
the policeman a merry chase.
The horses of II. II. Judson who lives
north of town ran away as he was leav-
ing the city yesterday afternoon. He was
thrown from the wagon. but not hurt,
and the team brought up against tele-
phone pole mile further on after they
had almost stopped running and he
again got possession. Part of the har
ness was broken, but he patched it up
and drove on home.
Rev. j. A. Coe and Mrs. Coe, who lad
charge of the revival meeting at the
Kansas avenue M. E. church last night,
will commence a series of meetings at
Overlook tomorrow. The revival SER
vices at the Kansas avenue N. E. church
are to be continued next week and it is
expected that Rev. J. NJ. Mason of Barnes
will be here to assist the pastor, Rev. ].
r. Madison
]. II. Heller, 1902 n. Kansas avenue,
grocery and meat market. Good treat
ment and fine meats and groceries; you
can do better here than elsewhere.
The Magnet Restaurant and Short Or
der house, a. j. Prudfit, $50 n. Kansas
ave. Wholesale fruits and confectionery.
Geo. ]. Graves & Sons, 115 and III
West Laurent street, North Topeka, for
buggy tops, cushions. wagons, and bug
gies built to order. Bell phone 1885,
Items and advertisements for the
JOURNAL should be left at the drug store
of A. j. Kane & Co, S26 Kansas avenue.
The mem bers of Blue post and corps
enjoyed themselves last evening at their
joint installation of officers. Music, adj
dresses aud lunch entertained them after
the installation. The officers sworn in
by the post were: William Green. COM
mander; F. E. Williams, S. v; H. A.
Hunt, J. V; DR.. A. A. Raub, surgeon; S.
G. Parkhurst, chaplain: ]. NJ. Brown, o.
D., V. r. Wynkoop. o. G.; A. j. Kane O.
NJ; T. NJ. James, adjutant; John Brown.
S NJ; s. s. Urmy, @. NJ. s The relief
corps officers are: Mrs E. NJ. Park
hurst, president; Mrs. L. N. Miller, s. ";
Mrs. D. Wolf, j. v; Mrs E. Hunt, secre-
tary; Mrs. NJ. w. smith, treasurer; Mrs.
P. E. Davis, chaplain; Mrs. L. Z. Rior-
dan, conductor; Mrs. F. Coburn, G.. Mrs.
ii. Green, A. c., Mrs ]. James, A G.
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FARMERS LEAVE.

The State Agricultural Board Adj
jOurns Its Meeting with Last Nights.
The quarter centennial meeting OF the
state board of agriculture adjourned last
night.
At the election yesterday afternoon T.
NJ. Potter of Peabody was unanimously
elected president a. c. Shinn of Otta-
wa WAS elected vice president over John
Finley of Ford county by vote of % TO
16
T, A. Hubbard nominated F. d.
Coburn for a second term as secretary
and after some preliminary speech max
ing by eight or ten members which was
most highly complimentary to MIR.
Coburn he was unanimously elected to
succeed himself.
Samuel T. Howe was unanimously re-
elected treasurer.
The new members chosen were: Joshua
Wheeler of Nortonville, A. w. Smith of
Mcpherson, ]. II. Churchill of Dodge
City, /. L. Diesem of Garden City. g.
W. Crane of Sheridan county.
A resolution of sorrow was passed on
the death of Robert Hay, ex-state geoIo-
gist.
An interesting popular science lecture
will be given at the high school assem-
sembly room Monday evening, January
49, by Prof. Burt G. Wilder of Cornell
university who has made the study of
the brain of men and animals his life
work and who is probably the best au-
thority in the country upon his subject,
"The Brains of Men and Apes; Their
Resem bIances and Differences" Indi-
cations point to large attendance as the
topic is not only of interest to all our
professional people and students and
teachers, but to all who have brains and
desire to know why. Admission 20 cents
Tickets on sale at high school, public IL
brary. book stores, etc, etc.
Everybody takes the JOURNAL
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OVER THE LINES.
Interesting Items From the Different De
partments of the r aiIroads.

Interesting Items From the Different De :
partments of the r ailrosds.
Fireman A. E. Leap of Nickerson is
now running out of Newton.
After next Saturday there will be no
mail agent on the Hutchinson branch
trains of the Santa Fe, the postal depart
ment having decided that it does not pay
to keep a man on that run. The mail
will be sealed in pouches and thrown
out by the express agent w. F. Star,
who has been running as mail agent will
be transferred to another run.
The general grievance committee of
the Order of Railway Conductors of the
Rock Island system has closed two
days session held at the Blossom House
in Kansas City. 8. d. Johnson acted as
chairman, and about fifteen members
were in attendance.
Brakeman ]. NJ. Hannaman of the
Santa Fe has returned to Wellington
from Chanute, and will Immediately re-
sumo his duties on the regular crew runs
out of Wellington, after a suspension of
several months. The cause of his sus-
pension was the charge of theft brought
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GALVESTON GRAIN RATE
Fixed by the Meeting of Freight Agents
At Kansas City.

17@1S- " VIZ U = ~ - -
At Kansas City.
Assistant General Freight Agent c. R.
Hudson, of the Santa Fe, and E. F.
Hollies, tariff clerk, have returned from
Kansas City, where they attended the
meeting of the Transmissouri freight
association.
The most important transaction of the
meeting which affects the shippers
of this state and the depen-
dent territory of Colorado and
Nebraska, was the arrangement of a
schedule which will allow the same
freight rates on export grain and grain
products through Galveston as now eX-
lists through New Orleans. Prior to this
the rates were such that export grain
could be shipped through New Orleans
cheaper than through Galveston.
The new arrangement will especially
benefit the Santa Fe.
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WAUKEsHA TO BE A CITY.
Mantle of ViHIagehOOd to BE Thrown
OF After Many Years.

MILWAUKEE. Jan. 11.-Waukesha, the
beautiful watering place twenty miles
west of here, has. after twenty-five years
of village existence, decided to become
city. Waukesha citizens for years have
taken pride in the fact that theirs was
the only village working on special char
ter in Wisconsin. and the largest village
with one or two exceptions in the United
States. Saratoga Springs being the nota-
BILE exception. When Waukesha became
a village, twenty four years ago, it had a
population of 2,200 1t now has 1900.
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Let their babies cry with Collie, giving
mother no rest night or day. How foolish,
when DR.. Hands Collie Cure gives i'm
mediate relief to baby. 1t removes
wind from the stomach, Quiets the nerves
and gives restful sleep. Mother, send
today to your drugstore for a 25c bottle.
Think of the weary hours it saves you.
If baby's gums are sore, teething, use
DIR. Hands Teeth Lotion. At all drug
gist's, 20 cents.
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The officers of the State Temperance
union have been notified that w. II.
Bishop, who was recently appointed as
sistant attorney general for the enforce
ment of the prohibitory law in Saline
county, has succeeded with his first
prosecution aud w. Fl. Nield. jointist,
has been convicted on five counts. The
attorney who sends the news says the
other jointists are 'sick" over the sue
cess of the first prosecution.
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Solomon valley at Cripple Creek.

The charter of the Solomon Valley
Mining association has been fled with
proposes to have it's headquarters at Gay
lord, Kan, and engage in the mining
business at the Cripple Creek district in
Colorado. The capital stock of the com
pany is placed at 5000 and the direc-
tore and incorporators are George r
Parker and Webb McNall of Gaylord. NJ.
E. Harlan, H. A. French and Grant Far
well of Harlan.
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NEW YORK GETS DR.SAVAGE
Famous Unitarian Minister Resigns
His Pastorate at Boston.

HIS PastOrate at BOSTON.
Boston, Jan 11.-Rev. Minot J. Saw
age has resigned the pastOrate of the
Church of the Unity here to accept the
call of the Church of the Messiah. in
New York. 1t had been understood
that he would remain here if the Unity
congregation would build him a now
church. The members are working
with might and main to raise $50, 1000
for current expenses and to pay off the
debt of $1,000 in the hope of thereby re-
tanning DR. Savage
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KATE DAVIS HAS FUN.

She Testifes that Mrs. Leslie Carter Onoe
Sat on David Belasco's Lap.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11.-Actress Kate
Davis, who is suing Charles Frohman and
David Belasco to recover $500 for
breach of contract, created a sensation
today by testifying that Mrs. Leslie Car
ter sat on Mr. Balasco's lap.
Miss Davis said that on one occasion
she and three other persons rode in a
coupe. On that occasion, she said, Miss
Clemens sat in her lap and Mrs Leslie
Carter sat in Mr.. Belasco's lap. She made
a good deal of this latter statement and
seemed to enjoy the sensation it caused.