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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-11
SETTLE WITH THE SWORD.
Students at heidelberg Cling to tn
DueIIO to Vindica;e Their Honor.

Students at Heidelberg Cling to the
DueIIO to VindIca;e Their Honor.
The duels at Heidelberg are very IA
nous, says the Philadelphia Telegraph.
There is, perhaps, no university in Ger
many at which dueling is not practiced,
but here it is regarded almost as a re-
hgious duty. The sons of the rich con-
gregate at Heidelberg and they are the
people who are especially addicted TO
this form of student pastime in Ger
many. 1t is not an eXaggeration to say
that between twenty and thirty duels
take place here every week during the
semester and these nearly all at the
Hirschgasse, a little tavern across the
river from Heidelberg which is known
and advertised everywhere as the place
of resort for such encounters. 1t has
served in this capacity for great many
years. The signboards. point to it.
1t is mentioned in the guide-books
and every one knows of it except the
university officials and the police. 1t is
not a ten-minute walk from the center
of the town, though it is outside the
city jurisdiction. This, however, seems
to be a matter of no moment, for some
Of the clubs for a period last year
directly in the shadow of the old castle
There are duels here some three or four
mornings every week by the members
Of the various fighting clubs. of which
Heidelberg has an enormous number
The most aristocratic of them all is the
Saxe-Borussia. This club bears cartel
relations with the Borussia of Bonn, to
which the Hohenzollerns belong. Five
or six duels between various combatants
are usually fought Oh the same morn
ing.
This is all a curious commentary Of
law and order as they are supposed to
exist in Germany. Such machinery
for the enforcement of law as is to be
found here f1ourishes in no other land
in the world, and yet, for one reason
or another, the duel goes on unhindered.
By the laws of the empire, without TAX
ing into account the penalties pre-
ecribed by the lower jurisdictions, there
is the most severe punishment for duel
ing and the challenging to duel. In
spite of various attempts to make other
interpretations, the student duels have,
by the supreme court of the empire,
been decided to be duels in the sense Of
the law. Yet, publicly in the reich-
stag, no longer ago than last winter,
an esteemed member of the kaiser's
declared himself and his gov
ernment at issues not only with the
laws and the supreme court, but with
whatever moral feeling there may be
in the land against this maIevolent
form OF evil.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-11
When He Posed as Cupid.

In an age when the study of the nude
seems about to obliterate the old fashioned
graoes of modesty it is pleasant to discover
that there are places here and there where
delioacy of feeling still exists. A little
stratum of this charming quality came to
light in diFerting fashion recently in the
arrangement of some local amateur tab
leaus or living pictures. Little Dick, a
3-year-old, was to enact the role of Cupid,
and, disrobed to his little white tights, he
rehearsed beautifully with the other MEM
bers of his company. When the public ex-
hibition evening came. however, and the
urchin discovered that he was expected to
face hundreds of people in that shocking
state of undress he baked. No; he
wouldn't go on in that condition, and he
didn't. The rest of the group could do as
they pleased, but little Dick held to prin-
ciple. 1t was a pretty tableau, but the
Cupid wore rousers.-LouisviIle Courier
journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-11
NORTH TOPEKA.
Items of Interest From the North Side of
the River.

Items of Interest From the North Side of
the River
Mrs. S. ]. Davis has received a tele-
gram announcing the death of her sister,
Mrs. W. C.. Mullenix of Kishwaukee,
Ill.
The Coed Literature Reading circle
will meet at the home of o. D. Skinner
this evening.
Little GraCs Herring has been very
sick at her home on Central avenue for
ten days. She is somewhat improved and
takes a little nourishment.
Miss Edith Kent is here to spend her
annual vacation with her parents, 1106
North Jackson street
A pleasant surprise party was given to
Miss Cleo and Master Cooney Covert at
their home on Taylor street Saturday
evening by the Happy Col Lucky club,
Those present were Misses Nellie Sto-
vail, Lois Sawyer, Adelia Bistos, Edna
Sawyer. Nellie Blossom. Nina Sawyer.
Susie Firmer, Rosie Firmer, Esther Cecil,
Hope Clark; Masters Kenneth Clark,
Walter Clark, BERTHE Vauway, Herman
Buechner, Walter Spear, Eddie Buech-
ner, Bennie Spear, Johnnie Spear, Tom
Summers, Clarence Spear. Walter Sum
mers, Delmer Cecil and Mrs. w. 3.
Spear.
Items and advertisements for the
of A J. Kane & Co., s32 N. Kansas ave-
nue..
Geo. ]. Graves & Sons, 115 and 1T
West Laurent street, North Topeka, for
buggy tops, cushions, wagons. and bug
gies built to order. Bell 'phoLe 53S.
Pure Pennsylvania buckwheat flour
and Canadian maple syrup at J. Il. Hell
ler's 1902 North Kansas avenue, grocery
and meat market.
The Magnet Restaurant and Short Or
der house, A. J. Proudft, $50 n. Kansas
ave. Wholesale fruits and confectionery.
d. w. Hardiman haroically stopped a
runaway team last evening on Kansas
avenue just north of Laurent street It
was one of the Crystal Ice company's
teams, which had started from the yard
on the river bank. A wheel was knocked
of the buggy of 7. ]. jackson. standing
in front of the Citizens bank and farm
team standing in front of Eby's store
broke the wagon tongue and neckyoke
as the runaway dashed past. Mr.. Har-
diman was driving south in his carriage,
jumped out and grabbed the bit of one
of the horses. Both he and the horse
were thrown to the ground.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-11
HER REVENGE
Tt Took Novel Form. but Was Very
Elective.

Et Took n Novel Form, but Was Very
Elective.
The fateful words had been spoken.
They were spoken by the officiating
clergyman.
He had pronounced George Ferguson
and Laura Kajones husband and wife.
For eight long years George Ferguson had
waited for this young woman with all the
patience at his command. His stock of
patience on hand was very small, and he
had been able to command still less Per
haps he was not good commander. But
let that pass.
They were Mr.. and Mrs. Ferguson now
and had started their wedding tour.
Seated side by side in palatia1 parlor
coach of the Blank, Dash and Soforth rail-
way, they were speeding eastward at the
rate of umpty miles an hour, including
stops, and a large and generous smile
spread itself over Georges countenance
and warmed the atmosphere all about him.
Laura" he said, my darlingi At
last r.
Il wish you had on a darker necktie,
George That lavender affair is attracting
the attention of the other passengers.
Hang the necktiel Let it attract. I'd
just as lief they knew the whole truth. I
have a great mind to tell them how for
eight weary years you kept the faithfulest
lover on earth dangling at your heels''-
Il think you said elbow the other day.
cit was cruel, Laura. It was barbarous.
Eight weary yearsi A whole year longer
than Jacob served for RachelP'
"They were not weary years for Jacob.
AS I remember the story, George, they
seemed to him but few days, for the love
he'bore her. You don't seem to show up
very well by the side of Jacob"
Jacob was mi1ksop. If your father
had tried to play the Laban game on me
and put me off with an older sister, some
body would have got hurt. That's the
kind of Jacob am. Jacob wasn't capable
of affection r.
WAS my nose very cold, GeorgeP''
Mrs. Ferguson, if you interrupt me in
that way again when 1 am trying to ex-
press the depth of my feeling for you, I'll
put my arm about you right here regard
less.''
She looked at him out of the corner of
her eye.
George, she said, "you remember you
promised to instruct the preacher to leave
the word obey out of the marriage serv-
ice, do youP''
$50 did. forgot all about it,
well, didn't. 1 found out in time
you had neglected to send him word, and
1 did it myself And, GeorgeI"
'WollP''
81 have taken full, complete and salts
factory vengeance on you for that over
sight,
''Oh, you have, have yous''
IF you sneer at me again in that man
ner, III call Uncle Peter right before all
these people. Yes, sir, have. You re-
member 1 changed my mind at the last
moment about the trip we were going to
take?''
Eyes. What of that?''
You remember that we had decided to
travel by another line, but chose this in
stead?''
ins'' o'---~o -
George" she said in hollow sepul-
chral voice, "there isn't a tunnel on the
road. ''-Chioago Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-11
An Elderly Gallant Crushed.

1t was in Statuary hall one day of the
week. She was a pretty girl, of perhaps
IS, with certain unmistakable air of be-
ing from the west She was all alone, and
not at all embarrassed. He was portly
gentleman, with a neck that wrinkled over
his collar at the back, and head that left
timber line half way up. She walked
about, gazing interestedIy at this and
that. She hadn't the slightest need of
guide, but he marched up to her and Of
fered his services with a somewhat obese
but perfectly killing smile. She let him
make his little speeches and smile his lit
tie smile in silence. At length he said:
you'll pardon my speaking to you this
way, butt
oh, yes, of courser' she INTERRUPTED.
SC You do remind me SO much of grandpal"
Washington Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-11
FIRE AT ABE STEINBERG's
His House Abiaze the Roof-Other
Fires-None Serious.

His House Abiaze the Roof-Other
Fires-NOne Serious.
At 600 this morning, when the fire.
men were rubbing their eyes prepare
tory to getting up, there was an alarm
Of fire and the half dressed f1remen went
out of the station to face biting wind.
The fire was at the home of Abe Stein
berg at 816 Monroe street. When the
furnace was fred up in the morning
some burning SCOT fell upon the roof Il
was discovered before it had gained
Roadway and very small hole was
burned in the roof.
At 1885 when the firemen had about re-
covered from the effect of their cold
drive there was a second alarm and this
time the fire WAS at ITO Taylor street in
house occupied by j. F. Campbell. It
had caught in exactly the same manner
as the first fire but was not 80 far ad-
vanced. It was put out by the depart
ment almost without damage.
At $50 last evening there was a still
alarm from Fifth and Jackson streets.
The sparks from the asphalt heater were
blowing about the street and alarmed the
people in the neig hborhood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-11
MONKEYS HAVE MINDS.
There Is Abundant Evidence That TheJ
Can Think.

There Is Abundant Evidence That They
Can Think.
'"That the monkey possesses intelli-
gence to considera BILE degree is prob
ably true" said hotel proprietor who
has small menagerie on his prem
ises. 81 believe, however, much of the
intelligence with which that animal is
credited is due to his love of mimicry.
The other day two young men with two
girls were at the monkeys cage feeding
him peanuts. One of the girls was
chewing gum and one of the men sug-
gested that she give the monkey some,
expecting that if he took it in his mouth
it would stick to his teeth and he would
make sorry work of trying to chew it.
The girl at once parted with the sweet
morsel she was so industriously chew
ing, extending it toward the cage. The
monkey grabbed it instantly, and put
it into his mouth. but instead of chew
ing it or attempting to, began pulling
it out in small ribbons, as children are
frequently seen to do. When he had it
all out of his mouth he rolled it into a
compact ball between his hands, threw
it into his mouth and began the opera
ton again. He appeared to enjoy the
PERFORMANCE as u1ucA DIS MS NASALOA -
That was imitation
That's all right" rejoined another,
''but had an experience with that same
monkey, wherein he displayed intelli-
gence. I was by the cage smoking one
day and 1 thought to annoy him by
blowing smoke in his face. 1 was much
surprised to find that instead of being
annoyed he enjoyed it, as was evidenced
by his edging up as near me as possible
to receive the smoke in larger volumes.
Soon he began scratching himself at
the point where most of the smoke
came against him. When had smoked
one side for a few minutes he would
turn squarely round to have the other
side treated in the same way. Then he
sat directly in front of me and received
the smoke squarely in the face and
neck I don't know whether he held
his breath, but he did not cough, sneeze
or vince a particle. To complete the
job, he then sat with his back toward
me and it would have done you good to
have seen him scratch. 1t made me
think of the kickers of hay-tedder in
motion. Now, that monkey knew,
through some sort of intelligence, that
nothing will send fees and other in
sects to the surface or stupefy them as
efectually as tobacco smoke. Utica
Observer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-11
NEW u. S. BUREAUS.
Senator Frye's New Bill VIII Create
a House Cleaning at Washington.


House Cleaning at Washington.
WASHINGTON, March IL. Senator
Frye's bill, providing for the creation of
The department of commerce and manu-
features contemplates the transfer to
this department from the treasury of
the life saving service and light house
bureau of steamboat inspection;
the bureau at navigation; the
coast and geodetic survey,
and the bureau of statistics; also the
bureau of statistics of the state depart
ment. the two bureaus of statistics to be
consolidated into one. The consular ser
vice is also transferred from the juris-
diction of the state department to the
proposed new department.
It is provided that the department
shall have general jurisdiction over the
foreign and internal commerce of
the United States except in SO
far as relates to the collection
of the revenue and the administration
of the customs and internal revenue laws
1t is also to have jurisdiction over all
matters relating to the manufacturing
interests of the United States, including
the extension of foreign markets for the
same and the increase of trade and trade
facilities from foreign countries.
The new secretary is TO perform all the
duties now incumbent upon the secretary
of the treasury in relation to the trade
and commerce of the United States,
whether upon land or water. The bill
is in the line of the recomm eudation of
the national board of trade and it is
supposed that it will receive the general
support of the trade and manufacturing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-11
HIGH RATE OF MORTALITY.
Efforts Being Made to Increase Pay of
Railway Mail Clerks.


Railway Mail Clerks.
WASHINGTON, March 11.-Streng
efforts will be made by the house com
mittse on pOstoffices and post roads to
secure the passage by the house of bill
to increase the compensation of railway
clerks.
The first bill introduced in this con-
gress was one by Mr.. Linton of Michi-
gan to reorganize this branch of the
service and the committee has directed
Mr.. Linton to report the bill favorably.
By its provisions, the number of classes
in the service on a salary basis is in
creased from five to ten and salaries of
clerks range from $500 to $1,000. The
proposition to have 2 per cent of the
salaries withheld to establish a pension
fund was withdrawn, as it was feared
that the opposition to civil pensions in
the house might endanger the whole
bill.
Reliable statistics showed that the
mortality among railway mail clerks
through railroad accidents is greater
than that among the troops in the civil
war. These clerks are required to pass
an examination at rating of more than
SO per cent and are not given vacations
although the departmental employees in
Washington have 80 days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-11
SNAP SHOTS AT HomEiMEws.


| Cyrus !? The lead Haw. haw.
EyeTyoo6y knew twould be
s5tiss thzs way. and SO did he.
The as.ttss hustled early. late,
but they couldn.t bust the slate.
One man only. that man Cy,
Knows just how TO cut the pie.
Col Burgess says he has nothing to do
| but be councilman.
The contract for the new Melan bridge
/ is to be let March %.
There are more loafers than workmen
| at the state house grounds.
The hotels are reaping their share OF
| the profits from the Hillmon case.
The street sprinkler could make life
more enjoy able if it would get to work.
The Republican hambeau club will
meet tonight to make arrangements for
drilling.
The sudden cold snap brought out the
overcoats again and turned their collars
up.
E T. Sim has returned from Cripple
Creek and says he has no desire to
move.
Steps to pave the block between Van
Buren, and Harrison streets on Eleventh
will be taken at the next council meet
ing.
Col. George W. Reed has gone to Ell
linwood to address meeting on fratern-
al insurance.
The Novels trial is not lacking in the
usual coterie of pretty girl stenographers
who attend murder trials.
Three hundred copies of "Helianthus
81" Washburn colleges annual, will be
published and will be ready May l.
The people living in the neighborhood
where an attempt was made to hold up
J. r. Ro8ley want an electric light.
The Topeka council of the Royal Ar
canum will give a membership enter
tainment at their hall this evening.
Sloan lodge 225, A F. s. A. M. will
confer the third degree on L. S. Woolver-
ton at the meeting tomorrow evening.
The employees of the Santa Fe general
Offices spend their leisure time viewing
the improvements under way in the state
house grounds.
The state board of pharmacy is in
mission of mem ber5 in the senate cham
Der today.
Ex-Sheriff Dave Burdge says he has
no interest, either personal or political.
in convicting Frank Novels other than
his duty.
1t is said that Will Wadsworth's make
up as Decatur in alabama" is running
his complexion. He will not play a black
face part next season.
The Topeka Masens celebrated the
building Of Solomon's Temple ON Mon
day evening. A summary of what was
the cost of the tomple was read, showing
that it was $34, 025.
Sol. Smith Russell, the comedian,
seems trying to break the record for long
jumps. Monday be few from Brooklyn,
n. Y, to Decatur, ILL.,, and next Sunday
will jump from Kansas City to Denver;
thence TO Wichita, and next, Topeka.
When Prof. Dyche lectured here re-
Gently he told how the Eskimos tan
hides A family. cat died last week,
and ons of the young sons of the family
tanned its hide. That's good" said the
father, show did you do it?" "Chewed
it," said the boy, ''like the Eskimos dor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-11
COAL OPERATORS POOL.
The Lake shippers Expect to Make Sever
al Extra" Millions.

PITTsBURe, March IA com bin alton
of coal operators who supply the mar
kets reached by the great lakes was
formed in this city last evening to secure
some profit out of the millions of tons of
coal which will be sent to the northwest
during the navigation season, which
opens next month.
The pool includes every lake shipper
in the Pittsbu1g strict and an effort
will be made to com bine with the Ohio
lake shippers and divide the total ton
mage on the basis of last years tonnage
from the two states.
The combination means considerable to
Pittsburg if it is put through, as the op-
orators will realize several million dol
lars more than they did last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-11
That Bright Smile Was His Last.

AS they led the condemned man from
his cell they saw that he was smiling.
Even while they were binding him in the
electric chair the smile fingered on his
lips. The curiosity of the warden was
aroused. He paused, with his thumb
gently touching the fatal button, and
asked the cause of the unseemly mirth.
IL was just thinkin,'' chuckled the
malefaotor, chow I'm foolin my old
schoolteacher. He always said was born
to be hanged
Then the warden's thumb came down.
cleveland Plain Dealer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-11
WANTS TO BE 4 LORD.
william Waldorf AstOr Toadyin~ &,
She EnEIfan

WAAAAhEn W HAUOFA ABbOE AOAuy Ing 10
she English.
LONDON, March 1.-THE first leader
of Astor's Pail Mall Gazette since the re-
organization of his editorial force on the
Venezuelan question is creating COM
ment.
1t is studied carefully by all who recoI-
lected that Henry Gust was dismissed on
the grounds of patriotism by a million
aire who left his own country because
he preferred England, and who is be-
ieved by all Americans in London to be
co1rting Tory society in order to become
q lord.
Abe editorial is not American in tone.
At Ia as British as can be and saws the
Monroe doctrine as maintained in Amer
lea is absurd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-11
The programme for Friday
BOSTON'S NEW DEPOT.
The New Union Station the Finest in
America, Cost 90, 100000.

NEW HAVEN. March 1.-THE 1egisla-
tive committee in Boston will give a
hearing upon terminal improvements
contemp plated by Boston people at once.
There will be present representatives
of Boston and the roads interested, in
Guiding the New York, New Haven st
Hartford, all its leased lines, and the
Boston 6 Albany. Plans will be submit
ted by the roads and by the city.
The contemplated union station on the
south side of Boston will be the finest
union station in the country. 1t is 10
cost $6,O00,00O.
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PUT BOXI THE CHENEY
COnsc quentIy the Firemon Had to Be
Called Ont.

Callie Mitchell is a sixteen year old
boy living in North Topeka. Last even
ing about eight o'clock he noticed that
the wind was blowing the smoke from
the chimney at $50 North Kansas avenue
to the ground in great clouds, and the
boy thought this dangerous.
Young Mitchell thought of plan to
stop the obnoxious smoke, and so taking
a box he climbed to the top of building
and put it over the chimney. In a few
moments the box caught fire and the
chimney started to burn out The blaze
became quite fierce and the fire alarm
was sent in. The firemen removed the
box, and in a few minutes the whole
done.
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He Wanted an injunction.

An Atchison man recently caught three
different men kissing his wife, whereupon
he went to lawyer.
"You have very good grounds for d.
vorce,' the lawyer said.
ST don't want divorce" the citizen re-
piled. 81 want to get out an injunction
to make them quit it. kansas City Star.
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Answered the Description.

Stranger Cat the door)-I am trying to
find lady whose married name I have
forgotten, but know she lives in this
neighbOrhood. She is a woman easily de-
scribed, and perhaps you know her-a sin
gularly beautiful creature, with pink and
white complexion, seashell ears, lovely
eyes and hair such as a goddess might
envy.
Scientifically, sir, don't know
Voice from head of stairs)-Jane, tell
tho gentleman I'll be down in a minute.
New York Weekly.
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BAILEY'S ANIMAL GIFT.
Presents the Zoo with Two Grizzlies
and an Elephant.

New YORK, March II. = In letter
sent to William Leary, secretary of the
mark commission, J. A. Bailey, proprietor
of the ssGreatest Show on Earth" pre-
cents to the Zoo an elephant and two big
grizzly bears.
The elephant is known as Tom and
has bssn confined there through the
courtesy of the commissioners for a year.
This is now the only pachyderm owned
by the park menagerie and is valued at
$4,000. The grizzlies are two of the
finest ever captured and are valued at
$500 each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-11

The Studious Son-Daddy, did you
know the sun rises about an hour earlier
in Philadelphia than it does here?
The Chicago Father-How did you git
that fool notion?
Learned it at SCHOOL,
E'If they are teaching at school that
Philadelphia is an hour ahead of Chicago,
guess it is time you were took out of
there and put in the store. Indianapolis
Journal