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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-08
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CALVIN HOOD"
cHAPMAN's SILVER RALLY.
Little and Vincent Received by
Large Throng.

Abilene. Oct S.-The largest and
most enthusiastic silver meeting ever
held in the eastern portion of Dicldn-
evening at Chapman
The large hall Of the high school
building was crowded to overffOwing
with a seating capacity of SOC People
came from miles around. and the most
encouraging part of it. in the crowd
We're scores Of silver Republicans. The
hall was beautifully decorated with
flags. bunting and a large picture of
Bryan. and he was cheered every time
his name was mentioned.
The speakers of the evening were w.
u. Vincent. candidate for congress in
this district and Edward c. Little ex-
consul to Cairo under ex-President
Harrison. Upon appearing before his
audience he had to wait at least two
minutes for the continued cheering to
die away He made an eloquent and
vote getting speech and lent enthusi-
asm and ENCOURAGEMENT TO his large
audience by assuring them that not
only was Bryan going to be elected.
but also the entire state, county and
township tickets.
The glee club, composed of four Ia
dies and four gentlemen, furnish ed
excellent music
Mr. Little and Mr.. Vincent also had
a large and enthusiastic meeting at
Hope Monday evening.
Dickinson county can be safely put
down for several hundred majority for
Bryan and free silver
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-08
BANK SAFES BLOWN OPEN.
Bank of Shelby, Neb., Robbed of S.
100, CIatonia Bank of 81, 800.

Shelby. Neb. Oct S.-The safe in the
bank Of Shelby. which was supposed TO
he burglar proof was blown open yes
terday morning and S3.100 were stolen
The Job was neat and could be done
only by experts Entrance was made
into the building by prying up a win
dow with 81 crowhar- A small hole was
hacked through the brick vault and
through this opening the perpetrators
gIided. BY force of the explosion pieces
Of steel were hurled through both vault
doors and the floor was strewn with
pieces of the safe. brick. notes and
checks The hank of Clatonia. Gage
county was robbed last night of 81, 500
The safe vas blown open.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-08
KILLED HIS WIFE SLOWLY.
a Chicago Physician fortunes His
Wife to Death and Makes
Notes of It

Chicago. Oct. s.-Carl T. Nitz. phys
ician stabbed his wife to death yester-
day afternoon and afterward blew his
own brains out The couple had lived
a quarrelsome and unhappy life. From
notes found in the room it is evident he
sat down beside his victim to watch
her die and thar while so occupied he
repeatedly plunged the knife into vital
par1s and on paper noted the effect Of
the wounds action.
Every few hours as Shown by his
notes. he tortured the woman Late
last evening the police learned of the
murder and went to his house. The
murderer and suicide was 81 years Of
age and well to do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-08
NORTH TOPEKA.

c. V. Wilson left today for Denver,
Col
See E. p. Ewart for coal 1912 North
Kansas avenue.
The Free Silver club now has a mem
bership OF over HOO.
Mrs. NJ. H. Dutton, mother-in-law Of
J. II. FOUGHT is on the sick list
Mrs Kate King is putting a new roof
on her house on East Gordon street
Mrs. ]. E. Elliott Of ss5 jackson street
is IN Kansas City attending the Carni-
val
There is a case of diphtheria in the
family of VIM. Finch. lib Monroe
street.
Mrs Kate Watkins and daughters,
Mary and Katherine, went to Kansas
City today.
Miss Huff of 1926 Central avenue. left
today for AEenoken where she viii visit
a few days
Miss Mamie Baird has returned to
school at Chicago after spending Car
nival week with her parents
DR.. Clint Rhodes returned to Chicago
the first of the week after spending
some time here visiting relatives.
Mr.. George NIaher and family have
moved from SO Kansas avenue to the
Haywood property, corner Laurent ana
Quincy.
Shawnee council K. & L. of S. have
been invited by Columbia council K. &
L. of s. to visit them at their lodge
room Friday evening.
Little Maud Sewan ran a nail into
her hand Sunday evening Dr. Wal
lace dressed the wound and no serious
results are aDprehended.
a poll on the coming election was
taken on the west bound Union Pacific
train yesterday which resulted IN a
tie, standing II for Bryan and II for
Mckinley.
Mrs A. E. Hodge OF 1912 Madison
street is entertaining her mother, Mrs
Wilson, and her brother-in-law and
sister. Mr.. and Mrs Johnson. all of ok
lahoma~
Miss Louise Endres, who has been
spending the summer with her cousin,
Miss Kate Buechner. left today for
Leavenworth where she VIII visit re-
latives. She viii go from there to her
home in Butler, Mo.
Mr.. Win Ritter Of Logan county.
Ohio. who has been visiting Mr. J. A.
Berry and family. left today for Wake
field, Kan, where he viii visit for
awhile Mr.. Ritter win then return TO
North Topeka and settle on a farm
near here.
W T. Irwin, wife and two children,
Of Charlton county Missouri. and Mrs.
E Danforth of san Jose, Cal. who have
been visiting their sister and brother
in-law, Mrs and Major y. J. Miller Of
923 Jackson street. left yesterday for
san Jose. where Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin
viii be guests Of Mrs. Danforth.
The reading circle. which was organ
lied two weeks ago held their first
meeting last night at the Kansas Ave
nue. church. They have decided to cab
the circle the Vincent Reading Circle
The officers are as follows. President,
Rev. T. f. Chandler. vice president,
Guy Houghtelin. secretary and treas
urar. Miss Annie Henry The circle
viii meet every Wednesday evening at
the Kansas Avenue church
Miss Mary SomerviIle and Mr.
Charles Harris Of Cedar Rapids, Ia
VIII be married this evening at Z o'clock
at the residence Of the brides aunt,
Mrs. James Anderson, 400 East Gordon
street. The ceremony viii be perform
ed by Canon Miner and the bride viii
be given away by her father. Miss
SomerviIe viii make a charming bride
and viii wear a dainty gown of change
able novelty cloth, with silk vest out
lined with ribbons, hat and gloves en-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-08
MISS WYATT APPOINTED.
One Of Topeka's Sweet Singers Going
to Arizona

Miss Lima Wyatt. the eldest of the
Well known Wyatt sisters who are so
Well known IN Topeka musical circles,
win leave in "a few days tor Ft Apache.
Arizona.
Three weeks ago she took the civil
service examinations for govern r1ant
kindergarten work and today she re-
cefVed a commission from Washington
as Instructor in a government school
at FIT Apache She VIII go to Holbrook.
Arizona by rail- and viii be compelled
to traved SO miles to the Fort by stage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-08

Hammond. Ind. Oct S-Timbers Civ
ms away in temporary stand erected
over the fountain basin at Central park
where William J. Bryan spoke last night
resulted in q panic in which several
women We're painfully injured and half
a hundred drenched ia the chilly water.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-08
SANTA FE ROUTE.
HALF RATE EXCURSION TICKETS
TO KANSAS CITY VIA THE

October 4th to 10th inclusive the
Santa Fe road win sell tickets to kan
sas city and return at one fare for
round trip, good to return not later than
October 18th. and good on any OF our
numerous trains.
If you want varnish and brushes at
cost. call at 51s Jackson street. F. A.
Beckstrom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-08
Alexander salvini 10 ID

London. Oct. 8-The correspondent Of
the Associated Press at Florence italy.
telegraphs there is no truth in the rll-
NOR that Alexander Salvini is dead.
which found currency in the United
States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-08

Many lives of usefulness have been
cut short by neglect to break up an or
binary cold. Pneumonia, bronchitis
and even consumption can be averted
by the prompt use of One Minute
Cough Cure. George w. Stansheld, 631
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-08
ASNAP

Just Think Of Blankets for 40 Cents
Per Pair Almost Given Away.
At Warren's. AIS Kansas avenue. you
can buy g0ot cotton blankets for 40
cents q pair. He has several pair. but
ter come early
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-08

You would be surprised TO know my
prices on the most handsome and dur
able wall paper ia the market, +. A
Backstrom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-08

If you want some nice designs in wall
paper cheap. call at SIS Jackson street,
z. A. Beckstrom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-08

suit Mr.. and Mrs Harris win leave
on the Rock Island for Cedar Rapids,
where the groom, who IS in business
there, has a pretty home awaiting
them. Mrs Harris viii be greatly
missed by her many friends to whom
she has endeared herself by her sweet
disposition and pleasant manner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-08
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Buying goods
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-08
FaneY CaIil0rnia Table Fruit

leaTy syrup. ~ 10 cans. EeAcAes. (
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3 cans for z5c-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11
HOME

What this country needs is a home
government. We as a nation are get
ting too far away from home ideas.
We want to mix too much interna-
tional in our government. Let US get
back to first principles-to plain, home
spun government again. We have
mixed in so much foreign ideas and
foreign practices that we have lost
sight of the plain home government
established by the fathers. We are
initiating aristocracies and m~onarchies
in our customs and mixing them in our
government. Our money grebbers go
to Europe every year and take on
foreign airs-imbibe foreign ideas and
customs. These nabobs like aristoc-
a c and snobbery, and they come
home and try to engraft it on our gov
eminent stock.
The masses of the people r getting
disgusted with this foreign business
and this international tomfOolery. The
masses are going to cit down on the
idea of adopting monarchical and arts
tocrati; ideas as gods to be worshipped.
The masses are going to pull down
these golden calves, and, like Moses,
they will lift up the sign of plain, hon
est American customs and governmt MT.
The ruin Of the country has been the
adoption of the financial ideas Of these
m~onarchical countries-these aris to-
cratic cesspools of rottenness. Let us
get back to plain American principles
of government, plain American ideas
of economy, plain American Christian
ity, and reinstate the old time govern
ment of Washington, Jefferson, Jack
son and Lincoln.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11

CO operation is the only way by which
they can be bettered. SO l ask you to
act at once. Do something, it ever 80
little. Zach one doing a little would
accomplish much. If you do your part,
you may be certain others will do the
same, and by this means the principles
of co operation are carried out and
made a benefit to all.
1 see no reason why the laboring
people should not go into this organ
il ation when they can enter at a very
small cost a well-established organized
co operative business and by adding to
it's numbers increase it's field of useful
ness. j. l.. LFFLER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11

First number issued 1865. Price 10 cents single copy, or sixteen copies 9
mail prepaid, for $1.OO. One hundred by express c. o. D., $500. Address
Rev. N. B. COBB, Raleigh, NO
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11

| God-serving men to rule and reign over
our country and then go to the polls
and vote for q man whom he knows Is
not that kind of a man. He certainly
cannot expect his prayers to be an
swered. l like to see people practice
what they preach as near as possible.
While we are all SUBJ 9ct to be led
astray by the false doctrines of this
world, we should ever try to retain
enough integrity, patriotism and a
hood in our hearts that we may be able
at all times to abhor all evils that may
confront US. We should beware of
those who come to us in sleeps cloth
ing for they will, if tested prove to be
false teachers as they have done in the
past.
Well, | guess l have written enough
of my foolishness for this time though
l haven't said all could say, but will
stop by congratulating Rev. D. II.
futile for his timly remarks that get
80 close to the most of US. Also wish
ing THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER an ex
tensive circulation. And l must also
commend NJ IF BiIkins for holding so
tight to his party, as we suppose it is
because his daddy did. I remain in
favor of reform from principle and not
from party, and what 1 say unto n
l say unto all, watch.
Yours in sympathy,
M. T. WILDER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-08-11
w. II. & R. S. TUCKER & co.
Sale Of Lan1

NG2 TsrIro G5AR0LINA, Before D. f War;,
Wake County. Clerk Superior & oarf'
Lizzie Pearson; J. J. Maynard, Guard.sg. ~,
others, eX parte. ana
BY virtue OF. autho, ity conferred on me- .,
Ceedi' g5 l will on Mlnday, the 7th day ~ Efo'
tember A. D., 1896 expo e for sale ana -ta2ItL,
pubic outer t. the highest bidder for ra.ii d,
tract or parcel of land in Wake CourTT . ~ : 1 "a
in Whi1toak Township ABIDING the lana. Z,
Lru. OpChur1 K. Johnson J ?. Pearson ? d
Maynard Sidney Seagraves n J. J Nqr'r1a,55'
being the same owned and occupied bg 3D@3.4,
James Pearson, up to the time of his DEAN o@lg
together containing ore hundred and sfrtt4I
the Petition in said Special Procetdfn.- -.'7o II
W.. }. PEELE, Comml-.orsr
PEELE & MAYNARD, Attorneys for P~riirtarn7a.rr
The evening times., 1896-07-07
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LOCAL PLAYWRIGHIS.

Within the past few weeks several plays
fromtae pens OF fambitious and bright young
Washingtonians have been produced on the
stage OF the National Theater. thanks TO
the kind and generous policy of Mana ger
Rapley who likes to encourage efforts Of
this sort. The fact that he regarded these
productions as having sufficient merit TO
put them into the repertory of his regular
company speaks wen for the literary skill
and talent for dramatic construction Of
the authors, but the point in which the pub
lie is chiefly interested is the willingness
of manager 10 stage new play, even
when the author has no large capital to
pay for the enterprise. 1.-THE native drama
and native Gramatist are to attain the
fullest possible development, it must come
largely through the cooperation of those
who control the theaters. 1t is a thrice
told tale that many talented drarnatist
has died from broken heart and an empty
stomach, because he had neither fortune
nor influence TO secure the favor OF mana
gers, and it is gratifying, therefore. that
those of Washington are exceptions to the
rule.
Encoura cement Of this kind cannot fail
10 have stimulating effect upon dramatic
literary effort. Nothing is more natural,
of course, than that ma nagers OF theaters
should have an eye tn the main chance and
deal with plays and playwrights mostly
from a box-office standpoint. They could
rot do justice either to themselves OF to
public Were they to do otherwise. AT
the same time, however, proper inter
est on their part in loeal authors will benc-
fit all parties. Washington, it Is believed,
holds many capable young men and women
Who if properly encouraged. woGld finally
write plays which would challenge more
than merely local attention. The political
center of the country. this city offers ex-
oeptional opportunities in the way of char
acter study, observation of eccentricities
and idiosyncracies, study of situations aud
events, and, in fact, all the important Gle
ments of dramatic construction. Whether
the writer be inclined to the humorous or
the serious view OF men and matters he
aunnot Ial To obtain an ample supply
OF material.
The evening times., 1896-07-07
INSANITY MICROBES.

That one fool may make many is an
old aging. and an established fact besides.
but the remarkable discovery has been
made by DR.. Babcoek of the st. Lawrence
State Hospital of Ne W York, that insanity
is contagious. or course, il a sane person
is incarcerated In a lunauc asylum and
constantly associated with demented in
dividuais, his reason, too, may topple, but
that Is not what Dr. Babcock means. He
claims to have discovered the microbe, the
bacillus, of insanity; to have developed it
and vitaIized it, and, through injection
with 1T, to have made rabbits insane. He
asserts that his particular m:cTobe is like
the one found in cases of cerebro-sp!nal
meningitis, which fact lends color to the
suspicion that 1t may after all be only the
microbe of spinal instead of cerebral dis
ease
Ii is well known, Of Course. That all So
called mental disturbances are but the out
ward signs of more or less Clearly dis
tingGisiIable physical disorders. Patients
in insane usyluins, though hCmored or re-
strained according to the character and Sc
verify OF the regula tiuns of tl:cir alicna-
tion, are treated with view to restore
the physical equilibrium, upon the rchubili-
tation Of which the Mental balance fire.
guently depends This treatmcn Mt is
omitted only in cases which, after Proper
period of observation, are shown TO be
incurable II DIR. Babcock can demonstrate
that his microbe is the disturbing factor in
all curable cases OF insanity, and can be
eliminated from the system by inoCuia-
Iion, just like the bacillus Of diphtheria,
cholera or yellow fever, the management
of mentally diseased people will undergo
j chlnge, than which none has been more
momcn,ous since Jenner pat check upon
smallpox.
The new discovery, however, will he
viewed with considerable incredulity until
its correctness has Eeen esta blisEed by the
experience and appreciation of a consid-
erable number of distinguished alienists
If it should prove to be genuine, it would
he an inestimable boon TO disease ridden
mankind.
The evening times., 1896-07-07
FIRE AND WATER.

BY virtue of the appropriations made at
the last session Of Congress the District
Commissioners are enabled to undertake
at once the construction of two engine
houses in the northern and northeastern
sections cf the city and, when complet-
ed, equip them with the necessary ap-
paratus- In this way additional and neces-
saTy protection against fire will he given
10 n large and importa ut territory in whio h
Improvements are making marked progress,
and where even more rapid advance will
be made as soon as capital becomes more
active in seeking investment. As mat
ter of fact, Washington still lags in the
rear of other large cities in the matter OF
protection against simultaneous and exten-
sive confla grations. In proportion to area
and population our necessities in this re-
spect have not been taken into account
by Congress, which. as usual, reduced the
estimates for engine houses and equip
ment about so per oene. -
While thankful for small favors-if it be
favor to give people what they themselves
pay or-Washingtonians will not rest salts
fled until they are as well provided in this
and other respects as they should be. Con-
gress was derelict, not only in failing to
appropriate money for n still more complete
fire department, but ineIcusably SO in
egiectingtoincreaset the watersupply. The
| shortage in this particular makes itself
| felt in every household every day. It's
| use is restricted by police orders, instead
| of being gencouragedineveryw way on account
| OF sanitary Considerations. Though people
| are taxed for the construction of water
| mains and have to pay rent for the use
! of the fluid, they are constantly warned.
| that they must practice economy with it,
| in order not to bring about water famine.
| The worst Of the whole business is that
an enormous quantity of water is absolutely
| and wantonly wasted every day in the great
| government departments, which are ex-
| empt from the payment of the rent that
| isexacted from eve ry other consumer of Po-
tomac water.
| As q mere matter OF equity, it is incun-
bent upon Congress to supply at its next
session the deficiency it has allowed to
exist. the more SO as the revenues of the
District are to be drawn upon to pay for
bungling job, for which the United States
| alone is responsible. The acquisition OF
the Great Falls water rights and theil
utilization in the direction OF fuller sup
ply to the city, the filtration of the water,
so as to make it fit for use at all times,
and still more engine houses, all these things
must be added unto US.
The evening times., 1896-07-07
SPEAKS IN DENUNcIATION
Governor Lowndes' opinion of
the Lynching in Maryland.
READY TO TAKE ACTION
He VIII Try to Punish the Lynchers
In Case the Authorities of Mont
gOmery and Charles Counties Fail
to Do Their Duty-The Inquest to
BE Resumed Today.

Cumberland, Nd, July 7.-Gov. Lowndes
used most emphatic terms or denunciation
OF the lynching OF Sidney Randolph, the
alleged assailant of the Buxton family,
i'll Montgomery county, and of Joseph Cock
ing, the alleged slayer OF his Wife and
sis.er-in-iaw, in Charles county.
He SAID they were great outrages. He
further said: The state OF Maryland mas
been trying to induce Immigration, spending
a large sum OF money for the support nj IL
commissioner and bureau, but the class III
Immigrants desired will shun community
where laws are violated and overridden
with impunity. They certainly would not
run the risk OF settling here when the laws
are violated and overridden as in the two
cases mentioned"
The governor also said that TIE authori-
ties in the two counties should take steps
toward apprehending the perpetrators of
the outra ges aud melting out proper punish
men,. II l..ey do not he Will be compelled
to take decided action in the matter.
The governor is considering the advisa-
blity Of offering reward for the arrest
of the lynchers. He is much worked up ever
the uutrages ana is realizing the unenvia-
BILE reputation they are giving the State
The evening times., 1896-07-07
eTf HAVE often heard OF plague of
snakes,'' said Butler p. Jenkins, u
travelling salesman of krnn. O.. at

eSf HAVE often heard OF a plague Of
snakes" said Butler p. jenkins, u
travelling salesman OF Akron, o., at
the st. james, "butit was never my mis-
fortune to run sacross such Il thing until
few days ago. 1t was over in the corner
of Clearfield county, Penna. Tie rains
and bad weather seemed to have driven
the bIacksnukes from the mountains down
into the lowiands, and the farms of Arthur
Reuter- and Noble Koch were fairly alive
with the reptiles. Reuter- has spring
on his farm from which he gets all the
water lie uses at the house, as well as
what lie wants for his stock. He noticed
an unusual number or snakes On Tuesday
morning; but when Farmer Reuter- went
down toward the spring Wednesday, even
ing he could not get within three rods
Of it. Snakes covered the ground all about
and set up Il kissing that scared the farmer
nearly TO death. None OF them bit him,
though two or three wound around his
legs and nearly prevented him from reach
ing his house.
lover on Koch's farm the plague was
even worse. The day tefore 1 got there
they lad killed 176, but they were us
thick as bees in !; hive about the place
when l arrived. Most of them We're very
large and one Of those killed measured six
feet and three inches after 1t was laid out.
One snake got in TO the kitchen and era wied
into the oven of tile cook stove. They never
discovered it until 1t was dead. When l
left the country the farmers were getting
ready TO start an extermination expedi-
tion.'