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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
SHOP MEMS EXCURSION
Tenth Annual Outing at Lake
Contrary an Enjoyable One.
About One Thousand Went In
the Two Trains.
Miss Alta Ford and John Esplein
Won the Prize for the Best Waltz
Ernest Esplein's Nine
Won the Ball Game.

The first three Santa Fe excursions
for the shops employees were run un-
der the auspices of the railroad 7 H.
c. A. The secretary of the society ar
ranged the place of holding the e71cur-
sion and all details concerning it,
However, these arrangements did
not always prove satisfactory to the
men, and when the time drew near for
the fourth excursion they took the
matter into their own hands and APP
pointed a committee to look after the
details.
This has been the practice ever since.
A general committee composed OF
representatives from the 10 depart
ments Of the shops meet each year and
select the committee of arrangements
The committee consists of three men
who decide upon the place where the
excursion is to be held visit the gen
eral manager and arrange for rates and
train service, prepare the programme
to be carried out at the park. and 9th
erwise assume Immediate charge Of
the details of the excursion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
WASHINGTON WAS GUILTY.
He Had a Stolen Harness in His Pos
session.

George Washington you are charged
with larceny; are you guilty or not
guilty ~ asked Chief Gardiner this
morning in police court
7 guess III have to plead guilty -
said the colOred man. But Il didn't
steal the harness OF course. I had the
harness with me when I was arrested.
but I bought it from a fellow"
George twirled his hat in his hand as
he said this and looked anything but
happy.
He had been arrested Saturday even
ing by Sergeant Donovan He had
tried to dispose of a set of harness at a
second hand store Judge Ferry was
in hurry SO he continued the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22

He IS reckoned as one of the best pony
polo players IN the country, and III his
stables he has quite a string of ponies,
hunters and steeplechasers. He Is also
interested IN yachting Young Whitney
is "A years old and was graduated from
Yale, where he was very popular in
1898. The wedding viii probably occur
at the Breakers at Newport early in
the summer. This, with the marriage
of Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., to Miss
Grace Wilson, viii reduce the NUM- Der
Of Cornelius Vanderbilt's unmarried
children by tz7
CLARENcE 2. SKINNER.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
WARM FOR Robbers.
Scheme of Kansas Men to Checkmate
Train Bandits.

IRAN 6a1lll5-
Washington. d. c.. June 22.-The
numerous traip robberies in the west
have induced many inventors to de-
wise schemes for preventing the robber-
les. A patent has been granted 10
James F. Matthews. and Henry L.
shelburn Of Topeka. Kan, on a scheme
for drenchins train robbers with scald-
ing water The invention consists of a
number of metal nozzles for throwing
jets Of scalding water From the boil-
er of the locomotive the inventors in
tend to run pipes passing around the
engine. ending i'm EOzzles at the end of
the cab. These nozzles are SO arranged
that when highwaymen try to hold up
an engineer All he viii have to do IS 20
turn on the hot water. Then in the
twinkling of an eye, streams of the boil
in liquid will he thrown out in every
direction from the cab. while steel
shield guard, before invisible VIII rise
quickly and shut off all entrance Of the
robbers or bullets to the cab or tender
Thus protected the engineer may throw
his throttle wide open ana leave the
scalded and chagrined robbers far be-
hind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
So Years Of Cures.
NORTH TOPEAA.


d. e. Youmans and J. c. Bronson Of
Kansas City. visited friends in North
Topeka yesterday
Miss Margaret Conisf and little broth
or Harry have returned from week s
visit on the farm eff William Kemp
Mrs Anna. Gibbs and Mrs J. C. F'ul-
ton and daughter, Miss Hazel nave
gone to Abilene TO visit with friends
Miss Georgia Trout of Wamego who
has been visiting Miss Kate Colllsi Tor
q few days, has returned to her nome
1IrsG Grant Maxwell from Fort Worth.
Texas. who has been visiting her par
ents for a week or so has returned
home.
Mrs. Eliza Dunlap and Mrs. II. al.
Eeligsou of Washington, D. c., are Wis
sting at the home Of Fl. l.. Dunlap on
Van Buren, street
Miss Jessie Priddy has arrived from
Colorado Springs ana viii spend the
summer with her father, j. II. Priddy
at HOS Quincy street.
Mr.. Miller. formerly of the firm Of
Bunch e Miller Drug company of Be
and IS in the city and may go into
business here
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Henley from
Richmond, Ind. who have been visit
dng in California, arrived from the west
Friday. and are guests at the home Of
ar and AIRS. NJ. II. Hale.
Mr. and Mrs. A. f. Eby Mr. and Mrs
Frank Walker and lIr and Mrs A. c.
composed q party that picnickad at
Ehe home of J. H. Thompson, 10 miles
north Of the city last week.
- pleasant surprise party was ten
dered Hiss DOcie 1Ieakins at her home
ON Jefferson street. in celebration of
her 18th birthday Those present were
Stella Burger LESSEE Strawn, cleo.
Coovert Ida Pendgrass, Frances Oil
FetC. Gladys AIeakins. Myrtle Wyn-
COOP Daisy WyncOOp. and DOcie NIca-
Atns. Messrs- Ace Pengr0ss. Clarence
Matthews Demesu Matthews. Dilbert
~ est, John West, Louise Olivett, Geo.
i5trawn, Ernest Strawn.
Items and advertisements for the
journal should be left at the drug
store Of A. ]. Kane & Co.. Ss2 N. Kan
Eas avenue
Notice-Au wishing good beefsteak
or boiling meat. call at j. III. Heller's,
1902 North Kansas avenue
Mr. and Mrs John Brasmier and
child of 1929 Quincy street We're badly
bruised and frightened in a runaway
Eriday evening about o'clock. They
wcre driving q single rig south on Kan
Eas avenue, and as they reached Crane
street one Of the front wheels of the
8ouggy fell Off causing the vehicle to
Eau and throwing Mrs. Brasmier and
child to the pavement MIR. Brasmier
held to the lines but the horse soon be-
came unmanageahle,au freed himself
arom the carriage and ran east on
crane street ana was caught near the
SHOPS The buggy was badly broken,
But the occupants received no serious
Injuries.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
TO MERGE MILLIONS.
Union of the Houses of Van der
bilt and Whitney.
A Love Match in High Life That Pos
sesses More than Passing Interest
for the American Public.

The marriage of Henry Payne Whit
ney and Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt viii
unite two Of the largest fortunes in
America. Miss Vanderbilt is the eldest
daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt, who
is the head Of that family Of multimil-
honaires. and Harry Whitney is the
eldest son Of William c. Whitney, the
ex-secretary Of the navy. Miss Wander
bilt is her father favOrite and viii in
herit a good share of his vast wealth,
which is variously estimated at from
800, 600, 600 to $3.50, 600, GOO She Will
IN time be worth at least $25. OOO 600
in her own right Ex-Secretary Whitney
is also a very rich man, a millionaire
many times over. Harry viii come in
for a good big slice, as he is already as
ISOLATED with his father in business and
may have the handling of the entire
fortune.
A richly gilded affair this wedding
viii be throughout. With the young
people themselves, though, it is un-
dOubtedly an affair Of the heart and not
a mere union of bank accounts. They
have known each other from childhood.
Cornelius Vanderbilt's Fifth avenue
mansion in New York city IS just across
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
TAN SHOES. FUBMAN'S.

drowned in the 8fuskingum south of
the city Sunday afternoon
After walking down the river on the
west SIDE for about two miles they att
tempted to cross the stream In an old
sl1iff Tt began to hn with water so
rapidly that when they were in the
middle of the stream AIr Collins, uao
accompanied Thorn. jumped out 10 push
the boat The ladies became friehten-
ed and rushel to AIr. Harvey, carsizi1g
the boat Mr.. Collins being unable TO
lend assistance, swan to shore and
called for aid. The three drowned
cHnging to each other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
TELLER on THE BOAT.
Stage Boom Broke Down Iniuring
Four Persons Severely.

st. Louis June 22.-The steamer St
Paul. which left st. Louis Saturday
night for upper Mississippi river points.
met with an accident at Alton which
injured several persons and delayed
the boat until almost midnight
Senator Henry NJ. Teller of Colorado
was on board on his way to Morriston
Ill, to visit his aged mother. He was
not hurt.
The St Paul left the wharf at Alton
shortly before 6 O'Clock She was in
charge of Captain James Bolen. There
was a large number of passengers on
board
When the boat neared Alton passen-
gers crowded around to watch the
preparations for hosting the big boom
for unloading freight.
The creakng of the ropes about the
pulleys was making the usual discOrd-
ant river music when all of sudden
there was q swapping and q crash.
The supports of the big derrick at
tached to the upper deck had given
way and the whole mass came thunder
ing down upon the deck.
Three men and one woman were hit
by flying timbers and pretty badly
hurt For time great confusion
reigned.
After repairing the damages the
steamer proceeded on up the river
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
Railroads Must Make Reports.

There are some railroads which seem
to think that the railway commission
win permit them not to make a report
this year with the understanding that
the same is to be made in fun next
year. The commission will not allow
this evasion, however, and insists that
the report must be made this year.
Furthermore, the commission says that
if the roads are unable to furnish data
for these reports. the accounts of the
roads must be altered so as to enable
them to give all Information desired
and rennired
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
LOOKING for Mores' Remains

Paris. June 22-The Marqufse de
Mores has declined offers received from
American explorers to search for the
remains of her husband who. accord
ing to a generally accepted repor-, was
massacred with a party of thirty
five men while proceeding south from
Tripon toward the Soudan in order to
raise some Arab chiefs against the
British The marquise added that the
expedition which it is proposed TO dis
patch will be composed exclusively of
Frenchmen. under the lea dership Of NJ.
De Puisavo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22

San Francisco, June 22.-Charles /.
Fair and his attorneys may have a
merry chase to catch a glimpse of the
two deeds conveying over ST. 600
worth of his fathers property u Mrs
Nettie v. Craven which We're recorded
Friday last. 1t is in the range of pos
sibility that Mrs. Craven viii refuse
to obey the order of Judge Stack to
show these documents in court this
evening. Her attorneys doubt very
seriously the power Of Judge Stack to
compel the production of these instru-
ments
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
FIFTY Years Ago.

EhIs ia the cradle in which there grew
That thought Of a philanthroPic braini >
\ @ remedy that would make life new
FOR the rnultitudea that were raeked
with pain
r-ryras sarsaparilla. as made, you know
BY aver some 50 years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
The Prize WaItzes

Two vi0lins and a bass viol handled
respectively by two antiquated gentle
men and young man With fierce
black moustaehe composed ehe orches-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
Do Tavlor e q stoIan Banio.

Dan Taylor got into Jail because he
had stolen banjo in his possession. He
was arrested by the police but as the
affair occurred outside the city the case
was turned over TO the state for hear
ing Taylor is a tail Trishnan and has
an honest face But f IS hard to ac-
count Tor that banjo. and what is more,
the owner of the instrument accuses
him of the theft.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
Trouble 20 lac - Il % -

st. Johns. II. B.. June 22.-Troubie
has broken out on the part Of the New
Foundland coast where the French
have fishery rights. between the resi-
dent and the French fishermen over the
use of cod traps The English cruiser.
Mohawk. guard ship of this port has
daylight this morning
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
Ayers SarsapariIla

was i'm its infancy half q CEN
fury ago. To-day it doth be
stride the narrow world like a
colossus" What is the secret
Of its pOwerP It's curesl The
number of them The wonder
OF theml Imitators have fol-
lowed it from the beginning Of
its success. They are still be-
hind it. Wearing the only
medal granted to sarsapariua
in the Worlds Fair Of 1893
it points proudly to its record.
Others initiate the rem edyi
they cant initiate the record;
SO Years Of Cures.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22

Go to Chicago with the crowd via
4he Santa Fe roulette home road
fhe official route. They viii run
special train July g. Plenty of chair
car and sleeper room Only one fare
.(S14) for the round trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22

LlLIOu5u 9lsslla1's 20 W ashlngtCn.
The Santa Fe roulette home road
will run special train for the Chris
tian Endeavorers to Washington. ID. c.
Secure your sleeper reserva tions early.
apply at DEPOT. foot of Fifth street. or
telephone No. $50
w. c. CARNEY, Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
Three Persons Drowned While Cross
inc the Muskingun.

GAINESVILLE, O.. June 22.-Grant Har-
vey and Miss Emma Collins. Of South
GAINESVILLE, and Miss Lucia Evans, of
BIaysvine avenue. this city. were
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22

Halls Hair Remover contains the
natural food and c0lOr-matter for the
hair and medicinal herbs for the scalp.
curing grayness, badness, dandrun
and scalp sores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22

The City Real Estate company have
broom corn FOR sale by the bale or ton.
Enquire of G.. @. Knowles Vice Pres.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22

Bremnerss Butter Waters sold by
leading grocers at 25e per package.
TAKE no substitute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22

Go to Chicago with the crowd via
the Santa F'e route-the home road
the official route They VIII run
special Grain July A. Plenty Of chair
car and sleeper room. Only one fare
(S1f) for the round trip
The worst blood diseases are cured
with Ayers SarsapariIla- It's effects are
felt at once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22

CLARENCE P. SKINNER
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-22
WE'RE CLINGING TOGETHER

After repairing the damages the
steamer proceeded on up the river.
The morning times., 1896-02-14
EDMUNDS PAYS HIS FINE
Printing Office Foreman Concluded
that the Best Policy.
II Was Hinted That Mr. Benedict's =
Hand Was Apparent in
the Decision.


The controversy between Mr. Ednunds
and the Typographical Union was settled
yesterday afternoon. at what some of the
printers called matinee, in favor of the
union. Mr.. Edmunds, through Mr.. Bergen,
paid the fine OF $50.
This yielding of Mr. Ednlunds has settled
what promised 10 be very serious matter
TO the Government Printing office. There
is no doubt that a large majority or the
members of the union were in favor OF
dealing summarily with Mr.. Edmunds ac-
cording to the laws OF the union. Expul-
sion was in fact. considered the last REM
edy, and there is good ground to believe
that he would have been expelled but for
the payment of the fine. Resolutions
of expulsion had been prepared.
Had he been expelled il is not likely that
any of the union printers would have worked
with him again, ana this was very we'll an
derstood by Public Printer Benedict.
Whether Mr.. Benedict had anything to DO
with Mr.. Edmunds changing his mind may
perhaps. always he a secret of the Govern
ment Printing office.
1t is now reported that Mr.. Edmunrls Will
take an appeal TO the international Union
and this will carry with it a remission of
the fine, if the action of Columbia Union is
reversed. II is seldom, howe yer, that the
higher body ever reverses deliberate act
of the lower body when it acts within its
rules.
Secretary Toner said that he regarded
the result as triumph for the Union.
The morning times., 1896-02-14

Christian faith This Valentine is also
commemOrated on the l4th OF February ara
is invoked, especially in Italy and Germany,
where he is known as st. Nalens. in cases
of epilepsy and cognate disorders.
VALENTINE THE THIRD.
The third Valentine. who is spoken OF as
the apostle OF Rhaetia. and venerated in
Passau as its first bishop, flourished during
the first part OF the fifth century. He, too
was canoniZed.
According to Isaac dIsraeh, and other
historians, many of the children'S games OF
Italy such as tunbling. street acrobatic
performances the carHivals and the panto-
mines were all once common In ancient
Rome. The manner of observing st. Val
entine's day is traced to customs practiced
in Rome about the same time. During the
month of February festival IN honor or
Februarta-Juno, called the Lupercalia,
was always celebrated.
One of the ceremonies consisted in the
placing in a box the names of number
of young girls, which, after having been
thoroughly shaken up We're drawn out by
the Young men present. The girls named on
the slips became the partners OF the young
men for the occasion. This practice was
continued after the conversion OF the
Romans with Christianity, but il met
with the opposition OF the early Christian
priests, who abolished the custom ofputti0g
the names of girls on the slips, substituting
the names of the principal saints. The
young man dra wing the name of asaint was
supposed to emulate his ffe.
The date of the celebgation Of the heather
rite was on the 4tb OF February and that
being ST. Valentine s5day3 his name be-
came linked with the custom.
1t is evident from the. customs that OBJ
tanned in England in eariy days that the
old heather idea of quitting the names
of girls in the tox was revived and prob
The morning times., 1896-02-14
LEGEND Of GOOD SAINT VALENTINE
History of the Day When Birds Are Said to Mate
Young Hearts Tell Their Tales.

ably through the choosing OF st. Valen-
tine TO be the patron saint OF lovers.
The manner of celebrating st. Vaien-
tines Day differs in different countries,
but the same idea runs through all the cere-
monies. 1t is generally accepted as the
day for the choosing OF ones mate,
feature that probably grew out of the cir
cumstance that the birds mate during the
early part of February In warm climates
where the custom originated. The tradi-
tions Of the middle ages fix the 14th OF
February as the exact date of the mating
of birds.
The observance of ST. Valentines Day
has been a custom in Great Britain for
many centuries and references are fire.
quently made TO it by Shakespeare, Chaucer
and others.
MENTIONED BY THE CHRoN ICLES.
MeiSsOn, a learned Traveller of the seven
teenth century, wrote of an old English
valentine party: "On the eve of Febr-
airy l 4 the young folk gather together an
equal number OF maids and bachelors, form
ing the party. Each one writes his or Ter
name on a separate billet and these are
carefully folded and east into pile. Then
the names are drawn from the pile, the
maids drawing the bachelors' names and
the bachelors the maids. The names drawn
are valentines to those who draw them.
The drawing over the young men enter
tanned their valentines with dances, treats,
etc, and often wore the billets cont aiming
their Valentines names on their sleeves for
many days after Tie drawing
In London aud other English cities the
first maid met by the young man after
leaving the House On valentines Day was
his valentine and The maids was the first
youth she me underline same circumstances.
The young men were in honor bound TO
The morning times., 1896-02-14
,ir valentines.

bring present 10 their valentines.
AT some Of the Valentine parties where
the drawing custom obtained the young
men were entitled to kiss their valentines
and the drawing of name three times in
succession was a good omen.
These customs were probably introduced
into America by the Pilgrims, and the early
settlers OF Virginia and the Carolinas. There
is no authentic information to that effect.
Today the observance is almost universal
in this country. In the South especially
st. Valentines Day is celebrated by parties
and Valentine balls. The custom of send
ing valentines is PROBABILITY more extensively
practiced here than in any of the older
countries. The valentines are of all kinds
and descriptions and some of them are very
costly.
The comic valentine is an Americanism
of recent invention. 1t is very popular
custom, however, despite it's youth, and
is source OF much pleasure and amusement
TO thousands of Americans. There were
probably more comic valentines sold this
year than ever before. More than fifteen
millions were printed in Brooklyn alone.
Another perverson of the original idea
that has proceeded from the fertile brain of
the American street boy, whose capacity
for cussedness transcends anything that the
older civilizations can produce, is the ring
ing of bells. The people of Washington
will do well to tie their bells up today,
or, il they do not do that, refuse to answer
any summons and take the chances.
They can explain some other time to a
disappointed caller the reason of their ap-
parent inhOspitality. Unless the art has
been forgotten in a short year the boys
will parade the streets today in squads
and those who succeed in bringing thelargest
number of irate housewives from the rear
regions of the premises will go to bed to-
night the happiest.
The morning times., 1896-02-14
RECORD OF The COURTS.

EQUITY Court, No 1-ehief Justice Bing-
bam.-No session on account of illness of
the chief justice.
Equity Court, No. 2-1istice Hagner.-
Lockwood VS.. Lockwood: divorce a win
mat granted. De Vaughn vs.. De. Vaughn;
order fixing rent at No. 426 Ninth street
northwest at $50 per month. Baldwin VS.,
Shay; order consolidating cause with 16,ool
equity. Bagaley VS. Bagaley; on hearing
Circuit Court No. 1-Justice Bradley
Ora L. Pitney VS. Henry Fl. Jacobs, verdict
for defendant. Armes VS.. Magruder; judg-
ment on verdict for plaintiff against de-
fendant, and George c. w. Ma gruder surety.
Ross VS., Helm: leave to withdraw note and
protest. Lambert VS.. Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company; commission ordered
TO issue to l.. @. Rawson TO take deposition.
Gustavus A. Bonnett VS.. District OF Column
bia; on trial. Hattie L. Woodwork VS..
Walter C. Clephane; verdict fcr the de-
fendant.
Circuit Court. No. 2-Jastice McComas.-
Moore ct al. VS. Barbour; on trial.
Criminal Court, No. /, Justice Cole
civil cases.--W. c. Dodge VS.. District of
Columbia; Judgment on verdict. Frank
Hume vs. Abraham j. Kennedy: verdict
for plaintiff for S so. 4 Capital Trust
Company VS.. Benton, ordered on stet call
en(iar. McAfee VS.. Hui0ekoper ct al;
motion for new trial filed. Webb & Webb
VS.. Porter ct al: given TO the jury with
orders for sealed verdict.
irobate Court, Justice Hagner.-Estate