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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02
m. The father spoke a few words of

them. The father spoke few words of
cheer.
Sheriff Bob Kepley then gave the or
der aud the county Jail trustees rushed
into the basement to bring forth the pris-
oners. Most of them refused to walk
and had to be rolled from the top of the
stairway into the yard
The first victim selected by the sheriff
was an elderly gentleman of robust ap-
pearance whose rotundity was confined
by the old fashioned hoops aud whose
name was sold Oscar Pepper" "May
the devil have mercy on your spirit" ex-
claimed Sheriff Kepley as he poised the
large two pointed hammer in the air. n ext
moment it descended on that vital part
of the anatomy known in Wichita as the
bung. With a gurgle its life blood
poured upon the ground and ran down
the hill to the northwest corner of the
yard. But a wonderful thing was no.
ticed. Instead of being red, the liquid
which flowed was a thick, muddy yell
low. 'Ha," exclaimed the sheriff. "what
have they been substituting bere?"
The executions we're then fast and
furious. About twenty prisoners of the
famous "kag" variety were each put to
sleep by a single blow. Some of them
were of the "Schlitz" family while others
bore the name of "Pabst," "Lemp," San
heuser- Busch" but most of them
were natives of Milwaukee. The
long confinement had injured the
health of most of them, but when one
bung was knocked in the foam few
high and the etfervescing liquid was
wasted upon the ground. A cry of grief
escaped the sheriff's lips "Boys, this
breaks my heart" he sobbed, aud the
spectators turned away that they might
not witness the terrible sight.
While Sheriff Kepley was busy with
the "kags," some of the visitors secreted
a number of the unexpected Chinese
family of shop Tea'' about their persons.
But they were discovered.
While the revel was at it's height
snap shot fiend appeared with a camera
and began taking pictures for an illus
trated sensational article in next Sun
days New York World, entitled "The
Liquor War in Topeka" He turned his
cathode rays upon the 20 executed"kags"
with the Greenfield crowd" standing
about them. He photographed the "he-
roic sheriff" standing with appraised
hammer over defenseless beer keg.
The 200 bottles of hop tea were out of
their misery last. High Jailer Larry
Sheehan superintendent this and the
crowd joined in. The bottles were
thrown at marks but the spectators took
care to miss them a goodly number of
times aud these were gathered by their
friends who were waiting near the
marks. After the orgies men hurried
around the corner of Fourth street and
Kansas avenue into peanut stands with
their pockets bullying nightly.
At $50 the battle was over.
The field was strewn with the dead and the
Their Spirits had flown. or their spirits were
flying.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02
LAWS TO REACH FATHERS
And Make Them Support Their Chill
dren Are Needed.
WORK OF THE TOPEKA ORPHANS HOME
Nrs. Howell Jones Talks Some o.
the PrObiem That Daily Arise in


Mrs. Howell Jones Talks On Some of
Ehe Problems That Daily Arise in
Its management
Mrs. Howell Jones and the other ladies
of the Orphans home, of which she is
president, will, when the legislature
meets next winter, make an attempt to
get Legislation that will compel parents
to support their children, or at least a
father TO support his.
did you know said Mrs. Jones, "that
as the law now stands there is no punish
ment for a father who abandons his chill
dren You can compel husband to sup
port his wife, but if man runs off and
leaves his children he is perfectly safe
from prosecution.
1--WE have so many cases of that kind.
There is said to be such thing in law as
orphan and half orphan but it seems to
me that when both parents are alive and
both have deserted a child it could only
be classed as an orphan and half.
There is another thing l should like
to see stopped AID that is the shipping
into Kansas of pauper children from
New Y ork and other states SO far re-
moved that the institutions that the
children come from cannot keep watch
over them. Senator Sterne had bill
regulating this,last year but 1t failed. In
situations, some of them, are not careful
enough about where they place children.
About once a year we get a letter from
some part of the state with the informa-
ton that some child is being mistreated.
We always investigate such cases
but have found none of them
to be children from our home. When we
can find out what home they were sent
from we notify the institution.
"We are very careful where we place
children. In the first place persons ap.
plying for child must give references
three persons of high standing in the
community, county officers, town officers,
school uperintendents, etc, not my sis
ter-in-law, my brother and my aunt
Then the child is allowed to go three
months informally At the end of the
three months, if it seems satisfactory,
member of our board visits the home and
finding it good place and that the child
is and will he well treated the papers of
adoption are made out ssZ
ave had one case in which we were
not satisfied to adopt the child, and did
not though the parents kept it two years
before we took it back.
6 "People generally inquire for girls
though we get more boys. There are
now in the home fifteen children of which
thirteen are boys. To my mind the
finest child we have in the home is boy
five years old. He has been there nearly
two years, but no one ever asked for him
until within the last week we have re-
ceived three requests for that boy and
letter from his mother saying she thought
she would be able to take him next year.
We will not wait for next year, but will
give him to a rich man in southern Kan
sas who will make him his heir.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02
PROFESSIONAL LEECHES.

Mrs. Thomas Tells of People Who
Live on the County for Generations.
The Ingleside charities are now we'll
under way.
1--WE have plenty of people to help"
said Mrs. Jonathan Thomas who is pres
ident of the institution, sand good deal
to help them with. Topeka has an i'm
mense number of poor people and I re-
greet to say that good many of them are
not at all worthy of help. Some of them
will not work when they have chance
and don't take care of the things we
give them In Parkdale alone one visi-
tor has fifteen families in absolute desti-
tuition. There are nearly, one hundred
In town that we have now on our list.
at is a fact that there are families
here who make a business of being sup
ported by the charities of the county,
and will not go to the poor farm. There
Is one family l think of named Ready
that L understand has regularly lived on
the county and charity for three genera
tions, and they are continuing to marry
with the came hope. Recently this same
family sent to Missouri for some of its
relatives, and all of them are now living
on the county And there are able
bodied men in the family, too.
"There ought to be a stringent law to
stop this practice"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02
Al Long Distance Chew.

An illustration of how space is an
initiated by the telegraph was afforded
a few days ago by two telegraph clerks
sitting opposite each other in a Chicago
Office One of them was sending mes
sage to New Orleans; the other was
receiving a message from the same
city. The sender wanted to borrow a
plug of tobacco from his colleague, but
it would have been a breach of the
rules to ask for it. He therefore wired
to New Orleans and asked the receiver
to tell his partner to hand him a
chew" In less than minute the plug
came over the glass partition, which
separated the two operators. The mes
sage had travelled considerably over
thousand miles, although only yard
separated one operator from another.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02
NORTH TOPEKA.

Items of Interost From the North Side of
the River.
Thomas Voiland has gone to Chicago
On business.
j. E. Crockett has gone to ST. Louis on
a business trip.
Rev. Mr.. Wimberly preached morning
and evening at the Christian church yes
terday.
The Misses Lynch have gone to Kan
sas City to remain a week visiting
friends.
William Huddleson of Oskaloosa, WIS.,
tied at the homes of A ]. Kane and j.
p. Wilson yesterday.
H. NJ. Cline frightened burglars away
from his home Friday night before they
succeeded in getting in.
Miss Leora Morrow has gone to ST.
Louis to remain week purchasing mil
linery for A, o. Rorabaugh & Co.
J. H 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. Proudfit, $50 n. Kansas
ave. Wholesale fruits and confectionery
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.
Items and advertisements for the
JOURNAL should De left at the drug store
of A. J. Kane & Co., S32 N. Kansas ave-
nue..
1t is rumored that the New York store
will remove to the South side on April 1.
1t Will have a location on East Sixth
street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02
POTWIN AND AUBURNDALE
A Divorce Ought to Settle the DIFF
ferences of tAlr Two Little BurSs.

A Divorce Ought to Settle the DIFF.
ferences of thr Two Little BurSS
The Potwin city ticket is to be nomi-
mated Tuesday evening at ]. Z, True
blood's grocery store.
There is fight brewing between the
residents of Potwin proper and Auburn
dale. Auburndale has already nomi-
mated ticket headed by ex- County
Commissioner ]. L. Campbell for mayor
and next Tuesday the opposition ticket
from Potwin will be named
The Auburndale people are making
their fight on the ground that they do
not receive their share OF attention. They
say that when there are streets to be re-
paired or improvements TO be made they
are always made in Potwin and Auburn
dale is given no attention.
The strength is said to be almost
evenly divided between the two sections.
1t has dawned on the Inhabitants of
both towns that they made great mis-
take in uniting, and divorce is among
the possibilities-without alimony,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02
The Dear Little ohsrub.

There are times when little boy be-
comes a nuisance. At a hotel break
fast table small boy said in loud
voice to his parent:
"Pa, what makes you smell the eggs
before you eat them?''
"To see If they are good"
"But, pa, you can't see with yeur nose,
can your
For heavens sake, boy, keep quiet
I smelt the egg to find out il it was
good
But, pa, what do you want to smell
the egg for? Can't you tell by tastin'
if it amt good ?"-Texas Siftings-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02
TWAS AN AWFUL CARNAGE
BOttIe-Scarred Veterans at the Battle
of Beer Run.
THE SHERIFF 'SOAKS" THE "KBGS"

With n Hammer and the ssKeSs" SORh
the Ground with Their Contents
Grief Stricken Spectators.
Judge Hazen signed the death war
rant at p. m. on Friday. The execu-
ton was to take place at p. m. satur-
day. The doomed SOLDIERS" lay upon
the hard, cold, cement floor of the old
court house cellar, where many of them
had been imprisoned for so many years,
waiting for some ray of hope that their
lives would be prolonged. But in vain.
The stern minions of the law were
bound to do their duty. At 4:47 p. m.
no stay of execution. reprieve, nor fur
Tough had arrived and Sheriff Kepley
prepared for tina last rites.
As the hands of the postoffico clock
pointed to 4:51 the Kansas avenue por-
tails of the mournful old pile (this is the
court house, swung open and the eager
crowd, thirsting for the uncanny sight,
rushed within. Through the dingy and
dimly lighted hall of the deserted build
ing it surged to the rear court yard, the
scene of execution.
During the few moments remaining
before the prisoners in the basement
should be hurled into eternity the guests
had time to examine their surroundings
The high board fence ON each
sue formed nolloW square ABOUT the
place, preventing escape by the doomed
wrstches. On the east the dirty drab
brick wall of the aged temple of justice
turned its cracked and broken front to
the upturned white and black faces of
the impatient crowd.
At 4:55 Father R. B. Kepley, descend
cd to the cells of the doomed to give and
take spiritual comfort He found most
of the soldiers" lying PROSTATE on the
floor. He touched their necks and the
GOODNESS of approaching death was upon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02
A Practical Critic.

Hold up said the boy who was
leading several urchins in the rehearsal
of a Christmas carol.
ct thought we sung that pretty well, -
said the lad with the 1oudest voice.
That's just where the trouble is. If
you do it as well as that they'll just let
you stand around and sing all day. No
body's goin' to make you any Christmas
gift to get you to stop that kind of sing
ng."-Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02
Didn't Need Him.

''You talk mighty independent, - said
the ward heller with an ugly scowl
''but let me tell you, boss, you'll never
run your little boom through my pre-
cinct unless do the steerin. -
81 think TIL get along without you, :"
replied the candidate. eff I need to
have any steering done, sir, there are
rudders. -
And he stornly bowed him out.-Chi-
cagO Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02
GROWERS DUCK FARM.
The President Has Purchase q POtO
mac Shooting Reserve.

WASHINGTON, March 2. - President
Cleveland, it is said, has practically
closed negotiations for the purchase of a
duck shooting on the Potomac river in
Stafford county, Va, about forty miles
below Washington.
The place is owned by New Workers,
has water frontage of about mile,
and is fitted up with blinds. 1t is said
many improvements will be made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02

Editor ]. P. Bell of the Weekly Graph
ic published at Osawatomie, is sending
his card around to his friends, indicating
the way his paper stands politically this
year. His ticket printed in the left hand
corner of his card reads, sMcKinIey for
president, Ingalls, for United States SEN
ator, Troutman for governor"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02
Readv for spring Trade.

Just received a nice line OF carpets.
rugs. lace curtains, chenille curtains and
stand covers, linoleums, clocks, watches,
dishes and toilet sets, lamps ana mousse
hold soeciaIties My terms are either
cash or easy payments, and my priceg
are the very lowest possible.
E. W. HUGHES,
1o7 East 9Th St., Opposite Possofics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02
Fort Worth and Return, SI5.25 Via
Great Rock Island Route.

March and the Rock Island will sell
tickets to Fort Worth and return at one
fare for the round trip. Good returning
up to and including March 90, 1896. Ac
count Cattle Growers association. For
full information call on your nearest
Rock Island agent. A. M. FULLER,
City Passenger Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02

Wants your order Tor coal, try him, hi
prices are right. his Bell Tel. mum Der i;
$50, Har. Tel. $50 and his place of bust
ness is 91S East Fourth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02

For a pure, sweet cigarette try the
lstsst-Swest Moments. None better.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02

We aim please our trade-Peerless
Steam Laundry, 112 and ia West sth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02

First Sportsman-Well, how do you
like that new mare of yoursf
Second Sportsman-Oh, fairly W IL.
But wish had bought horse. Sh s
always stopping to look at herself in he
puddles Punch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02

Anhenser-Busch's Malt Nutrine-the food
drink. For sale BY all druggists and grocers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02

Wf ne Four button lengths, in
y 1.EU orange and white with
Black stitching, and black with white
stitching. A full line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02

co.. Children's Gloves; S hook;
UTC the sizes are ~, ~, S, 81,
So. in tans, browns and greys. The
price was $I.oo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02

G1 nE Ladies' GAUNTLETS, In
y A.GU English red, tanS, browns
and blacks; the $3.50 kind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-02

M4 m Ladies' GAUNTLETS, in
y sUU English red and browns,
one button length, and good line of
sizes. Were SIPS.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-04-04

For months past it has been the business
of the Directors Of this Company to arrange
for RELIABLE INSIDE INFORMATION
on SUCH SECURITIES. So successful
have been their efforts that. were they at
liberty to disclose only half the knowledge
they possess more capital would lee sub
scribcd than they could possibly invest; but
such disclosures wouid defeat the objects
Of the Company ana prevent successful re-
suits.
THE LARGE FU5,D at the disposal of
the Company will be 50 carefully disscmiu-
ated amongst various securities that profits
must be CONTINUAL AND CUMULATIVE
Thus instead of investing I'm one security
which might prove loss, subscribers az
quire an interest in number OF securities.
making individual loss almost an impoS>i-
biity; for If depreciation affects some in
vestments, the great majority Will stin
yield immense profits in which EVERY
SUBSCRIBER WILL SHARE.
INDIvIDUAL SPECULATION in Mining
Shares, in the majority Of cases. proves "a
failure; the public being misIed 10y innum-
cradle wildcat schemes and unprinciplcd
representations made by owners Of A
HOLE N TIE GROUND" undeveloped
and worthless
FROM THESE "PITFALLs" THE hi
rectors propose 10 protect their clients.
and ty tho cooperation "c reliable inforua-
tioH and business knowledge. combined with
large capital. should secure ENORMOUS
DIVIDENDS TO SUBSCRIBERS
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-04-04
WILD HORSES IN OREGON.


II. < Merrill of Eastern Oregon says
that portion of the state is ovrITUH
10y useless horses which are becoming
Will. rs no one cares to feed them ami
they are turned loose. II to Il short
time ago" said Mr.. Merrill, we thought
that the hor>rmcat industry down here
would furnish market for our surplus
stock But as that scheme has proved
a failure we are at loss To know what
t. 10 with these animals. There are
100000 horses in Eastern Oregon that
can't he given away. anu we can't afford
10 let them run wild upon the ranges
for they will breed SO fast that the coun-
try viii lee ruined by them. The only
solution to this problem l see now IS
that we viii have to Kill off 10000 TO
100000 head and use the carcasscs for
fprti Iiyiuu pIlrlo~r<
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-04-04
A HIDDEN VALLEY.
Discoverers of a Mimic Paradise Unable
tn Find If Again


For many years delightful legend has
been current among the Spauish-Ameri-
can population Of Santa Barbara, to the
effect that IN the midst of the great viii
dcruess Of mountains lying back of this
VALLEY there existed a fertile valley sew
cral miles ia extent, but which was cut
off by lofty and inaccessible peaks which
completely eBcirclgd t. says the san
Francisco Call. Now an attempt i to
be- made to locate this hidden yaiicy-au
attempt that viii not be given up until
most thorough search has been made.
The story goes that on one coca sion a
partE Of men looked down upon II from
the mountain summit. and although they
could find no trail leading down into it,
Cautrivea to fight their way through
rhckets Of chaparral and lower them
selves paSt pTcci lituUS rocks until they
stood in this mimic paradise, wholly iso-
lated from settlement or travel and be
fore uutrndden by man. i crystal stream
coursel through the valley. CSca ping III
a waterfall which they We're unable 10
pass. 50 they We're forced 10 retraCc their
stems over the pegious way by which
they have come When they attempted
10 return u the valley they could not
find il, and although rLcE made many at
tpIuptS TO reach IL again, every peak that
they climbed fToWUci down upon the
same ragged and barren waste of mount
aims The Lost Pot"crp,' and it has
commonly been called, has passed into
the history e. the county D. romantic
tradition.
\ party of Americans hunting through
the ranges back OF the Santa lucz last
year claim to have again come upon this
wonderful valley, but when they returned
tu their homes and again set out pro
pared to- thoroughly explore il and per
haps take government entries they were
unable To- find it.
Such faith hay" they in the valleys
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-04-04
Smooth Wire Fencine for Farming.

There is un question but what smooth
wire fencing j. bound 10 take The place of
all other styles of fence for farm pur-
poses. The progressive and successful
farmer has already realized this and IS
making preparation to profit by the use
of It. Land j too valuable to not be able
to pasture every field as soon as the crop
can be removed 1t has been demonstrate
ed in many Ways that those pastures Viii,
inside Of two years, pay for iue!osins
the field with a close mesh smooth wire
fence itself. Besides. i Keeps stock
healthy and seems to BE the only true
method of keeping the hog cholera out Of
your herds.
The DeKaih Fence Go, Of peKaH, H.
whose illustrated card appears in another
column Of this paper. are turning ont the
best aud most substantial line of smooth
wire fencing yet presented To he farming
community. and Al prices. too, consider
ing quality and durability. which bring
this kind Of fencing within the reach Of
all. Free illustrated catalogue can be Oh
tanned lay addressing Dckaib Fence Co,
go High street, DeKaIb, Ill.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-04-04
Sturgeon Roe Industry.

\ new industry Of considerable proper
tioue il connection with The great fish
cries in -Albcmarlc sound has sprung w
lately in the shi1mcnt of sturgeon rocs
to Germany and Russia. The last rl-
port of the state labor commissioner Of
North Carolina shows that loo boats
and 80 fishermen ara ROW engaged ia
this branch IF thc fishery industry in
those waters The fishermen make an
average of $50 week during the short
season. The report says that the lar--
est fishing Spiucs in the world are ON
the Alhciuarlc sound, one being a mile
and a half long. The scincs are hauled
in by steam power. ami last season one of
tho big seines landed IS5, 200 herring and
opIb ShoI
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1896-04-04
4 Great Investment.

The Gold Stock Trading Co. whose
announcement aud prospectus VIII be
found il our columns. appears to be enc
Of the most successful and reliable meth
DDS offered for the investment of capital
whether il be so or $1,000. The New
! ork financial Record one Of the lead
March $ says: The Cold Stock Trad
ing 90. have declared a monthly bonus Of
10 per cont. 10 certificate holder, ia III
terest q the end Of February. The divi
bends Of the company have been eSt&b-
lIshcd at the rate Of % Per cent. Per an
mum payable guartcrlyl. The cpnserEd
tive mana cement and high character %
the directorate invite the cordial support
If all investors desiring safe and large
returns for small capital With this on
dorscmeut our readers VIII do wou :"
take advantage Of the opportunity ..
fcred, aud correspond with the company
n 81 and 81 Broadway, NV York, after
reading their announcement
Four OF "a Kind.
Salie Jackson. colored, - years old
who lives n Morrist0wn \. j. gave
birth to q quartet Of healthy infants,
three boys ana one girl Tie babies
weigh about siX pounds each. IH-
mother j. doing Wei ON" 81 the boys
has 4 double row of fully developed
teeth Four years ago Mrs Jackson
gave birth to twins, but both have since
died
England imports about 100000 packs
of playing cards yearly.