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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04

ton for the stage and no obstacle was put
in her way. While she was still a little
girl her father went on an extended tour
Of foreign countries with his circus, spend
ing long time in Egypt. Miss Wieland
had by this time shown that she was pos
sessed of an exceptionally good voice Of
rather light caliber, and at each place Wis
tied she was put under the care of the
best vocal instructors to be had. Her dane
ing lessons were also faithfully kept up.
Later on came O course of instruction in
the musical centers of France and Italy,
and then Miss Wieland was ready to make
her debut. This occurred less than four
years ago at prominent London music
and was at once engaged for a certain
number of weeks each year for three years.
Her popularity with the habitues contin-
ued to increase, however, and her original
engagement, which was intended to last
only month or SO, was prolonged until
she had been at the music hall for 66
weeks uninterruptedly She was thon the
rage and her services were constantly in
demand.
a firm of American managers brought
her over to this country. where she duplicat-
ed her success IN the vauGovilles. Latterly
she has appeared in burlesques Of the class
of " Gentleman Joe, and it is ruInored
that she will probably be one of the lead
ing members Of the cast of a prominent
comic opera organization next season.
Miss Wieland sings as well as she dances
and acts as well as she does either. The
fact that she is bewitchingly pretty and
intensely chic is naturally not q draw
back to her future success, which is as Ger
tain as anything can be which has not
actually occurred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04
Origin Of the word .sDeadhead..

Stuart Robson thinks no has discovered
the origin of tho word 'deadhead' as
used in theatrical parlance.
Fifty years ago, says the great come
dian, "tha principal avenue of Detroit led
to a tollgato close to the entrance of the
road leading to Elwood cemetery. As this
cemetery had been laid out some time pre-
vious to tho construction Of the plank road
it was arranged that all funeral process
sions should be allowed to pass along the
latter toll free. One day as DR.. Pierce, a
well known physician. stopped to pay his
toll he observed TO his gatekeeper:
g Considering the benevolent character
of our profession, I think you ought to let
US pass free of charge.
s. No, no. Doctor replied the man, we
can't afford that. You send too many
deadheads through here as it is
The story Travelled, - adds Mr.. Robson,
"and the word became fixed. "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04
Just Now the Thirty-eighth District
Interests Him Most.


]. r. Burton. senatorial candidate
and possibility. is making strenuous
efforts these days to capture various
senatorial and representative district
conventions all over the state.
With this end in view, Mr.. Burton
has spent nearly all his time the past
two weeks i'm Topeka where he had
headquarters in Copeland county and
few were there Of the visiting states
men who We're not ushered into the
presence of the gentlemen from Abb
lene to consult upon questions and af-
fairs relating directly or Indirectly to
his candidacy for United States sena-
tor
One senatorial district which Mr.. Bur
ton is especially interested in is the
Thirty eighth. which holds its conven-
ton May 20 at Stockton. The candi-
dates in this district for the nomina-
ton for state senator are Harwi of
Graham, Motz Of Ellis and Parker of
Decatur
The position of Sim BTotz on the SEN
atorial question is a puzzler for most
of the politicians. but Bud" Peruvian
Of the state treasurer's office. who is
one of his campaign managers. has in
timated the Ellis county man is for
Judge Sutton Harwi is q Burton man.
but is not considered to stand even a
ghost of show for the nomination.
Parker the third man, has not yet
been located definitely but all the
strings possible are being pulled to
have him declare for Burton. as he is
IA Jle-l-4 --AE -1e-t-AAAe5 -ctAA4LlcLLE LOT LAAE
nomination just now. and Burton nat
urally wants the winning man to be
his
Representative Dave Hanna of era
ham county is close friend of Burton
and is watching the situation pretty
closely for him Hanna is working for
Harwi, but at the same time is trying
to set a declaration from Parker, whom
he thinks viii win
Burton has probably fixed his eye
more closely upon the Thirty-elghth
senatorial district than amy other and
the rest are not being paid much at
tentiOn to just at present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04

No star has had finer season this year
than has John Drew 1t began ia SePtsm-
Der, when ne produced 81 Christopher, Jr., q"
at the Empire theater in New York
He crowded that house for I 8 weeks. only
leaving there to make room for Olga Meth
ersole' kiss Mr.. Drew's receipts there,
Charles Frohman states, were very. close
TO an average OF SIG 600 a week. The rest
Of the time MIR. Drew has divided between
PaImer's theator and the Garrick, New
York, in his browning success, 1.-THE
souira Of Dames,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04

printing and engraving covers the
whole ground, so far as the principle is
concerned of public officers doing public
work. This is purely public work; it is
one Of the agencies that government
has in carrying on its business, in car
rying on the work of the postof1ce de-
partment
The wonder is, Mr.. President, why
senators should object to this work be-
ing done by the government. know of
no other reason for it unless it be the
interests of private parties who are
anxious to do this work. The labor
must be done somewhere. Why not do
it under the eye of the government 2"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04
DEMOCRATS DODGE.
The Shawnee County Committee Re
fuse to Act on the Silver Question.

The Democratic county central com
mittee met Saturday afternoon and
the meeting was harmonious.
The only questions to be settled were
the dates for holding the county con-
vention to elect delegates to the state
convention and the primary to send
delegates to the county convention.
The date for the county convention
was fixed for Saturday, May 16. The
delegates in the city are to be selected
on May "A and in the country they viii
be elected Saturday. May g.
David Overmyer was at the meeting
of the committee but the question Of
his endorsement for delegate at large
to the national convention was not
preached. Charles K. Holiday offered
a resolution at the close of the meeting
and the Overmyer opponents at once
concluded that it was an endorsement
of Overmyer and Frank Thomas OBJ
jected to its reading 1T was, however,
found to be tabled on the ground that
the committee had no business to
ADOPT resolutions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04
Aetrsssss, oampleslon.

do you want to know how it is that
actresses have such good oonplezionsF'
says handsome Maxine Elliot. cit is be-
cause they SO frequently wash their faces
with grease. Cold cream is the enly thing
that will successfully remove stage paint.
It's use keeps the face as smooth as satin.
The next time you see an actress of the
stage Just take good look at her, and
you viii admit that few women in private
life have as soft and delicate a skim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04
JUNKIN NOT a CANDIDATE
For Lieutenant Governor Can Be of
More Use as Editor.

Some time ago there was a boom
started-just where it originated no
body seems to know-for Editor IT. E.
Junl1in Of the Sterling Gazette as a
candidate for the Republican nomiua-
ton for lieutenant governor.
Mr. Junkin now denies that he is a
candidate for the place and makes the
following announcement in his paper.
The announcement that am a can
dldate Tor lieutenant governor was
made without my KNOWLEDGE or con
sent. am not a candidate. While
approaching the good wishes of friends
and neighbOrs in Rice county, and the
numerous kind words from the press
of the state, feel that there is greater
usefulness before me in newspaper
work than in seeking for this office.
IL. r. JUNK IN -
The fact that Mr.. Junkin is the pres
ident of the Kansas Day club compos-
ed principally of the young Republican
politicians and newspaper men of the
state, probably led to the first an
nouncement of his candidacy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04
HAMILTON's FAST MILE.

The Flying Wheelman May Ride 20 Still
Greater Victories.
Ever since Chairman Gideon Of the rae
ing board OF the L. a. W. accepted the
one mile record of minute 80 10 seconds
made by William W. Hamilton of Denver
wheelmen have talked Of but little else.
The favorable conditions Of the event were
presumably fully considered by the board,
and the decision was taken as final proof
that Hamilton is justly entitled to rank
first among the speedy wheelmen Of the
world.
The fact that the Denver lad is only 81
years old has given rise to the prophecy
that he has not reached the limit Of his
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04
cLARA wIELANp.
A Beautiful Young Actress who Has Come
Into Prominence Recently.


In the cast Of the i'll fated imported Lon
don monstrosity g Gentleman Joe, q which
was recently seen in New York and a few
Ia very few-5e the larger cities, there
was a young woman who at once attracted
the attention of the dramatic critics. Col
umns were devoted to descriptions Of her
beautiful face and figure and her refresh
tngly original and thoroughly refined
methods. She appeared to be a natural
born oomedienne and was haiied as one OF
the rapidly rising lights of comic opera
and travesty. The name Of the young
woman was Clara Wieland, and she was by
no means newcomer or a discovery Of
the New York critics. for her ability had
long been recognized in almost every other
large city in the United States.
Miss Wieland is an English girl. Her
father was for many years the proprietor
Of q large circus which spent the greater
portion Of each year IN London. His
daughter eaFly displayed a marked inolina-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04

race aginst Judge Ham, nominated re-
Gently by the Republicans at Oakley.
Sixth District Democrats August %.
The Sixth district congressional con-
vention to nominate Democratic can
didate for congress, VIII be held at Lin
coin, August % John i. Tlea, q Dem
ocratic attorney from MankatO, Jewell
county. is the only candidate mention
ed so far
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04
NAY TURN DOWN aILKEsoN.
Pops and Democrats Both After His
Scalp.

The Populists seem to be very much
in earnest in their desire to turn down
Judge A. D. Gilkeson of Ellis county.
the present presiding judge of the ap-
pellate court, western division, north
ern department
GiIkeson is q Democrat and wanted
tne Democratic nomination coupled
with POpulist endorsement. but both
Democrats and Populists accuse him Of
treachery to the Democratic candidate
for district judge in the Ellis-Trego
district i'm 1894. Tt ifs said this is why
he. Gilkeson, was appointed appellate
judge by Governor Morrill,
w L. Aaron of Hays City. a gradu-
ate OF Ann ArbOr and a leading lawyer
OF the west is being mentioned as the
one upon whom the Democrats and
Fopulists wiz combine to make the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04

Some Of the Rthletic women of Boston
have formed themselves into an auxiliary
to the East Boston Athletic association,
and it is their purpose to apply themselves
seriously to athletic development. Nearly
100 women have joined the movement, and
others have made application for member
ship. Tho gentlemen of the club have
courteously given them the exclusive use
Of The gymnasium on Thursdays.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04
LIBRARY DISAPPEARS.
The 10000 Volumes Of Cobb's Have
Been Sold

Chicago May 4-Cobb's library ia
nous in the history of Chicago as the
precursor of the public library. is a
thing of the past. For two weeks the
books, which once mum bered 10000 vol
umes, have been on sale, and the culls
of the collection were yesterday being
carried away at from to 25 cents a
volume The library dates from 1866
when it was founded by L. NJ. Cobb.
who came from Cleveland for that pur-
pose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04
Our NHOE DEPARTMETT.

Justwateh US beat those prices quoted by that
Kansas City house. Saturday.
Ladies goth Century Oxfords. Tan and Black,
50.
A very neat oxford. Tan and Black. 9s cents.
Ladies fine Dongola. Button or Lace, pointed
toe, fancy heel, FoXing. 81 50.
Mems Sat Calf, Bats. Razor toe. neatness
and durability combined. ST. IS.
Mems CaribOy skin. Bal. and Cong. needle
point and narrow square, worth So %; our
price s.. 80.
our ChIdren's Red Letter Shoes are trade
winners. only 81 Is
IN our QueensWare department We have some
very n9at patterns; the very latest out at just
40 per cent less than avenue prices.
And our Hardware stock is complete
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04
DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT.
eciaIs for. Tuesday.

Specials for Tuesday.
Handkerchiefs, ] cent each
Ladies Ribbed Vests. . cents each.
Ladies Fast Black Hose cents pair.
Ladies' Frame Made Isle Thread Gloves &c pr
Ladies Guilt Belts, II cents each.
Ladies Leather Belts cents each.
Ladies Summer COrsets, 70 cents each.
. in. Veyeteen binding a yds. pc.) 10 cents.
Ladies Striped COlored Skirts, Kyle & Co. S
prices, 40, so. GO. rs and 80 cents.
All placed in one lOtfOr Tuesday, 10 cents each.
Brown Muslin. so cents yard.
Standard Light Prints. 80 cents yard
Standard Indigo Prints. 4 cents yard.
New Scotch Lawns. fast colOFs ~ cents yard
Standard lining Cambries, cents yard
We will continue our ladies' muslin
underwear sale for three days. Our
stock is not old sheIf-WOrn goods, but
up-to- date. We are simply over
stocked,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04
CLOTHING.

Mems G. A. R. suits. all wool, slater goods,
medium weight. s7.95.
A line Of SIS 90 suits we are selling for $500.
Goods you don't see every day at this figure.
Come in and see them
Oar Leader at $3.50. good as any $40 suit
Suits that suit the hundreds that have bought
them. They come in light. dark and medium
shades, round and square sacks.
We have a full line Of new goods, best in
town. ats7.50. 5000 and SO. 90.
We have line Of SO Getaway and Frock
suits In Black and Gray Clay Worsted goods
that can not be equaled for less than SIS. These
are stylish in cut, elegantly lined and nne
filters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04
BURTON PULLING WIRES.

SO full of fun and interest will be rath-
err a tame affair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04
ELLIS Is SURE OF 1T.
The Republican Nomination for
Congress in the Sixth
is Settled, as A. III. Ellis Has
Enough Delegates.

Some Other Political News Of the
Sixth District and Kansas Generally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04
CHECKERS AND CHESS.

Checker Problem No. $40.
White-I2, II, q, %, 3, "a, 25. %, %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04

barrel No. 1 Salt ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. so
10 bars l. x L. Soap .... --..---.-.... 20
bars SILK Soar. ..........-....-..--.. %
8 bars White Russian OF LenOx Soap. %
Good Bro0ms. 10. 10 and 20 cents.
keg Holland Herrings. -..--...- .--...-..--- 4s
pail Is Id jelly. --------.--.-- IS
lbs California Raisins- ..--....-..-.-.. %
lbs California Prunes ...-...------ %
lbs California Peaches .--...-.-.- --------.. %
lbs California Apric0ts. .----...-..-..--.- %
s-Ib can California Table Peaches. 10
8-lb can California Pears or ApricOts .---.- 10
/ BIB can California Golden Drop OF Egg
Plums. .......................... 10
BIB cans California Tomatoes. ..........-.. 25
cans Beans. Corn or Peas. Observation-Disclosures. %
gal Pickles. .--... ....................... 90
package Cany brandt Observation-Disclosures. 20
Call and get our prices on sugar and Flour.
We can save you money.
bushel Colorado Potatoes extra hne).--.. 40
bushel Kansas Potatoes OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04

Id W. II. Bakers Chocolate. &c --.---.. "a
ID Sweet Chocolate -----.-..... -...-..-- 90
ID Dernham COcOanut-. .--.------ -.----.. 90
bottles 10 cent size. Lemon Extract ----.- 60
bottles. 10 cent size. Vanilla Extract-.--... o.
Ib pkg Premium Corn Starch .--.........-. o.
ID pkg Gloss Starch Observation-Disclosures. Os
ID good Baking Powder ---... .-...---.---. O5
Ground Spices, per b.. 10
lbs Fancy Carolina Rice -.-.- -..---- 70
lbs Butterine (nice and sweet ..-.-.-..---- %
che. &c Sugar Cured Hams. ........- So
Choice Sugar Cured California Hams --.---. 61s
q lbs Choice White Lard ......s1 90
Al kinds of fresh Meat at lowest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-04

Ladies' Night Gowns s. to IS cents.
Ladies' Skirts. 10 to 98 cents.
Ladies' Chemse, 10 to CD cents.
Ladies' Drawers. Is to 60 cents.
Ladies' Corset Covers. az to 40 cents.
Chrdren's Night Gowns. % cents.
Children's Drawers, 10 cents.
MILLINERY.
Here is where the ladies all 90. for we have
caught their eye. Our stock is as good as in the
high priced shops on the avenue, and our
prices, welcome and see for yourself.
The nobbiest trimmed hats in town are sell
ing for
81.OO. @1.59 and &1.s5.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04

BY law passed by the legislature last
year R0roughs that do not have pop
ulation of $500. or more, cannot elect a
member of the County Board of Chosen
Freeholders. The Borough OF Pleasant
vile tried it at the election last March
and elected Mark Sanders who was ruled
out under the provisions of the law we
have referred to. Borougbs of less than
$500 inhabitants that have been set off
from township can, however, vote for a
candidate, provided he is not resident
of the Borough, but is resident of the
township from which the Borough was
originally taken. Under this arrange
ment, Pleasantville, with it's large
property interests, cannot elect one of it's
own citizens as Chosen Freeholder, but it
can help elect some man who is resident
of Egg Harbor township. Therefore
votes cast for candidate living outside
the Borough limits but. within the limits
Of the township will be counted. This
does not seem to be quite fair, but it is
the law and as such must be obeyed
The only available thing to do is for al
our citizens of all parties to support
some one of the candidates that have
been nominated in Egg Harbor TOWNSHIP
who, in their estimation will best lool
| at the interests of Pleasantville. Such 6
man we believe to he Lewis III. Smith, o
English Creek, and the citizens ticke
will have a blank space whereon Mr.
Smiths name can be pasted on will
] stickers.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04
Egg Harg,or township Caucus,

There was very large and lively
caucus of the voters OF Egg Harbor
township held at the Bargaintown school
house last Saturday afternoon, the prin-
cipal interest centering in the henomination
of a candidate for Chosen treeholder for
term of three years. William Boice
was elected chairman and George W.
Winner secretary.
The candidates for Freebooter were
quite numerous but The real contest lay
between Abner Price, the present incum-
bent ex-Judge Joseph Scnll, aud Lewis
II. Smith, Esq. Smith won on the third
ballot, having a clear majority over all
the other candidates.
The remainder Of the ticket is as
follows For member of the Township
Committee for three years. John J. Black
man; Constable, Charles Tolman; Justice
of the Peace Reuben .ToIInan; Commis-
sioners OF Appeal, John B, iDgersoil for
one yaar, John Price for two wears and
Theodore Smith for three years; Survey
ors Of Highways, Elisha Ingersoll, Chas.
b. ScuiI; OverseeF of the Poor, Theodore
Smith Pound Keepers. Andrew Dickson,
Joseph Champion, Abraham Vickers.
The following Sums of money were
recommended to be appropriated: For
road purposes, $2400; for officers fees
| not provided for. $700; for the Board OF
Health, SIS; for poor purposes, $25 for
| dog tax, fifty cents.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04
Caucus NonliI,atIosts.

The following gentlemen were nomi-
mated for the offices named, Mt the
"Citizens' and "Union" caucuses, re-
spectively, to be voted for Mt the b0r-
ough election next Tuesday:
CITIZENS TICKET. UNION TICKET.
For COunciImen.
Ezra Mathis Samnel Price
*Daniel Champion Charles Wagner
For Assessor.
Mark Adams Richard NJ. Sooy
For Collector.
Harry Helfrich .Taphet Price
For Justice Of the Peace.
Z. Il. Hates ]. f. Abbott
For .Iudcous Frecholder.
Lucas Lake Frank Reinar
For Overseer Of The Poor.
Charles HoweDstine Peter Adams
For Pound Keeper.
Aaron Weist Aaron Weist
Appropriations.
$500 for Borough Purposes. $1,000
for Roads. so ceuts for Dog Tax. $50
for printing an itemized account Of bor-
ough expenditures.
Declined to be a candidate.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04
HAMMONTON.

4 sad case of drowning occurred Thurs
day on the lake. Wm. Myers, aged IL
years, son of John Myers fell in as he was
crossing the ice, which was brittle. His
father had warned him not to attempt
il. Mrs Gardner, who resides pear the
lake, saw him break through and called
to him to keep up the best he could, and
then procured boat and started out to
his rescue. Before reaching him he sank,
to rise no more. Mrs Gardner returned
to the house, aud securing rake, rowed
out to where the body had sank and
caught it with the rake, but too Jate.
The body was taken to her house, where
Drs Cunningham and North did ell they
could to resuscitate blm, but to no avail.
This is the second death within ten days,
for that family.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1896-03-04
SMiTHXiLLE.

Mrs. joel Higbee is very sick at this
writing.
Miss Jane Higbee, of Philadelphia,
spent few days last week with her
parents i'll this place.
Mrs. Peter Turner has been spending a
few days IN Atlantic City with her child
rem.
Mrs. Debbie Strickland and son visited
friends last week in Camden.
Mrs Morris Higbee spent Wednesday
with Mrs. Mary A. Loveland.
Mrs. Adeline Edwards and grandson,
of Mllville, returned home on Monday
after spending ten days with Mary A.
Loveland, of this place.
Mrs. Jonah Higbee returned to her home
in Atlantic City after spending several
weeks with her parents in this place.
Mrs. G. M. Leeds spent Thursday IN
Port Republic with her daughter.
Misses Annie and Ella Higbee was in
Philadelphia on Friday.
Miss Lizzie Giberson visited her friend,
Miss Clara Marshall, on Sunday.
MIR. jeremiah Risley has purchased the
house and lot belonging to Euoch A. Hig-
bee and is expecting to move the first OF
the month.
Mr. E. B. Strickland is building fine
yacht for Mr.. Albert Giberson.
The measles have been very thick in
Smitbvilie, but are about saying good
bye.