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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20

Police Lock Them Up in 1t Until
They Get Help.
Nine little tramps that were jagged up
very.


very,
All in a box car making merry
To the ordinance contrary
Nine little tramps. just so.
Three policemen, always wary,
Slammed the door shut in a hurry
Nine little tramps the rOckpile worry;
Nine, little tales OF woe.
Ofcers Ewing and DIcElroy assisted
some by Rock Island Special officer
Watts. played a very mean trick on
nine tramps that carried their revels
into a Rock Island box car Saturday
night.
They We're making noise enough to
disturb all Of North Topeka when the
officers looked into the box car.
There are too many here for US to
handle" said Ewing, Tets shut the
door" and they did.
While the patrol wagon was comine
the tramps ragged like wild animals and
said things that would only bear repe-
tition in a police court room when there
We're no ladies present
They We're very impertinent to the
officers and threatened to do a great
many things that General Weyler has
probably not yet thought of.
One undertook to cut his way out OF
the car door with a knife and ruined
the door.
They kicked and yelled and swore.
Among them was a boy of 16 who was
released in police court this morning
on condition that he get out of the city
Immediately.
VIII Harris was fined $50. James
Thompson who said he used to bin
freight with Fred Nipps in Kansas
City before he CThompson) fell. was
fined $50 also. Mike O'Hara. too. was
fined $50. NJ. Donohue, Tom Carroll,
Pat Ragan. Thomas Brunan and John
Smith. whose name is familiar. We're
each fined SO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20
BACK no FREE TRADE.
An Australian State That Does Not
Like Protection

Washington, April 2o--New South
Wales is now returning to a free trade
basis as the result OF ait least two
emphatic and unmistakable demands
by the people in tine past thirteen
months U- S. Vice Commercial
Agent Keightley ait Newcastle makes
reference to the subject in the course
of q report TO the state department
upon the conditions of the province
lie says the new government head
cd by MIR. q. H. Reid. which went
into office on that issue is redeemiug
the election pledges and is vigorous
ly carrying out q free trade policy.
The protective duties have been all
ready partially and viii soon be en-
tirely abolished To make the reve-
nue. thus lost there have been levi
ed an income tax with eNemptionbelOW
S97350 and land tax with an exemp-
ton below 81, 1853. and these have been
received with disfavOr by persons af-
fected, but the bulk of the population
demanded them at the polls and the
friction is soon expected TO disappear.
Meanwhile the agent says the gov
eminent holds out the consolation that
even in the case OF q person in re-
ceipt of q large income or pOssessOr
of extensive land estates, the amount
levied for income or land viii be al
most if not quite returned by the re-
mOVal of the taxation through the
custom houses upon necessaTies of
life and goods of every day consump-
ZION
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20
One Tramp Short.

This morning When the something
like twenty tramps were turned into
the stone yard to begin work one of
them got away and has not been re-
sisted vigorously and officer King
captured He was one Of those cap
tured in a box car and fined $50. The
prisoners work in a big room TO which
there is no opening except the door
i'm which Stone Guard Boyd stands
The gate is left open to allow teams to
pass in and out to take rock away.
AS they We're crowding in at the
door one slipped around the corner
and ran out Of the gate and up the all
ley. He was gone before Boyd miss
ed him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20
TREASURES IN GFOLOGY.
"a Government Report Just Out Has
Good Things in It

Washington. April 2O.-Many import
ant papers of an economical nature
are embodied ia part of the 18th an
nual report of the geological survey
hlch has just been issued here
These relate mainly to geology and
water supply problems and all are
written by authors Of national reputa-
ton
The report comprises the following.
"Geology and mining industries Of the
Cripple Creek district, Colo" "a ge-
ologlcal Reconnaissance across Idaho"
The Geology of the Road Stones of
Massachusetts, with Some Considera-
ton of Similar Materials from Other
Parts of the United States" .'Econo-
mic Geology Of the hIercur Mining Dis
trict Of Utah"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20
ALMOST STARVING.
Nineteen Thousand TaiIors in New
York Without Bread.

Chicago. April 20.-Chicago labor or
carnations were taken to task this
afternoon at the meeting Of the trade
and labor assembly by Mary Kenny
Old. Sullivan of Boston for their lack
of interest in the strike Of the garment
workers.
Sullivan made the sensational
statement that of the 10000
tailors who struck for an increase of
25 per cent in wages, IS, 600 are now on
the verge Of starvation. Mrs O'Sulli-
van said she knew this, having spent
four days among the tailors, investi-
eating their condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20
IMPRISONED WITH BEER.
Women Getin a Car to Destroy Liquor
and Are Looked In.

Pierre. S. D.. April 20.-Salem is a
temperance town. The members of
the W. C. r. IT. are persistent in
fighting HqQuor. They even attempt at
times, the destruction OF the perni-
cious destroyer.
A car of bottled beer was received
at Salem The w. O. IT, U. got wind
of it. A plan Of action was formulat-
ed
In regular file they marched a fun
score of them to the enemy's head
quarters. Bent on annihilation they
entered the car. The good work went
Then came moment of darkness.
Other similar moments followed in
quick succession. The group inside
on them, but otherwise il was total
ly dark
The car door was shut and they
scarcely breathed as the nails driv-
en- i'm the cleat could be heard. They
thought their doom was sealed as
was the box car. Inside all was dark
ness, and beer, and women.
The dinner hour approached bus
bands came home to eat Their APP
petites Went unappeased Neither
meals nor wives could they find.
a search revealed the women-s
whereabouts. The car door was seat-
ed 1T was a peniteutiary offeuse Is
break a car seal The railroad agent
stood by to see what man broke the
law and the seal
The men held cOufab with their
imprisoned wives and the beer con-
tinued to trickle through the cracks
in the car.
Attorney General Crawford OF this
city was appealed to by telegraph
What VIII we do" pleaded the
men
Hire a lawyer" answered back the
attorney general
At last accounts the prisoners are
prisoners still.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20
ROTHCHILDS INVEST.
Purchase One of the Biggest Silver
Shelters ia the World.

Washington. April 20.-The Roths-
Childs have captured large interests i'm
one of the leading silver smelling works
i'm New South Wales The United States
vice commercial agent at New Castle,
New South Wales. Mr.. keightly, in
report to the state department says
that these smelling works are project
ed on an extensive scale for the treat
ment Of silver ore from Broken Hill
by the Ashcroft process.
A Company termed the New Sulphite
corporation in which the great house
of Rothschlds holds a large interest
has purchased a site at Cookie creek
about u miles from New Castle and
works costing S29o000 are being erect
cd TO employ 1 500 men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20
MILLIONS FOR A TIRE.
Pneumatic Brings the Princely For
tune Of $15, 100000.

London. April 2o.-The sale this week
to an English rubber company of
pneumatic tire invention for IS 600, 600
(S15, 600 GOOD recalls the fact that when
DR.. Dunlop. an enthusiastic Dublin
cvclist. invented a pneumatic tire. only
as far back as 1889, and applied for
money to develop the invention, he was
generally laughed at.
The company. as finally formed in
vested only e75.0O0 Cs375.O00) and in
addition to the vast sum now received
the shareholders have been paid al
ready 9657 600 (3,2S5.0o0) in dividends
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20
TRIED no ROB RIGBY'S.
Small ColOred Boy Arrested for Try
ing to Tan the Till.

John Small a young colored boy who
sneaked into Rigby's North Topeka
store yesterday morning and was
caught in an attempt at opening the
money drawer. was arrested. He was
fined SIS in police court this morning.
James Austin and John Cooney were
each fined SO for being boistrously in
toxicated.
r.. e. MCGUIRE was fined SO for beg
ging on the streets
During Saturday night and Sunday
the following men, most of them well
known to the police and some of them
tramps We're found intoxicated in diff
ferent parts of the town and were fined
IS each in police court today John
Collins, #. ~ Robinson Frank Nc
Gehee. J. E. Padgett, VIII Madden,
VIM Flatterty, J. @. Strain. Eli Shell
ton, J. White and John Swanson.
DR.. Cams Electric Belt co. Big Free
all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20
ssADVOCATE'' SOLD.
W. H. Biddle Disposes of His Butler
County Paper.

FL Dorado. April Pot. b. Hasten Of
Council Grove and T. H. Brundage Of
the Topeka CO-Operator have Dlli-
chased the Advocate from w. II Bid
die and VIII assume control at once.
Both Of these men have had newsDa-
per experience and consider El Dorado
good field. Mr. Brundage is related
to john Carnahan who lives above
town Mr.. Biddle viii be conneofs.7
with the paper for some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20

Police officer Jack King arrested a
hog Saturday The officer found her
lettering about in Monroe street. She
is charged with petit larceny When
she was placed under arrest she re-
was compelled to use all the persna-
sive powers he had on hand and foot
to get her to the station. Driver Bun
dy is feeding her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20

Glasgow. April 2O.-The steamer,
NIarsden. collided with the British bark
Firth. of SOlWay, Capt Kendrick, yes
terday, near Kish lightship. causing
the latter to sink. Thirteen men and
the captains wife and child were
drowned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20
Glass Blowers Won't Blow.

Hartford City. Ind, April 2O.-The
glass blowers of the Hartford City
window Glass company refused to go
to work this evening because a blower
had been discharged in violation of the
agreement with their union Six hun
dred men are thrown ont Of work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20

We aim to please our trade. Peerless
Steam Laundry, 112 and ia W. 8th st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20

San Francisco, April 2O.-The steamer
Gaelic brings news of the marriage at
Honolulu on the 10th instant of Lloyd
Osborne, stepson of the late Robert
Louis Stevenson, to Miss Catherine
Durham of Springfield. Mo Miss Dur
ham has been q student at Stanford
university for the last two years.
Bremner's Biscuit; all varieties. Ac-
knowledged the best
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20

Anhenser-Bu sch's Malt Nutrine-ths food
drink For sale by an druggists and grocers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20
Lonia stevengon's Daughter.

SweetNoments cigarettes are prop
irly named. as all smokers viii testify.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20

Paulsboro. n. J.. April 20.-AIrs Han
nah Charm. or Aunt Hannah. as she
is Familiarity known, celebrated her
10Sth birthday at her home at Terrell
Gloucester county. today There were
present three sons. the youngest of
which is 66 years, % grandchildren 81
great grandchildren. and u great great
grand children. Aunt Hannah makes
her home with her son Hundreds Of
people paid their respects to the Oldest
woman in New Jersey
The Electric Entertainers tonight and
all week. Free show Is specially ar
lists. Seats 8 and 10 cents. Quincy
street. between Fourth and Fifth SITS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20

Bremner's Butter Wafers-The best.
Sold by ali leading grocerss
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20

Bremner's Butter Wafers-The idea
wafer for late lunches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-20
Oldest Woman in New JERSEY.

DR.. Cams Electric Belt co. Big Free
Show all week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
Superior Merit.
REMARKABLE CURATIVE PROPERTIES OF A
NEW REMEDY FOR INDIGESTION AND
STOMACH WEAKNESS

Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. a preparation for
the cure of dyspepsia and the various forms Of in
digestion and stomach trouble, owes Its great sue
CESS as a for these troubles to the fact that
1t Is prepared for disease and weakness of the
stomach and digestive organs ONLY and is not
recommended advised for any other disease. 1t
Is not rure-all but for any stomach trouble 1t is
undoubtedly the SAFEST, most sensible remedy
that can be advised with the prospect of a perma-
nent cure. 1t is prepared In tablet form. pleasant
TO taste, composed OF vegetable and fruit
pure pepsin and Golden Seal. every one Of which
acts effectively in dgestng the food eaten. thereby
resting and invigOrating the weak stomach; REST
Is natures cure for any disease, but You cannot
rest the STOMACH unless you put into il some
thing that will do its work assist in the diges-
ton OF food. That is exactly what Stuart's Dys-
pesa Tablets do. one grain of the digestive prin-
';pe contained in them will digest 30C0 grains OF
meat, eggs similar wholesome foods. They will
digest the food whether the sto mach is In working
order or not thereby nourshing the body and rest
ing the stomach at the same time and REST and
ness. In persons down in flesh and appetite
these tablets build mp the strength and increase
fesh because they digest flesh forming food which
the weak stomach cannot do: they increase the
flow of gastric juice and prevent fermentation,
acidity and watery risines
Stunrt's Dyspepsia Tablets can be found at all
drug stores AT Soc. per package.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20

clination and little time to go In the pur-
suit of sheer exercise oftentimes find that
some kind of game proves highly attrac-
tive.
Taking a beginner whose physical nondi-
ton is good. will find that in an unac-
customed performance, especially one re-
Quiring steadiness, the muscles are not I'M
der control and that when he holds his
pistol at arms length his aim is but
miserable shake" To correct this he
shall stand in q proper position: he shall
stand squarely and equally balanced en-
both feet, and If he will adopt low heels CT
none at all, all the better His position
should be taken up at twelve yards from
large. white target in a good light and YER
tfcal-the round black three-inch bulls eye
in the center of the white field and on g.
level with the shooters head. Now, in
stead or standing at any convenient angle
and breaking your heart to hit the bull,
stand Squarely ut right angle to the tar
get-your feet comfortably apart but not
much spread 1t is. of course, your shoot
fng-arm shoulder and side that are toward
the target. This being the case put the
stock of the loaded pistol snugly in your
grasp. just SO that when the arm is held
at length the pistol will be a continua;io ion
of line, as shown in figure II.
The Shooting Arm.
Having the pistol surely grasped Law the
trigger finger inside the trigger-guard, but
not On the trigger. and then extending the
shooting arm upward at an angle Of say
forty degrees. bring it down full length to
level with your target just below the,
bull and draw your sights. By thus ex-
tending the shooting arm and bringing IT
down to position instead of up to it. the
supporting muscles act more steadily he
cause OF the release of the motor nerves
and the straight arm will oscilate only
from the shoulder INSTEAD of trembling
1hroughost. as 1t does in other positions.
ms Is the prime essential to deliberate
aim shooting with the pistol: the various
positions other than the straight-arm be-
ing good only as compared to still more in
Terror ones and nowhere the result of sound
reason and skilled practice. 1t is obviously
an imposslbility to hold anything absolute.
y motionless off-hand: and the object he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
Right Positio"s

Ing to direct ones pistol truly at the in
slant of its discharge, we have found by
experience that this Is more often done in
the straight-arm- than in any
other Substantiating this is the remark
able fact that nobody has done, even from
dead rest, any shooting that EQUALS the
best done by experts in the straight-arm
position. "
The other arm rests at ease usually be-
hind the back. By feeling the handle of
Your pistol as in complete touch to the
II side of your hand-and supporting it by
the spur to the entire release of YOUR
trigger finger. 1t viii be possible to press
the trigger gently and firmly almost to the
peint OF letting go. Good shooting is done
oriy by steadying the pistol through the
shot, ie-. sc holding it that during the
discharge Its direction is actually true
BY fixing the attention time and again on
this feature and by accustoining the nerves
muscles and mind to its close operation It
will come to be appreciated and CORE
spondingly well played. The steady pness-
ing Of the trigger will be most readily ac-
CURED through the use of heavy pull I
pracdced much with a Al reyolyer-the
strgger pull Of which was nine pounds
and have to say that although / had hon.
estiy, assiduously practiced with light
trigger pistols and revolvers during the
eight years before this, 1 learned with the
heavy trigger most nearly how to hold my
gun.
Having placed my beginner into position.
and taking 1t for granted that he will find
It easier to draw sight with one eye than
with two, I dnd myself constrained to pass
mat highly important feature by and rot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
Lending Up to 1t.
From the Detroit Free Press.

From the Detroit Free Press
He had been taking as many of his meals
uo"n town as possible and happening in
only at odd intervals. as a mar always does
when there Is work around the house that
he might do in connection With the spring
cleaning.
Orlando" she said, Il have been brush
ing the moths out of your military uni
FORM
II much Obliged. I'm sure
1t reminded ME that l hadn't heard YOU
say anything about your rife practice for
some time. ion are keeping it up, are you
Eot?''
"Of course"
And you must have improved a great
deal by this times'
Improved? Well, should say SO. can
mt the bLlS-eye at 5W yards more times
than any other man in the company"
That's splendid. l wish / could see YOU
90 H. But. or course, you wouldn't want
me following you around everywhere"
Perhaps it wouldn't he best"
IN tell you what you might do
What is it?''
You might come home early tomorrow
afternoon and bet me how many times
II succession you ran hit the head of a car
pet tack with the hammer. 1t seems sim
pie. but you know, dear. you used to have a
great deal of trouble doing even that and
should so like 10 see how you have i'm
provedu' "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20

Sixty consecutive shots in a bull's-eye
black on white 111 inch.
Twenty-Five ordinary clay pipes broker
consecutively.
-Four common playing cards split (eacf
card being so arranged that it's edge wa.
directly towards the shooter)
Five ordinary carpet lacks driven ant
nve postage stamps hit, consecutiyely
Three doubles consecutively; lie. the
shooter fires one shot at clean whit.
pasteboard. the bullet making a clean-cu1
hole into which he breaks with the mex
shot.
tance) nineteen shots in a buI's-eye H.
inch. This equals the best pistol shooting
OF France during the past forty years
Also at hfty-five measured yards, three
nine-tnch bull / have also seen excel
lent shooting at the word Of command
some of the most attractive being done b,
a man who was by no means a first-class
dellberafe-afm shot, especially in matches
and more especially those matches reuulr.
ing much shooting
Skill In Shooting.
There is nothing more utterly falacous
than the widespread notion that the deadly
cowboy gets a bullet unerringly where he
wants 1t by Hopping hs revolver towards
the object as If 1t were a stick from the
end of which he propelled a green apple o,
potato Frontiersmen do shoot ION the
drop. as 1t Is called, and We are credibly
informed that they not infrequently stor
one another forever in this particular fash.
Ion, but that does not make, never can
make them or any man expert at hitting
little targets. mans body or even a
mans head presents q huge mark as CON-
pared to the objects fired al and hit by tn,
best deliberate-aim shooters and is further
more some hundreds of times the size of
targets used by the best snapshots in New
York and the east-snap-shots who come
INTO position and shoot just as quickly as
the liveliest cowboy of them ALL The main
Inference Is that the habitual murderer
gets his gun out of the leather $50 at least
we are told and. without preliminary.
bangs away, while with US conformity 10
the rules OF position remains essential and
the shooting game Is played more as a
true sportsman's recreation, because hap
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
Conversation AIphabets.

from the Chicago Record
Did you ever hear of the girl who made
up conversational alphabet? asked the
girl in blue ore morning. after We had
come to be really acquainted. She was
obliged to entertain a great many s.rane-
ers, and, as she was not ready talker,
she made little catalogue of subjects to
talk about. and under each topic arranged
thoughts and fancies of her own. She kept
adding to it. a littls. at time, till she had
a variety of topics and could he bright
and entertaining about any Of them"
And did she begin at the beginning and
infiict the whole collection. in alpha be tea |
order. upon each victim? And what did
She do if she met him second 1ime?"
NO; she tried enc topic and then al
other until shc found something that would
make her ccmpa nion talk. This is the true
secret of being entertaining don't you
think so? Of course she exercised her dis
erection. and chose topics that seemed suit
able to the victim. And Tow what are you
smiling ahout?"
1T reminds me of a doctor trying new
remedies on his patients!'
Never mind. l am going to try it my
SELF