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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-24
SUTTON'S TYPE WRITER.
If the Judge Had Gone On rIuch
Longer
HIS FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS

Would Have HEobbed EKim-But He
Finally Came Back TO InteIIisi biI-
isy-And the Band Played On.
| Judge Sutton, secretary of the board
of irrigation, was really in a bad way
yesterday. Today he is happy.
1t all came about through the judges
avowed and expressed need of u type
writer with which to get out his report
and his correspondence.
II must have typewriter" said he at
! yesterdays meeting. ''The one l now
have l am tired of. A very fair one at
first and very pretty but entirely made
quate to the work now.
"She was a beauty when I first got
her." continued the secretary with a
recollective sigh as he twirled his cigar;
land did her work nicely. But she's
getting old and looks like the deuce"
This brought forth look of panied
surprise and horror from Judge Frost,
! who knows that Judge Sutton is quiet,
respectable married man.
ny es," went on the secretary. 81 find
she is getting shaky and loose in parts
| and does not line up we'll at alp
Young Mr.. Tom bin, from Goodland,
was ready to faint at this outbreak.
"She has about broken me up buying
ribbons for her, and her carriage is not
what it ought to be-" continued the COM
plainant
Both the other gentlemen of the board
had by this time lost entire faith in
Judge Sutton's honesty or his sanity,
but were too Mortified to break the spell.
Judge Sutton looked calmly and
thonghtfully at his cigar.
Yes" he resumed, "she's getting old,
| and notice that the enamel has been
knocked off her in good many places
Her key board, too"
That broke the spell.
ooh, thunder" said Jud ge Frost, sand
Mr. Tomblin coming to! We thought
you were talking about a woman. OF
course you can have typewriter"
And that's how it is that Judge Sutton
will have new typewriting machine
with which to get ready the irrigation
boards first annual report
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THEY HAVE $4,000 LEFT.
Half the Appropriation For Irrigation
Plants Still Unexpendsd.

Half the APPROPRIATION For 1rFlsation
Plants Still Unexpendsd.
The state irrigation board has passed
the first year of its two years of official
existence, and still has about half of its
appropriation of $4,000 left, though
nearly two thirds of the work assigned
has been done.
The board was to originally locate and
put in active operation twenty expert
ment stations in the western half of the
state. Thirteen OF these stations have
been located, eleven of which
are complete successes, extensive meas
urements have been made regarding the
water supply. surface storm and under
flow with the aid of the United States
geological survey. the three mem bers of
the board have been paid their yearly SAL
AIRY of 81 900 each and actually paid ex-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-24
HOME DRESSMAklNG.

Some Hints About Making Bodices-How
to Cut and Basic.
In cutting out the pieces of a bodice it
should be remembered that the waist line
should always run with the cross thread
of the goods unless the garment is to be
made of bias material, as sometimes in
the case of plaids.
Gathered and draped bodices are made
over carefully fitted lining, the seams Of
which, except on the shoulder and under
the arm, are sewed before the outside goods
Gre arranged upon it. Where chiffon OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-24
COLLARS AND BoAs.

Eow TO Shape and Finish ColIars-Sketch
of an Evening Gown.
Sanding collars, finished at the top with
square tabs, which are turned down, are
very fashionable and are seen on many
costumes. They are made of the material
that trims the gown, be it velvet or silk,
and sometimes are seen even of the stuff
of the gown itself The tabs are trimmed
with embroidery, narrow lace or fine gal
loon or are Lett plain. They must be lined
with stiffening more or less rigid, accord
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-24
BuckIen,s Arn1ca saIve.

The best Salve in the world for Cuts.
Bruises. Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fe-
yer Sores. letter. Chapped Hands, Chill
blains. Corns and all Skin Eruptions, and
positively cures Piles or no pay required
L 10 guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
tioR or money refunded. Price 25 cents
per box. For sale by J. &. Jones, COL
KaRsaa ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-24

Scientific Tests Made to Prove How Much
Water There il There Yearly.

Scientific Tests Made to Prove How Much
Water There is There Yearly.
One of the very best things done by
the state irrigation commission in its
first year just closed was the test of the
water supply of Western Kansas.
1t was most satisfactory and the actual
tests surpassed the widest calculations
of the most enthusiastic irrigationists,
and there seems no reason why Wester n
Kansas will not soon become under the
wand of irrigation more prolific than the
eastern counties of the state that have in
the past been inclined to look pityingly
on their western sisters and their gular
yearly crop failures.
Enough water flows out of western
Kansas in her rivers every year to irri
gate alone a large portion of the territory
that has been known as arid.
The board early secured an agreement
with the United States geological survey
whereby the government furnished all
the necessary appliances and located
stations for the measurements of the
water that flows out of the state through
the Solomon, Saline, Smoky Hill, Arkan-
sas, Cimarron and Republican rivers
The board furnished a man to take
records at each station
It was found that in the five months
from April 1st to September LIST, these
rivers carried off enough water to cover
1900 900 acres to the depth of one foot or
irrigate successfully for an entire season
| 1870 600 acres of arid land.
Prof. Hayworth of the Kansas State
| University was associated as an advisory
| member of the board with the govern
| ment survey in the measurements of the
available water supply and of the areas
susceptible to irrigation, aud it is the
/ official estimate that fifty-fi five per cent OF
the land of western Kansas could be sue
cessfully irrigated if the underflow, the
| river flow and the storm waters were all
| utilized.
The highest estimate ever made before
was by Prof Powell when he was direc-
tor of the geological survey. He esti-
| mated that ten per cent of the land could
be successfully irrigated
| The government reports read that in
California only three-tenths of one FER
| cent of the land is susceptible to irriga-
/ ton.
The deduction is that if with that small
| percentage California can support SO
| many people what can Kansas do with
! 1870 times as much.
The Kansas irrigation board is trying
| to get congress interested in Kansas irri-
CATION aud the state delegation there is
now seeking to bring about that end
with liberal appropriation. The board
| hopes for 100000,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-24
a Friend to Freeoom.

Here said the foreman to the editer,
is poem on Cuba
xiii it, replied the editor. "Our
sympathies are with the insurgents, and
we will not put a straw in the way of
their success !''-Atlanta Constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-24

Every Saturday this wear, in this pa
per will appear a different statement
from some prominent citizen. who uses
and recomnn ends Gavitrs Coug D Baissm.
Watch for i'll There is no cough medi-
cine on the market that isrso universally
endorsed by every oue wh04 es used it
1900 bottles sold in Topeka one week.
Sold By all druggists, 20 and ~ cts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-24
HANGING FERNERY.
A Beautiful Thing for Decorating 3 W
H0rv q EJavSo

A Beautiful Thing for Decorating 3 VIM
dow a House.
The hanging fernery is very pretty
and rather curious horticultural nov
city. The idea was conceived by CAL
ifornia woman, and her idea proved
such happy one that she has reaped
quite financial harvest selling them.
Only few have found their way to TIE
east. however, brought back by tour
lists. The foundation of the hanging
fernery is a terra-cotta pot as nearly
round as can be secured. Over this is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-24

Mrs. Gossipy-I think young Mr.. Chat
ter is delightful conversationaIist..
Mr.. Gossipy-Well, yes. He succeeds
pretty well for man who never has any
thing to say.-Truth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-24
THE North Pole.

Curios from the Arctic region now on
display in Crosby Bros show window.
Lecture of Prof. Dyche this evening,
"a Reserved seats soc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-24
KNOW THY FATE.

By all means consult Prof. Raymond,
the noted clairvovant. See his ad on the
fifth page of this issue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-24
Ladies NIusie Club.

The Ladies Music club met Wednes-
day afternoon with Mrs. F. r Dietrich
at 1868 Tyler. The programme was as
follows:
Vocal quartette Old eapolitan Ait....-.......
Mrs. Thomas Mrs. Foster, Mrs. Miller, Mrs.
The Flatterer. Chamiwade
Mrs. Dietrich.
Vocal, a-To be Near Thee. ...... Salvador Rosa
D-Naidens Wish Chopin
Mrs. Miller.
IL Troyatore Gottschalk
Mrs. Macterran.
Vocal, Evermore Lost to Me. Bach
Mrs. Hodg1ns.
Mnuet Fantastique ...............H ackh
Miss Tracy, Miss Wheeler
4AeIAA VI CAAOA
Vocal, 1 am Titania .-...... Thomas
Fantasia. Halwy
Mrs. Hardt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-24
pensesand their still remains nearly

pensesand their still remains nearly
$4,000 to the credit of the com mission.
The cost of establishing the thirteen
wells has been enormous to u.s." said
Judge Frost president of the board, 1--WE
have been compelled to pay twice as
much as a private person would for
the same things. Everyone seems to
consider it his right and duty to hog
the state at every opportunity. The
wells have cost the board in the neigh
borhood of 5000 each. l suppose an in
dividual could have the same wells put
in at an average expense of $500 or $500.
The bill says we shall hire all work done
by the people who live in the locality of
the we'll. OF course the home people
are inexperienced, haven't the necessary
machinery, and are not afraid to charge
because it is the state.
''As a raising power we have used
windmills and the windmill companies
say they don't feel like making the state
q present of anything.
ave estimate officially that a western
Kansas farmer can irrigate protitably
from ten to twenty acres with one we'll,
no matter how far he has to go down for
his water, and the plant will not cost him
over $500 and in some cases not more
than $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-24

We take this time to express gratifi-
cation at the generous way you have responded to
this Fourth Stock Taking Sale, and thank you
all for your patience.
In arrangements for Saturday have
consulted your convenience far possible, Civ
ing each line of goods counter room than
ever. Our object enable of you
get first choice of the bargains.
The record-union., 1896-09-23
Articles of incorporation.

The following articles Of incorpora-
ton were filed with the Secretary of
State yesterday:
The Clayton Hall Association Prin-
cipal place of business, Clayton, Contra
Costa County. Capital stock, 81 900,
with 5000 subscribed, and Vincent Lib
erty, Percy Douglas, Fred Frank, New
ton Williams and John w. Haberly of
Clayton as directors.
The San Jose Conservatory of Music
Principal place of business, San Jose.
Capital stock, SO, 900, all subscribed
with Maurice Leon Driver, Mrs. Nellie
Argues, James +. Enright, Thomas F.
Morrison and Paul p. Austin of San
Jose, William Greer Harrison of San
Agnews, Lewis G.. May of Petaluma and
Fhilo Hersey of Saratoga as directors.
The Beebe Manufacturing Company.
Principal place Of business, Oakland.
Capital stock, $1,000, with SO sub
scribed, and w. A. Beebe, Agnes Mer-
ritt, S. S. Fogarty, Carrie A. Richardson
and Anna F. Fogarty of Oakland as di-
rectors.
The Los Alamitos Sugar Company
Principal place of business Los Angeles
Cdpftdi StOck, Sl,pOo,UoO, Win StOU,oOe
subscribed, and William A. Clark and
Will A. Clark, Jr., of Butte, Mont, and
J. Ross Clark, T. F. Miller and Z. F
Dyer of Los Angeles as directors.
The College Training School fol-
Nurses. Principal place of business, Los
AngelesAwith Joseph Kurtz, W. D. Bah
cock, D. G. Barber, lie Moyne Wills
Walter Lindley, Melvin L. Moore and
George L. Cole of Los Angeles as di-
rectOrS.
The record-union., 1896-09-23
PERSONAL MENTION.

A. ]. Rhoads went to Stockton yes
terday.
Mrs p. T. Hard Of Los Angeles is at
the Golden Eagle Hotel.
Hensley s. Davis Of the Napa
Journal is visiting Sacramento.
Joseph F. Hughes and wife of San
Francisco are at the Golden Eagle.
Mr.. and Mrs b. Fl. Preston have gone
to San Francisco and Santa Cruz for a
visit.
f. c. Lusk, the well-known Chico at
torney, is in the city, at the Golden
Eagle.
Mrs. T. F. McCarty of Placerville is
in the city and is staying at the Golden
Eagle.
Mrs. #. It. Phillips went to San Fran
cisco to visit her daughter, Mrs Laura
Dundas.
Miss Eva Griffitts has returned home
after visit of a month at San Fran
cisco and Oakland.
Mrs. G.. II. Beechgood, formerly Of
Sacramento, now of Napa, is spending
a few days in the city the guest of Mrs
NJ X Barrett.
The record-union., 1896-09-23
DUGAN PARDONED.
Prominent Men Recommend 1t to the
Governor.

Governor Budd has issued a pardon to
Samuel f. Dugan, convicted of assault
with intent to commit murder in the
county of Los Angeles in March, 1890,
and sentenced to two years imprison-
ment
The Board of Prison Directors, Sena-
tor White, Hon. j. G. Lynch, r. +. del
Vale and others have recommended
the pardon, as no one was injured and
Dugan has always borne a good char
acter.
The District Attorney, c. G. McComas,
states that, although the evidence would
ret justify an acquittai, the shot was
fred by Dugan in the heat of passion
over what had been said and done to
him. He thinks the ends of justice
have been fully served and recommends
he pardon.
The record-union., 1896-09-23
Mariners and Travellers

Speak in high terms of the preventive and
remedial properties of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, medicine peculiarly adapted TO
the wants of those called on to experience
the Vlciss1tudes OF climate, the inclemency
ing or out-of-door life. or the dangers Of :,
malarial or otherwise pestilential at
mosphere. A small quantity Of this agree
able tonic nullifies impurities in water
and fortities the stomach against the con
sequences Of an unhealthy or unaccus-
toned diet. 1t also enables the constit1
ton 10 bear up unharmed against mn
healthy climatic influences, and the sys
tenn to sustain, unmDai ired in health and
vigor. the fatigues of travelling Fnai
have thoroughly tested the efficacy of ~
article declare II to be sovereign nre-
servative of health under conditions noSt
unfavorabe
The record-union., 1896-09-23
Is. F., No 305-Department Two-Filed
Sentamhpr 10 1906
ADJUSTMENTS.

Steve Brodie in "On the Bowery' had
a large audience at the Metropolitan
Theater last night. The scenery of the
thing is good, but as for the play and
the actors. the least said, etc. To this
two exceptions are to be made, the
tramp hummer and the Chatham
square Hebrew clothier were clever
character presentations. But then the
level is low down. And for such an ''en-
tertainment' a considerable sum is
carted out of town, while a refined,
thoroughly good and painstaking home
company at the opera-hou plays to
expenses at 10, 20 and 80 cents admis-
sion. Really that grotesque drop cur
tain at the Metropolitan was of some
protesting value last night since what
went on behind it in the name of "dra-
matte art caused that eleven-foot-six
Armenian dancer to blush through her
| rosy rouge.
At the Clunie Opera-house this even
| ing the stock company will repeat the
romantic drama by Order of the
Gar" 1t is richly mounted, costumed
| elegantly and played excellently. An
exceedingly meritorious piece of work is
| the comedy part sustained by Mr..
| Stockbridge, who is the light hearted,
| spirited and hopeful young officer of the
| Cars guard-a part that might easily
be spoiled by being overacted.
| There are two nuisances that are in
| tolerable One was in evidence last
night at the Metropolitan Theater in
| the person of a loud-mouthed and
mushy speaking peddler Of Steve Bro
| dies literature. He 'orated" and sang
| in the gallery-as others of his breed
| have done before him-and roared in the
| dress circle. He converted the audito-
| rum into a sort of Cheap John auction
shop. This sort of thing is an offense
| outside Of a melOdeon show shop. PeO-
pie go to the theater for other purposes
| than to be harangued from the orcheS-
| ia rail by fakirs. If peddlers there must
! be let them offer their wares without
| their oratiOns, and leave decent people
to converse between acts with leave to
| hear their ears" AT the opera house
| the second nuisance is nightly in evil
dence in the person of two boys with
! small bodies all lungs, who make the
| atmosphere resonant with Shrin cries,
never ceasing, of fresh confection. Is it
| necessary that their shrill shouting that
/ is heard block away shall fill the thea
| ter between acts? Cannot confection be
as well sold to those who wish them
without announcing them to the man in
the moon increasingly and untiringly
Really, Manager Todd, these practices
are offensive and do not tend to draw
| self respecting audiences to pay money
| to enjoy evenings Of dramatic enter
| tainment. They smack too much of
! the circus and the side show, and de-
grade the character Of your houses. If
| you doubt it, ask your audiences
John Slater. the mindreader an
nounces that he Will appear at Pythian
Castle for three nights commencing to-
morrow. Mr.. Slater is well-known to
The record-union., 1896-09-23
Hotel Arrivals.

Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel
yesterday: G. H. Hunter, JOS. Bryan,
Steve Brodie, Chas. Barton, New York
F. G. Lusk, Chico: j. Alton, Portland
Mrs. B. T. Hard. Los Angeles; Mrs. T.
z. McCarty, Placerville; Arthur j.
Heineman, Charles Zeimer. Mrs. L. A.
Seely, John Slater, p. c. Samuel, II. G..
Weistbrod B. f. Mott, James NJ. Har-
court John S. Howell, w. r. Norway,
Joseph F. Hughes and wife, John Gro
der Frank L. Taylor, j. G. Tilden, San
Francisco
The record-union., 1896-09-23

ments made in Jail among the prisoners
concerning the robbery
Townsend was on the stand all day
yesterday. He repeated the oft-told story
of the robbery, in which l.. L. Callendine
was the leader. He was subjected to a
very rigid cross examination by Hiram
w. Johnson. counsel for Baker, who
sought to break the force of Townsend S
testimony by showing that Townsend $
testimony did not in all respects con-
form to that given at the trial of Cal
lendine
The record-union., 1896-09-23
BAKERS CASE.
Fred Townsend Was the Chief
Witness Yesterday.

Sheriff Johnson and Deputy Sheriff
Kelly yesterday morning brought down
Fred Townsend Barney Carroll, Jim
Brady and Gus Johnson from the Fol-
som Prison to testify in the case of
Harry Baker, on trial for completely in
the electric railway company's office
robbery last December All but Town
SIND are to testify concerning state
The record-union., 1896-09-23
WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
Carrie Chapman-Catt to Speak Here
This Evening.

At the Metropolitan Theater this
evening Carrie Chdpman-Catt will de-
nVer an address on woman suffrage
She is said to be a gifte1 woman, one
OF the brightest orators o. her sex in
the country. Out in Dakota they called
her the "Gatling Gun" when she can
vassed that State.
Miss Susan E. Anthony, Mrs. A. A.
Sargent and Mrs. John F. Swift of San
Francisco will be present
The record-union., 1896-09-23
THE CUMMINGS BOYS
Their Friends Petition the Governor
for a Communication.

Friends of John and Caesar Cum
mings petitioned the Governor yester-
day for a Communication of their death
sentence.
The Cummings rented a piece Of land
in Riverside County from an old man,
paying him several hundred dollars in
advance and afterward robbed him Of
the money and murdered him. They
were tried and convicted, and the Su-
preme Court, on appeal, reaffirmed the
death sentence.
The record-union., 1896-09-23
Railroad Changes.

Commencing Tomorrow morning, the
Portland express train will arrive here
little later than heretofore. 1t will
leave for San Francisco (as the local
train) at 1:15 a. M, instead of 6:45 as
at present.
The train from Oroville and knights
Landing will arrive at S:lJ a. m. in
stead of {: 40 a. m.
The record-union., 1896-09-23
HOW YOU DREAD
THE CROSSINGS!

yT,rJF CONTACT WITH ANY ROUGH OB-
IL strucifon-the slightest jolt-is inju-
trio,,s TO the rider of a wheel. 1t disturbs
the internal organs, jars the nerve centers
of the SPINE strains the kidneys and vitai
organs. and induces general weakness. All
old riders speak of this weakness, which can
and should be guarded against. Give
strength to the nerves and muscles of the
hack and help them to stand the strain.
n,ke them elastic and vigorous. An even.
steady current Of electricity, infused into
them daily, will do IT, IL VIII prepare
yor for the severest strain
DR. sANDEN'S ELECTRIC BELT is
rar,icuIarly beneficial to wheel riders. 1t
numbers thousands of them among It's cures.
Giving fts force direct to the nervo-muscI-
,,- center. it carries life and activity to
avarv muscle which is affected by riding.
:, wiu cure a majority of the complaints re-
sulting from indiscretion on the wheel.
II was troubled with "a pain in mn, my @ back & 70,
e,, eve. says W J. Rowe 2217 Clsrkson street. Den
ver Colo.
c.r and examine, and make test OF this
r,onderfuI belt, free of charge. Its power
-nrising. Read the book, Three
~,..sos of Men" which can be had. closely
scaled free upon application.
sANDEN ELECTRIC CO..
$50. street opps~ tie Palace Hotel. San
n~sco Cal Once hours. a. m. to $50
sundays. 10 10 J. Los Angeles of'sce.
a.. sauth Broadway. Portland. Or. 200 Wash
tngton street
The record-union., 1896-09-23
Now a Citizen

In Judge Johnson's court yesterday
William Knoke foreswore his allegiance
to the Emperor of Germany and be-
came what he chose to term "a native
born citizen of California -
The record-union., 1896-09-23
He PeddIed Potatoes.

W. S. Davis yesterday pleaded guilty
in the Police Court to peddling potatoes
without a license, and was fined 50 for
his oversight.
The record-union., 1896-09-23
(Sac, No. 109-Department Two-Filed
September 49, 1860

(Sac., NO. 1O3-Department IWO-F lleQ
September 10, 1860
NJ. Dubois, respondent; Alfred Spinks
and d. Dierssen, appellants. Damages
for conversion. Affirmed.
What constitutes an immediate de-
livery, or an actual and continued
change of possession, in the sense of
Section 3440 of the Civil Code, is a
question of facts to be determined on
the evidence, and where the evidence
tends to prove such delivery and change
of possession, the finding of the court
viii not be disturbed.
By an immediate delivery is not
meant a delivery instanter, but the
character Of the property and its situ-
alton, and all the circumstances must
be taken into consideration in deter
mining whether there was a delivery
within a reasonable time so as to meet
the requirements Of the statute.
1t makes no difference whether the
transaction be a sale or a pledge; since,
in either case. it is a transfer of per-
sonal property" in the sense of the stat
Ute.
The interest of a pledger may be
reached under an execution, but it can
The record-union., 1896-09-23

only be done by serving a garnlshment
on the pledgee and not by seizure OF
the pledge.