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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10
Kansas CITY Markets.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 18.-CATrLE-Re-
ceipts $500; shipments, 1900. Market
steady to strong. Texas steers $275
$3.50; Texas cows $2.0O@2 80; beef
steers $3O0@4.40; native COWS $1.75@
3.35; stockers and feeders, 81 SO@$3 rs;
bulls $200@340.
Representative sales-Texas steers 81
head, averaging 1920 pounds. So so: Tex
as COWS. "a head, 962 pounds, $3.50; beef
steers, Is head, 1869 pounds, 81 40; ma
tive COWS, IL head, 1,042 pounds, 81 80;
stockers and feeders 10 head, 1852
pounds. 1910; bulls. 8 head, 1892
pounds. SIS 40.
Hoas-Receipts, 10000; shipments. 400.
Market weak, &c lower. Bulk of sales
$3.2503.55; heavies SIS. 4OM3. so; pack
ers So 50@3 60; mixed So, 35@S 81; lights
So 30@350; workers, So 450350; pigs,
$345
SHEEP = Receipts, 1900; shipments,
none. Market strong. Lambs $400@4.50;
muttons, 81 O0@3 So
WHEAT-About &c lower; No 2 hard
571S; No red, CSC; No. 2 spring Sc
@5615c; No. 8 spring 54@15c; reject
ed, nominally 43@50c.
CoRN-Lower,d dull No. mixed 1850
&c; No. 2 white 22Ac.
OATs-Unchanged No. 2 mixed Tic;
No. white, nominally 15@18%c.
RYE-Duil; NJ. 2, 30c.
HAY Weak; timothy, $1000@12.50,
prairie, $6OO@Z00
BUTTER-Steady and firm; creamery,
1815@21c; dairy fancy, 1894.
EaGs-Weak. lower; fresh 1715c
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10
IRRIGATION SESSION.

The State Board of Agriculture Talks of
Irrigation This Morning.
Two Topeka people talked at the state
board of agriculture meeting this morn
ing, Fl. v Hinckley on 1.-THE Underfow
as Related to Irrigation Development"
and E. B. Cowgirl on Pumping Equip
ment for Irrigation"
C. D. Perry of Englewood read a
paper on "How We Irrigate with Water"
Secretary w. B. Sutton of the state board
of irrigation told about the work of the
board for the past year.
The election of officers will take place
this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10
MINNIE A DUCHESS.

Minnie Palmer Engaged to be Married to
Duke D'EstreIIa of Navarro.
BALTIMORE, Jan. 10.-Miss Minnie
Palmer. who is playing an engagement
at the Lyceum here. announced last
night that she will be married on May
10, in London, to the Duke D'Estrella, of
Navarro, whom she met at Trouville last
summer
After the wedding she intends to re-
tire from the stage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10
TOPEKA WEATHER.

What It Was For the Month of De-
cember.
Weather Observer Jennings has COM
pleted his report of the weather of To-
peka for the month of December, and
also his annual report for 1895.
The report for December shows that
the total rainfall was ~ inches, and the
total snowfall 81 inches. The mean
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10
BRISTLE AT THE PORTE.
We May Set n Heavy Foot in Europe De-
spite Monroe Doctrine,

CHICAGO. January 1O.-A special from
Washington to the Times Herald says:
Unless the Turkish porte makes prompt
PREPARATION for the burning of the Amer
lean mission building at Harpoot, the
indemnify of 100000 demanded by this
government will be collected by force. q
This statement was made by high of
fetal of the government. He accom-
panied it with the priviso that it is be-
lieved the porte will make the demanded
PREPARATION when it perceives that the
United States is not to be trifled with.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10
ARRESTS MADE.

Leading Citizens of Johannesburg
Tab en- Into Custody for Treason.
JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 10-Twenty-two
members of the reform committee in
Guiding Colonel Rhodes, brother of Cecil
Rhodes, Sir Drummond Dunbar Mr..
Lionel Phillips and DR.. Sausr were
arrested at their club last evening on
the charge of high treason and convey
ed under escort to Pretoria.
Perfect quiet prevails here. The pop
ulace is Indifferent and the Uitlanders
are disarminp
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10

LONDON, Jan. 10-The most import
ant developments in the South African
situation today is the fact that in spite
of all denials it is now believed in many
quarters that there is some truth in the
rumors that Great Britain has purchased
Delagoa Bay from Portugal.
If this be the case an entirely new COM
plexlon will be thrown upon the political
situation and it may turn out to be the
excuse of the milling of such pow,
erful British feet az the one which will
be anchored off Portland on Tuesday
next.
In the Transvaal itself the UitIanders
numbering about 10000 more or less
we'll armed men, have been given until
6 o'clock this evening in which to
disarm, and all those who
do SO except the leaders of
the recent disturbance will
be pardoned. AS the Uitlanders are sur
rounded by about 10000 we'll armed
Beers, it may be presumed that the sur
render will take place before the hour
specified.
President Kruger, it was announced
today. has sent the following telegram
in reply to Sir Hercules Robinson, the
governor of Cape Colony, for transmits
sion to Mr.. Chamberlain. After acknowl-
edging the receipt of the queens message
President Kruger says: 1T is my in
tention to hand over the prisoners SO that
DR.. Jameson and the British under him
may be punished by her majesty's gov,
ernment. l will make known to your
excellency my final decision in the mat
ter as soon as Johannesburg shall have
reverted to a condition of quietness and
order.
SIN the meantime I request your ex-
cellency to assure the queen of my high
appreciation of her words ard in proffer-
ing my respectful good wishes to express
my thanks for the same"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10
To Refnrn the Rnrl.en levels.

NEW YORK, Jan. 10-The Press this
morning says: l. Townsend Burden,
whose home was robbed on December
of diamonds worth about fifty thousand
dollars, has received a letter from the
thieves, in which they offer to return the
gems intact, providing Mr. Burden sticks
to his promise of Immunity from arrest
and gives them $1,000 reward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10
Personal and Social Items.

Mrs Margaret Johnson has issued in.
vitations to the marriage of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Clara johnson Wiggin to Mr.
Louis Wood Willitts, the ceremony to
take place at her home. 906 Quincy
street, at noon, next Tuesday, January
IA Mrs. and Mrs. Willis will be at
home after February I, at 90 South Ok
ford street, Brooklyn.
DIR. j. E. Minney visited DR.. and Mrs.
Ernest Minuey at Paxico, Kansas, yes
terday
Miss Kitty Jordan, of Chicago, is visit
ing her brother, E. P Jordan, at 1915
Polk street.
Misses Nellie Clough and Frances
Moon, Messrs. John Waters and Walter
Gust were at the guest table on Monday
evening when Miss Wort entertained
her whist club.
Mr.. Rankin Mason spent the day in
Lawrence Tuesday.
Mr.. Ii. A. Sibley attended the Iroquois
club party at Lawrence Monday night.
Mrs Della Moreland and daughter,
Miss Kathleen. who have been visiting
Mrs. A A Hurd, Mrs. Moreland's sis
ter, will leave Sunday, Miss Kathleen re-
turning to All Hallow academy at Wich-
tia.
Mr.. Charles Lantry is at Hot Springs,
Arkansas Mrs. Lantry is wintering in
Texas.
Paul B. Palmer has returned to Ken
yon Military academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Hollcraft have re-
turned from the south. They visited
Atlanta, Florida, and Texas.
The Sans PareiI club will give its
fourth party of the season at Library
hall on st. Valentines day.
Miss Alice Hood came up from EN-
poria to attend Mrs. Abram Hamm ett's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10

temperature for the month was 30 de-
grees above. The maximum tempeIa-
ture was 60 degrees above on the lota
degrees above on the I'd inst. Inc pre-
vailing direction of the wind was north:
The temperature for the month was l
degree below normal, and the rainfall
.76 degrees above normal. 900
The total rainfall for 1898 was oy.S3
inches, and the mean temperature o4-S
degrees
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10

was produced by a long pendant spray
of asparagus plunnosus, which was re-
Elected in the tall mirror before which it
hung.
A vase of red carnations also sat in
front of the mirror and other plants and
flowers were scattered about the room.
The next room was effectually hung
everywhere with mistletoe, its clear
berries cleaning amid the green leaves.
Palms were also used and two tall vases
of odorous narcissus perfumed the air.
The third room had palms, white and
hyacinths, with a few red carnations to
give the needed bit of color.
The ladies were introduced to Mrs.
C. W. Fort of Kansas City, for whom the
entertainment was given.
Mrs. P. H. Adams and Miss Bessie
Gibson, entertained the company with
music.
Mrs. VanValkenburg will entertain at
six o'clock tea this evening, and fifteen
tables at cards afterwards
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10
MIOWERA IS SAFE.
The Supposed to Be Lost Ship Near
Honolulu and all Well.

SEATTLE, Wn. Jan. 10. A special dis
patch received from Vancouver to-day
states that the Warrimoo from Hawaii
arrived at 4 a. N. and reports as safe the
Miowera, the steamship which was sup
posed to be swamped while endeavoring
to save the Strathnevis.
The Warrimoo spoke the Miowera
January 2, about 100 miles south of II on
olulu, bound for Australia and all was
we'll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10
GOOD NEWS FOR HAYS CITY

The COMMITTEES Reports Favorably on
Granting the Reservation.
From the State Journals Special Correspondent
= WASHINGTON. Jan. 10.-Representa-
tives Curtis and Baker appeared before
the public lands committee today in the
interest of the Fort Hays reservation
bill and the committee instructed fav-
orabls report, giving the reservation to
Kansas for western branches of the state
agricultural and normal schools.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10
Death of 100000 Horse.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. Jan. 10.-Pilot
Medium, the cele brated stallion owned
by Walter Clark of this city, and valued
at 100000 died suddenly today of in
hammation of the bowels. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10
Big Ships at Portsmouth.

PORTSMOUTH, Jan. lot is reported
here that second special squadron of
war ships, consisting of fast cruisers, has
been tod off and will be held in readi-
ness for commission at a moments no.
tice
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10

Mrs. NJ. w. Van VaulkenburS Entertains.
The unusual beauty of the afternoon.
with its soft sunshine more like that of
Indian summer than mid winter, invited
society people out yesterday, and seventy
of the eighty ladies invited by Mrs NJ.
w Van Valkenburg to speud an after
noon at thimbles, responded. They felt
we'll repaid for coming to enjoy an af-
ternoon in the prettily decorated rooms.
In the parlor a remarkably pretty effect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10
closing on Popular Stocks.

The closing today was as follows:
Sugar. 1885: Gas. 6614; c.. B. s @, 7414;
Atchison, 1875; R [. 65M; w. q, s414;
Mo P, 2414; U. P, SO. 81. Paul 67M.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10
General socIal Notea.

| Mrs. NJ. c. Hammatt entertained sixty
| young people at a seven o'clock tea last
evening for her son, Mr.. Theodore Ham
matt. who is one of the young men en-
| tertaining at series of teas. MIR. Wal
! ter Noble Will be the next host
Mrs. Richard Gundry entertained a
few friends Informally at luncheon today
complimentary to Mrs. c. w. Fort of
Kansas City.
Mrs. Walter Horner has issued invita-
tions for next Thursday afternoon at two
O'Clock at cards.
Miss Margaret Dudley will entertain
at cards next Wednesday afternoon,
Mrs. c. w. Fort of Kansas City is the
guest of Mrs. Ellis Thompson on West
Sixth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Atwood will
leave tomorrow for New Orleans,
to be absent two weeks. Mrs
Atwood, who has not been we'll
for sometime hopes to be benefited by
the trip.
Miss. May Horton has the chorus for the
"Mikado" in charge.
The Occidental club which is now
studying BuIwer met with Mrs. ]. Z.
Hudson at the Copeland Tuesday after
noon. The club will study Mrs. Brown
ing next. On Tuesday the Climb will
meet again with Mrs. Hudson.
Miss Nina Thomas will play Katisha
in the Ingleside "Mikado"
Miss Lulu Boone of St Joe is visiting
Mrs. L Deppe in North Topeka.
Miss ssaton's Idea.
Miss Nellie Seaton, daughter of Capt.
John Seaton, suggested leap year par
ty in Atchison, and her father offered
his pretty theater lighted and heated for
the use of the ladies.
The Atchison Globe speaks thus of
the result: Beauty and splendor held sway
at the new Atchison theater last evening,
which, for the first time in its history was
utilized for dancing. The occasion was
one of especial importance in Atchi-
son society circles, the much talk
ed of leap year party, which
brought together all the small circles in
to one large assemblage of handsomely
dressed and attractive young people. By
themselves they would have made pic
ture, but the beautiful surroundings
which tho Interior of the theater afford
ed, added to it SO much that the invited
guests, who were spectators. applauded
the scene as the dancers moved grace
fully to and fro in the first lanciers. The
stage manager had taken IA hand, and as
the action of the lanciers changed, he
threw yellow, red and purple lights upon
the dancers. The effect was novel
that the monotonous sameness of the or
binary dancing party was entirely lost
sight of.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-10

Every body takes the JOURNAL.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-06
How the yultures Were Fooled.

Some sports recently took place at
q station in Upper Burma, one of
the events being what is popularity
known as a Victoria Cross race
that is, the competitors have to ride
some distance, taking two or three
hurdles on their way, to a point
where there are arranged a number
of figures in stuffed cases shaped like
human bodies. They then dismount,
fire q round of blank cartridges, pick
up dummy each and race back.
In this case after the sports were
over the dummies were left on the
ground, and in about half an hour
after the ground was deserted no.
ticed vulture settled on the ground
close to the dummies. In about an
other five minutes more than 80 had
collected.
The birds seemed much puzzled as
they carefully inspected each lay
figure, walking from one to the next
all along the line and eventually,
after sitting in a circle for short
time, flew away.
The birds must have discovered
the dummies by sight, though 1
have often heard that vultures rely
on their sense of smell as WE'LL
Pearson'S Weekly.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-06
May Be True of a Boston Woman.

A south end woman who was due
at home at a certain hour, but
couldn't possibly get there because
she became stalled in an electric car
blockade on fremont street, waited
and waited until patience ceased to
be virtue or even half way COM
mendablo. She arose and stalked
from the car with kindling eye and
swelling heart, said by poets to be
evidences of anger, but paused at
the platform long enough to offer
the conductor a nickel. "Why,
madam, said the conductor, "you
have already paid your fare.
Il know it," said tho south end
woman, "but I've been here so long
l thought owed you rent. Boston
Traveller.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-06
What Did He Mean?

Two young gentlemen met in one
OF the Pittsburg parks, according to
Tho acknowledgement. One of
them was wheeling his firstborn son.
"Ah, good morning, Mr.. Belle
field" said the proud father. "Now,
isn't this a pretty baby?"
Tits, indeed, said Mr.. Beilefeld.
II have never seen your wife, but I
fancy the child must take after its
mother"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-06
ASSAlliNG OUR LANGUAGE.
Its Pronunciation Matter of Bewilder.
nent and Freaks.

Its Pronunciation n Matter of Bewilder.
ment and Freaks.
a writer in The Atlantic Monthly
tiercely attacks the English language
as being the freakiest and most un.
reliable of any in existence. He
says: The words of our language
might indeed be compared to the
countless leaves on the millions of
trees in the world, each one of
which is to a certain extent law
unto itself and develops individual
peculiarities. believe it never hap
pens with any other tongue spoken
on this globe that people of culture
and even learning are in doubt as to
the proper pronunciation of any
word and go to the dictionary to
settle the matter, finding often
enough that doctors disagree. ]
have given some time in my life to
the study of foreign languages and
know that in all of them certain in
flexible rules govern certain com.
binations of consonants and vowels,
so rarely, if ever, departed from
that it is possible at least to ap-
proach from books alone a correct
pronunciation. But in English who
ever knows from it's spelling how
word will "get itself" pronounced?
Woe to the misguided foreigner
who should attempt to learn to
speak our idiom from the printed
page only! know of one such case,
attended, as might be supposed, with
most disastrous consequences. It
was that of a German who came
here during the war, and having no
means enlisted in a German regi-
ment. In the leisure of camp life
he undertook to learn English by
himself by reading Dickens.
But, ye gods and little fishes! To
this day this man, who, it must be
admitted, has exceptionally little
ear. and equally little ambition,
speaks of the "wonly thing" he can
do and of the "pewblio good" and
uses a jargon in general which it is
simply wonderful any American
mind should grasp the meaning Of.
But, then, for the matter of that,
why, really, should it not be
"wonly" and "pewblio?" Can we
give the slightest reason why VOW
els sometimes have one sound and
sometimes another?
A little composition such as this
shows tho mystery of our pronunci-
alton: "That day, having some
chores to do and no choice about it,
went into the garden, but stopped
! to listen to the chorus Or choir of
birds, although I had an ache in my
stomach from eating too much spin
ach and pain in my head from the
heat. My ear was not affected, how
ever, and it being still early cut
down pear and found in it pearl.
Otherwise it proved a disappoint.
ment, which l loved not. 1t was
somewhat tough and gave me 6
cough, and as I had not bought the
fruit l let the bough slip back
There was no use, though, in hav
| ing a sour soul, so I set off on a lit
tie journey, making a tour of the
garden. My wife had not been able
to sew, yet I had intended to SOW
some corn, but SOW with her litter
had eaten it, while the owl came
forth to drink from her bowl. II
being near noon, I took out my book
to read, and having read some time
marked with bit of lead such pas
sages as had the lead
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-06
Economic Value of Birds.

The economic value of birds is un-
told. This fact might be placed be-
yond dispute if it were possible to
prepare two tables-one showing
how many wireworms it would
take to destroy mile of turnips.
how many grubs to ravage the
wheat harvests of q dozen farms,
how many insects to strip the leafy
blades of forest bare, how many
to spoil the fruits of wide orchards,
the other recording the fact that
these very numbers of insects are
eaten by few humble birds in the
course of the year. That the result
would be conclusive evidence of the
birds value may be safely foretold
by glance at a few facts which
have already been brought to bear
upon the question.
In the spring, when there are clam
orous young birds in the nest. the
house sparrow returns every three
or four minutes, each time bearing
spoils in the shape of insect food.
Calculated at its lowest possible val
ue-that is, allowing only one insect
to each journey-this thankless task
represents tens of thousands of cap
tured insects as the work of one pair
of birds in one month. Swift fiers
like the swallow that hawk for food
in the air may rank higher. They
Stay hundreds of thousands.
nightly Review.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-06
Perfectly Sound.

docs your wife know anything
about fnanco?"
Doesn't she!'
us she sound on the silver ques.
tion?"
Sound as burglar. Sleeps with
the spoons under her head every
night. Detroit Free Press.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-02-06
TESTED THE SOLDIERS NERVE.
An Incident Showing the Perils of Life In
the Jungles of India.


the Jungles of India
The bluff old major from the
queens army had listened attentive
ly to the campfire tales of his COM
panlons. He put a fresh charge of
fragrant tobacco in the veteran pipe
that he had been smoking, and the
three occupants of the compartment
iapsed into expectant silence, wait
ing to hear from him.
The bravest man I have ever met
was not on the field of battle, he be-
gan. He was soldier, but know
little about his military record, and
yet when say he was the bravest
man ever knew I think I know
what I am talking about. We were
campaigning in India, and for some
months the command had simply
been idling time away. We were
all thoroughly tired of life of rou-
tine military inactivity, and finally
party of five of us secured a two
weeks leave of absence, which we
proposed to spend in a hunt for big
game.
"One of our number was a senior
regimental officer, who had been
through ten years service in India.
He had been the guiding spirit of
our expedition. Seated few feet
away from him and to his left was
young junior company officer,
who had but recently joined the
command. We had been eating
fruit, which was of kind that
bears very peculiar scent. It is
tradition that this native fruit has a
strong attraction for several varie-
ties of venomous reptiles, which are
peculiar to that climate. lat least
am convinced that there is some
thing moro than tradition in it,
LAS have said, we were talking
of adventures when, in a moment of
silence, the bluff old regimental Off
Ger, looking steadily at the young
lieutenant to his left, slowly said:
do you think you could keep
your presence of mind under the
most trying circumstances, when
your life depended upon your cool
ness and courage?'
Dead silence followed tho colo
nel's question, and the young Off
i Ger, looking quizzically at his inter
rogator, replied:
Eyes, think I could
Then the time has come when
you must be put to the test. Move
not muscle until I tell you, or you
are dead man..
Then the bronzed old warrior
slowly drew his pistol from his hol-
ster, and, taking deliberate aim, he
fired a shot at the very feet of the
man to whom he had addressed his
ominous question. For the space of
second we all sat like statues; then
the colonel, in a tone of relief, ex-
claimed3
cts all right now, boys. I've
killed it..
eve were all on our feet in an in
slant, eager to know what danger
had threatened our young comrade.
At his feet lay the coiling, squirm-
ing body of huge cobra, the most
venomous reptile that haunts the
jungles of India. / think the man
who calmly faced that danger was
the bravest man I've ever met, said
the major, and no one dissented.-
New York Mercury.