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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
"HUMAN Frog IN COURT.
John Cross Displays His Accomplish
ments and is Released

Chicago, April 1.-THE human frog
of Ringing Bros circus met with trou-
bic in leaving the city last night, but an
exhibition of the fact that he is prac-
tically homeless, given before Justice
Porter at the Hyde Park police station
today, appeased the anger of the court
and he was given liberty to continue
hopping down the Illinois Central
tracks Only admOnitiOn given by the
justice was that he should be careful
about making the acquaintance of the
other frogs along the tracks.
The man was arrested by officer
Burke jumping" trains last night. He
gave the name of John Cross, and when
arraigned before Justice Porter said he
was Ringing Bros frog until two
days ago. The justice asked for proof
that he was the famous frog, and in an
instant the police court was changed
into a circus ring. Cross carries his
stock in trade with him. He first drew
off his coat, then vest, shirt, trousers
and shoes followed. When the trans
formation was complete the justice be-
held the green back and long, timber
toes of the frog. Before the justice
could announce that the evidence was
sufficient Cross had thrown the frog
legs behind his ears and sat upon the
floor croaking his troubles to the court.
When the entire performance was COM
pleted Cross was released.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
CiTARRH OF THE STOMACH.
A Pleasant, Simple, but Safe and Eff
fectual Cure for It.

Catarrh of the stomach has long been
considered the next thing to incurable-
The usual symptoms are a full of bloat-
ing sensation after eating, accompanied
sometimes with sour or Watery risings,
a formation of gases, causing pressure
on the heart and lungs and difficult
breathing; headaches, tickle appetite,
nervousness and a general played out,
languid feeling.
There is often a foul taste in the
mouth, coated tongue and if the inter-
ior of the stomach could be seen 1t
would show a Shiny, infamed condition.
The cure for this common and Obsu-
nate trouble is found in a treatment
which causes the food to be readily,
thoroughly digested before it has time
to ferment and irritate the delicate
mucous surfaces of the stomach. To
secure a prompt and healthy digestion
is the one necessary thing to do and
when normal digestion is secured the
catarrhal condition will have disap-
peared.
According to DR.. Harlanson the safest
and best treatment is to use after each
meal a tablet, composed of Diastase,
Aseptic Pepsin, little NuX, Golden
Seal and fruit acids. These tablets can
now be found at all drug stores under
the name of Stuart'S Dyspepsia Tab
lets and not being a patent medicine
can be used with perfect safety and as
surance that healthy appetite and
thorough digestion Will follow their reg
ular use after meals
Mr.. N. J. Booher of 271O Dearborn St,
cal condition resulting from a neglected
cold in the head, whereby the lining
membrane of the nose becomes tnhan-
ed and the poisonous discharge theFe-
from passing backward into the throat
reaches the stomach, thus producing
catarrh of the stomach. Medical author
tiles prescribed for me for three years
for catarrh of stomach without cure,
but today I am the happiest of men
after using only one box of Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets. I cannot find APP
feeling. have found flesh, appetite
and sound rest from their use.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets is the SAT-
est preparation as well as the simplest
and most convenient remedy for any
form of Indigestion, catarrh of stomach.
bilfousness, sour stomach, heartburn
and bloating after meals.
Send for little book, mailed free on
stomach troubles, by addressing Stuart
Co, Marshall. Mich The tablets can be
found at all drug stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
PUT BACK OLD CARRIERS.
Republican Flambeau Club Asks Re
instatement of Former Carriers.

The Topeka Republican Flambeau
club expressed itself on civil service in
general and the action of the Demo-
cratic postmaster who discharged Re
publican letter carriers, at its meeting
Thursday night.
Following are the resolution adopted:
Resolved, That we favor the REIN
statement of the employees whom we
believe were wropgfDlIy removed from
the Topeka pOstoffice by the Democratic
administration and respectfully urge
our representatives in congress to in
vestigate the alleged cause of said re-
movaIs and see that full justice be done
the former Republican employees.
Resolved, That We are opposed to civ
il service as it has been administered
by the Democratic party, especially as
it has been applied to the postal serv-
ice, and reconemnd our senators and
congressman to use every means at
their command to have such remedies
applied as will correct existing evils
and abuses.
Resolved, That a copy of these reso-
1utiOns be engrossed and sent to Sena-
tor Baker, Hon. Charles Curtis and
Hon. Case BrOdericlx, members of con-
gress from this district.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17

A happy family is that of Mr.. James Nc
Kinney, of Hillsdale, Kansas, on whom a
Times reporter recently called. His bust
ness with these people was to learn the facts
for his paper of the cure of their thirteen
year-old daughter from a case of nervous
prostration, and the facts were learned from
Mrs. Mckinney herself, who quickly told
the following story:
" The first pereeptible result of her e1-
IRENE nervousness was apparent in a hating
step of the child in her right limb, " said the
mother, and a physician was called in to
attend her. No apparent change coming,
another doctor was called to attend her.
She continued to grow worse, although we
thought the doctors helped her, until she
lost the entirely of her right arm, which
hung hstless and apparently hfeIess by her
side-''
''The physicians finally told u.s." con-
Gnued Mrs Mckinney, " that Mary would
outgrow It in time, but by accident, my
husband picked up a circular in his shop,
which SO highly recommended DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People, that we concluded
to try them. Mr. Mckinney procured
box at Grimes drug store in Paola and we
began by giving Mary half pill at a time,
and gradually increasing to one pill at a time,
and before we had used one box we could
see they were doing her good. This was one
year ago. She had been suffering at that
time for four years, under the doctors, and
we were so encouraged over the good effects
of the use of DIR. Williams Pink Pills, that
We continued to use them, and the child
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
A l3-Year-OId
Child paraIv wed
Il was Caused by a Nervous Affection, and
Rendered One Arm lifeIess.
From the 7gmes. PaoLa, Kansas.

started to schools.again and has been able to
stronger and in better health all the time
you see her, and we don't notice the old
trouble any more.
50 Yes, we always ready and willing to
recommend DR.. Williams Pink Pills, and
do so all the time, to our friends" replied
Mrs. Mckinney to our question and con-
tinuing she said: We do not know what
the doctors called Mary's af1ictiOn, but we
took it TO be something like paralysis or St.
Vitus' dance, and we became very much
alarmed about her.
{. Our local physician" she says, "now
tells us that DR.. Williams Pink Pills are as
good a thing as we could use and while
Mary is apparently well, she has occasional
attacks of nervous headache, and then she
Pill, so you see she has great faith in them,
but does not like to have us talk about her
late affection"
Mr.. Mckinney is as much or more en-
thusiastic over the great benefit done his
daughter through the use of these pills. He
said: g Nothing too good can be said by me
of DIR. Williams Pink Pills-they are great
medicine"
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
are now given to the public unfailing
blood builder and nerve restorer, curing all
forms of weakness arising from watery con-
ditiOn of the blood or shattered nerves. The
pills are sold by all dealers, viii be sent
post paid on receipt of price, so cents a box or
six boxes for $3.50, (they are never sold in
bulk or by the 1907, by addressing DR.. VII
hams' Medicine Co.. Schenectady. n. 7.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
Marvellous Results.

From a letter written by Rev. J. Gun
dernan. of Dimondale, Mich, we are
nerrnitted to make this extract: Il
have no hesitation in recommending
nr Kings New Discovery, as the re-
s1lIts we're almost marvellous in the case
of my wife. While 1 was pastor of the
BAPTIST church at Rives Junction she
vas brought down with Pneumonia
succeeding La Grippe. Terrible par
oxysms of coughing would last hours
with little interruption and it seemed
as if she could not survive them. A
friend recommended DR.. Kings New
Discovery; it was quick in its work and
highly satisfactory in results Trial
bottles free at J. K. Jones' Drug Store,
Fifth and Kansas Ave. Regular size
soc and 81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
A. M'CALL ON WEBB M'NALL.
The President of the New York Life
Discusses the Action of the
Kansas Commissioner
[From the Kansas City Journal. ]

[F'rom the Kansas City Journal
John A. Mccall, of New York, presi-
dent of the New York Life Insurance
company, was member of the party
of pleasure seekers that went through
the city last evening in a special car on
the Santa F'e with Treasurer Gibbs of
that line. They came in from the west
and went on to Chicago. They went
through here February 81 on their way
west and nave spent all OF the time
looking over the western portion of the
country and are now on their way
home.
President Mccall said he left the
headquarters prior to the action of IN
surance Commissioner AIcNall in shut
ting them out of Kansas, and conse-
quently knew nothing of it save what
he had read. He knew the legal de-
partment of the company was busy
with it and would give it proper at
tention, and so was not worrying about
It. he declined to talk about the ac-
ton of Commissioner McNaIl, but took
exceptions to the statement made by
the Kansas car that the company
made q practice of cOnteSting claims.
In the last annual report we found
we had but $57 900 of contested claims
on our hands out of a business of more
than $50, 600, 600. If that shows much of
a practice in cOntesting claims, would
like to know how. The company tries
to keep out of cOntesting claims, but at
the same time tries to prevent every
effort made to SWindle it.
The HillmOn case was on the books
when became president said Mr..
Mccall. Il sent a special representa-
tive of the company who knew nothing
of the facts to Kansas to stay there
and investigate the situation, and if
there was any shadow of justice in our
paying the policy to so report. His re-
port made to me was perfectly fright
full, and was so strongly against the
payment that I refused to interfere and
allowed the case to continue: We claim
it to be a SwindIe and have been ready
to show our case in courts at every
term
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
ORDER OF MARCH.
Assignment of Places in the Gran
Memorial Parade.

Memorial Parade.
New York, April 1.-THE time for
making applications for place in line
of the Grant parade has closed. The
complete and final order of march will
not be made up before next Tuesday,
but the probable marching order with
the numerical strength of the divisions
has been given out as follows:
Military division:
First division, regulars, United States
troops, $500 men; separate brigade Of
marines and blue jackets, /, 800 men
second division, national guard OF
the state of New York, first brigade,
5000 men; second, 5000 men; third
brigade, $500 men; fourth brigade, g.
600 men.
Third division, the troops of the ma
uOnal guards of the various states as
signed to line in the order of entrance
OF the states to the Union. First brig
ade, Pennsylvania militia, 5000 men;
second brigade, New Jersey troops, A.,
O0O men; third brigade, Connecticut
troops, 500; fourth brigade, MasSachus-
etts troops, 500 men; fifth brigade,
Maryland troops, 900 men; sixth brig
ade, Virginia troops, 200 men; seventh
brigade, Rhode Island troops, 400 men;
eighth brigade, Vermont troops, 500 men;
TENN brigade, Illinois troops, governor
and staff (number not giVen); eleventh
brigade, district of Columbia, $50 men.
Fourth division uniformed, armed and
equipped cadets, under Capt z. L.
Salinski, United States army, 1000
boys.
Veterans grand division, Major Gen.
Q. Q. Howard, U. S. A, commanding
10000 men.
Civic grand division, civic societies,
etc, for the most part in uniform, I'M
der the command of Col. Chas. F. Ho
mer, 10, 600 men
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
MRS. GRANT SURPRISED.
Didn't Know Her Book on General
Grant was to be Published

New York, April 17.-''It is true that
I have written a book in regard to the
domestic life of Gen. Grant and my
SELF said Mrs. Julia Dent Grant, but
it was for the entertainment of my
family, and not for publication
Three years agO I completed writing
this work after spending two summers
and in fact nearly all of two years upon
it. Ever since it has been known that
such work is in existence my permits
sion has been frequently asked to pub
fish excerpts from it, or even whole
chapters. In every instance have re-
fused to grant this request because l
did not think the matters treated Of
would have an interest for people out
side of my own family. Besides it Is
bulky volume, although it has been
copied in typewriting from the original
manuscript. It was a great surprise to
me as well as to members of my family
to learn that the book was about to be
published. for nothing could be further
from nv intention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
DRESSED IN THEIR BEST.
Two Boys Take Strychnine and Go to
Bed.

st. Louis. April IA special to the
Dispatch from Fayetteville, Arkansas,
says:
Two young sons of a Mr.. Hesson, liv-
ing at Greenland, five miles south of
Fayetteville, aged and Is years, COM
mitted suicide while their parents were
at Fayetteville trading.
The boys were angry because they
were left at home and both took bath,
dressed in their best clothes, wrote
notes to their parents, pinned them on
the door, took strychnine and went TO
bed.
Both died before their parents re-
turned home. The note left, babe the
parents good bye and expressed the
hope that they meet them in heaven.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
TOPEKA GIRL WINS.
Miss Florence Dennis Bakes the Best
Bread at Kansas City Food Show.

Miss Florence Dennis Bakes the Best
Bread at Kansas City Food Show.
Topeka people will come to the front,
no matter where they are. Little
Florence Dennis, the 1O-year-old daugh-
ter of J. H. Dennis has been declared
the best juvenile bread baker in Kan
sas City, and she was awarded the first
prize over all comers'' at the Kansas
City Food show.
The following is from q Kansas City
papers write up of the Food show:
THE little girls biscuit baking con-
tests that were held every day during
the show were not only feature Of the
the girls in that greatest of all arts,
cooking. During the three weeks Of
the show over 500 girls under Il years
of age have baked biscuit in this con-
test. In addition to the instructive
feature of these contests, thousands Of
the biscuits these girls made were dis
tributed among the poor of the city.
In Friday afternoons contest Miss
Bertha Robinson won and on Saturday
afternoon Miss Florence Dennis was
adjudged the best baker. These two,
with Miss Alma Weber, who won
Thursday, competed Saturday night in
the final contest. The prizes were
awarded in the following order: Flor
ence Dennis first, the Bucks, Jr., nickel
plated range; Bertha Robinson, sec
ond, two pounds of candy, and Alma
Weber, third one pound of candy.
Each of these girls is 10 years of age.
Dandruff forms when the glands OF
the skin are weakened, and if neglect
ed, badness is sure to follow. Halls
Hair Remover is the best preventive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
ReIief in Sig Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder dis
ease relieved in six hours by the New
Great South American Kidney Cure"
This new remedy is a great surprise on
account of it's exceeding promptness in
relieving pain in the bladder, kidneys,
back and every part of the urinary pas
sages in male or female It relieves re
tention of water and pain in passing It
almost Immediately. If you want quick
relief and cure this is your remedy
Sold by Geo. W. Stansheld, 632 Kansas
Ave, and Sim Drug Co, 607 Kansas
Ave, druggists, Topeka, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
Mrs. vanderbilt's Estate.

New YORK, April 1.-THE appraiser
of the estate of Maria Louise Wander
biIt, wife of William H. Vanderbilt
filed his report with the surrogate to
day. The value of the personal prop
erty is found, after deducting eX-
penses and paying certain debts, to be
Ge25 as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
England Buving Our Horses.

Marion, Ind, April IA car load
of horses from Grant county has been
purchased for the British artillery
service. Noah Wilhelm, a stock buyer
from Upland, has been securing horses
for Al Hiatt of Hartford City, who has
q, contract with the British government
to furnish 5000 horses. The order says
that the horses are to be shipped as
soon as possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
The Rock Island

Is still selling through tickets and
checking baggage to the Occident, the
Orient and intermediate points. and
will continue to 90 so. For rates, etc,
call at Rock Island passenger station.
Phone 3S4~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17

Unconditional surrender, is the only
terms those famous little pills known
as DeWitts Little Early Ilisers will
make with constipation, sick headache
and stomach troubles. G. W. STAINS
field, 632 Kansas ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17

California Express, every day in the
year via the Santa F'e Route, witt
Pullman Palace and Tourist Sleepers
leaves Topeka at 4:35 o. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17

Not how cheap but how good is the
way we try to do our work. Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West sth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
AYERS

Shipping sarsaparilla from Honduras, c. A, is
like "carrying Goals to Newcastle" unless there's
solid reason for the trouble and expense For native
sarsaparila grows in door yards, and the
native root is what other "sarsaparillas" made
of-when they made of sarsaparila at all. The
J. c. Aver Co import their sarsaparilla from Hon
duras Why? They use this imported sarsaparilla
sarsaparIa into four parts, and store each part in
separate storehouse provide against the destruction
of the stock by fire. Why? Not for profit. It
costs to get and to keep this kind of
sarsapara in time freight labor and insurance.
Then why? Because the best sarsaparilla compound
must be made from the best sarsaparlla root, and
that grows in Honduras only. Because the difference
is the difference that has made Ayers Sarsaparlla
the standard blood purifier of the world.
Ayers c4 P zy Ct cures told Mas, the cured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17
Cbean travelling this Spring.

Ask Santa Fe agent for particulars
regarding excessively low rates of fare
on April 9Th and both, and May 4th and
18th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-17

The finest in the west. Come and try IL.
J. w. PHILLIPS. 612 w. Eighth Ave.
Evening star., 1897-04-01

Tomorrow We put on sale another i'm
mense lot of those Holtzman's ladies'
"Marquise'' waists-percales, lawns OdNr
and batisteo, worth up to $1-for..
Evening star., 1897-04-01
DOCTOR McCOY'S BOOK
FREE TO ALL.

The NEST popular of Doctor McCo,.s
writings ON those Diseases for the
cure Of which nc hns become famous
hare been for the benefit of his pa
tients condensed into one Iitue book.
This iittIe book contains his famous
MONOGRAPH DEAFNESS, his
MONOGRAPH ON CiTARRH. and hi.
MONOGRAPH On the SKIN. From "a
careful reading of the MONOGRAPH
on the SKIN, the patient may learn
all that lac needs To know regarding
diseases Of the outer covering of the
body-the skin. From the MONO
GRAPH on CATARRH the patient may
learn all he needs to know regarding
diseases of the inner lining of the
bOdy-the mucous membrane. Doctor
McCOy's book mny be obtained free
by application mt the Office. or I,y
writing for Il.
Evening star., 1897-04-01

medicatcd vapors containing Tropcrties which en-
able them TO penetrate the closed tusaS. and ig
their h"iling action removing the obstruction End
allowing The air 10 pass freely into the middle
ear. when at the imprisoned sens" Of sohnd
Is set Free Tar. IL the first treatment for deaf
hess that Is absolutely mild and painless, that
Is based on natural laws. IL frees the ohst rurtei
ear tubes as Napor of alcohol frees a watcr
pipc of iss frozen contents. II tnaws out the
'onsealed and torpid seisse of sound. Ibder iis
use thousands have regainfd their hearing per-
sons who have been deaf FOR a dead. have hs-,n
made 10 hear ordinary conversation. and. Inors
marvellous stlil, several deaf mutes have been uads
useful members of society and have been brought
10 realize what given blessing is the r,.ston.d
sense of sound To silent human ears
Copyright 1897
J. CHESAP Mccoy.
Evening star., 1897-04-01

MuJOr "HhUuBHDy HeHS""e0'
Mai Sir John Willoughby, the military
commander Of the Jameson raid into the
TransvaaL who was sentenced to ten
months imprisonment In Holloway JAIL
England. on July %, for violation of the
foreign enlistment act, was released from
prison yesterday.
Evening star., 1897-04-01

The regular 59c. white and drab wv.
B. corsets-heavtly boned-tO go 26N~
Evening star., 1897-04-01
LOCAL COLLEGlANs WON.

The Catholic University Team Opened
Its Season With . Victory.
The Johns Hopkins University base ball
team does Eot seem to be In the class with
the college mines of Washington. It was
administered q crushing defeat by George
town, and the Gallaudet team also showed
the Baltimore boys that 1t must improve
greatly in its playing before it could hope
to get game. Yesterday the team was
beaten by the Catholic University nine by
q score Of II to 9. partly on account Of er-
rors and partly on account Of the punched
hits Of the local team.
The game was the first OF the season for
the Catholic University boys. and waa
played on the grounds Of that institution.
The weather was a little cold for snappy
Continued on Eleventh PaGe)
Evening star., 1897-04-01
Senators Will Play the Norfolks This
afternoon.
LOCAL TEAM RECEIVING INSTRUCTION
Catholic University Defeats Johns
Hopkins.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

Yesterdays full game gave the Senators
enough practice to last them until this
evenings game with the Norfolks. and
this morning the entire aggregation was
again lined up in the dressing room to
listen to lecture from Manager Schmelz
upon the technicalities of the national
game.
This afternoons game between the Sen
ators and Norfolks promises to be an ex-
tremely interesting one. Both clubs are
in prime condition. Several promising
youngsters are on the Norfolk team and
one or two veterans have been signed to
steady the unbroken members. Gilroy. the
former Senator and Washingtonian, will
Evening star., 1897-04-01

We are keeping the picking on that lot
Of boys wash duck sailor suits splendid.
We got an enormous quantity. SO we've
plenty of them yet-they're just
39c. under price when you get E(Oc
tutm
Evening star., 1897-04-01

Lot of fine Few spring Merrimac percale
wrappers-with rufiied yoke and
W. Vatican Oafk-realiy worth SSc'- A4c
IOF
Evening star., 1897-04-01
Major willoushby Released.

"want" ads. in The Star pay because they
bring answers.
Evening star., 1897-04-01

Jet and braid-trimmed black broadcloth
capes for wear nO,S-lace collar CD mQ
-lOI