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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02
GET EVEN WITH JOKER.
Friends Make n. Z. Williams Wed
ding One of the Most Remark
able on Record

Cambridge, O., Aug. 2.-Henry L.
Williams. a merchant, was married at
noon today to Miss Martha Pickering.
Both are, leaders of society here. Mr.
Williams, for the last fifteen years, has
been the instigator of most of the revel-
ry that has occurred at weddings in
this city; and his victims evened up
old scores. The carriage bearing the
bridal party was met by a score of BIZ
cycle riders, followed by a, brass band.
The horses were unhitched from the
carriage and friends drew it to- the de-
pot Both sides of the street were
crowded by people who pelted the cou-
pie with rice.
There were at least 500 people in the
procession. At the depot the band
played, while friends threw rice at the
train. To escape his friends, Mr.. Will
liams sent his trunk to Gainesville
three days ago, but the train carrying
the trunk was not out of the city be-
fore it was decorated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02
ODD BIRD FROM ALASKA.
Cheyenne Man Receives a Mounted
Specimen From a Cousin.

Cheyenne Wyo., Aug. 2.-Mr. BONN
stedt, a merchant of this city, received
a strange present from his cousin, Mr..
Danenhower of Alaska.
The present is a stuffed and mounted
bird. The bird is about four feet high
from top of the head to the toes. The
head is covered upon the top with
bright red feathers. The neck is long
and sinuous and covered with white
feathers; the body is also covered with
white feathers. The bird is set upon
pair of long, slim legs, the feet having
three open toes, but the toes are not
webbed. The wings are heavy and
strong, showing that the bird is ac-
customed to long flights.
Local merchants pronounce it to be
of the genus ''cocceus poceum" and de-
clare it TO be a native of Alaska where
Great interest is manifested in the Curl
Gus bird by the citizens of Cheyenne.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02
SALE GOTHAM BONDS.
The Whole Amount of $1O,O53,O17.-
~ Subscribed for Many Times Over

New York Aug. 2.-The sale of New
York city bonds and stocks, held at the
comptrolIer's office today in response to
an invitation for proposals for $40 053,-
017.27 of 312 per cent bonds and stocks,
proved very successful
The whole amount was subscribed for
many times over. Vermilye &, Co. and
Kuhn Loeb & Co. made a joint bid for
the entire issue al 1912, and as this
was the highest aggregate bid, these
firms will probably be awarded the is
sue. The bonds are payable in gold,
and are exempt from taxation by city
and county except s., 900, 900 in dock
bonds, which become due in 1927. These
bonds will expire in 1916 and 1918. Thir-
ty-eight bids were opened today and
their aggregate amount was $26, 355, 564
The lowest bid was par and the high
est was 112.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02
FOR THE BABY.
A Valuable Hint to Every Father and
Mother.

There are two kinds of babies in the
world; the kind who have too little
nourishment and the kind who have
too much.
The first kind of babies starve be-
cause their stomachs are too weak to
digest the amount of food necessary for
their growth and healthful development
and the other kind are oVerfed with the
result that the delicate stomach and
intestines are infiamed and as every
mother knows, thousands of infants die
yearly when warm weather begins, from
stomach and bowel disorders.
Opiates, soothing syrups and ca
thartics however, mild. are not what is
demanded. Go to the root of the trou-
ble assist the childs digestion, give the
little stomach the aid necessary to
thoroughly and promptly digest it's food
and the little one will thrive and grow
and gladden. the mothers heart.
To give perfect digestion to the child
it is only necessary to give in a pleas
ant form the harmless digestiVes con-
tanned in the well known tablets sold
in drug stores under the name of Stu
arts Dyspepsia Tablets. Stuart's Tab
let's contain no so called drugs, but are
composed of pepsin, pure aseptic, fruit
acids, starch digeStiVeS and are put up
in lOzenge form, with sugar of milk,
very pleasant to the taste and have
been used for years as the safest, best
stomach troubles in adults, but recent
ly many remarkable cures have been
made in the cases of weakly babies who
failed to grow and thrive as they
should
A Buffalo mother a short time ago
who despaired of the life of her babe
was so delighted with the results from
giving the child these tablets that she
went before the notary public of Erie
Co, N. Y, and made the following afti-
davit:
Gentlemen:-Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
lets were recommended to me for my
two months old baby. which was sick
and puny and the doctors said was suf-
fering from indigestion. l took the
child to the hospital, but there found no
relief. A friend mentioned the Stuart
Tablets and l procured a box from my
loZenges in the box and was delighted
to find they, were just the thing for-Tny
b8 by.
L feel justified in saying that Stuart's
Dyspepsia Tablets saved my child's life.
MRS. w. T. DETHLOPF.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day of April, 1897.
HENRY KARIS,
Notary Public in and for Erie Co., N. Y.
For babies, no matter how young or
delicate, the tablets will accomplish
wonders in increasing flesh, appetite
tablets in every box Full sized boxes
are sold by all druggists for so cents
and no parent should neglect the use of
this safe remedy for all stomach and
bowel troubles if the child is ailing in
any way regarding its food or assimili
ton.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets has been
known for years as the best preparation
for all stomach troubles whether in
adults or infants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02
FINED FIVE CENTS.
South Carolina Man Taxed for Whip
ping Negro Woman.

Greenville, S. c., Aug. 81. D. NJ.
billiard, indicted for assault and bat
terry today pleaded guilty. a colol ed
woman in billiards. employ some time
ago insulted his wife and slapped her
in the face. When billiard learned of
the action he hunted, her up and gave
her a sound thrashing. The woman
had him arrested for assault and bat
terry.
When the judge was about to pass
sentence he stated to billiard that he
had done exactly right and that any
man would have approved the course.
'.If I had been in your place." said the
judeg, II would have done just you
did and I commend your action" He
then sentenced billiard to pay fine of
5 cents be confined in the county
Jail 10 minutes. The fine was paid.
billiard is leading contractor and
stands well ain the community. Every
one approves the judges sentence.
We do mending and sew on buttons
free of charge. Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02
BEATS THE YUKON D1aG1NGs.
Imitation Gold Finds Ready Market
With Jewellers.

Chicago, Aug. 2.-GoId at 10 cents a
pound.
A metal that cannot be DISTINGUISHED
from gold. One that has the color, the
weight, the malleab.lit the ductiI ty
the durability and will not tarnish
This is what ii Chicago alchemist
claims to have produced and it has
been called gold by experts. Unlike
the other alchemists, whose race has
endured the Scorn of utiIitarians for
centuries, this modern man of mystery
makes bricks of the cleaning stuff in
commercial quantities at a cost of g.
dime a pound
]. K. Hardy works behind barred and
bottled doors in an old brick blliIdfnp in
the rear of ISL Thirty-ninth street
Many wondered at the secrecy that
surrounded the place, but they little
dreamed what was going on within the
locked and guarded structure. They
might have asked Hardy what he did
and a thousand other questions con-
corning his employment and still never
nave learned that he transmutes cheap
metals into shining, yellow stuff that
acid will not corrode and which cannot
be told, it is said, from. the smelted pro-
duct of the bonanza mines.
Occasionally strange man has been
known to visit manufacturing Jewellers
in this city with bricks of yellow metal
for sale. He never said the metal was
gold. Hardy denies that he is making
gold. This man did not mention
Hardys name. He threw bar of
metal on the jewelers. counter and
asked MIN II he would buy it.
What is it?" the jeweler asked.
See for yourself" was the Iaconic
answer.
jewelers. know the tests by which
gold is distinguished from other yellow
metal The bar of stuff the stran ger
offered for sale resisted the reagents
used for the test of gold
This is gold?' suggested the jeweler
DO you think SOP" replied the stran-
ger.
What else can it be?" asked the
puzzled goldsmith
You ought to know"
How much do you want for it?"
What would it be worth if it were
gold?" came the somewhat ambiguous
reply.
The jeweler weighed it carefully, and
again he tested it. 1T would be worth
$780," he said.
What will you give for it?" inquired
the metal merchant with smile.
The dealer in precious wares went
back and consulted some of the work
men, then returned and asked the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02
TOMAHAWKED.
A Large Number of Australian Gold
Seekers Massacred in New Guinea.

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 2.-The steam
er Miowera, from Sydney, brings in
formation that news of still another
massacre has been received at sydney.
Not long ago great numbers of Aus
tralia'S huge army of unemployed were
attracted by stories of fabulous gold
panning at Papua and other interior
been terribly thinned by muI der, Starv-
alton and fatal swamp feVers. To make
matters worse, every native who helped
a white man was marked for the toma-
hawk.
The remnant of these white pioneers
went to Vanapa for a final effort to
make their fortunes and return. Their
stores gave out and for months they
lived on ''damper' and tea. Natives
by the government in the way of scant
stores and decided to teach the govern
ment a lesson by nlassacring all whites
within reach.
The whites We're raided at night and
put to death with to1nahawks, being easy
victims. After long suffe ring they
were sick and emaciated and could not
had occurred in the same place previ-
ously, but the government has never
attempted to punish the murderers.
Later news confirms the massacre,
which occurred SIS miles from Port
Moresby. The entire settlement of ma
tives and whites had their heads split
open by a large band of saVages. The
government has sent a large body of
military police to surround the natives
sale arrests will be made The natives
will be brought back mancled in the
hold of a steamer chartered for the
purpose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02

Oh, Fond DoveI" a tale of sailors love,
and ''Mopsa, the Fairy" were widely
sung and fingered long before the pub
lie. Much of her work was supposed
to be autobiographical. in which con-
nection it was for a long time thought
that her name, "Jean Ingelow,"
which she candidly signed to her work,
was nom de plume and many people
were set by the ears to discover the
real identity of the author, in many
cases it taking them longer than if she
really had in the first place signed
pseudonym.
In her youth it was said that the
poetress was not regarded as an infant
phenomenon and that nothing was es-
pecialIy noticeable about her except
her timid demeanor and prediction
for wandering off along the coast,
where she loved to sit in loneliness and
watch the sea.
At her death Miss Ingelow was II
years old and was living in a little cot
tage at Kensington, where, with her
brother, who had remained a bachelor
all his life, she passed her days sur
rounded by the beautiful greenery-
screened gardens attached to the lodge
and in which, it was said, it was her
greatest pleasure to roam. The con-
servatory is said to be as large again
as the little cottage, and her favorite
amusement was to wander through the
sweet-scented aisles of this and watch
her little pet birds at play.
OF late years she had passed from
public mind and not many recalled the
sensation her early work created.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02
SWEET JEAN tNoELow.
As an Anthoress She Ranked ~ the
Peer of Mrs. BroxxnfnR.

Miss Jean Ingelow, the disting uished
poet and novelist, died in London re-
Gently, in her seVenty-seyenth year.
Jean Ingelow was more widely
known as poet than as novelist. Her
first work appeared in 1853 and imme-
dately created furore in the literarJ )
world, being ranked by many critics
of the day above Longfellow's and Ten
nyson's work.
She was a matured woman at the
time, being above 80 years old, and it
was noted that all her poems had n
quaint, tender note of sadness in them,
which Immediately raised the belief
that she had been disappointed in love
in her youth. However, whether the
tender passion ever held sway within
her heart was never known and by
some was never believed. They ca
planned that it was not love which die
tated the strain of sadness found
throughout her work, but the many
years of her childhood spent in the
quiet, Unconditional life of the Boston
home off the Lincolnshire coast. 81. A
ballad, which was published early in
her career and which fascinated the
iterati of the time with its bizarre
meter and gentle tactful impulsiveness
of description, was "High-Tide OF the
Coast of Lincolnshire" And this
sounded the keynote to her character.
In 1887 she published a second vol
ume of poems, after which they came
at irregular periods. but always were
sought for with avidity by publishers.
Miss Ingelow was regarded as the peer
of Mrs. Browning, her fame resting
alone upon her poems. Her work as
novelist attracted not so much at
tention, despite the fact that the pub
LEGATION of her first novel, "Off the
Skelligs," was eagerly awaited.
During later years her verse was
kept afloat and before the public by
magazines and exchanges the world
over. 1t was not an uncommon thing
to find an occasional one of her early
efforts reprinted in any of the metro
politan dailies. And a great deal of her
work found it's way into the curriculum
of the schools, where it was regarded
as classical.
Many of her verses have been set to
music and her songs ooh, Fair Dove,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02
TOBACCO IN THE LOGS.
Fine Sumstra Leaf Said to Have Been
Shipped From Maine Struggled
in Logs,

Havana, Aug. Am examination by
custom house officials of eight of the
consignment of 155 hollow logs which
reached here on Sunday last on the
steamer Seguranca, and which were
deposited, in the custody of the police,
at the Tallapiedra wharf, show them to
leaf tobacco. If the remainder of the
logs contain an amount of tobacco pro-
portionate to those already examined,
it is estimated that the total shipment
of tobacco will reach 1000 kilos.
The logs, it is said, were shipped by a
Maine lumber company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02
Raising Pile ON velvet.

Here is how to raise the pile on vel
vet that has been crushed: Cover hot
iron, held upside down, with a damp
cloth, lay the velvet on the cloth, velvet
side up, and gently beat the crushed
part with cloth brush. If this is not
sufficient the velvet may be very gently
rubbed with cloth dipped in oil, and
the beating repeated. The velvet must
then be hung up to dry and should not
be touched again until it is perfectly
dry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02
GRACE ALIENS RIVAL.
She Marries Smith-Aftermath of the
Sensational Oklahoma Poison
ing Case.

Guthrie, o. T., Aug. 2.-W. G. Smith
of Fredonia, Kan, for whose love
Grace Allen and SophrOnia Eckes were
rivals, with the result that Miss Allen
was charged with poisoning Miss Eckes,
was married to Miss EckeS Friday
evening. The ceremony was performed
at the home of the brides parents, near
Baker, o. T. Rev. J. N. Eckes, father
of the bride, officiated. The maria ge
followed closely the acquittal of Miss
Allen, whose trial ended in her vindi-
cation at Chandler, o. t., Wednesday
evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02
A LIVELY CORPSE.
Man Pronounced Dead by a Doctor
Fights Four Men When the Am
bulance Comes.

New York, Aug. 2.-Sick of life, with
no home and no friends, penniless and
out of prison but short time, Fra k
Curran, "A years old. became so de-
spondent this morning that he went to
the very house, for an attepmt to rob
which he had been sent to Sing Sing,
and there tried to kill himself.
He was pronounced dead by the doc
tor, but when an ambulance came he
fought the four men who tried to get
him into it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02

1t is not what a manufacturer says
about his own medicine that cures
patient, but what the medicine does.
Billiards. Horehound Syrup does the
work and does it well. 1t cures coughs
and colds in day. It's healing, sooth-
ing and quieting. Csc & SOC Geo. w.
Stansfeld, 632 Kan. Ave, and Millers
Pharmacy, Cor. Sixth and Topeka Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02
WOMEN DISPLACE MEN.
Male Night Operators at Boston Tele-
phone Exchange Are Discharged.

Boston, Aug. All the men working
as night operators in the Boston and
suburban offices of the New England
Telephone and Telegraph company
have been told by Superintendent Fiske
that after today their services will not
be required.
Girl operators will be put in their
places. This displaces thirty men.
Women operators will be on duty at the
local telephone exchanges during all
the twenty-four hours
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02
To Keen Salt Dry.

fected by the dampness and then be-
come hardened in it's receptacles. If
a teaspoonful of pulverized arrowroot
or cornstarch is mixed with each half
dozen tablespoonfuls of salt it will not
be affected by the temperature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02
The Cross Again in Favor.

The cross as an article Of jewelry has
returned, although the symbol of suf-
fering is by no means an alluring form
Of personal ornament. These crosses
of Roman gold or even of precious
stone recall those in the jewel-caskets
of our grandmothers, who wore them of
nnormOuS. size.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02
Am IdenI CoametIc BOX.

A dear old Quaker lady who was
asked what gave her such a lovely COM
plexion and what cosmetic she used
replied sweetly: IT use for the lips.
truth; for the voice. prayer; for the
eyes, pity; for the hands, charity; fol-
the figure, uprightness, and for the
heart love-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02
SO SO to Chicago.

And proportionately reduced rates to
points east. Tickets sold July 16 to n
inclusive; July %, &c, 80; August 2, s, 8
and ID, via Santa Fe Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02

81 4o-Topeka to St Louis-$7.4O.
Tickets sold July 16 to 81, inclusive;
July %, 26. 80; August 2, 6, 9 and Is,
via Santa Fe Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02

The magic healer OF all Coughs, Colds
and Consumption is Beggs' Cherry
Cough Syrup. At druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-02

AS the name indicates, Halls Vegeta-
bic Sicilian Hair Remover is a remover
of the hair, including Its growth, health,
youthful color and beauty. 1t will please
YOU. -.
The record-union., 1897-01-26
WilImunder EXPLAINS.

Eos Record Union: I see by this
mornings paper Pennishs statement
IN regard to that Watch-hoW he tracked
and got it. The facts are that he came
TO my place and asked if 1 had a boy
stopping here. He did not say living
here, and did not say anything about a
"atch. so L thought he was after some
BOY that had run away from home, and
and L told him there had not been any
one here for long time till last night,
but that he had gone already.
Then he mentioned the watch. OF
course, knew right off what he wanted,
and informed him that my son had
found a watch, upon which he said he
wanted it. I told him that l first
wanted the description, which he gave.
then told him l had not seen the watch
and would go and see if it was correct
AS soon as l came with the watch he
wanted me to give it to him. which
point blank refused, and made him show
me the description. After perusing it
told him it was correct, when he again
demanded the watch, and | told him no
one could have it but the lady when he
tried to force it from me by asking to
see 1T. | showed it to him then, and he
tried to take it from me. The result
was l held the watch for the lady.
AS far as that trunk story goes,
know nothing of it as / never saw the
trunk. That my clerk turned out to be
a thief, am not responsible for When
L was satisfied that he stole when in
my employ l let him go, doing my duty
in the premises, and 1 will guarantee
that there are not a better lot of men
anywhere than congregate at my hotel
That thief will creep in occasionally
is to be expected.
Here 1 must beg pardon Of some of the
officers, for the words some of the Off
GERS" should have read the officer" as
was indignant at the time I wrote it,
and knowing the exact facts I wrote in
haste. l am well aware that we have
as good officers in Sacramento as any
where. G. WILLMUNDER.
The record-union., 1897-01-26

ment both companies would put in
much lower bids.
Wachh01+st said the whole secret was
that if the new advertisements was called
tor lit would be necessary ito make the
contract for a term of ait least three
years, as the poles would cost not less
than $15 900 or $4,000
Devine did not believe in an all night
schedule and thought this was the time
to make his objection. He wanted the
old moonlight schedule adopted.
Hatfield said they could not legally
enter into a moonlight schedule now
but must either pass the contract over
the Mayors veto or readvertfse.
The vote was then taken and the
board refused to pass the contract over
the veto by a tie vote-Wa chhorst
Kent, Davis and Mckay voting in favor
of the motion, and Tozer, Devine, Bent
ley and Leonard against it, Pennish not
voting.
A motion was then made ito reject all
bids and to return the checks.
Devine moved that the Mayor, the
President and the Corporation Counsel
bring in specifications for lighting to the
board at its meeting ON Monday next.
Kent said he wanted the contract only
TO be till January 1st, when the city
could have it's own lights.
Kent, Bentley and Devine were ap-
pointed a committee to ascertain the
cost Of obtaining a city lighting plant.
The record-union., 1897-01-26
THE TABLES TURNED.
Tom ncSherry Now Under Arrest on
Very Serious Charge.

Tom McSherry. the alleged victim of a
garroting affair on Saturday night,
went into the police station yesterday
morning ito swear to a complaint against
Jim Kaley, the alleged robber and as
Sailant.
He had forgotten the robbery part of
the affair, that being simply a hallucin-
auion. He was much surprised, how
ever, when a warrant was served on
himself for an assault ito murder al
legged to have been committed alt the
Slough House on Christmas eve.
From statements made by some of
those present ait the Slough House, on
the Costumes, it would appear that
McShery was present at a dance there
and got into a fight with some others
and thrashed six of the men, one of
whom he stabbed.
AS soon as the trial of his assailant
here is over McSherry will be taken to
Howell's to answer to the charge made
against him there.
The record-union., 1897-01-26
PHOTOGRAPHY.

BIZ HAPPf-MY PRICES FOR BABIES
photographs are so low that every
mother can afford to get a picture of her
baby. BEALS. 627 st. corner Seventh.