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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-04
S5OO,OOO IN NUGGETS
Will be Washed Out by a Seattle
Man N the Yukon Country.

Seattle. Wash. Oct. 4.-George Stanley
who is mining on FL Dorado creek IN the
Yukon. writes to his father in TINS cl'E
that claims owned by his tather anu
-. warden. on TIl Dorado creek
In nm ont half a million in gold mug
gets this coming winter
The letter predicts that claims on Bear
creek will turn out as rich as those on
bonanza and FL Dorado creeks pars -N-
eraeina s. each Stanley also writes
80 tbe canadian government is exacting
= ROYALTY of twenty five cents per cora
on wood to be used in thawing out the
Gravel this winter. A similar charge IS
also made for logs used in building CAP
ms for the miners During the suiiliilei lll9t
of cordwOOd.
Owing to the scarcity Of water oul lt-
tie sluicing has been done
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-04
WATER COMPANY CASE.
Involving Tax Matter is Being Ar
guea Today

The case of the City of Topeka VS..
The Topeka Water company is being
argued today before Special Master in
Chancery George W. Clark About
two years ago the Water COMPANY was
assessed for taxes in Topeka tOwnsN n
and was afterwards assessed bv the
city The company paid the township
taxes and refused to pay the levy made
by the city claiming they had pa,dtbeir
fling.
Suit was brought in United States
Circuit court and Judge Foster appoint-
ed Judge Clark as special master to
take the evidence. The suit is brOua-ht
by the owners of the water plant to
prevent the collection of the taxes Nv
the city. KeeIer, WEIGH & Hite anreaI :,
for the city and Rossington. Smith &.
Dallas for the Water company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-04
OUT OF WATER.
Drinking Water Five Cents
Quart at OsceOIa, Ark.

Little Rock, Ark, Oct "A special
from Osceola, Ark, says that owing 10
the long continued drought in that Vlclh-
ity wells and springs have gone entirely
dry and the people are now compelled TO
buy water for drinking purposes. Water
sells rapidly at cents quart and the
demand greatly exceeds the supply
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-04
FIRE AT MlNNET0NKA.
Hotel Lafayette is Doomed to
Destruction.

Minneapolis, Oct. "A special 70 the
Journal from Excelsior. Minn., says the
Hotel Lafayette at MinnetonlIa Beach is
on fire and that the roof has fallen in
The building, which is a huge wooden
structure, is doomed. It was the property
of the Great Northern Railway company
and the finest summer hotel in the north
west
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-04
Wabash M n Can 60 Back

Butler. Ind, Oct During the rail-
road strike of 1894 large members Of tho
Wabash employees were laid off anG
their applications for reinstatement
have not been needed. Tt is now give
out here on good Official authority tha
all the old men will be taken back as
rapidly as possible. This win mean tbs
reinstatement of several hundred men
over the entire system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-04

Death of Elk Senator McMillin
St. Paul, oct. 4-Samuel J. r. McMll-
lin. United States senator from 1876 to
1sss. died at his home in this city last
night of anemia. He had been Ill for
nearly a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-04

the state. After a moments delbera-
tion Judge Foster so instructed the
stockholders attorneys.
The appeal will probably be taken to
Judge Sanborn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-04
a Cold Snap

Might catch you any day, are you pre-
pared? See US. CLANCY & Morton,
III Sast Sixth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-04

ST. Louis and Return SO SO
ia Rock Island Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-04
Our Roun Oak

Is the best soft coal heater on the mar
Izet. CLANCY & Morton, III Eas
Sixth street.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-21
Ak
I FINNY BIRD-CATCHERS. /
N c.H. Haden, in New York Ledger. h


Another observer, sitting on some
lodges, saw some young birds sitting
on n branch that extended over the
stream, and as he watched the attempts
OF the mother to induce them to fly, a
long, sharp-nosed fish came gracefully
out of the water and carried OF a bird.
The parents uttered loud cries. but
were evidently utterly d~efenseless to
prevent II. In "A few moments the hsh
returned to the attack, and In all car
ried OF three of the little family. To
accomplish this the pike had to leap
two feet out of water and grasp Its prey
In the air In crossing the limb-an ex-
traordinary performance at best.
The little bird previously mentioned
that enters rivers and wades about up
on the bottom Is often caught by the
pickerel. This bird has n remarkable
method OF progression. literally walk
ing under the water clinging to peb-
bles and stones and hunting out worms
insects and fishspawn that are found
there.
Birds are not the only land animals
that fishes prey upon. Several years
ago the proprietor Of n ~well-known fish
hatchery found that some depredator
was preying upon the spawn, and final
ly II was discovered that mice were the
| guilty parties. The little creatures not
only entered the tanks. but dived to the
bottom and ate the eggs. This led to
further investigation. and II was found
that this habit was a common occur
renee among the mice Of the locality.
and that they were In the habit Of en-
tering the water and feeding upon fish
eggs that had been deposited along
shore. In this somewhat unusual and
adventurous proceeding they often fell
victims to the predatory fishes, as war
afterwards shown; not only did large
pickerel lie in wait for them, but the
trout showed a Partially to mice. and
caught them as they swan to the bot.
tom.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-21
PAPER OF THE OXFORD BIBLES
Only Three Persons who Know tho
Secret of Its Making.

Only Three Persons who Know the
Secret of lts Making.
The papermaking for Oxford Bibles
Is a specially important and interest,"
ing part Of the work. At Wolvercote. q
mile or two out OF Oxford, the univer-
sity has a large mill for the supply of
its " requirements. says Chambers
Journal. A good deal Of the paper they
turn out there Ii made out Of old ships
sails. the material Of which, after bat
Ting with storms In all quarters Of the
world. come here for the purpose OF
being made Into paper, printed In al
most every language under heaven and
bound up into volumes to be again
scattered far and wide into all the ut
termost ends of the earth. This VOL
vercote paper mill has much to do with
the great reputation that Oxford has
acquired In the production OF Bibles
and other devotional books. Twenty
years g and more the management
papermaking, and ever since their In.
dia paper" has been the envy and the
puzzle of manufacturers all over the
kingdom. There are said to be only
three persons living who know the Sc
cret Of It's make, and, though the pro-
cess has never been legally protected.
and all the world Is free to initiate the
extremely thin but thoroughly OPAQUE
and wonderfully strong and durable
paper OF the best Oxford Bibles II they
only knew how. all the world has, hith-
erto quite failed to do 30. 1t Is thin as
tissue. but perfectly Opaque, and 30
strong that a strip of It three inches
wide has proved to be capable OF sus-
tanning a quarter OF a hundredweight.
Over 100 works and editions are now
printed on this paper. This special
advantage has very largely helped OK
ford to retain the leading position
which 1t originally gained by being
nearly the first II not quite the first
printer OF books in the kingdom, ana
by the prestige OF It's name.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-21
ELECTRICITY ON CANALS.
Towing Vessels by Means Of Motors %
h Banks.

Towing Vessels by Means Of Motors %
the Banks.
Americans have good grounds Tor
thinking that they have evolved In the
system which has been adopted for the
Erie canal the best method Of propel-
ing boats electrically yet known. says
the Pittsburg Dispatch. In this meth
Oh. IL VIII be remembered. the motor
travels on n cable running along the
tow-path, and II Is under the control
OF q man seated upon II. While In speed
attained and general efficiency this
mode Of canal propulsion IL far ahead
OF the best European Developments,
some experiments In this direction,
which are reported as having taken
place on the Bourgogne canal In France
are not without interest. Two meth
DDS were tried. one OF which was called
the "rudder motor" The motor was
contained In n light detachable metal
box forming part OF the boats helm.
and working n screw attached to the
shaft. running at about 900 revolutions
a minute. The entire outft-mounted
complete-weighed about 1900 pounds.
In the second method there was IN
ployed three wheeled electric
motor car running on the bank OF
the canal on a fixed track and towing
the boats along In the usual way by
e Of a rope. A motorman was car
ried on the car, which weighed about
two tons. Current In both cases was
conveyed to the motors from an over
head wire. Both systems gave a speed
OF about two and one-half miles an hour
In towing single barges, and the motor
car towed three barges In n string
weighing AS tons. at a speed Of n
n one-fourth miles an hour. In re-
porting on these results q government
commission expressed Itself IA pleased
with the ready way In which the
barges equipped with the rudder mo-
tors answered their helms, and also
stated that the towing car ran perfect
ly well on the bank without excessive
strain. On the whole, the preference
was given to the latter method, al
though the fact that II required the
services OF an attendant who would
be OF no use on the barge was regard
ed AZ a decided disadvantage. No trou-
BILE was experienced with the canal
banks from any wash of the rudder
motor. and Its use leaves the bank free
for animal traction or other purposes,
but still the tow car. II was concluded,
gave the best results all around.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-21

born. BY much logging from a raw
hide instrument, whose like l have new
er seen, they were induced to plod
along. They were thin In flesh. and
lame.
Now and then we saw early Wild GRO
cuses and canterbury-bells and the
soft. trailing sensitive plant, with Its
silken balls spattered with golden dust.
There were no more houses--only lev
ell, unbroken plain. with an occasional
steep-banked stream, on whose margins
grew q sparse fringe Of cottonwood
trees.
A gray wolf trotted out OF the tim
Der and stared at us. Deer In the dis
lance bounded away. while one solitary
prairie schooner" crossed our path.
with its jingllng kettles hung low I'M
derneath the wagon, grazing the tips
of the grass.
twenty-five miles before another re-
lay" said the driver, and 1t will take
us all day"
| II the driver had been communica-
tive the hours might have passed
quickly; but he was t%aciturn. Such
pay as he drew from the stage COM
pany was well earned, for between the
stubborn mules and the sometimes bad
road he had a hard time Of 1t.
Toward evening We drew up to a lit
tie shanty, tho first building we had
seen for twenty miles, and alighted for
supper and to change mules.
An old woman and her son kept the
house. She was glad to see me-" she
said, "for m don't come this way
much, and / get lonesome"
We had expected to move on after
supper, but the driver came In to say
that the relay mule had strayed away,
and We should have to wait till morn
ing.
The old woman was delighted. nor
were we sorry. Staging" was losing
it's fascination, and we felt much
Obliged to the relay mule for running
away.
He'll be back bright and early In
the morning." said the old woman.
"Elnathan, he tied the big dhner-bell
onto his neck SOS to be sure to find
him. To-morrow's Decoration day; did
you know it," she asked. as we sat by
the corn-cob fire.
We had almost forgotten 1t. Our
hostess went on:
I'VE always decorate, Elnathan and
me. There amt any g~raveyards
around here, only just one single soli-
tary grave" She wiped her eyes,
which had filed with tears. "See 1t
out there, thai bit OF white loomin' up
close to the Oarn?"
We could distinguish in the cleaning
what looked like a headstone. and told
her SO.
EYES," she went on. that's a grave.
It's my old man. Jerud: E%lnathan's
father. He died three years ago, and
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-21

The extent to which birds prey upon
the small fry and denizens of the sea
is not appreciated except by those who
are constantly afioat and in position to
make continued observations.
In the channel of Santa Catalina-a
deep, blue body of water that lies be-
tween the island of that name and the
mainland of Southern California-an
opportunity frequently offers to witness
the depredations of ocean birds. Ger
tain gulls and their allies are found
here In great numbers, ten or fifteen
miles from land, eagerly watching for
schools of small fry. The tell-tale in
almost every instance Is the large tuna.
or horse mackerel. and the albicore,
which drive schools of smaller fishes
hither and yon and sometimes cover
the sea with foam for miles, the air
seemingly at times being filled with
leaping fishes. This unusual disturb
ance Is noticed by the birds, which
flock from far and near and attack the
small fish on the surface, while he big
fish dash at them from below. These
chuS o''Vh 81 SoiSt tutulStlNcS Wltu
food that they with difficulty avoid the
steamer that plies between the main
land and the island.
In shore the big, brown pelican plies
his vocation, and on the lakes and
streams OF the mainland. and ever
along the shore Of the island, we find
the kingfisher, a %voracious fsh-catcher
Some of the birds chase their prey
beneath the water. as the looms and
gannets; these birds having been
caught on hooks at great depths, while
the little water ouzels walk along or
the bottom and catch fish spawn ant
various objects. In these attacks upor
the fishes the birds often expose them.
selves to many dangers, and numerous
instances could be chronicled where
birds have fallen victims to voracious
fishes.
In the harbor Of Santa Catalina Is
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-21

SEATED ON THE QUILT.
away look in his yes you hear talked
about. And one time he died. We've
decorated his grave yer since. just
as II he'd been a soldier"
do you have many flowers around
| here?' we asked.
"Oh, no, there amt no flowers, SO to
speak. don't care much for them 1t
tie wild things. and l amt never plant
ed any poppy seeds and hollyhocks and
| geraniums and pinies. I've got some
thing In that trunk over there that's
better than flowers to decorate graves
with"
We looked at the trunk. 1t was cov-
| cred with calfskin, tanned with the
hair on, the fur side out. and studded
with brass nails. We wanted to ask
what was in 1t which raj better than
flowers to decorate graves with" but
we restrained our curiosity.
That night we went to sleep to dream
Of grassy mounds and shining c0ncave
headstones.
1t was late In the morning when the
| relay mule was found; but the driver
himself had then disappeared, and u
starting was postponed. After the
breakfast dishes were washed the old
woman dressed herself in her old-fash.
toned best clothes, put on q bonnet
which had been hers before the war;
and sat down by the ancient trunk.
We did not talk. for she seemed sad
and absent-minded.
She unlocked the receptacle which
held something better than flowers to
decorate graves with. and drew care
fully forth a neatly-folded patch-work
quilt. Then she walked slowly out 10
the grave.
After standing for a few minutes
talking with E!nathan. the two took
the quilt by each Of Its four corners
and spread 1t evenly above the grave,
Then the old woman sat down on one
corner of the decoration" while Ell
nathan went away to his work.
The quilt was set In diamond pieces
-grass-green and yellow and blue and
black and purple. 1t was the gayest
OF its kind that ! had ever Q The
warm spring sunshine lighted I'd the
bright tints into a kaleidoscope OF
beauty.
The Texas COW peered through the
not too substantial fence at the amaz-
ing brightness. astonished into q be-
trayal OF unusual emotions. Presently
she wisked around the yard In a free
dom OF movement which startled me.
The old woman, after sitting for an
hour with her head bent low upon her
loyal breast. rose and folded the Quilt,
My companion was sure that she had
been asleep. but l saw traces Of tears a.
she laid the quilt away In the old trunk
remarking. as II to herself:
"Yes. l shall always decorate Jerud's
grave. He would "a been a soldier n
1t hadn't been for his rheumatic
Elizabeth Grinne!l In Youths Compan.
ion
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-21
E3G ~zrr7~z-- y
DECORATION DAY. {

WAS your husband a SOLDIER" we
asked. sadly and respectfully.
NO." she answered. mot exactly;
but he would "a been. They was goins
to draft 'em In our town one time, and
Jerud he was took with rheumatic SO
he was confined to his bed for a month.
lie was awful sorry. for he did want
to fight for his country: and he said
he'd just as soon be drafted as to vol
untecr-it showed how bad they want
ed him.
Then another time," she went on.
Squire Smith offered him five hum
dred dollars to go as his substitutes;
and l was willing, for we needed the
money bad enough. Jerud got all ready
to start, as peart as could be, but the
very last thing he was took down
with the rheumatic again. Jerud was
as good as could be, and as brave; n
I've seen him stand in the door leaning
on his zane and cheering the boys lei
they marched away, and saying how he
did wish he could go, too.
well, Jerud,' I would say, suppose
you start In one Of your good spells!
And he'd answer, All right Half a
dozen times I'd pack up his things and
get him ready to go. when all OF q
sudden his rheumatic would come back
and he'd have to stay at home. Sc
the war passed, and poor Jerud. he
sighed when the boys came home, and
pretty near almost cried.
"Jerud wasn't given to work very
much. on accoun Of his rheumatic
but I never laid that up against him
We come out here for the stage com
pany Ave year ago, and done prett,
well. Elnathan and I done most OI
the work.
ut always seemed to weigh IN Jerut
that he hadn't been a soldier. HI
would sit out on a bench at the dooI
for hours, watching Elnathan and m,
plant the corn, and having that far
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-21

land, which forms an attractive cres-
cent-shaped beach. aocks Of little sand
pipers are seen in September every
year, swimming about and feeding upon
the eggs Of various fishes. which float
on the surface. These birds. which
are attractively colored black and
white, fairly cover the water at times,
swimming leisurely along. dipping their
delicate bills into the water and utter
ing a not unmusical note.
While watching these birds upon an
occasion, one somewhat separated from
the rest was seen to fiutter its wings,
then disappear, a great swirl OF water
marking the spot; then another bird
disappeared. and the head OF a sharp
nosed fish shot out Of the blue water
in the midst of the flock, which rose
In a body and few away. The incident
showed that the tables were turned,
and, instead Of birds going a~-fshing,
we had fish going a-birding, as be-
meath the flock of little web-footed
sandpipers swam inconceivable num-
beers Of sharp-nosed barracudas. which.
attracted by the moving feet Of the
birds, dashed upward and carried them
off.
That various kinds of birds fall vic
Tins 10 the voracity of fishes il well
known. A goose-fsh. OF angler. was
caught, having In it's enormous mouth
q loon. which 1t was ~endeavoring to
swallow, and probably would have done
so had 1t not been caught.
Many tragedies In bird life occur that
are not suspected. especially among the
birds that descend deep into the water
in pursuit Of game. as do many Of the
looms. divers and penguins. The shark
and fierce orca are pitiless foes to ev-
cry living thing, and many birds leave
the surface never to return. Some fishes
do not rely upon birds that enter the
water, but follow them into the air.
Such an instance was noticed In an
English stream where swallows we're
darting along neal the surface. Sud-
denly something dashed out of the
water. and, with a splash. a bird disap-
pearej, then came to the surface. fiut-
tering to escape. to be seized again.
The marauder was a fierce pike that
had been watching the little birds.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-21
A FEW INDIANS STOOD ABOUT.

A FEW INDIANS STOOD ABOUT.
we buried him II there. That head
stone you see amt marble-it's a plat
ter that Elnathan bought Up to Wichi-
ia. We couldn't find no headstones
proper, so he got the name and date
painted on this and set 1t up at the
head. Like to look at IT."
We answered that We certainly
should like to see 1t. and followed her.
In the barn-yatd were our mules. some
prairie hay, a bunch Of last years corn
stalks and a Texas COW with vide
branching horns, a look Of defiance In
her bony, repulsive shape. The fence
was made Of cottonwood rails, and to
the south OF It, on the outside. was the
grave.
At the head was a very large Queens
ware platter. with "Jerud Whitehead"
painted across It In black letters. 1t
stood straight up. like any headstone,
and though. Is the old woman said,
sit sometimes topples over. especially
In the spring when the ground thaw5."
II was little trouble to right 1t again.
I'm going to decorate Jerud's grave
tomorrow" she said, on our way back
to the house.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-21

Some years ago some sealers were
following their avocation on the rocky
shore Of a Pacific island, when they OBJ
served a commotion among the seals.
Running In that direction, they saw
several large killers-a small whale
about as large as a observation-disclosures
ing to seize the seals from the rocks.
The big fsh-like animals would dash
up the sides OF the rocks In their eager
ness and founder about upon the kelp.
gradually falling back again--a singu-
lar instance In the struggle for exis-
tence.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-21
FROGS AT MUSKOKA.
Fertiie-Brsin 0entIeman's Musical
Yarn from h Wilds of Canada.

A Fertile-Br Gentleman's Musical
Yarn from the wilds Of Canada.
President George r. Mckee was In a
laxative mood q night or two ago.
Some one said the frogs had entirely
disappeared from Muskoka lake In
Canada. and after removing the toby
from his mouth, Mr.. Mckee began. ac-
cording to the New Castle Courant
Guardian: IL remember when l was
at Muskoka with the first fishing party
that yer visited that spot. Why, do
you know that frogs were our prin-
cipal article OF diet? We used to get
out in a boat after them, and as true
as ! tell you the frogs used to run after
us. 1t was no uncommon thing for us
TO capture forty pounds OF frogs legs
in one evening. They'd bite at the
bare hook. I've seer them there fully
as big as a young pug dog, and we had
a dozen that were selected for the Diff
ference In their tone OF voices. I was
enabled by the aid OF q small stick to
make those frogs sing a kind of a tune.
We had a bass. a double bass, a tenor.
a contralto, and, In fact, every known
voice In that choir. Many's the night
I've been lulled to sleep by the music
from that bullfrog chorus. Why, I
have SEEN" but he never finished.
for every member OF the symposium
had escaped through the back door.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-21
Overcoats Not Needed.

A medical paper says: III. instead OF
wearing overcoats people would wear
coats OF different thicknesses, accord
ing to the weather and conditions gen.
orally, they would avoid the danger of
cooling by evaporation; the garments
saturated with moisture would be re-
moved and dry of the body, instead
Of on II. We believe that no consid-
cradle proportion Of the colds at
tacks Of lumbago. and even more for
midable results OF what are popularity
called 'chills' may be traced to the
practice of wearing overcoats."
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-05-21
TeethIng ut 81.

Henry Garrett of Punxsutawny, Pc.
who will be SS years Of age next May,
has Just recovered from an attack OF
the grip. Mr.. Garrett Is getting a new
set of teeth. He lost his second Get
OF teeth some twelve years ago. Re.
Gently his gums became sore and swol-
len and he consulted a dentist about H.
The dentist examined his gums and in
formed him that he was getting a new
set of teeth.