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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
A KANSAS FISH PLANT.
Burlingame Man Has Five Large
Ponds Worth $4,000.

Burlfngame, Aug. by using good
judgment and his spare time for the
past ten years r. H. Lyons has con-
verted what was practically a worthless
draw on his farm into property which
at conservative estimate is worth 3d.
600. Ten years ago Mr.. Lyons put a
water, and into it he put 200 mfnnows.
That was in the spring. In October the
draw went day, the fish died, but so
rapid had been their growth that they
weighed from two to two and a half
pounds each.
The draw was made deeper and better
and the next spring 1,053 young carp
were placed in it and from that day to
this it has never been dry. The original
pond covers about an acre and a half
of ground and is about Is feet deep.
Mr.. Lyons has from time to time built a
series of dams until he now has
chain of five beautiful ponds. each
covering from an acre to an acre and a
half of ground.
One pond is stocked with fine black
bass; two with carp; one with giant
crOppie and channel catfish; one with
sunfish and bull heads.
1t is known that a bass deposits from
$4,000 to 100000 eggs; that in running
water but per cent hatch while in a
still pond it approaches so per cent For
ten years these fish of various kinds
have been multiplying and growing.
Many of the fish live on craw fish and
other natural food about the ponds. But
that is not sufficient to supply the vast
Humber now there. Mr.. Lyons feeds
them corn. He grinds it by steam pow
er and then SteamS the meal. Five
bushels of this ground steamed corn is
a feed for each of the two principal
ponds On it the fish thrive and there
are now many there that will weigh as
much 30 35 pounds. Mr.. Lyons
watches them as one would a herd of
cattle, is as careful about them as the
most particular stockman, has studied
their nature and knows what to do
with them under varying circumstan-
ces. He works with them day or night
whenever they need attention. a care
full estimate of the supply there now,
made by experienced men puts it at so
tons, making them worth close to $10,- ,
900. The work on the ponds and dams
has made them worth an easy five
thousand, making valuable plant of it.
The income from the fish would pay a
very large rate of interest on SIS, 900 for
years to come.
Mr.. Lyon will get up a fish exhibit
from these ponds for the fair to be
held at Burlingame, September z, 8, 9
and 10. A large tank will be arranged
with a running stream of water. All
the various kinds of fish will be shown
and it will be an excellent opportunity
for farmers to learn something to their
advantage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
HAVE A MODEL CHURCH.
House of Worship of the Friends of
Garden City Desirable Building.

Garden City, Aug. T. 1897.
A statement appeared in The Journal
Garden City had bought the old Elk
change hotel and moved it to their lots
to be used for a church, leaving the
impression that they had an old hotel
for meeting house.
The facts are, they found they could
save some $500 by buying the old hotel
building, and using the lumber in erect
ing their house of worship.
The lot was purchased by Mrs. J. V.
Garter and donated to Garden City
Monthly Meeting of Friends; is loca-
ted on a corner, with a beautiful park
across the street in front of it. On this
they have built neat meeting house of
good size, with vestibule, the painting
has just been completed is located in
central part of city, with shade trees
on two sides of it, and is said by many
to be the neatest and most beautiful
church building in the city, and best of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
GEORGE GOULD SURPRISED
Declares No Gould Has Any Connec-
ton With Mine Develop
ment Enterprise

New York. Aug. I'm dispatch receiv-
ed here from Mr.. George Gould, who is
in London, Mr.. Gould expresses surprise
that his name should in any manner be
connected in the public prints with
mining developing company, the prospec-
tus of which has given rise to such state
ments. Mr.. Gould denies emphatically
that he, or any member of his family
has anything to do with mining projects of
the kind and says that if his name the
name of his brother, Edwin, has been
used in any way in connection Herewith,
such use was and is absolutely unauthor-
lied. He states further that the use OF
the official title of any officer of the
Manhattan Railway company other
of his corporations is equally unauthor-
lied.
Robert Reading, superintendent of
Edwin Goulds Continental Mining COM
pany and graduate of the Columbia
university school of mines left here today
for the Klondike via Denver, to take
charge of a mining expedition organized
to work twenty claims in the richest por-
ton of the gold fields. The corporation
is composed chiefly of Pacific capitalists.
]. P. Lippeman of San Francisco, is presi-
dent.
AT Denver, Mr.. Reading will gather, if
possible, two hundred experienced miners
From Denver Mr. Reading will go di-
rect to Portland, where the Elder, a small
steamer chartered for the purpose, will
be waiting for the party. The steamer
will take the miners to st. Michaels and
from that point, the remainder of the
voyage to Dawson City will be made UP
the Yukon river in small boats, if the
stream has not been frozen over by that
time. If it has, sledges will be the meth
cd of transportation.
Mr.. Reading expects to land his party
in Dawson City, not later than October
10. Mr.. Reading was formerly the me-
chanical engineer of the Manhattan Rail-
way company. He denied emphatically
that the Goulds had any connection with
the enterprise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
SILVER IS SLAIN.
Nobody in All the World Wants
1t.

Washington, Aug 1.-THE bullion
value of the American silver dollar, ac-
cording to yesterdays market price of
silver, is just 43 Clio cents" said Mr..
Preston, the director of the mint, to-
day.
This makes the commercial ratio
between silver and gold 1866 to 1 in
stead of 16 to IT, continued Mr.. Pres
ton. In order to make our silver dol
lar equal to a gold dollar at this rate
it would have to contain $50 grains of
silver. If the alloy were added the
total would be $50 grains
How do you account for the recent
decline in silver?" Mr.. Preston was
asked.
Simply the lack of demand for it. I
see no future for silver whatever. Yes
terday'S market quotation made it Sc
cents an ounce. 1t is my honest Opin-
fall to 40 cents an ounce. There is no
demand for it anywhere. China is not
buying any. Japan is out of business,
and there seems to be no demand for it
use as subsidiary coinage. 1t is true
that in the bazaar of India it is traded
in as merchandise, but the famine and
hard times in that country have re
duced the demand to a minimum. The
output of gold is steadily increasing.
Il think the worlds product for this
year will be about s240.000.000. The
United States will contribute $50, 900, 900
to the supply. 1 base my predictions
of an increased worlds output upon the
in any country.
Here comes the KIondike now, with
still further additions to the gold
supply of the world. The extent of the
pending largely upon climatic condi-
tons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
SCRAPIN THEO. NIB.
Crawford Opera House Lodge Eas
Seeded and Wants "Charter."

There is a large sized row in the o. NJ
B. of this city, which has been brewing
for long time. 1t has resulted in the
secession of one of the largest o. NJ. B.
lodges of the city from the order, and
its organization under a new name
1t is said to be a factional fight made
on Simon Greenspan and his followers.
Some time ago Excelsior lodge, No
324, Withdrew from the Order Of Mystic
Brotherhood. 1t recently reorganized
under the name of the Shawnee County
Resubmission club. A petition has been
prepared which 1t is proposed to pre-
sent to the secretary of the state for a
charter under this name.
man who is member of Excelsior
lodge and who is in a position to know
the facts, said to a reporter:
The lodge became dissatisfied with
the way things were hun. The list of
members has been revised three or four
times. Now the lodge will ask for a
charter as the Shawnee County Re
submission club. The membership has
been revised for this purpose. There
were about 200 members of the lodge.
Nobody is now on the list except those
who are all right Simon Greenspan
and others belong to a faction Which
has caused all this trouble
Simon Greenspan being asked the
reason for Excelsior lodge withdrawing
from the 0. NJ. B. said emphatically:
Excelsior lodge hasn't been a member
of the 0. NJ B. since last February. They
have been sailing under false colors-
The real o. NJ B. doesn't allow liquors
to be sold in its rooms. No, sir; that
lodge is not member of the order and
it hasn't been since last February
There is but one o. NJ. B. lodge in the
city now and that is No. 330''
Regarding this an Q. NJ. B. man said
today: Simon is trying to shift the
responsibility. Excelsior lodge has
been member of the Q. NJ B. until
quite recently. Simon has attended
meeting of the lodge since February
There is an indictment out against the
lodge and Simon is trying to shield the
order. That's why he says that it has
not been a member since February
But it has, and that's right
Excelsior lodge No. 324 is located in
the second story of the Crawford Opera
House building. 1t has large bar
room with bar, and plate glass mirrors.
Mixed drinks of all kinds, beer and
whisky are to be had here by those
who are all right" or at least were to
be had there~up to recently if not now.
There has been a membership of over
200 here, but over 800 people have had
access to it as members of the o. NJ.
B."
A man who was sometime ago a mem
Der of the lodge, but whose name was
dropped at one of the recent ''revis-
ions" said today: THE trouble be-
tween the lodge and the order has been
that they suspected that the order was
being run for the purpose of making
money. That won't stand. No hood
ling goes with thing of that kind. They
dropped my name for a reason 1 won't
make public.n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
AN ORIGINAL PACKAGE.
Judge Sim onton Defines the Term in
q DispensarY Law Case.

Charleston, S. c., Aug. Judge ST.
monitor of the United States court filed
his decision today defining an original
package ana thereby settling a diput-
ed feature of the dispensary law.
The court holds that the original
package is the form in which the liquor
is delivered to the initial carrier al the
point of shipment. If box contain
ing liquor is imported, the whole box
must be sold, and not a single bottle
out of the box.
The decision will require all dealers
to import liquor in single packages.
The decision was rendered on suit
brought by Gukenheimer & Sons of
Savannah, c. NJ. PETER & Co. of Gin
cinnati end the Porter Brewing COM
pany. 1t is Favorable to Gukenheimer
and adverse to the other parties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
KANSAS NEWS.
The StuccO Industry is Picking
Up.
Revival of Building Makes a
Brisk Demand.
DILLON PLANTRUSHED
Sumner Bank Receiver Declares
Large Dividend.
Lightning Kills a Man ON a
Moving Train.

Dillon, Aug. THE stucco industry
is proving a rushing one here. The
mills here are running extra and an in
creased output is expected for the next
year.
One of the leading manufacturers
says that the industry has been barely
existing during the decrease in the
building trades, and that now there are
indications that there will be a revival
all over the country and that the build
ing trades will be the first to feel it,
Inquiries are coming in from the east
for the stucco and the gypsum proper
ties are in more demand than for a
long time. The stocks of the material
are not large, and the demand will set
many more men at work and give to
Kansas much increased labor.
The tariff was not put at the rate
that was asked for by the west, but it
will help things some and there is an
outlook for better prices. The owners
of the gypsum beds are much encour-
aged and will doubtless increase their
capacity for manufacturing the popular
building product. The Texas beds that
have recently been purchased by Kan
sas parties will also be opened and de-
VelOped.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
CHARTER FoRBIDs 1T.
Santa Fe Can't Establish "Freight
TRAFFIC Auditors" Office in Topeka.

On account of the present provisions
of the charter of the Gulf Colorado &
Santa Fe road in Texas, providing that
none of the general business of the
company shall be conducted out of that
state, it is probable that the new sys-
tenn of accounts on Santa Fe cannot be
inaugurated as proposed sometime ago.
This new system provided for the es-
tablishment of the Office of freight
traffic auditor in this city, and the
handling of all through freight business
of the entire Santa Fe system in that
Office.
Mr.. H. c. Whitehead, general auditor
of the Santa F'e is anxious to put the
new system into effect, and he will en-
deavOr to so arrange it that the
through business of the Gulf line can be
handled in this way. If this is found
to be impossible, the through business
of the Santa Fe proper and the Santa
Fe-Pacific will probably be handled in
Topeka, without TIE establishment of
the new Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
WILL BUILD THE ARCH.
A. o. U. W. Will Construct the Chief
Ornamental Feature.

There will be at least one arch built
across Kansas avenue for the Fall F'es-
tival The A. o. L. w. lodges of the
city decided last night that they would
build one. How many other secret or
ders of the city will build arches is not
known, but two of them contemplate
doing it.
A prominent member of the A. Q. u
w. said this morning: THE A. o. u
w. lodges Of Topeka are going to build
an arch. At the meeting of the repre-
sentatives of the different orders the
other night we saw that it was useless
to try to agree on having a fraternal
arch, so we have decided to build one
ourselves. Several plans were submit
ted to the members, but the one which
met with the most favor was an arch
made up of three parts. There will be
an arch over each side of the street and
one over the street car tracks, making
three arches in all, but the whole thing
forming one big arch. We have not
decided yet just where it will be built
or that we shall build just that style of
an arch, but we intend to build an
arch, and that is certain"
The triple arch spoken of would not
be as imposing as one with a single
truss clear across the street. The single
arch is, however, much more expensive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
MORGUEIS GORGED.
An Epidemic of Suicide Prevails in
Paris.

London, Aug. There has been
veritable epidemic of suicide in Paris
for some weeks past, the recent tropi-
cal heat adding to the number of cases.
The tragedies commenced with the self
destruction on July Z last of the four
young dressmakers in the POissonniere
quarter of Paris who suffOcat ted them
selves in small room with the fumes
of a charcoal stove after dining to-
gether.
Since then, almost daily, one or more
women have committed suicide and
the self murder of men has been equal
ly numerous. The bodies of men are
found daily hanging to trees in the Bots
de Vincennes. In one alley of that
part alone six bodies of suicides were
found during the past week and the
morgue is so full of dead bodies found
in the river Seine that there is no fur
Their room for them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
KANSAS APPLES.
Apple Shippers Report Shows c
Three Quarter Crop.

Buffalo, N. Y, Aug. THE National
Apple Shippers association finishes a
most interesting report today. The
yield for the crop year of 1897, based on
an average of 100 as a full crop made
up to August 1, follow:
Canada 40 per cent; New England
states 20; New York state Is; Pennsyl
vania so; Maryland 90; Virginia 20;
West Virginia 80; Kentucky 60; Ohio
80; Indiana IS; Michigan 3d.; Illinois
Arkansas 80; tennessee 20; Colorado
100; California 100; Oregon 100 The
above figures show a considerable fall
ing off in the east while the west, par
ticularly Illinois, Iowa, Missouri and
Kansas show a decided increase both
as to per cent of crop and a largely in
creased acreage in bearing. The 1897
crop will be considerably below that of
last year but about equal to average
crop for the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
FRACTURED HER SKULL.
Mary Trimble, Aged 13, Thrown
From a Child's Wagon.

Mary Trimble, the 10 year old daugh-
ter of VIM. Trimble of 305 Jackson
street is in a precarious condition as the
result of being thrown from a child
wagon last evening. 1t is feared that her
skull was fractured as she has been de-
IiriOuS since the accident
The girl was playing with some chill
dren and she got into a little wagon.
Two boys ran with the wagon and in
turning a street corner the girl was
thrown to the brick pavement. She
was unconscious when picked up and
DR.. A. S. Johnson was clled at once
He said this afternoon that he is not
able to tell whether or not the injury
will be fatal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
MANY TEACHERS PASS.
Marshall County Pedagogues Do Not
Find Examinations SO Hard.

Marysville, Aug. THE Marshall
County Teachers Institute just closed
was attended by the largest number
ever enrolled in this county.
1t is thought that a large percent of
the teachers will pass. In correspond
ence with Mr.. Stryker, County Super
intendent NJ. w. Street asked which he
should obey, the law or Stryker, stating
the law governing third grade certid-
Gates.
Mr.. Stryker answered: "Obey the
law" This gave the applicants for
third grade certificates a better show
than under Stryker's ruling, as they
only had to make an average of 20,
with no grade lower than so per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
LOCAL MENTION.

Commissioner of Elections L. 7. Yount
says that he will not send the registra-
ton books into the various wards this
fall to facilitate registration. He says
that there is little being done toward
registering voters now because people
always wait until the last minute.
Fred Cawker and William Larson,
two young men who live near North
Topeka, were arrested yesterday by
Detective Kesson and today turned
over to the state for trial on the charge
of stealing a large row boat from its
mooring at Valencia. They are said to
have confessed to having taken it. The
boat was captured by the officers
Thursday east of the city.
Homer Bowman left today for Bos-
ton where he will join Mrs. Bowman
and they will at once embark for Eur
ope. They will spend two months trav
cling on the continent returning to To-
peka early in the fall. They will spend
most of their time in Sweden, Germany
and France.
Probate Judge Dolman issued his
first restraining order today. While
Judge Hazen is out of town the probate
judge issues and makes the necessary
papers connected with the transaction
of business in the district court. This
is a power held by the probate court
but seldom used. The order issued was
at the instance of Matte Johnson to
prevent her husband from disposing of
his property while her divorce proceed
ings are pending.
returned to Topeka after making a tour
of the state purchasing mules. They
bought $50 head and they are now be-
ing received at the McCurdy stables on
West Fifth street The mules were
purchased to fill an order for the Gu
ban market and they will be shipped to
some point on the southern coast and
sent from there to Cuba
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
GOLD MAGNET INDEED.
Company to Take Mrs. Grifhn,a Noted
Psych ologist, to Alaska

ST. Louis, Aug. THE wondrous
stories of rapidly acquired walth that
come from Alaska and the rush to the
gold region there has set some people
thinking. 1t is quite on the cards that
a company will shortly be formed for
the purpose of carrying out an eXpedi-
ton to KlOndike. 1t will differ radi-
cally from anything else of the sort
hitherto attempted, inasmuch as the
central, and by long odds the most i'm
portant figure in the undertaking, will
be a woman.
Some weeks since was published the
remarkab Bile story of Mrs. DR.. Griffin
of Lookout Mountain, Tenn. Mrs. Crit
fin calls herself psychologist and ac-
cording to indiSputable testimony she
possesses extraordinary powers of mind
reading or second sight description. At
home she is kept busy diagnosing dis
eases in consultation with physicians.
There is something weird about this
woman'S peculiar Gift, for it is said she
can locate the disease, explain all the
symptoms, and clear away all mystifi-
cations without asking the patient a
single question.
1t is, however, in respect to her a bill
ity to describe mine, by briefly ex-
aiming a specimen of ore from it sent
TO her. that Mrs. DR.. Griffin became
famous.
The fact that this woman can. almost
Immediately after handling a piece of
ore, not only describe the appearance
and surroundings of the place from
many Instances tell whether or not the
vein will pan out well, or point out .
richer vein, speaks for itself She has
done this time and again, and men
whose word cannot be questioned stand
ready to vouch for the accuracy Ofsome
of her readings. All that she has asked
is that the ore be handled, if possible
by only one mantle one who takes
it out of the mine.
1t has been justly concluded that SO
gifted a companion would be simply in
valuable in Alaska. Just think what g
world of trouble, anxiety and delay she
could save her party. and how her I'M
erring instinct, or whatever it ought to
be called, would lead her straight to tbs.
best and most easily accessible nuggs
every time. OF course, it is doubtful
whether Mrs. DR.. Griffin would consent
to go at any price, but the COM
pany would have to look after that. and
even if IL did cost a young fortune to
retain the services of the psychologist
on a Klondike trip. the money would,
it is confidently believed, be well spent.
Lucky Baldwin and Cudahy would be
nowhere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07

who has been staying at the Coliseo
hotel for some time past, left yesterday
for Puebla, on his way to the city and
state of Vera Cruz. Mr.. Spivey also ac-
cOmpanied Mr.. Henry.
The particular object of these two
gentlemen in visiting the gulf state is
to look into the possibilities of irriga-
ton in that part of the republic. Mr..
Henry has decided to remain perma-
nently in Mexico and has sent for his
family to come to the city. They will
arrive before the end of the month. He
has decided to go into the irrigation
business in the republic, but where, will
depend upon the result of his investiga-
tions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-07
A Remarkable Cure of Chornic Diar-
rhOea

In 1862, when I served my country as
a private in Company A, 18TH Pennsyl-
Vania Volunteers, 1 contracted chronic
diarrheoa. It has given me great deal
of trouble ever since. I have tried q
dozen different medicines and several
prominent doctors without any perma-
nent relief. Not long ago a friend OF
mine sent me bottle of Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
and after that I bought and took so
cent bottle; and now I can say that I
am entirely cured. 1 cannot he thank
full enough to you for this great remedy
and recommend it to all suffering vet
Grams. If you doubt write me. Yours
gratefully, Henry Steinberger, Allen
town, Pa. Sold by all druggists
A lawn social will be given at the res
idence of Mr.. J. L. Troutman bv the
Ladies' society of the First NJ E
church, next Wednesday evening