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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-15

JIM. Thirswend. of Grosbeck, Tex, says
that when he has a spell of indigestion, and
fees bad and sluggish, be takes two OF De-
Wits Little Early Risers at night, and he is
all right the next morning. Many thousands
of others do the same. Do you? Charles 6.
lennon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-15
MARRIED.

On Thursday evening October 18th, 1897,
at $50 o'clock, at the parsonage of Trinity
IL. E. Church, by Rev L. I. McDougle,
GEORGE JOHNSON and AREMENTA
CRAVEN, both of this city. Washington
and Lessburg papers please copy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-15

W.. Johnson, Newark, O., says, Zone Min
ute Cough Cure saved my only child from dy
ing By Group" It has saved thousands I
others suffering from Group, pneumonis
bronchitis and other serious throat and lung
troubles. Charles G. Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-15

There is no need of little children being
tortured by scald head, eczema and sklI
eruptions. DeWitt's Witch Hazel salVe gives
instant relief and cures permanently. Charles
g, Lennon.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-15

Jean and Edouare de Reszke, the
distinguished opera singers, have been
made mobiles by the Gar.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-15

You can't afford to risk y .Saasaaos, y
. Ing Cd t? ls s:ss?2 If! i; . e az
ara afforded by un'
Charles G. Lennon
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-15

many children, and their lives should
not be allowed to be endangered by the
criminal practices OF those who supply
them wit hthat article.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-15

Is this Indian summsr-or what
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-10-15

men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
GOV. CLICK 70 YEARS OLD.
Celebrates His Birthday Yesterday at
Atchison-Sketch of His Life.

Atchison July 5-Ex-Governor Geo.
W. Click yesterday quietly celebrated
at his beautiful home in Atchison, where
he has passed the last 40 years of his
life. Those who participated in the eel
ebratiOn were his wife, his son and
daughter, his Son-in-laW, James w. Orr,
eminent young lawyer; his daugh-
ter-in-law, Mrs Fred Click, and the ex-
governors two grandchildren. George
Washington Click and George Click
Orr. All sat at the table in the old
family home and enjoyed those extraor-
binary sauces and gravies for which
the board of Mr.. Click has been noted
for a generation.
He descended from the Dutch and
from the Scot, and hence has never
been a demonstrative man. Although
having double cause for enthusiasm on
the Fourth of July, he always passed
the day quietly, until his grandchildren
patriotism characteristic of Young
America. He was then over three-scOre
years, but youth returned to him at
every recurrence of Independence day,
and he has been known to romp with
the little fellows, and with them make
the air blue with the explosives of
crackers and rockets.
In 1883 when Mr.. Click married Miss
Rider in Ohio and came to Kansas, he
settled at Atchson and entered the prac-
tice of law with Alfred Otis. They re
NAMED together Is years and their an
nual settlements never occupied more
than an hour. Governor Click was q
candidate for district Judge in 1859 IN
der the WyandOtte constitution, but
there never was any hope of his cleo
ton. Although living in an overwhelm-
ing Republican district, he was elected
to the house of represen ia tiVes in 1852
1853, 1854, 1865, 1867, 1875 and 1880, and
to the state senate in 1874 to fill a va
cancy caused by the resigna ton of Hon.
j. G. Wilson. He served on the judici-
airy committee and was its chairman
three times, having been appointed bv
Speaker Jacob Stotler, Preston B. PIurnIs
and John T. Burris. In 1866 he was a
delegate to the National Union Demo-
cratic convention held al Phila delphia
and in 1876 he was appointed manager
of the Kansas department of the cen
tennial at Philadelphia by Governor
Tom Osborn.
The ex-governor is hale and hearty
at 20 and bids fair to live a score years
more. He has always been mild in his
He was born at Greencastle, Fair
heId county, Ohio, july 4. 1927.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
HEAT LEAVES ITS MARK.
Hundreds of Prostratiors and Many
Deaths Reported From Many Cities.

| Chicago July 5-The wave of torrid
weather under which the central states
! sweltered last week showed no abate-
ment yesterday. From Pittsburg to
Kansas City and from Chicago south
cloudless skies and a blazing sun left a
record of prostration and death which
has seldom been eqaulled for the early
days of July. Throughout the entire
| district the mercury registered close to
| 100 in the shade during the day and the
number of prostrations ran into the
hundreds.
| Cincinnati, with maximum tempera-
| ture of SO degrees, showed the highest
! death rate, six deaths resulting out of
a total of so prostrations, but there were
| many fatal cases at other points In
| Chicago the mercury registered close to
| 80 degrees for the greater part of the
| day and there were over score of
proStratiOnS but none proved fatal. AT
midnight a severe thunder storm swept
| over the city, sending the mercury down
| several points and bringing a welcome
relief.
ST. Louis, July 5.-WelI-bred Their
mometers registered 100 degrees in the
| shade in ST. Louis yesterday. Every
| day ones made it los, and obtained Gre
| denee for the figures. Even the govern
ment thermometer, ten stories up in the
| air, and sworn to prove St Louis a
| summer resort, showed 90 degrees. For
| the last three days ST. Louis had had
weather which even the citizens admit
| ted was hot. There was also sufficient
| three days were cold storage compared
| to the Fourth. At midnight Saturday
the mercury stood at Sc, and it got no
| lower. At sunrise yesterday it went to
| 80, went to 100 later, and at IL o'clock
last night was SO degrees the streets.
| There has been great suffering, but as
nearly everyone stayed home only three
men were PROSTATE on the streets. No
fatal cases have been reported.
Cleveland, O., July 5.-The heat here
has been most intense, the temperature
rea ching the highest point for the sea-
son. Two fatalities occurred yesterday
and one last night, and there have been
several other prostrations.
The list is as follows: Miss Sarah
Clinton, aged so, found on the street,
died in a police station; Mrs. Lena Sc
duslzy, aged Sc, died in her room at the
house where she was employed; Mrs.
Agnes Lee, died of nervous proStration
brought on by heat; Martin Burns, POI
River street, taken to a hospital, will
recover: Jacob Haffner, aged So, condi-
ton serious; F. Cunningham, 507 Kins-
man street, will recover; William Stark
80 years, will recover; D. D. Beebe at a
hospital, condition serious.
Nashville, Tenn, July 5.-The fearful
heat prevailing Saturday, when the gov
eminent Thermometer marked 100, was
somewhat 1essened yesterday, but not
greatly. Three prOStration have been
reported and two deaths, the results of
prOStR lions yesterday. Last evening a
hard rain fell for an hour and the tenn
Louisville, KY, July 5.-The hottest
yesterday was 80, at 1:30 o'clock. Last
night the measure was SO at Z o'clock.
John Soete, a prominent German, died
suddenly of the heat, and there were
three or four minor cases of prostration.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
KANSAS SOAKED.
Heavy Rains Flood Central and
East Portions.
Fall as Far West as Burton
and Salina.
EXTREMEWEST MISSED
ki3gman, Larned, Great Bend
and Arkansas City,
Out of the Line, Bnt Hot WINDS
Have Ceased.
EXTREMEWEST MISSED

Hutchinson, July 5.-A heavy rain fell
Saturday night and Sunday here winch
thoroughIy soaked the earth and is
worth thousands of dollars to Reno
county.
The rain extended as far west as
Burton.
DISPATCHES from Wichita show very
heavy fall and the average corn yield
in Sedgwick county is estimated at ~
bushels to the acre, and wheat at 70
bushels.
Reports from Emporia state that
much needed heavy rains fell there ana
throughout most of central Kansas Sat
urday night and yesterday, and that
tn early corn crop is assured The pros
pect now is splendid for a big crop Dis
patches from most all other points in
this section repeated the news. AT Sa-
lima there were local showers and the
crops were doing well. In the extreme
western portion there were no rams,
but as a rule, corn was reported In
good condition.
At Arkansas City, Great Bend and
Marion the weather was hot and there
was little prospect of rain, but the hot
winds had ceased and the corn was In
little danger.
From two or three correspondents
came reports that the hot winds contin-
ued and that the corn crop was in ser1-
Gus danger, but these are isolated IN
stances.
The dispatches from Kingman and
Larned were particular discouragng.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
INvADES COMFY ISLAND.
The Salvation Army Carries the War
Into the Heart of the Enemy's
Country.

New York, July 5.-The Salvation
Army men and women, invaded Coney
Island Saturday evening. They began
their work of trying to purify the Bow
cry. Captain Johnson is in charge,
and if psalms, songs and exhortations
count for anything, the SwindlerS and
bunco steererS who infest that part of
greater New York should be brought to
a realization of their wicked ways.
Captain Johnson applied to Captain
Collins for a permit to preach on the
beach. He was told to go ahead.
In fact, I shall only be too glad to
have you with u.s. said Captain Col
ms. but I hope you won't get discour-
aged. 1t is a big job that you are I'M
dertaking.''
The Salvationist said that his army
would work in the slums of the island
through the months of July and Au-
gust, beginning with services Saturday
night on the beach.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05

occasion to use his pocket-knife he
took it from his pocket, and just as he
opened it a bolt of lightning, which
was probably attracted by the knife
blade, struck him, knocking him in
sensible for a few minutes. Two cows
and a pony which were standing near
by were also shocked. The COWS soon
jumped up and ran away, but the pony
was unable to move for two or three
hours and is yet unable to straighten
his neck.
Mr.. Brock soon regained the use of
his hand and arm, and strange to relate
his arm and shoulder are in better con-
dition than for several months. He had
been unable to raise his arm very high
since midwinter on account of rheuma-
tisrn, but can now raise it above his
head with ease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
HARRIS GETTING PENSIONS.
Work Accomplished by the Junior
Senator From Kansas.

Washington, D. c., July 5.-Senator
Harris has been actively at work in
the pension department and in congress
in behalf of pensioners. The follow
ing is list of recent pension claims al
lowed through his efforts:
Leonard earns, Fort Scott, So per
month, from July 20, 1896; William
Fisher, lola, Sc per month, from July G.,
1891; George w. Marsters, Cawker City,
SO per month from February 1, 1897;
month from November T. 1895; Susan
nah A. Moore, Garnett, IS per month
from May 4, 1895; two minor children of
same, each Sc per month from May 4,
1895; Robert W. McGrew, Manhattan,
Sc per month from August 20, 1889;
John Q. Mclaughlin, Garnett, $40 per
month from July 9, 1895; Thomas Orme,
LinwOod, Sc per month from June %,
1896; David L. Watkins, Godell, $24 per
month from March 20, 1895.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
CHARITY BEGINS AT HOME.
How Many Church Societies at Hope
and How Much for Foreign
Missionsf

The Hope (Kan.) Dispatch prints the
following pathetic story: There is a
poor woman in Hope with five children,
whom the county is starving. She has
ty used to help her a little so the chill
dren had plenty to eat but the county
has now cut them down to 81 a week,
and as the children are too small to
leave alone, that represents about all
they get. Just how the county COM
missioners expect a family of six to live
on IA cents day, is beyond our under
standing. The woman has always work
ed whenever she had an opportunity to
do so regardless of the amount she re-
ceived for it, and it is shame on the
commissioners of this county that she
Is forced TO beg OF steal in order TO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
AN UNFILIAL SON.
Refuses to Quit His Harvest to Search
for His Mother, Soon Found Dead.

Larned, July 5.-The village of Bur-
dette, twenty miles west of here is in
a state of intense excitement over the
finding of the dead body of Mrs. Phil
lips on the prairie ten miles from home
and lived with her son on a farm near
Burdette. Wednesday she became very
angry and left home, but no particular
notice was taken of her action. AS
she did not return a searching party
was organized Thursday morning and,
after a protracted search, in which the
entire community joined the body was
found late Friday evening. AS there
were no marks on the body, it is be-
heved the old woman died of exposure
and grief.
The son refused to quit his harvest to
join in the search for his mother, and
is receiving the severest condemna ton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
TOPEKA FIRE ALARM KEY.

Il Morse and Jackson Streets.
IS Kansas Avenue and Railroad Street.
@6 Gordon and Taylor Streets.
Il Laurent and Harrison Street.
g Grant Street and Topeka Avenue.
80 "a Street and Topeka Avenue.
II Kansas Avenue and Fourth Street.
10 Kansas avenue and Second Street.
IA No. / Fire Sta ton.
SIS Monroe and KiouS Streets.
H16 Kansas Avenue and Garfield Street.
II Kansas and Tenth Avenues.
Is Kansas Avenue and Thirteenth St.
10 Kansas and Euclid Avenues.
q Crane and Adams Streets.
% No. 2 Fire Station.
% Lake Street and East Sixth Avenue.
"a Fourth and Branner Streets.
rs Seventh and Holiday Streets.
&c Eighth and Madison Streets.
q Tenth Ave. and Sac and Fox Road.
% Seventeenth and Jefferson Streets.
90 Third and Monroe Streets.
81 Sixth and Topeka Avenues.
30 Sixth Avenue and Clay Street.
80 No. 3 Fire Station.
"a Western Avenue and Ninth Street.
35 Tenth and Topeka Avenues.
Sc Fourth and Taylor Streets.
81 No. Fire Station.
So Twelfth and Taylor Streets.
SO Van Buren, and Eleventh Streets.
Al Van Buren, and Twelfth Streets
AZ Euclid Avenue and Buchanan Street.
43 Thirteenth and Lane Streets.
As Eleventh Street and Morris Avenue.
46 Seventh and Lane Streets.
Al Topeka Avenue and Third Street.
81 Quincy Street, north of Crane Street.
81 Eleventh and Monroe Streets.
SO Tenth Avenue and Lawrence Street
81 Fourth and Lafayette Streets.
121 Klein and Seward Avenues.
123 40S East Sixth Avenue, Bus Barn.
124 Euclid and College Avenues.
sBoxes North of River.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
REVENUE REPORT.
Internal Revenue Collector Makes a
Coco Showing.

Leavenworth. July 5.-The internal
revenue collections for this district have
been made up to July 1. The total col
lections for 1896 were $24S, 729 10, while
for the fiscal year just closed they
reached the sum of $3.50, 39S. 50. For the
month of June just closed the receipts
We're $2S. S68. or $12,747.47 greater than
May and SO. 120. So larger than they were
for June, 1896
The itemized collections for June ran
as 1olloWs: COLLECTIONS on lists. S210.58;
beer stamps sold, $50S.75; spIrir stamps
sold, S156-75; cigar and cigarette stamps
s., 29l-43; card stamps, $314; tobacco
stamps, $233-31; special tax stamps 81
S0l.OS; OleOmargarine stamps, ST 613 To
tai for the month, $2S, S6S. OF.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
He CAUGHT A SHARK.
W. N. Todd of Leavenworth, Lands a
800 Pound Monster in California.

Leavenworth, July 5.-W N. Todd is
spending the summer on the Pacific
coast. A friend writes a description of
his catching a shark together with a
Chicago man.
An immense bonita shark, over seven
feet in length and possessing four diff
ferent rows of formidable looking teeth.
hooked on to their yellowtail line
while thew had about 100 feet of line
out. In its struggles to escape it jump
ed over ten feet out of the water, al
most upsetting Mr.. Fredericks, who
was watching the fight from another
skiff. By the united strength of the
three occupants Of the boat the shark
was finall-- hauled up to the boat and
dispatched. When hung up on Chris
rack it proved a great attraction to the
StrOllers on the beach. The monster
weighed 800 pounds. Besides the shark
Mr.. Todd caught two yellOwtail and
Mr.. Durham one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
THIEVES IN A CHURCH.
Attempt Made to Steal the Silver
Service of St PauPs Church.
Leavenw0rth

Leavenworth, July SIT has just leak
ed out that an attempt was made Tues
day night to steal the communion serv-
ice at St. Paurs church in this city
The service is used in celebrating the
Holy Rite of the Lords Supper
Thieves entered the church through
an open window between Tuesday
morning and Wednesday evening They
entered the small rooms used as clos
ct in the southwest corner of the build
ing. A walnut wardrobe used to keep
the altar hangings and vestments in
was broken open with a Jimmy and the
contents ranSacked in an effort to find
the solid silver communion cups and
ever.
But the service was not there, as it is
no longer kept in the church
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
STAMPEDE AT VERSAILLES
Premature Explosion of Fireworks
Starts Panic.

Versailles, Mo-, July 5.-During the
fireworks display here Saturday even
ing a large bundle of skyrockets and
other explosives became ignited and
shot out in every direction. The great
est excitement prevailed among the i'm
mense gathering of people for time,
everybody running to escape the fast
and furious missiles.
Ben F. Richie, prominent farmer,
was struck by a rocket in the groin and
rendered insensible. Though better to-
day he is yet in a precarious condition
and may not recover. Several others
were struck, sustaining painful in
iJrieS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
Changes at Orphans Home.

AtchisOn, July 5.-More heads at the
soldiers orphans home will come off
August 1. Mrs. Kate l.. Morris, head
seamstress; Miss Winnie Smith, the
kindergarten teacher, and c. l.. Now
bray, gardener, will be succeeded by
persons to be selected by the Fopulist
board at that time. 1t is said that
Miss Whaler will become head seams
treSS, and that a woman from Beloit
will be the new kindergarten teacher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05

live. She has little garden and the
other oaV dug peck of potatoes to sell
for something special Do you think
there was anyone in town who would
give her little boy 20 cents for those po-
taIoes? He was compelled to take
them home aEa1n, although there are
people mere wnt' never fail to give some
thing for Foreign missionary work.
There are few who help this family,
but the county should also do its part.
The dollar the county gives her would
not much more than furnish fire to cook
their potatoes and bake their bread if
they had any to bake.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
The Ehrsam Machine Co. in Court.

Abilene July 5.-The liability of guar
antors of stock in Kansas corporations
was tested in probate court here. G.
B. Hoffman and six other wealthy men
of Enterprise guaranteed $4,000 worth
of stock of the EhrSam Machine COM
pany, sold to New England investors.
The company sold their stock to c. NJ.
Case now deceased, and afterward
failed. The guarantOrs asked 10000
from Cases estate to indemnify them
from loss in making good their guaran-
ty to eastern stockholders. The court
held the estate not liable and the mat
ter will be appealed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
European Trip Ends in Death.

Southampton, July 3.-NIiss Ellen Mil
Ter, the only daughter of Rear Admiral
Miller, U. S. N, died in London this
morning Miss Miller has been sick ev-
er since landing and is believed to have
contracted typhoid fever while on the
of her death reached the admiral just
as the United States cruiser Brooklyn
was on the point of sailing for home.
The admiral landed and took the first
train for London. The Brooklyn will
not sail today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
M. 4. Lows Stock Farm.

Horton, July 5.-M. A. Low is build
ing a large hay and stock barn on his
farm south of the Rock Island depot.
In it he will construct a large silo, prob
ably the only one in Brown county
with a capacity for 40 tons of enSilage.
It is a fact not generally known that
Mr.. Low is developing here one of the
best stock farms for high grade cattle
and horses to be found in northeastern
Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIi-
TION MEETING.

For the meeting of the National Ed
ucational association at Buffalo in 1896
the excellent service given by the
Union Pacific was commented on by all
who had the pleasure of using that
line. This year our educational friends
meet in Milwaukee, Wis, July to g.
and members of the association and
others from points west of the Missouri
river should by all means take the
Union Pacific.
The service of the Union Pacific
via Omaha or Kansas City is the very
best The equipment consists of hand
some day coaches, chair cars, Pullman
buffet and drawing room sleepers, din
ing cars and buffet smoking and Ii
brary cars. Fewer changes than via
any other line. One fare, plus 81 so, for
the round trip will be the rate from all
points west of the Missouri river for
this meeting
For illustrated matter, folders. etc.
call on or write
E. L. LOMAx
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
Harvest Hands Wanted.

Hutchinson, July 5.-The cry still
comes from the counties west of here
for more harvest hands. A man who
was here from Barton county said that
he saw one field of 800 acres of wheat
in which there vas but one header gang
more hands. Marshal Benedict had
the town secured and all of the favorite
tramp corners were visited. Fifty men,
some tramps and some men who have
been working, were collected and ship
ped west on the night trains.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-05
Circulation Growth.

In 1896 the State Jour
nal erected for its exclusive
use as a permanent home,
a handsome double front
pressed brick building Of
three floors. The location
is one of the most eligible
business sites in Topeka
the southeast corner Of Kan
sas avenue and Eighth st.
The building is one of the
most complete newspaper
structures in the west and
has many unique features
among these are construc-
ton and arrangement by
which the four Linotypes
are seen in operation be-
hind plate glass facing Kan
sas ave-, and also through
a large glass window from
the business Office.
Don't advertise in the
State Journal unless you
feel confident that it's daily
circulation exceeds 1000.
Any evidence apparently to
the contrary will be cheer
fu]lv received and proof
produced to convince the
most skeptical that we do
not claim anything about
our circulation for which
we cannot vouch.
The State Journal re-
ceives the full day leased
wire Associated Press re-
port, is a member of the
American Newspaper Pub
fishers Association, has 4
Linotypes, fast Web Per-
fecting Press, etc.
The State Journal has a
larger circulation than any
other daily paper published
in the great state of Kan
sas. 1t requires forty-three
(43) carriers Exclusives of
newsboys), to circulate the
paper in Topeka and sub
urbs.
The State Journal has
been under the present
management for over elev-
en- years, and it's daily cir
culation in that time has
increased from 800 to over
II, 600, or an average growth
of one thousand a year.