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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13
INTERESTS THE QUEEN.
Victoria Asks Questions About
the KIOndike.

London, Sept. 13.-Vanity Fair says
the queen is quite interested in the
rush to the Klondike gold mining reg
ions and has asked many questions re-
garding the protection afforded there to
her subjects.
Her majesty knows a great deal
about British Columbia, where a vast
estate was purchased for the crown a
few years back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13

Los Angeles, Sept. 13.-It is stated
that the negotiations between the Van
derbilt railroad system and the Los
Angeles terminal railroad for an extern
sion of the formers road from Utah to
San Pedro harbor have been settled and
the route selected. Bonds for the build
ing of this road have been practically
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13

Alva o. T., Sept 13.-The reunion of
old soldiers of northwestern Oklahoma
at this place was grand success, thou
sands being in attendance each daytime
County Sunday School association held
a convention in correction with the re-
union which was we'll attended.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13

Billiards. Snow Liniment is the most
penetrating IMMINENT in the world. 1t
cures pain and Inflammation of all
kinds quicker than any other known
remedy. Price soc. Every bottle guar
anteed Geo. w. Stansfield, 632 Kan
sas avenue and Miller's Pharmacy,
corner Sixth and Topeka avenues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13
cdEAP TEXAS RATE.
Galveston to St Louis or Kansas City
and Return so.

ST. Louis. Sept 15.-The Missouri.
Kansas & Texas railroad has announc-
ed a $40 excursion from Galveston to St
Louis and return. tickets good from the
18th to goth inst. inclusive.
AS soon as the Gulf. Colorado &z Santa
Fa and the International & Great
Northern railroad received notice OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13
WICHITA GETS a PARK.
Defunct Bank Pays Its Debt in Real
Estate

Wichita, Sept 13.-Mayor Ewing re-
ceiver of the Wichita National bank
yesterday afternoon turned over a war
ranty deed to the county for Griswold
park in consideration of the money due
the county from the defunct bank.
The county's claim was 81 900 and the
land is said to be worth that amount
easily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13

GOODLAND-The Rock Island emf
grafton department shipped east a col
lection of grains and vegetable of
Sherman county for display at state
fairs. Among the exhibit was a head
of cabbage that weighed 50 pounds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13
Kansas Bows viii Go to Sea.

Washington. d. c., Sept. 13.-Among
the candidates who passed the Septem-
Der examination for admission to the
Burren Clinton Allen of Ottawa, APP
pointed by Congressman NJ. S. Peters;
Rufus S. MalleX and Merlyn G. Cook.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13
Kzrle Be!lew Back in London.

London, Sept. 13.-Cora Urquhart Pot
ter and Kyrle Bellew have returned to
London after a globe circling tour of
three years which included a particu-
larlY successful season in Australia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13
FROM KANSAS TOWNS.
General and Personal News From All
Over the State.

BLUE RAPIDS-The Republican
convention for the purpose of placing
in nomination a candidate for county
commissioner for the Second commits
sioner district will be held here Sep
TENDER 10th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13
Yours truly,
F. T. DOLAN,
S1na1,i end Pn

superintendent.
Nolan, the plaintiff, sets out in his pc
tition that the above letter is defama-
tory libelous and untrue and that his
discharge was unjust and without cause
He wants damages on the ground that
the letter puts him out of job, SIAN
ders him and removes whatever chance
he had for promotion.
Mr.. Nolan says he has been a foreman
for several years and was in direct
line for promotion for his continuous
and meritorious service. That he re-
ceived the highest wages paid to fore
men of his class, namely fifty dollars
ner month.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13

the men employed to obey his orders.
but Mr. Gillette refuses to give the
combina ton to the safe. which contains
the books and papers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13

Not how cheap but how good Is the
way we try to do our work. Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West 9Th
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13
Using Burnt Gumbo.

Wellington, Sept. 13.-The Rock ISL
and has commenced to ballast up its
tracks with the gumbo burned near
this city. 1t proves an excellent bal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-13

this announcement they put in SINH
lar excursion rate covering the same
dates as the Missouri, Kansas & Texas.
The same rates apply to Kansas City.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-05-29
Producing Rain.

A simple experiment in producing
rain may be made by the use of a CYL
Under OF glass, about four inches in
diameter and eight inches high. This
is to be half filled with ninety-two per
cent. alcohol. A china saucer is placed
V e the cylinder, which is then put
into q hot water bath and heated quite
hot, but not the boiling point for al
cohol. Then. the cylinder, still GOV.
cred. is carefully and quickly placed
upon a table in q cool portion of the
room. Very soon vapor will be dis
covered on the under side of the Jseu.
Ger, clouds will form and fropfthem
little drops fall down upo,'sne alco
hoI. This miniature shoter may last
for an hour OF more. E1e top part Of
the cylinder clears directly SO that the
condensation is seen midway between
the alcohol and the saucer. 1t is a
curious and interesting sight, the
water below the clouds and the clear
atmosphere above. If Immediately
after removing the cylinder from the
hot water bath a cold saucer replaces
the hot one, storm currents are dis.
cernible. Often the currents will as-
semble upon one side of the cylinder
and descend upon the other. Conduct
ed upon a somewhat larger scale, this
experiment would be of great interest
to classes of students. It is net an ex-
pensive one, and is very easily man
aged even by amateurs.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-05-29
Cause of LanlSlides.

Because of the many landslides thai
have occurred on the line OF the Cana
dian Pacific Railway in British Colum.
bia, Colonel Robert B. Stanton and
Mr.. James D. Schuyler were lately ap.
pointed q board of experts to examine
into the matter for the railway COM
pany. AS a result OF this investiga-
ton, an action has been brought by
the Canadian Pacific Railway Company
to secure an injunction against the
farmers on the Thompson River to
prevent them from further irrlgating
land contiguous to the railways, this
irrigation having already caused land.
slides which have swept down upon
the tracks Of the company. Along this
river the land rises in benches extend.
ing from fifty to 500 feet above the
river. The soil is gravelIy, with o clay
subsoil. The farmers irrigate thei,
lands by water from creeks back in
the mountains, and the land is sliding
downward apparently on the slippery
clay subsoiI. In one place sixty.siz
acres have slid down i'll a mass, and
the experts estimate the volume oil
n of these slides st 30. 900, 900 tons.
At times, says the Railway Review, the
railway track has been showed five feet
out OF line in one night, causing great
outlay in reconstruction. Tie Jury
has found in favor OF the railway com.
pany. ascribing the slides to the
irrigation.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-05-29
Pathetic War Story.

William Wilkinson, who was for
many years Jailer of Fayette County,
Kehtucky, and who was noted for his
fidelity TO truth related to 8 Licking
ton Leader contributor the following
pathetic incident of heroism which he
witnessed shortly after the battle at
Richmond, Ky, in 1862:
"a son of my friend, Hon. Cassius
n. Clay, was killed in the fight at Rich
mond. audit was made my duty to visit
the battlefield to identify the body and
take it to his fathers home. While
riding slowly over the scene OF the bat
tie I heard groans, which I was
sure came from a corndeld
near at hand. Looking down the
corn rows ] soon discovered two
wounded soldiers lying about forty
yards apart. One was q Federal and
the other . Confederate. A cannon
ball had broken and terribly mangled
both Of the Confederate's legs, whiie
the Federal was shot through the body
ead thigh.
til am dying fos waass,' ] heard
ths 1saessI laY inst al discovered
49, - - 49,
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them. His words sounded rs il they

them. His words sounded rs il they
came from @ Earched mouth.
"I have some water in my canteen.
Yea are Welcome to drink if you'll
come here said the Confederate, who
had feebly raised his head from the
ground to look at his late enony when
he heard his pitifal cry for wafer.
so couldn't move to save my life,'
2roaned the Federal, as he dropped
his head to the ground, while his whole
body Qniyerel with agony.
'Then [ beheli an ac5 Of heroism
which held me spellbound until it was
too late for me to give the assistance [
should have rendered. The Confed-
crate lifted his head again and took
another look at his wounded foe, and
L saw an expression Of tender pity
come over lis pain distorted face, as
he said:
"'Hold out a little longer, Yanlz,
and LII try to come to you. Then the
brave fellow, by digging his fingers in
the ground aud catching hold Of the
corn stalks, painfully dragged himself
TO the Federal side, the blood from his
manGiei legs making o red trail the
entire distance. The tears ran down
my checks like rain, and, out of SYM
pathy for him, I groanel every time
lie moved, but [ was so lost to every
thing except the fellows hero;sn that
L did not one think Of helping him.
"When the painful journey was fin
lshea he offered his canteen to the
Federal, who took 1t and drank eager
". the water seeming to sizzle rs it
passed down his parcnei throat. Then,
with q deep sigh of relief, he reached
ont to the Confederate, and it was
plain to see as they clasped hands and
looked into each others eyes that
whatever hate may have ranked once
in the hearts Of these men had now
given place to mutual sympathy and
love. Even while | watched them I
saw the Co~nfederate's body culver as
if in a spasm of pain, and when his
head dropped to the ground I knew
that q hero had crossed the dark river.
The Federal kissed the dead hero's
hand repeatedly, and cried like o child
until [ had him removed to the hos
pital, where he, too, died the next
day"
The Opelousas courier., 1897-05-29
Kit Carson's Desperate yalor,

Once, in Arizona, I sal Kit Carson,
backed only by my then inexperienced
self, ride down upon O whole band of
Apaches and rescue a Pah-Ute pris-
oner whom they had tied to a stake
and were about to torture to death.
On riding over the crest of o bluff one
morning, we came unexpec;s lily upon
this band and, of course, would have
retreated at once had not Carson rec.
ognized Ill the prisoner an old friend.
"It's o desperate venture" he said.
Shut We'll at least try to save that poor
fellow. See the reds have discovered
u, and are running off to get their
ponies IN order to give chase. Now's
our timeI Keep close to me-"
CarsonWas riding q powerful etall-
ion. and had an equally swift horse.
Without }nother word sAl-,heddovn
tn, sSzgpe at headlorg a.5eed, reaching
the pr soner's side III less than five
seconds. The maRealready singing
his deatnmsonG->eL rs bound to the
stake simply by rawhide lariats passed
around his waist, his legs and arms
being left free so rs to a1ord'greater
sport to his torturers. Without dis
mounting Carson cut these thongs
with q single stroke OF his knife; then,
he on one side and [ on the other,
We caught the prisoner under the arm
pits and bore him away between US
before the savages had got half way to
the grove where their ponies were
concealed. Almost in q twinkling,
amid q shower of arrows, we had sur
mounted the hill, and by the time tho
first pursuing Indian appeared on its
crest we're half q mile away. Then
came the chase. Incumbered as we
were, the Apaches gained on us
steadily, and by and by the foremost
one, evidently the chief, came within
long rife range-a fatal mistake on
his part. Never slackening speed,
Carson half turned in his saddle,
threw up his rife with one hand, and,
seemingly without taking aim, brought
the warrior to the ground. This
somewhat checked the ardcr OF pur-
suit, but still the redskins followed
us, mile after mile, until they AMI we
caught sight Of long cmigrant train
coming slowly over the eastern plain.
Then the whole crewfed precipitately.
We gained the train and were safe.
"Wasn't that q close call, Kit?" ]
asked.
"Nothing to speak Of" he coollY
replied. "With our repeating rifles
and four reviewers we could have kept
those hounds off all day and help
was sure to come before night, as we're
the main line Of emigrant travel"
1t was by such deeds that Kit Car.
son won the hearts of all worthy per.
sons who knew him. No thought OF
self, no consideration OF personal
peril ever had u feathers weight with
him when distress was to be relieved
or endangered captives were to be
rescued. William Thompson, in New
York Sun.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-05-29
VctOr;a's Gold Plate.

The gold plate at Windsor castle con
sists Of about 10000 pieces. 1t Is KEEP
In the gold pantry, which is an iror
room situated on the ground floor I'M
der the royal apartments. The cierl
OF the pantry gives it out in iron boxes
and receives a receipt for 1t. It Is car
ried by special train, under escort Of
guard Of soldiers, and delivered to the
butler at Buckingham palace. He gives
a receipt for 1t and is responsible fol
it while it remains at the palace. The
same formalities are observed IN tax.
ing 1t back, and all persons concerned
are glad when 1t is once more restored
to the safekeeping Of the gold pantry.
The total value Of the plate in this de-
partment is nearly 100000. A great
deal of It dates from the reign OF
George w.. but among the antiquities
nre some pieces which were taken from
the Armada.
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she LOST HER & a
ems ihousht 1t Would Pc Cut on
she Staid. So Gh. rI,.s

60 "outu re Tut or II
She stsid. So sh. Fled
mis- girl thinks that trainmen or,
just horrld. One Of them near1v acera.s
Sss into a fit the other day. She was
gong down to the levee ferry landinc
20 60 oyer to East st. Louis to visit .
1flend' Gays the st. Louis Post-n,s.
patcn' 1t was her first trip and :,,e hsd
neard awful stories Of how murder was
committed several times a day down on
the levee, whose denizens she had haen
told thought less Of cutting a throat
nan OF Wrlnging a chickens head off.
she was nervous and scared as she
penetrated the city's purlieus. A freight
tram was being switched down there
ana a loud voiced s%wltchman was civ.
ing instruction to another Of his craft.
oWltchmen have a language all the,,
own which is incomprehensible to the
plain everyday mountaineering citizen,
among other things they call d train
e and "she," just as a sailor refers
70 a ship, and just as she neared the
this is what he yelled:
Head her off, Jim, cut her In two
and send the head end UP here"
She fed from the m%urderous Villain
and postponed her voyage across the
The Opelousas courier., 1897-05-29
RECOVERY
OF . Young Lady of Gasport, New YorA
from Anaem:a.
From the Courier, Bufulo, N. p

From the Courier, Buffalo, N. r.
Miss Lulu Stevens, daughter OF Georrs
Stevens, the wel!-known blacksmith, OF Cas-
port, Niagara, County. New York. has sur
prised her neighbors considerably, by not
dying FIVE months g when the physicians
said she could not live.
This was quite a remarkable case. The
young woman, who is very well known, on
account OF her musical ability. hal been q
very healthy girl. until about one year ago,
when she began to fail, aud grew so pale
and apparently bloodless and 80 weak that
after a few months she vas given up to die.
Last winter h physician WAC was Il visitor
at Gasport U-+6tEs Stevens, and seeing her
emaciate~ condition, and hearing from the
local doctors that the disease was anaemia,
prevailed on the girls mother to make her
try DR.. williams Pink Pills. Directly she
commenced the treatment she began to
mend, and now since February, when sha
decided to take them, she has become we'll
and strong and the picture Of good hea tn.
The mother OF the girl, Mrs. Stevens. s2ys:
Every one in Gasporr knows that z nix
Pills cured Lulu, and l feel very thankful
that we heard OF them in time to save my
child's life"
DIR. Williams Pink Pills contain, in a con-
densed form, all the elements necessary to
SlFo H0W lllo dutl TlCuueSS III INC plOOu anu
restore shattered nerves. They are also a
specific for troubles peculiar to females,
such as suppressions, irregularities and all
forms of weakness. ;Fhey build up the blood,
and restore the glG;g Of health to pale and
sallow cheeks. In Zen they affect a radical
cure in all cases arising from mental worry,
overwork or excuses Of whatever nature.
Pink Pills are sold In boxes (never in loose
bulk) at so cents q box or SIX boxes for
81. so, and may be had of all druggists, Or
direct by mail from DR.. Williams Medicine
Company. Schenectady. N. Y.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-05-29
A Fight With a Grizzly.

The people of the State of Washing.
ton, who still have the grizzly bear
with them, manage so well to keep out
of hand-to.hand struggles with that
formidable animal that such contests
are seldom heard of except in fiction.
But now and then somo unwary settler
comes in contact with the grizzly, with
terrible results. The Wallawalla
Statesman records such an experience
on the part of Mr.. John Doud, of
Promised Land, in WallawaIla County.
Mr.. Doud was hunting in WaIlapa
Canon when he ventured to fire his
only shot at a large grizzly, and was
Immediately pursued by the animal,
one OF whose legs had been broken by
the shot.
The hunter ran but not SO fast as
the bear, Notwithstanding the animals
crippled condition. Mr.. Doud relied,
however, on the bears broken leg to
make the limb Of a small pine.tree q
safe refuge for him, and perched him.
self on this with some confidence. The
bear stood up on his hind legs beneath
the little tree, anajust at that moment
the branch broke, precipitating Mr..
Doud into the bears extended paws.
Then came a ough-and-tumbleight,
in which the chances seemed to be
altogether on the side of the bear.
But a human being is a formidable
antagonist, after all. Mr.. Doud sue.
ceeded in getting hold Of his knife,
and with a few happily directrd blows
killed the bear. X
But it is possible that his. Asiife.
blows came too late. The hunter was
60 badly injured that he could not
move. He lay upon the ground by
the bears side until a searching party
found him next day, badly torn aud
very far gone. Nevertheless, at the
moment of the Wallewalla papers
publication hopes were entertained of
keT recovery.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-05-29
HUMUR OF THE DAY.

"That contortionist seems very con
celte1." eyes; he is completed,
wrapped upiu himself."-Yale Record
"Nho was Ananias, papa?" "I be,
liove he was the leader Of the opposi.
ton to George Washington" truth
Farmer WhiAletree-"Did you say
you was lookin' for work?" Weary
Wllkens-"yes, boss-wil dc accent
on de was. Judge.
"How would You define an opti.
mist?" 'sAs a mai who exE ects to pay
last weeks board by drawing his next
weeks salary" Truth.
Mrs. Easton-"I understand that
your husband can't meet his credit.
ors." Mrs. Weston-'I don't believe
be wants to, especially"
She-"There's that Mr.. Flyp across
the street. He says he knows all the
pretty girls in u club" He-"Knows
you also, doesn't he?'-Puck.
Jorkins-"When young people
marry they get into a pickle" Newed
~ suppose that is why all their
friends send them pickle dishes."-
Truth.
"Sort of a Damon and Pythias COM
bination. But isn't it funny they don't
see through each other?' "Ihat's of.
ten the way when people get so thick"
Puck.
Wild-Eyed Customer-"Haye you
any goods made of sole leather or boiler
iron?" Clothing Merchant-"No,
sir; We don't keep boys clothing."-
New York Weekly.
Papa-"And did you think for one
moment that that clerk of mine was in
d position to propose to you?" Daugh-
ter-"Why, certainly, pap he was on
his knees. "-Yonkers Statesman.
"Why did Simpson send his boy to
the prize ring?" "Well, he always
displayed q love for argument, and
the old man considers the field of law
overcrowded. Princeton Tiger.
Emma-"And, Charlie, dear, would
you have really shot yourself if 1 had
refused you?" Charlie-sIndeed, l
would. I had already sent to four
houses for price.lists of revo1vers."-
Fliegende Blaetter.
Journalist Ito editor}-s'Excuse me,
sir, but I am literally starving. Will
you buy this article, sir?' Editor
"What is it about?" Journalist
SITS On the Bad Effects of Over
Indulgence in Eating sir."-.Fun.
Mrs.
Come here this minute! What do you
mean By using such language?" Tom.
ma, you told us to play
some play where we didn't have to
eight, and we's playing General Wey-
Ter; and we had to do something."-
Washington Capital.
A joker offered to bet SIG to 81 that
he would ask sixteen persons one and
same question to which he would
the same answer. The bet was
accepted, and the joker asked each
one of the sixteen this question: "Did
you hear that Smith is BANKRUPTCY"
ind (which Smith," was the stereo.
typed reply.
"Do my vocal lessons disturb you?"
the young woman with musical
ambition. Not that I know Of" re-
olied the truthful young man. "Why,
should think you'd know if they
$40. Since the dentist took
;he front room On the first floor, I
amt tell whether you're practising
music Or he's practising on his
PATIENTS. dublin World.
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STROBE.

pretty little village In the central por-
ton CT the State surrounded by rich
farming lands and valuable ore and
sand mines. Joseph Strobe Is in his
eighty-sccond year and it Is believed he
will hold his Job until he Is too old to
ill 1t. He is the pride and the Joy Of
the PostotHce Department in Washing
ton, which placed his picture in the
Government display at the Worlds
Fair. The oldest postmaster is a Re
publican and has never missed voting
since he was allowed to vote. He has
never been III and Is possessed Of all
his faculties. He was appointed dur.
ing the administration Of President
Polk
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"ViEegar Biale."

The Vinegar Bible" was thus
named from a lulicrous typographical
blunder-s'The Parable of the Vine
yard" in the twentieth chapter OF
Luke, being made to read 'srhe Para.
BILE of the Vinegar" This edition OF
the Bible was published in 1717, and
most of the copies were destroyed by
the publishers, though several &c" into
circulation before the blunder was dis.
covered. 1t is asserted that no more
than Il dozen copies of this book are
nov in existence.
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THE PLEDGE OF LOVE
pledged my soul to dwell with Iowa

pledged my soul to dwell with Love
In the joy of sweet content:
La a snow-whito cot with the blooms above
by singing robin and signing dove,
Oh, [ Pledged my sou! to dwell with love
But the tithe-mcn came for rent!
AndLoTe had neither pure nor scrip
Iie t:the-Icn heard him sigh;
Bat what cared they for his rosy tirs,
For the thrilling touch OF 4 1irger-tip-.
Or the honey-blooms that the brown beo
sip,
Or the light of a loving eye?
Pack and travel!" They cried, ANA far
Over valleys and plains VIC went;
But we saw the light of q h~eckoning star,
And the land where the fairy dwellings are:
Love tossed his curis 1T the tithc-men far,
And kissed his hands to tho rent,
f. L. Stanton, in Atlanta Constitution.