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The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-01
GARB LEADS TO ARREST.
Chicago Man Wears a Ball Dress and
the Woman Dress Suit

Chicago. Oct. Frank Cloduski, ar
raved in low-cut ball dress, and Mrs.
Rosie Kalkoska, attired in an evening
dress suit, were arrested early yesterday
morning in a dance hail al Goodspeed and
Fortv-fourth streets. They We're taken
to the stockyards police station, where
their odd appearance set Sergeant Han
low speculating on what charge he should
book the masqueraders. Justice Fitzger-
aid relieved him of his hesitancy by dis
charging the couple and fining Glen Gold,
the proprietor of the place, $25 for resist
ing an officer
CIoduski and Mrs. Kalkoska aspired to
carry off the prize for the strangest cos
tune and interchanged their apparel be-
fore going to the hall Their attire was
not commented on until they entered the
place. as they had taken the precaution OF
securing a carriage.
CIoduski is an athletic young fellow and
his shoulders protruded through the
openings at the top of the sleeves. He
found it necessary to unbutton a portion
of the back of the waist before getting
into the han, but covered up this by wear
ing an opticians sign. Mrs. Kalkoska
could have called on one of her woman
relatives to assist her in filling the dress
suit and there would have been room to
spare. The coat-tails were pinned to the
collar of the coat to avoid the possibility
of their becoming entangled in the wo-
mans feet.
The jury awarded the premium to Clo-
duski and his partner without a dissent
ing vote. a couple that had gone through
the intricacfes of the cake walk pro-
tested. but the objection was overruled.
These fault finders are accused of visit
ing OFFICER TrobIowsky on his beat and
declaring that CIoduski and Mrs. Kalkos-
ka We're guilty of conduct prejudicia1 to
public morals.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-01
GEORGIA PROHIBITION.
Liquor Sellers at a Camp Meeting
Use a Gem eterY for a Barroom.

Jasper, Ga, Oct. 1.-The description
given of the camp meeting at Hinton
battles imagination.
On every side could be seen men and
boys in close contact with the bottle At
night the roads near the camp ground
were thrOnged with men, drinking ours
ing and quarreling. One man with a
lantern was seen measuring and selling
whisky not over 80 yards from the pull
pit While services were in progress
There was another man who used the
nearby cemetery for a saloon and
measured out liquor at the foot of a
grave which was but a few hundred
yards from the arbor
The proceedings became so pronounc-
ed that women refused to go to meet
ing, preferring to remain at home rath-
er than to come into contact with men
whom they would have to meet The
grand jury will be asked to thoroughly
investigate the matter this week
Judge Gober, one of the severest
judges in the state, will be on the bench
and it is expected that he will put an
end to this kind of IaWlessneSS
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-01
MODERN DICK TURPINS
HighWaymen Rob Three Stage
Coaches in One Day.

Milton, Cal, Oct. yesterday after
noon three stages travelling from Angels s
Camp to this place We're held up by two
masked highwaymen and robbed. The
first stage, a two-horse vehicle, was stop
ped by the robbers in a narrow deile and
its passengers, two men and a woman
compelled to dismount and hold up their
hands While they were searched. The
robbers secured about SO
Fifteen minutes later the second stage
the regular four-horse vehicle, came along
and the driver was ordered to halt. As
he did not pull up fast enough the rob-
bers shot one of the leaders and killed
one of the pole horses, frightening the
other two animals to such an extent that
they dragged the heavy coach and their
dead companions several hundred yards.
Meantime the robbers fired one shot with
a rifle into the hood of the stage. evident
ly for the purpose of frightening the oc-
cupants. The bullet struck one of the
male passengers in the arm and passed
on into the side of another man who sat
beside him. The only other passenger, a
woman, escaped injury. The trio were
also compelled to hand over their money,
about $780,
The robbers then disappeared into the
brush, but emerged a few hundred yards
distant and held up the third carriage.
which was drawn by two horses and con-
tanned two men and a woman also. After
relieving the passengers and driver of
their purses. the robbers decamped with
Wells, Fargo & Co.'S box, which, how
ever. contained nothing of Value.
From the description furnished of the
two robbers they are supposed to be the
pair who recently held up the Ul1iah
stage and killed Mr.. Barnett.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-01
THE VICTIMS GET IN.
Wounds of Those Who Were Shot
are Serious

San Francisco, Oct. Five of the
passengers of the stage coach which
was robbed near Milton have arrived in
this city. They are Clarence NJ. Ack-
erman, A. Maloff. Manuel Nisrella, Mo-
ses Abraham and NJ. Singer. Two of
them, Ackerman and Maloff were
wounded Alderman is at st. Lukes
hospital with a bullet lodged immedi-
ately under the cuticle of his left
breast. The seriousness of his wound
has not been definitely determined, but
it is the belief of DR.. r. r. Gray, the
resident physician of the hospital that
he will not die.
The same bullet which cut a hole
through A. Maloff's left wrist, plOwed
it's way almost through the body of
Ackerman. There is a pOssi bility, DR..
Gray says that instead of traversing a
straight course, the bullet struck one of
Ackerman's ribs on the right side de-
fecting and passing around his body at
the back until its farce became spent
an inch below the nipple.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-01

continue her voyage to st. Michael, but
the passengers were sent north on the
Alaska Commercial company's steamer
Bertha.
Seattle without proceeding to St. Mich
ael. The steamer Frames and the ma
chinery she carried viii be landed at
Dutch HarbOr with a cargo of planking
to replace that lost on the schooner
Huenem, which will be sent north so
that the steamer for the Yukon can be
built at Dutch HarbOr during the win
ter.
The Rush reports that u British
schooners took 9.239 seals, and three
American schooners obtained 8l5 skins.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-01
BIG GRAIN MOVEMENT.
World Records Were Broken Last
Week at Duluth. MINI

Duluth, MINI, Oct 1.-The movement
in wheat at the head of the lakes is
breaking all previous records. The re-
ceipts for the past week are said to
be the largest ever known at any mar
ket in the world.
Up to Saturday night 3479,O0 bushels
had been received and 3, 500 600 bushels
shipped, against receipts of 1896. .148
bushels and shipments of 2,307, ,123 bush
els last year. Grain men say that the
rush viii continue until the first week in
October, and it is expected that the
movement win be still heavier from
now on. Country elevators report that
most farmers are selling their wheat
now and that but few are waiting for
a further advance in the price of grain.
Ayers Hair Vigor has won it's way
into every quarter of the globe.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-01
His Wife His Guardian.

San Francisco, Oct. Henry Y Will
breck, the wealthy but dissOlute son of
a millionaire banker and lumbernan of
Chicago. was today adjudged incompe-
tent to manage his affairs. and his wife
Mrs. Reile Wilbreck, was appointed his
legal guardian His father entered into
a contract with him a few years ago
by which he turned his estate over to
his son, only reSeTving from it a per-
sonaI allowance of $500 per month. Of
late the youth has been on a protract-
ed debauch.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-01
nilIionaire Drnmnnond Dead.

st. Louis. No, Oct. 1-James T. Drum
mond, president of the Drummond Tobac-
co company of this city. died here today
as the result of a complication of kidney
and other troubles resulting from grippe.
His wealth. aside from his tobacco plant.
is estimated at 100000. This will be
inherited by his sons, Harrison, James
and Charles, his daughter Rachel and his
widow.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-01
W Gather Indications.

Chicago, Oct. 1.-For Kansas: Gener-
ally fair tonight and Saturday; warm
er in south portion tonight; brisk
southerly winds
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-01

Not how cheap but how good Is the
way we try to do our work. Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West sth
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-01
special Trains to Kansas CITY

Will leave Topeka via Santa Fe Sept.
80 and October 1 at 1880 p. m. or
after close of exercises.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-01

CoIored Lights.
Washburn, the Druggist, IS head
quarters for all cOlored fires. Buy OF
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-06
Quite . simple Natter.

Jilkins is the faototum Of an artist
who has made some noise In the world
and is quite as important parsonage,
In his own estimation. as his master.
One day lady called On the artist In
the absence of the latter and was re-
ceived by Jilkins.
Dear me, she cried, glAncing first
at an incomplete picture and then at
Jilkins, ~ declare 1t is very much like
you'll"
"It is me, said Jilkins, with a su-
perior air. "I sits for all his old men.
That's what he's specially good at"
"You must be very useful person
TO your employer, " observed tho visitor.
$50 you think that Mr.. Blank. r. A..
80 especially good At old meni"
"YeA Cos why? Cos he's got nothing
to dol order his frames, wash his
brushes. Set his palettes. mix his eolosa
and sit there for him 70 look ak How
can he help being goodi Hos got moth
ing to do but shove tho paint onl''--
Strand Magazine
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-06
POTATO CROP is SHORT.
Yield IL Small and the Quality sadI.
Deficient.

Yield Is Small and the Quality Sadly
Deficient.
Not since 1892 has the potato crop of
the United States proved so nearly n
failure, says the American Agricultur-
list in it's final report Of the yield of 1907.
Compared with the liberal crop of last
year there is an apparent falling off of
nearly 80 per cent. in tonnage and the
quality of the whole is greatly deficient.
County and township returns from all
the leading potato-growing states to
this weekly newspaper show the yield
Of potatoes to be 174,0oo,00o bushels,
against 245.oo0,0Oo in 1896. 2s6, ,ooo, 900
IN 1898, 5000. 900 in 1894. and only 1885,
100000 in the short crop of 1892. The
average rate of yield per acre is placed
ut 81 bushels. taking the country at
large, against SO bushels in 1896, SO
bushels In 1905. .and 62 bushels in 1892.
The reasons for disaster to the potato
crop of 1907 are about as varied as q
multiplicity of causes could make them
Standing ont with more prominence
than any other two factors are blight
and rot, as a result of extremes pt
weather conditions. While the yield in
bushels is small, the quality Is almost
as deficient. This is true of most, but
not all, states. The crop is best in the
northwest.
Such portions of Canada as make Q
speciality of potatoes. notably Ontario
and the maritime provinces, show {
general, but not serious shortage.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-06
Special Service Between st Louis
and Los hnEeIes.

The Sunset Limired, formerly sched
uled between New Orleans and Los AnGi
les, will hereafter leave st. Louis wa
Iron Mt and P and South-rn Paciic.
Westbound trains leaye Tuesdays nrI
Saturdays 1000 p. m, epslbound Tie
days and Fridays 1870 a. IN. lnr-.
trains are perfect in all detail. Compos-
ite car bath and barber shop, com part
ment Car with ladies observation parlnr
, sleepers and dining room, vestibuled
throughout. Holders of first-cIass tick-
cts only are allowed on these trains FoI
further information call on neare-t agent.
of the Clover Leaf Route or address G.. e.
Jenkins, Genl Pass. Agent Toledo, Ohio
N. B. The tourist car will leave st
Louis Thursdays beginning Nov. llth.
via same route. Dec3l
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-06

Miners who came down to Victoria,
B. c., on the steamer Farallon from
Taiya and who left Dawson City about
20 days ago, say five days before they
left Hansen, one of the managers of the
Alaska Commercial company, arrived
In canoe and told of the abandonment
OF efforts to get food up the river.
Fully 400 miners at once made prep
srations TO start out over the trails, but
the citizens committee refused to al
low them sufficient provisions for the
journey. SO save those who had already
started all will have to remain and
share in the privations at Dawson.
Charles Fries. OF Tacoma, who came
out with Butt Woods and Archie Burns,
says that besides the famine mys-
terious disease has broken out which is
carrying off m average Of five men
daily. Twenty-four hours after the vic
tim Is attacked he turns black from
the waist to the throat, and two days
later. In majority of cases, is dead.
On his way out over the Dalton trail,
which in many places runs along the
Yukon's banks. the party met many
boats bound down. About 900 boats are
now going down the river with from
four to seven men In each boat
! The Fries party was the last to leave
Dawson.
At Five Finger Rapids they fell In
with the party headed by Kay Stuart,
of New York, which left six days be-
fore and. reaching Dalton's boat, they
caught up with the party made up of
John Fry. F. L. and ]. Trippe and C.
Holden, of New York, with an Indian
guide.
This party ran short of food and for
four days none had any food save an
owl which they shot and some soup
made from rawhide strap which they
were using in packing their goods.
The Farallon brought down about
$4,000 In gold.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-06
PRAIRIE DEPOT.
The ,New Electric Light Plant q
Success,

On Wednesday evening last, Mr..
Klug, who for some time past has been
very busy putting in Il system OF cleo
trio lights for our town, completed all
connections and everything was In read
iuess to commence operations, and
about $50 p. m, our citizeus had the
pleasure OF witnessing our town lighted
by electricity. The plant is a sue
cess in every way and our citizens APP
preciate the efforts put forth by our
council and Mr.. King. The plant con-
sist OF one arc light ol 1900 candle power,
which hangs in the center Of the square
on Main and Center streets. The rest
of the lights are Of 30 candle power and
are placed in such position that our
town is lighted very nicely. Several OF
our business places have adopted this
system Of lighting their stores, and 1t
will only be short time until every
business place as well as every resi-
dence will be lighted by electricity.
Mr.. King informs US that he has great
many orders ahead, which shows that
our citizens wish to be up to date and
that they appreciate the efforts OF our
council in building up and advancing
improvements in our town.
The first Quarterly meeting was held
Mt the NJ. E. church on Saturday and
Sunday last.
Election passed veryquietly'on Tues
dav last.
Postmaster E. r. Sage has had the
post office repapered add repainted and
electric lights put therein.
Nj. j. Kenny left for Columbus on
Saturday last, where he visited at his
home for few days.
Miss Bates OF Bowling Green visited
her brother Paul and wife oyer Sunday.
Geo. Elliott, who has been employed
by the Sun Oil company in this place
for several years past, has been trans
ferred to the Ironville field, and will
make that place his headquarters.
George has many friends who regret to
have him leave but who wish him sue
cess in his new headquarters.
II. r. Paine has accepted position
in A. Simmons drug store.
Harry Messer visited in Findlay oyer
Sunday.
Mrs. M. P. Smith entertained friends
from Gibsonburg on Sunday.
N J. Paine expects to leave for Buf-
falo, N. Y, some time this week.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-06
Sam Jones' System.

A good camp meeting story is related
of Sam Jones, the revivalist. 1t is
said that some years ago he preached at
n camp meeting in Texas. The grounds
were located near q little town where
there were ten saloons to every church
spire and schoolhouse. In his sermon
the first night he told his audience that
he was going to preach to men only
every morning at five o'clock, and that
upless he had good audiences at every
sermon he would pack his trunk and
go home. For seven mornings the horn
sounded at five, and, strange to say,
nearly every seat in the big tent was
occupied. In his farewell sermon he
said: II suppose that 1 should make
some sort of an explanation as to why
have called you men out here every
morning before daylight. Well, I'll tell
you. If 1 give you until nine or ten
o'clock every day you would be so full
of Texas beer and whisky that it would
take somebody bigger'n Sam Jones to
get next to you. have tackled you on
empty stomachs, when you were weak,
and as 200 of you have Joined the
church think my system has worked
pretty we'll"
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-06

bless DR.. .Miles'Nervine,
DR.. Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under a positive
guarantee, first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases of the heart and
nerves free. Address,
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-06
Methods of the Mind.

The blind man has to depend almost
entirely ON the accuracy of his ears to
guide him wherever he may wish to go,
and it is remarkable In what short
time he becomes familiar with new
locality and fresh surroundings
Few people are aware Of the powers
of the ear, but the blind, through con-
slant exercise of that organ. are able to
discover objects almost as rapidly as
seeing person.
For instance, when walking In per-
feet calm, he can ascertain tho prozim-
ity of objects by the feeling Of the at
mosphere upon his face. It would seam
at first that the echo given back. were
1t only from his breathing. might be
sensible to his ear, but 1t has been as
pertained by experiment that blind
man with his ears stopped can tell when
my large object is close to his face,
Bven when 1t approaches so slowly as
not to cause any sensible current Of air.
When he is walking along the street,
he can tell whether 1t Is wide or mar
row, whether the houses are high or
low, if any opening which he may be
passing Is q court closed up at the end
or whether it hns an outlet to another
street, and he can tell by the sound OF
his footsteps in what lane, or court. on
square he is.
He goes along boldly, seeming to see
with his ears and to have landmarks in
the air. OF course no blind man Likes
to 60 over n new route unattended, but
after he has traversed 1t once he know
every point of Importance to him
Pearson's Weekly.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-06
OUR CATTLE BARRED.

Restrictions Placed by DeIGium on
Their Importation.
Consul Lincoln, at Antwerp, Belgium,
In report to the state department says
that one of the matters now interesting
importers Is the restriction thrown In
the way Of the importation of cattle
from both North and South America on
hygienic grounds. The Antwerp
chamber of commerce Is doing oil In It's
power to remove the restrictions.
There has been large increase in the
importation of wheat from the United
States, also of rye, barley, corn and
oats. The United States furnishes q
considerable amount Of cast steel, pc
troleum and tobacco.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-06
Cats ana ptsh.

A sea captain tells Of his Ss,iling in
southern seas where flying hsh alo,nd.
They would sometimes in theis flight
in the night come aboard the ahip and
drop TO the deck. He had three cats
that, though they were lying asleep
below, would hear the sound whenever
fab struck the deck and would rush
up to got II. They distinguished this
from all other sounds The crew tried
to initiate 1t In various waya bat could
not doOalve the oata.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-06
REsouRceFuL SMITH.
Here II the schoune by which He Grew
Rich shoeinR Horsos.

Rich shoeinR Horsos.
"I lived at little crossroads hamlet
which WIS not even q postofflce, on the
line between New York state and Penn
Wlvania," snid story teller TO Sioux
City Journal reporter. "Of course, thore
was blacksmith shop there. In those
Gays the blaclSsmith's trade was q noto-
:iously good one. AL the blaoksnniths
kot rich with their horse, mule and OK
Ihoeing, and the wagon and the other
repair work which they did. Most Of
the blacksmiths combined with their
other work wagon repairing and even
wagon making. There were very few
big wagon factories in those days, and
good hand made wagon cost big mon
ey. When they were doing nothing else,
they would make wagons, and whom
there was lots Of transient work the
wagons had to wait. This state line
shop was a busy place. There was no
tavern there, but the blacksmith also
had a cider press, and he made the cider
for all the farmers for miles around,
But neither this nor the profits OF his
shop could account for the rapid way
in which he accumulated wealth. AS is
we'll known, apple cider, IL allowed to
stand long enough, will become hard,
and after that it will turn into vinegar.
"This cider dealer always had plenty
of hard cider ON hand, but never had
any vinegar for sale. The farmers and
others who stopped at his place could
always get drink Of hard cider, which
they took out of tin dipper at 10 cents
q drink, and the size Of the drink was
something which attracted very little
attention Hardly any kind of beverage
is more Intoxicating than hard cider. 1t
is q good deal like champagne in one
respect You can drink great deal of
it one day, and the next day you will
be awfully sick and sorry, and a good
deal drunker than when you went to
bed. The blacksmith required no license
to sell hard cider, and he worked the
game to the limit. His place became
very popular, and the farmers came
from many miles around in both states
to get their horses shod at his place.
Many of them would come home drunk,
and their wives began to protest. !Thoy
always had to have some excuse for hav-
ing visited the state line shop, and 30
the blacksmith, after supplying them
with few dipperfuls Of hard cider,
would take the shoes of their beasts
and put on new ones whether they
needed it or not. For this service he
would charge good round price, while
in many instances it was noticed he
made no charge for the cider.
"But, as rs the way Of all flesh, this
blacksmith died one day, and then his
business secrets came out He left an
estate of over $50, 600, and in the cellar
Of the cider press great number of
empty whisky barrels were found. For
years he had been putting whisky into
his cider and had been setting new
shoes ON nearly every horse which came
along. willy nilly. "-Washington Star.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-06

A grievance that has been treated
very injudiciously in many works of
fiction is the relation of the rich to the
poor, writes "Droch," in Ladies' Home
Journal. Absolutely false ideas as to
how the rich get their wealth. and what
they do with it, have been persistently
fioated by novelists, for whom (as for
the journalist) a millionaire is always
fair game. 1t is not worth while to ex-
pend any sympathy upon the million
aires in this matter, as they can strug-
gle along under a considerable weight
of vituperation; but the rest of us can
nit afford to be put continually in n
false attitude toward wealth. Hatred
or envy Of the rich is not pleasant
companion for our leisure hours, and
the poorer we are the less pleasant COM
pany 1t is likely to be. 1t interferes
with our working to the best advan-
tage. and cuts us off from opportunities
OF accommodating the very wealth that
might ease our pains.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-06

Mr.. N. N. Osburn we'll known at
Woodstock, Mich, was troubled with a
lame back. He was persuaded to use
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 1t gave
him relief in one night. This remedy
is also famous for its cures OF rheuma-
tism. For sale by A. r. Champney,
Druggist.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1897-11-06
Yeast la FrMnce.

In France, when the use Of yeast was
first introduced, IL was deemed by the
medical faculty to be so injurious to
health that it's use waa prohibited under
the seyerest pene1bjea. i