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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01
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the bridge. These places are only stag
nant pools which contain the germs of
vice and ought to be stamped out of
existence. As long as these schools of
crime are allowed to continue there
will be violators of the law.
"A committee of men engaged in the
rum traffic called upon Mr. Gladstone
when he was prime minister of Eng
land, and complained because they
were not treated with more considera-
ton Gentlemen said Mr.. Gladstone,
don't be uneasy about the revenue.
Give me go 000, 900 sober people and I
Will pay all the revenue and have a
large surplus The ruin that the whis-
ky traffic brings upon property is a
small part of the evil. It ruins every
thing that is sacred to the family. to
religion and to the soul; it brutalizes
manhood, prostitutes WOmanhood, and
drags society down to he'll.
I'VE should have better homes, purer
womanhood and manhood; the voice
of vile women will then cease to be
heard in our public streets. The line
should be drawn tightly between the
good and the bad; bad men as we'll as
bad women should be kept out of so
ciety. The man who degrades a young
woman should have no more claim up
on society than the woman he has
dragged down in shame. To recognize
q bad man or a bad woman in society
is simply placing a premium upon i'm
morality. There are two classes OF men
I hate worse than the devil hates Holy
WOmanhOOd down in disgrace, and those
who destroy the peace and happiness
of husband and wife. If the society peO-
pie would cease to condone, there would
be less scandal in society and fewer
divorce suits in our courts. There is
another immoral practice which IS
becoming quite common in this city.
And that is men and women living to-
gether as man and wife without the
sanction Of the law. Now, if this state
of affairs is allowed to go unchecked,
1t will not be long before no one will
feel compelled to take a license and
marry; there are too few marriages
among our people today, and the rea-
son is apparent
THE state today through this dis
graceful practice is losing thousands Of
dollars that should be received for mar
riage licenses. But the loss of money to
the state is a small matter when COM
pared With the disgraceful influence
such a life exerts upon the homes Of
any community. Oh, if the eternal rec
ord of God could be open before US to-
night and we could see and hear the
shrieks and groanS of those who have
been ruined and damned by the sin Of
immortality, there is not a person in
this audience but would say: God help
US to save our boys and girls from this
sim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01
DON'T STOP
TOBACCO

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01
$4,000 HID A BARN.
Omaha Waterman Kills himself,
Leaving q Clue to an Old Robbery

Omaha, June When Henry Thomas,
Waterman for the Pacific Express COM
pany at the main office in Omaha, shot
himself on Saturday night he left a note
giving rise to the belief that he had
taken a package of bills, amounting 20
So 900 from the Office. Nearly two years
ago the robbery occurred. The money
was found today in the old barn Thomas
referred TO in his note. He had never
been suspected in connection with the
robbery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01
KANSAS HIGH RATES.
A Word For Kansas Shippers From
ali Unexpected Source.

ali Unexpected Source.
Yesterdays Chicago Tribune says ed
itorially:
The state board of railroad commits
sfoners of Kansas is about to send Il
letter to the Kansas roads asking for
reductions in the freight rates on Ger
tain articles. They will be requested,
for instance. to charge 5 per cent less
on cattle, Is per cent less on grain, and
20 per cent less on coal.
A Topeka dispatch states it is not eX-
pected that this proposition will be ac-
cepted by the roads. PrOba bly, not They
viii not lower their rates until they are
forced to do so There is no doubt,
however that those rates are too high
now That is the case with rates gen
orally west of the Missouri.
In the Dakotas, in Nebraska, and IN
Kansas the roads aim to charge all the
traffic will bear. Sometimes they make
a mistake and charge rather more than
it will bear That is one reason why
the Kansans are seeking so eagerly nov
for new and cheaper outlets for tEeir
products. It costs so much to reach the
Atlantic that they are endeaVor1ng TO
reach the Gulf of Mexico They hope
for a north and south road to traverse
their state, the Dakotas, Oklahoma, and
Texas which shall give them cheaper
transportation.
If the people do not get relief from
oppressive rates in one way they viii
in another way. Therefore the roads
should yield gracefully. They should
remember what happened in Illinois
and neighboring states over 20 years
ago The rates charged were too high
The roads were extensively dictatorial.
The Granger party sprang into exist
ence. It dictated legislation which was
far harsher than the railroads would
have been subjected to if they had been
only half decent At present there is
little trouble about local rates in Hi
nois. The railroad commissioners have
done their duty pretty we'll. They have
never been hard on the roads, but have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01

one-third the number it has been for
the past few years and now consists of
one lone hand, and to answer your
question, the generosity of the last leg
stature toward this department con-
sisted largely in shOwering titles upon
him He was appointed as assistant
labor commissioner and the legislature
generously gave him two additional III
tIes-clerk and stenographer, taking
care, however, that but one salary ac-
cOTnpanied the combination, and that at
the regulation per cent off"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01
WORD oF wARN1Na-
Leading CoIored Pastor on Looseness
of Morals Among His Race.

In view of last nights murder, said
to be due to immoral relations between
some of the parties involved, Rev. Mr..
Olden's sermon to his colored congrega-
ton on Sunday night last was timely.
He said:
THE saloon and the brothel are twin
sisters. They go hand in hand. Whis-
ky, wine and beer constitute the van
guard that goes before vice and i'm
morality. A proof of this statement
can be seen any time on Kansas ave-
nue. just north of First street and near
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01

The supreme court has granted a stay
of execution in the case of William
Shive and B. Underwood, of Reno coun-
ty, sentenced to ten years in the peni-
tentIary FOR robbery in the first degree.
The case was appealed to the supreme
court today. having been tried at the
April term of the district court. I'm
derwood and Shive stole about 800 in
money from Jacob and J. J. Willems of
Reno county last winter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01
Governor Leedy's Railroad Commit
tees Action Delayed BY an Ac-
cident to w. f. Brown.
:. u Brown.

The meeting of the committee ap-
pointed by Governor Leedy to confer
with like committees from the legisla-
lures OF Oklahoma, Texas and Nebras-
ka, last winter. called for Topeka May
81 is now postponed until June u, at
which time a report will be formulated
and presented to the governor. The
meeting is postponed because of the in
ability OF ". z. Brown of Pratt to be
present He had one hand crushed in
the machinery of a windmill a few days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01
Contracts Awarded.

The executive council has awarded
the contract to furnish paper to the
state, for printing and other purposes,
for the ensuing fiscal year, to the era
ham Paper company of StIouis Cane
Bros Of Chicago, secured The contract
for binding material
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01
2. @. Foater Is Extradifed

Governor Leedy has issued a requisi-
ton for the arrest and return TO Appa-
moose county, Iowa, of Frank c. Foster
wanted for assault upon charges pre-
ferred by Maude Duncan. Foster is
taken to Iowa by Deputy Sheriff B. F.
Silknetten who secured the requisition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01
Peary to Charter the steamer aHope., !.

st. Johns, N. F, June Lieutenant
Peary is negotiating for a sealing
steamer to carry him into the arctic re-
giOns this summer. He will probably
charter the steamer Hope, which took
last years expedition. Captain Bart
lett will go again as commander.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01
Salt Lake Bathing Resort Opened.

Salt Lake City, Utah, June Salt
Air beach, one of the popular bathing
resorts on the Great Salt Lake, was Of
fcially opened today. Numerous trains
were run from the city through
out the day and thousands of people
visited the beach
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01
A Stav Granted.

ago and is detained at home on account
of the accident
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-06-01
POSTPONED TILL JUNE IL

lot let the roads skin the people.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-16


One OF the strange races Of The great
forests OF thr mid-Coago tosn SIS The
Batvas. Before the early traveller and
pioneer had become familiar With "a,
l3atwas he had heard them desci llicdas
cannibals. though better acquaintaac,
proved this 10 he incorreci The BatVa
averages only four feet three inches IN
height. hut is well built active and
much stronger than his height would
lead one 90 expect. A dwarf woman
was bought by DR.. r. H. parlSe. who
paid her former owner, an Arab, FOR her
"a handful Of beans. 12 cups Of rice and
six cups OF Indian corn He tells us
that be was obliged 20 be very Kind 70
her at first to prevent her running away,
but when she had ceased TO have any
dread Of cruelty. her devotion wns un.
bounded ITO her constant attention
and care" he said. III owe the enjoy
ment of good health and good foods--as
far as forest weeds can be foods--dur-
ing months of what would. without her.
have been absolute starvation"
The first of the forest dwarfa that
was measured was found TO be ex-
actly four feet in height. 1t is sup
posed by scientists that the pignies
repI esent the earliest type Of African
humanity. and that through the cen
turtles they have remained unaffected
by the partial civilization that has
corue to their larger-llmbed fellows of
other tribes. 1t has been found that
these dwarf races are not deficient in
mental ability, that is, as compared
with the other races of the Congo.
Among the 5o,Oo0,00o or 6cOO0Ooo OF
natives. divided into many different
NATIONS. there is a wonderful diversity
of tongues. Not few of these races
use sounds made by Clicking or
"chirping" the sounds we make with
the tongue against the palate when
we call dog or q horse.
To the hunter the valley of the Con-
go presents extraordinary attractions
From its mouth to its source it is a
grand hunting field where such mighty
game as the rhinoceros, the hippopota-
mus and those great fclines, the Loop
ard. lion, etc. can be found. and i'm he
Lower Congo the African elephant is at
home, though he has never been do
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-16

Cuban and half l,ouslanian in blood,
and one ofthe noted beauties OF Ameri'
can society of quarter of a century
ago.
1t was as Vscount Vaudeville, the
eldest son of the seventh duke. that her
husband wooed his American bride, and
their betrothal was one of the earliest
of those Anglo-American marriages
which have set two continents talking,
Their marriage was celebrated in Grace
church in May, 1876.
The vscountess became duchess of
Manchester in 1890. and two years later
became widow by the dukes death.
Last year the duchess came to New
York on a visit, accompanied by her
son, the present duke. The first duke of
Manchester was created in 1919, and the
seats are Kimbolton castle and Bramp-
ton Park, Huntingdonshire. and Sander
agn castle, County Armagh. Ireland.
The family is not wealthy, only the
entailed property having been handed
down by the late duke.
Miss Pauline Astor, the prospective
bride, is about II years old. and for the
last five ears has been living in Eng
land. Her mother, who died in 1894,
was a Miss Mary Paul, of Philadelphia.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-16

the Mohammedan is doing in Armenia
he has done in Equatorial and West At
RIGA. and occasionally cities and culi-
rated regions are destroyed for miles by
the Arabs so as TO capture slaves.
Among the many natives which peo-
pie the Congo, region there may be
found as many varying types as in Eu-
rope, and some of them are as strange
in their appearance as they are in their
manners and customs.
A favorite facial adOrnment with the
Ba Yansi, Usindi and Mabinga is the
aurled barb of the beard which is
stiffened with gum and grease so as to
give it the most elegant curve. Dr.
Baumann, who was one of the first trav-
elers to follow Stanley's footsteps in the
Congo valley, had pleasant experience
among the Usindi, They believed that
De was a reinbodiment of their last
king and had come back from the
moonl The Urundi, or Unsindi, claim
that their former kings were lineal de-
sccndants OF the moon. and in this re-
,pect exhibit an extraordinary parallel
with the belief of the Incas of Peru. u
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-16
CONGO LANDscAPE-N'ToAlHo FALLS. MANYANGA

mesticated like his Asiatic brother, an6
is hunted for his tusks only.
The condition of womanl1ind among
the savages of the Congo and adjoining
territory is shocking in the extreme
Generally she is classed as a domestic
animal merely, and to murder his wifi,
is not considered a crime by a Mu
kumbi chief of that tribe, in CONVEX
| sation with a missionary, casually re
marked: 81 killed five of my wives dur
ing the night" A Mabunga sent his
wife to collect firewood. She sank up
to her shoulders in marsh, and, her
screams attracting his attention, he
threw her a stick with which to defend
herself against the hyenas and other
wild beasts. and left her till morning,
when no trace of the wretched woman
was to be seen!
Writing from the court of King
Ntesa, Capt. Spoke, the famous Eng
lish traveller, said: "No day has passed
without my witnessing the execution of
at least one, and sometimes two or
three, of the unhappy women who com
lSOSN AllN ming lldl Nllls - NOIh lOullb
their wrists, they are dragged TO the
slaughter. their eyes streaming with
tears, and venting their misery in heart
rending cries of Hal Minange! K'bak-
la Hal n'yavio!' (Oh, my lord, my
king! Oh. my mother, my motherl)
Not a hand is lifted to save them, al
though here and there remark upon
the beauty of some young victim passes
current in allow voice among hecrowd."
Fr. liautecoeur, a missionary, report
ed that recently a child was born to one
of the slave women in the village where
his mission is located. Regularly every
day. in defiance of any consideration
she might have claimed for her child's
sake, the wretched woman was cruelty
beaten, so that she would spend the
greater part of her time prowling
fmong the bushes round the village for
fear of the ill-treatment which she
knew awaited her temperance. zone
day" he says, II heard the baby was
dead, and learned little later from
the other natives that the poor little
things death was entirely caused by
the brutality OF its own father, who
would beat his wife without any re-
gard for the child which she carried on
her back according to the custom of
the country"
And if this is the fate of African
women in their own homes under ia
vorabe circumstances the reader can.
imagine that 1t must be unspeakably
worse when capture and exile are added
to their sufferings. The conqueror,
generally some Mohammedan monster
in human form, profiting by the fire.
Guent battles between rival tribes, Sc
cures a hundred OF more of the prison
ers. These miserable wretches, bound
together, weighed down beneath heavy
burdens OF ivory, or precious gums, are
driven for weeks and months across the
desert to an unknown land. there TO be
again sold into abjeot slavery.
The conquest and annexation OF
western and equatorial Africa by Eu-
rppean nations will be the dawn Of day
for the women at least.
JAMES IRVING cRABBE
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-16

The newest "new world" is the vast
region watered by the Congo river and
its numerous tributaries 1t is over
100000 square miles in extent. and has
been discovered and mapped. and some
parts settled. annexed, and even par
TALLY civilized within the past. quarter
of century. II is a strangely beau-
tifu new world of which Henry M.
Stanley was the Columbus. whose
wealth and fertility and scenery are
gradually becoming better known.
Where
Far away through forests old
The Congo rolls DER sands of gold
Unlike some other great rivers OF
the old world, the Congo empties into
the Atlantic ocean in n single stream,
seven miles wide and of enormous
depth, and although cataracts and rap
ids interfere with it's continuous nav
igation, there are between these imped-
iments, in the Congo and the Aruwimi,
it's chief tributary, over 1000 miles of
navigabie waters.
The Congo valley, that is the country
of the Upper and Lower Congo, is a
wonderfully fertile land. At present
the chief commercial products are
palm oil, rubber, spices, gums for med
icinal use, and ivory. Gumcopal, wild
coffee, camwood powder and fruit in
great abundance are produced. These
yield a revenue of about $25 100000 an
nually. In what is termed the lake re-
gion of the Congo there are valuable
iron and copper mines and gold and
silver deposits.
The Upper Congo region, between
the Congo and the lakes, is said to be
fine field for colonization. The climate
is salubrious and temperate, the ati-
tude ranging from 1000 to G,0O0 feet
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-16

above the sea. The rich river valleys
and old lake bottoms yield Immense crops
of rice and grain and there, as well as
on the uplands, is found some of the
most valuable timber in the world. the
logs making the most costly Transports
ton profitable.
Speaking of the Congo valley as New
World is only fguratively true, for
those lazy old pioneers, the Portuguese,
have been settled at the mouth of the
great river, and many grand family in
Portugal has been kept flourishing for
he past 200 years on the profits of the
Congo slave trade. Thanks to the inter-
vention of the British, principally, this
iniquity is being broken up, the only
nowadays being the
Arabs, next to the "unspeakable Turk"
the most despicable member of the
human family. Wherever the influence
Of the believers in the false prophet ex-
tends the traveller expects to find that
the natives are treated with cruelty,
and that neither age nor sex is spared
when those demons are aroused. What
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-16

bodily powers with the sustaining, health
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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-16
POINTS OF The DOG.
Meaning of the Technical Terms
Used by FancierS.

Meaning of the Technical Terms
Used by Fanciers.
Following are the principal technical
terms used by dog experts and their
meaning: Apple Head-A rounded
head. Brisket--The part of the body in
front of the chest. Brush-The tail.
Butterfly Nose-A spotted nose. But
ton Ear-An ear the tip of which falls
over and covers the orifce. Cat Foot
"A round foot. Cheeky-A dog is said
to be cheeky when the cheek bumps are
strongly defined. Chops-The pen.
dulous lip of the bulldog. Cow Hooks
Hooks that turn in. Dew Claws-The
superfuous claws that often appear
above the foot on the inside of the leg.
Dishfaced-A dog is said to be dishfaced
when his nose is higher than his muz-
zle at the stop. Dudley Nose-A yellow
or fiesh-colored nose. Elbow-The top
joint of the leg Feather-The hair at
the back of the legs and under the tail.
Flag-The tail of a setter. Flews-The
pendulous lips of the bloodhound and
other breeds. Frill--A mass Of hair on
the breast. Hare FoOt-A long foot.
Haw-The red inside of the eyelid,
shown in bloodhounds, ST. Bernards
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-16

A,;,-Nasal bone, B;1,SstoR. ,C.-oecqputt.
ders. G.-Forearm. H.-Elbow. l.
Knee. J.--Stife joint. K.-Hock. L. -
Feather. M.-Pasterns.
and some other breeds. Leather-The
skin of the ear. Occiput-The project
ing bone or bump Mt the back of the
head. Overshot-The upper teeth pro-
iecting beyond the under. Pig Jaw
Same as overshot. Pily-A term APP
piled to soft coat. Rose Ear-An ear
the tip of which turns back and shows
the interior of the organ. Smudge Nose
"A nose which is not wholly black, but
not spotted, giving the appearance of
some of the black having been rubbed
OF. Stifles-The top joints of the hind
legs Stop-The indentation below the
eyes, which is most perceptibe in the
bulldog, but noticeable to a less eX-
tent in other breeds. Tulip Ear-An
erect ear, Qndershot-The lower teeth
bfo iecting in front of the upper ones.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-04-16

The dyspeptic carries a heavy load
on his back. 1t ST ems as if he were
really made up of two men. One of
them ambitious, brainy and energetic;
the other 81 k, listless, peeviUh and
without force The weak man weighs
the other one down. The dyspeptic
may be able to do pretty good work
one day, and the next because of
some little indiscretion in eating, he
may be able TO do nothing at all.
Most cases of dyspepsia starts with
constipation. Constipation is the
cause of nine.tenths of all human
sickness. Some of its symptoms are
sick and bilious headache, dizziness,
sour stomach, loss of appetite. foul
breath, windy belchings, heartburn.
pain and distress after eating. All
these are indicative Of arrangement
OF the liver, stomach and bowels, and
are all caused by constipation DR..
Pierces Pleasant Pellets are Il g
quickest, easiest ar most CERTAIN
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Send Fl cents in one cent stamps
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citation, Buffalo. n. Y, aud receive
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Mrs. Patsy C'yle, aged ninety nine