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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

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. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07
No Excuse for Going Hungry

Regular, satisfying and seasonable
meals at eating houses for passengers
Uicketed via Santa Fe Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

BLUE RAPIDS-Bishop Nfiusns,,.-,,
visited Blue Rapids Wednesday ana
was entertained by Mr. and Mrs r z
Brown and Senator Stocks. -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

When you go East, take the Rock
Island Route.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

EMPORIA-The eighteenth annual
meeting OF the Women's Home and
Foreign Missionary societies of the En-
poria presbytery, the largest in the
state and embracing thirteen counties,
oDened here Yesterday. Nearly a hun
bred delegates and several hundred Wis
itors were present. The day was most
" devoted to welcome addresses and
responses. The societies viii continue
in session three days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

LAWRENCE-A dozen of the plate
glass windows in Lawrence stores were
rnutilated last might by vandals, who
scratched them with a diamond The
glass was ruined in a number of the
stores and the damage done will foot
up q considerable sum. The police
have not yet been able to and any clue
to the window -scratchers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

PHILLIPSBURG- Jacob Minis
OF TINS ms place IS the latest aspirant for
the Philhpsburg postoffce. she ie ~
earnest worker for Republica nisr,1 ., ~
q firm believer in women's rights anu
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07
broom corn win be planted this sea-

OTTAWA-Mrs Lizzie Schneider, a
German woman formerly living in OF
tawa, who has fallen heiress to quite
a large estate in Germany, and whose
relatives have been searching for her
about a year, has at last been found.
She is now Mrs. John Fs~odl of Usage
City Her husband was here today to
get addresses of relatives in Germany.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

SALIVA - Sheriff Forsee, Saline
county's newly appointed official, took
formal possession of the office last
evening He finished his list of bonds
men in the morning, and as soon as the
commissioners returned from Assaria
last night his bond was approved and
eight signers and is for SIG. 600, although
he law only renufres $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

PITTSBURG-T formal dedication
of the First Baptist church took place
on Sunday. No other denominations
held services and the building was
packed almost beyond standing room.
At the morning service $1,708 was raised
and $500 had been pledged by a mis-
sion society The entire balance was
raised at night, leaving the church free
from debt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

HERKIMER-The Herkinar eo4..,
viii give an entertainment E 7-i55ol
evening in which n prize fight IN -;
tation of the Corbett- TTitzsirnrl 81
fight viii be prominent feature. Pas
cal Pat" is the play. Las
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

Kingman-The election in this icty
resulted in the election of the entire
Republican ticket headed by A. P. Car
per for mayor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

Burlington-The election here passed
off quietly. A large vote was polled
many ladies voting. The ticket headed
by NJ. L Barber CRep) for mayor, wa
mostly elected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

Madison-Three tickets were in tn
field here yesterday. The Independent
or anti billiard hail ticket, was electe'
by a large majority
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07
MODOCS IN HARD LINES.

"A Elk OEkN ELK,
Assistant General Superintendent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

WinfeId-Col. H. G. LOOMS was re-
elected as mayor of this city by over
500 majority.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

GREENLEAF'-TEle livery barn To-
Gated in south Greenleaf, belonging to
g. A Scott, including buggies, harness.
several horses and other livery stable
fixtures, was burned to the ground SIM
day night. Tt is unknown how the fire
started. Loss s.. 900. partially fnsured-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

Bellevil1e-At the city election here
the straight Republican ticket was
elected by largely increased najorities.
James Sheppard beat c. P. Christensen
for mayor by three to one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

SIERLANG -5Rice county was visit
ed by another big rain last night and
It continues this morning. Never be-
Tore has the ground been more thor
oughly soaked at this time of wear.
Top prospects at the present time
could not be better An Increased
acreage over last year of both corn and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

Pratt-W. H. Thompson was re-elect-
ed mayor; J. K. Hupp. police judge; A
L. Wells, street commissioner: I Price.
Repp, Frank Shrontz, John Schoon-
over, c. A. Hopper and John Quinn,
councilmen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

Enterprise-The successful ticket, the
mon partisan" was made up as fol-
lows: Mayor, J. F-Buhrer; councilmen,
G. B. Hoffman, John Latte, w. G. Froe-
lish, J. E Staatz, J. P. Klaus; police
judge, e B. Holt; city clerk, James
Frey; city marshal. Fred Ehrsam;
street commissioner, Louis Loeb
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

Hutchinson-The straight Republican
ticket was elected here as follows: J.
r Harsha, mayor; W. r. Underwood
city clerk; Mrs. A. B. Constant. city
treasurer; F. J. Allswager, school treas
Grer' Chas- Noyles, police judge; D. E.
benedlct. city marshal; r. A. Campbell
ana J. MOTIFS. JUSTICES OF the naace
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

Newton-The most exciting contest in
the city election here was that for
councilman between P NJ Hoisington
ana ana z. H Brining. a totally blind Tn
ION veteran, in which the latter was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07
KANSAS TOWN ELECTIONS.
The Women Turn Out Well at Most
Points in Rain.

Eureka-The entire Republican tickle
was elected by from % to 100 majorities
Manhattan-In the city election tn
Republicans carried the city by SINAI
majOrities.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

Kansas City, Kan.-Republicans elect
the entire ticket in Kansas City, kan.
excepting one councilman. The major
tiles range from 300 to 500. The vote
was about 5000. The woman vote was
very evident. probably $500 womenhav-
ing voted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

lingame-Mayor, Chas s. oliver;
councilmen. W. p Deming. T. w.
Nings. F. W. Hunt. w W. Strickland
Burke. city clerk, Chas Adams; street
commissioner. Ed Palmer; marshal
Geo. w. Savage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

Chapman-The young mems ticket
won here. Mayor. E. Faneher; council
men, J.. A. Galbraith; S. r. Hoag, D.
E Scanlon, R T. Cline, and James
ode; police judge, J. B. Frost; city
clerk, +. J. Poor; marshal, A f. Stan
".
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-04-07

Lincoln Center-The city election here
resulted in a sweeping victory for the
PrOhibitionists, the entire Prohibition
ticket being elected by an average ma
jority Of As, with the exception Of mar
shall, G. L. Webb defeating the Prohi-
bition candidate, Baker, by IS votes
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
Dme opponents of the bicycle have

Some opponents of the bicycle have
based their objections to it on the score
of morality and there have been Sc
riOus discussions of the subject, rs
bicycling immOral?" The premises of
their argument have dealt with the
influence of wheeling costumes and
the association of bicyclers on the sex
es. But it appears that the bicycle
may be proved an immoral agent on
other grounds. A man in a Philadel-
phia court charged with forging his
employers name said that he had COM
mitted the crime in order to buy a
wheel. The judge in passing sentence
took occasion to say that an astonish-
ing amount of crime had grown out
of the bicycle trade and that "at least
one-third of the business of the court
was made up by persons who were led
astray in some way by the bicycle"
Whereupon the complainant in the
case said: Il can sit in my front win
dow and count dozens of persons rid
ing merrily past who owe me grocery
bills" Certainly, during the summer
and fall the criminal courts of the
large cities have many cases relating
to bicycles, mostly thefts. Men and
women alike are charged with stealing
wheels, sometimes to sell again, but
oftener for their own use. The police
of New York are kept busy hunting
up stolen wheels, and there are several
insurance companies which do a fine
business by guaranteeing owners
against thefts. There are many lock
devices and safety chains for wheels
left exposed while the riders are other
wise engaged, but none of these seems
to prevent the thieves from making
way with the attractive vehicle.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
Sharp Legal Practice.

A country guest Of a certain Dondan
hotel having a dread of pickpockets,
went to the clerk and handed him a EGO
=.aoto 70 put IN the safe. Asking for 1t
the next day, he was thunderstruck
when the functionary to whom he had
given the money coolly denied any rec
objection of the matter. Whereupon
the countryman went to a lawyer
Get another f2O note" said the law
yer, "and go accompanied by friend,
back to the hotel. Apologize to the
clerk for your mistake; say it was u
defective memory; attribute it to abb
sent-mindedness; deposit the second
f20 note in the presence of your friend
and come back to me-"
The mystified ruralist observed in
structions to the very letter.
"Now," said the lawyer, "go back
alone to the clerk and ask him for your
EGO note. Knowing that your friend
saw him receive it, he will give you
back the second one. Then take your
friend with you next day, approach the
clerk, ask him boldly for that EGO note,
and, as there was no witness to your
receipt of the second note, he will be
forced to return that Also"
The ruse proved completely success
full, much to the qualification of the
CONTAMINATION Cuts.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

and economical that many large or
chardists who have seen it at work pro-
pose to adopt it. Spraying by steam
will be new wrinkle, truly.
Mutton can be produced at 80 per
cent. less than the cost of beef. Expert
ments made in England with choice
sheep and cattle showed that sheep
stored in their bodies II per cent of the
food demonstrated by increased
weight, while cattle stored up only 8
per cent, thus proving that for mutton
alone, leaving out the value of the WOOL
sheep are more profitable than cattle.
+. Williams advises the use of corn
stalks as a shield for young peach and
apple trees. He selects a large stalk,
cuts off about two feet of the lower end,
splits it in half, removes the pith, and
clasps 1t around the young tree, tying
on securely. If two pieces are not Suf-
hclent, add more prepared the same
way. Rabbits will leave them alone,
and it is the best kind of protection for
the tree
The German potash salts are not
caustic potash, hence they do not dissi-
pate ammonia by Fastening fermenta-
tion when applied to manure. Instead,
tney form a compound with the am
monia, thus helping to keep 1t from
washing. The nitrate of potash thus
formed is the most powerful fertilizer
known, and 1t is one that can be ap-
piled to nearly every kind of crop or
fruit with benefit.
Pea and bean straw are much liked
by sheep, and, as they are somewhat
more nutritious than hay, it is desira BILE
to grow them for the flock. Beans are
not eaten with relish at once, but the
sheep soon get accustomed to them,
and then eat them readily. 1t is the
best way to chop or coarsely grind them
with corn or oats One pound a day
will be excellent for the ewes right
along from this time on.
The American Sheep Breeder says:
Keep the sleeps feet dry and clean
while they are in the table. 1t is quite
unnecessary to disturb the manure on
the floor if it is kept dry and we'll lit
tered. The packing of it under the feet
will prevent decomposition, and keep
the floor better in every way for the
sheep than if it were cleaned every day.
Plenty of common land plaster should
be sprinkled or scattered over, the lit
ter This will prevent all bad odor.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

Bridgewater, in the Iatters machine
shops at Manchester. When Stephen
son had the Rocket ready he wanted
an engineer, and of all the Dukes men
EntwiStle was recommended as the
only available hand. Boy as he was,
Stephenson took him. The track was
only thirty-one miles and the trip was
entirely successful, with one exception,
which. in those times, was almost
enough to ruin the new venture.
Among the party carried on this initial
trip, which included the Duke of Wei
lington members of the Cabinet and
other big social guns, was Mr.. Huskin-
son, NJ. P. While bowing with the 9th
ers to the cheers of the crowd, he slip
ped, fell under the wheels and was
killed
For two years Entwistle was eng-
neer of the Rocket In 1888 he quit
the work, as he found it too taxing. He
became an engineer on one of the
Duke of Bridgewater's steamers, and
when ID he came to this country
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

Few people realize the magnitude to
which the electrical industry has grown
in the United States. In electric light
ing alone there are more than 10000
plants in operation and the combined
capital employed is more than half a
billion dollars. At least S1OO,OOO,OOO is
invested in electrical appliances used
in mining and about $15,0OO,OOO in cleo
tric elevators One of the most impor-
tant developments in this branch of
science has been in the direction of
electric railways, in which nearly a
billion dollars capital is employed. AL
together the combined capital invested
in all electrical enterprises in the Unit
ed States is 81 5000 1000, exclusive of
that employed in the manufacture Of
electrical machinery, which is at least
half a billion more.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

James Duffy, a Boston pugilist, never
regained consciousness after a ring
contest in the Broadway Athletic Club,
in New York. This unfortunate having
adopted the practices of brutes and
semi-savages as profession, has come
to logical end, and his loss will not
be much of blow to the community
but there ought to be some way to make
his cOnfederates share the punishment
Every thug present, whether a thug
by profession or instinct-and that
means all who witnessed the combat
should be put behind the bars for a
time, until they tame down, so that
their freedom may not be such a men
ace to peaceful and law-abiding citi-
Zens. Little distinction should be made
between the principals and spectators
in such an affair, for those who are
not actually fighting are deferred chief
ly by physical limitations, and are re-
ally responsible for all that occurs.
1t would not be so bad if the pugilists
would meet and pOmmel each other to
death, except that the spectacle is de-
moralizing and revolving to the COM
munity at large. 1t is time for the
authorities to make laws so drastic
that such contests will be practically
impossible. These brutes must be sup
pressed.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
Strawberry Culture.

There are many regions without a
supply Of homegrown stra wberries,
and for every such section there is an
opportunity for some wide-awake
farmer to build up, in a small way,
a business that will bring to him much
better returns for labor expended than
he is wont to receive from any ordinary
crop. | say in small way, because
few will find it profita BILE to grow more
than will supply such section as they
can cover by wagon and realize retail
prices for, unless exceptional shipping
facilities are enjoyed. But the guam
tity of Strawberries small town will
consume when furnished a continuous
supply of first-claSs fruit is something
astonishing. Many who consider the
gritty, half-decayed specimens usually
offered by the dealers as luxurieS quite
beyond their reach, will buy well-filled
baskets of fresh, clean, welI-ripened
berries by the dollars worth.-Ex-
change.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
USE OF A PETRIFlED FOOT.
Bill Merkle Sharpens Bowie Knives
on His Stony Pedal.

Here is man with a petrifled foot.
His name is Bill Merkle, and he lives
in the mountains of Texas. A party Of
hunters from Ell Paso discovered him.
When they got back to town they told
the story.
Merkle was d cowboy in the days
when the cowboy was in the height Of
his glory. He had lived In the hills for
twenty-five years. 1t was about 1876
that the accident befel him which caus-
ed him to be the ultimate possessor Of
the only stone foot in the world, which
is attached to live leg,
He was rounding up a big lot of cat
tie, when they stampeded. In trying
to get out Of the way, his horse slipped
and he was thrown to the ground, di-
rectly in the track of the maddened
cattle. How he escaped being tram
pied into shapeless mass is mystery.
After the herd had passed, his COM
panions hastened to him, expecting to
find his mangled corpse. They were
surprised to find him unhurt, except
for compound fracture of the left leg,
below the knee, both bones being
broken.
Apparently both bones knit very rap
idly, but below the fracture the flesh
seemed to be undergoing remarka BILE
change in color and texture. In few
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

There is a barber in Kensington, says
the Philadelphia Record, who has
trained a number of common sparrows
from the street to fly in and out of his
shop at will. The birds are never
mOlested by the BARRIERS customers,
who have grown as fond of them as the
barber himself. The sparrows simply
own the shop whenever they want to,
and they have learned some very anus
ing tricks under the tutelage Of their
friend. Sometimes, when the room is
pretty well filed with the chirping lit
tie fellows, the barber will make a
sweep with his hand and pretend to
catch a fly. Immediately all the birds
will fiutter to him and perch upon his
arms, shoulders, or knees, and watch
the hand in which the fly is supposed
to be imprisoned. The barber opens
his hand gradually, one finger at a
time, while the birds sit with heads
cooked to one side. expectantly waiting
for the prize. If there should happen
to be a fly there, which is seldom the
case this weather, there Is grand
rush and scramble of chirping rivals.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

weeks the bandages were removed.
The bones had knit firmly, but the low
er part of the leg shows unmistakable
symptoms of having undergone hard
ening process, which could not be ex-
planned AS time went on the foot con-
tinued to harden, until the entire foot
and leg below the fracture became
completely petrified, although remain
ing Joined to the live flesh.
Merkle declares there is no pain any
where in the region Of the old frac-
ture, and while the weight Of the petri-
fed limb necessarily retards his prog
ress he can stand upon it, and even
take few steps, and his general health
is excellent. OF course there is no SEN
sation in the petrifed member; 1t may
be struck, scratched, or pricked with
impunity, and lifting the foot cross the
right knee Merkle uses it as whet-
stone, sharpening knives against the
hardened sole.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20

After many years vain search by
scientists in Europe and South America
for the yellow fever microbe the an
nouncement is made that an Italian
physician has discovered the germ,
and that the chances favor the mltl-
CATION of that disease by the utilization
of the results of the discovery. The
physician, Dr. Gaccarelli, of Rome, con-
tracted the malady during a residence
in South America. 1t may be only a
year or two before science has turned
the dreaded yellowjack upon itself,
as it has done in the case of diphtheria
and smallpox.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
Making Butter in Winter.

With care in making the proper ar
rangements, good butter can readily be
made in winter, and the cost be not
materially increased. There must be
fresh cows. Good warm, dry shelter,
plenty of good food and water, proper
arrangements for handling milk and
cream so as to secure the desired tenn
perature from cream raising and butter
making, and with these essentials good
butter at only slightly increased cost
per pound can be made. But the quail
ity must be good to make the most out
Of It, as the consumer demands good
butter in winter the same as in sum-
mer, and the price is largely determin-
ed by the quality at all seasons.-Mas-
sachusetts Ploughman.
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
He Was Mistaken.

This is a true English ghost-story of
an unconventional kind. A young lady
arrived late at night on visit to
friend. She awoke in the darkness, to
find white figure at the foot of the
bed. While she watched, the bed
clothes were suddenly whisked off and
the apparition vanished. After an anx-
ious, not to say chilly, night, the visitor
went down, with little appetite, to break
fast. At the table she was introduced
to gentleman, very old friend of the
family, who had, she learned, also been
sleeping in the house. He complained
of the cold. Il hope you will excuse
me-" he said to the hostess, 'but |
found it so cold during the night that,
knowing the room next to mine was un-
occupied, 1 took the liberty Of going in
and carrying off the bed-clothes to sup
plement my own" The room, as 1t
happened, was not unoccupied, but he
never learned his mistake
The Winslow mail., 1897-03-20
A HORSE MlND-READER.
An Expert Trainer Says that Horse
Are Like Men.


Are Like Men.
Horses are almost as superstitious
as men, but, unlike men, they can be
reasoned with and made broadminded
liebral, free-thinking philosophers. The
horse is the noblest animal that walks
the earth He has most of the good
traits of the human race, with some of
the bad ones" 1t was Prof. Bartholo-
NEW who spoke in this exalted strain
about the horse.
when youth l was a cowboy, and
one of the rough riders of the West.
Like other cowboys, l delighted in a
bucking broncho, but l soon learned
that the widest horse can be tanned IN
an hour SO that he will follow his rider
ABOUT and let himself be ridden with
o.lt struggle. 1 have tanned hun
dredS of horses fresh from the prairies,
and never failed to make a complete
conquest in a short time. l treat horses
as intelligent beings, and after a man.
ner ask them if they can do things.
Often they refuse, and again they say
as plainly as if they used words, Why,
yes, can do that and they do it.
Il train my horses in classes. l take
a dozen and ask each to do a certain
thing. Some will start blindly, while
others will step up briskly and say,
Yes, l can do that Then 1 ask them
to do something else, and then those
who are quickest at first will halt,
while those who made no response be-
fore are anxious to do the thing. Thus
[ soon learn the class of work each is
especially fitted for, and develop them
along their special lines. In this way
they are just like men. Now, have
tried numerous ways to make living
outside of horses, but always fail and
drift back to my hobby.
Horses are like men in the amount
of courage they can muster up. If
want a horse to do extra long jumps, l
select a creature that Is finely built
and has all the physical qualities, but
perhaps he is a coward and afraid to
leap. Some little, half-developed crea-
ture possessed with daredevil spirit
may outdo him in every respect"
AgriculturiSt.