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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
GEN. BOOTH APPROVES.
Booth Tucker Will Now Go Ahead
With His Colonization Plan.

New York, Aug. 2S-The World says:
Commander Booth-Tucker returns to
America fill with enthusiasm over his
plan to COLOMBO the poor people on
small farms in the west. He submit
ted the plan to General Booth in Lon
don and it was commended by the
leader of the Salvationfsts in every de-
tail
When a reporter asked him about the
various criticisms that have been raised
he said: Il am prepared to meet every
objection to this plan. l have made
a practical study of it. have submit
ted it not only to General Booth, but
to many prominent businezs men in this
country and to editors of newspapers
who are familiar with the situation
where the colony will be established,
and have yet to find one who does not
give hearty approval.
1.-THE Salvation Army will undertake
the organization of a colony and will
endeavor to secure sufficient funds for
a fair trial, and to secure only such coll
onists as are desirable. We need $780,
900 to start with. We will secure a
tract of irrigabIe land in Colorado Wy
oming or Utah, which will be paid for
in installments-
I'VE will divide the land into ten acre
farms. We will build cabin or small
house on each farm, have the land
ready for cultivation, and each family
that joins the colony will find work in
readiness and a bank account of 5000
to his credit.
THE colonists will pay for the land
in installments at the rate of perhaps 81
per week. We believe these co1onist is
will come from largely populated CEN
tiers nearest the colony.
I'VE have received offers of land near
Pueblo, Col. Claus SpreckeIs has Of
fered to give 500 towards the estab-
lshment of a colony on these lines in
California. The western railroads
have shown the greatest interest.
This is not a SOcialistic scheme. 1t
is on purely business basis. 1t is not
a cooperative scheme, for we believe
in individual ownership. Colorado
families are able to make a comforta lie
living and save a little money by farm
ing five acres of land. 1 will be one
of the trustees, and one will be an of
fcer of the company that holds the
funds, and the third will be a sound
business man. >,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
SPANK OR NOT TO SPANK.
This Was the Question Discussed by
County T achers Y stsrday.

st. Louis. Aug. 2S.-The fourth day of
the st. Louis County Teachers institute,
now in session at Clayton, proved the
nveliest session of the week The teach
ers were addressed by State Senator Buell.
Matthews and other distinguished visitors
and Prof. j. T. Rapp of the Ferguson
school, sprung sensational discussion
by coming out strong in favor of corporal
punishment.
The first topic taken up for discussion
was School Management Under this
head, Prof. Barnard touched upon the use
of corporal punishment as an incentive to
good department and scholarship, taking
a conservative position, both as to the
propriety of it's use and the mode of in
fiicting it, He was followed by Prof. J.
T. Rapp, who took the bold stand that
corporal punishment was not only a
wholesome incentive, but that it should
be inflicted in the presence of other pu-
pills. He held that, if inflicted in the
proper spirit, for proper cause, it always
had a salutary effect upon the other pu-
pills, if administered in their presence. He
also claimed that this method prevented
the possibility of misrepresentation by the
pupil punished of the degree of severity
used by the teacher. He held that the in
Fiction of corporal punishment by a,
teacher should never be done in anger. or
with undue violence, and, if the teacher
was justified in the act, there was moth
ing to conceal. On the contrary, he
thought it should be administered in pub
lie for the very reasons advanced for con-
cealing it from view.
Prof. w. S. Dearmont, of Kirkwood,
took the opposite view of the matter. He
did not believe in corporal punishment ex-
cept in extreme and special cases, and
even then thought it should be admins
tered in secret, he thought it had a
harmful effect upon the minds and nerves
of the children who witnessed it. Prof.
P. H. Sebastian agreed with Professor
Rapp and advocated public infection of
corporal punishment. Ex-County Super
intendent Breer thought the inf1iction of
corporal punishment ought always to be
deferred twenty-four hours, and then, if
inflicted at all, should be inflicted in the
presence of the other pupils.
Supt. R. B. Denny thought the punish
ment of a pupil in the presence of his
schoolmates had a brutaliZing effect upon
both, and held that if a teacher felt COM
PEELED to resort to that method at all it
should always be done as privately as
possible.
At the conclusion of the argument the
question was put to a vote, and resulted
in a declaration against public punish
ment by vote of nearly to 1.
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PRAISES Up KANSAS.
a Sedgwick County Banker TelIsEast'
ern People of the Wave

Washington. D. c., Aug. 2S-Charles
J. Pool, cashier of the Sedgwick county
bank of Wichita, is in Washington. In
speaking of the conditions in his state,
Mr.. Pool said:
kansas is sailing along on the crest
of the most prosperous wave she has
enjoyed in years. My county will pro-
duce LOO, 900 bushels of wheat, but
Sumner, which adjoins us on the south,
will break all records and lead the pro-
cession of wheat growing counties eV-
erywhere with yield Of 1900, 900 BUSH
els.
Nearly all the agricultural land Of
the county was given up to wheat, oW-
ing to the repeated corn failures, and
the result is seen in the tremendous
aggregate 1 have stated. The yield of
corn is not so good, and, taking the
state over, not more than half a crop
will be produced.
1.-The farmers of Kansas are happy,
for with such satisfactory prices they
are getting out of debt rapidly Cattle
men get more for their steers and the
sheepmen for their f1ocks, and a car
load of hides which could be handled
last year for 81. 500, now requires about
SO, COO
This increase of values has not only
been of immense benefit to Kansas but
extends to Oklahoma. There they have
raised splendid crops of wheat and its
citizens are in excellent shape finan-
cially.
Il do not think there is any doubt
but the farmers of the west have
changed their faith on the silver ques-
ton. The decline in silver and the
rise In grain is an object lesson too
palpable to be ignored or nisunder-
stood. If an election were to be held
this year, it would hardly be possible
for the silverites to win in Kansas"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
PREACHER ROTTEN. EDGED.
A Colored Campmeeting Near Canal
Dover Assaled bv Touehs.

Canal Dover, o., Aug. 2S.-The colony
of colored people from Cadiz, which
is holding its annual campmeeting on
the fair ground grove, is having seri-
Gus trouble with some toughs, who have
been trying to break up the meeting
Things came to a crisis last night when,
in the midst of a shouting sarVice, some
one from the outside began to shy rot
ten eggs at the preachers on the plat
form.
For time CONSERVATION reigned.
Prof. Harrington,t the colored evangelist
and singer, seemed to be a target for
the -throwers. A messenger was
dispatched to the city for one of the
eight police, but by the time he arrived
the expert egg throwers were out of
sight.
They are being sought for, however,
and if caught will be summarily dealt
with. The campmeetings have been
largely attended by the townspeople,
who are very indignant at the insult Of
fered,
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OVER ALLTHE EARTH.
Has Travelled Miss Alderman = Is
Now in Denver

Denver. Aug. 2s.-Miss Jessie A. Acker-
man, a travelling missionary for the w.
c. T. u, who has made two complete
tours of the world. arrived in Denver
yesterday. For the past year her work
has been confined to the United States
and in that time she has visited every
state in the Union.
Her last foreign trip was to Iceland
during the summer of 1896. She visited
the north the representative of a
magazine. Since Miss Alderman started
on her career as a missionary she has
Travelled over 100000 miles and has visited
India, Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe and
all parts of North America.
81 have just left camp up in the
Yellowstone said Miss Alderman last
night. "A party of ten missionaries and
ministers have been rusticating. I am
now going back to work. 1 shall remain
until over the Sabbath.
81 am interested in many things besides
temperance reform work. am club
woman and take a great deal of interest
in the intellectual advancement of wo-
men, Then, have made a special study
of the ideal home life. 1 have been very
much impressed with the absence of home
life in this country and L determined to
try to learn the cause. People do not get
the happiness from home, which they
should. observed in my travels that in
the countries where the people took life
easy there was nearer approach to the
ideal home life, so concluded that what
is the matter with US is that we rush
through life too rapidly; too active
with business schemes, too eager to
make money, and so the home is neglect
ed
Miss Alderman has had some unusual
experiences for woman. Once she
donned a divers suit at the pearl fisher
les between Australia and Java and made
trip to the bottom of the sea. She was
told that she was the first woman who
ever dived to the bottom of the ocean.
At another time she climbed to the mast
head of a vessel. In her travels she has
held over 1,500 meetings, delivered about
1,000 lectures and half as many informal
addresses.
She is hopeful for the future of Chris
tianity in distant lands, but she con-
dennis the British government for it's
methods of conducting commerce, par
ticularly in the British colonies in Asia.
The government encourages the traffic in
liquor and opium and thus counteracts
the work of the missionaries. Miss Acker-
man will attend the Eighth district w.
c. T. u. meeting al the Kittredge build
ing this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
PUNCH KLONDIKE CARTOON
Gaunt, Starving Skeletons Stretch
Their Hands Vainly Toward Star
on a DesoIata Mountain.

London, Aug. 28.-Punch's cartoon
this week represents desolate, snow
clad mountain peak, on which shines a
star labeled gold
The star is guarded by a hideous
shrouded skeleton and a polar bear and
mountain wolves glare savagely from
the background.
Half a dozen gaunt and emaciated
men represented in various stages of
starvation are struggling toward the
summit. The one nearest the star is
in the throes of death, while the 9TH
ers are on knees stretching forth their
hands to the prize they cannot reach.
The title of the picture is the single
word sFKlOndike'
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COXEY TO MAKE TEST.
COMMONWEALTH Will Speak at Poca-
hontas, Where Debs Was Stopped.

Columbus, Aug. 2S.-AIine officials are
waiting with some Impotence for the
date OF the St Louis conference of labor
leaders 1t is given out at headquarters
that nothing of interest has happened in
the last twenty-four hours, but the Off
Gals insist that their cause is slowly
gaining ground.
President Ratchford has advices today
to the effect that Jacob S. Coxey the
commonwealth, is drawing good crowds
and doing some good. Coxey will en-
deavor to speak at Pocahontas. in spite
of the fact that Sovereign and Debs were
stopped recently. The people of Poca-
hontas have invited Coxey to address
them, and he will make test case of it.
if the miners will promise to secure bail
for him in the event of his arrest. Mr..
Ratchford says that there is not miner
in Virginia under arrest and the organic
ers are working unhampered. General
Master Workman Sovereign of the
Knights of Labor has removed his head
quarters from Fort Wayne to this city
temporarily.
There is remote fear of a bread riot
in several of the Ohio districts. and State
Mine Inspector Haseltine was in consul-
tation with President Ratchford quite
while today. Mr.. Haseltine has received
letters which show an aggregate of 1850
persons in want of food. Many of these
are children under IA. The people of the
state have responded generously to Gov.
Bushnelis appeal Two years ago, in re-
Spouse to appeal by Gov. Mckinley,
food and money were poured in. All des>
titution was relieved and the relief COM
mittee had more than $1,000 left. The
stores in the mining towns have trusted
the idle miners to the extreme limit, and
besides have very little stock on hand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
DISS DEBAR BOSTON?
Spook Priestess Said to Have Been
There and to Have Left Suddenly

There and to Have Left Suddenly
Boston, Aug. 2S-Ann O'DeIia Diss
Debar, high priestess of spookdom and
painter of spirit pictures, has shaken
has gone away without leaving her ad-
dress. 1t may be merely a coincidence
but as soon as a certain woman who
had a room on Columbus avenue read
in a Sunday paper that Diss Debar was
in Boston and had been at that very
number on the avenue she packed her
grip, paid her rent, and told the land
lord that she was going to New York.
Then she left the house, and the land
lord does not know where she is
The woman who left answers the de-
Scription of Diss Debar completely. She
is short and stout, of uncertain age, and
has light hair. Her landlord also says
That is one of the marks on Diss Debar,
for though she may show up in town
with a new name and a new shade of
hair, she cannot get rid of that scar
According to the landlord, the woman
came to his place about two weeks ago
lily suited and paid her rent promptly
when it was due. She did not have
many callers, and seemed to be without
occupation. She told the landlord she
was a Theosophist. She received a
number of letters. They all came from
New York.
Secretary Crosbie of the Theosophic
society said he heard that Diss Debar
was in town. She is not a Theosophist
he says, though she pretends to be- She
was run OUT of Milwaukee Mr. Cros-
bic said, after joining the Theosophists
under an assumed name.
The Onset Bay Spiritualists saw Diss
Debar has been in Boston, and that they
have received an influx of Influence
from the Hub.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
Did You Ever

Try Electric Bitters as a remedy for
your troubles? If not, get bottle now
ard get relief. This medicine has been
found to be peculiarly adapted to the
reli and Gu of all Female Complaints
exerting a wonderful direct influence in
giving strength and tone to the organs
If you have Loss of Appetite, Consti-
patton, Headache, Painting Spells, or
are Nervous, Sleepless, EXcitable, Mel
ancholy or troubled with Dizzy Spells,
Electric Bitters is the medicine you
need. Health and Strength are guar
anteed by it's use. Fifty cents and ST. 90
at J. K Jones' Drug Store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28

Emperor FRANCIS Joseph OF Austria,
who is 81 years old this month, Will eel
citrate next year the 50th anniversary
of his ascent to the throne.
The Empress of Austria takes her
bath every morning at o'clock, which
is earlier and oftener than most wom-
en- do who are not expresses
Sir wiIfrid Laurier in one of his
speeches in England was frank enough
to say that during our civil war the at
titude of both Great Britain and Can
ada was worthy of neither"
Miss Braddon joins to her talent as
novelist a. genius for housekeeping. She
can teach something to even the most
accomplished pupil of a school of cook
cry.
Miss Susan B. Anthony, when asked
recently to tell something of her love
affairs, said: 81 never had any worth
telling, for there was never a bit of
romance about any of my affairs. I
always said, like the old maid, that the
man 1 wanted would not have me and
those that wanted me We're so bad that
the devil himself would not have
them"
Bernard Bettman of Cincinnati has
accepted the presidency of the saeng r.
fest jubilee which is to commemorate
the 50th anniversary of the North Amer
lean Saengerbund, and to be held in
Cincinnati in 1899 Mr.. Bettmann is a
prominent citizen and a man of broad
education.
A. Simmer, Iowa's greatest philau-
thropist, has given to his relatives and
to charity over $1,000, 900, yet has re-
fused to have his name or his picture
handed down to posterity through them
He has named one hospital fund after
an old lady in the town in which he
lives, Waverly, Ia.
Young Queen Wilhelmina of Holland
is said to possess dramatic talent to a
marked degree. Recently at the Royal
Residence Theater in Amsterdam she
played in French the leading part in
each of three one-act plays.It is scarce
~ necessary to add that she was over
wheImed with applause, but it is more
interesting to hear that she was really
deserving of at least a part of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
Rucklen,s Arnica sa1ve

The Best Salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers. Salt Rheum, Fee
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill
blainS, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions
and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. It is guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction or money refunded.
Price rs cents per box.
For sale by ]. K. Jones
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a. M. Palm to Tour mansfield.

New York, Aug. ga. NJ. Palmer to-
day signed a contract to manage Rich
ard Mansfield's tours for the future.
Palmer and Mansfield have been nego-
tiating for some time. Mr.. Palmer
does not intend to travel with his star,
but will make his headquarters in this
city and direct the business affairs of
the company at long range. Joseph
H. Dillon, who was Mr.. Mansfield's
business agent last season, will act as
road manager
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
Have You Been There YetP

There are many delightful resorts in
New Mexico, but none excelling Las
Vegas Hot Springs. The Montezuma
hotel is really just little the incest of
it's class in the southwest. If you are
well, run up there for few days out
ing. If sick. no better place to get
well-all kinds of baths, expert medical
attendance, etc. Railroad and hotel
rates reasonable. Inquire of
w G. CARNEY,
Agent A T & s F. Railway
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28

''I crave but One Minute" said the
public speaker in a husky voice; and
then he took a dose of One Minute
Cough Cure, and proceeded with his
oratory. One Minute Cough Cure is
unequaled for throat and lung troubles.
G. w. Stansheld. 632 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
.robn Grimm of zanesvilIa

Il never lived a day for thirty years
without suffering agony until box of
De Wits Witch Hazel Salve cure my
piles" For piles and rectal troubles
cuts and bruises, sprains, eczema and
all skin troubles, DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve is uneQualled. G.. w. Stansfield,
632 Kansas avenue
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Agent, A., T. & S. F. Railway.

There is time for everything, and
the time to attend to a cold is when it
starts Don't wait till you have con-
sumption, but prevent it by using One
Minute Cough Cure, the great remedy
for coughs, colds, Group. bronchitis and
all throat and lung troubles. G. w.
Stansheld 632 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
Invalids and Tour sts

Are invited to write w. J. Black, G. p
A, Santa Fe Route, Topeka, Kan, for
copy of A Colorado Summer. If you're
going there, greatly reduced rates will
be made.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
1T is WONDERFUL

How Much GOOD was Done by This
Remedy.
"Last spring I was so much run down
in health that / could hardly take care of
myself and family. 1 procured bottle
of Hoods Sarsaparilla and began taking
it, and in short time felt better. did
not have any tired feeling when l arose in
the morning. I believe Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla is a wonderful blood purifier and we
use no other medicine in our family"
MRS. WINNIE DUTToN, Edgar, Nebraska.
anoca,s aiiIc cn-a rausea 1ndieestinn 25c.
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Weather Indications

Chicago, Aug. 2S.-For Kansas: Cen
orally fair tonight and Sunday; winds
mostly southerly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
Rovalty Takine the Kneinn Cure

Munich, Aug. 28-The Princess of
Wales and the Duke of Mecklenburg-
Schwerin have arrived at Woerishofen
to take the water cure made famous by
the late Father Kneipp.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28

After a girl has been told that she
can sing well, she gets onto an original
way of pronouncing Beethoven.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28

he shouldn't have done, his women
folks recall that he had a fall when a
baby, knocking his bump of moral re-
sponsibility out of place.
The women bank a great deal on
their "intuitions'' when finding some
thing out on their husbands. Why
don't they use their buttons, premo-
nitions, feelings in their bones. etc, to
better advantage, and speculate in
wheat2
=
Persons having suggestions to make
concerning Drake Watson's new house
should get them in at once, or they
will be too late. Mr.. Watson is anX-
ious to accommodate all the neigh
bors, but he is determined to get the
house enclosed before winter, whether
it suits or not.
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We don't care for anyone to love US
well enough to pray for us, but we
would like a love that would peel our
peaches for us.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28
Bv the ONION Fac 40

81. so to Kansas City and return Sun
day. Special train 5:27 a. m
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PEOPLE You HEAR OF.

Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria,
who is 81 years old this month, will cell
citrate next year the 50th anniversary
of his ascent to the throne.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28

A picnic is an event where a man has
a good time eating stuff that would
cause him to raise the roof if served by
his wife at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28

When a man goes crazy his wife is
the first to know it, and the last to ad-
NIT it.
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GLOBE SIGHTS

(Fron the Atchison Globel
We often wish we could lose our job,
and never be able to get another one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-08-28

The greatest argument in favor o.
marriage is that when a bachelor get.
poor and sick, he has no one to tax,
boarders for him.
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to be called away in such hurry that
their wives don't have time to get ready
to go with them.
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Hoods pills cure nausea, indigestion. 25e.
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We hereby give notice that we have
quit giving time to book agents. We
have a large family to support, and
cannot afford to listen, to the old tales
of book agents.