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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-26
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-26
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sell cigars or time. Experience unnec-
essary. The W. L. Kline Co, St Louis
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09
SNAKE SUICIDE.
A Rather with Three Fangs shuffies or
His Mortal Coll.

A Rather with Three Fangs Shuffies On
His Mortal Coll.
A United States cayalrymait, sta,
toned at Fort Meade, S. d., writes to
Forest and Stream as follows in regard
tosthe self-destruction of a three-fanged
rattlesnake:
sAs to the suicide of the creature, J
am forced to ask for an explanation
The snake, at first sight coiled up in
the usual manner for a prime strike
made vicious lunge at my leggings.
then drew back and closely scrutinized
me from hat to shoe. Instantly 6
changs Of expression came over his fea
lures and ferocit5 gave way to a look
that might have been born of disgust
and resignation. ! watched him close.
~, not knowing what might be his next
move. He suddenly astonished me by
plunging headlong. into the. Belle
Fourehe. Motionless he sank and la,
at full length at the bottom. 1 con
tinued to watch him until the last
yestige of his reptilious breath hac
risen TO the placid surface in pearl5
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09

bubble and then with the aid of a stick
I raised him from the water. placed him
in the sunshine and satisfied myself
that life was extinct. / had neveI
known or heard of rattler taking to
water, and here / was confronted BY
the plainest case of suicide by drown.
ing in broad daylight. | have since
then lost all faith in snakes. l have
adopted and discarded every theory thai
might offer solution in this case anc
am now driven to the belief that this
snake deliberately suieided because II
had committed the blunder of wasting
a well-meant, three-fanged strike on {
United States cavalryman. Hereafter
| shall travel incognito in those parts
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09

recommending them as a valuable add
tion to the diet IN the form of soups,
purees and lnnsh. Tie following are
some OF the ways in which they may be
Hsed:
Peannts rolled fine and added to the
bread stuffing for ducks is a great addi-
fion and greatly improves It. Make !,
nayonnaise dressing, mash the pea
nuts fine, and stir them in thickiy and
spread between thin slices of bread IS
sandwich; or plain buttered bread
may be aprinkled lightly with the nuts
They may also be finely chopped and
eaten with milk 4 very good soup may
be made Of peanuts By boiling and
nsashing. The Chinese boil peanuts
roll them fine. mold them in q dough,
and bake. Many other ways may be
discovered hy the contriging house.
vile for the use Of tllis hitherto dc.
spisea article OF diet.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09
Roost Turkey with Gtblet sauoo. Y

Select a fat young hen turkey. SINCE
and wash. Fill with rich bread or
cracker dressing, well seasoned, and if
liked, two onions may be finely minced
and added to the dressing. Stuff both
body and breast with this. Lay the
turkey in the basting pan and pour
two cupfuls of hot water around IL.
Bake slowly but steadily, basting fre-
quently. Allow from 10 to 10 minutes
a pound, ii. the fowl is young one, but
is or more II it is an old, tough one.
Tomake the. giblet sauce, boil the heart,
liver and gizzard in two quarts OF water
for two hours. Take up, chop fine and
return to the gravy with a spoonful Of
flour. Season with salt and pepper,
nndspotlr in the pan in which the turkey
was cooked, and stir. and serve. Serve
this sauce in gravy boat - Ladies
syxfarI5 4st
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09
TIE nsIMPLE" MAN.

1t used to seem so sad to see the children
gather round
With him a-playing Notwithstanding
with them on the ground:
But when their tops were spinning and
you heard their arrows whiz,
No voice among the youngsters was as
happylike as his
Not one of all the boys there could a bet
ter whistle make
Than those SO deftly fashioned by OLD
Jrid Drake.
Barefooted, gray and wrinkled, lolllng
through the summer day,
lie used to seem so jolly. when he joined
them in their play;
He won Tom Cu1ver's "chineys"--which he
lost to Charlie Stone;
lie fought with Charlie Parker for ball
he thought hte own;
A rnnn in years ard stature, but a boy still.
naught could shake
The honesty and justice of Old Jud Drake
All. me; sometimes wondersif It wasn't
just as well:
IIe was concerned so little In the. matters
that befell;
Ills life was smooth and placid, frefghted
with the childish joys
That came from the championship of viii
lage girls and boys: 90
And I, who won his narbles--even nSw I
sometimes take
A steafthy, wistftl glance back to Old Jud
Drake.
Ills grave is in the churchyard, where the
sun in summer smiled, "a
And now deem he wanders hand In hand
with some sweet child.
And that the younger angels gather with
him through the day,
And-as we used to yonder-join him gayiy
in his play
For we'll he loved the children, and know
his heart would break
II no child in Heaven came to play with Old
Jud Drake
Chicago Record. =
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09
MICROBES AND SHORT SKIRTS.
The Former Shed Tears Over Reform In
Woman's Dress.
Tho l:f4Ja Gooritbii,T-, Rilayan was al

The Former Shed Tears Over Reform In
Woman's Dress.
The little ScogithiuTn Biloxae was al
most starved.
Pray give me something to eat, " he
said to a passing nlicrobe. "Not one
long dress has been down to-day ON any
reform mission, and what with these BIZ
cycle dresses and the rainy day dress
en- hungry most of the time now.''
The microbe addressed, who looked
like worm-eaten log after it has lain
out in the rain all night, sighed heavily
and said: .tAlas, my dear boy, T am in
about the same fix myself. have just
sprained my ankle by jumping from
the edge OF the skirt of a suffrage re-
former. On, for the good old days OF
frayed braid and tapping skirts. This
female suffrage will be the death of US
yet"
The worm-eaten log limped slowly off.
The little scorithium Bi1exae leaned
against am ash barrel and wept more
bitterly.
He was a lovely child with big blue
eyes IN the back OF his neck ana long
golden eurls that grew out of his feet
and ctlr1ed up about his waist.
Two microbes passed in earnest con-
versation: My speciality has been po-
litical agitabors, 2 said the microbe with
a compIexionlike acolored supplement-.
sI have always preferred ragged skirt
Innings. Over 100000 Of us hare been
safely housed in such refugees within
less than one-tenth of square inch
but now" The microbe with The com,
plexion like colored supplement was
violently agitated.
.'What is the matter, boys? 2? said 9
labyrinthian microbe with melancholy
air.
"Ah, sir, please give me a snip OF some
thing for supper" walled the child. >
have had nothing to eat since"
Thelabyrinthian microbe groaned. Z
is the same old story," he said, bitterly
eve are all doomed to extinction. Here
my child, is a bite of q pair of sergs
bloorners." The little Scorithiufr
Riloxae had a good meal, but the othel
went hnngry,-N. Z. Journal.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09

brain will be deeply seated, as shown By
the orifice of the ear being low. The
blue hazel or brown hazel eye. as show
ing nm intermission Of temperament.
is favorable indication. The nostrils
being large, open and free indicates
large lungs. a pinchcd and half-closed
nostril indicates small or weak lungs.
III the ease of persons who have
ghort-lived parertage on one side and
long-liyed on the other side the ques-
ton becomes more involved 1t is
shown III grating by hybridizing that
natrfrc makes a supreme effort 10 pass
the period OF the shorter longevity and
extend the life to the greater longevity.
Anyone who understands these weak
nnd dangerous periods OF life is fore
warned and forarmed. 1t has been on
served that the children Of long-liyea
parents nature much later and are
usas..y hsx.as ward in their studies.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09
THE ERRINe BURGLAR.
Acquitted. He Is Found at His Old Ways
Again.

A curious romance of burglary and
filial affection is told in the French
newspapers, says the New York Jour
nal. 1t has generally been supposed to
be almost impossible to escape from the
French penal settlement at Cayenne.
and the perils to be confronted in the
forests both from animals and natives,
not to talk of starvation, appalled, the
eonvicts to such an extent, that they
never even thought of attempting
Hight. This theory has just received a
severe shock, the description of no less
than 30 recently escaped eonvicts hav-
ing been circulated to the police by the
minister of the interior.
One or two have already been cap
tured in France. Among these is a cer-
tain Petitjean, who is accused of new
misdeeds. Petitjean escaped from
Guiana some time ago, for no other rrea-
son, be said, than to come and embrace
his old mother, who lives at Bagnolet.
lie was arrested, but in Difference to
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09
EDUCATION AND EYEslGHT.
sznsu and Grabbed Type In Lesson Books
May Ruin the Latter.

szasu and Grabbed Type in Lesson Books
May Ruin the Latter.
Though much study must needs be
WEAKNESS to the flesh, it ought not to be
allowed TO become danger to the eye
sight. 1t notoriously is SO in Germany.
however, where misguided patriotism
still refuses to have much to do with
Roman type, but elings tenaciously TO
the grabbed characters OF the father
land, and a correspondent of the Times
quotes the opinion of an oculist TO the
effect that the same peril is largely
present in English schoolrooms. The
small print of lesson books and the de-
fectiye lighting of classroous are causes
to which, it appears, a goodly proper
ton OF the opthalmic weaknesses of our
young people are attributed by the
faculty. If the faculty Is right the
sooner the reform is introduced the bet
ter, and in any event the allegation is
sufficiently alarming to call for close
and careful inquiry. So far as our per-
gonal knowledge of lesson books goes
we should be disposed to acquit them Oh
blame in the matter; as q rule they are
printed with creditable clearness. But
there certainly are many classrooms In
the United Kingdom where boys are
expected to prepare their lessons and
write the exercises ID a light which the
savant In his study would consider TO
furnish an ample excuse for smoking
instead OF working. Under these cir
cumstances weak eyesight cannot tai
to be prejudiciaily affected, and the
neral responsibility of head masters
who let such things be II heavy u
Grahic.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09

public opinion, which was impressed by
his flial affection, he was set at liberty
and allowed to remain in France.
A short time ago robbery took place
On the Boulevard Diderot, in Paris, and
by tracing back the stolen goods four
persons were arrested They were all
carrying knives, knuckledusters and re-
volvers, and made most desperate
fight for their. liberty. Once in prison,
however, they confessed they belonged
to a large gang whose chief was Petit
jean, Hence the latter's arrest.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09
CHANCES OF LONGEVITY.

Primary Conditions Necessary to Lon"
and Healthy Life.
THE primary conditions of longey-
ity,' the Medical Record quotes Mr..
/. W. Warner as saying, 'are that the
heart, lungs and digestive organs, as
well as the brain, should be large. 1t
these organs are large the trunk will
be long and the limbs comparatively
short. The person will appear tall
in sitting and short in standing. The
hand will have q long and somewhat
heavy palm and short fingers. The
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09
THE PLEBElAM PEANUT.

A Valuable Addition to Meat Dressing,
and Soups.
The peanut, which for so many years
has been the popular feature OF the
country fair and the circus, is now
creeping into prominence. Doctor
have found that the peanut is an article
Of food, rich III albumen, Of which II
contains so per cent and are now
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09
t,uince and Apple Preserve.

Have one.third weight Of sweet
apples, pared, cored and quartered;
equal weight of sugar and fruit. When
the ounce is boiled tender, take it out,
boil the apple in the ounce water, put
them into the syrup, and Let them boil
until they look red and clear--aT hou-
and half is about right. Do not boil
the ounces in the sirup, but put layers
Of the apple, when done, into jars with
the ounce, previously cooked tender. in
water. and ponr the syvup over them
Ladies World
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09
FAD FOR SILL 3uETTEs
old Custcm Revived by Ingenious Hest

esses.
AS one of the latest fads is collecting
silhouettes, not only those Of past, and
gone forefathers, but of ones friends
Of the present generation, there II no
more successful way OF entertaining Q
few people informally than IL making
these shadow pictures. The idea is as
yet unhackneyed, but, as everyone is
interested in his or her physio iogncIny,
IL is destined to have a greao vogue.
The hostess purchases q dozen or
more large sheets of paper, black on
one side and white ON the other, and as
many sheets Of plain white cardboard.
A sheet Of black paper Is fastened TO
the wall with the white side out.
candle is lighted and set upon table
that Is placed Immediately opposite the
paper and about two feet distant from
it. The guest Id seated between the
candle and the wall, SO that o strongly
and sharply defined shadow Of her pro-
file falls upon the paper. Someone with
a steady hand then steps forward and
traces this shadow with a pencil, the
guest sitting notionless meanwhile
When traced itis cut ont with scissors,
turned over and stuck on to the CARD
board. with, Of course, the black side
of the paper up.
In this way anexact profile IL caught,
and the si1houettes, although much
larger than the tiny ones cut at sight
Id our grandfather's time, are more
Hfelike.-N. Z. World.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09
A aratter OF Business.

Servant (from next door Please,
mum, nissus sends her compliments,
and will ye be SO kind as to sing and
play the piano this afternoon?
Ladg-~Why, certainly. Tell youl
mistress Tn glad she likes it.
i 20, ii ign i that, rnusn shes expect;
ing the landlord, and she wants some
excuse for asking for D. reduction 4
the rent. Boston Globe.
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09

GoId III large quantities has been
discovered IN the interior Of New Guinea
by sia William sct5regos, the gaEernor.
gslorecantig traveled acress the isia ad
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09

There is no water on the moons
st5rf0ce;
St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1897-01-09

.Heayens and earth. He'll cut his
hand of with that razor. Grab him
he called. The baby had been hov1ing
LIZ rescued from impending calaInity
Mr.. Williams then explained the nature
OF his purchases,
ssThis, be said eis mug. II cost
Collar. but. seven shaTas will save IL
hack ta. ms This hrllshs east another
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-17
G. II. Umbsen 6 Co., IA Montgomery st.,

In said City and County of San francisco on
Thursday, the I'd day of september, A. d. 1897, at
II o'clock noon of that day, TO the highest bidder
for cash in lawful money of the United states
and subiecI to confirmation by said court, all
certain 10 piece parcel of land situate living
and being i'll the City and County of San Fran
cisco, State of California, and bounded and par
ticulary described as follows, 10 wit:
Commencing au a point where the northeriy line
Of Bush street Is fntersected by the eastery line OF
Sansome stree; running thence easterly along tn"
northerly line of Bush street one hundred and
thirty-seven Cl37) feet and six (6) inches; thence
at right angles northerly and parallel with san.
come street one hundred and thirty-seven C37)
feet and SIX (6) Inches: thence al right ali gies
westerly and parallel with Bush street, hum
drod and thirtyseven $50 feet and six (6) inches
and to the ess erly side of Sansome street; and
thence southeriy along the eastery side of SAN
some street hundred and thirty-seven Il 37}
feet and six t6) inches to the point OF commence
ment: together with the buildings and improve
ments thereon
The pure haser shall take The said lot subject to
the right OF John r. McCauley and Henry Thorn
ton Tempeton, their heirs and assigns to use the
brick wall along the norhery line of said lot here
IN described IS q party wall
Terms and conditions OF sae-Cash in lawful
money OF the United states of America; TN per
rent OF the purchase price 20 be paid o the res
cree the day of sale, when the lot Is knocked
down TO the purchaser, ani the balan' e on con-
6rmation of said 8ale by said court
Dated San Francisco. Cal, July l, 1891
GUSTAVE ii. UMBSEN, Referee.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-17
THE PERUVIAN GOLD FIELDS.

Editor the TbsIR OF to-day notice special dis
you
beg place In
from what he writes that he has been in the districts ana ata
do OF the
controlled well
there
gngin e
Peruvian
not
Tho arso
To
British
working with result.
Inc
satisfy himself that statements absolutely .
EsTENoS Acting ConsuLGeneral OF Peru
New 1897
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-17
First Ending of the Fight
Over the Davis
Estate.
But the Litigation Has Not
Stopped With the
Verdict.
A Motion to Deny Probate Because
the Evidence Was Not
Sufficient,

An anxious crowd of lawyers and litl-
gants thronged Judge Coffey's courtroom
yesterday afternoon, drawn thither by
their interest in the charge to the jury
about to be delivered by the court in the
Jacob q. Davis will contest. in which an
estate valued at about 81, 600 600 is at
stake. The charge being delivered the
jury consulted for some hours and finally
sustained the will.
Mrs. Belle Curtis and Miss Lizzie Muir
are the proponents of the will, and on the
acceptance OF the will by the Jury rested
their claim Tor any part Of the property,
for though they were mentioned in the
instrument as the nieces of the deceased,
and though it was generally known that
they had lived IN Mr.. Davis family for
years and had been regarded by him with
as much affection as if they had been his
daughters, vet in fact there was no tie OF
blood Relationship between them. They
are the daughters of Mrs. Muir of Sacra-
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-17

of Supervisors so an appropriation that
would JUSTLY the Auditor in signing bills
might be made. but he was not quite sure
OF his ground, and until the legal question
involved be settled, other methods will be
looked into.
it was the opinion of the three officials
that there is no danger of famine at the
jails because OF the threat of the contrac-
tor TO stop furnishing supplies. They be-
lieve that under his contract and pond he
must go on furnishing food, and if he
does not he can be held responsible for
any trouble that may occ r.
On looking over the bills on hand it was
found that there are unpaid, but signed
by the Mayor, Street Department de mands $
amounting to $13 252 16. demands on the
special fee fund aggregating 1929 so and
general fund demands of $40 $40 "a.
The Mayor has i'll his nands unsigned
demands on the various funds for the
following amounts: Street Department,
$38. 546 35; stationery, 1882; general fund,
$9l0l; school fund, $21, 627 80.
1t is understood that the Board of Edu-
cation has demands that have not been
sent to the Mayor amounting to about
S22. 600.
The Auditor does not think he is justified
in signing bills until an appropriation is
in sight, and there the matter rests.
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-17
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mento, who is a sister of the late Mrs.
Jacob Z. Davis, and it was through this
connection by marriage that they became
mem bers of the Davis household.
Alter Clerk Martin had called the roll
and announced that the panel was full
Judge Coffey opened his instructions by
informing the jurors that two issues
raised by the pleadings had been with
drawn; that is to say, ali allegations of
unsouudness of mind and of undue inh1-
ence had been abandoned by the contest
ants, and that the only poiut for them TO
consider and determine is the genuineness
of the paper offered here for probate.
After ;hus clearing the ground of the
legally dead timber which had piled up
during the progress of the trial his Honor
read the formal charge. The only issue to
be considered was thus tersely stated:
Was the instrument filed for probate by
LIZZIE Muir and Belle Curtis, dated october l,
1896, purporling to be the last Will and testa-
meut OF Jacob Z. Davis, deceased, entirely
written. dated and signed by the hand of said
Jacob L. DaylsY
Drawing the particular attention of the
jurymen TO this simple proposition the
court proceeded;
The instrument propour ded for probate is
alleged 10 be an Geographic Will, and an olo-
graphic Will must be entirely written. dated
and signed by the hand of the testator him.
sell. To make this instrument valid as q Will
been written by Jacob Z. Davis himself, and
the signature must be in his own hand. If it
is not so entirely written, dated and signed
by Jacob Z. Davis it is not his will in law, and
you must find as your answer TO the Ques ton
submitted you NO"
The proponents, Lizzie Muir and Belle Cur
It's, in this case hold the affirmative of the
issue and the evidence must prove
that issue.
An Geographic win must be proved either by
some person who the testator writ it or
by other evidence that is in the handwriting
OF the testator. In this case there is evil
dence that any person Jacob Davis
write the instrument propounded as mis- will.
There is no presumption arising from the
production OF the instrument itself; there is
no presumption from the tact that the instru-
ment Durports its face 10 be signed by
Jacob q. Davis; that it was so signed or that it
was written or dated by his hand. That it
was signed that it was so written and
dated, are facts in issue which must be proved
10 your satisfaction by q prepondersnce of
evidence. The burden of proof lies on the
proponents to prove to your satisfaction by
evidence tn at the instrument was en- tirely
Wr tten, dated and signed by Jacob T. Davis.
Proof by preponderance OF evidence in
this case means that the evidence must prove
to your minds TO moral certainty that the
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-17
SOLD ADULTBRATED JELLY,

warrants FOR Gree >rymen Sworn Out by
Chief Food Inspector Docaery
Warrants for the arrest of a number of
grocery-dealers from whom employees of
the Board of Health purchased jeilies
that proved. on analysis, to be aduIter-
ated. were sworn out yesterday by Chief
Food and Milk Inspector Dockery.
Those who will be taken into custody
on charges OF selling impure food products
are:
Dick Won der Mehden, Fourth and Mission
streets; raspberry jelly from Code, Elicit
& Co.
F. G. Kaufman. 220 Fourth street; raspberry
jelly from 1emescal Packing Company; same
for blackberry jelly.
H. Wolf & Bro, successors to Levin Bros,
1924 Market street; strawberry jelly from
Fontaua e. Co.
NJ. Dewitt & Co., 221 Third street; raspberry
jelly from Cutting Fruit Packing Company.
Ra!ch e. Wolf, 1923 Powell street; lemon
jelly from Temescal Packing Company same
Tor jellies from Tillmann & Bendel
Faust Mascnerini, us Greenwich street:
orange jelly; no label.