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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14


lagos Of that section nearly every boy
has his dog team, and about this time
of year the streets present a lively ap-
pearance. The boys harness them to
sleds and drive through the streets and
when there is a crust on the snow over
the fields at large.
For years the mail between Mackinao
island and the mainland has been car
ried in the winter time on dog sleds.
Nearly 20 years ago dog teams were
used in this service to my personal
knowledge, and I notice in a recent arti-
Gle that dog teams still carry the mail
across the straits. When lived on the
straits, the carrier was old Indian Joe,
and it was a sight that used to thrill US
village boys to see him come up the
main street from the lake, seated on his
20 foot sledge and cracking his. long
whip lash about the ears of his half doz-
en- spitz dogs, harnessed tandem and
Looping at good ten mile gait.
I have forgotten Indian Joe's best
record, but I know that the remarkably
short time in which he used to cross
the 10 miles of ice between the shore
and the island was one of the local mar
wells, only excelled by the still more re-
markable trips which he used to make
in his open, double ended sailboat in
the spring and fall, when the strait
was full of floating ice and a northwest
gale was bowling in from Lake Huron.
Probably Indian Jim was one of the
pioneer dog teamsters, for the industry
seems to have been kept up. Now there
is talk of supplying the Alaskan miners
with trained dogs from northern Mich
igan.
The Eskimos, of course, utilize dogs
more than the people of any other
race, but it is a mistake to think that
their animals are the best for draft
purposes. In fact, the Eskimo dogs
are principally valuable for their hard
mess. As rule they are not well train
ed and are naturally vicious. The aver
age mongrel dog running about the
streets can be trained to do better work
anywhere this side of the arctic circle.
How are dogs trained to the harness?
Why, by a far easier process than is re-
quired to break colt. Dogs have much
more intelligence than horses and will
readily understand what is expected of
them after few lessons. Yes, the idea
of the state department is a good one.
1t is time that canine strength and in
telligence were utilized. Put the dogs to
work. SEwEIL FORD.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14
THE DINING CAR DINNER.


AS in the car along we roll,
Annihilating space,
How cheering to the weary soul
To see his smiling face
And hear the "cullud pusson s." voice
Awakening each sinner.
As loud he bawls in accents choice,
Fust call 70 dinneri
The sleeping wake, the dead come back
All animation each,
And quickly follow in his track
The duslly colored peach,
And then to see the heather eat,
Fill plumb up to the collar,
In order that they mayn't be beat
And earn the price, a dollari
like to sit and stuff my skin
While through the country flying
The liabilities slip in
With ease so satisfying,
And then to catch the motion right
While pouring in the beer
Is not as easy as it might
Be, but it's very queer.
As on we roll the flow of soul
Keeps pace with flow of liquor.
The waiter fills the flowing bowl
And we keep feeling slicker.
We gently rock from side to side,
Our food securely packing.
Complacently each fills his hide,
And not thing is lacking.
And as calmly end my meal
And sip my cafe noir
Ny conscience tells me, and feel,
That heaven is not SO far.
To me it comes, know full well,
Fen though 1 be sinner,
With the 'cullud pusson' 81 yell,
''Fust call 70 dinner"
Warren Beecher in New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14
WORK FOR DOGS TO DO.
Their Use as Draft Animals
Soon to Become General.
VALUABLE IN ARCTIC REGIONS.

Thousands of Dogs Are Hard at Work In
the KIondike, and In Belgium Draft
Dogs Are More Common Than Horses.
Easily Trained to Harness.
Now that dogs have been found so
useful in hauling miners outfits into
the Yukon region a number of people
have suddenly come to the conclusion
that many of our canine friends might
be set to work in localities nearer home.
Certainly the miners along the Klon-
dixie have reason to appreciate dogs, for
they have come to depend upon them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14

A conceited fellow, with some preten-
sions to literature, once travelled some dis
tance by rail with Victor Hugo, and en-
tertained the great author with much ego
tistic converse. The author of Les BIiser-
ables, " having arrived at his destination,
was about to leave the train when his in
terlocutor said: You may perhaps like to
know who I am. I am Victor Hugo.
GLOW odd," remarked the real Hugo.
$50 am I. ''-Exchange.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14
A Pleasant Reminder of other Days.

"Do you know, said the ex-suburbanite,
THAT the rattle of our old fashioned sew
ing machine that used to disturb me so
greatly is now soothing and delightful to
me? If 1 shut my eyes, it makes me think
of the lawn mower, with all its grateful
associations of country life. New York
Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14
SITUATIONS wANrED-FREE.


Are you IN need OF work? If so. you
are at liberty to use these columns for
assistance IN that direction While this
notice appears the State Journal viii
publish free on Saturday, Monday and
Tuesday. for Topeka or Kansas people,
all notices Of 'SituatfJns Wanted not to
exceed FIVE lines. Or thirty-five words. in
length, provided that all advertisements
OF that nature are handed in previous to
10 OF clock Saturday morning; also on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday all ad-
vertising OF this class handed in by IL
O'Clock Wednesday morning.
No advertisements of this nature to be
started except on Saturdays and We'd
nesdays. Flo obligation is incurred on the
part Of the advertiser No, worthy and
needy man or woman need hesitate to
take advantage uf this offer. No one in
business or having employment is ex-
pected to take advantage of it, but all
others are invited 20 avail themselves
freely.
The Topeka State Journal guarantees
every day it is printed. to give a local
circulation by far more than all other
Dailies combined. This makes this pa
per the cheapest. as well the best.
daily medium IN Topeka. the classified ad-
refreshments below costing but
Five Cents a Line
or 20 cents line for a week; 50 cents by
the month.
Average circulation for first six months
of 1891
1854.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14

There's no thought Of weather
In football crowd.
They re all cranks together
In 4 football crowd.
The young, the old, the lame, the halt,
All gather under heaven s vault
And boot and yell and shout and scream
For the players of the favored team
There's nothing like the waste Of steam
In a football crowd
-Philadelphia North American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14

He-RealIy, never loved any one until
met you.
She-Oh, knew that! You acted just
like colt that was seeing its first IocomO-
tive.-Chicago News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14
Oldest House In New England.

A tablet placed by the Society of
Colonial Danes on the old Whitefeld
house in Guilford. Conn, was unveiled
recently. This stone house was built in
1859, and it is the Oldest in New Eng
land. 1t was used for years as meet
ing house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14
Proof.

First Anarchist-Where gold is found
the vices of civilization follow at once.
Second Anarchist-You re right Look
at the Klondike They have got laundries
started up there Observation-Disclosures En-
Quirer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14

Bostonian-Is this friend that you wish
to bring to dinner much of a raconteur?
Chicago maintained if I know; but,
say, you'll die laughin if we can get him
to teIlin storiesI-Cleveland Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14
The Criterion.

Cheewit-Is he very weak and vacillat-
ing?
Wheeler-Well, should remark You
ought to see the way his bike wabbles.-
New York Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14
And They Did It.
eo,na Wnrrant Eor Doinc IL.

'What do you want?'' demanded the
man in the box Office.
my mission here, softly replied the
constable, closing the door behind him, sis
to elevate the stage.
Whereupon, by virtue of an attachment,
he held him up for the receipts Of the even
ing. Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14

She-Yes father took a drop too much
and it caused his death.
He-Intemperance is such a sad thing
She-Sir, my father was an aeronaut
and met his death in his last parachute
leap.-Up to Date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14

BELGIAN DRAFT DOG HARNEssED TO A MILK
CART.
been made concerning his use. The
weight of the load is limited, the use
of whips is forbidden, the form of the
muzzle is prescribed and harnessed dogs
must not be left standing in the sun.
Many people have sentimental objec-
lions to the working of dogs. In Eng
land there is a law which forbids the
Harvesting of the animals. Even in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14

Tourist-How far away is the nearest
village?
Native-Well, six miles to the north
you'll find Fitzsimmonsville, and five
miles to the west you'll come to Solar
plexustown. New York Sunday Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14

Bobbie-Poppa, what does it mean by
saying, "Wisdo1n crieth without?''
Father-Without being heard, my son.
Brooklyn Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14
JEWELLERS

-~~~~~~~~~~-~~~-~~~-~O~ -~-~-0-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~~
7 AMES B. HAYDEN. Jeweler and OPP
= tician Complete stock of watches, dia-
monds, siIverWare. etc. Eyes examined
and spectacles properly fitted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14
STAMPS. SEALS AND STENCILS

THE J. C DARLING co. .7s4 KAN. AVE
TOPEKA Send for catalogue and prices
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14
FLORISTS.

FOR nrst-class paving, sidewalk. or
n building brick, dried by steam and
burned in down-draft l1ilns. the only way
good vitrifed brick can be made, call on
w Edison, sec'y of c. c v. Brick a. Paw
ing Co. 116 w 6th Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14

STOLEN-Bay pony years old, reached
name, new bride and saddle on him; SO
reward for return to J. w. Spencer, Big
SPRINGS. Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-12-14

FOH HEN I-HOUSES
FOR RENT-A room house with bath
closet and cistern water; big barn IL
wanted SIS Tyler.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-06
The Miners,

PIrrsBURG, Pa. Sept. 6.-Mass meet.
ings are being held to-day all over the
Pittsburg district by the striking min.
ers for the purpose of appointing dele
gates to the district convention, which
meets here tomorrow to consider the
Columbus compromise and elect dele
gates to the national convention at Go.
lumbus on Wednesday. 1t is thought
that the SO cent men will be in mi.
nority and unable to successfully urge
their plan. A number of operators
have received assurances that the min
ers formerly at work for them will vote
to return to work at the IS cent rate.
President Dolan, Secretary VIM. War
ner and District Organizer Cameron
Miller all say that they feel sure the
great majority of the miners will vote
to accept the 65.cent rate.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-06
TRAIN Robbers Captured.

TRINIDAD, COL, Sept. 6.-The posse
of men from this city on the trail of the
robbers who held up the Gulf passen.
ger train on Twin Mountain Saturday
morning, have taken into custody FIVE
men supposed to be the perpetrators OF
the hoId-up. They were captured near
Springer, N. M. Among the prisoners
are the notorious Peenland brothers,
three in number. Considerable stolen
goods was found in their possession.
DENVER, Colo, Sept. 6.-The officers
of the Pacific Express Company esti-
mate the amount of money stolen from
their safe by the train robbers near
Folsom, N. M. Friday night at not
more than $500. This was all the
safe contained and it is supposed the
robbers took it all.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-06
To-DAY'S TEL EGRApHIC NEWS
More Gold.

DETROIT, Mich. Sept. GA dispatch
was received here to-day from Wawa
City, the newly laid out town In the
Michipicoten gold country on Lake
Wawa, Ontario. The embryo town is To-
Gated in the one narrow pass which leads
to Lake Wawa from the landing place
on the shore of Lake Superior, which
is but six miles from the gold discover
les. The correspondent writes: AS to
the gold discoveries developing to any
thing like the indications given for, it
can be said that quartz has been found
that assays over $500 ton. 1t Is found
not in one section but in different places
extending over several thousand acres.
Quartz has been found here containing
free gold in chunks as big az kernels OF
wheat-gold in its pure form which
does not have to be subjected to a
chemical process to free it from the
rock. Prospectors every day are find
ing specimens that assay $50 q ton.
Probably 100 prospectors are to-day
working in the hills. Another party
OF Is reached here yesterday afternoon.
Several Thousand acres have already
been claimed but there are all kinds of
disputes about priority of claims and
nobody can tell who will get patent
from the government. The country
where the discoveries were made has
never been opened up for settlement.
The only inhabitants are Indians and
Hudson Bay traders, and they are few.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-06

The knights of labor having pre-
viously denounced their Chief Mr.
Powderly, the United Labor League Of
West Pennsylvania has now denounced
Mr.. Gompers, the chief of the fedora
ton of labor, for the same reason-al
legged selling out to capital. AS both
the men referred to are demsgogues,
who have lived in idle luxury at the ex-
pense of real laborers, that the latter
should denounce them is not at all
strange; but they will do the same with
the men they shall elect as their sue
cessors, and with just as good reason.
The easiest and most successful means
a laborer can adopt by which to secure
constant employment, at the best pre-
vailing wages, is to establish reputa-
ton for skill and industry, and then, If
he be economical and dosen't fool his
money away in paying assessments for
the support of men who are neither
industrious nor skillful, he can soon be
"ahead of the hounds"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-06
A Thief Killed.

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Abe Dorfman,
of this city, was killed by pistol shot
by Roundsman Gaughran, in the
Brownsville section of Brooklyn this
morning. Dorfman was one of four
thieves who had robbed the clothing
store of Geller and Albrawey, and were
driving away with wagon load OF the
stolen goods. Previous to the robbery
the thieves had approached peddler
named Cohen with an offer of $40 for
the use of his wagon with which to
haul away the proceeds of their pro.
posed burglary. Cohen gave them the
wagon and Immediately notified the po-
lice of what was going on. Three off,
GERS surprised the gang as they were
driving away from the clothing store.
Dorfman jumped from the wagon and
ran. Upon his refusal to obey the or
der of Roundsman Gaughran, to halt,
that officer fired. the bullet passing
through Dorfman's head, killing him
instantly. The other thieves were cap.
tured without trouble.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-06
PERRY IN THE PULp1T.-H.s. Perry,

PERRY IN THE P ULpIT.-H.S. Perry,
who is to be hanged at Decatur, Ala,
on Wednesday,, for the murder of Belly
Lanier, has developed into preacher.
As was his custom, the Rev. R. s. Stew
enson went to the jail yesterday morn.
ing with the intention of conducting
services. He was surprised by re.
quest from Perry that he be permitted
to occupy the pulpit The request was grant
ed. Perry read two chapters from the Bible.
and then selected text from the sixteenth
chapter of Acts: Believe in the Lord Jesus
Christ, and thou shalt be saved" For over
an hour and half Perry spoke. He told the
story of lis life. Then he spoke on the for
lorn condition into which his death would
plunge his family. He felt assured that his
children would appreciate the life sacrifice on
his part to vindicste the fair nsme of their
mother.
Perry's speech affected his hearers to a
marked degree. After he ended hymn was
sung under the Leadership of Taylor Delk,
tho father of the outlaw, Tom Delk, who was
hanged two months ago, and who is himself
under tho shadow Of the gsllows.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-06
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Seth Low, who accepted the nomina.
ton of the Citizens Union for mayor
of Greater New York, will resign the
presidency OF Columbia University i'm
nediately.
The shifting and lurching of four big
guns on her deck caused the schooner
Agnes ]. Grace to cspsize and sink near
Tybee Island, off the Georgia coast, yes
terday.
Mrs. J. W. Lucky, forty-fve years
old, of Tryon, N. O., died of heart dis
ease on q passenger coach in the Penn
sylvania depot inWashington shortly
before 8 o'clock yesterday morning.
The blockade at Skaguay OF the gold
seekers bound for the Klondike contin-
ues, as the trail ia still impossible;
Hundreds of the men at Skaguay will
have to remain at the foot of the pass
oil winter.
The race between Percy Chubb's old
cup defender Vigilant and Royal Pneips
Carroll's Navahoe for cup offered Dy
the Newport Yacht Racing Association
which was sailed on Saturday Oft New
port, r. l., was won by the Vigilant.
r. @. Bundy, the colored candidate
for a cadetship at the Naval Academy
at Annapolis, says that he has given up
all hope of passing the examination.
He will return to his home IN Clncin
natl and will make no further efforts to
get into the academy.
William ]. Bryan is out in letter on
the return of prosperity, in which he
says that ''a great rise in prices should
be followed by rise of wages" Mr..
Bryan says that the parting company
of wheat and silver is to be easily ex-
planned by the law of supply and de-
mand.
Catherine E. Taylor. colored presi-
dent of the Women's Union Christian
Association Home for Friendless Girls,
while leaving the home on Erie street,
Washington, yesterday afternoon fell
down a sixteen-foot embankment and
was almost instantly killed. She was
carried. into the home buildings but
life was extinct before the doctors ar.
rived.
United States special examiners be-
lieve they have unearthed big nest OF
pension swindlers in New York city.
and from what they have already
learned, it is believed that several hun.
bred Thousands of dollars have been
obtained from the government by the
swindlers, who are supposed to have
been at work there and in Boston for
at least two years.
VIM. Botto, a youth from Louisville,
KY, who recently attained notoriety
by marrying wealthy widow twice
his age, was arrested in New York on
/, Saturday evening charged with having
forged a check for $35 on the Louis
Vile Trust Company, made payable to
Frank @. Benjamin, of Philadelphia
The alleged offense was committed in
Philadelphia.
The marriage of Miss Ellen Dortch
to General James Longstreet will take
place next Wednesday at the Exeou
tive Mansion, Atlanta, Ga. General
Longstreet is 80 years old and very
deaf. Miss Dortch is % years old and
very pretty. The general is expecting
by every mail his appointment from
President Mckinley as Railroad Com.
missioner to succeed Wade Hampton.
and Miss Dortch is candidate for
State Librarian.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-06
MONDAY EVENING. SEPT. s. 1897
CONGRESSMAN GRosvENoR, republi.

C1uy Va OAhSf SSSyS
"The democrats who voted last year
with the republicans upon the party
platform of the republican party and
in favor of a nomination made by the
republican party, to all intents and pur-
noses for the time being were republl'
cans. and doubtless the great majority
of them will continue to be republicans.
Organization is absolutely essential TO
all political good. When man reaches
the conclusion that he knows more
than any combination of men, that ID,
that he has more political wisdom than
any organization Of men, he is in con-
dition to become at once q hrstcisss
mugwump, q great man, leader. a
leader of himself, leader ofthe blind. "
Mr.. Grosvenor in saying this only
utters common sense and what every
man possessed of that quality recognizes
as such. And besides, the experience
of every body is to the effect that the
few men who presume to be better
than their party, almost invariably turn
out to be influenced solely and entirely
by the lowest kind of selfish motives.
They are worse than the worst sort Of
nsrtisans. because they have sll the
vices of the latter and, in addition, are
guilty of the crime of hypocrisy, which,
in all ages and by all religions, Is tie
most Infamous.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-06
Foreign News.

BARCELONA, Sept. 6.-The prosecu.
tor at the court martial yesterday OF
Barrill, the anarchist, who attempted
to assassinate Chief of Police Portas
and Assistant Chief Toixidor, on FRI
day evening last, as they were leaving
the circus, asked that sentence OF
forty years imprisonment be imposed
upon the prisoner. The defense urged
that ten years Imprisonment would be
ad quate punishment for the accused.
ROME, Sept. Git is reported here that
Bishop Keane, late rector of the Catholic
University at Washington and now Bishop
Assistant at the Pontifcal throne. who Is now
in the United States, is charged with an i'm.
portant mission from the Pope.
LONDON Sept. 6.-The Secretary OF State
for India, Lord George Hamilton, has invited
tenders for India, bills payable in ak or
twelve months, at the option Of the holders,
to the amount OF s12,500,000.
LONDON, Sept. Ga special dispatch from
Berlin says that Herr Krupp, the iron master,
has Withdrawn his offer of $125, 900 to equip
the next expedition of Dr. Peters to Africa,
owing to the sentence recently passed upon
the doctor.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-09-06
VIRGINIA NEWS.

Richard L. Ford, of Bedford Springs,
died in the Emergency Hospital, in
Washington, yesterday, ofparalysis.
Chairman Ellyson will open demo-
cratic headquarters in Richmond next
week, with Joseph Button, clerk of the
State Senate, as secretary.
Gorge N. Brown, who claimed to be
nephew of Mr.. John Wanamaker, of
Philadelphia, died in Norfolk hospital
on Saturday.
In letter to the New York Herald
Senator Daniel says foreign crop fail
ures are responsible for the high prices
of wheat.
Mr.. Gabriel Johnson died, after q
protracted illness, at his home near
Cliff Mills, Fauquier county, on Friday
in the s0th year of his age.
The sale of the Cobb's Island Hotel
furniture took place last week and re.
allied $3.50. So the old and popular
summer resort is now thing of the
past, and this finishes up the remnants
left by old ocean.
The democrats of Nottowsy and
Amelia counties on Saturday nomi.
mated JameN Mann, of the former coun-
ty, for the House of Delegates. Staun-
ton and Augusta county democratic pri-
maries on Saturday insure the nomiDa
ton of John N. Opie for the State Sen.
ate.
A new bell, cast in Baltimore, aud
weighing 1000 pounds, arrived in Char.
lottesville on Saturday. 1t cost about
81 900 and was presented to the Uni.
versity of Virginia by the V. V. ORA
matte Club OF 1897. 1t will be placed
In position on the main building this
week. 1t is the largest bell ever taken
to that section.