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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
CRIPPLE CREEK ONE CITY.
Consolidation of the Two Divisions
Was Voted Overwhelmingly

Cripple Greek. Col, March 1.-THE
proposition for the consolidation of the
town of Cripple Creek and the city of
West Cripple Creek was carried by an
overwhelming vote at the election held
in both municipalities yesterday The
1852 for and 269 against consolidation
giving a majority of lab. BY this vote
the entire city of Cripple Creek becomes
one municipal body of a city of the
second class, and the territory covered
will be divided into four wards, with
Second street and Bennett avenue the
dividing lines.
An election will be held April for
the selection of officers for the new city.
This vote is considered a decided vic
tory for reform in the city government.
The forces that have been looked upon
as the gang have been overwhelmingly
defeated in their attempt to defeat con-
Solidation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
$40 AN EGG.
An Expedition Searching for the
Rare Pearly Nautilus.

London, March 12.-The pearly nautilus
is a rare creature of the octopus family
AS much as $50 has been paid for pair
of it's eggs.
So great is the interest of naturalists in
the nautilus that DIR. Arthur Wiley, of
University, college, London, has gone to
the south seas to study the animal and
collect specimens. He has now been at
work two and half years.
The pearly nautilus is the only living
representative of the great group of ex-
tinct animals whose shells are known as
ammonites- They are trapped in baskets
like lobster traps by the natives of some
of the Melanesian Islands and used as
food The nautilus is allied to the cutie
fishes. but differs from them in most in
teresting ways.
DIR. Wiley proceeded first to Ralurn. in
New Britain where he spent a year trap
ping the nautilus in seventy fathoms of
water and dredging in vain for its eggs
lie then tried a station on the coast of
New Guinea, where he was nearly drown
ed by the capsize of his small craft After
passing through New Caledonia he ar
rived last summer in Lifu, one of the
Loyalty Islands where nautilus can be
captured in three fathoms depth only.
Here he constructed a large submarine
cage in which he kept speciments of nau-
titus feeding them daily. On December 5
last his patient endeavorS were rewarded.
Some of the nautili had spawned in the
cage, thenceforward he was able to obtain
abundant sample of eggs. Each egg is as
large as a grape. and is deposited sepa-
rately by the mother nautilus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
FRENCH GIRL HAUNTED.
Rappings Follow Her Wherever She
Goes, Night and Day.

Paris, March 1.-THE latest French
novelty is haunted girl. Her name
is Renee Sabourau lt. She lives with
her parents in a little town in Indirect
Loire. 1t was at first thought that the
Sabourault house was haunted, but it
is now known to be mademoiselle her
self. When she goes to visit her friends
and relatives the knockings, rumblings
and rappings follow her. Worse yet,
fantastic phantomS pursue her.
A reputable barrister named Rey-
mond Duplautier, learning that friends
in the neighborhood of the family COM
planned of mysterious noises, took
posse of strong-nerved men and spent
four nights in the Sabourault house
once in December, twice in January,
and once in February. They inspected
every nook and corner each time and
spent their nights in the chambers oc-
cupied by the family. Whenever
noise was heard the lamp was lighted.
so that the whole phenomena always
took place in lighted rooms.
KnOckings were heard on the stairs,
on thespartitionS, and even in the air,
high above the roof. Terrible scra tch-
ingS sounded on the walls.
The hands that did the knocking were
apparently of solid bone. When the
whole house was searched the noises
left and were repeated some distance
away in the empty air.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
CHEAP REASONING.

The New York World says:
The crossroads political economists
who seem about to have another in
nings at our national economic policy
are delighted with the prospect of a
war in Europe because
I. They think that foreign trade in
which we get commodities instead of
cash in return for our commodities is
an unmitigated curse
2. They think that the war would
make vast demand for our commodi-
ties which would have to be paid for in
cash, as the foreign countries would be
too busy to make or raise such COM
mOdities.
If these propositions were true, Mr.
Mckinley could easily bring prosperity
by inducing our diplomatic agents to
foment trouble abroad. No doubt if
Greece were deluded with false prom
ises of our support she would precipi-
tate the general war. And at little
cost to our humane feelings we could
get rich.
Unfortunately for this short cut to
prosperity, foreign war would not in
the long run be a good thing for our
trade. For a few months we would
sell a great deal more of certain kinds
of commodities. But it is doubtful
whether this increase would balance
the destruction of our market for COM
modities other than breadstuffs. Soon
the warning countries would have no
more cash and could buy nothing. And
after peace was declared so much of
Europe as had been at war would suf-
fer for a long time from poverty. 1t
would be at least a generation before
our foreign market would be restored.
Meanwhile we would sell almost moth
ing abroad
1t is a pity to deprive the crossroads
statesmen of the pleasure of thinking
that the great truth that a man does
not benefit by the misfortunes of his
neighbors who trade with him applies
to individuals only, and not to nations.
But they still have the consolation of
believing that whenever we buy for
eign commodities we are cheated and
get a lot of stuff we neither need nor
want. No one can get these great
thinkers out of conceit with that be-
lief. They know that while two and
two make four in arithmetic, two and
two make three in political economy.
And it is of no use to reason with
them about it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
WHITE HOUSE STABLES.
Two Handsome Spans of Horses tx
Draw Presidents Brougham
and Landau.

Washington, March 12.-The carriages
for the use of President Mckinley have
been received and are now in use. They
consist of a handsome brougham and
landau. They are made of the best
material and are plainly but hand
somely finished in black. The interior
trimmings are of heay, dark morocco.
The wheels are provided with rubber
tires Heavy plate glass is used for
the windows. The monogram NICK, y
in a deep shade of blue lettering is on
each side of the door panel.
The president has two pairs of horses,
one deep bay in color and the others
of a dark drab or mouse color. The
horses were purchased in New Hamp-
shire.
William Beckett, who was coachman
for the Cleveland household, still re-
tains the place under the new admins
tration, and hopes to continue in that
capacity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
INSURANCE CASE SETTLED.
Knights of Pythias Must Pay Death
Loss Caosed by Suicide.

Springfield, Ill, March 12.-Judge
Shirley in the Sangamon circuit court
has made an important decision in an
insurance case. The case was that of
Mrs. Louis A. Henry, who sued the
supreme lodge Knights of Pythias of
the world for $4,000 insurance on the
life of her husband, Charles Henry.
The defense was that a bylaw of the
supreme lodge exempted suicides from
benefits from the insurance, but the
plaintiff proved that the bylaw was
not made by the supreme lodge, but
only by the board of control, and then
ratified by the supreme lodge Judge
Shirley held the bylaw was not bind
ing on Henry unless the supreme lodge
made it, and instructed the jury to find
for Mrs. Henry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
WANT NO CARNEGIE LOAN.
Pittsburg Labor League Adopts Two
Capitol Resolutions.

Pittsburg, Pa, March 12.-The United
Labor League of Western Pennsylvania
composed of representatives of various
labor unions) adopted resolutions last
evening protesting against the state ac-
cepting a loan from Andrew Carnegie
with which to build a new state capitol.
A resolution was also adopted request
ing the legislature to embOdy a clause
in the bill for the erection of the build
ing that all material be made of union
labor and that all the work in the con-
struction be done by union men.
This motion was made by an employee
of Jones & Laughlins' mills who, in sup
port of his motion, said that he worked
for a firm employing union labor, and
their employees did not intend letting
Andrew Carnegie walk away with
big, fat contract for supplying the ma
terial by affecting to advance the state
money with which to erect the building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

Topeka is now talking of building her
auditorium out at the park. Why not
build it down here at Lawrence? This
city will be pleased to furish a site
free of cost.-Lawrence Journal.
For one who betrays so much fgnor-
ance of Topeka, the Lawrence Journal
does an unusually large amount of
talking about Topeka. "Out at the
park is at the south end of The Kansas
avenue bridge, a site that is almost in
the exact geographical center of To-
peka. You can trust Topeka to do
things about right, which is better than
never doing anything at all, one of
Lawrence's failings
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
LOWER TELEGRAPH RATES
Washington Legislature Passes a Bill
to Reduce the Tolls.

Olympia, Wash. March 12.-The house
by a vote of Al to 81 paassed the Cent?
bill to reduce telegraph tolls in the
state.
The bill provides that it shall be I'M
lawful for any telegraph company to
charge more than a cent and a half
per word for transmitting a message
from any one point to another given
point in the state of Washington; pro-
vided, however, that a minimum charge
may be made of % cents, irrespective
of THE number of words contained in
the message; and provided further,
that the charge for any message of ten
words or more received or Forwarded
from a distance of 200 miles or less,
shall be not to exceed the sum of ~
cents per word.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
NO NOISY ENGINES.
New Air Motor to Be Tried by the
Manhattan Elevated.

New York, March 12.-Genera1 Mama
ger Francioli of the Manhattan Eleva-
ted railway announced today that prep
arations were being made for the test
and probable adoption of a powerful air
motor on the L system which will do
away with the noisy engines.
Instead of the boiler found in an or
binary locomotive, the motor has SO
Mannesman rolled steel tubes nine
inches in diameter; 13 of these are Is
of the group are 81 feet 8 inches long
and extend under the floor of the cal
almost to the buffer plate.
These cylinders will contain air stored
at pressure of 1000 pounds per square
inch. From these reservoirs the air
goes at a reduced pressure of $50 pounds
to- vertical reheater, placed in the
cab.
The motors are built to attain a speed
of so miles an hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
PURE IMAGIN ALTON
KEEPS Some People Ill.

Many people imagine they can do
things which they cannot; this IS par
ticularly true of habits like the tobac-
co or coffee habit. A person addicted
to either of these habits may be one
of such construction that the article
used is poisonous to him, but they I'M
agine they can use coffee (for instance)
without any bad effect, for thousands
weak feeling or stomach trouble, or
headache, is charged, one day to the
hot sun; the next day taking pains to
avoid the sun, the old trouble shows up
again, so as long as it is not the sun
lit must be something 1 have eaten it
can't be coffee Then follows some
tests on diet. and still the trouble con-
tinues; every known reason will be
they will not leave off the coffee, for
they like it too well. To such it may
be suggested that matters be looked
squarely in the face. If you keep on
ural cause you will surely come down
sick unless the active cause is remov-
ed. Coffee contains poisonous alkaloids
in small quantities which can be with
which seriously affect those who are
a little below par physically, or chill
dren.
To such, Postum Cereal comes as
boon; it has the color of Java coffee,
creams up like thick Mocha and has a
delicious fragrance and taste, it is
made by the Postum Cereal Co., Linn,
Battle Creek, Mich. When tasted crit
ically it will be found to have a grain
flavor that is crisp and pleasant. 1t is
strictly a food-drink. being made en-
tirely of cereals (wheat, &c.)
Postum, the grain coffee, will nOur-
ish and fatten adults and children and
can be used at every meal with decided
advantage.
Just as good as Postum Cereal are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
KINKS OUTOF THEIR HAIR.
Dusky Southern Bellies Pushing to
Procure a New Invention.

Atlanta, Ga, March 12.-Robert E.
Rhodes has invented a machine that
will straighten the kinky hair so COM
mon in colored people.
The machine has two parts: one
steel comb and the other a brass cyl
inder. There are between so and 60
teeth to the comb, the ends of which
are rounded carefully so that they will
not injure the scalp as they are pulled
through the hair. The comb is fasten-
ed to the cylinder, which in turn is
filled with heated brass rod. The
comb and the cylinder act like a pair
of shears. The comb gathers up a
mass of kinky hair, the hand presses
the comb and cylinder together: when
loi behind the progress of the machine
is left the twisted, knotted, kinky hair
of the African negro, but plain, straight
locks The colored bellies of Atlanta
are Fastening to buy the machine, and
the inventor is likely to make a fortune
out of it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
Cleveland's Steward Reappointed.

Washington, March 12-President
Mckinley today appointed VIM. Sin
clair of New York Steward at the White
House at a salary of $1,000. This is a
reappointment and caused considerable
surprise. Mr.. Sinclair is a colored
man and for many years has been re-
garded as Mr.. Cleveland's confidential
man in his domestic establishment. He
was the ex-president's constant attend
ant in Washington, Gray Gables and
Woodley during his two terms as presi-
dent, during which time he held the
office of steward of the White House
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
Hanna,s New Secretaru.

Washington, March Ex-senator Han
ma has appointed Col. S. A. Perkins his
private secretary. The appointee will
be a great help to Mr.. Hanna, because
Mr. Perkins was hsi confidential and
assistant secretary at the New York
headquarters during the campaign, and
since that time has been in charge of
the permanent headquarters of the ma
tional committee in Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
DEATH MASH COLLECTION.
Plaster Faces of Famous Personages
Presented to Princeton University.

Princeton. N. J., March 12.-Lawrence
Hutton, the New York writer, has pre-
scented to Princeton university his entire
collection of death masks. which is said
to be the only one of its kind in existence.
The collection contains masks of Ma
poleon, Washington. Lincoln, Thackeray,
Daniel Webster, Queen Elizabeth, Dean
Swift, COleridge, Laurence Sterne, Keats,
Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Sir Isaac New
ton. Dion Boucicault, John Mccullough,
General Sherman Harry Edwards, Law
renee Barrett Mary, Queen of Scots, Hem
ry Clay, John c. Calhoun, Walter Scott,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
BENNETT TO BUY A YACHT.
Builders at Glasgow Are Looking for
the New-Yorker to Order a Boat

Glasgow, March 12.-Messrs. A and
]. Inglis of this city are in daily expec-
tatiOn of an order from James Gordon
Bennett for large steam yacht sim
liar to the Varuna, which has just been
delivered by them to Eugene Higgins of
New York.
Mr.. Bennett went aboard the Varuna
with ]. L. Watson, her designer, pre-
vious to her departure, and wishing to
satisfy himself about her engines, put
his own engineer on the Varuna during
her maiden voyage to New York
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
Gypsy Rigo is Playing in Genoa

Genot, March 12.-This city is literally
billed announcing the appearance of ].
Rigo. the gypsy yiolinist. who clipped
with the Princess de Chimay, formerly
Miss Clara Ward of Detroit. Rigo is
performing at the Paliteanca theater,
and is attracting a great deal of atten-
ton. The Princess Clara is not appear
ing with him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

An exchange says: what do YOU
think of an artist who painted eobwebs
on the ceiling so truthfully that the
hired girl wore herself into an attack
OF nervous prostration trying to sweep
en- down. There might have been
such an artist. but there never was
such hired girl-Smith County Pho
neer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

1t will now be in order for some men,
Der of the Nevada legisla ture to intro
duce bill providing that women at
tending the big fight shall remove their
hats.-Leavenworth Standard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

The Cuban tobacco failure will neve,
be regarded as much of a disaster SC
long os our cabbage crop is promising
Ottawa Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

You can't fool lot of people, though
| it is easy to fool one.
Vegetables never look as well as the
| pictures on the seed boxes.
People always know it when a man
| is about to fail in business.
A good many men think it is no sin
| to drink whisky in a drug store.
If a woman should give a party dur
ing Lent, we suppose the other women
| would talk about her.
An Atchison three-year-old child is a
thoroughbred: she can tell by a touch
whether cloak is real sealskin.
When a man makes a vigorous kick
it is usually sign that he did some
thing yesterday that does not please
him today.
-
1t must be nice to be Methodist
preacher; every three or four years he
has to move, and the people say as nice
things of him as if he had died.
Pictures of the bad place usually rep
resent a lot of people dancing around
victim. We suppose the victim al
ways represents a bore and The dancers
the people he has bored.
When a husband milks the cows and
allows his wife to keep the money made
hood women see a halo around his head
whenever they look at him.
We imagine that no one really knows
the depths of humiliation unless he has
written a touching letter of farewell to
his friends, taken poison, and awak-
ened to find a stomach pump in his
mouth.
The milkmen are about the only men
who know the womens true complex
ions.
When a prize fighter comes to this Of
fee to demand free advertising, we are
afraid to refuse him.
Did you ever notice that you have
the worst aches and the most threat
ening symptoms when you have the
most idle time?
When a real loyal girls love letter is
delayed she believes that all the post
office officials are in league to separate
her and her lover
Girls do good deal of joshing among
themselves about old widowers, but it
is noticeable that whenever widower
goes after a girl she quits joshing and
begins thinking he is real nice"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

Tillman threatens to stick his pitch
FORK into MI. Hay.-Arkansas City Ira
Weller.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

There are more candidates for the
postoffice at Wichita than there are
ways of dancing the two-step.-Huth-
inson News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
''PiSO'S Cure

for Consumption saved my life Twelve years ago
I had what the doctors said second stage of
Consumption. Tried everything, without bene-
fit. Was finally persuaded to take PisO's Cure.
1t helped me, and I continued it's use until was
cured
Mrs. BARBER, ke Ann, Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

An Atchison three-year-o1d child is a
thoroughbred: she can tell by a touch
whether a cloak is a real sealskin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

If a woman should give a party dur
ing Lent, we suppose the other womeI
would talk about her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

When a man makes a vigorous kick
it is usually a sign that he did some
thing yesterday that does lot please
him today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

The fact is that F4tz has punch
that no man can escape and Corbett
has a dodge that no punch can reach
Wichita Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
-DuRT DEFIES THE KING" THEN
SAPOL 10
IS GREATER THAN ROYALTY ITSELF

Edmund Burke. Sir Thomas Moore, Oliver
CROMWELL Robert Burns, Robert Bruce,
Aaron Burr Edmund Kean, David Car
rick Frederick the Great, Robespierre,
Marat Mirabeau. Beethoven. Mendels
sohn Havdn wordsworth, Charles II,
NAPOLEON III. Frederick William ",
Goethe. Luther, Dante and numerous
other historical characters.
The collection will be placed in the new
university library. It represents thirty
years of assidious labor and patience on
the part of the collector. It Is not to be
valued in money way.
Shirts collars and cuffs Iaundered
to look like new by Peerless Steam
Laundry. 112 and ia West Sth. st.
The King. Of Pills Beechams-Beechauas-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

Girls do a good deal of joshing among
themselves about old widowers, but it
is noticeable that whenever a widower
goes after a girl she quits joshing and
begins thinking he is real NICE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

Did you ever notice that you have
the worst aches and the most threat
ening symptoms when you have the
most idle time?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
eek RAYS"

The more you watch your neighbours
conduct the less your own will bear in
spection--Atchison Champion.
We hope the Polymnia club did not
forget to-day in discussing Verdi and
Wagner that the initial letters are
Slightly mixed when it comes to pro-
nunciation-Werdi and Vogner.-Abi-
1ene Reflector.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

The latest thing out is the music cure
which is being exploited in Munich. A
harp is attached to a rocking chair in
such a way that when the patient rocks
the harp twangs, and there you are
NickersOn Argosy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

When a real loyal girls love letter i
delayed she believes that all the post
office officials are in league to separat
her and her lover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

No one has ever correctly answered :
What is the matter with Kansas?''
There are three mysteries on earth:
Life, women and Kansas.-Wichita
Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

To correspondent: The first prac-
teal joke on record is that side-split-
ting affair played on Adam in the Gar
den of Eden.-Wichita Beacon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12
GLOBE SIGHTS.

LFrom the Atchison Globe.1
= You can't fool a lot of people, though
it is easy to fool one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

A good many men think it is no sil
to drink whisky in a drug store.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

Tt must be nice to be a Methodist
preacher; every three or four years he
has to move, and the people say as nice
things of him as if he had died.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

Vegetables never look as well as the
pictures on the seed boxes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-03-12

"Just as good" as Postum Cereal are
words used to defraud the public.