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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07
SOME TRAINED CATS.
The Clever Tricks They Hsvs Deen Taught
70 Perfugm.

The Clever Tricks They Have Deen Tnughe
20 Perform.
One of the most difficult things to
teach a cat is to follow like dog. As
rule, they will not follow, but OCCASION
ally there is an exception. A New York
young lady has cat that trails % close
sfter her as to be almost stepped upon
The chief clerk Of the state department
at Washington has . cat with The same
accomplishment He has owned It for
seven or eight years. twill follow him
about the streets for miles Just like .
dog and is excessively fond Of going out
for q walk, provided its master salects
evenings for his meandcringA In day
light it prefers not To 60 ON these ram
bles, evidently because it docs not like
to come in contact with small boyS and
dogs, who are then too humorous On the
streets of Washington.
It has often been observed that cats
really care nothing for . master OF o
mistress, but become attached to place
and not to persons. Not SO with this
particular cat, for at one time when its
owner changed his residence he pur-
posely left his cat with friends Nho &C.
cupied the house lie lad vacated. but
the cat was not satisfied until it had
found where the new house was and
taken up its abode there. with evident
delight at finding its old friend and pro-
tector.
In the treasury department. at Wash.
ington there is one very wonderful cat.
His name is Tom, and when addressed
he will quickly respond, even waking
ont of sound sleep to 60 toward the
speaker. Sometimes, 10 confuse him,
the clerks will sing out some word Of
words in which the syllable tom" i!
emphasized, and to that he pays no at
tention. But let any one call, ''Tom
| it's dinner time"' and forthwith hi
walks across the room, reaches up will
his paws to tin pail, claws it dow
| and comes bringing it in his mouth
Tom is passionately fond Of music. A
the cry Of "Hand organr' he climbs Il
o high window seat, but at the word
Here's a dog!' he sinks under desk
One Of the most accomplished cats il
England belongs to Lady Randolph
Churchill 1t is maltese Angor,, with
out spot and with particularly Gun
ming face. This cat was bought for tn
late Lord Randolph Churchill durinI
that year or two when his strong min
failed and every effort WIS made +
amuse him. He was afraid of dogs. tax
ing sudden terror at the sight Of them
but Miss Angora just pleased him. Sh
was sent from India by an officer i
that country who had taken her parent
there years before Her mother had bee
q watch cat, able to keep guard over
tent, meowing if strange step came
and Of course her children were yer
bright. When this Churchill cat wa
told to go play the piano" she woul
Immediately walk back and forth upo
the keys of the baby grand in tho boz
doir. "Now sit for your picture, meal
to assume a demure position, with hi
paws in line. her tail neatly curle
around them and her head nicely bei
to one side, as if trying to "look plea
ant. Our Animal Friends.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07
Billiard Balls.

Billiard balls are first roughly turned
by lathe from the tusk, then left from
six months to a year in q room about
the temperature Of an ordinary billiard
hall. This length Of time is necessary
because the ivory shrinks more in one
direction than another, and the season
ing must DO complete before the balls
arc finished and polished.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07
A Practical Prim. Ds..a.

do you think" asked the young
man who was preparing some interviews
with great people ON trivial topics,
"that q light opera singer should marry
if she is really and Truly ambitions "a
succeed in her artf'
The queen Of burleeque stopped read
ing what her press agent had written
long enough to respond:
surely. sir, you cannot be serious.
II we didn't marry, how oould tie pa
pers say any thing about our divorccs?'
Washington Sta-.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07

The entire history of Tacitus, as we
have the work, was regained from SIM
gle copy found in the fifteenth century
in monastery Of Westphalia That we
should owe the works Of this author to
one copy is q remarkable circumstance.
for the Emperor Tacitus, who claimed
to be a descendant Of the historian, had
copies Of the history placed in every Ii
brazy Of the empire, and each year had
ten copies transcribed for presentation 70
scholan All. It seems, persisted save
IL Westphadan cogy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07
Deaf fobeooo spit and Smoke Yoof LIZ
Away.

II you want to quit tobacco using
easily and forever, be made we'll,
strong, magnetic, full of new life and
vigor, take No-To-Bac. the wonder.
worker that makes weak men strong.
Many gain ten pounds in ten days.
Over 400,O00 cured. Buy No-To-Bac
from your own druggist. who will
guarantee a cure Booklets and sam.
pies mailed free. Addres Sterling
Remedy company, Chicago or New
York.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07
oRo;ERs soLlLoQuv.

The old story
They threw samples about town
Loaded me up with goods
At lees price than the genuine
Said could make more money
/ bit asd got bit.
Must work OF the stock
To get my money out,
II grinds tho
To tell IN old customer
The imitation 10 "just - good"
Drives them away sometimes.
About 40S Cereal Coffees
Have sprung MP all over
To initiate the original
Postum Cereal Food Coffee.
Every man out OF job
Thinks he can make it.
just brown some Rye or Barley
And there you ara
A Cereal Coffee"
Just - good as Postum"
Make pretty package
Sample the town
Load up the grocer
And drive Or.
A fortune for every fool
In four days.
People find out
All that kind of rubbish
Tastes fat aud uspslasable
1t took over year
OF scientific experiment
To perfect Postum
The only original palatable
Pure Cereal Coffee
In existence.
When properly made it has
The color of Mocha
The taste of Java
The elements nature uses
To rebuild the gray matter
In the nerve cells.
Postum is . Hygienic
Pure liquid food
Tons of rubbish
Are sold to initiate it.
But il customers would look
For red seals on packages and
RegistereG U. s. trade mark
They would secure the genuine.
Some good grOcers names
Get Smirched, when used
For ''kitties paws" to tai
chestnuts
For come "just asgood"
As Postum Cereal Food Coffee.
Plain, sober common honesty
And genuine goods in stock
IL the safe way.
1t might pay to throw
All that imitation away.
A short sighted grocer will
Grind away on the counterfeit
Until his money is back.
A keen, clean grocer
Will sell only the genuine
Aud Keep customers.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07
Enjoyable.

"Do You really enjoy shooting?"
"Why, yes, Of course" said the dear
girl, who had lately bought light rife
aud lovely pair Of hunting boomers
EVERY time manage to kill q rabbit
or a poor little bird I have Just the
loveliest cry imaginable. ''-Indianapo-
lis Journal.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07

Some kinds Of wasp honey are ex.
tremely poisonous. . few grains causing
. kind of delirium.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-04-07

H Ooso . 0s1A - - Da0
Tako laxative BroUo Quinine Tai
lsts- All druggists refund tie
aorey u 10 isils 20 cure. = eeots.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-08-01
Pto-Rico, L de 'Agosto de: 1897.

Amaduan; sRT
O
Paau
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
QUESTION OF PRECEDENCE
AS to Who Shall Eat at the Asylum
Officers Tables.

The officers of the Insane Asylum are
divided on the question of who shall
and who shall not eat at the officers Ia
b1es.
On last Saturday Mr. Tom Coughlin,
the newly appointed bookkeeper of the
asylum went to Thompsonville to drive
his horse from there to Topeka and left
his wife at the asylum. Not wishing
her to be left alone he asked permits
sion of the superintendent, DR.. c. H.
Wetmore, the assistant superintendent
DR.. H. S. Willard and the matron, Miss
Louise Wheeler to allow Miss L. Free
love, who is private stenographer to the
superintendent, to stay with his wife in
her rooms at the f'brick building" while
he was gone. He was given permission
and asked Miss F'reelove to kindly stay
with Mrs. Coughlin. She consented and
went to Mrs. Coughlin'S rooms on Sat
urday night after Mr.. Coughlin had left
She stayed all night and in the morn
ing went down to breakfast in the same
building.
DR.. H. T. Mclaughlin is physician in
charge at the brick building and he was
much put out because the ''stenograph-
er" of the institution, as he expressed
it, was to dine at his table. Miss Free
love, it is said, was treated in a very
unbecoming manner by DR.. McLaugh-
lin and Mrs. Mclaughlin and instead
of being waited upon in a civil manner
was given but little to eat and was
greatly Inundated. She left the table
before being half through the meal and
fed to her room and was there found
by one of her friends crying. DR.. Nc
Laughlin went to the superintendent
and objected to her sitting at his table
and asked if she had permission ana
was Informed she had. He then said he
would not allow her to sit there even if
she had. Trouble was evident and DR..
Wetmore sent for Frank Shane, one of
the board of charities. Mr. Shane ar
rived, the case was laid before him and
he informed DR.. Mclaughlin that DR..
Wetmore's orders should be obeyed.
In speaking of the affair afterwards
Mr. Shane said. eff a n
gentlemanly act. There was nothing
out of the way in having any of Mrs.
Coughlin's company sit at the table
where she sits. This affair will shorten
DR.. McLaughlinS term about 80 days.
The board will be here next week and
the matter will be laid before them"
There is apparently something under
the surface, responsible for DR.. Nc
Laughlin's action which has not come
out, according to gossip about the asy-
1um.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
WHITEkER BROTHERS
Have Established One of the Largest
Fruit Houses in Kansas

Twelve years ago G.. P. Whiteker
started with basket selling fruit from
house to house. Two years later he
formed a partnership with his brother,
T. c. Whiteker, to do small retail COM
oranges and bananas on a street cor
ner. They had an outlay of about
$4,000 Today they are dispoSing of
fruit by the car load and can invoice
at more than 100000.
Their place of business is at No. 81
Kansas avenue, but they have a fruit
farm of 120 acres two miles north of the
Reform School, and on this land have
40 acres in b1ackberries and raspberries,
20 acres in grapes, 10000 peach trees,
1000 of which are bearing now, and the
other 5000 will be bearing in two years
besides plunls, gooseberries and other
fruit. They expect to get at least 25,-
900 baskets of grapes from their vine
yards this year
When they started in business they
had just one lone wagon. Now, since
going into the wholesale business they
have eight wagons making the rounds
to their customers and no doubt are
the largest wholesale fruit dealers in
Kansas, being the only exclusive fruit
commission merchants in the state 1t
is indeed gratifying, not only to White
ker Bros. themselves, but to the peo-
pie of Topeka, to watch so enterprising
a firm steadily grow until its business
creates public attention a. theirs has.
AS the old saying is: Keeping Ever
1astingly At 1t, Brings Success"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
BALTIMORE's EXPORTS.
For August They Reach Figure
Never Before Equalled.

Baltimore, Sept. August of 1897
was the banner month in the history OF
the port of Baltimore so far as exports
are concerned. Their value amounted
to the enormous sum of $10,234, 391, fig
ureS never before reached.
OF the exports, grain formed the 1arg-
est part, aggregating $3.50, $50 bushels,
breaking the record of the port for
shipments of this character. These were
made as follows:
Five million four hundred and seven
ty-five eight hundred and sixty-one
bushels of wheat.
Three million, five hundred and sew
enty-five thousand, seven hundred and
three bushels of corn.
One hundred and three thousand, five
hundred and ninety-six bushels of rye.
Sixty thousand and twenty bushels of
oats.
There were forty-seven full cargoes of
grain. Among these the Knight, Bach
elor took to Antwerp 426, 699 bushels, the
largest cargo of cereals that ever left
an American port in one ship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
WHO MISS CISNEROS rs.
Consul General Lee Sheds Light on
tn \ Prisoners History.

Washington, Sept. 1.-Consul General
Lees investigation into the circum-
stances attending the arrest of the
young Cuban girl, Evangelina Cossio
Cisneros, have resulted in sweeping
away great deal of the romance that
attached to her case. He has cabled
the state department from Havana
that the girl is not the niece of the Mar
quiSe Santa Lucia, as has been claimed,
but is the daughter of a poor and re-
spectacle Cuban named Augustin Cos
sio.
Her mothers name being Cisneros
was added to her own according to the
Spanish custom, making her name
Evangelina Cossio Cisneros. More
over, General Lee reports that she is
not an only daughter, nor has she been
raised in wealth and luxury, but is one
of five or six children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following real estate transfers
have been entered at the office of the
register of deeds:
P. E. Woodruff and F. L. Woodruff of
LIE Raysville, Pa, to Geo. A. Clauser,
for 81, lots 20 and 80, Philbin's addition.
Emma Cross and Thomas Cross to
Susan Cross, for 1925, 1876 acres in town
ship IL, south of range II east.
A s. Johnson and Zippie johnson to
for 81, lots 4, 5, s, block 9, AuburndaIe.
Quit claim deed.
H. R. Hilton to James Mcintosh, for
81. lots 4, 5, 6, lot 9, in Auburndale, quit
claim deed.
P. Galliene of Plymouth, Mass, to
E. D. Mattingly of Topeka for 1925, lots
1898, 400, 402 California avenue, and lots
Anna s. Rush and H. P. Rush to Jo-
sephine Taylor, for $500, 3 and 17-1O0
acres, township II, south of range Is
east
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
JOHN FREY in LIMBO.
But It Is in His Own Rooms-Case
Comes Up in Court

Mrs. Sarah E. Root keeps boarding
house at 1922 East Fourth street, and
John frey rooms in the building. John
frey is a peaceful, quiet and law abid-
ing citizen and objects to having his
peace and quiet disturbed. So does Mrs.
Root.
Harry Sullivan, who used to play ball
with the Topeka Giants, also lives in
the same building, and he some times
wants a little amusement.
He came home about 8 O'Clock in the
morning and was in the best of shape
for fun. On going up stairs he met
James Inman, who also rooms in the
building. They began making a dis
turbance by loud talk and other noises.
When the fun commenced, John F'irey
was peacefully sleeping in his room, but
was awakened by the noise, and 1t
seemed to him that a trough house"
was under way, and he got up, opened
the door, went out in the hall and called
loudly for the police.
In SulliVan's mind that was quite I'M
necessary, and he told frey so, and
started for him in anything but a play
full manner. frey retreated to his
room and locked the door. Sullivan
tried to break in the door, but by that
time the whole house was aroused and
the people came pouring out of their
rooms and Mrs. Root invited Harry
Sullivan to come into her room and
have some watermelon, thinking that
perhaps that would quiet him. But the
watermelon had no temptation, so he
struck his 1andlady with his fist and
aimed a blow at a bystander with a
curtain roller that he had in his hand.
All this time frey was held prisoner
in his room. The trouble lasted about
an hour and Mrs. Root thought it suf-
ficient cause to swear out a warrant.
So did Jno. frey, but thinking he might
lose the case and have the costs to pay,
he induced Mrs. Root to swear out the
warrant in Justice Guys court, and the
case was heard yesterday.
When John frey was called upon to
testify he said:
Il heard the fuss and ran out of my
room and called for the police. I do
not like to fight, and when Sullivan
came at me, 1 thought the best thing
for me to do was to retreat. I did So"
He was then asked why he Staid in
his room, and he said Sullivan said he
was running the house, and I thought
so, too. He tried to break in the door
and get at me, but two men held him,
and was very glad they did, because
/ never fight when 1 can help it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
PROFITABLE FISH HATCHERY.
superintendent Is Stocking the
Waters of Eastern Maine With
Trout and Salmon

Monmouth, Me-, Sept. 1.-The fish
hatchery at this place of the Maine
ended a year of unusual prosperity.
There have been between 800, 600 and
100000 trout and land-locked salmon
Matched here since last fall all in
healthy condition. Fourteen thousand
of the landlocked salmon fry have been
liberated in Lake Cobbosseecontee The
Whole number at the hatchery will be
put in the Kennebec lakes before
freezing. An attempt is being made
here to propagate the Monaghan ring
neck pheasant as a game bird for the
state. There have already been Matched
a number of pairs, which are doing
well.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
MARK HANNA'S TRIP.
Said to be Certainly Coming
Into Kansas This Fall.

The story is reiterated today that
Senator Mark Hanna of Ohio will pass
through Topeka on his way to take part
in hunting trip in Oklahoma the lat
ter part of this month. The trip may
be postponed, however, to the middle of
November.
1t is said also that Mark Hanna and
his party, instead of going into the
Chickasaw nation south of Oklahoma
hunting quail and prairie chicken, are
really going to bag a valuable tract of
land near Ardmore that contains a vast
bed of something in the nature of gill
semitic, a, paving material nearly as val
liable as asphaltum. This is the scheme
of Gov. Barnes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
TEXAS FEVER Ar PARSONS.
The Live Stock Sanitary Commission
Finds Number of Cases.

The state live stock sanitary COM
mission is making a trip through the
counties along the southern border of
the state.
The commission found numerous
cases of Texas fever in the vicinity of
Parsons and Quarantined a large num-
Der of stock yards, pens and pastures
The difficulty arises from the fact that
a large number of infected cattle have
been smuggled into the state in viola
ton OF the quarantine regulations The
live stock commission proposes to quar-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01

tional hotel last evening with a full at
tendance. The principal business trans
acted was the discussion of the exclu-
sive show, which takes place in Topeka
December IA to Fl.
About 900 birds are promised, and Mr..
f. NJ. Gilbert of Evansville, Ind, will
judge the show. A better selection
could not be made, as Gilbert has a ma
tional reputation a pigeon Judge
The club decided to add all kinds of
cage birds at very small fee, which
viii altogether give the people of To-
peka spectacular bird show at a
trif1ing cost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
DOORS FOR THE CAPITOL.
North and South Entrances to beCom.
pleted.

At a meeting of the executive coun-
ell an order was made authorizing the
secretary of state to advertise for bids
to complete the north and south en-
frances of the capitol.
After finishing this work the council
will ask for bids to complete the in
terror of the dome, so that the danger
Gus and crumbling scaffolding may be
removed therefrom.
The council has about $35, 900, which
the members hope will do a large
amount of needed work on the building.
The entrances will cost So, 900, the COM
p1etion of the dome $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
LATE SPORTING NEWS.
Poor Old Cincinnati on the To-
bOggan Slide.
Loses Two Games to New York
and Third Place.
Baltimore Keeps on Winning Like
Clock Work-Looks Like a
Certain Pennant Winner.

New York, Sept. 1.-The Reds fell down
pefore the Giants in two games. They
in the first game until the fifth. when two
nltS and two errors netted the Giants
got anotf3er nm in eoe St 1G 4ba
ninth they won out. Rhines pitched win
ing ban. while Rusie was easy. The sec
hit Breitenstein at will and the Cincin-
tendsn eouid II 90 100 nosn1ng with Meekin At
FIRST game RH.E.
Batteries-New York. Rusie and ID War =
ner; Cincinnati, Rhines and Vaughn.
New Sy;nU York ...............o 1s Q
Batteres.New York. Meekin and nd War
ner; Cincinnati, Breitenstein and Peitz.
BOSTON s. CHICAGO g..
Boston, Sept. 1.-The Bostons narrowly
escaped defeat. as the Chicagos had the
a few lucky hits allowed the home team
to tie the score, and after two extra and
on me was eate SAILED on on
KKittredge and the batting Of Stahl and
The latter drove in one man ahead of
him on home run, while Stahl came to
the rescue s1,a Of the lei home team by sharp
for the visitors at second. Score:
Boston ......oo1os Oo121o-S i
Chicago ..........0 oO102 2 Il O-S II 6
Batteries-Boston, Klobedanz and Ber-
BALTIMORE 12. ST. LOUIS 5.
easily defeated the Browns In the ffrst
three innings only nine men faced Dono-
hue. but in the next three the st. Louis
pitcher was touched up for fourteen hits,
netting the Orioles twelve runs and Civ
ing them isI the 81, game The bunting and base
ures. Attendance, 1860. Score:
St. ToSis :: - 1SSoE5 8
inson; st. Louis, Donohue and Douglass.
PHILADELPHIA 5, LOUISVILLE f.
Philadelphia, Sept. LIN a pitchers bat
tie Taylor got little the better Of the
Louisville in the last inning on Cross
threebagger and Netherlands single. At
'e-->t'''e' 1''--' RHE
Louisville ............o o1ooo21 8
Batteries-Louisville, Hill and Wilson;
Philadelphia, Taylor and Mcfarland.
WASHINGTON s. PITTsBURG 4.
Washington, Sept. Mercer was win
ming card against the Pirates. keeping the
Hughey was hit four times consecutively
in the first and in the third In the last
inning Reilly was knocked senseless while
sliding home, but was not seriously in
jured. Attendance, $500. Score:
Washington ........3 01o1 IS 13 3
Batteries-Wa shington Mercer and Far
rell; Pittsburg, Hughey and Sugden.
BROOKLYN 9. CLEVELAND f.
Brooklyn, Sept. 1.-The Brooklyns won
Dunn kept the Indians hits well scatter
ed while Wilson was hit hard in the first,
sixth and eighth innings. Attendance. l.
''-' RHE.
Brooklyn, .............SS9 999ddSs99s3o y /
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Dunn and Grim;
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
MARK HANNA's FRIEND.
A Brother of Attorney General Boyle
in the CITY,

Charles Boyle, a Cleveland, O., mer-
chant, is in the city visiting his moth
er, who is seriously ill., and is the guest
of his brother, Attorney General L. c.
Boyle.
Mr.. Boyle is a Republican and is one
of Mark Hanna's closest friends and
counsellorS. He has always taken
prominent part in political affairs in
Ohio, and asserts that there is no doubt
about the election of Mr.. Hanna as
United States senator from Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
The Golnen Rod

of neck ties, regular price Csc and soc.
Come and get them for 15c. The win
dow is full of them. ABB Kansas ave-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
Cam on j.. w. Hnehea.

The cheapest and neatest instalIment
house in the city. A beautiful line of
wool carpets, stair carpets, straw mat
ting, Smyrna and fur rugs, lace and
chenille curtains, dishes, lamps and tot
let sets, Bibles, albums, watches, clocks
and jewelry. No agents. All goods sold
at the store at low prices and easy
payments. e. w. HUGHES,
10Y East Fifth St, oppo. P. o.
Nothing as good as Ayers Hair Wig
or" say all who use it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
pon,t Tobaeeo spit and Smoke Your Lie Away.

To quit tobacco easily and forever, be mag
netfc, full of life nerve and yigor, take No-To-
BAG. the wonder-worlSer, that makes weak men
strong All druggists, SOC or 81. Cure guaran-
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