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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-24
WOMAN HURT BY CYCLISTS
Riders on a Tandem and Single Ma
chine Escape From Pursuers-

Chicago, Aug 24-Nrs. c. Anderson
was run over by tandem and a single
bicycle last evening at Thirty
street and Cottage Grove avenue, and
received severe internal injuries. She
is being cared for at her home, while
the police of the Stanton avenue sta
ton are endeavoring to find the reckless
bicyclists. After the accident they rode
rapidly away and, although pursued
for some distance by angry spectators,
escaped in a side street.
Mrs. Anderson, who is so years old,
with Mrs. F. Thompson, alighted from
a car just as a tandem going at a high
rate of speed approached from the
north. Close behind the tandem was
a single bicycle. Before Mrs. Anderson
could see her danger she was knocked
down by the tandem, the wheels pass
ing over her body. An instant later the
other bicycle passed over her.
The riders seemed greatly frightened.
They increased their speed and dashed
away. Angry pedestrians shouted at
them to stop, but they continued to
ride hard, and soon distanced pursuit.
Mrs. Anderson was picked up uncon-
scious and carried into a nearby drug
store.
George r. Berg and Miss Maggie Nc
earthly found themselves unable to ride
on a tandem as slowly as an Irving
Park boulevard trolley car they were
following in the evening, and were
pitched headfOremost against the res@B
platform at Central Park avenue. Miss
Mccarthy was riding in front and sus-
tanned the brunt of the shock. She was
cut on the head and severely bruised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-24
ITALY'S DECADENT NAVY.
Once Third in Importance in the
World-Now Tenth.

Rome. Aug. 24.-During the course of
conversation Admiral Batambo drew a
startling picture of the condition of the
italian navy, and intimated that so large
a number of new ships are required to
perfect the naval defenses of the king
dom that it will be quite impossible to
meet the demand out of the ordinary
budget and that a large loan for naval
defenses is projected by the government
for the near future.
According to the admiral who is min
lister of marine in the new Petoux cabi-
net-an administra ton that comprises two
rlembers-Italy, which ten years ago h.sld
the third place among the naval powers
of the world, being inferior only to Great
Britain and France, now occupies only
the tenth place, having been surpassed by
the United States, Russia, Germany and
In fact there are. according to the min
lister. only three really strong and efficient
ships in the Italian navy, namely the
ironclads, Umberto, the Sardegna and the
san, the Etna, the Stromboli, the Dogolia,
the Piemonte; the XesuYio, the Ftera 9 "a,
lombard, the Calabri and the Elba, are
lacking IN defensive arnlor, ana nave the
destroyed at Cavite and Santiago The
huge battleships, such as the Dandalo and
very little use except as coast defenders.
yaunted lOO-ton guns are muZzle-loaders.
Others. like the Italia and the Lepanto,
are without vertical ar4 9 on their SIDES
cruisers with quick firing guns.
The minister depIOred the sale to Spain
of the CriStObal Colon, which was lost by
Spain in the defeat of Santiago. There
are still several strong armored cruisers
of the same type, however, nearing com
pletion. but they will hardly suffice to
keep up the level of the Italian navy in
the face of the strong French squadron
in the Mediterranean and of the increase
of the naval strength of Russia The only
large ships of a modern type now being
fitted out are the Emanuele Filiberto and
the st. Bon. 1t is not, therefore, surpris-
ing that the result of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war should occasion much anxiety in
Italy.
Apropos of the Cristoba1 Colon, the ad-
miral declared that at the time when it
was purchased by the Spanish govern
ment the 10-inch guns constructed by the
Armstrong works at Pozzuoh were reject
ed for alleged defects of sighting. One of
these 10-inch guns was to have been placed
on the poop and one in the bow. The
true cause of the rejection, according to
the admiral. was that the Spanish Of
ficers intrusted with the purchase wished
to mount Hontoria, guns, manufactured in
Spain, and for which they would prob
ably have received a commission. Unfor-
tunately there were no guns available in
Spain of the necessary caliber and the II
and Is centimeter guns with which the
Cristobal Colon was armed at Cadiz
Barcelona at the last moment were natur-
ally absolutely inefficacious against the
armor of ships like the Iowa and the In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-24
LOST IN NEW YORK.
Chicago Man Searching for His Wife
and Babies.

New York, Aug. 24-Carl Fleming,
trio company in Chicago, is searching
for his wife and two children, who left
their hotel in this city on last Sunday
morning and have not been seen since.
Mrs. Theresa Fleming and the children
-Ebba, 5 years old. and Nils, 3 years
old-came to New York three weeks
ago to sail on the steamship Island of
the Thingvalla line to visit relatives in
Sweden.
The Island sailed on August 6. Mrs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-24

military arm had bowed to the civil arm
and was on its way to the Fourth avenue
station house, with all the fight taken out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-08-24


little ones
are born,
they will
be vigor-
Gus and
healthy.
HerhOpes
The Winslow mail., 1898-03-12
Columbus and the Timid Sailor.

1t was On the forty seventh day out
when some of the crew began to mur-
mur, and one of them, more outspoken
than the rest, walking into Columbus
cabin, implored him not to go farther
"Why?" asked Columbus. What S
the use of turning back, now that we'r
nearly half way there?"
"We are afraid we'll never get hack, "
said the sailor. You'll lose your way
before long.
"Not at all, p" said Columbus, point
ing through the stern window of his
ship. 1--WE can't lose ourselves. Do you
see the wake Of this ship?''
eyes," said the sailor. II see It's
my own wake I'm thinking of, your
honor"
"Well, never fear" said Columbus
calmly. "When we decide to return,
all we have to do is to follow shat wake
back to Gibraltar, and from there the
way is easy.
The sailor departed satisfied -Har-
per's BaZar
The Winslow mail., 1898-03-12
IT'S GREAT VALUE TO
HUMANITY.
How Every Reader of This
Paper may Obtain the New
and Free Scientific Sys-
tenn of Medicine.
DENCE--ADVICE ABSO
LUTELY FREE AND PROBES
SIONALLY CONFIDENTIAL.

Workers in the wide uneXplored neld OF
modern chemistry are daily astounding the
world with new wonders. professor ana lay-
man vie with each other IN their commendaple
efforts to lesson the ills of humanity. 4ester-
| day it was Pasteur and koch, ana touay III IS
! Slocum with a new discovery which is the re-
suit of years of careful study and research
Foremost among the worlds greatest chem
| lists stands T. A. Slocum, OF New \ ork City
! His researches and experiments patiently
carried on for years, have hnally cuInllnated
! in results which are proving as beneficial to
| humanity as the discoveries OF any chemist
ancient or modern. His efforts, Whlch 1or years
| had been directed toward the discovery OF a
| positive cure for consumption, were hnally sue
| cessfIIl and already his ..neW sclentlnc system
| of medicine" has, by its timely use, permanent
! tly cured thousands OF apparently nopeless
/ cases and it seems necessary and humane
! duty to bring such facts to the attention OF all
! inyilids.
The medical profession throughout America
and Europe are almost unanimous III the
opinion that nearly all physical ailments nat
uralIv tend to the generation of consumption.
The aflcted die in the short, cold days OF win.
ter much faster than in the long, not days OF
summer
The Doctor has proved the dreaded disease to
be durable beyond doubt in any climate, and
has on file in his American and European lab
oratories thousands OF letters OF neartlert M graf
itude from those benefited or cured IN all parts
| of the world.
No one having, or threatened with, any dis
ease should hesitate day, but should write at
once. Facts prove that the Doctor mas uls-
covered a reliable and absolute cure for Con
sumption CTuberculosis) and all bronchial,
throat, lung and chest troubles, stubborn
coughs catarrhal affections, scrofula, general
decline and weakness loss OF flesh, and all
wasting conditions, and to demonstrate its
wonderful merits he will send Three Free Bot
ties (all differently of his New Discoveries,
with full instructions, to any reader OF this
paper.
Simply write to T. A. Slocum, NJ. c., 90 Pine
street, New York, giving full address
There is no charge for correspondence-a
vice-strictly professional and contidetlal
Knowing as we do, of the undoubted efficacy
of The SlOcum System of Medicine, we urge
every sufferer to take advantage of this most
liberal proposition.
A system of medical treatment that will cure
catarrh lung troubles and consumption is cert
ainly good fOr-and will cure-any wasting dis
ease that humanity is heir to.
Please tell the Doctor, when writing, that
you read his generous offer in our paper.
The Winslow mail., 1898-03-12
Colonial Well Discovered.

While making an excavation for an
electric light conduit in Independence
square lately the workmen uncovered
an old well, which proved to be in an
excellent state of preservation. An
examination of it later demonstrated
the fact that is 25 feet deep and 312
feet in diameter. The walls are strong
ly constructed of handmade brick, not
one of which is out of place, and the
cement used shows no signs of disin-
tegration. When the work on old In
dependence hall was begun in 1922
four Of these wells were sunk in the
square, and at first were equipped with
the oldfaShiOned chain and bucket op-
Grated on a windlass, but later on they
were walled up and pumps put into
them, and it was from these, especial
ly the one lately uncovered, that the
continental congress took its drinks be
tween the acts.
The we'll is located about twelve feet
In front of the main entrance of Inde-
pendence hall into the square, and for
merly two watch towers stood on each
Sluc Oue Ol lucSe is HOW III the pos
session of G. J. Smith of Germantown,
and there is in the city, if not the
pump used in this we'll in colonial
days, one of the same pattern. The IN
earthing of this old well, which has
been arched over perhaps seventy five
years and forgotten, has led the city
authorities to the determination to give
it new lease of life, as closely resem-
bling its former state as may be pos
sible. 1t is true the Indians will not
/ be recalled to sit around it and smoke
the pipe of peace as Of yore, but it will
be cleaned and q marble slab will be
placed over it,
The old colonial pump will be, re-
lnstated, while its ancient and long-sep-
arated friend, the old watch tower
will be placed to one side Of it, look
Ing as it did when they parted COM
pany 100 years ago. On the other side
will be erected a watch tower, which
art will do her best to make resemble
the genuine one of colonial days, which
will complete the picture with the eX
ception of the Indians.-Philadelp
| Times.
The Winslow mail., 1898-03-12
LONDON SLUMS.
The Rent Collector and the Difficulties He
Encounters There.

Slum property apparently has its
drawbacks, though it is generally re-
garded as the most profitable, for most
of the owners do not as a rule allow
such trifes as repairs to reduce the
amount Of the rents.
"This work is breaking up my nerv-
Gus system, said man who has been
collecting rents for years in some-of the
worst slums 81 am really beginning
to feel that shall meet my death at it.
"Much i'll feeling of which am the
victim is engendered between landlord
and tenant over the question of repairs
1t does not pay to be always repairing
such broken down property, though Of
course repairs are always being asked
for, and some people have decidedly
unpleasant manner of trying to impress
on me the necessity for such.
"They are continually alluring me
into all sorts of undesirable traps. l
nearly broke my neck once by walking
up dark staircase in which a few
boards were broken and loose, and the
woman who had asked me to walk up
calmly told me to get my master to
have it mended. If there is dark, rick
ETY. staircase without banister, am
sure to be asked to walk up it, and on
one occasion 1 was nearly frightened out
of my wits by my head coming in con-
tact with some hanging paper and plas-
ter which had fallen from passage cell
ing and was suspended by very nea-
ger support.
SIN addition to all this the tenants,
when they hear / am about, put pals of
water and broom handles in the dark
passages / may traverse, besides making
other preparations for bestowing similar
delicate attentions on me.
"Only recently woman asked me to
come and look at the awful state of re-
pair of one of her rooms. She took me
to large cupboard and opened it and
the corpse of a man tumbled into the
ROOM 1t was only her poor, dear hus-
band, she said, whom she had slowed
there for convenience till the coffin ar
rived. Of course. she had put him there
only to give me pleasant little sur
prise, and she was SO successful that a
doctor advised me to lay up for a week.
Sometimes a brick or two will be
aimed at my head without my being
able to discover whence it came, and |
have just had an interview with a man
who showed me broken window
through which he had 81 owed his wife s
head backward and forward by way OF
chastisement, and he expressed what
exquisite delight he would take in doing
the same to me if the window was not
soon mended.
"All this is quite apart from the
trouble I have in obtaining money. y
Pearson's Weekly.
The Winslow mail., 1898-03-12

edge and how to overcome the dangers
that threaten them.
There is no need of our describing
the experiences of such women here
they are too well known by those who
have suffered; but we will impress
upon every one that these are the
never-failing symptoms of serious
womb trouble, and unless relieved at
once life will be forfeited. 9
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound never fails to relieve the dis
tressing troubles above referred to; 1t
has held the faith of the women OF
America for twenty years.
It gives tone to the womb, strength
ems the muscles, banishes backache
and relieves all pains incident to
women's diseases. ALI Druggists sell
it and recommend it.
The Winslow mail., 1898-03-12
Why He Objected.

The maiden was weeping bitterly.
The young man stood opposite her with
flushed cheeks and troubled look on
his face.
"Then your father has not waited for
me to ask for his consent, but has con-
veyed his refusal through your"
eyes, Algy DEAR" (Sob.)
"And you think there is no chance oi
his relenting?"
"N-o-o.
"But, Lucy, darling, what does your
father see in me to object to? Did he
say?"
"He said, Algy, that he couldn't see
anything in you (sob), and that was why
he objected to you" (Sob. Pearson &
Weekly.
The Winslow mail., 1898-03-12
An EnpIish Shon.

Shopping is task at any time, and
not always pleasant one, but imagine
looking for bargains in 56 different de-
partments Of store. That is the num-
ber the largest department store in Lon
don contains, and we may expect yet to
see it on this side of the water, as
American enterprise and energy have
been heading in that direction for sew
eral years past. In the London store
everything from cannon to needle
may lie purchased. You may have your
photographs taken, hair dressed and
nails manicured, your household goods
stored or insured. You may have
house built, decorated, furnished all
complete, with the servants and insur-
ance on the property, from one estab-
lishment. Pianos, iron in bars and the
alter tickets may be obtained, as we'll as
drugs ribbons and laces. Altogether it
would be an interesting place in which
to spend week or twosshopping.-P
adelphia Press.
The Winslow mail., 1898-03-12
THE FULLNEss THEREOF.

Among the discomforts of life and the
fullness thereof, reaching to every family,
there is that which can so easily mitigate
or entirely cure, the wonder is why we en-
dure and suffer so much. From big pains
to little aches, which are the wear and teal
of the physical structure of men, there are
always remedies good, betterand best. The
choice should always be for best as the sur
est and the cheapest. In chronic or acute
suffering with rheumatism, neuralgia, sci
atica or lumbago, or with the minor all
ments of sprains and bruises, or of soreness
and stiffness, the efficacy of st. Jacobs Oil
and the fullness thereofin MANY com
plete and perfect cures make it stand out as
the best remedy for pain. Why then should
we stand on the order of going for it and
not go at once? In numberless cases the
aggravations of discomforts and pains are
from delay. Why should we suffer?
The Winslow mail., 1898-03-12
ALMOST SECOND NATURE.
Cyclists Unconsciously Follow the Rules of
the Road When Walking,


the Road When Walking,
You can tell bicycle rider by his
walk. Not because of a popularity of
gait, but for the reason that he uncon
sciously follows the rules of the road
that he has learned while riding a BIZ
cycle.
On the sidewalks of the crowded
streets of New York and Brooklyn a
gentleman whose acquaintance among
bicycle riders is quite extensive has, as
matter of curiosity, watched his cy-
cling friends walking to and from bust
ness. Almost without exception they
pass to the right when meeting other
pedestrians and to the left when pass
ing them from behind. When turning
corner, the pedestrian who has learned
to cycle hugs the wall closely if going
to the right and is almost sure to make
long turn if bound to the left.
If all pedestrians would observe the
rules of the road on the sidewalks as
well as the experienced cyclists observe
them on the highways, there would be
fewer toes trampled upon and fewer
persons nudged in the ribs by protrud-
ing and sharp elbows.
There is nothing more annoying to
the participants and nothing more
laughable to the spectator than to see
two persons dancing up and down and
taking a series of side steps because
both started to pass each other i'll the
wrong direction.
The bicycle is unconsciously teach
ing people how best to keep out of each
others way. Any one who does not
think the result is sure to be beneficial
ought to attempt to stem a crowd COM
ing from theater or crossing the bridge
at rush hours. There will be no polish
left on the rash Individual shoes, there
will be mud stains on his garments,
and feeling of deep, bitter resentment
against all mankind in his bosom.
The Winslow mail., 1898-03-12

"Walter Baker & Co., of Dorchester, Mass, U.
s. A., have given years of study to the skilful
preparation of cocoa and chocolate and have
their methods of treatment, whereby the purity
palatability, highest nutrient characteristics
are retaind. Their preparations are known the
world over a1d have received the highestindorse
ments from the medical practitioner, the nurse
and the intelligent hOusekeeper and caterer
There is hardly any food product which may be
so extensively used in the household in com
bination with other foods as cocoa and chOco
late; but here again we urge the impOrantance
of purity and nutrient value, and these ifnpor
Bakers Cocoa and Chocolate. ."-Dietetic and
HYGIENE Gazette.
The Winslow mail., 1898-03-12
Easily Explained,

'1f was to stand on my head" SAID
young Softleigh, Il suppose the blood
would all rush to my head, wouldn't
it?"
'Of course it would" replied Miss
Cutting.
Then" continued the young man,
"why doesn't it rush to my feet when
l stand upon them?"
Really, l don't know" she replia ed,
with a peculiar smile, 'unless it is be-
cause your feet are not empty"
The Winslow mail., 1898-03-12
Useful Adjunct.

81 always like to have at least one
boarder who is a little slow about pay
ing," Mrs. Hashcroft admitted to her
dearest friend. GA man Of that kind,
especially young man, is always so
handy to use up all the chicken necks,
the cold biscuits and so on. India
nanOlis Journal
The Winslow mail., 1898-03-12
It's Great Charm.

"Yes, we went all over Europe, but
papa really only enjoyed hin-Aef III
Venice. ="
"Ah, yes, no wonder The gcndolas
St Mark S. the Rialto. the :
"Oh, it wasn't hat Lut he ooLl'
sit i'll the hotel, you know ;.md lash -
Of The Window "-Lui,G, - rr''
The Winslow mail., 1898-03-12
French Wine.

A Paris paper says that the vine
yards of Gard and Herault have recov-
cred from the phylloXera, and that
wine is as cheap as it was in 1875
Nevertheless, the population is turning
more and more to alcohol.
The Winslow mail., 1898-03-12
without Benefit of Clergy.

Miss Pruyn-Oh, dear So you were
on the City of Peking when she went
down? How many souls were lost?
Captain Silt-All of 'em that was
drownded, mum. She went down SO
blamed suddent they want no time fer
deathbed repentances. Brooklyn Life
The Winslow mail., 1898-03-12

The highest ascent ever made by man
up a mountain is believed to be that of
Zurbriggen on Aconcagua, one of the
peaks of the Andes. He reached an alti-
tude of between %, 900 and "a, 900 feet.
The Winslow mail., 1898-03-12
CLEO'S THRIFTY MOTHER.
Washed and Ironed the Dancers Clothes
and Walked Miles For Twenty Cents.

Washed and Ironed the Dancers clothes
and Walked Miles For Twenty Cents.
The parsimony of foreign celebrities
who come to this country has been fire.
uuently amusing to Americans There
have been some very striking instances
of it in recent years, but the mother Of
Mile. Cleo de Merode seems to have car
ried off the palm in this respect. Sal
vini, it is said, was so penurious that he
bought sandwich ON the street for 8
cents rather than pay for his supper at
hotel, and one of the stories told about
him ON his last visit to this country was
that once in Philadelphia he gave the
porter of hotel u penny and told him
to buy him three tacks. The actor had
discovered that his trunk was damaged,
and he wanted to repair it himself.
Tamaqua was notorious here for his
stinginess. 1t was said that he sold the
tickets sent to him in view of his artists
privilege and hired his own brother as
valet because he could be got at cheap
figure Then he used to make him roll
his trunks around on truck at the for
eign custom houses rather than pay the
porters a fee for the work. Herr Van
Biene marked as a curiosity and sent
back to England q hotel bill of fare on
which he had marked the price, 81 So
for tenderloin steak as one of the won
ders of an extravagant and youthful
country. 1t may have been nothing
more than good business judgment
which prompted Mile. Calve to look for
a business manager while she was here
and then express the greatest astonish-
ment that such an assistant of the most
capable kind could not be hired for SO
a week.
These are some of the stories told
about the highly paid foreigners who
come to exhibit themselves here. But
Cleo's mother holds the record. 1t is
said that she astonished the servants at
the Imperial hotel by washing her
daughters clothes in the bathtub and
ironing them herself On the day before
they returned to Europe the ballerina
and her mother were seen on lower
Broadway. They had gone down to one
of the exchange offices in order to get
500 in French money. 1t was raining.
An acquaintance met the two just as
they were coming cut CT the Office.
"Why, that wretch inside" ex-
claimed the mother Indignantly, "wantS
to give me only 517 francs for 500. !"
Then Nine Ia Mere de Cleo de Merode
put up her umbrella with mighty EN-
phasis and stepped out on to the side
walk. "Why. a man offered me 51S up
town. But 1 thought l could get go
down here. Now we shall have to walk
up town, for otherwise there will be no
profit left for u.s. - Then Cleo and her
mother started to trudge up town. The
dancer received 50, 900 for her appear
ancas here New York Sun
The Winslow mail., 1898-03-12
Tremendous Exodus to the KIondike

Despite the warnings of those who have been
on the spot, and predict suffering in the Klon-
di ke region, thousands of adventurous Ameri-
cans are vending their way thitherward. All
of them should be provided with that medi-
cinal safeguard, HOstetter's Somach Bitters
which warns and nourishes the system, and
prevents malaria, rheumatism kidney trouble
besides remedying liver complaint, dyspepsia
and constipation