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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30
A VALUED GAVEL
Grand Chief Templar of Kansas Whit
ties One From Famous Wood.

FL Dorado, Nov S0.-Major c. A.
Bateman, grand chief Templar of KAN
sas has sent a gave1 to Grand Secretary
George f. Fullenwider. It is a relic
made by the major who has Travelled
all over the world. He whitfield it with
his penknife. The mallet is made OF
cedar from the world renowned Lebanon
mountains in Syria, secured by Major
Bateman not. far from Beyrout, the
place where tradition claims Hiram cut
the great cedars for the building of
SOlOmOn's temple in Jerusalem. The
wood of the handle is of African teak
oak taken from the old warship Kear-
sarge, that sunk the Alabama during
the civil war. The old ship was dis
States navy yards at Mare Island, Cali
fOrnia, in 1879 when and where he Sc
cured the oak.
The brass ferules are from the Japan
csc mikadO'S war cruiser, ChitOSe, and
presented to him last January as a
souvenir the day the cruiser was
launched in San Francisco, California
On one end of the mallet is an old
French coin of the nintage of Napoleon
III, emperor. On the opposite end is
still older Australian coin of the early
days of Britain's good queen, Victoria.
In the front center of the gavel is set
small pyramid of olive wood, taken
from the Mount of olives at Jerusalem,
just east little way from the garden
Of Gethsemane.
On the right and left of the olive wood
setting are two small round pieces of
copper from the old steamship Beaver,
the first steamship that ever sailed en-
tirely across the Atlantic ocean and the
first steamship that ever sailed at all on
the Pacific ocean. She was built by the
Hudson Bay Fur company in 1885 and
wrecked some ten years ago at Vancou-
yer, British Columbia, where he secured
the copper two years ago when lectur-
in the Dominion. Next to the space
just described on the right and left are
two fine garnets from the ant hills OF
Old Mexico. Next space to one of the
garnets is a setting of very rich gold
quartz from the Manzaneta mines near
Nevada City, California, and next to the
piece of quartz. nearest the handle, is a
piece of bullet picked up on the old pat
tle-f1eld of Wilson Greek in southwest
Missouri where General Lyon fell.
On the opposite of the gavel from the
quartz above described, is a piece of
soft, white stone picked up under torch
light on the lower level of the catacombs
beneath the city of Rome, Italy, last
year. Next to this on space nearest
the handle is piece of brick from the
great Chinese wall over 1 900 years old
and last in the catalogue is a small
piece of ebony at the end of the handle
from Yucatan in Central America. In
all, twelve different sections of the
world are represented.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30
THE INSURANCE 1rAN1A.

The many classes of insurance al
ready In existence prompt the St. Louis
Posr-Dispatch to offer few sugges-
tions for additions to the already ex-
tensive list as follows:
Chicken thief insurance-particuIa
desirable for a week or two before
Thanksgiving.
Wakefu1 baby Insurance-to com
psnsate papa for losing his job after he
has walked the floor so long at night
that he makes ali kinds of ''breaks''
down town next day
Small bore inSurance-not for hunters
gut Tor busy men, who are forced to lose
#a4uabls time listening to the prattle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30
CHICAGO NEWS PROVERBS.

An ounce of fact is better than a
pound of fancy.
The true test of friendship Is not in
words, but actions.
The owner of a side-door saloon has
a system of double entry.
The price of drink Is considered a
popular loan by some men.
The canal boat mule would never get
along If he didn't have a pull.
There's nothing that bores a man
who is in love more than a crowd.
It hurts a person less to be lied
about than it does to lie about others.
It's hard to convince a thief that
there are any honest men in the world.
Be careful Of your thought for they
are liable to break into words at any
time.
When some men can't make living
at anything else they try to get a pub
lie Office.
Riches sometimes fly away from the
honest man and light on the perch
erected by the other fellow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30
q Have Made a Discovery"
Says c. L. Wilson, 1929 Madison
Street, Topeka, Kan.

eyes, have made a discovery says
Mr.. Wilson ct presume am not the
first who has made 1t, but am as
happy as If I were. If a publication OF
what I have discovered will help otn-
ers, I am glad to tell what 1t Is am
sure it will, so here is what nave
found After being treated right along
for kidney trouble and not getting any
better, was told to use Morrow's Kid
ne-oids. I got box at the store OF
Swift e Holiday Drug Co. They have
done for me what believe they VIII do
Tor anyone. and that is to Cure
For eight years have been afflicted
and used q great many of SO called
sure sure cures but they never even
beIped me to say nothing of curing.
The disease was surely but slowly get
ting the best Of me all the time
ssActfng under the old naxium, w lille
there Is life there IS hope I took Kid
se-oids according to directions. In two
or three days I began to be relieved.
Today all former aiIment has left me-
This is my discovery"
I am sure it will be yours II you per
severe and take as we direct. IJH
All druggists. so cents. Manufacturf
by John Morrow & Co, Chemist
Springfield, Ohio.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30

almost every kind of bird and beast
except the American eagle in their pos
session, determined that the bird of
ing, and he accordingly boxed up one
and sent it to the directors, who will
give 1t as one of the prizes at the gift
concert to be held January 2.
The eagle is a young one, measuring
nearly feet from tip to tip of its
wings 1t is said to be worth $50. In
the letter which DR.. Egerton sent with
that the eagle will not bite, and that
he may be handled without fear. The
directors, however, are warned that it
is we'll to keep him in a cage, as he has
contracted the habit of flying, and he
might leave without asking permission
if he had a chance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30
WICHITA SCHOOL TROUBLES.
Football the Cause and Several Stu
dents Leave the School


Wichita, Nov. 30.-There is trouble in
earnest now in the Wichita high school
and as a result two students quit school
before noon and it is probable others
will leave before the day is over.
The students say Principal Allen is
a car.
All the trouble arose over the football
question.
During the monring Principal Allen
called several members of the club on
the carpet and had a little talk with
them, one at time.
Harry Rogers, captain of the team,
Oscar Ward, business manager, and
association, were among those who
went to the office. Ward was sent
home to bring back the football and
Charles was sent after the associations
money, amounting to about $50.
Just what passed between the princi-
pal and the boys is not known, but it is
lessor Allen told the boys he would not
expeI them, but. But he did put
such restrictions upon them that they
said they preferred to quit school, rath~
er than go under such restrictions.
Harry Rogers and Oscar Ward have
quit school. Both were in the junior
class and were up in their studies.
Their only fault was that they played
football and displeased the principal.
Rogers will probably go to work and
Ward will attend Paramount college
1t is expected that Smith and Garvey,
at least. will be politely requested to
quit school, and there will probably be
others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30
PECULIAR POISONS.
GENERATED IN THE HUMAN BODY.
The Result of imperfect Digestion
of Food.

Every living thing, plant or animal,
contains within itself the germs Of GER
tain decay and death.
In the human body these germs of
disease and death Called by scientists
Ptomaines), are usually the result of
imperfect digestion of food; the result
of indigestion or dyspepsia
The stomach, from abuse, weakness,
does not promptly and thoroughly di-
gest the food. The result is a heavy,
sodden mass, which ferments (the first
process of decay poisoning the blood,
making it thin, weak and lacking in red
corpuscles; poisoning the brain causing
headaches and pain in the eyes.
Bad digestion irritates the heart,
causing palpitation and finally bringing
on disease of this very i'm portant organ.
Poor digestion poisOns the kidneys,
causing Bright'S disease and diabetes.
And this is so because every organ,
every nerve depends upon the stomach
alone for nouriShment and renewal and
weak digestion shows itself not only in
loss of appetite and flesh, but in weak
nerves and muddy complexion.
The great English scientist, Huxley,
said the best start in life is a sound
stomach. Weak stomachs fail to digest
food properly, because they lack the
proper quantity of digestive acids (lactic
and hydrochloric) and peptogenic pro-
ducts; the most sensible remedy in all
cases of indigestion, is to take after
each meal, one or two or Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets, because they supply in
a pleasant, harmless form all the ele-
mentS that weak stomachs lack.
The regular use of Stuart's Dyspep-
STA Tablets will cure every form Of
stomach trouble except cancer of the
stomach.
They increase flesh, insure pure blood
strong nerves, a bright eye and clear
complexion, because all these result
only from wholesome food well digested.
Nearly all druggists sell Stuart's Dys-
pepsia Tablets at SO cents full size pack
age or by mail by inc1osing price to
Stuart Co., Marshall, Mich, but ask
your druggist first.
A little book on stomach diseases
mailed free. Address T. A. Stuart Co.,
Marshall, Mich.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30
MELON MEN SETTLEUP,
Meeting at Rocky Ford-Election of
Directors.

Rocky Ford, Nov. 30.-Today's ad-
journed session Of the melon growers
annual meeting was largely attended
Senator Swink presided. The morning
session was devoted largely to reports,
Manager Swink making a detailed
statement of the shipments which ag-
gregated almost 1000 cars. The great
clerical labor connected with the pre-
paration of detailed statements for
each of the $50 shipping members pre-
vented the final settlement which was
hoped for. In this report President
Swink spoke of the difficulties encouu-
tered during the season.
Mr.. Wiley, representing the Western
Poultry and Game company, made a
proposition to pay $4,000 in settlement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30
STRONG GAS FLOW.
Well at CherryvaIe "BIew OUT De-
stroying Much Property.

Cherryvale, Nov. 3O-Yesterday after
noon the gas well drilled last week for
the COfeyVille Brick company's new
plant at this place, blew out three hun
dred feet of casing, ripped up the moor
ings and tore out the top of the eighty
foot derrick, stringing the casing out
across the prairie for several hundred
yards.
The well had been under control but
a few days, and at the time the tools
were drawn seemed to be no stronger
than other wells in this district though
the pressure of gas seemed to increase
hourly until first put under control
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30

ana tattle of the male and female bore,
crank or born idiot.
Stolen umbrella insuranee-needs no
explanation.
Green goods insurance-valuable to
the farmer and rural resident without
a conscience, but with money to burn.
Omniverous readers insurance-to
compensate for tedium, waste of time
and vexation from perusing the average
literary product.
Melon nsurance-invaIuable to the
southern states.
Lovers insurance-to reimburse John
or Genevieve for gifts not returned
when everything is at an end between
US"
Finally, when the insurance business
has been expanded" till it covers
everything, we shall have to find a way
of insuring against insurance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30
PAoLA's MURDER TRIAL.
John Roberts, Aged Is, on Trial for
Killing His Father.

Paola, Nov. 3O.-In the district court
here the case of the State of Kansas VS..
John Roberts is being tried.
The Roberts family lived near Somer-
set, this county, and were accounted
good citizens. On September 8, John
Roberts, the 18-year-old son, in an al
tercatfOn with his father, shot him.
The father fingered along for seventeen
days and died. John was held in custo
dy pending the result of the wound. A
coroners jury exonerated him of all
blame, but he was arrested upon COM
plant of the county attorney, charging
him with murder in the first degree.
Upon the trial of the application of the
defendant for bail, before justice of
the peace, he was admitted to bail but
did not give the required bond and has
been in Jail since.
Sensational developments are expect
ed in the trial. Nearly one hundred wit
nesses have been summoned for the
state and half that number for the de-
Tense.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30
WINFIELD READING ROOM.
Y. nj. @. A. Will Establish a Room
and Library.

Winfield, Nov. 30.-There is now an
organized effort on foot to establish a
Y. NJ. G. A. reading room in Winfield
and those who are pushing it are great
ly encOura ged over the outlook
Andrew Baird, the state secretary, at
tended a meeting at the Methodist
church to discuss the plan and preIim-
mary arrangements were made to rec
ognize the Y. NJ. G. A. and to establish
a library IN connection. The pastors of
the city were asked to name one mem
Der of each of the churches in the city,
and this committee is to meet again
next Sunday and report resolutions and
bylaws for the organization.
Mr.. Baird will organize a college Y.
NJ Q. A at the Southwest Kansas col
lege
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30
TO MUSTER OUT DEC. 10.
The Twenty-First to Be Disbanded at
Leavenworth Soon.

Lieutenant Colonel Chas. MeCrum of
the Twenty-f1rst Kansas volunteers
now stationed at Leavenworth, was in
the city yesterday and left last night to
Join his command.
I'VE expect to be mustered out on
December TO- said Col McCrum, land
I guess there will be no delay. I be-
lieve that 500 of the men in the regi-
ment are Indifferent on the question Of
being mustered out and would perhaps
as lief remain in the service as to be
tilted us that if the members of the reg
irnent desired to remain in the service
they could do so but no action has been
taken on the matter and I do not be-
lieve any petition will be sent in The
regiment is in good shape and the boys
are WE'LL
Col McCrum may be sent on detach-
ed duty to Manila but as yet no such
orders have been issued.
Collars and cuffs Numbered to look
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30
OTTAWA PRISONERS ESCAPE
They Raise the Floor and Dig Out
Under the Foundation.

Ottawa, Nov. 3O-No trace has yet
been discovered of the three prisoners
who broke Jail here Monday night.
There were seven prisoners in the Jail,
but only three escaped. They sue
floor and then craw1ed to the founda-
ton wall where they picked a hole large
enough to allow their bodies to pass.
All three of the escaped prisoners
were awaiting trial in the January term
of court and the penftentiary stared
them in the fact They are named
John Walker, Vim. Stephenson and
John Smith. The two former are mid
die aged men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30

and on them was found plenty of extra
ammunition, a number of skeleton keys,
material for making keys, a bundle of
cap fuses, twenty-five or thirty in num-
Der, used in safe blowing, and also two
bundles containing what is supposed to
be nitrOglycerine.
They will be stripped today, carefully
measured and accurate descriptions
sent out over the country. They give
their names as E. P. Smith, Bowling
Green, KY; James Riley, Horton, Kan,
and Thomas Mason, Norton, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30

There ought to be no more necessity
for a law to compel civilized COM
rnunity to clean the snow from it's side
walks than for one to compel man
to wear heavy clothing in cold weather
1t is purely a matter of the comfort of
the Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
What's the matter with the city. Why
shouldn't it have the snow cleaned from
Gts sidewalks? The sidewalks are not
the property Of the Individual.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30
CROWS KILL HOGS.
Story From Ottawa Which Sounds
Like a Wichita Romance.

Ottawa, Nov. sO-D. w. Nicely. Of
Mud creek, reports the loss of two fine
so pound shoats, by crows yesterday
He states that three hogs went out
on the ice to get water and could not
get back owing to the slant of the ice
from the banks. While on the ice,
crows attacked them and two were kill
ed before they could be rescued.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30
1000 Men for Manila.

San Francisco, Cal, Nov sO-A rumor
is current at army headquarters that be
tween now and Jan. l. 5000 men viii be
concentrated here to embark for the Phil
ippines. It is said that the Third. Fourth.
Fifth. Seventh and Thirteenth infantry
regiments win be assigned to duty on the
islands and that some of the volunteers
stationed there will be returned to this
country for mastering out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30

Emporia, Nov. 800. T. Cough has
letter which he thinks has nearly
beaten the worlds record. 1t was mail
ed in Liverpool at noon and was receiv-
ed at the Emporia postoffice at noon.
just nine days later. This, as far as is
known here, is the best time ever made
to a town this far west
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30
Painful Ulcers
Troubled with Them for the
Past Ten Years
Purifying the Blood with Hoods
SarsapaFiIIa Effects a Cure

All troubles that are due to impure
blood yield with wonderful prompt
ness to Hoods Sarsaparilla, which
thoroughly eradicates all scrofulous
taints and makes the blood rich and
pure. Read these words:
81 have been troubled with very pain
full ulcers on my ankles the greater part
of the time for about ten years. I decided
to try Hoods Sarsaparilla, and when
had taken two bottles could seea change
for the better. I have now taken four
bottles and the ulcers are well. am able
to attend to my work about the house
without any pain, and can rest well at
night. regard Hoods Sarsaparilla as an
excellent medicine" MARY a. WELL
NAN, Winfield, Kansas.
Hoods SaFsapaFiIla
Is the best-in fact the One True Blood Purifier.
Sold by all druggists. 81; six for So.
NIL are the only pills to take
A4OOO , AAAS with Hoods ssrsapsrilla.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30
of the balance due the association.

which was accepted.
At the afternoon session addresses
were made by Mr.. Lyons of New York
CITY, Judge Richmond of Denver, w.
NJ. Wiley of Holly, B. B. Brown of
Pueblo and J. E. Gauger of Paramount.
The following directors were elected:
G. W. Swink, G. J. Cover. F. NJ. Har-
sin, o. ]. Baxter, G. w. Fenlason, W.
b. Gilbert, A. Latson, S. L. Lester, A:
B. Wallis. E. J. Smith was elected
treasurer The directors are all new
except Senator Swink.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30

If only Boston could have had her
recent storm when that phantom Span
ash fleet was lowering in her vicinity,
she might have felt perfectly safe after
q was over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30

The anti-anarchist convention IN ses-
sion at Rome should prevail upon the
car to address one of his peace notes
to each society of reds on the continent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30

The brewers are the first people to
ask to have their share of the war tax
lifted. They threaten 20 reduce wages
or raise prices if it is not done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30
SENT THEM AN EAGLE.

Ness City Man Donates a Bird to the
K G. Convention Hall Prize.
Ness City, Nov. 3O-Dr. c. Granville
Egerton of this city, seeing the direc-
tors of the K. G. convention hall had
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30

Spain seems just now a fitting place
for bankrupt cattle kings or any other
kind Of kings out of money to rendez-
xoY1s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30

The report that Count Esterhazy Is
coming to America indicates that there
Is business ahead for Mr.. Powderly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30
ARE pANeERoUs len.
Three Men Arrested at Lawrence
Who Were Walking ArsenaIs.

Lawrence, Nov. 30.-James Monroe,
city marshal, and Ike Johnson. turnkey
at the county jail, arrested yesterday
afternoon three men, heavily armed.
Each had q big 44-caliber gum loaded
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30

Since Hobson has gone into literature
an article on How 1t Feels to be
Kissed" may be looked for at an early
date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30

The United States senate as now
constituted includes ten native borr
Ohio men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30

Discussion of the "open door, policy
should be deferred until warmer
weather.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30

Expansion of currency and expansion
of business are going hand In hand as
they have done always.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30

Col Roosevelt's uncle seems to have
taken it upon himself to speak for the
family an regard to the conduct Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-30

Jessie Schley may now be expected to
s'point with pride" to the elimination
of her efforts in the direction of peace.
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ed $4,000 in royalties from the drama
tizat1on Of Little Lord F'auntleroy."
Senator Fairbanks Of Indiana is said
10 be one of the greatest readers in the
senate. All new books, especially his
tory and fiction, are at once purchased
by him.
Sir Henry Irving, alarmed by the re-
ports concerning his health, has tele-
graphed an inquiring friend: SHARP
attack of pleurisy is all had. All dan
ger is over, but recovery, a matter of
time, cannot be hurried"
Paul Du Chaillu, who is visiting in
Boston, said the other day: Il don't
know why I'm always called the Afri-
can traveller I spent three times as
many years in exploring the land Of
the midnight SUM- %
In Berlin the emperor is always spo-
gen of as Mr.. Lehman. Instead of say
ing the kaiser has done this one fire.
Quently hears the remark Mr.. Lehman
has been doing something extraordina-
~ again" This preserves the subjects
of his eccentric majesty from being in
dicted for lese majesty.
Rev. DR.. c. Ellis Stevens, rector Of
Christ church, Philadelphia has re-
ceived through the embassy at Wash
1ngtOn official notification from the
government of France of his appoint
ment as an officer of the academy. The
government announcement was accom-
panied by a letter from a French cab
met minister, explaining that the ap-
pointment was in recognition Of DR..
Stevens literary work in political sci
ence and constitutional law and in con-
sequence Of the translation and publ
cation of his works in Europe.