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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19
KANSAS NEWS.
Barber Asphalt Company in a
Bad Light.
LeavenWOrth Citizens Tell Coun-
Gil Of Bribery Efforts.
WERE OFFERED CASH
of Persons Who We're
offered 500
To Place Their Names on a
Street Paving Petition.

Leavenworth Nov. 19.-The paving of
Fifth street will probably go over to
next summer. The council has decided
to DO nothing more with the petitions
for the present, unless some charges
made against the Asphalt company are
disproved.
The charges were presented to the
council in the form of a sworn state
ment of property owners as follows:
y. F. Larimer, being duly sworn, de-
poses and says that he is the owner Of
property on Fifth street, between Olive
and Miami streets, and that he some
time ago signed a petition for the paw
ing Of said Fifth street with vitrided
brick.
"Af1ant further says that a man who
said his name was Norris solicited him
to sign a petition for the paving of said
street with asphalt and that after re-
peated refusals on his part to do so the
said Norris offered him the sum of one
(S100) hundred dollars to sign said as
pha1t petition, payment of said amount
to be made when the contract was let
to the Barber Asphalt company.
"Afdant further says that on account
of representations made by said Norris
that he feared he would lose his posi-
ton with the asphalt company by reas-
on of the charges OF bribery made
against him, af1ant signed a statement
to the effect that no offer was made to
do his paving for less than 81 per square
yard. AS the offer of 500 was simply
for signing the petition he had not
thought of it as an advance of a part
of his paving tax.
''Affiant said that he referred the said
offer of 500 to sign the asphalt petition
for said Norris believing that in so do
ing he was best serving his neighbor
and himself.
''Aff1ant also says that at one time he
did sign the asphalt petition for said
Norris; that to secure his signature he
afterWard found Misrepresentation had
been made to him; that he withdrew and
signed the petition for vitrified brick
on account of said misrepresentation
purpose of securing atlantis signature
and his withdrawal from the brick petit
ton
This was attested and bore the seal
of George Ritchey, notary public. 1t
was dated Nov. 16, 1898.
The following affidavit signed by Mrs.
A. Cassella, dated Nov. 16, and attested
by George Ritchey, notary public, was
read by the clerk:
Mrs. A. Cassella being duly sworn
says she is the owner of property 'front.'
ing on Fifth street. That she signed a
petition for the paving of said street
with vitrified brick. That on the 5th
day of September, 1885, a man by the
name of Norris came to her soliciting
her signature to an asphalt petitions
that in consideration of an agreement
as the contract was let to the Barber
Asphalt company the sum of 500, she
signed said asphalt petition.
''Affiant further says, however, that
on the same day after hearing of SINH
lar offers to other people and believing
said Norris could not or would not COM
ply with his contract she withdrew her
name from his petition and asked that
it remain on the petition for Vitrifed
brick
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19
SUIT FOR AN ISLAND.
The Big Muddy's Treacherous Course
Causes Trouble


I,eavenworth, Nov. 19.-Suit for the
possession of an island in the river OPP
posite the city has been transferred to
the district court at Kansas City on a.
change of venue from Platt county. Da-
vid Atchison is contending with Vim
ton Stillings for the ownership Of the
property The island has been con-
stantly enlarged by accretiOn until it
now covers 1000 acres.
The island which was originally own
ed by w. D. Reyburn, the Philadel-
phia millionaire, was sold by him a
number of years ago to David Atchison.
1t was washed away by the river and
later again land was formed where it
formerly stood, by another change in
the course Of the river. The change
this time, however, left no island, but
as it is now, what was the island be-
came the main land on the Missouri
side Of the ficl1le stream.
About this time StnIings bought the
land which adjoined the accreted land
on the other side and under the law
claimed the island as accretion to his
property. Over this there arose a dis
pute, Atchison claiming that the island
which had been reformed as accretiOn
was still owned by him, and the result
of the dispute was suit in the district
court of Platte county, Missouri, for the
possession of the land. The trial was a
long and interesting one in which much
conflicting evidence as to the action Of
the river in such cases was brought out.
The case that was tried, however, did
not settle the dispute, as the jury decid-
ed in favor of Atchison, showing that
although the island had been washed
away the land had been returned and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

estly Impressed upon the reporters that
the kissing incident is closed. She
wants no further reference to it, and
seems to be filed with penitential re-
gret that she ever embarked on the
ocean Of oscillation.
But Miss Nethersole's repentance can
be regarded only as personal. It cannot
restrain the osculatory Niagara that is
sweeping a staid people from their
moorings.
Miss Minnie Seligman. an actress Of
rare physical charm, has offered to
raise $1,000 for charity at St. Louis by
kissing every visitor to the fair who is
willing to pay for the blessed privilege.
The lady who added new glories to
Hobson's fame by kissing him on the
balcony Of a Long Beach hotel, and also
square on the mouth, is a ST. Louis
girl. If she decides to double up with
Miss Seligman the prairies of the west
will be moderated and the Mississippi
river will run In flames to the Gulf.
What happened to Hero Deignan, of
the Merrimac, when every girl in his
native town kissed him into a coma
tose condition is a mere spark of the
conhagratiOn that threatens the mas
culine peace.
Miss Nethersole has blundered. She
should copyright her soul-disturbing
kiss and turn 1T loose as a three-act
drama
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

The initiative and referendum amend
ment to the constitution of South Da-
kota adopted at the recent election was
a measure of the Populists, and the
amendment was passed at the legisla-
tive session of 1897, which was strongly
Populist. So passed it provides that at
any time when per cent of the voters
of the state shall sign a bill and the
same be presented to the legislature
that body shall enact the bill as pre-
scented into a law. Then it is to be sub
mitted to the people at the following
regular election. The passage of any
act SO presented is made mandatory on
the legislature, and the governor is pro-
hibited from exercising the veto power
upon such a law. 1t further provides
that on petition of per cent of the
voters Of the state any law passed by
the legislature must be presented to the
people at the next general election be-
fore it becomes operative.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

An official report shows that some
thing like $500 600, 900 in various forms
of currency has been added to the cir
culating medium of the country since
July 1. 1896. It is needless to seek fur
Their for the cause Of the apparent de-
cline of the silver agitation. The silver
movement was not carried on in the in
terests of the mine owners as has been
alleged, but grew out of a legitimate
demand for more money of some sort
Just as did the greenback agitation.
More money has come and it has come
faster than it could have been coined
II all the minis in the country had been
run full time on the white metal. It be-
hooves the gold standard people to keep
& coming if they can.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19
CURED HYPNOTISM.
Remarkable Cures of Inebriety Made
by Hypnotist Kennedy.

Chicago, Nov. 19-The death of Thorn
as Kennedy, the hypnotist, in this city,
recalls the numerous cures of dipsO-
mania and inebriety he made during
his long career which are now being
made public in the newspapers here.
Thomas Kennedy was the most remark
able of the many hypnotists be-
cause of his original developments; it
was he who first used the severe test
of passing needles through his sub
ject's ears, and his numerous medical
and surgical successes were a constant
wonder to the British kingdom, where
he was best known. The American field
he left to his brother John soon after
his Chicago enterprise, beginning a
series of worlds tours which occupied
the remaining years of his life.
To America, then, John confined his
efforts and when two years ago he died
his daughter, Estelle, a girl of II, took
his place.
Thomas Kennedy Travelled throughout
the world entertaining large audiences
in the principal cities of the foreign
continents.
In London in 1890 and 1891 he scored
his greatest success. The Royal
Aquarium was crowded twice each day
for thirteen months and all the mem
bers of the royal family, with the ex-
ception of the queen, repeatedly wit
messed his feats.
One of his drawing cards was a guar
anteed cure for drunkenness, deafness
or blindness, many thankofferings of
such patients being today among his
collection of valuable curios. His coun-
try home, "Dirigo house, which stands
on the Lonsdale road, Barnes, Surrey,
England, is filed with the mementoes
of his work and travels, treasured gifts
from the nobility, odd bits which caught
the collectors fancy and knick-knacks
from a hundred different lands
A San Francisco Judge who is known
throughout the United States was one
of the men Mr.. Kennedy cured of drink
ing who will never cease to Iaud his
ability. The COmtesse De Thousars of
Australia gave an elaborate go1d-head-
ed cane as a token of her joy at a re-
stored sight. The Dirigo club of San
Francisco remembered his services at
an evenings entertainment by a gold
watch and chain.
Although he was but 46 years old Mr..
Kennedy's health was broken by the
severe and continual strain of his per
fOrmanceS. He never rested, but wa c
always devising some new scheme to
vary his programme or giving a test of
power at which the less daring became
breathleSS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19
CHICAGO NEWS PROVERBS

The new woman usually meets her
match in the new servant
No man wants the earth more than
the sea-sick ocean voyager.
Some people make the best of every
thing-and others take at
1t is from contraries that all the har-
mOny in this world results.
Fools sometimes rush in where wise
men would be afraid of the police.
The title often sells 6. book-and it
invariably catches the American heiress.
The kangaroo is a healthy looking an
imal, but 1t is nearly always on its
last legs.
The trouble with the man who knows
1T all IS that he is unable to keep it to
himself.
Solomon when arrayed In all his glory
didn't have pair of plaid stockings to
his feet.
Even though she refuses him. a wo-
man always admires the good judg-
ment Of the man who proposes.
=
When The new crop of pensions be-
gins to ripen 1t may be necessary to ap-
point veterinarians as medical examb-
ners.
1CS wise man VINO can conf ecture
what woman Is going to say-and Gt's
a foolish one who wants to.
II
1t is human nature for man to look
out for number one, but the charming
young widow always looks out for num-
Der two.
A scientist recently asserted that a
man could double his circulation by
bathing his feet Sn tepid water, and
now some rural editors are having
tanks fitted to their office stoves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19
Chronic Diarrhoea Cured.

This is to certify that I have had
chronic diarrhoea ever since the war I
got so weak I could hardly walk or do
anything. One bottle of Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
cured me sound and well.
J. r. GIBBS, F'incastle, Va
had chronic diarrhoea for twelve
years. Three bottles of Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
cured me. S. L. SHAVER
Fincastle, Va
Both Mr. Gibbs and Mr.. Shaver are
proIninent farmers and reside near Fin
castle, Va. They procured the remedy
from Mr.. w. z. Casper, a druggist of
that place. who is well acquainted with
them and will vouch for the truth Of
their statements. For sale by all drug
gistS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19
IAN HEROIC Girl.
Marries Man Made Totally Blind by
an Explosion at GaIena.

GaIena, Nov. 19.-On Wednesday, Au-
gust 8, there was an accident in the
Nichols lost his life and Thos. Norville
was so badly injured about the face
that he lost his eyesight, as the result
steel spoon.
Norville was looked after and cared
for during his aff1iction by his sweet
heart, Miss Bertha Searcy, of Webb
City, whose interest, attention and af-
lection for her lover never Jagged for a
moment, and last week the noble girl
showed her devotion to Norville by
marrying him and viii be his guide and
guard through life. NorVl1e is now
said to be totally blind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

After a long fight with her street rail-
way company Milwaukee has effected
a settlement by which the corporation
will pay over to the municipality each
year an amount over and above its reg
ular taxes, which is expected to be suf-
f1cient to enable the city to buy the
plant at the expiration of the franchise.
In other words it will buy the road
with the proprietors' own money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

In 1894 the department of the interior
paid the Bell Telephone company an
average, including salary of woman
operator, Of SIS for each telephone. The
department put in a system of it's own
140 lines connecting scattered buildings
in Washfngton-and the cost to the de-
partment now, including extra cleo
trician and help, is only $1O.25 per tele-
phone
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

The steamer Barbarossa of the North
German Lloyd line arrived at New York
recently with a cargo, consisting of 12,-
900 canary birds in cages. 400 monkeys,
1000 goldfish in tanks and two zebras.
1t required the entire time of three men
during the voyage to feed the birds
alone. They came from the Hartz noun
tains of Germany, where they are bred
for the market. and were consigned to
a New York firm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

he still had a good title to it. The
judge. however. held that the island
once gone, could not be held to be an
island any more. The newly formed
land was to be considered as accretion
to the land which bordered 1t on the
other side of the river.
AS a result of this disagreement a new
trial was granted, which is to be heard
in Kansas City at the present term of
court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19
Hieh School for Cinnamon.

Cimarron, Nov. 1e.-Only a little more
than half of the voters in Cimarron
township voted on the high school pro-
position, the result being IS to 9 in favor
of the school The people in the cOun-
try had some nlisgivings in regard to
the proposition and in nearly every pre-
cinct outside of Cimarron voted against
it almost to a man. The official returns
show that the proposition carried by a
majority of II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

tETOIn the AUcn1SOn NTIODe.l
The great trouble is, so many suckers
have no money.
If a woman can't find any other fault
with man, she hops his grammar.
Every time you look at a twelve year
old boy, he needs a new pair Of shoes
A woman usually buys what her hus-
| band likes to eat, and learns in time to
get along without getting what she
likes.
An actress has two objects in life: to
make an artistic success during her
youth, and win a rich husband for her
old age.
The latest fad is to get married be-
fore gramaphOne. Marrying will
eventually be made so ridiculous that
1t will go out of fashion.
An engaged girl is made a great deal
more of in society than one who is not
engaged. The engagement, however, is
about all there is to marriage to the
woman
An old man stopped fn front of win
dow today, to look at a display of baby
shoes. Another old man came up, and
said: Don't look at baby shoes; look
at collins"
Get any girl to lift her head, and you
will see red streak around her throat,
caused by her high collar. If any man
tortured a woman in the way fashion
does it, he would be lynched.
When a man inherits money, people
say that his future plans are not yet
made. Plansl They will be to spend it,
of course, and no man has to sit down
and deliberate on ways Of spending
money.
-
Did anyone ever tell a girl that st
was becoming to her to wear her hair
rough? The style of wearing frowsled
hair is becoming popular enough to
make people long for a, sight Of the old
fashioned girl who soaped her hair
down plain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19
Prof Champlin Returns to saIina.

Salina, Nov. 19.-Prof. A. NJ. Champlin
for several years the teacher of mathe-
MATES in st. Johns military school here.
but who for the past year has been re-
cuperating in the east, has returned and
assumed his duties at the school
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19
GONE KISSING CRAZY.

EFrom the New York Journal
Olga Nethersole. who mounted the
heaven-touching pinnacle Of fame in a
night by a kiss in Carmen that
shrivelled the asbestos curtain, has for
sworn this delectable pastime. Having
gust arrived from Europe, she has earn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

Strong, steady nerves
Are needed for success
Everywhere. Nerves
Depend simply, solely,
Upon the blood.
Pure, rich, nourishing
Blood feeds the nerves
And makes them strong.
The great nerve tonic is
Hoods Sarsaparilla,
Because it makes
The blood rich and
Pure, giving it power
To feed the nerves.
Hoods Sarsaparilla
Cures nervousness,
Dyspepsia, rheumatism,
Catarrh, scrofula,
And all forms of
Impure blood
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

Probably the vanderbiIts feel that
they are entitled to another Z. S. SEN
ator. If the New York legislature agree
with them DR.. Depew is likely to be
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

Since Queen Victoria has given her
royal approval of such alliances, mar
riages between English titles and Amer
lean millions may be expected to have
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

The less said in the east about west
ern rotten senatorial boroughs' the
better. Just look at Pennsylvania, New
York, New Jersey and Delaware.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

Hobson should be induced to remain
at Santiago with his air bags until
Grover Cleveland is safely out of Gu
ban waters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

The orders for 5000 new cars recently
sent in by the railroads is a prosperity
item that counts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

In going on the lecture platform be-
fore he has been sheIved Col. Roosevelt
seems to be placing the cart before the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

If we are to have the promised har-
mony in congress it will be necessary
for Mr. Dingley and Mr.. Hanna to sign
a protocol.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19
PEOPLE you HFAR OF.


Gen. Wood, military governor Of San
tiago, before the war broke out was an
obscure army surgeon with q salary
OF $1,000 and no prospects.
Emperor William is having made for
his friend the "sick man" a faithful i'm
itation of the historic walking stick Of
Frederick the Great. It is to be sur
mounted with a knot of massive gold
and to be studded with diamonds.
Samuel Fie1den,, who was sent to JoI-
Jet for participating in the Haymarket
riot, is living quietly on his farm near
La Veta, Col, and only on rare occa-
hair is now freely tinged with gray, but
his eye is still bright and his stOcky
figure is as straight and apparently ac-
tive as of old
Lottie Collins attempt at suicide re-
calls the fact that her famous song,
''Ta-ra-ra. Boom-de-ay," and her aero
battle method of singing 1t were discuss
ed by LabOuchere in Truth. Sir Edwin
Arnold wrote a learned treatise about it
bishop of London referred to the ballad
in his sermon at st. PauPs.
Thomas Hardy, the novelist, owes
much to his wife, for it was she who
persuaded him to give up architecture
for literary work, who copied his first
novel and sent it to the publisher and
who still attends to most Of the business
part of his writing.
Mrs. Russell Sage is interested in her
husbands many business projects and
has for many years made a. careful
Sage describes his present health and
activity to KEEPING early and regular
hours and abstaining from tobacco dur
ing the entire 50 years OF his life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

And the governor of South Carolina
said to the governor of Illinois: Its a
long time between killings"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

An impression seems to have got
abroad that fusion has been over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

Croker is now reported as being de-
termined to take it out on Joe Bailey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

J. Sterling Morton wants new party.
Some people are hard to satisfy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

The tin plate infant is big boy
now and able to organize a trust.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

Maria Teresa was INDUCED in once to-
often.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

Collars and cuffs Iaundered to look
like new, by Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19
GLOBE SIGHTS

EFrom the Atchison Globe.1
The great trouble is, so many suckers
ave no money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

Gen. Wood, military governor Of San
tiagO, before the war broke out was an
obscure army surgeon with a salary
of 81, 400 and no prospects.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

An actress has two objects in life: tt
make an artistic success during hel
youth, and win rich husband for hel
old age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

If a. woman can't find any other fault
with a man, she hops his grammar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

A woman usually buys what her hus
band likes to eat, and learns in time tC
get along without getting what she
likes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

Every time you look at a twelve year
old boy, he needs a new pair of shoes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

The latest fad is to get married be
fore a gramaphone. Marrying Wi
eventually be made so ridiculous tina
1t will go out of fashion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

TFLFPHONES.
Business Office. Ben sEnone III
Reporters Room Bell Phone S4'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

Get any girl to lift her head, and you
will see a red streak around her throat,
caused by her high collar. If any man
tortured a woman in the way fashion
does it, he would be lynched.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

An engaged girl is made a great deal
more of in society than one who is not
engaged. The engagement, however, is
about all there is to marriage to the
woman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-19

It's a wise man who can conjecture
what a woman Is going to say-and 1t &
q. foolish one who wants to.