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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-05
Republican Conventions.

Republican conventions will be held
in the following counties this week
Leavenworth, Marion, Morris, and
Riley. Next week the following con-
ventions will be held: Edwards, Gray,
Mcpherson, Miami, Osborne and Re
public. Twenty counties have already
held conventions and 263 delegates have
been elected to the Republican state
convention
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-05
REGIMENT OF CONyICTS.-
DIR. Stewart of Kentucky Penitentiary
Has Plan.

Frankfort, April 5.-A. H. Stewart
deputy warden of the Frankfort peni-
Tertiary, has asked Governor Bradley
to suspend the sentence of convicts who
desire to join in a company of volun-
teers in case war is declared. The terms
all convict soldiers are to be returned
inside the walls when peace is declared.
DR.. Stewart proposes to assume COM
mand of the company.
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WORD FROM THE WHALERs
Who Are Imprisoned in the Ice at
Point Barrow.

Nanaimo, B. G., April 5.-Capt w. F.
Tilton, of the steam schooner Belvi-
dere, one of the fleet of whalers i'm
prisoned in the ice at Point Barrow,
Alaska, arrived here on the steamer
Albion. Captain Tilton left the fleet
about six months ago and came out
overland to Copper river, where he
took passage on the Albion. Captain
Tilton reports that the whalers were
safe and that they were waiting for
the ice to break up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-05
CONGRESS OF MOTHERS.
Meeting Will Be Held inWashingtor
From May Q to z.

Washington. April 5.-From present in
dications the second congress of mothers.
which meets here from May to Z will
be a most successful gathering and will in
clude many prominent women from many
parts of the country
The board of manage of the congress
makes the announcement that thew have
no official organ The annual pro-
gramme of the organization is their
only publication
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-05
ORDINANCE NO. 1856.

An ordinance to appropriate money out
OF the general revenue fund. fire depart
ment fund, general Improvement fund
judgment fund, Sixth avenue viaduct fund
and drain district No. fund
Be it ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the city of Topeka:
Section l. That the sum of eight thouS-
and six hundred five and $500 dollars be-
and the same is hereby appropriated out
of the general revenue fund, fire depart
ment fund, general improvement fund,
judgment fund, Sixth avenue Viaduct fund
and drain district No. fund, to pay pay
rolls and claims against the city of To-
peka for the month ending March 31st,
1898, viz
General revenue fund .............. 81 ,795. 05
Fire department fund ............... @ 1855 81
General improvement fund ......... A. 57.25
Sixth avenue viaduct fund ....... 1854
Drain district No. fund ............ 101.01
s.. Cos Sc
Section 2. This ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after its
publication in the official paper of the
city of Topeka.
Passed the council April 4th, 1898
Approved April 9Th, 1898.
(SeaD) c. A. FELLOWS, Mayor.
Attest: S. s. McFADDEN, City Clerk.
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Carbondale's Spring Election.

Carbonate, April 5.-The following
ticket was elected here yesterday; many
ladies voted: Mayor, D. s. Doel; coun-
ciImen, P. w. Robson, John NJ. Pat
terson, E. r. Bartlett, c. F. Baldwin,
T. c. Waller; marshal, Walter Pfatt;
city clerk, Arthur Waetzig; police judge,
L. w. Fulton.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-05
Only One Night to Denver.

colorado Springs and Pueblo via Santa
e Route Pullman palace sleepers and
Tree rechnlng chair cars through. No
other line runs its trains through All
these points.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-05
Why Not

Take the Union Pacific's new 500 a. M.
train for Kansas City? Returning, you
can leave Kansas City at p. M, reach
ing Topeka at 6:l0 p m, or you can
take the Limited, leaving Kansas City
at o. M, which reaches Topeka at $50
ID N.
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sion the use of the senate ways and
means committee room, and this will be
used as an office while arranging for the
Kansas exhibit at the Omaha exposi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-05
Weather Indications.

Chicago, April 5.-For Kansas: Fair
tonight and Wednesday; continued cold
tonight; warmer Wednesday,; variable
winds.
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First published in the Topeka State
Journal April 9Th, 1889
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-05

Headache Quickly Cured
Or. Davis Anti-headache never fails. 25c.
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JEWELLERS.
PAVING.
pHYsIoIAN AND SURGEONS.

L. A. RYDER, NJ. D.
OFFICE and residence corner Gordon ST.
and Central ave-, North Topeka. Phone
Pa Uses the Brinkerh oe system of rec
tai treatment. a successful and painless
treatment for piles. dZtula, hshure. ul-
ceration, etc.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-05

TIN SHOPS

J. M. BAIRD, hot air furnaces pumps
and tin roofing. ZIG W. 9Th Tel 359
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LEGAL.

(F1rst published in the Topeka State
Journal April 5th, 1889
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-05

S145, 937. 81 S145. 937. 81
CHARLES S. ELLIOTT,
City Treasurer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-04-05

LEAVE your orders for coal. flour. feed
and seeds with Van Slyck. 500 W. 10th
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BICYCLES.
SEWING SCHOOL,

l WILL SELL for the next 30 DAYS best
ladies' tailor system made for less ther
nan price. Instructions. free. Mrs q
Quimpy' corner Eighth and Topeka ave
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SS~~@~-a~>~o~~>~~~~~.~~--c--@ o-~-0-~-~0@-~-~
MRS. J.. r. HAGUE, Florist successor
10 Il, ]. Groves. 81 Kan. av. Phone e02
W. G. GROVES, successor to r. ]. Groves
greenhouses, nI3-75-77- Clay ST., store, s2l
Kansas ave. Phone 283.
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TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN.

ScSCSc~cc>~~cC~~~.~~-~
NOTICETO WHOM IT MAY CON
CERN-Be it known that my petition is
on file in the office of the probate court
of Shawnee county, Kansas, asking for a
permit to sell intoxicating liquors at 6O7
Kansas ave-, in the Fourth ward in the
city OF Topeka. Kansas, and the hearing
Of the same is set for Monday. a. m,
April %. 1898. r.
B. F. SIM.
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TO TRADE-Kodak, 4x5, with extra fine
tense. for shotgun. 1908 Kansas ave.
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FOR sALE-REAL ESTATE.

DOUTHITT PLACE-Has been opened
Your choice of lots $50 to $3.50. Eugen
Wolfe, SIT Kansas ave.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
HOW THEY SPENT THE SABBATH.

ST. Paul correspondence of The 81. Louis Globe
Democrat
An amusing incident Of camp life at ChckI-
manga is related by a returned trooper, who was 4
member Of the lst Illinois Regiment. in brigade
commanded by Major Joseph Il. Sanb0rn.
The story began when Private Jack Holland wa;
kicked by a mule. Two days later the mule died
in camp This was on Sunday.
Arrangements had been made for divine service
in a grove adjoining the camp. Major Sanborn as
scmbed the LIST Battalion. and when the ranks
were formed he said
"Of course attendance on Sunday service cannot
be made compulsory in the Army. and all those
who do not desire TO attend will take one step TO
the rear"
Twelve promptly fell out of the ranks The
rest Of the battalion marched away to the grove.
Then the Major. turning 10 the squad Of twelve
men. said:
Il want you men to go out and bury that mule
this afternoon
They looked at one another minute. This was
of the soldiers duties they had not counted on
when they took the oath of allegiance; but there
was no getting away from the orders. and with
heavy hearts they set out for the spot where Jack
Hollands late aggreSSor lay IN the sun.
1t ? O'Clock when they began work. ana the
mule ordinary sized ANIMAL but when they
had dug down into the sand for an hour Or 50 ana
made a grave about six feet deep they turned 10
look at the mule and he seemed 10 have increased
in dimensions They returned to their task ana
dug still deeper and wider and every time they
glanc back at the mule he seemed larger than
before
mule disappeared over toward Lookout Mountain
before that grave WAS large enough and mean
while the rast of the battalion had returned from
service and sat around in the shade. writing nome
to mother and extending encouraging remarks ID
the grIVe-diggerS
n is related that on every sunday thereafter
those twelve men occupied from, seats at he sun
day services.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
SHE Gould GIVE no ADVICE.
-om The Washington Star.

From The Washington Star.
! had taken very toothsome but not highly hn-
ished dinner at the mountain farmhouse. ana when
started on my in the afternoon the daughter
who had looked after my wants At the table. IN
formed me that If had no objections she would
ride piece" with As she was a good-looking
rudy mountain maid. unite the majority OF her
kind | gave immediate and unanimous consent
and we were presently jogging along toward the
Cumbe ria nd River. which could see lying like a
silver thread across the green valley FAR below us
IL presume" | said. bowling with As much gal
lantry the circumstances would permit that II
any of your beaus should us riding toSet her
my life would scarcely be safe from their jealous
rage
7Oh. I reckon faint so bads that. all TO once.
she laughed in response.
I'm sure they not Indifferent rs you would
lead me to think. Pretty girls are not 50 plenty in
the mountains" ! smiled. and she blushed.
We'll. | S'pOse Of Jim wuz here. Sh heSitlted.
sit mig hint b. sch picnic as 1t looks. fer Jim
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
HOW SHE GOT HER NiHE.

From The Chicago Journal.
Mrs. Dayton of Highland Park had just en-
gagged a cook The addition to the servants
looked promising as she came in. arrayed in all
her fnery and waited for the miSsus' 20 tax
with her before going to work.
What is your name" asked Mrs Dayton.
"I.ay-oure. ma'am" said the culinary expert.
"Iay-ourer' exclaimed the lady of the house
what A peculiar name. never heard it before
in my life is that a nickname or was It given
you when you were christenedY ,,
ms my real name" said Lay you're" i've
gone by il all.my life"
How in the world did you come to have 1t"
asked.
My mother got it out Of a novel" said Lay
Ourie"
Mrs DAYTON finally asked her to write it. After
much hard work the owner of the name wrote out,
in 4 cramped hand. "L-a-u-r-1
why that's pronounced Laura, " said Mrs.
Dayton. -,
We'll. don't know about that. ma am 'ai1
the new cook My ma lever heard il before. and
she called il Lay -Ourie I've been Lay you're toe
thirty-seven years. and guess now its too late
% make A change.
so "I.ly-o she remained.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
A TOO-ZEALOTS AGENT.
From The Detroit Free Press

From The Detroit Free Press
81 always take a pride ia the business. said the
jealous life insurance agent, and never ldH ~
take a step that will rebound 70 the interests oil
my company. -
Il think the company appreciates my end"aVOrS
I'm their behalf as a steady increase in saary mas
been nav fortune since | began working Tor
them. -, ,
"Eut / once had experience that somewhat
danped my ardor and showed me that there Is
limit IN looking out for your company interests
I insured a man for g. 900. He was splendid RISK
sound As A dollar and babe fair 10 die Of old age
fclf sure that the company would win out on the
risk 30 | was feeling pretty good.
"One day SON afterward ] was going iown me
river Oh a boat TO get breath of fresh ar Look
ing ne MESSENGERS over. noticed that the party
had insured on board. sitting on M railing IN
a very c,relcss position. II made me nervous -
sjt there and watch that fellow taking 50 many
chances 49, . 49,.
81 don't know why il Is. but as soon as 4 man
rct mis- If insured ne seems % think thal ne can
dirt with death like yellow foyer immune.
a. last the eX lected happened lie lost ms par
ancc and fell overheard. ! rushed 10 ne raining
AMI NV II once that the fellow cOuIi not SWIM
am 4 pretty good swimmer myself ana me pifty
In The water represented 5000 cOuidn aHorn -
see me company lose that money right before my
very eyes 80 plunged IN after him had Ieute
OF ! time With him before help arrived. ana Al one
time thought It up with bot 81 US but heip
arrived at last Al 4 were pulled OUT 49,,
Then | found that ! Was not YET OUT Vi 'ne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
A LONG FALL.
HE NEVER WOULD HAVE BELIEVED 1T If HE
HADN'T SEEN 1T.
From The Washington Star.


From The Washington Star
The man with bunch Of Irvine for whiskcrs
shaking his chin at the company of listeners one
OF whom had shortly before read from news
paper a story of man falling down a well and
sustaining no very serious injury.
Which reminds me- gents" he said. that what
] am about to relate to you is fact. calm. cold
fact. that wouldn't think OF telling you il it
anything else. 1t happened cut in one of the deep
mines of Colorado. where there was straight
gents. I'm n truthful man, and know 1t
q feet ! inch short of that for measured 1t my
self Well, to make a long story short. one day
there was a man out to see the mine from New
looked like he carried it around under his vest, for
he was as big through as bass drum and built
on them proportions. I guess he weighed 300
pounds. though Ii might have been only 2S Any
how he standing around the mouth of the
shaft one morning. and by some chance or other
ne tOpp!ed over and down he went was looking
right at him when he toppled: and never want
TO another mans face look like his did then.
gents indeed don't Not much. Well. TO make
a long story short, we looked at each other for a
minute he went down the hole and then we
two Of started down after him. expecting TO
find him a manged mass at the bottom. But we
didn't. and as we began to near the bottom we
mash the life out of him That scared worse
than the other and we wanted to so back, but we
couldn't 30 that 40 we went slow and got down 70
him all right Well to make a long story snort;
by gum. do you know that We found that he htd
gone down that hole so fast and he filled II up 20
full that he had compressed the air in 1t to such
extent that by the time he got pretty near 20
the bottom he WASH moving faster than ne wVua
have moved through that much water. and ne had
really stopped 10 or - feet from the bottom ana
couldn't get either way which was what Scar'd
him came down on him in the cage. very
with my eyes never would have believed 1t In
the world. Never"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
THE BIGGEST SHOW.
Baltimore News.

From The Baltimore News.
A circus was coming to an American town. ana
every barn and every fence within radius o.
fifty miles or so had been billed with the usual
lurid circus announcements. An oldtime. dairy
and a young yellow dude were gazing at the
bills and wondering.
"Barnum & Bailey's circus. The biggest show On
earth" read the yOungster.
"What-whats dat%' asked the odtme darky.
pricking up his ears. ~
The other read again the legend Of the show bills
You don't know What you IS taiking aoouS
niger Dat show KANT touch John DObbnsOn'A
He use ter come fro here. and dat was a shov
wuth seen. Dat was the bigges show on dis earr
shO nuff.'
The old man had evidently not been to A circus
for many years The darkies swear by John Dod-
binson throughout the South, anyway -
Read 1t for yourself. them said the dude 4
tell you that thing says this is the biggest show On
earth" .
The old man proceeded to spell out the big letter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
HIS TWO QUESTIONS.

From Tit-Bits. TT.
81 say pa" began little Clarence Caipers with
the rising infection of who earnestly desires to
acquire important information. WHAT
"Oh. | don't know" replied his long suffering
sire, YEARLY.
you don't know what pa"
81 don't know the answer TO the question you are
about to ask"
why YOU don't know what am going TO ask.
do YOU Then you surely can't know the answer to
II. pa
mo. of course not"
Then if you don't know the question how do you
know that you don't know the answer 10 ii, pa?
because know don't know. don't know
why it is that the more man gets the more ne
wants. and the more he wants the less he usually
gets: why many men with big heads wear
such small hats. why two-faced men are so
and two-headed girls so scarce. nor why
the girl ia ready TO trust her heart
with a young man whom self-respec:ing butcher
would trust with a pound of liver. Understand"
eyes. But the question | wanted 20 csk ism t
foolish pa
HIM II it isn't foolish YOU may so ahead and
ask it. But remember. just one question: and no
more.
well. IA. there are two of EN- that wanted to
ask. which is the SmarteSt-the man who
knows enough to know that he doesn't know much.
the man who knows enough 70 look as II he
knew everything? The other Is II the end of the
world TO come ana the earth be destroyed
while man was up in a balloon where would he
land when he came down And pa. don't know
which one Of EN- to ask.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
IT HAD JUST HAPPENED.
From The Milwaukee Sentinel


The other nght-or, rather. 1t very early IN
the morning-the telephone IN certain newspaper
office rang loud and long. Most Of the workers
had gone home for the forty winks that newspaper
people cOntrive to put III between times but there
was one man on the dog watch'-that is you
know he was the person detailed to stay
around the office and be ready for anything from
a murder to a fire. At that hour of the day-about
we'll somewhere around a. m-when the tele-
phone in newspaper office rings it generally means
a police story that Is worth looking up, the dog
wa tch' FASTENED to answer the summons.
"HellO" said voice. lis il too late 10 get some
thing into tomorrow mornings paper?'
Not if it's important" the reply.
Oh ii is. asSuringly
The reporter rushed for pad Of paper and q
pencil. screwed his ear up to the telephone again
and said:
"All right fire away there"
Then the voice heard again. tremulous with
emotion.
THE engagement OF Miss - to Mr.. - Is an
nounccd"
There explosion OF wrath at the press end
Of the line and the rules of the telephone COM
pany restraining irate persons from INDUCING Ia
profanity were smashed into smithereens.
"Why under the blankety-blank blank that
wasn't exactly what said. but 1t Will do. you
know didn't you send in such stun earlier in the
day" .
but I couldn't" said the voice. alphabetically
You see. II just happened.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
mighty bad about me That's why he amt here

now"
why" | asked. with considerable more inter-
,e' .-' ~ot rc1rly "a much bow and paiaver. -
10 ~, h.
and had 10 take to the woods till he gifts we'll
IS pleasing Il might
la. = .een but couldn't away from the lady.
so | remained.
Well" I said in a tone Of strong disapprova,
do you intend to marry man like that?
"'Tain't safe to marry any Other-not Ter MIN.
ner me neither. even eff | wanted to- which don l.
Jims plenty suitable fer me.
Does your mother approve OF your marrying
him asked. hoping somebody might be found
who would come 10 the rescue . ,,.
No" she responded easily. Nav amt talkin
one way ner tothcr She's been married FOUR
times and has made such drafted muss NV II
every time that she says she amt tittn person
to give advice on the marryn question, nohoW;
even IF | wuzn't old enough to do my own pckin
an choosin'" which seemed to be such an unan-
swerabe argument that retired from the held
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
4 COMMERCIAL ESTIMATE.
From The Boston Journal.

FrOm The Boston JoItnhI
You read the other day the assertion Of 4 pas
snnata presS agent that Cyiano de bergeric was
"a gentleman with 4 very large nose But was
TN. nose really large as that Of Signor Rubb.
an opera singer Of seventy years ago. He vas
singing in Dublin che part NJ FiOreliO in The
Barber u Seville" When he had sung Piano.
nj, nissirno " voice cried fr m the gallery Ms
ihpr Ruby Tho singer stopped moment, and
then again sang his Piano panissImo" Again
tn cry. "Misther Ruby The singer at loss.
looked az the gallery and at the leader He wiJ
about to sing the third time when the voice cried:
"I3edad Misther Ruby the full Of your nose Of
snulI would be worth sXpence-"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
NEWYORK TRIBUNE ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT.


"Well. SO he did" persisted Johnnie. He had
his arm
john screamed his mother. frantcally az she
made a reach for his and upset the contents Of
the teapot in the company's lap.
"Why." whined the now badly frightened boy
81 was-
You boy roarcd his father, get out!"
And Johnnie got. crying az h went. Il was only
going to say he had his army clothes on. and Dolly
KNOWS he did too"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02

woods The marty was unconscious. and II was a
question whether he would live or die. | got him
ashore and hired every doctor ] could get 20 work
over him. regardless Of expense.
They succeeded in bringing him around At last,
and | in the act of sending glowing account
when I made the discovery ,tat he wasn't the fell
low had insured only A man that looked like him.
Worse than that he was insured for 5000 in a
riv comDanV'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02
JOHNNIE IS BADLY TREATED.


From Truth.
..YoI ought % have Mr.. Marshall when he
called on Dolly the other night" remarked JOHNNIE
Conklin enthusiastically 10 his sisters young man.
who Wa. taking tea with the family Il tell you.
he looked fine asserting there alongside OF her with
his arm -
.Johnn.e"' sasped his sister. her lace Assuming
the color Of A boiled lobster.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-10-02

He waded through "Barnum & Bailey" and after
a rest began on the remainder of the sentence:
"B-i-g-g-e-s-t show on earth. Sept L.
Il knowed it | knowed it, shouted the old
man Jumping up and down in his glee " De big
ges show 'cept one and dat one was John Dob
hinson'g