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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-10
HE COULDN'T EXPLAIN IT
Although Nearly Stunned by What
He Heard.

AS he descended from the train he
leaned heavily on the arm of a friend.
There was nothing in his face that
particularly suggested a victim slowly
succumbing to disease. His beard was
of several days growth and with the
exception of a restlessness of the eyes
and the heavy manner in which he
chung to the supporting arm there was
little or nothing of unusual attraction
about him. His friend instructed the
hackman to drive them to Prof. Paul
Alexander JohnStOne'S rooms, at 519
Harrison street.
After he emerged from the consulta-
ton room he was heard to say to
certain state official who was awaiting
his turn in the reception parlOr: I
don't pretend to know how he does it,
but one thing is certain and that is
there is nothing ordinary about the
man. Actually he told me my past bet
ter than 1 could have told it myself.
He told me of changes that I have made
and he told me of changes cOntem-
plate making He told me of affairs in
my immediate home environments of
which am positive he could have
known nothing until he began the read
ing. L have heard 1t said Prof john
stone has asserted that ones life is
written in the palm of the hand and if
this is the manner in which Mr.. John
stone tells such marvellous things as he
told me, L must say L am a convert.
He is simply wonderful a diagnOSti-
cian- He diagnosed my disease for me,
such as it has never before been dag
nosed and 1 am confident he is abso-
lutely right. I have come several hun
dred miles to see him and today 1 go
home with a months treatment of his
remedies. He charges $1.00 for the palm
reading and it is worth $1,000"
DO you think he can cure your"
queried the official.
Yes do. I know of at least a dozen
individual cases he has cured and who
were suffering from practically the
same disease have had for years. My
ailment is of the nerve structure and I
can not but believe he will cure me, as
he says he will, in about three months
time. Yes, 1 know one thing and that
is Prof tombstone thoroughly knows his
business.
The visitor went east on the Rock
Island last evening Prof. tombstone
did not consider the case at all unusual
inasmuch as he daily has people come
from a distance to consult him as re-
CARDS his treatment for nerve diseases.
The postman daily leaves a heavy mail
at his rooms, most of which contain
inquiries as to these remedies. To these
letters Prof. Johnstone personally die
tates replies, although it is hard to see
wherein he finds the time, for it is esti-
mated he talks steadily on an average
of twelve hours a daV.
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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

The following transfers of real estate
have been recorded:
c. n. Swanson and wife to VIM. Nor
gan. $500, lot 42S Fourth street, Veale's
addition.
Aaron Sheetz and wife to Henry NJ.
Steele. 1925. lots Alb and Is Clay St,
Middaugh's addition.
Henry Strong to the National Life In
surance company, $500, lots 1886 and
81 Jackson street.
The Masonic Mutual Benefit Society
of Kansas to Emma Nordquist. 1850
lots 1S2-S4-S6-S $3.50 and 80 Topeka ave-
nue..
Thos d Whyte and wife to w. J.
Hanley. 1925 lots 39S and 40O2-4 and 6
Topeka avenue, Curtis addition.
Sprague Chase and wife to John M
Chase. 81 part Sc. Il 17-12-16
c. B. Merriam and wife to Margaret
s. Burrell. 81. n. y Sc. u 3-13-15.
Thos Kennedy to Anne Young, $780,
part lot 5, HiIlyer's subdivision.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-10
SPECIAL SESSION.
Governor Leedy May Call One to
Put Through Advanced
POpulist Ideas.

There may be a special session of the
legislature between now and the first
of January. Such will be the case if
Governor Leedy follows the advice of a
number of the leaders Of the Populist
party.
Since the returns have shown that the
POpulists have lost both the legislature
and the chief executive, it has been quite
evident to the party leaders that their
cherished projects for the enactment of
Populist principles into laws have gone
glimmering. The only way possible to
secure the enactment of such legislation
any time soon is to call special ses-
sion of the legislature while the Popu-
lists still have a majority Of both hous-
es.
A number of men who are prominent
in party councils have declared their in
ltention of calling on Governor Leedy at
the first opportunity and urging him to
call the legislature together for the pur-
pose of bringing about the reforms that
are advocated by the Populist state
platform.
IF were in Governor Leedy's place, ="
said one state house Populist today, Z
would call the legislature together as
soon as possible and advise them to
pass certain laws. In the first place We
ought to pass a freight rate law o.
some kind before We go out of office
We promised the people we would and
we ought to redeem that promise before
we turn the state back to the Repub-
ucans. That's what the people put US
into power for. I would also advise the
enactment of a state insurance law, a
law to protect bank depOsitOrs, place
building and loan associations under
the supervision of the bank commits
sioner and call a constitutional con-
vention. That would be the wise thing
for Governor Leedy to do"
In a group of POpulists who were dis
cussing the proposition at the state
house this morning, George r. Smelling
was the only one who discouraged it.
1.-The people have had an opportunity
to express themselves on these
propositions Said Mr.. Smell
ling. and the most of those who have
spoken have declared against them,
while the rest haven't felt enough inter-
est to go to the polls and vote. be-
leve in abiding by the Will of the ma
jority and If the majority don't want
these things I don't believe we should
attempt TO give them to them anyway
Governor Leedy was not in the city
this morning and will not arrive till
some time this afternoon.
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day in Topeka on her way from Junction
City where she attended the weddine
of Miss Daisy Mcclure and Mr.. Harry
SawtelIe. to her home in Hutchinson.
Mrs. James McIlhenny and little
daughter of Washington, d. c., are Wis
iting Mrs. McIlhenny's parents and will
remain until after Christmas.
Mrs NettIes has returned from a.
months visit with her son, Mr.. E. c.
Nettles, in Chicago
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. johnson and Miss
May CritchfieId of OskaIoosa. are Wis
iting the family of W. w. Phillips
Mrs. T. G. Wear is up from Pittsbure
visiting her mother, Mrs. Nathan Price
at SIC West Tenth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. Witcosli have gone
to Newton, where they will make their
home in the future. Mrs. Witcoski was
formerly Miss Matte Winstead.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry SaWteIIe of juno
ton City passed through Topeka We'd
nesday on their way to Chicago and St
Louis where they will spend their honey
moon
Mrs. F. E. Smith entertained a dozen
little people very pleasantly Wednes-
day afternoon in honor of her little
brother, Harry Anderson, the afternoon
was spent in playing games and refresh
ments were served.
Miss Carrie Kruger was pleasantly
surprised at her home in SeabroOk by a
number of her friends who rode out in
a hay rack and spent the evening with
her Those in the party were Mr.. and
Mrs. Anton and daughter Stella, Misses
Minnie Etrel, Ella Council, Addie Con-
nell, Alice Dunford, Cacelia Kieninger
Carrie Vesper, Emma Strickrott, Lima
Strickrott, Dora Kruger, Mr.. WalteN
Vesper, Frank Cowen, Louis Vesper, Ed
Schmidt, Louis Strickrott and Fred
Strickrott. Refreshments were served
by Mrs. Kruger.
The professional High Five club will
hold their first meeting this season at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George w
Crane this evening.
Miss Georgiana WATSON has been
quite i'll for the past two weeks at her
home on Buchanan street.
Miss Clara Baughman of Massillon
Ohio, is visiting her cousin, Miss Callie
WellhouSe.
Mr.. Fred Wellhouse spending a few
days in TOnganoXie
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AHuRRIED NEEDING.
They Called on Justice Guy and Were
Married.

Married.
Sylvanus Thompson, aged As, and
Miranda ROLLS, colored, aged &c, were
married last night at $3.50 by Justice
Guy at his home, 728 Lane street.
Justice Guy was about ready to retire
and was banking the fire in the front
room for the night when the front door
bell rang in an excited manner. At the
time the judge did not know that it
was a wedding bell pealing forth the
announcement of a coming marriage
but armed with the stove poker he an
swered the call and upon opening the
door he was handed the marriage
license. The judge did not have his
glasses on but by the dim light he read
''Sylvanus Thompson versus Miranda
ROLLS"
And not versus interposed Mr..
Thompson.
oh" said the judge in his most grac-
iOus manner with the dollar and six
bits fee dancing before his mind, come
in"
The couple had hardly entered the
front room when the door bell rang
violently the second time. The judge
answered the summons.
Use come Dey cOuldent lose me-
said a round faced, fat and jolly cOlored
man.
In a short time another arrived and
when the four had gotten together in
the front room it was explained that
the house of Mr.. Thompson was filed
with marriage guests and that the
round faced man had been cooking the
pOssum in the kitchen and the second
man had been getting the sweet pOta-
toes ready. The round faced man saw
Miss Miranda ROLLS making her escape
quietly out of the back door and he fol-
lowed her.
7 knowed suthing was up he said.
The second man saw Sylvanus Thomp-
son softly making his escape out the
front door and he followed. So the four
had the wedding by themselves while
the guests were still expecting the cere-
mony to take place at the house.
I'VE jist felt so happy over de cleo
ton dat we thought we would git mar
RED" explained the groom.
Judge Guy put down the stove poker
and stood in front of the stove while he
tied the knot and the couple went away
hannV
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of the window at the placid waters OF
the kaW and now and then she looked
at the clouds in the sky through the
bottle and all the time the face became
more flushed and the jag assumed more
extensive proportions. By the time she
reached Topeka it had entirely en-
Veloped her intellect and besides sing
ing Pm a rackety hackety sort of girl
and doing a two step in the aisle OF
the car she managed to get her hat on
one side and her necktie over one ear
right into the clutches of the law.
It's diSgraceful," she exclaimed
Il should say it was" said the police
man who was holding her and waiting
for the patrol wagon to come.
Yes sir, repeat it, disgraceful that
the modern woman is not allowed the
privileges that man enjoys" and she
drew herself up to her full height and
used her umbrella to emphasize her re-
marks by pounding on baggage truck.
"A man can go to Kansas City and
come home no matter how (hic) full and
walk up the middle of the street with
out being bothered. Why all this cere-
mOny of (hic) meeting me with a wagon
and a loud gong and all that? I am no
better than man, am 1? (hic) am
ready to take chances with the middle
of the street and the lamp posts"
Quite a crowd had collected and for
the time being the majority were for
woman's rights but the policeman did
not believe in enfranchising women and
he kept hold of Frances who was trying
TO SJanQ STEADY. she was getting more
excited and her voice was getting thick
Il repeat, shentlemen of the jury, 1
am a (hic) fin de steele woman and I
wish my rigshts. It's an insult. I shall
see whether the poor down trOdden wo-
men shall be treated in thish manner.
Itsh not the way 1 was treated in Kan
sas City. Everyone did all they could
(hic) to help me on the train and all
for this. oh that I left there" and she
forgot she was an up to date woman
and burst into tears.
In police court this morning she was
tried for going to Kansas City like a
man, getting drunk like a man, coming
home glorious like a man and now she
is sorry she is a woman.
When the woman was brought before
Judge Ferry he looked very grave. He
glanced at her and then at the docket.
Frances Hurst you are charged with
being drunk. Are you guilty or not
guilty?"
Il am"
''I fine you three dollars"
She paid it like a man and walked
away with her head in the air.
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The Result in Shawnee County.

Chairman John Clancy of the Repub-
lican county central committee said to-
day: THE result of the election in
Shawnee county is most satisfactory.
I really did not expect quite such a
large majority as the ticket received.
i would have been satisfied with 1 800.
The great changes came in the country.
In TeCumseh township there was a
change of 60 votes in our favor and in
ROssville township which we do not
usually place in the Republican column
we won by a majority of two votes.
There was a change there of nearly 100
votes"
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Divorce Granted-one sought.

One divorce was granted and one ap-
plcatiOn for divorce fled in the district
court today. Maggie Casad is the wO-
man who was made happy and Hen
rietta Rucker is the woman who hopes
to be made happy, by legal separation.
Reuben Casad abandoned his wife and
the divorce was granted on this ground.
Mrs Rucker is a cOlored woman, and
she says her husband, Peter Rucker,
the giant janitor of the last legislature,
i'll treats her Judge Hazen granted an
order restraining Rucker from modest
inc his wife
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DOUBLE GRIEF.
A Brother of Ethel Henry Falls Un-
der the Cars and is Killed.

Milo Henry, a brother of Ethel Henry
who died from an overdose of strych-
nine q month ago, was killed by being
run over by a passenger train at Ran
dOlph Kas., a few days ago.
Milo Henry had just heard of the
death of his sister and had written to
his mother that he would come home
and comfort them in their sorrow. He
took a train to go west on business and
at Randolph he decided that he would
not go on but would turn back and
take the next train for Topeka. In en-
deavoring to board the train while
moving he was thrown under the wheels
and killed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-10
We have used ChamberIafr's

OUUgH
Remedy in our home for many years
and bear cheerful testimony to it's value
as a medicine which should be in every
family. In coughs and colds we have
found it to he efficaciOuS and in Group
and whOOping cough in children we
deem it indispensa ble.-H P Ritter,
1927 Fairfax ave. st. Louis, No For
sale by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-10
Peace JnbiIee supper at Unity.

At the Unity church supper tomorrow
night the following programme will be
given, with T. F. D0ran as postmaster:
song .........---..- America
Peace at Any Price. Mrs. Annie L, Diggs
Arbitration. Mr.. W. H COWles
Our United Country Rev. A. Wyman
song Dixie
Our Government and the Colonial
ton Idea Rev. w C. Todd
The Attitude of England Toward
America ........-.. Prof. James Black
.....................M T. A. McNeal
Solo
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1o.ooo.ooO Bales.

Washington. Nov. 10.-Agricu1tural
department November crop report esti-
mates total cotton crop mot far short
of ten million bales"
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N. A A will give a dance and oyster
supper at the K. P. hail. corner of Sixth
and Quincy streets November IA.
Morean's orchestra. Tickets so cents
couple, including supper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-10

Lawrence and Return 70 Cents
Account K U and the NEEDLES football
game Saturday. November II, good
returning the 18th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-10

NJ l. Campbell Portrait Co., has
] moved to 111-l13 West Sixth street.
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There ought not to be such an over
wheImiug sense of depression and weak
ness as woman feels at this time and there
would not be if she was in a perfectly strong
and healthy condition. In thousands of
cases motherhood has been Invested OF all
its dangers and large proportion of its
pain by the use of DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription, which Is the most marvellous
remedy ever discovered for restoring COM
plete organic health and strength to the
delicate special structure involved in moth
erhood- Taken early during the prospective
time 1t makes the mother strong, energetic
and cheerful and carries her through the
period of trial with comparative comfort
and ease. It increases the baby's natural,
constitutional vigor and adds to the joys of
motherhood the supreme satisfaction of
strong, robust, lusty infant " Favorite Pre-
scTption " IS also the best supportive tonic
for nursing mothers. Every expectant
mother will appreciate what is said by Mrs.
Fannie NJ. Harry, of Galesburg, Ills, (S45
Churchill Ave- In a letter to DR.. Pierce
she writes
a. I have used your medicines in nv family for
long time and ind them to be all that is claimed
7 cannot recommend them too highly NV con
hnement was made easy, as experienced none
of the pains such as others have at that period.
and the lfFsf born the one that mothers fear 50
muRh. Besides, the medicine has helped me in
many other ways would recommend all az
hicted women to try Dr.. Pierce's valuable medi-
ei1ess and thus become well and strong"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-10
Lawrence'a and Return rs Cents.

Michael Heery wants four first class
carpenters at the asylum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-10

See Davies & Nicholson for your soft
coal, we are never out of it. First and
Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-10

Ladies' Shirt Waists laundried so that
the colors will not fade. by Peerless
Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-10
Coal Just Right.

It is the uptown office of the Green
Feed and Fuel Co Phone 4O5 The
yard is the corner of First and Quincy
street.
II Wa1,star Int Anan4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-10

No famine on hard coal at Davies &
Nicholson, First and Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-10

Account K u. and the Medics football
game Saturday, November II, good
returning the 18th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-10
lust Slannchwavs

Across from the transfer station. be-
ing No. 40 West Eighth street, is the
place to get
Coal Inst Rirbf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-10

See Davies & Nicholson for best coal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-10

Geo. Burghart's Aurora 10 cent cigar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-10

The dread and fore
boding which almost
invariably comes over
a young wife, just ere
the advent of the first
little darling who shall
call her mother, is one
of the unnatural bur
dens which civilization
has imposed upon the
privilege of mOther-
hood.
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DISFIGURED
FOR LIFE

Our 1ittle girls humor commenced with
tiny soro on one nostril, but it kept on spread
ing till we thought she would never get it
cured. We tried everything we could get,
but it kept getting larger all the time, till
both noSfTiEs, the upper Up, part Of the l0l1er
Ep and up one side to the eye, a1ere solid sore.
We thought there was no cure, and that she
would be disfgured for life. Finally VIC tried
CUTTcURA REMEDIES. We used CUTICURA
REsoLvENr and nearly a box Of CUTICURA
(ointment), and in a short time she was en-
tirely well, with no scar or trace of the humor.
Mrs VIM. CHIC CHESTER, PIainviIle, CT.
sPKEpY CrRE TRRA7AENT ToRTURTNG, DTsTIG-
THING HUlroas WITH Loss OF HAIR. Warm baths VITA
f,UTcuRA soar gentle Enointings with CUZICUKA, and
mild doses Of CuTIcUEA REsoLFEEr.
Sold throughout the world. POTTER DRUG CUEz.
CoRP PTops.s Boston. Bow 70 Cure Baby HuoSs, tres.
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Sold throughout the world. POTTER DEUe AND CuE1.
CoRP, PTops Boston. Bow 70 Cure Baby Hun1oeai tres
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'I fine you three dollars"
She paid it like a man and walked
away with her head in the air.
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Notes aud Personal Mention.

Mrs. Henry Keller is visiting her
daughter in Atchison.
Mrs. w. H. Cheatham spent Wednes-
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GoLDsBoRo N. c., MARCH IS. 1898
PEACE OR WAR IN THE


Luz Ieseu WSth 10 ~CoHOAap1J
certain to be fraught with most
momentous events, and it is not
improbable that the issue of peace
or wal be substantially decided
within the next few days. The
report of the Naval Board of In
quiry expected to be given to the
Secretary Of the Navy By the mid
die Of the week, and that will
clearly define the duty, and of ne
cessity define the attitude, of this
government toward Spain reI~ting
to the destruction of our war yes-
sci in the Havana harbor.
While it is certainly true that
neither the President, Secretary
of the Navy nor any other o%liciol
or Individual will have definite
knowledge Of the report to be
made by the Board Of Inquiry IN
til it shall have been completed, 1t
seems to be very generally accept
ed in high official circles that the
destruction OF cur war vessel viii
be charged to an eternal explosion
by which Spain must be made dl-
rectly responsible for the terrible
tragedy.
It is possible that sensitiveness of
both the government and thepeople
as to the issue Of wal may have
led to excessive approximations, but
we fear that the concurrent re
ports from the best sources as to
the present condition Of our sunk
en- warship are a correct forecast
of the judgment of the Board of
Inquiry. If it be true that the
bottom of the vessel has been
blown upward by some terrific ex-
plosion, it-could not be the result
of an internal convulsion. The
internal destruction of a magazine
would have blown the top of the
vessel upward and the bottom
downward, and only an external
explosion could have thrown the
enormous steel structure from the
bottom of the vessel above its
deck.
The apprehension that the find
irg of the Board of Inquiry will
give cause for the demand to be
made upon Spain for restitution
and indemnity that may lead &c
war, is therefore not unreasonable:
but it should be remembered thai
even if u warship was destroyed
by external explosion for which
Spain may be called to answer, i
would not be a necessary cause o.
war, unless it car be clearly shown
that the destruction of the vesse
was deliberately planned and exc.
cuted by the Spanish authorities
That would be an act of war ant
place the issue beyond the lines o.
diplomacy.
If Spain has by negligence
caused the destruction of theyessel
her government may agree to jus
restitution and indemnity, or fail
ing in that may accept arbitration
which we could not decline. Thu
bad as the report of the Board Q
Inquiry may be, it should not b
accepted in advance as an unayoid
able cause of war;. Any report
however, requiring a demand t
be made upon Spain would in
tensify the severe war STRAIN tia
is now hating business and dis
turbing legitimate enterprise in al
its channels.
We earnestly hope that th
present week will bring the prob
lem to a solution, and all patriot
citizens will be in hearty sympa
thy with the President in his eff
fort to maintain lthe peace III
less compelled to accept war t
maintain tho honor or the Reput
lie.