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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
K1PL1Ne ON TEE FUTURE.

When earth's last picture is painted, and
the tubes are twisted and dried,
When the oldest colors have faded, and
the youngest critic has died.
We shall rest. and. faith, we shall need it
lie down for aeon or two
TIL the Master of all Good Worlmen shall
set US to work anewi
And those that were good shall be happy;
they shall sit in a golden chair:
They shall splash at a ten-league canvas
with brushes of comets hair:
They shall find real saints to draw from
Magdalene. Peter and Paul;
They shall work for age at a sitting
and never be tired at ALI
And only the Master shall praise US, and
only the Master shall blame:
And no one shall work for money and no
shall work for fame,
But each for the joy of the working, and
each in his separate star.
Shall draw the Thing he sees it for the
God of Things as They Arei
-Rudyard Npling,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
JOSEPH'S BAD CASE.
Was Never in Love Before and 1t Al
most Unseated His Reason.

New York. March 4.-Miss Leah Maude
Decker the pretty seh49i I1 t am OF 1908
Commissioner Chas. Howell yesterday. In
was that she permitted her pupil. Joseph
George SqiureS. to fall in-loVe with her
really an easy thing to do. Squires, who
spairing lOve-sickneSs by swallowing four
right before the bright eyes. that had set
his heart to hutterlng SquIres 1 Iather'
having led on Joseph George by her wiles
and smiles.
The school teacher constantly prompted
her lawyer, T. NJ. Griffing, and was very
self-possessed. The strongest charge
against her was that she opened her bed
room window one night and let in the
Joseph George testified that he was so
madly in love. with his teacher that he
went to her window several nights One
raised the window and asked what was
the matter He told her he had trouble 16l
perate. She dressed turned on the light
and let him in He remained 1rs there Tier until
Joseph George also said Miss Leah had
vent eS5He together to Rev Mr. Eagan Of Good
Ground. and asked him to marry them
springtime came. The unromantic clergy
man answered he would have to register
the marriage with the town clerk.
So they were not married. But Joseph
George went on loving her more and more
her-some of the boyish, despairing. letters
were read-threa tening to shoot himself
o
and bought laudanum- One day about
month ago when she called upon him to
recite he arose in his place and drank the
poison.
Edward Squires, Joseph Georges uncle,
who lived in a room over that occupied
by the teacher, testified he was suspicious.
So he bored auger holes in his floor. He
peered through these holes night after
night, but saw nothing worth talking
about-which, in Good Ground, is to say
he saw nothing.
Two children of the school testified they
saw Joseph George kiss Miss Leah when
she passed him in the class room, and
that he was always looking at her with
shining eyes"
His mother and his sister Kittie describ-
ed the influence that Miss Decker had
over him: he could not eat his meals, and
showed every symptom of a bad case of
first love.
The hearing was then adjourned until
March IL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
IN THE PEOPLES HANDS.

At every session of the legislature it
is more and more strongly impressed on
the people that as a legislative body
this branch of our government in the
main fails of it's purpose. 1t does not
pass many of the laws that the people
want and it passes many that they do
not want. Like an ancient and broken
tool the Legislative body is out of re-
pair, and provokes more often the
anger of it's owner than 1t serves his
ends. Are legislatures becoming an
obsolete form of government? Now
adays the people have come to point
of view where they want to speak with
their own voices on public questions
and cast the ballots with their own
hands. They fret under so-ca11ed repre-
sentative government which does not
represent. II the people could have
voted on the oleomargarine bill, there
is no question what the result would
have been. Concerning many other
bills the same will apply. No lobby
can buy up the voters of a whole state.
The enthusiasm with which the voters
enter into public questions when they
are given an opportunity was shown in
the waterworkS election in Topeka.
That is the way the people want to act
on every public question. They don't
want the legislature which is at the
beck and call of rival interests to do
these things for them. They want to
do more of the voting themselves. Is
there anyone who would say it isn't safe
to trust the peoples judgment? Repre-
sentative government is good but it
isn't near as good as g. direct vote of
the people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
NORTH TOPEKA.


w. NJ. Costley will go to st. Louis to-
morrow on a weeks business trip.
Capt. Dowdell is still quite ill with
grip at his home on Jackson street.
Master Delbert West entertained a
few schoolmates Saturday with a taffy
pull.
Miss Julia Waite returned today from
Kansas City where she has been spend
I ing a week.
Mrs. Charles Excl of Atchison is visit
ing her sister-in-law, Mrs. Alvin Pratt,
of Central avenue.
Go to c. B. Lyon, D. D. s.. for fine
dental work at popular prices. ONCE
81 Kansas avenue Tel. 656.
Mrs. E. w. Davis of Quincy street will
leave the first of the week for New
Mexico for a months visit to friends.
Mr.. Lewis left yesterday for Pawnee
Rock where he will be the guest of his
daughter, Mrs. Lindas, for several
weeks.
Louis Nystrorn returned the first of
the week to Kansas City after a visit
of several weeks to his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs John NyStrom.
Winsted Fuller returned yesterday
from business trip to Leavenworth
and will leave Monday for St. Joseph to
be away for several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. r. Wilt have returned
from Kansas City where Mr.. Wilt went
on business connected with the Wilt
Hardware company of RoSSv1lle.
H. L. Sherburn has returned from
Pittsburg, Kan, where he went as
delegate from Star lodge A. Q. u. w.
331, to the meeting of the grand lodge.
The services tomorrow in the Chris
tian church will be Sunday school at
9:45, preaching at II a. m. and Z: 80 p. m.
by the pastor, Rev. J. H. Speer. Junior
Endeavor at and Senior Endeavor at
$50.
There will be Litany service and cele-
bration of the holy communion in the
Church of the Good Shepherd tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock. Sunday school
with Bible class by Canon Bywater at
half past nine.
Mrs. n. F. CAnkle left this morning
for Independence, Kan, in response to
a telegram announcing the death of her
brother, Joseph A. Bond, which occurred
yesterday morning at that place Mr..
camille Milling company, and was scald-
ed to death by the bursting of the stand
pipe He leaves a widow and five chill
dren, one son being with the Twentieth
Kansas at Manila.
Miss Carrie HarkinS very delightfully."-
entertained a number of friends Friday
evening at her home on Park street.
She was assisted by Miss Cole and Miss
Reader. Mr.. Reader added much to the
enjoyment of the evening by giving a
number of selections on the monograph.
Dainty refreshments were served. The
invited guests were Miss Clara Erheart,
Miss Amy Parson, Miss Olive Owen,
Miss Irene Campdoras, Miss Ivah
Groves, Mr.. Walter Graft, Mr.. Lee Col
lins Mr.. Will Owen Mr.. Clarence John
son, Mr.. Harry Nash, Mr.. Fred Par
son, Mr.. CORTLAND Day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
FLYING PRAYERS.

Il
(From the Chicago Inter OCEAN,
/ One of Uncle Sans officers stationed at
San Juan tells the following interesting
story:
Sergeant Robertson shared very pretty
bird in the woods before San Juan re-
Gently. He had been asked by q rela-
many specimens Of Puerto y Rican birds as
| he could get. and 1T was while pursuing
thing like an oriole. but much smaller and
more snowy of plumage. On taking the
prised to find attached to one of It's legs
by a string bit of pasteboard about half ali
was Written in Spanish: = - - ~.
',0f your your charity pray for the soul OF
This little episode excited a good deal Of
som som II in ' Order to SATISFY pubic curiosity
made inquiries as to the identity of Julie
ance of spanish he was not successful uI-
til he fell in with Senior, Printos, who
nected with the city's police department
| under the Spanish regime.
dez. W said US" senor e PTintos and could tell
you many stories of her eccentriciIies. |
last last year and closed a checkered career
in. to her, manner natural enough She
means. and certainly was very charitable.
The sonora was the widow Of a Spanish d1
PsSetas Half Of this sum she te spent in
| raction in her domestic affairs.
Some time after the Easter term Of 1897
June. 1eeInR Inat she was growing Olu.
and realizing that her end was near went
down to the store of Senior Romerez, on
st. Jago street. He deals in animals, and
Julie, being in funds-she had just receiv
ed her quarterly pension-bought all the
birds in his establishment tied cards like
that you have in your hand around their
legs, and gave them their liberty by .whisl-
ing them into the air. OF course half of
the poor things were devoured by cats and
birds of prey-prayer and all-within "a
hours.
"Such an idea is not at all original in
the Spanish West Indies; The way, in
which IlIie fba nj her
body, however, is original in the highest
degree. Soon after 1iberating the birds
her health failed rapidly. and hence she
a, hole in a hillock situated in a little
hole she lined with fine WOOL and over the
wool she placed screen made of her silk
and satin gowns. She next lowered a cof-
fin into the grave, also lined with silk. and
of the coffin she made her bed for the rest
of her days. She died in it, and by
arrangement she had ingeniouslY con-
trived a lid covered with grass and flow
ers was laid over the grave within 4s
hours. 1 understand the authorities in
tend exhuming the poor old SOULS re-
mains. and burying them elsewhere.
don't know why
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04

Dr. Elmer Lee, a prominent New York
physician, has alarmed the high livers
by declaring emphatically that most
men Of prominence die from overeatIng.
Too much food, he AYERS, spells death
and destruction, and is worse than the
pestilence that walketh by MONDAY. He
cites the death of President Faure of
France of apop1exy. He says the head
of the French republic had been
dying by inches for years from absorb
ing more rich nutriment than his sys-
tenn could properly assimilate The
germ theory, he declares, is a fallacy.
The symptoms attributed to germs are
caused by the poisonous gases evolved
from undigested or improperly digested
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
MAY LOCK HORNS YET.
Appropriation For the Falcon Contest
Will Make Trouble.

A special session may yet be necessary
if both branches of the legislature stand
by what they say at present. The SEN
ate has included in the appropriate ton
for executive and judicial officers an
item of $4,000 to pay the senate for
trying the Stewart-Fa1loon contest af-
ter the regular session has closed.
Members of the house say they will
never consent to any such appropria-
ton. If they do not, the senate is in a
position to hold up the rest of the bill,
in which case a special session would
be necessary or else none of the state
officers, district judges, employees in
any of the state departments will be
able to draw any pay after July l.
1t will then devolve upon Governor
Stanley to call q special session or the
state departments will have to run
without any money. IF a special ses-
sion is called the senate can take its
time about trying the contest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
MEN WANTED.
Place for $1,000 in the United States
Army.

Washington, March 4-Uncle Sam is
in need of $1,000 men for the army.
That they may be obtained as rapidly
as possible, instructions have been sent
by Secretary Alger to all recruiting Of
ficers to make as many enlistnfents as
possible. To aid them in their work
the secretary has authorized them to
freely advertise, and to expedite enlist
ments it has been determined to assign
twenty-five additional officers to re-
cruiting duty, making ninety-five Off
GERS engaged in that work
Returns received by Adjutant General
Corbin show that there are today 40, 600
men who have enlisted in the United
number may be largely increased by
the re-enlistment of many volunteers
who have announced their intention of
remaining in the service.
In addition to Americans, it is pro-
posed by the department to take adj
vantage of that provision of the new
army law which permits the enlistment
of natives of Cuba, Porto Rico and the
Philippines.
1t is not intended, however, to form
regiments composed solely of natives.
The programme, so far as decided upon,
conteInplates the formation of mixed
regiments-that is, Americans and ma
tives, with American officers.
President Mckinley has selected Col
F. G. Ainsworth for the appointment
of brigadier general and John Tweeda1e
for the appointment of major under the
provisions of the new law, giving the
chief of the record and pension office
of the war department the rank, pay
and allowances of a brigadier general,
and allowing an assistant chief of the
office, who shall have the rank of ma
jor.
Col. Ainsworth is now chief of the
record and pension office and Mr.. TWee-
dale is chief clerk Of the war depart
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
A FEE OF $4,000
Paid New Jersey by Incorporators
of the Havana Commercial Co

Trenton, N. J., March Articles of
incorporation were filed today of the
Havana Commercial company, with a
pany is organized to purchase, manu-
facture and deal in tobacco and to do a
general tobacco business. The incOr-
porators are Isidore L. Carroll, James
V. H. Lawrence and Charles l. HOr-
ton. The latter owns all the stock eX-
cept forty shares. Horton left New
York today for Cuba with twenty certi-
fed copies of the articles of incorpOra-
ton with the avowed purpose of buy
ing up all the tobacco plants that he
can secure. The fee for filing the ar
ticles of incorporation is $4,000 and on
the 500, 00O, 900 of capital the state will
receive an annual franchise tax of
81 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
HIGH LICENSE IN ALASKA.
Prohibitionists Defeated After Hard
Fight.

Washington, March 9.-During almost
the entire session yesterday the senate
was enga ged in routine business. Three
score or more of minor bills were
passed, the calendar being entirely
cleared of private pension bills and of
measures correcting military and naval
records. Two measures of national i'm
portance were passed, the Notifications
appropriation bill and the bill provid-
ing for a code of criminal laws for the
District of Alaska. A provision for the
high licensing of the liquor traffic in the
latter measure created considera BILE
discussion and an effort was made to
incorporate an absolute prohibition
amendment, but it failed by a decisive
vote. The Notifications bill was passed
precisely as it came from the house,
without amendment, and goes to the
president. The conference reports on
were agreed to and these measures also
go to the president.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
WHERE is THE MONEY!
Dodge City Attorney Charged With
EmbezzIement

Dodge City, March 4.-E. V. Lants an
attorney, was arrested Friday on COM
plant of ]. ]. Summersby, on a charge
of embeZzlement. The accused was ad-
mitted to bail in the sum of $40, and a
preliminary trial will be held before
Squire Preston on March 1th. 1t is
charged that Lants was attorney for
the parents of OFF Hansen who was
killed by accident while in the service of
the Santa Fe Railway company, in a
bridge gang, two years ago. 1t is
charged that Lants collected $3.50 from
the company, and he was to retain one
half of the amount as fee, but he has
failed to account for any part of the
sum. The parents of the deceased young
the American consul at that city is
pushing the suit against Lants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
Colony For Smith Center.

Smith Center, March A petition has
been circulated this week to raise mon
ey to assist in building a Catholic
church in this city. 1t was shown that
several Catholic families desired to To-
cate here, but objected on account of
there being no church of their faith in
this city. Joe Mathes, Jr., who circu-
lated the petition, only asked the dona-
ton of $240, which was offered by Bel
laire. He guaranteed to locate the
church here if this place would do as
we'll. The petition was then circulated
by Mr.. Wilson, who has about $500, or
more than was asked already Subscrib-
ed by our citizens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
SNOW WAS GENERAL.
A White Blanket Two Inches Deep
Over Kansas This Morning.

This mornings snow measured about
two inches, with very little drifting.
The street cars were unable to make
their early trips on time, but as soon
as the track was cleared by snowplows
there was no more trouble. as the snow
was wet and did not drift back on the
rails.
The lowest point reached by the Their
mometer was q above at o'clock and
at IL o'clock it had risen one degree.
The forecast is partly cloudy tonight
and Sunday" The reports received by
the Santa Fe show that the snow is
general over the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04

The senate item in the appropriation
bill granting the sum of $1,000 to the
widow of Gen. Garcia was very properly
rejected by the house conferees. 1t
was a small amount, but it's passage
would have established bad precedent
We have enough pensioners at home to
take care of without journeyfng into
foreign countries. What did Garcia do
for the United States that his widow
should have a claim on the govern
ment'S bounty?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04

The Newton, Mass, woman whose
stomach was removed by surgeons is
dead. She was one of the four re-
corded patients upon whom this opera
ton has been successfully performed.
1t is said successfully because she
survived nine months and her death was
in no wise caused by the operation, but
by the formation of another cancer,
one of the most persistent and ineradi-
cable of diseases.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
Natural Gas in Riley County.

Manhattan, March 4-The natural
gas on Wild Cat, three miles west of
Manhattan, is on J. F. Swingle's land.
Since our last issue a sample of it has
been collected and tested by an expert
natural gas. 1t burns readily. OF course
Il remains to be discovered in what
quantities it exists but it is established
that there is natural gas in this local
ltv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
HIS VICTIMS BURIED.
Mrs. Gilbert and Murdered Children
LAID to Rest-Reward For
Gilbert

Clay Center, March 4.-The dead of
the Gilbert family were brought here
for burial A reward is offered for Gill
bert's capture. Examination of the
house shows he came home from Wake
field drunk Tuesday evening, seized
hammer and killed his wife who was
sitting by the stove with the baby in
her lap. Then he killed the other three
children, changed his clothes, put on
good suit, took a horse and saddle and
fed. No trace of him yet. He is blonde
and understood, with reddish beard and
light mustache and eyebrows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
Wages Raised 10 Per Gent.

Wheeling, w. Va, March 4.-The
Riverside Iron Works has raised the
wages of it's employees 10 per cent.
Newcastle, Pa, March 4-The en-
ployes of the Carbon Limestone COM
pany, which operates extensive quarries
in this county, have just been granted
an increase of wages amounting to
about 10 per cent. This raises their
pay to the figure paid in 1892.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
Joe Jeffarson,s Sister Dead.

New York, March 4.-Cornelia Jeffer-
son, whose name by marriage became
Mrs. Jackson, died today at her home
in this city at the age of 62. She was
comedian. In childhood she went on the
stage and during her life she was more
or less closely connected with the dra-
matte profession.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
This Afternoons Blaze.

The fire department was called to the
residence of William Dunford, 1905
Western avenue, this afternoon, but the
blaze was quickly extinguished. Flames
caught in the roof from the chimney.
The loss amounted to about $75.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
NO GREAT RUSH.
Of American Capital to Invest in Cuba
and Porto Rico.

Washington, March 3.-Contrary to
the general expectation that American
capital would seek early investment in
the islands of Cuba and Porto Rico.
following the American occupation, is
the fact as stated by the officials of the
war department that very few appli-
cations have been filed for grants, fran
chises or concessions for the construc-
ton of public works of various kinds.
Probably not more than a dozen re-
quests for privileges of this character
in Cuba have been made and less than
that number in Porto Rico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
Great Haste IS Not
Always Good Speed.


@any people trust to luck
to pull them through, and are.
often disappointed. Do not
daLy-dalLy in matters of
health. With IT you can
accomplish miracles. With
out It you are ar no good. "
Keep the liver, kidneys, bowels and
blood healthy by the use of Hoods Sar-
saparilla, the taultless blood purifier.
Dyspepsia know a positive relief
for dyspepsia and that is Hoods Sarsapa-
rilla. 1t cured me. My neuralgia also
stopped" W. B. BALDWIN, 164 Oak Street,
Binghamton. New York.
Tired Feeling My appetite was
capricious, my liver disordered and I was
tired Hoods Sarsapariila relieved it all.
1t cured friend of mine of female weak
ness" MRS. JESSIE A. MEARNs, Clayton, Del.
hoods Saa4ab0sM
Il:s1:sd q S:I15llfZ
Hoods Pills liver ms the non-irritating and
enlx eashaEt.c 70 take with Heod,s sersaParilla.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04

Hodgins' cafe has changed hands and
Ed Hillman and Andy Fish are now in
charge. Fred Hodgins, the former
proprietor, has left Topeka for Excelsior
Springs, Mo. The two young men who
succeed to the management of the cafe
have been connected with it for some
time and are experienced in the bust
ness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
HOW ELKS WILL GO.
Iowa Elks to Visit st. Louis Wearing
Pink and Purple.

Cedar Rapids. Ia, March AT a dele
gate convention of the Elks of Iowa here
it was decided that Iowa should attend the
grand lodge meeting in st. Louis in July
in body. The uniform decided upon was
light straw hats with purple bands. blue
and white trousers. An organization was
perfected to have charge of the arrange
mentS. of which w. H. Beck of Sioux CITY
is president, L. K. Fullerton of Waterloo
treasurer and f. NJ. Harroon of Dubuque
secretary. The local lodge entertained
the visitors in the opera house and later
a a social session, at which Vests min
Strels were also guests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-04
Relics of Walter Scott.

London, March A number of relics
of Sir Walter Scott were sold at auc-
ton this week. Among them were 80
letters which fetched 81, 125. His walk
ing stick, stout piece of ash cut in
the woods of Abbotsford, was sold for
$2G5, and two locks of his hair went for
two guineas each. A guinea is S5.25.