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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-04

an intelligent voter that s. H. Haynes
endorses Mr.. Kelsey's action.
We as voters in the First district,
must act together and deprive Mr..
Kelsey Of the right to come over into
the First district and by his actions say
who he wants US to vote for for COM
missioner
Mr.. c. W. Higginbotham, the oppos-
ing candidate to Mr.. Haynes, is an old
settler of Shawnee county, having lived
here for 40 years, and he is known as a
man of ability and well qualified for
the place. He says if elected he will
vote absolutely for the interests of the
First district.
Now just a word in regard to the
manner in which these men secured the
nominations for this office. Mr.. Higa
ginbotham did not seek for the nomina-
ton, but let the nomination seek him.
MI Haynes realizing that he must
work hard with Clay Bowen and James
Stewart as candidates at the RepubH-
can primaries for the same nomination,
Travelled all over the district asking for
support, and he did it honorably enough
in the country precincts.
B. S. COLEMAN.
Menoken, Kan, Nov 2, 1899.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-04
ELLIOTT FINED SIOO.
Troy Editor to Pay For Alleged Libel
of Perry - His Attorney Fined.

Troy, Nov. 4.-Tn the district court
here Friday, Frank w. Elliott, publish
er of the Troy Times, was sentenced to
pay a fine of 800 and costs in the GRIM
inal libel suit instituted against him by
\ Ibert Perry. Elliott was convicted of
the crime in September, the case grow
ing out of an article in the Times,
Charging Perry with having used his
position as chairman of the county
Democf attic central committee to assist
Cyrus Leland and the Republicans.
In support of Elliott's motion for a
new trial, his attorney, T. A. Moxcey,
OF Atchison, filed affidavits charging
Judge Stuart with having wrongfully
used his official position in various
ways to secure the conviction of Elliott
Judge Stuart fined each of the men $25
for contempt and ordered them to jail
until the fines were paid.
Elliott telegrap pied for Judge NOEL
roy, a judge of the court of appeals,
who came to Troy in the evening and
released the defendants on a writ of
habeas corpus, the hearing on which
vas set for November 16, in Topeka.
The men were not locked up, but were
confined to the jail Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-04
new GAS PLANT.
Canvass of the City Will Be
Made Next Week.

On Monday morning ten men will
commence the canvass of the city in
the interest of the new gas and electric
light plant, proposed to be established
in Topeka by Mr.. w. ]. Faulkner of
Chicago. The canvass will be under
the supervision of Mr.. John A. Klein
hans.
The canvass is expected to cover
period Of 20 days, and at the end of that
time, if it is shown that the people are
in sympathy with proposition of cheap
er gas and electric light, Mr.. Faulkner
announces that his company will be or
ganized with sufficient financial back
ing to build a modern and well equip
ped plant in this city
The contract that Topeka residents
will be asked to sign it is by no means
binding, and the canvass. will amount
to more of an expression than anything
else. The contract reads as follows at
the start:
Il hereby request that, as soon as the
Topeka Federal Light, Heat and Power
company is organized and ready to
distribute gas and electric current in
the city of Topeka, you supply the
premises, etc.
On the reverse side of he>contract is
the rates to be charged by the new
company. These are as follows:
Gas for lighting and in gas ranges
81 per 1000 cubic feet the first two
years; 95 cents per 1000 cubic feet for
the next three years; 80 cents per 1000
cubic feet after that.
For power purposes-50 cents per 1, 900
cubic feet
For house heating-5O cents per 1000
cubic feet.
Incandescent electric lights-16 can
die power lamp, $40 of 1 cent per hour.
Arc lalnpS-1-2, 900 candle power arc,
burning until 10 p. m, $3.50 per month;
$4,000 candle power arc, burning until
1890 a. m, $3.50 per month; $4,000 can
die power arc, burning all night, $1,000
per month.
In connection with the rates it is an
nounced that If 5000 contracts are Sc
cured for gas lighting and range service
but 80 cents will be charged per 1000
cubic feet at the start. In regard to the
rate for house heating a 10 per cent
duction will be made if 600 contracts are
RECEIVED and a 20 per. cent discount if
1000 contracts are obtained.
A 20 per cent discount on the incandes-
cent electric light rates and Is per cent
discount arc light rates are also prom
iSed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-04
NEWS OF THE FIGHT.
Told to Thousands In Front Of State
journal Office.

The news of the Jeffries-S harkey
fight was bulIetined by rounds to
crowd of several thousand people in
front of the State Journal Office last
night.
The bulletins were read by Joe Zahner
of Kansas City, the human megaphOne-
So powerful is his voice that people
more than a block away heard every
word His voice was heard at Tenth
and Topeka avenues but of course he
could not be understood from that
place.
The young man read every round as
it was received over the State Journal
Associated Press wire and during the
twenty-five rounds there was not a.
break nor a quaver in his voice. The
crowd in front of the State Journal
knew the result of the battle at II
o'clock, less than three minutes after
Referee Siler announced the decision at
the close of the twenty-fifth round.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-04
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
High School Honors It's Soldier
Students.

Friday the High school stud
ents held exercises in honor of the
High school students that went to war.
The students who enlisted were Nor
man Ramsey, Walter Vance, Terrence
Montgomery, John Johnston. James
Corkhill, George Boardman and Resiel
Manahan. All enlisted in the Twentieth
kansas, excepting Boardman, who en-
tered the regular service. Resiel Man
ahan was killed at Calumpit. He is
buried on Battery Knoll. His body
will be brought home. The. rest, except
ing Vance and Ramsey, re-enIisted
Inc two that returned attended the ex-
ercises. Each received a gold medal
Those who were not there will receive
their medals by mail. Superintendent
Davidson, Edward Wilder and General
J. K. Hudson made short addresses. r
3. WEIGH spoke in memory of Private
Manahan- A bronze tablet in memory
of Manahan will soon be placed in the
scnool building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-04
MORE GOOD WORDS.
Kansas City Paper Compliments
Topeka.

Topeka.
The following is from Fridays Kan
sas City Star:
TT fell to the lot of Topeka yester-
day, as the capital Of the state of Kan
sas, to extend to the Twentieth Kan
sas volunteers the welcome OF their
state and of their native land. The
duty was nObly performed, the pr1V1-
lege gracefully and beautifully enjoyed.
1T was, with the brief and somewhat
uncertain notice, great Undertaking
by far the most OnerouS ever imposed
on Topeka-yet seemingly no detail was
sighted or overlooked; nothing was alb
breviated or forgotten; no pains We're
spared; no suggestion OF hospitality
was neglected. The day and the night
were filed with cheer and brightness
for the returning heroes, and Topeka,
acting as hostess for the state and
country, covered herself with honor.
1T may be said that all Kansas
assisted. Never in the history of To-
peka. was so great a, multitude Of Kan
sans, representing every section OF the
state, gathered there. There came also
the former Kansans, from beyond the
limits of the state, and joined the resi-
dent kansans in the great celebration.
But the credit was, after all, Topeka s.
It was Topeka that covered herself all
on er with flags and flowers, miles and
acres of each; that embowered the
streets and emblazOned the houses and
made a summer palace of the Capitol;
that spread the festal board and turn
ed out hundreds of the city's fairest
and best to serve it; that arrayed its
whole population in their Sunday
best" and turned them out to line the
streets and join in the loud acclaim that
rose from morning till night and from
shutdown till midnight, while music
gathered from all over the state made
the heavenly arches ring" Topeka did
all this, and gave herself a great day
ana a prouder name and a higher place
in the esteem and affection of Kansas
1.-THE enthusiasm, and yet the good
order, the promptness and celebrity, the
good taste (Which, under most circum-
stances, is equivalent to good sense),
the open-hearted and open-handed
kindness the universal courtesy which
pervaded all, was a great credit to To-
peka, to Kansas, to the vast multitude,
to the gallant regiment, the center of
all the attractions, which brought its
victorious flags again to the capitol"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-04
HANGED HIMSELF.

Insane Man Commits Suicide at
Asylum.
John Halbebel, a patient at the in
night by hanging himself with a hand
kerchief.
All the attendants except one had left
the ward to attend a dance. The one
attendant that was left did not miss
HalbebeI until he found him dead in
the bath room. The man was admitted
to the asylum last June and has tried
before to commit suicide but has been
prevented. The attendant, Mr.. Childs,
went to the bath room and could not
open the door. He looked over the
transom and found the patient had
placed a brace against the door to
keep it shut and had hung himself to a
towel rack on the door. When cut down
he was dead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-04
Weeklv Rank statemant.

New York, Nov. 4.-The weekly bank
statement issued today shows the fol-
crease 50, BIG, 875; loans, decrease $40
900; specie, decrease SO, S75, 900: legal
tenders, decrease $942, 800; deposits, de-
crease $5,767, 300; circulation, increase
$396,30O. The banks now hold 1888. $50
less than the requirements Of the Is per
cent rule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-04
Chamberlain Pain Balm Cures 9th
ars. Why Not You.

My wife has been using .Chamberlain's
Pain Balm, with good results for lame
shoulder that has panied her continually
for nine years. We have tried all kinds
of medicines and doctors without receiv-
day we saw an advertisement of this med
icine and thought of trying it, which We
did with the best of satisfaction. She
has used only, one bottle and her shoulder
is almost Well-Adolph L. Millett, Man
chester. N. II. For sale BY all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-04
BARITONE GOES MAD.
Signor Galleano, of the Lambardi Co.,
Raving Maniac.

St. Joseph, Mo, Nov. 4.-Pietro Gal
leano, the well known baritone, with
the Lambardi Italian Grand Opera
company, went suddenly insane here
last night and is a raving maniac. He
will be sent to the asylum today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-04

Bill Nelson, the editor of the Smith
County Pioneer, who has just come
home from the Philippines, was asked
the other day to whom he would 1iken
the Filipinos, and he said they are like
the American Indians. How would we
like to annex seven millions of Ameri-
can Indians.
mo, I don't believe in Asiatic expan-
sim
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-04
Advantage Asked For nrillera

st. Louis, Nov. 4.-The board of mana
gers of the St Louis traffic bureau have
adopted resolutions requesting officers of
the cast bound lines to comply with the
order Of the interstate commerce COM
mission, by reducing the rate on flour
mllled in st. Louis when for export to
the same rate as on wheat for export. and
that any proportional rate made to apply
from East st. Louis on -four ground west
of the west bank of the Mississippi river
be made to apply on -four ground at ST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-04
Made Young Again.

zone of DR.. Kings New Life Pills each
night for two, weeks has put ne in my
Dempseytown, Pa, They're the best in
the world for Liver, Stomach and Bowels
Purely vegetable. Never grippe. Only Csc
at Waggoner's drug store, 7S1 Kansas
avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-04
Free Lecture.

on Human Nature will be given on
Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
evenings, by Chas. D. Brouyette, a
graduate of the Chicago Institute of
Phrenology. Parents and teachers are
especially invited. Divine Science hall,
1922 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-04

dale, Sunday, November at $3.50 p. m, IN
the Christian church and 7:80 p. m. N
the NJ. z. church. He will preach at II
a. m, in the Free Methodist church in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-04

Geo. holland, Rockland. O.. says; MY
wife had piles forty years DeW1tt
Witch Hazel Salve cured her. It is the
best salve in America" It heals every
thing and cures all skin diseases. AT All
drug stores.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28
LETTER.
Smallest That Ever Passed Through til,
American Mails.

Smallest That Ever Passed Through tn,
American Mails.
Possibly the smallest letter ever sent
through the United States mails, and
certainly as small as any could be to
carry the present postage stamps, was
received by Miss Grace Miley of Ander-
son, Ind, last week from a friend at
Minden, Neb. So small, in fact, was
the tiny letter that, for fear of losing it
in some corner of a mail bag, the mail
clerks inclosed it in a little box, and
thus it was received at this end of the
line. The envelope is evidently 'home
made" 1t is just the size of a two
cent postage stamp. The front was
given over entirely to the address, and
the stamp covered all of the reverse,
n there was a little fringe hang
ing over. The postmaster, in cancel
ing the stamp at Minden, had to hit it
twice, and the Anderson postmaster
then added a mark indicating it's ar
rival. The contents of the tiny envel-
ope were as minute as the covering.
There was a sheet of paper just four
times the size of a postage stamp when
spread out. This was covered on each
side with writing that had to be fig
ured out with a magnifying glass. Still,
there were over 400 words in the tiny
envelope-a much larger number than
found in the ordinary friendship letter.
Miss Miley will keep the letter as a
souvenir. Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune, .
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28
Farmers Wives.
And he came

One bright idea of the club women is
the opening in towns of a "rest room"
where the farmers wife may stay on
Saturday, says the Woman's Home
Companion. With the latest magazines
and the ever-comforting cup of tea,
this weary weekly shopper may find
mental and bodily refreshment. This
work has been particularly espoused by
Missouri club m In other parts
the farmers wife is looking out for
herself, as %instanced at Lapeer, Mich.
In this. town the women of the sur
rounding country have rented two
room in the courthouse. Each mem
Der furnished one yard of carpet, one
chair, one cup and saucer, and every
Saturday comes to spread lunch and
talk things over" Farmers wives
away out west drive many miles over
rough mountains for their one social
pleasure-the monthly literary club.
The big city clubs, such as the Denver
Woman's club, on the other hand. reg
ularly send periodicals and papers to
the lonely women too remotely situat-
ed for a chance to belong to any club.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28
ENGLISH "cALL NIGHT"
How Students Become Full Pledged
Barristers,

Barristers.
Recently "call night of Hilary term
took place at the four inns of court.
Call night" it may be promised, is
the night Upon which those students of
the inn who have "eaten their din
ner," or, in other words, have kept the
requisite number of terms, and who
have satisfied the examiner In the
public examination" are called to the
bar. 1t is usual for those who intend
to present themselves for "call" to dine
in the hall of the inn on "call night"
and they must appear, says the Lon-
don Mail. in the orthodox evening
dress. Shortly before the close of din
ner the ~"panniers" Superior beings Of
the genus "waiter'0 go around the hall
telling those whose intention 1t is to
offer themselves for the "call" that it
Is time for them to begin to think of
something more important than the in
ner man. Such students then leave the
hall, and, wearing their gowns and
bands, repair to the anteroom of the
benchers. While waiting there they
are marshaled in order of seniority
/. e., as members of the inn-and are
shortly ushered into the presence of
the benchers, who are, in theatrical
p%arlance, discovered" enjoying their
nuts and wine in true old-fashioned
style on the hard mahogany. The stu
dents, who are ranged around the ia
BILE, are next supplied each with a
glass, and the "pannier" comes around
with decanters, giving choice of port,
claret or Madeira" When the glasses
are charged, the treasurer, or the
senior bencher present, addresses the
students with words of wisdom and en-
couragement for the future. The Curl
Gus and obserVant might get a glimpse
into the characters of those budding
counsel learned in the law by watch
ing their faces and demeanor during
this ~harangue. Some look deeply in
terested, as if it were the most seri-
is; some try to follow suit, as they
think they ought to look solemn on
such an occasion; others look bored,
some amused, and many cast longing
glances at the trimming glasses they
hold, doubtless thinking $50 near and
yet so far" But all these things have,
an end, even a treasurer's speech, and
at it's close he proposes the health Of
the students. 1t is then the duty of the
senior student to reply, which he is
expected to do in a few grateful words,
and, as n good turn deserves an
other, he proposes the health of "the
treasurer and the masters of the
bench" which his fellows drink right
gladly, for, If the truth be told, they
most of them by this time think the
proceedings are beginning to get a lit
tie dry. 1t is all over; the glasses are
collected, and the quondam students
file out, fully enrolled members of the
noble army of "the briefess," most to
fight, some to stand with honor and
distinction, and alas! not a few to fall
in the coming battle of life.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28
Paraphrasing the Text.

Marian, 4 years old, is a cunning lit
tie Mount Vernon girl, who attends the
Methodist Sunday school. Not long
since the golden text of the week
CHANGED to be the verse from Matthew
commencing LET your light so shine"
When Sunday came the little maid
trotted off to Sunday school with her
older brothers and sisters, and when
the teacher asked her for the golden
text" she promptly slid from her seat
and convulsed the class by repeating,
gravely: Keep your gas burnin'."-
Truth.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28

SHE WENT STRAIGHT TO HIM.
that the bandage round his temple rem
dered hideous. Though it was a near
shave. I got hold Of a spar and dashed
myself to it. Then | was chucked up
on a desert island-a regular Robinson
Crusoe. I lived there six months, prin-
cipally on shellfish and seabirds' eggs.
Then this Spanish chap picked me up,
and last night l was shipwrecked a
second time. However, I'm none the
worse for my adventures, with the ex-
ception of a crack on the skull. A fall
ing spar did that. That's my tale in a
nutshell. Now let's hear about Loo?
You're not spliced to her yet, I hope"
"No, no."
"But you are going to be, I'll lay a
dollar"
"We-e are engaged" Thorne said
in a low voice.
cad! I knew it," and he laughed
boisterously.
"You see," the other went on in an
explanatory tone, 81 thought you were
dead and she cared for me before you
SOOh SAOAO oLS L1SS Sous buI u
course u engagement is at an end
now"
81 should think so, indeed"
"Yes. 1 shall leave here at once. You
will explain perhaps
with pleasure. She is staying down
here, eh?"
eyes; they have a cottage"
0C44l TIL @rx1 onI k0JI1z
I've had my head seen to-. It'll be a
surprise for EN-"
wouldn't it be better if you gave
them a little w~arning?' Thorne sug-
gested. "The shock might prove"
"Then perhaps you'd like"
"No, no, I couldn't"
His companion laughed and then
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28
Mrs. Col. Richardson
SAVED BY MRS. PTNKHAM.
LETTER TO MRS. NO. za,SO6I

@CS f@yCSS1
"You have saved my life, snatched
me from the brink of the grave almost,
anG I wish to thank you. About eigh-
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physically. had been troubled with
leucorrheaf for some time, buthad given
hardly any attention to the trouble.
SAT last inflammation of the womb
and ovaries resulted and then I suf-
fered agonies, had to give up my pro-
fession musician and piano player),
was confined to my bed and life became
q terrible cross. My husband sum-
moned the best physicians, but their
benefit was but temporary at best. /
believe I should have contracted the
morphine habit under their care, if my
common sense had not interviewed.
"One day my husbandnoticed the ad-
v~ertisement of your remedies and inn
mediately bought me a full trial. Soon
the pain in my ovaries was gone. / am
now well, strong and robust, walk,
ride a wheel, and feel like a girl in her
teens. / would not be without Lydia.
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound; it.
is like water of life to me. 1 am very
gratefully and sincerely your we'll
wisher, and l heartily recommend your
remedies. hope some poor creature
may be helped to health by reading my
story."-MRs. Col. e. p. RICHARDSON,
RHINELANDER, WIS.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-09-28

A %speculator who had made a large
fortune out Of a medicine for a disease
comm on to sheep, thought that a fine
market for his patent could be found
In Australia.
number of sheep in that country, SO he
sent out his son to open out this most
promising connection. The son wrote
to his father as follows:
sghis is a splendid place. The sheep
are as plentiful as reported, and I
have no doubt we could do a glorious.
business if we had the chance. But
before sending me out here you should
have sent the sheep disease. They
haven't got it, and unless you can let
me have a box of microbes, | had bet
ter come home. STRAY Stories.