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The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
PROFESSIONAL JURORS.

Shawnee county needs a reform in
the method of selecting juries. A large
number of those whose names are
drawn offer some excuse and are ex-
cused- They think they can not afford
to leave their business for the com
pensation which accompanies the posi-
tion. Up to this stage no one could
find any fault with the proceedings but
1t is followed by methods which must
make the litigant and the intelligent
members of the bar shudder. Out of a
large number of professional jurors
the sheriff selects those who can be of
use to him politically and that is why
men of little character and no standing
frequently find places on Juries to de-
eide between man and man the delicate
questions which arise. There seems to
be no help for this condition Judge
Hazen has made several attempts to
put a stop to the business of the pro-
GessionaI juror but not a term of court
is convened that his familiar face is
not seen in the jury box.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
EXCURSION TRAIN WRECK.
Another Disaster With Miraculous
Escapes of Passengers.

Maryville Mo, Sept. 26-An Omaha
St Louis train load of excursionists. re-
turning from the Omaha exposition, was
wrecked on a bridge over the Platte river
here and miraculously escaped injury.
The track spread just before the train
passed upon the bridge and the rails were
torn up.
The bridge partially gave way and the
engine and two coaches toppled and fell
into it a short distance landing some
of the undertimberS. These proved strong
enough to support them and the passen-
gers, badly frightened, were able to climb
out of the windows and doors and reach
solid ground uninjured. The bridge is 20
feet high where the coaches struck and
deep.
Trafnmen say it seems like a miracle
that the entire train of five coaches all of
which were heavily loaded with excur-
sionists, did not go through.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
The Remarkable Experience of
Young Harry HegWer.
Cottonwood Falls Boys Narrow
Escape at Paranaque.
HIS LIFE is SAVED
BY a Chicken-SmaII Portion of
Its Breast Used
To Heal a Throat Torn by a
Filipino Bullet.

Cottonwood Falls, Sept. 26-In times
past there lived and grew up here a
jolly, good natured German boy, Harry
Hegwer. Among the town people and
by his big companions, he was known
as Logger"
About the age of eighteen he went
to the mountains. locating at Denver.
When the call for volunteers came,
young Harry was among the first to en-
list and went with his regiment to the
Philippines, and now comes a strange
story of a gunshot wound and a re-
markabIe piece of crude surgery.
On the 10th of July came the columns,
with the Colorado First in the van, ad-
vanced up the valley near Paranaque.
1t was helter-skelter fighting, go as
you please, and in one of the rushes
Harry saw his brother Oscar of the
same company stumble and fall. He
went on q hundred yards further, and
knelt to fire He brought his gun up
to his shoulder, was sighting, and Just
ready to pull the trigger when, as it
seemed, a sharp skeWer of white hot
steel was pushed through his throat at
the larynX, then under the shoulder, out
along the arm, to the tips of the thumb
and first finger. His rifle dropped from
his grasp. When HegWer's companions
came back from their victorious rush
they picked him up, with his throat
torn open and bleeding. his shoulder
shattered and his fingers gone.
To the young army surgeon this boy,
with his throat torn, presented a prob
lem. Only quick thought and action
could solve it. AS he sponged the
wound he called to him one of his as
sistants, Bring my surgical case-and
find me a young, live chicken The
young surgeon took the pIucked fowl
and felt over its breast. TT is softest
there" he said as he plunged the seal
pei in the breast of the struggling
chicken. The bit of flesh which he took
from the end of the breast bone was
placed over the gaping hole in Harry
Hegwers throat, and quick fingers We're
making gut sutureS around it's edges
The graft healed by what the doctors
called first intention" In three weeks
Harry sHegWer was sailing over the
ocean in the hospital ship Rrelief. His
arm was still somewhat stiff, but his
voice was as round and lusty as any
ones.
The community here are a unit in ex-
pressing their pleasure at ''Loegger's"
recovery.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
CAPT. WATERS ORA T1oN.

The latest effort of Captain Joseph
G. Waters his euIogy of the late G. G.
Gage published in Monday even
ing's Journal is the best thing that has
come from the brain Of that brilliant
gentleman. There is only one produc-
tion in the English language that can
be compared to it and that is the ad-
dress of Robert G. IngersoL at his
brothers funeral; and Capt Waters
Grafton does not suffer by the COM
parison. For word painting that ap-
peals directly to the heart it is doubtful
if Capt. Waters has an equal. He is
no match for the brilliant Ingalls, in the
use of satire but the ex-senator whose
words cut like a sharp knife would fail
to touch the heart strings of our ma
lures like the Topeka orator. Captain
Waters poetical self shines forth in his
latest effort. 1t is a prose poem rather
than an Grafton. 1t deserves to live
along side of the best efforts of that
prince of orators, Robert G. Ingersou.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
oLDEsT oFFIoE RoLpER.
Judge William Margrave a Justice Of
the Peace at Fort Scott Since 1854

Fort Scott, Sept. 26.-As is already
known, the oldest office holder in Kan
sas in continuous service is Judge Will
lam Margrave, who has been justice of
the peace since December 5, 1854, and
the first commission issued from the
territorial governors office in Kansas
was his. He still holds the office given
him by that commission. When the
position was made elective he received
the support of both political parties un-
til it became a time honored custom in
conventions to nominate this vener-
able judge by acclamation. The judge
passed through a bad siege of sickness
recently, but is now able to be out and
will in a few days try his first law suit
since the establishment of the city
Judge Margrave's jurisdiction at that
court took away his jurisdiction.
time was very large. 1t comprised the
counties of Cherokee. Crawford. La
bette, Neosho, Montgomery, Wilson,
Woodson, Chautauqua. Elk, Greenwood,
Chase, and the largest portion of Nor
ris, Butler, Cowley and Bourbon and
one-haIf of COffey.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION.
The Members of the Central Kansas
Body to Meet at Hutchinson.

Hutchinson, Sept 26-The Central
Kansas Teachers association will meet
in Hutchinson on Thanksgiving day.
The counties to be represented are ten
in nUmber-RenO, Harvey, Mcpherson,
Marion, Chase, Rice, Stafford Barton,
Pratt and Ellsworth. The attendance
will be from five to seven hundred
The executive committee of the Cen
tral Kansas association met in Hutch
insOn Saturday to confer regarding the
program One of the matters to decide
upon is the selection of a lecturer for
the meeting The committee will en-
deavor to get the best obtainable. The
program will not be announced until
the committee receives the acceptance
of those selected to take part The
executive committee is composed of
Messrs. I. L. DayhOff and Geo. w. Win
ans of Hutchinson and D. R. Krehbiel
of Newton. Reno county, besides hav-
ing two members on the executive COM
mittee has the president, Professor E.
B. Smith of Nickerson, and gets the
meeting.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
Next YEAR,s FFsTrvAr.

The Fall Festival season is nearly
over and it is time for Topeka to begin
to think of the future. Many citizens
are not pleased because the season was
permitted to pass without the annual
Fail Festival. still it was out of
Difference to the wishes of leading citi-
zens that it was given a rest this year
1t is not too early, however
to begin to think of next year Let
everybody bring his ideas to the sur
face and let Topeka have Fail Festf-
val next year that viii surpass all
former efforts in originality and mag
nifcence. The Committee of Fifteen
must organize at once and there should
be no trouble to fill its membership
with wide awake business men To-
peka is moving forward.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
PRINCESS cANrAcUzENE

Another American girl has captured
a coronet. A foreign prince has become
linked to one of the old-fashioned
American families. The granddaugh-
ter of a plain American citizen has
bartered the name which is never
spoken without veneration for one
which is almost unpronounceable to the
average American There has never
been a more American name than
Grant When the great man Of that
name was directing armies in maneu-
vers which astonished the world or
when he was the executive of. the ma
ton every person learned to reverence
that name and the lesson learned then
has not been forgotten. The toddling
child would speak it with his first
words. What a poor exchanged ''The
daughter of the nation" has become
Princess Cantaeuzene of Russia.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
UNDER THE WRONG SHELL
Missouri Man Who Lost His Money
at Atchison May Sue the City.

Atchison, Sept. 26-J b. GrinneIl
came to Atchison yesterday to consult
with local attorneys in regard to bring
ing suit against the city. CrinneIl at
tended the carnival and had pockets
full of money. Remembering that
money was a tempter in jam as was
here on that day, he kept it well out
of sight, except once, and it is now out
of sight. He ran against a shell man,
and being from Missouri, he had to be
shown. He knew that the marble was
right under that ar she'll" and he
staked his judgment by sheIling out
$3.50. The marble was under the other
shell, and he wants the city of Atchi-
son to pay him for permitting him to go
up against the shell game.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
JAYHAWKER JoTs.

The Newton Kansan still prints
obituary poetry.
Work has begun on the big cement
plant down at lola
Bill Morgan now refers to the war
in the Philippines as the Aguinaldo
chase"
Bin Sapp is building a fine hotel at
Galena. 1t will, of course, be a Demo-
cratic hotel.
The Register brags because lola chill
dren do not know what a coal scuttle
is. Such is the influence of a gas town.
Newton is afraid her street fair is
going to be such a hot article that in
surance rates viii be increased that
week.
The Dodge City baseball team has
defeated the Garden City boys and now
claims the championship of the short
grass country.
In southern Kansas" says the
Wichita Eagle, when there is a shoot
ing scrape and no one is hurt, it is
called a Spanish affair r"
The Army and Navy Magazine. of
Washington, d. c., will publish a num-
Der soon devoted to the Kansas voIun-
teers.
Trials Of a railroad man, as told by
Charley Scott: Joe Cozad is an unfor-
tunate man. He is the Missouri Pacific
agent here, but he has such an air
about him that people who know him
take 1t for granted that he is the whole
thing and he is pestered to death by
friends to give them passes over the
lines which he and George Gould con-
troll.
Down at Ottawa a small boy was ac-
c1dentalIy shot by another boy with a
target rifle while he was swimming
with several companions The other
boys carried him nearly home and then
left him to get the rest of the way the
best he could. He promised them he
wouldn't tell who shot him. and he
kept his promise, but the secret leaked
out through some of the other boys.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

Pratt, Sept 26.-Lieutenant Sayres of
the regular army is recruiting volun-
teers in Pratt. over 20 boys and young
men have signed the roll, but among
them is a number who are too young to
be mustered in without their parents
consent which will never be given.
When Palmer Coe, of the Twentieth
Kansas, reaches the harbor at San
Francisco, he will receive a letter edged
in black, carrying the news of the death
of his father, Joseph W. Coe, at Pratt,
on the oath.
Pratt city has granted a 20 year fran
chise to the Independent Telephone
company.
A Wichita firm has taken the con-
tract to put down 1000 yards of cement
sidewalk in Pratt at $1.30 per yard.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
WANT A COTTON MILL
CofeyvilIe Commercial Club Takes a
Progressive Step.

Coffeyvfne. Sept. 26.-At the CONNER
ciaI club meeting it was decided to ap-
point a committee to raise money
enough to guarantee the expenses of a
cotton mill capitalist who will come
here and work up a company with local
and outside capital The club is to pay
the mans expenses providing the or
ganizatiOn is not effected, but if it is,
he pays his own expenses. He is inter
ested in four cotton mills already and
is a man of much money, and will in
vest a good sum of his money in a
cotton mill here.
President Frazier has appointed the
following committee for the above
named purpose: NJ. A. Z. Patton. L. A.
Rucker, w. NJ. Doty, H. L. Barnes, and
I. r. Abrogast.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
Married at BIue Ranida.

Blue Rapids, Sept 26.-Blue Rapids
society was surprised by the marriage
of our lady physician, Miss Elnora Gil
son to A. J. Whitmore, assistant secre-
tary Of state, last week, Rev. VIII
Huresnape officiating. The wedding was
very quiet and unexpected. Mrs. Whit
more was very popular here and had a
large practice. After a short tour in
Colorado they will make their home in
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
DIAZ NOT COMING.
President of Mexico Compelled &c
Give Up Visit to United States

Give Up Visit TO United States-
City of Mexico Sept. 26.-President Diaz
can not go to Chicago on account Of the
Illness of Nine. Diaz. He has appointed
Senor Ignacio Mariscal, minister Of for
eign relations to go as his representa-
tive.
While the illness of Nine. Diaz has all
along placed a degree of uncertainty
about the plans of the president for his
northern journey. it was hoped until to-
day that her condition might improve
sufficiently too allow President Diaz to
be absent. So strong was this expecta-
ton that today the senate again took
up the matter of the proposed visit and
increased the amount of the approprta-
tion for the expense of the president and
his party to $3.50 900 gold. The former ap-
preparation was S100. 900 silver. It was shortly
after this action that the announcement
of the change in President Diaz's plans
was announced.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
LOW FARES ABOVE OFFICE.
Gov. Pingree Holds Three Cent Rides
Preferable to the Presidency.

Detroit. Mich, Sept. Ex-Governor Pin
gree, who has returned from st. Louis
denies having sent Stevenson and the
He also says that if he ever. runs for
mayor it will be the Scent fare issue.
If had to choose between Scent fares
and being president OF the United States, -,
he continued. I would take the honor of
giving the people cheap rides in prefer
ence to the DresidencN.,
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
a word to Mothers

Mothers of children affected with Group
or a severe cold need not hesitate to ad-
minister Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
It contains no opiate nor narcotic in any
form and may be given as confidently to
the babe as to an adult. The great sue
cess that has attended it's use in the treat
ment of colds and Group has Won for it
the approval and praise it has received
throughout the United States and in many
foreign lands. For sale by all druggists
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
THE EIGHT HOUR LAW
Causes Trouble With Jail Contractors
at Wellington.

Wellington, Sept. 26.-D. L. Murphy.
who contracted with J. H Mitchell to
do the stone work of the county Jail,
became convinced that the enforceme lent
of the eight hour law would cause him
to lose money and asked to be released
from his contract Mitchell granted the
request, paid Murphy for what work he
had done and hired Murphy's men to
continue the work Murphy is now de-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

Topeka feels lonesome this year.
While Emporia, Atchison, Salina and
other smaller Kansas towns are hav-
ing immense crowds at their Fall Fes-
tivals Topeka decided to give the other
towns full sway this year with their
festivals
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
Ellis Band Going West.

The Ellis band of twenty-one mem
bers are now in good practice and will
leave the last week in this month and
capture the first prize offered in the
band contest at Denver. This year
they will be dressed in new uniforms,
instead of the overall costume of last
year.-Ellis Republican.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
Ton Sninnar lead

Kansas city. Sept 26.-Tatsugora Oga-
wa, one of only three of the professional
top spfnners in the United States, died
at the Agnew hospital here today of con-
sumption. Ogawa was born in Toxic
thirty years ago He was taken sick from
overwork in the east and came to this
city last TUESDAY, for treatment.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

contracts. of which he has a number
ahead.
Mr.. Mitchell is working the men only
eight hours a day and paying the cur
rent per diem wages. His profits will
forcement of the eight hour law, but
he is taking his medicine without a
murmur.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
Editors Awful PLIGHT.

F NJ. Higgins. Editor Seneca G1Is.,) J
News, was afflicted for years with Piles
tried Bucklen's Arnica Sa1ve, the best in
the world. He writes. two boxes wholly
cured him. Infallible for Piles. Cure
guaranteed. Only 25e. Waggoner'S drug
store. 731 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

When Admiral Dewey is elected
president he should not fail to give
Eugene F. Ware the place OF secretary
of war in his cabinet. The author of
the famous sonnet is entitled to sub
etantial recognition
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
DRUGGISTS INDICTED.
Kansas City Has Trouble to Restrict
Liquor Selling to saIoonists.

Kansas City. Sept. 26.-The grand jury
ieading dr9ggists for Selling lianor iliego
ally without the requisite county license
Warrants were Immediately sworn out for
their
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

It may be gallant for a young man
to allow his lady companion to drive his
horse through crowded streets but it is
not safe.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

The football season is here and Wis
ions Of victories, bruised heads and
sprained limbs float before the stalwart
young men who attend the colleges.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

The jointists appeared terribly fright
ened when the city council passed the
search and seizure" ordinance. They
have fully recovered from their fright
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

While New York is busy killing the
Ramapo water supply steal Topeka is
still struggling with the New Jersey
corporation
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

New York will expend s250,0OO in
honor Of Dewey and think the money
well spent This is q lesson for To
peka-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

During the preparations for the re-
ception of the Twentieth Kansas the
men who died in the line of duty must
not be forgotten
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

The poster fad has come again, more
violently than ever. Hideous pictures
pasted on cardboard are now sold in
stores for wall decorations in fashion
able homes
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

Let Topeka make the ex-Union SOL
diers feel at home. 1t will not be long
until the last of these heroes will have
answered to the final roll call.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

What is the matter with Topeka Sc
curing Dreyfus as an attraction for
next years FaH Festivities? This sug-
gestion is commended to the Karnival
KNIGHTS
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

A man has been discovered in Kansas
who objects to the state bringing the
Twentieth Kansas home from San
Francisco. He lives at Towanda and
writes pieces for the papers.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

Topeka people are wondering if the
Topeka Kansas City Winner Electric
line will end like the Winner bridge
in Kansas City-in wind.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

Kansas can stand off and enjoy the
political battle in Ohio this fall but
next year the state viii have a little
fun on its own account.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

Every woman believes that if her
doctor had been living in the days of
Methuselah, Methuselah would be hy-
ing yet.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

Topeka now has city hall and audi
torium assured. Let Improvement OF
public parks be the next move forward
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

a Fort Scott man has been justice OF
the peace since 1854 and still no one
calls him Squire"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

Topeka is going to have dollar gas
and the sooner the gas trust finds it out
the better
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
New Church For Augusta.

Augusta, Sept. 26.-Bishop AIillspaugh
consecrated the second new church in
Kansas this week, assisted by the Rev.
DR.. Beatty, the minister in charge and
the Rev. Messrs. Crawford Talbot.
Swan and Vann. The church is of stone.
Less than three years ago there were
no Episcopalians here. Now there is
a good congregation. It is due large
Iy to the work Of one of the townsmau
Mr. f Randall
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

There are a lot of But Then people
When they say anything good abOu
others, they always add: "Bu
then"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

Photographs of Kansas corn fields
are now circulating in the east.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

No one is remembered as long as he
deserves. The people have already for
gotten the name of the Wichita doctor
who claimed in a death certificate that
the patient was talked to death by her
neighbors.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

Perhaps you may have observed thai
a lawyer charges a larger fee for OBJ
tanning a divorce than a clergyman
does for performing the marriage cere-
mOny.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

Some people are mighty "indepen-
reason to be.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

Sometimes when a man tells you he
is discouraged he is merely preparing
to spend the rest of his days in idle
ness.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

You probably never met a girl in
your life whose mother didn't have to
work a lot harder than she does.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
GLOBE SIGHTS

IFrom the Atchison Globe.l
In some homes they never have fresh
fruit except in case of sickness
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR.

CF'rom the New York Press.1
! A girls ideal bathroom always has a
! long mirror on the ceiling right over
/ the bathtub.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

You can trust man just as long a!
you interest him; you can trust a wo
man just so long as she interests you
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

One of natures remedies; cannot
harm the weakest constitution; never
fails to cure summer complaints OF
young or old. DR.. FoWIer's Extract OF
Wild Straw berry.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

There are better fish in the sea thar
have ever been caught. Somehow the
big ones manage to get away.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-26

''Best on the market for. coughs and
it has no equal" writes Henry r. Whit
Cough Cure. Geo. W. Stansfield. W H
Wilson, A. J. Arnold & Son A J. Kane &
Co.