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The evening times., 1899-05-02

When we see young woman go out to
meet fate that way it brings to mind the
Frenchman's saying of the Charge of
the Light Brigade. I" 1t was magnificent
but it was not war;" 1t is magnificent
to see the young girl face the future so
fearlessly, but it is not life. No young
woman is ready for married life unless
her physical condition is up to the stand
ard Of marriage, in the health of all the
delicate womanly organs, and rarely is
that the case.
Young women entering upon the
state of marriage will find no friend so
helpful as DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip-
ton. 1t gives vigor and elasticity to the
organs peculiarly feminine, prevents the
drains that ruin the health, and makes
the ordeal of motherhood so easy that it
is practically almost painless.
AT an early stage of married life," writes
was greatly bothered with painful periods. also
q troublesome drain which rendered me very
weak and unfit for work of any kind became
so thin there was otEing left OF me but skin and
bone My husband became alarmed and got me
q bottle Of .Fayorite FrescripAion.' After he
saw the wonderful effects Of that one he got me
two more, and after used those up there was no
more pain. and began to gain in mesh very
rapidly"
d.. Rierce's Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser answers every question. 1t Is sent
free ON receipt of Al one-cent stamps to
pay the cost Of mailing os!y. For tlns
cloth bound edition send 81 stamps. Ad-
dress d.. r. v. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
in some of these cases the papers were

III SOuit VI tuest ta0So t1C PAIS'S ">HN
irregularly prepared.
woman by the name OF Henderson,
believing that her deceased father had
been a soldier, advised Blanton of the
fact and he assured her that her father
was an old friend of his and had served
in the same company and regimen with
him He then proceeded, with Mr.. kel-
logg to forge her declaration and all of
the affidavits required to give prira Ia
Gle title to pension. The witnesses in
this case testified most positively that they
never had been at Nashville. where their
papers purported execution. in their lives
until summoned in the United States court.
and that they had never seen or heard
tell of Notary Kellogg. before whom 'heir
papers purported execution. or OF +. X.
overstreet Kellogg's father-in-law. or r.
H. Blanton his associate in the business.
who were used as witnesses to their alleg-
ed signatures by mark. 1t took the jury
but two minutes to reach conclusion IL
this case.
Another case was Immediately tried, in
which 1t was shown that all Of the papers
were fabricated by the same method and a
verdict of guilty promptly rendered.
Ben Carver. alias Anderson Charlton.
an associate of these men, pleaded guilty
on a charge of perjury in one case and the
collection of an illegal fee in another, and
was sentenced to one year and cae days
Imprisonment and to pay fine OF $500.
One of the women. Lou White. one of
the claimants in these cases, pleaded gull
ty of having filed false claim. and Mary
Scott. now Scruggs. remarked woman.
is now on trial.
The district attorney proposes to move
sentence in the other cases, thus dispos-
ing of one of the most serious and de-
liberate attempts to defraud the Govern
ment by wholesale in connection with
claims for pension.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
WEDDINGS IN WISCONSIN.
Not Allowable During Five Days O
This Month.

set their weddings in Wisconsin between
May and May 10 are goias to be disap-
pointed. 1t has Just been discovered that
under the law no marriages can be per-
formed in this State duciIS that period.
ard hundreds of weddings will nave to be
postponed. 1t comes about in this way:
Wisconsin up to this time has been a
great State for clipping couples. as no mar
riage license was required The legis'a-
ture passed a law which goes into effect
next Friday. 1t provides that license
must be taken out fve days before the
wedding. and as no license can be secur-
ed until May no marriages can be par
formed until May 10. The change in law
has caused no end of Inconvenience in the
marriage business.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
Bargains in Mems Fur
nishingS.

Mems Fancy Percale Shirts. with
detachable collars and cuffs in large
variety Of patterns all fast col hQC
ors. 15c value. Cash or Credit. IL
Mems Balbriggan Shirts and Draw
ers: silk finished and pearl buttons
all colors; pink, light blue. royal blue,
nriee ans sss esncS Cash s'opes Credit Regular
Mems Working Shirts, in French
Percale and guaranteed fast colors.
Regular price 39c. Cash or 1HC
Credit. .................... 80
Boys Percale Shirts in Percale and
Madras; separate collars and guaran-
teed fast colors. Regular 75c A0C
value Cash or Credit.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
PENSION FRAUDS ON TRIAL.

Convictions Being Secured for
Wholesale Violations of the Law.
The United States circuit court at Nash
vile yesterday concluded the trial Of va
rious violations of the pension laws COM
mjtted by J. a. Kellogg. pension attorney
and notary public: his partner, r. H.
Blanton, and their associates, this action
following upon the investigation of los
cases in which papers were filed through
the instumentality of these men. which.
as conclusively shown during the trials
had. were wholly fabricated and forged.
OF these JOG cases there were only in
which the applicant appeared to be justly
entitled to the pension claimed. and even
The evening times., 1899-05-02
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Cable adyices state that the yicereine Of
India, formerly Miss Mary Letter. of this
city. who has been announced as being i'll.
is simply indisposed from an attack of
influenza. The Viceroy and his family and
official staff are now established for the
summer at the government palace at Sim
la In the Hills"
The evening times., 1899-05-02
Cav.Irymen sail for C.ba.

Galveston, May 9Th. U. $. transport
Logan les sailed for Santiago de Cuba
With s:x troops Of the Teat1 U. S. Cavalry.
their horses and garrison cluipaEe. IN:
!! osan VIII return. TO Galveston as soon as
the rot nd trip can be made and transport
the other six companies Of the regiment,
which are under orders to report berc not
latec than May 10. ;.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
If looming events cast their shadows
before" those shadows on the bind

prresage a wed
ding in the
near future.
The young 6
lady may even
be ''all ready
to marry, that
is, she thinks
s h e s call
ready =" for her
tro Il S Sc aus
prepared, the
" trip" has
been planned,
and the house
picked out and
The evening times., 1899-05-02

Rear Admiral and Mrs. Crowninshield
have invitations out for a tea to be given
tomorrow afternoon aboard the Sylph. The
guests will enjoy trip down the Potomac
as far as Mount Vernon, leaving Washing
ton at O'Clock and returning about Z.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
A CHILD. FOUND DEAD.
Believed to Have Been Shot by a
burglar.

BurH!ar'
New York. May 2.-Frederick Ryan.
twelve years old, of Sixty-fifth Street and
Fourteenth Avenue. Bath Beach. was found
dead on the floor of the bedroom of the
second floor of the house yesterday after
noon. He had been shot in the left breast
Just above the heart. Captain Burford. OF
the Bath Beach Station, believes the boy
was murdered by a burglar.
Mrs. Margaret Ryan. the boys mother.
went to Brooklyn shopping yesterday and
when she returned home at o'clock she
found her sons body in the bedroom.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
A Great Lace Offer.

Tomorrow we shall sell Platt Val
Renaissance. Point de Paris. and
Torchon Laces. up to 6 inches wide
in the most beautiful patterns
you could care to choose from Rc
which are worth up TO
IL 1-2c yard-for .......O
The evening times., 1899-05-02
Con, Combine i'm London.

London, May 2.-The firms Of William
Cory & Co., and Rickett, Smith G Co..
coal merchants and contractors. have COM
bined and now practically control the en-
tire coal supply of London.
The evening times., 1899-05-02

The Russian Ambassador will give two
dinner companies this week. the dates be-
ing Friday and Saturday evenings. The
dinner of Saturday will be in honor of the
Mexican Ambassador and Nine. Azpiroz.
The evening times., 1899-05-02

The Mexican Ambassador and Nine. Az
piroz will give their first official dinner
Tuesday. May Is. when their guests OF
honor will be the Secretary of State and
Mrs Hay.
The evening times., 1899-05-02

Australian Textile Workers Strike.
Vienna. May 2.-Ten thousand textile
workers are on strike at Brunn to enforce
their demand for a ten-hour day.
The evening times., 1899-05-02

Mrs. Hay who is now in New York, will
return to Washington the latter part Of this
week.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
aour New Credit Way"
A Burst il of
Bargains. !!

The condition Of the bargains here
has reached the overflowing mark.
Well open the Aoodgates and let out
every possible amount. The extreme
seasonableness Of each article coupled
with the extra qualities and extra low
marking doesn't need much persuation
to bring you here. Carefully read each
of these items and figure how much
you can save on your needs. Credit in
unrestricted quantities at your own
terms.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
lSc EmhrQideries. lec.

Choice of al immense variety of
cambric, Swiss and nainsook EN-
broideries, with inserting to match
from to 6 inehas wida-in as
many as one hundred different pat
terms to pick from which sell reg
ularly at 1Sc yard-for 10c.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
Ladies' Drawers.

Made Of excellent quality cotton
cambric, ruffie umbrella style. trimmed
with torchon lace. yoke band and
full cut. Good Acc quality. Cash 1SC
or Credit ~
The evening times., 1899-05-02

Infants Cambria Slips, neck ant
sleeves finished with RUNE. full length
25c quality. Cash or Cred 10N(
The evening times., 1899-05-02
ac Embroideriss, Sc.

Choice of thousanls OF yards OF
the prettiest cambric. Swiss. ami
Nainsook embroide-ies, with insert
ings to match-froin- 3 to 6 inches
wide-in an endless variety of dain-
ty effects-no two pieces alike
which are worth i2 1-2c-for &c
yard.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
Doing the
Embroidery Business
of the Town!

Every reason why we should
with such values as We have been
offering this week. More extraor-
dinary bargains go ON sale tomor-
row-to keep the interest at fever
heat
The evening times., 1899-05-02

w.seA .as tom. cs.srs. HEIGHT. D. 6.
The evening times., 1899-05-02
Ladies and Children'S S
Underwear.

Children's Ribbed Vests, with tape
in neck and arms-perfect Ac
fittiug-worth II 1-2 cents, ".
Ladies' Ribbed Vests. with silk
ribbon in neck and arms-high neck,
long and short sleeves or 1ntC
low neck, sleeveless-will III
go for u6
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07

We do not always know the constant
danger that confronts US through all
the daily walks of life. It may be an
accident or sudden illness; or perhaps,
a disease that has been stealing upon
US from day to day.
1t used to be considered that only
urinary troubles were to be traced to
the kidneys, but now modern science
proves that nearly all diseases have
their beginning in the disorder of these
most important organs.
Now by this is not meant that you
should overlook all the other organs
and merely look after the kindeys.
Your other organs may need atten-
tion-but your kidneys most, because
they do most.
If you are sick do not neglect your
kidneys, because as soon as they are
well, they will help all the other organs
to health.
The kidneys may get weak or diseased
from thousand and one causes; from
overwork, worry, a simple cold, from
lifting, a strain, or excess in high liV-
ing.
Others may suffer from diabetes,
drOpsy, swelling of the feet and ankles,
rheumatism, bad blood, gOut, gravel,
catarrh of the bladder, sleeplessness,
anaemia, nervousness, headache or
neuralgia.
All these symptoms are due to kidney
trouble, and the most prompt and eff
fectual cure is DR.. KiImer's Swamp
Root the great kidney remedy.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
A WARM OCTOBER.
Breaks the 80 Year Record Kept at
Lawrence.

The following is the climate and crop
service report for the Kansas section
as issued by Observer T. B. Jennings:
A decidedly warm October, breaking
the state record of the past 13 years,
the Is year record at Independence, the
80 year record of the Kansas universi-
ty, and the AZ year record of the Kan
sas agricultural college. The coolest
October on the university and agricul-
tural college records was October, 1869,
when the mean temperature was A de-
greeS at each place. But once before
in the Is years has the mean tempera-
ture for the state for October reached
so degrees, in 1897 it was 60.7 degrees.
During this period the coolest October
occurred in 1895 when the mean tenn
perature for the state was 52.3 degrees.
The mean temperature for the month
is below the normal in Morton, Stan
ton, Hamilton, Greeley, and the west
ern part of Wallace counties; over the
rest of the state it is above normal,
eliminating in an excess of degrees
extending from Riley across Wabaun-
see, portions of Usage, Coffey, Frank
lin, Anderson, and Allen into Wood
son.
over a very large part of the state
the mean is over 6 degrees above the
normal. A study of the temperature
chart will disclose the mean tempera-
ture conditions of the month.
The first killing frOsts of the season
occurred in many of the western coUn-
ties on the Sd, 4th, and 5th, also in OF
tawa, Marion, and Harvey on the 5th
On the 18th, nth, and 18th. the frost
line extended to the southern limits of
the state, except the central and south
ern parts of Morton. Stevens, and
Cherokee counties where frost had not
yet reached at the close of the month.
Morton reporting vegetation green and
dOuTiShing
The rainfall averages OBS below the
normal for october. Little or no rain
fell in the western counties north of
Stanton and Finney, several reporting
but a trace, while OberIin and Norton
report none, Achilles -O2, and Tribune
03 for the month. The area of heavy
rainfall extends from Meade north
eastward through Ford, Pawnee, Rus
sell, Cloud, and Washington to the Ne
braska line, with a spur extending from
Ellsworth into Mcpherson and Marion,
so upwards of 8 inches in Labette
Crawford and Cherokee.
An area of less than an inch occurs
in Butler, Lyon, and portions of Green
wood, Chase, Morris. and COffey. and
in Shawnee. Jefferson, Atchison, Leav-
enwOrth, Douglas, Johnson. and Wyan-
dOtte. The precipitation is above nor
nal in the southern counties from the
Colorado line to Barber. extending
thence nOrtheaStWard to the Nebra ska
line, between Jewell and DOniphan, with
an excess of , inches and upwards in
Ford, Edwards, HOdgeman, and Paw
nee, and 4 inches in Washington. 1t is
also above normal in Chautauqua and
Elk, thence eastward to the Missouri
line.
Outside of these two areas of excess
the precipitation is deficient.
The greatest deficiency in the west
is LIS inches at Wallace, and in the
east it is 1.S3 at Lebo. The greatest
October precipitation during the past
13 years was PIG inches in 1896, the
least 0.29 inch in 1898
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07

In taking Swamp-ROot you afford
natural help to nature. for swamp
Root is the most perfect healer and
gentle aid to the kidneys that is known
to medical science.
If there is any doubt in your mind as
to your condition, take from your urine
arising about two ounces. place it
in a glass or bottle and let it stand
twenty-four hours If, on examination
it is milky or cloudy, if there is a brick
dust settling, or if small particles float
about in it, your kidneys are in need OF
immediate attention.
Swamp Root should at once be taken
upon the least sign of i'll health. 1t viii
make you we'll and is for sale the world
over in bottles of two sizes and two
prices fifty cents and one dollar.
Swamp-ROOt is used in the leading
hospitals, recommended by skillful
physicians in their private practice:
and is taken by doctors themselves who
have kidney ailments. because they
recognize in it the greatest and most
successful remedy for kidney, liver and
bladder troubles.
To prove its wonderful efficacy, send
your name and address to Dr. Kilmer
& Co, BinghamtOn, \. Y, mentioning
that you read this generous offer in the
Topeka Daily State Journal when you
will receive, free of all charge, a sam
pie bottle of Swamp-ROOt and a valua-
BILE book, by mail, prepaid This book
contains many of the thousands upon
thousands of testimonial letters receiV-
ed from men and women cured
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
JEWELED ANNALS.
IFrom the Jewelers. Weekly. ]

From the jewelers. w eekly.l
Minute accurate reproductions of ami
NAL forms in charms, brooches and
scarf pins are the present delight OF
lovers of fine jeWelry. Paris, as usual
created the fashion. London approved
it, New York welcomed it, and jewel
ers' cases have become Veritable little
mena geries through the advent of birds
and beasts in gold and gems There is
nothing trashy about the jewelry. Ev-
cry muscle and shadow that gives grace
and reality to the living body and ex-
preston to the face is brought out by
skilful die-WOrk and the cunning use of
the various cOlOrS of gold, and at least
the eyes are jeweled. The prices of the
simpler articles range from $4 to $40,
and those of the more elaborately jew
eled from $35 to $100-even higher. Pro-
vided with a small ring, the animals are
hung as charms upon a chatelaine. the
collection of one fair admirer of the
fashion comprising thirty of these
charms.
Many of the watch charms are for
the mildly SuperStitiOuS, notably that
in the form of the luck-bringing pig.
Others are grOtesque or mechanical, as
a charm in which a monkey and parrot
are pivoted in a gold ring in such a way
that a slight motion makes them ap-
pear to be having the traditional mon
key and parrot time"
There are also elephants. storks, sea-
horses and innumerable others; in fact,
the jeWeler seems to have turned his
zoology inside out so as to make the
assortment complete.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
W. s. HANCOCK CHANGES.
Former Topeka Man rendered a Re
ception and Ball In Needles, Cal

A newspaper clipping from California
tells of a reception and farewell ball
rendered to w. S. Hancock at the opera
house in Needles, Cal, by his friends.
The affair was one of the social events
of the year. About $50 couples were
present.
Mr.. Hancock is formerly of Topeka,
having been located here in 1867. He
went to Needles, Cal, in 1887 to accept
a position with the Atlantic &, Pacific,
road he has been associated as master
mechanic for the past eleven years. Mr..
Hancock leaves Needles in a few days
for WinslOw, Ariz, having been trans
ferred there by the road. Mr.. Hancock
is a brother to Mr.. George Hancock of
this city. assistant superintendent of
machinery of the Santa F'e.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
MANY IMPROVEMENTS.
Superin tendent Dolan Reports Pro-
gress on Ok ahoma Division
of Santa Fe.

Arkansas City. Dec. IF. T. ,Doian,
superintendent Of the Oklahoma division
of the Santa Fe said in a recent COM
During the past year. the A. T &
S. f. company have completed putting IN
a new steel bridge composed of six 60-fOOt
Fork of the Canadian. near Woodward: :
have put in six S0-fOOt steel girderS and
stone piers over the Salt Fork. near Alva.
1t IS the intention to put IN three 6O-1OOC
steel girdeTS over this stream next year
which will take out entirely all of the
timber. Have completed new steel bridge
White Eagle, have put in five large brick
arches, relieving timber trestle bridges,
also four steel girder bridges. relieyi.ng
TINT treStleS between Arkansas City
and Purcell. Expect to put in several
additional arches and steel bridges on this
line next year. Have just about COM
pleted new water plant at Newkirk; have
opened up new agency station at Bliss,
and will probably put in new depot at
that point next year Have commenced
the replacing of quite a number OF station
platforms at important stations with
brick. Have ballaSted about 80 miles of
track south of Arkansas City with rock
and Daugherty; expect to have the line
between Arkansas City and Purcell all
b2llasted early nextayear.
will lay several miles of new rail in the
territory next year, but I am not definite
" advised on this subject at the present
tenn between Arkansas City and Purcell.
The block system necessitated the string
ing of additional telegraph wire and put
ting up 25 block signals at the different
ditiOnal operators The block system is
an additional safety appliance in handling
head or rear end collisions to occur. We
have Just commenced work rebuilding
of telegraph line between Arkansas City
and Purcell, putting In new poles and
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
EMPLoYEs CLOSELY WATCHED.
illustration of How Railroad Com
panies Reward Drunkenness.

Here is an illustration of the way the
Missouri Pacific watches the doings of
its employees, says the Atchison Globe.
About two months ago Missouri Pa
cific railroad man got drunk and was
arrested. He was imme ediately released
on the payment of IS by a friend, and
a fictitious name was placed on the pO-
lice court docket. Although nothing was
said about the case in the newspapers,
the Missouri Pacific heard of the Incl
dent and sent one of it's agents to in
vestigate The name on the docket did
not give the information, and the agent
could not find out who the man was
from the policeman who made the ar
rest. The agent kept pounding away at
the case, however, and looked over the
police court records a number of times.
Finally. after spending many hours try
ing to find out the identity of the en-
plOye, the efforts were rewarded last
night, and the emplOye will probably be
given LAY off" papers before tomor-
row.
The police have heretofore made it a
point to put fictitious names on the
docket when railroad men We're arrest
ed, but say there is no use doing it any
longer. They always find out the facts
in the case.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
A VALUABLE INVENTION.
Man Comes to Topeka to
Show Santa Fe People New
Device

Wichita, Dec. 7.-Chester Latham, a
carrier in the Wichita postOf1ce, has
fortune within reach If a little device
he has invented and upon which he has
secured a patent stands the test of ac-
tuaI use. He leaves for Topeka today
where he has been called by the master
mechanic of the Santa Fe railroad, to
demonstrate the working and practica-
bility of his device for rolling a wheel
upon a pinion without generating heat
or requiring oil If the scheme is sue
cessful it will be in use all over the
world within a year and will be worth
millions of dollars to Mr. Latham.
The great problem in machinery has
been to avoid heat or its cause.-the
tion. There have been thousands of at
temps to solve the problem Of a revolv-
ing motion on a piniOn without the use
of oil an, to avoid heat. Mr. Latham
has a model in which the wheels roll
on the axle by the groove principle and
stand 1000 revolutions per minute for
hours without oil and without heat.
The master mechanic of the Santa F'e
heard of Mr.. Lathams invention and
sent him word to come to the COM
pany's shops in Topeka and demon
strate its workings.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-07
Independent Christmas Rates.

Western roads have not yet agreed
upon reduced rates for Christmas and
New Year holidays. They voted down
one proposition to make a rate of one
Ond has been submitted to them provid-
ing for a rate of a fare and a third for
the round trip in all territory where the
normal tariff is cents per mile or less,
and a fare and a fifth for the round trip
in territory where the normal rate is
more than cents per mile. In the
meantime the St. Joseph and Grand ISL
roads have given notice that they will
make a rate of one fare for the round
trip over their lines. It is quite prob
able that this action on their part will
prevent any united action on the ques-
tion, and that each road will take inde-
pendent action as was done in regard to
the rate for Thanksgiving.