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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29
GREET FLOOD OF 1914.

IFrom the St. Louis GIobe-Democrat.1
The flood of the Brazos was without
precedent for that locality 1t still
puzzles the government mereerologists,
who can only account for it by most
unusual conditions of rainfall The fact
is interesting to recall that a similar
surprise occurred in the Missouri val
ley over half q century ago. AS the
great flood of 1S44,' it has a place in the
local history. From the earliest Indian
traditions to the present time that
stands as the greatest flood of the lower
Missouri. There had been nothing to
compare with it before. There has been
nothing like it since. In the records of
the government weather service these
data about the flood of 1874 are pre-
served:
THE stage reached on the present
scale of river measurements was 81 feet
on June 20 at Kansas city, 16 feet above
the danger line At Bonneville the river
reached 1876 feet two and a half days
later. which was 1876 feet above the
danger line at that place. The flood
was caused by the coincidence of I'M
with what is known as the June rise
the melted SHOWS from headwaters. It
is said that about the middle of April
the rains began to fall in brief show
ers nearly every other day. After a
lew weeks 1t began to rain every day
1t poured down for days and weeks, al
most without cessation The river was
rising quite rapidly, but no danger was
anticipated, for the Oldest settler never
had seen a general and destructive
overflow, and did not know that such
a thing could occur. The river contin-
ued to rise. however, at the rate of
twelve to eighteen iches a day until
June 5, when it went over its banks,
and the situation became alarming.
The channel was fun of driftwOod: oc-
casiOnally a log house f1oated down.
with chickens and turkeys on the roof.
In several instances men, women and
children We're seen on the tops of
houses floating hither and thither, and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29
G. A. R. Excursion Rates.

On September /, ? and the Santa Fe
Route will sell rOund-trip tickets to
Philadelphia and return for $3055. Linn
tied to leave Philadelphia September
u. with provision for extension of limit
to September 80. For small extra charge
tickets will be good for stopover and
for return to Chicago via different
route.
Low rates for side rides from Phila-
delphia will be made, affording I'M
equaIed chance to visit New York, the
Virginia battIehelds, Richmond, etc, at
slight cost. The Santa Fe will run
special train from Kansas points to
Philadelphia without change. For par
ticulars apply to T. L King, agent, To-
peka, Kan
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29
SHAWNEE GIVES $4,000.
That Is the Amount of Donation to
Porto Rico Sufferers.

Up to noon today the county COM
missioners had received $780, in cash
on the Porto Rican relief fund. There
had been no donations of food and
clothing. This will be forwarded to the
Porto Rican relief committee in New
York, according to the Instructions of
the war department. The fund is still
open for contributions. The contribu-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29

KOdol Dyspepsia Cure cures dyspepsia
because its ingredients are such that it
can't help doing so. The public can rely
upon it as a master remedy for all dis
orders arising from imperfect digestion
James NJ. Thomas. NJ. D.. in American
Journal of Health, N. Y. Geo. W. STAINS
field. W. H. Wilson, A. J. Arnold &. Son
A J. Kane & Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29
Bald Haada Rnu

Is fast being depopulated by the use
of Beggs' Hair Remover. Cures Dand-
ruff, restores the Hair. Squire's phar-
macy, 1872 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29
LEGAL.

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First Published in the Topeka State
Journal August %, 1881
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29

Irritating stings, bites, ratches
wounds and cuts soothed and healed bv
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.-a sure
ana safe application for tortured flesh
BeWae OF counterfeits. Geo NJ. Stans-
held, W H. Wilson, A J. Arnold &. Son
a J. Kane & Co 1871
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29

You must attend the entertainment
at Garfield park tonight. Admission,
10 cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29

Hamilton Clark of Chauncev. Ga saws
he sufrered with itching piles twenty years
De1oEe trying DeWitt'S Witch Hazel Safve
two boxes of which completely cured him
Beware C worthless and dangerous conn
ter1eits- Geo W Stansfield w "a Wi
son A J. Arnold < Son. A J. Kane &
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29

Tonight Garfield park-the Modoc
club. Admission 10 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29
LEGAL.


First Published in the Topeka State
Journal August %, 1881
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29
MACHINE SHOPS.

MADE IN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 1873
Machines of all kinds al the Capital
Iron Works, East 9TH St and Santa Fre
chinery. Moderate prices. Estimates
cEeerful1S gwen. H. K Brooks and G. W,
Brooks, proprietorS-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29
Ordinance No. 2Os6.

internal improvement bonds of the city
of Topeka, Kansas, to pay the cost OF
the special improvements therein named
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29
WATcHMAKFR

cleaned. 75c: clocks, soc:
mainsprings, 75c; crystals, 1Oc. Cash
paid for OLD e, gold or silver All work guar
II hard up. see Uncle Sam. 512 Kan. ave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29
FLoRIsTa

MRS. J. R. HAGUE, Florist, successor to
R J. Groves. 81 Kansas ave Phone CO..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29

This is the time to battle frequently
Our line Of soaps and toilet waters is the
finest in town. We guarantee Beggs
Diarrhoea Balsam. Squires' Pharmacy,
132 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29

L s Woolverton, Prescription drug
gist now at 704 Kan Ave, opposite old
place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29

FREsCo WORK
W. W. GILLESPIE. Fresco Painter. De
signs and estimates furnished on al
classes of work. liza West Fifteenth, To
peka, Kan Refers to his work in Stat
Journal building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29

Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City of Topeka:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29


THE OFFICE Of the Capital City Vitrifed
Brick and Paving Co. has been removed
to is West Eighth St
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-16
THE INTERNATIONAL
FLOWER ORGANIZATION

The business of blossoms is by no
means a trivial one. New York City,
alone spends annually in the neigh
borhood of 100000 for cut flowers and
Towering plants. A single rose grower
sends in every season above a half mil
lion buds Many of them are American
Beauties. with stems three to six feet
long, and sell wholesale at 81 to 50 apiece.
One particular rose gardener in a New
Jersey suburb makes it q point never to
sell a flower of less than first quality. OF
course he tries first to produce only such
quality. His flowers average a little more
tnan a dollar apiece the year round.
First and last, New York town requires
over 5O,UJ0OOO roses yearly. They are
highest at Christmas and Easter, and
gardens round about are full of true
June roses. The very cheap flowers with
which street vendors tempt you are left
over stock of the regular shops or cullS
from the morning wholesale market on
West Twenty-eighth street.
Between one hundred and fifty and two
hundred million viOlets come to New
York markets in the eight months be-
tween October and June. The blue Marie
Louise or Parma violet named for
Napoleon's luckless Austrian bride, is the
supremacy threatened just now by the
bold purple-velvet charm of the Cali
fornia violet Violet growers rarely at
tempt raising other flowers For the most
in the Hudson river region as high as
Poughkeepsie. Up at Rhinebeck, in the
Aston gardens, new and very beautiful
violet has been evolved and named for
Mrs. John Jacob Astor. with whom viOlets
are favorite flowers. EiOlets do not need
heat-hence their exclusive culture. Still
the cold frames must be guarded against
freezes. also against "damping off, from
too much moisture.
Much of the white lilac marketed is
really purple lilac, forced in dark Gel
"a of no ie.1
in the dark. though the pots get little
sunlight toward the last by way of hard
ening the leaves. The many-howered
They have. however, two years of Amer
lean culture before coming to market
A curious feature of the flower trade
is the International Florists Organiza-
ton. By help of it you can send fresh
flowers, once or a hundred times, to u
friend in any part of the world reached
by mail and telegraph. You order and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-16
SOME QUEER INSURANCE CASES.
RAILWAY Magazine

A good story is told of a betting man
who was in the habit of regularly pur-
chasing railway insurance ticket when
ever he went on his travels. Once he
failed to do so, and his train was in i'm
minent danger. His disgust knew no
bounds. Here have been betting on
this coming off all my life" he said. land
now that it has, - if I've got a bit on
There is one sadly dramatic history as
sociated with an insurance ticket. a gen.
tleman purchased one prior to starting on
d journey, and, as is frequently done,
posted it home TO his wife from the depar-
ture station. The ticket was delivered
simultaneously with an intimation from
the railway company announcing that he
had lost his life in u railway accident.
In the case of the Tay Bridge disaster.
an insurance ticket was discovered upon
the body of one of the victims. The ticket
had been reduced to absolute pulp by the
action of the sea water. but under Il
microscope the printing could still be
traced. The company thereupon admitted
the claim. and duly paid over the amount
of the insurance money.
After the death of one victim of n rail-
way accident his estate was proved at
81 GOO Is Id. An insurance ticket repre-
figures. while his personal estate &C
counted for the remaining Is Id
One man. in passing under low arch
way. slightly forced his hat down over
his eyes, and straightway died from u
fracture of the skull. 1t was found after
ward that his headpiece was of such alb
normal thinnesS that the liShtest blow
thereon at any period Of his life must in
fallibly have proved fatal. And yet he
reached middle age,
Another gentleman. also policy
holder, exhibited totally opposite qualities
He fractured his skull by a fall. but
walked about in complete ignorance of
the fact for six weeks. At the end of that
time he became i'll and died.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-16
CHAPTER Xxx.

Meanwhile Mr.. Sutherland and Fred
erick stood facing each other in the
formers library. Nothing had been said
during their walk down the hill, and
nothing seemed likely to proceed from
Frederick now, though his father wait
ed with great and growing agitation for
some explanation that would relieve
the immense strain on his heart. At
last he himself spoke dryly, as we all
speak when the heart is fullest and We
fear to reveal the depth of our emo
tons.
What papers were those you gave
into Agnes Halliday'S keeping? Any
thing which we could not have more
safely, not to say, discreetly, harbOred
in our own house,"
Frederick. taken aback, for he had
not realized that his father had seen
these papers, hesitated for a moment:
then he boldly said:
They We're letters-old letters
which I felt to be better out of this
house than in it. / could not destroy
them. so l gave them into the guar
dianship of the most conscientious per
son l know. / hope you won't demand
to see those letters. Indeed, sir, l hope
you won't demand to see them They
We're not written for your eye and |
would rather rest under your displeas-
ure than have them in any way made
public
Frederick showed such earnestness.
rather than fear, that Mr.. Sutherland
was astonished.
when were these letters written?"
he asked. Lately, or before You say
they are old; how old?"
Frederick's breath came easier.
Some of them We're written years
ago, most of them, in fact. 1t is per-
sonal matter-every man has such.
wish I could have destroyed them You
will leave them with Agnes sir?"
you astonish me- said Mr.. Suther-
land, relieved that he could at least
hope that these letters We're in no wise
connected with the subject of his own
frightful suspicious. "A young girl to
whom you certainly mere most indif-
ferent a week ago, is Il curious guar
dian of letters you decline to show your
father
q know it," was Frederick's sole
reply.
Somehow the humility with which
this was uttered touched Mr.. Suther-
land and reused hopes he had supposed
dead. He looked his son for the first
time directly i'll the eye, and with d
beating heart said:
Your secrets. if you have such,
might better be entrusted to your
father You have no better friend
and there he stopped with d Mortified,
despairing feeling of inward weakness
If Frederick had committed a. crime
anything would be better than knowing
it. Turning partially aside. he fingered
the papers on the desk before which
he was standing. A large envelope,
containing some legal document, lay
before HIM. Taking it up mechanically.
he opened it. Frederick as mechanical
ly watched him.
81 know" said the latter, that /
have no better friend. You have been
too good, too indulgent. What is it,
father? You change color, look ill
what is there in that paper?"
Mr.. Sutherland Strengthened himself
there was a great reserve of strength
in this broken-down man yet. Fixing
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-16
Copyright, 1899, by S. S. Mcclure Coz
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAP
TIERS.


Just after 4 bah at the Sutherland
mansion Agatha Webb and her servant
are found dead and Philemon Webb, Aga
thai husband who for years has been
growing demented, is discovered asleep
ut the dinner table. \ trace of blood on
his sleeve points to him as the murderer.
Mr.. Sutherland ana the local narSnaIi
Fenton. investigate. Agatha WEBB Is
known to but few as rich woman, The
key to her money-drawer Is found ciutch-
ed in her hand. Young sutherland Is not
10 be found, and Miss Page. the niece OF
Sutherland'S housekeeper. persists IN re.
naming about the Webb premises ana
discovers blood on the grass. The money
drawer is found to be empty ard ropDery
Is added to the mystery. FREDERICK sum
erland, a hayward youth, calls his father
10 witness his determination to be pet
Ter man ana promises not TO marry MISS
Page by whom he has been fascinated.
Miss Page tells Frederick that she fol-
lowed him the night of the murder ana
knew where he had secreted thousaNu
collars. She gives him 4 week to decide
whether to marry her or be proclaimed
as the murderer of Agatha. Webb. Inc
whole town is stirred up by the douole
murder and everyone tells of the good
ness Of Mrs. Webb. Six children had Deeh
born 10 he- and all died in infancy. II IS
learned that the money was IN new , Dills,
and the keeper OF a small store produces
one that strange man gave him late the
night of the murder. a detective arrives
from Boston and reports: Simple case,
Murdered for money. Find the man with
a flowing beard. Suspicion falls upon
one of the Zobel brothers. Frederick
visits the hollow tree. The money is
gone. Wattles. a Boston gambler, arrives
and demands $3.50 of Frederick in pay
ment of gambling debt. Frederick Sc
cures a check for the amount from mis-
father and that night as he is about to
leave home he is stopped by Miss Page.
The label brothers are found dead of
starvation. one of them clutching the
tell-tale loaf. the other n blood-stained
knife. The Boston detective declares the
mystery solved. but young Sweetwater
astonishes the company by a new chain
of evidence pointing to another perpetra-
tor Of the terrible crime. This time ANA
bel Page is suspected. Sweetwater finds
The hidden money where he has seen Miss
Page hid il. Miss Page is confronted by
the detectives and officers and tells what
she saw the night of the murder. Fred
ericl overhears the talking and joins
the group Just as Miss Page is about 10
declare her suspicious.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-16
Prof. j. Reede of Boston Gives Psy-
chic Demonstrations That Puzzle
the Most Skeptica1-He Has Ar
rived In Salt Lake City.
PROF, REEDE

Professor Reede is a man who has
made a reputation for himself, way in
advance of his years. No practitioner
of occultism can equal his tests. He
tells every visitors age, full name, date
of birth, or anything of their past or
future, without asking a single ques-
ton. His feats have surpassed the
marvellous and bordered on the thrill
ing. Love, courtship, marriage, di-
vorce, sales, changes, employments,
Wills, property, speculations, patents,
| old estates, lawsuits, seem alike to him
to become plain, and the best course
indicates itself, however involved the
affairs might have seemed at the out
set. Difficulties in.love melt before his
wizard touch the most difficult prob
lens of married life become as plain as
the A, &, C. Speculation becomes Ger
tainty, and troublesome questions of
business stand out as clear as crystal
when once brought before his far-see-
ing eye. Sales are made or avoided to
the profit of the client; old intricate
! meshes of law involving the settlement
of estates long in the tortuous channel
of the courts, present new and clear
phases. Information relative to pat
entS is obtained offhand without resort
to musty records or hiring of an attor-
ney for costly investigation. On each
and every subject the brilliancy of a
HIllu dtulC anu III lOuCIl Will oOlIic gu
perior element makes itself known and
its effects felt.
Professor Reede's office at pa South
State, opposite Hotel Knutsford. first
floor, reception-room 2, is secured with
that view to privacy so frequently de-
sired by those who are foreign to the
knowledge of the wonderful results of
these psychic consultations and advice
From a. m. to 7:30 p. M. daily, and
Sunday to p. m, the professor can be
consulted on all difficulties, whether in
mind body or spirit He guarantees
absolute satisfaction or will positively
refuse any remuneration. His charges
are within the reach of all.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-16

pay, say in New York or San Francisco.
The order is at once cabled TO London
or Paris or Rome or st. Petersburg,
where your florists correspondent pro
ceedS to fill it Once a year there is
sort of clearing house balancing of books
generally to the profit of all concerned.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-16
TIE U. S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior to all others.
FIVE THOUSAND MILES
To New York and Return.

TIME-Less than one7w eek.
HOW?-Union Pacific, of course. No
other line can do it.
WHY?-Shortest, quickest, best.
Everybody knows that the Union Pa
cific is beyond comparison with other
western lines for speed, safety and COM
fort. Ticket office, "Old Stand" POI
Main street.
If you want good seeds write for our
catalogue: write us a postal card.
R-WIEDEMANN co.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-16
Elegant Ice Delivery.

For most perfect delivery and abso-
lutte purity try the white wagons and
P. V. ice. Tel As. MT ICE co.
Arizona republican., 1899-09-09
PERSONAL MENTION.


S. P. Behan was an arrival from
Prescott last night.
C. w. Pyle CT Kansas City is a guest
of the Hotel Adams.
J. P. Goodlander OF st. Louis is req
istered at the Hotel Adams
! N. E. Ferguson of Los Angeles is
stopping at the Hotel Adams.
Louis Melczer will leave tonight for
! San Francisco on a business trip.
/ A. E. Hinton returned home last
night from a business trip in the
north.
H. P. DeMund returned last night
from a trip to the northern part of the
territory.
Marilla Merriman of Tucson is Wis
iting Phoenix, a guest of the CONNER
cial hotel.
Percy Scoville will leave for San
Francisco tonight on the merchants
excursion.
A. w. Edwards of the S. F. P. & P.
came down from Prescott on last
nights train.
J. w. Doris and family will leave
Saturday night for a short visit in
San Francisco.
Mrs. William Stuhr returned yester-
day morning from her summer vaca-
ton on the coast.
Mrs. w. G. Pendleton returned home
yesterday morning from her summer
outing on the coast.
H. A. Brown of Chicago arrived in
Phoenix yesterday. He is stopping at
the Hotel Adams.
Charles B. Mathewson came down |
from Jerome last night and is a guest |
of the Hotel Adams.
Mr.. Walker of Louis Melczer's whole |
sale liquor house returned from the |
north on last nights train.
George B. Richmond and family re-
turned home from their summer vaca-
ton On last nights train.
A NJ. Cenard of Nogales arrived on
yesterday mornings train and is
guest of the Commercial hotel
Miss Minnie Utter of Prescott is
among the visiting delegates to the
grand lodge of Good Templars.
Miss Mabel Hancock, who has been
spending the summer in California,
home yesterday morning.
James D. Bangs of Kokomo, Ind,
;ity. He is registered at the Ford.
John H. Martin of Tucson was an
arrival in the city yesterday morning.
He is a guest of the Hotel Adams.
R. L. Comfort of Detroit is a guest
If the Hotel Adams. He was among
asst nights arrivals from the north.
C. ]. Rabbit, a well known business
nan of Flagstaff, was among last
lights arrivals from the north. He is
topping at the Commercial. ;
Miss Woodie Kay, who returned re-
urned from a summer vacation in
california, has accepted a position
With the Phoenix Music company.
Miss Eva Pemberton returned from
PRESCOTT on last nights train. She
viii be the guest of Miss Grace An !
rews for a few weeks till the return
f the family.
Bishop J. NJ. Kendrick was among
be passengers from the north last
light. He has recently visited the var
Jus churches in his diocese, his =
asst stop being at Prescott. =
Mrs. NJ. B. Startzman Of San Fran 1
sco arrived in Phoenix on last nights
ain, Mr. and Mrs. StartZman will
make this their home. They
re stopping at the Hotel Adams.
Merrill NJ. Grigg of Los Angeles was Fl
mong last nights arrivals in the city. a
e was recently married to Miss Ad- b
lie Murphy, the talented elocutionist p
no gave a recital here last winter. 1
Mr.. and Mrs. George N. Gage OF !.
empe returned from Prescott on last a
lights train, where they went to at =
Arizona republican., 1899-09-09

Clearance sale in millinery. Sail
ors, 25 and so cents. Trimmed hats at
your own price. Must be sold to make
room for fall goods. Special sale,
commencing Friday, September 8 and
continuing one week. Miss Shields,
1876 West Washington street.
Arizona republican., 1899-09-09
HOTEL FOR RENT.

Three story brick building; thirty
five rooms; thoroughly modern; hot
and cold water; private baths; steam
heat electric light; 600 feet of wide
porches; roof garden. Ready October
Is, 1899. Long lease, low rent TO
right party who will properly furnish
it. Address w. ]. Kingsbury, Tempe,
Arizona
Arizona republican., 1899-09-09

The Arizona Republican, published
every day in the year, at rs cents a
month, by carrier or mail.
Arizona republican., 1899-09-09

All fruit, meats, eggs, milk, cream,
plant at Coffee AIS place.
Arizona republican., 1899-09-09

Phoenix Bottltng Works is sole
agent for Ironbrew, famous tonic.
Arizona republican., 1899-09-09
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething 1t
soothes the child. softens the gums,
aEdys all pain, cures wind collie and Is
the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty
five cents a bottle
Arizona republican., 1899-09-09
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Doris Bros. have just received new
line of carpets, carpet samples and
rugs. They are now open for inspec-
ton.