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The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22
CALLS THE WAR A FARCE.
Beloit Catholic Priest Says It Was q
CONQUEST For Wealth

Beloit, Wis. March 22.-The Rev. J. NJ.
church Of this city, startled an audience
remark that he had concluded that Presi-
dent Mckinley was either "a fool or a
knave," because OF, his utterance. in his
the American people, for their achieve
Father Ward said that the war with
Spain was a farce, and instead of being
in the interest of humanity it was a con-
ored our. soldiers, he did not think they
were entitled to much glory for their
slaughter at Manila bay or in the harbor
of Santiago. where the American ships
SO outclassed the enemy. He said he be-
lieved would see course pursued in
the Philippines cruel ever was fol-
lowed by Spain, and that the real pur-
pose of the conquest was to rob the peo-
pie there of their priests and acquire their
property by force.
P. J. Kelley of Milwaukee was the other
ePtirefy different He said patr}otfc Trish
men went to the war for the honor of
their country. that they might give liberty
to an oppressed people.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22
WITHOUT A STOMACH.
Woman Who Lived IA Months in
That Condition is Dead.

New York, March 22.-Anna Lands,
a Swiss silk weaver, whose stomach was
removed by DR.. Carl SchIatter of the
University of Zurich, and who expert
enced good health for almost IA months
without the organ which heretofore has
been considered Indispensable, is dead.
The ultimate cause of her death had no
connection with the operation, however.
The surgical feat proved highly sue
cessful and added more than year OF
comfort to the patients life.
DR.. George F. Shrady, editor of the
Medical Record, says editorially. in the
latest number of that periodical:
This remarka bic operation has dem
onstrated that digestion and assimila-
tiOn can be carried on for long time
without the particular organ which
heretofore has been considered indis-
pensable to these ends The food ap-
pears to have been received into the
intestinal canal and to have been di-
rectly absorbed therefrom.
THE nourishment was sufficient, for
the patient held her own in weight and
strength until the progress of the dis
ease made the turn in her physical con-
dition. The results would appear to in
dicate the utility of the operation as a
promising measure of relief. The opera
tion was a great success and the daring
operator is to be congratulated accord
ingly."
on December 25, 1897, for the first
time in the history of surgery the COM
plete excision of the stomach of a hu-
man being was successfully accomplish
ed by DR. Schlatter.
To the Medical Record DR.. Schlatter
contributes two interesting pamphlets
that give details of the case:
'tSoon after the end of May, 1885, he
writes, "the patient, who felt and ap-
peared well, left the hospital and spent
some time visiting relatives.
I'm August she returned to the hos
pitaI, still feeling well, but having lost
two kilos in weight. This loss of weight
the patient ascribed to the difficulty of
obtaining suitable nourishment In the
conditions under which she lived while
out of the hospital
1.-The appearance of the patient had
markedly changed on February 28 Her
face was sallow and the pulse rapid. On
the following day the mental faculties
were obscured and she died at o'clock
in the afternoon.
"It need hardly be remarked in con-
clusion that the death of the patient
could not at all be ascribed to inanition
from insufficient nutrition. An entire
year had the 57-year-old woman lived
free from suffering without a stomach,
and had even gained notably in bodily
weight in that time. Up to within the
last week of her life she had been able
to go about outside of the hospital, but
then, with the appearance of cachetic
symptoms, had rapidly succumbed to
her mala0V."
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22
HONORS AMERICAN WOMAN
Prince Guy de Lusignan Adds Another
Title to That of the Queen of
the Holland Danes.

New York, March 22.-Queen Lavnia H.
Van Westervelt Dempsey, queen and
founder of the Holland Danes, can now
add to her name the title of Grande Chau-
vinesse of the Order of ST. Catherine of
Mount Sinai. and with her crown and her
turquoise and orange velvet robes can
scarf across the right shoulder.
Miss Van WeStervelt DempseyS fame
has gone abroad, and a prince who has
send this token of his admiration. The
decoration is now on its way here from
France.
The prince who sends the honor to Miss
Dempsey is Prince Guy de Lusignan of
Paris, said to be the head of of the
oldest families in Europe and descendant
of the former kings of Cyprus and Jeru-
salem.
The Order of St. Catharine of Mount
Sinai. which he has conferred on Miss
Dempsey. was organized in the eleventh
or twelfth century by the then head of
the house of De Lusignan, with two
others, that of the Royal Order of the
Sword of Silence, to which only crusaders
were eligible. and the Order of Melusine.
so named after the wife of the founder of
the family
In the middle ages many pious Chris
tians made pilgrimage to Mount Sinai to
Venerate St Catherine of Alexandria, who
suffered martyrdOm in 312 A. D. Tradition
says her remains were transported to
Mount Sinai by angels, where a chapel
was built in her honor. This chapel still
exists.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22
WAR THE CIGARETTE.
Convention For Boys Is Arranged by
Miss Lucy Page CASTOR.

Chicago, March 22.-Miss Lucy Page
CASTOR has arranged for an anti-cigarette
convention to be held at o'clock, April l,
at Willard hall. Delegates from public
schools, Sunday school clubs, boys clubs,
church societies and business establish
ments employing lads will attend. Miss
CASTOR hopes to secure the presence of
Judge Burke, whom she calls one of her
most earnest and enthusiastic allies in her
fight on the cigarette. Among the Sun
day schools to be represented are: First
Methodist Episcopal, First Baptist, First
Congregational, Trinity Methodist Ep1sco-
pal, La Sale Avenue Baptist, Covenant
Presbyterian, Jefferson Park Presbyterian,
Lincoln Street Methodist Episcopal, Third
The following pledge is to be admins
tered to youths who become followers of
Miss CASTOR: L do hereby pledge myself
upon honor to abstain from smoking Gig
arettes or using tobacco in any form until
1 reach the age of II years, and to use my
influence to induce others to do the
same
Miss CASTOR said yesterday. that Judge
Burke recently told her that in the
stream of youthful prisoners which came
daily before him few answered no
to the question DO you use cigarettes?"
He believes if the use of cigarettes can be
checked it will help solve the youthful de-
generate problem. Miss CASTOR says that
with a few public men like Judge Burke
to aid her with their advice and influence
she can effect considerable in the mission
she has undertaken.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22
IN A DEYILFISH'S MOUTH.
A Chicago Man Has Picture of Him
self Taken.


Chicago. March 22---John Willard North
-rop of the Emerson Piano company is one
of Chicago's most enthusiastic fishermen,
and when he makes big catch he always
brings something home with him by way
of evidence. Today or tomorrow he will
he caught while tarpon fishing in the Gulf
of Mexico off Punta Rassa, Fla. The
monster before diSrnemberment was 2212
feet long, IS feet wide, 312 feet thick and
had tail the shape of a billiard cue and
about twice as long.
1t was March 8, while fishing from the
Myakka, a launch owned by c.. S. Dean of
Boston, that Northrop sighted the devil
fish One of the guides suggested that
if Mr., Northrop would risk a fight with
There We're two harpoons on board, and
it was deemed best to have the guide. use
one and Northrop the other. Northrop
threw first and got a fairly good hold,
which the guide ''cinched" with another.
Then there was a fight At times the
times the devilfish was towing it. In the
meantime the crew fired shot after shot at
the prisoner, and finally it was killed.
Small holes were cut into each side of
the fish, into which shark hooks were in
serted. The devilfish was towed to shore
and "beached.''
After the monster was landed it. was
photographed, one of the pictures being
taken with Mr.. Northrop sitting in the
deyilfsh's mouth, which is oval shaped
and about the size of a hogshead. 1t was
Mr. Northrop's intention to have the skin
have been necessary to send to New Or
leans for an experienced man.
Among the other big fish that Mr..
NoTthr9Po o caught . were we're a 93S,pound 3 tarpoin1 i1
come to Chicago with the head of the
dRVilfiSh.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22
TO SELL EIGHT WARsHIPS
Chile and Argentine Settle Their
Boundary Dispute and Agree to
Dispose of Eight Men-of- War.

London. March 22-It is learned on
the best authority that in the course of
the negotiations that have been in
progress recently between the govern
ments of Chile and of the Argentine
Republic on the subject Of the boundary
question the two countries have already
come to an agreement whereby each of
the two powers is to reduce its naval
establishment and it's naval expenditure
by disposing of four of it's warships.
That is to say, eight warships have just
been placed upon the market
While nothing is known concerning
the qualities of the cruisers of the Ar
gentine Republic. the Chilean navy
comprises some of the very finest, most
powerful and up-to- date armored cruis-
erS in existence. Providing the ships
which Chile wishes to sell are the new
ones. the United States government
could not DO better than become a pur-
chaser. as they comprise some of the
very best craft that have been turned
out of the English yards. The sale
would be of immense benefit to Chile,
a country the finances of which have
fallen into embarrassment almost en-
tirely in consequence of an excessive ex-
penditure in the lighting services, es-
peciaily the navy. 1t is said this de-
cision was reached last Thursday, the
cable message announcing it coming
from Valparaiso to the Chilean minister
here.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22
HAIR ON BALD SPOTS.
Turkish Doctor Discovers a Process
Whereby Blemishes May Be
Removed.

New York, March 22.-Dr. Menahem
Hodara of Constantinople announces
that he can take a fragment of hair and
by implanting it on the scalp of bald
patient make the meager clipping take
root and grow into a long, heavy hair,
with a root of its own. He says that he
has tried it upon several patients and
has afterward demonstrated it's success
by microscopical examination.
In local paper DR.. Hodara is quoted
as follows:
1T is a fact that have been able to
plant clippings of hair on mans head
so that they would grow. This discov-
cry was the result of an experiment.
Il had under treatment two cases of
favus-a disease of the scalp, which.
when cured, usually leaves a large bald
patch. In both cases the consequent
disfigurement was so great that / de-
termined to see if 1 could not make a
natural covering for the bald spots.
Briefly described, the operation per-
formed consisted of scarifying the sur
face of the scalp with an instrument
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22
AN ISIS REVIVAL.
The Latest Fad of Sated Amusement
Seeking Paris.

Paris. March 22-The latest fad of
decadent Paris is a project to build a
temple of Isis and revive the mysteries
of the Egyptian religion. This revival
is the outcome of some lectures which
have been given recently by the dis
tinguished psychologist and student of
the black art Jules Bois. He is an
attractive parsonage to Americans, If
only for the reason that he is the secre-
tary of the Lafayette society, which has
for its object the promotion of the en-
tente cordiale between France and the
United States. NJ. Bois said to a cor
respondent:
L am not surprised that the people
here are taking up the religion of
ancient Egypt. 1t has good points from
a philosophical standpoint, though
philosophy can not heal all of the COM
mon ignorance of humanity. Neither
can theology. Still, my object is not
to revive the religion of Isis, for in view
of the development of beliefs its revival
would be religious anachronism.
But this hoary subject is spiritually
interesting. What could be more faSci-
mating than a knowledge of the modes of
thought of a far-off people, who lived,
loved, worried and worshiped in the val
ley of the Nile thousands of years ago?
1t is pleasure to revel in the distant
spiritual past and feel that at least for
a moment one is far away from the
Corybantic Christians of the present.
'There are many LucilerianS -
worshipers of the deViI-here: we have
JudeaiZing sects; we have Essenians,
who chronologically belong to the first
century of the Christian Era; there are
men In Paris who worship the ancient
gods, Bacchus and Venus, and pour
their ibations upon affairs erected for
them. The worship of Isis would be
preferable to this
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22
ABORIGINAL ETIQUETTE.
CFrom the Washington Post)

(From the Washington POst)
Five or six matrons had the entire half
of a Fourteenth street car corraled unto
themselves and their skirts one afternoon
last week. There was plenty of room en-
their side of the for five or six moro
full grown human beings of either sex.
but had this room been taken up by other
occupants of seats the matrOns wOuldn' t
have had enough skirt room-the simplest
got in, cast humble glances at the ample
was ornamented with brocaded and plain
skirts. and then clutched straps resigned
ly. The matrons looked at the two men
haughtily. much to say, 1T is good
for your health to stand up, o thou cheap
AT the corner of L street three more men
got on the ear. One of them was a white
biiainketed and IN war pain paint the other in
charge OF the two Indians was humble
like his kind, and only glanced hopelessly
at the room taken up by the matrons be-
fore he did the inevitabl thing, namely,
clutch a strap and grin The Indian in
store clothes looked a bit harder at the
by the stout women and their skirts but
then he, too, got hold of a strap-only his
heavy jaw came down pretty hard. and
he seemed to have to gulp bit over it. a 5
war-painted Indian, however, didn't ap-
paaitentIy b9el3ons to tribe that gulped over
a tai Straight eii 4ine-iooking 81 ' red ne man, M4s
ABOUT 80 years old. and his face was fun
looking buck has been seen on the
AashlnG ION streets for some tine.
car carefully, and with an obvious eye to
measurement. Then he examined each
of the matrons in turn. They each and all
looked trife nervous under his austere
scrutiny. But they didn't make any offef
to move up and give anybody chance
for his white alley. The blanketed Indian
was waiting for them to do just this thing
When he saw there wasn't any move in
them, he picked out place between two
especially stout and aggressive looking
holders of three seats each, and he pointed
with a long, bony finger at the space.
Then he made simple gesture with his
open hand horizontally. The gesture said
m going to sit down and enjoy myself.'' :
The two stout 1natrons divided in a
then all of them followed suit. notwith-
out savage g1ances at the ornately blan-
keted red man. When they had moved
moderately close together there was plenty
Of room on their side of the car for the
four men still standing up. The four men
sat down and looked deep thankfulness in
the direction of the fne-prohled Indian in
the blanket.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22
The Gold That GlitterS.
DO RICHES MAKE HAPPINESS, on
DOES HEALTH MAKE
WEALTH?

The richest man cannot always be
said to be the most successful, for true
success is not possible without happi-
ness. Many wealthy man would give
all he now possesses to have the health
and happiness of a young athlete.
Health is not hard to get and keep if
good judgment is used in caring for and
supplying the needs of the system.
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The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22

which makes a number of shallow in
cisions at a stroke. This was done in
both directions so that the lines of in
cision crossed each other.
Hairs were then cut from the
patients head, and after both ends had
been clipped SO that an even length was
obtained, these prepared hairs were
placed by the aid of forceps, in the in
cisions had made in the scalp.
AT the end of four weeks I found
that many of the hairs had
taken root and were growing. There
was no possibility of mistake on this
matter.
More curious still is the fact that
these hairs, which, when placed in the
scalp, were merely rootless clippings,
formed roots for themselves. That is to
say, each hair was found to have form
ed a real new bulb or root. This was
shown conclusively by microscopica1 ex
animation.
THE fact that these hairs took root
and grew proves that the hair in itself
contains the cells which enable it to
produce for itself those accessories
which are necessary to secure 1t in its
site. In this respect it resembles cut
ting from a plant"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22
DAMM'S BODY LOST.
The Mining Kings Casket Missing
When the Ship Arrived

Austin. Tex, March pa dispatch
was received here today from Tampico,
Mexico, stating that the steamer Scotia,
Of the neutrality-suspicious. line arrived
there on Monday, March 10, having on
board the remains of Macmillan
Damn, the multi millionaire mining
man of Durango, Mexico, who died re
Gently while on a visit to Germany.
He also held the position of German
consul at Durango at the time of his
death The remains were returned to
Mexico to be inferred, and large num-
ber of distinguished Mexicans were at
Tampico to receive the body.
On leaving the port of Hamburg the
case containing the body was placed in
the hold of the vessel and marked M.
D., without any other mark of identi-
fication, is customary in making
shipments by vessel Through the care
leSsness of some one of the crew, the
case containing the body has been lost.
and it is supposed that it was unloaded
at some port at which the vessel stopped
between Tempico and Hamburg. The
vessel was detained at Tampico several
days. while a thorough search of the
hold was made for the case but no
trace of it could be found. A special
train Of the Mexican Central railroad
was on hand to convey the body to
Durango.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22
MONKEYS PICK COTTON.
Southern Planter is Greatly Pleased
With His Experiment

Vicksburg, Miss, March 22-The
tangled forests of darkest Africa which
the southern planter with slaves to cul-
tivate his cotton fields and to gather his
crops, have again been drawn upon by
the farmers of the south.
Prof. Garner of Washington discover
ed that the monkey can pick cotton as
well as the southern negro. He per-
suaded Mr.. w. w. Mangun1 of Vicks-
burg to attempt the experiment, and the
latter has just made his report to Prof.
Garner
Mr.. Mangum says he has found it
profitable. On his place near Smedes
this winter he has had SO trained monk
eys at work.
The males weigh about 110 pounds
and the females average 80 pounds each
in weight. Bags were made for each
monkey that would hold 25 pounds Of
cotton and the bag placed over each
monkeys shoulder. It was surprising,
Mr.. Mangum says, hoW the monkeys
learned to pick cotton. Baskets to hold
the cotton were placed at each end of
the rows and one man besides the mon
keys trainer was necessary to take the
cotton out of the bags and put it into
the baskets provided. Cotton planters
throughout the south have watched the
experiment with a great deal of inter-
est. Many have visited the plantation
near Smedes to see the monkeys at
. their work.
Mr.. Mangum is enthusiastic over the
success of his experiment.
"The introduction of monkeys as cot
tOn-pickerS means more to the south"
said he, than a contemplating machine;
for the monkeys are a success as pick
ers, while the machines, SO far, have
been failures. The monkeys are in ev-
cry way superior to negroes as pickers,
and the cost of picking is about one
third.
Il believe this discovery is the great
est that has been made for the cotton
planter since Whitney discovered the
cotton GIN
Next fall Mr.. Mangum intends to i'm
port 1000 more monkeys from Africa,
and he desires others to join with him
in importing a lot more to be scattered
throughout the south.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22
vANDALS ROB FOUNTAIN.
Large Amount of Copper Taken From
Structure in Lincoln Grounds

Chicago, March 22-The Yerkes cleo
trio fountain in Lincoln park was al
most ruined Saturday night by stealers
of copper. The vandalism was reported
to Inspector Heidlemeier yesterday
morning. The Lincoln park authorities
say that about 81 200 worth of copper
and copper wire was stripped from the
fountain. The thieves apparently had
used crowbars, and an aggregate dam
age of s., 600 was caused.
The police believe the thieves had a
wagon and that they were familiar with
the mechanism of the fountain. All the
copper underneath was pried loose and
taken, as well as the copper and brass
bands which were used in the cOnStruc-
ton of the exterior portions.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22
A RICH COPPER STRIKE.
Miners From the Blaekfoot Reserva
tion Tell of Big Find.

Great Falls, Mont. March 22-Miners
in from the Blackfoot reservation re-
port a rich strike of copper on Swift
Current, eight miles above the town of
St. Mary. An eight-foot lead was struck
after a tunnel had been run Sixty-twO
feet and shows four feet of ore running
so per cent copper, while gang matter
runs 25 per cent, and the lead is be-
Heved to be extensive.
The claim on which the strike is said
to have been made is owned by a Mich
igan syndicate that f1Oated the North
Star at Rossland. Twenty men have
been working all winter. A stampede
has begun from the town of Choteau
and surrounding country.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22
INDIAN UPRISING FEARED.
Situation On the Tongue and Rosebud
Rivers is Ominous.

Helena. Mont, March 22.-"When the
green grass comes the white men on
the Cheyenne lands will have to fight
So say the friendly Indians to the white
settlers in eastern Montana" The
speaker was F. H. Benjamin. a we'll
known resident of the eastern part of
the state.
A special agent of the interior depart
ment put in the summer months of last
year treating with these Indians and
obtaining options for the ranch and
stock reservations on the Tongue and
Rosebud rivers. Indian Agent Nc
Laughlin instructed the white settlers
TO make no further improvements
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22

Afterwards the sore healed up and was cured
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1t matters not how they are acquired
or what treatment has failed, s. S. S.
will cure the most obstinate, deep
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they can not reach the real cause of the
trouble, which is the blood. 8. S. S.
drives out every trace of impurity in
the blood, and in this way cures per-
manently the worst cases. 1t is the
only blood remedy guaranteed
The Topeka state journal., 1899-03-22

pledging that the money for their lands
and improvements would be paid to
them not later than June of this year.
The bill for the relief of these settlers,
introduced by Senator Mantle of Mon
tana, was killed during the last days of
congress, and the settlers are living as
in the past, located on an Indian reser-
walton, with no rights or privileges. An
uprising among the Indians to eject
them is feared.