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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18
STUYvEsANT FISH's DANCE
One of the Favors a Live Kitten in a
Gold Cage.

New York, Feb. 1s.-Mr and Mrs.
Stuyvesant Fish gave the first elab-
crate entertainment in their new house
at Madison avenue and Seventy eighth
street. The guests numbered about $50.
Many of them attended dinner parties
given to precede the dance. Some of
those who gave dinners were Mrs. Og-
den Mills. Mrs Francis K. Pendleton
and Chauncey NJ Depew- Across the
white marble hallway of the Fish resi-
dence were the words ''Mardf Gras'' in
red and white roses and the elevator
which took the arriving guests to the
dressing rooms was decorated with
green garlands and hearts and darts of
roses.
Mrs Fish received her guests in the
red room, up one flight, on the Madison
avenue side of the house. The entire
floor is taken up with this room. the
central hallway and the white ballroom
at the west side. Mrs. Fish received
unasslsted. She wore a white spangled
tuIle dress with a superb tiara of dia-
monds in her couture. The servants
wore Louis XIV costumes, consisting
or white wigs, white silk stocking low
shoes, long red cutaway coats with gold
froggtngs and fancy waistcoats
informal dancing preceded the supper
and the ballet of the Sorrows of Satan
company danced. 4 flower dance with
flash lights, arranged by Phipps and
done by other professionals also pre-
ceoed supper, which was served in the
Nenetien dining room on the ground
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18
FLEET FOR MANILA.
Four Vessels Going Out With Passen-
gers and Freight

San Francisco, Feb. ia feet Of
four vessels will leave San Francisco
for Manila within two weeks No less
than $500 tons of freight of all descrip-
lions will be taken The Connemaugh
will carry exclusively 300 mules and 2,oo0
tons of freight, consisting entirely OF
forage She will be fitted up immed-
lately with every facility for transport
ing the mules in safety. She will be
ready to sail in about week or ten
days.
The Valencia has been reehartered
and will carry L TOO tons Of freight and
12S first class passengers. She will be
ready to sail in about ten or twelve
days.
The Portland has also been secured.
She will carry 300 tons Of freight and
100 first class passengers
The Roanoke which is also to be
chartered, will carry about $500 tons
of freight. Both the Portland and
Roanoke will be ready to go in about
week. About 200 casuals, chiefly re-
cruits for the regiments of regular
troops in the Philippines, now at the
Preside, will go to Manila on these
transports.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18
A GUARANTEE
To Every Person Suffering
FROM DYSPEPSIA, INDIGESTION, CONSTIPATION
OR ANY DISEASE OF DIGESTIVE ORGANS.
HYOMEI DYSPEPSIA CURE
The Only Guaranteed Cure, the First Rational
Treatment for These Diseases.

internally without injury to the patient.
the profession were obliged to resort to
physic, and by carrying off this decayed
matter attempt to prevent ptomaine
poison; but as phySic will soon weaken
the strongest, it could only be used oc-
casionaIly, and even then, did not de-
stroy the cause of the trouble The re-
suit has been thousands of cases of ap-
pendicitis, Inflammation of the bowels.
diarrhoea, etc. The medical profession
were at their wits end, surgery was re-
sorted to and hundreds have died I'M
der operation. This was the exact state
of affairs when the New Australian
Germicide, "EHYOMET," was discovered.
In a very few months it was proven
that this new remedy would destroy the
germs of catarrh, bronchitis ,pnumonia
and consumption by simply inhaling it
in the air we breathe. In other words,
1t is the first germ destroyer ever found
which could be given internally with
out danger to the patient, and as dyS-
pepsia was known to be a germ disease,
the profession naturally agreed that
whatever could be taken into the deli
cate air passages of the head, throat
and lungs without injury, might also be
used in the stomach. The experiments
were made and to the great joy of all,
in diseases of the air passages. Intes-
final indigestion can. now be cured
with
HYOMEI DYSPEPSIA CURE.
This remedy is entirely different from
any ever placed on the market 1t
treats each phase Of dyspepsia separ-
ately. Three distinct treatments in each
package, and unlike any other is guar
anteed to cure or your money refunded.
Hyomei Dyspepsia Cure soc. Send
for folder and STORY of Hyomei.''
Building, Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18

has lost the capacity for sound sleep,
good digestion and the freedom from
aches and pains that follow healthy or
ganic functions.
Many years of suffering might bs
avoided, weary months of lost time put
to good service, and thousands of lives
saved if persons who do not sleep well
and those with overworked brains and
nerves would take Paine'S celery COM
pound. In the cure of nervous diseases
this remedy has again and again dem
onstrated it's power to combat theSa
tenacious ailments.
1t is to general poor health that we
are to look for the cause of headaches,
rheumatism and neuralgia, and to over
come these troubles it is the general
health that must be raised Sick head
aches that occur so periodically with
most women and are so greviOus an
affiiction should be treated as due to
lowered nervous tone, and a thorough
invigoration of the body should be I'M
dertaken with Paine's celery compound,
The best test of the wonderful value
of Paine's celery compound is to use it.
Any woman will soon be convinced that
it is the one remedy that can make and
keep her well and heaIthful and strong.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18

floor. During supper a Tyrolean quintet,
dressed in national costume, sang and
played on the either.
The cotillon which followed supper
was led by Elisha Dyer, Jr., with Harry
Lehr at the other end. Both danced
alone. There were many favor figures
which involved surprises. Folly sticks
and handsome caps were given out by
a young girl dressed as Folly. Other
favors were jeweIled hearts and chains,
big sashes with ''Mardi Gras'' inscribed
on them in Wreaths of natural flowers.
and goldfish in little globes. Mrs. Ogden
Mills supplied one favor figure, in which
each dancer received a. gold cage con-
tanning a live kitten. 1t was a very
late dance and at the end a. second sup
per was served
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

Lincoln J. Carriers scenic, melodraIna,
1.-The Heart of Chicago Will DC seen at
ing Like all of Carriers productions, the
scenic effects form the PARTICULAR fea1ure
of the piece The prices will be IS, 90, %
and 3 cents.
A change has been made in the booking
of Sousa' s band at the Grand Opera House
and it will be here next Thursday even
ing instead of Friday evening On the
day preceding, Washingtons birthday, the
band will play at the opening OF the new
Thursday afternoon a matinee concert
will be given in Lawrence- The oano
evening.
Gilmore & Leonard's successful farce
comedy ssHogan's Alley" will be the at
traction at the Crawford theater one week
from tonight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18

ct know of nothing so good as Paine's
celery compound" says Miss May Sher-
win, for the past II years principal OF
the largest public school in Blooming
ton, Ill, ito counterfeit the nervous
strain incident to a constant life in the
school room.
Il have myself used Paine's celery
compound" she continues, with most
satisfactory results 1t is a splenolo
nerve tonic
The discoverer of Paine's celery com
pound was himself one Of the greatest
teachers that ever lived
Edward E Phelps, M D., LII D., held
a famous professorship in Dartmouth
college, and was a lecturer in other great
universities all the while he was en-
gagged in that momentous study when
led to the chief accomplishment or the
medical research of this centurY-tne
development of Paine's celery COM
pound =,
The general complaint now among IN
teIIigent women is that they are hur-
ried and driven and fretted almost out
of their senses by the demands upon
their time and strength.
No wonder, then, the average WOMAN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18

Ever since the medical profession dis
covered that food was not digested in
the stomach at ALL but only prepared
in this organ for digestion by the in
testines, they were enabled to partially
understand why the number of persons
afflicted with this disease has so stead
lily increased in spite of all their efforts
market They were further enlighten-
ed some time later when it was found
that in trea ting this disease, in its two
most prevalent forms, acid dyspepsia
and indigestion Zone requiring an acid
and the other an alkaline treatmenD,
they, and every manufacturer, had been
giving both remedies in the same dose,
and that one counteracted the effect of
the other. These two serious blunders
very readily account for the fact that
ninety-four per cent. of the grown pop
ulation of his country are now suffering
from dyspepsia, for how could cure
designed to assist the stomach digest
the food, be of any use when the food
is not digeSted by the stomach at all,
or what effect could an acid or an al
kaline treatment have when taken to-
gether if one neutraliZed the effect of
the other; Of course, the last mentioned
mistake could be rectified by prescrib-
ing these remedies separately, but to
obtain a remedy by which intestinal in
digestion could be cured was another
thing. This disease, the most danger
Gus form of dyspepsia known, and the
true cause of appendicitis, was found
to come from baciIi, which lodged in the
intestines, creating Inflammation and
causing fermentation, thus rendering
the food unfit for Observation-Disclosures
bacili could only be destroyed by some
powerful germicide, and as there was
none such known which could be used
THE r. T. BOOTH CO., Auditorium
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18
ROBBED OF $3.50.
New Yorker Places His Money In an
Outside Pocket and Is Touched

Outside Pocket and Is Touched
New York, Feb. 1S.-EIias Barclay,
manager for Scott & Bovine, manufac-
turing chemists, went to the Peoples
Bank, Canal street and West Broad
way, yesterday and drew out $3.50. There
IS bills 1t made a bulky roll, and Mr..
Barley put it in the outside pocket of
his overcoat.
He climbed the downtown station OF
the Sixth avenue elevated at Grand
street and walked up and down the
platform waiting for train. Suddenly
he felt a tug at his pocket. He turned
in time to see the flash of his green
backs as one man handed them to an
est to him and shouted:
stop, thief"
The man with the roll lodged among
the passengers and employees who
crowded around, and made his escape
down the stairs. The other man wrig-
gIed in Mr.. Barclays grasp and tried
to withdraw his arms from his coat
sleeves But the victim held on to his
prisoner, and the porter and ticket
sullenly till PatroIman Collins and
Lankman arrived. They took him to
the McDougaI street station.
The prisoner said he was Charles Will
son, conductor, "a years old He
would not give his address. When the
detectives came to look at him. they ex-
claimed:
Why, it's Little Jeff,'"
He is one of the best known bank
on suspicion by Central office men a
few weeks ago, but discharged in court.
He has a long criminal record in the
west.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18
APOLOGIES TO HANNA
National Dairy Association Secretary
Acknowledges an Error.

Last week the Journal published a
1a++a- san+ To Kansas legislators by
CtarIas q Knight of Chicago, secretary
of the National Dairy association, IN
which the association denounced sen
&C., Hanna's anti-oIeomargarin bill
Nj Hanna sent a COPY of his bill to
Mr.. Knight, who replied with a letter
to Mr.. Hanna, in which he says:
..The bill. a copy of which you sent
me. will meet the approval of everybody
in the dairy business L am pleased TO
see you in the fight and hope your
measure will pass.
.aI am very much distressed that L
wade such a great mistake in regard to
your BILL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18
La Grippe successfully Treated

at have Just recovered from the sec
ond attack of la grippe this year." says
Mr. Jas. A. Jones. publisher of the
Leader, Mexia, Texas. I'm the latter
case 1 used Chamb erlain's Cough Rem
edy and / think with considerable sue
cess, only being in bed a little over two
days against ten days for the former
attack. The second attack I am salts
fed would have been equally as bad as
the first but for the use of this remedy
as I had to go to bed in about six hours
after being struck with it, while in the
first case 1 was able to attend to bust
ness about two days before getting
down." For sale by all druggists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18
COLEMAN HAD TO VOTE
Senate Refuses to Excuse Member
From Declaring Himself

Eut once during this session of the
senate has a member attempted to re-
frain from voting and the senate trun-
died the wagon over him with much
vigor.
on the normal school question, and paid
no attention to the calling of his name
by the clerk
How does the gentleman voter IN
ouired President Richter.
Il desire to have my vote passed,
said Mr. Coleman
sObject, object!" came from various
parts of the chamber
t move that the senator from Mem
aha be excused from voting" said Sen
ator Lupfer.
The motion was lost by an over
whelming vote and Mr.. Coleman voted
against the pending proposition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18
NOBODY TO BLAME
For the Dakota Asylum Fire Unless
Tt Is the LEGISLATURE

ner's jury on the investigation of Sun
days fire at the asylum for the insane
brought in a verdict today in which
they fail to find any person responsible
for the death of the II female patients
who lost their lives in the disaster The
verdict states that the building was
erected for a laundry and was used to
house patients only because of the over
crowded condition of the other struc-
lures, also that owing to insufficient
salary appropriations by the legislature
no night Waterman has been employed
on the hospital grounds for the last four
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18
HOME INSURANCE WINS.
Senate Declines to Assess Fire Tax
Against Kansas Companies

Senator Cooke had a bill in the SEN
ate to require Kansas insurance com
Dauies TO nav a tax of per cent for the
benefit of fire departments, but 1t was
killed in short order Friday afternoon
This kind of a law applying to non
Resident fire insurance companies is now
or, the statIlte hooks but Senator Far
TaIIv said such a law would operate
with injustice to Kansas companies,
md ,1non his motion the enacting clause
was stricken out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18

La Grippe is again epidemic Every
precaution should be taken to avoid it.
Its specific cure is One Minute Cough
Cure. A. J. Shepherd, Publisher, Agri-
cultural Journal and Advertiser, Eden,
Mo-, says: NO one will be disappoint-
ed in using One Minute Cough Cure for
Ia Grippe" Pleasant to take, quick
to act. Geo. w. Stansfield. w H Will
son. A J. Arnold & Son, a J. Kane &
Co druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18

Ethel-why, what's the matter, Ger
trude?
and had a quarrel the other day, and
I wrote and told him never to dare to
speak or write to me again-and the
wretch hasn't even had the decency to
answer my Ietteri-Punch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18

ready to pay taxes upon an equltanle
basis. but we are growing mighty tlreo
of the present system under which the
CORPORATIONS escape their obligations
and the people bear the burdens SnaW-
nee county pays one-twentieth OF the
state taxes, and more than any other
county in the state. We want justice
but the attitude of this senate indl-
Gates that we will take it out in want
ing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18
Beggs Cherry Cough Syrup

Gives you the essential qualities of the
Cherry tree bark from which it derives
its name. It cures your stubborn colds
coughs of long standing and Group. 1t
is the best known cure for IaGrippe
Sold by all druggists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18

We will wash your co1ored shirts and
guarantee colors from fading Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia w. sth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18

Quick, good work, American Steam
Laundry. 112 West Seventh street. Tele.
phone 341.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18

your linen left spotIess, American
steam Laundry. 112 West Seventh.
Telephone BAL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18
Nasal
CATARRH

Cream Balm is placed into the nostrils, spreads
over the membrane and is absorbed. Relief ID i'm
mediate and cure follows. It il not drying-does
not produce sneezing- Large Size, SO cents at Drug
gists or by mail; Trial Size, 10 cents by mail
ELY BROTHERS, SO Warren Street, New York.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-18
,er. this Institute is located in
KANSAS CITY, KANSAS

Missouri It is easily reached by taking
from the Kansas City Union Depot. Write full
and testimonials Address
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-11
THE sKAr TOURNAMENT.
Houston Carries on the First Prize
Next Tournament at neiiyiile.

Houston Carries on the First Prize.
Next Tournament AT Uetiyiile.
The State Skat tournament at Turner
hall commenced yesterday at p. IN.
Among the visitors present We're:
Martin Groos, Austin; C. C. Brcndle
Warrenton Il. II. Balleux, Bellville; MI
Levin, Beeville; Herman Miller Bell
Vile; DR.. Drenkmann Bellvile; MIR
Myers, Bcllville; Mr.. Hemutn. Bellville;
MIR. Voelsel, New Ulm; Mr., schweiss
Brenham Mr.. Schroeder Brennan; Mir
Morris Fisher. Burton, and a number OF
others.
The officers OF this tournament were
NJ. Thing, president; A. II. Langermann
treasurer and w. A. Reichardt, chairman
OF arrangement committee.
| The judges OF the tournament were: A.
p. Langermann. II. j. Mueller and Ed
Bailey.
The series OF games resulted in the fol.
lowing awards:
First Prize-H. ]. Mueller of Houston,
Second Prize--E. u. Balleux OF ReIlvilie.
Third Prize Ed Bailey Of Houston
Martin GrooS OF Austin, n Rrendle OF
Warrenton and NJ. Thing OF Houston tied
Won by Martin Groos OF Austin,
| After the tournament cold banquet was
spread in the ball and was heartily enjoyed
! by all OF the participants in the tourna-
ment, During the banquet number of
speeches were made, all in German, and
after full justioe had been done in tho
enjoyment Of the good things upon the
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-11
THE SEMI.ANNUAL MEETING
DE- SOUTH TEXAS MEDICAL ASSN
TO BE HELD IN HOUSTON
On December 13 and 14-Prog I'm nm e
of the ProceedinEs-Paper
and Discussions.

The South Texas Medical association
will hold its seventh semi annual meeting
in this city on December l3 and IA.
The officers and committees OF this as
ISOLATION are as follows: J. A. West,
president. Galveston S. c. Red, first vice
president. Houston. j. H. Reuss, second
vice president, Cuero o. S. Hodges, Sec
rotary and treasurer, Galveston; arrange
ment committee, X. I, Morris, chairman.
The semi-annual session of the South
Texas Medical association will begin
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock. The
place of meeting, council chamber, city
hall, Members and applicants are re-
quested to assemble early in order to re-
gister as far as possible before the open
ing exercises. Each application for mem
bership must have the signatures of two
members and be accompanied by 81.
The following papers are to be read.
Medical section, DR.. w. Shropshire,
chairman:
Chemical Methods in the Diagnosis
aud Treatment of Stomach Diseases Dr..
5. NJ, Morris, Galveston.
Pneumonia and Its Treatment" DR..
d. " Thurston, Beeville.
"a Case OF Heat Stroke" DR.. John T..
Moore, Galveston.
Typhoid Fever" DR.. T. R. ogden, Lib
erty.
Typhoid Fever Diagnosis and Treat
menO, DR. II. A. West Galveston
The Value of Euquinine in the Treat
ment of Remittent and Intermittent Ma
larial Fevers," Or. A. II. Schenck. Ken
ney.
"Hemorrhagic Malarial Fever" Causes
and treatment), Or. W. Shropshire, Yoa-
KUN
"Hemorrhagic Malarial Fever" Or. T.
e. Lawson, Liberty.
Cholera Infantum," DR.. j. D. Wester-
Welt Corpus Christi
Epidemic Dysentery," Or. A. L.
Malsch. Edna
State Med. inc" Its scope and pur-
posel, DR. r. H. Harrison, Columbus.
Genealogical section. DR.. j. II. Reuss,
chairman:
Report of Some Cases." Dr. o. L..
Noteworthy. Houston.
"Cervcal Lacerations" Symptoms,
complications and the conservatism of i'm
mediate repair, DR.. j. H. Reuss, Cuero.
"Cervical sinuses" (CongenitaD, DIR. R.
4. Morris.
Surgical section, Dr.. H. w. Grouse,
chairman:
Scraps of Surgical Cases" DR.. F. B.
King. Houston.
"Strangulated, Incomplete. Infantile
Hernia tWlth non descendeu testlcle IN
inguinal canal--operation, recovery, DR..
II. A. Barr. Beaumont.
"A Contribution to the Pathological
Anatomy OF Procidentia Uteri," DR.. Will
liam Keller, Galveston.
Eye, ear. nose and throat section, DR..
J. A. Mullen, chairman:
observations in Foreign Clinics" Dr..
j. A. Mullen, Houston
TRANSPORTATION.
Owing to the Fruit, Flower and vege-
table Festival from the 18th to 10Th, In
elusive, all the railroads offer greatly re-
duced rates.
The meeting will be instructive and
interesting and large attendance is ex-
pected. All regular members should at
tend and all regular and reputable physi-
clans are invited TO be present. Frater-
nally, o. S. Hodges,
Secretary,