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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
REFUSE 10 SELL BEER.
Wellington Druggists Object to the
High Occupation Tax

Wellington, July 6-Not a drug store
in Wellington handles beer now. H.
Hayes and G. w. Schwinn, who have
always handled it, refused to take out
occupation taxes for the second half of
the year. and the traffic is now confined
exclusively to the joints. The $500
year occupation tax on beer was too
much for the drug stores, and they de-
cided to quit handling it rather than
pay that amount.
All of them will continue to sell whisky
under their druggists permits. The
occupation tax for selling whisky is $50
a year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
TWO FAMILIES FIGHT.
Refusal to Return a Loaned Wagon
Causes a Pitch Battle.

Wichita, July 6.-At AIi1erton, Kan,
twenty-five miles beIoW Wichita, a des-
perate fight occurred last night be-
tween William Murray, a 17-year-old
boy, and his father, on one side, and
Henry Bullock his wife and two daugh-
tiers on the other side.
Young Murray was beaten and
wounded with pitchfork till he had to
be hauled home on a streteher. Bull
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
MOTHER AND SISTER KILLED
Awful Result of Small Boy Playing
With Revolver.

Pratt, July 6.-The 9-year-ond son of
William Porter, living near Coates, this
county. picked up a loaded revolver
yesterday afternoon which had been left
playfully pointed it at his baby sister
with the remark, "Fn shoot you"
He pulled the trigger and the ball
passed through the baby's head and en-
tered the heart of the mother, who was
lying on lounge, killing both mother
and babe instantly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06

Clay Center, July 81. s. I.atta, for
several years janitor of the high school
building in this city, died here yester-
day afternoon as the result of an acct
dent which occurred last Monday night
The deceased was in the habit of spend
ing the night in the building, and from
the position in which he was found had
evidently fallen over the railing on the
second floor. He was unconscious when
found and remained so till death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
NOW LOOK OUT.

Council Orders Enforcement of the
Curfew Ordinance.
The rising generation of Topeka IS
apt to be in the clutches of the police
on short order.
The city council has formally accepted
and approved a petition from Rev NJ. G.
Long and 1873 others requesting that
for the good of the rising generation"
the curfew ordinance be enforced.
The police department has paid but
little attention to the curfew ordinance
or the ringing of the curfew and so
have the Children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
Jointists Family In Distress.

Councilman A P. Benson has called
the attention of the city council to the
condition of the family of Andrew Du-
pree. He is serving a sentence in the
city prison for selling liquor. The COM
municatiOn was referred to the commit
tee on police.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
PHILIP MAYER ARRESTED.
Barber Is Held For Assault With
Intent to Kill

Philip Mayer was arrested Wednes-
day on a warrant sworn out in the city
court charged with assault with intent
to kill and was admitted to bail on a
$500 bond which he furnished.
Mayer struck George Peyton on the
head with a heavy iron cuspidor during
a drunken braWl in a joint July 4.
PeytOn's skull was fractured and it was
thought for some time that he would
not live, but he is now reported to be
improving
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
LFrom the Chicago News.l

LFrom the Chicago News.l
The lawyer wants only feasible cases.
man naturally looks pail after kick
ing the bucket.
1t is no snap to make time exposure
with a camera
The loquacious individual relies more
on sound than sense.
An aII-round writer ought to be able
to get up good circular.
Hunger is a terrible thing. but some
men consider thirst more so.
The silent watches Of the night hang
in front of jewelry stores.
Only a strong minded woman can
keep her calendar torn off up to date.
The good may die young. but the bad
nearly always outlive their usefulness.
The crooked horse race is the result
of lack Of straightness in the human
race.
An umbrella offers a good opening for
people who have laid away money for
a rainy day.
If an orator is a word painter a lee
turer in a deaf-and-dumb institute must
be a sign painter.
1t might be well for the conceited man
to remember that the smallest onion is
stronger than the largest pumpkin.
Capital and labor go well enough to-
gether, but the trouble is too many men
are trying to get capital without labor.
The tandem cycle is all right in its
way, but it will never see the day when
it can supplant the hammock built for
two.
Don't get discouraged because you
can't embroider. There is always a
much greater demand for plain sew
ing.
Any young man who can't tell wheth-
err a girl is willing to marry him with
out asking her had better remain sin
gle.
A terrible calamity befell a AIilwau-
kee fishing party last week. After
reaching its destination some 20 miles
away it discovered that the keg Of beer
had been left behind.
When a bachelor declares that he is
welded to his profession the right wo-
man can make him commit bigamy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06

Perhaps AIger is a hoodoo. Since Pin
gree went into partnership with him
the governor has had his municipal
street railway scheme squelched by the
supreme court and the employees in his
shoe factory have struck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06

one dollar a pound sounds like a stiff
price to pay for American-grown tea,
but the government experiment station
in South Carolina processes to have
sold SO 500 worth at that rate, the past
year. and to have found a ready mar
L for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06

Otis having failed to take the num-
erOus hints thrown out to him from
Washington in the past few months.
will be supplied with a few thousand
additional troops. whether he asks for
them or not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06

finale had six headers and binders at
work. The entire 400 acres will average
% bushels, and much of it will run 80.
Mr.. Taylor has a couple of thousand
bushels of old wheat on hand and $50
acres of the finest kind of corn growing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
Davis County Wheat King.

Junction City. July 6.-Mr. Allie Tay-
lor south of the city, finished cutting
wheat Sunday evening. Allie had 400
acres, and on Sunday for the grand
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
They're on Sale Today.

Round trip tickets to Los Angeles and
return for $50 90. They will remain on
sale until July g. For particulars and
descriptive literature apply to T. L.
King, agent, depot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
WHEELER'S ORDERS.

Washington, July 6.-Brigadier Gen
eraI Joseph Wheeler was today ordered
to report to Gen. Otis at Manila for SER
vice in the Philippine Islands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
Locomotive ExnIodes.

Bluefelds, W. Va, July 6--On the
Chnch valley division of the Norfolk and
Western railway at Tip Top last evening
an engine exploded Killing Engineer J.
d. NcColgan. Fireman z. W. Albert and
Brakeman Oscar j. OWnes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06

Col Bryan magnanimously an
nounced at Atlanta that the party may
do exactly as it pIeases about renOmi-
mating him next year. This will have
a tendency to relieve the situation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
Dead Animal Contract.

Dr. George H Hapgood has been
given a three years contract for dispos-
ing of the dead animals in Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
NEW SANTA FE MAN.
James n. Barr Selected as Vice Presi-
dent In New York Today.

New York, July 6.-The directors Of
the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe rail
road met in this city today ana elected
James M. Barr as vice president, and
put him in charge of the operating de-
partment of the road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
N. E. A. Tickets

On sale at Santa Fe depot today Sale
will continue daily to and including
July 8. Round trip tickets to Los An
geles now cost only $1,000. They're good
for stopOver and are limited to Septem-
Der 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
ALL NIGHT OWLS.
City Council Remains In Session IN
til Midnight

The city council held special meet
ing Wednesday evening which came
near being an all night session. The
weather was intensely warm and the
members. concluded that they would be
unable to sleep at home and so might
as well stay in the council chamber.
About II o'clock the following state
ment was signed:
Let's stay and attend to what bust
ness we have and not adjourn until we
get through.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06

When Gen. Joe Wheeler arrives in the
Philippines swimming will give place
to tree climbing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06

II the IIobson bug happens to invade
the watering places, what a scamper-
Enp there will be!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06

Pigeon holes were ransacked and dust
blown off forgotten documents but at
midnight the clerk announced that he
could find nothing more. The motion
to adjourn was then carried by a close
vote.
The members went outside to face a
terrific storm. The west side delegation
including Mayor Drew went home in
hacks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06

The main reason why &, woman cam
tell a good fish story is because she cant
tell any kind of a story at all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
Dizziness

means that your stomach needs atten-
tfon-your liver is getting ready to fill
your system with poisonous bile. After
the dizziness will come dyspepsia, nerv-
BUSINESS and sleeplessness. There's but
one thing to do. Use Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters faithfully. 1t will
cleanse the system, and tone up the
stomach. It makes hearty, strong men
and women. See that a PRIVATE
REVENUE STAMP covers the neck
of the bottle.
If you want HOstetter's
I ASo,d Stomach
Substitutes 6IGG0pSs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06

A woman is just about as sure to cry
the wrong one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

CFrom the New York Press.
Any man who can tell a woman a pa
thetic baby story can get money out Of
her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06

1t would probably make most men
a lot less cOnceited if they knew the
amount Of praying their wives do for
them.
The average girl is brought up to be
a fisherman. She chops love up fine for
bait, pounds an engagement ring into
a hook and lands a man with marriage
as a dip-net
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06

]. W. F. HUGHES
c. H. NETTELS.
F. c.. WILLARD =
J. w. BLOSSOM
J. w. MERGAN-
F. ROUNDTREE =
J. S. WARNER.
w. S. CLANCY.
J. BURGESS.
A. p. BENSON.
I r RETTS-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06

When a bachelor declares that he is
welded to his profession the right Wo-
man can make him commit bigamy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-07-06

A terrible calamity befelI a 1Gilwau-
kee fishing party last week. After
reaching its destination some 20 miles
away it discovered that the key Of beer
had been left behind.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-07-15
One Instance.

The bearded man who was asked to
speak at the Women RefOrmers' con-
Vention on the subject of ''COrsets-
Their Injurious, Effect Upon the HUI
man Frame" had spoken at consider
able length, and closed by saying: I'm
short, the corset is the abOminatiOn of
denominations. 1t serves no good pur-
pose whatever"
He sat down amid loud applause, and
the professor, who happened to be pres
ent, was called upon for n few re-
marks. He said:
MY friend who has just preceded
me has said the corset serves no good
purpose. In the course of a life, now
well past the middle age, / have known
just one exception, which, indeed, may
be considered as proving the rule.
California COW had become so enact
ated that when she ate grass it dropped
out through the spaces between her
ribs before 1t could be acted upon 10y
the stomach and xssimflated into heI
corporate system In this emergency
and as a last resort. large corset was
strapped around the COW. This kept
the grass I'm ard thus the cows life
was saved. Still, she was not a valu
able cav, and 1 should not mention hel
| case here were it not that IN the pur
suit Of science we must be rigidly ex
act. / thank you, ladies, for your at
| tentiOn. Chicago Tribune.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-07-15

AS soon as the young turkeys or
Doults are all Matched. remove with
their mother to warm coop, which
should be fumigated or whitewashed.
Select an elevated spot, well drained
They should De confined at least five
days. when they may be allowed to go
out an hour or two when the dew is
off the grass, but must not be allowed
to become tired. Visit each coop every
evening and see that every poult is
covered by the hen.
During the first two weeks of exist
ence they should be fed ut least five
times day. diet consisting of bread
and milk and egg custard made OF egg
stirred into sweet milk. with slight
sprinkle of pepper. This IS especially
liked by them. and also table scraps
and crumbs. Shred onion tops and
daHdelion leaves are enough in the veg
etable line until they are allowed the
run. Their food should be served in
small quantities. The utensils used,
and coopS, should be kept clean. as
turkeys are very susceptible to filth.
As the different brocds congregate, ii
| will be necessary TO separate at night,
giving each hen about eight p0ults.
/ that being the number she can cover
well. When weaned or left by the hen
mother they can be enclosed in one
coop If desired. l used cOOps with
screen fronts and floors of wood. al
though we prefer to have coops placed
on short grass, changing every day to
fresh place; but having lost mum
Der OF chickens by weasels underniR
ing and entering the coOpS, we have
since used those with floors OF wood
A g. Mcpherson Athens Co. o.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-07-15


dren cried about IL, instead OF assert
ing Sheir power and puttfug an iDJunc-
tion on the board ~ Louisville, Ken
lucky.
What IL the District Foreign Mission
Convention doings It has not got out
of its swaddIiDg clothes and cradle.
They charge the brethren they seced-
ed from, OF violating the compact, for
getting that they have violated the
compact as much rs anybody else,
The contract in 1893 was to raise $35.
OOJ bS 1900 at The; rates nf So $50 a
v-ar. In 1898, the agent, Rev. J W.
Kirby. said in his report. I'VE are
sorry to report only between 5000 aud
$4,000 collected What think ye OF
that
1t should have been SIT 500, and more
last May. That is beautiful co-opera-
ton. The white folks furnishing the
money, the black folks furnishing she
CAB, the talk, the quarreling, the Jplit-
ting. Well, Aba Lincoln was q raj
splitter. suppose some OF our breth.
rem think they can split too, even il il
is q hair. Lst us all remember God
does not love ugly, none but the will
ing and obediert shall eat OF the good
OF the land only they who love ZioI
shall prosper.
In conclusion, challenge the seced.
ers TO produce their cause, bring fort
their strong reasons why we shouli
DlIow them into the General Assoc,a
tim. Oh, ye disturbers in zioul
| SKNNEx.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-07-15
The Curse of Urliness.

You hear a great deal more about
the fatal curse OF beauty than you do
about the fatal curse of ugliness, but,
for all that, the latter privilege has its
drawbacks. 1t is an inestimable boon
that of being homely and unattract-
i've but there is n price to pay, as there
is with most boons. The penalty in
this case is not lessened because ii is
a negative one. Not what n homely
woman may do but what she may not
do, is the greatets drawback TO her
condition. No ugly woman may ever
murder, steal, or, indeed, commit any
crime worthy of being calendered in
yellow print. 1t isn't that she is alb
solved from It; she is simply incapa-
BILE of doing it; her unattractiveneSs
disqualifies her for crime, and never,
never. no matter how wicked her inn
pulses and strong her incentives may
be, can she hope to rival her cookbook
| ing sister. The proof of the pudding
| is in the eating. Whoever heard OF an
ugly murdereSs, or an unattractive
| forgereSs or a shoplifter that was not
| fair to look upon? They are all and
| each, according to yellow print, of such
wondrOus beauty and rare intelligence
that the strange thing is that there are
| any other beautiful women left in the
world. One would think that the crimi-
nal class must have mOnopoliZed them
all. But that doesn't lessen the obi
| CATION thrust upon the homely woman.
Like the Peri at the gates of Paradise
| she is forever outside the pale of Grim
inality. Her fatal curse of ugliness de
bars her from ever. even in the small
est degree, identifying herself with
| wiclsedneSs. 1t may be argued that
! much is thus spared her, but at the
! same time il is hard to be shut out
| from anything merely on account OF
ones looks. If yellow standards AND
statistics are to be credited, woman il
not Il free immoral agent.-New Yorl
Sun.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-07-15
An Unused Type .

1 might pile Ossa upon Pelion IN the
way of description OF gray eyes culled
from fiction. There Is, however, one
type of gray eye have not yet noted.
We have had gray eyes which ''re-
sembled nothing so much as moss
agates;" sea-gray eyes are not uncom-
mon; Amelia Rives has bestowed upon
Iva in 1.-The Witness of the SUM-"
great violet-gray eyes, like rain
washed amethysts;" while Mrs. Paul
Leicester Ford has recently introduced
to us a pair of slate-colored eyes.
But. at the present writing. L have
yet to meet with goldengray eyes in
fiction. They are to be found. how
ever. in nature. the most luminous of
all eyes. l think, the iris about the edge
soft old gold or golden brown. gradu-
ally melting toward the pupil into a
warm gray. This lovely color / have
seen in the eyes OF dog and Of child
the eyes OF the dog wistful, appeal
Ing, pathetic with unptterable things;
the child's speaking of soul as yet
undarkened by shades OF the prison
house and splendid with the light that
never was on land or sea.
To the novelist desiring something
new in eyes. l would respectfully rec
ommend the golden-gray.-"Lippin-
cottsS
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-07-15
STORE HOSTESSES.
THEY AID WOMEN WHO GO SHOP
PING ALONE.

The Role OF Hostess Is That OF Guide
and Adviser-Must BE Thoroughly
Informed About Latest Fashions, An
Agreeable and Chatty Entertainer.
Five "hOstesses'' are now included
in the staff OF one of New YOrk's large
department stores Some people call
them guides, but the five women them
selves prefer TO be known as hostesses-
If you ask them their mission in the
affairs of the place they viii tell you
that they extend the hospitality Of the
store to shoppers. This Suffering
phase represents line of duties which
will appeal to every woman as exceed
ingly practical.
Talk of it's not bsing good for man TO
he alone. There Is Ont time III IA 9TH
erS when it is not good for woman to
be alone, and that is when she is shop
ping. Rather than go forth solitary to
a shopping expedition, a woman would
take her mOther-in-law along. There
is, generally speaking, nothing stronger
to be said. Nine women out of ten de-
clare, in the moderate terms so dear
TO the feminine tongue that they sim
ply loath and despise to go shopping
alone. The proprietor of the store in
question recognized the prevalence OF
. this. state of mind and dcter.aiGed that
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-07-15
TO KEEP A CELLAR DRY
Admit No Air During the Heat of the
Day-Open Doors at Night.

Day-Open Doors at Night.
1t often happens that when every
thing outside is suffering from lack OF
water, the cellar viii be damp even to
the extent Of the formation of little
pools at the bases of the walls. OF
course this is not the result of bad
drainage and the leaking in Of water.
because the ground is too dry for it.
it is due TO the condensation of mois-
ture from the air upon stone, brick
and metal which is cooler than the
air. In cellars troubled in this way it
is common to find that the outside air
has easy access through opened doors
and windows. the householder believ-
ing that the hot air from outside will
evaporate the water and thus dry out
the place. This, however, is where the
mistake occurs.
The capacity OF the air to hold mois-
ture increases as the temperature rises
and diminishes as it falls. Air at
high temperature must therefore lose
some of its moiture as it becomes cool
er. This water that it parts with is
commonly spoken OF as dew, or upon
the walls rs sweat. The same thing
is illustrated when a pitcher of ice
water is placed in n warm ROOM the
air around it becomes chilled and loses
some of its moisture. which is deposit
ed outside.
| Cellars are, in summer, usually cool,
first because they are below the sur
face OF the ground and second because
| little direct heat reaches them from
the sun. Now, If warm air be admitted
to these cool rooms 1t will become
chilled, the water that IL contains in
considerable quantity will become con-
tracted and If the contraction is car
ried TO n certain point, depending up
on the amount OF moisture the air can
hold at the surrounding temperature,
drops will form upon every cool object.
In addition To this, the cellar viii be-
come warmer because, in the condensa-
tion of water from the vapor state ii
gives up a latent heat in great amount.
Latent heat is the quantity OF heat re-
quired to convert and hold n liquid In
the form of a vapor- The latent heat OF
water is very great. The admission of
heated summer air is. therefore, two
fold mistake; it makes the cellar damp
and warm.
1t will be clear from the above that
the way to keep n cellar dry and also
cool is TO admit no outside air during
/ the heat of the day but to open the
doors and windows at night after the
dew has been deposited and the air Is
3 cooler than that in the cellar. Moisture
will then be taken up and the cellar
3 become gradually dryer This method
; Is more satisfactory than lining, salt
), ing, etc. which are little more thar
. makeShiftS.-M. G. KainS.