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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-25

accompany them home in three weeks
Miss Gertrude BoughtOn of Lawrence
who was expected in Topeka this week
to visit Misses Mary and Dell Cham
berlain, Will not come until next week.
Mrs. G. G. Foster and daughters Be
atrice and Lillian have returned from
a visit in Omaha.
Miss Grace Jilson of Chicago is ex-
pected in Topeka Saturday to visit
Miss Berdena CrandelI.
Mrs. Richard Ash has returned from
a trip to California.
Mrs. JOHN Joerger and daughter
Stella have returned to their home in
Leavenworth after a visit with Mrs G.
T. Trap.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Haines of Sa-
betha are the parents of a son. Harvey
Hartzel, born, Wednesday, August %.
Mrs Haines was formerly Miss Fanny
Moon of Topeka.
Mrs. J. Snattinger went to the CoultiS
farm today to remain over Sunday.
Miss Lillian Vincent of Clay Center
will arrive next Tuesday to visit To-
peka friends.
Miss Winnie Felt has returned from a
visit in Barnes, Kan
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene B. Stotts left
Thursday for a months outing at
Palmer Lake Col.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Hayes. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G. Johnston, Mr.. and Mrs. w
w. Decker and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Bell who have been camping near Mar
tins Hill, returned the first of the week.
Miss Emma McNair of 507 Fillmore
street, has returned from Manhattan,
where she has been spending the sum-
mer with her sister, Mrs. w. S. Ell
lott.
Mrs. A. A. Hayes will go to NdcPher-
son Thursday for weeks visit with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James K.
Mayberry.
Miss Addie Skinner will give an om-
nibus ride this evening complimentary
to Miss Helen Gardenhire.
Mrs. Russell returned to her home in
St. Louis today after a visit with her
sister, Mrs. A. Weiskirch in Potwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Miller enter
tanned the following guests at dinner
Tuesday evening: Mr. and Mrs W. G.
Johnston, Mr.. and Mrs. George Lari-
more, Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Hayes and
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Coulson.
On Monday evening more than one
hundred of the members and friends of
the Parkdale NJ. E church gave their
pastor, Rev. D. D. Cheney and his wife
a pleasant surprise party in honor of the
twenty-seventh anniversary of their
marriage. The evening was spent in
playing games, and a short programme
consisting of recitations and music, was
given. Refreshments were served on
the lawn. Rev and Mrs. Cheney re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-25
CROPS ARE POOR.
President Hill of the Great Northern
Says Wheat Is Less Than Average

President Hill of the Great Northern
Saws Wheat Is Less Than Average
New York, Aug. 25.-James J. Hill,
president of the Great Northern rail-
way, is quoted in an interview as say
ing: 1--WE will have a fair average
crop. I think the Great Northern and
Northern Pacific between them have
pared with last year. The damage from
various causes so far has been little
more than last. I regard the crop SIT
uation about as I regarded 1t when L
was in New York the last time. In
some sections the quality of the crop
is poor and altogether it is considered
spotted. The crop is out of danger; in
fact, it is nearly all harvested.
THE talk about a car famine IS
foolish. We could haul our whole crop
in seven round trips The Northwestern
could possibly haul its crop in four
round trips. The great demand of gen
era1 business on equipment is not go
ing to cause US any great inconVen-
fence in moving the grain. We have
a lot of new equipment and buy only
the largest box cars. We have sixteen
thousand or II 600 large box cars and
we will haul the crop all right The
crop is becoming every year relatively
less of a consideration to the railroads
on account of the rapidly growing vol
ume of general traffic. AS the country
becomes more thickly settled this will
be still more the case
Our general business is enormous
1t is much greater than we have ever
had before. Our mineral business is
developing especially fast. We always
had faith in our new FosstOnl line and it
has justified our faith by Immediately
westbound COAL lumber and merchan-
disc"
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Live sTOCK FIGUREs.
Senator Coburn Shows That There
Has Been q Healthy Increase.


OH1cial returns of assessors to the
state board of agriculture show that
!lve stock of all kinds, except swine,
nave increased in numbers in Kan
saS curing the past year. They report
fSo,obo mead of horses this year as
against III, 1928 in 1898, making an in
crease OF 1908, or 2.44 per cent. Slight
" over hSaIt of the entire number in the
state are in 80 counties, each having
1O,OOO or more head. SedgWick county
with 20.6I4, easily ranks first, having
4,246 horses more than its closest COM
petltor, which is Sumner with 16 42S,
while the smallest numbeg is 494 in
Morton county. The largest gain made
IS 2,S52 IN Dickinson county. Among
other counties having more horses than
a year ago are Sedgwick with a gain of
1855; Montgomery, 2,017; Bourbon, ], 945;
Rawlins, 1853; Stafford, 1,575; Saline,
Las; and Johnson, 1S40.
Mules and asses have made an in
crease of 3,615, or 4.29 per cent, and this
years total is 1888. Sumner county
leads with 2,612 head.
The net increase in sheep is a. 557, or
11S3 per cent, making the total for the
state, 232,O39. Reno county retains first
place and tops the list this year with
4O,5O9, or more than double the num-
Der in any other county iii Kansas
The greatest gain is reported from Wa
baunsee county, being 14,40S, followed
by Reno with 1892. COmanche, Cow
ley, Norton, Linn, Kingman, Stafford
and wallace have also made substan-
tiaI gains, while Dickinson, Marshal,
Butler, Cloud, Coffey and Hodgeman
show a decrease. Elk, Lane, Ness and
Seward counties report no sheep
Since last year swine have decreased
in numbers 425079, or 1887 per cent.
The counties raising the most hogs are
Jewell $3.50; Smith, 1886; Republic,
64,45 Phillips, 63,746 Reno, 61149;
Marshall, 5S.595; Pottawatomie, So, 131;
Nemaha, 57,985; Butler, 1926; Sedg-
wick, 55211, and Miami, 50,697. The
smallest number is Sc in Morton county.
While the pork-making industry may
have been neglected somewhat during
the year the propagation of dogs seems
to have received unusual attention, re-
sulting in a net gain of almost 10, 600,
or 5.36 per cent the total being 18O,541
Sedgwick county still retains leader
ship with her 5,022, but Shawnee crowds
hard with 1902
The following table shows, by count
les, the number of horses, mules and
asses, sheep and swine in Kansas,
ALarch 1900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-25
The @. a. r. Train.

For Philadelphia will leave Rock Is
land depot Saturday. September % at
4 o'clock p. m, via the Great Rock Is
Baltimore & Ohio, running via Pitts
burg, Washington and Baltimore ar
irving at Philadelphia early in the af-
ternOon of Monday, September 18th. This
train viii be made up of Pullman pal
ace and tourist sleepers, chair cars and
coaches, running through to Philadel-
phia without change. The Modoc's will
accompany this train to Philadelphia
and assist in making the trip a most
pleasant one to all who may take ad-
vantage of this special train.
For full particulars as to rates, reser-
vations, stop over privileges, descrip-
tive pamphlets, etc, call on A. NJ. Full
Ter, city passenger agent, Rock Island
deport. Or A. w. Lacey, North Topeka
city office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-25
NO FOUNDATION.
Sensational Fake About the "Human
Frog" Exploded.

1t now develops that Georgia Warren,
the human frog" of North Topeka,
was not kidnapped at all but was mere
ly taken away by her brother. The
Atchison Globe says:
Her brother brought her to Atchison
in a wagon, and left her for a week
with Mrs. Freeman, who lives in Park
Place. Mrs. Freeman was unable to
take care of the helpless woman, and
she has been taken to St. Joe, where
she will probably be taken to the poor
farm. Georgia Warren is forty-six
years of age. Her spine is shaped like
a frogs, and her constant attitude is
like that of a frog, with both hands
fiat on the ground. She is absolutely
helpless, and until year ago, was
cared for by her mother, who is now
dead. The woman can talk intelligent
ly on some subjects, and has remark
able memory. She can recall events
of thirty years ago as well as those of
yesterday
There was no foundation whatever
for the sensational story printed in a
Topeka morning paper. This unfor-
tunate woman is a paralytic as well as
an imbecile and an inquiry of her
brother in North Topeka would have
explained the mysterious kidnapping"
IN,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-25
WAR ON WHISKY TRUST.
May Cause the Price of Liquor to Take
Tumble.

New York, Aug. 25.-Independent dis
tilllers are threatening to make war
on the whisky trust and a conference
will be held tomorrow at the offices of
the trust to effect an agreement if
possible. The meeting will be attended
by the representatives of the largest
independent distilleries of the United
States and these men openly state that
they will cut prices and force their
goods to the front unless the represen-
tatives of the trust agree to their de-
mands. When the whisky trust was
formed an agreement was entered into
between the trust and the distilleries
not affected by the consolidation by
which the trust was to place on the
market annually u million gallons of
it's product and the independent dis
tillers We're to sell a like amount.
The independents now say that the
trust is not restricting its output and
declare that unless the agreement IS
lived up to in every particular. the in
dependent distiIlers will flood the mar
ket with whisky.
The independent distillers are prin-
cipally in Kentucky and Cincinnati and
the men behind them believe that by
a bold stroke the trust can be COM
PEELED to abide by the original agree
ment.
John F. Pogue of Cincinnati arrived
here today and will attend the con-
ference. He is one of the largest in
diVldual diStillerS in the United States
and while declining to discuss the mat
ter until after the conference intfmated
he would as soon begin fight against
the trust as not.
The committee to confer with the
trust is composed of the following in
| dependents John P. Thompson and E
NJ Babbitt of Louisville; r. NJ Mon
arch, D. MischendOrf and John F.
POgue of Cincinnati.
In the event that the conferees dis
agree prices will be reduced and both
sides viii endeavor to gIut the market
with their product.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Miss Helen Gardenhire of New York
was the guest of honor at a delightful
party Wednesday afternoon given by
Miss Aimee Cranden at her home on
Western avenue.
Progressive initials was the feature
of the afternoon and the young ladies
found their places by means of small
cards containing pen and ink drawings
representing the different names Pro-
gressive initials is a new game and a
very entertaining one; four play at a
( table and are given tiny cards contain
ing some initials and the one who first
gives the name of some famous person,
beginning with those initials, is given
a credit mark. At another table the
initials stand for the names of rivers or
cities, at another for animals or birds;
after scoring a certain number of
points the players progress as when
playing cards. Miss Berenice Fuller
candy as a prize. The tables were
placed on the lawn and refreshments
were served there at the close of the at
ternoon.
The invited guests were Miss Ala
belle Troutman, Miss Nettie Ware, Miss
.Rebecca Rogers, Miss Helen Garden
hire, Miss Alice Lal1in, Miss Grace At
wood, Miss Berenice Fuller, Miss Helen
Walker Miss Helen Quinton, Miss Fay
QuintOn. Miss Margaret Johnston, Miss
Margaret Gilmore, Miss Ethel Morton,
Miss Carol Baker, Miss Kate Flesh
man. Miss Minerva Lyon of EmpOria,
Bates, Miss Louise Kellam, Miss Bessie
Meade Miss Addie Skinner, Miss Grace
Frost, Miss Carlotta Nellis and Miss
Mamie Veale-
NeaIe=-WOrden.
The marriage of Miss Bertha Worden
and Mr.. w. J. Nea1e both of Topeka,
took place today at Colorado Springs.
Mr.. Neale has been connected with the
Brigham Sign company for the past Is
years and Miss Worden is book-keeper
for the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany The marriage will be a surprise
to their friends as they were away on
their vacations and supposed to be in
different parts of the country. They
were to have been married in NoveTn-
Der. Mr. and Mrs. Neale will spend
some time in Colorado before return
ing.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Pennoyer of Los Angeles, Cal,
is in the city visiting her sister, Mrs.
L H. Crandell on Western avenue
Mr. c. c. Baker has gone to New
York to join his wife and daughter who
are spending the summer there; he will
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-25
SEVERE FIGHTING
In San Domingo - Rebels Get
the Better of It.

Cape Haiten. Hayti, Aug. @-Sever
fighting took place yesterday and We'd
nesday in the neighborhood of Monte
Christi, Santo Domingo,( between the
government forces and the revolution
lists It is said the former lost heavily.
while the latter, owing to the advanta-
geous positions which they occupied
only suffered slight loss.
The revolutionists are reported to be
continually receiving achievements.
A chance to hear the Modoc club be-
fore they leave for Philadelphia, Gar
field park casino, Tuesday evening"
August 29. Admission, 10 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-25

The leading vocalists of the city at
Garfield park casino, Tuesday evening,
August 20. Admission, 10 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-25
Meteorite nd Earthouake.

Oporto. Aug. 25.-At 1 o'clock this morn
ing meteOrite crossed the sky here A
slight earthquake was felt at the same
time. No damage has been reported
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-25

F. Weightman at Garfield park ca
sinO in his latest comic songs. Friday
evening, August %. Admission, 10
cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-25

OUR PROGRESS!

Five months The Continental Shoe Clothing
opened public
that of Clothing
expectations
10TH
drstann Fall bought with orders to ship
yet completed place them
space. With view, will begin
making INTERESTING PRICES all
Summer that and lay the
away item
will sacrificed
the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-25

The best talent of the city in a musi-
cal under the management of F.
Weightman, Garfield park, August %.
Admission, 10 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-25

Hear the Modoc club in new songs
Tuesday evening, August %, Garfield
Park. Admission, 10 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-25

rnilch cows in the state is 6S4 1S2 and 0
other cattle :. POI, 1856. The net increase il
all cattle is 2S2, 0O3 head, or 10. 50 per cent
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NeaIe--WOrden.
Notes and Personal Mention.

Miss Pennoyer Of Los Angeles, Cal,
is in the city visiting her sister, Mrs.
L. H. Crandel on Western avenue.
Mr. c. C. Baker has gone to New
York to join his wife and daughter who
are spending the summer there; he will
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-20
CHICAGO,S PARK BEAR HUNTS.

| Kept ON Tap for the New Reporter
One that Was Not Pulled on.
An Eastern newspaper man who was lured
| to Chicago months ago has returned. 81
am glad went" he said to his cronies, for
the experience Ia not without value. It is
an interesting town for about thirty days,
but when 1t comes to living there, especially
where you are q reporter and are expected
to help out In keeping the town stirred up
Bah!
"One day I was left on the phone while
the city editor took a spin around the block
as he expressed It. He was not more than
out Of sight when the phone demanded my
attention. To the usual query, is this the
city editor?' I replied afirmatively.
Going to send up that New York reporter
to-dayT asked the other end of the line. OF
course I twigged and turned in q prompt
Yes
What time will he be upr was the
next.
"'Some time I replied.
That won't do. You must ilx a definite
hour. can't spring a thing like this in q
minute
II had to think for minute. Then I
said five o'clock.
THAT won't do. II is feeding time
Make II four said
-Four Is better Near the Shore drive.
cause it'll be crowded, and we want 70 make
1t lively. Be sure and send that New York
reporter Well cut his eye teeth for him
He'll be there said, and rung off
when the city editor returned he asked
me II anybody had called up. and when said
no. he remarked, That's funny, but did not
laugh.
"'You might wait around he said. plea
sanity; something's liable to happen in Chi
cago any minute Funniest town you ever
saw
HE had monopoly on tho word funny
and Its degrees I waited around for about
an hour In the reading room and then the
city editor came at me excitedly and said:
Take Lincoln Park car and get of
at North avenue and rush down TO the Shore
drive The bears In Lincoln Park have
struck and are making for the concourse,
which ia crowded with women and children mt
this hour. The artist is already there Pay
no attention to him. He Is used to bsars
Just you get In the chase Never mind the
elevator. Slide, ELL
Il think he was a trile disappointed be-
cause did not throw a handspring through
the window: But got out of the building,
ana enat night was on my way East. /
got Az the Chicago papers the following day
put they contained nothing about any bear
hunt In Lincoln Park. 1t is an old story in
Chicago and the old reporters do not en-
thuse over 1t. But whenever a new reporter
strikes the town the city editor calls un the
animal keeper Of Lincoln Park and arran0es
for bear hunt"
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the Holy Trinity descends God the Father
| 10 seated on throne, dressed In those flow
| Ing. uncertain draperies that all painters
seem to suppose are the style In the celestial
regions; his beard 10 long and white, on his
mead Is symbolic triangle and In his hands
he holds large gold crown. At his right
and left sit the Son and the Holy Ghost, I'M
der the appearance Of two children. The
group stops at short distance from the
roof, and at this moment the Virgin rises
from the tomb on the Araceli. The mask
has dropped from her face. her eyes are open,
and her hands are extended lovingly to-
wards the kneeing crowds. She rises slow
~ between the angel musicians, who play
to her on their guitars. and as she mounts
God, the Father. lowers by means of q string
the crown he has brought for her until 1t
rests upon her head. now become immortal.
The bells peal out anew. the organ plays
triumphantly, the drums beat, salute Is
fired, and the crowds below praying. weep
Ing. laughing, stamping, and clapping their
hands, press forward eagerly TO catch the
flying fragments Of the golden palm which
Ut. John is tearing to pieces and scattering
among them. The Apostles and the priests
sing the Gloria Patri, while the crowned Vir-
gin continues her miraculous Assumption
to heaven and disappears from their sight
The day after the Feast the church re-
sumes Its sacred aspect; the Andador, the
Tablador, the tomb, and everything of
theatrical nature has vanished, but before
the high altar a small platform 10 raised CO.
vered with flowers and candles, and in its
centre Is a magnificent bed OF carved ebony
with massive silver trimmings, which was
given TO the church for this purpose by the
Duke de Banos In 1884. On this bed the sta
tue Of Our Lady Of the Assumption lies in
state and receives the devotions Of tho faith
full for eight days before returning to the
solitude Of the "Camarin" for another year.
Many will find It impossible to realize or
sympathize with the enthusiasm of the Ill
citans for this Mystery" but II they could
assist once at the famous celebration their
impressions would probably change. They
would then envy the worshipping thousands
their faith and devotion. for there Is a some
thing in the ancient music. and the ceremo-
MES, and the intense piety Of the masses that
for the time being at least makes the unbe-
lever. in spite of himself, wish that he could
believe,
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YALE,S ORIGINAL IMPERIALIsT
Prof. Brewer More Impressed than Ever
with Alaska's Value.

Win
NEW HAVEN Aug. D.-Prof. William H.
Brewer. head Of the department Of agricul-
ture at Yale. is regarded as the original
Yale imperialist because he helped to con-
vince President Johnson and Secretary
Seward OF the desirability of the Alaska
purchase. Every year since, he says. he
has seen new proofs Of the wisdom OF the
position he took then. He got back from
Alaska, whittier he went with the Harri-
man expedition, last week, and he says
that the trip proved Alaska to be OF more
value to the United States than even he
suspected before.
II urged three reasons upon Seward for
buying Alaska" said Prof. Brewer to-day
reminiscently. First. we need It for its
fishing rights said to him. What a great
thing for America 1t would be II we owned
the Banks Of Newfoundland. See how the
fishing industry built up the Dutch Republic
England has always fostered her fishing
industry, and see her results!
Second, l said that Alaska must become
q great source Of ice for the Pacific Coast.
How laughable that reason appears now!
Yet 1t was q very scientific argument then,
and the company which controls the fishing
industries Of Alaska was originally only an
Ice company. according to its charter.
Third was very sentimental reason,
but am inclined to think that 1t Is being
demonstrated by the events of later years.
I said that the climate and scenery of
Alaska were OF pecuniary value. 1t was
and is a land of unequalled sublmity and
grandeur. The Alps have brought millions
of dollars into Switzerland. The White
Mountains have brought fortunes into New
Hampshire. Both will in time yield to
Alaska in mountain scenery. I can still see
Seward smile as l told him that the people
Of the United States would, In time, want to
visit Alaska for the sake OF the scenery.
said might not live to see the time, but
that a nation lives longer than q man, and
that the time would surely come when trips
to the North regions would be commonly
made for pleasure. Now you take a trip
to Alaska and return within a month"
Prof. Brewer persuaded Secretary Seward
that It was desirable to buy Alaska: but
President Johnson remained unconvinced
till later. Then he visited New Haven He
was met by the politicians. who showed him
ing that he wanted to go up to Yale. They
the Yale campus. A reception was ar
ranged for him in front OF the Old Library
After he had shaken the hands Of the
students and professors, Prof. Brewer saw
a chance and took him off to talk Alaska
to him. After that talk President johnson
was convinced, and Alaska was bought the
next year.
Prof. Brewer was much pleased with the
scientific results OF his recent trip to
Alaska.