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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
BEFORE THE BOARD.
Senator Sterne VIII Bring Asy-
Ium Outrages to Attention
of Proper Officers.

Additional stories of cruelty and neg
Iect are told of the insane asylum by
former employees. Persons who are en-
ployed there now admit that things are
radically wrong, but are afraid to tell
of them for fear of losing their posi-
tons.
Some who have announced that they
intended to tell what they know have
been warned that if they do they will
lose their places and others who have
been employed at the institution are
promised that if they do not tell what
they know matters will be adjusted"
Ex-senator w. E. Sterne has been told
will bring the matter before the board of
charities at the next meeting.
J. NJ. Brain, who was an attendant at
the brick building, said, AN attendant
named Austin is in the habit of taking
a patient named Arthur Bennings to
town with him on his days off and they
visit joints together. I have seen them
both under the influence of liquor. Ben
nings is an epileptic and has spells.
When he has these spells he is very
dangerous.
I live in Auburndale and that neigh
borhood is continually terrorized By
escaping patients. One patient named
McCune. a very large man, runs away
often. Two weeks ago Friday he ran
away and they caught him on Sixth
street. A week ago Saturday he ran
away again and they caught him in
Auburndale. The people living there are
afraid all the time that some escaped
patient will be found wandering around
there.
This same man Bennings was sick
one day while I was there and I went
down to the office and told Supervisor
HoIler that DR.. Minney, the physician
in charge of the brick building, had bet
ter see him. Holler said: IN tell Min
ney, but he is getting mighty tired Of
you fellows coming down here for him
to go and see patients He said he told
the doctor, but he did not go to see
Bennings. I know that days passed
when he did not make his daily rounds
of the wards.
AT another time a patient on my
ward had a hemorrhage and / called
Dr. Minney. He came up and looked at
the patient and said he will be better
dead anyway and did not do anything
for him. By and by he sent him up
a. bottle Of medicine. The patient SUI
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14

it was intended to build it as a public
work 1t will run through a much more
fertile country than that traversed by
the present line of the Canadian Pacific,
but the mileage will be so much greater
that it can hardly hope to be an effec-
tive competitor for passenger traffic
Quebec will be the eastern terminus
in summer, and in winter the new bridge
across the St. Lawrence at Quebec will
afford access to the government rail-
way. the International, which runs to
Halifax and ST. John. The scheme for
this bridge has been considered for
long time, but at last it looks as though
something is to be done The bridge is
to cross the st. Lawrence eight miles
above Quebec. 1t will cost 81, 900 and
one fourth of this amount has just been
contributed by the Canadian parlia-
ment. The company holding the char
ter announces that 1t will begin work
within the next two months, and it
hopes to have it completed within two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14

the future of electric roads in London.
In speaking of 1t he said: In London
all the street railroads are owned by
the city. They are. however, leased to
corporations which run them as far
behind the times as London is old.
There is a population of nearly 5000, 900
yet there is no trolley and only one
cable road. If you want to get across
the city you must change from one
bus to the other until the fare becomes
enormous in comparison with what we
pay here.
Those who have studied the city say
that its marvellous population can be
ascribed to one thing, and that is the
ease with which one may go to any
other city on the face of the globe
Within twenty minutes walk from ST.
Pauls are the lines one may use to go
anywhere Yet, with facilities for
reaching other places, London is the
most incOnvenient city in the world to
get around in. 1t is just this latter
trouble which we intend to remedy. No
one has ever asked for a similar fran
chlse and we expect to win because of
its very novelty.
We have been surveying the ground
from London to Brighton and we ex-
peet to have that work done before the
end OF the month A score or more of
surveyors have been at work since my
visit in the spring. 1t is not possible
to get franchise there as easy as
here. You cannot go and say that you
want to run a road over such and such
Streets and get permission. They re-
quire you not only to survey all the
territory you intend to cover, but also
to furnish to the city Autographed maps
showing exactly what you are going to
do and how you are going to do it Our
maps for the Brighton route have been
prepared and should be autographed by
October We have not met with any
opposition to speak of because the peo-
pie want what we are going to give
them. There were some property hold
ers who were afraid to have US cross
their grounds, but there were many
more who begged US to come their way
We will reach the city, however, by the
most direct route. The distance be
tween London and Brighton is forty-five
miles. The entire distance will be
traversed over private right of way
going under or over all intersecting
rOadways. The rails viii be of the 10
pound variety, heavy as any used in
steam roads, and the grades will not be
over 115 feet to the mile at any point
This will enable the cars to maintain
an even Speed and we calculate that
the entire distance will be covered in
an average speed of a mile a minute,
including stops.
THE cars will be the latest models
eXcelling most of those in this country
and far surprising those now in use in
England. With no smoke or cinders and
a speed Of a mile a minute, London will
see that we can show them something
The present fare to Brighton is six shill-
ings, or $3.50. Our fare will be a six
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14

Mr.. and Mrs. B. 7. Payne and chill
dren, and sister Miss Celia Duggan viii
leave next week for a two weeks outing
at Colorado Springs.
Mrs NJ. F. SOuthwick and children
will leave Wednesday for a visit with
relatives at Rochester, N Y.
Miss Mabel Quigley left today for
visit with Miss Elizabeth Wheeler in
Springfield. Ill
DR.. Mary E Stewart has returned
from a several weeks visit in Colorado.
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Hendricks have
returned from an extended visit in the
east; while away Dr.. Hendricks took
a postgraduate course at a medical
school in New York city.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hull left Satur-
day for MarQuett, Michigan, where
they viii remain until the middle of
September.
Miss Dell Frazier of Lawrence, who
Is the guest of Mrs Herbert Arm
strong, viii visit Miss Josephine Shella-
barger the last of the week.
Mrs r. A Allen and daughter Hazel,
who have been spending the past six
weeks with Mrs. Aliens sister, Mrs. A.
5. QuintOn, left this morning for their
home in St. Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Troutman re-
turned Sunday from a two weeks out
ing in Colorado
Miss Agnes Lee returned to her home
in Kansas City this morning after a
short visit with her aunt, Mrs A. H
Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Williams have
gone to ManitOu for a short outing.
Misses Lulu and Grace Jones of Hia-
watha are in the city visiting Miss Sue
Jewell.
Mrs, George Bonesteel and baby Of
Cleveland. Ohio, are visiting Mrs. Bone
steePs aunt, Mrs. Lee Jones.
Miss Jane Gregg has returned to her
home in Iowa after a five weeks visit
with her cousin, Miss Sue Jewell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
YOUNG ATTORNEY.
Oklahoma Boy Is Years Old Admitted
to Practice

Guthrie, o. T. Aug. 1A-Oklahoma
claims the youngest attorney in the
United States. He is Frank H Bur
ford. Of Guthrie. who was Saturday ad-
mitted to practice before the Logan
county district court after a rigid ex-
animation by three of the most emin-
ent attorneys of the territory. The ex-
animation of BurfOrd did not consist of
simple questions of law definitions. but
he was required to describe the course
he would employ if retained as attorney
in imaginary cases covered by the old
common law.
Young Burford will be graduated
from the Guthrie high school next year.
Previous to coming here he attended
the public schools of Oklahoma City.
and Ell Reno. His knowledge of law
was secured from devouring the books
in the library Of his father. Chief JUS
tice J. H BurfOrd, of the Oklahoma SUI
preme court After graduation from
the high school the young attorney ex-
poets to take a course in some eastern
law school Attorneys who heard the
answers given by the young man when
he and several other candidates were
under examination yesterday predict a
brilliant future for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
CRAZY WITH ITCHING
Eczema on Head. Got into the Eyes,
Doctor & Institutes Could Not Cure
Cured in ? Months by CuTIcuRA.

Thad eczema on the top of my head over two
years. 1t itched, something fierce. Ny doctor
treated me for six months, with failure, so 1
tried more doctors, and New York institute for
six months, but could not reach any further than
the rest. had it worse than at the start, as It
commenced to get in my eyes. and nearly got me
crazy with itching. noticed your advertisement
in the n. Y. World, and thought would try
CUTIcuRA remedies. In tloo months time did
not k7a0ao that had any trouble at all, and
feel ike q new man.
ALFRED MEIsEL. 625 ". 4sth st., N. Y. City.
81 Warm baths with CUTIcuRA Soar, gentle aneins-
tnEs with CurIcuRA the great akin and purest q
euoIienfs an mild CUTIcuRA REsoLvETg great
Of blood purifiers and humor cures have cured thou
sands whose sufernga from huEor almost beyond
endurance hairesss AL gone dishgurensnttsTrhle.
Sold throughort the world PorrKR D. AVID @. CORR,
Props, Boston. How to Cure Every Skin HuuoT, frss
SAVE YOUR HANDS H'S 6 "a ssi' S q 4s:9s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
THE TROLLEY IN LONDON
The johnson Brothers Explain Their
Proposed Line to Brighton.

New York. Aug. 14.-AIbert and Tom
Johnson, the American trolley. car CAPT
talists. have been seeking for some
time a foothold in London and believe
that their plans are about to be real
lied, at least partially. Surveyors in
the employ of the Johnsons are now
engaged in making maps of the topog-
raphy of a route from London to
Brighton. These, with plans of the con-
struction intended, viii be Autographed
and presented to the city authorities
about October I, at which time an ap-
p1cat1on viii be made for the franchise.
The Johnsons expect to construct and
equip first class electric line to the
English watering place and conduct it
IN such way that it viii at once be
come popular. The service viii be rapfd
and the fare reduced to a fraction of
what II now costs to go from London
to Brighton.
Albert johnson is enthusiastic over
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
TO THE PUBLIC.

Having purchased the Topeka Drug
Store, 607 Kansas avenue, formerly
known as the Sim Drug Store, we wish
to announce that we have remodeled and
beautifed the entire store and have
added a complete line of fresh drugs,
druggists sundries and toilet articles,
second to none in the city.
Our prescription department is COM
plete and, this being our speciality, we
spare no pains and expense in giving
our patrons the freshest and puresC
drugs and chemicals that can be pro-
cured. Physicians prescriptions will
receive special attention at all times.
Soliciting a share of your patronage,
we beg to remain,
FLAD & GRUBBS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
NEW BALL LEAGUE.
New Association Holds a Successful
Meeting In Chicago.

St. Louis, Aug. 14.-George Schaefer.
Chris Won der Abe and Al Sphinx, the St.
Louis delegation which went to Chicago
Saturday night to attend a secret meet
ing of the new association of base ball
clubs held there yesterday returned to-
day.
Mr.. Schaefer, who is president of the
new St Louis club said: THE Chicago
meeting was a success in every way.
The league is a sure go and the hardest
work we viii have will be turning down
the applicants for admission to it. Six
teen cities wanted representation in our
organization Sunday and as our circuit
will include but eight cities, we will
have to turn down just one-half Of the
applicants
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14

fered greatly and finally got well but
he received no treatment as he should
have done"
tients were in the habit of coming to
town and visiting joints a jointist and
his bartender both admitted that at
tendants came to their place with pa
tents but denied that the patients were
given anything to drink.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
Eeave Your Business

Just for one day and take your family
with you to FIT. Riley on the Knights
& Ladies of Security excursion Thurs
day, Aug II, at 1880 a. m. Leaves TT.
Riley 8 =. m. Round trip, $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
Fort Rilev Exoursioniata.

Tickets for the Knights and Ladies OF
Security excursion to Fort Riley, Aug
ust II, will be sale at national head
quarters, 1O7 West Sixth street and at
Arnold's drug store, North Topeka,
Wednesday. August IS, until p. m.
Tickets 81 so; children one-half fare.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
THEREMINGTON AT RENNEs
Was Good as Represented.

Three Remington typewriters are bee
ing used officially at the Dreyfus trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14
Fort Rilev Exeuraionists.

Tickets for the knights and Ladies of
Security excursion to Fort Riley, Aug
ust Il, viii be on sale at national head
quarters, 107 West Sixth street and at
Arnold's drug store, North Topeka,
Wednesday, August 16, until 9 p m.
Tickets $I-50; children one-half fare.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14

The presents given away at the New
York store 10 Z. 6th, St. were all
spread out today for inspection. A fine
selection Watches, Silver Sets, Ko-
oaks and Opera Glasses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14

Smokers who visit Rosser's drug
store, 10th and Topeka Ave, are prais-
ing the LaBautana sc cigar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-14

Accidents come with distressing fire.
quency on the farm. Cuts, bruises.
stings, sprains- DR. Thomas Electric
Oil relieves the pain instantly. Never
safe without it.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-17
Fire Causes Death.

Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 17.-Fire
destroyed the building located at
II Hough avenue early this morn
ing, and resulted in the death of
Mrs. f. w. Tisdel. Her husband
escaped with his life, but suffered
serious injury. Finding escap
by the stairway cut off, the young
couple thought to escape 10y way
of the scaffolding to new house
being built next door. The scaf-
folding, however, broke and the
young woman was instantly killed
and her husband sustained injur-
les which may prove fatal.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-17
T~.tins Corn.tnil pith.

The American consul general at st.
Petersburg gives this account of trial
of cornstalk pith made by the Russian
admiralty board on the proving grounds
at Peligon, near st. Petersburg:
"A oofferdam feet long, feet deep
and feet broad was packed with blocks
of cellulose made from the pith Of In
dian corn stalks. The material was sup
piled by an American corporation. A 6
inch solid shot was fred through the
dam, striking it about 30 inches from
the bottom. The shot passed clear
through both the iron walls and the
oellulose packing. Less than half a
pound of oellulose was carried out by
the projectile. The water compartment
Of the dam was filled, giving pressure
Of nearly five feet of water on the per
forated surface. In just half an hour
moist spot began to show on the outer
surface of the dam, but it was evident
the moisture had come along the bottom
of the packing and not along the path
of the shot. In four hours no water had
come through the shots path.
1.-The experiment oonolusively dem
onstrated that a ship provided with
cofferdam packed as was the one used
in the experiment oonld be perforated
FIVE feet below the water line without
the least danger Of the entrance Of wa.
ter"
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-17
boup,u>.i, and III. Hair.

Boucicault for number of years
used to dye the little fringe Of hair he
had, and it generally took on all the
hues of the rainbow, much resembling
Tittlebat Titmouse's experience in col
oring his hair.
was standing in front of the Union
Square theater one day after rehearsal
with the late Charles r. Thorne, Jr.,
and Joe Polk, writes Owen Fawcett.
and we were arguing the question who
should buy, when along came Bouoi-
oault, as clipper as ever. OF course he
must stop. ask all the news and have a
chat, for he was most entertaining
man and well worth listening to. On
his preparing to leave Polk said. "Mr.
Boucicault, do not wish to insult you.
but | wish to congratulate you ON tns
thing.
Not II bit of it, my boy" said
Boucy. What is it. Polk?"
81 see that you have given over dyn-
ing your hair or what little hair you
had, and you do not know how much
better it makes you look.
Yes, said Boucicault, Il have
found out one thing, and that is in all
the years have been foolish enough to
paint my hair was only deceiving one
person, and that one WAS myself. Good
day. boys. Detroit Free Press
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-17
FASCINATING FIRE ENGINE.
There IL = Never-Fsili.G Attractive
ness About II n whatever
Phase u May BE Seen

There is something fascinating al
ways" said Mr.. Goslington to New
York Sun man. about a steam fire en-
gine. | could stand and watch one by
the hour. and | find plenty of people
that feel just the same way about ii,
and we. that is to say. the people that
love the fire engine, can do that II 1t isn't
doing a blessed thing but just standing
in the street. What mean is this;
81 happened the other day TO see a
fire that was over in minute; men put
it out without throwing a stream on it.
But this engine that speak of hooked
on to a hydrant and was ready to throw
water IL II was needed. 1t wasn't, and
they took of the suction, put it back in
place on the engine, and drew the FIRE,
and then stood there just waiting 10 be
ordered home; driver up and everything
all ready.
but the people looking on didn't go.
From the time the engine had halted
at the hydrant they had been stand
ing around on the sidewalk. cres-
cent-shaped fringe OF men and boys;
and they remained immoyable now my
self among them, when il was all over
but The going home. The engine was
fascinating still, with its three pow
erful horses, with it's FURNISHED smoke
stack and fittings, and its kissing team,
and its suggestion OF power everywhere,
and we just stood there and looked at il,
and waited five minutes, guess, maybe
ten. just to hear the bell clang and see
the driver gather up the reins and turn
the great team md start off on the way
back to the house"
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-17

"'Say,' interrupted 81 Brown,
'aint you gittin to know ost too
much bout rattlerst'
You'll know more about man
ners when you're growed up, was
Jabe's answer. This was "A sock
dologer on 81, for, though he was
nigh ON to 40, he WAS a little cuss.
We'll, Jabe's story was awful
long, for he'd had ruther a rough
an tumble sort of hunt, but the
upshot of it all was he found the
first rattler asleep behind holler
log, an, said he, | crept up as stills
a cat after II mouse, an reached over
my forked stick an nabbed him. An
suitin his actions 70 his words, Jabe
brought his right hand over
brought 1T over too near the left.
Quicker'n you could say Jack Rob
inson. the left hand snake stuck his
fangs into Jabe's right hand, an the
right hand snake did the came for
his left hand.
"Jabe's yells, which was enough
to wake the dead, an the general
thrashin round of arms an snakes,
scarf us boys till every one of us
went ickety split up the river bank.
We went back when the snakes were
gone an helped Jabe home. 81 ran
for the doctor, an was soon a leg :
gin it up the road after whisky.
mo, Jabe didn't die, though he
come within an ace of it. he felt
awfully cut up bout the hull bust
ness an To this day we don't know
how he ketched that other snake" "
New York Sun.
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-17
vENoMous SNAKES.
The Poison Machinery of the Rep
tiles and How IL Is Operated.


Some years ago physician undertook
series Of experiments on snakes with
a view 10 extracting sufficient amount
of their venom to form basis for in
vestigation, in order, if possible, to dis
cover some antidote. His laboratory is
a curious and somewhat uncanny place
and one from which those with un
Stendy nerves instinctively recoil.
The apparatus for extracting the
venom is most ingenious and yet a
very simply one. A lit of chamois is
tied over the top of "A funnel which
leads TO bottle. Everything is secured
very firmly. The snake is caught by the
bacl: of the neck aud placed close to
this chamois. He strikes his fangs
through it, when tiny jets of venom are
thrown from the fangs upon the glass
sides of the bottle trickling thence into
the bottle. Again and again the snake
is made to strike. If necessary, other
snakes of the same species are used un
til sufficient amount of the venom is
collected.
The relative deadly qualities of the
venom of snakes have also been the sub
ject Of experiments. 1t appears that tht
diamond back rattlesnake is the most
to be dreaded The next in order is the
banded rattlesualie followed by til
oopperhead and the water mocoasin OF
cottunmoush.
The poison machinery of the snake
consists of pair of needle pointed
fangs, which, when the creature is at
rest, are folded back in the roof of the
mouth. When il becomes angry, these
fangs are thrown forward, and in the
act of striking tiny jet of poison is
thrown from each The poison is n thin,
yellow fluid which upon exposure de-
composes very rapidly. Snake poison,
if kept from the air or dried, retains its
fun force for many years.-New York
Ledger
The Florence daily tribune., 1899-01-17
Jack Tar and tn. Actor.

A famous Irish actor of the last cen
tury named John Moody. early in life,
before he went % the stage, had been
to Jamaica and worked bis passage
home as sailor before the mast. One
night. some time after he had been en-
gagged at Drury Lane, when he was act
ing Stephano in The Tempest" "a sail
or in the front row of the pit got up,
and, standing upon the seat, hallooed
out: What cheer, Jack Moody; what
cheer, messmateT This unexpected
address rather astonished the audi
ence. Moody. however. stepped for
ward, and, recognizing the man. called
out: Tom Hullett, keep your jawk-
ing tacks aboard; don't disturb the
crew and passengers. When the show
is over make sail for the stage door,
and well finish the evening over jug
of punch; but till then. Tom, keep your
locker shut" Moody, it is related, was
as good as his word.-Cornhill Maya
zine