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The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
CORN SOUVENIR.
Santa Fe Issues an Appropriate Book
let For Atchison Carnival

The passenger department of the Santa
Fe has just issued a souvenir of the
AtchisOn Corn Carnival in the shape Of
a neatly printed and illustrated pamphlet
edition of Ellen Palmer Alerton's poem,
Walls of Corn"
The cover by Sydney Prentice, repre-
sents walls of corn" in the foreground
and in the distance the top Of a barn,
wind mill, farm house and grove The
verses are appropriately Illustrated with
drawings by Prentice. The following ap-
pears in the back of the pamphlet: Mrs
AuertOu'S poem is classic Besides fre-
QueuC reproductions in book and pamphlet
form, IL has been copied inuumerable
times in western papers II touches a
simple theme in tender way that di-
rectly reaches the heart of every old piO-
neer. Once more for him the corn fields
ripen in the sun and vagrant breezes
rustic among the sword like leaves. A gain
the enfolding husks bend earthWard be
meath a burden of golden kernels. Men
and teams are preparing for an abund-
ant harvest There IS a profound sense
mer years of Ieanness- All is now we'll"
Kansas takes the lead a corn pro-
ducing state with 54o000;000 bushels, an
average of Il bushels TO the acre That is
one--sixth Of the entire corn crop Of the
United States The back page contains
the following. Made from Corn. Indian
Meal. CereIa Foods. Meal Cake. Whisky.
Corn Cob Pipes, Beef, Mattresses. Cellu-
lose. Cardboards. Paper, Dynamite. Dust
cattle Food, Glue. Popcorn and Dolls"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
BAD STATE OF AFFAIRS.
The Philippine Country Not Desir-
able Place For Business

Salina Sept. 1S.-A prominent cit1-
zen of Salina has just received a very
interesting letter from a friend who is
looking up business chances in the Phil
ippine islands. The letter, which is
dated at Manila reveals very bad
state Of affairs Among other things
IT says:
7 wish you were here to look into the
peculiar situation The greatest diplO-
macy must be used in all things. Otis
is high muck-a-muck - the whole
thing His opinion must be your Op1n-
ion or you must shut up shop Ac-
made to me by soldiers, my opinion of
that individual is simply this: Pick
out the vilest, most corrupt and un-
BcrupulOuS politician IN your catalogue
magnify him not seven times, seventy
times seven, and you viii get some idea
OF Otis
Spanish rule in these islands was
blessing TO what the people have TO
endure under the American regime
Taxation has been the cause of more
dissatisfaction in the worlds history
than any other one thing. and exces-
sive taxation is here without precedent.
II costs one pesatO. equal to 10 cents
OF our money, for the privilege of
breathing It costs 40 pesos, equal TO
$50 in gold. for an Industrial tax per
year It costs 81. 600 to introduce any
one wholesale line OF goods and $500 in
United states currency must be paid as
g guarantee OF good Ealth- Every InlnS
and everybody is licensed. even to the
poor little pickaninnies who sell pea
nuts in the street.
The laws. as interpreted under Span
ish rule Of 1894. are what we are gov
erned by The great difference between
now and then is that the United States
government collects every cent due in
fines penalties. etc, while Spain made
no attempt to
The banks wiz not accept deposits
for less period than three years They
discount all checks drawn uDOn them at
6 per cent It is also necessary 10 put
a stamp-fOr what purpose know not
costing 20 centavOs. upon each check.
a receipt for any sum over Is pesos
$3.50 not be recognized in legal circles
unless a pesatO stamp go cents) is
placed upon it
The government viii not cash its
paymasters' checks. demanding that
they pass through either the Hong
Kong bank or the Bank Of India, and
this causes a loss of s per cent to the
holder Of the check
In truth. the condition here is hell
persOnfded- I have not the power of
the pen 70 tell you what the truth is
We have promised the natives a great
deal and have fulfilled our promises
by giving them a government worse
than they had prior 10 American inva-
sion"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
STAkES ALL ON OTIS.
The President Will Risk His Political
Future on the Generals Success

Chicago, Sept. 1s.-The Records
Washington correspondent says:
All signs indicate that the president
has determined TO stake his political
fate upon the success OF Gen Otis dur
ing the coming dry season in the Philip
pines. He hears daily from prominent
men all over the country Of the unpOp-
ularity of Gen. Otis and criticisms of
his ability as a soldier, but fails TO act
upon the advice. He has been informed
that the failure of Gen Otis to end the
insurrection during the next few
months means the probable failure Of
the Republican party at the polls, and
has been advised that 1t would entail
almost certain defeat OF his candidacy
before the next nominating convention.
Fully appreciating this sentiment, he
is permitting the time 10 pass without
superseding Gen. Otis
1t is reported at the war department,
however, that Gen. Otis command will
be only nominal He has outlined a
campaign with the advice and approval
OF the war department officials and the
president, but Gems. LaWton and Mac
Arthur viii be intrusted with carrying
it into execution with little interfer-
ence from Gen. Otis They will be
told what is expected of them and be
permitted TO execute their orders in
their own way, being held responsible
only for the results obtained.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
ONE SHIP ENOUGH.
Uncle Sam Will Not Order the Nash
Vile to Venezuelan Waters

New York. Sept 1S.-A special TO the
Herald from Washington, says
Until a report is made on the matter
by Commander Hemphiu of the Detroit
showing the need of another ship. the
state department will not ask the navy
department to order the Nashville to
Venezuelan waters 1t is said by naval
officials that the Detroit VIII surely ar
rive at IagyaTa by Tuesday
The dispatch announcing that the in
surrectiOnary forces had reached Alarac1tE
has for the drst time caused the admin
istratiOn officials to doubt the ability or
the Venezuelan government to suppress
the insurTecLiOn- AIaracay Is near n al
encia, and the road connecting that
city with Caracas The capital has no
defenses and it is thought that Castro j.
moving toward that point with a view or
investing 1t and prOclaiming the reFOlu-
ti0nary party the government
Senior Pulido, the Venezuelan charge d.
affaires, said
I am unable to give any reason for the
return of President Andrade 10 Caracas
for 1 am without official Information cor
cerniug the progress Of the revolution
I am confident. however. that he particl
-pated in any battles that may have oc-
Cured with his usual bravery judgment
and skill. and that his return TO Caracas
is for the purpose OF taking fresh meas
ures for suppressing the insurrectlon-
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
INSURES COLORED PEOPLE.
Company In Topeka Accepts Prohib-
tied Risks.

Complaint has been made to the state
insurance department that the American
Benevolent association of St Louis. by
its Topeka agent, is engaging IN irregular
business
The bylaws of the company exempts
coIored people as risks but the Topeka
agent has been writing insurance on the
lives of colored men one OF them ap-
Dearsd before w. V. Church today with
a copy Of the policy issued to him and
entered formal complaint
Mr. Church will Investigate the matter
at once although he is inclined to the
opinion that the company is not author
izing this kind Of business
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
COWBOYS At OMAHA.
They Charge Through the Streets
Singing and Yelling Like Indians

Omaha. Sept 1S-A dozen cowboys
under the leadership of Montana Bill
a western character of some fame, IN
dertOok TO show Omaha a hot time to-
day after they had delivered a train
load Of cattle at the stock yards They
had their COW ponies with them and
each man was provided with long hair,
q oelC brlSr1ng with Six-ShOOters and
leather breeches. They were wild and
wooiIy and their horses were caparison-
ed like Sioux Indian ponies in a war
party.
The gang charged into the city yell
ing like a thousand Apache Indians a
large crowd followed them into the
Third ward, where they took charge Of
the district They were be no means
50 murderOus as their appearance indi-
Gated and did not resent the intrusion
of g policeman who timidly asked the
leader to move his men down the street
as they were attracting too much atten-
ton DE their charging and WhOOpiug.
On orders OF the chief the whole band
moved off at a wild gauop, singing and
shouting, though making no effort to
draw their revOlvers. They were mar
roWly watched by the police. as they
were expected to do some shooting.
After the wild band had stirred up
the Third ward they moved farther in
to the city and began to amuse them
selves charging motor cars They would
form in double column and. wildly
cheering, charge down the track on an
approaching car until just as the mo-
tOrman had turned his current of IN
terror and dropped his fender to gather
up the remains the band would veer
their tough little ponies from the track
and narrowly avoid a collision. The
maneuyer was done once too often and
Montana Bill's horse failed to change
his course in time Bill and his long
hair flew through the window carrying
the glass and sash into the laps Of the
frightened passengers He was not
hurt. but was taken to the station along
with his crippled pony
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
Long Trolley Line From London.

London. Sept 1s-It is understood
that q rich American syndicate. headed
by the JohnsOns of Brooklyn is making
all arrangements to secure the passa &c
IN parliament at the next session of
private bill which shall enable il to run
an electric trolley line from London TO
Brighton The promoters intend to
make the journey OF 81 miles in an hour
and a half and at a fare of 1 shilling.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
.ection success are accurate.

rection success are accurate.
The town of Maracai- where the
revolutionists were reported to be sat
urday is only about eighty miles dis
tant from Caracas the capital
No orders have been issued to the
Nashville. now at Gibara. Cuba TO pro
ceed to Venezuela. but 1t is entirely pro
babIe that she will be needed soon at
Porto Cabello. which is reported here
to have fallen into the hands Of the
insurgents
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
TOPEKA RIDER HURT.
James McEIroy Injured In a Circus
Ring In Canada

James McElroy, the Topeka boy who
has been a bareback rider with the
Walter L Main circus was seriously
injured in an accident in the ring at
NanimaO, British Columbia, five weeks
ago. He has been in the hospital at
Vancouver since the accident
Mr.. I. y. McElroy, father of the in
jured boy, left Saturday for Vancouver
TO bring his son back to Topeka If he is
able TO travel
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
A SECOND OPERATION.
The Wound Of Arson Phelps Stokes
Improved Too Slowly.

Pittsfield, Mass, Sept 1S.-A second
operation was recently performed on
Arson Phelps Stokes. who was hurt in
a riding accident the middle Of August
on his Lenox estate and lost a limb as
the result of his injuries. The am
putatiOn was successful and until re-
Gently Mr. Stokes has been getting on
well. The wound however, did not heal
as readily as was thought necessary
and a short time ago a second opera
ton was performed No one Is allowed
to see Mr. Stokes except Mrs Stokes,
who has been almost constantly in at
tendance since the accident occurred.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
BATHING SUIT AT A BALL.
Duke of Manchester Creates Talk by
q Remarkable Costume.

London. Sept 1S.-The Duke of Man
chester has created considerable talk
and some scandal by appearing at Mrs
Hughes -Hauett's fancy dress ball at
Dinard in an abbreviated bathing suit.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18

Grand entertainment in connection
with the band concert Wednesday
evening, under the direction Of Mrs. A
S. Palmer,
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
ECzEMAON NOSE
For Nine Years. Cured by CUTICuRA
After Five Doctors Failed.


have suffered for nine years with sores IN ny
nose. A hrstclass doctor told me il was fever sor8
that would soon pass away. had four doctors
treat me for nose trouble, without any good. Ny
husband decided that should go to y. z City
and get treated The best doctor in the city for
nose, eye, and throat told me had eczema N the
worst form, and must stay and get treated three
tines week. I did not seem 70 get any relief,
80 my husband sent for me to come home White
was home, I decided % try CUTICURA rene
dies. I got CUTIcURA soar, CUTICUEA (oins-
uaent), and CUTICURA REsoLTESTs and Waa
surprised to find # was but short time schsn ny
nose tCas al 1vsU Mrs. O. 8. EAH POsTE2rTD,
Point O. Woods, Bay Shore, l. I
CJIcUEA REsoLvEsE pu-iass the blood and eircuist-
Ing auids Of Eiua8R GEEs. and thus s1e
while baths scAF gentle
inEa with CETIcrEA fointmPntl cieanEe the and .zr
Of uud scales aaF ttchue. burning. ard iufA
nation. and thus soohs and heai every fern Of hzzor
Sold throug the Eorld PorruE D. CsEsl CoEr.
Sole Propl-s Boston How % Cure Every Hun1or a-s-
SAVE YOUR SKIN Band; esRadas nc asi ssls. z s'as
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18
IOWA GIRL TRIES SUICIDE.
Goes to San Francisco and Swallows
Poison - Disapp ointed In Love

San Francisco, Cal, Sept. 1s.-Disap-
pointed in love and weary OF living.
Miss Lizzie Prue came ali the way from
Waverly, Iowa, to San Francisco to
commit suicide. She left her home
much against the viii of relatives Her
brother, G. E Prue. is a weII-knOWn
business man in WaverIy, while her
mother is at present visiting a married
daughter in Allison, Iowa Lizzie fell
in love but her lover deserted her
On her arrival here she went 70 the
Grand hotel and secured rooms We'd
uesday night she swallowed chioro-
form BY hard work the doctors saved
her life, but she says she VIII make a
second attempt
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18

Attend the entertainment in connec-
tion with the band concert. Wednesday
evening, Garfield park Admission 10
cents.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-18

Mrs. Palmer is arranging an enter
tainment in connection with the band
concert wednesday evening. Garfield
park.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-26
Wanted to Be on Hand.

There are some droll Irishman in
Congressman O'Neill's district, accord
ing to the stories he relates. An
emusing one was told by The congress-
man at the Capitol not long since,
says the Washington Post. An old
fellow who had scraped together $685.
600 or .S3e, 900, wanted Lawyer O'Neill
to draw up his will. When the docu-
mont was apparently finished the law
yer asked if there was anything else
he wanted put down
'tOh, yes, said the Irishman. Eff
ty dollars to be spent on the boys
when ] am taken to the cemetery on
the day Of my funeral"
Calvary cemetery, in which all the
Catholics Of St. Louis are buried, is
several miles beyond the outskirts of
the city. and there are numerous road
houses at which "the boys" are in the
habit Of stopping for drinks on their
way back from funeral. Mr.. O'Neill
said to his client: II presume you
want the $50 spent on the way back
from Calvary"
;'Be jabers, nor exclaimed the
client. "Spind it going ont. II! be
wild EN-, then
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-26

IA word to the wise is sufficient
aud word from the wise should be
sufficient, but you ask, who are the
wise? Those who know. The oft re-
peated experience of trustworthy per-
sons may be- taken for knowledge.
Mr. W. NJ. Terry says Chamberlain ; 8
Cough Remedy gives better satisfac-
tion than any other in the market.
He has been in the drug business at
Elkton, Ky, for twelve years; has
sold hundreds of bottles of this rem
edy and nearly all other cough medi-
zines manufactured, which shows con-
elusively that Chamberlain is the
most satisfactory to the people, and is
the best. For sale by Hill Orr Drug
Co.
"Yes," said Mrs. Gaswell to
Mrs Dukane, as the two were discuss
ing matters in general, "yes, good
many people come to ask little money
for this and that charity, and of course
l give them some, even if it is small
amount, for don't like to hurt their
feelings. "Say, mamma" spoke up
Freddy Gaswell. "What is it, dear?"
"You don't seem to care whether you
hurt my feelings or not when 1 ask
you for dime"
Many so.ealled "bitters'' are not
medicines, but simply liquors dis
guised, so as to evade the law. Prick
ly Ash Bitters is not one of this class.
1t is strictly medicine, acting pri-
marily on the kidneys, liver and bow.
els, and for the dangerous diseases
that attack these organs it is remedy
of the first grade. There is nothing
Objectionable in it's taste, it has very
agreeable flavor and is acceptable to
the most delicate stomach. Sold by
Evans Pharmacy.
In Hawaii, one of the Sandwich
islands, there is spot called the Rock
of Refuge. If criminal reaches this
rock before capture, he is safe SO long
as he remains there. Usually his
family supply him with food until he
is able to make his escape, but he is
never allowed co return to his own
tribe.
If you have cough, throat irrita-
tion, weak lungs, pain in the chest,
difficult breathing, Group or hoarse-
ness, let US suggest One Minute Cough
Cure. Always reliable and safe.
Evans Pharmacy.
- A hundred years ago there we're
only six cities in the United States.
Now there are over 400.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-26
Couldn't Get Any.

In one of our district schools recent
ly, pretty little maiden Of 6 or z
years, was being taught by her kind
and patient teacher the. mystery Of
counting, and after much worry and a
severe test of patience, the teacher,
thinking that an illustration might
serve te,clear away the perplex;.;e5 of
the little one, asked in very gentle
manner:
5 ''Ola, suppose your mother were to
send you out in the barnyard to get a
dozen eggs, how many would you get?'
Without q moments hesitation, the
reply came: "Our old hen amt layin'
no eggs. =
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-26
Origin OF Pneumonia.

In pneumonia the Importance of the
role played by micro o-organisms is now
generally acknowledged. DR.. Andrew
II. Smith, in his article on "CrOupous
Pneumonia" in n Forthcoming volume
of the Twentieth Century Practice Of
Medicine, has done much to clucidatc
these moot points and to remove the
difficulties in the way of more intel
ligent understanding of the causation
of the disease. He takes the ground
that pneumonia is not All inflammation
of the lung, but that it is simply pro-
cess of germ culture going on in the air
cells, the culture medium being sup
piled from the functional vessels. Dr.
Smith is of the opinion that the key to
the whole problem is i'll the double cir
culutiOn i'll the lungs, thing known to
every one, but the bearing of which
upon the pathology of pneumonia has
been hitherto overlooked. Attention
is drawn tn the fact that no other or
gan of the body but the lung could
structural health and diseased action
go on side by side, for it is the only one
although a somewhat analogous con
dition is met with in the hcart-in
which the blood supply for nutrition
and function are separately provided
for.
AS might be expected so radical IL
change of view as to the pathology Of
the disease carries in it's train numerous
new views in respect to treatment.
More than one third OF the article is de-
voted to Il consideration of this branch
of the subject, in marked contrast to
the usual custom of writer's. We have
seen that DR.. Smith asserts that pncu-
mOnia is not an inflammation Of the
lung, for the reason that in his opinion
it does not affect the nutrition of the
organ, but is q process of germ culture
In which the pneumOcoceus grows III II
culture medium supplied by the func-
tiOnal capillaries of the lung. Hence
his argument runs that therapeutic ef-
forts should be directed toward the
arrest OF inhibition of this germ culture.
Inasmuch as this culture medium is
derived from the blood, any substance
added to the latter will be also found
in the former, and il thut substance is
inimical to the growth of the coccus it
willin so far actin the direction sought.
Fortunately the pneumococcus is the
most vulnerable of all the germs and
possessed of the least vitality. We
have, therefore, according TO Professor
Smith, n priori probability that its
career in the lung can be modified by
drugs. The one from which the most
satisfactory results in this direction
have been obtained is the salicylate of
sodium. Creosote is also valuable, as
are likewise large doses of quinine.
which have been credited with an
abortivc effect long before the exist
ence Of any kind of micrO-organism
was recognized.
In regard to the treatment of pneu-
monia by means of antitoxin, Professor
Smith believes with most scientific
men, that while there may be probably
will be great future for OrrhOtherapy,
at present the results have been too
indecisive to be relied upon as curative
or remedial in this disease. However,
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-04-26
SARGE PLUNKETT.
: Few Remarks Upon the Evils OF the
Day.
Auaaafa Constellation.

PROOF. MY friends, there are many
things in the present trend Of affairs
that is too delicate to mention. else |
could cite you to p oof instead of
standing merely upon assertion :
told Brown yesterday that WON
going into the business of the worlo
as competitors Of men had done
thousand times more harm than it had
good. Ninety-ninc times out OF
hundred it has made loafers out of
brothers and fathers, aud has brought
contention instead Of benefits. Some
wonder at the increase of divorce
suits-I don't. Women once made
familiar with the work in the shops,
the Offices aud the stores, is forever
united for wife or mother. OF
course l know there are many worthy
women who have to work, but there is
not enough Of these to set the pace.
Ii it was only the good widows and
the orphan girls who sought this work,
there would be no harm in the matter,
for the sex would hold its equilibrium.
But when it comes that our girls
scramble for these places in preference
to being the keepers Of the house, the
sex loses its balance and all the world
is injured.
When stress the danger that lies
in our women departing from the old.
time ways. I do it not for something
to say to be captious. My notion is
that a people are all right SO long as
their women are right. No matter
what we may think Of the Jew, when
we contemplate the character of the
Jewish women everything is forgot in
admiration of her virtues. There is
not an intelligent man living but what
lifts his hat in reverence at the pass
ing Of Jewess. The roughest crowds
that ever gathered in the slums would
give way and shirk from the glorious
halo that encircles the Jewish woman.
They are protected by their own sweet
selves, and it is there that all women
must stand for protection. Happily,
the women of Georgia and Of the
south are not yet gone SO far but what
at stride they can stand upon the
safest ground for women. I can tell
them that all the physical develop
ment in the world with culture that's
brazen, can never give them the power
over man or the protection for them
selves thatis found in tie, frailty Of
womanhood and the blush Of modesty.
No man who has watched the evolu-
tion of societyism for the past twenty
years and has seen its effects upon
/ men, can doubt as to its effects upon
women. Men think more of their
lodges than they do their church and
if anything must be neglected, it must
be the church. The time hes como
when the issues of the day must be
combatted, both in State and church,
and the sooner we get at it the better.
SARGE PLUNKETT.