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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
TRoUTMAN WAS WILLING.
A Little Story About Place He Did
Not Get

A good story is going around the hotel
corridors and state house concerning
the appointment of an insurance COM
missioner by Governor Stanley who was
entangled in the midst of political wire
pulling and unrelenting campaigns by
men who wanted this place for their
friends.
The governor, so the story goes, got
into tight place and thought the best
way out was to take a new man. He de-
bated upon this proposition and finally
sent a messenger to ask J. A. Troutman
If he would take the office if rendered
him Mr. TrOutman, it is said took
two days and finally decided that he
would take the place.
This was the last he heard of the mat
ter until Mr.. Church was appointed
The politicians claim the laugh is on
Mr.. Troutman but he declares it isn't
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
PARAPHRASED ACROSTIC
OF THE LORDS PRAYER.
(From the San Francisco Bulletin.)

(From the San FRANCISCO Bullet1n.)
Our hearts. o let thy temple be.
Father in heaven above.
Which art from all temptation free
In earth. Lord, let thy life be known;
Heaven thy praises sing.
Hallowed forever on thy throne
Thy word doth guide to heaven most high,
Name every name transcends.
Thy works endure forever, and thy
Kingdom never ends.
Come in thy purity and power
Hhl save iis ~ US in the Ppt TEMPTED hour
Be thou our our hi Eht and g9de 1ane
In EARTH tn thy ' viii be done p'"H
Earth in righteousness to reign,
AS in heaven reigns thy Son.
1t is while on the earthly plane,
Is man from sin made free,
Heaven and life with thee
Give, Q wilt thou give gain
This day-that we with thee may reign
Day without shade fdee or }ro night 1t and
Daily. wilt thou give
Bread to us of heaven; of life,
Us, who thy truths would know.
Our vows. our debts. help us to pay,
Debts to thee we owe.
As on thy bounty freely given
Forgive US, and with bread from heaven
Our daily wants supply
Debtors we are in lie, l9Ye with thee,
Lead to thy heavenly courts above,
Not wilt thou lead through sacrifice,
Into deaths vale. we pray
Temptat ton. sinfulness or vice,
But in the heavenly way.
Deliver in the tempted hour,
Us, who thy cross sustain
From all the worlds controlling power,
Evil and earthly gain.
For through thy wisdom life. thy word,
Thine own true light doth shine,
Is shining in earth'S darkness, Lord,
The light of life divine.
Kingdom of thine, Lord, give to us,
And we may share with thee
The glories of thy righteousness,
Power and ma jesty.
And thou whom saints in heaven adore,
The saints all pure and free,
Glory and honor evermore,
Forever thine shall be.
Amen. Hosannai Praise to thee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
A Gard From Mr.. FOUGHT

To the Editor of the State Journal.
1 read ex-Mayor r. L. COfran's let
ter in the Journal in regard to his in
surance being decreased since Hon. Web
McNalPs term of office. Now mine has
increased Toe on the 800 since McNalIs
term of office. Now, how is this? Have
they been showing mercy to Democrats
and Populists and sending judgment on
us Republicans? Or who is to blame,
and where is the truth? All 1 know
about it is that 1 am now paying
higher rate than I have for the past
ten years. Let US have the truth, and
that is what every man and woman
who owns property wants. l ask this
for the correct information
Respectfully J. H. FOUGHT.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
1000 BoURBoNs COMING.
Kansas Democrats Will Banquet
March 80 in This Citv.

Two thousand Democrats are expect
ed to attend the banquet in this civ
March go The festival of oratory and
eatables will take place in the new Ii
brary hall at the state house and Major
"A. p Shreve is already at work decor
ating and preparing for the feed
George Crane, Otto Kuehne and Geo
B. Payne were appointed as a commit
tee to represent the Commercial club in
entertaining the BourbOnS and thew
have designated Major Shreve to take
charge of the arrangements.
The Democrats expect to make this
the banner gathering of the kind in the
annals of Kansas politics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
STICKS TO HIS CHURCH.
Rev. Henry Van Dyke Declines Pro
fessorship in Two Colleges

New York. March 13-Rev. Mr. Hen
ry Van Dyke of the Brick Presbyterian
church. who recently was invited to ac-
cept the professorship of English litera-
ture at Johns Hopkins university, at
Baltimore, but refused, and who was
more recently invited to accept the
same chair at Princeton, the chair being
endowed with $4,000 on the condition
that DR. Van Dyke would fill it, today
announced to his congregation that he
would not leave the service OF the
church
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
Mrs. J. Warren Keifer Dead

Springfield. o., March 13.-Mrs. ].
Warren Keifer. wife of Major General
Keifer. died here at 8 o'clock yesterday
of pneumonia She had been i'll but lit
tie over week. Major General Keifer
and the captain of his staff are on their
way home from Havana, but will not
arrive here until Tuesday or Wednes-
day. Mrs Keifer was GA years of age,
and was married to General Keifer in
1860.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
Chinese Government Suffers Defeat.

Tacoma. Wash, March 13-The steam
ship Victoria brings news from Nankln
that 10, 900 Chinese have crossed Anhui
borders into Honan, there joining the
rebels, their combined forces numbering
over 10000. Thus combined they march
ed against and captured Shouchun, the
defeating General Kuo and the imperial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
MISS MERR1rT LOSES AGAIN.
Was Not Damaged by Being Re
strained in Furman's Shoe Store.

About three years ago Miss Gertfe
Merritt went into Furman's shoe store
to have buttons attached to a pair of
shoes. Mr.. Furman took the shoes to
the back part of the store and sent a
messenger to two of his wealthy pat
ronS on Harrison street, believing
that the shoes had been stolen.
The delay was extended and the
young woman became impatient. In
quiry developed the cause for it and she
became indignant. 1t was discovered
that the shoes were not stolen but were
her own property and this mistake on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
BOARD TO EXPLAIN.
Asked to Show Cause For Failure to
Pay DefauIted Subsidy Bonds.

Wichita, March 13.-The case of the
county board of ST. Clair county, Mis-
souri,, is expected to be duplicated here
this week The township board of
West Plains township, Mead county, as
have been sent after to appear before
Judge Hook to show cause why they
did not levy a tax to pay off $4,000
interest on defaulted bonds voted two
years ago in aid of a sugar mill. A
meeting of the taxpayers of the town
ship has been held and it is agreed that
the board must go to Jail in preference
to making the levy which it appears
the fifteen householders of the town
ship are unable to pay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
YOUNG WILL REMAIN.
Board of Charities Will Not Disturb
the One Armed Veteran

It is reported from Atchison that
while there last week the state board
of charities declined to reconsider the
appointment of w. H. H. Young as
superintendent of the soldiers orphans
home
Senator Andrews appeared before the
board and asked that Young be deposed
Young is the one armed soldier who lost
his arm in a freight train wreck, the
board believing that it was shot off in
the war
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
GET OUAILS FROM KANSAS.
Maryland and Virginia to Be Stocked
With Game Birds From
the West.

Washington, March 13.-About 1900
quail for breeding purposes will be
taken to Maryland and Virginia. The
advance guard OF this army of birds
was received today from Wichita Kan.
The consignment comprised ten dozen
plump. healthy and vigorous Quails
about evenly divided as to sexes.
Other shipments are in transit and
like those received today, will be inn
mediately distributed to the persons or
dering them. for liberation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13

the part of Mr.. Furman was responsible
for a damage suit, the young woman al
leging that she has been falsely charged
and illegally detained in the store.
The Shawnee county district court,
Judge Hazen presiding. held that no re-
straint in violation of the law was exer-
cised and declined to render judgment
for the plaintiff. She appealed to the
supreme court and Judge HaZen was
sustained in an opinion announced to-
day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
Rock Island Changes.

Mr.. George Firmin has been appoint
ed agent at FL Reno, to succeed Mr..
H. T. Catlin, who has been promoted
to a clerkship in the travelling auditors
office at Omaha. c. G. Catlin, agent at
F'airbury. is a brother of Mr. Catlin.
Both of them have worked for the Rock
Island for a number of years and are
we'll along in the line of promotion. H.
T. has been working on the southern
division for the last five years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
TWINS IN AN INCUBATOR.
The Lives of Girls Born to Mrs Frank
Miller to Be Saved by Science.

New Albany, N. Y, March 13-Twin
girls born today prematurely, owing to
accident to the mother, Mrs. Frank Mil
Ter, will be reared in an incubator.
Attending physicians say that both of
the infants will live If placed in an in
cubator. The scientific experiment will
be closely watched with interest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
Chanute Man Lands a Job.

"A. ]. Turner, a Chanute Republican,
has been appointed to membership on
the board of regents of the state nor
cancy caused by the death of J. s. Nc
CURE. He will enter upon his official
duties at once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13

The Peerless Steam Laundry has put
on the latest device for smoothing the
edges of collars and cuffs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13
For sale-A Small Law Library.

A small law library for sale contain
ing about 100 volumes; also bookcase.
Call at 100 Kansas avenue, upstairs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13

Your linen left spotiess, American
Steam Laundry, 112 West Seventh
Telephone BAL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-13

ter and Capt. Buchan will be made upon
the recommendation of the two Kansas
senators.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-24
Shot at "a Soldier.

There was a lively time on Pauahi
street for a few minutes Saturday
night. \ Spaniard took a shot at one
of the colored soldiers and then
dashed into Il Japanese store. When
confronted by n policeman the Span
lard covered him with the revolver
Lieutenant Huston of the Mounted Pa
troll happened along about this time.
With a quick spring he disarmed the
man, who was then marched down 10
the Police Station. His case will come
up tomorrow before Judge Wilcox.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-24
4 Good Performance.

There was enough fun in The Dia-
mond Palace" at the Orpheum Satur-
day evening TO suit every one OF those
present. TrOibert executed some new
and clever tricks of legerdemaiu.
Boggs and Harvard did good work in
The Kiss in the Dark" The Hartwell
Sisters were heartily applauded. and
Miss Brandes was recalled several
times. Post and Marion in plantation
sketches We're inimitable. The Salvi-
mis- continued their good aCTubatiC
work. Same bill tonight.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-24
Senator Beysridgs.

United States Senator \. J. Beyer-
idge and wife were booked to leave
Hongkong by the Gaelic. but for some
reason did not come. II is hoped that
the Senator will not forego his inten-
ton to take in Honolulu on his way
home.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-24

Continued from Page II
whole thing is very grand and well re-
pays The labor and WEAKNESS Of a visit.
Mr.. Kluegel has kindly handed a pen
Gil sketch of the fountain. add
rough diagram. which We believe l.
approximately correct. II must be two
miles or over from the 1852 cone 90 the
upper. or first. outbreak OF 1893.
Camp Fire Queen" is over a half mile
from The main fire fountain. The dot
ted lines show our trail in and out.
Other points OF interest are indicated
/ on the diagram.
/ \ word TO intending visitors. Start
from the Volcano House. making this
! headquarters. or base OF operations.
| Do not go the way our party and sew
/ eral others have done and are now do
ing. Ii involves three cold and weary
nights out. with thirty-tive to forty
miles OF walking. including a climb OF
four or five thousand feet. II takes
YOU along the two sides OF nearly
lequilateral triangle. y better way -
from the Volcano House up the noun
tain side by way OF Ohaikea. on the
great land of Kapapala. Camp near
the Red Hill. where horses will he left.
Next morning walk five or six miles TO
1.-The scene of action. See all YOU want
and return to- camp; spend the night
and back to Kilauea next morning
Or. if more active. start from the Vol
cano House very early-befOre day
break-and go through to- the source
that day. II can be done. say Ahuai
and Kamaki. two of the best guides
and return next day. In either OF the
last two cases less time is spent and
your horse. not you. does most of the
climbing.
Don't take alcoholic stimulants
your heart wants no stimulation: your
pulse is apt TO go up To- 100 per min
ute anyway. Drink only water enough
to moiste nyour parched mouth. W.
found three quarts each more thar
enough for two days absence from
camp. In the higher altitude res
often and keep as warm as possible
In so doing you will probably avoi'
mountain sickness. No other route i
so good as above suggested.
Last, don't fail to come and see. !
is the most wonderful sight you vii
ever see. W. X. CASTLE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-24

VOLCANO HOUSE, July 81. 1872
The atmosphere has been so dense
with volcanic smoke for two days that
the mountain could not be seen. This
smoke has been equally thick all over
the island. 1t has apparently been q
heavy layer only spread over the low
er levels. for tourists coming down
have lost brilliant and clear air
above.
Wednesday evening a strong trade
wind drove the smoke away from this
locality and a sight OF the mountain
revealed great changes. Where there
was one fountain, two were playing
magnificently. y little further up the
slope line of smoke columns. extend
ing possibly half mile, indicated the
opening of a new crack with probable
emissions of lava. Further down the
mountain another decided cloud shows
the presence of another opening. as the
smoke was too heavy for a mere flow
of lava when there is no vegetation to
burn. Every indication is of greater
activity with a heavier flow OF lava.
The flow seen by us on Sunday morn
ling heading for Kau has not appeared
over the crest, and perhaps has ceased
running, although Howard Hitchcock
the artist. reports it as active and
widespread on Monday. In the inte-
rior the flow is rapid and spreads over
the open country near Kalaeha. with
a tendency toward Hilo.
Alexander Atherton and party re-
turned this evening. They report
nothing new. They reached the fire
fountain and say that the route from
here is an easy one and the only way
by which the fountains can be reached.
l am about to start for Kau and
| Kona. w. r. CASTLE.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-24
GLOWING, WAVING
3 ROARING FIERY MASS

Continued from Page II
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-09
Transports for Mexico.

A special dispatch to the Washington
Post says General Monasterio ,one of
the highest war officials Of the Mexican
government. is at present in New Or
leans, overseeing the construction OF %
steel vessels to be used as transports
by President Diaz's soldiers.
The boats are of two types. 20 of
them being barges of exceedingly light
draught,and the other five launches of
modern type. All are fitted with gun
platforms, but the guns themselves
will be mounted after the transports
reach Mexico. Each lighter or barge
will, with so men on board. draw ouly
10 inches of water, so that the shallow
11arbors and lagoons may be entered
with safety.
The report here given out is that the
boats are to be used in the interior OF
Mexico In campaigns against the In
dams, but this Is naturally discredited,
as the waterways in the interior of the
republic are almost nil. The impression
is that Mexico, having frequently
found itself at cross purposes with
its small neighbors to southwark, and
by reason of it's microscopic navy UNI
able to force any legitimate demands,
has secured the steel transports so
that men could be hurried into Guate-
mala and Honduras in case of rupture
with one or the other of these coun-
tries. The Mexican government has
had a VIGOROUSLY hard time of In Qua
temala. Besides the vessels the Mexi-
can government has contracted for
several hundred thousand dollars
worth of machinery, the same consti-
tuting several complete machine shops.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-09

tails are substances whose active prin-
cipies are well known, but these can
not pc assayed chemically, it is as
serted. because the glucosides to which
tney owe their activity are Of such del
icate structure that they decompose in
process OF extraction and SO prevent
cumulative estimation. Ergot de-
notwithstanding the investigated
which has been lavished upon il by
scientists. no one has yet succeeded in
isolating the definite component which
duplicates the action of the drug; this,
Of course. renders any assay by chemic
methods very unsatisfactory. Regard
ing aconite, the statement is made that
there are several alkaloids present, and
the relative proportion Of the active
and inactive alkaloids is variable; hence
the ordinary determination Of ordinary
alkaloidS is not a safe exponent of the
therapeutic activity of preparation of
this drug. In the case of squill and
convallaria majalis the lack of definite
knowledge as to the active principles
or accurate means of separating them
renders chemic assay abortive. In can
tharidin the quantitative separation of
the cantharadin in medical prepara
lions Is too inaccurate to warrant gen.
eral acceptance.
The same general style Of argument
is followed in several other instances
and the claim is put forward that a
distinct Improvement has been made
in methods of ascertaining the virtue
of drugs At any rate, a costly and ex-
tensive laboratory has been fitted up
for physiological testing and 1t aims
to reveal the action of various drugs on
the heart. respiration, blood vessels,
kidneys, intestines, other organs, nerves
and muscles.-New York Tribune.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-09
CURIOUS TESTS FOR DRUGS
Trying Their Effects on Dogs and
Other Lower Animals.
REGISTERING FROGS PULSE
Small Doses Sometimes Administered
to Human Beings-In Some Cases
Chemical Analysis Fails to Giva
Desired Information.

Many physician who has failed to
prescribed for patient has thus been
led to suspect the strength Of the drug
on which he has relied. On the suppo-
sition that it possessed a given purity
and quality he would specify such and
such an amount as a dose. But if he
knew that the drug in question was of
an inferior quality he would either in
crease the amount or use something
else. The honesty of the retail drug
gist who filled the prescription might
be entirely beyond doubt. Probably
he was imposed upon in making his
purchases from wholesale dealers. And
until complaint was made by a physi-
clan the druggist would remain ignor-
ant of the deficiencies of his stock.
1t is to be assumed that wilen a ply
stefan indicates with care the precise
amount of each of the different in
gradients that shall enter into COM
pound which he wants his patient to
take, and then dictates the exact inter
val in which the dose is to be admin
istered, the element of mathematics
has formed an important part Of the
treatment of the case. And If the
strength of any one of the drugs used
should be only one-half or one-quarter
as great as he anticipated, and had a
right to anticipate, the result would
probably be disappointing. The life of
the patient, and perhaps the reputation
of the practitioner, might be lost
through lack of sufficient virtue in the
means employed for overcoming the
disease. Yet the person who was real
ly to blame, the jobber who had inno-
Gently or knowingly sold inferior drugs
to the pharmacist who filled the pre-
scripton, would not only escape pun
ishment but also remain in ignorance
of the consequences of the transaction.
For this and other reasons it is GUS
tomary with most Of the houses which
manufacture drugs on large scale for
the market to institute tests of purity
and strength for their own benefit.
They wish, before offering an article
for sale. to be assured as to its quail
ties. If a drug house were to sell in
ferior stuff frequently the fact would
soon become known in general way,
even if each shortcoming was not de-
tected. In the long run it's business
would suffer. For a manufacturing
concern that has scrupulous regard
for its own reputation, therefore, it is
necessary that tests be made. An
other good reason for conducting such
Investigations is that the house might
be guided thereby in the choice of
sources from which it obtained It's raw
material.
The means employed for ascertaininG
the strength of a drug are usually Of
a chemical nature Certain other sub
stances are added in carefully adjust
ed proportions. and the reactions which
ensue reveal to the skillful chemist the
quality of the stuff under examination.