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The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06
KANSAS TEACHERS.
Arrangements For State Meeting
Being Made.

The State Teachers association will be
held in Topeka December 26 to 2S in
elusive.
These state meeting are events in the
lives of the teachers of Kansas and this
than those Of the mast The meetings
viii be held in the different churches the
ber and REPRESENTATIVES. hall. on Wednes-
will be given the teachers by the Topeka
city Fedora ton of clubs. During the last
year the federation has taken more than
a common interest in school work and as
a result many of the grade schools of
Topeka have been made CHEEKY by wall
paper and pictures.
Rev. Jenkfn Lloyd Jones of Chicago will
lecture on The Cost of an Idea" Prof.
Byron W. king Of Pittsburg. Penn, will
The silk flag now held by Geary county
will be competed for again this year 1t
viii be given to the county having the
greatest membership in proportion to the
number of teachers employed in the coun-
ty- It is not necessary that the teachers
be in attendance that they may be count
ed in the flag contest
The Central School Supply company
not only renews its liberal offer of last
year, but supplements it with a second
count county Which has the greatest Enrolment
and attendance at the association in pro-
ployed in the county, not counting teach
ers from cities of the first and second
ert's splendid Lunar TeIlurian. valued at
s42. To the county standing second in the
list on the above conditions, this house
will give a poliucO-rehef map of the
United States valued at $50. These prizes
to be placed in the offices Of the superfn-
tendents of the winning counties, for the
use of the teachers. Last year POttawat-
Onfe county won the Tellurian.
To the city of the f1rst-class which has
the largest number enrolled and in at
tendance in proportion to the number Of
TEACHERS employed in the city: the firm
of Scott. FOresman & Co, Chicago, will
give a valuable collection of books for
the city teachers library The collection
is worth S32 25. and includes the Journal
of the Constitutional convention and the
Federalist The city OF LeavenWorth won
this prize last year.
To the city of the second-class which
has the greatest enrolment and attend
ance in proportion to the number Of
teachers employed in the city, the firm Of
Crane &, Co, Topeka. offers a quarter
sawed six-section Wernicke Bookcase val
ued at SIS This case to be used for the
teachers library in the city winning the
same Junction City won the Crane & Co,
prize last year.
All county and city superintendents who
compete for prizes must certify to the
committee on awards the attendance and
enrolment of their respective counties
and cities before a. m. on THURSDAY,
December o. In case there is a tie be-
tween any two counties or cities the
award will be made by lot. The county Of
cluded from all the competitions
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06

lies in his power, the pledge made by
congress to give the island a stable and
independent government.
The advocates of a postal savings
bank will seek in vain for any encOur-
agement in that part of the message
devoted to postal affairs.
That portion of the message which
deals with the Philippines is in entire
accord with previous expressions of the
president on that matter in speeches
delivered at various times and places
and contains nothing new on the sub
ject. except it be that emphasis is added
to previously. expressed views.
On the whole. perhaps the message
may be said to be more remarkable for
what it does not contain than for the
important recommendations therein
found. Except for the currency fea-
ture, there is evident on the part of the
president a disposition to let what he
considers we'll enough alone, as regards
the internal affairs of the country.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06
Newa From Jewell CitY.

Jewell City, Dec. 6.-The Epworth
league has undertaken a lecture course
for the city, five numbers for one dol
lar. The first lecture was by Zack T.
Sweeney, of Old Virginia fame, and
was a splendid effort. The last num-
Der of the course will be in March, and
Will be a musical treat Mrs. Callie
Crandal is chairman Of this lecture
committee.
The city is soon to have another no
tel Jas. KnOrr having rented the A. L.
Marks building, pioneer hotel, and will
open it to the public by New Years.
This makes three hotels in the city.
Those who cOmmiserate the landlord
of the Jewell house on his conviction of
violating the prohibitOry law, are
threatening to make it interesting for
one of his opponents in the prosecu-
ton, J. NJ. Gabe who, it is charged,
manufactures and sells a liniment with
out license. NJ. F. Knappenberger is
the leader of this movement
Mrs. Clara H. Hazelrigg, the To-
peka evangelist, in three weeks
meeting for the Christian church, has
had thirty additions.
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IN coMPLETE ACCORD.

For the first time in a long while the
president and both houses of congress
are in accord politically, and, if Moth
ing is done, the people will know whom
to condemn or approve, as the case
may be.
during Grants last two years as pres
ident and Hayes administration, the
house of representatives was Demo-
cratic, and in the last two years of the
latter the senate also. During the first
two years of the Garfeld-Arthur term
the house was republican, but the SEN
ate was equally divided. while in the
last two the house was Democratic and
the senate Republican. During the
first two years of HarrisOn's admins
tration both houses were Republican,
but the silver men of that party had
already begun to exhibit the spirit that
later led them to abandon their organ
ization upon the adoption of the gold
standard plank in the St. Louis plat
form, and in the second half of the ad-
ministratiOn the house again became
Democratic
During the first half of Cleve1and's
second administration both branches of
congress We're Democratic, but even
then the differences on the monetary
question that split the party in 1896 be
gan to make themselves felt. and the
supreme court had a majority of Re
publican members. In the second half
Of that administration the house again
became Republican and has remained
so up to this time During the first
half Of this administration the house
was Republican, but in the senate nei-
ther party had a majority, though the
Republicans had plurality and sue
ceeded by the help OF protection Demo-
Gratis in passing the Dingley tariff bill
through that body
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06
POOR HEATING FACILITIES
Clay School Suffering From Some
Ones Blunder.

The school board is having trouble
with the heating plant at Clay school
The two buildings at Clay school are
heated by one plant. Up to the time of
the present cold snap the rooms were
well heated but on Monday the plant
could not furnish heat enough for both
buildings. The heat was turned off the
south building but the plant would
hardly heat the north building. The
plant was put in by Clancy & Morton
on specifications furnished by T. H.
Lescher, the architect. The bill for the
plant was approved by the architect.
When the contract was awarded the
contractors appeared before the board
and claimed that the plant as called
for would not heat the buildings. Mr.
Lescher said the radiation was sufH-
cient and upon his assurance that the
plant was large enough to heat the
buildings the board ordered the plant
put in according to the specifications.
At the board meeting last night CLANCY
& Morton presented a bill of $3.50 for the
final settlement on the original contract
of 81 $50. The board deferred payment
until the matter can be Investigated.
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Notes From Baker.

Baldwin, Dec. 6-Prof. Wood attend
ed the annual Sunday school conven-
tion at Lecompton last Sunday. The
professor was elected president of the
association.
About $50 students took Thanksgiv-
ing dinner at their respective homes.
Miss Rena Richards spent a portion
of last week with her Delta friends at
this place.
The Freshmen football team, the
champion team of the season, had their
pictures taken recently. The pictures
are very fine and are in great demand
among the "Sophs."
Much interest is being manifested in
the newly organized game of basket
ball. The first game of the season was
played last Wednesday between the
ian literary societies. The game was
a spirited one and largely attended by
the students. The score was Aelios, 2;
ClioeS. O.
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SHORT OF LAWYERS.
Topeka Business Seems to Require
Numerous Attorneys.

The state has brought suit against
the Topeka board of education for the
payment of certain school bonds and
the school board is without an attorney
to conduct the case.
The suit has been brought by the
state treasurer to force the payment Of
school bonds of district %. Several
years ago part of district % was taken
sumed the management Of the school
which is now known as Euclid. When
the district was divided and the final
settlement made the treasurer did not
turn over to the city the money in the
sinking fund to be used in paying the
bonded Indebtedness. The state treas
urer sued district % for $4,000 and the
city of Topeka was made a party to the
suit. The suit will soon come UP in
court. President Edward Wilder, of
the school board, called upon City At
tOrney Bird and requested him to look
after the case for the city. Mr.. Bird
said he did not believe it part Of his
duties to look after the legal affairs OF
the school board and that besides he
was too busy to conduct the case. II
Mr.. Bird does not conduct the case the
board viii have to employ a lawyer at
considerable expense Mr.. Bird has
an assistant in the public court, who
conducts the cases brought there by
the city, and an assistant in the dis
trict court who looks after most Of the
cases brought there. What does Mr..
Bird do to earn his salary2
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06
MESSAGE OF TIE PRESIDENT.

4E60AIE OE q q RHES1DENI.
The annual message submitted by the
president to cOngr ess, Tuesday is not
able as a careful, and comprehensive
review Of the condition of the country
rather than for the number of recon-
mendations it contains. In the latter
particular it is rather more deficient
than documents of like character usual
~ are.
His suggestions regarding currency
legislation had already been forstall-
ed by the introduction Of the bill pre-
pared by the house Republican caucus
committee on Mondays hours ahead
Of the presentation of the message. He
distinctly urges the maintenance of the
gold standard. the permanent retire
ment Of the greenbacks and the confer
ring of power on the secretary of the
treasury to issue bonds when it shall
seem desirable to do so.
While he does not say so in plain
terms. the president makes it apparent
that he favOrs the system of govern
ment subsidies for steamship lines and
says he believes the country is with
him on that proposition
Trusts he declares to be bad things,
and urges congress to do the best it can
to protect the people from their en-
croachments.
A large portion of the message is de-
voted to our foreign relations. The most
notable feature of this portion of the
document is that which contains hint
to the Sultan Of Turkey that he would
better pay up or it may be worse, for
him.
The necessity of an ocean cable to
Manila is set forth in strong terms.
While government construction and op-
Grafton is clearly favored, the cable
itself is regarded to be Of primary i'm
portance to the means of getting it.
That portion of the message devoted
TO Cuba leaves no doubt of the intention
Of the president to carry out. as far as
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06
DESERVES 1T.
Remarkable Success of a New Treat
menf For Piles

For many years it has been supposed
that the only absolutely sure cure for
piles was by surgical operation, but the
danger to life and the pain and expense
has been so great that many thousands
suffer for years rather than submit to
this last resort; or they seek the tenn
pOrary relief in the many remedies
claimed to relieve piles and rectal trOu-
bles, SalVes, Ointments and similar sim
pie remedies which give only slight and
very temporary relief.
A new preparation which is painless
and harmless. but which affords imme-
date relief and in many cases a com
plete cure in a very short time. is sold
by druggists under the name Of Pyra-
mid Pile Cure.
1t is in suppository form used at
night and its regular use has cured
thousands of obstinate. long standing
cases, and it seems to be equally effec-
tive in all the various forms Of piles.
whether itching, bleeding or prOtrud-
ing.
hammation and intOlerable itching. re-
duces the tumOrs. and its astringent
properties cause the enlarged blood
vessels to contract to a normal, healthy
condition.
a Baltimore gentleman relates his
experience with the Pyramid Pile Cure
in these words:
1T affords me unusual pleasure to
add my endorsement to those of others
relative to your really wonderful pile
remedy. I was a sufferer for years un-
til told by a fellow salesman Of the
Pyramid Pile Cure. 1t has entirely
cured me and cheerfully send this for
publication if you wish to use it in that
direction I wish you would send me
one of your little books on cause and
cure of piles, desire to show 1t to
some friends"
Any pile sufferer may use the Pyra-
mid with certainty that it will give in
slant relief and regular use a perma-
nent cure and the still further GER
tainty that it contains no cocaine, NOR
ph1ne or metallic or mineral poison
All druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cure
so cents for full sized treatment.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06
a MOTHER HOUSE.
Sisters of St. Joseph Will Move to
Wichita From Parsons.

Wichita, Dec 6.-The Wichita uni
versity southeast of this city owned
by the Reformed church has been sou
to the Sisters of St. Joseph of the
diocese of Wichita. 1t Will be used for
the mother house of the order, an
orphanage, and as a novitiate for sis
teTs.
Through the efforts oil Bishop Hen
nessey, a Catholic university and train
ing school for priests viii be located
west of the city near the Garfield uni
versity. When this building is erected
Wichita viii have three Catholic edu-
cational institutions besides the par
ochial schools, the All Hallows academy,
the novitiate for the Sisters of St
Joseph and the Catholic university for
priests.
The Wichita university is a large
building and will be ample for the uses
to which it will be at first put. Work
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06
Porto Rican Trade.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The war depart
ment has made public a statement Of
exports and imports at the five princi-
pal ports of Porto Rico for the months
of May, June and July. 1899. The re-
port shows a slight balance Of trade in
favor of these ports of S347. S82 The
total of imports into the ports named
for the three months is S2,572.6 .61s. The
exports during the same period were
81, ,920, 500 There was exported to the
United States during the three months
S871 672 worth of merchandise, and there
was imported from the United States
S875 545 worth.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06
MAJOR ARMSTRONG DEAD.
Surgeon OF Second Kansas Volunteer
Regiment Reported Dead
at Manila

EIdorado, Dec. 6.-Word was received
here today of the death of Major F. c.
Armstrong, of this city, surgeon of the
Thirty-secOnd infantry, at Manila. The
major was surgeon of the Second regi-
ment K V G., surgeon of the Twenty
first Kansas volunteers. He had lived
here fifteen years and was a native of
Ohio, a graduate of a Columbus. ~,
medical school, was one of the leading
citizens of this community and a ply
sician and surgeon of note.
His wife was with him in Manila.
where they had only been a very few
days.
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HOME FROM THE KLoNDIKE.
Dickinson County Man Brings Wealth
and WIN Aid His Parents.

Abilene, Dec. 6-Peter Anderson, son
of A. Anderson, living five miles south
east OF Enterprise. has returned from
the Klondike, bringing with him bride
and a fortune. He went to Alaska less
than two years ago penniless as mis-
siOuary. Illness untitled him for preach
ing and he went to mining.
His first claim, the Famous No. 90
proved a winner. Several nuggets worth
over $50 each were taken out, the larg-
est being worth S56. The largest ever
taken out in the Klondike was $3.50. He
was offered $4,000 for his claim before
leaving, but refused. He will go back
in the spring. He has another claim
that is also promising well and five
others that are unWOrked. He is pre-
pairing to fit up a fine home for his par
enuts on the farm and will make them
comfortable
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merchants.
If you haven't an item for a reporter.
you can at least be sorry you haven't
one.
Nearly every man tries to tell Irish
stories; only one in thousand can
tell them well.
When a man can get fun out Of his
business, instead of going out of town
for it. he is all right
If a woman has a yellow. bilious
look, it is the society way to refer to
her rich, creamy beauty.
1t seems to be a mans duty to keep
the wolf from his own door, and his
wife's to scare of the wolf in front OF
her church
It is unfortunate that some people do
not work Is hard to pay off their own
debts as they work to pay off the
debts of the church.
Now that the football season is over,
it would be interesting to have the
Missouri and Kansas teams come to-
gether for a spelling match
We don't know what the connection
is between finger nails and girls, but
as soon as a boy gets interested in the
latter, he wants a manicure set.
After a man passes fifty, he is sec
ond-handed as surely as an old wagon
that the owner is willing to sell at less
than half its original value.
So far, the winter has been so mild
that the special newspaper cOrrespOn-
dents have been compelled to send out
stories of cattle being killed by hail
stones.
Occasionally you find a man willing
to be the under dog, because of the
sympathy that goes with it. The dog
on top, although the best dog, is never
admired by anyone.
The first day after a fire. you can't
coax a fireman away from the engine
house, but the third day he goes a
block away. and within a week has
forgotten all about his caution.
When a girl who has earned her liv-
ing for a number of years. gets en-
gagged, the feeling that she doesn't
have to work for a living, makes her
as happy as if she had cast all her
burdens on the Lord.
The women are beginning to count
up all the friends out of town whom
they visited last summer, and to whom
they Will send Christmas presents
: Those they visited a year ago viii get
only Christmas cards.
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will be commenced at once to remodel
the building and repair it for the use
of the sisters. The Sisters of St. Joseph
are Kansas organization They are
organized IN Bishop Hennessey's diO-
cese, which includes the southern half
of Kansas.
The sisterhood has heretofore had it's
mother house at Parsons, but it will be
moved here This will bring between
forty and fifty sisters to this city. In
addition to the mother house, a nOvi-
be established This in reality is a nor
NAL school to fit sisters for the work of
teaching. The sisterhoOd will also con-
duct an Orphanage for the diocese.
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P. D. ARMoUR's GIFT.
Kansas City, Kas., Will Have q Manua
Training School

Kansas City. Kan. Dec. 6.-About
two weeks ago p. D. Armour. of Chi
cago, offered the board of education, Of
Kansas City, Kan, $4,000 for the pur-
pose of establishing a manual training
school and make it part of the system
of education. The offer was made with
the provisO that the board appropriate
sufficient money in addition to his gift
to make the system complete. The
board met last night and accepted the
offer, and plans for the new school will
be made at once.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06
Beloit G. A. R Post Election.

Beloit, Dec. 6.-Beloit Post No. 147,
C A. R, elected officers for 1900 as fol-
lows: Commander, w. H. Mitchell.
senior vice commander; A. B. Cotton,
junior vice commander; Samuel Banks
surgeon; James Munro. chaplain; Rev.
J. A. Bull, quartermaster J. H. Brig
ham, officer of day; w. D. Widger, Of
f1cer of guard, George Bridges Dele
gates to the department encampment
which meets in HOlton in April next,
Col. J. H. Summers and H. c. Root.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06
A Big Grist Mill.

Simpson, Dec. 6.-Work is progress
ing on the new modern equipped grist
mill at this place, which the owner,
Henry Long expects to have compile
ted and in operation on or before the
first of the year. The mill has been
built and furnished at a cost of about
SIS 900. 1t will have a daily capacity OF
100 barrels. It will be one of the most
complete grist mills on the Solomon
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06
RuRNRp 70 DEATH.
A Leavenworth Woman Partially
Paralyzed Has a Sad Ending.

Leavenworth. Dec. 6.-Nfrs. Van Anita
COfey, a middle aged woman living on
Pawnee street was burned to death
last evening. She was raking Goals
out of the front of a cook stove into
the hearth when her dress caught fire
and it is said that she was unable to
put it out because she was partially
paralyzed. Her clothing was burned
from the body and she was literally
roasted alive. The clothing was burned
off her body before she was discovered
and she only lived a short time.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06
A WOMAN EVANGELIST.
Miss Minnie johnson Holds Success
full Revival at Larned.

Larned, Dec. 6.-The protracted
meetings that have been in progress at
the Baptist church in this city for the
past three weeks, under the direction
of Miss Minnie Johnson, a woman re-
terest and many conversions have fol-
lowed.
Three converts were baptised into
the church Sunday night, and several
others received by letter.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06

The rate at which bills embodying
important legislation are being offered
in congress indicates that this is to be
a business session. Already there is
one for the reform of the currency and
one for laying a cable to Manila As
the estimated cost of the Pacific cable
is but IS. .000 600 there can be no hesita-
ton about voting the appropriation on
the score of scarcity of money. in the
present pIethoric condition of the treas
T1Tv
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Charged With Bank Robbing.

Wichita, Dec. "a warrant has
been sworn out in the city court
against the alleged Clearwater bank
burglars. Jim Scanlin, NJ. Callahan.
Shorty Wayne and Frank Deneen. They
were brought into court to answer
guilty or not guilty, and each of them
answered not guilty. Their preliminary
hearing was set for next Saturday. at
O'Clock
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06
A Temneranoe Revival.

Chapman, Dec. 6.-The temperance
for a week closed with 30S signers of
the total abstinence pledge, many of
them being hard drinkers. The next
series will be held at Enterprise and
then at Abilene. Much good is being
done by the meetings
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06

manship association, Emporia, Kan,
Saturday, December 9, 1899, in the KAN
saS state normal school. Papers are
limited to 80 minutes and discussions
to 10 minutes.NO subject will be thrown
open to general discussion until the
programme for each halliday session is
finished.
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The tariff, as a political issue. at
present seems to be very dead, but,
perhaps, the trust agitation may revive
the corpse
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06
Flour For Central America.

The Queen Bee mill has received an
order for two carloads of -four for ex-
port to the south. It viii pass through
New Orleans and will be sent TO Cen
trai or South Observation-Disclosures
Republican.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06

The United States four per cent
bonds which Mr. Cleveland sold at
s1.O4, passed $133 yesterday. and two
Del. cents were quoted s1O2h.
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It begins to look as though Santa
Claus Otis might be able to place a
Filipino president in Mr.. Mckinley 5
Christmas stocking.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06

Colonel Bryan may return to his Ne
braska home only to find a senatorial
appointment lying in wait to pOunce
upon him.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-06

General Joe Wheeler may tempt con-
gress too far. now that it has begun the
business of attempting to unseat duly
elected members.