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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-14

quite so important as to drive four
horse team to town.
To be a good party man, is to be the
willing slave of some boss.
What has become of the old fashioned
man who was always trying to bet a
can of oysters?
The women who are selling milk, are
not collecting the money now: they are
saving this money for Christmas.
man who thinks he can write
poetry, becomes as sentimental ana
foolish as the man who thinks he is IN
love.
Hungry Joe used to say that chump
was born every minute. That might
have been true in Hungry Joe's t1me'
two are born every minute now
Have you seen your friend Smith ?"
asked one citizen of another this morn
ing. Not since put up a 1ooI rae
to get rid of him. was the other man
reply. Smith is bore
Every woman who believes that she
must constantly nag her SON. y hgep
him from going to the devil, also pc
lieVeS in patent medicines as d AOA1'
and sometimes in spiritualism-
An Atchison young man who draws, draws
SIS a month hasn't been in bed peIoIe
midnight for ten weeks. 1t VIII ollLy
be a question of time until that young
man is holding down a $50 job
Nothing makes me so mad" said
Church White today, as TO lhVlle
neighbor to ride home with me, IN lIle
evening and then have him stop -
buy meat. and make me wait out III the
cold half an hour
After a woman gets a COW, and a rev "
milk customers her next ambition IS
to get real printed milk tickets, win
her name signed on the back. II her
husbands name is ThOS. L ROblnSou'
and hers is Mary S, she signs 1I rs
tickets NJ S Robinson, instead OF l. l.
Robinson This looks as though she Is
becoming more independent, ana get
ting along without male heIp.
A mother does not do her whole duty
bv her daughter when she buys a plaIlO
ON the installment plan, and nlreS d
teacher. There is a great deal OF
to do in this world Every one -
mfres a good hOusekeeper, a good coOh'
a good mother, a good woman, but eN-
e7.V one is tired of the impudent girls
who can play a piano nUtle, anu say
the people are not 'appreclatlNe'
A warrant dog. particularly cur
with seven or eight different strains OF
common dog in him, is the best klnd OIL
a dog to own. He is always SHINING
and wagging his tail at you, ana ms
apDreciation of little favOrS IS oIhy
eoualled by his appetite. a Iancy uo5
with a blue ribbon around his neck -
always looking for an opportunity 10
snap at children. If we kept a oos, We
would keep a yellow one. purchased az
a pup from a negro boy me pest cOA
dogs are owned by negroes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-14
KANSAS NEWS.
Important New Witness In
the HiIImOn Case.
Arthur Simmons Knocks
Walters Story In the Head.
AIN CONTENTION
N CONTENTION
M AIN
It Is That Walters, Not Hill
mon Was Killed.
News of Interest From All Over
Kansas.

Leavenworth, Nov. 14.-Sensational
evidence was adduced Monday in the
noted HillmOn insurance case, in which
Mrs. Sallie E. Hillmon for the fifth
time in twenty years, is suing eastern
insurance companies to recover on
policies held by her husband, John w.
HillmOn. who disappeared in 1879.
The attorneys for Mrs. Hillmon put
Arthur Simmons, a Leavenworth cigar
manufacturer, on the witness stand,
and he swOre positively that Adolph
Walters worked for him in May, 1879
This is two months after the fnsur-
ance companies allege that Walters was
killed by HillmOn, and one Brown, near
Medicine Lodge, Kan. Simmons recog-
nized Walters by his photograph and
showed his books of twenty years ago
to prove that Walters had worked for
him at that time.
The main point of the insurance COM
panies have been to prove that Hillmon,
Brown and Levi Baldwin were in a, con-
spiracy and that they killed Walters
to pass his body off for that of Hillmon.
The insurance, with interest involved,
now amounts to nearly 100000.
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NEW INDUSTRY ZOE GLIDE.
Manufacturing Company Organized
and Ready For Business.

Clyde, Nov. 14.-At a largely attended
meeting of many Of the substantial cap
italists and business men of Clyde, the
Handy Curtain Fastener and supper
ter Company was organized with a
paid up capital of 81 0OO and q. charter
has been applied for. officers were
elected as follows: J. F. Randolph,
president; Geo L. Gregg, vice presi-
dent; L. J. Banner, secretary; S. H.
Knapp, treasurer; J. n. BOttger, gen
eral manager. The stock company as
already formed comprises twenty-six
of the substantial business men and
citizens of Clyde, the general manager,
Mr.. BOttger. being the patentee. Clyde
will be the headquarters Of the new in
dustry, and arrangements are about
perfected to commence operations.
They have already, out of eight sam
pies sent out to eastern manufacturing
houses, received replies from five of
them. The company has already re-
ceived an order for !. 500 from one east
ern house, While several other firms
have written for quotations on larger
amounts than one thousand, that num-
Der being all the Clyde company quot
ed. Mr. BOttger secured his patent in
May, last, without opposition, and viii
be fully protected from any infringe
ment. Clyde is proud of the patent. as
it is known that it is the only proper
fastener to be used for canopy and We
hicle tops, and the company looks for
ward for a big success.
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FALL ARMY WORM.
1t Is Doing Damage to the Growing
Wheat in Mcpherson.

Mcpherson Nov. TheMcPherSOnRe-
publican says. In several places in this
county considerable damage has been
done growing wheat by a worm that by
some is called the cut worm and by
others the fall army worm. 1t is small
er than the genuine army worm but
equally as destructive. T. F. Bradbury
of Jackson township is probably the
heaviest loser. He has just received
letter from Professor Hugo Kahl of the
state university, describing the worm
and offering the following suggestions
as a means of fighting the pest:
At this time of the year the worm has
burrOwed into the ground several inch
es and gone into the chrysalis state,
where it will remain until warm wealth
er. Then it will develop into a moth
to lay more eggs from which the sun
will hatch more worms.
If the field is to be sOwn in the fall
before the worms have gone into the
ground, it is advisable to resow it as
heavy roller should be used to crush
the worms. Deep burrows, with the
steep side next the fields to be pro-
tected, will stop the worms from wan
dering. It is well to allow the harrow
ed field to lie several days SO all veg
citation may Wither-it will starve the
worm.
Should the pest appear again in the
spring, the field should be plowed and
narrowed frequently until every green
blade is WitheTed. Then place scatter
ed over the field, small heaps of clover
or any other grass, these heaps poison
ed with Paris green or London purple,
say one pound to 80 gallons of water.
The worms having nothing to feed on
deep burrows must be kept about good
fields to protect them.
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HANNA VS.. HANNA.

The St. Louis Republic takes Sena-
tor Hanna's figures before election and
by using them in connection with the
Ohio returns. figures out a Democratic
victory in the Buckeye state next year.
1t reasons as follows:
The statement made by the Boss of
the Republican party that the result
proves beyond a possibility Of doubt
that Mckinley viii carry Ohio over
Whelmingly next year is refuted by
another statement made by the same
distinguished person a few days before
the voting took place.
Hanna declared that Jones would
draw three to one more heavily from
the Democratic that from Republican
strength. What he predicted seems to
have come to pass In round numbers
Jones received 10000 votes; Nash, 345,-
900. and Mclean. SO1 600
1t is not at all likely that Jones viii
be running next year If he does not
his vote Will be divided between the two
parties, uneuuaHy of course. Jones
share Of the total vote, let is be reiter-
ated, was 10000 and, according TO Mr.
Hanna's statement, rs per cent of it
was cast by Democrats
Hence, if the information Of Mr. Han
ma who is repuCed a knowing man in
matters touching elections. is to be re-
lied on, the prediction is justified that
the Democratic candidate for president
will get 81 800 more votes than Mclean
got. which viii aggregate him 3S3. 500
votes, while Mr.. Mckinley will get the
remaining one-fourth of the Jones vote
which, added to the total Nash vote
viii only net him $4,000.
This calculation is not, mind YOU, bot
toned on Democratic allegations but
upon the deliberate declaration of Sena-
tor Marcus Alonzo Hanna. 1t will be
seen, therefore, that his fambOvant
prediction that his bosom friend will
carry Ohio next year was refuted by his
own counter statement previously de-
HVered.
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GEN. TRACY TAKES PRIZES.
On Trotting Stock at the NewlYork
Show.

New York. Nov14-At the horse show
today the judging of some of the early
classes was done with only a few spec
tators The Shetland ponies came first
including half a dozen tiny brood mares
most of them with frisky mites OF colts
beside them. Next class OF hackney
FLIES came on. shown in hand by their
grOOms. A larger class of year Old5
followed them. The Feature of the
morning exhibits were classes of trot-
ting stations and FLIES. representing
the stables and farms of Gen. Tracy.
s. H. Rumble of Danbury, Harry Ham
lin, James w. Cooke, H. N. Balm and
hminary judging of high jumpers and
green hunters for finals later in the
week
The awards:
Glass S7-Shetland brood mares, not
exceeding as inches in foal or with foal
at foot. First prize $50, Gladys B..
Thomas L. Watt Jr., New York; second
prize. $40, PatersOn's Jewel, T L. Watt,
New York; third prize, Primrose b, I.
L. Watt.
Glass 31-Hackney mares, yearlings
shown in hand, only two shown. First
prize 800, Victoria I. V, Oh. Frederick
c. Stevens, Attica, n. Y. Second prize,
Flora B., Oh. m, Frederick c. Stevens,
Attica.
Glass 8O-Hackney FLIES year olds.
shown in hand. First prize $l25, Vic
tOria III, Oh, Frederick c. Stevens At
tica, n. Y, second prize, Mischief III.
Br., Frederick c. Stevens, Attica-
Class II Ponies under saddle, II
hands and not over 10 hands one. First
prize $50, Maritje, Br. m, Theo. c. Pat,
terson, Philadelphia; second prize, $40,
Little Chappie, Rn. g., Sidney Halo
way. New Rochelle. Third prize $40,
Tafy, br. G., Thomas DimOnd, New
York
Glass 6-Trotting stations 2 year olds,
shown by side Of pony. First prize $3.50,
Robbins b. C, H. NJ. Baine, Poughkeep-
sic; second prize, SIS, The Beau Ideal,
CHI, Harry Hamlin. Buffalo; third prize
S35, Adrose, Ell, Benjamin F. Tracy,
New York.
Glass 7-Trotting FLIES, 2 year olds.
first prize, $3.50 Wnkie Patchen. br:
prize, Hannah Wilkes. black Benjamin
F. Tracy, New York Third prize S35.
Esther Hamlin, B.. Harry Hamlin, Buff
falo.
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RING FIRE BELL.
Let People Know When Meteor
Shower Begins.

The suggestion has been made to the
State Journal that it would be a good
plan to ring the fire bell when the
meteOric shower begins on the next
three succeeding nights. People don't
like to stand out in the night air with
their chins pointing upward at an angle
of As degrees, watching for the show
to begin, but if it should be generally
understood that the fire bell will ring
when the shower starts people will be
listening for it and act accordingly.
1t is said that the shower will begin
shortly after midnight each night just
above the horizon to the southeast, and
will advance upward as the morning
approaches.
Some special signal for the fire bell
to ring might be arranged so as to
keep from confusing the signal with a
fire alarm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-14
ELEVATOR AT oENTRALIA-
E. T. Horth Attempts to Secure Per-
mission to Eract One.

Centralia, Nov. he. L. Horth, of
this place, will present a petition sign
ed by nearly all the business men Of
Centraia to Superintendent c. NJ. Rath-
burn, of the Missouri Pacific, for right
OF way to put up an elevator. Owing
to the fact that the firms of Greenleaf
& Baker and Denton Bros. have ele-
VatOrs here already the railroad COM
pany sent an agent here to ascertain
whether they would grant Mr.. HOrth
the right of way desired, although the
superintendent had said to him as early
as September last that there would be
no trouble in getting the ground Mr..
HOrth claims that in the months of
July and August he handled more
grain on track here than either one of
the elevators, besides orders have been
given the Missouri Pacific agent in
Centralia to give all the cars to the ele-
vators regardless of any one else. Mr.
Rathburn refused to grant the permit
for the erection of a third elevator.
hence Mr.. HOrth is getting signers to
his petition praying the railroad COM
pany to grant it. The fight promises co
be an exciting one.
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SMALLPOX AT ARKANSAS CITY
Barber Taken to Pest House and
Dwellings Guaranteed.

Arkansas City, Nov. IA case of
smallpox has been discovered in this
city. A few days ago John Cleveland
a barber, from Blackwell, Ok. came to
this city and was taken sick at his
brothers home. The case was reported
to a physician last night, and he pro-
nOunced it smallpox. The board of
health Immediately quarantined every
house in the neighborhoOd, and issued
land is known to have visited at several
houses in the city, having a mum Der of
relatives here. These houses are also
quarantined, and there is no chance for
a spread of the disease. About half the
houses in one ward are quarantined
The patient has been removed to a pest
house on one of the islands in the Ar
kansas river. and is attended by a
physician and nurse
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machine. The machine sweeps up the
light rubbish, but mud and dirt accum-
ulates on the pavement and cover it to
such a depth that at times it is diff
cult to see the asphalt. 1t is impOssi-
bic for the machine to sweep up this
mud, which becomes a hard layer on
top of the asphalt until a rain comes,
when it makes the street sea of mud.
1t is claimed that a force of eight men,
or ten at the outside. could keep the
floor. About three men would be kept
at work on Main street, and the rest
on Douglas avenue and other paved
streets.
The system has proved a success ev-
erywhere. and it is thought that it
would be a good thing if Wichita gave
it a trial. The expense will be some
what greater than at present, but, it is
thought, the difference will be more
than made up in having clean streets.
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TAR AND FEATHERS.
This Man Should Be Found by Indig-
nant Citizens.
IFrom the Emporia Gazette.l

TFrom the Emporia Gazette.l
A piece of cussedness came to light
this morning which, had it been found
out the first of the week. would have
resulted in a coat of tar and feathers
for a mover. Monday morning a NOV
er's wagon pulled up along East street
and at Eighth avenue camped on a va
cant lot. The man piled out of the
wagon, took off the canvas cover and,
putting it on the ground, hustled his
wife and six children into it. Then he
drove down town. sold the wagon and
horses and returned. He gave So of the
sale money to his wife and told her to
shift for herself and children. He said
that he was tired of living with her
and was going to strike out for him
self The neighbors noticed the wo-
man trying to get something to eat,
and in conversation found out the trou-
bic. The man had skipped and the wo-
man and six children. not one of whom
is over 10 years old, We're left behind.
People took an interest, and the family
was helped on to relatives. If the
sneighbOrs had got the story in time, tar
and feathers would have been the
mans portion, and that would have
been too good for him.
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NO USE TO VOTE.
Mr.. Bristow Has Settled the Contest
For Next Year.

Washington, Nov. 14.-FOurth Assist
ant Postmaster General BristOw has
returned to Washington from Kansas.
He expressed himself well pleased
with the result of the Kansas elections.
kansas came to the front all right
he said. THE state is certain to be in
the Republican column next year. Kan
sas is for expansion, but the wonderful
popularity of President Mckinley with
the people and their confidence in him
to do the right thing was an important
element in contributing to our success.
I look upon the reelection of President
Mckinley as assured. Mr.. Bryan, run
ming upon a free silver platform, will
not be able to win single one Of the
states in the east which he lost last
year and without them he can not hope
for election. On the other hand, if the
Democrats should drop Bryan and take
up German, or any other sound money
leader, and run him on a platform of
sound money and anti-imp erialiSm, they
would not carry a single state west of
the Mississippi. with the possible eX-
ceptiOn of Missouri. The west is for
expansion, but there is a large element
in the west that still clingS to the free
silver hereSy and other POpuliStic doc
trines for which MI Bryan stands. The
very tendencies which make him weak
in the east are the basis of his strength
in the west. 1t looks to me as II the
Democratic party was between Scylla
and Charybdis. Defeat stares it in the
face whichever way it turns.
ION the other hand, the confidence of
the people in President Mckinley and
his administration is something Won
derfuI. I have never seen anything like
it in politics before. 7 believe he is
very much stronger now than he was in
1896 All the predictions of the good
that would flow from a, Republican ad-
ministration have more than fulfilled.
Everybody is prosperous, and it is not
against such almost unprecedentedly
good conditions as now prevail
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Pensions For Kangaus.

Washington, Nov 14-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Decentralization E. Lashment, Ma
tiOnal Military home, LeavenwOrth, So;
Americas V. Jewett, Abilene, SO; James
T. Holmes, Prescott, $40; Robert Mel
son, National Military home, Leaven-
worth, IS; Jasper N. Hunter, Pentheka,
$500.
RADIO, $1,000.
Increase-James c. Deemer, Ottawa,
S12 to $14; Andrew J. Bunch, Lincoln
Center, SO to $12; Milton D. Anderson,
Burr Oak S14 to SIT.
Original widows, etc.-Mary Cook,
Topeka, So.
Original widows, Special Accd., Nov.
2.-Rebecca Moody, Kansas City, S..
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bankers UNION NOW.
A SwelLLOdge Is in Trouble at Fort
Scott.

Fort Scott, Nov. 14-The Bankers
Union of the World, with headquarters
city several months ago, is said to be in
an inSOlvent condition. 1t is claimed
that the local officers can not hear from
headquarters and Secretary Othick is
said to have refused to accept dues and
assessments from the members The
lodge has about 200 members in this
city. It carries accident, sickness and
death insurance and cut a great swell
in lodge circles in Fort. Scott when it
was organized by A. z. Rice. The
lodge meets twice each month, but no
meeting was held last Monday, owing
to the lack of attendance The head
lodge is said to have seven death claims
which can not be met. 1t is only a new
enterprise, but is said to have a large
membership.
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CANDY BY CAR LOADS.
Southern Kansas is Evidently "sweet-
ming Up"

Arkansas City, Nov. 14.-During the
past few days the Kansas-Southwes
ern has brought into Arkansas City
over two hundred thousand pounds of
candy consigned to the EMANCIPATION
Mercantile company. Two cars of this
candy was from Kansas City and the
remainder, five cars, from Philadelphia
and Cincinnati. This is probably the
largest shipment of candy ever receiv-
ed by one firm or in one town in the
southwest. A few short years ago this
firm would doubtless have been well
supplied with less than one car to
cover the same length of time it is es-
timated will be required to dispose of
this immense amount
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Seattle Times: Day by day the peo-
pie are beginning to understand en-
phatically that it is not a question of
abandonment of the Philippine ISL
ands-but a question of methods of
procedure and the kind of government
which shall be guaranteed to the Fill
pinos when Aguinaldo shall have been
compelled to submit to the authority of
the ITnitad States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-14

When poverty comes in at the door
of an Eskimo cottage love doesn't fly
out at the window-because it is win
dOWleSS.
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Chamberlain's Pain Balm Cures 9th
ars. Why Not You.

Ny wife has been using Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. with good results, for lame
shoulder that has panied her continually
for nine years. We have tried all kinds
of medicines and doctors without receiv-
ing any benefit from any Of them One
day we saw an advertisement of this med
icine and thought of trying 1t. which we
did with the best of satisfaction She
has used only one bottle and her shoulder
is almost WeIl=AdolPh L. Millett, Man
chester n. H For sale by all druggists.
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ALABAMA CANCELS.
Illness of Leading Lady Prevents
Topeka Performance.

Mr. John T. Nicholson, the head Of
the company booked to present Ala
bama' at the Crawford theater Wed
nesday evening, came to Topeka this
afternoon and announced that the piece
could not be put on here on account Of
the serious illness of Miss Inez Maple
son, who has been playing the leading
female role. Miss MaplesOn was taken
i'll after the performance in Leaven-
worth, and her condition is now ser
ious. 1t is impossible to secure a sub
stitute in time for the Topeka. date, and
Mr.. Nicholson was forced to cancel it.
Those who have purchased tickets
will have their money refunded.
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Mack Found guilty Of Murder.

Arkansas City, Nov. 1.-THE jury in
the George Mack murder trial, which
court for some time, returned a verdict
of murder in the second degree. Mack
is about % years old. and his home is in
Winfield. On the Fourth of July Mack
killed David Humphrey. The two had
never seen each other before the day
on which the murder was committed.
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Lumber Prices Advance.

st. Paul, Mimi. Nov. IA Lacrosse,
Wis, special says: White pine lum-
Der manufacturers have agreed upon
a uniform mark up in prices, taking eff
feet at once. The advance is so cents
per / 900 in some grades, of dimensions
and 81 a thousand on some grades Of
uppers. Notice is given that all grades
not advanced now will be shortly max
ing a uniform advance of 81 per one
thousand all around on all grades.
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Reorganize Soldier Band.

The Twentieth Kansas band has been
reOrganized and fill enga gements COM
mencing at Mound City, November p.
Charles r. Fish. band master of the
Fifth Missouri, will be in charge Of
the tour
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CoBURN TO DAIRY MEN.
Will Discuss GA Visit to an Eastern
Milk Farm

Beloit, Nov. 14-The state dairy as
sociatfon has been fortunate in secur-
ing F. D. Coburn for the annual meet
ing. He will deliver a, lecture on the
subject, "A Visit to an Eastern Milk
Farm"
This lecture will be given at the even
ing session, converting 7:30 p. m, No
vember Esd, at the annual convention
of the Kansas State Dairy association,
November %, % and "A, Manhattan,
Kansas. A large attendance is expect
ed