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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

The National Federation of Music
Clubs will hold it's annual meeting in st.
Louis the first week in May.
Among the Topekans who will attend
are Mrs. Thomas Martin, and the fol-
lowing members of the Ladies' Music
club: Mrs. J. w. Hardt. Mrs. F. E.
Wear. Mrs. F. f. Dietrich and Miss
Mabel Martin. Miss Martin is on one
of the programmes for a piano number.
A Club Party.
On Monday evening the Auburndale
Magazine club gave a birthday surprise
party to one of the members, Mrs. A. NJ.
Bum. 1t was a complete surprise and
a most enjoyable evening was spent.
In the gathering dusk the ladies filed
in with their baskets of daintieS and
with much merriment on the part of the
guests and the bewildered hostess the
feast was spread.
After supper the president, Mrs. NJ.
NJ. Blinn, presented the hostess with a
copy of Eugene Fields poems on behalf
of the club. Mrs. W. a. Meyers read a
poem, and music occupied the remain
der of the evening.
Among those present were Mrs. F. S.
Bradshaw, Mrs. A. c. Rodemeyer, Mrs.
M NJ. Lee, Mrs. L. NJ. Herrick, Mrs j.
O. Brintnall, Mrs. c. B. Duncan, Mrs.
J. NJ. Bower, Mrs. J. w. Tucker. Mrs.
W. G. Todd; Mrs " L Cook. Mrs. E.
Roudebush, Mrs. J. K Trueblood, Mrs.
D. H. Morgan. Mrs. NJ. L. Fields, Mrs.
S. G. Tower, Mrs. NJ. ]. Williams, Mrs.
NJ. L. Sears, Mrs. V. NJ. Whitaker, Mrs.
w. A. Meyers, Mrs. Peers, Mrs. M
Senft, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Blinn, Mrs. A Pohl-
man, Miss Ebey, Miss Spielman, Miss
Uric.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Horner and little
son Nathaniel of Leadvi1Ie, Col, are
visiting Mr. Horner's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A F. Horner, at 1872 Tyler street.
The Duplicate whist club is meeting
this afternoon with Mrs. Willis Norton.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Kendall of Kala-
mazoo, Mich, arrived Thursday to
spend several months with their daugh
ter, Mrs. Eugene Quinton.
The Pactolian club will meet Saturday
afternoon with Miss Murphy at 1912
Polk street.
Mrs w J. Black is spending the day
in Leavenworth.
The Ladies' Music club will meet next
Wednesday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Charles S. GIeed.
Dr. John Work of Dunevant will
spend Sunday in Topeka with his par
entS.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hackney arrived
once to their home in Highland Park,
where they will spend the summer.
Miss Josephine Shellabarger, who was
so prominent in university society last
winter came up from Topeka last night
for the Craig-Innes wedding and stayed
for the Theta party tonight.-Lawrence
Journal.
Mrs. p. H. Niles accompanied her son
Hal to San Marcial, n. NJ, where he has
accepted a position with the Santa Fe.
Mrs. Niles will make a short visit there,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
YOUNkIN DISCHARGED.
"Wife No 2" Refuses to Prosecute
Him.

The trial of S. c. Younkin for bigamy
came up in the city court this morning
and was dismissed by County Attorney
JetmOre.
The case came up on Wednesday and
was postponed. Both wives of the man
were in attendance and it was prophe-
sled that Virgie Davis, wife No. 2 and
complaining witness, was weakening.
missed and Younkin was discharged
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
MRS. FRYE's INDIGNATION
Is Aroused Against Prof David Starr
Jordan.

Lewiston, Me. April 2.-An open letter by
Mrs William P Frye, published in the
Journal today, makes reply to recent
lecture of Prof. David Starr Jordan to the
students of the Stockton. Cal, high school,
in which he attacked the administration
and its policy, repeating a story that one
of the peace commissioners at a banquet
in Paris was guilty of expectorating to-
bacco juice on the floor Mrs. Frye called
this vulgar story which had not even
the merit of freshness or the appearance
of truth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
CRlTICISES UNCLE SAM.
Swiss People Stirred Up by Mormon
Missionaries From Utah.

Bern, April 21.-American Mormons
are stirring up the Swiss by their some
what successful missionary work in
some of the cantons. Der Bund of Bern
today publishes a leading editorial
strongly denouncing the Mormon propa-
ganda in Switzerland.
The article scores the United States
and the state of Utah for permitting
the practice of polygamy and deplores
the fact that the Mormon missionaries
can not be reached by the present Swiss
laws.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
100 For S1.oo
1ucke's Rolls at Sim Drug Co.

Ia, ia, razor-edge collars. We pu
on smooth edge. Peerless Steam Laun
dry, 112 and ia West Sth-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
FACE ANDHEAD
COVERED WITH SCALES
Shed Tablespoonful at Night. Hair
Full of White Scales. Offers 500 for
Cure. Tries CUTICURA, & Is Cured.

Last summer had company,-a man and his
wife. The mans hands and face had dry, scaly
sores on them, and his head was covered, his
hair being full of white scales. His wife said,
'Somc mornings she would find q tablespoonful
in the bed.'' 1 asked him, =" Why don't you cure
yourself?'' He said, =" would give hundred
dollars to be cured. have paid out a lot of
money, but don't get cured" told him, L
would him for less than that, - and told him
to get CuTIcURA remedies. I did not see him
for some time after, and then he fairly shouted:
81 am cured. CUTIcURA has done it,
MRS. SARAH e. MINER, Lincoln, Vt.
CUTTCURA REsoLvEEr purffesthe blood and cir
cufating fluids of HUMoR GERMS, and thus removes
the cause, while warm baths with CUTICURA SOAP
and gentle anoinrings with CUTICURA (ofntment1
cleanse the skin and scalp of crusts and scales,
allay itching and Inflammation, soothe and heal
Sold throughout the world. PorrER D.. AHD C. CoxP-
Sole Props. Boston :. How to Cure Every Hamor free
SAVE YOUR HAIR by Gun cGHld sh.R gSss with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
Lighted His Own Funeral Pvre.

Yuba City. Cal, April 21.-Richard
Willis. insane, onfined in the court
house. managed to fire the building to-
day and was burned to death. The
county Jail adjoining was also COM
pletely destroyed. There were pris-
oners in the Jail. Most of the county
records were saved. The loss will
amount to about $40, 900, well insured.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21

You will have no more saw edges on
your collars If you will send them to
the Peerless Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21
Good Satisfaction

Given to users of New Gypsy Queen
Baking Powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21

We viii wash your colored shirts anH
guarantees colols from fading. Peerless
steam Laundry. liz and ia w. Stb-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-04-21

Quick. good work, American Steam
Laundry, 112 West Seventh street. Tete"
phone BAL
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-23
FAMOUS MINIATURES

Comte de Guiche owed his life to
wearing a snuffbox over his heart. for
the box turned aside bullet while In
battle. In the center Of the snuffbox
wns q miniature Of Henrietta, duchess
Of Orleans, q daughter OF Charles I.
Cromwell lost his head through
miniature. Holbein was dispatched by
Cromwell on a mission to Flanders TO
paint miniature OF Anne of Cleves for
her suitor, Henry VlIl., and 80 beauti-
full was the miniature that Henry wns
content to wed her. But when he saw
Lady Anne and found her SO far In
ferior to the painting the storm burst
on the minister. Cromwell, and not on
the painter.
Once a miniature wns the cause of Q
suicide. Charles !. SO admired min
iaturc painted by Gibson that he par
ticularly requested "his servant" VAN
derdort, q Dutchman whom he had
made keeper Of the cabinet and to as.
sist In the "mynt." to take the greatest
care Of Il. The jealous man overdid II,
for when one day his majesty desired to
see II again II could not be found. This
so preyed on the servants mind that he
hanged himself.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-23
sasak Thieves st Normas.

Norman Transcript: A gang Of fax
irs, sneak thieves and swindlers visited
Norman the past week, took in sew.
business house and finally pot taken in
themselves. IL consisted OF three or
four men, n couple Of women and sew
eral children all Of them on the make.
The women worked the change racket.
They would purchase some art Gle and
throw out u dollar. After the change
was given them they would find that
they had the exact price of the article
I'm their pocket, and ask the merchant
to take II and give them back their
dollar. Six times out Of seven the
graft would work-until the merchant /
got ~ tn mixing and figuring. by
threats of prosecution number of
their victims recovered their money,
but othe felt so small by being tal en-
F, In 80 easily that they allowed the wo-
men to go Two or three went into
Anthony & Co.'S store, and while one
engaged the attention of the clerk the
other filed his pockets with gloves,
stockings, handkcrchi, Is, etc. The
loss was discovered seon after they left
the ore and Jim Wadley organized
himself into committee of one to ar
rest the thieves and recover the prop.
crty. lie followed them TO Noble,
where ut the point Of n revolver, he
made them disgorgc and brought one
Of them back e. stand trial. lie pie al
guilty to petty larceny, was fined $40
and costs, paid II and shook Norman's
! dust from his hoofs as hc struck the
the road for the south.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-23

Ponca City Courier: Wednesday
night while standing nn the platform
waiting for the northbound train,
which was late, NJ. McDcrm 1T was
struck ON the head and knocked sense
less by some unknown person. II was
quite dark last nigh, when the engine
whlstlcd for the station. There were
few passengers and they were mostly
inside the dept MeDermott was
alone, well toward the south end Of the
platform, and just asthe train whistled
some one from be- ind struck him n
violent blow. lie remembers moth ng
after that till well into the night. llo
had considerable sum Of money with
him but II was not taken. His gold
watch was taken from his vest pocket
and placed n his inside coat pocket.
The foo pad had evidently made u mis-
take In his man, or regarded the watch
~ to good clue aud hurriedly left
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-23
airs or POPULAR SCIENCE

The french surgeon, DR.. Doyen. has
.xbibited TO numerous doctors and stu
dent, At the Kiel university cinemsto-
graph pictures showing various surgl-
cal operations. The doctor advocates
the use Of such pictures for the educa-
tion Of students, saying they are far
more effective than the most elaborate
iy written descriptions.
In males, the average weight Of the
sull.erown human brain 10 about 40
ounces or so ounces; In females, ~
ounces. II varies considerably. how
ever. in different individuals. In .
series OF a7s cases. the maximum weight
Of the adult male brain was found to be
,s ounces, and the minimum 81 ounces.
In iei cases the maximum OF the adult
female brain was Sc ounces; minimum.
81 ounces.
The reason kettles sing II very
p,e one. As the water gets hot little bs".
o,es Of steam are formed at the bottom
Of the kettle. These In their rush up
wards strike the sides OF the kettle. and
set the metal II Is made Of In vibration.
thus causing the humming sound we
| call singing. You will notice that a
large copper kettle, the sides OF which
are thin, will emit n much louder and
more musical note than common
iron kettle.
According TO DR.. schjerning. there
we're only $50 cases Of tuberculosis last
wear In a force OF 5i4,s30 men. The num-
ber OF deaths from this disease In the
army has been gradually decreasing
from AZ per thousand In 1892 to "a
per thousand In 1897. He believes that
the reason why so many musicians are
specially liable to the disease is that
they often play In dance halls. where
the opportunities for infection are un'
usually good.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-23

st. Mi,ch., and =. 4. Johnson, two
farmers living southwest OF Guthrie,
went to Edmond one day recently with
loads OF wheat. On returning to thcii
hom cs, near Deer Creek, their horses
became frig tened, ran away and killed
Farmer Mitchell. MIR. johnson who
was In his wagon following Mr.
Mitchell, was thrown out and severely
injured and was taken 10 u ncighbor''
and In still there.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-23
THE HOLLAND BOAT.
two Rrporfs stat, That the Trla's of ths
Submarine Torpedo iioat Have
Isrea successfui.

New York, Nov. 1.-THE official re.
sorts ON the Holland submarine tor
pedo boat from John Lowe. captain
United States navy, and the board Of
inspection and survey, in which the
president Is Admiral Frederick Rod
gers, were made public yesterday.
Both reports deal at length In the
tecbnicalitics OF the trials and both
agree that the trials have been success
tul in almost every particular. Capt.
Lowe concludes his technical report as
follows:
I rcnort my belief that the Holland Is u sue
iui and ,crltlbc submarine torpedo boat, cipa-
blc OF maxine u vcritabl. attack upon an enemy
lnsccn ani undctcctablc. and, that. therefore.
she II an cnrinc ~ warfare OF terrible potency
witch the government must necessarily adopt
into It's service.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-23
.-fnrming
..ssr,,,g.a land ,.:, ,n.,,,,,.s s,sw, !. tn :,

p,r ~ IS ,elow, In the
.Srated land caSlSsst instituted by
"gaeder Il. Paine "a 1880, against the
townsite settlers for possession of the
100 acres Of land known ms East Guth-
rie. . ihicklv settled and valuable sub
division Of the city Of Guthrie. The
local land Office rejected Painc's home-
stead filing In 1889 and subsequently
on an appeal, the secretary of the in.
terror decided against Paine on the
ground that Payne sought TO file on
the land fr speculative purposes
Paine then brought suit In the district
court for possession of the land but his
petition was set aside on demurrer, and
the case was appeacd u the supreme
court. On the hearing In the supreme
court only three judges were qualified
to sit In the cause, JUDGES Daic and
Bicrcr being disqualified, and the
court was unable To agree upon the de-
cision because two Of them, McAtce
Scott, were in favor of reversal of the
judgment Of the lower court, and Jus.
tice Burford was In favor of affirming
the same. Inasmuch as this condition
opc Grated rs an afilrmancc Of the judg-
ment, Justice Burford handed down an
opinion affirming the opinion Of the
lower court. Subsequently, n rc-hcar-
ing was granted, the case rc-argued
and submitted tn the present court.
Justice Burwcll who wrote the opinion
handed down ut the present time, says
In part:
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-23

San Nicolas exb!l, p'ac City, Mo, %
Americans until a Ia. is visiting ia. ,c
thcy actually arrived. On l.c'. IN
Apuinaldo and his govefi, 80, .,
said 10 be making desperate y rrrso ""
escape 70 Bayombong. All th'
nation here Il that he Is 81. ,yneNS
low country. ~"
Lieut.. Johnston, with troop N, Third
cavalry. captured Wednesday at San
Nicolas ~ barrels containing the ward
robe of Aguinaido's wife, some person
nj effects, the records OF the secretary
Of war and much commissary and med
ical supplies Sonora Aguinaldo prob
ably escaped over the divide, but the
secretary of war Is thought to be In
side the lines.
Col. Vessels captured Mt Tayug sew.
eral hundred thousand pounds OF rice,
8, roo pounds OF salt, 1900 pounds OF
aour marked dayton, Ohio" 2,5Oo
pounds Of sugar, 1880 new uniforms
and hundreds of thousands OF Mauscr
shells.
The names OF Lieut.. Gilmore and
seven of his men were found written
| on the Walls OF tnc rouNcut VI '""
Quintin. The garrisons OF all the
towns surprised resisted feeb'y. Gen.
Wheaton has not yet appeared.
The remains of Maj. Logan, killed In
action at San Jacinto Saturday. was
buried In Paco cemetery yesterday
morning. Many persons followed the
body To the grave. Chaplain Pierce
ofliciatcd and the Twentieth infantry
furnished the escort, which was com
manded by Maj. Rodman. The pail
bearers were the captains OF the Twen'
,icth infantry.
Fiiip,nos lntrrf-re with the Telegraph
Washington, Nov. i1.-Mail advice'
received at the war department show
that the Filipino insurgents have
adopted new method Of interference
with the military telegraph lines
This Is done by attaching a fine coppc,
wire TO the line, running 1t down 'h'
pole or through the foliage Of tree tt
the ground where II is attached tn a
piece Of iron driven into the earth
This effectively cuts Oft communication
and Is not easily discovered when once
ACCOMPLISHED.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-23
BIRD AND BEAST.

Pennsylvania paid s9s.5oo last year
for the slaughter Of cattle afflicted with
tuberculosis.
A scientist In yiennn, after close In
sestigation. has COW siuced himself that
dogs really laugh.
During q recent smallpox outbreak In
Altoona. Pa. all eats and dogs In In
tscted houses were put 10 death by or
der Of the board Of health THIS was 10
prevent the spread Of the disease by
these animals roaming from house "a
house. .,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-23
Min'nr Compsny Organized.

The Consolidated Copper Mining and
Reduction company OF Shawnee has
filed articles Of Incorporation with the
secretary OF tho territory. The cor.
poration Is organized for the purpose
Of purchasing, selling and sub letting
mine nj lands IN oklahoma and the
Indian Territory. and prospecting, de-
vcloping, mining and reducing all
kinds of mineral AMI quartz, both
precious and base in any state or ter
,itory in the United States. The places
of business are Shawnee, o. T., and
Kansas City, NO., and the incorporators
are John A. Barnifr, Kansas City; W.
A. Skinner and Austin NJ. Corbin
Shawnee.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-23
ups "p'yswAN1Ep-roR "Tur LIpy

.TsWAN1ED-fOR "TiiE LIFE
"enN"vcm MIS- ~ Admiral DCwsy- - W
whicKc t,s il,, al b ro.. BYs' famous con
tempt case In which "McMaster figured
on one side aud and Judge Henry w.
Scott on the other. McMastcr was
held In durancc by Sheriff Fightmaster
OF Oklahoma county on three separate
counts, viz: contempt Of court In
bringing suit; contempt Of court
through newspaper publication and
contempt in open court. Ills punish
mcnt was fixed ON each count, at six
months In Jail and $500 fine, aggrcga
ting is months in Jail and 81 800 in
fines. The trouble originally grew out
Of n controversy between McMaster
who was then editing newspaper In
Oklahoma City, and Henry W. Scott, an
associate justice of the supreme court
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-23

TmE mos, reliable reports which have
been received from Cape Nome indicate
that the gold deposits In that quarter
will turn out TO be at least as rich a'
those In Klondikc. Happily, too, the
Cape Nome diggings are In American
territory. The exactions and cxtor
tlons praeticed by the Canadians will
be unknown In the United States re-
gion. As the diggings In the Cape
Nome case are on American ground
they will be Of more interest and profit
20 the country. The spring and summes
Of 1900 are likely W ESQ lively timcs 70
the northern part OF Uncle san.s 90
nain.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-23
safe Robbed ut Choctaw.

Choctaw: About i2 o'clock wednes.
day night the safe Of Stone & Co.,
hardware merchants OF this city, was
blown open and about $500 taken.
There Is only slight clue to the ident-
ity of the robbers. Three well dressed
men had been seen hanging around
town and the morning after the rob-
berry they were gone, The report
made by the explosion was heard but
no one went I, see what was the mat
ter. sheriff Copeland arrived on the
first train from Oklahoma City with
two bioodhounds and an effort Is being
made TO track the robbers.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-23

MANY persons regard the winter sea
son NJ an unfortunate visitation. II IL
considered both uncomfortable to the
body aud harmful TO health. This Is
an error. Cold Is most potent agent
for the restoration aud preservation of
normal activity ON the part of the or
RMns Of the human body. II Isl wise
plan Of Providence which gives ms a
change of seasons The winter cold
comes as a tonic 10 repair the injuries
done by the cncrvating heat Of sum
ssS.r
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-23
Prank THAT Cost q L,f&

Lewis Stroud an old CO orcd farmer
near Langston mourns the loss OF his
wife, caused by some misch evou' boys.
The old couple attended church at
Langston a couple Of Sundays ago and
the boys removed the burrs of his
spring wagon. Whea ON the road
home the wheels came oH throwing the
aped won TO the ground, and she,
having heart trouble, was Nd overcome
with excitement that she subsequently,
died. o. course the young fellows nre
sorry now they did It.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-23
BRITISH BREvITIEs.

England consumes Es,ooo.ooo worth
OF Ash every year.
II costs & 1000 to give buckingham
palace frontage n new coat Of paint.
The gold plate At Windsor castle 10
tbe. largest collection In the world. II
is valued at ea.o0o.oo0.
The population Of the Brltish EN-
pire II 100000. 900. OF this number <0.'
eos 900 are IN Europe. sos,ooo.ooo In
Asia, $4,000. 900 in Africa. including
Egypt, Iico.ooc In America and s.soo.'
900 u Oossnioa. tttt
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-23

Tn. brief call OF the pre- sident OF tho
United States on tho secretnry of state
after hours u few days since recalls the
fact, II is said. that Mr.. Mel Hey Is
che frst president TO visit the state de-
partment In many years. II Is said that
Cleveland was never In the department
In either Of his administrations. Frcsi-
dent Harrison visited blaine there once.
And before him there had been nopres-
idsntiai visit to the department since
the time Of Grant.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-11-23
struck It Mig.

Henry A. salzer. Manager Of the
John A. Salzer Seed Co., In Crosse.
Wis, also President of the Idaho Gold
Coin Mining and Milling Co., is In luck.
They have recently struck a wonderful
deposit of gold on their properties. As
O. result the stock of the Gold Coin Co.
has doubled In value. Many of the
patrons of the John A. Salzer Seed Co.
are owners of Gold Coin Stock. Th(
mines are located In the Seven Devil
District, Idaho.