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The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18
TOPEKA MAN ARRESTED.
His Name is "Blew" But officers
Were Too Swift For Him.

H. J. Bone, assistant United States
district attorney, today received a tele-
gram from federal officers at Syracuse,
New York, announcing the arrest there
of A. H. Blew, against whom there is
an Indictment pending in Kansas for
the misuse of the United States mails.
Up to two or three months ago Mr..
Blew occupied a room in the Office
block here in Topeka, where he main
tanned an Office. His letter heads an
nOunced that he was the southwestern
manager of the National Educational
union. The letter heads further stated
that this was an Incorporated concern.
of which E. r. Blew is president and
James Johnson is vice president. The
headquarters of the concern were at 324
Dearborn street, Chicago.
Before coming to Topeka Mr.. Blew
was located in Wichita for a short time,
and after he left there the federal au-
thOrities received several complaints
that he had defrauded people by send
ing out nlisreprese sentatiOns through the
mails. but it was not until he had been
operating in Topeka for some time that
tangible evidence against him was Sc
cured.
1t is alleged that his method of work.
ing was to send out letters to various
people, generally school teachers, Of
fering them fabulous inducements, if
they would enter the employ of the Ma
tiOnal Education Union, which was rep
resented to be an organization which
furnished its members with books at
extremely low prices. To induce his
correspondents to come to Topeka Mr
Blew offered to pay their expenses here
in case he did not find them suitable
for his work But when they came
it was found that their employment was
conditioned upon their purchasing a
high-priced outfit ranging in price from
$3.50 to $40.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18
1AYHAWKER JoTs.

The Salvation Army has attacked the
devil at lola.
Judge Hook is still hanging to the
fate of the court of visitation.
An Emporia man sold six new
wagons in one day this week
Score another for Kansas. Congress
man DolIiver says Bill White writes
better stories than Kipling.
The Columbus Advocate turns itself
loose in a three-column editorial on
politics, Popocracy and Things"
Now that winter is coming on,
German band has announced that 1t
will give open air concerts in Lincoln.
Last Saturday the postOfice at Lin
coin sold sc money orders aggregat1ng
S4O0.79, the largest days business in its
history.
Strange as the statement may appear
on the face of it, the state organizer for
the Congress of Mothers is Mrs. Daugh-
terS of Lincoln
one year ago last Thursday occurred
the Cross bank failure. 1t will long be
remembered as the most mOmentous
day in this history of Emporia.
Sylvan Grove. which has enough ex-
perience with cyclones. fires and bank
robbers for a town ten times its size,
held it's first city election last week.
A Salina man who has made a living
for himself and his mother for years by
peddling yeast and brOOms from house
to house has just fallen heir to $4,000.
Salina has just received four carloads
of machinery for one new flour mill
with a capacity of 500 barrels a day.
and it thinks it has another on the
string.
Bill White has been making inquiries
and he states authOritatively that the
turkey crop is good this year. That is
something which cannot be said of
chicken crops.
In the northern corn counties in some
families every member is turning out
and husling corn. With the big crop
they have the farmers will need to put
forth every enort to get 1t gathered IN
time to put in a spring crop.
Dewey and his men will receive $780,
600 bounty for that job they did on
May 1 last year. Some of this will come
to Kansas. Harry Honeywell, of Sa-
lima, had a share in that business.
People are getting more and more in
dependent of party in voting each year
In one ward in Lawrence only two
ballots were cast for a straight ticket
All others were scratched more or less
It remained for a Chanute girl to see
the philosophical side of this meteOric
shower fake that the astronomers put
up on the country. She sagely remarks
that if she didn't see any stars fall
she got lots of fun out of watching for
them.
At Arkansas City the other day the
officers were informed that a newly
made grave had been discovered on a
hillside in an Out-of-the-way place
some distance from town The officers
went 10 the spot, dug into the grave
and found-dirt and rocks.
That Providence is pretty just in
dealing with mankind has just been
proven at Cottonwood Falls Some time
ago druggist got his leg broken in
runaway. That gave the rival druggist
the advantage in trade, but Providence
has now evened matters by breaking
the rivals arm.
Great disaster recorded by the Wich-
lta Eagle: A Harvey county town went
dry last week without the aid of the
Law and Order league. The druggist
went away on a visit and forgot to
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18
NORTON w. r. C.
Inspection Shows the Order In Ex-
ceuent Condition.

Norton, Nov. 18.-Mrs. L. z. Nipps,
of Phillipsburg, assistant department
inspector of the WOmen's Relief corps,
inspected Norton W. r. G. Friday af-
ternoon, which she found in a flourish
ing condition. Mrs. n. L Jones, presf-
dent of our corps, turned the gavel over
to Mrs. Nipps, who. at once went
her work, after which she made a few
happy remarks on the excellent work
which the Norton w. r. G. was 50
familiar. The corps here is one of the
strongest and most successful in this
part of the state with a membership of
about rs. In the evening the corps
treated the old soldiers to a bounteous
supper and after its conclusion several
of the old comrades told some of their
army "reminiscences.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18
BARR COMING.
When He Returns Santa Fe
Changes Will Be Announced.

Mr.. J. NJ. Barr, third vice president
of the Santa Fe, is now in California
inspecting the work on the San Joaquin
Valley line. He Will return east about
the last of this month, and it is un-
derstood that official announcement of
the changes in the Santa Fe operating
department will then be made.
If the office of general manager is
moved from Topeka to Chicago, as is
almost certain if Mr. Barr succeeds Mr..
Frey, the secret service department will
also be moved there, as it is really a
part of the general managers Office.
1t is stated on good authority that in
the event of the office going to a San
ia Fe man other than Mr. Barr, he
would be either General Superintend-
ent Nudge or General Manager Nevin
of the Southern California road.
With the exception Of the few months
Mr.. D. B. Robinson was connected with
the road after the appointment of Pres
ident Ripley. the Santa Fe never had
vice president whose duties We're
wholly supervisory until the appoint
ment of MI Barr. This is one reason
why Mr.. Barr is the most likely man
to succeed Mr.. Frey.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18
A WAY OUT.

William E. Curtis. the well known
Washington correspondent of the Chi
cagO Record, says: It seems a pity
that so much energy should be wasted
in the cOmmotion that has been going
on all summer for the expulsion of Mr..
Roberts of Utah from the house of rep
resentatives. when the object aimed at
might be accomplished easily if the eff
forts of the anti Mormon crusaders
were directed in the proper direction
The constitutions of the United States
is generous enough to assume that all
men are innocent until their guilt is
established by judicial proceedings. and
the rules of the house of representa-
tives will not permit the expulsion of
a member who is accused only instead
of being convicted of crime If the
anti-MormOn crusaders should go into
court and convict Mr.. Roberts of polyg-
amy his expulsion would follow with
out the slightest objection, but very
few members will ever vote to establish
the precedent of expellfng a man before
he has been found guilty by a compe-
tent tribunal
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

stood on the deck with the wind play
ing with his mustache and linen dus-
ter. Everyone who has been to the Col
den Gate knows how cold It is late in
the afternoons when the fog comes in
and after sunset. He nearly froze, but
stood there like the captain of the Hes
perus. People looked at him and Won
dered. He was mistaken for an Arctic
explorer, who found the weather warm.
He got off the boat and took a car for
the hotel There he stood on the plat
form
Where are you from?'' asked the
conductor, as he took his fare.
From Kansas" said Swayze.
THAT So" assented the conductor, as
he rang up the fare.
That was one trip. The other time
Swayze started from Topeka to see the
country and incidentally to wind up on
the coast He did both When he reach
ed Frisco he walked into the office of
the Chronicle. Years ago Swayze was
on the Leavenworth Times and dur
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

that the young lady made a wry face
as if she dreaded taking the medicine
and he resolved on a bit of sharp prac-
tice for her benefit.
I'm just a moment" he said and went
back behind the prescription case. He
worked there for a minute and then
went out to the soda water fountain
with a glass in his hand.
"Will you have a glass of soda while
you are waiting?" he asked.
IF you please" she answered.
what favOr?'
strawberry please"
He drew her the soda and disappear
ed behind the case again. He worked
away for a few minutes and returned to
the young lady.
WAS there anything else" he asked
in a suave manner thinking how well
he had served the young lady in giving
her the castor oil in the soda water
when she was not expecting it.
The castor oil please" she answered.
''Why, I gave it to you in the soda,
he answered with a smile
''Why, I didn't want it," she said in
establishment. I wanted to take it
home to my mother
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

"A Topeka physician, young in the
profession, was called to See d malden
lady, of some 40 winters or 50.
The young physician asked her a good
many questions, felt of her pulse and
looked at her tongue. He did not un-
derstand the ways of the world and
that age is a ticklish subject with some
people.
Madam" ne said, "a woman of your
age will not so readily get over these
sicknesses as will a younger person"
Sir" said the sick woman in any
thing but a. feeble voice.
L say that at your age it IS not so
easy to recover" blandly went on the
young practitioner
The woman told the physician when
he left that she would not need his
services any longer and sent for an
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

supply on hand ran out.
The only Kansas soldier of the Span
ish war buried in Arlington, the ma
tional cemetery near Washington, is
r. B. Parks, of company E, Twenty
second Kansas. He lived at Scott city
and enlisted in EmOpria while attend
ing the normal An effort will be made
to erect a monument for him.
Arkansas City Traveller: A couple
of men were passing Dr. Hodges resi-
dence in the Second ward yesterday
when one of them, pOining to the house,
said: There's a beautiful place, but
it's enough to make a man sad to look
at it." why sO?" 'On account of its
history; for, despite it's calm and Sc
rene surroundings, it was built upon
the grOans, tears, wailings and blood
of widows, orphans, old men and strug-
Cling women" you don't say SO.
Was it built by a railroad mOnOpOliSt?''
'Oh, no; by dentist
A Newton merchant recently receiv-
ed an anonymous letter, evidently from
a woman enclosing Is cents. The let
ter stated that six years ago she stole
goods to the amount of ten cents from
the store and that. having been con-
verted by the revival meetings now in
progress in the city she desired to re-
turn the price of the goods. The extra
five cents was for interest.
The ConcOrdia Empire tells this story
of Del Valentines struggles to get the
name of his town changed: Del Val
entine is still out of patience with the
name of his town He tried to have it
changed from CLAY Center to "Cla-
cine or some other Frenchy word like
that few years agO but couldn't make
1t. Now he makes the sensible SuggeS-
ton that the second word be dropped
and the city be known as CLAY" That
was name enough for the man who
would rather be right than president
and ought to be sufficient for country
village.
An Inman story from the Wichita
Eagle: Colonel Fred Van Duyn knew
Major Inman, the frOntiersman and
author who died at Topeka. Ten years
ago when Van was clerk at the F'yper
house, then the fashionable hOstelry
Of Great Bend, Major Inman stayed
there one winter writing frontier stories
for the Globe-DemOcrat and other east
ern papers. Mr.. Van Duyn regarded
1nman as a man of great mental acute
ness who, had he been prOvident, would
have been very wealthy. Major Inman
lost enough OvercOats that winter, as
he did every winter, to have bought a
good house and lot.
When a postofflce Is more than 80
rods, or 1920 feet, from a depot the
government pays for carrying the mail
to and from trains. When the distance
is under so rods the railroad does it.
Up at ConcOrdia for years the distance
from the pOStOfftce to the Santa Fe
depot was recorded at 1,324 feet, four
feet over the limit, and the government
paid a man $145 a year to carry the
however, a man sent out from St Louis
to remeasure the distance. He rounded
corners and went "crOss lots - and
made the distance 1,31112 feet. There
upon the railroad company was inform
ed to do its own mail carrying. Now
the company has built a new platform
a little further east, so that the train
stops p feet further from the pOStOffice
than before, and the government has to
deliver the mails again. This is the way
great government runs things
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18
SPOTTER FAILED.
Was Locked Up Because He Did Not
Testify.

J. G. Garrett was arrested on an at
tachment gotten out Friday afternoon
by Judge Magaw of the police court.
Garrett was at one time employed by
dence against the jointists. The trial
of A c. Townsend came up in police
court and Garrett, who had been sub
poenaed as the principal witness was
not there. The attachment was served
and he was locked up for a couple of
hours until Chief Ramsey allowed him
to go. He said he had forgotten about
the time of the trial
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18
ALMOST A MIRACLE.
Pickpocket Overlooks $15 in a Stolen
Pocket Book.

Jack Hungate has recovered his
pocketbook and S15 of the money that
was in it when a pickpOcket relieved
him of it on Twentieth Kansas recep-
ton day.
A man found the pocketbook and re-
turned it to Mr.. Hungate When he
lost it it contained $50. When it was
returned it looked as if it had gone
through a thrashing machine but away
in the corners was found a SO and a So
gold piece that the thief had missed.
The thief took So bill.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

The highest yeild of corn Per acre in
this country, according to official esti-
mates, during the past 18 years was
2S.2 business in 1896. and the lowest 19.4
bushels, in 1894. The present crop is es-
timated to have yielded 25.2 bushels per
acre on an area of 81. SOC. 600 acres, or an
aggregate, in round numbers, of 2.O56.-
GOO 600 bushels
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

st. Louis has to pay extra prices for
oranges in order to enable California
growers to keep out Mexican cOmpeti-
ton. Everywhere the American con
sumer is squeezed for the benefit of
some interest or Other-POst-D Dispatch.
The interests benefited in this way
are those of the producers. Perhaps a
large majority of the people of the
United States are producers; if they are
not they should be.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

Russell Sage gives it as his opinion
that the action of Secretary Gage in
offering to redeem $4,000, 900 of govern
ment bonds has saved the country from
a disastrous panic. A panic in the
midst of the prosperous conditions now
prevailing would be an anomaly, but
Uncle Russell ought to know what he
is talking about
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

Berlin, Nov. 1S.-The Tageblatt today
exposes what is apparently a corrupt
deal by which the present chief of the
Colonial department is said to have
given away $4,000 square kiIometers of
Kameroom soil, said to be worth about
forty million marks, to various high
DersOnages
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

older physician. After the older man
had made his visit, the young doctor
asked him why the woman had dis
missed him as he was handling the case
in a proper manner.
You said something about age,
didn't You?" enquired the older man.
Yes, didn't you?" answered the
younger man.
Yes"
well, told the truth"
But, you should he careful Now
told that woman that she would rapidly
that with older people it took a much
longer time to get well.'
The old doctor is still her physician
and the younger man has found out
many things since then.
Oscar Swayze has been to San Fran
cisco twice. Once he was attired in a
peculiar manner and the other time his
coming was heralded long before he
reached the coast.
In 1885 he was manager of Marsha1Ps
band and went with the organization
to San Francisco to attend the national
C. A. r. encampment. Going through
the desert it was hot. 1t is warm most
every where in August, but among the
sand hills the heat is tOrrid. So the
manager of the band discarded his
heavier clothing for a pair Of slippers,
linen duster and skull cap.
At Sacramento Swayze was hungry
and he left the train to get a lunch of
oysters and fruit. He wanted to try
the products of California. He got too
far away and the train went off and
left him. That was late in the after
hours for another train. He landed in
Oakland about 10 o'clock that night,
clad in his summer outfit. HO took the
ferry across the bay for Frisco and
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

The necessity for stufhng ballot boxes
in the city of Philadelphia isn't appar-
ent. The whole machinery of election
is popularity understood to be in the
hands Of the Republican machine
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Perhaps its a habit of long standing
and they can't break away from it.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

Carnegie will tell the Industrial com
mission what he knows about trusts
and Wanamaker will enlighten 1t on
the subject of department stores before
that body closes its investigation to
formulate its report to congress.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

Uncle Sam has nearly $500, ,OOO 900 in
his strong box. Perhaps when the re-
demption of S25, 900 in government
bonds is completed, he will go right
ahead with the good work. It would
be much better to have the money out
among the people
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

New York state will have no fat and
the city will have no lean and between
Dick Croker and Thomas Platt they
will lick the platter clean.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18
Expansion. n.

Beggs Manufacturing Co. ProprietOrs
of FSeegs' Little Giant Pills Cherry Cough
Syrup and German Salve for Piles viii
soon have travelling men representing
them in all South American countries:
also Australia and Hawaii. r. ". SqUires,
732 Kansas avenue
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

The libraries that have not been re
membered by Mr.. Carnegie yet, should
take courage. 1t is announced that ne
will not go out of the iron business.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

When a New York newspaper refers
to the senior senator from that state as
Fatty PIatt," what's the use to talk
about the golden rule in politics?
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

Democratic success in Maryland and
in Nebraska on widely differing plat
forms seems to indicate that the party
doesn't care so much about platforms
.aA c.Il
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

The indianapolis News regards the
Kentucky election muddle as an argu-
ment in favor of voting machines
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

Kansas City will at least be in the
s.also RIM class in the race for the next
national Republican convention.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18
Relief In Six Hours.

Distressing Kidney and Bladder Disease
relieved in six hours by New Great
South American Kidney Cure It is a
great surprise on account of its exceeding
promptness in relieving pain in bladder.
kidneys and back, in male or female. Re
IieVes retention of water almost inmed-
lately If you want quick relief and
cure this is the remedy. Sold by Sim
Drug Co., S34 Kansas avenue, and Geo.
W. Stansfield 632 Kansas avenue, drug
gists. Topeka, Kansas
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

Perhaps as soon as AguinaIdo can
stop long enough to formulate new
terms. he will reduce the price.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

our protected" cruisers appear 70
be lacking in protection from the coral
reefs of LuzOn.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

Now is a good time for wharton
Parker and Ignatius Donnelly to en-
erge from the woods.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Marie, the youngest daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs George L Stone, died Thurs
day at the home of her parents in Oak
land.
The funeral of Edward AIcNeal who
died Friday morning will be held at St
Johns A. NJ. E. church, Sunday at 2
p. m
RaIston Yeast IS tha best. Trx il.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18
GONE UP HIGHER.
CLEVER COMEDIAN.
Mr.. E. s. Brigham Compliments
Charles Dickson.

Mr.. E. s. Brigham CompIiment3
Charles Dickson.
Mr.. z. s. Brigham, the well known
theatrical man who is now visiting his
brother, Mr.. r. s Brigham, in this city.
believes Mr.. Charles Dickson, who Will
be seen in the leading part in Jacob
Lifts production Mistakes VIII Hap
pen" a the Crawford theater tonight.
to be one Of the cleverest comedians on
the stage Mr.. Dickson formerly had
"Incog'' and made a great success in
that clever comedy He has been with
Mistakes Will Happen" for the past
two seasons, and was well received in
the east.
Eagle Health Pancake -four is the
best. Try it.
Amonio Benzilene best on earth.
Ralston Yeast is the best. Try it.
Amonio BenziIene Soap; try it.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

When a gossip tires of telling a new
story, she will go to work again in
If you say to her, isn't il
terribler'
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

A sensible Atchison girl, who works
all day, and feels that she needs
nights rest, was serenaded last night
Instead of getting up and inviting the
serenaders in. she went to the door,
and told them TO get out.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

Every time there is a show at the
theater, a quarrel goes on all next day
as to whether it was good or bad.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

We have a longing to live in Ger
many: 3. Reike, the German grocer on
North Third street, says a man is just
as good as a woman in Germany. He
is not in this country.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

An AtchisOn woman resigned from
five clubs lately, and will see if she
can't throw some variety into her three
meals a day.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

Diamonds have gone up in price,
black. ones along with the other kind
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

The Beers appear to be working on
q. lot of old tricks on the British
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18
Uncle Toms Cabin" Well, for
heavens sake!

A girl is usually a fierce equal suf.
fragist when twelve years old, and gets
over it at about thirty.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

In building a new house, don't pro-
vide too many spare bed rooms: they
attract kin.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

Eagle Health Buckwheat -four is fine
Try 1t.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

Eagle Health Pancake -four is the
best. Try il.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18
GLOBE sIGHTs

TFrom the Atchison GIobe.1
When the average man hears a bad
story, he says, well. I'm not sur
nrised- ,,
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-18

Why learn to play the piano? Miss
Ida Simmons, a wonderfully clever per-
former, came to Atchison a short time
ago, and only a dozen people turned
out to hear her. She has spent fifteen
or twenty years in the hardest sort of
practice, and is really a wonderful per
former: she can do wonderful things
with her fingers, but what Of IT. Peo-
pie don't care if she can. Anyway,
they will not go to hear her play Why
should mothers compel their daughters
to practice" four or five hours day,
and annoy the neighbors.