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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-14
SEA DOG FEARS FOR HIS SON
The Promising Boy Had Imbfbea
Some Nswfanwled Word.

The Promising Boy Had Imbfbea
Some Nswfsnsled Words.
Hes right" said the weather beaten
old man with a fringe of whiskers un-
der his chin. The Teller as wrote that
Ia steerin straight an no mistake" he
added as he bit q piece out OF q plug
OF tobacco.
whats the trouble" asked the man
who had sat down ear him on the
park bench.
"A fathers sorrer. This paper says
that boys amt eddycated right"
We'll. It's pretty hard to keep them
at their books. and that's a fact. I've
got a boy whose sole ambition is to run
away and go to sea-"
"Look out fur i'm. Watch his eddy
cation before II gifts too late. ] sent my
boy to school, but l didn't take pains
an keep an eye on him. l went to see
the had the other day. an while was
<afkin about old tines l st&Sted IN -
tell him a fo'c'sle yarn. He looked at
me kind O. inquirin like an says, 'Ex-
cuse me. father. but don't you mean
forecastley You car imagine a par
ent's feelings. But I led him on an
could feel myself turnin pale to hear
him talk about bulwarks when he
meant bullarks an referrin onhand to
the main topgallant sail. What he
meant was the mentogallansl. But he
didn't know any better. told him
hat+or hut ho Zoe, criminal Now what'a
that boys chance In life? S'posen he
takes a notion to make a man O. him
self an runs away TO sea, fur l
wouldn't have the nerve, KNOWN
what / do. to recommend him. What'il
the result be? He'll walk up to the
bo'sun an ask him IL he amt the boat
swain, an then he'll jes' naturally
get dropped Observation-Disclosures
Star.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-14
WHEN FASTING rs FATAL.
Loss OF Weight Below n Certain
Point Brings Death.


During q long fast the daily loss Of
weight becomes gradually less and
less. Death comes when the total loss
has reached a certain percentage,
which percentage varies with the orig
inal weight. Fat animals may lose
half their weight, thinner ones per-
haps two-ffths.
A man or woman OF rather spare
habit. weighing 143 pounds. could,
therefore, lose about 55 pounds before
succumbing. Heart action, respiration
and blood pressure remain unaltered
during starvation. but the temporal
ture of the body falls nearly a degree
In most cases. The secretion of gastric
iuice ceases. but saliva and bile are
still formed. The duration of life de-
ponds upon the extent and activity Of
the physiological processes.
Children die after a fast Of from
three to five days. during which they
have lost a quarter Of their weight.
Healthy adults. however. have tasted
60 days when water has been taken.
Or. Schaeffer. a German physician,
notes the case Of a woman. aged AZ,
who died after a fast of 10 days, dur
inc which she drank water freely.
Her weight. which was 143 pounds a
wear before her death, was reduced
to 90 pounds. 1t was q cas- Of sui
| cidal ~melancholia. and the woman pa
| tiently carried cut her horrible under
taking so quietly as 20 scarcely at
tract the NOTICE of her family and died
ct last calmly AID peacefully witb9ut
complaint or apparent evidence Of suf-
~feriIg-San francisco Lxauiner.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-14
INC most fatal disease.

More adults die Of kidney trouble than
OF any other disease. " hen the first
symptoms of this disease appear, no timr
should be lost il taking Foley's kidney
cure, which Is guaranteed or money re-
funded. 50-$1.00. NJ. A. ThGl.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-14
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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-09-14
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The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
COLLAPSE IN IRON.
Prices Drop In Some Lines and Mills
Run on Half Time.

New York. Dec. 2.-R- G. Dun and Co.'S
Weekly Review of Trade says;
prosperous and healthy. As the detailed
statement Of failures by branches of
It seems we'll to say that in four weeks.
failures have been reported amounting to
week of last year S11 0.195, in 1897. and
over 81. .O00. 900 in 1896 and also in 1895. Yet
the volume of solvent trade represented
by exchanges at the principal clearing
houses has been for the month 225 per
cent greater than last year and 46 per
cent greater than in 1892. Thus the ratio
of defaults to business payments was S2.57
in $1,000 for November, 1895 and 2.75 for
1886 and 81 10 for 1897. but 81 -25 for 1898,
and only 80 cents in $1,000 for 1899. In
been larger than in october, notwith-
standing the extraordinary flood of bust
ness even since the beginning of last
Wheat remains weak, yielding one cent
ana a quarter, although western receipts
We're but barely half last years for the
bushels against IS. .602. 739 last year. The
Week o7II iIo Y x, y : lg9 zee f0P b s4e
els and for four weeks 10.073175. against
1.,5eS'2lo last year, explains much weak
Corn declined one cent with slightly
smaller exports than last year for the
~eSH1, DuI LoI IouT weeks I52oo, 40 bushels
against u,449.O9S bushels last year The
but prices gained a Sixteenth Tor the
wee week, closing at Isl cents against 562
and the great demand for goods have ma
tertally helped the rise.
Cotton goods have remained steady all
coming forward not under contract being
snapped up quickly, with contracts still
unhlied running into next year In wooden
"A strong demand for dress goods and cot
ton warp and all wool caShmeres tend
higher, but there is not much change in
men 5 wear nor such a rise as to justify
the high prices paid for wool Sales con-
unue heavy but largely speculative, and
stimulated by the rise in London. The
excitement of speculation leads many to
overlook the fact that purchases of goods
are to some extent hindered by the rise
in prices already made.
The iron manufa cturer has to meet a
greatly increased cost of material next
year Prices for 1900 have been fixed at
$3.50 for bessemer ore at lower lake ports
against S2.5 last year and 81 25 for non
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02

bessemer. against s. last year, while coke
at 81. for furnace with high rail rates
in every direction indicates that iron will
not be made next year cheaply as 1T
has been. Prices for pig still advance,
according to the Iron Age, bessemer to
S25 at Pittsburg with very small trans
actions and grey forge to S21.25 quotations
at other points being unchanged. Prices
of some finished products are still yielding
as works run out of orders and compete
with each other for more business and
refined bar is 81 per ton lower at Phila-
delphia, common Sc per ton at Lehigh and
plates 50 lower at Philadelphia, with fur
ther concessions in sheets because many
of the tin plate works are now closed.
Some of the iron works about Pittsburg
are running half time.
The shipments of boots and shoes in
four weeks have been 313307 cases a per
cent larger than in 1897. and 30 per cent
larger than in 1894 exceeding those of
other years even more. But new busi-
ness although considerable in quantity,
shows marked decrease because of the
prolonged rise in prices, even though
that rise has been relatively less than
the advance in leather, which still con
tinues, or in hides. which has apparently
been checked again
Failures for the week have been IA in
the United States, against 2S1 last year
and q in Canada, against 10 last year.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.

If it were not for the RONALD broth
ers in their hand to hand and head bal
ancing act. the Spider and Fly" as
put on this season. would be practically
devoid of a commendable feature. The
RONALD brothers are artists in their
line. They We're seen here two years
ago with 'The Brownies" and while
there are no changes noticeable in their
act, the work is of sufficiently superior
a quality to be appreciated repeatedly.
The Spider and Fly gives evidence
Of having Outlived it's usefulness. This
evidence might be lacking if the ballet
was a beauty show and the speciality
features clever. But beauty and clev-
erness are both wanting. The ballet
is a nightly exhibition Of disrespect to
old age and reconsideration for artis-
tic taste on the part of audiences. Sew
eral of the young" ladies present Gre
dentials for pension benefits by failing
to wear wells. Among the female prin-
cipals. beauty is as cOnsp1cuouSly
wanting as it is among the ballet mem
bers.
The Iewitts do a fair revolving globe
turn, but outside of this. with the ex-
ception of the RONALD brothers act, the
features do not deserve mention.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
BRODERICK'S SIDE.
Ex- Congressman Talks About Curtis
Bailey Agreement.

The HoIton Recorder, Judge Case
BrOderick's official organ, publishes the
following concerning the First district
complications:
I'VE called on ex-COngressman Case
BrOderick, who was one of the candi-
dates in the -cornered fight at
Horton, and asked him what he knew
about the Horton contract. He said
he had no information of q written stip-
ventiOn but he understood that the in
tereSts of the respective candidates
were in the hands of their delegations
to settle as deemed for the best in
terests of all The delegates were there
with power and authority from the
people who elected them to nominate,
withdraw or compromise, and a candi-
date could not take this discretion
away from them and confer it upon
others. The claim that Messrs. Curtis
and Leland got together at Washing
ton and deprived the Shawnee county
delegation of its legitimate power and
delegated this power to one not mem
Der of the convention, is too absurd for
comment.
Mr.. BrOderick further said that Mr..
Curtis and he agreed several weeks be
fore the convention that they would
not enter into any combinations, and
that he (BrOderick) acted on this un-
-deTSJaDding; that he was surprised
when he learned that Mr.. Curtis had
sought and obtained conferences with
Mr.. Leland with view to making con-
cessiOns TO him and combinations to
control the convention instead of sub
to the deliberate judgment of the whole
convention, when the break should
come, as he had agreed to do, and as
should have been done"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
SCRATCH YOUR STAMPS.
Documentary Revenue Stamps Must
Be Mutilated.

Washington, Dec. 2.-The commits
siOner of internal revenue today issued
a circular amending regulations as to
cancellation of documentary and pro-
prietary stamps, providing that in all
cases where documentary stamps Of the
denomination of ten cents or any larger
denomination shall be used denOting
any tax imposed by the act of June
13, 1898, the person using. or affiXing
the same shall, in addition to writing
or stamping thereon with ink the in
itials of his name and the date when
affixed, mutilate said stamp by cutting
three parallel incisiOns lengthwise
through the stamp, beginning not more
than one-fourth of an inch from one
end therof and extending to within one
fourth of an inch of the other end.
when such stamp is cancelled by
cutting or perfOrating in any manner
authorized by existing regulations as
aforesaid, the mutilatiOn herein pro-
vided shall not be required"
This provision shall take effect and be
in force on and after December Is.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
PARTY MUST esDO."
Senator Harris Gives Some Advice to
Democrats.

United States Senator W. A. Harris,
now in Washington, has made public
a declaration that in his opinion it is
time for the Democratic party to do
something for the people Mr.. Harris
says:
If the Democratic party wants to
gain the confidence and good will of
the American people it must be some
thing more than a party of negation.
Mastery inactivity is not going to win
the political battles of the future, and
being simply in opposition to the Re
publicans isn't going to get electoral
votes in the next campaign. 1t seems
to me that if the Democrats would
seize upon the opportunities within
their grasp they would have an excel
lent chance of regaining control Of the
country.
First and foremost let them address
themselves to getting up an income tax
law that would be held valid by the su-
preme court. Here is something def
mite, something worth figuring for, and
in line with popular sentiment Social
and economic problems are the vital is
sues, and the party that ranges itself
on the side of the common people will
be the dominant political force in this
COuntTX,'
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
DEATH OF CHAS. POTTER
Inventor of the Printing Press
Which Bears His Name.

New York, Dec. 2-Char1es Potter, jr.,
the printing press inventor, died at his
home in PIainfeld, N. J., today. He
had been sick some time with a com
plication of diseases.
Mr.. Potter was born in Madison coun-
ty, New York, in 1924. Early in life he
went to Westerly, R. L, and engaged in
the printing press business. Later he
became associated with the BabcOck
quently with the Waiter Scott Press
company. While with the latter com
pany Mr.. Potter made several improve
ments in printing presses and finally in
vented the press which bears his name,
and subsequently went into business
for himself. He amassed q. fortune.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
ONE MAN KILLED.
And Loss $4,000 by the Columbus
Powder Works Friday.

Columbus, Dec. 2.-One of the main
buildings of the Lafiin-Rand powder
works, located four miles north Of this
place. was blown up about I O'Clock
Friday afternoon. William Cushman,
workman who was the only person in
the building was killed. Two other
men who were working near by We're
slightly injured by flying debris. The
property loss is about $4,000. The
building destroyed was known as the
barrel house. being one of the main
charge buildings. and was a big struc-
ture of iron and wood, containing val
liable machinery. The cause of the ex-
plosion is unknown as the only person
in the building was killed.
The shock of the explosion was felt
at points 80 miles distant, and in Col
unbus great excitement was caused, as
it was thought many lives had been
lost The debris of the mill was scat
tered over a hundred acres of ground.
A fire which followed the explosion was
extinguiShed by citizens.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
MEAT FED TO HORSES.

Animal food. unless mixed with at
least four-ffths of vegetables products.
is apt to produce irritable temper and
chronic restIessness. Wherever exper-
iments have succeeded in accustOming
horses to a diet of flesh food, the results
We're attested by torn brides and
smashed stable doors. Carnivorous men
begin to prowl to ease the feeling of
gastric discomfort, and if deprived Of
that remedy, become fretful and vidic-
tive, especially when the causes Of
nervous arrangements have been com
plicated by other stimulants," writes
DR.. Felix Oswald
Like produces like, therefore, the
nervous dyspeptic should seek food
from the peaceful and nutritious grains
of the field.
Grape-Nuts made of wheat and bar
ley most skillfully blended and manu-
featured, furnish d food fully and per-
fectly cooked; and supplies the highest
form of nOurishment combined with
delicious flavor. Grape-Nuts are sold
by all frst-class grocers, and made at
Battle Creek, Mich. by the Postum
Cereal Co., Ltd.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
TO VISIT KRUGER.
Webster Davis OF Kansan City Will
Go to Africa.

Kansas City, Dec. "A dispatch to
the Times from Washington, D. c.,
says:
Assistant Secretary Webster Davis of
the interior department, will sail from
New York next Tuesday for Cape Town,
South Africa. He expects to be gone
at least three months It is his inten
ton to see something of the BOer war.
Town of Colonel J. G. Stowe, of KAN
sas City, consul general at that port.
Mr.. Davis expects later to get into
the TransvaaI as the guest of Presi-
dent Kruger. There he will compile
material for a series of lectures of the
different aspects of the war and will
try to reach the United States before
the struggle is ended.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
ELKS MEMORIAL.
Services Will Be Held at Library Hall
TomorroW.

tomorrow
The Topeka lodge No. 2O4 of the
Benevolent and Protective Order of
Elks will hold the annual memorial
services tomorrow afternoon at Ii
brary hall at 2:3O o'clock.
Every year the Elks all over the
country hold services in memory of the
departed brothers. In every lodge
room is a marble tablet bearing the
names of the members of the lodge who
have died. On the tablet in the To-
peka lodge room are the following
names: F. G. Stiles. B. M. Curtiss, W.
P. Popenoe, J. F. H. McKibben, Eu-
gene Wolf, Lewis G.. Hastings ana
George Roberts. The motto of the Elks
is:
"The faults of our brothers we write
upon the sand,
Their virtues upon the tablets OF love
and memory
The following viii be the programme
for the services:
1. Voluntary. ...... Watson's orchestra
2. Opening exercises NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
80. Exalted Ruler JnO. F. McManuS
8. Music .Amphion quartette
4 Responsive Service ..--..
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. officers of the Lodge
8. Opening Ode by the AooSe
Great Ruler of the universe, an-seeing
and benign,
Look down upon and bless our work,
and be all glory Thine.
And let this be our sign, o Elks, ana
let this be our sign,
The Golden Rule our motto true, for
days of ''AuI Lang Syne.'
6. Prayer ......--.-...--..
...... Bro. VIM. Henderson, chaplain
T. Music .Amphion Quartette
8. ThanatOpSis ....BrO. j. j. O'Connof
g. Music-FriendS-LO .....-.-...
................. WatsOnS orchestra
10. EulOgy Bro A. W. DaIa
II. The Palms-Faure .............--
............-.... WatSOnS OrcheStra
II. Closing Ceremonies ..-....--.--..
................ Officers of the Lodge
13. DOxOlOgy .-....-..---.--.
Audience will please join in singing
Praise God. from whom all blessings
flow,
Praise Him, all creatures here below,
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host,
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
IA. BenedlctIOn .........-..-.
...BrO. VIM. Henderson, chaplain
The following are the officers of the
lodge:
Exalted ruler, John F. McManus.
Esteemed leading knight, Aaron Jet
more.
Esteemed loyal knight, Richard S.
Johnson.
Esteemed Iecturing knight, Joseph
Morgan.
Secretary, George Wagner.
Treasurer, l. G. Beal.
Tyler, Howard F. Bird.
Esquire, J. S. COe.
Inner guard, W. A. Seller.
Chaplain, William Henderson.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
Just Saved His Life.

It was a thrilling escape that
Charles Davis of Bowerston, o., lately
had from a frightful death. For two
years a severe lung trouble constantly
grew worse until it seemed he must
die of Consumption. Then he began to
use DR.. Kings New Discovery and late
ly wrote: 1T gave instant relief and
effected a permanent cure" Such Won
derfuI cures have for % years proven
its power to cure all Throat, Chest and
Lung troubles. Price soc and $1.0O. Ev
cry bottle guaranteed. Trial bottles free
at Waggoner's drug store, 731 Kan. Ave.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
Boilers Name a Ticket.

man owen who defeated Col. Becken-
ridge in 1894, and who bolted GoebeI
this year and made the bitterest posi-
BILE attack on the head of the ticket
was nominated today by a fusion Of
boiling Democrats and Republicans to
succeed Congressman Settle. deceased.
The fight will be wholly on state is
sues, the silver question not being con-
sidered.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
Brave Men Fall

Victims to stomach, liver and kidney
troubles as well as women, and all feel
the results in loss of appetite, pOisOns
in the blood, backache. nervousness,
headache and tired, listless, rundown
feeling. But there's no need to feel like
that. J. w. Gardner, of Idaville, Ind,
y5 f5n for 9n be1 be are donf Gft care 9
whether he lives or dies. It gave me
new strength and good appetite. 1 can
now eat anything and have a new lease
on life" Only so cents, at WaggOner's
drug store, 731 Kansas ave. Every bot
tie Guaranteed
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
MORE LIQUOR SALES.
November Business at Drug Stores
Shows Increase

The number of monthly LIQUOR sales
made bv Topeka druggists is begin
ming to climb up once more. The sales
for the month of October were 2,851,
while during November, according to
the returns of the druggists made yes
terdav there were 3.O4S sales This
may have been caused by the increased
demand for IT. & J.'s' by some To-
peka men, or it may be due to other
causes.
The sales made by the druggists of
Topeka during October and November
1xoln follows.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
W eklv Bank Statement.

New York. Dec. 2.-MONEY on call
steady at per cent Prime mercantile
paper 51zd6 per cent. Sterling exchange
firm with actual business in bankers. bills
a 81. S61z "A S615 for demand and a s4-Sl0
4.811z for sixty days. Posted rates s4 SO
.S215. Commercial bills 81 .S014 n 4 -Sole.
VER-Silver certificates $50 n 5912c.
Bar silver 59c. Mexican dollars 4114c.
BONDS-State bonds steady: railroad
bonds irregular; government bonds strong
2s. registered 102. IS. registered 109S4; cou-
pon 1095s; new As. registered 1928; coupon
1925: old 4s. registered 1l21z, coupon n31z; ;
Is, registered 11114; coupon 111A.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
Wages of ,e2 Restored.

EIgin. Ill, Dec. 2.-The EIgin Nation
al Watch company has surprised its
2,4O0 employees by giving notice of a re-
storatiOn of the wage scale of 1892, the
advance being unsolicited
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
Picture Sale.
% to SO 1-3 per cent discount on pic
lures at
MORRISON'S sos Kan. Ave.

It takes but minute to overcome tick
ling in the throat and to stop a cough
bv the use of One Minute Cough Cure.
This remedy cures all forms of throat
and lung trouble. Harmless and pleas
ant to take. It prevents consumption. A
famous specific for grippe and its after
effects Al AL drug stores
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
Forty Horses Cremated.

Boone. Ia, Dec. 2.-The livery stable
OF Payne & Sons, burned today and 40
horses We're cremated. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000, with $1,000 insurance
The IRE was started by an incendiary.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
President sticknev's Wife Dies.

St Paul, Dec. Mrs. Alpheus B.
Stfckney, wife of the president of the
Chicago Great Western railway, died at
her home in this city She had been
an invalid for two years.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02

''I was nearly dead with dyspepsia tried
doctors. visited mineral springs, and grew
worse. used KOdOl Dyspepsia Cure. That
cured me" It digests what you eat Cures
indigestion. sour stomach, heartburn and
all forms of dyspepsia At all drug stores.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-12-02
THIS NEW TREATMENT

Eighty
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