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The commonwealth., 1899-08-17
BILL REEDER's DEBUT.
A New Congressman Who is Grad
ually Getting Acquainted,

Kansas politicians are enjoying i
good story at the expense Of Bill Reed
ar, the new Republican Congressman
! from the Sixth district Of that State,
according to the Kansas Times. He
went to Washington early this sum
aer, and Joe Bristow, OF Kansas, the
Fourth Assistant Post: master General
agreed-to show him around aud put
uln. Oh to tie ropes. The first place
they went was lite the office OF Charles
Emory Smith, the Postmaster General.
They were introduced ard chatted for
Il while, and as Reeder arO e to go he
said
II beg your pardon but l didn't
catch your name"
"Smith," replied the Postmaster
General.
"And what position might you
hold?"
Il am Postmaster General"
"Ah. yes," said Reeder as he backed
out awkwardly.
Bristow was blushing like school
girl.
Then they went to the War Depart
m snt, and Mr.. Brstow took the Kan
san into Secretary A!ger's private
office. Reeder put his hat down on the
desk in front OF Secretary Alger after
the introduction and the three chatted
Tor while. When they started Reed
er nearly stampeded Bristow by asking
the Secretary of War:
"What did you say your name was %
"Alger-Russell A. Alger."
"And," continued the new Congress
man with the alr OF a man yet unen.
lightened, "what are you secretary of?
"Secretary of War" replied Alger
truthfully, Tor he was then.
During this seance Bristow stood frs
on one loot and then on the other.
} Before leaving the State, War an6
Navy building they ran into Vic,
President Hobart. There was anothe
introduction, and this time he re
membered the name. Reeder, still
thirsting for knowledge, asked
"Do you reside here in this city, Mr.
Hobart ?''
"Part OF the tlme," replied Mr.. Ho
!, bart, .but my home is in New Jersey
0 ''Well, Pm mighty glad to have saw
you" replied Reeder, With cordiaiity
typical Of the bourdiess West Late
4 he asked Bristow: "What does tha
felier do" and when told that he wa
a Vice President, and, therefore, ddn'
Q do anything, he was greatly surprised
Then they encountered Senator Cul
lom, and after the Introduction Reed
d er asked:
II didn't catch your name, Senator :?
"Mr. Cullom," replied the Senate,
= Then, after an embarrassing pause
"What State might you be from ?"
'Iillnols,' said the venerable Sena
tor, modestly.
"Glad I seen you," continued Reed
er. "Do you know, you look like tn
picture of Abraham Lincoln ?"
Before the Illinois Senator coul
recover from his astonishment 10
D.. =;
leading him back to the Post Offic
Department. They bad an engags
ment to go to the White House te
getber but Bristow pleaded to be e1
cused on the ground that he had
Tremendous amount of work to d.
Ia reality he was afraid he would as
MIR. Mckinley what State he is from
and what he is President Of
The commonwealth., 1899-08-17

The E1ffel tower is being put in
readiness for the Exposition. 1t is
to be given two coats of enamel paint
in FIVE shades, graduated from lemon
chrome ON the summit to deep orange
on the pedestal. Nearly fifty tons OF
enamel will be required for the Job.
The commonwealth., 1899-08-17

Proof o. the pudding lies in the eating
Of it. Proof OF ROBERTS IASl 'ElLt-oe
CHILL TONIC lies in the taking Of it.
COST NOTHING if it fails to cure IS
cents per bottle if it cures. Sold strictly
on it's merits by
E. T. Whitehead & Co., Druggists.
The commonwealth., 1899-08-17
The University .,
North Carolina.

Widest patronage and fullest equip
ment in its history. Faculty, 38
Students, 1876; 3 Academic Courses 8
Elective Courses Professional Schools,
in Law, Medicine and Pharmacy. New
Buildings, Water Works, Splendid
Libraries, Laboratories, etc.
Advanced Glasses open to women.
Tuition, $50 year Board, So a month.
Ample opportunity for self help.
Scholarships and Loans tor the needy.
Free tuition for teachers. Summer
School for Teachers, "a Instructors
lat students. Total enrolment 644
For catalogue address.
PRESIDENT ALDERMAN.
b-22-Sept l Chapel Hill, N. G.
The commonwealth., 1899-08-17
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions Of mothers for their children while
seethlng, with perfect success Ii
son;l,es the child, softens the gums,
allavs 4ii vain. cures wind collie, and Is
the best remedy fer Dlarrhoea. 1t VIII
relieve TIE poor little sufferer lmmedl-
ately. Sold 10y Druggists IN every par
of the world Twenty-Five cents d
bottle. Be snre and ask for 6 NJ! rs
Wins!ow's Soothing Syrup, end take no
other kind. 2!iy
The commonwealth., 1899-08-17

IOvT Many golden opportunities
HODI. have been lost by those
who suffer from rheumatism By
taking Rheumaclde now they will be
permanently and positively cured.
The commonwealth., 1899-08-17

When a man is dismissed from en-
ploymant he always has a good deal to
say against his late employer. 4 man.
in iact, is like Il gun-he makes &
great noise when he Is discharged.
The commonwealth., 1899-08-17

"What broke him up in business ?"
'Slow collections" II thought he
sold goods for cash only" He did
It was the firms he owed that had
the trouble in making the collections,
and they closed him out" t."-Chicago
Tribune.
The commonwealth., 1899-08-17

First Physician: "Is this case
that demands consultation? ?"
Second Physician 81 think it is.
The patient is extremely rich"
The commonwealth., 1899-08-17

The average fellow who takes a two
weeks vacation feels like coming baci,
to wsrk in order that he may take a
good long rest.
The commonwealth., 1899-08-17
STATE OF OHIO, Cry OF TOLEDO, { :.

STATE OF OHIO, Cry OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that
he is the senior partner of the firm OF
F. J. Cheney & Co., dong business in
the City of Toledo, County and state
aforesaid, and that said firm will pay
the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL
LARS for each and every case of Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured by use OF
Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me aud subscribed
In my presence, this 9th day of Dec
cember, A. D. 1856.
A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces OF the system. Send for
testimonials, free.
FL. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, q.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The commonwealth., 1899-08-17

Kindness is the golden chain by
which society is bound together
Goethe.
The commonwealth., 1899-08-17
s. s, s. F. r THE BLOOD

ich enough to he oo
ccay upon nothing take it's place
Rheua ContagouS
Blood of blood disease Valuable
will be mailed TO any
SwiftS Atlanta, Georgia
The commonwealth., 1899-08-17

An honest man nearly always thinks
justly-Rousseau.
The commonwealth., 1899-08-17

"Reveuge," said tommy. after 6
whipping, as he ente,et. the pantry
and consumed several pots Of his moth
er's strawb berry jam, SIS sweet"
The commonwealth., 1899-08-17

Mr. GIibleigh "W hat Is the cause
of so many divorces?"
Miss Sourleigh $50 many mar
riages."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
THINKS HE'S DEAD.
Jurcevity Fired at His Own Reflection
in Mirror

New York, March 3O-A1l the physi-
clans and nurses in Bellevue hospital
cannot convince Joseph Jurcevity that
he is not dead by his own hand.
He aimed four shots, and he knows
exactly where they struck. A broken
plate glass mirror at No. 622 East
Twelfth street, where he lived, proves
this. Jurcevity shot his own reflection,
and he is firmly convinced that each
wound was fatal incidentally, he shot
a stove that he believes is the medium
which caused his trouble.
He came to this country from St.
Petersburg seven years ago, when he
was 81 years old. He is an expert ma
chinist and has always commanded
good wages.
Jurcevity first went to Boston. He
was invited to attend a spiritualistic
seance, and was forthwith converted to
spiritualism. He was provided with a
SpoOk sweetheart, one Leila, the spirit
of an Egyptian princess. thousands of
years old. Leila told Jurcevity, through
a medium of course, that in all her wan
behring's she had met none to compare
with him.
The Russian was delighted to have
so distinguished a spirit sweetheart,
and when she told him that he must
economiZe, live in cheap lodgings, spend
little for food, that he might give money
to mediums to carry on their work,
Jurcevity made the sacrifice willingly.
There was nothing he was not willing to
do for this Intangible sweetheart
Three years ago Leila commanded
Jurcevity to come to New York, where
fame and riches awaited him. 1t hap
pened that the medium was coming to
New York, too. OF course the man
obeyed.
He has lived for a year or more with
Edmund Raymond at No. 622 East
Twelfth street, who liked him and
thought his eccentricities harmless.
Never was a man more saturated with
SpiritualiSm, and he wanted to convert
everybody to his belief.
A few weeks ago Jurcevity turned his
attention to mesmeriSm. He explained
that his spirit sweetheart had told him
that in a short time he would startle
the world.
Since that time Jurcevity has tried to
mesmeriZe everybody in the house, from
Mr.. Raymond down to the cat. Yester-
day afternoon Jurcevity went to his
room after announcing that he was go
ing to receive visit from his spook
were six shots. Mr.. Raymond hurried
to Jurcevity's room. Jurcevity met him
with outstretched arms.
ST have just shot myself" he said,
cheerfully, pointing to the shattered
mirror, land now am in Heaven. How
did you get here? Shoot yourself, too?
don't blame you a bit" Then he
II shot her, too" he added. '"That
Boston woman was there. Now she Is
in hotter place.
On the way to Bellevue hospital
Jurcevity amused himself by trying to
hypnotize the ambulance horse. DR..
Frank w. Robinson, the insanity ex-
pert, spent an hour with Jurcevity. He
balanced by spiritualism and mesmer-
ism.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
FAIR FRANCHISE TAX.
Governor Roosevelt Says Corporations
Should Pay State Just Per-
centage of Earnings.

Albany N. Y, March Ex-Governor
Roosevelt last night sent to the legislature
u message recommending the appointment
of a joint legislative committee to investi-
gate the subject of taxing public fran
chises held by corporations and to report
to the next legislature.
The governor says in part:
1.-The tax laws of this state are in an
exceedingly unsatisfactory condition, and
/ do not see how they can be put upon
just and wise basis save after a careful
investigation by legislative action. At
present the farmers, those having small
holdings, are paying an improper and ex-
cessive proportion of the general taxes.
There is evident injustice in the light
taxation of corporations. have not the
slightest sympathy with the cutlery against
corporations such against prosper
Gus men of business.
From an armor plant to a street rail-
way, work which is really beneficial
to the public can be performed to the best
advantage of the public save by men of
such business capacity that they will not
do the work unless they themselves re-
ceive ample reward for doing it.
Moreover, to tax corpora tons or men
of means in such a way to drive them
out of the state works great damage to
the state.
But while I freely admit all this. it
yet remains true that a corporation which
pay to the state just percentage of its
earnings a return for the privileges it
enjoys.
This should be especially true for the
franchises bestowed upon gas companies,
street railroads and the like"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30

When the little loved one is sick, when
its brow is fevered, its pulse rapid, its
features pinched with pain and there are
great blue circles under its eyes, the mother
hovers about the bedside, and with anxious
eyes tries to read the meaning of every ex-
preston upon the physicians face.
woman may save herself almost all of
this worr; r-ent about her children if she
will but tas4 proper care of her womanly
health during the period of CESSATION. A
child born of a mother who is thoroughly
healthy in a wOmanly way will almost
unfailingly be healthy and robust. DIR.
Pierce's Favorite Prescription acts directly
on the delicate and important organs that
bear the burdens of maternity. 1t makes
them well, strong and vigorous 1t heals
all internal liberation and Inflammation.
1t stops facilitating drains. 1t fits for
motherhood and insures healthy child.
Thousands of happy mothers have testified
to its merits. No honest dealer will urge
you to take an inferior substitute for the
little added profit it may afford him.
"A lady told that DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription was good to take when with child, -
writes Mrs. Annie Simpson, of No. I3 Chelms-
ford Street, Lawrence, Mass: =" suffering
terrible pains, and was unable to get about the
DR.. Pierces Favoritc Prescription and the first
bottle greatly relieved me. took three bottles
before my baby born, at whioh time suf-
fered very little. The baby has been healthy
weighs fifteen pounds When nay older ckild
was born suffered terribly. don't know how
to thank DR.. Pierce enough"
They don't simply give temporary relief,
but are a permanent cure-Dr. Pierce'a
Pleasant Pellets for constipation. They
never grippe. One little pellet" is q
gentle laxative and two q mild catharic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
Observation-Disclosures
Commanders Selected For the Two
New Battleships.

Washington, March 90.-Commanders for
the twin battleShipS kearsarge and Ken
lucky. now building at Newport News,
nave been selected by the navy depart
ents of their equipment and preparation.
IheSe vessels Will be the most Formidable
in commission in the early autumn, I'M
equaled in this country and having few
superiors among the navies of Europe.
Both are peculiar in the arrangement of
their batteries, and are unlike other bat
teships here or abroad, in that their tur-
rets are of the superpOsed type, the four
S-inch guns being Installed above the
heavy Pinch guns in turrets fore and
aft. 1t has been questioned whether so
great departure in battery arrangement
Should be attempted, and much interest
is manifested in the results of the expert
ment.
The Kearsarge's commander is to be
Captain William NJ Folger, former head
of the ordnance bureau and commander of
the New Orleans during the war with
SPAIN Captain Chester will command
the Kentucky.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
A HUMAN CALLIOPE.
Little Willie Swallowed Whistle and
Tune Came From Him.

Chicago, March 30.-Willie Holman is
only years old, but he has become
famous in a day. Willie was playing
with another little boy today. They each
had a small tin whistle, and the back
yard of Willie's home was ringing with
shrill notes. Suddenly, without any
warning, Willie's whistle disappeared
and he began coughing violently.
where's 90 whistler asked Wulie's
companion.
Willie swallowed hard several times
before he said, 81 thollowed it," Then,
as he took a breath, a weird, mufded,
whistling sound come from his midst.
At this time Willie's mother came to
the door to see why the boys were so
quiet. Willie explained Iaboriously, the
secreted toy protesting audibly at every
breath he drew:
81 jeth blew hard 6oot-tooD an then,
an then (toot-tooD it jeth went down
(tooD. Oh, mamma! Kin 90 ear it?'
Mrs. Holman slapped Willie on the
back and at every slap foot" went the
whistle, defiantly, but refused to come
up So Willie's father marched him off
to the doctor, Willie, with his concealed
pipe, giving a remarkable imitation of a
human calIiope, to the unutterable as
constituent OF the passengers in the
street car.
AS Willie and his father walked up the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
TO TAKE HARRIS ISLAND.
Government Expected to Build An
other Fort to Protect New York.

New York, March 30-The officials of
the department of charities and correc-
tiOns were disturbed today by a report
that the government would condemn
Harris island for military purposes and
that the war department will then erect
Notifications there to command the en-
trance to Long Island sound
Harris island contains $50 acres and
the buildings are roughly estimated to
be worth $4,000, 0O0 Part OF the island is
used by the city as a burying ground for
its unclaimed dead, and the government
already owns two and a half acres at
the southern extremity, having built a
large lighthouse there.
The city has received no official notice
OF the condemnation proceedings but
the government engineers are at work
on the island, and the report that the
city would be dispossessed originated
with them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
VISIT THE TOMBS.
Distinguished Party Calls at the
Noted Prison.

New York. March 30-Mrs. Hermann
0elrichs, sister of Miss Virginia Fair: who
is to wed w K. Vanderbilt, Jr.; United
States District Attorney General Henry
L. Burnett. Mrs. Burnett Mrs, Charles
NJ Oelrichs, sister of Mrs. Theodore Have
meyer, Sr., and Assistant United States
District Attorney. D. Frank Lloyd formed
a party which visited the criminal court
building in Centre street today and after
ward the Tombs. The women attracted
much attention in the corridors of the
courts and caused no end of comment
among the prisoners in the Tombs.
The members of the party saw, among
others, Mrs. Fayne Moore and Mrs. Louise
Vermuele, the women held on the charges
of swindling and forgery.
Mrs. Moore and Mrs. Vermuele, who in
the past have themselves given no small
attention to the details of dress, observed
with some scrutiny the costumes of the
feminine visitors
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
EGBERT'S FINE RELICS.
The Dead Manila officer Owned the
Hamilton-BurrD ueling Pistols

Cincinnati, o., March Soft is learn
ed from relative of Col. Harry Egbert,
recently killed at the head of his regi-
ment while fighting in the Philippines.
that he possessed an historic relic of 100
years ago that has been in his family
for that length of time.
The relic is the case and dueling
pistols with which the famous duel be-
tween Alexander Hamilton and Aaron
Burr was fought in the year 1904. The
pistols have been in the Egbert family
since that time, being handed down
from father to son. Congressman AL
bert S. Berry, of Newport, has announced
that he will make effort at the first
session of the next congress to secure a
pension for the widow of Col. Harry G.
Egbert, commensurate with the services
rendered by her late husband.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

The plot of Hoyt's "a Day and q
Night" which comes to the Crawford the;
alter tomorrow night. tells of old naval
officer who, returning from a long cruise,
finds the boy whom he had left grown 70
be a man, devoted to sewing circles and
church fairs The young man goes to
New York to select singers for a church
choir and the father goes along. intend
ing to show his son little of the town.
The father falls in with a theatrical man
ager, who says that he will introduce the
son at a private dinner party to a number
of chorus girls passing them off as church
concert singers, and the father is to KEEP
in hiding to witness the fun When all
are gathered an ex-leading lady of the
theater discovers that the good young
man is her fiance. When the fun Is al
its height the minister and the mother OF
the young man put in an appearance and
there is a warm scene. The father emerges
from his hiding places and denounces the
The ex-leading lady reveals her identity
to her lover and all is forgiven.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
FREE TO MILLIONS OF
SUFFERERS.
The New Cure for Kidney, Bladder and
Uric Acid Troubles.

Almost everybody who reads the
newspapers is sure to know Of Swamp
Root
1t is the great medical triumph OF
the nineteenth century; discovered af-
ters years of scientific research by the
eminent kidney and bladder specialist,
Dr. Kilmer, and has truly wonderful
powers in curing kidney. liver, bladder
and uric acid diseases.
Kidney trouble is responsible for
more sickness and sudden deaths than
any other disease, and is so deceptive
that thousands have it without knowing
It.
Thousands owe their health and even
life to Swamp-Root and thousands
more who today think themselves be-
yond help, can be made well by the use
OF this great remedy.
Swamp-Root has been tested in so
many ways, in hospital work, in private
practice, among the helpless too poor
to purchase relief, and has proved so
successful in every case that a special
arrangement has been made by which
all readers of the State Journal. who
have not already tried it, may have a
sample bottle sent absolutely free by
mail Also a book telling more about
Swamp-Root and containing some of
the thousands upon thousands of testi-
monial letters received from men and
women who owe their good health, in
fact. their very lives. to the wonderful
curative properties OF Swamp-Root. Be
sure and mention the Topeka Daily
State Journal when sending your ad-
dress to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bingham
ton, N. Y.
If you are already convinced that
Swamp-Root is what you need, you can
purchase the regular ffty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles at drug stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
TO VISIT AMERICA.
Martins Coming Over From
London in April

New York, March 3O.-Mr. and Mrs.
Bradley Martin will sail. on April 5 for
New York Their visit here will not be
of long duration and is a matter of
business. While here they will complete
ARRANGEMENTS for the sale of their house.
man, Mrs. Martins mother, is the owner
of the adjoining house on Twentieth street
and she also prefers to live abroad
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Martins new Lon
don establishment will be gorgeous as
possible when entirely fitted. It is in the
heart of Mayfair, at and Chesterfield
Gardens. There is ample space for sa-
Ions, reception rooms, and the ball room
will be both splendid and spacious. All
of the choicest fittings and ornaments of
the house here will be sent over for its
establishment.
Five hundred thousand dollars is the
price said to have been paid for the two
dwellings,.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30
EFFICACY OF PRAYER.
A Bank President Who Is Called
Upon to Pay Church Debts No
Longer Doubts It.

San Francisco, March 30.-Recent
heavy rains have converted H. H.
Pitcher president Of the Bank Of Liver
more into a believer in the efficacy OF
prayer. During the long drought
number of ministers came into the bank
and Mr.. Pitcher told them if they would
secure four inches of rain in Livermore
Valley by prayer he would pay the
debts of their churches. The ministers
held a prayer meeting for rain and a
deluge came, the rain being over eight
inches.
When the ministers called on Mr..
Pitcher to redeem his promise he de-
clared that he thought they all belonged
to one institution. They want him to
clear off the debts of half a dozen
churches, but he thinks he ought to be
let off with $500 debt on the nearest
church to the bank
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-03-30

street to the doctors all the dogs in
the neighborhood came running up and
peered into Willie's face to see what
he wanted. But the doctor couldn't find
the whistle, although he could hear it,
so he sent them to the X-ray labora-
tory in the Schiller building.
The manager of the laboratory, Mr..
Fuchs. made a skiagraph, and the
whistle was found between the first and
second ribs. Then the attending physi-
clan put a small hooked wire down Will
lies throat and caught the toy. Willie
drew a long breath, and from the i'm
prisoned instrument came what sounded
like Whoa, Emma
Then the whistle came out with last
despairing yell, and the chance for a
new kind of automatic whistling buoy
was gone.