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The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-03
their knees. would venerate me a. q

their knees. would venerate me 40 q
sheik."
In Omdurr,an, in friendly hands.
Cuzzi has left little daughter Of four
years-the apple OF his eye. The
child Is white, although its mother was
colored. English officers who have
seen the tot report that she is re-
markably pretty and likely to develop
into strikingly beautiful woman of
the Italian type.
Speaking Of his daughter, Cuzzi re-
lated an incident which shows that,
barbarian though he be. the Khalifa
is not wholly devoid OF gentle senti-
ments. When the child was born to
Cuzzi the khalifa was acquainted with
his good fortune and granted him an
audience. "Your highness," said Cuz-
z1, what name shall give my daugh-
ter?" Without moments hesitation
the Khalifa asked: What was your
mothers name?' Maria" replied
Cuzzi. WELL" said the Khalifa, $50
let 1t be with the little girl. Give her
your mothers name"
And this was done. Cuzzi will soon
return to Omdurman. and from there
proceed to his old home in Italy, &C,
companied by his daughter.
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GOING 1T FOR POULTRY.

Owing to her extreme youth at the
time of her marriage the countess OF
Craven was expected to have a
troubled life in England. Miss Brad
ley Martin, it will be remembered,
was barely II when she married the
earl of Craven in New York. Accord
ing to all accounts the gloomy pre-
dictions have not been fulfilled. Lady
Craven has grown in graces since being
transplanted from her native land, and
is now even more comely than she
was in her maiden days. Her some
what unique fad is poultry raising, in
which she has been remarkably sue
cessful. A writer in London society
journal has this to say on the subject:
Such a multiplicity Of varieties and
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guard and took away the freedom
the press, and later abolished the con-
stitution of his uncle. In 1858 he near
ly lost his life by assassination, and
in the Crimean war forfeited the re-
spect of all the belligerents by his in
decisive attitude. Meanwhile the dis
satisfaction Of Lombardy, Venice and
Hungary hourly increased. Sardinia
encouraged the national feeling in
Italy, and at last, in 1859, Francis hur
ried thoughtlessly into war with
that kingdom, which ended in the ces-
sion Of Lombardy. The war with Den
mark, in which Austria and Prussia
We're united, and the subsequent war
with Prussia, which resulted in the ex-
clusion of Austria from Germany, are
too recent to need more than mention.
Since the war with Prussia, Emperor
Francis Joseph has had two chief i'm
portant interests to consider. The
government had to attempt an ar
langement of the conflicting claims and
rights of the peoples constituting the
empire, and in the second place he
has had to establish working relations
with the great neighboring powers,
and especially with Germany and Rus
sia. The changed conditions neccssi-
tated a change of policy, and Francis
was obliged to show a new side to his
character. Education and surround
lngs had made him bigot and an au-
tocrat; he was now forced to see that
the true policy of the empire could no
longer consist in repressing national
claims and constitutional freedom.
Constitutionalism has taken the place
of autocracy and the principle of ma
tionality" is partly admitted. Her old
rights Of self-government were restor-
ed to Hungary, and the Austrian EN-.
pire converted into the dual monarchy
The great sacrifice once made, other
reforms came more easily. Austria
has grown toward liberalism since 1869
with marked rapidity The serf is nc
longer subject to the lord, and the lord
no longer exempt from taxation and
military service. Freedom of speech
and pen and public meeting is now the
possession of every Austrian. The
guilds that oppressed and restricted
commerce have been removed. Tria
by jury has become the law of the
land. The suffrage is all but universal
though the system Of representation
by the classes" really keeps the power
in the hands of the nobility, landed
gentry and merchants.
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blushed. On inquiring the cause q
all the merrlment was told that the
men were using lawful bad" IAN
guage. One woman was sorry I did
not understand the language so that I
could appreciate the funny things that
were being said
The proprietor ate his meals and
drank his beer in the shop. He SEEM
ed to take pleasure in provoking
quarrel between two small boys en-
ployed at the finishing table and on
more than one occasion during the
day pitted them against each other
In retired corner, where they fought
1t out, the little fellows returning from
the encounter bleeding and swearing
vengeance on each other for all time.
notwithstanding there were 10 large
windows in the workroom the atmos-
phere was abominable and the stencil
OF burning fabrics caused by too hot
irons was at times unbearable. I was
almost incredulous when told that
some of the men slept there over
night until a glance at their blanched
countenances convinced me.
Next day l went to work in shop
where mems coats and vests are made.
TO reach the place 1 was obliged to
plunge ankle deep through filthy al
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Streperous serpents as we, in our ig-
norance, imagine them to be.
When the visitor has become thor
oughly convinced that the mildman
nered man before him really Is the
ruler OF serpents, second surprise
awaits him when ne is led to see the
snakes. He, of course, has pictured a
semitropical dollhouse, after the pat
tern of the snakehouse at the zoo. At
sary into tiny closet in which there
is just room for him and the doctor
to turn about and pass one another
Around the walls, on shelves, are OBJ
long boxes, with glass fronts, of vari-
Gus sizes, and in these are the snakes.
In vain does one look for the custom
AIRY blanket, and instantly the story Of
the blanlet-swallowing snakes comes
80 mind. But the doctor explains that
he abhors Doth blankets and gravel.
His snakes are accommodated with
plenty of sheets of cork bark, beneath
which they can screen themselves from
observation.
The lid Of box is opened, in goes
the doctors hand Che never wears
gloves or uses torgs) and comes out
again with the piece OF bark. II you
wish to see snake closely you have
but to say 60, and it is produced and
handed round as though it were a
bracelet in a jewelers. shop. Snakes
have their temperaments, and an ex-
ception is made in the case of cou
pie OF tree-boas, who live together in
large box. The larger of the two
measures about twelve feet Git is very
difficult to ascertain the exact length
of living snake), and is good tenn
pered; but the lesser one bites on
small prOvocatiOn, so we don't mOuule
with them.
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There are snake charmers and snake
charmers, all of them possessing their
own peculiar method Of handling the
venomous reptiles to avoid the conse-
quences that entail should an ordinary
person attempt to touch them, but the
most unique genius of his kind is DR..
Arthur Stradling. who resides at Wat
ford. Middlesex, England, surrounded
by hundreds Of living reptiles OF all
kinds which he has collected. He does
not by any strange power tame the
striking propensities of the snakes,b but
allows them TO bite him at Will. Inc
poisons. however, have no effect on
him, since, by a process OF innocula-
ton, he has rendered himself i'm
mune. This he accomplished by in
Jecting various kinds of venom into his
blood, and when struck by the fangs
of one of his favorites it has no effect
whatever upon him.
How man could develop taste for
snakes Is difficult to understand. So
long as human nature retains its in
stinctiye dislike to anything that
creeps or crawls, the practice Of keep
ing snakes is not likely to extend far
beyond its present limits. DR.. Arthur
Stradling declares 1t to be, in his case,
hereditary. His father was fond OF
snakes, and his son, 8 years of age, is
devoted TO them and experiences abso-
lutely no fear to their presence. How
far the child will develop his taste re-
mains to be seen; of the father 1t
may be said that he has devoted his
leisure to the study Of snakes In
pursuit of his study which he himself
calls "ophiomania," he has visited
every snake-infested country of the
globe-an undertaking accomplished
by no other person, probably, with
similar object. Having, in the trop
les, lived in the constant and close
ompanionship with serpents, it is not
unnatural that, at Watford, he should
still be surrounded by them.
A man who handles twelve-foot
pythons and boa constructors with alb
solute impunity must have something
of the Hercules about him, we should
think. We would be surprised, there
fore. to find DR.. Stradling one of the
mildest of men, we'll fitted to soothe
the patient, but not to battle with OBJ
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colors as one finds in the countess OF
Craven's flock at Coombe abbey Is abb
solutely beyond description. In fancy
waterfowl her ladyship is especially
rich, and her pride in the various
treasures that inhabit her charming
Warwickshire home is justif1able.
What ornamental duck breeder does
not fear competition with Lady Crav-
ems multicolored Mandarins, Caro-
linas and Bahamas? And what visitor
to the dairy or Crystal Palace show
has not been struck with the beauty
OF those birds, whose dazzling bril-
liancy stamps them as the most ele-
CANT Of the web-footed tribe? Like
wise in the ornamental geese classes
her ladyship's name is found at the
principal shows, represented by her
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under Radetzky in the Italian wars,
The old Emperor Ferdinand having.
in the hour of his extremity, madd
certain constitutional promises to the
nation, the archduchess. who during
the whole year had directed the
schemes of the anti-revolutionary
party, resolved that the fulfllment OF
these promises should be evaded by a
change Of sovereign. Ferdinand ac-
cordingly abdicated in favor OF his
nephew on Dec. 2, 184S, and Francis
Joseph assumed the government as
emperor Of Austria and king OF Hun
gary and Bohemia. Hungary, how
ever. which had lost all faith in the
house of Hapsburg, rose in arms and
refused to accede to the change OF sue
cesslon. and Italy again tried the for
tune Of war. Austria triumphed IN
Italy, and also in Hungary, through
the alleged treachery Of Gorgei and
the help of Russia. Francis now de-
voted himself with persistency to the
establishment of "order," which in
this case he construed, of course, as
despotlsm. He dissolved the national
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CHILD LABOR.

ley and up two flights of dirty stairs.
the rickety condition Of which is a
menace to the limbs of the unfortun-
ates who are compelled to use them.
And the outside environments were
but in keeping with those within. The
air was thick and heaps Of rubbish
Uttered the floor, but the inmates OF
the place did not seem to concern
themselves over trifles such as these.
About ten women were working on
machines and as many more little tots
were assembled around the finishing
tables. I was set to work as an oper-
ator and got on fairly well this time,
considering my short experience. My
position at the machine afforded me
an opportunity to talk to the girls,
who were disposed to be friendly, and
not at all averse to answering ques-
tions. l learned that they began work
at a. M, the closing hour being regu-
lated by the amount of work on hand;
that very often they worked as late as
10 o'clock at night and that wages
were paid weekly, salaries ranging
from S. to S.. Here, too, the women
and children were complaining of head
ache, myself among the number, and
l soon was obliged to seek the
open air. The proprietor said to me
before 1 left that he expected me to
be at work next morning at o'clock
and that my speed on the machine
would have to increase considerably
before I might expect an operators
pays per week.
At another shop l made an unsuc-
cessful application for employment,
but had an opportunity to see a few
men and about Is children at work on
woman's garments. The little ones
seemed to wonder why an adult of
their own sex should be seeking en-
ployment there. Poor little sad faces!
The sight of them has haunted me
ever since. And yet there Is supposed
to be state law in effect at present
which forbids the employment of chill.
dren under IA!
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wonderful Gray Ceriopsis, white -feath.
cred Sebastopol, or beautiful barred
Magellanic. But one circumstance
above all others has established Lady
Cravens name in the poultry fancy,
for in her we have the pioneer ex-
hibitor of the handsome buff laden
Wyandotte, an American variety, that
has so leaped into public favor during
the twelve months of its existence as
to have established itself as a favor.
ite forthwith. Her ladyship is an ar,
dent fancier and is strong in the belief
that the feathered tribe tends not a
little to enhance the picturesque
beauty of country life.
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ONE WISE EMPEROR.

Emperor Francis Joseph, upon the
occasion of his jubilee, the 50th ami
versary Of his accession to the throne,
has granted full amnesty to all lese
majeste prisoners, and has RENTED
the remainder of the sentences of $40
other prisoners.
The Emperor Francis Joseph was
born on Aug. IS, 1880, the eldest son
of thc Archduke Francis. He was
taught to speak all the languages of
his heterogeneous dominions, and only
q year before the Hungarian revolu-
tion addressed the Magyar mobiles at
Pcsrh in their own language, a circum-
stance which secured him a certain
transient authority. In 184S he served
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previous work by the creation of an
ideal statue of the Christ for the new
dome of the German capitol. It will
be placed over the center gate of the
new edi1ice. There is an expression of
life not only in the figure, but even
in the garb Of the Savior, contrasting
spiendidly with the severely plain
lines of the surrounding architecture
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-03
IN MOROCCO.

The Moors are very superstitious,
and whenever a householder fancies
things are not going to suit him he
concludes the evil spirits have taken
possession of his house and enlists the
services of professional, who clears
a house of devils with the ease an
The Philipsburg mail., 1899-03-03
DRIVING AWAY DEVILS.

American man drives out mice or
thriving waterbugs. This man is in
the act Of approaching a house to
drive out devils and is already blowing
on his mysterious horn, tuning up"
one might say or rehearsing the pub.
lie performance.
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The Reason.

Amateur Scientist-Can you explain
to me the reason why so many people
become insane?
Guyer-The answer ought to ossuggest
itself. They have no reason.-Bostop
Traveller
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STRANGE CHARACTER
HANDLES SLlMY SERPENTS
LIKE A CHILD WOULD TOYS.

He IL an Immune to Snake Venom
DR.. Stradiing Lets His Reptiles Bite
Him and Suffers No Harm-Not At
fectcd by PolsOnA
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-03
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS

The regular quarterly payment OF pen
sions will be made Thursday
The None Such defeate the Topekas
last night at duck pins by one point
Mr. John Francis has returned to To-
peka and taken q position in the pension
Rev DR.. J. T Mcfarland has been seri-
ousIy sick and threatened with appended
Mrs Charles Sessions. who has been Ill
for several weeks, is now at the Stormont
Kansas City
The May Cosmopolitan prints a picture
OF T. L Bristow in an article on the post
office department
Colonel C K Holiday is in New York
city attending a meeting of the Santa Fe
board of directors
The Western Union messenger boys are
afraid they would lose
lawrence Mcfarland, son of DR.. J. T
Mcfarland. had a rib broken Tuesday ny
falling on a grindstone-
The druggist who invented the Funston
drink in Kansas at present
Judge DoIuan has issued a marriage Ii
cense to willis M StflIwen of wichita and
Miss Flora CasweI of Topeka
Weather Observer Jennings has anchor
ed his wind gauge and hopes that the next
high wind will not wreck it,
WI WiIliam ,aEl kelIsy Of Maryyil.s Ne, and
been granted a marriage license
Strawberry shortcakes are about ripe
ally long cake and short on berries
The June magazines will probably be
Funston editions II is said that they are
busy coIect1ng material concerning him.
One soda water fountain proprietor has
cut the price of ice cream soda to 5 cents
glass and the other dispensers don't Ike
The police have decided to have their
summer uniforms made entirely of blue
and to have them made in Topeka. Kan,
U. 5. A"
George A. Ward of Atehison. who was
formerly clerk in the pension Office here
has been admitted TO practice in the sd
preme court
Those Interested in a race meet for To-
peka have raised guarantee of 81 ol9 and
a week of horse racing will probably De
held IN June.
office has resigned his position for bet
ter one with the National Electric Car
Lighting company.
Had IT not been for the timely action of
President Mckinley. peopIe might have
thought General Otis left Colonel Funston
holding the BaEbag-
A banquet will be tendered the visiting
members of the Kansas Medical society at
the Copeland hotel after the Bruno Stein
del concert Friday night
The Swedish Lutheran church Is making
PREPARATIONS to give a Messiah concert
at the church Friday evening The vocal
music will be IN English
A R. Jester sayn he was not removed
from the force On account of having been
sick but for the reason that place was
wanted for another man
The doctors are to hold a joint meeting
tonight When people speak of joint
meetings they do not necessarily mean
that they will meet IN joints
This is the time of year when neighhor
women most enjoy talking over the back
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-03
KICKER KICKS.
Sample Of Anonymous Communica-
tions Received by Mayor Drew.

Mayor Drew has received = baSketful
of anonymous letters. and they all went
into the waste basket, except the one
printed below. The mayor pays no at
rautfon whatever 70 letters OF such 4
character but signed coDmu1icat1 t1o1S
receive his attention
Persons who are not willing to aid
in the enforcing of the law by telling
what they know have little assistance to
give Us" said Mayer Drew, and unless
letters are signed SO that I may know
whom they are from they VIII not be
considered Neither myself nor anyone
whom have asked know 4 person by
the narne OF Morgan 20
The following IS the letter that Mayor
Drew saved as 4 sample It was written
On Z typewriter and had q special de-
livery stamp en the envelope
City. May l 80.
Hon c J Drew.
Baltimore Bay. are both Running wide
open both have kagE beer on tap and
both places are full OF drunku men-
Knislar runs both Of the places and
thare ar the onley ones open IN the
city and thay run all day yesdard and
never have closed Pyease let Us know
how he Is allowed 70 run and every one
else closed
II he is not closed TO night and keeped
closed VIII give the papers 4 copy or
both Of my letters and Try and find out
Whear his stand comes from
Yours
NF0rrar
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-03
DOCTORS FORGET.
Tonight Representative Of Various
Schools viii Shake Hands

Members of the three recognized
schools OF medicine from almost every
county in Kansas are in Topeka today
They represent the three medical So
cietieS based On the teachings Of the
three schools, but tonight Will forget
the existence Of their respective code OF
ethics and meet together in Representa-
tive hall It is expected that the second
joint meeting OF the Kansas medical So
cieties will be the largest gathering Of
medical men in the history OF the state
The joint meeting tonight will be fol-
lowed by separate meetings OF the three
societies during the next two days The
programme for tonight is as follows:
Overture WatsOu+s Orchestra
Prayer Rev. J. D. Countermine
Address OF Welcome Observation-Disclosures
.------------.---.-G Gov w z Stanley
Seconding the Address Of Welcome
J. E Minney
Response Dr. c F Menfnger
NJ MuSIc- - W atSOu'S Orchestra
Public Sanitation or the Villages and
Towns of the Level Plains Of Kan
SaS---- DR. B ] Alexander
Pure Food and Water Supply -.--..--
-::-------.. :---------. DR.. J. w May
Sanitary Drainage of Cities and
towns. DR. w. 3. Swan
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-03

yard gar fer fence; bragging about their gardens
The members Of the Kansas Medical So
ciety will attend the concert of the Bruno
StetndeI company at the Grand Opera
House Friday night in d body
Governor Stanley has a habit of rehears-
ing his speeches when alone He makes
so many that almost any day he may be
heard engaged in oratory in an undertone-
To buy home build home
monthly tnstaIluents IS the easiest way
% g9I one and now Is the time 10 do IT.
See Eastman. Ia West Sixth street. and
get particulars
J. P Miller of the. Santa Fe shops is
the hero of the week He climbed the
aagpole & on fhs main nan shop building and Pas @
feet from the earth
The, street car company row runs open
cars both to Oakland and the asylum en-
aoIing people to take pleasure rides to
and QGInton Heights
President R s. Brigham of the Com
merciaI club has appointed the following
delegates to the Transnississippi CONNER
Frost and Edward Wilder.
W. 3 Hancock of Jewell county has sue
the reform school and Dr. Buckmasfer is
now in charge Of the health of that insti-
A year ago Topeka and Kansas people
were trying to rake up a relationship with
Now the people of other states get proud
if they happen TO know some boy IN the
Twentieth Kansas
Private Secretary Allen says that when
Charlie Sheldon started his farmers paper
down at Kansas City the first article he
wrote was one advising against the keep
ing Of Poland China hogs because they
break 50 easily
A r Jester says he was not removed
commissioner was superintendent Of the
Abilene schools when Ed Little was a high
school boy in Abilene. and he prepared Ed
to enter the state university Mr.. JeWeEr
was superintendent of the Abilene schools
for thirteen years
Misses Lizzie B. Cooper Mary E Jordan.
Eliza Ross and Ella Williams graduated
Tuesday from the girls department OF the
Industrial Institute for negro youth sam
pies of their work which were exhibit
rion were highly praised Two OF the
young ladies viii have charge Of a dress
making department in the school
No sooner does the wheat recover from
enc danger than another beSetS IT. PeO-
PIE coming to Topeka from the wheat
gions say that the high wind Of last
Sunday blew the dirt away from the roots
Of the wheat and much Of IT Will Be killed
in consequence II all r1H reports that
are told about the Kansas wheat crop are
true. wheat has more lives than cat
How many Topeka people remember
when the Twentieth Kansas marched down
Kansas avenue when starting for san Fran
cisco a year ago2 There was not cheer.
and many people scarcely turned their
heads When the boys march back I'd
Kansas avenue tens Of thousands OF peo-
pie Will welcome them home and teuS Of
thousands 0f v0Ices will welcome them
The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-03
HERE ARE BOUQUETS.
Were Thrown at District Clerk Gala
ham by Dentists

The following resolutions have been
adopted by the members of the state
board OF dental examiners, now in this
city attending the meeting Of the Kan
SaS Dental association:
Whereas, By hOuOrs thrust upon him
by his fellow citizens of Shawnee coun-
ty in his election as clerk of the district
court, our secretary is compelled TO
give Up the active practice of his cho-
sen profession and prorered his resig-
nation to this board; therefore be it
Resolved, That Dr. A NJ Callahan
by his amiabiIity. capability. proficfeu-
cy, and efficiency as secretary Of the
Kansas state board OF dental exani-
ners since its formation II years ago,
has endeared himself TO the hearts and
intellect Of the members Of this board
and the dentists of the state, and il is
with heartfelt regret that we accept
his resignation as secretary. Be it
further
Resolved. That this resolution be
spread upon the minutes. that it may
appear as part of the records of this
board, and that in severing our official
connections, We bid him god-speed in
all his undertakings and may peace
and plenty, the love of friends and the
respect Of enemies be his portion the
rest of his days