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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-06
ONLY PROBABILITY.
English Press Discussing Signs of
French Invasion.

New York, Dec. "a dispatch to the
Tribune from London says:
The English press is displaying signs
of increased excitement over General
Mercier's speech respecting a French in
vasion, and is thereby Strengthening his
hand and enabling him to regain the
prestige lost during the Dreyfus trial
The journals can well afford to laugh
at it, instead of taking it seriously
since the British government has not
Shown uneasiness over the various mis-
sions of French officers in English ports
during the last year. officers of the
French army and navy are constantly
talking about the possibility of effecting
a landing in England. 1t is their most
interesting technical problem. They
have precise information about the de-
lenses of English towns like Dover
Portsmouth and Plymouth, also about
the military resources of ports like
Liverpool. French officers were secret
~ occupied for weeks last spring in pre-
pairing detailed drawing Of the fOrtifca,-
lions Of Dover and the defenseS of Liv-
erpool and other ports, and these plans
were filed with the proper departments
in Paris The British government was
aware of these proceedings, but consid-
cred it a. matter of no Importance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-06
DON'T NEED REST.
Starved NerYes Mead Ennd.

. A food that will naturally stimulate
and nourish a man so weak that he
can not feed himself, must have in
trinsic merit and be worthy the atten-
ton Of any person with weak stom-
ach. S. D. HORNE, of GrinnelI, Iowa,
writes: by pure food seems to me the
true way to get well. After long time
at one Of the best equipped sanitariums.
without benefit, I was put under a ia
nous doctor who said that I did not
need rest so much as I needed rich pure
blood, made from pure food, and 1 was
put on Grape-Nuts.
AT that time had to be lifted from
my bed like a baby. This was only a
few weeks ago. Now I can walk. read.
write, and perform many little tasks I
have not fully recovered my strength,
by any means, but have made a. most
wonderful progress on Grape-Nuts food.
1t leads me to the knowledge that ner-
Vous prostration is simply nerve STAR
Natlon- me nerves are Frustrated be-
cause they are starved. A starved man
does not need rest, but he needs food
ITO be sure the famished nerves are
forced TO rest, but rest can not restore
them They can build up on food
alone With my first meal of Grape
Nuts food 1 was too weak to feed my
self, but after partaking of the food, a
4ORSIQl spirit, almost amounting to
buoyancy, possessed me-
Il can account for the speedy effect
of the food on no other ground than
that it is so easily digested that only a
little time and force Is required to pre-
pare it for the blood whereas ordinary
food requires SO much force to digest it
that it exhausts what strength a weak
man has and leaves the food undigested,
ready for decomposition, and changes
what should be good food into a VERT
able poison Easy digestion and rapid
assimilation make Grape-Nuts the ideal
food for any one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-06
SHOWING FIGHT.
The CasteIlanes Set Up Counter
Claims Against Wertheimer.

New York, Dec. 6.-A dispatch to the
World from Paris says:
Sensational allegations are made by the
Count and Countess de Castellane in their
answering aff1davits just completed and
to be used in conjunction with the injunc-
ton proceedings pending in the supreme
court of New York against George J.,
Edwin, Howard and Helen M. Gould as
trustees of the estate of the late Jay
Gould.
Count Boni De Castellane and the Coun-
tess Anna are intensely indignant that
any attempt should be made in the Ameri-
can courts to deprive them of their income
from the Gould estate. They retaliate by
making counter charges Of lack of good
faith against Asher Wertheimer, the Lon
don dealer in articles of vertu, bric-a-brac
and other luxuries, who seeing no pros
pect of being speedily paid the 1886 900 he
alleges the Castellanes owe him. assigned
his claim to Anton J. Ditmar of New
York, and thus brought on the present
legal complications.
to vacate the injunction proceedings, first,
the ground that the Wertheimer claims
owes him nothing and that some of the
extraordinary high priced antiques, for
pledged, were not what they were repre-
scented to be. In fact, the count and coun-
tess intimate desire to prove that GER
tain mirrors bought for large sum are
not genuine antiques.
FfoDaDiy the StranSeSt point IN their ar
hdavit is the allegation that their indebt-
edness to Wertheimer for goods actually
supplied does not and never did amount
to S385O00. They claim that $4,000 of this
big sum IS accrued interest, for which
they disclaim all responsibility.
The Countess Anna sets up as another
and distinct reason why the injunction
should be vacated the declaration that
Wertheimer retains in his possession art
objects belonging to her which she values
al from 100000 to $500 600 and that she is
about to bring suit to recover this
amount.
As a final point the Castellanes allege
that they have property in France worth
more than three times the amount of
Wertheimer's and all allied claims and
that they are amply able to satisfy them.
The count and countess therefore sup
plicate the supreme court of the city and
county of New York not to impose any
injunction on the continued regular pay
ment of their income from the estate Of
Jaw Gould
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-06

on account of Miss Sylva's corns ana
the fact that Miss Agnes PAU mlgniI
take the part a special rehearsal
was held for Miss Pauls ben
eft. The entire company, even Joe
Mort, the jolly big Dasso profundo, hao
to go all over the opera at the opera
house during the afternoon AL wore
their street costumes, even the queen
Mr.. Lawrence was the one to be feared
He took his place in the center Of the
parquet, a dozen rows from the front.
The curtain was up and he shouted ms
orders to the company on the stage.
"A1l ready, come on he shouted as
loud as a first class auctiOneer.
The company lined up for the opening
chorus and began to sing
whats that noise?" yelled Lawrence.
Nobody seemed to know. It must
have been a aspiring stage hand sing
ing He stopped.
7 can RESTORE said the principal
comedian.
Say that again." roared Lawrence
from his place in the parquets land say
it right"
The trembling comedian did.
Shut that door, screamed Lawrence
at the stage hands who were getting the
scenery from the wagons in the alley
through a large barn door, onto the
stage.
Up stage" yelled Lawrence at the
members of the chorus who were not
walking just the exact crack in the floor
that they should.
Here want the chorus to march
onto the stage as it should sputtered
Lawrence. Then he felt sorry for his
extreme rudeness and added later in an
Apologize tone, Ladies and gentle
men,
The first and second acts were finished
and the stage manager was ready for
the third. He must have been thinking
of home for he looked sad for a minute
and said very decently, Come on
please"
He forgot home in an instant and bel
lowed March round, then"
''Here-come down stage" He was
getting red in the face.
..Here-come ON Chic he yelled.
In a moment the rehearsal was over.
Lawrence donned his coat, lit a cigar
and was a peaceful man once more, for
as one of the chorus girls neared him he
said, Hello, Kitty and helped her on
with her Jacket in a very gentlemanly
manner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-06
PLACED IN IRONS.
Federal Prisoners Attempt to Escape
at Hong Kong.

New York, Dec. GA dispatch to the
World from Hong Kong, British China,
says:
Eight desperate convicts who were be-
ing taken from Manila to San Francisco
escaped from the United States army
transport Grant, which touched here to
get the body of Paymaster Barber and
convey it home to America
The convicts were destined to prisons
in the United States. They got loose some
how, snatched life BELTS and jumped into
the sea.
After floating about for a while they
were picked up by a steam launch and
brought to this city.
Among, them was a soldier who had de-
serted from the American army and had
Joined the fnsurgent Filipinos but had
been captured.
Three of the party have been found and
taken back aboard the transport Grant in
irons.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-06
QUEEN WANTS MONEY.
Requests Parliament to COnfine
Its Attention to That Matter.

London, Dec. 6.-The queens speech
at the opening of parliament was as
follows:
MY Lords and Gentlemen-It has be
come necessary to make further provi-
sion for the expenses incurred by the
operations of my armies in South Africa
and China 1 have summoned you to
hold a special session in order that you
may give your sanction to the enact
ments required for this purpose You
will not enter into other public matters
requiring your attention until the ordi-
nary meeting of parliament in the
spring."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-06
A Worthless viii Found.

Victoria, B. c., Dec. 6.-The will of
Thaddeus Harper, once a wealthy ranch
er and mine owner in British Columbia.
California, Nevada and Mexico has
been found here. Harper was kicked in
the head by a horse and lost his reason
and then his fortune, dying penniless.
The will was made in Ontario twenty
five years ago. He leaves $175.0OO IN
direct bequests to brothers nieces ana
nephews. His old friends believe he had
some personal property. but where II is
they can not say. Judge J. H Moore-s
San Jose, and John Sankey, Sutter coun-
ty, Cal, are named as trustees for prop
etry in the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-06
The Iowa Ordered South.

Washington, Dec 6-The battlship
Iowa. flagship of the Pacific station in
company with the Philadelphia, has been
ordered to leave San Francisco for the
usual winter cruise southwark. 1t is
stated that there is no particular political
purpose in this cruise. but conditions
along the isthmus are disturbed and it is
regarded good policy to have the
United States flag shown in that quarter
at comparatively short intervals
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-06
ARRESTED AT FUNERAL.
Widow of the Corpse Charged With
HIS Murder.

Des Nfoines, Ia, Dec. 6.-While attend
ing her husbands funeral at New Vir-
ginia Mrs. John Hossack was arrested.
charged with his murder last Saturday
night.
Hossack, who was a well to do farmer,
was killed with blow on the head from
a. sharp instrument while sleeping be-
sides his wife. Mrs. Hossack claimed
to have been awakened by a noise, find
ing her husband dead. The testimony
at the cOroner's inquest tended to show
that Mr.. and Mrs HossaclS had quar-
relied regarding one Of their children
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-06

snow and ice needed remain good. A
programme of purses Will be offered.
ian custom of holding trotting races on
the ice. Demarest viii try to preserve
the snow as long as possible, and by
sprinkling the surface with water when
ever there is a freezing temperature, ex-
poets to have good sleighing long after
the roads and streets are bare of snow
Blaeksmiths will be on hand to keep
sharp the shoes of horses intended to
race
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-06
STARTS FOR THE HAGUE.
Dom Paul Will Be Received Of
ficialIy and With Sympathy.

Cologne, Dec 6-Mr. Kruger started for
The Hague on a special train at 10 o'clock
this morning.
The Hague, Dec. cat the opening Of
the second chamber today, the president,
j. c. Gleichman, said:
President Kruger arrives here today.
He will take up his residence here take
the occasion to propose that the chamber
authorize me to welcome in its name, the
president to country and offer him an
expression of our cordial sympathy
The proposal was adopted amid cheers
and braves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-06
TROTTERs TO sLEIGHs.
Novel Form of Harness Racing to Be
Tried in jersey.

New York, Dee. ca novel form of
harness racing is planned by the New
Jersey trotting turfman, Barney
Demarest, to be held on the half-mile
track at Morristown, n. J., as soon as
the weather is opportune.
Demarest's intention is to take advan-
tage of the first snow that falls in suff7-
Gent quantity and convert his half
mile course into a race track for sleighs,
the racing to be continued as long as the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-06
over a Million For India.

New York, Dec. st is estimated that
more than a million dollars have been
sent from the United States to India for
the help of the sufferers. The New York
committee, which disbanded today, raised
$751; 98S.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-06
STAGE REALITIES.
What a Rehearsal of e. Big Opera
Company Means.

Walter A Lawrence who took fhe
part of 1.-The King of France" in ..,rhe
Princess Chic is also stage manager
The parts go well together A stage
manager must be pOmpous, a king must
be stern.
Once week the company is called for
rehearsal lest some members might get
rusty in their parts and then Lawrence
can not punch them up on the stage: he
can during a rehearsal It SO happened,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-06

fN~~~~~~o-~N~~~
} 6ray;Bis&. Noyev,
/ A
HOLIDAY.
} STORE.
{ We are showing the big
est variety of Holiday
s Merchandise ever brought
; to the west.
5 A Toy Display unsur-
{ passed forts rare mechani-
J calachievements. Imported
! & Domestic Toys-Hobby
; Horses with natural horse
{ hair, little animals that
: move, animals that squawk,
animals that make noises.
5 Balloons, little houses.
I trains of cars that run on
: a track. Magic lanterns.
: All kinds of Dolls, Doll
5 Houses, etc.
{ The greater part of the
J 9th floor IS given over to
! Toys and playthings.
; There is also an orches-
; tran on this floor valued at
} 81. 500. This mammoth
{ musical instrument plays
all sorts of music with the
same effect that an or
! chestra would give.
, Playthings and music
are not all. There's a vast
! amount of Christmas all
J over the store.
( The holiday spirit has
; already shown itself. Peo-
I pie are buying early. The
complete stocks give room
! for greater buying and
{ greater satisfaction. Hun
$ dreds and hundreds ofPeO-
{ pie are coming to this
store daily from out of
; town. They are thinking
! of Christmas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-06
Commodore Henderson III.

New York, Dec. 6.-Commodore Alex
ander Henderson. u. S. N. retired is
seriously i'll at his home in Yonkers. The
commodore had a stroke of paralysis
year ago from which he never recover
ed. He is weak and nearly 20 years old.
The physicians attending give little hope
of his recovery.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-06
A store of this magni-

A store of this magni-
/, tude is bound to have ex-
elusive lines of merchan-
disc. We have. There
are many things here that
are not carried elsewhere.
So we ask you, if you can
not find what you want in
your home stores, come
, here, the chances are you
, viii find it. Remember also
that you can spend a whole
day in this store and buy
everything you want and
get your lunch without the
trouble of going outside
the building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-12-06

Stationery and Mems Gloves
Books Fan ey$ China and Brio
Goods and Nee a-Brac = Lamps
dlewOrk-Pla1ed Sofa Pillows
Jewelry - Photo Writing Desks
Frames - Toilet Rocking Chairs
Articles - Fans Fur Garments
and Belts-Cam Slippers -Wo-
eras and Opera mems Gloves
Glasses - Mems F scin a tors
House Coats = Bath Robes.
Mems Neckwsar
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-20
For TIE 4

The coming session Of the legisla-
ture vii not be void OF interest by any
means Many important measures
VIII be presented and an entire new
apporionment Of the state made The
game law VIII be amended. the bank
ing law, and the revenue and taxation
laws viii each receive attention; pro-
Mbision, divorce, office tenure and cleo
ton laws win be subjects of much
strife and the appropriation bills VIII
be discussed with universal interest at
this session owing to the condition of
the states finances. As usual the
Bismarck Tribune will " the news
completely. and fairly. A special rate
in the state at large viii he made for
the daily edition. It will be sent,
postage paid, from now until after
the session closes for 81 1t will cost
no more TO begin now than the first OF
the year. Send address TO Tribune,
Bismarck.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-20
REAPpoRTIoNMENT

The most important measure to
come before the first legislature of the
new century in North Dakota is that
providing for a reapportionment of
the state. The senatorial and legis-
latiye districts have not been changed
since statehood and the inequalities in
the representation from the various
districts are very marked. The law
that will pass at the coming ses
sion will likely stand for the next
census period, ten years, and it is
therefore well to take into considera-
zion the physical conditions of the
state and prospective increases in
population. That is. in making the
new apportionment due regard should
be given to those sections Of the state
where the greatest increase in popu-
latlcn is likely to c u Speaking
generally the western part of the state
may be expected to increase in popula-
tica. as compared with the eastern
poliion, on a ratio of two or three TO
one.
There are now 81 senatorial districts
in the state-31 senator's and 62 menu
beers of the house. The constitution
provides that the senate shall be COM
posed of not less than 80 nor nor
than so members and the house shall
have not less than go and not more
than 140. Due regard for economy sug-
gests the smallest Increase in the size
of the legislative body consistent with
fair and equitable representation. The
house is the popular body, all OF its
members being elected every two
years. It's membership is not re-
stricted to double the number of sem
ators, as the body is now constituted,
and it is therefore possible to add as
many members to this body as may
seem necessary to meet the require
ments of the situation.
There will be a general desire to
maintain, as nearly as possible, the
integrity of the present districts and
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-20

the superintendent and REMEMBERING
CT the districts can be so made as not
to interfere with the follower SEN
ators. Some districts may now have
2 somewhat larger comparative repre-
sanitation than they should have but
to reduce the representation win meet
with much opposition. To say to
Grand Forks. Traill, Cas-, Dickeg.
Barieign and ether districts that they
should be cut down from their present
representation would meet with most
vigorous protest and engender bad
feeling and trouble. Besides it must
be taken into account that the big
farms in the Red river valley counties
are gradually disintegratfng and there
Will ne a larger increase in population
in those counties during the next
period than during the period of boz
naaza farms So taking it all in all
it will be wise not to reduce the pres
ent representation, in which event it
viii be comparatively easy to reach an
agreement on an apporIionment e
ure without sectional strife. To this
end the Bismarck Tribune offers a
scheme which increases the number
OF senators TO 80 and the membership
OF the house to Sc. It viii be OBJ
served that but few changes in the
districts as now arranged. r made.
A new district seems necessary and
advisable In Richland and the phe-
Romena1 growth OF the western and
Northwestern part of the state de-
mands another senator in the Wells
county district. another in the Ward
county district and another in the
Towner and RoIette district In the
other districts in some instances it is
necessary TO add house members. The
following table giving the population,
present representation and proposed
representation. is presented for the
consideration of those interested.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-20

Make Mach Work

T1e snss FAD aood azsss
= zsen shcuE Re q-uznraed zFTR
@GsSaarraae Aaae-sas great aood
~iTTr. RpvfTENsEzssa and srriefss
eaoGofhHSsgzs sIagases- Cores
suosrL sal -se-Er. dpsrersia. 0tsr-h
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-20

The Grand Forks Herald says lit
was noticed There was ss3655,OOO in the
permanent school fund and that odd
5000 was such a tempting morsel"
-etc. It is surprising that a news
paper ordinarily so well informed as
the Herald should make such mis-
takes. There lis nearly a million dol
lars IN the permanent school fund
safeguarded by the constitution: The
estimated revenue which will be APP
p~ortioned during the coming two years
is 8 55.000, which the Herald has con
fused with tbs p~elllaIien fund. #
the Herald will get Its bearings on the
school fund-it will be in position to
take whichever side OF the contro-
yersy 1t chooses-and its arguments
will at least have the merit Of intel
Iigent information on the subject
which Is now sadly lacking.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-20

Senator Carterss resolution for in
vestdgatioT Of the Neyes a s provides
that the committee shall take steps to-
ascertain whether any attempts YER
made to bride Judge Moves and ii SO
by whom. Some testimony may be
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-20
YOUR CHRISTMAS DINNER.

Ought to be the best Of the year.
Gtlssner Will make . specially this
holiday season Of CHEERING 70 the most
delicate taste and appetite. A large
invoice Of goods ID the road especially
for Christmas day--oysters in bulk
and IN the aiiell-ine blue points that
will make you think Of way down
east Red snapper-the finest flaw
ored fish IN the market. Whole lob
sters, game birds Of ali description
tat southern pcssum-celery, fresh
vegetables, turkeys geese, chickens.
corn fed meats, sucking pigs, and
every description Of dainty edibles Ton
the holidays. When ordering your
Christmas dinner, step into Gnssrer's
and tell him what you want-what
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1900-12-20
5delicacy seems to be your special
h~anksring. II he hasn't 1t III the store
he will order It for you and at the low
est price.
GEORGE GUssNER.


Il General Purpose Farmer.
The general purpose farmer who Iii q
good gardener gets a better living Tor
himself and family than the special
crop farmer, afirms American AgricuI-
tlrlst. He raises his own dairy prod.
ucts, beet, pork and mutton, eggs and
fowls, fruit and vegetables. and II he
wants to eat them be is not oblfted to
stop and count the cost. He has no
fear Of starvation through stoppagesof
railroads o strikes. He Is not as had
~ affected BY & poor seasonssSor be has
several crops to depend upon, and, as
he usually sells more than he buys, il
~ an easy matter to keep ont OF debt.