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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-12
JOHN BROWNS HOME.
Efforts Being Made to Preserve His
Birthplace.

IF the efforts of the John Brown as
ISOLATION are successful. the 1e9th an
niversary of the birth of John Brown
will be marked by the rescue of his
birthplace, at Torrington. Conn, from
premature destruction, says the New
York Tribune For some time the as
ISOLATION has been endeavoring to Sc
cure the funds necessary to purchase
the place, restore it and provide an in
come for its maintenance.
The condition of the house is far from
good, owing to lack of care. 1t has been
occupied, perhaps not inappropriately,
by family of negroes for the last ten
or twelve years. The occupants have
not shown the reverence due the birth
place of the man who sacrificed his life
in behalf of their race. The house is
located in the western part of the town,
three miles from Torrington, on a road
now travelled but little. At the time
of the birth of John Brown it was con-
sidered one of the better class of dwell
ings.
circuit, the historian of Torrfngton,
describes it as "a well built and thor
oughly finished house at the time, being
ceiled with pine lumber. the beams pro-
jecting below the ceiling, but planed
smooth or cased." 1t is thought that
the house was built in 1776. It has IN
dergone few changes. Large pared
window sashes have replaced the small
paned ones, and it is believed that the
roof has been reshingled. The weather
boards are those put on when the house
was built
The interior arrangement is practi-
cally the same as when the house was
occupied by Owen Brown. John Brown s
father. In the center rises the wide
throated stone chimney, with its fire
places, characteristic of the old home
stead of New England. The main en-
trance opens into the familiar box-like
front hall, with its cramped staircase,
hanked on either side with parlor and
sitting room. In the rear Of the Chin
ney, extending half the length of the
house, is the kitchen. At one end OF
this room is a square bedroom, and at
the other end a pantry. A shed and
woodroom form the rear of the house.
The builder is supposed to have been
a man named Joel LOOMS. In Feb
ruary, 1893, Owen Brown, who was d
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-12
SUCCESS OF aTHE cHARLArAN."
It Has Been Such That General
Gamma" Will Be Held Back.

When De Wolf Hopper was in London
a source of much entertainment to the
comedian was the struggle the newspapers
had with his name. 1t was not till he
was there for several weeks that any one
journal got his name right. The Staid
Times would call him De Wolff Whop-
per" despite the fact that numerous let
tiers of protest and correction were sent
to the editor. The Telegraph had an
equally sad time referring to the COM
edian as DE Wolf Hopera-" This last
may have been an English joke; but a
good joke oft repeated grows wearisome.
Punch, whose reputation for fun is CEN
tered in the one word of advice to the
man who would marry. Don t." spoke of
the comedian as being The American
WheeZe factory superintendent 'sWheeze''
is English for Joke"
It also said that the comedian reminded
it of a one-legged man who had lost his
crutch, he was such great Hopper
Since De Wolf Hoppers great week at
the National in 1.-THE Charlatan,' nearly
two years ago, this opera has enjoyed
ar unexampled prosperity. Even in Eng
land it was received with greater favor
than was "El Captain" The new opera
General Gamma is ready for produc-
ton: but it viii not be seen until the lat
ter part of next season. Hopper says he
considers his London success in THE
Charlatan" due in great part to his cho-
rus which was a, revelation to the Eng
fish. and that the English chorus girl in
comparison to the American article is an
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-12

A Topeka lawyer heard that a New
York lawyer by the name of Frank
Brown was in Topeka He wished to
TO find him. He first visited the Copeland
hotel.
Is Frank Brown stopping here?' he
asked the clerk
Yes was the reply
please send him my card
The card was delivered and the Topeka
lawyer was told he could see Mr.. Brown
in the parlor.
rs this Mr.. Brown, asked the Topeka
man. as he stepped up to a gentleman in
the parlor.
Yes, sir. What. can 1 do for you?' re-
piled Mr.. Brown.
I wished to see you about taking some
dispositions in New York
Why, m not a lawyer I am travelling
for a coffin factory and live in Oshkosh .
Your name isn't Frank Brown
Yes, it is But I'm not a lawyer and
I'm not from New York"
Evidently the wrong Frank Brown. The
Topeka lawyer made his excuses and left.
He next tried the National
Frank Brown stopping here?" he ask
ed the clerk.
Yes. Wish to see him?''
Yes
The elevator boy will take you up to
The Topeka attorney was certain he had
found his man. He knocked at the door of
Come in" was the command.
rs this Mr.. Frank Brown asked the
Topeka man.
Yes. sir. Have a chair"
Il wish to have some deDoSitiOnS taken
in New York" said the Topeka man.
We'll, sorry you know. but that is not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-12

a moment later in response to continued
applause Evidently there was confusion
Behind the scenes for Mrs Carter ap-
peared at one entrance just as Mr.. Be
lasco came out at another entrance
They We're manifestly surprised to see
each other hut the actress saved the sit
uation by extending her hand to tht adap--
ter and then retiring. Mr. BelaSco eVf-t
IDENTIFY had few Well-chosen words in
mind, but the gallery seizing the idea,
began to boo more violently than ever.
and Mr.. BelascO, with a glance aioft and
a gesture of disgust, disappeared.
The gallery gods thought more of Mrs.
Carter than they did of her dramatist,
and the gods for once had the critics with
them William Archer once called s.Zaza"
a slice of raw Paris-and London is
rather out of sympathy with slices of raw
Paris. But the town is going in a body
to see '.Zaza-''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-12
Fl. L. TROMP.

town after seed so as to know who would
plant potato patches
The following incident happened in To
peka a few days ago, and is a. startling
example of the fckleness of man
A man called up the toll line at the cen
tral telephone office from the office Of a
certain business house and asked to be
connected with a. town in Missouri. saying
he wished to talk to a Mrs. Blank The
toll operators inquiries as to the party
wishing to talk revealed the fact that it
was Mr.. Blank who wished to talk to his
wife in Missouri.
After the usual delay in securing con-
nectionS with out of town parties, Mr.
Blank was called up and told that the
Missouri operator reported that the only
Mrs Blank in that vicinity died two
weeks before of smallpox
Upon hearing this startling news. the
man implored central to find out all
about it. My God. central. she is ny
wife and I have heard nothing about it
I have been down in Texas for a month.
Find out If 1t can be true Never mind
what it costs The man seemed over
come by the terrible shock and could only
talk brokenly. as he urged that all speed
be made in finding out the truth Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-12
His "Prince Otto" Scores a Big Sue
cess in Chicago.


Otis Skinner, who was seen in Topeka
in February of this year. in The Liars,
has scored a great success in Chicago in
his dramatization of Robert Louis Stew
enson's Prince Otto The piece closes
the third week of extraordinary business
at McVickers, theater tonight. In speak
ing of the play a Chicago paper said:
80 Prince Otto has proven fine We
hicle for the display of Mr. SINNERS gifts
as actor, author and stage director. for
he is all of these. The play is the work
of his pen and he plays the principal part
therein and in addition produced the piece
himself. The result is a finished piece OF
work, for he was perfectly conversant
with what the author meant while he was
preparing to impart this knowledge to the
company which surrounds him. The sue
cess of the production is unquestioned
Ever since the opening night there mas
been a succession of large audiences pres
ent and the ENTHUSIASM has been trench
dous. This is not surprising when the
merit of the production is taken into con-
sideration, for there is something in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-12

town after seed so as to know who would
plant potato patches
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-12

play for all tastes. It's scenic and costume
beauty appeal to the aesthetic side Of ones
nature; the charm of Stevenson's ro-
nance is woven into the play, the COM
pany engaged in interpreting the various
characters is more than competent and
the star. Mr. Skinner. Is a. satisfying ar
fist, fitted with role which suits him
The scenic dress Of Prince Otto has been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-12

commented upon The favorite pictures
are those of the first act, showing the in
terror of a peasants cottage, and the
fourth act, which is a tapestried chamber
in the palace. The coloring in both of
these scenes is rich and beautiful
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-05-12
TOPEKA.

matter. The central girl again called up
the Missouri town and found that Mrs
Blank had been taken with smallpox and
had died two weeks before and that her
two daughters were quarantined. one OF
them having contracted the disease
While central was getting this infor-
nation the apparently half frantic nus
band and father kept ringing in every
few minutes to ask what more had been
received After hearing all the story Of
his Wife's sickness and dealhs his sr1ef
was pitiful- He seemed wholly broken
down with the weight Of his sorrow. and
many were the expressions Of sympathy
for him from all who heard his story
But Mr. Blank proved TO be a man who
would not allow even the weight OF such
a bereavement blast his life He so far
recovered from his pain and sorrow that
before 10 o'clock that same evening he
had married Mrs. Blank No ?
Daughters Delightful by George Y.
Hobart, will shortly be produced at the
Herald Square theater, under the man
agement of John B. Doris, who exploited
Orange Blossoms and In Paradise.
The play is said TO be a farce comedy OK
a startling nature.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1900-10-19
Medical.

DR.. LeDue's Genuine French Female Regula-
tor, from Pors. Positively warranted to cure
t he most stubborn cases Of Monthly Stoppages
Irregularities, DISTINCTIONS and Suppressions. 81
tutes. Sent on receipt Of price and guaran-
teed by, The Kidd Drug Co.. Elgin. iii. Re-
tail and wholesale by L. D. Browns Pioneer
Drug Store, Little Falls, Johnson's Pharm-
acy, Brainerd. Martin Molitors, ST.. Cloud,
Dr.. Holden's. Sank Rapids, Churchill &
Scheldrup, Minneapolis.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-11-16
4 Vilag. Blacksmith Ssn. Ii, li..h
S.lI i!!s,

Mr.. H. H. Black, the well.
known village blacksmith at Ora.
Evansville, Sullivan Co., n. ".
says: "Our little son, five years
old, has always been subject to
Group, and so bad have the at
tacks beer that we have feared
many times that he would die.
We have had the doctor and used
many medicines, but Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is now our
sole reliance. 1t seems to dis
solve the tough mucus and by
giving frequent doses when the
croupy symptoms appear We have
found that the dreaded Group is
cured before it gets settled. -
There is no danger in giving this
remedy for it contains no opium
or other injurious drug and may
be given as confidently to babe
as to an adult. For sale by B. Z.
Jones, Druggist.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-11-16

The works of Art of the old
masters have disappeared so rap
idly from Italy by sales of impe-
cunious noblemen, that the gov
ernment passed law forbidding
their sale and removal. This
locks hard, thata man cannot sell
his own property. Prince Chigi
owns a palace filled with millions
of dollars worth of the precious
works of art, and is too poor to
pay his butchers bill and occu-
pies only one room in this vast
palace. He sold a small picture
by Botticelli of THE Virgin and
Child" to foreigner for s7S, 500.
For doing this he is on trial, and
if convicted, will have to pay
81, ,250, be imprisoned three
months, and will have to turn
over to the government the $7s, :
500.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-11-16

! The work of construction on
the cathedral began in the year
1886. and the greater part of its
completion was daring the fif-
teenth century. It's dimensions
are 500 feet long and $50 feet
wide. The central spire is $50
feet high, and can be reached BY
over 500 steps. On the exterior
are about two thousand pinnacies
and statues.
The interior looks like a forest
of marble columns; fifty two Of
them are eight feet in diameter
and over seventy feet high; above
these rise the arches and supports
for the roof until one is lost in
wonder how it was done and
stood perfect these MANY years.
At the rear and back of tne
great altar are beautiful colored
glass windows ninety feet high
and wide in proportion, repre-
senting different Biblical scenes.
There are also many beautiful
paintings, marble figures and
affairs.
At present great changes are
being made conforming the front
to the architecture of the rear
and other portions of the struc |
ture. To give some idea of the
size of this great cathedral, it
may be stated that thirty
each Sc by go feet,
could stand on it's floor side by
side, leaving a large space not
tilled.
The Milan opera house is
known for its great dimensions
and seating capacity, and also
'or having the largest stage in
he world, being 500 feet deep.
The Palace of Science and Art
600 paintings, including
Marriage of the Vir-
yin," and a large collection of I
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-11-16

Polk. Tyler carries off tn,
palm in the way of civ.
branches with thirteen. The first
HARRISON CONES next with ten
and Hayes follows with eight
-Four children have been the
presidential average number,
beginning with John Quincy
Adams, vino had four; so had
Van Buren,, Taylor. Lincoln,
Grant and Cleveland. Two is
the next favorite, or the number
OF children born to Monroe, Fill
more, Arthur, Harrison and
Mckinley, Jackson and Pierce
each had three John Adams,
Johnson and Garfield had five,
and Jefferson six. all girls.
Cleveland and Harrison are
the only ex-Presidents living.
None lived to the allotted three
score and ten years. the first
Harrison coming nearest to that
age. or 68. Grant died at As
years, and Pierce at 48. Wash
ington at 81, and the others at
ages varying from SO. Lincoln's
age, to 65.
Natural decline was assigned
as the cause of death of three
John Adams, whe was only 81;
Madison, who was 81, and Mon. |
roe, SO. IT
-Four died of paralysis; one,
Buchanan, of gout; one of cancer,
Grant, and two we're assassin
tied. Fever, asth ma dropsy and
md neurgalia of the heart were
he other causes of death. What
$ usually regarded as an infantile
Observation-Disclosures GROUP
arried off Washington.
Most of the Presidents were
Southern born. New England
as given four Presidents. New
,ork, New Jersey and one of the
Western States have been re-
resented at the White House.
'i'ginia has the honor of giving |
even Presidents. Ohio has the {
ext place, with Grant, Hayes,
Harrison. and McKin- g
y. North Carolina gave Jack I
On. Polk and Johnson; Mas, a
lchusetts, John Adams and his Ii
IN. Quincy Adams; New York, S
an Buren, and Fillmore; New
hampshire, Pierce; Pennsylvania O
buchanan; Ketucky, Lincoln, and O
erlDont, Arthur. D
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-11-16
Worth A Dollar
A Smell.
ROSES AT $3.50 APIECE AND
ORCHIDS AT $2,lO FOR
ONE FLOWER. z

The costliest of all flowers pro
duced of late years is the Rothe
say rose, strange looking, flesh
colored bloom. 1t is of an extra
ordinary color-velvety-and Just
like the cheek of healthy baby
in tint. Every petal is wrinkled
like the ''goffering" of a girl S
dress, and the entire bloom is
very closely set and weighs as
much as six ordinary roses of the
same kind, A single flower is
worth $50.
The prize of 81, 200 offered in
Holland for a black tulip has
! never been claimed, but five jet
black hyacinths have been known
to grow in the last 20 years. The
cheapest fetched 800 and the
dearest $3.50, almost a record
price for a bulb. Only one of
the five reached a second
generation, and now there has
not been a black hyacinth for
three years.
Orchids fetch the highest of
all prices among flowers, though
one may buy toIerable orchid
buttonhole for quarter.
The sunset orchid, a lovely |
flower of deep yellow and car
mine and flaming crimson, which
cost many a life before it was
first brought homo from the vir.
gin forests of the Amazon, conld
not be bought for less than 81 800
a plant when if arrived In Eng
land. Only three out of As sun.
sets were alive on arrival.
The record price paid for an
orchid lately is 50. 100 for a plant
of a new species called the cano-
ous from the interior of Brazil.
It has most lovely bloom, each
lower eight inches across, streak
I'd white and purple.
A blue peony seems to be as
likely a thing to encounter as
,lue horse. However, light
nd washed out looking but dis
inctly blue specimen grew in
he hot-house OF a Manchester \
over culturer. 1t was bought
y very wealthy amateur for
l 900.
You can pay as much as $40 a
losSom for some varieties of the
and a pea green
over of this species, which is
OCCASIONALLY to be had, will fetch
ouble that amount. Stray
tories. q
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-11-16

ancient sculpture. In one of
the old churches is Leonardo da
Vlnci S celeby ated fresco of The
Last Supper, Milan has nearly
half million inhabitants and a
history dating back 1000 years.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-11-16
About Presidents.
FOURTEEN OF THEM HAVE
BEEN FARMER S SONS.
Eighteen Have Been Lawyers
Only One Bachelor, Buchanan
Only Two Ex-Presidents
Living.


New York Sun.
The majority of the Pres
dents of the United States, fror
Washington to Mckinley, hav
been sous of farmers and plant
ers, that is IA out Of "a.
The father of one only, Presi
dent Mckinley, was a manufact-
urer. Of only Zone, iWillian
Henry; Harrison. it wass recorded
that he was a statesman. One
was a tanner and one a sexton
the fathers of Grant and John.
son. Buchanan and Hays were
sons of merchants. Arthur and
Cleveland were sons of clergy
men. Law was the profession
of the fathers of Tyler and John
Quincy Adams. Two Presi,
dents only were farmers or
planters-Washington, who was
also a surveyor, and Lincoln,
who abandoned the farm for the
law office. - -
eighteen Presidents, more
than two-thirds of THEFT whole
number, lived and thrived on the
law. OF these four began life as
teachers-Adams, Garfield, Ar,
thur and Cleveland. Only one
was a doctor, William Henry
Harrison One began life as
tanner, Grant; two as tailors.
Fillmore and Johnson, the form
er later joining the ranks of law
yers. Jackson and Tyler were
soldiers, as was Grant.
Fifteen of the Presidents were
college men. FIVE received their
education at public schools. three
were self-taught and Grant was
the only West Point man.
Regarding the ancestry of our
Presidents, one.third, or eight.
were Scotch and Scotch Irish
descent; one Madison, was
Welshman, or of Welsh ancestry,
and Van Buren was of Dutch,
the remainder, or fourteen, had
English forbears.
Elizabeth has been the favor.
ite name for the mothers of
Presidents. Let all Elizabeths {
with sons make note of this.
There was Elizabeth Jones, the {
mother of Monroe; Elizabeth t
mother of Jackson; a
Elizabeth Bassett, mother of the '
first Harrison; Elizabeth Speer.
of Buchanan; and Eliza c
beth Irwin, mother of Benjamin a
Fl lrrison. a
The name of Mary is also we'll
represented. beginning with o
Mary Ball Washing tom S mother; Il
then Mary Hoes the mother of a
Van Buren; Mary Armistead, Il
ryler's mother; and Mary Nc f,
Donough, the mother of John "
son. Of James there are two, S,
lane Randolph, mother of JEFF.
erson; and Jane Knox, mother g
# Polk. OF Nancy's, there are g
Ilso two, Hancy Hanks. mother al
# Lincoln. and Nancy Allison, S,
mother of Mckinley. IT
The Presidents all married p,
American- born women except al
ohm Quincy Adams, whose
rife, Louisa G. Johnson. was b,
orn in London. Eng, where to
hey were married. al
New York was the birth state tu
the wives of six Presidents. 81;
'irginia and Ohio each gave m
,ur P esidents' wives. Eight oh
ther states are represented &C
'ew Hamphire, Massachusetts,, 81,
Iew Jersey. Maryland. North oil
arolina, Kentucky, Tennessee
nd Missouri. There has been kr
nly one bachelor President, an
uchanan. fol
IL seems that not even in the tn,
bod old time of 100 years ago I'll
as it the fashion to have largeI CO..
miles. Washington and Madi- Rs
n had no children, nor had gil
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-11-16

There are more private zoolog-
ical parks in England than in
any other country on earth.
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-11-16

Have you seen our stock of Ladies Capes? 1t
It complete in town. starts at 15c each in black a
The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1900-11-16

Do you wish to see good line of Mems C1otf
n show you full line at 81 so, So S12 so and 81
The Princeton union., 1900-11-08

First Publication Oct. 25. 1900.
CTATE OF MINNESOTA. COUNTY OF
~ Mile LacS.-ss. In Probate Court.
Special Term. Oct 16 1900
In the matter OF the estate Of Duncan Taylor.
deceased.
On receiving and filing the petition, of Me-
tilda Taylor, of the county of Mile Lacs, rep
resenting, among other things. that Duncan
Taylor late of the county of Mile Lacs in the
State of Minnesota, on the 18th day of March,
A. d. 1897, at the county Of Mile Lacs. died in
testate. and being an inhabitant of this county
at the time of his death. leaving goods, chat
tells and estate within this county. and that the
said petitioner is the surviving wife of said
deceased and praying that administration OF
said estate be TO her granted:
It is ordered that said petition be heard be-
fore this court, on Saturday. the 18th day of
November. A. D. 1900, at2 o'clock P. NJ. at the
| probate Office il court house in Princeton. in
said county.
| Ordered further. that notice thereof be given
to the heirs of said deceased. and to all persons
! interested. by publishing this order once in
each week for three successive weeks prior to
said day OF hearing, in the Princeton Union. a
weekly newspaper printed and published at
| Princeton in said county.
| Dated at Princeton the 18th day of October.
A. D. 1900. By the court, a,2s.
B. NJ. VANALSTEIN.
probate Seal] Judge Of Probate.
NJ. L. CoRMANy. Atty for Petitioner.