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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-01-13
VAST APPLE oRoHARp.
Missouri Man to Plant Many Trees in
Reno County.

Hutchinson, Jan. 13.-Next season NJ.
Butterfield of Lees Summit, Mo-, will
plant a large orchard in Reno county.
Mr.. Butterfield claims that in the sand
hill regions of this county, where veins
of water flow a few feet below the sur
face, a failure of the apple crop will
never be known.
The roots of the trees reach the wa
ter below and the even moisture given
the trees has much the same effect as
artificial irrigation. There is an inter-
esting story connected with Mr. But
terfield's investments in Reno county.
In 1887 he made a trip through this
county and made up his mind that the
Arkansas valley was to become a fruit
district He tried to interest the farm
ers here in planting orchards. The
farmers had no money to buy trees, and
little faith in orchards. Mr.. Rutterfield
finally offered to furnish trees for the
planting of several small orchards, the
farmers to allow him to select any
single crop in IA years from planting in
payment for the trees. Several accept
ed this offer. The trees were delivered
and no more was heard from Mr. But
terfield. This year he appeared and
claimed the apple crop. He shipped out
ten car loads and put an immense
amount in cold storage for a better
price. He got an immense price for eY-
cry tree furnished in 1887
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MARRIED SECRETLY.
Friends of a Burlington Couple Sur
prised by an Announcement

Burlington, Jan. 13.-Burlington has
a romance in real life which was known
to but very few people. 1t has just been
announced that Mr.. NJ. c. Kepple, the
operator is married and that he has
been married man since about a year
ago. The affair has been kept secret
and not even the relatives knew of it
until recently.
The wedding was in the nature Of an
View. The bride was Miss T. Emile
Scott of Baldwin, the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. w. Scott of Media Mr.
Kepple was asked about the wedding
today and said that he did not see any
thing of particular interest to the pub
lie. He says they concluded to marry
and went to Pleasant View and had the
ceremony performed. 1t was a very
quiet affair.
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TEMPERANCE THOUGHTS.
T. B. Hawks Does Not Believe in
Methods of Enforcing the Law.
North Topeka. Kan, Jan. IL

N Orth topeka, Kan, Jan. 10.
To the Editor of the State Journal:
I would like the use of a little space
in your columns to say a few words
about the state temperance convention
which has just been held in this city.
Although there were numerous dele
gates to the convention, representing
the churches of the state, many of them
being ministers, there was scarcely any
Indication, until the Rev Mr.. Sheldon
appeared, of an effort to deal with the
liquor business in the spirit which Christ
manifested in his dealing with the evils
of His day. So far as the church
could be said to have had a voice in
the matter, it might be easily imagined
that the imprecatory Psalms had taken
the place of the gospel of peace and
good will taught by Jesus About every
word said was in the direction of wrath
and condemnation against the saloon
keeper. And almost every bit of APP
plause was given when some unusually
strong terms were used about more Sc
we're punishment than the ordinary, as
fitting to be melted out to the saloonist
or jointist.
Now, as to the general situation in
the temperance movement, the work at
present is but the mere shadow of what
it was in the 30s, the SOS, when the
WashingtOnian movement was started,
and in the 70S, when, in HillSbOrO, Ohio,
DR.. Dio Lewis set in motion the great
spiritual wave that resulted in the W.
c. T. U.
IL WO0A0 bC wen LIZ lllOoC AAAlCl
in the temperance movement to make
special study of these periods, and note
the characteristics of the movement
during the time, especially in regard to
the moral and legal suasion phases.
Upon doing so it will be found that the
great and overwhelming power of those
times was the moral or spiritual power,
and not the power of legalism.
It is almost truism to say that not
only the temperance movement, but all
great movements of a moral or spirit
ual nature, have lost their hold upon
men just in proportion as they have be-
come crystallized systems in which the
work is sought to be done by proxy,
by policemen, sheriffs, courts and
armies, that should be done by spiritual
conviction in the hearts of the people.
It marks no great step in advance in
the world to be able to get man fined,
put into Jail, or hung. The veriest saw
age is about as capable of maintaining
his rights by force, of demanding and
getting an eye for an eye, a tooth for
tooth, and returning a blow for a blow.
as the most highly cultured man that
our machinery of culture is able to turn
out But it has taken thousands of
years to evolve man who is able to
control his own spirit and overcome evil
with good. In other words, to become
a disciple of Jesus Christ.
The enthusiasm for humanity that is
buried under applause for the punish
ment of our fellow men is in great dan
ger of being buried altogether out of
sight T. r. HAWKS.
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DEATH FROM POISON.
Three Year-old Child Dies Suddenly
at Arkansas City.

Arkansas City, Jan. 13.-Alfred, the s.
year-old adopted son of A Heitkam, died
overdose of morphine or opium. Wednes-
day night, Mrs. Heitkam gave the child
two teaspoonfuls of 8, patent cough syrup,
the doses being given about an hour
apart. At II o'clock the boy appeared to
er aroused him. He appeared sleepy and
a doctor. was called; The physician walk
hours and he seemed to be improving.
but a sudden turn for the worse came
about noon, and the boy died late Thurs
day night 1t is not thought there was
enough of the drug in the patent medicine
given him to produce death. and il is not
known where he obtained the poison,
Several days ago a lot of sample packages
of headache medicine were thrown about
town and it is known that the boy took
some of this medicine.
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FOR DOUBTERs.
Easy to Investigate ThIs.

Mr.. J. T. Gallagher of SO Clinton
Ave, Albany, n. Y, writes the follow
ing which is Of interest to anyone suf-
ter1ng from the pain and annoyance of
piles. The gentleman says:
I suffered for six months from Itch
ing piles.
The Pyramid Pile Cure was recon-
mended and I used one box which
cured me completely.
The pain and agony which I under
went was something tndescribable I
USED many other remedies with only
temporary relief. Had known that
the form of the Pyramid Pile Cure was
a supposftory I would have used it
long before I did. The Pyramid Pile
Cure reaches the seat Of disease and a.
soothing sensation is experienced at
once.
This is a bona fide and anyone who
IS incredulous may write to my address
and I will verify the above by return
mail" Respectfully,
J. 7. GALLAGHER.
s3 Clinton Ave. Albany N. Y
The Pyramid Pile Cure has been q
pleasant surprise to thousands of suf-
ferers from piles. because of the in
slant relief 1t gives and prornpt cure
which results from its regular use. and
this is done without the use of opiates.
narcotics or poisons of any kind. as the
pyramid is wholly free from any in
furious drug whatever.
Hundreds who had almost decided to
undergo an operation, believing nothing
else would cure them. have been aston
ished to find that a. fifty cent box of the
Pyramid Pile Cure was far safer, better
and more effective than an operation
could possibly be.
The Pyramid is sold by all druggists
at 50 cents for full sized package.
Write to Pyramid Drug Co., Mar
shall Mich, for little book on cause
ana cure OF piles.
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ROW AT EMPoRIA
Local Paper Says Depositors Are Dis
satisfied With Martindale
Property Sale.

Emporia, Jan. 13.-The Democratic
Recorder. in an article on the sale of
the William Martindale property. says
the depositors are enraged, and that
the depositors' executive committee will
meet today to see what can be done to
stop the transaction. It is claimed by
the committee that the property is
worth at least 100000, making the de-
positors lose $4,000 by the sale at SAL
0OO
When r. T. Battey, trustee, advertised
the Martindale property for salea cred
itor, Mr.. Harvey, secured a temporary
injunction against the sale. The Recor-
der says: Receiver Battey was asked
twice on January by prospective bid
ders when the injunction was to be
raised, and replied that he did not know
but that all bidders should have a
show. No one knew the Injunction was
raised until the sale was made,
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MAY GO By DEFAULT.
Silbes Brothers, Alleged Murderers
Dismiss Their Attorneys.

Fort Scott, Jan. 13.-There is a pos
sibility of George and Ed Silbee going
to trial next Monday in sullen silence
without any attorney or witness as
they did at their preliminary. They
have dismissed Messrs. Humphrey &
Hudson whom they asked the court to
appoint to defend them. and now have
no attorneys at all.
Mr.. Humphrey who has actively rep
resented them said today that they re-
fused to talk with him about the case
and had notified him that they didn't
want any Fort Scott lawyer. They want
LatShaw of Kansas City. The officers
think this is just a scheme on the part
of the prisoners to force a continuance
of their trial. They have no money to
get a Kansas City attorney.
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To Go to Alaska.

On Monday James H. King received
a very satisfactory proposition from the
department of agriculture at Washing
ton. so he will go to Alaska to assist
H. P. Nelson with experiment station
work. He will start from mere apout
tbe first of March so as to be there by
the time spring work opens up. Mr..
King will be missed in Lincoln almost
as much as any young man who could
go aWay.-Lincoln Republican.
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FINE POULTRY SHOWN.
Garden City Chicken Show a Success
and Will Be Continued.

Garden City, Jan. 13-The third ex-
hibit of the Garden City Poultry associ-
alton closed Friday evening. There were
about 300 fowls entered, embracing
about all the we'll known varieties. Mr..
Hemlick of Jacksonville, Ill, was
scorer. The improvement in some
breeds, notably the barred Plymouth
Rocks, is estimated at so per cent in
two years, largely due to the interest
which these shows have elected. One
coop of large turkeys and white Ply
mouth Rocks attracted universal atten-
ton.
Some spangle bantums and fantailed
pigeons were of great interest to the
little folks.
The managers are well pleased not
only with the display but in the high
scoring of some birds.
It was voted to continue these exhi-
billions.
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Terror ed by Vagrants.

Pittsburg, Jan. 13.-The unusually
large number of tramps in this city the
past two weeks is causing the police
considerable trouble. Complaints from
all parts of the city are sent in concern
ing the insolence and boldEess OF this
class During the absence of citizens at
their places of business the woman folk
at home are terrorized by threats when
they are refused anything to eat. The
police are gathering a great many of
them in and putting them to work on
the streets.
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Stone Road in Southern Kansas.

Coffeyville, Jan. 1S-Within a short
time two miles of stone country road
will be built between Coffeyville and the
Verdegris river. The farmers living
east of town have agreed to build one
mile if the Coffeyville Commercial club
will build the other mile. The club last
night appointed a committee to solicit
funds for the work, which will begin
in short time. This will be the first
stone country road built in southern
Kansas.
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Chronic Rheumatism Cured

DR.. H. B. Hettinger, Indianapolis,
Ind, saws: For several months after
spraining my ankle I was severely af
f1icted with rheumatism. l finally tried
Detchon's Mystic Cure fro rheumatism,
and in days could walk without my
cane; two bottles cured me sound and
well. I take great pleasure in recon-
mending the Mystic Cure to all who
are afflicted with rheumatism Sold
by Swift & Holiday, druggists, 52S
Kansas avenue.
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SOLD awILD CHERRY"
Luray Jointist Given Ninety Days
For Violating Prohibitory Law.

Luray, Jan 13.-s H Walters who
'fbootlegged" here extensively met his
Waterloo and is now serving out his
80 days in Jail. He was tried at the
June term on four counts. All witnesses
but one against him were boys of Is to
Is years. He admitted selling DIR.
Godfrey Jones' Wild Cherry Bitters''
which his own witnesses said would
drive a man crazy.
Judge Munroe thought that selling to
boys deserved especial punishment and
gave the defendant so days on one
count
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Death of Mrs. PiIcher.

Winfield. Jan. 13-Last night about
10 o'clock Mrs. Pitcher died at her
home on West Tenth avenue. She was
afflicted with appendicitis in complica-
ton with peritonitis. She is the wife
of Dr. Hoyt Pitcher. She leaves four
children. The funeral services will be
held Sunday under the auspices of the
Rev. ]. D. Botlxin and the Rev. S. W.
Stophlet of this city.
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scKIp" LAVIGNR oFF.
Former Lightweight Champion Sud-
denly Sailed For France.

New York, Jan. 13.-The sporting fra
ternity will be surprised when it learns
that George Lavigne, the prize fighter
better known as kid" Lavigne, sailed
for France on the French line steam
ship La Champagne. His name does
not appear on the passenger list, as the
kid" bought his ticket on board just
before the big liner left her pier. The
only person in this city who knew that
he was going to sail was his friend
Bud" Hauser, and he was down to the
pier to see him off. According to Hauser
Lavigne has an offer to fight in Paris
with the winner of the O'Brien- Erne
fight. From the same source it was
learned that the Kid will probably
fight in England with Dick Burge.
Lavigne was to meet a number of
sporting men this afternoon to arrange
for a match at Chicago. After the meet
ing he was to go into training. When
seen on the steamship just before she
sailed the kid" would offer no ex-
PLANTATION for his sudden sailing.
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WIN BE Was Named MCCOY.

T. A. Mccoy, a farmer residing near
Anderson, Is the man from whom KID
Mccoy gets his name. AS everybody
knows, McCoy's real name is Charles
Selby. He is a native of Milroy, Rush
county, this state. Many years ago
Mr.. Mccoy was a butcher at Milroy,
and, though a quiet man, was of re-
markable strength and skill. There was
a bully in the town of the name Of
Condo. Every now and then Condo
would get drunk and make life a burden
to the townspeople, and perchance give
terrible beating to two or three. One
day Condo got on one Of his tantrums
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in the state refused to compete with
her. so for several years past she has
been virtually barred out of contesting.
This year, however, she has been in
vited to again enter, and preparations
are being made to organize a big
chorus. Besides this, a male double
quartet has just been organized. and
thte Sappho quartet has voted to enter
the contest for first prize for ladies'
quartet
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HUTCHINSON GRAND JURY.
Nineteen Indictments Are Returned
Against Law v olafors.

Hutchinson. Jan. 13.-The grand jury
which was called here through the ef
forts of the Good Citizens League was
discharged last evening. It was in ses-
sion ten days and returned 10 indict
ments. The town has been dry since
the calling of the grand jury. AS far as
can be learned most of the i-diet-
ments are against violators of the pro-
hibitory law. No arrests have been
made.
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Pensions For Ransara

Washington, jan 1S.-Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Additional-William W. Hupp, Union,
SO to $12
Supplemental-Franci NJ. Conley, La
Cygne, 81.
Increase-James B. Blackburn, Fort
Scott, Sc to So; George NJ. Nedrow, Kir-
win, So to SO; Jacob Rau, Haven. So
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capt. Grinstead Was We'll known.

Wellington, Jan 13.-Captain ]. P.
Grinstead of the Thirty-second infantry
reported killed in the Philippines, was
a veteran officer of three wars. He
served during the rebellion, as captain
in a Kentucky cavalry regiment and at
the breaking out of the Spanish Ameri-
can war, was elected captain of COM
pany L. of the Twenty first Kansas.
recruited in this county. He was city
marshal of Wellington for several years
and was prominent in the G. A. R.
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HOW THEY
ARE CONTRACTED
BRONCHITIS, PNEUMONIA, AND
CONSUMPTION.
Diseases That Destroy Over Three
Hundred Thousand Lives
Annually.
GERMS WHICH CAUSE THEM
Found in Every Breath. of Air We InhaIe
THEY LODGE IN THE AIR PASSAGES.
Congested and Inflamed by catarrh, Coughs
and Colds,
Found in Every Breath. of Air We InhaIs
THEY LODGE IN THE AIR PASSAGES.
Congested and Inflamed by catarrh, Coughs
and Colds,
THE HEAT OF THE BODY
Soon Restores Them to Animation, and They
Multiply with Astonishing Rapidity.


De
in How
who think nothing of slight caarh themselves
ov rcentan
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Rano County Deaths.

Hutchinson, Jan. lathe death re-
port for 1899 as made by DR.. H. M
Stewart, county physician, shows that
during the year there were 204 deaths
in Reno county. The largest number
of deaths caused by one disease was
% from consumption. The deaths from
typhoid fever are next highest, there
being Is. The third largest cause of
deaths was cholera infantum- There
were IL deaths from this complaint.
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CoffsvviIle Commercial Club.

Coffeyviile, Jan. 13.-The Commercial
club last night installed its officers for
the new year as follows: President, T.
c. Frazier; vice president, G. S. Pellet;
secretary, H. L. Barnes; treasurer, G.
L. Long. Directors: T. G. Frazier, g.
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Large and Successful Meeting at Rus
aau Last Night.

Russell, Jan. IA hundred Odd Fell
lows from Hays City, Lucas, Waldo,
McCracken, Hutchinson and Russell
lodges gathered here last night with
Russell lodge No. 119 and witnessed the
fine work Of the local lodge in con-
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KANSAS NEWS.
A Modern Utopia Discovered In
Marion County.
EveryInhabitant of LOstSprings
a TeetOtaler.
POPULATION OF ESQ.
A Move Started to Discourage
Use of Tobacco.
Leading Merchant Ships Back
Supplies TO Factory.

Florence, Jan. 13-Lost Springs, this
county. is an extremely moral town. 1t
has a population Of $50 people and ev-
cry person in the town is a teetotaler.
Now move has been started to dis
courage the use of tobacco in any form.
c. F. Shupe, the leading merchant, has
boxed up his stock of tobacco and
cigars and shipped it back to the fac
tories
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WIN Enter Musical Contest.

Emporia, Jan. BIT now looks as if
Emporia would be well represented at
the musical jubilee to be held at Hutch
inson For number of years the En-
poria chorus took first prize at both
Hutchinson and Ottawa, with from $500
to $500 prize money, and other choruses
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ferrfng the initiatory, first and third de-
grees upon four candidates.
A plentiful feast followed the work.
This was one of the most successful and
fraternal meetings ever held in central
KanKSaS.
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s. Pellet, T. B. Fogg, L R. Arbogast.
H. L. Barnes, W. H. Lewark, c.. L.
Long, J. H. Keith and NJ. A. E. Patton.
The club begins the new year with sew
eral large enterprises in prospect for
Coffeyville
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oalena Livery Barn Burned.

Galena- Jan. 13-The only livery barn
of Riceville, suburb Of this city, went
up in smoke last night. 1t was owned
by H c. Hurd. Three horses, buggiss
and the principal contents of the build
ing We're burned. The loss is fully ST.
500, but is partly covered by insurance.
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Flour For Africa.

Newton, Jan. 13.-The Halstead mills
shipped out two carloads of flour this
week. It is bound for South Africa, and
will be used by the English army.
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LET 1T BE DISTINCTLY UNDERSTOOD BY ALL


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HYOMEI, AND HYOMEI ONLY.

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Kansas City and Return $2oo Via the
u Santa Fe.

Tickets on sale Jan. 14-15-16-17th,
final limit Jan. 10th; six trains day in
each direction
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February 18th is the Day

The British Doctors Stop Taking
Gases For Free Treatment-A1l
Who Wish to Avail Them
selves of this Liberal Otter
Should Cali at Once at
the British Medical
Institute, Az To-
peka Avenue.
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"BRAVE BILL''-AND HIS ENEMY

When the report of the loss of the
Maine reached this country, the ac-
count was given also of the dauntless
courage with which the officers and
sailors met the disaster. One man,
while the thunder of the explosion
was still sounding in his ears, appear
ed at the door of Captain Sigsbee's
cabin, and touching his cap, said
calmly:
Excuse me, sIr-I have to report
that the ship has blown up, and is
sinking"
He had faced an almost certain
death in order to save the captains
life.
When the story was told, the heart
of the nation responded with a proud
throb. Every American felt honored
by the courage and GOODNESS of his
countryman, and rejoiced that by
some happy accident he was among
the few who were saved.
His after story is brief, and as it
has been told in all the daily journals
there can be no indelicacy in reciting
it here.
He was marine orderly on the
Maine, a gallant, generous, friendly
young fellow, who had but one en-
emy-himself. He7drank to excess.
After the destruction of the Maine
he came to this country, and was re-
ceived with praise and affection
as a hero. His friends gat hered
around him; he married, and soon
had another position.
He loved hisJwork, friends and his
his wife; but not work nor friends
nor home could drag him away from
the fatal habit.
Not two years after that day when,
hero among heroes, he trod the
deck of the sinking ship, he sat alone
in a public park in New York, mis-
cradle outcast, who for liquor had
given up all that made life dear.
Mad with want and despair, he kissed
the picture of his child, and put an
end to his life--a life which God had
fitted him to make happy and noble.
We tell this story to American
young mon, as we would point out
beast of prey hidden by the path
along which they must Youths
Companion.