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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12
PASTOR,S WEE SUES.
Parents of Wealthy Indiana Minister
Are Asked $4,000 Damages.

South Bend, Ind. April 12.-Rev. T.
Miller, one Of the best known ministers
in indiana and formerly Democratic
candidate for mayor, was made a de-
PENDANT today in a sensational suit for
damages brought by his wife. Mrs. Mil
Ter charges Dr. and Mrs. Ryel T. Miller.
parents of the pastor, with alienation Of
her husbands affections and says her
husband has supported them in their
cruelty For this she asks $50, coo dam
ages.
The young couple We're married July
3. 1900. at the home of the bride and
groom, which. it was announced at the
time, was wedding gift from the
groom's father and mother. Now it is
claimed the house was never given to
them, the transfer being false.
Besides charging DR. and Mrs. Miller
with poisoning the mind of her hus-
band against her, Mrs. Miller, jr.. al
leges that they forced her to leave her
home and husband on March 4. that
they caused certain false reports and
impressions concerning her TO be cir
cuiated; that they called her vile
names and otherwise cruelty mistreated
her in hearing of her husband and
often in his presence spoke of her in
disparaging terms.
They moved into the house. she as
serts, without her knowledge and lived
with her and her husband. unjustly
criticising her, severely scOlded her and
threatened her. When she protested
they told her she should move out If
she didn't like it there. When she pro-
posed moving they so Influenced her
husband that he refused to move with
her and told her to move alone IL she
wanted to go. They unceremoniousiy
took from her several gifts they had
previously made and told her she had
come into the family like a bundle OF
old rags
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12

Seven years ago the State Of Illinois granted
90 the Physicians Institute OF Chicago charter.
There was need Of something above the ofdl-
nary method OF treatment for chronic diseases
something more than any one specialist OF any
number Of specialists acting independently
could DO, SO the State itself, under the powers
granted it by its general laws, gave the power 70
the Physicians Institute to furnish to the sick
such help as would make them well and strong.
Ever since its establishment this Institute mas
endeaYOred IN every possible way to carry ont
the original purposes Of its establishments under
the benehcient laws of the State.
Three years ago, the Physicians 4nstltuLaf
realizing the value Of electricity in the treacmen6
of certain phases of disease, created under the
superintendent Of its staff OF specialists an
electric belt, and this belt has been proved to be
Of great value as q curative agent. from time
to time It has been improved until it reached
that stage of perfection which warranted It's
present name Of Supreme
This belt is the most effective OF al agents IN the
cure Of rheumatism, luHnbago. lame back nerF-
Gus exhaustion. weakened or lost vital functions
kidney disorders ana many otner cDtti-
plants.
This IS supreme Electric Bel" IS made IN one
grade only-1c0g uage-there is no better electric
belt made and nc better belt can be made
Whenever in the opinion OF our stan OF special
lists the wonderful curative and reT1tellZing
forces Of electricity viii cure you we send you
free Of all cost one Of these Supreme Electric
Belts It IS not sent on trial, It IS yours to keep
forever without the payment OF one cent This
generous offer may be withdrawn at any time, 50
you should write to-day for this free supreme
Electric Belt " to the Physicians Institute
at 2ll0 Masonic Temple, Chicago lis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12

yond the stage where things are printed
for fun.
c. j. Edison is the type Of a young
man that is an example for others He
had no special advantages nor chances
thrust upon him. He made oppOrtuni-
ties and then grasped them and made
the most OF them He was born on !
farm near WILDER. Nebraska, in 1881
He has gone to school and seen much Of
the country in which he lives. He has
attended school in California. Kansas
and Nebraska If you ask Edison of
himself he win say, IT have had f1Te
fist fights four OF which I won and one
/ didn't / was thrashed by every teach
er I was under until I reached the high
school That is all"
During a vacation Edison tried giving
hypnotic exhibitions as a means of
making his next terms expenses. He
succeeded financially and otherwise He
did SO well that when ne got through
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12
DEWEY on POETRY.
Kansas Supreme Court Reporter
Gives Expert Information.

The Wichita Beacon has the following
account of a lecture at that place By
T. E. Dewey, supreme court reporter;
Mr.. Dewey. made a strong plea for the
use of good poetry instead of doggerel
in current lyric work, and showed how
it might be done. using Illustrations
from Tennyson. Shelley, Ingelow, Burns
and others. Mr.. Dewey used Bret
Hartes What the Chimney Sang" in
Illustrating his method. He said:
Essential elements Of poetry are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12
Miss Rose Owens
No. 72O Seventeenth Street,
Washington. D. c.

March %, 1900, Mrs. W. H. Jones, Of
Cameron, No. wrote the following to The
Chattanooga Medicine Co;
81 ask for advice for the treatment Of my
complaint. / hear a great many women
IN my condition were cured by Wine of
Cardui, 50 I sehd for the medicine
The medicine was sent her and August
IS, 1900, she wrote again, the following:
ssPerhaps you viii remember Ms. ". H.
Jones. who wrote you SIX months ago asking
for advice which you so kincsIy gave herr I
never will Be able to thank you enough for
II. ] suffered terribly at monthly periods for
three years. / would some times 60 for
seven months with no flow at al. Now
have my health back again and am expect
ing to be confined IN january. cannot praise
your medicine enough"
Over 10000 cured women besides Miss
Owen and Mrs. Jones have written letters
like these, telling Of the cures Wine of
Cardui has worked for them. One Of the
grateful women is Miss Alice Daulton, Of
Bon Air, Tenn, who writes:
lam glad to say that since have been
taking Wine of Cardui and Thedford's Black
Draught feet much better IN every way.
The medicine has done me lot Of good and
I am getting along nicely, and shall continue
its Use as long as can get It. Nothing
have taken dtring the past three years has
done what your medicines have done for
me. recommend II to al ladies meet,
and especially to those IN the SANG condition
I was IN. Mrs. Evans, Of Bon Air, whom
induced to try your wonderful medicine, Is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12
REGRETS SHE DID NOT DIE.
Girl Who Shot Her Mother viii Re
cover. Has Mayer Parent.

Winsted. Conn. April 12.-"Bullets do
not seem to kill Litehfield county peo-
ple.'7 said Coroner R T. Higgins today
To illustrate the truth of this state
rnent Miss Elsie Richards. of Bark
ham pstead. who shot her mother in the
head Tuesday and then put bullet in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12

copied A poem entitled THE God
slayer" has been reprinted in papers
all over the country and was printed in
the State Journal last fall The maya
zine was full of bright things, verses
and para graphs. of the kind that people
like to read and enjoy with smile. Ed
sons little rhymelets and paragraphs
are OF the variety that make paragraph
ers in the east and west famous. In
fact they have been so good that he is
now writing a column every week for. a
Sunday newspaper.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12

"Of asking foolish questions
In the shops, pray have no fears
For you're sure of civil answers
From the civil engineers.
The above is one of his little verses,
and dozens OF that sort IN every issue
of The Automobile made it a college
publication that succeeded. 1t had
something in it besides essays and
month-Old accounts Of football games.
When a fellow fiunked this is the way
at was described in the magazine;
young Grimes has hunked, the
good young man,
I never knew d better,
He had no malice in his heart
And always wore a sweater.
But now the jig is UP with him
And he's gone home to rest:
He smoked whatever he could get,
But liked Bun Durham best"
He had a satirical column entitled
"Side Talks with Boys, like the follow
ing:
@A1gernon: Yes. the young lady did
the proper thing in refusing your re-
quest She evidently has read the re-
ply to Troubled Spirit in my Side
Hints to Girls. as the talk she put up
10 you was the one I had recommended
for such occasions. However if you
had needed my latest instructions to
'swigger,' you would have had your
breath safely disguised and the young
lady would not have thrown it into
you. Yes, all the things you inquire
about are good, except the onion.
wouldn't use onion although the dis
guise is unquestionably very difficult to
penetrate.
Vivian: No. do not let the young
lady hold your hand, even if she does
express a desire 10 do so. Hold your
own hand, and then you will know how
10 play your cards to the best advant-
age.
Weeping Wilbur: I am sorry that
] have been the cause of your nard
luck 1t was all right for you to offer
to make the young lady a present of
your room mates gold watch, but it
highly and inexcusably improper Tor
her to accept such valuable present
from a mere acquaintance. Surely this
unnatural young lady never reads my
profitable Side Talks with Girls. Your
only hope is to send her a marked copy
of my instructions to Doubtful One,
where I treat the subject of costly gifts,
and perhaps she VIII see her error and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12

to her own brain. has recovered con
seriousness and win recover.
= regret that am not dead. I hope
I win die said Miss Richards to DR.. j.
SWEET when the latter visited her today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12

:" Il every suffering woman has the same
experience with Wine Of Cardui that I had,
your medicine certainly will be most pops
lar. About year ago I began to have
worn out tired feeling with lassitude, pains
n the back ard head which kept increasing
every month. felt that needed something,
bot to get the right medicine was the trou-
bic. / finally decided on your Wine Of
CARDIFF and only needed to take three bottles
when was fully recovered"
f177lHEN Miss Rose Owens, who has a
w responsible position in the Govern
L ment service at Washington, D. G.,
decided to try Wine of Cardui, she made
a wise choice. Over a million women have
been relieved of female weakness by this
same Wine of Cardui. It is not strong
medicine but may be taken every day in
the year by any woman with benefit. It
does not force results, but corrects de-
rangements of the menstrual organs. It
strengthens the nervous system, gives tone
to the bodily functions, acts directly on the
genital organs, and is the finest tonic for
women known to the science of medicine.
For all the aches and drains attendant on
the ailments peculiar to women, Wine of
Cardui is the staunchest guardian of her
health and happiness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12

"Of asking foolish questions
In the shops, pray have no fears
For you're sure of civil answers
From the civil engineers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12

Edison also wrote fables on the George
AIDE order Here is one of them
A Young Man who was strange 10
the Wiles of Femininity became Esnan
ored of Girl He used often to Cali on
her and Discuss the Weather in a Bril-
liant Manner and relate Jokes that ne
had Read in the Home Paper Finally
he Tried On a Scheme that he had ofteA
Heard About but had never seen Work
ed: namely he separated himself from 2
Kiss that landed on the Young Lady's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12
K. U. is cosmopolitan.

Or 50 it seems at times.
Because her students gather from
So many different climbs"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12

Mr. Gcode of the vaudeville team of
Goode and Rottenne was walking down
street. when he stepped upon a banana
peel and came to the sidewalk with much
the same force that chara cterizeS his IA
nous tumble from the slaDstick in the
hand OF his partner.
Slowly rising to his feet with a puzzled
disappointed look upon his face he ex-
claimed;
Huh I suppose the bass drummer has
gone to sleep again. Baltimore American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12

return the watch before your rooms
mate misses it.
Society: 1. I never heard of the
surgical operation which you describe.
Calf brains could be purchased at any
good butcher shop, but I doubt If they
could be grated on successfully. res,
I think 1t would be an improvement.
,. In crossing a ballroom floor, try to
walk gracefully. Incline the body for
ward. glue a patent smile TO youf psas-
tic features, and make for some young
lady on the other side. Do not be
afraid of running over her; She WI
see you and stand to one side.
Ambitious Abraham: No, success in
society does not depend entirely on the
amount of money one has. We know
several fellows who are cutting a swell
in society without having money. 1t
only depends on how much money peo-
pie think you have
Ambitious Grille: Your offer 70
marry the editor of The Automobile
can not be answered in this column.
Offers of that kind are never accepted
unless accompanied by so cents to pay
for six months subscription to Ike
paper"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12
TAKE PEARLS FROM GUEST.
Customs Officials Ask Edmund Rus
sell to Prove He is No smupeler.

New York April 12-Forty-thr massive
pieces of jewelry. one of them a necklace
containing 5eS perfect pearls, have been
taken by customs officers from Edmund
Russell. guest Of the Majestic hotel to
make him prove that he did not smuggIe
them.
Twenty-four of the pieces were found in
the possession of Robin Dale Compton,
who keeps a jewelry antique place on Thir-
ty-third street. opposite the Waldorf-As-
toria 1t is said that Collector Stranahan
has an affidavit from Compton to the eT-
feet that Russell gave him the property to
sell
Russell says he is a lecturer. He arrived
last October from India and the orient.
de says that during his travels in the east
he collected valuable lot Of jewels, an
tiques and personal adornnnents which he
used to better illustrate the customs OF the
east to his audiences He attires himself
in oriental costumes and adds the jeWelry
to improve the effect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12
Send Your Application at Once To
The Physicians Institute.

They win Send You Absolutely Free.One
OfTheIr 100 Guage Supreme Electric Eeltss
the Belt " hich Has Made SO Many Wonder
full Cures-You Needn t Send Even a Postage
STAIN p j nst Your Name and Address
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-12

He had a satirical column entitled
side Talks with Boys" like the follow
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20
SMALLPOX OVER AT TOLEDO.
Quarantine Removed From Homes
Where Students Were Sick.

Toledo, March 20.-Quarantine is
removed from the three homes where
students having smallpox have roomed.
There are no other cases. This is one
of the unfortunate sequels of lax meth
DDS by the Des Moines board of health,
which has closed college for the last
three weeks of the term and may affect
it's attendance for next term.
The pupils at the Indian school now
number sixty-one and recently gave an
entertainment to raise funds to pur-
chase athletic supplies. Visitors praise
the recitations. music and drills.
DR.. Linn of the state board of health
is experimenting the cleaning up at
Indian camps.
Small frame houses have been built
and the Indians have their choice be-
tween them and duck for tents, in place
of wigwams destroyed.
1t is expected that after quarantine
is lifted there will be additions to the
school and the present need of more
teachers will be very great Superin-
.tendent Odell is working hard to build
up attendance.
Court reconvened yesterday after a
weeks adjournment and expect to clean
up the docket by Saturday. Clerk Ben
esh has been prodding guardians, adj
ministrators, ETC., for reports and as a
result many estates have been closed
I'D.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20
TOBACCO TRADE War
American Tobacco Company
Takes Up Gauntlet OF the
English Trust.
will Give All Its Profits and $780,
coo Pounds Additional to
Dealers.
Arrangement to Continue for
Four Years...Causes Sensa-
ton in London.

London. March 2o.-Ogden (Llmtea)'
AS the local representative OF the
American Tobacco Company, TO-DAY
rave notice of their intention TO give
their entire net profits and A2oo'ooo
YEARLY for the next four years as a DO
nus to their customers. the American
reply to the Imperial Tobacco Com
pany's dhe British tobacco complhe'
circular offering large bonuses TO l's
customers who would undertake not TO
sell American goods for term OF years.
The American Tobacco COMPANY 5
bonus scheme is the sensation OF the
day in the tobacco world of Great BIZ
tain. Congratulated" "stupendous
amazing are few of the adJectives
applied to this bombshell The anti
monopoly role assumed by the Ameri-
cans has brought them the adherence
of a number of influential retailers VINO
are opposed to the Imperial Tobacco
Company's boycott, and already one
firm, owing many stores in the metrop-
oils has posted notices of its refusal 10
exclude American goods.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20
SOLD ANOTHER FARM.
Museatine Mans Property Disposed o.
on Forged Deed.


Special to Times Republican.
Creston, March 20.-Frank Grosjean
is a Frenchman by birth and lives in
Muscatine. Ia. He also owns a farm in
section 10, Lincoln township. On March
Z man supposed to be Mr.. Gros1ean
appeared before Jim Locke and gave
power of attorney to one 5. h. Powers
to sell and convey the land. Mr.. Pow
ers sold the farm to Fred Dykeman. of
Jones township, the consideration be-
ing $4,000, and as attorney in fact gave
Dykeman warranty deed to the same.
March IL Mr.. Dykeman mortgaged the
land to A. e. Locke. receiving 5000. He
also went to the Iowa State Savings
Bank and made an effort to borrow ST.
500 more, but when the cashier exam
ined the deed and saw it was signed
by a power of attorney he became sus-
picious and refused to make the loan.
Later J. L. Merritt, who has been the
resident agent for Mr.. Grosjean, and
thru whom all former business has
been transacted. appeared upon the
scene and dropped n bomb in the camp
by declaring the owner could not write
English, and. Furthermore, that he had
not been in this section of the country
1t is stated that Mr.. Dykeman had to
pay a certain amount of money down
and it was for the purpose he sought to
borrow the required amount, as he had
none himself. But as the matter now
stands the property is decided to Mr.
Dykeman. who has 5000 mortgage on
it, and the papers are all on record.
Mr. Grosjean has been notified
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20
WHEAT RULED N[AK
Weather Conditions in South.
west We're Rearish and Prices
Declined Early.
Heavy Buying for Export Caused
Reaction---Corn Closed
Lower.
Cattle 5 Cents Higher and Hogs
S to 10 Cents LoWera.sSheep
Strong.

Chicago, March 20.-The weather
made speculation in grains at the OPEN
ing today much a matter of guess work.
There We're slight showers reported in
Kansas and that state is overcast, M
iicating possible relief to the winter
wheat by good rains. AT least most of
the local crowd loked at the predictions
in a bearish light. Cables were lower.
May opened Il TO "a lower at "a to 1874
on moderate selling. but met fair sup
port at the lower figure and reacted to
74@74ls This strength was held but a
short time and the crowd began selling
again. Longs We're unloading some and
May sagged to 73A.
Marked weakness in st. Louis and
Kansas City on rains in the southwest
caused wheat to break shortly after
the first hour to 73h.. Exceptionally
heavy business was done at low prices,
especially in cash. New York reported
Fifty loads and this market sold nifty
for export. At this business prices re-
bounded ana May cloSeC SteiuS d Siis'aS
up at 74TM74A.
Early trade in corn was light. May
opened shade to aaA lower at Oils to
81 in sympathy with the wheat weak
ness and lower. tho not responsive ca
bles The market was not well sup
ported at the start and May eased to
6o7s. Later reports of light offerings
west sent prices to 611s, but the market
eased again and May steadied around
81.
May corn slumped with wheat to 6oA
sie0ss. The selling was heavy. but a
revival of strength in wheat brought
corn back to 81. and it closed only easy
a of a cent lower at CO.'S al.
May oats opened unchanged to AN Is
lower at 1885 to 4Sh in sympathy with
other grains. There was no conspicu-
Gus buying or selling. but fair offerings
and the report that the leading bull in
May options had let go much of his
holdings brought decline to 43A 1915.
Provisions opened steady. There was
some selling on the dime lower hog
market but offerings We're we'll taken,
especially pork. Changes in price were
small. but with an upward tendency.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-03-20
Charter Oak caucuses.
ia Times Republican.

Special to Times Republlcan.
Charter Oak. March 2O.-After
spirited contest in the city caucuses
here last evening DR.. G. S. Waterhouse
was nominated for mayor over John
Bolieu by majority of thirteen votes.
II was one of the most largely attended
caucuses ever held and considerable
bitterness was manifested toward the
old order of things. For councilmen j.
r. Kortman and DR.. ]. j. McWilliams
were nominated to succeed themselves,
and w. f. Miller for the new member.
At the school election held recently
Franz Redesel and c. r. Hart We're
elected to succeed themselves. No In
terest was manifest at this election,
there being not over fifty votes cast out
of a vote of 200 Thus because of lack
of interest some much needed correc-
lions in our schol system will continue
TO slumber.