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New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
Ia PENITENTIARY ONCE CONDEMNED BY CHARLES DICKENS

driving through the modest grounds if they keep
their fares from touching the shrubbery. The
visitors told to take branches from the trees
on the other side of the rail fence-a bit of prop
erty the President does not own.
When Texas, the charger which Colonel
Roosevelt rode up San Juan Hill, was in the
Sycamore stables hairs out of his tail were in
great demand. Many school teacher to-day is
cherishing as a sacred war relic a bit of hair
from the tail of a broken down hack horse.
The President farms forty acres at Sycamore
Hill. the farm being superintended by Noah
Seaman. The garden is hourshinS in spite of
the drouth, but the hay crop is burned up
Seaman is proud of his potatoes.
This is one of the best potato farms about
here" he said the other day. Last summer
we surprised every one from Virginia
here visiting the President one day, and
came into the field where were hoeing- He
went back to the house and got the President
just to show him the potatoes.
I'D like to take some of those home in my
grip he said
Send him barrel, Seaman said the Presi-
dent.
Those potatoes called Empire State
when they left the ranch. but they call them
'Roosevelts' in Virginia
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

village is sure enough go years old one has
the proof in this deed
Ammo Domini sixteen hundred and ffty-three.
This writing witnesseth. that Assiapum, alias
Mohanes. have sold unto Peter Wright, Samuel
Mayo and William LeYerich their heirs, admin
istrators and assigns all his land lying and
situate upon Oyster Bay and bounded by Oyster
River to the east side. Papaquatunk River on
the west side. with all woods. rivers meadows
uplands, ponds, and all other appurtenances
lying between the bounds aforesaid. with all the
Islands lying to the seaward excepting
Island, commonly called Hog Island, and
bounded near the southwark by a point of trees
called Cantiague In consideration of which
bargain sold, he is to receive, full satsfac-
tion, six Indian coats, six kettles, six fathom of
Wampum, six hoes five hatchets, three pair
stockings, thirty awl-blades. muxes twenty
knives three shirts and as much Peague as will
amount to four pounds sterling. In witness
thereof he Set his mark in presence of US.
William WaShbourne
Anthony Wright, Assiapum or
Robert Williams MOhanes (X) mark
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07
SKILL SHOUyN IN PRISON,
What CORJ1cts at Eastern Peniten-
tiary 4re 4bIe to Make.

| The Eastern Peritentiary, of Philadelphia, at
one time regarded as the cruelest and saddest
prison in the world is now probably the kindest
and the cheeriest. Charles Dickens, visiting the
| Eastern Penitentiary condemned it utterly. He
| said it drove mad. Could Dickens visit it
to-day he would probably praise it with his
whole heart. When the warden, Daniel Bus
singer recently came into office he gathered his
OVerseers about him and said
Il believe in treating the cOnvicts here like
men. I believe in treating them though
had forgotten their crimes. Prison life is sup
posed to improve the wicked, to make them bet
ter, to fit them to &C out into the world on the
completion Of their sentences and live good lives
Well. let us treat them here though were
confident that they intended to live good lives
hereafter"
To-day many fine effects in cabinet work are
achieved at the Eastern Penitentary by the
convicts there. These men, with tools the most
primitive, outrival their free countrymen in this
pieces which, with slow care, they turn out,
Such pieces could not be made by free men,
they would be of a costliness for which there is
no demand. They made, therefore only bf
prisoners in order that tobacco and similar lux
uries may be obtained at from 81 to $50 each
though worth from $50 to $500 each at the regu
lar rates of free labor.
He who walks through the clean and bare cor
ridors of the Eastern Penitentiary will learn
many lessons in ingenuity and in patience
Here, for instance, in a cell more clean and
more ornate, with its rocking chairs and pict-
ures. its old fashioned notices and tides
than is the average sitting room, aged man
with a white beard, forger. is making a
checkerboard. The old points to a stuffed
rat the mantel and says:
Don't you think that is a pretty good piece of
taxidernist work? 1 never did anything of the
kind before, either. I caught this with
trap that I made out of a tin tray and a shirt,
and I stuffed him with ravellings. His eyes arc
chewing gum, and the pupils coored with
shCe backing"
In Block 3 the cabinet workers live. One is
youth of twenty-five He makes boxes of
various shapes that would serve well to hold
handkerchiefs or letters or souvenirs. In each
there must be two three hundred pieces of IN
laid wood of white holly, ebony, mahogany, wal
nut and birch and each is polished until there
are reflections in it's surface such as water has.
Yet each was made with dull knife an old saw
and a pot Of glue. The wood, in tiny strips, is
brought to the youth by his relatives. 1t is the
refuse of cabinetmaker's shop.
A tall, gaunt Of forty, under fifteen
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

One old timer will be missing on the farm this
summer. That is old Davis, a colored man, who
had worked on the farm for years. He became
too old to work, and is now living the Presi-
dents pension in the village.
So it is in Oyster Bay. where the President
lives when he is at home. If he could not have
returned for the birthday party there would
have been endless disappointment That the
New-York tribune., 1903-06-07

long time. He's got nothing but little garden
plot and he refused an offer of $1,000 for it"
do you think he'll ever SELF" asked the re-
porter.
'Taint likely now" said the deacon pulling
his white beard. Il clean forgot to tell you that
Joe amt poor no more. He married woman
with an income monthly income"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-04
POPULISTS MEET.
Will Nominate Candidate Of
Own in Seventh.

Hutchinson, Kan, April 4.-The Sew
enth district Populist congressional
convention met at Il o'clock this fore
noon and it organized by electing DIR.
Boiler of Rice county, chairman and E
G. Nettleton of Reno secretary.
Delegates were present from nearly
all counties of the east half of the dis
trict and some from farther west. A
discussion of the misunderstanding be-
tween the Democratic and Populist
committees resulting in supporting the
Populist committees contention and in
dicatipns point to the nomination of a
candidate on a Populist ticket. ConveE-
ton was called 10 order for permanent
organization at 2 o'clock
S. J. Hale is being urged to become
a candidate but will not accept
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-04
DR.. Won MULLER

Dr. Won Muller, the great specialist
in all chronic and nervous diseases, has
located permanently in Topeka His
office is ABS Kansas avenue, opposite
postof1ce, upstairs. Residence, 623 JEFF
ferson street.
His long practice in the large hos
pitfalls of the world enables him to treat
successfully all chronic diseases, such
as bronchitis, asthma. consumption.
rheumatism, sleeplessness. brain and
nervous exhaustion. paralysis. neural
gia, headaches. fits, st. Vitus' dance.
cancer, tumor, skin diseases. including
freckles. pimples, pulcers, salt rheum,
etc, also heart. liver, stomach, and kid
ney diseases, nervous debility, confusion
of ideas, aversion to society, loss of
memory and energy, etc. Diseases of
the ear and eye are quickly and perma-
nently cured by an original and never
failing treatment Cures guaranteed
where others have failed. He will ex-
anime you thoroughly and if incura bic
he will frankly tell you so.
Young men. take one candid thought
before it is too late A week or month
may place your case beyond reach of
hope
Remember it will cost you nothing to
consult this eminent specialist. and
therefore the most humble in circum-
stances can avail themselves Of his ex-
perience. Catarrh and deafness posi-
lively and permanently cured
DR.. Otto Won Muller gives especial at
tention to diseases of ladies' He will
positively cure all female diseases.
Correspondence in any language an
swered.
once hours gsto z a. NJ, to and
| z to p. m.
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AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.

In the Shadow of the Gallows," Lii
Ian Mcrtimer's initial attempt at writ
ing an original play. received a presen-
tation at the New. Crawford last night
at the hands of her stock company. A
large audience seemed to enjoy the v
ening thorpughly. The players We're ia.
'niliar with their work, as they played
the piece ali last week in Kansas City.
For the most part they gave satisfac-
ton, the adventures of HalcyOn V.
Bisnette being especially good Miss
Mortimer displayed some handsome
forth much praise. The scene Shutters
We're kept on the jump, as the play is
divided into four acts with a dozen
scenes. The mounting was unusually
good.
AS to the drama itself little criticism
can be offered on it as a vehicle for a
repertoire company playing at 10, 20 and
80 cents. Plced alongside Of other melo-
dramas however, its faults nre appaT-
ent. Miss Mortimer still has much to
learn from Hal Reid, Theodore Kremer
and other past masters at devising
thrills Her play is entirely conven-
tional. It appeals to one as a tumble
of scenes and situations the like of
which he has seen in a dozen old Eng
lish dramas. It is a pity lords and
dukes and masters of Greystone Hall
must be injected into dramas when
there are better subjects every day IN
Topeka, Kan. U. S. A. It is not IN
likely that Miss Mortimer's play, with
some working over. win have a pros
porous life in the melodrama houses of
the large cities. as it is saturated with
action and gives a thrill for every pen
ny expended at the box office
Tonight Miss Mortimer and her com
pany will show The Pickpockets OF
London" her own dramatization of
..Oliyer Twist The Sleeping City,
10, rrirr r,fcnt
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GAS CASE NEARLY OVER.
City Finishes the Introduction OF
Testimony.

The city today finished the introduce
ton of testimony in the dollar gas case
and it was announced by Charles Blood
Smith, attorney for the gas company,
that on Friday, April TO-. the defendant
would introduce rebuttal testimony at
Little Rock, Ark The gas company
has some experts there whose evidence
il hopes to be able to present to prove
that it really costs more than 81 a thou
san dto manufacture gas
This afternoon the. company is pre-
senting rebuttal testimony 10 the city's
evidence at the office Of Charles Blood
Smith.
The city will resist the attempt on
the part of the gas company to intro
duce the Little Rock testimony on the
ground that it is not rebuttal and should
have been produced on the examination
in chief. This will involve a long law
argument and the argument will take
place at Little Rock.
This morning the city merely intro
duced w c. Stephenson and Fire Mar
was q great amount of building and
growth in Topeka during the past two
years, and Mr.. Wilmarth presented =
summary from his books showing tire
number of building permits issued.
A tabulatlon was also presented from
the books Of the gas company. made
by the city, to show the number Of gas
connections made by the company since
it commenced the system of connecting
free of charge for people who would use
gas stoves. The city claims that tne
company has largely OVerstated the cost
service. The tabulation shows exactly
the location of each connection. the
kind Of pavement which it was neces-
sary to remove in order to dig the ditch
and the attorneys for the city will at
tempt to show the exact cost Of making
the connections
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-04

Inc regular monthly neleOrOlOSlcal
report of the Dodge City weather sta
ton gives pretty accurate line on the
condition of the weather over the west
ern part of Kansas during the past
month
Eleven clear days were recorded to
offset u cloudy and eight partly cloudy
days Rain fell on four different days
during the month
One light frost was reported, while IS
killing frOsts were recorded. The tenn
perature was the highest on the S1st
when the thermometer registered rs de-
grees, and was lowest on the 1st, when
but degrees above zero was recorded.
The greatest daily range of temperature
was on the 24th, when there was
variance Of 43 degrees.
The average temperature for the
month was 40 degrees above. while The
average for the month during the past
20 years is AZ degrees above.
The report OF precipitation during the
past % years is especially interesting
as showing the condition prevailing II,
western Kansas this year as compared
with former years. In 1898 but a trace
of precipitation was recorded in the
month Of March. while in 1891 the rain
fall was 2.32 inches in March. The pre-.
eipitation in March this year was 6;
hundredths Of an inch. which compares
IaVorably with the usual rainfall and
which augurs we'll for crops The av.
erage rainfall during March during the
past % years is IS hundredths OF an
Incl,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-04
LOCAL MENTION.

The case against George Swan, the
boy VINO wounded Alfred Sage IN Park
dale with a revolver because Sage hit
him with a SNOWFALL last February. was
taken up for preliminary hearing in the
city court this afternoon
Frank Bovey, who is i'll at the Santa
Fe hospital, is improving.
J. f Bovey has returned to his home
in Kansas City after a two weeks wish
in Topeka
as an April fool joke, wants it dis
tinctly understood that he was not i'll
Jail and has never been. He has lived
in Topeka seventeen years, and has
been i'll the employ of the Rock Island
for twenty years.
Election Commissioner Williams Is
busy today sendinng out the voting
booths, ballot boxes and supplies for the
judges and clerks. 1t viii require hard
work today and Monday to get the
booths out and set up ready for business
when the polls open at s a. m. Tuesday.
The polls open at a. m. and close at
6 p N.
rs President Roosevelt's policy the
best towards the solution of the race
problem?" is the subject of a debate
which is billed as the greatest living
question of the day." and which will be
listened to at the St John A. M. E
church on Thursday evening April 9, al
firmative of the question are w W.
Fisher and Attorney ]. H Guy. The
speakers in the negative side are Pro-
Nathaniel Sawyer and Attorney w. J.
Jamison. The announcements say that
"a jury of Is distinguished persons will
decide the merits of the disputants.''
Judge Hazen this morning sustained
the plaintiff in a friendly action to quiet
title The suit was filed by W. r.
Moore against Robert Winning. MONTE
Escales and Lemuel H. Springer, the
land involved being the northwest quar-
ter of section II, township 10, range IL
east.
A. L. Entsminger. the fruit grower OF
Silver Lake. has filed suit in the district
court to recover $420 damages for the
killing of three cows by a Union Pacific
engine. The COWS Entsminger alleges
We're valua bic animals, one of them be-
ing a registered polled COW. Waters &
/ Waters are the attorneys.
City Ticket once. Union Pacific
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-04
MR.. LUTZ SUES.

Brings Action for Damages Against
Firm That Had Him Arrested.
F. NJ. Lutz, the man who was re-
leased from Jail today after the dis
missal of charge OF grand larceny
against him appeared IN the district
court this afternoon and filed suit
for $4,000 damages against J. Haglage.
proprietor of the Domestic Mercantile
company of St. Joseph. J. W. Camp
bell, proprietor of q branch establish
art an agent of CampbelPs. Lutz
claims his arrest is the result of a con-
spiracy against him.
Instead of attempting to leave town.
as is stated in another column. Lutz is
remaining here attending to the filing
of his suit He viii not be prosecuted
on the charge of forgery, as was init
mated. although other charges may be
placed against him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-04
Let's Go To
HO B AR T S
The Cut Rate Drug Store

When you use a medicine use good
one. Read what a customer has to say
of Vin-Seng Tonic:
Mr.. Frank Hobart: Dear Sir-I was
very much run down from overwork
and felt the need of a good tonic. My
mother had been using Vin-Seng Tonic
and it had done her so much good that
1 concluded to try it myself got Il
bottle and after taking it I was able
to keep on with my work and felt ever
so much better. I want another bottle
now and think It will entirely cure me
1 don't think there is another tonic on
earth to equal Hobart's Vin-Seng Tonic
I advise all people suffering from weak
ness caused by overwork. Grip. Catarrl
or any facilitating disease to use VIM
Seng. JOHN +. HAWKINS.
Station B, Route 2
Winter generally leaves one in a weak
and debilitated condition, and an eff
cient tonic is needed. You get the best
medicine on earth when you buy Vim
Seng Tonic. 1t cures all Stomach
Trouble, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, ana
Catarrh. You win eat square meals if
you use Vin-Seng Tonic Price, per fun
pint bottle, 50 cents
Your money back, if you want it.
500 West Tenth ST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-04
MISNER IS GONE.
Had Trouble With Superintend-
ent Charles and Quit.

c. H. Misner. assistant superintendent
Of the State Reform school, has re
signed, his resignation having taken
erect on March Is. Misner is said to
have been out Of harmony with Supt
Charles, who has been accused of mis-
When Mr.. Charles was asked con-
corning MI. Misner's resignation today.
ne said:
management Of the institution.
Yes, Nisner resigned two months
ago
what was the cause of his resigna-
tio4?''
You'll have to see Misner about
that" replied Charles.
1T is claimed he had a disagreement
with YOU
we had no trouble" snapped
Charles. and slammed the receiver into
his end of the telephone without wait
ing for further remarks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-04

crease tremendously each year we can
but look forward to the next national
gathering with greater pleasure than to
this one just closed. The Kansas wo-
men have a good deal to do in that
time, inasmuch as they are preparing
for an exhibit and bazaar to be held in
Boston next October and the state con-
ventiOn, which viii be attended by Mrs.
Chapman Gait. Miss Anthony and we
hope by Mrs. Z. NJ. Gilmer, known to
the newspaper fraternity as the bright
southern writer. Dorothy Dix.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-04
COMING DRAMATIC EVENTS.

A. Q. Scammen's best comedy drama,
THE Sleeping City" will be tomorrow.
Sunday, nights offering at the New
Crawford theater. The claim is made
that it is one of the most interesting as
well as the best mounted drama here
this season. In casting the play Decker
& Veronee made some special selections
for the Lillian Mortimer company with
The Sleeping City',~in mind.
Leslie Nlorosco will present THE Man
From Mexico" at the New Crawford
Saturday matinee and night next week.
The play has been a great laughing
success in the larger cities during the
past two seasons, and since Mr.. Mo-
rosco secured the rights to it, he has
nedeavored successfully TO keep it up
to the high standard fixed by its pro-
duction in New York. Boston, Chicago,
and elsewhere. All the appointments
necessary to 4 high class performance
arecarried on tour, and the cast has
ben chosen with care and judgment. To
lovers of fun, ii offers entertainment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-04
Maj. HulI Promoted.

Leavenworth. Kas..- April 4.-Worcf
has been received at the Soldiers home
stating that the board of managers hac
appointed Major A. Gregory Hull, cFief
surgeon of this branch. to be chief sur
geon Of the new soldiers home sani-
tarium at Hot Springs. S. d. Also the
news came that Dr.. John L. Fryer. as
sistant surgeon. has been appointed 10
the position of chief surgeon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-04
Mems Mass Meeting.

A mems mass meeting will be held at
the Industrial Institute, South Topeka.
Sunday afternoon at 3. Mr.. J.W. Gieeo.
Mr.. ]. H. Guy, Mrs. Thorpe. Mr.. w l.
Jarnison and others will address the
audience. These meetings have proven
very beneficial in stimulating an inter-
est among the people of the city. The
Industrial departments will be open for
Ladies are invited to at
tend
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-04

ton of all the organs to pre-
serve the perfect health Of
the body.
rFo-, about two years suffered from very
obstinate case of dyspepsia - writes R. Z. Sccord
ESQ, of Il Eastern Ave, Toronto, Ontario II
tried a great number Of remedies without sue
cess I finally lost faith in them all 1 SO
FIR gone that could not bear any solid food in
rsy stomach for long time; felt melancholy
ard depressed. Could not sleep nor follow my
occupation. Some four months ago . friend
recon tueudcd your Golden Medical Discovery
After weeks treatment had derived so much
benefit that continued the medicine. have
taken three bottles and am convinced It has
in my case accomplished a permanent cure.
can conscientiously recommend it to the thou
sands Of dyspeptics throughout the 1andp
The II Common Sense Medical Adviser
1908 large pages in paper covers, is sent
free on receipt of AZ one-cent stamps to
pay expense of mailing only. Address
DR.. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Z.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-04

Brethren, the funeral of Brother John
S. Branner win be held in Masonic hah.
Sunday. April 5, at 2:3O p. m. Friends
of the family are invited The lodge win
assemble in the blue room at 1.45.
". A. POWERS. W. NJ
CARL ". NELLIS. Secretary
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-04

Are the medicines to take-they do
the work thoroughly and agreeably
and never fail to do it.
Hoods are the medicines you
have always heard recommended.
cannot recommend Hoods Sarsararilla
too highly as a spring medicine. When We
take It ia the spring we all feel better through
the summer" Mrs. S. 81. NEAL. McCrAyB, Pa.
Hoods SaFs.apaFIIla promises Se
cure and keeps the promise.
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WEATHER WARNER.
The Promise Is That It viii Continue
Pleasant.

The forecast indicates that the wealth
er will continue warmer in Kansas
Cider" Smith announced the weather
would be more or less squally until after
the 5th of the month, but the govern
ment forecast would indicate that warm
and fair weather win prevail.
The temperatures as recorded at the
weather bureau for today are as fol-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-04
Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo.

New York, April 4-The Adarchese
Carlo di Rudini, son of a former Italian
premier, in the course of play recently
broke the bank at Monte Carlo, at rou-
lette. which means he won at least $40-
600, says the Herald's correspondent in
Paris
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-04

There is a best time Cor doing
everything -that is, a time when a
thing can be done to the best adj
vantage, most easily and most eff
fectively. Now is the best time
for purifying your blood. Why?
Because your system is now trying
to purify it-you know this by the
pinoles and other eruptions that
have come on your face and body.