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TOPEKA STATE JOURNAIv MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 31, 1900.
A FATAL MISTAKE
Is Oftea Made by the Wisest of To
peka People.
It's a fatal mistake to neglect back
ache. Backache is the first symptom of kid
ney ills.
Serious complications follow.
Doan's Kidney Fills cure them
promptly.
Don't delay until too late,
Fntil it becomes diabetes Bright'a
disease.
Read what a Tpeka citizen says:
Mr. C. A. Herrgr of 1044 Spruce street,
insurance agent, says: "I suffered from
kidney complaint far ten years, not con
tinually, but coming on in attacks that
were very annoying while they lasted.
Seeing advertisements in our papeis
about Doan's Kidney Pills, I called one
day at Rowley & Snow'B drug store and
got a box. If it had not helped me I
n?ver would have bought a. second.
From the relief obtained from the use of
Doan's Kidney Pills I am only too plea-,
ed to endorse that remedy.""
For sale by all dealers, price 50 eents a
box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. T.,
sole agents for the United States. Re
member the name, Doan's, and take no
other.
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Tel. 603 703 Kansas Ave.
No Danger
Of contracting
Sickness,
If you use
ore Mater
That's the kind fur
nished by the
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Telephoxb 12X
625 Quincy Street.
HOLIDAY KATES
Via "Bock Island Koute."
One fare for the round trip to points
wdthin 200 miles, -west of Missouri river.
Tickets eold Dec. 22, 23, 24, 25. and 31.
1S00. and Jan. 1, 1901- Return limit, Jan.
2, 1S0L
ToCalifornia, the American Summer
land. "The' Overland Limited' via Union
Pacific makes 15 hours quicker time be
tween Missouri river and San Francisco
tiian any other line.
Finely equipped with Double Draw
ing Room Palace Sleepers, Buffet
Smoking and Library Cars with Barber
Shop and Pleasant Reading Rooms,
Dining Cars, Meals a la carte. Pintsch
Light, Steam Heat.
Of this train Admiral Beresford says:
"Why, I never saw anything like it;
and then, too, this dining car system
It is grand. The appointments of the
Union Pacific trains are a constant
source of surprise to me."
J. C. FULTON, Depot Agent.
Second United Presbvterian church, Ben
efits fiats. Wert Twelfth street Preach
ing by the pastor, the Rev. J. P. White,
at 11 a- m. and 7:30 p. m.; "The World's
Tribute to Christ." Psalm 72: 10, 12, the
theme In the morning; evening subject,
Retrospection": Sabbath school at 10 a.
m. ; vouag People's society at S:46; Junior
at 3:30.
A Red-Letter Day.--Th Stranger
"'How long have you been civilized?"
The native "Ever since my home was
burned to the ground, and my wife and
children shot" Life.
COLDS"
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Tents Coughs. Colds, Sore Throat. Influ-
!iz:u Bronchi t is, Pnenrronia, Swelling- of
the Jrtints. I.umbsgot I; flimmation, Rneu
mat ism. N eur.i igiu.. Headache, Toothache,
Asthma, Difficult Breathing:.
Rad way's Ready RHiff is a sure cure
for ?very Pain, Sprain, Bruises, Pains
in the B:ick, Chest or Jimbs. It was the
first and is the only Pain Remedy that
Instantly Ftops the most excruciating
pains, allays inflammation and cures con
gestions, whether of th lunjrs, stomach,
bowels or other glands r organs,, by me
application-
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For Internal and External Use.
A teaspoonful In water will in a few
minutes cure Cramps, Spasms, Sour Stom
ach, Heartburn. Sick Headache. Diar
rhoea, Colic, Flatulency and all Internal
pains. Sold bv Druggists.
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SPORTIflG HEWS,
There is No Danger of the Big
Fight Being Off.
Contest Between Jeffries and
Kuhlln Certain For Feb. 15.
PREPARING BUILDING.
It Is Announced That the Mc
Coys Are Reconciled. '
Kid and His Wife Decide That
They Will Be He-Married.
Cincinnati, O., Dec. 31. There la noth
ing especially new la the fight situation
here. Attorney Herman J. Witte today
said that work on the building will be.
gin next week and the aangerfest hall will
be In readiness for the contest between
Jeffries and Ruhlin Feb. 15. He stated
that there was no danger whatever of
the fight being stopped by the ministers
or anyone else.
Witte today received a letter from
Manager Brady in which the latter says
Jeffries will begin active preparations
for the battle in a few days. He will
da all fci3 work at Asbury Park and
finish up bis training at West Baden,
Ind.
Ruhlin has engaged training quarters
at Newport, Ky., and he and Manager
Madden are expected here the latter
part of next week.
PONS MAY MEET WITTMER.
New York, Dee. 31 William A. Brady,
the pugilistic manager who will have
charge of the fistic carnival which is to
take place In Convention hall in Cincin
nati on Feb. 15, in which a twenty-round
contest between Jeffries and Ruhlin will
be the star event, is arranging a Greco
Roman wrestling match between Paul
Pons, the wonderful French wrestler,
and Charles Wittmer, a Cincinnati
heavy-weight celebrity.
This match will take place the night
before the Jeffries-Ruhlin bout. It will
be best three out of five falls, in all
probability, and for the championship
of the world.
Wittmer has a reputation second to
none in this country as a heavy-weight
wrestler and is believed to be the right
man to give the Frenchman a. bard
struggle.
Manager Brady has as good as closed
the match so far as Pons Is concerned,
and will at once communicate with
Wittmer. who is in Cincinnati.
THINKS FIGHT IS ALL. RIGHT.
"A match between these two men,"
said Brady today, "will attract much at
tention. Pons has proved that he is one
of the strongest and most scientific
heavy-weight wrestlers that has ever
visited this country, and, while I have
never seen Witttmer on the mat. I have
his record and know that he will be a
formidable opponent for the French
man." "Is there any doubt of the contest be
tween Jeffries and Ruhlin being pulled
off?" was asked.
"I think not. I have the assurance 'of
the Cincinnati people that there will be
no Interference. They have thorough
business men In charge of the affair
out there, and they ought to know what
they are talking about.""
TRACK READY FOB CYCLISTS.
Boston Track Is Banked to an Angle
of I"orty-flve Degrees,
Boston, Dec. 31. The track In the
Park Square Garden, where the six-day
bicycle race will start tonight was com
pleted today, and will be used for the
first time tonight for the twenty-five
mile professional race preliminary to
the opening of the big event
The track is said to be the fastest
ever built. The turns are banked fully
45 degrees and look fierce to the uniniti
ated. Falls on the bank will be pro
ductive of severe injuries. The full list
of starters w3 also completed today by
the arrival of Walter L. Baker of New
South Wales, and is aa follows: Goug
oltz, Fischer. Fredericks, Muller, Ac
coutrier. Kaser. Ryser, WaJtbour,
Gimm, Turville, Caldwell, Downey, Du
bois, Waller, Stinson, McLean broth
res, Alec and Hugh, McEachern, Bab
cock and Baker.
There are now In the garden prepar
ing for the big race more than 125 men,
including- tralnens, cooks and attend
ants. The number thirteen was drawn
today for Turville. but In the presence
of all the riders it was destroyed and
will not be used. "Major" Taylor, the
colored sprinter, is the only bicycle rider
in the country who will use that num
ber willingly.
Harry Elkes will attempt to break the
Indoor record at various distances and
times on the new track.
M'EACHEBN IS FIRST.
Lands Preliminary Cycle Race at
Boston in Good Time.
Boston, Dec. 81. Archie McEachern of
Toronto won the twenty-five mile profes
sional race on the new bicycle track in
the Park Square Garden Saturday night,
on which the six day race will start this
afternoon.
The track fulfilled the predictions of
those who said that a rider so unfortun
ate as to fall in a race would be out of
that event. A field of eleven men started
in the big event. On the first lap Bab.
cock punctured a tire and quit. On the
sixth mile Walthour slipped on one of
the 45 degree banks, and in a minute ten
riders were piled up in a heap at the bot
tom of the bank. McEachern, Ryzer,
Hugh McLean and Stinson were the only
ones to extricate themselves, and they
finished the race alone, winning the four
cash prizes in the order named. The win
ner's time was 1:06:00 2-5. The men were
given additional prizes cf $3 for each mile
that they led, and those were divided as
follows:
GouROltz, 2: McEachern, 12; Stinson, 6;
Walthour, 1; Ryzer, 3.
ETCOYS ARE RECONCILED.
Kid " and His Wife Come Together,
and Will Be Remarried.
Boston. Mass., Dec. 31. The Post to
morrow will announce that "Kid" Mc
Coy and his divorced wife have become
reconciled and are now together in New
York. With the account are signed
statements from both in which they ex
press joy at the end of their separation.
McCoy retracts all the unkind things
he has said about the woman, who
also expresses her gratitude at the re
moval of whatever stain his actions may
have left upon her character.
The reconciliation is the result of
efforts made by McCoy's former man
ager, B. H. Benton, who, while McCoy
was In England, saw Mrs. McCoy and
learned that she still loved the pugilist.
A meeting was arranged. Telegrams
from McCoy late yesterday announce
that they have made up. Now a wed
ding Is on the schedule.
A NEGRO'S WILD RIDE.
Wounded Deer Carries Maryland
Negro Into a Millpond.
Richmond, Va., Dec. 31. Neal Hill,
colored, of Kew Kent, in bis efforts to
secure a deer, had a startling experience
which he will never forget. The young
huntsmen of the county, early in the
morning started up a magnificent deer.
One of them soon fired a shot at it,
which caused the animal to drop. Bid
supposing the buck to be dead, jumped
on his back and drove his knife into
him. With new life the deer started off
on a mad run with the negro on his
back. The old man clung for dear life
and cried out for help.
It was not a minute's run to a mill
pond, which the infuriated animal enter
ed with the darky still hanging to it.
Some fishermen in a boat made for the
scene. The deer and the old negro had
sunk. The young men, though, stooi
ready on the prow of their boat to strike
the buck's head when it should appear
above the water. In a moment a dark
object shone in the water, and with ter
rific force the boatmen struck the old
negro on the head, supposing it was the
deer.
The old man quickly went to the bot
tom of the pond and the deer made his
escape. When the darky was rescued he
expressed his regret that he had loBt hU
meat. .
SIGNED TWO-YEAR CONTRACT.
Boston Directors Feel Certain of Hold
ing Their Men.
Boston, Dec. 31. President Soden
claims that all the players who put their
names to Boston contracts last year
signed a clause giving the club an op
tion on. their services for two years. All
league contracts are drawn up with a
blank space left when the number of
years a player agrees to can be written
in. Last year the word two was in
serted in the Boston contracts, and the
Boston directors feel certain the agree
ment will hold in a court of law.
TO COME TO KANSAS.
Frank Rockefeller to Purchase John
Gentry For His Kiowa Ranch.
Middletown, N. Y., Dee. 31. It is re
ported at Goschen that Frank Rockefel
ler, brother of John D. Rockefeller, is
negotiating for the purchase of John R.
Gentry, 2:00l,2, for his stock ranch iii
Kiowa county, Kan. Gentry is owned by
K. H. Harriman.
Notable Athletic Records of the Year
One hundred yards, 9 4-5 seconds, by A.
P. Duffy of Georgetown university, April
2S, at Franklin field, Philadelphia (aided
bv a strong wind).
One hundred meters; run at Paris, July,
F. W. Jarvis, Princeton. 10 4-5 seconds.
J. W. B. Tewksbury made the same time
in a trial heat.
Quarter mile, 47 4-5 seconds, by Max
well W. Long, New York Athletic club,
Travers island, September 29. World's
record.
Quarter mile. Maxwell W. Long, Gut
tenburg, 47 seconds.
Threw hunderd and fifty yards. Max
well W. Long, Guttenburg, 36 2-5 seconds.
Four hundred yards. Maxwell W. Long,
Guttenburg, 43 1-5 seconds.
Eight hundred meters, H. P. Smith.
Knickerbocker A. C. games, May 30, 2
minutes 1-5 second.
Fifteen hundred meters, 4 minutes 9
seconds, John Bray, Knickerbocker A. C.
games. May 30.
Fifteen hundred meters, Alexander
Grant, University of Pennsylvania trial
games, 4 minutes 8 3-5 seconds.
Fifteen hundred meters. C. Bennett,
England, international games, 4 minutes
6 seconds.
Sixty meters, 7 seconds, A. C. Kraenz
lein, international games, Paris. World's
record.
Two miles, 9 minutes 51 3-5 seconds,
Alexander Grant.
Broad jump, Myer Prinsteln, April 28,
at University of Pennsylvania relay meet,
21 feet 7'4 inches.
Running high jump, feet 3 4-5 inches,
international games. Paris.
Standing jumps Ray C. Ewry, N. Y.
A. O, April 27, 11 feet 3 inches, standing
broad jump, and 5 feet 4 inches, standing
high jump.
Weight events A. Plaw, University of
California, 16 pound hammer, 170 feet
(record does not hold). John Flanagan,
N. Y. A. C, September 29, 169 feet 4
inches.
Sixteen pound shot. 44 feet 3 Inches, F.
Beck of Yale. De Witt of Lawrencevllle
is said to have thrown the 16 pound ham
mer 1S4 feet 1 inch at Pottstown, May 27.
Sixteen pound shot, Dennis Horgan. Oc
tober 7, 48 feet 2H inches. Shot was three
ounces short in weight. i
New Orleans Races.
New Orleans. Deo. 31. Alpaca should
have won the New Orleans handicap here
Saturday afternoon, and that she did not
was due to a weak Apish on the part of
Wonderly. The event was at seven fur
longs and it was worth $700 net to the
winner. Charlie O'Brien, who has not
been in for some time, was favorite at
5 to 2, with Alpaca. Moroni, Tom Kings
ley and Old Fox all well played.
Alpaca went right to the front from a
start that was only fair and piloted the
way Into th stretch, Moroni second and
Old Fox third. In the last hundred yards,
when Moroni challenged, Wonderly, who
had the mount on Alpaca, went all to
pieces. He was a hindrance rather than
a help to the lilly, and Moroni beat him
In a drive by half a length, Old Fox third.
Sharkey Engages Trainer.
San Francisco. Dee. 31. Tom Shar
key has made arrangements with his
old "trainer. Tim McGrath, now of this
oity, to superintend his training for his
battle with Jeffries, which takes place
in the spring. Tim will leave his road
house and farm here in charge of his
brother and will go east about six weeks
before the big battle Is to take place.
Sharkey, the trainer states, is confident
that he will vanquish the big fellow this
time. Eastern friends of the sailor in
form him that Jeffries has been drinking
heavily. i
Bowlers at Lawrence.
Lawrence, Kan., Dec. 31. The Law
rence Merchants" Athletic association
won the bowling match with the Kan
sas City Athletic club at the former's
club house Saturday night Thirty
frames were rolled and Lawrence won
the first two ten frames by nine and to,j
pins, respectively. Kansas City took the
last ten frames by 120 pins. The alleys
were in fine condition, but no extra good
rolling was done. Kling, of Kansas City,
made the greatest number of strikes,
while Barse made the most spares. The
guests were royally entertained after the
contest.
Smith Quits theJDiamond.
Boston, Dec. 81. Thomas E. Smith, the
well known ball player, was today ap
pointed a member of the Boston police
force. Smith played with Louisville and
Boston of the National league, and last
year pitched for Minneapolis in the Amer
ican league.
English Jockey Coming Over.
London. Dec. 31. Sam Loates, the Eng
lish jockey, who was Reiff's closest com
petitor last season, has started with his
wife for New York. He is going to Cali
fornia for the winter and may be induced
to ride.
Holiday Excursions via, Santa Fe
Route.
Tickets on sale to points within 200
miles west of Missouri river. One fare
for round trip. Tickets on sale Dec. 22,
23. 24. 25 and 31, 1900, Jan. 1, final limit
Jan. 2.
Holiday Rates.
The Missouri Pacific will sell tickets
December 22, 23, 24, 25, 31 and January 1,
between all points within 200 miles dis
tance, at rate of one. fare for the round
trip, with minimum of 50 cents. Chil
dren between 5 and 12 years half fare.
Tickets limited for return to January 2.
An Easy Part. Youth "Oh, I don't
want to take that character. I'll make
a fool of myself, sure." Maiden "Well,
you said you wanted an easy part."
Detroit Free Press.
KANSAS NEWS.
Independence Is Tisited by a W.
C. T. U. Crusader.
Mrs. J. A. McHenry Who Edits
the Howard Searchlight.
AFTER DRUG STORES.
Mates Each Apothecary Shop a
Tisit of Investigaton.
Searches Becords to See if
Minors Are Patrons.
Independence, Dec. 31. Mrs. J. A. Mc
Henry, an elderly grass widow, who ed
its and publishes the Searchlight, a tem
perance paper started about a month ago
at Howard, Kan., is in Independence to
day looking up material for her paper.
The rays of the Searchlight will be turned
on Independence drug stores, which were
visited in turn by Mrs. McHenry this
morning. First" she demanded to know
if the druggist had a permit, and then
she demanded to look over the books of
liquor statements. Some of the druggists
complied, but oths-rs refused on the
ground that they considered it none of
the esteemed lady's business. To the lat
ter she snapped defiance and informed
them she could compel them to exhibit
the statements if she so desired.
Mrs. McHenry informed the druggists
that she would obtain the names from
records in the office of the probate judge,
have the various signatures identified,
and if it was found that druggists had
sold liquor to a minor, an idiot or an ha
bitual drunkard, the aforesaid druggist
would be relentlessly prosecuted.
It soon became noised about that the
drug stores were being "held up" and
the drug store "just ahead" on the good
lady's rounds was Invaded by a dozen
or more curious men who collected to
witness the proceedings and watch the
faces of the pill pounders blanch.
Mrs. McHenry asserted that she was
not after the joints. She has it in for
proprietors of the iniquitous apothecary
shops and says she will devote the re
mainder of her days to the suppression,
of vice especially drug store vice.
Mrs. McHenry has probably regener
ated her home town, else she wouldn't
have pounced down upon Independence
and convicted this fair city of being a
bad town first, presuming to Investigate
later. Had she visited the newspaper of
fices before beginning the work of reform
she would have been truthfully advised
that Independence- was a pretty good
town in a moral sense that it had
churches and schools and jaiis, just the
same as they have in Howard: that ten
years ago we had a local camp of the
W. C. T. U. which disbanded, presum
ably for lack of material to work on.
BUYS A BIG RANCH.
Ex-State Printer Parks Continues to
Add to His Land Possessions.
Beloit, Dec. 31. Ex-State Printer John
Parks is accumulating more landed
possessions, having Just bought the 1.040
acre ranch of Dr. E. E. Brewer. The
Parks, son and father, are now the own
ers of over 4,000 acres of Mitchell county
lands, and they will engage in the stock
industry and raise wheat.
They have two sections of fine wheat
lands, on which they have 800 acres, in
prime condition. They have over a sec
tion in a body of Solomon valley lands.
The Parks, are public-spirited citizens,
and when Populism spread through this
section of Kansas like a cyclone they
were the editors of the Beloit Call, one
of the most pronounced organs of the
party in the state. On the Populist tidal
wave John Parks won out in the state
printer fight, but the father, I. W.
Parks, never landed in the congressional
race.
THREE PRISONERS ESCAPE.
Overpowered the Turnkey at Indepen-
' ' dence Jail and Skip Out.
Independence, Kan., Dec. 31. A Jail
break occurred here which resulted in
three prisoners gaining their liberty. By
not pulling the doors of their cells entirely
shut when the turnkey pulls the lever into
place which locks all the cells in the jail,
these three prisoners were able tp get out
into the corridor, and later, when the
turnkey entered, they overpowered him,
took hisWeys to the outside door and es
caped. The surrounding country is being
scoured.
Two horses were, stolen from the Hen
derson farm, three miles north of town,
last night, and it is believed that the es
caped prisoners were the guilty parties.
The three who escaped are A. E. Carnott,
a professional thug, who held up and
robbed Tom McDonald, a Cherryvale mer
chant, in his own store; James Rogers,
who, when 14 years old, was sent to the
penitentiary for being implicated In the
Pryor Creek train robbery, and William
Bates, who was serving a six months"
sentence for beating his wife, and had
only about a month more to serve. He
will go to the penitentiary now. Carnott
Is red complexioned and weighs about 170
pounds, while Rogers is short and dark,
weighing about im pounds. Both men
were smooth shaved. Rogers was wait
ing trial for horse stealing.
OUT OF THE STORMS.
John Xiindsey, Rural Mail Carrier, Pro
vides For Winter Comfort
Atchison, Dec. 31. John LIndsey, the
rural mail carrier, has made a postofflee
on wheels which provides a minimum of
weight with a maximum of room. The
house is made of heavy duck canvas.made
waterproof with a filler and then painted
white. It has a sliding glass front win
down, and doors, and inside will be cubby
holes for letters and a place for papers,
and for all necessary postofflee equip
ment. The miniature postofflee is built
on a spring wagon, which is drawn by
two horses. A small stove will be placed
In the wagon and it will be comfortable
in all kinds of weather.
CONTESTED ELECTION CASK,
County Attorneyship of Mitchell
County Wanted by Two Men.
Beloit, Dec 81. Proceedings in the
contest case of county attorney of Mit
chell county was filed in the probate
court today, by the present county at
torney, Levi Cooper, Republican, against
J. E. Tice, Populist, who the board of
canvassers declared was elected by a
majority of two. The grounds of con
test are that there were illegal votes
counted In each of the precincts of the
county for J. E. Tice and legal votes
not counted for Levi Cooper, and that
Tice was credited in the canvass of the
votes of two townships with more votes
than he received, the tallies kept by
the clerks showing more votes than bal
lots used and more than there were
names on the list of voters kept by the
election clerks, the certificates of the
judges showing less votes for Tice than
the tallies, but the board of canvassers
used the tallies in declaring the vote,
when they were wrong on the face of
the returns. The probate Juge will set
a day for hearing, and will be assisted
by threo associates.
W. C. T. U. IS ANGRY. .
Wants Wichita Grand Jury to Inves
tigate City Officials.
Wichita. Kas., Dec. 31. There Is a
movement started by the local members
of the Women's Christian Temperance
union to impanel a grand jury, to in
vest! er ate the conduct of the city and
county officials in permitting the sale of
liquor to continue in w ichita witnout
opposition. The sixteen saloonkeepers
of the city are now permitted to oper
ate by paying a monthly fine to the
police judge which, in the aggregate,
amounts to about $3,000. The smashup
in the Carey hotel last Thursday lias
aroused the spirit of the local Women's
Christian Temperance union, and they
say, now that the war has begun, they
will fight it to a finish. The movement
to secure signers to a petition for a
grand jury is the first step in that di
rection.
Mrs. Nation still refuses to leave her
prison. Today W. R. Dulaney, general
superintendent or tne union atocK Yaras
company, volunteered to sign bail Dona
for the prisoner, but she refused to per
mit it. C. Q. Chandler, president of the
Kansas National bank, also offered
financial assistance. The county Jail to
day has been placarded with a quaran
tine sign, and no one is permitted to
enter. It is said that this is a ruse on
the part of the officials to keep out Mrs.
Nation's W. C. T. U. friends, who since
her confinement have visited her In
scores each day.
PASSING OF A COURTHOUSE.
Mitchell County's Structure Sold
History of Its Past.
Beloit, Dec. 31. Now that Mitchell
county is to have a new court house at a
cost of $35,000. the commissioners have
sold the old one for $176, the purchaser
being a man named Mercer, who win
put the stone and lumber in his laund
ry. The old structure was commenced in
1871 and finished the following year. The
last term of court held in the building
was in 1892, after which It was con
demned as unsafe to hold court in, yet
soma of the county officers held on to
their rooms for some years after.
Only one fist fight occurred under its
roof and that was between a lawyer and
one of the county officers. But one mur
derer was ever convicted in the o:d
building, he being R. W. Knox, for the
murder cf Henry Kutchell, who was sen
tenced to the penitentiary for 25 yeais,
and his son, Charles Knox, for being ac
cessoryfi for 15 years.
The district judges, who have he'd
terms of court in the old court house
are, the first being A. S. Wilson, who
now lives in Sioux City, Iowa. The sec
ond was A. J. Banta, appointed on ac
count of the division of the district; Joel
Holt, deceased, was the third, followed
by Clark A. Smith, Cyrus Heren and R.
M. Pickler. Judge Heren is now living
in Chicago, and Judge Smith resides in
Cawker City.
WANTS SWEDISH COLLEGE.
Clay Center Makes a Move to Secure
an Institution.
Clay Center, Dec. 31. The Commercial
club of this city called a mass meeting
for the purpose of discussing asylum
matters and receiving reports relative to
the establishment of a Swedish colleg3
at this point.
The meeting was ah enthusiastic one
and resulted in the appointment of cer
tain committees whose duty it will be to
properly advertise Clay Center's pros
pects and peculiar advantages for such
institutions.
The Commercial club Is now arranging
the details for a banquet about the mid
dle of January, at which it is estimated
150 plates will be laid.
Iola Elks Bazaar.
Iola.. Kas.. Dec. 31. The drawing at
the Elks' bazaar was concluded at 2
o'clock Sunday morning. Nearly 2,000
tickets were sold and the prizes ranged
from a $350 piano to a marriage license
and a week's board in jail. The main
prizei, the piano, was won by Judge
Head of Salina. He visited here a few
days ago and was induced to purchase
a ticket and he won the grand prize.
The Elks are several hundred dollars
ahead as a result of the bazaar. The
money will be used toward fitting tp
their fine new hall.
Salina's Poultry Show.
Salina, Kas., Dec. 31. The. sixth an
nual exhibit of the Saline County Poul
try, Pigeon and Pet Stock association
will open today. More entries have been
made than for any previous year, and
the show promises to be the most suc
cessful. About $900 cash awards will be
given. Judge T. W. Southard, of Kan
sas City, will place the poultry awards,
and J. R. Lucas, of Topeka, will place
the pigeon. Belgian hare and pet stock
awards. The cash premium: awards
alone amount to $900.
Pensions for Kansans.
Washington, Dec. 31. Pensions have
been granted to Kansans as follows:
Original Jeremiah Moser, Lenora, $6;
Bartemus Palmer, Neosho Falls. $;
Ezekial S. Clark, Centropolis, $H; Benja
min Tolman, Kansas City. $6; Charles C.
Bassett. National Military home. Leav
enwor"). $S: Garretson Wilson, Haven, $s.
Additional John B. Wansey, Horton, $S.
Restoration and increase Levi M.
Smith, dead, Kingman, $12
Restoration and reissue Horatio N. W.
Simmons, dead, Strong. $17.
Increase Joseph R. Boyle, Arcadia, $17;
Cyrus R. Stone, Emporia, $16; Michael
Morris, Denmark, $8.
Original, widows, etc. Clementine D.
Smith. Kingman, $8; Arnet Hosmer, Cedar
Vale, $8; Mary A. Rlttenhouse, Sever
ance, $8.
Clemency For Reynolds.
Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 31. President
McKInley has commuted to two and a
half years the sentence of E. M. Rey
nolds, formerly president of the National
bank of Marshall, Tex., who is now serv
ing a term of five years in the federal
prison for making false reports of the
condition of the bank. Reynolds was a
prominent man In Marshall, and as he
had made good all losses, mercy was
shown him. He was received at the
prison February 15. 1899. and will be re
leased March 15, 1901, uis good behavior
having cut it down.
Emporia G. A. R. Resolutions.
Emporia, Kan., Dec 31. Preston B.
Plumb post G. A. R. o.- 55, at its regular
meeting Saturday evening, adopted a res
olution by unanimous vote that the mem
bers were not in favor of the state of
Kansas keeping an agent In Washington
for the sole purpose of looking up pension
claims. The tenor of the resolutions were
to the effect that just at this time It
would probably do more harm than good
for the veterans, especially if the person
most prominently mentioned In connection
with the proposed position were to be
sent, as he had made himself especially
obnoxious to those in control of pension
matters.
Creamery Branch at Salina,
Salina, Kas., Dec. 31. The Continental
Creamery company will establish head
quarters here January 1. Salina is to ba
made the receiving and distributing
point for all the Continental creameries
in southern and western Kansas. H. G.
Grazier will have charge of the Salina
headquarters.
A Wolf Hunt Planned.
Abilene. Kan., Dee. 31. A great wolf
hunt will take place January 5 in the west
part of the county, a circle of eight miles
in diameter extending from Solomon to
Sand Springs being inclosed by men ana
dogs. Wolves are growing so plentiful that
the farmers want to exterminate the
pests.
Abilene's Pipe Organ.
Abilene, Kan.. Dec. 31. The new $1,510
pipe organ in the- Lutheran church was
dedicated with an exceedingly fine recital
under the leadership of the church's
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choirmaster, T. E. Dewey. A chorus of
sixteen of the city's best singers as8ited
and the organ selections were by Prof. S.
Thorstenburg of Lindsborg. W. H. Pack
ard of Salina and Miss Chariot Wllhelm
of Enterprise academy. The organ is a
magnificent instrument and the first one
in the city.
Kaffir Corn Supplies a Need.
Solomon, Kan., Dec. 31. A train load
of 5heep was brought here from the
northwest yesterday to be fattened in the
sheep yards here. Feeding was given up
here early in the season, owing to lHck
of corn, but Kaffir corn is so plentiful
that it has been resumed. Corn is being
snipped in irom iNC-orusKa. a mo.
WAS HEROIC TREATMENT.
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Binghamton man began to hiccough
last Saturday. He hiccoughed up all day
and all night and was hard at it Sun
day morning. Every remedy that his
alarmed friends gave him seemed to ac
celerate the hies. People sent In from
all over town and recommended sura
cures. And he grew steadily worse.
Then a wise neighbor hud a bright Idea.
He thought It all out by himself. He went
over to tne niccougner s nome and was
ushered into the room where the afflicted
one was fast hiccoughing his life away.
uuiio, said tne neij;nDor, in a ugnt
and cheerful tone- "How's the old soak
this morning?"
The sufferer rolled his eyes at the
neighbor in pained surprise.
uon i give me any ot your croconue
glances." snorted the friend. "If you'd
quit drinking when I told vou to you
wouldn't be in this shameful condition."
" W ha-hlc-at s th-hic-at?" nastied the
sick man.
"Oh. don t come anv of vour Innocent
business on me," cried the neighbor. "I
know you, you old sponge."
i ne niccoucner s i;iee turned red.
"What-hic-did-you-hic-call-me?" he stut
tered. "Called vou a sponge, vou lobster."
bellowed the neighbor. "You re a prettv
ooject lesson ior your union unate cnii
dren. ain't you, you gulping old hypo
crite!" "Get out of m v hlc-house!" roared tha
sick man.
"Go to blazes!" yelled the neighbor. "I'm
going to stay right here and see the lut
ot you. 1 tie people on the street sent me
over. vait until the old wolf's gone."
they said, 'and then wave a flug out o'
the window.' They're goimr to have a
jollification supper tonight and don't you
dare to disappoint 'em'."
inis was too much for the hlccoughor.
He said several very bad words as he
made a dash for the neighbor and thev
raced around the room a. half dozen times
the hiccougher getting madder at every
jump ana men tne nmgnoor uartea
through the door and escaped.
The ick man flung a flower not nt him
as he raced down the yard, and then he.
suddenly realized that Jus hiccoughs had
gone.
For that was part of the neighbor's
theory, vou see. He believed that if he
could get the dying man real excited and
angry the affliction would leave hira. And
he proved he was right.
IS IT AN EPIDEMIC ?
Vital Statistics Show an Alarming In
crease in an Already Prevailing
Disease Are Any Exempt?
At no time in the history of disease
has there been such an alarming In
crease In the number of cases of any
particular malady as in that of kidney
and bladder troubles now preying upon
the people of this country.
Today we see a relative, a friend or an
acquaintance apparently well, and in a
few days we may be grieved to learn of
their serious Illness or sudden death.
caused by that fatal type of kidney trou
ble Bright a disease.
Kidney trouble often becomes advanc
ed into acute stages before the afflicted
is aware of Its presence; that is why we
read of so many sudden deaths of prom
inent business and professional men.
physicians and others. They have neg
lected to stop the leak In time.
While scientists are puzzling their
brains to find out the cause, each Indi
vidual can, by a little precaution avoid
the chances of contracting dreaded and
dangerous kidney trouble, or eradicate It
completely from their system If already
afflicted. Many precious lives might
have been, and many more can yet he
saved, by paying attention to the kid
neys.
Every reader of the State Journal who
has any symptoms of kidney or bladder
trouble should write today to Dr. Kilmer
& Co., Binghamton, N. Y.. Tor a free
sample bottle of Swamp-Root, the cele
brated specific which is having such a
great demand and remarkable success In
the cure of the most distressing kidney
and bladder troubles. With the sample
bottle of Swamp-Root will also be sent
free a pamphlet and treatise of valuable
information.
FUR TRIMMINGS.
From the Millinery Trade Review.
Feverish activity reigns In the mil
linery world of Paris, and the past
month has been rich In innovations.
Before noting down the latter. It is nec
essary to say something about furs and
their application to millinery purposes.
Chinchilla will be very fashionable this
winter for the trimming of costumes
find dresses, and so will marten and
skunk, and therefore all three will be
used for millinery purposes; but these
will be principally chosen when It is
desirable to build up a hat en suite with
the toilet with which It is worn. When
this It .not the case, preference is given
to sable, which harmonizes with almwt
anv color. Ordinarily sable and marten
skiria c-re, of course, in greater demand
than Russian sable, but where expense
is no object, the more rare and costly
fur Is chosen, and the first mtlliners
make it a Doint of adopting this only.
as it is more likely to become popular,
and for this reason fall out or lavor
with elegantes of the first water. Here
are two models Hf-rYhich Russian sable
plays more or less the chic?f part in
their composition. Trie nrst is aa ele
gant twue made by Mme. Rebaux for
a Russian lady of my acquaintances
The fur Is usi to cover the shape en
tirely, which in that of a small hat with
a brim and low crown, tne former
curved UDward at the sides and back
so as to give somewhat the effect of
a tricorne. On the left side, against
the uDturned brim, is a large cluster
of white chrysanthemum blooms of the
Japanese kind, composing a large pout.
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tW KOTB TH K N A M E.
FOR
Christmas and New Year
Holidaj's 1900-1901,
Special Excursion Kates Have Beeu
Made Between Points on the
UNION PACIFIC
For dates on which tickets will be
sold and full information, call on F. A.
Lewis, City Ticket Agent; J, O.Fui.
TON, Depot Agent.
Rest and Health to Mother and Ch'.ll
MPS. W1NSLOW8 BOOTH TNG STRUT
heu twten u&ed for over FIFTY TJiAKI
BY MILLIONS ( F MOTHKn." for tti-)r
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CHILD. SOFTEN8 th GUM. ALLAY it
all PAIN. CUKLti VIND CoLTC and la
the best remedy for DIARKH'jKA.
by Druggists In every part of tha wori-i.
Be ure to ask for "Mrs. Wlnsiow'a Boot v
Ing Syrup" and take no other kind, lw.
tv-flva cent a bottle.
WE'LL SO T0T7B SAULiya eisz:?
Topeka Transfer Co.
609 Kansas Avenue.
Office Tel. 320. House Tel. 865.
F. P. Bacon, Prop.
Hf-SXB M ABOUT bTOHAua,
of disheveled petals. The nwonl model,
also a. large tuque, has a full crown of
creamy-white velvet; th narrow brim
is lined with sable-brown velvet, H
upper side concealed by a Kusumn nabm
skin, the head and forepaw of whlrli
rest behind the h-t't ear. The skin l
twisted twice on the right side so aa
to break the uniformity of the -ircl. In
front, incrushed Into the fur, ar three
white velvet edelweiss of different iz :
a similar cluster of blooms in plux-ed
on the left, where the extremities of the
skin join.
He Understood His Husines Flr.t
Beegor "Why didn't you tackle that
lady? Sho might have given you some
thing." Scond Beggar"! let her go
because I understand my business bet
ter than you. I never axk a woman for
anything when she la elone; but when
two women are together, you can gi t
money from both, because each one la
afralj th other will think her allngy
if she refuses. This prof iuftn baa to be
studied, just like any oiIiat, if you ex
pert to make a success iX It, see!"
Harlem Life.
There Is But One Orand Canon.
It Is In Arizona, sixty-five miles from
the railroad. This Is the r-al Orsml
Canon the sublimest of gorges; (ha
Titan of Chaairs. Mr. Nat Ji. Lrlthatu
will deliver his Illustrated lecture on lh
"Grand Canon" under th supplca of
the Ladies' Music club at h Fliai
Christian church, January 4, 110L
HOLIDAY KATES
Via "Bock Island Koute."
One fare for the round trip to ro'nls
within 201) miles, west of Miaaourl river.
Tickets sold Dec. 22, 2:1. 24. if., and III.
1900. and Jan. 1, 1&01. Return limit. Jan.
2, 1SKIL
HOLIDAY KATES
Via "Bock Island Boute."
On fare for th round trip to points
within 2U0 miles, wnt of Missouri river.
Tickets sold Dec. Tl, 2;, 24. 2.. and St,
1900, and Jan. 1, ll0L Return limit, Jan.
2. 1SXJ1.
COLORADO FLYE R.
Via "Great Bock Island Boute."
Leaves Topeka 8:10 p. m.. arriving
Colorado Springs 10:15, Denver
o'clock next a. m.
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For Infants and CMldxea.
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