State Ledger

have no trouble reads. No tren- walk subscribers have the caper- t, and you the way — pass the this way. By F. L. JELTZ. REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET. Governor- W. E. STANLEY, Sedgwick County, Lieutenant Governor- H. E. RICAFER. Morris County, Associate Justice- W. A JOHNSON Ottawa County, Secretary of State- GEO. A. CLARK, Geary County. Treasurer- FRANK GRIMES. Wichita County Auditor- GEO. E. COLE. Crawford County. Attorney General— A. A.GODDARD, Shawnee County. Superintendent of Public Justification- FRANK NELSON, McPherson County. Insurance Commissionel- W. V. CHURCH. Marion County. For Congessmen, District- J. W. WHEATLEY. Galena Eth District- J. M. MILLER, Council Grove, District- W. A. CBLDERHEAD, Marysville District- W. A. REEDER, Logan, Eth District- CHESTER I LONG, Medicine Lodge, erge — CHAS. F. SCOTT, Iola CONGRESSMAN 1ST DIST ON, CHAS, CURTIS. CONGRESSMAN 2ND DIST. N.J.D. BOWERSOCK. stand up for principle and with me, and cast all prejudice aside. don't throw away your sweet- on the desert air. summer days are here look for mad dogs. every one praises the STATE GREER, do not be disturbed by statement. turn the rascals out will always the cry of hungry politicians. bus, today were he here would great good by teaching the then Chinese how to shoot. now to the line let the demos- rage and imagine that death is a great war. the republican party wins will be etarnally kept in here after. Rosevelt has at last made milk in this wide world of surely he would not take presidency. We are many Republicans now the different organization is who in November will be all sorrow night. the good people of Baldwin was a going ahead building making the city a great uni- city Center. cu piloran Negro will al- ways sees his level among the mus leader and still claim that being represented among his home and abroad. nation will have plenty to buy about from now until Nov. polls and for years to come earlier on account of our recent s. ```markdown ``` The State Ledger. DO RIGHT--KNOW THAT YOU ARE RIGHT; FEAR NOMAN; BUT RENDER JUSTICE TO ALL The signs of the times about this office shows that we are doing more composition work than usual. If we are late don't complain you will read your paper with interest when you receive it. Judge Mason, the probate judge of Lynn county for the past two years wants to be re-elected which no doubt his request will be granted as the unamnious verdict is that he has made a first class officer in that office. He is an able Probate judge. Prof. A. L. Lynn, who is county sup't of Lynn county schools, is a candidate for re-election. It is safe to say no one of his party an ong Repul licans will oppose Mr. Lynn as he has given satisfaction in that office in the past. Hence it goes without saying that he will be returned this fall. Jno. Goodloe of Vinland, Kan has an imported German animal during the season at Media Douglas county each Saturday till August 1st. He is a beauty to behold he hails from the finest in Germany, He is valued at more than $1000. Col. Beck and Hon. Geo. W Jones. of Hill City, Kansas have resurrected the defunct CITIZEN. and things around the Pop camp will have to get up and hustle. Beck is ex-colonel of the 23rd Kansas, while Jones is county attorney of Graham county. LYON COUNTY Americus near the west-end of Lyon county is all right, is a fine crop region and they are looking well. The city has less than 1000 inhabitants yet they have one of the finest bands in that part of the state. The manager of the band is F. F. Wood and they played last year for the Emporia Street Fair, having given such emminent sati faction till their service is already secured to play at Emporia Street fair this fall. HOW HE WAS CURED. A South African farmer who had lost some cows by the cattle plague was tully persuaded that he had himself been attacked by the epidemic. Forthwirth he hurried off and consult his medicine man, who tried to laugh him out of the absurd notion, but to no purpose. The farmer then went to an old well known practitioner, who, being a bit of a wag and seeing how matters stood, entered minutely into details of the case expressed his concurrence with the patients views, and told him he could cure him. The doctor thereupon wrote a perSCRIPTION, sealed it up, and told the farmer to go to a druggist in the next town. The farmer lost no time in going with the perSCRIPTION, but was somewhat startled when the druggist showed him the formula, which ran thus: "This man has the cattle palague. Take him into the backyard and shoot him, according to law." That cured him. Ex. The climax in Senator Wolcott's great speech at the National convention was reached when he infed his voice and cried: "Our dead are buried in Luzon, and on that soil no foreign flag should ever greet the down," Ex. Many years ago I enlisted in the army, but by ill luck found myself a dismounted man, in a different corps to that I anticipated serving in. Moreover, it was greatly over strength, and I had not much of a chance for promotion, hee being many better men than I in front of me, and I seriously thought of purchasing my discharge. One day we were paraded for the purpose of being selected for a smart mountain corps, and I was eager to go. The colonel selected one here and there, and at last reached me and passed me by! I almost dropped with disappointment. He had reached the second man below me when I noticed him put up his handerchief to his eye, remarking that a gnat had got into it. He halted a minute or so, and turned around to get it out. When he resumed his inspection he had forgotten to a man or two where he had left off, and re-commenced at the man on my right, and selected me on passing the second time. I went to the new regiment, carried everything in front of me, obtained speedy promotion, reached almost the highest rank I could, and am now enjoying a very decent pension, "all through a gnat." I never allow my children to kill flies. A Soloier, in London Answers. ex. BEE IN HIS EAR Many a man has a bee in his bonnet, but John Geisler, a Chicago hog broker, is probably the only man in the world who ever let a real live bee get in actual touch with the inside of his head, says the Chicago Chronicle. Until a few days ago a bee had been imbedded in his left ear for over 28 years, and when it was removed last week the highly colored insect was found to be perfectly preserved, and Mr. Geisler, when he saw it, vividly recalled the day of his youth out on a Kansas farm when the bee flew in to entomb itself in the recesses of his auricular organ, there to become embalmed. While Mr. Geisler was a young man working on a farm near Baldwin City he disturbed a bee's nest and a bee entered his ear. He had the ear treated by a doctor, and as the pain did not continue many days he thought the dead bee must have passed out of the ear without his knowledge. Several weeks ago he began to have trouble with his left ear again but the incident had happened so long ago that he never once thought of it. But the ear grew worse. There was a slight pain near the drum, and Mr. Geisler began to realize that his hearing was beginning to be affected. Finally he decided to consult a doctor. The doctor made an examination. He washed the ear, and probed it for an hour or more, when suddenly he pulled out a shining thing that had for all the world the appearance of an insect "What's this?" said the operator in astonishment. Mr. Geisler looked and shook his head in wonder. The physicist looked more closely at his find. "Why, its a bee," he said. "Where in the world did you get that in your aer?" Then the whole story as related a ready, came out. Mr. Geisler can hear perfectly now. Noises that before seemed barely perceptible now sound like the crashing of cymbal. The mummihed bee will be treasured in a glass case by the broker. Ex. There will be another red hot fight a. Paola on July 11th to congress between Mace Peters, and Nelson Acers of Iola. The former is a pop and an ex-congressman from the Second district. If one of these are lucky they will contest for laurels with J. D. Bowersock of Lawrence. Major Foust and Bert Clifford are making a fight for State Senator. Major Foust is one of the eldest veterans of Allen county, and while Mr. Clifford is a young man he promises to make a good race, and the major with his many colored and white friends says he will do the same. There is a great fight now on hand in Douglass County between Editor J. L. Brady and Hon. A. Henley. These distinguished gentlemen will contest for State Senator from Douglass and Leavenworth counties. Mr. Brady, is a well known newspaper-man. He founded the LAWRENCE WORLD several years ago and made a success. If he gets there he will be one of the several news-papermen in the Kansas State Senate this fall. Mr. Henley has made little or no canvass in the county but his friends are talking of his victory. It is not necessary to give too much free advertising for nothing. If you have any grievances the LUDGER office is located at 431 KAS, ave. Popeka, Kuns., tell us your troubles and we'll try to satisfy you the best we can. Remember "every dog has his day," and while we are given to errors and mistakes like other great and small grand rascals, however nothing is gained by trying to call yourselves perfect and pretend to say that every one else is imperfect. Take a few moats out of thine own eyes and go in peace and be cleansed of sin(?) Wichita Eagle: There has been placed in the safe of the librarian of congress in Washington a package which is destined to puzzle the Americans imaginations for a century to come. This package which four men barely lifted into the safe, contains a gift to the American government. Its contents are unknown even to the librarian; the name of the donor is known by only two or three persons, and it is expressly stipulated that the package shall not be opened until the close of twentieth century. Here, then, is a great American mystery. What does it contain? Who gave it? Why the conditions imposing a delay of 100 years before the gift can be dispayed Dr. A. Rupin, Sr., the German Specialist is located at 106 East Sixth Street where he has practiced more than 15 years. His experience is that of 40 years. He is also a Specialist in the diseases of women and children, and will cure many cases where many eminent physicians have failed. Clara Folz, the San Francisco woman lawyer, being told by the opposing council in court that a woman's proper place was at home raising children, retorted: "A woman had better be engaged in almost any business than raising such men as you are, sir." A rascal has been swindling a number of young women at Kan. City. He gets them to advance a portion of money to take them to join his theatrical company. He had a lot bunched at the depot and then disappeared. Ex. A bellboy of Minneapolis went to the Klondike among the first. He has returned with heaps of money and left a dozen claims to be worked there having a partner for each one. He is Irish and will visit his mother in Ireland. He is but little more than 20 years old. ex. There is an story that a kansas man once ate a rat as the result of an election bet. However, there is a man down in Oklahoma who has a greater gastrocnemic feat than before him. He is scheduled to eat a mule; a live mule. The Okla. man, while a candidate nor ongress, said that it Flynn succeeded in getting the free nome bill through he would eat a live mule. The bill went through, and the gentleman will be invited to show up at Cleo on fourthof July and eat the mule, which apatriotic citizen has agreed to fur nish free of charge. ex. Thomas Hemblen killed a hen the other week that proved to be a phenomenon. The hen was exceptionally fat and weighed when dressed nine and a half pounds. In dressing her twelve fully developed eggs were discovered. The smaller eggs varied from the size of a marble to that of a walnut. The eggs have been preserved and will be presented to the museum of the Washington Agricultural college at Pullman. ex. --- We guarrantee the people who advertise,quick returns—most reliable newspaper a mong all classes. VOL. 8, NO. 50. A Philadelphia paper noted the arrival of a delegation of "full-blooded Indians" from the territory, and gave the list with their tribes, the first name on the list being; "Pliny Soper, Cherokee." Soper is a nephew of Cyrus Lealand. ex. Mrs. Roosevelt, the wife of the governor of the state of New York or as the governor himself calls her "Teddy's chum," is a quiet unassuming, modest, housewifely little body, who has absolutely no distinguishing characteristics from thousands of good, true American wives and mothers. ex. Delorah Sampson, who enlisted in the Continental army as Robt. Shurtleff, was one of the most dashing and brave fighters for the cause of liberty. She enlisted in a Massachusetts regiment and served three years before it was known that the brave soldier was a woman. "She was taken ill in Philadelphia," says a writer in the July Ladies Home Journal, "and the hospital nurse had pronounced her dead, but a slight gurgling attracted the doctor's attention: he placed his hand over her heart, and finding to his surprise an inner waistcoat tightly compressing her breast, ripped it open. She was immediately removed to the matron's departments, where every thing was done for her comfort. The commanding officer upon learning that his aid was a woman granted her an honorable discharge, and presented her with a letter from Washington commending her services. The humble soldier stood before him with shining eyes filled with tears and thanked him many times, begging him to ask that her fellow-soldiers be told, and that he ask them to tell him if she had done ought unbecoming to a woman. This was done and comrades and officers declared their respect for her was unbounded. Upon her honorable discharge from the army she returned to her mother's home, striving to escape the calumy which followed her singular career. After General Washington became President he wrote a mosscordial letter to Mrs Garnett (Deborah Sampson—she, having married in the meantime,) inviting "Robert Shurtleff" to visit him. She accepted and was treated with the greatest honors by the President and residents of Washington." Ex. In Iola the other day a man who was in jail convicted of assault, and awaiting sentence to the pententiary, was brought into court and told that the sentence would be changed. The judge informed him that he had determined to give him instead 30 days in the county jail. The prisoner thanked the judge: and then as no one appeared to be paying any attention to him, he turned and left the court room and hasn't been seen since, nor is his early return anticipated. ex. A Dodge City paper says; Section Foreman Owers of the Santa Fe says he was walking the track up the river one day last week when a farmer saw him and came running up and tried to kidnap him from the right of way to make a harvest Land of him. He says the only way he escaped was by out tunning the farmer, who chas him a half mile down the track. In order to protect himself, he now carries a gun. Ex. A. T. WAGGONER. Rubber goods a specialty. YOUR TRADE SOLICITED THE STATE LEDGER. A new Catholic cathedral is to be erected in Salina this season. New stucco beds have been found in the east part of Dickinson county. A mutual fire insurance company has commenced business at Dodge City. Three young men of Chanute have gone to the Transvaal to make some money. The Kaw valley is bragging over its prospect for a record beating potato crop. John Q. Boyee of Kansas is one of the secretaries of the Philadelphia convention. A fire at Leroy destroyed all of the city records except some of the treasurers books. The Kansas Sportsmans' association will hold their next meet in Wichita, September 4-6. The Woman's relief corps at Peabody is arranging for a monument to veterans buried there. C. M. Scott, an early newspaper man, has donated twenty lots to Arkansas City for park purposes. The deposits of the bank at Randall, Jewell county, are four times larger than the capital stock. Barton county has 13,000 inhabitants and not one pauper. It is among the big four wheat counties. Ex-Congressman Otis has quit Kansas and will join a co-operative colony in Equality, Washington. William Gorham, near Russel, has 4,000 acres of wheat, from which he expects to harvest 120,000 bushels. Half an hour before a $50,000 fire occurred at Thayer the city council had voted to purchase a fire engine. A Pawnee county man who has three thousand acres of wheat has recently bought a suburban residence in Chicago. The average salaries paid to teachers in Kansas is: for males $44.63; for females $33.95. Wyandotte county pays the highest wages. A man was shot dead in a saloon in Osage City kept by three Twentieth Kahsas soldiers. The dead man was not identified. The farmers of Ness county have clubbed together and bought a large quantity of bisulphide of carbon to be used against prairie dogs. Grant Betts, of Jewell county, fed a 100 pound shoat with soaked corn and buttermilk thirty days, during which time he gained five pounds per day. F. W. Jacobs, a Seneca lawyer, has brought suit for $10,000 against several citizens of Sabetha for damages by mob violence during a whisky trial in that town. Kansas sent for relief of India through its general committee 40,000 bushels of corn and $9,000 in cash. How much has been sent by churches, etc., cannot be known. President Shive of Burton state bank lives on his farm and personally conducts his farming and stock raising. He has private telephone connection with his bank, which is five miles from his farm, and is consulted about the most important business of the bank. He came to Harvey county in the early '70s and took a claim, with not much but his hands to use in making a home of it, and that claim has made his wealth. A son of Wm. Palmer, near Cheney, was bitten by a rattlesnake. After a week or more, he was taken to a Wichita hospital and his leg was amputated. There are many farmers in Kansas whose wheat crop at 60 cents a bushel will bring them more money than their farms are worth at current prices for land. G. W. Smith, of Anderson county, has marketed thirteen shoats that showed an average growth of three pounds a day from the time they were farrowed. The original manuscript of the speech made by William H. Seward in favor of the admission of Kansas into the union has been presented to the Kansas State Historical society. Attorney General Goddard says that all stock in building and loan associations should be listed for taxation as assets of the company. Stock in these companies is not subject to assessment when in the hands of individual stockholders. Leavenworth census takers have found a negro woman 114 years old. Cattle dipping has become the regular thing in Western Kansas. The latest plant for the purpose is being constructed at Grainfield. Lindsborg citizens at a mass meeting urged Dr. Carl Swenson not to accept the proffered presidency of the Swedish college at Rock Island, Illinois. Saline county farmers believe that penitentiary twine has saved the $20,000. It gives perfect satisfaction. The county uses this year about 400,000 pounds of twine. The Savoy hotel at Galena is burned. Justice Fellows of Fredonia is dead. He was 90 years old. The district court session in Lane county lasted one hour. The Williamsburg cheese factory force has been doubled. Caney has had a $30,000 fire. The Caney Patriot was in it. The city of Peabody pays one-fourth of the cost of all sidewalks. The M. K. & T. took 150 cars of cattle through Parsons in one night last week. McPherson county claims to have the best school libraries in the Seventh district. J. D. Bowersock, of Lawrence is negotiating for the planting of a cotton hosiery factory in that city. Fort Scott's convention hall has its roof on now. Between 2,500 and 3,000 people is its seating capacity. Four hundred families of Russians, direct from Russia, will settle in the northern part of Morris county. A Winfield woman had a gasoline fire to fight single handed. She threw flour on it; the surest extinguisher. Receipts at the Katy depot at Council Grove are much larger than last year. In May they were $1,000 larger. Senator Edwin Taylor, the potato king, says that the Kaw valley will ship fully 11,200 car loads of this crop. The jury of the district court in Miami county was discharged at the opening of the session, there being no jury cases. The Frisco line is calling in all its cars and working fast on repairing cars. The road expects to handle an immense amount of grain. A former Effingham, Kas., woman is drawing $20 a week for keeping her employer, a society woman of New York, from drinking whisky. The president of the W. C. T. U. of Barber county charged the county attorney with receiving $5 a month from each of the joints, and he has sued her for slander. A sub insurance solicitor for hail insurance who has been working in the central part of the state, is wanted for drawing money on forged checks. His name is W. L. Newby. Wm. Parker, city marshal of Galena, was killed by a live wire. He had let go of his little daughter's hand an instant before receiving the shock. A second or two saved her life. Wm. Marshall, of Lawrence, is probably the only man living in Kansas who was a delegate to the Pittsburg convention which nominated General Fremont. He is 80 years old. During the month of May the Belleville National bank cashed stock checks to the amount of $37,500; paid out to employees of the Rock Island $3,600 and cashed $3,600 worth of pension checks. As soon as the nomination of Roosevelt became known one town claimed to have secured a promise from him to make a stop there. It was not ten hours before fifty Kansas towns besieged the nominee with invitations by wire. Wm. Mayer came to Marshall county eight years ago with small capital. He now has a fine farm with an elegant residence, with orchards and a vineyard. Not long since he gave a son a well improved 160 acre farm and did not miss its cost. Swan Blex. a Fawn Creek farmer, Montgomery county, took a claim in 1871 and sold half of it for $200 to be able to get title to the other 80. He now has a fine farm, with all kinds of fruit, has fine horses and cattle, and owns two other good farms. Sumner county, Kansas, will this year produce more wheat than either of the states of Ohio, Indiana or Nebraska. The wheat crop of five Kansas counties will this year exceed in value the total output of the Alaskan mines in 1899. The coroner's jury found that employees of both the railroad and street cars are blameless concerning the loss of life of three women and the injuries received by others, in the collision of a freight train and a crowded street car in Hutchinson. Captain Stewart of Allen county is still living on land he first occupied in 1854, and E. C. Gilbert of that county still owns the land he "took" up in 1860. August Luck, of Solomon, was on top of a thirty-foot windmill. The fans hit him and knocked him off. His clothes caught on a nail and saved his life. It took four trains each way on a recent Sunday to carry the people who wanted to go to Geuda Springs over the Kansas Southwestern from Arkansas City. The railroads give free transportation for the additional 35 cars of Kansas corn for India from Topeka to New York. Transfer of real estate in Finney county is active but the records show a cessation of making chattel mortgages. Captain Ira J. Lacock, of Hiawathe, was stricken with apoplexy while speaking at a public meeting and died. He was 68 years old. Captain Lacock leaves such a clean record as may be boped for by but few. THE NATIONAL PLATFORM As Adopted by the Republican Convention in Philladelphia ON THE TWENTIETH OF JUNE. Following is the platform as adopted: "The Republicans of the United States, through their chosen representatives, met in national convention, looking back upon an unsurpassed record of achievements, and looking forward into a great field of duty and opportunity and appealing to the judgment of their countrymen, make these declarations: "The expectation in which the American people, turning from the Democratic party, entrusted four years ago to a Republican chief magistrate and Republican congress has been met and satisfied. When the people then assembled at the polls after a term of Democratic legislation and administration, business was dead, industry paralyzed and the national credit disastrously impaired. The country's capital was hidden and its labor distressed and unemployed. The Democrats had no other plan with which to improve the ruinous conditions which they had themselves produced than to coin silver at the ratio of 16 to 1. The Republican party, denouncing this plan as sure to produce conditions even worse than those from which relief was sought, promised to restore prosperity by means of two legislative measures—a protective tariff and a law making gold the standard value. The people, by great majorities, issued to the Republican party a commission to enact these laws. This commission has been executed, and the Republican promise is redeemed. Prosperity more ever known has followed these contests. There is no longer controversy as to the value of any government obligation. Every American dollar is a gold dollar or its assured equivalent and the American credit stands higher 'than that of any other nation. Capital is fully employed and everywhere labor is profitably occupied. No single fact can more strikingly tell the story of what Republican government means to the whole period of 107 years from 1780 to 1897, there was an excess of exports over imports of only $838,628,497, there has been in the short three years of the present Republican administration an excess of exports over imports in the enormous sum of $1,483,738,694, and while the American people, sustained by this Republican legislation, have been achieving these splendid triumphs in their business and commerce, they have conducted and in victory concluded a war for liberty and human rights. No thought of national agrenization tarnished the high purposes with which American standards were unfurled. It was a war unsought and patiently resisted, but when it came the American government was ready. Its fleet were cleared for action. Its armies were in the field and the quick and signal triumph of its forces on land and sea bore equal tribute to the courage of American soldiers and sailors and to the skill and foresight of Republican statesman-hip. To ten millions of the human race there was given 'a new birth of freedom,' and to the American people a new and noble responsibility. "We endorse the administration of William McKinley. Its acts have been established in wisdom and in patriotism, and at home and abroad it has distinctly elevated and extended the influence of the American nation. Walking untried paths and facing unforeseen responsibilities, President McKinley has been in every situation the true American patriot and upright statesman, clear in vision, strong in judgment, firm in action, always inspiring and deserving the confidence of his countrymen. "In asking the American people to endorse this Republican record and to renew their commission to the Republican party, we remind them of the fact that the monace to their prosperity has always resided in Democratic principles and no less in the general incapacity of the Democratic party to conduct public affairs. The prime essential of business prosperity is public confidence in the good sense of the government and its ability to deal intelligently with each new problem of administration and legislation. That confidence the Democratic party has never earned. It is hopelessly inadequate and the country's prosperity, when Democratic success at the polls is announced, halts and ceases in mere anticipation of Democratic blunders and failures. "We renew our allegiance to the principle of the gold standard and declare our confidence in the wisdom of the leslation of the Fifty-sixth congress by which the parity of all our money and the stability of our currency on a gold basis has been secured. We recognize that interest rates are a potent factor in production and business activity and for the purpose of further equalizing and of further lowering the rates of interest we favor such monetary legislation as will enable the varying needs of the season and of all sections to be properly met in order that trade may be evenly sustained, labor steadily employed and commerce enlarged. The volume of money in circulation was never so great per capita as it is today. We declare our steadfast opposition to the free and unlimited coinage of silver. No measure to that end could be considered which was without the support of the leading commercial countries of the world. However firmly Republican legislation may seem to have secured the country against the peril of base and discredited currency, the election of a Democratic president could not fall to impair the country's credit and to bring once more into question the intention of the American people to maintain upon the gold standard the parity of their money circulation. The Democratic party must be convinced that the American people will never tolerate the Chicago platform. "We recognize the necessity and propriety of the honest co-operation of cap Would Never Do in Chicago. A London court has held "that a person in a car already full had a right to protest against others entering and even had a full legal and moral right to prevent by force, if necessary, the entrance of more passengers than there were seats for." The court also held that "if the company issued more tickets than there were seats the passengers thus incommoded had a right to demand the return of their money and could recover in an action for damages if it were refused." ital to meet new business conditions are especially to extend our rapidly increasing foreign trade, but we condemn all conspiracies and combinations intended to restrict business to create monopolies, to limit production or to control prices, and favor such legislation as will effectually restrain and prevent all such abuses, protect and promote competition and secure the rights of producers, laborers and all who are engaged in industry and commerce. "We renew our faith in the policy of protection to American labor. In that policy our industries have been established, diversified and maintained. By protecting the home market, competition has been stimulated and production cheapened. Opportunity to the inventive genius of our people has been secured and wages in every department of labor maintained at high rates, higher now than ever before, always distinguishing our working people in their better conditions of life from those of any competing country. Enjoying the blessing of American common schools, secured in the right of self-government and protected in the occupancy of their own markets, their constantly increasing knowledge and skill have enabled them finally to enter the markets of the world. We favor the associated policy of reciprocity so directed as to open our markets on favorable terms for what we do not ourselves produce, in return for free foreign markets, "In the further interest of American workingmen we favor a more effective restriction of the immigration of cheap labor from foreign lands, the extension of opportunities of education for working children, the raising of the age limit for child labor, the protection of free labor as against contract convict labor, and an effective system of labor insurance. "Our present dependence upon foreign shipping for nine-tenths of our foreign carrying is a great loss to the industry of this country. It is also a serious danger to our trade, for its sudden withdrawal in the event of European war would seriously cripple our expanding foreign commerce. The national defense and naval efficiency of this country, moreover, supply a compelling reason for legislation which will enable us to recover our former place among the trade carrying fleets of the world. "The nation owes a debt of profound gratitude to the soldiers and sailors who have fought its battles and it is the government's duty to provide for the survivors and for widows and orphans of those who have fallen in the country's wars. The pension laws, founded in this just sentiment, should be liberal, and should be liberally administered, and preference should be given wherever practicable with respect to employment in the public service to soldiers and sailors and to their widows and orphans. "We commend the policy of the Republican party in maintaining the efficiency of the civil service. The administration has acted wisely in its effort to secure for public service in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii and the Philippine Islands only those whose fitness has been determined by training and experience. We believe that employment in the public service in these territories should be confined as far as practicable to their inhabitants. "It was the plain purpose of the Fifteenth amendment to the constitution to prevent discrimination on account of race or color in regulating the election - franchise. Devices of state governments, whether by statutory or constitutional enactment, to avoid the purpose of this amendment, are revolutionary and should be condemned. "Public movements looking to a permanent improvement if the roads and highways of the country meet with our cordial approval and we recommend this subject to the earnest consideration of the people and of the legislatures of the several states. "We favor the extension of the rural fret delivery service, wherever its extension may be justified. "In further pursuance of the constant policy of the Republican party to provide free homes on the public domain, we recommend adequate national legislation to reclaim the arid lands of the United States, reserving control of the distribution of water for irrigation, to the respective states and territories." "We favor home rule for, and the early admission to statehood of, the territories of New Mexico, Arizona, and Oklahoma. "The Dingley law, amended to provide sufficient revenue for the conduct of the war, has so well performed its work that it has been possible to reduce the war debt in the summer $40,000,000. So ample are the hevenues and so great is the public confidence in the integrity of its obligations, that its new 2 per cent bonds sell at premium. The country is now justified in expecting, and it will be the policy of the Republican party to bring about, a reduction of the war taxes. "We favor the construction, ownership, control and protection of an Isthmian canal by the government of the United States. New markets are necessary for the increasing surplus of our farm products. Every effort should be made to open and obtain new markets, especially in the Orient, and the administration is warmly to be commended for its successful effort to commit all trading and colonizing of nations to the policy of the open door in China. "In the interest of expanding commerce, we recommend that congress create a department of commerce and industries in the charge of a secretary with a seat in the cabinet. The United States consular system should be reorganized under the supervision of this new department upon such a basis of appointment and tenure as will render it still more serviceable to the nation's increasing trade. "The American government must protect the person and property of every citizen whenever they are wrongfully violated or placed in trouble. "We congratulate the women of America upon their splendid record of service in the Volunteer Aid association, and as nurses in camp and hospital during the recent campaigns of our armies in the eastern and western Indies, and we appreciate their faithful co-operation in all Feroclous Behind Dog Sign. "Isn't it wonderful," observed Irving Tonne, the philosopher, as he drove past a country yardyard, "how ferocious any old canine can look when he is in the same yard with a sign reading 'Beware of the Dog.'"—Indianapolis News. What the Strike Proves. The experience of the past two weeks has convinced the people of St. Louis that they have the hardest pavements on earth.—Kansas City Times. works of education and industry. "President McKinley has conducted the foreign affairs of the United States with distinguished credit to the American people. In releasing us from the vexatious conditions of European alliance for the government of Samoa, his course is especially to be commended. By securing to our undivided control the most important island of the Samoan group and the best harbor in the southern Pacific every American interest has been safeguarded. We approve the annexation of the Hawaiian islands to the United States. "We commend the part taken by our government in the peace conference at The Hague. We emphasize our steaafst adherence to the policy declared in the Monroe Doctrine. The provisions of The Hague convention were wisely regarded when President McKinley tendered his friendly o ces in the interest of peace between Great Britain and the South African Republic. While the American government must continue the policy prescribed by Washington, affirmed by every succeeding president and imposed upon us by The Hague treaty, of non-intervention in European controversies, the American people earnestly hope that a way may soon be found, honorable alike to both contending parties, to terminate the strife between them. "In accepting, by the treaty of Paris, the just responsibility of our victories in the Spanish war, the president and the senate won the unbounded approval of the American people. No other course was possible than to destroy Spain's sovereignty throughout the West Indies and in the Philippine Islands. That course created our responsibility before the world and with the unorganized population whom our intervention had freed from Spain, to provide for the maintenance of law and order, and for the establishment of good government and for the performance of international obligations. Our authority could not be less than our responsibility, and wherever sovereignty were extended it became the high duty of the government to maintain its authority, to put down armed insurrection and to confer the blessings of liberty and civilization upon all the rescued people. The largest measure of self government consistent with the welfare and our duties shall be secured to them by law. To Cuba, independence and self-government was assured in the same voice by which war was declared and to the letter these pledges shall be performed. The Republican party, upon its history and upon this declaration of its principles and policies, confidently invokes the consideration and approving judgment of the American people." Cursed the Judge and Court Officers for Her Conviction. Camden (N. J.) special New York World: Cold chills crept up and down the back of Judge Armstrong and the officials in the Quarter Sessions court this afternoon as Rebecca Peters called down bitter curses upon them all. There seemed to be a "spell" in the court, until finally an officer plucked up courage enough to take the woman across the "Bridge of Sighs" to the county jail. She was unable to pay a fine of $100 for telling fortunes. Mrs. Peters is the woman who was charged by Miss Jennie Kuhn with falling to return $37 which she had obtained upon a promise to return Miss Kuhn's lover to her. Mrs. Peters advised Miss Kuhn to skin a cat, boll the carcass, bathe in the water, then take a walk around a block without her usual apparel. Miss Kuhn, finding that the charm failed to have the promised result, demanded the return of her $37, whereupon, it is alleged, the soothsayer violently ejected her, from the house. 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Washington, June 26.—The following letter from Admiral Kempff was received at the navy department from three Foo: "Secretary Navy, Washington: Prosecution issued 20th. The admirals and senior naval officers of the allied powers in China desire in the name of their governments to be known to all generals and the authorities of coast and river provinces and cities in China that they intend to use armed force only against the Boxers and those people who oppose them'in the march to Pekin for the rescue of their fellow-country- KEMPFF." The anxiety over the situation at Pekin was somewhat relieved when the state department received a letter from the Chinese minister, Mr. Wu, stating that he was advised by cable from the viceroy of Nanking, that the negotiations at Pekin are safe. What means of information the viceroy atanking has, is not known, but the authorities here were none the less useful for this reassuring word. Another communication of great importance was received from Li Hung Chang, the viceroy of Canton, who gives his personal assurance that the king upon the foreign fleets at Taku was not authorized by the Chinese government. He desires the authority of the powers to proceed to Pekin for the purpose of putting an end to the disturbances there, a position in which is great influence both with the court and with the people, gives a certain promise of success. The United States and it is believed, the other powers, have assented to this proposition of Li Hung Chang, and he is supposed to have started for Pekin. British Pushing On: London. June 23.—The British have penetrated Transvaal territory as far as Machadodorp. Passengers who arrived yesterday at Lourenzo Marques from the Transvaal assert that heavy artillery was engaged and that the Boers abandoned Machadodorp, writing northwest. President Kruger is still at Alkmaar. Boer bulletins regarding General Dewet's operations along Lord Roberts' communications assert that two convoys were captured and 300 workmen with fifty military taken prisoners. General Wood Appealed To. Havana, June 22.—The Post published what was meant to be an amusing item declaring that the breath of Cuban ladies smelled of garlic. This caused considerable comment in Cuban circles, and a petition was presented to General Wood requesting that the editor and proprietor of the Post be expelled from the island for having grossly slandered Cuban womanhood. General Wood has received several letters from various parts of the island requesting him to mete out to the offenders condign punishment. Destitution in Labrador St. Johns, N. B., June 26.—The steamer Grand Lake, which has just returned here from Labrador, reports immense bodies of ice along the coast and extending far eastward into the land. It is unlikely that a transatlantic will be able to go through the traits of Belle Isle, for weeks to come. The steamer brings reports of great destitution among the citizens of Labrador. Getting Troops to China is Slow. Washington, June 22.—The administration is said to be very much embarrassed because of the length of time which will necessarily elapse before the United States military reinforcements can reach China. When General MacArthur, at Manila, received instructions to send a regiment of infantry to Taku with all possible dispatch, it was impossible for him to comply immediately because of raging storms. Coolies Idle—Robbers Active COME TIME—robbers Active. London, June 23. The stoppage of trade has thrown 10,000 coolies out of work at Shanghai. All the English ladies at Tien Tsin left there by train or Taku. Shanghai wires that they had some exciting experiences and would not have gotten through except for the assistance of the Chinese troops. The Boxers made several desperate attempts to attack the train. Taking advantage of the political disorders, hands of robbers are pillaging in the vicinity of Sam Chun. The Chinese authorities are powerless. Troops Foiled by Pitfalls: Manila, June 26.—A detachment of forty men of the Fortieth regiment, captain Thomas Miller commanding, left Tagayan de Misamis, island of Mindanao, scouting, and encountered a strongly ambushed and entrenched force of the enemy. The Americans' attempts to charge were frustrated by the Filipinos' pitfalls and traps. (Eight companies of the Fortieth were recruited at Fort Riley, Kan., a year ago and four companies were organized on the Pacific coast.) AS VIEWED IN WASHINGTON. The Oregon And The Brooklyn Going to Taku. Washington, June 20.—Word raached the navy department that the battleship Oregon got away from Hong Kong, bound for Taku two days ahead of her expected start. She took on 164 sailors and marines brought to Hong Kong by the Zafiro. The big ship may now have a chance to repeat her celebrated performance, "around the horn," as she is being crowded for a fast run to the scene of action. The distance is about 1,500 miles and, if she makes her record time she will be at Taku in six days, about the same time that the Brooklyn arrived from Manila. These ships and the Monadnock are the only ones going to China. The Monadnock has a large complement of men, who can be used as a landing party, and it is this rather than her armament which makes her so available at this time. The war branch of the government is preparing for any eventuality that may arise out of the Chinese situation. As stated by one of the highest officers of the army, the scale of preparation is of a magnitude which would both interest and surprise the public. But, he added, the information would be of even greater interest and service to any foreign foe which the United States may be called upon to face within the next few weeks or months, and, for that reason, there is no purpose to make public the complete preparations making to meet whatever issue arises. All that the officials will say is that both the army and the navy, if the occasion arise will give a good account of themselves. Minister Wu characterizes as ridiculous the report that the empress dowager had decreed the extermination of all the foreigners in China. "It is not true," he said. "I will bet my life on it. She is too sensible a woman to do such a mad and foolish thing as that." Consulates Were Outside Tien Tsin. Washington. June 25.—The United States consulate at Tien Tsin, which late news advices report to have been destroyed, were situated far up on the Meadows road. It is far removed from any of the other consulates and practically isolated from all other foreign buildings. This fact might explain the report of its destruction before the rest of the foreign consulates were molested. Consulates of other powers were mostly out in the same direction. The American consulate was one of the most imposing and substantial buildings in the town. Prince Tuan at the Head London, June 26.—The alarming press dispatches from Shanghai were accepted with much reserve by the officials. But in quarters likely to be thoroughly advised, the Shanghai statement that Prince Tuan was in charge of a portion of the Chinese troops, was credited as accurate. If this is established beyond a doubt, the situation may become even more acute than at present, as Prince Tuan is the father of the heir apparent, and one of the officials closest identified with the empress dowager. More German Troops Sent. Berlin, June 26.—Preparations continue for increasing the German forces in China. For the present the fighting force of the German troops will be 5,000 when all shall have arrived, but it is understood that if more alarming news is received the government will send out a volunteer army taken from all the regiments of the army, up to 10,000 men. The volunteers needed to bring the two marine battalions to the full war footing of 1,000 men each have responded cagely. Cost of Kansas Charities. Topeka, June 23.—During the last fiscal year it cost the people of Kansas $462,840 to maintain the unfortunates in the eight state charitable institutions. This is 32.2 cents per capita. It also cost the people of the state $345,131 to care for the paupers in the various poorhouses and for outside relief. This is 24.2 per capita. The total per capita for caring for all classes of poor by the people aggregates 56.6 cents. Puts and Calls Outlawed. Springfield, Ill., June 23.—The supreme court affirmed the decision of the lower court which convicted A. V. Booth, of Chicago, of unlawfully contracting with a commission company for an option to buy 10,000 bushels of corn at a future time, contrary to the statute. The decision declares the Illinois law regarding "puts" and "calls" to be valid. The defense holds that the commission company contract did not bind Booth to take the corn on delivery and was merely a gamble on the price of corn. To Taku Instead of Manila. Washington, June 26.—The war department is considering the advisability of changing the destination of the transport Grant from Manila to Taku. She will carry two squadrons of the Sixth, numbering about 800 men, and a battalion of marine numbering 230 men. These troops are scheduled to start for the east on July 1st. The 1st. The Grant is a fast ship and can make the trip to China in 28 or 30 days. The horses of cavalry troops are to be taken over oh transports. 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Don't Get Bald. Use Coke Dandruff Cure regularly and your hair will not fall out. All druggists. A married man says that a wife should be like a roast lamb—tender and sweet, nicely dressed, but without sauce. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces inflammation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. Most women can stand broken English in a servant better than they can stand broken china. Are You Using Allen's Foot-Ease? Are You Using Allen's Foot-Ease? It is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet, Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Address Allen S. Olmedt, LeRoy, N. Y. We believe it will be found that next to electricity, flattery is the greatest force in the world. Faded hair recovers its youthful color and softness by the use of PARKER's HAIR BALSAM HINDERCOURNS, the best cure for corn. 15cts. Sea serpents may live in water; but it isn't water that makes a man see serpents. Red Cross is the best Ball Blue the world knows. Large package 5c. Why do we refer to servant girls as domestics, when most of them are foreign. The one thing that qualifies a person to give advice on any subject is experience — experience creates knowledge. No other person has so wide an experience with female illis nor such a record of success as Mrs. Pinkham has had. Over a hundred thousand cases come before her each year. Some personally, others by mail. And this has been going on for 20 years, day after day and day after day. Twenty years of constant success - think of the knowledge thus gained! Surely women are wise in seeking advice from a woman with such an experience, especially when it is free. If you are ill get a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound at once—then write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass. ABSOLUTE SECURITY. Genuine Carter's Little Liver Pills. Must Bear Signature of Grant Good See Fac-Simile Wrapper Below. Very small and as easy to take as sugar. CARTER'S LITTLE IVER PILLS. FOR HEADACHE. FOR DIZZINESS. FOR BILIOUSNESS. FOR TORPID LIVEN. FOR CONSTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIN. FOR THE COMPLEXION Price 25 Cents GENUINE MUST HAVE SIGNATURE. FRESH VEGETABLE. CURE SICK HEADACHE. FETT'S CHINA (owders) at Druggists, M. MOFFETT, M. D., ST. LOUIS, MO. Allays Irritation, Alds Digestion, Regulates the Bowels, Strengthens the Child, Makes Teething Easy. TEETHINA Relieves the Bowel Troubles of Children of ANY AGE. HESTER NEW RIVAL" OADED SHOTGUN SHELLS compare with the "NEW RIVAL" in uni- fied fire and waterproof. Get the genuine. New Haven, Conn. Falls Electric cars now at water's edge— possible. No more At less cost, than ever $31.00. St. $100 valuable in- t. Bound in New much you can afford of others, which outing. Address. DEPARTMENT Ludg, ST. LOUIS. W.N.U. WICHITA—NO.--26—1900 When Answering Advertisements Mindly Mention This Paper. We examined the machine and convinced yourself it is offered at any time like the price of our OFFICE use for a calling machine. Do not and confine it to in full, all of postoffice and nearest railroad station, or in full, all of postoffice and nearest railroad station, RIGHT CHARGES ourselves; go there and examine it call it with machines that serve and call you, any way the equal of such machines, the most wonderful right agent our special introductory price, $16.27. it every way you will be under no obligation to take it charged by us to any town east of Rocky Mountains for living by brave. Will be charged the kibbon; it MACHINE QUARRETEED 20 Years. RTS' SUPPLIER HOUSE, Minneapolis, Mint- 50c State Ledger. F. L. JELTZ. SUBSCRIPTION six months 500 One Year 1.00 ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS CASH IN AD- ANCE. entered at post office at Topeka, Kansas, at sec udclass-rates. Published every Saturday at 431 Kan. ave 1.00 in advance. PHYSICIANS PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Office and Residence 1331 VanBuren St. all promptly attended. DR.AGNES McKEE WAL- LACE. Office 724 Kan. Ave, Phone 250 H. B. HOGEBOOM PHYSICIAN and SURGEON, 30 Kans Ave. All calls promptly attended Tel 14. DR; C. A. TAYLOR. PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Office Hours, 9 to 11 a. m. From 2 to 5 p. m. OFFICE 226½ KAS, AVE. (Cver Kohl's Drug Store,) Wm. B. Swan, M. D. 725 Kansas Avenue, Topeka Kansas. office hours, 11:00 to 12 m, 2:00 to 4:30 pm Residence 624 Buchanan St. Bell 1 telephone, 660 Homoeopathist Residence 626 Fillmo St. Telephone 360. Office 807 Kansas Avenus. S. G. STEWART, M. D. KANSAS AVE. OFFICE 621 TELEPHONE 544. 511 W. 5TH ST RSIDENCE TELEPHONE 442. a14 Wm. E. JACKSON, M. D. PHYSICIAN and SUNGEON. FFIRE HOURS; 9 TO II A. M. 9 TO 5, and 7 TO 9 P. M TELEPHONE 558. OFFICE 117 WEST 5th st. DR. J. C. ISERMAN, Office 112 East 6th street Calls Promptly Attended To. Special Attention Given to Disease: Stomach and Lungs and Female Trou- ces. Office Hours: 9 to 12-2 to 5-7 to 9 Phone e DR, R. O. RHODES, OFFICE 600 Kansas ave. Topeka, Kansas (Over Hub Clothing C,) OFFICE HOURS: 9 to 11 A. M. 2 to 5 P. M. Residence, 900 West Sixth street Phone 656. GIBRALTAR DRUG CO: 823 KANSAS AVENUE. Topeka, Kansas! HOMEPATHIC REMEDIES. A. K. MA TERIALS. Dr, Dutton's Botanic Blood and St0mach Regulator: Cures INDEGESTION, KIDNEY and LIVER trouble and RHEUMATISM. Sold by W. A. Travis, Shorey, P O. Adjoining Capital of Kansas. Mv, 27. GO TO E. W. Griggs for photos, fine pictures. Car--901 Kas. ave. W. D. Weddall Macon and Cistern builder also wells. Parties needing service leave orders at LEDGER office. Go to J, P, Johnsons for anything you want in the line of fine cigar's tobacco and confectionery, 409 Kas. ave. The American School of Magnetic Healing. WELTMER METHOD. every known disease cured without medicine. DOCTOR M. M PENDROY, 614 Marke Steet Emporia, Yankee. J. A. HENDERSON, PROP. Manufacturers of all kinds of PAINTS. Strictly Pure. 609 Mass. Street. LAWRENCE, KANSAS. F. A: BECKSTROM. DEALER IN FINE WALL PAPER, and VARNISHES, Paints and Painters' Supplies. 518 Jackson St. Topeka, Kansas JOHN SHEAHAN & SON. CONTRACTOR FOR Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating 123 East Seventh St. F. M. Fletcher. CARPENTER & BUILDER FURNITUE AND JOB WOLK SOLIC TED. 119 E, 7th St. M. Hogan. Undertaker And Reliable in His Dealings--Open day and Night.--314 Kan. Avenue For Sale--By John L. Howard 415 Kansas Avenue. Houses. W. 5th St. ranging from $8c located at reasonable price $1200 centrally. Give him a call. on easy payments. Home Bakery L. C. BOYCE, Prop. 810 K Kas. Ave. (Succes-sor to Geo. Mayes) Wholesale and Retail Bakery goods; We Sohett Your Trade, We will Serve You'Right THE LANDIS HOME BAKERY, Many years experience. French home Bakery 316 E. 4tn St. PALACE RESTAURANT. Eskridge, Kans., The Best Place to get a good "Clean, Square Meal" for 25c. From Maine to California. The Proof of the Pudding is the Eating it. Try us and see. M F. LAWLOR, Prop. Open day and night. Quick service. Rahrer's Restaurant. 615 East Fifth St. Opposite Santa Fe Depot, C. A, RAHRER, Prop. U.S. CYCLE GO. NATIONAL P.27. 118 East 8th Street Difficult Bicycle Reparing a Special Hoc and Key Work, Umbrellas Repaired Valcanizing. Good WHEELS to rent-and for Sale Second Hand, We Are Experts CALL AND SEE OUR '99 NEW MODELS U. S. CYCLE CO. 118 East 8th Street. C. F. MENNINGER, M, D. Office 727 Kansas Ave. Telephone 19. Office Hours: 11-12 A. M. 2-5 P. M. Residence 1251 Topeka Ave. Telephone 85. J. M JAMISON, M. D., Office 506 East 4th Street. Office Hours: From 8 to 10 A. M. "12 M to 3 P. M. "7 P, M, to 9 P. Mf Special attention to dieases of woman and private diseases. E. H. PHILLIPS, JEWELER & OPTICIAN Tele. 602 Kas. Ave. All work promptly attended to and Guaran- teed. We Solicit your Patronage. BOOK EXCHANGE Stationery and all kinds of writ- ing material—832 Kansas avenue M. L. GROSHORN. 1014 Quincy Street. Paper Hanging and inside finishing a speci- ity. 32 years Experience. HARRIS BROS DEALERS IN STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES Smoked Meats, A Specialty Cigars Tobacco, and confectionery, Give Them an order goods delivered. 1300 QUNCY ST. L. A. FISHER. Dealer In CLOTHING, GFNTS' FURNISHING GOODS, BCOTS, SHOES, HATS, CAPS ETC. 118 EastSixth Street, Topeka Kan FOR SALE Will you buy Will you sell Will you rent Real Estate Try us. Barnes Real Estate Co.Tel 62. 113 West 5th st. G. F. Rodiges, Dye and Cleaning Works. 820 Kans. Ave. Misfit and Tailor Work a Specialty. Satisfaction guarant-ed. Dyeing Cleaning and repairing on Short Notice Carter & Johnson RESTAURANT SHORT ORDER. When in Lawrence stop at their place, 611½ Mass, St. PALACE HO E. C. HRALL PROP. Serves first class meals and Lodging Meals and Lodging open day and night 118 W. 6th St. Bowersock Milling Co. Lawrence Kas. High Grade Flour, ROFT, R, CLARK M.r. R. E. KNOX. UNDERTAKER. FUNERAL CARS BUILT TO ORDER BALDWIN KANS. 渔民 WE ARE FISHING FOR A SHARE OF YOUR TRADE. State Ledger Office, 431 Kansas Ave. (UP STAIRS.) It may be comfortable to know that every cloud has a silver lining, but some people would prefer to have the silver linging the Pocket. HOLE IN WALL When in LAWRENCE stop at WEYER-MULLER'S RESTAURANT—SHORT ORDER. Open D. y and Night, 720 Mass., Stroet. TURNER BROS., Fine Restaurant. Meals and Short Order. BURLINGAME KAS. MRS. ANNIE DUKE, FASHIONABLE DRESSMAKING, Cuttiug, Sewing-Give her a trial. 826 Com'l street Emporia, Kas Pure Mea and Spices etc. TOPEKA SPICE MILLS 109 E. Sixth Street. Tel. 71 DR. ADAM RUPIN (HOMOEOPATHIST) THE NOTED GERMAN PH has a professional record of forty ACCUTE AND CHRONIC DIS He is especially well prepared and eminent treatment of Vernal diseases, Nasal and Throat la Cancer, Rheumatism, Granulat Dyspepsia, Female Weakness, Piles es CONSULTATION IN GERM Office 106 East Sixth Street, CALL AND SEE CERTIFICATE TOPEKA SPICE MILLS E. Sixth Street. Tel. 71 Passon's dep't store, DEAKER IN Crockery, china, glassware, tinware, no and all kinds of household goods. 739 Mass. St. Lawrence DR. ADAM RUPIN, SR. THE NOTED GERMAN PHYSICIAN has a professional record of forty years treating ACCUTE AND CHRONIC DISEASES. He is especially well prepared and eminently successful in the treatment of Vernal diseases, Nasal and Throat Catarrh, Scrofa la Cancer, Rheumatism, Granulated Sore Eyes, Epilepsy, (Fit. ) Dyspepsia, Female Weakness, Piles, Dropsy and a.l Chronic Disease Rheumatism, Granulated Sore Eyes, Epilepsy, (Fit. ) Female Weakness, Piles, Dropsy and all Chronic Diseases LITATION IN GERMAN OR ENGLISH FREE. East Sixth Street, Topeka, Kansas LAND SEE CERTIFICATES OF WONDERFUL CURES. CONSULTATION IN GERMAN OR ENGLISH FREE. Office 106 East Sixth Street, Topeka, Kansas CALL AND SEE CERTIFICATES OF WONDERFUL SURES. kansas Packing House Market SCHMIDT PRO'S, PROP's., 306 E. 2ND STREET Dealers In FRESH AND CURED MEATS. Wholesale and Retail. Give Them Your Trades. 115 LOUIS VANDORP, Screen Doors, Ice Cream Freezers These are the things you need Give THE WEAR AND TEAR FCR HARDWARE and STOVES Doors, Ice-Cream Freezers, Hammocks and Garden-Tools. things you need Give hima call. 828 Kansas Ave WEAR AND TEAR OF MEN'S NERVES PCR HARDWARE and STOV ES Screen Doors, Ice-Cream Freezers, Hammocks& Garden-Tools. These are the things you need Give hima call. 828 Kansas Ave THE WEAR AND TEAR OF MEN'S NERVES Results in debility—exhaustion, not only exhaustion of the body, but exhaustion of the mental faculties as well. The nerve cells of the body have been robbed of their vital forces. The nerves have no life in them; therefore all the organs of the body suffer from lack of nerve control, and the blood vessels that supply these organs are not in proper tone. "HUDYAN corrects the evil. HUDYAN provides this vitality and nerve force that is wanting." Are you approaching this condition of Nervous Debility? Are you growing prematurely old? Do you suffer with headaches (Fig. 1); hollow eyes or dark rings under eyes (Fig. 2); pale, thin face and sunken cheeks (Fig. 3); weakness of limbs (Fig. 4); a poor appetite and impaired indigestion (Fig. 5); torpid liver (Fig. 6), and costimess, a coated tongue (Fig. 7)? Or have you dizzy spells? Do you suffer sleepless nights? Do you have horrid dreams? Do you awake in the morning hollow-eyed and tired out? Are you despondent, melancholy? Do you shun society? Are your knees shaky? Have you pain in the small of the back? These symptoms all tell you that your nerves are failing you; that you will grow old long before your time. HUDYAN will save you; HUDYAN will make a robust, strong, many man of you. HUDYAN revives, restores, rejuvenates. Go to your druggist at once and get HUDYAN. No other remedy; just HUDYAN, for HUDYAN is what you need. Other symptoms of this terrible affliction that visits so many men are cold hands and feet, palpitation of the heart, hot flashes, clouded memory, nausea after eating, twitching of muscles, spots before the eyes, shooting pains, weariness, tremblings, sediment in urine, bleary eyes, swimming in ears, a shaky, all-gone feeling. Remember HUDYAN. Be a vigorous, robust man, a man with nerves of steel, a man with muscles of iron. HUDYAN is wonderful. HUDYAN is charged by our leading medical man to be the greatest nerve and order known to med cal science. HUDYAN will lift you from despondency and discouragement that you are now in, and of you a happy man. Try HUDYAN, you will soon be convinced. Natures Women's Kernes. Thousands of women use HUDYAN from your druggist, 500 a package, six packages $2.50. If your druggist does not keep it, send direct to SAN REMEDY CO., Cor. Stockton, Ellis and Market Street, San Francisco, Cal. acknowledged by our leading medical men to be the greatest nerve and tissue builder known to med cal science. HUDYAN will lift you from that life of despondency and discouragement that you are now in, and will make of you a happy man. Try HUDYAN, you will soon be convinced. Hudyan Cures Women Kerves. Thousands of women use HUdYan. GET•HUDYAN from your druggist, 500 a package, six packages $2.50. If your druggist does not keep it, send direct to HUDYAN REMEDY CO., Cor. Stockton, Ellis and Market Street, San Francisco, Cal. acknowledged by our leading medical tissue builder known to med cal science that life of despondency and discount will make of you a happy man. Try HUHudyan Cures Womea L Nerves. The GET•HUDYAN from your druggist If your druggist is HUDYAN REMEDY CO., Cor. Men and Women use Hudyan. Notice of final Settlement. THE STATE OF KANSAS, Shawnee County, S. S. In the Pro Court Deceased. Creditors and all other persons interested in the aforesaid Estate are hereby notified that I shall apply to the Probate Court, in and for said County, sitting at the Court House, In Topeky County of Shawnee State of Kansas, on the 2nd day of July A. D. 1900, for a tull and final settlement of said Estate. W. I. Jamison, Administrator of the Estate of James Cook, deceased 6-9 A. D. 19 0. Crockery, china, glassware, tinware, notions and all kinds of household goods. 739 Mass. St. Lawrence Ka. Passon's dep't store, DEAKER IN The army worm came too late to injure the wheat, but they are damaging oats and, in some localities are striping corn fields bare. IN, SR. st.) PHYSICIAN. by years treating SEASES. fully successful in the Catarrh, Scrofa. Personal Notes, Mr.D. Woodall is home from a tour on the Rock Island. Dr C.S. Sunday and Miss Olive Boyle of Wichita were united in marriage Thursday June 21, at the home of Rev. Barker's in North Topeka. The Diamond Drug Store, 6th and Back anan Streets Give them a call. E.H. UPSHAW. Peoples Feed, 537 Kasas Avenue, North Topeka. Full weights. Goods promptly delivered. Ellenwood Leader: Mr. Vest Coats and wife are visiting at Hoisington. Mrs. Coats says the weather has been so warm over there that she almost wishes she had left her Vest at home. According to the reasent studies of Signor de Tanctis, of Turin children begin to dream before their fourth year, but are unable to recall dreams before the age of five. This age, he concludes, is that at which a child first becomes instinctively conscious of self. Aged people dream less frequently and less vividly than the young. Women's dreams are more frequent, more vivid and better remembered than those of men. A burglar who had entered a minister's house at midnight was disturbed by the awakening of the occupant of the room he was in. Drawing his knife, he said, "If you stir, you are a dead man. I'm hunting for mony." "Let me get up and strike a light," said the minister, 'and I'll hunt with you.' Ex. GOT HIS MONEY'S WORTH. Judge Don Carlos had a laughable experience yesterday with a fellow and lady who came to town be married. The bride-to-be had been divorced in Nebraska but a short time ago and when the probate judge learned these facts he halted and refused to go further without legal advice. So the swain sought the county attorney who, after hearing the story told the young fellow to proceed with the ceremony. The groom started for the court house like a "quarter horse" and it was with some difficulty that the county attorney halted him long enough to collect a two dollar fee for his advice. The judge said it was the easiest money he had made for years and the young fellow says he never parted with dollars more freely. ex. WARDING OFF DANGER There is at least one lady in Ken- wood who believes thoroughly in the efficacy of prayer. About a year ago her husband engaged in a business venture that looked rather uncertain. But his wife had strong faith that it would turn out well. "Go ahead, John," she said "and let us put our trust in the Lord. I pray every night that we may have no reason to regret the risk we are taking." The affair seemed to turn out pretty well from the first. Handsome divi- dends were paid all through the summer and during the winter, and great joy was in the home of this man and the shaer of his fortunes. But there came a turn about a month ago. The business ceased to pay, and since then the losses have been increasing every day. Nothing was said about it at the fireside around which so much happiness had centered during the past year until the other day when it was suggested by the hus- band that it would be well to cut down expenses. Questions follow, as a matter of course, and then it had to be confessed that the business was not going well. "Dear me!" exclaimed the dis- tressed lady, when all the truth had been revealed to her. "I must begin praying again tonight, ex-