Weekly State Journal from Topeka, Kansas • 8

lirriin-iffihri-ifl PICKED UP. WEEKLY STATE JOURNAL WIT AND HUMOR. cord of the vote thereon required by him: That the sum of $4,000 be appropriated out of the county funds to the State Fair Association for the purpose of reimbursing it for buildings placed on the Shawnee county fair grounds; and that the said $4,000 so appropriated shall be expended on said grounds. The vote on the motion was: Aye, H. C.

Lindsey; No, A. Washburn and J. Q. A. Peyton.

The motion declared was lost. The following resolution and pream ble, offered by Commissioner Lindsay and seconded by Commissioner Peyton, was adopted and spread upon the journal: Whereas, Mr. A. Washburns time as county commissioner having expired, be it. Resolved, That on the retirement of Mr.

A. Washburn, the county loses the services of an honest, intelligent and faithful commissioner; one who was always courteous, untiring and energetic, in the performance of his duties; and his fellow commissioners will miss the assistance of Mr. Washburns large experience, rare capacity and mature judgment. On motion, the board adjourned sine die. said, If this be so, we want to know it, and secure a remedy.

So far as Topeka is concerned we want no such legislation as that, as the law of trade will do more to regulate rates than any railroad law. The Judge then moved that a committee be appointed to investigate matters and report at an adjourned meeting. Mr, Seery thought that the law would never benefit merchants in the least Under the recent decision of the board, many merchants would become bankrupt. He was certainly in favor of something being quickly done to secure more railroads. Not until this is done can the people hope for lower rates of freight.

The law of supply and demand should govern freight tariffs. A committee consisting of Norris L. Gage, Gilford Dudley and Geo. D. Hale, was appointed, who will be prepared to report in a week or ten daj s.

Mr. Slonecker suggested that executive council should appoint on the railroad commission a practical business man, one who is a shipper, to fill the vacancy now existing, and offered a motion to that effect. This was amended by Judge Guthene, that a man from Central Kansas be appointed. The motion as amended was carried. The committee appointed will confer with the board of railroau commissioners between this and the 22nd.

as representatives of th6 Board of Trade. On motion, the meeting then adjourned. An illustration of the ridiculous and annoying manner a church choir will sometimes run together the words of hymn is afforded by the remark of a small boy in one of the front pews of a church in Boston. The hymn beginning, The consecrated eross Id bear, had just been sung, and in the momentary quiet which followed, the perplexed youth turned to his father and asked in an earnest whisper: Say, pa, where do they keep the consecrated, cross-eyed bear? A North Hill man tripped on a rug at the door of his bedroom, slid down a loDg flight of stairs, crashed through a glass door, down the stone steps, rolled across the yard out through the open gate, crossed the sidewalk on the dead slide and brought up like an avalanche against a tree box. By heaven, he said as he limped back to the house, that tree box might have been the death of me.

If I can find the child who left that gate open Ill wear out a skate strap on him. And he did. Burlington Hawkcye. Recently a tenderfoot from California was in one of the arid districts of Arizona, and, being thrown in contact with an honest miner, endeavored to draw the native out. Little cloudy today, aint it? asked the tenderfoot.

Yes, said the honest miner. Looks like rain; dont you think so? No, said the honest miner. Indeed! said the tenderfoot; why, from the looks of the sky, Im certain it is going to rain. Wall, prrps it is, young feller, praps it is, replied the honest miner, indulgently, but Ive been here I ten year, an it haint rained yit. The tenderfoot concluded it would stay dry- I There are some men with so nice a sense of pride that they would rather die than carry a market basket through the streets.

Daniel Webster used to do it, so did Cardinal Wolsey, so did Luther and so did Alfred the Great, but that is no reason why any other man should. Eaeli ease is to be de- cided on its own merits. But the facts of common observation warrant tho formulation of the following rule, to-wit: That no man ought to carry a market basket through the public streets wko has a wife strong enough to carry it for him. A Pike county man, hearing that a neighbor had come into possession of a strajed horse, laid claim to it as his own. Tho neighbor refused to deliver 111' animal up, and the ease was tried before a justice of the peace.

The Court required the plaintiff- to identify the property, and after several ineffectual attempts to obtain a description from him finally asked whether it was black, a gray, a roan or a chestnut horse. It ias a chestnut, said the plaintiff. What do you understand by a chestnut? continued the Court. A horse M'ilh buns in its tail, was tho answer, whereupon the Court rendered a verdict for the defendant. Felt The Situation.

A German i inner was on trial in one of the justice courts tin: other day for assault aud battery, aud had pleaded not guilty. When the cross-examination came the opposing counsel asked: Now, Jacob, there was trouble between you aud the plaintiff, M'lisnt there? I oxpeet dcre vlias. lie said something about jour dog being a sheep-killer, uml you resented it, eli? Veil, I calls him a liar. Exactly. Then lie cailed you some lulld names? lie calls me a sauer-kraut Dutchman.

so. That made you mad. "Oof course. 1 vas so mailt 1 shake all oat'er. 1 thought so.

Now Jacob you are a man i ho speaks the truth. I dont believe you could be hired to tell a lie. Veil, I pelicf I vlua pooty honest. Of course jolt are of eour-e. Now, Jacob, ou mu-t have sirmk the first blow.

You si The other lawjer obj cted, and after a uraiiglc the ilclemlaul turned to the court and -aid: I ilo.m exactly make uudt bow it vitas. 1 like to own oop dot I shtruck firshf, but 1 lief paid my lawjer life dollar to brove de odder vhay. Idoau like to tell a lie, lj.it 1 feel baill to lose del inoliej iMp Th: Regular Way. Saturday forenoon a man and his wife, evidently on a visil from tin interior, rode up Woodward avenue on the car for a mile or so, and the moimuii then rapped on the door ir the driver to slop. The pair leli the ear, but had scarcely reached the ground when the mail remounted the platform and rung tin bell and stepped off.

The driver waited until lliej had reached the walk and then a-ked: Why did you ring tho bell? Weil I want folks to know that wo aren't half as green as we look, wa3 tho reply. We know how a street car should be slopped just as well as if wo had lived here ten years. We'ro off go ahead! Lidroil Free Press, WORSE THAN THE BANANA-SKIN. Soon will come pood skating-. And man will rip end tear.

And fly Into the air Upon tbe slippery grating, xhe slippery prating makes man glummer, Than the banana-skin in summer. Puck. A recent Texas dispatch speaks of a man who had been Marshal four years luring which time lie killed two men, and had a state refutation. If you cant keep awake, said a western reform rabbi to one of his hearers, why dont you take a pinch of snuff? The shrewd reply was: The snuff should he put in the sermon. A Chinese peddler in Oregon being offered an English shilling observed that it did not bear the effigy of the American eagle, and refused to accept it, saying: No good.

Me heap sabo no chicken on him. Two glasses of lager, it is said is enough to make a Chicago girl go to bed with her hoots on. The falsity of his statement is manifest from the fact that Chicago beds are not any larger than beds elsewhere. A Boston lad had a quarrel with a playfellow, knocked his backbone out of adjustment and then ran into the victims house and told his mother she had better hurry out and look after her son, as he guessed the boy was suffering from spinal meningitis. A graceful writer one day wrote a beautiful and sublime article on how easy tivas to die.

But when, the cholera morbus struck him that night, he had four doctors called in, and the druggist on the corner took iiis family to an excursion with money paid for the beautiful article. The Judge. Gracious, Henry! exclaimed an Austin lady to her husband, you didnt drink all that bottle of claret alone, did you? Alone darling! replied Henry, no, I didnt drink it alone. I had just taken two toddies and a rum punch before I tackled the claret. The news comes all the way from Atlanta, that Patti is fair and fat.

If Georgia had been properly reconstructed such a misrepresentation as this would have been detected and stamped out at once. Everybody who has seen Patti knows very well that she could fall through a coal hole without cramping her shoulders or injuring her complexion. Dramatis Paterfamilias and his Only Hope, aged 12. The latter is busy at his lessons. Only Hope, suddenly looking up from his books Pa, who was Shylock? Paterfamilias, with a look of surprise and horror Great goodness, boy, you attend church and Suuday-sehool every week and dont know who Shylock was? Go and read your bible, sir.

The theory lias been advanced that a cross dug will not attack a man who lifts his hat to the animal, as it presents to the dogs mind the apparition of a living creature taking himself apart. A Norristown man met a savage dog yesterday and gave the theory a practical test, it was not a gratifying success. It took a dollars worth of court plaster to stick the man together. Some of him came apart in reality, but the dog didnt scum to care a particle. KorrUluWii llerakl.

I heered on do streets dat Sam Johnson gib you a kick las night? lie did for a fac. Ise sufferin from de effoc ob it et. "Why didnt yer kick him back? Hey?" "Why didn't yer kick him back? Bekase dar was nobody dar but us two. I don't see no in dat ar. Yer dont? Well I lies.

Dar L-ein only two of us present, ei I bad kit ked him back den bit would liab been my turn to be kicked again l'ighL off." An observer ij Aits ays stand a wet umbrella with the handle down; one trial w'dl convince you of the rapidity witii which it will drain, and jour 1. 1 ii oclia ml lat longer if dried j. k.y. We Tied that once; tried it in a barber -Imo. We are fully convinced ol the K.pidlty with which it will drain, and if tin present will kindly advi -e it is la-ling we wi 1 sp -nk more at length of the tu-t.

The Jtidji'' Answer to Inquirer: No; young ladies should never meddle with Greek, it's a twlo-s waste of time. When a girl is throw ii out upon the world to wre-lle v. ith a sewing ma-diiiie or to cnu imier tiie void eliarity of a cor-et factory, sin: cannot move the stony hearts of her emphners by chanting passages from IRelmylus or Euripides. As to the second branch of the question, it is iu -av that the expression, Home Ilule, was not derived from Homer. The information that Jay Gould is simple in his hates, and don't like brought to the table trimmed up with ostrich feathers and point lace, is important.

The more we know about Jay Gould the more we want to know. If we were poor and one of his heirs, and wanted money very badly, and had started out of bed at night to fight burglars, Jay Gould is just the man wo should want to go ahead of us anil hold the candle. Where Malaria Originates, There is much complaint regarding the qualitty of theice which has been recently harvested here. A large force has been at work day and night cutting and filling ice houses along the river front much of it being from 10 to 12 inches in thicb ness. Some of these packers, with an utter disregard of the health of their patrons are said to have cut a quantity right in front of a sewer outlet where a stragnani pool was formed, recieving the contents of vaults and house drains.

This pool is said to stand from one freshet to another, and the chances are there will be much complaint from familes during the summer who use this impure ice. The Board of Health should investigate this matter. Parties who will deliberately offer poisonous ice for sale should be male to suffer the penalty. The ice men fearing an early breaking up of the fields made a hasty harvest, doubtless without thinking there might be a harvest ot death to follow in the wake of their carelessness. District Court.

State vs. McGill. ury and verdict not guilty. State vs. Thos.

Quiett. Charge of assault and battery. Jury, and verdict, not guilty. Stockner vs. Stockner.

Decree of divorce. State vs. McKay. Defendant waives an arraignment and pleads guilty as charged in the first, second and third counts of the information, and the county attorney enters a nolle prosse as to the fourth, fifth and sixth counts. State vs.

Lon Townsend. Costs paid, and the County attorney enters a nolle prosse Chicago Marker. Topeka, Jan. 15, 1883. Furnished by J.

Schnarr, Grain and lrovision Commission Merchant, 185 Kansas Avenue, np tairs. One oclock close. The beautiful Spring weather was knocked in the head again last night, and again the earth is covered with whiteness. Criminal legal lore looms up languidly these chilly days in the Justices courts, not a single case being on the various dockets to-day. Remember that Miss McAllister has consented to remain in our city another night, and will present Rosedale at Crawfords this evening.

A meeting of Scotchmen interested in celebrating the anniversary of the birth of Robert Burns, will be held at No. 58 Jackson street Judge Arnold had the pleasure of walking over from the north-side this morning simply to warm his feet, as not a single case adorned the police court docket. The third annual meeting of the Sheep Breeders and Wool Growers association of the State of Kansas convened at three oclock p. m. to-day in the Knights of (Labor hall.

The evening session will be held at the court house commencing at 7:30 this evening. Marriage license was granted by Judge narvey yesterday to George R. Lugton and Julia Johnson; Geo. W. Rain and Rosebud Thus it is another Rosebud blooms into matrimony another Nightingale is caged to fill the air of home with melody.

Justice Hazens clock, which has for some weeks failed to do business on tick, has resumed, but chronicles San Francisco instead of Topeka time, hence witnesses need not be uneasy about getting to court too late. That clock is about three hours too slow. The Gospel meeting held nightly at the First Methodist Episcopal church are attracting much attention throughout the city. The pastor Rev. O.

J. Cowles, is being ably assisted by Mrs. Esther Frame and her husband. Last night Mrs. Frame preached an eloquent discourse to a large congregation.

Her text was II Corinthians, 5:1, For we know that if our earthly house of this, our tabernacle should be destroyed, we have a house not made with hands, but eternal in the heavens. An experience meeting closed the services. Reports from the county indicate that the small fruit crop, consisting of blackberries, raspberries, have been killed by the recent cold weather. Those who have made horticulture a special study for years say that when mercury reaches twenty below zero, all hope for small fruit may be as well abandoned. The postoffice news stand becomes a popular place of resort, particularly on the day of the arrival of the Police Gazette Bays Doinys, Sporting Times, and other flash newspapers which pander to the depaved tastes of many of the young men of the city.

Gathered about other news stands may be seen groups of youngsters scanning nude pictures with as deep interest as older heads would in war time when searching for particulars of the last battle. Where3 the fire? exclaimed an excited individual, as he franically rushed into a Jackson street livery stable last night, and directed the attention of hostlers to lurid light in the eastern heavens. All gazed in the direction indicated. One declared it was the electric light, while others waited impatienly the fire alarm signal. A more practical party soon came along and relieved tlieir minds by saying it was only the moon fixin round to rise, and that the fire companies, on such occasions, absolutely refused, totally rejected all propositions to squirt; and the crowd dispersed sadder but wiser.

A reporter of the Journal attended a ball last evening and on leaving the hall we found at the head of the stairs a programme. Just through curiosity we picked it up. It was evidently a young mans, as there was two or three ladies names poorly written upon it In the places where the gentleman had no names we made out a few descriptions by which we suppose lie could spot liis engagement, and were as follows: Boquet to the waist, Ted dress with white stuff at neck, hlondy, Miss good dancer, S. 8., tooth out in front and banged hair with Bpecks. The man, who ever he was, must have a terrible weak memory, and was evidently a stranger.

He should take a day off and get better acquainted before attending another ball, and can have his programme by calling at this office and leaving his name. Board of Trade Meeting. A called meeting of the Topeka Board of Trade was held in the district court room last night with a view to taking some concertive action upon the railroad decision of the State Board of Railroud Commissioners in the cases of Great Bend, Osage City and Newton vs, the Santa Fe company. Mr. P.

G. Noel was called to the chair, and by request of the secretary, Mr. G. D. Hale, Judge Gutherie stated the object of the meeting was to appoint a committee to investigate the subject of railroad charges and to ascertain whether the law permits discriminations to be made from certain towns against other towns from which the shipments are daily much A prominent miller had stated that tile rate on a barrel of flour from here to Kansas City, as made by the commissioners, is about fifteen percent higher than it was before.

The Judge TOPEKA. KANSAS, JAN. 17. 1884. UAPITOL CHAT.

TJie Elevator and Mill company of Everest, Brown county Kansas filed its charter with Secretary Smith to-day. A warrant for the sum of $200 was registered by Auditor McCabe to-day in favor of Mr. H. L. Millard for indexing the House Journal of 1883.

The business transacted by the following companies in the state of Kansas during 1883, as reported to the superintendent of state insurance, was as follows: The iEtna of Hartford Risks written, premiums received, losses paid, losses incurred, $15,468 21. The Connecticut Fire of Hartford Risks written, premiums received, losses paid, $12,188.88 losses incurred, $15 274.66. The Lincoln Chapel of Anderson county and Stockton Lodge No. 175 O. O.

of Stockton, Rooks county, Kansas, filed their charter with Secretary Smith to-day. The board of railroad commissioners have set January 29th as the day of hearing and considering the recent complaint from Russel, published in the Journal of Friday last. The following warrants were regis tered by Auditor McCabe this morning To Doniphan county, lor maintainance of destitute insane for quarter ending December 31, and for Leavenworth county for same, $1,118.00. Mr. Foster, Co.

Atty. of Saline to-day filed his answer in the supreme court, tbe substance of which is that he alleges the prohibitory law to be contrary to the constitution of the United States, and also demands a jury trial in supreme court. A corps of engineers will begin the preliminary survey of a new road to Leavenworth immediately. The work will be done by the Topeka, Salina Western R. R.

They expect to run the line parallel with the Santa Fe crossing at about five miles from the city, but what course they will then take has not been The engineers intend that the line shall combine easy grades, with the least possible mileage. Emporia is rejoicing over the completion of her new passenger depot, and is putting on airs accordingly. The new structui will be occupied to-day. The dimensions of the building are 100x40 feet, with an addition on the north of 14x24 feet. The main building is of two stories and a five foot attic, and the addition of one story, Cottonwood stone, dressed and undressed, compose the walls, which are so artistically arranged as to make it at once a most attractive exteiior, and give to the building a degree of substantiality seldom seen modern architecture.

The estimated cost is $40,000. The State treasurers office is a busy one at the present time. Extra assistance is employed and settlements from the various counties throughout the State are rolling in grist. Among the treasurers who dropped in and made settlements to-day were Clias. P.

Copeland, of Russell county; J. W. Depers of Wooi, son county; John Johnson of Smith county; Wm. Jacobs of Washington county; L. N.

Woodcocx, of Sedgwick county, and L. Mead, of Morns county. The notaries pubic appointed by Gov. Click lo-day were as follows: Wm. P.

Barnes, Blm. Mound, Linn county; A. S. Di unison, Columbus, Cherokee county; Do Forest Bigelow, Lawrence; J. P.

James, Ridgeway, Osage county; Chas. S. Mai an, Salina, Salimi county; B. J. on, Mantaka.

Smith county; Leavenworth; Chas. I). Branner, Doniphan, Doniphan county; Robus De Gann, Osage, Labette county; N. C. Kelley, Mulberry Grove, Crawford county Janies McGrath, Cottonwood Falls, Chase county; Andrew Neal, NeUwaka, Jackson county; O.

J. Ilalsteal, Reno, Leavenworth county. The American Insurance company of Newark, N. made the following report of business transacted in the state of Kansas during the year 1883 to the Superintendent of State Insurance today: Risks written Premiums recieved, losses losses incurred, $6,816.27. County Commissioners.

The hoard of county commissioner met at 9 oclock Friday morning pursuant to adjournment, and transacted the following business: Minutes of the meeting January 10th read and upproved. On motion, request was ordered sent to the county attorney that he prepare a form of blank, to be used by the county treasurer in filing leins on real estate of persons frcin whom personal property tax is not collected by tax warrants. The county clerk was directed to make out a warrant for $450, in favor of the Missouri Valley Bridge Iron Works, on account of the bridge over Shunganunga creek, at the extension of Fourth street. The sum of $000 was appropriated, in full payment for stone arch bridge erected In Silver Lake township, on the Edwards and Quintard road. The statement of the old bridge lum tier sold, and to whom, was ordered filed with the days proceedings.

The following motion was made by Commissioner IL C. Lindsey and a re The new board of, county commissioners met this (morning at ten oclock in the coutny clerks office. Mr. J. Q.

A' Peyton was unanimously elected chairman. John Me Donald, county Superintendent of public Instructions was an thorized to purchase a desk for his office. On examination it was found that a number of parties had been erroneously assessed on real estate and personalty, and relief was accordingly granted them, after which the board adjourned until 2 oclock p. m. Young Ole Was Certainly Frightened.

A certain young man in Topeka with Ole Bull aspiration, was sitting in his practice room last Saturday evening, everlastingly wading into the heavenly strains with his $2 violin, when three of his chums, who have suffered more or less from the hideous noises made by this young artist, armed themselves with tbree-foot tin horns, and just as trie young Ole struck a bar in his music that was beyond his mastering, and had taken a rest to ciphtr it out, they all gave a healthy blow on their instruments, the sudden and hideous(noise of which, fairly paralyzed the Ole within, and lie dropped his fiddle and made a pass to get under the bed. The boys rushed in and drug him out, and the young man was heard to murmur, boys its oysters for the party if you dont give it away. There is one great satisfaction to the community in which the young man lives, and that is it will be several days before the violin will be repaired and ready for use again. Who Mixed The Drinks There was an unusually large attendance at the city court room this morning, attracted thither by the trial of Myers, the Fourth avenue saloonist who was arrested Saturday charged with selling liquor in a queer manner, calculated to evade the law. Witnesses testified to having placed money on a wheel, and gviing it a turn the change disappeared and in lieu thereof there bobbed up serenely, toddies allready prepared by some unknown, invisible concocter of mixed drinks.

Myers testified that he had closed the house promptly when ordered to do so by Marsahll Thompson. That lie had since then sold no liquors there and had no knowledge of any wheel being manipulated in the manner described by the witnesses. lie was not the owner of the premises but simply acting tor Mr. Sweet, the proprietor. The wheel was a sort of dummy labeled with the names of various kinds of liquors.

The change was placed on the label of the kind desired and the thirst of the customer wa3 quicjkly quenced jy some unseen, invisible power. The testimony being insufficient to convict Myers, he was discharged. The question now agitating the legal luminarias is the great unknown who has been dispensing fluids in this novel and original manner and echo is likely to continue replying who? Topeka to Have a Circle Railwy. The charter of the Topeka Circle Railroad Company was filed with the Secretary of State on Saturday, aud will run in a westerly direction to Martins Hill a distance of about five miles, and from thence In a southeastern direction to same convienient point in the southwestern part of the city near Washburn college. Also to buy, sell and lease estate for the use of the company for parks, depots, shops, cilices and other purposes.

To lay out parks, geological and botanical gardens; to construct and maintain thereon ample and appropriate buildings for meetings, conventions, public amusements, observatories and other purposes for a like general- nature. The term of years for which this corporation shall exist is placed at ninety-nlnei The incorporators are: John Martin, J. B. McAfee, J. M.

Harvey, Henry Worrall and D. II Forbes. They are also appointed directors for the first year. The amount of capitol stock is placed at $100,000, and is divided into shares of $1,000 each. Soon as enough shares have been sold to guarantee the enterprise, work will commence.

Every Joker. smoker should try Little EiL DECKER BROS. Kansas City Pr dace Market. Kansas City, January 15. The Daily Indicator reports wh at Receipts 11,420 bushels; shipments, 18, 955 bushels; in store, 468,885 bushels, steady; No.

2 red cash, 81js bid, 81 asked; Feby, 82 bid, 83 asked; May 88h bid, 89 asked; No. 2. soft cash 88)6 bid, 89as ked. Corn- Receipts 52,980 bushels; shipments, 6,690 bushels; in store, 186,845 bushels, stronger; No. 2 mixed cauh sales at 40(dA0; Feby sales 41; May, casli sales hid, 46 asked; rejected m- Oats No.

2 cash 28. Rye No. 2 cash. 49. Eggs Quiet at 18 19.

Butter aud provisions unchanged. at Chicago Produce Market. Chicago, Jau. 13. Wheat market is firm at for January.

Corn Firmer, for Jan. Oats Higher, 32 for Jan. Rye-58. Barley 59. Flax seed $1.16.

Pork Firm, for January and February. Lard Steady, $8.80 for Jan. Kansas City Live Stock Market. Kansas City, Jan. 15.

Cattle receipts 11,470. Market weak and slow at yes-days decline; stockers and feeders quiet. Hogs receipts, market strong and active, 5 and 10 cts. advance; extra choice to heavy $5.85 6.00; good heavy 5.755,80 mixed packing 5.505.70; light $5.355.40. Chicago Live Stock Markets.

Chicago, Jen. 15. Hogs receipts subsequently declined five cents, light 4.755.CO; rough packing 5.15 0.00 heavy packing and shipping 5.406.15 Cattle receipts the best steady others dull; Exports G.006.00; common to choice 4.005,90; butchers 2.404,40; stockers 8.004.40. i Mathushek, Haines OKGAKTB. ESTEY.

STORY CAMP. Simpson Co. Story Camp. IVc sell no Instruments of inferior quality, and alio iv no misrepresentations. Every I'iano and Or gan Is iully warranted, and entire satisfaction Is assured to our natrons.

STORY CAMP. SS3 Ias. Ave.t Topeka, Kas. 0 I.