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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-14

POPULIsTs needn't count much on the
large attendance at their rallies About
half of the people 60 for the same reason
they visit a dime museum, 0 see the
fraa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-14

Mr. SOVEREIGN talks in a pompous
way about ordering the Knights of Labor
back to work As none of them quit
work Dir. Sovereign Is bound to be
obeved
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-14

anything. Mr. Ha yes is opposed to Civ
ing few congressman a summer outing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-14

s'How do you do Mr.. Prendergast, is it
hot enough for your"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-14

If the Populists expect to keep Mrs.
Lease from talking, they must have some
miracle working power that no one sus-
pected them of having
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-14

THE season for putting up fruit is
what brings out the family jars-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-14

Attend Edmonds' jewelry auction, af-
ternoon and evening, at 532 Kansas ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12

From Serb

=.
In high speeds the United States seems
just now to hold The worlds record. Meth
Ell gland nor any other country in the
world has any trails as fast, for the dis
lance, as the Empire State express, which
runs 40 miles at 50.7 miles an hour, in
GLIDING four stops, or as fast for the dis
lance as the defunct exposition flyer of
last summer. which ran 9G4 miles at 4S.2
miles an hour, including nine stops.
Among the very fast special runs we find
the following pretty authentic records of
performances I'M the United States, which,
so far as / know, have not been equaled in
England since run made on the Great
Western. in 1913, Of flfty-three miles at
sixty eight miles an hour and that was
not up to the est of those given here
September, 1891, on the New y DIRK Central,
New York to East Buffalo, 436 miles, at
800 miles an hour il Guiding three stops;
1892, same railroad, II 1-3 miles at the rate
of III miles an hour, no stops Pennsyl-
vauia railroad, 1891, Jersey City to Wash
ington, 227 miles, J4.3 miles an hour, two
stops New York Central, 1898, S0.4 miles at
GS.o niles an hour, no stops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
PROBLEM OF THE POOR.
The Opening Afforded i'm the CuItiva-
ton of Land Near Cities.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
We near a great deal about home rule"
and but very little intelligent discussion
about home markets. Instead of Industrial
armies aimlcssly marching over the coun-
try, it is great regret that some Of these
armies" did not march out on the
cant land adjacent to any of our large
cities and demonstrate this at least, that
the labor of hama and brain would make
self-supporting citizens, which is one step
in the problem There may be, and doubt
less will be- differences of opinion on the
tariff and on wages, hut there are some
points of this industrial problem that
would seem TO be settled, far as authori-
tative data can settle anything. The CEN
sus of the United States for 1890 shows
that the two most remunerative occupa-
tons in this country are fruit raising"
and small farming"
We begin to realize that the lot of the
farmer, who is nearly always holding his
own and making a living" is not alto
gether unhappy and undesirable. The wolf
is not, and has not been, at the door of
any distinctively American farming cont.
munity since the panic began; while. on
the other hand, in every large CITY in the
United States today the problem that Will
not down and is paramount to tariffs and
politics and every other interest is: What
shall be done with the poor and unemploy-
ed the coming winter?' and this thought
sidcration that an increasing number in all
the large cities die homeless and penniless
and IN New York one-tenth of all who die
are buried in trenches and ''potter's field
At ,he public expense.
On the other hand. the ''hard times" have
proved conclusiVely during the past year
mat the owners of non-mortgaged farms
are about the happiest, most contented and
independent citizens in the land.
The old-fashioned farmer is disappearing
and in his stead is coming the business
man on farm" the Commercial orchard
ist or stock raiser for profit and the
scientific fruit raiser" In very fact, there
never was as much real progress in agri-
culture as is now going on. The genera
ton that Is now reaching the plow handles
VIII be the legitimate descendants of the
Lord RoSebery, the w. z. Gladstone and
the William NJ Singerly style of farmers,
and will make more profit with less labor
than was ever done before in the history
OF the world, besides ennobling what was
formerly an Occupation" but is soon to be
profession"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
What is Couragey
ON Linpincott's NIagazlne.

From Lppncott's Magazine.
Commenting upon such facts, the narrator
justly observes that without other specii-
cations the term hero" is about as in
definite as the word professor" Brave?
in what respect?" we should always ask.
for there are curious subdivisions, both Of
moral and physical courage. Marshal SAKE.
the victor of PhilipsbUrg and Fontency,
had an absurd fear of assassinat ton, and
in his fortified palace of Chambord kept
two constables for the purpose of scrutin-
izing every unknown visitor. The Duke of
Alva got nervous at the mere sight of a
dog, and during his residence at Client
ordered his patrols to shoot every unmuz-
zled specimen OF the obnoxious quadrupeds
There are men whose actions defy the
wrath OF public opinion, but who turn pale
at the thought of seeing their names in the
local newspaper; and others who advance
fearlessly to the brink of a precipice, but
shudde- - sioht of a spider.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
The Golden Cross,

At the regular meeting of Meridian Com
mandery, United Order of the Golden Cross,
Friday evening NobleCommander N. W.Wil-
kerson presided. The degrees were con-
ferred on one candidate. Carl f. w. Berg
mann, from the committee on the good of
the order, reported that the necessary ar
engagements were being made for the public
entertainment to take place on the Both.
Miss Kate BoWbeer, the newly elected Or
ganist, entered upon her duties. interest
ing remarks under the good of the order
were made by Noble Commander Wilker-
son, X. A. Walker, $. w. Maddox, ST., Dr.
d. NJ. Ogden, Charles l.. Bart, Henry H.
Hough, Miss Lauretta Henrick and others
The official visitation to this commandery
will take place on Friday, the 23d.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
RAILROAD SALARIES.
The Pay Received by the Various
Grades of Employees.

From the st. Louis Glo5e-Democrat.
We hear a lot of talk nowadays about the
princely salaries of railway men, but the
last report of the New York Central road
does not seem to offer great inducements
to desert a successful mercantile or pro-
fessional business to hunt for passengers
or chase w freight. 1t is true that there
are sixty-nine general officers who average
5000 a year each, with which most of US
could worry along with very well. But as
an offset to these there are 800 locomotive
engineers averaging $l,22O each, and this
is the class drawing the highest average
pay when the general officers are omitted.
Conductors average S06l apiece, 81 more
than the previous year. The general office
clerks have $StS each, and then come the
employees on the floating equipment. who
have $IO4 each, they are really mariners
rather than railway men. Mechanics and
helpers on the road receive about $65I and
hremen and wipers $64G. Station agents
get 1858, and trainmen other than en-
Gineers, Hremen and conductors have the
same wages, as a rule ROadmasters and
track foremen average 5000, and telegraph
operators have an even $500. Station men,
other than agents and telegraphers, aver
age $3.50. and mechanics and helpers in
shops are paid SOB. Switchmen, fagmen
and watchmen receive $3.50; shopmen, other
than mechanics and helpers, make about
$3.50. and trackmen have $419. The most
numerous class on the road are the station
men, other than agents and telegraph op-
orators. of whom there are 5314 Next
come the 4379 trackmen, 1916 mechanics
and helpers in the shops and the 2,523
switchmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
I'm Moore's Behalf.

The Chinese minister has conferred with
Secretary Gresham as TO what can be done
for the relief of Mr. Moore, formerly inter-
prefer of the legation. and now prisoner
Of war in Japan. The minister has no
direct interest in Moore, except as friend
as 1t Is claimed he acted on his own re-
sponsibllity. Messrs. Wilde and Cameron
who were arrested with Moore, first wrote
to the Chinese minister, offering their dyha-
mite torpedoes. The minister palu no d NJ
Mere took up the subject on his own ac-
.oa,,nt and without authority from the min
ister or China. Now that he Is IN prison.
however, the minister wishes 70 help nun
az 80, ,yav nossible The conference with
Sarrefar,, Gresham has not resulted in any
Je6nite step, as advices from the United
states consul at Yokohama are awaited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12

his straight-backed armchair by his broad
oak desk and CRATE fire, he is thorough
home man. He has handsome face.
More-a face which is good to look at in
all lights and under all conditions. His
sparkling eyes cAn0 tell a story without
words His profile with it's beard, fur
nishes an outline model for a Greek head,
but the front view is the Irish-American of
today. He walks with a stoop but the
moment he enters a court room he stands
perfectly erect. He never bulldozes. His
delightful brogue, with It's many modula-
tions, serves to make the witness imme-
diately at homel de also has a rasping
voice when occasion requires that makes
the witness wish that he was at home. II
he has fault it is that of being over con-
SCientiouS.
Such is John w. Golf, the leader and
mainstay of New York's greatest moral
movement, the central figure of New York
city today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
MRS. CHANTS VICTORY,
She Has to Pay for Ii With snubs and
Threats.

The adverse decision in the case of the
Empire Music Hall is still a topic OF eX-
cited discussion all over London. The di-
rectors are chasrined that their appeal to
the courts from the decision of the county
council not to grant the Empire liquor
license unless the promenade was closed
was dismissed, and are yet undecided as to
what course of action they Will adopt.
Mrs OrmistCn Chant, the leader of the
crusade against the Empire, is naturally
iubilant over the successful fight she has
made. She states that she has been threat
er ed with bombs, dynamite, stabbing, Wit
riol shooting, etc. In the streets she is
bowled at and Is told In certain shops
where she is knowa to take her trade else
where.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
THE COST TO CANDIDATES.
They File Their Statement of Elec-
ton Expenses.

Some of the candidates in the recent cleo
ton in New York city have filed their state
ment of expenses, and they show that
money is less needed than is generally sup
posed. 1t cost William Sohmer, the candi-
date for sheriff on the Tammany Hall
ticket, just $l4,9SO. 40 to meet with defeat.
His heaviest expense was for stationery,
clerk hire, addressing, folding and distrub-
Uting circulars, $3,23S.S3; advertising cost
$751; Autographs, printing and distributing
cost $4.S19.2O.
1t cost Alfred r. Conkling $96f.45 to be
elected to the assembly. He gave $500 to
the republican organization of the district
for circulating posters and canvassing the
district, 500 to the Good Government Club
for printing and circulating pastors and
posters, Sll for cab hire and $40 for hiring a
nall a mass meeting.
daniel }. Gleason, the Tammany candi-
date Tor Assembly III the eighteenth district,
expended $50, including an item of 30 for a
coach
Jonn Doolan, a candidate for assembly in
the twenty-eIghth ulStrict, spent 1915, Oh
winch 81 was Ior incidental expenses.
ADram Sussman, who ran Tor Congress in
the ninth district, says that he uId not
spend a cent IN AID OF his election.
benjamin Lacnarlas, who was candidate
Tor ASSEMBLY IN the fifth district, expended
~ Genus Ior car fare during the campaign.
Jeremiah kennInck, the Tammany canli-
date ior alderman IN the ilrSI district, says
that II cost MIN slo2. tie gave SIu2 TO the
1ammany Han organization OF the district
anu spent ~ Ior carriage nlre.
winthrop Parker, VINO ran Tor alderman
in me tWenIy-tnlrd district, puts his agSre-
gate EXPENSES at s9S.ul. An Item OIL $40 Ior
sunury disbursements ana car Iare is IN the
bill.
george w. Miller, Good Government Club
canulus,te Tor ASSEMBLY in the ninth DIS
trIcl, estimates ms expenses at s4Uu5.
Il ulIon McManCn, VINO ran Ior alderman
in the eIcsenIn district, says tnat he oId
not contruuIe or eApend, uirecuy or lnul-
rectiy, any moneys Whatever during ms
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
He Dronned Dead.

Adjutant General Ruggles Is Informed
that Capt J. l.. Schindle, sixth Infantry,
dropped dead from heart disease at Fort
Thomas, Ky. Capt. Schindle was appoihted
to the regular army from the volunteer
service as a second lieutenant Of the sixth
infantry in October. 1861, and served gar
lantly throughout the war. He was twice
breyetted for gallant and meritorious serv-
ices, at the second battle or Bull Run and
IT Gettysburg. His death promotes First
Lieut.. Il. a. Byrne, sixth infantry. to be a
,aptain, and Second Lieut.. w. X. Jones.
fourteenth infantry, to be first lieutenant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
SEVENTEEN NATIONS REPRESENTED
The Los Angeles Exhibition Opened
Saturday Evening.

The Los Angeles international exhibition
was opened at Hazards Pavilion at s
o'clock Saturday evening. Seventeen nations
are represented in the booths which are
arranged on the first floor Of the building
Some of the most interesting exhibitions of
the worlds fair at Chicago and the mid
winter fair at San Francisco have been Sc
cured and are now in place in the hall. The
flags of all nations float in the building, and
at the end OF the main hall is a stage where
native entertainments and dances Will DE
given by the various foreign nations repre-
scented at the exhibition.
FRIDAY night banquet was given by the
management to the representatives of the
press at the exposition. From present in
dicatons the exposition bids fair to be
successful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
Tammany's Overthrow Mainly Due
to John w. Golf.
TIE new RECORDER OF new YORK CITY
His Gigantic Task Before the
lexow Committee.
HIS PERSONAL HISTORY
Special DISPATCH to The Evening Star.

NEW YORK, November i2.-One IMAM
could claim the entire credit for the great
Tammany overthrow of Tuesday, were he
not so modest, as well as for the enormous
Morton majority in the state. That man is
John w. Golf, who is today one of the most
prominent characters in the city.
1t was DR.. Parkhurst who started the cru
SADIE against Tamnany, but it would never
have resulted in Tuesdays victory If the
reverend gentleman had gone on himself
with the fight DR.. Parkhurst started in the
wrong way. He admits that he did now,
and says that were he to go over the same
thing again he would adopt different meth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
Value of Returned Property.

Estimated value of money and property
returned and the disposition of same for
the first fiscal year 1894: July, 81, AGO. 80;
August, 81, 13205; September, $},905.S5; Oc-
tober, $3.411.G5; November $3,T5S99; De-
cember. $2709.6S; January, S2,2a5.3i; Feb
ruary, S2,5O74S; March, Sl3,1I9lO; April
$I,l44.62; May. 81, 1Oo.44; June, $l,52J. ~
Total, $44,399.34. Delivered to owners by
order of the court or Upon proof of owner
ship, $5S,4l1.4I; delivered to claimants on
bond, S3,3o0.6o; sold, 5000. Total, Sil,-
S63.T1. Estimated value of remainder
81, 5:5 GO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
Mr.. Sylvester's Report Of That Re-
ceived and Its Disposition.
how TEE POOR WERE RELIEVED
Money and Provisions Distributed
Through the Police.
AN EXCELLENT SHOWING

Chief Clerk Sylvester of the police de-
rartment has submitted to Maj. Moore his
annual report, showing the operations of his
office during the last fiscal year The re-
port also gives synopsis Of the operations
of his office concerning the work done last
winter to relieve the suffering.
II have the honor to transmit herewith.
for your, information, several statements
barring upon the financial and property
transactions of the police department dur
ing the fiscal year 1884, the operations of
the office in this particular exceeding, by
fifteen thousand dollars those of last year,
says the report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
His Great Work with the Lexoyy Com
mittec.

Legal experts have pronounced his work
before the Lexow committee as the best
that New York ever saw. The task that
he had was a gigantic one. The witnesses
represented all grades of humanity, from
the highest, to the most degraded. Many
of them sat the witness stand against
their will, rebellous and sullen. Many of
them were criminals, afraid to talk lest
they convict their pals or themselves. To
get evidence from these persons was to be
able to the whole gamut of human
emotion. But this Mr.. Golf did. He played
upon all the different strings. He is a
wonderful judge of human nature and
treated each witness differently. He was
aggr6 ssive, coaxing, defiant, persuasive,
threatening, sarcastic, patient, as the occa-
sion required. He made no mistakes.
Whether it was high Tammany official
or green goods man upon the stand,
each one had to pay an involuntary tribute
to Mr.. Goff's power.
He brought out facts that made people
hold their bl cath and even their nose. The
moral stencil in that little court room was
often terrible. But he went straight on,
and every day made votes against Tam
many. With each week the revelations
grew blacker. Tammany was frightened
and defiant. Threatening letters and anony-
nous notes poured in on Mr. Golf in a
flood. Tammany thugs were in wait for
him everywhere. For the past six months
he has not stirred out in New York city
without a couple Of shrewd and muscular
detectives IN attendance. But he went on
with his work. and the verdict of $1,000
against Tammany shows its effectiveness
His Home Life.
Mr.. Golf is a wonderfully interesting man.
He has a home life that is as quiet as his
official life has been stormy. He lives up
in Harlem, just where the crest of the hill
begins to fall toward the North river, a
point swept BY Jersey breezes, good for
the lungs Of the young COTS. There in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
Amounts Received Through Relief
Committee.

$12,6 SO
Amount expended by police department,
d. c., for relief of the poor during Janu-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12
s1,1S2.45

bdIdHce Sl,lo~.f0
Total number of persons relieved, +4.9l0.
Many who were known to the depart
ment as chronic dependents and few
professional tramps endeavored to take ad-
vantage of the charitable extensions being
made. In some instances the latter came to
Washington from Baltimore, Richmond and
neighboring villages, expecting to realize on
the charity being bestowed Some of them
were sent to institutions, Others afforded
meals and told to leave the city, but gener
ally turned down. This action being de-
cisive operated to dssuade further implor-
ings from these sources, leaving the police
with the deserving classes only to provide
for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-12

DDS 1t was not ntil John w. Golf stepped
to the front that real heldway was made
against Tammany. Before that sentiment
was aroused against the great democratic
organization, but not that practical opposi-
ton that finally swept everything before it.
oil fn l.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-03-15

brlcatd, the young Gillian tree seen
among them The Araucanians W, e
South American tribe, noted ]. "
their lighting qualities. In the late
J CHILEAN war the best soldiers are said
to have been the descendants of those
Indians, ana the most capable states
| men and commanders of that plucl<y
little country are said to be men of
Araucanlan, blood This tree is not I'M
like them. 1t is called Im6ricata be-
cause its stiff and hard leaves, with
points sharp, are intoxicated, or over
tapping, like the shingles on roof 1t
bears edible nuts, which the monkeys
are said to like, but its branches are so
arranged and its leaf points so needle
like that 1T puzzles monkey to climb
1T. In 1T there is no sign of stupidity.
IL Is vide awake, on guard at every
| quarter, lighting off everything that
would rob it, not only with its weapon
like leaves, but with such placing of
its branches as to prevent the agile
monkey from ascending it. In its
strength, It's resoluteness, its capacity
for self-defense, in its dark green, al
most black, it is reminder of that
valiant Araucanian tribe.
But is there not fighting enough in
our own struggle for existence that we
need dwell on the fighting qualities of
plants?' Let us go and look at some
thing different; at the sweet and gra-
cious cyclaman, child of southern Eu-
rope and western Asia, the embodiment
of the loneliness of nature, to which
some reprabate- gave the degrading
name of sow bread, because the pigs like
the bulb. Here you see the bud opening
there the long petals shooting down
ward in a twist, yonder untwisting,
and one after another rising at the call
OF the sunlight and enveloping the bud
in glory of exquisite white or pink.
Stay and look long. The longer you
look the better you will be, for here
nature is tender and merciful and will
drive out of your heart the warlike
feeling aroused by the sight of the
fighting plants Times.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-03-15
BARK LICE DESTROYER.

a. larva from below b, same from above.
c, larva in case d, case of full-grown larva g,
pupa. f. moth
work. Openings are left for the head
and feet, and it now crawls about car
rying its artificial case and devouring
several victims each day. The full
grown larva is much larger than a
bark louise and as it grows it's case is
built out with silk and fragments of its
victims.
When full-grown it searches for a
favorable position in which to fasten
its case usually selecting the angle
formed by two branches. or large
crevice in the bark, prepares it's CO.
coon and transforms to pupa. Before
transforming, however, the larvae pre-
pares a point Of exit for the future
moth. Upon emerging from the CO
coon the moth falls to the ground.
Three or four minutes later its
wings expand and it flies up among the
branches During daylight it remains
motionless, holding its wings close
to its body. The possibility of trans
porting the insects from place to place
has received attention. 1t is found
that the half-grown larvae will live
eight days without nourishment. Nor
will they destroy each other as is the
case with most carnivorous larvae.
Placed in bottles they can be trans
ported long distances, and a. the end
of the journey need only to be placed
upon plants or trees infested with bark
lice. The cocoons containing full
grown larvae will also stand journey
of eight or ten days. In winter the
cocoons or eggs can be sent great dis
tances, and there is no reason why they
cannot be acclimated mall countries
where the injurious bark lice prevail.
The accompanying illustrations are re-
engraved from Insect Life, issued by
the United States department of agri-
culture, chronological section.