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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

SAN Francisco, Dec 2s.-It is now
twenty days since the steam c0lliers
Nontser rat and Keweenaw sailed for
san Francisco from neigh boring ports
of Vancouver Island, British Columbia
Nearly am seafaring men believe that
the two vessels and their crews, num-
boring sixty men, were lost in the re-
cent gale, which broke in all its fury
on the night that the Golfers put to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

Son (reading There IS a tide in the
affairs of men which. taken in the flood,
leads on to fortune. f" What kind of a
tide does that mean?
Practical Father-Tied down to bust
ness. Good News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Dee 25.-The
Modern Woodmen Of America held
their first meeting in Missouri in the
hall of the house of repreS entatives
yesterday afternoon. About ITO dele
gates were present. representing
membership of some 8 600 IN the state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

WAsH1NeroS. Dec Secretary
Carlisle has not hing to say in regard
to the published statement to the
effect that the new currency plan. it
was thought, was re sponsible for the
decline of the price of the new issue
of bonds to point below the syndi-
cate price.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28
No OUTSIDE AID NEEDED.
Nebraska Will Provide for Those OF Her
CITIZENS Who Are In Want.

Citizens Who Are In Want
OMAHA, Neb.. Dec s--SensationaI
stories have appeared IN certain East
ern papers telling terrible tales of the
suffering that IS being experienced in
Nebraska a the result of the drOuth.
The. Bee is continually in receipt of
letters from Nebraskans who reside
IN the East. asking for a true state
ment Of the situation. In answ er to
these requests that paper says:
while the offers OF substantial aid
from abroad are appreciated we be-
lieve Ne braska will be able to care
for all who are in want and distress
within her borders"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28
rn - 800 I,eabodr v.

FrrTr.r Rock. Ark, Dec. 2S.-GOv-
ernor Fishbaclx has issued a procla-
nation setting apart February IS,
1905. for asaDpropriate commemorative
j exercises in eel & brsltiOn of the cen
tennial anniversary of the birth OF
GEORGE Peabody. to whom the South
ern states are under lasting obliga-
tious of gratitude"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

CARSON, New. Dec. 2s.-Two inches
of snow fell here yesterday, when the
thermometer registered Is degrees
bove zero and with barome ter
pressure of s5.5 inches United States
Signal Service OHeer Carpenter pro-
nounced snow a phenom non under
these atmospheric conditions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

81. JOSEPH No. Dec 2s.-The am
nual session Of the Travellers Pro
tective association will be held here
instead Of at ST. Louis, the session
opening to-night-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

JEFFERSON Cry. Mo. Dec estate
Treasurer Lon v. stephens has for
warded a check for $500, 600 to the
American Exchange National bank Of
New York to take up q similar amount
of Missouri per cent funding bonds
subject to call January Il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Dec. 2s.-The Wo-
mans council and the Nineteenth
Century club, embracing a member
ship of 1000 women of this city,
passed a resolution to boycott Con
gresham w c. P. Breclzinridge when
he appears here to lecture next week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

San josh, Cal. Dec. 2S-Otto Zefr-
Ter, Jr., has become a mem Der of the
Falcon team and viii receive a salary Of
$3.50 per month. The contract has been
signed and in about ten DAYS other men,
beers Of the team viii arrive from the
east and 60 into training here In Aprl
Zeiglar will stars with the team EAST
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

OMAHA, Neb., Dec. e8.-A verita bic
blizzard came upon this state last
night and to-day. At various places
in the state the temperature marked
twelve to sixteen degrees below zero.
The mercury dropped thirty-four de-
prees ia tventy-four hous, and it is
growing colder. Death by free zing
ia Western Nebraska among the des-
titute farmers is almost certain to
occur.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

SIOUX CRY, Iowa. Dec 2S.- The
weather has been Intensely cold here
the last twenty four hours, the
mercury dropped from so to u belo W.
There has been no snow. Reports
from South Dakota show a range Of
10 to 20 below, but no snowfall
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

ERIE. Kan. Dec. 2s--Ernest G. Smith
q Santa Fe section hand, was acci
dentally killed here yesterday by fall
ing from a freight train
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

RoBEL1SE. La, Dec. 2s.-A rumor IS
current here Of triple murder, al
women, which occurred on Christmas
day in a dark corner of Vernon par
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

Young Man shot and Instantly killed.
AMSTERDAM, No, Dec. 2s-Ne ear
Burdett. this county, William Riley
shot and instantly killed Henry
Hagbv, aged 49, The boys were out
hunting and young Riley claims that
the shooting was accidental, but tells
different stories as to how it happened
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

HoRNEI1.svIIIF. n Y, Dec. 2s.-The
biggest snow storm in fifteen years
came yesterday. The streets are filed
SO that traffic is almost stopped.
Street cars have been abandoned, and
the Erie road has suffered greatly.
The o'clock train arrived three hours
late. Freight ears jumped the track
i'm the yard. and switching is almost
an frrcssi bffitv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec. 2s--Infor-
nation has reached the department
of agriculture from Am bassador Rum
Won at Berlin that the local authori-
ties of Beilbrenn. Wurtem burg, Ger
many. have removed the prohibition
placed on the sale Of American canned
beef
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

WnIT WeNC
PLAINFIELD. n. Y. Dec. 2s-Emu
Berckman the only known descendant
of Rubens, the painter, died here last
night, aged CO. His family owned at one
time much of the town Of p ainfield
Berckman WAS born in Brus sells and
came to this country n 1882.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

SUMMIT, n j., Dec. 2s.-Anthony
Comstock said last night: IF streep
made the statement about me which
is reported before the Lexow com
mittee it is rank and infamous per-
iurv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

Guest-You haven't got a mahogany
board about 6 by 4. we you?
Hotel Clerk-What do you want it
for?
Guest-I want to have it put on top
of the mattress in my room. New York
World
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

QUEBEC. Can. Dee 28.-Many mem
bers of the provincial Legislature, now
in session, were made prisoners ia the
Parliament building all day yester-
day while others could not reach it.
owing to the sweep the wind has
around the edihce. Several legis-
lators who attempted to go to their
hotels for dinner were compelled to
abandon the trip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

LONDON, Dec. 2s.-A dispatch from
Shanghai says that the Japanese,
after four hours fighting on Decem-
Der %. with a force of &. 200 Tonghaks,
suppressed the rebellion at Lars ugin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

Mrs. Higbee-Most people make the
best Of every thing.
Mrs. Robhins-We have a cook who
doesn' Brooklyn Life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

Guest Crying to cut a tough FOWL
This chicken would have been much bet
ter, landlord. if it had served as an ONE
letl-Fliegende Batter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2s.-The cash
balance in the treasury at the close of
business yesterday was S153. AGA, 255;
gold reserve. $50. O7O. OI2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

CHEYENNT, Wyo Dec 2s- = The
Union Pacific shop employees forward
ed nemor al to the officials in Omaha
promising to accept the Denver scale
Of wages providing the receivers con-
tinue to operate the road with the
present force. The average reduction
is two aud one-half cents per hour for
nll skilled mechanics
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-28

The jury in the case Of the State
against 81. McGinty ia Justice Chesney's
court reported that they were unable TO
agree AIcGinty was charged with hunt
ing on the farm Of John Richmond with
a dog without permission.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
TO MOUNT PHOTOGRAPHS.

New Plan Suggested Which Should
Provo Very Popular.
Those who have skill in painting
flowers, either in oil or water colors,
can find chance for the exercise of
their skill in mounting photograph,
according to the plan suggested in the
accompanying illustration. If oil col
ors are to be used, let piece of ''ac-
ademy board" be selected, upon which
background is to be painted in bold
strokes, but little blended together.
The one from which the illustration is
taken shades from rich brown in the
lower left hand corner to light golden
brown in the upper right hand corner.
The morning glories, or other flowers,
if preferred, should be painted from
nature, if possible, using only the col
ors that will hormonize well together
and with the background. If water
colors are to be used, let a piece of
pulp board be cut of the right size and
piece of water color paper wet and
stretched over it, the edges pasted at
the back. The mount is then ready for
decoration. After the background is
laid on perfectly fat photograph. it
self mounted, but preferably un-
mounted, is to be pasted to the academy
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
NEAR HAVING TWO OF EN-.
She Thought How Close Hubby Came to
Putting on His Angelic Motors.

She Thought How Close Hubby Came to
Putting on His Angelic Motors.
A certain Boston gentleman who has
for many years been identified with
Bar Harbor and who dearly loves a
good story relates one which seems an
excellent specimen of genuine Yankee
wit-unconscious and droll. In the
early season it was discovered that the
chimney of one of the hotels was on
fire, and the proprietor, a native of the
village, climbed to the roof and sue
ceeded in subduing the flames In his
efforts ne slipped and fell. Fortunate
ly he had just been preparing the
ground for garden and he landed in
nice, soft spot. breaking no bones, but
shaking himself up considerably, as
he is past his youth. lie was picked
up insensible, and when he recovered
hisonly fear was that he had disturbed
some of his guests. He was confined
to his room for some time, and the
Boston gentleman referred to, who
owns the hotel property, called to see
the old gentleman and congratulate
him upon his narrow escape from seri-
Gus injury. His wife was in attend
ance on the invalid, and after the acct
dent had been discussed, both taking a
decidedly doleful view of the case,
their caller tried to cheer them up by
speaking of the prospects for busy
season. Il shouldn't wonder" said he
IF we had to build a new wing to the
hotel"
well" said the proprietor's wife, 'fr
amt interested in new wing for the
house. I'm thinking how near he came
to having two new wings--Boston
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28

their ancestors enjoyed copper-colored
flesh and blood. After a well-nigh
sleepless night it is always pleasant to
get out upon the water again. The
pleasure-seeker who has good guide
with him can learn a great deal of
local nomenclature, a greater portion
of which is aboriginal There are Tar
Kiln Point, Stump Neck, Postum Nose
and Chicamuxen creek. which were
famous resorts of the blockade run
ners during the war of the rebellion.
At Budd's Ferry, shady point just
below Chicamuxen creek and thirty
miles below Washington, we had our
lunch beneath huge tree, and a mile
further down the beach we decided to
make camp, as two copious springs
were found and high bluff gave us
most desirable camping spot Just
across the river the entrance to Chapo-
wamsie creek, mile below Potomac
city, could be seen, and eight miles
away, on the Virginia shore, the broad
surface of Aqua creek glistening in
the sunlight. The famous quarries on
the shores of this creek. which were
purchased by the government in 1892,
provided the freestone from which the
executive mansion and the older por-
tions of the capitol were built. During
the war of 1S61-65 a great supply depot
of the United States army was located
there.
There were many more historic
places seen on the cruise, for the
Potomac is becoming a very interest
ing historic stream. All along its
banks history has been made and is
being made. But, after all, what we
started out to talk about was the
canoe. 1 have not yet been convinced
that the Mariner is properly classed.
1t is not an honest Injun" canoe. TIE
inventors of the craft would resent the
use of the name for such a speedy and
luxurious sailer. But the modern
canoeist says that the same argument
might be used to prove that a modern
steel man-o-war is not battleship on
account of its improvements, or that
a cannon firing a projectile eleven
miles is not gun. However that may
lie, we had a nice trip down the
Potomac and returned on a steel
cruiser. SMITH d. FRY.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
FAMILY SUGGESTIONS.

NOTHING will give such polish to
glass, even the finest, as slightly
moist newspaper to wash it and dry
newspaper to give the finishing
touches.
BLANKETS and counterpanes shold
not be included in the general wash
ing. To give these articles the care
they require a special day should be
set aside for them.
A RAW egg swallowed Immediately
will generally carry fish bone down
that cannot be removed from the
throat by the utmost exertion and has
got out of the reach of the fingers.
THERE ought not to be a dark room
in any human habitation. To have
too much sunlight for health is not
possible. It's intensity under exception
al circumstances can always be mod
Grated as occasion may require.
In escalloped tomatoes put layer of
tomatoes in an earthen dish; then one
of bread crumbs, with a little sugar,
butter, pepper and salt; another of to-
matoes. another of bread, until the
dish is full. Bake three-quarters of an
hour.
THE gorgeous lamp shades of scarlet,
pink, blue and yellow, an eye special
list is credited with saying. should be
confined to rooms where no reading or
sewing is done. The lamp for night
work should be shaded by porcelain
globes, preferably of white.
To CLEANSE glass bottles that have
held oil, place ashes in each bottle and
immerse in cold water, then heat the
water gradually until it boils; after
boiling an hour. let them remain. till
cold. Then wash the bottles in soap
6uds and rinse in clear water
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
LOW TARIFF AND LOW WAGES.
How the Tariff Reduction Will Affect the
Workingman's Pay.

workingman's Pay.
Many of the newspapers contain re-
ports of interviews with business men
in regard to the effect of the new tariff
law on the labor market. They unan-
imously agree that the price of labor
in the United States must be reduced,
in some departments more, in others
less, but in all enough to enable the
domestic manufacturer to meet the
greater competition from Europe that
ensues from lowering the import du-
ties. The democrat testifies to this
as well as the republican. The change
in the tariff has been a political meas
ure, but there is no party in the re-
sulting depression of prices for the
finished product, and therefore for the
elements of cost, labor being the prin
cipal one.
In November, 1892, the workingmen
voted as they believed, and believed as
they had been taught by the profess
sional labor agitators. They were
told that the wages of labor had lit
tie to do with determining the selling
prices of the articles that are pro-
duced by it. that the capitalist" got
a great deal more than his share, that
a lower tariff would force theodomes-
tic manufacturer and merchant to sell
at lower prices, but that this would
make no difference to the wage work.
ers. At least those of them who were
members of trades unions were not to
be affected, as they would be able to
dictate terms to their employers and
successfully resist any demand for
reduction. They expected to have
goods offered them more cheaply than
before the change in the tariff went
into effect, but foolishly supposed
that the difference would come out of
the pocket of the employer or the cap
italist who furnished the money with
which to buy material and pay the
wages of labor.
Now the workers are finding out
that they made a pitiful mistake.
Most of them still may entertain the
idea that the employers could pay the
old wages if they would, but have con-
vincing proof that the employers will
not pay the old wages and cannot be
forced to pay them. If the workers
will not accept the truth they have to
face the fact. There is no getting
around that, and the sooner they are
willing to look at the matter in its
true light the better it will be for
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
1900
The Sofa Gives Up.

The Kentucky Democrat tells the
following of a Catlettsburg gentleman
who has five daughters who are of
manageable age, who sent his sofa to
be renovated, and the following is
partial list of the articles which had
slipped between the back and cushion,
as counted and recorded: Forty-seven
hairpins, three mustache combs, nine
teen suspender buttons, thirteen nee
dies, thirty-five cigarettes, eight photo
graphs, two hundred and seventeen
pins, seventy-six grains of coffee, forty
seven cloves, twenty-seven cuff but
tons, six pocket knives, fifteen poker
chips, vial of homeopathic medicine,
thirty-four Jumps of chewing gum,
flfty-nine toothpicks, twenty-eight
matches, thirty-nine collar buttons,
eleven neckties, two love letters, few
pieces of candy, two dimes, three quar-
tiers and one nickel, eight buckles, five
pencils, one pen and four button hooks
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
COMMENT AND OPINION.

Democrats in the west will doubt
less still insist on running. just as they
did in Maine and Vermont. 1t will
make it more interesting Chicago
Inter Ocean.
s The beet-sugar industry of Ne
braska is killed outright by the new
tariff law. And yet Wilson is calling
for more of the same sort of REFORM
\. Y. Recorder.
The democratic orators who at
tempt to defend the new tariff law
are confronted by the ugly fact that a
democratic president refused to sign
it.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The consumption of sugar to salt
in the United States is as seventy-five
pounds to one. So the democratic
congress taxes sugar and places salt
on the free list. The people thus pay
tribute to the trusts.-Boston Trav-
eller.
Is Four years ago, when the Nc
Kinley bill was the target for insen-
safe abuse, the republican majority in
Vermont dropped to 4,16S. This year,
after two years experience with tariff
reform, the majority is 2S,000.-Na
tional Tribune.
SThe people of the United States
consume sixty-two pounds of sugar
per capita, which means that on the
total amount consumed in year
under the present tariff law, they will
pay forty million dollars more than
they paid for the same amount under
the Mckinley law. This is one of
those plain and practical North Amer
lean political facts which the average
citizen can readily comprehensive
Louis Globe Democrat
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28

vide small necklet by taking the two
sides of the original crown. Then,
again, it is possible to have merely a
single-stone necklet from the junction
of the two slender bands of the coro-
net. The achievement is the more re-
markable since it has not so far been
found possible to obtain fiexibility in a
floral design. This trinket is valued
at the modest sum of $500.
Another model, comparatively low
priced, but also worthy of much adj
miration, is a diamond and pearl
aigrette for the hair, which can be de-
tached and worn as a brooch. The
third figure is a shell hairpin sur
mounted by two dainty little Mercury
wings united by knot of diamonds.
In these days of much dressed heads
handsome hair ornaments are becom-
ing daily more popular.
1t is a far cry from these jeweled
playthings OF the wealthy to the simple,
little, ribbon ornament of the every
day girl is probably just as happy as
she of the diamond crown.
Many young girl manages to look
delightfully."- pretty with dainty rib
bon bow in her hair instead of gilt
tering jeweled one. Two styles are
particularly popular. For the first,
four bows of velvet ribbon are tightly
tied, with two outstanding ends of the
same. Rose-colored velvet is the ia
vorite, and when a tiny bow of white
lace is introduced the effect is
charming on pretty brown hair.
These can be worn with a rou-
leau of velvet or can be fastened
in the hair with fine, steel crescent
hair pin. The other popular bow real
" consists of four ends of crossway
velvet, arranged two on each side. with
a tie in the center. The outer ends are
longer than the others and are cut in
vandyles. On orange, blue, or pink
bows of this kind narrow jet trim
ming is run on little way within the
edge. Another dainty ornament for
the hair is a rouleau of blue velvet and
five rosettes of blue silk lisse. The
rouleau IS worn across the top and
around one side of the coil of the hair.
Near the front end butterfly is light
" placed above good-sized rosette.
The smaller rosettes are placed on the
band at intervals, two being quite at
the end.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28
About President Casim,r-Perier.

Frances new presidents by no means
the tall. stately man one would imag-
inc him to be fram his pictures. On the
contrary, he is quite as short, if not
even more so, as his predecessor, N.
Sadi-Carnot, and just as dapper, care
fully brushed, pomaded and groomed
as was that lamented chief magis-
trate. He enjoys the distinction OF
having acquired his Legion of Honor,
not by reason of his office, but by an
act of conspicuous gallantry during
the Franco-German war, when he was
decorated for rescuing, under storm
of bullets, his nortally wounded COM
handing officer. Although not a
count, as was NJ. Carnot, whose correct
style was Count Carnot de Feuilleins,
yet he is allied to the aristocracy by his
marriage, his wife being Comtesse de
Segur by birth.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1894-09-28

them. The surveying of the situation
for themselves and reputation of the
labor agitators who have misled them
to their own undoing would not imme-
diately restore prosperous times and
bring back the rate of wages which
was the rule with them two years ago.
But it would enable them to bear
more philosophically the evils now
suffered, to understand they cannot be
removed without removing the cause
and to resolve to remove that cause at
the earliest opportunity afforded them
at the polls. In order to remove lost
ground they must vote out the demo-
Gratis, who are not content with the
mischief already wrought, but are
threatening the country with another
dose of the same poison which has af-
hicted the toilers with nausea during
many months past and now is about to
operate more severely in the system.
If they would not be far worse off
than now they must rebuke democratic
policies next November and follow it
up two years later with an overwhelm-
ing pudiation.-Chicago Tribune.