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The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-20

A Chicago wholesale dealer in chew Ing gum has made arrangements to send out women as agents to sell his wares. He thinks they can do it bet Ter than men, and cites the experience of an Indiana manufacturer, whose bright young woman on the road se- rured an enormous number of orders when trade was dullest. Are you Willing to trust them with samples?" the chewing gum man was asked. He admitted that the point had received consideration and that all necessary safeguards would be employed.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-20

Germany has for years had the most efficient pigeon service in Europe. At Strasburg there are coo birds, at Metz 800, at Thorn 1000, and they are kept by the hundreds at other centers, such
 as Mainz, Cologne, Kiel and Danzig. The whole frontier is connected by pigeon post with the military head quarters and with towns in the interior. The service is supported by an appro- priation of about 5000 a year. The practical use of the pigeon post was fully demonstrated at the siege of Paris in 1870. Since then 1t has become a recognized part of the military organi- nation of all European countries except Great Britain. Russia has now on her Polish frontier alone 5000 birds, and ap- propriates nearly $1OOOO for pigeons; the French appropriation is tW.ce as large
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-20

The Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and tEle Princess of Wales are out. The latter lady couldn't get her bonnet on to suit her the other, day. and was late at concert given at Daly's the- ater, where several of her sister-in- laws, the Princess Beatrice, songs were to be sung. The new-crowned duchess, who felt insulted at being kept wait- ang, just slipped out of the theater shaking with wrath because royal etiquette was so shamefully abused. Worse than this scrimmage between the two ladies was the fact that, after all, neither of them heard the royal songs, so Beatrice got her lander up at the discourtesy and has appealed to "mamma" to avenge her.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-08-20

The State department at Washington b considerably troubled with the care of certain large packing cases piled up in the cellar of the building marked ''The Vatican, Rome, Italy" They con- tain the priceless manuscripts and relics of Columbus lent by His Holiness the Pope to the Columbian exposition. Through an arrangement made with the American minister to the Italian court, the Columbus collection was brought to the United States on board an Ameri- Ean man-ofwar, and guarantee was yiven that it should be returned to the proper place in Rome by the same method of transportation. Unfortunate. H, however, it has been impossible up 10 this time to return these articles to the rightful owner from the fact that American men-of-war have not been re- seiving orders which would take them }n the vicinity of the historic seven- hilled city. Special pains and care, how ever. are taken with these relics and eurios of the great explorer at the Btate department. and watchmen have been detailed 1o kee1, constant vigil
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-24
KANsAs PARdGR4PHs

Highland has man named 1Iisse-
Are there Mrs and little Misses?
The way the Christian Endeavorers
endeavor at Troy is to have .fad" SD
ciaL
A minister at Lincoln is wearing sack
cloth and ashes because his pet pig is
dead.
Pupils at Rosette school in Lincoln
county get a holiday if not absent or
tardy for a month.
There is z hog pen right in the heart
Of Atchison, but then Atchison doesn't
care much for style
alt houses" IS the euphemistic way
Lincoln people call those places that even
in Lawrence are known as Joints.
Some man in Fl. Scott is selling butter
nuts on the streets. If this were IN IIla-
watha the old soldiers wouldn't stand it.
J0 the Turk Is ravlshing the Salvation
army at Emporia with sweet music. while
his countrymen are slaug Offering Arme-
mans.
The soldiers at Fl Riley have an or
chestra. and get front seats at the juno
ton City theater, every time music is
wanted
There are SO many tramps in Parsons
every night that it will soon become
necessary TO make the Gala boose double
decker.
The increasing attendance at the sun
days chOOls at Usage City reminds the
people that Christmas IS only about
month off.
The Wellington shooting Of few
nights ago appears to indicate that it il
almost as dangerous to 90 to a charIvari
party as to play football.
A Wichita young woman denies that
she is engaged, but doesn't deny that she
is to be married. That is the kind of a
girl il doesn't pay to trife with unless
you mean business
A member Of the Beefsteak club at
Troy happened to speak Of how he was
prepared to meet footpads and it was de-
veloped that among the six members
present there were seven revolvers.
The latest charge of brutality BY Z e.
against Ottawa, is that the Ottawa fell
lows have been writing poetry about
them Ottawa was naturally put out
because X Y. was afraid to metre.
Independence brags that there are
more pretty miIliners there than Ia anv
other town in the state, and yet some
Of the young men 60 TO CherryvaIe
and NeOdesha every Saturday night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-24

ment her daily work with study and OBJ
servation. For months 20 hours a day
were not too much for study, and then
came months of foreign travel and
consultations with the great leaders Of
the kindergarten in Berlin and Dresden
The result of these interchangeable labors
is that Miss Harrison is now recognized
on both sides of the water as being the
best exponent Of Froebel and the born
leader of a great movement.
Miss Harrison is d Kentuckian by
birth and a distant kinswo1nan Of the
Harrisons of Indiana fame. She rejOices
in a happy childhood and finds in that
the inspiration for her lIfe's work Her
umphs which would seem the birthright
Of women born in the Blue Grass State.
She entered the kindergarten work
against the wishes of her family, who
did not suspect that underneath her rare
social gifts lay the sterner qualifications
Of an educator and leader. She is dark,
tall, slight and OF distinguished appear
ance. She wears reform dress Of quiet
fashion, and her manners are fascinating
and elegant. A nervous and magnetic
voice, added to a dramatic delivery,
makes her a powerful speaker. Miss Har-
rison's classes in Cleveland open with
thousand women, including all the
teachers of the public schools. During
the winter she will lecture in many Of
the large cities. Among other colleges
she viii speak at Vassar and Cornell.
MARION AIARTIN
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-24

pairs IF wheels is expected to develop
5000 horsepower, but this Will be pos
sible only through the use by each ma
chine of 430 cubic feet of water every
second. Now. every cubic foot Of water
amounts to z. As gallons; therefore each
machine viii swallow up 3, 2164 gal
Ions, or more than 100 barrels, Of water
GO times every minute. That would be
6, 600 barrels a minute 300, 600 an
hour or 6, 60, 600 barrels every day Of
"a hours. This, figured another way,
means 277, SIC, 900 cubic feet a day, or
enough to fill a canal 100 feet wide, 10
feet deep and 80 miles long. All three
pairs running together for "a hours
would use enough water to fill canal
of the same depth and width and three
times as long, or 1876 miles.
A Serious Question
The question naturally arises, VIII
not the water to be used by the Niagara
Power company sensibly reduce the vol
ume of the stream as it passes over the
falls. and SO diminish their beauty? To
this question the company invariably
answers no. The amount Of water used
viii be large, of course, but as nothing
to the great volume of the river. Not
withstanding this emphatic denial by
the company, however, there are those
who look for a considerable diminutiOn
Of the noble stream.
Of the 100, 900 horsepower to be de-
veloped eventually it is expected to
furnish half to establishments in the
immediate vicinity of Niagara, while
the other half Will be transmitted cleo
trically for use elsewhere. The 1 8, 600
horsepower that is to be developed by
the three wheels now in place is all to
be taken in the city of Buffalo, and it
is predicted that this will make a vast
difference in the smoke of that town
Until quite recently the users of tur-
bines have been bothered by tho tend
ency of their wheels to run down, "
as is the technical term for heating at
the bearings. The Niagara wheels are
set vertically. however, and this tend
ency has been overcome by directing
the driving water so that it will assist
in unfolding the weight of shaft and
wheels
When 1T was found that the big hori-
zontaI tunnel or escape hole, that has
been cut through the rock from the bot
tom of the wheel pit. a mile and a quar-
ter, to the level of the river below tho
falls, would have to be brick lined in
order to secure safety from the wearing
away Of the soft rock, groan went up
from the stockholders Of the company,
for this meant very greatly added ex-
pense- The tunnel is 21 feet high, horse
shoe shaped and Is or 10 feet wide at
the widest part, and it took ID, 600, 900
brick to line it. Besides for a distance
of 200 feet from the lower end. it has
also been lined with iron plates.
CHARLES APPLEBEE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-24

not only not restored silver to its right
full position in the coinage Of the coun-
try, but il has done everything possible
to further degrade it. 1t not only re-
pealed the Sherman law without substi-
tuting anything else, thus depressing the
value Of silver bullion. but the secretary
Of the treasury has persistently refused
to pay out silver from the treasury even
when it has been demanded, and has in
sisted on making payments in gold in
stead If Governor Fishback's party de-
sires to do anything for silver IT has an
excellent opportunity dur ng the next
three months. 1t would better improve
the chance, as it ID perhaps the last one
it will ever have IF the present con-
gress shall adjourn next March without
having done anything in the interest Of
silver il viii be useless for Democrats
ever again to talk to the people about
the party's friendship for that metal
They can't even settle the respons blity
on the president unless they send nina
free coinage bill for his signature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-24

THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL of Tues
day, published list Of the candidates for
the appointive places under Governor
Morrill, The list embraces an Of the old
crowd of barnacles that dragged the par
fy down To defeat in 1SgU-'92 We hope
Governor Morrill, viii have the back bone
to give the b0odlers the cold shake and
put none but clean men on guard The
people turned "the gang" down once.
Let them stay down. Now is the time
for q new deal The ring must 20
Garnett Eagle.
Governor Morrill, realizes inst a. clear
- as any other man that the people have
an antipathy to barnacles. and we believe
that Republicans can look hopefully and
confidently to him to keep the most OBJ
JectionabIe IF the chronic Office seekers
liza the background
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-24
B0URB0Ns WE'D 4 LESSON.

The man who compared the D mo-
cratic party to the BOurb0ns, who never
learn anything OF forget anything, utter
ed a saying that is as true as gospel.
They never forget their ancient prac-
tees. and they never learn from ex-
perience when they have gone far
enough As long as they have posses
sion Of a state. district, or county or
precinct, they resort to fraud To hold it.
The late election was as much as any
thing else, an uprising against Demo
cratic fraud, but the lesson has been lost
upon them. In Louisiana, they were
beaten IN every congressional district,
with the possible exception of one; out
they have gone on in the old style, and
counted in every member, by throwing
out or ignorng Republ can ballots BY
the thousands. In old Virginia, the Re
publlcans elected a majority of The con-
gressmen by the legal vote. but not one
has been returned BY means of a law
passed for that purpose, the Democrats
have thrown out votes by wholesale -
Troy Chief
The above is true in every particular.
Not only have the southern Bourbons
cheated the Republicans FOR the past
thirty years. but they are now cheating
the Populists. their former fellow Demo
Gratis. In Georgia, monkey was allowed
to cast a ballot for d Democratic con-
was made to walk around a block sixty
two times and each time he passed the
ballot box cast a ballot for this same
Democratic congressman This was done
IN the presence of hundreds of people
who greeted the colorsd man each time
he came around with roars of laughter.
In Alabama in the .sblack belt where
only 6,OJO colored men were registered.
over $4,000 cOlored votes we're counted as
tcast7 for the Democratic candidate for
governori such scoundrelisn IS mons
trous. But Kolb who was defeated by
these Bourbon practices win ch Editor
sol Miller SO justly censures, does
not propose to endure such
an outrage. He will rally lis
followers (Which includes all the Re-
publicans, mind you.) to fight for their
rights. We cannot see how the Troy
Chief can admit the villainy Of tie
Bourbon scoundreIs and thieves in the
south. a. ia the editorial we quote above,
and then publish the following:
Kolb, the calamity candidate for gov
ernor Of Alabama, insists that he was
elected, and says be viii take charge Of
the state government by force That is
style, the country over But
they don't dilly-dally with such fellows
down south as long a. they did in Kan
sas.
If KoIb is successful in furnishing such
creatures as the southern Bourbon ball
lot box suffer and ku-kIux, who haven't
the faintest notion of justice or right or
Of the government they live under, the
world viii have no cause TO lament. Let
'em fight; and success to AolD and his
allies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-24

H- ID. IoRGAN. United States treasurer.
In lengthy report to the secretary Ut his
department, explains the continuous de-
hcit in the treasury balance by saying
that the revenue is too small That's
easy. An equally plausible theory would
be that the expenditures are too great
The thirty one million dollars spent on a
useless navy during the past year would
have gone q long way toward maintain
ing the balance on the right side of the
ledger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-24
Ispeeial Correspondenoe.l

NIAGARA FALLS. Nov 22-It is ex-
pected that it viii be in the neighbor-
hood Of six weeks, maybe two months
and possibly three, before the enormous
turbine wheels that have been set up at
the bottoms Of the shafts hewn out Of
the living rock by the Niagara Power
company viii begin to turn The Off
Gals of the construction company do
not like to make any definite predic-
tions. If there are no serious bitches,
they say, tho water ought to be on By
the 1st of January or Whereabouts. but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-24

the rather more than four years they
have been laboring to hasten the glad
day Of completion have been sprintsled
with bitches Of all sorts.
To the inexperienced eye Of the lay
man 1t seems as if the work remaining
to be done before the gates may be
opened would require six months at the
least, yet it is really but trifing job
compared with what has already been
accomplished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-24
A klNpEReARTEN LEADER.
Miss Elizabeth Harrison of Chicago as an
Exponent of EroebeI-

Especial COrTeSpCnuence-I
CHICAGO, Nov. 22.-Less than ten
years ago Miss Elizabeth Harrison began
a series Of lectures on kindergarten
methods to a class of five young women
and two mothers. There are now 80
classes formed on the same plan IN
neighboring and distant states. Some 80
women who have completed this kinder
garten course are now at the head Of
free classes in the suburbs or neighbor-
ing towns for women less favored than
themselves. In some of the poor dis
tricts it is not an unusual sight to see
mother going to take her lesson with
three or four children IN hand.
Fourteen years ago Miss Harrison
finished in this city her studies for kin
dergarten work and Immediately began
teaching in the LOring school. A wOm-
an of genius and of fine sympathies, she
saw at once the possibilities of this edu-
cational method and began to supple
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-24

CONGRESSMAN OATES, The Democratic
claimant of the governship of Alabama,
Is supposed to have the better OF the sit
uation because he viii have the militia
az his back, bat the past two years of the
eounTry's history las proven that the mill
tia ID not always to Be relied upon. kan
sas and California have both furnished
illustrations Of this President Cleve-
land viii OF course send the United
States army down there on the slightest
excuse. There is no knowing what eff
feet the reappearance Of blue coats on
Alabama soil would have On her people.
They are credited with having little more
liking fer United States soldiers than
they had in '6L Alabamians are good
loyal citizens in time of. peace but it is
not easy to tell what they would be in
time Of trouble. K0lb is doubtless hon
estly elected and right j. sometimes
powerful weapon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-24

TIE we'll worn phrase "hoist BY his
own petarl" has been apuy illustrated by
the fate of the Chinese battle ship Chen
1uen, which ran onto torpedo planted
hy the Chinese themselves. The vessel
was rendered entirely useless for further
service by the catastro2 he- The com
mander in despair killed himself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-24

GENERAL 4 J. WARNER, president Of
the National Bimetallio league, has
written a letter to Governor Fishback of
Arkansas regarding the formation Of a
silver party. Governor Fishback replied
that liz would have none of i'll He saws
the Democratic party 10 the only one
through which we can ever secure free
and unlimited coinage Of silver. If the
Democratic party is the only hope of the
free silver men their cause is indeed
desperate one. It ID only necessary to
look back on the record of the party dur.
ing the past two years to ascertain its DO
sition on the silver question. With com
pIete control Of the executive and Iegis-
latiys branches Of the government. it has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-24
TERMS Of SUBTRACTION.

BY FRANZ P slAcLENSAN-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-24
WILL SOON BE tanned
KIAGARA's ENORMOUS POWER Al
MOST READY FOR USE.

The Great Turbine Wheels Set Up-onO
Hundred thousand Horsepower to Re
Developed sOOn-Probable Eject Upon
the FaIIs-The Great Tunnel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-24

CHICAGO. Nov Forecast for Kan
sas: Fair tonight; Sunday fair and
colder; fresh westerly winds
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1894-01-12
Feeding Wheat to Hogs.

Volga Tribune: Nearly every paper
in South Dakota has had some expert
ence to relate from farmers who have
tried feeding wheat for fattening hogs,
and now comes the Stockman with an
other. and a good one it is. This farm
er's SOW had a litter OF pigs April 25-
half Chester White and half Poland
China. They were fed some bran and
slop with their mother until six weeks
old, when they were weighed, averag-
ing "a pounds. He then began feeding
wheat soaked in water until it became
soft. AT first he fed three quarts a day
at three feeds, increasing until he
reached twelve quarts day. He con-
tinued this until August %, when they
were weighed and six of them sold, the
lot of eight averaging so pounds, an ag-
gregate gain OF $50 pounds on l9a bush
els of wheat. That is to say l94 bushels
of wheat produced 500 pounds of live
hogs, which were worth in the st. Paul
market about 81 cents per pound, or in
the aggregate S2860. equal to $l.46 per
bushel for the wheat Why are farm
ers selling wheat for 30 cents or less?
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1894-01-12
Canada and the wilson Islll.


The probable effect of the enactm|
of the Wilson tariff upon the pross1
of Canadian annexation is an intel
ing question. 1t is discussed byg.
Springfield Union as follows: ag
The opening of our markets to sg y
dian farm products and raw matehs
as is proposed under the new tg
measure, will have the effect of il .
lating the advancement of our noH
neighbor at the expense of ouf
country. With better prospects =
sale of Canadian live stock, barit tlon
eggs and apples and other faf ftnle. tl:
duce in oul. markets the con- n.7 .u9
the Canadian farmers will be 1.. Mel.
proved. Free iron, free coal nuos ny :
lumber will enhance the value T. N hiI1 IS :,
dian mines and forests. 10y
Such changes in our TARIFF nderaG dHuna
lions of dollars in the pocS
Canadians: and just so long nv aveS
themselves increasing in I|did tlN
dependentlysof us, SO mucl Of oil
will they be inclined to not distieAa
independence: and the gc,y waki ~ sn
has been done during the ht
four years to promote a loye,tai
nexation on the part OF cart, esyS {
will soon be rapidly VI shall mafh1
the influence OF lower tain memdEsl
y myteyesM
bathed B
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1894-01-12
M'!ondqy J! 4
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Second Great 4; !! Is !;
An faith

600 dress goodsshs7 7s J ,ssrnsa
any three sto$s: xy .y 4 s',s s'sol,ss- as-
our five or III sorE i i Y saa there her
five yards 4 d]9skai,. dkis 's.Pssfs1s;y. Pssf Ny.