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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-31
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SHERIFF'S SALE.-In the district court.
- Third judicial district. Shawnee county,
Kansas The Parkhurst Davis Mercantile Co.
a corporation plaintIn, vs. q. r. Helse, defend
and. by virtue of order for the sale
Of attached property issued ont Of tile dis
trlcr court. 10 the above entitled case. to ms
directed and delivered. Will. on Thursday Ehe
srd day Of January. ls95 at a sale q begin at
10 clock a. M Of said day, at the store AT $50
Kansas avenue. in the city of Topeka. in the
county Of shawnee state of Kan offer for sale at
public auction and sell TO the highest bidder all
the goods, wares. merchandise aud fixtures. con
sistlnE OF general grocery stock now located
10 said store.
said personal property is taken as the prop
erty Of said defendant and is appraised at
the sum Of s349-5O. and viii be sold TO satisfy
said order of sale
Given under my hand at my Office in the city
OF Topeka. shawnee county. state OF Kansas
this oath day of January, A ID. 1884
ID. NJ. BURDGE. Sheriff.
DOBBs & STOkFR.
Attorneys for plaintiff.
First Pub. ia State journal Dee "A. '94-16 .5S2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-31
NEW YEARS IN JAPAN.
The Custom OF Making Gifts Prevails.
Holiday Street Scenes.

The Custom OF Making Gifts Prevails.
Holiday Street Scenes
On New Years day the japanese
tradesmen send their customers small
offerings. usually Of something in their
line Of business. A grocer will give per
haps a pound of sugar or little pack
age of rice. Every present, large or
small. costly or Inexpensive, is accom-
panied by a little folded three cornered
paper few inches in size. Sometimes
this IS Of crimson or gilt paper or some
times blue or silver, according to the
taste of the sender.
The origin Of this custom is very an
cient and curious. In days Of old piece
of dried fish was sent with each gift,
but gradually people fell into vicious
habit of sending on the same piece of
fish with the next present they sent
away, as If they received SO many offer
ings they could not possibly eat all the
fish that came. Finally matters got to
such a pitch that a gentleman could
frequently smell his present coming
around the corner So in order to do
away with this abuse these little pieces
of paper were substituted.
Another custom that seems very
strange in our eyes is that of sending
presents of eatables, sweetmeats, mOchi
or bean cake, etc Such dainties are
sent in priceless bowls Of cloissOne or
satsUma set on lacquer tray. Over all
is thrown a silk and gold embroidered
square of soft ribbed Grape, and the
messenger carries it through the street
hello at arm 8 length. The recipient eats
the contents, and without washing or
cleaning the bowl in any way returns
it and the cover with elaborate thanks.
The little shops, which look like dry
goods boxes set upon end, are filled with
gay toys, with dolls. kites and bits of
tinsel and dyed feathers made into tiny
ornaments for the ebony hair of the
brilliantly dressed, powdered and rouged
little girls.
Acrobats and street actors attract
crowds of not only children, but their
elders. Then there are Punch and
Judy shows, but Punch and Judy are
replaced by fabulous cats, badgers and
foxes. who play all sorts of tricks upon
men and women. Conjurers and snake
charmers reap a harvest, and the man
who makes and plays bamboo flutes
earns a small fortune.
Every one from the little tots of or
z to grandams of 60 or 20 plays bat
tledoor and shuttlecock. And such gor-
geOus battledOors as were never before
seenl Great, awkward pieces Of board,
plain on one side, the other deliberately
decorated with a figure of a noted dan
Ger or geisha, the hands and face paint
ed on the wood, but the dress of silk or
paper pasted on and standing an inch or
more above the board The shuttlecock
is a gilded seed stuck around with dyed
feathers until it resembles a flower. -
New Y rk Advertiser.
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FIVE CENTS ALINE,
SITUATIONS wANTED-FREE-

Are veu ID need OF work. II So you are no
liberty % use these columns for assistance In
that direction. While rhi3 notice appears rh@
STATE Journal will pub ism rree on SATURDAY
Monday and Tuesday, for Topeka Kansas
rsoula ali notices of Situations Wanted, nos
exceeding I'VE lines. or lhirFy-hye words. 10
length. Provided that all advertisements OF
this nature are handed In previous 70
Zen O'Clock saturday morn ing, also on Weduos-
day. Thursday aud Friday, all advertising q
HIS class handed iE BY ten o'clock Wednesday
morning
No advertisements OF this nature to be started
except on Saturdays and Wednesdays No OBJ
legation IS Incurred on the part Of the adverris-
er. No worthy and needy man or woman need
hesitate TO take advantage Of this offer No Ono
Ia business or having emplO yment is expec ted %
take advantage Of IL, bug all others invited ~
avail themselves freely
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have known in my lifetime not few
public men recognized as great but I have
never known one who had such insight
into human nature or one who had a more
indexible rule Of public conduct. In speak
ing of him one day with Cardinal x,
one of the liberals of the sacred college, I
referred to Crispi's intimacy with things
at the Vatican, and he replied: 81 His
knowledge of our affairs excites the aston
ishment of all of US. 1t Is like intuition.
He knows US better than We know our
selves and the black anarchy as well as
the red. w. j. Stillman in Century.
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There is a pretty story in the Vaux fam
ily Of Philadelphia in regard to Richard
Naux's gallantries at the court of st.
James when he danced with the young
and yet unmarried Queen Victoria The
family was of Quaker faith. and, accord
Ing to the story, when the news came from
abroad of the favor the young man found
with the queen his mother spoke of his at
tentions to the royal lady and then added,
AZ rraaafinm
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NOTICE.
CITY OF TOPEKA.
Dec. Y, 1894
10 whom it may concern:

To whom it may concern:
signed residents and free holders of the eIty Of
Topeka. Kansas. Fl. u. Bowen. n H. Striugham
ana 5 G. GaTrard we're duly appointed by the
mayor and council of the city Of Topeka. and
having duly qualified as appraisers to ascertain
the actual value Of the land proposed 70 be TAX
en- under ordinance Number l762. approved De
ceruber 10TH 1874. for the purpose of opening
and widening Western avenue OF Taylor street,
between Thirteenth street and DOufhlEt street,
i'm said city. and also to assess and appFaise the
damages and benefits arising therefrOm 10 the
lois and pieces Of property wing and situated in
the benefit district created and eStaDils he'd by
said ordinance, which IS described as follows,
towit:
street AZ point IN the center Of the alley be-
tween Polk street and Western avenue. thence
west along the south line of Thirteenth to the
tile east ine Of Fillmore street to the south line
OF lot numbered nve hundred and thirty; thence
west along said south .lne Produced % lle vest
line of the Storr s tract: thence south along the
west line of the said Storr's tract and said west
line produced 10 the north line OF FlIteentn
street; thence east along the north line eff Fill
more street to the west line OF " estern avenue
thence north along the west line Of Western ave-
nue. To the north line of DOutnirt street thence
east along the uOrth line OF DOuthitt street pro
duced to the center Of the alley between west
the center OF said alley 70 the place Of begin
ming.
county. Kansas And also "a make "A true value
and appraiSemenE Of ALI the lots and pieces Of
ground situated ia said benefit district without
regard lo me buildings or Improvements there
on.
And vice IS hereby gwen further that we
will meet as such appraisers the 9Th day of
January 1885,. st 10 O'Clock a. IN OF said daF a
the corner OF Ihirteenrh street and D0ufhItt
street Ia said benefit district for the purpose of
prais7menF Of The property and assessing the
damages and benefits as aforesaid.
7. 4. STRTNGHAar.
s. C. GARRAHD.
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The Anglo-Saxons called New Years
the Wolf monat because the wolves were
more ravenous then than at other times,
and the Scandinavians also called it
Aefter- YuIe. In old illuminated missals
and calendars January Is depicted as
an old man, carrying a woodlands ak
and a b0nch of fagots. shivering and
blowing upon his fingers -Exchange-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-31

Among the ancient Romans the
''strene, . or New Y ears presents, were
not only exchanged between relatives
and friends, but We're exactsd from their
subjects. Under the Caesars these New
Years gifts became such a source Of
profit to the sovereign and so onerous
a burden to the people that Claudius
limited their cost by "a decree. Selected.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-31
UNION PACIFIC ROUTE.


The Union Pacific will sell tickets &C
count holidays TO points within 200 miles
at open rates Of one aud one-third fare
for the round trip. Date Of sales Dec
p, %, p %. 81 and Jan. 1, limited for
return passage can. 2, 1895.
A. IL. FULLER. City Agent
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First published on the q day December. 1891,
in the Official city paper.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-31

+ OST-Saturday evening on Sixth between
- : Jackson and folA SIS. fancy work ana sslVer
v estern ave- and receive reward
Al OTICE-TO' WHOM IN MAY CONCERN-
- Belt known that my petition is on Tie in
the Office of the probate court of Shawnee c0un-
~, Kansas. asAiRg lor permit 70 sell lnte s.a
peka. Kansas. Hearing Of said petition IS set
for the 18th day Of January, 1929: AZ u o'clock
TOPEKA. KAN. December %. 1884.
DIANO TUNING-A. J. King. sos Kansas aY.
l. Has charge Of pianos at Bethany college.
GENERAL repair shop 4iO east 9Th st. Re
- pair firearms, locks and clocks Powder
shot and sporting goods for sale
FVAsHIONABLE DRESS MAKINt-Afrs r.
a NJ Fisher viii give you good work. a per
feet nc at reasonable prices. Az Kansas ave
nue. az stairs
NOR real estate and rental property 90 to
Goodwin. 1U4 west 9th ST.
NOTICE-TO 7vHOAI IN MAY CONCERN
A ~ BE 1t known THAT nay petition is on nIa in
the office Of the probate court Of >haWnee
toxicaTlng liquors Al No 73l on Kansas avenue.
Topeka. Kansas Hearing OF said position Is
set Tor the 9lu day u January. loS5, al ~ CLOCK
IoPEKA Kan. Dec s isJl
lust found the place where YOU can get 20 IT
= furniture repaired and also packet for snip
menL Cleaning and laying carpets a specially
All kinds Of general joOblng Work done on SNORT
notice. Work guaranteed % q good luscnaule-
No. 90Siz Kansas avenue.
NOR ENCHANCfE --Elegant parIor set for
~ genfleIIlnS safety bicycle: must be first
class wheel 322 Quncey ~
HARNESS AND REPAIR WORK.-Harnsss
- and shoe shops patent leather polish f9t
goods; Shoes half soied forty cents. Is. Z. Hen
derson. lls7s West Sixth street
NARPENTER ana repair work Address
- VIM heedy. box SO North Topeka. kans-
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WAN
RENTS. SITUATIONSI
REAL ESTATEl
AUCTION SALESI
: OTHER CLASSIFIED ADS.

-rrr TOPEKA STATE JouRSAL guarantees
.,-e.r, ll-v h Is printed 70 give local clreula-
flor more Than double that Of any other iOpe-
=. -es,e- md Nv far More than AL Other
~. ff-..- con, bfued This makes this paper
"a -iear nest As vel as the best daily advertis-
5rse rna.IIlrn ia Topeka tins classified advertise
nleurs below costing but
FIVE CENTS A. LINE,
II 7o cents 4 line FOR week: 20 cents BY tho
month. -. ..~n
civ circulation everyday exceeds osuou-sOaAA
circulation over 5000
sworn detailed statements OF CIRCULATION pr
scented on application
r-zF-f1all ami see any afternoon between ana
me naudsomest. fastest. most perfect piece
ofprinting 1naehlner y in kansas-a Web Pertece
fns press which prints from Two 70 tnree coA-'
plete s-pag8 papers second
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-31

The STATE JOURNALS Want and Ms
cellaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice a
many Topeka people as can be reached
Trough any other paper. This is a fac-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-31

N~ANTED-Gi FOR general house work
iu family. good wages Call at l24 Green
wood ave-. Foiwiu Place
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&IfPER tonight at CbnTcI7 - - 5000 -
saA- everybody Invited. eo1' 'os Fast
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VINEWOOD s. HIGHLAND PARK r. y
Trains will leave Quincy Street station We
days for Vlnew0od as follows 6.45. II ~. Stsls
5.41
Trains leave yinewo0d for Quincy strs II
at 7.57. .O2, AIS, 6:50-
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NNrANIED- Work hy Young man: lives a
home, good business educaLi0ns want
business experience best IF references John
journal Office.
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" rANTED-An experienced girl for light
y E0uSeW0TE ln small family references
required Mrs g. J.. Buhre. Ills Van Buren,
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Rock Island
Playing Cards.
No. SOL KaRa. Ava
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MONEY TO LOAN.

M ONEY to loan. long or short time. March
~ & Co, 7U6 Kansas
MONEY LOANED on horses. pianos hoass-
- hold goods and all kinds Of chaEEel secure
les. A. Blseoe. ~ hansas avenue. room 3.
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~ NTED-H1y Thai can mix and take care
Y Of cows $40 W. stl.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-05-24
High School Notes,

The High School has no session next week
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, but keeps
next Saturday, and June 2.
The annual field day of the Connecticut
Valley Interscholastic Athletic association, of
which the High school is a member, will be
held at Claremont on Friday, June 1.
The May number of the High School Ora
Gle was issued this week. The old board of
editors closed their duties with this issue,
after 4 year of very successful and profitable
management.
The entertainment in aid of the base ball
team last Thursday evening was great sue
cess. The school room was crowded and
everything passed off pleasantly. The French
play was interesting to those who under
stand he language, and funny to those w no
do not. The recitations and singing were
excellent. Refreshments of ice cream and
cake were dispensed, and money enough re-
allied to pay all debts of the ball team and
leave balance in the treasury.
The Junior exhibition, which occurs June
5, is subject of much interest. On that oc-
casion will be heard the Myron Whitney
quartet, the finest organization of the kind
in the country. The program contains six
numbers of music, including one duet and a
solo by Mr.. Whitney. The recitations by
members of the class will alone make an in
| teresing evenings entertainment, and the
students are being thoroughly drilled by Miss
Conant of Vermont Academy. The program
of the entertainment will be published in full
next week
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-05-24
Concerning "Jane."
Without stint.
Think this Ov,

Charles Shackleton is young man of prod
igal ways and limited income. He deceives
his guardian, an amiabe old idiot named
kershaw, by representing that he is married,
thereby extorting more money from the ven-
cradle gentleman. Kershaw determines to
pay the young man visit and turns up un-
expectedly, making it necessity for Shacke-
ton to produce wife on short notice. In
Shackleton's service are two servants, Will
liam, the butler and Jane, the house maid.
and on the morning of Kershaw's visit these
two worthless got secretly married. When
Shackleton is required to produce a wife, he
introduces Jane, much to the discomfort of
William and Miss Lucy Norton, Shackleton's
real fiance. The effort TO maintain the de-
ception with Kershaw and pacify Miss Nor
ton and William keeps Shackleton busy and
supply an endless amount of fun. This is
the story of Jane which is without extrav-
agant phraseology the best and most enter
tanning of the comedies of English extrac.
ton. "Jane,' now In the fifth season of un.
interrupted prosperity as the bills say, will
visit Bellows Falls with Frohman's compa :
on May %.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-05-24

Westminster they stopped few minutes to
call on friend, and while away from the
wagon someone opened the box and stole
the Is big trout. They saw no one around
the wagon, but the fish had gone. Next time
they propose to carry along burglar proof
safe and then stand guard over the fish with
Calling gun.
A knight of the road called at the residence
ola clergyman here few days ago and begged
for money to pay his fare on the cars to Brat
tleboro, where he claimed brother lived.
He said he had not seen his brother for 20
years. The clergyman questioned him fur
ther in connection with his sad story, and in
the course of his talk the tramp gave the in
formation that he was is years of age. In
connection with his previous statement the
story was ludicrous and rather Improbable,
so the desired wealth was not forthcoming.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-05-24
SPECTACULAR SPLENDORS.
Interesting Production of the "Devips
Auction" Friday Evening.

Interesting Production of the "Devirs
Auction" Friday Evening.
Last Friday evening there came to the
Opera House the finest spectacular play that
has ever been presented here. 1t was Charles
III. Yale's "Devil's Auction The name it.
self gave rise to the thought that 1t might be
a snap show and the statements of the adver-
Using matter seemed rather breezy. Conse-
quently the audience was small and those
who went did not expect much of a show.
Even when the curtain rose on the first scene
there was no evidence of enthusiasm but on
ly few minutes were required to prove
that the play and company had been mis-
judged by many, and that they were to see
treat worth trip to the city. The scenery
was the finest ever brought here, that used
in the second act being especially good, and
the mechanical changes We're surprising
There were about 40 people in the company,
among whom were number of specialists.
There were two French premiers or toe
dancers and little girl who is considered
the finest child dancer on the stage. A num-
Der of clever acrobats and comedians helped
to enliven the play. An act on ladder. bal
anced on trapeze was decidedly pleasing
novelty. In the last act there were dances
by the bootblack brigade, "before the balp'
and latter the ball' were wildly pictured,
the "coppers" and army of salvation had
their turns and the premiers again appeared.
The piece closed with the most beautiful
Transformation scene ever presented here.
AS the company had to leave on the II O'Clock
train the last act was cut some and part of
the scenery was not used in that act. But
the audience received more than full value
for their money and though they would have
liked to see the whole act, no one found any
fault.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-05-24
Bicycle News and Notes.

A. B. Morgan has new Eagle Altar.
S. S. Washer has purchaseda '94 Columbia.
Mrs. Charles Barker has ladies' Hartford.
Miss Alice Bean has a new Lowell Dia-
moud
Charles E. Fowle has bought Thelma
wheel.
Harry Barnes has sold his Remington wheel
and bought an Eagle Affair.
Several wheelmen from here have entered
the bicycle races at Caremont Memorial day.
A Waverley bicycle, No. S1S2. was stolen
at Brattleboro Tuesday night. Be on the look
out for it.
j. T. Keefe colided with another wheel
Tuesday night, and his mount suffered con-
siderably in consequence.
j. B. McCune, treasurer of the McCune
Cycle Co., was in town Monday, riding up
from Keene with four Keene wheelmen.
The ladies are beginning to ."scorch." A
few days ago two of them rode to SaXton's
River in less than 80 minutes, and can do bet
ter than that.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1894-05-24
FOURTH OF JULY.
What's the Matter With a Big Celebration
Here This Year?


Here This Year?
Six weeks from yesterday is Fourth of
July and likewise the 11Sth anniversary of
the birthday CT the United States. In some
places this day is looked upon as even more
important than going fishing, and the citizens
turn out and make big noise, and have fun
in every conceivable shape, and the oldest in
habitant tells everybody he meets of the big
celebration they had 'way back in '37 or '3S.''
The air is filled with bursting crackers and
the ground is covered with the defunct re-
mains of spent enthusiasm. That is the way
the day observed in some places.
Bellows Falls had some such a time two
years ago. A celebration was not talked of
till about three weeks before the eventful
day and everything was necessarily done in a
hurry. Still, the celebration of 1892 was
looked upon as the grandest and most sue
cessful in the history of the town. Last year
nothing was done, it being the general idea
to store most of the enthusiI SIN for this wear
and then have uble-breasted celebration
that would throw in the shade anything done
here or hereabouts before.
. If that idea still holds good, and there is no
reason Why it should not, the time is now
ripe for the formulation of plans that the
smaller neighboring towns may prepare to
come here and help us make the day glori-
, Gus success instead of getting up some little
| attraction at home. What we want is the CO.
operation Of all the towns within % miles,
and further if the citizens care to come. We
want preparations made to entertain then in
royal manner so that they may go home
with proper idea of the size and importance
of this town.
| When in 1892 the idea was first preached
| many who were spoken to said we could
never get crowd from outside the village
You all know of their misconceptions of the
matter and how we drew large numbers OF
visitors. And best of all, they were well
pleased and are prepared to come here again
This is central point, railroads running
in from four directions, and is the easiest OF
access from all directions of any town within
80 miles.
A celebration brings considerable money
into the town. The business men are aware
of the fact and are willing to contribute liber
ally to a fund. Others Of our citizens will
surely be interested in promoting a gooc
time and will show their interest in a sub
stautial manner.
OF course nothing definite can be done
without preliminary meeting for the ap
pointment of committees and such meeting
should be held at once. There is just abou
sufficient time now to make proper arrange
ments without hurrying and now is the tim,
to start in.
Gather around and paint the eagles tai
feathers red, white and blue and let the ole
bird scream till the mountains raise the
heads and bow acknowledgment to thu
. sturdy bird of freedom. And paint tn
town red, too, and don't be sparing of tn
color. There is bottled up enthusiasm enough
in the. town to furnish noise for the who'll
county and our voices should be hearc
without stint.
/ Think this over.