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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

umes for the stanchness of our modern
craft and the seamanship of the officers
who command them, though it may not
be that much of the immunity nova
days enjoyed from destruction by ice is
due to mere size.
The steamer Pacific of the i'll starred
Collins line, that was never heard of aft
er leaving the port of Liverpool for New
York one June day in 1856, is believed
to have run against an iceberg, but
there never was any definite proof, or,
in fact, any proof at all, that such was
the case beyond the circumstance that
not so much as spar or a piece of a
boat belonging to the vessel was ever
found floating on the surface of the
waves, and no ordinary marine disaster
will so absolutely blot out Of existence
a vessel of the size and character of an
ocean steamer.
Although a swift moving steamer is
likely to suffer greater immediate dam
age from collision with ice than a sailing
vessel, owing to the greater speed with
which a steSmer moves, the chances of
getting away from the danger after the
collision are vastly superior in the case
of a self propelled vessel The steamer
also is apt to fare better than the sailer
when a region of bergs is unwittingly
in comparative Independence of either
wind or current, while the sai1er cannot.
But it needs hardly to be said that mas
tiers of steamships are quite as shy Of
approaching too near floating islands of
ice as are masters of sailing craft, and
every reader of the newspapers can re-
member the publication of many dis
patches telling of disastrous contact be-
tween bergs and transatlantic liners
within the last few years.
It is the good ship Ems of the North
German Lloyd line that has suffered
She was so badly injured about her pro-
peller that she had to go to the Azores
for repairs, but before her mishap many
more bergs and much larger fields Of ice
than are usually seen in the north At
lantic were reported. The French liner
La Touraine reports vast quantities of
field ice and exceptionally enormous
bergs. One of the latter is said to have
been about 600 feet long and 200 feet
high, Immediately after the sighting Of
. which the vessels course was changed,
only to bring into view another berg not
quite so large as the first, but still of
such dimensions as to inspire most
wholesome and keep your distance" re-
spect. An hour later an area Of field ice
many hundreds of acres in extent was
seen and actually run into by the ship,
and directly she was fairly hemmed in
by field and berg ice The engines were
stopped for the night then, and the
ships electric searchlight was turned
upon the frozen masses that were float
ing about the craft for the double pur
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

TTNHE FIRST PAPER IN KANSAS TO Sc
Il cure the leased wire service of the Associated
Press; controls exclusively for Topeka the Full
Day Service of this great organization for the
collection of news telegraph operator In the
STATE JOURNAL. ONCE is employed for the sole
purpose Of taking this report. which comes con-
tinuOuSiy from T.30 a. IN. Till 4.O0 p m. with
bulletins of important news up TO p. m over
wire running into this ONCE and used only for
the day Assoc lated Press business between the
hours above named
eH- The STATE JOURNAL Is the only paper IN
Kansas receiving the Fun Day Associated Press
Report.
EE-The STATE JOURNAL has a regular aver
age Daily Local Circulation in Topeka of more
than all other Capital City Dailies Conn
bKned, and Double that of its prfncf pal
com petitor-a very creditable morning news
paper.
EW-Member of the American Newspaper
Publishers Association.
E9-rhe STATE JOURNAL Press Room is
equipped with a lightning Web Perfecttng
Printing Press-the handsomese and fastest
piece Of printing machinery IN the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

a
Gus, and SO every Greenland glacier Is
constantly discharging bergs into the
Arctic sea to float southwark and harass
and sometimes destroy the shipping that
dots the surface of the warmer oceans.
The sight of piece Of ice as big as half
dozen cathedrals falling into the water
must be worth going to Greenland to
see, but one would not like to be
afioat in an ordinary vessel near enough
to feel the waves that must be Gre
ated. The splash must indeed be the
fsrandest part of the whole business, and
1T is quite possible that not even great
Atlantic liner would survive contact
with it. The glaciers of Alaska are
larger than of Greenland, and so the
Pacific icebergs outclass those of the At
1antic.
Owing to the great specific gravity Of
ice much larger part Of every floating
piece is below than above the waters
surface, the proportion being some
thing like eight to one. It hardly seems
possible that an iceberg 900 feet high
can reach 1000 feet into the briny
deep, and it is not likely that it does
Those who have considered the matter
have often lost sight of the fact that it
is not eight times as much apparent
bulk that floats below as above the line
but eight times the weight Naturally
the submerged part of a berg is proper
tionally heavier in respect to bulk, for
the exposed ice is generally scanned and
honeycombed by the rays Of the sun,
and its highest parts are often mere pin
nacles- The accompanying cut will show
how a berg may show almost as much
in height above the water line as it has
depth below and yet preserve the pro-
portion Of eight to one as to subner-
gence.
Of course icebergs are fresh, and when
they melt they produce fresh water.
There are records of ships that have run
short of drinking water procuring new
supplies from melting bergs- There is
at least one recorded instance Of such
an attempt that resulted most disas-
trously to the daring sailors who sought
TO get water. The berg was well honey
combed, and the shock produced by the
ice anchor when the ships boat made
fast to the ice caused collapse, and the
boat and its men were overwhelmed and
lost by the falling ice and the waves its
fall created l. D. MARSHALL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24
TOPS.
"Jersey Lilies'' That Are Hammers and
Lignum vitse Tip-Toppers.

Lignum Vitae Tip-TOPpers.
Most of the tops that boys spin are
made in Pennsylvania. In one Penn
sylvania town there is a factory that
employs more than 200 hands making
tops. Tops are made of lockwood,
maple and lignum vitB. Taking all
kinds of tops together, a larger num-
Der of maple are sold than either Of
the other woods; lockwood comes next,
and next lignum VITAE; but in the
aggregate amount of the sales of each
kind the lockwood tops are first, the
maple next and the lignum vitae last.
Not many Hgnum vitae tops are sold,
on account of their cost. The lignum
vitae tops are sold more in the South
and in the Northwest than in other
parts of the country. It may be Of
interest to note that most of the iron
pegs used in peg tops are cast in
Newark, \. ].
A top that is made especially for
New York city is known as the Jersey
Lily; it has now been in use three
years. The popularity of the Jersey
Lily is that it has no head; it is sup
posed to be possible to get better
hold of such top and to be easier to
hit such top in a ring. The sale Of
the Jersey Lily is increasing. One
wholesale dealer sells 1000 gross Of
Jersey Lilies in a year. Counting the
sales of other dealers it is probable
that more than 1000 gross of tops of
this style are sold annually.
The sale of the Jersey Lily is still
practically confined to New York city,
but substantially all the other peg
tops manufactured are now made as
they have been for the past three or
four years with removable heads, the
head fitting into a little socket turned
in the tap to receive it. 1t costs lite
tie more to make a top in this way,
but the cost to the consumer remains
unchanged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

seeking craze pretty seriously, not to say
Indignantly. Along with coupon from
the Capital you can now get the Shawnee
county delegation for anything To be
sure the delegation has not yet been Sc
lected--but that Is of small moment
Forgetful OF the fact that four candi-
dates for governor had already been
given a blanket mortgage on the delega-
ton, the Capital now turns over the sup
port of it's columns and the thirty-five
Shawnee Republican braves to the fol-
lowing local seekers after fame and
emoluments of state:
Judge and Master in Chancery John
son, United States Senator.
General Caldwell, who has worthily
smelled powder and wants taste of Of
fee, congressman at-large.
Hon. James A Troutman, who served
most acceptably as mayor of Potwin, the
Capital brings out for lieutenant COVER
nor.
Col Hughes, the Capital says should
be made secretary of state on account of
his fine military bearing and splendid
record in the late bloodless war.
Next there is P. @. Noel whom the
Capital is anxious should succeed Biddle
dn0 WAOA O0I ACASADOL 1GAACFCS ~cAA~
put up bigger bond and call on fewer
friends to do it with.
Next we have on the Capitals list Col.
John NJ. Brown, a noble colored patriot
who has always sacrificed himself to
serve his people and has never lost his
hold on commission of office, SO far as
the memory of man runs back into
political history.
Our esteemed contemporary modestly
makes no mention OF state printer, the
incumbe of which is supposed to have
very fat Office, full of honor and vouch-
ers. Couldn't the Capital try again and
bring out a Shawnee candidate for this
place of profit and preferment, and for
one or two other offices that seemed to
have escaped it's eagle eye. Why this
oversight.
Let US patronize home industry, if we
have to sacrifice on the altar of state
every unemployed statesman in our
midst
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24
HEIRLooMs OF AN EARLDoM.
Given by a Dissipated Young Nobleman
Burlesque Dancer.

TO q Bur1esQue Dancer.
An extraordinary story is going the
round Of clubdom of London. The
chief actors are an earl, a burlesque
dancer, a burlesque actress and
music hall celebrity, who is also the
husband of one of the ladies above
mentioned. short time ago the
danseuse was in temporary possession
of quantity of jewelry, among which
it is alleged were family heirlooms,
the property of the noble earl. The
tewelry, it is said, was lent by the
danseuse to burlesque actress. Dur
ing the time the latter had possession
of the valuables the music hall celeb
rity was in position of financial en-
barrassment. In these conditions. it is
said, he prevailed upon his wife
to hand the treasure to another party,
as security for the advance of large
sum of money, the music hall man
urging that he was in daily expecta-
ton of assistance from a scion of
well-known city manufacturing house.
This support was not forthcoming. In
the meantime his 1ordship, who has
been absent from London, wrote to
the danseuse, advising her Of his con-
templated return to the metropolis.
The announcement created some con-
sternation among the parties concern
ed, and the danseuse requested the
return of the jewels This the actress
was unable to do. Most urgent APP
peals were made to the money lender,
but that gentleman was obdurate and
the jewels remained in pledge. The
earl on his return to town became ac-
quainted with the state of affairs and
his disp1easure was expressed in no
measured terms. Finding his efforts
to recover the valua b1es futile he has,
it is said, had recourse to process of
law, but there is a strong probability
that the matter may be compromised
without undue publicity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24
A sTRANGE OTERsIGHT.

Our esteemed morning contemporary
IS versatile enterprise. 1t is not only
nominally in the newspaper business,
but it also sells picture books, portfolios,
cyclopedias. real estate, watches, and
runs an extensive taffy factory. 1t con-
ducts a sort of general store and "deals-
in-every-thing."
A short time ago our neighbor kindly
gave the Shawnee county delegation to
the four candidates for governor. This
was before the local complications set
i'm Shawnee county now has the office
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24
TERROR OF THE SEAS.
Floating Ice is EARLY in the Allan
tic This Year.
TIE EXPERIENCE OF THE EMS

1t Was Not So Bad as That OF the
Alaska and She SCOT on Easy Com
pared With the Pacific, Lost i'm 18S0.
The white terror of the Atlantic--arc
tic ice-is afoat and about its deadly
business early this season, and weird
stories of dangers narrowly escaped are
brought to port by the officers and the
crew and the passengers of every incom-
ing ship from Europe.
1t IS many years since a steamer
loss has been attributed to collision with
an iceberg-in fact, so far as I have
been able to gather, the loss of but one
transatlantic liner has been laid to this
cause. This fact argues more than VOL
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

WHEN THE ARIZONA STRUCK THE BERG
pose Of safety and exhibiting TO the
passengers such display of prismatic
colors, caused by the powerful white
rays of the light falling upon the ice,
as it is given to but few persons to be-
hold. The next day the ship extricated
herself from her perilous if beautiful
surroundings and speedily left the ice
fields in her wake
The most sensational collision between
a steamer and berg that is on record
occurred in November some IA or 10
years ago when the Arizona, still in
commission and then accounted an ocean
greyhound, smashed into vast mass of
ice off the Newfoundland coast. But
for her water tight compartments the
ship must have inevitably foundered,
but although the bow plates were rent
and torn as If they had been canvas In
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

The fire department at Topeka is a
self-supporting Institution The damage
by fire last year was S31, III, but the
property endangered was valued at
$446,6S2 This is salvage of $415, O0O
The $27, 900 which the city paid towards
maintaining this department was surely
not thrown away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

The STATE JOURNALS Want and Mis-
cellaneous columns reach each working
day. in the week more than twice AZ
many Topeka people as can be reached
through any other paper. This is fact
To make the hair grow a natural color,
prevent ba .dness, and keep the scalp
healthy, Halls Hair Remover was invent
ed, and has proved itself successful.
When you buy Quaker home made
bread see that it has our registered trade
mark "a SHELBY on it, and you will not be
eceIved EsPER q co.
Peerless Steam Laundry
Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

THE residents of Washington act as if
that city were q little principality be-
longing exclusively to them and that it
is only by their courtesy that outsiders
are allowed to come there at all. They
have had the sublime effrontery of
congress as an example however and
perhaps they shOuldn't be blamed for
Initiating if
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

Prompt money, lowest rates and every
accommodation to borrowers on good
real estate in Topeka and farms in east
ern Kansas.
Mortgages always on hand in sums to
suit, of the kind that conservative in
vestors desire.
T. E. BowMAN & Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

GOVERNOR WAITE may be fool, but
if he can close all the gambling houses
in Denver in half day he isn't altogeth-
er useless
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24
weather indications.

WASHINGTON, April 24.-FOrecast till 8
.. N. Wednesday. For Kansas-Local
rains today and toninght; clear Wednes-
day: clear in western portion; north
easterly winds becoming variable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

THE farmers came with wagons
That the generals men might ride,
While the small boys lined the fences
Yelling s'Slide, Kelly, slider
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

THINGS did begin to look little revo-
lutionary but the wholesale lynching of
cOlored men in the south indicates that
affairs, down there at least, are resuming
their normal state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

GEN. KELLY was at Avoca yesterday.
If it is like Tom Moore's ''sweet vale of
Avoca" with its blossom of shade" the
army will probably not get any farther.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

GENERAL FRYE's men were all vacci-
mated before going into Terre Haute. No
one expected the call for arms would
come SO soon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

The PopuIists are all denouncing Lew
cling and his machine but they don't
seem to be doing anything to stop the
latter's busy hum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

THE state board of charities is very
bold to go right on Investigating after
Mrs. Lease ordered the meeting post
pOned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

WHEN Mr. Willis speaks of Gov. Lew
elling's machine he doubtless refers t
the wheels in his head.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

Nicotine is present in about u per
cent in the mildest Havana tobacco and
ranges up to ~ per cent in the strong
est Virginia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

If Cleveland issues manifesto against
the commonweal it is doubtful if the
men will survive the heaviness of the ar
fillerY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

CARL BROWNE had better give up the
idea of not changing his clothes or pretty
soon he will be in bad odor with the
country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

IT Is just possible that it would be
better for the Iowa farmers to be putting
in their crops instead of toting Kelly's
army around, however laudable his pur-
r1ozQ-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

Every lady that has used the cele-
brated Elder Flower Cream recommends
it as a great beautifier. It removes
freckles, tan, blotches, etc., and leaves
the skin soft, clear and beautiful For
sale by J. K. Jones.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

CHICAGO was bound to show herself
above local prejudice in favor of Bacon
by unwilling a statue to Shakspere in
Lincoln park yesterday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

The oil trust has asked for a receiver.
Some Of the shareholders attempted to
water the stock and it wouldn't mix
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

THE senate disposed of the plans for
receiving Coxey's petitions yesterday as
summary as if they had been an inves-
tigation into some of the senator's crooked
d0a1a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

By THE time Kelly gets to Washington
Coxey will be glad to get the position OF
corporal in his army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

No one will presume to deny that Jer-
~ Simpson is a Statesman since it is
known that he has Bright's disease.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

THERE is probably no danger of the
Pullman strike extending to the porters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-04-24

stead of thick wrought iron and some OF
the bow frames were broken like fragile
pine sticks the commander succeeded in
safely making the port of st. Johns
some "a hours after the accident The
excitement among the passengers just
after the shock of collision is described
by those on board as having been in
tense, and very naturally, but the turmoil
could not have been much greater than
it was in the offices of most of the morn
ing newspapers published in Atlantic
coast cities The first dispatches relative
to the accident were received late at
night, when most of the other current
news for the next days issue had been
edited, compressed and put into type.
In many cases some Of the pages of the
newspapers had been made up and stere-
otyped. One does not need to be maker
of newspapers to understand that It'd
ings Of an ice disaster to crack Allan
tic liner would take precedence Of all
other news, and that almost frantic eff
forts would be made by every live man.
aging editor to Guido all competitors in
getting out the fullest and most COM
plete accounts of the accident. The cable
to. st. Johns was hot with messages for
the rest Of the night. Cyc1opedias and
files and every possible source of infor-
nation regarding icebergs and previous
similar collisions were overhau1ed, and
columns and columns of news that had
before been considered good enough to
print were either entirely discarded or
boiled down to small fractions of their
original bulk
Perhaps the most interesting facts rel
alive to icebergs are those concerning
their origin. All the big hoaters of the
north Atlantic come from Greenland
though Spitzbergen furnishes many
small bergs. Greenland is believed to
be one vast sea of ice, or, as scientists
who affect the French delight TO call it,
inner de glace' -
The yearly fall of snow in that Desc
late region is very great, and as the
warm weather of the summer is not suf-
ficient to melt the snow its depth has
reached hundreds if not thousands of
feet, and the lower layers are under
pressure of many tons to the square inch
The effect of great pressure upon snow
is to solidify it into hard and COM
pact ice, and this ice, lying on the s1op-
ing side Of the mountain chain that is
supposed to exist in the central part Of
Greenland, resolves itself into glaciers or
ice rivers many times larger than those
which have helped to make the Alpine
regions of Europe famous. When suffi-
cient weight Of ice has accumulated, the
glacier begins sliding movement along
the line of some arctic ravine toward
the sea, and when the frozen stream
reaches the water it breaks off in huge
pieces, which float away and are known
as icebergs. The movement of glacier
varies from few inches to about so feet
a day. but once it begins it is continu-
q AdlA f.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-09-26
The Taj-MahaI.

Four sky piercing minarets, white as
driven snow, stand one at each corner OF
the spacious marble platform to remind
the pilgrim that the Tai -Mahal is place
of perpetual prayer. This idea is enforced
by the presence of an immense sandstone
mosque on either side Of the sacred temple
of death, and the snowy purity of this
crown and flower Of Mogul art is empha-
sized by the rudy domes and minarets
which flank the white terraces on which
it stands
As we approach the great flights of mar
BILE steps nearer view reveals the fact
that dome and cupolas, walls and nina
rets, of the Tai Mahal are richly inlaid
with an intricate mosaic of precious stones
and costly marbles, which, instead Of de-
tracing from the general effect of daz-
zling Yhiteness, only enhance the almost
transparent delicacy Of the fairy fabric
Rock crystal and coral, garnet and sap
phire, amethyst and turquoise, CLEAN amid
agate and comedian, jasper and lapis
lazuli from the many colored marbles
which relieve the background of all per-
vading white.
Diamonds still glitter round the inac-
cessible heights of the dome, though many
Of the most valuable jewels were picked
out of their settings by successive con-
querors Of Agra-Chambers' Journal