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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28
a N1onkev.a strateRY.

''While Lrave ing through Europe
several years ago." SAID ben. amin f..
sutton of Troy, N. H., Il came
across man who was exhibiting a
performing mOnkey. The beast was
a. dext GUS a Lhi as could be i'm
aRin d, and his master told me tlat
ev ry day he stole nough food for
his su bSistenc He told me to watch
him for a few minuJ s. ] I'D So and
pres ntly his keeper led him to a spot
close to. " here a date seller was sit
ting on tn ground, with his basket
beside him. Here his master put him
through a number of tricks, and
although l could see the monkey was
eying the fruit, he did not max
any demonstration toward taking it.
In the midst of one OF his feats h
suddenly started ~ from the ground,
aud, utterinK a cry or pain or rage.
fixed his eyes full on the face of the
date seller Then, without moving
the rest of his body. he stole as many
dates as he could hold in one of his
hind hands The date seller, being
thus started ont OF cOuntenance, and
having his attention dive ted by this
extraordinary movement. knew moth
ing of the theft unit told of it Dv a
hyStandeE. Ut. Louis GIODe-L emu
Graf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

A Stra nKe tale OF fifty pound note
comes from Sono An old woman
who had lived Tor some years In Ge :
rard street called to her beds de a
little ri 1 named Mary Gordon, who
had zone errands Ior the invalid and
per Ormed other kindly oAces. such
as those in humble cir uLnsta noes
often do for one another WITHOUT
hope OF reward. " hen Mary en-
te. ed the rom the old lady said,
''N Ill you kiss ne. my dea ?" and the
little maiden at once did as she was
re ,uested. ''YOu have been very
kind and attentive To me-" con Einted
the old iadV, and | Will make YOU
a present. Here IL is" anu as she
spoke she put something Ia MarY's
baud
The girl at first thought it was a
six-pence, and Was rather disap-
pointed TO hnd that it wAs a small
collection or soiled and tatlered
PAPER. which did not appear TO hive
any alue at all Next morning she
WAS told that the old lady had died.
she tneE handed the crumpeI papers
To her IatheE who is q mechanic
working in Long Acre, and be soon
saw that they were the fragments of
a nlty pound note. But as 1t was
taJtered and torn he decided to CON-
suit a solicitor before attempting t
ca~h it, The man OF laws clerk.
win some difficulty and paste. joined
the disunited parts, and then pre-
senLed the note at the Bank OF eng
land. where it was immediately
cashed, and the proceeds handed Oves
TO the pa enJs or the little girl, whose
attentions 10 poor old woman we're
thus SO strangely aud unexpectedly
raVva rdad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

One June morn ng in 1872, while
h : regiment was stationed for the
summers man j yves at Ii hehue,
Blsmar k and several OH ers were
walking near the river. AS the
started a SIS the bridge Bismarck
saw his hOstler Hill eUrand. enter
the waller lOm one SIDE on his horse.
he river was swi /, an TO the
6ismay the ers the horse lost
his OOting aud threw his rider The
man began To sink at on e. Bis
mar k, seeing his eril. quickly dof1ed
) oat. sword. and and uIn e /.
into the wa,er, grasp ng hi servant
The man, howe er, insane from
fr ght, caught hold nf the future.
prIn e. and prevented him from NOV
ing his arms. A struggle followed.
Bismarck, in ing it impOssibl TO
loosen the death grip while the Ii an
was above water. finally dived with
him, and thus for ed him to give up
his hold upon his arms
The officers on the bridge we're GER
tain that both men we're drowned.
when Bismarck again rose to the sur
face of the water, " tn his hOstler
unconscious in his arms Being a
goo swimmer, and possessing in
those days the strength of Hercules,
he soon arried his burden To the
shore.
II brave deed was rewarded with
the medal for saving life
For years and years after b smarck
ha become the most powerful states
Ii an ia Europe, with the title or
prince, with decorations and orders
1ro "a nearly every sovereign on the
continent. he wors this medal alone
on his breast upon all staLe o-ca-
ElnnR
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

Years ago. when Tom Thumb was
BRrnum's only attraction. he went TO
Saratoga aud attempted TO give an
entertainment The village fathers,
however, scared him away by the
D ice of their license, and he went to
Ballston. the next town, and adver-
tised the pei formance- A spes ial
train was run from ; aratoga and a
great many went down on it, When
the curtain went up. Barnum came
out and made little speech
ladies and gentlemen." he began,
lit was nv first intent on to give
this entertainment IN Saratoga, but
/ soon discovered that there were
some men in that place so much
smaller than my famous Tom Thumb,
that il would be useless to attempt
npetition with them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28
The Emperor ana the Artist. VI

Carpeaux, q collection Of whose
sketches. rough models, and hitherto
unexhiDited works, will be opened in
arls a few days hence, lived in IIoSe
intimacy with the Imperial family at
the Tulleries, at COIuplegne, I'D at
Eontainebleau. He chung to his
patrons after their fall, and came
over TO ChiseihursJ to give Lessons to
Lulu. One OF the most striking
specimens of his skill is a portrait Of
the dead Emperor IN his comm. An
other and more cheerful example Will
be found in the original cay group in
which the Prince Imper al is repre-
sented play Dg with Nero, b fathers
FAY orite dOg. The latter could only
be induced to sit 10 Lhe sculptor by
the briDe Of a plentiful supply Of
cherries. while tine boy was rewarded
Tor his patience by permits Ion to
dabble with the Jumps or clay n the
studio. Making little men OF mud
was the child's z eat delight, and
several bits OF his workmanship in
Guided in the 70 thcuming show dis
play remarkable a ,titude.
At a ball given IN the Tuileries
CaTpeaux met charming young lady.
Mile. de MOntfOrL, whose rank, as he
thought precluded his making an
oHe Next morning he presen led
himself very early at the Empe Or's
door ana begged for an Immediate
audience. ..SI4e." be cried. on gain
ing adm ission, ''please c cate me a
Baron The happiness of nv life de-
ponds on it" Napoleon III. much
amused, got him TO tell his story,
and explained TO him that a title
would ia no way enhanoe the va. ue
Of his name. A marriage was ar
ranged. but it did not turn out very
happily. Nine Carpeaux still lives.
anu Is superinten ding the e Inhibition
OF her husbands reIics.-FalI Mall
(razarfa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28
srRANaE PErs IN kENTuokY
A Razor-Bach which Vigorously Resented
the Kick of q DIsGasted ylalsor.

A Razor-B Back which Vigorously Reasnfea
the Kick of q DIsgusted ylslror.
They ha some strange pets in
Eastern ~ entucky. says a writer in
the COurier-Journal- IL IS nothing
uncommon to ind pet TO es, coons,
8 usr els. owls. and rabbits But the
checklist let / ever saw was on the
left-hand fork of tn righL-hand fork
of EotLe 3 Fork OF the north 70 K
OF the kentucky River. Judge n ul-
Iiken Of Nashville, Tenn, and my
self were in there looking after coal
lands in the fall or 1859, and we
stopp d az little dilapidated cabin
for nneE There WAS pienLy o. cab
bage and 9th yeKeta bles growing in
the garden. and we had lea ned from
experience to take tn Sc things into
cOasid ration, Tor som mes we
stopped az plac 5 where there was no
garden and found ratiOns rather
scare Everybody in the mountains
receives travellers and makes them
welcome 10 what they have We
were tired and took on seats under
the front porch that had a good,
smooth dirt floor, aud were eating
some delicious apples, and right here
let me say that the best tasting
apples in the world grow In the
mountains Of Eastern Kentucky.
While eating and dropping the LeeI-
ings around the chairs, big, long,
gaunt hog, OF the razor back brand,
came up and commenced eating the
Feelings 1 thought he was rather
famil ar on such short &C uaintance.
as h. walked over our feet and tried
TO root over our chairs, SO finally
the Judge got disguised aud gave the
hog a kick Imagine his So prise
when the hog turned and charged
him, knocked over b chair split
our snake medicine out OF our saddle
bags, and com menced to do US up on
short notice. we managed to get
To the fence and leave that hog mon
arcn OF all he surveyed. The lady OF
the house nnally came out and put
HIM OUT of the yard. She said he
was a pet pig and had been in the
family 50 long they could not think
of killing hum. 1 think they called
him Billy, maybe Billy Brecki nridge.
When dinner was ready we found
that the table was nailed up around
the legs, 50 we could not get our ieet
under it, aud when we asked the
reason Tor it we were told 1t was
done to keep Billy and the dogs from
getting under there while they wee
eating when they would fight aud
turn the table over. That table
would have been a cu1iO>iLy al The
Worlds Fair. 1t had a little, round
turn table set in The middle OF the
big table. on which the victuals were
placed aud t worked SO mic ly that
when it was started it went round
like merry gO-rOund. aud If you
were a good base ball catcher you
could snatch what you wanted as it
saned by This would he a splend d
MAN tn aduDf, where servants are
scarce. While eating the bread gave
out and our no reached over IN the
skillet near by and picked out d pOne
OF corn bread built On the plan Of a
brickb bat. except thicker and harder
on the outside. and threw it down
on that merry -go-rOund dumb walter
with the remark: Help yourself
gentlemen; no darn quality cuts
here -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28
roo MANY MEN IN AMERICA
The Country Overrun with Them, na
Proved by the Census Of 1890.

The Country Ovsrrun with Them, na
Proved by the Census OF 1890.
Marrying and giving in marriage fs
purely personal matter In tn hap
py land or indek endeuce Perhaps
more than In any other country in
the world 1t is a matter Of sentiment;
aud that so may 1t be until the end
OF time is the aspiration OF all true
lovers and happy welded folk But
at the risk of brushing OF SOME
OF the bloom Of fancy from
this sub ecG says the Boston Post,
IL ia interesting to regard it in the
cold light OF figures. which tells what
kind or an aggregate is made up by
the indlv. dual tendencies OF the
American people toward matrlmony.
Such figures are furnished for the
first time by the census of $50,
former enuneraLIons not having been
concerned with this very important
feature Of the social condition Of the
United States.
The tTst thing which catches the
attention in the fluctuations OF the
census bureau on this subject is the
vast mum Der OF Young bachelors At
the age or twenty -four years only
twenty men out Of 100 arc married,
and even up to thirty years nearly
one-nalf still remain single. Inc
women do better. At the age OF
twenty-fOur nearly half OF them have
becOne wives, aud before they reach
thirty years nearly three. uarLers
ha, e found their mates As rule
women marry at All earlier aye than
men. and this accounts in part for
the difference. But the great fact
remains that the vast army OF Young
men of america remain bachelors at
an age at which their grandfathers
were he heads of families and bound
to The community by the strongest
Ties known in our social system.
kxa-t com parisOn is, Of cOu sc. i'm
possible, owing to the absence or ng-
ures Tor previous years; but it is safe
to say that this habit OF bachelor
hood has increased and that the ten
denotes OF modern conditions Of life
are toward its further growth. As
the standard OF luxury-which we
have come TO call COMFORTS raised,
the cost OF ma ntaining family e.
comes greater and the RESPONSE biiiJy
becomes more formidable. The
young man who can support himself
in ease hesiLates to assume greater
burdens, which must Involve some
sacrifice or habits and may bring
the need or greater eXerLiOn as a
bread w. inner than he in his bachelor
freedom, likes To contemplate. And
81 the young woman, seeing new Op-
pOrtun. ties OF agreeable occupation
open ny up on all sides for those OF
her sex who have capacity for bust
ness, for art, for Industry of many
kinds. may be Influenced by greater
Indifference to the sentiment whicn
lends To marriage. Yet which is
the better state? Ii Ion life is the
desiIed thing, these census figures
have sOmeJninR or Interest TO tell the
young achelUrs of America They
show that OF all the American men
and women who have reached the
age OF % year.. nInety-fOur out Of
every 90 are MARI ed. All but six
OF the 100 VINO have persisted in their
world
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28
GEORGE WAS AN ATHLETE.
Could Have Won the Championship Up
1850.

Could Have Won the Championship Up
to 1889.
There is an athletic record which,
though it will not be found n any of
the sporting guides or almanaes Of
to-day is one Of which America ought
to be proud. It was made By George
Washington, the father of his country,
in the running broal jump. The d s.
tance cleared was % feet inches.
Exactly when and where and under
what conditions Washington did this
performance do not know Thaclx-
cray refers to it in The Virginians,'
where he tells of the Jumping match
b tween Harry Warrin gton and Lord
March and Ruglen. Harry wins with
a jump of p feet 3 inches against
his lordship's 10 feet inches. In his
letter to Virginia Harry SAYS he knew
there was another in Virginia, Colonel
G. Washington, who could clear foot
more
If Thackeray's figures are correct
Washington must have been Won
derful athlete. He could easily have
won any intercollegiate champion
ship competition up to 1899, and most
Of the national championships. Then,
too, it must be remembered that the
future father of his country did not
wear spiked shoes like the athletes
of to-day. nor did he have a cinder
path for his run nor a 6ve-inch
plank for his take off, =" those i'm
provements not having come into
general use as early as the middle OF
the eighteenth century. Washington
to-day would be a record breaker
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

FFvHE FIRST PAPER IN KANSAS TO Sc
~ cure the leased wire service Of tbs Associated
Press. controls exclusively for Topeka the FuLt
Day Service Of this great Organization Tor the
collection OF news. A e -egraph operator IN the
STATE JOURNAL. once Is employed for En5 solo
purpose Of taking this report. when comes con-
kIuuOusy from 1880 a. IN. Till 4.0J p. m lWlEn
bulletins Of important news up TO p M over
9 wire running into this once and used only for
the day Assoclar6I Press business DstWeen lhs
hours above named
~ rhe stats JOURNAL IS the only paper In
Kansas Receiving rhe Fun Day Associated Press
Report.
RUrhe STATE JoURSAL has regular aver
age Daily LOcal Circulation in Topeka or more
than @fi other capital City DAtAtSs Com
bined, and Double that Of its prtnotp al
corn D etitOr-a very creiitabis morning news
paper.
Member OF the American Newspaper
Publishers Association.
~ rhe STATE JOURNAL Press Room Is
equipped with q lightning Web PerlecLing
Printing Press-th0 handSOmeSE aud fastest
piece " printing machinery Ia che state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

Two eminent English physicians,
Dr. Warren LON bard and DIR. Vaughan
Harley, have recently made an i'm
portant series of experime nts regard
ing the influence Of tobacco on mus
cular effort. That influence was not
so marked in the experiments of DR..
Harley as in those of Dr.. Lombard.
The conclusion which DR.. Harley has
reached is that moderate smo <ing, in
one accustomed to it, neither in-
creases the capacity for work nor re-
tards the Apr bach of fatigue; though
in some cases it may slightly diminish
muscular power and hasten the time
in which fatigue Overcomes the sys-
tenn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

The rule Of the Dead Letter Office
is to make extIaOrd mary IOTt to
return all mi sent letters which are
found to contain money. but blind
obedience to this rule is the basis OF
any entertaining story, A boy in
the Indian school on the SkOkomish
reservation, which is about three
miles from the postofiice Of [ Mon
City. Stale OF Washington. wrote a
letter to his brother at >eaherk snma
time ago, inclos ne ia it a small sum
OF money He also wrote on the en-
velope that if it should not he de-
Iivered in proper time it was TO be
returned to the writer His BROTHER
d not call for it and it was re-
turned to / Mon City. The post
master there had not heard Of the
boy, and on Inquiry failed to end
him Accordingly he sent the letter
to the Dead Letter Office On ar
rival there it was opened, and it mad
money in it. 1t was eturned to
Union City with a long letter Of in
srructions to dnd the writer, If pos
s1Dle- After in uiry Tn boy was at
last found. was request d to 90 IN
person. claim the letter and recent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

81 will do as / please" says manv
a headst ong young man. ''tOr whUse
business is il. ii l choose to take the
Consequences" Not so asst, good
sir Ii you knew more OF human
nat q Q, you would be aware that yOll
cannot outrage even the small con.
ventionalities of life, which 9
own under the com mon name OF
decOrum, without inJuring your rep
iltation. est angling ) our fiIends, aud
pre- enting st anger5 who might be
useful TO GU, from making our &C
Quaintance. But this is not all You
have no right to disregard decOrum.
for the consequences reach othe be-
sides ourseIE Your example is al
wa doing harm. when t is not do
ing good Your conduct Affects the
standing of your family and as
50 -iates. as we'll as ourselE Going
through life Is like treadinR amO. <
a labyrinth Of spring-gans Ii GU
follow the beaten track. you are sale.
But if you diverKe to the right Oh
left. your indiscreLion is sure TO in
jure yourself. and may harm others
also A wise mau never Outrages de-
cnrum, recklessly violates prejud ices,
or thoughLlessly acts regardless OF
the opinion OF the world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

An eminent portrait painter says
that there is no time IN a girls a s.
tory when the celestial expression IS
more manifest, when dreamy eyes
have so much soul in them, when IL
icate dimples look half SO ten Ter,
when in fact the Identification is all
there, as when soda water, the nee
tar of the gods, Is floating down past
the palate portal For this reason the
artist on hot days visits the palatial
soda fountain for artistic study Of
dimples and beautiful expression
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

The Moslem's believe in the exist
ence of Seven Great Hot HeIls' bear
ing the names Of Jahannam. Latha,
Hutamah. Sa'ir, Sakar. Jehim and al
Kariah- The first is to be the endless
abode of the Dahriyah, a sect which
denies the creation; the second for
Manichees and Arabs. the third for
Brahman's the fourth for the Jews;
the fifth for Christians and the sixth
for the Magians. The seventh, the
great. great, hot. hot hell" is TO be
reserved for liars and hyPOcritea-
Buy xnnr drnrn 81 go Knn- ava
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

A needless young man who has not
pTonted by the upders that his I'M
guarded tongue has cause him to
make. was introdu ced at a receptio j
to an elderly and somewhat pecul ar
lady, whose hobby is tine collecting
Uf rel cs a antiquities OF all kinds.
After a few minute,' conversation
the lady rose to depart. when young
ME-. Hee less said in his ARREST
manner:
Il am so gla1 to have MT you.
Miss B have always been il
terested q curiosities and antiquities
OF every sort, an am glad 10 have
met you on that a count"
A vorNe man is theory; an old
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

THE JOURNAL is kicking because the
county commissioners were allowed
few dollars for their expenses to Colo
RADIO. The amount was very reasonable
and the JOURNAL i the only kicker
Mail
The JOURNAL called attention to the
matter because the commissioners at the
time Of their departure gave it out that
their trip was 10 cost the county nothing.
They didn't keep their word
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28
And There Vac Liaht-

II was sexton of Grace Church
when The kev. Mr.. vas rector
there. 1t was on a sumner night
and rather warm SO when the rector
commenced his sermon I turned down
the gas in the body OF the church to
make it a little cooler.
s'The text that night was. If I
remem ter it, Let there be lsght-'
was sitting ia the rear paT5 Of the
church, not paying particularly close
attention to the sermon, nor. IN fact.
to anything else Suddenly the rector
exclaimed loudly;
" More | Rnt. More lightr
81 Emped for the stOp-cOck in the
gas supply pipe and turn d on the
gas full head ali ov-r the church.
Well. sir, you ought to have s en-
thos peopl Some OF tn m laughed
right out. and those that didn't had
hard work not to. found out art r
ward that when the rector said
more li4htp ne was not giving
dir CT 0ns TO me, but quoting the dy-
ing w0lds OF Goethe. 49, tica o.
server.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

for il, and the postmaster had 70 60.
through az much red tape as If the
letter had contain $1,000. The
joke becomes evident when il is
known that the money in the letter
amounted to only a l-cent postage
stamp and a copper cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

IT was said at a meeting in England
that peace was only maintained between
that country and the United States be-
cause We feared her. III England feels
that way after all her experiences with
us, her stupidity is pitiable rather than
PROVOKING.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

The treasury gold reserve is at a very
low ebb. but the people have had SO much
worse things to trouble them lately that
the announcement hardly attracts atten-
ton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

the very best thing they can do is 20 adj
j0urn and get home as fast as they can
II they don't they may not want TO come
home at all
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

The report circulated at Washington
that the sugar trust could defeat any
bill that didn't give it what it wanted
needs nothing further than yesterdays
senate proceedings to confirm its truth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

WHETHER Dir. Villas was induced to
withdraw his motion through a trick or
by means of influence, it IS very uufat-
tering either to his intelligence or his
integrity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

The house claims il will have its wav
It takes all winter, and the senate
seems determined to have its way. They
may think they will atay all winter but
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

The Populist central committee called
on the police for campaign money and
they didn't ask where it came from, said
Secretary Semple. That il to say If the
police levy blackmail apd turn it in to
she good" cause, it IS ali right
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

THE latest news from the Wellman ex-
petition is that il il moving towards the
pole. This is sufficient to prove that
they are clothed aud in their right mind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

In Is asserted in Colorado that deputies
and other officers tarred and feathered
Tarsney, and Vice President Howard
says the railroads burned their own
property. These are indeed queer times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-28

ALL the POpulist senators voted with
the Republicans on the Washburn mo-
ton. This will give them something to
explain when they get home. Their
votes may have been all right, but to be
among the Repu blicansl