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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-07
Ordinance No. 1900.

AN ORDINANCE to provide revenue for the
city of Topeka for the year 1896.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of
the city of Topeka:
SECTION l. That for general revenue
purposes there is hereby levied and assessed a
tax of six mills on the dollar on all real mixed
and personal property within the limits of the
city of Topeka. taxable according to the laws of
Section > That for general improvement
purposes there is hereby levied and assessed a
tax of - mills on the dollar on all real, nike
and personal property within the limits of the
city of Topeka taxable according to The laws of
the state of Kansas.
Sect on g. That for the purpose of paying the
interest coupons on bonds of the city of Topeka
there is hereby levied and assessed a tax OF
lilo mills on the dollar, on all real, mixed and
personal properly within the limits OF the city
OF Topeka. taxable according to the laws of the
state OF Kansas.
Section 4 THAT for the purpose of paying the
Topeka Water company for water to be furnish
ed to the city ofTopeka there is hereby levied and
assessed tax of Clio mills on the dollar on all
real mixed and personal property within the
limits of the city of Topeka, taxable according
to the laws OF the state of Kansas.
Section s. That for the purpose of providing
a fund for the maintenance of the Topeka Free
Library. there is hereby levied and assessed a
tax OF $40 mills on the dollar on all real mixed
city of Topeka. taxable according to the laws of
the state of Kansas.
Section 6. That for the purpose of providing
a fund to pay judgments procured and recover
ed against the city of Topeka, and TO pay inter-
est and costs on the same, there is hereby lev
led and assessed special tax of 5-10 mills on
the dollar, on all real, mixed and personal prop
erty within the limits of the city of Topeka, tax
able according 10 the laws of the state of Kan
SaS.
Section 7. That for the purpose of providing
a fund for the payment OF the third, fourth.
fifth, sixth. seventh. eighth and ninth annual
installmentS of interest on certain internal i'm
provement bonds issued in 1887 1888, 1888. 1890,
1891. 1892 and 1898, respectively, all of said in
stallments maturing in the year 1896, issued for
the purpose of paying for the cost of grading,
tain streets, avenues and alleys. there is here
by levied and assessed a general tax Of $40
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First published on the 3rd day of August, 1885,
IN the official city paper.l
PROPOSALS.
OFFICE OF CITY CLERK,
TOPEKA, KANSAS,
August 3. 1895.

Seal proposals will be received at this Office
until Friday, August 8, 1895 at O'Clock D. m
for the construction and completion of such Wit
rIfied brick sidewalks, mentioned in a resolution
which was adopted by the mayor and council of
the city of Topeka. July 1, 1895, and such other
walks as have been ordered on petitions, except
ing therefrom such walks as are constructed by
the owners of the property or as shall be exempt
by resolution of the council. All walks to be
1926, approved June 2, 1891. Proposals to be
made for Shawnee county Vitrifed brick walks
sand foundation per square foot.
All material used in the construction Of all the
sidewalks shall be subject to the inspection and
acceptance of the city engineer, or such other
person as may be designated by him; all of the
work TO be done under his general supervision
ance by the mayor and council.
Each bidder will be required to bid on sample
of brick now on deposit in office of city engineer.
All proposals for any of the walks TO be made
upon the basis of payments IN sidewalk script
OF the city of Topeka, payable as follows: One
half on January l, 1896; One-fourth July l, 1896,
and one-fourth October 10, 1896.
All proposals must be accompanied by certi-
fed check of 500. in favor of the city of Topeka.
as a guarantee that if the work, any part of
it, shah be awarded to the party making such
proposals he will enter into written contract,
within three days after such award, to perform
the work within such time as the mayor and
council may deS Ignate at the time of awarding
the contract. And the successful bidder shall
SuretieS, to be approved by the mayor, for the
faithful performance of his contract.
The mayor and council reserve the right to re-
ject any or all bids
[sEALl Attest: S. S. MCFADDEN,
City Clerk.
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mills on the dollar on ali real, mixed ana per-
Sonal property within the limits of the city or
state of Kansas.
Section s, That for the purpose of providing
a fund Tor the redemption OF One-tenEh OF the
principal of certain internal improvement
bonds the same being the third. fourth, nfth,
sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth 1nstallments OF
principal on bonds issued in 1887. 1888. 1889,
$780, 1884, 1892 and 1898 respectively, all of said
lnstallments ma uring in the year 1896, issued
for the purpose OF paying for the cost OF grad
ing. curbing and paving the city'S proportion OF
certain streets, avenues and alleys, there is
hereby levied and assessed a general tax OF
8 500 mills on the dollar on all real, mixed and
personal property within the limits of the city
of Topeka, taxable according to the laws of the
Section 9. That for the purpose of providing
a fund for the payment of the eighth annual in
Stalment of interest on certain improvement
bonds and the ninth inStallment of interest on
certain other improvement bonds, all maturing
in 1896. issued for the purpose of paying the
cost of the improvements, fronting Capitol
square. there is hereby levied and assessed a
general tax of 7-2O mills on the dollar on all
real. mixed and personal property within the
limits OF the city of Topeka. taxable according
to the laws of the state of Kansas.
Section 10. That for the purpose of providing
fund for the redemption of one-tentn of the
principal of certain improvement bonds, the
same being the eighth and ninth insIaIlnentS
purpose of paying the cost of the Improvements
fronting Capitol square, there is hereby levied
and assessed general tax of lilo mills on the
dollar on all real, mixed and personal property
within the limits OF the city of Topeka, taxable
Section II. That for the purpose OF paying
the fourth. fifth, seventh, eighth and
ninth installments of principal and interest due
in 1896 of the tax levied against the public
buildings and parks of the city of Topeka. also
the United States postoffice building, for the
Improvement of certain streets. avenues and
alleys and construction of sewers, there is here
by levied and assessed a general tax of 500
mills on he dollar on all real, mixed and per-
sOna property within the limits of the city of
Topeka, taxable according to the laws of the
state of Kansas.
Section H. The valuation of propertv upon
which the foregoing taxes are levied and as
sessed is, in all cases, taken from the assess
ment rolls of the present year in the county
clerks Office of the county of Shawnee. and it
shall be the duty of the city clerk of said city.
after the passage and publication of this ordi-
nance, to transmit duly certified copy of the
same to said county clerk.
Section 10. This ordinance shall take effect
and be in force from and after its publication in
the official paper of the city of Topeka.
Passed the council August 9Th, 1895.
Approved August 6th 1895.
[sEALl c. a. FELLOWS, Mayor.
Attest: S. S. MCFADDEN
City Clerk
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THE TRIPLE s0~ERsAULr.
John WOrIand anew 1t, but Others
Broke Their Necks,

John WOrland 1nrew 1t, but Others
Broke Their Necks.
saw John Worland do the triple
Somersault in New Haven in 1884, and
he told me the whole story of the act
and of the many men who have tried
to do it, says Harper's Round Table.
The first man to attempt it was per-
former in Van Amburgh's circus, in
Mobile, in 1912. He broke his neck.
w. J. Hobbies made the attempt in
London in 1845 and was instantly
killed. The next one was John Amoor.
He had been successfully turning a
double and was the original in accom-
plishing it over four horses. He tried
to DO triple at the Isle of Wight in
1859, turned twice, landed on his fore
head and broke his neck.
Sam Reinhart became dissatisfied
with the double-somersaul feat and
was anxious to do a triple. He did it
at Toledo in 1870, making a high leap,
turned twice and was disabled for some
time. Billy Dutton accomplished the
feat at EIkhorn in 1860, but he never
made another attempt.
The only man, living OF dead, that
ever accomplished the feat successfully
was John Worland, the man I saw. He
threw a triple somersault six times
from a spring board. The first time he
attempted it was at St. Louis in 1874.
He made three trials, twice over five
horses, landing on his back. At the
third attempt he landed on his feet.
The last time he accomplished the
feat was when I saw him at New Haven
in 1884 The mayor of the city and
many newspaper men were present.
First a performer ran down the board
and turned a single somersault; then
another man followed and turned
double; then another man followed and
turned a double; after which Worland
ran down the board and
threw a triple somersault, land
ing on bed on his feet as
straight as an arrow. It has seldom oc-
Cured that any man has done a triple
somersauIt before a circus audience
after due announcement, but there is
no doubt about Worland's act 1t was
duly announced by the ringmaster and
hundreds Of people saw him do it
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How the Russlans Make Tea.


In Russia we see no open freplaces
and no singing kettles. Their system
of heTting the house in winter is much
different and much superior to ours.
The Russians use tea urn with an in
ternal fue. In this fue they put char
coal, and, when lighted, the urn is
placed outside the door (the fumes are
dangerous), and a stove pipe is placed
on the top of the f1ue to induce draught,
and soon the water boils.
The urn is then placed on the table,
and the good lady puts into the tea
pot so much tea as she thinks suf-
ficient, fills the teapot with boiling
water, and then places the teapot on
the top of the internal fue, and her
mind is at rest. If a friend pops in,
either now or in one hours time. the
hostess will at once pour an inch of
this rank poisonous liquid into glass
and fill up the glass with water from
the urn and smile. The friend then
helps herself to four or five slices of
lemon and four, five or six pieces of
sugar.
I. as a boy, learned that Russia got
the best tea and made the best tea.
After I had been in various parts of
Russia few times began to think my
school books dealt in fables. With
the exception of seven weeks in au-
tumn, I have been in Russia this last
twelve months, and my experience ex-
tends from st. Petersburg to Astrachan,
and from Batoum to the desert, and I
say that Russia does not buy the best
tea--Tit-Bits.
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LONDON, Aug. After hearing the
reply OF Mr.. J. J. McLaren. @ c. for the
appellants, the Judicial committee of the
privy council today reserved judgment
in the appeal regarding provincial pro-
hibition in Canada to decide whether
the power to pass prohibition liquor leg.
islation belongs to the federal or to the
provincial authorities in the dominion.
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MONEY 70 LOAN


PARI1ES wishing safe and paying invest
= ment for their money, call at once on S. Al.
Mood 6 Co., 6S4 Kansas avenue,
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SITUATIONS wANrED-FREE.

Are ysu in nesd Of work. If So you are ae
liberty to Use these columns for asSiStance il
that direction While this notice appears the
bTAFH JOURNAL viii publish free on Saturday,
ho1daT and tuesday, for Topeka or Kansas
people, 81 neziees OF SITUATIONS Wanted" not
exceeding i've lines. or thirty-hVs words. in
Length. Provided that all adver HSenenbs Of
this nature are handed IN previous 70
ten O'CLOCK Saturday morning; also on Wednes.
This class handed in by ten o'clock Wednesday
morning.
No advertisements Of this nature TO be started
except On Saturdays and Wednesdays. No OBJ
legation Is incurred the part OF the adverEis-
er. No worthy and needy man or woman need
hesitate to take advantage of this Offer No one
IN business OF having employment is expected 70
take advantage Of it. buE AL others invited %
avail themselves freely
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ART STORE.

M /. TRUMBULL. TO Kansas ave-, fine
art store. etchtngs. water cOlorS, Berlin
pnotos, ETC. Dresden pastel colors. Latest
noVeltleS In framing and mouldings.
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Published in the official city paper, August T.,
1851
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REPAIR SHOPS.

HARNESS AND REPAIR WORK-Harness
- and shoe shop; patent leather polish for
buggy tops; repairs in all kinds of leather
goods; shoes half Soled cheap. +. T. Hen der
son, lit East Sixth street.
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BRICK MANUFACTURERS.

~ ING CO., manufacturers of Paving, Build
ing and Sewer brick. Ill west 9Th st.
lei. S92. NJ. WEIGHTMAN, Sec.
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LAUNDRIES
LIVERY STnRIEG
MEAT MARKETS.

BROWNE & GARVIN, zoos Topeka ave. Fresh
- - and salt meats, poultry, game and fish.
Fun line HeinZ'S pickles and preserves.
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PIANOS AND ORGANS.
PLUM BING.
REAL ESTATE LOANS.

%~-~~0-~~-~-~-~~~-~~0~-~-
TN E BOWMAN & Co. Mortgages of size
L . and kind TO suit investors always on hand.
Prompt money. lowest rates to borrow on cen
trail, CITY, or farm properties.
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PLATING & MACHINE WORKS.

NJ LUX, 4l6 Jackson st. Gold, silver and
An nickel plating and machine works. Brass
work Bicycle repairing. enamelings brass pol
ishing. safes. locks and repairing.
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HARNESS AND SADDIFRv

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OSCAR KRAUSS-224 Kansas ave-, harness
~ and saddlery. hardware. Leather findings
and shoe store supplies. Cut sale leather spec
ialty. Write for prices.
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HOTELS.

TO Els
>-~~-~-~-~-~~N~~~~-~~~~
CHESTERFIELD HOTEL, John F. Carter
- lessee. All modern improvements. Rates
81 90 per day. Special prices for theatrical
parties and regular business.
TUE NATIONAL. Hankla Bros. prop.
L Centrally located. The finest dining hall
and best service in the state. Popular price
$500 per day.
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MONEY LOANED on horses. pianos, house,
M hold goods and all kinds of chattel Securl-
ties. L. Biscoe 52S Kansas avenue, rooms
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NoTE-A set of six beautiful AIbertype
Views of Rocky Mountain scenery, on
11x14 paper, suitable for framing, will be
sent upon receipt Of fifty cents money
order)
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AN ORDINANCE to provide revenue for the
city OF Topeka for the year 1896.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Councilmen of
the city of Topeka:
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MEMS HATTERS E. OUTFETTERS
EAGLE & CURRY, sole agents for the ceIe-
Il DRAFTED "YoumanS'' hats. Suits to order
of SOC ties.
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cIcAR MANUFACTURE

CURRY BRO s., Smoke their celebrated Lit
~ tie Chief" best cent cigar in the market.
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BOOKS AND srArIONERY

BOOKS AND STATIONERY.
EEfHE kELLAM BOOK & STATIONERY CO,
= COS Kansas ave. Latest books. correct sta
nonery. Newest wall paper. Artistic framing.
tennis and base ball supplies.
ROOK EXCHANGE, 1872 Kansas ave. New
- and second hand books. stationery etc. Old
books. magazines. etc.. taken in exchange. Back
numbers supplied. School books a specially.
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BILLIARD PARLoR.

M IKE THOMPSON, Prop. Diamond Billiard
~ parlOr. 732 Kansas ave The largest and
finest equipped billiard and pool room in the
city. Choice cigars.
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WANTED-HELP-

"ANTED-Men who will work for SIS month
W salary or large commission, selling good S
by sample to dealers Experience unnecessary.
Write US. Household Speciality Co.. (79) Gin
cinnati o.
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FLOUR AND FEED

~-~~~~~-~-~-~~~-~-~-~~0~
III A BECK. 212-214 Z. Sixth ave. Gram
Il . -four, feed and seeds. Manufacture all
kinds chopped feed Cotton seed meal the
great milk producer, in stock.
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FOUNDRY AND MACHINE SHOPS

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TOPEKA FOUNDRY Milhce & Holcomb
L props. corner Second and Jackson. Ma
chine work, castings. patterns. models, brass
work, etc. Repairing done. Work guaranteed.
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BAKERIES
CLOTHING.

A j. PETERSON, 11O9 east 9Th st. All kinds
~ tin and sheet iron work. Roofing and
guttering. guarantee my work as good as the
best at lower prices.
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GROCERIES.
EXCHANGE CO.'S store. 122 E Sixth St. H .
II Often. manager, wholesale and retail: staple
and fine groceries specially. Headquarters
for farm supplies.
D I. JONES, 1lS5 Kansas ave. groceries
LIE flour and feed; meat market in Connection
1 can save you money, as close prices prevail In
every line.
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RIRD & RODMAN. Ill w. Eighth. Greer
- houses cor. 18th and Monroe. Cut flowers
palms and decorative plants. Floral designs
artistically arranged Tells. 118 and 142.
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TINE PHOENIX FURNITURE CO., ia Kan
4 ave- Window shades poles with trim.
mingS zoe each. Folding chairs and tables for
rent Repairing furniture, finishing and up
holstering neatly done.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-10-05

Ihb "
he would have been in his proper at
mospbere, but in England he was always
an abnormal monstrosity. lie wrote
French fully as fiuently as Eng lish
Some OF his best poems were written in
French
English girls are Directing. They
have been for some time. but the Mari
borough Vanderbilt marriage has
brought things TO a climax. They object
to all their most eligible young men
marrying Americans. 1t leaves them
dead stock on the market The London
papers say that English girls have learn
ed toplay poker and billiards and drink
foreign wines and sing broad songs and
yet it is all in vain. The only remedy
that l can suggest is to put heavy
duty on imported wives and that per-
haps would bring the young baronets to
time.
There is such a thing as fatality, an
influence which guides man all his
life, that sticks to him cl-ser than a
brother, that sits above bis grave when
he is dead. Paganinni's bones have
been exhumed for the fourth time since
his death. Paganinni died unrecon,
ciled to the Roman church and bitterly
hostile to the priests. His body was
not allowed TO rest in consecrated
ground and for years was moved about
from one place to another until his son
at last obtained special permission from
the Pope to bury his father in a GENE
terry. AbJut two weeks ago il was
of all present at the opening of the
tomb that great demon face was in an
almost perfect state of preservation,
those features worn by genius and sin
were still the same. 1t is strange that
Lie can not rest even in death. that
great restless soul who wandered the
world over frightening and enchanting
the nations. Now fleeing from his own
great career and lounging in the villa
of his Tuscan Princess, a riband in his
coat, twanging guitar to accompany
woman's singing. Now silent ard
gloomy, living the life of a monk Of the
fifth century. Always from one ex-
treme To the other. Always dreading
loneliness, yet always firing of love,
weary of hi roses before they were
withered, sick Of his wine as soon as the
chalice had touched his lips. He hated
Italy, yet was unhappy out OF it. he
distrusted men, yet was driven to seek
them. He never found rest on earth
except during those long heavy slum-
bers which followed his concerts. Even
then perhaps his soul was out Oh the
wings Of the tempest, with the demons
Of darkness and spirits Of storm. When
he grew tired OF the Grand Duchess Of
Tuscany and neglected her and insulted
her beyond all forgiveness, she said to
him, 1T is your game here, God only
knows why women love you, but they
do. Here great women lose their souls
for you and you trample them like dirt.
But in the next world it will be ours.
Those of us who are in Heaven will
never let you enter there, and those Of
us who are in He'll for you will stand all
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-10-05

he would have been in his proper at
mosphere, but in England he was always
an abnormal monstrosity. lie wrote
French fully as fluently as Eng lish
Some Of his best poems were written in
French.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-10-05


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MARIE Coreiii Is queen victoria
ia'ori'e ho'eiis'. ANY one VINO mas
reau her novels can easily understand
why' though l DOUBT u the Queen S ap
pro'ai Is que 10 Marie s norid ana ex-
agseratea style SO much as 10 Inc dinner
parties that "aias has given the tair
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gu" po"e''u' ui""'n ss' "o"i' tune MS
iuiioer,ns c"i''ope u sing d urge ior
Ho'Pe' -n'yoIne' II ever d maya
I'he oeSenera'e'' 'na' one has l" the
last year IL mas oecome regular
tourist sguloe oooA. II puoi'shes ho'hihg
out articles oi 'ra'ei. vi 'he one huhureu
anu hi''-h'e pages Ill the octoper huil-
oer' n'ue'! i'e are 'ohsuneo .! WEAR
'rasei She,cnes' anu 'ie rest vi the DOCK
Is ue'o'eu 10 TWO vi Tue most weary
some continued stories 'ha' ever wasted
printer INK ana puolic energy. mere
Is that thoroIsiy stupid hecoiiec
tiohs OF Joan Oh arc ps no less
an historical ana li'efar! authority
'han harh I"aih' i.s OH! iom 1'""-
yer anu H"ch'eoe'ry run" Ill very iran.
spareh' sixteenth century oress anu
talking the barbarous English in which
school boys write their first historical
novels, As literary production it is
thoroughly ludicrous, written by man
who knows almost nothing OF French
history, absolutely nothing OF French
feeling. literature or thought. 1t is as
full OF breaks and as free from guile as
child's production. That it should be
accepted in one of the best magazines
in the country and endured by the
populace is the worst possible slam on
American taste.
Then there is that browning piece OF
arrant madness and dwelling idiocy.
Hearts Insurgent." | admire Thomas
Tess OF the d'UbervIlles." the finished
execution OF "A Pair OF Blue Eyes,
The Madding Crowd. But for Hearts
The record-union., 1895-02-12

1c11 JSTREET, HOUSE OF SIX ROOMS;
JUL hot and cold wafer; good sewerage.
Inquire at grocery, 1901 J street.