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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, May 17.-General
Lew Wallace, who, with General Fred
Knefer and Colonel G. V. Menzies. was
appointed regent of the state soldiers
and sailors monument, has declined to
accept the Office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17
CHILE's CURRENCY CONVERSION.
1t Provides For Specie Payment in
Both Gold and Silver.

1t Provides For Specie Payment in
Both Gold and Silver.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE text of
Chile's currency conversion, as passed
by both houses of congress, has
been received here. 1t provides
for specie payments from June l.,
1895-two weeks hsnce-and as both
metals are to be utilized the change
promises to have an important effect up
on the worlds supply of metals.
The president of Chile is empowered
for the term of three years to coin &c.,
1000 of silver. All of the proceeds
from nitrate beds shall be devoted excIu-
sively to the purchase of silver Three
gold coins of $50, SO and So are also
provided for
The silver dollar is to weigh 20
grammes, and is to be 835- 1000 fine Sill
yer is not a legal tender above $50 except
to the government, where it is received
as gold
The government mint is also directed
to exchange for gold the silver dollar
presented to it with that object The act
also provides a system of bank currency,
guaranteed by the government and re-
deemable by the government. if the
bank fails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17
GrIfTo-Lavfgne 1atII on:

NEw YORK, May 1.-THE match BE-
tween Young Critic and Lavigne, set for
May 80. has been declared off. A war
rant has been issued for Griffo's arrest
on the charge OF heinous offenses, the
society for the prevention of cruelty to
children being the complainant Critic
IS understood to be in hiding in or near
Philadelphia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17
Safe.

Miss Pinkerly-I am always glad to go
skating with you, Mr., Tutter.
Young Tutter-Why so, Miss Clara?
Miss Pinkerly-Because there is no dan.
ger of your breaking the ice.-Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17
Wonders Never Cease.

De Writer-The strangest thing hap
pened to me today
Soribbler-Eh? What was it?
De Writer-I found my blotting pad be.
fore the ink got dry.-New York Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17
The Way of Today.

Manager-There are only dozen people
in the house.
Modern Prima Donna-I'H go on and
sing. 1t isn't worth while to disappoint
such small audience. Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17
FeeIinR Good.
ssIs Chattl

els Chatter going to sue the trolley car
company for damages since his wife was
injured?''
"No; he's going to pay them a big sum-
"What for?'''
ellis wife hasn't been able to talk since.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17
An Accomnodatlng Friend.

Vanderchump-You heard him call me
donkey, didn't you?
Dusenberry- Certainly.
''You will go on the witness stand and
swear to it, won't you?''
"Of course, with the greatest pleasure in
the world. Texas Siftings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17
Looked Like 1t.

Caller-Is Miss Sweetie at homer
New Girl-Yes, sor.
Caller-Is she engagedP
New Girl-WulI, from tn crushed up
look thin big sleeves had phwin Oh wint
in to stir th' foire Oh shud say she wuz.
New York Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17
A Distinction.

Blobbs-Why do you call one of your
relatives ''aunt'' and the other "awnt?''
Slobbs-Well, the other has money
Philadelphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17
Still Good.

eyes" said the corn fed philosopher,
"the rule still holds. Even the high tow
ering theater hat has woman at the bot
tom of it, "-Indianapolis Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17
1T Was Possible.
seen my engage

Clara-You haven't seen my engage
ment ring yet, have you?
Maud don't know. Who is the 1nans
Brooklyn Life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17
TWELVE INCHES OF SNOW.

0|-1S7@ V- "
Colorado.
TRINIDAD, Colo, May 17.-Twelve
inches of snow are reported between
here and Ration, N. NJ. This is the
first snow or rain in this territory for
nearly six months, and it is hailed with
the greatest delight by the stock growers
and others,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17
GRESHAM NOT so WELL.
His Condition Is Not So Favorable As T,
Was.

WASHINGTON, May H. = Secretary
Gresham was rather restless last pigbt
and while he has slept some today his
condition is hardly SO favorable AS
the past few days. His appetite
is gaining and he has been allowed to
take more nourishment during the past
two or three days than during the more
serious stages of his illness. Mr.. Hit is
slightly better. He slept more than
usual last night, and is resting easily this
aftarnoo0--
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17
Chinese Troops Loot q city

T1Ex Ts1N, May 1.-THE troops sta
toned at Shan hai Kwan openly revolted
last evening and looted the city. The
people are fleeing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17
BETTER ACT OR QUIT.
Judge H. c. Caldwell Writes a
Strong Letter on Silver.
five Can't Manage OurFinanees
Let's Give Up.
HATEnAWN NOInGT0RY
HAULDOWNOLDGLORY
If England Bosses Our MoneyShe
May as Well the Rest.
Time Has Come to Force the
Fight He Says.
People Will Not be Deceived by
PerfidiOus Platforms.

DENVER, Colo, May 17-Henry G.
Caldwell, senior q. 3. circuit judge for
the 8th judicial circuit. first made dis
tipguished by President Grant and pro-
NOTED to a circuit judgeship by President
Harrison. wrote letter under date OF st.
Louis. April 30 to an old army friend
now in Denver, in whice, among other
subjects he speaks freely and frankly
upon the silver que stion.
The letter was written without any
supposltion that any part of it would be
given to the public, but the friend to
whom it was written, who is an ardent
silver man. assumes the privilege for the
sake of the good cause, to make public
part of what the judge writes about
silver.
Judge CaldwelPs utterances are bold.
clear and unequivicol. The following is
from the letter:
"The country is about entering upon
another struggle for the protection of
the rights and the promotion of the in
terests of the laborer and producer,
which is, in my judgment, of even more
moment than the first l have been sur
prised that the issue has been SO long
delayed.
"The fight ought to have been forced
years ago on the line of absolute and un-
qualified free coinage of gold and silver
at the ratio of 1910 1, without regard to
the action of England or any olher for
eign power.
"If we are to be subservient to England
in our financial policy, why not in
other matters? The financial
policy of a nation determines its
strength and prosperity and the
nation which consents that another
and competing nation may regulate its
financial policy will find its producers
impoverished and its Industries destroyed
and the nation itself will soon be little
more than a mere dependency of the
power to which it surrendered the most
vital function of government.
"lf we are not capable and able to es-
tablish and maintain our own financial
policy, we ought to haul down "Old Clio
ry," which you fought so gallantly to up
hold, and turn the government over to
Queen Victoria, or ask Canada to annex
US.
"The president has thrown down the
gauge of battle. trust the silver mon
in all parties and everywhere will take it
up. am happy in the belief that plat
forms that mean anything or nothing on
the silver question will in the future go
for nothing with the members of all par
ties
"The people have been deluded and
deceived until their eyes are open
There has sprung up among them that
hostility to such platforms which the
empty and perfdious hypocrisy of such
phrases never fails in the end to inspire. "
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17
VOORHEES, STILL FOR SILVER.
Says the Opposition to 1t is Knavish and
Speculative.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. May Ex-senator
Voorhees, has arrived home for the first
time since the adjournment of congress.
Speaking of the silver question, he said,
81 am too old to change my views on the
silver question. l have always been
the friend of silver and it
will always remain the money of the COM
mon people, while gold will be the money
of the rich. l hope l shall be able to
make another campaign on that subject.
"When we talk about free silver we
must recollect that this country was for
eighty -one years prior to 1873. practically
on a silver basis. This codntry fought
the war of 1912. the Mexican war and
the war of the rebellion under silver.
"The opposition to it is knavish and
speculative. By pronouncing against
silver and driving it out as currency
the purchasing power of gold is in
creased, and that is what the rich are
after"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17
FORM A BIMETALLIC UNION.

The Silver Convention at Salt Lake Makes
Permsnent Organization.
SALT LAKE. Utah. May 17.-The silver
convention today provided for -perma-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17
SAYS BUBBLE HAS BURST.
Ex-Gov. Peck Declares Silver Sentiment
is Dying Out There.


NEW YORK, May 1L-George W.
Peck. recent Democratic governor of
Wisconsin, is at the Holland house.
ness and expects to remain for
day or two. Speaking of the condition
in his state he said:
"You see a good deal printed in
the papers in he east about Wiscon-
sin being torn wide open on the
silver question. Those reports were per-
haps true about a month ago, but condi-
tions are very different today.
The bubble has burst and
the farmers and merchants are
thinking for themselves, and
silver. When the craze first started I
saw a lot of men who expected to make
political capital out of the movement
Now political ambition is all right.
perhaps, but the men who have flocked
to the silver standard do
not think did it on ac-
count of their convictions, but
through the idea of gaining political
chances. One month ago, had an cleo
ton taken place with silver ticket in
the field, believe it would have swept
the country.
s"Today the silverites have only a scant
following.
'Suppose man had been elected on
silver ticket he would hate himself
for it all through his term of
office, for he would know very we'll that
he could not deliver the goods Pros
perity is returning, and with it better
understanding of the financial questions
of the day.
81 say confidently that Wisconsin is
securely within the ranks for sound
currency, and nothing can shake her
allegiance"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17

The STATE JOURNALS Want and Mis-
cellaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice as
many Topeka people as can bs reached
through any other paper. This is a fact
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-05-17

Any one who is suffering from Con-
stipation or Indigestion, would do we'll
to try Beggs' Little Giant Pills They
give perfect satisfaction Sold and war
rAutsd by all druggists.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-12-04
Habits of Our Ants.

The habits of our ants have been re-
ported on by Mr.. G. B. King, in the
chronological journal, Psyche. He
has found forty one species in Essex
County, Mass. and while Wasmann
mentions thirty.four species of mites
dwelling as fellow boarders or para
sites on ants in Europe and elsewhere,
King has found half that number
already in Massachusetts,. He also
finds that in winter ants do not de-
scend below the reach of the frost, but
that they hibernate near the susface
as we'll as lower down. They freeze
and then thaw out. He has found the
common, large black ant in hollow
trees in the woods imbedded in ice,
taken them home, thawed them out,
when they became lively and appeared
we'll and healthy, going to work in his
artificial nest. The mites are usually
found attached to the legs of the ants,
their hosts. In summer they sleep in
warm days. In one of the warmest
days last summer no ants were OBJ
served; the doors of the nest were
closed, but on removing 8 little of the
loose covering of the nest, not more
than two inches deep, the ants were
found in great abundance, and to all
appearances they were asleep. New
York Independent.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-12-04
THE NEWER STRAWBERRIES,

It is now about thirty.fve years
since what are called the improved va
rieties of the strawberry began to ap.
pear in moderate quantities in the
markets of our larger Eastern cities,
and for the next ten years they were
not at all plentiful In the past three
decades not season has passed with
out dozen or more new varieties be-
ing announced, their originators de-
claring that they were far superior in
size, quality and productiveness to
any previously known. Had half
claimed for these berries been true we
would have possessed long ago varie.
ties larger than pineapples and far
more productive than potatoes, but.
unfortunately for purchasers Of these
wonders, they appear to have been
cast in the old. form and with little
change in favor. So our experiment.
ers find themselves going over the
same old fruits under new names,
seeking the unattainable in strsvber-
ries-that is, variety possessing all
the merits belonging to the genus and
at the same time combined in one sort
and this equally well adapted to all
kinds of soils and climates. The best
strawberry is the one that succeeds
best and yields the most money to the
man who .cultivates it for market. -
New York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-12-04
HOG CHOLERA.

This dread disease 1s more common
this season than for several years past.
In some sections of the country il
amounts almost to an epidemic. The
reports are particularly bad from the
two largest hog producing States, II.
linois and Iowa. The disease prevails
in seventy.two counties of the latter
State and fifty.four of the former.
Many farmers have sold their droves
of pigs in order to get something out
of them before the cholera reaches
them, so that there is likely to be q
scarcity of hogs few months hence
as compared with the demands OF feed
ing. This should cause a rise in the
market price were it not for the great
abundance of corn. which is likely to
aid in keeping values down. !
1t has been generally held that hog
cholera is superinduced by close,
filthy, unventilated quarters, by a
heavy diet of one kind of food, by a
want of sufficient succulent OF laxative
food to prevent constipation, by
feeding swill that has reached
or nearly reached the state
of putridity, by overcrowd-
ing, want OF exercise, etc. 1t
has been believed that by proper pre-
cautions in regard to the matters and
by avoiding all contact with diseased
hogs nearly all danger of disease
might be removed. Undoubtedly
these measures are most desirable,
but it is fact that in many neighbor-
hoods the disease appeared among the
droves of those farmers who give their
hogs fairly good care and who have
observed these conditions. In many
instances it broke out among those
who had no opportunity to come in
contact with infected stock, and again
it would sometimes seem to skip a
neglected drove in favor of we'll cared
for stock.
The efficacy of the Government rem
edy is doubted by many. though they
admit that it does no harm. A good
cure has yet to be found. Meantime
limit the water supply, giving it only
at stated intervals; divide your herd
up into several smaller ones; watch
carefully and at the first symptoms Of
sickness isolate and disinfect. Hogs
that have been pastured are les, liable
to the disease than those that have
been grained. This fact causes many
people to attribute the violence OF the
outbreak this season to the diminished
grass crop.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-12-04

theatre wear, not only because of the
popularity of the fur, but because it
is Light enough in weight not to crush
the voluminous sleeves beneath. Chin.
chilla as trimming is much in vogue
this year in the form of wraps.
Among the other furs in favor with
fashionable women are Russian sable,
stone marten, sealskin, wolverine and
Persian lamb.
Black astrakhan is the material rep
resented in the handsome and comforta-
BILE cape pictured in thu double. column
illustration, the lining being of rich
brocaded satin, which is rendered soft
and fluffy by an interlining of wadding.
The storm collar is made double and
stifay interlined, to be worn raised or
rolled over, as the weather indicates.
The cape is of fashionable length, ex-
tending to the hips, and is of ample
although not exaggerated width. From
it's circular shaping it fits smoothly at
the neck and falls around the body in
ripping folds. The cape can be
cut with or without seam in centre
back, as best suits the fabric used. The
mode is especially well adapted to
heavy, warm materials, such as seal or
fancy plush, velvet. astrakhan, Per-
sian lamb, or other furs, reversible
cheviot, or other cloakings that can
be seasonably trimmed with fur or
plainly completed.
The quantity of 54-inch wide ma
terial required to make this cape for a
lady having o 32-inch bust measure,
is 1. yards; for 36.inch size, II
yards; for 40-inch size, Il yards;
for o 42.inch size, 2 yards.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-12-04
CHATTER v.

This ends the story, so far as the
Massachusetts records 60. A year af-
ter, thu Bay people had to send back a
"Ginny interpreter" and another black,
who had slipped into their hands in
much the same way. Telega. who had
had tse name Of Cotton glN.A him
also. in sign, I suppose, OF the friend
ship Ct that preacher, went, think, 10
BrietS. in England. Certainly 1t was to
so:,e English town larger than the
American Boston. Clearly he was no
fool, and in Bristol be needed no one to
take care Of him. There were enough
O. his own race thtre. thouG h l suppose
none Of his own village. For special
| reason he was eager to oe at home. ne
had, however, to take carr what vessSs
he chose. Fortunately fo- him he did
not choose wrong.
Whatever the vesse. was, as they
passed the latitude Of the Straits OF
Gibraltar, they fell in with O pirate
rover from Sale, one Of the Moorish
ports. or the Fight which followed all
nv story-tellers had much more to tell
than of anything that happened to him
! in Piscetaoua or in Boston. In that
| fight poor Telega had bullet shot
| through his chest, and Of this shot l am
toll he bore the mark when he died,
seventy. years after.
His real dangers did not begia-and
this he knew-until he was in the Blight
of Benin. Had not his English captain
been true as steel he would have sold
him there to the first Portuguese trader
he found. But Telega had not chosen a
knave nor q pirate among the British
shipmasters. He had chosen a God
fearing man, who would have kept his
promise though he had promised TO ma
oss." was told, in delightful detail,
how he was kept below until the Snip
was fairly at her anchorage of the
mouths OF the n yer. Then was told
how. on dark night in July, he was
called and how the English captain bade
him good-by. He was pat upon boat,
with good store Of hard bread and 9
bit of dried beef and, what he priced
more, what we might call a carbine, 9
| pouch with match and bullets and fin,
and steel. The captain fell on hif
Luees on the deck and prayed to hif
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-12-04

ing over the possibilities Tor impossi-
bilities) of their fur capes, which have
been left over since last season, or
longer, that timely suggestion, says
the New York Herald, might be offered
for using them. Often these garments
are of good fur, and presentable as to
outside, but the shape is hopelessly
out OF date and the lining worn. There
is so little fur in one that it will only
make q small collar If remodelled and
is scarcely foundation for one Of the
new LONG wraps, the cost of transform
ing being almost the same as the price
of new cape. For the many women
who would be glad to utilize this left
over material this design will be just
the desired thing.
The lining should be ripped out and
saved for a pattern. Then the fur
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-12-04

little or no false hair is worn. The
undulating style is the thing, and to
produce this the hair is waved all
through it's thickness, gathered up
loosely at the back and made to form
a soft knot. somewhat in the shape of
the figure 8.
It is drawn out little at each side
so as to cover the top of the ear and
to produce a wide outline. The
"fringe" has been almost entirely dis
carded, and only a few soft, loose
rings of hair are allowed to stray over
the forehead.
Some hairdressers use small cushions
at the back of the head over each ear,
and this gives the wide outline which
seems 80 desirable. Some very smart
women wear their hair parted in the
middle, with very fluffy curls at the
side, and waved in the back. The coil
drawn to the top of the head is sur
rounded by braid.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1895-12-04
pAnM AND GARDEN NOTES.

The roosts should be low, especially
for large, heavy fowls, and should all
be of the same height.
In caring for an orchard against the
ravsges of insects and fungi, protecS
tion is the great rule.
Bark. bursting is generally confined
to trees with long, bare trunks. AS
good remedy is to cultivate low heads.
If stock is to be kept in the orchard
sheep are best. They will enrich the
soil and keep down sprouts and
bushes. ~
If you find great number Of wafer
sprouts you may conclude the tree has
wet feet, and an underdrain is the
remedy.
Don't allow your frewood to mass
querade IS fruit trees. If q tree Is OF
no value, the sooner 1T isout OF the (
way the better. 5,
When the hens stop laying perhaps
they can be started again by changing
the feed. Give less grain and more
meat and skimmilk. 3.
Selling brood. COWS before they
reach full maturity, and substituting
in their places young animals. has
tendency to reduce the vitality OF the
herds. y.
Turkeys must have good range toss
be profitable. They are bug eaters
by nature, and must have 8 good
stretch of territory to forage in order
to do well. G. "a 5.5:isi:
Fungous growths are propsgated BY
spores which are carried chiefly by
the wind. These spores are carried
over during the winter in rotten fruit,
broken twigs, etc. /; hence the, neces.
sity for removing all rubbish from the
orchard in the fall.
Never have fear that there is 9 /
danger OF the poultry business being
overdone, as this large country OF
ours consumes more and more Of eggs
and poultry every year. Our supplies
fall far short, and eggs are imported
into our cities by the millions OF dozens
every season. - " "
Bulletin No. SO; otthe Cornell Sta
tion, treats of cherries. It discusses
the best varieties for canneries, the
general market and home use; the
the proper modes of planting, culti-
waiting, protecting against insect and
fungus enemies, marketing, etc. The
bulletin is one OF great value to all
cherry growers. &
We must plant the best if we expect
to gather the best. It does not pay
to waste ground, and time and labor,
in cultivating inferior grains and
vegetables, when little more expend
ei for perfect seed Of the best varieties
will increase the yield one or two hum
dred fold or as in this case more than
three hundred fold, taking quality
into account.
Be su,e to have the breeding stock
in fine condition, not burdened with
fat, but improving in flesh. A SOW
that is running down in flesh should
not be bred; better wait till she can
be started in the other direction. The
male should be kept in the best possi-
BILE condition, and his food such as will !
impart muscular vigor, and not such
as will tend to lay on fat. -g.:. "