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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-07
Harper's Weekly
IN 1896

HARPER'S WEEKLY is a journsI
Tor the whole county. It deals with the
events of the world that are important to
Americans.
In carrying out this policy, in 1895,
JULIAN RALPH visited China and Japan,
and Journeysd through the West; RICH
ARD HARDING DAVIS took trip through
the Caribbean Sea; the evolutions OF the
new navy were described and illustrated
by RUFUS F. ZoGBAUM; FREDERIC REM
INGToN, presented studies of Army and
Frontier life: PoULTNEY BIGELOw at
tended the opening of the KEEL Canal.
In 1896 like attention will be given to
every notable happening. The cHlet
events in art, literature and music and
the drama will be artistically presented,
W. d. HOwRLLs. in the new department.
Life and Letter, will discuss in his in
teresting way books and the social ques-
| lions of the time. E. S. MARTINS sprIght-
ly gossip of the Busy World will be con-
tinued. The progress of the IrAnsporta-
ton Commission around the World will
be followed, and CAsPAR w. WHITNEY
will conduct the department of Amateur
Sport.
In 1896 will occur a Presidential cleo
ton. In its editorials and through its
political cartoons the v EEKLY will con-
tinue to be an independent advocate OF
good government aud sound money.
In fiction the WEEKLY will be es-
pecially strong. 1t will publish the on
ly novel of the year by W. D. HowELLs,
and a stirring serial of Scotch feud, by
s. r. CROCKETT. The short stories
selected are of unusual excellence and
interest In every respect HARPERS
WEEKLY will maintain its leading
place in the illustrated journalism of the
world.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-07
trust him
You want Scott's EmuI-

Y on want SCOCL S ETnuE=
sion. Ifyou ask your drug
gist for it and get it-you
can trust that man. But if
he offers you something
just as good" he will do the
same when your doctor
writes a prescription for
which he wants to get a
special effect - play the
game Of life and death for:
the sake of a penny or two
more profit. YOw can i
trust that man. Get what
you ask for, and pay for,
whether it is SCOTS Emul-
sion or anything else,
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, New York. SOC and sr.Oo
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-07
Preserves In Winter.

Remember that the preserves must not
be kept in warm place after they have
been prepared for the winter. Such a
thing as an absolutely alright material
being practically unknown. they should
be placed where it is cool and dry. for
if sealed ever so closely they will in
time heat through and ferment if kept
where it is warm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-07
Fur Trimmed Goats.

This is a fur season, and fur is used
as trimming on every style of gown and
coat. All fur jackets are, Of course, in
order for very cold weather, but there
are many women who think them too
warm in this climate and vastly prefer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-07
Iron Bedgteads.

L-on bedsteads take on now many col
ors. the virgin white in which they
were oftenest seen yielding frequently
to pale pink or blue or green to harmo-
nizs with the furnishings aud draperies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-07

avenue-Preaching morning and even
ing by Elder d. d. Boyle of Nevad"s
Mo. Mr. Boyle comes with view of L.
eating as pastor of the church.
First Congregational church. Preach-
ing by the pastor. Rev. L Blakesley, at
IL a. IN. In the evening service memoir
ial of Rev. S. F. Smith, D. D., author of
our national hymn. Hymns by DIR.
smith will be sung by the congregation.
Remarks by Mr.. T. E Bowman and the
pastor. The choir will render the fol-
lowing:
Quartette. "Hark, bark, my Soul" -.
Dudley BUCK.
Solo and quartette, ...
SIN the beauty of the cleaning"
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Havenss
Solo, ......''O rest in the Lord" ......
--..'...;;...:;..-. 49,. Mendelssohn.
Miss Townsley.
Solo, ........''S ion." ..... Rodney
A. A. Roby.
Solo and Quartette. .
MY faith looks up to Thee
Regular services will be held tomor-
row at the First Wesleyan Methodist
church, corner Third and Jefferson
streets. "Depravity in the heart" will
be the morning subject. In the evening
the Word will be preached bp Rev. Z. ).
Franklin. A. F. Lunard, pastor.
The Sans Pareil club will give four
more parties during the winter ana prob.
! ably five.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-07

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-07
NORTHUMBERLAND.

Thursday evening the Bunglers gave
their black domino party at Hudson's
hall. The costumes afforded an odd
spectacle and much amusement till about
half past ten when the dancers unmask-
ed. Watson's orchestra furnished music
during the evening. Those present were
Messrs and Mesdames Geo. NJ. Eagle, w.
w. Webb, E. T. Cartilage, B. T. Lewis.
Herbert Hackney, Geo. W. Crane, ]. F.
Myers, S. C. Nichols, Chas. s. Eagle, w.
B. Jansen, A. A. Hurd, S F. Mckibben,
J. R. Fay, j. NJ. Terrence. W. A. Merton.
W. c. Garvey, r. X. Jamison, ]. w.
Mowers. E. A. Prescott. o. NJ. Mcconnell,
D. ]. Hardin, Chas Guild, w. S
Crosby, F. E. Wear. II. A. Dunn, c. L
Sutton. E. H Crosby, C. B. Reed, W. d.
Rynerson, Norman Wear. D. S. Nicoll
Mrs. !. W. Doolittle, Mrs c. R Hudson
Mrs. G c. Baker, Mrs. Robert Pierce
Miss Hagar, Mrs. Taylor, of New York,
Mrs. Case, of Abilene, Mrs. Ed. LANCE,
Miss Ona McFadden, Mr. A. A. Scott
Mr.. George Hackney, Mr.. c. w. Flower.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-07
ChiIdren's Birthday Party.

Miss Ethel Morton was hostess at a
children's party given Wednesday after
noon in honor of her eleventh birthday,
Dancing and games were enjoyed until
evening when supper was served at
which the birthday cake, with its eleven
candles, was a most important feature.
Those present were: Thora Wintrode,
Nellie Baker, Mamie Mason, Margaret
johnson, Kathleen and Isabelle Lord,
Avis Sibley, Norma Holman, Alice Will
lard. Mary Alice Merrill. Alice Rossing-
ton, Eva smith, Mary Moore, Hazel Wolf.
Alice Whiting, Alice and Eleanor Bod
ley, Nellie and Elry Millspaugh, Lottie
Nellis. Lulu Huley, Laura and Bertha
Lux, Jessie Myers, Isabelle Smith. Adele
Small, Dot Wood, Ethel Davis, Bernice
| OFT, Helen and Fay Quinton, Rita Upde-
| graph, Minnie Miller, Gale Clark, Clara
| Fleishman, Gertrude Hankla. Helen Bic.
| Clintock. Grace Frost, Efiie Trader, Alice
Allston, Annie Crandell, Eleanor Wheel
er, Maggie Going. Frances Rugg and
| Theresa Barabini.
( Mrs George Parkhurts and Mrs. z T
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-07

The Sans Pareil club will give four
more parties during the winter ana prob.
ably five.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-07

Mrs. George Parkhurts and Mrs. z. I.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-30

1t is reported that the Western
Union telegraph company is making
arrangements to take possession of
the old abandoned telegraph line ex-
tending through British Columbia,
which was started 80 years ago to run
to Europe by way of Behring straits
and Siberia. Before the Atlantic cable
was laid this line was constructed as
part of the great world-circling line
which was to pass through Alaska,
across the narrow Behring straits.
span the wilderness OF Siberia and con-
meet Europe with America. The sue
cess OF the cable spoiled this plan, and
the line through British Columbia was
abandoned. Now it is proposed to re-
build the line and extend it north
to Forty mile creek, on the Yukon,
and run branch lines to Sitka and
Juneau, thus putting Alaska in touch
with the world, from which it is now
isolated. Nothing now remains of the
several hundred miles of line stretched
in British Columbia but the rotted
stumps of poles. The Indians long
since took the wires and used them
for making salmon nets.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-30
Free silver.

Senator Mitchell, OF Oregon, said to
the Tacoma Ledger: 81 have very de-
cided views and have had for num-
ber OF years, on the coinage question
that is, the coinage of gold and silver
and their use as money. l would have
the government treat silver both as to
coinage and use, precisely as it treats
gold. would have no limitation on
the coinage and use of one metal as
legal tender money that does not at
tach to the other. In q word, am in
favor of the free and unlimited coin
age of gold and silver into legal tender
money. I would have such money
treated and used as money of ultimate
redemption. ] would have the gov
ernment do this independent of the
wishes or protests or dictates of Great
Britain or any other nation on earth
In the language of the last National
Republican platform, 1 demand the
use of both gold and silver as standard
money!"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-30
Cheaper Bicycles.

Notwithstanding the phenomenal
for bicycles this year. says the
Philadelphia Press, there has been no
drop in prices. The principal reason
for this is that all factories are so far
behind in their orders that there is no
necessity for lowering prices. But the
time is coming-and not far distant,
80 runner goes-when the bicycle that
now costs 500 can be bought next
summer for $50 or $50. A report has
been in circulation for some time to
the effect that a syndicate is being
formed for the purpose of putting on
the market on or before April l, 1896,
400, 900 bicycles, which are to be made
at $l8 and sold as low as $50. This
bicycle is to be as good for all ordin.
ary purposes as the 800 wheel of to.
day, and it is supposed it will lead in
the cutting of prices.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-30
.0UR PENSION LAWS.
Liberal TO the Soldiers, IL Should
Protect Itself.

Chicago Chronicle.
The extraordinary liberalty of the
general government toward soldiers oi
the late war and their widows has
been the marvel of the world. Various
States OF the United States have sup
plemented the generosity of the gen.
eral government by furnishing soldiers
homes, where superannuated veterans
have found shelter without expense to
themselves. More than this, there are
maintained in various States, Illinois
among the rest, asylums for the use of
children of soldiers, though it is now
80 years since the war.
Notwithstanding the kindness of
the government, national and State,
to veteran soldiers, great outcry is
made by inhabitants of the home at
Quincy because OF a rule of the super
intendent forbidding veterans sheltered
there to marry on penalty of discharge
from the institution.
The regulation is proper. The gov
ernment OF the State does not under
take to say that a veteran shall not
marry, but it does say that if he marry
he shall not have the benefit of provi-
sion made by the State for his mainte-
nance. If veteran fancies that he
can enjoy life more with young wife
than in the placid retirement of the
home, that is his own matter, but he
cannot expect the State to support
both him and wife.
Certain veteran soldiers recall with
pleasure the bill once introduced by
Senator ingalls,, providing that pen
sion be given for life to any woman,
old or young, who would marry vete-
ran and take care OF him. This would
be carrying paternalism by the gov
ernment to an absurd extent. As it
Is, the pension laws are an abuse in
respect to the gratuities given to
soldiers widows. A war.made widow,
one who suffered the anxiety of the
absence of her husband in the field of
battle, is properly during her widow
hood subject of special regard by the
government. But the liberalty of the
general government or the demagogy
OF Congress went so far as to provide
that any widow of a soldier should be
pensioned. This resulted, as of course,
that aged men who had been soldiers,
men who were tottering on the verge
OF the grave, have been practiced upon
by designing persons who have married
them to young girls born ten years
after the peace at Appomattox, with
view OF making them pensioners
upon the government.
There ought to be such revision of
pension legislation as will forever put
an end to scandals of this character.
Real observers, men, women and child
ren, are abundanily cared for under
the pension laws. The government is
expending $l35,0OO,OOO year in their
behalf. They are safe. Only against
such monstrous folly as the pension
ing of young women who have mar
ried superannuated pensioners should
wise pension legislation be directed.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-30
False Preteuse.

What reason have Republican poll
ticians for telling the people that the
Republican party will remonetize
silver? If these politicians believe
what they say, their faith in the i'm
possible is sublime. IF they do not
believe what they say, what right have
they to call themselves honest, and
what right have they to assume that
the people are fools? Whether these
politicians are honest or not, the peo-
pie may judge from the evidence they
have of the truth of their assertions.
The question is: what evidence is
there that the Republican party will
remOnetize silver? Silver was demon
etized. when the Republican party was
in power without the knowledge OF
the American people. When this
fraud was discovered, the press
throughout the country. without a
dissenting voice, demanded the resto-
ration of silver. In that demand, they
voiced the sentiments OF the American
people, bnt the Republican party re-
fused to rectify the wrong and took
the side OF the Rothschilds creditor
combination, against the people.
Every Republican administration,
since 1873, has been an active agent
of the money powers in degrading sill
YER, and excluding it, as money metal,
to reduce the standard money of the
country to gold alone. During the
last ten years, the Republican party
north of the Ohio, and east of Kansas,
Nebraska, has been solid for the gold
standard with one exception in the
Senate, (Mr. Cameron), whom the Re-
publicans of the east ale now laboring
to exterminate; and very few excep
tions in the house, all but one or two.
have been driven from power for
treachery to the party in advocating
silver. When Cleveland came into
power, In March 1894, and made the
gold standard the cardinal principle
of his Administration, the Republi-
cans OF the two Houses with the ex-
lception already named and q few scat
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-30

tering votes from the West, we're first
to indorse his aggressive policy of gold
monometallism They held the fort,
in the two Houses OF Congress, while
Cleveland converted enough Demo-
Gratis by methods we need not discuss
to obtain majority, and repeal the
only law on the statute book, which
recognized silver as a money metal.
Harrison, Reed, Mckinley, Allison
and Morton, have been conspicuous
presidential candidates for the past
two years, and neither of them has
said or done anything to excite the
fear OF the gold party that he would
not be loyal goldite if elected Presi-
dent of the United States. Each OF
them is implicitly trusted by Wall
Street, and lauded by the gold press of
both parties. How long will the peo-
pie trust men, who are so stupid that
they do not know that the Republican
party, rs an organization, is in favor
of the gold standard? They are not
stupid, they are alert politicians, who
are fooling the people, with pretenses,
which they must know have not the
slightest foundation in facts. What
they are saying to-day has no greater
element of truth than the statements
of Mr.. Voorhees,, chairman OF the
Committee OF Finance, of the Senate,
at the extra session, when he lnno-
Gently informed the Senate that he be.
lieved the President was silver man,
and that when the Sherman act was
out of the way, legislation would be
forthcoming with the approval OF the
President, remonetizing silver. Mr..
Voorhees, was undoubtedly deceived,
but he deceived no one, because every
body else know how Mr.. Cleveland
stood. 1t would be difficult to deceive
Mr.. Voorhees, again on that question;
it was his first experience in that line;
but silver Republicans have had
the same kind of experience with the
Republican party, for the last twenty
years, which Mr.. Voorhees, had with
Mr.. Cleveland on that particular oc-
casiOn
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-30
Points on SprQYinR,

For lice on plum trees and all forms
OF bark lice, spray thoroughly with
kerosene emulsion while the lice are
still young and tender. By far the
best treatment OF black knot on plum
and cherry trees is to cut off all the
infested parts and burn them. Bor-
deaux mixture is also effective, but
not as radical as the burning OF the
branches. Apple leaf skeletonizers
and other leaf eaters should be killed
by spraying with arsenical poisons.
Apple scab continues to develop until
growth ceases, and bordeaux mixture
may have to be applied in June and
again in July if heavy rains wash off
the earlier applications.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-30


A correspondent of the Seattle
Times says that its answer to his
question as to what free coinage
means did not 60 far enough, and he
wishes to be told what would happen
after free coinage if he should take a
quantity of silver bullion to the mine.
The Times says: "This would de-
pend very materially upon what Con-
gress should enact in a free coinage
law. Under the law as it stood prev
ious to the demonetization of silver,
when the owner of bullion took it to
the mint it was weighed and he was
given a certificate of its weight in
troy ounces. The bullion was then
refined, each lot being kept separate
from all others. 1t was cast into bars
which were homogeneous throughout
and these were then assayed. The
cost OF refining varied somewhat with
the quality of the bullion deposited,
but it was charged against the bullion
without any addition for profit. There
were certain minimum charges in all
cases. The bullion owner was also
charged with the cost of converting
the metal into coin. This, in the
case Of gold, was one-fifth OF one per
cent. In the case of silver it varied
from time to time, but was always
charged at net figures. The value OF
the refined metal being ascertained,
the cost OF refining and coming was
deducted and the balance was paid to
the owner or his order on production
of the certificate OF weight, gold coin
Oeing paid to the depositor of gold
bullion and silver coin being paid to
the owner OF silver bullion. 1t usually
took about three days to arrive at the
amount to be paid the depositor.
This is, we assume, the rule of the
mint now as regards gold bullion de-
positod there. When free coinage of
silver is demanded, what is meant is
that the owner of silver who deposits
it at the mint shall be given silver
coin for it IS soon as its coin value,
less the above charges, can be ascer-
tained. Congress can, of course, enact
that the bullion shall be coined in the
order OF its presentation at the mint
and the owner be given the coins
made from his own silver, but no one
has suggested this and there would be
no apparent object in so providing"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-30
WHOLE NUMBER 1889.
BETTER THAN ROAST BEEF.
A Venerable Maori Chieftatn Talks
of Eating Human Flesh.

| venerable Maori Chieftain Talks
Of Eating Human Flesh.
1 managed to win the friendship
and confidence OF Heke, the great war
chief, then very old man, and during
one of our many conversations I
bluntly asked him to tell me about
the cannlbalism of his countrymen,
says writer in Demorest's Magazine.
He was not at all offended, as feared
he might be. He appeared to regard
my inquisition as an incentive to free
speech, and TOOK advantage OF it.
"Iou see," he said, "Te Atua" (the
name they give their supreme deity)
"did not provide us with animals
upon whose flesh we could support
life. We had only such fish as we
could catch, such few fowls of the air
as we could bring down, and the moa,
a great bird II or IA feet high. Well,
to support the whole nation the fish
of the sea and the few fowl of the air
were not sufficient. We were, there
fore, compelled to hunt the moa, and
it was not long before we had exter-
minated the bird, gigantic as he was.
What, then, remained to us? The
flesh on our own bones. We tried it
at time when we were furnishing
and we found it good"
l imagined that he distinctly
smacked his lips at this point. l
asked him whether he had ever in.
dulged in that addition to the native
menu.
YES" he replied withoH hesita-
ton, az have eaten human flesh" 1
had an idea that there was a slight
moisture at the corners of his mouth
as he spoke; and, decidedly, his eyes
were brighter as they rested upon me.
may say, parenthetically, that was
young at this period, somewhat in
clined toward stoutness, and had not
INDUCED in the use of rum or tobac-
CO. l did not like the look he gave
me. However, 1 continued the sub
ject by asking what, in a general way,
was his opinion OF the gastronomic
qualities of human flesh.
Good" he replied, smacking his
lips. II have eaten your cuts of beef,
your rounds of roast, your legs of
mutton and your stews and all the
rest, but am an old man and can
not forget old customs. 1 am telling
truth. 1 would prefer bit of man
a man steak or man chop-to all
your new-fangled meats, no matter
how served up"
1 asked him whether the taste for
human flesh was still strong among
his countrymen, and he replied:
"No; we find the pig better eating,
and, besides that, since the introduce
ton of the potato, we have eaten
much less animal food, but, of course,
some OF the old fellows, like myself,
look back with pleasure to the fire
lighted in front OF the great idol and
the smell of roasting enemy"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-30

since '113 are tremendous, and it is gall
ing to US to realize that they hut re-
fleet the enormous losses sustained by
the gold countries during the same
period. We may lay this down as an
axiom, that no gold country can COM
pete with Il silver country in matters
OF trade, industry and commerce, and
that the financial policy which, by
means OF force and fraud, has been
saddled upon a majority OF the white
race, will, if persisted in, lead to its
complete industrial annihilation.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-30

REMEMBER - only such medicines
were admitted for exhibition at the
Worlds Fair as are excepted for use,
by physicians, in the practice OF
medicine, Ayers Sarsaparilla, Ayers
Cherry Pectoral, and Ayers Pills being
included in the list. They are stand
ard medicine.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-30

Mrs. Cleveland once remarked /;
There was but one Washington and
one Jefferson, and there will be but
one Cleveland" Evidently Mrs. Cleve-
land knew what she was talking about.
Spokane Tribune.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-30

The total assessed valuation of the
State of Montana just completed is
$104, 37O,707. The assessed valuation
of little Rhode Island, with an area
only one one hundred and twentieth
part the area of Montana is 1882, $780,
1853. In any further Illustration need.
ed of how little has yet been ac-
complished in the development OF the
great northwest?