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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26
The OLD setslers.

The executive committee of the Old
Settlers association met at the Office of ].
S. Collins, and arranged to hold their
annual reunion at Capital lodge, l. o. o.
+. hall at 704 and 706 KANSAS avenue,
Topeka, Thursday December 5, 1895,
from 10 a. N. to 4 p. m. All parties resi-
dents of Kansas prior to 1861 are eligi-
BILE and respectfully invited to be pres
ent Bring well filed baskets. Come
everybody and have good time.
]. S. COLLINS, JOHN ARMSTRONG,
Secretary. President.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26
WAY don't the county commissioners

Why don't the county commissioners
proceed with the erection of the bridge
SO the injunction suits can be filed? 1t
will probably take some months to get
these suits out of the way and if they
would begin at once, the bridge might
be built next summer That was the
course pursued by the projectors of the
dam They just did enough work to get
the injunction machine started SO that if
there ever comes time when they want
to build dam they caa probably pro-
coed withou: interruption.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26
DISCERNING ROGUEs.
They Break Into a Box Car and Steal Only
RaIstOn Health Flour.

They Break Into a Box Car and Steal Only
RaIstOn Health Flour.
Topeka has been infected with gang
of bold thieves lately that have proved
most adroit and skillful. a few evenings
since case occurred that merits almost
special attention.
A freight car on the Union Pacific, in
North Topeka, containing a mixed load
of -four and meal was broken into by
some hungry rogues. Among the con-
tents were six sacks of Ralston Health
-four. This alone was taken from among
all the -four and meal piled around in
tempting array.
The police have not yet arrested them,
and Mr.. Hackney of the Topeka Milling
company. who manufactures this -four,
says they deserve their freedom for show
ing such splendid judgment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26
ORIGINAL OF "UNCLE TOM.' u
George Harris I'm Destitute Circumstances
at Lexington, by.
Campania.

LEXINGTON, KY, Nov 26.-Geo. Har-
ris, the original of Uncle Tom" in Mrs.
Stoves novel, is in destitute circum-
stances. He is too proud to beg and &C.
cepts the kind offers of few friends
He will soon be s4 years old. He is
quite feeble and looks as if he can
scarcely live until spring. He is living
alone in a small unfurnished cottage
He wept tonight when talking of his
poor condition. He said he had to live
on five cents day.
sit seems strange" he said. "when 1
think of the large sums of money have
earned that l should die in poverty. I
spent it all trying TO free the negroes
and am sorry to say they do not appre-
ciate the work l have done for them"
He lives at 81 Race street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

IN every issue of his paper J. L Brls-
tow bewaiIs the fact that Bank Commits
sioner Breidenthal has not been arrested
for embezzlement Mr.. Bristow is Sec
Rotary of the Republican state central
committee and Mr.. Breidenthal who is
chairman of the Populist state central
committee, suggests that Mr.. Rristow
ought to remember that all the machin-
cry of the courts is in the hands of the
Republican party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26
FOOT BALL.

TpeciaI Train for ths Thanksgiving Day
Game at Kansas City by the Union
Pacific.
Special train leaves Union Pacific
depot at 9:45 q. m. Returning leaves
Kansas City at 7:S0 p. N. You can see
all the game and still reach home at a
convenient hour Fare $500 for the
round trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26
IGNORES QUARANTINE.
Ex-PresIdent Harrison Determined to See
His Sick Grandson.

His Sick Grandson.
NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Former Presi-
dent Harrison has gone to Saratoga to
visit his daughter and grandson, Mrs.
Mckee and young Ben. The boy is still
convalescing from an attack of scarlet
fever, and the quarantine has not been
raised. The general said he was going
to Saratoga quarantine or not
Col. I. M. Potter, Republican national
committeeman from Rhode Island, was
in town today. He gave the inference
that New England was not yet solid for
Reed, although he said he thought the
delegations from the five states would
probably be for Mr.. Reed when the bal
lotinP commenced.
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THE JOURNAL could "fill lis pages and

THE JOURNAL could SILL its pages and
even its supplement pages with clip
pings from Kansas exchanges calling
the Capital bad names. How would
few excerpts from the Troy Chief do for
instance? The Capital never can get
over its Pharasaical "better than thou"
idea, even though $500 JOURNALS are
taken in Topeka to 5000 Capitals, both
papers being the same price. The proof
of the pudding is in the subscription list.
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o. L.. xIoore,s Resignation.

Q. L Moore, the newly elected Judge
of the Eighth judicial district, has placed
his resignation as regent of the state
university Ia the hands of Governor Nor
rill, but his successor as regent has not
yet been named.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

IN suggesting the probability of the
election of "Lion Hearted Dave" to the
Office of governor, Mrs. Lease has doubt
less won the everlasting devotion of Col.
Tomlinson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

IF all the special kilograms sent to
the Chicago and New York papers are
like those sent from Topeka those pa
pers must be huge cyclopedia of lies.
A slender thread of truth is used to hang
a fanciful fabrication on. Depend on it,
all those queer stories you read in the
metropolitan papers, telegraphed from
various parts Of the country. are not true
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

When your druggist asks you why? You
can be so easily cured. Three doses of
Beggs' Cherry Cough Syrup will relieve
you at once We guarantee every bottle
and no monkey work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

probably be on the Independent Free
Silver Resubmission ticket. It received
more votes this year than Mr.. Overmyer
did last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

IGNATIUs DoNNELLY is again coming
into prominence as the author of a
scheme for effecting a fusion between
the Populists and the free silver ele-
ments of the old parties.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

MRS. LEASE is reported as predicting
that David Overmyer will be elected gov
ernor next year. On the theory that one
good turn deserves another, Governor
Morrill, and his friends may feel con-
strained to support him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

Irwin lodge $50, A. o. U W.. will give
their fourth annual ball at Hamilton hall
on Thursday evening, November %. Ad.
mission fifty cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

After taking 8 doses of Beggs' Cherry
Cough Syrup. 1t is one of the most
wonderful remedies ever put on the mar.
ranted by our popular druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

Beggs' German Salve-"The Perfect
Oiutmeut"-has cured thousands. One
box is sufficient to cure any ordinary case
of piles and only costs 25 cents. 1t re-
neves at once. All druggists keep it as
well as all other reliabl medicines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

cline. There must have been dreadful
"Jverproduction" of wheat this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

Smooth as silk is the way our collars
feel now. Peerless Steam Laundry, liz
and ia W. 9Th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

Special Train TO Kansas Ity.Thanks-
giving Day. For Football and Thea
ler-Santa Ee Route.
Special train leaves Santa Fe depot at
9:45 q. m, returning leaves Kansas City
at 11:15 P. m. Fare $500 for the round
trip,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

Broken edge collars repaired by Peer
less Steam Laundry, 112 and ia w. 9Th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

Special train leaves Santa Fe depot al
Gas q. m. returning leaves Kansas City
at II Is p. m. Fare $500 for the round
trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26
Breaks All Records.
The
Topeka
Daily
State
Journal.

By its sworn detailed statement of circulation
for the first half of the year 1895, it is shown to
have circulation. during the first six months
as stated. Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

SPECIAL TRAIN TO KANSAS CITY, TRANKs.
GIVING DAY, FOR FOOTBALL AND THEA
TER-SANTA EE ROrTE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

Try Washburn's pure apple cider, is
cents per gallon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

Ask your dealer for BurgharFs cigars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26

Smoke Little Gem" best &c cigar made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-26
Wonderful Growth.

Daily averaga fer first six
months of 1884,.
Daily average fer 8rst siz
months Of 1884.
Daily average for first SIX
months Of 1885. .......
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PEOPLES BANK TROUBLES.
General Sheehan Proposes to Prescott
the Depository Committee.

General Sheehan Proposes to Prosecute
the Depositors' Committee.
John f. Sheehan, manager Of the PEG.
pies Home Savings Bank, is highly in
censed at the action of the Williamson
Carthy committee of depositors in openly
charging him with fraud in regard to a bill
of carpets and furniture amounting to
S153, and Mr.. Sheehan says that he intends
to prosecute the party or parties making
the statement both criminally and civilly.
1.-The statements of these parties about
borrowing these carpets is in keeping with
a number of other statements which they
have been making during the past year, "
said Mr.. Sheehan, "but this is the first
direct charge OF fraud which has been
made.
1.-THE Pacific Coast Savings Society pur..
chased all the furniture and fixtures OF
the Peoples Bank at auction. and we
wished to retain enough furniture 70 fur-
nish two rooms in the Mills building.
The Savings Society people refused to BID
unless for all. inasmuch as the furniture
was mahogany and they would have din
Guilty In matching it..
safhey. however. offered the use of desks,
chairs and fixtures which were in their old
building on Montgomery street, which
offer was accepted, and the Peoples Bank
has had free use of that furniture Tor nine
months. We had no carpets, however, ana
were compelled to buy them and lnoieum
for the front office, for which this nank
paid by check, amounting to Slo3. a.
some of the depositors and directors, as
well as myself, have tired OF these persecu-
tons we intend to prosecute the party Wno
made the charges and, if possible, put
stop to these scandalous reports
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HAMMOOKs TO SLEEP IN.

Why spend lots of money buying beds
| for the sum- er cottage, or why sleep un-
comfortably on the wretched beds sup
plied? Try hammock 1t is delight
| fully comfortable, takes up little room at
night, need take up none in the day and
costs very little. Besides, there are sure
to be more friends than can have beds in
the summer, but if it's hammocks, the
little cottage can boast hospitality as
elastic as the occasion requires. One small
room that won't hold bed will swing
three hammocks, all the heads going on
one hook, the other ends being bestowed
as the room permits. Any hammock will
90, but the best one is the regular sailor
laddie's canvas hammock. Two widths OF
single sailcloth make luxurious bed
hammock. They are made without stretch
ers and the ends are firmly dashed with
small cord run through cord.finisned holes
heavy ring being set in at the end. The
hooks must be put up with screws, for
nails are not safe.
TO make up The hammock for sleeping
first, comforter. then another, and a
little blanket won't hurt These should
all be wider than the hammock is and
their weight should stretch the hammock
out quite fat. Now the sheet, then the
pillow to help hold the hammock fiat,
ACAt ehV tOP odCSb anu q pair VI DldHhCto,
and, II you want to be very swell,
spread. Whether you have the spread or
not, an extra comforter should go over the
foot. All this sounds like lot of clothes,
but most folks are used to sleeping on top
OF a mattress that is impervioas to cold,
while the little cottage or camping-out
house is often more chilly in summer than
warm, else why 20 away for the summer
There is an art in gettinc. ones self
snugly into hammock, and that must be
learned. You swing yourself between the
| sheets, the canvas promptly caves down
delightfully."-, putting you into q coy
pocket. Now you must roll to one side
and tuck the overhanging clothes under,
then roll the other way and tuck the other
side under you. Now, up with your feet
clothes well under them, and there you
are as snug as pair of bugs under rug.
The extra comforter pulls up in the night
If needed, and may hang loose. After you
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tique high courtesy, simple in themselves

tique high courtesy, simple in themselves
yet worthy of a prince; little plum tree,
every branch and spray one snowy dazzle
of blossoms; a curious and pretty bamboo
vessel full of wine, and two scrolls bearing
beautiful poems-texts precious in them
selves as the work of rare caligrapher
and poet; otherwise precious to me, be-
cause written by his own hand. Every
thing which he said to me do not fully
know. I remember words of affectionate
encouragement about my duties = some
wise, keen advice-a strange story OF his
youth. But all was like pleasant dream
for his mere presence was caress, and the
fragrance of his fower-gift seemed as a
bnsathing from the Takumo-no-hara.
And as a Kami should come and go, SO
he smiled and went leaving all things hal
lowed. The little plum tree has lost its
flowers; another winter must pass before
it blooms again. But something very
sweet seems to haunt the vacant guest
room. Perhaps only the memory of that
divine old man; perhaps a spirit ancestral,
some Lady, of the Past, who followed his
day, and fingers with me awhile just be-
cause he loved me- LAFoADIo HEARN.
"What class are you in at school, Fred
die?"
"Well, next year I'll be in the one ahead
Of the lowest"
"Mamma says that if papa keeps or
making money SO fast" said Bessie
"pretty soon we shall be milliners l"-Har
per's Young People.
Bert (aged) Il know why God mads
grandmothers, do you?
Alfred-No. Cause why7
Bert-Just SO as to have nice big laps
for little boys to sit on.
sIf those green cherries on that tree out
there grow much larger" announced
Frank, after survey of the garden
they'll turn out to be plums.
81 know why birds build nests" cried
May triumphantly.
"Why?" asked mamma.
"Cause they can't build houses" was
the answer.
Father Ito his seven-year-oid daughter
beside him In the dogcart cutting the all
sharply with his whip)-See, Dolly, how
make the horse go faster without striking
him at all.
Dolly Tin an eager tone of happy discov
ery)-Papa, why don't you punish US chill
dren that way 9-Babyland.
Robert (aged 6)-Mamma, if I was a
judge 1 wouldn't have murderers hung sc
that they can go straight to Jesus.
Mamma (shocked(-Why. my son, don't
you know they cannot go to heaven unless
they repent?
Robsft-Oh, it isn't bit of trouble for
them to do that. But would make them
have some trouble-I'd make them go to
work.
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year-the pine. called cor, the bamboo, or
chico, and the almond, which is bae in our
language.
tGoing into my teachers house, Isaluted
him with respect, as did l also the other
persons who were present. In the dining
room / found another boy-ny friend
who was going to assist in serving the
guests also.
Pretty soon was sent to bring in the
punchbowl-big and beautiful and worth
very much money.
My friend laughed to see me carrying
the bowl with very much care, and he told
me could toss it up little and catch it
safely in my two hands, SO, if only dared.
'sOf course, / wanted TO show what very
much brave boy was, so / tossed up the
punchbowl, and caught it again in nv
hands one, two, three times.
sOnly-the third time it somehow slipped
between my hands and fell to the floor
and was broken in pieces.
"You can know that ] am oh, very
much frightened, and very much ashamed.
l go to tell my teacher, but he is talking
with the guests who come to salute him,
| and so he is busy with them all the day.
II so ashamed all day till evening is
come, and then my teacher he call me to
come and talk to him. He is so kind, so
! polite-just like he is all the time. AS for
me, ashamed, very much ashamed.
Do you know how much the punch
bowl cost?' my teacher said to me. 1t
cost very much money, more than $500,
and not you and / together can hope to
buy another. But it is not for that that
am SO very much sorry. am sorry be-
cause l love the bowl, because it is good
and beautiful. When it is / that carry the
bowl carry it very carefully, holding it
close to the side that is next my heart.
"'And do you think that you have broken
the bowl? You have not broken it--you
could not break anything. But the dish
felt that you did not love it, that you did
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QUERIES FOR LATTER-DAY PHI
L0S0PHERS.

Why is it that the average man is always
wanting to make love to girl right in
front of an open window, or within plain
view of somebody, and is too stupid to
know that that's the reason she won't let
him?
Why is it that just when the man you
like best is settling down to make nice,
long call the only girl you are a bit afraid
of is sure to drop inP
Why is it that the average admirer is al
ways making declarations over the lunch
table when the very things you like best
are being served, and you have to refrain
from taking anything for fear of being nm
sympathetic and discouraging?
How is it that when you really haven't q
bit of change for your carfare you never
meet the friend who says "Oh! let me-?
What's the reason you always get an in
vitation to some lovely affair the very day
after you made a mistake and cut your
bang too short and look like frightP
How is it that if you dare wash vour
hair he is sure to come that same afternoon
to take you for drive, and you with it all
down your back, soaking wet, and obliged
to send word you are out or sick in bed?
Why is it that when you have refused a
partner and SO are obliged to sit out the
dance, the only man you care to dance
with comes and asks you?
Why is it that when you really want
your slipper to come off by accident you
feel Just exactly as if you had a hole in the
toe of your stocking and don't dare?
What's the reason that Just after YOU
posted letter to him discarding him for
not writing, you get just the dearest letter
IN the world, all fun of lovely reasons, and
then before you can get another to him,
ne gets yours and writes casting you Off
What's the reason that you can never
save up IS without having some hateful
Dill come in that takes every cent?
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proportion to the amount of business you
have done with him either, as l fear would
would soon grow to be our commercial
habit if the kumshaw custom were to be
imported to US.
A kumshaw proper is a work of art, or
article Of virtu, which cannot be readily
bought. The theory is, of course, that the
merchant presents you with a souvenir OF
the occasion, and in the shape of some
thing which is impressed with his in
dividuality, and which is valued by its
recipient for that reason.
To return to the legends, you must not
conclude, even if some of them seemed
familiar, that they have been borrowed
from the spelling books OF your own grand
mothers youthful days. They are similar
only as the folklore of all nations has a
similarity. and they are less likely to be
borrowed than to spring from common
source.
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The Ant and the Grasshopper.

~
The grasshopper danced all day in the
rice fields, and he feasted with thanksgiv-
ing while the rice was in the mills.
Gracious and grateful was the feast and
gay and glad was the sunshine. Music
was in the air and the nights were only
less joyful than the days, and the sunlight
was scarcely more welcome than the
breezes and the soft dews OF evening.
Life was all pleasure to the grasshopper
till the harvest time, but after that the
winds grew colder and drenching rains
poured over the land.
Halt chilled to death and half
drowned the grasshopper knocked at
the door of the coy home of the
ant family. He knew that inside were
comfortable rooms, dry and warm. He
knew too that there was great store OF rice
inside, for he had seen the thousands OF
ants toiling the long summer through to
gather it.
Inside the ants were feasting and merry
making in their turn and they did not even
hear their unhappy neighkor calling to
them for help. Ii they had known he was
suffering there they would have brought
him in, for even the ants in Japan under
stand the laws of hospitality; but the rain
poured down meantime and when the sun
did finally peep forth again they saw the
body OF the imprudent grasshopper hoat-
ing IN pool of muddy water.
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A Lesson in Carefulness.

"When I was boy" said Mr.. Aoki,
"my teacher invited me to spend New
Years day at his house and to assist him
in serving the guests who come always to
pay their respects upon that occasion.
about the decorations in honor of the
day | will tell you little. At the en-
trance were tall stalks of the bamboo, or
chico as it is called in our country. The
chico is typical of uprightness and of purity
of heart, and it is set up at this season to
tell people to remember to grow each
year, as does the bamboo, taller, nobler,
stronger.
Among the stalks of bamboo and all
about the doorway of my teachers house
we're branches of the pine tree, placed there
to teach lesson in the unity of the fam
lily. The tree grows strong and puts forth
many branches which it supports. These
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to be always kind, nay son, I shall never
be sorry for the loss of my beloved bowl.
The Three Buns.


When little Otto came, dressed in his very
best kimono and his gayest girdle, to make
his New Years call at great nobleman's
house he was given dish of buns, as is
the custom of the country.
There were three fine plump buns in
the dish, and Otto, who was generous and
kind, gave one of them to little child
which came toddling into the room while
he was alone there.
Then Otto himself ate bun and found
it exceedingly good. He wished TO eat
another, but in Japan it would be i'll bred
to eat the last bun in the dish and Otto
did not wish to behave badly while N ak
ng cali at the house of nobleman.
He sat down beside the dish, therefore,
and when the little child came back and
wished to eat the last bun Otto frightened
him away by making what he himself was
pleased to call ''devil-face."
He could not bear to have the last bun
eaten and SO appear to be rude boy; and
so when he again heard footsteps ap-
preaching he again made the devil-face.
There was a little scream, and, looking
up, poor Otto found that instead of the
child he had frightened his hostess, the
noblemans gentle and beautiful daughter.
Moral: He who attempts to frighten
others may himself fall into the trap.