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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11
SOME AMERICAN FABLES.
The Peasant and ais Son.

One day a peasant carried basket Of
potatoes to the field and dug holes in the
soil and planted them. His young son
watched operations for time and then in
CURED:
Pop, why do you put those taters in
the ground?"
'fBy so doing each one will bring me
back ten,'' replied the father.
The boy went away, and when his IA
Their came up to dinner he found him dig
ging in the yard and asked:
Sonny, what are you seeking for?''
tWhy, pop, have planted the clock,
the bootjack, two umbrellas, the teapot,
your Sunday hat, mas shoes and table
cloth, and each enc will bring me back
ten''
You young idiot, come out and be
paralyzedr' shouted the father, and he
tanned the boy up and down and cross
wise and sidewise until the supply Of
peach tree limbs gave out.
Pop planted taters to get back ten, 3"
unused the boy as he sat down under the
cowshed to think, "but planted clocks
and hats and shoes to get a licking. 1t
must be the difference in the SOIL
MORAL
And the next fall, when the father cut
down his cornstaIks to save them and the
son cut down tho currant bushes for the
same object, he got licked again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11

CHAUNCEY /. FILLEY is amembsr of
the Quay Plat Clarkson combine and
the old man pulled the convention plum
for his town. Quay could doubtless have
had 1t for Pittsburg if he had wanted ii,
but he said Pittsburg could not take care
of the crowd. The city had great diff
Guilty in handling the G. A. R. sncamp-
ment last year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11

1t will sound a trife strange in the
west, where money is at times SO scarce
and hard to get, to be told that in some
parts of the favored northeast it is so
plentiful that there is on an average a
deposit of $500 to $500 in bank for every
voter, but that's what the figures show.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11
Daily Average g. 334.

This is the greatest showing the STATE JoUn-
NAL has ever been able to make for period ct
any six months in its history.
This is greater figure than was reached Dy
any daily paper in Topeka for the year 1894.
The American Newspaper Directory. issued In
June. 1895. and covering the year 1884, gives tho
average daily circulation of the Topeka Daily
Capital for the year 1894. as only STA. These
figures we're furnished By the publishers OF me
Capital, to the Directory. and are guaranteed to
be correct By forfeit of 500. which will Do
paid to any one disproYing their correctness.
The following figures, substantiated By sworn
statements in detail. giving every issue for the
first six months in 1898. 1894 and 1895. shows the
Topeka STATE JOURNALS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11
The Lawyer and the Thief

A man who had been arrested for steal
ing horse employed a lawyer, who man
aged his case so well that the jury return
ed a verdict of acquittal. The lawyer was
filed with rejoicing, but the thief was
cast down and said:
t'Alas, but you did not seem to grasp
the opportunity"
why, my dear man, you are saved from
state prison
Eyes, know, but while you were salts
flying them of my innocence you ought
also to have made them believe I owned
the horse which I was found leading
away
MORAL.
He probably stole another that Same
week, however.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11

PRESIDENT MCBRIDE of the American
Federation of Labor thinks that the issu-
ing of bonds by Cleveland was a greater
crime than that of 1873. Perhaps it was.
The cessation of the coinage of silver was
warranted by the law passed at that time;
the issuance of bonds had no warrant of
law whatever
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11
Is THIS BLUFF?

Now Said That Lots of Cripple Creek
is in Government Reservation
DENVER, Dec. lit has been dis
covered that almost nine-tenths of the
West Creek district, one of the new gold
fields is in a United States timber ressr-
vation and persons working there are
liable to Imprisonment for trespass.
Congress will be asked to pass a law
cutting of the mineralizsd portion of the
reservation. Until this is done no one
can acquire a title to the mineral lands
outside of two or three patented home
steads.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11

SENATOR ALLEN has introduced bill
DISTINGUISHING any American citizen who
shall accept title from foreign coun =
try. 1t is fortunate he stopped there
II he had made the wearing of titles,
however obtained. bar to the exercise
of the elective franchise there would
have been almost no voters left in Ken
tucky.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11
He Objected.

|'What ails that baby nowP" snar1ed Da-
vid
Don't be cross, expostulated Dora.
sYou know he's trying to cut his teeth. -
WELL growled David, "what makes
him always take the time to do it when
I'm at ey''-Rockland Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11

ENGLAND does not fight for what she
wants except in the case of weaker ma
ton. She just goes ahead and quietly
takes possession while seemingly ac-
knowledging all protests and agreeing
with everybody.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11

IF the power of the bosses, Quay,
Platt Filley and Clarkson. remains IN
broken it insures the defeat of Mckinley,
but will they give the party better can
didatef
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11

Miss Palisade-I don't understand, Mr..
Clubberly, why you crossed over When
you saw me coming along the street the
other day. 1t isn't a bit like you,- and DR..
Probe, who was with me, was very much
disturbed about it.
Clubberly-I should think likely. owe
Probe about a hundred.-Detroit Free
Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11

TIE price of Santa Fe stock was un-
Influenced by the proceedings here yes
terday and closed at 1e15, shout the
figure it has maintained for some weeks
Dask
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11

Weather Indications.
CHICAGO Dec. 11-For Kansas-Fair:
cooler'tonight; northwest winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11

WHILE We are buying and selling rail
roads, building bridges and filing injunc
ton suits let US not forget the Fall Festi
val
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11

IT is a great wonder that some Topeka
man did not getout an Injunction against
the sale of the Santa Fe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11

NoNE of the great New York banks
which really hold the gold supply of the
country seems to be taking advantage Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11
GEO. EVANS QUARRIEs.
Has Control OF Some Valuable Ones
In Texas.

In Texas.
Contractor Gsarge H. Evans has re-
turned from Texas, where he has spent
the past three weeks. Mr.. Evans says he
has secured the control OF valuable mar
BILE and sandstone quarries on the Colo
RADIO river, aud that he will organize
company to commence work as soon as
possible.
The company will be composed of To-
pekR men, but Mr.. Evans is not yet able
to tell who they will be.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11

Fair at Unity church Dec. 18th and
18th, afternoon and evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11

Peerless Steam Laundry -Peerless
Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11
JACKETS and CLOAKS.

We have about 100 Jackets and
Cloaks Left. All will be closed out
for just what they will bring. Every
garment must 90 at some price. We
quote S1i for the Sl6.50 kind; s. for
the So kind; S5 for the 50 kind.
Come and see them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11
MILLINERY.

Ladies': Misses and Children's
Hats and Caps; also, TIPS. Feath-
ers and all millinery Goods, will
now be closed regardless Of cost.
We have no space to name prices,
but if you want anything in the line,
see the stock, we will please you.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-11
Breaks All Records.
The
Topeka
Daily
State
Journal.

By its swern detailed statement Of Circulation
for the rst half of the year 1895, it is shown 70
have circulation. during the first six months
IS stated. OF a
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-09-28

Of sailing hope was expressed that the
party would lie back at st. Johns by
the end Of September, and the arrival
of the steamer to-day iustities the tx
pectatiOn.
On the arrival of the Kite, Lieut..
Peary and Hugh ]. Lee, with his col
ored servant, were found safe on
board. They were found at Whale
sound on Aug. 3 waiting for the Kite,
and had only ten days previously re-
turned from a great overland expe-
dition which proved a comparative
failure. Many sensational stories are
current among the crew Of the extrem-
tiles to which Peary, Lee and Hen
sen were reduced. According to the
stories, which the explorers decline
to deny, they were almost starved,
and were forced to eat seal and other
refuse to keep them alive.
All three their lives to the
shooting of eight musk oxen, but dur
ing the journey they had to sacrifice
the weaker dogs and feed the flesh to
the others, for it was necessary to
sustain some of the animals as long
as possible to enable their supplies
and instruments to be brought along.
Out of forty-nine dogs which started
only one returned alive, and all five
sledges were abandoned during the
two days just prior to the return of
the party to Anniversary Lodge. Their
safe return they looked upon as al
most a miracle. as during those last
two days hardly a particle of food
passed the mouths of any Of them,
and the struggle to reach their home
was n of ever increasing suffering.
When the relief expedition reached
Anniversary Lodge the Peary party
were showing marked evidences Of
their terrible experiences.
Lieut.. Peary was extremely o
commital in regard to the expedition
generally, and all of the party de-
clined to express an opinion on the
work done, nor would they state what
new discoveries have been made. The
Kites cruise, after finding Peary, was
not prolific of results, or if it was, not
much is being said of the nature Of
the discoveries. A number of walrus
and seal were shot for museum speci-.
mems, and Prof. Cycle made an un-
usually large collection of birds at
Holsteinburg. The two meteorites
which were found were of large size,
n weighing about three tons. The
great iron stone reported by Sir John
Ross. which was also came upon,
could not be got off owing to it's I'M
wieldy size and enormou weight.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-09-28
RATHER CHILLY.
The Temperature in the West fakes
q Sudden Drop.

The Temperature in the West Takes
a Sudden Drop.
Chicago. Sept. 24.-Relief from the
sweltering weather of the past week
reached this city shortly after eight
o'clock last night, when a cold wave.
accompanied by a drifting, chilling
rain. which sent pedestrians hurrying
to their homes, arrived. The ther-
mometer dropped from SO to sc. The
barometer indicates storms which will
be welcome visitors after the scorch-
ing days through which the city has
just passed. The day was excessively
hot and the wind seemed ladened with
heat and only added to the general
suffering. At Z o'clock there was no
indication of the change which came
on an hour later. The past seven days
broke all records for heat for Septem-
Der in this city and throughout the
Northwest. There were ten deaths
from the heat and prostra-
tons.
Dispatches to the Associated Press
from many points in Illinois, Iowa,
Minnesota and Wisconsin report a
drop in the temperature to nearly the
same figures. At nearly all points
which have been. heard from the
change was ushered in by a violent
wind. storm, which at some points did
considerable damage. In Northern
Wisconsin the wind was accompanied
by a heavy rain,, some points report
ing a fall of from. one-half to an inch
in less than an hour. Telegraphic COM
munication with the Northwest was
seriously crippled by the storm.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-09-28
DAMAGES FOR LIBEL.
4 Virginia Paper Brought to Terms BY

4 Virginia Paper Brought to Terms By
the American Book Company.
A dispatch from Norfolk, Va, says:
.'The American Book company of New
York has just gained a signal victory in the
courts of Virginia and has received an alb
solute and complete vindication after a long
and exhaustive trial by special jury in the
Circuit court of this city. The Pilot news.
paper of this city, upon the awarding OF
the contract for school books to the Amer
ican Book company, printed a long article
agent ese and Ia attorney for CHM & Co., of New
York, in which it was charged that the
state superintendent had been bribed by
the American Book company. The Pilot
as Immediately sued for libel, and, after
q five weeks trial, which created an I'M
mense amount of interest throughout the
state, a verdict for punitive damages was
recently awarded, and the jury found that
the statements made were false and q
deliberate libel. Not only so, but the
company, upon unimpeachable evidence,
was proved to have deal honorably and up
rightly in every particular in heir negotia-
lions with the state officials. 1t was furth-
or proved at the trial that no better terms
had been made with any other state Tor
school books. In fact, the Encouragement
of Virginia stated that the American Book
mpan seemed to throw open their whole
business to u.s. and after full and complete
examination Of all the original contracts
made with the various states he expressed
himself as absolutely satisfied that the
prices we're the same in all cases nj that
no discrimination whatever had been made
against the state of Virginia. Furthermore
he mentioned that lone Of the statements
of the American Book company had been
accepted until every one of them had been
absolutely verified by direct reference to
the governors of some fifteen states, with
whom contracts had been made. This
proved conclusivelythat the representations
of the American Book company were cor
rect in toto. This celebrated case has thus
ended in a complete triumph in every re-
spect for the American Book company, and
has shown in clear contrast the clean and
business-like methods in which they carry
on their great industry as compared with
Rtstatements by their opponents.''-Cht-
OOOD Tribune.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-09-28
POLICE
Mowbray, the English Anarchist,
COmpeled to Quit Speaking.

Compelled to Quit Speaking.
Chicago, Sept. 24.-Charles Wilfred
Mowbray, the English anarchist who
came here to teach the doctrine. of red
flag and no government, was stopped
in the middle of a speech at Belmont
Park by the police. He was so badly
frightened that after a few words of
explanation in which he said that he
did not mean to teach violence, he
hurriedly left the platform and made
his escape i'll the crowd. Mowbray has
Dor assembly, the central body of
ance at the park to-day was small.
Police Inspector Setback, of the North
district, made preparations to nip in
the bud any kind of a radical demon
stration to-day. Mowbray started in
by abusing the police and newspapers.
Inspector Setback bore this without
interference. but when the speaker
began berating the stars and stripes
and hoping for the glorious day when
the red emblem would be raised tri-
umphantly aloft. the inspector gave
the sign which Capt. Schuettles. who
was OH the platform, laid a heavy
hand on the shoulder Of the speaker.
Mowbray stammered and locked dis
mayed and attempted an explanation.
but the big police captain quietly
said: "You have got to stop that kind
Of talk" and that settled it. Richard
R~raunschweig, a loud-mouthed radical
who can scarcely speak a word of
English. managed to get on the plat
form and attempted to shove Schuett-
Ter to one side. He was promptly
seized by two detectives.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-09-28
HELD UP.
A Bold Gang of Highwaymen OF
ate in PittAburU.

A Bold Gang of Hfghwaymen Oper-
ate in Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Sept. 24.-Shadyside, the
handsome portion of the East end.
was the scene last night of n of the
most daring examples of highway
robbery in Pittsburg's history. The
thieves We're five in number, and for
more than an hour before midnight
they gave the residents of that part
of the city a vivid representation Of
the wild lawlessness Of the road
agents in the old days on the West
ern frontier. From II o'clock until
nearly II they lurked about various
parts of Seville street and Center ave-
nue., levying toll from any hapless
pedestrian that CHANGED along, and
by the holiness and c%leverness of
their plan Of conduct. escaping the
police. Their eliminating piece Of
daredevil lawlessness was the holding
up Of a Duquesne electric d and the
robbery of its passengers.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-09-28
WORK OF THE CUBANS
ANOTHER STORY OF THE WRECK
OF THE SPANISH CRUISER.
1t In Now Stated to BE an Absolute
Fact That the Vessel Was sunk
by n Floating Torpedo Fired by =
Party of adventurous Cubana.

Philadelphia, Sept. pam entirely
different explanation of the sinking or
the Spanish cruiser Barcastegui and
the loss of forty-siX lives In the Har-
Dor of Havana on last Wednesday
night is made in letters received in
this city to-day by a distinguished
member of the Cuban revolutionary
party. According to the news tele-
Sraphed from Havana the day after
the catastrophe was due to a collision
between the cruiser and the merchant
steamer Mortera. 1t is now stated as
an absolute fact that the Barcastegui
was sunk by a floating torpedo
launched by an adventurous party of
Cubans. The Cuban leader who re-
ceived the letter said:
"The Spanish government knows
full well what sunk their best cruiser
III the Cuban waters and sen to
in command Of the Spanish navy in
Cuban waters, seven officers and
thirty-four men. We know here that
before the dispatch vas sent it was
carefully edited by the press censor.
The advices which l have received
said that on Monday night a party of
Cubans under the command of Capt.
Carlos Enrique, left Guantanamo in
Il steam launch, which was the recent
invention Of al American. 1t was an
ingenius device so constructed that it
could be launched some distance away
from the object aimed to he destroyed,
and then by Il piece of clockwork. eX-
plode in about fifteen minutes after it
is sent out. The little party on the
steam lounch had received these tor
pcdo launches only a week before.
Capt. Enrique selected Il point about
200 yards from the war vessel from
which to launch the torpedo. 1t was
slipped out and as soon as it was
gone Capt. Enrique gave orders to
steam away rs rapidly as possible.
The work of the torpedo was e.
more speedy than anticipated. Not
five minutes elapsed before it explod-
ed with a loud report that was heard
several miles away. From what those
on the boat say it must have gone off
about thirty feet away from the
cruiser and struck her in the starboard
side. 1t is true that the merchant
steamer Mortera was near the war
vessel at the time and that she. too,
suffered damage, but it was not seri-
IL by any means. and if the men on
board Of her had kept their heads they
might have saved some of the lives Of
those on board the Spanish cruiser"
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-09-28
CARE OF THE WOUNDED.
New System to be Pit in Operation

eW System to be Fut In
An order will be issued in a day or
two by the navy department laying
down directions for the removal Of
those injured to the sick bay.
This important subject has been al
most neglected by the authorities since
the formation of the new navy, and
each surgeon on board ship has been
left to devise his own method Of get
ting the wounded from the decks to
the operating room and there is a de-
ficient system on board each ship, the
men constantly receiving instruction
in new methods.
To obtain n uniform system for the
removal of the wounded below decks
the medical bureau Of the navy de-
partment recently gave consideration
to the subject and determined to place
a new system IN operation.
One of the main difficulties in the
successful lowering of the wounded
from the decks to the sick bay is the
small matches in the new navy. I'm
der the plan contemplated ordinary
hammocks will be distributed around
the spar and gun decks. Attendants
will place each wounded man in a
hammock and take two turns of the
flashing under the armpits SO as to
prevent him from falling out. A long
stretch bar will be attached to the
hammock, and it's occupants will be
lowered feet first. Trials of this sys-
TEN have already been held on board
the Chicago, and the results were sat
isfactory. Practice with the new sys-
TEN on board all United States e
of-war will begin when the order is
promulgated.-New York Herald.
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killed in a Land.lide.

Quebec, Sept. PA report comes
from st. Luc, Champlain county, of a
disastrous landslide on the Champlain
river Saturday night. Zephirim Nor
mandin's house was carried away and
five members of the family were
buried in the debris. Three children
escaped by jumping through the win
dows, one of whom has since become
insane as the result Of the calamity.
After great difficulty the residents Of
the vicinity succeeded in digging out
the five dead bodies. Further destruc-
tion is almost certain. as the river is
blocked with the detached earth and
the river bank is being inundated at
other points.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-09-28
MARKET
Lntest Quotations From Grain and
Live Stock Centers.

Live stock CenterS.
Chicago, Sept. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
her, 81 1-2c; December, SO 1-Sc; May,
&c. Corn-September, 81 3-Sc; Octo-
Der. 3S lie; November, % 1-Sc: May,
IS 7-Sa29c. Oats-September, 10 1-2c;
October, 1886; December, 10 Bic;
May. 20 3-4c. Pork-September, SIS;
October, $3.50; January. $685.; May,
1851 IL. Lard-September, $3.50; Oc-
tober. $3.50; January. $5:7 -; May,
1892 -. Ribs-September and Oc-
tober, $5.O5: January, $4.S2 ~.
Chicago, Sept. 24.-Hogs fairly ac-
tive at 1Oa15c decline; light, $3.SOa
4.45; mixed, S3.75a4.45; heavy, $3.G5a
4.4O; rough, $3.65a3.SO. Cattle-Tradc
slow and prices unchanged; steers,
So .5Oa5. rs; cows and bulls, $1.25a3.2 5;
Texans, $2a3.50; Westerns, $2.25a
4.335.
Minneapolis, Sept. 24.-Wheat-Sep-
TENDER closed at SO 1-Sc; December
opened at 81 1-4c and closed at 53 7-8c;
May opened at IS 1-4c and closed at
5Sc. ON track - No. 1 hard. 81 3-4c;
No. 1 Northern, so 3-4c; No. 2 North
ern, 80 lac.
Milwaukee, Sept. 24.-Flour steady
but quiet. Wheat lower; No. .
spring, SIC; No. 1 Northern, 5Sc; De-
cember, Sc. Corn dull and In
changed; No. 3. 81 1-2c. Oats lower;
No. 2 white, 22c; No. 3 white. 21a
81 3-4c. Barley weaker; No. 2, 41c;
sample, 29a42 1-2c. Rye lower; No. 1,
40 1-2c. Provisions lower; pork, $3.50;
lard, $3.50.
st. Paul, Sept. 24.-Hogs 5a10c low
err; quality better; good demand for
light and medium weights. Cattle
Very few cattle offered; good de-
mand for fat cattle and good quality
stockers at strong prices; Gamers
strong and active; common butcher
stuff slow and dragging.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1895-09-28
Hot in New York.

New York, Sept. "a. The official
thermometer of the weather bureau
to-day recorded the highest tempera-
ture ever taken by the department
OH this day in this city. The ther-
mometer registered SO degrees. The
mean temperature for the day a Sc,
which is % degrees above the normal.
The humidity was low, however. there
being only 40 per cent Of moisture in
the atmosphere. /: II.