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are inland among the healthy high
lands, but to reach these the French
must march through a low country
reeking with fever and disease germs.
The most potent aid of the Hoyas are
these low countries, which kill off
the invaders by the hundred. 1t is
almost impossible to move heavy guns
from the coast to the highlands, be
cause the intervening country is little
better than quagmire. The question
of transporting rations is also a SER
ious one for the French, as the natives
destroy food before allowing it to fall
into the hands of the invaders. They
have also threatened to destroy all of
their cities by fire rather than see
them in possession of the French.
The Hovas worry the French in the
marches through the low countries by
annihilating detached parties and plac-
ing almost insurmountable obstacles in
the roads. No decisive victory has yet
been gained by the French although
the war has been going on in a desul-
tory fashion for nearly a year
On November II begins the new year
in the Malagasy calendar, and the
tenth day of the new year is always
celebrated in extraordinary fashion
Business is suspended and the sover-
friends for at least that day SO lit
orally is the command obeyed that
wives return to their divorced nus
bands Gifts are exchanged the country
over. At O'Clock on the evening of
November u there is. a saIvo of ar
tillery and the native dignitaries, along
with distinguished Europeans, hasten
to the palace of Silver There the
queen is found enthroned upon a dias
covered with red velvet The servants
of the queen file past Offering presents.
Then the prime minister makes a long
speech, reviewing the events of the
year just closed praising the virtues
of the queen and holding up to the
people the wisdom of her government,
which is his own. AS he reviews each
act of government he asks whether it
was just and right, and the shouted
reply from the assembled company is
Mariner izay" cit is truerD
When the speech is done the rela-
tives of the queen. from her oldest
uncle to her tiniest nephew, file before
her bearing spoons for preparing the
traditional rice. Before the rice is
presented the queen disappears behind
a curtained screen, where a basin of
warm water has been made ready and
takes a rlth. The cannon announce
that the publication of the royal per-
son is complete, and the queen. hav-
ing dressed, returns to the throne. She
bears now an OK horn filed with
water from her bath. Having wet her
fingers with the water she streaks her
forehead with different caste marks.
and. having sprinkled those round
about she solemnly eats several spoons
full OF rice, the first cooked in the
country since the opening Of the new
year. This ends the Official fete. but
it is continued next day and for sew
eral days thereafter by the people
throughout the country with various
observances and much zeal The queen
let's loose in the streets of the capital
half dozen fat cattle, which are
madly pursued by the people, the first
man to bring down and seize one Of
the beasts becoming its possessor.
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that could be twisted to mean the sur
render of the sovereign rights of the
queen.
The treaty was accepted by the Mala-
gasy only when the French govern
ment, eager to end the war in which
Frenchmen had persisted like sheep in
the deadly climate of the coast without
gaining d single advantage for their
country, authorized the French pleni-
pOtentiary to dispense with the word
"protectorate.
France was to represent Madagascar
in her foreign relations, and the queen
was to govern the whole island except
a few small districts on the coast and
the nearby islands which France had
acquired from 1921 to 1885.
But France has chosen to treat her
agreement with Madagascar as the
thin edge of the wedge leading to
protectorate. Her resident at the CAPT
tai has been accused of meddHng with
the queens land concessions and with
consular jurisdiction. The Hovas say
he has put his finger into all sorts of
domestic affairs, and he brought many
French soldiers to the capital, though
by the treaty he had a right to bring
fifty soldiers and no more to guard the
residency.
Matters went from bad to worse, and
finally near the close of last year the
resident demanded on behalf of France
that Hovas should recognize the pro
tectorate," that the French should have
the right to plant garrisons where they
wished to do so, and that no conces-
sions should be valid unless approved
by the resident The Hovas refused
to yield these demands. the resident
withdrew in high dudgeon to the coast
and the French began preparations for
the war,
The Natives Adore Her.
The natives have the most absolute
and abiding faith in their queen. The
crafty prime minister nourishes and
encourages this belief and to an out
slider the power of the queen seems I'M
limited. But She is only the mouth
piece of her husband, and she carries
out his ideas with an energy and dra-
matte power which evoke rare enthu-
siasm. She was crowned on her TWEEN
ty-second birthday, in November of
1888, and is not quite thirty-fve years
old. When the French made their first
offensive moves the national assem-
bly, of the country was then in EDrog-
ress and the queen, under the direc-
ton of her husband, seized the oppor-
tunity to stir up patriotism among her
subjects.
Draznatic Speech.
On this occasion she stood up in the
center of 10000 OF her subjects and
waving a sword above her head de-
cIared that she would lead her sol.
diers to war against the French
Continuing, she said: We want peace
with all the world. We love peace
and hate war, but we will fight until
we die to keep the land God gave us
and our fathers preserved. The french
are landing on our coast to efface our
flag. to destroy our government, and
to make US merely part of themselves.
Oh, the shame Of it, We have sought
no war with France, but we will fight
till every home is burned and every
man has persisted before we will sub
NIT to such q disgrace. What Hova
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STANDARD AND DWARF PEARS.

STANDARD AND DWARF PEARS
Both standard and dwarf pears are
desirable for planting The advantage
with dwarf pears is that they come
into bearing early and never attain
a great size, hence are well adapted
to planting where the ground is
limited. Then they usually come into
bearing so early, two or three years
after planting out, that several crops
may be secured before blight kills the
trees. They are, however, not as long
lived trees as the standards, and in
one sense this is an objection as it
necessitates planting oftener But it
will be an exception even on a small
place, when it will be best to plant a
few dwarf pear trees, the number be-
ing proportional to the number of
trees planted. Standard pears, if kept
healthy are very long-lived and they
will bear fruit long time, but thev
are longer coming into bearing than
the dwarf and need considerable more
sun. When planted for family use
two or three varieties can be planted
to good advantage-an early, medium
and late, in order to lengthen out the
sea son
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is now waging against Madagascar is
easily explained. The French are
seeking to establish protectorate
over the whole island with the ulti-
mate design undoubtedly of annexing
it outright The Houvas deny that in
the treaty of peace they signed with
France in 1885, or in any other docu-
ment. they ever gave France the right
to assume a protectorate over the is
land. The overtures for peace in 1885
again and again broke down because
the Hovas would not have the obnox-
ious word in the treaty or anything
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SMALL FRUITS ON THE FARM.
How Not 40 GROW Them.

In closing an interesting bulletin on
"Bush Fruits" William B. Atwood,
the horticulturist of the Virginia Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station, offers a
few suggestions for the consideration
of farmers.
The ordinary method, he says, of
growing bush fruits in the farmer
garden, along the fence rows, or in
situations where culture is quite i'm
possible, is doubtless the worst sort
of system ever devised; and the COM
mon prevalence of this no-system is
probably largely responsible for the
lack of interest in the culture of these
very wholesome valuable fruits They
have from custom, generally been rele-
gated to the fence row and out-of-the-
way situations until most farmers have
come to look upon them as unworthy
of better treatment; and the fact that
they have grown and borne fruit. after
fashion, even in these untoWard sit
uatiOns, has encouraged, more or less.
this slovenly method of treatment.
If farmers, and every person who
owns small area of available ground.
can once be brought to a realization of
the food value and healthfulness of
these fruits. and the ease and GER
IdlHly WITH Wnlch they can be grown.
doubtless the methods of culture com
planned of will be abandoned. Com
mercial growers have, of course. long
since given to these fruits as good Gull
ture as to any general crop.
None of the brush fruits should ever
be planted where they cannot be Gull
tivated with ease on both sides of the
row, and to allow weeds and grass to
grow up and choke them, is to invite
disease and insect injury. For ease Of
cultivation the garden should be a
long, rectangular plot of ground. and
unless absolutely necessary, should not
be fenced at all. Sooner or later farm
ers will learn that all useless and un-
necessary fences simply serve as har-
borS for vermin and insects without ad-
ding one dollar in value to the place.
Fence the stock where it must be done.
but let the plants have free air, sun
light and good culture
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WHAT AN ACRE or FRUIT con-
TAINS.

As it is not generally known how
much fertilizer a crop Of fruit viii re-
move from the soil the following
statement by Prof. j. W Fields. of the
Pennsylv snia Experiment Station, is
Of interest.
An acre of apples. producing 500
bushels. removes from the soil "a
pounds Of nitrogen. pounds of phos-
phoric acid and "a pounds of potash,
all valued at 1914 An acre Of pears.
yielding $50 bushels, removes Is pounds
nitrogen, pounds phosphOric acid and
d pounds Of potash, total value $3.50.
Grapes, harvesting S,160 pounds per
acre. contain Is pounds nitrogen,
pounds of phosphorlc acid. % pounds
potash. worth 1851. OF peaches, the
report was not complete, but the yield
per acre was $50 bushels containing s
pounds OF phosphoric acid and 10
pounds Of potash. These figures show
plainly prepondnrance of potash.
Potash may be supplied in cotton-seed
hull ashes and wood ashes, and bones
and animal matter are also a valuable
fruit fertilizer.
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The French are not having an easy
time of it, although the Hovas are
poorly armed and lack the knowledge
of modern warfare. In regular battle
the French would have little trouble
in disposing of them, but the Hovas
appreciate their weakness and refuse
to allow the French to draw them in
to an open fight.
All of the rich cities of Madagascar
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All Cream Tartar tested and found
pure, before it is uses in the max
ing of the new High Grade Three
Crown T'aIzirE Powder.
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A QUEEN WHO
CHEWS THE WEED
She Is the Queer Ruler of TIada-
gaSCar.
TIE WAR WITH FRANCE
VERY LITTLE HEARD OF THE
TROUBLESOME TIMES.

Cause of the War Which France is
Now WaginE Against Madagascar
-ChnrgeS Made BY the HOvas-A
Dramatic speech Recently DeIiv-
cred to Fifty Thousand of Her
Subjects.
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AIM AT QUALITY.
season.

Educate your fruit growers, your pack
ers, your eyaporators and your Gamers
TO aim at quality instead of mere guam
nty says Colni4n's Rural World Make
The fruit both beautiful TO the eye and
delicious to the palate, and YOU need
have no apprehension of the future of
your fruit Industry ] base this remark
upon the apparcdt fact that large PRO
portion of the fruit growers Gas we'll as
some of tie packers and canners) either
lack the necessary knowledge or skill
t. secure The best results, or are ignorant
Of the fact that choice, delicious goods
can generally be sold at a reasonable
price, even when common unsightly goods
so begging at a loss. But this>>.s not all.
Every pound of unpalatablc dried fruit
and every can of sloppy unripe fruit
discourages the purchaser from duplicat-
ini his order. while every pound of deli
cious prunas and every can of ripe. fine
favored apricots, pears ard peaches,
packed in good syrup, whets the appetite
for more. until the fruit finds regular
place on the table of the purchaser.
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LEADING BUSINESS FIRMS OF SALT LAKE CITY,
BREWERS.

ANHEUsER-BUSCH BREWING co.
Tel. Nos $40 and 3s2.
FISCHER A. BREWING CO.,
$50 South Tenth West
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THINNING FRUITS.

1t is seed-growing THAT exhausts the
vitality. says H. j. Hale, the veteran
peach-grower Of Connecticut and
Georgia. There are no more seeds in
a large fruit than in a small one, and
a large one doesn't take any more vi
tally out OF a Tree. If a Kieffer pear
tree has on it 1000 pears, and you
take off 500 Of them. the balance viii
weigh as much as the whole of them
and bring more money without weak
ening the tree only half as much. Our
rule for thinning peaches is not to
leave one within four inches of an
other.
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LAWYERS.

LAWYERS.
PENCE & ALLEN,
BOOTH, LEE & GRAY,
62-65 Commercial Block. Tel. 507.
ANDERSON & ANDERSON,
Eagle Building. Rooms 2-3.
COCHRAN & MURPHY,
JENNINGS VIM. c.,
U. S. Commissioner. II Eagle Block.
POWERS. STRAUP & LIPPMAN,
Eagle Block. Tel 1856
sos Mccormick Building.
SHEPARD RICHARD B..
37-40 Commercial Block.
sTAYNER CHAS VIE McCornick
Block Chancery cases. Coll. in Europe.
FLAVoRING EXTRACTS.
AMERICAN MFG. CO.,
273 South West Temple.
PIANOS, ORGANS AND MUSIC.
CALDER'S MUSIC PALACE,
At West First South.
DAYNEs & COULTER.
sc South Main
coALTER & sNELGRovE CO.
6S South Main.
STOVES AND RANGES.
SCHOPPE. F. E. & CO.,
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a TROUBLESOME War.

is there who cares to survive his coun-
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NOTICE.

Whereas. A petition signed by the owners of
the majority of the front feet AUDITING on EleV-
enth street. between Van Buren, and Harrison
streets have petitioned the mayor and council
men of the city of Topeka, to pave and curb
said street between the points above mentioned
and
Whereas, Said petition has been ordered
spread upon the journal of the city of Topeka,
and
Whereas. 1t is necessary for the safety, con-
venlence and comfort of the citizens of said city
that said Eleventh street, between the points
above mentioned pc improved. therefore be it
Resolved. By the mayor and councilmea of the
city of Topeka that The necessity OF grading
curbing and paving Eleventh street between
Van Buren, and Harrison streets in said city be
and the same is hereby declared. The paving
thereof to be made OF Shawnee county Vltrifed
brick; and be it further
Resolved, That notice of this declaration be
given by publication of this resolution for six
days in the Official newspaper of the city of To-
peka as required by law.
JOHN ELLIOTT.
hereby certify that the above resolution
passed the council of the city of Topeka, No
Vember 26, 1895.
s. s. MCFADDEN.
[sEALl City Clerk.
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General MoKeuzie,s Pun.

A story about General Miles was told by
the general himself soon after his appoint
ment to the Office of brigadier general Tt
seems that General Miles and General Nc
Kenzie were old friends, but close rivals
for the coveted position, though the former,
by amiabi1ity of manner, newspaper repu-
tation and seniority of rank, led slightly.
One evening the two generals were smok-
ing together out of doors, when General
Mckenzie, looking upward at particu-
larly bright star, said, There is Miles be-
tween me and that star''-the star being,
of course, the insignia Of brigadier.-
Boston Post
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Five Cents a Line.
SITUATIONS wAN1ED-FREE.

Are you in need of work? If SO, you are at
liberty to use these columns for assistance in
that direction. While this notice appears the
STATE JOURNAL will publish free on Saturday.
Monday and Tuesday, for Topeka or Kansas
people. all notices of situations Wanted nos
exceeding FIVE lines. or thirty-fve words. in
length, provided that all advertisements OF that
nature are handed in previous to ten O'Clock
Saturday morning; also on Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday. all advertising of this class
handed in by ten O'Clock Wednesday morning.
No advertisements of this nature to be started
except on Saturdays and Wednesdays. No obi
CATION is incurred on the part of the advertiser.
No worthy and needy man or woman need hest
tate to take advar tage of this offer. No one in
business or having employment is expected to
take advantage of it. but all others are invited
o avail themselves freely.
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TSEAL1
(First published on the 2nd day of December
1885, in the official city paper.)
NOTICE.
TOPEKA, KANSAS.
November 80, 1895.
To Whom it May Concern:

To Whom it May Concern:
Notice is hereby given that we the underslgn-
ed residents and free holders OF the city of To-
peka Kansas Albert Parker John r. Film
wood and w. S. Charles, were duly appointed
by the mayor and council of the city of Topeka.
and having duly qualified as appraisers, to as
certain the actual value of the land proposed to
be taken under ordinance No. 1921. approved
November 23rd. 1895. for the purpose of widen
ing Kansas avenue. north. between Gordon
street and Eairchild street in said city, and also
to assess and appraise the DAMAGES and bene-
fits arising therefrom to the lots and pieces of
property lying and situated in the benefit dis
tricC created and established by said ordinance
which Is described as follows, to-Wit:
Beginning at a point where the center line
of the alley between Kansas avenue and Quincy
street in North Topeka, intersectS the center
the center line of said Laurent street to its in
tersection with the center line of the alley be-
tween Kansas avenue and Jackson street;
thence northery along the center line OF said
alley to its intersection with the center line of
line of Gordon street to its intersection with
the center line of Central avenue; thence north
along the center line of Central avenue to its
intersection with the center line of the east and
west alley i'll HolZefS subdivision; thence east
ery along the center of said alley to its inter
section with the center line of the north and
south alley between Kansas avenue and Cen
trail avenue; thence northerly along the center
line of said alley to its intersection with the
center line of kiouS street; thence eaSterly
along the center line of Kious street to Its in
tersecuon with the center line of the
street; thence Southerly along the center line
of said alley to place of beginning.
And also to make a true valuation and ap-
praiSement of all the lots and pieces of ground
Situated in said benefit district without regard
to the buildings or improvements thereon.
And notice is hereby further given that we
will meet as such appraisers on the 18th day
OF December, at 10 O'Clock q. IN. of said day at
No. 1909 Kansas avenue, north in said benefit
district for the purpose of ascertaining the &C
tual value and making appraisement of tho
property and assessing the damages and bene-
fits as aforesaid.
ALBERT PARKER,
j. K. ELLINWOOD,
W. S. CHARLES,
Appraisers
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Ordinance No. 1923.

AN ORDINANCE to appropriate money out Of
ment Fund. General Improvement Fund.
Metropolitan Police Fund. Indemnity Fund
plumb ers). Opening Alley Fund (between
Western avenue and Fillmore StreeO. JUdg-
ment Fund, Sidewalk Fund and Library
Fund.
Be it Ordained by the Mayor and Councnmen
of the City of Topeka:
SECTION /. That the sum of ten thousand
nine hundred siXty-four and 90-100 dollars be
and the same is hereby appropriated out of the
General Revenue Fund Fire Department Fund,
General Improvement Fund, Metropolitan Po-
lice Fund. Indemnity Fund. (PlumberS), Open
ing Alley Fund. (beEween Western avenue and
Fund and Library Fund to pay payrols and
claims against the city of Topeka for the month
ending November 39th. 1895. as follows:
General Revenue fund. ................S1,7 S5 80
Fire Department fund Observation-Disclosures. 2,192 IS
General Improvement fund -........... 1856 &c
Metropolitan Police fund .............. ,4S5 l6
Indemnity Fund (PlumberS) ...... .... rs 90
Opening Alley Fund (between West
ern avenue and Fillmore Streot) g. 90
Judgment Fund. Observation-Disclosures. $50 50
Sidewalk Fund NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. l07 %
Library Fund NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. GAS y
S1O964 80
SEC. ?. This ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after its publication in the
official city paper.
Passed the council December 2nd. 1895.
Approved December 3rd. 1895.
lskAL] G. A. FELLOWs, Mayor.
Attest. S. 8. MCFADDEN.
City Clerk.
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MONEY.
THE AMERICAN STEAM BATH IN
ER

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eases. guarantee permanent cure of the
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money needed until cured. Write or see me
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LAuNpRIES-

A MEXICAN STEAM LAUNDRY. A. G.
IA Kearing, manager. 112 West Seventh ST.
Short time work a speciality. Special pains
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December 3, 1895.
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MEMS HArTERs & oUTFIrTERs


EyAGLE & CURRY, sole agents for the cele-
Fine neck wear a specially. Look at our line
of soc ties.
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ART STORE.

w L. TRUMBULL. 700 Kansas ave., fine
w . art store. etchlngs. water colors, Berlin
photos, etc. Dresden pastel colors. Latest
novelties in framing and mouldingS.
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browne g. GARvIN. 1905 Topeka ave. Fresh
Full line Heinz's pickles and preserves.
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LIVERY STABLES.

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IT B. McCURDY. V. s., prop. ia West 5th st.
y" Graduate Ontario Veterinary College,
Toronto. Fine turnoutS. Boarding a specially.
Personal supervision feature. Tel. 166.
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WANTED-HELP.

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MILLINERY.

~~~~o-oO~-~~~-~~~~~.~-~~~O ~~@-~~oco~~~~~~-~-~
n HE BAZAAR. Miss NJ. b. Kahr, sos Kan
4 sas ave. The latest Partisan modes, and
fashionable trimmer. Prices the lowest and
styles the best.
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TOPEKA COFFEE & SPICE MILLS.


" D. GILES & CO.. Oh Kansas ave. Tea,
He Japanese goods. etc RoasterS of coffee.
Makers OF pure spices. baking powder and
flaVoring extracts. Telephone II.