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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-19
Rock island Route Excursfons.

April 23rd to Texas, Colorado, Okla
bona. Indian Territory, Kansas, New
Mexico and Louisiana, about one fare,
for round trip. Tickets good twenty
days and certain stop-oyer. Seq Rock
Island ticket agents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-04-19

Swedish Orchestra aud Chorus at Ham
ilton hall, tonight Admission, 25 cents
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-07-19
MUNICIPAL FOLLY.
New York Has Given Away Many of It's
Most Valuable Franchises.

Most Valuable Franchises.
The time has come to call a halt upon
the granting of public franchises in this
way. If New York city cannot itself
undertake to operate its street rail-
roads. and if it is not practicable, or if
1t Is deemed unwise that it should sup
ply gas and electricity, certainly it can
not be urged that it should give away
these valuable franchises without ade-
Quate return; and adequate return can
be secured only by granting these priv
ileges to private companies for a limit
ed time, and requiring that at the end
of stated per;od-not exceeding, say.
twenty-one years-there shall be re-
vision of the compensation to be paid
to the city. The net earnings of any
street railroad or gas company, or even
now of any electric light company, are
SO we'll assured that there is no doubt
capital would enter into them even UNI
der severe restrictions. This is also
true OF the telephone business. This
is not a new principle. but only the APP
plfcatiOn to these privileges of the prac-
tice that has always prevailed in re-
gard to the city's docks. piers. markets,
and ferries. The city of New York has
wisely retained the ultimate control of
Its own water front, and by a readjuSt-
ment every year Of rentals for its docks
and piers, and at longer intervals of
Its ferry privileges. 1t is deriving the
benefit of municipal growth and expan-
sion from those sources. The result is
gratifying, even though millions may
have been lost by official negligence or
corruption. The utmost advantage can
at any time be obtained by the city by
greater economy and watchfulness on
the part Of it's public officials. These
figures of increased revenue will carry
conviction of the value Of public fran
chises in New York city. The dock de-
partment was organized in 1870, and
since then it's gross annual revenues
have shown an increase from S3l5.52
In 1871 to 81 1885,. 65S for the year 1894, and
Its net yearly revenues, which in 1871
amounted to $143.000 had increased
twentythree years later to 81. 100000.
The ferry rents, which In the year 1879
were only 4.441, have been increased
to 1854. 2S0. We need only record the
earnings Of the Brooklyn bridge TO real
lie what has been gained to present and
future generations by retaining in pub
lie hands the control and ownership of
this great highway. The gross earn
ings have steadily increased from $685.
6S0.31 in 1885 to 81 .326. SOS. So I'm 1894. The
profits from public enterprises are SO
we'll assured that the public should be
continually on guard. Only a few years
ago practically an exclusive contract
for underground subways was author
lied by the legislature. without substan-
tial consideration to the city, which will
make 1t almost impossible ever to in
terefere with the monopoly of the Metro
politan Telephone, the Western Union,
and the Edison Illuminating companies,
the virtual owners OF this new corpora
ton controlling the subways.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-07-19
EDIBLE DOGS.
Bright Red CANNES Which Are a Del.
icacy in China.

The Chinese "chouchOu." or edible
log, resembles greatly the Pomeranian
breed. Its forehead is broad and its
muzzle quite pointed, though less SD
than the POmeranian. The ear is short.
erect and pointed forward. a little
rounded at the tip. The eyes are small
and black. the body short and thick.
/ The "chouchOu' has rough, thick hair
and a curled tail. There are two varie-
ties; one has long hair which is the
/ higher eSteemed-the dish of the richi
the other has short, thick hair. There
are three different colors. one entirely n
bright red; this is the aristocratic va
riety. The others are of different shades
/ of a dark tawny, with a black muzZle,
and of light tawny color with clear
muzzle. This last is the cOmmonest
kind. A general characteristic of this
race is that the tongue is blush black.
This color is not natural. however; the
puppies have red tongues. which begin
to grow dark at the end of fortnight or
three weeks. 1t is rare that one of them
born with black tongue. The Chou
chous" are rare in Europe. In France NJ.
Waldeck Rousseau, the statesman and
lawyer. is about the only person VINO
owns one NJ. Rousseau, by the way. is
said TO possess the only Siamese eats in
Europe. In England the Prince of Wales
has three pairs of "chOuchOus" in his
magnificent kennels in Sandringham.
/ One of these dogs, Joss. is now quite old,
being about sixteen years of age. After
having been a favorite OF the Princess
Of Wales he is now relegated to corner
on account of his infrmities. Plumpie,
who is another of The same race. as re-
placed him in the Princess affections
and accompanies her on all Her jour
neys. The other two dogs of this spe-
cies owned by the Prince of Wales are
Box and Fox. a pair entirely brownish
red. with black muZzles, and Buzz and
| FuZZ, who are of the tawny breed.
with lighter muzZles. 1t is generally
! believed that the comestible dogs of the
Chinese is the common variety with
purple skin entirely devoid of hair eX-
cept little about the head, but these
| blue dogs of China-incorrectly 50
! called, since they are encountered else
where in Asia and Turkey-are only
species which suffer from hereditary
/ skin disease. The manner of preparing
| these dogs for the table is the same as
| in vogue in the case of sucking pigs,
| and in China there is no formal dinner
or grand banquet without 'chouchou'
as the piece de resistance. decked out in
the same way as pigs are on European
tables or American free-lunch counters.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-07-19
NO ELOPEM EMIT.
The Girls Mother Nipped Their
Plans.

The plan to elope had already been
laid and everything was ready but the
crossing to jefferson and having the
ceremony performed, says Louisville
special. The young couple who had
planned the elopement was destined t.
meet with an indispensable obstac' =.
the day that the wedding W. ,dke
place The young man + - case is
only IS years of age. Will the girl is
only 16 Miss Mamie Wagner, a pretty
little girl from Harrodsburg, has for
some time been visiting the family of
Mr.. James Van Arsdale, $40 Twenty
ninth street, and a short while ago she
became acquainted with August
Hermes, a young man living in this
city. They formed great attachment
for one another. After short court
ship the young man proposed to the
girl, and, although her mother was in
Harrodsburg and knew nothing of the
affair, she accepted the proposal and
Sunday was set for the wedding day
Hermes' family and several friends
were making the necessary prepara-
tions and everything was smooth sail
ing for a time. Mr.. Van Arsdale, how
ever, began thinking over the matter
and decided that it would not be right
for him to allow the girl to marry while
in his keeping. so he telegraphed to her
mother. Mrs. Wagner arrived and in a
few words she expressed her views on
the question. They were not altogether
favorable to the plans of the young
couple. The mother thought that the
matter was settled, but she was badly
mistaken. While the family were at
the breakfast table the girl thought she
would make one more attempt TO marry
Hermes, and, slipping out of the house.
she proceeded to the home of the young
man. In a short time the mother no.
ticed that her daughter was missing
She started toward the Hermes resi-
dence and on the way met Patrolman
Tuley, to whom she told her story. The
policeman accompanied the woman to
the house of the Hermes. The girl still
declared that she would marry the boy,
and it was decided that the best thing
that could be done was to take her to
the police station. While there the pO-
liceman told her that if she would not
go with her mother the law would have
to take it's course. Miss Wagner evil
IDENTIFY did not like the looks of the sta
ton and she finally said she would go
with her mother rather than be locked
up.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-07-19
SIX KINDS OF A HOG.
Railroad Nuisances Which Come with
tho Warm Weather.

THE car hog is more and more in
evidence every day." said a car con-
ductOr the other day to a New
York World man. THE warm wealth
er develOpeS traits that have been
dormant with the winter. L have
| counted six different varieties Of the
breed in a week. I used to be a raiser
of stock in more prosperous days and
I'm a good judge. The most common
sort is that of the fellow who occupies
more room than he needs; never sees
that he could make room for anybody
and is evidently the same when he is
at home I'll bet he's the man who gets
the morning paper first, reads it to him.
self, gives no one else a chance and
carries it down town in his pocket.
Then there's the fellow who crosses
his legs and when any one seeks to
pass simply turns his foot edgeways,
so that twice as much dirt is rubbed off
on a womans dress and he gets half
shine for nothing If a bigger man
stands still and glares at him he will
unfold his legs, but only then. This is
the same animal who likes to stretch
out in cross seats on the IL and clean
his boots on the edge of the seat.
The third of the species is less bold
than his brothers. He is the chap who.
when some one gets up, leaving a seat
vacant. although there's a tired woman
maybe next to him, pumps into the
vacant spot, for she has had her back
turned and the opportunity was-and
always is-in fact, never neglected by
him. The fourth sort is the rooster who
reads another mans paper over his
shoulder / saw one the other day who
was SO interested in one article that
he didn't see that the man who held
the paper was furtively and amusedly
regarding him. The fact was brought
to his attention. however, by the paper
being pushed in front of his face and
then withdrawn, and when he looked
up a dozen smiling faces made his turn
fairly sallow. The fifth is really only
pig. He's not grown. but thinks he
is. His nOSe-that'S not the word but
1T will dds retrOusse, and the little
bristles under it are carefully cared
for He likes to crowd close to a pretty
girl and stare at her with a yearning
look. If he sits opposite her his eyes
rarely wander from hers. L saw one
young woman stare at the feet of one
of that sort for five minutes. He pulled
them back and fidgeted them about,
finally resting upon his toes. She kept
right on staring and he became very
uncomfortable. I'm told that's a sure
remedy. He finally got out on the
platform. The last OF the railroad
hogs l know, although there may be
others, is the one who opens his news
paper SO as TO shut out the view of
those on either side of him. If he'd
fold it down the center of the page
but, pShaw, he won't"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-07-19
No More CrinOlines.

We had hoped better things of Fash
ion, but nothing seems able to stop her
on the road of extravaganza down
which she is slipping. Skirts and sleeves
are pyramidal. and large-sized
pillow would hold within the folds
of a balloon sleeve. One thing.
however, saves modern fashions
from being utterly ungrateful-stiff-
ness is banished, skirts hang in soft
folds, and sleeves are loosely draped
without a soupcon of crinoline or buck
ram. In fact, in this consists the novel
ty of the seasons toilets. They repudiate
all stiff Innings. and the triumph of a
good modiste is to accumulate hollow
plaits and dropping folds without the
aid of any artificial support. OF course,
there must be unders kirts, and we shall
certainly see a return to fiounced
starched petticoats, but the dress itself
stands on the strength of its own mate
rial. The only Innings used are thin silk
or satinette.-EX.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-07-19
Murdered Her Stepdaughter.

Mrs. Zoe Larh, wife of a prominent
and wealthy farmer at Saltwater, o. T.,
shot and killed her stepdaughter. Mrs
MacHenry. The two women quarreled
and the daughter left the house. When
she returned she was met at the door
by Mrs. Larh, who told her that if she
came In she would kill her. Mrs Mac
Henry turned around to leave. but Mrs
Larh mistook her motion and thought
she was entering the door. She shot
her just above the heart Mrs. Larh
gave herself up. There Is some talk
Of mob law
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-07-19
WEALTH Of THREE NATIONS
United States, France and England the
Greatest Competitors.

The reported valuation of all prop
erty in the United States by the census
or 1890 was So, 037, 091 ,197, or 81 036 per
capita for the entire population. This
enumeration, however, dealt with prop
erty located in the United States, and
did not go into the question where it
was owned. If the estimate of Mr..
Robert Giffen is correct. that So ,000,-
100000 in foreign capital was invested
in this country in 1880. probably an
even larger amount is so invested at
the present time. Deduction should
also be made for the high value put
upon waste public lands in the census,
with the net result that the per capita
valuation of the United States would
be reduced to about $3.50, or 81, $50 for
family of five. Estimates made by
careful economists, who come pretty
near agreement among themselves, put
the valuation Of Great Britain about
nine years ago at $4,000, OOO, 900, and
that of France at $40, 900 900. 900. This
would afford per capita valuation of
s1,S3S for Great Britain and S1,0S1 for
France, making the valuation for
family of five $500 in Great Britain,
and S5,405 in France. The figures of
France are placed somewhat higher by
some authors, and the total in both
countries include careful estimates Of
the large holdings of foreign securities,
some of them covering property located
In the United States. The great hold
ings of foreign securities, estimated to
amount in Great Britain to about S.
100000 900. explain to large extent the
adverse balance of foreign trade con-
stantly shown by the British statistics
Great Britain would long ago have
been denuded of her gold and become
bankrupt If the excess of imports over
exports shown by her trade statistics
were true measure of her financial
condition. The fact that over $500 000,-
900 is due her annually in interest
charges upon British capital abroad ex-
plains how she can afford to import sew
eral hundred million pounds sterling of
foreign merchandise which she exports
France is estimated to hold $4,000, 000,
900 of foreign securities. largely Italian
and Spanish, and she also has been able
to show large balance of imports
during the last two decades, while pill
Ing up in the vaults of the Bank Of
France and distributing through her
monetary circulation a larger mass Of
coin than any other commercial coun-
try.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-07-19
Why He Changed His Mind.

"Some persons" said a well-known
detective. SAY it Is wrong to arrest a
man we know to be a criminal simply
because he is apt To break the law. I
had friend who was very strongly
opposed to this custom and who used
to talk n great deal about liberty, the
pursuit of happiness and constitutional
rights. He was having his shoes black
ened at a corner stand one day, when a
young fellow ran from the saloon on
the corner, grabbed my friends watch
and ran away with II. He learned that
the fellow was well-known in the neigh
borhood as thief and that he had
been i'm prison several times. When my
friend came to me to have me try to
catch the thief and recover his watch
/ told him / would do my best and
asked him if he did not think 1t would
not have been better had this we'll
known thief been locked up, SO that he
could not be placed in temptations
way. He just looked at me and smiled,
but / know he has changed his mind,
and that he now believes that any man
who ever stole a shoestring should be
imprisoned for life. FIX.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-07-19
Snakes at tome inside a Cow,

Nicholas Gradner, a well-known and
prosperous farmer of near Portersville,
Butler county, Pa. was in the city and
told the following remarkable story,
which is vouched for by reliable people
He said that seven days ago n valua BILE
COW belonging TO the family was miss
ing, and that yesterday the animal was
found dead. lying among the cranber-
ry bushes in the swamp \ veterinary
surgeon named Porter happened along
by that time and said he had Il curiosi-
ty to know the cause of the animals
death. He proceeded to hold Il post
mortem on the body. While he was at
work fourfoot black snake crawled
from the mouth of the dead cow and
succeeded in escaping in the under
brush. The doctor was considera bly,
startled. but he proceeded with his
work, and when he had reached the
stomach he was Mortified 10 find that
1t was fairly alive with little black
snakes from six to eight inches in
length. Thirty-twO of the reptiles
were slaughtered and a few escaped It
Is now supposed that the mother snake
In some manner crawled into the nos
trfls OF the COW while she was eating
and that the little snakes. which are
known to find refuge in the interior OF
the old one, followed.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-07-19
NEW WOMAN IDEA SPREADS.
Experience of a Suburbanite i'm Search
of a Cook.


"You can't tell where you will find
the new woman next" said the sub
urbanite as he reached his Office and
began preparing for his day of work.
whats the matter now?" asked the
cashier.
advertised for a cook" explained
the suburbanite. You wouldn't expect
a cook to be a new woman, would
you?"
well, hardly"
"Of course not. Well, the night after
L had advertised the door bell rang and
/ went to the door myself. There stood
a rather neatly dressed woman and"
did she want To know your poll
tics?'
mo. nothing of that sort"
Ibid she demand the right to attend
all suffrage conventions"
Certainly not"
"Wel, then, what was there remark
able about her?'
That's what I'm tryin' to tell you
She wanted to know if we'd advertised
for cook and l told her we had. Wei.
she said, Il was out taking little eN
ercise on my wheel. SO L thought Ia
take a run out here and apply for the
position.
did she wear boomers" asked the
cashier.
Look herer' demanded the suburb
ante. do you think I'd have an imi-
tation Turk in my kitchen?"
Not now admitted the cashier.
"but 1 guess well have to come to it,
Think of a cook or waitress in
bloomers!'-EX.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-07-19
Jim Has the Proof.

Last Thursday jim Good. the butch
er, Killed snake between Irwin and
Harrison City that measured eight feet
eleven inches. says the Snake City En-
terprise. 1t was of variety unknown
In this section; the oldest inhabitants
say they never saw one like it before.
From the mead about one-third of the
length 1t was black, and from there for
about another third it was notified
black and red, and from there TO the
end OF the tail 1t was bright steel
blue. The most curious thing about
1t was the tail. which was divided for
about six inches; in fact. it had n COM
plete double tail. Anyone doubling
this can call on Jim, and he'll show
them the very club he killed 1t with
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-07-19
HIGH TEMPERED
The Girl Queen of Holland Has Out
bursts of Anger.

Queen Wilhelmina of Holland is by
no manner of means the "docile, SUBJ
missive, and sweet-tempered girl that
she has been represented to be by the
English press during her recent visit
to London. On the contrary, she is
exceedingly hot-tempered and passion
ate. and is preserved from being down.
right intolerable only by her warm
heart, which causes her quickly to re-
greet any pain she may have inflicted
in a moment of anger.
Docility and submssiveness are
about the last qualifications that could
be accorded to her. The members of
the royal household at The Hague tell
very amusing stories Of the battles
royal that take place between the
young queen and her fat and. in the
main, good-humOred mother. who eX-
periences the greatest difficulty in pre-
venting her daughter from giving way
to all those eXtravagant and often pre-
posterous impulses to which young
girls of 10 and 16 are so prone.
Indeed, Queen Wilheimina has been
known to threaten her mother with all
sorts of royal reprisals when she as
cends the throne, and those who imag-
inc that she will permit herself to be
swayed by the lady who administers
the regency with SO much sagacity and
common sense will find themselves very
much mistaken.
She gives every promise of ultimate
ly treating her mother in the same way
as Queen Victoria did the Duchess of
Kent Queen Victoria was scarcely Is
years of age when she assembled the
British throne and was fully as high
tempered and warm-hearted as young
Queen Wilhelmina.
Yet as soon as she became queen she
coolly relegated her moth5' to the
background and declined to be influ-
enced or led by her in any way whatso-
ever, seeking counsel of comparative
strangers and showing considerable
amount of animosity to persons such as
Sir John COnrOy and others of her
mothers encourage. who in accordance
with the instructions of the duchess
had made point of treating the royal
girl with good deal of strictness, not
to say severity.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-07-19
Late Literary News.

80 will he paint me the way want,
As bOnny rs a grille.
or will he paint me an ugly tyke,
And he id to Mr. Nerli'
But still and on and which ever it is.
lie is a canty Kerlie,
The Lord protect the back and neck
of honest Mr.. Nerli."
This, one of the last verses ever
witten by Robert Louis Stevenson, is
In reference to the portrait of himself,
which is given TO the public with his
verse for the first time in the July Cos
mopolitan. The lines might have come
from the pen of Burns, and are inimit-
able in their way. The portrait was de
clared by Stevenson himself to he the
best ever painted of him. In this same
number of the Cosmopolitan Rudyard
Kipling tells an Indian story, to which
Remington adds charming illustrations
Mrs. Burton Harrison makes a serious
study of New York society in 1.-The
Myth of the Four Hundred" and Kate
Douglas Wiggin contributes story of
one of the most delightful OF Welsh
retreats. The Cosmopolitan was, with
this number, reduced to ten cents per
copy, and as consequence, notwith
standing its large edition, it was tout of
print" on the third day of publication.