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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-27

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-27

The free-fo all and 2:10 races at Hol-
ton will be interesting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-27
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ASKED.

What will cure my dandruff? What
will stop my hair falling out? What will
cure the eczema of my scalp? What will
cure my badness and make hair grow
on my bald head?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-27

The German Hair Restorer is guaran-
Eeed to absolutely cure all of the above
diseases of the scalp, and to make the
hair grow on bald heads by the use of
one bottle of the Restorer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-27

Sc 80 EaltOn.
See the fastest horses in America.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-27

Call at A. c. Klingaman's drug store
on East Sixth street, or if your druggist
does not handle our goods, call at labor
atOry, 634 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-27

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-27

Police Judge HattOn of Wichita gives
the number of DRINKS for the same
period as 1873, and at Leayenworth the
Times figures out that there were only
113 arrests for drunkenness.
The Leavenworth Times, speaking edi-
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-28
CHANGES IN CHINA.

Two Important Events OF Recent Occur
renee In the Celestial Empire.
The death of Prince Ch'un, the fethe,
Of the present Emperor of China, has
been accompanied by two changes, sayi
the Philadelphia Press, which betoker
great alterations in the spirit, tendency
and avowed purpose of the powerful but
inscrutable, and often invisible, great
personages who sway the destinies OF
China, surround the throne, and wiele
despotic power-yet are often unknown
not only to Europe, but to Europeans
long resident in China.
The first of these changes relates N
the access of foreign Ambassadors to the
presence of the Emperor. For Chinese
this is accompanied by the kotow OF
thrice prostration--a degrading cere'
mony to European eyes, though mere
matter of ordinary respect under Chi.
nese conventions. Lord Amherst IN
1916 refused peremptorily to submit t1
this in spite of unbroken Russian and
Dutch precedents, and broke OFF all ne
potiations. The continued refusal Of
the Chinese authorities was one OF the
causes of war in 1856 by England and
France, and, while China offered to per
NIT our own Minister to have an audi
ence if he would bend one knee slightly,
this was refused. There is the best
authority for saying that if the South
erner who was our Minister had had
the same cool insistence as the mild
hammered Northerner who was secre.
tary of legation, full concessions would
have been made then.
They were not, war came and brought
foreign troops to Picking, and it was not
until 1873 that, under peremptory de-
mand, the Chinese Government per-
mitted an audience. Since then the nom
age OF two Emperors has been con-
venient pretext for delay, and it marks
a great advance that the Chinese Gov.
eminent. without awaiting q demand
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-28
AN AFRICAN PEST)


The Crocodile and Its Terrible Destrle.
ton OF Human Life. ~
With regard to the utility of the
crocodile there are diverse opinions.
1t is certainly a scavenger, though,
when the rapid currents of most rivers
are taken into consideration, the i'm.
portance Of his mission dwindles. The
author of 'In the Morambala Marsh"
says that along the banks of African
streams it is dangerous to approach
the river-edge. Water for domestic
purposes is obtained from the top Of
the banks by means of cup attached
to bamboo pole twenty or thirty feet
in length, and in spite Of these precau-
tions the death-roll is q most CHASTITY
one.
The primitive dugouts used by the
natives for travelling on the rivers are
in many cases merely death-traps.
While the man is padding along, bare.
ly two inches above the surface of the
river, the crocodile seizes his hand and
drags him to the bottom.
On one occasion I sent down some
letters by Hindoo merchant, and .
few weeks later heard that both letters
and postman had been devoured by
crocodiles. At another time I was
strolling along the bank, and hearing
cries, arrived Mt the waters edge in
time to seize a young boy whose leg
had been caught by one of these brutes
and torn from him. He escaped with
his life, thanks to my timely arrival.
In some places one sees thousands Of
crocodiles on mudbank, most of them
scarcely two inches in length, evident.
ly just Matched. A week does not pass
but in some river village walls and lam.
entations are heard for a fresh vic.
tim to the crocodile's Unsuitable appe.
tite.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-28
LUCKIEST MAN I'M MAINE
The Last OF Ten Lost Fifty dollar Bill
Alniaai L. In. L.

The Last OF Ten Lost Fifty Dollar Bills
Almost Blown Back Into Ills Pocket.
The Maine Farmer dominates can.
didate for the distinction of being the
luckiest man in Maine. and the New
York Recorder thinks he will be elect
ed. Il. ". Hartman, of Readfield,
used to drive the stage from Readfield
depot to the seminary at Kent's Hill. a
distance of about four miles over the
hills. One clustering day of winter a
package containing five hundred dol
lars in fifty dollar bills was part of
his charge. In order to be particularly
careful of the money he put it on the
seat of the stage. and then posted him
self on it. AS he weighed about two
hundred pounds he considered the
money tolcrably safe. but in some way
his weight broke the string and seal of
the package. and in fateful instant,
when Hartman rose in his seat to
whip his horses through particularly
stubborn drift. a gust of north wind
swept under him and blew the green
backs far and wide over the snow.
Hartman saw them speeding over the
field with n feeling of dismav: but he
happened 10 be near his own home,
and at once called on his neighbors for
help. No one was more popular in the
town than this same Il. W. Hartman,
and the neighbors turned out as to
fire. BY careful searching of the
field over which the bills had blown all
the money was found but fifty dollars.
The most diligent search failed to dis
cover it, and it was given up for lost.
But they did not count on Harriman's
luck. The field where the bill was lost
was about quarter of Il mile from
Harriman's barn, and one day the next
summer Hartman happened to be
standing in his barn door when heavy
wind sprang up, blowing directly from
that field. His attention was attracted
to faded green object that looked
like a leaf and was coming dancing
across the field. Hartman watched it
and saw it flutter directly toward him,
and finally sail into the barn door like
swallow. He caught it and examined
it. 1t was faded and worn, but
through all the wrinkles of time he
discovered the beautiful features Of the
fifty dollar bill that blew away from
him the winter before.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-28

ha' 'iVo1 l iinlr for an audi,ncc on Eu.
rDpcaI ; rIn,.
Thc"t Interchange i the announcement
that he ah'r. advanced and enlightened
Ii liun-' hdnr l. II pass from his post
a Nlrrr"y Of chi Ii. the first vic,.-rrral
post in tn" Empire and become a mem
bcf IF the grand council ~ state in
l'"kinr. Instituted IN 1870 hv the En-.
I~'-or IunG Ching. this must not he
'nnf"1'n""d with tn" four grand secre.
farl"-. Of which l. IS already a mem
h"r as on" If tn" two Cinnamon on
This board. The grand council i, in
many SENSES the supreme executive
power IN the Umpire. Originally organ
lied for military purposes and com
posed Of Manchus. it had at the berin-
Ming ~ tn year but one Muncha and
four hinr>r. Two of these arr. on the
board II foreign affairs The transla-
tIun of Ii To this high post will be uni
versally accepted in China and by
those intelliTently familiar with its
affairs as a proof that his liberal views
are to he paramount, and, as the first
step, the long-eXpectcd extension FROM
Tien-Tsin IL Tungchow is confidently
expected. Ii i an old man and aging
He has had one stroke of paralysis. but
he IS the able>t of his race. and his
new post ought To enable him to over.
come the bureaucratic resistance which
has 50 long baliird his better plans and
frustrated his wiser policy
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-28
STRIKE FOR THE STOMACH.


How 70 Attack Your Opponent Whea
Forced Into . Quarrel
"If you get into quarrel with
q man and see that you can't get
out of it without fight right then
and there, forget that he has a head,
pick out the second button Of his vest,
and smash him on it as hard as you
can. In ninety cases out of hundred
you'll win the battle without another
lick" Ned Donnelly shifted bag OF
boxing gloves under his arm as he de.
livered the injunction to a writer for
the Washington Post. ''There is no
foul about stomach blow; it's only
when You get below the belt that you
are open to criticism. OF course, you
are liable to hurt man by hitting
him in the stomach. but that is what
you are there for. Most people who
get into a sudden row. am speaking,
of course, of those who have never
been taught how to take care of them
selves-go at each other hand over
hand like sailor climbing up the rig
ging, and they invariably try for each
others heads. AS l said before, forget
your antagonist has a head if you are
forced into n fight. Just take aim at
the place where you think his chest
protector stops and let drive at it.
There is not one man in ten thousand
can stand crack there. 1t takes
months of training to make a mans
stomach hard enough to receive even a
medium blow there. Then if you want
to spoil his beauty and leave your Wis.
iting card with him in the shape of a
black eye. You can do it at your leisure,
for the fellow who is hit in the bread
basket forgets all about his body above
that, for the time being. anyhow"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-28
LEGENDS OF MONSTERS.
A Possible Cause OF the Tales That 6uD.
vive In English Folk Lore.

Possible Cause OF the Tales That sur
vive In English Folk Lore.
Every reader of north-country lore
and legend. says an English paper, is
familiar with the stories of monstrous
worms" dragons, fiery flying SER
penis" and the like, which are said to
have located themselves in various dis.
tricts. Sexhow. under the shadow Of
the Cleveland Hills, Teesgirt, Stock
burn and Lambton upon the Wear are
instances. Men have laughed at the
stories, calling them ''old wives tales"
but forgetting that even these may
nay, must-havc had, somewhere and
sometime, some foundation in fact.
The old stories Of elves and fairies,
which amused and frightened children
in bygone days, may well, as Kingsley
points out, have had their origin in
memories of the feeble folk of the
stone age who Clipped flints into rude
knives and arrowheads, and who lin
gered in out-of-the-way caves, it may
be, long after the bulk of them had
been slain or driven away into the far
north by stronger and better armed
tribes. So the stories of these terrible
monsters may not be SO foolish as they
appear. Take, for instance, the legend
of the Stockburn worm. The name Of
the man who slew it is preserved, and
is that of well-known north-country
family. His tomb is pointed out in the
ruined church of Stockburn, where
also he lay in efigy with the worm"
at his feet until, the sacred edifice fall
ing into decay, the monument was re-
moved to Stockburn hall adjacent.
There, too, is preserved the falchion or
sword with which the monster was
slain, and which was shown to every
fresh bishop of Durham as he entered
his diocese - a custom which only
ceased in the days Of Van Mildret, the
last of the prince bishops. In field
close by the stone round which the
worn" coiled itself is still to be seen.
This story, SO circumstantial in its de-
tails, can hardly be entirely fabulous.
How then did it rise? 1.-THE ichthyo-
saurus and plesiosaurus." says S.
Lang, gave Tennyson the dragons Of
the prime" May not some descendant
of these creatures have fingered in re-
mote places, one here and another
there, even in historic times?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-28
A NOVEL OCEAN RACE.
The Steamers Fire Up Till the Draft Alool
Llcks In Tons of Coal.

The Steamers Fire Up Till the Draft Alone
Licks In Tons OF Coal.
In these days Of ocean racing the
speeding is nearly always done against
time, but there was battle royal
ended few weeks ago between the
American steamships Carib Prince and
Muriel, says the Cardiff Mail, that
would have started the goosefesh Of
seamen. The Carib Prince left DEM
erara on November II and logged
leisurely away on her journey north.
ward. Three days later the Muriel set
sail for Barbados and journeyed in
the same direction. Both vessels were
about abreast at this time but sepa-
rated by wide patch of ocean. Three
days later, however, they narrowed
the angles of their courses down to
the apex, and when they were in sight
of each other it was pull devil pull
baker for the lead.
Down in their vessels holds their en-
gines banged and ratified in countless
revolutions, twisting their screws as
they were never twisted before, and
out of the mouths of their smokestacks
came inky clouds. Neck and neck they
came up the coast, and every man
jack aboard, in the parlance Of the
sea, rooted hard" for victory. In the
stokehold, according to one Of the
fremen, they didn't have to shovel in
coal-they just opened the furnace
doors and the draft licked in tons at
time. For seven days they were in
sight of each other, and the Muriel,
with a magnificent burst of speed,
crawled up on her rival and then quick
" ran out Of sight.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-28
NUNt WORTHY TO BE SECOND.
What IN Englishmau Said to tho Queen
About Winning American Yacht.

What M Englishmau Said to the Queen
About . Winning American Yacht.
Since the great victory Of the Amer
lean yacht Volunteer over the Thistle
five years ago there has been no race
for the Americas cup, but the prospects
for another contest next summer are
now very encouraging. 1t is, says the
Omaha Bee, peculiarly fitting that the
contests should be resumed during the
year of the great Columbian fair, when
there will be millions Of people here
from abroad. Ever since the famous
schooner yacht America won the tropf1
in English waters in 1851 the suprem.
acy of this country in the designing and
building Of fast sailing craft has beer
maintained. Year after year, with true
British persistency, have the English
tried in vain to regain the cup and thur
establish their superiority in the science
Of naval architecture-for upon thi.
point alone have they been beaten
The American victories in recent year,
have not, however, been won by such
wide margins as that by which the cup
"oo WIN AoAey yCoio oSO ~ SOWCo
Queen Victoria, who witnessed tha'
memorable contest, turned to one O:
her attendants and asked: (Which il
frst, my lord?"
1.-THE American, your majesty" wa
the reply.
"And which is second?" she asked.
There is no second, your majesty
was the significant answer.
And this was practically true. for thu
American flyer had left her competition
20 far behind that they were hardly il
sight when she finished.
There is practical side to this inter
national yacht racing. 1t not only
stimulates . nautical spirit that is no.
without its uses, but it also encourage
the study of a science that is of real i'm
portance. 1t has had much to do with
the development of naval designing il
this country and will yet do more.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-28
STALAcTITE CAVES IN UTAH.
Two Wonderful Underground Chamber
Studded With Myrisds Of Gems.

Two Wonderful Underground Chamber
Studded With Myriads Of Gems.
Two of the most wonderful stalac.
lite caves in the world are located
within the territory of Utah-one five
miles south of To1uerville and the other
twenty-five miles west Of st. George.
Neither is remarkable on account of its
size, and, according to the st. Louis
Republic, the dignifying title of "cav-
ern" has never been bestowed upon
either Of the two. They simply come
within the category Of the wonderful
because of the immense number of
stalactites Of various sizes and colors
which depend from their roofs. The
first, the one near Toquerville, is
known as LA Virgin" and the other by
the name of the BLACK Warrior" The
Virgin was discovered few years ago
by the contractor of an irrigating COM
pany, who was engaged in driving a
tunnel through mountain called La
Virgin Bench for the purpose of tap
ping the river beyond. When the
light was first let into this wonder.
full underground chamber the effect is
and floor glittering with cubes and
points of crystal alum and the roof
studded with millions of rain-colored
stalactites.
The Black Warrior cave is a counter
part of the Virgin and was discovered
by miners at a point where their tur-
ne was three hundred and sixty-five
feet beneath the surface.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-28
CHANGING PIANIsTS.


An Interesting accidental Performance 1t
New York Variety Show.
] Gas interesting as anything I've
seen in this town." said recent visitor
to New York Sun reporter, was q
change of pianists that I saw in q
variety theater. There was man on
the stage singing q song and the
pianist was playing the accompani-
ment. happened to see the pianist
glancing to the left once and looked
in the direction myself and saw COM
ing down the side aisle q man that I
Judged must be the relief pianist and
so he was. imagined that he would
sit down for . moment and wait; but,
dear me, was very slow.
HE was approaching the piano at
the bass end of the keyboard. When
he had almost reached the c6xper of
the piano the man who was playing
began gently sliding off the seat to
the right. still playing. Ry this time
the relief was abreast Of the bass keys,
and these the first player, who was
still sliding steadily to the right, now
relinquished to him, and then the new
COWcIs Bull DJ0n0AASs OoS oASO AAO'AAA6
steadily to the right, struck In in per-
feet time and tune.
"There was brief time, a second or
two. when both men were playing
the retiring pianist the treble and the
oncoming player the bass-and for q
fraction Of q second they were both
standing. But now the new player is
fairly opposite the center OF the key
hoard: he settles into the seat, and now
Il is his hand that strikes the treble,
and now the whole piano resounds to
his resolute touch.
I'm fact, there never was a minute
when the piano had anything to say
about it; there never was a minute
when the men were not completely
masters of the situation. There never
was an instant from the time the re-
lief approached until he was firmly
settled in his seat when both men
were not continuously in motion; but
the change was made without jar or
. slur in the music Wsd without the
omission of note"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-28
n hugo Freight car.

What is claimed to be the largest
freight car ever built was turned out at
Altoona, Pa, few days ago. 1t is to
carry the one hundred and twenty. four.
ton cannon Krupp is making for ex-
hibition at Chicago from Baltimore to
Chicago. The car is practically two
cars, with eight pairs of wheels each,
jointed together and made into one by
an iron bridge. Another car of almost
equal size is building to transport two
guns and a big piece Of
armor plate over the same route.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-28
Why Rats Gnaw Continually.

Have you any idea why it is that
rats, mice and squirrels are continually
gnawing at something? They do not
do this for pure devilment," as peo-
pie generally imagine. but because
they are forced to. Animals of that
class, especially the rats, have teeth
which continue to grow as long as
their owner lives. In the human spe-
cies the teeth are developed from pulps
which are absorbed and disappear as
soon as the second set are full grown,
but in the case of the much maligned
rat the pulp supply is perpetual, and
is continually secreting materials by
which the incisors gain in length.
This being the case, the poor creature
is obliged to keep up his regular gnaw.
ing operations in order to keep his
teeth ground off to proper length.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-28
Valuable SDooAa.

Collectors who pick up strictly genu.
inc apostle spoons for a couple of dollars
q spoon will be interested to know that
q set of twelve such spoons was recently
sold at Christie's in London for two
thousand dollars. They had silver-gilt
stems. surmounted by gilt figures Of the
apostles, but their great value arises
from the fact that they were present
from Charles II. to the wife of Sir Rob
ert Clayton, lord mayor Of London.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-06-28
The Worlds Most Famous People.

Kings Queens, Statesmen Heroes Actors and distinguished
and women in all the ranks of life full description given
object of interest and brief biographical sketch people
whose portraits embeish this choice volume.
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