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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19
WHY NOT FORM A CLUB?

Many People Like Ralph Cav Who
Enjoy Astronomy.
Ralph Cav, the stenographer of the
district court, has two hobbies. They are
photography and astronomy, and he is
well versed in both.
Il find there are a good many people
in Topeka who are interested in astron
omy," Mr.. Cav says 81 have been in
hopes that some of them would get to-
gether and form club to study the most
fascinating science in the world, but we
have failed up to this time. We could
buy first class telescope for little over
$500
"The August star showers will begin
about the 18th of next month. If a per-
son will take the trouble to watch part
of the night. or lie on a house-top where
the view of the horizon is unobstructed,
he will see why it is called a shower
The meteors will be thick, and many of
them are superb. believe this ex-
pertinent would be revelation
to many people who have never paid
much attention to such things We will
be passing through the zone of meteors
and we cross it again on the return trip
in December.
81 have seen meteors so large and
brilliant that for a second OF two they
lighted up the entire scene like fash of
lightning, only Tor longer PERIOD L
have been greatly impressed with the
fact that while the meteors appear to fall
to the earth very few of them do, COM
paratively. When a meteor passes
through the earth's atmosphere the con-
tact heats it to a white heat and this
causes the streak of light which they ap-
pear to leave. Most meteors pass into
the earth's atmosphere and out again.
When they reach the horizon they ap-
pear to strike the earth but in reality
they go straight on, land out of the atmOs-
phere again into space. Scientists seem
to agree that meteors are parts of a
planet which appears to be missing in
the solar system. 1t is the theory that
from some cause the planet exploded
and blew parts of it millions of miles
into space"
Mr. Cav is reluctant, through motives
Of modesty, of being quoted on his ia
vorite study, for the reason, as he ex-
presses it, "there are people in Topeka
who know more about astronomy in q
minute than l do in day"
The fact ia, however, that Mr.. Cav has
made great deal of original investiga-
ton since leaving college and knows all
about consultations and can draw charts
of the heavens from memory. He was
T. B Jennings predecessor as weather
observer at Washburn college.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19
SOARING A DOG.
But the Experiment. Can Hardly BIS
Called a Great Success.

But the Experiment. Can Hardly Bs
Called a Great Success.
Bill Jones, of Happy Valley, came
into the Office the other day and said
he had found out good way to scare
a dog, says the Fairhaven News. He
said he didn't see any sense in wanting
to shoot a dog or be cruel to dumb
brutes by poisoning 'em when there
were ways enough to just scare 'em
and in that keep EN- from bitin' you.
He said, just to show his good faith
before we printed the recipe in the
News, we might go down street past
Oldfeller's place and try his dog once.
So we started out with him. Jones
took his umbrella and as we walked
along he showed us how the old thing
worked. He asked US to walk just
ahead and he played we were in the
position Of the dog and wanted US to
growl. When we made a noise he
rushed at US with the umbrella, open
ing and shutting it in rather a startl-
ing manner. By and by we reached
Oldfeller's place, but didn't see the
dog Then Jones growled like and
shouted, "Sic 'em. Towserw In about
a second and half ToWser came fly
ing around the fence corner and Jones
just had time to lower his umbrella
when the charge was made. Towser
made a rush like trolley car a half
block ahead of you. Jones parted and
worked the slide on the umbrella han
die. The next instant the dog had a
mOuthful of a four-dollar umbrella
cover and two ribs out of the same.
Jones expectorated a mouthful of to-
bacco juice in Towser's eye and then
told him he could have the remainder
of the water cover, his remarks all
prefaced with adjectives never used in
prayers. We didn't return to the office
together and Jones said if we ever
printed the recipe or made any melton
of the experiment the A. o. U. WIS
would lose a couple of thusand on US
and have a day off for a funeral.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19
BASE BALL.

The Giants easily won the first game
of the series with the Kansas City's.
Banks delivery was just to their liking
and they jabbed his curves right and
left.
Philip Myers made his appearance in
the box for Topeka and let his opponents
down with three hits. He was quite
wild at times and this with a good single
and an error gave Kansas City five runs
in the sixth. Dummy made another in
the ninth by putting the ball over the
fence.
Colby and Mcmahon of the late Leav-
enworth team are with the Kansas City
men. The team as a whole is hardly up
to the Giants.
Mr.. Engle umpired the game and
every once in 3 while he made good
decision.
The same teams play today and tomor-
row. 1t is Augustus turn to pitch today
and Drummer will probably be the draw
ing card tomorrow. The score:
Topeka. .2 0 3 0 0 l 5 5-17
Kansas City .....0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 L s
Batteries Myers and Clingburg, Banks
and Gates; hits, Topeka %, Kansas City
8; errors, Topeka 3, Kansas City 4; earned
runs, K. G. l, Topeka 9; two base hits,
Conlin, Cling burg; three base hits, krebs,
House, runs Heck, Dummy; stolen bases,
Topeka 8. K. c. l; double plays, Conlin to
Dunn; bases on balls, Myers 6, Banks 5;
atruck out, Myers 6, Banks 5; hit by
pitched ball. Dunn, Duddleson; pass
balls, CIingburg, Gates; wild pitches,
Banks Time 1885. Umpire. Engle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19
ST. MARYS GOOD NAME.
The Kind of "Praysr Meetings" They
Hold in That Town.

The Kind of "Prayer Meetings" They
Hold in That Town.
II. c. Lindsey, Topeka's late chief of
police, was in St. Marys, Pottawatomie
county, yesterday. purchasing horses. He
reports that for the first time in the his
tory of that little town all the joints have
been closed since last Monday night, by
order of Attorney General Dawes. Elk
Chief Lindsey told a friend however of
another phase of the case, which indi-
Gates that thirsty citizens can get all they
want to drink, Notwithstanding Mr..
Dawes
Mr.. Lindsey was walking on the street
when a colored man called out, "cOme
down, Mr.. Lindsey; prayer meeting opens
in twenty minutes" A friend of Mr..
Lindsey's suggested that they go, SO
they went to the prayer meeting" to-
gether. In a vacant lot within stone
throw of the main street, and within
hailing distance of the town prison, we're
forty kegs of beer. These were tapped
as often as the occasion required, and
the beverage was sold for five cents a
glass. The patronage was immense.
When Mr.. Lindsey left the prayer
meeting" was still in progress.
1t was the first prayer meeting Mr..
Lindsey had attended for some time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19
THE BRIDE OBJECTED.
She Insisted That the Word "Obey' BE
Omitted from the Marriage Ceremony.

She Insisted That the Word "Obey" BE
Omitted from the Marriage Ceremony.
A strong Misunderstanding young
woman and a resigned-looking man
called at the city hall, New York, the
other day, and asked to see the mayor.
81 want to get married., she an
nounced.
A moment later they stood before
Mayor Strong. The woman asked for
the book containing the marriage cere-
mony and scanned it over until she
came to the passage Love, honor and
obey
The bridegroom tugged at her dress
and said: Never mind, Pauline, now.
You needn't do it anyhow when we arc
married"
The bride ignored him. and said:
''Mr. Mayor, wish you would leave the
word obey out when you marry u.s."
well, we'll" said his honor, ''is this
the new woman?"
mo, sir; I'm not the new woman,
but believe in equality. That word
obey is a relic of barbarism. It comes
from the time when women were in
bondage"
The Mayor then left the word out
The pair gave their names as Charles
SOssinger and Pauline E. Becker. Of
Philadelphia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19

Mr.. HoRR chose the wisest course for
him when he admitted that the silver
dollar was constituted by law the unit of
value. If he had been SO blind as to
maintain, as is done by some gold stand
ard newspapers, that dollar ia a mere
abstract term, he would have placed him
self in the clutches of the Greenbackers
in such away that he never could have
escaped. It is their contention that a
dollar is an abstraction, and can have no
intrinsic or other value except that
given il by law, and therefore it does not
matter of what material it is made.
Under this assumption money would be-
come a mere certificate of services per-
formed. A man performing days labor
would receive, say q one dollar certificate,
which would signify that he had perform
ed labor to the value thereof, payable in
the product of some other mans labor
When he exchanged ii at the grocer's for
twenty pounds of sugar it would become
to the grocer certificate that he had
parted with dollars worth of his wares
for which he had not been paid. Tie
would receive his pay when he ex-
changed this certificate for something
else, or parted with it in payment of
taxes. This is where the idea of an alb
stract dollar inevitably leads. This Ia fiat
money pure and simple Mr.. Horr knew
better than 70 take any such position as
that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19

NOTHING could be much more absurd
than the comparison of yard stick to
dollar as units of measurement which is
a favorite argument with the advocates
of a gold standard. Every man can make
his own yard stick and can make it of
whatever material he chooses. The gov
eminent forbids anybody else to make q
dollar and is itself forbidden under the
present law to make it of anything but
gold. The folly of such a comparison
must be apparent. Let it be decreed
that all yard sticks shall be made of plati-
mum and see how quickly the price of
that metal would go up if merchants
were compelled to use them as they do
now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19
TOPEKA MEMS FORTUNE.
They Own the Only Stone Quarry in the
United States.

They Own the Only Stone Quarry in the
United States.
A party of Topeka gentlemen, includ-
ing Messrs. J. c. Clark, Frank Willard,
w. B. Jansen and w. n. Hall, are inter
ested in a remarkable stone quarry
which was recently opened in Utah
through which they hope to make more
money than a government mint.
This is not common stone quarry,
but from this quarry is taken the only
lithographing stone found in the United
States.
This stone was discovered by form
erly of Topeka man, J. L. Clark, an I'M
Gle of ]. c. Clark, who is an old bros-
pector.
Soon after he discovered this stone he
interested his Topeka friends in it and
they organized what is known as the
United States Lithograping Stone Quar-
~.
II. S. Clark, who formerly had a feed
store and commission house on West
Fifth street, is superintendent of the
quarry.
1t is understood that Mr.. J. c. Clark is
about to dispose Of his interest in the
quarry for about $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19
SILENT PETER GIsH.
He Knows Lots of Things, But Won't Give
Them Away.

He Knows Lots of Things, But Won't Give
Them Away.
People who have been in the habit of
late of gazing when they were short of
other idleness on the workings of the
police force with alarm for fear of its in
efficacy will be pleased TO know that
Captain Pete Gish of the old force is
not at all out of humor about it.
"They are doing the best they cam"
said MI Gish. Angels can do no bet
ter. You can't expect new policeman
TO be on to everything inside of six
months. Everybody knows John Will
kerson is a hustler and will spend his
own money if need be to catch a prison
er. He made good sheriff and is making
a good chief We expected that.
"And still there are things they amt
on to. I amt going to say anything
about it nor put anybody on, nor criti-
else. buv I heard man offer to bet the
other day he could take another man to
a place in inside of ten minutes where a
crowd of men were drinking keg beer all
day and where he could get it at five
cents glass. There are several such
places, but Wouldn't say there were for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19

How Icebergs Break From Glaciers
The number of bergs given off varies
somewhat with the weather and the
tides, the average being one every five
or SIX minutes, counting only those
large enough TO thunder loudly, and
make themselves heard at a distance
of two or three miles. The very larg-
est, however, may, under favorable
conditions, be heard ten miles or even
further When a large mass sinks
from the upper assure portion of the
wall, there is first keen, piercing
crash, then a deep, deliberate, pro-
longed, laundering roar, which slowly
subsidies into low, muttering growl.
followed by numerous smaller, grating,
clashing sounds from the agitated berg5
that dance in the waves about the new
conner, as if in welcome; and these
again are followed by the swash and
hurled against the moraines. But the
largest and most beautiful Of the bergs,
instead CT thus falling from the upper
weathered portion of the wall, rise from
the submerged portion with still
grander commotion, springing with
tremendous voice and gestures nearly
to the top of the wall, tons of water
streaming like hair down their sides,
plunging and rising again and again
before they finally settle in perfect
poise, free at last, after having formed
a part of a slow-crawling glacier for
centuries.-John Muir in Century,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19
CHURCHES DELINQUENT.
They HadR't Paid Their Sidewalk Tax
But Were Notified in Time.

They HadR't Paid Their Sidewalk Tax,
But Were Notified in Time.
This is the day that the county trea-
surer sdvertises all property for sale on
which the taxes have not been paid.
Yesterday afternoon County Treasurer
Stabl and his assistants took the trouble
to notify lot of people whose taxes had
not been paid and who thereby saved
considerable trouble and not a little
money.
The three North Topeka churches
would have been advertised had not
Frank Bowen taken the trouble to notify
the trustees that their taxes for side
walk repairs had not been paid.
POople who pay their taxes after to-
day must pay the extra expense of the
publication.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19
CAPITAL GROCERIES
TWO STORES:

TWO STORES:
Cor. Tenth and Kansas Ave.
And 100 East Sixth st.
BOTH TELEPHONES.
Activity reigns supreme. did you ever
zee such wholesale sacrifices before?
81 lbs Finest granulated Sugar, $100.
10 lbs Nice White Lard, $1.00.
8 lbs Beans, 25c.
lbs Good Rice, 25c.
lbs Cream Candy, 25c.
4 cans Salmon, 25c.
cans Oil Sardines, 25c.
ID Chewing Tobacco, zoe.
10 lbs Prunes, Csc.
Package Starch, &C.
Package Bird Seed, &C.
z bars large Brown Soap 25c.
boxes Buttermilk Soap, 25c.
packages Tea Dust, 25c
Id can Cream Baking Powder, %.
Improved Coffee Mill, 35c.
Nice Water Pail, 10c.
cans Eagle Milk, SOC.
Potted and Deviled Ham, sc can
cans Imported Sardines, 25c.
100 lbs Family Flour, $185.
Large Clothes Basket, soc.
Large Nice Potatoes, per bu., 45c.
Lunch Baskets, 10c.
5000 lbs Sugar Cured Smoked Bacon,
Sc per pound
Package Coffee 20c.
Spices, all Kinds, 2Jc Id.
lbs Full Cream Cheese, 25c.
Lamp Chimneys, &c.
sacks sc Salt for sc.
Id box Soda Crackers, zoe.
Fine Cut Tobacco, 40c Id.
Pickles. per gallon, &c.
Large Pail White Fish Toe, worth 81.
gallon Pail Syrup, SOC.
20 lb Pail Jelly, SOC.
Canned Pears, per can, sc.
Oranges, per dozen, 1Oc
LARGE Nice Lemons, zoe dozen.
Gunpowder Tea, 25c Id.
Japan ca, 25c Id.
OolOng Tea, 25c b.
Young Hysou Tea, csc h.
100 lbs Finest Granulated sugar, $475.
Condensed Miuce Neat, pkgs. zoe.
Java and Mocha Coffee. SC h.
Good Cigars. per box, Coo.
Pints, Mason Jars Soc.
Quarts, Mason Jars. TIC.
% gallons, Mason Jars, GOO.
pkgs PeLtijohn's b. Food, Csc.
pkgs Rolled Oats, 25c.
pkgs Pancake Flour, 25c.
Egg Cases with filters, 25c
/ Beer Bottle of Blueing, 1Oc
81 lbs Finest Granulated Sugar, $100.
Csc can Cocoa for 15c.
Cream Candies, all kinds 2 lbs 25c.
Shoe Brushes, 15c.
10c box Shoe Backing, &c.
1000 cakes Toilet Soap 10 per cake.
Ralston's Flour, per sack 30c
q lbs c Sugar. $1.0O.
Washboards, 15c.
Baking Powder, with galvanized stew
pan, SOC.
gallon Gasoline Can, Soc
Sugar Drip Syrup, gal keg, $L75.
gal key Vinegar, $l10
$50 # Clothes Line, 25c.
Goods ordered by mail, we will box,
sack and deliver to freight depot free of
charge. One trial mail order will prove
to you the Capital Groceries are the
places to trade.
S. SPROAT. PROP.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19

the world Folks might think I was
prejudiced
"Then there's disorderly houses.
don't ever intend to whisper it to a soul
for it wouldn't become me, but l know
there are lots of them. You can find one
or two on Kansas avenue open all day
front door on the sidewalk and girls in
the front room.
"All this is none of my business now,
of course, but 1 can't help seeing it
though I wouldn't say anything about it
for the world"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19
FOR THE TENNIS TOURNEY.
Topeka Tennis Players Getting Ready to
Play at Kansas City.

Topeka Tennis Players Getting Ready to
Play at Kansas City.
a number of the tennis players of the
city who are endeavoring to get into
form for the Interstate tournament on
the grounds of the Hyde Park Country
club, in Kansas City, on September 10,
will play some exhibition games on the
West End courts week from Saturday.
The games will be doubles and will be
between the following teams: Dana Nc
Vicar and Tom Clements, George Stoker
and Lou Bronson, Howard Lawrence and
Herbert Armstrong, Ed Mcbride and
George Rust The first three of these
teams will take part in the Kansas City
tourney
The play will begin at 2 p. N. The
particular interest of winning these
games is that the winning team may in
vite any of the others to play with them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19

THIS is the way the Lawrence Journal
reports news:
There was a little horse whipping
match on Massachusetts street yesterday
afternoon, in which a couple of well
known young business men were inter-
ested.
Not word as to who they are, what
the horse-whipping WAS about or any
other detail of the affair For what OBJ
ject does a newspaper exist that does not
print the news?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19

paper in Chicago that is giving the de-
bate. They said the first day that Hsr-
vey was being worsted and then dropped
the whole matter. Horr is a great dis
appointment to the gold standard men.
''Hsrvey is not an orator, but he is
very convincing talker. and what he says
looks we'll in print He has a stack of
books and documents as high as his
head, and he can turn to anything he
wants. It is q great battle.n
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19

all Democrats and Republicans but three
or four A representative from Louis
burg said the town is alive to the silver
issue and he had found but one man who
refused to sign; what signers he had Sc
cured were mostly Democrats and Re-
publicans; did not try very much to get
Popullsts as we all know where they
stand.
The secretary was instructed to CORES
pond with Hon. W. ]. Bryan with the
view of making speech at PaolR on
Saturday, July ~, at P. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19

THOUGH this is supposed to be an soft
year" politically, there will be elections
In thirteen states, namely: Connecticut,
Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, New York, Ohio, Kentucky.
Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Mississippi and
Massachusetts In Maryland q governor
and an attorney general will be elected
to serve four years, a comptroller to
serve two years, all the members of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19

Ex-Governor YATES confident as
sertion that there will be no new party is
probably not far from the truth. The
trip of GEN. Warner and Mr. Sibley
through the west was far from encour-
aging to the friends of the silver party
idea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19
KANSAS NAN AT DEBATE.
W. L. Brown OF Kiugman Present at the
HOrr-Harvey Contest.

". L. Brown of Kingman, secretary of
the Kansas senate, has returned from q
trip to New. York. On his return he
stopped at Chicago and attended the
Horr- Harvey debate. "Thsre is not a
single unprejudiced man in Chicago"
said he, "who will not say that Harvey
has much the better Of the debate. The
gold bugs realize that they have made a
mistake, and they are sick of their bar
gain. There is only one gold standard
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19
CECIL SPOONER
VIII Be at the Grand Tonight With Her
Company at Popular Prices.

WIN BE at the GRAND Tonight With her
Company at Popular Prices.
Miss Cecil Spooner and her company
of fourteen people arrived in Topeka to-
dav and will appear at the Grand tonight
in 1.-The Hidden Hand" Miss Spooner
is always welcome in Topeka. Her in
genuousnees has strong hold on Kan
sas people, and her dancing never fails
to bring applause She will do her
kaleidoscope dance tonight
Tomorrow at the matinee she will APP
pear as Little Miss Nab, and at the per-
Torrance tomorrow night as Becky Bliss,
the circus girl.
Tonight ladies will be admitted free,
as usual, although the prices will remain
the same-1O. 20 and 80 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19

TIE council and the board of health
appear to be indulging in a great deal of
unnecessary worry about the effect OF a
dam on the health of the city. Who's
going to build any dam?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19

In discharging jointist who had been
arrested for violating the prOhibitOry
law, Judge Hatton of Wichita is quoted
as saying that the governors orders will
be obeyed to the letter at any cost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19

A CHICAGO councilman has introduced
a measure providing for the ownership
and operation of one of the street car
lines by the city. It will be interesting
to see Chicago make the experiment of
municipal ownership of transportation
facilities. She can afford it and if it
prove a success other cities can follow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19

HoKE SMITH is more honest than
Carlisle. He practically confesses that
he changed his views on silver in con-
sideration of a cabinet position. Carlisle
did the same but doesn't acknowledge it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19

F. L Vandegrift says in his Kansas
Notes in the Kansas City Star: sKan-
sas men, no matter where they go, gener-
ally get their share OF the worlds plum
der. A. A. Harris, who went from Fort
Scott to Duluth, has just won judgment
of 100000 against the Rockefellers for a
client and his fee was 100000 cash
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

Daily edition, delivered by carrier, 10
cents > week to any part Of Topeka or
suburbs, OF at the same price in any
Kansas town where this paper has car
TisT system,
By mail, three months ........S 80
By mail, enc year ............ $50
Weekly Edition, PSF year ..s.e.. 90
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19

THERE is a possibility that J. D. Bow
ersock of Lawrence may enter into the
senatorial race. This would make two
citizens of Lawrence who are seeking
the senatorship, Mr.. J. B. Watkins being
already an acknowledged candidate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-19

GOLD has again commenced to move
Europeward. The shipments are small
yet, but it is going,