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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16
He Longed For Fame.

He wanted to keep his name before the
public, and he had given the question of
methods careful thought. Sitting with his
throbbing head resting upon his hand, he
had pondered deep into the night, but
without much success. Then he had con-
suited with his friends, but had got little
satisfaction from them.
"You might try literature, one had
suggested.
But he shook his head, Literature was
hard work and the reward mighty uncer-
tain.
"How about the stage?'' another had
suggested
But the stage was quite as uncertain as
literature. He might get his name before
the public at intervals in that way, but
how could he keep it there?
"Then you'd better go into politics, -
was the advice of a third.
But even politicians are lost to sight at
times.
''Why not try art?'' asked a fourth.
Again there was fault to be found with
the plan. Artists appear only spasmodical-
" at best, while he wished to be the center
of interest and have his name constantly
before the public.
So he pondered and puzzled over the
problem and was almost in despair when
a happy thought came to him. He put
aside all idea of art and literature and
even politics.
Then he went into training for prize
fight, and his object was accomplished
Chicago Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16

superintendent Anthony is credited with
holding regarding these fra.ernal socie-
ties are the views of all the people con-
nected with what are called the ''old
line" insurance companies. and their
friends. They all say, as superintendent
Anthony says, that the mutual companies
can not live. This same view was ex-
pressed by Orrin T. WEIGH more than ten
years ago. They say that statistics prove
that it is impossible for one of these fra
ternal insurance societies to last much
over thirty-three years, and therefore the
members are paying for insurance which
is worthless. But is this true? Let Us
see.
Members of these societies do not pay
in large sum annually to be loaned out
and put into fine buildings, but they pay
for their insurance as they get it, usually
about dollar month for $4,000. 1t is
certainly worth thar, and if the So
cieiy should go to pieces at any time
the members could not lose more than q
dollar each. When they do not have
insurance they stop paying for it While
they continue to pay. the insurance is
worth all it costs. A man does not re-
fuse to insure his house against fire be-
cause the company may fail in I've years
from now. He usually buys one years
insurance at time and all he cares to
know is that the company will pay all
the losses occurring within that year.
These fraternaI societies are paying
death losses every day. AS long as they
are doing that what can it matter. how
long they may continue to exist The
members have that matter entirely in
their own hands aud if at any time they
see fit to disband the organization it is
their own affair.
The fact is if it were not for the fra
ternal socities, thousands of Kansas peo-
pie with limited means would today be
without any protection. They commend
themselves to the people because all the
money paid in goes directly to the
widows and orphans. who need it and is
not used to pay high salaried officials;
neither is it permitted to accumulate
into a temptation to dishonest ones The
people are in love with the organizations
which are the salvation of the poor
mans family and it is no wonder that
they resent any adverse and uncalIed for
criticism
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16
HAS SEEN MANY SCENES.

Rauh, the One-Legged Bicyclist, Writes
Down His Daily Experiences.
A. G. Rauh, who arrived in Topeka
Saturday noon on his wheel, left at noon
today. He is quite remarkable cycler.
He left his home, Knoxville, Tenn,
eleven weeks ago. rode to Chicago and
back to his home. and now is on his
wav to San Francisco His left leg is
paralyzed and he pushes his machine
almost entirely with his right.
Mr.. Rsuh rides % poupd Stearns and
carries 20 pounds of luggage. He is a
wood carver by trade. and a member of
the L A. W., and is taking the trip to
see the country and try to benefit his
paralyzed limb Already it is getting
some feeling IN it and helps him a little.
He carries book in which he iots
down every night happenings on the
road during the day. His experiences
include coasting down mountain, push
ing his wheel five miles through water
| waist deep in q mountain stream, mixing
with the moonshiners near Middlesbor-
ough, Kentucky, witnessing killing on
the streets of Middles borough, being
| held up by two coIored buns, besides an
| infinite number of little occurrences like
carrying his wheel or 10 miles through
| mud and water.
| Mr.. Rauh will ride as far back from
San Francisco as he can before snow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16

minds of the children wholesome lessons
in regard to thrift, economy, labor, right
ways of living and just government.
This is done in very practical way.
This year, upon their arrival at the
camp, which consists of a farm of 48
acres, the children organized republic
an form of government, under which
they lived for a period Of two months.
Mr.. George was chosen president, and
members of congress were elected from
among the boys. A system of currency
was adopted, and a national bank es-
tablished, from which a circulating
medium was issued. Every citizen of
the republic was expected to work for a
living, though ample time was given for
sport and recreation, as well as for secu-
lar and religious instruction. A police
department, civil service commission
and court of sessions were organized and
ably maintained. All the boys, how
ever, wanted to be ''copg," but were
permitted to crafty their ambition only
after civil service examinations. The
boys were paid for their labor, and in
turn paid for their living, depositing the
balance, if any, in the bank. At the
breaking up of the camp the money was
redeemed in provisions and clothing,
and the children returned to their homes
happier, healthier, wealthier and wiser
by reason of the citizenship in the
young American republic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16

THE withdrawal of gold from the
treasury of the United States can be
stopped finally aud for ali time on any
day that Mr. Carlisle desires to do so. All
that is necessary to do this is, when legal
tenders are presented for redemption, to
redeem them in silver. This course is
fully warranted by both the law aud the
contract and there can be no honest OBJ
lection &c it. If this were done Of course
no more government paper would be
presented. Moody wants it redeemed.
Il is preferred so specie. The governm ent
notes are only offered for redemption
because it is an easy way to get gold If
it could not be obtained in that way,
those who want it would be forced to
seek some other way of obtaining it.
There can be but one reason for the re-
fusaI of the secretary of the treasury to
do this and that is that he is member
of the conspiracy 20 rob the people. Is
it possible that the people of the United
States will submit for eighteen months
l niger to be thus held up and robbed by
the Rothschilds. the Belmonts, the Nor
gans, Cleveland and Carlisle. Another
issue of bonds is almost certain. There
is not shadow of excuse for it or any
warrant of law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16

nrOnosed rafri- MRS. YZNAGA.
monial alliance seem to have had rather
varied marital experiences, and their
names are not unfamiliar to the public
eye in the newspapers.
Mrs. Yznaga, the bride elect, was
formerly Miss Mabel Wright, whose re-
markabIe beauty gave her special prom
inence few years ago in the swell So
ciety of the metropolis. Her face has
literally been her fortune. Her family
had never been prominent in society,
and though comfortably well off were
not rich. She made her entree into the
ranks of the Four Hundred seven or
eight years ago, and her beauty made
her famous, while her charming dispo-
sition won her host of admirers among
women as we'll as men. She is tall in
figure and a perfect blond of pure Saxon
type. Her beauty, however, is not her
only attractive quality. She is thorough
" accomplished a Skillful musician and
an artist of more than ordinary talent.
Her water color drawings, signed Elise
du Pont, - adorn the walls of many pri-
vate galleries, and some of them have
been published in the art magazines.
After several seasons of social tri-
umph, during Which men Went fairly
wild over her beauty and she had suitors
almost without number, Miss Wright
was married to Fernando Yznaga, who
was we'll known in metropolitan society
circles as the hero of an unhappy mat
rimoniaI alliance with Miss Smith, a
sister of the now divorced wife of w.
K. Vanderbilt. Mr. Yzanga and his
first wife separated a few years ago,
and the courts granted decree of di-
vorce. Yzanga's second matrimonial
venture also proved an unhappy union.
Mrs. Yzanga the second went some
months ago to Yankton, remaining il
that antipode of Gretna Green long
enough to get a divorce, which was re-
Gently granted under the laws Of South
Dakota. No rejecting details, however,
attended either of the divorce cases, and
there were no scandals connected with
them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16
ANTHONY AND TIE pE0p1R

1t is estimated that 100000 of the vot-
ing population OF Kansas are members of
one or more of the various fraternal in
suFance societies in existence in the state
The recent utteranees of superintendent
Of Insurance George T. Anthony regard
ng these fraternal organizations have
raised storm Of disapproval that shows
40 signs OF abatement, even though he
has since published retraction, modif-
cation, explanation, or whatever it NAV
pc called, of his original rsmarka
Is e well known that the views which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16
GEORGES REPUBLIC FOR CHILDREN
Girls and Boys of the sIunns and Their
Novel Summer Governnaent.

Girls and Boys of the slun1s and Their
Novel Summer Governments.
The George Industrial camp is novel
and remarkably successful institution
for the Improvement of boys and girls
taken from the slums and tenement dis
tricts of the city. Tt is located in Tomp-
kins county, N. Y, about ten miles
from Ithaca. The scheme was inaugu-
rated five years ago by William r.
George of New York, who has long
been actively interested in philan-
thropic work. Each year he has taken
to the camp a considerable number Of
children from the lower districts of
New York, but this year there were $50
boys and about 80 girls, ranging in ages
from to is. In selecting the boys Mr..
George seems almC to have made bad
ness a qualification for admission, as
most of them were from the s1u1ns
The camp is practically a miniature
republic, with a government for the
children, of the children and by the
children. The idea is to instill into the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16

The boast of the Topeka Capital that it pays
more postage than all other Topeka dailies
combined, only proves the meagerness of its
local circulation as compared with that of the
STATE Jot RNAL-as no postage is paid on any
circulation within Topeka or Shawnee county.
The STATE JoURNA1's local circulation is far
and away ahead of the combined circulation Of
all the other Topeka daiiies.
The circulation of the Topeka Daily sTATB
JOURNAL in the towns near by and tributary to
Topeka is very large. as the evening trains IN
various directions carry the STATE JOURNAL.
giving its readers the first and latest Associated
Press and state news of the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16
HUMOROUS OBSERVATIONS.

Warfare has its romance Even the din
of battle has a sort of an engagement ring.
Texas Siftings.
81 wish 1 were man. I would do
something noble, self sacrificing. Pro
pose to a girl like yourself?'-Life.
Customer Tin cheap restauraDt) Give
me beefsteak with mushrooms Waiter
Qoudly to cook)-Slaughter in de pan, wild
fumygated toadstoOls New Y ork Weekly.
''Jones is a chronic candidate To my
certain knowledge he was running 80
years agoP' "Where was that?'' I'm the
war. Atlanta Constitution
Mudge-Do you think gentleman can
have any excuse for getting into bar
room fight? Yabsley-Not unless he has
his crowd with him. --Indianapolis Jour
nal.
Mamma-Tommy, I sent you to the
grocery and told you to hurry back. Tom
my-Yes, mamma, but you didn't tell me
to hurry over there.-Louisville Courier
Journal
She Intensely musical)-Oh, you can't
think how love this song. Listenl Now
he's coming to the refrain. He Intensely
bored --Refrain? How I wish to goodness
he would Half Holiday.
s'The av'rage tombstun," says the Wis
sahickon Wiseaere, furnishes a lesson for
some men 1t may lie bit, but it never
says mean things bout the man ats
down philadelphia Record.
"Have you any cheeseS" asked a man in
8 small restaurant. "We have some
cheese, - said the waiter, coming back aft
er a moments search, "but, the truth is,
it's all in the !''-Chicago World.
''It is always the woman's privilege to
name the wedding day, is it not?' 1T IS
before the wedding. After the honey
moon he has the right to call it all the
names he can think of. ''-1ndianapolls
Journal
He-See that nice looking chap over
there? She--Of course do. Would miss
ANYTHING like thatS Howell, you want
to watch him. He'll take anything in
sight. She-Graciousl Is he klepto-
maniacs He-No; he's an amateur pho
tographer Detroit Free Press.
A small boy gives his views on very
pertinent subject in these graphic words:
''Some boys is honester than others, ano
there's no way to tell them apart, except
you pretend TO forget your knife and watcn
'em Jump for it. The one that Jumps last
is the honestest one. ''-Household Words.
"No," said the gentleman who had
come all the way from Plunkville to buy
small batch of green goods, Il d1dn
bring no money with me, but l got
mighty fine gold brick here that I bought
some eight months ago. The fellers
bought it Nv told me not to sell it fer 8
year yet, but I guess I'll take the chances. y
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16

"What fool gave you book on that
card?" asked the library official
"'Why, it was mean looking fellow
about-why, it was you
That is as bad as what happened to
Horace Greeley one day.
He wrote a note to friend, and when
the boy delivered it the man looked at it
and handed it back, saying soto voce, ST
can't read the ID FOOLS writing
The boy took the note back to Greeley,
who hastily opened it, and not being able
to read it said:
Here, take this back and tell the ID
fool can't read his writing"
That's what he said, remarked the
boy
'..WhatP' aghast. -Peck's Sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16

THE exports of silver from the United
States are much more damaging than
the exports of gold. The silver ia bought
at a ratio of 80 to of gold and is sold in
India at ratio Of 10 to 1 of gold for
Indian wheat and cotton. Thus dollars
worth of these products cost the Brit
ish but 90 cents and that's the reason that
prices are SO low here that gold is being
exported instead of wheat and Gotten.
I ct J: Pierpont Morgan feigns surprise
that the crops do not move faster.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16
Daily Average 1884.

This is the greatest showing the STATE JOUR
NAL has ever been able to make for period Of
any six months in its history.
This is greater figure than was reached by
any daily paper in Topeka for the year 1894
The American Newspaper Directory. issued in
June. 1895. and covering the year 1894, gives the
average daily circulationof the Topeka Daily
Capital for the year 1894, as only STA. These
figures were furnished by the publishers of the
Capital, to the Directory, and are guaranteed to
be correct by forfeit of 500. which will be
paid to any one disproving their correctness.
The following figures, substantiated by sworn
statements in detail, giving every Issue for the
first six months in 1923. 1894 and 1895. shows the
Topeka STATE JOURNALS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16

THE demand of the Populist county
convention that the prohibitory law be
enforced in all places in accordance with
Republican campaign promises, is anus
ing when it is considered that it sis
openly charged that there were two sets
of promises Which promise did the
Populists refer to?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16

flies and then take the cars home. He
says he will be through here next year
as one pedal racer. His record for a
mile with one foot is 1858, but he says he
can beat this now. His cyclometer shows
1888 miles travelled. He will follow
the Union Pacific to Denver and expects
to reach San Francisco in six we ekE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16
GEN. IVES GOLDMINE.
Two Carloads of Ore "A Month Goes tie DEM
yer at 1000 Load.


YER at $1,000 Load.
General ]. n. Ives has lately returned
from the mining camp of Ward, Colora-
do, where he and others are operating q
successful gold mine.
DIR. Ives is of the opinion that the
Ward camp is one of the most substan-
tial camps in the state and their mine is
one of the best in the camp. He says
his company is shipping two car loads a
month to Denver of ore, the returns on
each car load being $1,000 He estimates
that several hundred tons of ore now
lie on the dump awaiting treatment but
it is of lower grade
He thinks they have ore enough in
sig t to furnish employment for dozen
men all winter. Occasional car loads
will be shipped this winter to the smell
ter and the mine will be opened with a
boom in the spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16

The Concordia Empire does not like
the style of questions sent out by W. H.
Hornaday of the free silver Republican
league. They didn't leave 4 man any
way to dodge. The man who answered
them must either declare for the gold
standard or against it. The Empire
says such questions are dishonest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16

"1ook here, said the Chinese general
to one OF his officers, 'syou are showing q
very belligerent spirit
Yes, feel that way
Why didn't you defeat few Japa-
nese?"
'Out of my line, general Missionaries
constitute my speciality. Washington
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16
Alasl

Jack-Haf dozen of my girls cousins
are growing up, and am considering the
question as to when should stop kissing
them. What do you Think
"'There's only one rule, nv dear fellow.
When they are old enough for you to enjoy
/. then it's time to stop. Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16

SINCE nobody else would read ]. w
Roberts, financial articles the editor of
the paper publishing them has under
taken to read them himself and try to
arouse an interest by writing pieces
a bO0t them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16

AND Cleveland said unto the sons of
Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob: "Come.
let US rob this people" And they came
from the land of Europe and there was
a great robbery and much swag.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16

THE Populists of this county are still
resolving in favor Of the income tax re-
CARELESS of the fact that the question
was settled some time ago by the high
est authority in the land
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16

WHENEVER Colonel Tomlinson joins
any kind of a movement the public be-
comes certain that its ultimate aim is
resubmission of the prohibitory amend
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16

CHICAGO. Sept 16-For Kansas: Fair,
preceded by showers in extreme east
portion today and Tuesday; mostly south
erlY winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16
HER FACE HER FORTUNE.

Beautiful Mrs. YznaEa, Her Divorce sna
Her Intended Husband, Count Ziehx.
The announced engagement of Count
Bella Zichv, a hungarian noblemau.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16

Teacher (meeting some of his scholars
on the street)-Au you boys and girls
who wish that school didn't begin next
Tuesday just put up your hands.
And this was the result:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16
Breaks All Records.
The
Topeka
Daily
State
Journal.

BY its sworn detailed statement Of circulation
for the first half of the year 1895, it is shown to
have circulation, during the first six months
as stated, of a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16
khkhsasAAsa kssasssahskA
ACT II.

Biggest Boy latter the teacher has gone
by)-Where will our teacher go to when
he dies?
And this was the result:
q7q79FT77I7iT
-Somerville Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16
COUNT ZICHY.

COUNT ZICHY.
New York and
Newport. Some of
the parties direct
~ or indirectly in
terested in this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-09-16

Smoke little Gem" best SC cigar mada
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-06-06
Personal Mention.

The sultan has an annual income of
$50. 100000.
Joseph Yeager, prominent business
man of CreSton. Iowa, dropped dead
from heart disease.
John Gray, prominent farmer liv-
ing north of Homer, ILL.,, was found
dead in the road.
Andrew Fitzpatrick died at Hanover.
ILL.,. aged ninety-four years. He had
lived in 10 Davies county since 1880.
Lewis Long of Logan county, Ky.
is eighty-five, has had five wives and
is the father Of twenty-eight children.
John Lynch. a brother of Judge
Charles Lynch, the originator of the
Lynch law, was the founder of Lynch
burg. Va.
Bismarck has been decorated with
fifty-one orders. He has every decora-
tion that the German emperor can be-
stow except tnat of the FriedensklaSse
established by Frederick the Great.
Gen. Grants grandson, Algernon
Sartoris, is youth nearly six feet tall
and fair of complexion. He was born
in England, but is said to prefer his
Nouhlis W Ills
Grandma Eva Gross of Herneyyille.
100 years of age, died at Jeffersonville.
Ind. She was born on a farm few
miles from where she died. A son
seventy years of age cared for her in
her last illness.
Rev. DR.. Russell ii. Conwell. pastor
of Temple Baptist church, Philadel-
phia. has been given one years leave
of absence. He has been offered S37,-
600 to deliver a series of lectures
throughout the country and generously
offered to give $4,000 of this to TEN
pie college.
Mrs. Florence Blythe Hinckley of
San Francisco. who inherited the ST.
100000 estate of the late Thomas III.
Blythe, has placed lien on the Blythe
estate to secure the fees of some of
her attorneys, w. w. Foots and Gar
Der, Boalt x Bishop, amounting under
special agreement to $4,000.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1895-06-06
From the Nations Capital.


The constitutionality of the Chinese
exclusion act is confirmed by the ma
tional supreme court.
The controller of the currency has
given authority for the organization
Of the Commercial National Bank OF
Helena, Mont.
The Ranger, which was ordered sew
eral days ago to proceed to Guaya-
quill, Ecuador. to protect American IN
terestS while the revolution is in pro-
gress, has sailed from Panama.
Col. Ludlow. Commander Endicott
and Mr.. Noble, the commission APP
pointed by President Cleveland, by au-
thority of congress. to inspect the
Nicaragua canal route. and the party
with them, have arrived at Managua.
Owing to the great number of appli-
cations that have been received from
persons anxious to visit the American
warships at the naval demonstrations
at Kiel, Secretary Herbert has been
obliged 10 issue an order to Admiral
Kirkland that during the ceremonies
every civilian will be vigorously eX-
Guided from the ship board save am
bassadors and ministers.