davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun., 1895-02-24
Tho Fishes IL Loug Islaud Sound.


Sooner or later there will be scarcely any fiSh
in the Sound unless something Is done TO pre-
vent the destruction OF them. A gradual dlmlnu-
the coast. This destruction Is caused in most
cases by wiful violation Of game laws. The fish
phosphate factories. for instance cause the dis-
appearance OF immense quantities OF blue1sh.
bass, and sc0up. The gill nets at the entrance
To bays and harbors have almost exterminAted
while early every spring pound nets are set for
RlewiYes, hAtibh. smelts, and founders, and
these are caught by tho ton and spread upon
the ground as fertilizer. The most obstructive
nets probably are the pounds, since they are
made OF fine Ineshed netting and cover an i'm
mense area In some instances these nets are
1000 feet in longth, and naturally catch i'm
menss quantities OF Gamers. killies, butterhsh.
white perch. and young fry OF the blackdSh aud
ssa bass which frequent our wAtera
The sun., 1895-02-24

In order that the reader may arrive at a true
the rsistye T POPULARITY OF Songs. " the n Plan OF OF
classification adopted should lie made clear.
and this cannot be better done than by giving a
meant those that are directly addressed or that
Little ones Waiting for Me" and The Cot in
the Corner"
iects. such as I've Ne @ Home Now," " Good
a Flower Found md in IN Mothers l Bible" Is' anu
Tns rs2ss sonEs rs 50 saeh
Sweet BY and By" and sue others as have
been carried from the hymnal to the songster.
this land suen % Marching through @ G georgia. eDsS
Star. .spangled Banner" "Dixie's Land. and
The Faded Coat Of Blue" but also the national
which there seems to be a constant demand.
The negro songs include alike the he sentimental; en-
oh, Dem Golden Slippers" or There's New
scriptive, and heroic ballads as The Anchors
.Wslghed,n Bold Brennan on the ;, Nor"
boSra as S%d'E as GS%ss Flo
spa,, from the sentimeq,fal, such a. Come, SIT
Darling, for Thee" and dearest May
tnciuds ihs pstrotis the comic, SAN and % those tx of
love, Fully one. third Of them are such patriotic
lays as Wearing OF the Green" Exile of
Erin" Paddy's Land, and Erin. Remember
sgsy divided Sm"ng such love songs a.
+" The Pretty Girl Milking Her Cow" and such
whimsicalities as Flanagan, the Ledger"
When Mccormick Rules the State" Bidalia
Jane McCann,""A We There. Moriarity Z" and
"Swate Castle Garden"
calculated to raise laugh, whether because
" Her Golden Hair Was Hanging Down Her
Back" or because she was n " Red headed Girl"
and whether the singer was Tho Man with the
Sealsktn Pants" or The Son OF Gambolier."
The sentimental songs include all those that
deal with the quiet and gentle moods, whether
reminiscent or pathetic, and range from When
You and Were Young, Maggie TO The Song
that Reached my Heart" and from There's
Always Seat IN the Parlor for You" to The
Old Barn Floor"
The extremely large percentage OF these emo
tional songs Is certainly remarkable, especially
when II Is remembered that tho great emotion
of love has been eliminated from this group in
the classification. II indicates in . peculiar but
unmistAkable way. that there is "A very pro-
lows OF soft remembrances Of old scenes and
times and OF delicate sensibility in the heart OF
the American peope-the song-buying, song
singing people.
There are many. other interesting deductions
that might be made from this classification OF y
thousand popular songs. such AS the coincidence
or a similar number of patriotic and mother
songs; the large place occupied in American
song literature and music by the Irish writers
and subjects, and the fact that the mother and
Gus as one might expect-but enough has been
written to show that list OF a thousand pOpu-
lar songs means something more than tempo
rary music hall favorites or fleeing public fancy.
The sun., 1895-02-24
THE sTRoyG ARM or THE LAW
It Is Appreciated wheat FcIt'nt the Four.
tsenth Street Gable Crossing.

Lt 10 Appreciated When Felt'n the Four
teenth street Cable Crossing.
The strong arm o. the law can be felt promptly
and effectively by any ono who does not mind
his eye in crossing Broadway at the cable curve
on the south side q: Fourteenth street. The
Broadway pilots at Twenty-t third street, Einh
avenue and broadway are persuasive and not
abrupt in hodingy0u hack from the jams there.
for they have To contend only against lInes:of
horse cars tho stage line. professions OF car
riages, regiments OF trucks, flying sQuadrons Of
smart delivery wagons. mail carts express Jug
Rernluts, CUup.s, hansoms, and maniaCal
butcher carts. That's nothing much. Any OF
those can be stopped. They seldom are, hut
they can be, or, a. least checked so that the
patient police pilots eau disrutRuEle YOU before
you've more than been bruised and frightened.
But at the Fourteenth street cable curve stern
repreSsiye measures are peCessary 20 prevent the
speedy depOpulatiOu OF the island. There IL So
and ringing and changing and roaring and howl
ing and crush and confusion there that the dazed
pedestrian generally fails 10 distinguish any in
diyidual cause of alarm. aud UUnluck fate COM
pels him To cross there he bTea hes silent prayer
aud rushes mddly on. Il cable car happens
10 hs rushing arould the corner from Onion
square. aud oAG usually does happen Just then,
tile pedestrian suddenly bumps up against what
he first thinks Is an iron bar let down by proVl-
TO see. he discovers that the bar Is tho OUT
stretched arn OF the policeman ON duty there.
Other pedestrians file up behind and crush and
crowd and scream. but the bar remains rigid
until the car thunders past aud thon Is lot dOwn.
IL 10 very comforting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05
Ha Had to Go.

81 had a funny experience in a little
town on the lower Mississippi" said
r. G. Blackley, travelling man. ''The
place had but one hotel, the landlord of
which conducted everything except the
cooking and housekeeping, which his
wife attended to. I was the only guest,
and when I told him that I wanted to
go up the river on packet due any
where between midnight and 3 O'Clock
in the morning I was shown to a room
Immediately over the office and was 60
ing to sleep .when heard shrill femi-
nine voice call: John, you come to bed. ,
'Sallie, you know kahn go to bed. Got
to wake that blamed drummer.
81 enjoyed the situation and laughed
myself wide awake, not getting sleepy
again for two hours. Then the femi-
nine voice called again: John, I say
come to bed. 4 KANT go to bed. Let
that pesl1y drummer wake hisself.
Tain t no way to run hotel, and there
was silence again. Finally went to
sleep and was soon awakened by the
most unearthly racket The old man
was pounding on the Office ceiling with
a broom handle. I'm awake, / an
swered Il don't believe I'll go on that
boat. I'm too tired. I'll wait until to-
morrow 4 reckon you won't. You be
down hyar in two minutes, or I'll be
artGr you. 1 amt goin to set up fer
nothin. caught the boat ''--Cincin-
natl Enquirer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05
KANSAS PARAGRAPHS

The quail in Riley county are being
killed rapidly in spite of the law against
it.
Manhattan has lost her ice plant but
with the river frozen five inches thick,
nobody cares.
The little children at Cottonwood Falls
are taught that all bad people go to
Strong City when they die.
There are not many people tempted as
the boys of Lincoln were. The first ice
of the season came last Sunday.
The Atchison Champion runs cough
syrup locals along with editorial para
graphs to make them go down easily.
1t has reached the time of year at OF
tawa when mothers start stories of a boy
being drowned to keep their boys from
going skating.
1t is strongly suspected that Wichita
is trying to get up another boom. The
Beacon says Wichita women do not wear
large hats to the theater.
Here is good man for small boys to
keep away from. A Downs man adver-
tises his desire to purchase a hundred
live cats, black cats preferred. to tan their
hides.
The sheriff of Cowley county took
nine prisoners to the penitentiarv this
week. Cowley county Will get her share
out of the state, no matter how she has
to do it.
Osawatomie claimed young man who
died of cigarette smoking. That is moth
ing compared to an Emporia young man
who smokes them all the time and still
lives.
An Ottawa society young man who
| got warm skating, gave a boy quarter
to take his overcoat home. The boy
hasn't yet in finding the young
mans home.
One half of the members of the terri
torial legislature of Oklahoma are for
meriy Kansas men. says Kansas paper.
Well, what do people suppose they went
there for, anyhow?
1t would appear that some Atchison
people are even worse than tacky. The
Globe tells of 3 restaurant keeper who
pushes the corks into the catsup bottles
so the guests can't take SO much.
Mrs. Stryker reports at Great Bend
that she had fine time at the St Louia
| Populist meeting. 1t couldn't have been
! otherwise with woman; there was a fuss
| on pretty near the whole time.
Emporia Gazette: At the Sunfower
club at Cottonwood Falls when dance
is ended the girls all flock to one side OF
the room and the boys to the other. and
sit that way until another dance is called.
The large number of chicken shows
| being held will be a long way short OF
success if they don't stimulate Geo. w
| Martin to have the name of the WAN.
dotte breed changed to Kansas City
| Kan.
Atchison Globe: A country editor Out
on the Central Branch last week printed
a column of compliments paid him BIZ
the inmates of an insane asylum upor
the occasion of his visit to the institu.
ton.
The band boys at Great Beud have
practiced on their new music book anC
pronounce themselves satisfied There
is a yawning chasm however, between
their feeling and that of the great throb
bling heart of the people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05
SOMETHING OF CRlSPl.
He Thinks the United States the Only Gem
uine Republic In Existence.
Especial Correspondence

lSpSc1&l correspondence.
ROME, Dec. 26.-Crispi, the italian
statesman whose name has been a IA
miliar one in the newspapers for many
years, and to whom attention is again
directed by reason of recent events i'll
Italy, hates the French, as many Of his
acts both in and out of office have shown.
As republic he thinks France is an
utter failure. In time it may be posi-
BILE for the government of France, he
says to be truly republican and for the
people to appreciate their advantages as
citizens under such a government.
''How can it be expected he asks,
''that genuine republic shall at once
be established in a country where for
centuries the government has been mo-
narchical?''
Not long ago, speaking upon this sub
ject to friend, he declared the United
States to be the only genuine republic
today. Notwithstanding this, it is I'M
derstood that he does not consider the
American form of government an ideal
one for Italy. He believes that the gov
eminent of England is more worthy Of
imitation than the American, but he
would not have that of Italy modelled
exactly upon the lines of the English
government either.
Bismarck is the greatest statesman
now alive, in Crispi's opinion, and he
has said that the present Emperor Will
liam would have done better than he
has if he had been more considerate of
the Iron Chancellor and had not caused
the latter's retirement.
It is said that Crispi s only real pas
sion is politics He neglects literature,
he falls asleep when he goes to the the
alter, and he is not familiar with art Yet
his domestic affairs have at various
times been the cause of most scandalous
reports. His first marriage was in the
fifties. He was then in exile on the isle
Of Malta, and there he married pretty
peasant girl When, some time later,
owing to the revolution, he was able to
return TO Italy, he ignored his lowly
wife and married another woman who
had been one of Garibaldi's heroines.
Under the new political regime Crispi
rose rapidly, and it was not long before
he decided to discard this second COM
panion as he had the first Then wife
No died, and when Crispi was made
minister of foreign affairs in 1877 he
presented wife No. 8 at court, where she
was cordially received.
Crispi's house has two entrances, one
on the Via Gregoriana and the other off
the Piazza Mignanelli. The first is the
''social entrance, - so to speak. while
the second is used for all but high off
Gals who desire to see him on business.
| He speaks Of his work room as his ''stu-
do, :" and those who enter the apart
ment are made aware of the great regard
| he has for his daughter. for her portrait
| is the most conspicuous decoration.
J. B. BAGLEY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05

SAL1NA Republican-Jo In couple
of weeks the new governor will probably
have the roll called of those wanting Of
fee under the new administration. 1t
will be discovered that there are several
thousand citizens who are waiting to be
selected. No county is without its list of
applicants Many have applied for the
minor positions who are doing we'll at
home-much better than they would
holding an office, and in the end they
would be much better off if their appli-
cations should be rejected; but they will
not listen TO the friendly admonition that
an Office is often more of curse than
benefit. Many applicants will be sorely
disappointed that their ''claims" were not
recognized. Bit we believe the new
governor is man who will handle the
appointments judiciously and without
giving great offense We believe further
that no governor has gone into office less
fettered by promises than will be Major
Morrill,. His unanimous nomination
made it unnecessary for him to become
rammeled in any way. He keeps his
own councils, makes no promises; hence
the applicant for Office can complain of
no broken pledges or faith if he is not
chosen
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05

THE scramble FOR spoiIs at Topeka in
1898, and the disgraceful distribution of
"the loaves and fishes" by the Populist
steering committee, laid the foundation
for the ignobIe defeat of that party in
1894. The people regard polecat
equally disagreeabIe no matter in whose
pasture it is found. ssA word to likewise"
etc, etc-Atchison Champion.
A scramble for spoils is the inevitable
fruit of our political system. 1t isn't the
party that is resposible for it, but the en-
tire partisan system. The scramble
would take place. no matter which set of
partisans is elected Until large masses
of citizens begin to act from non-parti-
san standpoint and hold aloof from all
parties, this spoils scramble will con
tinue. In cities where civic declarations
have been formed, the evil has been
somewhat subdued If the civic fedora
ton idea were extended to state and
national politics perhaps light might be-
gin to glimmer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05
Another way.

Dumas, the elder, had dog as hos
pitable as was his master, and that dog
once invited IL other dogs to Monte
Cristo, Dumas palace, named after his
famous novel. Dumas factotun in chief
wanted to drive off the whole pack.
s'Michel,'' said the great romanoer, II
have a social position to fill 1t entails
a fixed amount of trouble and expense.
You say I have ID dogs, and that they
are eating me out of house and home.
Thirteen That is an unlucky number. -
Monsieur, if you will permit me, there
is nothing left for me to do. l must
chase them all away" Never, Michel,
never. Go at once and find me four
teenth dog. ''-Argonaut.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05

IT Is said at Washington that the at
tempt to pass the Nicaragua canal bill
will probably be abandoned for this ses-
sion. The reason assigned is that in the
unsatisfactory state of the nations tinan-
ces the people will not feel like having
the debt Increased. Congress seems to
have conceived a sudden and wonderful
interest in the wishes of the people. Yet
the naval appropriation bill calls for the
building of three more battle ships at a
cost of $4,OO0,O0O each. But then battle
ships we must have, even if we go in
debt for them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05

Boston is all torn up over the Armen-
ian outrages in away off Turkey. Bos-
ton is the kind of place where they
make bingham aprons for the little Hin
doc girls in India, while the little white
girls in the slums Of Boston go without
shoes Boston has far off impractical
missionary ideas. The less she under
stands of anything, the more she likes it
Many people in Boston know more about
theosophy than they do about the Chris
tian religion They are thoroughly
posted on Greek and mispronounce Eng
lish. They are worried about persecu-
ton and misery in Armenia, while misery
of the most abject kind right under their
noses goes unnoticed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05

A man came into the editorial rooms
of certain city paper the other night.
''May I look at the telephone a mo-
ment?'' he said
He was told he might.
Then the man took up the tube that
goes TO the ear, mumbled in it, then
put it to his ear. He went through this
maneuver till ''fy" reporter couldn t
stand it any longer.
''That isn't the way to talk through
a telephone. . the ely" reporter cried.
The man gave him quizzical look.
81 work at fixing telephones out Of
repair, he said, land, although you
may not know it, there are more ways
than one to talk through p-one =
Then be shudled opt. while the ''fy'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05

A SYNDICATE is said to have offered
the government $33, 100000 for its claim
against the Pacific railroads. If the
railroads are worth that much to the syn
dictate why are they not worth as much
or even more to the government If it
should not be found desirable for the
government to operate the roads, they
might be treated as the canals of New
York are. Allow any transportation
company or individual to use the tracks
on payment of toll sufficient to maintain
the roads in good condition and pay
other necessary expenses The people
of the United States would soon get their
money back under this system in the way
of reduced freight and passenger tariff
There ought to be some way for the
government to get the millions it has
loaned in the Union Pacific.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05

tw The STATE JOURNAL is the only
paper in Kansas receiving the Full Day
Associated Press.
EB Member American Newspaper Pub
hshers's association.
az The STATE JOURNAL has the
handsomest and NEST complete web stsr-
eotype perfecting press.
G8 Eastern office, 70 Tribune Building,
New York, Perry Lukens, Jr., manager.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05

IT is really very sad that the outraged
people of Nebraska county have
lynched defaulting treasurer who
swindled them out of their money, but it
is not likely there will be any more defal-
cations in that or ghboring counties
The public sorrow over the death of the
scamp will be somewhat tempered by the
fact that the people have had a great
del of this kind of business to endure
lately,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05

GOVERNOR WAITE in his annual mes
sage to the Colorado legislature, suggests
that'capltal punishment should be abol-
ished and hardened criminals be forced
to run for a state office. Judging by the
tone of some newspapers during political
campaign, they have been doing that
without any compulsion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05
Tnsl Much Canse.

Wife-I am determined to break you
of this habit of constantly complaining.
l want you to give me a dollar every
time you find fault.
Husband-That may break me, but
shall find fault Just the same New
York World
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05

THE Kansas City Star presents a strong
argument in favor of the decentralization
of gold and the single silver standard. In
referring to the conditions as they ex-
listed "prior to 1873" it says that silver
was at premium over gold and there
fore little of it was coined. The cheaper
metal, gold, drove the dearer metal, sill
yer, out of circulation and out of the
country. The deduction from this state
ment of fact is that now when gold has
become the dearer metal and is at a pre-
MUM over silver. the same rule should
be applied and gold should be demone-
tized as silver was in 1873. The Star does
not advocate this solution of the cues.
ton. but that is the logical deduction
from its article on the subject. 1t is one
Of those rules that would doubtless work
both wayA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05

Mrs. Gabher-They make an awful
lot of talk about women not being able
to keep a secret. What if they amt?
What is there in a secret anyway?
Mrs, Mild-Nothing to speak Of
New York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05
That Nervous Heroine.

''Tell me honestly" said the novel
reader to the novel writer, Ibid you
ever see a woman who stood and tapped
the floor inpatiently with her toe for
several moments, as you descrlbe?''
Eyes, . was the thoughtful reply. II
did, once. -
"Who was she?''
"She was clog dancer. Washing
ton Star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05

Lipsy-They say that all great re-
forms are inaugurated by bloodshed.
Streeter-Guess that's right. I began
shaving myself this morning. -Phila-
delphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05
1t Were Better So.

She-This is a dreadfully close room.
shall suffocate, l am sure L feel my
breath going now.
He-Don't worry, my dear. 1t had
much better go than stop. Detroit
Free Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05
More Too.

Hicks--Phraser declares that he owes
everything to his wife.
Wicks--Nonsensel Why, man, he
owes everybody in town. Boston Tran
script.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05

The STATE JOURNALS Want and Mis-
cellaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice as
many Topeka people as can be reached
Trough any other paper This is fact.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05
lis Y0ur Hair Dry and Brittle. Fall
ing Out or Turning GRAVY

These are only indications that the fol-
licies or roots of the hair are getting
weakened or diseased. Beggs' Hair
Remover will strengthen and invigorate
the follicies and the hair will regain its
natural color and become soft, glossy and
healthy Sold by w. r. Kennady.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05
Ccrbett enalIengedl

To prove "Snow's Pine Expectorant' will
not KNOCK OUT any COLD or COUGH. II
Is GUARANTEED. For sale by all drug
gists; price 20 and SOC bottle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05
weather Indications.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Forecast for Kan
sas: Local SHOWS today; fair an warmer
tonight; Sunday fair and colder; south
east windsshifting to northwest Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05
"TWO'S COMPANY"

reporter stuck his head out of tho win
dow and made some remark about the
weather. Syracuse Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05
TERxs oT SUBSCRIPTION.
GREATEST IN KANSAS.
AVERAGE DAILY CIRCULATION:
$500

Fer the three dull sumner months Of
1894 an increase Of over fifty per cent
in one year.
OUR PROOF:
The issues of the TOPEKA DAILY STATB
JOURNAL for the three months, viz, from the
1st day of June. 1894. to the 31St day Of August,
1894. inclusive have been as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05

Patient - But, doctor, didn't you
strictly order me to avoid all excite
ment?
Doctor-Certainly. In your state the
least excitement is most injurious and
may lead to the worst consequences.
Patient-Then why On earth did you
send in that long bill Of yours yester-
day?-Once a Week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-05

Good work done by the Peerless