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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-24

because Liverpool cables came higher.
However, this was not excuse enough to
create a strong or advancing market, al
though the cable read with an ''advanc-
ing tendency" Some few shorts were
mildly alarmed over this glimmering
of frmness and covered a little
wheat 1t was really the only circum-
stance Of the day that amounted to
much, although the Hungarian minister
was out with statement and a group of
figures pretending to give a shortage in
the worlds wheat crop of 232,000,000
bushels compared with 1894. Outside Of
these two items the holder had little or
nothing to go on. One continued to hear
about exporting, but the stuff does not
leave our shores despite all the buster
of workings reported from the seaboard.
In speaking of the weather, conditions
were absolutely perfect in the north
west and there is nothing at present in
sight to mar the northwest outlook. After
the first spasm of firmness the selling
was generally through brokers acting for
Cudahy, Partridge and others. There
was break in the price of September to
under 81 again, and the close was weak
Last cables reported the advance lost
Corn and oats-September corn lost
more ground today owing to a renewal
of favorable weather conditions, and as
the Modern Miller reported the crop i'm
proving and the dry district narrowing,
there was a slow decline in all deliveries
Withdrawals from store 100000 and ex-
port clearances for day 215, 900 bushels.
Receipts were 1913 cars. and for Monday
go cars are expected. Reports from the
oats harvest were fattering and the price
declined fractionally.
Provisions-It was dreary affair in
the provision pit. Sellers were in the
- rif nd Shn hu6 1fu in
covering. The feature, if there was one,
probably is the strength in ribs October
ribs being especially strong. For Mon
day $4,000 hogs are expected.
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GOOD ROADS.
A Good Roads Parliament Called
for Atlanta.
October 18th and 18th the Date
Fixed.
BROAD IN IT'S SCOPE.
Every Organization for I'm
proved Highways
BROAD IN IT'S SCOPE.
Requested to Send Delegates to
the Big Meeting.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The following
statement was given out at the agricul-
tural department today:
The secretary of agriculture is charged
by act of congress to col est and dis
seminate information concerning the
public roads To this end all legally
authorized organizations of officials and
of private individuals who have given
special attention to this subject are here
by notified that they are cordially in
vited by the governor and general as
sembly of the state of Georgia, the
mayor and council of the city of Atlanta,
the authorities of the cotton states and
International exposition and the various
local, commercial, military and social
organizations together with the national
road conference and the national league
for good roads. to the Assem- bling of a
road parliament to be held in the hall
of representatives. at Atlanta on the 18th,
18th and 18th of October, 1895.
The invitation is urged upon all state
highway commissions, state and local
improvement associations, and upon com
mercial bodies and boards of trade and
transportation. Agricultural societies
and farmers organizations, uniVer-
stiles, agricultural colleges and en-
cheering schools, societies Of
civil engineers, humane societies, the
league of American wheelmen and car
rage and bicycle builders associations
and all other organizations. or indi-
viduals especially concerned or exper-
fenced in the improvement of highways
are likewise cordially solicited to be in
attendance or represented.
1t has been suggested that delegates
at large may be appointed by the COVER
nors Of states and asked to participate
and report directly to the governor, or
each commonwealth the results of the
meeting.
Real progress in road improvements is
observed by the department of agricul-
tural since the organization of the office
of road inquiry. The importance of a
general exchange of views among those
concerned in road legislation and con
struction, throughout the United States
caunot be over estimated.
A majority of the states of the Union
have recently adopted new systems of
road Legislation. Many of them are
actively engaged in road construction
under new methods. A comparison of
methods and results will prove of the ut
most value.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-24
WERE ROBINSON CRUsOES.
How a Party of Topeka Gentlemen Were
Storm Bound.

How Party of Topeka Gentlemen Were
Storm Bound.
At least one party of Topeka people
who sought an outing during July en-
joyed the exciting and novel experience
of being shipwrecked on a desert island.
1t was not exactly shipwreck either, as
the small sailboat in which they were
travelling made a safe landing, but its
occupants were kept on a small island
two miles from Detour light house from
Monday at p. m. July 20, It'll the fol-
lowing Thursday at a N.
The party was composed of MIR. E n.
Crosby, Mr.. H. w. Seery, and Mr.. W. A,
better known as %Pick" Smith. of To-
peka, Messrs. Burnap and Patrick, of
Cnenaux Islands, and Mr.. Patrick's son
Joe, whom Mr. Seery describes as the
best sailor in those parts
This party started from Les Cheneaux
islands in a small sail boat twenty-one
feet long by six feet wide, on Thursday,
July %.
They had a pleasant and safe sail to
Sault St. Marie, where they stayed over
night, and enjoyed a pleasant visit with
DR.. and Mrs. L. II. Mum, who had gone
up in the steamer Great n Northern.
Starting on their return they were
caught in the storm that swept the great
lakes Monday, July 90. and were forced
to make somewhat difficult landing on
a small island.
MIR. Seery says: 1t is little island not
far from Detour, and is nothing but
mere rocky reef, with fourteen million
spiders on it. We named it Spider
island,
We stayed there three days, till the
fury of the storm was past 1 was
cook, Mr.. Crosby was dishwasher,
and Mr.. Smith was chambermaid
"We played cards and explored every
inch of that island
"We had a good time but we were
rather glad to set sail for Les Chenaux
islands when the wind had Gained
enough to make it seem safe.
at was pretty cold, but we had plenty
of cover and lots to eat"
Judging from the appearance of Mr..
Crosby and Mr.. Seery such domestic du-
ties as cooking and dishwashing agree
with them, and they are none the worse
for their six hundred mile sail in a small
boat, and their Robinson Crusoe exper-
iauPo
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BIG KANSAS PEACHES.

A shawnee County Farmer Inventsa New
Kind, Ten Inches in circumference.
Mr. w. R. Campbell a farmer living
one mile west of Big Springs or fourteen
miles east of Topeka, was in the city to-
day, having brought with him a new va
riety of peaches called the Kansas Nam
moth.
They were raised by Mr. Campbell on
his fruit farm. The peaches measure 10
inches in circumference and are free
stones. He has 100 Of these trees which
are bearing.
These peaches are a result of ny own
handiwork," said Mr.. Campbell to a
STATE JOURNAL reporter. Il budded
them myself"
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New orleans Sewerage.

New Orleans is to have a new and
complete system of sewerage, which is
to cost about $8000,0 900. The city coun-
Gil has adopted the plans and voted the
funds 1t will at least take four or five
years to complete the work, but prob
ably within two or three years most
of the conspicuOusly unpleasant and
unhealthful features of the present sys-
tenn will be done away with, and the
city thereby made very much more at
tractive to visitors.
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A FIRE CURTAIN OF WATER,
An Effective Device to Save Buildings from
Destruction by a Spreading Fire.

An Effective Device to Save Buildings from
Destruction by a Spreading Fire.
An effective device for the protection
of buildings from fires in adjacent
structures has been successfully tested
in Boston. The idea worked out in the
apparatus is to maintain a sheet of
water between the fire and the building
to be protected. This is done by plac-
ing on every open side of the building
near the top a line of perforated piping
for carrying the water. The complete
apparatus consits of a five-inch> stand
pipe, extending over the upper story.
From it runs another pipe around the
sides and front, from two and one-half
to four inches in diameter. On the
front are three revolving sprinklers,
and one is placed at each exposed side,
in the center. The arms are of bronze
metal, slightly curved. At each end of
the arms is a ball nozzle, such as is
used by fire departments on regular
hose lines At the Boston test a fire
department steamer furnished the pow
er, and for about fifteen minutes poured
through the sprinkler a delivery Of
1000 gallons a minute, completely
drenching the walls, and keeping a
continuous sheet of water from top to
bottom.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-24
INC WonderfuI Efect-pf Humor.

"You don't look well atSll, old man, )"
said Inkleigh to Pushpen.
81 don't wonder at it, - was the reply.
81 am suffering terribly with insomnia.
1 dread to go to bed. I not only cannot
go to sleep, but when 1 lie awake ct
blue and have the most horrible thought -
"That's too bad, " commented Inkle, Oh
commiseratingly. "I'u tell you what.
You take this book. It is my latest lot of
short, humorous stories. Just published.
You just read them while you lie awake.
They'll keep you from feeling blue and
down hearted at any rate"
A week later Inkleigh felt himself
warmly grasped by the hand. He turned
and saw it was Pushpen.
"a Thousand thanks, old chap, said the
latter, working his friends arm like su-
gar chopper.
whats the matter?"
"That book"
ooh, yes. 1 remember Those funny
stories of mine. So they kept you from
feeling blue when you could not sleep?''
'Blue?" replied Pushpen, recommend
ing the ohopping process. ST never slept
better in my ifeP'-New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-24
THE NEW GIRL.
She Was Tribe Surprised by What She
Heard

Heard.
A new girl came to work on a Buffalo
paper recently, to ''do the society," She
was fresh from a Baptist seminary, but
she had a longing to be of the world,
worldly. Especially was she ambitious to
interview actresses and know stage people.
The city editor finally gaze her a note of
Introduction to the manager of THE Pink
Pig Comic Opera company, which is now
rehearsing in this city.
Miss Jones went around to the theater
last Sunday morning. Dress rehearsal
was in progress. The manager was glad
to see her. She had a gushfuI, three col
umn write up look in her eye He gave
her a seat down in 'front.' and the rehearsal
went on. 1t was the first time Miss Jones
had ever witnessed a theatrical perform
ance, except as one of many spectators
She was now the entire audience.
And it was SO different from what she
had expected Life on the boards was evil
IDENTIFY not all violets and rose colored dis
cussions on art. The people on the stage
were coarse. The prima donna and the
leading tenor were bandying low jests,
while the stage manager was impartially
swearing at everybody, without distinc-
ton of sex.
Finally the manager approached. Chow
are you enjoying it, Miss Jones?" he asked.
every much indeed, - she faltered, this
being the first lie she had ever told.
well, come around behind and see my
people, urged the urbane manager. 81
think 1 may say without boasting that
have the most refined ladies in the profess
sion"
And away they went to the women's
dressing room. Such a scene the country
girl had never beheld before. The scanti-
ness of the costumes quite appalled, her.
And the girls didn't seem at all to mind
the fact that stage hands were constantly
passing through the room, but went on
composedly with their robing and disrob-
ing
''Aren't they a superior lot of ladies?"
asked the proud manager. Its seldom
you see SO much culture and refinement
in the chorus of a comic opera company"
Miss Jones had nothing to say, but the
manager didn't seem to mind that. He
ratified on in laudation of his company.
Presently one of the girls spoke to him,
saying:
Colonel, my costume is rather scanty.
All of it dOesn' t seem to have arrived yet. :"
Here, " thought the visitor, sis the one
oasis of womanliness in all this desert of
vulgarity- I'm so glad that one of these
poor creatures has developed a sense of
shamer' So she listened.
Whats wrong, FlossieP" asked the
colonel. "Your dress seems to be all
there. A yard and half of tulle and
spangles, and-er-all the rest of it,
'No, tain It all there colonel, returned
the modest girl. 81 can't find my golden
girdle- Buffalo Express.
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The only man at the summer hotel speaks:
Oh, bHssi
Oh, perfect blissI
And kiss,
wouldn' t miss q
For forty moments such as thisi
For still
My will
Is good.
But in this man solitude
My strength, though great,
Is quite Inadequate
To meet
The wild, tumultuous swirls
Of lovely, sweet,
Insistent summer girls.
Those eyes of black,
Those eyes Of blue
Those eyes of gray,
And hazel hue;
The golden hair,
The black and brown,
The sunset red
And auburn crown
OF womanhoOd; those soft, white hands,
No fellow better understands
Than I do how to press,
As confess
Oh, gentle dove
How none but her love.
And the silver moon,
In sweet attune,
Beams US with her kindly smile.
Meanwhile
Next night,
In that same si1very light,
1t is 3 different onel
Good Lord, when will it all be done9
When
Will there come some other menu
Or is it that at any cost
I've got to take it, till the frost
Nlps with an eager air these swirls
OF sweet. insistent summer girlsl
New York Sun. g
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go-Minneapolis 377 cars, last
year 1913, Duluth 159 last year 274.
New York-130,OOO bushels of wheat
taken for export here yesterday and 115,-
900 bushels of corn.
Chicago-Weather map shows heavy
rains in Iowa, and general in corn region,
80 inches rain fell here last night.
Liverpool-Wheat firm with an up
ward tendency.
Chicago-Argentine shipments IA, 900,
Bradstreet's exports for week 2,339,OO0
bushels. There are entimates that the
visible will decrease about one and q
million bushels Monday, but it looks
very high, Minneapolis is expected
to decrease 100000 and Duluth
100000, Chicago 100000 Last year the
visible increased $4,000.
Inspections-W 72-14; corn $3.50;
oats. 1898.
Buda Pesth-The Minister of Agl an
nounces as a result of their estimates
that exporting countries will have 749,-
100000 bu and total exports !, 657, 100000.
Total crop of wheat for 1894 was $685.
100000. The report shows that the
worlds wheat crop for 1895 is 232,00O,-
900 less than last year
Hogs: Chicago 10000; Kansas City
1900; Omaha, 1900.
Puts: September corn 351z; calls 3614;
puts, September wheat 61M; calls 6211;
puts, May corn 31%; calls 3216; puts.
December wheat 6358; calls 647s puts,
January pork 1887; calls $1,000. Curb,
September wheat 6216
Chicago-Estimated cars tomorrow
wheat 1875; corn 63O; oats $50; hogs 81
| 900 head.
Puts: September wheat 5815; calls Sc;
puts, May corn 3O24; calls 3474; puts,
January pork 1926; calls $1035. Good
| all next week
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HIS FOLKS ARE TOPEKANS

And Are Hunting for VIM. swalIwe1I. Who
Disappeared From Independence.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 24-Local police
are looking for William Swallwell, an
Englishman of independence. Mo, who
has been missing since August r. He
is 80 years old, of good family and until
recently he had been employed at Shelf
field.
He lost his position two weeks ago
and as he was known to be of a despon-
dent temperament, it is feared he has
taken his life. SawllwelPs folks
are Topekans and have been in
the city several days aiding
i the search for him. He is five feet K
inches tall and is q blonde of slight buiIC.
Four fingers are missing from his left
hand. He has wife and two children.
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OWNS HER WATERWORKS.

The Company Took Her Bonds and the
Deal is Closed.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 24-The vexed
question of the transfer to the city of the
local plant of the National Waterworks
company was settled today when that
company bought in the city's issue of
$4,000, 700 bonds and turned ovea the
plant.
The city issued the bonds several
months ago to buy the plant, but up to
today could reach no agreement with
the numerous firms that bid for them.
Peabody, Kidder & Co., were the princi-
DaI bidders
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E. E. Copeland, the cashier of the
Santa Fe railroad, will build barn on
the rear of his lot at 1929. Taylor street
1t will cost $3.50 dollars and will cover d
space 10 by Is feet
Helen Fisher will build $3.50 addi-
ten to her house on Locust between
Third and Fourth streets. The structure
will be IA by "A feet.
q q. Hiatt has been given = building
permit to build barn on his lots on La
faystte street to cost $3.50
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Conductor (dubiouslyl-That seems
pretty big lad to travel on half fare ticket.
Mrs. Smithkins (tartly)-Well, I've been
taking him out on this road for half fare
every summer for the last six years, and I
amt going to pay full fare at this late
dayl-New York World
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WILDE WANTS TO DIE.
He is in Good Health but Suffers
Mentally.

ne As IN OUUU HeNItH Uus SuHeEB
Mentally.
LONDON, Aug. 24-Friends of Oscar
Wilde who have visited him in prison
say that he continues to. enjoy good
health and is making the best of the
situation, although he frequently ex-
presses the wish to die. Those who are
Interested in the future of the disgraced
man have been discussing what Wilde
will do when he leaves prison.
Although nothing definite appears to
be decided, it is generally believed that
he will be smuggIed out of the country
and enabled to begin life anew under an
assumed name, depending upon his pen
for a living,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-24

Aquarium tanks are made seIf-sus-
tanning by the introduction of just the
right amount of plant life, by which
the water is aerated and kept sweet
for a considerable time, even in such
small bodies. Viva, or sea lettuce, a
beautiful green plant, is often used for
this purpose. When it is undisturbed
air collects under the ulva and buoys
it up.
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TODAY'S MARKET REPORT.
Furnished by the Associated Press to tho
State journal.

Furnished by the Associated Press to tho
State journal.
CHICAGO, Aug. 24-Wheat started
firm today on the higher cables and the
report on the worlds crop by the Hun
garian minister. But northwestern re-
ceipts were again large and the advance
was soon lost. September opened nc
higher at 624, sold from 627s to 62M
and reacted to 621z.
Corn was a trif1e early with wheat, but
weakened later on corn prospects. Sep
TENDER opened &c lower at 363s, sold
from 36M to 563s and reacted to
the opening price.
Oats were steady. September opened
unchanged at 1919, sold from 1874 TO 20
and reacted to 1873.
Provisions were easy on the weak live
hog market.
September pork opened TIC lower at
SO 80
Hoes-Receipts today 5000; left
over 1900 Market dull and 50
10 cents lower Light $445@495;
mixed $4.25@480; heavy $41O@
Ats; rough S410@43O. Official re-
ceipts yesterday 1854; shipments g.
945.
CAry1E-Receipts 1000. Market slow
and weak at yesterdays prices Official
receipts yesterday, 5,371; shipments, A.,
$50.
sHEEp-Receipts 1000. Market quiet
and unchanged, Official receipts yester-
day 8,398; shipments 1924.
Estimated receipts of hogs Monday
$4,000
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Mrs Phoebe Thomas of junction City,
Ill, was told by her doctors she had CoR-
sumption and that there was no hope for
her, but tive bottles or DR.. Kings New
Discovery completely cured her ana she
says it saved her life. Mr.. Thos. Eggers,
139 Florida St, San Francisco, suffered
from dreadful cold, approaching Con-
sumption, tried without result every
thing else then bought one bottle of Dr.
Kings New Discovery and in two weeks
was cured. He is naturally thankful
1t is such results, of which these are
samples, that prove the wonderful
efficacy of this medicine in Coughs and
ColdA 10 cents trial bottles at J. Z.
jones drug store. Regular size, soc. and
$L00.
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Husband-"We must be more eco
nomical in the use of coal"
Wife Ca Vassar There
are UntoId billions of tons of coal just
beneath the earth's surface, and"
Husband-"And one or two big cor
porations just above it"
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Packed Housaa

Greet Colonel Watterson wherever he
lecturer. He will be at the Grand Friday
evening, August 80, in his famous lecture
on abraham Lincoln"
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BRADFORD Pa, Aug. 24.-The fight
between Dick Moore of Boston and
Billey Hennsssey of Clinton, Iowa, last
night, ended in a draw. Rennessey
broke his right hand in the thirteenth
round.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-08-24

Kansas City and return, Santa Fe
route. Sunday, August 25th. One dollar
fer the round trip.
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This morning Captain Gardiner went
over to the house which is occupied by
Monty" Wells, the ParkdaIe jointist,
and made a search of the premises. It
was thought that there was some more
liquor hidden there, but the captain was
unab to find any
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Rnaarved Neafa Chnrr
TwoLIvea saved.

for Col. Watterson's lecture opens Mon
day morning at Sims drug store.
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Closing on Popular Stocks.

Atchison 18; c. B.&Q 9O1l; G. s. N.
W. 1O45s; St. P. 1871, R. 1. 8l5s, Mis-
souri, Pacific, 381z; Northern Pacific
1914; N. Y. c. 1925; Sugar 1898, Amer
lean Tobacco 961a; U, P. 1871; Cordaga
81, W. U. 81 Rdg. 1874.
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Reserved Seats Chart
for Col Watterson's lecture opens Mon
day morning at Sims drug store
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Reserved Seats Chart

for Col. Watterson's lecture opens Mon
day morning at Sims drug store
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We can keep you clean-Peerless
Steam Laundry, liz and ia w. Eighth
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KANSAS CITY, Aug 24-CArrLE-Re-
ceipts, 1900; shipments. 4,100 Market
slow but steady. Texas steers, $3.50
Q3O0; Texas cows $2OO@245; beef
steers $4.00@5.45; native cows, $3.50
@3OO; steckers and feeders $280@
445; bulls $15O@3.00.
Hoes - Receipts, 1000; shipments.
500. Market steady. Bulk sales. $435 q
4.5O; heavies, $4OO04 40; packers. $435
@455; mixed $3.50 O. So; lights, $435
@455; y0rkers $445 0455; pigs $2.50@
4.40.
SHEEP - Receipts, 600; shipments,
100. Market unchanged. Lambs $500
as 10; muttons $2.5O@3O0.
WHEAr-Slow but higher; No. hard,
591S@60c; No. 2 red. 64c; rejected, 45@
so.
CoRK-Slow, lower; No 2 mixed, 80
O. nc; No. white 3224c.
OATs-Rather slow; No 2 mixed, 1919
@21c; No. 2. white, 22c.
RYE-No 2, 43c.
FLAxsEED- Dull; nominally go.
BRAN-Dull, 55@56c.
HAY = Firm for good; timothy $3.50
011.00; prairie $6.OO@65O
BUTTKR-Firm; creamery, 1901;
dairy, 1914.
Eaes-Highsr, strong at 1O@1O1Ec.
CHICAGO MARKET LETTER.
Furnished by Topeka Grain and stock tx
change, Room ., Columbian Building.
Chieago-Wheat made a showing OF
J 9trength at the opening this morning