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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-25

The Fat One-Sir, want to know what
you mean by saying could take my collar
off over my head without unbuttoning it?
The Thin One-It was thoughtless
statement on my part, made on the spur
of the moment, and 1 am sorry I said it.
Every well, if you are sorry, Of
COURSE
Eyes; forgot the size of your ears. -
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-25
Daily Average 9. 53A.

This is the greatest showing the STATE JOUR-
NAL has ever rten able to make for period o.
any six months is 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 circulation of the Topeka Daily
Capital for the year 1894, as only STA. These
figures were furnished by the publishers Of she
Capital. to the Directory. and are guaranteed to
be correct By forfeit of s1OO. which will be
paid to any one disproylng their correctness.
The following figures substantiated by Gworn
statements in detail giving every issue for the
FIRST six months in 1893. 1894 and 1895. shows tbs
Topeka STATE JOURNALS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-25

In view of the interest manifested and
the number of applicants for the gas
franchise just granted by the city coun-
Gil, it might be well in the future to sub
mis- such privileges to competition,
awarding them to the highest bidder
This is the system in vogue in Los, An
geles, California. The council includes
in the specifications certain concessions
to the city in the way of service and
then awards the franchise to the party
Offering the largest money consideration
The Topeka council deserves hearty
commendatien for its unanimous effort in
starting out with the new gas franchise
on the basis of securing . revenue for
the city in exchange fer privileges.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-25
A Hard Part,

Hell understand your part in the new
play is very difficult.
She-Yes. have to change my costume
Is shines -Brooklyn Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-25

1880
1854

The boast of the Topeka Capital that it pays
more postage than ali other Topeka daiiies
combined only proves the meagerness of its
local circulation as compared with that of the
STATE JOURNALS no postage is paid on any
circulation within Topeka OF Shawnee county.
The STATE JOURNALS local circulation is fal
and away ahead Of the combined circulation OF
all the other Topeka dailies.
The circulation of the Topeka Daily STATS
JOURNAL in the towns near by and tributary %
Topeka is very large, as the evening trains II
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, 1895-12-25
An old Custom.

Blabzey-I've seen your face before.
Plumzer-I'm not surprised. That's
where always carry it. -Roxbury Ga
zette.
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weather Tndicafions.

CHICAGO. Dec. 24-For Kansas
Rain or snow today and tonight; fair
Wednesday; colder; north to northwest
winds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-25
Call. . : .
o@NNNNNe@NNANN
nILLINERY.

Our counters are filed with la
dies, Misses and Children's Hats,
Caps. Bonnets. Feathers. Trim
m1ngs, Veilings. and everything.
Our holiday closing out half price
sale Is moving this line in a way sell
dom equaled and never beaten. We
will bring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-25
HOLIDAY RATES.
SANTA FE ROUTE.

One aud one.third fare for the round
trip to points within 200 miles. Tickets
sold December %, 20. 81 and January i;
good for return including January 2.
For further information, see
]. P RowLEY,
City Ticket Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-25
DRESS GOODS.

Cashmere. all wool, 45-inch wide,
no such bargain has ever been Of
fered. 37e yard
Cashmere. yard wide. all wool, ACC
goods. now 26c per yard.
Cashmere. silk finish, very fine. all
wool, 45 inches wide, was 75c, now
48c.
Serge. half wool. 81 inches, 25c
kind, Ice per yard.
Cashmere. half wool. yard wide.
great bargain, 15c per yard.
so bolts novelty dress goods. at zoe,
25c, C and 40c per yard.
Plain Dress Goods, 1215c, zoe, SOC
and 4Sc per yard,
Thousands of yards of other kinds
of Dress Goods. Don't fail to see
them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-25
Breaks All Records.
The
Topeka
Daily
State
Journal.

Nv its sworn detailed statement of circulation
for the first half of the year 1895, it is shown 70
have a circulation. during the first six months
as stated, Of a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-25

II yeu want ALL the news subscribe
for the JOURNAL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-25
JACKETS AND CLOAKS.

so Splendid Garmentsyto be closed.
$40 kind for $11; S12 kind for S.: 50
kind for So. Sc kind for s.. Ali 60
regardless Of cost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-25

Peerless Steam Laundry Peerless
Steam Laundry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-25

Try US on collars. We can make
them look like new. Peerless Steam
Laundry, 112 and ia ". 9Th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-25
Wonderful Growth.

Daily average for first six
months Of 1888.
Daily average for first six
months Of 1894.
Daily average for first six
months Of 1895
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-25
Toys, SiIverware and
Jeweiry.

When looking for Christmas goods
see ours; we will beat any prices
named by any house, solvent OF
bankrupt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-12-25
Ladies' and ChiIdren's
Fur Sets.

New Styles of Furs, lowest prices
yet named. EFur -Muffs. sec, 92e,
$1.10, S1.43, $l.s6, 81 10, 50 50. See
them if interested. as these are the
lowest prices yet named on similar
goods.
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Another Hot Blast.

Mr.. Hardy knows how it is himself,
as he was member Of the Mississippi
legislature when times were trying for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-04
WERE PASSED IN.

Gov. morrill, and Party Didn't Have to
Crawl Under the Canvas.
A distinguished party of men went
to the circus last night together. They
were Governor E. n. Morrill,, State Trea-
surer Otis L Atherton, Attorney Gene
raj F. B. Dawes, Associate Justice w. A
Johnston, and Police Commissioner P. L
Bonebrake.s
The crowd walked along aimlessly
gazing at the large expanse of canvas
like q 10-yesr-old boy without a cent
who is vainly hoping that some accident
may land him safely inside the tent
Plainly there was something the dis
tinguished party were not entirely at
their ease about They stood not far
from the entrance conversing in an IN
dertone.s
Suddenly a smile lit up the counte-
nance of Police Commissioner Bone
brake as if some mighty question of
finance had been solved. Mr.. BOnebrake
sent Sergeant Ellison who was near to
the ticket wagon and held conference
with the ticket seller who said why GER
ainly we will be pleased to accommodate
the gentlemen"
Then the secret was out for an alta che
of the show led the party of distinguished
gentlemen to the entrance and they
were passed in. The cause of all their
anxiety was how they would get into
the circus.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-04
ON The VERGE OF WAR
Serious Events Are Looked For
in Macedonia.
Turkey Has Already Begun Her
Repressive Measures.
BULGARIA Is WARNED.
Powers Caution Her Against
Raising Macedonian Question.
Fearful Atrocities Are Sure to
Follow Hostilities.

SOFIA, Bulgaria, July 4.-The Turkish
authorities have seized all the boats on
the river Vsrdar, to prevent the Macedo-
man bands from communicating with
one another. A part of the population
of Kaazanevrokop have formed them
selves into an insurgent band.
LONDON, July 4-Ths Standards Ber-
lin correspondent says that the great
powers which signed the Berlin treaty
have given friendly warning to Bull
garia against raising the Macedonian
question.
The Times dispatch from Constantine
pie says that there is every possibility
that serious events are imminent in Mac
edonia. Large sums of money have been
collected in Bulgaria and Marti rifles
purchased and secretly sent into Mace
donia.
The Times goes on to say: An out
break would entail such terrible atroci-
ties through the inability of Turkey &c
control the turbulent Albanians that
the European powers may be compelled
to assemble a congress to discuss the
sultan's offer of a grand system of re-
forms for the christian provinces oil
Turkov
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TO IMPROVE CITY PARK.
Prisoners in the City jail viii Be Put t,
Work on It

Prisoners in the City jail viii BE Put to
Work on It
There have been so many small thefta
of late that the officers have concluded
to arrest more of the suspicious char
acters about town. The officers made
good start Tuesday night by arresting
forty-two Migrants and last night twenty
five more were arrested.
Several weeks ago Councilman Bur
CESS, chairman of the committee on
parks, asked to have the city park i'm
proved. As the improvements desired
would cost considerable money Mr..
Burgess addressed letter to P. L Bone
brake, the chairman of the police board,
in which he asked if the prisoners now
working on the city rock pile might be
made to perform work in the city park.
Dir. Bonebrake replied, "Yes, if it can be
legally done" City Attorney Bird was
consulted and said it was not only legal
but proper that the city park should be
improved by convict labor, and endorsed
the scheme.
1t is therefore intended that the chain
gang will soon be at work in the city
park, improving the water front making
needed grades and beautifying it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-04
NOT AFTER OFFICE.

VIM. EaglesOn Says That Is Not the Object
of the CoIOrsd Independent League.
Several hundred delegates are expect
ed to attend the state convention of the
colored independent league to be held
at Topeka September 10. VIM. Eagleson,
the president of the league, says one
delegate will be allowed for every 30
mem bers and this ought to bring at least
100 to the convention from out of town.
"We intend to take an active part in
the election next fall and make our in
faence felt While we are not trying to
elect any of our own race to Office at this
time we are anxious to see men in office
who are friendly to US. We will make
the same kind of a fight the next time
the legislature is to be elected We want
a better state civil rights bill, something
like Senator True's bill, which was killed
last winter. We would not insist on its
being as strong as the True bill"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-04

There are longer but no better roads
in this or any other country than the
Chicago & Alton R r This line makes
permanent patron of every traveller
who once gives it a trial. Its tracks are
of the heaviest steel and as smooth as
glass. Its road bed is stone ballasted
throughout. Its equipment is supurh
1t was the first line on which a Pullman
sleeping car was ever run, the first line
to adopt dining cars and the first line to
run free reclining chair cars, and today
its solid vestibuled trains, containing all
of these modern Injuries, are running
through on fast time to and from Union
Depots in Kansas City, St Louis and
Chicago with astonishing regularity aud
with exceeding comfort to its ever in
creasing patrons. If you ever make a
trip in any direction between Kansas
City and Chicago. or Kansas City and St
Louis, or St Louis and Chicago, and fail
to patronize the Chicago and Alton, you
may be sure that you have missed at
least one opportunity for increasing your
happiness in life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-04
SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS
Beneath the spreading chestnut tree
The village "jOSher" stands,
His eyes fixed with anxiety
And spread awlde his hands.
A summer funny man is this
In search Of hot day witness


The best looking woman with the show
yesterday was the giantess.
Miss Bessie Buhre has Joined the
League of American wheelmen.
How in the world is Atchison getting
through the Fourth without her beer?
The court house contractors now ex-
pect to have that building completed by
November l.
A North Topeka young woman was
out doing the family washing one day
this week in boomers.
R E. Kropf, this year Washburn'
graduate. has been made assistant
principal of the Horton high school
s. R. BagwelL of Clay Center, who
used to live in Topeka, has purchased
the Wesley Davis elevator at Rossvllle.
Ex-Chief Justice Albert H. Horton
went to Kansas City this morning and
will not be in the tenn perance convention.
The most surprising thing about the
Wallace show is that the tattooed wo-
man admits she was tattooed for exhibit
ton.
]. G. johnson the well known Demo
cratic lawyer of Peabody. has given it as
his opinion that q chief justice must be
elected this fall.
CQuuCll NJ W Va LAS RuAR nbo
and Ladies of Security will give a public
installation CT officers at Lincoln post
hall tomorrow evening.
Mr.. E B Merriam says the officers of
the Rossville bank have never specuIated
on Chicago wheat, as is charged in the
suit filed against the bank.
Fire Marshal WilImarth did not go
with the other city officials to St. Joseph
today, but stayed at home to protect our
homes from the fire crackers
A. West Fifth street young lady who
will spend the summer two miles east of
the city is telling her friends that she is
going east to spend the summer.
The members of the asylum investiga-
ton committee are expected to make
their reports to the governor in the Wait
and Householder cases tomorrow after
noon.
State Superintendent of Instruction
Stanley and his force are at work on
revision of the school laws for re-publi-
cation. The new book will be ready for
the printer in about two weeks
Attorney General Dawes has rendered
a long opinion in the Hutchinson Re-
formatory board case, in which he says
the claims of the board should not be
paid because they are exorbitank
Edgar P Owens who was sent to the
penitentiary for four years for grand
larceny will get out at the expiration of
two years of his sentence. Governor
Morrill, has commutsd his sentence to
two years and he will be liberated next
September.
There are several classes of jays in the
estimation of show men The man who
will 60 into the side show is the jay of
the third class The second class jay is
always caught by the concert but the
first class jay is the man who goes to the
circus at all unless he has q pass
1t is said the Spooners have split up at
| last. Edna May Spooner has left the
| company, and has joined the Johnnie
Pringls Comedy company, in repertoire.
| The company is working toward the Pa
citic coast The Spooner company, with
Cecil as star, is playing the silver circuit
| of Colorado.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-04
CENTERS OF NOISE.
Where and How Topeka People
Are Spending the Day.
CONCERTS, GAMES, AND PICEICS

Some So TO the Country to Escape the
Racket and Others stay in Town TO
be in 1t.
Nearly everybody that possibly can is
taking q day of today to rest up or cele-
brate. Before 10 o'clock last night the
noise began and increased so that very
few people slept after o'clock and many
were up at four shooting frecrackers or
preparing for picnica There are half q
dozen celebrations in the parks near the
city today and any quantity of picnics
and parties.
Possibly the largest crowd this after
noon is at Garfield park where Mar
shalPs band gives three concerts. The
park ia well filed There will be fire.
works there tonight.
A good many people went to Vine
wood also where there is band concert
and a specially performance including
wire walkers and trapeze performers
At the fair grounds where there are
races and at Olympic park where there
is a museum and performance, there
are to be horse races, foot races and BIZ
cycle races and from that point started
the big ROAD race to Pauline and return
a distance of ten miles There were
twenty-eix entries.
At Moons Grove the Sons of Veterans
and Battery B are giving a very enjoy
able picnic with a good attendance. A
great many of the G. A. R are there.
The feature is q drill by the battery.
A concert company is giving an enter
tainment at Oakland park and several
people are in attendance.
A few of the societies are having
exercises of their own today.
The Turner's are at their hall where
they have an entertainment this after
noon and will dance tonight. The Demo
cratic FIambeau club and the Arion So
ciety are at their halls and doing much
the same thing.
The ladies of the Hibernian society
are giving picnic to the men of the So
ciety at Maple Hill More than one
hundred of them went out this morning
on two special Rock Island cars.
The Modern Woodmen are having q
picnic at grove east of town. There
are dozens of private picnics, the largest
of which probably is the one at the farm
of Phi Adams near Menoken, where near
ly forty couples of society people went
this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-04
How to Keep Flowers Fresh.

Girls to whom flowers are luxury,
and not dainty surfeit, have dozen
ingenious ways of keeping them fresh.
There is none better than plunging the
stumps, up to the blossom, in basin of
cold water and leaving them over
night. Another, almost as good, is to
leave the flowers and the containing
dish in the open air over night. A car
nation with its stem thrust into po-
tato keeps fresh for several days, while
the feeting charm of the morning glory
may be preserved for late breakfast
if the blossom be p1ucked over night
and permitted to open in the shade.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-04
All He Could Do.

"Mr. Lively" said the managing edi-
tor, "we'd like to have you draw some
thing comic"
Eyes, sir"
without making reference to the new
woman
''Y- yes, sir"
"Or the bicycle"
The artist turned away in silent dejeo-
ton. In a few minutes he returned and
laid sheet of paper in the desk.
Have you done it so soon?'
sit didn't take me long to do all I could
under the circumstances.
'What is it?''
eve drawn up my resignation -
Washington Star.
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His Trip.


He had carefully studied the English
wheel papers, and from reading them had
concluded that he would take a tour
through America, feeling certain that he
was fully acquainted with geography, to-
Biography, peculiarities and possibilities.
ST see by this weeks issue of the cycle
papers that you are going to take a wheel
tour through the States, - said clubmate,
as he met the intending invader of Amer
lea at the clubs headquarters in subur-
ban pub.
"Yas, I'm going to make hurried ride
through that country just to see what
these Yankees really have, don't you
known
Have you got your route mapped out?"
eyes, indeed. I've read our papers very
carefully, and 1 have the whole thing all
jotted down. shall land in the city of
New Hampshire and give the town pref
ty thorough visit. Then I shall take a
steamer and sail up the Georgia river to
Denver and visit it's famous university.
From there I shall ride on my wheel to
the great forests of Cincinnati and chase
antelopes for couple of weeks after the
fashion of Yankee cyclers.
'After have enough of this shall hire
q guide and make thousand mile ride
across the vast prairies of Rhode Island,
endeavoring to kill an elephant or two on
the way. By the time this is completed
the summer will be well over, and shall
winter in Bar Harbor and study there
American cycling among its most numer-
Gus representatives.
''In the spring shall leave Bar Harbor,
ride to the California river, down which
shall fish until Chicago is reached, at
which point 1 shall take a steamer for
home"
AREN'T you going to visit New York;"
"No. I hardly think will ride as far
as that wheel
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-04

If more women realized that strain
ing the eyes produces wrinkles, more
would exercise a proper care of these
valuable members. Reading by dim
or falling light, coming suddenly from
a dark room to a light one, or vice
versa, overworking the eyes in any
way, and last, but by no means least,
wearing dotted and cross-barred wells
these and more taxing of the eyesight
are of valuable assistance in the
withdrawing process.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-04
Gratuitous Insertion.

"That's all right
The advertising manager leaned over the
PROSTATE form of the burglar whom he
had caught in his room He had struck
the robber down, but his hand was injured
by the blow.
81 put it in bold faced type, " he muir
INJURED Then, kicking the fallen robber,
he again scanned the mans face.
''Nieely illustrated with cuts" he con-
tinued, t'but I'll not charge you for the
displayr'
Then the moon went behind cloud
and wept, while the stricken thief groaned
inwardly New York World
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FITzsIMMONs ACQUITTED.
Amid Great Enthusiasm the PugiIist Is
Pronounced Not Guilty.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, July 4-Last even
ing the jury ia the case of the people
against Robert Fitzsimmons returned q
verdict of not guilty. after having been
out about three and three quarter hours.
The announcement by the foreman of
the jury was greeted by rousing cheers
from the voices of people that more than
filed the court and the gavel of Judge
Rose was powerless to quiet the enthusi-
asm.
Fitzsimmons was congratulated by
hundreds of people and Immediately sent
a messenger boy with q telegram for his
wife announcing his acQuittal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-04

"Willy,' said the mother, ''your clothes
are wet. You've been in the water
"Yessum," said little Willy bravely. ST
went in and saved little Charley Stebbins A"
my noble boyr' said his fond mother.
ibid you jump in after hima''
"No'm, . said little Willy proudly, 81
jumped in first, so as to be there when he
fell n.''-Bostcn Post
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-04
WRECK ON THE WABASH.
An Engine Crashes Into the Rear of Pas
ssnger Train.

DECATUR, Ill. July 4.-Wabash train
No. Al, which left here for the west last
night one hour late, met with an acct
dent at Mantle, twenty miles west of
here, by which two trainmen were fatal
Iy injured and a number of passengers
had a narrow escape. A light engine
following crashed into the rear sleeper,
tanning it into the chair car.
The injured are:
b. L Higgins, engineer, Springfield,
crushed under the tender, fatally injured.
- Smith, fireman, Springfield, fatal
~ injured.
Eli Dawson, passenger, cut and bruised.
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The Mean Thing.

"Woman's intuition" says the corn fed
philosopher, sis easily explained. When
she guesses right, she talks about it for the
next three or four weeks, and when she
guesses wrong she talks so fast about
something else that you forget she ever
guessed. Indianapolis Journal
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ton on complaint of the consumers gas
trust to the council that it would be
able to furnish natural gas only short
time longer unless an ordinance was
passed providing for the sale of gas by
metre measurement. The committee
says it cannot be doubted the supply of
gas is rapidly diminishing. Figures are
given to show that at the present rate of
diminishing pressure of the gas it will
take four years yet to practically sap the
pas belt