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pect to see the good old elephant of the
Republicans done in pea green and
cavOrting through a marvellous under
brush Of Easter lilies, or the sterling
Democratic donkey with a csrnine coat
and browsing on a sort Of heritage that
he never dreamed of before.
A poster campaign would not only be
a novelty, but a relief. The literary
campaign is not only expensive, but
some shrewd politicians are beginning
to doubt its efficacy. In the presidential
fight Of four years ago more dOcumen-
tary ammunition was used than ever be-
fore. The Republicans sent out a set Of
documents which they called The
Voters Library. - It included a novel
of 200 pages, entitled Better Dead
Than Homeless, - which was supple
mented with pamphlets Of from 20 to
so pages, each dealing with the tariff
to a large extent. The Democrats had
literary bureau that was equally active.
During the two months before the cleo
ton there were sent out from the ma
tiOnal headquarters Of the two parties
an average Of 800, 600 documents a day.
The result has been that the voter fights
shy Of political documents nowadays.
He has had q surfeit
The campaign Of 1888 was noted for
its parades. There was hardly a village
in the land where two or more campaign
clubs were not forr e and in the large
cities the two parties wed with each
other in getting up monster parades.
But the honest voter wearied after
awhile of carrying g torch and wearing
an OilclOth cape while the exuberant
spectators peppered him with Roman
candle balls and chol1ed him with the
smoke Of red fire IF he has nothing
worse before him than a poster cam
paign, he can easily avoid being driven
color crazy by wearing smoked glasses.
Although the idea of the poster in
politics may seem decidedly new to rs,
it is not so by any means The idea is
older than history. Why, even the
Egyptians used to get back at an un-
popular monarch by carving caricatures
of him in stone. Tt wasn't so easy to
rush into print then, as it is now but
the result was more lasting.
AS early as 1920 the Dutch began TO
make poster cartoons on political sub
jects. The English soon adopted the
idea and then William Hogarth, the
most famous OF the early cartoonists,
came to the front and punctured the
South Sea Bubble with his apt pencil.
Soon after this Sir Henry Walpole had
cause to thank the caricaturists for de-
feating a scheme by which his enemies
had hoped to set the house of commons
against him In those days the poster
took the place of the illustrated comic
papers. A shopkeeper displayed his po-
htical views by she kind of poster that
he hung in his window.
In France the poster has taken an i'm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-07
CONVENTION SEATS.
Republican National Committee
Charged With Giving Them
Out Unfairly.

New York. April 7.-Speaking of the
report that the Republican national
committee had made an attempt to
parcel out the convention seats I'M
fairly. General ClarksOn said.
When we met in Washington to Sc
lect q time and place for the national
convention we had no feeling against
any candidate and we have none to-
day. But we ascertained Immediately
after ST. Louis was selected that by
the terms Of contract Cornelius Bliss
ton. or at least that number of seats
were to be porti0ned out under the di-
rectiOn of Mr.. Bliss and his friends at
st Louis.
AT the meeting Of the sub-commit-
tee we very properly thought this
number should be cut down to $500,
which would be 1880 more seats than
has ever been allowed to any national
convention city But the Republican
national committee wishes to keep
its contract with St Louis, and accord
ingly we have no criticism to make.
The committee, however. is privil-
eyed Individually to dissect the claims
Of Major MeIInley's managers as To
the election of delegates The ma
jor's friends cannot expect to mon0p-
Ollie the claiming Industry. Now, for
example, they claim is delegates i'm
have four; and they claim nine of the
Louisiana delegates. when not more
than Two or three are for Mckinley
The Texas delegates have been in
structed for Allison and Reed. vet I
notice that the Ohio folks claim the
Lone Star delegation with the utmost
eQuanimity."
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PRESIDENTIAL POSTERS.
Governor Bradley Uses Them to Adj
vertise His Desire for the
Nomination.

Louisville, April 7.-Large posters
have been put up in an parts Of the
city. announcing that Governor Brad
ley is a candidate for the presidency.
Similar posters have been put up at
other points in the state where the Nc
kinley sentiment predOminates.
Governor Bradley's hardest fight is
in Louisville. The Mckinley mana
gers are sending out circulars to the ef-
feet that Governor Bradley is in the
combine with Platt and Quay Gov
ernOr Bradley's organ, the Commercial
says that he is in the race to secure the
presidency and not to fight Mckinney
Tt IS said today that If Mckinley men
carry the Louisville district. Governor
Bradley VIII have a contesting delega-
ton from the Al P- AL and Negro forces.
He is said to have concluded an alli-
ance with the A. Fl AL
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ration. with possibly a dim hint Of a BIZ
cycle thrown in proIniscuously
Whoever the candidates may be they
must face the awful prospect Of seeing
themselves Beardsleyized. They have
become accustomed to being pilloried
by the cartoonists Of the enemy. Now
they must submit to the newfang1ed
and skew angular pOrtraiture which
their friends and boomers have commit
ted themselves to.
Some Of these artistic horrors have
already been prepared. A firm that has
heretofore turned out the innOcuous and
almost unacceptable attempts at por-
traits which We're swung to the breeze
on the campaign banners of former days
has gone into the Beardsley poster bust
ness and already has many orders from
campaign clubs Thus far they are MAX
ing only silk and bunting banners bear
ing designs made by disciples Of the new
school One Of these represents 04cKin-
ley in a checked jumper and bricklay-
er's cap, carrying a tin pail in one hand
while the other grasps a pick that rests
over his shoulder He stands behind a
shield bearing the stars and stripes and
the motto So Protection. - The whole is
done ia red, white end blue
A David =. Hill poster is still more
striking. The senator is attired in
statesman's coat, the skirts Of which
swirl and below out as if he was i'm a
gale Of wind. He holds a shiny silk hat
in one gloved hand, while the other
grasps a staff, from which floats il
curious mazes a banner bearing the
familiar slogan, II am a Democrat. -
The background is the starry flag.
But from silk and bunting it VIII be
an easy step to the paper poster Of com
merce, and when that stage is reached
we may expect a picturesque campaign
in every sense Of the word The silver
men, instead Of sending out thick vol
umes of tabulated statistics for the in
te1igent voter to use as shaving paper,
VIII plaster the wayside fences with
pictures of q doughty knight with lance
in rest and his banner Ornamented with
the device, Sixteen to One, p Down
With the Goldbugs, " or some other ap-
propriate motto, the whole executed in
the slap dash, hit or miss style that is
just now all the rage.
We may have some difficulty in dis
covering whether we are looking at a
political poster OF the exploitation Of
SoRkem's soap, for the Beardsleyesque
style has been appropriated to many
strange uses, but a little practice VIII
enable US to discriminate. We may ex-
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ANTHONY HOPE ENGAGED.
His Fiancee, Evelyn Willard, Who
Played in His prisoner Of
Zanda.o

New York, April IA dispatch from
London states that Anthony Hope
(F4awkins). the author was engaged to
Evelyn Willard. the young English ac-
tress who is at present playing the
Princess Flavia in Mr.. Hopes play,
The Prisoner of Zenda,' at the St.
James theater
The report was confirmed in this city
by friends of the novelist Miss Mil
lard is described as an extremely pref
ty and accomplished actress She
made her debut three years ago in
George Alexanders revival Of The
Second Mrs. Tanqueray'' in the title
role.
Since that time Miss Willard has had
important roles in Mr. Alexander's pro-
auctions When he secured the En-
glish rights for THE Prisoner of zen
da." Edward Rose and Mr.. Hope super
intended the dramatizatlOn of it. AT
MI Hopes request Miss Willard was
selected to take the leading role. She
made a hit and Mr.. Hope fell in love
with her.
Anthony Hope Hawkins is the son
of the Rev E. C. Hawkins rector of
St Brides, London. His uncle is Sir
Henry Hawkins. famous as the Hang
ing Judge" The author is 81 years old.
He is q lawyer by profession
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Salina. next to Topeka, is taking more
interest in kindergarten work than any
other city ia the state This is largely
through the efforts there of Mrs. Wool
ger of Topeka. The saina Daily Re-
publican Herald says.
The movements now being made in
this city along the lines or kindergar-
ten work are much to be commended
and encouraged. 1t is a system Of edu-
cation which equips the child for edu-
cational work from infancy and through
years when his mind is not usually in
q receptive mood, and culIivates that
most important branch Of all educa-
tional -thOrOughness and the
power to concentrate thought upon any
proposition no matter how intricate or
abstract The citizens of this city can
not hit upon a better plan 10 advance
the intelligence OF the children. They
should enlist-one and aIl-heartily and
enthusiastically in the kindergarten
work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-07

"A writer in the Mcpherson Daily Re
publican says very much to the point.
Having had occasion. (as a member of
our city school bOardl to examine a
number of textbooks on American his
tory prepared for the use of schools
and academies, I have been struck with
some glaring defects, notably among
which is one that I wish to note as pos
sessed by all i'm common This is their
glazing omission of any due notice of
the vast immigrations from foreign
countries, which have taken place
within the present century. and which
have SO largely contributed TO the max
ing of America.
I look at the census tables and learn
that there are twenty million people in
the United States, of foreign parent
age. I observe that there are nearly q
million irish men and women in New
york, and that majority of the voters
In the state of Wisconsin are of Ger
man birth. I turn to my school his
tories, which pretend to tell me the
story Of the American people and find
no trace or hint of the coming Of these
millions. There Is no record OF the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-07
DAMROsCH's TRIUMPH.
Re Has Made Grand Opera Profitable IN
the Face Of Great Obstacles.

Re Has Made Grand Opera Profitable IN
the Face Of Great Obstacles.
Walter Damrosch is just bringing to a
close the German operatic season for 1886.
Instead Of opening in New York ard going
to the country Rfterward with the prestige
of a New York engagement and success,
he took the hazard Of making a tour first
and returning to New York. If the result
OF the experiment was not all that could
be wished it was more than was to be ex-
pscted, and it has demonstrated the fact
that the young manager has established a
reputation all over the United States which
guarantees him hereafter respectful hear
ing wherever he may 60 and with what
ever musical attraction. The season, fol
lowing the successful experiment Of last
year, has demonstrated, too, the possibility
Of making grand opera sustain itself in
this country something which many
managers before Mr.. Damrosch have pro
nOunced impossible.
In Europe operatio organizations are
subsidized by governments The tradi-
tional digality Of Americans would of
set this if all the other conditions remained
the same IN America. The government q
Washington could not be expected to subsi-
die art in any form, but the American
people are willing to pay SO much more for
amusement than the people of any other
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portant part in the elections for many
years. During the memorable campaign
Of General Boulanger against the Bour-
geois Jacques there was such a poster
craze that Paris was plastered from one
end to the other Public buildings
statues, monuments and even the lions
in front Of the historic Tuileries were
used as billbOards.
In this country political posters were
freely used in the Harrison Van Buren,
campaign Of 1910 The Wings had lot
Of big pictures printed in sets Of two
each. One picture represented scene
in which all sorts of business was boom
ing in wonderful manner This was
entitled Harrison and Prosperity. -
Another, which was labeled Cyan
Buren, and Ruin, . portrayed a sad state
of affairs. Instead of a busy factory
there was a substantial prison, the shop
Of the mechanic was in decay and bore
a "To Let" sign, while he and his
starving wife and children hung around
the door of the subtreasury Office in woe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-07

brey Beardsley school We are to behold
our popular presi dental candidates peer
ing at as from the dead walls and bill
boards out Of a bewildering mass of
curves and impossible foliage. The IA
vorite sons viii leer at as from back
grounds made mp of nightmare Of
swirling, sweeping lines We shall see
fantastic McKinleys swathed in purple
attire; bright yellow Clevelands emery
ing from a maze of black marsh grass,
with violet colored ducks flying toward
crazy quilt borders the familiar face Of
Tom Reed rushing at US from a hetero-
geneous tanEle, of cOnventlOna1ized deco
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AUDIENCE WAS SMALL.
Robert ManteI Comments CausticalIy
From a st. Louis Stage.

St Louis. April 7.-Robert Mantell
was dlspleased with his audience here,
not because of its lack Of appreciation,
but on account of it's small size
"Parrhasius' was the bill and the
attendance was small Tt was an en-
thusiastic audience, however, and after
the curtain fell on a particularly
stormy scene there was a demand Tor
q speech Mr.. ManteI responded with
his accustomed cheerful alacrity. He
thanked the audience, but commented
caGSucaIy upon Its Heager proper
lions, saying he supposed he would
have to take his company to Europe
before it would be considered good
enough for the American public to pa
trOnize
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Doctor, will Mr.. AIontmorenoy have a
slow commissioned"
g. Yes, nurse I think so. You see, he has
been very sick, ana there Is a serious com
plication. He is extremely Wealthy
Chicarn Ranord
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First Farmer-Has the lawsuit between
you and Beysede been settledq
Second Farmer Yes, and SO are the
lawyers.
Glow do you mean2'
They've settled on our farms. Phil
adelphia Record
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20 O. 80 Yaars.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething Tt
soothes the child. softens the gums, al
lays all pain. cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twen-
ty-fiVe cents q bottle
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81 suppose your wife keeps things IN or
der at homesn
Yes, she keeps me and my hat on the
rack most of the time New York World.
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THEP0STER IN POLITICS
ProbableOutbreaks OfBeardsIey-
ism in the Coming Campaign.
DETELOPMENT OF AN OLD IDEA.
Caricaturing as Old as Politics-The
Egyptians Used It-Early En-
glish Posters-A Pictorial
Reminiscence ofthe Tip
pecanoe Campaign.

And now we are threatened with the
poster in politics. 1t is said that the
coming campaign is to be made one Of
pictures rather than one of literature.
But this is not tie worst Of it.
Not only are the artists to succeed
the statisticians. but they are to be the
artists of the Jules Cheret and the Au-
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ono, = protested Adam, 'that is absurd
upon the face Of it. Not all sin began
with me. / can prove that didn't orig
mate the mother-in-law jokeP'-Detroit
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Don,t e ~

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all druggists.
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TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Taxa tive Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if it
fails to cure. 25e.
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New York.

Tbs Pittsburgs and CIevelan6s will have
their spring practice at Hot Springs, and
viii play anteseason games with each
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Best and quickest shirt, collar and
cuff work i'm the state Family wash
ing better and cheaper than you can DO
20 at home, at
TOPEKA STEAM LAUNDRY.
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Many of Them.

Teaoher-Give me a word that does not
exist in the singular.
James-Jones.- Flieasnde Blattar.
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BREAKS ALL RECORDS.
The Topeka Daily state Journal now
has a circulation Of
IO678.

which IS greater than that of any
daily or Sunday paper in Kansas.
CIRCULATION STATEMENT FOR
MARCH 1896
The issues of the Topeka Daily State
Journal from the first day of March,
1886. to the 31st day of March. 1896. in
elusive, have been as follows.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-04-07

begone attitudes. The standing amy Of
200, 600 men which Van Buren, wished
to keep was represented in the back
ground, and the candidate himself was
pictured as riding in a coach and four
with a military escort.
The posters were very crude wood
cuts, but they. probably had some effect
on the result, for the LocofOcos de-
nounced them as vulgar. AND Harrison
was elected by a big majority
CYRUS SYLVESTER.
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Topeka, kan. March 81. 1896.
CIRCULATION GROWTH.
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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-11
RAILROAD NOTES.

Ed. Sells, agent of the American
Refrigerator Transit company, is
in the city.
Mr.. J. A. Mass, travelling freight
agent Of the Frisco line, arrived in
the city last evening.
Switchman Gourle, of the South
ern Pacific, who left here several
weeks ago for Milwaukee, Wis.,, his
old home, has died after linger-
ing illness.
Mr.. F. 8. Speelman assumed du-
ties this morning as clerk for Com
mercisl Agent Homer Eads, OF the
Iron Mountain, and Mr.. Ernest
Muenzenberger is now at his desk
as commercial agent for the Next
can National.
Mr.. Ned Winstead, city passen'
ger and ticket agent OF the Katy
returned last night from trip tc
Central Texas, where he has beer
in the interest of the big Katy col
lision, which takes place at Crush
September Is. He says that ex'
tensive preparations are being
made to handle the large crowds
that are going, and that ample
accom- modations will be provided
for everybody.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-11
NEW SUITS FILED.
Life Insurance Company Sued on Pol
icy-Suit on Note.

Life Insurance Company Sued on Pol
icy-Suit on Note.
Kea Mierow and Charles Mierow
began suit against the Mutual Life
Insurance company of New York
in the Thirty. seventh District
court this morning on two life in
surance policies Of $1,000 each. The
petition alleges that August ME-
row was insured in defendant COM
pany for $4,000 and died in May,
1896, leaving a will, naming Kea
Mierow as executor. The petition
further alleges that plaintiffs have
filled out proofs OF the death of
August Mierow and submitted
them to the defendant company,
but that the policies remain un-
paid. Plaintiffs want $4,000 for
attorneys fees and $1,000 for in
terest on the policies.
Nc Young is suing c. K. r.
King and Edward Dreiss on prom
issory note of 5000 in the Forty
fifth District court.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-11
PERSONAL MENTION.

Mrs. H. 8. Tom is at the South
ern from Floresville.
Charles Evans, the Austin cot
ton buyer, is at the Mahncke.
Ed. Murcheson, merchant of
Menardville, is at the Mohncke.
Senator Mills left today over the
Arkansas Pass toward Houston.
r. P. Edwards, stockman Of
Richmond, Texas, is at the South
ern.
Miss Mary Shodar, OF New Or
leans, is in the city, visiting Miss
O'Day on Avenue d.
Mr.. Geo. w. Williams, repre-
senting the Hopkins-We Drug
company, st. Louis, is at the
Mahncke.
Miss Annie McIlwane, who has
been seriously i'll at her residence
on Pine street, is reported as very
much improved.
Chas. w. Ogden, DIR. G. G. Cliff
ford, Gus. Windus, and the entire
delegation to the Fort Worth con-
vention, returned today.
G. w. Hampton and bride, nee
Miss Fannie Campbell, Of Pleasan-
ton, are in the city. They were
married at Pleasanton Wednes-
day.
w. N. Linton, Of Point Isabel,
Tex, is in the city on his way
home from the Fort Worth con-
vention, and is stopping at the
Mahncke.
Judge G. l.. Bates and wife have
returned from a visit to Holly
Springs, Miss, and Jackson, Tenn,
where they spent the summer.
They were delighted with the trip,
which he's greatly benefited their
health.
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WEATHER BULLETIN.

Forecast for San Antonio and
vicinity for the "a hours ending at
s pm. September II, 1896:
Generally fair tonight and
Saturday cooler.
WEATHER NOTES.
Temperature falls ranging from
to Is degrees have occurred over
north central Texas, Oklahoma,
and the lower Missouri valley
caused by a slight eastward move
ment of the high bank OF air noted
over Nebraska yesterday morning.
A minimum temperature Of SO de-
grees is reported from Denver, and
a light frost from Omaha.
Light rains have been general
over Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado
and Nebraska.
The barometer is lowest over
Southwest Texas.
The temperatures. are slightly
higher over the eastern portion Of
the Cotton Belt and about station
airy from the Mississippi river,
west. Light showers have fallen
on the Galveston and New Or
leans district.
LOCAL RECORD.
Maximum temperature yester.
day, 81 degrees.
Minimum temperature in past "a
hours, 76 degrees.
Mean temperature, sc degrees
normal, IS.
Temperature at Z a. M, this
date, II sensible temperature 70
Relative humidity, So per cent
Wind south and weather partly
clear.
s. B. PFANNER, Observer.