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The herald., 1896-10-18
TESTING THE AIR.

An instrument for testing the amount
of foul air in workshops has just been in
vented. The apparatf1 consists Of an
air-tight closed glass vessel filled with a
red LIQUID. Through a glass tube that
dips into the liquid, and is bent at the
top, a drop falls every 100 seconds on
cord that hangs beneath, and that Is
somewhat stretched by weight. The
fluid from which the drop comes has the
property of changing its red color to q
white by the action of carbonic acid.
The more carbonic acid there Is in the
air the quicker this change takes place
The herald., 1896-10-18

a general war dozen times more dis
astrous to life and property than the
massacres in Armenia The motives of
humanity prompting this claim are
questioned, for Russia is rapidly
strengthening her navy and army and
every delay she gains makes her more
formidable and stronger to enforce her
wishes upon the others.
RUSSIA'S GIGANTIC GREED
AS a matter of fact, Russia is schem-
ing to obtain the most valuable por-
ton of Turkey in Asia Minor, or fully
two-thirds of the whole of the Otto
man empire. II her ministers have their
way they will draw a line from the in
tersection Of Persia, Russia and Tur-
key across Armenia to the Taurus
mountains, marking the northern
boundary of Syria, then down to the
seaport town of Tarsus on the Medit-
erranean. taking in all that territory
bounded by the Black sea, the Medit-
erranean and the Aegean sea.
The herald., 1896-10-18
THE SPIRIT OF AUTUMN

The nights are gittin' cooler.
The days are drawin' in,
The sorgum canes a ripeninI
Cuttin' corn'll soon begin; :
The pumpkins in the sunshine,
Air yellerin' day by day,
And the birds air sorter singin'
In a melancholy way.
I dunno quite Exactly
What 1t Is allurs hear
A-speakin, to me soft an low
Erbout this time o. year.
A comm from the woodland
Or in the murmurin breeze,
And sometimes in the orchard.
Among the apple trees.
It's a sort of solemn sweetness.
You can feel it in the sky,
It's a kind O rapture mingled
With dim desire to cry:
A longin', a vague yearnin,
After something you hain't got,
A passive discontentment
With life's uncertain lot.
Sometimes I think the loved ones
All them that's gone before
In autumn time come nearer
From across the other shore;
When nature lies a-dyin'
And the leaves are turnin' red.
The soft winds seem a-sighin'
For them that's long been dead.
washington Times.
The herald., 1896-10-18
LONDON STREET IMPROVEMENTS

1t Is fortunate on one account that the
revels in honor Of the car are arranged
In Paris rather than in the English cap
ital. The main streets of London are
torn up, undermined and impossible.
Piccadilly is renewing its pavement from
Apsley house to the circus, and traffic
is suspended; Pail Mall Is a scene of
chaos, the Strand, Holborn and Nor
thumberland avenue are barricaded
with walls. and paving blocks and pick
The herald., 1896-10-18

rIn accordance with this project, the
resumption act was passed by congress
in 1875, whereby 1t was declared that
on the 1st Of January, 1879, the govern
ment of the United States should begin
to redeem it's outstanding obligations
in coin. AS the time for resumption
drew near and the premium on gold fell
off, the question was raised as to the
meaning of coin in the act for resum
ing specie payments; and now for the
at large was aroused to the fact that,
by the acts of 1884 the privilege of
paying debts in silver had been taken
away, and that, after the beginning Of
1879, all obligations, both public and
private, must be discharged according
to the measure Of the gold standard
only. A great agitation followed. The
cry for reconciliation Of silver was
heard everywhere. In vain did the
bond-holding interest of the country
exert itself to stay the tide. The ques-
tion reached the government, and early
In 1878 a measure was passed by con-
gress for the restoration Of the legal
tender quality Of the old silver dollar,
and providing for the compulsory coin
age of that unit at the mints at rate
Of not less than two millions of dollars
q month. The president returned the
bill with his objections, but the veto
was crushed under tremendous ma
jority, for nearly three-fourths of the
members of congress, without respect
to party affiliations, gave their support
to the measure, and the old double
standard of values was thus restored"
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consent the vestries are repairing the
streets, boring for water and tunnelirg
for gas in every direction. 1t would be
a glimpse of the neither world oil London,
suspiciously typical of underground
Russia, which the emperor would have
if he were to halt on his way from Bal
moral to France.-Berlin Gable to the
Chicago Tribune
The herald., 1896-10-18
THE BEST CARD

Dear woman is the queen of hearts
All loyal knights invoke her;
While man is king and knave by starts,
And Cupid u the joker:
Chicago Record
The herald., 1896-10-18

coinage, therefore, the payment of the
national debt would be proportionally
easy. 1t VIZ &eemed expedient to strike
down in ti..e the legal tender quality
Of silver. III order that the whole pay
ment of the ponded Indebtedness of the
United StaLsa must be made in the more
costly metal, namely, the single stand
ard of gold
The herald., 1896-10-18
FRANCE WANTS SYRIA.

FRANCE WANTS SYRIA
France Is satisfied that Russia should
get what it wants, providing that she is
given the wholes of Syria, bounded on
the north by the Taurus mouptains, on
the south by Arabia, and as much of the
territory running along the Red sea as
she can get. This would leave, Mesopo-
tamia, between the EuphrateS and Per-
sia, country sparsely inhabited by
Arabs, for one Of the other powers, per-
haps England. England might also get
share Of the territory along the east
coast Of the Red sea, and it would be a
valuable acquisition to her holdings in
Egypt and Africa.
That part Of European Turkey not
The herald., 1896-10-18
THE EASTERN DILEMMA
Partition OF Turkey Is Impos'
sible Yet the Only Solution
WHAT EACH POWER WANTS
Russia's Greed Delays Ending Of Turk.
ish Horrors
Russia Insists Upon Most Of Asiatic
Turkey and Valuable Slice of
the European Territory
LONDON, Oct. ct has been esti-
mated that within the past year and a

LONDON, Oct. ct has been esti-
mated that within the past year and
half 100000 Christians have been
The herald., 1896-10-18

and Adalia, up to Kanahissan;7 in the in
terror, distance of 200 miles. All the
rest of Asiatic Turkey is in primitive
state as far as travelling facilities ar
concerned. ..s. ,-.r---'
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He Couldn't Forget 1t.

"I'n never forget my first Christmas
in Chicago" said the old resident medi-
tatively.
''Was it a merry one?" asked the
young man who was lounging about the
club as if time hung heavy on his hands.
merry p exclaimed the old resident.
''That's no name for it at all 1t was
downright lively. I think my wife real
lied afterward that she rather overdid
the matter -
|'Tried to surprise you, did she?''
''She not only tried to, but she sue
ceeded. You see, she always was an en-
thusiast in everything she undertook,
and she had been taught that Christmas
was day to be celebrated above all 9TH
ers''
"Bankrupted you in getting you pres
ents, 1 suppose, - suggested the youn..
man.
''Well, not exactly returned the old
resident refectively, "but her presents
came very near bankrupting me later.
However, they are good deal of COM
fort to me now, SO that I can't say that
I regret it. -
''Nowl' calculated the young man.
''Do you mean to say that you still have
them?''
Certainly
''And how long ago was this Christ
mas?"
Eighteen years ago.
Eighteen years. Great Scottl That's
long time to keep Christmas pres
ent.''
''Two of them," corrected the old
resident quietly.
MAY ask what they were?" inquir-
ed the young man after pause.
'Certainly-twins, both girls" re-
piled the old resident. ''-Chicago Post.
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it'll double force to idle tongues

applies with double force to idle tongues
and brains.
The owner of the notebook knows a
man who would be sure of the BOBBY
prize in popular man contest.
Some people have novel way of get
ting into the society column. They don't
exactly present a revolver at the society
edltress head, but they threaten to 'stop
their paper" Under this kind of duress
the society editress yields; now if the
same kind of hold-up could be practiced
on society itself, its circles would be
much larger and more various, much
more various.
mamma" said a seven year old To-
peka boy, 81 wish we would have war
with England" In answer to his moth
er's inquiring look he concluded, ''then
could go over and kill Jimmie" jim
mic is the son of neighbor who is an
Englishman.
The wire pullers in political conven-
ton will agree quicker than two women
about the beauty of third.
Will Haskell gave his Romeo and Jul
let opera in Salt Lake City last night
and tonight. Mr.. F. D. Hahn, form erly
of this city, plays the role of Tybalt.
Mrs. I. E. Bowman has the most beau
tiful and luxurious sword fern, probably
ever seen outside of a dollhouse. 1t
stands in large pot on a marble top
stand which its sprays, over three feet
in length, entirely hide. The leaves are
beautifully fresh and green and are most
numerous. The plant is eight years old.
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WheraT
sc where is Shaf'

'tWhere is she?'
Witherby laid his arm confldentially
on Castleton S shoulder
81 repeat, he went on, his eyes glow
ing with animation, where is she?
Where is the new woman? We are read
ing great deal about her; but, believe
me, sir, she is only myth that exists
within the imagination of few dream
ers. Oh, of course now and then we may
meet an exaggerated type, but tell you
that the majority of women are just as
they always were, content to perform
the humble domestic duties that fall to
their lot, satisfied to be womanly, with
no desire to emulate their brothers.
Just because a few remote females have
risen up here and there and lifted their
voices for the emancipation of their
kind we imagine that the whole sex is
gradually changing. tell you it is a
colossal mistake to suppose such a thing.
By the way. do you know of a reasona-
BILE tailor?''
why, yes, +" replied Castleton, ''there
is one just around the corner to the
left. -
f'Then I'll leave you here" said
Witherby, shifting the small brown pa
per parcel he carried from one side to
the other. ST told my wife that on my
way down town 1 would leave these
boomers to be pressed and cleaned. -
Brooklyn Life
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He looked admiringly at the tall man
who was deep in game of billiards.
There's man who has the most SUI
psrb nerve of any one ever saw" he
said.
"Really?'' returned his companion
inquiringly.
''There is no possible chance for q
mistake. "
did you ever see it tested?'
'WeIl, rather. 1 saw him at private
theatrical entertainment one night last
week.
Sometimes it does require nerve to
sit through one''
The man who was telling the story
seemed provoked at the interruption,
but he kept his temper.
"His fancee was in the cast" he
went on, land he sat there and watch
ed another man embrace her and never
so much as gritted his teeth tell you
1t was as fine an exhibition of nerve as
I ever saw anywhere either before or
since. "-Chicago Post
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LIKED ssCHARLEY'S AUNT
A Well Pleased Audi en- zee at theSrnnd
and the House Was Warm.

A large audience was attracted to the
Grand last night by "Charley's Aunt"
and the fact that it was a Charles Froh-
man company producing it. The Froh-
man name still remains a guarantee of
excellence, although Gustave Frohman,
sort of Cheap John younger brother, is
injuring it by advertising his concerns as
"the Frohman companies" without CIV
ing his own name.
Arthur Larkin as the "aunt" kept the
large crowd in an uproar throughout the
performance. The audience was in
hearty sympathy with the players
throughout and laughed at everything.
J. w. Cope as Sir Francis Cheney. Ray
mond Capp as Jack Chesney, Estelle
Sprague as Ella Delahay and Joseph
Allen as Stephen Spettigue pleased the
audience.
The players roamed about the stage
and did not SILVER, but then it wasn't a
very cold night. Continued newspaper
criticism seems 60 have its effect even on
Manager Crawford. The JOURNAL be-
lieves that it's course this winter will re-
suit in better attractions next winter. If
this proves to be the case the people of
Topeka have the JOURNAL and the JOUR-
NAL only to thank for it. The other pa
pers in the city "lay down" in the fight
in most cowardly and pusilIanimous
rnanDar
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NORTH TOPEKA.
Items of Interest From the North Side o.
the River.

Items of Interest From the North Side OF
the River.
Rev. l. Z. Billingley, presiding elder
of the Topeka district, will preach at the
Kansas Avenue NJ. E. church tonight.
Rev. W. P. Hellings, pastor of the First
Baptist church of Omaha, is preaching
every evening this week at the protract-
ed meetings at the North Baptist church.
The funeral of George Bennett was
held at 1920 this morning from the resi-
dence, S14 North Harrison street Belle
Bennett, one of his daughters, is a teacher
in Cape Town, South Africa.
]. H. Heller, 1902 N. Kansas avenue,
grocery and meat market. Good treat
ment and fine meats and groceries; you
can do better here than elsewhere.
The Magnet Restaurant and Short Or
der house, A. J. Prudfit. $50 n. Kansas
ave. Wholesale fruits and confectionery.
Geo. ]. Graves g. Sons, 115 and 1T
West Laurent street, North Topeka, for
buggy tops, cushions. wagons, and bug
gies built to order. Bell phone $685.
Items and advertisements for the
JOURNAL should be left at the drug store
of A. J. Kane & Co., S26 Kansas avenue.
Word has been received from w. D.
Lacey, who is at the bedside of his moth
or in Laceyville, Pa, that she is some
what better. lie will remain there for
some time yet, however.
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The Peasau. and the Priest.

An Irish peasant once complained tc
the Catholic priest of his parish that
some person had stolen his best pig and
duplicated his reverence to help him tC
the discovery of the thief. The priest
promised his best endeavor, and, his in
quiries soon leading him to guess the
offender, he took the following anus
ing method of bringing the matter home
to him. Next Sunday, after the service
of the day, he called out with loud
voice, fixing his eye on the suspected
individual, 'fWho stole Pat Doolan &
pig?" There was a long pause and nc
answer. He did not expect there would
) be any and descended from the pulpit
without saying a word more.
A second Sunday arriving without
the pig being restored, his reverence
again, looking steadfastly at the stub
born purloiner and throwing a deep
note of anger into the tone of his voice,
repeated the question: ''Who stole Pat
Doolan's pig? 1 say, who stole Pat Doc
1an's pig?' Still there was no answer,
and the question was left as before, te
work its effect in secret on the con-
science Of the guilty individual The
hardihood of the offender, however, ex.
ceeded all the honest priests calcula-
tions.
A third Sunday arrived, and Pat Doc
Ian was still without his pig. Some
stronger measures now became neces-
sary. After service was performed his
reverence, dropping the question of
tWho stole Pat Doolan s pig?" but still
without directly accusing any one of the
theft, reproachfully exclaimed: Jim
mie Doran Jimmie Doran! You trate
me with contimpt." Jimmie Doran
hung down his head, and next morning
the pig was found at the door of Pat
Doolan's cabin. Words
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TO DRINK, AND EAT,
And Hunt, and Try to Maks Up the
Old Fuss with Quay.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. S.-A party of
state officials left this city last night for
st. Lucia, Fla, where they will be the
guests of Senator Quay at his winter re-
sort on the Indian river. The party were
joined at Washington by Senator Quay
and Lyman d. Gilbert of Harrisburg.
A rumor was circulated in this city
yesterday that mutual friends had ar
ranged for renewal of the friendly re-
lations which existed between Senator
Quay and David Martin prior to the Bit
ter factional fight waged between them
last year, and that Mr.. Martin was to re-
sumo his former intimate political rela-
tionship with the senator.
In response to a telegram the senator
teIegraphed Israel W. Durham, the
present Quay leader in this city, last
night, as follows: 1.-The report is IN
true. There is no deal. You will get
nothing except what you fight for"
The Republican primaries will be held
next week
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IT WILL NOT INTERFERE.
Gen. Caldwell Will Not Be Candidate
For Commander
IF IT JEOPARDIZ8S TIE CHANCE

Of TOpeka Getting the State Reunion
Meeting of Business Men Tonight to
Consider the Reunion.
If the proposed candidacy of General
]. c. Caldwell of Topeka for department.
commander of the G. A. r. is to inter-
fere with the success of the efforts being
made to secure the state G. A. r, reunion
for Topeka, then Gen. Caldwell will not
be a candidate, so one of that gentle
mans closest friends said today.
General Caldwell is past department
commander and is therefore entitled to
seat in the national encampment and has
all the honors that can come to him in
the organization.
There is considerable expense in con-
nection with the Office of department
commander and General CaidwelPS
friends do not want him to allow his
name to be used as a candidate for com
mander this year. They have called
his attention to the fact that
the Office has never been used as steir
ping stone to political preferment and
they want to help him politically, and
therefore he should not be a candidate.
There is a good deal of feeling among
General Caldwell's frieads against Con-
gresham at-large Dick Blue, BECAUSE as
they charge, it was Dick Blue who pre-
vented the SeleCtlOu Oh OoueEdl OdAO W OH
to succeed the late II. j. Dennis as state
librarian.
They say it was all fixed that General
Caldwell should be appointed state Ii
brarian, when Dick Blue came to town
and got in his work against him. Gen
eral Cal6weIrs friends resent this and
say they mean to get the hero of Getty S
burg something in spite of Congressman
Blues opposition.
At the court house tonight the first
public meeting for the purpose OF max
ing plans for securing the annual state
G. A. R. reunion for Topeka will be held
Personal invitations have been sent out
to five hundred prominent citizens and
business men and it is expected that
there " ill be a good attendance at the
v1oofiun
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TEN GALLONS OF CIDER
RECALLED the Stock Breeders ut Their Ban
quetL Last Night.

RECALLED the Stock Breeders ut Their Ban
quot Last Night.
The colored walters at the Throop no.
tel are all pulled up today.
The Improved Stock Breeders associ-
alton held banquet there last night and
with the true gallantry due from all men
of breeding they passed a resolution
thanking the walters for their prompt
aud efficient service, sunny smiles and
good nature, and passed it unanimously.
Something like sixty were present at
the eating and at leas: fifty of them said
something SO the evening would not
seem so short
Judge ". B. Sutton of Garden City
was the POSTMASTER, and the toast of the
evening was 1.-THE Good of the Order. !"
The only feature of the refreshments
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OKLAHOMA STATEHOOD.
ManyDeIegatesSug ManySchemes
at the Statehood Convention.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 8.-A special from
Oklahoma City, Ok, says that the
city is filed with delegates to
the statehood convention, which
convenes this afternoon. Nearly
all of them are in favor of
statehood for Oklahoma, but there are
almost as many schemes for getting it as
there are delegates.
A large element in the convention
will favor the form alton of a
state out of Oklahoma with the Chick
asaw nation added and with provision
for allowing the other nations of the In
dian Territory to come in as they wish
and with the consent of congress.
The delegates who favor single state
of Oklahoma and the Indian Territory
argue that neither Oklahoma nor the
Indian Territory alone are strong enough
to support state institutions, but that
united would be great state.
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wildly Exaegerated Stories.

New YORK, Jan. 8-A dispatch to the
World from Havana, says: Cable dis
patches from New York today report
wildly exaggerated stories of the condi-
ton of affairs here. The fact is the city
is SO quiet as to give rise to surprise on
the part of OLD experienced residents.
There has been no anticipation found
cd on subsequent substantial reasons
that the rebels will change their policy
and attempt to occupy a town which
could only be taken after a real battle.
The Spaniards especially the mer-
chants and trades people, who are suf-
fering from the prostration of
trade, feel extreme anxiety on
account of their business. There are no
banks, and business men are compelled
to carry on their financial matters with
out those substantial props.
Last night the leaders of the three
great political parties in Cuba met
in the office of the Diaro de La
Marina, discussed the situation. and went
to the Spanish club, where they were
welcomed by its president. He said in
his address that, while each party will
continue to respect its principles, all
should act together out of patriotic mo-
tives
Rafael Montoro, one of the leaders of
the Home Rule party. replied, saying
that it is the duty of good citizens to
sustain Martinez de Campos and the
government regardless of political senti-
ments.
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Persena1 and Social Items

Miss Mabel Chase is to be the guest of
Miss Kate Clough for the McGonigle
party tomorrow evening.-Leavenwo
Standard.
Mrs. F. A. Burgess arrived from To-
peka last night for a visit with Mrs.
Freeman, at Fourth avenue and Consti-
tuition street.-EmpOria Gazette.
Mr.. o. ]. Gauger of the Commercial
bank at Carbondale was in the city yes
terday.
Mr.. Charles Kleinhans has gone to
southern California.
Miss Nellie Moore of this city has
been entertained at number of Topeka
social gatherings this last week.-Law-
renee Journal.
Mrs. A. c. Marley of Carbondale was
in Topeka yesterday
Mrs. W. D. Volk of this city, depart
ment /. ami l. officer of the W. r. c.,
was called to Norton on Saturday to in :
stall the officers at that place She will
visit friends both at Norton and Abilene
before returning. She performed the
same service for the Ft Pillow corps on
Friday afternoon last, and will install the
officers of Blue corps, North Topeka, on
Friday evening, Jan. 10
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NOT WORTH REBUILDING.

Secretary of the Navy Does Not Favor
Putting the COnstitution in Commission.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8--The secretary
of the navy has addressed letter to the
president of the senate regarding the
resolution from the senate asking the
cost of thoroughly rebuilding the old
ship Constitution. The secretary says
that the department does not think it ad-
visable to have this ship rebuilt and fur
nished with a modern battery for the
purpose of putting her il active commits
SiOn
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SaneuiIIY is Safe.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-Consul Gene
raj Williams has cabled to the state de-
partment that there is no fear of mob
violence against Gen. Julio Saguilly,
the iusurgent suspect imprisoned for
life in Moro castle, Havana. Secretary
Olnsy communicated this inform alton to
Manuel Sanguilly and several prominent
Cubans who called at the state depart
ment today. The consul general added
that General Sanguilly was receiving all
due care and protection from the
Spanish authorities. This information
greatly relieved the brother and friends
of the imprisoned man, as they have
feared his life was in danger.