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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13
Cranes Circular.

A man unable to see the sarcasm in
in the Latin phrase quoted by Mrs. Nc
Carter and who innocently undertakes to
translate the Latin 10 the people. is
very proper person to defend the Excel
sior readers. No wonder that he fails
to appreciate the humor of Rip Van
Wrinkle.
His statement that Misrepresentation
makes an unfair fight, and that is what
we have had to meet in every stage of
the contest" is amusing in the light of
his distortion of the fact that r. B.
WEIGH is memb Der of a law firm who
several years ago was employed in one
case in the United States court which
had no reference to school matters. Is
this any reason why the Excelsior Read
ers should be used in the city schools?
Mr. Crane admits that his books are
faulty and makes his whole argument
upon the fact that home industry should
be encouraged and that his books are
cheapest He forgets that the public
school system of Topeka is the greatest
home industry carried on by our people
and that bad book is always dear at
any price. 1t costs nearly 100000 per
year to maintain our schools. As we'll
might Sam Radges argue that people
ought to buy his old edition of the direc-
tory because it can be purchased at
less price. No man of education and
capacity 10 jugs eau O0 lOG0O III Topeka
who will publicly endorse his books as
they now are, as suitable for school work
no one that will risk his reputation. But
Mr.. Crane says he will FIX them up"
When this is done and Mr.. Crane really
has meritorious book. all Topeka will
be glad to help him sell his books, but
until he produces a good book, contain
ing choice selections properly graded. he
cannot complain if his books are reject
ed But it is impossible for Dir. Crane to
tinker up" this book-it must be wholly
a new book, the present selections are of
a low grade.
Nor is this fight made in behalf of any
other one book; we ask only that we
have q good book. We protest against
the schools of Topeka being under
the dominion of any pub
Usher, local or foreign. He does not
get away from the fact that his books
are not proper books to be used in the
public schools. He cannot get away
from that fact Even if true that there
are errors in some other books this d oes
not prove that we ought to adopt his
books. There are good books and we
want them.
1. a. STRAUSS
Topaka Kanaos March 10 1903
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

jects to Brutality and Carlessness
In Hospitals.
ST LOUIS, March IS. - Health COM
missioner Starkloff is more determined
than ever to employ every legitimate
means in his power to bring about the
passage of an ordinance compelling sur
geons who operate on patients in the
city hospital for instruction of their clas-
ses of medical students to take charge OF
the cases after operation.
ut all looks pretty to the students for
one of these professors" said DIR. Stark
loft, ''to sail through the wards with q
flock of students trailing in his wake, to
take out his knife, rip open an abscess,
slice an aneurism in twain, or to carve
an abdomen along the median line.
while his callow disciples stand around
in open mouthed wonder and say: just
look at him? He did that easy as slicing
pie
THE patient having been ripped open
in a spectacular way to make students
holiday Mr. College professor disap-
pears with his admiring class and the
poor devil is turned over to the house
physician or one of his assistants to be
guided through the perilous condition
entailed by the operation. Sometimes,
very often in fact, the patient dies. The
professor never knows or never cares"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

THERE are many elements to be con =
sidered in the Populist national conven-
ton which probably accounts for the fact
that the Kansas convention does not pro-
pose to say anything about candidates
An effort will doubtless be made at ST.
Louis to unite all parties aud factions in
the country opposed to the old parties and
favoring the free coinage of silver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

SINCE Marsh Murdoch has been elect
ed national delegate and the police
board has been changed so as to allow the
saloons to run without molestation the
opposition to the state administration at
Wichita is probab lv thoroughly placated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

OUR good intentions and also our $780,
600 seem to have beea thrown away in
the Venezuelan matter. The parties to
the controversy are reported to be about
to settle the matter between themselves.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

A BRAND new political party has been
organized at Piusburg to be known as
the National Reform party. If multi
plicity of parties will save the country
there is no occasion for any body to aban-
don hope But there are those who be-
lieve that fewer parties will more yearly
meet the requirement of the times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

In a squabbIe as to who shall distrib-
ute Oklahoma pie. Powell Clayton, the
Arkansas boss, and by Leland, the
Kansas boss, seems to have utterly
spoiled the pastry. Too many cooks.
etc. They may cause Mckinley to lose
the delegation vet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

IF more of the spirit of Christ can be
put into the making and execution of the
laws, the country can get along very we'll
a while longer without God in the con-
stitution. 1t is more recognition of the
spirit of Christianity that is needed
rather than the name.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

THERE is no subject to which the Com
mercial club could turn it's atten-
tention with greater benefit to Topeka
than that of inducing the various rail
roads entering the city to run early
morning trains in, returning at night.
They should come from Manhattan, EN-
poria, Fort Scott, Leavenworth, Atchison
and Horton. The early morning trains
into Kansas City are of incalculable ben
eft to her in q business way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

GOVERNOR HOLCOMB of Nebraska
has passed the Populist presidential
nomination along to Senator Allen. The
public is waiting to see to whom the
senator will toss it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

THE dates of the execution of Holmes
and of Deustrow have been fixed. 1t
seems that all the noted criminals of the
country will get away. ahead of Durrant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13
The Farmers Institute.

There was a large attendance at the
farmers, institute at Berryton yesterday
and today. Elk Mayor Harrison read a
paper Yesterday on Rotation of Crops"
County Superintendent Stout talked
about the branches of study best adapted
to the common schools and County Com
missioner Scott Kelsey read a paper on
"Subsoiling." At the meeting today
Prof. E A. Popenoe and Prof. Mayo of
Manhattan participated in the excer-
cises.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

THE Mystic Brotherhood will hardly
secure the resubmission of the prohibit
tory amendment, but the order may cut
considerable figure in the next senatorial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

TIE fact that in the absence of rain in
Nebraska the streams and wells are fill
ing with water, seems to indicate that
that state also has an important under
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

IT cannot be truthfullv urged that the
country needs more revenue. in the face
of the fact that there is a net cash bal
ance in the treasury today in excess of
the amount which was borrowed Mr..
Cleveland appears to have been right
abOut il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

WHEN the young men of Spain want
TO have a lark they go out and burn an
American flag. 1t seems to be an amuse-
ment second only to a bull fight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

THE business of unseating members of
the Kentucky legislature seems to be
one of those games which two can play
or
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

CHICAGO March 10 For Kansas:
Rain or snow and warmer tonight; Sat
urday cloudy with probably rain in the
east portion; southeast winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

Topeka, Kansas, March IS, 1896.
NEen,s League to Entertafn.

The Mems league of Westminster
Presbyterian church will try entertain
ing tonight and will give a reception to
the members of the church and their
friends at the church. The men are to
have charge of the entire programme
even to waiting on the tables.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

The Kentucky legislature seems to
need a presiding officer like Tom Reed,
who will count quorum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

The Mckinley managers are not only
capturing all the state delegations but
they are preparing to take care of them
by securing all the hotel accommodations
in St Louis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13
Brilliant Stars.

Brilliant stars
The Oldest can remember but few
such cases. There was, the veterans
say, Tom Fitch of Nevada, who took
the house by storm on his first appear
ance in 1870 with an appeal in favor of
complete amnesty, the immediate occa-
sion being the readmission to all his
rights Of General John G. Breckenridge.
It had the appearance of a bad omen.
Fitch was defeated in all his schemes
in the house, served but one term, prac-
ticed law in Salt Lake City long enough
to earn the ardent hatred of the gentiles
and dropped completely out Of public
life. There was also Bryan of Nebraska,
who set the house on fire with his first
speech in the Fifty -second congress, the
subject being the tariff, and at the same
session Bailey of Texas blazed forth as
a new and very brilliant star, and both
these have well maintained their stand
ing.
Messrs Hartman and Shaffroth also
developed extraordinary capacity for
maneuvering, as they organized a Re-
publican revolt against the bond bill,
and it is now admitted that at one time
they had so pledged against it. AS this
would have defeated it Mr.. Reed came
down upon the floor, and, with his lieu
tenants, did some mighty lively hus-
thing, and it was only by most earnest
personal appeals that the rebels were got
back into the ranks. have never seen q
man enjoy himself as Mr.. Hartman did
while Mr.. Towne was speaking. He sat
and smiled and beamed and then actual
~ squirmed with delight, and when he
could stand it no longer he got up and
walked about, then sat down and smiled
all over, actually skin full of happiness.
He always has a witty reply ready for
the suggestions of the Populist members
silver Republicans are extremely SEN
sitive ON this point and very much averse
to being clasSed with fatists-and in re-
Spouse to one he said that he knew the
Populists had Is different ways of re-
storing prosperity and were soon to add
three more planks. One was to encour-
age the propagation of honeybees by
crossing them with lightning bugs, SO
that the bees could work at night. An
other was to effect thoroughbred cross
between tho American hog and the CEN
siped, SO that every hog would have 100
hams, and the third was to graft the
strawberry plant on the milkweed, and
thus grow straw er-ies and cream.
Too Late Too Early.
The Populists do indeed miss Jerry
Simpson very much in this house, but
they have already developed a marked
capacity for management and rather un-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

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Steam Laundry.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

ZION. JOSEPH WHEELER OF ALABAMA.
isiana, Hall of Missouri, Quigg of New
York, Skinner and Pearson of North
Carolina and Swanson of Virginia,
though of course there are others. AS to
Towne of Minnesota, he simply stepped
in an hour from the seat of an unknown
to the very front rank in the house and
every day since has added to the high
encomiums Of his speech by old mem
bers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13

The Golden Rule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-13
"DOC," THE RIPPER.

st. Louis Health Commissioner OBJ
Jecta to Brutality and Carlessness
In Hospitals.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-24

The case was then turned over to a
committee of Is. The committee went
out and heit a CONTEMPLATION. Finally
at last they reported back in favor Of
indin the deacon not guilty, providin
he would promise on his word as a.
Christian man that he would never more
use sperits in a plain case of itch.
Old Parson Travis was there, aud
whilst he want on the committee. be
said il he was in order he would love
to make q few scatterin remarks IN
passin. He was bound to believe what
Deacon Joiner said ID regards to the
itch and the sperits. but yet still be
thought 1t mought be the best thing
they could do to Withdraw church fell
Icwship from the deacon for a few
months az any rates. II you don't do
somethin along that line, brethren, =
says be, II am searfully afraid there
mought be a general brealin out Of the
Itch amongst the members at Bark
log
But The committee stood hatfooted
on fheir report. The deacon put on his
.lcng-meter face and gave his solemn
vows accordins And now once more al
g. lovely over At old BaFk Log.
uVIEfga GAlgnURa
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-24

IF the tea gown more, and more. 1t is
of all gowns the most capable of much
variety, and is really the only one ON
which a woman can let her fancy foG
ornamentation run absolutely riot. \
successful tea gown does not necessarI-
ly mean an expensive one, n of the
prettiest ones / have seen being made
out of an evening gown grown passe.
the worn places deity hidden by SOFT
lace and dainty ribbon bows. Among
the most desirable materials for this
ideal garment are crepe de chine, fine
cashmere, soft shining silk, and last.
but not least, the lovely printed veG-
yeteens that seem made expressly for
this purpose and are most suitable for
winter wear.
The model in the picture shows y
handsome and becoming style, and one
particularly pleasing if made of vel
veteen, although in this instance it was
fashioned IN cashmere with chiffon
trimmings.
Despite the fact that sleeves di1nin-
ish il. size, capes are made fuller than
ever. Those for dressy wear grow cor
stantly shorter, but for everyday stree.
wear they are cut full and flowing, fall
ing low over the hips, altogether pre-.
senting a most comfortable appear
ance. Little capes of colored velvet,
with double ruches Of lace about thc
edge and lined with ~delicately tinted
satin damask, are wonderfully chic am
are close rivals to those of black velvet
with collars of Honiton lace. BY the
way, Honiton lace applique is the very
newest thing, and narrow strips o.
Honiton insertion are put on many o.
the new outer garments in every con
ceivable manner.
The cope in the picture is one in
tended solely for evening wear. 1t il
made of cream-tinted satin, brocaded il
pink roses and trimmed with full frilli
of cream-colored chiffon.
There is not much change in the au
tumn jacket from those worn las
sp-ing. only the sleeves are mucl
smaller and the skirt is fully two inchei
longer.
Eton jackets are seen now in grea
numbers and will be worn until col,
weather sets in. The most stylish ar,
made Of seal, and the back is so de
signed as to show the colored belt wor,
with the skirt. While about the jaunti
est thing seen thus far, only the tall
slender woman with an unusually lon,
waist can wear them successfully.
KATE GARDNER.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-24

business is that the deacon now sweara
and maintains that he didn't drink
marry drop Of sperfts,1 SO help hin
God. On Saturday night before the
last Third Sunday, which IS regular
meetin day over al Bark Log-where
for somethin better than 30 years she
deacon has helt forth as one Of tAr
shinin lights-they had the old rooster
up before the church on a general,
sveepin charge Of drunk aud dis
orderly.
Now, as I said before 1t was nothin to.
me, and I am the last man ia the world.
to be meddlin aud mixin myself up.
with things that don't belong to me
But it SO come to pass that Twas over
at Bark Log that day and heard the
deacon give in his side OF the strange
and pecurious case. From what the
deacon says with his " mouth it
was nothin more and nothin less than
3 plain and regular case Of drunk, but
the way in which he says it was brung.
on-that's where the rancid and fshy
smell comes in.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-24

The unusual sight Of female pnlI~
bearers was witnessed at Port Jarvis.
N. j., the other afternoon At the funeral
Of Mrs. Helen ellison Nissan. wife of
Frank Nissan, Of this place. Mrs
Nissan was a member Of the Royal
Templars Of Temperance, in which or
~ganization she took an active part. The
members CT the order attended tho
funeral services at the Meth0diet
church in 3 body and selected six 9om-
en- to oihciate as pail bearers. They
carried tho casket to and from fhe
hearse, the church and the grave. per.
forming the am service heretofore al
lotted only to men.
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-24

horse. But the price Is entirely to-
high. A man who knows told me that
the actual cost OF q hundred-dollar bike
was about s95. 1 know a broker who
sold 40 in three months, and this COM
mission was SIT on each and a bonus OK
$500 extra when his sales amounted to
$4,000. Our people are buying thou
sands of them, and our money just pours
into their hopper like it always does
for everything they make and put at us.
If it is not a Chicago exposition it is
something else, and they keep us poor
all the time. But CODE says: That's
all right, major, for everythingis adopt
ed, and tie world is obleeged to have
poor folks to Keep rich folks in money.
If there wasenfi any chickens there
wouldent be any hawks. Ifthere waseut
any rats there wouldsnt be any cats, for
everything is adopted" "And if there
wasent any girls there wouldent be any
boys to fool EN- said |. 'Jes so,
adzakly so,' said CODE, and be shifted
his tobacco to the other jaw.
But can still work around the house
and the garden. The flower pit was di-
lapidated, and my wife called my at
tention to it several times. And so yes
terday 1 repaired the broken grass and
then got my can of red paint and gave
the sash a new coat. 1t looked fine and
1 was proud of it. and luxuriated IN adj
vance upon the praise she would bestow
upon me. but when / came into her
august presence she discovered some
paint on my pants and vest. WAS there
ever such a man in this world; painting
in his best clothes-the only decent
pants you have got" and she looked affair
of and sighed. swell" she continued,
take them off right now before the
paint dries and let me work on them. /
never a get you to change your clothes
when you ore going to do dirty work.
So l changed them and she got the ben
zine and perfumed the room with it, and
in half an hour my garments were
cleaner than ever. "What makes you do
that way" she said. why my dear, I
thought 1 could paint and not get q
drop on my clothes, and | feel so much
like a gentleman with my best clothes
on that I hate to take them off, but I
won't do it any more" In course OF
time she got over it, and / got some
praise after all. Things are now calm
ard serene.-Bm Arp, in Atlanta Com
! Sfitu4ion ei
The Houma courier. (Houma, La.) 1878-1939, 1896-10-24
%"rosHERs."
A Peculiar Class of English La

A Peculiar Class of English L0-
bOrers.
Shoremen, or shore-workers, they
sometimes call themselves, but their
most familiar appellation is "toshers.~
and the articles they pick up ''tosh."
They really belong to another we'll
known class, the mudlarks, but consider
themselves a grade or two above these
latter, for the genuine tosher docs lot
confine himself, as they do, to travelling
through the Thames mud and picking
up odd pieces of coal or wood, copper
nails, bolts, iron and old rope. The
tosher, when the coast is clear of POI
lice, makes his way into the sewers, and
viii venture sometimes for miles in
quest of Naluables that occasionally find
their way into them by the Kitchen sink
or the street grating.
When about to enter the sewers these
men provide themselves with a pole
seven or eight feet long, on one end Of
which there is a large iron hoe, q bag
carried on the back or a canva apron
tied round them, and a dark lantern sim
liar t a policeman's. This they straps to
their right breast, so that while walk
ing upright through the large sewers
the light is thrown straight IN front
When they come to the branch sewers
and have to stoop, the light is thrown
directly at their feet. As they make
their way they use their hoe in the mud
at their feet, and in the ~crevices of the
brickwork, and occasionally shilIings
and silver spoons find a temporary rest
ing-place in the bag on their back or in
Ftheir c%apacious coat pockets.
The toshers generally 60 in gangs Of
three or four, both for the sake of COM
pany and the better to be able to de-
fend themselves from the rats with
which the sewers swarm. When they
come near a street grating they close
their lanterns and watcha an opportunity
to slip past Unnoticed, for otherwise a
crowd of people might soon collect at.
the grating, whose presence would put
the police on the alert. They find great
quantities Of money, copper money espe-
cially, in the crevices Of the briclworl
a little below the grating, and not i'm
frequently shillings. half-crowns and
sixpences, with an occasional sovereign.
or half-sovereign.
When sin luck" they may find articles
of plate, spoons, ladies'. silver-handled
knives and forks, mugs and drinking.
cups, and now and then articles OF Jew
elry. They generally also manage to
fill their bags with the more bulky ar
ticles found in their search. such as old
metal, bones and ropes. These they die
pose of to marine storedealers and rag
and-bone men, and divide the proceeds.
along with the coins found. among the
different members Of the gang. Atone
time the regular toshers used each IA
earn from 80 shillings to two pounds =
week, but with the construction Of new
sewers, grated at the mouth, their in
dustry is not so easily exercised. and il
consequently less proftable.-Londs0
Mail.