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Semi=weekly graphic., 1896-01-01

The City rhronged with Visitors to He Present at the Opening of the Carnival Tomorrow-A Num- Der of the Cardinal Fea-
 tures of She Car
 ntval.
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LEADVILLE CARNIVAL.

A SCENE OF BRlLLIANcY WHICH WILL
 CONTINUE THREE MONTHS.
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4 STARCH FACTORY,
PINE BLUFF WANTED AS A PLACE OF
 LOCATION

Only One starch Factory In the south and This Place Thought 10 He
 Ood Location for
 Another One.
The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1896-07-29
A New Weed.

A number Of bad things comes from
Russia. There are the grip, the Russian
thistle, the nihilist and the most unde-
sirable class of emigrants that has ever
touched these shores. To them is now
added a new di~spensation Of plague, the
tumbling mustard, botanical name,
sisymbrium altissimum.
II in your walks through the country
you catch sight of a tall, ~ungainly.
mean looking, scraggly weed, its top
covered with dull looking yellow flow
ers, q weed that is new in this country.
the chances are 10 to 1 that 1t is the
tumbling mustard. 1t spreads like rag
weed or q panic in o schoolhouse.
The United States department of ag-
riculture has issued q pamphlet infinitely
describing it and recommending farmers
and gardeners to be On the lookout for
it and ready to exterminate it root and
branch. 1t can be killed, where its pres
ence is recognized, by blowing it under
before it goes to seed. 1t mixes itself
with hay, grain and garden vegetables
and like an evil habit roots out better
things. Its seeds are contained in pods
two to four inches long. In the fall.
when it is old and dried up and the
sharp winds begin to blow, it breaks Off
from its stem and is blown by the wind
hither and thither, scattering its seeds
as it goes. With a good wind n
healthy stalk can travel several miles a
day. That is why it is called tumbling
mustard.
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One Kitchen For Many.

Mr.. ]. A. Barrett, writing in The
Journal of Hygiene, is Of opinion that
a kitchen for all the people would be
quite as effective as gas or water works
for all the people are. He would have
the kitchen where the peoples food was
cooked controlled by the municipal au-
thorities, so that pure food and just
weights and measures would be guaran-
teed.
The worst objection to such a course
would he that the peoples kitchen would
run into politics, and the place of head
cook, with perquisites, would be as
much sought after as commissioner Of
the waterworks or chief of police. The
appointment of public dishwasher would
be given as a reward for voting "de
boys for q given candidate.
But Mr.. Barrett's scheme is beauti-
full, all the same. He says:
Let such cookery be ranked as the highest
profession and be no longer regarded rs IA mem
ial servicesdeserving only of mental pay, for
30 contemplate an ideal taints the very food
we cat ard morally poisons the fountains of
life.
Such . system, under the supervision Of sal
Aried scholarly men and women. does not
necessarily involve public tables. 1t is readily
adjustable to separate homes rs now institute
ed. The consumers can purchase direct at the
points Of distribution or order the foods taken
to the home by duly appointed distributors at
hxed, legal rates. The prices Of such foods,
being prepared at the public expense, should
be based on the cost principle, covering all
losses. of course, and made so cheap that the
laboring classes will find the easist and most
healthful living comes from the public kitchen.
Give the poorest and the humblest an equal
chance to such food as the wealthy, to have
tho best Of loaves and meats and drinks and
the hest Of everything. We shall then have
commenced the leveling up process of the
masses to be proprietors of their earnings and
social peers with other capitalizers OF indus
try. Such q system in vogue will insure OPP
portunities to engage In the arts of life and in
Improvement OF mind and character. 1t il safe
to say that such u system of living would in
the aggregate save at least rs per cent of food
costs. Think how healthful the people will
thus becomel Think of the practical economy
of such IA system AMI the forecast 1T gives of
the 'brorherhood Of mani"
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FREE TO EVERY READER OF

FREE TO EVERY READER OF
this paper A book on Fancy Work
which contains so illustrations. Among
them are designs for sofa pillows, table
covers, scarfs, tray cloths, doilies, Gel
luloid work, tapestry painting and en-
broidery. Directions are given how to
make lamp shades, scrap baskets, pho
.ograph stands and a variety of fancy
articles. Also another book telling how
to make all kinds of mats and rugs,
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ton to The Home a Is page paper con
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ing ask for their illustrated premium
list, sent free to any address.
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There Are Drawbacks.

She threw aside the paper and looked
at him as if she were about to give him
y whole problem novel at n volley.
"Wouldn't you liSe to be u king or a
prince or something in the line Of roy
alty?" she asked.
"Well, | don't know he replied
-doubtfully. royalty has a good many
draw backs"
Eyes, l suppose it has, she admit
ted, ''but it must have a great many
pleasures too. Think of the wealth and
position and power for good"
81 do" he answered, "but there's
more to be considered than that, Id
want to know who was going to be poet
laureate before I'd even consider a
proposition to sit ON IA throne. "-Chica-
go Post.
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Tho New York Commercial Aover-
tiser says that the use Of beer as u bev-
erage is declining rapidly and that the
reason Of 1t Is the beer 0 made is such
"a deadly and ylllalIous compound that
people will no longer put it into their
stonachs. The Advertiser is moved to
remark; ''The so called lager of today
Is so much worse III quality than 1t
used to be that rational human beings
have to a great extent abandoned It's
use. The villainous quality Of many
eastern and especially New York Ooels
is due to the chemicals tkal are usoa IN
place OF honest hops and malt"
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WOOD! WOOD! 0

You need good dry wood for the sum
mer months, something that will make a
quick fire. / have that kind of wood in
quantities TO suit and in either stove or
Aft length. Price $3.50 per cord for
stove length, $3.50 per cord wood length.
Leave orders at w. G. Go. store.
Yours truly,
J. G. CLossoN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-25
Phosphorescent Diamonds.

An expert in gems has lately called
attention to a property in the diamond
which has not hitherto been fully ap-
preciated. Robert Boyle mentions a
diamond that became phosphorescent
simply by the heat of the hand, abb
sorbed light on being held near can
die, and emitted light on being brislzly
rubbed. Observations by Mr.. Kunz, the
gem expert, confirm Boyle's statement
that diamonds become phosphorescent
in the dark after exposure to sunlight
mr. electric light by being rubbed on
wood. cloth, or metal. This property
is an important one, as it will help the
non-expert to distinguish between the
true diamond and other hard stones,
nc we'll as limitations, none of which
ie said tn exh. bit this phenomenon.
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MnrseiIIe, the Wrestler.

The famous wrestler, Marseille, who died
recently at Courbevoie France, was an
eccentric and interesting character. He
was we'll known in Paris, and many a1nus-
ing anecdotes are told about him and his
wrestling show, which was always one of
che principal centers of attraction at the
fairs in the neighborhood. The little flow
DRY speeches he used to mako as he walked
up and down the platform of his show,
describing the Roman wrestling matches
60 take place inside, were amusing as well
rs odd. At such times he was clad in
tights, with a coat over his shoulder, which
did not entirely hide the splendid muscu-
larity of his physique, and no matter how
keen the quips which he occasionally threw
out the smiling equanimity of his admir-
ing patrons was never disturbed.
Marseille could not let challenge go
by him and was most particular about
keeping his professional engagements. 1t
Is said that on one occasion, when he had
been challenged by professional wrestler
of Brest, he happened to break his arm be-
fore the match came off. He insisted,
however, in wrestling with his arm in
splints and actually threw his adversary.
Since 1888 Marseille had not wrestled,
but he still kept up his show, wheEe his
three sons and other professional wrestlers
displayed their prowess.
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Five Cents a Line.
SITUATIONS wANTED-FREE.

Are you in need Of work? If so, you are sc
liberty to use these columns for assistance in
that direction. While this notice appears the
STATE JOURNAL will publish free on Saturday.
Monday and Tuesday. for Topeka or Kansas
people. all notices Of Situations Wanted, +" not
exceeding i've lines. or thirty-ive words. in
length, provided that all advertisements of that
nature are handed in previous to ten O'Clock
Saturday morning; also on Wednesday. Thurs
day and Friday, all advertising of this class
handed in by ten O'Clock Wednesday morning.
No advertisements of this nature to be started
except on Saturdays and Wednesdays. No obli-
CATION is incurred on the part of the advertiser.
No worthy and needy man or woman need hesl-
tate to take advantage of this offer. No ons in
business or having employment is expected to
take advantage of 1t, but all others ere invited
avail themselves freely.
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Danger In Cold Feet.

You will never be in good health and
never do your best work if your feet
are constantly cold. Grave diseases of
the throat and lungs are caused by cold
feet alone, and these troubles are al
ways aggravated by frigid condition
OF the lower extreulities If proper foot
wear does not give relief, consult a
physician, for the chances are the sys-
tenn is run down." and radical meas
ures are necessary. In nine cases out
OF ten, however, the foot covering is
to blame, either because of it's shape
or its material. Save in warm weather,
and for low-cut shoes, leather, as or
dinarily prepared, has serious objec-
tons. 1t lacks two prime qualities
porosity and capacity fer absorption
being in this respect too much like rub
Der. No foot can remain either COM
Portable or healthy if kept in a per-
petual bath of its emanations and ex-
cretions. Leather, especially that of
the more porous varieties, may be toll
Grated for the outside, but for cold
weather it should always be line with
wooden cloth, or. better, with wool felt.
In fact. fer all cold climates, and for
winter wear IN all climates where there
IS any WINTER, q IooLSear MADE from all
wool felt approaches the ideal. Accord
ing to modern notions, any illness in
one part of the body may be occasioned
by some irritating cause far removed
from the seat of the trouble. Just how
this is cannot always be clearly ex-
planned, but that such connection does
sometimes exist is beyond dispute. In
the matter under discussion, if the
nerves of the whole body are irritated
by a tight shoe, or the extreme cold
ness of the extremities makes extra de-
mand upon the blood supply. there is
neither nerve force nor blood enough
left for other functions.
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writers Who Can YYrite.

Speaking of handwriting, Amelie Rives
is far from being the only genius whose
hand is as clear as copper plate. Mrs.
Margaret E. Sangster' $ hand is beautifully
clear; Octave Thanet's can be read at a
glance and is, moreover, delight to the
eye. There is barely suspicion of scraw-
illness in Mrs. Ruth McEnery Stuart's.
Mrs. Rebecca Harding Davis writing is
as plain as print. Her son Richards obi
Biography is more angular and masculine,
but not less legible. But, taking all
things into consideration, the amount she
has written, and the fact that most of it
was at railroad speed, Mrs. Mary E. Bryan
has the most remarkably good hand O.
write-as clear and free OF carelessness to-
day when she began writing, back in
her early teens. In fact, the only person
to compare with her in this respect Is
Marion Harland - Mes. Terhune-who
writes nearly an ideal hand whether one
considers it sestheeically or with regard to
the requirements of copy.-New YORK
journal.
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BE BOUND HIS MoNEY.
He Thought He Had Sold It with Some
Old Iron.

He Thought He Had Sold 1t with Some
Old Iron.
A discovery so surprising and delight
ful that it almost overcame him was
made by Adam Benner, when he found
his long-missing 81 300 in gold coin In
the cellar of his home, No. 1858 Vienna
street, Philadelphia. Early in August
Benner and his wife determined in their
old age never again to entrust their
worldly treasure to banks, as they had
lost considerable money by the failure
of the Shackamaxon bank years before.
They concluded, consequently, to hide
their capital, some 81 300, in an iron pot
among some iron scrap in the cellar OF
their home. Some tine in October
man came along who was buying old
iron. and, without giving the hidden
gold a second thought, they sold the eel
lar scrap iron to him, practically for
song.
Next day they thought of their gold,
and reported the supposed loss to Lieut..
Tuttle,- of the eleventh district, who,
after hunt, traced the sold scrap iron
to dealer. The latter in turn had sent
it with other scrap to Reading, where
all traces of it were lost
Benner bore his loss as hest he could
until yesterday, when, in a search I'M
der the cellar steps, the long-Iost gold
was found just where he himself had
put 1t in August, 1895.
With breathless caste he grabbed up
the coveted iron pot and sped around
the corner and into the eleventh dis
trict station house. hugging his treas
ure to his breast.
House Sergeant Kenny, who was on
duty. saw the almost paralyzed man
enter, and supposed some dreadful
thing had happened.
Benner gasped out: "I have found
IT.! and was about to tumble the gold
out on the desk, when the sergeant re-
strained him.
AS soon as Benner had sufficiently
recovered his senses, he requested Ser
geant Kenny to count the money over
Tor him. 1t PANIED out 81 ,295 in shin
ming geld pieces and $4.15 in silver coin,
which was the exact amount that the
old man had hidden and for time lost
track of.
Another mystery solvedr' said the
medftative sergeant, as his visitor left
the room with his money in the old iron
pot.-Pittsburg acknowledgements
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Bible Man uscrlpts.

Two remarkable illuminated He
brev manuscripts of the Bible, written
in the ninth or tenth century, were
shown by DIR. Caster recently to the
Society of Biblical Archaeology in
london. They came from central Asia
and are probably the oldest Hebrew
+exts of the bible in existence. The
margins of the leaves are covered with
rosettes in gold and other ornaments,
while the writing is surrounded by a
border OF fve-colored lines.
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NOTICE.


OFFICE OF
COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTIONS 8, :
TOPEKA, Kan, March 49, 1895. !
Notice of meeting OF Board of Supervisors of
Elections.
A meeting of the Board of Supervisors of
Elections for the city of Topeka will be held at
the once of Commissioner of Elections on March
e. ats o clock p. m. for the purpose of reviS-
ing the registration of voters in the several yot-
ing precincts of said city. to hear appeals from
tne Commissioners of Elections respecting the
registration of electors OF said city and for the
transaction OF such other business as may
properly come before the Board
r. B. McMASTER
Commissioner of Elections
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Need of Big Cities.

Cities should be the centers of all
moral and religious forces. In the cities
we should have our strongest churches
not only strong numerically. but
strong also in faith, in love, in zeal;
strong in all the elements Of Christian
charaeter-Rev. Creighton Wones.
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Our influence is immortal. It is the
immortal part of US. Our deeds, our
thoughts, live on forever and forever.
Each propagates after its own kind
Carlos Martyr.
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LIVERY STABLES.

--~---~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ Grzduate-Ont2 Veterinary ColIege
Toronto. Fine turnouts. Boarding specially
Personal supervision feature. Tel. 16G.
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PROPOSALS.

For the Grading, CURLING and Paw
ing With Shawnee Vitrified Brick
on Sand Foundation, Eleventh
Street from Van Buren, Street to
Topeka.
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INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS.

First-Proposals under different names Will
not be received from one firm or association
Second-Each bidder VIII be required to de-
post with the city clerk to the credit of the city
of Topeka, ceftHled eneeh OF deposit LOT Ten
that he will enter into the contract if awarded
five DAYS after the cerlilcation of the award.
1hird-In all bids made by firm. the iDdi-
vidual names of the members must be written
out and must be signed in fun. giving the chris
tan names; but the signers may. if they choose
describe themselves in addition as doing BUSH
ness under a given name and style a firm.
Fourth-The place of residence of every bid
der with county and state. must be given after
his signature which must be written IN full.
Fifth-Anyons signing proposal as an agent
of another or others, must file with 1t legal evil
dence of his authority to do
Alterations by eFaSureS OF interlnea-
tons, should be explained or noted IN the pro-
Seventh-All prices must be written as we'll
as expressed in figures.
E!ghth-Bids must be made on blanks to be
furnished by the city engineer.
N1nth-Proposals should be directed to the
city clerk, city of Topeka. and endorsed Pro
posals for Paving. COR Grading, as the case may
1enth-PropoSalS must be made in fun con-
formity to all the specifications
Acknowledgements shall specify the rate
per cubic yard for all grading and all necessary
preparations of roadbed. which price shall in
clude everything required under the specifica-
tionS of the the rate per linea foot for all
new curbng furnished and set; the rate per
square yard for paying which shall inel1de an
1 weifth-No extra compensation will be al
lowed for walks or wood headers.
Thirteenth-Samples OF the material shall ac-
company each bid. Every sample shall be
plainly labeIed,with the date of the bid, name of
the bidder, and the place from which it was
brought. Such samples will not be returned to
bidders. but under all circumstances will be
retained by the city, whether bids are accepted
or not. No proposals for paving will be
sidered if not accompanied by samples.
Proposals for grading must be made sep3-
rateIy. Specifications, form of proposals, bond
and contract can be obtained by applying TO the
city engineer of the city of Topeka. and said
proposals must be upon printed forms only.
properly filed out in strict accordance with the
general specifications.
Payments will be made upon estimates by the
city engineer. and when approved by the mayor
and city council, either IN cash or internal
street Improvement bonds OF the city of opeka
as the coun Gil may elect. he whole of said
work as aforesaid shall be commenced and
completed at such time or times shall be des-
jgnated at the time of awarding contract
The council reserves the right TO reject any or
all bids
[sEAL.I S. s. MCFADDEN.
City Clerk
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OFFICE OF CITY CLERK,
TOPEKA. KANSAS.

Marcn 70, 1870.
SEALED PROPOSALS will be received by
the City Clerk of the city of Topeka untIl Mon
day March 80. 1896, at O'Clock p. m T.. for fur
nShing all the material and doing all the work
necessary to complete the following city i'm
provements as per specifications now on file in
the once of the city clerk, to-wit:
For grading and cuEb1ng with Lyon county
limestone as per sample in the office of Gull
ford Dudley and same as curbing Laurent
street, east. or Colorado sandstone. and paving
with Shawnee county vitrlfed brick sand
foundation. Eleventh street. from the west line
of Van Buren, street to the east line of Harrison
street. all in the city of Topeka
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r First published in the Topeka State Journal
March %, 1885,
Election Proclamation.
MAYORS OFFICE,
TOPEKA. KANSAS,
March "A, 1896.

C. A Fellows, mayor of the city of Topeka.
do hereby proclaim and make known that an
election will be held in said city Of Topeka on
Tuesday, April 9TH. 1896. for the purpose OF
eiecting the following officers to'wit:
One councilman in each of the five wards OF
the city OF Topeka: also one member of the
board of education in each of the five wards Of
said city. and three constableS.
All of the officers above mentioned are to be
voted for in the city at large. except council
men, who will be voted for in their respective
wards only.
The election to be held under the laws gov
erning the same. The polls to be open from s
O'Clock a. m until O'Clock p. m. in the several
voting precincts in said city of Topeka.
In witness whereof l have hereuntO set my
hand this 24th day of March. 1896, at Topeka,
Kansas.
tsEALl c. A. FELLOWS. Mayor.
Attest-S. S. MCFADDEN, City Clerk.
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First published on the Goth day of March, 1896,
in the official city paper.l
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LAUNDRfES

~~~~~~~~-~~~~~~~-~~~-~-~@~O~
A MEXICAN STEAM LAUNDRY A C.
Short time work specially. Special pains
taken TO insure the finest work. Telephone S4I.
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ART STORE.

!" L. TRUMBULL, 72o Kansas ave-. nne
" art store. etchlngS. water colorS, Berlin
photos, etc. Dresden pastel colorS. Latest
novelties in framing and mouldings-
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PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.

nR- STELLA KIRBY. GOO Kansas ave. Office
~ hours 10 TO IL q. m, to p. m. Phone 666.
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WANTED-HELP.

WANTED-POsition by young man as book
Keeper, clerk or collector. Address G. b.
care Journal Office.
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First published in Topeka State Journal
March Is, 1851
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MONEY.

$40 600 Just received to loan on farms
ROOaOOO at seven per cent interest, paya-
Bile annually with privilege of making payments
on principal at any time before due. Also
have money to loan on city property.
GEO. L.. EPPS,
Room 20 Columbian Building
MONEY ADVANCED-To X. H. employees
w of good standing at reasonable rates Small
loans a Speciality. No callateral required All
transactions strictly confidential. Cali and see
us at s22 North Kansas ave. Bell phone 367.
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PLATING g. MACHINE WORKS.

a. Isci<S00 1SoIG c%er nj
In nickel plating and machine works. Brass
work. Bicycle repairing. enameling. brass pol
iShing, safes, locks and repairing.
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WANTED-By an experienced girl place in
~ private family to do general house work.
Call at 2O7 east 4th st.