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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-22
IN THE DEPARTMENT STORE.

How the Charming Buyer Got to the
Windward of the Merchant.
What won't merchants nowadays do
in order TO gain a business advantage %
asked the drummer from Ohio of a Buff
falo Express reporter, and then par
TALLY answered his own question by
saying:
Il went into a big departm SIT store
last week. 1 found that the buyer for
my line of goods was a woman, a
mighty handsome woman. made an
appointment for her the next morning
and when I arrived with my samples
I found half dozen statesmen ahead of
me and had to wait my turn
"The buyer was busy just then with a
fellow who sold cheap jewelry. He
was susceptible youth and the girl
was strin ging him for all he was worth
You'd have sworn she was dead in love
with him. She called him by his first
name, leaned her head confdingly
against his as they looked over the
samples and insisted on pinning the
goods into his scarf and shirt front
to see how they would look. As a re-
suit, she bought all she wanted for
song. That young fellows employers
are probably wondering yet how he
came to sell so cheap.
Some male buyers are just as I'M
scrupsIlous, though" continued the
drummer from Ohio, though
not always ON their employers
side. went into store in
Providence, r. I. The buyer
shiverej and remarked that 1t was very
cold and that he didn't have any coal
at hons 1 excused myself. obtained
his Address and sent him five tons of
coal that afternoon. The next day I
called around at the store and took a
big order at my own figures"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-22
yelled in jetted net; jet bonnet.

yelled in jetted net; jet bonnet.
Miss Garfield is talented youngt ady
and an accomplished violinist. The
menu cards were dainty affairs, hand
painted on water color paper, her own
work.
She was a pupil at the Boston Couser
vatory of Music, and is the dearest friend
of Miss Alice Prescott, who introduced
the young people
Mr.. Garfield. the brides father. is a
wealthy ranch owner and his home is
about five miles from Wichita Falls.
Mr.. Prescott, the groom, is we'll and
favorably known to Topeka people, who
are all proud of his success as promi-
nent young business man.
Mr.. and Mrs Prescott left at once on
their wedding trip through the south.
They will be at home on Wednesdays
after March 18th. at the Virginia, Kan
sas City, Mo.
DIR. McCabe of this city was the ofici-
ating minister at the marriage of Miss
Canfeld's parents in Indiana many years
ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-22

meet next Saturday with Miss Edna Nc
Clintock.
The Duplicate Whist club met yester-
day afternoon with Mrs. Harold Chase.
Mrs. Shelton, Mrs. ]. L. King and guest
Mrs. Edward Mulligan, aud Mrs. Paul
Hudson played at the guest table. Mrs.
Arthur Murphy substituted for Miss
Margaret Dudley. The next meeting of
the club will be with Miss Margaret
Dudley, March 3.
Mrs. W. Littlefeld returned from Kan
sas City last evening.
Mrs a. II. Horton and daughter Miss
Alice Prescott, returned yesterday from
Wichita Falls, Texas, where they at
tended the apfield- Prescott wedding.
Mr.. Denton Dunn of Kansas City, who
was Mr.. Prescott's best man, also re-
turned home to Kansas City yesterday.
Miss Claude Blanche Hanna will lie
married to Mr.. William G. Johnston,
Wednesday evening, March 4, at $50 p.
N. at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. W. Hanna, 1905 Prospect street.
Mr. and Mrs c. P. Townsley of Great
Bend. have been visiting their daughter
Miss Florence Townsley this week.
Miss Matte White of Junction City
and Miss Clara Linn OF Kansas City will
visit Misses Moon over Sunday.
Miss Anna Ochiltree who has been
Miss Bessie GibsOn's guest, has returned
to her homo in Olathe.
Little Esther Watts celebrated her 10th
birthday Thursday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-22

One of the buildings at the Tennessee
centennial exposition will be erected
entirely with money provided by the
children of the state. Everything in it
and around it will be arranged fer the
pleasure and profit of the children. In
the tower will swing fine set of silver
chimes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-22
A $4,000 Assignments.

TROY, Texas, Feb. 22.-D. W. Nicolas
son, private banker, has assigned. The
failure was followed by the suspension
of the Troy Drug company and ]. w.
Cam of Troy and Williams s McGlasson
of Rosebud. Liabilities $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-22

Among DR.. Donaldson Smiths discov-
cries in the region of Lake Rudolph is
that of the existence of fifteen new
tribes of Africans, one of them of
nwarfs, none over five feet in height.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-22

The A. o. Z. w. special for Leaveu-
worth will leave the Santa Fs depot at
1880 a. m. Sunday, February 23 One
fare for the round trip. See j. P. Row
ley. c. T. agent, for particulars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-22

You can still buy Usage Shaft coal for
$3.50 per ton delivered in any part of the
city, from
The SOUTHWESTERN FUEL Co,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-22

You can still buy Usage Shaft coal for
$3.50 per ton delivered in any part OF the
city, from
THE SOUTHWESTERN FUEL Co.,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-22
Mineral WATER.

4Eineral w alter.
The finest in the west. Come and try is
]. w. PHILLIPS, 612 w. Eighth ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-22

We can keep you clean-Peerlsss
Steam Laundry, 112 and ia w. Eighth.
Peerless Steam Laundry Peerless
Steam Laundry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-11
MAY NOT BE REMOVED.
Office Holders Who Support Bryan
Cannot Pose Mnrtxr..

LOUISVILLE, Sept 10.-The Courier
Journals Washington correspondent says:
The President is in no mood 10 go into the
manufacture of martyrs, and ii is alto
gether improbable that the ambition Of
Deputy Pension Commissioner Bell and
other government officials who are stump
ing for the Chicago ticket, to pose vic
TINS sacrificed on the altar of their own
convictions, will be 6ratified. They have
been human lightning 5ods, INVITING strokes
of presidential wrath for some time past,
and splicing their defiance OF the White
House by encouraging the publication If
statements that the President would not
dare dismiss them for perniciou5 activity n
politics and pay no attention to Controller
Eckels, Agricultural Secretary Morz"n AS
Sistant Secretary Hamlin of the Treasury
Department, and others who have been
conspicuously active opposing Bryan and
1G to /. 1t must be admitted that the prov
oCation to give the offending officials
taste of the Bogardus kicker * great. lGt
the programme seems 10 be ID forccfulIy
call the attention of the would. be martyrs
10 the difference between members Of an
administra ton Loyalty defending it from
attack ard members openly enilsI:nS iii
vociferous campaign of vilihcatlon and
abuse of such administrati ton. The idea
will be impressed upon them that If they
cannot refrain from offensive parricipst.cn
in the pending campaign the manly thing
will be for them to resign their jobs,
Secretary Hoke Smith did.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-11
What the Bryanites offer.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
l observe that Mr.. Bryan is perfectly
confident of his election. He is confident
also, when addressing Eastern audiences
that the free coinage of silver will bring
up the price of an ounce of silver to ex-
actly s1.2929, no more and no less-that
is to par. 1t is conceded by all, I believe,
that if the Populists whoop silver up
little too strongly, and get it up to say
81 so S1.35 silver will disappear, as it
has always done in our past history when
undervalued in the coinage. But in his
Eastern speeches Bryan promises that it
will stay at $1.2929 all over the world as
soon as it is admitted to free coinage in
the United States at 16 to l. A more alb
surd and contemplate assumption never
was made, and the man who believes it is
monumental in his folly. If the election OF
Bryan will bring silver to par, and if his
election is now foreshadowed as he claims
why does not the promised blessing mani
fest itself in the silver bullion market in
some slight degree at least? Silver has
been falling ever since the Bryan pilgrim
ages began. and is to-day quoted al 66
cents an ounce. The silver dollar is worth
51.04 cents, or would be but for the proraise
of the government 10 keep it at par with
gold. Mr.. Bryan does not keep up The
sorry pretense of keeping silver at par
under free coinage when he faces his COM
reers In the woolly West. Here
II Is all cheap money. And
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-11
ANOTHER BANK CLOSED.
The Mutual National, of New Orleans,
VIII Go IntO Liquidation.

NEW ORLEANS Sept. 10.-The Mutual
National Bank, Nos. 624 and GIG Canal
street closed it's doors this morning. Henry
Maspero is president and James j. Tarle-
ton cashier The capital stock of the bank
was only 5000, 900 and it's line of deposits
very small 1t has been regarded as weak
for a long time. The bank is said to have
sufficient securities to liquidate its entire
Indebtedness. Yesterday a rumor was in
/ circulation that the bank was about to go
into liquidation, though the directors had
not then taken any action on the subject.
They have now concluded to wind up the
business. 1t is stated that leading banks
of this city hold in cash assets amount
which is twice as large as that usual at
this season of the year and are perfectly
sound financially.
A dispatch from Washington says: The
treasury officials are dong what they can,
legitimatey and lawfully, to assist the
tiOnal banks of New Orleans in tiding over
any runs that may be made upon them
The New Orleans banks have reserve
agencies in New York. and at their re-
quests deposits made in the subtreas
ury, and the subtreasury in New Orleans is
being directed to pay the amounts to banks
Already over a million dollars have been
so transferred and, in case of need, further
exchanges will be made. Controller EckelS
has appointed F. J.. Richardson receiver of
the American National Bank of New Or
leans, which failed some weeks ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-11
Palmer VS.. Bryan.


l.
How can any Democrat of intelligence
ana character hesitate for moment be-
tween these two representatives of all that
Is best and worthy in their party and Bryan
and Watson or Bryan and Sewall? Bryan
Is a harum- scarum young man of thirty
six who has been in several professions
making no mark in any, and leaving be-
hind him III all no impression of either
strong ability steadfast character He
is something of a lawyer, little of a jour-
nalist and more of a politician than either
His speeches leave no doubt in any trained
mind that he is only a half-educated man.
he is worse than untried, for he has been
tried and found wanting. He is going
about the country pouring forth at every
railway station silly and ignorant talk
about finance, currency, government, syn
dicateS, railways. bankers and property
owners. All that is stable in the country
all that has tended to its development as
a civilized state, ne denounces and prom
iSeS as President to overturn and destroy
His associate the ticket who will
be most generally supported with him is
Tom Watson, a roaring ignorant dema-
gogue who is totally unfit for any public
Office, and whose nomination would have
been possible in national convention ex-
cept one which represented the discomfort
and ignorance of the land. That any self
respecting Democrat should under any con-
ditions persuade himself that he could vote
for such a party ticket this. when "a
really admirable one is in the field for his
support, passes comprehension.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-11
POPOCRATS ALARMED.
Concluded from First Pageo

ready sixty passenger cars have been or
dered from the Fort Wayne company for
the trip. The visitors will be residents of
Chicago and railroad men, too Messrs. b.
Ray, yardmaster of the Rock Island route,
and r. 3. Lightcap, chief clerk in the
freight depot of the Pennsylvania lines at
Chicago, were in Canton last evening on
their way home from Pittsburg to ar
range for the trip. While in this city they
engaged the Grand Army band for the day
A delegation of one thousand Republicans
from Somerset Pa, will start on a pill
grimage to Canton next Tuesday morning
Every election district in the county will
be represented by from ten to fifty vot-
ers. The employees in the general offices of
the Pennsylvania lines in Pittsburg are
also expected to call on Mckinley to-mor-
row afternoon.
Charles +. Baker. ex-Congressman,
Rochester, n. Y, lunched with Major Nc
Kinley to-day. The following delega lions
to-day gave notice of coming: Marshall.
Mich, Republicans. Sept. 10; wheelmen of
Toledo, O., Sept. 49, first voters and veter-
ans of Muncie, Ind, Sept. %; Republicans
Of Oil City. Pa, Sept "a; Republicans of
Piqua, o., Sept. 26; railroad men of Chica-
go and Fort Wayne, Ind, Sept. 10.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-11
A FEW WORDS TO WORKERS.
What We Want, and Why We
Want 1t.
BY ONE OF THEM.

Gentlemen-We own no bank stock, be-
long to no trust, have no government bonds.
have little or no gold reserve, and possess
few, if any, shares in railroad, maunfac-
turing mining companies All we have
is our families, country, our labor and
skill with which to earn d living and
cure a home for ourselves and dependents,
for which, honestly given, we want hon
est pay promptly awarded, value received
for value given full and complete remu-
neration for services rendered. work per-
formed or value disposed of. Now, we'd
rather not receive promises for this Good
promises answer if we can do no better.
Good promises will be redeemed perhaps.
The best may be never redeemed; some
are not. But pay needs redeeming
With that no possible contingency can de-
prive us of our compensation, with which
we can go where we please and secure
what we want upon the best terms attain
able. The political party that will secure
this for ourselves and guarantee it to our
children, the coming generations, should
support. We have "a right to demand this
or our government and fellow-citizenS, our
law makers and law administrators.
Now, do not desire TO be oyerexact-
ing. We are willing to work on trust six
days, or even one month, to give our en-
ployers time to turn; but when the six
days or one month expire We ask no de-
lay ana need no orders" or trade" We
want pay-honeSt pay, full pay; cash up
and no grumbling; then we can purchase
what we desire where we please. This is
most pleasant anG profitable for ALL en-
genders good will; tenus to prosperity and
happiness for all. And we want, and are
justly entitled to. the best the very best
money the world affords. Honest labor is
entitled to the best-that which will Sc
euro the most in our purchasing, is the
least destructable.. most generally desired
and subject to the least fuctcation in
value; inSuring against discounts and
shavings; SO simple in its manipulation it
needs no expert to explain, and of so uni
versal use there will be no money changers
in our market places. Are these not the
desires of us all? Can we be, should we
be, satisfied with less if this is possible?
1t appears to me there can be no differ
ence of opinion among us upon this point
In this land Of the free and home of
the brave this matter is left largely i'm
our hands to determine and regulate
through our votes. There are two methods
OF money management asking vote
government control and unrestricted free
dom IN coinage of money at our expense
Tor other persons ceneft. Which should
receive our voter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-11
DOES HE OWN THEM.
j. III. MaIoney Promises the Votes of
POsfoffice Clerks to bryan.

LINCOLN, -Neb., Sept 10.-Twenty-four
members of the National Postoftice Clerks
Association, en- route to the national con-
vention to be held at Denver, shook hands
with Mr.. Bryan to-day and James ii. Ma
loney, secretary of the Civil Service Board
and superintendent of the registry depart
ment at Sprin gfield. Mass, promised Mr.
Bryan the support of that organization IN
a neat speech.
Shortly after noon to-day j. H. Hartley
the postmaster in this city, received teie-
gram from the members of the association
asking him to have Mr.. Bryan at the depot
at S:45. The nominee was cheered by the
postal clerks aboard the train. Mr.. Bryan
said: II am very glad to meet you, gentle
men. | only received notice of your coming
a few moments ago, but | am glad to greet
you representatives of an occupation
which requires so high an order of intell-
gence and SO large a degree of fidelity.
meet you in entirely bipartisan man.
ner and accept your kind words in the
spirit in which they were rendered" Gap
plause.)
Mr.. Bryan was billed to address a meet
ing of the local Democracy at a flag-pole
raising this evening, but on account of the
inclemency of the weather the meeting was
postponed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-11
General Political News.

The Republican congressional convention
of the Thirty-frst New York district has
renominated Henry c. Brewster for Con-
gress.
The mddle-of-the-road Populists of Kan
have issued call for a state con-
vention to nominate Bryan and Watson
electors
Congressman John c. Bell was unani-
mously nominated by the Populist congress
sional convention for the Second district OF
Colorado yesterday. He will have the in
dorsement of Democrats. the Silver party
and the silver Republicans.
The presidential candidate of the gold
standard Democrats, Gen. John Nj. Palmer,
will not make a Southern tour next week
He will leave Springfield to-day for Louis
vile and return Monday to try two law
suits in Clay county, Illinois.
The Democratic convention of the Elev-
enth congressional district of Texas yester-
day adopted a silver platform and renom-
mated Congressman Kleberg. kleberg was
elected to Congress at special election
last August a gold Democrat.
The Republican congressional convention
of the Sixth Maryland district met again
yesterday, and the 5S0th ballot was taken
without result. Pearre, of Allegheny, and
Mcdonald. of Montgomery. have been the
leading candidates. Each has reached
eleven votes, but it takes thirteen to nom
mate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-11
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES

Ex-Congressman Frederick Miles lies crit
ically i'll at his residence, at Twin Lakes.
Lakeville, Conn.
The Order of Hoo Hoo. which has been
in session al Nashville, selected Detroit as
the next place of meeting in 1897.
Michael. the Welsh bicycle rider. the pro-
meet John S. johnson in a match race for
three heats on the Toronto-island track
Sept. 10.
The l.. Cadee Company, of New Haven,
Conn. manufacturers of rubber shoes and
one of the largest members of the United
States Rubber Company, resumed opera
lions yesterday in nearly all of the depart
mentS.
The office of the Southern Express Com
pany in brownsville. Ga. was robbed
Wednesday night of $1,000. The thieves en-
safe key that was left in the office. The
safe contained $1,000, but only one package
containing $1,000 was taken.
Chinese residents of Seattle. Wash, have
appointed a committee consisting of Mark
Ten SUE, Gee Hee and Loui King, repre-
senting the big Chinese mercantile con-
Germs in Seattle, to pay their respects 10
Ii Hung Chang upon his arrival on Satur-
day at Vancouver. en- route home.
Five hundred mechanics of various trades
went on strike yesterday at the large store
building of Siegel, Cooper & Co. New York
account of the employment of nonunion
marble workers, who have been putting in
place marble material furnished by Duse.
a nonunion contractor of New York
John d. Rockefeller has decided to bring
proceedings to compel the Board of Asses
sorS of Tarrytown TO lower the assessment
his summer residence there. The prop
erty has been assessed at 81, 600 900, which
Mr.. Rockefeller claims is five times it's
real value. and 400 per cent. more than last
years assessment.
Rev. George G. Adams pastor of the
Compton Hill Congregational Church of St.
Louis, has been called as supply pastor
by the members of the First CONGREGATIONAL
Church of San Francisco, ana viii IN all
probability permanently occupy the pulpit
Charles Brown
scandal and divided congregation behind
him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-11

this is the entertainment to which the
American people are invited. A silver
basis, a currency for the future fiuctu
ating and uncertain the winds except
that it is morally certain to continue its
fall to yet lower depths. What kind of
financial. what kind of business future
does this silver scheme promise us? We
might, after years of panic and disaster,
adapt ourselves in some sort to the new
and debased currency if il were stable.
business structure on the shifting sands?
Who could safely venture on any business
when the very measure of the value of his
property is shrinking from day to day?
Yet that is the kind of a future to which
the Populists who have possession of the
old Democratic ship are going and trying
to drag us. Is it any wonder that the
Popocrat machine here and elsewhere is
going to pieces? This daily object lesson,
this steady fall in bullion value of the dol
lar is working with mighty force for Nc
kinley and the peoples cause.
Pendleton, Ind, Sept. 8. ]. B. LEWIS.