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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21
SNAP SHOTS AT HOMENEWS

Topeka cyclists are attending the Sa-
lima races.
People are complaining of plant and
flower thieves.
W. c. Campbell has written a new
campaign song.
There will be a teachers meeting at
the court house tomorrow.
A Kansas Travelling Mems Republi-
can club has been organized.
The Fifth Ward Bryan club will meet
tonight to listen to D. c. Tillotson.
The Bell Telephone company is dis
tributing its new telephone books.
There We're SO arrests by the police
during the first fifteen days of August.
The Modoc club will go to ST. Paul
to sing before the national encamp-
ment.
Sergeant Tim Donovan is sporting a
new uniform with white stripes on the
trousers.
Topeka people like to hear of a base
ball score like that with Independence
yesterday.
A hand organ in a covered wagon
was one of the unusual sights on the
streets yesterday.
Mrs. Susan Riordan is said to be well
pleased with her quarters at the To-
peka insane asylum.
Art Massey, the blacksmith, has
missed his gold watch. He thinks it
was stolen from him.
Lincoln circle of Lincoln Post is pre-
pairing to give a watermelon social
next Saturday evening.
The Fifth Ward Bryan Silver club
meets tonight at Luis hall in South
Topeka, and D. c. Tillotson will speak.
The Democratic. Populist and Free
Silver state headquarters are located
just over the Republican county head
quarters.
The visiting Germans from Wamego
were shown around Topeka yesterday
afternoon by the Arions, whose guests
they were.
The excellent portrait of G. c. Glenn
ems by George M. Stone has been
placed on exhibition in a down town
store window.
The broken stone which is being put
down in the state house grounds in
the new walks comes from the county
Jail stone pile
The Topeka Republican F1ambeau
club will assist the other Republican
clubs during the campaign with their
torches and drum corps.
The headquarters of the chairman
and secretary of the Democratic state
central cOlnfllII6e nave DeGn cnanSGQ
from the Throop to the National hotel
The board of police commissioners
meet this evening. It is expected that
they will appoint Detective Pavey for
regular duty in Patrolman Wellman's
place.
During Wednesday and yesterday
large numbers of people tried to gain
entrance to DeMoss and Penwells
morgue to see the mangled bodies of
the victims of the Rock Island wreck.
1t would be interesting to know why
all the Faber No. 2 pencils in town 5dst
now are worthless. 1t seems to us that
the manufacturer of them owes it to
the public not to get out SO many bum
pencils.
Some mean person stole Lawyer A.
NJ. Thomas tan shoes, while the latter
was comforting with state house off,
Gals yesterday. Anyone seeing sus-
picious looking character wearing
No. u tan shoe will confer a favor on
the lawyer by notifying him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21
A REPORT FOR MR.. RIPLEY
Of the Lands Owned By the Santa Fe
Company.

w E. Bailey. who was assistant to
D. B. Robinson when that gentleman
was general freight agent of the receiv
ers and first vice president of the San
ia Fe. is now in the city compiling
report of lands owned by the Santa Fe
company which are not covered by the
general mortgage. This report is for
the use of President Ripley, Mr.. Bailey
now being employed as special clerk in
the presidents Office.
Mr. Bailey is well known among the
railroad men in this city having work
ed as special clerk in the auditors Of
fee for some time. Before removing TO
Topeka he was chief clerk to j. F. H.
IcKibben, when Mr. McKibben was
auditor of the Wichita & Western.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21
LET Us HAVE PICTURES.

The Journal suggests that cores
pondence be had with Harper's Weekly,
Frank Leslie's Weekly and others pic
toria1 eastern publications with view
of having artists here to prepare views
of the Topeka Fall Festival to be pub
hshed in those papers. The real estate
men might be delegated to look after
this matter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21
Freight Rates Bad.

Western freight rates are in worse
condition than they have been for a
long time. The fight between the Chi
cago roads and the Gulf lines for the
grain traffic Of the tran smissouri terri
tory is veing waged with great bitter
ness and at present the Gulf lines seem
to be having the best of the struggle.
Although rates have been reduced one
half between Chicago and the Missouri
river and one-third between Chicago
and the seaboard. there is most going
by the New Orleans and the southern
Gulf gateway.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21
interest in Money Question.

The NJ, K. & T. employees at Parsons,
Kan, are taking quite an interest in
the money question. A box has been
put up at the window of the train dis
patcher's Office, with Instructions that
each railroad employe vote his sentf-
ments without signing his name, that
the status of the railroad people on
that road may be known without re-
gard to the position held. When all
the boys have had an opportunity to
vote, the box will be opened and the
poll counted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21
To Chicago, St Louis and the East
Via Burlington Route.

4,,a hest fast vestibuled trains to the
est via the Burlington Route.
Handsome new compartment Sleep
e,s Csane rate as standard sleepers).
chair cars Seats free9, Kansas City and
90 chair cars and dining cars-"pay
For What YOU order''-to Chicago. Take
the .9Vestibuled ELF to Chicago. and
tbe ssVestibuled Limited to st. Louis.
AK Agent for tickets via the Bur
L. W. WAKELEY,
Gen. Pass. Agent,
St. Louis, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21
santa Fe Men Away.

Among the parties of Santa Fe men
of this city and their families who are
now away on summer vacations, are
SUPERINTENDENT of Machinery John
Player and Mrs. Player, D. z. Cain,
chief clerk of the mechanical depart
ment, and Mrs. Cain, and E. c. Bey-
non, stenographer to Mr.. Cain, and
Mrs Beynon. This party are spending
their vacation at Galveston. enjoying
the southern air and gulf breezes. They
will probably return TO Topeka next
week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21

1t is to be hoped that the gold
standard organs will be considerate
enough not to call John Sherman an
anarchist or imbeciIe because he read
his opening campaign speech.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21

Washington Post: Washington's rec
objections of Bourke Cochran as an ora
tor run back to the time when few
words from Tom Reed would puncture
his highly inflated tire and leave him
in a MINDLESS condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21

Florida Daily Citizen: Mckinley has
found his Burchard in a preacher poll
tician who referred to the silver Dem
ocrats the other day as consisting of
equal parts of lungs, lunacy and lar
ceny''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21
DFr. Bisbee's Appointment.

F. NJ. Bisbee, who has been superin-
tendent of track, bridges and buildings
of the Gulf, Colorado & Santa F'e for
several years, has been appointed to
similar position on the St. Louis & San
Francisco railway by General Manager
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21

Taking the case of Mr.. Pingree, a sill
yer man, who is standing on gold
platform, it is reasoned, that a cross
between a gold bug and silver bug
would be a potato bug.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21
Weather Publications..

Chicago. Aug. 21.-For Kansas: Gen
orally fair tonight and Saturday; clear
in west portion tonight; cooler Satur-
day; south, shifting to west winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21

If Ham Tarr of Sabetha said he was
for silver he'll probably stick to it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21

If Mr.. Bryan fingers too long in New
York he is apt to raise suspicious
among his humble followers of hob
nobbing with millionaires.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21

understood the Populists won't fuse
they'll just fuse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21

There is a grave suspicion that in tn,
silver.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21

It will be observed that Mr. Plat is
still very live political corpse.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21
Rate on Potatoes.

The Santa Fe has declared a rate of
50 cents per hundred on potatoes from
Kansas City and eastern Kansas
points to Texas points. This rate went
into effect yesterday, but Will only
continue until August %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21

lard's bullet cut SewelPs jugular vein
and shattered his spinal column, caus-
ing instant death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21

i. +. EuLA n. M Bisbee's headquar-
tiers viii be at Springfield, Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21

Totals. .2s2. 1886 2s4. $50 2s2, s75
Sunday; no issue.
The total number of copies printed in
the six months named above, !, 657. 60.
divided by 156, the number Of issues,
shows the average to be 10 625. This is
correct report of the issues of the
TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL,
Tor the six months as stated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21

Try US on collars We can make them
look like new. Peerless Steam Laundry.
112 and 114 ". sth st. Phone s3s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21
TTTT CTAn IN
lie OIAN (IRUJENY
Wholesale and Retail.
There's Only One Way

to save money, and that is to buy where you get
the most of the best for the least money. In all
the things in the grocery line this store will be
found the proper place Prices are based on
wholesale rates. and large small, you will
find each article will bring you a saving.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21

Topeka State Journal Building, so
and SOP Kansas avenue. corner 0
Eighth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-08-21
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION:
TEMPORARY QUARTERs:

III and 1l3 East Seventh street.
PERMANENT HOME
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-30

Enville City does not produce as large
percentage of marketable fruit as the
Abbaka does, but the difference is not
great. The fruit runs twelve to four
teen to the half crate. Many of them
weighing six to seven pounds. In shape
broad at the base and tapering towards
the crown. A perfect specimen apple
of the Enville City is hard to beat for
beauty or flavor.
The differences experienced by diff
ferent growers must be due more to soil
and care than to prejudice, as all grow
ers want to know only facts.
One subject of vast Importance to
growers of large pineapples is, how can
the fruit be packed and transported to
distant markets without the amount of
bruislng that is sure to elicit the reply
in many cases-bruised in transit and in
somewhat of bad order?
CHAs. H. Rowland.
New Haven, Conn.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-30
For the Florida Agriculturist.
Ups and Downs of Tobacco.

An article on tobacco recently appear
ing in the AGRICULTUR1sT over my sig
nature appears to require some ex-
planation. I wish to disclaim any de-
sire to retard the prosperity of Florida,
but do feel it serious wrong to urge
anyone Unto costly and hazardous ex-
periments that, nine times out of ten are
likely to end in dismal failures.
There are numerous other crops with
the culture of which most people are
acquainted, which, one year with an
other, with the same expense of culture,
can be made to pay as well as tobacco.
AS far as growing tobacco is concerned
the plant can be made to grow any
where, from Cape Horn to Labrador,
with quality as various as the locality
AS history is apt to repeat itself it may
be we'll to glance at the record of to-
bacco in America. At an early date the
weed was known, and soon became an
article of commerce, and for time
was made a sort OF legal tender; the
English government, from time to time
sending out cargoes of manageable
women to Virginia, from among whom
eligible men could secure wife on pay
ment of a few hundred pounds of to-
bacco. This practical and expeditions
mode of negotiating matrimonial allt-
ances was popular for some time, having
the merit (O of saving time and anxiety
incident to courtship conducted on mod
ern lines. By this unique method were
founded many of what subsequently
proved to be the First families of Vir-
ginia."
Continued tobacco culture caused the
ruin of thousands of acres of once fertile
land in Virginia and adjacent states
The history of tobacco culture in the
United States, shows that wherever nat
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-30

feet in color can easily be removed,
which will, in case of any great advance
in prices, reinestate Wisconsin wrappers
and measurably regulate current prices.
In view of the fact that ton of it can
be raised, with from two to five times
less cost than in Florida, one of the draw
backs of culture here is evident.
The first crop is seldom, if ever, of as
uniform color or texture as subsequent
crops 1t is a fact well known to leaf
buyers, that in crops in any given local
ity, on apparently the same kind of soil,
there will be fields or parts of fields,
where more desirable leaf Will grow
than on adjacent lands. A tobacco
plant appears to be the most reliable
chemist to disclose quality of soil. 1t is
also well known fact than only now
and then a year produces first class
crop-Cuba and Sumatra are not ex-
ceptions to this rule-off years coming
in with inferior crops.
Cigar tobacco is not q staple crop in
the sense that cotton, corn, or wheat is,
with quotable current value, but is
more like horse for which one man
will get good price, and another man
with equally good stock, will receive
far less. With a favorable year, the
right s)il, good crop and liberal
oJ1x1n io 1is hI7f 81
those conditions and it is not so WELL
An inexperienced person must blindly
take his chances. and abide the result.
Northern grown tobacco, with proper
handling, these things being equal, in
creases in value with age. Florida
tobacco appears to be perishable crop,
in the sense that buyers claim a. new
crop to be more desirable than old, and
there seems to be something in this as
far as wrappers are concerned. Local
climatic conditions are apt, unless great
care is taken, to dissipate the small
amount of gum on Florida leaf before it
is sweated and where artificial means are
used, the wrapper is apt to Contract and
thicken, thus materially reducing its
value, practically forcing the producer
to sell his crop while fresh, like fruit or
truck. Since 1859 l have dealt in or
manufactured to some extent, about
every kind of cigar tobacco that has
appeared In our country, and have yet
to see kind requiring more discreet
handling than Florida, or a kind more
easily spoiled. Concerning the Cuban
craze, popular opinion appears to pre-
vail that, with Cuban seed and a Cuban
"boss, success is assured. ! have yet
to see a sample of Florida leaf that
approximately discloses an aroma like
Cuban, and will give good price for
"hand" that has the genuine Havana
flavor. The first crop or two from Gu
ban seed yieldsa light weight crop, after
which on the same land any degree of
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-30

ural fertility, guano, or mineral ferti-
lizers have been depended or, the soil by
continued tobacco culture has been
ruined, and that, wherever stable m a
nure has been freely used, fertility and
quality of crop has been maintained.
With the development of our country,
tobacco culture spread both north and
south, through all Of the Atlantic states
from Maine to Florida About 1845 the
tobacco boom turned westward over
running the states of New York, Penn
sylvania and Ohio, and in the early six
ties, struck Wisconsin and since then
progressed westward to the Pacific
coast, reaching it's zenith in California
in 1878, and breaking out in 1879, a few
miles east of where the city of Tacoma
in the state of Washington, nc w stands,
where raised the first crop Of tobacco
in the, (then) territory of Washington.
At one time or another, every state
and territory in our country, has been
more or less disturbed by tobacco, and
in every agricultural country east OF the
Mississippi and north OF the Ohio and
Potomac rivers, the culture of tobacco
has been tried and abandoned, except
in parts of a few counties in few Of
the states.
AS my remarks are intended to refer
solely to cigar tobacco, it is worthy OF
note, that of the tobacco raised IN the
United States, there are two distinct
types or classes; one kind desirable for
cigar work and the other suitable for
plug, fine cut and pipe to acco. Either
of these kinds desirable for the purpose
for which it is used, is correspondingly
worthless for the other purpose. Each
of these types or kinds has an innumer'
able variety and degrees of excellence.
The bulk of the cigar tobacco raised
in the United States now comes from
small area in Connecticut and from a
part of a few counties in the states OF
New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
and in scattered localities in Ohio, In
diana, Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Ala
bama, Texas and little here and there,
pretty much anywhere in the United
States.
The state of Wisconsin leads in ton
mage. Rock county in that state pro-
duced in 1892 over eleven million pounds
for which the growers received from
two to ten cents per pound. Wisconsin
tobacco has long been noted for it's supe-
rior binder or inside wrappers the stock
being thin, tough and usually of
quality that works we'll with other
stock. Formerly Wisconsin turned out
an immense quantity of fine cigar wrap
pers, but of late years kind of calico"
color has disfgured the leaf, and re
duced it from first class wrapper to Sec
ond or lower grade; but an inexpensive
process Is now known whereby the de-
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-09-30

Vol XIII, No. 50 Whole No. 935
For the Florida Agriculturist.
characteristics of the Different Kinds Of
Pineapple.
I have been much interested IN the
many articles in the AeRICULTURIsT of
late, concerning the pineapple. Many
healthy criticisms have been made, and
some statements made at variance with
my experience, especially concerning
the Enville City and Ahbaka. One
writer says of Abbaka (the phonetic Alb
baka is quite generally used and much
simpler than the proper "Abbak achii'O
"but if we allow it to propagate Itself
by tn Sc little gills Improperly termed
slips) that come about the base of the
apple, why we are growing slips and not
perfect fruit
A novice at growing pines would
naturally think after reading the above
paragraph that those little gills' would
not produce apples at all, and would not
think for moment of purchasing any
to start his pinery. Ny experience is as
follows: | have grown the Abbskas for
five years and have found my plants to
be abundant in slips Il mean those out
growths at the base of the fruit) growing
from eight to sixteen inches long and
of txuN1xy0 in.
ches. These same slips, from my own
planting and those of others, have pro-
duced, in twenty months, apples
averaging thirty to the whole crate, and
many apples weighing from five to
seven pounds.
With me the Enville City is success.
1t requires no more room than Smooth
Cayenne plant. 1t is true some of the
crowns are OF the cockscomb variety,
but so are some Of the crowns of the
Smooth Cayenne; the percentage of
cockscombs in each variety being nearly
equal in my pinery. have shipped
about forty crates of Enville City pine
apples to New York and Boston this
season, and have had equally as good
results with them as with the Smooth
Cayenne. In fact both kinds have
stood the shipping very well.
The Envllles and the Abbakas are
surest fruiters of all pines in my pinery
apd I have ten varieties. They certainly
are not the great big pumpkin of an
apple, that is, may be, a little better
than pumpkin to eat" have always
found the fruit very sweet, the fibre
tender and altogether very desirable
variety. If too much ammoniacal ferti-
lizer is used they will soften quickly
after getting fully ripe. but If plenty of
potash is used they will last for six to
eight days after fully ripening, as l
have tested. In market they sell at
same prices as Smooth Cayennes, They
require the same time to mature as
Abbaka and Smooth Cayenne plants do
after planting. am satisfied that the
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-19
Thursday Nov, 10, 1895.
THE PROSPECTS ARE
PROMISING.
Al e:

The advocates of sound money and
protection sincerely believe that the
election of Mckinley will bring to the
country better times. Often in the
heat OF political campaigns men make
extrayayant claims for their party
aud candidates. and the results do
not Justify the promises made to the
people. 1t was but Il week ago today
that the votes We're counted electing
Mckinley, and vet in that brief time
we see signs of returning prosperity
in very many directions. The papers
each day are filled with announce
ments of opening mills and factories,
Increased employment of men, of mon
ely pouring into the channels of trade.
and all tho signs of reviving business.
Fortunately we are not likely to be
compelled to wait many dull and
weary months until the Republican
party comes into the possession OF the
Government, in order to see better
times. Prosperity is already return
ing. The great industrial centers are
even now feeling the thrill of new ac-
tiyity. Enterprises Of every class,
rescued from the dangers of unsnmld
money and uncertain credit, are pre-
pairing for the resumption ana Ell
largement of operations. The mar.
kets are stronger. People are begin
ming to increase their purchases OF
goods; the wholesaler and the retail
or are both replenishing their stocks
and business conditions everywhere
are more hopeful. We might occapy
columns in giving lists of the various
conc- rms that have started up, or In
creasel their working forces within
The past week, but this is unnecessary
The same reports come from all parts
Of The country where large manufac
turing enterprises exist.
We are confident that this business
revival is to be continued and extern
s;ye. 1t is neither sporadic nor con
fined to special lines. tits general, le'
ultimate and natural and 1T promises
tn benefit every class. This swift re-
tu,n of improved business conditions
is a prompt and imposing vindication
OF Republican principles and policies
r. demonstrates the correctness OF the
convention that the country To he
osperous, must adhere to establlsi'd
monetary standards, and must insure
proper protection to such industries
SIS are in need of it,-State journal.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-11-19
MARVELLOUS RESULTS

From letter written by Rev. j.
tiund.rman of Dimondale, Mich, we
are permitted to make this extract:
Il have no hesitation in recommending
ilr. Kings n ~ Discovery, AS the re,
suits were, ;.ltnost marvellous in the
ease OF INV WIFE, While | was pastor
OF the Baptist Church at Rives JUNE
ton she WAS brought down with
Pneumoni, succeeding La Grippe.
Terrible pnroxyisms nj coughing
wonld last hours with little Interrupt
ton and it seemed as if she could not
survive them. 4 friend recommended
DIR. Kings New Discovery; it was
quick in its work and highly satisfac-
tory in its results" Trial bottles tree
ut Beardsley's Drug Store. Regular
size soc. aud Sl.00.