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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10
The St Louis Convention.
Troy, Kan, June list, 1896.
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Troy, Kan, June list. 1896.
To Delegates and Their Friends.
The headquarters for the Kansas
delegation and their friends have been
established at parlors No. 108 and lO9
Hursts hotel. corner Chestnut street
and Broadway, St Louis No Hotel
accommodations have been secured for
the delegates at said hotel All dele
gates VINO have made other arrange
ments, or do not desire sleeping accom-
modauons at this hotel viii please no
tify the undersigned.
Arrangements have been made with
the Missouri Pacific railway for accom-
mocations for the delegates. alternates
and their friends. leaving Kansas Citv
no, about p. m, Sunday. June 18th.
after trains from the west. northwest
and southwest have arrived in Kansas
City All who desire Pullman sleeping
car accommodations will address J. II
Lyon, Western Passenger agent. Mis-
souri, Pacific railway, No. 900 Main
street. Kansas City. No. who mas
agreed to attend TO the applications
promptly.
n r UT -~-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

the Decline Of the Trolley
The age of the trolley promises to be
short It is to be given its deathblow, If
the signs are right and the predictions
true, BY the compressed air motor which
requires no wires, neither in the air nor
underground, which does its work with
noiseless swiftness and which is mar
velOusly tractable.
The announcement is rather a star
Ting one. for we had but just settled
down to the despairing conviction that
the overhead electric system, with all
its evils, marked the perfection Of urban
transportation methods. The wonderful
spread OF the system through the cOun-
try has yet been only family realized.
Hardly a town of any size in the older
states where the familiar zing-gg-gi Of
the trolley cannot be heard. In most Of
the big cities have the meshes Of vast
network system been spread And now
we learn that the poles and wires are to
go, that the ftful sputter Of the electric
fluid from the wheels is to be done away
with aud that the fish pole arrangements
on the tops of the street cars are to be
removed.
The car Of the near future viii glide
through the city streets and hasten to
the suburbs without betraying the force
which propels it. No cable viii sing in
its underground conduit, no trolley
wheel viii whlz, no storage battery viii
lend the noise Of its whlrring wheels,
but without a hint Of how it IS all done
the neat, clean cars viii move swiftly
over the rails, stop promptly, but easily,
and start as gently as a steamboat. The
trolley, instead Of being the end, has
proved to be only a stepping stone from
one period Of street car transition to an
other.
The first important step in the adop-
ton Of this new motor has been taken,
or is about to be taken, BY the Metro
politan Traction company that great
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10
PROHIBITION CANDIDATE.
Joehua lowering Is Prominent In Church
work and Prosperous In Business.

Joehua lowering Is Prominent In Church
Work and Prosperous In Business.
Joshua Levering, who has been NOM
mated by the Prohibitionists to head
their presidential ticket, is q Baltimore
business man who is prominent in his
city and state and who Tor the past II
years has taken an active part IN Pro
hibition politics. Up to 1884 he had
voted the Democratic ticket, but had not
been actively identified with the party.
In that year he was influenced by his
long standing Prohibition principles to
vote for st. John for president, and since
that time he has attended all the con
ventions Of his party, giving literally Of
his time and money in the interest Of
the cause.
-Four years ago he accepted a place on
the state Prohibition ticket, and while,
Of course, he was not elected the vote
he polled in his race for comptroller
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

It VIII doubtless be a source Of graft
6cauon to the friends and supporters
q charlie Curtis To know that he did
not vote for the river and harbor bin.
Tt IS not difficult for a congressman to
oe right all the time # he wants to be
80 The trouble with many Of them is
that they imagine it their business 10
furnish opinions for the people instead
of realizing that they are the publicss
servants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

chosen lieutenant governor on the ticket
headed by Wilt of reconstruction fame
and on the death Of the latter, in 1891,
he became governor. In 1884 he was
elected governor. serving until 1888,
when he was appointed a Justice of the
state supreme court. In 1892 he was
again nominated for governor, but was
defeated, after close and exciting cleo
ton, by Foster, the AntilOttery candi-
date
Ex-Governor BIcEnery is known as
"stalwart'' Democrat and an extreme
party man. He is a firm supporter Of
the white supremacy idea and free
silver man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10
PROPERTY Valuation.
IS Shown by the Returns of As
SCISSORS.

The returns from the assessors have
the real estate valuation from Topeka
township. The general totals viii be
about the same as last year though the
personal property valuation is smaller
because a lower schedule for the as
sessluent Of stock and grain was agreed
upon
The total personal property valua-
ton last year was 81, 222, S95 This year
it is s.. 039. 270. The railroad property
last year was valued at 81, 294, 939. This
year it is 81. 2s5, 946.
The following viii show the total as
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

san Francisco Bulletin. On a gold
platform the Republicans would have to
fight Democrats, Populists and the Sill
yer Union party. OF which Bland is the
head AS q. very large proportion Of the
Republican party is for free silver. even
Mckinley would not be safe against
such a combination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

The colored delegates to St. Louis
should ask for a plank in the platform.
requiring somebody to furnish them
hotel accommodations when they go to
conventions. Tt is quite the regular
thing for each class and nationality to
demand special favors from political
bodies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

Having settled the silver question for
their own party. the Democrats can
now enjoy seeing the Republicans wres~
tie with it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

DR. Higgins, the well known astron-
omer, says the stars are red, white and
blue, according to their ages. The white
stars are the youngest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

The pathway Of the Republican party
is NOT wholly devoid Of dangers 1t is
limited that Grover Cleveland may con
clude to vote the ticket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

Mr.. John Runningwater of wichita
is preparing to move f'out west" He
says that he has no show at all in
Wichita.-Chanute Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

Dew is always formed upon the sur
face of the object upon which it is found
On that account it cannot strictly be
naid To l1falL 2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

No wonder the bicycle is popular. 1t
is typical OF the times. A man must keep
going in order to keep from falling
Wichita Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

Al fire alarm has been placed in the
convention han at st. Louis. This
seems unnecessary since Foraker is to
be present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

The rank and hle." not party lead
ers. are the salvation of the country
AS the people become more intelligent
they become more Independent and
less swayed by that curse of republics,
partisanism.-EI Dorado Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

The study Of human nature is pro-
fOundly interesting probably because
no one ever really learns anything
about it. There are as many human
natures as there are human beings
Fort Scott Monitor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

According to local reports. the To-
peka Jail is a building that is used prin-
cipalIy for people to escape from--Law-
renee Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10
Almost
Eleven
Thousand

The Topeka Daily State Journal has
now distanced all competitors
no daily or Sunday paper published
in Topeka or Kansas has a circulation
So large.
DETAILED STATEMENT FOR MAY
The daily average for the month be-
ing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

A fish to show to ones friends is
worth three that are told about.-Par-
sons sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

Editor and Proprietor.
Topeka Kan, June s. 1886.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

We can Iaunder ladies' shirtvaists to
suit the most critical customer. Peer
less Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West
Eighth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10
a Steady Growth.
HOW WE GROW.

BY the way. to repeat record al
ready pretty familiar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

The issues Of the Topeka Daily State
Journal from the first day Of May, 1895,
to the 31st day Of May, 1885. inclusive,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10
RIVALS THE TROLLEY.
Compressed Air the New Motor
For Street Cars.

It's Successful Introduction in New
York City is Expect ed to Marx
the Decline of the Trolley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

Thin or gray hair and bald heads SO
displeasing to many people as marks Of
age, may be averted for a long time
by using Halls Hair Remover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-10

Frank Long serves single meals Is
cents Meal tickets S3.15 Six dinner
checks 500. Try a Sunday dinner.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-24

The Magic of the. Word "Eree.n

It is difficult to understand how any
considerable portion of the people can
be so ignorant Of the host vital question
now before them aA to believe that
free" coinafe actually means that by
some mysteri BUS legertlemain the people
are to get something for nothing. And
yet it is undoubtedly true that large
number of people who are following the
free silver ighis fatuus do SO because
their imagination has been captivated
by that magic word "free" The man,
therefore, who expects to receive dol
lar, whether Of gold Or silver or paper.
must have some product Of labor to give
in exchange, and no financial system
worthy of its own respect has ever
claimed anything else. Under free coin
age not only must every dollar represent
at least all equivalent amount Of labor,
but it will represent twice as much labor
and purchase just half as much COM
modities as at present. Augusta tGa)
Herald.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-24
The Summer Normal.

OFFICE OF SCnooL'BoARD, }.
Rapides Parish, La !
June LIST, 1896.
To the Public School Teachers of
the Parish Of Rapides and Con
tiguous Parishes:
There will he a public Normal
Institute for the benefit IF the pub
lie school teachers, held in the City
Ut Alexandra, beginning on Mon.
day, the 29th of June, (this monthly,
and will continue for four weeks,
under the superintendent of Prof.
Is. g. Caldwell and Il corps of able
teachers for both white and color
ed. The white school will he held
at white public school building,
and c0lored school at colored High
school building. These Institutes
are held, for the purpose of in
the public teachers il
The simplest and best ways Of
'eaching, and while they benefit
+: he teacher mostly, they benef'
he public through the teacher, so
both the teacher and the public
are vitality interested therein. They
ire not held in any particular 10.
cali'y for the benefit of that local..
~ alone, but are held for the ben.
lit of the entire State, and at
which all teachers and the public
are cordially welcome and are es.
invited to attend. Ar
will he made for the
cheapest board obtainable, and
nothing left undone to make the
teachers and the public's stay with
us during the Institute boil, prof
table and enjoyable. All teachers
If Rapides parish are required to
attend. Tue teachers of contigu-
Gus parishes are earnestly request
ell to attend.
The different papers in the all.
joining parishes are requested to
publish, and give circulation to
the holding of this Institute, which
affects the public generally.
Respectfully,
G. A. SCHNACK,
GEO. o. WATTS, President.
Superintendent.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-24
FREE SILVER.
Would Not Remedy the Unequal Distribu-
ton of Wealth.

ton of Wealth.
1t is because of the belief that in some
way free coinage would give the poorer
classes some Of the wealth now in the
hands Of the rich that the farmers and
workers i'll some sections Of tho country
have favored the 16 to l scheme.
The shallownoss CT the pretense that
the silver standard would help the poor
as against the rich can be seen by con.
sidcring The results which its advocates
claim would follow its adoption. They
insist that ty measuring values in dol
lars wcIth half CT q gcld dollar the
value of all the wealth in the country
would lie exactly doubled. This is an
error arising ont Of the silvcrito confu-
SIGN of value with price. Prices would
doubtless be doubled rs compared with
the so cent dollar, but the value of all
kinds Ct gccds would not be increased
in the slightest degree. Does any farmer
think that his implements or his furni-
turc would really be worth more to him
if their nominal price was doubled?
But even if prices were doubled how
would that help the people who arc poor?
The man who now has 81, 900, 900 worth
Of property would under free silver
have $4,000, 900 worth This would
benefit him 100 times rs much, SO far
as prices are concerned, as the man
with $40, 600, and 1000 times as much
as the man with only $1,000. The men
who now have nothing would under free
coinage have exactly twice nothing. The
gap between the poor man ard the mil
lionaire would he just as great as it is
now. The laborer, who has no goods to
sell, would find that the prices of all his
food and clothing were twice as high,
while any increase of wages would come
slowly if at all. In compelling the
masses to pay higher prices fer all they
consume, while doubling the price Of
the property of the wealthy classes, free
silver would make the rich richer and
the poor poorer.
Free coinage as q scheme for enrich.
ing the owners of few silver mines
and getting offices for calamity bowling
politicians may be great success. As
a means Of abolishing the differences
between the poor and the wealthy classes
it is monumental fraud.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-24
A Specimen Argument.

The following is one Of Judge Crisp's
favorite illustrations of the horrors Of
the gold standard:
Suppose that you had been owing a
debt of 500 for five years. You could
have satisfied that debt five years ago
with two bales of coffin. Today it will
require three bales # cotton to cancel
the same debt. The reason is the supply
of money has been reduced and the de-
nand has correspondingly increased.
There are several fallacies i'll this
statement, says the Atlanta Journal.
"1n the first place the sipply Of money
has not been reduced within the last five
years. either in bulk or per capita.
But if Judge .Criss's argument is
good there must have been an immense
increase in the currency last year, for
while it would have required nearly
four bales of cotton to fay debt of 500
in 1894, two bales and quarter would
have paid it in 1896. !
IF Judge Crisp il ignorant on the
subject he is discussing, he should in
form himself before hs poses as Demo
cratic leader. If he knows more than
his speeches indicate, he should not try
to deceive the people.e
when a POLITICIAN, after Study and
thought, changes frons being free coin
age to sound money advocate, he is a
turncoat and a traitor. but when, to
keep i'll the political sswim, he changes
from sound money to free silver coin
age, 'Gcd bless him! he is q statesman
and patriot, say all the silverites. -
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-24
From all Coupon Stations the System at Rate One
Fare for the Round Trip

TO San Francisco meeting of the American Society
Civil Engineers June 15 lGh 3d. $6S0O from New Or.
leans $4,000 from Houston correspondngy
points, good to retn within sixty @ days SALE
To Chicago lAccUunt
limited to July 14th for
TO San Antono-From Texas account Bapists'
Young Peoples Conventions Sunday School Oea
veto June 5t rate round trip with
$500 final limit Tickets also received on deuost
for side trips to Mexico and other points.
To Richmond, VaAccount Confederate REUNION
Jnne Goth and 2h good to within twenty coy days from date
of sale, than
To Buffalo, YAccount National Teachers Association July
3rd and 4th with limit July 14h privilege deposi
ting with Joint Agent for further extensions
80 for admission
To Washington, D. C-Accouni the Y P S. July
a 18th and 9th rate of fare for the round with privilege
July 3lst for by deposg Agent
To ST Lous-July 10b Goth and 2s Populist
American Silver Conventions limited to July 9th
Full will be furnished application
of L j. PARKS
Passenger Ticket Agent Houston Texas
S. F. B. MORSE,
General Passenger and Ticket Agent, New Orleans, La
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-24
ALEXANDRIA La. WEDNESDAY, JUNE a. 1896
A Chance to Make Money.

| have berries, grapes and pea
ches, a year old, fresh as when
picked. use the California cold
process, do not heat or seal The
fruit, jns' put it up cold, keeps
perfectly fresh and costs almost
nothing; can put up a bush4l in
ten minutes. Last week | sold Iii.
rections to over 12O families; any
one will pay a dollar for directions
when they see The beautiful sam
pies Of frnit. AS there are many
people poor like myself, l consider
1t my duty to give my experience
to such, aud feel confident any one
can make one or two hundred dol.
lars round home in y few days. l
will mail sample of fruit and com.
plete directions, to any of your
readers, fol eighteen two cent
stamps, which is only the actual
cost OF the samples, postage, etc,
to me. FRANCIS CASEY.
Is st. Louis, Mo.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-24

MIR. James Perduc, an old sol.
dier residing at Monroe, Mich,
was severely afflicted with rheu-
matism but received prompt relief
from pain 10y using CLamberlaiu's
Pain Balm. He says: cat times
my back would ache so badly that
| could hardly raise up. If had
rot gotten relief | would not be
here to write these few lines.
Chamberlain's Pain Balm has done
me a great deal of good and l feel
very thankful for it," For sale at
the Phoenix Drug Store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-24
Reunion United confederate Vet
Grams.
RICHMOND, VA, JUNE BOTH TIC
JULY End.

For this occasion the Texas &
Pacific Railway Company will sill
tickets from all stations in Texas
and Louisiana at about ONE CENT
PER MILE EACH WAY FOR THE
ROUND TRIP on June Goth and
9th, final limit for return to be
twenty days from date Of sale.
This will he one Of the greatest
assemblages of the old veterans in
he history Of the organization,
and an exceedingly interesting
programme has been prepared.
For tickets, sleeping car accom-.
motlations, or any further infor-
nation, call or or address nearest
Texas \ Pacific Railway Agent
or CASTOR MEsLIER,
G. z. g. 4. A. Dallas, Tex.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-24

Transient advertisements 81 40 per
square for first insertion, 80 cents for
each subsequent insertion.
All advertisements of pnliiiral na-
turr must he paid for in advance.
All notices ofa personal character will
be charged for at the rate of IL cents
per line.
Marriage and obituary notices, not ex-
cee'ling ten lines, viii be published free
exceeding ten lines, will be charged at
regular rates.
Personal cards. donhlc regular rates.
CotnnIunica lions solicited. hut we dis
claim any responsibility for he views OF
correspondents. All commitment ions
must he sent in nv Saturday, otherwise
they will have tn lie over for next issue.
Correspondents must invariably SEMI
rs their real as well us assumed names.
failure to comply with this rule will
consign all such communications to the
waste basket
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-24
Free Silver Fits.

The financial humbugs who are trying
to throw the country into panic so
that they can have chance to try their
patent silver pills in doses Of l8 to 1
are very much like the quack doctor
who was called in to sec sick man.
Not knowing what was the matter with
the patient the doctor began to shout
and jump around the bed. When asked
to explain his extraordinary behavior he
said: ooh. I just want to scare him
into fits. Then I can cure him, for I'm
death On fits.
The silverite quacks think if they can
only howl calamity long and loud
enough they can scare manufacturers
and other business men into shutting
down, and thus bring on hard times.
Then they fancy that the idle and dis
contented workers will rush to the agi-
tators, whose threats Of debasing the
currency caused the business depression,
and ask them for their great so cent
dollar remedy for financial fits. But
they are mistaken. The American peo-
pie do not want to be made ill merely
for the sake of trying some cheap money
nostrum. They have no confidence in
the free silver doctors, and will give
them several kind of fits early next No
vemher
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-24
Sound Money straws.

The Charlotte Observer was turned
over to the women Of Charlotte, N. G.,
May 20, for the issue of 'Woman's Neck
lcnburg Declaration Of Independence
Edition. !" The woman's auxiliary Of
the Young Mems Christian association
acquitted itself with great credit by
making strong declaration against free
coinage in the paper which it controlled
for one day.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-24
The Tail Too Small to war the Dog.

The total population Of the silver
mining communities, including all those
who are directly or indirectly dependent
on silver money for a living, cannot ex-
coed 100000. Why should the interests
of the 70. 900, 900 people Of the United
States be sacrificed to the supposed in
terests Of this small fraction of their
number? Isn't it a pretty Insignificant
tail to wag such stupendous dog?-St.
Paul Pioneer Press.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-24
Bucklcn's Arnic. Salye.

The BEST SALyE in the world
for Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers,
Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, letter,
Chapped Hands, Chillblains, Corns
and all Skin Eruptions, and posi-.
lively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money re.
funded. Price 70 cents per box.
For sale Ivy the Eagle Drug Store.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-24
mt For Free siIverites.

II the free silverites believe that free
Coinage will at once advance the price
Of silver bullion up to par with gold
bullion, why are they anxious to make
the silver dollar under free coinage q
legal tendex?--Austin Statesman.
The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1896-06-24
willing to Correct Mistakes.

About the only argument the free sill.
yer papers offer in advocating the is
suance Of fiat money is that Secretary
Carlisle and The Courier Journal have
changed their views on the money qnes-
ton. To their credit, be it said, The
Courier Journal and Secretary Carlisle
argue the question. Lexington (Ky.)
Sun.