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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18
LOOK OUT FOR PICKPocKErs.
Chief of Police Gardiner Will Also
Look Out for Them.

thugs and the beggars will fare badly
if they come to Topeka for Fall Festi-
val week, for Chief of Police Gardiner
says that he will teach all such a les
son which they will not soon forget.
The police board has appointed II extra
men to duty, and more will be added.
Next week a wholesale clearing of the
city will be made and all Migrants and
disreputable characters driven out.
Then from that time until after the
week of the festivities all incoming
trains viii be watched closely and sus-
picious characters arrested and locked
in jail before they get a chance to prey
upon the public. Police Judge Ferry
has promised to fine all such the full
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18
HUGE CHUNK OF GOLD
Was Worth$s5, 900 and Was WHEEL
ed Down Broadway.

New York, Sept. 18.-The largest
chunk of gold that has ever been in
this city was wheeled down Broadway
yesterday. 1t was taken from the
Grand Central depot to the United
States assay Office in Wall street in a
common express wagon, guarded BY
five detectives.
The big lump weighs 4,7S7 ounces. and
it is worth S85, 0OO
1t was shipped to the assay Office bv
the Bank of Montreal, Canada. and he
longs to the Caribou Mining COMPANY
of British Columbia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18
DECORATING WOODEN POLES.
a Suggestion Made Through the State
Journals Columns.

While the Ladies' General Floral Co
mittee have taken steps to decorate the
trolley poles of the street car line, no
one has undertaken to beautify the
myriads of unsightly telegraph, tele-
phone and electric light poles along the
sidewalks. It has been suggested to
bring it before the public notice that
these wooden Wcles be decorated with
goldenrod, which can now be obtained
near Topeka by tons. South of the
city about two miles is a pasture of $50
acres that is a solid mass of golden
rod
The poles, it is said. can be rapidly
decorated by twisting a thin wire
about them from top to bottom and
pushing the stems of the go1denrod be-
tween the wire and the pole. With the
addition of pale blue steamers OF COM
mon cambria or other cheap material,
each pole could be made a very pretty
sight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18
8 HARRISON BEGS OFF.
Asks The Republican Committee to
Make No Dates For Him.

Chicago, Ill, Sept. 18.-Ex-President
Harrison has asked the Republican ma
tiOnal committee to make no appoint
ments for him to speak.
A letter has been received from the
generals private secretary explaining
that the ex-Dresident's contracts for
literary work and an engagement in a
law suit early next month would pre-
vent his accepting invitations. General
Harrison stated that he would deliver
one speech in Marion county Indiana
and that would be the extent of his
campaigning in that state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18
Topeka Man Made secretarv.

Omaha, Neb., Sept. 1S.-The Swedish
Baptist conference Of the United States
has been organized in due form by the
election of officers. They are: Chair
man, Rev. P. A. HELM, Chicago: vice
chairman, Q. A. Johnson. Denver:sec
retaries, Rev A. J. Nardlander, Chica-
go; Rev. Frank Palmberg, st. Paul and
]. OIander, Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18

AS the game stands now, Alabama,
Vermont, Maine and Arkansas having
been to bat, the Republicans and DEM
ocrats have each made two safe hits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18

The Indianapolis Democracy is di-
vided in opinion as to whether the
glorious standard of Democracy re-
ferred to by Cleveland, meant mint ju-
leps or Manhattan cocktails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18

When Corbett and Fftzsimmons get
fairly in training they may be expect
ed to equal McKinley's and Bryan's
longest deliverances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18

It was at least presumptuous for the
gold Democracy to conduct their noti-
fcation without hearing from Seere-
tary Thurber.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18

For the unoffending there is no rest
when the campaign is over the football
season will be well under way.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18

Bourke Cockran's support of the Re
publican platform has a SIS per night
flavor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18

Mr.. Bryan has evidently had 6
''hunch' to keep out of New Eng
land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18

The present campaign is affording
excellent opportunities for political
preachers to exhibit their Stiffness.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18

While Spain is trying to hold on to
Cuba she is losing her grip on herself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18
Kansas Boys for West Point.

Washington, Sept 1S.-Cadets have
been appointed to the United States
military academy as follows: Raw g.
Kerr, Pueblo, Colo. with Lawrence s.
hyde OF Pueblo as alternate; James T.
Fiberger, Concordia, kan, with Cbas
w. Davis of Clyde. kan, as alternate.
The King of Pills. Beechams-BEEcHAs1.s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18
HOSIERY SALE.
Elton, Hughes 6 Co. Has Busted.

Our buyer secured at half price among
other things cases of Hosiery. Hence we
now offer this week:
u dozen Ladies' fast black Hose, seams
less and heavy, zOc kind, for per pair.
As dozen Ladies' fast black, very heavy
will wear like iron, 25C kind, I5c per pair.
so dozen seamless fast black heavy
bicycle Hose, 2sc kind, I3c per pair.
90 dozen Childrens seamless fast black,
heavy, Toc kind, &c per pair.
80 dozen, same kind, larger, ISC kind,
IOc per pair.
90 dozen ChiIdrens Hose for 8 to years
DID, I5c kind SC per pair. Many other kinds
in this sale at lowest prices ever named.
MTLLIN cry.
Daily arrivals from our New York buyer.
Prices lower than any other house. See
our ready made Skirts, Ladies' and Chill
drens CIoaks and CapeS. Shirt Waists
everything now lower than ever before.
A. II. SHARUM.
533 Kansas Avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18
Shotgun From a wagon.

Pratt, Kan, Sept. 18-Emmet Phelps.
living five miles northeast of Pratt
while taking a shot gun from a wagon,
accidentally shot himself, shattering
his right arm, and he is in a precarious
condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18

limit of the law and the city will gladly
pay the board bill rather than have
them at large.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18

The prompt use of Ayers Sarsapa-
rilla will invariably cure. all affections
of the kidneys.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18

Iotals.-.s........2s 2. 395 284. $50 2s2, 875
Sunday; no issue.
The total number of COMES rri1te7 -
the SIX months named above, 1857, $40.
divided by 156, the number of ISSUES
shows the average TO be 1O.625. This is
a correct report Of the issues Of +be
TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL,
for the six months as stated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-18
IO,625.

The circulation for each day of the
first half year is given below.
The issues Of the TOPEKA DAILY
STATE JOURNAL for the six months,
viz, from the first day Of January. 1895,
to the thirtieth day of June, 1886. in
elusive. have been as follows:
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11
JEFFERSON, COLD md HARRIsON

The Democrats assembled al Hartford
yesterday We're as harmonious as cir
cumstances would permit. There was
no open fight, because those who went
to the convention full of fight were so
thoroughly licked Tuesday night that
they We're not full enought of fight yes
If there are two Napoleons in the Dem
ocratic party of Connecticut now the
little Napoleon is bigger than the big
Napoleon. Which was to be and has
ben demonstrated.
The convention did not point with
pride" and it gave no evidence of hav-
ing any pride to point with But it
endeavored to encourage itself and
those who made it by reminding itself
and them that the Democratic party
had some fundamental principles in
Thomas Jefferson's time and declaring
that those principles are binding at all
times. 1t did not declare that those
principles would bind the national con-
vention at the time it meets in Chicago
for it knew that they wouldn't So
binding at all times" means the times
when they bind.
But to the honor and credit of the
Democrats of Connecticut be it said that
+bair oopvap+io,, faI+ +bo .rroa+ ,,,;,,o al
pies of sound f1nanciering binding up
on it. The financial part of the plat
form is all right. 1t says gold stand
ard and il means gold standard. Both
the Republicans and the Democrats of
this State are for the honest payment
of our debts and the sacred preserva-
| ton of the public faith" There is no
room just now in Connecticut for Pop
ulism and -Silverism.
| Lynde Harrison was a power in the
Republican party. He is now power
in the Democratic party, and he has
made himself so with ease and dis
patch. Especially dispatch. The way
he dispatched his foes night before last
was a caution. He has a very inter
esting lot of scalps with which to adorn
| his wigwam, and he doesn't seem to
have turned o hair, much less lost one,
! in the process of conquest and scalping.
| He will go to Chicago and will be con-
| spicuous and influential there and will
do what he can to keep the Democrats
from committing silver suicide. Months
ago he was outspoken for sound money
and has led the Connecticut Democrats
in the way they have gone. He seems
to be appreciated By all but the big Wa
terlooed Napoleon and his personal
staff.
In short. the convention was an easy
and famous victory for Thomas JET
terson. sound money and Lynde Harri-
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11
OnELNOES.

Some hunter Of omens has discov-
cred that the building in which the Re
publican national convention viii be
held is on Thirteenth street; that it has
thirteen windows on a side, thirteen
entrances and exits, thirteen seats to q
row, and thirteen tables in the tele-
graph rooms. The omen-hunter who
has discovered these facts thinks they
have a melancholy meaning. They
have, to anybody who is trying to be
a Democrat. The convention that is to
meet in the midst OF all those thirteens
is going to be mighty unlucky one for
the Democratic party. But it will it.
self be as cheerful and comfortable and
lucky as a Thirteen club.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11
4 WONDER,

The circus, greater and more moral
than ever. has come and gone. Again
those camels, whose upholstering was
badly Worn in the time of the first
Pharaoh and has never been repaired,
have patiently, calmly, or camelly,
shuf1led over our permanent" and
"sprinkled" pavemepts. Again has the
long-necked giraffe bred futile envy in
the breasts of our high collared dudes.
Again has the learned pig put to shame
our unlearned pigs. And again have
the brainy horses put the stupid asses
in the shade. There has been "a corpu-
lent amplitude of amusement" and
though the peanuts were rather limp
and the lemonade was affected by the
fog which prevailed when it was made
yesterday morning, there is, in the ele-
giant and expressive language of Brodie
and Fadden, mo kick comm"
But what we started to do was to
wonder. Last evening there might
have been seen and was seen an inter
esting sight in that part of the show
devoted to the inhabitants of Boorio-
boola-G and other heather lands.
One of New Haven's very best-most
nborn, etc.-set himself most mag
nificently over against a little, slender
Boorioboola-Gha chap and began to
patronize him and impress him. The
elegant little heather wasn't patronized
and he wasn't impressed, but he was
just about as smooth and polite and
pleasant and in every way fine-man-
nered as it was possible to be. He
showed to decided advantage In the
presence of the perfect flower of New
Haven's Christian and town-born civil
ization.
We wonder how he could have done
it. He wasn't born in New Haven and
never saw New Haven sacred grass I'M
less he got a glimpse of 1t while riding
in the parade yesterday. Why should
he have finer manners than one of our
best? And, come to think of it, has he
any business to have them? Why
should Boorioboola Cha heather out
shine in any way New Haven town
born Christian? Why, it is most ride
ulous and most preposterous. The His
| torical Society or the Park commission
ought to do something about it.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11
HAPPY.

Mrs. F'ret--If ] had money enough TO
go abroad and stay a year l would be
perfectly happy.
Mr.. Fret-So would detroit Free
Press.
IF women have not finer sensibilities
than men," asked the defender of her
sex, then why is it that men laugh and
women weep at a weddins?"
Because they are not the ones who
are getting married" answered the
coarse, heartless man.--Indianapolis
Journal.
Ferry-I do so love to visit at Jones'
nit, as our hired girl says.
Wallace-Suppose he talks about
that baby all the time?
Ferry-Worse than that. 1t is eight
weeks old now, you know, and he has
kept a photographic record of its yells
every day of its eXistenCe. After MAX
ing you listen to that he brings the kid
in and lets you listen to the real thing,
just to show you how it's lungs are
growing. Cincinnati Enquirer.
A Wonderful Memory always
like to see little children. They re-
myself" said Judge Peterby to Miss
Elderly, an aged maiden lady. Can
you remember as far back as that?"
asked Miss Elderly, sarcastically.
Yes, indeed. I have a wonderful MEM
DRY, Miss Elderly. Why, [ even re-
member seeing you when you were only
eighteen years old" replied the Judge
Texas Sitter.
Irate Business Man (white with anger
at being disturbed)- book agents
make me so angry with your confound-
| ed nerve and impudence that | cannot
| find words to express my Indignation
Book Agent Dumping with enthusiasm
Then, sir, you are in luck. l have
here the very thing you media die
tionary of the English language, con-
| tanning all the words and slang phrases
known, and only SIS. Take it, and yoU
will never be at a loss to express your.
| self again.-Tit- Bits.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11
LIE or 4 DRUG CLERK.
The Routine of His Calling Is Far From
Monotonous.
(From the New York Tribune.)

Monotonous.
(From the New York Tribune)
ut might seem to the superficial OBJ
server that the life of a druggist was ex-
ceedingly monotonous," said drug
clerk, but from the time that 4 young
man begins his studies in the college Of
pharmacy to that day when he is the
master of a business of his own, he is
likely to get some views of and expert
ences with many phases of life. Just
sit down here and l will spin you 4
yarn of some of the things that came to
me in my early days. My first work as
a drug clerk was in the Italian qua-ter
l had been studying only three months,
and was not allowed to put up pre-
scriptions alone. 7 had to sleep ever
the store and attend those who might
come in the night. This was thrustinS
a great deal of responsibility upon my
youth and inexperience, for night Gals
generally represent emergency eases,
people who are taken suddenly and vi
olently i'll, or have taken poison.
1T was a tough neighborhood. The
italian women used to bring their sick
babies into the store, and want Us not
alone to sell them the medicine that
the child was in need of, but to PIE
scribe for if as well. One time l assist
ed at a minor surgical operation. One
afternoon, three men under the indu-
euce of liquor came into the store. one
of the men had a bad cut running from
the base of his thumb nearly up to his
wrist. which required about three
stitches There was another clerk IN
duty with me that afternoon. We told
.ha man that he should 20 to A dncr nr,
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11
A Family Reunion.

AS the eminent after-dinner orator
sat down, the thin young man with the
nose-glasses arose and said;
Delightful as this occasion is to all
of US, to me it is fraught with higher,
holier joy than comes to the rest of
you. / have just made the discovery
that the eminent speaker is my great
grandfather"
Ehey scanned him critically, but he
presented no evidence Of being over
come by rotations. He continued:
1.-THE incident the gentleman has just
told as happening in his own expert
ence is one which l have often heard
my grandfather relate as an expert
ence of his father Knowing, as l do,
the perfect veracity of both the emil
nent speaker and my grandfather, the
statement I have just made ] make
with full confidence in it's correctness, "
And all were silent.-Indiapapolis
Journal
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11

turned up in back, where 1t was held
against the low crown with a bunch of
crimson roses and foliage, a tiny spray
extending on either side toward the
front. A full. many-looped bow of
striped and figured dark red ribbon,
two stiff qulls and black fancy
aigrette withturled tips were also en-
ployed as trimming.
In these luxurious days tiaras are
much effected by those who can afford
such baubles, but 1t gives the rest of
us some comfort to know that a rhine
stone tiara can be purchased for few
dollars, that if worn with an air of con-
fidence will put to the emulous fash the
real thing, Not that we want to do any
such thing but it is a comfort to say to
ourselves, Nov, perhaps, that's what
hers is after ALL" FLORETTE.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11
Advertising Rates,

Situations, Wants, Rents and other small
advertisements, Ono Cent a Word each in
sertion. Five cents word tor full week
(seven times.)
Display Advertisements-Per inch, one m
sertion, Sl20; each subsequent insertion, ~
cents; one week, $500; one month, $40; one
year, $40. ,...
Obituary notices, in prose or verse, ID GEMS
per line. Notices of births, Marriages, Deaths
and Funerals, so cents each. Local notices.
10 cents per line.
Yearly advertisers are limited to their own
immedlte business iall matter ia, be unoo-
iectionablel, and their contracts do not in
clude Wants, To Let, For Sale, etc.
Discounts-On two inches or more que
month and over. 10 per cent; on four !noheS
or more, one month and over. 10 per cent
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11

The constitutionality of the Missouri
affirmed by the Supreme court of that
State. 1t was attacked on two grounds,
as being special legislation. and viola
tive of the constitutional provision that
mo person shall be deprived of life, lib
erty or property without due process of
law" The court held that it was not
special, as it relates to persons and
things as a class, not to particular per-
sons or things of class 1t embraces
within its scope, the court said, all
such articles as ordinarily are employed
in dealing with options, and this is SUI
fcient. 1t need not, in order to estab-
lish it's constitutional validity, embrace
all kinds of personal property, whether
such kinds of personal property were
usually the subjects of option dealing
or not. The second point was CURLY
dismissed with the remark that while
the constitutional provision quoted Sc
cures undoubted liberty to contract in
q lawful way, it does not include nor
grant license to gamble. The case
under review was the conviction of a
Missourian on the evidence of telegrams
sent by him to firm in Chicago. Re
versing the judgment the court said
that q person cannot be punished in
Missouri when the offense was actually
consummated in another State, even
though some act constituting part of
the offence, or making the offence pos
sible, was committed within Missouri,
The statute does not make it punish
able for a citizen of Missouri to com
municate with a citizen of another
State with a view to deal in options.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11

About six thousand old horses were
shipped from London to Belgium last
year to be killed for horse meat. This
great rise in the English export trade
in live animals is due to the recent law
prohibiting the importation of dead
meat into Belgium, and Client and Ant
werp have suddenly become centers of
the horse trade.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11

mind as to the fatal or happy termina-
ton of a disease by the prescription the
doctor writes, 1t is funny, too, how
much people take q druggist into eami-
ly secrets~-almost as fully as the dec
tor or confessor And you are supposed
to know all about the diseases Of cats,
dogs and canaries."
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11

One of the public schools of Germany,
the Neu Ruppin Gymnasium, has made
it obligatory on all it's pupils to learn to
ride the bicycle.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11

willie" Breckenridge is again can
didate for congress. Perhaps he thinks,
judging from what has already hap
pened in Kentucky, that anything will
go there this year.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11

Renewing the Trouble.-Wife-The
minister made an earnest appeal for
contributions in aid of our missionary
work in Africa. Husband-Wen. hen
have to count me out If he had his
way he'd have US exporting gold to
Africa-just as our country is getting
on it's feet, too!--Brooklyn Life.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11

The dentists of Vienna have formed
o society whose object is practice in
pleasant conversation while operating
on patients.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11

The Musical Courier of New York
asks some pertinent questions. Why, it
says, pay Ysaye $500 night to play
the violin here when he plays for 500
francs or s100 night in Europe? Why
pay Melba $1,000 or $1,000 a night here
when she sings for 5000 in Paris? Why
pay the de Reskes over $4,000 a night
here when they will sing together for
1000 lire or 5000 night in Italy?
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11

There will be some sleeping done by
the delegates to the st. Louis conven-
ton while they are in ST. Louis. Ar
rangements have been made by the
Terminal Railroad association to store
eight hundred passenger cars at differ
ent places in st. Louis during the lat
ter part of this and all next week.
More than two hundred of these coaches
all sleepers-will be converted into
temporary hotels. Spaces are being re-
served for them, and portions condu-
Give to comfort have been selected. 1t
has been decided by the Terminal as
ISOLATION to allow each of it's twenty
tenant lines the storage of ten occupied
sleeping cars. This arrangement will
provide lodging places for at least
twenty thousand persons within five
minutes walk of the convention hall.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-06-11

Newfoundland securities are selling
at par in London and when the legisla-
ministry will announce a surplus of
100000 In 1892 the debt of the colony
was above six millions of dollars, and
this has been paid off and surplus
created in four years through the wise
administration of a governor and coun-
Gil whose rule extends over a popula-
ton of little over 100000 people scatter
ed over wide and sparsely settled ter
ritory.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-10-18
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