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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10

Sealing Doesn't Pay.

More than half the schooners that
composed the San Francisco sealing
fleet last season have already gone out
Of the business, and it seems generally
agreed among the sealers there that
the sealing business is dead so far as
San Francisco is concerned. Last jan
uary thirteen vessels left San Francisco
to hunt seals. Only four will leave this
year, and several of the schooners which
went sealing last year are now fitting
out to cruise after otters-a more pre-
carious, but. if successful, a much
more remunerative business than catch
ing seals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10


but an accomplished society man. with
family. Nine. de Kotzebue did not ac-
company her husband, as she is i'll in Rus
STA, but she will probably arrive before
the winter is over, and then it is expect
ed that the Russian embassy will be a
more lively place than it was under the
regime of the prince, who, while being
a refined and able diplomat, did not
care much for SOCIAL gayeties.
Ernest Charles de Kotzebue is about 81
years old and comes from prominent
and powerful Russian family. He is a
very wealthy man and has vast estates
in the Baltic provinces. His GRANDPA
Their was famous Russian naval officer
and was one of the first foreigners to en-
ter Japan. M. de Kotzebue himself has
had some naval experience, having served
for three years as midshipman, but his
wife persuaded him to enter the diplo-
matte service. He became an undersec-
Rotary in one of the foreign legations
and has held some important posts. He
is a privy councillor and amberlain,
and his last mission was as Russian
minister to the court of Wurttemberg. Tt
is understood that he exchanges places
with Prince Cantacuzene, who is his
cousin, at the latter's request. The new
ambassador speaks English with no PER
ceptible accent. His daughter, who is
the wife of Count de Rebinder, is a tall,
beautiful blond, and his son is an officer
in the Russian army who has just mar
ried very pretty Russian girl His son
accompanies him as secretary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10
Light on a Dark Mystery.

There is an organization in Boston
known as the Society of Psychical Re
search. The other evening at one of the
meetings a certain person, said to poss-
ess remarkable occult powers, volun-
teered to give an exhibition, which Of
fer was gladly accepted by the society.
The professor was a woman, slightly
built, with pallid cheeks and dark raven
hair.
One of the members, while not par
ticularly skeptical, thought he would
try a little experiment on his own ac-
count, so before going to the meeting
he provided himself with some pieces OF
phosphorescent paper that in the dark
lit I'D like a glow worm. This he tore
into small pieces and just before the
lights were extinguished contrived to
place three or four bits of the paper on
the professors head. Then he sat
down and waited.
When the room was dark the ''profes-
sor's" Uranium emitted a pale light,
visible to every one in the room bat the
professor herself. In a few minutes
the phenomena began, but, strange to
relate. when a tambourine in one corner
of the room began to sound, the illumin-
ated head was there also, and the NOV
ing about of the operator could be easily
traced. The suppressed mirth told the
professor" something was wrong, and
when the light was turned on and the
paper discovered the remarks made
were far from spiritual. There were no
more manifestations that night.-Bos-
ton Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10

ONE of the latest contributions to the
cause of f'honest money" is "The Key
note" by Albert Griffin, formerly of Kan
sas. The keynote. according to the .au-
thor is to substitute honest money for
fictitious credit" The work, according
to the title page, has for its object san
appeal for genuine money from a Re-
publican standpoint" The subject is
treated under the following general
heads: "Cause and Cure of Panics,"
"Real Money and Standards" "The
Golden Vampire" "The Silver Cornu-
copia," and "What Must We do to be
Saved" The book is a volumes of 448
pages and treats the whole currency
question in a thorough aud exhaustive
manner, presenting the history of cur
rency legislation in a concise and tangi-
BILE form. There is not much in it new
to the student of the subject but the facts
are collected in form which will render
the book invaluable for reference and
throw on the subject all necessary light
for the uniformed. The man honestly
DESTROYS of arriving at the truth can OBJ
tain from its pages what it would take
him months or even years to search out
Tor himself After going over the history
of the currency, the author arrives at the
conclusion that the present monetary and
Industrial troubles arise from the fact
that there is not enough "reaI money"
and that there is too much calculating
panic producing substitute credit" The
remedy therefor is stated to consist in
"more good money and less fictitious
bank credit" To bring about this
.change the immediate restoration of sill :
yer is suggested and the issne of all
paper currency by the government The
process by which government money is
to be placed in circulation is treated in
an intelligent and conmonsense way
The book should be in the hands of
every friend of the toiling masses. 1t 10
published by s. L. Griffin & Co., Phila-
deIphia or Topeka in paper cover 90 cents
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10
THE RATE NOT THE SAME.
a Difference of II Cents Between New
York and Galveston Corn Rates

a Difference of II Cents Between New
York and Galveston Corn Rates
The state board of railroad commi' =
sioners has notified the various railroad
companies doing business in Kansas that
unless they do something Immediately to
bring relief to the farmers of Kansas in
respect to the corn rate which was re-
Gently advanced, the matter will be ap-
pealed to the Interstate commerce CON-
mission.
In letter written to the railroad COM
missioners, General Attorney III. A. Low
of the Rock Island says the charge that
the recent advance in rates was just to
make the Galveston rate the same as the
New York rate, is untrue. He says the
rates from Wichita to New York is 40
cents per hundred, and from Wichita to
Galveston is 80 cents per hundred
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10
EASTER SUNDAY, APRIL 6.
How to Tell by q Fixed Rule the Day OF
This Anniversary.

This Anniversary.
9 Easter Sunday this year falls on April 5,
and Shrove Tuesday, the close of the car
nival season in France and in the Latin
countries, falls on Feb. IS.
The establishment of the Christian fes-
tival of Easter, typical of the resurrection
of the Lord, was a matter of much contro-
versy in the church for centuries, but was
finally established by the Gregorian calen-
dar adopted by the Roman church in 1859,
and Easter is always the first Sunday after
the full moon which happens upon or next
after March 81, which date is the begin
ming of tho ecclesiastical year.
Therefore the earliest date upon which
Easter may occur is March %. If the full
moon should fail on March 81, Easter is
the following Sunday. The latest date
upon which the festival may fall is April
25. In 1851 and 1918 Easter fell on March
%, but that will not occur again in this
or the next century. In 1886 1t fell on
April % and will do so again in 1913.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10
WILSON AND ELLIOrT.
The Candidates For President OF the League
of American WheeIunan.

The Candldates For President Of the League
of American Whee1man.
On the eve of the annual assem- bly, of the
League of American WheeImen, which
meets at Baltimore on Feb. 10, the polit-
ical pot is boiling quite furiously. There
is decidedly spirited contest for the Office
of president of this great organization of
cyclists. A number of prominent wheel
men have been mentioned in this connec-
ton, but the contest has now narrowed
down to Archibald @. Wilson of Mary
land and Sterling Elliott of Massachusetts,.
and the fight promises to be the hottest in
the annals of the organization.
Mr.. Wilson is the present head of the
league, having been elected president at
the last annual assembly on Feb. 10, 1895.
He now seeks a reelection. His home is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10

So it seems that Wichita is greater
than the state of Kansas after all and the
liquor prosecutions have been aban-
doned because of the impossibility of Sc
curing convictions. In the face of the
positive evidence of violations of the
law the jury acq uits without leaving the
box. This fact will probably be con-
strued as a point in favor of Governor
Morrill,. He said the law couldn't be
enforced in the face of an adverse public
sentiment and now it will be considered
as proven.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10
Salvation Army to Invade Chinatown.

The Salvation Army will erect fort
and begin campaign in Chinatown, San
Francisco. It will be in charge of Captain
May Jackson, young woman who has
been Salvationist many years and can
speak the Canton dialect. 1.-THE Chinese
like anything noisy" she says, fact re-
lied on to engage the attention Of the Ce-
lestials, SO that Captain Jackson can get
an opportunity for using her persuasion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10
TO sOLvEGRAIN QUESTION.
Cattle Exempt From Taxation AEa
Grant County, oklahoma.

WICHITA, Feb. 1O.-The people of Ok
lahoma have advanced a new idea that
will in measure solve the grain trans
portation question. The commissioners
of Grant county have passed resolu-
ton exempting feeding cattle from tax
alton.
This was done for the purpose of in
ducing Texas cattlemen to bring their
cattle there to eat up the surplus grain
of that county, and thus avoid its ship
ment to eastern points and giving the
railroads the profit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10
Zimmerman to Leave the Track.

W. J. Walford, the manager of A. a.
Zimmerman, the bioyclist, says that his
racing days will end when he leaves Aus
traIia. Zimmerman had malarial fever
in Ceylon and has not since been in his
old form. It is stated that upon his re-
turn to this country he will manage BIZ
cycle factory at Freehold, N. J. He is
president of the company operating the
works
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10

THE reference made by Senator Till
man in his recent great speech to the
''endless chain" mentioned by the presi-
dent as ''a contrivance with thieves at
one end and dishonest officials at the
other to rob the American people" ap-
pears in the light of current events to be
not far from true statement of the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10
At the Huh.

Boston is a great musical as well as
intellectual center. One of its papers
says of a sermon last Sunday: THE
spiritual lesson 1t bore was pointed and
enforced by an eloquently rendered So
prano solo Just at its close"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10

CONGRESSMAN CURTIS and Broderick
know enough to respect the will of the
people. and they will be in public life
when Blue, Calderhead. Long, and
others have been for gotten.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10

In an editorial article justifying the
now famous speech of Senator Ben Till
man the ST. Louis Post Dispatch quotes
Secretary Carlisle and Others. The
article appears under the caption of IT'LL
man and Others" and is as foIlowss
Except in giving it personal appli-
cation, how does the speech of Senator
Tilfman differ from the arraignment Of
tAs financial conspiracy by Carlisle, Ia
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10
1t Certainly Does Kill.

One of the questions before the Ohio
legislature is the substitution of electricity
for the halter in capital punishment. The
certainty with which dangling wire kills
has quieted the discussion about criminals
surviving the application of several thou
sand Volts.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10

TIE STATE JOURNALS suggestion of
Judge S. R. Peters for chief Justice is
arousing enthusiasm all over the state
Hutchinson News
Isn't it, though; there is grave danger
that Mr.. Sampeters will be forced onto
che bench in spite of his screams.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10
whist Conrress Dune 22.

The executive committee of the Ameri-
can Whist league, which has been in ses-
sion in St. Louis, has completed its bust
ness and adjourned. All of the last day
the committee was kept busy arranging
by system and deciding upon rules for
some of the matches to be played next
summer. 1t was decided to hold the con-
gress in Brooklyn, beginning June ae and
ending the 27th
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10

appointed Rus
sian ambassador,
who has recently
arrived. In the
first place his
name is much
easier to pro-
nounce than that
of Prince Canta-
cuzene, whom he
succeeds. In the
next place, he is
not only a pol
ichod lfD1ODoo&
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10
HERMIT, SCIENTIST, PHILosoPHER.

DR.. Oswald Has a Rowing Commission From
Nature to Find Out Queer Things.
Many readers of scientific and popu-
lar magazines are familiar with the
writings of Felix L. Oswald, but few
persons know who he is or where and
how he lives. Even the editors with
whom; he has business dealings or the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10
HOnorine Her Heroes.

Japan does not mean to forget her
heroes who persisted in the late war
with China. Statues Of the chief mill
tary and naval officers will be erected in
the imperial palace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10
GOLD AT CRIPPLE CREEK.
The Best Way to Get There is Over the
Santa F0 Route.

Santa Fe Route.
The fabulously rich gold mining dis
trict of Cripple Creek, Colorado. is at
tracing hundreds of people. By spring
the rush bids fair to be enormous. That
there is an abundance of gold there is
demonstrated beyond doubt. Fortunes
are being repidly made.
To reach Cripple Creek, take the Santa
Fe Route, the only standard guage line
direct to the camp. Through Pullman
sIeepers and chair cars. The Santa Fe
lands you right in the heart of Cripple
Creek.
INQUIRE of J. P. Rowley, city ticket
agent, A. T. s. s. f. R'y., Topeka, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10
Cloexed by EeIs.

A mass of cells weighing 500 pounds
c1ogged the water wheel which runs the
electric plant of Riverhead. n. Y, and
the town was in darkness for several
hOura
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10

THE closing sentence in Albert Grit
fms new book is as 10 lows: "The
destinies of the Republican party are in
the hands of the present congc ess-what
will il do with them?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10

The estimated cost of completing the
Nicaragua canal is $111,O00,000. The
proceeds of the pending bond sale would
just do it. Why not apply the money
that wayF There is no other real use
f0r
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10

The advance in the price of coal made
by the trust is the first step. 1t is pro-
posed soon to get about 90 cents a ton
more for coal than last year S prices.
York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10
SHE THAT WORKS EASILY, WORKS
SUCCESSFULLY" CLEAN HOUSE WITS
= a O. %
Athletic Contests, World Champion
ship, Ell PasO, Texas.
SANTA FF ROTTE

For this extraordinary meeting the
Santa Fe will make a rate of one fare for
the round trip. Tickets sold February
SO -10-11 -12; also Ell Paso to the City of
Mexico and return $1,000 The lists of
events are-Peter Maher Va. Bob Fitz-
simmons for heavy weight champion
ship of the world. George Dixon vs.
Jerry Marshall, for feather weight cham
pionship of the world. Joe Walcott VS.,
S. E. Collins, for weller weight chan1-
pionship of the world Jack Everhardt
VS.. Horace Leeds, for light weight cham
pionship of the world. Also bull fights
at Juarez, near Ell Paso. For all par
ticulars see J. P. RowLEY,
CITY Ticket Agt., Santa Fe Route,
Topeka, Kan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10
Wea1ner Indications.

CHICAGO, Feb. 10.-For Kansas: Fair
and colder tonight and Tuesday; north
welt winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10
The Mfkado.

Mikado.n Feb. II aud 12. Bring the
children too. Admission 75c. and SOC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10
THE RUSSIAN EMBASSADOR

Ri. Kotzebue Comes to Washington After
Long Diplomatic Experience.
Washington society is said to be much
pleased with NJ. de Kotzebue, the newly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10

Smooth az silk is the way our collars
feel now. Peerless Steam Laundry, 112
and ia w. 9Th.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10

Try US on collars. We. can make
them look like new. Peerless Steam
Laundry, 112 aud ia W. 9Th. 4
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-02-10

The. daily STATE JOURNAL at new,
dealers anywhere in Kansas Ten cents
per week.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-08-29
MEETING OF THE PARISH FIX
ECUTvE COMMITTEE.
Lake Providence. La, Aug. u, 1896

Lake Providence, La, Aug. II, 1896. 4
The Democratic Executive Commit
tee met this day in special session.
Present.. S. Guenard, Chairman
C. f. Davis, Secretary; j. N. Turner,
r. N, Rea, w. G. McRac, and Geo. F
Blackburn and w. e. Dunn by j. S.
Guenard proxy.
The Chairman stated the object of
the meeting to be the fixing OF the
selection of delegates to the Congress
ional Convention to be held at Mon
roe on September 9Th, and to fill
the vacancy in the State Central Com
mittee from this parish. caused by the
resignation of Mr. w. S. Brown.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved.
On motion Mr.. Davis, it was resolved
that a Mass Meeting of the Democrats
of the parish is hereby called to meet
at the Court House in the town of
Providence, on Monday the 31st day
of August, 1896. at II m. for the pur-
pose of selecting "a delegates TO the
Monroe Convention on the Sth day OF
Septemb Der, 1896, called TO nominate a
Democratic candidate for Congress.
and to endorse the Chicago platform
and the nomination of Bryan and
Sewall. On motion, the Chair appoint
ed as campaign committee F. K. Ber-
nard, Robt. Nicholson, Ii. Sehg, Chas.
H. W ebb, j. &. Pittman. c. A. Voel-
ker, S. Witkowski, p. d. Quays, Jas.
Beard and S. B. Kennedy. The Chair
man of the Executive Committee to
have power to fill any vacancies OF
said campaign committee by reason OF
the failure or inability of any member
to act. The resignation of Mr.. w. s.
Brown as member of the State Central
Committee was read and accepted. ant
the election of successor entered into
/ MIR. Turner nominated DIR. +. 4
Bernard, which nomination being sec
onded, and there being no other nomi
nations. he was unanimously elected
There being no further business, thu
committee adjourned.
j. S. GUENARD, Chairman
G. F. DAVIS, Secretary.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-08-29
Prizes for Your Skin.

The person forming the largest
number of words, using the letters in
the text EXCELSIOR, " will be given
800 IN CASH. $1,000 will be given
to the person forming the next largest
list. The next will receive $4,000 in
cash, and for each of the next eleven
largest lists will be paid $500 each.
Money deposited in Bay City Bank
corner Center and Washington aven-
ues,
Separate the letters in the text thus:
EXCEL sIoR, and form az many
words as you can. For example:
Excel. is, etc. 1t is said that over ten
small words can be formed from these
letters. and we will give prize to
every person sending ten words or
more; so if you are good at word-mak
ing or are bright, you are sure OF
something for your trouble, while you
have an equal opportunity for the large
cash prizes.
Our object is to advertise our ''EX-
CELSIORn GERMAN MEAD, the
most improved and healthful summer
beverage on the market. One tablet
placed in glass of water is sufficient
to satisfy the thirst of an eplcure,
Every person sending list OF words
must enclose with the same thirteen
two-cent stamps for package OF Elk
CELSIOR GERMAN MEAD, which
will be sent postpaid, together witt
full rules and particulars governing
the contest.
As guarantee of good faith. tht
Mayor and Chief of Police Of this cit,
will act as judges in the award o
prizes.
Number your words and write you
name plainly.
Address.
| THE GERMAN MEAD CO.,
BAY CITY. MICH.
Cor. Adams and Center SIS.
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-08-29
Bryan's Lucky :

There is, perhaps no superstition
so general throughout the civilized
world as those regarding the figure
Is being an uulucky number. How
it originated, perhaps, will never be
known, but it is generally attribu-
ted to the presence of the twelve
Apostles and Christ at the last sup
per. There is also worldwide
superstition regarding the figure Z
being a lucky mum Der, and through
out all the railroads of the country
the engineers invariably select the Z
in preference to any other engine.
1t is SAID that many of the railroads
omit numbering an engine 10, be-
cause it is difficult to get an engi-
neer to lake charge of 1t.
Then the democratic nominee for
president, w. J. Bryan, arrived at
Chicago, several weeks before the
convention convened, he put up at a
hotel the name of which is spelled
with seven letters-C Clifton. The
clerk assigned him to room No. 7.
The committee in charge of the
arrangements had just seven coupons
printed on tickets of admission, and
there were just seven business ses
sions.
The democratic convention con
vened In the seventh month of the
year-July-on the seventh day Of
the month, at a city, the name Of
which is spelled with just seven let
ters-C Chicago.
The name of the nominee, and by
the way, there are just seven Letters
in nominee, is spelled with sever
letters, William-seven letters w
j. Bryan, seven letters.
He was nominated by II. /
Lewis, seven letters, and the frs
state to vote for him was Georgia
which is spelled with seven letters
Mr.. Bryan's home is a city of sever
letters, Lincoln, and the state who's
vote secured HIM the nomination
was Montana-seveR letters. TIL,
chairman of the national committe
in charge of the convention wa
Harrity, seven letters, and the new
chairman is S. M. White, seven let
tiers. He wears No. I shoe and
No. Z hat, and there were just sever
states that followed the standard o
Nebraska for long time befor
Illinois joined the professionals
The Banner-Democrat. [volume] (Lake Providence, East Carroll Parish, La.) 1892-current, 1896-08-29

The Atlanta Journal tells this one
on Ben Tillman: 81 heard a good
story on Ben Tillman at Chamber
lain's in Washington the other day
which have never heard told down
this way" said we'll known rail-
way man yesterday. "When Till
man was making his TRADE agaist
Cleveland in the Senate, the story
goes, Ire noticed an old woman in
the gallery who seemed convulsed
with grief. The further his speech
progressed the more intense seemed
tho Cd. lady's sobbing. The South
Caroli.-a Senator was curious to
know Why she wept SO bitterly, and
at the conclusion of his harange he
sought her out in the gallery and
asked the cause. .Well, I'll. tell
you SIR she replied between hen
sobs. Last month heavy frost
ruined my garden, and only two
week ago my husband died. Their
my little jack-ass Ned, who used te
wake me up mornings a-brayin'
rook an died, too, and when l heart
you a-talkin it reminded lie SO mucl
Of him that jest couldn't keep from
ervin',,,'