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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-30
Kansas CITY Markets.

KANSAS CITY, March 5U.-CATTLE-
Receipts 1000; shipments 1000. Mar
ket steady. Texas steers, $2.60@3 90;
Texas cows, $2.O002 65; beef steers,
$310M410; native cows, 81. 60@3. 90;
stockers aud feeders, $240@390; bulls,
$2.3OQ3.25.
Representative sales-Texas steers, 8
head, averaging 1919 lbs, SO 80; Texas
cows, 81 head, averaging $50 lbs, So 60;
beef steers, % head, averaging 1892 lbs,
$40; native COWS, 81 head, 1871 lbs,
ST.. SO; stockers and feeders, q head,
averaging 1927 lbs, $500; bulls, head,
averaging $50 lbs, So. 20.
HoGs-Receipts $500; shipments BOO.
Market 5@10c lower. Bulk OF sales
So 70@3. rs; heavies SIS. 40@3.75; pack
ers $3.65@3.s5; mixed 36003.75; lights
S. 5O@3.65; workers. $3.7503.e5; pigs,
$3.25@3.70.
SHEEP = Receipts $500; shipments
800. Market steady. Lambs, So GOA
Is; muttons S260@3.55.
W HEAT-SlightIy lower, buyers scarce;
No. hard. 90: No. 3, 90; rejected nom
inally 35@39: No. 2 red, 73@74; No 2
spring, 81; No 3, 58@61.
CoRN-Unchanged; No 2 mixed 23l;
No 2 white "a.
OATs-Steady; No. 2 mixed, 160161k;
No white 10.
RYE-No. 2. 1894 4ose
HAY-steady. timothy $9.5O@11 so;
prairie $5.5O@L50
BUTTER -Lower; creamery 17@1Sc;
dairy 12@16c.
EGGs-Firm, SIC. Eas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-30
Market Gossip.

MafKeG GOSSIP.
Chicago-Stocks afoat: Wheat 49,.
443, OUO. corn 100000, oats 1,7140U0;
afloat: Wheat 10000, corn $4,000,
oats 1,123,000
Chlcago-Mitchell and Brosseau free
sellers of wheat. Scalpers generally on
bear side. Looks weak.
Visible supply: Wheat decreased
100000. corn increased $4,000. oats in
creased 100000 bushels.
New York-Four ports cleared: Wheat
and flour 1872, 800 bu.
Chicago-A rumor on the floor that
Armour sold Partridge million May
wheat this morning.
Chicago-There is considerable crop
damage news coming in from Fostoria
and other points in Ohio
Puts May wheat 625s. calls "a; puts
May corn 2915, calls. 2919; curb May
wheat 635s.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09

The people of Topeka are making
great efforts for the success Of their
fan festivities and soldiers reunion.
and the indications are that they win
be successful in getting together the
biggest crowd in the history of the
state. They have secured g promise
from next President Mckinley to att
tend. and are preparing all kinds of
amusements and entertainment for vis-
itors. The other Kansas cities have
been rather hard on the capital this
year, but every body should join in and
help Topeka make the fall festival a
great success. western Kansas viii be
at Topeka in force to see Mckinley
and Tom derson.-Hutchinson News.
This is the right spirit. and Topeka is
just as willing to extend the olive
branch to her sister cities. as they are
to her Not a meeting or convention is
held ia Kansas, that there is not a large
delegation from Topeka present. To-
peka people go everywhere. and they
90 in large numbers. They spend their
money freely and they always say
good things about the towns they so
to. Hutchinson has captured two big
state meetings for next year that To
peka had this year. We are glad to
see that live busting city get them,
and Topeka win be there ia force at
both meetings.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09
WHAT THE 1r'KINLEy MOVE
MENT MEANS.


Putting aside all partisan eonsidera-
tions. there is one especially eneourag-
ing feature about the unaninity with
which the country is demanding the
nomination Of Mckinley. Tt indicates
that the people are getting together
and that they are determined to make
a stand against the forces Of Wall
street. the trusts and the representa-
tives Of both the political bosses Of the
east. They have tried voting one party
ia and another party out. back and
forth, in the states and ia the nation
and they have come to eralize that it
makes no difference.
In Kansas the Republicans were voted
out ana the Populsts voted in and
there was no Improvement. Then the
Popu1ists were turned out and the Re
publicans put in yet it is plain to be
seen that a large majority Of the peo-
pie believe that nothing has been
gained. In the nation they tried Demo
Gratis and were not satisfied; then they
restored the Republicans. Things were
no better and they again elected Demo
Gratis only to see Cleveland follow as
nearly as possible in the footsteps Of
Harrison. Hence it is that they seem
to have decided to call to the helm Of
state a man whose sole recommends
ton is that it is believed az win do
what the people want. The best reason
for believing this is the fact that the
class interests oppose him.
All the candidates who are opposing
the Ohio man in the race for the nomi-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09

So far the obstructionists who are en-
deavoring to prevent the people Of
Shawnee county from securing such a
bridge as they want across the Kansas
river have been defeated at every turn.
Tt is not likely. however. that they win
give up the fight as long as they can
md peg ON which to hang an OBJ
lection The delay is annoying. but
with the prospects so good that the
people win win ia the end they are en-
abIed to view the matter more patient
ly than they might otherwise do. Tt
win be fortunate, If in the meantime
the county is not called upon to settle
a big bill of damages resulting from
the collapse Of the present structure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09
SUMNER TOURSAWHEEL
al Pleasant and HealthfuI Way
Of Spending Vacation.
TIE QUESTION OF LUGGAGE.
What to Carry and How to Garry tt
Planning the Ronte-How
Bicycle Touring Has
Grown Popular.
Grown Popular.

About this time OF year the cycIist
gets the touring fever and begins to
make plans for a long trip awheeL The
symptoms are plainly evident. He car
ries his pockets full of maps and asks all
sorts of questions about cities far re-
moved from his habitat He gets up
early in the morning and takes long
runs to get himself in condition, and
loses interest in everything not con
nected with the wheel
"a little later he viii be seen cut on
the highways that stretch to every cor
ner Of the country. dusty, sunburned,
and probably tired but evidently happy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09

In order to bolster mp their position
the gold bugs now quote from the re-
funding act of 1870 that portion which
says that the bonds shall be redeem
able in coin Of the present standard Of
value They then argue from this
standpoint that gold has retained an
unchanging value and that silver has
deprecated. The truth of this depends
entirely upon what the value Is meas
ured in Measured by itself. gold has
maintained a uniform value: it could
not be otherwise. The same thing is
true Of silver. however. Measured by
itself the value of the silver dollar has
not changed more than has that of the
gold dollar Measured by everything
else. however. the value of neither is
what is was i'm 1870. gold having gone
up and silver down as the result Of
legislation which increased the demand
for the former and decreased the de-
mand for the latter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09

he VIII have to ride only 70 miles
day to do this. As ten miles an hour Is
a comfortable pace that may be kept
up for half a day without fatigue he
need be il the saddle no longer than
~ hours a day.
This is what a single rider may do,
but as the tourist generally peT9ers com
pany and rides in party of from two
to ten IN number, some allowances must
be made for unforeseen delays. A small
party of cyclists, however, can readily
make from so to so miles each day.
The novice at touring generally finds
two difficult problems that have to be
solved at the outset. The first one is
how much and what baggage to carry,
and the second one is how to find his
way over roads that are entirely strange
to him The baggage question needs
personal experience to be settled salts
factorily. The bicycle luggage carriers
which are made to fit inside the diamond
frame have done much to simplify the
matter. 1t is amazing how much one of
these triangular valises viii hold. IF
the wheelman has wisely decided that
be viii wear his ordinary bicycle COS
tune on all occasions, he will ind that
all the clothing necessary for an all
summers trip can be put into the car
rier.
He is sure to find that the one great
necessity is a good supply Of clean under
wear. Four suits are none too many
and five are better, for q change will be
required at the end Of each days ride.
For outside wear, outing shirts are not
SO good as sweaters on a long trip, be-
cause they do not look presentable after
q hard days ride. a sweater, on the
other hand, especially if it is q gray
one. viii still look neat at the end Of a
two weeks trip.
1f the tourist insists on changing oc-
casionally to ordinary street attire, there
is no way for him to do but pack a va
1ise and express it On to the point where
he wants it and trust to luck that he
gets it. If there is lady OF ladies in
the party, this plan viii have to be
adopted anyway. Tt is not a good idea
to load down the handle bars Of your
machine with bundles. One trial is al
ways enough for the tourist. The front
wheel was never meant TO carry extra
weight Tt makes the wheel s'steer
hard and isra nuisance in other ways.
The luggage carrier is fastened to the
frame IN such a way that the weight is
evenly distributed, and it is out of the
way. Tt enables, too, the wheelman to
carry such small articles as toothbrush
es, handkerchiefs, ETC., which might
rattle out Of a bundle, but which may
be safely thrown into the carrier.
Then about finding the way. That is
not SO hard q matter as you might think
The T.. A. w. roadbook should, OF
course, be a part Of the equipment Of ev-
cry touring wheelman- But in many
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09

A small Chicago girl had been playing
with her older sister and appeared before
her mother in great distress of mind.
why, what is the matter, dearg" said
her mother, taking the child up to soothe
her.
sOh-ma-map' with convulsive sobs,
"Gladxs 'si0ksd' a worm on mel''-Naw
York aun-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09

AN EXCHANGE OF COURFEsTEs ON THE ROAD.
turn, if possible. should be by some 9th
er route. Local bicyclists can generally
be depended upon to furnish the most
accurate and reliable directions as to
roads for half days ride at least from
their homes. In spite Of all the info1ma-
ton that he can gather, though. the
tourist viii often ind himself at lone
~ crossroads corner, perhaps gazing at
q signboard that is worse than useless to
him because the unknown names it bears
only confuse his dim idea as to the d.
rection which he should take.
This is one of the disagreeable fea-
lures Of wheel touring. but the long
coasts down strange hills, the well rel
ished dinners at country hotels, the aft
ernoon siestas by the roadside, the MAX
ing of new and pleasant acquaintance,
ere some of the amenities that lend to
The sport a charm that, once expert
enceds is never forgotten.
SEwELL FORD.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09
American collees eradnatsa,

President Thwing Of the Western Re
serve university, who has been investi-
eating the subject. places the number
Of graduates from American colleges
and universities at about 500, 600. Of
these about 100. 600 ere now living.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09

Tt is stated that the most crowded
spot on the esrth's surface is the Man
deraggio. in the city of Valetta. in
Malta. Upon q spot in this place, about
256 acres in extent, no fewer than 2, 57A
live This is at the rate of 636, 600 per
square mile, or / ,OI7 to an acre.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09

1t is being limited that the reason
congress doesn't adjourn is because Of
q determination not to do anything that
the country wants.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09

The Birmingham CAla) News says
the Democracy stands for personal and
spiritual liberty. That's what it does
here in Kansas especially spiritual"
liberty.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09

Mckinley viii spend part Of the sum
mer at the sea side He can't tell
whether he win have anything to do or
not until after July p.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09
free speetaoIas ror tic l7osay.

A useful charity called the London
Spectacle mission provides spectacles
for poor needIewoznen and other deserv-
ing persons dependent on their eyesight
for a living. Last year 726 applicants
were provided with apectaolea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09

Uncle Benny Harrison knew that
convention at indianapolis was not his
picnic He very secretly remained
out Of sight.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09
J35uae@fT.s'i9 ,,,ee>-
weather Indications.

Chicago. May 9-For Kansas Showers
this afternoon and tonight: Sunday
fair and cooler southerly winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-09

Bicycle repairing. Topeka cycle %.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23
beauties Of ARCTIC scenery.

Arctic literature dwells on the monoto-
nous life of the polar regions, but 1t cannot
be such to lover of nature. The beauties
of nature in those high ATTITUDES are far
more varied than in any other part Of the
worli that / have seen. On Oct. 26 the
last view of the suns face was denied us
by the rushing clouds. The winters rou-
tine began with the setting of day and
an all night watch. We had the moon by
day-a day full of beautiful color har-
monies and twilight in tone, for although
the sun had disappeared, radiance of rich
orange, succeeded by yellow and yellowish
blue, merged in the blue of the heavens,
which was brightest at noon. The reign Of
night was upon us and with it the begin
ming of a series of color poems that the art
of the painter could only family portray.
The thermometer registering degrees be-
low zero F., and the bay having frozen
over, took daily trips in the uncertain,
mysterious light that shone in the far
south---an orange radiance that brooded
over the rich gray of the southern hills, fad.
ing toward the zenith Successfully into
orange madden, lemon and dark lilac.
Frank Wilbert Stokes in Century.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23
TO John III. Carpenter:

In pursuance of an order heretofore
made and entered by e. d. Looney, ESQ.,,
a Justice of the Peace of Maury County,
in an attachment suit, wherein John
Moore, Jr., is plaintiff, and you are de-
PENDANT, you are hereby notified that
upon the affidavit of the plaintiff, in
which it is alleged that you are nom
resident of the State of Tennessee, and
that you are justly indebted to him in
the sum of two hundred and 10-l00 dol
lars, due by account, writ of attach
ment was, on the 18th day of Septem-
Der, 1896, issued against you by Z. d.
Looney, Justice of the Peace for Maury
County, which writ came to the hands
of Love Webb, Sheriff of said county,
and was by him, on the 18th day of Sep
TENDER, 1896, duly levied upon certain
property of yours, viz: seven head of
Jersey calves, grey mare, l two-horse
wagon, feed cutter, lou of clover hay,
and two or three thousand bundles of
oats, as appears by the return of said
Sheriff, made on the 18th day of Sep
TENDER, 1896, to said Looney, Justice as
aforesaid.
Now then, you, the said John H. Car
penter, are required to appear at the Of
flee of r.. d. Looney, in the 9th civil dis
trict of Maury County, at noon, on the
18th day of November, 1896. before him
as the Justice having cognizance of this
cause, then and there to defend the &C.
ton so commenced against you by at.
tachment, otherwise the cause will be
proceeded in against you, ex parte.
e. D. LO0NEY,
Justice of the Peace, Maury Co., Tenn.
Columbia, Tenn, Oct. 2, lS96.-4t
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

washed down, past all opportunity
to be properly digested and assimi-
lated. This is bad for the animal,
and a sorry waste of good material.
1t is the common custom with
farmers to keep hay before their
horses continually. Beside being
wasteful, this practice is injurious
to horses that are large eaters. II
not at work, they will sometimes
founder upon it. A better, safer
and cheaper way is to give them all
the good wheat, oats or barley straw
they will eat, during the winter,
with a proper ration of oats or other
grain. g
American cities will grow, and
American. industries extend. The
horse is increasing in popular de-
mand every day as our factories
grow and our industries develop.
There is no question about it-more
horses and better horses will be re-
quired to do the work.
When the people of this great ma
ton return to full work again the
work of the draft horse will increase
in the same proportion. If there is
not supply of animals of this class,
there is no danger that buyers will
fall back to the cheaper kind
Those who have heavy draft horses
in a year or two from now will get
importation prices.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23
Poultry.


Wheat screenings may supply |
bulk, but they give very little
nourishment. He who depends up
on such food for a flock will not
have flock to feed very long.
Damaged grain of any kind should
never be fed TO poultry.
Chicks require more liberal feed
ing, and Oftener, than grown fowls,
as they are making flesh, muscle,
bone and feathers at the same time
For these reasons they require
good supply of varied and nourish-
Ing diet.
In winter green food of some ma
ture is necessary for egg production.
Any kind of vegetable can be served
for the purpose. If the flock can
have access to a field of growing rye
or crimson clover it will meet thoir
requirements.
When fattening fowls for market
corn can be used in varied forms.
They relish cold mush. Mixing
corn meal with scalding water, or
boiling the whole grain until soft,
or shelled corn in its ordinary state,
are all good. Celery tops are the
best vegetable adjunct at this time.
1t has been demonstrated that if
one flock, during the winter, be fed
with warm grains, and another
with cold, that the former will pro-
duce during the season more than
twice the number of eggs as the 9TH
er, and will be even much finer in
appearance.
There are two extremes. You can
not let your poultry roost in trees in
winter, nor can you shut them up in
over crowded houses, and then eX-
pect success. Success does not lie
on either of these routes.
Do not lose time in grading up
when you can buy pure bred fowls
as cheaply as now. Neither is it
we'll to keep the hens longer than
the second year Save enough
young pullets that the mothers may
be finished up for market.
The biddies will soon have done
moulting, and will begin to lay eggs
} worth % cents a dozen; but they will
not lay if covered with lice. You
lack some of the zeal you had when
} you counted the chickens before
} they were Matched, but they NAV
; pay you yet. You have had as
good luck" as you had a right tC
expect, if you have not exercised
} care above the average.
If the hens are laying now the
3 eggs can be kept in cool place fol-
two weeks, until the prices begin tC
: advance. If the hens are we'll pro
5 vided for, the returns will be COCO
5 even from a small flock. No use
} giving up even if the proceeds are
S not going to lift the large note upon
which you had figured.
5 The hens kept for the producing o.
: future stock should be of the best
: 1t is unwise to use eggs for hatch
l ing unless these eggs are from GER
Q tain hens which are known to be moi
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

to the highest and best bidder, the prop
erty in said decree described, being a
tract of land lying and being in l4th
civil district of Maury County, Tennes-
see, and bounded as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at a set stone in j. NJ. Mayes'
north boundary line, the s. w. corner
of G. P. Webster's Frierson tract, run
ming thence west N. SO degrees W. 1917
poles to set stone in north boundary
line of G. p. Webster's Brown tract
thence north ~ degrees east 1881 poles
to stone with lynn pointers-R. o.
Linn's corner in G. p. Webster's home
tract; thence with said Linn's line east
). $50 e. lis poles to stake with three
ash pointers, his corner; thence with
his line south l. degrees west IA poles
to stake with elm pointers; thence
with his line east SS% degrees E. % poles
to a stake in Linn's line, q. P. Websters
corner, with dogwood pointers; thence
with G. p. Websters line south IL de-
grees west ICY poles to the beginning
containing by estimation ia acres,
more or less.
Terms of Sale:
Said sale will be made on a credit OF
one and two years and in bar of the
equity of redemption. Notes drawing
interest from day of sale, with gOou
personal security, will be required oil
the purchaser, and lien will be re-
tanned ON the property sold, as further
security.
A. n. AKIN, Clerk and Com'r.
Il. II. Hatcher, Solicitor. octZ Al
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23

wheat at once will help the owner of
such field out of a difficulty, and
save him from a complete loss of a
crop. A. 40 " n ~
The. common field pea is the clover
of the South. 1t will grow where
clover will not. 1t will furnish more
forage than clover, and will improve
land more rapidly. 1t can be sown
in crop of corn, thus improving the
land without losing years use Of it
for cultivation. Peas are coming
into a wider use in more northern
latitudes, especially as a land i'm
proven, as they will not mature seed
there so well.
!. Inventive genius has always been
equal to the demands upon it. If
some one will invent a satisfactory
pea harvester and a good pea
thresher he will not only make a
fortune for himself, but he will bring
a blessing to the South. 1t will in
crease MANIFOLD the growing of
field peas, just as the cotton gin
stimulated the growing of cotton.
Peas would then be crop of export.
1t is seldom best to allow potatoes
to lie upon, the ground for any
length of time after they are dug, or
in the ground after they are ma
tured, especially if the weather is
showery. They are very apt to
sprout and make a second growth,
which greatly Injuries them. Il
there is not sufficient help to pick
them up as fast as dug, stop the dig.
ger and gather them after each
round. l...- .. .
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23
RAILROAD TIME TABLES.

commodation) leaves. .l0:05 a. m.
No. 5 pulaski Acco'n) leaves.... 6:l5 p. m
Nashville and Florence Division.
SOUTH:
No. q Accommodation, leaves. .lO:25 a. m
-.H H. NORTH. -.
No. % Florence Accommodation,
betw'n Tuscumbia and Co.
lumbia, arrives. .......... 900 p. m
Nashville, Chattanooga X st. Louis Rail-
rOad-Duck River Valley Division.
l. ..rE % EAST.
NO lbdNbb.. .sss.s'..ss dsOU a. III
WEST. ..IF
NO. arrives. -..,'...... ........ 0,UO p M
NO. arrives. ......... ............ O:ZO a. m
Close connection is made with through
trains on the Louisville and Nashville and
Great Southern Railroad.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-10-23
Earned It.

Paper" yelled newsboy mounted on
bicycle as he rode alongside South Hal
stead street electric car the other morning
with a lot of newspapers fastened under
one arm by means of strap.
How muchY" inquired passenger.
Gent apiece.
Anything extra for delivering them on
your wheelf" .r.r
"Nope," answered the boy, pedaling at
the top of his speed.
( II haven't any cent piece" rejoined
the passenger, but here's a nickel"
And he leaned out and dropped the coin
into the extended hand.
Il want to see him make change" he
said, winking ut the man sitting next to
'Yere's de paper" shouted the news
boy, but l can't keep up wild ye any Ion
ger. III give We de change, he added as
the car shot ahead of him, "some time
wen l meet ye down town. Chicago
Tribune .a&