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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15
VANDERBILT STRICKEN.
Cornelius ST.. Has Had Light Stroke
of Paralysis.


New York. July 15.-The World this
morning says: Cornelius Vanderbilt,
Sr., came to town from Newport on
Monday to see his son and to take him
back to Newport, if his condition per-
nitted. He found his son convalescent
but suddenly became very i'll himself
Messengers were sent to Drs. Draper,
Delafeld and Mclean, who at once
went to the house.
Mr.. Vanderbilts condition became
worse. Early in the evening passersby
the Vanderbilt mansion were surprised
to see parts of Fifth avenue and Fifty
seventh street strewn with tan bark.
Everyone in the house was reticent as
to Mr. VanderbIt's illness, though it is
believed to be light attack Of paraly-
sis caused by worry over his sons pro-
posed marriage to Miss Wilson.
At first no one would admit that Mr..
Vanderbilt was i'll, but when the tan
bark was spread around the house.
they reluctantly confessed it. So i'll
was he yesterday that Cornelius Van
derbilt, Jr., did not go out at all but
remained with his father Mrs. Van
derbilt and her daughter are at The
Breakers. but are expected in town to-
day.
It is feared his sons decision to mar
ry without his consent has worried Mr..
Vanderbilt so much that it brought on
the paralytic stroke. Young Mr. Van
derbilt drove in Central park with Miss
Wilson on Monday for the first time
since the attack Of inf1ammatory rheu-
matism compelled him to put off his
marriage.
The marriage which it was expected
would take place this week will be
postponed till his fathers health IS re-
stored
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15

Some Republican gold standard organs
seem very anxious that the Republi-
can party should have all the credit for
the silver coinage of the past. This
can only be accounted for on the the
DRY that they regard it as having been
a good thing for the country. If this
be true why is the party urged to go
back on its silver record now? If the
coinage Of silver was right and good
al any time it is so today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15

1t is asserted that the Republican
party has coined more silver dollars
than any other party, but the fact
seems to be overlooked that the bill for
their coinage bears the name Of a
Democrat and was passed by Demo-
cratic congress over the veto Of a Re
publican pI esident and was repealed
by a Republican congress. It is just
as well to be truthful about these mat
fars
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15

It is said that there are in the saw
ings banks of the United States $1,75o,-
600. 900 in deposits and that free coin
age of silver would inure to the bene-
fits of these banks to the extent of re-
ducing this Indebtedness to their de-
positors to 5000, OOO, 600. Yet many bank
ers are so patriotic, so disinterested, so
unselhsh that they oppose this thing
which would at one stroke place nearly
$500 ,OOO, 600 in their pockets for which
they would neither toll nor spin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15

A gold bug writer says, it makes no
difference to the laborer whether a
days work gets 81 or 81 for its COM
pensation if it will buy the same suit of
clothes or the same pair of shoes. True.
but it makes a vast difference when it
comes to paying fixed charges. such as
official salaries. 1t also makes a diff
erence whether he has the days work
at one or the other of these prices or
doesn't have it at all.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15

Advocates of free coinage should LAY
off, and give the gold bugs time to set
together and agree as to whether the
restoration of silver will create a so
cert dollar. or will double the value Of
the silver miners product. 1t cannot
do both, but up to the present the sup
porters of the present gold standard"
have insisted that it will, They should
settle this important question before
proceeding any further with their
campaign of education
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15

It is urged against Mr.. Bryan that he
Is an out and out free trader. So is
Grover Cleveland, but he was unable
to get anything but a protective tariff
measure out of even a Democratic con
gress. When the people desire free
trade they will make it manifest and
they will have it, not sooner. Just now
they want free silver and they mean to
have it. regardless of who shall be
elected president
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15
CITY BOYS AS FARMERS
How Street Waits Are Trained
For the Work.
THE BRACE MEMORIAL FARM.
The Children's Aid Societies of New
York and Boston Send Thousands
of Boys to Farms in the West

Every year hundreds Of homeless boys
are taken from the streets of New York
and Boston, given a few months prac-
teal instruction in farming and sent
west and south to good homes with
farmers who are glad to receive them.
In this way a small part Of the tide
that ceaselessly flows oityward is made
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15

The Republicans in this neck of the
woods are for silver. They are also
for protection. If they vote for protec-
ton they vote against silver. If they
vote for silver they vote against pro
lection. They are in a dilemma and
the only way out is to decide which is
the most important issue-silver or pro-
tection.-Augusta Republican.
As the factories to be protected are
practically all east of the Allegheny
mountains it ought not to take Kansas
Republicans long to decide.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15
Endeavorers 10 See siehta.

Washington. July 15.-Most of the
Christian Endeavorers who came to
attend the fifteenth annual convention
have already left Washington, but
about 10000 remain to spend a few days
in visiting points of interest. Last
night the several thousand Wheelmen
EndeaVOrerS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15
TRIED TO KILL EZETA.
An Attempt Made to Assassinate the
Ex-President of San Salvador.

San Francisco, Cal, July 15.-An at
tempt was made to kill Carlos Ezeta,
ex-president of San Salvador, yester-
day. As Ezeta was sitting at lunch
in the dining room of his hotel, Pedro
Jimnes. a SaIvadOrean. walked up to
the table at which Ezeta and party of
friends were seated and spat in the
face of the ex-president
Ezeta sprang at Jimnes, who drew a
pistol and pulled the trigger. The wea-
pom did not discharge readily, and be-
fore the assailant could accomplish his
purpose he was seized by Ezeta's
friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15
Steamer Colum bia Stranded.

Pescadero, Cal. July 15-The steamer
Columbia is on the rocks off here. 1t
was found that the fOrehold was full of
water, but only one of the alright
compartments was damaged, and as the
ship was resting easily Captain Clark
felt that everything was safe for the
time being. She moves slightly from
side to side with the swell, and from
this it is believed that she can easily
be pulled off after being relieved of
mart of her cargo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15

It viii be unfortunate for the presi-
dent if his summer outing shall be
spoiled by his being forced to return to
Washington to engineer another bond
deal. Perhaps Mr.. Morgan and
Mr.. Belmont will kindly consent to go
to Gray Gables to make the bargain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15

The question is frequently asked: if
we can keep silver at a parity at 1s to
1 why not at 10 to l. On the same line
of argument, if we can do 30 per cent
of the business of the country on a sys-
tenn Of credits as it is now done, why
can't we do it all in that way and do
away with money entirely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15
Delaware Republican Convention

Dover. Del, July 15.-John H. Hof-
fecker of Smyrna was named for gov
ernor and Jonathan S. Willis of Mil
ford for congress by the Addicks fac
ton of the Republican party in con-
ventiOn yesterday. It is expected that
the regular convention that headed
by the Higgins delegates which will be
held at Georgetown next Thursday will
endorse the nomination of Hoffecker
for governor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15
VANDERBILTS TO CONTROL.
Is Believed They Will Control the Re.
organized Northern Pacific.

Tacoma, Wash, July 15.-The belief
is growing stronger here that the Van
derbilts will control the reorganized
Northern Pacific railroad and make it
the final link of a Vanderbilt system
to extend from ocean to ocean. The
VanderbiltS have in this state property
including three siX-stOry buildings in
Tacoma, owned by George Vanderbilt
who also controls the stock of the Met
rOpolitan Savings bank, the largest
savings bank in this city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15

The human system can endure heat
of 212 degrees, the boiling point of wa
ter, because the skin is a bad conductor,
and because the perspiration cools the
body. Men have withstood without in
jury heat Of 500 degrees for several
minutes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15
aCanpaipn Lie Nailed. ,

Pleasanton, Kan., July 15.-The
special in yesterday mornings Times,
dated Pleasanton and saying, "A large
number of Populists met here yester-
day, etc, and passed resolutions de-
nouncing Breidenthal and asking the
party to elect a man chairman of the
state committee more in harmony with
the people" is an infamous falsehood,
without one word of truth. In the first
place, the Populists never had a meet
ing Saturday. The only political or
ganizatiOn in Session was the Republic
can county central committee.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15
Weather Indications

Chicago, July 15.-For Kansas: Local
rains this afternoon; partly cloudy and
cooler with showers in southern portion
tonight; Thursday fair; variable winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15

the recruits are volunteers, and no
boys are committed to the farm. They
are not kept prisoners after they get
there either, but are at liberty to leave
any time.
] If they conclude that they would like
to exchange an uncertain existence on
the streets for life on a farm they are
promptly installed as members of the
farm school To most of the boys the
country is a new world. For a week or
SO digging, heeing, watering the stock,
chopping wood and picking up stones
seem like new form Of sport. Then
the novelty wears OF and the critical
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15

+ Totals 2s2, 395 2s4. $50 2s2. S75
; . Sunday; no issue.
The total number of copies printed in
the six months named above, 1861, $40,
divided by 156, the number of issues
shows the average to be 1O,625. This is
q correct report of the issues of the
TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL.
for the six months as stated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15
VICTORIA INVITES Ii.
The Chinese Statesman Will Visit
England at the National Expense.

England at the National Expense
London, July 15.-Lord Salisbury, on
behalf of the queen, has invited Ii
Hung Chang. who is now in Paris, to
visit England at the nations expense.
Ii Hung Chang has accepted this in
vitatiOn and will stay in England for
a month from August 8. He will be
lodged in a mansion, probably in Carl
ton House Terrace
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15
Mineral Water.

The finest in the west. Come and try IL
J. ". PHILLIPS. 612 W. Eighth Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-15
Kirkpatrick at Herinpton.

- Lexington. Kan, July 15-The Re
publicans Of this place opened the cam
paign last night at the opera house
The speaker was s. S. Kirkpatrick who
discussed the currency question in an
able manner to a large audience.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-23
NEW YORK AND CHICAGO.
The Brothcrly Love Which Blossoms
in the American Metropolis.

The Brothcrly Love Which Blossoms
in the American Metropolis.
Its funny how New York likes Il
rub it in on Chicago on every occasion,
remarked travelling man at Wash
ington hotel to a Star reporter.
"And vice versa" replied the re-
porter.
Il was over at New York not long
ago continued the traveller, passing
unnoticed the reporters Latin, "and
happened into n station, house wher,
one of the police officers is a friend of
mine. just as l was on the point o;
leaving man came rushing in looking
as If he We're badly scared.
Here, Mr.. Officer he half shouted.
I've been robbed
'WhereY inquired the officer.
"'Just around the corner
"'How did it happen?'
"'A thief grabbed a valuable charm
off of my watch chain and ran off down
the alley with it,
Ibid he get the chain?' asked the
officer, with an evident purpose Of ge;-
| ting an inventory before he got the
thief.
mo, he didn't
"'Nor the watch?'
Ono y
Nor your money?
'No-nothing but the charm
Where's your residence?
81 don't live here. I'm from Chi
cago.'
'The officers manner underwent 4
marked change.
"'Oh,' he sneered, from Chicago. are
you? Well, what are you kicking
about? Do you expect to be treated
the same way here you would have
been treated by one of those Chicago
robbers? You're in luck And the Off
Ger called up a sergeant and turned the
stranger over to him."
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-23
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the'needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
It's excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose. name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-23

roof the great, braZen bell, of sixty
tons weight, five times the size of Big
Ben, in London, swings lightly on Dor
men pull, not the bell, but the ponder
GUS clapper, until it strikes the sides
like gigantic hammer. Out the tone
floats, full, deep, mellow, over the roofs
Of the city, over the plains. Thirty
miles away the peasant crosses himself
and the traveller kneels in the road to
pray.
There is no sweeter music in all thu
world than the music of Moscow's bells
on Christmas day. The boom from the
Kremlin wins response from 1000
great bells and 5000 small ones all
over the city, and such is the quality
of tone Of the largest bell in the world
that 1t simply rises above the chorus Of
lesser bells like the lovely, higher
keyed tenor in an oratorio. Bells Of
silver. bells of copper and tin, bells Of
brass, bells OF mellow bronze, bells Of
strange alloys and strange unearthly
tones like the voice of the pope's angel
and peals and carillons swell the mighty
anthem Of praise that rises and knocks
at the door of heaven on Christmas
morning. The devout Russians look
above for that light which never shone
on sea or land.
They they go to the bell chapel to
worship. More than 200 years ago
the great bell was cast into the mold of
clay. Wars passed over it, fire and
food and pestilence. For nearly two
centuries it lay in the earth. When it
was raised 1t stood twenty-one feet
high and was covered with inscrip-
tons and carvings. A fire cracked it
and great piece fell out. 1t was rails
cd on to pedestal of stone, the broken
place serving as a door, an altar was
placed inside and now every pilgrim
to the city pauses for prayer at the
bell chapel. Its computed weight is
90 tons
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-23
wonderrnI Petrifications.

The regions Of the Little Colorado
River In Arizona abound In wonderful
vegetable petrifactions-whole forests
being found In some places which are as
hard as flint, but which look as IL but
recently stripped Of their foliage. Some
Of these stone trees are standing just
as natural as life, while others are
piled across each other just like the
fallen monarchs of a real wood forest.
Biologists say that these stone trees
were once covered to the depth Of 1000
feet with mari, which transformed
them from wood to solid rock. This
mari, after the lapse of ages washed
out, leaving some of the trees standing
In an upright position. The majority
Of them, however, are piled helter-
SHELTER in all directions, thousands Of
cords being sometimes piled up on an
acre Of ground.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-23
Cigarettes of Green Tea.

The green tea cigarette has arrived,
and promises to cause greater ravages
than its predecessor. the slender roll of
alleged tobacco, which now poisons the
air almost everywhere in Asia, Europe
and America. The person who first
discovered that green tea would smoke
is responsible for millions of disorder
ed nerves, stomachs and heads, but is
probably too far gone In admiration Of
the enervatng habit to feel any re-
morse. Already the new fad has taken
possession Of England; it will soon
storm the walls of Paris, and before we
can fortify against 1t here we shall be
besieged. 1t will penetrate the boudoir
of the ladies, and even the straitlaced,
orthodox public will see no harm in an
innocent tea cigarette. But none the
less deadly peril turks within it.
New areas for the growth OF tea are
constantly opened up in the East, and
the product will be pushed with all the
energy Of merchants determined to
make fortunes. We can even foresee
the time when to every pound OF tea
purchased for legitimate consumption
as cheering and Misunderstanding bev-
erage the subtle grocer will add the
dainty package of cigarettes, enveloped
in paper covered with pretty Chinese
or Ceylonese designs, thus urging the
entrance of the demon into the house
hold There is but one compensating
feature in the whole business, and that
is that at its worst the tea cigarette
can never furnish an effiuvium so sti-
fling as that Of the American paper roll
with which every office boy deliberate
ly exposes his lungs to partial paralysis
,oily Npw York Journal
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-23
Tombs I'm the Rock.

On Pantalica, nm isolated mountain
near Syracuse, the remains of prehis-
toric city with great metropolis have
been found. There are nearly 5000
tombs cut into the rock, scattered over
a space more than four miles In cir
conference. They belong to the bronze
and first iron ages. They are not very
rich, but great many bronze objects
and some earthen vessels have already
been discovered in them. In one place
is the only megalithic building found in
the eastern part of Sicily, probably tho
palace of the king. 1t Is 40 feet long
by 40 feet wide and divided into many
rooms
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-23

Fine ice means very cold weather, then
comes a high old time in skating Kinks,
and skating ponds, on slides and rides,
and we go home tired and overheated.
It's the same old story of cooling off; off
and pains, rheumatic, neuralgia, sciatic,
lumbagic, including frost bites. backache,
even toothache. They who dance must
pay the piper. We cut up Jack and are
brought low by our own folly. What of it,
the dance will go on, all the same. 1t is
generally known that st. Jacobs Oil will
cure all such aches and pains separately
or collectively, and the cry is on with the
dance.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-23

"Rock Island" Playing Cards.
These popular cards are again for
sale at 10 cents per pack. and thousands
are buying them. They are the slIckest
card you ever handled, and 10 cents In
stamps or coin per pack will secure
one or more packs.
II money order, drift or stamps for
five packs is received (viz., 30 cents)
we will send them by express, charges
paid. Orders for single packs are sent
by mall, postpaid. s'.n j
II you waneeach pack to contain an
elegant engraved whist rules, remit
with your order ? cents extra per pack.
Address JNO. SEBASTIAN, G. PA. +
Chicago
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-23
AN AUTOMATIC VALVE.
This One Partly Closes or Opens as tn,
Pressure Is More or Less.

This One Partly Closes or Opens as the
Pressure Is More or Less.
A valve adapted to close proportion
ately on an increase Of pressure and
open correspondingly with decreasing
pressure in the flow of gas or other
fluid is shown in the accompanying illus
tration. The valve seat is comparative
ly deep and conical in shape, and the
valve is held on a stem sliding loosely
In cap on the lower end of cage,
which also slides loosely in the cap Of
the valve body, the cage being adapted
to be raised or lowered by threaded
stem on which is band wheel.
On the upper end of the valve ste m Is
a cap against which presses ooiled
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-23

Home. Sweet Home" Payne's song,
was originally a number in the opera
"Clari, the Maid of Man." produc-
tion brought out in 1923. The opera
was a failure, and nothing Is now
known OF it save the one song, which
became instantly popular. Over 100,-
600 copies We're sold IN the first year
of its publication anu the sale in one
form or another has been constant ever
since the first appearance of this beau
tiful theme. The melody is Sicilian
iolk-song, and was adapted to the words
by Payne himself
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-23
A Trip to the Garden Spots or the


A Trip to the Garden Spots or the
South.
On January 2S, February IL and March
10, tickets will be sold from principal
cities, towns and villages of the North, to
all points on the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad in Tennessee, Alabama, Missis-
sippi, Florida and portion of Kentucky,
at one single fare for the round trip.
Tickets will be good to return within thir-
ty days and will allow stop-over at any
points on the south-bound trip. Ask your
ticket agent about it, and if he cannot sell
you excursion tickets write to G. T.. At
more, General Passenger Agent, Louis.
vile, Ky. or J. X. Ridgely, n. w. p. A.,
Chicago, H.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-23

We Offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any
case OF Catarrh that cannot be cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
f. j. CHENEY CO., Toledo. o.
We the undersigned have known +. j. Cheney
for the last is years, and believe him perfectly
honorable In all business transactions and fnan-
cially able to carry out any obligations made by
their firm.
WEST & TRUAx. Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF
the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c.
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-23
A Brave Woman,

Dear me-" said Mrs. Wickwire, look
ing up from her paper, "but women are
getting brave nowadays"
Brave" echoed Mr.. Wickwire.
Eyes. Here is a story about woman
who shot mouse. She-pshaw!
read it wrong. 1t was only moose
Indianapolis Journal.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1896-01-23

Don't allow yourself to trifle with a
Cold, and so encourage the development
of some latent Pulmonary and Bronchial
disease, which often ends fatally. You
had better cure your Cough or Cold by
promptly resorting to Dr. ID. Jayne's Elk
pectorant, an old-time remedy for all
Coughs, Lung and Throat affections.