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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
PERKINS, LXPERIENCE.
Believes Trath to BE Stranger Than Fic-
tion-His Mining Losses.


Believes Trath to BE Stranger Than Fic.
tion-His Mining Losses.
SAN FRANCISCO, March Al have a
right to believe truth is stranger than
fiction, said Senator Perkins of Cali
fornia when I met him not long ago.
'You have seen the play in which
man swears he conld prove everything he
says 'if old Bill Jones was alive Well,
the witness of my experience is alive
and living in San Jose, Cal. Did never
tell you the story of the Lizzie Thomp-
son and how we put back to port at St.
John? Well, I'll tell it to you, because
the climax is rather remarkable. Let me
see. It must have been in 1854, because
after I made that trip to Dublin ship
ped to Liverpool and then to New Or
leans and back to New York, and then /
went around the Horn to California,
where I arrived in 1855. Yes, it was in
1854. I was on the Lizzie Thompson,
Captain Oliver Smith. We had gone
from Kennebunkport to st. John, N. B.,
for load of deals. The ship was well
built and we'll calked, but the weather
had sprung her a little, and she was
leaking when we left port for Dublin.
The men were shipped at e13 apiece
five times three-yes, that's $50. Now,
they received this money when the ship
left port, SO if she put back for any
cause the owner lost that much. Well,
she was leaking so that the captain had
to keep men at the pumps most of the
time, and at last the men insisted that
it WASH It safe and that they would go
back to ST. John. The mate was a fight
er, and he had it up and down with the
men. Gracious There were all sorts of
things going on. but 1 was at the wheel
steering, and I didn't see much of it.
The upshot was we went back to port,
and several of the men were arrested
and locked up, and policemen were put
on the ship.
"There were three New England boys
aboard making their first voyage, and
they were pretty sick before we got
back. They wanted the captain to let
them go home, but he wouldn't do it.
told them I would help them off one
night, and I showed them how to get
one of the three boats that were fas-
tened astern and drop their bundles of
clothing in. When got around, one of
them was trying to get his chest into
the boat, but told him to stow it in
the forecastle, and we dropped into the
boat. I cut the painter, and the next
minute we were swept away by the
tide. They called to us from the ship to
stop, but we couldn't have stopped if
we'd wanted to. The tide rises % feet
there, and we were right in the current.
We dropped down to a brig bound for
Providence. I put the three boys aboard,
and then let the boat follow the eddy
and got the ship and crawled in through
one of the portfolios. The captain had
come off in the meantime, and there
was great excitement. heard the cap
tain say, I know George is here, and
the mate answer, No; he ism t., and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
Former ouaok Msd,o,na..

Johnson bestows ironical commenda-
ton upon the modest candor of the
vender of beautifying fluid which re
pels pimples, drives away freckIes.
smoothes the skin and pumps the
flesh, but does not profess to restore
the roses of Is to lady of 5O," while
he also admires the zeal for the ease
and safety of teething infants shown
by the inventor of the ano0yne neck
lace, and the affecting terms in which
he warned every mother that she would
never forgive herself if her infant
should perish without necklace. 1t
would be interesting to know what the
great doctor thought of certain ad-
vertisement in the Spectator of CRATE
full electuary for the cure Of loss of
memory or forgetfullness, enabling
those whose memory was oefore almost
totally lost to remember the minutest
circumstances of their affairs to WON
der. Price, two and six-pence a pot. -
-Cornhill Magazine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
me rxroman,ac,s sm11e.

Fire Marshal Whitcomb has been
pretty busy taking testimony in re-
gard to fires lately. and while speaking
about examining witnesses the other
day he mentioned several curious
things he had noticed. He says that in
every case where he has discovered a
pyromaniac he has had his suspicious
of the persons guilt aroused by Pc
culiar smile which plays around the
mouth of the guilty one when under
examination. 1t is hardly smile, rath-
er peculiar puckering of the corners
of the mouth, an expression almost in
defnable, but it seems to mean, well,
I'm too smart for you to catch me, any
how" The marshal says he can recall
a dozen cases where he noticed this
smile and at the time had no other
cause to suspect witness, yet by fol-
lowing these smiling ones he has OBJ
tanned the most convincing testimony
of their guilt and almost invariably
confession from the guilty ones them
selves.-Boston Transcript.
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fully realized the benefits which were
to follow its passage.
The bill would have accomplished
everything that Mr.. Mckinley predicted
for it except for little inoffensive looking
clause which sly old John Sherman in
serted in it, declaring it to be the estab-
lished policy of the United States to
maintain the two metals ON a PARITY with
each other upon the present legal ratio.
Coupled with this declaration was the
grant of authority to the secretary OF
treasury to redeem the notes which
should be issued under this act in gold or
silver at his discretion for the express
purpose of maintaining this parity.
There was nothing wrong about this
law, however, in the hands Of honest
officials, but trouble began when Mr..
Harrison's secretary of the treasury
elected to ignore the plain intention OF
the law as understood by those who voted
for it, and construed it to grant him
power to redeem in gold alone, thus at
once destroying that very parity which.
it was considered SO desirable to main
tain, that is the parity between the two
metals The parity between the coins
has not yet been disturbed.
The mischief had not become SO great,
however but it might have been RENE
died by MIR. Carlisle, if he had done his
plain duty as the country had right to
expect he would, in view of the declara-
ton made in the Democratic platform
He not only chose, however, to follow In
the footsteps of his predecessor, but ne
did more; he construed the parity clause
of the Sherman law to include redemp-
ton of the greenbacks in gold and more
lately it has been extended to silver GER
tificates.
Is it any wonder under such circum-
stances that gold left the treasury? 1t
was the easiest commodity to procure in
settling foreign trade balances which
turned against us at the same time IN
consequence of the reduction in the
prices of our other products. resulting
from contraction of the currency and
this revolution in the financial policy OF
the government
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

IN an address before the home mission
society of the Presbyterian church yes
terday President Cleveland commended
the work done by the society in frontier
settlements, and urged a continuation
and extension of this branch of the work.
The civilization, refinement and decency
to be found in frontier settlements is 30
much more marked than in New York
city, where the president was talking,
that it is gratifying to know what has
caused the difference. 1t woald show
wisdom on the part of the society to let
up on the frontier settlements for awhil 9
and devote its attention to Gotham until
that benighted and besotted community
has been brought abreast of the age
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
carriers of Ribbon and Lace.

Carriers are marvellous creations this
year. Unhygienic persons who persist
in wearing the circular ones have regu-
lar CONNECTIONS" from which to choose.
Some are made of bands of elastic all
most covered by tiny ruf1es of narrow
ribbon and butter-colored lace. An inch
wide piece of elastic will permit about
four outstanding frills of each. The
bow in the middle is made of the lace
and ribbon.
Somewhat less befrilled are bands of
elastic edged with narrow ribbon ruff
fles and fastened with bow and buckle
The buckle may be of any sort-gold,
silver, or studded with mock, Jewels.
The monogram of the owner is usually
engraved on the buckle. Some of the
garters are of elastic incased in a puff
fing of pompadour silk, and these are
particularly effective.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
PEOPLE WHO SHIP GOLD.
Andre and MAX Lazard are sight See
ing in Frisco

vERANc1sco. March ANDRE Lag
ard and Max Lazard, the millionaire
BANKERS of Paris, London and New York
are at the Palace in this city.
They are the sons of NJ Lazard OF Laz-
ard Freres & Co., the early bankers of
San Francisco, for it was. in this city
that the elder Lazard laid the foundation
for the enormous fortune which has re-
suited from his investments and those of
his sons.
Arm of Lazard Bros. & Co., Paris In
London and New York the drm retains
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

THE following is from Robert Giffen,
the London statistician, and long time
gold monUmetalist: "Bimetalism may
help to steady the exchanges. The metal
becoming cheaper pours into the country
to be exchanged for the metal becoming
dearer, and so the rise in the latter and
the fall in the former is arrested. Of
this the world had a conspicuous illustra-
ton after the Australian and California
discoveries; silver from becoming cheap
er became dearer. France had much
silver to be exchanged for gold, so the
rise in silver and fall in gold relatively to
each other was arrested. Gold was
poured into France in exchange for sill
yer. X Let each country select a
standard money which suits it best and
then adhere to it 1t is the best rule that
can be laid down in currency.
The pressure on gold would have been
more severe than il has been if the
United States had not passed the Bland
coinage law. The appreciation
of gold would have been much less if the
United States had not locked up so much
of it. X The leading nations of
the world have accumulated sufficient
silver to go to a silver standard without
buying an onnce more than they have
with the exception of England. The
world, therefore. except England, can go
over to silver standard in fash"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

sang out, DO you want me, captainf'
There, said the captain, i knew
George hadn't been away, have you,
George?' Yes. captain I said, Z
helped those three fellows get away.
They never would have made sailors,
captain, and it's better they should go.
He was very angry, and they put me in
a boat, and the captain and two police
men got in, and after they had cut loose
the captain said, You must show us
where you We taken them But told
him it had gone too far for that. He
threatened to put me in the calaboose,
though I knew he wouldn't. And SO the
boys got away safely, and nothing more
was heard of them.
"Now comes the odd part of that ad-
venture. -Four years ago man called at
the executive Office at Sacramento and
asked to see the governor. When he came
in, he said, Are you George Clement
Perkins?' said I was. DO you remem-
Der helping three boys to escape from
the Lizzie Thompson, Captain Oliver
Smith, I said I did. We'll, I'm one Of
those boys he said. And he was. He
had gone back to the farm, gone through
the war and drifted finally out to Cali
fornia. I never knew how he identified
me. He is living now in San Jose, and
l saw him just the other day, Al years
from the time helped him to run away
from the Lizzie Thompson.
When asked the senator to tell me
something of his mining experience, he
said: 81 never made much money in
mines. I have made my fortune by main
strength and stupidness. A man said to
me not long ago: You're an awfully
lucky man. You have always prospered,
while have never succeeded I told
him all possessed had been made by
hard work. Jones, Mackay and Flood
struck a bonanza and became wealthy
/ started as porter at $50 a month and
lived on SIS. That is when I began to
be capitalist. I started in business
with a trade of $4,000 a month and
made It 500, 900 month within three
years. I made most of my money mer-
chandising and in shipping. have lost
a great deal of money in mines, chiefly
through furnishing supplies to miners -
GEORGE CRANTHAM Balm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
TROUTMANIN HIGH FAVOR.
He Hears No Unpleasant Comment on
His Candidacy.

His Candidacy
Lieutenant Governor James A. Trout
man is receiving by every mail letters
from prominent men from every section
of the state congratulating him on be-
coming a candidate for governor and
promising him their support
He was invited to attend the Rice coun-
ty Republican convention yesterday, but
was obliged to decline the invitation.
Mr.. Troutman feels very much en-
couraged in his candidacy, as he is re-
ceiving support from unexpected quar-
tiers.
The Ottawa Republican of Monday
evening said: James A. Troutman has
announced his candidacy for governor.
No other need apply"
Lieutenant Governor Troutman will go
to Wichita next week to attend the Re
publican state convention, and to meet
the working Republicans from every
county who will be there ON that occa-
sion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
It's Often So.

ST understand old Goldust carries $50, :
900 in life insurance
ST shouldn't WONDER
''He must consider his life of very great
Value
"Quite likely, but that doesn't make it
so.'
"No?"
"Oh, no. 1t merely shows that he is
worth more dead than alive, so far as the
community is concerned. ''-Chicago Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
THE BLUE AND GRAY.
Efforts VIII Continue to BE Made for q
Joint Marching.

Efforts VIII Continue to BE Made for q
Joint Marching.
NEW YORK, March 4-The general
committee in charge of the proposed fra
ternal parade of the veterans of the war
of the rebellion does not intend to allow
the project to be defeated by the views
of Ivan N. Walker, commander in chief
of the Grand Army of the Republic. Gen.
Walkers statement that the union veter-
an couldn't march t'with those who fought
against the union, clothed in the uniform
of cause that was shot to death by the
G. A. R. thirty years ago." has aroused
much comment.
Charles A Dana, chairman of the gen.
eral committee on theiparade, said today:
"If the people want such parade it will
be given. If they do not there will be no
parade. There is nothing more to be
said"
Gen. Ferdinand P. Earle offers a sug-
gestion to meet Gen. Walkers objection
to the Fourth of July. He said today:
81 would suggest the anniversary of the
battle of Harlem Heights, fought Sep
TENDER 16, 1776. Why not bring the blue
and the gray under the same flag in com
memoration of the day on which our an
cestors fought for liberty"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

SCARCELY day passes that some ex-
convict is not arrested for some crime
which if proven will again send him to
the penitentiary, and yet the pardon mill
continues to grind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

CAL BRIcE seems to find time to spare
from his arduous duties as a United
States senator and a chaser after the
Democratic nomination for the presi-
dency, to pick up a railroad occasion
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
MKLNLEY VAS RIGHT

The speech delivered by Major Nc
Kinley June Z, 1890, in the house of rep
rssentativss. on the Sherman silver pur-
chasing bill then pending, shows that he
had q proper conception of the intentions
Of that Law as generally understood and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
A Plausible Theory.

Mrs. De Sweet cannot understand
why SO many cultured men are willing to
leave all the happiness of home, all the
blessings of civilization and spend life
time in explorations in such countries as
Africa?
Colonel Warmheart (gallantly)-All
men, madam, are not blessed with such
wives as Mr.. De Sweetl-New York
Weakly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

AT last one European nation seems &c
have struck a snag in Africa. The Ital-
ians have apparently met their match in
Abyssinia,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

IT should probably be considered a
bit of polite attention to one of its dis
tinguished citizens that the state should
undertake to supply Olathe with water.
It is the home of John Peter st. John,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

The italian government should send
to Cuba for somebody to take charge Of
the Abyssinian war news bur eau.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

UNCLE SAM is preparing to abolish the
fee system in connection with the gov
eminent service. 1t is an example
worthy to be followed by Shawnee coun-
~ and the state of Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

CHICAGO alderman appears to be
worse than Topeka policeman. When
The copper gets drunk he goes to sleep, but
the Iaw-maker of Chicago goes out to
paint the town.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

& SINCE the McGrath- Lytle case has
come to an end the public is beginning
to feel hopeful in regard to the Hillmon
affair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
Weather Indicattons,

CHICAGO. March 4-For Kansas:
Rain or snow tonight and THURSDAY;
warmer tonight; warmer in east portion
Thursday; easterly winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

Now THAT we have the new court
house nobody seems to like it Let us
hope that it will be different with the
bridge
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
its old name, that of Lazard Freres &
Fort Worth and Return, s1S-25 Eia.
G~Oak Rack IsIamd Route

March 7 and 8 the Rock Island will sell
tickets to Fort Worth and return at one
fare for the round trip. Good returning
up to and including March 20. 1895. Ac-
count Cattle Growers association. For
fnIl Inflammation call on your nearest
Rock Island agent. A. N. FULLER,
City Passenger Agent,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

. We aim please our trade-PeerIe
Steam Laundry, 112 and 114 West 5th. IS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04
Ft. worth aud Return.

SANTA FE KODIh-
One fare for the round trip. Tickets
soId March and 8, good to return in
cIndine March 90. ]. P. RoWLEY,
City Ticket Agent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

Mother-Why, Fritz, what's happened
to you? Where have you beenf
Fritz-I've b-been over to that M-Muel-
Ter boys.
Mother-It serves you right Haven't
told you you mustn't go and play with
that Mueller boy?
Frit2-I d-didn't go to p-play with him.
I went to Lick him l-Hunoristische
Blatter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

Dandruff is due to an enfeebled state of
the skin. Halls Hair Remover ouickens
the nutritive functions of the skin, heal
ing and preventing the formation of
dandruR.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-03-04

Everybody takes the JOURNAL.
The Dickinson press., 1896-10-03
fe tor supremacy.
Republican Legislative Convention.

As0PuWAACaA AckAS16tlv0 COuVeQtlOus
The republican legislative conven.
ton Of the 31st district convened in
the court house at 10 O'Clock a. NJ,
pursuant to call, and was called to
order between ten and fifteen min.
utes later.
L. A. Simpson was elected chair.
man and NJ. l.. Ayers was appointed
secretary.
The chair asked the delegates pres.
emit to present their credentials. The
following list was announced and &C.
cepted by the convention as the duly
elected delegates:
Stark-R. II. johnson, M. Suther.
land (proxy to L. A. Simpson,, j. S.
White, J. NJ. Tracey, d. s. Little
hales; Billings-Jef Mcdonald and
+. A. Eaton proxies Of each to ALI,
White); Mercer-H. G. Walker and
r. Harrington.
Those present and participating in
the convention were as follows: L. A.
Simpson, II. C. Walker. r. Earring.
ton and Alfred White, the last named
having two proxies.
The chair stated that the object
ofthe convention was to place in
nomination one senator and one
representative for the legislative dis
trict and that nominations were in
order.
The Dickinson press., 1896-10-03
The Finest Trains in
The World.

The long talked of new Limited
trains on aFhe North Western Line'''
G. st. p. NJ. 4 o. Ry. to run between
Minneapolis, St. Paul and Chicago,
are now in service.
The press as we'll as the people
who have inspected these trains ad.
NIT that they represent the acme Of
the car builders art. The engine is
after the famous 900 pattern, and
from end to end the train is vesti-
buled with broad plate glass vesti-
bules which completely enclose the
platforms and add greatly to the beau.
ty as we'll as to the comfort of the
train.
If you are going east why not pat
ronize the new "North. Western Lin.
ited." Excursion or other classes of
tickets are good on this train and no
extra fares are charged for the su.
perior accommodations.
Tickets, sleeping a reservations
and full information on application
to your home Agent or address T. w.
Teasdale. General Passenger Agent,
St. Paul who will be pleased 70 for
ward q you pamphlet giving full de.
scripti0n Of these new trains, there is
nothing to equal them in car con.
struction-pot even the wonderful
trains on exhibition at the Worlds
Fair.
The Dickinson press., 1896-10-03
Proposed Amendment to the Constitu

Proposed Amendment to the Constitu
ton Of the State Of North Dakota.
The Fourth Legislative Assembly
Of the State of North Dakota pro.
posed the following Amendment to
the Constitution of the State by a
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION.
Be it Resolved by the Senate, the
House concurring:
Section /. Proposed Constitution.
al Amendment. The following
proposition to amend the Constitu-
tion of the State of North Dakota is
hereby submitted to the Fifth SEES.
sion of the Legislative Assembly of
the State of North Dakota. to be by
them submitted to the qualified cleo
tors of the state for approval or re.
lection, namely:
The Constitution of the State of
North Dakota is hereby amended to
read as follows: "The State may, to
meet casual deficits or failure in the
revenue, or in cast of extraordinary
emergencies contract debts; but such
debts shall never in the aggregate
exceed the sun of five (5) mills on
the dollar of the assessed valuation
Of all taxable property in the State,
to be ascertained by the last assess.
ment made for State and county pur.
poses, exclusive Of what may be the
debt of North Dakota at the time of
the adoption of this Constitution.
Every such debt shall be authorized
by law for certain purposes, to be
definitely mentioned therein. and
every such law shall provide for
levying an annual tax sufficient to
pay the interest semi.annually, and
the principal within thirty years
from passage of said law, and shall
specially appropriate the proceeds of
such tax to the payment Of SAID prin-
cipal and interest; and such appro-
priation shall not be repealed nor
the tax discontinued until such debt,
both principal and interest, shall
have been fully paid. No debt in
excess of the limit named shall be
incurred except for the purpose of
repelling invasion, s%uppressing in
%surrection, defending the State in
time Of war, or to provide for public
defense in case Of threatened hostil.
tiles; but the issuing of new bonds
to refund the existing indebtedness
shall not be construed to be any part
or portion of said indebtedness.
The aforesaid proposed amend.
ment will be submitted to the next
Legislative Assembly.
Dated at Bismarck, N. D., this LIST
day Of Aug, 1896.
G, M. DAHL,
Secretary of State.
aug 1-sept Loot 4t.