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Factory Endeavnrers.

Tho factory Christian Endeavor So
sieties will soon be able 10 have "a con-
ference at the international conventions,
the same As the soaInen and travellers. "
Thus p1rpt-eclrs Miss sara L. OIler, an
earnest worker in this new and auspi-
sious branch Of Christian Endeayor. We
hook for tie fulflIment of her prophecy.
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There Has D.,en No Reduc,ion-

When silverlte urges you To vote for
free coinage on the ground that ''the
crime of rs" reduced the money in the
country, Just show him these figures;
The money IN this country III circu-
lation, not counting the money In the
treasury, at two dates 20 years apart
was as follows
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Horse Nonsense.

II don't think am really any cheaper
than l used to be, - argued the horse.
II am worth Just as much as l ever
was The bicycle has appreciated.
That's all. Chicago Tribune.
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Besides the money in circulation there
was in the treasury Sill, sos, $40 Of
gold to cover the certificates and main
tain the redemption Of legal tender
notes, 37S, 6l+. 043 silver dollars, which
are in the treasury mainly because peo-
pie object TO receiving them, and other
moneys aggregating s664. 5l9, sSl. The
whole amount Of money in the country
in 1873 was s7G5, 8S3. 284; il 1895, in
GLIDING gold and silver bullion In the
treasury, the amount Is s., SAG. 897, 955.
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Let farmers remember that a 200 cent
dollar is just as valuable in their hands
as it is in the hands of the wage Garner.
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A muddy road is up hill both waya
Poor roads all lead TO distress
Build roads that Will stay built
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MISS REMBERT.

e1H'.auod - t#va ta.n iaSa- o.. my little
DeaA itty d.'E r - a5rL 'F'tftei away from
'ac ~ !: drawn d .,s.' insre kindly irvs-
eIlce ;lasa ~ own ! turil'a /" 80 which
waT h. VS. :. .n- ava ~. 10 ta.5-d lis
sudden u-n>e az Go NH tF''' =
hind H.. aHatit - ie-'' a-'HY. ] caught
- 81 t.e-5ts 49,. ig.st."i a woman :
CTr-s- Nuca s.t-i1i>.'I, l moved uacA t.
conceal myself A.-t i-'vi'ed elT!y ut TINS IN
t1ic1-''s' sylvan visitor - WAITE
hand YAK '"N s.as; -, = 'na a lar lace te=
..ts'ti5 a q 'ser, s'1sM '.i i'sl =. +; around
al 1ae / g sts'' Why -.sh strange
tr-ii.4z- RI I -.;-- M asslt and en-
sr4~ ny = - n Mi! All ''atAei
ta''a-t - tr'F e l.'i
i'ara' Il ne - l.a-7 ~ DO. hiN IL
tre--est. IsT=tf=- - ted you / said -
a 'a1st r"dtt'-- ieNs'nk wing woman
resting Gotta. . CITY aa,tths; dpewggd
treN i =. 50. ss...> -. ..,ilts
~ az al - dog, and this : a
- te.' ~. sis answered er.e'ot,.!
and hEa." -.-zts'7i Cd IL. - IN a fHauitsr
taat tHz'ae i..c y $50 =f.sy se.f IN his place.
- ar ~ t.rtt@t and have istii sketch
ing 49,
NJ. NOT all Artist, but hoping 70 L.
come eas- hive 'krtrhed very p!cttsF-
e~-lue scene ear IL tie little or's \, AID,
coming AtFe rat, have shetcAsI that
grand IL iEtss N,.lsh tA% winds have lad
low
Nay ~, v0Ur ske.chess' l asked, m
willing - r-.r"at rom her presence 80
soon.
Csrtainiy. Won't you sit DOWN she
answered - though she fels perfectly s-aEe
wiki fae.
~he SURPRISE! Tae by saying A7e yea
not Nj trlt#gz An sr'rc ! have s,>sf ygur
p!ctu-r al t. Aai.-s = 10y cousin. Peter
bentley INK yssa wrre at Harvard -
Eether
Why, yes that i. -. l stamnerd.
over~ n.l'ss-e with eil. t-rr>ssn.-nt over my
own bo!Gn,s~ as we! As The trusttuluees
and reisn-e 4 ;h!s g.7!'s manner
Making i5rz.er Ia. J.ir!t1 concerning ler
cousin Petcr. drz7s~! a.. - tflrt beside
her and i-g,H To exnnisn- and CRITICS. her
sketches without HAVING rad tie courtesy
- 49, e.1cf or cou11I~y upon her with such
frVdaHi. and !" a>A her name But she
soon told IL VINO re VS. Miss .'athf
iS.'In e--rt. u s!A.toc to tn. town. and hat
rs>rnt!y arrived Sae Wa enjoying a -:
tro.a e.iy LIE IL the ho,1.e Of . maiden
aunt wiz llFr.9 "a II cJiJa,ce .Gst over the
A!l
The sSc'chr- nrd the d., Ind oYenci tie
way fer nt-taa- Oaavcre5ttto:,, AID vas
son wholly ....a Gs. gat.u..F a.-,rttsi with
this un.xi -. .pariol-,!.ip
t,Saf - tIUc>:i";l L Il wouldn't te
ju-t We! iar lac I" sys..s up AID ~ n
after TIE i.-.-e- Bat tAe far crr,a,a-,. did
not sccfn Ia to lc2s- a--.~te.l or Gt-;l.r}-d
l s-,;ATded Ter rot al.i5 With intimidation.
hu; With it-r7.1t-'....5~t r~->,s.5t ! -. fs.e
dog. ~h:ch trztt'd " home IfarE l; Tie
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Notes and Inferences-1. S. leads fourth
best of his long weak suit rather than truInps-
The lead is unsound. u. begins signal.
2 n leads the lowest of the head sequence
to show s. he holds the others. W completes
the signal Neither W. nor Z. has any more
spades.
would be leaving E. to ruff and ". to discard.
He therefore opens his long suit. T. begins
'sthe echo of 1he signal
4 Z. completes the echo.
3. n. discards from his long suit, strength
in trumps being with the enemy.
g. All the honors are with ". E. n sees that
the sole chance is that 5. may hold the long
trump and be able with 1T 10 bring IN his long
spades. Hs does not begin at once, however,
to get out Of The way. If he had allowed the
seventh trick to pass before beginning to dis
card his big spades the game would have been
past saving But lie had a reason for waiting
to the seventh trick.
2. W. should st once have led clubs. There
is only one chance for S. wv, that s. hold
ing the winning diamond, should remain with
the long trump. If he does, then, as he has
the three long spades he can have clubs
and viii bring in his long suit by rufing clubs
after the other trumps are out But if he Is
forced at trick land he cannot refuse the
force) he is poverless to save the game.
8. VI. having Numbered, z. follows suit.
They thought the game sure that no care
was wanted % A mere 'walkOver. - said 3.
as he led, and so it was. only the walking was
done by the other side. The discard of the
spade king at triclZ1 should have shown W. E.
their danger That was why n delayed the
significant Ciscards-
g. 10, IL. r. Is. S. N. walkoyer, winning
to 3.
Now. with due respect for Professor
Proctor the reason given in note for
the delsy Of the significant discards''
was either an afterthought or a subter-
fuge to permit obedience to the set rule
that the first discard should be from long
suit, trumps being declared with oppo-
nsnts. After she first two rounds ".
and E. knew as well as s. and n that the
remaining spades lay three with S. and
two with n, and that the latter were
therefore worse than useless. Their dis
card, whether they were high or low, could
have no significance beyond the disclosure
that n. had enough sense to throw away
the worst cards in his hand. He ought to
have done so from the beginning That
he came to his right senses at the last
moment, and that w. led hearts instead of
clubs in trick z, were simply strokes Of
good fortune.
In fact, the example is a fine illustra-
ton Of vacillating and illogical disoards
and the disaster which would have re-
suited had not right principles been put
into practice in the nick Of time.
DIEDRICH.
Kniekerbocker Whist Club, New York.
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mandant general of all the police forces
in Bechuanaland, Matabeleland and
Mashonaland. He will also hold the
position Of deputy commissioner under
her maiesty's high commissioner for
South Africa He viii be solely respon-
sible to the British government.
But with all his formidable array Of
titles and authority Sir Richard viii
have his hands full, for the Matabeles
are just now on the rampage, and it
viii take nothing less than the convinc-
ing argument that proceeds out of the
mouths of magazine rifles and maxim
guns to induce them to return to their
lraals and let the Englishmen dig for
gold in peace.
Sir Richard, however, is an adept at
administering this sort of argument
He is a tall, powerfully built man Of 50
years He comes from an old Suffolk
family and is a bachelor. His face is
bronzed by - years Of life spent under
the African sun among the gold hunt
ers and natives, and he has gained the
reputation Of being a determined and
trustworthy man. He served in that
most famous regiment, the Inniskillen
dragons, and he has been once before
In command Of the British South Afri.
can company police.
It is said that Sir Richard means to
make his headquarters at Bulawayo, but
if he does he viii probably have to cut
his way to that place through the de
FAINT impis Of the rebellious Matabeles
The force which he VIII have with him
viii correspond to that which the IN
fortunate DR.. Jameson took into the
Transvaal and which was disbanded BY
order Of the British government Some
Of the same men, however, who fought
with jameson at Krugersdorp will be
with Richard, and, although the Rho
desia horse is no more, it may be said
to exist under another name.
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lone trouble with the credit system Of
betting at the race tracks last summer, -
said Mr. Kearney Of the Saratoga Racing
association recently, twas the readiness
with which some Of the bettors grasped
the full meaning Of the situation. They
began the season by holding one finger up
in a modest way when they wanted to bet.
But theY soon began to hold up ten fingers
at a time, and their only grievance was
that they didn't hive four hands. 1t was
all right when they won, but after losing
race the booknlakars never saw anything
but their feet rapidly disappearing over
the fence This game of the stiff finger
aud the flying foot is the worst draw back
to the new betting system
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- Wrieht.s sEonument.

'sThere has been criticism Of the Ma
tional league, remarked President
Young Secently, ''about the games for the
Harry Wright monument fund not being
championship contests, and therefore IN
likely to nat as much money as there
should be for this purpose As a matter
Of fact, the Philadelphia game fO- this OBJ
ject the 18th OF next month Will show re-
ceipts sufficient to build the proposed
monument without counting on other
cities in tho League circuit. We made a
calculation during our recent meeting at
New York, and it was figured out that six
championship games would bring in
enough money to build half dozen mon
uments in honor Of genial, clever Harry
Wright. Nobody thinks more Of our for
mer associate and comrade than the mag
mates of the National league, and We do
not propose to do anything by halves in
honoring his memory
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This is terrible It's an awful thing TO
contemplate. And to think that they
were allowed to run for several weeks,
and the fact of their existence known
to several hundred people And what
did the governor do2 Did he follow
the example Of the man who threw the
money. changers out of the synagogue2
Nit He let them run until out of
sheer shame three publicans. better
known in Kansas as police commission
ers. requested them to desist. And
these modern money changers viii pay
more heed to these publicans than to
the wishes Of the angle worm. better
known as the governor of Kansas.
That's another funny thing But it's
true, nevertheless There are lots of
funny things connected with the pres
ent governor of Kansas, but out of pity
for him and his friends" they should
be kept quiet
The Lawrence Journal says on the
same subject:
A good thing came out Of Nazareth
the other day. 1t was the confession
of the Topeka Journal to the effect
that in the center Of the Holy City of
Kansas joints have for some time been
allowed to run on the Leavenworth
plan For some reason the police com
were conducted, didn't get revenue
enough out Of them, presumably, and
so gave them notice to quit This is
n the nature of q pair of horses on
Wichita. In the latter town fights and
troubles galore have disturbed the
peaceful citizens because Of the alleged
existence of joints in town. but here we
have Topeka holding up its holy hands
in horror whenever Wichita or Leaven-
worth was mentioned, and never say
ing q word about its own affairs. To-
peza is sly, devlish sly. The esteemed
Journal ought to have more discretion
than to give the snap away
Now the difference between Topeka
and the towns Of Leavenworth and
Wichita is that in Topeka we shut up
the joints while in the other cities they
not only permit them to run but pat
on the back the depraved creatures
who run them and tell them that they
are useful citizens of the community.
Illegal rumsellers exist everywhere.
but the newspaper that con
dones their offenses and rubs
up delightedly against them and
enjoys it and encourages their exist
ence is either run by a man who lacks
backbone or one whose bringing up has
been neglected. The man who thinks
whisky sellers are nice people to have
around ought to associate with cock
fighters, tfn-horn gamblers and all the
rest Of the short-haired gentry who
say "de" for "the" and converse in the
Chimmie Fadden dialect. They are 50
Intellectually lifted UP and they do so
much for a town materially as we'll as
morally Editors in wichita, Law
renee and Leavenworth who like to
fraternize with that KIND Of people are
at perfect liberty to do 50. For people
that like that sort Of thing. it is just
the sort of thing they like.
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THE PACIFIC ROADS BILL

Il
1t is said that the bill which viii
be presented to congress for the settle
ment Of the governments claim against
the Pacific railroads win provide an
extension of so years; the payment for
the first ten years to be $865OOO per
year; for the second ten years $500 900
per year, and thereafter $3.50, 900 per
year until the debt is paid; the princi-
pal and interest is to be funded at 2
per cent interest to be paid by the
roads to the government.
"A prominent member of the New
York stock exchange comments on the
proposed adjustment as follows:
No more indefensible raid upon the
treasury has ever been made than is
contemplated in the proposed cancella-
ton of two-thirds of the Indebtedness
Of the Union and Central Pacihcs to
the government under the guise of
reduced rate of interest. The strength
Of the lobby is proof of the injustice Of
the measure. The report Of William J.
CoOmbs, once Of the government direc-
tors Of the Union Pacific, which was
endorsed by his colleagues, is fair to
the government and considerate of the
equities Of the railroads in excess Of
their deserts Any action which goes
beyond the suggestion of these officials
OF the government to abate one dollar
of the claim of the United States ex-
cepting under public competition. would
be fndefensible
The Fitzgerald committee primarily
represents the Kansas Pacific inter
ests, and its advocacy of any scheme
of adjustment of government claims
against the Union Pacific should be
considered i'm the light of that fact
The zeal of an advocate should not be
mistaken for the impartiaHty of a
judge. The Central Pacific has for
years paid dividends, even under the
control of a competitor, which has kept
it at starvation point" and it is indis-
pensible to the Southern Pacific sys-
tenn. Even the minority stock Of the
Central Pacific, subject to all Indebted
ness. funded or floating, and to adverse
control, sells in the market at the rate
of over SIC, 900 600. The control Of this
company is the asset of chief conse-
quence of the Southern Pacific the
shares of which have for years been
quoted at from Is to A per cent. or
at the rate of q to Sc millions for the
entire capital stock. These shares are
in demand upon the New York stock
exchange at the rate OF 400 shares "a
day. or exactly 1000 shares each
month, rain or shine, while the same
mysteriously uniform demand extends
to the bonds Of the subsidiary South
ern Pacific.
OF course this argument would be
weakened if it should appear that these
transactions involved no change Of
ownership, but were arranged simply
+ to encourage the English investor, and
I to impress the lender Of money. 1t Will
be interesting to note whether q pa
I ternaI government, mistrustfuI OF
+ trusts. viii yet bestow this great prop
/ erty, with a bonus and a benediction.
1 upon the most malevolent of existing
/ mOnopOlies. which now controls the
J water route froa New York to Cali
/ fornias and two transcontinentaI high
ways, chiefly for the suppression Of
{ commerce and the oppression Of the
( Pacific states.
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A BOLD MISSIONARY.
John Turner Comes FrOza England Go
Teach Us Anarchy.


Teach Us Anarchy.
John Turner. who is the Intellectual
head of the anarchist movement in Eng
land, is now in this country on what he
calls an educational tour. He intends
to visit about every group Of anarchists
in the country and urge activity in or
ganization. He viii preach the over
throwing of all government and the
destruction Of all rulers.
Mr.. Turner arrived in New York re-
Gently under an assumed name He
came incog. because he feared that he
would not be allowed to land, as Scot
land Yard, which kept a close watch
over him while he was in England, had
notified this country Of his coming. In
appearance Mr.. Turner does not meet
the popular idea of an anarchist. He is
neither ignorant, unshaven nor IN
washed lie is a dapper looking little
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which was made c0nditlonally, viii Be
q permanent one

which was made cOnditlOnally, viii be
a permanent one.
The case of Captain Reed is an unusu-
al one. According to naval precedence,
he is entitled to the promotion, but there
has been some hesitancy about giving it
to him. lit is his ability and not his in
tegrity which is questioned. 1t has been
alleged that he is careless in his atten-
ton to naval matters The president,
after long hesitancy, sent his nomination
to congress, and he has been made
commodore for the period of one year.
According to the naval register, Cap
tain Reed has been almost so years in
the service. For ia years and months
Of that time he was on sea duty, and
for is years he was detailed for shore
duty, while for almost 9 years he was
on waiting orders just at present he is
commandment of the navy yard at Ports
mouth, N. H.
As the senior captain in the navy he
is entitled on promotion to take COM
mand of the largest ship afoat. This is
the Indiana, but it is not likely that
Captain Robley D. Evans, Fighting
Bob, p as he is called, viii be disturbed
The new battleships Massachusetts, and
Oregon, sister ships to the Indiana, VIII
soon be ready for service, and it is like
" that he viii be given the command
Of one Of these.
AT the end Of his year of probation
Captain Reed viii be called before the
examining board, and if he can pass
satisfactory examination and receive
the approval Of the president he will be
continued in his command. If not he
viii be retired on the pay Of a captain.
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prised and pleased to hear that an English
80 footer viii be represented in the new
special class which is expected to furnish
so much racing ard sport on the sound
and lower bay this summer. HerreshoH
received orders for II Of these small racers
FOR prominent yachtsmen, which are all
in keels and will all be built from the
same mold. The various owners will draw
lots for them when they are finished, and
some &sen EaeinE is expected.
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man, with closely cut hair, well trim
med beard, and speaks in a mild but
earnest manner. His ideas, however,
are Just as radical as those Of the most
terrible looking foreigner.
Mr.. Turner is a man of education
and occupies a position of trust as man
ager of large wholesale establishment
in London He has obtained a three
months leave Of absence, but may re-
main here permanently. He has been
prominent in anarchist circles in Lon
don for several years. He became the
editor Of the anarchist weekly, The
Commonweal, when the plant was
seized by the police and its former edi-
tors arrested. He ran the paper under
the very noses of the police. For the
last year he has been the editor of Free
dom, another incendiary publication
which circulates among the intelligent
classes.
Mr.. Turner is paying his own ex-
penses on this trip and devoting both
his time and money to the cause.
In order that he may not be depOrted
by the government officials he has taken
the first steps toward becoming ar
American citizen.
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such an exhibition Of modesty is sell
dom witnessed as was displayed by
Senator Tiuman in a newspaper in
terview when he enumerated Demo-
cratic free silver presidential possibil-
tiles. There are Byran and Bland
said the senator and then he added
there are others" What q world Of
meaning may have been hidden in that
word Others
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Purchasers OF manufactured goods
have tried many schemes in the past.
designed to eliminate the middle
man." Now that the trusts are taking
1t up. it viii probably be accomplished.
The plate glass trust has taken the ini-
tiative and proposes to sell direct to
the user, leaving the jobber out Of the
transaction. Trusts are an evil from
which much good may yet eminate.
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1t is encouraging to note that distin-
guished Populst politicians are turn
ing their attention TO something prac-
teal. Col. W. FL. Bennington has In
vented a bicycle saddle and General
Artz is prospecting for coal They are
young men and it is not too late for
them to become useful eitizens.
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Ben Tnlman can never be accused Of
dealing unfairly with his fellow Demo
Gratis He announces In advance. that
If things do not 80 his way in the Chi
cago convention, he will bolt and he
promises that he will not be alone
Now let Cleveland and Carlisle put that
in their pipes and smoke it.
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ID FIeHT MATAeELEs.

III Hlon0Eu Nl1EL1n 90 Uoun0nu EElE18I
Mounted Police In South Africa
The man who has been sent to take
charge Of the recognized police forces
which are supposed to preserve the
peace in the British South African pos
sessions is going into what is perhaps
the most turbulent country on earth
He is, however, probably the most com
petent man in all England to undertake
the job. He is Sir Richard Rowley
Martin. and he has been appointed COM
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Mineral Water.

The finest in the west. Come and try it
J. w. PHILLIPS 612 W. Eighth Ave.
Prof Hage Allie Masary of Egypt.
the wonder Of the age. the greatest
fortune teller in the world. The past,
present and future told or no charge.
once hours a. m. to Y m 2:30 p. m.
to pm. SIS Monroe street.
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,a..eMN4ea;3sS,,oeeo,
Editor and Proprietor


Chicago. April 15.-For Kansas: Part
ly cloudy and cooler tonight and Thurs
day; westerly winds.
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BREAKS ALL RECORDS.
The Topeka Daily State Journal now
has a circulation Of


which is greater than that Of any
daily or Sunday paper in Kansas.
CIRCULATION STATEMENT FOR
MARCH. 1896
The issues Of the Topeka Daily State
Journal from the first day Of March,
1896. to the s1st day of March, 1896, in
elusive have been as follows.
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TOPEKA JOINTS

The Newton Daily Republican pub
fishes the following;
what Hol Joints IN Holy TopekaI
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Best and quickest shirt, collar and
cuff work in the state Family wash
ing better and cheaper than you can do
it at home, at
TOPEKA STEAM LAUNDRY.