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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
MUD FROM NEW YORK..

A bill to legalize and encourage prize
fighting in Nevada was recommended
to the lower house of the legislature by
its committee on public morals Cd, has
passed both houses and is now before
the governor. The probabilities are
that it will become q law and that Ne
vada will thus add declining civilization
to declining wealth and declining pop
ulation.
Rossini used to embrace effusively
every Spaniard he met, because but
for Spain, Italy would be last among
the nations" Nevada, the land of Jones
and Stewart, the cradle of the scheme
to give silver mine owners govern
ment bounty, the welcomer and encour-
ager of brutal and ruffianly prize fight
ers, must be contemplated with peculiar
pleasure by-well, say a Kansan.-NeW
York World.
The above gratuitous insult to Kan
sas headed why Kansas Should Love
Nevada" by Joseph Pu1itzer's paper, is
of a piece with the previous editorials
about Kansas in that prurient purveyOr
of filth with large pictures. The World
spends a large part of it's time shouting
about political, social and economic
evils, and when the opportunity comes
to do any real good the paper turns tail
and joins the crowd that supports the
evil.
It seems to be the fault of nearly
all the New York press to hire editorial
writer's the extent of whose travels and
information is limited TO Coney Island
or Albany. They belong to the pc
culiar hee-haw kind that bray with
increasing braying. New York knows
nothing of the West, while the West
thoroughly understands New York.
That foreign and semi-barbaric col
ony displays the same ignorance shown
by southern communities before 1861
Nobody west of Ohio in this big coun-
try considers New York of any partic-
ular importance-in fact we but endure
her impudence and arrogance. If she
were inhabited by Americans, we might
think more of her. But her imperti-
nence is so much the more annoying be-
cause she is the home mainly of for
eigners, and the scum of foreigners at
that.
Joseph Pulitzer himself was born in
Hungary-or somewhere.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
EASTERN MONEY.

T. r. Watson, formerly of Walton
township, now living at Plymouth,
Massachusetts, writes in this way about
the result in Kansas: What a pity
that the state should have gone back
to Populismi One sees here so clearly
the other side. Hardly a day goes by
that l do not come across some one
anxious to invest money They look for
good investment at 4 per cent 1t is
about the same thing as shaking a red
flag at a bull to suggest Kansas. Sure
ly the people will wake up some day to
the fact that the best thing they can
do is to restore confidence in the integ-
rity OF their contracts. They will never
do this by voting for free silver. =
Rocks County Record.
The above is one of the numerous
snivels that comes out to Kansas by
mail and otherwise from time to time.
1t is interesting to notice that the writer
says that those who have the money
are anxious to invest it. They are
willing to take II per cent" for it, when
six years ago nothing less than per
cent would satisfy them. No wonder
they are anxious Having refused to
invest their money in the west, and
snorted around with their noses in the
air because of the free silver views of
the people out here, the New England
ers have nowhere to invest their money.
1t is piling up in the banks Every
weeks bank statement shows this.
While their money is not invested,
they of course are losing the income
from it. New England people are not
living on cake and wine at present.
They are looking ''anxiously'' for 4 per
cent Investments, but still spurning
Kansas, Nebraska and all the western
states that used to be their good Gus
toners.
1t won't be twelve months until
eastern money will be teasing and be-
seeching Kansas to accept it. If
New England money isn't in
vested in the west, where will
it be invested? In China, Japan, South
Africa or South America? A revolu-
ton or a change of dynasties there
would sweep away. every cent of prin-
cipal and interest. The New England
people need to lend their money more
than Kansas needs to borrow it; and
time will prove it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
HOW HOTELS swINDLE.

[From the New York LEDGER
Not long since a lady, guest at one
of the hotels in a large city, wishing to
show some courtesy to an acquaintance,
invited her to ride. A carriage was
brought to the door, the two ladies en-
tered it, and started for an outing. In
about three-quarters of an hour it be-
gan to rain, and the friend being very
susceptible to dampness, the ride was
abandoned until some more propitious
occasion. When her bill was sent to the
hotel guest, charge for that three
quarters of an hours ride was 81. That
a charge of this sort was a most out
rageous extortion every sane person.
except possibly the proprietor of the
hotel, must admit.
On another occasion $12 was charged
for taking a party of three or four
persons around the city for the space of
not over two or three hours.
1t would seem that charges are
gagged by what the public are willing
to endure.
There are few charges made in the
hotel bill that are so unreasonable and
extortionate as those made for carriage
hire, and it would be a great satisfac-
ton TO the travelling public if hotel cabs
and carriages were placed under the
same restrictions as those that govern
the ordinary hackman
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
4MoNTE cRIsTc's" IDEA.
CFrom the Theatrical Tidings

(From the Theatrical Tidings.)
James O'NeiI thinks that the Ameri-
can way of putting plays on the stage
is all wrong. 1t would be more con-
ductive to success he remarks, Ito
adopt the system they have in Europe,
which is to place the play to be pro-
duced in the hands of somebody who
is not connected with the company, or
who will not think of shop first. In
Paris especially, for all important pro-
auctions in which absolute success is
considered a necessity, there is formed
a committee, consisting of the stage di-
rector, the musical director and an ar
fist especially engaged for that parti-
cular play. There are many artists in
Europe who give much attention TO
this kind of work All the spectacular
plays of the Chatelet, Porte St. Martin
Renaissance, Francois and Odeon, in
Paris, are managed in this way, and
il is this system which gives special
flavor to the French productions. There
is always an artistic feeling in them
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
THE oKEFENoKEE SWAMP.
TFrom the Atlanta JournaI1


The Okefenokee swamp has been the
subject of considerable legislation
Years ago company was formed to
open it and at another time a charter
was granted to a company which wish
ed to cut a canal through the swamp
and across Florida to the Gulf of Mex
ico- Neither of these projects material
lied, and for years the swamp was
considered worthless property. In 1889
at the instance of Frank Hall of Dahl
omega, who was then member of the
mouse, bill was passed providing for
the sale of the swamp, which contains
about 100000 acres, at the rate of 1912
cents per acre, to PHILADELPHIA parties
There was some agitation of the matter
in the newspapers and the bill was
criticised because the proposed sale was
non competitive. The bill was amend
ed so as to provide for competitive bids
and in that form became a law. The
result was that after advertisement
and considerable newspaper agitation
the swamp was sold for 2614 cents per
acre to a company made up of Georgia
and Philadelphia parties. General
Henry r. jackson and Captain Harry
Jackson We're largely interested in the
enterprise. and furnished much of the
capital which has developed the prop
erty.
Scattered about in the swamp there
are immense islands. Billy's island
and Blackjack island are the largest.
Blackjack island is seven miles long
and three miles wide, and on it is the
finest body of pine timber in the south.
Captain jackson said that Billy's island
cantained as much timber as Blackjack
island, but not all pine. The valuable
kinds of timber are pine, cypress, bay
and white holly White holly there
grows as large as oak trees. 1t resem-
bles the holly we use as Christmas trees.
but has no red berries. The wood is
used for piano keys and like purposes.
The miniature worlds fair at our ex-
position was made of it
BiHy's island is a historic place. II
was the home of "-Billy Bowlegs," a
Seminole chief His tribe was the last
to be driven out of the country. These
Indians took refuge in the swamp and
lived there for years. They were finally
driven out. but Billy Bowlegs died
there.
The swamp is full of deer, ducks,
geese, heron, 'coons, 'possums, wildcats
and all sorts of game.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
EMPLOYEES ARE ANXIOUS.
Over 400 Men Out of Work by Clos
ing the Rope Walk.

New York. Feb 2.-Nearly 400 heads
of families have been thrown out of en-
ployment as a result of the seizure, by
Sheriff Henry Don't, of Queens county
on Friday, of the John Good Cordage
works in the RaVenSwOod section OF
Long Island City.
The factory was yesterday surround
ed by the employees, who made inquiries
OF Foreman Burns if work would be re-
sumed this year. 1t is believed that the
works will not De reOpened for several
months if at all. The factory occupies
q block or more along the East river,
and gives employment during the pussy
season to nearly 500 hands
The company is capitalized in New
Jersey at 81 600 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
HOW soUrHERNERs BUILD.
Northern Visitor to New Orleans Plea
yune Reporter


yune Reporter
1.-THE reason the visitors from the
north feel the cold in this city more
than they do at home,' said p T.
Brown at the st. Charles, lis that the
buildings here are not prepared for the
extremes of weather. In Chicago, now,
there is terrible cold, but the buildings
are so erected that there is little chance
of the people feeling it indoors. Here
your doors have cracks under them.
Your windows are loosely set, and the
structure is so lightly put up that there
is scarcely shelter in extreme weather
like this.
And in a climate like this, where
there is so much dampneSS, you should,
above everything, modernize and re-
model your system of architectural con-
struction. You had best go back to
the methods OF the old before the war
folks, and build houses like they did, if
you wish to have really comfortable and
attractive homes. This is a harder
climate to build for than any that l
know. 1t is a climate that penetrates
with its cold, and enervates with its
heat. You must suit your buildings to
your climatic conditions
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
REsUBM1ss1oN BUNooMBE.

Every time the prohibitory law comes
up in any form in the legislature it af-
fords an opportunity for large amount
of buncombe about the referendum and
the desire of the people to vote again
on the amendment, and their right to
do so. Few are really deceived by this
kind of talk
1t is we'll understood that large ma
jority of the population of Kansas lives
outside of cities and towns and does not
care anything about the prohibitory
law one way or the other. When this
class of voters was asked to pass upon
the question II years ago majority of
them voted for the amendment because
they believed prohibition to be right in
principle, and not from any direct per-
sonal interest in the matter. The law
then in existence was entirely adequate
to prevent the establishment of saloons
in the small towns where they were
compelled to go to do their trading.
With this class of voters the situation
has not changed and it is improbable
that their opinions have altered. They
are not demanding resubmiSsion- The
demand what there is of it, comes from
the cities.
If the advocates of resubmission in
the cities are DESTROYS of a change and
think they can muster a majority, why
do they not choose the shorter road to
the cherished end, which is to elect
legislature which will repeal the Muir
ray law, leaving the amendment as 1t
is? The amendment would be of no
effect without laws to enforce it. The
cities having majority in favor of
saloons could have them, and the cities
opposing saloons could keep them out
by ordinances framed in consonance
with the amendment. What more
could the friends of the saloon ask than
this?
1t seems doubtful that the resubmis-
sionists really have the faith that they
pretend to have. II is clear that re-
suits are what they want, and why not
take the shortest road to their attain
ment. The course which they have
pursued has made them open to sus
picfon of insincerfty The most pIaus-
ible theory in regard to their programme
is that they expect to work up a senti-
ment which does not now exist. Even
though their efforts in this direction
should fail. there would doubtless be
a big campaign fund to be disbursed.
Unfortunately, some very good, hon
orable and conscientious men seem to
have been deceived by the loud talk of
the resubmissonists and are lending
their aid TO the furtherance of the
scheme to inaugurate a Doodle cam
paign at a heavy expense to the state
and for no good reason now clearly ap-
parent.
When a majority of the people of
Kansas tire of the prohibitory law,
there need be no fear that they will not
make the fact manifest in way that
cannot be misunderstood There have
been very few elections since the
amendment was adopted in which they
have not voted on the question, at least
indirectly, and always with the same
result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
"MR. GAGE is A DAISY"
That is Mr. Bryan's Estimate of the
Chicago Banker.

Galveston, Tex, Feb. I'm regard TO
the Associated Press interview with Ly-
man J. Gage, Mr.. w. ]. Bryan said
last night:
Mr.. Gage is a daisy. Greenbacks
should, he says, be retired and silver
purchased under the Sherman act
should be sold and treasury notes re-
deemed and cancelled. Then we ought
TO have banknotes that are redeemable
only in gold, and he also says the gov
eminent should not act as a warehouse
for either gold or silver. There is no
doubt about Mr.. Gage being a daisy.
Il wonder if he would not like to in
augurate a system by which we would
have to obtain his permission each
morning to live through the day?"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02

The new STATE JOURNAL. horne Is
one of the neateSt and most unique
buildings In the state = model
newspaper structure. Its fast web
press and its Iinotypes are on the
the ground floor, behind plate glass,
affOrdiug never ceasing attraction
to the passerby on the sidewalk.
The public can see and time the
printed papers and know that over
ten thousand are issued daily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
Using Corn for Fuel

Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 2.-According to
reports made to the state board of
transportat ton, farmers OF Nepras SKA
go 4, some instances residents of
towns. are using more corn than coal
for fuel. From letters received, the sec
retaries of the board say that probably
20 fo Il per cent of the people outside
+ba cities are burning corn. They claim
that at present prices paid for corn, SC
to lie. it is economy to burn it, and the
state board intends TO use this informa-
zion as a basis for an effort to secure
a lower rate on corn and coal ship
faP0tS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
THE SOUTH CARoLIN1AN.
(From the Atlantic Monthly.)

(From the Atlantic Monthly
The South Carolinian has always ar
rogated to himself the name "Carolin-
ian," and he has never been on very
familiar terms with his northern neigh
Dor. His feeling for his Southern
neighbor, the Georgian, is also one of
mere tolerance, for the latter has been
called the Southern Yankee, and fairly
deserves the appellation. He has much
of the shrewdness and push that mark
the typical Down Easter" and he has
a considerable share of that worthy's
moral earnestness. In addition he has
! good deal of the Virginians geniaHty
and love of comfort, of the North Caro-
linianS unpretending democracy, and
of the South Carolinians tendency to
exhibitions of fiery temper But over
and above everything else he has an
honest and hearty and not unfounded
pride in Georgia, and a sort of masonic
utilization with every person animal,
institution, custom,-in short, thing
that can be called Georgian. He may
not always stand for patriotism, state
and national. He loves success, strenth,
Observation-Disclosures. and the solid
virtues neutrality-suspicious. is he averse
to the snowy ones,-but above all he
loves virtue in action. Though pos
| sesSed of a strong, clear intellect. he is
more particularly man of i've senses,
of which he makes as good use as he
! can. He may not always taste the
I sweetness or see the light of the highest
civilization, but he has good healthy
appetite for life.
Mr.. Ward L. Smith of Frederickstown
| Mo- was troubled with chronic diaF-
| rhoea for over thirty years. He had
| become fully satisfied that 1t was only
| q question of a short time when he
| would have to give up He had been
| treated by some of the best physicians
in Europe and America, but got no per-
manent relief One day he picked up a
| newspaper and CHANGED to read an ad
| lrfi IF COliC
| Cholera and Dfarrhoea Remedy. He
| got a bottle of it, the first dose helped
| him and its continued use cured him.
| For sale by druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
IDEAL WOMEN

GFrom the Philadelphia Record
Professor Sargent of Harvard, who
has collected an immense amount of
data relative to the physical develop
ment of men and women, as well as the
measurements of women made by Miss
Anna Wood of Wellesley college, show
that the one particular in which Amer1-
can women depart most markedly from
the artistic form is in the lack of prop
er development of the waist This was
one of the main points brought out in
recent lecture at the Academy of Nat
ural Sciences, by Prof a. B. Brubaker,
on Physical Development. He said:
Professor GOttfried Schadow of the
Royal Academy of Arts, in Berlin, has
given to the world, in his figure of an
artistically-fOrmed woman, the follow
ing measurements: Height, 631s inches;
breadth of neck, 81 inches, shoulders,
Is inches; waist, 8 inches; hips, 1879
inches.
Venus de Medici, the worlds ideal of
perfection in the female figure, on these
measurements Height So inches;
breadth of neck, 4 inches; shoulders, Is
inches; waist, 912 inches; hips, Is inch
es. Professor Sargent, with several
thousand tabulated life measurements
the young American girl with these
measurements: Height, 6315 inches:
breadth of neck, 3.S inches; girth of
neck. 121 inches; breadth of shoulders
14-7 inches; breadth of waistsS6 inches;
girth of waist, 24.6 inches; breadth of
hips, 13-1 inches; girth of hips, 35.4 inch
es; girth of calf. 1873 inches; girth of
upper arm, 1O.1 inches; girth of thigh,
2f-4 inches, and forearm, 90 inches.
Miss Anna Woods averages of 1000
young women correspond with those OF
Professor Sargent Assuming that the
artistic breadth and girth of the waist
as given above are the natural condi-
tons the ratio between the height and
girth of waist is a measure of its proper
proportions. The worlds models COM
pared with actual life is as follows:
Height Girth. Per
Inches Inches arnt
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
Bavards viii Visit the Queen.

London, Feb. 2.-The Daily News is
authority for the statement that AM
bass2dor and Mrs. Rayard will pay a
visit to the queen on the occasion of
her return to Windsor castle, after din
ing with the Prince of Wales and Lord
Salisbury. The function will be of the
nature of a farewell, as the queen will
be on the continent when Mr.. Bayard
leaves the American embassy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02

The American Newspaper Directory
each year gives the TOPEKA DAILY
STATE JOURNAL guaranteed cir
cuiation. The directory for 1896
guarantees that the circulation
was larger than that of any other
Topeka daily.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02

Governor Leedy will not need to
elbow blood in the ears of New York
ers. A mob of her own people will
probably do that on the occasion of the
Bradley Martin ball. New York will
have her hands full before many moons
have passed and can turn her attention
away from Kansas while she seeks her
own safety
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02

The STATE JOURNAL has forty
peka and suburbs. These carriers
alone are paid over $4,000 a year
for circulating the paper in this
community.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02

Now Building = double front, three
floors, prominent corner erected
for the exclusive use of the pubEica-
tion and business of the STATE
JOURNAL newspaper--noj job office
or side issues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
France Taxes FOREIGN Sugar.

Paris. Feb. 2-The chamber of depu-
ties today adopted the article of the su-
gar bill imposing a tax of 8 franks on
foreign sugar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
I1Iinoig Steel CO. Reduces Wages.

Joliet, Ill. Feb. 2.lThe employees oil
the Illinois Steel company have received
notice of a reduction of from 10 to e
per cent in wages.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02
Flynn Out Tor Governor.

Guthrie, o. T., Feb I'D. T. Flynn,
Oklohama's delegate in congress, makes
formal announcement in a local paper
of his candidacy for appointment as
governor of the territory
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02

A torpid liver means a bad complex
ion, bad breath, indigestion and fire.
quent headaches. To avoid such COM
panions take DeWitt's Little Early Ris-
ers, the famous little pills. G. W.Stans-
field, 632 Kan Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-02-02

All the different forms of skin trou-
bles, from chapped hands to eczema
and indolent ulcers can be readily
cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel -SaIve,
the great pile cure G. w. Stansfield,
632 Kan. Ave.