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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20
HINT TO THE LEGISLATURE.

This legislature would do well to lis
ten to the faint murmur rising in the
distance. Remember no party can stay
in power in Kansas-never any more
if its record isn't acceptable. The Will
son County Citizen says:
Governor Leedy wisely enough recon-
mends the consolidation of two state
boards, but if done it would save but
two or three thousand dollars annually.
But forthwith the legislature to which
the recommendations are addressed, pro-
ceeds to appoint clerks and secretaries
and assistants for all sorts of things by
the score and far in excess of the public
needs. for no other purpose than to pro-
vide places for the friends of members
and supporters of the cause" And
this creation of from so to rs extra and
unnecessary positions will cost the state
not less than 10000. This abuse in its
extreme form began two years ago,
when a Republican house and a Popu-
list senate We'd with each other in Civ
ing jobs to their rela tives and friends at
the expense of the state treasury This
paper denounced the thievery then as it
does now. Twenty years ago such reck-
lessness would not have been entertain
ed. And then prosperity was greater
and taxes lower Now the conditions
are the opposite.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

in .Grif bill. The responsibility of
the phrasirg and punctuation of the
tariff bill rests on the members of the
house and senate committees and on the
treasury department. which revises the
bill. But the CLERKS of the two commit
tees have charge of the bill. They are
its custodians, they have access to it at
all times, and it wonld be very easy for
one of them to make a change in it in
such way that it would seem to be
accidental. Either Henry Talbot, the
clerk of the ways and means commit
tee, or James S. Morrill,, the clerk of
the finance committee, could make a
fortune if he was willing to sell him
self to one of the manufacturers whose
profits depend on the rate of duty
charged on one article in the bill. But
the clerks of the two committees are
men of integrity. Henry Talbot has
been with the ways and means commit
tee under both Democratic and Repub-
lican administrations, and he has the
entire confideL re of the COM mittee. Mr.
Morrill, is the son of Americas grand
old man." Senator Justin S. Morrill, of
Vermont, and his reputation is unim-
peachable.
GEORGE GRANTHAM BAN.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20
A GOVERNMENT EXPERT"

The Neosho river in southeastern
Kansas frequently overfows and ruins
the crops on thousands of acres of farm
ing land Complaint was made to the
government and it was asked that the
river might be Strengthened in such a
manner as to prevent the overfiows
The government had on hand a number
of '.nepotics'' cousins, nephews, father
in-law, etc, of influential persons in
power and it sent out one of these
amiable numbskulls to make an exam
ination. He reported that the river
was not navigable," and there was no
use to spend any money on it.
Nobody wanted the river to be made
navigable This is another instance of
the highly paid stupidity in government
circles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20
"FORMERLY OF KANSAS"
President Mcknight of the Louisville
Bank That Failed Began in Kansas.

]. NJ. Mcknight, president of the
German National bank which failed at
Louisville. KY, if reports be true, has
had varied experience in Kansas. In
dependence was the town to first chron-
icle a business failure on his part.
From Independence Mcknight went
to Howard and operated small gro
Gerry business. The environments did
not please him and he went to ANTHONY
There he also conducted grocery bust
ness but later went to Scott City and
during the boom times operated a small
banking and loan business.
BY some political influence, which
has always been mystery to his
friends, Mcknight was appointed ma
tional bank examiner for Kansas I'M
der Harrison. Leaving the state at the
close of his term of office, Mcknight
went east and the first news of him in
years came yesterday when this fail
ure was added to his record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20
FEES AND SALARIES.

If the legislature shall undertake the
reduction of salaries it should not stop
at a few important offices, but the re-
form should be extended on down the
line. In so doing many offices will be
encountered which pay no fixed salar-
les, but at the same time are among the
most remunerative positions within the
gift of the people,
Notable among them are the offices of
clerk OF the district court, sheriff, regis
ter of deeds, probate judge, justice of
the peace and consta bic. The compen-
Sation of these officials should be fixed a I
stated amount and all fees received
over this amount should be turned into
the public treasury These officials
would not then receive more than they
are entitled to for their time as is fire.
quently the case and all temptation
to exact exhorbitant or unnecessary
fees would be removed.
Salaries should be made high enough
to insure good service but there is no
reason why the clerk of a court should
receive more compensation than the
judge. or that a sheriff should be paid
better than the governor of the state.
If the Populist legislature is out for
reform in earnest, here is an opportun-
ity to save money for the people. A
this way than by cutting down salaries
already fixed. The national government
has this plan in operation in connection
with the United states marShalShips
and has recently been extending it to
other branches of the service.
The workman is worthy his hire but
he is not worth any more. in many
cases The injustice and inequality of
the present system is best illustrated by
the fact that there have been years
when some of these offices have paid
many times what they did in other
years, yet the incumbents but devoted
their time to the work.
Nothing appeals to the people more
strongly as a reform movement than a
measure that will save them money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20
DEPARTMENT STORES COST.

(F'rom the january Scribnerl
Department stores have advanced for
tunately in both the quality of the goods
sold and the amount of the sales. The
business of several amounts annually to
from $7,500,000 to $4,000. 000 and this, rough
ly speaking, is as much money as many a
prosperous railway one thousand miles
store in the west carries a rent account
of almost if not quite, $500. 900 year: the
mail order business of another amounts
to $500, 900 a year; a number of houses send
to the homes of the customers more than
twenty thousand packages in single day.
while perhaps as many more are carried
away in the hands of the shoppers In
the busiest days quite one hundred thouS-
and persons have visited each of the very
largest stores of New York. Philadelphia.
Chicago and Brooklyn. One firm spends
more than $3OOOOO year for advertising:
and single departments in several stores
sell more than $2,OO0OO0 worth of goods
annual lily
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

The new STATE JOURNAL. home is
one of the neatest and most unique
buildings in the state model
newspaper structure. Its fast web
press and its Hnotypes are on the
the ground floor, behind plate glass,
affording a 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, 1897-01-20
Once Engaged to Anna Gould

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 20.--At the an
nual election of the Glee and Mandolin
clubs just held, Harry Woodruff, '9S, of
Philadelphia, we'll known to all the
matinee girls of three and four years
ago and the reported fiance of Anna
Gould before her marriage to the Count
de Castellane. was elected president of
the Glee club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20
YyETTE GUILBERT SPEAKS
Responds to Clamor at the Close of
Her Engagement

New York Jan. 2O.-Mlle. Yvette Gull
bert closed her engagement at Roster &
Balls music hall last night. The audi
ence was very large. At the conclusion
of her songs she was called before the
curtain twelve times, and at last made
little speech.
Il thank you for your Kindness said
she land am only sorry that / do not
know English well enough to tell you all
1 feel at this parting Au revoirt'
She was cheered to the echo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20
SPELLING REFORM.

IFrom the Philadelphia American
OF all crankeries that of spelling re-
form is about the crankiest. If the
world was ruled by logic there might
want to play ducks and brakes with our
language and literature for the sake of
Dictionarianity. If they had their
way the children of the future would
have to learn and un1earn their mother
tongue at the same time. unless every
existing printed book could be burnt, to
make way for the new phonetic lingo
which hurts the eye and distracts
thought when it comes in our way
Prof. Mahaffy of Dublin, Mr.. Horace
Scudder. and Mr. Benjamin Smith, of
the Century dictionary are discussing
but while as scholars they deplore it's
happy-go-lucl1y free-and-easiness they
don't think much of the ridiculous re
forms which deform it still more
eyoo+4,r Cnrho nie.--..s--. c.o..,r,L,.,.,.a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20
A Cure for Lame Back.

my daughter, when recovering from
an attack of fever, was q great sufferer
from pain in the back and hips" writes
Louden Grover of Sardis, Ky. After
using quite a number of remedies with
out any benefit, she tried one bottle of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and it has
given entire relief Chamberlain
Pain Balm is also a certain cure for
rheumatism. Sold by druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

Seni-barbaric New York enjoys
newspaper with a woman diving across
two pages, full face and profile views of
Corbett's fist, life size portrait of an
anaconda swallowing a COW, an electric
light trimmer impaled on an iron fence
and a few inferior horrors thrown in.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

The American Newspaper Directory
each year gives the Topeka DAILY
STATE JOURNAL a guaranteed cir.
culation. 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, 1897-01-20

STEADY Reader''never submits a long
article for publication in the State
Journal for if he is a steady reader he
sees that long articles from the public
are not published
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

A few years ago only presidents and
emperors touched buttons to start
things going, but now every man has
the privilege of paving around in the
dark to turn on the electric light.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

Judge: Mr.. Goslin-I dweamed lawst
night-aw-that you and I were maw
wied-aw, Miss Amy.
Miss Tenspot-You call that dream,
do you?''
Mr.. Goslin-Yaws, of cawse. +,
Miss Tenspot-If 1 had dreamed that
I should call it a nightmare.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

If we were a political party we should
hate to promise plum pudding and ice
cream for everybody in order to get
their votes. No wonder a mans health
breaks down when he contemplates
(after eIection) the enormity OF his con-
tract
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

New Building = double front, three
floors, prominent corner = erected
4 for the exclusive use of the publica-
ton and business of the STATE
JOURNAL newspaper-no job office
or side issues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

They Prefer to See the Bright CoIors on
Others.
Especial Correspondence.]
NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-However much
one may like to see bright colors on
others, the woman of genuine taste pre-
fers the sober tints which are always
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

The STATE JOURNAL has forty
three regular route carriers in To-
peka and suburbs. These carriers
alone are paid over $1,000 a year
for circulating the paper in this
community.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

says that it costs IS to swear on the
streets of that city. Anyone who has
ever seen the streets of Boston, how
ever, will admit that it is worth the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

1t was a Burton man who said when
asked if ingalls, would get no votes at
all in the caucus, that Kansas did not
intend to drag the family skeleton out
of the closet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

The single tax people met in Topeka
yesterday have got as far as 3D."
large section of the people of Kansas
have already reached L. and M"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

Old men cannot stay up all night with
the boys nor be greeted with smiles by
beautiful girls but they can hold all
the good offices or be appointed receiv
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20
snacia1ties hv The Paiees.

Hake sisters. Harry English, Geo W.
Paige. Walter L. Potts. Lillian Paige,
Frances Florida, Rem Hake, Walter c.
Steely and others at the Crawford OPP
era House every night this week. Prices
10, 20 and 30 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

New York Mail and Express: There
is one paragraph in this column which
the ST. Joseph (NIo.) Herald won't steal
and publish as it's own. This is it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

There are no secrets about
the STATE JOURNALS
circulation. A detailed
statement, signed and
sworn to, is issued annu-
ally, showing the circu-
Iation for each day in
the year. The statement
is sent to directories and
furnished advertisers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

When we want the kind of winter nee
essary for open air skating Kinks and
ice barbicans we can't have it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

The Select knights, A. o. U. w, will
give a ball Thursday evening. Jan. q,
at 723 Kansas avenue. Admission %
cents a couple
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

Poor Mr.. Lease of Wichita now has
no home. 1t seems to be a plain case of
desertion by Mary Elizabeth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

The degree team of Irwin lodge No.
26O, A. o. u. w, will give a social
dance Thursday evening, Jan. 81 1897,
at their hall, northwest corner Sixth
and Quincy. Tickets % cents. Ladies
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20
HOW WE GREW.

I'm 1855 the circulation was 500
January i, 1891, were printed 3.125
Daily average for year 1884,. 1880
Daily average for year 1902. 5000
Daily average for year 1893. g, 213
Daily average for year 1904. S,Al6
Daily average for year 1885,. 9,217
Daily average asst mons. 90. no. e25
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

William Waldorf Astor's next step
will be to raise the British flag over the
Hotel Waldorf.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

In the fifteen months last past
these are some of the results that
have been reached:
statement-Of circulation exceeding
that of any other Topeka daily:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

Four Linotype machines installed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

The prize fighting expression pulled
off, ought TO be pulled off.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

Reached daily average for first six
months 1896 of 10, Gas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

Paper enlarged from six column quarto
to seven column quarto.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20

Scott's Carbo-Digestiv Compound,
sure cure for indigestion. All druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-20
WOMEN OF TASTE.

GEORGE GRANTHAM BAN.
New-York tribune., 1897-02-21

ONE PLACE WHERE SHE WAS NOT.
From The Kansas city Journal.
This IL the only trouble | got into," said
a citizen OF Arkansas City his neighbors drew
him wet and sniyering from a cstern, that didn Z
have a woman at the bottom OK IT,"
New-York tribune., 1897-02-21

that his mothers marriage had been declared
souNeTainement tby the sovereign null and
p vola. FROM this it will be seen that the claims Of
the senior American descendant of Jerome event
ualy 10 succeed to the chieftai1cy of the House
or Bonaparte are infinitely superior to any that
could be presented by Roland
Az the present moment, therefore the male
representatives OF the House of Bonaparte ex-
elusive OF the American branch Of the family.
consist OF Prince Victor who lives at Brussels.
frlnCe Louis. his younger brother who is sprvino
as cavalry colonel in the Russian army both of
them sons of the late "Plon Plon": Prince Ma
poleon Charles, grandson OF Lucien, who resides
at Rome. and the self-styled Prince" Roland
bonaparte, who makes his home at Paris OF
these four the first two are unmarried and likely
to remain so. Prince Napoleon Charles is a man
over sixty years of age. his wife being equally
advanced IN nfe while Roland is a widower
BoNAPARTE PRINCEssEs.
There are plenty of Bonaparte princesses. all,
with the exception OF Princess Eugene daughter
OF Napoleon Charles. being married widowed.
Thus Nictor's sister, Letitia Bonaparte is now
the widow Of King Humbert's brother. the late
Duke of Aosta. She has little boy. but he is a
Prince of the House of Savoy and a member OF
the reigning family of Italy, and in no sense a
Bonaparte. Princess Charlotte Bonaparte sister
OF Prince Napoleon Charles. married Count Peter
Prlmoh, and has two sons Count Joseph and
Count Louis Primo who are as we'll known in
tnc American society at Rome as they are in that
OF Paris. But although they inherit many OF the
facial characteristics Of their mothers family
they can in no sense of the word be considered
Bonapartes nor play any part in the perpetu-
alton Of the dynasty.
In short. unless either Prince Victor or Prince
Louis Bonaparte wed. which is regarded by those
VINO are acquainted with Bonapartist affairs as
improbable in the extreme the responsibility OF
continuing the name of BOnaparte will lie at the
door or the American branch of the house. since
Roland Is merely Bonapar by courtesy. This
is surprising state OF things when one remem-
bers how anxious the first Emperor was to pro-
vide against such contingency the extinction
or the name of BOnaparte. and ii would he indeed
an irony OF fate were its perpetuation to be Sc
cured by the grandson of that American sister
ln-laW OF his whom he subjected to such un-
Just'iable and heartless treatment.
EX-ATTACHE
New-York tribune., 1897-02-21

IN each week f. sewing day when we are glan 20
welcome our women and give them help In Whatever
work they are doing-cutttng garments. mehuns.
making over. The four remaining days are devoteu
10 visiting. then the lessons receive practcal neon
straton In their homes and become OF feai
value 10 them hope. We plan TO help IN What-
ever may be hand-cooking. serving meals
mending making garments, attending the slCh'
bathing baby. or I'm assisting In making nome neat.
We have grown 10 think that nothing is out of our
line and to adapt ourselves all situations. even
TO sleeping in the cabins when attending the SICK
although the last Is severe trial.
Once in two weeks on Saturday morning the
Agency Commissary is n busy place when the lnd-
ians come for their issue of ratons. II Is a gaia
day. and they come I'm holiday attire. Gay prints,
gayer blankets and bright faces give color ana ami
nation 10 the scene which Il interesting indeed TO
novice. They come in big. numbering farm wagons
drawn by two Indian ponies the one spring seat oc-
cupied by lord the head Of the family whlie me
women sit on the floor of the wagon and hear the
jolting OF the rough roads uncompla ningly: nay;
with faces absolutely jolly with smiles. Behind
the wagon follow the 1.-THE young colts. any num-
her from two three 10 eight or ten. some or them
so graceful slender and beautiful in every way we
long to pet them. but they too shy.
Everybody Is jolly issue day. There Will be
feast I'm every home when it Is over, and having
New-York tribune., 1897-02-21

which supplement the text are such as to make
the reader long impatiently 20 see the remain
ing books completed.
Rather q sculptor than a draughtsman by pro-
fession. Mr.. K.pliug has followed his natural
inclination by modelling all these illustrations
in clay and then having the casts photographed
for reproduction The effect produced is Won
derfuIly solid and ufelike. Father and son
consulted long and earnestly together upon the
choice Of subjects 10 be depicted. and one
who has seen the plates which have already
been issued viii bc likely 20 crticise the selec-
tions The true Kipling spirit is in the pictures
"A we'll rs in the text What more delightful
or characteristic embodiment OF MY Lord the
Elephant" could be found than the Illustration
here reproduced? The task OF completing the
tbirtv-elx nlaies which the edition is to contain
New-York tribune., 1897-02-21

merely to make a set Of pattern panels OF tne
wood Impressions OF these were taken. ano
the entire room finished in stucco at compare
lively small cost and In fair imitation or the
genuine article Tie difference could. of course.
be detected by any one familiar with the teak
wood work and Mr. Kipling's ideas regarding
this stroke of royal economy can perhaps De
guessed at just as well II they were ex-
pressed.
Mr. Kpng has visited this country severai
times the last occasion being in ths summer OF
1880. when he spent some weeks at MS son
home in BrattIeboro VT When IN this city. he
has usually stayed al the house Of his FRIEND
Mr. De Forrest Mrs. John Lockwood kipling.
who is said by those who have met her 10 ne a
charming and brilliant woman, was Miss Mac.
donald and is a sister OF Lady BUrLe-Jones ana
Lady Poynter
New-York tribune., 1897-02-21

pened about two years ago. To Americans
especially noted for the freedom with which
they spend money. the facts in the case, IN
volying a royal parsonage, will sound strange
1t seems that Queen Victoria. either To satisfy
q desire OF her own. TO conform TO the grow
ing fondness for Indian art house decora-
tion determined TO have an lndian-room in one
Cf her palaces. John Lockwood kipllng was
chosen as the man best qualified 10 superintend
such an undertaking. and under his direction
Hindoo artist OF note prepared the designs upon
teakwood panels The people of India, While
they excel In the actual carving. are TOO uh-
familiar with the European style of architecture
To he able to dispense with such supervision.
Now comes the odd part OF the story. Ihe
room. to Ice a perfect specimen OF Indian WORK,
should have been finished. walls and ceiling, Ill
solid blocks of the real. carved teakN God The
thing has been done in this country hut teak
wood costs money and the Queen decided that
such a proceeding was too expensive FOR ner 10
countenance. SO the Hindoo artist was allowed