davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-20
SHOULD BE JUST.
Foolish People Getting a "Phobia"
Over the British Celebration.

a number Of people have taken it on
themselves to annoy and attack the ma
tives of Great Britain who choose to
celebrate the jubilee of Queen Victoria
This is not only impolite but it has not
the slightest reason in it. Americans
in England celebrate the Fourth of Ju-
ly as regularly as it comes around and
they are not subjected to insult or un-
pleasant comment on the part of the
British press or public. If Americans
may enjoy the celebrati ton of their an
niversaries in England in peace. ma
tives of England have an equal right
here Intolerance has no excuse to
masquerade under the guise of patriot
ism.
Let the English born people alone in
their celebration. Those people who
feel called on to rend their garments
every time the name Great Britain is
mentioned should restrain their wrath
and behave themselves like gentlemen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-20
Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Potter
Palmer Having Made
Themselves Amusingly Con-
spicuOus in the McCOOk Affair.
NOW MRS.HETTYGREEN
Launches Into the Arena OH the
Subject.
Says a Duke Wants Her Daugh-
ter Silvia.

Chicago, May 2O.-Hetty Green, the
richest woman in America, on the eve
of her departure from Chicago, discuss
the Logan McCook row as follows:
I see that bloodshed between John
A. Logan and some of the fighting Nc
Cooks is threatened, but I don't be-
ieve there will be any more blood flow
than when James Gordon Bennett and
Fred May were doing all that talking
some years ago about shooting each
other on the field of honor Now, if
some Americans were not so crazy over
this desire to touch the hem of royalty
there wouldn't be such a fuss as is
stirred up.
You know you can't fool the Rus
sian nobility by covering your breast
with medalliOnS. Why, my husband
was a guest i'll the winter palace in St.
Petersburg in 1866. and he knows. You
see, he was guest of Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy Fox when the Ameri-
can fleet visited Russia to let Emperor
Alexander see a modern monster and
the other irOnclads.
Mr.. Green was with the American
visitors, who slept in the palace, and
the Emperor gave him a beautiful,
green-rinted album with gold clasp and
containing twelve photographs of the
ROmanOff family. The cover bears the
imperial crest.
You know I am Populist in a good
many things and I don't want to see
young Mr.. Logan shooting at old Mr..
McCOok over happenings at foreign
court.
why, spent eight years in Europe
and I used to have to laugh at the hard
work of Americans practicing so that
they could get into and then back out
of room without tripping over their
swords.
L could have had a front seat at
that Russian coronation, for at least
ten Russian noblemen have tried to get
introduced to my daughter, Silvia, with
the object of winning her hand.
- Mrs. Green said Mrs. Paran Ste
vens. let me take Silvia to Europe and
I will get her welded to a count
Why, 1 said to Mrs. Stevens, a
count A Russian duke has already
endeavored to win my Silvias hand
We have all the nobility we want in
our family, for you know Mr. Green is
descended from a titled family in Eng
land and Captain Marryat, the novel
ist was a near relative.
But Mr.. Green doesn't boast of that
and [ shall take care of the dukes,
counts, barons and others who would
like to bestow their titles on Silvia
Green
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-20
MAY ENDORSE KEPLEY.
Shawnee County Populists May Put
Him on Their Ticket.

There promises to be an interesting
time before the Populists have made
their nominations for county offices.
The sentiment for straight ticket
seems to be growing among the POpu-
lists and unless a change in the feeling
takes place there will probably be
Populist county convention and straight
Populist nominees. The friends of
Sheriff Kepley are already busy and
they will exert a powerful influence to
induce the Populist convention to not
make a nomination for sheriff. That
would practically mean an endorsement
but if the convention would make
straight endorsement of Sheriff KepIey
there would be no objection.
Sheriff Kepleys friends say that for
the first time Shawnee county Populists
have been recognized in the county
through Sheriff Kepley's appointments
and they say it would look like ingrati-
tude to refuse to give him the solid sup
port of the party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-20
SANTA FE GOLD FIELD.
C. N. Higginson Has His Eye on the
New Gold Fields.

Santa Fe, N NJ, May 2O.-C. NJ. Hig-
ginson, assistant to President Ripley.
and J. J. Frey, general manager of the
Santa Fe system, left Springer by pri-
vate conveyance yesterday for a trip of
inspection to the gold fields of Eliza
bethtown. Hemattie. La Belle and Red
River This is the third party of rail-
road men representing competing lines
that has gone into that region within
three weeks. Both the Denver and Rio
Grande and the Gulf roads have had
mining experts examining these dis
tricts for months and if either of these
companies should decide to build, the
AtchisOn. Topeka & Santa Fe will
doubtless run in a branch from Spring
er or Maxwell City The preliminary
survey for such a line has been survey
ed and a charter for the same filed here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-20
N. Y. CAPITOL AFIRE.
Destruction of the $2O,ooO,OOO Edi
flee Narrowly Averted.

Albany, n. Y, May 20.-A temporary
roofing over the eastern approach to
the capitol caught fire at 1 o'clock to-
day. A stiff east wind was blowing
and in five minutes the entire capitol
was filled with sitting smoke. Great
excitement was occasioned throughout
the departments. The structure is di-
rectly in front of the private rooms of
the judges of the court of appeals which
are filled with valuable law libraries
and documents.
The fire was put out with hand ex-
tinguishers after a half hours work
without having done any damage to
anything but the roofing and some
sea affolding. 1t is believed to have or
iginated from the upsetting of a plumb
erS furnace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-20
HOW THE BANKERS DO.
A Pointer for Witnesses Who Don't
Get Fees.

County Jailer Frank Leach says that
bankers always demand their fees in
advance when a subpoena is served on
them for civil cases. When this is done
the officer has to make a return of the
papers with the information endorsed
that the person refuses to appear IN
less fees are paid. If the witness is alb
sOlutely necessary to the case the officer
is sent again to the person and has to
pay sL50.
Lately Leach has been sent with sub
poenas to serve in civil cases where
certain bankers are wanted as witness
es. In every case he says that they de-
mand their fees. And it is not surpris-
ing either When state subpoena is
served the one summoned is required to
appear and is afterward paid by the
county,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-20
OUR CITY
To Be Glorified and Doomed at
the Banquet Tomorrow Night.

Seventy-five of Topeka's representative
men will banquet in honor of the Topeka
Commercial club at the Throop hotel to-
morrow night. An adjourned meeting of
the club was held last night, and all ar
rangements for the banquet completed.
Up to last night the invited guests num-
bered but about thirty, but this number
was increased last night so as to bring
the attendance of members and guests up
to seventy-five. Thomas Doran, secre-
tary of the Committee of Fifteen. was al
so declared one of the speakers, and will
respond to the toast The Fall Festival -
The eight toasts to be responded to to-
morrow night are the following:
THE Topeka Commercial Club W. H.
Davis.
The City of Topeka" Mayor c. A. Eel
lows.
The Embellishments of City" Ed
ward Wilder.
1.-The Auditorium. A. A. GODDARD.
1.-The Fall Festival T. F. Doran.
The Kansas Cow c. H. Pattison.
How Newspapers Help to Build a
City" J. K. Hudson.
New and Greater Topeka Eugene
Ware.
Steinbergs orchestra of seven pieces
will furnish music during the course of
the banquet which will commence at 3
o'clock A w. Dana will act as toast
ma
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-20
B. 0. FLOWERS MAGAZINE.
The Deposed Editor of the Arena VIII
Make a New Venture N Chicago.

Chicago, May 20.-ChicagO is to have
a new reform magazine. It will be call
ed THE New Time" and will be edited
by B. O. Flower, recently editor of the
Arena and Frederick U. Adams, editor
of New Occasions" and head of the
Democratic press and literary bureau in
the presidential campaign. The maga-
zine is back by men prominent in the
so-caIled reform movement and will be
devoted to a discussion of social and po
Htical economy, direct legislation, the
national ownership of monOpolies, the
money question and kindred subjects.
1t will be publised by Carles H. Kerr of
Chicago with a branch office in Boston
New Occasions ceases with the June
number, having been consolidated with
the new venture which Will appear in
.I11lX
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-20
SAND AND GALL.
A. a. Vance Makes a Distinction in
Governor Leedy's Case.
A. H. Vance, the attorney, h

A. H. Vance, the attorney, has this
to say of Gov. Leedy:
Il think that if ~the governor had it
to do over again he would not make
such another speech. He might not ad-
nit it, but 1 believe down deep in his
heart he realizes that he has made a
mistake What we thought was sand
in Gov Leedy is really nothing but
gall There is quite a difference be-
tween sand and gall. His characteristic
seems to be to be stubborn. 1 am sur
prised at I. o. Pickering's having sup
ported Gov Leedy at the last election.
but I think Mr.. Pickering has the right
end of it now"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-20
NEAR PULLMAN'S HOUSE.
An Unknown Man Takes His Own
Life With a Pistol

Chicago. May Outstanding beside the
Indian monument, cOmmemOrating the
Fort Dearborn massacre. which stands
adjoining George NJ. PulImans residence
unidentified man put an end to his exist
ence- He fired a bullet into his right
temple and fell upon his face behind the
statue, with the revolver clasped in his
hand. Albert Luetich, gardener en-
ployed by Mr.. Pullman, was standing but
a few feet distant when the man drew
his revolver. and attempted to prevent
him from shooting himself but was not
quick enough. The suicide had evidently
been a labOrer, but there was nothing
about him which could identify him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-20
nTcTaeeart Annointed.

ty was today appointed by Governor
Leedy to fill the vacancy on the board
of directors of the Hutchinson refOrnla-
tory, caused by the death of Senator B.
is an ex-state senator and represents
the free silver Republican element of
Kansas. He was one of the old wheel
horses of the party until during the
campaign of 1896 when he refused to
abide by the St. Louis platform and
Joined the ranks of the thousands OF
silverites in this state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-20
AZ BeII view schooI

Bell View school which is in what is
known as the OVermyer district just
east of Topeka held its closing exercises
last night. The entertainm cOnsiste
of decIamatiOns, music. marches and
drills. A company of IL young sol
diers" aged about II and Il years was a
new feature. The other numerous drills
were rendered in perfect order. The
teachers, Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Martin,
and their pupils greatly pleased the
large attendance which filled two large
rooms The pupils performed in one
room and then repeated the same in
another room.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-20
c. P. General Assembly Convene.

Chicago. May 20.-Tne 67th general
assembly of the Cumberland Presbyter-
ian church convened today with about
250 delegates present representing %
states and territories, most of them.
the first time in the history of this de-
nomination that it has come as far
north as Chicago to hold its annual as
semblies. The convention will last ten
days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-20
ARMISTICE SETTLED.
Greece and Turkey Will Stop Fight
ing for ~ Days.

Athens, May 2O.-An armistice be-
tween the Turkish and Greek troops
in Thessaly to extend over a period of
seventeen days was finally concluded
today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-20
Cabinet Minister's Son a Suicide.

Ottawa, Ont, May 2O-LaForce Lange-
vim, the only son of Sir Hector Lange-
vim, minister of public works in the
cabinet of the late Sir John A. McDon-
aid. committed suicide at the residence
OF Sir Hector. LaFOrce Langevin was
known as a man of peculiar disposition.
He took an active part in the labor ag-
1tation, and of late has shown signs of
dependency and i'll health and to this
cause his suicide is attributed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-05-20

They are dandies." said Thos Bow
ers. of the Crockett, Texas. Enterprise.
while writing about DeWitt's Little
Early Risers, the famous little pills for
sick headache and disorders of the
stomach and liver. George w. Stans-
field, 632 Kansas avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-05

A bennington (Eng.) correspondent
writes:-For physical, historical and So
cial attractions there is no city in Eng
land, or elsewhere, for that matter, that
can surpass bennington. 1t is in the
very midst of the "midlands,', and the
geographic centre of England is marked
by a mighty oak in one of the streets of
the own. 1t is a Gospel oak" such as
o find all over England standing in the
middle of the roads, usually with iron
fences around them to assist in their
preservation. An antiquarian was telling
me the other day the origin of that term.
1t appears that it was customary in oiden
times, as a landmark for the people, and
to prevent the -tithe-gatherers from
poaching upon each others preserves, to
mark the boundaries between parishes by
planting such large trees in the middle of
the principal highways. While the dis
senters were being prosecuted and were
forbidden, to hold public worship. they
used to assemble under these trees to
read the Gospel and hear it ~expounded by
their preachers, because, if their exer-
cises were Interrupted by the authorities
of one parish, all they had to 10 was to
move around to the other side of the tree
n get out of their jurisdiction. Hence
they became known as Gospel oaks"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-05
RIrds al nan as Glraaes.

A curious egg was recently brought
from Madagascar to America, n it is
now in New York, says the Little Chris
tian. The egg is more than one foot in
length, and is large enough to hold two
gallons of water. 1t is eight times great
er thar the largest of the ostrich's eggs.
The egg is that of a huge bird, now no
longer in existence, called the e%pyornis.
No living person ever saw the epyornis
but skeletons of the colossal creature
have been found in the ~sandbanks OF
The discovery was made in
an d manner.
The captain of a merchant vessel went
into a harbor on the southern coast OF
to trade with he natives,
and while there he saw the men making
s1se of huge cups in which to carry water.
TTpon Investigation he found that the
Guns were eggshells cut in halves, and
he o obtained a specimen OF the egg
of the epyornis, which had been pre-
served for hundreds of years in the dry
Those who have read about
fine roc. SO closely connected with the
haps and mishaps of Sinbad the Sailor,
may vet live to learn that such huge
birds as the roc really did exist once
,1non a time. 1t is known that there
,1sed to be railbirds six feet high, and
eagles capable of carrying off six or eight
men each. The barpagornis, a gigantic
bird. was, in structure, very much like
the modern eagle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-05
SUMMER OUTINGS.

Mr.. B. M. Schuyler, of Hoboken, is at
Roe's Hotel, Patchogue.
H. N. Mandy, j. Wheelan and E. Maxon
Of this city are at the same hotel, Patch
cgue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hicks are staying
at Felio's New York Hotel, Rockaway
Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry o'Brien. of Union
Hill, are at the New York Hotel. Rock
way.
Mr.. Fred j. Dubs is at Schilling's At
las Hotel, Rockaway Beach
Mr.. Emile Schultzer, of Hoboken. is at
the Deiavan, Sayville.
Mr.. J. w. Greene and Mr.. A. M. Mon
digo are staying at the Sherman House,
Babylon, Long Island.
Mrs. Vree.and has been visiting Mrs.
Lambert Snedicoe at Rapport, Long Is
land.
Mr.. Henry F. Marquardt and Mr..
George w. Fair are at Southold, Long
Island.
Mrs. Sarah Purcell and Miss Purcell are
staying at Ye Lancashire Inn, Liberty.
Miss T~ereraband, Of Hoboken, is at the
Me- Arlington HotebfLake Hopatkongs
Mrs. r. Dennison and Mrs. Brannigan,
of this city, are spending the summer at
Hunter, N, J.I2s M ~
Mr. Robert Ferrfer,a of No. / Exchange
place, is s4mmeringi at no. !
place. and seems to enjoy IT,
Ger. sNVa Gnand Mrs. Heppenheimer are
at thesLake fIopatcong Club for August
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-05
The Evolution OF the Educational
Ideal.

Let is place ourselves apart from the
tumult which RACES on both sides, and,
closing our ears, question ourselves
whether a new educational ideal may be
evolved from this strife of contending
factions, and what the general character
of this ideal would be. If we assume
that the three features which I have men,
toned may be combined, we should have
a popular realistic i~ndividualistic ideal of
education. Popular, not exclusive or aris-
t~ocratic in the narrower sense of the
word: national, not foreign or inter-
national, but rather the result of an evo-
luton from the national life itself; real
istic, characterized by strength and ac-
ton and not by mere thought and aes-
thetic sentiment; individualistic, i. e.,
aiming at the development of the indi-
vidual and not at the establishment Of
dull uniformity; not democratic, there
fore, if this word imply a general re-
duction to a dead level, but rather aris-
tocratic. in the sense of an Individual,
not a class, aristocracy.
1t would be presumptuous at the pres
ent day to state what the concrete form
of such an educational ideal would be. l
wish to say, however, that the society
corresponding to the above ideal would
be that of an aristocracy of mind. Is
this the type toward which we are tend
ing? Is the aristoeracy of birth and
wealth to be s~upplanted by the a~ristoc-
racy Of personal worth and merit? This
has been the philosophers dream, from
the day of Plato's Republic to the
present hour. 1t is the tendency of ma
ture. 1t would be the aristocracy of ma
ture to have every individual stand in
~dependently upon his own personal merit
and not upon the achievements of his
father.-August Forum.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-05
COULDN'T WORK THE BANK.

Some individual whose ingenuity is evil
IDENTIFY directed in a wrong channel, tried
to pass a raised silver certificate on the
receiving teller of the First National
Bank this morning, but it didn't work.
Mr.. John w. Omberson's sharp eyes de-
tected the fraud which to others less
practiced might " passed unnoticed.
The silver certificate was originally for
81, but the ingenious rascal neatly
punched that figure out, n filling in
with pulp engraved on the surface a So
He had also to alter the 81 on the back,
and the same figure in each of the four
corners of the bill, both back and front.
The work on the back of the bill is really
remarkably done, and would pass muster
with the average business man..
When Mr.. Omberson in counting a de-
post reached the bill he gave it a sus-
picious glance, then more critically ex-
anined it, and promptly threw it out. The
depositor, it is said, was, of course, not
aware that it was a raised bill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-05
origin of Nursery Rhymes.

Three Blind Mice is In a music book
of 1909.
"A Froggie Would a-Wooing Go" was
licensed in 1850.
little Jack Horner" is older than the
seventeenth century.
"Pussey Cat, Pussey Cat, Where Have
You Been?s dates from the reign of
Queen Elizabeth.
Boys and Girls Come Out to Play
dates from Charles H.. as does also
Lucy L.ocket Lost Her Pocket
"Old Mbther Hubbard .Goosey,
Goosey, Camden" and ssOld Mother
Goose apparently date back to the six
tenth century
cinderella" Jack the Giant Killer
"Biue Beard and Tom Thumb were
given to the world in Paris in 1879. The
author was Charles Perrault.
"Humpty-Dumpty" was a bold, bad
born, who lived in the days of King
John, and was tumbied from power. His
history was put into a riddle, the mean
ing of which is an egg.
'sThe Babes in the Wood was founded
upon an actual crime committed in Nor
folk, near Wayland Wood. in the ff-
teenth century An old house in the
neighborhood is still pointed out upon
a mantelpieee In which is carved the
entire history.-Tit-Bits.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-05
SETTLED TIE DISPUTE.
Two Contending Hoboken Con-
tractors Divide the Work
Meeting of the Com
mon Council.

The Hoboken Common Council at a
meeting last night succeeded in settling
the dispute between contractors M. I.
Connolly and Patrick Flaherty. Jr., over
the contract for the Improvement of Will
low avenue. AS was stated in 1.-THE
News" the contract wal awarded to
Flaherty at the last meeting. Connolly
claimed that his bid was $50 lower than
his rival and he instituted certiorari pro-
ceedings to review the action of the Board.
Mayor Pagan sent in his veto of the
award last night, but the Council over
ruled it by a two-thirds vote. A lengthy
discussion arose over the matter and the
two contractors finally came to a mutual
agreement to divide the work. This will
avoid all legal complications and the inn
provement of the avenue will now pro-
coed without further trouble.
Ordinances were read for the improve
ment of Court street, Newark street and
Ferry street. A batch of bids for the re-
paving of Park avenue and other streets
were received and referred to the Conn
mittee on Streets. The Utica Paving
Company's bid was the lowest. Bids We're
also received for supplying coal and WOOD
for use in the City Hall.
A communication was read from a num-
Der of citizens relative to the proposed
~ordinance for the licensing of street
stands. The citizens objected to the fee
being placed at 800. They said that a
large number of people made a living in
this manner and that if the license was
increased they would be driven out OF
business and probably become a charge
upon the city. They suggested that the
Council fix the fee at not more than 80.
The ordinance was referred to the Com
mittee on Laws and Ordinances.
The members of the PAYERS Union
asked that the city employ only union
men on the Willow avenue Improvement.
Their petition was referred to a commit
tee..
There was a controversy over the pur-
chase of 100 park benches at $50 each.
The benches were purchased by the Com
mittee on Public Grounds. Some of the
Councilmen wanted to lay the bid over
Until it could be investigated, but it was
finally passed by a vote of 8 to 8. An
ordinance to regulate the construction OF
fire escapes passed its first reading.
The City Clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for the sale of $500, 900 worth OF
repaving bonds and $25, 900 worth of en-
gine house bonds at 4 per cent.
The Boar will meet again ON August 70.