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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30
THE THURsToN IDEA.

Referring to the action of the Nebras-
ka legislature in instructing him to vote
for the free coinage of silver, Senator
Thurston is quoted as saying that the
present legislature does not represent
the party which elected him to the
senate. 1t will strike the average citi-
zen who is not a politician that even if
the present legislative body does not
represent Senator Thurston's party it
at least represents a majority of the
people of the state.
The official positions within the gift
of the people throughout the country
are perhaps held largely by men with
the same ideas of duty as those ex-
pressed by the Nebraska senator, all
though few have been so free to express
them. Such adherence to party as this
is largely responsible for many of the
ills from which the country is suffering
A proper legislative measure, one for
the benefit of the people, is often de-
feated because it is championed by a
minority party. This is frequently
true in both state and national affairs.
Kansas has seen much of this sort of
thing in the past six years. The Iegis-
Iature being divided between two polit-
ical parties, the members of each
branch, like Senator Thurston,, have
sometimes seemed TO regard themselves
as the representatives of their party
rather than as the representatives of
the whole people. This is too much like
child's play to be INDUCED in by men.
1t is to be hoped that that there will be
none of it this winter.
If a measure in the interest of the
people should be introduced by Re
publican that should not be regarded as
a sufficient reason for it's defeat.
Senator Thurston may with some
reason regard himself as the represent
ative of the Pacific railroads, but his
primary allegiance is certainly due to
the state of Nebraska and not to New
York or to The Republican party.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30
TWO SOUTHERN TYPES.

IFrom the Atlantic Monthly1
The two leading types OF southern
population are plainly the Virginian
and the South Carolinian of the tide
water. For this fact there are both his
tOrical and physiogra reasons Vir-
ginia was the first and South Carolina
the second colony to be settled by well
to do Englishmen who desired to found
permanent homes.
The introduction of slavery and its
application to staple crops speedily
gave an aristocratic tone to the So
ciety in both provinces; but between
them in North Carolina and to the
south of them in Georgia, there were
fewer wealthy settlers and no staple
crops to speak Of so that from the
first society in these provinces was
more or less Democratic in spite of
slavery.
Before. however, the gentry of the
coast could expand and occupy the
country lying between the Blue Ridge
and the Alleghanies and beyond the
latter range of mountains, a very diff
ferent sort of people had moved and
taken possession. Among these people
owing to their habits and the nature of
the soil, slavery could take no strong
hold, hence they remained Democratic
and distinct from their tidewater neigh
bOrS, as they are indeed to this day
rSVeta1cemore NH NH NH NH mhmhmh
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30
THE sEELY DINNER.

TFrom the Minneapolis Journal
The Seely dinner seems to have shak-
en- the 400 of the two continents The
story in brief is this. Young Mr.. Seely,
who is a grandson of the great show
man, P. T. Barnum, was going to get
married After the manner of the
ieunesse doree of the unlucky rich, Mr.
Seely gave a farewell bachelor dinner to
his friends a Sherrys famous restau-
rant AS a little intellectual treat to
these gentlemen, Mr.. Seely hired GER
tain actresses or dancers to give an ex-
I1ibition of their art. RumOr said they
were to dance lin the altogether, which
is 400 language for the condition in
which Greek statute or a French
painting is exhibited. Among the dam
GERS was Little Egypt an Algerian,
Miss Anabelle Moore and others. The
story having leaked out through Miss
Moore's father, Captain Chapman, the
guardian of the peace and morals of the
TenderlOin district, practically pulled
the dinner. He and other officers went
in quite unlimited and found the dane
ing ladies in a rather warm weather
costume, and warned the diners that
things iTaust not go on. The dancers,
after his retirement, danced, but not
in the altogether and the raid and
the story got out and raised tremend-
Gus ruction. The papers devoted pages
to it Then came an investigation of
Captain Chapman's raid on demand of
Mr. Seely which amounted to trial of
the captain and his acquittal. Now the
grand jury has taken a hand
Meantime Mr. Seely's marriage has
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30
CONAN DOYLE ON BOOKS.
[From the New York World !


In the course of some very interest
ing remarks at the London dinner to
Poynter, the Academy's new president
Conan Doyle said: 1T is difficult now
to realize the avidity with which our
forefathers fell upon a good, solid book
For them there were no bookstalls
crammed with cheap literature, no lit
tie pirating magazines containing the
looted SpoilS of a dozen goodly books
Consequently they had time to absorb
a book SO that it became part of their
mind and soul. We could not put back
the clock and make books rarer. We
would not if we could. But it would
not be a bad thing now and then if we
went into retreat for a month or a
year and swore off all ephemeral liter
allure and turned back to the classics of
our langua ge -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30
HERBFRTs PENCER.
(Fram the New York Herald

(Fram the New York Herald-) }
The con, pletion of Mr.. Herbert Spen-
GERS ''Svst,n of Synthetic Philosophy
has brought many congratulations to the
him by the English press is, all things
considered, singularly hearty. Twenty
wears ago it would have been much less
so fol-. 20 wears ago Mr.. Herbert Spencer
was still a target for the shafts of the
orthodox Men had not then learned
they have not learned completely now
that intellectual distinction does not re-
tII1ire the stamp of ecclesiastical approv-
a. But now at least churchmen as well
as those who are not churchmen take
part in this tribute to the completion OF
The great work of an honored lifetime.
IT YVES minated to Mr.. Herbert Spen-
GER that some mark of distinction from
his disposal II he would accept it. He de-
cIined He long since put on record .his
dislike of titles and decorations. Then it
was proposed to paint his portrait for the
National Portrait Gallery. This. also, he
declined or thought he had declined, but
the fxaatter had gone far that he now
fi11ds Esuaself obliged to accept. The let
elish papers are of the most remarkable
kind Almost everything eminent in the
worlds of science and philosophical
Thought in England is represented by
+I1eSe names and much else is represent
81 Saul also is among the prophets Mr..
C1a 1stOne himself has written letter of
snnT9vai-the same Mr.. Gladstone who,
less than generation ago, ASHER no
Is Mr. Herbert Spencer?
IF is nevertheless here rather than in
England that the great thinker found his
81 Great audience. Are we, then, to
+aiTa no part in honoring his completed
work and its admirable author?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30
J. C. KYLE'S REQUEST.
Will be Used by Christ Hospital for a
$4,000 Building.

A new building is to be put up at
Christ hospital in the spring and an
architect is now busy on the plans.
The structure will be situated just east
of the main building and will be two
stories with a basement and attic. 1t
will be 45x60 feet and will cost about
SO, 600.
The annex is to be used as private
wards and there will be a dozen of them
besides a large operating room on the
second floor. The operating room will
be reached by a large elevator with an
entrance even with the ground so that
a patient on a stretcher may be taken
to the room with the least possible in
convenience.
There will be a passage connecting
the old and the new buildings so that
attendants may pass backward and
forth without going into the open air.
The new building will be put up with
the money received from the bequest
made by ]. c. Kyle, the merchant who
died year ago. The amount which was
at first supposed to be $4,000 will not
net the hospital association more then
$40 600
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30
AN ANGEL OF MERCY.
[From the Chicago News.l


pretty woman attired in sealskins
and diamonds belaboring a bowling ex
pressman with a heavy whip, was a
sight that attracted hundreds of spec
tators to the intersection of Wabash
avenue and Adams street the other day
A few moments before the hOrseWhip-
ping began the eXpreSSman was driv
ing a poor broken down horse east on
Adams street. His wagon was heavily
loaded with household goods, two or
three stoves and a number of trunks
being among the stuff. The load was
almost too great for the starved looking
horse to haul, and the driver was ours
ing the poor brute and belabOring it
with a heavy whip at every step. A
number of citizens called to him to stop
when near Wabash avenue, and for re-
ply he turned the whip about and used
the handle on the jaded beast At this
point handsome, StyliShly dressed wO-
man ran into the street and called on
the brutal driver to stop. He paid no
attention, and as his whip descended
once more she seized it and pulled it
from mis- grasp. He jumped from his
men rushed into the street to interfere.
The young woman, who afterWard gave
her name as Miss Warner, pushed
them aside and with flashing eyes and
flushed cheeks commenced to belabOT
the expressman over the head with the
butt end of the whip. Once, twice,
three times it fell. She did not desist,
and only ceased when she broke the
whip over the brutal drivers head.
Then she turned and picked up her
bundles, which she had dropped, and
the arrival of policeman, who allowed
the expressman, bruised and bleeding,
tO denart dispersed the crowd.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30
SUNDAY SCHOOL BOOKS.

(Agnes Repplier in Scribners)
There is no reason why the literature
of the Sunday school. since it represents
an important element in modern book
making. should be uniformly and con-
sistently bad There is no reason why all
the children who figure in its pages should
be such impossible little prigs; or why all
parents should be either Incredibly fool
ish and worldly minded. or infieXibly
serious that they never open their lips
without preaching. There is reason
why people, because they are virtuous
repentant, should converse in Stilted and
unnatural language. a contrite burglar
in one OF these eGifying stories confesses.
poetically, My sins are more numerous
than the hairs of my head the sands
of the seashore''-which was probably
true. but not precisely the way in which
the Bill SykeSeS of real life are wont to
acknowledge the fact. In another tale,
English one this time, a little girl named
Helen raShly asked her father for some
thrilling information. He gives it with
= the usual grandflOquence. and then adds,
by way Of communication: Many child-
rem are so foolish as to be ashamed to
let those they converse with discover that
they do not comprehend everything that
is said to them by which means they
often imbibe erroneous ideas. and per-
haps remain in ignorance on many essen-
tial subjects, when by questioning their
friends they might easily have obtained
correct and useful knowledge" If Helen
ever ventured on another query after
that she deserved her fate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30
GRAND ARMY MUSEUM.
4 Magnificent Memorial Hall
Built In Chicago.
Fine Assembly Rooms and Spacio u
Cabinets for the Relics of Civil War.

Fine Assembly Rooms and Spacio US
Cabinets for the Relics of Civil War.
Chicago Grand Army veterans have
the finest assembly rooms to be found
anywhere in the country. They have
not yet occupied their now quarters, and
it may be some time before they do so,
for their new home is SO grand and i'm
posing as to architecture and SO rich in
decoration that to provide appropriate
and suitable furniture for it will cost
small fortune, and the veterans are won
dering where the money is to come
from. The new hall will be dedicated on
May 80.
1t was through the efforts of the
Grand Army Memorial association that
their magnificent new quarters were OBJ
tanned, and it was only after 10 years Of
hard and persistent work by all the Chi
cago posts that the object was accom-
plished. In 1881 the Chicago posts
awoke to realization of the fact that.
while many other states and cities had
erected colossal monuments and elabo-
rate memorial buildings, neither the
state of Illinois, that had furnished q
Lincoln, Grant, a Logan and $50, 900
men, nor Chicago had ever erected a suit
able monument or memorial building in
honor of those Illinois heroes who lost
their lives fighting for the Union.
So an association was formed to build
a memorial hall. A site was selected on
what was then known as Dearborn park.
This was part of the old Fort Dearborn
military reservation which had been re-
served as public ground when the rest
was cut up into lots and sold. It was
supposed that the title to the property
rested with the United States govern
ment and had been so decided in court.
The Grand Army men were joined by
the directors Of the Chicago Public IL
brary, which also wanted part of the
park as a site for a new library build
ing. The library people wanted the
south o-thirds, and the Grand Army
Eoen asked for the north third. A bill
embodying these requests was presented
to congress, but it failed.
About this time, however, Justice
Harlan decided that the state of Illinois
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30
MAGAzINIsT M'CLURE.
fFrom the Chicago Tribune.


The name of Mcclure heads the list of
successful Decent magaziniSts. according
TO the judgment of LeSiie's Weekly. and il
identified with the powerful newspaper
syndicate enterprise which introduced to
the larger American public and British
nOvelists-such as Stevenson. kipling.
Barrie. Crockett, Ian Maclaren. Stanley
Weyman and Conan Doyle-Who today di-
vide the literary world among themselves.
The foreeful personality behind this stu
pendOuS and profitable achievement il
that of S. s. Mcclure. The man is a ty-
pically American as is his work He be-
gan by working his way through college,
and assidiOusly cultivated that fastidious
taste in bells lettres, which. mbined
with an inVincible commercial instinct
and genius for advertising. has brought
wealth and prestige to the publishing
house founded by him. 1t is, doubtless,
the real activities in progress al this New
York establishment which have given rise
to the absurd newspaper myths of a Nc
Clure industrial community in New Jer-
sey. with prose and verse foundries on
the banks of the Hackensack river and
broad acres Of oat fields for the nourish-
ment of Mr.. McClures imported Scotch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30
GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

A book giving list of $4,000 positions
and salaries in Departments of State,
Interior and Agriculture positions for
persons in all walks of life-Consuls,
Land Offices, Pension and Indian Agen-
cies and Schools, Inspectors, Clerks,
BOol1-keepers. Type-writers, Copyists,
Teachers, MatrOns, LaundresseS, Cooks,
Physicians, Carpenters, Laborers, etc.).
Where and how to apply Price 81 %.
Address Republican Information Blu
reau, CWestern Branch) No. 20 Tabor
Block, Denver, Colo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

The new STATE JOURNAL home Is
one of the neatest and most unique
buildings In the state model
newspaper structure. It's fast web
press and its IinOtypes 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, 1897-01-30

gestion will be interested in the exper-
fence of VIM. H. Penn, chief clerk in
the railway mail service at Des Moines,
Ia, who writes: 1T gives me pleasure
to testify to the merits of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. For two years I have suffer-
ed from indigestion. and am subject to
stomach and bowels. One OF two doses
of this remedy never fails to give per-
feet relief" Price 20 and so cents; for
sale bX DRUGGISTS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

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, 1897-01-30

New Building - double front, three
floors, prominent corner = erected
for the exclusive use of the pubIica-
ton and business of the STATE
JOURNAL newspaper-noj Job office
or side issues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

The STATE JOURNAL has forty
three regular route carriers i'm To-
peka and suburbs. These carriers
alone are paid over $40, 900 a year
for circulating the paper in this
community.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30
HOW WE GREW.

In 1885 the circulation was. 80. 500
January I, 1891, were printed S,125
Daily average for year 1884,. 1880
Daily average for yeas 1907. 5000
Daily average for year I6o3... 6y913
Daily average for year 1884,. GALS
Daily average for year 1885,. 9,217
Daily average for year 1896. .1o,76
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

Reached daily average for the year
1896 of Io,z6o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

In pardoning a man who has eleven
wives, the governor of Missouri proba-
bly, thought the fellow will meet just
punishment sooner or later, anyhow
Atchison Champion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30
a Lasting Coal .

! Why not buy a strong. long lasting
| coal? Make your coal bill less by buy
| ing Riverside lump and nut. Topeka
| Coal company. Phone 4S2.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

In the fifteen months last past
these are some of the results that
have been reached:
Made IA showing - sworn detailed
statement circulation exceeding
that of any other Topeka daily:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

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, 1897-01-30
The Cold Wave.

| A good time to buy a good coal. Riv-
erside lump and nut. 534 Kansas ave
nue.. Topeka Coal company.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

Not how cheap but how good is the
way we try to do our work. Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West Sth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

Is there any reason why the man who
kicks about the big hat at the theatel
is never bothered by the same hat a
church OTTAWA Republican.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

Ayers Cherry Pectora1 cures colds
and coughs; an unequaled anodyne ex-
pectorant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

Paper enlarged from six coIum quarto
to seven column quarto.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

Four Linotype machines installed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30
eek RAYS

Some philanthropic individual ought
to introduce a text book on the etiquette
of politics to the Delaware legislature.
-Leavenworth Standard
Resubmission and the o. NJ. B. receiv-
ed another black eye in the Kansas SEN
the adulteration of milk was reported
favora bly.-Hutchinson News
In pardoning a man who has eleven
wives, the governor of Missouri proba-
bly, thought the fellow will meet just
punishment sooner or later, anyhow
AtchiSon Champion.
Is there any reason why the man who
kicks about the big hat at the theater
is never bothered by the same hat at
church?-Ottawa Republican.
The Oklahoma legislature selected as
a chaplain a man who lives 10 miles
from railroad track He hasn't arr1V-
ed vet and the legislature is gleefully
escaping his prayers.-Wichita Eagle.
Next to the Cuban question, the ques-
ton as to where Corbett and Fitzsin-
mons are going to fight seems to be the
most mportant--Ottawa Herald.
Topeka is booming a pure food show
this week. What Topeka ought to offer
visitors at this time of year is show
for pure drink.-Lawrence Gazette.
In the fight between the Arbuckles
and the sugar trust the public is in
clined to take lay on Macduff' atti-
tude.-Smith Center Bazoo.
Bill Hackney, when in Kansas, was
noted for his hatred of anything Brit
ish and he took great delight in giving
the lions tail a twist The Santa F'e
has gone Mr.. Hackney one better and
knocked the lion down.-Chanute Tri-
bune.
Topeka's pure food show does not in
clude the governors pie counter.-Abi-
lene Reflector
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

Some philanthropic individual ought
to introduce a text book on the etiquette
of politics to the Delaware legislature.
-Ieavenworth Standard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

In the fight between the Arbuckle
and the sugar trust the public is in
clined to take a lay on Macduff" atti
tude-Smith Center BaZoO.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

Topeka's pure food show does not i'm
clude the governors pie counter.-Abi-
lane Reflection.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

The Oklahoma legislature selected as
a chaplain a man who lives 120 miles
from a railroad track. He hasn't arriv-
ed vet and the legislature is gleefully
escaping his prayers.-Wichita Eagle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

Topeka is booming a pure food show
this week What Topeka ought to offer
visitors at this time of year is show
for a pure drink.-Lawrence Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

Resubmission and the o. NJ. B. receiv-
ed another black eye in the Kansas SEN
ate yesterday when bill prohibiting
the adulteration of milk was reported
fayora bIy-Hutchinson News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-30

Next to the Cuban question, the ques-
ton as to where Corbett and Fitzsim-
mons are going to fight seems to be the
most mportant.-Ottawa Herald.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-05

conviction as to his failure in Cuba upon
newspaper letters from Havana. Those
letters simply give details of what Is al
ready past dispute. That he has failed.
ard that the Spanish situation in the island
is desperate, are well established facts.
European bankers and money lenders know
that the war has been in progress for two
years, that Spain has sent over two hum
dred thousand men to the island, that the
insurgents are still in the field as resolute
as ever, and that General Weyler has Moth
Ing to show for his waste of men and
treasure. Is anything more necessary to
warn them against advancing any more
money except upon terms of their own die
tation for carrying on such losing ven
ture? HIS soiicitude for Spain's credit comes
after her credit has practically been ex-
hausted. she cannot raise dollar now ex-
oept upon gilt-edged paper.
But as General Weyler finds it impossi-
bic to Danish the insurgents, 1t may be
just as well for him to go on banishing
newspaper correspondents. That gives him
the appearance of being active, and serves
to keep his name before the public.