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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
a National Convention of Fruit Men

Columbus. O., Jan. 2S-President
Cushman of the Ohio State Horticultu-
raj society, acting upon an understand
ing upon the various state horticultural
societies, has issued call for nation
al horticultural convention to be held
at Washington on March to consider
the legislative remedies for the proven
ton of the introduction of noxious IN
sects- and fungi into the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28

The American Newspaper Directory
each year gives the TOPEKA DAILY
STATE JOURNAL a guaranteed cir.
cuiafion. 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, 1897-01-28
Four Linotype machines installed.

New Building - double front, three
floors, prominent corner erected
Cor tine exclusive use of the pubIica-
ton and business of the STATE
JOURNAL newspaper-no Job office
or side issues.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
HON. c. B. LANDS.

ticularly because he wanted to be with
his family in Lenox, Mass. Some I'M
pleasant ewspaper-cou1d it have been
The Sun?-began to publish a record of
''our congressman" every day, showing
how many times he had been in his seat
in the house out of a possible 35 or So,
or whatever it might be. Possibly Mr.
Pulitzer took this to heart. Anyway he
resigned his seat and went back to bust
ness and domestic life. He has never
held public Office since.
GEORGE GRANTHAM Balm.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
HOW WE GREW.

aR 1855 the circulation was. 500
January I, 1891, were printed S,125
Daily average for year 1884,. 1880
Daily average for year 1904. 5000
Daily average for year Hsos.-- Gals
Daily average for year 1884,. S,A1s
Daily average for year 1885,. 9,217
Daily average for year 1896. &c, 769
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28

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 i'm
the year. The statement
is sent to directories and
furnished advertisers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28

Minutes seem like hours when a life
is at stake Group gives no time to send
for doctor, delay may mean death.
One Minute Cough Cure gives instant
relief and insures recovery The only
harmless remedy that produces imme-
date results G. w. Stansdeld, 632
Kan Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28

in prblie life through his paper, the
Kansas Farmer. George D. Perkins of
Iowa is the publisher of the Sioux City
journal. S. NJ. Clark of Iowa has been
editor of the Keohzuk Gate City for 80
years. r. Z. Van Horn of Missouri was
the founder Of the Kansas City journal.
@. G. Crowther of Missouri asz been q
printer and a newspaper man all his
life So have Senator Hansbrough of
South Dakota and Senator Cannon Of
Utah. J. P. Tracey of Missouri has been
an editor. r. Q. Mccormick of New
York was a war correspondent in the
Cri1nea and Al our civil war. George B.
Mcclellan of New York was a reporter
in New York city for many years Gov
ernor Black of New York, who has lust
resigned his seat in the house, was once
a reporter in Troy. q. n. Southwick of
New York was the Associated Press cor
respondent at Albany. Rowland Mahony
was on the Buffalo Express few years
ago. G. p. Taft of Ohio is the wealthy
owner of the Cincinnati Times-Star.
W. r. Ellis of Oregon was a newspaper
man in Iowa years ago. H r. Gibson
of Tennessee was editor of the Knox
vile Chronicle.
Pennsylvania furnishes the greatest
grist of newspaper men. e. +. Achlson
Of that state has owned the Washington
pa. } Weekly since 1879. John B. Rob
inson is the owner of the Media Ledger,
and he was a reporter and correspondent
for many years. J. J. Hart, who is In
the real estate and insurance business,
was once the owner of paper called City
and County. Joseph A. Scranton is the
founder and owner of the Scranton Re
publican. The man who has just been
elected to the seat Sam Randall used to
occupy is James r. Young, known to
his intimates as Jim Young, and that
fact ought to prove that "he's jolly
good fellow" without any affirmation
from me.
+ rs. N. - are the initials signed to Mr..
Young correspondence. He tells me he
intends to keep on writing letters when
he is a congressman, and they will be
good letters. Mr.. Young has breezy,
conversational style, which is very cap
tiyating and the IS. NJ. - letters ought
to be bigger feature than ever after
March 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28

I'm the fifteen months last past
these are some of the results that
have been reached:
Made q showing - sworn detailed
statement of circulation exceeding
that Of any other Topeka daily:
Paper enlarged from six column quarf0
TO seven column quarto.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28

Try US on collars. We can make them
look like new. Peerless Steam Laundry,
liz and LA w. sth st. Phone S32.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28

Reached a daily average for the year
1896 of Io,z6o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
They All Like journalism.

Senator Stewart of Nevada is an ed
itor. He runs The Silver Knight, a pa
per devoted to the cause of free coinage,
published in Washington. The senator
used to be a silent partner in the paper,
but he bought out his associates recent
~, and now he owns the whole proper
ty. And, while I am on the subject of
Washington papers, let me tell you that
Stilson Hutchins is back in journalism
He couldn't keep away. A few years ago
he owned all but one of the papers in
Washington, The Post, The National
Republican and The Evening Critic.
The two morning papers were run as Or
gans-one Democratic, the other Repub-
lican- The Critic was independent
Mr.. Hutchins confessed to the owner
ship of only one of the three papers, The
Post The Post and the National Repub-
lican were bought by Congressman
Wilkins of Ohio and ex-Postmaster Gen
eral Hatton. The National Republican
they suppressed immediately. Later The
Critic was bought by The Evening Star
and suppressed. That left Washington
with only The Post and The Star. Then
The Evening News was started with
capital contributed by local merchants
and hotel men. Later The Morning
Times was started on the cooperative
plan and presently was sold to @. q.
Conn, an ex-congressman from Indiana,
who owned newspaper in Elkhart.
Conn started an Evening Times, which
killed the unfortunate Evening News
But Conn knew more about making laws
and wind instruments than he did about
editing a paper, and after a meteoric
career he sold out recently to Mr..
Hutehins. Mr.. Hutchins owns two even
ing papers in Richmond, which he
bought not long ago. When he bought
them and began to take part in public
discussions during the last campaign,
some people got an idea Mr.. Hutchins
wanted to come to congress from Vir-
ginia. think he would rather be an
editor.
Joseph Pulitzer, who was acontempo-
rary of Mr.. Hutchins in st. Louis many
years ago, was member of the Forty
ninth congress. He found very little
time for his congressional duties, par
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28
GLOBE SIGHTS.

(Fron the Atchison Globe.)
When a man is young, he can feel rich
n very little capital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28

| In every community you will find three
I or four families that the people are ex-
| pected to support in luxury and idleness-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28

No great man ever had time to play
checkers in the middle of the day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28

There is no fun equal to going to bed al
10 clock, and sleeping soundly until
morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28

Times are never hard with man who
has something to sell the city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28

W q. Barrett Of MASSACHUSETTS Is
owner of the Boston Advertiser and Rec
ord He was q Washington correspond
emit few years ago. Boutelle of Maine,
who would like to be secretary of the
navy, owns the Bangor Wing and Farm
er. Senator PETER made his entrance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28

A man who gets into a rut, and stays
there, may not rank among the pushing
and aggressive, but he misses lots OF
rough jolting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-01-28

The dozens of idle men who call on a
busy man every day in order to be jovial.
inspire great love in his heart for re-
served persons.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-09
RICHMOND AND THE EATTLE ABBEY

The local chapter Of the Daughters or
the Confederacy of Macon, Ga, are fav-
orable to Richmond as the location for
the Battle Abbey of the South, and sim
liar expressions have come from other
sections in Georgia and Florida.
The whole situation is this. There IS, of
course, a local sentiment in Atlanta, in
New Orleans in Nashville and such other
Southern cities as may be candidates for
the honor of having the Abbey. In other
words it is quite natural that the people
of New Orleans should be IN favor Of
locating the Battle Abbey in New Or
leans; that the people of Atlanta should
be in favor locating the Battle Abbey in
Atlanta, and so on. But there can be no
dispute as to the fact that with the ma
jority Of the people of the South Rich
mond is the first choice. and with them
all the second choice.
We do not think that that is overstat
ing the case. If the people Of Nashville
cannot secure the Battle Abbey for Nash
vile, they would prefer that It should
come to Richmond rather than go 10 At
lanta or New orleans or any other South
ern town. And so the people Of New Or
leans and the people of Atlanta would
prefer Richmond in preference I, any
other location except their own.
1t is very clear to us, therefore, that
the selection of Richmond would give
more general satisfaction than the Sc
lection of any other city in the South.
Richmond, therefore, is the place OF all
others TO compromise on. 1t is the logi-
cal location, it has the nucleus, ami. as
we have said, it is second choice with
all with whom it is not first choice.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-09
POOR LITTLE GREECE.

The end is very near for poor little
Greece, and while the Christian world
sympathizers with her it has very little
respect for her judgment. Every nation,
but Greece herself foresaw the end OF
this unequal struggle, but the Greeks
were hoadstrong and were determined to
measure arms with their old time enc
mics, the Turks. The last condition will
be worse than the first.
The European Powers have not shown
up well in this affair They pretended
to intervene in the beginning, and they
might easily have prevented this war,
if they could have agreed upon any con-
cert OF action. But by their vaccillating
course they spurred the Greeks on TO the
fray and to her ruin. After the war
was actually on, they began again 10
talk Of mediation and they might then
have brought the war to an end, II they
had chosen to do so. But II has been
nothing but talk and mediation has been
postponed from day to day while tne
Turks were slowly, but surely forcing the
Greeks to the wall.
What the end will be we do not pretend
TO say. If the Turks conquer. which is
now inevitable. it then becomes ques-
ton as to what she will do with her
victory and the complication win be
greater than ever. The peace Of Europe
is BY no means assured.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-09

rant, bigoted and vlndIctIve men who
compose this committee. They say they
want Robert Il. Lee called traitor In all
of their histories. in order that they may
thereby make treason odious.' But
what do they suppose one OF their youths
will think when he leaves their schools
and goes out with the world. and then
learns that Robert +. Lee Is accepted by
mankind at large as one OF the very
foremost men that ever lived. and that
he Is held up TO boys everywhere as the
exemplar of a noble man, and a devotee
TO duty. DO they not understand that
this youth will say to himself. well II
Lees case proves that treason Is odlous'
give me treason j ask for MOI better ioe
In life than Lees" They are commend
ing their idea OF treason to their youths
when they teach them that Lee was a
traitor.
This whole business. though, IS ruD-
Dish. and II ought TO be abandoned ~
self-respecting men who want people 10
think them intelligent men.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-09
MACHINERY AND LABOR.

II does not seem 10 have occurred to
those who denounce machinery that
thousands and thousands OF men are en-
ployed in making that machinery. Think
for example. of the number Of men en-
ployed I'm making locomotives, In max
ing electrical apparatus, In making type
setting machines. in making machinery
for cotton mills and woollen mills and to-
bacco factories. and sewing machines,
and printing presses and so on. The list
is too long 10 mention.
Think also of the immense quantity Of
raw materials that are necessary to the
production Of these machines. and think
OF the raw materials which the machines
work up. Think CT the labor employed
in producing these materials What
would iron mines he worth IL 1t were not
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-09
PRESBYTERIANS MEET.
THE STANTON COMM EMORATION
Il GREAT SUCCESS.
Appropriate Celebration OF the Annivcr
sary of the Adoption of the Westminis-
ter Standards-The Speakers.

The following interesting account Of a
most important gathering OF Presbyterl-
ans appeared in the Central Presbyterian
of last week
OF all places i'm Virginia, there is none
SO appropriate for a celebration OF the
Anniversary of the Adoption Of the West
minister Standards as Staunton. IL mas
two large and growing Presbyterian con-
gregations, and is the centre of dense
population OF Scotch-Irish people who
are devotedly attached by inheritance and
by intelligent conviction to the PresDyte-
rian Church and its order and faith.
Very seldom has an extended scheme OF
exercises and addresses been carried out
with such unbroken success as the Staun-
ton COMMUNICATION. Or. Fraser ana Mi.
Wells, pastors of the First ana Second
churches. with Mr.. Booker OF Hebron,
and the Weli-Dldm.ed corps OF committees
organized Sictory indeed. and are TO be
heartily congratulated. Every speaker
announced was I'm place and richly lustl-
fled his appointment; and the response
of the Augusta. people was even peyouo
expectation. The weather was FAVOR
able. and the people came on every road.
Even the rain on Saturday ana SATURDAY
night did not prevent attendance, anu
only added a new cause Of gratitude, lof
the country needed the heaNy showers
that were poured out.
THE SPEAKERS.
1t would be impossible 10 give even an
outline OF the addresses. Or. Henry Alex
ander White. of Washington and Lee,
Or. Whaling, OF LexingtOni Dr. flnley
OF Thinking Spring. and Mr.. Joseph Addi-
son Waddell, OF stanton. had spoken
welghty and stirring words before We
were on the ground Dr. II. G. Johnson 5
address was read by Mr.. Wells. and not
injured I'm the reading we heard. lt was
our pleasure 10 hear Major 7. J. kirk
patrick, OF Lynchburg on The CATHOLIC
Spirit OF the Presbyterian Church and
that was ever SO much TO our liking. The
Rev. r. j. Brooks came from his earnest
eyangeistlc work % speak or West
Minister Calvanism and the Masses ana
no one knows better than he the connect
ing links Mai HotCnkiss on Elucatlon
was another happy assignment Dr.
Cookies address on Westminster Calvin
ism and Foreign Missions" ought 10 be
given TO "the printer art preserNalive.
And Dr. Beattie OF Louisville, had a
warm greeting from the stanton people
who learned 10 love and honor him, ln "a
seasons supply lie once gave 10 the FIRST
church pulpit fits address was strong.
we'll ordered and well recapitulatcd. and
heard with close attention and satisiac-
lion by a Saturday night audience.
The Sabbath was the last that great
dav of the feast" All the three services
were held IN the Columbian Han. which
seats an assembly of two thousand. The
PRESBYTERIAN churches I'm q circle OF ten
or twelve miles were closed, and the pcO-
pie came 10 town for the day. At the
morning service. nothing could nave been
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-09
SENATOR MARTINS ESTIMATE.

Senator Martin in recent dciiVerahco
in favor OF the roadoption OF the Chicago
platform by the Virginia Democracy
makes light Of the strength Of the Sound
Money Democrats in Virginia, and says
in substance that their entire vote at
the last presidential election was only
1000.
If that Is Senator Martins impression,
then he has studied abe late election re-
turns to very little profit. In 1892, Mr..
Cleveland's vote in Virginia was 1891
without the Populist vote Of more than
1000 which went to Weaver.
In 1896. Mr.. Bryan's entire vote was 1884,
700 including at least. 1900 Populist
votes.
Leaving out the question OF annual In
crease which IS estimated at about per
cent. a year, or y per cent for the four
years, it is clear that the number OF
Democrats voting for Bryan was at
least 1000 less than the number Of Dem
ocrats voting for Cleveland. We are IN
ttItSltu 10 lltdA all t@Ni-e~iAt'N'N-' - 800
ator Martin. II there were only 1000
Sound Money Democrats in Virginia in
1896. we would like TO know how he ac-
counts for the fact that the Silver Dem
ocrats and the Populists combined were
not able to muster out as many voters
by more than 1900. as Cleveland polled
four wears previously.
In point Of fact, y we are justified In
presuming that the natural increase or
the Democratic vote in Virginia in four
years was u per cent. or about 2e.OlO'
then Mr.. BRYAN should have polled about
$4,000 Democratic votes and this with the
1900 Populist votes which he pclled
would have given him $4,000 votes in
stead OF only 15i.7O9
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-09
SUNDAY. MAY o, 1897.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS MONDAY.

Ivanhoe Lodge. X. Of F., Lee Camp Hall.
Fraternal Lodge. Masons, Masonic Tenn
pie.
Pickett Camp c. ". Central Hall.
syracuse Lodge, X. Of p. Odd-Fellows'
Hall.
let's Han.
Jene-son LedTe, I. o. o. f., odd-Fellows'
Hall
Richmond Lodge I. o. o. F.. Belvidere
Hall.
Annwan Tribe. I. o. r. NJ. Laube's
Hall
1ndianola Tribe, ]. o. r. NJ. Toney's
Hall.
CAPITAL City Lodge. i. o. o. f.. Con-
cordia Hall
II T. Lee Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, Jr. o.
L.. a. NJ. Hall
Patrick Henry Council. Jr o. u. A. NJ,
Powhatan Hall.
Old Dominion Lodge. X. Of M. c., FL
letts Hall.
West-End w. c. T. u, Y. NJ. c. A., Par
lors.
Grove Council. Jr. o. u. A. NJ, Good
Templars Han.
Rescue Lodge. l. o. G. t. Gatewood 5
Hall.
Charity Lodge, I. o. G. T., Springfield
Hall
MYRTLE Temple, T. o. G. T., Pine-Street
Baptist Church.
McGill Union. Cathedral Hall.
Carnonters Union Concordia Hall.
brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers,
Toncy's Hall.
Woman's Christian Association, Associa-
ton Rooms.
Company e. First Regiment, Armory.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-09
THE pOSTAL SERVICE.

In the Arena for May, Judge Walter
Clark. of North Carolina, who recently
delivered an interesting address in this
city. has an article on the maladminis
tration Of the Postofflce department lie
begins with some interesting statistics
showing how the department has grown
from u postmasters and an annual ex-
penditure of Ss7. 900 under Washington 10
1000 postmasters and an expenditure OF
So, 100000 year in 1896.
one of the greatest defects which Judge
Clark finds in the system is the enormous
overcharge paid to the railroads Of the
country which carry the mails. He says
that the average cost for carrying the
mails Z. SC. per pound Tor an average
distance of AIS miles. This, he claims, is
q rate far in excess Of the rate on other
articles hauled by the railroads. and in
addition to this the government pays TO
the railroads for the rental Of postal cars
100000 annually, sum more than
enough 10 build outright nearly double
the numer of postal cars the government
has in use There are 800 Of these cars.
he adds. costing at the outside $4,000 each.
and their average life is twenty years so
that according 10 his figures, the gov
eminent Is paying S72.OoO.c0O for what it
could acquire for g 100000. on the Penn
sylvanla railroad. he says, the govern
ment pays nearly sfS27 per car FOR the
rent of 80 cars, which could each be
bought outright for less than half the
money. And so on with other figures of
the same character.
Besides the annual rental OF 100000
the sum appropriated to railroads for
hauling mails is. he tells us, s2s 600. co.,
an amount which many people deem full
~ $i5,OO0O0O IN excess Of a fair and mod
crate charge. lie also calls attention TO
the fact. which was recently exploited
by former Postmaster General Wilson.
that during the month set apart for the
auadrennial Weighing of tho mails. many
railroads are in the habit of shipping
vast numbers OF sacks OF congressional
mail and then reshippng them again and
again TO sven the gross weight on which
they are to receive pay for the next four
years.
Judge Clark might also have mention
ed the fact that II has recently been
shown by a member OF Congress that
the privilege under the schedule OF Sec
ond class matter Is outrageously abused.
ana costs the government several mil
lions dollars year.
This is an interesting study. One OF
the favorlte arguments of those who ad
yocate government ownership OF rail-
roads and telegraph lines is that the
government has been so successful in ope-
rating the postal service. but Judge
Clark's article. which We note has been
quoted approyingly by some newspap-
ers with socialistic tendencies. Is not
very strong argument In favor OF the
government engaging In business OF
this character. II has long been contend
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-09

al hv tho New York Journal OF Commerce
and II has been the contention OF Inc
Times that tho Postoffice Department
could be managed much moro economical
l., ana doubtless more successfully by
,r,va,e corporation than by the govern
mon, Judge Clark's article is strong
argument in support Of that cohteht'on'
uo tells us that the Southern Express
Company gets a rate Of about IL c. per
,,o,nd for IT'S freight against Sc. per
nound Maid 10 the same railroads by the
government IN transporting the mails. No
nrlvate corporation would for one min
ute consider the exorbitant rates which
che government pays 10 the railroads. nor
would II hermit itself to be neeced BY
"paddIng' the mails. as Judge clark
points out. We do not in the least doubt
that II the government would farm out
70 a private corporation the contract for
carving the mails. putting 1t up to the
highest responsible bidder, 1t would save
millions Of dollars in the course OF wear
and get a better service. or course we
would not suggest that the government
should give up its control OF the postal
service. but that it would be to the ad
vantage of the government to have 1t
operated by private corporation we are
surely convinced.
1t all comes back at last TO the prin-
clple for which The Times contends that
the less the government has to do with
business, the better it will be both for
the government and the people.