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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

In the report of J. L. Briatow, fourth
assistant postmaster general for the
year ending June 90 1899, just made
public, it is shown that Kansas ranks
goth among the states in the number of
postoffices within her borders. The gross
receipts of the ], 685 Kansas offices for
the year were 81, 522. $50. 81. CT $11O per
capita, making her rank 26th among the
states of the union in per capita ex-
penditure for postal service. PennsyI-
vania ranks first in number of pOstOf-
fees, but 18th in per capita expendi-
ture. New York leads all the states in
per capita expenditure, being exceled
only by the District of Columbia, and
is second in number of pOstof1ces. The
New Workers spent during the year for
postal service S16,317. 97467, or s.. 50 for
every inhabitant. Mississippi stands at
the foot of the list with an outlay of
"a cents per capita though ranking 18th
in the number OF her postof1ces.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10
BILL AND FUNSTON.

IBide Dudley in Atchison GIobe.1
Jes think OF ~ Billy Jones
A-comin' from Manillar,
He went away no bigger
Than a good sized caterpillar,
But now he's grOWed about a foot:
More money than a lender:
lnSte' d OF comm home in rags,
Why, Williams here in spIendor.
He used to be so ripped an torn,
his clothes I'D hardly hold him,
An he'd the ragman spied him then,
he q Snatched him up an sold him,
The women folks all hated him,
He slOuched aroun' so lazy,
An people said they guessed that Bill
Wus slightly off, or crazy.
But now it's different, and the folks
Thet used to jes' despise him.
Are almost uckled half to death
10 git to recognize him.
An. girls that wouldn't look his way,
NOW treat him sweet and tender,
For tnste,d of ragged Billy Jones,
Why, Williams here in splendor.
An Mrs. Jones is tellin' 'roun'
That Dewey he begun it,
But after it was started good,
Twas Bill an Funston done it.
An 50 the folks they praise him uD,
An call him hag-defender.
An, inste'd of Orn'ry Ragged Bill,
Why Williams home in splendor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10
TIE WHEAT SITUATION.


IFrom the st. Paul Dispatch
The situation in wheat the world over
at the present time is that the would
be purchaser of cash grain has the ad-
vantage on his side. He is practically
the maker of prices. If his offers are
accepted, as they generally are. he
gets the wheat; if not, he is not wOr-
rfed, but contentedIy waits till holders
are ready to part with their property
at even lower figures. For several
months most of the offering has come
from the selling side. Prices have
gradually been borne downward, and 1t
seems inevitable that the end is not
until a cash demand is reached, suffi-
cient to relieve the great weight OF
accommodating stocks in commercial
channels. Both abroad and at nome,
especially the latter the amount OF
wheat out of first hands is Immensely
greater than year ago Inc most
salient feature OF the domestic slLua-
ton is that While receipts Tor TOUR
months at the great centerS have Deeh
not much more than half what they
We're last year, and exports have been
quite equal still the supplies in sight
have increased much more raploiy-
This shows beyond question that the
cOnSumptiVe demand OF our own cOun-
try is being supplied to an eXtraof-
binary degree directly from farmers
bins or country houses, whose stocks
do not figure in the so-called visible
supply
other wheat exporting countries are
exporting to Europe freely at prices
under ours. EnghsFe(r wheat can
be bought in EnglaNE for less money
than the price here plus the cost OF
getting it there. 1t is 80 IN france
Germany and Austria Until the pro-
gress of time brings a change IN these
conditions of supply and demand any
material advance in the cash price or
wheat in this country can not De SUD-
stantial and lasting.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10
THE MILLS DRY GOODS COMPANY.

attorneys argued was forged. was dated
wichita Kan, March 1, 1875 1t was
from Walters to his sweetht art at tort
Madison. Ia. and states that he had
been employed by a man to go on
hunting trip in Southern Kansas and
Indian territory, and that ne had been
promised good wages and plenty OF eX-
element.
The letter stated that he would write
again in a few days. This, 50 the de-
position of Walters sweetheart says,
was the last time she ever heard from
him It is the claim of the defendant
companies that Walters was murdered
and that it was his body instead Of
HiIlmon's that was disinterred at Medi-
cine Lodge. Attorneys for Mrs. Hill
mon-Smfth will try in their rebuttal
testimony to prove this letter a forgery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10
EMPORIA KLONDIKERs.
Harry Lakin Given a Square Meal
Tells His Experience.
TFrom the Emporia Gazette.l

Harry Lakin fed up last night. On
the table at the home of his parents,
biggest feast that Harry had struck
since his departure from EmpOria,
February 10, 1898 Never such a feast
was heard of in KlOndike. The chief
thing was a fifteen-pOund turkey and
arranged around it were all the deli
cacies that could be bought in EN-
poria and would look nice to a young
man who was looking the fatted calf
squarely in the face.
The guests of the evening We're the
relatives and intimate friends of the
Lakins. During the evening Harry
unfOlded a tale that laid soldier stories
from the Philippines in the cool damask
shade Mr.. Lakin and Cliff Burge
started home from Dawson City August
s. Since then they have been on the
way all the time. The boat in which
they started from the Klondike made
the trip up to Cape Nome, the new
mining camp. This place is without
work the rivers and creek. but wait
until the tide goes out and then go
along the beach and dip pans of sand
which they wash for gold.
When winter comes this water is
frozen and there the miners stay IN
til the warm weather returns. The
boat picked up men all along this coast
and their tale of suffering is something
awful.
Harry Lakin was in Dawson City the
day that Harry Davis, another EmpOria
boy, killed himself. Mr. Laltn had
gone out of town and returned about
an hour after the tragedy. The En-
poria men did everything possible for
the burial of Davis. Mr.. Davis was
we'll known man in Dawson City He
had many friends. There is some prop
erty and about 81, 600 in money which
James Davis, the father of Harry
Davis. will receive. 1t is being held
by the company for which Davis work
ed in Alaska.
Lakfn and Burge came on a steamer
to San Francisco and from there home
by train. It was hard trip, especial
~ on the steamer, food being low and
Of very poor quality.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

The new Australian constitution has
devised a way to make the senator's
or members of the upper chamber, re-
spOnsible for their acts and amenable
to the popular will. In the first place,
the senators are elected by popular
vote; in the second place, when the SEN
ate fails to agree with the house, a new
election must be held. If, after the
new election, the two houses shall fail
to agree, they are to sit as a joint body
and a majority vote of the whole shall
decide the matter in dispute. As the
membership of the house is double that
of the senate, the former body will have
the decided advantage. This provision
is to prevent a dead lock, such as some
times occurs between the United States
senate and house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10
A sHoPLIFTING SCHEME.
Three Negro Rogues Caught Steal
ing Silks In Atchison.

Atchison, Nov. 10.-Doc Lemon, Geo.
Holley, Charles Green and Joseph
Whitney, colOred men, were bound over
to the district court yesterday on
charges of grand larceny. It is be-
lieved that the cOlored men have car
ried on shoplifting operations extern
sively in this part of the country
They walk into g dry goods store and
one of them produces a sample of silk
of very unusual pattern, and says he
wants goods to match it. The clerk
looks through the stock and finds moth
ing like it. The colored man becomes
offended and says he knows there IS
silk like it in the stock, but because he
is a negro the clerk viii not show 1t TO
and enlists her services to look over the
entire line OF silks to show the colored
man that she is not discriminating
against him. While she is Sone the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

[From the Chicago News.1
More men die of idleness than of hard
work.
False shirt fronts are the poor mans
bosom friends.
The closer we get to our deeds the
smaller they seem.
In the politicians new bonnet you
viii find the same old bee.
The one great drawback about loafng
is the unsatisfactory compensation.
Labor is the only successful collector
of the living the world owes to man.
If wishing would only fulfill our de-
sires-but there's that troublesome 'if''
again.
When a man gets so deeply in love
with himself that he begins to celebrate
his greatness he has reached the turn
in the lane.
If a girl refuses an offer of marriage
and becomes spinster, she may re-
greet it; and if she marrieS she may re
greet it-sO what can the poor girl do?
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
LFrom the New York Pressl
It is probably nothing but contrari-
ness why women don't put out their
own eyes with their umbrella prongs.
After a man has been married two
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

TFrOm the AtchlSOn GlODe-I
Many a loafer who never has any
money, says he loses all his money
gambling.
Some men take up more time in talk
ing about business than they do IN do
ing business.
A man seldom falls in love with an
old f1irt, but if he does, he is seldom
jealous of her
Every little woman wants to be a fat
woman, and every fat woman wants 10
be little woman.
A South Atchison woman is not on
speaking terms with her neighbors.
owing to the mysterious death OF her
dog.
When a girl who has been engaged
before, puts on another ring, she has a
faint suspicion that maybe there IS
nothing in it, and acts accordingly.
When men loaf about the streets
looking for election returns in which
they are not particularly interested, DO
they realize that they are not pre-
pared for winter?
A man about to be hung does not
look more terror stricken than the av-
craze bridegroom when he faces the
congregation, after the marriage cere-
mOny is performed.
s'rT tell you how it was" man said
to a reporter today, settling down for
long talk about nothing. mo, you
won't" the reporter replied; Il haven't
time to listen" The reporter had his
wages raised.
England is generally hated, and Eng
land is possibly the greatest nation in
the world. Everything worthy is hated.
Hatred is often a compliment. You
can often pick out the useful men in
every community by picking out the
men who are most cordially hated.
There is an old story to the effect
that a king once made a beggar drunk,
and when the beggar aWOke from his
stupOr, found himself on the throne,
dressed in royal robes The beggar,
made the most unfair and quaTrelsOme
king ever heard of. until he was told
that it was all a joke, to amuse the
real king and his friends. Any beggar
would do the same thing.
Everybody abuses the mule, but we
have noticed that when a good team is
necessary. a team that will work hard
on poor feed a mule team is selected.
Everyone is afraid to go near a mules
heels, and there is a great deal of talk
about the viciousness and prOmptness
with which a mule kicks. but were you
ever kicked by a mule2 Did you ever
know anyone who WASP Is not the
mule another example of patience, in
dustry and worth abused by loafers?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

colored men, who stand in such a man.
ner that their actions can not be seen.
take some of the silk lying about piled
upon the counter One or more of the
men were arrested in Omaha, but no
evidence could be secured against them.
They were caught in AtchisOn with the
to silks, they had a fur collarette, val
liable cloths and ostrich feathers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

A difference in the ways of doing
things is made noticeable by the re-
ports from Cuba. Gen. Wood has eV-
erything in good shape in his province
of Santiago and says he doesn't need
so many troops. The governors of the
other provinces protest against the re-
call of any of those under their COM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

Chicago Journal: Senator Cullom
says we can't afford to contract the
reputation for land-grabbing that
would go with a seizure of a part of the
Chinese empire. There is no danger
AS long as the administration keeps
men like Otis in charge Of its military
operations, this country couldn't ac-
quire a reputation for land-grabbing if
it wanted one.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10
strickrott Has Moved.

John F. strickrott. the well known
view photographer, has moved his
studio to SIS Kansas avenue. He is pre-
pared to furnish first-class work on
short notice He will also continue to
finish work for amateurs and has
free dark room at the disposal Of Gus
toners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10
WROTE AGAINST HILLMoN.
Judge Hook Admits the Walters Doc
ument-Charges of Forgery.

Leavenworth. Nov 10.-After long ar
guments Judge Hook decided Thursday
afternoon to admit the AdCiph Waters
letter as evidence in the Hi1mon trial
This letter, which Mrs. HilImon-Smith's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

James Johnson waived the prelimi-
nary in the city court this morning on
the charge Of shooting at r. Witcher
through a window. He was bound over
to stand trial in the district court in
the sum of $500 bond
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

for the sake of saving Bryan from the
disgrace that would have ovectaken
him as a discarded leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

years he never expects his wife to treat
him as well as she does the hired girl.
I wonder whether women are always
cranky because they are thin or wheth-
er they are thin because they are
cranky.
The trouble with a woman who wears
a mans collar is that you can always.
tell whether it is its second or third
day on.
The strongest kind of love is the
most sensitive and the easiest chilled.
A woman never fully appreciates a
mans love till she knows this better
than her Bible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

Edward Atkinson consoles himself
with the reflection that the administra-
ton candidate in Ohio received but a
minority Of the votes cast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

Silver has taken a jump in the Ne"
wi market but nobody has yet ap-
-1eara5 to attribute it to the result of
the Nebraska election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

In Kentucky a contested guberna-
toriaI election goes to the legislature
for settlement. The legislature OF the
Blue Grass state is DemOcratic-put
why pursue the subject further?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

Admiral Dewey has not yet aban-
doned his habit of doing in a hurry
whatever he undertakes. This IS evil
denced by his speedy courtship ana
marriage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

Again has the golden rule in polltlcs
been proven to be an lrrldeseenl
dream. and Jones. he pays the freight
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

John r. Mclean has lost the election
but he has gained a brother-in-law-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10
Homeseekers' Excursion via Santa Fe
Route

On Nov 9TH and 21st will sell tickets
to points in Arkansas, Arizona, Louisi-
ana. New Mexico. and Texas at one
fare plus $500 for round trip.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

Why can't a treaty be fixed up with
Congressman Roberts?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

Some men take up more time in talk
ing about business than they do in do
ing business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

A man seldom falls in love with an
old fiirt, but if he does, he is seldom
jealous of her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10
GLOBE SIGHTS

IFrom the Atchison Globe.1
Many a loafer who never has any
money, says he loses all his money
gambling.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

'Tn tell you how it was" a man said
to a reporter today, settling down for a
long talk about nothing. mo, you
won't" the reporter replied; Il haven t
time to listen" The reporter had his
WAGES raised.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

England is generally hated, and Eng
land is possibly the greatest nation in
the world. Everything worthy is hated.
Hatred is often a compliment. You
can often pick out the useful men in
every community by picking out the
men who are most cordially hated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

Every little woman wants to be a fat
woman. and every fat woman wants to
be little woman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

A man about to be hung does not
look more terror stricken than the aV-
erage bridegroom when he faces the
congregation, after the marriage cere-
mony is performed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

When men loaf about the streets
looking for election returns in which
they are not particularly interested, do
they realize that they are not pre-
pared for winter?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

South AtchisOn woman is not on
speaking terms with her neighbors.
owing to the mysterious death of her
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

When a girl who has been engaged
before, puts on another ring, she has a
faint suspicion that maybe there is
nothing in it, and acts accordingly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10
Children's Day
In OR Cloak Department
CHILDREN'S CLOAKS.

CHILDREN'S CLOAKS.
As usual, give particular attention to Cloaks
and DR. esses for Girls and Misses.
1t that the line show you
Saturday the bestw ever had 1t is certain have
tried to find the prettie things and it
for you to judge whether we have succeeded.
You will find the ReeferS and Lon for small
Children at the Misses Jackets from
So. 50 TO $1,000 particularly attractive.
CHTLDREN'S REFERS.
Navy Blue Refer Cloth. with three rows of braid
around collar, double breasted. 90 m
Sizes s, 10-and 12yearS. Each " &c Wv
Dark Red and Navy Re efers, in a heavy. warm,
rough cloth, four rows of braid around d = EA
collar. Sizes s. 10 and p. Zach. w
Grey Mixed Cloth Refers plaid back and three
rows of braid around collar and sleeves. 90 zE
sizes 3, : ana ~. Ffice- " GaH -
Brown and Navy Kersey Refers, brown trimmed
with red and navy trimmed with grey. d = 6E
three rows silk cord. Sizes and years. 90. ~
Many choice styles at $500 with French back, and
others at $500 and $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-10

If wishing would only fulfill our de-
sires-but there's that troublesome if
again.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-06
AN INEXPENSIVE s1LQ.
Dissertation of One That. Although
Built for Only $50, Has Given
General Satisfaction.

Speaking of silos and cheap built ones,
we were greatly interested in stave
silo in Tompkins county, holding about
GO tons and costing all told $50, and as
fine silage as need be is now being fed
from it, writes John Gould in Hoard's
Dairyman. The novel thing about it is
that instead of using iron rod hoops,
four bands of 52-inch wire fencing were
used instead, and with entire satisfac-
ton. A band of fencing is cut, of suffi-
Gent length, so that each end is
wrapped about 4 by finch oak
scantling, SO that when put round the
silo the end pieces will come within
about 10 inches of each other and are
tied together with two 1-inch bolts
with double burrs. The pull" of this
band is simply immense, and the coil.
of the wire takes up all slack when
the silo shrinks when empty, and ex-
pands when the slaves swell, SO pull
all the time. The bands are placed far
enough apart SO that three manholes
are sawed in between the bands. The
foundation is simplya little trench in
which the lower ends of the slaves are
set. and then filled in-inside and out
with cement, and the inside dirt is
drawn up against the walls OF the sllo,
so as to make the center the lowest.
The roof is just given little pitch and
covered with boards battened and the
silo is complete, and doing as good work
as a $1,000 structure. And the cost OF
this Cotton silo was only $36.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-06
Cow. for the k,ond,ke.

A man in Tacoma is preparing to
leave soon for Dawson, and will take 1875
COWS with him. He will take a sled for
each COW and make them haul enough
provisions for the trip. He already has
about third of his herd, and is busy
breaking them to work in harness. He
expects to get away in a few weeks. He
is positive it will be paying venture.
as fresh milk ~ little known article
in the Yukon. He has had no trouble SO
far in breaking his cattle, and talks as
though it will be no extraordinary
sight to see 1875 cows vending their way
along the mountain trails, drawing
sleds laden with hay and grain. He
will take them down the Yukonin boats,
and expects to be at the lakes as soon
as the ice breaks. He has been over the
ground, and feels confident of success.
Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1899-07-06

"A, OetacneQ laSs q. the TOWers c. Tue SnuEt1.
ming on the pulleys. Rivet Stats (called
lags) to these belts for the dog to work
on. There must be but one rivet at
each end of the lag and this in the mid
die.
At each. end of the lag small piece,
say an inch or less square and six
inches long, must be fastened to the
lags as bridge to keep them from
sagging under the weight of the dog.
Two rivets or clinch nails are needed
to hold these bridges firm. Each al
ternate lag must have these strips set
imam inch so they will lap past each 9th
err and rest on lag on each side. Three
or four small rollers or wheels are
needed under each end of the lag where
the dog treads, as seen in the illustra-
ton.
The connection with churn, sep
arator or other machine can be made
by "tumbling rod" connection, as illus
trated, or by belt on the band wheel.
The lags may be half-inch thick and
four or five inches wide. AS the pitch
may need adjusting to furnish the
power needed for different kinds of
work, it is well to hang the rear end by
straps SO the elevation can be changed
at will.-Orange Judd Farmer.