The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
December 29, 1894

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o WEEKLl STATE JOTTRN'A.Tj. THURSDAY, JANUARY .3. 1895 7r-? -"w. i era wil;i:K b a Illlls mora ikn trade tekecos. will find tiis. DOmE cr IMITATIGH5. moora treamery CSAXZ2T Zl'l'Ti?., 23 cts. lb CHEESE iJSSi 3 It. ti-jse, J1.C3. STssfefcatsl, i3 apiece; 2 for i 4" Trie:-, 2:: per 1 Sx.tc l3-s:nf, Cc lis. Sxks Isiottls, 2:o lb. YTissssriR Fiat, l"o ic 2 f:r 23ft Is r-3ri:a, 2J3 lb 2 f:r 32c. t1 t ICi a pises.

ts 10- V. ElIith Street, TOPEKA, KAS. cf 0 j oinq up ui:ziaa. 169 i .v o n f i'. r; 2 ::ovrAf j. 2 r 7. 3 Soles. i j f r B;iO;j;VC!J. iHA3S. 1 cjc iHi"n7 fl rr),ilii VV.Ij. n e 2 V v ..Ti TiiiS 7 a i ti t r B t f1 1 ';i2 r.''i ii t 'u 'j: r--'-? fiij? s.vi V O I -4 .11 -i '1i t .1 1 1 C C J 1,-vr !c r.3 k 'SM'' f y.iar -r if v "tuj. ty'.J by C. .-I T t j Ao. I. OA Jll T')I JIIA. fc. 4?9 y." n v t" u n j. a I" lilt v J T--. IT i '1 T 1 r.nw iTrAl'D CO. f v r. J V 1 l. ..1 j u.Jk. h. 81 Si ii:sa'iy, IT York cvf. CTCCK3. COhDI, C.3A1M, COrTO'J, :offl. it i T 3 r it i ,r,r f- V- t 1 v w .it r f a i" re m iu rr 'i ac r a Jtr iJV t -v-.wj ftid -Tw 3 v f ft i f kr. C. 1. sl3 Ksrj. Ave. ovt.a irr.i::-s bank. .-I 1.-74. i TU !:TiTs Joriit.';! Wfit ami Mis cDjafa is co!:i:caj rr-aei each workia Cir iu t'ao wd-ilc men thaa twie riiarsy Topoka j aojjlo at ca b reaoliei Lroagia a-.y u;a r ppr. Thi ii a fnos. Ti"llw, frt t I' al ITrinhloi. la this th wr jour f s laoki? If so, try Eeg'g' Blt'ia l'ar ii-r ma-1 BJood 31akr. Jt uut ouly iiriaes lb a blood, t ut renews it, u. 1 i i t your face trigat youthful arpc-aiauca. tsoli ai warrs&tni.i ij W. 11. t-enaiJj. EACH ITS OUOTil Various States Offer Sug'sestions bv Tlicir D::l effatcs At tlie National Conference of the People's Party. WEAVE II IS C HAIKU AN. Convention Condemns JuJi Woe-Is bv Tl '-.olution. St. I.oirt3. Ilee. 20. The oosfjreica of the national committee of tli i Fjo ple's party, with its invit-jd frten la, bejan. jesterJay at the Liadell Lotel La this city, with an atteu'taaco of something over CuO. The meeticj was called to order by National Cialnaaa Taubeneck, and immediately pro ceeded lo discuss the advisability of holding' sessions ia secret. The de bate developed s impthiriEfof a out of which the g-athering- palled itself, after nearly two hours' dis cussion, by resolviu.j itself into an in formal conference, with Mr. Taabea eck in the chair, the committee proper beinf declared adjourned uu td p. m. At the afternoon session the natio:i nl executive committee harms? retired for the purpose of con-ultatou, tlie confer jiice proceeded a iter naiiiinjj a committee on order of business, in for:naliy lo liste.i to addresses by J. 8. Co.vey upon n:s noa-lntoi est- tear ing bond plan; Delatea Howard, 3i;mmn and Adams upon thn recent election in Alabama, and ot! i-rs upon the general purposes of the e-.nter-emv, IVIejrate A'ianiS in his c'o.ic.f pentences. created considerable ex citement by stating- that thoua the l-'onulists of Alabama were IodT suf fering in their refusal to re.ss.rt to revolution, that patience mi.a-Stt soon cea.se to b a virtue; t'lat they would not stand by much longer and sea their rights taken aw:tv. The uittion-il executive co'nmittee at this point presentod a reol utiin, a-Hopled by it. to tho clXeet that It deemed it huexpedi r.t for the co a Ter ence to adopt an address diree to the people, bus that the proper procedure would be for the conference to pre sent its views to ilio national central committee, they to present theta, ia such, form as een.ed e -1 to them, to the public; also that National Chairman Taabsiieck iiad better not remain in the chair. A renort unon the r.ile nnl n-.-? v Of hi': me.-s was presented viun a reruiar term o procedure m con sent nee with the re.o!at'o'x of thi proc M-dur executive committee. After some de bate bo tii 1 epor'.o were accepted and the conference pi 1 e t to elect General.!. B. Weaver temporary r -f-Mintr oiv:t 'r of t'n; :)u'"t-rei:oe, with W. D. V'ncenl of Kansas and AH't ori Park of Texas as secretary auJ ti tds.trnt secretary. After a short recess to p-TEilt state doletra tions to n t'e r rp, 11 t';e mat ters to be pre-ent-id by each, the rod of seats was called for the iutroduo ticn of such resolutions, etc. "By Alabama t l)--le.j-at9 Adams) a resolution requ esti 11 -s the b'nite.i States bena'? to adopt Senator W. V. Allen's resolution of Deeerr Per 19, for the appointment of a com mittee to ascertain wfcether Ala bama's people a re living under a re publican form of syovernrneat. Kn'ei suspended and the resolution adopted unauiaiously. Arkansas. California. Oreg-oa, C-lo- rado, Georif ia, Idaho ani Indiana rt-pr."-t progress in the advancement of l'opuiist princ pies an 1 thr spokes man in general remarks insisted up..n thi conference standing strictly by i the Omaha platform. i For Iowa iccal Weaver respond- ed, nrfrP'- his well known fin: n-iii views, asking- that ti e iti-ht of the next two years until tue next national election be made up.)u the naha piatt'oi m in its entirety wita financial reform well toti.e front. Eesoiutions were passed deuouuc- in'f the imprisontuent of En-j-et.e Debs, (Jeortj-e W. How:;r.l and others as an. invasion of the rig-hts of free men to a trial bv jury. Some little debate was induced by a pjirase therein re.er-in;f to J ndare Wcn!s as one "whose record is a st tin u p'a the judiciary of the country," but an ef- fort to strike it out failed and the res- olu tions passed with 03 ly suei'i i changes in verbs? ere as n:.a le it an ut terance of the conference. For the Knig-hts of Labor, Grand Master Workman Sovereiec ri a.?el for the Omaha platform arid p ed,-.j e. t -the Knights sn;t)e-t of l'opuiist i principles. Ban k ConiiQi-siout-; ireid- enthal, of ICausas, deu.oded ku- i.ereuce to tiiat platform also. Tho' same I 1 was t ko 1. by viokesraen for t he states of Kentucky, Do i.tdsna, Massach nsetts. New iiampshiru, Vsr- i mo'.it, Minnesota, M'slssip-d. M s- poori. M- 'ntanti. Nebraska. Mihip-an, 1 New .Terse, Ohio. Ulciahom, i'ena- I pylvonia. So-ith Dakota. Tennessee, Texas. .Virginia. W.sconsiD, on'ieeti cutnnd Mew York, after whicli the convention took a recess until this morningr. At the conclusion of the s?ss;'-n, J. C. Mannin-T of Alabama, announced that he had. n-rn advi.-e. issued a call for a meeting- of the ballot re formers of the South at INew :-i-. ais Jiiiiuary IS and 19, to perfect a p.raiaaens organization tiid plan of work. j 3 What wil! make th t-st cake far the I Harvest Home festival Dr. I'rico's Baking Powder. Terror rrom MEir!!rtr Turret!. PEitr.Y. Ok., Dec. 23. She ri 5? Ifan sen of this county Las -received a letter from Ira M. Terrill, trie mur derer who esciipe l jail h -re. in which he says that if tue sheriff will send him tdeepintj- car aud reular railroad fare he will come back and ptve up. lie adds 'that the slieri.if mast meet him at the depot with a carria ge. Waphoctw, Dec. 2 An opers house is to be erected upon the site ci the Blaine resilience on Lafayette square in which the ttatesrnan died. Tee opera house is to cost St' 5 ).cX. It wilt be constructed so as to allow a roof g-arden, the tirst of the kind in Vahingtou O VEIL WORKED. On a of th nig X'lrm Horses win IIt f Labor Ligbteued. There is a Ltrs3 at fire station No. 3, k..o't: ni Brown Dan, who his done faithful service for the city for tea years, lie ia oue of the team which takes the ladder ttuek to every tire in tae city. The true ia heavy. It weighs more t.'i.ia one team of hores should be com pelled to draw, tut Dan and 'uii mate have tarued out on a run at oitea 3 the hre goa ceiled theta. Jusi auw same people are complaining about th way Daa ia Leiag- treated. The exertion is too uiuch for him, and after he conies back to the tatioa from a run ha frequently I ice id at the mouth. '1 he city p.ud 35 ia o ie mouth to a veterinary surjeon for serviced iu rtoctoriug' this team. A W. Earnest said today: "That horse iboaii noi to forced to work aay more. Ou Tuursday the team turuel out to three tires and one of the firemen told me tht d at lug the last run he ex pected the hisrsa to drop down at any time an.; that he did not believe he could turn out to another re that dav. He did make another run though, for there j was another alarm at lu o'clock at nig-at. 1 ue next moraiuff I saw a pjol of blood in t'ruut of the station where the horse j had stood. It ia not humane to longer j use the horse in taat kiad of work." j Chief Wilmarth intend to put three I horses on the ladder truck and he should I 1 vse no time ia doiusr so. MISSOURI REPUBLICANS. 1 L.e T u.rm Out Miikio a Fiarht for tt Jeff&eson City, ilo., Dec. 29. J. K. Carter, ejt-representative from Grundy county, and C. S. liar wood, from Tarklo, Atchison cennty, are here and have already beg-un their hg-ht for the cftice of ciiicf clerk of the !,ouse. (icorgre Fountain, ex-representative from Monitc-au county, and candidate for door-keeper in the house, is hard at work. Of course, all of thee are Eepublicans. Senior Martin's ctre9 I'rten i. Vasuij-'&tox, Dec. 29. Senate Martin visited the White house yes terday with two actresses, whom he presented to the president. M r. Cleveland gave each of his visitors a rose, a photograph, of himaolf and his autoyrapln Pehry, Ok., Dee. 29. The court houie of Payne county, at Stillwater, was burned with all the county rec ords lat j'esterday evening. It is be lieved that the lire was started to get rid of soute criminal records. Fruttu la Hi Home. Wichita, Kan., Dec 2'J. Emil Lanne, a hermit for a dozen years in a cau'ja in Leaver county, No-Man's-Liind, was found frozen to death in iiis rude hut yti-.terday. Iis-d Front irrilr.j.o of ?.fedic!ae. Mabjham., Mo. Dee. '39. Roy Ilijj-lit- shoe died liere yesterday from tlia eifects of an overdose of medicine administered by his parents. Surtier ana Sui.-i'tt. M ii.i.i.voton, Minn., Dee. 29. Mat thew Palmer cut his wife's throat and tlu a in own. Both are dead. The well known, skillful Dr. Otto P. Bioswai crer, uf Portland, Orepoa, re ports: "Dr. Price's Baking- Powder con tains neither ammonia or alum, but ia a pure cream of tartar powder." BRIEFS BY Willi:. A saw mili boiler exploded at Bona yer. Barren county, Ky., killing- livt men. The president has approved the act to establish a military i3-1 at the but tli. held of Shiloli. Phalla?, the celebrated stallion owned by J. 1. Case, died Thursday iiitf ht. Phallus had a record ot 2:13i. In New Orieans Peter Murdoch, a motorman on the Carnhton street car line, shot his wife and then blew out his own brains with a revolver. The Norwegian sh;p Austriaaa, at anr-hor iu Pensaeoia bay, loaded with l.Ouo.uoO feet of timber, wa destroyed by tire. Vessel and cargo will prove a total loss. Insured. Wilheim A. Bippert wanted in Capo Colony for extensive forgeries com mitted there in ISeJJ an I 1SU0, has ac knowledged his identity and expressed his wiiim ness to return to the Cape and stand tr al. Anthracite coal a.-ants of the East err, and Western territories have de cided to limit their production in .7 act uary to forty-live per cent of their capacltv. which is equal to a produc tion of 2, C'jo.ooo tons. No chanare was 1:1a ie in prices. In Hot springs. Ark., Miss Ilattie Clay, a 14-year-old g-irl, while sitting near a lire iu a room reading, suddenly found her dress on fire and was quickly enveloped in flames mi l before they could be quenched she was burned to a crisp. f'-nited Sdn!S Tilf :t AH.in:Pir t t e 1.. t 1 i shortlv i-eco!imend to Attorney Gen eral OIner to dismiss the charges a rains: at least three-fourths of the A. ii. U. men now under arrest in his district charged with conspiracy growing out of the recent strike. Governor Gates of Alabama, who is in Wash n-ton, has appointed a com mission for i is state, v. -euinj General Joseph Wheeler as the chairman, to co-operate with the national commis sion in locating- tue positions of Ala bama troops at Chickamaug-a and Chattanoog-a. This leaves but one state which had soldiers enratred oa these fields without a commission. T"frs' Id ft In Uinot Filii Are the moat complete pill on the mar ket, besides teing- the cheapest, as one piil is a dose, and forty does in eicii bortla. Every pill guaranteed to give esatisfactiga by V. ii. ht-nsa iy. Rock 111 and Playing- Car 1. No. Kans. Ave. YSit I an Advjrtifm'flt Cf Snow's Pine .Expectorant, jjuaraateel cure for cough, colds and all bronchial troubles. Price S5c and 5uo bv-ttie. t or sale by all druggista. R-sad the "Wants." Many o? them are as int-resting as news items, ceo if it is not ia. roon DAN HAM L'V 'AU iinuLLiiiL o unity, Miss Pollard Gives Out a State ment Coneernino- Herself. Hasn't Changed Her Name and is Xot Friendless. OUT OF THE WORLD. Isn't Goinz Before the Public in Any Capacity. Nkw Yoke:, Dec. 29. Miss Pollard has requested the Madeline press to q-ive publicity to the following- "I have not wanted to make a state ment of any kind. I could not see that what I did was of interest to people generally, so I have tried to bear all that has been said of me A3 part of the punishment for my failure as a woman. "Within the last few days the im pression has g-one abroad that I am under an assumed name; that I am friendless and not sufficiently pro vided for, and that I am in Wash, ng ton to-day. If ever a woman had friends great and true men and women It is I. I will not believe that men refuse to g-ive ixy brother employment because of my broken life. Nearly half of America has wanted employment this year. am not groing before the world in any capacity. I have no message to carry. I have asked a question with ray life; it cannot be answered in a day. I have no theatric il friends. Their world is far removed from mine. I live quietly in a private house with my brother and Southern friends. "I do not believe there is a man or woman on earth who thinks there is money compensation for sorrow. I am sorry if, for any reason whatso ever, I am accused of realizing- so lit tle the enormous sorrow that over shadows my life. "I am not under an assumed name. I have not been in any place where I was not well known. I do not mean to be while I live. I have stained rny dear father's name, and with the Christ-power I shall fight from under the stain." The geld iu the medal awarded to Dr. Price's Cream Baking: Powder at the California Midwinter fair ia Dot higher than the incomparable record of the powder itself. LOCKED IX A VAULT. XSoId Kobbery of m Cimaty Tfeaiarer'a fflce in California. Santa Bosa, Cal., Dee. 29. Santa Rosa had the birg-est sensation in its history ayesterday. The county treas ury was robbed of nearly- $3,000 and County Treasurer Stofen was left in sensible in the vault to surfer death by the robbers, who locked the door if the vault upon him. Tho robberv occurred fibo-.it 9 o'clock in the morning-, but was not discovered until about 5 o'clock. All this time County Treas urer Stofen lay on the floor of the vault a-asping- for breath, fearing every moment duriur conscious inter vals would be his lat. Mad. it nob been for the timely arrival of his wife, the only person in town who knew the combination, he would have been dead. Treasurer Stofen, as soon as re vived, said he opened up the ofHce as usual about a o'clock. As he was rarryintr one of the trays with money from the vault a tall man in stocking feet stepped into the door of the vault, and with uplifted dayer in his rip-ht hpnd, told him to crop the trays, which he did. As he stooped over to lay the. trays down, the robber struck him a powerful blow on the back of the head, which rendered him uncon scious, for how lonj he could not tell, fie says the man was tall and wore chin whiskers, and must have joined admittance to the olliee during- the nifrht snd waited for him to open the saf. Officers are scouring- the. coun try for the robber, but not a trace has been found. It is the belief of many that the job was done by parties living- in Santa Rosa who are faiuiliar with the county offices and knew just how to proceed to loot the treasury. Owinjj to the start the robber had, officers think the chances of finding- him are rather few. Cine Dod 'tho Other Dying. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 23. John Alba. -Tho was scalded by the ex plosion of a fiue in a boiler at the Midland hotel Thursday nirht, died from the effects of his injuries at the city hospital early yesterday morning-. Fred C. Patton, chief engineer, who was also badP,' burned, was consider ably worse at 12:30 o'clock tills morning-. Dr. Coffin said that the chances for Patton's recovery were very slim. Jrvi-ConUlin Roeierhip. New York, Dec 29. In the suit of Benjamin M. Fowler and others rg-ainst the Jarvis-Conklin Mortg-ag-o Trust company to remove the receiv ers. .Tudg-e Lacombe in the United States court has rendered a decision denying- the motion for the removal. Blown Into Rir wtoii Drowned. Nokwalk, Ohio, Dr-c 23. Gilbert Jameson, one of Norwalk's oldest residents, while walking- across the Bake Shore bridg-e at Hudson, was blown into the river and drowned. Lord t liu-e isU' t otiit.tlou. Loxdon", Dec 2i. A bulletin states that Lord Randolph Churchill passed a quiet day. He continues to take a little nourishment, and his streng-th is fairly maintained. Prof. Louis Falkeaau, lata state as sayer of CaliforniH, writes: "Dr Price's Crsam Baking Powder makes tine liht bread, and I can recommend it to all wishing wholesome food." Tcprka Coal 'o. 6th and Kaaaa avenue. 3th ud Hn Avenue. Topeka Coal' Co. TRADE SITUATION. Tb Holiday Business Did Not Com Vp to Hxprctatf 00. New York, Dec 29. R. G. Dun Cos., Weekly Review of .Trade says: Commercial failures in 1S94 already reported number 14.203 against 15,212 last year, with liabilities of 163,233, 401 asrainst S346.779.8S9 last y-ar. Next week the final report for 1834 will probably inelud" about 400 more failures, with liabilities of about f 4.000, f -00. From these accounts banks, bankers, financial and trans porting companies are excluded. Holi. lay trade has scarcely met ex pectations. Purchases have been numerous, but smaller than usual in amount and more confined to needful articles, thus anticipating ordinary trade. The volume of business repre sented by clearing- house exchaug-es is 7.7 per cent larg-er than last year, but 21.8 per cent less than the year before, and the daily average for November has been 7.1 per cent more than last year, but 25.2 less than the year before. XSanlc Clearing-. New York, Dec 29. The following table, compiled by Bradstreet's. shows the clearances at the cities named, and the percentage of increase or de crease as compared with the corre- Cities Clearinjs Ino Dea K'an;w City IsTi'st 1 r. O ""77777 CJruah.i 3.5)3,74 2S lienv-er 2. 1 1, 1H" 51 2 St. Josepa 1,33'. 8 !0 13 8 Ij'nt-oln 4:!t!. 7 8 WL.-hita f&.im 7 Toieka 6ia,4J 1 Srx 9 Often intimated but never equalled can be said truthfully of Dr. Price's Ban in Powder. EAILK0AD MEN'S MISHAP. A Private Car Takes Tiro and The Barely Kacapa TVitb.-JbeIrX.lvas. Hastings, Jseb., Dec. 29. About 5 o'clock yesterday morning" the offi cers' special car on the St. Joseph Grand Island was discovered to be on fire when about three miles cast of Edg-ar. In the car were Superintend ent A. M. Morey, Division Eng-ineer F. M. Howe, Attorney M. A. Reed, of the railroad, and Jndq-e .T. B. Cessna, of this city. It is supposed the car eaug-ht fire from the heater The oc cupants were sound asleep and bare ly escaped with their lives. They lost their watches, pocket books, money and nearly all their clothing. UIG FIUE IN LOUISVILLE. Property and I?alldin-s to of SaOO.OOO tio I7p In the Amoonit Smoke. Louisvir.i.K. Ky., Dec. 29. Fire broke out between 13 and 1 o'clock this morning- in the five story building- of Stnekey, Brent Co., general merchandise, on Sixth street, between and Water and destroyed property to the amount of SaOO.OOO. Missouri ffooJmen Elect Delegates. Jefferson-City", Mo., Dec. 29. The Modern Woodmen of America in state encampment elected the following dclesrates to the national encamp ment, which meets in Minneapolis, June 4, 1895: Delegate at largre. Dr. J. II. Smith of Slater; delcg-ates, E. A. Pig-sf of Sullivan; S. B. Jefferies, C anton; W. II. Clark, Steelviile; W. C. Shurrel, Excelsior Springs: M. G. Ratclift'e, Albany; IT. E. Ralston, Quitman: C. S. Fisher, Kansas City; F. Ij. Ludeman, Sedalia. Lottery Company Quit Bailneai. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 29. The firm of E. Fox Co., for so long- at the head of the lottery business in Kansas City, Kan., has closed its doors and is announced to have retired from business. At any rate the firm will no long-er operate from that point and iu case any more business is done it will be from some other city. The firm is one of the oldest in the city and its leaving- the ranks means vir tually the collapse of the business here. Armour K Chicago, Dec. duces Kxpenses. 29. The 3,500 em ployes m the packing- house of Ar mour Sc Co. were informed yesterday that hereafter eig-ht hours will con stitute a day's work. The plant has been running- ten hourrt up to this time. The reason given for the reduction in working- hours is that it is neces sary to reduce expenses and that the strong" competition between the pack ers has greatly reduced the profits to be obtained from the business. JilK rlntius; Combine. Akron, Ohio, Dec 29. It is stated here that there is a project on foot to combine all of the larg-er printing houses of the country. If the deal is consummated many millions of dol lars will be involved, the money com ingr not only from this country, but from Europe. Florida's Oranges JFtnlnad. Jacksonville, Fla., Dec 29. Florida i3 experiencing the coldest weather it has seen since with the mercury refristering- IS degrees. This will prove disastrous to the orange groves. Ki- I lea ten Ant Daila Drownad. Port Towssexd, Wash., Dec 29. News has been receive!! here that ex Lieutenant James E. Dodge, once no torious in Missouri and Kansas, was accidentally drowned while yachting. He was a cousin of "Gal Hamilton" (Abigail Dodge.) Cheap Bread at Cincinnati. Cincinnati, Ohio, Dec 29. The crusade for cheap bread here has re sulted in twenty-five bakers of this city to date reducing the price fratn five to three cents per loaf. A ii ti ark. bl AelilrTcmeal In Rail road A8Tirm Was the running of tha Exposition flyer, the famous twenty hour train between Chicago aud New York, via the Lake Shore route, in service during the World'; fair. A haudaome litho-water-color of this train may be secured by aendiajj tea eenW ia silver to C. K. Wilber, Western Paaseager Agent, Chicago. TT Ii V Cs' ii L iLOAT5 BE5T TOR SHIRTS. Broad-way and Eleventh SI Opposite t Grace church, f NEW YORK. ECC3IS $1 PZS HAY AND UPWARD. The most cintrilly located hotel in tho citv. conducted on iiio I uropean plan, at inoiter do price. Kwentiy en ar-ed by a ue ami tiaii "in addition lluit double its former eapa-.-.iv. '1 ho new liiMNG LOOM in one of tin- lineiii, pecUueui of Colon iai Decoration iu this con a- uy WM. TAYLOR. ?Tope!:a snd K,in-as visitors to New York Will fillj lilP 'JllPi-KA I)1LV SlAiE.llll KSAL on fiu iu tha raaditJij loom oi tile st. Denis. Topeka Vacuum Curs KatabliUe4 lisJ. Vacutini, Medical and Snr,iiral Treatment. Mervooa mid rhroulo diacaaea aud duo-si-f of wo in fa. vacuum specialties: Fsrulynin, mind old chronic d iaea that aiettleioe bare railed t oi:rn. W. C. FEANCIS, Id inV'r. fiOl lb AKiilt W. ClCrARmtMAK'.iriT MANUFACTURtP B'f .i-L-? rtLTROMP. Tcpt Y.3 Kas. IT IT ii ii. Curod Safely and Perrcinently, by the Injection Susthsi of Treatmsrt. I have made tills Kt't-juet a rpitcial Rl lid v fend prepared myself wuii hpeelai iijs.riiiiienls for tli tnitt n.eiu oi lJ.erai. and exri iroiit ise a s;tt. periiiaiisut tuid spe...ly curt'. Office, 631 Kans. Ave. EXCURSIONS SANTA FE HtJU Til SANTA FK KOI1K. points within 20 To all miles 1 1 fares for the, round trip. Tickets so.d December 22, 2 24, 25 and 81, l.tl, ami January 1, 1895, good to return including January 2, IS'Jo. No round trip tu K.ets at this rale lead tbau 5'ic cents. liowi f.j Bros., t t v A r t S. E. cor. Sixth and Kansas avo. His I.t Call. Brings I called ou -Miss Chelten ham tho other iKjjht and wore her fa ther's hat away by rnistahe. Griggs Well, you'll have to call there again and take it back. BrigptH Not much. It was a better bat than mine. Clothier and Furnish er. All Hop Conn, "You will soon prot over it," said the experienced traveler. "Seasickness is terrible while it lasts, but it doesn't kill." "I don't know about that, moaned the wretched passenger. 'I feel as if it were all np with ine!" Exchange. His Book Will Tell All About Is. American Friend Bat surely you are not going back already! You have been only four days in the country. Visiting Englishman What's the good cf staying any longer? My note book's full. Chicago Tribune. A Question of lreced-iit. Consin Kate You have mad it look aa good as ever. Charley, you're a tramp! Charley Yes, but then it's no un common thing for women to refuse trunip3'. Boston Transcript. Tastly So. Unshackled I deduct from the cen 6ns report that two can livo as cheaply as one. Shackled When yon add to the c il eus report, yon will fiee tho difference. Philadelphia Record. Leave Your Ordsr For a nobby suit with Olof Ekberg, 716 Kansas avauue.

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STATE JOURNAL, SATURDAY EVENING, DECG.MBCR 29, 1891. riic State Journal C :isl Iir-r cf ti3 City of Zz-j&z. Er Fjunk. P. iJ icLrsJAX. JX- "3La Z'J.lj tl'Ai:?., dslmrsi by carrier, 23 csit3 yc.sk t3 "7 part of "spelt er ia":-ir3. or at ti sins pries la R27 Kar.aj jjtte wi3r -his pip-? ti ci riir sitisi- 27 laa.!., thres racr.t-sj .3 5' mil. or s ys?.r 3. S3 7icL:.iy lilt;::, fix jut .&3 t 1 L.O I li t Sv.'ia U.'VJ. C,co6 7c? ths tires 4-11 E-mrsr risr.t!:3 cf !cH &r. ir.cri:9 cf c?:r 5:t7 per C3-t (i r i .me- k v Statu .T.-'i. .i s a fir i:it. ;t;.v tv-u :w. v.?... 'r!ii me f.tV is ,1 CL o. 1.1 e t. -,v o.'. 1 1.:. I. .f.iii j .1 j'y I Ausnst V I K.MO s, j I S.073 x I foO0 I J a J s 1 i s '4.1 ft '1 T.i.i... S.7-'iJ i,rJ j S.7-U b.iu 1 1!.:.-J 8,7-" r f.-.-.z r. 9..".!.) J S.'rlO h. j.i,. .1 V V" M, f 741 k. 1 1 s. x.-'i.l s. t.j 1 s r" s.-?a S S,Vr I'.. ..-)-t O s's o; S.COCi -I,.' C- .'-C SOkCO 0- eo ,--"Ti s 1 f.r'i 7 H.-i-i s i i.'li S VJ1 1 i 1 s. V.7 i s. .j.- 8..V') k .7. ci s,;;,j U.!" ,,'H of r 1 1 ti.n '1 .v. i.h."..i;t: ii,vi-l- i -.ckj.v.s I VIC 1 -.1 rc 1 -'i-s 1 F S 1 KK, C 1' ii 1:1 ".irt, a ,0 coi-nty. !iatas. pr-cr ir. I"-.::-.;; r-vcirirj thj rail 2aj T i'"-:.:cr..1tr Arssr'.caa ITcvrpapsr PaV e irris i CC'Jr.TAL has tha l..C.::.--i :tl ccisicsie vsb etar cctj't.'3 i---Z P":ts. fi""--5--. c'lcs. 73 rrih'.r-.srr.f.iK-;', i C!tiifr S n it ir.ioi .'i!t"i', I c ill.- i'r-ja-t for Kan-1- air t.,.ji,ht a:.d Sua ly; we-iter-i v ,:is. It s-.? em iaty that a nan shail l.- a pu jili-t io L3 aa oiitoor of iht law lu .cciur...tL A -vcist-,! ilo who at tfrnrs'ed t t?ach tie rff oir.ts at Co!. lJrvi-;-cinrid' i-rt-iro was farcu to tight r the:;;, I ut he ot the nvnt-r. I !r.tticl:y v.-liiro 'ah. sky 8-.d Dem c cracy er i-o'ps:, t ma j a deticit of C 'a tl; .r-Hi.-ry aa-1 it is atill ro iai,-. t- "crei 4: y ('..ra-'.ii U from Ki-ntui-iiy. It i;,Ub-. Id that ho carried tl'.o t'ue jfres plan of linancicr.iig up to W.fsh.o wir 1 h.ia. T k vTay of t'.; tr. v.riscr is bird, 1 '1 ""'jh n r d t's creditor re foil.-. lu;: Lltn tip v. :t:i aia ;htnet8 v.-hrevt b. lecture, acid it is sail that lii.-.-i 1 ir i woi take t i -i me h d of coiiectiu her j'a:.is:;ner.t. If t"isy tioycott him e tjr where ths w:-.fn of Vecriphis I rjpjs? ta -i j it ft il: t ik? a time for her to gee 1 0-) in thi.; way. TiTF. ooci-aty attor-io. at their meeting IhU week end ;red the i ".ra cf shuttia c-f justices' le-j- and patting tho to 1 .s traisi o-a a sa'ary, b-ii it is not recortijd that anythhii was sai-1 about county at t'irr.y(' f?ej. Ia a!d.tia tc h'n sulary tha cuircty attorney eft a fen for the p roseciitiitt cf crini nai onaa, These, t jo, chuitii tc iaciu-l 1 ia tha till abcl ihin ths tmo Ryatom. whk a tha le U lcjt .ru ii expected t j p-i .3. h.viONE J. J3 boo a exoiitirated from the cliarje of k i'dic:, i i:i a pnrrit2g match at New Orie-in i, but the fact re ta.iir that ice i- dea l an i somebody is rMponsitie. TL corosr'a jury uail It xv a tba athletic club, ualtr whet t;s I'l'.ces the xiiib'itioa was gd-u. It ia tima so.aei-oiJy v,-;s rasd aa smple of, V ay jt not th? r i. iibers of tni club tnt to tat3 priou as thc-y should be if they are tha guilty part i s? The pejsare throaah tiio h-tj of the bill aiUmia ra.iro.-iJ to pool and fix rates to o Jit tae.a, isor.cf t Cj bobiest and cioat sba'r.eitiso i.eta eomdlttod by ftti-ress iiscii tae ds i;ont'2a.:on of the v.i.i-t mat!. dh voiera cf Kansas boc.d d tatuialraa and taelr cuildran ia oi'i-T to bH'ur coticpminar lm of rail-roa-Ij, Lut this act v rtaal'y places the t-ccdar oa tiaaaffaaaeafc H'k Coac.y CUizea. True, th pwop'.e bota frequently yotd t'ja Ja in th vaia ho. that they were to secure a coinpetinx: line, tut v.-ba has thsr evrr S.-eia knowa to bo lay co.rc: ot'::'..-i betw joa railroada that l-eoCtd tha coaiii:cc plodiitijf firaet or merchaat. Ther m.iy havs been aouiethin,: in it for U ahipperi iome t. t a; tht li all. If this pooling bill a'aali reault in placiag ail tho roada un der one BianciacnwQt a iho Citizen suj geota, it ii.ay piora jood thicr;. Than if tii?r a:9 not raaQHjel ri,"M the to pl may hav scnift!,cng to sty about who uaage thetu. It will I e uiucli j emier to deal with OL.e corpc ra'.ioa than i hundred. B.iin'izir. TI ore is a ridicuiom tidu to the at tempt to capture tba murJarfri of Mrs. Matron. It is tu iatc.- 1 y f t'"" oiTicers of the law ani curuier's -j at y who are nt.eujjitiug tj farret out th- .nys'ecy. Tt.e cor."ir ar.d his jury are the mo-it ridiculous of alL D.Jlainin? the as-ift-enfftt of the saer 3 or u-tf oaf els0, th'-y gru-v wise r.d refustj ro !et the of thj law or p-.ib i.-; kiow snythin? Ktout their actions. Tliey are jeahun of everyone ari while they ura c-.i.r::ii their noosea-iioai farc-i they- arc- '".?api 1; up a Mil of cocts which of course wtii te j.i'.i.l ly ihe ta.i payor 8. T:.e police ami other o2;cers are jeal ous too. Th?y s-iy they waot la feiri the guilty partis hut they are afri-.il su.-i.e ocie ei;-( may f u 1 the murier-jr.i Lofore ther C r If thjy h.tv3 a clue they are careful that '-tat- oihe-ft-llw-i" don't dis cover what they aro d jIct. A!.' the cfilcers ah juU co-oj erate in the ir eiloi :a to discover tiia wrcjalici wi.o are resiicn.rit-itt for ttii horril i-i crluve and it is ailly and Labyi-h to allow peuy jeal:)ti?'.ei to stand in the way cf loc.it ir.tj the gu.lty pb-rtiea with the It-.tit poi eibte dslav. SO JO AC f I A pertinent e.;;t chil in tha liUiius City 1 Kau.) Gazette says-. The Ivnai.i J City Tiinea givo, a half a column c-f hen wash about tha R ipob llrfiua ia tho coaciiit' Icisla-urt; t '.i-.-tii-i.ij to tuck Governor Le .vellius;, itu.1 the f"ar that exists as to tho lattor '.ri.'ii.n 'he former, (it-veranr keweiii-i. h aa certain advantajre au-1 if ho ia ci?;Oioi to uv.? taetu for partiaaa purp o-ci we c an sou no way of stop pinsr u.m, anj ho w thftro is no -arthiy exicui J for A--pubbrcaua doiafc- inyt:.iiij; un o ua! er oat of tha ordinary. There wi'i i,a ciua injf ecie-ci'a bttwtOis Iho two ho ;ss si tt a ro;c.:lar ordar' of events wic aov;t SihtUln 113 t J XV UO tiha .l ilC I t.'io ti'O-it in tho llrt week. iato eleeT.ic.a "-"A3 not aoiei t f-.-r tn b..--itj;b of a tev.- fellows who want tho o.liet f. T..e ehcccioa ot Morriil -iveruuc c-end tho elee-iion of a Republican L nited rotates en -ii or. ana tiitj policy c,f put'l,,c a iioio-i-s:rati they r-spres-'ut, con i aie a.l the;t? ai to that fc.do'.loci, and ta-3 ota'.e:--nioti at:d .-heniers atherc- i lit '1 ci.-esa must per;-iit everyt'a;r. j to run as -in-ott.-lv as pos.-iit'le. po-,plo -a-.t h He. Thi'y v ant pio-t. And if th lit" put'! icar.i in ooutrol d- rot Tjiva it their 'tiams will he .Dennis. Tae llepi.blica-is i haven't any uiar;r:n to act. tc-e I'ol en. 1 Tn k trouble existinc country ami Spa'cn wii; 1 Btr-3- this t uhti.-s .vreive u.l tki eucou.a?!iieat po.-;ibl f roin tlie preeut itii:aiaiiration i i the hcr.e tiiat it may result io the a:uexarhti of Ctil-r. Ih.:nvjiTa'.s bav alw iv.s 1 1 ct'3at ca aane.xitis f h teiritory our uchb r The cu'y i-eaacia that Hu-amu v. a n.t taken in was tfi'a:ie 1 'resident 1 f .rrl P i had goi all tbo &iory out of It there was la it. fc?ome: 1 ta 1'ii to. s tf'pjisi tion cf Cuba micrUt to so'iic- de;r o i.lcu 1 th eye of the j rpl t the u'tur i-co:i:pteiu-y ani ilr-.rd of p-i;i.-;iple on '.he pari of the a i' .in sirat;oo. Dr. V. irsc !l OT n;tv of i'c..' r( I U't- 1. .u ai' Dr. IVir-V B i'ii::r; IV v ier a.s t rfoci it ia 1 ostihle for av pe.wdor to be L.ic.e.'' A" -4 A SA-i PAL A' f P A I U Thia U what a intiei.I pre: 'er did to atjfvvleder!"hn: Anf.Viedara.ra. It took thre-J coisi'rir.a to gh-o the list of awartta at the '.Vinti dl poa.cry h w. Three r.aw lawyer i.av- hen a l:i.:tie 1 Rt ICtnvion. Up to thij tcai i .Nar. toa liaa 1 i:p tr.ive'y. Now that the col j we.-c'her is here tho i-e aeaiera ia t;.e iv.xei :r wou.-i Rate fc.r.s.e water to get ;i to f: eozo. the youait c:?u cf Liacc.Ia are very rn'bL They have tttei up a duo room and plaT all gAiiica except Canh. Tho Spring Hid "New lira accbioon? 1t rernarts: II. A. JMatthevva repre sented raring 11.11 at the poui.ry exhi tien. What do they think a wedi'i la f.:r f.nv how, at junction City? Tnore wa one there the other day describod aa '-No card-", no cake." An Abilene eld soldier Las a war relic in the ehat e of a pas throuzh the iir.es. hat people hanker aitor nouajaya ia a j aa over the li.ifd. Jerry Bennett, an eiii-'oye of tha Hel ton Signal oiiice, liaa got a p jfiticn ia tho government printing oihet a, Waah intr'on ut ho a v. The littaineas men of Lawirnca h.'ivj r.rg-mized an athletic clal iuit to keep out-ldo p-iojTe hvioi thinking tae univer sity is the oulythiniT in vown. lltsThinan may be a p-re:ty ic-v tow-i in some respeota but U has bad 1 regular sleighing party already aad that ia m jio th an u whole lot of towns en tut. Tho 1 ;w-.Mt tri-.p -t it .ro at Y: .-c. rl wei? l-ep.i-ried at the I'ioratal. dcic was no doubt due to so many of too atiideata getting their leesona "down cold.'' U'ith this week's issue, Tell Vt'alton ra?e.i to edit tae Line jIu Ihpuliican, aud lida Lincoln cotw ty good iyo. Hi Kticceas ora are X. 1. .Vsaulier aud VV. Pilch or. A fco ring Hill jeweJor who ha-1 a bur glar alarm in Lis Ht ..e connected with hia house, got a. acooo on the new, that ws3 nil. 'I be turglars R' ft wrh their hand full before he got there. The Netawaka cc-tar Laa dlaj peared from the gaiaxr of new- aper iighta aad i:a eii'or, Sir. Hiyl.o, has gone to Vis sourL No man wita anr-U aa iailciiv3 catne can got along ia 'SL iaei Th alethodiit church boil at lioi.oa doean't sound as clear and nice a th j other church bell th3 woll-io-do tne in ters think, and. they to go: a now one ia G sharp so aa to be aa h ig a-'.utJ aa any of iheia. Fur eipr fir-y YMn Tra. Winalow's Soothing r-yrnp hai bc-n r.f 1 for teething. It mhuc.i unftwcii he gn n:. alinys pain, curej c lo Bt remedy for dia.rr.iOea. ilo cents a bottle O C is mad i.fi"fai Arenti. Topek Coal Co. THE CUjIREXCY bill. INTEREST IN CONGRESS CENTERS UPON THE FINANCIAL QUESTION. Interview With an Iocarnated Cyclopedia of Financial t"aet A. Lischtnin Speaker, l eeliiiK That Our Financial Craft SItu,t Look Oat tor Errakers. Sr-e1'-!! Cerresy-ondence. Washington, Deo. 27. Sixteen rrood woiking iays did congress put in for tho short se-.-dc-n Lefcre tho holidays and really made commendable ppeed. lathe senate the Nicaragua canal bill tva? dis cussed with marked ability on both sides, and tho fricrtds of a national university presorted their argn:neiita in detail. Sonntcr.s Vest and Hill did their pretti est f"-r a clrtnre resijluticai, vith some aid from others, and a good deal of un finished business was- disposed of. In the hoc ho several appropriations tills went through with a whirl. Messr-. Tickler and Henderson got off their speeches to the effect that the pension roll is u roll of honor and did it better than nsual, v hi'e the regular indorse rnonts thereof were delivered by the usual members. A. I'ieae cf V -Ki;.iwnt e. All interest, however, centered and Fts.ll centers in tho currency bill, widen 13 to bo for thi.i session the piece de re tista.ict, as we say in Paris. Tiie com mittee on banking and currency nnvte a w-ry suoct-sfnl imitation of rice Dutch justice of t h peace in the old story, who said, "I will take two days to consider this case, but 1 will finally decide for tho plaintiff." It was known in ad- J CCA re 1 t CHAII.MASt f-rKIV,-,FR Or TT7K OAVfMITTEE OS BANK.! NO AND FIN.VNCii. vanco that t!io rommUtOB would report in favor of the Carlisle bill. Nevertlie l:s tiny rti liberated two weeks and iseard t"st:n;-: ny which cinkes a printed vo'uioo of it 70 i-agcj-s, then r .-ported with out even considering the bill in full committee. It was said at tho start there wero 17 opinions, in the committee and theie woo.M he more opinions if thorn were mor j members, tut the minority got together much quicker than the ma jority and nor 0:5 ly voted solidly against rpTting tho bill at all, tit carried two Di-iicocrc.'s vitb. them. So the vote stood D to S. and two cf the nine only voting to report in ordor to get the matter dis-cn-.-ed, and thus it appears that the bill v.-as bandii-apped from tho start. The wild guesses and sudden chances of opinion on the propects of this bill have be-ers remarkable, even with our pre vious experience of thia congress. At Erst the ro was a general rend sneering Ian tin at the very idea of this congress a'lopiting tho Italtimoro plan or any thing like it. I3::t no sooner bad p-rei-de;.t an-1 Fecretary indorsed it than it pained friend i so rapidly as to causo Ir. Srpririiror to prophesy t.'iat it would go throngu tho hcu.'Q before, the holidays. Coiitemporar' with this advance in the house was a retrogression cn the part of the bankers, many of whom, if not a majority, dJsoovorcd that th?y did not approve of the Baltimore plan, with Car lisRc ameni-huer.ts, and of a'l those who testified not more than two were stren uous for the Carlisle plan, even with modifications. Within two days arter tho bill was reported to tho house it was evident that every Republican and many Democrats would vote against it. As to the Populists, of course they are opposed to all banks of issue. In the very opening of the f.jtht, therefore, the Democrats suddenly shifted their lirce and went into action with the left in front. Chairman Sprinffr led, and Mr. Walker followed for tho minority, and then the Hon. Uri-d Pobree Hall of Mis souri, next in command to Chairman Fpring r, ''refused his line, as we used to say 20 years ago, -ind began to talk about tho F ibstttute bill, which made the previous speech cn that side appear quite mil apropos. Cen;r.-sr-ri)aa Walker 011 Finance. It soeji appeared, however, that the minority, thottgh unanimous against tho Carlisle bill, was far from being so in favcr of the Walker bill. It is so hard tor the unscientific lr.ind to mas ter a comprehensive currency bill and for it.y part I would rather take a de cent whipping t nan study one out that I te.nk the short course and went to Mr. Walker w itb three questions: "Does your bill aim toturow the bur den of maintaining' specie payment on tho brinks.-' "My bill throws no burden on any body which they are not willing to as sume. It invites tho bankers to assume the duty of maintaining coin payments aud makes it their interest to do so. Under my bill there will be more gold and silver in use and at less expense tlian under tho present system, which practically makes it to the interest cf the banks not to aid in keeping the coin in use. The whole veint falls on the treasury. Under my bill it would not, and yet both gold tilver 'would be more m evi ience. "How do; the treasury now maintain the gold standard with so little gold againr-t so much paper?" "It is by sufferance only. But first fir in your mind tho fact that it ia not tiio goi i in the treasury that does it. It is the general knowledge of the people that there is very much more gold in the country. Let that gold go cut of use or tc the slightest premium, and this little jag in the treasury wouldn't amount to a snap of your finger. It should be noted also that the amount of gold in the country is considerably exaggerated. There ia certainly not more than $500, 0G0, COO and maybe no more than f 450, -000,000, and that inactive. There must bo more coin available, and it must be daily in evidence, and the silver must be utilized so far as it is safe, and I be lieve my Rill will do it." "Does your plan contemplate the re tirement of the greenbacks':1" "Gradually. I gum up my plan thus: Let the banks issue all they can make profitable provided that it is thoroughly S'-cured and let the plan bo so far auto matic that a redundant currency would bo unprofitable But the chief point I insist upon just now is that my plan provides for no force work and leaves the banks to make the change graelually and at their option, while the Carlisle bill proposes to drive them all into ac tion at once. Eajer For the Tray. It is a common taunt that "the chaps who know all ubcut the financial ques tion rover have any finance," which may have some truth in it, but is pret ty rough on William MeKinley, Char ley Foster and others as eminent, to say nothing of Daniel Webster and Robert Morris, who for sortie years dated hia letteis, "Debtors' Prison," etc. Noth ing of the sort can be alleged against Mir. Walker, who not only looks the ideal banker to perfection, bnt has managed his own finances remarkably well. I have seen him excited several times, but never so eacer for tho fray as this time. He is not only an incarnated cyclopedia of financial facts, but refreshes his mem ory every time be speaks by consulting the authorities and occasionally talks from behind an immense stack of books. It was evid.-nt as soon ns ho rose that the opposition wero of a mind to have fun with him, for they crowded close and guyed him with a variety of ques tions, but he stood them off in duo style, and even his egotism took on an appear ance of dignity when he told how many years he had labored in nonpartisan ear nestness for a good bill. "I have," said he, "spent Kor.i nights working cn it than money would hire mo to spend. I am not tho stupidest man on earth ei ther. It is irey voice that has roused the country cpon this subject, and ray views have not had a friend until witnin the past 15 months. My addresses at Chica go, St. Louis and other places shook up tho country some. I may take a little rose colored view of the subject, howev er, I may be somewhat tinged with partisanship on tho subject, but I hope not." A. New Orator. Evidently Mr. Springer had no such good opinion of himself. His speech may read well in the record, but it cer tainly sounded weak. Looking on from the gallery, ii was hf.rd to avoid tha on elusion that ho wa; at mot but half hearted in srtponrt of the Carlisle bill. Anl when Mr. Hall, as if by inadvert ence, let slip the fact that a substitute bill was ready there was a general snicker in the house and gallery, and ,va began to see why Mr. Springer's speech sounded as it did. As if he roal izoti that ho had made a slip and was di termined to make the test of it. Sir. Hall boldly launched cut and covered the whole subject in a very strong speech, urchappily DjUeh marred by his vapid and vehement utterance. It ia a pity that so logical a speaker should have that, particular fault which is so easily c ureal. Mr. Hall is re-elected, which in a year like this may bo considered as an assurance that ho is to ftay here as long as he likes, and I have a sere of impres sion that he is one of tho coming men of the wet. Mr. Johnson of Indiana next delivered 2 10 words a minute for a solid 1: ji.r, tho only man in congress and probably the only man in Ncrth America who can do it, and he spoke distinctly too. The urual excise for these lightning ejaculators is that they want to get as much as possible into their limited time, but every reporter knows that they repeat words and phrases so much that they, with rare exceptions, really say less in an hour than more deliberate speakers. Messrs. Warner of Now York and Ellis of Ken tucky followed, and after that there was really nothing new in the discussions, though all the speeches were rather above average. Something: tMtist T5e Hone. Bet: are even that some Mil will be come ix law not this bill, of course, for its fate is conceded, but some modifica tion of it. It is confidently stated by some who ontrht to know that a careful poll has already been made of the Fifty fourth congress, and that Mr. Cleveland is perfectly satisfied with tho results aa to the house, tut does not like the looks of the sencate. The opinion steadily grows that if this house does not pass a comprehensive currency bill Mr. Clove lar.d will at once call the next in spe cial session, and me who are near him, as thes phrase goes, confidently predict it. The trouble is that others equally near him jut as positively deny it. It is a pleasure to record that men cf all parties, from Tom IRoed to Lafe Pence, and from Burrows of Michigan to Tal btrt of South Carolina, agre.a on one point that the country cannot go on as it is liow going many months longer. All agree that something must bo done soon, and nearly all concede that the next year cr two will try the banking system worse than it has been tried since 1S37, for the export of gold is ev idently going to be largo for the rest of this f seal year, and beyond that the pros pect ii nothing to brag of. 'Therefore, sy the leading Democrats, "if we do not 1 ass a bill, tho Republicans will, and we shall bo deeper in the soup, if that is possible." "Verba ligant homi nera ut cornta taurorum funes, as we say in Rome. J. H. Beadle. Ancient Heirlooms. Amulets are now worn by royal noble families in India that are believed to have been handed down from father to son fcr nearly 2,000 years. roo BAD. A Modem Tonnx Woman Wbo Waa Id glorionsly Checked Ia Her Career. It was e perfect October day. Nature had bedecked the woodland in gold and brown tints. The panorama which it pre sented aa I rode my wheel along the wood ed road was ona of sublime grandeur. Emerging from the crossroad, I found my self on the way to the nearest town. Sud denly I heard a slight noise behind me, and looking over my shoulder I beheld at feminine form on a bicycle approaching at a breakneck pace. She was leaning far over the handle bars and was unutterably unmindful of my presence. At thia point tho road Is rough and narrow in fact, only about wide enough for the passage of an ordinary four wheeled vehicle and as t was confident the approaching; wheel woman had not noted my presence I gave a loud cough to attract her attention. But it was too late. Not being more than SO feet behind, she looked up in a dnzrd sort of a way, tried to turn quickly to t he left, struck a rough spot in the road, and in another moment had fallen side ways from her wheel into the ditch, her machine racking a revolution or two tn the air before finding its final resting place CO feet beyond. I hastily dismounted and hurried to her assistance, but she had already arisen and was brushing the dirt aud dust from her lace and clothing. "Are you hurt?" I inquired anxiously, almost certain the tumble must have dis abled her. "No," she replied savagely, "but I haven't you io thank for it. Was it necea sary that you occupy the entire road?" "I beg your pardon," I stammered, "but I was not aware" "Of courso you wasn't," she Interrupted angrily, losing control of her self posses sion, "but you were. And to think this should have happened when I was sure of winning!" and she burst into lea rs and sobbed as though her heart would break, while the situation to me was distressing in the extreme. "You seemed in such a hurry," I ven tured by way of consolation. "Were you going for a elector.'" She stopped her exhibition of grief long enough to favor me with a most withering look, of contempt; then, rearranging her sweater and bloomers and raisins? her tin iujureil wheel from the dust, sho said, with ioin;;ied pride and humiliation: "Understand, sir, that you have pre vented me from attaining the height of my ambition. I am tho scratch lady in tho ten miio road race of the Plunkville Ladies' Bicycle cl ul) and would certainly have won but for your stupidity." Now lork World. Xial Sign. "How"s your boy Jeeina gettin along down to Boston?" inquired a Center ilia resilient of Mrs. Peter Rickets, familiarly known as "tho Widow Peter. "Well, Jeeina says he's gettin on fust rate," answered Sirs. Peter, -'an he's alius he-en a truthful boy. But there's one thing worrits me, an I declare I might jest us well oeit with it, secin you're sech an old friend, lie come on from Boston with a colored shirt on an a, white collar. lie brought a white shirt in his bag, so's to appear matched up whilst he was here, hot it come over me jest like a hash when I stood off to take a good look at him that my boy Jecms, thac had a father that wouldn t owe a cent anymore'n he'd steal oni i.iy boy Jeems has fell behind with his washerwoman!" Voueh's Compan ion. A ltrfllfant Seliem. A brilliant scheme was adopted tho oth er day by a theatrical company which found itself stranded at Dayton, O., and its next engagement at Cleveland. A plan was made for the arrest of one of tho members of the company on tha charge of opening a letter belonging to another member. Tho accused was taken before the United States commissioner at Cleve land, where the other members of the com pany were subpoenaed as witnesses. They of courso secured his acquittal, and also their fees, amounting to $0.25 npiero. It was tho most profitable engagement they have played this season, but tho commis sioner is willing to bet that they can't play it on him again. Troy Times. A Oiant of Intellect. The man who jjviides the ship of state and keeps it from tho shoals and keeps it from tho treacherous sea where tho wild whirl pool rolls; the man who writes on epic poem or builds a stately ode, a man who makes two grass spears grow where only one spear "trowed;" tjie nan who builds a system up of philosophic thought, the man who conquers mighty hosts and brings their force to naught these men are great, supremely great, but greater far than these is he who runs a furnace that will neither melt nor freeze. New York World. The Trannmigcratton Theory. A couple of dilapidated tramps were standing in front of the window of an Austin drug store In which were a num ber of bottles containing specimens of Texas insects. "When I kick the bucket, I want to turn into an inaect," said the first cross roads tourist. "What good will that do yer?" said the other. "Well, I might be put in a bottle of al cohol if I was a centerpede, replied the philosopher. Texas Sittings. A Choice. He would have gathered her in a warm embrace, but she waved him back. "No," she said imperiously. "You crush my heart." he protested. Better thy heart," she answered, "than my sleeves." Tho cuckoo rushed from the clock on the mantel and with a wild shriek directed attention to the fact that it was now 11:15. Detroit Tribune. ttnaelfish Devotion. Ethel Mamma, 1 am afraid that George does not really and truly love me. Mamma Not love you? Why, Ethel, what do you mean? Kthel He persists In talking about things in which I am not at all interested. .Mamma As, for instance? Ethel Well, for one thing, he talks too much about himself. Boston Transcript. A Last Kenort. Little Girl I've glued tnydoll'a hair on twice, and it came off both times. Mother Oh, well, try it again. Little Girl I'm goin to. This time I'm goin to mix the glue in a hair re storer bottle. Good News. To Remove. "Here Is another idea of mine," ob served the inventor, pointing to hia model. "For me to carry out, I suppose," snap ped hi3 wife as 6ho lakl violent hands on the struct ere. -Detroit Tribune- Pkl i t JL ailii M a li SATURDAY PRICES ONLY. KOI.L OATS, per package 05 8 LBS. NAVY BEAN'S.... '.'5 5 I. US. RICE 7 KIKK'S SOAP SODA t'KACKEKS, per pound CilMiKR SNAPS', per pound COI.OKADO rOTATOMS. per tu... 7 HA its .1 AXON'S SOAP JO l.HS. set; AR 1 4 CANS CORN 4 CANS TOM ATOMS PAH. WlUTKlTSIi 1 LI'S. HUT i ERIN K 1RII1 COUNTRY EOC.S 10-CE.Vf UAH TAR SOAP i;5 25 U4 OS GO &el CO 04 S. SFROAT, T a aoitai Grocery. V iritri Iry 4i:ioli. An old lady from out of town camo to tho ity Tuesday to do inio trading. As shj looked around the lanto store with wandering eyes a floorwalker asked her: "What doyoawi.-h today, lncidam?" "1 want d to go to tho place where you sell dry goods." "It is tight her., madam. What kind of dry fioods do yon v, Rb'r" "Dried apples, mistor. And for once tho floorwalker was non plused. Le wiston .Journal. A Fair of Puiiihlx-lls. 'ii j 1 V 1 New ts lte-. Miss Pii.ktiiy That's an av.'fa'ly pretty paired trousers you have on, Sir. Tut tor. Young Totter Yes, Miss Clara, and they tiro my lucky ones ton. I ne.ir called en a girl in my lii'o with th trousers 011 that I didn't kiss her before tho evening was over. Miss Pinkerly I thought I had m-ver seen them befoie. Clothier t,nd Fur nisher. An linn lliirifr. First Despondent Say, you ain't go ing to jump in the liver, aro you? Second Despondent Yes, I am. "Well, that's what I came hero to do al.so. What's your complaint':'" "I had 13 poems rejected by one edi tor." "And I had one poem rejected by 1Z editors. Join me. They plunge Ex change. When Mont Needed. Jack Gay boy I wouldn't live in the seventh flat anyway, my dear. Mrs. Gayboy But what difference does it make? There's an elevator in tho house. Jack Gayboy That's all right, bitct the agent says it doesn't run after 1 o'clock, tho very time a man needs it the woist! Life. IJit of Ancient History. "That is an enormous pyramid 3-ou aro building," observed a royal visitor at Egypt's court, "but it seems a pur poseless kind of structure. What is it for?" "When the top stone is laid, replied King Cheopis guardedly, "you will see the point." Chicago Tribune. Hauteur. "Are you used to serving roast bee f rare?" said the lady who was endeavor ing to learn whether she suited tho now cook. "No, ma'am, was the loftily spoken reply. "Up to me prisiitt implrymint Oi'vo been used to serving it frequent. Washington Star. Dr. James Albrecht, chemist, late ss sayer of the United States mint at New Orleans, after a chemical analysis, dp c ares that Dr. Price's Baking Powder ia jubtly celebrated'' aud 'perfectly pure and v holeeome." FIRST SNOW IN ENGLAND. A Heavy Storm in Hvreeptnjr th Channel Wrecking s.!il- London, Dec. 29. A heavy gale ia sweeping acrosa the mail boata. many places in the channel, delaying Snow has fallwn in England for the first 'ihe barkeutin Wood- time thia season. ville, from foundered. drowned. Dublin to Liverpool, baa Six of her crew were t rrbflt hallefil To prove "Snow's Pine tlx pectorsnt will not "Knock Out" any cold or cot'UH. I r la guaranteed. For sale by ail drug gists; price 2D and GUo bottle. aJu, V, y r. i t S 1 v o.. -'j. v s. j 1 Brooklyn Life.

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f STATE JOURNAL, S VTDTil) AY EVRNTXCr, D 29, 1S91 8 f. r. i;a keis views Oa the Uiftifultie I ui ouatenxl by Young Ken 1) o 1 rj to. I r ru Trle. TofEKA, Kas., Lee, 2 1394 To taa F.d'tor of the Srr i .Jocrxal: la your isue of the 2th, referring' to whitt an exchange saya, that more young men are leari-int; triiss inside the peni tentiary thaa outside of it, because we are trying to maie lawyers, d ictors and clerks out of niaterh.l for blacksmiths, fete, and askiug the question: If it is not because youuir men just entering the struggle of life sea tint the follows who work, with their hands urn poorly paid, and therefore they sesii place as clerks md in the various p ro fessiona'.' Alluw i;ie t') differ with you as to the caue of bo mauy younj ineu seeking nipioyn.ient as clerks, and going into the profe--iur:s. To a jjre.it extent the real cause i. t;cn'is they can not get iuto shops a ad oilioes as apprentices to learn traces. They are tarred from be coming appr.-utics t y the laws of the ariotis labor ortr ioi.:at ions in the country. I krio-v myself of i u.nerous instances right hfr in Topeka, where the fathers are doctors, lawyers a il members of tho city council mid LolJiiig positions of t i -1 ia the various phtce-, desite to put their boys to -onus tn.di. It is the wish cf the boys alio, in the cases I refer to, to learn some trado, aut alas! they are not allow- 1 to. I suppose td'ty men in the last year have haii to me. "What are we to do with our hoys'." We want them to learn trades uiri tii; ruies of the labor .organi sations won't allow it."' l.i my judgment u s is the reason for the fact ti.at witi otnte 1: that more men are learning tra les i:i the penitentiary thau out ol it. J is ab-olu'ely nece ,irv that a change houM b) in the-' j natters, and there must be a (.hnnsr or the result will bo more deb-tenons in th l future th in in the past. Yours truiy, F. I'. IIakkii. 1 1 1 A T 1'OLK V O it D I N A t E. A t ton for Its J'asHitto ISriiir C irculat m! I'o lay. Many of the people of Tupcka do n -t a; prove f thj somewhat dilatory alti-tui-'i of tie cuaod on tho policy and lot tery ordinance. Charier V. Emery a member of the 1 'res i v ter i.ui cimrcii wiio lives at the c ri.er of Thirteenth and Tujitka avenue is today circulating a petition asking the council to p.i jae lot tery and policy or dinance without delay. 'I i is th'! ordinance which was intro duced in the council early in September and referred to i oii-.trtittee, and then mysteriously lisappeare 1 and as myster iously returned a short time ago. When it airaisr came up for passage it was deferred ontennbly i ecau-e some of the members had net had time to con-etdt.-r it." The true rea-?j! of the second post ponement, it was -i'.d by one of thecoun ciimeu, was) lecause lucre were rallies to he brongut off beT o the holidays uud the conr.cil i lid not want to interfere with them. The Chrnttuas rallies being over, there seems really no reason why the ordinance shoul 1 n- t now b-3 passed, unleis, of c .'iir-e, so no of the sparling fraternity art going to give a rafili on New Y ear's. We U j-tr so much aoout the Poimiist police oilichils encouraging ice. It is to bo h I no Republican c.uneii will not allow itself to be tarred witii the .-.Ule- r-tlcR. iti:n:itiu:n to joiixsox. F ii, I t'ul.lwtll 1 in ii ontr;u IH i v r t About a mouth, iiiru receivers .,1' t i- .i it; lile 1 in the I'ni'e l sr a-kiiitj that .IiiIl'o (..'a tlii AitJ ust meiit of I lif M ier. i petition from the i Fe ra'droad wu atos circuit court '.dwell allow so mo t he contracts with if and tft. Louis Is. oernent about the it anJ fares which e lines under the .erat ion. changes to be m.i le is the Atla-itic A. I'aci r-.in l"r,i:.-.-: railroa 1 here is a d s-igr !i i-i ti of t!it- fr.-i-l ts-i over two of tl a.'reenient for joint o u igo t'ali well has matter to J udge J. H iri chancers'. 'Vlio has t!i- dare for the 1 refefred the whole .)ohnso;i, master lixed January 2 earing, which will lalie place in M. 1mi SHOREY ITEMS. Mr. an 1 Irs. Kntrlish entertained friea U from .North lujieka Christmas day. ,i;te anut iber of the younjr people a'.teiide i t!:e etitertair meat given at the Kjchestur chool lu-u.-e last Friday even- i !i Mr. mi.! Mrs. Sproull spent Christmas div with l'ri'ids in Oikland. Tho l).-i;ree of 11 jnor will give an cyster stipj er some time soon. 1 tie Chr.strias entctaininent given bv the Sabb.it ;i ,-!iool chihlreu was a dJ c; de 1 -a. and w as appreciated by all. .Mr. Currier has gone to Virginia oa a t ii-ir.e-s trio. Iert Net it wants 'o know the color cf th" man's whiskers that pu ttie pres ent on the Chris tnas tree fjr him. l'rof. i;. W. rstjaw, ,,f the State Airi i uitural Coih-ge at, t'orvaiiis, Oregon, rites: "I imve cben.icidl v ex trained lr. I'rii-e's Cicam liaking i'owder and lind it highest in leavening power, and free from alum, ammonia and lime. Of all the powders on t io market 1 have elected it for my f.m ily use." LOCAL .MENTION. Kttth, infant d tuchter of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Downing, died esterday morning. The funrr.d takes j lace t?uuday at 2 p. m. The ilarry tJreirg that broke into Came's s'reet Bttnd last Saturday night was not Harry (Jregi? of Heliview, but ciaimeJ Cleve'ainl. as ids home. Harry Grtgg was sick and at Lome at the time. The Salvation Army is meeting with good success, soliciting for the free din ner for poor eojile oi. New Year's day. The dinner w ill I e hold next door west f the Army hall, on fljst Seventh street, livery person that desires to help with any kind of prov i-ut ns or money can sj::d to 7 (7 Van JJureu urtet John R Mul vane cipens his horns this evening, fto ri s to io o'clock, to the Young I'eopia's Society of the Christian Jm leavor of the I'irst Biptist church, who will tender a farewell reception to Herbert Fairchihi, who eaters the Louisville Theological seminary the first of the year. A corind invitation is ex ten Id to l.a ieavor-jr.-. of the city to be present. Peerlesa Steam Laundry Peerles teani Laundry. Ciood work dene b Uie Teerleat NEW YEAR'S AGO A DAY OF HEARTY GREETING TO FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS. Callers TLegaled With Pure ArpU Cider aod Doufflint Cutting the New Year's Cake Tho Cirls of Bygone Days Have We ChauKetl l"or the liett?r? Kew Year's is nothing at all nowa days, and you m.'.y sail over it as easily as over the equator and not see i: in the least. Hut it was a day then that meant; something, and it carue in at the hf ad of the year iti a way that y i should nnderstand it was there. N or was it cur way to do as they did in the- times of its decadence. Nobody knew anything about cards those little infinite-daial nothings that make up for re-p ct and honor and good fellowship. Oil, fie, Tun what shams ther-i are nowadays Bus we took off our greatcoats and h utg up our hats, and wo did not count up tho doorbells we had rung as so much of a contribution to society. To To urr, there were not then fo many of us in this land, and those that were did not nil live in tho titles, bun wo had breathing room and elbow room and were ashamed neither of work nor of teing known to eat our bread by tho sweat of oar brows. Xow, your littlo whiffet pusses for a humorist be auso he can mimic country ways, ai.fi says. "Oh, fie, but the fellow parts Ids haii in the middle, and his shirt front is bigtrer thau bis brains!" "Come up to the fire," said my lif-Ie ninth-'-r. "Pall tit) your chair. Anil the circle widened oat bigger till it took in half th room. There were the minister, and noighhof Ilotchkiss, ar.tl oid lady Uc-uison, and tie i twin old maids, and my uticl .-s (ieorgo and Piatt, who .sat in tho corners of tho fireplaeo nearer the heat, and tlvro were more 1 esides-, and every cue wa i happy. "Will you pass tho eiiki':" said my little mother, and then I.'.mii tho fun. That eider was made- of Spitz-. ;i bergs, every drop of it. And you should Lave tasteel that eider! It was pr. s.-eil out in no patent mill, witli a million bushels of rubl ish and dirt. It was puro juice of the apple. It did no ono any barm, and it w nt around with a huso salver of (Ifinjth'nits. O Lord, hut what litis become- of tho knack tor doughnuts, and caraway eu.hes, and gingersnaps? One would think it could not have so evaporated. It was coming time to cut th? hug loaves of cake, and our little mother al ready had a knife in her Washington cake, and my tall ar.nt had a knifo in her Lafayette c ike. Then I e uld si o that our fat Iter was rriex-y, aw. he got up and took the poker and furrively watohed tb.e two wone'-n as be gently rolled over tho front stick m tho lire irons and had every tiling ready for a tremendous p' king of tb.e whole he an. 15 nt happily ju-r then t lie parson warmed into a disousoPn. of St. Paul's epistle to Timothy. "Pish!" said my lirtlo moth er, "but Sr. Paul will do well enongh for Sundays, 1 ur he fliel Jiut uritu r-ttaid women. "Yon are right," aid my aunt, "and for my part I hate oi l bneh elors when they set no to P-ach jnarrii d folk. You could see in a morn nt than all danger was over, and my father quietly laid down tho poker, ami tho two women drew together and began to whisper, and instead of rival calces wo had the two sorts put lovingly tog.-thor on ono plato and a j.lato for every on-3 of us. I never saw such big pieces of cake before or since. It was all to i.nc advantage. Tho rivalry had bt come a rivalry of generosity. Oirl.s in those days wore Kg, ropy credit uros, who could langh and did not wear corsets. They milked th cows and harness, tho horses and went to mill on horseback without a saddle. They could knit anel sew and ceuld cat like other folks. They eliel not nibble confectionery and gigtjle, but we ro open to a cle.'in kiss ami knew hew to give one. Our ttitls anel our neighbors' girls were seven that day, and they soon had things all their own way. While tho older women sat in easy chairs the girls llew about and cared for every boo y. Ah. but what a creature a really ht antit'til girl is! She needs no art at a!!. Bless 'era, but is not nature e noutrii Yes, truly, there are fools who trietc thc-m-ee'ves oat till you Ci.nnof t- 11 They :iri girls, oti ly by their wriggl i g v.-a I k. r.r.d their giggling talk, and their heartiest disregard of eve rytiilng but the rusel ves. llights'- It)ear me, hut our girls h id their riglits and gave us our rights. Th: y ruled the house with their hoaesf lv ii.'.vier. Our plates wore not tdiowed to be empty fir one nie nu-nt. Ii;;eh girl had her own cake or tart or cooky us truly as the aunt and little- mother. So it to our New Year's day came and went, ami we slid softly iuto tho arms of the great new days and great new tilings, ami here we are. Pi ss mo, but why can they nut ail riso up jastt for once to see the changes ih.it have taken pla-e? Perhaps it i l etter as it is, for I atn sure' that they w about everything that made world fur them. Trie huge have stolen away all that uld miss up tho fact lies out m.d homes interesting, ai.d think we have a long r for my part I -ad to re ich tho future millennium, our home's were' the i3.it in those elays universe to s, and we diel not car.? for huge bnildings ami great cities. Wo Lad (b-orge Washing ton and Thomas ,1 "i t n w hen New York' was no bigger than a vi'lae, and I do not believe they would have been the; Letter or wiser had they lived in these days. Xo. indeed! And when they were all gone our lit tle mother sat very silent fi r awhile, and the n sho said, "Father, does not t!. world grow more beautiful each year?" And ho took once more the p:;k .r, auel he stirred the fire very gently as he said: ".Mother, tho b gs are burning away one by one. We must keep ti.o coal a alive." "Yes, indeed," id my littlo mother. "We must keep tho soul warm." II P. P. in t. Louis Glolro-Deraocrat. NEW YEAR'S CALLING A a Old Knickerbocker Cnstoni That Should Do rerpetnated. While the New Y'ear's customs of an cient times possess for us a certain fas cination, we find still more interesting the celebrations of the present time. The one that is most characteristic, most truly American, is the old Knicker bocker custom of making calls upon No w Year's day, and it is to be hoped that it wiii bo long continued by those who care to encourage and sustain whatever is distinctly national anel characteristic among us. It is true that this custom belongs to a time when making calls had not become a daily business, pursued for want of other oc cupation by men anel women of leisure. It is true that it belongs to a time when men were too busy to do much vi.siting anel gladly seized this annual opportu nity of looking np old friends and es jiecially the busy wives and mothers they hael known as girls and recalling anel recounting the scenes and events of their yonth. This annual brightening of the links of old friendships is the special function of NTew Y'ear's calls. The day is put to very bad use when it is employed in a Ultra effort to count up a long list of names of persons whom one may have seen yesterday or the day before anel who have no steady purpose to prevent thorn from calling every day cf their lives. Of course one does not want to miss one's intimates on such a elay, but there is not the same object in setting apart a elay for them, and that is the reason why some modern and fashionable peo ple who have "traveled" relinquish the custom when they return homo to a life based as far as possible on what they have heard anel seen abroad. Pal this class are not all of American socie ty. There are many who represent tho oldest and best families who cling to old habits, who elo not spend half their lives abroad, but who are tho strength and lienor of tho best enterprise-! and efforts at home. Then there are others, busy buiiiess and professional men and woine-ii, who form tho largest part of our "best" so ciety, who perhaps do the most to for mulate its habits and perpetuate its cus toms, anel to these the 1st of January, as a day of freedom and devotion to tho social ielea. is a boon w hich they wel come apart from its significance and tho desiro to perpetuate it as a custom. Philadelphia Times. AT BAVARIA'S CAPITAL. Iew Year's Iteceptio-i at the Conrl -Urestlfn Cireetiiig the Otiei-n. On the night of tho cour the persons v."he are to be presented assemble in an amber hall lighted by wax caudles in six immerse crystal candelabras. La dies cf honor stand here in a group near tho door, while aiels-de-camp move about, the strangers that come in one by ono being placed in a row that lines tho four sides of the room. Embassadors, ministers anel ministers' wives take- tip their places along the lino near the por tions who are under their charge. Suddenly three taps of the marshal's staff resound on tho mosaic, harel wood fleior, anel majesty ente rs. All bow deep ly. The queen gives her hand te tho minister's wife next to her, then ste ps very close in Iront of tho first laely to bo presenteel. Her maste r of ceremonies mentions! tho lady's name. Majesty is nearsighted. Tho lady there-foro makes her revereupo without taking tho conventional two steps backward. "Is sho living in Dresden?" tho queen in quires. The stranger answers, "Yes, your majesty, whereupon the queen moves her hands nervously, lingering her fan. The page, in crimson and sil ver, who carries tho end of her out spread, long, peacock colored, velvet brocade train, stands motionless, like a f tatue. His face is powdered, ami his curly peruke has been sprinkletl with a white pcrcelainlike dust that glints in the light. During the pause anel silence tho stranger observes it curiously, though her eyes are flxeel on the queen and her month fixed in a grin, as if before a photographer's camera. At last the next question comes, "Is sho not American by birth?" "Ys, your majesty, comes the stereotyped, stupid little re-ply. Maj esty pauses again one indecisive mo ment Longer; then finally she noei.s and passes on to the next stranger. At once the mjxt stranger makes her reverence of greeting while tho first is finishing with hers of farewell. New Y'crk Iu dee ndent. tt-u perstil ions of w Year's Tl re. Country folk study the weather very closely and draw auguries therefrom, for tb.e winds Gf New Y'ear's evo have portent u-.s qualities. Hence: If Sov Year's eve nicht wind Llow saath,. Jt hetokeneih v.-.irrnth and prrowth; If wi t, much ii. ok and ti-h in the set; If north, ir.ueh cold and storias there will be; If f i-t. the trees will bear much fruit If. i:or:!i.-i)st, f.oe it, man and brut,... The custom of drawing water from the ueael and living ford Usque-Cash-richel is still followed in some parts of th-' highlands. This water when drunk acts as a charm against the spells of witchcraft, the evil e ye, etc. The high Ian Jers, too, turn juniper branches and fi'l their houses with smoke to purify them ami prevent harm entering thein daring the coming year. Selected. How to 3Iake a Prosperous Year. The way to make a prosperous year is to m ike it. Quit borrowing trouble. Quit conjuring up harel times. Remem ber that the sun will shine, the rains will fall, health anel strength are yours, and t'tiat your fortune is with yourself and not with the stars. Louisville Courier-Journal. Scrutiny Night. Another curious lecal name for New Y'ear 's eve a century and a half ago was "Scrutiny night. In Mertou college, Oxford, all the college servants then de livered up their keys to the warden and fellows, and the worthy servan ts received them agaia with a Latin address. Exchange. WILL HE COME BACK I Jointist McWllliaiii-t May Not Itetiiru to Prospcute Liudney ant ih. Jndge Hazen has set the cases of the State ex rel. County Attorney Safford against Chief II. C. Linisev and P. N. (jish for trial a week from today. The i case i3 one ia which Lindsey and Oih are accused of extorting moaey from Jointist John jlcWdliams for "protec tion." It is now a matter of serious doubt whether the case will be prosecuted j Mc Williams is uot in Kansas. The last i heard of him he was in Chiliicothe, Mej. There is something strange about that, too. He was lined 100 ia the police court for running a club and was sen tenced to work 10 J days. At the end of about a week Le was released and hid line w as never paid. Thus we see that when it is to the. ia terest of public officials for lawbreakers to "escape" and get away, they do it. It is no wonder that the common people re gard tho court-,, particularly tae lower ones as engines of oppression and chi canery, and not as institutions for secur ing justice. There is a lot of skuldag gery of this kind going on all the tune that ought to send a lot of people to the penitentiary. Prof. W. T. Wenzell, the well known chemist of San Francisco, writes: "1 c on skier Dr. Price's Baking Powder to be pure and wholesome, and in every way a sunerior article SUNDAY AT THE CHURCHES. United Presbyterian, corner of Eighth and Topeka a,enues, Rev. M. P. M c Kirahan pastor. Preaching tomorrow at 11 o'clock oa "Settling with the Lord." at 7:ii.J the young people Hold a mission ary concert, Miss Anna Kelley presiding. I'irst Church of God, hail at 5 0 Fast Fifth street. Preaching by Elder Tur piu. Revival services commences Mon day night. First Unitarian Society. Preaching at 11 a. rn. by the pastor, Rev-. A. Wyman. Subject, "Tae Path That Each Must Walk Alone." First L'niversalist church, 422 Kansas avenue. Preaching morning and evening at usual hour by Rev. S. M. Rarues of June. ion City. Central Church, Charles M. Shehlon pastor. Preaching at 11a. m. by Rev. Joseph E Roy. IX I) of Chicago. Sub ject, "The Negro, the Indian and the Chinaman in Christian America.'' Even ing service at 7:o). Chapter 12 of the story, "The Two Masters," the last chan ter, read by the pastor. Madison Street Raptist Church. Rev. W. F. File will preach morning and evening. Church of Christ, Scientist, 210 West Sixth street. v iilu F. Cross pastor. Preaching at 11 a. m. Subject, "A Rack warel Look." North Topeka Baptist church, Rev. W. R. Hutchinson pastor. Services at 11 a. m. and 7:UJ p. in. Morning subject, "The Old and the New." Evening sub ject, "Letting Go and TaKing Hold." Speciid tet vices will be commenced einesd iy evening of this wee k. Rev. S. ii. Ahlerson, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, has reHurned from his vacation and will occupy his pulpit tomorrow. At 11 a in. he will eleiivcr the first of u series of sermons on the Lord's Prayer, at 7:oJ p. m. his subject will be 'Missionary Observations in the Cherokee e ouniry and in the Gold Camps of Colorado." Spiritualists Sunday school at 10 auel conference at 11 a. in., at Lincoln Post hall, 1-ast sixth street. Rev. C. W. Sear ing will le-e'ture at. 7:t'J p. in. on "Spirit, Return." "If I go away 1 will come again. Jesus. Oakland Presbyterian church Preach ing by the pastor, Rev. H. S. Chdds. Morning subject. "The New Year;" eve ning (subject, "Chousing." English Lutheran church Preaching morning anel evening by Rev. Mr. Wag ener. A congregational meeting will be held after morning service in order to call a pastor. L'nited Urethren church Services to morrow in Ladies' Library hall on Kansas avenue between Eleventh and Twelfth streets. The first tUarterly business meeting for the year. Sermon by Cider .Meredith at 11 a. in.; nerinoa by the pastor, S. C. Coblentz, nt 7:oJ p. m. Rev. E. S. Farrand will preach morn ing and evening at the Westminster Presbyterian church. Morning subject, "The. Holy Spirit for Service." Evening subject. Five Reasons for Being a Chris tian." On Wednesday the Presbyterian Missionary union will hold an all day service in the church. On Wednesday evening live cottage prayer meetings will be held preparatory to special ser vices, which will begin in this church January (i. Rrethern (Dunkard) church, Oakland Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:IJU p. m. to morrow by Elder Vanimau. (irace Cathedral (Episcopal) Very Rev. Frank R. Mil'spatigh dean. Christmas music expected. Holy communion s a. m. Sermon by the dean 11 a m. Rev. Guy W. Miner'4:t;i p. m. l3ean Millspaug-h preaches ;it Good Shepherd, North Topeka, 7 :oJ,Curistinas service. Dean Millspaugh preaches at St. Simon's at 4:hiJ p. m., Christmas service. First Methodist Episcopal church Bishop Vincent will preach a New Y'ear's sermon in the morning at 11 o'clock and the pastor will perform a like service in the evening at 7:tJ o'clock. German Lutheran church, corner of Van Buren and Second streets, C. F. Graebner, pastor. Services tomorrow at 10:30 a. m., on Monday at 7:tJ'J p. m., and oti Tuesday, New Year's day, at 10:31 a. m. The Sabbath evening services at Lib erty l'nited Presbyterian church, corner Fifth and Lelaud streets, will be con ducted by Geo. E. Larigo, secretary of the Y". M. C. A. at o'clock. Second Baptist church. First street. Rev. G. I). OHdeu, pastor. Preaching 11 a. m. and S p. m. A HUGE CON VENTION HALL. Denter is I'liinninjj One For the a- tionul Conventions in 189G. Dr.svEtt, Dec, iti. A committee of the chamber of commerce is negotiating for a site for a huge convention build ing which it is proposed to build in this city, with a view to having one or more of the national political conventions held here in lStiC. The Ian3 call for aa auditorium w ith a seating capacity of 12.0U0. Salary I. aw I'nron-tit utional. Wki.I-inoto.v, Dec. 2t. The Double day fee and salary law was today declar ed unconstitutional by District Juciite Burnett. The law applied to all the c unty officers bur was to take effect a different limes aad oa this ground it was contested. 510 Kas. Ave. i VI Ft V IS mere appropriate and would be appreciated more than a handsome piece of Furniture for a Christmas present? This was our idea when we placed our orders for our fall stock. Befora making' your selection come and see our line of Ladies' Desks from $7.00 up. Our (.'enter Table in all the fancy wood from 75o up to 20.00. Our fancy Rocker ia Mahogany, Curly Birch, Whit Maple and Oak, from $2.00 up to 2..u0. Our Library Chairs ia Reed and Rattan, the fiaeat ere shown la the state from ?o.00to $20.00. Our Dining Tables in all lengths and all pricea from $3.50 to $33.03. If you have any doubt that there is a finer, more extensive line of T3I7T under any one roof this side of yourself. -J .A A .43 ti wr 5 U P?s 1 a k a d a f" V! h h h 1 1 1 i 1 i roldint? Chairs and Tables to Xtcr.t. Bsll Telephone 350. 510 K:is. Ave. i I ---T---.:--;;;.:. ;;j J oundry flachloe Works, ESTABLISHED Topeka Foundry and Machine Works ESTABLISHED 1863. R. L. C0PRAN, Proprietor. KAlTUPACTUSEa CF STEAK I-1T3INE3, HILL 2ACnrNET.Y. FULLIE3. GSABET3-S. F1TTJNSS. 73. Write for Prices. L M. Knight, Undertaker Embalmer. V 7,, ,l v.. fcLlltl-COKlbillS Eealer ia Haavy 77eigh-; Full Crnament Metallic Casksts. Trap Cloth with Sink ani Copper Linio(is. Children'! White Caskets, Full Crnanzent Ketallio. A full lino cf "77oca aad Cloth CofUna aad Caskets. 4q6 Kas Ave plorie 52. The Cremcrk SCQTT &Aliors. IS HERE TO STAY. YOUR TICKETS VJIL L BE HONORED AT ALL TIMES. A Firstclass Lunch and Short Order House TABLE AND COUNTER SERVICE. Cppcsita Tran.sf-3? Station. Cars From All lepots to Cur Eoors. 734 KANSAS AVENUE. All Rnnlneaa Itrinrliei. KO ADDIUONAL CMAROR FOR CONStCtlON WITU tpeo'Rt attention to Oracle liefc IS II FOIX exact sizi: J'avorita tan-cent Cisar. fioid by all first-class NOHTIi TOPEKA. Items of lo'ereit from tlie Nortli Side of the ltiver. Miss Lida Cutbirth of Silver Lake, is visiticc friends here. Sheridan Lane, of Osasre county, ia the guest of John ii. Hart this week. Miss Edith Stewart of Council Grove is a guest at the home of Dr. S. N. Jiur gen. Mr. and Mrs. X. F. Conkle will enter tain the Old Folks' hih five club ttds evening. The thirteen-year-old son of A. F. Haines is d-utrerously ill at their home on Van Buren street. Georo and Clark Xeiswender, of Sil ver Lahe, came down yesterday to attend the btate teachers' meeting. Miss Delia Rorabauih accompanied her father on his return to their home at Kidder, Mo. They left today. Mrs. John Barnheisel, of Osage coun ty, is spending the holid.iys with her brother. Laos Ketdinger, and her uncle and aunt, .Mr. and Mrs. J. Larrett. The Q A. M. club will pive a social d:Qce at Lukens' opera house New Year's eve. All are invited. Tickets 5J cents. Merton Stickel of Centralia. came down to hear the Mclntyre lecture, and is the g'uest of his aunt, Mrs. Seyinore, while in the city. Royal Neighbors, the woman's auxiliary of the Modern Woodmen. County Superintendent and Mrs. Ew bank of ilolton, Jackaon couaty, are the i n 510 Km. Ave. I HI ki u s I u the Missouri river, come and sea for 1 I u 14 -3J r H U i H 5if) Kas. Ave. 1375. FORMERLY TOPEKA, KANSAS. JO" i Topeka. Kansas iharthaml and Typewrltlnj. ROOKKKEl'ING AM) I' KX MAN'S II I P IK KHUU1UANU (UUKSK, L. SS s.a H. STRICKLuR, rr.RFrxTio dealars. Mg. by Geo. Burghart. noi h. Ate. v guests of Rev. Calv. i i iiolrnan while at tending the teachers' convention. ISO j Diaries at P. O. Book Store. 10 per cent off on Banquet cook and ()nk heating stoves for Cliristmas pres ents. J. ii. Foucht. A union metinr of theyounj people's societies of Xurt.'i Topeka. will be? held tomorrow evening in the Presbyterian church. "Subject: "Looking Backward."' Meeting from 6:15 to 7:15. All cor llv invited. The Gooel Literature reading circle met at the o'.Uca of C. C. Nicholson, at 'J o'clock this afternoon, and proceeded in a body to the capuol to m,ike a study of the a Jministration of state government in cejnuecti'ju with the work which tho circle is doing this winter. The Christian Endeavor society of the Presbyterian church has elected the fol lowing olficerd for the first half of th coming ye.ir: W. C. Steele, president; Miss Tla Ward, vice president; Miss Anna Weir, secretary; Miss Anna lleart burg, treasurer; Misa .Mabel Miller, or ganist. T:e rew VrstibnlPtl Tram fri-vifn Via Chicago A: Grand Trunk, t-'r-i id Trunk, and Lehigh Valley railway a, b t" sen Chicago an 1 New York and jr.ni adelphia, via the famous St-Clair Tunnel, Niagara Falls, and the beautiful Susque hanna, Wyoming and Lehigh Valleys, known as the "Switzerland of America." offers elegant appointments and is the most picturesque route connecting these leading cities. Train leaves Daarbora Station, Chicago, daily 3:10 p. m. Wnclow Glass t Uulme's Drug lor. i"'r 37-- -fjz. Atn- Li- i J -Ti t'v Nj". J f h v f- a r a