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Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-09
makes Won think so 2"
nn,rnfnn of a scheme.

Mrs Smythe-Have you any idea why
Mrs. TomplSins is so disappointed be
cause their baby is a girl?
Smythe-Why, surel She wanted to
show her mother-in-law the proper way
to bring up a boy.-N. y. Truth.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-09
horticultural.

what is a hardy rosebush?"
1T is one that doesn't mind your
mother pulling it up by the roots every
few days to see If it has begun 10 grow
vet"-Chicago Record.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-09

81 like to cook enough to last" re-
marked the young bride.
"You do, you do" groaned the de-
voted hubby, mo matter how little you
cook."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-09

BY the recent self-denial week fis.-
600 was raised in the United Kingdom
alone toward the funds OF the Salvation
Army, being es.6oO in advance of last
wear.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-09

DIT. Emdee-You're no better to-day.
Perhaps you had better send for your
wife.
Patient-You are always for sucn ex-
IRENE measures, doctor.-Brooklyn Life.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-09

Possible Purchaser-Of course you
have some testimonials?
Typewriter Agent-Testimonials! Oh.
yesl Our typewriter is used by all tn,
leading prize fghters.-N. Y. World.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-09

pop?
Father-No; it's too big for you to
manage.
Son--Then I guess I'll go around to
Dolph's and shoot marbles.
Father-You stay just where you are.
Do you suppose l want the neighbors
to think / am flying kite for my own
amusement Chicago Tribune.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-09

II cabled the governor needed a
thousand at once"
did It go2"
The cable did, but the touch didn't."
Town Tories.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-09
An InfaIIibIe sign.

Mrs. Saver must feel that she was
very extravagant in buying that new
gown"
what makes you think SOP"
"She's begun to argue that it will
be the cheapest in the end."-Chicago
Journal
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-09

Paw! Say, pawl" little Johnny be-
gan.
Now what do you want?" asked his
suffering father, with the emphasis on
the now"
"Will my hair fall off when it's ripe,
like yours ?"-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-09

He wrote a letter home for tin"
But when his sire beheld IL
He also wrote one and put in
The 'tin," but backwards spelled 1t.
-Up-tO-Date.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-09-09

It's queer how few people. ere work is per-
formed,
A worthy suggestion will make,
And how many will go
To great trouble to show
The point where you made your mistake.
Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
FAURE THEIR HERO.
French Populace Goes Crazy Over
the President

Paris, Sent 1.-The reception of Pres
ident Faure upon the occasion of his
return from Russia after participating
in the arrangement resulting in the al
lance of Russia and France, was an es-
peciaIIy brilliant affair. S
Awaiting the arrival of President
Faure were large bodies of troops in the
vicinity of the Care du Nord, includ-
ing the whole of the artillery garrison
from Mount Varlian.
The grand stand in the place D'Opera
was surrounded by ring of triumphal
arches raised over the entrances of all
the streets converging thsre, thus repro
ducing the effective decoration of the
boulevard during the visit of the car
TO Paris
The effect was that of a great ball
room surrounded by lofty walls. On
either side of the stand were two IL
Illuminated arches inscribed to Felix
Faure"- and trade and industry.
The shouts chiefly heard as the pres
ident was driven to the, the Elysee were
and s'vive La Felix Faure."
Such a spectacle of popular enthusi-
asn has rarely been witnessed. The
people seemed entirely to lose self con-
troll. Many accidents occurred during
the crush. The ambulance corps were
kept fully occupied The shrieks of the
women in the crowd We're sometimes
painful to hear The president must
have been extremely touched and graf
flied by the demonstration, and the
fairy like change which has come over
scenes reminding one of the visit of the
Russian officers to France not long ago.
The president had evidently been well
coined back TO France. not as pOten-
tate, but as the faithful representative
of the people, and his reception is re-
garded as the triumph not of a person
but of principle. and the day of Au-
gust II will undoubtedly be known
henceforth as Alliance Day
Three performances were given during
the afternoon at the Theater Franchise
and in the evening at Opera. The peo-
pie waited the whole day to obtain adj
mission. The only discordant note at
night was the holding of two socialist
meetings to protest against the gov
ernment's policy
The streets were brilliantly illumin-
ated, dense masses of people thronging
the principal boulevards. Numerous
bands continued playing in front of the
cafes. Dancing was next to impoSsi-
bic owing to the pressure of the
crowds
President Faure gave a banquet to
all of the ministers at the EIysee. Tel
egrams were received from the princi-
pal towns announcing that fetes were
in full swing in various portions Of the
republic.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
LOWER RATES ORDERED.
Interstate Commerce Comm ission
Takes a Hand in Lowering
Freight Rates

Washington. Sept. 1.-The interstate
commerce commission today in an opin-
ion by Chairman Morrison has recon-
mended reductions of freight charges
from Eureka Springs over the Eureka
Springs and ST. Louis & San Francisco
railways
The Eureka Springs railway has for
many years carried to its terminus
freight at greatly reduced rates when
intenden for points beyond to
be reached by wagon transpor-
tation- The commission holds this
railway company carriers beyond Eu-
reka Springs and that such lower rates
are a discrimination against Eureka
Springs and it's business. The opinion
continues:
THAT transportation charges should
be liberal, until the earnings are fully
sufficient for a fair return on actual in
veStment, will hardly be questioned, but
it does not follow that rates long main
tanned and grossly diScriminative must
be continuous and may lawfully be ex-
acted year by year, though II be as
sumed that railroad investment or prop
erty is so much more inviolable than
other property that its owners must
bear none of the losses or diSadvant-
ages incident to industrial and financial
disarrangement and that tranSporta-
ton charges are never excessive when
the annual net earnings are less than
the amount necessary to the reasonable
the investment"
The opinion is particularly noticeable
in that it calls attention to and inter-
prets the recent decision of the supreme
court regarding the power of the COM
mission to fix rates which shall control
in the future. Of this decision the
opinion says:
Under the law as construed by the
court, the commission has not only the
power to say what, in respect to the
past, was reasonable and just, but as tn
rates complained of as unreasonable
unjust and unlawful and so found to be
by the commission, it can make no
provision or order for their reduction
which the court is not required to en-
force, or the carriers obliged to obey.
When the rates are found to be unreal
sonable, the commission can declare
them unlawful and recommend their
reduction, and where, after investiga-
ton, rates of carriers complained of
are found to have been in the past, and
still to be unjust, unreasonable and in
violation of the statute, it is made the
duty of the commission to notify car
riers to cease and desist from such vio-
IatiOQS.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
RED MOUSTACHE DYED.
Which Aroused Suspicion and Result
ed in Arrest

Bicycle stealing is again annoying the
wheeImen- Yesterday afternoon Con-
stable Lucas arrested t F. Burnett of
Auburn on warrant sworn out by o.
s Townsend. Burnett hired a wheel
from Townsend about August 10th. He
minutes and returned and said he would
rather have a mans wheel; he got it
and did not return. He tried to sell it
to the postmaster at Auburn for $3.50
and finally disposed of it to a young
man for 81. The wheel was afterward
brought to town for repairs and the
thief detected. Townsend will endeavOr
to have the thief sent to the peniten-
tiary. In the past such cases have al
has ever received a sentence for steal
ing a wheel and wheelmen think it has
made a bad precedent
ConStab BILE Jackson also served war
rant on W. c. Brownell at SeabrOok for
stealing a wheel from Lou Wynan.
About six months ago he rented a BIZ
cycle from Wyman and did not return
it Wyman could find no trace of the
thief and not until about two months
a man brought a wheel into Wynan's
repair shop TO have tire mended- The
wheel was changed in color and the
name plate removed and the number
ObiIterated. Wyman was not positive
that il was his wheel. At that time
the man appeared with red NOUS
tache In about a week he again re-
turned to have the wheel repaired and
this time his moustache was black
to have him arrested and so he swore
out a warrant yesterday Bail was set
at $500 and furnished and the cases are
both set for September 7th-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
REVOLT AGAINST SIMPSON.
Judge Mckay Manages to Turn Har-
per County Against Sockless
Jerry.

BY a vote of to II the Populist CEN
trail committee of Harper county has
withdrawn the Invitation to Jerry
Simpson to speak before the county
convention on September 4.
The Invitation which was extended
to Simpson caused row among the To-
cal Populists, and his chief opponent
for denomination to congress, Judge
Mckay, created such a disturbance
that the committee was called together
last Saturday to hear objections to
Simpsons speaking at Anthony Sep
TENDER A.
In obedience to the call the commit
tee met in secret session. but decided to
admit those who had objections to his
speaking to present them. Mckay was
allowed 20 minutes to present the mat
ter Simpson 40 minutes to reply and
Mckay another 20 minutes to sum up.
Judge Mckay presented the several
charges as the basis of the objections
to Simpson speaking, charging him
with lobbying against measures intro
duced in the legislature by members of
the Peoples Party and with being dis
loyal to party principles as declared in
their platform.
Simpson admitted the correctness of
several of the charges, but justified his
action as the exercise of his best judg-
ment and discretion, and that his
course was, in his mind, for the good of
the party.
Simpson admitted that he helped to
secure the election of Senator Palmer
of Illinois by intrigue with Senator
German and others, thereby defeating
the Peoples Party candidate; also that
he assisted in the election of Senator
Harris of Kansas, and the defeat of
Senator PETER for reelection. and JUS
titled his course with charging PETER
with being "a boodIer and unworthy to
represent the Peoples Party Simpson
was charged with lobbying to defeat
the usury bill; the bill requiring the
listing of notes and mortgages for tax
alton. also with lobbying in favor of the
Garfield university at Wichita. and at
tempting to unload the building upon
the state for a normal school at a cost
of SIS, 600. These bills were all defeat
ed.
Judge Mckay further charged Simp-
son with maliciously seeking TO injure
prominent members of the Peoples
Party, viz: ex-senator H. S. Lands
and Representative w. T. Brown.
These, he said, had incurred Simpsons
displeasure by opposing his lobbying
against the party's interest and also his
scheme in trying to. secure his own
election as United States senator in
1898
Simpson denied the charge of lob
byfng against the maximum freight
hill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01

Tt Will be One of the Finest of the
Entire Week.

The FraternaI day committee met
last night at the Commercial club
rooms. The meeting was called to or
der by the president, J. H. Squires.
Nominations were received for a chief
marshal and J. N. McNary was unani-
mousIy elected
The reports from the different lodges
were read and the following viii have
floats and take part in the parade:
Modern Woodmen. three floats and de-
gree team in uniform: Knights and La
dies of Security, float and lodges;
ROYAL Arcanum, float and lodges; Pa
rrfarchs of America, float and lodges;
Degree of Honor, float and lodges; Mu-
tual Protective league, float and lodges.
The Select knights of the A Q. U. W.
will be mounted and wifi lead the Fra
ternal day parade and act as escort to
the Queen of the Festival and her court.
The Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias
and Masons will keep open house and
entertain all their visiting brethren. An
invitation will be extended to the Mus
covites and canton to take part in the
parade in uniform
1t Is urged by the Fraterna1 day COM
mittee that the construction of paste
board lanterns be carried out by the
people of Topeka on a larger scale than
has yet been thought of They desire
everybody in Topeka who. is a member
of any organization. be it Odd Fellows.
WOrknen, Christian Endsavor, u M q
A. or whatever it may be, TO make
a colored lantern showing the eInblefns
or name of the society the owner be-
longs to and hang them on the porcnes
of residences and in front of business
houses.
The meeting adjourned to meet next
Tuesday evening at o'clock at the
Commercial club rooms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01

keah, Sam an doc, we fixed this little
affaiah up faw yuh benefit Yuh two been
goin roun skeerin evahbody to def too
long. We all love bofe nv yuh tics well
tub see yuh git togethah in a She nuf
affaiah, an we des arranged this tub show
yuh whut was gwine tub happen befo'
long If sumpin want done tub stop yuh.
Now shake hans an come on oyah tub thu
house tub bre'k fus.
'sMistah Sam he put out his han. an thu
doctuh he took it, an they bofe was almos'
cryin, an evahbody else was smilin lax
they's mighty happy We all drove ovah
tub our house, an my. whut bre'kfus'
we hadI Ole miss done invited soma
young ladies, an Miss Bell was thu queen
Nv thu table, an they drunk madery till
they des couldn't drink no mo- So thu
doctnh an Mistah Sam they agreed tub leave
it tub Miss Bell an don have no mo- fussin-
An that was thu las duel evan fought in
cur county.
s'Miss Bell? Oh, she mar'ed race boss
man fun middle Ten see. ''-Charles E
Treyathan in New York Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
A CLEAR DOCKET
Is Apparently Possible in the q. 8
Supreme Court

Washington. Sept THE docket for
the next term of the United States su-
preme court, which will begin on the
18th of October, is being prepared It
contains to date 446 cases, showing an
addition of 81 cases since the adjourn
ment of the court in May. OF these
cases 1ZS are from the state courts, no
from the new federal courts of appeal,
40 from the United States circuit courts,
36 from the territorial courts, 81 from
the courts of the District of Columbia,
% from the court of claims. 26 from the
private land court and II from the
United States district courts.
There were $50 cases on the docket
when the court convened in October.
1886. This year sthe number will be
fully one hundred less The constant
falling off indicates that the court will
soon be quite up to date with it's BUSH
ness. The diminutiou of cases coming
TO this tribunal has been caused prin-
cipaIIy by the creation of the United
States courts of appeals, causing fall
ing off or 600 to ]. 500 cases per year in
the cases brought to this court from the
United States circuit courts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
III They'll Plow the Boys Awhile.

They say that these here colleges air addin to
their charms
They rye made new departure now-they re
buyin up the farnsi
You can learn more in q minute than you use
to in a mile,
An I'm goin TO patronize 'em If they'll pillow
my boy awhile
reckon Latin's lively. 'spose we orter speak
A little bit o. German an q snatterin O. Greek
I've partly been ag'in EN-, but I've changed
my tactics NOW,
An I'll patronize the college If it larns my boy
to plow-
You may talk about yer languages. an fe1lers
that kin hold
The larrin O. the country back O. speetecles o.
gold
The dedicated Teller in the legislator leads,
But scientific pIowin Is the thing the country
needs.
So, hurrah fer the coIlezesi They're addin to
their charms
They'll do rushin business If they buy up all
the farms
They II larn more in Q minute than they use
to in mile,
An the country II patronize 'em If they'll pillow
the boys awhile.
Atlanta Constitution
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
HEALTH STATE CHARGES
Is Discussed by the American Social
science Association.

Saratoga, N. Y, Sept. This is the
third day of the meeting of the Amer
lean Social Science association. The
session of the department of health was
opened with remarks by DR. Stephen
Smith of New York on the Importance
of a high grade of physical health
among the inmates of public institu-
lions with view to cure, development.
or reformation, and the best method
of securing such health
The following papers were read. fol-
lowed by a general discussion of the
same: DIR. P. NJ Wise, president New
York Iunacy commission. on THE In
sane" DR. w O. Sprat1ing. superin-
tendent Craig colony, on The Epiiep-
tic;' DR. Everett Flood. supeFintend-
ent hospital cottages for children, Bald
winsyiIIe, Mass. On Home Cure of
EpiIeptic Children" DR.. J. c. Carson.
superintendent Syracuse state asylum,
on 1.-The Feeble Minded" and DR.. H E.
Allison, medical superintendent Mat
tewan state hospital for insane GRIM
inals, on Insane Convicts.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
KARN1vAL KNIGHTS BALL.
It May be Given in Four Halls on
Carnival Night

The Karnival Knights ball will be
given by invitation and only those per-
sons who secure invitations will be ad-
mitted.
The price of tickets will be 81. and the
ticket must bear the same name as that
which appears upon the invitation.
People Will not be allowed to purchase
tickets and give them away to all sorts
of characters.
The responsibility of the ball must
be maintained. even though 5000 invi-
tations may be issued.
The committee in charge of the ball
had an enthusiastic meeting last night
and made preliminary arrangements
for the event which it is proposed to
make the biggest event in point of
numbers of the week
The ball will be held at Hamilton hall
and an effort will be made to secure
commodate the large crowd which is
expected to attend.
1t is proposed to engage every other
hall in town for Friday night. It is ex-
pected that three thousand dancers will
attend. and besides Hamilton hail.
Metropolitan, City hall and the lower
floors of the Masonic building may be
engaged.
The music will be furnished by Mar
shalPs band and a combination of
Steinberg's and Watson's orchestras
The haIl win be supplied with proper
check stands and accommodations. No
pains will be spared to make the affair
q success in every particular.
The committee selected W. w Webb,
J. E Crockett and j. c. Waters as a
committee on invitation and authorized
Mr. Webb to employ a stenographer to
do the clerical work and instructed him
to begin at once the labor of securing
and sending out the Invitations
The members of the committee on
music are as follows: G. P. Ashton, c.
x Holiday, Jr., Ed Kellam, J. H
Wetheren and c. z. Curry.
Floor ommittee-James Moore, W.
w. Webb, G. P. Ashton, c. E. Curry,
Ed Kellam, J. H. Wetheren, c. K HoI-
liday, w c. F. Reichenbach, J. F. Nc
J. c. Waters, T. D. Humphreys and
Frank Shepherd.
Prominent young men in the cities of
Lawrence, Atchison, Leavenworth, EN-
poria, etc, will be delegated to fur
nish lists from those cities of desirable
people to whom to issue invitations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01
Wanted No Discrimination.

An old Georgia voter said to his employ
er the other day:
ssMarse Jim, is yo' gwine in dis race fer
governor?''
Haven't thought about it. +"
.'Well, eff you does run en- gifts elected
will yo give me job?"
Certainly What would you want?"
'sWell, sub, I'd des like ter black boots.
roun de capitol
''And what would you expect for that
Eervice?''
ssWell, suh,'' he replied, f'I should say
81 a day would be reasouable-des " hat
de yuther legislators gifts. ''-Atlants Con-
etitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-09-01

the wound quickly healed. and the pa
tfent was. enabled, with the assistance
of an artificial leg, to walk around He
grew strong and hearty and no thought
of future trouble ever arose About
two months ago he suddenly began to
fail and grew thinner and weaker. A
consultation of doctors was called and
they pronounced his lungs affected by
germs of the cancer. It was found i'm
possible to save him. He was in no
pain until about two hours before his
death, when he suffered greatly. He
died this morning at O'Clock The fu-
neral will take place tomorrow at 2
O'Clock from the German Methodist
church on Fifth and Tyler streets.