The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-10-26

" decreasing business of pension exam
lining boards Ten years ago the exam
lining boards in the larger counties of
Kansas gave One-third Of their time to
the examination of applicants for pen
sions. Most of the old soldiers who are
entitled to pensions have received them.
The examining board of Montgomery
county, consisting of Drs. Andres. Gard
and Serbur have asked the department
at Washington to discontinue weekly
meetings and allow them to meet semi
monthly.
Remember the Maine" is the motto
which stands at the head of the edi-
torial column of the Chanute Daily Tri-
bune. The Tribune has carried this
motto there since the first demand was
made for vengeance. George M. Dewey
is the editor of the Tribune, and he is
cousin of the brave Admiral Dewey Of
Manila.
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The Republican ladies OF Marion have
organized a Ladies' Marching club, and
are participating in the campaign. They
have made two dozen caps and have
trimmed an equal number of canes
which they will give to out of
town ladies who will come IN and join
in the marches.
The Republicans of Kingman In ad-
vertising a rally at the opera house,
have made provisions against frost"
and announce in the local paper that
''the manager of the opera house, has
engaged Cy Porter to look after the
fires on that day and as Cy has had ex-
perience in firing in an engine room, he
knows how to do the act.'
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The much despised catfish, commonly
called 'mudcat," has friend and ad-
mirer in Governor Riddle. He has fish
ed in all kinds of waters, and in all cor
ners of the earth, but he gives it as his
opinion that no fish is sweeter, or more
palatable than the homegrown Solo
mon river cat.
When Attorney General Boyle discus
seS the recent war he becomes eloquent.
He declares that no political party has
taken out a patent on patriotism, and
he handles this phase of the war ques-
ton as follows:
HAS this been a Republican WARP
Has the Republican any patent on pa
triOttsm? When you older men and
older women saw your brave boys go
forth to meet death at the lannon's
mouth, if necessary, did you say, there
goes my brave Republican, Democrat
or POpuliSt boy? No, but with dimming
eye and trembling heart you said, there
goes my brave American boy The man
who attempts to dwarf the sacred sent
iment of patriotism to partisan pur-
poses not only does the cause he repre-
sents an injustice, but in my judgment
humbles himself in the eyes of the peo-
pie.
who is it. after all, who fought this
war? My friends, the men behind the
guns are the ones who have cast an
undying lustre on the American flag.
THE roar Of Dewey's cannon in Ma
Mia bay was not the slogan of a party
call, but it was the deep diapason of
great peoples voice, declaring to the
oppressed and weary of all nations that
the immortal promise Of freedom and
equality that lives in the great charter
of American liberties are to be brought
to the very door Of the weary and op-
pressed of every nation"
A citizen of Ottawa county who is ap-
preciated is H. F. Wolfersperger, of
Lindsay. Mr.. Wolfersperger owns six
creameries of that county-aIl but one.
A ready and profitable market is thus
furnished for the dairy products of OF
tawa county, and One-half Of the farm
erS are taking advantage of the OppOr-
tunity offered them for disposing of
their dairy nrOducts.