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The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27
W. C. T. q. SHOWING.
Twent ty-hfth Annual Meeting In Ses-
sion at Newton.

Newton, Sept. 27-The state W. G. T.
u opened its tWenty-fifth annual con-
vention here Tuesday. This will con-
tinue today and Thursday, and the
prospects for a large, interesting meet
ing are encouraging. In the absence
of Mrs. Ella White Brown of Holton,
president of the state association, who
is in California, on account of i'll health
the meeting is being presided over by
Miss o. P. Bray, of Topeka, secretary
Of the association.
The reports of the various commit
tees took up the greater part of today.
District presidents who were heard
from are the following: Miss Olive
Bray, Topeka; Mrs. J. G. Reed, Gar
nett; Mrs. Mary Wright, Mrs. Mary E
Haines, Mrs. L. Q. Case, Mrs. NJ. E.
HeWett and Mrs. Lillian Kitchener.
Devotional exercises were led this
morning by Miss Lizzie Campbell In
the afternoon they were led by Mrs.
Mary Parth.
The state superintendents of depart
ment work made their reports in the
afternoon. There were Mrs. L. B.
smith, Ottawa; Mrs. A. G. Zehner. Kan
sas City; Rev. Mrs. Mollie Sibbett,
Hoisington; Mrs. E. Stone, Boiling; DR..
Frances Cady, Marion; Mrs. E. AIKEN
nedy, Freeport; Mrs Mary L. Parsons,
Rago; Mrs. BERTHE Patterson, Emporia;
Mrs. Ada Wilson, Hutchinson; Mrs.
Ellen r. Clayton, Wellington; DR.. Jes-
sic W.MOrtOn, Tescott; Mrs. Alice Sham
leffer, Douglass.
MAUI NTGOASe w. jones IldQG the
opening address of welcome. He was
followed by J. w. Cooper superintend-
ent of the public schools. Rev. Mr..
w L. Cages spoke on behalf of the
churches; President c. II. Wodel, for
the college; Mrs. S. r. Peters, of the
Themian for the women's clubs of the
city, and Mrs. Lillian Kitchener for the
W. c. T. U. Mrs. Manetta Tinney, of
Kerwin, responded to the addresses of
welcome. Miss Olive GIazier, of New
ton, gave a reading.
Besides the regular routine work to-
day there will be a physical culture
drill in the afternoon, conducted by
Miss Carrie Newell of Newton. Mrs.
Rounds of Illinois, will give the address
in the evening.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27
JAYHAwKER JoTs.

The Concordia Kansan has Joined the
all home print class.
The marshal of Scandia is named
Egg, but judging from the manner in
which he goes after the law-breakers,
he is a good one.
A single Cawker family had three
delegates in the Mitchell county Repub-
Hcan convention the other day, and the
family didn't land nomination, either.
Barney Sheridan evidently does not
believe that the pen is always mightier
than the sword. He pummeled another
Paola editor with his fists the other
day.
J. C. Stofer a Republic county farm
er, sold a bunch of 206 cattle the other
day on which he cleared S4, 900 above
entire cost, including feed and labor
That's the way to make corn raising
pay.
A Smith Center young man has gone
to New York and entered a Wall street
Office Thus it is that the money power
continues to sap the best blood of kan
sas-
Smith Center the other day, and Ken
singtOn was well-nigh deserted. Those
who were not subpOenaed as witnesses
went to the trial as spectators.
THE handsomest turnout in Belle
VILE" says the Scandia Journal, be
longs to a man who runs joint. The
fellows who paid for it sit around to
hide the patches on their pants OF else
Bill Street. who welded the gavel in
the legislature of 1897 and later was a
member of the state board of charities,
is running for road overseer up in De-
catur county, with a good prospect of
winning out.
Conner Davies is one of the few news
paper men in Kansas who always keep
a well-worn Bible within easy reach on
their editorial desks. 1t makes a good
impression on the preachers who call
with wedding notices.
Fred Bridges. a Beloit boy who is N
the Thirty-secon volunteer infantry
gives the following theory of why there
IS not so much war enthusiasm this
year as there was a year ago. He says:
Last year the recruiting office was
crowded to the utmost of its capacity
This year the rockies were few and far
between. In 1898 we went to avenge
the sinking of the Maine and long
standing insults and free Cuba That
was war of humanity and Justice
Now we are going to conquer a sun
pressed nation. Although the cause is
not so just as that of last year and we
are not as patriotic or loyal as before
we are going under the same flag and
viii fight just as hard. Some are going
through curiosity, while others are GO
ing for $15.6O, board and clothes, and a
god time. Last year a cOmrade would
do anything for another Nov they are
grouchy, stubborn and haven't a bit Of
! accommodation about them"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27
REPUBLIcANs OF RUSSELL
Nominate Their County Ticket and
Turn Down a Kansas Volunteer.

Russell, Sept. 27.-The Republicans
have nominated their county ticket for
Russell county by the primary system
of direct nominations by the voters.
The total vote cast was unusually
small. All the present incumbents were
renominated, except in case of commits
sioner Of the first district who is a
POpulist. There was no contest except
in case of clerk and sheriff. The ticket
is: Treasurer, D. V. Mari; clerk, Ira
S. F'leck; sheriff, F. NJ. Vanderbur;
register of deeds, T. w. Bowlus; sur
veyor, W. G. Russell; coroner. J. L.
Phinney; commissioner First district,
John Guntle The nominee for clerk
is now serving his fifth consecutive
term besides having previously been
county superintendent and representa-
tive for several terms and once defeat
ed for treasurer. He had two Oppo-
nentS and had a majority over both
together. One of the two was a cor
poral in company NJ, Twentieth Kansas
volunteer infantry, Henry G. Ruppen-
thai, now on his way home. When last
heard from the soldier had not fully re-
covered from lameness, consequent
upon an injury to his leg while on guard
duty at Manila. "Out of sight, out of
mind" seems to have ruled the voters,
and he received but Al votes.
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CREDITORS HUNTING HIM.
W. Il Booth Missing at Atchison
Where He Owed Some Money.

Atchison. Sept. Wv. H. Booth who
came to AtchisOn three weeks ago, and
opened an Office in the Exchange Ma
tional bank building. left town a week
ago today. He has not returned, and a
number of creditors are becoming anx
ious about him. He left, saying he had
been called to Evansville, Ind, by the
failure of a man who owned him 81,
500, and that he would return Wednes-
day
He boarded at The Byram, where he
owed a bill, and, upon opening an Of
flee here, bought office furniture on
credit, and made a financial statement
upon which he was able to secure about
5000 in cash. He employed a young lady
as stenographer, paying her for her
first weeks work. She remained at his
office until today, when she became
convinced that he did not intend to re-
turn, and went home. Booth claimed
to be a member of the firm of Booth
Bros, operators of a saw mill at Wise,
Arkansas, and that the AtchisOn Office
was being opened for the handling of
the western trade. Local lumber deal
ers have been unable to learn Of any
such mill at Wise, Arkansas.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27
Woodmen at Lawrenee.

Lawrence, Sept. 27.-The fifth annual
log rolling of the Northeastern Kansas
Log Rolling association was held in
Lawrence at Bismarck grove Tuesday.
The association is composed entirely of
and members of that order came in
over the different railroads. There was
a parade in the morning and speaking
and all kinds or sport at Bismarck
grove in the afternoon. Many of the
head men of the order were here, in
Guiding ]. G. johnson, manager of the
Democratic party.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27
GLOBE SIGHTS

LFrom the Atchison Globe.J
Don't let a fool annoy you; laugh at
him
Some people run as easily as the color
In red bunting.
When you hate a man, either fight
him, or say nothing.
Be kind to some people, and they
soon become impudent.
People who play favorites long
enough, are sure to lose.
One-half the defeats could be turned
into victories by a little effort.
A chump's only way of getting into
q creditabie affair, is to find fault.
In almost any church congregation.
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MCPHERSON CARNIVAL
The Friday Parade VIII Be In Charge
of the Elks and Will Be Lengthy.

Mcpherson, Sept. 27.-The Carnival
parade on next Friday will be in charge
of the EIl1s and will be one of the larg-
est, longest and grandest parades ever
witnessed in the city. It will be 16
blocks long and so horses will be used
on the various floats and wagons.
A large stage has been erected and
the High School Athletic association
will give a performance that will equal
anything ever given here.
one of the leading features of the cir
Gus will be the hippOdrone races.
The balloon ascension will be made
from this place which will be the center
of attraction after the carnival parade.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27
SHE SAYS BE cHEws
One of the Reasons Given by an Aged
Kansas Woman For Divorce.

Independence, Sept pa suit has
been filed in the district court of this
county by Elizabeth Hagerman, 73
years of age, asking for a divorce from
A J Hagerman, 50 years of age
The couple were married in Decem-
ber, 1897, and lived together only ten
months. Both have lived here since
the early settlement of the country and
have grandchildren born and raised
here They are Well-to-do people and
own several farms and much town pro-
perty- Mrs. Hagerman asks that she be
given the unineumbered property that
was hers before their marriage and
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27
THE LAST ALLIANCE
Left In Russell County Holds a Far
mers' Picnic.

Hawley, Sept. 27.-FairfieId Alliance
the only one left in Russell county
held its tenth annual picnic last week
successfully. Prizes were presented for
the best farm and garden products.
Prof. Hennessey of the Central Normal
college at Great Bend, and J. c. Rup-
penthaI delivered addresses. Both
speakers eulogized the Alliance warm
ly. The former urged the reorganiza-
tion and continuance on strictly indus
trial and non-pOliticaI lines; the latter
praised them for the work done and as
serted that in one decade they had
moved the world and changed all lines
of economic thought wonderfully.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27
STAFFORD REUNION.
To Be Held Oct. 1921 - Civic and
Flower Parade Features.

Stafford, Sept 27.--The reunion of the
ex-soldfers October 1921 promises to be
a big affair. Some of the most prom
inent speakers of the state will be pres
ent. There will be excellent music by
bands. orchestras and vocal quartettes
and Choruses. On Tuesday we will
have a. grand civic parade; Wednesday
will be Woodman Day and that order
promises to make the day replete with
especially entertaining features. On
Friday magnificent flower parade;
and many other attractions will be ad-
ded to this list which will contribute
towards making every day a hummer.
Tents will be furnished free to all who
wish to camp on the grounds.
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pinhtheria at Russell

Russell, Sept. 27.-Dr. Doig reports a
case of diphtheria at the house of
County Superintendent E. o. Humes,
one of his little children being affected.
County Health Officer DR.. D. w Nc
Keen is taking steps to quarantine the
house. A second child is also said to be
coming down with the disease.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

that she be restored to her former name
of Mooney. In her petition she claims
that Hagerman has never contributed
to her support and that he was addicted
to habits very obnoxious to her, the
principal one being the chewing of to-
baccO- She claims also that he was
very unkind to her. The case will be
contested.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

Governor Stanley started out with
great blare of trumpets to suppress the
Klondike. but it has not been suppress
ed John Boyer appears to have known
what he was talking about when he an
nOunced at the beginning of the cru
sade that the war on the Klondize
would be a flash in the pan.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27
HARRY MANIFOLD DEAD.
Member of Manifold's Band and q
Business Man of Beloit

BeIoit. Sept. 27-Harry Manifold, one
of the most popular young men of this
city, died at his home here Tuesday. He
was Beloit favorite, and was associa-
ted with his father in the jewelry busi-
ness. He is the son of A Manifold,
leader of ManifoId's famous band of
which the son was a member as well as
one of its officers ManifOld's band will
miss Harry, he was one of the most ac-
tive, pushing members There is uni
versaI sorrow throughout the city over
the death of this young man.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

a woman can be seen quietly weeping
during some Of the hymns.
Atchison young men are called bach
elors before they are fairly out of the
pa-giye- ye-me-a-quarter crowd.
A crank is often a man who refuses
to loan mOney~to a dead beat who has
no expectation of paying back.
How long are Corn Carnival guests
expected to remain?'' a correspondent
writes this Office. Mine are here
YETI
The real philanthropist is the per-
son who attends to his own business,
and allows other people. to attend to
theirs.
Don't abuse the rabbit for timidity;
think of the times you are robbed and
imposed on when a little courage
would have saved you.
All silly people write a great many
personal letters, and have a large
number of regular correspondents.
There probably never was a silly per-
son who did not boast of writing
a. dozen or more personal letters on
Sunday, to catch up"
Wisdom is an excellent thing in it's
place, but its place is not in a love
letter if you would make it interesting.
There are two kinds of fools IN this
world for whom there is no earthly
hope of wisdom. One is afraid of moth
ing and the other is afraid Of every
thing.
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is but the beginning of the large ship
ments that viii be made this month
and October. Cattle have done well, the
pastures have been abundant.
Cattle are coming from New Mexico
for winter range, and feeding on the
immense forage crops raised here the
past season
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GRANT GILLETT's COWS.
Are Making Him a Good Living
Through a Dairy at Chihuahua

Cottonwood Falls. Sept. 27.-Edgar
Jones, who was here this week from
old Mexico, says he saw Grant Gillett
at Chihuahua and that he was doing
well with his dairy. Gillett told him
that he was furnishing the town with
milk from 900 COWS and would soon be
rich again.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

Some people are pretty hard to please.
The old soldiers objected when Topeka
had entertainments galore at their re-
unions because they said they did not
want to be entertained or be made a
side show Now they are finding fault
because no outside entertainment is
provided.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

Sam Gardenhire and his liquefied air
plant would be welcomed back to To-
peka next summer when the mercury
is lowering around the 100 mark. He
will be permitted to have stack Of
snow balls on every street corner.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

The person who is caught in a Joint
always tries to keep from testifying
and often so called respectable men
avoid the truth. The sin of falsehood
pales besides the public knowledge of
being known as a patron of a Kansas
4nfu~
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Pensions For Kensans.

Washington. Sept. Extensions have
been granted as follows:
Original-Silas c. Spence, Yale, Sc.
Observation-Disclosures Botkin, Hutch
inSOn, $12.
Increase-Harlow A. Bissell, Wichita,
$8 to $40.
Original widows, etc.-Rebecca Bean,
ParneIl, $12; Leah Campbell, Argentine,
IS.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

A Topeka young man made the ac-
quaintance of a Boston young lady and
her maid in Yellowstone park and he
still tells about how she permitted him
to carry her poodle to prevent the hor-
rid bears from eating it,
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

The wise politician is the one who
does not permit himself to be placed on
record against trusts. His party may
next year force him to take back all he
said
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

[From the Chicago News.1
No woman is heroine to her dress
maker.
Business with the busy little bee is
always humming.
A barber says a mans whiskers are
always cut down in his youth.
A true love knot is said to be the top
knot Of a woman's happiness
Hope is a bubble the unsuccessful
man blows and blows until it bursts.
The end man in a minstrel show can
tell joke as well as the next man.
There is something wrong with the
man who does not secretly love praise
is apt to hear something he doesn't t
If money could only induce people to
be good, what jolly world this would
be.
The man who considers himself all
wool and a yard wide evidently wants
to make himself felt.
Some women's love is limited to the
size of a mans pocketbOOk and her
ability to handle the contents.
It's simply impossible for a man to
love his neighbor as himself if he has a
garden and his neighbor has chickens.
The upward tendency of the price of
beef makes it easy to believe that the
COW actually did jump over the moon
Mr.. A. Day of Ohio claims to have
grown an odorless onion. Again are we
reminded that we can never tell what
A Day may bring forth
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

People in the east are willing to be-
lieve almost anything about Kansas
now. They look at the Photographs of
ears of corn as big as saw logs and ask
If they can get some of the seed.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

Topeka with its miles and miles of
beautifully paved streets does not boast
a single automobile What is the mat
ter with Topeka's rich men?
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

Three years ago Gen Russell A AL
yer of Michigan was one Of the proud
ast spirits at the Kansas G. A r. re-
union. How are the mighty fallen.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

This talk of making General Fred
Funston governor throws the politi-
clans into convulsiOns. It would never
do. He might conclude to run the state
on business. principles.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27
THE EARLIEST BIRD.
IFrOm the Boston Transcript

LFrom the Boston Transcript
An ornithoIogist, having investigated
the question of at what hour IN sum
mer the commonest small birds wake
up and sing, states that the greenhnch
is the earliest riser, as it pipes as early
as half past in the morning, the black
cap beginning at half past 2 It Is near
ly O'Clock and the sun is well above
the horizon before the first real song
ster appears in the person Of the black
bird. He is heard half an hour before
the thrush, and the chirp of the robin
begins about the same length Of time
before than of the wren. Finally. the
house sparrow and the tomtit occupy
the last place on the list. The invesri-
cation has altogether ruined the larl<'s
reputation for early rising That much
celebrated bird is quite a sluggard, as
it does not rise until long after the
chaffinches, linnets and a number OF
hedgeroW birds have been up and about
His Crime-"Of exactly what is Drey-
fus said to be guilty?" she asked For
any one who has read the reports Of
the trial that is a pretty hard question
to answer he replied, but as near as
L can find out he is guilty OF having a
handwriting that does not materially
resemble that on the boFdereau- II
they have anything else against him, it
hash been disclosed as yet'-Chicago
Evening Post.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

The ex-Union soldiers Of the G. A. R.
reunion like to listen to stories of the
civil war, but nothing aFouses their
enthusiasm more than a reference to
the Spanish war
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The trusts still seem to be doing bus
iness in spite of the fact that Governor
Sayers and his convention OF governors
aunihiIated them.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

Attorney General GODDARD has not
given the trusts any serious raps re-
Gently. Perhaps he is waiting to startle
a suffering people by annihilating them
all at one blow.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

Horses are advancing in price in spite
of the fact that the prophets have said
they were doomed to disuse as soon as
the horseless carriage was invented.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

f'Merciful heaveni" the beautiful ac-
tress cried, ''the curtain will go up in
three minutes! oh, what shall 1 do
What shall I do! The opportunity of
lifetime. and I am unprepared."
Whats the trouble?' asked the vii
lain; haven't you learned your Iines2''
ssYes-ves.' she sobbed. II know nv
lines well enough, but the diamond
necklace I intended to wear in the
scene where 1 appear as the poor scrub
woman has been losti All, it is terri
blei - terriblei' - Chicago Tines-Her-
aid.
Mrs. Talkmuch - That Mrs Rev
Backwoods is a shamefully extrava-
CANT woman. She spends every cent of
her husbands salary.
Mr. Sarkasm-You don't say so-the
dreadful spendthrift, and to think Rev.
Backwoods gets $400 a year, too.-Ohio
State Journal
Yes. She Was-.'Was your daughter
popular at the summer resorts, Mrs.
Whooper?'' Popular? She had to make
a card catalogue of her marriage pro-
posals. Chicago Record.
Electric Coolzing.-Mr. Justjoined--
t'What on earth are you trying to dor
Mrs. Justjoined-"I was reading about
cooking by electricity, so I hung the
chops on the electric bell and I've been
pushing the button for half an hour,
but it doesn't seem to work. Boston
Traveller.
First Ignoramus: '"Ten yer wot it is,
Bobby, there's nothin' like a good ed
Second Ditto: That's so Bill. A
felIer with an eddication en- allus git
work"
''He can do better than that, Bobby.
He en- git nice places where he don't
have ter WOrk.''-Boston Transcript.
Don't you get tired of people blow
49, n
who had been carried three squares
out of her way.
mot at all, ma'am." smiled the man
in uniform Il used to work in Cleve-
land. They not only blow up the con-
ductors there, but they blow up the
cars. .'-Chtcago News.
''You gave Tungay a job in your Of
fee the other day, 1 understand Hasn't
he talked the arm off you?"
mo, but he talked his own head off.
He's hunting another job.
Tribune.
The Man and the Senator.-'"The man
who is worth a million may be a man
for a that; and, if the stories are true,
he may be United States senator for
less than half that."-Detroit Journal.
A stipulation-sunday School Teach
er-''In order to be saved we must be
born again. Now, Robert, wouldn't
you like to be born again?" Robert
s'Yes'm: If I could be named after
Dewey!"-Puck.
In the Kentucky Feud Belt.-Stran-
ger-''Have you lived long in this sec
tion?' Native-'fNo, sab I am a gen
tleman. sab! And it is impossible for
gentlemen to live long in this section,
sah."-Chicago Times-Herald.
Scratch. scratch. scratch; unable to
attend to business during the day or
sleep during the night. Itching piles,
horrible plague. Doan's Ointment cures.
Never fails. At any druR ~+~re so
aanta
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27
BIG CATTLE sHIPMENTs.
One Hundred Cars Sent to Market
From Garden City.

Garden City, Sept. 27.-One hundred
cars of cattle were shipped from here
this week. A St Louis firm have been
grazing than here all sunnnaAE- This
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

Mr.. John Breidenthal seems to be an
uncertain quantity in politics. Just as
the political bee begins buzzing near
his ears he takes his old straw hat
and SHOES it away.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

Topeka now boasts of the most re-
nowned novelist in the United States
she is not far behind on poets and ora
tors either.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

Topeka's paving boom has added sew
eral miles of bOulevards to the best city
IN Kansas, but it should not be allowed
% stop at that There are more years
Dming.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

Tom Fenlon must have a pretty good
opinion of the law which permits gov
ernor to have a contingent fund at his
dfsuosal
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

Young politicians are seldom success
fuI They are too apt to have opinions
Of their own.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

One of natures remedies; cannot
harm the weakest constitution; never
fails to cure summer complaints OF
young or old. DR.. Fowler's Extract OF
Wild Strawberry.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

Loving a man for his money is lot
like the whisky business. It's respect
able when it's wholesale, but when it's
retail it isn't.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-09-27

Dewey refuses to talk politics. He
has some of the elements of states