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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-24
GLOBE SIGHTS


TFrom the Atchison Globe.1
Don't be fooled twice in the same
way.
If a man takes more than one trip a
year, it is evident that he travels on a
pass.
An Atchison man complains because
he pays his taxes regularly, and gets
no credit for it.
Times are very good: more men are
stomachS that bulge like a melon.
When a girl marries these days. her
father usually secures another son. al
though he may have too MANY already.
After people pass a certain age, they
are crazy But no one is bold enough
to state at what age they become in
sane.
In these days. a man marries for a
home, and Fl DIS he has great trouble in
finding boarding house that will take
women.
A book that viii amuse you during
the day, fails to amuse You at night,
when you are sleepless. Night is a
cousin to death.
The first five minutes after an acct
dent, a man is grateful that he es-
capped with his life; after that, he be-
gins to complain because his pants
were torn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-24

No great rush has yet been noted III
answer to Aguinaldo's come on circular
addressed TO the nations of the earth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-24
REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR

IF'rom the New York Press.
If jealousy were to die out hell would
be depopulated.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

BOstiek & Son for Perfumery.
Late Washington dispatches state that
Senator Jones condition is precarious.
Miss Lou Brown came up from Clarks-
vile Thursday on visit to friends here.
Mr. and Mrs. TT. Sheayes Of Atkins.
are visiting their daughter. Mrs. Chas.
Walters
Tom Edmondson Is visiting friends
in St. Louis. having left for that point
Thursday.
Esq. D. " Shaw was in from his
Territory home Thursday. looking hale
and hearty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Wilhauf are
spending few days here as guests Of
Mrs Mary Wilhauf
Provide yourself with health certif
cate before leaving Van Buren, for any
point you might need It.
The second Of the infant twins of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Walters was considered
in precarious condition yesterday.
Several companies of the Sixth In
fantry passed through the city Thurs
day, en- route from Fort Riley, Kans f.,
10 Fort Logan II. Roots.
7. VI. Laws. who has been seriously
i'll with an attack Of pneumonia for the
past ten days. is reported entirely ont
Of danger by his physicians.
The Mayor Of Bonanza, in asking for
state help in handling the smallpox
situation, leaves no doubt Of the neces-
sity Of strict quarantine.
Sec'y. w. D. Littlefeld of the North
Arkansas Mining and Investment Co.
announces that they are having large
demand for stock in their company from
outside parties.
Judge C. f. Harvey has been quite
i'll this week with an attack of pneu-
monia. bnt at last reports, we are
pleased to be able state his physicians
considered him out of danger.
The Southwestern Telephone company
has been somewhat baked in its en-
deavor to improve its service in Van
Buren, by the refusal of the city author.
tiles to give them permission to erect a
cable pole in front Of Pape Bros. store.
Cards are ont announcing the ap-
preaching nuptials Of Miss Mary Ruby
daughter Of Col. and Mrs Sam w Pee
Of Bentonville, to Dr. w. L. Peters,
the happyi event to occur on the 14th
inst. THE PRESS together with the
numerous friends of Col. Peel s family
in this section extend their congratula
tiOns
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11
JEAN sherman FkIaks KlIes Did EGs
Duff.
: speei.f d tias Sunday Requisite

speelsl d tae Sunday zepusHs
John Sherman. former secretary 0e
state WIS seen 81 the Fifth Avenue
Hotel View Yoss shis evening and
aszsa 70 express ~ oDiafsn ia regard 3
fhs General Mi.es Gosr5 u llqaieY
EIs replied
OF eoerse. esaaae pFaphesY ~ 10
wat che Commission VII report DO
neb know evnat evidence - 70 be pre-
seatsd 10 IL nor do know whaE im
preston has been made on the minds IF
members % The commission bg the
evidence already il BHs a. 70 mY
opinion u The can8act 4 General Mills
! haze 10 besissfioa ia speaking
eneral Miles only Dit ais fusy II
reporting ~ Be did IN regard 70 tee army
beef More than this. he NonEd have
Been defeliet 70 his aatq bad n nat
made the reports Nken be f0und that
the array under bis command was being
sapplied vita bad food. Is Was his duty
20 expose the facts
IL has the vital facts on his sIde
and . seems 70 me that any attempt 30
discipline hiln will b. futile To make
seriously al attack on him would BE- 20
lay those who attack aim ander the
charge 6f wishing % conceal army con
tract frasdss
OF course the packing companies
viii seek ~ break down his testimony.
and others VINO praflaed BY large con
tracts may actively assist fhen but 10
my Judgment, al the charges that he
made aFs abs9latelg true, and ne sh0uId
receive the thanks and appreciation of
the entire country for bis efforts 10 pro
rect the lives and health 0f the sold
iers
Regarding Secretary AtYer- Mr. shsr-
man declined 70 speak He aIsd De
ciined 70 speak of tas prospects Of the
nezt presidential campaign or Of any
0f the men VINO aFe booked on a. possi
Die candidates. In regard to the for
sign policy Of the government be vas
0utspoksn.
It seems almost Incredible that we
are at war wifhfhe PiHpiaos. b. said
President Mckinley has fallen into
she idea that ws must c0nquer al We
can and hold what We c0nqaer. Is Il a
saa mistake. What are We 10 gain By
al this2 Nothing. The only result Of
our assuming control Of the Philippines
will be an increase Of 500. go 900 In
our animal national expenditures.
The FiIipinOs should be allowed
their freedom. For us to fight and kill
ghem Is utterly ipdefsnsible. What II
some nation had intsrfered n our own
Revolutionary war and declared that We
ought not TO have self 1overnment1
The FilipinOs were friendly to the
Americans. and We could have received
valuable privileges BY mutual arrange.
ment. We should have act ourselves to
help and advise them instead of fight
Ing.
fCuba. too. shOnld be let alone
Porto Rico IL different as that natnr-
ally fell to us az dependency and an
actual possession 81 Spain.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11
BOYS SEE THE POINT,
They Make Big Money. Make II Easy,
No Capital Invested. How
They do II.

There are several thousand boys and hun.
dreds of men engaged in St. Louis in a business
which brings a weekly profit of from s.. 600 10
$1,000 It's the selling Of daily papers Hun.
dreds of families live comfortably on the profits
of the sale of daily newspapers
In stLOuis the fayorite newspaper with the
boys is the POST DISPATCH, because it sells
best An investigation has shown that the bows
sell more copies of the daily POST DISPATCH
than the combined sales OF the two other Eng.
lish evening papers.
One of the pleasures the boys find in selling
papers is they are their own boss" They
come and go when they please. While many
have regular corners and newstands others
merely walk the streets each having his own
peculiar way of crying" out his papers
The situation is quite different on Sunday.
The papers are prnted in the morning aud BY
six O'Clock the boys and the men are out in
search of buyers.
boys take out three hundred papers. A boy tax
ing from two to three hundred papers has
all he can do TO get over the ground
sundays as on week days finds the POST
DISPATCH everywhere. It's a ready seller
It's the most Tor the money" The SUNDAY
DISPATCH has many original and eX.
elusive features, including the Colored Comic
Weekly.
These great newspaper offices have what ia
called Circulation Department" the object on
which is to promote the sale of the papers This
department answers all requests for sample
copies (which are sent freel aud so on In fho
country as in st Louis they are constanflv
looking for agents (bOys or men To renresa,,
them). This is done by the aid of travelling men
and correspondence. All letters are proTnr,i,
answered. II is pleasant work, especially IN ~
towns outside of 81 Louis. BOYS in the -ont,i5o
towns are not called newsboys. but agents
More mopey is made outside Of 81 Ionis n,
cause the selling price is more and he rrls,
greater. F'N'
II you would like to be an agent for the pos,
Dispatch in this city, write to the eircuIst{,.
department of Post-Dispatch. ST. Louis '''u
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11
The Deslaaf 20. Harges

L is buf Iirele time ago when Il was
sai. saat the bicycle. electricity. eoa-
pressed air and other motive powers
were slowly yst sareIy sappIaarIng The
n0rse + is evident zt his tine how
sv-r. that there Il q constantly increaa
fng demand for horses. a0e only foF
raads1ers. but fer servieea5te work
aarzes Caba and Porto Rico vii teke
Isrze Numbers 8f horses and the de-
maad vii alsa Increase n cur 0wn
country While horse aud mgIe breed
ing appears promising It is 70 BE- hoped
chat those wh6 engage n this w9xk viii
za about Il IN sensible way aud not
ma K fhe mistake 80 many made few
years ago. and Faise ser15 stocz o. %
70 tee other extreme and raise or rather
attempt 20 RAISE. the 50 called high bred
E0rses. which had nothing 20 recon =
mend them 5us pedixfsed. aizh priced
foH-eerViee sire that vas practically
worthless from oVer-service. Entered
into On sensible plan with good blood IN
both mare aud sire, breeding for the
end zoHght fateiIi9sntIy and carefully .
The rssuIt viii be A profitable a. breed
ing tny stock for which there ia de-
m4nd
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11
Another jail Delivery.

Five persons confined in the county
Jail repeated the performance Of cou-
pie months ago Of unlocking their cell
doors and digging through the outside
brick wall As in the previous delivery
John Capshaw, the horse thief, only re-
Gently recaptured in the wilds Of
Polk County, was the leading spirit
The others are j. w. Bradford, under
arrest for stealing a couple horses and
buggy at Alma recently; T. j. Kelley
and w. Brown, the men arrested for
robbing J. Q, Vests store at Rudy
and the fifth was the negro Green under
arrest for burglarizing Simcoe saloon
at Alma couple Sundays ago. There
were four others confined in the jail
but they made no attempt to escape.
Jailor Floyd says he examined the
cell doors about midnight Tuesday
night and found them locked Wed
ncs1ay morning they were unlocked and
hole in the wall showed where the
inmates had made their escape from the
building.
This makes the third successful de
livery in six months.
Sheriff Branson has deputies on the
trail of three Of the escaped prisoners
who were reported to him rs having
been seen near Gravette, Ark. Thurs
day.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11
A Beggars'E Combine.

From rhe Philadelphia Record
The police of san Franciseo have dis
covered fhe existence II new trust.
Under the name of the Moocher =
Club 20 professional beggars In that
city had .ntered into combination, the
object Of which was 20 control the busi
nsss IF soliciting aims upon the public
street. The police proceeded at once 10
arrest ths leading promoters Of the truss
and shrOg them into Jail. In this SUM
mary proceeding the police were TO
blame Organized begging Is harm :
less form u depreciation apon the pub
lie pocket "a compared with the organ
lied free5ootin2 shat pnts mp the price
Of bread and meat without the fOrmality
Of by your leave. Begging in :
wolves solicitation an option a. 10
whether be shall give Or refuse rests
with the party solicited.
II u not saying much for them, but
90 long as the members Of the Begging
Trust did not combine petty larceny
with their aims asking imposition they
we're the least harmful Of their frater-
nifty,
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11
They We're Tabled.

From The Little Rock Democrat
Yesterday morning inst after the
reading Of the journal Of the house. the
Hon. Wm. Il. Martin, Of Cleburne. who
is put down in the legislative directory
as q years old. teacher and Meth
odist, introduced the following resolu-
ti5ns:
| Be n RESOLVED. That we, the mem
bers Of the house Of representatives do
/ hereby condemn any Newspaper or pa
/ pers coming to our desk which shall
/ siar the Arkansas legislature In A man
/ uer that would be discredit 10 this fair
/ body or the good name Of this state
/ furthermore,
RE50LYED, That such newspapers en-
gaging In writing articles a. mentioned
that we, the members Of this body with
draw any support and patronage from
such newspapers.
On motion Of the Hon. Harden X e..
Toney, Of Jefferson, who is a Democrat,
22 years old. clerk and Presbyter-
ian, the resolutions were promptly
tabled. The house did we'll to table the
resolutions. Let II be admitted that
some newspapers do discredit this fair
body, and even the good name Of the
state. The sensible thing for the fair
body to do Ia 10 move along and pay
no attention to 1t. Does young Mr..
Martin believe that he Is paid s6 day
and mileage 10 get mp resolutions con
demning certain newspapers and with.
drawing patronage from themp Is that
his idea Of the duty Of a representative
called to legislate for great common
wealth. We sincerely hope not. Sup
pose the house had adopted his resolu
tions and boycotted the offending news
papers. This is what the people would
have said THAT legislature Is in small
business frittering away valuable time
condemning newspapers that exercise
the constitutional right of expressing
free opinions. II they did less Of this
sort Of business they would not have to
extend their session. - This is the way
the people would talk about It. and
they would be right. Mr.. Toney. who
is also a very young man, and a sensi
BILE one. took this view Of the case when
he moved to table the resolutions. The
house In tabling did very sensible
thing. So far as the observation of
1.-The Democrat goes. the state press
city and country, as n rule has dealt
fairly with the Arkansas legislature.
There may have been exceptions here
and there whore the criticism Of certain
newspapers has been harsh and un
merited. What else could be expectedY ?
We do not all see alike. and great lati
tude must be allowed the press in deal
Ing with public men and public meas.
ures. If the legislature or any Of it's
members have been dealt with uniustly
the people will find II out in due time
and very properly resent 1t; II the pa.
pers tell the truth, as they do in most
cases. It is very bad policy to attempt
TO stifie their utterances by denuncia.
tory resolutions.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11
senator Jones' Condition.

A Washington dispatch Of March 7th
says. Senator J. K Jones Of Arkansas
Is considerably improved today. and no
immediate danger Is apprshended. His
last attack Of heart trouble. which came
on yesterday while carriage driving, is
sseribed to over exertion and over con
fdence In his condition The senator
rested easily last night. but it ia stated
that he will be subject 10 periodic at
taeks unless he preserves the utmost
quiet and remains quietly at home for
at least month. Except up0n an m
f1rseen contingency. however, il IL
thought there need BE- no alarm a. to
the outcome Of his Illness. His physi-
Ian has forbidden the senator to see any
visitors or TO receive any mail.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11
Tax Notice

I win meet the tax payers Of Crawford county,
Il Arkansas for the purpose of collecting the
per capita, real and personal property taxes for
the year 1898 at the following times and places,
tOwit:
Alma township at precinct, Saturday, d" H.
Richland tp. at precinct Monday, ls
Van Buren at court house, Feb. II to April 10
inclusive.
when convenient tax payers are requested to
pay at the Office in Van Buren. Parties leaving
The county will be required to pay their tax be.
fore going.
SECTION i2l Act approved March l3 1883
whenever the collector shall have reason TO
believe that any person charged with tax (per-
sonaD is about to remove from the county with
out paying his tax. he may at any time levy and
collect taxes with costs, by distraint and sale.
Deputy sheriff. of the county will demand Of
sucn persons their tax receipts for the year 1898
before leaving the county. aud should any fail
10 produce them such deputies will make dis
trainl
trouble and mistakes by bringing their last
wears receipt or some other paper describing
lands They should also know the number Of
the school district in which assessed,
J. n. BRASsoS.
Sheriff aud ex-ofieio Collector.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11

APPLICATION will be made at the COM
ing session of the Dominion Parliament
for the incorporation Of the Dominion
Fish Company. This will correspond
with the great fish combine in the
United States, and will control the
whole fish business Of the Dominion.
Over 100 companies or plants of greater
or less magnitude are operating on the
upper lakes, while total of 3 900 men
are actively employed in fishing. Last
August an agreement was arrived at
between most of these by which the
price was to be maintained for the ad-
vantage of the fishermen. This is said
to have worked well and to have given
encouragement to the companies to
pursue their organization. An arrange
ment has been already effected between
the American and Canadian companies
prohibiting underselling. Another
trust, in plain words.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11
One Of the Best Lectures Ever Heard
IN Augusta, Ca.
AgarsrA. "a. -. u

AgGgsT4. Ga. Dec, 1851.
Not only did Dr.. Willis lecture on
Sunshine prove to be decidedly the
best lecture Of the present series, but il
was one Of the very best Of the very
finest lectures we have ever had in
Augusta. The lecture vas great and
beautiful and deep. and it was broad
with the unbOun1ed Wilderness Of sun
shine itself but because il was clothed
In the simplest Of language and because
ii was frightened by laugh compelling
witicism. and illustrated BY stories deal
ing with hOmely familiar subjects and
most Of all because the speaker uttered
the half formed thoughts Of the better
nature Of his hearers. what was heard
seemed. at first, not to b. marvelously
and profoundly wise. Then afterwards,
slowly, those who had thought them
selves simply entertained-d -delightfully
to be sure. bat without any great gain
in the matter Of self culture began to
realize that they had all unconscioh1sly
been imbibing great PHILOSOPHERS the
world has long pondered over. and that
the human mind was very foolish
thing to trouble itself with mysteries
that were seen "a soon as the light of
practical, every day common sense was
shed about them, TO be the simplest
problems, or better still, no problems
at all Unfortunately there was no
stenographer at work there last night,
and until DIR. Willis can be prevailed
on TO come TO Us again. those who were
present at the lecture last night will
have 10 continue to be exclusively the
most fortunate people in Augusta.
At Murta opera house tonight.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11
The Scottish Rite.

The program for the spring reunion OF
the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Valley Of Little Rock. to be held at
Albert Pike Cathedral March 81 "a
has been issued. and as usual is most
attractive piece Of work. The officers
of the order urge the Importance OF
making the class large one. All the
degrees from the fourth TO the thirty
second, will Ne conferred with the
sumptuous and ritualistic beauty fol-
which this valley has become noted.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11

Keep the niggers from congregating
and obstructing the street corners.
Likewise the white loafers, whose prin
cipal occupation ia to stand around and
make remarks about ladies who are
compelled TO pass them.
In last Sundays Republic the Fort
Smith Commercial League. over the
signature of its president, made state
ment that is bound 20 lower its standing
in the eyes Of all when they learn the
true facts. II stated that there was not
case Of small pox in Fort Smith
Now. techuicality this is true, because
the pest house Is outside the city limits,
but. every case developed in the city
and it seems like beating the devil
about the stump" There are time,
when Fort Smith takes in the whole OF
Northwestern Arkansas and then ther,
are other Timer when II DOESN'T.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11

EITHER spoiled and poisonous beef was
furnished 10 the army or General Miles
Inspector General Breckenridge. GOV
srnor Roosevelt and fifty or sixty reRu
lar army officers Of high character have
deliberately lied The public Is not
prepared to believe that these officers
have lied or that our soldiers misreport.
~ She evidence Of their own senses M
iaatter how many samples Of good beef
the war commission may have found In
the stores left over NJ Washington OF
1ls1'7bsfe Ne'e fork World.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11

Nor a single bill has passed the Fifty
fifth congress that was not drawn In the
interest of the combines. Hundreds of
millions of dollars have been appropri
ated 10 further the interests OF syndi
Gates. High customs duties have been
scheduled to put extra profits into the
pockets of combines by obliRing the peo
pie 10 pay more for their commodity
supplies, and the peoples burden OF
taxes has been increased over 81 per
capita 10 make good the revenue deficits
The common people are no better stu
ated than they were when Mckinley
was inaugurated. not 40 well indeed
but the combines are very much richer
Kansas City Times.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11

Small shipments of spinach are made
from the Harrison q Morris truck farm
a snail number Of the plants having
survived the intense eold- Had nothing
F q that kind occurred they woud aaVe
been able 20 ship Il II almost carload
lots
LIovd Garrison. who d vel known
here. was arrested Thursday at Fort
Smith 0n a charge Of embezzling the
funds donated By she citizens ef
National. little town On the Arkansas
Central. for the running Of a news
paper TO boom the springs there a.
health resort.
The small poz situation az Fort
Smith. Judging from The report Of The
board OF health is mech improved and
there seems every indication that The
disease has been checked. We hope
This Ii the case and the troublesome
qaarantine which il was necessary to
institute can De dispensed with.
Owing 10 the urgent request Of large
number OF our business men who want
70 hear DR.. Willis at Murta , opera
house tonight and who cannot leave
their stores at an earlier hour. il was
decided by those in charge Of the Van
Buren lecture course TO have the lecture
begin at Pm instead Of g. This will
give every business man an opportunity
u attending the lecture after business
hours without missing any Of it.
4 couple tramps one night about the
first Of the week broke into ]. Q. West )
store at Rudy and helped Themselves TO
about 5 worth Of groceries, tobacco.
etc. They had not gone very far before
they were overtaken by the officer and
On preliminary examination before
justice Of the peace at Alma, were
bound over to await the action Of the
grand jury. They were among those
who escaped at the jail delivery We'd
nesday morning.
Hon. Berkeley Neal came up from
Little Rock Tuesday to look after some
business matters. Mr.. Neal has been q
victim Of the grip nearly the entire time
be has been at Little Rock. but has not
allowed this to prevent him from at
tending regularly the sessions Of the
| legislature Mr. Neal states that there
is great deal Of opposition in the lower
house TO any kind Of a stock law, but
hopes that they may be able to pass some
sort Of relief measure.
The engagement Of Miss Mary Jones
daughter Of Senator aud Mrs. James K g.
Jones, to Mr.. F W Plant Of Mime
apolis, Minn. is announced. The wed
ding Is TO take place April 18th. at the
Mount Vernon church Washington City
Miss Taylor Of st. Louis, and Mr.. Jas
Jones, brother Of the bride. are to be
the only attendants. Miss Mary I.
many Arkansas friends wish her long
happy and prosperous married life. and
only regret that she decided TO go so fal
from home to spend it.
The Van Buren press., 1899-03-11

BEFORE the end Of the administration
II will be covered with the disgrace Of
having permitted more steals and more
jobbery than any that went before Il
The men who nominated Mckinley at
50. Louis knew what they were about.
The president, In whose power Il Is 10
prevent the steals and the jobbery. can
not stand IN the background aud expect
the responsibility and The odium 10 fall
only on his appointees. He must bear
his share Of It. and his share is large
one Denver News.