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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
BENEFITS OF DIVERSIFIED
FARMING.


IFrom the Tacoma Ledger.I
The value of diversified farming is
shown by statistics for the state Of
Kansas for the present year. The total
value Of farm products was 1853, IA. OBJ
OF this but So, 600 was in wheat,
S5s'5oo,ooO in corn. S5,O0O,OvO in oats,
wool dairy and poultry products SILL
100000. animals slaughtered $50. SOC, 600
and the balance of the total being made
up Of twenty-One different products
Added to these were horses and mules
SS6,ooO,o00, mich cows so. oOO. coo. other
cattle $50. SOC. geo. swine SIS, 600 600, and
with sheep making a total of live stock
OF Sl33, 057 ,092. q grand total of over
$500. 200. 000
These figures show concIusiveIy that
nothing but general calamity could SER
iously affect the farmers Of Kansas.
The cereal crops might have been de-
strOyed and yet products would have
remained to the value OF over 500, 0O0. =
Coo. Low prices for one or more pro-
ducts would not entail general hardship,
Cor there would remain the other dt-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
CHRIsTMAs SUICIDE
Sad Ending of a Hutchinson Mer-
chants Life Mid Holiday joys.

Hutchinson, Dec. 25.-The home of J.
H. F. Plate, of this city, was gaily
decorated for Christmas festivities and
a family reunion Sunday when it was
discovered that Mr.. Plate had COM
mitted suicide. A Kansas City party
composed of J. H. F. Plate, Jr., assist
ant cashier at Armour's; Mrs. c. L
Carson, wife of the superintendent Of
the Missouri Pacific terminals, and Mrs.
D. p. Moore, who are members of the
family, arrived just as the facts of the
suicide were learned.
Mr. Plate was a prominent business
man here. He dismissed his clerks at
his store at II o'clock Saturday night
After the store was closed he balanced
his cash book and put the money in
packages with the amounts written on
each package. The family did not
know until in the morning that he had
not come home from the store. He was
found near his desk at o'clock with
a bullet hole through his temple, evil
IDENTIFY the work of his own hand. His
business affairs were in good condition
and no cause can be found for taking
his life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
News:


Baltimore News: Not content
with fighting Santa Claus, the
superintendent Of a Pittsburg Sun
day school demands the adjustment of
Christmas trees and candy treats,
which he says are both moral and
physical evils In place of the good
things usually found on the tree he
would distribute among his children "a
towering plant apiece" Think Of it!
A Towering plant instead of a toy, a
box Of sweets or a doll! 1t is enough to
make the children of Pittsburg go in a
body to his door on Christmas morning
and give him a vocal serenade with
horn and drum accompaniment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

van and half a dozen Leavenworth coal
dealers.
Schneider charges in his petition that
the two coal companies and the dealers
entered into an unlawful association
and combination in August to raise
the price of coal to the people Of Leay-
enworth from 81. IS to s., 25 a ton He
further charges that the local dealers
in the combination agreed to buy coal
only from two local mines, which agreed
not to sell any coal to companies or
persons, especially coal dealers. who
did not belong to the combination he
claims they refused to sell him coal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

TFrom the Chicago News.1
Credit is to a man what virtue is to a
woman.
Silent neighbOrs make a desirable
neighborhood-
The man with the pull is mightier
than the man who gets pulled.
The victim Of the bent pin knows
when it IS time to get up.
As soon as the moon gets three-quar-
ters 1t proceeds to get full.
A good mirror always tells the truth,
no matter on whom it may reflect
Fashions mandates has no stronger
claims on women than some mems
dates.
Thought Of past unhappiness pre-
vent some people from enjoying present
happiness.
Men are a good deal like butter-the
softer they are the more they spread
themselves.
Time moves along at the same old
space-no matter whether your watch
is running or not
It sometimes happens that while a
man is watching his enemies his friends
get the best Of him
Every time a man says something
complimentary to his loving wife it re-
moves one more wrinkle from her brow.
The average congregation desires less
nberality in its pastors views, and the
pastor desires more Hberality in the
offerings Of the congregation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
HOTEL MEN MEET.
Session at salina Not as Largely At
tended as Was Expected.

SaIina, Dec. 25.-The fifth annual ses-
sion of the Kansas Hotel Keepers as
ISOLATION was held in SaIina. Saturday
evening. The attendance was fair, but
not as large as expected. Consfdera BILE
important business was transacted and
several applicants admitted to mem
bership. During the evening the dele
gates were given banquet at the Ma
tiOna1 hotel.
At a meeting of the stockmen of Sa-
line county w. G. Tuthi1 was elected
a delegate to the State Stockmen's as
Sociation, which meets in EnpOria De
cember q for the purpose of protesting
against the advance in freight rates,
which goes into effect January 1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
An Atchison Bank Beat Her.

Atchison, Dec. 25.-District Judge ".
7. Bland, in a long decision Saturday.
set aside a recent jury verdict in favor
of Mrs. Eliza Price, widow Of the late
Senator John NJ. Price. She has sued
the First National bank to set aside
mortgages to the extent of S13,s00 given
by her husband in 1894, on the ground
that her husband was of unsOund mind.
and was also unduly Influenced when he
gave the mortgages. The property had
been bought in by the bank, which also
holds a claim on 5000 life insurance
money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
GLOBE SIGHTS

IF'rom the Atchison GIobe.I
The men kick a good deal, but are
worked just the same.
If a woman is pious enough, she can
find sin in everything.
Some men try so hard to be witty
that every one pities their wives.
The young man who has half a dozen
girls Is paying the fiddler this week.
The older a man becomes. the more
frequently he is touched for Christmas
presents.
instinct in a woman more than it makes
her happy.
ATistletoe will be scarce this year. but
in Atchison the young men have been
brought up not to need it.
Giving Christmas presents is like
drinking. When a man starts he dOesn't
know where to stop.
When we see a woman carrying a
package just before Christmas. we Won
der whether she got it, or is giving it.
An old-fashioned woman thinks she
isn't doing her full duty unless she has
more kin to eat with her than she has
chairs in the house
The world is full Of thin, sickly look
ing young people who try to convince
their healthy looking ancestors that
sleeping on feather beds isn't good for
them
You can always tell a dead game
sport by the way he rolls a cigarette.
If he narrows the paper before he ap-
plies the tobacco, he is all right. The
ordinary cigarette papers is not half
wide enough for the amateur, but too
wide for the expert.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
Big Cattle Feedera

Logan, Dec. 25.-StOck raising and
feeding forms a profitable industry for
the farmers of western Kansas, and the
feeding in the immediate vicinity OF LO-
gan is not an exception. Among the
largest feeders here this winter are +.
c. Albright with so head. ]. c. Becker
who is feeding so, Dougherty Bros. with
their 700 head, J. J. Without with his
225, Levi Mccormack with co. and N
H. Copeland with III And there are
dozens of other smaller feeders in close
proximity to Logan feeding one and
two carloads each
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
CUT THE OFFICERS THROAT.
While Attempting to Make an Arrest
q Town Marshal Is Badly Injured.

CoffeyvilIe, Dec. 25.-What win pro-
baby prove a fatal cutting affary &C
Cured at Lenapah, I. T., II miles
south of here, last night Tolley Moore,
a young man living near Lenapah. was
in Coffeyville Saturday and left for
home in the evening. When he reached
Lenapah, Jacob Stats, the town mar
shall attempted to arrest him. Moore
resisted the officer and in the scuffle
Stats was cut across the throat with a
knife almost serving the windpipe
Moore gave himself up.
Stats is expected to die at any mo-
ment. He is a well known stock dealer
of the territory and was in business in
this city for several years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
THE aKArY" LOST.
Shipper Given Judgment For Failure
of Road to Deliver Grain
on Time

Paola, Dec. 25.-In the district court
here Saturday the grain firm of W H
Harris & Co. Of Kansas City was
awarded judgment for S46,S27 against
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas railway
for failure to deliver a quarter million
bushels of corn in Mexico on specified
time In previous trial the firm Sc
cured judgment of $40, coo. but appealed
and was granted a new trial. The grain
was shipped to Mexico in 1892 during
the food famine in that country, and
because Of delay in transit the com
plainant set up that they lost consider
able money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
Materworka For Cuba.

Cuba, Dec. 25.-The till of the city
treasury being filed to overlooking
with finances, and not knowing any
better way to invest it for the good OF
the place, work is in progress on a good
system of Waterworks for fire protec-
ton. 1t is impossible to keep this busy
Republic county trade and business
center from forging ahead, especially
when they have money in the city
treasury, and no Indebtedness. Another
substantial Improvement for Cuba IS
the completion and opening Of her
Swimming station
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

great spirits. Here among brave men Z
can say peace on earth. good viii to
man Everything is quiet and
Just then the stick with the cart
ridges got hot and pop, pop-pop-pop-
pop-pOp, popopopopop went the shells.
The officers fell over each other trying
to get under the wagons. The major
yelled Indians The sentries fired The
bugler sounded assembly and the COM
mander called on the men to form and
repel the attack But we didn't. We
were too busy eating the turkey that
had been forgotten by the officers in
the excitement
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
John Rebaapen siena.

Omaha, Neb.. Dec. 25.-John Rebassen
is the first man to put his signature to
a contract to play ball for Omaha in
1900. Rebansen is not only a fine play
er, but he is a graduate of the Kansas
university. Last season he played ball
in the Texas league and made a fine
record. He batted in the 400 class, and
was instrumental in landing Austin in
second place. He is a first baseman,
and is the man Manager Selee of the
Bostons has been after ever since the
close OF the season.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
Boon For PhilIinabure.

Phillipsburg, Dec. 25.-Our new grist
mill is completed. and the work of fur
nishing it with machinery is going on
at a. lively rate, with a ffrst-class grist
mill, a superior waterwOrks plant. a
great Rock Island passenger and
freight division and an unusual amount
of building both in business and resi-
dence, indicate that Phillipsburg is
here fO sfaU
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
DID playmate KILL H1mP
Four Year-old Son of Former Mar
shall Parker Shot at Nowata, I. T.

CoffeyvilIe, Dec. 25.-The report has
Just reached here of the killing Of the
4-year-oId son of former United States
Marshal Gus Parker now living at
Nowata, L T. The boy had been left
alone in the house and the mother,
who was across the street, heard a
shot Returning home, she found the
boy lying on the floor, dead, with his
left shoulder torn off. In the closet was
found the family shotgun in it's usual
place. but one barrel was empty and
the room was full of smoke. It is be-
Iieved a little playmate did the killing
and then restored the gun to the closet
and ran away.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
Cattle Herd Quarantined.

Parsons, Dec 25.-Sherin Edwards
has quarantined five hundred head OF
cattle belonging to J. NJ. Whfttaker.
near Montana, by order of the state
board of live stock. The cattle had re-
Gently been inspected at Chetopa by a
federal inspector and pronounced all
right, and just why they We're quaran-
tined is not perfectly clear TO the own
er, and, it is said, he proposes to make
the live stock board show him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
Killed in q Crap Game.

Ileavenworth, Dec. 25.-Lucien Scott
and Edward Payne. both negroes, had a
fight over a crap game IN Jack Healer 3
saloon on Fifth avenue Saturday night,
when Scott shot Payne, killing him
SCOTS watch was UP as stake when
a dispute arose, and Payne made for
Scott with a knife. Scott shot twice.
both bullets taking effect, one lodging
in Payue's brain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

Emporia, Dec. 25.-Afrs. Caroline F.
Barnes died Saturday at the residence
of L E Lambert. She was his Wlfe's
mother She was "A years of age She
was born IN Stowe. Vt, and educated
at Johnstown academy. Two children
survive her, Mrs. L E Lambert and
Mrs. David Potter, both Of this city
The remains will be taken to Grand
Rapids, Mich, her former home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
Negro slugged and Robbed

Atchison, Dec. 25-D. J. Green. a negro
who runs a feed store in the north
western part of Atchison, was found in
the street near his place OF business
Saturday night. He was slugged and
robbed after closing his place Of bust
ness, and lay in the street all night
unconscious. He is still unconscious
and it is feared that he viii not re-
cover,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
ELoPEs WITH A NEGRO.
Young White Woman Creates a Scan
dal In Oklahoma

Guthrie, Ok, Dec. 25.-George Jenkins,
a fulIblood negro, with a wife and fam
lily, who has been working on the farm
of John McClone, ten miles east of Lex
ington, eloped with McClone'S II year
old daughter, but the couple were over
taken and arrested in PottawatOmie
county on the day after they left.
There was considerable talk regard
ing the couple last summer, so that late
developments are hardly a surprise to
the people Of the neighborhood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

Philadelphia Gail: At every recurring
Christmas season those dear souls who
are distraught of mind through sheer
idleness and uselessness start a crusade
against the Santa Claus myth Yet
the old fellow comes up smilfngIy every
year with the jocose comment, Never
touched uel's
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
Reifs at wichita

Wichita, Dec. 25.-Johnny and Lester
Reiff are here visiting their brother.
Elmer Reiff. They are under contract
to ride for Richard Croker next year, at
SIS, 900 apiece. They will go abroad in
February. A. Bailey, the South African
diamond king, has second call. The IA
nous jockeys were born and reared In
Wichita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
WOULDN'T SELL HIM COAL.
A Leavenworth Dealer Brings Suit
Against an Alleged Trust

Leavenworth, Dec. ga suit has
been filed in the LeavenWorth district
court by William Schneider, a local coal
dealer, to destroy an alleged coal com
bine and to recover 1000 damages. The
defendants in the suit are the Leaven-
worth Coal Mining company, the Home
Riverside Coal company, NJ 3. Dono-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

versified products at profitable prices.
It takes a national crisis to affect a
community or state where eggs are in
so many different and profitable baskets
as are those of Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

Besides being distinguished as the
end or the beginning Of the century
a. the case may be finally determined
by the wise ones. next year will fail to
tack on the odd day to February, which
It is customary to add every four years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

In his war with Great Britain Dom
Paul has many advantages which George
Washington did not possess. Among
them may be mentioned, plenty Of
money, thorough preparation and an
immunity from attack bv sea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

great results from the new arrange
ment. The dealers will have to make
some money on what tobacco they buy
through me. They can't throw it away
and cut each others threats by doing
SO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

The Omaha Bee thinks those train
robbers on the Missouri Pacific showed
poor judgment in holding up a train
load Of passengers returning from Kan
sas City instead of one journeying in
the opposite direction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

There is but one week left in which
to settle the question OF whether next
year is the beginning of the goth CEN
turv or the end Of the 18Th
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

Who can deny that the world is max
ing progress2 A Iyncher has been con-
victed by a Texas jury and sentenced
BY the court to Imprisonment for life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

AS a result of his efforts to keep up
with the times, Santa Claus probably
IS the most overworked individual in
the country today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

The weather bureau is noted for its
consistency. When it predicts a certain
kind of weather it sticks to that pre-
diction until the particular brand Of
weather forecasted comes, if it takes all
winter
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

1t is unlikely that the panicky condi-
ton of the New York money market
will be thoroughly allayed as long as
congress continues to tinker with the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

The size of the salaries paid by Uncle
Sam to officials in Sulu indicate that
the wave of prosperity has not yet
reached those far off islands. When
it does. look out for a strike for higher
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

He who has not made some one happy
today has missed an opportunity of
bringing an unequalled pleasure to
himself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

It IS not the value of the gift but the
spirit Of the giver which brings joy both
TO himself and the recipient Of his re-
rnembrance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

The coming year is likely to be a busy
one for Topeka and next Monday will
be a good time for her citizens to swear
OF on the injunction habit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

In Ohio. telephones are assessed at
their rental value instead Of on basis
Of their costa sort Of income tax is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

Christmas comes but once a year but
its lessons and its influence for good
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
San Antonio Through Sleeper via
Santa Fe Route.

First-class Pullman sleeping car
leaves Topeka daily via Santa Fe
Route at 1920 a. m. Free reclining
chair cars on same train. For folders,
rates, and reservations apply to T. L.
King, Agent, Depot.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

Theremay bean abundance Of good viii
TO men today, but the element Of peace
on earth is sadly lacking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

England always has serious trouble
when she undertakes to fight farmers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

There are two kinds of fools-a girl
that falls in love too soon and a man
that falls in love too late.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

A woman never forgives her husband
for going with shabby clothes so he
can buy her an expensive Christmas
present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

No woman ever feels that she is max
ing a great success at loving the LORD
for about a week after she finds thai
the moths have got in her furs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
BACHELoR BUTToNs.

TF'rom the New York Press1
The main cause Of divorce is mar
riage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

/ A woman can never resist a minister
| who she has heard believes that ami
/ mails go to heaven.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

ct was with the Nineteenth Kansas
back in the COS when we were hunting
red skins and rations were scarce, said
AnaniaS Fisher. Christmas stared US
in the face and only one turkey within
a hundred miles and that turkey was
being saved for the officers mess.
But we common high privates were
bound to have turkey. We were kept
busy scouting so it was decided by the
officers not to have their Christmas
turkey until supper time Then they
would have a first class feast. We
privates resolved to taste that turkey.
I'VE We're always on the lookout for
Indians. We laid our plans. One Of
the fellows took a box of cartridges and
put them in a hollow piece of fire wood
Along about o'clock in the evening
when all the scouting and foraging
parties had returned the officers settled
themselves to enjoy that turkey.
THE fire was punched up to give
more light and that stick of wood with
the cartridges was thrown on the fire.
The cook brought on the turkey. It
was cooked to a brown We all watched
it with mouths watering. The turkey
was placed on the log that served for a
table and the officers gathered around.
The senior major was man who
liked to talk. He was called upon for
a toast. He arose and said, Here in
the middle of the mighty plains, with
red skins prOwling round we gather to
celebrate Christmas. The Indians seem
to observe the day. Hostilities are luIl-
ed The Indians have repaired to their
WigWamS to properly observe the ami
versary Of the birth Of one of their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

THE Red Cross an attractive and
interesting book by that princess of
nurses. Clara. Barton, is on sale in To-
peka through the subscription agent,
Miss Groom, Of Memphis, Tennessee
The book has SEQ pages. is well illustra-
ted by photographers and is sold for
$3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

IFrom the Atchison Globe.1
The men kick a good deal, but are
orked just the same
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25

Messrs. Harper & Bros. have an
nounced that they have disposed of all
their school and college text books to
The American Book Co, New York
and Chicago. This will give the Har-
pers more time for their books of f1c-
ton and to their magazines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-12-25
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFrom the Chicago News.1
Credit is to a man what virtue is to
woman.