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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-20

You can buy q Domestic sewing ma
chine at IT'S Kansas avenue
BABCOCK & FROST, Agents.
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$1,000 Chicago and Return, via "The
Rock Tslaed Route

Tickets on sale July %, "a and Is.
limited for return until August 81
See A. NJ Fuller. c. P. A.. for fun in
formation.
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Wanted-A sweetheart, wife and ev-
cry admirer of beauty to apply magical
Satin Skin Cream and Powder, beauty s
charmers. 25c. New Model.
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rnneka hide Market

Based on Chicago and Boston QUOTA
tons The following are net prices paid
in Topeka this week:
GREEN SALT CURED. SHORT HAIR
GREEN SALT CURED BRANDS-7c.
NO. 1 TALLOW-45zc-
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$25 buys p fine drop head sewing ma
chine. BABCOCK & FROST,
719 Kan Ave.
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Chicago and Return $1,000 via thu
Santa Fe Route.

For the International Convention Bap-
list Young Peoples Union. Tickets on
sale July 23-24-25. return limit July
Goth, except by depositing ticket with
Joint Agent at Chicago it can be ex-
tended to leave Chicago as late as
August 31st. Fast trains leave To-
pelza at 2:z0 and 4:40 D. m. trains ar
irving at Chicago at 7:30 and $3.50 a. m.
Compare this with the time of other
ines) The $50 p. m. train carries Pull
man tourist sleepers daily. at one-half
the cost of regular sleepers. Free chair
cars on both trains.
n. BIN connection with this con-
ventions the Chicago lines will sell
tickets to Buffalo and return for the
PAM american Exposition, at the rate
of $500. for ten days. Great opportun-
ity to visit the Exposition.
Trip from Chicago to Milwaukee and
return via steamer. only S1.00.
$500 Kansas City and Return, via
Santa Fe-
Tickets on sale July % ana %. Good
returning July "A.
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at o'clock. at Garfield park
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-31
An DAY.

Memorial day is unique among national
anniversaries and is exclusively American.
All other nations have their national ho.i-
days commemorative Of military victories
or conquests. of the extension or consolidd-
ton OF empire, OF the establishment OF
dynasties. the coronation Of sovereigns or
other events of national Importance. but no
other people except the American has set
apart a day to be sacredly observed IN
honor of its dead soldiers. Great Britain.
France. Germany. all European nations
reward their living veterans with medals.
pensions. offices and emoluments, but they
do not pay annual honor TO the memory of
those who fell or died in the service. 1t
was left for the American people to con-
ceive this idea and TO carry ii out by the
beautiful and appropriate ceremony of dec
Grating the graves OF deceased soldiers
with flowers. A nation that honors its
defenders and keeps their memories green
Is still worth living and dying for, and the
American people are to be congratulated
that Memorial day gives no Indication OF
falling into desuetude. Yesterdays observ-
ance OF the day was as general as any that
has preceded it, and locally the evidences of
popular interest and approval were more
marked than usual. n notable feature of
the observance. and one which should be
kept in the foreground and promoted from
year to year, is the participation Of public
school children. For them the observance
is an object lesson in everything that
makes a people and a nation great. and
they cannot begin too young to take part
in a function the performance Of which
will some day devolve on them. as well as
the duty of teaching their own children TO
maintain the tradition. Thus the memory
OF the Nations defenders will be kept green
and it's gratitude to them expressed for ali
time to come.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-31

state prisons or county jails under contract
for their care. This is a poor provision.
The United States should have one or two
penitentiaries for male prisoners estab-
lished and conducted on the most approved
modern methods. and one for female con-
victs. The law provides that whenever
any person is convicted of any offense
against the United States which is punish
able by fine and Imprisonment or by either.
the court by which the sentence is passed
may order the sentence TO be executed In
any house of correction or house of refor-
nation for juvenile delinquents within the
State where such court is held. the use
of which is authorized by the Legislature
o. the State for such purpose AS long
as the general government does not pro-
vide jails of its own for violators of United
States laws it ought not to be too exacting
in regard to the place of their cor"ar-
ment. The selection of the Jail should be
left 20 the discretion of the court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-31
FEDERAL CoNvICTS AND STATE
JAILS.

United States Judge Baker. of this city.
has established a new precedent in federal
practice by sentencing two prisoners con-
victed i'm his court TO the local jails of their
respective counties instead Of to the Marion
county Jail, as Is customary. This was
done as a matter OF grace and kindness on
the part of the judge. because the prisoners
wished 10 be where they could be visited
by their relatives and friends. IL is more
and more the tendency of modern justice to
recognize criminals as human. and a man
who has been convicted of crime certainly
cannot be made any worse by needing his
request to be imprisoned where he ray
occasionally see those who still cling TO
him and whom he still loves. On the con-
trary. he is likely to be made better by such
an exercise of leniency.
Considering the persistence with which
the general government pursues those who
violate it's laws and the almost certainty
of their detection. arrest and conviction.
II is strange that it has made so little pro-
vision for their punishment. In reality it
has made scarcely any beyond fixing the
penalty for violation OF law and providing
the machinery for conviction. Beyond this
il depends. upon the comfy OF the States
for the Imprisonment of its convicts. and
most OF the States are none too well pro-
vided for the care OF their own. Notw:th-
standing the great number of penal laws
enacted by Congress and the steadily M
creasing number OF offenders the United
States government has no prisons OF is
OWE except the military prison at Fort
L~eavenworth. Kan. Ii has several jails at
military posts. all OF which are In wretchcd
condition. Persons convicted of offen .es
against the United States government are
sent by permission of the States to various
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-31
PUBLISHERS, NEGLIGENCE.

In the executors appraisement of Cen
eral Harrison's estate the contract with the
publishers of his book, This Country of
less. This should not be so, n that IL
is so seems to indicate negligence on the
publishers part. Books, however useful
and desirable. do not sell themselves In
these days, when literature is handled in
the same way as dry goods or other mer-
chandise, but must be brought to the at
tention of the public by all the devices
known to the trade. This book, TO quote
General Harrison's own words in its pref
ace. sis a modest attempt to give a view
of the machinery of our national govern
ment In motion, and some instruction as to
the relations and uses of its several parts;
. . to give a better knowledge of things
that have been too near and familiar to be
we'll known" Probably none knew better
than he how few. even among ordinarily
intelligent and well-educated people, are
thoroughly informed on these matters; GER
tainly no one was better qualified than he
TO set forth the information accurately and
clearly. In concise statement, simple
phraseology and clear ~marshaling of facts
the work is a model. 1t contains nothing
superfiuous, yet covers the ground. 1t is
not, like a summer novel, a book for a
season. but for an indefinite time; it should
be a standard textbook and authority, both
in the home library and the schoolroom.
Why the publishers did not or do not push
1t as an indispensable educational work is
a mystery. There is no single publication
that can take it's place. and no compilation
hastily thrown together by amateur hands
for purely commercial purposes. as are so
many schoolbooks. should be allowed by
intelligent teachers or school boards to
serve as a substitute.
The general hoped that the little book
might help to promote an intelligent pa
triotism and a faithful discharge of the
duties of citizenship That it would do
so there is no doubt If it were read by
those who need 1T, and TO achieve such an
end would be for this man. with whom
patriotism was a passion, a monument
greater than one of stone. Yet from the
publishers standpoint the volume is COM
mercially worthless,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-31
CkNTEEN CONTROVERSY.
Army Officer Says w. {. Il. L.. People
Do Not Tell the Truth.

Army officers are stirred up by Mrs. Stew
ens's charge of a conspiracy on their part
10 restore the canteen. A reporter of the
New York Times, who has been at Fort
Schuyler, has the following incident from
an officer high in
These busybodies who call themselves
the Women's Christian Temperance Union
are not only conspirators themselves. but
falsifiers of the worst kind. They are not to
be believed when il comes to the liquor
question, for hey are daft on the subject.
and a little incident that happened some
months ago, not Tar from mere, VIII bear
out my statement.
The canteen was open. and II was dur
ing the first signs of agitation taken
against it when a number of the Christian
Temperance Union appeared at the post
with the request that they be allowed 10
inspect the canteen. The officer in COM
mand complied Immediately. but being en-
gagged with an important matter called his
first sergeant. and instructed him to escort
the ladies in their tour, saying that he
would join them In the course of a few
minutes.
The sergeant took the party 10 the door
Of the canteen. where the ladies said they
would await the arrival of the nder
Of the post. They were in such a position
that they could see all that went on in the
canteen without being seen themselves. AS
il happened. the commander was detained
for almost a half hour. and in the mean
time the women had been given ample time
TO conduct their Investigations. but there
was nothing 10 investigate, Tor the men
were sober and orderly.
Finally. when the commander did ar
rive. he showed the visitors in and about
the canteen. and explained it's workings and
advantages. But they had their own ideas,
and the canteen TO them was nothing more
than an invention OF the devil. They left
the reservation without seeing a thing
which could be complained about, yet the
following day a report OF the visit was pub
lished. which conveyed the impression that
the canteen was a drinking den Of the low
est possible type. The scene as pictured was
very graphic. but ii was absolutely void of
truth. and 10 cap the climax the women
claimed that the commander had been
tipped off as 10 their visit. and that every
thing was arranged accordingly. The
drunks-for they said there were lots of
them-were placed under lock and key, and
the men put on their good behavior.
I'm my opinion this canteen question has
shown the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union in a very bad light and there will be
some further discussion over IL during the
next session OF Congress
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-31
THE PITTsBURG EXPERIMENT.

Cities of the second class in Pennsylvania,
which includes Pittsburg. nave been de-
prived of control of their own affairs by the
Legislature, which has put them in the
hands of one man appointed by the Gov
ernor, whose official title is recorder. The
executive authority is vested in this one Of
fetal for a term of years. He has the Sc
lection OF the heads Of all the executive
ranches of the public service. The citizens
will continue to elect the legislative branch
OF the city government, but it's functions
VIII be confined to the passing of ordinances
and the voting of money. The management
Of the affairs of Pittsburg has not been
worse than that in other cities. The truth
is that. unless it be Washington. there is
not a fairly satisfactory municipal govern
nent in the country when it comes TO cities
or any considerable population. Doubtless
partisanism has had much to do with the
legislation which has deprived Pittsburg
OF local self-government. but in this case
II can be said that the change meets the
approval of a large part of the taxpayers
in the city. The P%ittsburg Dispatch cor
Oldlly iluOTstS the CndnSt OtCdUSe II 10
q new experience in municipal government
TO have the prospect of an administration
wholly devoted 10 the public interest" 1t
adds that "Pittsburgers are taking very
kindly 10 the new idea The taxpayers
and business men of most cities would
take kindly TO any reasonable change that
would place the public welfare in the man
agement of municipal affairs before per-
sonal ends. There is not a city in the coun-
try in which the adoption of genuine bust
ness principles. administered by men o;
ability. would not be of great advantage
10 the large majority.
Newspapers and alleged publicists are set
ting forth with a great deal of energy the
dangers of empire and the disaster which
trusts are sure to bring to the country,
but the weak feature and the danger spot
in our system OF government is in ~ineffec-
tive, Insufficient and costly municipal rule
OF misrule. There is good reason to be-
lieve that Manila. with its mixed popula-
ton, is a better governed city than many
home cities. On Wednesday. In the ses-
sions of chiefs of police. a great hubbub
was caused by one chief who denounced tn,
purchase of police protection. yet every
fairly intelligent person knows that pur-
chased police protection means the purchase
OF immunity in violating laws. We keep
& special assortment of epithets for trusts
and octopuses. but how many cities are
tree from the grasp of street-improvement
monopolies which control asphalt. block
and every other kind OF material, com
Polling taxpayers to pay exorbitant prices
for improvements? In other matters it is
right at home that most of the evils re-
sulting from inefficient methods in govern
n-ent can be found. For this reason many
PEOPLE who see no remedy for present de-
fects in municipal government will watch
the progress of the experiment in Pittsburs
with deep interest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-31
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

The most expensive chair in existence
belongs TO the Pope. 1t is made of solid
silver and cost 500, 900. An American bank
er presented ii to the Pontiff.
One Of the tombstones in a cemetery at
Cchoes. n. Y. bears this inscription:
Her BODY was stolen by fiendish men,
Her bones anatomical,
Her soul We trust has risen to God,
Where few physicians rise"
The excavations in progress at Delphos
have brought to light some curious inscrip-
tons. revealing a method OF bookkeeping
employed by the ancients which is said TO
be simpler and more accurate than the
methods now in use.
Certain surviving friends of the late Cen
eral 'Stonewall' jackson seem TO be ag-
grieved that he should at this late day be
accused in the newspapers of having writ
ten poetry In his youth. They explain that
General Henry r. Jackson produced the
poem which has been mistakenly attributed
10 "Stonewall."
A lawyer Of Atchison, Kan. charged 4
woman client $50 for securing a divorce.
The woman pronounced the amount ex-
horbitant for a common divorce. Where
upon Solomon said that II all she wanted
vas a common divorce. the fee would be
$50. And the judge adds that the woman
not only paid over $50. but also seemed
a little sorry that there was no S5 class.
The German Empress is said to be one
Of the most conscientious OF diary-keepers.
Each year she begins a new one and the old
diary. with it's locked clasp, Is put away
with the preceding volumes in an iron safe.
No one. we are assured. ever sees the daily
record. not even the Emperor. although.
from what one knows of this imperial and
imperious gentleman. this self-restraint is,
indeed. remarkable.
Judge Danforth. OF the Maine Supreme
Court. had this TO say In connection with
the case OF a defaulting bank cashier
recently sent TO prison: II wish that the
lew permitted me 10 send with the ac-
cused every one OF the bank directors who.
through a long term OF years. expected
YOU to do your work. live respectfully.
bring up a large family. and be honest
all ON a salary OF 5000 a year
4 New York physician several months
ago said that the most noticeable char
acteristic OF New Workers in the eyes OF
a stranger was the fact that every other
man one met on the street was talking TO
himself, and now the learned doctor has
evolved n pretty theory. "Voyagers into
the arctic regions" he says, who are
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-31

While yesterday was ~unfavorable for the
exercises of Memorial day in some parts
of the country. the interest and spirit
showed that, on the part OF thoughtful peo-
pie, the observance has lost none of its in
terest- The notable thing in the observance
of the day here was the number of younger
men who could not have been veterans of
the war for the Union that participated in
the exercises. The men OF the Spanish
wars We'd with the G. A. r. in their eff
forts TO make the day what II should be.
1t Is cause for encouragement that. as the
years pass. the younger men take a larger
part in the exercises OF the day. The Ma
tional Guard is already a marked feature
In the observance of the day. A few days
ago a Boston newspaper said TO veterans
who had expressed their disapprobation at
some frivolous sport on Memorial day that
If the old men were not less emphatic in
their criticisms other people will cease to
recognize the day in disgust, leaving it to
fall into disuse. as has the New England
fast day. That sentiment may prevail about
Boston. but it does not exist in this part
of the country. Memorial day is one of the
most firmly established Institutions of the
people, and it is more generally observed in
the true spirit as the years pass.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-31
AT THE
Address by the commandments
Other ceremonies

The threatening clouds did not deter sew
eral thousand people from going 10 Crown
Hill Cemetery to witness the beauti-
ful and impressive ceremonies incident To
the adornment of the last resting places Of
the civil war heroes. The veterans VINO
marched through the downtown streets
were transported to the cemetery In cars.
and a distressing partial failure OF the eiec-
trio power made the trip a long and tedious
one. II was 4 o'clock before the ceremonies
commenced in the pavilion especially erect
co for the occasion near the plot in which
the soldiers lie buried. When former Ad-
iutant General Irwin Robbins stepped to
the front OF the speakers stand and waved
for silence in order that he might read the
formal introduction from the @. A. r.
manual the sun broke from behind a murky
cloud and Illuminated the scene with daz-
cling erulgence. At the conclusion of this
Plymouth Church. read the invocation pro-
vided for such occasions in the G. A. n.
ritual. Immediately following the prayer
Commander-in-chief Leo Rassieur was pre-
sented and plunged at once into the reading
OF his eloquent and feeling memorial ora
ton, which. by an unfortunate error. had
been printed In an afternoon paper and
was hawked about the streets OF the city
more than an hour before a word OF II
was actually spoken.
THE COMMANDERS SPEECH.
Mr.. Rassieur spoke as follows:
Comrades and Friends-We have assem-
bled in the silent city OF the dead TO do
honor 10 the heroes resting here. and there
LIZ 20 manifest the possession OF those
traits OF gratitude and patriotism which
ornament the American citizen and prove
him worthy OF his rich heritage. The Onion
volunteer soldier and sailor. though serving
In an humble capacity. was no ordinary
citizen of the Republic However lowly
his mental training and Intellectual ac-
auiremen;s at the time his conntry's call
rea ched him. IN found him In the peaceful
,oesession OF those home comforts which
ali enjoy and which he might have con-
tinued TO enjoy without let or hindr-nce IL
ha had been so disposed. His conception
~ duty which caused him voluntarily TO
forego all these comforts and to expose
himself TO personal danger and privatior,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-31

General Harrison wrote and published his
little book, "Thi Country of Ours" be-
fore there was any probability that our
government would acquire title to outside
territory. but he might have had some
prescience of the event when he wrote this
passage in the chapter on the Constitution:
The powers given by the Constitution 20
the national government are. fortunately.
couched in general and comprehensive
terms. For if there had been an attempt
10 particularize, the instrument would not
have adapted itself to the expansion of the
country. and to the new phases which in
vention has given to commerce. If the
trainers of the instrument had been re-
quired to express themselves upon the
question whether the national government
should be given the power to regulate the
methods OF coupling the wagons that were
then the vehicles of the limited inland
and punish any citizen who obstructed
their passage. the vote would probably
have been In the negative.
In other words. the government was left
to use it's own discretion in large measure.
hence. when it comes to coupling the newly
acquired islands to the mainland, il is at
liberty to use such methods and devices as
seem to it best adapted to the need in each
case
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-31

The government OF any nation has a right
20 hold n particular person as unacceptable
I'm the capacity OF minister from another
government. the diplomatic phrase being
persona non grata.' rs this right is uni
versaiiy conceded. its exercise by the Pres
ident Of Venezuela in regard To Minister
LOOMS will. OF course. prevent his return
TO Caracas. The President. however. was
any unfriendliness or disrespect towards
the United States. 1t Is probable that Mr..
LOOMS has meddled too much in matters
not pertaining 10 his Office.