The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-23
10 40 a businsss q only a few dol-


lars year"
why are they kept up2'' was asked.
Well they are discontinued some
times only to be re-established- 1t is the
position Of postmaster which consti-
tutes the attraction It makes the
holder feel a little better than MS
neighbor, even if the office cancels but
a comparatively few letters a year
Neighberhood fights and animositles
arise over these little offices They are
kept in dwelling houses. farm houses
and cabins. and small wooden grocery
box is often the office But the holder
of a commission is the postmaster and
his friends, enemies and neighbors must
come to him for their mail though some
viii receive little mali during the year
When these offices are discontinued
a petition of several hundred names viii
be sent to the representative for its re-
establishment. One might think il paid
$500 a year. have seen the bittereSt
fights. to my sorrow, over offices pay
ing half of this sum.
IT is. however. the policy OF the post
Office department to encourage the eS-
Enlistment of postoffices whenever Pc
titioned for. Fostoffices are. TO a GER
tain extent. educators of the people, ana
where there is business enough TO war At,
rant their establishment they should be
nut into operation. In the small coun
try towns and at the cross roads the
rivalry is generally between store
Yes resumed the Representatives
land many a good member of congress
has been defeated for denomination De-
cause of a fight over the appointment OF
a few fourth-class postmasrers IN ms
district or the location Of the Office a
large proportion Of his mail relates TO
these Offices. The big presidential ar-
pointmsuts are much easier settled me
postmaster is the representative OF the
GREAT American political machine lie
holds an Office Whether it be located
in the cabin Of the moonshlnSr w
dugout of the prairies or one paying
$1,000 a year, it is the same-he holds
federal Office. and stands for his COM
munity to that extent
A great volume of work is involved in
the consideration OF special pensions III
the house Of representatives MT CaI-
derhead member of the Invalid pension
committee. stated that the members o.
this committee were working every mo
rnent possible each Gay with the Nase
number Of cases on hand Al the ops. ..
inc If the present session there WSAS
about 600 claims to be considered anu
during the four pension days the mousse
passed 500 of this number
r,s,-sssntati vs-elect A. NJ. Jackson Of
the third district who has been in WASH
ington Tor sssel9 ia usiy rss,iS- has a fore
$50 ~ what service in the house means
Il have had bushel ct ietssIs go many
sas constituents, sald ne,s 9 49, $50 ssells
III them on the subject OF garuel Ss es
I,.s,-a rorne tx me for information as 10
trhen fhe Kfoua and Comanche reserVa-
inside and confidential information on
that subject, and so earnest was 49, -
have the nrSt news ina he P 5Sa-e1 "" -
me TO forward him a c1pher Telegram 81
7 5i5 moi answer his communication by I
felerrarh but / wrote him that to all ap- |
pp,9s-ssr5 for sfx az seven months. and he i
naed not hurry about getting his stakes
down there
Il spent a day doing Boston on my way |
back from Maine, sald f1eprss. i "a 80,
Chester I. Long 10 the state Journal rep /
resentative yesterday who has peen up 4
TO Portland TO make speech al the LII IN,
colin birthday banquet Il was IN the /
keeping of Representative Allen VINO leo 4
me around 10 many historical 5pe SSort ~, /
church climbed up the tower above the /
chime of bells. went TO the nome II raHi
ana Is the aged state house Of Massa-
chusetts. where we met 12Esrr To-. = c .1l1o
and other state oLnclais- ", " e ~ 20, I'm 4
sfantly on the go from early morning VII
evening. ana IN tnel L..n7 - go ttS ~
TO Cambridge Wnere " We 1a Htst 81 ~ -
cienr elm under which W as nlngton as
sumed command of the American army army.
1t is now an old and feeble tree Latsy \
the city authorities have trimmed the
branches extensively as gne roots n9
longer seem able to sustain the trunk ana
branches Longfellow house ana q dozen
other points Of interest about Haarvara1
university gave a safety for one day OF I
sightseeing
Mrs. Angelina Allison is a delegate rep
resenting Kansas at the annual meeting
of the National Legislative league IN TINS
city The league IS an orsanlzatlon OF
women formed TO secure equality OF legal.
municipal and industrial rights through
-ction by congress and the state leglSla-
lures. and it Is the intention 10 secure II !
possible. the cooperation of all women /
who believe in better conditions for their
sex
What might be termed an effectual
boom has been started among the Kansas
people in Washington for Representative I
Bailey to be made one. Of the railroad
commissioners OF Kansas II IS gener-
ally thought by Mr. Bailevs friends here
that his appointment to this commission !
would tend TO smooth over the ruffied po- /
Kansas delegation all recognize Mr..
Bailey as an able man for the office and
would be glad to see him appointed Rep
reSentaflye Bailey Is recognized by his /
colleagues in congress as a man of abil- I
ity and great energy. and even during his \
one term in office has put himself in ex-
government He undertakes nothing in
hslf-hearted way. but puts into every
thing that interests the people the siedge-
hammer blows that were SO characteristic
of The late Senator Plumb
If a medal was given to the representa-
tive most punctual and steady in attend
ance upon the sessions of the house. a
Kansas man would receive it for the FIT
ty-sixth congress There is general agree
ment that the member who stands at
Mr.. Bowersock. from the Second district
What makes the case the more remark
able is that the gentleman from Law
renee Is IN business. with a good many
irons in the fire The u-raSs - f3ro ~ !
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RELIEF FROM GRIP.
Failing to find relief from the grip
with old methods, I took DR.. Miles
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