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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-02-15
HIS HAT AND UMBRELLA.
This Man Took a Quick Luncheon
Sign Mt It's Word.

This Man Took q Quick Luncheon
Sign Mt Its Word.
He was undoubtedly from the coun-
try. His umbrella, big cotton affair,
would have given him away even had
he not had one trousers leg tucked into
a boot He wandered into one of the
big quick luncheon places in lower
Broadway. He was looking for some
thing to eat and was just sitting down
which read: watch Your Hats! The
Management Will Not Be Responsible
For Umbrellas and Hats Unless Check
ed by the Cashier"
"Where's this here cashier?" he ask
ed the woman who came to wait on
him.
Cup there in the little cage by the
door," said the waitress.
The farmer stalked to the cashiers
desk and laid down his umbrella and a
big hat that was new five or six years
ago. The cashier looked up in amaze
ment.
keep your hat" she said. "It will
be all right"
The farmer walked back to his table.
read the sign again and thought it over.
Then he. climbed on chair and took
the sign from it's hook. He carried it
up to the cashier.
"Vhat does this mean?" he asked.
People were beginning to laugh. and
| the pretty cashier got red in the face.
| She took the hat and umbrella and
wrote out receipt. It was the frs:
| time in her life that she had been ask
ed to check hat, and she has been q
cashier more years than one. = New
| York Tribune.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-02-15

SECRETARY of State Froelich has made
IAN estimate or statement based on what
q data he has that the anti pass law has
= cost the state $4,000 during the last
fiscal year. 1t has probably cost twice
!. as much as that, including the additional
cost Of transportation of officials of state
institutions. And now will some friend
of the anti pass law tell US of one dollar,
even, that it has saved the state in that
time? fit has been good law. let US
know of it's benefits from financial
standpoint. But, really, there are none.
1t has been fad of reformers. and a
satisfaction to the fellows who never
could get "a pass, and beyond that it has
not beer. worth sixpence. And it has
cost the state $4,000 during the last
ryear-Ex.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-02-15
Ben Franklin I'm 1882 Printed the
First Zeitung In America.

First Zeitung In America.
The first newspaper printed in the
German language in America was the
Philadelphiscne Zeitung, published by
Benjamin Franklin in the year 1892
The Pennsylvania Gazette for June
S-15, 1872, contains the following an
nOuncement:
1.-THE Gazette will come out on Mon
day next and continue to be published
on Mondays.
"And on the Saturday following will
be published Philadelphische Zeitung,
or Newspaper in High Dutch, which
will continue to be published on Satur-
days once fortnight, ready to be de-
livered at Ten Clock, to Country Sub
scribers. Advertisements are taken in
by the Printer hereof, or by Mr.. Louis
/, Timothee, Language Master, who trans
lates them
In undertaking this new enterprise
Franklin expected to secure a liberal
support from the German population OF
the province, for whom he had been
doing considerable printing, but in this
ton of the Zeitung was discontinued
after a few numbers had been issued.
The Zeitung was a small sheet of
four pages, 61a by 8 inches, the text
printed in double columns with Roman
type, and at the bottom of the fourth
page bore the imprint: philadelphia ::
, Gedruckt hey B. Francklin in der
Marck- wo desc Zeitungen vor
5 Shillings DIES Jahrs Zu bekommen,
und Advertisements I'll bestellen sind"
The first number was issued June 10,
1882, and the second "Sonnabend den
"A. Juni, 1882" The publication of the
Zeitung, therefore, antedates by seven
years the Hoch-Deutsch Pennsylva-
nische Geschicht- Schneider, published
by Christopher Saur.-Chicago Times
Herald.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-02-15

The annual meeting of the trustees of
the Fassett Cemetery association met at
the Office of Wilson Bros, Tuesday at
p. m. Present G.. 0. Shannon, Robt.
Attlesey, VIM. T. Pomeroy, E. G. Hop
kins, Henry Ebbott. D. L. Wilson, John
Mawhinney and John Dave; absent, w.
S. Heddles. Meeting called to the order
by the president, @. 0. Shannon. Min
utes Of last meeting were read and ap-
proved. Election of officers as follows:
G. 0. Shannon, president; VIM. T. Pom
eroy, secretary; Robt Attlesey, treasur-
er, for year. On motion the executive
committee we're authorized to purchase
500 worth of shrubs and plants and have
them set out on the grounds and the
purchasing of new wind mill be left
with the executive committee.
On motion the secretary was instruct
ed to draw an order on the treasurer in
favor of Robt. Attlesey for $3.50 to cover
loss sustained in funds deposited in Bank
of Edgerton at time of it's failure. On
motion the hiring of sexton was left
with the executive committee. On mo-
ton the meeting adjourned.
JOHN DAVE, Sec'y.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-02-15

Homeseeker tickets will be sold for
one fare plus So for round trip, Feb. &
10, March and 10. New Hampton and
points west; Bird Island and points west;
Mapleton, Ia, and points west. No
tickets sold within % miles of Sioux
City.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-02-15

Report accepted. On motion proceed
ed to the election of three trustees for
the term of three years resulted in the
election of G. Q. Shannon, E. G. Hop
kins and VIM. T. Pomeroy. On motion
the meeting adjourned to 1st Monday in
April at 80 o'clock p, m
JOHN DAVE, Sec'y.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-02-15
Cemetery Associa ton Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Fasset
Cemetery association convened at the
office of Wilson Bros, Monday evening,
February 1lth, 1901. at o'clock, as per
notice published in the Edgerton To
bacco Reporter. Meeting was called to
order by the secretary. On motion G..
0. Shannon was elected chairman. The
minutes of last annual meeting were
read and approved. Report of the sec
rotary was read showing the number of
interments for the year:
From city of Edgerton. 26; town of Fulton,
z; Porter, l.; Albion, 7; Dunkirk, 1: GAINESVILLE,
3; BelOit, l; Alton, l; WauwatOsa, | Mason
City. Iowa. /. Total, 49, Ages under1 year, g.;
from to 10 years, 6: 10 to 20 years, 8; 20 to 30
years, 3; 80 to 40 years, 2; 40 to so year.. 2; so
to 60 years, 2; 60 to 70 years, Z: 10 to SO years
~; over so years, 4.
Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1901-10-31
S 6nibe {

2pfomptipen befteIte OGne>
mari fiirsli1 in Miin4en unb 4aFel
sebn fir is $4,000 unb flint fir j.
$45O0.
Ser dbrIi9e Regens
betrdst in Gnslanb 33 3oG.
in europa i'm @nsemeinen 26 3oll unb
in Mmertta 40 Sou.
Rem gorts Rir9enses
m einben berf9afften beuer etpo
10000 &naben unb Mdb9en nit ibren
Miittern toitenfreien Sommeraufents
balt.
8eim SeIepbontren bite
man iid, ben 9Orapparat nit feudten
!9Gnben ansufafen. Ste Seu9tigteii
lift elm GleftriaitGtsleiter unb fann
arphe @efahr babur6 entfteben.
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Al.

3uei Sage oarauf wuroe Wennbsn
~besrabsn. gs mar elm fleiner, filler
SrauerSug, Der ii6 benz i6li6ten San=
nenIarge- Der auf ben S6ultern Der
bier trdftigen Srdger bin= uno ber-
i6luanfte, ani9loB. Sas perspeifelte
G%lternpaar, oas nit tiefer &eue i'm
SerSen es be9rifen bate, luer lpenise
NGbte supOr perspeifelno am Shore
an9epObt bate, Martin unb ionit Nie-
mano folgte Dem i9mufloien Sarge CUR
leBten &ubeltdtte. Wolf BON Wolfen=
iteln iulr ni3t gum YeardbniB eri1ie-
men, obmobl Wartin i6m Die Stunoe
oes SegrdbniIss bate Iagen lalen.
Weni9e Stunoen Dor Der 8eltattuna
Iennhens maren Die iterbli6en ueber=
reite oes alien Srubbauern in bic Groe
9eientt noroen. Wan bate linn cine
Gruft neben Dem 8rabe ieines 10 lanae
Dor ibm oabinseiaieoenen Sobnes se=
iud6rt, uno an oeIien Settle mo9te Der
alte, wl6nlinnise Mann nun ausruben
BON allem Srrtbum, alien 9aTesfi6len.
9lcnaben oagesen wuroe an Der ionnig-
It.n uno bejterlten STEELE bes tleinen
S%orfrieobofes beitattet. In ibrem
&opfenoe ltrebte elm i6lanter Slieoer.
baum empor, Der i'm Sommer oar
wOnaiglld ouften uno einen Yliitenre=
gen auf oas 6rab bes junsen, iiiBen
Wsien5 ienoen muBte. Sebt
freili9, nadoem bas 8ebet
oes 6eiitliben iiber ibrem
Sarge seiproben, uno Die groI6olen
lieblos ii9 iber Der Sooten 9elp6lbt
battsn, ientte Der Simmsl einen anoere1
WeibesruB auf ben fhli9ten Siisel
blnab.
Bonn 0immel rpirbelte entloIer'S 1nee
uno billie nit garter Dede ben friIden
Siisel gar balo elm. @esen Nbeno, als
Die Nlbt berabbdmmerte nit tpei1em
Fittihi. bate 8raf Bolf ShloB Wol=
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Smnae, tmttteIaIte ,,up aIte

gerlcnen, ruetde an frantem ober oeIdpddtem
Sufanbe bes &srpers ober @eiites inicIse 8ernadldiiis
guns her Seiunbbettsrsselu oser iibersdrter arbeit Isis
oen, uelte nerpos, nilbe, persaaeno, ibnaditn1ia,
msnideniteu iino, tmRidsn. in SenSlleo.rn ID in ter
Sriiit Sdmtrs empitnoeu. IHe YerioneH, pelbe tisi.
Spmptone baben, ioaten bteisn grSt ioicrt coslrltirea.
gr bat Eanienbe sebeilt, we!te in ben Iesten Stab;en
nnb a%ufaeseben parerl. sleiduieI, rer ss ~psrisblte, ssers
i6nitt e @onlulotton TIT tn porseidrittenen Sdaen nclb.
neuot9. Sebonolung burh Gorrespouoen;o ODER Bet. ri
Neoi;iuen Fam nidi beiIeu.
Serborgen frantbeiteu. Siele SdQe cruitsr
&Tar.5sit Reroeu beim 2~eibenben nidt ausaeiuuoeu,
lpslber III uertsbrter @eiie bebanbeIt pirb. Die sr5Steu
So7rnr9en uno bic on9erebmittn Sreuben hes 9ebens
ourb Srantbeit Seritort peroen. SIrb Anteriutuna hes
Urine mag cine eruite &rantbeit fsitseiteut merben, 6tpor
andre Seidenp ~ortreten.
ssmMberbare SstIu ns n /. p~or,osen in ais
ten aduen. bic pernaaldHist oosr perfebrt bebanbelt
rouroen. Refine grperimsnte oher gerieblunseu. Refine
nnhsilSartn Sdue an%senommsn, @snn Gusr Jan nus
beilbar ~, 10 rusrott ibr fret bic Wabrbeit boron unb err
iSdl nerSen. Gucr Selb gu iparsn. Sauienbe sebeilt,
nato NJ lie, benz Eobe %psriausn. auiseseben wurb.u.
esrionen. pelde pom Seimz gsr3ten suirisbenfteQeub be-
ban cit perosn, sno Hi5t eriudt porsuipreden. Wsebis
5iHeu per.anbt uad irssnb etremS ele ber5seIt. Goniultas
ton net mo pertrauIid. Seadtet ben Selndsfae.
sSettn sS5- atdt coriprcdeu tount, idreibt IN, einsu gu
~ 'hrth Iorst'e: Or. o omntne
1907 Stiler> 1beatsrzSebGube. Gtieao,, N.
507 Boston Slod. minneapolis, Dc II l.
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gringt Cure Gin8etpetoe nit Gastarets tn
Or6nnag.
Ganbp Gatbartic BELT unuerbaulidteit fir
INNER. 19@., 25g. @enn 6. Is. 6. ni1t ni1t
bilft, qeben bic Apotbefer has @elb auriid.
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@etluu8eu, 100 anoerc erfoI8IoS
tn6rett.

8r%antbeiten ber auseu unb Obren !;
Sranu!isrenbs Snsssltbsr. Staar, idislsnbs aussn
obne Sdmers unb geiabr serabe seiest. grblinours
p~erbinbert, lanienbe Obren. 9auSbett. &rautbeis
tie Der g q ( { unb hes s aIies: 3atarrb, Sron6is
tts, Iitbma. 9etben bes @aseus unb Der
6 eb er Dpspepfe. lnperbaulitteit, SiIioftst, Gels:
ip9t. NterenS anb BIaieubeidwerbsa.
Sarnrutr, Sriabt'9e Hierentraufbet. breuuenosr Urn
uim. y Int : unb s auttrautbeiten: Stro:
isIn. ausialas: Slsder, wenttsrmale, hbsrlafise Saers
@erpenIetben: Gpilspiie. Spterte. sdbmun5.
IaanseI on 9ebenstrait. 8beumatismns. &euraIgie,
Sersitorunseu, 6erstloPfen. S9winSel uiw SsDG6is
rno S~rebsseidwire psrben fdmerSlos mad elmer neuen
0etbobe sebeiIt. Sdmorrboiben nno aae SrautbeItem
hes Ntaitbarmes. s + q u n Sranthetten:ibm er;:
bate 8eri6iebunsen unb 8eriteuun9en Der Organ:
iosrmGBiasr Ysonatsaub. Gsrueiitdt. Sdpdde, nip,
Waoberne Sebanp;anssweiie. bic I'D ausemein as CT;
ioIsrcib erpieien bat. Refine unansenehmeu ~llnter'us
tunaeu. &,ine Oame, oh psrbeiraiet ober nitt. braIGi
III .6serr, suipeber auein oSer nit ether i%freunstu su.
Seiprtdune an tommen. Soniulationeu 9ebeim Iuo til
gsrtrauen. Risgefaltunsen &tumpiub, Rldsrat5ie
.anssn, 8ropf. mouselbaite GntpideIune irsenb siur$
Organs. 3Ieiue urS i4pa4e Seils psrSen ~psrsrss'r'
,tth ospSftint
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ARTHUR HUSSEY,
SGnoler in
Sapeten. unn 3imnter $ Nonlsings.

geforst contractli6 @nirei6en, 0eforiren
unb Sapesiren. Bette Irbeit Su %aH9emeiie-
nem Treiie beior9t itnb garantirt.
Office II. WerftGt.e 1. Ctr. sn. 4. II. 5. Mpe.
33=1i ct. Gloub, Miun.
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Srinser bes .Gbaritp SeaItb Snitituts", autbor pon
populdren meoictntidsu @erten, Health, How to
Retain it,; NERVOUS Debility, Its Cause and
Cure; ''Plain Talks to Men,; ''Woman's Guide to
Health and Beauty; Electricity and Vital
Force, etc.
Sieier bebeutenbe, e~rfabrene SpejieIit lit in ben sans
gen 8ereinisten Staaten gut unb su ieinsm DorteiI
betannt wesen Der pielen wuuberbaren Se;Iuusen bel
broniiden, n~erpoien unb i~pe5ieuen 9eibea, iopie bel
ausen= unb Obrentrantbeiteu pelde Der Rxuit auoeret
Gerste unb Spe3ialiiten ~eeipottet battsn. Sbm isbt suI
eeite cine erose anSabI ti&tiser, seididter aetstt une
%erfabreutr Spe3taliiten, beren @rfabrunsen. peIte re III
ben sr6bereu SoIpttdlern Guropas uuo Nneritas 9eiams
melt baben, IS linen erm6slidt, perboraeHe unb drsuIs
t4e Srantbsiten nit Griols gu bsileu. Sbre Iansidtris'
Griabruus, ibr mertpnrsisss @ei4td uuo ibr ununier
brodeuer griols siebt ibnen eineu &nipru4 aUi has
Sutrausn Der 9eiSenben on aHeu Srten. Sn ieoem Sale
wirb cine ebrIide anii6t ousseiprodeu. SIT ber Sau
uubeilbar, 10 eriihrt Der 9eiosube ofeu bic @abrbeit
Die Offices limb ausserlitet nit piRenidoftliden Sns
itrunIentsn. peIde iiber $4,000 setotet baben. DaruniEr
lit Elm XsStrablen>apparat nit beifen StIis bic inner
ten A-rnnue Ifiht ,iuteriuht raeroeu t6uusn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-18

and authoritative denials of the per-
sistent Wall street rllmors that the
control of the Atchison, Topeka & San
ia Fe system has passed. to Pennsyl-
vania interests. Influential representa-
tfves of the Pennsylvania road said
that there was absolutely no relation
between the two roads as corporations,
and as far as they know the only con-
nection through individuals ID found in
the fact that Edward j. Berwind, who
is interested in the Pennsylvania rail-
road, holds some Atchison stock. How
much -Atchisoh they did not know
This same authority also denied the
recent Wall street story that the Penn
syIvania had offered Mr. Morgan a
controlling interest in the Atchison sys-
tenn on a basis OF 95 for the preferred
and IS Tor the common stock.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-18
FROM HERINGToN.

Engine AGO will be sent to Horton for re-
pairs.
P. G. Dayton returned from Salina
Monday.
D. L. Miller is again in charge Of the
store ROOM
Carol Kintner was last week promoted
to the position of fireman.
Wilbur Frost and Harry Butcher were
promoted to fremen last Friday
Shorty Graves is now switching for the
Missouri Pacific at Council Grove.
J. w. Vance of Junction City was cir
culating with friends in Harrington last
Sunday.
George Lewis, an old time Rock Island
fireman, is spending a fortnight in Her
ington.
Six of the 500 series of engines have
been detailed on the Herington-C Caldwell
division
Bob Henry and Lorn Dix of the round
house were Council Grove celebrators last
Thursday.
John Edwards. fireman on Nos. and 4,
was taken i'll yesterday at the Hotel
Avondale-
Last Saturday night the goat" bumped
against the 541 and did slight damage to
the latter's pilot
Q. J. Horseman, tinsmith at the round
house, was compelled to lay of the last
of the week on account of sickness
A fast through stock train that left
Harrington Sunday afternoon dumped
four car loads of cattle in the ditch near
Alta Vista
Kit Murray of Abilene has accepted the
position of stenographer and time keeper
at the roundhouse, in place OF Lester
Hayes resigned
Monday on account of illness. This is
where Theodore Bieh1in, the cleverest man
on the works. Shines
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-18
Sharks From Other Engines.

J. D. NJ. Hamilton, the newly appoint
ed claims attorney for the entire Santa
Fe system, passed through for Cali
fornia where he is going on business
pertaining to his position.-Las Vegas
Optic.
J. B. New, c. r. Kinsey, P. T. Dun
lop, L Kinney, G. D. Woods. G. B. Dun
kle and Harry Herby will leave this
week for Ell Reno. where they will reg
lister, and all of them are confident they
will draw neutrality-suspicious. Kansan
Republican
The contract for grading the 100 miles
of railway to be built from Deming to
to be a part of the Rock Island sys-
TENS extension to the Pacific coast, has
been let, showing that railroad build
ing is on in earnest in Luna and Dona
Ana counties.-Las Vegas Record
In the construction of the Rock Isl
and railway extension, the workmen at
Parker camp, almost directly east of
Santa F'e, are at work cut of thlr-
ty-eight feet. Close to that place is a
deep ravine where the grade must be
filled in forty feet. This will make
dam across the raVine which will back
track. The water will be used for irrf-
cation purposes and a large tract will
thus be Northumberland Progress.
Rumor says that the Santa F'e rail-
road people are going to build rail-
road from Flagstaff to the Grand
Canyon. 1t is also reported that the
Southern Pacific Railroad company viii
build a railroad from Globe to Flag
staff. Let them build-there are no
strings on these corporations. The con-
ditions are such that Flagstaff is des-
tined to be a railroad center 1t IS
only a question of a short time until
Flagstaff will be a division point
Flagstaff Gem.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-18
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

ing Off
Special car 2Os is in the shop for some
James .Ashbaugh. coach trimmer i
Frank Benson Of the tin shop was or
duty Wednesday.
Daniel Stone. a. trucker In the store
house. is laying off.
Pat Moffitt and James Eskridge are new
men IN the spring shop
John Welter of Pettit's scrap iron force
was off duty Wednesday,
Charles Anderson of the car shops has
gone to the Indian Territory.
John Isaacson, foreman of the planning
mill, was off duty Wednesday
The male chorus of the Railroad Y. NJ.
G. A will meet Friday evening
Olof Fogelberg, a helper in the mill, is
laying OF on account Of sickness
Engine 0129 which was recently sold to
a Mexican road, has been sent west
Conductor Withrow, who has been sick
for few days, has reported for work.
John Bauer, furnace man in the brass
foundry, has been off duty a day or two.
Earl Fisk of the machine shop will leave
this week for visit of two weeks in Chi
The family Of General shop Foreman
Hickey Is spending the summer in Vir-
William Amos Of the truck gang has
gone to Chicago to inspect car trucks and
stephen Bauer. second fireman in the
mill, has reported for duty after short
James w n1Ae. a painter IN the cOdcH
shop. left last night for the new Indian
country
Edward Palmburg and Joseph Matthews
have been added to the list of helpers in
the mill.
N Lauterbach,a painter. has gone down
to register for a quarter section of the
new country.
N. Manson. general foreman Of the car
ing for Chicago.
Joseph Deviin and Jesse Cooper, boiler
makers. have quit It IS not known what
they intend doing
Gordon King, formerly messenger boy
at the freight depot, has returned from a
visit in Kansas City
James Armstrong, a ma chinist in the
east shop, who was married last week,
will live at 227 Van Buren, street
H. A. Fisk Of the blacksmith shop has
taken a lay-om and will spend a few days
visiting at Wichita and wellington
Patsy Donovan. James Coggins Frank
Eccl eston, Robert Wear and Matt Stew
art have gone to the Indian Territory.
M. +. Kelly Of the paint shop has gone
to Denver. He will be gone two weeks and
will spend part of the time in Oklahoma
A. l. Fisher, travelling passenger agent
from the Chicago & Northwestern ar
Kansas City, was in Topeka Wednesday.
Sheldon Evans, a store house clerk, is
taking his summer vacation. having left
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-18
MoRGAN's MEN.
J. Pierpont Selects the Directors For
the Northern Pacific.

New York. July 1S-Omcial announce
ment was made by J. Pierpont Morgan
that he had selected James J. Hill, E.
H Hartman, William Rockefeller, H
Mex TWombly and Samuel Rea to I'LL
vacancies to be created in the direc-
torate of the Northern Pacific railway.
This announcement was made by Mr..
Morgan in a formal letter addressed by
him to J. P. Morgan & Co, Kuhn, Loeb
& Co, E H Hartman and James J.
Hill, IN which he says he has selected
five directors to be elected at the next
annual meeting of the company in ac-
cOrdance with a memorandum signed
on May 81, by which the composition
of the new board was to be left in his
hands.
The directors Of the Northern Pacific
consists Of fifteen men and the last
list of directors given out was as fol-
lows: Edward ID. Adams, George r.
Baker, Robert Ives, d. Wills James,
John s. Kennedy. Daniel S. Lamont,
Charles s. Menen, Walter G. Oakman,
Samuel Spencer Charles Steele, John
Stillman and Eben B. Thomas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-18
AXE IS RAISED.
Postmaster General Smith Has
Signed the Orders
Which Will Work a Reformation
in Mail Classification.

Washington, July 1s.-Postmaster
General Smith has signed three orders
amending in important particulars the
postal regulations affecting second
class mail matter. The changes will
effect sweeping and radical reforms in
the department practices and methods
of treating this class of matter.
The first order amends section 275.
which is the general definition. so as to
exclude from the second class. publica-
tons which nave the characteristics Of
books. This amendment is In these
words:
Periodical publications. herein re-
ferred to. are held not to include those
having the characteristics Of books, but
only such as consist of current news Of
miscellaneous literary matter, or both
(not excluding advertising) and CON
form to the statutory characteristics Of
second class mail matter"
The second order amends section 281
in several particulars. the principal one
being that publications, the subscrip-
tons to which are not founded on their
value as news or literary journals. and
which by the general use of premiums
or other considerations in the form OF
chances to win prizes, etc. to induce
subscriptions in effect circulate at APP
DarenLlX a nominal rate VIII De ElCAuA-
ed from the second class. The essential
paragraph Of this is as follows.
1.-The subscription price must be
shown by the publication. and when IL
appears from the contents, or from the
extrinsic inducements offered in COM
binatiOn with it, that the circulation
Of the publication is not founded on its
value as a news or literary journal. and
that subscriptions are not made be-
cause Of such value, but because Its
offers Of merchandise or other consider
atoms, result, in effect, IN its circula
ton at apparently a nominal rate. such
publication does not come within the
requirements of the law for acceptance
as second class matter"
The third order amends section 301 so
that unsold copies Of second class pub
locations may not be returned at the
pound rate to news agents or to pub
fishers.
An explanatory statement given out
at the department regarding the order
says:
''The action Of Postmaster General
Smith is regarded as highly important.
It is evidence Of the purpose Of the de-
partment to administer the law as il
is, strictly and properly. and that abus-
es, wherever found, viii be eradicated-
Loose and Indifferent Interpretation
heretofore is responsible for the loss OF
many millions to the government. It IS
believed that when the effect OF these
changes is thoroughly established many
postal improvements viii follow and 4
cent letter postage viii be made pOssi-
BILE"