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The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
From the New York Press. ]

TFrom the New York Press.1
Two leans never made a fat.
Content is mostly due to sleepiness. :
After fifty virtue becomes almost a hab-
1t is seldom the price that makes the
value.
The longest way home is the shortest
road to a family row.
1t is speculation when you lose; invest
ment when you win.
Two of anything but children make a
pair; two of them make a mob.
In the game of success a level head is
the trump and a silent tongue the joker.
You can't always tell how much a girl
wants you to kiss her by the way she OBJ
jects to it,
After a woman has learned one lead in
bridge whist she is ready to instruct a
class in the game.
Men talk about spending money in a bar
room but throwing it away when they put
1t in the church plate.
Women don't worry as to whether their
boys are boing to be great not, but
good and beautiful.
1t is always more than likely that 6
woman who doesn't want to have chill
dren is mixed up in some business she
ought not to be.
take on about marriage; one will shoe
him, another because she did.
When a man gets up in the night ant
barks his shin on a rocking chair yol
can never make him believe his wifi
didn't arrange it just that way on pur
pose.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

rFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Cast iron-Quoits.
Whistling is not a popular air.
If man has hives let him be.
Curiosity uncovers a multitude of sins.
In baseball the pitcher is the power be
hind the thrown.
Some mems prospects are SO fine that
they can't be seen.
If a barber's sharp that's the way he'll
keep his razor.
The stamp of a love letter doesn't al
ways stick to facts.
There's plenty of room at the top, but
not at the top of a church steeple.
It's strange that the more Industrious a
smuggler is the more he shirks duty
The man who keeps speak-easy
seems to think that Sunday is Thirstday.
Children that are hard to raise should
be brought up with round turn.
If a loaded ice wagon weighs 5000
pounds, what does the driver weigh? Ice.
Gee up!
A man has to be pretty clever financier
to palm off hard luck story as collateral
for a loan.
All men are not royal blood, but the
fellow with rheumatism can claim to be
every inch aching.
Hoax-'I wonder why there no wo-
men bill collectors" Joax-"I suppose it s
There young fellow named Mallory.
Who had but a very small salary.
When he went to show
He unable to go
Anywhere but the uppermost gallery.
A bilious man generally seems more anx
iuoS to make it unpleasant for other
people than to get himself cured.
Hook-"My wife went to Europe" Nye-
'What for?" "Oh, she just took notion
to CO. Him, then she'll have to take an
ocean to come back"
She-'.He didn't succeed in convincing
her after all his argument" He-"No;
he merely made her mad" But his ex-
PLANTATION was clear ''Yes; and that's
where he made his mistake. He told her
it was as plain as the nose on her face
Surely YOU haven't brought any one
home to dinner with you said the poor
woman. 'Of course 1 have" said her
slangy husband; haven't you any grub
for them?" why, no; you told me you'd
bring home couple Holsters" well,
that's them in the parlor.
No does the busy little ''skeet'
Improve each shining minute
To prove that in the race for fame
No other bug is in it.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01
THE ISTHMIAN CANAL.
Paris Corr. London Chronicle.l

Paris Corr. London ChrOnic1e.1
Under the title of 1.-The Panama Les
son." Figaro publishes a long conversa-
ton between M. Charles de Lesseps and
M. Jules Huret The son of the grand
Frenchman" who paid so dearly for his
share in the enterprise is not so sore as
might be reasonably expected over the
transfer of all prospective profit from
the old stockings of French thrift and
investment to those who are now styled
the Transatlantic Anglo-Saxons. For
the last nine years M. de Lesseps has
lived in rural retirement amid the re-
spect of his neighborS, his leisure being
filled up by his hobby in collecting an
tiquities. After explaining that the
past misadventures were still too re-
cent to be treated as historical, NJ de
Lesseps said:
II consider that the Americans are
resolute enough to accomplish this gi-
gantic task, and as they are making
new beginning, the canal will be one
grand solution which we were forced
to abandon. If we had been able to OBJ
tain 600, 900 francs more the canal
would have been completed in three or
four years. The canal will be thorough
ly navigable in six years.
In answer to the questions of the in
terviewer. M. de Lesseps affirmed that
the public had been completely misled
as regards the figures They were told
repeatedly that out of 5000 900 600 francs
only 100000 900 francs had been paid to
the contractors, and that the remaining
500,000,000 francs had been recklessly
wasted or embezzled. The truth was
that colossal sums had been spent IN
Ia Dor and construction under exception
ally unhealthy conditions and without
any chance of immediate returns. The
concession of the Colombian govern
ment to the society, which president
was Gen. Turr, the issue of stock, fiscal
dues and the purchase of whole tracts
of land, necessarily swallowed up funds.
The task in it's primary stages was pro-
digious. On the subject of the finan-
cial collapse, NJ. de Lesseps was explicit.
| You ask me whether a cloud of pes
| simism fell over the enterprise, or
whether certain parsonage helped to
| bring about the disaster for their own
| ends and purposes The real cause was
| one of those inexplicable panics which
| occur at intervals in every country. In
| looking back I consider that the start
| ing point was the publication all over
| the world of the news that my father
! was dead. Personally 1 entertain nc
| bitter feeling. 1t was contract.
| hestated at first, but filial obedience
| impelled me, and from that moment
| accepted every material and moral re-
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01

The absorption of short railroads into
continuous lines. which is a blessing. is
an example. The department store is an
example, and this. too. is blessing,
except to those that want to carry on
single lines of trade in free competition
There is no complaint by the purchas-
ing public in either case and the tariff
fosters no monopoly in either case. All
such developments cure themselves. as
soon as they become a menace. The
trusts that are a menace are those
which have the opportunity of charging
extortionately because of the protection
that the tariff gives them against world
competition. First be sure of your tar
iff, then monopolize all the particular
kind of production in this country and
there you have America at your mercy.
If we had no tariff. manifestly such
trusts could not charge us more than
they charge foreigners. for they would
have the same competition in our mar
ket.
The United States Steel corporation
can capitalize at 81. 400 000.0 900 as repre-
senting assets that on the basis OF the
worlds trade are not worth more than
$500, ,0O0, ,000-why? Because our tariff
of 40 per cent gives it an asset that en-
ables it to charge the American people
practically what it pleases while it sells
to foreigners on the basis of world COM
petition. Thus by our tariff in such
cases we not merely bleed ourselves for
the benefit of the trust. but for the
benefit of the foreign consumer-and we
boast that we are practical people! On
this point the Herald says:
At the present time quite number OF
our leading monopolies are, so to speak,
in partnership with the government.
Their worst exactions are due to the
direct or indirect aid which comes to
them in consequence of statutes which
the United States congress has passed.
We do not say that the complete abate-
ment of this evil would be an effectual
check upon the formation of Industrial
combinations, for unquestionably with
in certain lines they have a great deal
to say for themselves. and are. as the
Maine congressman intimated, the re-
suits of DEVELOPMENT in modern busi-
ness methods. But the partnership be-
tween the government and the trusts.
through the bonds of the protective tar
iff, should be at once brought to an end,
and when that has been done it will
then be time to take into account
whether anything more is needed in the
way of legislative correction. In our
opinion under such circumstances these
combinations would be no more to be
feared in the industrial development of
| the United States than similar combi-
nations have been in the industrial de-
| velopment of Great Britain; in other
| words, they could be safely allowed to
carry on their legitimate work under
| the realization that it would be impossi-
| BILE for them to. cause losses or incon-
veniences which were not outbalanced
| by their advantages.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01
[From the Chicago News.


cat never cries over spilled milk.
man has to learn to like babies and
eat olives
After man tires of amusements he calls
them follies.
Dyspepsia sours a lot of the milk Of
human kindness.
Money and poor relations are the two
roots of some evils.
When poverty looks in at the window
love vacates the rooSt.
Occasionally a girl marries her ideal.
but he soon outgrows it.
Beware of the woman who loves money
more than she loves love.
1t takes the plowshare Of effort to eprn
up the burrows of success.
You can always tell a female firt by the
way she doesn't get married.
Selfish people never laugh unless they
can do SO at the expense of others.
Often the spirit of perseverance strikes
man hardest when he Is in the wrong.
During courtship he talks and she list
ems; after marriage the order is reversed
Actions of most men everlastingly knock
the stuffing out of their good intentions.
When a man follows the races he finds
himself far in the rear sooner or later
usually sooner.
Death may not be contagious, yet when
a man dies politically his railroad pass
also expires.
Some men frankly admit they can't
sing, but the man never lived wne didn't
think he had keen sense of humor
Lots of people find marriage a failure
but the grass widow considers it only q
temporary embarrassment.
People would get more real enjoyment
out of money if it took them as long to
spend it it does to earn it.
Truth may be stranger than fiction, but
fh1 1fo af
fort to supply contrary proof
After a woman gets married she won.
ders three times a day long she
lives what to get for the next meal
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01
GOOD AND BAD TRUSTS.
[From the indianapolis News

[From the Indianapolis News1
For all the discussion and definition
OF trusts and monopolies and the clear
comprehension of both by those well in
formed. there is beyond doubt popular
confusion on the subject. An admirable
statement is made by THE Boston Her.
aid in criticism of the speech of Maine
congressman. who said that trusts sim
ply represent the development of mod
ern business methods and are not Pc
culiar to this country, existing in Eng
land The Herald says in substance:
The term trust does express a mod
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01

The inevitable movement toward Sc
curing pension for the widow of the
late General Sigel has already begun.
The Newark Advertiser starts the ball
rolling with the following: THE widow
of the late Gen. Franz Sigel is reported
to be almost penniless. The man who
fought brilliantly under freedoms ban
ner' in two hemispheres and performed
high service for humanity died poor. as
such men usually do. No doubt the
comrades of the dead soldier will see to
1t that his widow does not want. But
the duty is imposed on congress to give
to her the pension of the widow of a
general No war widow is better en-
titled to the nations generous bounty"
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01

Paris architects are reported to be in
pursuit of Mr. Charles NJ. Schwab, pres
ident of the steel colossus, with a view
of obtaining employment in correct
I've capacity" in connection with his
new house in New York city. One of
these enterprising architects said
American architects are notoriously
lacking in taste. 1t would be to Mr.
Schwab's interest to take French coun-
sci in this matter and it would spare him
the rfdicule that is certain to follow the
completion of such a monstrosity as he
is reported in reliable newspapers to be
erecting" What ever may be said of
the taste displayed by the American
architect, he never can equal his French
brother in nerve"
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01

Bond deals appear to be regarded by
the financiers as the sole remedy for
financial stringency, real or threatened
If there be an actual scarcity of money
the government is expected to issue
bonds; if the shortage be merely i'm
pending the treasury is asked to buy
bonds. Either transaction is invariably
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01

Among the many interesting achieve
ments of human inventive genius>ac-
complished during the decade which has
elapsed since the worlds fair at Chi
eago. and which will be seen at the
worlds fair in st. Louis in 1904, there
will be the wireless telegraph. the auto
mobile, the dirigible balloon, the trans
mission of sight by wire, the wireless
telephone, and the telephoning from
railway trains and trolley cars in mo-
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01
BUCKINGHAM PALACE.
[From the London E,xpress.

Buckingham palace is today one of
London's most comfortable mansions.
Extensive alterations were carried our
at the beginning of the year. and the,
private apartments were completely
modernized. His maiesty's suite of
rooms is situated in the right wing,
looking on to the gardens, which, as
every one knows. run up Constitution
hill They are forty acres in extent: \
particular feature of them Is the lake
covering no less than five acres There
are boats on it. and at royal garden
parties they are manned by the royal
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01

st. Paul Globe: The constitutional
amendment remedy for trust evils
would suit the trusts to dot 1t is
we'll known that the life of genera
ton would not cover the time required
to enact constitutional amendment
Meantime the trusts would go on their
way unmolested.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal
agcay during the summer may haOe
the paper mailed regularly each day
10 any address at the rate of thirty
cents a month. address changed as
often as desired While out OF f00C's
He State journal sCiU be to yoN IKE
daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01

twisted the animals tail. The doctor
now thinks the boys arm will be out
of sp1ints by school time and that the
girl is young enough to grow a new
set of teeth.
Out in Nemaha county at a public
sale the church women started lem
onade and ice cream counter, but the
Unexpectedly large crowd soon exhaust
ed the supply. Nothing daunted some
of the brothers drove some fresh mich
cows in the back yard, turned on the
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01

c. F. w. Neeley, one of the Americans
recently liberated under the general
amnesty proclama ton in Cuba, will go
to Washington and demand the $4,000
he had when he was arrested in connec-
ton with the Cuban postal frauds
Here is a pointer for Tom Kelly. If he
is innocent of the charges made against
him, Miami county should pay him back
his mouev.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01
COULD NOT PLAY.
From the Chicago News.l

IFrom the Chicago NewS.]
A Paris newspaper relates party OF
men, sitting in front of boulevard cafe,
were recently approached by man who
had clarinet in his hand and who said
Gentlemen. excuse me, l have to make
my living, but l suppose you would rather
give me sou NOT to hear me-" They took
the hint He repeated this performance,
till. one day. one of the men said he - felt
I'm sorry said the man with the clari-
net, "but I can not play a note
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01

Those persons who have outdoor work
before them should not feel discouraged.
Cider Smith has promised period OF
dry weather beginning September or 3.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01

The Detroit News thinks that the
great mistake made by old slave hold
ers of the south was that they did not
incorporate. The inference is that If
they had done so their pet institution
would have remained undisturbed-
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01

The St Louis Post-Dispatchi says
parallels of longitude extend north and
south This will be news to the school
children.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01

This year the voter may conclude to
demand a full coal scuttle.
The Topeka state journal., 1902-09-01

sponsibility. I have no right to COM
plain. Misfortune breeds philosoph1-
cal mind; and 1 can now look with sat,
isfaction upon the revival of my fathers
splendid dream"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-28
REMARKS CENsURED.

In handing down an opinion in the suit of Margaret Hennessy against the Metropolitan Lise Insurance company the supreme court of errors takes occa- sion to score the improper remarks made by counsel in trial at court granting a new trial in the case at hand. The remarks in question were those of Attorney c. s. Hamilton, and were made in the course of his argu- ments to a jury in the civil side of the common pleas court,
 Concerning these remarks the opinion, which is by Judge Simeon F. Baldwin, says: "A motion for a new trial on ac- count of the nature Of this argument was made and overruled, because no objection had been taken at the time except that which the court sustained. This reason, in view of the extremely improper character Of the remarks in question, was insffiucient. The motion should have been considered on it's mer-
 its, and, under the circumstances, 1t should have been granted by the court of common pleas.
 An attorney at law. as an officer of lHe COuIlt SpGdhS III q Stl Lelll oCilSS bJ its authority. He speaks in its presence and when he addresses a jury it is It's duty, although not specially requested, to interpose, if he urges upon them con alterations obviously foreign to the cause and appealing to prejudice in- stead oS reason It is true that the counsel for the adverse party ought or dinarily in such a case, if the court re- mains silent, to call its attention at once to the objectionable features of the argument; but there are occasions when this might simply give rise to a success sion of unseemly wrangles at the bar, and others in which what had been said has, as soon as uttered. done it's work beyond all power of remedy. In such exceptional cases, and this was of that description, a verdict in favor of the party whose counsel was in fault should be set aside. notwithstanding a failure of the other party to take excep- ton to the remarks at the time when they were uttered"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-28
scHuEssLER-sTRACK.

Miss Lydia Schuessler, daughter of MT, and Mrs. Adam Schuessler, was married Thursday night to August Strack, at S1 Elliott street, the resi- dence of the bride. The nuptial knot was tied at ' o'clock by Rev. Dr, H. Frank Rall, pastor of Trinity Method ist church. R, Dow was best man, while Miss Phoebe Schuessler, a sister of the bride, was maid of honor
 After the ceremony a wedding feast was served to the near friends and rel atives who were present At midnight the young couple started on a wedding tour to New York and Niagara Falls. They will be absent about a week. On their return they will reside at 26 FL liott street, where MT. Strack has fitted up a beautiful home for his bride
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-28
FEATURES
Of the Stock Market Letter of J. L. Me
 Lean & Co.

Of the Stock Market Letter of J. l.. Me Lean t& Co.
 New York, June 27-There was con siderable more activity in the market to-day, accompanied by very strong undertone and St. Paul and Missouri Pacific both made sharp advances. A week ago we predicted that Missouri Pacific would cross no on this move ment, and have repeatedly advised the purchase of the Wabash stocks, both common and preferred. We now say that Union Pacific. Southern Pacific and Atchson are likely to be the next stocks taken in hand and advanced to a higher level, and strongly advise their purchase on all reactions. In fact we consider that in buying these stocks now one would take but little risk in proportion to opportunities for large profits.
 Some of the lower priced stocks, such as Wheeling and Lake Erie, Chicago and Great Western, Wisconsin Central and the Mexieans are also likely to make sharp advances before long. Of course, reactions are likely to come but we still confidently look for an active and buoyant bull market
 Chicago markets There were no de- velopments of importance in the grain market to-day, and we repeat the ad- vice given yesterday to buy Septem- Der wheat around present prices or on all reactions.
 l. [. Mclean & Co.,, No 20 Broad stheet New York: $40 Chapel street, New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-28
HOACt--ROWLAND.

The following from the Kansas City Kansas Star of June 23 will interest the many warm friends of the bride and groom in New Haven:
 Miss Bessie Lee Hoag and George Vernon Rowland of New York city were married at the home of the bride g parents, Judge and Mrs D. D. Hoag, in Edgerton place, Tuesday evening.
 The house was decorated with white and yellow daisies. The ceremony was performed in the drawing room under a canopy banked beneath with palms and ferns, and massed with daisies. The Rev. pr. Foulkes of the First Pres byterian church officiated.
 The wedding march was played by Miss Annie Clifford, The bride was at tended by her sister, Mrs. George Moore of Salt Lake City, Miss Edith Hoag and Miss Stella Rowland. The attendants of the groom were Fred Rowland, Ern- est Hoag and Samuel stewart. The broide wore white silk grenadine made tucked chiffon and lace. She wore a veil and carried white roses. The ma tron of honor, Mrs. Moore, wore an inn ported lace robe over yellow and car ried sweet peas. The bridesmaids were in white with wreaths and boquets of daisies. Mir. and Mrs Rowland are taking a bridal tour through the east and will be at home after July 15 in New York city. The out of town guests
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-06-28
GUN CLUB TOURNAMENT.
Good Scores Made at Spring Meet Yes
 terday

l Good Scores Made at Spring Meet Yes | terday, | The spring tournament of the New | Haven Gun club was seld at the New | Haven Gun club range on State street yesterday There was fair attendance. | A strong southwest wind blew directly across the field, greatly interfering with | iudeine the birds in their flight, but | nevertheless some very good scores were made. A number of out of town shooters were present, among the most prominent present being Mir, Mills, from the Bristol Gun club; Messrs. smith, Cooper, and Sharper, from the Ansonia club. and Mir Tofft from the Norwich club.
 The scores were:
 1st event, ten birds--Mills, Whitney Tofft, and Savage, 9; Bassett, 8; Gill, r.,
 2d event, f5 birds-Whitney, 15; Mills IA: Bassett and Savage, 12.
 Third event 20 birds Whitney. 20; Mills and Savage, t6 Bassett and Tofft, 15.
 flH tNFllL, Io MI w fiitllNS' ih' pll L and Robertson, II; Mills, Bassett, Say age, and Cooper, 10.
 9th event, 10 birds--Savage and Rob- ertson, 10; Whitney and Tofft, 9; Bas- sett and Gill, 8.
 9th event, 20 birds--Mills and Whit ney, 19; Savage and Robertson, r; Cooper, IA,
 7th event 10 birds-Mills Whitney and Tofft, 10; Savage, Bassett and Robert son, s; Cooper, '.
 Sth event, 15 birds-Tofft, 14, Robert son, IS; Mills and Whitney, 12.
 9th event 25 brds-Mills, 24; Whitney, 23; Robertson, 22,
 10th event 10 birds-Mills, Savage and Tofft 10: Bassett and Claridge, 9; Whitney Robertson and Cooper, 8.
 1fth event, 15 birds-Claridge, If; Robertson and Bassett 12; Mills, Saw age and Whitney, II.
 18th event, 20 birds-Savage and Clar- idge, 20; Mills and Whitney, s.
 18th event, t2 birds Whitney and Claridge, 9; Mills, Savage, Robertson. Sharper, and Bassett, 8; Cooper, 5.