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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-14

ton was given by one who is assisting
in conducting the negotiations and may
be considered as reliable.
The strip of territory that could be
used in the cultivation of beets is
about 20 miles in length and varies
The soil is rich. arabic and believed to
be well suited for the cultivation of the
sugar beet. Should the deal be carried
to a successful completion it will mean
the erection of beet sugar factories in
Colorado Springs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-14
Gen. DeWet's Nephew Heard From.

Guayaquil. Ecuador. April IA
AdOlphus De Wet, q nephew of the Boer
general, De Wet wh9 was wounded and
captured at the battle Of Jae0bsdal, and
who afterwards escaped from Bermuda
by swimming to a schooner bound for
New York. arrived here recently. He
spent few days in this city and pro-
ceeded tC Lima. Peru where he viii en-
gage in a mining enterprise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-14
A crisis Approaches.

New York, April IA crisis in the
strike situation in Bayonne. n. J., is ex-
pected today Last Monday the carpen-
and Saturday half holidays. The mas
ter builders have formed an organization
and threaten, it is said, to lay of work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-14
HIS MIND A WRECK.
A Young Artist Found Mired in q
Swamp.

New York. April 14.-With his mind a
wreck and his physical condition Dor
dering on collapse. S. Meyron Hecker, q
talented young artist, has been taken to
the state hospital for the insane at Tren-
ton, n. ]. On October p Hecker dis
appeared from Woodbine, and it was
feared he had committed suicide. Six
days later hunter, walking through a
swamp several miles away, found the
artist fast in a morass from which he
was unable to drag himself. Wild with
thirst and hunger. he had gnawed twigs
Of bushes and scooped holes in the earth
to get at the moisture. His clothing was
torn to shreds.
All efforts to restore his reason have
been unaVailing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-14
$4,000 ACRES IN BETS.
A Syndicate is Buying Up Colorado
Farms.

Denver Colo, April IA special to
a syndicate Of capitalists whose agents
are now in this city is quietly engaged
IN buying up all the available farms
between Colorado Springs and Monu-
nent, with the intention of turning the
surrounding region into an immense
sugar beet plantation comprising ap-
pEoximately $4,000 acres. This informa-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-14

trades council doubtless viii order out
every braach of trade. and building will
be at a standstill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-14
New Portuguese Minister comingI

Liverpool. April 1.-THE White Star
line steamer Oceanic which sails from
this port for New York April Is will
have among her passengers Senior Alte
the new Portuguese minister to the
limited States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-14

ways represent the full amounts that
have to be provided out of the imperial
year include the sum of $500. 600 to cover
deficits that occurred in 1898 and 1893
in the budgets of the proteetorates of
East Africa, the Cameroons and South
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-14

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-14

For 25c box of
Writings Royal
Satin Stationery
with Envelopes.
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After RFisaouri lFules.

New York, April 14.-Nine more Sikhs
from India have passed through this
city on their way to Kansas City where
they win take part in the work Of buy
ing mules for the British army. They
We're held up for a time q Ellis island
by the Immigration officials.
Evening journal., 1902-09-06

II is a fact. and not a mere theory, is
ideal. and that the science has had
mighty bound since satunder thatjolly
old pedagogJe. who used to find it nee
essary to replenish his store of switches
every morning. so many years ago. At
home that night spoke of my admira-
ton OF the new system, and particu-
larly Of one Of its loyal disciples, and
must have mentioned the name of the
beautiful young teacher, for a little
girl raised her eyes from her book and
exclaimed: Hateful old thing, she
boxes my ears every time l whisperl"
That set me thinking, and the more 1
thought the more l was convinced that
this teacher had grown more attractive
in my ewes. because of this one touch
of humanity. and / decided that /
wouldn't care for a teacher who wasn't
capable of boxing a child's ears, and 50
fell asleep. and dreamed that l was
in school again. and that the children
were about the same they were thirty
years ago. and that teachers hadn't
changed a whit. Bill Parsons.
Evening journal., 1902-09-06
VIZ AMI MHEREronIa2

The Sussex Republican is with
us in desiring to know the reasons for
Union Republican objection to the
endorsement Of Dr. Ball. II gives some
Information, and asks some questions
in the following, which may be Of inter-
est:
We have tried to find soma Union or
Addicksite who would give a sufficient
reason for refusing TO endorse DR..
Ball, but up to date not a single one
has been presented which would bear
an examination. They have made
statements which were false and made
assertions which they could not support
by any proof whatever. William
Michael Byrne advances the hint that
IDr Ball has not represented all Repub-
licans of this State, which at once
stamps him at his true worth. and
we have the temerity to ask few
questions of him and demand that he
answer them. Did DR.. Bali misrepre-
sent the Republicans OF the city of
Wilmington when he secured the lib
eral appropriation for the Christiana
river Did Dr. Ball misrepresent the
Republicans OF Kent and Sussex coun-
NANf' WAAtn iAo HN1hAtu lnt dDDIOlIld-
uons for the streams of those counties? I?
Did Dr Ball misrepresent the Republi-
cans OF this State when he secured the
re-establishment of the United States
engineer for this district? Did DR.. Ball
misrepresent the Republicans OF this
State when he secured the final estab-
lishment OF rural routes in Kent coun-
ty and other portions OF this State? Did
he misrepresent the Republicans OF this
State when he succeeded in securing
pensions and increases in pensions for
a number Of old soldiers in this State?
Did Dr. Ball misrepresent the Repub-
licans OF this State when he recon-
mended and had appointed sixteen Reg
ular Republicans and thirty-four
Union Republicans to Federal posi-
tiOns? Has Dr. Ball, by a single act of
commission or omission as congress-
man. misrepresented the Republicans
of this State? What have you
done for the Republicans OIL
this State. to give you the right to
claim what by right belongs to a man
who has served his party faithfully
as a worker. a committeeman, a chair
man of THE Republican County Com
mittee and as a public servant? Did
you ever belong TO a Republican COM
mittee? Have you always voted the
Republican ticket? You are fond of
public utterance, answer.
Evening journal., 1902-09-06
a SNAIL OF DISAPPOINTMENT

This Evening Journal seems to plume
itself upon having secured the pardon
OF the fox hunters" II might not be
amiss to observe that no member OF
the board was probably Influenced in
the slightest degree by anything the
Journal might say on this or any other
subject. It's reputation for moral and
truthful obliQuity is so we'll establish
ed that it's advocacy inv0kes instant
suspicion as to the propriety OF an en-
dorsement. The fox hunters were
pardoned out Of regard for the public
and the Journal was not in it.-State
Sentinel.
The writer OF the above is presum-
ably c. R. Layton, q member OF the
Board Of Pardons; and. therefore, he
ought to speak advisedly. But this state
ment does not harmonize with previous
editorials wherein it was stated that
the Journals story showing up Union
Republican scheme to make votes out
OF the matter. had injured the mems
chances for a pardon. We never inu-
mated that any member OF the board
was in the plot. but we would not now
Qtul cuOu - nttlclutnl- '0ANn VIC HNh
lished story TO the effect that sew
eral thousand persons demanded G par
don for these men, and gave the names
Of the representative citizens Of Milford
and Frederica, we supposed that it
would have weight, but according 20
this writer it did not, at least with
one member Of the board We are glad
that the men were pardoned, and any
one may have the credit. but we are
very certain that no thanks are due
the Hon c. r. Layton, who writes so
entertainingly about US. We are glad
that the result that we endeavored to
reach has been accomplished, and that
in This result no bargain for the ex-
change OF votes for pardon has been
recognized. This may be bitter dose
for the voluble editor OF the Sentinel.
but it is in the interests Of decent gov
ernment.
Evening journal., 1902-09-06
The EVENING Journal SATURDAY SEPTEMBER G. 1902

cheat him out OF a fare Here and
there an individual insists upon oc-
cupying two seats while others stand,
and feels insulted II asked to move
along. II is not an uncommon occur
renee for the passenger to demand a
transfer at some point where there is
no provision for transferring, and to
abuse the conductor for obeying the
rules Of the road. Another viii fail to
get off at the proper corner, although
the car had stopped there, and the
name OF the street been called. Still
another will have a change Of mind
after having told the conductor where
to stop. and then smile In a superior
way when he has stopped the car in
obedience to a request 1t is fair to
remember that the conductor is not a
mind-reader. He is merely a hard
working man. intent upon doing his
duty as he sees it. and who cannot af-
ford to be as uncivil as part Of the peo-
pie nc has to serve. We're he TO 80 TO
the extreme of incivility to which he
would be driven had he not cultivated a
patience as of Job. his tenure would
last only to the end of one trip.
Evening journal., 1902-09-06
A pEoREAsEp DEATH RATE

The census reports show that the
length of years Of the average person
is increasing, and that it has been on
the increase for the last hundred years.
This statement is supported by a glance
at family records, or by a visit to a
village cemetery, where the ages re-
corded on the stones show that fifty
years was about the maximum age at
an earlier period. There are many
statements TO the effect that this COM
pick age is trying TO the nerves, and
that men are wearing out earlier be-
cause OF the hustle and worry Of mod
ern life. But if life has become more
intense. it is more rational when re-
garded from a physical standpoint, and
the result is longer life.
In the last quarter century there has
been a great advance in sanitation. We
live in better houses; they are cleaner
and more wholesome than those Of
kings and queens two hundred years
ago. Even the poorest have sufficient
clothing and nutritious food, and they
are protected from the ravages Of con-
tagious diseases. In another particular
vast strides have been made; science
has leared how to keep the infant
death rate down. Fifty years ago,
when a child came into the world there
was an equal chance between an early
death OF continued life. Providence
called many little one home because
parents and doctors were too ignorant
TO properly care for it
We may expect to make still further
advances. and doubtless soon we shall
consider a hundred years as only an
ordinary old age, besides reducing tho
death rate OF children and other per-
sons. There is reason for this expecta-
ton. Many diseases which were once
regarded as incura'ble, are now yielding
to treatment We have found how &c
prevent contagion and are beginning
j to cure such dreaded maladies as con.
! sumption and diphtheria. Physician,
tell us that in the olden days a grea'
per cent Of deaths was due TO intes
q final disorders. while at the presen
n these rarely prove fatal Disease will
!. probably never be banished, and death
!; from accidents must still occur, bu
It we have probably no conception OF tn
n extent to which the death rate may b
e reduced.
Evening journal., 1902-09-06
The Good wIfe,s Share
am tha IInnsas CltY World.

From the Kansas City World.
1t is a pity and shame 60 our civil
ization that the law Of this lapd does
not rise to the standard of chivalry and
Justice set on the will OF the multimil-
lionaire. John w. Mackay, whose trib-
ute and legacy to his wife shine all the
brighter by contrast
The late Mr.. Mackay left will that
must warm the heart Of every woman
towards his memory.
In it he declared that his wife had
an equal possession in all the prop
erty that he held at the time of his
death. In other words, they had in
his view. been partners, each acquiring
and owning an undivided half interest
in the various properties held under
the husbands name
How vitality true this view is none
perhaps can so thoroughly realize and
appreciate as can the really successful
man who. hand in hand and heart to
heart with a true wife, has found the
strength and courage to surmount all
obstacles.
Evening journal., 1902-09-06
The Third Leaf
Dm The New York Sun.

FROM ln0 NtW lOIh oull.
Every sportsman and every fellow
with q little spray In his nerves is de-
lighted over the news that another bat
tie for the Americas Cup is in sight on
Sandy Hook. Work on the third leaf
to complete the perfect Shamrock, as
Sir Thomas Upton 50 beautifully puts
it. is already far advanced.
To the inexperienced eye there Is a
wonderful sameness, in the types of
modern racing yachts. But, after all,
no two spoons are exactly alike. and
the leaves of all shamrocks have Diff
ferent outlines.
What glorious sport is in store for
us next summer That ghastly thing,
untried. the Constitution,
will doubtless appear again, and Sham
rock II will be overhauled sufficiently
to remove all the hard luck from her
hull, and. that done, she will prove to
be a mighty tough trial horse for
the new conner. According TO loud and
usty rumors, another cup defender will
be launcehd. so that we shall have a
fleet OF giants big enough to warm the
hearts of the most enthusiastic salts
afloat- While patiently waiting for
next summer. the lovers of sails and
sticks on both sides of the Atlantic viii
toast Sir Thomas the Bold.
Evening journal., 1902-09-06
THROUGH THE UPPER SOUTH,
AN AUTUMN TOUR VIA PENN
SYLVANIA RAILROAD.

A personally conducted tour, cover
ing nine days, and including Gettys-
burg. Blue Mountains. Luray. Natural
Bridge, Chattanooga. Lockout Noun
tain. Asheville and Washington will
leave New York, by special Pullman
train of sleeping, dining, and observa-
ito cars. on October s.
Rate. covering transportation, car
riage drives, hotel accommodations, and
all necessary expenses during the en-
tire trip, SS5 from New York and New
ark. $50 from Philadelphia, and pro
portionate rates from other points.
The party will be under the direction
of an experienced Pennsylvania railroad
tourist agent and a chaperon. An en-
tire day will be spent on the Gettys-
burg battle field, another day at Chat
tanooga and Lookout Mountain, two
days at Asheville, and two days at
Washington.
Apply to Ticket Agents, Tourist
Agents, 1886 Broadway, New York. or
George w. Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Philadelphia.
Evening journal., 1902-09-06
ooRpELIA RorKIN. AcrREss

According to a San Francisco re-
porter. the gentle Cordelia Botl1in is GO
ing on the stage TO entertain the gull
lible and hysterical public, with the
story OF her life "A drama has been
written especially for her, and il It is
truthful. the curtain may go down on
a scene wherein fair lady is stand
ing on a trap. while a sheriff adjusts
the hemp. It should open with a scene
in low den. where a woman in paint
and powder is trying to lure a young
husband to destruction. AS it pro,
gresses we may expect to see this man
drawn under the spell OF the vampire
Then the woman will plead with hin
to leave wife and honor behind. ans
devote his life 10 her. He will refuse
and leave the stage In disguest
The next scene will open with tn
vampire in deep soliloQuy. How to wi
the mans affections is her problem
She Dauses and exclaims: Il have it
he shall have no wifel Lucky though
the poisoned candy" The curtai
viii be rung down. and before tn
next act. a period Of months is su1
posed to have elapsed.
The curtain goes up and discloses
crowded court room. The heroine
on trial for her life. The father Of IL
murdered women. old and broken. civ,
his testimony. The bereaved husban
makes clean breast OF the who
Evening journal., 1902-09-06

story. Then the Jury finds verdict
of guilty. and all are satisfied. At this
moment a shrewd lawyer steps on from
the right entrance, with copious guam
titles Of red taDe in his hands; he pro-
ceeds to tie the hands of Justice, and
then with a merry 'ha, hal" the her
oine cries: "vindicated at lastl" and
leaves the courtroom for rehearsals.
Oh. it will make great play, and
we hope IL will be performed in Della
ware. II would be eminently fitting
for Mrs. Botl1in to appear in Dover.
only she need not book engagements
beyond that point.
Evening journal., 1902-09-06
A WOMAN DEPosIToR.
She Got Her Money, and Got IL, To
the Way She Wanted IL.

She Got Her Money, and Got Ii, Too,
the Way She Wanted II.
zone day during the busy season,
when every moment was precious"
said a bank teller, "a woman present
ed her passbook and asked to have
her money, which amounted to 5000.
Il always endeavor to save needless
work, and, thinking that she intended
making a payment 20 some one who
would only redeposit the money,
asked her if she intended handing all
the money over to one person; if so a
check marked good would answer her
purpose as well as the cash, besides
saving labor.
Crushing me with one disdainful
look, she replied:
q 1 wish the money
'The money was duly handed out in
Evening journal., 1902-09-06
The Farmer Up-to- Date

The farmer sat in his easy chair
Smoking q Henry Clay,
A Turkish rug lay under his feet,
And he hadn't a word to say.
He smiled as he read in the New York
Sun
The price per bushel of corn,
And the market figures for beef on the
hoof.
And his proud smile smacked of
scorn.
His glance swept waving fields Of
maize.
And a countless. fattening herd;
A pile OF bank-notes met his gaze,
And he wasn't saying a word.
But he thought OF his boyhood COM
rades. who.
Less fortunate than he,
Were struggling along mid the cry
and hue.
Just fairly successfully.
A banker, one. with merely a wad
OF hundred thousand or so,
And one was railroad president
With only a million to show,
And one was the head Of a soulless
Trust.
And one was plumber king;
And the farmer sighed in his melting
pride,
But he wasn't saying a thing.
It is only the empty purse which is
always open.
Evening journal., 1902-09-06
National Calamity and Sorrow Averted
r.. li,.. Nm. Xorlr Journal

National Calamity and Sorrow Averted
From the New York journal.
There Is gratitude in every American
heart for President Roosevelt's proNi-
Dental escape from death, sud
den and terrible. He and his COM
panions who were spared could scarcely
have come nearer than they did to the
shocking fate Of the Secret Service
agent who was killed in the collision.
The life OF poor Secret Service Agent
Craig was as precious to him, OF course,
as Mr.. Roosevelts life is to him, but
not so TO the country. His death is a
private grief 10 his family and friends;
the death OF the President would have
been q national calamity and sorrow.
MIR. Roosevelt bore himself in the
moment Of frightful peril with the
courage and presence OF mind OF the
brave and ready man the whole world
knows him TO be.
Evening journal., 1902-09-06
IN THIS BUSY WHIRL OF POLITICS
Bits of Political News Picked Up Here and There
by "East Slde." Some Is Truth and
Some Is Just Gossip

ItEAST SIDE" has decided not
IL to allow William Michael
Byrne to do all the figuring,
and will do some himself. Byrne
places his own vote at 20,767,
and that Of DR.. Ball at 1,77O. Very lib
eral. indeed, is Mr.. Byrne. The total
Republican vote in the State two years
ago was 22,535. 1t must be understood
that that was in a presidential year,
and at this coming election there is
likely to be a falling off Of not less
than 1900 votes, leaving, in round
21,000 Republican votes in
the entire State Here are Byrne's fig
ures by counties, based on the full vote
for presidential election of two years
ago:
Evening journal., 1902-09-06

For several years Addicks and his
press have been claiming a majority Of
the Republican votes Of New Castle
county. There has been no opportun-
ity Of testing it for some years, and il
it must be made. this is good time.
If Byine is left on the ticket, the vote
for congressman will tell exactly how
many Unions and how many Republi-
cans we have.
Evening journal., 1902-09-06

That was great political combin9
ton seen up town on Thursday-D.
Ball. Frank Bradley Mike" Byrne ant
"Vic." Woolley. Think of it, The su.
picious ones remarked that a deal
was on, but they did not know wins
they were talking about. No deals In
volving such complexities are in ordsa
The announcement that John G. Roa
ney would be a candidate for the offic,
of register of wills was a joke. Mr.
Rodney is one of the best-knoWn law
yers, who, il he cared to enter tbs
Democratic contest for the Office, woulo
make a strong candidate
Secretary of State Caleb r.. Layton
said in nominating William Michael
Byrne. that they could not endorse DIR.
Ball because he had not treated them
right in distributing patronage,
The fact of the matter is that the
Union Republicans leaders had never
applied to Congressman Ball for any
thing. They were SO swelled up with
the idea that Addicks had the power to
get offices for them. that they did not
consult DR.. Ball at all. The doctor. OF
course. did not hunt them up and offer
them positions on a silver platter.
Friends Of Preston L Dewey. Of the
Second district, are asking him to be a
candidate for representative on the
Republican ticket
United States District Attorney Will
liam Michael Byrne is now a candidate
for Office and it is interesting to know
what will be the outcome OF the John
Lemon naturalization cases, which ho
was prosecuting. 1t is believed that
the frauds implicated certain promi-
nent politicians.
George w. w. Naudain. OF Middle
town, has decided to become a candl-
date for recorder Of deeds. This makes
the fight interesting, with Naudain,
Ratledge, Ball and Moore in the field.
The race has been between Moore and
Ratledge, with the odds in favor of
Moore, but it has not developed what
the Naudain strength can show.
"A friend OF EAST Side" wishes TO
now why Addicks did not put William
Michael Byrne on probation before TAX
ing him into his confidence. It is prob
ably because Mr.. Addicks knew that
Mr.. Byrne is not a Methodist
East Side
Evening journal., 1902-09-06

Mr.. Byrne declares that he will wage
the battle in every village and hamlet
in the State. and that this viii be the
liveliest campaign ever seen. Voters
should prepare on ancient history. par
ticularly on the life and apostasy Of
Themistocles.