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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-06-23
POLITICAL NOTES.

Governor Stanley gathered in two
more Republican nominees for the leg
islature Saturday. They are the can
dfdates nominated in Franklin county,
W S Finley and W. S. jenkins. Both
are for Stanley for United States SEN
ator. The other nominations made by
the Franklin county Republicans are;
Treasurer, A. E. Clark; sheriff, c J.
Church; county clerk, S. E Lemon;
couns attorney Walter Pleasant. pro-
bate Judge, P. Kaiser; surveyor, James
Service. coroner, DR.. A. Haggart; COM
missioner, J. E Byers.
Judge James Lawrence, who was ap-
pointed district judge in the Sumner
Cowlev district by Governor Stanley,
was not renOminated by the Repu bill
cans Lawrence was from Sumner
county. and Cowley county had a can
didate in the person of Q. L. Swarts.
of Arkansas City. Cowley county had
nineteen votes in the judicial conven-
ton while Sumner county had only
seventeen, so Swarts was easily nom
mated.
The Republican nomination for the
legislature in the Lawrence district of
Douglas county has not been definite
~ settled after all. A recount has been
made of the ballots in the First ward
of Lawrence and the recount gives J.
L. Brady, editor of the World, a plural
ity of II over George J. Barker, candi-
date for reelection, and speaker of tire
last house This would give Brady the
nomination instead of Barker. and
Brady has filed notice of contest with
the election officials The count was
n ade by F. D. Cosley and Samuel
Palmer, the two original judges at the
primary, assisted by 5. J. Churchill,
whom they called in to help them.
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HOW THE TRUSTS WORK,

The following question and answer
appeared in a recent issue Of the New
York Journal Of Commerce:
It has been claimed that American
-four and beef are sold in English
markets at less cost to consumers than
at home. If such is the case, please tell
me why J. B. D.
Reply-1t is true that -four and beef
may be had in London at less cost 20
the consumer than in New York. The
special reasons in the case of flour are
that the freight rates on flour are more
than those on the equivalent Of wheat
and that English dealers are satisfied
with lower rate Of profit than our
own. The special reason in the case of
beef is that a few of the leading Chi
cage packers are trying to monopolize
the distributive trade In their products
both at home and abroad and to get
rid of middlemen and exporters. In
order to achieve these ends they are
selling just now without much regard
to profits and are demanding higher
prices Of the home consumer in order
partly to offset the losses necessary to
secure the foreign trade. Finally,
cause which operates to lessen the cost
of both flour and beef to the foreign
consumer, as compared with their cost
to the domestic, is the fact that the
carriers plying between the northwest
and this port, in connection with the
steamship companies. persist in making
propOrtionately lower rates to European
ports than to New York.
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LOCAL MENTION.

NJ. L. Goshorn, of South Topeka, drew
the first key at the postofiice for the
new lock boxes put in SUNDAY. The cid
letter boxes had been IN use about 70
years and the department supplied new
ones which makes the equipment as
good as any in the country. The change
from the old boxes to the new ones was
made in an hour after the noon delivery
of mail Sunday.
City Clerk Squires today registered
the bonds to pay for the sewer in dis
trict No 90 The amount Of bonds is
2,755.92 and they have been purchased
by the State Savings bank.
Santa F'e passenger train No IT was
derailed at Carbonate Saturday night
shortly after midnight. The engineer of
No. II had orders to take the siding at
Carbonate to meet another train and
the engine left the track at the switch.
The engine was not overturned and no
one was injured.
Two state cases were dismissed in
city court this morning. One was
gerry. AS he is already in the peniten-
tiary on a similar charge. the second
case was dismissed. The case against
Frank Hewstius. charged with stealing
brass was also dismissed
Telegraphic instruments were put into
the room at the rear of the Auditorium
today for the use of newspaper cores
pondents who cover the Populist cor
vention Tuesday.
Councilman w. S. Bergundthal, in his
capacity Of acting president of the coun-
to Sive the address of welcome to the
State Undertakers' association which
viii meet in the Auditorium Wednes-
day
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How Soon Beheading Kills.

Considerable attention has lately been
given in France to the old question as
to whether death follows instantaneous
ly upon decapitation. A French ply
stefan asserts that it does not. In his
opinion the blood which flows after de-
capitation comes from the large vessels
of the neck. and there is hardly any
call upon the circulation of.the Uranium.
The brain remains intact, nourishing
itself with the blood retained by the
pressure of the air. When the blood
rem aiming in the head al the moment
Of separation is exhausted there COM
menees a state not Of DEATH but of
inertia, which lasts up to the moment
when the organ, no longer fed. ceases
to exist. It is estimated by the ply
sician in question that the brain finds
nourishment in the residuary blood for
about an hour after decapitation. The
period of inertia would last for about
two hours, he thinks. and absolute
death would not ensue till after the
space of three hours altogether. Posi-
bly, this may be some consolation to
those about to be guillOtined.-London
News
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SERVICE IMPROVED.
North Topeka to Have Five Mail
Deliveries Daily.

Postmaster John Guthrie announces
today that he has secured two add
TionaI free delivery letter carriers for
the city Of Topeka. The city is to be re-
districted and the trritory which lies
within the boundaries OF Van Buren,
and Polk streets and Second avenue and
Fourteenth street viii have three de-
Hveries of mail each day. This territory
embraces the most fashionable residence
portion Of the city, the state capitol,
Bethany college. the Continental cream
cry and a number of other business
houses and institutions.
On the north side of the river the
service is to be extended so as to give
the business district five deliveries Of
mail each day instead of three. The
business district on East Fourth ave-
nue., the Santa Fe hospital, the Capital
Iron Works and the other business in
terests east of Kansas avenue are to
have three mail deliveries each day in
stead of two The improvements of the
service were decided upon Saturday.
when G. W. Edens, assistant general
superintendent Of city free mail delivery
of Washington was here and made trip
OF inspection over the entire city vHtn
Postmaster Guthrie.
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LOW IN ST. LOUIS.
Rock Island Officials Assemble
to Perfect st. Louis Plans.

st. Louis, June 23.-With few excep-
lions, the entire executive staff of the
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad
including William B. Leeds, president,
arrived in st. Louis yesterday morning
and registered at the Planters hotel.
Robert Mather and NJ A. Low Of the
railroads legal department. the former
of whom is second vice president of the
system, have also returned to the city.
Tt is understood that this gathering Of
the various heads of the road means
definite settlement of several important
questions which have been raised since
the roads advent into ST. Louis, Colo
RADIO and Pacific property.
H. A. Parker first vice president OF
the road, who has been in Missouri for
more than a week. is expected to reach
St. Louis today, and participate in con-
ferences with the Worlds fair officials.
with private interests in regard to the
tangled situation at the Catlin tract
and with regard to a settlement of the
fight for the Virgins Ferry property.
Besides Messrs. Leeds, Low and
Mather there are in the Rock Island
party c. H. Warren, assistant to the
president; J. NJ. Johnson, third vice
president and freight traffic manager;
G. A. Goodnow, general manager: W.
E. Dauchy. chief engineer, and E. L.
Phillips, President Leeds private secre-
tary.
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KANSAS FAIRS IN 1902.

Following is a list of fairs to be held in
Kansas IN 1902 their dates, locations and
secretaries, as reported to the State Board
Of Agriculture and compiled by Secretary
Allen County Agricultural socfetv-C. H
Wheaton secretary, lola September 2-5
Barton County Fair association-Jane
". Clarke, secretary, Great Bend. Septem-
Brown County Fair association-Grant
W. Harrington, secretary, Hiawatha. Au-
Butier County Fair association-H. NJ
Balch; secretary, Ell Dorado September
Chautauqua county-Hewins' Park and
Fair association-P. N. Whitney, secretary,
clay County Fair association-E. E.
Hopes, secretary, Clay Center. September
Cofey County Agricultural Fair associa-
toni; E NNoodford, secretary, Burling-
Cowley county-Eastern Cowley County
Fair association-J. NJ. Henderson, secre-
F'inney County Agricultural society-F'red
Minis, secretary, Garden City August q
Franklin County Agricultural society
Carey NJ Porter, secretary, Ottawa Sep
Greeley County Fair association-G. P
Hawkins, secretary, Tribune.
Harvey County Agricultural society
John G Nicholson, secretary, Newton.
Jackson County Agricultural and Fair
ton. September 1926
Jefferson County Agricultural and Me
secretary, Oskaloosa- September 2-5-
Jewell County Agricultural Fair associa-
tiOn-H. r. Honey. secretary, MankatO.
Marshall county-FrankfOrt Fair associa-
toni. D. Gregg, secretary. Frankfort
September 1926.
Miami County Agricultural Mechanical
and Fair associatiOn-W- H. Bradbury, sec
rotary, Paola. September 9-l2-
Morris County Exposition cOmpany-M.
+. Amrines secretary, Council Grove Sep
TENDER H-26.
Nemaha County Fair association-A. R
Spaulding, secretary, Seneca September
Neosho County Fair association-H
Lodge. secretary. Erie. September 80 to
October 3.
Necsho county-Chanute Agricultural
Fair. Park and Driving ssociation-A. E.
Ti1npane. secretary. Chanute. August 1923
Ness County Agricultural association-K4-
c. TAYLOR, secretary, Ness City. Septem-
Norton County Agricultural association
J. L Miller, secretary, Norton Septem-
Usage County Fair associations. T.
Price, secretary, Burlingame- September
Reno county-Central Kansas Agrieultu-
raj Fair and Live Stock association-Ed
Rice County Agricultural association-C
Hawkins secretary, Sterling September
Riley County Agricultural society-A. B
Lee. secretary. Riley. September 20.
Rocks County Fair association-Olmer
Adams, secretary, Stockton September
Saline County Agricultural. horticultural
and Mechanical associatiOn-H. B. Wal
lace secretary. Salina- September 20
c. Swartz, secretary, St. John. August
Sumner county-Afulvane Agricultural
society-John A Reed, secretary, Mulvane.
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BENEFICIAL TO THE EYES.

IFrom New Orleans Times Democrat
''Speak king of the practice of wearing
glasses" said well known optician in
Canal street. there IS curious thing
about the human eye that the average
person is constantly overlooking. We
talk great deal about the influence of
color, about glare, and all that sort OF
thing. UnQueStiOnably color has
great deal to do with the weakness of
the human eye at this time. Glare fig
ures as an important factor in the i'm
pairment of the human sight. In the
matter of color there is so much riot
ing in these latter days that the eye is
kept in an almost constant strain. Red
is violently red, green violently green,
and so on. until the eye is simply
strained beyond the normal in an effort
to visualize the hue. and the optic
nerves are in a measure strained and
injured. But this is not the greatest
danger when We come to think of mod
ern tendencies so far as the human eye
is concerned. There are other conditions
which are infinitely more injurious than
the matter of color. The glare is bad
enough too. The electric and incandes-
cent lights are simply fearful on one 5
eyesight. But the thing 1 quarrel with
more than with any other influence. is
the condition which limits the scope of
ones vision.
THE eye should have broad range.
One should have the opportunit7r Of see
ing a long distance. We are denied this
opportunity. We are hemmed and
hedged in until the distance we are cap
able of seeing is very shore indeed. This
is why am a strong advocate of parks
or prOmenades. Green is naturally a
restful color and if the city could be
provided with long evenues and splend
id parks, where ones eyes could stretch
out in a long vista, it would be a grea {
thing When We come to think of the
thing seriously the benefit to the human
eye alone would amply justify the city
in building roadWays and parks and
things of that sort to rest the human
eye.
The human eye needs rest. It may
hurt my business, the business of the
optician. but it is a good thing. High
buildings and loud colors and the glare
of many lights are conditions which
simply force a majority of mankind to
resort to artificial means of seeing, and
these conditions are rapidly producing
a race of spectacle wearers. The condi-
tons are bad. They should be correct
ed. Or at least the bad influences
should be minimized so that the injury
would not be SO great as it is. The
eye should be given sufficient scope. It
should be given that range which would
cultivate the finer qualities of this, the
finest and most perfect of all human
organs That's why I'm in favor Of
! parks and roadways and all that sort
+ of thing"
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QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record
The baseball fan doesn't always keep
cool.
Even the prices are high on roof gar
dens.
The girl who steels her heart will not
have it stolen
The fellow who trusts to luck is not
always to be trusted.
Even the teetotaller must sooner or
later take to his bier.
A man can always square himself
without resorting to cube root.
Seashore engagements never amount
to much because Of the breakers.
Some men are born great, some ac-
auire greatness and others are just
dubs-
The saddest moment of a girls life Is
when she has secret and no one to
tell it to.
While some men mount upward to
the pinnacle Of fame others reach this
height Of folly.
Nell-"When I go to the theater
want to either laugh or cry" Belle
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the country. A lull consequent on the
removal of part of the military forces
and the refugees may perhaps affect the
trade of Cape Town. which is. and al
ways viii remain. more or less local.
and concerned with the western districts
Of Cape Colony; but no such effect will
be felt elsewhere. for it viii be neces-
sary for some considerable time to keep
a large military force IN the country.
and this will as a consequence involve
continuance of a considerable amount
Of military expenditure. Large camps
will be set I'D at certain points. I have
no doubt as to the certainty of the
boom which will supervene after the
war. but my only misgiving is that.
with everyone rushing in to secure a
share. it win be overdones and a reac-
ton set in"
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFrom the Chicago News.l
A cat may look at a king and not see
anything remarkable either.
Coneeit is usually forced to appeal to
itself for admiration.
A man usually lies more about him
self than he does about his neighbors.
The only man who dares give the star
actor any back talk is the prompter.
A wash out on a railway line is one
thing and it is quite another on a
clothes line.
What the world needs is more men
who are not afraid to follow their own
advice.
When a man is in trouble his friends
all promise to help him-when they get
rich.
If all tombstone epitaphs were literal
ly true his satanic majesty would have
to shut up shop.
Blood VIII tell-especially your own
blood relations when they've got some
thing mean to tell about you.
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LOVES VIOLENT TEMPER.
Was Jealous of Assistant superinten-
dent Meisner.

A probable reason for Loves attempt
to kill his wife was found today. when
it was learned from employees at the
Reform school that Lowe was known to
be violently Jealous of Assistant Super
intendent Meisner, in whose company
his wife was thrown a great deal in a
business way, as she was matron of the
institution.
The employees all declare that this
jealousy was entirely without reason
and positively grOundless. It is said
that within the last month Lowe had
become 50 disagreeable that other en-
ployes feared him. and Meisner had
made an attempt to have him removed
from the institution, but had failed, ow-
ing to loves political pull. The story
is also told about the place and among
the employees that Mrs. Lowe had incurr-
ed the anger of her husband by keeping
the photograph Of a man she was en-
gagged to before her marriage, but whom
she had not seen since. and with whom
she did not correspond The attend .
ants all declare that Mrs. Lowe was q
model wife and very devoted to her Eus-
band, although he mistreated her to
such an extent that he was feared and
greatly disliked by the other employees
After a long conference between at
tCTneys, a warrant was issued for John
c. Lowe at noon today. charging him
with assault with intent to commit q
murder @. A. Smith the night Watcl-
man at the reform school, who was the
first person on the scene after the
tragedy, swore to the complaint County
Attorney Galen Nichols viii make A
careful examination of the case this
afternoon. At 2.30 Mrs. Lowe was still
living, but was being kept up by Opiates,
which were administered hypOdernicallv
TO allay her terrible agony. The physi-
clans entertained no hopes of her re
cOverV
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(which do you prefer?" Nell-"Ohl it's
immaterial'
Wigg-'.Yes, he's a fool; but he's
harmless" Wagg-"I beg to differ. The
only harmless fool is a dead fool"
First Boy-'sDat kid thinks he knows
a lot about baseball" Second Boy-''Aw,
he don't know de difference between a
score card an an Injunction.
Life is not all sunshine remarked
the pessimistic Individual. Nor ex-
claimed the man who was examining
the thermometer; and that's where
we're lucky"
Man attracts attention only at his
birth, at his wedding and at his fun
eral. Three times and out. as it were.
A man is always wondering what his
neighbor thinks of him-and his neigh
Dor is proba bly, wondering likewise.
Order is heavens first law, but many
q man never thinks of obeying it until
he is called upon to enact the star role
in a deathbed scene.
Charity covers a multitude of sins,
just as dyspepsia is the scrapegoat 1CI
many an ugly disposition
The man who uses small j instead
Of q capital may be lacking in education
or he may merely be henpecked.
Nell saw you at the remnant coun-
ter Yesterday Believes; I was buy
ing material for a bathing suit.
De Tanque-Bjones isn't used to
drinking, is hep O'Soaque-Noi q couple
of swallows will make him think he's
a bird
Borrowell-They tell me you are look
ing for a wife? Harduppe-Well, I'm
sort of keeping my eyes peeled for
rich father-in-law.
First Pugliist-Gentleman Jerry is the
politest fighter in the business. Second
Fugilist-That's right. When I went up
against him every time he landed on
me he would say. Pardon my glove"
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BEGINNING oF a BOOM.

The expected increase in the exports
to Africa has already begun. The ex-
ports from the United States to Africa
in April the latest month for which the
details of our exports have yet been re-
eeivsd by the treasury bureau Of stats
tics. were greater than those to all
South America, and were more than 80
per cent greater than those of April in
the preceding year. For the ten months
ending with April, 1902. they amounted
to SIS, s56 179. against $22. 07o. 1873 in the
corresponding ten months of the fiscal
year 1901. and S15,s5s, 2S6 in the cores
ponding months of 1900 The chief in
crease of course is to British Africa
which takes about So per cent of our
exports to Africa To British Africa
alone our exports during the month Of
April 1902. were 81 1858, 1913. against 81,
sl7,101 in April, 1901: and for the ten
months ending with April, 1902. We're
s24,70S.s12 against SIS. 437. 315 in ten
months of 1901. and $18,16s. 0sa in ten
months of 1900
The prospective growth in the com
merce OF Africa and the proba BILE in
crease in its consuming power with the
return TO peace and commercial activity
are discussed in a statement furnished
to the British South African Export
Gazette by a leading Anglo-African
merchant who had recently returned
from a tour to South Africa. a copy OF
which has just reached the treasury
bureau OF statistics. In this discussion
the British merchant in question says:
with regard to the future Of trade,
with the advent Of peace. there will un-
dOubtedly be a great boom all through
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ANDREW SMITH DEAD.
Was Assistant Superintendent Santa
Fe Telegraph Service.

Andrew Smith, assistant superintend-
ent of the Santa Fe telegraph depart
ment, died at 9.15 this morning at his
home in Los Angeles, Cal, of Bright's
disease. Mr.. Smith has been sick for
several weeks. He caught q severe cold
while on a trip to Albuquerque, and
was taken home to Los Angeles in de-
lirious condition. He was with difficult
ty prevented from jumping from the
train. Mr.. Smith was at first believed
to be suffering with pneumonia fever
but this developed into Bright's disease
and the patient suffered greatly to the
end. Mr.. Smith has been with the Santa
F'e since 1889.
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All Mills Open.

with the decision of the mill owners,
reached on Friday last, all the silk
plants in Hudson county, N. J., opened
for business today. At only one mill
however, that of r. & H Simon, in
Union Hill. did the full number of men
report for work. The employees were not
interfered with by outsiders when they
entered the mill today. There was a
force of police on guard at the plant and
no one not employed in the mill was
allowed to approach the gates There
was a crowd of idlers in the vicinity but
no demonstration was made.
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The famous Fighting Ninth" has re-
turned from the Philippines covered
with scars and glory. and in much the
same condition as to numbers as that
described by Tennyson in his Charge
of the Light Brigade" One company
remains in China and about 400 remain
10 return to the United States. The
others fell al Santiago, at Tien Tsin on
the march to Pektn. in Sanar or yield
ed their lives to disease contracted in
tropical climates. The Ninth is deserv-
ing Of a place in history alongside OF
the old Eighth kansas
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MURDOCH NAMED.
Postmaster at Wichita Is Given An
other Term.

Washington. June 2S-The president to-
day sent the following nominations to the
senate; Postmasters for Kansas-George
B. Croker, Anthony: James A. Arnent
Dodge City; George W. Watson, Kingsley;
Frank ]. Davis, Larned; Martin L. Grimes
Lyons; Benjamin A. Allison. Mcpherson;
Henry B. Vannest. Peabody; Jesse D. Ken
nard, Seneca; Rufus F. Bond Sterling;
Marshall NJ. Murdoch. Wichita.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Theodore c. Clawsey, formerly with
R. G. Dun & Co. in Topeka. died Sun
day morning at the home of his parents,
1911 Clay street. He went to Phoenix
Arizona, for his health a year ago but
was brought home last week to die
The funeral was held at 4 o. m. today.
The 13-day old baby Of D. F. Shaw
died Saturday night. Mr. Shaw is en-
ployed in repairing telegraph lines on
the Santa Fe road.