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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-10
ROAR FROM LEAVENWORTH.
Just Think of tt Complain of High
Taxes.

The following editorial headed "Odious
Comparisons" from the Leavenworth
Times, ought to interest Topeka people:
Topeka, a town of 10000 people, pays
S26,572 a year for her police protection.
1.eavenworth, a town of 2s.oO0 people, pays
S27,572 year. Topeka, with her miles of
paved streets paid s27,S37 to keep them
comparatively few blocks which she has
paved. paid S26. 998 for the same service.
This shows how fragrant is the neglect
which chara cterizes the administration of
the city's business. There is not another
town in the state where taxes are so high.
Atchlson, Topeka Wichita. Kansas City,
Emporia, all have lower tax rate than
LeavenWorth.
All or these towns are run at thousands
OF dollars a year less expense and at least
three of them are from fourth to half
larger than Leavenworth. AS a business
proposition. do the taxpayers think that it
really costs $50 per. capita to pay the rum
ming expenses of the city2 We should say
not. The Commercial club If It had any
sand If it had the smallest degree OF
business sense. would demand that the city
expenses be cut down that a reduction OF
taxes might follow, rather than that an
addition be made to the taxes. There is
not enough brains in the Commercial club
to formulate plan to do anything. since
the representative business men have
withdrawn from it. They can't even de-
wise a plan for stealing the peoples money
without getting caught at it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-10
w. E. Williams Plan For Going
Through College.
Makes His Own Way by Selling
Poetry.
HIS LONG STRUGGLE.
Tried Many Things Before He
Made a Success.
Publishers Were Slow to RecOg-
nize His Genius.

There are students by the score who are
charged with riding through college on a
pony but W. E. Williams, a student Of
the Kansas university. is probably the
only student who has broken Pegasus to
ride and by that means is making his way
through the institution. Williams sole
means of a livelihood is poetry. He writes
1t and he sells it and in that way bears
the expenses of college education.
williams is a Kansan He was born
near Vining. Douglas county He spent
his early days herding cattle and he broke
bronchos like q veteran. He carried a vol
ume Of Longfellow's poems with him and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-10
CELERY DEALERs COMBINE.
Deal Involving 100000 Succeeds at
Santa Ana.

Santa Ana. Cal, May 10.-A deal has
been consummated here which is expected
to relieve the celery situation, which has
been embarrassing to a number of growers
during the season. It is a consolidation Of
the interests of the Celery Growers asso-
citation. the Smeltzer company and a
large number of the growers who have re-
NAMED out of both. and is to be known
as the Golden West Celery and Produce
company. This company is organized with
a capital stock OF 10000. G. H. Kuehne
of Kansas City is one of the directors. The
company aims to provide the best means
of marketing the celery, and IS making
contracts with the celery growers Tor
handling the coming seasons crop
everybody reads the state Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-10

Emporia and Return $1.a4 via Santa
Ea
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-10
Any VernOnter viii Tell You
THAT SMITHS GREEN MOUNTAIN
REEOYATOR IS THE HOST
WONDERFUL CURE THAT
WAS EVER COMPOUNDED.
We are sole agents for it, and heart
lily recommend it.

Vermont people are known the coun-
try over as very cautious and conserv-
alive, but if you want to see them get
enthusiastic, just mention Smiths Green
Mountain Renovator to them. They
know what it is, what it is good for and
what it will do, because they have kept it
right in the house for more than twenty
five years.
ANY medicine that these people will
buy over and over again and keep on
buying Notwithstanding the alluring
advertising of other medicines, must be
the best. This is why we have secured
the sole agency of Smiths Green Noun
tain Renovation and SO heartily recon-
mend it to our customers.
Everybody needs blood purifier,
nerve tonic and cure for the diseases Of
the stomach and other organs-not only
in the spring, but occasionally all
through the year.
If you want to know how it would
feel to have every organ, nerve and
muscle Of the body strengthened and
toned up in the fullest pitch and
strength of energy just give this medi-
cine a trial.
1t viii either do just what we say it
will or you can have your money back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-10

peka He knew very little about the
grocery business. but he has learned 1t
by experience, and today his store is
clearing him a thousand dollars a year
profit.
Another colored man who has made
a success investing in real estate is
James Vance He had very little when
he came to Shawnee county years ago,
but when he accumulated a little money
be bought some land a little northwest
Of North Topeka and began to raise
yegeta bles which he brought into town
and sold. He saved his money and now
he owns 4S0 acres of fine land out there,
but he still continues to sell vegeta bles."
Emporia and Return $1.e4 via Santa
Fe.
Account Commercial Travellers. Tickets
on sale May s. 9. 10. Limited May II
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
How Northfield Voted for License,

The Greenfield Gazette says: 1.-The
selectmen of Mortified have granted
liquor license to Frank b. Wood IL
Co. of the Loveland House. The com
pany consists of j. f. Coleman, who
has run the barber shop there for two
years. The only other place for which
formal petition for license was made
was Simpson $ Inn. 1t appeared that
Simpsons Inn was within 400 feet of
the premises of school house. 1t is not
within 400 of the building itself, but
the selectmen believed that the law
would affect the granting of license
to place within 400 feet of the prem
Uses of "A school. The granting of a Ii
quor license in Northtield, the home
of the Moodys and noted over the coun-
try as center of influences which
have always been opposed to the idea
of licensing the sale of liquor, has
been commented upon very widely.
Mortified no license people say that
there will be big No vote next year
At the March meeting things went on
very quietly until about 20 minutes be
fore the polls closed, when party of
about 30 men appeared, supposedly adj
vocates of license, and cast their votes,
at time Of day when it was too late
to rally the partisans Of No license. y
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09

day of this week. Mrs. Hattie Green
wood spent a few days last week at DR..
Leonard's. Mrs. Leonard, who has not
been so well lately, remains about the
same. Fred Berkinshaw has moved
his family into John Roberts house on
High street Mr.. and Mrs G. A. Rob
ertson attended the 93d annual meet
ing of the general association of the
Congregational and Presbyterian
churches of New Hampshire held in
Keene at the First Congregational
church May 6, Z, Sd. L. Fisher has
moved his family into his house re-
Gently purchased of Uleric Brigham. -
Mr.. Bigelow of the Halle & Frost mill
went to New York Tuesday. Miss
Julia Streeter has gone to Springfield
to make her brother, George Streeter,
visit Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Robert
son and daughter, Miss Eva, returned
from their extended tour in the West
Wednesday. Among the places at
which they stopped for a time were
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Denver
and New Orleans.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
sPOFFORD.

The annual meeting of the Ladies
Union society of the Congregational
church will be held at the church
Wednesday afternoon at 3 p. m.
The services of Evangelist III. l..
Gale were held in the village hall last
Sunday. The hall was we'll filled and
the meetings were helpful to many.
Rev. Charles n. Sinnett attends the
New Hampshire state meetings of the
Congregational church at the First
church in Keene this week. He will
be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. t'reder-
lex b. Pierce.
Mrs Julia \. Hicks arrived Monday
from Chicago. Clifford l.. Flint will
visit his aunt, Mrs Bride, in Concord,
y. H.. this week. Miss Upton, assis-
tant of Evangelist Gale, will spend
some days in rest at the cottage of
Mrs. Sweet. Miss Bessie jackson has
been confined to the house with Sc
we're cold for few days. Walter and
Albert Puffer had fine fishing trip
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
What You Can Do,

II think Christian can 60 any
where, said young woman who was
defending her continued attendance at
some very doubtful places of amuse-
ment.
Certainly she can, ~ rejoined her
friend; but | am reminded of little
incident that happened last summer
when | went with party of friends to
explore coal mine. One of the young
women appeared dressed in a dainty
white gown. When her friends remon.
strated with her, she appealed to the
old miner who was to act as guide to
the party.
Can't | wear white dress down in
to the mine?" she asked. petulantly.
Yes m, ~ returned the old man.
There's nothin' to keep you from
wearin white frock down there, but
there'll be considerable to keep you
from weaIin' one back. -
There is nothing to prevent the
Christian wearing his white garments
when he seeks the fellowship of that
which is unclean, but there is a good
deal to prevent him from wearing
white garments afterward Advocate
and Guardian.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
NORTHFIELD.

Dayton Parks is to travel for whole
sale meat concern of Northampton.
The old home week committee met
Saturday. The committee, consisting
of DR.. n p Wood. L. Il. Smith, +. G.
Eames. G. a. Ware, Mrs. O. l.. Leach,
Mrs Jones Fisher, Joseph Ross and
Carrie Russell, organized as follows :
Chairman, DR.. n. =. Wood; secretary.
+. G. Eames. The meeting was an
enthusiastic one and plans were out
lined which will result in notable
week for Mortified in July. Another
meeting will be held soon when more
definite plans can be reported.
The Red Men held their regular
meeting Tuesday evening, transactlng
necessary business. receiving applica--
lions for membership, etc. \ special
fund was created for sick benefits.
Badges for the entire tribe were or
dered, so it is now fully equipped with
regalia, including costumes for degree
work, marching, etc. Committees on
insurance, etc, We're appointed. As
an answer had not been received to
telegram sent TO st. Adams to arrange
for special train to Brattleboro Fri
day. the tribe was obliged to act with
out further delay, and it was voted to
engage large teams from Proctor's liv
cry to convey the members who are re
quested to meet at Is p. m. The chiefs
degree is to be conferred by the Brat
tleboro team.
After long and serious illness, Isaac
Sprague passed away April 30 at the
home of his daughter, Mrs. William II.
Symonds, East Mortified, at the age
Of Is years and Is days He leaves a
wife and five children. Mrs. Wallace j.
Davidson, West Wardsboro, VT. AL
fred | Sprague. Hinsdale, n, H., Mrs.
William II. Symonds and Mrs. Law
renee II. Lazelle, East Northtield
James r. Sprague, Winchester. n. III.
He was native of Vermont, born
April Ii, 1924, the eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. James Sprague. Two sisters
survive him, Mrs. Lafayette Sheldon
and Mrs. Henry Forester of Stratton
His life was spent in Vermont until
1856: since then his home has been in
Hinsdale and Winchester, n. II. He
was kind and loving husband and
father, loved by all who knew him and a
consistent and earnest Christian. The
funeral services were held at the home
of Mrs William II. Symonds and Mrs.
Lawrence Ii. Lazelle, Highland ave
nue., East Mortified. Rev. f. y.
Deane of Hinsdale, n. H., pastor of
the Methodist church, ofliciated, as
sisted by Rev. Fay Smith Of North
field. "Nearer My God TO Thee and
THE Hope of the Coming of the
Lord were very beautifully rendered
by Mrs. S. f. Walker and three young
ladies from the Estey chorus. Many
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
A Permanent Offer.

People cannot be fooled for
any length of time. A firm
can make eXtravagant claims
for what they sell, but proof of
merit is what the public want.
We are sole agents i'm our town
for Smiths Green Mountain
Renovation, and we have such
faith i'm its power to cure
disease that we hereby pub
licly guarantee to refund every
cent you pay us for this great
Body Builder if it fails to bene-
fit any case of Rheumatism,
Blood Disease, Nervous Depres-
sion, Dyspepsia, Indigestion,
Kidney or Liver Trouble.
For sale at BROOKS HOUSE PHARMACY.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
ChIdI'en'S
Fertilizer.

That's a good name for
SCOTS Emulsion. Children
are like young plants. Some
will grow in ordinary soil.
Others need fertilizers.
The nature of some children
prevents them from thriving
on ordinary food Such chill.
dren grow right if treated right.
All they need is a little fer.
tilizcr-a little extra richness,
SCOTS Emulsion is the right
treatment.
Fertilizersma thingsgrow.
That's just what SCOTS Emul-
sion does. 1t makes children
grow in flesh, grow in strength,
grow rich blood, grow in mind,
grow happy. That's what we
make it for.
Send for free sample.
SCOTT & BOVINE, Chemists, 400 Pearl St, N. Y.
5oc and si.oo all druggists
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
WESTMORELAND.

Several patrons of Great Meadow
grange visited Spotford grange Satur-
day evening
Rev, |, p Quimby delivered one of
his very interesting sermons Sunday
and will be here again May Is. A
good many from this town are attend
ing the meetings at Spotford.
Frank Knight was attacked by a
bull in his barnyard Saturday after
noon The animal knocked him down
and trampled on him, brusine him
considerably We are told he is not
seriously hurt, which all are very glad
to hear.
Dr. J. A. Craig is making extensive
improvements in his house, A. J.
Butfum doing the carpenters work.
The plumbers are from keene Hiram
Dinsmore and son of Tewksbury,
Mass, and John Frye and son of Cam
bridgeport, Mass, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Dinsmore
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
EVANSVILLE,

Fred Starkey had bad luck last wee *
he cut his foot, and lost a valuable
young colt.
Many have turned out the whole or
part of their stock. Grass is looking
very well for so early in the season.
Indications now are that there will be
heavy crops of apples and peaches I'M
less there comes freeze a little later.
Miss Mile Cady of North Heath was
recent visitor at her sisters, Mrs.
George Whites. - Charles Richards
who has worked for F. l.. Kendrick in
his mill for several years has finished
work and gone to the northern part of
Vermont to visit relatives. - Edgar
Stetson went to Newfane, Vt, last
week and bought a registered Durham
bull 10 months old.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
BENNINGTON COUNTY.
PERU

1t is expected that the cheese fac
tory will be open in two weeks.
Everybody is busy and help is scarce,
both for indoor and outdoor work.
We are told Wells Dickerson is to
leave his farm and go to Massachu-
sets.
The Stark monument. grounds are
being worked and made more attrac-
tive.
, Our parsonage is to have a new coat
of paint and other repairs-if a work
man can be found.
The Sunday school will organize
May IS. 1t is desired that all the chill
dren of the town be present
The sick are all improving: Mrs.
Prouty, Mrs. Arthur Adams and Mr..
Wilson are still unable to 90 out.
Many children are having whooping
cough, but mostly in the south district
as yet.
Ed Chaplin is night Waterman in
Griffith Il Batchelder's mill on the
road to Manifestation stage looks
very comfortable with its covered car
riage. Pearl Lakin went to Rutland
Friday to visit Miss Labelle Batchel-
der. Willie Whitney, Mabel Brown
and Minerva Lyon came home Satur-
day from Burr and Burton seminary to
spend Sunday. Mrs. Lydia Whitney
came home this week from Mortified,
Mass, where she has spent several
weeks with friends. Her son came
with her but has since returned. -
Jessie Farnum went last week to Mid
dletown. Ct. to spend a month with
her sister. Mary Simonds came home
last week from Rutland where she is
student of the High school. to care for
her mother. Mrs. Simonds is now i'm
proving and able to be about the house
Mr. and Mrs. Josiah Whitney went
to Manchester Monday to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Merrill Walker and Mrs.
Adams of Manchester and
John Batchelder of Wilmington at
tended church here Sunday. Ernest
Deane of Raymond, n. H., spent four
weeks with his aunt, Mrs. NJ. B. Lyon,
and is now with his cousin. Mrs. John .
Russell, for a week. Mrs. John How I
ard is visiting in Boston.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
WEST CHESTERFIELD.

Fifty-six couples attended the May
dance.
Y. p. c. U. topic next Sunday
"Seed Sowing.
George Farr is enjoying visit from
his grandson, Harry Chase.
o. r. Farr improves very slowly. He
is still unable to bear his weight on
his leg.
At the first meeting of the Y. p. C..
Z. squirrel hunt a great deal of talent
was displayed, but more is expected
next time.
The service Sunday, May IS, will
commence here at 2 o'clock to enable
Rev. l. p. Quimby to preach at the
county farm at 4 30.
At the last regular meeting of the
grange, nine new members were mi
tiated in the third and fourth degrees
and the harvest supper was served.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
NEARBY MASSACHUSETTS

The motion for new trial in the
case of w. W. Davenport executor VS..
Arthur Johnson and Others was denied
at Greenfield Thursday.
Frary Bros. of Charlemont have re-
ceived from London customer orders
for 600, 600 flag sticks and 400, 600 spear
heads to be used at the coronation of
King Edward VII. The flags will be
used in the popular demonstration in
honor of the event, the spear heads be-
ing used at the end of the sticks hold
ing the flags. The mill is running sew
eral hours each evening to finish the
order and the firm is rushing ship
ments off every week. Beech, birch
and maple are used for this purpose.
The firm had big trade in these spear
heads at the time of the Spanish war.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

He who loses his conscience has moth
ing left worth keeping. -lsaak Walton,
\ man must possess real merit if his
intimate associates thoroughly respect
him. Only genuine coin can endure
the test OF constant handling. Sue
cess.
We get knowledge by being what we
hoped for, and liberty by losing what
we loved. But this world is segment.
and it will be rounded presently to our
complete satisfaction. Mrs. Browning.
Remuneration of self, so that love NAV
be set free to do its perfect work: SO
that the undying powers of the soul
may be disengaged from the tangle of
life. This is the secret of the worlds
defeat. Rev. f. W. Norris.
when | was twenty-one, " said Sen
ator Depew the other day, Il thought
a man of forty years old ought to re-
tire. When | was forty | thought a
man of sixty had grown senile and
worthless. When | got to be sixty re-
yersed my opinion, and thought that
fifty and forty and thirty and twenty
knew little of the pleasures of exist
ence, and the utilization of cultivated
power. -
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
In the direction of practical life and

In the direction of practical life and
in the direction of thought, religion
comes not to destroy, but to fulfil.
That is the clew to the much veXed
question of amusements. There Is no
use going no to a young fellow and
/ telling him to give up this and that.
! He says you are narrow man. HIS
conception of Christianity becomes this
that it is a series of negations. What
you are to offer him is something that
will expand his nature. IL you cannot
spoil his taste for these lower things
by elevating him, you can never con
vince him that these lower things are
wrong. And a great many of them are
not wrong, but many of them are I'M
worthy of a man of serious purposes
What you have to do is to elevate his
mind to higher ideals, and then, by
fulfilling all the thoughts in it, these
things will pass away of themselves
and be forgotten. Henry Drummond.
Let us do two things. Aware Of the
way in which the material monopolizes
what is spiritual and the visible what
is invisible, let us keep the work of
the week out Of the rest of the day.
forbid the intrusion of earthly ambi-
ton and worldly pleasure; turn thought
heavenw !: and so lay up those treas
ures which make rich toward God;
then. hallow the sacred memories of
the day with its triumph over death
and sin and its message of salvation
and eternal life, going to the house Of
God with the multitude that keep holy
day there and with the voice of joy and
praise to keep tryst with Him that
speaketh peace. The story comes from
across the sea that Inspecting a house !
which he thought to secure as his own |
the visitor was conducted to an upper /
room by his guide, who pointed to the |
extensive view. "On a Sunday you
can see Durham Cathedral, - said he. |
" And why on a Sunday" Because,
sir, y was the response, ION that day
there is no smoke from the chimneys
yonder. - When the Sabbath comes, if
the smoke of earth S care and life's toll
is not rising, the soul catches a better
glimpse of the world that lies beyond
and the city that is afar of. DR.. John
Reid.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
LOCAL..
NEARBY NEW HAMPSHIRE

The William A. Russell memorial
hall at North Walpole was dedicated
May ! with appropriate exercises. The
building was erected to the memory of
tn late William A. Russell, the veter-
an paper maker of Lawrence, Mass,
who originally owned much of the land
on-which North Walpole is built and
who always had the best interests of
the place in view. The cost of the
structure was about $4,000 OF this
amount William A. Russell, Jr., gives
$1,000, and also meets the expenses for
architects and superintendent of con
struction. The hall is handsome two
story structure G0xS0 feet, built of
wood, with a belfry tower 70 feet high
on the north side. 1t contains recep
tion, village officers and fire depart
ment rooms, library and auditorium,
with kitchen, toilet rooms, etc. The
finish throughout is in hard wood.
Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1902-05-09
Very Low Rates to the Northwest.

March / to April 80, 1902, the Chi
cago, Milwaukee " st. Paul Railway
will sell tickets to Montana, Idaho and
North Pacific coast points at the fol
lowing greatly reduced rates: From
Chicago to Butte, Helena and Anacon-
da, $50. 90; Spokane, $50. 80; Portland,
Tacoma, Seattle, Victoria and Vancou-
yer, S33. co. Choice of routes via Oma-
ha or ST. Paul to points in Montana,
Oregon and Washington.
For further information apply to any
coupon ticket agent in the United
States or Canada, or address W. W.
Hall, New England Passenger Agent,
1863 Washington street, Boston, Mass.
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