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Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17
As.au1tea Wife Who Talked Money.

BOSTON, Dec 1T.-Mrs. Martha Gregg was murderously assaulted by her husband, Robert, at their home, 6 Sawyer street, and was taken to the hospital ina dangerous condition. Aft CT the assault Gregg walked to the po- lice station and gave himself up. Gregg says that, although earning small wages, he gave it all up to his wife. He says she talked money continually, and quarreIs became frequent. During an argument Gregg says he became ex- asperated beyond endurance and struck his wife
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-12-17

Total .............. .$214, ,235.44 State appropriation of 1902
 for improvement of public
 roads ..................$ .$215, 100000 State allotment ........ PA, 4,235. A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
GLOBE SIGHTS.

A cemetery widower is always gayer
than a court house widower. Somehow,
the court house widower is stiIl a little
afraid Of her.
If you have dime. don't make your
self believe it is a dollar. This Is what
you do when you stop work to tell what
a good man you are.
We don't believe that the woman
lives who ever wrote a letter that didn't
contain an apology. except when she
was writing to her husband.
We have a notion that loafer will
not be welcome even in heaven. HUH"
the angels will say, what are you do
ing here? You don't need a rest"
Four months ago last Tuesday a
young man in Atchison gave his girl
certain new book. and he has been
calling upon her so steadily since that
she has not had time to read it, How
ever, she will have a chance to learn it
by heart after they are married.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
SHE WAITED 20 YEARS.
Couple Delay Marriage to Per-
NIT Some Debts to Be Paid.

New York, Feb. 27.-Having kept his
vow that he would not marry until he
had paid all his fathers debts, Henry
Warren of Morristown, N. j., is 10 wed
Miss Marie Thompson of cambridge,
Ireland, who has waited 20 years Tor
him Mr. Warren left for the old colin-
try today and when he returns nlontn
hence he will bring his bride with him
Warren was a student in Trinity col
lege, Dublin 20 years ago. His father
was cashier of one of the leading hanks
there and the family was wealthy. war
rem met Miss Thompson, VINO was at
tending a seminary in the same city
They fell in love and were betrothed.
They were to be married on leaving
school.
But one day the bank failed, and when
the furry was over the elder Warren
was without a penny and was heaVly
in debt. Young Warren was Obliged TO
leave school His father died shortly at
terward, and the young man was le1t
alone in the world He vowed he would
not get married until he haA cleared up
all his fathers debts and gained com
potency for himself He freed MISS
Thompson of the engagement, but she
said she would wait for him, no matter
how long the time.
At first he worked in London and on
the continent, but did not make much
progress for several years Then ne
come to the United States. He became
connected with a large tea house In
New York. Since then he has done well,
and now is head salesman, with part
interest in the company. He has PAID
all his fathers debts, has money In the
bank, a few pieces of property, and so
feels he is in a position to marry
During all these years he has kept up
correspondence with his early love, and
during the last six years has made an
annual visit to ireland to see her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
WARNING TO WOMEN.
Business Pursuits Are a Menace to
Home Life.

Chicago, Feb. ga warning note that
women and girls in this country were be-
ing drawn into commercial and manufac-
turing pursuits to an extent that jeopar-
died the welfare of future mothers and
was menace to happy life was sound
ed by Prof. d. L. Kiehle of the chair of
pedagogy in the University of Minnesota
before the department of superintendent
of the National Educational association
now in convention here His address
the thousands or more educators from all
points of the compass, and that portion
stating that home life and surroundings
We're above all Sordid gain was applauded-
I'm this age of commercialiSm and in
dustrial conditions said Prof. Kiehle, mo
provision has been made for motherhood.
This phase of life seems to have been
brushed aside. In fact, we are making
money-earners of our daughters in COM
mercial pursuits
While women have every right to
ton, they going outside their sphere
when that portion Of their education fit
ting them for the higher duties of home
life and motherhood does not take prece-
dence over everything else.
Education for women that began only
a few years ago on elementary lines has
extended to technical and classical courses
and has enabled women to compete for
places formerly filled by men who support
ed families in many instances The con-
tinuation of women entering the CONNER
disastrous results in time, unless some
thing is done to provide for a home life
also for women and the tendency to en-
ter the office and factory is checked"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27

sweeping reduction of the force followed
Immediately on this discovery. Then
it was found that unnecessary supplies
had been bought at high prices, enough
ink and paper having been purchased
to last the establishment thirty or forty
years. and all paid for without any dis
count for cash A considerable proper
ton of the paper stock bought cannot
be accounted for. There is no evidence
of it's having been used, nor even or It's
having been received. A peculiar fea-
ture of the case is that the papers OF
finest quality and highest cost are most
ly missing. There has nothing been
found as yet to show that they ever
existed except on. the account books
where the cash alleged to have been
paid for them was entered.
After all this condition of things can
not fairly be charged against the sys-
tenn. 1t is due rather to the presence
of politics in city affairs when it should
not be and to official dishonesty which
frequently is found where there is no
municipal ownership
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
THE BOSTON EXPERIMENT..

The opponents of municipal owner
ship of public utilities have found an
abundant source of argument against
1T in the experiment which Boston has
been making with her printing plant
When Mayor Collins came into office
this year he appointed a new superfn-
tendent of the printing establishment
The new official, on looking over the
books, found that the plant had been
carried on at an annual loss, amounting
in the five years to over $4,000 To
ascertain the cause of this experts were
engaged to examine the accounts and
some startling discoveries were made
The working force was much larger
than was necessary and there were evil
IDENTIFY those among the employees who
obtained and retained their positions
from pulls and not from fitness. for
they were inefficient and inattentive. A
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
[From the New York Press.l

Set a woman to catch a woman.
1t is better to have wed and been di-
vorced than never to have wed at all.
Saint or devil, you must feel rever-
ence for woman with a babe on her
breast.
The time to retire from business de-
ponds not SO much on your age as your
dollars.
Nothing makes a woman so happy
as for you to remember the time when
she was a little thing with long, curly
hair.
The man who borrowS money is like
the boy who slides down the banisters;
he comes down fast, but it is a slow
climb getting up again.
The real meaning of competition ~
that somebody is after your scalp and
you are trying to keep him from get
ting it.
A man who wouldn't kiss a pretty
girl if he got the chance wouldn't take
a peep into heaven if somebody left the
gates open
No woman would smuggle unless she
were coming back from Europe.
Women will never understand that to
a man a woman'S gown looks pretty If
she does, but that if she doesn't he
can't see anything pretty in the gown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
AN UP-TO-DATE BIBLE.
Toledo Ministers Plead For One
People Can Understand.

Toledo, O., Feb. 27.-'I sincerely trust
that ministers of the gospel will soon
be enabled to put a Goth century, up-to-
date Bible into the hands of the people
one that they can receive and read with
out explanation the startling an
nouncement made by Rev. W. H. HORNED,
of the Third Presbyterian church, at the
meeting of the Toledo Ministers union
yesterday. 1t was greeted by a chorus of
"Amens."
The announcement followed heated
discussion on The Study of the Bible"
Rev. E. NJ. Laird of the East Side Pres
byterian church said that he would be
deeply Disguised with the Bible If he were
forced to accept the various fancful trans
lations and interpretat placed upon it's
texts by ministers whose sense of the fit
ting and proper led them to statements
which Were absurd.
Rev. John r. shannon of st; PauFs NJ.
E, church opposed the notion of clergymen
being grounded in Greek and Hebrew in
order to understand the Bible. He didn' t
believe in a knowledge of the Bible gained
from Greek and Hebrew roots.
Rev. w. Fl. HORNED declared he had no
time to memorize Greek roots and didn't
want "a Bible that required hair-spdtting
distinctions. He thought the Bible stood
sadly in need of new dress and that the
dead matter should be expunged from it,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News


On their own merits most men should
keep quiet
Idleness is the incubator of a great
many small sins.
Some men are. born foolish and others
fall in love-
Perfume manufacturers make dollars
out Of scents.
Doing good is the one certain happy
action of man or woman.
A political pull is often a great strain
on the candidates leg.
Silence is a virtue that is frequently
overlooked by FOOLS
1t is easier to start a woman talking
than it is to stop her.
A rising young lawyer should be sat
on occasionally.
If you want to gain a won ans ever
lasting friendship, ask her advice and
follow it.
The course of true love requires a lot
Of money to keep it in repair
It's what you do, not what you say
you are going to do, that counts
A man makes a sweeping assertion
when he fills his opponents eyes with
dust
Before marriage a woman thinks of
a man. After marriage she frequently
thinks for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
LOCAL MENTION.

s. H. Fairfield, of Alma, is registered
at the Throop.
A It. Abbott, the Rock Island division
superintendent of Harrington, is here
today.
Mrs H. L. P. Hillyer entertained the
Tuesday club very pleasantly Wednes-
day afternoon at her home on Fillmore
street. Mrs. John Stoddard Morris and
Mrs. w, A. Morton were the substitutes,
and at a guest table were Mrs. Frank
Patterson, Mrs. A. Marburg, Mrs. Ben
Akers and Miss Anna Marie Nellis.
Miss Minnie Halterman and Miss
Annie Frasier of Chicago are spending
the week in Topeka the guests of Miss
Rose Hiatt at her home at Twelfth and
Lafayette streets.
Joe Wahle, Santa Fe shop man, has
purchased the residence at No. 1858 Clay
street. 1t was part of the estate of
Senator Plumb of Emporia- The pur-
chase price was 81, $50.
Judge T. F. Carver has returned from
a trip to New York and Pennsylvania.
Cyrene commandery of the knights
Templar, a local coIored organizat ton,
will give an exhibition drill at Law
renee tonight where they will be the
guests of Ivanhoe commandery.
A horticultural agent has been do
ing" the offices at the federal building.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
CONVICT THE OFFICERS
LeavenwOrth Street Railroad
Officials Are Held.

Labor Commissioner Lee Johnson.
who is in Leavenworth today, telephoned
that convictions had been secured
against the officers of the Leavenworth
Street Railway company in the city
court for violating two state laws. On
one charge conviction was secured for
discharging employees for belonging to
labor union, and the officers were fined
$50. The other charge was for operat-
ing a street ear without vestibule for
the motorneer, and a nominal fine of IS
was imposed.
The labor bureau officials are pleased
over the conviction, especially on the
charge of discharging an employee for
belonging to labor union, as it is the
first time an opportunity has been pre-
sented to test the constitutionality of
the law, and they are anxious to push
it through the courts and get it upheld.
The street railway officials have filed an
appeal to the LeaVenworth county dis
trict court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
HORSES OUT IN COLD.
Humane officers Take Charge of Scott
Cars Team.

Officers of the Foster Humane society
last week took charge of team of
horses belonging to Scott Car, a house
mover who lives on Western avenue in
North Topeka.
When found the horses were stand
ing tied to the rear end of a wagon
with their harness on and covered with
ice and icicles," said Officer King. They
were numb and stiff with the cold and
had stood at the wagon from Monday
morning until Thursday night without
feed or water. 1t is one of the most
cruel cases the officers of the Humane
society have had their attention called
to this winter" The horses were placed
for until the friends of their owner
came for them. The officers of the HUI
name society have warrant sworn out
for the arrest of Car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
THIRTEEN-CENT STAMP.
It Will Be Used on Registered Letters
to BE Sent Abroad.

Washington, Feb. 2T--Postmaster
General Payne has decided on a new
stamp, particularly designed for the
foreign mail service. 1t is to be of a
denomination new to the postal service
-13 cents.
At present it is impossible to send a
registered letter through the foreign
mails without using two stamps, one of
five cents to pay the postagle.
and one of eight cents to
pay the cost of registra ton.
When the 13-cent stamp is on sale
this WILL of course, be obviated by the
use of one stamp.
The design of the stamp provides for
a portrait of President Harrison, which
is an excellent likeness Mr.. Harrison
is shown seated at his desk in the ex-
ecutive mansion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
A STUBBORN COLD OR
BRONCHITIS.

yields more readily to SCOTS
Emulsion of cod-liver oil than
to anything that you can take;
and if persistently used a few
days, will break up the cold.
When you awake in the
night choked up and cough
ing hard, take dose of the
Emulsion, and you will get
immediate relief, where no
cough medicine will give you
relief. 1t has a soothing and
healing effect upon the throat
and bronchial tubes.
Send for Free sample.
SCOTT BOVINE, Chemists, 4os Pearl ST., NY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
OFFICER CALLED IN.
Political Meeting in North To-
peka Terminates in Trouble.

A political meeting of colored voters
in North Topeka held at Hanley's hall
last night broke up in a row this
morning, and Deputy Sheriff Stewart
was called to quell the disturbance.
The meeting commenced about 8
o'clock, and there were several kegs
of beer on hand, and when they were
gone more were brought in. The meet
ing was supposed to have been held
by the colored Republican club of whic
John Birdwhistle is the president. Early
in the evening there was some trouble.
Other factions tried to prevent the
meeting, and one man stationed himself
at the doorway to prevent all who were
not q years old from attending the
meeting and drinking beer.
Early in the morning the meeting adj
journed to nearby grocery store,
where more beer was had, and soon the
disturbance was so great that Deputy
Sheriff Stewart was called to stop the
trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
COAL MINERS COMPLAIN.
Illinois Operators and Mine Workers
Hold Fruitless Conference.

Peoria. I'LL, Feb. 27-The joint session
of coal operators and mine workers has
resulted in a fruitIess attempt to ABORT
a scale for the state outside the Dan
vile district, and the whole matter was
referred to a joint scale committee.
The operators at the start served no
tice that they would resist any attempt
to increase the scale in any district and
Harry Taylor of Chicago painted
gloomy picture of the condition of the
coal trade in Illinois, which he declared
had been gradually supplanted by the
product Of mines in the Hooking Valley,
Ohio and West Virginia.
The powder question threatens to split
the convention. The miners adopted
resolution and later incorporated it in
their scale fixing the maximum price of
powder at s1.75 per key and providing
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
WIRELESS" rELEGRAPHY,

In an article on Wireless TeIegra-
ply" in the March Woman's Home
Companion Waldemar B. Kaempffert.
editor of the Scientific American, tells
how privacy in sending messages is Sc
cured
During the British Mediterranean ma
val manoeuvers of last year an ingen-
ious admiral intercepted his supposed
enemy's wireless messages, and read
them, even though they were in cipher.
And during the international yacht
races of 1889, which occasion Mr.
Marconi himself supervised the sending
of wireless" telegrapfic reports to the
New York Herald from Sandy Hook,
the Hertzien-wave signals were more
than once tapped by receivers which
were not located in the Herald officeFin
New York. This apparent impossibiIity
of securing privacy was once an unan-
swerable criticism of wireless teleg-
raphy. But the difficulty of preserving
secrecy has now been entirely over
come.
When two tuning forks of the same
pitch are placed near each other, either
fork will be caused to sing it's note by
sound-waves sent forth from the other
fork, which has been set in vibration by
a smart blow. If the two forks be of
different pitch the one will not respond
to the other. Pitch depends upon rate
of vibration or oscillation: hence. the
rate of oscillation of the one fork must
correspond with that of the other fork
to produce the result described. Marconi
found by repeated experiment that the
rates of electric oscillation of two cir
cults could be varied, so that the one
could be made equal to the other. Con-
sequently, when the receiving circuit of
a wireless telegraph system was ac-
curately tuned to oscillate in harmony
with the transmitting circuit the CO.
herer responded only to the oscflla lions
of that transmitter. BY employing the
''syntonic'' system, as it is termed. it is
now possible to send messages which
will be received by one station alone.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
A Fire PROBING Trust.

Pittsburg, Feb. 27-Negotiations will
be contaminated next Monday for the
formation of the U. S. Fire Proofing
company by the purchase and CONSOLE
dation of eleven independent interests.
The new company will have 81, $50. 900
capital and $500, 600 of bonds, but this
capital will be increased in two weeks
to $4,000 600. 1t is said that the entire
capital has been subscribed and that
Pittsburgers will largely control. The
headquarters will be in Pittsburg, and
one of the first moves will be the erec-
ton in this city of new plant to cost
S250 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27

most popu1ous part of the city. Twenty
six street mail boxes have been receiv-
ed by the office here and win be erected
at intervals through the city.
The postoffice has recently been
moved a block north from its old loca-
ton and has now modern Office fixtures
of quarter sawed oak and keyless COM
bination boxes. With the institution of
free delivery, Manhattan will have the
finest mail service of any town of its
size in the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27

Is often a run down system. Weakness
nervousness. lack of appetite, energy and
news often follow attack of this
wretched disease. The greatest need then
is Electric Bitters, the splendid tonic
blood purifier and regulator of stomach.
liver and kidneys Thousands have proved
that they wonderfully strengthen the
nerves, build up the system and restore
to health and good spirits after an alta ok
of grip If suffering, try them. Only soc.
Perfect satisfaction guaranteed by Arnold
Drug Co.. S21 North Kansas avenue.
What mercy it is that the men
who are mentioned as candidates have
never appeared in pictures with their
clothes cut low in the neck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
GOLD FOR ORIENT.
Outlook For Early Shipment Of
$14,OOO,OOO.

Washington, Feb. 27.-The treasury
department has requests from New
York for the privilege of depositing 3d.
100000 in gold in the sub treasury there
with the privilege of withdrawing it at
San Francisco. presumably for ship
ment to the Orient. The request also
says that probably $14,000.000 will be re-
Quired before the middle of March. AS
this transaction is of advantage to the
government the department having an
excess of gold in San Francisco the re-
quest has been granted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
TO HAVE FREE DELIVERY.
Service Will Be Given Manhattan
Beginning March 1,

Manhattan, Kan, Feb 27.-Free de-
livery will be established here on the
first of March and Postmaster D. L.
Deputy has received notification from
the postoffice department that B. H
Pound, who has been in the postoffice
here for the past four years, will be one
carrier, and Arthur J. Leonard. now
carrier on rural route No 8, the other,
with A. A. Paige, carrier of rural route
No. L. substitute.
The free delivery district embraces the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
ROSSvILLE THE FIRST.
Bridge Across Kansas River Will
Soon Be Completed.

The Rossville bridge cross the Kan
sas river will be the first to be compile
ted
The county commissioners einspected
the four bridges Friday afternoon and
found work on all advancing rapidly.
All the bridges will be completed be-
fore the first of April. The work on the
Rossville bridge is being carried along
rapidly and that bridge will be the first
to be finished.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
BOWDOIN HOTEL ABLAZE.
Woman Jumps From Roof and is
Badly Hurt.

Boston, Feb. 27.-Fire broke out in the
upper stories of the Bowdoin Square
hotel this morning. A woman who
jumped from the hotel roof was Sc
verely injured.
The hotel is connected with the Bow
doin Square theater. The fire was con-
fined to the upper part of the building,
guests escaped from the hotel in safety.
The woman who jumped was the only
person hurt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27
Opposed to Shutting Out Americans.

Madrid, Feb. 27.-The foreign min
lister, the Duke of Almodovar, at the
conference with the senators yesterday
posed to the insertion of a clause in the
Spanish-American treaty prohibiting
Americans from acquiring land in
Spain, as Spaniards acquired property
and stocks in the United States. The
minister declined to promise to submit
a draft of the treaty to parliament be-
fore it was signed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27

Washington Post: We wish the states
men could find some new reasons to
give their constituents for returning
them to congress. The old ones have
become so terribly monotonous.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27

Busch has scored on Pabst by getting
a seat at the luncheon given to Prince
Henry at Sherry's. The Milwaukee
brewer was not there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27

The senate committee on privileges
and elections doubtless would like to
have somebody help it to let go of the
Tillman-McLaurin case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-27

If Miss Stone didn't succeed in con.
verting those brigands while she had
them at close range she may as well
come home and give it up as a bad job