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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16
EXTORTIONATE CABMEN.
[From Leslie,s weekly

The recent spirited and effective cam
paign which the New York Tribune has
been waging against the present cab sys-
tenn in this city has an interest extending
far beyond the bounds Of the metropolis,
since the evils aimed at prevail to great
er or less extent in all American cities In
other years the Niagara hackmen stood as
a type of all that is most odious and rep
rehensible in this direction. but the unen-
viable distinction enjoyed by the vocifer-
GUS sharpers at that famous resort has
extended to the same calling almost every
where. The occupation OF the cabbies is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16
GLOBE sIGHTs.

IFrom the Atchison Globe.1
Romance; something to make people
disconnected.
In rine cases out of ten, when you
feel tough. it's your liver.
1t is something if a doctor realizes
the Importance of his work.
An sAtchison girl is such a Tom boy
that she is generally known as Tom
How little an unmarried man knows
about dressmakersl The lucky dog!
Having had experience with feas, we
object to the expression, las lucky as a
dog"
Some men who are Just on the verge
of being smart, spoil everything by
some fool hobby or habit.
Some women come down town so sell
dom that they are so timid they always
suggest cat that is crossing the streAt
You wouldy be surprised at learning
how many people there are in the world
who battle in wash bowls, and are still
happy.
We have often wondered which comes
first: the thought in the widowers mind
of marrying again, or the story on him.
Imagine man with as much trouble
as a man can have. and then double it,:
an Atchison man has two cases Just
alike on his hands.
Every one should occasionally say
"Whoai" to himself. Because his friends
do not say it, does not indicate that he
doesn't need it.
You remember Ruth Blair's pretty
teeth? Well they are becoming loose.
and her mother is preparing to pull
them with thread.
One of the worst things that can hap
pen young man is to get the notion
that he can't have good time without
wasting his money.
There is a rule on the Atchison mar
ket that if a dealer plugs melon for
a customer, and the melon turns out to
be ripe, the customer is in honor bound
to buy it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16

The annual report of the British post
master general shows that the large to-
tai of S3,375,000 was found in letters I'M
delivered during the past year. The I'M
delivered letters totalled no less than 10
millions, while the delivered rnissives
amounted to 2.451. $780, 900, an average of
$3.50 for each person in the United King
DOM The postmaster general also re-
ports that fresh experiments with motor
cars showed that thew cannot be relied
upon to carry heavy loads of mail mat
ter with the same regularity as wagons
drawn by horses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

IFrom the New York Press.1
A very little red hair can color up a
big temper.
Mix passion and selfishness and you
come as near to getting love as any
thing.
The milk of human kindness goes sour
as soon as it is taken out of the refrig-
orator.
husband that has no ghost of a show al
managing her children.
No matter how much a man loves a
woman, she can never be the same to
him after he has heard her snore-
The hardest thing in the world for q
woman to understand is how her hus-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16
punished.

Amelia w. Sullivan, superintendent
of the negro schools in Augusta, Ca,
has written a letter to a Buffalo news
paper complaining that though she
went to Chautauqua by invitation to
deliver an address she was able to
secure only meagre accommodations
because she is negress. She criti-
cised those who invited her to come.
They in turn. it is said, plead that
they did not know she was colored.
And all this happened in New York, not
south of Mason and Dixon's line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16

The citizens of Pennsylvania will be
taxed heavily to pay the expense of the
militia called into service by the miners
stHike. Consumers of hard coal through
out the country will be compelled to pay
largely increased prices, and yet the
public. the legislatures, the congress, sit
supinely by and watch these oft ,.ecur-
ring battles between labor and capital
without any attempt at interference.
"A dog fight would be stopped by some
body before it had lasted day, but
men are permitted to ruin one another
without interference.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16

The escape from punishment of Rath
bone, Nicely, Gaynor and Greene is cal
oulated to arouse a suspicion that there
is a plan to make Capt. Oberlin NJ.
Garter 90 time for all the thieves and
swindlers connected with the govern
ment service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16

T. H. Grisham. Populist nominee for
congress, saw his first game of baseball
the day of his nomination. AS boy, in
Missouri, his ball playing was limited
to 'one-old-cat," with a yarn ball COW
cred with squirrel skin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16

The establishment of rural free deliv-
cry appears to have solved the problem
of how to make ends meet in the postal
service. The deficit is smaller than it
has been in any previous twelve
months, for the past 20 years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal
aacay during the snnf,re, may haze
The paper mailed regularly each day
10 any address at the rate of thirty
cents a month. address changed as
often as desired While ont OF f0zCn
The State journal aOiH be to y0n ike
a daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16

Washington Post: 1t seems that there
are gentlemen who feel that the Cuban
postal frauds incident cannot be closed
without the retirement of Fourth Assis-
tant Postmaster General Bristow. 1t
will be recalled that it was Mr. Bristow
who impudently proceeded upon the
theory that official corruption should be
sehD
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16

The Republican campaign book looks
as though it were gotten up for the
express purpose of inducing the spell
binders to omit all reference to Cuban
reclprOcity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16

Anybody having a good recipe for
harmony might do some business with
the Vermont Republicans as we'll as
with the Democrats of the nation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16

the people at large. This however an
pears to be a case where the pre-
emption of the street will make little
difference
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16

1t is evident that Col. Bryan doesp
believe in committing himself on thu
presidential matter, any further ahea(
than is absolutely necessary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16

Perhaps the time will come when pro-
gressive cities will unite with the labor
unions in opposing government by in
junction.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16

Mary MacLane has gone to New Yorl
where the chances are good for finding
any sort of devil she may be looking
for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16

band doesn't think sitting on the same
couch with her is as exciting when they
are married as he did when they were
engaged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16

The Mound City churches have fused
for the regeneration of the town sinners.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16

Omaha World Herald: They say pro-
hibition does not prohibit in Kansas.
but it seems to prohibit under a KAN
sas nan in the pension office.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16

Gen. Funston seems to have met his
match in the doctors. Every time ne
goes against them he is laid out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16

Explorer Baldwin returned a little too
late for this years Chautauqua season
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-16

junction.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-28
GEN. CROZIER rs HERE
TO INSPECT THE ARSENAL

The firing of a salute of IL guns at
Rock Island arsenal yesterday morn
ing at Q o'clock announced the ar
rival of Gen. William Crozier, chief of
ordnance, who came direct from
Washington to begin here his tour of
inspection of arsenals under his su-
pervision.
This is the first time Gen. Crozier
has ever been at Rock Island arsenal
in any capacity and he will give the
institution and its surroundings a
careful inspection, remaining until to-
morrow evening, when he will leave
for the arsenal at San Antonio, Texas.
The shops were closed yesterday on
account of the national holiday and
the general spent the day receiving
the officers at the residence of Mai.
Blunt and driving about the island
and the three cities.
This evening n reception will be Civ
en- at Maj. Blunt's home to the Off
clals OF the three cities, the represen-
tatives of the press and the friends
of Maj. and Mrs. Blunt.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-28
Charles E. HodgsOn,
Fire Insurance
Agency.
Established 1874.

American Ins. Co. -. Newark, N. j..
Continental ................Ne New York
Agricultural New York
Traders Ins. Co. ........ Chicago, Ill.
Union Ins. Co. Philadelphia, Pa.
Rockford Ins. Co. -. Rockford, Ill.
Security Ins. Co. New Haven, Conn.
Ins. Co. State of Illinois Rockford, Ill.
Office, room 3, Buford block. Rates
as low as consistent with security.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-28

The sizes are only usually car
ried in the very large cities, such
as the Moravian damask, PA yds.
wide; the Belgian Rey Aine, . and
2N yards wide-lengths from to
) yards long.
Fine Irish 2Is to 3 yards wide
cloths for round tables - beauti-
full styles to select from.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-28
M'CABE'S
Specials for Saturday Nigh,

Cane seat oak rockers, SIC.
1s-inch open work doylies. 15c.
Ladies' tailor made hats, soc.
Dennison's crepe paper, roll, SC.
Remnants Sc to 12c fiannelettes, SC.
75c to 9Sc dress goods, 39c.
Silver salt and pepper shakers, 25c.
Short lengths 1Oc silkolines, SC.
Fancy side elastics, sc.
Long handle bath brushes. 12c.
$2.25 electric seal scarfs, $1.19
Ladies' knit skirts, 19c.
Women's heavy fieeced hose, 9c.
Ladies' $1-50 kid shoes, s1.17.
Music by orchestra.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-28

George L. Starr, a pioneer resident
of this city, died yesterday afternoon
at o'clock at. his home, 9O2 First ave-
nue., after lingering illness. He was
born in Rock Island Aug. 13, 1S41. The
survivors are deceased's aged mother,
Mrs. Eliza Sharp; two sisters, Mrs.
Il a. Gray and Mrs. Oliver Graham,
and two brothers, William and Nc
Coy Starr. The funeral will be held
from the residence at ? o'clock to-
morrow afternoon, with interment at
Chippiannock.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-28
TRAIN ROBBERS REvOLvERS
ARE FOUND IN DAVENPORT

Two revolvers, couple of pairs of
gloves and several other articles of
wearing apparel, believed to have
been discarded the night of the hold
up by the Rock Island train robbers,
are the latest find in the search that
is being directed from Davenport.
These articles were found near the
scene of the robbery. There were no
other Developments in the case today
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-28
YOUNG & M'COMBs'
Extra Specials for All Day Saturday.

Broken mixed, peanut brittle, salt
ed peanuts, hoarhound, chocolates,
per h., 10c.
Mems soc puff ties, Zoe.
Odds and ends mems 81 shirts, 29c.
Infants fieeced vests. 3Hc.
$1.25 felt street hats. 10c.
Soiled CSC corset covers, 10c.
Ladies' fast black hose, fleeced, Zoe.
Ladies' good black cotton hose, Sc.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-28
Stockholders. Meeting.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Central Trust t& Saw
ings bank, of Rock Island, Ill, will be
held at their banking house Monday,
Dec. l, 1902. at 3: 30 o'clock p. m, for
the election of directors and the
transaction of such other business ar
may properly come before them.
III. B. SIAMON, Cashier.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-28
OBITUARY RECORD.

Mrs. Joseph Marsh (nee McCrack-
en), who was born in Rock Island Oct.
3. 1864, died recently at her home in
Norwich, Conn. She had been res
ident of that city for 20 years. Be
side her husband she is survived by
her mother, two sisters and two
daughters.
Rock Island Argus., 1902-11-28
The Weather.

Threatening tonight and
Saturday, with probably
showers Saturday; rising
temperature.
j. M. SHERIER,
Observer.
Temperature--7 a. M. %; at
noon 80.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-06-07

Hon. A. ]. Russell, the big-hearted,
fertile-brained and d%eservedly popular
speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives Of the last session of the legisla-
ture, was found dead in his bed at
oxford Wednesday morning. Death
was due to appoplexy. He delivered
an address at the University of Mis-
sisSippi the day before, and his sudden
and unexpected death was a terrible
shock to the people at Oxford as well
as throughout the state. where he was
well known. The deceased was very
brainy man, with promise of ven a
more successful future. He was Il
citizen of Meridian and was general
counsel for the Mobile and Ohio r. r.
for this state. lie was prominently
mentioned in connection with the
next gubernatorial nomination. The
SENTINEL is panied to know of his
death.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-06-07
COTTON PICKING MACHINE.

Much interest is being aroused
throughout the state over the cotton
picking machine which is to be given
a trial near Greenville this fall. The
following brief description of the
machine recently appeared in the
Greenyille Democrat:
The cotton picking machine is SYM
metrical in appearance and is drawn
by TO large mules. The picking appa-
ratus is suspended from the side bars
OF the main frame, which is mounted
ON four wheels and made adjustable
thereto by means Of Il raising and low
erinp screw. The aXles are arched
nigh to straddle and override the cot
ton row, the picking fingers, Of which
there are 100 on n side and 1875 on
otner. are thrust endwise into the
plant simultaneously from each side
OF the plant. interlacing each other
while in the plant and moved back
ward at a speed corresponding to the
forward travel of the machine, thereby
'f'NNAAE AlA'ii oldlltlldiN III ItldllDl W
the plant and about two inches be-
tween centcrs in every direction being
close enough To insure the engage
ment Of every open boil Of cotton.
The fingers are made from spring
steel tapering from One-third of an
inch at the heel to Une-fifth at the
point, and are provided with fine teeth
along u side between the stationary
metal shippers and translated after
having passed the strippers to again
present the point to the plant to be
inserted longitudinally to an extended
position as before.
Each side is provided with Il spiked
roller located adjacent to the point
where the fingers leave the shippers.
Their function is to take the cotton
from the strippers and throw it into
the inclined elevator belts, which in
turn deposit it into sacks suspended
from the upper end of the elevators
-Greenyille Democrat.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-06-07
COOK AND BREWER.
Vigilant Judge and District Attorney.

According to the Delta Register,
the new paper started at Clarksdale
recently, crime in Coahoma county has
been tlourishing for many years, but
the recent session Of circuit court
held by Judge Sam c. Cook and ably
assisted by the district attorney. Hon.
Earl Brewer, dealt it some solar pick
us blows from which it will not soon
recover. Both these gentlemen were
only recently appointed to their present
positions, and both might be classed
as anti-prohibitionists, but they were
ceasclesS in their vigilance against
crime of all kinds, especially the blind
tiger evil. They seemed to know how
to go at this evil to bring results. OF
the 1870 cases tried at the session II
were indictments found by the grand
jury. There were 46 convictions, 2t
of which were for retailing liquors and
10 for gaming. Only 10 of these cases
were continued. The amount of fine.
vas Sl,595.0O, more than one-thirt
Of the cost Of the court for the ses
sion. This is more than has beeel
collected in some counties for seyera
terms. This is remarkable record
and stamps the judge and district at
torney as keenly alert officials whoar,
striving to do their duty to the full
measure of their ability. They prom
Used, upon accepting the places. to SEE
that the law was executed, and tina
means the suppression Of Illicit saloo
liquor in 50 far as the courts are able
All honor to the judge and his district
attorney. Their example is worthy
Of emulation by judges, district at
torneys and various other officers il
Confines and towns in the state.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-06-07
WHO OPPOSES PRIMARY?

Why should any mar or body of
men he afraid of the present primary
election law: Is it possible that they
regard the white people Of Mississippi
as incapable Of self-government? Has
the time come when the earnest.
honest, wealth producers Of the state
the men who fight its battles in war,
pay the taxes and maintain the
government, are incapable of electing
their officers? Why does any man OF
class of men prefer a convention to
nominate State officers to a primary
election? Is it because the good of
the most would thereby be. sub
served: Or is it because they wish t.
farm out the Offices and put men
therein who will serve the interest OF
the Boss rather than the people? |
believe it is for the latter. believe
the main opposition to the primary
election system is based upon the fact
that a few men will not he permitted
to name the officers and then run the
government for their own selfish gain.
1t occurs to me that the time has
come for the plain people to take a
hand and give the Boss Crokers OF
Mississippi to understand that their
services are no longer needed. We
have had enough Of it. -Greenwood
Commonwealth.
The SENTINEL heartily endorses the
above paragraph from Editor Narde-
man. That has always been our po-
sition on this question. We favor
the primary because by that method
of selecting candidates the mass OF
the people make the selections. while
the convention plan means that the
same work is done by limited few.
Generally the Scheming, tricky poll
tician opposes a primary and wants a
convention. lie is afraid to leave his
case in the hands of the voters at
large. choosing rather to have Il few
to settle his case. The man who de-
mandS a convention will do to watch.
He may be all right, but there is much
room for doubt. If he is afraid for
the entire people to consider his case,
he ought not to receive the nomina-
ton. The primary is the f%airest,
best and most satisfactory method,
and is only carrying out the true idea
of democracy-to let the peopie run
the government and choose its officers
BY all means let 5 retain the primary
instead of going back to the conven-
ton, which has given rise to more I'M
derhand work and political dishonesty
than any thing else. 1t is true a pri-
mary run without any legal restric-
lions is sometimes productive of rot
tenneSs and dishonesty, but the last
legislature Overcomes that objection
by legalizing the primary.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-06-07

Ten days Of last month mark Nav.
1902, as recOrd-breaker in the chron.
ology of disasters. They are as fol.
lows: May !, tornado in India. killed
3l6: May g, Mount Pelee eruption.
killed 30, 1000; May -, explosions Of
naptha in Pennsylvania, % killed and
POP injured; May IA, loss of the Brit
ish India liner with 81 passengers;
May Il, six men killed in Atlanta riot:
May IS, l41 people destroyed in Texas
storm; May 10, $50 lives lost in Coal
Creek mine explosion; May 20, six
lives lost in Cincinnati storm; May %.
l24 men entombed in a mine at Fernie.
British Columbia. 1t is to be hoped
that the world has encountered the
last May Of that kind.-Memphis
News.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-06-07

The newspapers are jumping ON
President Roosevelt for his speech
made at Washington on Memorial
day, in which he attempted to palliate
the horrors practiced by some OF the
American soldiers in the Philippines
by charging that the prevalence of
lynching in the United States is worse.
The President is noted for saying
strange things and doing the unex,
pected. 50 why worry over this speech?
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-06-07
Notice to Stockholders.

The annual meeting of the stock.
holders OF the Grenada Building &
Saving Association will be held in
the Office Of Mcleod & Snider on June
IA, 1902, at s p. M, for the purpose
of elccting a board of directors and for
such other business as may be brought
before them. j. w. MCLEOD,
Secretary.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-06-07

w. j. Bryan, who attended the
recent inaugural ceremonies of the
new Cuban government, has returned.
In an article for Golfers Weekly he
predicts that the island will be the
scene of civil war, and that there will
be considerable internal strife among
the leaders, which will temporarily
paralyze affairs. He thinks tho
Cubans capable of self government.
and that they will in the course of 3
few years bring things out of chao,
into Ship shape.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-06-07

The county prisoners are now a.
work on the public road from GrayS
port across the Yalobusha swamp. i
is our understanding that the labor il
being utilized in greatly improving
the roads of that section. Good road,
are worth as much to the county a,
anything and the using Of the pris
oners in this way is to be commended
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-06-07
Accidental Killed.

Prof. Mecklen, assistant principal
of the Winona graded school. was ac.
cidentally killed while out hunting
Thursday afternoon. lie was out
with several young men. and was
about ten miles east of Winona when
he met death. The SENTINEL was
unable TO learn any particulars of how
the deceased met death.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-06-07
Superseding all Others.

From rich Mississippi river bottoms:
Il have been selling Hughes Tonic
FOR six years for chills and fevers.
Has superseded all others in my trade.
II invariably cures when given accord.
ing to directions. 1t is the very medi.
cine we need and 1.-THE only one fol
chills and fever that | a sell" Sold
by druggist SOC. and 81 bottles.
PREPARED BY
ROBlNS0N-PETTET CO.. [lnc.l Louisville.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-06-07

Mrs. Cerro Gordo Hooks has been
on trial at Memphis for more than
two weeks past charged with murder
ing her husband, but there has been
more evidence produced to show that
she murdered a son a couple of years
ago than that she murdered Hooks.
The case is a celebrated one already.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-06-07

The Clarksdale Register is one OF
the best. cleanest and most readable
papers coming to our table. 1t is in
diligently edited and does not hesitate
10 speak out in meetin'. a spade is
not called a shovel, but a spade, and
criticism is not spared if it is needed.
The Register deserves to succeed,
and will do so.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-06-07
A terrible accident occurred nea

\ terrible accident occurred near
Senatobia Sunday. A ~14-year-old
daughter of Tom Jennings was climb
ing out Of a window at her home, when
she accidently knocked out the stick
propping it up and the window fell
across her neck, breaking it and pro-
ducing death. When her parents re-
turned home they found her dead,
hanging from the window.