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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

bureau with the daily wheat and corn
region bulletins is one which should be
granted by that official If it is within
his power to do So
The Topeka Office OF the weather
bureau issues the United States depart
ment of agriculture's climate and crop
bulletin weekly. This gives an exhaus-
tive and accurate report OF the crop
conditions of every county In the state.
1t is issued every Tuesday for the week
previous and 1t is OF great benefit to
person in all lines of business, who wish
to keep in touch with the crop condf-
lions in the state
The daily bulletin, which the resolu-
ton prays for. Is what Is known as the
corn and wheat region bulletin. It Ii
made up of reports from twelve Kansas
stations. properly distributed, and gives
the maximum and minimum tempera-
lures and the amount of rainfall for
the twenty-four hours ending every
morning at o'clock. This daily report
in addition to the weekly crop report,
would be of great interest and benefit
to everyone who is at all concerned
about the climatic conditions. Chief
Moore will confer q great favor upon
the people of Topeka and Eastern Kan
sas If he will arrange for the Topeka
onice to receive this daily bulletin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02
A PRAIRIE SUMMER.

Emporia Gazette: The most accurate
~ drawn description Of a prairie sum-
mer that has been written. Is printed
In that most. beautiful Of magazines.
Country Life In America" The author
Of the prairie summer sketch Is Charles
M. Harger, editor OF the Abilene Re-
Hector. The writing is simple and
graceful and possesses that rare thing
we call charm The piece should go in
the school readers. because it is true,
because 1T tells us of the beauty about
US, and because it makes US not only
see but love that beauty. There are
pleasant things everywhere. There is
some delight in every environment and
the man who can find it and show 1t
has performed a service to his fellows,
for he has made the blind to see. This,
Harger has done in his sketch, "A
Prairie Summer"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02
GETS OFF THE TRACK.

The Lawrence Journal. which, by the
way, has one Of the best editorial pages
in the state. even If it does always
SANDER Topeka. severely critfcises Con-
gresham Reeder's irrigation ideas, and
says plainly that the new irrigation law
is a steal Among other things 1t re-
marks:
1.-THE Journal does not like to i'm
pugn the motives of any man; it prefers
to believe that all are honest, although
they may advocate measures that would
be ridiculous if advocated by an inmate
OF an insane asylum. And this paper Is
even liberal enough to concede that
some of the members Of congress who
voted for the stupendous irrigation steal
were honest in believing that they were
doing what was best for the country
OF course 1t would be foolish to suppose
that all who voted for it did so hon
estly, but perhaps some of them did;
let us be charitable. Compared to the
irrigation steal. the river and harbor
steal looks like a thirty cent loan. It is
an awful price to pay for the reelection
of some dozen men to congress: but 1t
seems we have to have them. even If
they do come high. But it is not alb
solutely necessary for Congressman
Reeder to make himself ridiculous in
talking about the matter. He has his
appropriation; he ought to keep still
about it. and not give himself away by
talking SO much. Among other things,
he says that the government will sink
wells, and irrigate with water from
them! Can you figure about how much
land a well will irrigate, conceding that
the water therein is perennial? And
when you have figured out how many
square feet it will wet up, figure how
many wells it will take. still supposine
that the water is inexhaustib1e, to irri-
gate quarter section. When you have
done that then go ahead and figure up
how many wells 1t will take to supply
one county, and by the time you have
that done. If you don't run out of fig-
ures. just shut your eyes. hit an opium
pipe and dream the rest. That is what
1t all amounts to: just a pipe dream. a
dream that will be almighty expensive,
but one for which Uncle Sam will foot
the bills. Then again. Mr.. Reeder says
that the 'seepage' from the basins in
the mountains will irrigate the plains of
eastern Colorado and western Kansas
There hasn't been water and snow
enough In the whole Rocky Mountain
region since Zeb Pike discovered his
peak to thoroughly irrigate the eastern
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe.J

From the Atchison Globe1
Some little people can eat a mighty big
meal.
A woman is never mean to a man until
he has said he loves her.
Did you ever know a man to kill a little
bear or catch a little fish?
When you look some people the first
thing you think of is a club.
Any man old enough to raise whiskers
is too old to look well on bicycle.
A mans Importance can not be deter
minded by the number Of initials before
his name.
When nine out Of ten people play the
piano. those In hearing say: For
heavens sake. let up"
Every man thinks he is very conscien-
tious in his work, but wonders how other
men hold their jobs.
A girl raves over the beauty Of an APP
pie tree in bloom, but boy waits until
the blossoms are apples.
There are spots in summer on your in
side which nothing in the world can reach
but a glass of lemonade.
You have probably noticed that when
a mans grandfather fought in the re-
evolutionary war he was an officer.
1t takes a very smart person these days
to tell the difference between the bites of
a chigger, mosquito. bedbug or flea
If a man approaches a merchant in q
confidential manner, he is more apt to
ask for credit than to impart a secret.
On the way home from a wading party,
all the talk is about the grill who held her
skirts up higher than the rest
wife can read her husbands mind all
right. The difficulty is in getting him to
acknowledge that she reads him right.
A man-hater In town calls every widow
she knows. a benefactress, because she
has put at least one man under the
ground.
1t must be nice to be a Methodist
preacher; every three or four years he
has to move, and the people say as nice
things Of him as If he had died.
A number of Atchison mothers who
board have so little time to bring
their children up properly. that there is
talk of inducing them to give them away.
An Atchison woman who spends two
hours daily in her bath, Is not admired
for her extreme neatness. Indeed, the
others boarders who are waiting in line,
call it selfshness-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

edged that he would be the next United
Senator in his Westmoreland speech.
A Mcpherson drug firm b advertising .
medicine that will cure seasickness. Per-
haps they have prairie schooners in view.
Salina is up in arms. The electric cur
rent for fans has been shut on and the
subscribers claim that the fight for re-
storation will be no fake affair.
If those forty-nine dead Arkansas City
goats had heard OF the Morrison trial and
DR.. Brownfields experience they wouldn't
have butted into that hornets nest
The channel OF the epublican river was
changed by the recent flood and one OF
the interesting sights at Concordia Is IL
mills and bridges far out on dry land
A Franklin county man who succeeded
in feeding q young calf with his Sunday
go-to-meeting" clothes on and not swear
ing. expects his wings to sprout shortly.
The Harvey eating house management
is worrying over how to dress their din
ing room girls. That's easy. Mattresses
should always wear fetching costumes.
A Hoisineton soldier has painted his
house red, white and blue. But the wife,
who is compelled to tell callers that the
barber Is out. doesn't feel SO patriotic.
Young man II you want a good defini-
ton of Unanimous" look up the &C
count Of Cyrus Leland's legislature nomf-
nation. Even the spectators arose and
voted aye.
Just to set the men a good example
Norcatur women turned out and cut the
weeds around the Christian church. But
the men don't look half as sneaking as
they should.
If Lawrence can get some of the F. F.
VS. to enter they win stir up a postonfice
fight. otherwise the right and wrongs OF
the legislative contest win prove suffic-
lent excitement.
Ottawa complains that her hackmen
rush to funerals and society events with
the same speed that the fire wagons do
to burning buildings and life IL unsafe at
the street crossings.
A healthy appearing vagrant had trouble
finding an employment office In Topeka
the other morning But lots of men be-
come suddenly near sighted when they
start out to seek work
An Oberlin man offers IS to the farmer
bringing him the best peck OF wheat be-
fore Nov 1st. If the farmers Of that Sec
lions are active enough the city man
should have a granary full ere frost.
As the coal operators in southeast Kan
sas gaze at their great piles of s. per ton
fuel stacked up Is it to be supposed that
they are worrying themselves sick over
the continuance OF the miners strike.
The esteemed Emporfa Gazette says:
Charlie Brown caught a 4S pound cat
fish this morning which makes the fourth
whopper he has caught this summer"
Don't you suppose the types should have
made 1t read has told"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

The worlds production of zinc In 1901
is estimated at sol, 494 long tons, as COM
pared with 470,937 long tons in 1900.
and with 1854 tons in 1899 The Uni
ter States furnished in 1901 PSI per cent
of the worlds production, 23.5 per cent
In 1900, and 23-9 per cent in 1899. The
largest producer in the world is the
Vieille Montague company which has
the record of 1880 tons in 1901 as COM
pared with 6S.S15 in 1900. The Lanyon
Zinc company, of this state would take
rank as the second largest producing
company in the world, the next three
largest makers being in Silesia-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned From the Teachings OF
All Denominations.

A pure faith cannot abide In an evil con-
science.-Rev. Frank Crane, Peoples
Church, Chicago.
MANS NATURAL ATTITUDE.
Mans natural attitude IL that of a per-
petual seeker.-Rev. Dr.. Harris. Universal
list, Worcester, Mass.
DESTINY OF THE RACE.
The destiny OF the race depends upon
what men love and what they know--Rev.
A. Roeder, Swedenborgian. Orange. N. J.
THE SPIRIT OF UNITY.
Unity is not necessarily identity; but 1t
is sympathy. There may be diversities of
gifts, but there may be also the same
spirit; the spirit of love and Christian toll
erance.-Rev- J. E. Adams, Presbyterian,
Brooklyn.
CHRIsTs WORD THE CHART
Every forward movement must be
His spirit is our guide. His person L. our
star. Our motto Il, Mot a new gospel
but more gospe1.''-Esev. Henry Van Dyke,
Presbyterian. Princeton. N. J.
TRUE RELIGION.
Religion does not consist I'm mere con-
nection with the Christian church or in
formal worship: 1t II connected with the
soul of man and has respect to internal
condition.-Rev. DIR. William A. Siivfus,
Presbyterian, Pittsburg-
GREAT CITY A WILDERNESS.
. St. Johns wilderness of rock Is a fit
name for a great city. 1t Is a wilderness,
and there clre no ws.Ger beasts of passion
roaming among forests than some of the
human monsters which live in the city
Rev. DIR. Frank De Witt TaImage. Pres
byterian, Chicago.
THE LOVE THAT TRIUMPHS-
Every man who feels II am my BROTH
er's keeper" carries the stainless and blood
less weapon of a love with the gods. as
their mills grind sel1shness in all its
forms finer than dust--Rev. Frederick E.
Hopkins, Congresationalist. Chicago
EVIL EFFECT OF OVERINDULG-
ENCE.
Avoid an overindulgent spending of
money. 1t is not hard work. hut self in
diligence, that ruins men, Revelry and
luxury are the enemies OF success. Real
happiness consists not In Increasing rich
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

A London paper figures that in Mr.
Carnegie's effort to avoid the disgrace
Of dying rich he has so far given away
some $67 ,212, 923. divided as follows: Uni
ted States. $52,270.1 73; Scotland, $13,07S,-
$50; Canada, $S76,173; England, $42O, 900;
Cuba, $252, 900; Ireland, $4,000; Great
Britain miscellaneous gifts, $250, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers of the State journal
away during the summer may haze
the PAPER mailed regularly each day
TO any address at the rate Of thirty
cents a month. address changed as
often as desired. While out of toaCn
the State journal ariH be to yON IKE
a daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

From the fuss that is being made in
some quarters over the presidents off,
cial yacht it might be inferred that GER
tain editors think he should swim from
port to port
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

1t is reported that Uncle Sam is ne
gotiating for the purchase Of Green
land. If a deal Of that sort be consum-
mated about the first thing he would do
would be to put in a heating plant
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

1t must be heart breaking to J. Pier
pont Morgan to see a big deal like the
Rock Island merger carried on without
his assistance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

A newspaper in Illinois is about to be-
gin the publication of the Bible as
serial, in its columns Well. perhaps
that will be news to some of its read
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

Fitzsimm ons announced that he has
stopped fighting. May the public in
dulge in the hope that he also has
ceased talking.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

Baldwin's first attempt to tack a
Royal sign on the north pole has fail
ed but probably he will try again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

1t appears that 1t was necessary to
make an example of somebody in the
Philippines and General Jake Smith was
oct
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

If Col Bryan do the fair circuit this
fall he might add something to profits
of the trip by taking along that $3.50
heifer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

Hereafter when one wishes to retire
from the public gaze he will go to New
England as Mary McLane did.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

The Indianapolis News proposes as
Worlds fair attraction a race between
Santos Dumont and the price Of beef.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

New York Democrats probably will
think twice before again throwing har-
mony meat into the Nebraska cage.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02
MOORE SHOULD GRANT IT.

The resolution of the Comm ercial
club requesting willis L. Moore. CHEZ
of the United States weather bureau.
to furnish tbs Hppei<a office Of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

Some of the summer vacationists have
returned already and are beginning to
recuperate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02

The United States is putting up a
brand of earthquake almost equal to
the original South American article.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-08-02
JOURNAL. SATURDAY EVENING. AUGUsTa

woman, or ''the" woman, isn't it impos-
sible to believe that the answer could
ever be anything but the Lady?
The age-herald., 1902-02-16

writer of his time, has to do with the love of an apprentice to a glass-maker for his masters daughter. Venice in the later years of the fifteenth century is the background; and thereon MT. Craw
 ford has spread one of his most vivid and convincing pictures. He has told the story of the vicissitudes through which, at last Lorzi Ballarin and Marietta Beroviero come together. He a Dalma- tian, and, therefore. as a foreigner. pro- hibited from engaging in the working of glass on his own account; she, promised by her father to absolute young noble man of the city. There are, of course, complications of various kinds to be strengthened out before poetic justice is attained, and the impatient lovers are allowed their happiness It is enough to say that this story reminds one more closely of the writer's earlier and best work than anything that has appeared from his pen in recent years. It has more of the flavor of 'Saracinesca'' and it's sequels. though separated in period by many centuries, than any of his later writings; and it may be commended as a spirited and most interesting tale.
The age-herald., 1902-02-16

Threesury, tn Postmasther Gin'ral nine disthrick judges, forty postmas- thers, an one hundherd an eight col lictors iv intarnal rivinoo. Tn con versation was informal, but it is und- hershtud that tn advisability iv an excursion to Boston to shoot up tn anti-impeeryalist saloons was dis cussed. Tn prisidint dhropped in durin tn conference an greeted all prisint be their first name, which is Bill There was some good-natured chaff as to which iv tn gintlemen was first at tn top iv San Joon Hill befure tn meetin' broke up. Tn postmasther .gin'ral is sufferin' firm slight knife wound.
 Are. all tn people West iv tn park shootin' men?" asked Mr. Hen messy timidly.
 q think so,' said MT. Dooley. "but man that's been out there tells me not. He says annywan but an En- glishman cud go firm wan end iv tn West to tn other without carryin' a gun an that people that kill each other are not considered raysicta- ble in Tucson amy more thin they wud be in Eysther Bay, but that they are mostly dhrunk men an tn like iv that. Tn towns, he says, is run be men that sell ribbons, milk, yeast, spool thread, an pills an pull teeth an argye little law suits, just as tn towns down here are run, an tn bad men are more afraid iv thim thin they are iv each other. He says there are things doin' out West that niver get into tn dime novels an that whin people lose their lives they do it more often in saw mill or a smelter thin in a dance hall. He says so but I don't believe him."
 "I suppose" said MT. Hennessy, "a man iv me peaceable disposition wud niver get a job''
 Make repytation," said MT. Doc ley. Buy gun"
The age-herald., 1902-02-16
Population of the South.
Pittsburg Dispatch.

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
 Comparisons made by the Director of the Census, based upon the completed statistics. reveal the somewhat aston ishing fact that the population of the South is now increasing more rapidly than that of the North. Prior to the war the North doubled its population every twenty years and the South did not do two-thirds as well. During the last twen- ty years the ratios of increase have been slowly approximating while the West has shown great percentages. But with the figures of the last census 1t is seen that, while the West leads, the South is second and the North (which also in- cludes the East is third. The difference, however. is so slight as to warrant the assertion that the ratio of increase is now an average for all sections of the coun- try, and 1t Is probable that the next cen sus will show it to be actually so.
The age-herald., 1902-02-16
Dig the Nicarauua Canal.

Front he New York Journal.
 Dig the Nicaragua Canal.
 The United States government wants a waterway between the oceans.
 This government is not in the business of buying gold bricks, and therefore can not afford to have dealings with the dis credited Frenchmen who have the Pana- ma muddle for sale.
 The old company with fourteen hundred million francs in claims stands over the new company with the club of equity in it's hand. The new Panama company comes forward with the proposition to sell out. Uncle Sam has reason to be ap- prehensive of the club of the old com pany.
 A ditch filled up by torrential rains, machinery of French invention, rusted by time and exposure, complications as intricate as the unwinding foliage of tropical Panama, stand in the way of the French offer.
 It is not an honest offer. A bankrupt company wants to save something out of the wreck. There is no reason why the United States government should open its treasury to exploiters. Let the swind- led French investors pocket their loss
 The Nicaragua route is the American route During the past fifty years en- gineers of approved capacity have inves- tigated it thoroughly. The very commits sion that has said that the Panama route on the source of economy is preferable has previously endorsed Nicaragua on the score of practicability and cost.
 Nicaragua is the route that the Amer ican people have determined upon, and they have plenty of expert opinion to confirm their judgment
 The Panama route, whatever it's merits and they are open to endless discussion has behind 1t everybody who Is AGAINST the building of ANY canal ANYWHERE.
 DIG THE NICARAGUE CANAL.
The age-herald., 1902-02-16
Notice of Stockholders, Meeting.

State of Alabama-County of Jefferson. There will be a meeting Of the stock holders of the Peoples Home Telephone Company held at the office of the com pany at 2191a N. Eighteenth street, in the city of Birmingham. Alabama, at 10 a. m. on the 20th day of March, 1902. for the pur- pose of ratifying a resolution adopted by the board of directors February 1S, 1902. authorizing tho issuance of the bonds of the company, secured by mortgage on deed. of trust on all it's property, real and personal. and it's franchises. in the amount of One hundred Thousand Dol lars upon terms and conditions set forth in said resolution, or upon other terms to be agreed upon at said meeting: and for such other business as may come before the meeting.
 HENRY B. GRAY. 2-l5-30t Secretary.