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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-01
Night was Her Terror.

81 would cough nearly all night
long" writes Mrs. Chas. Applegate, OF
Alexandria, Ind, land could hardly
get any sleep. / had consumption so
bad that II walked block / would
cough frightfully and spit blood, but,
when all other medicines failed, three
Sl.00 bottles of DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry wholly cured me and l gained So
pounds" It's absolutely guaranteed to
cure Coughs, Colds, LaGrippe, Bron-
chitis aud all Throat and Lung Troub-
les. Price SOC and s1.O0. Trial bottles
free at II. Alex Stokes drug store.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1903-07-01

WANTED-Capable, energetic man to
act as our agent in Reynoldsville and
surrounding territory. Great induce
ments to right party. Write for full
particulars. The Great Atlantic g.
Pacific Tea Co., Erie, Pa.
Reduced prices on granite ware at the
Cash New York Racket store.
Lace curtains at reduced prices at
Millirens.
The turtle soup at the City Hotel
restaurant is genuine.
White and fancy duck skirts at Mil
lirens.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
ANARCHISTS TO MEET.
A World Convention to Be Held
in Paris Soon.

New York. Feb. 25.-The Evening Tel
egram today prints a story TO the effect
that anarchists from all over the world
are about to meet in q secret convention
Paris TO devise plans that may rad
icaIy affect the crowned heads Of
Europe. All preparations for the con-
vention We're carefully guarded. but the
plans became known through the boast
full talk OF a youthful delegate to the
convention from this city This man.
Italian known as CudiIopo and Ru-
doIph. gave up his place on Saturday
declaring that he had been selected a.
one Of five delegates from the United
States 10 the convention. The Teie-
gram continues.
Far-reaching anarchistic plans are to
be discussed ana perfected at this
worlds convention. it is said. and it IS
even whispered that ere an adjournment
IS taken a meeting of anarchy's Utmost
cabai viii have been held and lots will
have been drawn assigning men &c,
deeds the full accomplishment of which
may shape the destinies of the reignius
houses Of Europe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
REDMOND'S AMENDMENT.
It Is offered Merely as a Friendly
Warning He Says.

London. Feb. 25.-The Irish leader. Joe
Redmond, in the house OF commons to-
day moved an amendment TO the ad-
dress IN reply to the speech from the
throne on the subject OF the Irish land
question Mr. Redmond's speech was
most conciliat0ry- He said the amend
ment was not intended as a hostile
demonstration against the government,
but as j friendly warning 10 the
members that he and his friends be-
lieved that the government was engaged
In framing q great measure of justice
and appeasement for Ireland, which in
the words of the kings speech. would
complete the abolition of the dual own
erShip Of land
All he wanted was an assurance from
the chief secretary for ireland that the
government was engaged in an honest
attempt 10 solve the problems on the
lines suggested by the report of the re-
cent land conference which the speaker
added offered an unexampled Opportuni-
" 70 md the agrarian troubles and con
HlctS between classes in Ireland.
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has been very III again and for time
she Is thought to be out of danger.
The reports from Christ hospital con-
corning Mr. Bert Corners. the man who
had his skull fractured yesterday. are
very. encouraging He is perfectly con
sclous and is doing remarkably well.
Mr. Glendenning desires to meet all
the members of the Pres yterian Sab
bath school who have indicated an in
terest in religious things. To accom-
plish this he VIII be at the church from
four TO five O'Clock Thursday after
noon and the children are requested 10
meet him there.
The north side branch of the Y. II c
A. had "A very enthusiastic meeting al
the Kansas Avenue N. E church sun
day afternoon. one hundred and fifty
persons being present The meeting was
addressed by the Rev Homer Wark 0f
the Lowman Fffn n T. church who
took for his subject the Character OF
the Apostle Paul" The report from the
membership committee show pledges for
more than two hundred and during the
week there VIII be an active canvass
made to increase the number to three
hundred. which number is necessary to
carry through the work successfully.
About thirty young men present pledged
themselves to enroll five new mem bers
each before next Sunday and If this is
done the desired membership VIII be
more than obtained In connection with
this there are pledges TO the amount OF
S344 for the purpose of furnishing and
equipping the rooms.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
LELAND KILLS TWO.
Leads Fight on Bills Creating
New Boards.

The house killed three bills in short or
der late Tuesday afternoon in committee
Of the whole Cyrus Leland led the at
tack on two Of them and his seatmate
Stayely Of Usage knocked out the other
Two were to create new state boards TO
regulate" certain things. and the other
was the wholesale merchants bill TO pre-
vent retailers from selling out their stocks
in toto without giving their creditors u
chance to rake in the proceeds.
The bin which MIR Stavely assaulted
with telling effect was the optometry. or
spectacle peddlers bill It provided for A
state board to examine and license opti-
clans the same as physicians are now Ii
censed. Stavely said it was in the interest
of certain colleges of optics and would en-
able spectacle vendors to charge whatever
price they wished for glasses. He quoted
prices to show that you could buy big
stock of spectacles for SIS and said the
peddler for IS cents These got broken and
he Went to professional optieian and got
speCtacles that turned out to be brass the
next day His speech killed the bill sum
Leland killed the horse doctor Just as
Summarily- It provided for & board to OK
anime and license veterinary surgeons Le-
land sald Il was introduced n the interest
Of alleged college of veterinary SUI
gerry and would stop the country horse
doctors from practicing-
Mr.. Leland was also responsible for the
death Of the iCbbers' bill. which was fully
explained IN the State Journal about ten
days ago He said It was backed by the
wholesale lobbers Of Kansas City and St.
Joseph and was an insult 70 every retailer
in the state He moved that the enactirg
clause be stricken out.
This bill prohibited retail merchants
from selling their stock Of goods except in
the ordinary course of trade. without filing
notice OF the sale with the register of
deeds. together with fun list OF their
creditors. and leaving the sale money on
a deposit in some bank for ten DAYS Dur
ing that time all the creditors were to be
notified OF the sale and where the money
could be found. that if they wished TO
attach It they could do So
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STOP THE THRILLING.
Senate Comes to the Relief Of
Board Of Agriculture.

AN effort is being made to save the
appropriation for the thirteenth biennial
seport Of the state beard of agriculture
which is now threatened with being kill
ed IN conference committee ~ the
lvo houses The bin 90 appropriate
sf s0 FOR postage for sending out this re-
PORT was introduced az the hrst Of the
session. but the house cut down the APP
rrouriatiou by half The opposition
cnmes from the house Senator Harry
MILAN this morning introduced the
following concurrent resolution which
was unanimously adopted
ne il resolved by the senate the
house concurrfng that It Is the sense
If this legislature that a great injustice
IS being done the citizens Of this state
engaged i'm agricultural and kindred IN
dustries comprising as they do 10 per
GENT Of the population and paving 50 per
cent of the taxes by the delay in send
rg out for lack of postage the thir-
tecnth biennial report of the board Of
agriculture If this state and we urge
upon the conference committee. to
whom the appropriation for postage has
heen referred. 10 Immediately arrange
thls matter So these volumes can be
sent out without further delay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
PRAISESAMERICAN PAPERS
French Journalist Speaks of His In
pressions of This Country.

Paris. Feb. 25--Paul de Huy. the editor
and publisher OF the Petit PdrIsieu, has
returned from the United States with
great admiration for American ways and
methods He said today TO the World cor
respondent
zone thing that struck me was the frank
way IN which the managers Of American
newspapers open their doors TO all corners.
even competitors found 4 great deal Of
fraternity and no Jealousy. We do not do
that here
Being specially interested IN newspapers
1 visited the paper factories and found
them much larger and better equipped
than ours IN America they turn out l. 800
done marvelS when we turn out $50. We
make money on circulation. the Ameri-
cans frequently lose on that. but gain
enormously on advertising
is better than the American way. There.
I think. the headlines are too close togeth-
er, are 100 frequent In the details of
a printing office the Americans are far
ahead OF
Since my return to Paris 7 have been
arranging for the introduction of several
American features in the Petit Parisien,
such as the electric proof press and an au-
toplate machine like those employed by
the New York papers
Another thing I would Ike to see in
PRODUCED here IS a newspaper cuttings
(refereuce1 department which II the New
York Offices is a model arrangement.
The interior organization Of the Amer
lean newspapers, as a rule IS superior to
ours
THE New York reporters took my
breath away. l noticed that the American
papers pay compare lively little attention
10 politics. while in France a paper with no
politics could not exist Business first is
the Americans motto He wants news IN
the paper and then. if ne mas the time.
he reads politics.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
HOLDUP IN ARGENTINE
James Mcmahon; a Restaurant Keep
er, Is Robbed Of $40

Argentine. kas, Feb 25.-James Nc
AIahon, who keeps a small restau rant on
Spear avenue. near the Santa F'e depot
in Argentine, was held up and robbed
of about $50 in his place at 100 o'clock
this morning MCMahOn was alone IN
the restaurant at the time 4 tan slim
man wearing a SLOUGH hat and with \
handkerchief tied across his face walked
in The man, without ceremony, said
Give me what money you've got
there. and give it to me quick
McMahon says ne handed it out as
quick as he could He did not stop to
count Il. but he believes it was about
$50. The man then backed cut OF the
place Before closing the door the man
gave Mcmahon this parting injunction:
Keep your head closed until We get
away I'll kill you If you hoiIer-''
Mcmahon said that a large. heavy set
man stood outside the place on watch
while the other man got the money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
THE POSTMASTER
Shook OH Coffee And Got Wen.

It's 50 easy TO shake of coffee and COT
fee diseases when we'll made Postum
Cereal Food Coffee is served in its place
that it doesn't take long 10 tell the tale
The postmaster of fiourishiug town
in Dinwiddie county, Virginia, writes
up to a short time ago coffee had me
great sufferer from constipation
nervousness and indigestion About the
middle of last July I quit coffee and be
gan using Postum and ever since I have
been improving Ny troubles have now
quite disappeared.
Il attn ibute my recovery II Postum
and have induced several OF my friends
to try it. You are at liberty to use this
Name given by Postum Cereal Co. Ltd,
Battle Creek. Mich
There IS a reason Coffee is a definite
poison to many persons and disease sets
in # the use Of even one cup a Gay IS
continued
When TIE poison IS Withdrawn and 4
pure food beverage like Postum Food
'Conee used the return to health is nat
ural and prompt Il the disease IS not
too advanced. and many very many
old chronic diseases disappear when the
coffee is abandoned and Postum used
in its stead. Many CT these old diseases
are hidden nervous disorders. that IS
coffee keeps tie nerves poisoned ana
that condition creates and holds
disease = some organ Of the body
Take away the cause and give a true.
natural nerve rebuslder ike Postum
and the change is often miraculous.
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NORTH TOPEKA.

leave items for this column with Kim
BAH Printing Co. 81 North Kansas Ave-l
c c Martin was IN yesterday from
Meriden-
TIL Courley returned yesterday from
Kansas City.
Mrs A. II. Judd Of Stockton was in
town Tuesday shopping.
Mrs T. c. Joseph has gone east to buy
her spring stock of millinery
Mr. Walter Kari Of Kiowa county is
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs W n. Ne
Dow
n W Of A. degree team, 1913 viii
give d dance February IS Thursday
night
Mr.. F. NJ. Ship of Paxico is the
guest Of his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Boltingh0use-
Mrs Nina Neiswender of Silver Lake
is visiting her sister Mrs c. l. Dol
man of SIS Quincy street
Mrs. ". H. Costley is spending the
Mr. and Mrs A J. Berry
Among the people IN from Hoyt yes
terday were Mrs. Steele and daughter.
Miss steele and Mrs n. MOrford.
There VIII be an autograph social
this evening at the Kansas Avenue n.
E church. There viii be no charge
Mrs. Morris came in from Hoyt last
night and was the guest today of her
The Duplicate Whist club viii meet
next Monday afternoon with Mrs
Mark Putnam at the Union Pacific
hotel
Mr.. and Mrs Harry WiIkerson have
moved from 1923 Kansas avenue to the
MuIIigan property at 1908 Quincy
street.
Mrs n B. Riley Of Coyvilie kan
sas. viii arrive Thursday and be the
guest Of Mrs George Hoyes of s2s Van
Buren, street
H. c. Parrot Of Colby. Kansas has
returned home after a weeks visit TO
Mr. and Mrs c. A. Boltinghouse Of sla
jackson street
Mrs l. c. Kistler entertained a few
Of her friends at a welsh rarebir sup
per at her rooms at the Union Pacific
hotel last evening
Harry Lukens returned yesterday tC
St Joseph after visit Of a week TO his
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Lukens Of
+ 1908 Central avenue
Word has been received from Mr. John
! French Of Springfield. No. that his wife
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BABY WEIGHING 90 OUNCES
Child Is Six Weeks Old, and Is Ten
and one-Half Inches in Height.

Dublin. Ind, Feb. 25zThe smallest
baby alive in Indiana is the child of
Mr.. and Mrs John Mitchell of Cam
den, o. Mitchell and his wife who
was formerly Miss Clara Speed. Of
Dublin, recently came here on a visit
to Mrs. MitcheIFs parents The child
is now six weeks old and measures ex-
actly ten and One-haIf inches from the
top of its head To the tips of its tiny
feet It weighs but four ounces over a
pound. The mother died, but the child
is healthy and gives promise of living
Its delicate hands are not any larger
than an ordinary mans thumb. and
the midget could easily be placed in
sugar bowl
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FIND HMM KANSAS.
John McGiu Escaped from an Iowa
Asylum Years Ago.

Omaha. Neb. Feb e5-Twenty wears
szo John lIcGfI q central Iowa farmer.
met with an accident which aeran2ati
his mind and he was taken to a state
insane asylum His great physical
strength and the violent nature Of his
mania made hln a difficult patient to
control Finally he made his escape
from the asylum ana no trace Of him
uld be- found
Aelfill= family were told of his escape.
huU did not credit the story Of The
asylum authorities. They conceived the
idea that the posse which had set OUT
in pursuit of him had overraken him
and that iu the struggle which they
knew must have ensued the officers had
killed him and secretly buried his body.
The years went by and the fate Of the
insane man remained mystery Final
iv his two daughters moved vita their
husbands to the vicinity of Council
blufs. firmly believing their father
dead
A few weeks ago. however. a COPY OF
Kansas paper fell into their hands
and in il they read Of a man named
John McGiN. living on q farm near At
wood kas.. who said he had some
daughters somewhere ia Iowa The
newspaper story led them to suspect
that the man might be their father. ana
tHe -us1and of one Of them went to
Atwood co investigate. He found that
the man was the John McGiu who
escaped from the iowa asylum twenty
After making his escape McGul made
his way To kansss He feared to COM
nunicata with his family lest he Shouts
ne returned to the asylum His mind
meantime had become clear. He home
sfeadet laud stocked and cultivated ill.,
ana n0's. nj the age Of more than -
years is independently rirn He is ar
present visiting his daughter Mrs.
Eilery Burke. near Council Bluffs. Ia
and when he returns 10 Kansas Mr.. and
hlrs- Burke and their children viii ac-
company him.
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FOUND HER HUSBAND.
Council Grove Couple Reunited
After Patient Years.

Kokomo. Ind. Feb. 25.-Ten years ago
Theodore Young. of Council Grove. kas..
left home after telling his wife that ne
was going to hunt work Yesterday
woman arrived here from Kansas
while making inquiries about Young
the woman CHANGED to see q man stand
ing on the platform whom she reeog-
nizad as her husband In q moment
husband and wife were clasped IN fond
embrace each shedding tears of JOY
The husband had wandered back to this.
his childhood home. and is the owner OF
dairy.
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THE LATEST PLAN FOR A NEW
BOARD.

Many Of the representatives had the
nerve to admit that they didn't know
what Optometry was One representa-
tive thought it was q new fancy drink
something like creme de menthe. An
other thought II would be good to eat
II properly cooked Others. whom
years OF service had made wise. care
fully anaiyzed the thing and discover
ed that it was something to furnish
another state board with a job. State
boards have become a kind of fad with
the legislature Before the session is
closed the people may expect TO hear
that a state board for the suppression
of the sailed peanut habit and to reg
ulate the saving Of wood. the manu-
facture Of corrugated mince pies, etc
etc. etc. cetera- etc. cetera. have passed
ana are laws Of the land No one, how
ever Will ever be able to say that of
the bill to create q state board for the
regulation of optometry- Owing TO the
objections Of about SO per cent of the
members 1t is q deceased one Mr.
Belts of North Topeka is the only man
who put out a helping hand as the bill
sank rapidly into. the ulire OF disfavor
and oblivion Mr.. Belts said that he
thought there should be board for
the protection of the eyes Mr. Belts
is respectfully referred TO the accom-
panying alleged illustration of a board
for the protection of the eyes which is
frequently used on dairy farms. and
at the same time on cows II mas great
virtue. inasmuch as it protects the
ewes of the gentle sOok-kOW from the
Belts should remember that the human
race is alleged To have a higher aver
age of intelligence than the gentle
sOok-kow. and usually manages to
protect the eyes without using board
Exit word Optometry until next ses-
sion The argument and the optometry
season are both closed
77r o. Loo i0.0
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

London. Feb SD r. Francis. presi-
dent of the ST Louis exposition. who
was accompanied by Ambassador
Ch0ate. was received by King Edward
at buckingham palace today The king
was most cordial TO Mr.. Francis and
evinced much interest in the exposition
Mr. Francis was more than satisfied
with the kings promises to lend all pos
sible influence toward providing fer
full rapresentation of Great Britain ar
St Louis The appointment of a royal
commission 10 this end viii be an
nGuuced in few days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

Great Falls. Mont, Feb. 1.-THE local
Washington of the return of about L.
0g0. 600 acres Of land in northern Mon
tana to enter under the general lane
laws. This land had been Withdrawn
under the provisions Of the irritation
acL anpaEentIE tor an irritation profect
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25
I. NJ. c. A. WON.
Defeated Baker Basketball Team by
Score of 50 to I8.

The Y. n. C. A. basket ball team de-
feated the Baker university team last
night on the Baker floor. Score 35-1s.
Line up.
Y. N. c. Al. Stoves. F. Griggs:
C. Millfce. G, Hope: 6. Lommas0n.
Baker F wilson F. Scholfeld; c.
Scholfeld. =. Hoover g. kaIb.
Field goaIs-Griggs s; Stoves A. Mil
ScholfeId >
Foul goals-Griggs: J. scholdeId 10.
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Awarded s. 900 Damages

Leavenworth. Feb. 25.-The jury in the
81. 400 damage suit of Miss Anna Fitz-
gerald VS. the Kansas City-Leaven-
worth electric line. after being out from
AS O'Clock yesterday afternoon until
about $50 o'clock last night. brought
in a verdict for the plaintiff for 50. 600.
Miss Fitzgerald is well known IN Leav-
euwOrth
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Cambridge City. Ind. Feb "a large
barn belonging to John s Dackey was
destroyed by fire today and fourteen
fine race horses being held for next
weeks sale, were burned to death All
had good records The loss is $4,000
with no insurance Among the horses
burned We're Logan Boy. Mexican Boy
T j Fsou*aine md Jonah Pov
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seen BY A NOVICE
The Secret Of OptOmetry Is at
Last Out.
Legislature Sits Down on It
When It Finds Out.
GABRIEL TAKES BACK.
Kills His Anti-Patent Medicine
Bill With Own Hand.
How Leland Is Saving Money in
Publishing Laws.

Optometry IS a word which has never
been very extensively aired prior 10 the
present session of the legislature. 1t is
said that Representative Smith kept
that word embalmed for many years
before he got a chance to use it. He
saw where it would fit into a bill. or
rather. where a bill would 1T around
the word Therefore the word bore the
same relation to the bill that a soup
bone does to the consOmme.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-25

New York Feb 25-Henry Farrer.
one Of the best known water color
painters in America Is dead. He was
born in London in 1S43 He came to
this country in 1851 For many years
Mr.. Farrer was secretary of the Ameri-
can Water Color society and a constant
and prolific contributor to its exhibi-
ti0ns.
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DolIev an Il KilIad-

The house live stock committee has
killed the Dolley inspection bill. which IS
the same as Senator Whites bill which
has already passed the senate. It does
away with a lot Of cattle inspection and
consequently reduces the number OF
jobs under the control of the live stock
sanitary commission The inspectors
are making a fight against the bill
while the cattle men are for it. especial
Isl in the central and northern part OF
the state.
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New ApDortionment Bin

Representative Hale Of Rush has intro
duced a new Ger gressionaI superintendent
bill IN the house II leaves all districts
as they are at present except the Third
and Seventh To make the new district IL
takes CoWIev county from the Third and
Sumner. Sedgwick- Harvey. Mcpherson.
Harper and Kingman from the present
Seventh