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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07
Spring Cleaning Now.

Milwaukee Journal:
It is about cleaning house time. Bare
ana dreafy as it now looks, spring
days are speeding swiftly on their way
Soon we shall JOY in the song of birds
and the sight of greening grass and
swelling buds on the trees. Let US
make bright and cheerful our homes
and yards that they may be in har
mony with the fresh life and beauty OF
the outer world close at hand. And we
should not stop at the house and yard.
Street, sidewalk and alley need to be
cleared of the winters accumulation.
This cannot be left wholly to the city
Let each man do his part first, then If
the city IS negligent, let him remind
the authorities Of that which needs at
tention. No street is so remote, no
alley so obscure, that someone does not
pass that way. Make it attractive for
the few and more will be tempted that
way Do not allow old wire, broken
crockery and bottles, old shoes, or any
sort of rubbish to remain about your
premises. The more dilapidated your
neighborhoOd, the more need for you
to make a strong effort for cleanliness
Cleanliness has a moral effect on the
character as we'll as on the sanitary
condition of the body. A familiar old
proverb is Cleanliness is next to god
Illness" and he who makes himself
and things about him clean, IS step
ping heavenward.
However poor or humble your house
let it have a "spruced up air to make
glad the spring. What matter if the
yard is not yours? You live there and
it is one of the environments of your
family having influence on character.
Suppose there are forty other families
in your block of flats; let your cieanli-
ness be conspicuous and be an influence
leading others to follow your example
Clearly surroundings add to cheerful
ness. Let US all clean up and begin
now. now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07
EpIroRrAr coMMENr.
What It Means.

Buffalo Express:
In answering Clark Howell President
Roosevelt shows that he has but follow
ed the example of his predecessors in
appointing negroes to Office in the south
In fact he has made fewer, rather than
more, of such appointments. Secretary
Root had already pointed out that the
negro is accorded no more social recoS-
milton" at the White House now than at
any other time since the war.
Why, then, this outcry against Roose-
velt2 The president shows that he
knows its animus when he speaks of
at as AN cutlery apparently started IN
New York for reasons wholly uncon-
nected with the question nominaIly at
issue"
The blunt truth is that this is but one
OF the devices employed to prevent or
embarrass Mr.. Roosevelt's nomination
for the presidency. The south has been
used as a cat's-paw in the matter. It
is on a par with the attempt to raise
the A. p. A. cry against Mckinley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07
MAIN Travelled R0AD.

was to call up his father. who would
be at the Logansport end, from IN
dienapolis end at a certain hour when
the line was to be completed The son
and it was some time later that it was
found that the wire had not been con-
nected with the telephone at one end
and that there was a space of several
feet, with no wire, that the message
had to jump. It jumped One of the
Kansas Missouri telephone lines used
TO parallel the Rock Island telegraph
line for several miles. before the DAYS
of copper metallic circuit and the
click of the messages jumped to the
telephone wire and an operator could
read the kilograms by holding the tele-
phone trumpet to his ear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07

Before Peats, the wallpaper man, died
some time ago, he was at the head of a
mammoth paper concern doing a BUSH
ness Of s15,ooO,00O a year. Yet in 1891
Peats was running small establish
ment for the sale of wallpaper to the
retail trade on Madison street. Chicago.
What was the secret of his wonderful
advance in The wallpaper business in
comparatively so short a while? 1t was
advertising. A newspaper man back I'm
1882 induced him to experiment with
printers ink. The result was profitable.
Peats didn't see that he could have too
much Of a good thing, so he increased
his advertising appropriation and as his
profits doubled he doubled his space IN
the newspapers and periodicals. and aa
his advertising increased his business
grew Thus he reached the enormous
volume of S1500000O year by the arith.
metic progression of wideawake adver-
Using. I'm the language of p II. Bar
mum, himself one of the most extensive
advertisers the world has ever known.
il advertising can do this what is it
that it can't do2"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR


A woman stops insisting on having her
own way when you insist on her having
Il.
Nobody can hope to get into good So
ciety who doesn't call ones salary ones
incor2
In the spring people either have house
cleaning or fall in love or get into some
other trouble
Everyg time a bank informs a woman
she has overdfawn her account she gets
mighty SUSPICIOUS about the honesty of
the cashier
Every handsome woman is sure her
husbands best friend could not help
falling in love with her If he did nCt
have too much respect for her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07
INGALLS, BREAKs TIE ICE.

The entry of Melville e ingalls,, one of
the big railroad presidents of the
country into the domain of active poll
tics has caused much comment. It is
not unusual for railroad presidents to
take an interest in politics but it is un-
usual for them to enter in the race for
office.
A Chicago paper in discussing this
matter editorially says:
Melville Z. ingalls,. president of the
Big Four railroad, has accepted the
nomination for the mayoralty of Cincin-
natl and win run on the Citizens Demo
cratic-F Fusion ticket.
His race will be watched with general
interest, because he is the most pictur-
esque of railroad presidents and one of
the widest known. The interest viii be
stimulated also because this candidate,
who is the trusted and confidential lieu
tenant of the Vanderbils, an expounder
and advocate of railway consolidation.
and a man of wealth estimated at from
100000 to $50, 900, has been selected
to make the race in a campaign in
which he vii stand for purity and nom
partisanship in municipal politics.
Those Who know Mr.. ingalls, and his
carer unhesitatngly declare that he is
fit to stand for these high principles, but
is his nomination to be taken as an in
dication of a change in public sentiment
toward railroad men and men who rep
resent the power of capitahstic com
binations?
The Republicans of Cincinnati are
charging his nomination not to the
desire to obtain for the city a bust
nesslil1e. pure and nonpartisan admin
let,
to foist a Democratic mayor upon the
city. and through him and his machine
a Democratic successor-presumab
Mr. Ingalis-to Mark Hanna in the
senate. Although a capitalist Mr.. IN
gals has ever been the friend of labor.
rarely having trouble with his en-
ployes. He was a pioneer in the es-
Enlistment of railroad branches of the
Y. NJ. c. A and in other plans to bet
ter the condition and morals of rail-
road employees. Mr.. Ingalls, has done
much for Cincinnati, for he founded
the citys art museum. was president of
the exposition of 1880 founded the Gin
cinnati Technical School and made
Cincinnati's streets the pride of her
people
AS a public speaker he has an inter
:
referred to as the "Chauncey Depew Of
the west" Always a Democrat, Mr.
INGALLS, delivered many speeches in
1886 in favor of sound money and
weaned a large part of the railroad
vote away from Mr.. Bryan. Before the
convention of 1886 he was mentioned
as a presidential possibility. For sew
eral years he has desired to retire
from active railway service, but the
Vanderbilts would not let him. IN his
speech of acceptance ne declared that
the people should prove that Cincin-
MATHS new charter, which "bRssism
permitted because it thought it would
control the city under it, is not to be
the instrument of misrule. 1t would
not be strange if Mr. ingalls, desired to
round out his career by a term in the
senate for it is known that he once
aspired to the seat of John Sherman.
Ever a picturesque figure. the Big
Four's" president may be depended
upon to state his political views in IN
mistakable terms and to make a red
hot time in the old town" while the
+ race lasts
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07

The congress just adjourned was a
busy one The number of bills intro
duced aggregated 1850. Of which 3,91s
were reported and more than 1000 pass
ed. The house calendar was clearer at
the close Of this congress than it ever
has been before only rs bills remaining
undisposed Of in the Fifty-hfth con-
gress 22.14O bills were reported and 1,473
passed. In the Fifty-sixth, 2.758 We're re-
ported and 2.204 passed The nearest APP
Droach to the number Of bills introduced
IN the tifty-seventh was in the Fifty
sixth congress when IA .339 were brought
I'm and the greatest number reported was
in the Forty ninth congress, the aggre-
gate being 4lSL The number of private
bills passed by this congress have been
exceedingly large.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07

Philadelphia Record. Prohibiting the
sale of liquor at immigrant landing sta
tions was relevant in the immigration
bill but the prohibition Of its sale in the
capitol was absolutely irrelevant The
amendment was offered for buncombe.
or as a Joke. 1t was agreed to by the
house with the expectation that the SEN
ate would kill IT, which the senate did
not do. and the conference committee let
1t alone. Consequently, the sale of alco-
holic drinks viii be unlawful in the
house and senate restaurants for the
next year. A joint rule prohibiting
liquors was a dead letter; a law may be
more effective.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07

Analysis of the commercial mortality
for the month Of February according TO
branches of business. says r. G.. Dun <
Co. does not disclose any. special evil
dence of unsoundness, although a few
occupations We're more unfortunate than
others. The increase was comparatively
slight however. while on the other
hand. there were noteworthy cases Of
Improvement as compared with the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07

Governor Bailey's veto OF the bill
changing the law regarding the exemp-
ton OF wages from garnishment was a
righteous act and win meet the com
mendation of the public generally. The
entire legal machinery of the country is
set i'm motion to settle business transac-
lions between private parties quite often
enough as the law stands.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07

A Mexican millionaire asks the priv
ilege of paying off a part of his coun-
try's debt. He is evidently one of those
benighted individuals who have not
learned that a national debt is a ma
tional blessing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07

The work Of counting the Filipinos is
in progress. The job was wisely post
poned until after Funston left They
didn't stand shu long enough while he
was over there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07

It appears that some members sup
ported the tax bill on the theory that
nothing could be worse than the pres
ent system. That sort of reasoning is
always useful as a balm to the con
arfnr.1a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07

lit is now some weeks since the presi-
dent made a public announcement in
favor of large families and the Demo
Gratis have not vet taken it up as a
campaign issue They must be feeling
unusually discouraged.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07

Both Kansas and her capital city will
have representation in the list Of sea
fighters when the new battleships are
completed. Kansas City, Leavenworth
and Wichita probably will be COM
PEELED to wait until the next time
around.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07

IL legislative bodies could be induced
to work as hard all through the session.
as they do near the close much could be
ACCOMPLISHED. but it is not at all GER
tain that the country would be benz
n.Lnl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07

It is evident that J. Edward Addicks
aspires to become the Matthew Stanley
Quay OF Delaware.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07

The mortality in the house during the
congress just closed is remarkable,
there having been Is deaths.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07

Detroit Free Press: Wall streets con
cepdon of an ideal president is anybody
who is deaf. dumb and blind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-07
THE Way TO go.
TO CALIFORNIA,

Join the Burlington's personally con-
Quoted California excursions in through
tourist sleeDers which are run on fire.
quent dates each week via Denver,
Scenic Colorado and Salt Lake City.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-10
KEYS OF The BAsTILLe.
These Historic Relics o. old Paris
Owned by an American.

These Historic Relics o. old Paris
Owned by an American.
The keys which locked the great
gates of the Bastille at the time of its
fall have been In America for a NUM-
ber OF years. For nearly a century
they remained In the possession of the
family OF the Frenchman who took
them from the famous prison. though
they have recently come into the pos
session OF an Engllshman living in
Quebec.
When the mob stormed the prison on
July II, 1850, a Partisan. Carr -,r
Lechastei. Is said to have been the
first to rush over the drawbridge as it
fell. 1t was he, at any rate. who over
took fleeing jailer and took the keys
from him. The mob Immediately stuck
the keys on the end of a spike. and an
immense throng paraded with them
through the streets They were con
sidered one of the most valuable tro-
phIes Of the revolution.
Lechastel kept the keys, and they
remained in his family until 1889
when a descendant of the family emil
grated to America. taking them with
him. Eventually the keys were sold
to John Hamilton of ST. Louis. who
kept them for twenty-five years, ex-
hbiting them from time to time, when
they were sold TO a Canadian.
One of the keys was obtained in
France by General Lafayette and was
presented by him TO George Washing
ton year or two before his death. 1t
hangs IN the mansion at Mount Yer
non and has been seen by thousands of
visitors there.
The keys at present are very old and
rusty The largest Of them is twelve
inches long and is quite heavy. The
smallest is OF fine workmanship, the
socket being shaped like the ece Of
clubs, and IS supposed TO have belong
ed 20 the treasure rooms. This and an
other key measure six inches in length,
while the other two are about ten
inches and much heavier.--Wa Washington
Times.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-10
6421
2O@

Here we have the problem and the re-
suit. We know that we cannot say
two from one.' So we borrow one and
say two from eleven and we get the
result nine We pay back promptly.
for instead Of saying two from two
leaves nothing we say three from
twelve leaves nine But by what au-
thority do we say this? When did we
discover that this method would give
us correct mathematical results7 That's
what I would like to know. Here we
have one Of the problems which the
doctrine Of evolution may deal with.
suppose soIss old fellow In the long
ago foUnd that Il was necessary to de
wise method Of meeting this matb-
emadcal emergency. 50 be hit upon
the idea Of borrowing from one row Of
figures and paying back to the next,
and so met aud conquered o very seri-
Gus difficulty. The idea originated with
some one, and to that some one we owe
something, Mathematics would be a
meaningless science without this con
venient plan. Just as other thlngg would
be useless but for the clever inventions
of men who have gone before There is
the thing, for instance. which stands
for nothing, the naught, that round
symbol 0. 1t has a history. We know
how they calculated before it came into
existence. But viii not tell you about
it now. was speaking about the bor-
rowing habit in mathematics, and that
is enough to think about at one time.
DO you know how and when it origi-
mated T'-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-10
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Charters we're ISSUED today to the
following interpretations;
The Arlington Oil. Gas and Coal Co.
Of Arlington. with a capital stock OF
s2,569. The stockholders are; Ed
wellman. K Z. Gravitt, r. II Fair
banks. D. NJ. Barrick. A. D. Fairbanks
all Of Arlington
The Kia Nichi Gulch Mining Co.,
Of Lawton. with capital stock of ST..
100000. The stockholders are: W.
ID. Earl Mary n Earl. o. R Burnham,
Emma Baird. Alvin Campbell Rose
Goodwin Of Lawton, f C. Boyd Of
Washington D. c., J e. Jarvis w NJ.
skinner Of Lawton
The Bank OF Commerce of Geary,
with a capital stock Of $4,000 The
stockholders are: c. H. Deyaike Of
Oklahoma City; A. L. Bartlett Of ST.
Joseph Mo: R. d Woods and w H.
Hall Of Geary. and r. NJ FELTON, Of
Hydro
The Telluride United Mines Co, Of
Guthrie and Chicago, III. with cap
iial stock Of s1.oooOoo The stock
hcliers are Daniel G. Thompson, c.
j. Bishop C. w Adams. c F Boscom
Of Chicago. and G. " Pattison and A.
J. Homrighous Of Guthrie
Notarial commissions were issued
to the following
c. e. Don Carlos of Mangum, Greer
county.
N S. Sherman of Oklahoma City
Oklahoma county
Bert F. Foulds Of Gate. Beaver
county.
chas. L. Thornton Of Texan, Co.
manche county
John W. 1--1rney of Texola. Greer
county.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-10

President A c. Dustin, General
Manager J. ]. Mahoney and Auditor
H. B. Herenden Of the Fl Smith and
Western railroad. arrived in the city
this morning and have spent the DAY
in the city conferring with the local
representatives Of the road ThPy
will go TO Enid tonight, in company
with General Manager and Vice Presl-
dent I'D L. Peckham of the Denver,
Enid and Gulf road The visit Of the
Ft Smith and Western oniciaIs here
today and the trip to Enid has given
rise to the rumor that the Denver.
Enid and Gull road is soon to be ac-
quired by the Ft Smith and Western
road.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-10
bridge Bulldinr Brotherhood..


1t was In France that brotherhoods
for building bridges first took shape.
In 117S a bridge was begun over the
Rhone at Avignon by Saint Benezet.
the head of body called Fratres Pom
tbs. whol undertook the building and
repairing OF bridges during the middle
ages. A second soon followed at st
Esprit.
About the same time Peter OF Cole
church. the head of similar brother
hood in England. began the first stone
bridge over the Thames at London.
In many cases when a bridge was
built a chapel was founded, to which
a priest was attached to pray for the
soul Of the founder, to receive money
and to offer prayers with the passen-
gers for a safe journey.
The strange Gothic triangular bridge
at Crowland. over three streams. allud-
ed to in a charter of 943, was built by
the abbot OF Crowland, and Abbo
Bernard built the Burton bridge oyef
the Trent. the longest in England, 1854
feet long, which carries the roadway
over thiFty-six arches.-London Globe
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-10
F erguson Fills
To Ferguson Pere

The report Of Captain Walter Fergu-
son. inspector Of rife practice, on the
condition OF companys 3. X. ID C. l
and c, and the signal corps at Black
well and hospital corps at Woodward,
was submitted to Governor Ferguson
today
Co B, Of Chandler Is reported to be
in an excellent condition as regards
discipline and drill, but is IN need Of
equipment. The company is compos-
ed Of a representative class Of young
men.
Co. X, at Enid. is also reported to be
IN need of equipment which, at the
time Of inspection was worn and un-
serviceable.
Co. d, at Blackwell, was at the time
of the inspection poorly drilled on
foot movement. The equipment of this
company is in excellent condition.
The signal corps at Blackwell says
the report. is deserving of much
praise. The members of the corps
are able to handle the arms Of service
with great proficiency. A part of this
organization is located at Blackwell
with detachment at Tonkawa The
corps is a credit to the guard
Co. I, az Alva. is reported to be in
an excellent condition The report
refers to the armory being broken in
to at the time of the dedication exer-
cises at the St. Louis exposition ana
some government property was de-
stroyed
Co G, at Hennessey, Is reported to
be in very poor condition The dis
cipline of the company is said TO be
loose and ragged, and the armory is
very small. The Inspector recon-
nends that the standard of profcien-
cy be either raised or the company
disbanded
The hospital corps at Woodward, is
in need of equipment The drill of
the company is very systematic
Co c, Of Medfora, is well drilled.
The members Of me company are en-
thusiastlc and energetic in their work
and the company is reported to be
composedof file fellows.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-10
THE BOOKS OF CONGRESS.
Annual Report OF the Librarian Made
Public.

Washington, D. c., Dec. 1O-Her
bert Putnam. librarian of congress,
laid his annual report before congress
yesterday Mr.. Putnam emphasizes
me deciled tenaency OF the institu
tion to become a national library. He
says the increased use of the iihraryI
during the year has 6een marked The
accession In new books. maps. manu-.
scripts, prins s. ETC. has been y'eeatcr
than usual, while the work of cata-
loguing the million volumes AMI more
which find places on the shelves Of
the numerous book stacks has heen
going steadily forward The duplica-
tion Of these catalogue cards for dis
tribution among the libraries Of The
country is regarded as one Of the ex-
ceedingly beneficial features Of the
work. adding to the national char
acter of the library
II has cost s76S,0Si to maintain the
institution during the year. The Ie-
ceipts from the copyrigh; division
were s6S,s74 In cash beside many val
liable acquisitions in volumes. The
copyright division shows consider.
able increase in business over ptevi.
Gus years The library service con
sists Of 800 employees Of which ever
ha ere women.
There are l.1OS3Sl volumes ON the
shelves Of the library OF this num-
ber SsSs2 were addei durmg the past
year Some OF the notable gifts to the
library during the year include the
collection Of Miss Susan B Anthony
the noted womaa's sunragist More
than 400 volumes are contained in the
An hony collection The most notable
contribution of manuscripts is that
presentcdby the family of Montgomery
Blair. comprising the Andrew Jack
son papers. consisting of more than
1900 separate pieces and declared to|
be a valuable addition TO American
history A valuable collection OF
webster papers was made by Peter
Harvey
Mr. Putnam comments fayorably on
the Sunday opening experiment which
was tried during the year The result
IN attendance and appreciation on the
part Of the public was beyond what he
had veniured TO predict The aver
age attendance on Sundays was S,25S.
An analysis OF the class Of books call
ed for ON Sunday shows that the read
ers were largely in search OF serious
knowledge
Mr. Putnam recommends that an ap-
preparation Of $4,000 be added 20 the
library budget for the preparation of
an index TO comparative legislation.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-12-10

Colonel Churchill. special agent Of
the interior department in Indian ter
ritory, has been called TO Washington
to give detailed information regard
Ing matters which have been immed-
lately under his supervision. one of
which relates to national reserya-
ton set aside at Sulphur Springs The
secretary Of the interior Is consider
ing the advisability Of asking congress
ior an appropriation to be used IN the
improvement Of this reservation.