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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

the crime of over Indulgence of appetite
for food. Maybe not: but usually
I'VE may live without poetry. music and
art.
We may live without conscience. and
live without heart;
we may live without love-what is pas
sion but pining?-
But where is the man who can live
without dining?
We may live without friends-we may
live without, books.
But civilized man can not live without
cooks
All that was written before the days
of predigested breakfast preparations
and nerve foods. It is true that domes-
tic bliss depends largely upon the eff
cheney of the head of the culinary de-
partment. 1t is also true that the ad-
vancement of the art of fancy cooking
has progressed hand in hand with the
prosperity of the proprietary medicine
man. The proverbial cooperation be-
tween the doctor and the undertaken is
greatly antedated by the establishment
of diplomatic relations between the doc
tor and the French cook.
Stop and think about it. If you are
a busy man the arrangement of your
digestive apparatus is as serious as
strike in the operating department or
railroad. If you are not busy you
haven't any excuse for overlooking your
patient and much enduring stomach IL
is as much entitled to reprieve from ex-
ertion as you are When man de-
parts from the straight and narrow
road bed and goes off on a high lone
some" doing nothing more than holding
animated conversation with the electric
light poles that meet him, he loses the
regard of society and seriously compro-
misses his standing in respectable COM
munities. But the man who over-in-
dulges at the breakfast table. con-
tracts a general feeling of ennui and
goes to the office to make life miserable
for his subordinates. very frequently is
awarded the esteem of his acquaint-
ance for being an overworked man,
borne down with the multitudinous
cares of his busy existence. On his part
he imposes far more discomfort upon
humanity than does the one who gets
drunk, and, hurting none but himself,
is punished by the general public dis
approval
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15
OBJECTED TO PRINCIPLE.

'I didn't know how they did business
in Porto Rico until 1 got there" said an
American who was stationed on the
island for year or more, but 1t didn't
take me long to find out. Nobody paid
cash down over there until he worked
the credit system out.
Indeed it was the hardest kind of
work to leave money behind you. The
system was to charge it up and col
lect in sixty or ninety days, and we
soldiers had a good thing of it for the
first six months. Then we had to pay
cash, and the merchants couldn't get
il into their pockets quick enough.
'fWhile the credit system was in full
swing a Spanish tobacco dealer asked
me to teach him the game of poker.
AS he had been very liberal in the mat
about three days with him, and at
length he was ready to bet on his
hand. 1 was also ready to win his
money, and before we made Jackpot
Senior, you must understand that
shall play strictly after American
principles. If you lose you pay at once
81, ST. he replied, and we went at
He was dead easy game, but. let
him win about $40 and told him to
charge it. The next day we sat down
again and I soaked him for $50, and
when we rose up asked him Tor the
money, he looked puzzled and paid
it over reluctantly and when I went
on the third day to skin him some
more he said he guessed he didn't care
But thought you liked the gamer"
"ssi. senior. I the poker game do like
he replied, but object to the principle
of America in it,
'.'How do you mean?'
".Why, when you SO lose It is charge
If M. but when $50 win it is hand it
over quick right off, IN. Quad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15
CATCH THE BARN BURNER.

If there was any possibility of its DO
ing any good. it would pay the city to
offer a reward of about $500 for the
arrest and conviction of the person or
persons who seem to find barn burning
such a delightful pastime.
Even without this reward as an in
centive. it would be a triumph Of large
dimensions for any police officer or de-
tective who could place this pest of
local property owners behind the prison
walls Everything indicates that this
is not a case for the police patrol as
much as it is for the shrewd detective
who really understands his business.
There are clues, which If followed up
might lead to the arrest of the de-
PRAYED individual who is causing so
much damage and who for the past
two or three years has been working
without molestation.
Not many years ago there was an
epidemic of barn burning in an eastern
city about the size of Topeka. Some
times there would be two or three fires
start almost at the same time in differ
ent parts of town. New York detec-
tives were employed by the city au-
thorities, and little by little they COL
lected clues and worked out various
theories. 1t came to a climax when
they arrested an old man and his 10
year-old son, and proved them to be
the guilty parties. The man was car
penter, and he and his son had taken
up the work of burning barns because
they believed by so doing they were be-
friending the carpenters of the city by
making work for them to do.
1t is possible that the object of the
barn burning is petty robbery. Some
of the owners of barns destroyed claim
that certain things stored in the barn
of indestructible nature were missing
after the fire had done it's work.
Another theory is that the barns are
burned by some insane person, or some
person who is insane on this particular
En~
It is not a spasmodic occurrence. 1t
is evidently being done by someone who
lives here in town, and who has certain
well defined theories about what is
ethically correct in the barn burning
business. For instance, horses and
cattle confined in a barn are almost
invariably released before the fire is
started. This may show a peculiar
streak of humanity in the makeup
Of this mysterious and incendiary
mortal. Another fad of the barn
burner is to set fire to barns which
belong to people who are apparently in
pretty good circumstances-peopl who
would be likely to rebuild.
These two facts would seem to indi-
cate that the barn burner wants the
barns rebuilt He saves the live stock,
and figures that the owner has money
enough to construct a new shelter for
the beasts.
Perhaps the Topeka barn burner has
some other motive for this besides rob-
berry or insanity. Perhaps the police
would do well to devote a little more
time to this problem, and set a good
plain clothes" man to work looking
up the history of some of the recent
incendiary fires. So far as known, no
representative of the police force has
ever made a careful study of the
minute details of evidence which
might be collected from the scene of
the barn burnings. 1t is time some
thing were done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15
DO you oVEREAT 2
You eat too much"

If you halt the first acquaintance you
meet on the street and tell him so, he
will probably stop, and after reflection,
admit that you are correct. If he be in
hurry he may advise you to GO,
hang" If you stop your other cogita-
tons and put the same proposition at
yourself you will probably be forced to
acknowledge the truth of the assertion.
Should you take your own case under
advisement and weigh the aggregated
testimony of your moments of hateful
disposition, the congested feeling in the
region of your lowest vest button, your
clouded intellect and your occasional
disinclination to exertion. you will, if
you are an honest judiciary, be forced
to hand down decision against your
self as defendant and be convicted of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15
To Examine Foreign Foods.
New York Press:

For years the governments of Europe
have critically examined American food
products imported into their countries
and have eagerly welcomed any reason
however slight, and sometimes reasons
entirely imaginary, to exclude them on
the ground of adulteration. No one can
blame a government for exercising
plain duty in protecting its people from
deleterious authorizations of food, but
with some European powers this duty
has been subordinated to a desire to
the department of agriculture has begun
the investigation of European food pro-
ducts imported into this country and it
will undoubtedly find that such action
on its part is much needed. That many
foreign food products widely sold in the
United States are highly adulterated is
well known, and it is also well known
that many of them contain adultera-
tions of a harmful nature.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
[From the Chicago News.l

The little green apple is the small
boys double.
Inventing lies has cheapened many
good mans reputation.
A wise man hopes only for the things
that are possible and probable.
Few poems would be written but for
the inability of poets to live without
eating.
1t is safer to twist a lions tail than
to call woman's attention to her first
gray hair.
The crying need of the early morning
hour is latchkey with an electric light
on one end of it.
Husbands should be frank and tell
their wives everything-and wives
should be generous and believe it,
It's all right for the moon to get full
occasionally, but it's all wrong for men
to think they are in the moon class.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15
Shade Trees in Cities.
New York Times:

New Ork IlmeS.
Those who look at the subject prac-
tically cannot escape the conclusion that
the whole tendency of urban develop
Inent is inimical to the possibility of
Shade trees in connection with satisfac-
tory sidewalks, impervious pavements,
and the expeditions conveyance to sewer
outlets of every drop of rainwater which
can be caught and directed into chan
nels provided for it. Everything which
has been said or might be said in favor
of trees in our streets is true and i'm
pressive; but the fact remains that
there are very few places in a modern
city of stone, concrete and asphalt
where trees will grow or live after hav-
ing grown. When it comes to a choice
between a city of good sidewalks and
impervious street pavements and city
of trees, there is no room for speculation
as to which will and should be sacri-
feed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15
Fair Privileges for Sale.

Privileges for stands. booths and con-
cessions on the grounds during the
Kansas State fair in Topeka, Septem-
Der IA to 10. inclusive. are now for sale.
Application should be made to the sec
rotary, Charles H. Samson No gam
bling. no immoral or obiectiona HE
shows and no liquors of any descrip-
ton will be allowed on the grounds
and no privileges will be sold to cover
any such stands, booths or tents. The
plat of the grounds and location of the
booths can be seen at the secretarvis
Office. AIS Jackson street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

[F'rom the New York Press
Tact sweetens matrimony more than
anything else.
A woman can hold a man as long as
he doesn't let go of her.
Girls don't begin to fall in love till
they see men or pictures of them.
A woman Classics the bank cashier
who watches her overdrawn account
along with her dentist.
It's very unreasonable of a girl to get
mad with q man when he wants to kiss
her, but doesn't get a chance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

The president is said to have about
decided to call congress together il ex-
traordinary session in October A lot
of senators and some cabinet members
are endeavoring to induce him to post
pone IT until after the fall elections, on
the plea that it is bad politics to do
otherwise. Is the country then to
suffer for needed legislation in order to
enable a few politicians to help their
friends into office? Do they think that
Mr.. Roosevelt is merely the president
Of the Republican party and not of the
whole people? Politics. indeed, with
Cuba and the banks suffering for legis-
IationA
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

SHtscrfEcrs of the State journal
GzCay during the SIMMER may haze
tie PAPER mailed regularly each day
10 any address at the rate Of thirty
cents month. address changed as
cffen as desired. While OFT of f00cH
The State journal aOfH be to yOH like
a daily letter from home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

Apparently the bottom has been
reached in the downward movement of
stocks. Following this there has been
an advance along nearly the entire list.
The changed conditions will have little
effect on general business. except that
It wiz tend to remove any slight feel
Ing of uneasiness which may have
cropped out here and there and may
ease up The money market
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

Omaha Bee: The railroads now want
TO adopt uniform freight classifications
all over the country. Making the clas-
sifcation uniform will. Of course, be a
good excuse for giving the rates an
other boost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

The announcement that the Grand
Army Of the Republic has made its last
parade will be due next week. 1t has
appeared in connection with every en-
campment during the past ten or a doz-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

A Topeka newspaper man called up
Winfield early over the toll line to get
details of a shooting. He was informed
that he could have them at IL o'clock,
central time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

Bellevile claims to have had an old
ark of a beat since before the flood.
When il comes to a question of age
hereafter other Kansas towns will
please sIdetrack.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

A meek and lowly Cowley county citi-
zen has applied for a divorce simply
because his wife interrupted the asking
of the blessing by tossing crockery at
him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

One Of the last official orders by Lieu
tenant General Miles forbade docking
the tails of army horses. This ought
to win him the votes of the society for
the prevention Of cruelty to animals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

Seattle Times: A good advertisement
works when you sleep. 1t is perpet-
uaI guide to the would-be buyer and al
ways leads to one place-that of the
man who advertises.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

Chile has declined to make an ex-
hibit at the worlds fair. But it may
be that Chile needs the advertising
which such exceptional action will bring
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

While it is the fashion to mention
back numbers'' for the presidential
nomination. what's the matter with
Eugene Debs and Tom Watson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

The apple shippers association esti-
mates the 1908 crop at 4S.61400O barrels.
That is about half a barrel apiece for
the population of the United States.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

While the world has been receiving
constant assurances that there would
be no war in the Balkans. war has be-
gun
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

The oldest settler doesn't attempt to
recall an August which excelled this one
in the amount of rainfall.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

Is there no John G. SAKE to celebrate
in verse Prof. Langleys imitation of
the performance of Darius Green?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

The Democratic factions should find
no difficulty in uniting on Miles. There
might be some difficulty in electing him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

The latest thing in Missouri society
Is the progressive driving party, and
they didn't have to be shown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

Indiana promises a glass factory in
operation as a part Of her contribution
to the worlds fair. Why didn't Kansas
think of this first?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

The question has arisen whether G.
Jefferson Cleveland. the new baby is
named after Tom or Joe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15
German Bid for Our Skilled workmen

New 1Ork American.
That the Krupp steel works should
engage some of the most competent en-
ployes of our own steel trust and fight
Mr.. Morgan's creation with men trained
at Homestead and Bethlehem comes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-15

z ULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED EREsS.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-13
socoRRo CITY COUNCIL.
The Mayor Pockets Resolutions Intro
duced and Adjourns the Council.

There was a thrilling time at the
meeting of the city council of Socorro
the other night. Hon. A. c. Abeytia.
member of the council, in an interview
with the Chieftain made the following
statements concerning one feature of
the proceedings:
MIR. Abeytia himself introduced a
resolution against the acceptance of
certain city warrants in possession of
Abran Abeytia in payment for city
lands. City Attorney A. A. Sedillo had
expressed the opinion that the war
rants were absolutely illegal but
thought that the council might val
idate them. This the council was not
disposed to do. Before a vote on the
resolution could be had, Mayor Cooney
thrust the document into his pocket
and declaring the meeting adjourned,
left the room. Mr.. Abeytia further
stated that at the last previous meet
ing the mayor tried to induce the coun-
ell to authorize the destruction of
these same warrants, uut the council
refused to take any action in the mat.
ter.
Subscribe for the Daily Citizen.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-13
CHILD WEAKNESS.

You can worry for months
about your weak child and not
succeed in doing it a fraction
of the good that comes from
little daily doses of SCOTS
Emulsion.
The cure of child weakness
is not the matter of a day bat
of steady common-sense treat
ment.
Children like SCOTS Emui.
sion and thrive on it.
Perfectly harmless yet power.
full Cor good.
Send for Free Samp,a.
SCOTT s: BOVINE, Chemists, go Pearl ST., NJ
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-13
The Secret Of Lonq Life.

Consists in keeping all the main or
gans of the body in healthy, regular
action, and in quickly destroying dead
ly disease germs. Electric Bitters re-
gulate stomach, liver and kidneys,
purify the blood, and give a splendid
appetite. They work wonders in cur
ing kidney troubles, female complaints
diseases, constipation, dyspep-
STA and malaria. Vigorous health and
strength always follow their use. Only
soc, guaranteed by all druggists.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-13
DOES NOT WANT TROUBLE.
Rock Island Not Hunting for a General
Free Fight.

1t is announced by the passenger
traffic department of the Rock Island
that the notice of independent action
as to immigrant business to Texas,
Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, Wyoming,
Utah and California is not to be taken
as indicating that the company in
tends to disturb the arrangement for
distributing business to other territory
not specified above.
The Rock Island. through Passenger
Traffic Manager Sebastian, gives no.
tice that it will protect its interests by
meeting the commission paid by the
Western Passenger association on bus
mess destined to the territory named
This action was taken, as the notice
sets out, after vain attempts through
negotiation with the advisory commit
tee o. the Western Passenger associa-
ton and the Southern Pacific extend
ing over nearly a year, in which the
effort was made to get reasonable ON
cessions for the Rock Island system
on account of its new lines, the Choc.
taw and the Ell Paso routes.
This ends a long struggle in which
the Rock Islacd has contended that on
account of the changed conditions,
brought about by its extension of new
lines far into the western territory, it
was entitled to a adjustment of
the proportionate amount of business
which was carried; in other words,
that the new extensions be taken into
account.
The older lines doing through bust
ness in that territory could not agree
as to how this was to be accomplished,
the problem being made knotty by rea-
son of the fact that someone would
have to relinquish heretofore
enjoyed. The failure of the distribut-
ing agent to recognize the new lines
led the Rock Island to assume its
stand.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-13
Kansas City Live Stock.

Kansas City, Jan. 13.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts $4,000, including 500 Iexans;
market weak to 10c lower. Native
steers, $3.5O@5.2O; Texas and Indian
steers, $3.00@4.10; Texas cows, $4,000
$50; native cows and helfers, $4,000
400; stockers and feeders, $4,000
AIS; bulls, $2.65@3.S5; calves, s2.50@
1925; western steers, S3.00Q5.20;
western COWS, $2.00@3.15.
Sheep-Receipts 1000; the market
was strong. Muttons, S3.O0@4OO;
lambs, s3.60G5.45; range wethers,
S3.00@4.60; ewes, S3.OO64.2O.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-13
One Hundred Dollars a Box.

is the value H. A. Tisdale, Summerton,
S. c., places on De Wits Witch Hazel
Salve. He says. 81 had the piles for
20 years. tried many doctors and
medicines, but all failed except De
Wits Witch Hazel Salve. 1t cured
me-" 1t is a combination of the healing
properties of Witch Hazel with anti
septics and emollients; relieves and
permanently cures blind, bleeding
itching and protruding piles, sores,
cuts, bruises eczema, salt rheum and
all skin diseases. ]. H. O'Rielly G. Co,
and b. II. Briggs & Co.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-13
ANNUAL
OF Cattle and Horse Association at
Maqdalena.

On st. Valentines day, February IA,
1913, there will Re held at Magdalena
the regular annual meeting of the Cat
tie & Horse Protective association, for
election of officers, general business,
etc. The same day, it has been an.
nounced, there will be horse racing for
the runners with several hundred
dollars already subscribed to hang up
The entrance fee is $40, with several
promising entries in sight for the chief
event, and also for the subsequent COW
pony races.
At night there will pc given by the
social set one of their usual jolly
dances which everyone is expected to
attend or give good reason, and at
midnight supper will be served in the
Allen house.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-13
COMING EVENTS.

Thursday Evenings-Dance at Odd
Fellows hall given by Mrs. B. Frank
Fillmore.
Thursday evenings-Dance at Grant
nall given by Mrs. Rosa Berry.
January 12-1S-'"The Krause Tailor
at Colombo hall.
January 13-17-Midwinter carnival
at Ell Paso.
January 19-Ffrst annual ball of the
brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen at
Colombo hall.
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1903-01-13
CHANGE THE PLAN.
Want to Make Pullman Reservation
Rate More Equitable.

A movement is on foot to change the
present method of r~eserving sleeping
car berths and drawing rooms. Under
the present plan sleeping car space
may be reserved, and at the last mo-
ment may be abandoned, This the
railroad officials regard as an inius-
tice. 1t frequently results in extra
cars being put on trains while all of
the space in the regular sleeping cars
is not filled. The motive power is thus
taxed to an unnecessary extent, aside
from other disadvantages.
The Pullman company is interested
in the movement also. as il does not
rare to have cars hauled when not
fully occupied.
There is som difference of opinion
among the railroad officials as regards