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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01
WILL BRING TER BACK.
Woman Who Robbed L. C. Was
son Confesses All.

Chief Donovan returned last night
from Kansas City. kas-. where he went
q-E5h Detective Pavey to see about. the
woman who was held there for robbery
and IS wanted in T0ueka. The officers
were accompanied by DR.. l. c. Wasson.
the loser by the Topeka operations Of
the woman.
Chias Donovan held an earnest inter-
view with the woman. and she finally
confessed to the entire charge. and tod
hIua where most Of the goods stolen from
the WassCn home had been 1aN nsL-
defective PaVev remained in kansas
CIV with Dr. WATSON To recover tnr
goods The woman also told Chief Dom
ovan how the robbery was effected, and
how she and her husband escaped trofn
the city after it was committed " hel1
she took the position as domestic IN TIE
Wass0u household her husband secured
a boarding place about block away
They hal made an agreement that ne
snotId come 7.l and steal 2 few small
articles of levveIy while she was there
alone 81 that ( would seem tlat il was
the work OF a sneak thief who had eli
tered the house without her knoWledse-
The orLoTtuuity was such good one,
however that they practically cleaned
OUT the house and departed tosether
going down on Jefferson street to their
former boarding place Hastily rapack-
Ing the stuff IN a larger valise. they left
making alFaueements 70 meet at the
tire station in North Topeka They owed
4 small hill at the house which they left
aad q little girl was sent 10 see where
they went They noticed thar she was
following tEe11 and while The woman
tcek car for North Topeka the hus-
band vvanE r-orth to the Wolff packing
house ard entered an alley The little
girl cared nor follow him further. anG
dropped cut e the chase They met L.
the North Topeka fire station as agreed,
and Then the woman waited store
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01
MADE 500 HAPPY.
Salvation Army Gives a BeIated
Christmas Tree.

Christmas presents for I'VE hundred
children. and three OF four apiece for
each, was the task which saw its COM
pletion in the beautifully decorated pine
tree whose branches almost hIIed the
rear end OF the Salvation army hall last
evening Half concealed electric bulbs
lit UP the tree and gave life to the
sparkle and glitter Of the tinseI wound
through and over the branches A fam
ily of thirty or forty dolls occupied
prominent positions before the eyes Of
the little girls. while mixed collection
Ct hobby horses, I'm horns, iron engines
and toy pianos attracted the attention
of the male portion Of the juvenile
crowd that filled the hall
For the past week. ever since Christ
mas day IN fact. the Inhabitants of the
salvation army home at S12 Kansas
avenue, have laid aside every other
duty for the occupation of toy mend
ing The gifts which the charitable
people have bestowed for the Salvation
army Christmas trees have been gen
erous almost beyond expectation, but
many Of them have needed overha u1ing
and mending- The toy stores and tbs
toy departments Of the large dry goods
stores have contributed freely for the
celebration but for lots of them a resi-
dence in the toy hospital was needed
before they were ready for active duty.
Yesterday Ensign ECWard's apart
bundle Wrappings- broken toys and
mended ones were mingled promiscu-
ouSly among the regular household eff
tects- The tree itself upon which the
gifts were mounted, was worthy Of
/ comment Ensign Howard went after
II with a team of horses to a nursery
about i've miles north Of town It was
fifteen feet in height and about twenty
feet IN diameter where the longest
branches spread from the base Con
siderable pushing and examining was
needed TO get through the double doors
at the front of the hail and about two
feet Of the base had to be cut of to
enable its proper erection upon the plag-
form at the back of the room. Once up
the work OF decoration was commences
and was carried on husiIy all yesterday
afternoon
Ensign Howarzfs activity had pr0vid-
ed things enough to go on 1t and the
workers IN the inprOEised toy shop up
stairs had gotten the presents ready to
be hung The tree really possessed a
beautiful and imposing effect and the
expressions of delight. awe and adrnira-
ton drawn from the youthful specta tors
was sufficient testimonial to its proper
arrangement. Owing To the limited ca
{ pacity Of the hall Mr.. Howard had an
/ tIeipated some difficulty in handling MS
crowd. but none was experienced The
children were allowed 70 remain ane
gaze at the tree in all its glory for some
minutes before the distribution began
Then those who first received their gifts
were asked to pass out and make room
for the others pressing behind them.
Under this system of mana cement tbs
little folks were handled easily
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01
EASILY RECONCILED.
Differences on Arbitration Prop
OsitiOn Are Not Serious.

Rome. Jan Foreign Minister Prin-
ETH this afternoon received through Am
bassadOE Nyer Secretary Hays note
communicative President Casrro's ac-
ceptance Of The Hague arbitration in
principle but with an additional pr0po-
sition which the government at Wash
ingtOn does Tot support.
Caracas Jan The arbitration
propositions of the foreign powers and
the counter propositions of Venezuela,
exchanged through Minister Bowen yes
terday. are said by a nigh Venezuelan
authority to be easily reconciled-
Rome. Jan AT the New Years
diplomatic reception today Foreign Min
lister Prfnetti and Ambassador Myer ex-
changed congratulations over the an
tieipated settlement by arbitration Of
the Venezuelan troubles Seuor Prin-
ETH expressed his appreciation OF the at
rituda Of the United States and his SAT-
isfacrion at the state departments g.
ton throughout the affair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01
NAMES Own SISTER.
Mrs. Kelley Brings Divorces Suit at
Euporia.

Emporia. kan. jar 1-suic for di
vorea was hlad Wednesday, by Mary
Kelley against HARRY VI Kelley. aIleg-
ing Gnfait lfIln9ss. ard citing Bertha
CIeud=nlils, sister Of Mrs. Kelley as
co-resp onderl. On application the
e9url granted an order prohibiting
Kelley from disposIng OF Eis possession
or goods and wages due him. asking
that they oe uriliz=d to pay attorneys
GEES
Mrs. Kelley also asks for 81 month
ailmQny ana the restoration of her
maiden rlrne. Mary Clendenning-
Azs- kelley and her sister have made
themselves Nery conspicuous 1y parad-
ms The main street. rla arm Cf each
wrapped ABOUND the waist Of the atn4r
Brrla rre young girl who attempted
10 et9pe wi1a Kelley. VIII be II years
of age next March. Size is much Older
looEing ard is fully a head taller thai
dF- sister
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01
TO FINISH DETAILS.
Inaugural Reception Committee Is
Working On Plans.

A meeting of the reception COMMITTEES.
in whose charge ara the preparations
for the governors reception in the state
house on the evening Of the inaugura-
ton, Is called for 4 o'clock today IN tbs
Commercial club rooms The reception
viii be given in the governors Office,
where the receiving line, consisting OF
all the state officeEs-elect viii stand
An orchestra Is ro-be esta bIished in one
of the rooms through which the visitors
viii pass Some additional entertain
ment is being talked Of but its charac-
ter has not been determined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01
e. go Sc 3.

Boston Jan Joe Cans Of Baltimore
ana Charles Sieger Of HoboAen faced each
other for ten rounds at the Criterion Ath-
lzric club last night and ena battle was
declared draw Cans looked=15 be a
EInner when they lined ap in the irs1
rc1Iud bur IL the nsxt three he was care
ful ard GId not try to punch Siezer
In the sezraurh round Cars almost Er.
ished his opponent ard again in the eighth
ninth ard Ceuth he made savage attacks
bar could not get the right opening
Steer did not have a chance 20 Rin
bur proved so strong and cautious that
Cans could not land the knocksEt blow
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01

ardson, SO. 90. northeast quarter, 8. TO. Is
H D Sheafor and wife TO NJ Thomas,
500. see record
Lucy D. kingTnan to r l. Jones, S5z5,
lot 1853 and north half 965, Arch street,
StiIsou & Bartholomew S addition
c. A. Chapman and husband TO ]. K
TruebIood. $500, lots p, 3 and a, block
H. AuburndaIe addition.
z H Johnson and wife to F l. Ack-
erman $1,000 lots 541 and 545. Lincoln
street. Throop's second addition
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01

Omaha. 0Seb., Jan The jury in the
case Of Matthew Miller. president Of
the South Omaha board Of efiuca ton.
charged with bribery late last night
brought in . verdict Of not guilty. MI
Ter, with several other members OF the
board was charged with having teach
ersf salaries raised for which ne is el-
legged to have exacted money from the
teachers and with being a par1v To- an
illegal deal whereby the board purchas-
ed a large number of tyDewriters.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01
60 SO = calebration.

PhfIa deIphia- Jan Mrs. Mary Dan
heur shot and killed herself at her h0ne
today after attempting to Kill her huS-
band According to his statement he
and his wife had been celebrating the
advent OF the New Year and when about
to retire early today the woman seizeG
a revolver which was kept in the room
and fred at her husband the bulIey
striking him in the hand She then ShoI
herself Danheur was arrested pending
Investigation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01
BREAKS ALL RECORDS.
City Wsighma stsr Peck Is Making It
Paw

The city Weighmaster fled q remark
able report for the month Of December
His receipts were s102.50 the highest
ever recorded in the history Of that de-
part7nent of the city business
rare has been an unusual rush OF
business fer Weighmaster Peck this
month Hay has been coming rapidly
into market Usually the receipts from
the city scales are barely enough to pay
the weighmaster's salary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01

St Louis. Jan IA special 10 the
Post-Disp patch from Jefferson City says
that the wife of Governor Dockery. who
has been seriously Ill for some weeks,
died at o'clock this morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01
roo LITE TO CLAssIFY.

THE agent for the United States Publish
ing Co. IS in the city in the interest Of
new reading matter BY paying Soc ycu VIII
receive Wiltshire magazine months and
sample copies Of other new magazines, -be
year around. giving value much greater
than cost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01
MR.. GLEED Is SICK.
Quarantined at His Home With
Diphtheria.

J. Willis GIeed Of the firm Of GIeed.
Ware & Gleed. is sick at his home with
diphtheria- The case of Mr. GIeed II
the latest one to be reported TO the
health department He was quaran-
tined
Mr. Gleed IS reported to have a mild
form OF the disease. and TO be getting
along as well as could be expected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01

AS it never spells or changes in any
climate. Satin-Slzin Cream surpasses all
others 25c- Kemper & Paxton
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01

Chicago. Jan. The University Of kan
sas Basketball team was defeated here last
night by the Central T II C. i five by
score Of As 10 IT. The game was one
sided. the visitors ar No tine during either
half being IN the lead
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01
z. o. II, Central z. Il c. A. 4s.

Six o'clock dinner at the National
Luncheon at noon. after January J.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01

The peculiar cough which indicates Group
IS usually web known TO the mothers Of
creupy children No time should be lost 10
the treatment Of IT, and for this purpose
ra medicine has received more universal
anDrcval than Chamberlaiuss Cough ka1n-
edv Do NOT waste valuable time IN expert
rnentiug with uncried remedies no matter
how highly they may BE- recomTa EIld ed
but give this medicine as directed ard al
SYMPTOMS Of Group viii quickly dlaap-
pear. For sale BY all druggists
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01

If you are
troubled with
any weakness Of
the SEo m a C h
LIVER. Kidneys
or Bowels. you
VIII find the Biz
fsEs very bene
6claL
Trya bottle
to-day
Tt viii cure
Indigestion
Constipation
Dyspepsia and
Liver OF Kid
ney Troubles,
when other
remedies fail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01

S210qs5

November -------- ----------..-- tes.3a
December festiraatedl 1900. 8.sae.00
Total .....-..-- -..--.-.-...-.s2 1. 9a7-s SIS
OLD YEAR BIRTHS
The report Of births during the year 1872
indicates rhal the population Of the city
is an t1e increase. as there were e more
births ia the cry ia 1882 than III l9Ql. The
rcta1 number of births during the year
was s75. against IS ID 1Hll-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-01

Take your S o'clock dinner at the Ma
t4onaE after January 1. Luncheon aE
nnan ---.---------
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-13
THE PASSING OF OLD AGE.

The dearth of babies is agitatng President Roose
welt but the passing of old age should be matter of
concer for i is affecting the dignity society
The cry of the baby is still heard in the land but the
grandmothers chair and the grandfahers chair beside
the hearth empty There's the of the giddy Mrs
Naxfeld of Oregon This lady, who is the sunny side
of fifty recently lost her heart widower sixty years
young. The widower reciprocated until the widows
young and pretty daughter appeared the scene and
then, with the proverbial cleness of widowers, he
promptly transferred his affections and eloped with the
daughter. The widow went after the fathess widower
with gun and public scandal has resulted.
All of which proves that there is not so much need
for making motherhood and atherhood popular Just now
there for making grandatherhood and grandmother
hood popular Women who should be spelling their
grandchildren cutting out" their daughters Men
who should be advising their grandson busy sowing
fresh crop of wild oats Not only is December mating
with May but January is pairing off with January, and
both acting in fashion that puts May to shame.
And for all surely the beauty doctor and the beauty
column to blame. "At sixty woman is young and
quite capable of making conquess says the former glib
ly. And the who have been accustomed quail
y in the grandmother Glass; aside caps and specta
cles and take eye glasses and bicycles little
while and it will be impossible obtain even chaperon
for serespecting will pose as one
AS matter of fact the modern we'll preserved young
creature of sixty, not half attractive the white
haired sweet-faced grandmother of earlier times but
the beauty doctor has put her hopeessy out of fashion
For Mrs Maxfelds folly and for the passing of old
generally fashion and the beauty doctor surely be
blamed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-13
PAYING TAX ON WEIGHT.

Sweden, country given to experiment in the matter
their size the theory being that the of large pro-
portions is able to pay for the space he occupies will
be worth while to watch the outcome of the experiment
and is also worthy the attention of the speculative
philosopher to note the possibilities of it.
The proposition in Sweden is to make the 125-pound
man the standard of weight He who weighs I24A
pounds gets under the wire and pays nothing he who
weighs above the limit is taxed in proportion to the size
of hm-on displacement, it were.
The condition would be joyous for the little man
who has been laughed by individuals who have
mistaken weight in avoirdupos for real weight I'm
agne the consequence of the adoption of the system in
this country! Grover Cleveland would have to paw a
tax OF something like $3.50 the hoof while John D.
Rockefeller would get in under the limit and the state
would owe Hey Green something. Or to bring it home
I'VE would be treated to the sight of collector selling
ALBERT Berg for what he would bring account of de-
fault in the weight tax, while Morz Helm would load
up on statistics and bring suit against the common
wealth Dr. Ohage would be assessed about So year
unless he went into training and took his own baths
every day, while Judge Brill would be compelled to ad
init that he could not find for getting enough
additional flesh his frame make him eligible to tax
alton Mayor Taylor, of Mankato, would be bankrupted
under the law and County Attorney Kane would be able
10 settle tor about IS cents year.
The adoption of the system in this country must in
svitSbl >FES On &E~>~ u the imDost were on brains
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-13
THE DOLCE FAR NIENTE.

1t has become the fashion during the past few
years to make the summers strenuous. Teachers are
advised attend summer schools where they exhaust
what mental energy and physical strength remains with
them after their winters work in research and review.
The strong minded ones-and these like the poor
have always with us-plan a of reading that
makes those disposed idleness ashamed Of their own
unworthy disposition shrk the serious things of life
merely because the suns rays hot.
Lecture bureaus arrange with those same strong
minded furnish lectures subjects that are
of frivolous and suggest list of reference
books the sight of which induces persprat1on.
That adjective, Strenuous has been falling more
and into dsrepute but probably nothing has added
so much its present unpopularity this endeavor
to prefix it to summer When June comes, schools
over only the pretend" school, where little boys
and girls go learn few lessons out of few books,
but the real school, where the real lessons or life
unfair keep the real pupils after school to say
their lessons it is to keep the little make beeSe
pupils Moreover, no good comes from it. For just
the little make believe pupils keep their eyes wishfuy
the waving branches outside the school window, so
the real pupils thoughts dwell persstenty the songs
of the BIRDS the CLEAN of the sun white sails and
the gurgie of the water.
Nearly everybody knows some "bank where the wild
thyme blows, recalls spot where "the cows1ip
stares meadows green and the butercup catches the
its chaice" Let him search for these and forget
for two months at least that there problems to be
solved and wrongs to be rghted
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-13
At the Hotels

Juan Levels, a visitor at the Windsor
from the land of glowing, senoritas and
wealthy. aristocratic ranchero dons, told
yesterday of many things concerning his
country of which the average American is
totally ignorant
Senior Levels home Is in the province
of Sonora, the wealthiest of all Mexico's
states. In delightfully."- soft voice, ting
ed with an accent at once naive and
pleasant he told Of the manner in which
mining interests are worked in that coun-
try. There no large corporations are to
be found as here. or course he said, in
a Few instances where American capital
mas gained a very strong foothold, large
companies and firms are to be found, but
these are exceedingly rare.
10 judge from the chat with Senior
Levels, Mexico is a very conservative
country, peopled with a conservative race.
They do not care to hurry. There is no
strenuous race for great wealth-and the
people are happier
Senior Levels will remain for several
days longer at the Windsor and will then
return to his native heath by way of the
Pacific coast.
Those at the Windsor last night were:
s. F. Smith, Crookston; R. F. James and
Manltowoc. Wis; W. s. Williams, Glen
eoe, Mimi; Sidney Clark, Grand Forks, n.
p; A. J. Kowalowski, Winona, Mimi; c.
z. Spaulding and wife, Minot. N. d.
Mich; F, ]. Hagen, Honwood, Mich; f.
A. Wright and wife, Springfield, Mimi. !;
W A. Blodgett, FaribauIt, Mimi; ]. ].
Garland, Eagle Grove. Iowa; M. T. Din
Harmon. Tacoma, Wash; Mrs. w. Bore
ham, Tenerife. Canary Islands.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-13
THE p1TTANcE OF MR.. MOORE.

Because Harry c. Moore cannot exist income
of $4,000 he is making strong endeavor to avoid pay
ing his wife alinony I'm about poor there
is i'll the country" said Mr.. Moore who appeared in
court the other day plead his OF this is
exaggeraton but, after ALL poor and rich relative
terms, and undoubtedly, Mr. Moore looked at It, he
appeared very poor, indeed
There are number of people who fancy they could
manage worry along income of $4,000 year.
but doubtless would be real worry their 1t
has been a worry in the of Mr.. Moore. The old
French phrase noblesse oblge" has variety of mean
ngs but it's modern Interpretation to be that
if you have an income of $4,000 year. you must emu
late those who enjoy of $25ooo One form OF Amer
lean progress always aspire the set immediately
above And Mr. Moore not to be behind his
countrynen in the matter of aspirations He is frank
enough cite his expenses. There's the monthly rent
of his fat very modest one he asserts, at $65.5o
demanded every month To this must be added 500 for
household expenses and proportionatey large for
ncidentals.
Did Mr. Moore look down, socially, rather than up
he would be something of a nabob. Were he content
to associate with the $Ioooo-a-year people. he would
pay his debts and enjoy life with conscience But
Mr. Moore prefers in the higher place rather
than reign in the lower-and it takes all of $4,000
year
In older countries wealth is not standard it is
over here We are the Veneerings among nations. We
value brand things because we know their cost
But we are be sneered at for this Generally
brand new things have purchased with clean
The European standard of birth by which judg
ed is no more admirable than standard of
wealth Neither, of course is ideal standard Worth
alone that and when nation learns to judge It's men
and women by that she safely say she has out
stripped other nations in real progress.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-06-13
THE PUBLIC BATHS.

The deriSive advice of the small boy ego jump into
the river will be acted upon today and for many days
to by many of his fellows. For upon this day Dr.
Ohages public baths will be thrown open the public
and that without regard to wind weather.
The good doctor is being pressed hard by the ele-
ments but the weather has vouchsafed the inorma
point is the fact that we are led look for rather
weather in this section about this time of
year 1t looks bit like flying in the face of fate to
the opening of the bathing the Missis
sppi three days after the last fall of about the
head Of that river but live in fast age and
this is pretty fast county. Hence may hope that the
water will be enough to permit the little snveing
boy, who has been mpudently healthy all winter and
spring under coating of dirt, defy pneumonia and
take to the
The opening of the baths Harriet island is raught
with Importance to the people of St. Paul than is
apparent in the announcement that it will be per-
mitted the people battle in the Mississippi The enV
of the public bath affords to the people of the
city delightful proffer of pleasurabe repose. The
roundngs Of the baths the little wooded isle the
bosom of the Father of Waters with its pleasant shade
it's we'll kept walks it's location practically in the heat
OF the city, makes it charming and easy
OF access
The people will take advantage of the opportunity
offered to enjoy themselves Harriet island 1t is
model place for pcncs and for the baths-well bath
ing is not compulsory and any event there not
many people to whom bath would be necessarily fatal
The formal opening at Harriet island is of the
pleasant events of the early in St. Paul.