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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.

"A Wise Woman was one OF those
farce comedies where six people and
change of clothes are all that is needed
II is ike Hunting for Hawkins or
Hello Bill The people who furnished
the attraction at the Crawford last
night were clever. and some of their
lines were funny and the situations
were decidedly So bat the scrambled
plot became almost tiresosne toward thu
las5 Several gaps We're filed ia by
singing coon songs ana doing dialogue
stunts. SIX people and stuffed baby
had ali the work TO DO. aud they did
the best they could to keep a laugh go
Ing, with very good results. One thing
can be said in favor Of the show. it was
not a nelodrama of the ruddy hue such
a has been seen a the Crawford on
Sunday nights for The past six weeks
and it Was amusing and kept the audi
ence il good huuor. There VIII be no
mere theatrical attractions until Thurs
day, when The White Slave viii be
seen al the Crawford
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
rhrea Baker scholarahipe.

President Murlin Of Baker university
at Baldwin. has notified County Super
jntendent Wright that Shawnee county
las been granted three free scholar
ships at Baker. The scholarships are
as follows. TO the one ranking first
as determined by his daily average of
recftations through the year and the
anal examination grade. a scholarship
for one year. valued at S56. available in
the academy or normal departments.
likewise to the one ranking second a
half years scholarship; and to the one
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
latest Addition to President
RooseveIt's Cabinet Hard
at Work in Organizing His
New Department.

Secretary Of Commerce Geo. b. Cor
talyou. the latest addition to the cabinet
CT President Roosevelt. is now hard at
work organizing his new department
James r.. Garfield. son of the late Presi-
dent Garfield and appointed first head
Of the bureau of corporations under the
new department. Will have very imDor-
tant duties. His office is really the trust
publicity bureau.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
Silk Monte Carlos.

We place on sale second shipment
of Silk Monte Carlos. Surprisingly
pretty ones at -. SIS. As
Hard to match under $3.50
At .48 an extremely fine one
Of Poi-du-soi Silk, richly trimmed
real value $3.50.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
MIR. CRANES LETTER.
Writes in Favor of Dividing the State
Printing.

Writes 10 EaVor OF DivlolnB 1As S'ae9
Printing.
George W. Crane has sent the follow
Inc circular letter TO the members OF the
Ieeis1a+lIra concerning the state printing
matter AIR Cranes statement at the
ricee ~ the letter char his offer of S1.500
y ,-,,,7tt fr,- zi4,,,l4- me privilege Of do
Sne tl9e states printing under a sub
r5r,,t,srt vas +,frned down by the pres
rr+ state r,r-iY,f7i. shows that a four-Vear
tsr,,,, az state r.rinfaf Is Doubtless worth
not less than 100000 clear profit. Mr.
1,,era's llirer il as follows.
s.- TS'l5 t,,s Hls,55e's If he LEGISLATURE
or 7a6s
VIZ, +}a stare ,rirtirs- anpropria-
zion bili IS before The senate If was
infinafed during The discussion that the
.s1,-arl5+,erfs +,s-a hefma of4arad AT INV
,-,,e-srss+fr7, rrris 4erz- II is trlfa that
+ 80 f,s,,,.-tl,- ,-irfted tl,e senate hun
-,it il, ,o7,1atf1,, Win work. on thf leg
islatfVe bandbo6k. During the past
fh~sf ,,-e.elrs ssora+or. stewart has fre-
C,uevrlv asked Inflammation of me I'M re-
sfs r. 1,,frti,,,5 en7 bindino he de-
,S $50 - ;,,f@,'r-s+3lr, fhs7 he r5ia7t
-7ai-e i7teIIje+an+ effort in cutting out
s,,frs va sarrs T evaded Questions more
than vas noIite Otherwise / have not
mentioned the question. o3Scepf in a con
tt1,s1 - ~, +b,es ssnaters
i,i,.rd only q small nor+ior al the de-
1afe rl,+ What T aid I,aa,. sa4isf7sd me
ff7at there ie a General lack of inforrna-
ff0o ~, +ba e,Sb}e,.+
~ 49, III r. fs accused Of l,+feb
,,-haelsine aud 5nn-+ like that stNla of
49, i,,t ,e~srsr -, fiel,+ n, the Cr,er
AZ s,, f,,..sT mo me fthf inforr,s
+ir,, Mil H. herein GIVEN maj each one
,1,.-, .r+ H. tI,e +,stfa,. ae seems best
with his ewes 0pen.
.CanI the binding be done bv contract
without infringing ON the constitution
We ,rhe constitution savs. IAN nublfc
r,.fntir.y shall he done hv a state PRINTER.
-ho shalf be elected hv Inc legislature
f,4
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Carpet Department.

Opening Sale Tomorrow.
No charge for making, if bought
this week.
Only a small payment required to
secure your choice. We will make
up carpet and store until called for.
Come and get the cream of the
line
We guarantee our price to be the
very lowest
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
Special Bargain.

500 yards Black Mercerized Saline
of finest quality extra high finish
guaranteed value 321sc-
IN tins sale &s&12C
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
15c 25o SOC z5c

Mems Half Hose better line than
ever shown the heavy Rockford
Hose, rib-top. sc per pair and up.
Stainless Black Hose
Sc per pair and up.
Fancy Hose all grades including
finest loo 15c Csc and up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
Second Shipment
Spring Waists.

See partial exhibit, South Win
dow. 10 per cent off tomorrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

The 25c quality The Ironclad) IS
as nearly indestruetible as anything
can be. You can almost see them
smile as marble playing time ap-
proaches.
If you want the best Hosiery for
Boys wear, examine our Zoe, 15C
and 25c numbers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
ranking third. scholarship good for
one term

Ellen n. Stone will lecture on her
capture by Macedonian brigands at FRS
NJ E. church Tuesday evening, Marcel
3. 1908. Admission Soc children 25c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
Not Suitable for British Navy.

London, March Am answer to a
question in the house ef commons to-
day Premier Balfour said Great Brit
ain had refused to purchase the Chilian
and Argentine wersalps under con-
struetion in Europe. TIE admiralty
Rad carefully considered tAa matter
and had concluded that these vessels
were not suitable for the British navy.
There VIII be a dance at K of p. hall
corner Sixth and Quincy Thursday eV-
ening. March 5. Given BY &. q 2. band.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

city Ticket once. Union Pacific
Railroad. 525 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

City Ticket ONCE Union Pacific
Railroad. SIS Kansas avsnue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
Special.

10 dozen Ladies Swiss Ribbed
Vests-long sleeves, just the thing
for early spring wear. 49,. CSC
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

city Ticket once, Union Paclfc
Railroad, SIS Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02

city Ticket Office. Union Pacific
Railroad. 525 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-03-02
AZ 0oc

A guaranteed Black Silk-e excel
ing in wearing quality any silk on
the market-at, per yard -. 81 90
The leader., 1903-09-19
FIFTY POISONED AT FAIR.
Orange Cider Sold at Fairfield, Ia,
Contained Arsenic in Color
ing Matter.

Fairfield, Ia, Sept. 14.-Fifty people
were poisoned by drinking orange
cider" at the fair grounds Saturday. M.
J. Garwin and Frank Donnelson ran
the stand at which the decoction was
sold They offered the people all they
could drink for five cents. Many wom-
en- and children availed themselves of
the opportunity to quench their thirst.
Soon after drinking they were taken
with violent vomiting and became
unconscious. Fully fifty persons were
loaded into wagons and buggies and
hurried away to the doctors. Every
physician in the city was called upon
and the work of giving relief was be-
gun. Several victims are in a danger
GUS condition. In one case family
of eight are i'll. A boy named Bell,
living at Birmingham, is still uncon-
scious and not expected OF live. Gar
win has been placed in Jail. Donnelson
escaped. 1t has been ascertained that
the fakir put common dye into the fluid
they were selling to color it orange.
The dye contained arsenic. Garvin will
be tried Monday.
The leader., 1903-09-19
MIsCELLANEOEs.

A terrific gale swept the British isles,
on the 10th, the velocity being about
20 miles an hour, accompanied by tor
rental rain. Cable communication was
interrupted for several hours. Enor-
nous damage was done, and shipping
is believed to have suffered severely.
On the 10th wheat jumped, at CO.
shocton, o., to the highest price in local
markets for 18 months, IS cents. Grain
dealers said that farmers were bulling
the market.
On the 10th the transport Dix ar
rived at Tacoma, Wash, from Manila,
P. T., two days ahead of her expected
time. She had 1000 tons of products
and material for display at the st.
Louis exposition.
At the end of two days conference
at Parsons, Kas., between officials OF
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Co., and committees representing its
employees, an agreement was reached,
on the 10th, whereby so per cent. of the
employees, in the Sedalia shops were
granted an increase of ten cents day.
On the 9th work on the famous
Stratton Independence mine at Victor,
Col, was resumed under protection Of
the state military forces.
Earthquake shocks were felt in Port
land, Ore, at 3:45 o'clock D. m. on the
l1th.. No damage was done as far as
known, although the largest brick
buildings were shaken quite severely.
The leader., 1903-09-19
EXPLOSION ON BATTLEsHIP.
Barrel of Alcohol Stolen by Sailors
Causes Disaster ON Cruiser
Olympia.

Norfolk, Va, Sept. 14.-The explosion
of barrel of alcohol on the super
structure deck of the cruiser Olympia
in the wooden dry dock at the navy
yard, Saturday night at 8:55 o'clock,
killed Corp. Yerkes, of the vessel ma
rine guard, and a sailor. Yerkes was
struck in the head by stave from the
barrel, and fell into the burning mass.
He was roasted to death. The other
three men were also struck by flying
fragments of the barrel, but were
knocked away from the center of the
fire, and thus two of them escaped ia
tai injury, but Seifert was horribly
burned and so injured that he died
Sunday afternoon. He will be given a
military funeral. The master-at-arms
of the vessel is missing. The ship
caught fire from the explosion, and lost
most of her canvas deck awnings. The
decks were slightly injured, but she
was not otherwise damaged. The work
the greatest peril. The alcohol was
stolen from the navy yard by several
sailors and carried aboard the Olym--
pia.
The leader., 1903-09-19
WANTS SHOOTS SCALP.
Union May EndeavOr to Drive
SmOot From Senate.

Chicago, Sept. 13.-The Record-Her-
aid says:
"The National Woman's Christian
Temperance union has begun a cam
paign for the expulsion of Senator
Reed Smoot, of Utah, from the United
States senate. Ten thousand letters
are being sent from the national head
quarters at Evanston to the local
branches all over the country with
blank forms for petitions to the senate
''The form of petition to be signed
asks that the senate investigate the
charges made and filed against Smoot,
and says:
"IF 1T BE FOUND THAT HE is A
POLYGAMIST, WE ASK THAT HE
BE EXPELLED FROM THE SENATE
AS A VIOLATOR OF THE LAWS OF
HIS OWN STATE"
But there is ample ground for ex-
polling, according to the women,
whether he is polygamist or not The
petitions will read: Further, the Nor
mon church claims and teaches SUI
preme authority, divinely sanctioned,
to control it's members in civil as well
as religious affairs"
The leader., 1903-09-19
The Senate.

First District-Horace Broomfield of
Scranton.
Second District-J. T. Parks of Hat
tiesburg.
Third District-D. W. Heidelberg of
Shubuta.
Fourth District-Henry Mounger of
Columbia.
Fifth District-Patrick Henry of
Brandon.
Sixth District-Clem V. Ratliff of
Summit.
Seventh District-Charles W. Firth
of Bates Mill.
Eighth District-G. Wood Magee of
Monticello.
Ninth District-James A. Clinton of
Natchez.
Tenth District-Stephen Thrasher of
Port Gibson.
Eleventh District-M. s. Mcneil of
Crystal Springs.
Twelfth District-W. ]. Groom Of
Bolton, w. K. McLaurin and M. F.
Smith of Vicksburg.
Thirteenth District. M. Stephen
son of Morton.
Fourteenth District-C. c. Dunn of
Meridian.
Fifteenth District. D. Doss of
Louisville.
Sixteenth District-A. T. Dent of
Macon.
Seventeenth District - Presley
Groves of Oklahoma.
Eighteenth District-H. B. Graves
of Canton.
Nineteenth District-A. M. Hicks Of
Myrtleville.
Twentieth District-H. J. McLaurin
of Rolling Fork.
Twenty-first District-H. H. Gilmore
of Lexington.
Twenty-second District-Wiley San
ders of Kosciusko.
Twenty-third District-W. w, Ma
gruder of Starkville.
Twenty-fourth District-W. r. Scott
of Eupora.
Twenty-fifth District-M. A. Frank
lin of Columbus.
Twenty-sixth District-G. A. Nc
Lean of Winona.
Twenty-seventh District-C e. Har-
ris of Sumner.
Twenty eighth District James
Moore of Oakland.
Twenty-ninth District-W. w. Stone
and John L. Hebron, Jr., of Green
Vile.
Thirtieth District-E. H. Moore Of
Rosedale.
Thirty-frst District - James Cor
don Of Okolona, and G. e. Franklin of
Pontotoc.
Thirty-second District-G. R. Hight
of Oxford.
Thirty-third District-D. A. s. Var
brough of Como.
Thirtyifourth District. Alcorn
Glover of Clarksdale
Thirty-fifth District. J. Farley Of
fernando.
Thirty-sixth District-B. D. Simp-
son of Pegram, w. A. Boyd of Cos
sett, and w A. Belk of Holly Springs.
Thirty-seventh District-Dr. C. Ken
drick of Kendrick
Thirtyeighth District-W. B. Walk
er of Aberdeen, and ]. A. Weaver Of
RaEa Avis.
The House.
The following is complete list Of
the members of the house, with the
exception Of the member from tia
wanda, which county has not sent its
returns to Secretary Power:
Adams-E. E. Brown, hatcher; G.
N. Winston, Stanton.
Alcorn-J r Dalton. Rienzi; G.. W.
Bynum. Corinth.
Amite Ed, J. Foreman, Nat; Polk
Tolhert, Gloster.
The leader., 1903-09-19
THE OFFICIAL FIGURES.

The hnal oa figures for
rotary OF States office last majority
Vardaman Tor governor an increase his
total vote against general
FIRST primary for all three candidates. the
went Thinking the figures
paper for future comparisons print below the full
the candidates for governor in the primaries table
vardaman and cz gains in
be filed for future reference
The aud vote the governorshp is followed
roster OF the nominees for the
district and county in the State which will doubtless
The vote on the gubernatorial below:
The leader., 1903-09-19
A LIGHTNING CHANGE ACT.
A Bold Attempt to Defraud the Gov.
eminent Discovered.
Proxies Being Furnished for Chinese
Ordered Deported by United
States Courts.

San Francisco, Sept. ia bold at
tempt has just been discovered to de-
fraud the government by shipping
back to China, on the steamer Gaelic
six imposters in place of six Chinese
who were ordered deported by United
States District Judge De Haven. One
arrest has been made in the case, and
others will follow shortly. More SEN
sRtional developments are expected, as
it Is believed the government has
stumbled upon the work of ring.
1t is the contention of the govern
ment officials that the six genuine Chi
nese were in the county Jail Friday
morning, and that they were removed
from there at seven o'clock by dep
uty United States marshal, and taken
in hack to the Pacific Mail dock.
From there they were placed safely on
board the steamer Gaelic. Five hours
later the men could not be found, but
in their stead were imposters in no
way resembling them in appearance.
At late hour Friday night the Of
ficials were in the dark so far as hav-
ing any knowledge as to how this
lightning change came about.
The leader., 1903-09-19
Attala-John F. Allen, Hollum; Ar
thur REYNOLDS Ethel


thur Reynolds, Ethel.
Benton-R. M. Owen, Ashland.
Bolivar. c. Burrus, Benoit; Ju-
Illus Lesser, Duncan.
Calhoun-T. M. Murphree, J. L. Ba-
tets, Pittsboro.
Carols. E. Turner, Walden; A. ].
Coleman, Old Salem.
Chickasaw-N. w. Bradford, Hous-
ton; ]. r. Gilfoy, Woodland.
Cnoctaw-L. Robinson, Alderman.
Claiborne. w. Clark, Herman
Vile.
Clarke-W. M. Espes, Enterprise.
Clay-John Millsaps, West Point;
]. E. Carradine, Montpelier.
Coahoma-W A. Alcorn, Jr., Clarks-
dale; John A. Suddoth, Friars Point.
Copiah-J. B. Errington, Halle
hurst: w. B. Lockwood, Crystal
Springs; c. E. McMichael Wesson
Covington-G. w. Holloway, Mount
Carmel.
DeSoto-Julius R. Upton, Herman
do; A. S. Meharg, Eupora.
Franklin-Dr. D. P. Butler, Little
Springs.
Greene-7Dan Mcleod, Leakesville.
Grenada-S. A. Morrison, Grenada.
Hancock-Dr. J. @. Fountain, Pearl
ington.
Harrison-E. NJ Barber, Biloxi.
Hinds-W. C. Wells, Jr., j. C. Ward,
Jackson; P. D. Ratliff, Raymond.
Holiness. M. Smith, H. S. Hooker,
Jr., Lexington; E. N. Sample, Ebene-
ger.
Issaquena-L. c. Dulaney, Grace.
Itawamba-No returns.
Jackson-W. D. Billiard, Scranton.
Jasper-W. J. Mcfarland, Paulding.
Jefferson-C. w. Whitney, Jr., Fay
cite.
Jones-Henry Hilburn, Pinnellville.
Kemper-G. H. Ethridge, DeKalb;
A. E. Grantham, Enondale.
Lafayette-D. NJ Kimbrough, Ok
ford; M. C. Denton, lula.
Lauderdale-W. R. Denton, Hooks
ton; j. D. Stennis, Collinsville; S. B.
Watts, Meridian.
Yawrence-Lee M. Byrd, Tryus.
Leake-W. A. Ellis, Carthage.
Lee-Dr. j. NJ Hoyle, P. E. Caroth-
ers, Tupelo
Lefore-s. R. Coleman, Greenwood.
Lincoln D. v. B. Watts, Brook
haven.
Lcwndes-P. w. Maer, j. I. sturdi-
want, Columbus; A. ]. Erwin, Craw-
ford.
Madison-Clarence B. Greaves, Flo
ra; R. Sidney Powell, Canton.
Marion-S. ]. Hathorn, Columbia.
Marshall H. K. Mahon, Holly
Springs; John M. Eddins, Byhalia; r.
L. Tucker, Chulahoma.
Monroe-Ben Mcfarland, Aberdeen;
E. 3. Cowlye, Amory; L. D. Holdings
worth, Quincy.
Montgomery - w. T. McCuiston,
Sweatman.
Neshoba r. L. IRELAND. Philadel-
phia.
Newton Floyd Lopez, Conehatta;
j. r. Byrd, Newton.
Noxubee-H. H. Brooks, Jr., e. d.
Cavett, E. C. Patty, Macon.
l, Oktibbeha James w. Norment,
Starkville; DR.. ]. w. Crumpton, Stur-
ges.
Panola-A. S. Kyle Batesville; N.
G. Knox, Reynolds; p. B. Arnold,
Popes
Pearl River-H. x. Rouse, Poplar
vile.
Perry H. S. Stevens. Hattiesburg.
Pike-W. B. Nixon, McComb City;
w. w. Pope, Tylertown.
Pentotoc-J. B. Fontaine, Pont0toc;
4. M. Tondtieh, Thaxtons.
PrentissJ. A. Cunningham, Mari
eta; L. NJ. Burge. Baldwin.
Quitman-, 3. Williams, Belen,
The leader., 1903-09-19
LOOKING For Them.

Charles Frohman was discussing
the morals of the average play.
Il believe in a clean stage" he
said, and think the stage, pretty
generally, is clean enough. Here and
there, to be sure, you can find spot
of black, but you have to look fol
it. You have to nose for 1t in the cor.
ners and remote recesses.
Some of us can find uncleanliness
anywhere. A woman found unclean
illness once in DR.. Johnson's diction
airy.
81 am sorry, SIR she said, to SET
in your work so many naughty words.
So, madame. you were looking fol
them. eh?' the old photographer re
torted,.
The leader., 1903-09-19
Lumber Mill Burned,

The entire mill plant of Bentley
& Ward, near Mount Olive, was
burned last week. The plant con-
sisted of mill, planer and dry kiln,
together with all the lumber on the
yard. The loss was about 5000,
with no insurance. The firm will
begin rebuilding at once. The fire
began in the planer, but it is not
known how.
The leader., 1903-09-19

The shah of Persia, who has recently
been doing" Europe, appeared quite
skeptical when told that European
rulers were invariably the hardest
worked people in their respective king
doms. "Ah, no, no." gravely replied
his majesty, ''the emper0rs and kings
of Europe have no anxiety, no respon-
sibility Their majesties are only al
lowed one wife each.''
The leader., 1903-09-19
Joe Folks Idea of RoodIers.

Joseph Folk, the young district at
torney of st. Louis county, Missouri,
talking one day about boodling and
the meanness of it, said to a reporter:
There is something small and little
about robbing taxpayers, robbing wild
ows and orphans and all manner Of
poor folk. He is a mean man who
commitsthis crime-as mean a man
as once saw on Mississippi steam
er. And he was strangely mean, that
chap. He was travelling with his
daughter, a little girl of 5 or g. He
was holding her over the rail, so that
she could see monster catfish, wher,
somehow, he let go of her, and she
fell into the deep stream with a
splash.
"A deck hand was after her in an
instant. Headforemost he shot in,
and she was back in her fathers
arms again before three minutes had
passed. The father was profoundly
grateful to the deck hand. He pulled
out a dollar bill.
"'Got any changer" he said.
"The man had none, so the father
went bustling nervously here and
there over the boat, waving his dollar
bill and saying:
Got any change? Got any change?
Who's got change for a. dollar? Here's
man has just saved my daughters
life, and l want to give him quarter.
Got any change there?'"
The leader., 1903-09-19
Tender EeeIinas.

The Enid, Okla, Eagle man evi.
IDENTIFY proposed while riding behind
gentle "hoss," said "hoss" peram-
bulating peacefully along shady road
in the suburbs meanwhile. He says:
They say that buggy riding is con-
ducive to tender feelings. We don't
see how it could very we'll help being
SO. When young man in soap.
dish hat and polkadotted socks drives
up in his sidebar buggy in front of
the house where she lives, and she
comes to the door ell rugged out in
things which we haven't time to emu.
merate and trips down to the front
steps and the young man just losses
her into the narrow seat and gets in
beside her and taps the horse with the
whip, while the buggy quivers like a
thing of life and joy forever, and
she snuggles up to him like a tame
gazelle or a kitten to a hot brick, and
does all in her power to soothe and
sustain the tenderest feelings of the
young man beside her, who doesn't
know by this time but every minute
will be the next one, we don't see why
buggy riding should not be conducive
to the tenderest feelings of anything
extant. Horseback riding is cold and
distant. 1t Is buggy riding that is
conducive, and the longer the ride and
the more lonely the road the more
conducive 1t isl
The leader., 1903-09-19
Rust in Cotton.

Reports from all over the State
are coming in regarding the rust
and blight in cotton. Such
change was never known in so short
time. Within the last ten days
cotton has been damaged rs per
cent. The sudden dry weather, to-
gether with cold nights and strong
winds, has wrought terrible disas.
ter to the cotton. A farmer who
works a two-horse crop stated that
two weeks ago he was sure of twenty
three bales, but he is now willing
to take fifteen bales. The damage
can't be overestimated, and the same
reports come from all sections.
The leader., 1903-09-19

The steamship Deutschland has just
clipped another section of time from
the run between Cherbourg and Sandy
Hook. She covered the 1874 miles in
five days, eleven hours, fifty-four min
utes, an average speed of nearly TWEEN
ty-eight land miles an hour. The five
day ship will be along within the next
decade.
The leader., 1903-09-19

Mr.. Roosevelt defines the good citi-
zen as "the man who, whatever his
wealth or his poverty, strives manful-
ly to do his duty to himself, to his
family, to his neighbor, to the state;
who is incapable of the baseness which
manifests itself either in arrogance or
in envy, but who, while demanding
justice for himself, is no less scrupu-
lops to do justice to Others"
The leader., 1903-09-19

The suggestion that Canada might be
willing to take a cash payment Cor re-
linquishing it's Alaskan boundary claim
will not work. Other fancies of the
same kind could be manufactured as
fast as the Imagination could turn out
maps. Uncle Sans surplus will not be
spent that Way.
The leader., 1903-09-19

1t is gravely intimated that the sur
est way to put stop to the feuds in
Kentucky is to permit those convicted
of murder to serve out their sentences
instead of turning them loose, after
few years-sometimes months only
to wreak vengeance on those response
BILE for their conviction.