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The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
POINTED. PARAGRAPHS.

IFrom the Chicago News.l
Adam had a spare rib with apple sauce.
1t takes a great man to manage a small
woman.
Adversely is given to some men to test
their honesty
He who has health and owes nothing is
both young and wealthy.
promising young man is good. but a
paying one is still better.
1t sometimes happens that mans blunt
ness is due to his sharpness.
Though a man may be popular with a
widow he isn't her first choice
Some presidential timber is unavailable
because it is 100 stiff to bend.
The man whose reputation for veracity
is unimpeachabie can lie with ind1unity-
Naomi was $50 years old when she finally
secured a husband. Truly everything comes
to those who wait
No, CordeHa drummers are not so called
because they are on the beat, but rather
because they are SO noisy.
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during the past year by new bank cir
Culatsol.
Much depends on the crop outcorne
Though the season is very backward,
still the conditions of wheat, corn nd
cotton are such as to promise abundaEr
yield should the weather pending the
harvest be a fair average. Mercha nts
are operating cautiously. the high
prices of many articles Of merchandise
checking consumption and preventing
the carrying Of large stocks. Manu- FAC
turers are often embarrassed by l. Dor
exactions and the difficulty of secu ring
better prices for their products. So
long as consumers could be made to
pay for these increased costs the de-
mands Of labor were readily accede To-
The situation now. however. is ch ang-
ing, and agitation of this sort 5 on
the wane. Railroad earnings con kinue
large and the iron industry pres erves
its remarkable activity; yet in be tn o.
these divisions of industry profit are
and little talk is hea rd OF
increased dividends
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FOR STATE TEACHERS.
Authority Given by State Board of
Education.

The state board of educat Ion has is
sued batch of teachers ,sertifca tes.
Those granted three year renewable GER
nhcates are as follows:
Alma l. Olson. Lindsborg: sven FrOe-
berg. Lindsborg; Abbie Wentworth
Smith Center; John Wedet, Pretty
Prairie. Axel johnson. Alta Vista; Dan
lei O. Anderson, Everest; Constantine
Malenberg, Lindsborg; H. f. Sand
stesdt; Frank G. HOFFMAN. Mcpherson;
CIR ace e. Doty, Sedgwick: Vera f. Taft
Wi ichita Lynette Farley, Wichita;
Muriel Finn. Sedgwick; Jennie S. Cox,
WiGhita Henry H. Brown. Barclay
Elmer Jones, Viola: Bertha Wentworth
Wichita Sara Hurd, Anthony James
A Cox, Wichita
The following persons have been
granted institute instructors certifi-
Gates for one year: T. X Ferguson, ].
v. C:alville Charles L. Robbins. J. S.
Carson, special ]. c. Temple.
The following persons have been
grant life certificates: Della L. Keeler,
Margar ret f. Cowgirl, Clara Sella1~ds,
George L. McClenny, Villa S. Howard,
Ada L. Thomas. Winifred Barrett. J. N
Banks. Byron Talheim, Georaia Cubme,
I.ue A. Shinn. Bessie G. Ryan, Elma
Van Fleet Lizzie F. Goodnight, L. 2.
wharton and Margaret Erion.
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a. Ineanioua Customer.

Yesterday afternoon a well dressed man
was standing outside a booksellers shop
on the boulevards closely examining one
Of Balzac's works illustrated by Gustave
Dore How much this Balzac2'' he asked
an assistant ..Forty francs, was the re-
ply ..Ohl that's far too much. I must see
the master about a reduction continued
the prospe ctfve customer. and. suiting the
action to the word he took up the book
and went into the shop. Approaching the
bookseller he took the book from under
his arm and asked what he would give for
it twenty-five francs highest offer he
was told
The offer was accepted. the man took his
money and left WELL queried the
sistant after he had gone. Were you able
to hit it off with that gentleman. SIR?
"Oh yes I managed to get another copy
of that edition of Balzac for only twenty
five francs When the situation was cX-
planned to him the bookseller cursed heart
ily. after which he lodged a complaint with
the police.-Parts Messenger.
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WATCHING THE JURY.
Detectives Assigned to Keep Tab on
Maris- Wilson Case.

Up to 2 o'clock this afternoon a jury
had not been secured to hear the trial
of George Wilson. in the district court
charged with obtaining money undes
false pretenses by selling mortgagea
ca tile
The work of securing a jury was be
gun Monday morning, but the regular
panel and a special venire was exhaust
ed Monday This morning another
special venire was drawn from the jury
box This is the third trial of the case
and it is being contested at every step
The court has been warned that the
jury may be tampered with and a. spe-
cial officer has been doing detective
work about the court house and watch
ing the jury to see that no one talks
with them about the case.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30

Tn connection with the decision of the
president to take action regarding the
massacre. of jews hv the Russians, some
rewsuarels are spriugins the old adage
about people living i'm glass houses
throwing stones. and call attention to
the frequency OF iyuchines ia the United
States This is manifestly absurd.
Thef. is ro room for comparison. The
persons lrrche8 in this country are
almost always confessed or proven
criminals Tha Jews butcherea in Rus
sIa wcre innocent law abiding citizens
and are the victims Of their political and
religious belief There is one crime in
this country which is almost always
followed by death at the hands of
mob if the perpetrator be caught re-
Eardiess of his color or opinions.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
WRITING BY WIRE.
How the Telechirograph Transmits
an Original Communication.

The telechirogTaph is the size of an ordi-
nary typewriter box, the chief parts of in
terest which can be seen being the pencil
and the pieces of paper on which the SEN
der writes his message The pen is at
tached to two rods which move with it,
while the contacts on their onds slide on
two rheOstats, 50 that parts of these re-
sistances are cut in nor out. IN conformity
with the motions Of the pencils The rheo-
stats in the transmitting apparatus are
constructed by winding insulated wire in
the narrOWest possible Windings in contact
with each other upon non-eondueting
core. while the insulation in the path OF
the sliding contacts is removed from the
surface of the spools. but in such way
that it remains between the single wind
ings of the latter. Each winding there
fore, forms ar element Of resistance The
lead sbeat hing Of telephone cables will be
used for the return current
The following arrangement is used to de-
viate the light ray from the sensitive pa
the pencil in the transmitting station IS
mounted a sleeve. under the influence OF
a spring adjacent to which a second sleeve
is arranged The first sleeve is connected
through a wire with the sliding contact
while the other sleeve is connected with
the transmitting circuit The pencil is held
by- means of a socket and guided over The
paper first. wheIeupOn the first sleeve
moves downward and makes the contact
connection between the wires is effected
In lifting the pencil this contact is broken,
and the ray Immediately oscliates in the
direction influenced by the corresponding
branch distant circuit TO the extreme ex-
tent so that the point OF light leaves The
sensitive paper. The deviation of the point
Of light however is effected more quickly
if the branch distant circuit IS not inter-
rupted but If a relatively strong current in
the opposite direction is sent through. For
this purpose small battery is provided
whose action is easily understood. when
writing the contact between the two
sleeves is closed and the battery does no.
come into action.
In practice. of course. each instrument
contains both a receiving and A transmit
ting apparatus. When message is COM
pleted a small electric motor operated Try
an independent battery in the receiving de-
vice is set in motion. This motor operates
a train of wheels or rollers which draw
the portion of film written upon by the
light ray through a developing bath and
out again through q pair of rubber drying
rolls so that the completed message is de-
ivered about IS seconds after the sender
has replaced the metallic pencil in the rest.
In improved instruments which are now
being built this time is expected to be
shnrtnned -NeM y orE Evening Post.
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BRYAN and Hin NAV Meet.

indianapolis. June William Jen-
nings Bryan will spend a week as the
guest of former Mayor Taggart at
French Lick early in July. Nj Tag
gart said today he would ask some
prominent eastern Democrats to come
TO French Lick during Mr.. Bryan's visit
and intimated that an effort would be
made to bring repres antatives of the
two wings of the party in conference
and make working agreement for
1904 Mr.. Taggart is anxious for David
B. Hill of New York and Mr.. Bryan to
meet, and Mr.. Hill will be asked to meet
Bryan at French Lick
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
ION the New York =

IFrom the New York Press
1t is hard TO convince oneself that an
innocent WlQoW was once married wo-
man full Of guile.
You can often tell by the color OF a
woman's garters a lot Of other things
about her that you ought not TO tell
The sooner man understands after
he gets married that his relationship 10
his house IS the same as a cashiers to
his business hrrn, the greater success
he win be as a good husband.
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Investigation Begins.

St. Louis. June 30.-Major Casey of
the United States engineer corps. who
has been instructed by the war depart
ment to investigate the alleged terminal
and bridge monopoly has begun the col
lection of documentary evidence of the
relation between the Merchants Bridge
company and the Eads Bridge company
After examining these he will determine
whether to hold a formal hearing at
which the officers of the terminal asso-
citation will be examined. A decision in
the matter is expected in day or
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
LEFT TO DIE.
An Aged Woman Was Found
Gagged and Robbed.

Denver. Col. June 30.-With her feet
roped together. her hands dodbiy tied
behind her back and a gag bound so
tightly around her mouth and neck that
it finally strangled her to death. Mrs.
Antoine Kenhan was robbed and left TO
street IL this city Her dead body was
discovered today. She was old SyT-
ian woman and three Syrians, woman
and two men have been arres ted for N
vestigation. 1t is supposed that the rob
berry was committed on Sunday night
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killed 100000
British Report a Slaughter Of
the .Mullah's Men.

London, June .20-The war Office to-
day received dl spatch from ColoneI
Rochfo1-t, one Of the British officers
serving with the Abyssinian force in
Somaliland, which says the Abyssinians
May 81 after a series of forced marches
struck the Mad AfAlllah's force near
Jeyd, surprising them at dawn and
killing 10000 spearmen and capturing
almost all their cattle and sheep ana
] geo caneIs
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
TEMPTs TENNIS CHAMPION.
Said His Fine Auto and Good Roads
Dananded Sneed.

Bryn Mawr Pa. June 3o.-Wiliam J.
Clotnier of Wy1newood. Pennsylvania 5
champion tennis player paid fine of SO
and costs yesterday for travelling tuo
speedily over the roads of Radnor township
in an automobile
The tennis champion acknowledged mis-
speed and willingly paid the penalty. He
said the elegant condition of the automo-
bile and the roads was too much of a
temptation for him. and he let her GO
until he ran up against the stopwatch Of
OFFICER Woodruff.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30

Another member of the Russian cab
inet IS about 10 hurry east to join the
minister Of war who is already there. 1t
looks as though the Bear could not
much longer adhere to his previous pol
icy Of duplicity but be compelled to take
a stand iu The open But the Muscovite
ss slippery and many times before has
eluded those who thought to corner him.
He may DO il again
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given It in any other single statement.
Mr.. Morrow stated that 5000 people
had been registered at the auditorium
while reLief work was in progress. Most
of these have been taken care of and
set upon their own feet so that the
Charities association is caring for but
three hundred.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30

New York, June 30.-William CORY
of Pittsburs, president Of the Carnegie
Steel company. was today made assist
ant to the president Of the United states
Steel corporation. An official statement
says that A1r. Cory is to perform the
active duties of the president"
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
DEATHs AND FUNERALS.

Mrs. Earl Noffitt, daughter of S. S.
Urmy, assistant city attorney, died at
the home Of her parents. 929 Morris
avenue last evening. The funeral viii
be held at 10.30 a. m. Wednesday from
the Urmy residence, burial at Topeka
cemetery.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30

a man who makes a living by separat-
ing the fool and his money.
Mr. Buggins-''I lost my umbrella to-
day" Mrs. Buggins-''F1o careless Of
you I told you this morning to take
one of the borrowed ones"
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
FOR FAIR FOURTH.
That Is the Prediction of "cider"
Smith.

cider" Smith is ready with his fore
cast to cover the time from now un-
til July II.
Mr.. Smiths forecast is as follows.
1--WE have had the cloudy weather ana
the rain on the 25th, which I predicted
in my last forecast. For the next ten
days, until about the 11th Of July. much
clearer weather with less rain may he
expected From July 1 to is a minor
storm period with probably consider.
able rainfall I have stated before that
I thought the Fourth would be fair, but
rain will probably come on the second.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30

After long absence from America
Albion W. Tourgee is about TO RETURN
having been transferred from the con-
nulal. ~ Hnrlaaux tn that at Halifax-
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30

The United Christian party believes
an eaftine in early and avoiding the
rush. It has called convention for tne
nomination III ii presidential ticket, to
assemble in ST. Louis in May.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30

The American cakewalk is said t'
show indications OF becoming as popular
in England as has the American game
nf draw uoker
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30
A GOOD INVESTMENT.

If You have $50 to 500 to invest in
promising Topeka manufacturing con-
cern, investigate at once We desire to
enlarge and increase our working cap
ital Address Good Investment. care
To,4rraI
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30

Much live stock perished i'm the North
Toueixa Hood but the indications are
that every dog escaped. Probably it is
due to am oversight that the relief COM
mittee has made no provisions for the
homeless CANNES. They have grown into
a nuisance that cries for abatement
The Topeka state journal., 1903-06-30

FULL LEASED WIRE REpe aT
OF THE ASSOCIATED p .ESS-
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-10-23
A CARD OF THANKS.
Col. rillman Says Ho Deeply Regrets
mr.. Gonzales Death.

mr.. Gonzales Death.
After bis acqulttal Col. Tlllman
dictated the following card of thanks,
which he asked should be given the
widest possible publicity:
II feel very. grateful as to the re-
suit OF the yefdict, but at no time did
1 apprehend any serious consequences.
Il, Of courss, deeply regret the
death OF Dir. Gonzales, but 1 was fore
ed to do what did. have never
apprehended conviction, for I felt
that l did no more than any other
man would have done under the same
circumstances, and what 1 was COM
PEELED to do.
My position was fully stated in
the testimony gave on the stand. l
did ask for q change of venue because
1 was convinced, on account of pre-
judice In Riohland County, I could
not get fair, and impartial trial in
that county. I felt as soon as my
case could be presented to an impair
tial Jury could be vindicated. The
verdict has justified the correctness Of
my Judgment. Lexington County was
selected by the prosecution. Its peo-
! u! s. eq;sasbidtng g and have long been
and .ooen praised by the press.
Signed.) James H. Tillman.n
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-10-23
/ [ 5.s.AlzsTARTL1NG STORY.
How the Standard Oil Company
KNOCKS Ont Competition.

q . II : b V a . w. Z
Under date Of Dallas, Tex !, Sep
tember 8, the Associate press carried
the information that the Forth Worth
Telegram prints 1.-THE most startling
story that has ever come out from the
Beaumont oil fields and states. that
the informant Is one OF the most, prom
inent men Of Fort Worth who re-
Gently returned from Beaumont Ac-
colding to the Forth Worth Telegram,
this Beaumont citizen declares that
the Standard OH company has per-
petrated a gigantic steal in the Beau
mont fields and that positively estab-
lished details are just coming to
light" According to the Beaumont
citizen, 'the independent oil compa-
MES Of Beaumont are the victims,
many OF which nave been wrecked by
the Standards work. Recently some
of the leading men Of the wrecked or
injured companies determined to in
vestgate and in two days time they
raised S27 600 with which to push the
work"
Iu tie story printed by the Fort
Worth paper, it isexplained that the
numerous oil wells that apparently
we're ruined by salt water were put in
their bad condition by the Standard
Oil company's conSpirators. AS fast
as company went to the wall its
property was brought In by the trust.
BY accident, it is said, the desparate
work of the Standard company was
discovered recently. The Standard
Oil company long ago built pipe line
| frf,r,, 70 II p.,f r.
A pumping station was erected at
Beaumont and another at the gulf.
Oh was pumped through the pipe line
to the gulf and thence shipped to va
rlous parts Of the world. Suddenly
many wells Of independent companies
had salt water in them. The ruin OF
the owners Is part Of the history OF
the field. One day not long ago one
Of the pumping stations got out of
working order, and oil pumping to the
gulf had to be suspended while re-
pairs were being made.
Wells that had been giving out fully
one-half salt water began flowing
nothing but oil, good fuel oil, 1t is de-
clared. That put the Investigation
on foot. The Investigators secretly
plugged up the pipe line at the Beau
mont end. They drove several miles
into the country, dug into the ground
over the pipe line, made a tapping in
to the line and salt water gushed int6
the air nearly 100 feet. 1t Is claimed
that the pressure was from the gulf
pumping station and that salt water
was being pumped TO Beaumont into
tile wells tiiai Gir Standard company's
conSpirators desired to wreck; that
there was no pressure from the Beau
mont end of the plugging Of the pipe.
The informant Of the Telegram de-
| ciares that a force OF detectives is al
work to develop who should be arrest
ed In connection with the conspira-
lev
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-10-23
Killed His Mother AMI wife.

Frank Plvllk created d amatit
scene in Judge Clifford's Court In chi.
cago, pointing an accusing finger III
his father and declaring thu the lat.
ter was guilty not only Uf wife muir
der, but also that Of matricide.
The murder Of my mother is not
the first one committed by my father, .
said the acUuser. In Bohemia
where L was born, he killed his own
mother. He became enraged at my
grandmother and struck her vicious
blow. For three weeks she suffered
and finally died. My father was ncv.
er punished for that crime"
Attorneys for the defendant told the
jury they would make no denials ol
the charge that the defendant killed
his wife, but would seek to prove him
Innocent.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-10-23
Burned to Death.

An aged lady, Miss Nanny Robert
son, living 10 miles above Laurens,
was burned to death In her house
Wednesday night. When the fire
was discovered the building was al
most destroyed and no rescue could
be made. She was seventy five years
old. The fire is. supposed to have
originated from d lamp, a.large guam
tity vi batting becoming ignitcd ac-
cidentally while she was engaged in
quilting. Miss Robertson lived alone.
Her nearest neighbor lived about 100
yards from her house. x
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-10-23
Lynohine Bee.

Walter Jackson, the convicted mur-
derer Of Fonnie Back, n 6-year-old
boy, was taken from the county Jail
at HAMILTON Mont, Thursday night
by mob and lypched. Shortly be-
fore midnight scventy-ffve masked
men, all armed with rifles or shot
guns, forced their way.into the jai
and overpowered jailor Stephens
Jackson was found crying In the dark
est portion Of his cell. He pleaded
piteously for mercy, but was rushed
out into the street where the mob had
alrerdy provided themselves with a
rope. This was quickly thrown over
an electric light pole and the moose
placed about Jackson's neck. He was
asked II he had anything 10 say, bur
only pleaded for mercy. The mob
then pulled him into the air, after
which they quickly dispersed. Not a
Shot was fired.
The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-10-23
THEDEAD LETTER OFFICE
An Interesting Apstraet Of the Re: Re:
port Of itp Operations. : 8. q. !.

An Interesting Abstract Of tho Re:
port Of itp ( Ppoers,:o Ip'e q :ons;s s.. 4
An interesting abstract OF the an
nual report, Of the business and opera
tions Of the dead letter office for the
fiscal year ending June 80 903, is
presented by the Washing ton Times.
According to this report, there has
been a large and steady increase In
the annual receipts of the dead letter
Office. The total receipts for the year
we're 10, l55, LAG pieces the largest In
the history of the office Exceeding
those of the preceding year by 854,-
795 pieces. This total included all
classes Of matter, domestic and for.
eign, .and for the treatment and dis
position OF which the services OF q
clerical and laborers force Of 1856 en-
ployes. male and female, was requir.
ed. OF the aggregate number, 3O2,-
521 pieces were delivered unopened tt
domestic addresses, which included
letters which should have been return
ed to the card addresses of senders By.
poStmasters, and those for which cor.
recte0 addresses we're supplied by this
Office; $50, ,028 were returned unopened
to foreign countries, as against $751;
594 the previous year, striking In
crease OF 1876, 432; and the enormous,
total OF 8. 895, 205 pieces were opened. :.
Some Of the letters sent to the deao
letter Office contained large sums OF
money, the money found in letters
opened last year amounting to $48,-
634.04. Commercial paper found,
such as drafts, checks, money orders,
etc. represented a face value tof
81, 493, 563. The numbero Of merchan-
disc parcels received was 254 $3.50,
which were restored to the owners as
far as possible, and the remaineer
held to be Included in one of the.
annual sales. Photographs we're found
in 2l9, ,955 letters and parcels. Letters
which contained postage stamps In
varying AMOUNTS from Il cent, up
ward numbered 249, ,955. The dornes:
tic miSdifected letters received num-
bered 34,201, an increase .of more
than $4,000, and foreign, including
postal cards, 1877, 100, an increase OF
$4,000 in round numbers. or the
domestic 79,085 were deliyed TO cor
rected addresses. an increase OF oyel:
49, 900, AMI Of the foreign 2l,Ol2,, an
increase Of about $500. There we're
13l ,032 held-Ior:postage letters re-;
ceived and disposed Of. Under the
regulations, unbelievable merchan-:
disc matter is to be hereafter held for
one year, instead Of two as formely,
before being sold, and this rendered
necessary an addition sale during the
year. The first was held in Decem-
Der, 1902, and the gross proceeds were
50, $685.. The second occurred III
February, 1903, gross proceeds, s5,-.
244. rs; total OF both, $3.50.