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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14
CARRIED U. S. FLAG.
Stars and Stripes Used for a
Flag of Truce.

Soledad, Venezuela, Sunday Midnight.
July 12.-The situation before Ciudad
Bolivar is unchanged. 1t was reported
last night that the revolutionists had
evacuated the city but this turns out to
be incorrect. General Rolando, the
commander of the revolutionary forces,
is still in possession. Yesterday after
noon at three O'Clock boat bearing u.
s. and parliamentary truce flags left
Ciudad Bolivar and crossed the Orinoco
to Iazona- President CaStro's authori-
ties received the eTniSsary, a priest who
said ne came in the name of the foreign
consuls, the bishops and leading trades,
to ask General Gomez, the government
commander to receive him tomorrow,
saying he had an important message for
him. Learning that General Gomez
was not at Soledad the priest departed,
Press correspondent questioned him
concerning his reasons for hosting the
U. S. flag as he was not an American.
The priest replied:
Because the flag of the United States
is respected everywhere
The priest refused to reveal the object
of his mission.
At eleven o'clock last night the man
of-war Bolivar, with General Gomez
aboard. arrived here. AS she passed be-
fore Ciudad Bolivar she was fired on
but without effect. The Bolivar anchor
ed two miles above the city and placed
herself in contact with the besieging
government troops The remainder of
| the Venezuelan fleet, composed of the
men-of-war Seamora, Restaurador,
Miranda and Vente ire de Mayo, are
due tomorrow. When they have arrived
1920 men will be ready to attack Gu
dad Bolivar. The government authori
ties intend to give General Rolando a
/ chance to consider his desperate situa-
ton in order to prevent the useless
shedding of blood. If he will surrender
he will be given full guarantees for
himself and followers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14
RAIN WAS GENERAL.
Eleven Kansas Stations Repor
Showers Monday Night.

A rainfall of II hundredths during thu
night lowered the temperature in this
vicinity considerably and this morning
was very comfortable. Today's forecast
promises a possible repetition of the
welcome dampness and slight changes
in temperature The corn and wheat
region bulletin says:
Good rains have fallen over the state
and in western Missouri with rising
temperature. Good rains have occurred
in the Kansas City and Omaha districts
with lighter showers in the Chicago. Co
lumbus and St. Louis districts"
The maximum and minimum temper
atures and rainfall recorded at Kansas
stations for the "a hours ending this
morning at o'clock were as follows:
Baker sc "a; rain AZ; Concordia So.
Sc; rain 62; Dodge City 80. Sc; Dresden
90. So: rain %; Fort Scott 80. IS; rain
Is; Hays 80, "a: Macksville 92. 60; Nc
Phersoh 80, ee; rain 1.42; Manhattan q,
Sc; rain "a; Usage City 80. &c; rain "A;
Sedan 80. IS; rain "a; Topeka 81. IS;
rain II: Toronto 80, Sc; rain 20; Wich-
tia 3d. 68: rain Is.
The hourly temperatures recorded by
the government thermometer today were
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14
WILL RECEIVE BIDS.
County Commissioners VIII Recover
the River Bridges.

Sealed bids will be received by the
board of county commissioners during
the next month for the recovery of the
bridges or spans which were washed out
during the recent food on the Kaw
river. The bids must be accompanied
by certified check for 800 for each
bridge bid on. The bids will be on the
Rossville, Silver Lake, Brick Plant,
Sardou and Granville bridges.
OF these the Sardou steel bridge will
furnish the greatest task. Two spans of
the bridge were carried down near the
mouth of Shunganunga creek on a huge
drift which formed under them and lift
ed them bodily from the piers. These
spans will have to be unriveted. taken
on wagons. They are located in a diff
cult place and will be hard to get at.
The rest of the bridge is near the orig
inal site, but is partly imbedded in
sand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14
TEXAS MELONS GOOD.
First Arrivals on Topeka Market of a
Fine Quality.

Both the cantaloupes and the water
melons on the Topeka market are ship
ped from Texas. Watermelons cost 20
cents now but in few weeks when the
Kaw valley fruit is ready for the mar
ket you will be able to buy half dozen
for that price if you get them of a
huckster.
Cantaloupes are five cents for the
smaller or two larger ones for fifteen
cents. The Texas melons always open
the market and the Rocky Ford canta-
Ioupes close the season. The latter come
when the local harvest is over. The
Texas melons are uncommonly good this
wear and the doctors have a new theory
that far from being injurious the early
melons are just as good for summer fare
as the home grown variety
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14
Notes and Personal Mention.

Congressman Charles Curtis and fam
lily and Miss Dollie Curtis are again re-
siding at their home 905 North Van
Buren, street.
Mrs. J. E. Crockett of Mcpherson is
the guest of Mrs. w W. Webb
Miss Norma Wheeler of Kansas City
will be Mrs. George Port Ashton's
guest tomorrow and will go on to Colo
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene F. Ware of
Washington, D. c., will arrive Wednes-
day and will be accompanied by Miss
Ware and Mrs. Solomon Stoddard of
Kansas City on a trip to Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Kelley and little
daughter May will leave Thursday for
two weeks stay in the mountains of
Colorado.
Mrs H. B. Kelley is in Kansas City
for a few days and will return Thurs
day.
Mrs. w. I. Drum will go to st. Joseph
on Wednesday to spend two or three
days with her parents.
Mrs. D. F. Longnecker and children
of Emporia are the guests of MIS-. Will
Eastman.
Miss Pearl Person will leave the last
of the week for her home in Denison,
Texas. having been the guest of Miss
Hila Hinckley for three weeks.
Miss Erma Prichard, who has been
Miss Marian Garretson's guest went to
Kansas City yesterday to visit her
brother.
Mr.. Herbert Lininger is at the Otta-
wa Assembly the guest of Mr. Geo.
Corwin.
Mr.. w. w. Gavitt spent Saturday and
Sunday in ST. Joseph.
Miss Nellie Hicks went to Detroit to-
day for months visit.
Mr.. Archibald Barnes of LeavenWortn
spent a few days in Topeka the last OF
the week.
Mrs. ]. w. F. Hughes goes to Luding-
ton next week. Her sister, Mrs. Woln,
will arrive Saturday to stay with their
father, Judge Clarke. during Mrs
Mr.. Reuben Spivey is here from Las
Vegas visiting his parents, Captain and
Miss Ida Guthrie and Mr.. Sydney
Guthrie will arrive this week to visit
their sister Mrs. H. F. Guthrie
Miss Grace Beard has gone to st.
Joseph to visit friends.
Miss Helen Henderson. Miss Mary
Overholt and Miss Anna Troutman are
at the Ottawa assembly with Mrs.
Overholt to remain until its close.
Miss Ellen Allen will entertain her
club on Thursday afternoon
Mr. Edwin Frank is here from New
Mexico and will leave the last of the
week for California.
Mrs. Addie Herrberg has returned
from a visit in Chicago and Mar
quette. Ill. Miss Pearl Herrberg was
in Salina during her absence.
Mrs Tinker and Miss Ida Tinker, SIS
Fillmore street, leave Friday for Balti-
more. Md, and Mr.. VIII Tinker for
Ludington. Mich, for the summer
Miss Grace Lyddane was the guest
of honor at a lawn party given last
evening by Miss Loretta Seller. Those
present were: Miss Grace Lyddane
Miss Hattie Weber. Miss Gertrude Real
J Miss Irene Prior, Miss May Dewitt, Miss
Arnie Butterfly, Miss Annie O'Hare.
Miss Mary VAIL. Miss Clara Wingert
Miss Annie Fitzgibbons. Miss Mabe
1 Eovatter. Miss Daisy Seller, Miss Lo-
retta Seller, Mr.. John Oberhausen, Mr.
| Gerald Weber, Mr.. John McAuliffe
Mr. Walter Hopkins, Mr.. Ralph Mitch
ell. Mr.. stephen Leahy. Mr.. Thee
! Zercher, Mr. Leo Mooney. Mr.. Ed
Mooney, Mr.. Barley Lannan, Mr.
James. McRoberts. Mr.. Maurice Nc
Mullen Mr.. Chas. Seller, Mr.. Chas
! Metzger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14
Grand Opening Sale
Commencing Wednesday
Morning at 8 A. M.
Spears Dept. Store.

Spears sc and 1Oc Store,
North Topeka, was damaged
by the flood. The building
was totally wrecked and the
merchandise was buried in
the mud and water. For
the past five weeks a large
force has beer busy digging,
washing and moving the stock
to the William M. Costley old
stand and everything is now
arranged, marked in plain
figures, for a mighty sale We'd
nesday. Stock consists of over
$4,000 worth of Crockery,
Glassware, tinware, Granite
ware, Hardware, Mems Fur
nish!ngs, Etc. The values
given here are almost beyond
belief. Goods we are anxious
to close out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14
No Agreement Reached in Selec-
ti0n of Director.
Head of Kansas horticultural
Exhibit Not Named.
DOES BARNES WANT 1T?
Commission Believes He Is
Working for Appointment.
Society Refuses to Approve
SchelI for Position.

Members of the ST Louis exposition
commission have come back at Secre-
tary w. H. Barnes of the State Horti-
cultural society for his fight on the ap-
pointment of w F. Schell to be direc-
tor of the Kansas horticultural exhibit.
They say that Barnes himself wants
the position, and will try to disrupt the
Kansas fruit exhibit al st. Louis unless
he gets the appointment.
The following letter was written by
Secretary Barnes to the commissioners
in reply to the one sent to all the direc-
tors of the horticultural society asking
the endorsement of the Schell appoint
ment:
THE society has but one choice,
which it indicated to your commission
at it's meeting June %. Missouri and
other states put this in the hands of
the secretary of the State Horticultural
society. The Kansas Horticultural So
ciety has indicated that it expected the
same treatment Any other will dis
please and disappoint. The appointment
of Mr.. Schell, who is practically I'M
known to our members win antagonize
the great majority of them, and they
Will never all get over. ii. The society
made its choice long ago. Further than
make further inquiry of President Fred
Wellhouse 1925 Topeka avenue. With
desire only that the Kansas Horticul-
tural society may be represented at its
best. / am, yours respectfully.
WIN. n. BARNES
The Barnes letter, while it does not
actually state that the writer is a can
didate for the position Of director, init
mates this so strongly that the COM
mission considers it as an application
for the place.
In an interview published in the State
Journal Saturday, July II, Mr.. Barnes
states that he was not after the ap-
pointment, and that he did not have
time to attend to the work. AS both
the letter to the commission and the
interview were authorized by Mr.
Barnes after the commission had indi-
GO led it's desire to appoint Schell, it
pooKs as though the commission had
caught Mr.. Barnes between two fires.
G. H. IUling. secretary of the commits
sion, returned to Topeka today. and
when asked concerning the Schen con-
troversy said:
Il am certain that the commission
did not know that Mr.. Barnes was a
candidate for the position until we re-
ceived his letter concerning the proposed
appointment of Mr.. Schen. This letter
is a fat avowal of his candidacy. it
seems to me. Mr.. Barnes statement in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14

Kansas City, Mo-, July 14--Mrs. Mary
Sands. wife of w E Sands of Auburn,
Ind and Charles Pickett, from the
same town have been arrested here on
a charge Of deserving their families and
clipping three weeks ago. The arrest
was caused by Mrs. Sands husband and
Isaac Ridenour, her father. who IS d
wealthy farmer living few miles from
Auburn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14

The marriage of Miss Callia L. WeIlhouse
and Mr.. Louis F. Wulfekuhler of Atchi-
son, will be solemnized this afternoon at
o'clock at the home of the brides faith
er. Mr. Frederick Wellhouse, 1925 To-
peka avenue Only the members of the
two families will be present, and there
will be no attendants other than the lit
tie ring bearer, Miss Nav EVuIfekuhler
the groom's sister.
The house is made bright with great
quantities of blackeyed susans. sweet
peas, and palms. The brides gown will
be of white chiffonette over white
Louisine silk with heavy white silk lace.
Inc gong away gown will be a blue
silk shirt waist suit and hat of burnt
straw. Mr.. and Mrs. Wulfekuhler will
leave on the Rock Island at o'clock for
Colorado and Yellowstone Park, Salt Lake
and the Pacific coast and probably Alas
ka, to be away two months. The out of
town guests will be Mr.. and Mrs. H w
Wulfekuhler. Mr.. and Mrs Albert
Wulfekuhler, Mr.. Otto Wulfekuhler and
daughter, Miss Thekla. Miss Kittie
Wulfekuhler and Miss May and Mr.
Willard Wulfekuhler, all of Leaven-
worth.
Miss Olive Gundry and Mr.. Clarence
Poindexter of Topeka Will be married
on July 81 at Terminal Island, near Los
Angeles, Cal Miss Gundry is the daugh-
-.
Ok, who formerly lived in Topeka and
is well known here. The wedding will
be at the home of W. c. Campbell.
Miss Roberta Akers, daughter of Mrs.
Campbell and also formerly of Topeka,
will be the bridesmaid
Mr.. and Mrs. Poindexter will make
their home in Idaho where Mr. Pom
dexter is interested in the Thunder
Mountain gold mines.
Mrs. Nelson Giles, Jr.. is entertaining
tonight in honor of her daughter, Ber-
nice Rogers thirteenth birthday at their
home, 624 Lane street. Those invited
are; Ruth Whitney, Letha Blanch. Mar
Jorie Rodgers, Cloie Berry, Irene Frank,
Marion Walp, Annie Field, Nellie Field,
Angie Matthews, Grace Griffith, Berenice
Dietrich, Ruth Field, Ina Hodgins, Jean
Hodgins, Mildred Mills, Ruth Hamlin,
Gertrude Gray, Helen Kittle, Grace Ed
ridge, Marcia Brown, Selma Anderson,
Bessie Spillman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14
Crushed hu Falling Sand.

Portland. Ore, July 14-While work
ing around the steam shovel on the new
line of the Oregon Water Power & Rail
way company's place, two laoorers, rat
rick H Sheehan and John Peterson.
were caught without warning and
crushed to death by the falling OF
mass of sand from a bank fifty feet
high into which they had struck win
their hicks and loosened. Sheehan's
home is in Calumet, Mich. Nothing is
known of Peterson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14
BANDA ROSSA COMING.
Auditorium Engaged for Series OF
Concerts Next Week.

Major T. ]. Anderson has arranged a
series of concerts by the Banda Rosa
for the week commencing July 20 at the
Auditorium and last night the council
granted the use of the Auditorium for
that purpose. The band is expected to
play three nights during the week. The
advance agent has not been here and
Melted
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14
Two Dynamite outrares.

Vienna. July 1.-two dynamite outrages
are reported from Agran. the capital of
Croatia. today. There was much material
dan aged. but no fatalities. In one case a
bomb exploded in front of the house of
Deputy Matunci. In the other case there
was destroyed the cellar of a building oc-
cupied by bank and a governmental pa
per. the Narcdke Novine- The outra ges
are believed to have resulted from the
Croatian political trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14
Cbicaeo Poor Contribute.

The Chicago News of July 10 says:
After the Daily News relief fund for
the Kansas flood sufferers had been closed
and the money sent to Topeka TWO anony-
nous subscriptions were received. one OF
50 from "A friend" and the other of 50
cents in postage sta mps from "A hard
working and poor family Today the
Daily News forwarded a check for $3.50 to
Kan, and closes the relief fund"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14
Hail Storm Near MarysvilIe.

Marysville, Kan. July IA heavy
hail storm south of Marysville devas-
tated crops A strip about three miles
wide extending from about a mile south
of MarysvilIe to the town of Schroyer, a
distance of six miles, is completely
shorn of every bit of wheat, oats and
corn which had been planted and not
harvested
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14
B. OF l. F. Will Invite Roosevelt.

Peoria, ILL.,. July 14.-Grandmaster
Hanahan and Grand Secretary-Treas-
urer Arnold, of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Firemen, will, on behalf OF me
order invite President Roosevelt to
visit the orders headquarters in this
city on the occasion of his Chicago visit
to open the fat stock show. The presl-
dent was made an honorary member OF
the organization at their last plennldi
convenfion held in Chattanooga in Sep
tom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14
Smashed with Beer Bottles.

Vincennes, Ind. July 14.-Mrs. James
Alton this afternoon broke down the
door of Charles Qualls' saloon at Wheat t
land. this county. forced her husband TO
leave the saloon and then smashed the
minors with beer bottles.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14

few miles up the ships channels for
sail stretching spin Her new outfit of
sails was larger because of the taller
mast stepped while she was in Eric
Basin There was a light north wind
and good prospects of a race
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14
Goes to Henry Aliens Paper.

Winfield, July 14.-Frank Post, form
erly of Winfield. and who was broken
into the business by the Courier, has ta-
ken the editorial management of the
Parsons Sun, recently purchased by
Henry Allen, of Ottawa. Frank has been
for some time past, the Kansas City
Journals representative at Muscogee,
/. T.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14

will be furnished while you wait
There are twenty states extensively en-
gagged in tobacco culture, all of which have
elaborated in making the universal tobac-
co exhibit the greatest ever contemplated.
Kentucky leads with her 314.O00000 pounds
annually North Carolina comes next with
127 900 pounds: then Virginia with 122-
100000 pounds; Ohio with 65.000O0O pounds;
Tennessee with 100000 pounds; Wiscon-
sin with 100000 pounds, and so on down
the list. w. c. MCCARTHY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14
shamrock Has LARGER Sails.

New York. July 14.-(From steamer
Erin via De Forest Wireless)-The
Shamrock III was dressed in new and
larger suit of sails than any she had
worn on this side of the Atlantic when
she left her mooring today and worked
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-07-14
Postal Receipts for June.

Washington, July 1.-THE postoffice de
partment has issued the following state
ment of the gross postal receipts for
JI1ne 1908 as compared with the receipts
for June. 1902, at some of the largest post
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01


If you tell the average Missouri
farmer that he ought to use little
more science in his business he will
reply that the advocates of scientific
methods are mere theorists; that they
do very well in their way, but they
can't teach practical ngriculturist
anything in his line. Robert II. Kern,
4 st. Louis lawyer, has lately given the
conservative farmers OF Macon County
A lesson in scientific agriculture that
has opened their eyes. III settling an
estate he came into possession of some
almost worthless city property. This
lie traded for some land III Macon
County which seemed almost equally
valueless. The larger part OF it was
under water most Of the time, and n
good crop never he'd been raised on it.
Mr.. Kern called in an engineer and
had him make plans for q drainage
system. Then he called In n farmer
who understood the science of agricul-
ture and put him to work. The land
was drained perfectly, bog became
fine meadow, and where swamp had
been from time immemorinl bumper
corn crop was raised. Now that farm,
which, when Mr.. Kern got 1t, would
hardly have brought IS per acre, is
worth $50 per acre. Ten thousand dol
lars worth of corn was raised on it
last year 1t Is said half the dwellers
In the Charlton bottoms are now talk
ing about hiring scientific engineers as
farm hands.-Kansas City journal.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

American Medicine. in an appeal
against overwork of children In the
public schools, says that in many cities
the nervous child is moving parents
and physicians to appeal for fewer
hours of study and less pressure. Eye
strain is an evil that American Medi-
cine bitterly protests against. School
children In spectacles are becoming
alarmingly common. Mind strain may
not show itself SO plainly on the en-
terror; but is there any reason to doubt
that 1t is any less common than the
otheri Certainly it is more serious in
its ultimate results: Education is
highly important, but 1t is not us i'm
portant as mental and bodily health.
Where the one is gained at the cost
of the other the substance is thrown
away for the shadow. Parents can
not keep too constantly in mind the
fact that healthy body is absolutely
essential to happy life. And parents
should learn to know, too, the differ.
ence between the child's smile of res-
ignation and its hearty laugh of true
enjoyment. If boy or girl should be
made to work eighteen hours day
and be denied time for proper eating
of meals the law would come to the
rescue. But there is no rescue for the
child who has yoracious appetite for
knowledge. There is as much good
for boy in ball and bat once In a
while as there is in a text book. Par
suts should not forget that physical
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01
Profit in su m ,ner Eggs.

1t Is well understood that the eggs
laid during the winter are, to certain
extent at least forced production.
This being the case, 1t Is hardly fair
to expect that the fowl who has turn
ed out a goodly supply Of eggs during
the winter can keep 1t up during the
summer. 1t is questionable II 1t would
be advisable to force the winter lay
Ing fowl to continue during the sum-
mer. If the bird is to be counted MS
among the layers the following win
ter she should be allowed the period of
rest during most of the summer; that
Is, she should not be fed so as to force
egg production, but her food should be
sufficiently liberal and sufficiently va
ried to keep her In good shape to go
into winter quarters prepared to lay.
The poultryman who has not received
from his fowls the number of eggs he
should have had during the winter
ought to make an effort to get even
during the summer, the natural season
for the hen to lay. This cannot be
done by simply turning the hens out on
the range, for they must be grain-fed
and properly cared for. Handle them
as you would the fowls for winter egg
production. 1t will not be expensive,
for most of their living will be obtain
ed on the range and, unless eggs are
very low in price, you will receive
enough from the supply to pay well
for the extra food and care.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-07-01

On the order books of the Women's
Exchange in New York City. it APP
pears, is a worker known as 1.-THE
cheering-up lady" She is kept busy
all the time. 1t is her function to visit
lonely homes, to play cards with ven
cradle widows or spinsters. to read,
talk and look pleasant" Here should
be laborer never failing to be worth
more than her hire. Professional
mourners we no longer know, nor
wish to know, of professional
5cheerers-up 1t should not be pos
sible to know too many. We be-
speak serious rivalry for this old lady
who looks pleasant. Hers is the hap
piest combination of business and
philanthropy. She exhibits an idea
wortbyfof indefinite extension through
an infinite variety of clients. There is
no culture more important or press.
Ing than that of the smile which
means good cheer.