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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-21
MORE DIPHTHERIA.
Little Daughter of Ed Spear the Lat
est Victim

The daughter of Ed Spear, salesman
for the National Oil company, is the
latest case of diphtheria to escape from
the watchful care of City Physician
Storrs Storrs keeps the public records
so well secreted that it is only now
and then that the public learns of the
numerous new cases of diphtheria which
are developing every day.
The new sanitary sergeant, r. p. Pay.
is SO energetic in doing the work which
he was put there to do that he refuses
to give out any information even though
he stoutly maintains that City Physi-
clan Storrs has never told him to sup
press information.
"Storrs has never given me any in
structions, one way or the other said
Mr.. Pay. THE fact is. that he has only
been up here in the office two or three
times since 1 have been here, and then
he was always in hurry
Mr.. Pay was asked what he would do
if citizen should ask for permission to
see the public records of the office.
Il can't give out any information
said Pay.
why not?" was asked.
well. just because Dr. Storrs has not
told me to-
Mr. Pay must be a mind reader, to so
carefully carry out instructions which
he mas never received. For IS years the
records of the health department were
considered fit for public inspection, but
since Storrs took office it is different.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-21
GLOBE SIGHTS.
IFrom the Atchison Globe.1

Ii rom the AtCn1SOn OTIOD6I
Even the clever Edward Box doesn't
pretend that there is any cure for old
age.
Funeral professions seem to be grow
ing shorter every year and wedding pro-
cessions longer.
The men lack one resource open to the
women: they can't put veil over their
summer hat and wear it all winter
We have noticed a growing tendency
among women to complain when they get
together of how the noise of children
gets on their nerves..
When a child returns from a neighbor 5
after spending the night there the mother
should remember before talking that
the bites may not be new.
We find we can satisfy friend we have
not seen before in 20 years by telling him
he doesn't look a day older. but if it is
40 years we have to make it an hour.
The women are very much interested in
the case of the Atchison county woman
who not only had no trouble in keeping
her servant but couldn't get rid of her
We would suggest to the poor cooks
that they make grape pie: the consumer
is so busy crushing the grape seeds that
he doesn't have time to observe that the
crust is poor.
Suggested to the Lancaster Literary So
ciety for debate: A and are old and
tried friends. also has another friend
whom hates Should A compel B TO like
this friend as a proof of friendship?
1t is announced from Lincoln that the
portrait of Bryan which w. H. Leavitt
was painting is left incomplete and will
never be finished Nothing in that. Lea
when he comes back to live off his faith
or ir1l vs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-21
HITCH IN PAVEMENT.
Use of Huntoon Street by Railway
May Cause Reappraisement-

The construction of double tfacn
street railway between Van Buren ana
Jackson on Huntoon is likely to n9ceS-
state a reapDraisement of the prop
ertv on that block for the paving tc be
Lid there. provided such a thing can
be done If it can't. the situation VIII
be unfortunate and unjust to the prop
ertv owners.
.The facts of the case are that the
treet is to be paved 80 feet wide. and
tire contract is let. The expectation
was that there would be a single track
railway there, as at present, and me
tax was levied on that basis. Now the
company proposes to build a double
track Unless the property is reap
praised. the property owners will have
to pay for paving one of the tr acks.
OF co.rrse the company will reeu1d to
the civ the cost of the material used.
hut that will not benefit the property
owners What should be done. if pos
sible. is to increase the width of the
pave.ne1t by exactly the width of the
second tr&ct-
Between Harrison and Van Buren,
the pavement now laid is only IS feet
wide The double track will take up 19
feet Of this. leaving only 81 feet on
each size of the track. All the ssoDe
of the Pavement to the gutter will have
to be made in this 316 feet which will
make it impossible for vehicles. This
pavement may also have to be widenei,
il the thing can be done under the
lave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-21
LOST ON THE SHOALS.
Sixteen of the Crew of a French
Bark Missing.

Honolulu, Oct. 21.-The French bark
Conetable de Richemont has been lost
on French F'rigate shoals and sixteen
of her crew are missing. Captain
Raubt. with the carpenter, cook and
three seamen reached Kauai on Sun
day in a small boat and arrived here
this morning Captain Raubt reports
that his ship struck the shoals at 4 a.
m. on October l in a dead calm and
had to be abandoned "a hours later.
Two boats with sixteen men are miss
ing, one in charge of the first mate,
who is the son of the captain, with
seven men. and the other containing
the boatswain and seven men. These
two boats are without provisions, and
a searching party may be organized to
look for the shiDwreclxed men. The
Coneta bic de Richemont was bound
from Hong Kong to a South American
r)Crk
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AT THE PLAY LAST NIGHT.

S. Miller Kent was at the Crawford
last night in Facing the Music which
was preceded by a one-act curtain
raiser. Pacing the Music is a farce
in which Henry E. Dixey is making a
successful tour of the larger cities. It
is certainly an excellent vehicle for Mr..
Dixey. and no doubt when Mr.. Kent
learns his lines it will be a success in
the one night stand theaters. Mr.. Kent
once discharged Ethelynn Palmer, who
played one of the leading parts in 1.-The
Cowboy and the Lady, because she
was given more attention than he, but
there is little danger of such an emery
ency with his present company, though
Miss Julie Marie Taylor made a very
good impression in the rather insig-
nificant part of Mora" Mr. Kent is
rather clever and he ought to be able
in the course of year or two to work
up the part of John Smith" until he
makes a pronounced hit. His rawness
gave the people a false impression CT
his ability last night.
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LOCAL MENTION.

Miss Lizzie E. Wooster left today for
Chickasha, l. T., to be gone several
weelzG-
The new Baptist church is to be built
of pressed brick from the Willard brick
plant
A license tc marry has been issued to
Martin T. Lacey and Bessie A Bah
cock. of Topeka.
Probate Judge Hayden this morning
performed the ceremony of the mar
rage of Henry Clark to Mary Thatcher
of Topeka.
At the request of County Attorney
Hungate, who promises to produce evil
dence showing why c. N. Hines should
not be given drug store permit to sell
liquor, Probate Judge Hayden has con-
tinued the hearing of Hines application
until next Tuesday.
Fred Boutwell,, who has taken an ac-
tive part in Populist politics in Shaw
nee county. was fined S25 and costs Of
1888 in the district court this morning
for assaulting Jasper Ernest at the polls
at Wanamaker, west of town. at last
falls election Boutwell, went to Jail.
Major T. J. Anderson is arranging to
issue new edition of the folder. To
peka, The Beautiful. He is securing
ten subscribers. each of whom will pay
the cost of publishing 1000 copies in
consideration for the use OF one page of
advertising space on the part of the
edition
Papers have been issued for the ar
rest of the man who cigned the name NJ
A Scott on a bogus check and is nov
held at the police station on a forgery
charge Scott is not the mans name
and he is registered as John Doe. His
check was extremely bogus and his con-
duct gives ground for the belief of his
mental arrangement. He viii be exam
ined in the probate court at O'Clock
Thursday morning
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cure an engine and car-inspector. Three
say, Compulsory arbitration -
In regard to strikes and labor diff
culties the report says:
THE report on this subject was
brought W to May 1. 1902, in the bull
letin issued by the bureau on that
date; therefore the following pages will
be a review of the more important
strikes and labor difficulties occurring
in the state for the fiscal year ending
May 1, 1909. The industrial conditions
in the state during the past year have
been comparatively free from disturb
ances and disputes in comparison With
the number of industrial concerns in
operation. Labor has been steadily
employed, at fairly remunerative
wages. There has been a steady de-
mand for labor. rather than the usual
demand for situations. as in former
years. 1t is encouraging to be able 10
say that less than $500 men have been
engaged in strikes during the year The
total number of strikes occurring for
the year was sixteen. The causes that
led to these disturbances of the more
important ones are as follows: Strikes
for increase in wages only were eight.
of which five were successful. Strikes
for increase of wages and contract with
employers were Seven-four successful
and three unsuccessful. Strikes for ill
creased wages and reinstatement of
discharged employees were two. During
the year a number of small disputes
have occurred many of which were
adjusted within a day or so, and have
not been given space in this report
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-21
ELLIOTT GETS 1T.
Succeeds MelIen as President of
Northern Pacific.

New York, Oct 21.-Howard Elliott
was today elected president of the
Northern Pacific railroad.
Mr. Elliott is from ST Paul. Mimi.
He succeeds c. S. Mellen.
Elliott's present positions are second
vice president of the Chicago, Burling-
ton and Quincy, and second vice presi-
dent of the Hannibal and St. Joseph.
Mr.. Elliott has been general manager
of the Hannibal & st. Joseph, ST. Louis,
Keolkuk & Northwestern and Kansas
City, ST. Joseph & Council Bluffs rail-
roads and of the Chicago, Burlington g.
Kansas City railway with offices at st.
Louis and is second vice president of
the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy of
which system those roads are part.
His service has been altogether with
western railroads, beginning when he
was 20 years of age. in 1880. with the
engineer corps of the Chicago, Burling-
ton & Quincy railroad.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-21

Within ten years New Jersey has COL
lected annual taxes from stock con-
Germs to the amount of over SIC, 900 900,
last year being the most productive of
the list, yielding $l,959. 206. and this
merely from those companies that have
been organized under the general cor
poration act and does not include rail-
roads, canals, etc, previously in bust
ness. Besides this sum she has taken
in in that time $2.225. 900 in fees for
filing. During the eighteen years since
1885 she has given charters to q, 099 cor
porations. representing nominally a to-
tai capital of 314.7S5.575. $50. OF these
there were no questions asked as long
as they paid their annual taxes, but
when they proved reproductive and the
stockholders grew tied of putting up
they defaulted and were wiped out OF
existence by the governors proclam~.
ton. There We're 247 of these defauIting
corporations in 1898 and the number
has been increased each year. reaching
already in 1903. $751; the highest figure
yet. The business was never more
fiourishing- During nine months of the
present year the fees taken amount to
S243.299
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-21
Do WE EAT TOO MUCHa
Generally Acknowledged That the
Present Generation Is Overfed.

The question whether or not we eat
too much is just now agitatlng the
scientific world, and some direct and
practical efforts are being made to an
swer the query Prof Crittenden of
Yale has taken the matter in hand, and.
with the sanction and aid of the war
department, is about to institute some
food experiments on a select group OF
sturdy soldiers They are to be fed
scientifically, and due note is to be
taken of the chemical constituents of
various Viands and their respective
nutritive quality.
1t is quite likely that the minimum
estimate of quantity and qualty or
nutrient material required will be sur
prising to most people
This assumption is predicted on the
generally acknowledged fact that the
present generation is very much over
fed We may go even further by say
ing that the Americans as a class are
notable examples of this overindul-
gence Dyspepsia is a veritable Ameri-
can disease. due as much to the over
loading of the stomach with rich fooo
as to the hasty manner in which the act
is accomplished.
AS regards the actual nutrition TO De
obtained. it is the old story of the
choked crate and the deficient dfaugnt
The appetite is driven with loose rem
and Is spurred by the multiplied trick
cries of fancy dishes. In the good old
times, when food was plain and physi-
cal labor was the rule healthy hunger
took care of itself. 1t was not a ques-
ton of pampered persuasion for this OF
that dish, not so much what the boy
had to eat, but how much of good bread
and butter he was allowed to eat he
! never had occasion to think of MS
stomach, save to fill it at the right time
The good doctor who advised the rich
! dyspeptic to take only one meal day
and first earn it was perhaps an eA
trenaist but for his particular pallehI
! he evidently had the right view.
Another medical man has written a
hook to prove how many cases OF
chronic invalidism he cured by insisting
that but one meal of meat should pc
taken daily. 1t is astonishing to read
how these siclkly ones took fresh squirt
on such a diet. We must admit that he
was somewhat of an enthusiast, as,
with unconscious humor. in attempting
to r,rove that too much animal diet pc
gets a desire for strong drink he cites
| thc example of Noah. who when per
mission was given him to eat nesh ne
proceeded to get drunk, But II Is the
radical fellows after all who stir up
argument and make us think on new
lines.
breakfas theory are evidently cuttihs
off the wrong end of our supplies as
most people cannot make a good start
with faint stomach Much better might
| it be to skip the heavy lunch with a
reasonable and more natural appetite
fo, the evening meal and dodge altoy
| eether the bird and "cOld bottle at
| midnight In the meanwhile we may
consistently await the scientific report
| of the experimenter-New York Herald
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-21

The secret is out at last. The source
of the trouble on Wall street has been
discovered. The moneyed interests are
afraid the Democrats will carry Ohio
Mark Hanna says that's what's the
matter with the business of the street
and the whole country as well. His
view is endorsed by the Pittsburg Dis
patch in an editorial as follows:
Leaders of Ohio Democracy having
practically admitted defeat in the COM
ing November elections the country will
await the verdict from that great state
with much more than ordinary interest
Rightly or wrongly the conviction is
generally entertained that the present
deplorable condition of the stock mar
ket is due in no small degree to the in
huence of powerful financial and poliei-
cal agencies antagonistic to the admin
istration of President Roosevelt. Moth
ing is being omitted that can in any
way be warped into an issue during the
next national compaign. and it is al
ready apparent that the Democracy has
planned to make its chief battle on
trusts and the many evils alleged to re-
suit from them
The result Of the Ohio struggle there
fore assumes the utmost Importance for
q heavy Republican majority would
mean thorough endorsement of the
Roosevelt administration. Should such a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-21
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of Fred Tutcher has been
postponed until Friday afternoon be-
cause his sister, who started from Spo-
kane, Wash, Monday night cannot
reach this city before that time The
funeral will be held at 3 o'clock Friday
afternoon from the residence. 1249 Polk
street.
The funeral of Mrs. Phillip Zin-
norman was held this afternoon from
the residence of her daughter, Mrs. c.
H. Samson. 314 Topeka avenue Mrs.
Zimmerman died in Chicago Sunday
afternoon.
The funeral of Mrs L. W. Moore was
held from the family residence 313
West Sixth avenue. at o'clock this
afternoon.
Mrs. Margaret F'eeney, aged So years,
died at her home 400 Lawrence street,
at O'Clock this morning. The body
will be taken to Trenton, Mo. tomor-
row.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-21
REFLECTIONS OF A BAcHELoR
[From the New York Pressl

IFrom the New York Press
Hatred is such a big passion that
hardly anybody in the world is worth
it.
There is no job in the world that is
harder than being a hero in your own
back yard.
After man gets used to being man
aged by a wife he has to get used to be-
ing managed by children.
The girl is yet to be born who seems
to a man to be an angel of lovelinesss
when she has a cold in her head.
1t is very selfish of a girl to wear
sharp. hatpins when she has got to saw
good night to the man who brings her
home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-21
Bic Price for Coal Land.

Birmingham Ala. Oct. 21.-Pennsylva-
niaa capitalists have obtained options and
made purchases on a large acreage of coal
lands in Walker county TO the tune OF
s4OS.G90 The bulk of the lands are located
in the vicinity of Jasper, where the Pitts
burg Coal company. the largest coal pro-
ducers in the world. obtained a foothold
recently by buying the Corona Coal and
Coke company's properties on which are
the largest coal mines in the Walker field.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-21
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
From the Chicago News.l

willing to work.
What the dew is to the flower kind
words are to the heart.
Lambs rush into Wall street where the
old sheep fear to tread
Thought travels fast. but some people 5
thoughts never travel far.
A time table. Cordelia, is any old table
purchased the installment plan
A girl never thinks a young mans
heart is in the right place unless she pos
sesses it.
1t sometimes happens that the woman
who is disappointed in love isn't disap-
pointed in marriage.
What a happy world this would be #
people couldn't borrow trouble without
putting up collateral security.
A man seldom marries a girl on ac-
count of her family, but he sometimes re-
mains z bachelor on account thereof.
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Pumping OUT WATER.
Fire Steamer Assists in Saving North
Topeka Sewer.

To assist in the work of raising the
North Topeka sewer out of the quicksand
where it has sunk ON Park street. Street
Commissioner Snyder secured permission
from the mayor to use the fire steamer to
flows down from above through the sewer
The steamer has done its work well and
the men are now able to work in dry
ditch instead of in sewer water waist
deep.
1t has been found that the. sewer has
gone down more than was expected
About 10 feet of the big Pinch tile have
been uncovered, and in some places the
tiles had gone down so far that they
were entirely covered by the quicksand.
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ADD FIFTY MILLIONS.
D. & r. G.. Stockholders Vote to In
crease Capital Stock.

Denver Colo, Oct. 21-At special
meeting of the stockholders of the Den
yer & Rio Grande company here today
it was voted to increase the capital
stock of the company to $50,000900 for
the purpose among other things OF ac-
curing the property and franchises Of
the Crystal River railway company, a
line running from Carbonate to Pla-
cita, Colo. a distance of Fl miles. A>ore
than three-fourths of the stock of the
company was represented at the meet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-21

Canada needn't worry about those is
lands in the Portland channel which
she would like to own and fortify.
Uncle Sam will not let any outsiders
get at her. The Monroe doctrine can
be made to apply to British Columbia
as well as to Cuba.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-21
Arrested tor 1all Breaklnp.

Sheriff Bert Lucas today male the
arrest of Carl Wescott who is wanted
at Lamar, Colo, for jail breaking.
Wescott has been in Topeka for a few
weeks only and was employed at the
Hall Lithographing establishment when
taken He is said to have escaped from
Jail in one other town besides Lamar.
Information of his arrest has been wired
to Colorado.
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verdict be rendered by the voters of the
Buckeye state, and all things indicate
that it will be, business interests far
and near will look for a renewal of the
great prosperity which has been check
ed for the moment by the sullen clouds
lowering over Wall street
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-21

Deverys platform. in his campaign
for mayor of New York. calls for Sun
day saloons and theaters, free lunch
to school children. three-cent fares,
union cards for all public construction,
and condemns a tendency in high Of
fetal circles to encourage the "ope.
shop" He also opposes the appoint
ment of college graduates to public Of
fee
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win Send bis balloon to St. Louis,

Paris. Oct. 21-Archduke Leopold
Salvador of Austria, who is visiting
here, has informed the Aero club of
his intention to send his famous balloon
Meteor to the St Louis exposition.
The authorities. it is added will invite
the archduke to go personally to st.
Louis and conduct the operations.
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A. F. & A. M. Notice.

Members of Orient lodge No 81 A F.
& A NJ, are requested to meet at Ma
sonic temple, Thursday. 0ctober %. at
2.30 p. M sharp. to attend funeral of
Brother H. A. Clark.
Visiting brethren cordially invited to
participate.
ANTON DEMUTH, 3R-, w. NJ.
EVAN DAVIS, Secretary.
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The ferreting out of so many hood
1ers in Missouri makes for pessimism
in the opinion of the Hartford Post.
What there is of pessimism probably
arises from witnessing the inability of
the prosecution to place any of the
boodlers in prison.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-21

The long expected call for the extra
session of congress has been issued at
last. The reason assigned therefor is
Cuban reciprocity and nothing more
II is sufficient
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-21

The ease with which TiIlman secured
aceuittal of the charge of murder may
lead some other South Carolinian to
take similar chances. but if he hasn't
money and political influence he may
get fooled
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-21

Two of the postoffiee boodlers have
been tried with the usual result in
Doodle trials. Perhaps with the excep-
ton of Captain Oberlin M Carter it
cannot be recalled that any boodler has
been punished within the memory of
the present generation. They are as
immune from punishment as a Topeka
jointist In the instance under consid-
Grafton the jury failed 10 agree.
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Corporations Hold Annual Nesting

New York, Oct 21-Several corpora
lions held their annual meetings today
in Jersey City. but in no case was any
statement given out, the directors in
each case saying that statements ma l
been issued and published some time
ago. The Distributing Company OF
America reelected the three retiring
directors.
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Washington Post: Grover Cleveland
says he would rdTher have his son be-
come bridge builder than president
of the United States. So would most
of US if the boy takes after his father.