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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08
LEARNING THINGS.
We axe AII in the Apprentice cIass.

When simple change of diet brings
back health and happiness the story IS
briefly told A lady Of Springfield, III
says: After being afflicted for years
with nervousness and heart trouble. 1
received a shock four years ago that left
me in such condition that my life was
despaired of. I could get no relief from
doctors nor from the numberless heart
and nerve medicines I tried because I
didn't know that the coffee was daily
putting me back more than the doctors
could put me ahead.
Finally al the request of a friend I
left off coffee and began the use of Pos
tum and against my. convictions I grad
ually improved in health until for the
past 6 or months 7 have been entirely
free from nervousness and those terrible
sinking, weakening spells of heart treu-
bic.
My troubles all came from the use of
coffee which I had drunk from child
hood and yet they disappeared when
quit coffee and took W the use OF Pos
tum." Name given by Postum Co.
Battle Greek. Mich.
Many people marvel al the effects of
leaving off cofee and drinking Postum
but there is nothing marvellous about it
only common sense.
Coffee is a destroyer Postum is q re-
builder. That's the reason.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08

shows, what ought to be self-evident
to any one taking thought upon the
matter, that the cost viii vary widely
with the conditions. He admits that
s. an acre would hardly cover the aver
age cost That estimate was probably
based on private irrigation enterprises
which would naturally deal with more
favorable conditions.
But whether the work costs much or
little does not seriously affect the gem
eraI proposition: the main point is that.
whether this work costs IS or SIS an
acre, the farmer or settler who gets the
benefit of the thus irrigated and ferfll-
lied land must pay and not the govern
ment. The secretary Of the association
estimates that the expense Of providing
these arid lands with water Will range
all the way from 81 to $50 an acre some
of the simpler schemes involve merely
the digging of d big ditch IN order 70
secure water for thousands OF acres.
while others necessitate the building OF
big masonry dams and the construc-
ton of expensive canals and mead
works. It may be objected THAI It Wiz
be difficult to attract settlers to these
more expensive reclaimed tracts, but
the crudest irrigated farms produce an
nuafly more than SIS an acre, while
the highly developed farms and or
chards are worth from four TO hun
bred times that amount.
1t is possible that the waters Of some
of the great rivers of the northwest.
the Columbia and the Snake. wiz
eventually be partially diverted for THIS
purpose. That will cost a great deal
Of money. but fruit lands in the Yalzi-
ma valley of Washington are bringing
in Is high an annual revenue as $zuO an
acre. so a large expenditure would oe
justified in extending that productlFe
terrftorv Thus whatever the cost witn-
in reasonable limits, 1t would be war
ranted by results that experience mas
already demonstrated. and. in any
event, the settler and not the govern
ment incurs the risk
of course it would not be good eco
nonic policy for the government 70
multiply these enterprises broadcast
without reference to the demand, bus
that is something that will be done
There must be 2 demand or the stro as
indication of tendency before Work Is
entered upon. Certainly no private
company or syndicate would proceee
upon a less prudent plan and the gov
eminent will naturally exercise even
greater caution. The farmer Of ntty
wears hence will look back with con
temnt 4Inon the meager agricultural re-
turns of today.=Boston Transcript =
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08
STRUCK A TRAIN.
Waterspout from the Sea Over
takes L Road Cars.

New York, June S.-Rushing in from
the sea. a water spout travelling at
great speed has struck train on the
Brooklyn elevated road, bound city
ward from Rockaway Beach. The mo-
torman saw the spout just as the train
reached trestle over Broad channel,
Jamaica Bay. He threw on full power
in an effort to get past but the flood
of water struck between the third and
fourth cars. The flood rushed down the
aisles and caused a wild scramble
Hundreds of pleasure seekers were
drenehed to the skin. No one was SER
iously injured, however. and despite
the fact that tons of water struck the
cars they did not leave the rails.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08
GREEK LETTER REUNION.
President Francis, at Beta Theta Pi
Club Dinner. Launches the Project.

St Louis. June S.-The idea of having
great reunion Of the Greek letter So
cieties during the Worlds fair IN this
city next year is receiving much at
tention among college men, It was first
suggested by President Francis Of the
Worlds fair at a dinner given in his
honor by the Beta Theta Pi club of this
city made up largely of the alumni Of
Washington university of which pes
ident Francis is graduate. The speak
err recalled that twenty-eight Greek let
ter fraternities Of theAmerican colleges
boosted a membership of about 10000
He believed it would be an admirable
thing to bring them together at the
fair. 1t was suggested that certain
rooms in the Temple of Fraternity
might be secured for the use of the Wis
iting Greek letter men and their fam
lilies and friends and that special DAYS
al the exposition could with pTopriety
be set aside for such programmes as a
committee of the Greek letter societies
miSht determine. a committee was ap-
pointed to secure the next annual con-
vention Of the National Beta Theta Pi
association. as follows: ". S FaInes.
M. P. Drury. G. F. A. Bruggemann,
VIM. T. Jones and Ashley Cabell.
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WILLING TO COMPROMISE.
Jointis:s Would Pay $1,000 Into
Flood Fund.

A movement was started this morn
ing TO have the Is jointists, wnc have
cases pending against them in the dis
trlct court. pay $1,000 to the ticod sus-
terers' relief fund and have the cases
against them dismissed. Wien they paw
the cost of the cases as they stand
This plan was suggested this morn
ing informally to the county COMMITS
sioners, Judge Hazen ana County At
tOrney Hungate
Judge Hazen notified the members Of
the bar in the court room this morn
ing for the usual Monday meeting. that
this plan had been suggested and he
notified the lawyers that if anyone had
objections to make that they should
make them to the county commission
ers.
Dr. T. NJ Powell registered an objec-
ton before the commissioners and A. j..
Quinton went on record as favaring it.
None others appeared before the com
missioners. Judge 7. T. Carver said in
conversation that he thought the plan
was all right as regards the jointists
who have gone out OF business.
The cases were brought by County
Attorney Nichols and are commonly
known as the 'inquisition cases" There
We're some 20 cases. Of that number two
plead guilty and were sentenced and the
rest will stand trial The two who
plead guilty are B. Adams and Frank
MCGOWAN. They were fined 500 each
and given 80 days in Jail They are now
in jail but will not pay any money into
the county on their fines.
County Attorney Hu1sate has the
power. with the consent Of the court to
dismiss the cases. The cases were tc
have been tried this week, commencing
today. but on account of The flood jury
" ork in the court has been temporarily
suspended. The county coz nlIssicners
who look after the fnances OF zha coun-
ty. fad that the flood viii mean 4 great
financial burden TO the county in many
ways Only two of the. commissioners
Harrison and Rain. have been on duty
since the food began. They feel iEclin-
ed to favor the plan as The cost Of pros
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08
FOUND A WALLET.
1t Contained Letters Addressed to
Gus johnson.

A wallet belonging to Gus J. Johnson
was picked up this moaning near where
the new channel of the river crosses the
Union Pacific railway west of Topeka
B. F. Roberts, who is carrying mail be-
tween Wamego and Topeka found the
wallet. He was coming 10 Topeka with
Captain Van Dusen Of the Sixteenth
battery, who with a troop of regulars
from Fort Leavenworth are at St. Mays
unable to leave on account of the nigh
water.
The wallet contained onsy letters and
a newspaper clipping when found by
Mr.. Roberts If it contained valuable
papers they We're removed before Mr.
Roberts found the book It was picked
up from pool of water near the main
channel.
The newspaper clipping would indi-
cate that the owner Of the wallet was
in the employ Of the Colorado Fuel &
Iron company and thar ne had been
transferred from Madrid. New Mexico,
to Stakville Col
The wallet contained letters from the
Colorado Fuel & Iron company and
from the Mount Carmel Coal company
at Usage City How the wallet hap
pened TO be in the river IS 4 mystery.
There is a man at Usage City Who bears
the same name as the one on the letters
in the wallet. He is q coal operator and
is the father-in-law of A. V. Lindeu
of the Shawnee State bank. Air Lindel
does not believe the wallet belongs to
his father-in-law because h has never
lived in New Mexico.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08
THE UPDEGRAFF FARM.
Novel Means Adopted tor Saving the
Stock.

Gill Updegraff Is in Topeka, where he
came from Galveston. Texas, upon
learning Of tue flood conditions here. He
made a trip to the Tpdegram place. the
riverside Farm, west of North Topeka
Sunday. He found his family at their
home and comfortable except for being
cooped up and unable to leave the
house. The water did not get into the
house although the yard was covered
to Fl depth of several inches.
Mr.. Updegraf did not lose any of his
cattle or horses. A gangway was built
from the ground to the hay loft of the
harm before the water rose high enough
to cover the place and the hogs and
chickens were driven UP the gangway
and into the barn and thus taken care
Of Three Of tho hogs afterward jumped
out Of an opening and swan to a little
knoll which reached above water.
In the future Mr.. Updegraff will con-
tend that hog has common sense, for
he says when the hogs tried to get back
to the barn they swan up stream dis
lance and then tried to swim 20 tile
barn But they made a characterization
and the current being stronger than
they thought they were carried by the
barn before they could reach the gang
way This was the only loss of stock
which Mr. Updegraff sustained.
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the floors were scraped with boards and
shovels and then the work of washing
them and the woodwork in the rooms
was commenced. There was a cistern
pump in the kitchen and water to wash
the floors and woodwork was procured
by this means.
NO FOOD THERE
The party had thoughtfully provided
themselves with water for drinking pur-
poses by purchasing a dozen bottles of
Ithia on the south side but the question
of something to eat was more serious.
The men tramped from Gordon street to
the Union Pacific depot without finding
a single place where they could get a
meal There was one lunch counter up
stairs on Kansas avenue where coffee
and sandwiches were served but the
crowd in front of the counter was four
deep and newcomers stood no chance.
At the Union Pacific depot hotel the
laborers at work on the railroad had
been fed and Mark Putnam told the
hungry men they could have what was
left. They got a dozen boiled eggs and
a half dozen pieces Of bread. They then
went to the wreck Of the Sheetz gro
Gerry and bought some sardines and
crackers and finished their monday
meal with these.
There are certainly dozens of men who
would be willing to conduct restaurants en-
the north side, but there was no one there.
This should be looked after Let restaur
ants be started where food may be had ut
regular prices and it Will be a good thirg
for the men who run them as well as for
the people who work there. The CONNER
cial club had thoughtfully provided bar
rels of water along Kansas avenue.
At O clock the party at the Schenclz
house quit to come home. Nine men had
worked during the forenoon and seven in
the afternoon and they worked hard and
to good effect, but still they ed not finish
with one house. They were plastered with
mud from head TO foot and We're tired
out.
The conditions which prevailed at the
home Of Mr. Schenck are no worse and nc
better than may be found III hundreds OF
other homes in North Topeka The magni-
tude of the task before the people is a ID
palling. # everyone in the city of Topeka
went to the north side and worked indus
triousIy for week they would not con-
plete the work of making the homes hah-
table. The task is hard, but it must lie
done.
This leaves entirely out of account the
streets and yards In some dooryards
wreckage is piled as high as a person
head. Wrecked barns ami oufbuildings
are scattered over the lawns and sand
piles innumerable are to be found every
where. Many Of the streets are impassa-
BILE. How to make North Topeka hahita
BILE is now the great question confronting
the city of Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08
ALBAUGH ON POLITICS.
He Tells What He Thinks About
Things.

Now that the flood is over the politicians
ana the wheat crop VIII once more come to
ne front 4 few weeks viii demonstrate
but politics in Kansas goes on forever.
IN discussing national politics in his pa
per the klngman Leader-COurier. State
Chairman Morton Albaugn Of the Repub-
mean state central committee, publishes
the following.
Roosevelt will be renominated next year
by acciama ton While a great many peO-
PIE IN the west have taken this for grant
cd for months past, yet. as d matter Of
TACT, there have been many Republican
leaders in the east who have not been in
accord with the presidents progressive
ideas and determined notions who have
continually hoped that something would
turn up that " ould give them the power
on account Of the pressure from the rank
and file Of the party. these leaders in their
respe ctiVe states, have been forced TO give
IN and last week Senator Ha ma was Drdc-
tically the last to succumb. He did not
desire that Ohio should declare. at their
approaching state convention. for the lo-
Senator Foraker took issue with him and
the pressure Was made strong that
Hanna was forced even in advance of the
convention. to acquiesce. Ii viii not be
forgotten that Kansas at her state con
Nfntion last year was the first of all the
states to declare in advance Tor President
time Of this dc claratlon on the part of
Kansas one state after another has made
a similar declaration. until now a year IN
advance of the national convention the
presidents denomination without opposi-
ton, is an assured fact The fact is that
nne-tenths of the Republican voters in the
country are with Roosevelt The Kansas
republican state convention only reflected
the sentiment of the Republicans Of the
state, but it was done at an oppOrtune
time and under circumstances that made it
litical fortunes and the state may well be
proud of the decided stand it then took"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08
BURIALS HELD up
Striking Grave Diggers Fill a
Grave With Water.
Arrange Damaging Explosion
at CrematOry.

San Francisco, Cal. June S-Two acts
of vandalism have been committed by
the striking grave diggers at Cypress
Lawn cemetery near this city. A grave
which had been dug by the assistant
superintendent and one workman for a
funeral was filled with water The re-
suit was that the funeral party had to
wait while the grave was bailed out
A more serious outrage was perpe-
trated at the ereamatory. There d body
was to be Moderated but when the fire
was lighted it blew up, seriously injur-
ing two men and wrecking a part of
the plant 1t was found that crude oil
had been spilled over the furnace so as
to cause an explosion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08
INCREASE OF $4,000.
Banks in Topeka Find ASSESS
ment Increased.

The increase of the assessed valua-
ton of the banks in Topeka. as report
ed for this year by Assessor J. c. ALL
son, viii amount to 1885, 165 more than
in 1902. The increase on real estate
assessed valuations will be S22S, 100 more
than last year. The Increase on per F..
sonal property assessment for the city
and county has not yet been determined
but it will be considera Bile. The banks
and real estate will show total in
crease in assessed valuation of 1854 ,955.
The changes in the bank assessments
were made by Assessor Allison. The
banks made their statements and sub
mitted them to him. He was not salts
fled with them and took them back and
secured q much higher valuation. Il
am satisfied that the present assessed
valuation of the banks is the best and
most Just that has been made" saih
Mr. Allison today. I have not been
satisfied with the assessed valuations
since I have been in the work, for sew
eral years. but now 1 believe that this
is a n eduita Bile assessment"
The assessments of the banks for this
year and last are as follows.
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FLOOD PICTURES.
strickrott's Photos Will Appear oni
in His Own Souvenir

To tn. Editor of the State Journal:
Please announce that I will issue "A
a few days a souvenir OF the Topeka
flood. It will be a comprehensive pie
toI-ial record containing engravings
from over sixty photographs have
taken during the high water
NV large and complete booklet should
not be confused with that which I un-
derstand is being printed by a Topeka
n,,b1ishinr house with the claim THAI
It viii contain my photogra phs. The
complete and exclusive set of my foo4
views will appear only in the book pub
lished by myself, which viii be out IN
a few days.
JNO. r. STRICKROTT.
Commercial Photographer, SIS Kansas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08
NOT A GOVERNMENT RISK.
How Farmers Fifty Years Hence Will
Look Upon Today's Methods.

Some recent Washington dispatches
called the attention of the public to the
fact that taking the cost of the irTiga-
ton of those western lands lately desig-
mated by the interior department for
that purpose as a basis the estimate of
IS an acre. which was the average quot
ed at the time the bill was under dis
eussioa. IS entirely too low and the
cost of construction IS likely to be dou-
bic that figure. This has called out a
rejoinder from the National Irrigation
association, through its secretary. He
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08

ecuting the IS cases will be from $500
to 500 and there is little chance that
more than three or four could be con-
victed Most of the cases are against
bar tenders md II they wer= convicted
they would serve time IN Jail and pay
no money on fines. The commissioners
feel that if the plan is adopted it will
mean a saving of 81, 700 10 the county.
If the county commissioners recon-
mend that the $1,000 be accepted for the
relief fund and the cases BE- dismissed,
it will likely be done.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08
ONLY EIGHT LEFT.
Deputy sheriffs Now on Duty on
N orth Side.

Sheriff Lucas this morning called in
all the deputy sheriffs in North Topeka
excepting eight.
The eight who remain on duty all
have homes in North Topeka and were
driven out by the food. The eight on
duty are as follows o. Capron. Lutte
Hunter Lacey Woods, Dave Hurrel.
Abe Fuiford. Dave Gordon. Newt Ofield
and Dave Ward
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08
Foster Humane Society.

All persons harboring stray horses,
cattle, dogs. birds. or any other living
thing are urgently requested to send a
full description of the same and its 10
cation to the undersigned without delay.
SAM RADGES. Secretary,
10 OFFICE Block, Topeka, Kan
Telephone 923.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08
REPoRT srocK FouNp.

To every person that finds any
stray cattle, horses or stock
Please report the same to the
Commercial club, either by letter
or person, so the owner. can find
the same without delay II is i'm
portant that farmers have their
horses to go to work Rush in
formation Immediately if any
have been saved
COMMERCIAL CLUB,
Topeka, Kan.
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The members of Topeka lodge No A
are requested to meet at the nall III
West sixth avenue at $50 Tuesday
morning to attend the funeral of Bro.
Charles Cannon.
H r. ACHENBAUGH, Sec.
E. L. GERTG, Noble Grand.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08

the bridal party. are expected from
Waukesha Wis. Wednesday.
Walker Cain is in Topeka for a two
weeks visit
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08

Besides the banks the greatest raise
in the assessment was on the Edison
company. In 1902 the Edison company
was assessed 100000 for real property
and S29, 500 for personal property. d
total of $50. 500 This year the assess-
ment is S71.900 real estate property ana
81 500 for personal property. a total q
$I9.4 and an increase of $50. 100
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08

All members of Nos. and are in
vited to meet a the hal of Capital
Council No. 1 Tuesday evening. June~9.
]. A. HEARICK. President
FLO GARNER, Rec Sec. No. 1
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WAIT for strickrott's Souvenir

of the flood containing sixty views; Gu
in a few days
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-08

city Ticket ONCE. Union Pacins
Railroad. 525 Kansas avenue
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10 photos. Zoe Lutes. 81 Kan. ave.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-15
Pleasa ntries of War,

A reader has sent us the following
story Of General Viljoen, which, he
says, is absolutely true:
While on the way to keep an appoint
men with the Boer General ouc cor
respondent met a friend of his-an off,
Ger in the Scots Guards-who haG seen
service in South Africa.
"By the way, I'm going to see an
acquaintance of yours" he said to the
tofficer; General Viljoen."
"Oh, he's no friend Of mine," was
the comment. "He once stole our con-
! voy, and We had to go on quarter
rations for a fortnight"
Later our correspondent told General
Viljoen of his meeting with the officer
and what the latter had said.
The General laughed heartily ut the
story. "Tell your friend" he said, 81
did not steal his convoy. 1 only bor-
rowed it."-London Express.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1903-04-15
A "Homing Instinct" Story.

The Byron Republic relates a re-
markable dog story. The paper says
that some seven or eight years ago
Mr.. Housouer, Of Byron, who was then
living at Galena, Kan, made a trip
through the territory on a hunting ex-
pedition, passing through the neigh
borhood of Mendon. His dog followed
the wagon the entire journey, from
Galena, being about $50 miles. When
Mr. Housouer moved to Byron last
winter he left the dog at his old home.
About two months ago he had the dog
shipped to Byron from Kansas. He
was good hunting dog, and on trip
a couple of weeks ago near the salt
plains became separated from his
owner, who supposed he had returned
home. On returning home he found
the dog had not arrived. and just a
week from that day received a letter
from relatives at Galena, stating that
the old dog had safely returned and
seemed glad to get back. He seemed
discontented with Oklahoma life, and
well remembered the road he passed
over seven or eight years ago.-Kansas
City Journal.