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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-10

Peter Smith, no relation to the banker.
who says he is Irish, and distributed some
wit to prove it. was graduated for being
that he was on his way to take a job at
good wages when arrested. % the court
let him go. 1t seems that he was arrested
day before Yesterday and yesterday while
he was in the jail waiting for d trial vol
unteered to go over with Jailer Morgan 8
gang of prisoners and dig mud. This will
ingness to work for nothing in sight helped
his case
W VI. Root and Joe Deering were
charged with disturbing some peace. They
are blacksmiths al a shop in the south
west part of town and had trouble with a
person who lived in the same house with
them Their offense was not great and
they were turned go"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-10

zoldt had on his person a revolver and
four watches. The court looked over
the stuff and observed that Mr.. Pezoldt
had seemed to have plenty of time. To
this was added S25, which in default OF
cash. means % days more time The
other two Neut Busby and J. NJ. Schil-
ing. seemed to be ordinary sort of peo-
pie. and not bad by trade. so the court
turned them out to Craze. They said
they would get busy and dig mud on the
north side.
Last night about 1890 girl called up the
police station and said that bold bad
house where she had been left alone by
the family. She had tears in her voice. so
the jailer sent VIII White. the patrol
driver. who was not drowned in the flood
to see about it. The directions said First
and Taylor streets" A reporter went along
they reached the house, which is that Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-10

OF late nearly all the victims who are
pulled before his judgeness the court
are flood sufferers" They are either
suffering with wet feet or a flood of bad
booze. The former seems to be con-
ducive of the latter. What is more nat
ural than for the man who has waded
around in North Topeka rubbering at
the place where the landscape used to
be, to come back on this side and erase
the horrible sight from his memory with
strong waters? That is what many of
them do. They are flood sufferers in one
sense-they suffer from the sight left
by the flood. See?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-10
POLICE JOTTINCS.
Officers Are Busy Protecting
North Topeka.
Three of the Suspicious Charac-
ters Are " Detained"
THIEF IN A HOUSE.
Hired Girl at Mr.. Ashby's
Frightened.
Case of Disturbing the Peace
Before the Court.
THIEF IN A HOUSE.

The large cluster of water which put
the Police Jottings" out of business
nearly two weeks ago, has passed. The
police business never passes and the
State Journal can now spare this space,
so here goes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-10

Yesterday some of the officers spotted
three of a kind in North Topeka. They
toiled not. neither did they spin. Said
officers landed on them and started to
the bridge. Then one of the triplets
made a hot foot for freedom, was chased
to a standstin by an officer and added
to the group once more. This morning
Hizzoner looked into their case. The
first to be examined was Mr. Theo.
Pezoldt, late Of Pueblo. Colo. Mr.. Pc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-10

8 Another CIuD Woman, MIS-. "
HauIe, Of EdgertOn, Wis, tells
how she was cured of irregulari-
ties and uterine trouble, terrible
pains and backacte by Lydia E.
PinkhaIn's Vegetable Compound.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-10
Notes and Personal Mention.

The Reviewers club has postponed It
annual picnic
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29
INDIAN CHIEF HoNoRED,
Monument Erected to Memory q
Shabbona, of Pottawattamies,
Dedicated at Morris, III.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Oct PA simple
monument of gray granite to the mem.
ory of Shabbona, the famous chief of the
Pottawattamies, was dedicated with
notable ceremonies at Morris Friday.
There were addresses by P. A. Arm
strong, Of Morris, president of the Shah,
bona Memorial association, Congress,
man Thomas J. Henderson Of Prince.
ton, and Charles Gunther, of Chicago.
.Shabbona aided the whites in their con-
tests with the other Indians and was the
orator Of the red men in the last great
council held east Of the Mississippi and
which took place with the agents OF the
government in 1886. He died in Morris
in 1859 deeply respected.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29
Secures q Divorce. s

Pittsburg, Oct. 22.-Peter X. Soffel. ex-
warden Of the Allegheny county Jail, was
granted a divorce from his wife, Kate.
the jury finding that the charge Of in
fidelity was sustained. Mrs. Soffel was =
sensational figure in the escape from the
Jail Of the conviced murderers, Ed and
John Biddle, nearly two years ago. For
her part in the escape Mrs. Soffel is sery-
Ing sentence. in the western peniten-
tiary. She was not present at the trial.
and no evidence In her favor was Of
fered. :5 /@ /.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29
THE RIOT or WEEDS.

Z Oh, the weeds the weeds!. What d
riotous and luxuriant time they have
had this year-wild hemp and sunfow-
ers by the roads side. morning glories and
foxtail in the corntelds. ragweed and
ironweed smothering out the blue
grass in the pastures, while purslane
pre-empted the garden; weeds in the
hog lot, along fence row, in school
yard, throttling all other vegetation
with their rampant and dominant life.
sapping the fertility Of the soil and
only proving, SO far as we are concern
ed. at least, two things one that near
" every farmer has more land than he
can proftably work. and another that
the sheep has a mission on the western
farm not yet understood and appre-
ciafp7 ttas65 58.s 9s55t a
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29

If you are an elderly man and down
in your luck, if schoolteacher weary
of the nervous strain and fret of teach
ing the same old things over and over,
If you are one of those nice old maids
without definite aim or purpose in life,
try the poultry business. Here is a
business which can never be overdone,
one which is suited alike to men or wo-
men, one which requires but a small
capital and but minimum of heavy
work, only just care and intelligence;
no fortune in it, of course, but for any
practical man or woman in almost any
place a better living than many OF
them have ever earned before. With
eggs at 18 cents dozen in October
and not less than Il cents any time Of
the year and chicken meat all the way
from 8 to 20 cents pound, there is q
nice profit in taking up the poultry
business. t
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29
Held without Bail.

Peoria, Ill, Oct. "a Shortly after
six o'clock Friday afternoon the coro-
ner's jury in the inquest over the re-
mains Of Thomas Hartley, inmate Of
the Bartonville asylum for the insane.
returned verdict that he died as the
result of injuries received at the hands
of Edward Sorrells and Samuel Flynn.
attendants, and recommending that
the two be held without bail on the
charge of murder. Sorrells and Flynn
are now confined in the county Jail.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29
THE work OF A HArLsroRn1.

| ~
Nature gets on an ugly tit once In
perience which showed her at about
her worst. It was September and hnr-
vest time, when most of her cranky
fits are supposed to be over, when.
having given US all the summer pro-
gramme of excessive heat, spiteful
winds. a deluge of water and light
ming wreck, we have come to regard
her as satiated and tired and rid Of
her belligerent moods. but just when
the apples were hanging all ready for
the pickers. when the corn was just
right to cut up, when the beans We're
ready. to pull and onions pulled and
drying prior to sacking. along came Il
hailstorm one afternoon, not an ordi-
nary sprinkle of hail. say the size Of
marbles. but regular cleaning out of
the weather clerks ice box up.stai:s
great ragged, three cornered chunks O,
ice big and hard enough to E!..,." 3:
dent a quarter Of an inch Gee Il "
pine board, and then. sure c.'; i!
was all day with the nice c.o :; g
stripped clean all saye tie eai' T.
ing the field look. Ike = ;'i-. G.
Shanghai roosters plllckee c.can =.
save their tail feathers: u...0l"
smashed into cider pulp. ana bean !
thrashed clean, and onions let ~
though they had been struck with :,
baseball bat. Five minutes did tie
business. and the writer Of these notes
knows just how fellow feels who is
dead sure that he has good thing
and finds after all that he has not got
it. We expect hail in June, July and
rarely in August, but the September
hailstorm is the clipper when it comes.
Being an optimist. however, we look
on the bright side and have been fgur-
ing up how much we have saved by
not having the corn to cut up and the
other crops to harvest. and then we
feel thankful that the hail did not
she'll the corn and leave US nothing
but cobs and that it could not reach
the potatoes. The prize acre Of onions.
yielding over 600 bushels. was the
sorriest sight of the wreck. Practicins
what we preach. we are not going to
fret, but just try it again.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29

The cause Of bad roads may be To-
Gated as much underneath as on the
surface Of the roads. Given subsoil
saturated with water. and it is bound
to injuriously affect the roadbed. no
matter how the surface may be treated.
The very first and most important fac
tor in highway Improvement is thor
Ough drainage.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29

The car load of butter shipped from
the country creamery to the city takes
with it a smaller amount of the fer
duced than any other commodity pro-
duced on the farms. This fact is
worth remembering by those who are
inclined to quit the dairy business.
Cow farms are. always rich farms. 4.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29
Ten Men killed q /. .

New York, Oct. 26. H. Ten lives were
lost by the cavein Of the roof and walls
Of the subway and tunnel at One Hun
dred and Ninety fifth street, and four.
persons were badly injured. Ali Of the
dead and injured were workmen and
most Of them Italians. The accident was
the most disastrous that has occurred
u the construction of the subway,
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29

It is Of no use for the scientists to
tell us that fore shoulder beefsteak is
just as nutritious as tenderloin, for
man in his ignorance and depravity
will keep right on buying tenderloin
and paying as much again for it.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29
LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE.

LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE.
1T has been an off year with me this
year." said farmer friend Of ours a
short time ago. You see. / got my
land too rich for my oats, and they all
went down and did not fill. Then i
was hindered by the wet weather and
did not get my corn planted in good
season. and the frost caught it. But"
he added. I'VE have kept out of debt.
and we had three good years before
We have plenty to eat. our health is
good, the cows and the hens have done
well. and we have much to be thank
full for" That's the right sort Of spirit.
looking on the bright side Of things
and feeling grateful for the many
blessings conferred. Good luck soon
comes to this sort Of man and stays
with him.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29

With all the storms and foods of the
year 1903 the season has still been re-
markably free from the work of the
cyclone, no serious destruction Of life
or property having been reported from
any part Of the country. The water
has got in it's work and not the wind
this year. ..'..a .s,"
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29
POSTAL SCANDAL
REPORT ! | | 1 At | HAND. ! | !
Bristow Completes Papers Telling Of
Investigation and Suggests
Change In System.


Washington, Oct. 81. Joseph L. Bris-
tow, fourth assistant postmaster general,
who for the last half year has been head
of the investigation of one Of the great
est postal scandals in the history Of the
government, completed his report to the
postmaster general Thursday night,
who, with a brief letter of transmittal,
will forward it to President Roosevelt
some time during the present week, prob
ably before the cabinet meeting on Fri
day.
Main Features of Report.
These are the main features of the re-
port, the first of which will be a surprise
to the public:
Postmaster General Payne is given the
credit for beginning the investigation.
Details Of the inquiry into the cases
now before the courts are reviewed.
Abuses which have grown up under
the Vaccinations Of the Beavers-Machen
ring are related in unmistakable Ian
guage. a 81 u
Thorough reorganization Of the bu-
reaus Of which Beavers and Machen had
charge is recommended.
Aboltshing Of office Of superintendent
of free delivery, formerly held by Ma
chen, is recommended. #
Administrative acts during the Perry
S. Heath tenure of Office as first assistant
postmaster general are criticised severe
ly, although Heath is not named directly.
The work Of the inspectors who were
brought into the postal scandal dragnet
is given high praise.
The report criticises the administra-
ton of the Washington city postof1ice,
sustaining large part of the Tulloch
charges
Important Recommendations. 5
Among the most important recon-
mendations regarding administrative
changes will be that of looking to the
abolishment of the Office of general SUI
perintendent of free delivery. Mr.. Bris-
tow takes the ground that as there are
already two superintendent in this di-
vision, one of city delivery and the other
of rural delivery, each of these can man
age his respective bureau without the
supervision of general superintendent.
Men Discharged. Nj
Washington, Oct. Pas a result Of
the report of Fourth Assistant Postmas-
ter General Bristow, Postmaster General
Payne has removed from Office Michael
W. Louis, superintendent of supplies:
Louis Kempner, chief Of the registry d.
vision Of the third assistant postmaster
generals Office, and c. B. Terry,,a $500
clerk in the department. He also di-
rected the postmaster at New York to re-
move Otto Weis, a clerk. n
-. Has the Report. S
Washington. Oct. 26-POstmaster
General Payne Saturday afternoon de-
livered to President Roosevelt the re-
port Of Fourth Assistant Postmaster
General Bristow on the postal investiga-
ton. The report is very long It con-
tains 10000 words about 80 columns
in an ordinary newspaper. !. +
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29

A sound, fairly we'll built draft horse
four years old is not likely to bring less
than $175 provided he weighs over
1000 pounds) for many years to come.
Why not raise this kind?
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29

Now, here was a real disappointment.
After waiting eight long years to test
the quality Of new variety Of apple.
said to be very fine. the tree at last
this year produced one lone specimen,
which was carefully watched as it de-
veloped. When nearly ripe we thought
to pick it; but. wishing to determine its
season. we let it hang for few days
longer. only to 60 out one morning to
find that some unregenerate specimen
Of the race had gobbled it. We are
free to admit that then we recalled
Tennyson's couplet:
Oh. would that my tongue could utter
The thoughts that arise in mel VI
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29

1t is worthy Of comment that the
West India islands are now producing,
in but a small way as yet, it is true, a
quality Of sea island cotton good
enough to command a price of q
cents pound. 1t looks as though. if
America is to hold the worlds cotton
market, we must raise more and sell it
at a lower price, for manufacturers
in other countries are ransacking the
whole world for cotton growing terri
tory. While they may find the territory
they won't find our colored brother.
who better than anybody else knows
how to grow cotton. ~.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29

An. orchard of ten acres planted
twelye yearsssa go IN northern Iowa, con-
sisting Of about ianeaual> part Of Ouch
ess, Patten's Greening and Wealthy
treesS has during the past four years
brought it's owner q total return of
over s$$3, ,0oo, ;. OF an. average income of
$75 per acre per year. This is about as
good a record as the fruit raisers of the
Pacific coast can show up.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29

We lately apknts asday in the corn
field selecting the seed corn for next
year. There is really no labor about
this, we counting it pleasure to do it.
This method givess one the chance to
make a real selection of seed as to
type: maturity and perfection. About
ten or twelve bushels day may be
thus selected. and If intelligently done
it is one Of the most profitably spent
days of the whole year of farm work.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29

Any community which has corn
cannery and milk condensing factory
is bound to become wealthy. and the
fertility of it's farms increase year by
year.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29
COMMON FOLKS.

1t often seems to us that there must
be an almost uncomfortable dead level
of monotony connected with the lives
and the work of many of the so called
common people-the men who just dig
bitches or. shovel dirt or carry coal or
watch machine do the same thing
over and over again day after day. the
army of patient toilers in mine and
factory, whose life history is reflected
in the ant hill or beehive; men and wo-
men of just mediocre ability, who seem
to cheerfully recognize their narrow
limitations and wisely fail to foster
ambitions which their good sense teach
es them can never be realized. They
are born. marry and die just common
people, seemingly content and happy
if there is enough to eat. drink and
wear and a little competence for old
age. Depressing and monotonous as
these lives seem to be. yet in sense
they are or may be invested with much
Of human happiness. The virtue Of
contentment is theirs, and that's q good
deal. Then there is a larger fund Of
human sympathy at their command
the cheerful willingness to help each
other and bear each others burdens
than with more ambitious folk; then
the unruff1ed current of their lives ex-
empts them from much worriment and
temptation. and so it comes that these
common people. the great rank and
file of our American population, EN-
body about all the patriotism. moral
worth and integrity of the nation. No
life is failure which patiently and
loyalty takes up the burden Of liviag
in any sphere Of honorable employ
ment. which does it's best, whether it
be as digger of bitches. hewer of
wood or a drawer of water. The man
who tolls day by day. who pays his
debts. who recognizes the responsible.
ties of good citizenship. who is kind to
his family and neighbors. has we'll full
filed the purpose of his existence even
though his name may not be known
outside his own little community or
have never appeared in the columns
Of his local paper.
Warren sheaf., 1903-10-29

When a man starts out in Sc',''@.,..
to NOW weeds in field and ~
it is just like case of -. "
pentance.
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THE OBSTINATE MAN.

We have often been looking for a
complete definition of obstinacy.
As a condition in mans mental
make up. it has has been universally
been granted more grace than it de-
served.
Obstinate men have been called men
of will, men of ba3k bone. when they
were exercising the least lovable,
least intelligence part of their mental
powers.
Here is terse definition which we
found in small hand book of Henry
Frederic Amiel. which our readers
will grant completely fills the defini-
tion of obstinacy.
"Obstinacy is will asserting itself
without being able to justify itself.
1t is persistence without "a plausible
motive. 1t is the tenacity of self love
substituted for the tenactiy of reason
or conscience.
If any one can furnish his obstinate
friend with any better definition than
Amiel records, as "A service to human
ity he should be diligent i'll presenting