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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05
QUAKER REFLEcTToNs-
[From the Philadelphfa Reeordl

TFrom the Philadelphia Reeord-1
Holiday fakiFs are taking time by the
foEeloek.
Its all right to have a serious aim
in life If you are a good marksman-
The chimney sweep used to be sooted
with his job; bat that was long ago.
Many man lives to envy the fellow
who might have married his wife, but
didn't.
The pessimist is always looking for
trouble, and isn't satisfied with it when
he finds it.
The people who are satisfied with
themselves are seldom satisfied with
anyone else.
The fellow who is his own worst en-
envy is continually trying to get square
with himself.
Blobbs-'When get married I pro-
pose to- be the master of my own
house. Slobbs-"Ahi Then. instead of
having a cook, I suppose you viii take
your meals out"
Wigg-'I hear your friend the labor
agitator is going to manage a baseball
team next year Wagg-Yes; but he
isn't the man for the job. The first
thing he knows he'll be ordering the
men to go out on strikes"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05
NEW HEALTH LAW.

DR.. L. A. Ryder and his colleagues
who have undertaken the revision of
the health department organization OF
the city are involved in a bigger I'M
dertaking than they bargained for, per-
haps. Three hours hard work in the
committee room only served to outline
the skeleton upon which the future re-
organization ordinance will be hung.
But with a well established basis of
action, the committee can go forward
of it's work, feeling sure that they are
worthy of the gratitude of the entire
population of Topeka.
It is proposed to restore the board of
health to the position of supremacy it
held until of late it was found by a
careful sitting of the ordinance how
really powerless- it was. The city ply
sician and the food inspector will both
be made minor officials working under
direction OF the board Of health.
Topeka pays it's city physician $50 {
month which is not enough to entitl,
the city to the exclusive services of an,
well established physician. A man WHIT
has to give the city 5000 worth of tim,
ever month, as the present city physi
clan says he does. has no business
holding the job. There are plenty o
others who would not consider it sucl
a hardship. even if the pay is only IS
a month. Topeka requires a good MAJ
for city physician, but it does not ex
peet anybody to give S200 worth of tim
every month in exchange for $50.
There are plenty of energetic and in
telligent young doctors who can wei
| afford to give the city much better ser
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05
PRoF. HAYS, GOOD WoRK.

The announcement that Prof. Willet
NJ. Hays, of Minnesota, is to be present
and deliver an address before the an
nual meeting of the state board of ag-
riculture next month should be of
more than ordinary interest to the
farmers of Kansas. The man does not
live who knows more about the wheat
plant than does Prof. Hays. Millions
of dollars of the wealth of Kansas
comes from the wheat plant every
year. Prof. Hays has been working for
years to improve the wheat plant, and
he has achieved marvellous results in
that lire. Anything that he will tell
the farmers of Kansas on that subject
ought to be of great value to them.
Wheat is improved by selection of
the best. types of any particular-variety
for seed each year, repeating this pro-
cess over and over, and by crossing the
best types of two varieties with each
other. AS. wheat is a seIf-fertilizer,
these crosses much be produced by
hand. That is. before the blossoms
open and the pollen spreads. the bios
SONS must be opened by hand and the
pollen taken from it and pollen from
the other variety substituted for it. It
may be that only a half dozen good
grains of the cross thus made may be
secured in a season, but those half
dozen grains form the foundation for
a new variety. This is the manner in
which Prof. Hays has been conducting
his work in Minnesota.
1t is stated that he has succeeded in
increasing the yield of some of his
new varieties an average of "A bushels
per acre over the yields of the old va
rieties. This is an increase of about
30 per cent, and it is all net gain. For
instance, if the average yield from the
old seed was ID bushels per acre, and
it is worth 80 cents bushel, the gross
receipts would be 81. If it costs IS
an acre to raise it, the net profit would
be only 81 an acre. If improved seed
were used the expense of production
would be no more than the increased
cost of the seed, while the yield would
average 1874 bushels. worth $500, giving
a net profit of $500, or double the
profit from common seed.
1t can be easily seen that an inn
provement of this kind in seed wheat
would mean millions of dollars to the
farmers of Kansas, and Prof Hays de-
scription OF what he has accomplished
and how he has done it will be of great
interest TO Kansas s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05
WASHINGTON Post:
Representative

Washington Post: Representative
Morris Shepoard. who comes from the
First Texas district as the successor
of his lamented father has inaugu-
rated reform movement the accomp-
lishment of which, at an early date, is
far more desirable than probable. That
he will have the sympathy of a ma
jority of the statesmen in the capitol
there is little room for doubt That a
majority of the members of the two
houses Of congress will cooperate with
him is seriously doubted Mr.. Shep-
pard attacks custom-we may as well
call it an abuse-that is dear to the
hearts of many congressman, because
It affords them means of comforting
appreciated favors on their constitu-
ents at the cost of the general public.
He has introduced a resolution that
calls for the abandonment of the pres
ent scheme of free seed distribution.
and the applying of the money now
expended annually for seeds in some
manner more beneficial to the agrieul-
tural interests Of the country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

At meeting of the executive COM
mittee of the Citizens Industrial Asso-
citation Of America yesterday. the pres
ent boycott methods of unions were
bitterly denounced. Following this ac-
ton a resolution was adopted instruct
ing all members of the Employers as
sociations affiliated with the national
body not to place the union label on any
Of their output. It is proposed to estab-
fish a labor information bureau, where
will be kept a tabulated record of all
law breakers and undesirable workmen
How is that for consistency?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

According to the local machine organ
Ed Hoeh threw the state partnership
faction, instead of remaining broad and
neutral. 1t is always well to have these
things understood. If you are with the
neutral" If you object to it's owning,
controlling and running the party in the
selfish interests of a small clique or poll
ticians, you are narrow, bigoted fac
tionalist and not entitled to have any part
or standing as a Republican, further than
the privilege of voting in November to
perpetuate the machine in power.-Topeka
Capital, humorous page.
The diagram belonging with this joke
is this: For local machine organ
read Topeka State Journal or ''our
esteemed evening contemporary No
one claims that Ed Hoch is a marrow,
bigoted factionalist." The statement
was made and truly, that when Mr4 Hoch
refused to give half or even a quarter
of the Marion delegation at the Wich-
tia convention to the Bailey candidate
for temporary chairman, which was the
test vote. but insisted that every one
of the Marion delegates should vote in
a solid body for the Burton and anti
Bailey candidate. then Mr.. HOch made
a factional decision and lined up with
the crowd he believed would win. al
though he had friends in both factions.
This is not necessarily to Mr.. Hoehas
discredit. all like to be on the winning
side, but it was a factional decision
and that is all there is to it. and seri-
ously offended the side which. won by a
close contest, uncertain till the vote.
1t might he said too that Governor
BaiIey's vote made the Topeka Capital
the official state paper. another flag
rant case CT running the party in the
selfish interests of a small clique just
as the governors appointment of
Judge Dickerson was an example of "a
narrow. bigoted factionalist." 1t is an
nounced that the Capital will run five
pages of more humor Sunday, all high
" colored. and a trifie yellow in spots
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
EFrom. the New York PresSl

EFrom. the New York PresSI
Politics is a skating pond full of big
holes.
A man saves a great deal of money
by not having it to invest.
A woman has about as much faith in
her instinct as in the weather predic-
lions of the ehore boy.
No girl has a right to threw such
formulation in a mans way as having
little curl low down on her neck
A wouan's idea of a friend is one
who will rive her heart by telling her
all the disagreeable things other wo-
men say about her.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

Saying, wonder vat der neighbors
drinks uf dat?'
Ven der baper on der vail iss swinking
vissiply
Und der skates oudt on der strasse
ISIS ruined away;
Ven der copper on der corner vakens
Suttenly,
Und sayss, 81 guess 1 came some oder
day
VelIi You can bet your oferalls OF any
oder dingS
Dot Soosy's in der parlor sanging rag
dime sings
I vas reading some stuff nit der
Keeping trade mark ven I fined we're
he say der vonnans ISIS a rag und some
bones und a boonch uf viskers. I hat a
suspicioning dot if Keeping say dot
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

The annual campaign against mos
quitoes is about to be inaugurated on
Long Island. Winter has been found to
be the best time to fight these insects.
They make no resistance whatever.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

There is a vein of coal in the hills
where Soldier Creek strikes the Kansas
valley about seven miles northwest of
the city. 1t was worked some years ago,
but was abandoned owing to lack of
transportation facilities. A railroad to
Frankfort could hardly miss this coal
field
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

Reed Smoot is being opposed on the
ground that his oath to the Mormon
church is in conflict with his obligation
as a United States senator. If the Nor
mons can trust him why can't we? Isn't
he as liable to violate one oath as the
other?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

In the death Of William NJ. Springer.
ut Washington yesterday, the country
lost another citizen who has left an inn
print on her history. In the ordinary
course of events he should have been
able to devote many more years to the
service of his country. He was only Ga
at the time of his death.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05
VEN soOsY sANGS.

Ven der pussykat
goes a hunding
fer a mice yet,
Und der sook-kow
in der ga-rten
chews a brick
Ven Mamma purns
den biskits vonce
er twice yet,
Ven der pickshers
on der vail ISIS
1ookink sick;
Ven der sparrow
vents away und
leafs hiss nice
nest
Und der towser-
dog ISIS hiking
from der fat,
Ven papa pokes
hiss COCO in der
ice chest,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

General Reyes will be permitted to
make his little speech in fulfllment of
the mission with which Colombia has
intrusted him. although everybody else
knows and probably he. knows that no
attention will be paid to it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

Detroit Free Press: In the first furry
Of the sensation, some of the Grand
Rapids boodlers were too excited to
think of a personal malice" counter
charge; so they stupidity confessed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

Id occurrences to der public dot ber-
haps Clon Elick-sander Dowie, Eli
Chaw der Tree-spot. haf loosed hiss
rabbitsfoot. Der followers dondt came
so kee-vickly down init der cash as in
dayss uf oldt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

With railroad to the northwest and
ore to the southwest, there is no sub
stantial reason why Topeka should not
become a first class grain market.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

Doodle prosecutions are now in
progress in Baltimore. Grand Rapids
and st. Louis. Probably there should
be something doing in a number Of
other r1lacas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

It is not often that a man is tried by
a court sitting 5000 miles away. but
that is what General Wood is expert
encing just now.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

Perry Heath's denial of any connec-
ton with the pestofice crookedness
will hardly justify his hanging on to
his place on the national committee.
Surely he has not forgotten the story of
Door TRAY
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

Ven a fat vomans NIT basket in
bot hands stops to talk by anoder fat
vomans init basket in bot hands py
der narrowest blaze on der sidewalk,
und you vas in a hurry, dondt you feel
like hollerfng fer Doosingberry to clear
der street?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

Governor Bliss of Michigan had no
federal office to surrender. but he met
Commissioner Ware half way by CIV
ing up his pension.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

That book which Colonel Bryan's
daughter is writing is being advertised
In the most approved fashion. She and
her husband have just been thrown out
of a carriage in a runaway
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

Unless the senate moves more rapid
~ than is its custom it will be a long
time before it gets around to turning
out Reed Smoot, probably about six
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

Ven I hat a boonch uf kids vas GO
ing to bluff dem to be goot by t'reaten-
izing dem NIT Punishment to Harvey
Vile.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

Id must pc nice chob rebortering in
Grandt Rabbits. Mish- In dis town der
reborterist ISIS oudt uf chob uf some
pody gates hisseluf a dencendt cilxar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

A Teller vot vas puying a boddle uf
boos in a drucksdore resently say he
want i'd fer Mechanical purposes. In
cidy macheen.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

It is now evident that we sent our
6rst canal treaty to the wrong place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

pefore der face uf der moder-in-law uf
a freindt uf mine, she would make him
proof a albino, und swear dot he nefer
wrote id.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05
Paint Works Destroved.

Philadelphia, Dec 5.-The paint works
of S. Graves & Co., at Broad street and
Geary avenue, was destroyed by fire
today. Loss s4O0, 700; fully insured.
Cure the cough and save the life"
DR.. Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures
coughs and colds, down to the very
verge of consumption.
Everybody reads the State Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05
Eighth mug. Ninth mug.

Eighth mug. Ninth mug.
But I was in a worse scrape than that
once A party Of us were out hunting
when we were surprised by a band of In
dams. They drove Us to the top of a h.
tie knoll, where we found refuge behind
a lot of rocks We were safe enougl,
and we had plente-of grub, but we were
short on water
Tenth mug
There was a spring half a. mile away
but the Indians were between US and the
spring We were there two days and then
our water gave out Most OF the Indians,
all but those. Wae WeFezBatEnlnE US were
canped around that spring. They Weru
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

Everybody reads the State JOurna1.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

I na1 tired It yet
Und / dondt forget
Dot my feet will choose
To came suddenly loose
Uud kick myselluf on der brisket.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-05

FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF TIE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
A COMPLIMENTARY SKETCH.
Chicago Eagle Tells of Appointment Of
j. c. Eetzer to School Board.

Chicago Eagle Tells of Appointment Of
J. c. Fetzer to School Board.
Concerning the appointment of John
G. Fetzer, who formerly resided in this
city, to the Chicago school board by
Mayor Carter H. Harrison, mention of
which was made in the Courier a few
days ago, a recent issue Of the Chicago
Eagle contains the following compli.
mentary sketch of Mr.. Fetzer. The
Eagle also contained large cut of
Mr.. Fetzer. The article reads as fol-
lows:
Several appointments were sent in
to the council my Mayor Harrison ON
Monday evening. One of those which
gave most satisfaction to the general
public was the appointment of
John c. Fetzer as member of the
school board. Mr.. Fetzer is citizen
of the highest standing, gentleman of
education and culture, and eminently
qualified in every way to discharge the
duties of membership on the school
board. Mr.. Fetzer is one of the great
est and most successful of Chicago's
business men, yet with characteristic
public spirit, he has agreed to give of
his valuable time to the work of aid
ing in the conduct of our public schoal
system. It is such men the people
want in such places. The people have
confidence that public institutions of
vital Importance such as the school
system are safe in their hands. Mr..
Fetzer will be decided gain to the
board of education.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
ROOSEVELT TAKES STAND.
Holds Government Positions Should
Be Open to All.

M
Washington, d. c., July 22.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt has taken the stand
that no person shall be refused employ
ment in government offices because of
membership in labor unions. This de-
cision was reached in the case of Will
liam A. Miller, who, on May 10, last,
was removed by the public printer
from his position as assistant foreman
OF the government printing Office be-
cause he had been expelled from the
local union of the International Broth
erhood of Book Binders. Mr.. Miller
complained to the civil service commits.
sion and on July it requested Mr.
Miller's re-assignment to duty his re-
moval being contrary to the civil SER
vice rules.
Complaint also had been made to the
President, and by his direction Secretary
Cortelyou investigated the matter.
Miller's Reinstatement Ordered.
On July Is President Roosevelt wrote as
follows:
My Dear Secretary, Cortclyou: In ac-
cordance with the letter of the civil SER
vice commission of July 8, the public
printer will reinstate w. A. Miller in his
position. Meanwhile l will withhold my
final decision of the whole case until
have received the report of the investigation
on Millers second communication, which
YOU notify ME has been begun today, July
H. On the face of the papers presented
Miller would appear to have been remov-
ed in violation of law. There is no OBJ
lection of the employees of the government
printing office constituting themselves into
body if they wish to do so, but no rules
or resolutions of that union can be per-
mitted to override the laws of the United
States, which 1t Is my sworn duty to en-
force. Please communicate copy of this
letter to the public printer for his informa-
ton and that of his subordinates.
No Discrimination Allowed.
The next day the President followed this
letter up with the following .etter to Sec
rotary Cortelyou:
In connection with my letter of yester-
day I call attention to the Judgment and
award by the anthracite coal strike COM
mission in its report to me of March IS
last. 1t is adjudged and awarded that no
person shall be refused employment, or in
any way Disseminated against, on ac-
count of membership or nonmembership in
any labor organization and that there
shall be no discrimination against or in
reference with any employee who is not
a member of any labor organization by
members of such organization.
l heartily approved this award and judg-
ment by the commission appointed by me,
which itself included member of a labor
union. This commission was dealing with
labor organizat- ons working for private
employers. 1t is, Of course mere elemen-
tary decency to require that all the gov
eminent departments shall be handled in
accordance with the principle thus clearly
and fearlessly enunciated. Please furnish
a copy of this deter both to Mr.. Palmer
and to the civil service commission for
their guidance.
1t is announced that Public Printer Pal
mer, July 18th, notified Mr.. Miller that he
had been reinstated, and might report for
duty any day. si{
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-23
that city councils and commercial
clubs give their hearty cooperation

that city councils and commercial
clubs give their hearty cooperation
and assistance in this work
There is not town in the state that
is not clamoring and advertising for
factories of one kind or another. The
st. Louis exposition will be the best
medium possible for showing up the
advantages that the state of Iowa pos.
sesses.
The enclosed list of manufacturing
industries in your place has on it sew.
eral worthy concerns which should be
urged and assisted in making an ex-
hibit. Will you kindly go over this list
and make such addition and correc-
tions as you think proper and return
to this office at your earliest conven
fence? If there is anything that you
can suggest how this department can
be strengthened Mr.. Hutchins and the
Iowa commission will very greatly ap-
preciate it.
Yours very truly,
F. R. Conway, Secretary.
Among the prominent manufacturing
establishments of this city which it is
expected will probably have an exhibit
in the Ottumwa department of the
Iowa building are the following:
John Morrell & Co, limited, pack
ers
J. A. Belmont, wagons and carriages.
Bailey & Caster. tent and awnings.
Beck Chemical Co.,
A. G. Cook, Ottumwa Blank Book
Dain Manufacturing Co., farm imple-
ments.
August Deihn, cigar box factory
Fair-Williams Bridge Mfg, Co.
Hardsoog Drill Co., miners clothing,
drills and tools.
Hawkeye Shirt Factory, J. w. Cal
houn.
Janney Mfg, Co., farm machinery,
lawn swings. etc.
Novelty Mfg. Co.. Johnson & Sharp.
VIM. Lindsay. shovel and axe han
dies.
Nichols Mfg. Co., carpenters squares
etc.
National Medicated Stock Food Co.
Ottumwa Rug Co
Ottumwa Mattress Factory.
A. G. Wallace. Ottumwa Stamp
Works.
Box Car Loader Mfg, Co., Phillips &
Hunt.
Swift & Co.. packers.
Mckee G Potter, cigar manufacture.
ers.
Pallister Bros, cigar manufactur.
ers.
Graves & Son., cigar manufactur.
ers.
Julius Fecht, cigar manufacturer.
Morey & Myers. cigar manufactur.
ers.
Emil Fecht. cigar manufactures.
Hawkeye Cigar Co.
Union Cigar Co.. Fritz Ehrman.
Hodson Hoist Manufacturing Co.
Ottumwa Iron Works
l.. T. Crisman. mill WORT
Shocks & Sons.
King Mfg. Co., patent horse shoes.
j. D. Gray, bottling works.