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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11
NAY BACHELORS BE TAXED
This Important Question Ia Bother
ing the W~issacres Just Now.

me taxation of unmarried men as a
SOUND economic principle is being ad-
Haneed seriously by European writer's
on social science and is q vital tonic FOR
discussion in this, the favorite month OF
cupid by q somewhat vic course
OF reasoning the conclusion is reached
that the modern bachelor is an incubus
upon society, an undeservins object Of
charity, since his living EXPENSES are
betrayed IN large measure by the faith
efs OF families. Living as he does in
lodgings by himself, he makes no direct
contribution to the Golfers of the state
IN D. shape of taxes. Exceptions there
are to be sure. bachelors who are ex-
tensiVe owners of property upon which
they pay taxes. but Jingle blessedness
provides no incentive to the owning OF
ones home, writes Robert Webster
Jones in the February H-ousekeeper.
4ne expenses of the state must be met
somehow and ii is upon the married
men OF the nation. already burdened
win family expenses, that they fail
most heavily The bachelor pays his
trihing rent for a room or two and
either thinks he has wiped out the score
or r~eJoices that those noble philanthropy
lists, the married men, are helping him
Aoot d bill But the complaint of the
state against the bachelor rests not only
on reasons. The bachelor is a
enlfker OF responsibilities. q d0dger of
duty, a laggard in the procession OF
progress. The family is the foundation
oL.lhe state, the granite base that sup
ports ITS prosperity and pe~rpetuity. But
IN the laying of this foundation the
bachelor plays no part. He lives unto
himself alone. His interest in all public
questions that affect the family must.
necessarily, be but iukeWarm. and IT IS
difficult TO enlist his activities in public
affairs. The voluntary bachelor is self
lshness p~ersonihed. So it is proposed
10 try taxing him Where singleness
Is bliss tits folly to have wives avs
some cynic, artfully adapting the old
aoage to suit his j~aundiced point Of
view, and too many OF the present mas
euhne generation prove poor targets for
cupid arrows. VIII taxing the bache-
Tor do any good and is not the Door
creature miserable enough as it is, with
out adding to his sorrows2 Should he
be forced to pay for a home and vet
not enjoy IT'S benefits? These are cues
lions that cannot be answered offhand,
puI deserve the most thoughtful consid-
Grafton One of the great reforms that
would cause the twentieth century to
take its place among the golden ages Of
history would be the abolition of the
voluntary bachelor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11
an operation for Ovaritis, tells
how she was cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

81 am SO pleased with the results I
obtained from Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound that 1 feel it
a duty and a privilege to write you
about it.
Il suffered for over five years with
ovarian troubles, causing an IN
pleasant discharge. a great weakness,
and at times a f~aintness would come
over me which no amount of medicine,
diet, or exercise seemed to correct.
Your Vegetable Compound found the
weak spot. however, within a few
weeks and saved me from an
operation all my troubles had dis
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that is in my heart, and I want to tell
every sick and suffering sister. Don't
daily with medicines you know moth
ing about, but take Lydia f. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and
take my word for it. you win be q
different woman in a short time
MRS. LAURA E8fMoEs, Walkerville, Ont.
5000 forfeit If original Of above letter proving
gs7ziHsHess cannot be produced.
Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkham if there is anything
about your case which you do
not understand. She will treat
0 with kindness and her adj
vice is free. No woman ever e.
GREETED writing her and she has
helped thousands. Address is
Lynn Mass
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11

horse carrying a shotgun across his
saddle could nearly always ride within
gunshot of them when grazing upon the
prairie and knock down two or more
as they rose heavily and so thickly that
missing them was impossible. He tells
Of one instance in particular which
shows either that the Canada goose
sometimes does not know much. or else
does not care for anything when it. is
in q hurry 10 get home.
Z He found himself one afternoon. when
the sun was not more than half an
hour high, on the edge of a long arm
that ran up from the sea and on This
sea arm the geese were in the habit
of rOosting. He had a dog with him
and had been walking along the
swampy edge of the salt water kicking
up an occasional snipe.
Hearing honking, he looked out over the
prairie and saw the first flock Of the geese
coming in to roOst. There was no shelter
anywhere near, so he lay down fat on his
with his clothing and the dog, which was
hver-colored. lay at his feet.
- ~ SSeSe passed TOO nish
loI SNORING. out ne couIc hear others
coming and in a little while all the air was
vocal with the cries. Fifteen minutes
after the passage of the first flock the
geese were going over in a steady stream
and the rushing of their wings was con-
tinuOus. Some of them were high and
some lower. but as the sun sank they
came nearer to the ground and ms snoot-
ing began.
He had no means of seeing them until
they were directly over him. but he waited
until they had passed and took them going
from him. Lying on his back. with lis
shoulders on the ground. the shooting
was difficult, but he managed to do fairly
well
When his gun was discharged all the
geese near him would veer to the right or
to the left. but the noise and. when he got
darker. the firehashes had no effect on
those further to the rear. These came on
as if no gun had been fired.
There were so many of them that all
could not escape. Those which went by
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11
ADMIRAL WILDES.
He Was One of Dewey's Captains a
Manila Bay.

Admiral Wildes who died at sea last
Friday on the steamship mini upon
which be was returning to the United
States was junior squadron command
er of the Asiatic naval force. He was
stationed at CaVite with the converted
merchantmen Rainbow as mis- flagship.
On December p he was relieved from
duty after having been condemned"
by a medical board and ordered to be
invaded home. He sailed from Cavite
for Hong Kong on December &c, aboard
the Rainbow and for San Francisco on.
the China early in January.
Not realizing that he was dangerous
~ III, it was the intention of the navy
department to order him to duty as
commandant of the Puget Sound navy
yard.
In the war with Spain, Admiral
Wildes, then a captain. commanded
the cruiser Boston of Dewey's victor
lous Manila Bay squadron He had
been ordered relieved from command
of the vessel and just before the out
break of hOstilities Captain b. p. Lam
berton arrived at Hong Kong. where
Dewey's squadron then was, to take his
place
Wildes, however, in spite of the order
from the navy department for him to
return home. declined to give up his
ship to Captain Lamberton, on the
ground that war was about to begin
and he could not afford to miss the
opportunity to take part in it. He
begged Dewey not to compel him to
return home, and the latter found a
way out of the difficulty by maxine
Lamberton his chief of staff and letting
Wildes keep the Boston.
For his part in the battle OF Manila
Bay Captain Wildes was advanced five
numbers in his grade. He became a
rear admiral in 1901. As he was an
additional number in the list of rear
admirals his death viii not cause 2
vacancy.
Admiral Wildes was born in Wassa-
chuHetts on June IL, 1S48. and was ap-
pointed to the naval academy from thar
state in 1860. He saw service in the
civil war His family live in Boston
New York sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11

hin unhurt pitched upon the salt water
hslf a mile cut. and there rested
As the geese were going from him when
shot, the Pellets penetrated well. Several
Of the bids fell in. the water and when
this happened the dog could not be re-
strained, but bOlged in. making a splash
and Juggling to land q goose almost as big
as itself. This further worked to alarm
those in the air. but the rearward ranks
kest on.
these geese We're flying long after it got
too dark to see them. He and the dog
together retrieved eleven as the result OF
not more than three-quarters of an hour
of shooting. he missed a good many OF
them through taking birds that were too
6 He is sure that not less than five
thousand Went over and rested on the
narrow bay-=New York sun.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11

employed in the departments of the
government in Washington. held their
annua alumni dinner last evening and
listened to addresses from prominent
Kansans.
Rural free delivery service viii be
established March ? as follows: kan
sas-Severy, Greenwood county with
w carriers: length OF route. 49 miles.
population served, 975. Missourf-s1er-
idan. Worth county, with three car
riers; length Of routes, 81 miles; POPE
lation served. 1879.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11
Express Hits FREIGHT Enoina.

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE %outhbou
Green Bay express on the Chicago &
Northwest DAD collided with a freight
engine at Winneta this morning, ser
iously injuring Z. P. Fleming, fireman
and slightly injuring Engineer James
Robinson and an unknown man riding
on the passenger engine. h passen-
gers were badly shaken I'D but escaped
injury. The freight engine was switch
ing across the main track when the ac-
cident occurred.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11
The Chart wee Wronc.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE British tor
pedo boa destroyer Quail went ashore
a week ago near Point Barina. says q
Herald dispatch from Port Of Spain,
Trinidad. Her propellers were smash
ed n she narrowly escaped being
wrecked owing to the heavy sea swells.
She has been lowed to this port. The
court of inquiry has exonerated the
commander of the British sloop of war.
Fantome, which went ashore recently.
The har was wrong.
City Ticket Office. Union Pacific
Railroad. 525 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11
4 sTREAM OF 700 GEEsE.
Great Opportunity for a Hunter on
the Coast of Texas.

Robert A. Hitchcock of st. Joe. Mich.
has returned from a shooting trip to
the southwestern coast of Texas with
an idea that the wild goose is not so
smart a bird as it has been written. His
party had little trouble in killing all
of the geese they wanted-many more
than they could eat-and they killed
them sometimes under circumstances
which indicated that the birds had
been feeding upon loco weed.
Hitchcock says that a man on a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11
n KITCHEN.

Conducted by Lid Ames Willis. Mar
quette Building. Chicago. to whom all
inquiries should be addressed.
All rights reserved by Banning Co.,
Chicago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11
LOW COLORlST RATES TO THE
NORTHWEST AND CALIFORNIA.

From February Is until April 30, the
Burlington makes greatly reduced one
way rates for settlers going to Cali
fornia. Montana. Big Horn Basin,
Idaho, Washington. Oregon, Puget
Sound County and British Columbia.
Generally speaking, the reduction Is
from % To an mar cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11
THE WAY 70 go,

Take Burlington trains at St. Louis.
Kansas City. St. Joseph. Omaha, Den
Yer or Chicago. With its close connec-
tons the Great Northern and North
ern Pacific roads. and with its through
train service the Burlington offers more
to the settler than any other line or
combination of lines into the North
west.
The "Burlington-Northern Pacific
Express is the great daily train with
through chair cars, coaches and through
tourist sleepers. This Is the only
through train into the Northwest joint.
" with the Northern PACIFIC road.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11

New spring suit of dark red serge
held by straps piped with grey silk.
cuff Vest Of grey silk embroid
Drim trimmed with cherries, top draped
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11
TO CALIFORNIA,

Join the B~urlington's personally ron
Quoted California excursions IN through
tourist sieeDers which are run on fire.
quent dates each week via Denver.
Scenic Colorado and Salt Lake CITY.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11
MAIN TRAVELLED ROAD.

One makes no mistake in calling for
tickets over the Burlington with its 5000
miles Of main Travelled trunk lines lead
ing to practically all the great cities and
d~iverging points of the West.
Describe to US your proposed trip and
let US advise you the least cost and send
you free reading matter.
L. J. BRIcKER, I. ". WAKELEY
l. T. a.. s23 Main s.. Gen1 Iass'r Agent
Kansas City. Mo. St Louis. No
7. C. SHARON.
:. W. P. A. 82s Main ST
Kansas City. Mo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-02-11

Into this break carefully six
eggs; as soon as they begin to set turn
with great care so as not to break the
yolks. When lone serve from same
dish. This may be made in the chatting
dish, especially II you have one with a
porcelain pan similar to a casserole dish.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-12-10
County 6 Correspondence
UNION CREEK.

Fl
(Fr0ns last seeek's AtrOp Ios0G Register
Tribune
County Superintendent Leggett has
sent few new books to the schools in
the county having libraries, and they
are appreciated very much by teachers
and scholars.
C. W.. Fetterman, John Schneider
heinze, Dan Smith and Il. J. Reeves At
tended the school officers meeting at
Elk Point Tuesday, from this part Of
the county. The meeting was well at
tended, and was very interesting and
Instructive, and the officers who attend
ed were we'll repaid for the trip. State
Superintendent Nash was present aud
gave an excellent address on school
matters In general. Mr.. Nash is de-
lighful gentlemen to meet and II we are
any Judge, he Ii the right man In the
right place, and we predict great i'm
provement Ii our schools under bis
administration.
The board Of Supervisors met at the
Hoyt school house Saturday Of last
week to hear the petition for new
road to take the place Of the one closed
by Anders Hansen last summer. There
was good representation present at
the meeting on both sides of the con-
troyersy. n. Nj. Wallace and =. G.
Ericsson, OF Elk Point. were present.
MIR. Wallace represented the petition
ers and Mr.. Ericsson the land owners
whose lands would be affected by the
laying out OF the new road. The attor-
Deys managed to get the matter adj
justed BY compromise between the
parties, thus saving q large cost 10 the
county and the parties 10 the case. An
agreement was drawn and signed and
approved BY the supervisor, whereby
the old Is TO be vacated through the
Hansen and sellbsrg farms, and new
road laid on The section line north oi
these two places, running one-half mile
east and thence south eighty rods to
she old road. The road petition is 10
be withdrawn and the new road around
the farms Is 10 DO conveyed BY deed 10
the township. The board al journed 40
Gil Decemer II, when All papers are To
be executed and the road order made
There has been much feeling exhibited
over the affair for long time and we
believe the people generally will feel
pleased khat the matter il settled.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-12-10
PHEASANT VALLEY.

The young folks ut w. Fl. n. Fate's
are ON the sick list.
Thomas Thompson Was q caller at
Anfnson's last Sunday.
Everybody In this vicinity il husk-
ing corn, Il few being through.
A baby boy was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed. Erickson On Thanksgiving day
Mrs. Carl Dahl and Miss Lena John
SON wers visiting With Mrs. Lawrence
Lars Sunday.
Remember the eaie Il Wm. Jensen's
nexl Thursday. The Jensen family
goes 70 Sioux City ho live.
Martin ana Chas. Eerson have lnves-
Ted III new corn shelter and will
snake things hum this winter.
Mrs. g. Dahl leaves ~ sioux Ctr
next Saturday. after three weeks
stay here visiting relatIves. Her
friends I'LL veu,emher der - Petra
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-12-10

PREs RoosEvELT's opposition is
sorely tried at the presidents message
10 the regular session OF Congress which
convened Monday, an excellent report
Of which 10 found on our third page. IT
il far from being the strenuous and head
strong document they hoped for. There
Is scarcely any reference to the tariff, the
president regarding the special session
just closed and former messages as SUI
ficiently outlining his views on this inn
p0rtant matter. One third Of the mes
sage IL taken up with the treatment Of
the Panama question, in which he full
liz justifies the action OF the United
States in recognizing the new state,
present Legislation on which he regards
as adequate Fraudulent proceedings Id
the immigration, land and postal de-
partments Of the government are vig-
orously handled, recommendations are
earnestly made for the prosecution and
CONVICTION Of the guilty and measures
are suggested to remedy the possibility
ola repetition Of similar corruption.
The customary departmental reports
are omitted, making paper whose
brevity, conciseness and interest
should command the careful perusal and
attention OF every citizen.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-12-10
s.THosn South Dakota newspapers, !

"THosE South Dakota newspapers, !"
says The Sioux CITY Tribune, that want
10 postpone the capital fight and poIit-
ical discussion as long as possible are
having hard time TO keep out OF The
Melee The COURIER has kept out d
the light up ID the present time 30 well
that The yermillion Republican has been
led ID remark that II believed the
COURIER would support neither can
didate In the coming campaign and
that the Elk Point Leader, with custom-
airy straddle, would support both. We
cannot speak for our versatile contem'
porary, any more than 10 say that We
have uoshaken confidence in their abil-
ity 10 keep two horses IL ring and j
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-12-10

whole circus, going at once. For our
selves, the brethren Of the press need
borrow no trouble. We have q decided
preference and when the time comes
shall not hesitate TO express and adj
vocate Ii. But Id mercy 10 ourselves,
no less than to our readers, what IL the
use Of agitating matter Of this kind q
year or more before the election?
When the flowers bloom 10 the spring
things may be expected 70 warm up .
little.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-12-10
'eterson. They win 60 to housekeep-

Peterson. They will 30 to housekeep-
Ing Immediately.
Il looks as Il We are going to have
pleasant weather again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strand and baby visited
with Lewis Olson last Sunday.
Every youngster Ia Pleasant Valley
attended the party ut Mr.. and Mrs.
Hiram Holm's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Oaks OF Chats-
worth, and Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew John
sonof Sioux Valley, we're Sunday vlsi-
tors as a.. Q. Andersen's.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Oiuf johnson
q daughter Of average weight. She
made her appearance on the first Of
December. Papa happy Is lark In
the mouth Of May.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-12-10

THE Beresford Neacs last week com.
nenced che illustrated write-up 81 IN
ion County teachers which Il has bad
10 mind for some time. Prof. French
of Elk Point, Prof. Palmer Of Alcester
and the pOet~professor Of Jefferson, re-
ovlved attention last week. The like.
nesses we're very good, and the idea
shows enter prise on the part Of Bro.
Kephart.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-12-10

REAp the tariff article On our first
page from The Sioux City Journal II
Is lucid and convincing exposition Of
republican doctrine and Is worthy Of
careful persual and thought.
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1903-12-10
bought for feeding purposes.

Rev. Wallin il this week attending
conference in Dalesbarg and Ahlsborg.
selma Anderson is ct present making
her home With her aunt. Mrs. Mary g.
Peterson.
The Tomahawk., 1903-10-01
new PACING RECORD.
Prince Alert Goes a Mile in 1857,
Beating the Best Previous Per-
fOrmance by Dan Patch.

New York, Sept. 25.-Prince Alert, the
pacing hero of a hundred races and the
champion of a score of half-mile tracks,
went against the world s pacing record of
1859 held by Dan Patch and beat it most
decisively at the Empire City track
Wednesday, going the distance in 1857
The weather and track were perfect and
the wind, which was high early in the
day, kindly subsided so that all the con-
ditions were favorable. Mart Demarest.
the trainer and driver of the Prince, on
account of overweight, decided to get
John Curry to drive, and Demarest drove
the thoroughbred speedmaker in front
with the windshield sulky. At the third
time the starter gave the word and pac-
ing like a piece of machinery Prince
Alert shot away to the quarter pole in
:29k; as he got into the back stretch he
increased his speed and was at the half
in :5S. Then the crowd realized that
they were witnessing the fastest mile of
the century and cheers and shouts of
"come on" came from the grand stand
and lawn. Without break or tremor
he flashed by the three-quarter pole and
continued down the stretch in the same
grand form. The enthusiasm as he
passed under the wire, and the crowd
realized that new record had been
made, is indescribable.
The Tomahawk., 1903-10-01

instatement of Local No. 2, as was not
sustained" Asked what effect this
would have on the presidency and
whether or not he would still run for
election Mr.. Buchanan declined to say.
At the morning session Thursday the
New York delegation entire was for
mally seated, but not without a final
fight upon one of it's members. AS soon
as the convention was called to order
a fight was started on Joseph A. Mula-
ney, Parks follower, and heated dis
cussion ensued. After the matter had
been thrashed over thoroughly, the en-
tire New York delegation, including
Mulaney, were seated, and they reentered
the convention. Mulaney is member
of Union No. 46, of New York city, and
particular friend of Parks. His being
seated made the victory of the Parks
crowd complete.
The convention formally ratified the
seating of inside, or shopmen., This
assures complete affiliation between the
outside and inside men and doubtless
will finally bring into the International
Structural and Bridge Workers union
many thousands Of additional members.
The Tomahawk., 1903-10-01
Lord Balfour, Of Burleigh, resigned

Lord Balfour, of Burleigh, resigned
from the British cabinet and Financial
Secretary Arthur Elliot also retired.
Uncertainty as to the Panama canal
situation is increased by the absence
of definite news from Bogota. The
state department can do nothing but
await a proposition from the Colon
bian congress.
Turkey is reported to have asked
Bulgarias aid in averting war. Bull
garia demands withdrawal of troops
from the frontier and end of the mas
sacres America is urged to protest
against atrocities.
Ten fishermen were drowned by the
capsizing of boat in Killim bay near
Waterville, Ireland.
Authorities in Bulgaria believe the
question of peace or war in the Bal
kans will be settled within a very
short time. The feeling is more hope
full in Sofia and the Turkish ministers
are said to be near an agreement on
disputed points.
The Panama canal treaty is dead, the
time limit for ratification having ex-
pired. A new proposal is awaited by
Washington.