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Evening journal., 1903-02-21

With an entire new scenic produc-
ton and with a capable cast. Way
Down East" will be seen at the Grand
Opera House on Monday. Marcn 2. The
popularity of this celebrated rural play
does not seem to vane. local mama
gers consider il q frefered booking
and clamor to get it on their list Of
attractions. Acknowledging the merit
of the play, there are other factors
that have as much to do with its suc-
cess. Foremost is the fact that Man
ager Brady has kept the cast mp to
its original standard of excellence.
Every year he has given the play an
entirely new scenic setting. and ia
every way has given the play the same
care and attention that he would a
new production. That these things
count in the long run. is evidenced by
the continued success of the play.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21

5 Rebecca Warren, who will play
! Lynne" at the Lyceum Theatre,
young woman Of uncommon
:. She has dark eyes and hair and
ombined with her name ReOecca,
many people the impression that
a Jowess; indeed, the February
way contained Miss Warren's pic
Illustrating a story on the Jews oil
age. The person who wrote the
y was sadly ignorant of Miss War
narentage. She is a Kentucky
Irish decent. Warren is a good
ish name and Rebecca is used
as much in the families OF good
Mn Ireland as Nora and Bridget
nong the peasantry. Like an
women. Miss Warren delights IN
clothes, dainty gowns, chic hats
iiffon. Those who see her dur
r engagement here will see some
new things in the ways of gowns
S Warren Qas come from a recent
sment in New York, where she
occasion OF some Of the importers
! % to invest in some models Oh
odiste's art.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21

Vegetable Compound has been OF the gaest help TO
standing feet all day and the hours
long, Some months it didn't as though could stand It,
deady tired and back ached wanted to
with the pain When got home night was so worn out had to
terribly blue downhearted
lar scanty pale and had appetite told
girl who taking medicine howl felt and she sad
bottle of Lydia H. Pin1hams Nege-
Compound commenced to take it. 1t helped right OIL
After the first and fuller than
time seemed lift load off me Ny back stopped aching and
brighter had months took three bottles IN all NOW
have ache pain and go out after work and nave goa
STRONG and thankful to for the change
Il. Inlhan Vegetable Compound when
girl suffering for know how hard to work when
MAMIE KEN SOB 9th Ave, New York CITY,
women by the experiences of these
cured of the troubles
their certainly will Lydia e. Pnxhams
others who suffer from womb trou
bles inflammation of the ovare kidney troubles rreg uar ana
excitaby and prostf
ton; that is Lydia r. Pnlhams Vegetable Com
is curing and don't allow any drusslsu 70
sell you anything else in its place.
Miss Amanda 131 Atwater, BInn says;
Evening journal., 1903-02-21
PLAYS AND PLAYERS

b a first-elass company of actors
ctresses with acknowledged repu-
S and undoubted ability. with
h scenery for every playpresented
Ill their own furniture and other
equipments, with a long list of
ar plays, including many that for
st time will be presented at cheap
+, Corse Payton's C)mcdy Com
will begin a weeks engagement
, Grand Opera House. cOmmenc-
1nday afternoon, with daily matt
beginning Monday afternoon. The
lg bill on Monday matinee will
1t charming drama of human in
4 'TThe Wall Street Merchant, :"
will be given fer the first time
city at popular prices, which at
will be 10. 20 and so cents. and
matinees. 10 and 20 cents. A
of bill will be made at every
nance, and each production will
lde with the same careful atten-
o detail that chsracterizes the
pretentious presentations in the
metropolitan theatres.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21

It is a trellis-work belt that gives the
tone to the waist possibly. and it has
a pair of postillion ends.
Evening journal., 1903-02-21
Some Toilet ACCESSORIES

The accessories Of the toilette are the
most important of items at present.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30
VIC IS zee eu11rY 80 ?

The board Of county commissioners
viii find themselves under a cloud of
suspicion on account of the discovery
that three Of the Kansas river bridges
were not built according to specihca-
tons and that only one. that built at
the brick yards, was constructed ac-
cording to the original plans five feet
above high water mark
When the contracts for the bridges
were let there were many suspicious
circumstances in connection with the
awarding of the contracts and it was
very evident that one particular com
pany. which received contracts for
three of the four bridges, was the favor
lite and If any concessions were to be
made this company would receive them.
This same company has built not less
than 80 per cent of the bridges in Shaw
nee county during the last few years
In fact 1t has been generally understood
among bridge building companies that
this particular company would get the
business and that it was almost. useless
for other companies to bid. When other
companies submitted bids and did not
comply to the letter with the rules for
the competitive bidding their bids were
thrown out but when this company.
through a by bidder, did not follow the
rules the letting of the contract for
that particular bridge was delayed IN
til the company could change the
checks accompanying the bid to agree
with the rules. This fragrant favoritism
was widely commented on at the time
Shawnee county spent about $4,000
for bridges and should have received
the advantage of competitive bidding
and then the successful bidders should
have been compelled to follow the plans
and specifications. This was not done
in at least three Instances and person
or persons in a responsible position are
to blame, for the commissioners hired
inspectors to watch the construction of
each bridge and the county surveyor
with the county commissioners was
supposed to have general supervision
over all of them. The county surveyor
and the superintendent Of the construe-
ton say that the county commissioners
gave the bridge company the authority
to lower the bridges after the contracts
were let and the commissioners assert
that they gave no such permission.
The tax payers will now have to go to
the expense of rebuilding the bridges
washed out and all because they were
not honestly constructed. Suspicion OF
malfeasance on the part of some coun-
ty official is unavoidable under the cir
cumstances and an investigation to de-
termine the facts ought to be held.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30
GIVE TOPEKA a CHANcE.

There is a genial gentleman by the
name of ]. r. Berry. editor of The
News at Girard who is real mad at To-
pelza. Mr. Berry came to Topeka TO
attend the Knights of Pythias meeting
last week and he did not receive as
much attention as he expected and he
abuses the city. He says:
It's about time the Kansas state
capital was taught the need Of being
more courteous in her treatment Of
visitors.
There is scarcely third class town
in the state but would do better.
1T was rotten.
when the K. of P. companies from
this part of the state arrived there last
Wednesday not even a street gamin CT
the sleepy old town was at the depot
to make them feel at home"
Mr. Berry should not lose his temper
If Topeka had known he was coming it
would certainly have been glad to have
had 1Iarshall's band meet him at the
train But Topeka didn't know and if
Mr.. Berry VIII give US Just one more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30
EDITORIAL ooMMENr.
Roosevelt and Hanna.

Chicago Journal
Now that it is practically conceded
Republican standard bearer in 1904.
there is much speculation as to who Will
be the candidate for vice president.
The large gentlemen in Wall street
who judge things by the ticker are
not satisfied with President Roosevelt
He is too active and aggressive for the
men OF ample girth who attend direc-
tors meetings They would prefer a
different stamp Of man for president
one who would respect such corpora
tons IS the Northern Securities company
but seemingly they have bowed to the
inevitable, and now comes from the
neighborhood Of Wall street the com
promise suggestion that President
Ro0seyelt'S running mate be a man OF
mature years and of recognized stabili-
ty and moderation. A studied and COM
mendable effort is being made to exalt
the position of vice president, and 1t IS
certain that since William McKinley's
death the public has come to regard the
vice presidency in a higher light. These
men Who direct corporate affairs and
handle the money of the nation are to
tai, and any reasonable demand from
this source should be needed We do
not believe that the president is in any
need of a balance Wheel for with all his
apparent impulsiveness he is shrewd and
cautious. If the capitalists, however,
want for vice president a man of the
stamp suggested, there is no good reason
why they should not be gratified, and
in this connection we would suggest the
name of Senator NJ. A. Hanna. He
would not take the position of vice presi-
dent? Wen. why not? Both IN fact and
in public esteem it is a more important
position than that of United States sen
ator. A man of Senator Hanna's per-
sonality and following could make the
second Office a stepping stone to the
first, should good health continue with
him until 1908. True, it IS big drop
from presidential to vice presidential
candidate-and there is no doubt the
Ohio senator had ambitions for the first
office-but fate has played a strange
game
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30
JAYHAwKER JOTs.

Nothing doing at Girard this week ex-
cept a measles epidemic.
Burns claims a boom on the strength
of the section house being re-roofed.
Two constant chums at Alma are a
man Az feet high and one of 61z feet
stature
Howard complains that not a good
box OF berries has been on sale during
the season.
The LIE Roy good roads" subscrip-
ton list is covered with dust and over
grown weeds.
each One farmer had fourteen to
make a Mound.
Some people smile when they think
about Senator Burton being connected
with production of the Holy City
So natural was a dummy of a Lyn-
don store that a lady customer gave it
handshape and said good morning.
As a further evidence of Kansas. pros
perity it is shown that only five tramps
We're IN a recent wreck near Yates Cen
ter.
a Woodson county woman started a
fire in the hen house to destroy the
mites. 1t did, also the barn and 200
bushels Of corn.
Mr. Fish of Whiting who has gone
to the Pacific coast might have found
comfortable quarters at Abilene or Sa-
lima for a time.
In the Red light district in Topeka
the court is touching the button. Liquor
permits are being taken away from the
saloon druggists
The editor of the Fall River News de-
clned a SIS whisky advertisement from
a North Carolina firm. He was to take
liquor for his pay.
Mcpherson has a Carrie Nation. A
case of beer came to the house for hus-
band. It lasted long enough for her
to find the Ratchet.
Wellington citizens have been giving
a poor family charity funds. This week
one of the boys walked in a store and
purchased a pipe and cigarettes.
The agent at Howard asks the parents
to please herd their young ones from
the railroad right of way. Unless the
said syoungsters'' are cripples they are
in little danger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30

ciate the greatness of Alaska. The men
Of my age who are in this great audience
will not be old men before they viii see
one of the greatest and most populous
states Of the entire union in Alaska. /
predict that Alaska will within the next
century. support as large population as
the entire Scandinavian peninsula OF Et-
rope. the people of which, by their brains
and energies, have left their mark on the
face Of Europe; I predict that you will
see Alaska with her enormous resources
of mineral. fisheries, her possibilities that
almost exceed belief, produce as hardy
and vigorous a race as any part Of Amer
lea
The president was not trying to boom
Seattle or tickle his audience He was
simply giving play to his imagination
to tell the truth about the future of
Alaska as he saw it IN his minds eye
and in the light of American history
and expansion in the past It was
bold prophecy, but the child may be
born that will live to see it fulfilled.
The Scandinavian peninsula of Eur
ope, referred to by the president, en-
braces Norway and Sweden. Alaska
possesses greater resources than these
countries, and is capable of supporting
a larger population. When the popula-
ton of the United States becomes 300,
000, 600, as it will within the next fifty
years, who viii undertake to tell what
Alaska will be? The president is not
a dreamer. He is an American who
argues from the past to the future. and
who has unbounded faith in the Ameri-
can government and people.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30
GLoBE sTGHTs.

IFrOm the AtchiSOn Globe.
When it comes to paying the fiddler
one finds that he hasn't been attending
any bargain sales.
OF course the men are mean; they ad-
nit 1t, but how they admire a woman
who never finds it out!
Some people just naturally hate you
and you can do nothing to please them,
except to keep out of their sight, and
let them alone.
If you don't get enough advice. buy a
sealslzin cloak. or buEd a house. and
you will find every one disposed to be
more generous.
The season is almost here when if you
drop in at a hospitable farm house in
the country, your arrival is closely fol-
lowed by the sound of a chicken
squawking.
A North Second street neighborhood
is pointing with pride to an Atchison
boy, who is unspoiled, though the only
child of the family. Usually. when
there is an only child, its mother has to
hand it its invitation to meals on a sill
yer platter.
VIII Gurley, a town man, met Tom
Harris, a farmer, today. and inquired:
We'll, have you had rain enough?"
Harris made some short" remark in
a fight Both were fined one dollar and
costs in the police court
An Atchison man has been eating a
certain kind Of breakfast bacon every
morning for years. Lately the grocer
ran out of it. and no more of that
kind could be had. The man grumbled,
but bought another kind. Greatly to his
surprise, it turned out to be better than
the kind he had been using.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30
POINTED pARAGRApHs,
LFrom the Chicago News.l


Remorse is memory that has soured.
Bank tellers usually know more than
they tell.
Wise is the man who refuses to drink
between drinks.
Unless a man has faith in himself
there isn't much hope for him.
A man isn't necessarily thin because
you can see through him.
He who stoops to brush a banana peel
from the sidewalk is bent on doing
good.
Some men are never happy unless
they are in a position to make others
miserable.
Lawyers have their tribuIations. but
they make money out of other peoples
trials.
Charity may cover q multitude Of sins
but there are a number of multitudes
still uncovered.
Time is money, according to the adj
age, yet some men spend a lot OF time
trying to borrow a little money.
A wise man doesn't argue with a wo-
man because he expects it to do any
good, but because it affords her pleas
ure.
Appendicitis is getting to be so com
mon that it is more of q mark of dis
tinction to be run over by an automo-
bile than il is to have ones vermiforn
appendix removed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30
rs n PRoHIBITIvEP

There seems to be much diversity of
opinion as to whether the license tax
against vegetable vendors in Topeka is
too high. For six months, the time
when vegetable vending from huckster
carts is profitable, the license tax is
now 500
The husksters claim that they cannot
afford to operate if the tax is $40 for
their season. They assert that they are
poor men, who own nothing but their
huckster carts. and that they should be
allowed to continue in business They
are willing to pay a smaller license. fee
The grocers of the city, who represent
a great deal of money and influence, are
the ones who oppose the reduction of the
license. Several times they have ap-
peared before the city council en- masse.
to fight their case. They say that the
huckster license for six months is only
II cents week. which is only a fair
compensation for the concessions which
are given to the husBsters for the use Of
the public thoroughfares.
There is only one point for the council
to decide. and that is this: is the $50
license intended to stop the operation Of
the vegetable carts, or is it merely to
increase the revenues of the city?
If it is prohibitive tax, it is illegal.
and should be repealed, because it could
not be collected legally. The city is al
lowed to impose licenses, put it is not
allowed to prohibit by excessive taxa
ton any legal business enterprise
That the business of huckstering is a
legal enterprise, and one which is of adj
vantage to the people of Topeka is
shown by the fact that petitions have
been received by the council, signed by
citizens generally, espousing the cause
of the hucksters. Many housewives are
of the opinion that they like to buy
their vegetables fresh from the vegetable
wagons every day, instead of ordering
them through grocers.
The fact that the grocers were very
active in securing the adoption of the
$40 a season tax indicates that they ex-
pected to derive some benefit from the
adoption of such a tax. They openly
stated to the council that they wanted
protection from the competition Of the
hucksters, and the council listened to
4 their plea, and fixed things the way they
wanted them fixed.
It may be that $40 for six months is
not too high tax. It is probable that
/ the huskster season is not over twenty
weeks duration, however, and this
would be a tax of 81 a week. Is 81 a
week too much to ask from the buck
sters? That is the question for the
council to decide It can only be de-
eided by finding out in some way about
how much the hucksters receive as net
profits of their work.
Another point which should not be
overlooked is that vegetable vendors
create considerable new business Their
income is not wholly at the expense of
the grocery stores. People buy more
vegetables when the vegetables are
brought fresh and laid before them for
their inspection at their homes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30
DEcoRATIoM 80

took some flowers to his grese today;
gathered all the blossoms could see
Along the sunny paths he used to play,
AS when boy he gathered them for ne:
I placed them by the little flag that waved
And rippled gaily in the morning wind
These roses that I jealousy had saved,
Lest one should wither and be left behind.
It only seemed a short, short while ago
They gave him to my arms. my baby boy
I held him to my heart and loved him so
With all the ferceness Of mothers loyl
His ba5yhood flew all too swiftly by
The lisping words, the baby kisses sweet.
The tears upon the sleeping cheek, half dry,
feet
And buttons off. and hat without a brim;
With stockings at the knee all frayed and
NY barefoot. sturdy. willful little jim.
He'd run away to swim and hunt and fight,
And then repent and tell me all his woes
When he was safely tucked in bed at night
With aching, plastered head ana band
aged toes.
So time winged on until that sunny day
He held me to his heart and said goodbye;
A bugle called and then he marched away,
With eyes aglow and head so proudly
The days dragged on. each weary day
Until one day they brought him home to
wrapped in the flag he Ioved-so stin and
I babe them go away and leave US be.
And as my tears fell on his grave today.
The little flag stil f1uttered in the breeze;
I snatched it up and threw 1t far away,
And there it lay to mock me meath the
TT SHAH not come between US nowi"
In Jealous rage and agony of heart:
Twas for this little flag he fought and
Twas this that tore my boy and me
apart
Another mother 1xnelt beside a mound.
With mournful eyes and sorrow whitened
She raised the fallen flag from off the
And said. You should be proud to leave.
it there,
Twas in a prison cell my loved one died;
Your sorrow is no grief-it is a JOY
Compared with mine! 1 would rejoice,
ITO see it on the grave of my poor boy!"
In shame ! .sobbed, Dear God. he was 50
And then 1 touched the nag with gentle
And placed it with the roses on his grave
Il thank thee, Father, that he died Tor
thist'
And when I passed beyond the graveyard
turned and saw the sorrow whitened
And R saw the flag stin ripping in the
And Oh! / thanked thee. God. that it was
SARA JOSEPHINE ALBRIGHT.
Topeka May go 1903.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-30

Ihey laid him to rest in a shallow grave
At the close Of battle day,
And the Erass-soft hngered-crept around
TIL it hid his tomb away.
There are. none to weave him noral
wreath.
There are none to chant him a hymn
So let him rest where the WOod-Winds blow
And chant him soft requiem.
Tomorrow the sun will cross the blue,
And ships sail on to their piers;
like gems in the night the stars Will shine,
AS they have for thousand years.
Tomorrow is the soldiers story lost
Forgotten the part he bore;
And we mourn though the pain that stole
his life
Has crushed a million more.
But the daisies Of May at the head OF his
grave
VIII rear him a marble crest,
And the nesting dove in the boughs above
VIII be his emblem of rest.
The hiuebells OF June win mingIe a chime,
The autumn dews will weep,
The leaves will weave MIN blanket OF
brown
Ere the winter SHOWS are deep.
Not season that comes but viii drop him
Not a wind but whispers regret;
Though the heart Of the human is the
child of a day,
Nature viii never forget.
r TT. PTJC1H.