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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
BILLION MARK PASSED.

The imports into the United States
exceeded one billion dollars in the II
months ending with March, 1903 This
IS the first time in the history Of our
foreign commerce in which the imports
fn 70 months have exceeded $1,000 900, 900.
Prior to 1870 they had never reached as
much as a half billion dollars in
single year, and it was not until 1890
that they reached three-duarters of
million dollars in value. and now for
the first time they have passed the
billion dollar line Meantime the ex-
ports have grown with like rapidity.
In the u months ending with March.
1903 the total exports were 81. 444, 786, $50,
aga sst 81. OO1. SIS, 682 of imports, giving
an excess of exports during the Il
months Of S413,19O.27l. Exports never
reached a half billion dollars value in
a single year until after 1870. In 1880
they passed, for the first time, the
three-ouarters Of a billion dollar line;
iu 1892 they for the first time exceeded
81 900. 900 600, and in the II months end
ing with March. 1903 they were s1,414.-
786,954. and should the exports of April,
May and June average as high as those
for March. they would bring the total
expectations for the fiscal year past the
S1.5o00000OO line
Tine growth in imports has been espe.
cially marked during the past five
years. In the Il months ending with
March, 1899. they were $50 millions in
value; in the - months ending with
March, 1900, S3s millions; in the L
months ending with March. 1902 909
millions. and in the II months ending
with March, 1903. s1.O01, $50. $50.
This increase in importation is chiefly
in manufacturers materials. While the
details of the March imports are not
yet completed by the treasury bureau of
statistics. the figures for February and
for the eight months ending with Feb
ruary show a marked increase in the
proportion which manufacturers mate
rails form of the total importations. In
the month of February alone manufac-
turers' materials formed more than SO
per cent. OF the total imports. while in
February. 1902. only 47.4 per cent We're
manufacturers materials. In the eight
months ending with February, 1903,
manufacturers materials amounted to
a29. rnillion dollars. against go millions
in the corresponding months Of the pre-
ceding year. an increase Of 50 million
dollars, or nearly 20 per cent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
rHE srREEr ANp zee &c.

Wall street sentiment regarding the
Northern Securities decision, as voiced
by Henry Clews in the Financial Re
view, appears to regard the courts &C
tion as a good thing for the country and
for business interests in general.
The Review says:
Wall street has recovered from the
first shock Of the decision against the
Northern Securities company, and is
finally inclined to take a better bal
anced view of the consequences. 1t is
now recognized that while this decision
is likely to be confirmed by the supreme
court of the United States. and while
1t viii force financial leaders to abandon
the contemplated series of mergers,
some other more lawful method will be
found Of preventing suicidal competition
between the railroads.
The first object of this Northern Sc
curities plan was to give the cOmmuui-
ty-of-interest % idea some permanent
form, it being recognized that shippers
wanted stable and reasonable rates,
while stockholders considered them
selves entitled to fair returns. There is
no question that these objects can be Sc
cured by less Objectionable and by more
legal methods than through the North
ern Securities company or the security
holding corporate The latter device
possessed highly dangerous possibilities.
Carried to the extreme. it would in time
place the whole railroad system of the
United States in control of very few
men; In fact a single master mind
might control the whole Such a posi-
bnity is staggering. If power of this
sort fell into the hands of men not to
be trusted. what would be the conse-
quence2 And how would the masses of
voters in the United States view the
growth of power within the United
States rivalling and capable of defying
the national governments 1t is quite
unnecessary to go farther
The Northern Securities company. if
sustained by the courts, would certainly
have resulted first in wholesale mergers
OF railroad and other corporations: then
8 speculative boom Of unknown dimen-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
EDITORIAL CoMnENr.
The Crimes Of Indolence.

me crimes OF Incidence.
Cleveland Leader:
lndolent women, women who drink
wine and cocktails, were at the bottom
Of the hideous scandal and the bloody
crimes which have recently made Buff
falo notorious At least one man has
gone to his grave disgraced and reviled.
but The central ngureS in this Wretched
affair we're women, lazy women, drink
ing women, and of course, immoral
women.
1t was established long ago that the
devil finds plenty of employment for
idle hands and minds. especially for idle
minds. In these days OF luxury of the
belief that rewards can come without
labor and that harvests can be reaped
when no crops have been sOWn. in these
days when everyone, almost, wants
money and leisure, when the short cuts
are filled with struggling men and wO-
men, when it is no longer fashionable
to hold to some of the principles which
difficult to discover the causes which
prompt the violation of the laws against
morality and wholesome living. Presi-
dent Roosevelt has taken his stand on
the question of marriage, and has
spoken with candOr concerning the duty
OF men and women in their home rela-
tons. He is a believer in large families.
He thinks that patriotism calls for chill
dren, and that is true enough. But be-
yond the question of patriotism is the
question of morality Large families
mean employment, or ought to, and en-
ployment, as a usual thing. means Vir-
tue and right living A busy man and
busy woman have no time for frivoli-
ty or for vice.
But there is a belief among certain
persons that children can be reared
without labor. This is not so and can
never be so. Women cannot successful
" rear families by proxy. They cannot
turn over their children to nurses gov
ernesses, and school teachers. Many
women do this, however, and society
here and there gathers the dragon teeth
in the harvest of crimes against society
and moral laws The women who have
made Buffalo shameful either had no
children at all, or, if they had children,
they turned them over to some one else
to rear and train. Thus from having
escaped obligations and the toll which
motherhood brings they were free to
roam the streets and to bring about that
condition which ultima ely destroyed
the honor of one family and resulted in
a murder, and, perhaps, a double sui
eide. If these women had been busy,
even if they had done nothing more
than collect postage stamps or butter
flies or hotel menus. or if they had
taken lessons in cooking, or dressmak-
ing, or had learned to burn leather or
decorate teacups, and had stuck ever
lastingly to the jobs they had picked out
for themselves, they would hove saved
themselves from dishOnOr and the world
from disgracefuI spectacle.
Work is the greatest moral force in
the world Mothers who desire to see
their children happy. to see them use
ful, to see them worthy members of So
ciety, should hold fast to the doctrine
of labor. The tragedy at Buffalo teaches
good will result from that shocking
affair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

broad for canons; and the only human
being who knows what a shirk he. is, is
himself
How many or how few the shirks may
be is matter OF conjecture; but the
sad fact is that a clergyman can shirk
without losing his standing. Rules,
rubrics. ecclesiastical machinery are
powerless It IS possible to keep up ap-
pearances, and yet to neglect duty; be-
cause hundreds of the calls that appeal
to the conscience are not matters of
public notoriety- The open sin or the
gross heresy may be reached; but who
knows how the days and evenings of a
clergyman are passed? Oftentimes he
IS prevented from calling by pressure of
other duties. On the other hand, he
can, if he is small enough, sit under the
tree with a novel, because he IS not alb
solutely compelled to pay a certain visit
today, although he is perfectly aware
that the call should be paid today. EZx-
tremes meet and the priest who likes
hard work can get plenty of it, while
the priest who wants to shirk without
open disgrace can find his golden mean.
The Living Church.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
A Gruesome Echo.

Brooklyn Times.
What gruesome echo of Dewey's
great victory in Manila harbor was
brought to light when the Reina Chris
tina, the Inflated flagship of Admiral
MontojO, was fioated a day or two ago.
In the neighbOrhoOd OF so skeletons of
the vessels crew We're found in the
hulk, having gone down with the yes
sci when she sunk under the terrible
fusillade of shell from the American
ships.
Nothing in modern times seems to 50
eloquently illustrate the destructive ma
ture of a naval combat as this discov-
cry aboard the battered flagship of the
defeated Spanish admiral, and nothing
could point so truly and convincingly to
the accuracy of the fire by the gunners
of Dewey's vessels. The hull of the
Reina Christina was rfddled with shell
holes, no less than IS being easily dis
covered, and after only a cursOry ex-
animation Some of the crew, there
fore, represented by the skeletons found
must have met death from the rain Of
shot from the American ships, and not
by drowning, from the sinking of their
vessel.
Tt is to the credit of the Spanish resi-
dents of Manila that they remember
the courage and heroisn of their cOun-
trymen. who defended their ships to the
last against the terrific onslaught of
the American squadron. These people
have requested that the bones of the
sailors be turned over to them for ship
ment to Spain for burial. Their request
will doubtless be acceded to, and a
United States transport steamer will
probably be offered them to afford the
necessary transportation. This win be
a graceful and kindly action on the part
of our government, and viii go far TO
encourage cordial relations between the
two countries
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
Women Newapaper nrakera.

New York Commercial.
The eternal feminine and how 1t
viii solve the journalistic problems OF
the twentieth century are receiving
further consideration in a physical
manner at Cambridge, where women
have secured possession of the Press
and set about its regular production
without the assistance of men in any
capacity except where laborious work.
overtaxing the energy of women, is 10
be done. The exception is III the male
pressman. The news gathering. editing,
typesetting and so forth are all done
by women
The venture promises hopefully Wo-
men are great and valuable auxiliary
to the daily press in all cities. so why
should they not, with the knowledge
acquired, conduct separately and sue
cessfully their own newspaper? There
are many branches of newspaper work
politics and the like-where women
can never hope to excel but in most
there is nothing to hinder. of all the
occupations for the sex. especially for
women of originality. of ideas and of
executive ability. the profession of jour
nalism possesses advantages superior to
most Of the others ii which they have
enlisted with success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
WAR ON SMALLPOX.
Situation on East Hill Is Worrying
Health Officers.

There is to be a determined effort TO
stamp out smallpox on East Hill. If II
can not be done in any other way the
board of health may quarantine the
whole community from communication
with Topeka and make a canvass of
every house in that locality to deter
mine the health of the occupants.
Some of the health officers believe
that there has been systematic effort
to conceal the existence of smallpox in
the East Hill neighbOrhoOd. Reports
have come to the board of health from
time to time that there were a number
of persons having the disease. -Four or
five cases have. been located and quar-
antined and usually the people quaran-
lives right over there. had this, but
they didn't call it smallpox. and all OF
Mrs 's children had it, and they
said it was stomach trouble
Yesterday a health officer was sent
out into the East Hill to investigate a
reported case He called at the house
and asked to be allowed to see the
children The parents refused, mad
said that only one child was sick, and
that one lust had a little stomach
trouble" Not being a physician. the
officer did not insist upon being admit
fed but it was this incident as much
as anything else which has started the
hoard of health on the war path, ana
ma. result in severe methods to ilnd
ont the condition of things in East Hill
East Hill is located between sixth
and Tenth streets east of the Topeka
cemetery Among other buildings IN
the vicinity is Bedwell's insane asylum.
and nobody knows how many cases OF
e4oalinOx. have occurred in that lnslitu-
lion What goes on at Bedwelfs is al
1vavs more or less of a mystery
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sions would have followed: and this
would just as surely have been succeed
ed by violent political disturbances and
stock market reactions. the conse-
quences of which no one could predict
There can be no doubt, now that sober
second thought has the sway. that this
decision has saved the country from
serious financial and political excuses.
For a time Wall street would have en-
joyed a high degree Of seeming pros
perity, sort of speculative debauch,
the penalty for which would fall chiefly
not upon its promoters but upon invest
ment classes and the people at large
Our escape is a subject for honest self
congra tuIatiOn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
PREACHERS WHO SHIRK.
Glass of Ministers Who Are an Excep-
ton to the Rule

People who know nothing about the
church exaggerate the number of
shirks, and understate the number of
those who strive to do the Office and
work of priests in the church of God
But shirks exist, and the habit of shir1-
ing can easily grow. It cannot grow in
railroad circles. for the man who is not
ready for his train must seek other en-
ployment Soldiers and sailors cannot
shirk; neither can travelling statesmen
or newspaper reporters. In many oc-
equations work must be done, and done
in good time, or the negligent are called
to an account.
with the priest the case is different
A large part of his work rests between
himself and his judge. If a cripple
would like to see him today and he
defers his visit simply through laziness,
for a week. the vestry do not ask ques-
lions, and the bishop is not informed
of the case. No canon can solve the
problem; it is too high, too low, and too
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
GLOBE SIGHTS.


lfIOln the AIc01SOn Globe.
A bagpipe furnishes about as much
music as a bass drum.
A long story of a hanging, if well
written, is very interesting
What do you know. except mean
ness?' brakeman asked a friend to-
day.
There is another race problem: the
one for which Sir Thomas Upton
builds yachts.
done in seclusion. Blowing your nose
is one of them
When a baby cries in it's fathers
arms. he at once takes steps toward
appointing a receiver.
Unless they are made at you, or you
are the one who IS making them. goo
goo eyes are the top notch of Stiffness
There are still some people in Atchi-
son who refuse to let their children
play cards or dance, but who sanction
kissing games
It is related that an Atchison man
was taken violently i'll, but that his
wife refused to run next door to the
doctor because she had never been in
troduced.
The larger the town, the older the
women are before they quit dancing.
Tell us of a town in which the women
quit at forty. and we can tell you how
large the town is.
We suppose that saying about mis-
fortunes never coming singly origin
ated with some man who noticed that
he began to drop what he was eating
on his vest, at the time that his eyesight
grew poor
All of the complimentary terms. such
as accomplished, brilliant, handsome,
charming, gallant, etc. fade into insg-
nificance in old age before one word
that conveys more that is compliment
tary; and that word is patient"
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ORIENT TO TOPEKA.
Will Use the Missouri Pacific
Tracks.

President A. E. stilwell of the Orient
railroad stated while in Topeka today
that the Orient road will make connec-
tons with Topeka over the Missouri
Pacific tracks. He state that arrange
ments have been made with the Mis-
souri, Pacific for the use of the tracks
to Topeka.
THE greatest feature of the Orient
road, said President Stilwen today, is
the mineral one We viii run through
500 miles Of land on the route all min
eralized with gold, silver, iron and coa1.
The line will be the shortest by 500
miles to the Orient. It will open ar
empire and give this country the best
times it has ever SEEM
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
poINTED PARAGRAPHs.

TF'rom the Chicago Daily News.3
In order 10 tell a womans age correctly
a man must first ascertain it.
Ministers denounce gambling, vet they
keep right on boosting the matrimonial
game.
If a man is able to collect his thoughts
he can pull through without borrowing
trouble.
When the busy little bee gets a load he
goes straight home-which IS more than
any man can do
Although a man Of considerable push
the engineer of a wheelbarrow is always
behind with his work
married man never realizes how insig-
nificant he is until his wife returns home
from a weeks visit to her folks.
Some men are considered smart because
they are able to talk, but some others are
smarter because they are able not to talk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

IFrom the New YORK Press-l
Love me; don't love myself.
When two people love each other the
world IS overcrowded if anybody else is
around
All women know enough to come in
out of the. rain unless they are dressed
for it below the knees.
A woman viii go on loving a man as
long as she thinks it is necessary in or
der to have him go on loving her
When a man has a grievance against
a woman she makes him apologize for
it by getting UP bigger grievance
against him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

Possibly the combination, like Davy
Crockett's coon. having seen the pufssance
81 General hnoxS weapon, viii come
down. It will be the better way The de-
partment was greatly assisted in its in
Testigation by the evidence brought out
before the presidents arbitration commits
sion that Investigated all the surroundings
so carefully Attorney General Knox
however, is q very cautious man, with all
his holiness when he has made up his
mind to move and viii undertake no cases
unless he feels pretty sure Of winning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
M,LAMORE BOUND OVER.
Negro Brought from New Mexico
Held in $500 Bond.

Alec NcLamore, charged with assault
with intent to kill, was bound over
from the city court today with a bona
of 500.
McLamore is the man who Attempted
to murder his wife, Lucy McLamore. on
the nightof October 6, 1901 at theh
home in South Topeka by cutting her
throat. He escaped and was but recent
~ apprehended in New Mexico by Sher-
if Bert Lucas, who brought him back
fo- trial
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

bakersfield, Cal. April 21-A. L.
Hulse. the ex-convict, accused Of the
murder OF Deputy Sheriff Tibbett and
Ci.v Marshal Packard has become a
raving maniac in the county jail. Last
night about midnight he beagn shrek
ing for help. declaring he was entirely
innocent Hulse IS confirmed dope
fend and it is thought deprivation Of
the drug caused the attack
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

Nebra ska State Iournal
1t seems to be the impression around
Washington that the department of justice
viii not wait for the supreme courts de-
cision on the appeal of the Northern Sc
curities company but viii go on with its
programme at once. While the depart
ment officials are reticent. it is generally
rumored that the next case tried viii he
the United States against the anthracite
combination in Pennsylvania. The depart
ment studied the coal trust during the
days of the strike, with diligence. and its
case is In state Of advanced preparation
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
COL. CRISP DEAD.
Prominent Missouri Citizen Vic
tim of Heart Disease.

Kansas city, Mo, April 21--Colonel
John T. Crisp. one of the most promin-
ent men in the state, died at his home
at Independence today of heart dis
ease. aged IS years. Colonel Crisp serv-
ed through the civil war in the con-
federate army. was a prominent mem
her of the state legislature and at the
time of his death was state fire COM
missioner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
80 Hooaack 70 Be Freed.

Des Moines, Ia. April 21-Mrs- Mar
garet Hoosack. who was convicted OF
the murder OF her husband. a weaitny
FARMER, and sentenced to life inD-ison-
ment. is to be freed. At a second trla1
granted by the supreme court the jury
disagreed Rather than incur add
tional expense to the county the pros
ecuting attorney has filed motion dis
missing the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

Secretary Shaw has had painted a
picture of himself in which he is repre-
scented with his hands in his pockets
For this his friends are crihcising him.
Whose pockets would they have his
hands in, anyway?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

At last Senator Clark appears to
have triumphed over all opposition in
the matter Of building railroad from
Salt Lake to Los Angeles. He claims
20 have bought out his competitor, the
Oregon Short Line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21
oaIifornia Climats FataI.

Berkley. Cal. April 21--AIrs Mary
Crawford wife of Dr. Russell Tracey
Crawford died today of pneumonia after
an illness of three days DIR. Crawford
and his wife arrived here but short time
ago from Washington. where DR.. Craw-
ford was a member of the examining
board Of the civil service commission. He
came to California to accept a position in
the astronomical department Of the Uni
versity Of California
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Let's Go To
HO b A R T. S
The Cut Rate Drug Store
$50 West Tenth street.

and you viii be surprised at the amount
of strength and vitality you viii re-
ceive. After the wasting winter is past
the circulatory system is generally in 4
rundown cOndition-the blood is slug
gish and impure, the capillary system
is contracted, the pores are clogged up
and it is almost impossible for the blood
to carry off the impurities of the body
Assist nature. aid the circulation in
putting the body in a healthy condition
Hobart's SarsaDarilla is the only rem
edy that viii effectually remove all the
impurities, tone I'D the Impoverished
system: give vitality to the sick ana
strength to the weak It is a fine tonic
and unexcelled as a Beautifer and Pu-
ritter. Price eoc per bottle: three bot
ties for $3.50.
Your money back If you want it
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

The last crop report indicates that it
a. time to begin charging the gran
aries. elevators and bank vaults.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-21

If Pap" Arson can swing the base
ball vote To the support of Carter Hac-
rison he win enter the race with
mond lead
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LOCAL MENTION.

Mrs NJ L. Rupe of the Clyde Herald.
and Mrs. f. w. Brown, of Nining, are
attending the meetings Of the Kansas
Woman's Press association.