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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFrom the Chicago News.
A chess tournament is always played on
the square
If your life is a blank fiji it out and
have it sworn to.
Beware Of the vice that goes around
wearing the mask of virtue.
It sometimes happens that the guy who
hesItates doesn't get lost
The phrase single hIessedness'' was
coined by some anonymous married man.
There is a place for everything, but few
people have access to the index.
a woman thinks she is a good talkar
when she is able to entertain herself
A man who wants narrowing details
can find them in the agricultural journals.
Some men get out Of debt after a long
and painful struggie-then plunge in again.
If women had the making of the coun-
trys laws they would limit the number
of lodge meetings.
Man born Of woman is Of few days and
full of trouble-and the fuller he is Of
trouble the fewer his days.
Nature has arranged all things to some
purpose When a man makes a fool OF
himself he provides amusement for others.
An cid bachelor says the reason there are
no marriages in heaven is because there
must be some way of distinguishing it
from the other place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08
PAYING FOR COUNTRY ROADS

Th'rom the Cleveland Leader.l
This great state of Pennsylvania, a
commonwealth which has very impor-
tant agricultural interests as well as
famous Industrial centers and big and
prosperous cities, has adopted the plan
Of giving state aid. on a large scale.
TO the local authorities for the i'm
provement of the highways. It is in
tended to spend more than six million
dollars Of the states money in the next
few years, for this purpose.
In the end all states which are not
willing to endure bad public roads in
the greater part of their territory. half
the year, viii be obliged to come to this
broad system of general taxation for
che building and maintenance Of high
ways such as modern civilization ought
always to provide. There is no chance
THAT at any time in the near future the
average rural county viii be able to
paty tor the luxury of really good roads.
It means too heavy taxation of the
comparatively small amount Of property
uDoa which the burden would fall
ThefSe is too much concentration of
wealth. in the great cities. The centers
OF trade and industry win have to carry
part of the load if the rural counties
are to have good roads. without wait
Ing tool long for this generation.
There Us Justice as wen as expediency
In stated aid in road building Good
highwaysi in the rural counties would
be much used and enjoyed by city
people. The rapid progress Of the au~
tonobile nAeans q great extension OF
the area id which town dwellers viii
ride for pleasure. Moreover, the better
the roads the more trade from the adj
5aeent country the cities and villages
will profit ~. Property is worth more
an g. city suiroundsd by a wide district
a. which COED highways are the rule
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

living it down. At home he is consid-
cred rather diani5ed, but abroad he has
even beeae Known to make friends with
the bootbleclxs.
The salina hand. of % members. un-
der the direation of Prof. W. H. Pack
ard came down with the Salina dele
cation. which is composed Of SO travel
ing men and 40 ladies. The Salina folks
are the ones you see wearing yellow rib
bons and miniature sunhowers, as an
emblem of their lodge, the "Sunhower
council The officers. who are with the
delegation. are Wayne G. Martin. coun-
seiOr, and c. W. Berg. secretary, who
are both well known all over the state.
Fred Mathews is al member of the To-
peka council although his headquarters
are with the Graham Paper company, Of
St Louis. Missouri and Kansas are on
his private map, and NE liked Topeka
Wen enough to take ut a card here
He is frequent visitor IN this city, and
a very popular salesman.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

Colonel Clarence r. Edwards, U. S.
A., chief of the bureau of ihsular affairs
Of the war department, recently invited
subscriptions for 100000 of certificates
Of indebtedness of the Philippines the
certificates to bear four per cent in
terest with payment of interest and
principal in gold guaranteed by the
United States. and the certifi-
Gates to be redeemable in the
city of New York one year after date.
Notwithstanding the extremely short
terms OF these securities a responsible
financial institution of New York has
ofered a premium of 2.513 per cent for
the entire issue and several other con-
Germs nave submitted bids but little less
advantageous. This is regarded by the
Portland Express as another evidence
that the United States is in the Philip
pines to stay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

IFrom the New York Press.1
One even gets tired of using a season
ticket to happiness.
A girl is never too young not to look
innocent when her hand is pressed
Everything is made easy for people
these days, ever to castor oil and the
catechism.
The only thing that ceases to seem
monotOnous IS monotony, because one
gets used to it.
Because q girl Is dressed modestly on
the outside is no sign that her stockings
aren't loud enough to drown steam
whistles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08
EGG CANDLERS STRIKE.
Partly Through Sympathy and Partly
for More Wages.

Omaha, Neb., May 8.-The first steps
toward the settlement of the Industrial
strike in this city were taken today.
Governor Mickey during the forenoon
held an informal conference with the
striker leaders and arranged to meet
them, together with representatives Of
the employers during the afternoon.
The governor fayors arbitration and
viii urge that course
Conditions generally are unchanged
from yesterday and but few wagons
are running. Each side is awaiting de-
velopments Two hundred egg candl-
ers struck today partly in sympathy
with the men already out and also de-
handing an increased wage scale
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08
Teaching Kittens I'd Fight.

I thought every one knew that cats
teach their kittens all the ways OIL car
life. It was my first lesson. in natural
history. In my boyhOod days IAN
confined ne to the house. At the loot
of my trundle bed litter Of kittens IN
a basket afforded me amusement I no
ticed the thin voice that gradually de-
Vel0ped into the stronger NEW OF the
old cat and ] know the mother was
continually giving a lesson in cat IAN
guage. When the kittens were old
enough to leave the basket I was sur
prised to see the old cat playing with
them Pussy as we called her was a
staid old cat. and [ did not know that
she had any play in her soon no.
ticed that she played with each kitten.
She had no fayoriteS. After a while II
dawned on me that Pussy was teaching
her kittens how to fight The aFched
back and sDiteful splitting were soon
acquired by the kittens. and they Drac-
ticed together. The mother gradually
young ones took it up. Pussy's family
was reduced to one kitten. As this
kitten had no mates to practice with,
the old cat gave it lessons again in self
defense and aggression. She taught the
kitten bow to deal with a mouse She
would droD a live mouse near the kit
ten and then stalk it when it attempt
ed to escape. The kitten looked on sew
eral days and then tried to initiate the
old cat The mouse nearly escaped.
Pussy caught it, just in time, and let
the kitten try again. This time the kit
ten succeeded in catching the mouse.
The old cat often brought in a mouse.
but it was long time before she would
allow the kitten to deal with it alone
When the Kittens education was COM
pleted. Pussy gave it to understand thar
It must strike out for itself When
the kitten persisted in following it,
mother, crying for its natural food the
old cat would turn and box its ears
soundly. Very like a human mother
when she boxes the ears of the child for
oNerfeaSine- E-nresf and estro.a ~,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

Perhaps the day is not far off when
pupils in the public schools will be
taught the use of the typewriter in
stead of the pen. In the high schools of
Greenville. Mich. it is already included
in the course Not only are the pupils
Of that school taught the use of the
typewriter but they are taught stenog-
raphy as well. The usefulness of the
latter branch may be questioned. but at
least it Is as valuable as some other
things included in the average high
school course
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08
THE CATAMOUNT.
For Fierceness the Animal Leads
Anything in the Woods.

When it comes to savage creatures I
will put the catameunt against any
thing to be found in the woods said
an old hunter. and am sure I would
come out in the lead with distance to
spare. The catamount is a ferocious
member. Once corner one of these crea-
lures and you will have your hands full
TO come out with your life. In the first
place, they are well equipped for fight
ing at close range. Nature has provided
them with long, curved and pointed
claws and extraordinarily sharp teeth.
Their claws cut like a knife, and if they
could use scythe they could not meet
with more success when it comes to
moving d pack of dogs down. Dogs
for this reason, fight shy of catamounts.
They never let the trail get TOO hot
because they want to keep & reasonable
distance behind in the chase. The fact
is. have known dogs to quit the trail
when it was fresh enough to Indicate
that the distance between them and the
catamount could be measured in sec
onds
They viii scatter and scamper
around to the sides of the trail, resort
ing to the same circular course they
describe when they suddenly lose a
trail They do not care to surprise a
catamount by rushing upon him sud
denly They know what it Will mean
to them. Even pups, out on their first
chase, seem to be wise enough instinct
range. They are desperate fighters,
and when they become lean and lank
from foraging, they are especially des-
perate. I remember an experience I
! had a few years ago while floating
down the st. Francis river in a dugout.
sopae forty miles up from the mouth of
the river. 7 had a friend in the dug
out with me- Suddenly we heard d
limb above us swish back as if relieved
of a heavy weight, and in an instant
something fell in the river at the side
of the canoe. It was a catamount. The
animal had tried to land in the canoe
for the purpose of attacking us, and
had leaped from a limb which hung
cut over the river at an elevation Of
thirty feet. There was no provocation
except the innate desperateness of the
beast. for we had no idea that cata-
mount was in ten miles of where we
were quietly floating down the river.
We killed him. They are bad members
and you don't have to corner them in
order to get a fight. New Orleans
Times Democrat
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08
SEEN BY THE way.
Gossip About the Travelling Men
Who Are Here.

The chorus of pop-guns ranging in
size from p to 70, with which the mem
bers of the Oklahoma City Cowboy
band announced themselves this morn
ing viii not be a feature during the
rest of their stay. Although they used
harmless blank cartridges, Mayor Ber-
gundthal discovered that the unsophis-
tlcated Topeka horse did not realize the
fact, and was inclined to bolt. Several
runaways were almost pulled off, be-
fore Chief Golf called on the wild and
woolly bandsmen and stated the case.
a feature not on. the official programme
was the march of the scrambled band
at 10 o'clock. About dozen cowboys
and an equal number of red coated
Marshallites went down Kansas avenue
playing q familiar march and doing
very we'll considering the fact that they
had not practieed together.
The band is from Oklahoma City. and
they 1-now hoyssto play probably better
than they shoot The leader is S. H.
Harrelson. who looks like a real cowboy
in his regimentals, but who leads his
band like Sorrentino. The band played
-Hiawatha," Bill Bailey and a medley
fer the benefit Of the State Journal this
afternoon.
Z
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

Washington. May 8-Postmaster Cen
eral Payne today received the reply Of
S " TulIoch to his request for any
information in ssIbstantiation of Mr..
Tullochfs charges against the admins
tration of the posuofflee department. Mr..
Tulloch made the letter public last
night Mr. Payne refused to discuss the
letter saying That the postmaster
general was asked about It and that he
just laughed he remarked.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08
TO MEET IN TOPEKA.

Chattanooga. Tenn, May S.-The Ma
tional association of Mutual Corpora
tive Insurance companies today decided
to hold the next convention in Topeka.
Kan. the first week in MAY. 1904
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

in Kansas a n 4
Oklahoma. He is
a member OF coun-
Gil No. 20. of Okla
hona City, at pres
ent. Hello. Ba-
ker. " is the greet
ing given him an
along the line, from
governor to hotel
porter. Of course Z
ira ing man
knows everyone. as
well as almost
everything. but in
spite Of that fac
there are some who
know more than
others, and Mr.
2aker is one of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

than it would be, under conditions
otherwise the same. If the roads in the
vicinity were bad.
For many reasons. therefore, justice
and the general welfare will be pro-
NOTED by state aid in the building OF
highways in rural counties. Pennsyl :
vania is on the right track
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

those. The accompanyln ing ILLUSTRATION
gives but faint suggestion of his per
sonal beauty and Apolio-like form.
The Ninth artillery band. which
played the Spartan march" in front OF
the State Journal Office this morning
is the only mounted band in the United
states service OF course they did not
bring their. horses with them when they
came down with the Concordia delega~
ton of the u c. T.. but they can march
on foot Just as well. There are p
pieces in the band, which is under the
able direction of Marcy B. Darnali, who
by the way is a musical genius Of the
first water He was with the Twentieth
infantry in Cuba. and was mustered out
the day of the San Juan surrender.
Years ago he had a band of his own in
St Joe Now he is boss of the band at
Fort Riley. DaFnai is on the staff Of
two publications Dominat and Current
Comment. for which he writes the col
umn labeled Musical Enterprise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

DtsX OF La 6eEtts
Creole ten-centers
under his arm. and
he offers you one,
he IS Charles JOS
lin. a worker for
and possibly Of
the Continental To-
bacco company. and
an extremely pop
ular member Of the
It. c. T. Mr.. JOS
lin is married-tha T
fact might as well
be understood first
as last. and if you
notice an unusual
" pxaa nSfve smile
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

and viii easily break, and that others
could stand greater pain, being of old
brass and iron.
An Atchison young man receives 50
many compliments from his steady
that he admits that he is tired of them.
He says she Jugs them in on every
possible occasion, without any justice
or relevancy
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

Occasionally a disposition to criticise
the rich crops out. Frequently eney are
not to blame for their condition. There
is William r. Hearst. for instance. His
father made a fortune and left It to him.
In the case of Mr.. Carnegie. the govern
meut gave him his wealth by means of
fha tariff
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08
Edwin LANCE. of s27 Tyler street.

Topeka, when at
home. is not a bit
shifty.1 His card,
for the past 16
years has borne
the legend, Ed
Lange, with c. D.
Smith Drug Co.
St. Joseph +" That
is quite a while to
work for one firm,
isn't i. OF course
Mr.. LANCE is han
dicapped by the
fact that he lives
in Topeka. but his
friends say that he
has succeeded in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08
PRESIDENTS TOUR DAY BYDA1

..s.s.s,s.s-.s-s~s.'s..s-.s.s's..ssss-s.ss
The itinerary of President !
]. Roosevelt's trip is as follows
; May ~ Claremont, Pasadena
& and Los Angeles.
+ May 9-Ventura, Santa Bar :
3 bara and San Luis Obispo. :
; May 10-Monterey.
! May 11-Parajo, Santa Cruz .
+ and San Jose.
+ May 12-Palo Alto. Burlingame, .
: San Francisco.
= May 10 and 14-San Francisco, :
+ Oakland and Berkeley.
J May IS Is, II and 1S-Ray- :
: mond, Cal. Yosemite Valley and :
+ Big Tree section.
1. May 19-Reno and Carson, :
= New; San Francisco, Cal.
! May BREEDING, Sisson, Cal,
j Ashland, Ore.
]. May a-salem and Portland, :
!. May 22-Chehalis. Centralia, .
, Olympia and Tacoma, Wash.
E May 23-By Puget Sound to ?
+ Bremerton, Everett and Seattle.
+ May 24-Seattle.
: May 25-Ellensburg. North va
J. kima. Pasco. Wallula. Walia :
+ WalIa
J. May Spokane. Tekoa wn.; .
+ Harrison and Wallace, Idaho. :
+ May 27-Helena and Butte
! May 2S-Pocatello. Boise, Nam :
) pa, Mountain Home and ShO- :
4 shone, Idaho.
: May 29-Salt Lake City, Utah; .
j. Ogden, Utah; Evanston. Wyo.
j. May 30-Laramie. Wyo.
= May 31-Cheyenne.
+ June begin homeward trip. :
= Stop North Platte, Neb.
i June Council Bluffs. Deni-
i son, Fort Dodge. Cedar Falls and e
i Dubuque, Iowa
+ June 3-Freeport. Rockford.
= Rochelle. Aurora. Joliet. Dwight, :
i Pontiac, Lexington, Bloomington, z
= Illinois.
j. June 4-Lincoln, Springfield and :
+ Decatur. Ill; indianapolis, Ind.
j. June washington.
i :
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

II Cleveland should secure the Demo-
cratic nomination next year. the Bryan
men might get even with the gold fac
ton by voting for Roosevelt.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

Howe, secretary, officers of the Inde-
pendence council, q. C. T.. are with the
party. A banner bearing the legend
Come to Independence and an alleged
sketch of a sDouting oil well is part of
the equipment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

The packers have shifted the cost of
their Missouri fines onto the consumers
By advancing the price Of meat. 1t
would be interesting to note how they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

1t is not recorded that any of those
Chicago microbes that float down the
drainage canal joined the Worlds fair
procession on dedication day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

1t is said that Milwaukee brewers will
expend a million dollars at the Worlds
fair. This means that Pabst will beard
Busch in the latters den.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

St. Louis, No. May S-The Commercial
Teiegraphers' Union Of America today MED
petition in the United States district
court asking Judge Adams to issue an in
junction restraining the Western Tele-
graph company from discharging men be-
longing to the union
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

Both Morgan and Carnegie are on the
other side at the same time. Between
what the one spends and the other gives
away. there should be a marked in
crease in the circulating medium over
there
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

Perhaps Mr.. Hill will eneeavor to
head off The Cleveland boom by holding
another one of his celebrated snap con-
4rr,4tr,,e
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

Neither election or defeat would bring
Mr.. Cleveland any new experience. He
has tried both
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

The watermelon is reported to have
reached st. Louis on its journey north
ward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08
Sent Conger to INVESTIGATE.

Washington, May S.-The postofice de-
of the rural free delivery service at Nash
vile written instructions to investigate the
case of the rural mail carrier held up near
Gallatin. Tenn. Postmaster General Payne
said today that he would probably abolish
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

K. P Band will give a dance at K.
p. lodge room, corner Sixth and
Quincy. on the evening of May Is.
Everybody cordially invited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08
.Yon said you expeeted raise ais

You said you expected a raise this
summer
Il did. but I doubt if [ get it. You
see. johnson. Who is next above me. was
to get his job. But he took to golf very
hard on Sundays, and that stayed him
some. and then he met a girl who put
him on the water wagon. and he looks
healthier than I 90 now. That's the
way things go against man. Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08
Fire at Elkhart.

Elzhart. Ind. May s.-The plant Of
the Consolidated Paper and Bag COM
pany was destroyed by fire today The
loss is about SIS, 900, with $1,000 insur-
ance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

on his cherubic countenance you may
know that it is because he has recently
become the father of the finest boy IN
the world
J. s. Ross. who travels for and is sec
ond vice president of the @. ". Chase
& Son Mercantile company Of ST. Jo-
seph. No. Is one of the topeka guests
He is well known here. owing to his
frequent visits and faculty for making
friends.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08
Hutchinson sent delegation of 2
members, and Leavenworth sent 60

The Coal Oil Johnnies'' is the name
by which the Independence band wants
to he known. The Independence dele \
cation of "a members. with the band.
passed around at noon today and sere-
naded the newspaper offices before GO
ing to dinner At the head Of the -,ro
eession marched E. E. Stubblefeld- who
weighs about 300 in the shade and IS
built accordingly and is chaperoning
the delegation and band. The band
plays good music. IS well uniformed. and
well conducted by F. E. Flowers. leader.
Perry Stem. senior counselor, and ]. ".
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

Marshalrs Band Sunday.
MarshalFs Band will give a concert
Sunday afternoon at Garfield Park.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

Everybody reads the State Journal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-05-08

A. f. Baker, who is attending the
seance. is the "oldest., in the bnsiness
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-07
A GIGANTIC METEOR.
N LhLA ~ L,
Poundma ster.

A gigantic meteor. described rs
without tail, but having q sort Of
flowing Jacket OF fame, Was seen
throughout a region OF at least 400
miles in length. and go miles in
breadth. Detonations were heard, so
violent as TO shake the earth, and ~
jar the windows like the shock OF an
earthquake, as II fell at about 1890
o'clock p. m.
The ground for a space Of seven
miles in length, by TWO - four miles
in breadth, was strewn with fragments
Of this meteor, varying in weight from
a few ounces TO seventy-four pounds,
The collected fragments aggregated SIX
hundred and forty one pounds. The
composition Of this meteor Is peculiar
in many respects TO other meteors that
have fallen in the same locality. The
Douglas Patent Closet is peculiar 70
itself, no leakage, no annoyance from
running water. Bath the Plumber, lG5
King St,