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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
PRELIMINARY HEARING.
Dunham and Scott Bound Over in
Lansdown Case at Howard.

Howard Kan Jan. THE preliminary
trial of Harve Durham and Glen Scott on
the charge of killing W Isansdown was
tried Tuesday before Justice Stow They
were bound over to the district court. Dun
him without bail and Scott was allowed
to give bond in the sum Of 800.
The case will be tried at the February
r,f
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
Nobody Was Hurt.

Lisbon, Jan. THE reports sent ouk
from here that reservoirs in this citsT
had burst, that many persons had been
drowned and that the people We're panic
stricken are untrue. As a matter u1
fact, bursting water pipe flooded ons
shop, which was damaged to the extent
of $50. No one was injured
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

and the people viii blame the Republi-
can party and visit their wrath upon
US. II was Pringleism' tfsat led to the
disaster of 1880, and history viii re-
peat itself so sure as we do not keep
faith with the people A man may
give his word to an individual and
break it without punishment sometimes
but it is a dangerous thing to give a
pledge to the people and break it. It
is an immoral thing Pringle is now do
ing, or seeking to do The convention
that nominated him instructed him by
a unanimous vote to support Curtis
for senator In accepting the nomina-
ton. Pringle gave his word. and now
we behold him breaking his pledge even
before the legislature has met. Let him
be q candidate for speaker if he wants
to, but when the Republican party by
its caucus puts its stamp of approval
upon his breach of faith it becomes
accessory to it, and so we will have
the beginning of another betrayal Of
party duty that led to the deluge Of
1890 and succeeding disasters.
Senator ER. Fulton, of Nfarys-
vile, has arrived in Topeka
to take charge of Congressman n
Calderhead's senatorial boom. It is said
that one reason for this is because of q
story that Mrs. Forter, Mr.. Calderhead' s
sister, is his manager 1t is true that
Mrs FOrter is one of Mr.. Calderhead' s
closest advisers and she probably has
more political sagacity than four -fifths
] of the men who think thew do" things
/ in politics, but both A1r Calderhead and
Mrs Forter object to her being called
4 a politician. Mrs. Forter is here ac-
companied by her husband who is Mr.
/ Calderhead's private secretary.
1T is said that another reason why
+ senator Fulton viii take charge of Mr..
+ Calderhead's boom is that Colonel w.
i tofore. IS too close to the Curtis forces.
/ Col. Smith is secretary of the board of
railroad commissioners and is very close
to Railroad Commissioner A. D. Walker.
who is one of Mr. Curtis warmest
friends.
Judge s. r. Peters, editor of the New
ton Republican and ex-congressmau
from the Seventh district came in last
night to help manage Congressman
Longs senatorial boom. He is also an
enthusiastic supporter of Ed Hoch for
state printer.
i Henry Allen thinks he has a Joke or
congressman Curtis. Congressman
curtis IS the most active letter writer ia
the present senatorial fight saws AIr
alien. He recently sent 500 letters int
saline county. 20 of which were ad-
dressed to dead men without any in
stfuctions as to forwarding"
The people Of Usage county have al
laltn IN MI Prtngle." said T. A Ellis
or Lyndon, today. They know him t.
be man of honor and integrity and
the attacks which are being made OF
MIN do not set well with Osaee countS
people They do not see why Mr. -Prin-
sie should not aspire to be speaker oI
the house if he wants to, and the an,
lacks on him are not making any
friends in Usage county for the people
, who are making them.Y
C. B Kirkland. of Saline county. an.
nounces that he viii vote for Calder.
mead for first choice but that he IS 70
ssahley II Calderhead fails to land.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

The professional spectator is about the
busiest and most mysterious looking
man on the whole works. His features
are saturated with a look Of deepest
cunning as he pulls The Man of the
Hour behind the radiator and asks him
if he thinks there is any possibility of
a snow before Thursday morning. He
knows you have selected him for q great
statesman and are wondering which one
of the state celebrities he may be. He
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
SEEN BYA NOVICE
Visit to copeland County" by
an Outsider.
He Observes Many Interesting
and Mysterious Things.
BURTON LOSES FAITH.
Evidently Ready to Acknowledge
That Pringle Will Win.
Other Things Political About
the Men Who Fix Things.

What is the use of paying good money
for a cramped up seat at the theater?
You can go up to Copeland county and
spend an enjoyable and interesting
evening watching the lobbyist in his
native WiIds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

Chicago, Jan. III a. m. temperatures:
New York 30s Boston. 20; Philadelphia
2s; washington. so; Chicago. Is; Mime
apolis, 20; Cincinnati IS, St Louis, 81
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
BARKER TO QUIT.
Curtis Burton Candidate for
Speaker to Withdraw.
VIII Leave Mr.. Pringle in Pos
session of the Field.
CLEARLY IN THE LEAD.
Friends of Mr.. Barker Knew
His Case Was Hopeless.
Arrival Of Legislator CIinched
the Matter.
NOT YET ANNOUNCED.
Formal Statement of With
drawal May Come Tonight.
PrlngIe Promises to Be Fair
to All.
Friends of Mr.. Barker Knew
His Case Was Hopeless.
Arrival Of Legislator Clinched
the Matter.
NOT YET ANNOUNCED.
Formal Statement of With
drawal May Come Tonight.
PringIe Promises to Be Fair
to All.

George J. Barker viii withdraw from
the speakership. He may do this to-
night or may delay it a day or two but
his friends and the knowing ones on
both sides al know that it VIII come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07
Named bv the President.

Washington, Jan THE president to-
day sent the following nomination to
the SEM Be. Army-Lieut. Col John A.
Johnson assistant adjutant general, to
be bri der general.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

Chicago. Jan. Forecast for Kansas.
Generally fair tonight and Thursday
colder tonight; northwest winds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

Joe Jackson, of Lincoln. who will re-
tire from the Office of sheriff of Lin
coin county next Monday. has an arm
full of endorsements for state grain in
spector, which his friends will ask for
of Governor Bailey. Sheriff jackson
has made an admirable official. and pri
or to this operated an elevator and been
in the grain industry for years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

Some of the Stanley supporters got
together in the Darlor at the Copeland
shortly before supper last evening and
held a conference Governor Stanley
says it wasn't a caucus but simply a
conference to talk over the situation.
Among the members who were present
We're Leland of Doniphan, Bevington Of
Jewell Hayden of Nemaha, $1cn Treba
of Labette, Farris of Sumner, Jones Of
Nort01. Adams of Butler. Husey of
SedgWick and Senator Kennedy of Cof-
fey. Besides these there We're Warden
Jewett. Governor Stanley. L E. Lam
bert, w A. White and others. The OBJ
Ject of the conference was to put an end
to the talk that Stsnley's friends pro-
pose to sell him out for Long. Talk
about my fellows not staying with me, "
said Governor Stanley after the confer
ence. Il haven't any fear but what they
viii stay all right. All of my fellows
We're not there who are in town, yet
there were ten or a dozen-almost half
of the total number here"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

The Sixth district caucus last even
ing was not great success for the
reason that a number of the Sixth dis
trict members failed to get in. 1t is
said that some of them did not want to
come to Topeka until after Senator
Burton leaves for Washington. as they
do not want to have him try to line
them up on the speakership PROPOSE
ton The caucus adjourned to meet
again Friday night. at which time it
is expected that all the Sixth district
members will be here. Those who
were at the caucus last night were
Mead of Mitchell, Bevington of Jewell,
Linton of Smith, the trio of Joneses
from Cove, Trego and Norton counties,
Woodhouse of Wallace and Kramer of
Rocks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

Senator Burton believes he has done
what he can towards defeating the cleo
ton of ]. T. Pringle as speaker of the
house in the Kansas legislature, and he
return to Washington. Last night he
dictated the following statement.
THE election of a speaker should, un-
der the circumstances, be entirely re-
moved from senatorial fight so long as
Pringles candidacy is urged. Any two
or three leading candida tes for senator,
II their following is united, have enough
votes to elect a speaker, as everybody
knows. Therefore, if Barker is elected,
providing the contest remains between
him and PringIe, he must receive votes
of members who are for Stanley or
Long, or both
didacy is wrong. He was unanimously
instructed for Curtis. He is held out to
the world as the candidate of two OF
Curtis opponents. AS it stands now, he
is violating the instructions of his con-
stituency, and if the seal of approval is
given his candidacy by an election. it
will be held to be the act of the Repub-
Hcan party, and the injury will not only
be done to the party. but it is a severe
blow to representative government. X
is for this reason alone ] most earnestly
enter my protest against Pringle's can
didacy- I don't care who is elected
speaker. just so his candidacy is brought
about in a proper way.
4 have said all along that il Governor
Stanley and Mr.. Long and their friends
are not satisfied with Mr.. Barker and
want to unite on one of their own men
or on any man who is not instructed for
one of the other candidates. they have
a perfect right to do it, but in my opin-
ion they do not have the right, while
urging their own followers to be faith
full to them and their constituencies. to
induce Pringle with the prize Of a
speakershio to be faithless to his con-
stituency
-
Mr. Pringle's position is different from
that of Judge Barker. who is for Bower
sock for senator but is accepting the
support of the friends of Mr.. Curtis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

Mrs. EvaIyn Bradford of Concordia
candidate for postmistress of the house.
came to ToDeka today and began can
vassing among the members Of the
house Mrs Rradford's friends are en-
thusiastic in her praise She has re-
ceived a number of letters from mem
bers volunteering their support for the
position she seeks. Thus far no other
candidates have announced themselves
for that position
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

According to story written bv F.
L. Nandegrift in the Kansas city star.
senator Burton yesterday admitted
that Pringle has the most votes in the
speakership contest He insisted. how
ever. that Pringle's candidacy is Inn
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

A way to distinguish the three Joneses
has been found. Jones OF Norton IS
colonel Jones, Jones of Trego is Doc
Jones, and Jones of Cove is Just John
Jones.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

George A. Clark Is firm in the belief
that he will win the contest for state
printer. He has considerable strength
in the Curtis element in the Sixth dis
trict and this. he believes, will be suf-
ficient to land him. He believes he
will eventually get most of Henry
Aliens strength. and while Hoch has
a number of votes among the friends
of Long and Stanley, he thinks he has
enough Curtis votes to Offset them.
Il have thoroughly canvassed the sit
uatiOn" Mr.. Clark said today .and
don't see how the nomination can get
away from me-"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

is putting on that veneer of intensity
and business for the benefit OF you and
others who are not Next to the System.
After carefully examining the crowd for
an hour you will probably go away with
a. cluster of convictions something like
this: The legislature was invented after
the Copeland hotel was established. for
it could not possibly fit into any other
building.
One Of the rules of the game is that
it is no fair for man to whisper into
the ear Of one of his own size; the VIC
tim must be either taller or shorter than
himself. You lose three points out OF
five if you don't put your hands in your
hip pockets while talking to a man with
a green necktie. Steve Cave is eligible
only in his range hat, which was pur-
chased before he got his hair cut. A
representa- tive with whiskers should
come from a point west of Ness county.
or else be reformed Populist. All these
and many other ideas can be gathered
and absorbed in one short hour by
novice. He will always believe that il
would be a fascinating game if he knew
how to play it and had unlimited chips.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-01-07

G. 3 Kirkland of Saline county. an
nounces that he viii vote for Calder
mead for first choice. but that he Is for
seanley II Calderhead fails to land
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06
he Aals end lptelli4epcer
BEL AIR MD. NOV. 6, 1909.
FALLING FROM ALOFT.

Peculiar Exemption of Sailor Men
From Accidents of This Kind.
Zone of the wonders of scattering
life" writes Charles Prothcroc in Life
In the Mercantile Marine" is the sin
gularly small proportion of sailors who
meet with death or accident by falling
from aloft Whether or no the chcrub
who is supp Scd to sit aloft and watch
over poor Jack is responsible for 1t l
am not prepared to say. but the fact
remains.
Having to tumble up aloft at all
hours and in all weathers to perform
acrobatic feats that would almost puz-
Zle monkey, the saying among sailors
about hanging on by the eyebrows be-
comes almost truism.
zone would think the situation was
highly spiced enough by danger with
out needlessly increasing 1t. Yet 1t Is
not altogether an uncommon thing to
see man, if he happens to be bare
footed, run out along the yard in pref
erence to using the footrope placed I'M
der it for the purpose, to reach what
is a post of honor, the weather ear
ring.
I'm spite of all this, although not
knowing the actual percentage. | make
bold to say that not more than one
sailor man in hundreds is killed or in
jured by falling from aloft. If l use
my own experience as a base, the pro-
portion would be less, for in over
twenty years of sea life l was never
caused the pain of witnessing such a
catastrophe"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06
Set His own Novel.

B. L. Farjeon was one Of I'll" very
few writer's who set up work in type
without the medium of manuscript.
When the novelist first turned to f1c-
ton he was editor and publisher of the
Otago Times, which was printed at his
own offices at Dunedin, and many of
the chapters of his novel "Grif'' were
transferred direct to type by the late
Mr.. Farjeon, who was one of the most
rapid compositors Of his time. He was
n firm believer in charms and attrib,
uted much of his good fortune to New
Zealand greensboro which he wore for
many years ON his watch chain.-Lon-
don Tit-Bits.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06

OF all the teaching in the world
ninety-nine one hundredths at least Is
done by fathers and mothers. Every
child learns more in the way of actual
facts from the day of its birth until
the end of its seventh year than 1t can
possibly learn in all the rest of its life
put together During these first hours
and years of life the child learns to
walk, to talk. and. what is far more
important, it learns the beginnings of
self control During the first years the
child puts itself in touch with the
world into which it Is born, and in
these early years the parents, and the
mother especially. are the teachers.
They start the operations Of the mind.
giving it its first bent. And however
able the teachers of the future may be,
however conscientious and learned, In
the great majority of cases the child's
future, its success or failure, depends
upon the first teaching influences of
the mother and father.-New York
American.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06
A Quaint Examination.

Silence, 1t appears, Is an unknown
quantity at q divinity examination in
Mandalay. The commencement is sig
nailed by the clashing of cymbals and
the beating Of drums. While the can
didates are writing their answers they
are surrounded by jabbering crowd,
who pass audible remarks about what
Is being done. The test lasts ten days,
and the people make the examination
the occasion for gaining merit by
feeding the candidates, and cart loads
Of provisions of all sorts find their
way to the pagoda precincts. and Bur-
mans from every quarter go round col
Letting money to provide the competi-
tors with the necessaries of life and
luxuries as well.-Rangun Times.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06
A Live Oak Too.

The bride was fair and slight and
the bridegroom was dark and stalwart
They made most interesting pair
and the people on the long distance
train who had watched them more OF
less openly from San Francisco were
cheercd by the sight of a shower OF
rice which fell out Of the brides par
asol two days later.
The bridegroom saw the smiles, and
putting his arm round his blushing
wife, he faced the carful of friendly
strangers.
Il reckon there's no need for me tc
say we haven't been married long" he
announced IN full chest tones. but
can tell you one thing. You don't want
to smile any more than s polite. fol
she's my violet and I'm her sheltering
oak, and l weigh 204 pounds"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06
u Canny Scot,

A canny Scot lived in a small settle
ment some miles from the neighboring
town. The distance, however, could
be considerably lessened by cutting
through large estate. This practice
was accordingly so much resorted to
that the owner gave peremptory orders
for all trespassers to be turned around
and sent back the way they came.
One time, however. the Scot in Ques-
ton, having occasion to take some artl-
cles to town in wheelbarrow, decided
TO run the risk and was about half
way through when he saw the owner
in the distance Not relishing the idea
Of rctracing his steps, he bethought
himself of Il scheme, and, promptly
turning the wheelbarrow TO face the
direction from which he came, he sat
down upon it as if resting.
Soon the owner came up and, seeing
him there, roughly ordered him to turn
around and go back.
AS back" was in this case his OBJ
jective point, the Scot obeyed and went
on his way rejoicing.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06

Mark Antony gave the world for a
woman's love. but found himself so
poorly compensated by the exchange
that in desperation at the approach Of
Octavius and being informed that Cleo
patra was endeavoring to make terms
for herself by surrendering him he
stabbed himself with his dagger. Be
ing revived. he received the message
sent by Cleopatra that she desired to
see him. He was carried to her place
of refuge. Cleopatra and her maids
raised him by ropes to the window Of
the tower where the fallen queen
found her last home. He was lifted in
and died in her arms.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06
Dtd Not Look Right.

The intelligent co2lpositor, one of the
kind that figures in many an anecdote,
worked on an Arkansas paper at Il
period when a we'll known novelist was
editor. One day the printer undertook
to set up the word 'doughnut." He
spelled it "donut."
"See here" said the novelist, don't
you know how to spell 'doughnut"
You've misspelled 1t here"
The intelligent compositor came over
and gazed at the proof and scratched
his head in perplexity.
"Well," he admitted, that doesn't
look right, but 1t had a W. in it once,
and somehow that didn't look right
either"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06

There are two popular delusions
about fish-one that they cannot live
out of water and the other that they
can live in any pure water, the food
supply taking care of itself. AS mat.
ter of fact, there are fish in Africa
which, having to exist in absolutely
dry rivers for a portion of the year,
lave developed lungs, while in many an
amateurs aquarium fish cannot live in
the water provided owing to lack of
food.-LondOn Field.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06

to let off from Bait and points south stops on
trains leave Baltimore Union Station for Hayre de Grace at % so2
S02
Philadelphia Hav
Grace II 22 5oe 749 s4 and 1854 2o6 and 500 6 5
221, 749 SAT 1854
P.
Peyvie 81 II g.
M; Deposit Gas, S32
9.45, A. M. 1913, F. Nj.
GEORGE W. BOYD. General Agent.
WA TTERBURY General
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06
The Home Product.

~ should think you would be am
bilious for political distinction"
mo" answered Mr. Cumrox. Il don't
care for it. My daughter has studied
painting and her pictures Of me are
funny enough without calling in the
aid of any professional cartoonist."-
Washington Star.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06
Reasonably Certain.

81 understand old Skinf1int has got
religion"
'It's possible"
"Do you really think so?"
"Well, If Skinfint and religion have
come together at all l think it is safe
to say that he has got religion. There
certainly is nothing to indicate that re-
ligion has got him" Chicago Post
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06
His Altruistic Conscience.

Fuddy-You say you have a very ten
der conscience. notice it is wonder
fully sensitive to the faults of others.
your own shortcomings.
Duddy-No: hope not. That would
be egodstical, you know.-Exchange.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06

The old beau was trying to make
himself look youthful.
"He is dyeing for love-" they COM
mented.-Chicago Post.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06

The same boy who is taught to be-
heve that the drumstick is the best
part of the turkey grows up to imagine
that his wife always gives In to him.
Nau Vorly pracq
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06
The Single Miafortuu

"Misfortunes never come singly, you
know, Miss Priscilla"
"Alas." said the poor maiden, shak-
ing her head. 1.-The single misfortune is
the worst of allv'-New Yorker.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06
THE EAGLE HOTEL,
CHAS. A. McGAW, Proprietor
BEL AIR, ND.

The undersigned has assumed charge
of this old and well-known hotel and
proposes to cater to the travelling public
in the most approved manner. To those
who know the situation and advantages
of the "O1d Eagle" no comment is neces'
sary. 1t is unsurpassed for its quiet,
beautiful and homelike attractions. As
summer boarding place it is unexcelled
and its reputation as stopping place
for commercial men and tourists will be
carefully nurtured. Everything will be
and his ambition is to make the saying
true-"Once a customer, always a custo-
mer." Special terms tor large parties on
application.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06

The kicker usually does not make
much progress. Notwithstanding that
he puts his best foot forward.-Boston
Transcript.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1903-11-06
p. y,1 5. t:i>gf:SE ,;c:f.ya
Read With Ease.

Read With Ease.
A writer in Leslie's Monthly says: A
schoolbook that is in my possession,
dated 1882, has penciled inside the
front cover these lines:
Puzzle
written over the commandments
PRS.V P. RI .CTM.N
.VRK.. PTH. g. PR. C. PTST.N.
No solution was offered. and stud
led over the mysterious medley for
some time before saw that 1t made
sense If an E was substituted for each
of the dots.