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The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29
USE IT FOR FUEL.
What Postmaste Do With Refused
Second-Class Matter

Owing to the fact that the Kansas
Cooperative association is meeting in
the council chamber, the convention Of
the Kansas Postmasters association
adjourned to Security hall at Seventh
and Kansas avenue.
At the opening session Wednesday
afternoon, the delegates listened to a
speech by Joseph L. BristOw, fourth
assistant postmaster general.
Wednesday afternoon all of the dele
gates accepted the invitation of the
Nfidwinter Exposition company to
visit the exposition
This morning most of the time was
taken up with a very interesting discus
sion Of what pOstmasters should do with
second class mail matter which is re-
fused by the subscribers. and which the
publishers refuse or fail to stop sending
The upblica tiOns especially complained
of are weellies which send out hun
dreds of Thousands OF CO. les to fake
subscribers and viii not stop sending
the Da-ers. Several of the oOstmasters
admitted that such publications arrived
at their offices in such Quantities thaS
they were able to keep their Offices sup
piled with paper fuel fer three days out
of each week.
Other topics which have been proposed
for discussion by the committee appointed
for that purpose are as follows:
Daily -BI&nces, led B. A. Allison Cf
Mcpherson
Rural Free Delivery by W. J. Eaton.
County organizations of postmasters-
Money order "reminiscences.
In addition. there viii be a question box
for the general hodge-p0dge of topics
which the u0strnasteTs want brought uD.
The election Of officers viii take place
today There is a large attendance at the
convention, about 80 being in the hall this
morning.
A Q 0r
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29

utes' sbattering, during which time the
authorities upstairs get busy" and Sc
crete behind secret panels all the gam
bling utensils, while their patrons are
gong over the roofs or passing into ad-
Joining houses through secret doors.
The second floor of the house is main
~ taken up by one long room running
the entire length of the house. In the
front left-hand corner is the safe. with
its genius. the Eagle Bird" against
the right-hand wall at the rear is a
large sideboard, covered with eatabIes
and liquors, and the remainder Of the
room is occupied by three roulette and
one faro table. Two of the former are
double and one single the latter hav-
ing the green baize cloth divided off into
squares and numbers. only on one side
of the wheel.
Regarding the professional gamblers
themselves, there is little to distinguish
them from the ordinary habitue Of the
TenderlOin, whose tastes incline to be
sporty. As general thing, a profess
sional gambler is clean shaven and
wears eonsidera bic jewelry. although the
gambler of the comic DaDers with a
an extinct type. at least in New York
They are almost invariably hail fellows
we'll met and are exceedingly supersti-
tious on the subject OF luck AS they
make money easily, so do they spend it
freely. A middle-aged gambler who has
saved enough to enable him to retire
from the business is rare exception
Broken down specimens of this class
are as thick as leaves in Nallombrosa.
Perhaps the most marked Characters
tic common to them all is their con-
tempt for the great public upon which
they prey and whom they generally re-
fer to as suckers. s."-BrOoklyn Eagle.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29

the short grass country for good looking
girls.
kicking coal dealers viii have state
meeting in February. 1t should be a warm
affair
Burton claims the honor of being the
sole Kansas town untouched BY the coal
famine.
One Of the brightest men attending the
Topeka Bar association is Judge Smart or
Franklin county,
:, Wellinst2g man has named fsv9T te
earliest bird to the trough
Talk about the trust busters corn
cobs were run down from - cents to 40
cents a load in a day at Hoyt-
The Lyons band boys publicly thank the
citizens for their liberal patronage and ap-
petites at the chicken pie social
The Ottawa school board has purchased
a hot air pump after deciding that the
rooms required more ventilation.
An Abilene boy writes songs good enough
for HaVerly. Being raised on farm they
breathe the air of the clover and the
bees.
A passing tramp worked one day for a
Saline county farmer. then moved on So
far the farmer has missed only pair Of
shoes
It doesn't seem to take much more of q
pull to get before the ''inquisition board"
IN Topeka just now than it does through
a saloon door,
Municipal ownership has some good
points. The Emporia constable was en-
abled, by active auctioneering, to secure
S1.75 for horse from the city pound.
The Fredonia Herald says Ed Campbell
viii purchase property in Guilford if he
can" Is Mr. Campbell an undesirable
citizen or does he ask credit for the lOtSE
The sheriff of Rice county Will ride on
common old trains hereafter. His pass on
the Golden Gate Limited carried him un-
til the conductor could pull the bell cord.
The "Anti-machine' fellows are crying
loudly for the dove with the olive branch
to alight. There seems only a dreary
waste Of waters in sight for the boss
busters"
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29

The American Electric Telephone
cOmpany's exhibit at the semi-annual
meeting of the Kansas Independent
Telephone association at the Throop
hotel is quite an elaborate affair and
demonstrates the superiority of that
company's products.
In addition to the Topeka exchange
which has been furnished by them,
they have also supplied one hundred
other exchanges in Kansas with the
multiple central energy switchboard
and apparatus. This fact alone shows
the high appreciation of the American
tus.
One of the latest and most novel in
VentlonS of the day is Leich's Ameri-
can Party system which is manUfac-
tured only by the American Electric
Telephone company. This is a perfect
four party selective ringing device in
which four parties can operate on the
same line without the annoyance Of
being called every time the other per
son is wanted.
The exhibit also contains the Ame1i-
cans latest designs for their gold cleo
trode and American Beauty transmit
ters. One Of the most novel advertise
ments now before the public is one that
this company now has on exhibition at
the Throop. 1t is a large piece of leath-
er cut in the shape of calf's hide and
printed on the face of the hide is tho
words: The Bell company's hide The
American Beauty did it, This adver-
tisement refers to the loss of the Bar-
liner law suit by the Bell Telephone
company which they brought against
the Independent company several years
ago. The fact that the Independent
company used the American Beauty
transmitter made 1t impossible for the
Bell company to win the case.
The remainder of the exhibit consists
of the Americans latest self restoring
switch boards. also their terminal de-
vices as well as their high grade genera
tors, telephones. etc.
The American people have supplied
some of the largest Independent ex-
changes with their equipment. Phila-
delphia uses 1900 of the Americans
telephones. Trenton, New Jersey, uses
5000 besides an unlimited number Of
other towns such as GAINESVILLE Mans
field, and Xenia, Ohio Among the most
recent plants in which their goods are
being established are those at Jackson
Tenn. and Paducah. Ky. These plants
are all large multiple central energy
plants.
The factory of the American Electric
Telephone company is located at Chi
cago, Ill. and their output consists Of
over 800 telephones per day.
The exhibit at the Throop hotel is
under the management of S 7. Bear Of
TINS city, who has been connected with
this company for the past eight years
as their western manager. He has as
slsting him William R Hauptman, of
Chicago, and H. c. Myers of this city.
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ouAKRR REFLEcTIoNs.

From the Philadelphia Record-l
Even cold cash won't buy coal.
There is always some one to sneer at
shad roes by any other name would be
as scarce
It's a good thing to count the cost, but
don't forget to pay it.
The pen is mightier than the sword when
It comes to signing checks.
The pugilist should experience no diff
Guilty in striking an attitude.
Lots of people love their neighbors for
what they can get out Of them
When a man is making his viii he may
be excused for putting on heirs.
Some women dress to please their hus-
bands and some to bankrupt them.
Conscience is a still. small voice that
tells a man when his liver IS out of or
der
No, Maude, dear; the man who shoots
off his mouth seldom blows out his brains.
'I'n soon make you look like 30 cents. =
said the spendthrift as he peeled off $40
bill.
Blobbs-"A bill collector called on Hard
uppe Yesterday Slobbs-.Ill bet Hard
uppe borrowed money from him before he
got away.
Perhaps women may yet become a fac
tor in politics. remarked the Wise Guy.
Yes, when ballot box may be stuffed
as easily as a turkey replied the Simple
Mug.
He is a fool who in the cup
His sOrrOws tries to drown.
You can not keep your spirits UP
BY putting spirits down.
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e.IN-THE-NECK" TRUST.
Where the Public viii Get It from
Collar and Cuff Combine.

In the vernacular of the street, here
is where we in reality, get 1t IN the
neck in the form of mooted collar
trust. talked of among Troy On V
collar manufacturers. The collar indus
try, centered in Troy, involves $50, 0oV,
600 annually, and gives employment 70
nearly $4,000 persons. whose wages
amount in the aggregate to between
81, ,0N0. 900 and $4,000. 000. Although the
factories which construct these hnlsI-
ing touches to a mans attire are IN
some instances immense plants enl-
ploying thousands of people-gre1lt.
buzzing nests of activity-a large and
important part Of the work is done by
women in their homes For this is dis
finctIv a woman's work, and, while in
the e.itv of Troy the great factories are
hulnming. through all the country
round. in the farmhouses and villages
within a radius of 80 miles, the women
sitting in their own homes are helping
to make the collars of the United
states. 1t is the skill of these women.
as well as those who are employed
within the factories, that enables so
manufacturers in and near Troy to
turn out complete every year about
CO. 000. 600 collars. cuffs and shirta.
Capitalists have been attracted to this
enormous industry and it is believed
that a collar-and-cuf trust is being
quietly planned-Philadelph Stock
holder.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29
SENATE AND STATEHOOD BILL

From the Washington Postl
To those eminent senator's who find so
much fault with what they cali the
"high-handed and Obstructive policy" Of
the advocates of the statehood bill we
beg to offer the suggestion that majori-
ties usually want a vote and that it is
The minorities which resort TO obstruc-
tion Why should the friends of this
bin engage in the tactics of delay2 Do
the gentlemen who accuse them really
believe they want to kill the measure
by preventing a vote? II so, why do
they not consent to a roll call and have
done with it2 Surely the eminent sena-
tors referred to are asking US to believe
q strange thing.
Now it is just as we'll to speak frank
ly i'm this matter. The truth is that the
advocates Of the statehood bill are an7-
ious to bring the question to an issue
and that its enemies. who represent the
minority are not only the obstruction
lists. but they are now daily disregard
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29

Mr.. Bergundthal goes into the contest
unhampered by promises. and with
splendid record in the city council to
warrant his claim for Republican sup
port. He SAYS. IF I can't use my own
judgment about how 10 conduct the Of
flee of mayor Of Topeka, I do not want
the place"
MI Bergundthal has served two years
in the council. and the best index to his
popularity is the fact that he defeated
Representa- tive J. b. Belts. one Of the
best men in the ward. a the primaries
for the nomination One of the things
which he did while a member of the
council which demonstrated his sincere
interest in the citys welfare was the
manner in which he handled the Santa
Fe shop land deals The council in
trusted to him personally, the work of
buying $4,000 worth of land from many
different owners. and selling off the i'm
prOvements en- that land to the highest
bidders. In this work, Mr.. BerguEdtnai
responsibility for the work, and his ac-
counts when the last deal was closed
showed him to be one Of the most care
full and conscientious business men in
the city
That is the kind of a man Topeka
needs in the position of mayor 1T this
time. for the city finances are in bad
shane.
MI Bergundthal has lived in Topeka
for 18 years. For Is years he was chief
clerk for Jonathan Thomas Lumber
company Two years ago he Went into
the real estate business and now has
one of the most successful offices IN the
city He is Al years of age, and has
two children, a boy. of 20 and a girl of
street, which has been his home cOntin-
1lOuslv for 16 years.
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INSIDE GAMBLING HOUSE.
How It Is Fitted Up and Well
Guarded.

To those who have never penetrated
the mysteries of one of the resorts a
description of q typical gambling house
may be interesting. Take one in West
Thirty-f1rst street Manhattan, famil-
iarly known as .-The Awning because
the ground floor was until recently
used as an awning store and awnings
covered the windows on all the floors
above. This place was also referred to
as THE Eagle Bird" from a large gilt
eagle over large safe in one corner
of the place.
The place like all others is guarded
on the outside by an outside lookout"
who whileapparently strolling casually
along the street keeps 4 sharp watch
for raiders, and carefully scrutinizes
all who approach the entrance. If any
thing seems wrong he may press an
electric button concealed under some
adjacent stoop, give a loud and peculiar
whistle, knock in prearranged way
on the door. ring the bell vigorously
or. as in one particular instance, push
the lid of the letter slat in the door
violently back and forth. In this case
the metal slot, when pushed back
struck two nails driven into the door
just above it on the inside These
nails were connected with electric
wires, and the circuit being completed.
a warning bell was rung upstairs.
If all is we'll, the regular client
knocks at the door or rings the bell
and Immediately little wicket in the
door is opened and a negro's face looks
out. If it be night time. light be-
hind the guard shines full in the vis-
itor's face. If the doorkeeper. who in
the more pretentious places is always
in fun dress after nightfaIl, recognizes
/ the caller. he opens the door and care
/ fully locks it behind him again. He
then calls to a second doorkeeper who
unlocks a second door, and the visitor
is row within the place proper
Before you climb the steps to the sec
end floor you may notice a lattice work
door OF thick iron bars folded back
against the wall This is an innovation
that has only been brought into general
use since Jerome began his raids 1t
can be stretched across the narrow hall
and locked in a few seconds. and is
stout enough to Withstand many min
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POINTED PARAGRAPHs.
TFrom the Chicago Daily News ]

LFTon me NHICaBO Da1Iy 1NVWs'I
Too much recreation fails to recreate.
There never has been a reduction in the
wages of sin.
An honest man would rather be under
rated than overrated
Love has made many 4 young man too
near-sighted for military service.
Many a prominent man has ceased to
work at it after the votes were counted
1t is the auctioneers hammer that rivsts
attention and clinches bargains
An innocent looking banana skin is Of
ten the first step in a downward career.
Tt IS bad enough to know you are a fool
but it is far worse to let others know 1t.
If to the pure all things are pure. the
chronic kicker must be a rank specimen
of humanity.
Husbands and wives have to quarrel a
few times in order to satisfy themselves
that it is foolish to quarrel.
If the average man would quit looking
for soft snaps and stick to his regular
Job he would be better off financially
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29
Veronica Was Burned at Sea.

Liverpool. Jan 29.-The British steam
er Captain Brown. from Maranhan.
Brazil via FDnchal arrived here today
ard landed five survivors Of the Brit
ish bark Veronica. Captain Shaw, from
Shin Island. Miss. October s. for Mon
tevidio. who were licked up at sea be
fore arriving at FunchaI. The men re-
ported that the Veronica was burned at
sea. December 20. The police have de-
tanned four Of them on suspicion OF hav
ing mutinied and murdered Captain
Shaw and seven Of the crew of the Yer
onica. after which they are alleged to
have set fire to the ship.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29
GROWS CRITICAL.
Illness of John D. Long Takes on
Complications

Boston Jan. EFT was announced this
afternoon that the condition of former
Secretary Of the Navy Long. who is at
St Margaret hospital. is not favorable A
consultation of physicians was held. but
it is stated there is no Immediate cause
for alarm What seems to have been an
attack Of grip has affected the patient
since midnight and in view Of the kidney
trouble the physicians are watching the
case carefully
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29
No TELEGRAPH STRIKE.
Rumor of Trouble on Rock Island Is
Denied

Humor OF trouble on ROCK 4sAano 4s
Denied.
A report was in circulation this morn
ing that strike was impending among
the local operators of the Rock Island
railroad telegraph department. Inquiry
at the division headquarter offices here
was answered bys positive denial of
any knowledge of any such trouble The
operators are all at work today and at
superintendent Cables office it was
stated that no communication from the
telegraph men had been received and
that there was no reason to suppose
that there was dissatisfaction over hours
of working or wages.
There has been no general orga MIA
ton of Rock Island operators since the
big strike Of 1893 in which the strikers
were defeated. It is understood that
there has been a move to organize along
some parts of the Rock Island system
during the last year, but so far as is
known there is no organizatio on the
Kansas division.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29
MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
One from the President on Cur
rency Matters.

Washington. Jan. 29-The president
sent to congress message in relation
TO the currency and the coinage Of the
Mexican and Chinse governments ac-
companied by papers from the repre-
sentatives of those governments. He
recommended legislation which would
enable the government to assist in
carrying out the proposed arrange
ment.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29

A new road law is proposed by sena-
tor Miller of Usage. A law which
would prevent the road overseer from
mussing up the highway and leaving
it worse than he found it would meet
the approval of a large percentage of
the rural populatfou.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29
MURDOCH. PRESIDENT. I.

Victor Murdock is to be president of
the Kansas Day club The business
meeting for the election of officers will
be held al 4:3G this afternoon Mr.. Muir
dock objected to taking the place. but
his friends are insisting that he shall
do so. w E. Davis of Meade is also
said to be slated for one of the three
vice presidents
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral services over the remains
of Mrs. Elizabeth Patterson took place
at IL a. m. today at the home. 1247 Clay
street. DR.. COuntermine officiating The
services commenced with a harp solo
by Mrs. Brown, and Mrs. Phi Adams
and Mrs Brown sang Lead Kindly
Light" and the Twenty Psalm.
Prof Davidson read a poem by Van
Dyke. The body was taken to Mon
mouth. III. where the interneut will
take place. DR. Kaster accompanied
the relatives as far as Kansas City.
Leslie d. Smith died at his home. 7l5
Lime street, Wednesday morning of
diphtheria. He was the grandson of
Chas s. Chase. The funeral was a
private one and held from the house
today.
The funeral of Mrs Margaret Foster
was held this afternoon from the First
Presbyterian church
The funeral of Albert Bass. colored.
will be held Friday at , o'clock p. m.
from the st. John A. NJ z. church.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29

BY continuing its policy Of remaining
IA session only about three hours a
week the legislature viii deprive itself
Of the opportunity Of doing great
amount of harm to the state.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29
he IS IN THE RACE.
W. S. Bergundthal a Candidate
for Mayor.

w. S. Bergundthal today made formal
announcement of his candidacy for the
Republican domination for mayor AS
MI. Hughes has already announced him
self. this settles the question of whether
or not one of the two men will get off
the track for the other.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29

Again has formalin been tried in a
case of blood poison with success. Con-
sidering that it is employed only when
everything else has failed the new rem
edy is making a good record
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29

At last the name of the individual who
killed Governor Goebel of Kentucky has
killed. Governor Goebe1 Of Kentucky has
been given out. Probably this is due
TO the practical exhaustion of the $780,,
600 fund voted for hunting down the
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29

After a service OF thirty years in the
United States senate, John P. Jones, Of
Nevada, has finally given place to Mr-
Newiands. who is a younger man and
has represented his state in the lower
house for ten years
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29

Let the Union Pacific be encouraged
10 cross the river at Granville and
come into the city on this side. That
would be a long stride in the direction
OF a union passenger station.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29

Those persons who are trying to figure
Topeka out of the state fair race might
succeed in securing an appropriation,
bur money doesn't make a fair; it's
crowds and the crowds won't assemble
anywhere except at the state capital.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29
Accepts Office Conditiouallv.

Washington. Jan. 2S--John T. Nc
Donough. formerly secretary of state
of New York. has accepted provision
ally the appointment of justice of the
supreme court Of the Philippines. The
conditions on which he accepts are
said to be of such a nature that his
appointment undoubtedly viii be mace
City Ticket once. Union Pacific
Railroad. 50 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29
LOCAL MENTION.

Mrs. Perry Hutchinson of Marysvflle
is visiting friends in the city and at
tending the Bfidwinter exposition
There win be a business meeting IF
the Topeka Gun club at store Of ). G
Elliott, Friday evening January 80, 1t
O'Clock
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29

Any person who studies the proceed
ings of the Colorado legislature win fail
to enthuse properly over Mr.. Quays
proposition to make states out of 4
whole batch OF western territories
Newark News.
What's the matter with your neighbor,
r0afasvnrn7
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29
JAYHAWKER JoTs.

Alma complains of a prevalence of
blonde girls.
One Of the noisy industries of Fort Scott
is the mule market.
At leas- 50 women at Fredonia were the
victims Of soft soap falzir this week.
Tribune is said to lead the procession in
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29

Hobson IS coming. The arrangement
with him merely extends to a lecture
no kissing.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29

Henry M. Teller IS nearly out Of the
senatorial woods. The legality of his
election is no longer questioned.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29

Suggestion for an epitaph on the tomb
ct the woman suffrage bill; Killed by
q ngnrnan
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29

Wasted muscles and decaying bones.
What havocI
scrofula, let alone, is capable Of all that,
and more.
It is commonly marked by punches in
the neck, fnhammations IN the eyes. dys-
pepsia catarrh, and general debility.
It is always radically and permanently
cured by
Hoods J0rS0pdFiEEO
Which expels all humors, cures all erup-
tions, and builds up the whole system.
whether young or old.
Hoods IIIls cure liver Iiis: the no11TFitatiEg and
only cafhaTtic to take with Hoods sarssnsEilla.
The Topeka state journal., 1903-01-29

The Multiple Central Energy Switchboard used in the
Topeka exchange of the Independent Telephone
Company, and manufactured by the American
Telephone Company, of Chicago.