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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
TOLD BIZ WIRELESS.
Story of the Latest Attempt to Close
Port Arthur.

London, April IA correspondent of
the Times at sea. in a wireless tele-
gram via Wei Hal Wei, describing the
last attempt of the Japanese to bottle
up Port Arthur, says:
after the bonbardment of March
% Vice Admiral Togo waited until bet
ter weather before. reattempting to
bottle up Port Arthur The officers who
conducted the first attempt insisted
upon their right to complete their
work. The admiral consented, and the
same officers were chosen. but the
crews and stokers were selected from
now volunteers. The moon disap
peared at midnight and the sea was
like glass when the desperate enter
prise was begun. When within two
miles of the goal the frenzied motions
of a searchlight showed that suspicion
had been awakened, and suddenly a
solitary gun announced that the Japa-
nese had been discovered. The Rus
SLAMS sprang to the guns of the bat
teries, and IN three minutes the Japa-
nese craft were enclosed in a semi
circle of gun flashes. The sea was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
A Thrilling Rescue.

An amusing story is told of an old
seaman on one of the United States
cruisers in the North Atlantic squad
ron. He was not person of wide
directions but he had a warm place in
his heart for a young ensign who had
been kind to him in many little ways.
one day a landsman fell from the
rigging to the water, and as he couid
NOT SWIM he would have been drowned
but for young officer who sprang in
after him and held him up till assist
ance came.
Later the young officer received
COMPLIMENTARY letter from the secre-
tarv of the navy. Every one rejoiced
but the old seaman; he coveted the let
ter for his ensign.
''Thats a nice thing to have, letter
like that" he said, few days later.
You ought to have one.
4 don't quite see how can get one"
laughed the ensign
s'WelI. see here" said the old man.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
Strange, isn't it !?

mat any man or woman would for
moment consider the old ways of
treating when my new discoveries are
positively known to do things entirely
beyond the conception of the old-time
doctors, who are today prescribing the
same blue mass pills, belladonna plaS-
ters or ouinine for any and every dis
ease, and clamor loud for Operations"
no matter how slight the disorder they
urge the use of the knife. Thew are
giving their patients statements as
Iacts about the nonsense" of natural
methods. ye- they have never investi-
gated the subject or perhaps never
even talked to a person who had tried
natural methods for the cure of disease.
Do not take the advice of some mar
foW-minded individual who knows alb
solutely nothing about advanced sys-
TENS for the cure Of disease. but con
suit an honest doctor who will give
you an honest opinion and cure you.
Ill on or write to J. Alvin Horne,
M p. D. S. T.. 106 West Eighth St.
Consultation and $40 X=ray
Examination absolutely free
if you call before April 1st.
Hours 9 to u. 2 to 5, and Z to g.
Sundays, 3 to II.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
AFTER PACKING TRUST.
Greenwood County Cattlemen Pass
Pointed Resolutions.

Eureka, Kan, April 1.-The Green
WOOD county Cattlemen's Protective
association met in the rooms of the
Eureka Commercial club and discuss
ed the boycott which the Kansas City
Live Stock exchange has declared
against the Fowler Packing company.
A new bylaw was unanimously
adopted, as follows:
Members of the Greenwood County
Cattlemen's Protective association are
hereby forbidden to give out free meal
tickets to or pay for meals of victuais,
the cigars or drinks, eaten or consunl-
ed by any member of the Kansas City
Live Stock exchange.
Any person violating the provisions
of this bylaw shall be deemed guilty Of
a misdemeanor and shall be fined $500
and forfeit his membership in this as
ISOLATION
The resolutions adopted were as fol-
lows:
Whereas, We, understanding that
the Live Stock exchange at the Kan
sas City stock yards has declared a
boycott against the Fowler Packing
company for the reason that they, the
FOwlers, invite cOnsignments of live
stock direct to their own yards; and,
Whereas, We believe that barring
the Fowlers from purchasing in the
stock yards open market will react on
US by lessening the number of buyers,
which the good Lord knows are now
few enough; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the Greenwood
County CattIemen's Protective associ-
alton, in mass meeting, assembled, con-
denim said boycott for the reason that
if it should succeed, it would close an
independent yard and leave US no al
tentative but to ship to the commits
sion houses at the stock yards; that is
to say, compel US to pay commission
on the sale of our cattle in every case
We believe that independent stock
yards, and the more of them the bet
ter, are a help to the cattle raiser and
shipper in more ways than one, end
especially in holding the large stock
yards and the beef trusts or packing
house combines in check preventing
exorbitant, charges of the one and
arousing the spirit of competition in
the other, thereby leaving something
to the shipper besides yardage and
commission on one hand, and giving
him the possibility of getting a second
bid on his cattle from a packing house
buyer on the other side"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01

you do not believe me lust install a
private exchange. put your feet on the
desk, puff your cigar and wait for them
to come around You need not adver-
tise. They will find you out If nine
out of every ten who call on you are
not just the prettiest ever, then I'll eat
my hat. OF course you'll choose the
prettiest. If you need more than, say
three. then you viii hold three queens
speak by the card. In addition to be-
ing pretty the average telephone girl is
n fairly bright proposition. There is
more human nature humming it's way
hack and forth over the telephone wires
than there is electrical current. and the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
WORD FOR DAVIDSON.
Great Bend Editor Tells of His
Rise.

The following. written by Ira H
Clark, appeared in his paper, the
Great Bend Daily Item:
On Monday night VIM. NJ. Davidson,
who has held the position of superin-
tendent of the Topeka city schools for
the past twelve years, was elected to
the superintendency of the Omaha
schools
This item alone does not appear to
be of a great deal of consequence, but
there is a good story connected with
the rise of this man. who is yet COM
paratively young, that is worth tell
ing
In the winter of 1SS1-'s2 the writer
attended the State Normal school at
Emporia. During that year there was
also in attendance VIM NJ. Davidson, a
poor boy from WOodson county, who
was working his way through school
that winter by doing chores for ex-
Lieut. Gov. c. " Eskridge, who at
that time was proprietor of the En-
poria Daily and Weekly Republican
VIII Davidson was bright in his classes,
was always prompt and diligent in
school. True, he was working his way
and wore plain clothes, but he had the
determination to gain an education and
applied himself to whatever he went
at He did not allow the lack of world
ly possessions to interfere with his am
bition to gain an education The next
spring he secured thlrQ grade Eedcn-
erfs certificate and went out and taught
a spring school. The next year, with
the assistance of a devoted sister who
had just graduated from the teachers
course in the school, he went back to
school and remained until he had
completed the teachers course; then
taught and with the proceeds was en-
abled to return and finish a higher
course Later he took a course in the
state university.
He then obtained the position of prin-
cipal Of one of the ward schools in To-
peka, which position he held until in
1892, when he succeeded J. NJ. Bloss as
superintendent OF the Topeka city
schools Since taking charge of the
schools Of that city he has wonderfully
improved the school system there until
now Topeka undoubtedly has the best
graded schools Of any city in the state
In addition to holding this enviable
position he has had the high honor of
being president OF the Kansas State
Teachers association and is at present
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
All Newspaper Correspondents
Leave Toxic for the Front.
Sixteen British and Americans
in the Party.
GOES FIRST TO MOJI.
Further Destination LIS Being
Kept Secret.
Indications That Important
Movement Is Under Way.
GOES FIRST TO MOJI.

Toxic, April Is p. m.-The first
party of correspondents left Toxic for
the front today. 1t consisted of 16
newspaperm en-, mostly British and
Americans. From here the party goes
TO Moi leaving there April g. on "a
japanese transport for their destina-
ton, which is kept a secret.
The order of the japanese authori-
ties unleashing the correspondents was
joyOusly received. 1t ended a long
siege on the part of the correspondents
at Toxic They appreciated the ne
cessity for the government maintain
ing secrecy in regard to the move
ments of the troops and their DISPOSE
ton for the campaign. but the news
paper men chaffed under their ex-
tended idleness. A crowd gathered at
the Shinbasht station, where the cor
respondents went on board the train.
MARQUIS ITO RETURNS.
TOXIC, April IL 2. M.-The Mar
quis Ito returned here today from his
special mission to the Emperor of
korea. He was received at the rail-
road station by the ministers and was
granted an audience by the emperor of
Japanese.
While it is denied that political sig
nlncance is attached to the mission it
doubtless Will cement the cordfalitv
between the Korean and Japanese
courts and viii inspire the Korean en-
peror with confidence in the intention
of Japanese.
RUSSIANS DISCOVER A VICTORY.
st. Petersburg, April The follow
ing semi-official dispatch has been re-
ceived from Lao Yang:
In the first encounter with the jap
anese IN northern Korea, which was
crowned with success for the Russian
arms, the enemy's losses were ten times
those Of the Russians. According to
Korean reports the Japanese buried
fifty men While 10 wounded were re-
moved with the help of 500 Koreans to
Inc headquarters OF the japanese. The
confusion of the japanese was so great
that they hOisted two red cross flags
in token of surrender. ThroughOut
their war with China the Japanese
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
ID the NationaI Educational

treasurer of the National Educational
association.
He has held the position of superin-
tendent the past twelve years and has
been receiving a salary Of 81. 500 a year
His new position at Omaha will pay him
81, 500 a year and although Topeka
would gladly advance his salary to the
Omaha offer rather than lose him, he
feels that the Omaha position is in the
line of an advancement and viii ac-
cept it.
What we want to impress by this
article is the fact that obstacles are not
in the way OF anybody, however poor,
provided he has the ability and the de-
termination to advance himself.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01

Ladies' seamless fast black cotton Hose with a.
white feet-15c is rock bottom price Saturday ~
YeddO SiIk-3O inches wide guaranteed colors and
perfect cloth; white figures on navy blue grounds;
15c is bargain figure for this cloth W1
Saturday, yard Observation-Disclosures ~
Reveie 81 PercaIes-and other brands of standard
Prints cloth and colors warranted; 7c and Biz
SC values Saturday, yard .................9 82O
One lot Dress Duck Suiting Wets and P. KS
suitable for Ladies' and Misses skirts and suits and
also for Boys clothing-a veritabe 25c value-navy
blue cadet blue, olive green and resda- @1@
Saturday, yard NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. O2O
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
Thinks Her a Lace swindler.

Fort Scott, Kan. April IA woman
travelling under the names of Mrs. Cor
man and Mrs. Durant was arrested here
last evening upon advice received from
the officers at Pleasant Hill. No 1t is
charged that she has been working a lace
swindle in Butler. Nevada Pleasant Hill
and other Missouri towns by selling cent
laces at 81 yard, representing them to
have been made by her grandmother in
Ireland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01

eagerly. Tomorrow night I'll be in
the main chains, fussing with some
thing or other, and 1 might fall in, and
you could jump after me-"
THAT would be very good of you,
said the ensign, gravely. but you see
I'm not a good swimmer by any
means"
s'Ho! That's no matter" said the old
seaman. "I'u hold you I'D It'll the
boat comes. YOUTHS Companion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01

telephone girl as a rule is dead next
and generally dead wise. Few of these
girls grow to be old maidstone have
to. seei Lots of pretty decent fellows
fall in love with the voices first and
marry the girls afterward. And gold
teeth! Every blessed telephone girl 1
know has a gold tooth. If you do not
believe me Just call in your telephone
girl and have her show you her teeth.
Now. it's up to you.-Pittsburg Dis
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-01
DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT.

Shifting Prints-1OOO yards light Shifting Prints,
full bots perfect cloth and guaranteed printings-
good assortment of neat dainty figures and stripes
&c is the regular price-here while it lasts, OLE
yard ........................... O2G
Misses and Chldrens fast color Percale Sunbonnets
assorted colorngs, full aundered-some a.
stores ask 25c for these enthusiastically 49,. ~
Ladies' ready-made wash duck Dress Skirt-gradu-
ated accordion pleated founce Is inches Deep navy
and black grounds, with white rings and 90
polka dots-a bargain for 81. So Saturday q 0O
Embossed Lace Shelf Paper-12 inches wide and 80
feet in bolt-colors pink, rose, yellow, green, o.
blue and white-Saturday, bolt. ..............OG
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-24

They are made at the Laboratory of
Thomas A. Edison, who will allow
nothing cheap or inferior to bear his
name.
They are made by the most skilled
artists that money can secure-artists
who have spent years in perfecting
themselves for this work. Most solo
records are now accompanied by an
orchestra or band.
They are made under the direction
OF men who have been with Mr.. Edison
for years, and who possess the highest
knowledge Of recor-dmaking known
at the present time.
They are cast in moulds lined with
pure gold, hence their name, Gold
Moulded" This process is employed
only in the manufacture of Edison
Records.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-24
Our Besettlns Sin.

The neighborliness, the bond OF sym
patty and interest that unites the in
habitants OF small communities has often
been rightly extolled and compared in
terms Of the highest praise with the cold
aloofness Of the large city.
Sympathy and interest united certainly
make a charming combination, but in
terest without sympathy, in village life,
is TO be deplored. We all know each other
more or less well. and such is the ten
dency OF human nature TO look for de-
fects rather than projections, there would
be grave danger OF none OF us being made
excessively happy by oyerhearing neigh
borly opinion OF our personalities.
But though we have a suspicion that
the breath OF Islander is liable at any
moment to dim the lustre OF our own
regulations, we listen all too readily to
the tales that are told Of those around us.
Nay. more; we call to mind, clrcum-
stances, unmeaning at first but now full
OF significance, and with these and sundry
original surmlsings as embellishments,
we pass 1.-THE news along TO the next one,
until, by a sort OF capillary attraction,
the whole community is saturated with
rumors, and the place becomes a swamp
Of Dauseous gossip.
Without pausing to establish beyond
reasonable doubt the truth Of the
charges so glibly made, we hasten to
retail some things that plain common
sense. il allowed to assert itself, would
stamp as too ridiculous for belief. But
common sense and gossip never have
much to do with each other. The origin
of a malicious yarn, too, is always
shrouded in mystery; nobody has the
faintest idea from whom it first came,
whether or no petty spite is responsible
for its start, whether il really has a grain
OF truth or is manufactured entirely "out
of whole eloth.n
We profess to be sorry that such
things are told, but continue to tell them; ;
to grieve for the harm that must neces-
sarily result, while doing our best to in
crease it; ami to throw up our hands
and roll our eyes in horror at the
shocking depravity in our midst, without
being able to bring forward a shred of
proof for the reports we are so busily
The trouble is that, like some four
footed acquaintances, we are fond of
roofing in the mire occasionally, and
filling our mouths and ears with rich,
black, juicy mud. II we would remem-
Der more frequently our duty towards
our neighbor and "keep our tongues from
lying and slandering,o
might languish, would
probably die out in some circles, but we
should less frequently resemble a flock
of crows at feast of carrion.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-24

They are made of a composition
which lends itself perfectly to the
moulding process, and which turns out
Record of great smoothness, and free
from Objectionable features.
They possess great wearing qualities,
tests showing that they have been
played as many as 5000 times. When
played on an Edison Photograph,
they will last for years with ordinary
use. The Photograph has no needle
to change with each Record, or to cut
the Record while playing.
They are much less brittle and are
never harsh and scratchy like cheap
Records.
They possess wonderful brilliancy,
unusual volume of sound, rich tonal
quality, smoothness and a bsolu tie
uniformity.
chase.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-24

p. m. express. He spoke in Fair Haven
the night before and went from here to
/ White River Junction at 1917 Friday, at
which place he spoke that evening. He
was accompanied here by his private sec
rotary, Mr.. II. w. Smith, and his political
manager, Judge j. A. Merrill.
A representative of this paper called on
Mr.. Clement Friday morning and found
him very enthusiastic in the promotion of
the questions he is now bringing forward.
de said he would speak at various places,
as occasion permitted. He does not eX-
pect to stir the people as he did on the Ii
cense question, for that appealed TO every
body, but he hopes to set them thinking.
Asked whether he was i'm the field for
the governorship this year, Mr.. Clements
reyly was:-
"No-I can't tell yet what position !
shall take on that matter. / suppose the
ring is trying to find someone to beat me,
and il ought to be easy" with a smile.
''The respect paid to the mountain rule
may make canvass on my part out of
time this year.
'The friends of local option win have
yet to consider what is best to be done in
the coming campaign"
Speaking Of the present liquor law, Mr..
Clement said
sin some quarters there is a disposition
to look on the vote of March 1st as a re-
buke to the new law. The law is nothing
il not a local option law. Many towns
don't want the saloon and ought not to
have il forced on them by any general Ii
cense law.
''ln quite number OF small towns that
voted license last year no licenses were is
sued, and there was no prospect they
would be this year, so, as il amounted to
nothing to vote yes, these towns voted no.
"In Rutland, which is without doubt a
license town, many things conspired to
bring about no vote this year. Dealers
in liquor who failed to get licenses and
were closed out Joined the no side. We all
want to see year of genuine prohibition
in Rutland now"
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-24
HOOD Farm
Condition POWDERS
The Rest condltIoner.

Make horses eat, expel worms, when fed as
directed, increase the milk supply in cows,
make stock healthy, prevent sickness and
distemper, keep young stock on the gain,
prevent and cure indigestion, make hens lay.
By increasing the appetite and aiding the
digestive and assimilative functions they
enable all kinds OF stock TO get the greatest
possible benefit from feed consumed.
MY horse had scratches and was run
down. / gave him Hood Farm Condition
Powders and noticed a change for the bet
ter In few days" A. A. COVE, Montpe-
lier. VT.
Prices: 25c., SOC. and 81. A IS 10. box
sells for S.. Prepared by c. /. Hood Co,
Lowell. Mass. For sale by A. X. HooD a
son, Chelsea, J. J. TRERIsE. Randolph; J.
w. PARNENTER, Brookheld: GEORGE A.
LAIRD. Royalton: NJ. ]. SARGENT Son,
Tunbridge; c. A. WIGHT, North Tunbridge;
A. q. OseooD q Co.. +. Randolph; ID. c.
GooDNo, Rochester.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-24
Best Remedy for Constipation,

The finest remedy for constipation l
ever used is Cham berlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets says Mr.. Eli Butler, of
Frankville, n. Y. "They act gently and
without any unpleasant effect, and leave
the bowels in a perfectly natural condi-
ton" Sold by +. E. Bryan, Randolph.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-24

IN Edison Photograph will improve Record OF make
will talking machine
upon which be PLAYED
Edison Photograph and Edison Gold Moulded Record
resent Phonograph perfection.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-03-24
j. {. JERD, SOLE Agent,

Call and hear them before you pit
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03

What the public has a right to ex-
pect at an auction sale is that they
shall have a chance to buy cheap. AT
my sales they have this chance. At
the Court House, first Tuesday in July,
there will be splendid opportunity to
get a business place that pays we'll;
corner Waldburg street and Waters
road. Any young man with a little
money can get a start to d fortune, if
he will take the trouble to look into
this.
Some of the best lots on Henry, Duffy
and Waldburg street, property of es-
tate of Mr.. Henry H. Hull, will be
sold at whatever they will bring Most
of them are on The Ridge, between
Harmon and OFT streets. The money
in real estate, is to be made, in the fu-
ture. right in this section.
There is a splendid piece of invest
ment property northwest corner Farm
and Margaret streets; and a nice cot
tage at Thunderbolt, any of which
might be picked up at bargain. OF
course, I'm going to get all can; hut
I'm going to sell. 1t might pay you
to investigate. See page 16. John L.
Archer .-ad.
The Savannah morning news., 1904-07-03
New Hotel "IngIeside."

The travelling public will take notice
of the new Ingleside Hotel that will
throw open its doors for it's reception
July l, 1904, at Jesup, Ga. This hotel
is a well known place once known as
the Wilkins, but recently it has chang
ed hands, and it will be run by Mrs
Leslie Tolar Themly, who has had
charge of the Waycross Hotel. Under
the new management everything about
the place will undergo a decided
change, and it will be an inviting place
to the weary travelling man who al
ways wants a nice we'll prepared meal
and "a clean, comfortable bed. They
will be met by nice and accommo-
dating office man, who will cheerfully
give them every attention; nice ample
rooms will be furnished, and at last
but not least, it's pleasant, well-quali-
fled and popular proprietress will be
a fitting climax to this new enterprise
to make it a grand success.-ad.