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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.
State Meeting Holds Final Session at
Clay Center.


Clay Center. Kan, June 1o--The
state Sunday school convention closed
its session with the following program:
At the M E. church: Song service.
led by Prof Butts. Address by Mrs
Barnes
At the Presbyterian church: Song
service by Prof. Butts and addresses by
Revs. Springston and Brainard.
Resolutions were adopted as followss
Resolved, That we express our thanks
to the citizens, press and to the church
of Clay Center for their hearty appre-
citation of our Sunday school work IN
provided so abundantly for our com
forts and especially would we commend
the excellent skill with which the Varl-
our committees have done their work;
That we express our appreciation of
the work of our State Executive Com
mittee and of our general and efficient
secretaries for their faithful service in
the work to which they have been cali
ed, etc
committeeman for the ensuing year:
President, Rev. C. E. Pile, Parsons;
First Vice President, ReY. H. d. Brown,
CLAW Center; Second Vice President,
Geo. A. Crise Manhattan; Third Vice
President, c. G. KissinSer, LeaVen-
worth.
J H. EngIe was reelected secretary
and r. M. White, of Abilene, treasurer.
The executive committee are Rev e.
T Franks. Winfield; Mrs. d. o. Coe,
Topeka; Prof. S. ]. Miller, Mcpherson
and c. G. Buckley, Concordia.
The next state convention will be
held at Hutchinson.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10
BRYAN's JAPANESE PRorEGE.
Oriental Youth Who Induced the
"Commoner'' to Adopt Him.

DR.. John H. Girdner of New York, who
is a great personal friend as well as
political admirer of William J. Bryan,
tells an interesting story about Bryan
YaschichinO Bryan Yanashita, the young
Japanese, who has just returned from
Lincoln, Neb-, to Japan. after graduating
Throughout the several years of his stay
at Lincoln the young Japanese lived with
NJ VI. Bryan, ana cale9 MN m Iatner ana
MIS- Bryan mother Dr. Nlrdner, rs
a frequent visitor at their house. knew
him well.
says DR.. Girdner when Mr.. and Mrs.
Bryan We're sitting on the veranda of
their house they were surprised to see j
young Japanese carrying a bulky, paper
wrapped parcel in his arms, enter their
gate and climb their front steps. Mr..
BRYAN rose to meet the visitor. The
youth put down his parcel, lifted his hat
How do. fatherl How do. mother.'
LAS he smiled very sweetly al the time,
and as his conduct in no way gave occa-
! visitor opened his big parcel and revealed
a large stOrk Of some Japanese sort OF
construction, quite lnelike in appear
ance. This he proceeded to place before
Mrs Bryan with the remark:
Then he went on to explain in broken
English who he was and what he was
there for. He had come all the way from
the interior OF Japan in order to adopt
Bryan as his mother and to live in their
house and go to school until he should
father as was possible They had known
Of his intention to come, but hardly be-
lieved that he would carry il out.
He had never been away from his
birthplace before. Years before ne had
read in a Japanese magazine an account
of Mr. Bryan and his ideas and had been
seized with an ardent admiration for the
American Democratic statesman He
read all he could find out about him in
japanese, and then studied English in
! order to read more. As result of his
/ study he formed a resolution to come to
/ America and enter Mr.. Bryan's house.
/ According to japanese custom he could do
/ so by adopting Mr.. Bryan as his father.
/ He wrote announcing his intention to do
i So and Mr.. Bryan answered kindly, ex-
/ pressing his sense of the honor intended,
/ but saving that circumstances forbade
4 his adopting anybody. He advised the
/ youth to remain in his own country
| THE boy would not take this for an
/ answer He worked hard and accumu-
| lated what funds he could. and finally
set out on his tourney across the ocean.
| As gift perhaps founded on what he
had heard of the European and Amer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10
DENTISTRY AN ANCIENT ART.
Greeks and Romans of OIden Time
Understood the Craft.

Although the profession Of dentistry IS
commonly supposed to be one of the mod
ern arts, there are evidences showing that
1t was practiced many centuries go in
widely separated parts of the world. These
discoveries establish the fact that the art
IS probably as old as any of the learned
y ~" hIloM 9, 1 ne nahihs o.
raise teeth and the filling of dental cavi-
ties IS so ancient a trade that il reaches
far back beyond the bounds of history.
although It has generally been considered
IS a science of modern origin.
The Greeks and the Romans had false
tell Perhaps the laughing pearls between
the lips OF Cleopatra We're, after all,
store teeth and Mark Anthony did not
know it.
The ancients could I'll teeth with gold
and far beyond the time of Greece and
Rome the science of dentistry is recorded
Recent discoveries show that it extended
even into the time of the early Egyptian
dynasties. Not long ago mummies We're
5000 years or SO thev mad been sErinnins
with false teeth in the sarcophagf. Teeth
filed with gold, much as a dentist would
been discovered in some OF these mum
mics.
Excavations among the ruins Of the pre-
historic cities of Central America have
brought to light the fact that the profess
sion of the dentist was one much esteem
ed and probably followed in the days OF
that mysterious civilization which once
existed there
can days filed their patients teeth not
with gold. but with little discs of bright
green 1adeite. The skulls OF nearly all the
people who were buried in costly tombs.
and who were evidently people of fashion.
have been found to have teeth in them
filed down to a. point and set with these
little green discs.
It is thought that the filling was not put
in to stop a prehistoric tOOthache, but q =
a matter of ornament. Probably the Gus
tom originated at first from the same
causes which now induce US to have our
teeth filled with gold, but it soon came 20
be thought ornamental. and so became a
fashion and badge of rank.
The common people, living on coarser
food, were supposed TO have sound teeth,
but the pampered mobiles, living on rich
and delicate food, had teeth which de-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10

drawn thread dOyIies. No. 3 shows
4 sampler" of cut work and drawn
thread. fnclosed in a border of pun
cetto (Alpine point lace) and crossed
by two lines of puncetto. The other
square is ornamented with small pun
cetto insertions, with a narrow edging
of the same lace. Puncetto is the
local dialect name for the lace. Near
BergamO, where the art of this pecu-
liar lace is dying out, the same stitch is
called punto avorio, or ivory lace"
the closer patterns bearing a strong
resemblance to minute ivory carving.
Elsewhere the lace has been known
as Greek point and "Saracens' point
lace
All these old embrofderies and Iaces
occupied the great DANES of bygone
days, when the general insecurity of
life and property kept the chatelaine
and her maidens close prisoners in
their strong castles. Nowadays it is
the gentle ,shepherdesses of the Alps
who. when they are, as they say
themselves, "besieged" by the long
SHOWS of winter. take pleasure in this
ancient art work, thereby relieving
the terrible poverty which existed
among them before the industry was
started.-New York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10
oTrAwA.s PRoPHET no GO.
Aged Negro Weather Man Who Has
Been There "a Years.

Been There "a Years.
Ottawa. Kas., June 1O.-"Prophet''
George Thomas is to leave Ottawa
This is one of the indirect conse-
quences of the great flood. A married
daughter who lives in Kansas City.
Kas., wired him last night to come
on and make his home with her.
George is a weather prophet, po-
litical prophet and religious
prophet. With him the weather and
politics and religion are all closely
allied. He believes that the Lord
runs all three. He believes further
that he is especially called to be the
propb esy to the people of Ottawa. In
accordance with this belief, in which
he never wavers, George has been
uttering prophecies ever since he
came to this city, twenty-four years
ago last March.
Everyone in Ottawa knows the old
colored man, whose face is always
lighted by a kindly smile. George il
one of the flood sufferers and his barn
on the river bank west of Willow
street on the north side of the Marias
des Cygnes was washed away by the
| high water. Strange to say, it was not
carried down the stream but was lef1
and the stock in the barn, a mum Der
of hogs and a calf, were found to be
safe.
while 1 was taIin' care of His
people, the Lord was takin' care of
me-" is the way George himself ex-
plains it.
George predicted a great flood, but
he placed the time of it a week ahead
of its arrival and underestimated its
importance. These minor discrepan-
c1es do not weigh with the colored
folks of the city, however.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10
FORT RILEY TARGET RANGE.
Work of Construction Begins on a
$4,000 Government Idea.

Junction City, Kan, June 1O.-The
work of constructing the national tar
get range on the Fort Riley reservation
has commenced. The grounds have
been chosen and laid out for this pur-
pose about a half mile north of this
city and just west of the old Governor
Harvey road that crosses the reserva-
ton.
When the construction of the range
was authorized by the war department
several weeks ago, the work on the
range was ordered to be commenced on
July 1 and to be finished by July Is,
but the amount of the work and the
nature of it made this an impossible
task, consequently the construction
work has been commenced at an earlier
date. The work is being done under
the direction of Captain G. o. Cress,
Fourth cavalry, constructing quarter
master. The range will be built at the
cost of 10000. The distances from the
targets for marksmen Will be 200, 500,
600, S0O 900 and 1000 yards.
Next fall the first great national tar
get shoot will take place on this range.
Soldiers. national guards and civilians
will participate in these craftsmanship
events. OF this appropriation $1,000 will
be devoted to prizes, which will include
trophies, medals and cash.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10
GIFT FROM ROCKEFELLER.
Ottawa University Receives a Check
for S25, 900.

Ottawa, Kan, June 10-The COM
mencement exercises of Ottawa univer-
sity have closed and as a climax to the
observance of the week the announce
ment was made that the Rockefeller
gift of $3.50 had been secured, the
check for that amount having been re-
ceived from Mr.. Rockefeller several
days ago. In February, 1903, President
Riggs, of the college, went to New
York and told Mr.. Rockefeller the story
of the burning of the new college build
ing. At that time Mr.. Rockefeller of
fered to give the college $25, 900 If the
college would complete it's new building
free of debt, and raise it's endowment
to 100000. DR.. Riggs took charge of
the work and the endowment has been
raised to $117 900. the building has been
completed, and the college has been en-
tirely freed from debt
Degrees were confirmed on a class of
twenty five graduates.
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COMMITTED SUICIDE.
Jens Dahl Ends His Life With a Hal
ter Around His Neck.

Lincoln, Kan, June 1O.-Word just
reached here that Jens Dahl. a young
man of 20 years, committed suicide
at Denmark, in this county Young
Dahl was an exemplary young man
and no cause is known for the deed.
He and his brother have been for
some time living with P. G. Jensen.
His brother runs the Continental
creamery at Denmark and he has
been helping Mr.. Jensen on the farm.
In the morning he got up as usual
and at breakfast appeared to be all
right. After breakfast he went to the
barn to hitch up the team. He took
the halter from one of the horses,
fastened one end around a joist in the
loft and the other around his neck.
The rope was so long that a consider
able part of his body was resting on
the ground when he was found a. half
hour after breakfast.
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lean popular notion that the stork brings
children, he took a beautifully mounted
specimen of this bird along with him
clinging carefully to it all the way.
The Bryans were scarcely less sur
prised to see him, when he finally ar
rived at Lincoln, than they would have
been If they had never heard OF him be
fore They did not want an adopted son,
but there he was. He had made a. most
remarkable trip, for a remarkable rea-
SON. His personality invited confidence
He could not be sent away coldly- So
he was invited to stay at the house I'M
til some other arrangement could De
made.
ITO make the long story that followed
short, no otehr arrangement was ever
made.'-NeW York Mail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10
A MANHATTAN WEDDING.
Prof. Benjamin Remick and Miss
Vandivert's Marriage Announced.

Manhattan, Kan, June 1O.=Cards
are out today announcing the coming
marriage of Prof. Benjamin L. Remfck
of the Kansas Agricultural college
and Miss Harriet Vandivert of this
city. The ceremony will take place
June % at the home of the brides
mother. Prof. Remick is at the head
of the department of mathematics
and has been with the college four
years. Miss Vandivert is a member of
the class of 1899 and has been assist
ant in English during the past year
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10

Ct am now eighty-six years old and
was afflicted with rupture for over
twenty years, tried all kinds of trusses
and treatments but found no relief
until I purchased the 'Electrus. 1t is
certainly the most wonderful appli-
ance ever invented, for today I am
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Just send your name and address as
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10
A Rooster Doing the Setting.

Hiawatha, Kan, June 10.-Mrs. w.
S. Higgins of Robinson claims the
prize monstrosity of the summer. She
has arooster which is setting on a
nest of eggs and will soon raise a
brood of chickens. The rooster forced
a setting hen to leave her nest All
efforts to dislodge him proved fruitless
and Mrs. Higgins is now waiting to
see what he will do when his off
springs arrive.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10

successfully with severe attack of
stomach trouble.
He was manager at Leavenworth and
later went to Kansas City. He came to
Wichita, from Kansas City in 1890. He
was a member of Albert Pike Masonic
lodge, and of the Wichita consistory.
He also was member of the Wichita
Commercial club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10
Teachers Thought Pay Too Small.

Chanute, Kan, June 10.-Miss
Pearl McCurdy, Miss Frances Coker
and Miss Mabel Henry have resigned
their positions as teachers in the city
high school. The three retiring teach
ers. it is announced, were dissatisfied
with the salary allowed them by the
schedule but the board felt that it
could pay no more
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10
a Good Oil Well for PaoIa.

Paola, Kan, June 1O-AnOther oil
we'll was brought in last night on the
E. T Ahrens lease in the south part
of this city Oil was struck at a depth
of 500 feet through SO feet of oil sand.
The oil is of good quality and of spe-
cifc gravity. The well will average
fifty barrels a day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10

Wichita, Kan, June 10.-U S
Grant Salyers wrote letter to his
friends at Pond Greek, Okla, Monday
to drown himself. He then went to
Hutchinson, returning to Wichita and
enlisting in the regular army. In the
meantime, his friends have been drag
ging the river at Pond Creek for his
body. A message received from there
last evening said that the search was
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10

From Kansas City via Chicago Great
Minneapolis, $500 to Duluth. SuDerfo-
Ashland or Bayfield,. Equally Low,
rates to summer resorts in Minneerts
and Michigan. Tickets on sale e1-erS-
day to September Goth. Good to re-.
turn until October 31st. For further
information apply to any Great West
ern agent or ]. p. Elmer, G. p. a
Chicago, Ill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10

Lawrence, Kan, June 1O.-The sec
Ond session of the summer school of
the University of Kansas began here
with an enrolment of ITO. 1t is ex-
pected that the enrolment will reach
200. Prof. w. H. Carruth is director
of the summer session and the term
of six weeks will embrace nearly all
the subjects regularly taught in the
university. Lectures by we'll known
educators will characterize the course.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10
Doesn't Like a Convict Husband.

Kansas City, Kan, June 10.-Clara
F. Beilstein filed suit in the district
court for divorce from John F. Bell
stein, who is now serving a term in
the Kansas penitentiary for the muir
der of Edward Clark on the beef beds
of the Armour packing house, Octo-
Der 1899.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10

Wichita, Kan, June 10. Sidney c.
Ashton, manager of the R. G. Dun
Mercantile agency in this city, who was
one of the prominent business and club
men of Wichita, is dead here. He had
been sick only five days, but for sew
eral years mad been a sufferer from
diabetes so that he was unable to cope
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10
St. John Woman a Suicide.

St. John, Kan, June 1O.-Mrs
Hardy Cayer, wife of the county at
torney of Stafford county, committed
suicide Thursday by shooting herself
in the temple. She fired the pistol
while lying in bed. No cause for the
act is known.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10
st. Louis and Return $3.50 Union
Pacific

Special excursions to St Louis and
return via Union Pacific for $3.50 on
Mondays only. Good only in coaches
on any train. Inquire of J. c. Fulton
Depot Agent; F. A. Lewis, City AGENT
525 Kansas avenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10

Lawrence. Kan, June 1O.-J A
Hoel of Burden has been chosen to
represent the University of Kansas in
the national oratoricaI contest to be
held in st. Louis, June q. A series
of preliminary contests have been
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10

cayed and so were supposed to require tr,,
attention of the dentist
50 though dentistry has no known foun-
honorable profession which can dispute
with its kindred science for the palm Of
antiquity.-Chicago Chronicle
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10

s1.25 to Kansas City and return,
Sunday. June II. Rock Island Svstero
Train leaves Rock Island depot Gao
a m
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-06-10

Only one remedy in the world will
at once stop itchiness of the skin n
any part of the body; Deans ONT
ment- At any drug store, so cent?
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held at the university that have
aroused much interest. The general
subject will be Municipal Govern
ment," and the speeches will be ex-
temporaneous. This is Mr.. Hoels
first year in the university.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
AN IMPORTANT TAX DECISION.
Question Of the Delivery of Tax Rolls De-
cided in Favor Of the City.

The Appellate Division CT the Supreme Court has
lust handed down several decisions IN cases brought
bv the city for the collection of personal taxes.
The main point involved whether the delivery
Of the tax rolls 10 tho Receiver Of Taxes after the
Gate prescribed hy the charter icvaldated the
taxes Tie point was first raised by demurrer n
the case u the city against John il Ferris, ana
The. Suurc-ne Court overruled the demurrer me
appellant co-tended that according to Section s-l
Of the charter which provides that they ch9
Board OF Aldermen must also cause the assess
r1ent roll Of each borough. when corrected accoTa-
ing 70 law . 10 DC delivered 70 the Receiver
% Taxes in ord Ter the CITY. on or before the
-Etr DAY q Eerterrbe- thereafter, delivery OF lle
rolls on the lst day ot October invsdated the TAX
The decision by the Appellate Division. however
,ue+airs the Supreme Court IN overriding the oe-
u1urrer
Martin sare who was the Assistant Corporation
-ounsel In charge Of the Bureau for the Cohecuon
~ Arrears OF Personal Taxes OF the Law -
10 ---0e~f during the low administrator; s.lu -
s~rf-e5 these cases Do behalf a. the city bel -
Arne1Iafa Division last fal. said: It Wouu "a -
been d serious blow 20 the finances OF m C 80
Tho AruaTlate Division had reversed lne s5Lp---I
Court and held that the delivery OF me - -s,5
"a rra Receiver OF Taxes after the GATE y
IN rra charter fuNalidate6 the taxes IN ~. a
words that that provision Of the claIi.ss1 "N9
MANDATORY. instead # directory one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-21
CRoKERs $8.O66 ONLY PRELIMINARY.
sturgis Blames Controller for Condition Of
Firemen's Fund.

Speaking Of the Judgment for t3o6 fled on Fri
dav in favor Of Fire Chief Croker against ex-FiTe
Commissioner Sturris. Frederick St John. counsel
FOR the reinstated Fire Chief. said yesterday;
The Judgment in favor % Mr. Croker has no con
Trrfou whatever with the ffl-aIt cue Lill iI.l.ll
the time OF his dismissal from ie oei ar llsL ~
Pc was relrstateq. IT lS t-Jll-t
fighting The decision u the former comm
There is more trouble coming. lolltnis.loltI
SturRis's act IN dl5-nlsslng 'le. s.eA-i VII 49,
tre salary Que him His dismissal was entirely uf-
warranted and I shall sec that the ciy makes
prompt restitution
The JUDGMENT fled on Friday represents Nlr.
Cookers expenses foF legal services. printing.
court costs and iucidentals In connection with the
writ OF certloran that he obtained on Eoyem3er
o. and the proceedings which 1oIoWe1 IN MS
IN Co-7rissio--er Srlezis returned TO the city at
a late hour last night, and was asked by a tribune
reporter 20 make statement =arol1S the Jug
Il know nothing about this judgment except what
7 saw iu the afternoon paper II ls p-eltl pam
statement b- Mr. croker oolLse-, ~ Jonh that
this judgment ls against lte cJA 20 cover Le 80
q The triaL and not for back pay, as has been
se 70 lie statement uase so frequently that the
present deficit 81 the lie Insurance and relief
fund is owing % uuwarrantahle retireTnelts tnat
is nonsense, pure political baldercasa. ne char-
in thc matter ~ retiremeuts. When a man has
been On the service twenty years he u emitted 10
time That provision Of the charter has been
strictly lived Up %. AS for Chief Purroys case
T = v ~ snd was drawing IS 900 at the time
Ir asked 70 be retired There was nothing 20 do
hut retire him % a penssaon o. S5Vy ne IA
the principal had be invaded was the deliberate
act Of the Controller. II has osea inc custom ~
into the freu7en's relief fund This year the Con-
troller di7 not see ht 20 DO H. and We we're left
with outgo some Sgocoo greater than the IN
~r~1e