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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09
NH. srUsBs WORKS ON.

The force that moves Mr.. Stubs is
pretty active nowadays. It has kept
that gentleman on such a round OF po-
litical gymnastics that he certainly
does not know where he is located.
The state was startled few days
ago by a statement signed by Mr.
Stubs. though for some reason his
title as president of the New Jeruse-
lam was omitted, to the effect that Mr..
E. W. Hoch of Marion would be a can
didate for governor. There were a few
incredulous, among them being Mr..
Hoch himself. and it was not long until
that gentleman announced that he has
no intention of again entering the race
for governor.
But that does not deter Mr.. Stubs.
He no doubt knows that his persist
ence is making the people. including
Mr.. Hoch, very weary, and he would
doubtless be glad to drop the whole
matter and give Mr.. Burton up for lost,
but he simply can't do it. The man
who is given plum like the presidency
of the New Jerusalem in exchange for
his personality must carry out his part
of the contract The power which eIe-
FdtG0 A1F. 0LuDDS TO MS position de-
crees that he must do certain things
and no matter how much his nature
may rebel, escape is impossible 1t is
the old story of Faust, who was per-
fectly willing to exchange his soul for
youth, but who in a short time found
his duties rather unpleasant and irk-
some.
The power of Mr.. Burton in Kansas
politics is at a crisis. It can scarcely
gain the ascendancy if Morton A1baugh
and Governor Bailey are retained in
power and SO Mr.. Stubs is showed into
the limelight and ordered to be a can
didate to succeed Morton Albaugh. and
at the same time to run Mr.. Hoch for
governor to defeat Mr.. Bailey. To the
ordinary man it would appear that
Mephisropheles is bearing down pretty
hard on the shoulders of Faust.
The poor man must pass many sleep
less nights as he contemplates the ex-
tremity to which he is being driven
but the New Jerusalem is ever dang1ed
before his eyes and he knows that so
long as it is there his escape is out of
the question.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09
ANOTHER BLACK EYE.

Topeka received another black eye
yesterday when the First district con-
gressional committee named Holton as
the meeting place February 2 for the
convention. thus ignoring the state
ments made by the Commercial club to
convention managers setting forth our
splendid auditorium, extensive hotel
accommodations and good railroad facil-
tiles.
The committee was dominated by the
machine run by Chairman Capper of
the Topeka Capital and his fellow chat
feurs. The managers of our esteemed
morning contemporary are in the rather
unenviable light of having lost US two
big conventions in this one little week.
Next.
Than this kind of a machine, with
the exception of Burton's, if it could
only be made to work, no political
automobile could be more ruthless or
relentless than Mr.. Capper's First dis
trict motor car, in riding down every
thing in its path which was not favor
able to its pleasure. Running things
with a rather high hand in this county,
it strove for favor from Jackson county
by giving the convention to that town.
Another instance of this other ma
chine in politics is found in the resolu-
ton which was cut and dried and which
could not be amended or divided. It
was 50 framed that if the committee
voted against endorsing our own
Charley Curtis it must vote against
the endorsement of Roosevelt. Does
this show a spirit of fairness to the
other candidates? While Con gressnau
Curtis is popular and strong in Shaw
nee county. Atchison, Leavenworth,
Jackson and Nemaha are all pushing
forward candidates of their own. The
committee is supposed to represent the
entire congressional district and not a
faction in the district. Does it?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09
MEMORIAL OF SENTIMENT.

1.-The Carnation League of America" y
instituted as an annual memorial to the
late President William Mckinley and
dedicated to national patriotism. is a
fixed institution and insures perennial
observance of January %, the ami
versary of his birth, as Mckinley
Day" To wear the late presidents IA
vorite flower. the carnation, in the lapel
of the coat, in the hair. or at the throat.
in silent memory of a departed public
servant, is what is contemplated by this
movement, in which the young and old
can nave a part.
The custom was first observed on
January 20. 1898. with the greatest
unaninity throughout the country, and
by Americans all over the world. It is
a simple. inexpensive act and full of pa
triotic sentiment. All through Mr. Nc
Kinley's life. both public and private
there ran a distinct vein Of sentiment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

[From the Philadelphia Record-1
The popularity of some people lasts
about as long as that of a snow man.
When a man is under a cloud the sill
yer lining theory doesn't always hold
good.
The boy who makes hay while the sun
shines shovels pavements when it SHOWS.
A mans opinion of his neighbors is
generally governed by his neighbors'
opinion of him.
Paradoxical as it may seem, you can
save yourself a, lot of trouble by getting
rid of it,
What's the use of going away for the
winter when you can stay at home and
get all you want of it?
If it wasn't for the fact that a fool
and his money are soon parted, lot of
promoters would have to go to work
B1obbs-"Hes the LATEST fellow.
know" Slobbs-'Yes, he's even too lazy
to work on the sympathies of his
friends"
Nell-"She's rather unpopular. isn't
she?' Bel1e-Unpopular! Why, would
you believe it, that girl can't even get
anybody to put on her skates for her?"
What do you consider the greatest
factor in moulding public opinion?" ask
ed the visitor to the newspaper office.
1.-The waste basket" unhesitatingly re-
piled the great editor.
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ana memorial of this sort is, there
fore. peculiarly appropriate to him.
The custom will undoubtedly be OBJ
served the coming 29th of January more
universally. il that is possible, than
on the initial day. a year ago. Inter
est in the memorial has increased won
derfully during the past year, and Mr..
Lewis @. Reynolds, of Dayton, Ohio,
who suggested the idea. has received
letters of the most unqualified approval
from Americans everywhere.
No expectation is had of giving the
movement the Importance OF local or
CARNATIONS or annual meetings and
conventions, but in a quiet, unobtru-
sive way it can be made to WELD an
influence for good almost incalculable
and to foster a spirit of true patriotism
worthy of our country and of the man
whose memory it is proud to honor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09
NOW you SEE IT, NOW DON'T

AS one of our newsboys would say,
they are sure trying to make a
monkey out of Hoch." Mr. Hocn in
sists that he is not a candidate, but
Mr.. Burton's friend, and successor in
the Jerusalem exhibit, insists that Hoch
is There you are.
The politicians of both factions for
several weeks were in more or less sus-
pense waiting on Mr.. Hoch's decision
whether he would run, or would not.
Finally the day before Christmas Mr..
Hoch came out in a lengthy statement
and said he would not be a candidate.
Hoch's word was taken by the public
generally and his sincerity in forbid
ding that his name be banded about
in the gubernatorial contest generally
accepted. Even Mr.. T. B. Murdoch,
one of the fathers of the Hoch boom.
accepted the Inevitable and proceeded
to push Manager Stubs himself into
the slaca.
Mr.. Hoch has again this week some
what superfluously stated that he meant
what he said and that he is not can
didate, but Mr.. Stubs and his secre-
tary. Mr.. Dolly, have issued another call
for a meeting to be held in Topeka next
Wednesday evening addressing it "to
all those who are opposed to the pres
ent manner of conducting the state
government"
Here's a chance for the Democrats
and Silver Republicans all to butt in
The invitation is cordial and addressed
to all, who are also asked to bring any
of their friends. Reference is here
made to the quiet call which is pub
lished in another portion of this paper
The letter gives absolute assurance
that Mr.. Hoch will accept" and comes
about as near to making Mr.. Hoch out
a liar as any alleged friend can get
Tt is declared that Hoch is pledged to
re-establish civil government in the
state, whatever that phrase means. 1t
is also stated that ME. Hoch will not
delegate or sublet his authority. This,
too, is hard to understand, but proba-
bly, is some insiduous reference to Gov
ernor Bailey's appointment of Judge
Atkinson to the supreme bench, or
Judge Dickerson, Hochs brother-in-
law, to the district judicial bench.
Mr.. Dolly refers in his call to the ex-
cessive number of employees in the late
lamented house. Mr.. Dolly was a mem
Der of that body and this paper raised
it's voice in strong protest at the time
over the large number of useless EN-
ployes put on the payroll by Mr.. Dolly's
| legislature, but we do not recol1ect that
we received any support or encourage
ment whatever from Mr.. Dolly in
bringing about any reform in this mat
| ter at the time such reform was pos
sible. Mr.. Dolly overlooks the fact
that the senate. which was in control
of the Burton machine, was more ex-
travagant in the number of its en-
ployes than the house.
The gathering of all the allied hosts
in Topeka next Wednesday will be await
ed with breathless suspense and concern
The war between Japan and Russia is
nothing compared to the efforts to restore
civil government throughout this greal
] and T1r0z0erorsS state
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09
By ANOTHER amAoH1NE.n

A first-class sample of machine poll
ties was exhibited at the meeting of
the First district Republican congress
sional committee Friday afternoon.
The Curtis machine was in full control.
and everything was done according to
the most improved machine methods.
There are five Curtis men on the COM
mittee and three anti-Curtis members.
The Curtis members got together and
blocked out their action: j. G. Sion
ecker. one of Mr.. Curtis personal man
ayers. was put in on a proxy. and he
ran the machine: the resolutions We're
all typewriter beforehand and the five
Curtis members were instructed just
how to vote.
The meeting of the state committee
did not begin to compare with the one
held yesterday in machine methods.
Machine action was to be expected in
the state committee. but among the
pure and upright anti-machinists who
control in Shawnee county and on the
congressional committee OF the First
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09
LOCAL MENTION.

After the special council meeting this
evening, it is likely that the council
will go to call upon the Railroad Z.
III. C. A. people at the new building
son will extend to the councilmen an
invitation, and 1t is likely that most
Of the members will accept. The meet
ing at the council chamber will pro-
badly be over by $3.50.
A. F. Martin, city attorney of Ateh-
ison, KAN, has sent here for a copy
of the building ordinance. 1t seems
from this that Atchison is fixing to
take a wl1irl at its theaters and public
halls.
E. D. Collett, secretary of the State
Oratorical association, has applied for
the use of the Auditorium for the state
oratorical contest on March 10. The
council granted the building some time
ago for the same purpose on March i,
but it seems that the date was wrong.
Special Agent Z. H. Ryan of the r.
s. land office is in Topeka today. He
is here to succeed in the division Spec
ial Agent Burris who stirred up all
the trouble for the short grass ranch
men who have federal land fenced.
Agent Ryan will continue the prosecu-
ton of the ranch men who have land
fenced.
nouncing the opening today of this
Economy Store,'' by John B. Speafe,
the enterprising Topeka merchant, at
507 Kansas avenue, brought such crowds
this morning that the doors had to be
closed several times The store is
packed this afternoon The store has
advertised only in the State Journal
which is universally read in Topeka
and is the only daily which reaches the
whole people every day it is printed.
The police this noon arrested and
turned over to the federal authorities,
a negro girl aged Is years named Jane
Brown. who is charged with passing
counterfeit money upon anther negress
named Jane Davis. The offense is said
to have been committed several weeks
ago and the police have no evidence to
show that the girl had been regularly
engaged in disposing of counterfeit
money. She is placed In the county
iaiI waiting her hearing before Uni
fed states commissioner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09
TIE CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOL


wide back pages of all the magazines.1
Are you satisfied with your present sal
ary7
We teach the actors art by mail
AS Armour & Co. have agreed to take
AL the raw hams which we can make.
Can you play tune on fine tooth
comb?
We train virtuosi by mail, at home.
NJ. Pat de Reszke, the famed musician,
Guarantees each pupil a fine position,
AS he has a method, which we control,
Whereby each stick may become Pole. .
Poets made by mail. How can you be
That you haven't genius for literature?
10 every poet whom we prepare,
And gives his personal guarantee
THAT one of his poems shall be printed,
We will make your fortune here and now,
Our Finance by Mail will tell you how.
We guarantee the success of each
And every pupil that we may teach,
And our Mr.. Morgan agrees to take
All money that all Of our students make.
If you are siekly and puny and pale,
We teach you to lift a horse by mall
We teach you how to get out-by mail.
would you learn to write these adds
To study our system-taught by mail.
Brooklyn Life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09
REVISION OF HEALTH Laws

What has become of the committee
which was going to revise the health
and food inspection laws of the city of
Topeka?
Several weeks sago-so many weeks
that they might almost be reduced to
nonths-the health committee of the
council, in conjunction with the board
of health and various city officials met
for the purpose of raking over the out
of date food inspection laws. and revis-
ing the ordinances which virtually
made the city physician a little czar,
beyond the reach of temporal power.
The work started off in commendable
fashion. Many needed changes were
suggested and agreed upon, and the
compilation of these amendments into
some sort of tangible form was in
trusted to the chairman of the board
of health, the city attorney and the
food inspector. None of these appear
to have done anything toward COM
pleting the work, or making effective
and badly needed reforms which have
been proposed. The whole movement
seems to have been pigeon holed, swal-
lowed UP, and mysteriously put out of
existence.
Tt has been suggested that some sort
Of underhand methods have been at
tempted by those interested in the de-
feat of the reforms proposed in the
health department. Tt is covertly whis-
pered by some that the plan has been
rom the first to sidetrack the move
ment, and leave the city physician in
position to continue his absurd do
nothing policy. However, there is very
little evidence to support such a view
of the case, and the chances are that
the real reason for the delay is simply
the neglect of the officials to whom it
was intrusted. Tt has been pushed
aside for matters deemed gilmore press
ing necessity. Simply because just now
Topeka is not in the grasp of its usual
epidemic, the work has been allowed
to lag. That is the real explanation of
the situation
The health department of the city
should wake I'D and get down to bust
ness. An epidemic is likely to become
prevalent at any time. The city should
be in shape to combat it. It should
not require an incident like the Iroquois
disaster to rouse the board of health
and the health committee to action. The
city should be protected from the lido
cyncrasies OF it's city physician, and be
given laws which will protect the purity
of its food and milk supply. This is
the first of the year. when the food in
| spector should begin his work of in
specting the condition of the diaries
which supply Topeka with milk. Nc
| inspecting is being done, because a re-
/ vision of the ordinances would nullify
| everything which might be begun. L
is of the most vital Importance that the
health laws be revised. and the health
department be reconstructed.
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U. s. senator during the period Of time
covered by the alleged unlawful acts.
he decided that the demurrer should
be interposed before the taking of tes-
timony should begin. General Gown
explained that otherwise the court. at
the close of the case for the prosecu-
ton. would have raised the point in
question. which would have Drecluded
the defense presenting any evidence
in REPUTATION. Perhaps General Gown
will now explain how he knew SO much
about the courts intentions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09
CONGRATULATIONS.

Mr. John H Cullom, editor of the Gar
land, Texas, News, has written a letter
of eongra tuIations to the manufacturers
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as fol-
lows: Sixteen years ago, when our first
child was baby he was subject to
easy about him. We began using Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy in 1887, and find
ing it such d reliable remedy for colds
and Group, we have never been without
it in the house since that time. We have
five children and have given it to all Of
them with good results. One good feat
ure of this remedy is that it is hot disa-
greeabIe to take and our babies really
like it. Another is that it is not danger
Gus, and there is no risk from giving an
overdose. I congratulate you upon the
success of your remedy" For sale by
all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-01-09

This is the short and pitifu1 story
about Little Johnny Dornblazer and
why the church was not ready for the
congregation one Sunday morning.
There are a good many people in To-
peka, once boys and girls as he was
then, who will remember Johnny. There
may also be a good many older people
who attended the church where his
father preached who may remember
| that part of Johnny's duties in life,
outside Of school hours, was the care of
the church. Johnny was robust lad
well along in his teens. He was good
boy, as boys go, and he had lived long
in this land comparatively speaking,
without having smoked his first cigar.
Johnny was on his way to the church
one Sunday morning to punch up the
| fire and get the church in readiness for
the services at IL o'clock. John started
early but on the way he was beset by
| Philistines, of about his same age, who
invited him to hide in the seclusion of
grocery wagon in the yard behind the
grocery store and there help them dis
| pose of an assortment of very black
cigars.
| John accepted. He went to work on
the longest cigar in the bunch. Church
was late that day for the congregation
| found that no one had preceded them
| to prepare the meeting place. An am
bulance was made of the wagon, for
John was too sick to get out of it and
there he lay. There was some notion
home in the wagon, but the motion was
| lost.
Rev. J. D. Dornblazer, the father of
Johnny. had some experiences in his
| life, but not similar to those OF John
and the CHAR.
Years ago Rev Mr.. Dornblazer was
attending the German Lutheran synod
at Pittsburg, Pa. While the synod was
in session the attending ministers held
meetings at various churches. At one
church Rev. Mr.. Dornblazer and the
| Rev. Mr.. Helfrfsh were to take part in
! the services. The local divine who was
| presiding announced that Rev. Mr.
jones would lead in prayer. When thai
| was over he intended to announce thai
the Rev. Mr.. Helfrish would preach
and after that he was going to an
nounce that the Rev Mr.. Dornblazel
would pronounce the benediction.
I The master of ceremonies got the
names mixed and announced that "the
Rev. Mr.. Hellblazer will now preach
/ to U.S."
! Rev. Mr. Helfrfsh had very red hair
and the name seemed to fit.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the Chicago News.1
Students of ancient history are never
up to date.
Temptation is the balance in which
character is weighed.
Beware of the silent man: he may be
a reformed prize fighter.
Sometimes a man can cure himself of
insomnia by trying to keep awake.
When a nessimist loses his mind it's
a fortunate man who doesn't find it.
Many a man gets the best of a fight
because he hasn't the nerve to run
away.
The unwritten law of society consid-
ers every man guilty until he is proved
innocent.
When the young man in the parlor
loses sight of the girls mother he
shouldn't forget the keyhole.
When a bachelor tells a married wo-
man how happy he is she wouldn't be
surprised to see him go the way of
AnaniaS.
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GLOBE SIGHTS.

IFrom the AtchtSon Globe-J
Some people would make even Sunny
Jim mad.
Every woman who tells her husband
everything is regarded a dupe by her
neighbors.
IF I give in this time" every man
and wife think in dispute, Il will al
ways have to-
Whenever a Kansas orator wants to
spread it on unusually thick, he uses the
word husbandman.
When man quits drinking. ice water
and drinks hot water instead, it's an
other sign of old age.
There is one thing we can always guess
then it's a girl.
There is a grandfather in Atchison who
has never learned anything since he was
10 years old.
It is reported that he came home one
been a hard day on Sunny jim.
The people out at Shannon say that
they wish Alb. Harvey would either move
to Atchison, or quit threatening to.
It is also said of A J; Harwi that he
comes nearer paying his proportion of
taxes than any other man in town.
Those who are too old to look forward
to Valentines day haven't anything but
family reunions in sight.
Be old fashioned. when you read of a
railroad wreck, be grateful that you are
SO poor you have to stay at home.
Occasionally you see single man who
has SO much trouble. every one wonders
If he escaped anything by not getting
married.
In borrowing from your neighbors, re-
member they become very severe critics
about time. quality and quantity when
you nay back.
What has become of the old fashioned
ga cement: well she's taken her ducks
| to mighty poor markell"