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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29

Tess-Whats the celebration at Bess'
house this evening?
Jess-She's keeping her birthday.
TesS-Well, it will be a greet success If
she only keeps it as well az she keeps the
date of her birth.-Philadelphia Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29
Two Kaisers.

In many ways the two kaisers-
Francis Joseph and Wilhelm II.-pre-
sent many points of contrast. In moth
than in the feverish activity of the
Younger man and the quiet calm of
the elder The German emperor
comes near to realizing the idea of
perpetual motion; he is essentially the
travelling Kaiser. and has visited every
city of Importance in Europe-Paris.
perhaps, excepted. Even Paris he is
said to visit incognito. The Austrian
emperor, on the other hand, rarely
leaves his own dominions, and now,
having reached the age of "A, he an
nounees that he is no longer equal to
the fatigue of paying return visits
Pail Mall Gazette.
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GOV. BAILEY TO SPEAK.
Address at Laying of the Corner Stone
of Carnegie Library at Washburn.

The corner stone to the new Car
negie library now being erected at
Washburn college will be officially laid
next Thursday morning.
The real dedicatory ceremonies will
be left until the commencement exer-
cises of next year at which time Wash
burn will celebrate her 40th anniver-
sary.
Governor Bailey will be one of the
participants in next Thursdays cere-
monies and among others will be May
or Bergundthal, President Wilkinson
of the State Normal and DIR. Dough-
erty of Kansas City who will lay the
corner stone.
Within the stone is to be placed a
sealed box which will contain papers
of historical interest to the college and
also some contributions from each
class.
The stone is a large one and will
be placed in the northwest corner of
the building. The student body will
participate in the program.
1t is the intention of President Plass
to make the program informal be-
cause the major part of the ceremonies
will be left until next spring.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29
JAYHAMKER JOTs.

The person who believes lost $40 bills
will be returned dwells at Concordla.
Parsons was one of the few towns
that allowed its schools to close for the
circus
1t was not anti-fat that made a To-
peka mans obese purse fatten out but
a burglar.
Idle farm hands are so scarce around
Bucklin that they can be counted on
ones fingers.
Cove City is to have its first socialist
speech Saturday night. The town Will
be there Sunday.
Once every year a Parsons lad cele-
brates by breaking his arm. Monday
was the 1904 date.
An FL Dorado man puts up an airy
tale of having cleaned 15.467 pounds of
feathers and 5S4 feather beds in his
day.
For the third time Chanute woman
has applied for a divorce. Are sucn
proceedings free in the Neosho county
courts?
The Navajo girls of Lawrence have
organized for the winter. Their club
expects to take the scalplocks. of sew
eral rivals.
Mr.. Meadows who has been nominal
time for trustee will continue to make
hay while the sun shines
Three hundred Hoisington Eagles are
going on a Worlds fair excursion. They
are not expected to fly but simply TO
take advantage of a 81 rate.
About the sorest town in Kansas is
lola where the officials and business
men saved their passes for the night
performance that wasn't given.
A half dozen empty pocketbooks were
found in a Hutchinson coal house after
the fair. Undoubtedly taken by dis
satisfied exhibitors who failed to get
premiums.
Listen at this treason from Great
Bend Item correspondent: "A new
bowling alley is soon to start and per-
haps a regular saloon"
The Parsons business college adver-
tised in the Sun of that city and re-
ceived an answer from the west coast
Of Africa. Evidently the Sun do
nnVa-r
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29
GLOBE SIGHTS.

From the AtchiSon Globe.l
1t is said of a certain cook that she
can't boil water without burning it.
We know good joke on an Atchison
bride: her husband is better looking than
she is.
When 1 go to a menagerie don't care
how big the snake is; 1 don't care 70 see
it.'-Drake Watson.
Willingness to work is only the begin
ming of the struggle: keeping at il is
where most of US lose.
1t is said the crossest looking woman
in Atchison is a bride who was shipped
in after having been a summer girl here.
The average lodge mans idea of enter
tanning a guest is to introduce him to the
present and past grand masters of the
lodge.
Many of the plays. particularly the
cheaper ones, abound with crime. There
are murders, forgeries, assaults. Such
things are very rare, except in plays.
George Meredith. the novelist, suggests
that marriage should be made for FIVE
years. or for ten years, instead of Till
death do you part" However, the wo-
men made Meredith by buying his novels
so that they have only themselves to
blame for the prominence of a man who
writes such ideas.
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MAKING AMENDS.
Massachusetts Has Done All She Can
in the Quincy Case.

Boston, Sept. 29.-After allowing
time for the communications in the
Phelps Quincy case to reach Wash
ington, Governor Bates today made
public various letters bearing on the
subject. The governor informed the
state department that the Judgment
against Third Secretary Quincy of the
British embassy has been vacated and
the fines imposed RENTED. He says
that Judge Phelps had expressed re-
greet to the secretary by letter, a copy
of which he forwarded together with
a statement by Judge Phelps. Cover
nor Bates suggests that the attention
of the British ambassador be called to
the breach of the laws of Massachu-
sets under the belief that the ambas-
sador will take such action as the case
may demand.
The governor also expresses regret
that want of knowledge of the law has
resulted in an error of judicial author
ity in Massachusetts and expresses the
hope that the statement of regret by
Judge Phelps may be recognized as
a conclusive disavowal of any intention
of Massachusetts, courts to ignore in
ternational law.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

From the CHICAGO News.
Competition is the life of free lunch.
1t was hot day in Rome when II got
up to Nero.
If wishes were automobiles the speed
limit would be a dead letter
Philosophers are men who imagine they
have got through being fools.
1t isn't difficult for one fool to convince
another that he is a wise guy.
The man who attempts to give his sa-
tanic majesty his due is kept busy.
He who hasn't time to be happy today
will find that it is too late tomorrow.
Our ideal of a true hero is a man who
brings a friend home to dinner on wash
day
Many man doesn't consider marriage
a failure until he gets down to his wifes
last dollar.
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

John Olson, aged II years. died of
apoplexy Wednesday evening at $50
o'clock at his home, 113 Topeka ave-
nue.. The deceased lived in Topeka
over 35 years and was consequently
one of its Oldest Inhabitants. He was
married in Sweden 40 years ago to Ida
Larson. They emigrated to America
in 1866, settling in Chicago for
time. Mr.. Olson leaves a wife and
five children. All are grown. One
daughter lives in Chicago, one daugh-
ter and one son at Harrington, Kas.,
and one daughter and one son are at
home. Mr.. Olson had by his long res
idence in Topeka and by his honorable
and upright character as man
gained the respect of all who knew
him, and will be missed by all. He
was one of the sturdy characters of
the city who in a quiet way pushed
forward and did great deal toward
building up the city, The funeral
service will be held at the Swedish
Lutheran church, Fourth and Tyler
streets, of which the deceased was a
member. since its organization, at 2
O'Clock on Friday afternoon.
Mrs. S. Swendson, mother of Coun-
Gilman S. A. Swendson of the Sixth
ward, died at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ida M. Hawley, at 1144 Nor
ris avenue. this morning at o'clock,
from a complication of diseases. Mrs.
Swendson's home was Hawthorne,
Atchison county, Kan, where she had
lived with her huSDano on a farm
since 1856. She came to Topeka to
visit her son and daughter about two
weeks ago. She was taken sick during
the fair, and grew steadily worse:
Mrs. Swendson's remains will be
taken to Hawthorne this evening for
burial, and the funeral will be held
there Friday. Her son and daughter
will accompany the remains. Her
husband was not in Topeka during his
wife's last illness. but lies himself
dangerously sick at his home at Haw-
thorne.
Mrs. Swendson was 81 years of age. |
She was born at Canton. Ohio and
came with her husband to their pres |
ent farm in Atchison county in 1856, /
being one of the earliest settlers in /
that part of the state. There are ten
children in her family. all grown, and
all living.
Miss Edith Lewis, daughter of u. d.
Lewis, who lived in Topeka until four
years ago, died at Independence, Kan,
27. The body was brought
to Topeka this morning and will be
buried from the residence of J. ID.
1873 Emmett. Friday at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29
DONALD FLIES UP.
Atchison Committeeman Assails B. p.
Waggener and e. w. Howe.

The Republican state COMMITTEES
held a meeting last night in the Re
publican headquarters at the National
There was a fair attendance and near
~ all of the committeeman said things
were ''all right" in their localities
Nothing was said, however, with ref
erence to any candidates except Roose-
welt and Hoch.
The feature of the meeting was the
attack of w. T. F. Donald of Atchi-
son on B. P. Waggener, Democratic
candidate for state senator In that dls-
trict. and Z. w. Howe, editor OF the
Atchison Globe. His attack on Wag-
gener was especially vicious. 1t Is
stated by some of those VINO hearo
him that Donald's words were too Vi
cious for publication.
Couched in mild language Donald
charge against Waggener was that
Waggener is giving railroad passes to
voters of AtchiSon and Jackson coun-
ties and expects them to vote for him
in return. Donald said Waggener has
already used 800 passes to send peo-
pie to the Worlds fair. In his attack
on Mr. Howe he intimated that candi-
dates always had to pay Howe for the
support of the Atchison Globe.
Ex-Governor Stanley said E. W.
Hoch's prohibition views would have
no effect in Wichita-that most of the
liberal element there who are Repub-
licans would support him just the
same and Sedgwick county would give
Hoch a good majority.
A. A. Richards, who stirred up
muss at the meeting of the committee
over Hoch's prohibition views, said ev-
erything is all right in his county now.
At the last meeting Mr.. Richards said
Sumner county would go 500 against
Hoch because the liberals would vote
against him. but last night he said
everything is satisfactory since Eoch's
speech and nearly all of the liberals
will now support Hoch-
The committee held another brief
meeting this morning for the purpose
of filing the vacancy on the electoral
ticket. but as it is uncertain just how
matters stand nothing was done. 1t
was left SO that seven members of the
committee can get together and fill
the vacancy-if there is one. 1t has
been reported that w. c. Robinson of
Winfield is ineligible for a presidential
elector because he is a director in
national bank, and the Third district
committee has recommended Daniel w.
Pierce of Cowley county in his place.
The state committee has until October
to find out about the matter and
fix it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29

Maine. New Jersey can be tried. The
vote of Republicans and Democrats for
president there in 1900 was 221, 707 and
lea sos. Apply the percentages and
presto change, there is Democratic
majority of $4,000. Moreover, New Jer-
sey. like New York, is much more
state of many cities than Maine, and
cities are the Democratic stronghold
this year.
The Democrat seeking cheer can
keep on with his mathematical calcu-
lations as long as it suits his fancy. He
can carry Nebraska for Parker by d.
600. Indiana by $4,000. and so ON
through quite a list of northern states,
a large proportion of which will in all
probability go Republican. Illinois,
however would by that standard OF
figuring still go Repubh-
can by 1000 votes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29
QUAKER REFLECTIoNs.
[From the Philadelphia Record

From the Philadelphia Record-1
It's the early worm that gets into the
chestnut
Some men regard highballs as an anti
dote for low spirits.
Many man has been laid low by too
many high old times.
Figuratively speaking, what's the mat
ter with the expert accountant?
The fact that the world is full of cranks
is what makes life such a grind.
1t is better to have a little confidence
in yourself than too much in others
If you are going to burn your bridges.
burn them behind you and not in front of
you.
To indulge in things we can't afford is
the average mans idea of pleasure.
The girl with a waterproof complexion
doesn't have to know enough to come in
out of the rain.
OF all sad words of tongue or pen
And many such 1 know
The saddest words to me are when
Folks say: Il told you So
Wagg-"Worry over money matters has
killed lots of men," Wigg-''YeS; but more
creditors than Debtors"
To steal a kiss
Is not amisS,
Though it may end in sorrow,
Why not get trust,
When it is just
As easy for to borrow.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29
HUGHES ON THE FIELD.
Old Washburn Football Player Again
in School.

Jim Hughes, the big football man
who played tackle and fu1lback for
Washburn in past years, has reentered
school, and was cut on the field last
night in his football clothes. Hughes is
a dangerous candidate for the first
team, and will probably make some po-
sition before long. He is likely to give
Cunningham a hard fight for the posi-
ton of fullback. Hughes weighs about
100.
Caldwell was also out in his union
suit Wednesday, and will probably play
halfback in Saturdays game against
the College of Emporia.
The scrimmage between the first
team and scrubs Wednesday was of
spectacular character. Using Thrail-
will, Johnson and Cunningham for
their backfield, the first team scored
twice on the scrubs. Rice, Griggs and
Coach Outland played with the scrubs.
Thrailkill is a whirlwind of a player at
either end or half. and may get on the
first team in spite of his light weight.
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the following description of the plant:
The entire plant equipped and COM
plete, when ready for operation, will
cost in the neighborhood of $500, 900. We
nope to begin operations November 10.
We are erecting machine shop, the
dimensions of which are 150x400 feet.
1t is a steel frame structure with brick
veneer. We are also building a ma
chine shop 75x150 feet, with steel frame,
a powerhouse 75x150 feet, a transfer ta-
Die 4Ox410 feet, which will have electric
plant of its own; a brick storehouse
lOx21O feet, with platform 80x400 feet.
We are also erecting a fireproof brick
o1lhouse and building eight additional
stalls to the roundhouse. The brick
smokestack at the powerhoUse will be
165 feet high. The plant viii be equip
ped with one of the most modern cleo
trio light and power plants to be had.
In addition we are remodeling our yards
in the vicinity of the shops to facilitate
the handling of our work and to make
it more convenient for all concerned.
"All of the buildings are to be erected
on the most substantial concrete foun-
dations and all of the work is being
done in first class shape under the
personal supervision of Contractor
Charles A. Fellows of Topeka, Kan"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29

Democrats eager for escape from
gloomy thoughts about election pros
poets. says the Washington Post. and
willing to look at bright rainbow tints
will find relief in Selling a pencil and
paper and working something as fol-
lows.
Put down 5 per cent as the gain in
the Republican vote OF Maine over 1900
and "A per cent as the gain in the DEM
cratic -vate. those being the latest
and revised percentages. Then put
down 6e3. 1913 as the Democratic vote of
New York for president in 1900 and
So4.s59 as the Republican vote of the
state for the same year. Add 5 per
cent to the Republican vote and the
total will be S45 1000. Add "a per cent to
the Democratic vote and the total will
be $50. 22S. The difference is a Demo-
cratic majority of 5000 in New York
II that narrow margin fails to con-
sole. or there be qualms as to whether
the percentages can be relied upon to
work as accurately or extensively in
favor of Democrats in New York as in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29
LOCAL MENTION.

frame barn at 1884 North Quincy
street was partially destroyed by fire
Wednesday afternoon. The barn is
owned by T.. A Rollinger and used
by w. w. Johnson.
o. r. Peake, agent of the U. S. Ex-
press company at Salina, is spending
a two weeks vacation with friends in
Topeka.
Henry Huffman, a Wells-F Fargo mes
senger running between Topeka and
Kansas City, is sick at his home in
Lawrence.
The Fourth ward colored voters will
meet at the old court house october
1 to organize a Roosevelt and Hoch
club.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29

Newark News: In the long run it
does no party any good to nominate
and elect unfit men, no matter wheth-
er it is done on the score of party
usage or to accomplish some particu-
lar end The unfit man will remain
unit, and he Will sooner or later make
his unfitness manifest, and when the
record is prepared. at the end of his
term. it will be found that the advan-
tages of his services have been largely
overbaianced by his disadvantages to
his party, to his constituents and to
everybody excepting himself. The
party putting up unfit men loses the
confidence of the voters and imperils
its chances of success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29
Noted Engineer Dead.

Iowa City, Ia, Sept ga telegram
announces the death of General Chas.
w. Irish, former United States sur
veyor general in Gold Creek, New. He
surveyed Iowa for the Northwestern e
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
railroads, the Santa FEES Colorado and
Arizona route, built the Royal Gorge
and Grand Canyon bridges, the bridge
over the Missouri at Omaha and laid
out the early roads in both Dakotas.
He was chief of the department of ir-
rigation and inquiry under President
Cleveland
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29
CLOSE UP IN NEBRASKA.
Cannon and Watson Will Next Invade
Iowa.

Lincoln. Neb., Sept. 29.-Speaker JOS
eph C. Cannon and Congressman Wat
son of Indiana closed four days cam
paigning in Nebraska today. AT sew
ard a large crowd heard the two, the
principal speech being made by Mr..
Watson in order that Mr.. Cannon
might be in good form for his address
in this city tonight. A big delegation
met the speaker when he arrived here
and escorted him to hotel. He said
he was in perfect health and in good
trim for the tour in Iowa, which VIII
follow his Nebraska campaign.
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"A man ought not to try to do two
things at once" said the orderly person.
perhaps not answered Senator Sor-
ghum, land yet when he is talking about
the glory of this republic he wants to keep
thinking about the campaign fund" -
Washington star
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29

how many of his married children he can
support.
known as a prince of good fellows is
slave of bad habits
1t is queer how a girl can bump UP
against you in room with the lights out
and be indignant with you for doing 1t.
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school Strike Settled.

Chicago, Sept. 29.-After a detail of
six policemen had been sent to the
school where the strike had been in
augurated to preserve order the strike
was Settled" A committee appointed
by the youthful strikers" learned that
the runor of a colored teacher having
been employed in the school was false.
About so per cent of the strikers went
back to their classes. Truant officers
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29
Ticket brokers Enioined.

Chicago, Sept. ga Temporary re-
straining order against 10 ticket bro
kers has been entered by Judge Gross
The order enjoins the ticket brokers
from dealing in any railroad tickets or
the unused portions thereof (which by
the terms thereof are non-transfer-
rable.' Judge Grosscup's order takes
in nearly all round trip tickets, the
unused or return portions of which are
the ticket brokers chief stock in trade.
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New York Money Marker.

New York, Sept. 29.-MONEY-Money
ON call firm. Ia az per cent, closing bid Ia
and offered at per cent: time loans firm:
co days, per cent; 80 days, ga per cent:
months, 3% per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper. 41kdS
per cent; sterling exchange weak and
then f1rmer, with actual business in bank
ers' bills at 81. S555d4. $500 for demand and
at 81 S330n4 $40 for 60 day bills: posted
rates. $4S4I4.s41z and $4.S51ka4.s7; commer-
ciaI bills. $4S2%G s3lz.
SILVER-Bar silver, 577sc; Mexican doll
lars, 45Ac.
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UNION PACIFIC GETS QUARRIEs.
Will Use Them to Secure Ballast for
New Roadbed.

The Union Pacific railroad today
purchased 100 acres of stone quarry
property at Loring station on the
branch line of that railroad between
Lawrence and Leavenworth, Kan
Stone crushers will be installed at
once and the quarried stone will be
crushed and prepared for ballast for
use on the double track between To-
peka and Kansas City, construction on
which will begin at the Topeka end
within a week or two.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29

Boston Traveller: The latest figures
indicate that this years earnings Of
the United States Steel corporation
will be S4S5.OOO. 600. Last year they
were 1851. 572,S11, with net profits of
elSS.S0s.76S. Something positively must
be done to give more protection to this
infant industry.
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FELLOWS TO DO 1T ALL.
La Junta Contract With Santa Fe Will
Amount to 100000.

A special dispatch from Denver says:
The Santa F'e management announced
today that it has let contracts for the
building of a $500, 900 shop at La Junta,
which when completed will be the sec
ond largest shop of that company in the
United States.
d. z. Cain, general superintendent of
the Colorado division, has given out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29

At last the japanese blockade of Port
Arthur appears to be effective. 1t looks
as though it will be necessary to starve
Cen Stoessel and his band of defenders
into surrender The situation in the
fortress is so hopeless it seems human
tty should dictate to the car to order
q surrender
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-29
ar THE WORLDS FAIR

Subscribers to the State journal
visiting the WORLDS Fair may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
TO any address In ST. Louis at the rate
on thirty cents n month The last
edition Of the State Journal reaches
st. Louis the following morning. The
paper can be sent care of the Kansas
building. II desired
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Massacre of Armenians.

Paris, Sept. 29.-The Temps this after
noon publishes a dispatch from CONSTANT
nople saying that private information had
been received there to the effect that the
village of Ramsa Armenia was yesterday
the scene of a massacre of ArmenianS by
Kurds Details are lacking.