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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-01
ONE THING TO AVOID.
In Digging Up the Past the Great
Man Would Forget Those
Living.

EYES," said the great man, II am go
ing to write a book of personal recol-
lections. 1 think 1 am prominent
enough to do that; don't you?"
ooh, yes, you're prominent enough,
but I'd like to caution you about one
thing"
whats that?"
"For the purpose of publication don't
recollect anything about prominent
men now living"
''But they're just the people 1 want
to write about. Those are the kind Of
"reminiscences that will make the book
SELL"
ooh, well, suit yourself; but remem-
Der that 1 warned YOU"
Whats the danger?"
"Why, just as soon as you begin to
recollect things about them, they will
begin to recollect things about you"
81 hadn't thought about that" re-
marked the great man.
THAT will hurt you a lot" the
friend persisted, "and that isn't the
worst of it, either. There will be a
war of 'recollections' that will weary
the public and the public will hold you
responsible for it. That will hurt you
some more"
81 suppose it will be safe to recol-
lect things about people who are
dead?"
"Only reasonably SO. Most of the
deceased celebrities have relatives OF
friends living who are just aching to
get into the limelight of publicity, and
you'll be giving them their chance"
The great man studied the problem
thoughtfully for few moments, writes
Elliott Flower, in the Brooklyn Eagle
I'm glad you warned me-" he said
at last. I've taken chances on the
battlefield and in public life, but
guess a personal recollections' war
fare is too great risk for me-
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-01

ton has an equal for coughs and colds
+. Boyer, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, l99l
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-01
stops the Cough

and works of the cold. Laxative homt
Quinine Tablets. Price . cents
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-01
For soc and Thi. Notice

the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse,
Wis, will send free
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/ pkg. Salzer's Flash Light Radish. .l0c.
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Above six rare novelties, the choicest
and finest of their kind, have retail
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free, together with Salzer's big catalog,
well worth $1,000 to every wide-awake
gardener, all upon receipt of but zoe N
postage and this notice. TX IL
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-01

Men often make up in wrath Nhat Ii
want In reason.-Alger.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1904-01-01

The wastes of wealth lead to the wan o
want.-Ram's Horn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24

bert. The young folks had Miss Emily
Hart as chaperone, and will of course
| have a good time. These parties are
| getting to be quite frequent
Mr.. A. j. Hoisington of Great Bend
| is spending a few days in North Tope-
ka. Mr.. Hoisington is an experienced
| newspaper man and established the
Great Bend Register some 80 years. ago.
He was at one time a member of the
| board of regents of the State Agricul-
tural college
| Mrs. T. c. Lawson, missionary in
| India for twenty-five years. gave
talk in the. Baptist church Monday ev-
! ening on the work which she and her
husband started seven years ago. The
Industrial Evangelistic Mission or
Northern India. The regret is that
so few heard this. good lady tell her
thrilling story of midas wilds. Mrs.
Lawson goes from here to Denver.
Mrs. Howard Hannah assisted by
Mrs. Jerome Colvin is entertaining this
afternoon for her little daughter Vera
at 1130 North Van Buren, street. The
invited guests are: Mary Henson, Nor
ma Petro, Bessie Schenck, Gladys
Pratt, Mae Anna Bridge. Ella Mason,
Margaret Graham, Leona Curtis. Ola
Morris, Caroline Houser, Margaret Tolle,
Violet Conklin, Marion Hannah and
Willie Colvin, Harry Curtis, Leroy
Petro, Clyde Morris, Cecil Hannah and
Kenneth Houser.
Tuesday, August %, 1904, will long be
lives of the children of the Presbyterian
Sunday school. Yesterday these same
Jolly children and their friends enjoyed
an all day picnic. way out i'm the
country where there's isn't but woods
and green grass growing everywhere
At o'clock the little ones began 10
gather on Mrs. Arnolds porch and
lawn The large hay wagons were in
readiness for the crowd and the ex-
cursion to the grounds was enjoyment
illustrated in very lively characters. as
the youngsters waved flags and yelled,
P-I-K-N-I-K 1904. We are Freshly
ter-ians, now, now, and evermore. Mrs.
Arnold, Jessie Priddy and Fanny Cuth-
birth committee on location, had Sc
cured the beautiful grove on Mr.. Ha-
makers farm 211 miles west of city
Mr. Glendenning promised room for
ALI and there was no disappointment.
He and Mrs. Glendenning worked heart
iIy with the superintendent and teach
ers to make the affair the success it
was. An ideal day and place and care
full planning could have no other result.
The presence of some of our mothers
added much to the pleasure of all. We
noted among the company Mrs. George
Allen. Mrs. John Buchanan, Mrs. Burke,
Mrs James Campbell, MIS-. Charles
Heartburg, Mrs. Samuel Jam eSon, Mrs.
John Pratt, Mrs. Graft. MRS. Chas.
Snodgrass, Mrs. Stevick Mrs. Charles
Suit. Mrs. Mitchell of Virginia, Mrs. III.
Suit Mrs. John Yonkers.
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NORTH TOPEKA.

1
| leave items for this column with Kim.
| ball Printing Co. e12 North Kansas ave
| Independent phone 1851
| w. H. Forbes of Silver Lake is in
| town today.
Mrs. c. D. Myers is visiting her aunt,
| Mrs. Stewart, in Hoyt.
| Mrs. Mark Putnam is expected home
from Kansas City today.
Mr.. T. F. McAfee returned from
Oklahoma City yesterday.
Miss Fannie Cole has returned
home. after a short visit north of town.
Mrs. w. L. Hofer returned home
Sunday, after a short visit in Kansas
City.
L. " Bryant of Hofton, is visiting
his brother John Bryant on Logan
street.
Miss Ella Allen. of Morns & Myers,
is visiting Miss Fay Groshong in
| Kilmer.
Mr. ]. G. Gates of salina was the
guest Tuesday of Mr.. Otto Kuehne
and family.
A number of the Kansas National
Guards are leaving today over the I'm
ion Pacific.
Prayer service will be held at the
home of Mrs. c. L. Haywood tomor-
row evening.
Mrs G. F. Kimball and daughter, Miss
Martha, left this morning for st. Louis
and Belleville, Ill.
S: F. Joy, of RossvilIe. former SUI
perintendent of poor farm, was in
North Topeka yesterday.
The Congregational Sabbath school
are holding a picnic today, on the
Washburn college campus.
j. p. Hornaday of Pueblo, Col, who
has been here on business and visiting
his cousins, the Priddys, left today for
the west
The pressed brick and red mortar for
the Taylor mill arrived yesterday and
the new plant is just now a scene of
great activity.
r. E. McMaster & Son, s1s North
Kansas avenue, are closing out their
children's shoes and all rubber goods
a cost. BLUE FRONT SHOE STORE.
Master Russell Thompson, accom-
panied by Charles Ryder, left yester-
day evening for Pottawatomie county
to visit relatives. They will be gone
Il week.
Gay Gordon, cashier at the Union
Pacific freight office, resigned his posi-
ton last Monday and left for Winfield
to take position of ticket agent for the
Santa F'e at that point.
William Parkinson, late night clerk
at the Union Pacific depot is now bag
gage agent, relieving E. E. Bonawitz
who has been promoted to the position
of assistant chief clerk and cashier at
the Union Pacific freight depot.
Mrs. Dan Boyle and daughter Mar
evening for Lincoln, Neb., to visit her
daughter, Mrs. c. N. Rausch for fort
night. Mr.. Edward Boyle accompanied
them and will remain for some time.
Mrs Maria Beacham, of China, is
visiting her grandmother and Mr.. c.
E. Korr and family of 913 Monroe
street for two weeks. She will then go
to Buffalo, n. Y, to visit other rela-
lives returning to Topeka at Christ
mas time to meet her mother, Mrs. NJ.
r Draw after which she will return to
China.
A jolly picnic party left North To-
peka at $40 this morning for Silver
lake in a four horse band wagon
where they Will spend the day, return
ing this evening. possibly by moon
light The party consisted of Misses
Bianch Jones, Meta Curry, Maggie
BurIey, Ethel Grant, Vera Bridge and
Messrs. Harry Mckinley, Bert Conklin,
Ray Miller, Ed Collins and Bert Cuth-
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s7.6O S.. Louis and Return

%d'UV u AlOllI5 tllItl HNN7NuIII
Via Rock Island system. Tickets ON
sale Tuesdays and Thursdays during
August and September.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24
Assistant Auditor j. Nj. Nation Tells
About Registration.


August "a, 1SO4.
To the Editor of the State Journal:
wish to correct a few statements
in vour article in last Saturdays State
Journal relating to the Comanche
county bond deal in so far as it applies
to myself. The reporter was in error
in quoting me as saying that no such
deal would get by me If the bonds
were presented for registration. 1t was
represented to me that the bonds
would be bought by the school fund
commissioners on the rneory that the
valuation fixed by the state board
should be considered as the assessed
value of a county. stated TO the re-
porter that if the bonds were presented
in Mr.. Wells absence 1 would require
an opinion from the attorney general
on that point.
The article states that it was sup
posed that 1 had been sounded on
bonds and had given the conspirators
to understand that ii would do no
good to present them. This SUPPOSE
ton, if it existed was erroneous A
party interested in the bonds asked me
if 1 would register them considering
the value fixed by the state board as
the assessed valuation of the county.
replied that / would if the attor-
ney general held that valuation to be
the legal one and if the total indebted
ness of the county did not exceed if
teen per cent of that valuation.
The article further stated that l went
off on a vacation and Mr.. Wells return
ed to the office, thus giving those in
terested in the deal the opportunity
they were looking for. This is mis-
take as shown by what I have already
stated. Mr. Wells did exactly what
or any other clerk in the office would
have done in his absence. When bonds
are purchased by the school fund COM
Inissioners and presented to US for
registration, the only question the law
allows US to raise is whether the total
Indebtedness of the county or munich
pality is less than fifteen per cent of
the assessed valuation. The records of
the auditors office will show that no
bonds have been registered to the school
fund during Mr.. Wells time that did
not meet this requirement. The law
defining the auditors duties in relation
to the registration of bonds to the
school fund is as follows: ar7e
THAT it shall hereafter be the duty
of the commissioners of the permanent
school fund to present to the auditor
of state all bonds which may hereafter
be purchased by them prior to the de-
posit of the same with the state treas
urer and it shall be the duty of the
auditor to register all bonds so present.
ed" (Sec. 1898. Gen. Statutes, 1901
JAMES M NATION,
Assistant State Auditor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24
IN THE COURT HOUSE.

Sheriff Bert Lucas took two insane
patients to the Parsons asylum today.
They were Will Reaves, a young ne
gro living east of the city who was
recently adjudged insane. and L. w.
Grout- who is being transferred to the
Parsons institution from the State hos
pital.
Probate Judge r. F. Hayden has
received a communication from a love-
sick youth in Colorado who wishes to
marry his cousin. They won't let him
make the union in Colorado, and he
wants to know what they thought
about such things in Kansas. He wants
to come to Topeka, but not unless he
can bring his cousin here and marry
her.
A divorce suit brought by Mary Wei
ter against John Welter was filed in
district court today Mrs. Welter
charges that her husband, to whom
she was married November "a, 1897,
is a very bad specimen, and she wishes
to be rid of him. She also wishes to
secure a part of his comparative
wealth."
Two other cases were filed Tuesday
afternoon. Ida Younkin says that
Samuel Younl<iD has deserted her and
her three children, and she wants a
divorce H. Jennings wants to be le-
rally separated from Josephine Jen-
I1fr1Ks, who recently served a term in
fail for stealing silverware from Will
iiam Purdy in Dover township.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24
FOR TWO QUARTS OF GIBSON.
Pierce Charges Privates With
Its Theft.

Two national guardsmen, j. E. Denny
and D. E. Stevenson. will probably re-
greet the fact that they acquired two
quarts of Gibson whisky which was not
consigned to them. Captain w. A.
Pierce is the complainant. He appear
ed in city court this morning and Sc
cured a complaint charging the soldiers
with theft.
The tale of the two quarts is some
thing like this: A few days ago Cap
tain Pierce needed two quarts of Glib
son, valued in the complaint at $1.75
each, so he sent to Topeka for them.
The goods to be delivered by a messen-
ger boy. The boy got to Camp Bailey
with his fwhite-man's burden but
failed to deliver it to the consignee
The defendants held him up, took the
goods signed his little receipt book
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24
City Paving Bonds Sold.

City Treasurer Hale yesterday sold
$4,000 worth of city paving bonds to
the Speer Bonding company of Chi
cago. The interest is at the usual rate
principal on the basis of one-tenth ev-
cry year. The money was spent in
pavements laid in Topeka during the
last summer.
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s45.OO.
To California and Return via the
Santa Fe.

The twenty-ninth triennial con-
clave Knights Templar u S. A. and
sovereign grand lodge I. o. o. F., at
San Francisco in September. are the
next occasions for which the Santa Fe
will make reduced rates to California.
Any one. whether member or not, may
take advantage of the reduction. II
you're going to make the California
tour this is your chance to do it eco
nomically, comfortably. and thorough
w. On sale August Is to September
10, inclusive. Limited 10 October 90.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24
Gnidi's Successor Confirmed.

Rome. Aug. 24.-The pope today rat
ihed- the appointment of Father Am
brose Agius. the Maltese benedictine as
apostolic delegate to the Philippines in
succession to the late Archbishop Guidi.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24

and told him to skedaddle back to the
village. Captain Pierce failed to get
his consignment, and he began to look
it up, and learned the sad story of its
disappearance. The two militiamen
have not been arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24
In Business Fffty-fve Years.

Chicago, Aug. 24.-Alfred H. Black
all, one of Chicago's Oldest merchants
is dead at his residence after a short
been in the tea and coffee importing
business in this city for fifty-five
years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-24
MONEY IN THE TREASURY
Auditors Report Shows $Ses, 900
on June 1.

According to the report of State
Auditor Wells for the fiscal year end
ing June 80 this year. five of the state
departments received fees in excess
of their running expenses, and if the
state penitentiary be included by an
estimate, six departments or institu-
lions of Kansas paid their own way
and have a balance to turn into the
treasury.
The greatest money making insti-
tuition of the state is the insurance de-
partment which during the last fiscal
year received $157,979.77 in fees and
An annual profit of $150,259.77 is
pretty good return on the investment
The fees reported by E. B. Jewett,
warden of the penitentiary at Lam
sing, amount to $2O,5 but as this
does not show the value of the coal
sent to the state institutions nor the
value of the brick used in paving and
in building by the state. the real earn
ings of the penitentiary are not
shown. In fact the penitentiary is
profitable institution for the state In
order to show what the penitenttary
does the state institutions should pay
brick received and there is some talk
of asking the next legislature to pass
a law that the state institutions shall
pay the penitentiary for coal and
brick, and if this is done there may
be no more losses of 800 cars of coal
between the penitentiary and the
state heating plant.
The report of the auditor shows
that the secretary of states Office took
in $2O,2O4.9O during the past fiscal
year and the expense of the office was
$11,703.S9.
Morton Albaugh, bank commission
err, received in fees during the past
year $1O,590.24 and the expenses of
the office were $13,507, which makes
the bank commissioners Office close
to a paying institution.
NJ. C. Kelley, state oil inspector.
collected $21,s47.S5 in fees and the
expenses of his department amounted
to $S,745.36.
J. w. Radford, state grain inspec-
tor, received $49,926.05 in fees and
the expense of his department. was
$46. 4S3.51.
o. F. Lewis reports that the state
board of medical registration collect
ed $3,4O5.20 in fees and expended
$4,000.
The report of the general revenue
fund for the past fiscal year, as made
by State Auditor Wells, is as follows:
Balance in treasury July l. 1868 SSSSl0 III
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THAT BOND DEAL.

..s2, 924, S18.6s 1884 1s. &C
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-01

Denver, Dec. ga special dispatch
from Creede. Colorado, 10 the News
says: NJ V. 3. Wason died al lis
home IN Wason Sunday night, Decem-
Der 9th. Major Wakon was known by
every one In southwestern Colorado
for his many acts of charity.
He was born In Vermont April Is,
1923 At the age of eighteen he went
70 South America and engaged in min
ing in Brazil and Panama From
there he went TO Europe and also trav-
eled through China, Japan and India
In 1850 he purchased a stock ranch in
Montana. and later moved to Wyoming.
In 1859 he sold his interests in Wyom-
ing.
Mr. Wason came to the San Juan dis
trict in 1870. where he again took up
mining. He located the Dives, Shenan-
doah No. and No. 2. which are we'll
known producers Of high-grade ore to
this day. Besides these mines he was
interested in several other properties
near Silverton. He owned bne-half
interest in the Bachelor mine, at
Creede. which he sold in 1893 for $40
COO He owned 1000 acres OF land ad-
Joining the city OF Creede. and Sc
cured a charter for the Wason Toll
Road Company in 1891, which he con-
structed from the state road to the
Holy Moses mine. The road was so sit
uatel that any one doing business be-
tween the mines and the two towns was
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-01
DEATH OF M. v. B. WAS0N, NOTED
PIONEER OF MINERAL COUNTY

compelled TO pay tribute to the road.
Considerable feeling Of antagonism was
engendered against him on account OF
the toll road. which resulted in Sc
ries of law suits by individuals and
the Board of County Commissioners OF
Mineral county. in an effort TO break
the charter. In all the various suits
Wason Won. and the state purchased
the road in 1896 through an act Of the
Legislature for $4,000. When the city
OF Creede was laid out. in 1891. Wason
held lease upon school section en-
bracing the town site. which the State
Land Board declared forfeited, and the
result was an extended law suit with
the state. which was compromised by
the state deciding Wason a number OF
valuable lots and money sufficient 10
pay all costs in the litigation.
He founded the town of Wasop in
1891. which was the county seat of the
county in 1893. He is credited with
having spent several fortunes in law
suits, but always won his point. He
leaves an estate valued at $500. 900.
consisting of mines, lands and stock.
A wife and adopted son survive him.
He has sister in Somerville. Massa-
chusetts. and one brother whose where p
abouts Is unknown. He was the young
est OF large family.
The funeral takes place Wednesday
at O'Clock. The remains Will be
placed in the family vault at Wa.on.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-01
ATTORNEYS FILE REPLICATION
IN POOLE HABEAS CORPUS CASE

Dsnrsr, Dec. Zs.-In the replication
" attorneys for Victor pooie, 10 the al
Su~ and return made by Co.ons! Yer
deckberg in the Poole habeaa corpus
proceeding In the Supreme Court, the
e0rt is urged 70 take jurisdiction and
Ae,1ds whether or not the governor Of
the state has the power 70 suspend the
privilege Of the writ Of habeaz corpus.
II "a alleged that no criminal charge
has over been made agains, Poole. al
though Judge Seeds granted delays on
several oceasions In order that inform
atoms might be filed against him II he
was suspected Of the commission OF any
crime.
Continuing. the replication ayers that
there has been no suspension OF the
privilege Of the writ OF hAbeaa corpus
BY the General Assembly or any delega-
ton OF the power TO suspend It TO the
governor; and tina. he has no such
power himself II IL alleged that there
has been no rebellion. insurrect!on or
Invasion in Teller county. nor has pub
lic safety demanded the suspension OF
tho benefit OF the writ In the case OF
Poole or any other citizen Of Teller
county.
Governor Peabody'g action is alleged
10 be a violation OF the Hgh,s guaran-
teed to every citizen under the consti-
tuition OF the state and the fourteenth
The Grit-advocate., 1904-01-01

amendment 10 the constitution Of the
United States, whicn provides THAI no
state EhalI make any Law which
abridgeG the privileges granted By the
federal constitution and ,hat no citizen
ghall be deprived OF life, liberty O.
property without due process Of Law.
IL is alleged that Governor PEABODY
has violated the fourth amendment TO
the federal constitution, which provides
that the people Ehall De secure IN the!r
perEonz against Unreasonable seizures:
that he violated the NTH amendment.
which provides that no citizens shall be
deprived OF liberty without due process
Of law. and that he violated the sixth
amendment. which provides that one
accused Of crime shall be speedily
tried Dy Jury. and shall have the right
To know the nature and cause OF the
accuEation against him
The replication concludes With the
statement that Governor Peabody haa
said that he will not permit writ OF
error to be issued out Of the court be-
low, and that unless the Supreme
Court takea Jurisdiction. which the pub
lie veal demands that It shall do, that
Judge Seeds will have to call upon the
sheriii TO secure force sufficient TO
enforce the mandate of the court It
Ia claimed that the military forces
would resist and tina. there would be
great loss OF life