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The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01
An Improvement.

"You saw papa?"
EYES,"
"How did you like him."
"He struck me unfavorably."
That's better"
"How better?"
Il believe he kicked the last young
man."-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01
No Place for the Flag.


CONSERVATION reigns among tho e:vil
war veterans who were in attendance
at the annual state encampment In
Minneapolis. During the last session
Of the convention, the fact was brought
before the body, that no room had
been provided at the new capitol for
the old war flags, the relics, dear to
the hearts of veterans in the state,
which now repose in glass case in the
rotunda of the old capitol building.
A petition was presented to Gov. Van
SAINT, signed by many of the most
prominent veterans in the state. ask
Ing that when the flags were removes
to the new building, it might be with
oil possible pomp and ceremony.
It was decided to make q direct ap-
peal to the state capitol commission for
space for the flags in the new building
The council of administration Of the
state department of the Grand Army
was instructed to take up the matter
with the commission at once.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01
Meeaphouinr Above

Megaphoning Above.
"How loud Brother Brown talks g.
meetin'!" s,.jls5i N IA
Eyes; Providence has been turnt15
q deaf ear to him lately an he's givnd
it q piece of his mind."-Atlanta CO.
stitutiOn. Si5s3SSSs s9ssx23
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01

'Ebenezer was out hunting the other
day. and. having fired at 4 bunny. he
took aim again. when his sister cried:
why. Eb, your gun amt loaded"
''Hush!" whispered the boy, de rab-
bit doan' know dat."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01
Live Stock.

Chicago, March %.
CATTLE-Choice to fancy beeves, $5.6O@
SIS; good to choice heavy steers. $5.15@555;
fair to good export and shipping steers, 81 20
a6.10; medium beef steers. $15@4.65: in
ferior and plain steers, $3.5094.10; good to
fancy cows and heifers, $4.0eq465 good
to choice feeders, $3OG4.50; poor to faiz
stockers and feeders. $2.50G3. 60; fair to good
COWS and heifers. s320G3.75; good cutting
and fair beef cows, $270de.15: calves. good
to fancy. $50: calves. common to fair.
s275@025; corn-fed western steers. A.10@
$40; Texas bulls and thin steers. $2.25G3. 20;
fed Texas steers. fair to choice. s.3cq450.
HOGS-Good to choice heavy shipping.
SeoQ5.65; fair to good butcher weights.
$55OQ5.62h: fair to good heavy packing.
S5.4OG5.55 rough to choice heavy mixed.
S535l5.5 ST.. assorted light, $5.10@5.52h; good
to choice light mixed, $540Q6.60: inferior
light Mixed $5.2oa6.s5; poor to choice, *4.4o
@1.15.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01
Omaha, Neb., March Is.

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CATTLE-Market steady to shade lower.
Native steers, $360G5.15: COWS and heifers.
S2.7O@41O; Gamers, s2O0@2.65; stockers and
feeders, s27o1l4.20; calves. $300Q5.75; bulls.
stays, ETC., $2.25@S50.
HOGS-Market SC higher. Heavy. IS. leo
$50; mixed, s515G5.17h; light, $5.00@5.2 q;
pigs, A.Oc9As5; bulk of sales. S515@5.20:
SHEEP-Market active and stronger.
Western yearings. A75a5.35; wethers, A25
@4.90; ewes, $4O09A.65; common and stock
ers, $30OG470; lambs, $5.00G5.Se.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01
Professional Jealousy.
This world Of ours is all a stage
And men but players are
A lot Of US are supers, though
We're sure We ought to star.
-WashingtOn Star.
His Opinion:

His Opinion: SSs
do you think that only rich men
ought to be in political life?"
Il should not put it that way" an
swered Senator Sorghum. But am
of the opinion that a man in political7
life ought to be rich sooner or later. -
Washington Star.
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4 4 ~
News comes from Washington 10 the
effect that congressman Buchanan has
suggested to the secretary Of Of the In
terror and the commissioner of Indian
affairs that the government appoint Z
fire warden, to have control of Star 10.
land in Cass Lake. Mr.. buchanan also
sounded the commissioner as to the pro-
posal that the state of Minnesota, pur-
chase the island from the government
or the Indians, and keep it forever In
It's native state, with the pine timber
intact and its great natural beauty an
marred. This latter proposal 10 meet
ing with enthusiastic favor in Casa
Lake, and the papers throughout the
northern half Of the state ore indorsing
it. y
When the members of tho North
western Minnesota Editorial associa-
ton visited Cass Lake last summer they
were served with q dinner under the
tall pine trees which cover every foot
Of the island, and were shown over 1t
and taken on the small lake In the
center-Lake Helen, It was suggest
ed then that the state acquire the is-
land, and the scheme was heartily In
dorsed by all who were there, each
promising his support. =
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01

Tommy-You said shouldn't e19s
those mince pies in the pantry; that
they would make me ILL.,"
Mother-Yes, Tommy.
Tommy (convincingly)-But,. mann
ma, they aven't!-Illustrated Bits.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01
Enjoyment.

Enjoyment.
This life's game, wise folks declare
Where luck may help lot. FS
The men who win are much amused
And those who lose are not. s
Washington Star. :.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01

In No Danger.
Mistress-1 think you handle those hna
china dishes very carelessly.
Domestic-Dont worry, mum. TheY|
are so light that they wouldn't hurt even
If dropped 'em on my toes. mum.-N. Ya
Weekly.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01

AS usual. .,g8sss9
Ernie-Why was Mrs. Wigs 20 lAt9|
in attending the meeting Of the Society
of Universal Peace? ."t $ssS
lda-She had spat with her husband
because he refused to mind the baby
Chicago Daily News I5s485%d
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-04-01

Had Never Heard It.
He told her the old. old story.
And caused her heart to stir.
The tale was blaze of glory
For it was new to her.
philadelphia Press. Il
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-26
BOXES FOR GUESTS.
Auditorium Is Being Fitted for Dis
tinguished Visitors.

Two special boxes are being built.
one on each side of the stage at the
Auditorium. Carpenters began the
work this morning. The boxes are be
ing specially built in honor of the dis
tinguished visitors who will be the
guests of the city next week
On Monday night at the grand patrf-
otto concert to be given by the Chi
cago Symphony orchestra, Secretary
Of War w H Taft and his party of
government officials and the Chicago
railway officials who come out with
Mr.. Taft in the train Of special cars
which Will arrive on Monday noon, will
occupy one Of the boxes. The other will
be occupied by Governor Bailey and
other prominent local and state officials
and citizens.
The concert by the Chicago Sympho-
ny orchestra is on the first night of the
weeks celebration The Chicago Sym
phOny orchestra is too well known to
need very much said in regard to it
and judging from the way the seats are
selling a full house will hear the con-
cert.
Topekans who wish to attend will do
well to get their reservations of seats
at once at Stansfeld's. The demand
on next Monday when the city Will be
full Of strangers viii probably be larger
than the supply of tickets. The price
is fifty cents per seat all over the
house, lower than the orchestra has
ever been heard for before
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-26

Rev J. C. Maver and Col. G. A.
Huron, at IL a. m, in the rooms.
Lane school will have Comrade
Geo. R. Waters, at 2 p. m.
The Sunday services will be held at
the Congregational church. corner of
Laurent and Jackson streets at IL a.
m. Rev. It. J. Pearson, the pastor,
will preach the memorial sermon and
suitable music will be furnished by
the church choir. The members of
Blue post and corps and other COM
rades will meet at the post hall, 822
Kansas avenue, at 10 o clock and
march in a body to the church.
On Memorial day, May 80, the com
mitteeS for collecting flowers will be
at Grant and Quincy schools at s a.
m. Owing to the destruction by the
food of last year to towering plants
and shrubs, it is hoped that the South
side may be able to assist and make
up this shortage The committee go
ing to Rochester cemetery to conduct
the ritualistic exercises and decorate
the soldiers graves at 10 a. m, will
leave here at a m. This committee
Foltz.
A committee consisting of Past
Com manders Evans, LugstOn and S. J.
Davis will decorate the graves in the
Curtis buryfng grounds at 10 a. m.
At the Prairie Home cemetery
north OF Menoken, a committee con-
sisting of Comrades Ward Cromwell
and Dennison viii have charge of the
exercises, and have arranged to meet
at the church at p m. Monday, to
ne addressed by Rev H L. Nelson, of
Rossville. A. e. Ward will have
charge of the music. The decoration
OF the graves will follow the church
exercises.
The following committee will deco
rate at the ElmOnt cemetery at a.
M; Comrades Matchett Tincher
Kemp, Rose, and Browning.
on Monday at 1 p. m. the post will
meet at the post hall to march in a
body to the South side to join in the
parade honoring Ex-Governor Taft.
secretary OF war, who will be here to
represent President Roosevelt and
who will speak in the Auditorium at
D. m.
It is desired that as many as pos
sible of the comrades and CORPS viii
meet at the south end of the EIeIan
bridge and join in the exercises there
at 10 a. m Monday, which will be in
charge of Rev F. NJ McKfrahan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-26
STANDS BY FUNSTON.
Chicago News Defends the Doughty
Little General.

The Chicago News under the caption
"Rearranging Funston's Laurels''
prints an editorial defending General
Funston in which it says:
It is perfectly right for the Kansas
state textbook commission to expunge
from the Kansas public school histories
the statement that General Funston
swan the Bagbag river in the Philip
pines in the face of a hot fire from
the enemy" but they should not hold
Funston to account for the error. 1t
is the author of the history and not
the general who is to blame. Funston
did swim the Bagbag. 1t was not at
that river, however, but at the Rio
Grande that the exploit famed in his
tory was performed. Moreover, Fun
StOn'S commission as brigadier was not
of natatiOn. as the Kansas historian
seems to think. His own official report
of the exploit by which a rope was car
ried across the Rio Grande so that a
raft might be hauled to the other side
says:
"a dozen men volunteered to cross
the river, although they would be IN
der fire. From these selected Privates
White and Trembly of Company B.
These men, naked and unarmed, swan
the river with the end of the rope, all
though fired on repeatedly, and landed
within twenty feet of a small work
containing several of the enemy, who
did not run out until the men actually
crawled up on all tours and tied the
rope to one of the uprights of the
trench. I got on the raft with eight
men and we hauled ourselves over by
hand"
In addition, the generals report said:
Il earnestly recommend that the two
men, White and Trembly, be granted
the medal of honor
Neither General Funston's commits
sion nor his medal of honor was grant
ed for swimming feats, but for dis
tinguished gallantry in action and for
the general efficiency and really bril-
liant service rendered by his regiment,
the Twentieth Kansas. The swimming
or fording of rivers under fire was one
of several features of a campaign
which marked MIN as daring leader
and clever strategist.
Those feats were praised without
stint and it is but natural that the
general should now suffer from his
overdose of praise, They were vastly
more to his credit than the much
vaunted trick by which he captured
Aguinaldo. If. like other military
heroes who have been mounted on
pedestals and crowned with laurels, it
is found that he has been credited with
honors not properly his due that is not
his fault.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-26

turning to their home in Vermont.
Mrs. John J. Ingalls, of Atchison will
be in Topeka for the Territorial day
celebration Of Semi-Centennial week,
next Tuesday and will be the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P MacI4epnau
Mr.. and Mrs. Speed Hughes left this
morning. for Redlands, California, call
ed by the serious illness of Mr.. Hughes
father.
Mr.. and Mrs Frederick Dunont
Smith and their son, Eustace of Kins-
ley, are in town for a fortnight The
son goes to Christ hospital Friday for
an operation.
Mr.. and Mrs d. P. Blish and the
Rev. W. R. Cross of Trinity church.
Atchison, are here for the diocesan
convention
Miss May Reddick of st. Marys will
be the guest of Mrs. Charles Allen
Mills Friday or Saturday.
Mrs. Harry Weaver and Mrs. Dorr
Norton came up from Kansas City
Tuesday to visit Mr.. and Mrs. l. B.
McClintOck. Mrs. Weaver returned to-
day but Mrs. Norton will remain for
a week and MI Norton will join ner
Saturday and spend Sunday IN town.
Miss Ruth Hayden of Holton who
has been the guest of Miss Mabel
Knowles for a few days on her way
home from Chicago and Godfrey, Hi
nois went home Wednesday.
Mrs. Charles Wood will return to St.
Louis next week after a fortnight at
the National.
Miss Nellie Breidenthal of Kansas
City is the guest of Miss Nellie Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Mohler left We'd
nesday for st. Louis to join Miss Helen
McClintOck who is returning from
school in Washington for the summer
vacation. They will spend a week at
the fair.
Mrs. Roy Starkweather is spending
a few days with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Ranney in Arkansas City.
Miss Eleanor Thompson will leave
Sunday for st. Louis to visit for a
month.
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Guthrie will go to
Clinton, Missouri, the first of June to
spend several weeks.
Miss Florence WEIGH will go to Law
renee Friday for the Phi Gam spring
party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Landrus are in
Kansas City for two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fleisch of Pu-
eblo, Colorado, arrived today to visit
Mrs. Fleisch's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. J. Wingert.
Mrs. w. A. Johnston was expected
home today from St Louis where she
attended the biennial meeting Of the
General Federation of Women'S Clubs
Mrs. George Harrop of Manhattan is
visiting Mrs. A. L. Nichols.
The Ladies' Aid society of the First
Congregational church will give a
thimble party Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. D. NJ. Fisk, 1916 College
avenue Mrs. Fisk will be assisted by
Mrs. Carl Wedding.
Mrs. William Dignon and ner son
Frank will leave Sunday for Southern
California, to remain a year.
Mr. and Mrs. J. w. Howard have re-
turned from a brief visit in Fairfield,
Iowa.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-26
MEHL REGARDED AS OUT.
Dadisman Will Take His Place Be-
hind the Bat.

Fannie" MehFs entrance into pro-
fessional baseball will cause a shake
up in the Washburn team. Big John
Dadisman, the football captain, will go
behind the bat into the cage. Dad"
while being new to the game, has made
good and both Honska and Griggs are
pleased with mis- work with the big nit.
When Griggs is not pitching, he will go
on second base. While he is on the
slab, the place will probably be filed
by Dodge, and Cox will be sent into
the right field.
1t is thought that Otis Backenstoce
may get back into the game again and
take the second station on the circuit.
Washburn has four more college games
this year While Mehrs leaving is of
course a handicap. it will by no means
mean that the team will break up.
Manager Leach put Dadisman to work
today with the mask and expects to
have him in good shape. for the re-
naming games of the schedule.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-26
Charters Granted.

The state cnarter board has issued
the following charters:
Price Lumber and Box company
Kansas City, Kan, capital $751; 900.
Clay County Chautauqua association
Clay Center, Kan, capital $4,000.
Wichita Gas, Oil and Development
company, Wichita, capital $4,000
Charles W. Hull Mercantile company,
Kirwin, capital $4,000.
Kinsley Grain and Lumber company
Kinsley. capital $4,000.
McEihenic Coal company. Pittsburg,
capital $50 900.
Centerville State bank, Centerville
capital $10,0 00
Interstate Telephone company
Lenexa, capital 81, 500.
Marion Auditorium association, Mar
ion, capital IS, 600.
Independence Park and Improvement
company, Independence, capital $780,
600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-26

A quiet, cultured, unassuming woman
who does not care to shine in the fash
ionable world, but who is well entitled
to write philanthropist after her name,
is Mrs. Phebe Hearst, mother of Will
lam Randolph Hearst, who is making
such strenuous efforts to become pres
ident of the United States.
Mrs. Hearst is a wise rather than an
ostentatious giver, and never employs
a herald to proclaim to the world what
she is doing or going to do. Practical
and truly helpful benevolence has al
ways characterized her giving.
Years ago she became deeply inter
ested in kindergarten work, and was
largely instrumental in introducing it
into this country. Out of her abundant
means she established and has main
tanned five kindergartens and a manual
school in San Francisco and the same
number in Washington city.
The needs of working girls have al
ways appealed to her, and out of her
sympathy for them she established sew
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-26

eral working girls clubs in San Fran
cisco, and thus introduced an inspiring
and helpful element into their lives
which has been productive of untold
blessing. She also gave the American
university at Washington 100000 to
build national Catholic school for
girls. As a memorial to her husband,
the late Senator Hearst, she maintains
a miners school at the University of
California.
Mr.. Carnegie. of late years would
seem to monopolize the giving of libra
ries, but he does not possess a copy
right on the plan. Mrs. Hearst was be-
fore him in this particular field. She
has built and endowed free libraries at
Lead City, S. D., Anaconda, Mont, and
other mining towns, and given them
thousands of volumes of the best liter
ature. She has manifested her interest
in higher education by paying the cost
of a competition for plans for a greater
University of California, and will erect
two buildings of accepted designs to
cost IS, 900 900 or $4 900, 900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-26
DO YOU WANT TO "HIKE?"
A Hiking Club has Been Organized
in Topeka.

The Topeka Y. NJ. c. A. has organ
lied what it calls hiking clubs. The
members will be expected to go jour
neys on foot. The following explana-
ton is offered in a circular just is
sued:
ITO hike-in boy vernacular-
means to go on a tramp across the
country. Hiking trips will be made to
Burnett's Mound and to a number of
other interesting points around the
city. The boys will take their lunches
and be gone all day. They will be ac-
companied by the physical director"
A long tramp covering a period of
five days has also been planned. The
announcement calls it the grand
hike and has the following to say
about it
THE first week in August the boys
will tramp to the Pottawatomie In
dian reservation, via Elmont and
Hoyt, and returning via Silver Lake.
A team will be taken along to carry
necessary supplies. The boys will be
expected to furnish their own pro-
visions and a sleeping blanket. The
trip will be made in easy stages, COW
ering about fifteen miles each day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-26
REGULARS ON THE WAY.
They Are Expected to Arrive in To-
peka Sunday.

At 3 o'clock Wednesday. the regular
troops left Fort LeavenWOrth to come to
Topeka for the Semi-CenteuniaI celebra-
ton They will arrive here Sunday and
will go into camp at the fair grounds.
The soldiers are coming to Topeka TO
act as an escort of Secretary of War ".
H. Taft in the Memorial day parade, but
they will also remain during the week and
take part in some of the other parades.
The detachment viii be under the COM
mand of Major c. H. Murray and will
consist of troops 9 and II, Fourth United
States cavalry and the Twenty-ninth
battery United States light artillery, Cap
tain E. N Taylor. commanding, First
Lieutenant F. A Purviance will be in
command of 9 troop and First Lieuten-
ant w A. Tershing of H troop. The
other commissioned officers who will be
here with the command are; With @
troop, Second Lieutenant J. B. Henry.
with H troop, Second Lieutenant c. L
SlcOx; with the battery. First Lieutenant
Upton Birnie. First Lieutenant B. r
ShOak and Second Lieutenant L ".
Prunty- There will be about 30 men
in the command.
After the Topeka celebration is over
the cavalry will return to Fort Leayen-
worth and the artillery will go to Fort
Riley for target practice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-26
HIGHEST QUALITY.
Best Service-People's Ice & Fuel Co.
Making a Fine Record.

The Peoples Ice and Fuel company
has in one respect realized its ambi
ton, which was to thoroughly and sys-
tematicaIly cover the city of Topeka
with its service and do it so well that
every ice consumer within the city lin
its could have their ice delivered at
their door in proper season.
This company has the advantage OF
an unlimited supply of ice made from
pure distilled water, free from impure
ties and unhealthful influences They
are making a feature of early morning
deliveries and none of their patronage
are forced to wait until the hot hours
of the afternoon for their supply of ice.
Their prices are as low as the lowest
and can be depended on at all times
to cover only a fair profit on the bust
ness. It is their desire at all times to
give the most courteous treatment and
highest consideration to all patrons
whether they buy a pound or a ton
Their policy in all these respects has
succeeded in drawing to them the bulk
of the trade of the city and the man
agement pledges the continuance of
this most excellent service.
Our offices are at the corner of First
and Jackson streets where visitors are
always welcome. Our telephone is No.
on both phones. If you want ice
quick want it pure, want it early and
regular, we are ready and anxious to
MI your wants. Come and see US or
call US up.
Yours for business,
c. H. A. SCHWARZ, Mgr.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-26

The following are the dates of the coun-
ty and district and state fairs to be held
in Kansas and Missouri this year:
FL DOradO-Aug. 9-12
Sedalia, Mo.-Aug. 1919.
FredOnia-Aug. 22-2Z
Smith Center-Aug. 1921.
Chanute-Aug. % to Sept. g.
Winheld-Aug. 80 to Sept. ?.
Seneca-Aug. 81 to Sept. 2.
Leavenworth-Sept $40.
Burlingame-Sept. $40.
Ottawa-Sept. $40.
Clay Center-Sept. SO.
MankatO-Sept. Sc.
St. Joseph, Mo.-Sept. GO.
St. Johns-SeDt. 6-9.
Topeka-Sept. 12-17.
Eurel1a-Sept. 12-17.
Great Bend-Sept. 1916.
Burlington-Sept 1916.
A1arysville-Sept 1876.
Eutchinson-Sept. 1924
FL DOradO-Sept. 29-24.
Kansas City. Mo.-Sept. 21-24
Council Grove-Sept. 21-23.
Wichita-Sept. 26 to Oct. l.
NeWtOn-Oct. 81