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Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1904-10-28
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CON.
sTITUTION OF THE STATE OF
q NORTH DAKOTA

Subdivision 5, Section 215 of Article 10 of
Is amended SO as to read as follows:
=, Firth; The school for the deaf and dumb of
North Dakota. at the city of Devils Lake, in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
TIE WAR IN EAST.

It is quite evident that some kind of
a war is in progress in the far east,
but it cannot be denied that there is a
haze of uncertainty about a great deal
of the so-called war news, writes
Lafayette Young in his paper, the Des
Moines Capital.
Thus far the japanese appear to have
had the best of the situation. Their
own preparedness and the unprepared-
ness Of the Russians at the time OF the
striking of the first blow has been fol-
lowed up by a series of victories which
have given the impression in some
quarters that the JaDs were well-nigh
invincibla.
When the smaller of two nations en-
gagged in warfare achieves a series of
notable victories it is the disposition of
the Unlocking crowd to throw high the
hat and cheer the victor.
Conservative students of the far east
ern situation, however, are not basing
any predictions as to the outcome of
the present contest upon that which
has already taken place. It makes lit
tie difference where outside sympathies
may be. The point is-which nation
has the advantage? Which is backed
up by the heaviest battalions? Which is
the best prepared? Which occupies the
most strategic ground?
It is very apparent that there is not
much going on in the fighting line just
at the present time, but the very alb
sence of startling news is in itself
ominous. The inference is reasonably
warranted that preparations for war
are going forward. Troops are being
transferred from their accustomed
quarters to points wher they can be
made quickly and available when the
emergency arises.
Before the year 1904 rolls by it is safe
to say there will be plenty of war
news. and if the tragedy is transferred
largely from sea to land. the outcome
will keep other nations guessing for
a long time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
THINGS TO THINK ABOUT.

II IS QOuDt1eSS d 1dcC InaL with all OF
this lingering about taxation in Kan
sas, many people have become confus-
ed. One side presents one array of fig
ures to prove one thing, and the other
side dishes I'D another set and proves
the contrary Just now the question is.
were the railroads favored the past
year by the officials who make the as
sessments. or do they pay their just
proportion of the increased taxes?
One thing is clear, and that is the re-
suit. Taxes are increased. Certain
items can doubtless be picked out in
the equalization by counties, and al
most any sort of an action can be JUS
tilted by those items, but the results
as whole are what tell the truth.
Just two comparisons are necessary
to get at the truth when results are
considered. The total amount of taxes
paid by all property and the amount
paid by the railroads this year as COM
pared with the preceding year. This
comparison shows the whole truth.
Here it is:
This year the taxes on all property
in the state amount to SIG, 800, 157. so;
year over last 1929, 327.17. Per cent
year over last. $2.2S5.327.17. Per sent
of increase, 15.2-
This year the taxes on the railroads
of the state amount to 81, 467, 46S.91; last
year, s2,2S6, O43.96. Increase this year
over last, s1S1, 42415. Per cent of in
crease. 7.3.
If the taxes on the railroads had been
increased 1872 per cent, the same as on
other property, the railroads would
have paid $347, 478.6s in increased taxes.
instead of only $1S1, 424.15. Therefore
the railroads are escaping paying $685.,
054.53 of their share of the increase.
This is a result all right. There can
be no dispute about that Just how it
was brought about is another question.
It seems to have been done by raising
the assessment in sixty-three counties
in the state, and making them pay more
than their share. including the railroads
Share that the latter escaped.
Every man is entitled to his own
opinoin a to why this was done. State
Treasurer Kelly had served four years
as assistant state treasurer. He is the
only member of either the board of rail-
road assessors or the board Of equaliza-
ton who had had experience in the
states business up to last year. Prob
ably the other members know more
about it now than they did a year ago.
The board of railroad assessors seem
to have followed their predecessors
very nearly in making their assess
ment. Three Of the same men COM
pose the board of equalization. When
they found it was necessary to raise
the assessment on other property it
would seem as though they would have
made the railroads bear their share of
the raise. but they seem to have over
looked the railroads in the matter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
Always Remsuber the Fun Name
axatiXe BEomo Cmnine e ri Il ensvery
aCcd mcneD Grip IN Days ~ 80. |09>~ box $50

sale. 1t seems to be unnecessary TO PIC
ture men in underwear, in order TO sell
their kind but II is different with Wo-
mems underwear
Query: How can woman be watching
at the window in order to meet her hus-
band with a kiss, and have meals on
Anne, too?
Here Is something a man soon learns
after he rrlarries: Nothing that is fash
ionable is too thin for winter. or too
heavy for summer.
We are very much afraid that seme day
the Globe may become such Dig and
prosperous paper that we can af1ord TO
hire an artist, and that when great man
dies he will make pictures of Uncle Sam
and Columbia weeping over coffin
girl OF IA was lately married at Cool
fdee to a boy of IL Now, don't become
indignant, and say It was shame; It
was for the best. Indeed, the father Of
fbe bride stood over the bridegroom with
a shotgun and made him.
Women have a hard time trying to
please when they CONVERSE: IL they talk
About their children their housekeeping,
or their bargains they get at sales, they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
THE ST. CECILIA GIRL.

Out in Kansas the st. Cecilia Girl is
beginning to attract attention, says
Chicago editorial writer. The st. Ce-
ella Girl is an advocate of sunshine. 1t
ls her desire to keep from becoming
wrinkled and she believes she may do
this by culuvating serenity of mind.
The Atchison Globe gives the following
explanation Of her creed:
when she gets up in the morning
she steps to a window and looks out
and says: 'Serenity-serenity-
The word is supposed to put her mind
in peaceful trim Before dinner she
must repeat three times the word
tranquility This will soothe her
nerves and wipe out the memory of
vexations, and at night, just before she
falls asleep. she must repeat Peace
and rest Saying these words over will
drive disquieting thoughts away,
smooth out the wrinkles and insure
sweet sleep"
1t may be that success in keeping off
wrinkles shall not always come to the
st. Cecilia Girl. but her plan has the
merit Of inexpensiveness. It doesn't
cost anything to go to the window.
when one gets up in the morning, and
say "Serenity-serenity- serenity OF
course II VIII nave to be admitted that
words are easy and that the ST. Cecilia
Girl might help along in the serenity
business by hurrying down to the
kitchen. after she has finished her per-
Torrance at the window. and getting
breakfast. instead Of leaving that duty
for mamma. II the cook has not left
unceremoniously the St Cecilia Girl
might help in some other way than by
getting breakfast. There are things to
be picked up and perhaps younger
brothers and sisters to be washed and
dressed. Oh. there is a big, big place
in the world for the st. Cecilia Girl
By learning to make her own clothes
or at least some of her palmer ones
she may add greatly to papa's serenity,
and by consenting to listen to parental
advice concerning her beau she may
still further help along the cause that
is dear to her heart.
The St. Cecilia Girl has made a good
start: her ideal is a high one: may she
achieve II gloriously and cling to it
bravely even after she succeeds in get
ting him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27

Louis grand jury. in place of Senator
Baker. They gave us T. T. Kelly. who
was convicted by the county commits
sioners of Miami county of forgery and
theft. They gave us Chas. Curtis, the
friend of the Indian land grafters. and
who is trying to perpetuate himself in
office by organizing rump conventions
composed Of bogus delegates. If we
are to Judge of the methods of the two
factions by what they have produced,
we think at least three out of four of
the honest voters of the country after
looking the matter over carefully will
say, IF we must endorse either of the
crowds. give US the Leland crowd"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
METHODS AND RESULTS.
IFrom the Holton Reeorder.l

1t IOI1 tie L1OlIOn IlSCOIQ6T.l
Mr.. Hoch's proclamation, declaring
that he is making war on methods
rather than men, has caused US to take
a sort of retrospective view of the past.
The present fight is on Cy Leland and
his methods. While we have no dispo-
sition to give an unqualified or in fact
any other kind of endorsement of Cy's
methods, yet we wish to be fair to him
as well as to his enemies. The best,
and in fact the only true way, to judge
between the merits of the opposing
methods OF men OF factions is to care
fully com2are results. What has been
the result of Leland's methods? They
gave US E N Morrill, for governor in
1894, Stanley in 1898, and Bailey in 1902.
Nothing so very bad about that is
there? They gave us Lucien Baker in
the United States senate from 1895 to
1900, and Chester L Long in 1903. They
gave us J. L Bristow in the Dostofice
department.
If they have ever given us an official.
either state or national. that has been
a disgrace and reDroach we do not
now recall his name How is it with
the other crowd2 For what are we
indebted to them? They gave us ].
Ralph Burton. now under indictment
on ten or dozen counts by the st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
RAILROAD TAXATION.

The figures prepared by Assistant
State Auditor Nation to show that the
railroads are paying more taxes this
year than they did two years ago, bring
to light a remarkable condition of af-
fairs In some counties. Mr.. Nations
statement proves. when taken in con-
nection with the total increase in taxes
in the state, the very thing he is trying
to disprove. It proves that the rail-
roads are not paying their share of the
increased taxation. and that 1t is be-
cause of the increased assessment
placed on other property by the state
board of equalization while the railroads
were not molested.
AS stated in the State Journal, the
railroads are paying more taxes than
last year, but it is because the tax
Ievies are greater. They are not. how
ever, paying their share of the increase.
For instance: The taxes on all prop
erty for all purposes in Kansas last
year amounted to $14.667, 830.23. This
year the taxes on all property for all
purposes amount to e.9o3. 1880. an in
crease of $2,235. 22717. or 1872 per cent.
The taxes on railroad property in the
state last year amounted to 81, 2S6, O43. 90;
THIS year. Sz,4ol, 4oo51, an increase OIL
$181, 424.15. or only 10 per cent. So while
the taxes raised all property was in
creased 1872 per cent, that on the rail-
roads was increased only 7.9 per cent.
If the railroads had paid the same per
cent increase as the other property their
taxes would have amounted to $347,-
1855, or s166, O54.5 so more than they are
paying.
AS matter of fact, the railroads es-
capped even more than this, for the fig
ures given for "all property" include
the railroads. too. and to get at the
exact amount the percentage should be
computed for other property exclusive
of the railroads. and then apply this
rate to find what the railroads should
pay at the same rate of increase as
other property.
The full force of Mr.. Nations figures
is seen when applied to certain specific
counties. For instance, in Marion, the
home county of Mr.. Hoch, the increase
in taxes paid by all classes of property
is $e.043.59. while the railroads actually
pay 2,592.76 less than they did last
year, according to Mr.. Nations figures.
In Reno county the state taxes alone
are increased $14.55S. but taxes in the
yet the railroads pay 81, 80 less than
last year, according to Mr. Nations
figures.
In Rice county the total taxes paid
for all purposes amount to 81, 1853 so more
than last year, while the railroads pay
81, 1905 less.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
IAYHAWKER JoTs.

Maple City has a blue 1eghorn her
that has laid 300 eggs the past year.
A dedicatory speech at the Ottawa
college was so warm that three people
tainted.
The young man who stole a watch at
Erie now goes to bed and to his meals
by the prison clock.
Icons surplus dogs are taking the
etrychnine route to the happy hunting
grounds.
The "sun do move" That is the
Herington Sun will move into new and
more commodious quarters soon.
Hutchinson's first spring house clean
on Main street and put down cement
paving.
The Ell Dorado Republican has receiv-
ed a dollar bill on subscription from
Port Said, Egypt. The letter was en-
route 16 days.
The young people of the Smith Cen
ter Christian church have organized a
class in club swinging. A soft answer
turneth away wrath but a little pugil-
istic knowledge isn't bad thing to
have around.
An Ames family. who have lived to-
gether &c years and have six children,
are now seeking a divorce. That's a
rocky ending to so long a married life
An Abilene druggist has ordered a
large soda fountain. AS harbinger OF
spring that beats the squawking of
north-bound geese all hollow.
Within the past week four pioneers
of Chase county have died. All had
lived their three score years and ten
and were respected citizens.
The thigh bone of a mastodon has
been dug up at Cawker City. There is
talk of fashioning 1t into Ratchet
and expressing it on to Mrs. Nation.
At one meal an Alma boy disposed OF
four cans of oysters, six cans OF toma-
toes, three chickens and two f1sh-then
he awoke and went down to break
fast of hash.
An inquisitive cow strolled in through
the open doors of a business house al
Chanute. The proprietor took both
horns of the dilemma and led her out by
the milky way.
Beginning March / 1.-The Daily Rus
tler'' will be issued from the office OF
the Great Bend Democrat Tne sheet
will have telegraph service and be a
hustler from the start.
Among the things numbered in the
dead past at LIE Roy is the cemetery.
The tonbstones and long cold shafts
of marble will be turned over to the
owls and the weeds and a new grave
yard started
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
AN UNJUST MOVE

Since the water company has at last
succeeded in restoring the water pres
sure to what it should be for fighting
fires. # will no doubt impress the ma
Jority OF residents of Topeka as rather
ar unjust move on the part of the fire
insurance trust to raise insurance rates
by the exorbitant amount of 20 per
cent
If the insurance companies were sat
isfied with their rates prior to the flood,
why should not the same rates pre-
vail now. when the water service is to
all intents the same that it was prior
to that June catastrophe2 Had the
companies raised their rates immedi-
ately after the flood. when for ten long
months the city was afflicted with
very Inadequate pressure. there could
have been no objection But now, just
as the water service is apparently re-
stored to it's former efficiency, why
raise the rates? That is a question for
the trust to answer.
It will be claimed. no doubt. that the
Parkhurst-Davis fire demonstrated
that even under favorable conditions
the Topeka water service is not ade-
quate: that there is not a sufficient re-
serve boiler. pump and distributing
capacity to meet. an emergency such
as existed at the time of that fire. But
such improvements as these. suggest
ed by the insurance men who examined
the water system here. are all distinct
ly in advance of the conditions which
existed prior to the flood. It would
seem. therefore. that the 20 per cent
advance is intended merely as a spur
to some material enlargement of the
plant and is not a bona fide increase
demanded by the exigencies of present
conditions.
Perhaps it is a good thing that a
prod of this kind is put into the side OF
the city to make it hurry In getting
possession of the plant, and bringing it
up to a higher standard of efficiency.
The citizens of Topeka want the best
fire protection, and if the fire insurance
companies possess a stimulant which
will bring about this result, it may be
a good thing to have the stimulant ap-
piled.
At the same time. the citizens of To-
peka realize, as insurance companies
do not, that the city is not
in very good shape financially.
and that it must be guided by some
regard for economy. If Topeka wants
all the improvements and engagements
to the waterworks system which have
been suggested by the fire insurance
men, it certainly would be a good thing
and there is nothing to prevent the
move. But it will cost money, and the
people pay the bill.
Everybody is inclined to see to it that
Topeka is fully protected from fire loss,
and it is only a question of bringing
this about with the greatest economy
possible. We believe that every mem
Der of the city administration is in &C
cord with this view. and whatever
differences Of opinion may arise will no
doubt be honest ones. which will be
satisfactorily adjusted. The result will
be better fire protection. and large bill
which the city will have to make up its
mind to pay as cheerfully as possible.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
REFLEcr1oNs OF A BACHELOR
CFrom the New York Press.l


The reason a woman hates to give a
man a secret to keep is because he
goes and does it.
A woman envies another getting. her
name in the newspaper even II it is In
a scandal.
A Girl wants to get married so other
girls will wonder about her what she
is wondering about other married wom-
en-.
Aoman can almost break her heart
thinking what would happen to her
If her husband shouldn't love her any
mora.
Nothing insults a woman more than
for her to suspect a man thinks that
she could wear underwear that would
keep her warm.
There is a whole lot of difference be-
tween the girl who gets up to read a
love letter at a late breakfast from the
man she is going to marry and after she
has done it gets up early to have late
breakfast ready for him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27

The Two Brothers came to Kansas
forty years ago. They were plain,
everyday pioneers. not different from
hundreds of others and no less deter
mined than the companies who toiled
with them to make a home in the west.
Neither of them invoked the help of the
fates nor courted luck but went to work
determined to win on their merits.
They worked side by side as laborers
during the summers and went to school
little, mighty little. in the winters.
They each saved up a little money and
determined to go into business.
Then came the parting of the ways.
One of the brothers looked to the south
and the other Travelled little further
west and both settled near the southern
borders of the state. Both engaged in
business. Both were successful and
both prospered. but the town in which
lived the brother who turned a little to-
ward the west. when they came to the
parting of the ways, grew faster and
became large than the town of the
brother who looked to the south when
they separated. each to shift for him
self
OF course with the larger town the bus
mess OF the brother who Travelled a little
to the west grew in proportion until he
While in the case of the other brother the
town did not grow and his business did
a town of 80, o00 population and the other
in town of about 2.O00
same parents and they began life on the
same farm place. Each received the
same amount of schooling. One is no
his moves followed the dictates of his
conscience, and where can man find a.
better, truer counsellor? And still the tall
ents of one have grown tenfold while
those of the other have not more than
doubled in two decades. Why? Was it
looked to the south, when they came to
the parting. of the ways, and the luck
that was in store for the brother who
travelled a little further to the west?
Who knows?
And if they had been changed and the
one who is now successful to a great
degree in the larger town had turned to
the south and was now in the smaller
town, and the brother of the doubled
talents had gone a little further to the
west and chosen the town that grew,
would it have turned out different? Was
it just the geographical locations, the
happenings of settlements that decided it
all?
But after all the brother who turned
to the south will be remembered in the
is given but thought For the brother of
the small town had a kindly heart He
helped many young men; taught them
equipped with the rudimentary training
which makes successful editors, and
there is more than one successful editor
in the smaller towns of Kansas who turns
his eyes to the south quite often and
thinks of the days when he was mixing
rollers on an old Washington hand press
and when he was later chasing locals for
this man. His newspaper office is the
alma mater of quite class of successful
After all didn't the fates serve the best
future to the one who turned to the south
when the brothers came to the parting
of the ways? That which was then the
future is now the past and that brother
in the smaller town can look back owl
its vista with two signs Of satisfaction
and of loving remembrance for every sigh
of regret.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27

If Russia wishes to pick a quarrel
with the United States on account of
the action of the Vicksburg at
Chemulpo, the chances are that she can
be accommodated. Russia will increase
the respect felt for her by the remain
der of the world by doing more fighting
and chewing the rag less
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27

The Panama canal treaty having
been ratified, Mr.. Bunau-Varilla evil
IDENTIFY regards his mission as ended
and has resigned his position under
the isthmian government. President
Roosevelt, representing the other party
to the pect will stay and look after
the digging. II
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
eLoBE SIGHTS.
JFron the Atchison Globe.l

u
Item from the Coolidge Enterprise;
Bob Crows cow is fresh
There is no use fighting with boxing
gloves If the other fellow has gun.
Il expect to work. said an Atchison
man this morning, right up to the oxy-
gen toss
When a man tries to put on airs 1t
shows SO much worse than when q wo-
man does it.
We find February a trying month for
reading the big newspapers, owing to the
advertisements OF underwear On special
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27
Better Than cold.

.h-o, vas tTonslsd for several years with
writes B. :. Green. OF Lancasters7 'srsZs
No No remedy hslped me until bezan
uslng Electrlc bytters, which did ms Ts1se -a
good than All the medicines / ever s ahsoIe
br asffb nq fDT also ept my wife in ezceient
ters are just splspdid for fernsie 5it-
that that they hey are grand tonic and i rs%iso.
s%sor .ol weak. Enn down women. 10
family. Try tham. Only soc. snklsteep q
ten Yen gazranseed Py Arnold Drug Gk IF rs
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27

are called tiresome. and II they indulge in
called gossips. a.
A child that kicks and screams and
then holds its breath until it gets what it
wants; may not be popular. but it gets
When 1t is said that man shows ..that
ne Is used to Good Society" it probably
means that he can be with WON az ---t1o
wear trains, and not stap On fhaf s- "NO
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-02-27

The torpedo boat has jumped into
sudden popularity since the Japanese
performance at Port Arthur and Ad-
Iniral Dewey is quoted as saying that
the number of this class of fighters in
the American navy could well be in