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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23
MEDALS AWARDED.
Company E, Second Regiment, Wins
the First Honors.

| According to the usual custom, three
medals of honor were awarded last
evening at dress parade at Camp
Bailey.
officers to keep up interest in rifle
practice and attendance they have
adopted the system of awarding
medals.
At the end of each year the company
record is taken, and the company hav-
ing the best average record is awarded
a medal and the soldier having the
highest record in that company is
given the honor of receiving it. This
year Company E OF the Second regi-
nient won first honors for attendance.
The medal was received by Sergeant
Warren of Hutchinson. Second honors
ond and received by Corporal Helm
rick of Wellington. First honors for
rife practice We're Received by E. E.
Marvis of Company B.
Gov. Bailey presented the medals.
There have been two cases of deser-
ton at Camp Bailey. One from COM
pany 1 of the Second and one from
company G of the First. r. r. Riley
of Oneida came with his company, with
the intention of remaining in Topeka to
attend school, but last Wednesday he
was reported missing and nothing has
ton of ten days, he will be classed as
a deserter and will be liable to penal
servitude for the remainder of his en-
liStment.
Last evening at dress parade Ira J.
Atchison of company A, First regiment
disobeyed orders to remain in camp, he
was arrested and placed in the guard
house, where he will probably spend
the remainder of his sojourn in Topeka.
Mrs. Prescott, her two daughters,
and friend, Miss Williamson of Los
Angeles. Cal, are guests this after
noon and evening of Col. Woolard
and Col. Travis at the governors
headquarters. Miss Prescott at the
request of these officers, brought her
violin, and as she is an accomplished
violinist, and Miss Williamson, a noted
elocutionist, they will do much to re-
lieve the monotony of camp life.
The paying off of the soldiers COM
menced just before noon today. The
Second regiment was paid first. The
companies in order lined I'D and
marched to paymaster's headquar-
tiers, where Col. Elliot and Col. Brent
sitting behind a desk made of soap
boxes ran the bank where everybody
won. There. will be about $15,0o0l
distributed by the time all are paid
off.
Camp Bailey had a frost last night.
At daybreak this morning the tents
of Company B of the Second, which is
located on the highest point on the
grounds, were covered with a light
frost.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23

The Baltimore Morning Herald an
nounces that it is to issue an afternoon
edition, which prompts the Baltimore
News to say: In entering the evening
field, the Herald is doubtless impelled
by forces which have, for a number
of years past, been manifested in so
many cities, in all parts of the country,
as to indicate a deep-seated cause. ex-
listing in the nature of the case. The
advantages of publication in the af-
ternoon, in these days of instantaneous
communication, and rapid production
of printed matter, are obvious. Get
ting a very large part of the news of
the twenty-four hours, and issued at a
time of day when the hours of leisure
are near at hand. the afternoon paper
gets a kind of hearing that it is diff
cult for the morning paper to get. 1t
is becoming. more and more. Distinctive
" the family newspaper, the paper that
Is read and read thoroughly, by all
the members of the family. including
the busy head of it, whose daylight
hours are spent chiefly i'm the tasks of
the bread-winner. This circumstance
makes an afternoon paper whica has
secured a thorough hold on the liking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23
P0HLMAN IS GONE.
Ex-Sheriff of Ellsworth County Dis
appears in Topeka.

Q. d. Pohlnan, ex-sheriff of Els
worth county, who came to Topeka to
attend the Democratic state convention
has not been heard from since and his
relatives and friends fear that he has
been foully dealt with.
The Topeka officers were not inform
ed of the disappearance until today
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23
AT THE WORLDS FAIR

Subscribers 20 the State JourhAA
visiting the Worlds Fair may nave
the paper mailed regularly eacn Gay
to any address I'm st. Louis at the rate
Of thirty cents a month The last
edition of the State Journal reaches
Sc. Louis the following morning. The
paper can be sent care of the Kansas
building. 81 desired
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23
ON THE INCREASE.
Topeka Mortality Tables Show 10 Per
Cent More Deaths.

The mortality rate for the first seven
months of 1904 was just trifie over
10 per cent greater than it was for the
same period in 1903. computation is
based solely upon deaths here in the
city of persons who also made their
residences here. Foreign deaths are
entirely excluded.
Figures showing the deaths in To-
peka of Topeka people Tor the periods
between January 1. 1903. and August
/, 1908. and January L and August L.
1904, follow:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23

New York, Aug. 23.-MONEY-Money on
cal leasy, NQ1 per cent, closing bid "a and
offered at per cent; time loans easy and
dull: 60 days, per cent; 80 days, 2AG21&
per cent; months, 31z per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, 3aln
AZ per cent; sterling exchange firm, with
actual business in bankers bills at 81 $50
"A. 1915 for demand and a 81 S51ka4 $3.50 for
60 day bills; posted rates, S4S6 and 81 80;
commercial bills, 81 S54 d4.S53s.
SILVER-Bar silver, 571sc; Mexican dol
lars, 45Lc.
BONDS-GoVernment bonds firm
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23
Attention. Sir knights,

Your notice is called to the fact that
the sleeping car space on the Santa
Fe Special knights Templar train to
taken rapidly. All Sir knights and
their friends who are DESTROYS of max
ing this trip should see the under
signed Immediately, who will be glad
to reserve sleeping car space on this
train and furnish other information
Address T. L. King, c. p. & t. A,
Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY

Subscribers of the State Journn
away during the summer may naNo
the paper mailed regularly eaen uas
10 any address mt the rate OF tnArlS
cents q month Address changed n
often as desired. While out oil town
the State journal will be to you Like
an daily letter from home
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

II TUIII tIlt 4NtW lOIh TItSSI
Men take politics seriously as wo-
men do cooking lessons.
Rather than not be married al all a girl
would rather be her own grandmother.
1t would make woman terribly
ashamed to go to bed in as low-necked
gowns she goes to dinner in
When a woman has big feet and isn't
ashamed of them it is a sign she thinks
they are in proportion.
A girl has an awful lot of sentiment to
keep a mans photograph in a bureau
drawer with her combings and powder
nuf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23

President Castro of Venezuela is like
all officials OF southern republics in
the respect of having the manana habit.
He is asking the United States to take
no further action in the asphalt COM
pany matter until his courts are
through with it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23
FRASER BROS
c. o. d. STORE.
S. E. Cor. 9th and Jackson.
Both Phones 900
The store that underselIs them all.

iliary cruiser off the South African coast.
II the report should confirm thai fhe
Smolensk was the vessel that made the
examination, then a vigorous protest viii
be made through Ambassador Hardfnre
In any event IL the Russian cruiser &C
tually held UP the Comedian the incident
viii be made the subject of representation
on the ground that the steamer was so
far away from the scene of hostfIities
that there was not the slightest reason
for the stoppage.
The most important feature of the incl.
dent, however, is the identity Of the cruis-
er- II the Smolensk actually examined
the Comedians papers she, according to
the British officials, violated the asst1r-
ances given by the Russian government
that neither she nor the St. PetersblIrq
would be used again as men of war
The Russian embassy has not been ad-
vised of the overhauling of the Comedian
and is INCLINED TO doubt If it took place.
that the Smolensk was connected with ii
in view of the specific Instructions issued
by the admiralty at st. Petersburg. So
far as official Information is concerned
the matter is so hazy that it is conceded
in both diplomatic circles and at the for
etgn office that it is desirable TO obtain
all the facts before formally raising a
question which may develop into an I'M
portant International dispute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23

The Russian revolutionists declare
that the czarina's baby was a girl and
that peasant woman's boy baby has
been substituted in the royal cradle for
the reason that it was the only way in
which the car could hope to maintain
peace in the empire
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23

Once more a western banker has gone
into the east and carried of a big issue
of securities. An Oklahoma man has
bought the three million dollar batch
of Philippine certificates from the gov
eminent at a premium in competition
with other bidders.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23

Judge Parker has made it known
that he hasn't much faith in the sue
cess of the spellbinder in winning votes.
He advances the idea that a man
should not speak unless he has some
thing to say and an occasion requiring
the saying of it. If this idea were
carried out there would be few cam
paign speeches.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23
GiIkerson stin i'm Jail.

Robert Gilkerson is still in the
county Jail on the charge of shooting
at his wife, Mrs. Gilkerson is visiting
at the home of her sister. Mrs. Free
man Sardou, and GiIkerson followed
her here from Guthrie and attempted
to kill her,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23
EIaborate EXERCISES.

st. Louis, Aug. 23.-EIaborate ex-
ercises were held today in the temple
of fraternity by the Rathbone Sisters,
the wonan's auxiliary of the Knights
of Pythias. Mrs. E. D. Weaver, Boise
city, Idaho, and Mrs. Lydia A. Mon
roe, Riverside Cal. made addresses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23

1t is not believed that Candidate
Swallows failure to declare against a
second term will lose him any votes
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23
AFTER THE FACTS.
Foreign Office Orders a Report on the
Comedian Incident.

London. Aug. 2-The foreign office has
ordered the British officials at Durham,
Natal, to make complete report of the
circumstances connected with the report
ed examination of the papers of the Brit
ish steamer Comedian by a Russian aux
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23

and the confidence of it's community
the ideal medium for most kinds of ad-
vetrising''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23
YOU Can Save
Your car fare and in
crease your bank account
by buying your eatables
at the G.. o. d.

Jelly Glasses, with tin tops,
dozen 16c
Pint Mason Fruit Jars, dozen. SOC
Quart Mason Fruit Jars. dozen, Acc
Half gallon Mason Fruit Jars,
dOzen .0Sc
Fancy Potatoes, peck. .... .1Oc
Armour's Prepared Soups,
3 cans zSc
2 lbs of our Csc Coffee for. -. doc
"a cup and saucer free with
2-fb orders.)
Best Kansas Cheese, 10 .121zc
Silk. White Russian or Lenox
Soap, bars. Csc
A package of Yeast free to
every customer.
Coal Oil, per gal. ............1 Zoe
Gingersnaps, ID ........... SC
Fresh Butterine, ID .... .1Oc
Fresh Kaw River Catfish, 10 .15c
Sirloin Steak, 10
Wolff Packing Co.'S famous
Sunflower Hams, 10 .121&c
% Tbs Best Cane Granulated
(with a SIS order for other
goods.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23

1t looks as though the sultan had
reached the conclusion that Uncle
Sans club is stuffed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23

The campaign orators are being al
lowed to practice on Maine and YER
mont.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23

Fred C. Fagrerans has arranged for
the sale of his jewelry store at SIS Kan
sas avenue. See adv.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23

Last evening at dress parade, Ira J.
Atchison of company A, First regiment
disobeyed orders to remain in camp he
was arrested and placed in the guard
house, where he will probably spend
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-23

Camp Bailey had a frost last night.
At daybreak this morning the tents
of Company B of the Second. which is
located on the highest point on the
grounds, were covered with a light
frost.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-03-10
ANGLO-sAxON ARROGANCE

Decent men have long been weary
with the arrogance of the imperialist.
He thinks he is the only man fit to
nile. The other nations and races OF
the world are so far inferior to him,
in his estimation, that they are to be
ruled and governed; shot and robbed
at his pleasure. Especially does he
despise the people of the Orient. The
people of the Philippines are but dirt
TO be trodden on. Did this imperial
list ever stop to think that all the
really great things of the world came
out of Asia? There is where our
alphabet came from and the figures
that we use. What sort of book
keeping would be possible with the
Roman numerals? How would you
express a decimal? Without inc
Asietic numerals, modern commerce
and modern society could not exist.
Without the mariners compass this
part of the world that imperie]ists so
much dominate would be unknown,
and the Chinese invented the compass.
How much copquering would the i'm
pcrialists do and how much govern
ment by force would they indulge in
without gunlowder, and guupowder
s a Chinese invention. How much
literature would we have without pa
per? Tsai Lun, a Chinaman, in
vented paper A. d. 100. The Chinese
were printing from movable blocks
and type $50 years before Gutenberg
was born. China gave us silk and
porcelain as we'll as the immortal do
nestle hen which supplies us with
eggs and chicken pie. Away back in
the days of Babylon they coined sill
yer at the ratio of 16 TO /.
From Asia we get our religion. The
very idea Of God in this world and
another came from Asia. There Is
where Christianity Originated
The worst thing about these ASH
atics Is that they never believed thai
. money was the greatest thing In tht
world. That makes the imperlalis
Mammon worshiper hate them worst
than anything else. Then they pro
,, vided that land should not be mo
nopolized. Moses made redistribu
ton imperative every fifty years.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-03-10

been of such, vast benefit to the Unit
ed States, can any protectionist tell
why it would not be of equal benefit
with any other island or country? The
exports to Porto Rico last year were
S11 ,424,313. In 1897, when high tar
ifs were in force, they were only ST.
564, $50 If free trade with that lit
tie. MISREPRESENTATION island increased
the sale of our goods $40, 100000 in so
short time, what would it dc II 1t
were extended to some OF tie rich
countries of the world? Can any
stand patter' tell? >
The total export and import trade
cf Porto Rico was s2S,00o,00O in 1891
and is practically the same today.
Then we got only about s400O000 OF
it. Since free trade was established,
we get S20,000,000. This lirtle exam
pie Of free trade ought to teach a
lesson to the American people, but ii
won't. The mullet heads will con-
tinue to vote 'er straight.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-03-10

thank you," IS an outrage. The
democratic machine down in St Louis
is patterned after the one Matt Quay
invented and which has so long been
operated in Philadelphia. The rule
that the st. Louis boss has sent out
Is that mo voter shall participate IN
a democratic primary excepting when
ne has supported the democratic par
ty in the last election and is willing
to support it in the future" That
means that to be democrat In 81.
Louis a man must have voted an un-
scratched machine ticket at the last
election and pledge himself to vote
it in the future. That reminds one Oh
the republican machine in Lincoln.
rhe editor of The Independent once
tried to vote at once of their primar-
les. He told the men in charge that
ne was a Lincoln republican fought
with old John Brown and voted for
Old Abe for president, had never
voted anything but Lincoln Tepub-
lican ticket all his life, and go voted
at the last election and promised to so
vote at the next and all succee ling
eiCCtlOHS DIS eHS as uC ASCu, IL ouNn
a platform and ticket we're placed De-
fore the people. The primary election
officers were somewhat nonplussed,
but decided that he could not vote at
republican primary in these latter
days, and they were right. The only
Lincoln republican ticket in the field
in Nebraska for the last twelve years
has been the peoples party ticket.
The Missouri democratic machine
has been up and set in motion for the
express purpose of defeating Folk.
That kind of democrats, hanging onto
the coat-taIls of boodler Butler and
the millionaire baking powder Doo-
der Ziegler, have no use for such men
as Folk. Folk proseeutes boodlers,
and although he can't get them into
the penftentiary, he gets convictions
in the lower courts. Democratic SUI
pI eme courts and republican gov
errors, like Odell Of New York, sci
them free. Nevertheless, to have such
a man as Folk constantly interfering
is very annoying to the machine dem
ocrats. The st. Louis democratic boss
don't want any of Folks admirers
around his primaries.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-03-10
REGULATE THE VALUE THEREOF

Mr.. Aliens excellent argument else
where in this issue, in behalf of ra-
tlonal money system deserves care
full reading. AS the single takers
would say "he sees the. cat
II is a question, however, whether
the medium of exchange MIR, AL
len means when he uses that express
sion. is the real medium" should
say that a COMA piece OF coined
moneys a commodity manufactured
by government to perform certain
necessary oflices-to do certain work
and endowed by government With
power to do and perform that for
which ii was created. Incidentally. a
coin may be put to other uses
Johnny Steele used to light his cigar
with ones made of paper. and many a
baby has cut its first teeth cumming
and drooling over Silver dollar OF
our dads" But the official work the
coin performs IL all we need examine.
When we make this examination
we find just two places where the
coin Ia officially nece5sary-"in the
public Offices and In the courts" II
is the only tax-eancelling commodity
made SO by law. IL is the only judg-
merchandising commodity-made so
by law.
Everywhere else X passes from hand
TO hand by voluntary agreement Of the
parties. and a little thought will con-
vince the unprejndiced that coin
has no Official function as medium
OF exchange" That II Ia 40 more Q
medium of exchange" than any Other
commodity OF equal convenience. 9th
or commodities. n Ia true. are usual,
less convenient In the matter OF diviS
ability. portability. durability. etc.
but these are qualities which eanno
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-03-10
s100-REWARD-sl00

The readers of this paper will be
p,eascd to learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all Its stages and
that is Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
Il the only positive cure now known
"a the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing constitutional disease. requires
= constitutional treatment Halls
Catarrh Cure Is taken internally. act
inx directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the syStem. thereby de-
rtroylnE the foundation OF the dts
enae, and giving the patient strength
nv building up the constitution and
asalatlng nature In doing It's work
The proprietors have 30 much faith
IN It's curative powers. that they offer
one Hundred Dollars for any case
that II falls 10 cure. Send for lis, OF
tnatlmoplais. Address.
FL. CHENEY A Co. Toledo. O.
anld By drugglsts. Tie.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-03-10
he conferred upon substances by the
"fat' Of government.

he conferred upon substances by the
fiat of government.
The real fiat is that this thing,
manufactured by government, is the
only thing Which has power to per-
form the two Offices mentioned. And
as all men are subject to taxes and
judgments. actual and potential, it is
not difficult to see why the demand
for coined money Is universal and
strong at all times. The rea medium
of exchange" is money-not coin. or
coined money. That Is to say, the
system of accounting whereby by the
use of common term, such as dol
lar" or franc or pound, parties
to exchange may estimate the value OF
the commodities they propose to ex-
change. Without such term ex-
change would be exceedingly difficult.
Our national constitution gives con-
gress power To- coin money and reg
ulate the value thereof. Congress has
never exercised Its power TO regulate
the value. because never In the his
tory OF the United States has con-
gress had control over the number OF
dollars" coined. IL never can con-
troll the volume issued until ell free
coinage" Is abolished and national
banks deprived OF their power to is-
sue notes which have power 10 per-
form part OF the Official duties of a
full, legal tender coin.
Mr.. Allen Is headed In this dlrec-
ton. We may not agree In our IKE
OF terms. but We are not far apart in
what we regard az necessary 20 stop
the stealing OF the "ayndicatei usur.
era"--D.
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-03-10
WHAT rRKK TRADE DID

Free trade with Porto Rico has
worked wonderful revolution ac-
eording to recent bulletin sent out
by the Washington statistical bureau.
it says:
Commerce between the United
states and Porto Rico during the
calendar year 1908 amounted. IN
round numbers, 20 2s millions OF
dollars. In 1897. the year prior
10 annexation, II amounted 10 81
i62. 9ie. tho fetal for the year just
ended being thus more than Ave
times ~ great as IN 1885,"
II free trade with Porto Rico ha
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-03-10
MACHINE DEMOCRATS

There should be law passed Pre-
venting democrats from stealing the
patiently worked out methods OF re-
publican bosses. While the republic
cans cannot get copyright or pat
ent, the fact remains that the ma
chimes they have completed are the
result of long years of scheming and
planning by very brilliant intellects,
and for the democrats to appropriate
their work without even saking
The independent. [volume] (Lincoln, Neb.) 1902-1907, 1904-03-10
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