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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

and only awaited a leader when Bey-
eridge drifted into the crowd, and learn
ed its purpose. He thought he would
make a speech and stop the lynch1ng.
Sc he mounted a convenient barrel, ana
made an eloquent appeal to the mob TO
let the law take its course. He ar
gued that every man had a right to a
trial by jury, and his argument or his
eloquence, or both, made an impress
sion upon the crowd, for the mob spirit
was soon quelled and the people quiet
ly dispersed. Beverage congratulated
himself all the way to his boarding
house that night upon his success in
stopping the lynching, but when he got
home he encountered more trouble
Smith, the man from whom Brown had
stolen the mule, was waiting for him.
Smith wanted to argue with Beverage
the proposition as to whether horse
thief had a right to jury trial, but
Beverage wisely refused to enter into
the controversy. Smith invited him
outside to settle the dispute, but Bev-
eridge sized him up and would not 60.
Finally Brown left, and With two OF
his friends Beverage strolled down 10
his Office which was located on the
main street of the little town. He en-
tered his office but had hardly seated
himself in his chair before the rate
Smith plunged in and levelled gun al
his head. Beyeridge rose from his
chair his back turned to his two
friends, and faced Smith He began
talking He noticed that he had scarce
~ started to speak before Smiths gun
dropped to his side. Thus encouraged
he waxed eloquent. He reviewed the
entire affair. Suddenly, in the middle
of his grafton, Smith dropped his gun
and dashed into the street. Beveridge
thought it was another triumph for
his eloquence until he turned to hls
two friends who were sitting quietly
behind him in the rear of his office.
Then it was that the cruel truth was
brought home to him. It was not ms
eIoouence at all that had cooled the
ardor of the irate Smith, but the big
Colts revolvers of his friends leveled at
the fntruder's head which had held him
spellbound while Beverage talked, and
finally sent him heller SHELTER into the
street for safety
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09
POTICE AFFIDAvTTs.

After it had been absolutely proven
by means of two afidavits that no joint
was in operation at 116 East Sixth ave
nue. a raid" was made on the place,
and a wagon load of beer confiscated.
This is probably the queerest piece of
political work that Chief McCollum ever
did It is difficult to understand.
This joint at 116 East Sixth, being
next door to the store of c. V. Wolf,
who said there were no joints, figured
as one of the issues in the recent
Third ward campaign. The day after
the State Journal told about this wide
open drinking place. Mr. Wolf produced
two affidavits. signed by two policemen,
which solemnly set forth that no such
place was in existence. It is stated by
parties who ought to know that at least
one of the afidavits was secured under
direct threat from somebody that IN
less it was signed. the policeman would
lose his job.
About six o'clock on election day,
when il was too late to have any pos
sible effect on the result. the police
raided the place, and found things, of
course, exactly as the State Journal had
stated them to be.
And now what about the affidavits?
Evidently there was a mistake some
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09
JAYHAWKER lots.
Dortance

A bowling parlor has opened up at Wa
verify. That may mean much or little.
The prize chicken of Howard tips the
scales at 10 pounds in its stocking feet.
A Salina pastor run a bluff on moving
to st. Louis and had his salary increased
but not a street lamp has the town to dis
pei the darkness.
Powhatan has passed an ordinance that
Will make youngsters who loaf on the
street go to work or to jail.
A parcel of section hand Greeks are at
tending night school at Hope after each
days hustling with pick and shovel.
The Belle Springs correspondent of the
Abilene Reflector joyfully writes: we
are glad to have Mr.. D. A. Homfeldt back
in our midst again"
One advantage of Fridays fierce bliz-
Yard in Topeka was that one stood a show
of crossing the street without being run
down by an automobile.
The Howard Courant editor hasn't re-
covered vet from the shock caused by
subscriptions in advance.
A farmer brought 40 dozen eggs to the
doubtless took his wife home a foulard
silk and bought himself plug of tobac-
CO.
once a year Solomon merchant has
what he terms an egg day On the last
occasion he took in 1915 dozen, every one
ling examination.
Editor Hanway says Horton people are
busy cleaning lawns and making garden.
II SdIG TO pet that IL there ) any Oh l+ttL
in the Hanway household it's done by the
wife and children.
Two of the most stylish girls in Hor-
ton are so poor that the neighbors often
contribute meals to keep them from
starving. But their Easter hats were
bowers of beauty.
A popular COncordia girl is receiving a
bunch of American Beauty roses by ex-
press every few days. What sort of Dou-
quets she is returning can only be con-
jectured as her mail is registered
A paragraph is floating around that
Henry Allen will be an independent can
didate for congress in case the contest
board decides against him. careful
scanning of three papers for the past
month in this office has failed to discover
the slightest intimation of such action.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

where. Either the policemen were mis-
taken, or Mr.. Wolf slipped a cog when
he allowed the joint to be raided It
would seem that somebody even higher
in authority than Mr.. Wolf had stepped
in and demanded that the raid be made
in spite of the adverse afddavits.
This occurrence simply goes to prove
that afhdavits in a political campaign
are not always to be regarded as gospel
truth, especially when they are made
by people in the interest of man who
has power to separate them from their
jobs. As it also indicates that there is
liable to be a good deal of hypocrisy in
a politician who poses before the voters
as the only and original truly good"
candidate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

Either there has been a great decline
in grain shipments so far this year or
a much larger amount of business than
formerly is going to gulf ports. At
eight principal seaboard cities receipts
of grain for the first two months of
the year were 3S,619,75s bushels, includ-
ing flour and meal reduced to bushels
A year ago the corresponding total was
so &c. JOG bushels. At Portland. Me.
the current years receipts We're l.
149 0S5 bushels, all of which, except
S4r91S bushels. came from Canadian
sources year ago the correspond
ing receipts were 3.014, 951 bushels. At
Boston this years receipts were 4,147, :
81 bushels in contrast with 6,216, 10
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09
INSURANCE MEN LOSE.
Must Pay Loss in Cherokee County
Case

The supreme court today ruled against
insurance companies in deciding a case
from Cherokee county in which the
Queen Insurance company of America
sought to avoid payment of loss to the
Excelsior Milling company. The court
declares that contracts of insurance are
to be construed where construction is
permissible. most strongly against the
Insurer and in favor of the insured. For
FIXTURES are not favored by law and or
dinarily will not be found or enforced IN
less specifically and definitely provided
for in the contract
Thep policy in question provided in general
terms that If the property insured was
a manufacturing establishments the policy
would be void if it ceased to be operated
for more than ten consecutive days. The
court held that it should have been speci-
fcally alleged that the property was a
that insurance companies are paid for
protection and it Will not construe gem
erai provisions to aid them in esca ping
the payment of losses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09
FACING TROUBLE.
Western Union Hasn't Compiled With
the Law.

The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany is facing trouble with the state
board of telegraph and telephone as
SCISSORS. The law provides that all tel
ephone and telegraph companies must
report their property to the board for
assessment by March 20 of each year,
and the Western Union is delinquent.
a severe penalty can be imposed for
with the law. The
company can be made to pay a forfeit
of 800 a day for the time 1t is delin-
ouent Already the Western Union is
Is days behind
The delay in filing the statements
seems to have been an oversight on
the part of the company. Manager
Carswen. of the Topeka Office, today
received message from c. B. Horton.
general superintendent at Omaha, in
whose territory Kansas is included,
stating that they are working hard on
the assessment rolls and will forward
them as soon as possible. Mr.. Cars
well turned this information over to
the state auditor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09
TELEPHONES ar A CONVENTION.

The most interesting innovation 20
be made at the national Democratic
convention has been announced by the
subcommittee on arrangements. A tel
ephOne system is to be installed in the
big Coliseum. BY means of switches
placed about the floor the chairmen of
the different state delegations will be
able to get into communication with
the chairman, says the New York Sun.
The telephone is one of the greatest
conveniences of modern life. But, like
all useful inventions, it has the defects
of its qualities. The telephone meth
cd of catching the ear of the presiding
officer may generate an amount of
heat dangerous in the case of corpulent
and excitable statesmen. What would
be the sensation of one of these dis
tinguished persons If he rang up the
platform and was informed by the
switchman that the wire to the chair
was busy" Would he be willing 10
give his number and wait patiently for
his opportunity? If the usual five min
utes of commerce were permitted in
the case of each person who talked
with the wielder of the gavel how
much time would he have free to di-
rect the proceedings of the great as
semblage? 1t would be unreasonable
to expect him to keep his ear glued 10
the receiver while he kept one eye on
the delegates and the other on the
galleries, filed with eager and noisy
partisans.
Perhaps a way out of the difficulty
would be to appoint two chairnen, one
to attend to the telephone and the
other to attend to business. Otherwise
the boss of the st. Louis affair will
look back on his experiences there as
the most strenuous episode in his life.
If the prospective chairman had any
say in the matter he would not have
much sympathy with the complaint of
the Hon. J. K. Jones, of Arkansas.
who has charge of the arrangements.
It appears that the telephone plan was
adopted for this, among other reasons,
that it was expected that the conven-
ton would be the biggest on record
The committee had been led to be-
lieve that the hall would accommo-
date between 1900 and $1,000. But
as a matter of fact it will be only
capable of seating beggarly 10000,
and that at a pinch. There is really
no reason to regret this state of
affairs A big crowd is not likely to
promote the deliberative calm of the
convention itself The more spec
tators there are, all anxious to shout
the harder the work of the officers of
the body. The threat to clear the gal
leries would be greeted with jeers and
derision when the lookers-on were
conscious of their numerical strength.
The telephone system ought to
prove very useful to the chairman if
any section composed of admirers of
some ridiculous candidate kept on
ma king an 11nrOar He could com
municate readily and rapidly with the
officers of the law and organize a dem
onstration in force against the dis
turbers of the peace. In modern war
! like operations rapid mobilization, de-
pendent as it is on a perfect system
of communication, is of prime i'm
Dortance.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

Atchison Globe: Burton's offense
was not nearly so great as that of Tom
Kelly, who forged county warrants
The evidence against Kelly is unmis-
taxable. Burton did nothing more ser
ious than accept a fee from a fake get
rich-quick concern. He believed he
had right to accept this fee Millions
of other fees as dirty as this one have
been accepted by lawyers without pro-
test. Kelly has just been endorsed by
the Republican party of Kansas, while
poor Burton was yesterday sentenced
to Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

Minneapolis Journal: The large vote
in favor of municipal ownership of the
street railways in Chicago-152 434 for
and S0,104 against the proposition-can
be accounted for in large part by the
poor service the Chicago traction COM
panies have given the people of that
city. Dirty, uncomfortable cars and
not enough of them and general indlf-
ference to the wishes of the public
made the voters mad and they were
glad to get a chance at the companies.
Public favor is something a public
service corporation cannot afford to
despise- It may do so for awhile, but
the time is pretty sure to come when
the corporation viii need the favor of
the public worse than it needs any
thing else
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

immigration for the month of jan
uary was 1927 less than for the CORE
spending month in 1908. The official
figures show that in February of 1904
1880 less foreigners came to this coun-
try than in February of 1903, a de-
crease more than four times as great
as was recorded for the first month Of
the year. Some of the more conspic-
uous declines from European countries
were: Austria Hungary, 91S3; Italy,
S,615; Germany, 524, and Portugal, 222.
The immigration from Denmark gain
ed $50 over that for last year; France
rs, Norway 23S. England 462, ireland
SO, Scotland 1856 and Wales Al.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

bushels last year; at New York. 1866
81 bushels. against 16.S1O.225 bushels
last year; at Philadelphia, 5,241.82S
bushels, against 6.s76.629 bushels last
year at Baltimore, 6s4O,sS9 bushels,
compared with 9.525.O04 bushels last
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09
POLICE NOTES.

John Ewing. the policy king of the
Mckinley club" was arrested this
morning on the charge of assaulting
Alberta Izor, a lady friend
Mike Thompson, Wood Fowler, ST
Hurst and lobe Tobias, the alleged
keepers of the Royal joint and gam
bling house. which was "raided" yes
terday, all came in later in the after
noon and gave bond Among the
plumber captured by the police was a
rack of poker chips and a boxed
roulette wheel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09
GLOBE SIGHTS

From the Atchison Globe.1
How shy women are of menI And men
are as dangerous as women think they
are.
If burglar were to break into a wo-
mans house, she would probably say:
"Shooi" to him.
An Atchison woman is hiding out: A
friend has written her she IS coming with
three children to make nice long visit -
Ever notice how people reach over the
preserves after the pickles? And how they
insist on passing pickles instead of pre-
serves OtherS2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

J. c. Core. the 17-year-old son of SAM
tary Officer William Core, died this morn
ing at II o'clock at the family residence,
1910 Lane street The funeral will be held
tomorrow afternoon from the Shiloh
Baptist church at 2 O'Clock
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09
Los Angeles and san Francisco and
Return $1,000. via the SANTA Fe.

For the general conference of Meth
odist church at Los Angeles, May 3 to
Sth. and the National Convention Re
tail Grocers' Association at San Fran
cisco May 5th to 9Th, the Santa Fe has
made the extremely low rate Of $500
for the round trip. good returning as
late as June 3Oth. Passengers have
privilege of going out one way and re-
turning another. Liberal stopoyer
privileges. These tickets are hrst-class
and are good on the California limited.
The California express carries free
chair cars, also Tourist sleeper, daily
without change. Famous Fred Harvey
dining cars and eating houses. For
descriptive literature and full particu-
lars, address
T. L. KING.
n q 1x---r--
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

Receipts of wheat at eight primary
markets to March 1 for the current
crop year were $50, 9O6, 524 bushels, in
contrast with POP, All, O62 bushels last
year and 1S5, 320, TAG bushels in the pre-
cedfng wear
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

Hearst now has about 30 delegates to
Parker's none and yet Walter Well
man wrises to the Chicago Record
Herald that the editor is trying to
trade his delegates to the judge for a
place in the cabinet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

There was a Social-Democratic can
didate for mayor of Milwaukee. and
he polled 1888 votes to 1903 for the
Republican and 23.515 for the Demo-
cratit. candidate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

Mr.. Cleveland's good word for Par
ker may have been uttered with the
best of intentions. but it is likely to
hoodoo the judge in the west and
south.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

The useful thing about a telephone to a
woman is that as soon she gets home
from church she can call up all her rela-
tives and tell them how mad her friends
we're to see how well she looked in her
new gown.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

The attention of the Omaha Bee is
called to the bulletin of the census bu-
reau which accords Topeka 1888 in
habitants. 5000 more than that paper
allowed US. and the returns are not
naddad
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

Mr. Bryan has declared emphatically
that Parker won't do. The next gentle
man will please come forward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

The result of Democrat conventions
up to date is Hearst 80. Anybody else o.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

Can anybody in Kansas tell the color
of Hearst's money? There appears to
be a widespread impression that he has
knocked the bung out of his barrel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

In the future. Kansas might do well
to beware of the aspirant for senatorial
hOnors who refuses to take no for an
answer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

The Kansas Democrats seem to re-
gard the present party organization as
good enough for them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

Mrs. Nation is out of town and Miss
Boies is in jail. but the smashing bus
mess still goes on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

The Democrat reorganizers received
small consolation at Wichita.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

Oh see the ging mul-ti-tude. Why
do they surge? Simply because they
saw some one else surge. Is that all
Yes. and that is plenty 1t is fall
ing of the human animal to want to
know What? Anything which chan
ces to be none of his business.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

nothing, and not much of that. Yes.
he is evidently descending. he is
a millionaire. but when he absent
mind-ed-ly tossed a nickel from his
office window IN the top of the sky
scra-per to the Salvation Army be-
low, he woke up with a start and went
after il.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

Here you will observe the Hard
Loser. The man was not a can-di-
date and he made no bets but he had
it framed UP in his own mind that "a
vor-ite would be vin-df-cat-ed, and in
ci-dent-al-ly elected But he was not
SO the man here depicted will al
ways hate the winner. Is this man a
freak? Oh, no. The town is full Of
him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

Hives are a terrible torment to the
little folks, and to some older ones.
fails. Instant relief, permanent cure.
Easily cured Doan's Ointment never
At any drug store. 50 cents.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

What are these? They are called
students. but they are not A stu
dent is "a person engaged in a course
of study" and they can easily prove
an al-i-bi.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

T. i. KING,
G. P. & S. A. Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-04-09

: I'LL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED 2RESS-
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-16
WISE WORDS.

Law is great thinS-for lawyers.
Visions lead to deeds: dreams never
TO-
An educated pig makes no better
)Orl.
y false prophet always wants a full
profit
Personal worth makes permanent
wealth.
\ man by the hand is worth two by
he ear.
Prudent. cautious self-control is wis
| Ions root.
One faded rose is better than dozen
resi- thcrns.
Much Of tie sting of life comes from
'ur smart sayings.
No power can ever die that wrought
or truth.-LOWcll.
Fortunately we seldom hear what
fhcr people say about us.
In seeking their level lots of men are
compelled 10 slide down hill.
Never Judge Il wOman's courage nv
he way size avoids an interview With
/ mouse.
The God who gave us life gave us
liberty at the same time.-Th0mas
jefferson.
Courtship is the enchanting view
rom safe distance and marriage is
the mountain.
If men received everything they pray
or they would soon become too law
o get out of each others way.
y man always wants to marry his
teal woman the first time, but the
econd time he isn't so particular.
Be noble, and the nobleness that lies
other men. sleeping but never dead. |
viii rise in majesty to meet thine own |
Lowell.
Some people seem to think that
cath is the only reality in life.
others. happier and riGhtlier- minded,
'e and feel that life is the true reality
death.-Julius Hare
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-16

Rather, what are the naw-ricll:"
Families that have made their for
'unes in the last twenty years, IL,
,on."
Are they happy. father
mo. my son, they are most I'M
happy"
why are they unhappy"
because Society cannot see them.
and they are envious."
Pardon me for these persistent
questions, father, but what is So
.iety:'
Il am pleased that you show such
'ommendable spirit of Investigation.
ny son; Society is composed of fam
lies that made their fortunes more
han twenty years ago"
"They were once new-rich them
'elvcs. weren't thcy?"
"Certainly'
'What ails them, Them
1.-TWO things. my son; dyspepsia and
.nvy."
Envy. father?'
eyes, my son; envy of the new
ich."
"Why does Society envy the new.
itch"
Because Society has spent it's mon
" and the new-rich crowd has money
20 burn"
Father. which would you rather
De: new-rich or Society,""
Il had rather be a Democrat, my
son. Newark Evening News.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1904-07-16
Matrimonial Arithr1etie-

MY son. said the old gentleman
IN his fatherly way. you have q
good deal to learn about matrimonial
arithmetic. AS you say, your salary
is sufficient for two, and you think
you clinch the argument when YOU
add that one and one make two.
That's all right in business, but mat
rlmonial arithmetic is one of the most
confusing things that ever happened.
IN the first place, the minister takes
the two OF you and makes you one.
That would seem to make It easier
for you, but the history of the world
Shows that, figuring matrimonislly.
one and one make any old number I'd
to twelve or sixteen, and l believe
there are records that show a higher
total. In view Of this. can you make
the requisite showing with yoIr Pres
ent salary and future prospects,"