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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01

fore trying to purify government, were
some of the remedies.
One, not mentioned above, was ire
move cause of graft" That included
all the rest and more. 1t involved the
elementary one of cause. Discussion of
remedies is in order only after deter
mination of cause or causes. These are
many. Graft may be defined as the
corrupt use of power of office by the
incumbent for his personal gain. Graft
sources in human frailty brought in
conjunction with opportunity. A pro-
fessional lobbyist divided legislative
bodies into classes. a third fnnately coz
rupt; a third corruptible and a third in
corruptible. The second class are the
ordinarily honest men, when free of
temptation, but who yield more OF less
readily to 1t. Grafters are most fire.
quently developed in this class. though.
as every community has demonstrated.
those of the first class are often put
into office and clothed with power.
which they use In grating.
AS it is impossible to prevent cor
rupt or corruptibIe men from getting
office the removal OF all opportunity
possible for them to use power corrupt
ly is one remedy. applied, in the case of
franchise granting by requiring or per-
hitting on demand a referendum. An
entire body of voters cannot be bought
Another is the widest possible publioi-
ty; the abolition of executive sessions.
But the most efficient remedy is the
abolition of privilege. 1t is an easy
step from granting a profitable priv
ilege to feel justified in asking for a
share Of the profits
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
THE POPULAR VOTE.

The result of the election is summed
up by the st. Louis Post Dispatch as
follows:
"Official and unofficial returns from
all the states indicate a popular vote
for the Republican and Democratic
candidates for the presidency of 1850
900. In 1900 the two great parties polled
IL, 566. O55. This indicates a falling off
of more than 700, 900 votes.
'1n Illinois the Republican vote gain
ed $4,000. while the Democratic fell
175,000. In Kansas the Republicans
gained $4,000. the Democrats lost rs, 900,
or nearly 80 per cent. In Minnesota the
Republicans gained $4,000, the Demo-
Gratis lost $4,000. or so per cent. In Mis-
souri, the Republicans gained 1000, the
Democrats lost $4,000. In Nebraska the
Republicans gained 1900, the Demo-
Gratis lost $4,000. or about SIS per cent.
In Ohio the Republicans gained 76. oOO
the Democrats lost 1000
'All over the country the same re-
suits appear. Republicans gained ev-
eEywhere. except in some of the south
ern states. The Democrats lost every
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
A Little PARTICULAR.

He had rung the bell and told a story
of want and restitution and wound up
by asking for something to eat. The wo-
man had taken no stock in mis- yarn, but
asking him to wait on the steps she had
gone to the kitchen and spread him a
generous slice of bread and butter. He
was profuse in his thanks until he had
bitten off generous morsel Then he
looked puzzled and queried:
Madame, isn't there some mistake
here?''
How mistaken" she asked.
This bread has in some way come in
contact with the kerosene can, and 1 can't
say that I admire the taste"
Yes, did accidentally spill some kero-
sene on the bread, but there is not enough
to find fault with
Not ordinarily, no; but it happens that
1 am blessed or cursed with a very SEN
ira trouble for the world. and my heart
felt thanks are due for the trouble al
ready taken, but if you would kindly
scrape off this butter and spread the
bread with a coating of Paris green or
rough on rats you don't know how ex-
tremely obliged to you 1 should feel -
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
MAY TRY BEET SUGAR.
Arkansas City People Are Having
Tests Made.

The people and the business interests
of Arkansas City, Kansas, are making
an effort to establish the beet sugar
industry in Cowley county.
This season a large quantity of
sugar beets have been raised in the
vicinity of Arkansas City and three
carloads were shipped this week over
the Santa Fe railroad to Rocky Ford,
Colorado, to a beet sugar refinery to be
tested.
The report of the test of the three
carloads of sugar beets will undoubt-
eddy determine whether or not the in
dustry will be pushed in that section
of the state.
If it develops that the beets raised
in Cowley county are rich enough in
saccharine, and that they may be
profitably raised for refining purposes.
efforts will at once be made looking
towards the building of a beet sugar
refining plant at that city.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
CURTIS BACK AT WORK.
Kansas Congressman Did Not Attend
the Burton Trial.

Washington, Dec. Representative
Charles Curtis arrived here last night
and early this morning went to the In
dian committee room where he will do
his work this winter. He plunged i'm
mediately into his mail and did not so
the brief way intervening to the SUI
preme court for the Burton trial. He
seemed to manifest no interest. Mr.
Curtis expects to get his accumulated
mail and department work closed up
when he will at once go to work with
preparation bill. None of Mr.. Curtis
committee will be here until after the
holidays.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01

The announcement by the gas COM
pany that it is about to begin the ex-
penditure of a large sum of money for
Improvements is a reminder that there
is something DOING in Topeka all the
time. One big enterprise follows anoth-
er in rapid succession and occasionally
they come in punches. In addition to
the new gas works, a street railway
bridge and one on Sardou avenue are in
sight. Besides these is the sewer and
paving work and the fact that the
street car people never stop laying new
track. The outlook for a busy year in
Topeka was never brighter than it IS
today. That the mercantile interests
of the city are being affected by the stu
alton is manifested in the opening of
new stores and the enlargement of old
ones.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01

Senator Tfllman is not SO popular in
tricts Of his state. A Columbian tells of
going into the office of a leading dentist
of Columbia The dentist said to him ex-
citedly: Whom do you suppose I've got
inside here? Old one-eyed Ben Tillmanl
And If don't make him squeal nobody
can. I won't do a thing to him4oh, N.Y.
And the dentist surgeon brandished his
forceps gleefully and returned to the
pleasure of torturing the senator. Next
We'll, did you succeed in making Till
man yell?" he asked The dentist shook
his head sadly. NO" he replied in a
disappointed tone. 'I couldn't make him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01

New York Post: There is no reason
to suppose that any human being re-
garded pension order No. IS, in advance
of its operation, as a measure of econ
omy, yet that seems to be the charac-
ter in which it is now praised. So many
of the clerks and medical examiners
who formerly spent their time in sift-
ing and rejecting applications can be
dispensed with, now that a pension is
granted on a birth certificate and an
honorable discharge. as to save nearly
as much as the famous order has added
to the budget up to date. Commission
err Wares advance estimates on the
cost of the old-age pension seem tohave
seriously overshOt the mark During
the closing months of the last fiscal
year, only about $4,000 was added to
the budget by reason of the order, and
the 1000 names added since June 80,
Eupposing that the average is So a
month, make only s3s4,00o. To offset
this, it is now said that within a short
time the pension office will be able to
dispense with about 500 clerks. If their
salaries average $500. this will reduce
the expense by almost as large a sum.
even taking no account of the proposed
reduction in the number of medical
examiners So, after all, it appears that
the cost OF this experiment is to be
borne not by the generous andpatriotic
taxpayer, but by the poor and down.
trodden government clerk. We had all
ways supposed that the governments
Interest in him was of almost as pa-
ternal a nature as it's care over the old
soldier. Can it be that the obsolete
notion of accommodating the force of
workers to the work in hand, is to be
revived at Washington?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
LAYHAWKER lots.

Overlook is under quarantine. But
the smallpox is in a light form.
The cemetery supper and social at st.
Marys was very solemn affair.
At a tacky social in Greenburg the
costumes were ridiculous but to the
point.
Jewelry stolen from Mound Ridge last
April was discovered in q Canton straw
stack this week.
A beautiful mirage in which hill and
vale were pictured In the sky was a re-
cent Kiowa county treat.
At Bucklin Thanksgiving turkeys
sold at ten cents per pound and in To-
peka at twenty. But then one must pay
a trffie extra for living in the shadow
of the state house dome.
Over 81 worth of honey was taken
from between the walls of a Kimban
church. The collection basket got it.
Between the drouth and the Hessian
fly Mcpherson county wheat is on the
slow freight of the underground rail-
way.
A trusting Neodesha firm gave an en-
ploye $500 to go out and pay some bills.
Moral-Don't run bills or else pay 'em
yourself.
In recent football game Enterprise
defeated Hope. So it is through life.
Hope is all right but it takes Enter
prise to win.
A Clay county farmer was lucky
enough to have 500 bushels of oats burn
Just as he started to thresh instead of
after he had finished.
Nightcap socials are Wakarusa at
fractions. If the rest of the costume
that goes with it was worn they would
be attractive.
A La Harpe girl blew in So on hyp-
motto lessons in order to charm GER
tain young man. Half of the sum in
oysters would have done the work.
A motherly old Atchison woman start
ed in the grocery store and heard some
cr7ial g a.
ticed her flock of so chickens following
her.
There are some things that even Fort
Scott draws the line at. A drunken
man was given 80 days in Jail for
smashing and wasting a dozen bottles
of beer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFTOm the Chicago NeWs.I
The man after a woman's own heart
may not want it.
A girl who looks good isn't necessarily
good looking.
Silence may be golden, but lot of talk
SavOrs of brass.
A horse usually acts up when you are
trying to sell him.
All men are born equal and all wo-
men are born a little more so.
A man who worries about the shortcom-
ingS of others needs watching.
A good many trains of thought are I'M
able to get off the side track
1t is easier to be satisfied with yourself
than it is to satisfy others.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
WISE AND OTHERWISE.

A woman may often forget her pocket
book, but it is seldom she leaves her pow
der rag behind.
The man who said the pen was mightier
than the sword must have witnessed a
French duel.
Look after your pennies-your wife will
see that the dollars don't get away from
you.
Some women are born bargain hunters,
others contract the habit at the age of
three or four.
The man who is always giving pointers
found in the woodshed after supper. smok-
ing his evening cigar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01

There is one way to encourage the
american merchant marine, and this is
by completely stripping the duties off
the iron and steel and wood and all
other materials that enter into the
building and equipping of going
ships. This would relieve American
shipbuirding of its most onerous bur-
den. But instead of this it is proposed
to take enormous sums of money out of
the pockets of the American people in
the form of q subsidy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01

[From the st. Paul Dispatch.J

IF'rom the st. Paul Dispatch.J
The Sunset club. of Milwaukee, dis
cussed graft at its latest meeting, and
from the published accounts there were
almost as many remedies proposed as
there were speakers. Invoke grand
1uries; enliven public opinion; teach
Neneration of state; reduce officials and
Increase salaries; back up the Voters
league; prosecute briber as well as brib-
I'd; teach pure government in school;
breach civic righteousness; teach the
EhIld in the home; purify ourselves be-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01

where except in Delaware, Georgia and
West Virginia, where slight gains are
reported.
What the Watson and Debs vote
amounted to is not yet reported. Prob
ably the two of them polled at least
750, 900.
Taking the country as whole
Roosevelt polled 400. 900 morevotes than
Mckinley received in 1900. while Par
ker received 10000 fewer votes than
Bryan got four years ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
GRAND JURY CALLED.
To Investigate Alleged Election Frauds
in Denver.

Denver, Colo, Dec. district Judge
John I. Mullins, in the criminal court
today issued an order summoning a
grand jury to investigate alleged cleo
ton frauds in this country. This step
is taken at the behest of Democratic
leaders who charge that money was
wrongfully used by corporations to
elect certain candidates at the recent
election and that voters were coerced
by their employers. The sheriff was
instructed to return the Venire next
Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01

was all right. Sorry I don't happen to
have one about me now"
Eyes, you Offered me a cigar, and I
accepted it with thanks, but remarked
that I would smoke another time. I
carried that cigar for three days and
then made use of it. Again, 1 thank
you"
WAS it an extra good one?" was
queried.
mo, sir. 1t was an extra bad one.
1t was so bad that the man I gave it
I didn't have to pay the little debt of
$25 owed him"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
THREW STONES AT HIM
Crowd Gives a Hostile Reception to
Hungarian Premier.

Budapest, Dec. premier Tizza met
with a hostile reception on the part of
the supporters of the opposition while at
tending a meeting of liberal electorals at
ers, with the minister's opponents,
thronged about his carriages, jeered,
booted and threw stones at him. They
were eventually dispersed by the police
and several persons were arrested. Count
Tizzas support then rallied around him
and the premier received ovation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Topeka people who knew her will hear
with regret of the death of Miss Jane
L. Lakin and Mrs. ]. NJ. Meade, and who
frequently visited them here, which oc-
CURED at her home in Evanston last night
Lal1in was called to Evanston a fortnight
ago on account of the illness of her niece.
but had not returned to Topeka. The fin,
neral will be held at Rockford. Ill
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
LOCAL MENTION.

Harry J. Bone is in Stormont hos
pital suffering with bronchial trouble
The Primary Sunday School Taaols
ers' union will meet with Mrs. Hariv
1135 Lane street, Friday at n. m
Mrs Hardy will give the second lesser
on practical Primary Plan" and will
Mr.. Bert GosnelI of Villa rnsh,,...
Pa, is here for a visit with II E. E.
Shaffer and c. B. Hoover. he r. -,
visited the fair and made a tr1<
through Oklahoma, Zip
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

[From the New York Press.1
A woman has a passion for all anniver-
sarieS except birthdays.
A woman hates not to rent a house she
knows some other woman wants.
Generally it's the girl who look the
most innocent who knows the most.
Some men have such will power they
can go walking with girl without getting
engaged to her.
1t takes an awful stormy day to make
some men realize what a comforta BILE
place their home is.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01

The Louisiana Purchase exposition
has passed into history and it is not
likely that its like will be seen again
within a generation. Worlds fairs ap-
pear to have reached the limit in the
point of magnitude. and there is some
doubt as to whether such as just closed
at st. Louis Is worth what it cost
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
His Thanks Were Due.

about a year ago. said the drum
mer to the man in the seat ahead, Il
was passing over this line and had a
seat with you and we had quite a long
converse ton
Yes, it struck me that I had seen
your face before replied the other.
Il want to thank you for your cour-
tesy in offering me a cigar on that
OCCASION"
did I offer you a cigar? Well, that
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01

Grand Rapids Press: If Russia wants
a constitution several American trusts
will be glad to help outline one of the
sort they have found very useful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
Kills 100 NIa1Iard Ducks.

Hibbing, Mimi, Dec. George E.
Scott, a prominent business man of
this place, has returned from the Bow
string country, where he made the ban
ner record of the season in the duck
killing line. Mr.. Scott killed 120 mall
lard ducks, and brought them with him
as proof.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
INGALLS, STATUE SET UP.
Much Commented Upon and Admired
by Kansans.

Washington, Dec. 1.-The Ingalls,
statue, a tall, imposing, beautiful
structure of Italian marble, was to-
day set up in statuary hall. 1t was
much commented upon during the day.
Kansans admired it unstintingly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01

The row between Tom Lawson and
Wall street is a reminder that when
hnanciers fall out the public may learn
something to its advantage
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01

The country will now enter upon
about three weeks of fast and furious"
shopping in connection with the ap-
preaching holiday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01

The fact that Mrs. Chadwick has been
able to accumulate debts amounting to
q million dollars should go a long way
toward stopping the cry that women
are barred from the paths of business
enterprise
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01

The passing of the election has not
entirely treasured the stand pat
newspaper. They are still seeing Wis
ions of tariff rapping
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01

Russia will be little better off with
constitution than she is now, if she has
supreme court
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01

finch He didn't make a sound and, dye
know, when he got out of the chair he
doctor, I didn't know before that you ran
a painless dentist shop New York Tri-
bune,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
NISSEN'S BODY FOUND.
Was in His Boat on the Beach Near
St. Joseph, Mich.

Detroit, Mich, Dec. IA bulletin to
the Journal from Stevensville, Mich,
seven miles from st. Joseph, says that
the body of Peter Nissen has been
found in his boat on the beach there.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.

ALABASTER clear skin, soft. supple
white hands secured by using Satin Skin
Cream and Complexion Powder.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
POLICE COURT NOTES.

The police were notified yesterday that
w. b. Cunningham, the man suspected of
stealing Chester Woodward's automobile
on the night of November 20 had gone
to Geneva, o. D. H. Martin, whose auto
was stored in the same garage. discover
ed recently that one of his headlights had
been stolen, and it is supposed it was at
tached to the stolen machine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01

Bertha Myers and Sam Moon, a China
man, were arrested Wednesday afternoon
for being found in opium den. A COM
plete opium outfit was captured. Moon
was arrested on the same charge three
weeks ago. Moon and the Myers woman
were found in a room at 402 Kansas ave-
nue..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01
Mr.. Coburn BUYS a House.

F. D. Coburn has bought the resi-
dence at 424 Topeka avenue and will
occupy Ii as his residence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-01

The State Journal is a member of the
associated Press and receives the full day
telegraph report of that great news or
ganlzation for exclusive afternoon publ
~atfon in Topeka
The news is received in the State Jour-
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
pose.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-08-26
FnUc1ARY NOTICE.

The accounts of the following named
fduciaries are before me for settlement:
w. F. Harbert, guardian of Gay ".
Reager.
William F. Harbert, guardian of Nellie
Reager.
j. W. He.s. guardian OF Hershen
Ashcraft.
A. \. Lawson, guardian OF Gray Law
son.
a. N. Lawson, guardian of Leona
Lawson.
Lucy Moline, administrators of philip
Nome, deceased.
Lucy Moline, guardian of Rosalie
Nome.
Lucy Nome, guardian of JEANNE
Moline.
Jesse D. Kennedy. administrator of
Loverna G. Young.
f. J. Marsh, administrator of Eleanor
L. Marsh. deceased.
G. f. Pride, guardian of Katherine v.
Pride.
c. f. Pride, guardian Of Nettie J.
Pride.
W. j. Law. guardian of Cora 1owman.
W. j. Law. guardian OF Maggie Low
man.
W. J. Law, guardian Of Worth R.
Lowman.
Harvey W. Harmer, administrator of
Lewis Cohen, deceased.
Charles S. Gawthrop, administrator
Of I w G,rstofason daceasad
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-08-26

of Accounts for Harrison
County, West Virginia. eGaug2tw.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1904-08-26

oRpER on PUBLICATION.

State of West Virginia:
At Rules held in the clerks Office OF
the Circuit Court of Harrison County, on
Tuesday, the 9Th day of July, 1904. the
following order was entered:
Sylvester A. Lanham vs.. Clarksburg
Brewing Company, a corporation,
William Griesser Construction Com
.pany, corporation, and John D. Sui
Ivan. In chaneery.
The object of the above entitled suit
is to enforce a mechanics lien in favor
of the plaintiff against certain lot and
building thereon, situated ON Pike street
in the City of clarksburg, Harrison Co.,
West Virginia, and belonging to the de-
PENDANT, the Clarlaburg Brewing Com
pany, which said lot was conveyed to
said Clarllsburg Brewing Company by T.
Moore Jockson and Emma L. jackson,
his wife, by deed bearing date on the
1st day of june, 1908, and recorded in
the office of the Clerk of the County
Court of Harrison County, West Virgin
ia, in Deed Book No. 1877 at page All;
which said lien was taken against said
house and lot by the plaintiff to secure
him in the payment of the sum of $3.50
for materials furnished and labor per-
formed upon said house, on contract
with the said John D. Sullivan, sub
contractor under the said Wilhelm Cries
ser Construction Company, who was the
principal contractor with the said
Clarksburg Brewing Company for the
erection of the said building. And it
appearing by affidavit fled in this cause
that John D. Sullivan and the Wilhelm
Griesser Construction Company, cor.
poration, are non.residents of this state
it Is ordered that they do appear here
within one month after the date of the
first publication hereof and do what is
necessary to protect their interests.
A copy, teste:
H. W. WILLIAMS, Clerk.
Lewis & Morris, Solicitors. j22-w4t