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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-14
Kansas Cttx Prodnca A1nrke..

Kansas City. Sept. I-CIose-WHEAT-
Receipts today. 22s cars. Quotations
were lower. Sept, 81 .0s5k; Dec. S1.osas;
No. hard, 81. 01Q1.0s; No. 4 hard, sOcefN. oi:: :
No. red, 81 IL; No red, $1.O6li. O8; No. 1
red 93c@$1. 05.
CORN-Market steady. Sept, 47Jkc;
Dec, 467s 946&c: May. 1880. Cash: No.
mixed, Soc; No. 3, mixed, 1910: No q
white, SOC; No. white. 1870.
OATS-Market steady. No. 2 white. %
Q331zc; No. 2 mixed, 32c.
RYE-7Oc.
.HAY-Choice timothy. $3.50; choice prai-
RE, $7.O0075O.
BUTTER-Creamery. 1414alszc; dairy.
EGGS-Fresh, 1sc.
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KILLED By JOY.
A Wichita, Kan, Young Man Dies
Suddenly in Alton, Ill.

Alton, ILL.,, Sept. 14.-Joy at greeting
his mother, after a separation of seven
years, so greatly shocked Emmanuel
Miner, % years old, of Wichita, Kan.
that he had hardly spoken ten words
to her before he sank in a chair where
he expired before a physician could
reach him. Mrs. Miner is overcome
with grief, and may not Withstand the
shock.
Seven years ago Miner left here for
his health, locating in Wichita. For
the last few years he had been writing
his mother that he intended visiting
her and the Worlds fair Recently she
had been counting the days until he
should arrive.
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MARKETS TODAY.
Wheat Takes a Decided Slump
in Prices.
Sensational Advance of Yester-
day the Cause.
LIVE STOCK TRADE.
Cattle Are SlOw-Natives Sell
at 1915 to Sc.
Hogs Are Five and Ten Cents
Higher.
LIVE STOCK TRADE

Chicago, Sept a. = WHEAT - Under
heavy liquidation wheat prices today broke
nearly &c from yesterdays Closing quota
tons. Easier cables in the face of the
sensational advance here yesterday was
largely responsible for the weakness of
off 14glc, at 81. l4sla1. 15A May opened "a
Quickly i sofd off 0T to s1is1s p@eem6er a de
c Gb1es to s114 Minneapolis. Duluth and
against 76s cars e year ago. .
Toward the middle of the session the
strength of corn. December advanced to
$1:1eA and May to $1.1sA. On renewed re-
with prices at the lowest point of the day
Final quotations on December were off
!4c. at s1.14. May was down 17scQ2c at
CoRN-.Rains oyer a large portion of
May f1o II nIsd 5sA l fro.t 1 t.
damage Rhe faet that little ny wss
realizing by those who had bought on ex-
a weak undertone was manifested. prices
nights close. December opened Aq5sc
lower, at 52%a5sAe. and steadied at 52a1e.
pront. taking the market declined and
p ece Down ssa9Sc, ,o at 5saessc with
CoRN-No, 2, Sf9a64Nc; No. 8, 54,4@
opened &c lower. at ss1sc,and after touch
inB Iefqtsd 10 held steady
January pork was unchanged to &c high
er, at $12. 65Q12.70. Lard was unchanged,
WHEAT@cash: No. 3 red. Sis; No. ;
red, $1.14@1.16: No. hard, 81 .1201. 16: No: 3
hard. 81. 0301 Is; No. 1 northern. $1.25; No
2 northern, s12oa1.2s; No. spring. SLIGO
OATS-No. 2. BIC; No. 8, Bic.
RYE-Sept.. 74c; Dec, Zee; May, 7S1sc-
FLAX-Cash: Nv, s1.2T; S.-W., $1.-9;
I'm TIMo Sfi78 SIS: Oct, Sass.
CLOVER-Sept., 81. 5OG1160
BARLEY-CaSh: 37056c.
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Best display capons, s. H.eDunahugh
Hoyt.
Best developed pen chicks. w. L.
Best trio P. Rocks. w. L. Bates, To-
peka.
Best display by woman. Mrs. NJ. M.
Brown China. geese. o. c. sechrest,
Meriden, on young and on old birds.
Indian Runner ducks, o. c. Sechrest,
Meriden, first and second
Tonight's Programme.
The programme for the Banda Rosa
concert tonight in connection with the
horse show will be-:
part I.
I. March-'.W Willow Grove; .sorrentino
A. Baritone solo. Sig. Barilotti
8. Grand selection from Carmen. .Bizet
part I'D
6. Miserere from Ell Trovatore" " Verdi
Z. Angels Serenade Braga
s. Grand selection from Andrea Che
g. American Patrol ............ .Meacham
The horse show programme will be:
ter or PAGER, FIRST. second. third. fourth;
prizes So. 49, IS; highly commended; style,
ep,nt ner nent e0nointme1ts y neT
cent.
Glass No. 2-Gaited saddle horses: To-
peka horses only; first, second, third and
fourth; prizes IS, 81. 49,. highly commend
ed; horses must show five distinct traits;
fourth. canter; fifth. running walk, fox
trot or slow pace;
Special High School Horse EXHIBIT Class
use; first, second third and fourth; prizes
$12. IS. IS; highly commended; to be shown
in heavy harness to appropriate vehicle;
horses to count 60 per cent vehicle, har-
ness and appointment to count 40 per
cent.
Glass No 4-Best pair kept for hire:
first, second. third and fourth; prizes So.
The entire outfit must be owned by a
livery stable in Topeka: to be shown be-
fore appropriate vehicle; horses to count
so per cent, vehicle 80 per cent, harness 10
Glass No. 154-Best Percheron stallion;
halter; first second, third and fourth;
prizes So IS; highly commended, COM
mended.
Glass No. 16-Coachmen's driving con-
SO. S. 81: highly commended; coachmen
will be required to drive pair of horses TO
two-seated carriage through obstacles
The Race Programme.
The rearranged racing programme
for the state fair will be as follows, ex-
cept that running races will be an
nounced for Friday and Saturday:
THURSDAY.
2:4O trot. 5000.
2:35 pace $1,000
3-year-old trot, $500.
2:1S pace, $500.
rs mile, running.
1A mile hurdle, 4 jumps.
4 furlongs, selling.
FRIDAY.
2:2S pace. $500.
2-year-old trot 800
3-year-old pace, $500.
2:1S trot, $500
SATURDAY.
2:22 trot. $500.
2-year-old pace. 500.
mile automobile.
mile automobile.
3 mile automobile.
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New York Stocks.

The tone of the opening deals in the
stock market was slightly irregular, but
gains largely predominated. few of
the grangers and southwesterns were
slightly lower and Texas Pacific lost q
point. There were very large dealings IN
Pennsylvania at an unchanged quotation
from last night, but the price ultimately
yielded slightly. Southern Pacific was up
q point Denver and Rio Grande Is and
number of other leading stocks II point.
Prices surged rapidly upwards in all d.
rections following the upbidding of Penn
sylvanfa to 1905. The coal stocks and
eastern trunk lines were generally strong
and the western group gave its first dem
onstration of strength of the week. South
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CHICAGO Live Stock NfarVket.

Chicago. Sept. 14.-CATTL1Receip to-
day, 5000 head, including 500 head Of Tex
ans and $500 head of Westerns. Market
stronger. Good to prime steers, s. 6OQ6. ~ I;
feeders, $2.25Q3. rs; cows. 81 1904 so; heifers,
s. O0G4.75; Gamers, 81. 50q2.25 bulls, 81 OOet
$4.00Q6.O0; western steers, $3.OOd4.25.
HOGS-Receipts today, $4,000 head; esti-
mated Thursday, 1900 head Market SD
10c higher. Mixed and butchers. $3.50
610; good to choice heavy. $500. 90 rougn
heavy, IS; &q5:5o; light, IS. 45@615; bulk of
sales, IS. 6OG5. Is
SHEEP-Receipts today. 5000 head.
Sheep steady; lambs weak Good to choice
wethers, So 75a425; fair to choice mixed
So 25Q3.70; native lambs, 81. 5OG6 Is: west
ern sheep, $3.O0@4O0; western lambs, 500
Q5.50.
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Kansas City, Sept. II.
9Th LOW Close Yes
Kansas City Livestock AdnrIret.

Kansas City, Mo, Sept. 14-CATTLE-
Receipts today, 1900 head, including 5000
head of southerns. Market slow to higher.
Native steers, s.. $4,000; southern steers.
81 50SI3. rs; southern cows, 81. 5013. 90; native
cows and heifers, 81. 50d4. 60; stockers and
feeders, 90; bulls, 81. 1903 so; calves,
81. 50Q550; western steers, So. o0d450; west
ern cows, $1.5OG3.25.
HOGS-Receipts today, 5000 head. Mar
ket 5910c higher. Bulk of sales, s.. 60@5!70;
heavy, S. 60Q5. 65; packers. $5.6Od6 721k;
pigs and lights, IS. 5cQ5.75.
SHEEP Receipts today 5000 head.
Market steady. Muttons, So. 25Q4.0 90; lambs,
81 25Q5. 50; range wethers, So. 40Q400; ewes,
81. 1898 so: Utah fed yearlings (S5-pound-
erS) So. 60.
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Atchison brakeman Arrested.

At the request of J. M. Challis,
county attorney of Atchison county,
Governor Bailey has granted re-
QUESTION on Governor Mickey of Ne
braska for the return to Kansas OF
Drew B. Harvey. Harvey is charged
with abducting Augusta Goldt from
Atchison for Immoral purposes. The
pair left Atchison on August ID and
they have been located and placed I'M
der arrest in Omaha
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st. Louis Live Stock Market.

st. Louis. Mo, Sept. 14-CATTLRRe-
ceipts today, 5000 head, including $500
head of Texans. Market steady. Beef
steers, s4.o0q5. so; stoclxers and feeders
81. 50d3. 40; cows and heifers, 81 50d4. 80;
Texas steers, S250d3.6o; Texas cows and
heiferS, 81. 0GG2. SIS.
HOGS-Receipts today, 1900 head. Mar
ket prospects steady Pigs and lights,
81 5ea5. 80; packers, SIS. 55G5.95; butchers
and best heavy, $5.S5Q6.05.
SHEEP-Receipts today, $500 head.
81 5Od5. 50: Texans, S3.OOq4.O 90.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-14

Minneapolis, Sept. 4.-Confiicting re-
ports of the damage last night by frost
made the wheat market feverish and IN
certain today. Apparently the frost prom
ised by the weather bureau did not ma
terialize in the northwest owing to the
prevalence of winds and clouds. real
Calamity was thus avoided. December de-
clined ESQ from yesterdays close, while
September lost 4Ac.
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New York, Sept. ACCOMMODATIONS on
call easy, 1G11k per cent, closing bid / and
firmer; 60 days, 21zG3 per cent: 80 days, 3
QS1z per cent; months, 31k4SA per cent.
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper, ga SD
AZ per cent; sterling exchange steady,
with tn actual ad business in bankers bills at
4.S46O for 60 day bills; posted rates, 81. $55[
and $4.8S; commercial bills, $4A
SILVER-Bar silver, 561kc; Mexican dol
lars, 451lc.
BONDS-Government bonds steady.
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Chicago Produce Market.

Chicago Sept 14-BUTTER-Marke
steady to firm. Creamery, 14Q1S15c; dairy,
121.d16c.
EGGS-MarISet firm. At mark, cases
included, 1411zQ17c.
CHEESEMarSet firm. Daisies, shd9c;
Twins. Sqs5zc; Young Americas, S991zc-
LIVE POULTRY-Market steady. Tur-
KEYS. lie. chickens. 1l1hc: springs. 12c. -.
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E,ifteen Buildings burned.

Stanford, ILL.,, Sept. 1.-THE business
portion of Stanford was destroyed by
fire after midnight, Is buildings being
DESTROYED. Loss $50, 900.
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FAIRNOTES.

o. P. Updegran. who is the master of
ceremonies of the night horse show. and
superintendent of the Kansas City horse
show and of the St. Louis exposition
horse department.
One of the judges of the races at the
fair is Charles E. Westbrook of Peabody,
Kan, who owns the famous horse Joe
Young
NJ. a. Low is one Of the judges at the
.Zzz
Even the treason the fair grounds have
been whitewaShed.
William HoIgsomIb 2 has offered an ineu-
partment of the state fair.
E. B. Cowgirl. editor of the Kansas Far
mer, is the host at the press tent and he
will welcome all Kansas editors who visit
the state fair.
w: ]: Stage. who was clerk in the live
stock department of the ST. Louis EXPOSE
ton under F. d. Coburn. is clerk of the
live stock department of the state fair.
Among the swine exhibitors at the fair
are Dietrich and Spaulding, from Frank
lin county, who are here for the third
consecutive fair at Topeka.
The busiest artisan on the fair grounds
is the official sign painter. Nearly every
roof and building has been made into a
sign board.
The horse show and the Banda Rosa
programmes for tonight at the fair
grounds will be the programmes that
were to be given last night.
The state fair management had new
gate to the fair grounds made at Eight
zenith and Topeka avenue and good cin-
der walk made from the gate to. the
landing at the Eighteenth street gate and
with plenty of cinders provided a good
place for patrons using the street cars 70
enter and leave the cars. Then all day
Tuesday the street cars stopped at the
Seventeenth street entrance and put the
people off in the mud. not telling them
to ride to the pedestrians gate.
People at the fair grounds have learned
to dodge pretty lively when Policeman
Hutton gets ready to blaze away with his
blunderbuss. He had the people on the
fair grounds pretty well scared Tuesday
by his recklessness.
The horse show at the fair grounds will
begin at 1880 O'Clock each night and the
Banda Rosa concerts are the same time.
The admission to the grounds and the
grandStand for the concerts and horse
show is % cents. The races will begin ev-
cry afternoon at 30 o'clock
ENDORSES WARE.
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Saw a Russian Cruiser.

Gibraltar. Sept. 1.-THE British steam
er Ortona Captain Fletcher. which ar
rived here today from London, reports
passing yesterday q Russian cruiser
which was boarding the British steamer
DerWin from LIVERPOOL
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Sugar aud Conee tn New York.

New York, Sept 14.-SUGAR-Raw SUI
gar steady. Fair refining, SIC; centrifu-
gal, Sc test 5-16c; molasses sugar, 31zc.
Refined sugar quiet. Crushed, 1876; pow
dered, $5.35; granulated. $5.25.
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Market Gnssfn.

FURNISHED by A, M McDermott SomrnIs-
sion Co., Stocks, Grains, Provisions and
Investment Securities. Rooms 20 and a.
702 Kansas ave.1
Liverpool closing cables: Wheat Id
lower; corn I'D lower
Liverpool opening cables: Wheat I'd
higher; corn I'D higher.
Liverpool. 1870 p. M: Wheat sd lower;
corn I'd lower.
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Cotton Market

New York, Sept. 14.-COTTON-Sales to-
day, II bales. Spot cotton closed steady
and 10 points higher. Quotations per 100
pounds: Middling uplands, $1l.O0; mid
ding gulf, $1125.
Galveston, Tex. Sept. H.-CoTToN-
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Chicago and Return $4,000 via


Tickets on sale June 1st to Sept
3oth, final limit returning Oct. 31st
Good via st. Louis in one direction.
either going or coming. For full in.
formation address T. L. King, 9. z. &
T. A.. Topeka.
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Kansaa City Grain.

Furnished by J. e. Gail, COMMISSION,
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks
Office no West Sixth street. Telephone
4S6. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mol
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Range OF PriceA

Furnished by J. e. Gail. CommlsslonA
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocks
Office no West Sixth street. Telephone
486. Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City, Mol
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-14

If you wear ''Dr. Reed Cushion Shoes
you will have no more trouble with
your feet Sold only by The Fitwell
Shoe Co, sos Kansas avenue.
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Wool Marker.

ST. Louis, Mo-, Sept. 14.-WOOI-Market
steady. Territory and western mediums,
21025c; fine mediums. 16Q1Sc; fine, 15116c.
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Nearly a Frost Today.

The weather is cold today though no
frost was reported in Topeka, though
the sky cleared before morning.
Following are the temperatures as re-
oordad nv the 1xeat her bureau TODAY:
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Furnished By ]. E. GAN. Commissions.
Grains. Provisions. Cotton and Stocka.
Ofice ITO West Sixth street. Telephvra
1856 Correspondent Christie Grain and
Stock Co., Kansas City. Mo-
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w. ]. Stage, who was clerk in the live
stock department of the ST. Louis exposi-
tion under F. D. Coburn, is clerk of the
live stock department of the state fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-14

Among the swine exhibitors at the fair
are Dietrich and Spaulding, from Frank
lin county, who are here for the third
consecutive fair at Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-14

z. B. Cowgirl, editor of the Kansas Far
mer, is the host at the press tent and he
will welcome all Kansas editors who visit
the state fair.
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Topeka Market

Topeka, Sept. IA.
MIXED AND BUTCHERS ...&. 25a5 20
HEAVY .-...- .-..-.-..........-.... 520l15 rs
GRASS CATTLE.
dE1tERS $500. ......-..-.......... 2O0d2 81
SOWS 1900. ..-..-.-......-....--.. 200dz. 6o
BULLS .-...- ...........-............2 OOS1Q -
Calves DRY LoT i;1ii;iE:-'' sO00s.5O
AEdEsEAS -.---. --.--..-----...-.... 1904 rs
COWS ;---.........-........ 3.OOd{ "a
VEAL CALVES .i15.s;iI.;i--......... 50
No MHEA Al .s6aesc
NO. MHEAT, 90lf9so
NO. 4 WHEAT..-....-...-- ~ a.: a.
No GKAD6t ...---....... 7Olis0c
M YETT6w c3 aND MIXED coRNs;
no: OASSS .--..'-..-.--.'-..-..-.... $40
y FRufTs AND vEdETXIfi.;Ez;; $50
FURNISHED by s.. K. Lux, successor To w
O. Anderson e Co. 21o Kansas ave.
nue.)
ORANGES-Valencia, s. 50d4 Is per ho.
LEMONS-California, per box, s.. 756es q
Messina, per box, $3.50 80
RANANAS-Her bunch Il y5s.z y
APPLES-Kansas. 81 50aS 0O Der bbI
GRAPES-Per basket, Bd15c
MALAGA GRAPES, 4-baskef crate 81 ~
TOKAY GRAPES, 4-basl<et crate z ~ ~ -
UTAH PLUMS. 4-basket crate q a
PEARS-Bartlett. per box 81 TX. r.
ish Beauty, per box, 15O NASln-
OUNCES, per box, BIS
HONEY-24-rack case, 300
VEGETABLES
WAX BEANS-Per basket 50c
GREEN. BEANS-Per basJ<ef 5oc
CUCUMBERS-Pe bu SOC w.
NEW POTATOES-Pe bu 45c
SWEET POTAToEs-Per ib, 4c.
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The busiest artisan on the fair grounds
| is the official sign painter Nearly every
roof and building has been made into
| sign board
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o. P. Updegraff, who is the master of
ceremonies of the night horse show and
starter of the races at the state fair. is
superintendent of the Kansas City horse
show and of the St. Louis exposition
horse department
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NJ. A. Low is one Of the judges at the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-14

fair is Charles z. Westbrook of Peabody,
Kan, who owns the famous horse Joe
Young
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-14

William Ho1comb has offered an incu-
bator as a special prize in the poultry de-
partment of the state fair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-14

The horse show and the Banda Rosa
programmes for tonight at the fair
grounds will be the programmes that
were to be given last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-14

Even the treason. the fair grounds have
been whitewashed.
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z. n. Keep, editor of the Garden
City Imprint, one of the leading Re-
publican papers of the short grass
country, is in Topeka today attending
the fair. Mr.. Keep is one of the Re-
publican editors of Kansas who is not
afraid to put principle above party
when IT comes to supporting dishonest
man for state treasurer. He fought 7.
T. Kelly in the last campaign and is
still fighting him. He says Kelly will
undoubtedly run behind his ticket in
that part of the state.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-14

Chairman Stubs, of the Republican
state committee, has gone to Chicago
TO consult with the Republican national
campaign managers He says he wants
to get some more good speakers for
Kansas and he will ask the national
committee to assign some of the best
speakers it has to Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-14

Sol Long. the fusion nominee for
state senator in Cowley county, who
announced in Topeka a few days ago
that he would not support Judge Par
ker for president. says he will vote for
DR.. Swallow, the Prohibition candidate
for president, according to a dispatch
from Winfield.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-14

Secretary Shaw speaks in Kansas
City. Kan, tonight and tomorrow night
he will be at Fort Scott. Secretary
Shaw is said to be one of the best cam
1aign speakers in the country and it is
that he was assigned to these
wo dates in Kansas. his only ones, in
rider to help out Congressman Bower
Jock. Mr.. Bowersock will accompany
lin.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-14

Congressman Curtis proposes to in
- wade the 'enemy's country" 1t is
announced that he will speak at Cole
Creek. Nemaha county, on Septem-
har
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02

Every housekeeper should know
that II they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
VIII save not only time, because IL
never sticks 90 the iron, bat because
each package contains i6 oz.-one
full pound-while all other Cold
Water starehes are put upin E-pound
packages, and the price Is the same,
10 cents Then again because Deli
ance Starch is free from all injurious
chemicals. II your grocer tries TO
sell you a 12-oz. package il Is be-
cause be has a stock ON hand which
he wishes TO dispose OF before he
puts I'm Defiance. He knows that
Defiance Starch has printed on every
package In large letters and figures
"lG ozs. Demand Defiance and
save much time and money and the
annoyance OF the iron sticking. De-
fianee never sticks.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02
valley Girl Pictures,

The publishers oi the Valley
Weekly. that bright Illustrated mag
aalnc published Ia st Louis, and
which has become the talk oi the
Middle West, has inst issued "A limit
ed number of artists proofs oi their
beautiful Valley Girl, whose iacc has
lscen sccn on the front cover pnge ~
the weekly. These pictures are n
10y 10 inches and arc on highly tin-
ished paper. giving an the exquisite
tones and details ot the original
straus photographs.
The price for "a set ot these eight
pictures is Sl.oo. bar we have made
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The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1904-06-02
The Public and Corruption

In the editorial department,
which appears as feature Of toe
June MeClure's, there is an sPpre-
eia,iye review Of Lincoln S,effens's
book. The Shame of The Cities,
BY William Allen White. Mr..
SieBens's book includes articles
which have appeared in NIeCluse's
Magazine on the actual government
OF certain typical American cities,
Mr. White in his review demon
stIaies las OWN thorough knowledge
OF American government and poll
tics IS well as appreciation OF whst
Mr., SwHens has tined 70 show.
The editor comments on this isel,
That Aif White sees this thing as
we sec t, gives 10 our facts ths light
OF understanding and 10 cur inter
pretation OF them tbs seal OF author.
iN.
A significant editorial follows,
which pat, abe question sqasNly,
.Do We Csre3" That a goodly
number OF us 90 eage somewhat is
then proven by excerpts iSom a
number 81 Letters endorsing the
work OF MoClure's in fts exposure
Of poliUeal. industrial sad financial
eouupuou. and gving evidence OF
moral support in efforts foE better
conditions, whieh IS encouraging 10
al who arc st,ll hoping and trying.
These letters come from sll walks
oi liie aad aN eetsainly indicative
~ leas, Of Fvassuring aud healthy
pubhs interest Ia wha, makes gol
eood in oar land.