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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
VOICE FROM OAKLAND.
Complaint About Poor Car Service on
That Line.
To the Editor the State Journal.

To the Editor the State Journal.
A few days ago there was a COM
munication in the State Journal from n
business man of North Topeka COM
planning of the poor service of the city
railway. The citizens of Oakland have
as much cause for complaint as only a
part of the Oakland line has been re-
constructed and that with second hand
rails and culled ties. There is now
about half a mile of track around the
Santa F'e shops which is in the worst
possible condition and the cars are off
the track almost every day and fire.
quently we do not have a car from
Oakland for two or three hours.
Last Saturday, which was circus day,
we had no cars half the time. We only
have two cars to Oakland and several
times during the day they were both
off the track at the same time. start
ed up town on car that had 107 pas
sengers, we got off the track twice and
finally we got off the car in disgust and
walked over a mile.
I think that a few automobile omni-
buses would pay well from Oakland as
well as from North Topeka.
t. RISCOE
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
TOMBSTONE OVER A MONKEY.
Miss IngersoIl of New Haven VIII
Erect One on Grave of a Pet.

New Haven, Conn.,, July 3O-Miss
Justine Ingersoll, daughter of the late
Governor Charles R. IngersoII, mas de-
cided to erect a tombstone over her pet
monkey "Jim," who hanged himself to
a tree in her garden.
Jim was the favorite of the number
of monkeys that Miss IngersoIl keeps at
her home, and until three years ago
was a performing monkey in a circus.
He was partly paralyZed when Miss
Ingersoll got him from the show people.
She mad cured him of paralysis. He
was buried in the yard of her house. A
marble headstone bearing the inscrip-
ton, Man hath no pre-eminence over
the beast" will mark his grave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
POLICE COURT NOTES.

Things are so quiet in the town
from a criminal standpoint that the
police have been necessarily taking
enforced vacations. If it keeps on at
this rate with but four arrests of a
minor nature in tWenty-four hours,
the police will have to commence ar
resting the saints and good people in
order to keep employed Dusenberry
is the high score man of the force
just now, having two, of the possible
four arrests made, to his credit. The
blithesome COW and the frolicsome
horse are now the vagabondS of law.
Bessie Lane realizing the slump in
the police market did what she might
to aid things by coming in under an
arrest Bessie was picked up for So
Letting uDon the streets. The arrest
was made last night Trial this even
ing.
f. Carter. one of the prisoners,
while working at the Auditorium yes
terday afternoon, climbed over the
gateway into freedom. Officer Youn-
kin took three of the prisoners over
to the Auditorium with the intention
of cleaning out that building. 1t is
seldom indeed that a prisoner does not
escape when he is marshaled over on
an Auditorium job. There is too
much opportunity existing to make a
nyaway. For that reason only prison.
ers whose sentence has about expired
are drafted on the cleaning gang.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
CUT DOWN THE WEEDS.
West Side Forestry Club Makes Move
in Right Direction.

The West Side Forestry club held it's
July meeting with Mrs. A. Reinisch
Thursday at Gage lake. Roll call was
answered by items of interest from the
ST. Louis exposition Mrs. a. A Rip
ley read a paper on Losses and Gains
of Kansas" The following resolution
was passed:
That the members of the club ask
all owners of property in their locality
TO have the weeds cut before or during
the first week in August
After the business meeting the club
enjoyed a most delightful social hour,
during which thphostess served refresh
mentS on the broad veranda- Before
leaving for home a picture was taken
of the club among the beautiful flowers.
The August meeting will be with Mrs.
d. H. Forbes at her country home
Cedar Heights.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
WHAT SHALL HE DO?
Old Time Republican in a Quandary
About How to Vote.
The State Journal is in receipt

The State Journal is in receipt of
the following communication:
ITO the Editor of the State Journal:
ST have been Republican for fifty
years. I voted for Fremont, Lincoln,
and every Republican nominee for
president and for all state Republican
tickets during that time. I can't vote
for Hoch, Kelly. Burrow, or Coleman
eff there is an honest man on the
ticket 1 wish to vote for him. Please
name the honest man if there is one.
and oblige
"a SUBSCRIBER.
Topeka Kas., July %, 1904"
The communication is respectfully
referred to Chairman Stubs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
REFUSED TO SAY PRAYERS.
Mother Uses HorsewIlip ON Child for
Strange Cause.

Des Moines, Ia, July 30-Humane
Officer Jones was called yesterday to
the residence of Mrs. Jacob Stein, who
had been charged with having whipped
her little 4-year-old son with a buggy
whip. She did not deny the accusation.
child, and was justified, because the lad
refused to say his prayers. She said
this was the cause of the punishment
The officer could not make the woman
promise to refrain from similar pun
ishment in the future until he placed
her under arrest and threatened to
take her to the station. She then re-
luctantly promised and was released.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
victim of Cigarette Doomed.

Des Moines, July 30.-Otto Fahn-
stock, son of a merchant of Emmets-
burg and a graduate of the University
of Minnesota, is believed to- be dying
as the result of smoking cigarettes.
When the young man entered Min
nesota university a few years ago he
had no bad habits. Early in his COL
lege course he began the use of cigar
cites, and soon after returning home
he contracted tuberculosis as the re-
suit of the habit. Physicians say he
has only a few days to live. He is 81
wears old.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
To Jail If He Lets Dog Live.

Pottsville, Pa, July 3O-YieIding to
the pleadings of his children, Simon
Molesk of Minersville refused to kill
his dog, a family pet, even though a
jury declared the canine a nuisance be-
cause it bit people.
Judge Becntel announced in county
court that if Moleski does not kill the
dog by September 5 he must appear in
court for sentence and undergo i'm
prisonment. Moleski's friends declare
he viii serve term in jail rather than
kill his net
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
Good Place for Topekans in ST. Loui

St. Louis, July 2S-All those who
know Mr.. G. M. Hill who conducted
the old Windsor, now National, hotel
in this city, will be pleased to learn
that he is now conducting the great
Hotel Napolean Bonaparte, at the
Grand Main Entrance to the World s
fair in st. Louis.
He wants all KansanS and their
friends to know that by sending him a
postal card of their coming, he will
reserve for them the best in the house
During August the rates are one dol
lar per day, meals soc and 75c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
ROOSEVELT BOYS.
Are Kept Busy in st. Louis Following
the Parades.

St. Louis. July 30.-At the Worlds
fair today the Roosevelt party of boys
was kept busy in following the trans
portation and railroad day parade and
in viewing the other pageants incident
to the occasion. Railroad and trans
portation day is the first of a series of
special dayS devoted to exhibit depart
ments and the events drew one of the
largest crowds of the exposition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
Rebel Maid to wed Union Man.

Colorado Springs, Colo. July 30
Miss Varina H. D. Hayes, grand
daughter of the confederacy, her
mother being the daughter of Jeffer-
son Davis, is to be married to Dr.
Gerald B. Webb, relative of Gen.
u. S. Grant and close friend of Presi-
dent Roosevelt. DR.. Webb was the
presidents companion on his last
mountain lion hunt two years ago.
Miss Hayes and DR.. Webb are resi-
dents of this city and both are
wea ItF1y
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
Hanna Holds His Own.

Reports from Hill City indicate that
Lieutenant Governor D. ]. Hanna, who
is down with typhoid fever, continues
about the same, but he is not believed
to be in any great danger. The indica-
tions are favorable for his recovery
provided he gets no worse. AS soon as
the fever breaks a rapid recovery is
looked for.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30

Atlantic City, N. j., July SO.-wu
Ting Fang for some years the Chi
ing to his son, WI Chao Chu, has
resigned the vice presidency of the
foreign board at Pekin and is said to
have permanently retired from poll
toe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30

ST. Petersburg, July 30-3:20 P. M
Messages of coincidence on the assassi-
nation of M. Won Plehve, late Russian
minister of the interior, have been re-
ceived from all the foreign govern
ments by the government here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
Hen Lays Eight-Inch Egg.

Winsted. Conn.,, July 3o.-Robert Pick
EFT of Riverton has a hen that laid an
egg which measured eight inches one
way and seven the other and weighed
four pounds and one ounce.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30

John H. Davlin, ,Houston-was all run
down; nothing did me any good until 4
got hold of HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea Now am strong and we'll; gained
40 pounds. S5c. Tea or Tablets. Gatlin
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
NIarsInalI,s Band.

Rehearsal Sunday All members re-
quested to be present.
II. E. BARNES. Sec.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30

why, as of DID," said; and SO
We quarreled, as of old;
But, when z turned to make my peace,
That onesshort hour was told.
Stephen Phillips.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-24
= Cracked SDirc.

The most curious spire in England Is
at Chesterfield the leaning tower OF
Pisa not being more interesting 10
sightscers than the queer kink IN re-
spectacle church, which tradition says
was caused by the devil kicking out as
he passed the spire. The devil had just
had his hoofs shod by local black
smith, and his pain was so intense the
edifice was shaken out of shape. An
other and whittier legend says the splre
was bowling to q lovely and virtuous
bride. Many noted persons have in
years gone visited Itowsley and quaint
Peacock inn and thence Travelled to
Chesterfield to gaze on this freak OF
nature, for natural causes are supposed
to have bent Abe spire rather than an
irritable devil whose hoofs We're not
shod to please him.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-24
DOING ONES BEST.
Il 4. = Good Character For,sa ing Hab-
II to Cultivate

u Z. = G:<,oh C!,:ira c&c-- For.EI snE Hab-
1t to Cultivate
This habit Of always doing ones best
enters into the very marrow of ones
heart and character. 1t affects ones
bearing. ones self possession. The
man who docs everything to finish
has :, feeling of serenity. lie is not
easily thrown off Lis balance. lie has
nothing to fear, and lie can look the
world in the face because lie feels con-
scfous that he has not put shoddy into
ANYTHING. that he has had nothing
to do with shams and that he has al
WAYS done his level best. The sense of
efficiency. of being master of ones
craft, of being equal to any emergency,
the consciousness of possessing the abil-
ity to do with superiority whatever one
undertakes, will give soul satisfaction
which a half hearted, slipshod worker
never knows
When a man feels throbbinG within
him the power to do what he under
takes as we'll as it can possibly be done,
and all his faculties say Amen to
what he is doing and give their unqual-
flied approval to his effortS-thiS is
happiness, this is success. This buoy
ant sense of power spurs the faculties
to their fullest development. 1t I'M
folds the mental. the moral and the
physical forces, and this very growth,
the consciousness of an expanding men
tality and of broadening horizon,
gives an added satisfaction beyond the
power of words to describe 1t is
realiza ton OF nobility, the divinity of
the mind.-Success.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-24

80
ritIe3 manner az thar place Iast.eyen-
ing Young KIIDum and Others we're
playing around on the tops of a series
Of new breakwaters which are being
con structedsat that place, when he fell fell
and struck on his head, falling on
the apron or projection of the break
water, breaking his neck, after which
the lifeless body rolled into sss the
river. a number who saw the acct
dent Immediately rushed to the iyers
and commenced to search for the
body, which was found some slight,
distance below the place of the acct
dent about twenty minutes later The
physician called stated that death had
probably occurred the nsta the es lit
tie fellows neck was broken, and that
he was dead when he Went into the the
river g5Sa
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-24
Seth Bullock Protests.

Captain Seth Bullock, who was the
first sheriff of DeadwoOd, and is now
chief of the Black Hills Rangers,
whose duty it is to protect the forest
reserve, thinks the convention is slow,
and says the New Workers are clans
Bullock can ride fast and shoot
straight, and he came here expecting
to see his friend Teddy whom he
knows intimately, nominated in
whirlwind of enthusiasm.
.sTou New York fellows" he said
to a group from that State, ARE a
set of clans. We have got mosqul-
toes out in Deadwood that would
create more enthusiasm than your en-
tire delegation. No bands, no whoopS,
no cheers, and only few hand-claps.
5 why, the convention was as cold
as Alaska to-day, and 1 don't like it.
I saw hardly a smile on the New York
delegation the whole time of the pro-
ceedings, and when Mr.. Root mention
ed Roosevelt's name at the end OF his
speech it was our fellows from the
West that made the noise"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-24
BARTON TO
PRESIDENT OF
SIX FOOTERS
WILL HEAD THIS FINE Or
GAMIZATION DURING THE
CAMPAiGN-MEM sEE
SHIP GAINING.
lMheelEng Te!esrarll.l

/, i. ". Barton, present State Com
missioner Of labor, will be the new
President Of the Six-Foot Republican
Campaign club of this city, Last
night at the meeting a coniInun:ca-
ton from FIR. Barton was heard, in
which he signifed his Willingness 10
serve.
He further stated in his letter kaa5
he had talked to Governor White
about the new club and the Governor
had recommended its reorganization
as a conmendahle piece Of work
The Six-Foot club OF Wheeling met
informally last night in the law office
Of C. z. Morris. S. N. Chase acted as
President and C. e. Morris as tempo
porary chairman. The report OF the
committee which had been appoint
ed TO wait on Mr.. Barton was heard.
The committee on soliciting report
ed that they had seen many men and
all reported their Willingness TO join
the club as soon as it was fully organ
lied
1t was moved and seconded that
the next meeting be held on Tuesday
evening at 1880, June 2Sth, at the
city building, at such place therein
as may be specified later.
Homer Hecker, who will have
charge of the durm corps, reported
that he had seen several musicians
in this city and that in short time he
would have an excellent organization
to head the club. This meeting last
night was the third that has been
held since the question OF reorganiza-
ton of the club was first broached-
All the meetings have been held
in the law office of Captain Morris al
No 1905 Chapline street. but it has
been found that there is not sufficient
room to accommodate the growing
membership. At the next meeting
committees will be appointed and If
possible the reorganization will be
fully completed. All siX-foot Republi-
cans will be urged to enter the club,
as the promoters of the organization
are anxious to be ready for public
demonstration by the time of the
State nominating convention on the
18th of July. Many prominent poll
ticianS have been seen. and they all
state that they are ready to lend
willing hand towards the new exist
ence of the SiX-Foot Republican
marching club.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-24
SERIOUS TROUBLE
In Marshall County Home.

MOUNDSVILLE, June PLY. G.
Moore. q prominent farmer who re-
sides on Milestone run south of Fish
creek, has once again been driven
from home by his wife. Moore yester-
day appeared before Squire Mann
and complained that his wife threat
encd to shoot him and had on several
occasions attempted to kill him by
putting poison in his victuals.
\ warrant was issued for Mrs.
Moore and if constable can be found
to make the arrest Mrs. Moore will
be taken TO Moundsville and put I'M
der bond to keep the peace.
Moore made the same complaint
against his wife last summer, but
she outwitted the constable when he
called to make the arrest. She went
to bed and pretended to be sick. The
constable effected a compromise and
the couple finally forgot the past and
lived in peace, the husband paying
the costs.
Mrs Moore claims that her hus-
band first met her when she was liv-
ing in happiness at her home in the
interior of Ohio. She says he repre-
scented himself as being a wealthy
farmer from West Virginia, where he
owned several farms, and asked her
to marry him. She was disappointed
when she found he only had small
cabin on a farm of twenty acres in
Marshall county, and this has been
the cause of all their trouble.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-24
Initiating Color blindness.

One can sometimes initiate the ell
fects of color blindness through over
fatigue of the eye. Thus Mr.. Brett,
the English painter. told the members
of the Royal Astronomical society that
in painting 4 scarlet geraniun. after
working at it for 4 quarter of an hour
the artist will not know that 1t IS
scarlet at all, but will go on painting
it as if it We're black or colorless
Red" he explained, lis Z very irrltant
color to the retina,' and he added that
'.you can look ct green until all is
blue"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-24
just Ball! Base BALI

Denver Evening Post
What game eclipses other sports D
sa It's ball base ball.
What cheers the man that's out OF
sorts
Why. ball; base ball
What drives blue devils from the
mind,
And beats the face of trouble blind.
And zshoves dull care away behind?
It's ball; base ball.
What sets us frantic now and then?
Good BALI base ball.
Makes bowling dervishes OF men?
Hot ball; base ball
What causes Us to whoop and yell
Like maniac in padded cell,
Or like those demons down in-well,
It's ball; base bali.
What makes US break the Sabbath?
viz:
It's ball; base ball
Juss plum forget what day it is?
Just bail; base ball
What kills grandmothers by the
Releases grandsons from the store,
Until the funerals are Ger?
IT'S ball; base ball
what makes US write this hesty
rhyme?
IT'S ball: base ball.
5ust dish it up in lightning time?
Just ball; base ball.
Write rocky stuff but with the aim
To fill the space (ain't it a shane.D
So we cant hike and see the game
Of ball. base ball.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-24
speieaate From South Carolina Sus-
gests to Delegate From North
ssss Carolina a Reason For the Mo
notony Of the Convention
5st at Chicago.

CHICAGO, June 22.----The man who
& wants something doing" when ne is
away from home is having hard
time at the convention. From the
standpoint OF the onlool<er there has
{ indeed, been an absence OF action
IN the progress of events. a dele
gate from South Carolina suggested
sareason for this when ne happened
.Eto meet delegate from North caro-
lima. Said the latter:
Quiet convention, amt it
Yep was the reply, opened "itn
prayer sbyisa man named frost, and
then the thermometer fell several de-
grees lover and the gentlemen from
the Carolinas saw to it that history
repeated itself and ordered two
straight, without chasers,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-24

|Sz 10 prime Of life, as we look
Flown in Danville. Say, the very YER
'Say left there a fellow. went 70
school with came over to me h and md. 4
asked about his father. He sort. Of
sighed.
!" Father amt very we'll says he to
me. You see, father has been sit
ting up late this week taking care
of grandpop, Grandpop's kind Of
ailing-
That's the kind of people we raise
down in Danville. don't expect 10
be here when you're nominated in
1854, but I'll be here the year before"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-24
burger starts Consisting

3s3ssss3 PittshurJer Starts Son1sthns-
$IrEtte center OF the Moorish room
! IN the Auditorium annex, is big
fountain. surrounded by a large basin,
/ flied with Iimpid water The shower
Of water falling with a thinking sound
into the basin tends to give an air OF
GOODNESS to the roo--2. Alexander p
Moore, of Pitrsburg, utilized this
! pool pool To play a prank last night Since
4 Moore has been here he has been
sturdy adhered to by casual &C
& u11aintance, who refuses to be shaken
off 5Nh enever Moore sits down il
the Moorish room this man is sure
to turn mp and join the party Last
night Moore called a bellboy and said:
Son, have you seen that man that
always jumps on my neck as soon as
get in .here?"
The boy said he had.
Well, said Moore, Il am going to
leave details to you, but when come
in tonight l am going to sit right
down on the edge of that basin II
you land that chap in the pool III
give you SO, and as an evidence of
good faith here is So on account
# The boy grinned and went on.
Soon after the man in question stray
ed in, and. seeing Moore seated by the
basin, joined him and sat down. a
few moments later the boy passed
behind and deXterously upset the
chair, occupant and all, into the foun-
tain. AT once there was shout.
The bellboy promptly jumped in and
extricated the man from his position.
took him off to his room and helped
him dry off and clean up. When the
boy came back Moore gave him an
elephantine wink and handed over So
more The boy waved it aside and
said gleefully:
Say, you don't owe me cent.
am winner. 1 had SO worth of fun
out of that, and besides, he gave me 10
cents for helping him clean up And
the boy would not take the money,
either.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-24

Poker Was Once S!Schnrwcnzel.
Germans claim that poker is an old
German game, which for more than
100 years has been played and is still
being PLAYED in some districts of West
phalia. Emigrants took it to the Unit
ed States, and there its name Of
"scharwenzel" was changed into ''pok-
,r"-London Express
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-24
Another Interpretation.

Miss Budd-Didn't I overhear Mr..
Phalter remark to you that was "a
pretty young lady?" Miss Chellus-
Yes, and you really are pretty young,
you know, but you'll outgrow that, Of
Observation-Disclosures Press.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-24
Beer at Champagne Prices.

Promptly on the opening OF the
conv enton the barkeepers in the hotel
Acafes pushed up prices and began
aeharging 20 cents for pony for beer
hnd weazened pony it was, at that.
Il cts the fu'st time, sah,' said an
(old-timer from the South, that ever
! saw convention where beer and
3champagne were on an equal footing
AS to price
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-24
The Way of 1t.

Green-You and Short don't seem to
be as intimate. as you were. Does he
owe YOU money? Brown-No, indeed;
but he wanted to.-Cincinnau En-
quirer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-24

Physfcian-I told you to come three
times a week. Why haven't you been
here for five days? Patient-Because
haven't been feeling we'll enough
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.