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The Green Forest tribune., 1904-05-28
OBSERVATIONS MADE
on a Trip Last Week to
 citv of Little Rock.

~, a1 Iast week 1 mdQo a LEW
 rvations that in the absence <. vthing better may prove of
 Iest to some of our readers.
 bile passing through Van
 bn on the train there could be from the car window pre- lions for a balloon ascension.
 next day spapers announced The aerona ut lost his life in
 Arkansas river. As he arose Hhalloved "watch the river. "
 parachute let him down into river and he was drowned.
 iftle Rock IS truly a conven-
 city. Beside the largest re-
 bHcan convention ever held in !. state. there was in session the
 oi-annual reunion of Scottish
 e Masons. Admiral Schley
 a distinguished guest of this
 eting and his presence in the
 V was a subject of interest to
 had the pleasure of meeting
 gentleman and also introduce
 him to number of friends.
 hen 1 introduced him to J. l..
 nodes as a brother Mason Mr..
 nodes remarked: ''I am mighty
 ad 10 see you. I have read 8
 eat deal about you in the news hpers.3 .tYes" responded the ero of Santiago, ''I have been D the papes SO much that I feel host as famous as Lydia Pink pan's Pink Pills.o He laughed End Jim did too.
 l There were 165 in the class |aking the Scottish Rite degrees kt $40 per head.
 l Congressman John D. Rich Rrdson of Tennessee is the su- breme commander of the southern jurisdiction and his presence in |he city added to the list of prominent visitors.
 J. Hampton Moore, president ofthe national republican league, was in attendance at the state re- publican league meeting. Here sides in Philadelphia and has been city treasurer for four years. He made. 8 great speech before the league convention and compllmented very highly the Arkansas republicans who could make such a great showing at a state meeting where republican success was almost out of the question.
 There was one of the most splFlted debates in the state con- ventlon 1 ever heard. It came up over the question of reorganizing the state central committee. A resolution offered changing the oasls from congressional district representation to county repre- Sentatlon. Under the former each congressional district was ehutled to six committeeman and ten from the state at large. Un- aer the latter each county would oe entitled to one committeeman ana twenty from the state at arge. During the heated dis ;usslon several amendments to 'he new resolution were offered lh1ll the house got into a parli- wrangle and finally de- aoed to table the wh ole thing ana begin the fight anew.
 Lowry McPherson of Newton county lead the fight for county representation and Sid 5, Red- alhg of Little Rock contended for the old method.
 c, At this point General Powell olayton exploited his ability as a . .eaaer and pacificator. lie d,uletly ardse from his seat with sne m 5, Carrl lpll county delegation ana m introduced a compromise re- giving each county one e on the committee and ,wenty fr9 m the state at large, aha straaGe to say the resolution 1aj ,a;a11 aa1d1opfted almost unanlmously y midst gk.eat applause from both
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-27

distressed damosels were waiting to be
rescued, and on the second day of my
stay we read Byron, talked of the moon
and spoke of the wonderful way in which
Providence brought loving hearts to-
gether.
1T was Utopia to me, and the only
thing found fault with was the fact that
she insisted on taking me for a knight in
disguise. over and over l informed her
that was simply an Unfortunate Gentle
viewer of the country at large, but she
had her mind made up and only smiled
her doubts. (SmiluS doubtus in Sancrtt.)
had been there a week, and her hand
had fondly fingered in mine, when along
came lightning rod man who was know
ing to the fact that I had been in jail in
the county above, and he gave me away
in bad shape.
II was out in the orchard at the time
cOmmuning with my thoughts and trying
held the fat and romantic widow coming
for me with an axhelve. (Axus helvus in
Persian.) The light of love had gone out
of her eyes and her double chin had turn
in motion and was over the roadside fence
while she was yet ten feet away. I held
no malice against he of the rods. 1 am
not a marrying man, and he did me ser
vice by cutting the Gordian knot.
''ROmanCe?" Queried the U. G., as he
felt for his pipe and tobacco, and smile
lowered around his mouth. My dear sir,
when the books and the newspapers tell
you that romance has been replaced by
creamery butter and evaporated apples
don't you believe it. It is always with US
and always will be, and it has helped
me hundred times over to imagine that
a raw turnip was a dish of lobster a la
Newburg, and that a bed in straw stack
Waldorf-Astoria.' '-(Copyright, 1904, by T.
c. McClure)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-27
COBURN SAYS 1T ISN'T.
Resents AppeIlation of Blizzard APP
piled to This Storm.

81 wish the newspapers wouldn't call
this storm a blizzard" said Secretary
F. B. Coburn of the State Agricultural
society today. THE weather bureau
has officially stated that we don't have
billiards. in Kansas, and it does not
look well to advertise every little storm
that comes along as a blizzard Kan
saS has enough troubles of it's own
without getting the credit for having
billiards..
Il never saw a blizzard; nobody in
this country ever saw a blizzard unless
they happened to be up in the extreme
northern part of the prairies, near the
Canadian boundary. This storm we are
having today is about as much like a
blizzard as a gentle spring rain is like
a flood"
Somebody ought to invent a name for
the kind of a storm Topeka is getting
today. Blizzard may be a little
strong, but "snow storm doesn't do
the case Justice.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-27
HURD FILES AN ANSWER
Why Santa Fe Doesn't Want Station
at Hartland.

General Manager H. U. Nudge,
through A. a. Hurd, general attorney,
has filed the Santa FEES answer in the
Hartland case before the board of rail-
road commissioners.
Hartland is a little town out in Kear-
ney county. 1t consists of a store and
hotel. Some time ago the Santa Fe
decided to abandon the station of Hart
been coming in there to Lakin and 9TH
er places in the vicinity. This did not
suit the Hartland people, nor did it
suit the people who live at Ulysses, in
Grant county, and have no railroad at
all. Ulysses is the county seat of Grant
county and is 25 miles from Hartland
and about IS miles from Lakin. A pro-
test against the abandonment of the
Hartland station was filed with the
board of railroad commissioners, and
the commissioners called on the Santa
Fe for an explanation.
General Manager Nudge says that
some years ago, when Hartland was
first established, it did a thriving bust
ness, but that its business has been
steadily on the decline. He says that it
depends mostly on neighboring towns
for what railroad business does orig
mate there. The cost of maintaining
station there is 81, 900 a year, and Mr..
Nudge says that there is not sufficient
inducement for the company to con-
tinue the station, nor reason why the
board of commissioners should compel
the company to do so.
The board has as yet taken no action
in the matter.
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A Test That Failed.

Two men were walking along a
Kansas City business street. do you
know" said the Kansas City man to
his country uncle, that you can hear
all sorts of subjects discussed in a bar
Der shop?" Il always shave myself, =
replied the country uncle. 81 haven't
been in barber shop for years."
WELL" continued the city man, ''get
into a BARRIERS chair and you'll hear
one barber talking to a customer
about the war; another will be talking
politics or football; third will be dis
cussing shows, and SO it goes. Here,
come in this shop and wait while 1 get
a shave. You'll hear a lot of free dis
cussion.' They entered the shop and
found three BARRIERS working and one
idle. The Kansas City man got into
the empty chair and was there ten
minutes. The only words they heard
in the shop were Next" and Thank
you."-Kansas City Times.
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TRAFFIC MOVEMENTS

November traffic movements in the
internal commerce of the country show.
according to the reports of the DEPART
Inent OF commerce and labor, through
its bureau of statistics, an improve
ment in many respects over recent
months, and in some instances exceed
ed those of the same months in 1908.
Nor was this improvement restricted to
any given section, but was apparently
widely distributed. While the total re-
ceipts of live stock and grain of all
kinds at interior centers were slightly
smaller than in October. the grain ar
rivals during the last two weeks of the
month showed an encouraging increase.
Cold weather, which was generally pre-
valent during the latter part of No
vember, has undoubtedly had a stimu-
lating effect upon corn shipments, while
the general merchandise traffic appears
to have been extremely heavy. There
has also been gain in the iron and
steel tonnage of some of the eastern
roads. and an increase in coal ship
ments. Car shortages have been Ie-
ported to some extent in certain sections
OF the country.
Notwithstanding the fact that total
live stock receipts for the month fell
somewhat below the october arrivals.
they show an appreciate gain over the
receipts for the corresponding period in
1903. Total arrivals for November at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-27
GLOBE SIGHTS.

From the AtchisOn Globe.1
We'd like to bet that Tom Kelly makes
Ed Hoch keep Lent next year
Unless an actor is pretty good he is RI
diculous particularly in heroic parts.
After the average man reaches 40 he
gives up hoping for an easy time and gets
down to work.
A man was fussing with his wife. You
make me say please just like the chill
dren,' he said.
IT, after eating sausage you can belch
up a taste of it all the following day, quit
eating sausage.
We know what an Atchison kicker will
get for a Christmas present: beautiful
nickel plated hammer.
over in Missouri there is a stream
known as Fishing creek. Every spring we
long to go there and try it.
We would like to get well enough ac-
quainted with some woman who has bur-
led two husbands. to ask her lots of
things.
A terrible thing has happened. A state
ly Atchison princess has fallen in love
with a man who reaches only to her
shoulder
Wen bet we can write a piece for the
Ladies' Home Journal that is perfectly
true. perfectly respectable and undenia-
bly, important, and lose the magazine
hundred thousand subscribers
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HAS NOT THE PAPERS.
DIR. Bodine Discusses the Bishop Tai
bot Case.

Philadelphia, Dec. 27.-The Rev.
DR.. w. B. Bodine. of this city, who will
be chairman of the board of INQUIRY
which will investigate the charges
made in behalf of the Rev Ingram
Irvine against Bishop Ethelbert Tai
bot, of the central diocese of Pennsyl-
vania, said today that he was with
out any official information concerning
the case. He said he is not aware of
the grounds for the presentment
against the bishop, excepting from the
information he has cleaned from the
newspapers.
81 have not received the papers in
the case" said DR.. Bodine. land am
not certain that they will be for
warded to me. Should they be com
mitted to my care I do not know that
would have authority to make pub
lie anything concerning their con-
tents. 1 will merely be the custodian
of the papers until January 10, when
they shall be laid before the board of
inquiry.
1T is the rule in such cases that the
papers are sent to the eldest presbyter,
who holds them as custodian until
they are required. I understand that
DR.. Dix is said to have sent the pre-
sentiment to me, but I do not know
that he has. DIR. Dix withdrew from
the board because of the infirmitfes of
age"
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QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Cool treatment will sometimes only
aggravate a hot temper.
A girl doesn't return a fellows love
when she has no use for it.
The experienced woman can always
spot an amateur at lovemaking.
Even the man who do esa own any
real estate may be satisfied with his
lot.
Some quarrelsome people are all wind,
but some actually come to blows.
It's hard to listen to the troubles
of other people without getting back at
them.
No. Maude, dear; we shouldn't ad-
wise you to whitewash the cellar with
lime juice.
When fellow has money to burn,
for him.
In spite of the fact that there are
26 letters in the alphabet, everything be-
gins with "e.'
The Cynical Old Maid says that the
biggest fish and the best husbands al
ways get away.
Lots of women who paint and powder
will draw the line when it comes TO
penciling their eyebrows. :
Newlywed-"I have the dearest little
wife in the world Skinfiint-"I dom
envy you. 1 have the cheapest"
There are words that depend on inflec-
tions,
There are words as complex as a
dream.
But you'll find that most wOmen'S COM
plexions
Are not as complex as they seem.
Il have no fault to find with you."
Remarked my wife so small.
1 gasped, but later on 1 knew
That she had found them all.
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NOTHING OF VALUE.
Mrs. Chadwiclx's Trunk and Valise
Contained Only Clothing.

Cleveland. Dec. 27.-Contrary to ex-
pectations the inquiry in connection
with the Chadwick receivership case
was not resumed today. Receiver
Loeser stated that nothing more would
be done in the matter for several
days. I'VE have definitely located the
trunk and satche1 that were taken
from the Holland house in New York"
said Mr.. Loeser today, "and they will
be brought here within a day or two.
Aside from wearing apparel there is,
1 understand. little of value in either
the trunk or the satchel.''
Continuing Mr.. Loeser said: I'VE
had today intended to examine Henry
Wuerst. the Elyria, O., jeweler. who
holds about $40, 900 worth of Mrs.
Chadwick's Jewels as security for a
loan. Wuerst has made a full state
ment of just what he holds, however,
and has expressed his willingness to
surrender them whenever the loan is
made good. The Jewels will be APP
praised later, but my impression is
that they are worth no more than tn
sum advanced by Wuerst to Mrs
Chadwick"
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the markets of Chicago, Kansas City.
Omaha, st. Louis, and st. Joseph aggre-
gated {, 1880, s59 head in November. 1909
showing a net gain for the present
month of 1874 73S head. In this connec-
ton it is noted that the actual increase
in hog arrivals was greater by almost
30 900 head than the net gain for all ami
mails, this rather unusual circumstance
being accounted for by a decrease in
the receipts of sheep large enough to
more than offset the gains made by the
arrivals of other animals. For-an eleven
months period, live stock receipts ex-
ceeded those for a corresponding period
in 1903 by approximately 100000 head.
At Chicago, total live stock receipts
for November differed very Slightly
from those of the corresponding months
in 1903 and 1902, although shipments
were considerably lighter than for the
same month in either of the preceding
years. For eleven months, arrivals to-
tailed IS, 949, 1874 head, as compared with
IL, lac, $50 head in 1908 and 13,99S,159 head
in 1902. For the same periods, with
drawals were Abs, Ill head in 1904, B.
319.2s3 head in 1908. and 2,s59,0 head in
1902. The average weight of cattle in
November was LOIS pounds; hogs, 232
pounds. and sheep, So pounds. For the
same months in 1903 the weights were,
cattle, 1,o41 pounds; hogs, 22S pounds,
and sheep, SO pounds. The average
weights of hogs and sheep were greater
during the eleven months of the cur
rent year than for corresponding periods
in any of the three preceding years.
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APPLY TO THE COURTS.
Colorado Democrats Ask for a Writ of
NIandannus

Denver, Dec. 27.-After hearing
argument today on the question of as
Stunning jurisdiction in the application
of attorneys for DR.. Michael Beshoar,
Democratic candidate for the state
senate, for a writ of mandamus to
compel the state canvassing board to
canvass the returns signed by a ma
jority of the Las Animas county can
wasting board, the supreme court took
the matter under Amusement. The
time for completing the canvass ex-
pires tomorrow. The Democrats claim
that it is the purpose of the state can
wasting board to give certificates of
election to Republican senatorial can
didates in Las Animas and Boulder
counties, although Democrats were
elected on the face of the returns
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IRON the CnlcagO NeWS-I
The poor may be always with US, but
the miser is closer.
Most of the free advice we get isn't
worth the price.
Water can not extinguish a mans
burning desire for liquor
1t is easier to return compliments than
borrowed umbrellas.
Many a young mans most pressing en-
gagement is with his best girl.
The more wort Mess a man is the easier
1T is for some woman to marry him.
Egotists think that they are the real
thing and all others are counterfeitS.
In a wOman's novel the principal ingre-
dents are love, mon y and matrimony.
A restauran PATTON says you will not
be well fed unless the waiter is well fed
Some singers would never get a hearing
If they We're not members Of volunteer
church choir.
Our idea of a truly great man is one
who can draw people more than five miles
TO attend his funeral
OF course. you realize that it is every
mans foremost duty to do unto you as
he would have sou do unto him.
Our first president probably never shot
a mountain lion, but what he did to the
British lion was amply sufficient.
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ENJOlN A DRUGGIST.
Charge Is Made That Z. l.. Evans Sells
Liquor Illegally.

Suit for a permanent injunction
against E. L. Evans, proprietor of a
drug store at 404 Kansas avenue, and
against the owners of the building was
filed in the district court today by At
torney Frank Foster for the State
Temperance union.
Chief Stahl is jubilant over the idea
of having injunction proceedings to help
him in closing the drug stores. Il have
enough evidence" he said today, Ito
close one-third of the drug stores in the
city. 1 will provide the county officers
with evidence, and conviction ought to
follow. If the nuisance charge sticks,
then the injunction will settle the
whole business. We are going to do
something with it. On that you can
just count
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-27
CHHRIsTNIAs IN JAIL.
Blanch Boies Says She Had Happy
Day.

Blanch Boies, who is in Jail, writes the
following open letter to the State Journal;
had very happy Christmas, although
in jail, for kind friends remembered me
by bringing and sending many nice things
We had good meeting here in my cell
Mrs. D. l.. Whitney brought me a nice
dinner, consisting of turkey with oyster
dressing and cranberries, mashed pota-
toes and gravy, sweet potatoes. celery
olives, pears, spiced peaches and two
kinds of pie. So He flleth my mouth with
good things
Some kindly person sent May Eek
worth a generous supply of groceries Sat
urday evening. She says they came lust
IN the nick of time to save her from star
vation and she is grateful accordingly
May Eckwortn is the woman who throIIGh
the State Journal of Thursday reouested
the county commissioners to allow her
the six cents which it takes daily to feed
a prisoner, and she would invest il in
something she could eat. friend sent
her turkey dinner from a hotel"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-27
SMUGGLED WHISKY.
1t Gets Number of Naval Cadets Into
Trouble on Christmas.

Annapolis, Nd, Dec. 27.-The naval
academy authorities discovered that
preparations for the drinking of large
amount of intoxicants during the holt
days had been made by some of the
r1idshipmen. the liquor to be obtained
through academy attendants Watch
men were placed at the gates to inspect
persons coming in and were successful
in finding considerable quantities of Ii
quOr which were confiscated. A GUAM
tity of it was smuggled in, however and
several banquets were interrupted in
different quarters. AS a result the pris-
on ship Santee is full of offending mid
shipmen and three have been recon-
mended for dismissal.
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AT THE THEATER.
Good Sized Audience Sees Hanford at
High Prices.

Monday was the Christmas holiday
and practically the only form of
amusement to be found in the city was
the matinee and night performances of
Charles B. Hanford at the Crawford
theater. For this reason the attend
ance at both performances was sat-
isfactory, notwithstanding the fact that
higher prices prevailed at Topeka than
are charged for Hanford's perform
anceS on the kerosene circuit. The
afternoon bill was don Caesar de
Bean" and the night performance
was "Otheno.' Both were as we'll
done as the customary Hanford per-
Torrance, which is quite well known
in Topeka and practically all of the
Kansas towns which boast theater.
Hanford seems to have a monopoly
on the Christmas day dates at the
Crawford theater in Topeka. This was
his fourth annual performance here
members of his company at a Christ
mas dinner at the Throop hotel.
The State Journal has received the
following letter from a former To-
peka newspaper man who is now
writing theatrical criticisms for the
Portland, Ore, Oregonian:
I'm not 'Vox Populi,' 'Veritas.' or
any other of the 81 varieties of chump
who write communications to the pa
pers. Neither am 1 a gentleman as
Jimmie Powers, Max Rogers, Leslie
Carter and other eminent Americans
whom have criticised, will bear wit
ness.
m just a poor devil of a theatrical
reviewer for this newspaper. But I want
to say this: Keep. twisting the gaff into
Crawford. So long as Topeka has Moth
ing but kerosene showshop there can
be nothing for you but kerosene shows
at radium prices"
After Midnight" played Crawford S
theater on Christmas night. The attend
ance, was good. The production carried
more scenery than many of the shows
which come to Topeka at $3.50 prices
Seventy-five cents was charged for par
quet seats, Notwithstanding the fact
that 1t played the Gilliss at Kansas City
at 10, 90 80 and so cents.
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The year is closing in much better
shape than expected, says the Financial
Review of Henry Clews & Co. Since the
harvest, improvement has been so
marked that much of the ground lost
during the panicky year of 1903 has been
regained. Railroad earnings, bank
clearings, pig iron production and other
trustworthy Indicators all tell the story
of revival; and there are no signs vet
of the onward movement in business
having reached its climax. The out
look for 1905 is even brighter than that
of 1904. the only hindrance to activity
being the universal high level of prices.
This would suggest that it is time to
call halt were it not that owing to the
national growth our industries are still
unable to meet demands. We stin need
more houses. more food, more clothing
and better transportation, and until
these demands are satisfied there can be
no serious recession in values.
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BESSIE BoUToN's MOTHER.
Is Convinced That Murdered Girl Is
Her Daughter.

Syracuse, n. Y, Dec. 27.-Mrs. c.. r.
Kemter, mother of Mrs. Bessie Bouton,
is thoroughly convinced that the vic
tim of the Cutler hill murder is her
daughter. The last letter she received
from the girl was written at the AL
bany hotel, Denver. She would not
disclose the contents. She said the
girls name is Dozke, but she was
known as Bessie. The woman's hus-
band lives here. He is a mechanic of
good reputation. The couple lived to-
gether only short time and he has
not seen her since the parting. For
time the young woman lived in New
York.