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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10

Practically the same entertainment
was given by the same people in Atchi-
son last night and every seat In the
opera house was sold. The tickets were
fifty cents, while they are but twenty
five cents here. A we'll known Kansas
City newspaper critic who heard the
Atchison entertainment last night pro-
nounces it all right; full of fun and
good music.
At three o'clock this afternoon there
were many good seats in several por-
lions of the hall. 1t would be a splen-
did thing if every seat could be taken.
| The following is the programme:
PROGRAMME.
IL. Overture ......... Marshall's band
2. Selection. .......Ma rshalls band
8. Solo for violin .....-. Selected
John II. Davies
VIM. Davies, accompanist-
4. Ladies' quartette, Legends"
..... F. Mohring
Mrs. John Lynde. Mrs. w. II. Boyle
| Mrs. Glen Spra que, Mrs. A W. Teachout
5. Lecturing. +. w. Howe
"a half hours account of the trials
of an amateur; also an account OF a
new Boss Buster movement.)
6. Soprano solo. Invocation to
Love" .,..:..- ~ Mrs. Runcle
Violin obligato by John H. Davies
VIM Davies, accompanist.
7. Vocal duet, 20, Vert Thou in
the Cold Blast ..... Burns
Mrs. w. II. Boyle and Mrs. John
Iynde.
(Words by Burns, music by Men
delssohn; one of the prettiesu duets
ever written-l
8. People L HaEe Knowr''-Ab b.
Harvey, Cap. Stabler, Frank
Everest, Cliff, Hetherington, and
others. "a plain talk about plain
people, 80 minutes long.)
r. W. Howe
9. Duet what Are the Wild
Waves Saying ?" Glover
Mrs. Lille Hetherington and
Walter Noble.
Can old-fashioned song, by special
request of the lecturer.)
10. Corneu duet, "Cheerfulness"
waltz ........- Trumbert
John H and VIM. Davies,
Miss Maud Newman, accompanist
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
GLOBE SIGHTS.


We know great joke on an Atchison
woman: her husband is better looking
than she is.
essays are Boss at this season, and no
one dares to be a Buster.
Fry n fresh mackereI in butter, and il
you don't die of joy in eating it, indiges-
ton will probably get you
Poor health always seems to be a salts
factory excuse for a woman, but it does
not go when a man offers it.
An Atchison woman whose hired girl
ran the house, started out to be a boss
buster and a result is doing her own
work.
A woman's magazine says that step
mother is impOlite; that Second Moth
err has a more sacred sound. Oh, Papa
If boy takes the measles, and acquires
some distinction, the pleasure is all lost
by a circus coming along at the time he
is laid up.
An Atchison girl has worked the only
successful get-rich-quick game we ever
heard of: She was poor and married d
rich man.
1t may be an indication of deep thought
when a girl scratches her head, but they
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10

Ten failures for over 100000 each
supplied nearly half the total loss in
the manufacturing class during the
last quarter, according to r. G.. Dun
& Co., leaving an average of S1O,734
for each of the remaining 254 de-
faults, which is a lower average than
occurred in a similar comparison for
four of the preceding ten years, but
somewhat in excess of the April aver
age for the decade. In trading fail
ures. nine large ones supplied nearly
a third of the aggregate for the $50
suspensions in that class, making an
average of S5,S58 for the remaining
eS1 representative defaults. This was
a higher average than appeared in
any April from 1898 to 1903, but
smaller than in the years 1S94-7. in
elusive. Including all commercial
failures, twenty-five supplied losses of
$5,769,74O, or over 40 per cent of the
total, leaving an average of s7,456
for the remaining 9SS defaults. This
separation of the few large failures
from the aggregate gives a more faith
full indication of the commercial NOR
tality, as it prevents distortion of the
statement by a few exceptionally
heavy disasters that may have little
influence on the business situation,
and perhaps result from special con-
ditions.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
NORTH TOPEKA IS READY.
Assessors Have Completed Their Work
on Flood Damage.

The work of the assessors of North
Topeka property has been completed,
and it will require about months Of
flee work to get the results of the city
work tabulated in shape for the county
commissioners.
In North Topeka. the assessors sim
ply made a list of all the property
which was entirely destroyed by the
flood. Credit will be given for all such
property, and the assessors will later
decide upon a horizontal reduction for
all property in the flooded district. 1t
is likely that 10 per cent will be allow
ed, though the people in North Topeka
have asked for % per cent.
The assessors who took the personal
property valuations say that the values
of merchants stocks in North Topeka
has not been materially decreased since
the flood, owing to the large amount Of
new merchandise which has been
brought in. But the damage to house
hold goods has been appalling. Some
houses are supplied only with the most
scanty necessities of life. In some
houses occupied by people who are
comparatively well to do, only two or
three roms have been furnished since
the flood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
CLEANING UP THE ALLEYS.
Systematic Work Has at Last Been
Commenced.

Systematic cleaning of the alleys in
the city has commenced under direc-
ton of the board of health. Three of
the sanitary officers are now putting
in their whole time at this work
Charles Jones is in charge of the
First and Second wards, William Core
is in charge of the Fourth and Sixth
wards and T. V COddingtOn in charge
of the Third and Fifth wards. A sys-
tematfc inspection of all alleys and
outhouses is being carried out Where
1t is found that the alleys are in need
property owner to clean up. Closets
not connected with the sewer will be
required to put in connections, where
sewer and city water are both avail
able.
DR.. Menninger, chairman of the
board of health, said today: Where
we find that people won't clean up
their alleys, we will resort to legal
measures to bring results. We are
going to clean up"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
LOOKS WELL IN GRAHAM
Lieutenant Governor Hanna Says
Prospects in West Are Good.

Lieutenant Governor Hanna is in To-
peka today from Graham county. he
says the recent rains have brought a
wonderful and unexpected improve
ment in the wheat of northwestern
Kansas.
Fields from which nothing at all
was expected a month ago are coming
right out now said Mr.. Hanna, and
they will make good wheat, provided
the weeds do not take them. The late
wheat did not stool and is therefore not
very thick, and the weeds may grow up
so thick as to choke the grain But
as far west as Rexford, Thomas county,
on the Rock Island. Hoxie on the Lin
coin branch and Ellis on the main line
of the Union Pacific, the wheat which.
is now standing looks just about as
well as it did year ago. Out in Thom-
as and Logan counties ii is not so good
but the recent rains have brought out
the wheat in manner that was wholly
unexpected The acreage is not so large
as a year ago, so it viii be Impossible
to have as a big crop in the aggregate,
but things are looking pretty goSd just
the same. There is being a big acre
age of alfalfa sown in that part of the
state this spring also"
Secretary of State Burrow has just
returned from a trip up home to
Smith county, and he says the rains
have brought wheat forward in good
shape in that locality also.
'There are hundreds of acres of
wheat which the farmers expected to
pillow up a month ago, which they
would not think of blowing up now"
said Mr.. Burrow. I'VE won't have as
big a crop as we had last gear, Of
course, because the dry winter did
considerable damage, but there viii
be much more wheat than we thought
there would a month ago. We have
had five inches of rain in the last
fifteen days as far west as Norton, and
out beyond that there has been con-
siderab le. In fact, the trainmen tell
me there have been rains clear out
to the mountains"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
IRRIGATION IN OKLAHOMA.
Government Census Bureau Prepares
a Bulletin on the Subject

washington, May 1O.-The census
bureau has prepared a bulletin on ir-
rigation in Oklahoma, showing that in
1909, there were 1882 acres under ir-
rigation. The water is supplied from
113 systems, the cost of construction
of which averaged about 81 per acre.
OF the irrigation possibilities of the
territory the bulletin says;
The CimarrOn and Canadian riv-
ers with their numerous small tribu-
taries, are the principal streams
draining this section. These streams
carry a volume of water during a por-
ton of the year sufficient to irrigate
many times the present area and by
proper storage several thousand acres
could be brought under irrigation In
some sections underground water is
used to irrigate small tracts. The soil
is very fertile but the subsoil is so
loose that frequent and copious appH-
cations of water are required. It will
be impossible therefore for irrigation
to make marked progress in the fu-
ture without storage works, as the
normal flow of the streams is already
utilized.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
TOO MUCH MONEY.

It has come at last. The country has
too much money. Wall streets says SO
and Wall street ought to know. What
the street doesn't know about financial
matters is not worth mentioning. The
monetary situation is set forth by
Clews & Co. in the Financial Review as
follows;
The most significant feature in the
financial situation just now is conges-
ton in the money market. Both cal
ana time money are superintendent,
and in spite of the record breal king
bank loans, surplus reserves have been
steadily rising, and are now many mil
lions above previous years at this per
iod. This congestion is not to be at
tributed to the lesSened demand for
money from either business or specula-
tive sources; the diminished inquiry
simply aggravating a difficulty which
must be directly traced to our inelastic
currency system. The amount of mon
ey now in circulation is 1882 millions,
an increase in u months of 15S millions.
These figures, however, give only par
Iial idea OF the tremendous expansion
in our circulation which has lately ia
ken place. During the last three years
our currency increased nearly $50 mill
lions, while in the last seven years the
increase has been S44 millions, and our
per capita circulation has risen from
S23 to $31 in the last seven years. In
other words, in this short period we
have added $50 millions to our stock
of gold and about 200 millions to our
supply of bank notes. What is to be
the effect of such an enormous addition
to our currency at a time when it is
not needed? Is it likely to lead to a
period of imitation? It is to be hoped
not; and in view of the conservative
temper which prevails in financial cir
cles no such contingency is in sight,
although such an expansion as this
must inevitably exert an important in
duence upon values.
Gold exports continue heavy in vol
ume, and thus far over 1913, 600, 900 have
been shipped to Europe. which sum has
been more than offset by arrivals from
Japan. More gold seems likely to follow
The Panama paymentsare. of course, an
important element. but this transac-
ton has been slzilfully handled with a
view to disturbing the international
markets as little as possible. Paris
needs gold in any event to meet the
strain imposed there by the decline in
Russian bonds and to provide for the
new war loans. Both Russia nd Jap
an have commenced to borrow on an
extensive scale, and such operations
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
don't look at it that way when it is a

don't look at it that way when it is
boy.
A man yesterday offered a girl restur,
ant waiter tip of ten cents The glri
thought he wanted to hold her hand, ana
complained to the proprietor
When some people cant have good
time any other way, they picture to them
selves the uncomfortable grief of the hum
dreds of friends attending the funeral
Andy Ketchum is having a silk vest
made that will cost 1850 It is said that
an AtchisOn banker is the only other man
in town who has thus far been able 10
maintain this pace.
why did Ponce de Leon search for the
Fountain of Perpetual Youth2" a CORE
spondent asks our Heart-to-H Heart depart
ment. Because he was fool Anything
else the correspondent would like TO
EnOW2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
Our sole knowledge Of the Pee

inhabitants, can only be guessed by
comparison with animal nature on this
small sphere of ours. More important
to us is a knowledge of ourselves.
vKNOW THYSELF" was an old Greek
thought How to take care of ones
own body is not so simple as some think;
the human mechanism is a wonderful
thing and requires watching.
One man who has done more to teach
the American people how to care for their
bodies than almost any other, is DR.. r. V.
Pierce, of Buffalo, N. Y, the Author of the
Common Sense Medical Adviser" He
says {: It is not the quantity of the food
eaten which produces strength and health
for some people can keep strong on very
neagre Diet, but it IS how much food is
absorbed and assiuilated by the blood and
carried to nourish every organ of the body.
It is therefore, vitality necessary for the
body that the stomach be in a healthy
state. If disease of the stomach, or what is
called stomach trouble, prevents proper
nutrition then the heart. liver, lungs. and
kidneys do not get proper food-they are
not fed on rich red blood, and IN conse-
quence, begin to show signs of distress.
Outwardly these sIg'zs may be pimples
and cruptionS on skin, pale face, sleepless
nights, tired, languid feelings, or, by reason
of the nerves not being fed on pure blood,
they become starved, and we receive a
z0arziHg in the pain we call neuralgia.
rheumatism, too, Is 2 blood disease. After
years of practice ard study DR.. Pierce
found that an Alternative Extract, which he
named 1Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covcry, made from the extracts of several
plants, invariably produced a tonic effect
upon the system. 1t helped the process of
absorption Of the healthy elements III the
food and increased the rcd corpuscles of
the blood, as well as eliminated the poisons
from the system.
Business is business. No time for head
aches. Constipation causes them Doctor
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure them by cur
ing the cause. Laxative and mild.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFTOm me chicago NeWs-
Too many men reckon time by pay days.
If the play a frost the audience soon
melts away.
A cozy corner is a place for the hired
girl to sweep dirt into.
Judge a mans success by the methods
he used in succeeding.
Bare faced fibs are apt to grow up and
become bald-headed lies.
If love were contagious a spinster would
work overtime trying to catch it.
A woman ceases to exaggerate when
she has occasion to refer to her own age.
When a man is satisfied with himself he
is usually dissatisfied with everybody
else.
A woman always figures on what she
could buy with the money her husband
fools away on cigars.
If young man can't afford an auto
mobile to blow him up he can at least
save the price of marriage license.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR

TFrom the Philadelphia Record.
Whether a girl is fat or not depends on
whether she is describing herself or some
body else.
1t makes a woman culver with JOY to
think that if she were a duchess she
could be naughty even to the cook.
A woman's idea of a nice quiet rest
from business for her husband is a chance
for him to NOW the lawn all day,
It takes a pretty hot lie to blister a
wOman's tongue if she is Dragging about
the smart things her children say.
It's queer how much more afraid 4
woman is that her dress may trail in the
dust when she has on low shoes and gay
stockings than when she has on regula
ton boots.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
TONIGHT'S EVENT.
The Lecture and Concert by Atchison
Party.

Everything in connection with the
Howe lecture and concert at the Audi
forum tonight has been moving along
nicely. The greatest interest is taken
IN the occasion in both cities. 1t has
materialized into quite a society event.
The audience will be one of the best
and largest ever brought together IN
Topeka The Atchison party Will az
rive by special train at 7:15 and go d.
rect to the Auditorium. 1t is desired
that the audience be seated by s
O'Clock in order that the train which
takes the Atehison people home will
not be unusually delayed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
LuIing Makes a Discovery.

c. H Luling, superintendent of insur-
ance, has discovered that the American
Plate Glass company of Kansas City is at
tempting to do business in Kansas with
out license. He has found out the COM
pany is also sending out letters over the
state III which 1t says 1t does not come
under the Kansas laws and that the ques-
ton was tested in the courts by Attorney
General Boyle. Mr.. Luling says this is
not true and he has taken up the action
of the company with the federal authOri-
ties. believing the company is using the
mails Illegally.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

What is a press censor. pop?"
why, a press censor, my son, is
man who knows more than he thinks
other people should. ~ Onkers States
man.
Paying Teller-''What is your name.
anyway Indignant Presenter of
Check-"Don't you see my sigma
ture?" Paying Teller-"Yes; that's
what aroused my curiosity. '-Balti-
more American.
The Judge@"But you have no Wis
ibIe means of support" The Tramp
="Oh. dunno. judge. Yer kin see
lots of good-natured people in de
course of a day if yer keeps yer eyes
openi'-Puck.
81 didn't know she had much of an
idea of art" "Oh. yes. She's had all
blankets in their es."-Chicag
Record-Herald-
"somtimes," said Uncle Eben, "a
man gives hissef credit fob befn' re-
signed to fate when he has simply set
tied down to bein' good an lazy
Washington Star.
First Old Grad-"I hear PoIer. cash
Ter of the savings bank, has been ar
rested for embezzlement.' Second Old
Grad-''Yes, poor fellow, he never
broke himself of the habit of taking
notes.''-Princeton Tiger
Bifkins-.'I don't think much of Mrs.
Googoo's ability as a manufacturer
AIifkins-''Why, what do you mean -
Bifkins- Googoo told me the other
day that his wife made him what ne
is.'-Chicago Daily News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10

Nobody seemingly being in the con-
hdence of Japan, it is impossible at
present to tell whether she will starve
out Port Arthur, batter it down with
siege guns, take it by storm or dig
under and blow it UP. She may
prosecute two or more of these plans
at the same time. OF the ultimate
result there can hardly be any doubt.
The Russian Gibraltar is doomed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10

Telluride, Colo. May 1O.-Judge
Theron Stevens today adjourned the
May term of court. as this county
San Miguel, is under martial law. No
action was taken on the application to
make permanent the injunction grant
ed by the court at Ouray, restraining
the Citizens Alliance and mine own
ers from interfering with the return
of the deported miners to their homes
in Telluride.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
SOC sos sos soc zoe SOC SOC SOC 5Oe.

enclosed in an envelope, marked Il.
M Penwell-" The picture was of a
baby, and the card was marked wv
u. Doyle, Kansas City, photographer. -
The envelope was found later, but tn e
picture was gone. Mr.. Penwell wants
1t back very badly. It is of no use to
anyone else. and the finder will please
return it to DeMoss & Penwell's IN
dertaking esta blishment at Fifth and
Quincy streets at once
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10

Is it about time to begin prepara-
tions for the celebration of the Alaska
purchase. We paid $15.OOO,O0O for
Louisiana and are spending $4,000
600 to commemorate the deal. Let
us have a worlds fair at Nome or
SftIxa
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
Colonel Little Is Hero.

Colonel e. c. Little is down from Abb
lene today on business. He says he IS
leaving politics alone these days and is
strictly paying attention to his law prac-
tice and other business. He is dabbling
in oil little just now and is on his way
down to the oil fields.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10
We're 500 Sir knights in Line.

Wichita, Kan, May 1O--The an
nual conclave of the grand command
cry Knights Temp1ar of Kansas open
ed here today. About 500 Sir Knights
were in line. The conclave Will close
tomorrow. evening. The greater part
of the day was given over to the en-
tertafnment of visitors.
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for the pastorate Of the church, but
happens to be in the city visiting AS
sistant City Attorney W. Q. Ralston,
who was a classmate of his at Park
COLLEGE.
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TINS EVENINGS RECEPTION.
To the Order of the Eastern Star at
Governors Residence.

The reception given to the order Of
the Eastern Star at the governors
residence this evening will be
from 1880 to 10.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10

Perhaps the Russians have a plan
to go around the world by travelling
westward and thus get in the rear of
the japanese army.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10

Russia appears to be trying to pick
a quarrel with China. Probably she
is doing this owing to a belief that
she can whip China.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10

viii be an important factor in the for
eign money markets until the war is
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10

While going from the undertaking
estab Adjustment of DeMoss & PenWell
to Sixth and Monroe street this
morning, one of the children of Mr..
L. NJ. Penwen dropped a photograph
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10

The Washington Post suggests that
the tramps who stole a train recently
and landed in jail, made a mistake in
not first Incorporating under the laws
of New Jersey.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10

There seems to be no place in East
ern Asia where a Russian can feel
absolutely safe from the japanese
,,,,r-,,if
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10

Ellen ]. England. aged So years.
died last Monday night two miles west
of the city The funeral will take
place Wednesday afternoon. Inter
ment in Bethel cemetery.
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90

Small babies quickly grow to
large babies when fed on Mel
Inns Food. Me1lin's Food
furnishes material for growth.
sample Of Mellin's Food coats you potbin-
p by NE asking Win you not then ask for
NELLrTs FOOD CO.. BOSTON, MASS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10

The body of James NJ. Young, who
died at Stormont hospital on Sunday
night of kidney trouble, was taken to
Chanute today for burial. The fu-
neral was held this afternoon.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-05-10

The body of Dan Fursch. aged "a
years, who died on Sunday of pneu-
mOnia at the Santa F'e hospital, was
taken to Purcell for burial this after
noon
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DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Edwin Waggoner. the 6-year- old
son of Frank L. Waggoner, died this
at the home at 1912 Fillmore
street of pneumonia. The funeral
services will take place from the
house on Thursday at 10 o'clock.