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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22

ever saw her in a decoIlete gown he
proposed"
Every man is more or less a liar
when he's in love.
Even the milk of human kindness
may be condensed.
vladivostolz by any other name could
be shelied as much.
The wheel of fortune has turned
many a mans head.
It keeps some Fellows poor throwing
bouquets at themselves.
If looks like a mighty little word
to carry so much weight.
None are. so blind as those who won't
see raise in a poker game.
When it comes to the social scale a
lot of people don t4weigh much.
It's the better half sometimes who
doesn't know the other half lives
Some girls are so modest that they
would blush to see the salad dressing
"Oh. tell me your favorite air. he
cried,
To the maiden demure and fair
And the maiden sighed as she replied:
81 guess it's a millionaire"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
JAYHAWKER JoTs.

Most of Oskaloosa's dogs seem to be
of the sheep killing kind
Carrie Nation is in Topeka again,
minus her show and her Ratchet.
A Lincoln merchant paid out the cash
one day last week for over 20,00 eggs.
The Ellinwood Leader celebrated its
tenth birthday with circulation of
1000.
A believer in Kingman county has
invested $1,000 in real estate there re-
Gently.
How times do change. Thirty years
ago coal sold at Scranton for 10 cents a
bushel.
A Nortonville cheese factory finds a
ready sale for most of its goods in Col
orado.
wamego peoples idea of a good ven
ture is engaging in the sweet potato
business.
Burlingame will ignore traditions and
have a Democratic orator on Decora-
ton day.
A number of new hitching racks at
Winchester is causing the town to talk
of a boom.
1t seems rather late in the season but
two overcoats were stolen by tramps at
Sharon Springs this week.
Howling dogs are to be included in
the Topeka curfew law. Two full moons
in March is too much of snap for
baying CANNES.
A Perry man bought well improved
farm of $50 acres in Arkansas for $780,
That wouldn't buy that much raw land
in Jefferson county.
A tardy Beverly family are going to
Florida this spring. They would have
saved their car fare on the coal bill
alone had they gone last fall.
Forty-two Brown county steers gain
ed 1928 pounds each in SO days. They de-
voured 1850 bushels of shelled corn, 16
tons of clover and two tons of oil
meal.
Fort Scott is to hold a convention
March 30 for securing good roads. This
department recommends the Santa Fe
and Rock Island as being up to the
standard.
Leavenworth will celebrate the 50th
year of her existence as a town on
June 10. Leavenworth. is located on
/ the Kansas side of the Big Muddy but
in all other respects it's a Missouri
town.
| Not one Kansas Democrat in a hun
bred will get a penny out of the Hearst
barrel but the state will nominate him
and get the credit of having been
bought. There are some things that
even Democrats should draw the line
on doing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
LOCAL MENTION.

Oscar RingeI of Wichita. formerly of
this city, is spending a few days with
L. A. Fisher.
The executive committee of the Re-
publican city central committee met
Monday afternoon, but did nothing
about reduciAg the assessment levied
against candidates. This matter will
probably be brought before the whole
committee.
Wednesday afternoon at o'clock the
streets and walks committee will have
a special meeting. Chairman Weber
SAYS: IF any of the Auburndale peo-
pie have any complaint to make about
the closing of The Drive, and the open
ing of other streets out there, they
should come before this meeting, and
state their case Otherwise the commit
tee is practically certain to recommend
action to the council" The committee
will also look at the rest of the bridges
in the city which need repairs.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
DRIVEWAY Is CLOSED.
Steps South of State House May
Fall


The driveway under the arch of the
south steps of the state house is closed
to traffic today. as Monday afternoon
a large stone fell from the arch.
Every spring large blocks of stone
fall from the arch During the winter
the water that soaks through the
cracks in the masonry freezes and the
thawing in the spring causes the stones
to d1sintegrate and crumble. This calls
attention to the slovenly methods used
in building the steps. No cement was
used, and old mortar left from other
jobs was used to allow the contractors
to make money. The masonry should
be fmDerviouS to water. It's not.
The north steps are in similar condi-
ton and have been repaired. Instead of
the north steps being built of solid ma
sorry, and they should have been, the
steps and stones We're laid on steel beams
well in cement and the water works
through and oxidizes and rusts the
beams until now they are weakened and
the steps are dangerous.
The east wing is another part of the
state house which already shows the eff
fects of poor work. When the heavy
stones in the walls were placed the
wedges to drive between the stones to
raise them sd tina t. they would be set
square. Then mortal was spread in the
cracks Instead of the nails being used
the stones that were not plumb should
have been reset. When the weight of
the walls above the stones wedged up
with nails caused the walls to settle the
the stones causes the, stone to crack and
break off
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22

Commerce Of the United States with
its non-contiguous territory now aver
ages about eight million dollars per
month, and it is apparent that for the
full fiscal year it will aggregate a round
100 millions of dollars. In the term
.-non-contiguous territory are included
Alaska, the Hawaiian Islands. the Phil
ippine Islands, Guam. Tutuila and Porto
Rico. These records show that the
shipments from the United States to
Alaska, Hawaii Porto Rico, the Philip
pines. Guam and Tutuila aggregated in
the seven months ending with January,
1904, nearly q million dollars, and the
merchandise received from them in the
same period nearly 81 million dollars
If to this is added the gold bullion re-
ceived from Alaska, the grand total of
our commerce with the territory in
question for the seven months ending
with January would amount to nearly
so million dollars, which makes it quite
apparent that for the fiscal year ending
with June 80 next the total will be fully
100 million dollars.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22

rious attention of congress. Already
there has been introduced a bill to
amend the antitrust law so as to pro-
vide that only unreasonable restraints
of trade shall be subject TO the opera
ton of that act and it is very probable
that this measure will sooner or later
receive the attention of congress. 1t is
safe to say that at present the general
opinion is that the law is good enough
as it is and that there will be a very
general public opposition to making
any modification of it, lest the effect be
to waaken rather than to strengthen
the tendency toward combination and
monopoly. Therefore the opinion of
Justice Brewer is not likely to receive
general public appreval
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
is OATMEAL CURSE?
London Physician Raises Hornets
Nest by Telling Public So.

An English physician has raised q
hornets nest about his own ears and
greatly excited the Ecottish subjects Of
his majesty. by gravely asserting in
the columns of the London Daily Mail
that, instead of being a wholesome and
nutritious food. oatmeal porridge 10
rapidly attaining the proportions of a
national curse" An eminent Scotch
physician comes to the defense of his
English colleague and ventures the as
SertiOn that the oatmeal diet OF GliaS-
gov children is directly and solely re-
sponsible for the prevalence of ricketts,
in that city. If he is right, oatmeal IS
not the efficient bone-forming food
which it has been considered. He fur
| Their says:
"Rickets is enormously on the in
crease in England, especially among
the poorer classes, who, misled as 10
the value of oatmeal as food, give it
to their children for breakfast, and so
fill them up with a stodgy and INSULT
GENTLY nourishing food, instead of
more easily digested things, such as
bread, meat and milk, a less quantity
of which would supply far more nutr1-
ment. People who feed their children
on oatmeal are literally starving them.
Oatmeal is one of the greatest bless
ings the medical profession has ever
known. 1t fills their surgerieS and 1t
increases their incomes. What the Eff
feet of it's increased popularity will be
on the national physique. though, L am
afraid to think
Here are statements which are either
true or false. In either case the matter
is of interest to some millions of Amer
lean mothers who have established
oatmeal porridge as the staple of the
nursery, and who are a long way from
desiring to inflict a Course" upon chill
dren they value. Since we have made
it a topic of breakfast table CONVERSE
ton, the family physician is likely to
be called upon to give an expert oDin-
ion on the subject, and for this he
would do well to qualify by study OF
its literature. 1t is not a matter con-
corning which the medical adviser of
a family can conscientiously give an
/ ill-considered or ignorant opinion. An
English physician of standing who has
! the courage of his convictions. in that
he is willing to be quoted, says:
| when q man comes to suffering
from Indigestion, 1 say: Do you eat
oatmeal?' In answer to the Yes
which 1 anticipate, 1 reply Drop it
| That is all the dieting I prescribe. If
people would eat more meat and less
messes like porridge they would he all
the stronger We should have 1ewer
| insipid looking people among the ranks
| of our young men nd women
| What this adviser would say to a
| dyspeptic patient who never ate oat-
meal it would be of interest to know.
Perhaps he would prescribe it, on the
| familiar principle of Similia similibuS,
etc. Really, the matter is one of great
| and increasing Importance and it is
one concerning which a great many
| people will desire to be better advised
than they now are.-New York Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
THE BREWER OPINION.
TFrom the Omaha Bee. ]

L
A very great deal of Importance. it
appears, is given to the opinion of JUS
tice Brewer in the merger decision-a
compliment to that eminent 1urist
which all who are familiar with his
great ability will duly appreciate. 1t
is to be remarked that Justice Brewer
has never been a radical in respect to
the application of the antitrust law
Of 1890 His views in regard to combi-
nations in restraint of trade, while uni
formly hostile to such combinations,
have never been otherwise than con-
servative so far as the application of
the antitrust law is concerned, so that
in his opinion in connection with the
merger decision he is entirely consist
ent. This cannot be said of some of the
other members of the court. Both Chief
Justice Fuller and Justice Peckham
have completely reversed their atti-
tud=s in the decisions of the supreme
court in previous cases where practical
ly the same principle was involved as
in the Northern Securities case and
although neither of them went on rec
ord as to his views it is naturally to be
assumed that they weres antagonistic to
the majority opinion and probably in
agreement with that announced by JUS
tice White which was essentially an
argument in favor of the right of the
states to be protected in the organi-
cation Of any corporation regardless of
whether it operated in violation of the
laws respecting interstate commerce.
The vital point in the opinion of jus
tice Brewer is that the antitrust law
of 1890 does not apply to combinations
that are not in "unreasona BILE" re-
straint of trade He held that congress
did not intend ito reach and destroy
those minor contracts in partial re-
straint of trade which the long course
OF decisions at common law had
affirmed were reasonable and ought to
be upheld" He argued that the pur-
pose rather was to add a statutory pro-
hibition which prescribed penalties and
remedies to nullify those contracts
which were in direct restraint of trade.
unreasonable and against public policy.
While agreeing in the decision that the
Securities company existed in violation
of the law. Justice Brewer still held
that the decision went too far in assert
ing that every combination would be
unlawful, even if not in unreasona Bile
restraint Of trade
The question Of what is reasona BILE
and what is unreasonable restraint of
commerce is thus made a very COM
manding question. which there is no
doubt will ultimately receive the Sc
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
BEER HOUSE RAIDED.
Squad of Policeman Takes Cash
Curtis Supply.

A squad OF policemen under Sergeant
McElroy visited the Cash Curtis storage
house at 11s-120 West Curtis street to-
day. broke into the place with axes.
and hauled away three wagon loads of
case beer and three of key beer-all
of the F'erd. Helms brand.
The beer taken was divided as fol-
lows: 81 cases. 4 dozen to the case; 10
cases. 2 dozen to- the case. and 80
quarter barrels. Cash Curtis was ar
rested for maintaining a nuisance, and
will probabl replevin the beer before
night. A strong effort to break up the
sale of tabooeds brand seems to be in
inrnprreSS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
MANY OLD SOLDIERS.
Goodrich Decision Causes Flood of
Applications.

Since the supreme court decision in
the case of H. X Goodrich against the
city of Topeka, holding that under the
old soldier law Goodrich was entitled
to the position of superintendent of the
city electric light plant, Governor
Bailey has been deluged with applica-
tions from old soldiers for appoint
mentS.
The old soldiers who apply state that
they understand from the decision that
they are entitled to recognition before
other applicants and they wish to get
their applications in early. Governor
Bailey has no positions to fill at pres
ent and besides the decision is not that
he must appoint old soldiers to every
position.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
WARRANT FOR HAYES.
He Is Charged With Embezzlement
of 100000.

Riverside, Call, March PA warrant
charging embezzlement of an amount
said to aggregate over 100000 from the
Orange Growers National bank of Riv-
e side has been issued for the arrest of
II. T. Hayes, former cashier of the
bank, but ne has not been apprehended
Hayes was formerly the purchasing
agent of the Salt Lake railroad at this
place, but lost his official connection
with the road when the sensational ex-
posures of several months ago were
made in which it was shown that the
road had been swindled out of many
thousands of dollars in land purchases
in this county
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
GRAVES OF NOTED MEN.
Mounds That Cover Bones of the
Great at Quincy, Mass.

In the heart of the city square, Quincy,
is a somewhat small cemetery, which for
ITS size probably holds the remains of
more prominent people than any other
place in the state
10 the average Quincyite it is known as
hancock cemetery, probably because the
rather of John Hancock is buried there
John Hancock himself a Quincy lad, was
q popular idol in his day and his father
rev John Hancock, was minister of the
rlrSt cnurch. across the way from the
cemetery which bears his name
On one side of the cemetery is the prin-
cipal business street of the city, and at
the rear are the railroad tracks over
which thousands are carried to and from
Boston every day.
Just when the place was first used for
burial purposes the records of the old
town, do not state, but it must have been
soon after the first settlement of the
town, as the graves of some of the early
settlers are here. Up until 1908 the GEM
etery was not fenced in, and for nearly
Two centuries prior to that time the place
was used as pasture for cattle In
1913 President John Adams and few
other public-spirited men raised $50 by
subscription and bought the right of herb
and Mary Veazie. The place was then
fenced, and the following year. at
town meeting, the deeds of the cemetery
were presented to the town.
The oldest headstone in the cemetery
pears the date of December 10, 1866, and is
over the grave of Rev. William TOmpSon,
the first minister of the town church
This stone is about a foot high, is of
slate and bears the following inscription:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
BERRYTON CASE HEARD.
Judge 2. T. Hazen Takes Tt Under
Amusement.

The Berryton depot case. brought by
the Missouri Pacific company against the
board of railroad commissioners, was ta-
ken under advisement today by Judge
Hazen of the district court. The case got
into the district court on an appeal from
the decision of the board of railroad COM
missioners in regard to a depot at Ber-
ryton. - 81
The Missouri Pacific removed its depot
from Berryton on the grounds that the
place did not furnish sufficient business
to warrant a train even hesitating in that
vicinity, but the farmers of that neigh
borhood desired one, so they appealed to
the state board The railroad commits
sioners decided that the request was rea-
sonable and ordered the depot rebuilt
The railroad would rather not.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR
[From the New york Pres.

From the New YORK Press.
When woman hasn't any money
she can always know where to go
shopping.
Occasionally you find a man so lucky
that his wife goes to visit his mother
in-1aw.
a man don't have to get married
more than once to learn that cold
judgment has no show against luck.
Its awfuIly clever of a girl, when
you are squeezing her hands, to be able
to look as if they We're playing the
piano.
A girl has an idea that mans sus-
penders go all the way down to his
socks and that his trousers stay up
with q button.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
BAILEY HASN'T SAID.
Makes No Statement About Making
Campaign Speeches.

Governor Bailey stated today that he
had made no lengthy statement and
that he had given out no interview to
the effect that he would take the stump
during the campaign this year.
Il shall give all the time 1 can to the
state central committee said Governor
Bailey this morning. That is all 1
have ever said con, ern ng what I should
do in the coming campaign" Governor
Bailey was quoted in a lengthy inter
view as saying that he would attend
the st. Louis exposition and that after
that he would make speeches for Mr..
Hoch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
Mandate Sent Down.

The Shawnee county authorities ara
complaining that Chris Hoffman, con-
victed of illegal liquor selling, has es-
capped a term in jail because the SUI
preme court has not sent down the
mandate in the case and Hoffman has
left the county. The supreme court
officials say that the mandate was
sent down on February %. 1t seems
to be up to the Shawnee county off,
Gals to hunt UP that lost mandate
which is now close onto a month Ole.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22

1t is quite probable that headstones
We're placed in the cemetery at an earlier
destroyed by the cattle that were allowed
to roam there.
1t is said that the first tomb erected in
the cemetery was that of DR.. Leonard
Hoar, third president of Harvard college,
who died in 1875. He was one of Senator
HoarS ancestors, and the latter q few
years since, erected a modern stone near
the old tomb. as the lettering on the latter
was hard to identify owing to the raw
ages made by time.
A somewhat curious inscription is on
the tomb, and reads as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
Only One Will Die.

Spokane, Wash, March 22.-But one
death is expected to result from the
wreck of the Great Northern westbound
flyer near Fisher river, Mont, yester-
day. The victim is a woman whose
name is unknown here. She was caught
in the wreckage and badly crushed
Many other passengers received slight
injuries. Seven cars were derailed, one
of them catching fire from the explos-
ion of n gas tank, but the flames were
quickly extinguished. The track is
now reported clear.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

[From the Philadelphia Record
Does the clam fritter its time away i?
The Easter bonnet will soon be in
bloom.
Some men only give tips when they
are tipsy.
The short prayer may have the long
est reach.
The best way to borrow five dollars
is to ask for ten.
sNell-sWhy do you say she won hun
by a neck?" Belle-''The first time he
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
No Mood Rehearing.

The supreme court has overruled the
motion for rehearing in the Mood
will case. Ida M. Wehe and other
daughters of the late Robert Mood,
brought suit in the Shawnee county
district court to have the will of Robert
Mood leaving the bulk of his property
to his widow set aside. Mrs. Mood
won in the lower court and the supreme
court reversed the lower court and or
dered a new trial. The case will be
heard again in the district court.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22

people connected with them, reference
is here made to the article on the third
page. but they have overlooked To-
peka and Kansas in their charges
Their attention is here called to the
oversight and over charges, on coal,
lumber. paper. all merchandise.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
Rows Are Arrested,

Three Topeka boys, B. E. Manley. e.
G. Matthews and T. F. Lannan were
arrested this morning in city court On
the charge of stealing a boat from NJ
D. Snoddy, near Rossville. The boys
admitted taking the boat to use While
they were duck hunting in that vicln-
itv. but declare that they had no in
tentions of keeping it, and wanted it
only for getting close to flock of
ducks
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22

Kansas Democrats will hold their
state convention April and it is ex-
pected that the delegates then elected
will be for Hearst. Mr.. Hearst should
busy himself in capturing few delega-
lions from Democratic states If he hopes
n win
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
DECLARE BIG DIVIDEND.
Reported That Northern Secur-
tiles Company Has Made One.

New York. March 22-An unofficial
report declares that the Northern Sc
curities company has declared a divi-
dend of 80 per cent, payable in Great
Northern and Northern Pacific stock
pro rata According to this report,
Northern Pacific stock is taken at lie
and Great Northern at $780,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22

II it could be established that Mr..
Bristow is in favor of the fast mail
graft it might be defeated and thus save
a considerable sum of the peoples
money which is annually wasted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22

Three precious friends under this
tombstone lie,
Patterned to age. youth and in
fancy.
A great mother. her learned son,
with child.
The first and last went free. he
was exild.
In love to Christ, this country
and dear friends.
He left his own, cross'd seas, and
for amends
Was here extolled. env'd. all in a
breath.
His noble consort leaves, is
drawn to death,
Strange changes may befal us
ere we die,
Blest they who well arrive eter-
nifty.
God grant some names, o thou,
New England's friend,
Don't sooner fade than thine, IL
times don't mend.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22
English Racing onans.

London. March 22-The Lincolnshire
handicap, the first of this years clas-
sic races. was run sos1ay at Lincoln.
Uninsured was first, WolfshaH second
and Stole third. Twenty-three started.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-22

Detroit Free Press: The new pension
order wholly relieves the country OF the
necessity of doing any more worrying
about the disposition of the surplus