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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

The electric street railway is exert
ing a most important effect on the
territorial distribution of urban popu-
Iation, relieving the congestion in the
centers of great cities and permitting
growth far out into a belt of country
which before the days OF the trolley
was inaccessible territory. Probably
the possibilities which this new
method of transportation introduces
are only beginning to be realized. For
instance. the population in Manhattan
borough Of New York city increased
from 1,441.2 in 1890 to 1,850.093 in
1900. or 4OS,S77. Of this increase,
231,556, or considerably more than
one-half took place in that part of
the island lying north of Eighty-sixth
street. the population in this section
having practically doubled during the
decade. This district is situated about
seven miles from the southern extrem-
ity of the city, and the great majority
OF its brea dwinners do business down
town and make daily use of the street
railways. In Bronx borough the pop
uIation increased from S8,9OS to 200,-
5O7, the increase being mainly along
the street and elevated railway lines.
In Brooklyn and Queens boroughs the
increase in population was 80 and rs
per cent. respectively, and in each
case the advance was mainly in the
outlying wards
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
IT CURES LIQUOR HABIT.

Orrine is the only perfectly successful
cure for the liquor habit the world has
ever known. 1t is better than Institutes
or sanitariums, because it is used at
home and does not interfere with the
daily work; better than will-power, be-
cause it never fails. 1t strengthens the
nerves and gives good appetite, regu-
lates digestion and makes you sleep
like a child.
Orrine No. 1 will cure the hardest
drinker and destroy his craving for
drink without his knowledge, as it can
be given secretly in tea, coffee or food
Orrine No. 2. in pill form, is for those
who wish to be cured. The cost of
either is 81 per box Orrine has the en-
dorsement Of ministers and physicians
1t is the one remedy for the liquor habit
that can be relied upon to cure at little
expense and restore the drunkard to
perfect vigor of manhood. Write to the
Orrine Company, Inc, Washington d.
c.. for book on Drunkenness. sent
free in plain envelope. Call on Geo. W.
Stansfield, druggist, 632 Kansas avenue,
Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

IFrom the chicago NeWS.l
Hope is a nerve tonic for ambitious
men.
Every time it SHOWS there is a rain Of
protest.
Never try to tan a dogs hide with his
own bark.
There are no buffet cars on a train of
disasters.
The parting words of a barber are
Which side, please2"
A pawnbrol1er who is always advanc-
ing is naturally progressive.
He who is unable to collect his wits
or his bills is in tough luck
Beware of the man whose charitable
gifts consist of sympathy only.
If a man doesn't Wind Up his bad
habits his health will soon run down.
Some men waste a lot of time trying
to convince others that they are truth
full
We have all heard of the man who
was killed by lxindness-but the proof
is lacking.
A girl never forgets the first kiss she
received after reaching the age where
kisses count.
Some women who wouldn't think of
taking boarders are glad to accommo-
date a few remunerative guests.
Nothing amuses a crowd more than to
see an obese man chasing his hat down
a muddy street on a windy day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
COLEMAN AMENDS 1T.
Puts the Santa F'e Back in Standard
Case.

Attorney General Coleman this
afternoon fled an amended petition in
the suit which he has brought in the
supreme court to Dust the Standard
Oil company from the state. The
amended petition is filed simply to
correct a clerical error. BY mistake
the Santa Fe was left out of the long
list of railroads implicated in the suit
as being in a combine with the Stand
ard, and for this reason the amend
ment is necessary.
Today was the answer day on the
part of the Standard, but the filing Of
the amended petition gives the Stand
ard an extension of time of 20 days. c.
D. Vermillion, of the firm of Stanley,
Vermillion & Evans of Wichita the
Standards Kansas attorneys, was in
Topeka today to look after the Stand
ards side of the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
Fraud in Horse Dealing.

| Wifi P. Pond in April Outing: The sal
airy of the average high class coachrnan
ranges from SIPS to $50 month but his
income is widely different matter Those
in position to judge would place the in
come of several ceachmen at little less
than s15.0 GOO per annum.
This is a startling assertion, but, for the
servant of upper Fifth avenue. Tuxedo
and Newport connections it is not eX-
aggeration in many cases. And it is rem
dered possible by a number of things for
which the we'll understood term graft
may stand as representative.
A certain handsome pony was shown to
! a wealthy man and he sent his coachInan
bargain was closed at that figure the po-
ny being sent to the new stable while the
coachman dropped around for his COM
mission. He was offered $3.50 and threat
ened to have the animal returned as IN
suitable unless he was given another $50
and make It ar even thousand.
A rather sensational pair of high step
pers were sold IN April, 1903. for $500, or
approximately that amount The coach
thousand and obtained that also In Au-
gust both went amiss, they were sore,
coughing and began to shy. The man be-
ing ten years in his place and of unirn-
peachable reputation, the owner told him
to sell them and get a new pair. They
the coachman. for s., 900 sent to his farm,
turned out, fed UP, coats let grow, and an
other pair were secured for 5000 on which
the coachman secured g, 100 The follow
ing spring of 1904 one of these was lame,
and sold as incurable for $500. and from
the brother of the third party mentioned
above, the original near side horse was
purchased for $500. clipped, newly trim
star peeping from the base of his name.
OF this the coachman pocketed 5000. and
the brother $500 besides the lame horse
a cift.
Up to five or six years ago this evil did
not exist to any great extent. The coach
man always received his 10 per cent and
was satisfied. But the tremendous demand
for horses during the prosperity boom
sent prices up. 1t is difficult to suggest
remedy. One very rich and exceedingly
shrewd financier tried bonding his coach
man. This a pity, as he attracted
brighter brains to the problem. and the
succeeding coachman bled the financier
indirectly for over $4,000 in three years;
and there was not the slightest proof of
any money passing.
This is only mere outline of the Sttua-
ton, and the dealers are in despair. It
is no fancy picture, no sensational story
but a plain statement of the graft sur
rounding horse dealing OF today.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
GLonE sIGHrs.
From the Atchison GIobe.I

IFrom the Atchison Globe.J
Some Of the thinnest people eat the
most.
Geary city is so dead that it has
ghosts.
conceit is written all over some mems
faces.
Have the doctors experimental on
you2 All must aid science.
Go out of your way to make a friend;
you can't have too many.
When a father whips he whips too
hard. and when a mother whips, she
whips too easy.
No matter how ornery a boy is. his
mother thinks he will reform the rest
Of the bad boys.
An old mans stock with young girls
slumps mighty fast when a boy hap
pens around.
Apply your opinion of the Far East
war to your own affairs: it is always
easier to make up.
'Inofensive' means all that is good.
but wouldn't you regard it as offensive
if applied to you2
An Atchison woman is so polite that
when one of her friends lies to her she
calls II a display of tact
Favorite chorus by the Women: IF
the men really knew what it was to be
sick, my, how they would how'll"
Before some men tell you a joke they
explain that it is excruciatingly funny
and then you have to laugh
When a woman joins a woman's club
there is always one thing she can de-
pend on. that her men folks viii make
fun of her.
After all, the person who is sick and
bowls, is as agreeable as the one who
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
Confederates in Congress.

Mr.. Reagan's death breaks one of
the few remaining links between the
older and the newer generation of
southern leaders. He was the last
survivor of President Davis two cab
inets. He was one of the few south
erners left who sat in the provisional
confederate congress. He had outlived
practically all his southern associates
ing secession. OF all that brilliant and
turbulent company of southern states
men none remain in either house or
senate. Probably none survive even
in retirement. OF the Texas states
mans colleagues in the. civil or mill
tary service of the confederacy many
remain. But this number is lessening
yearly. 1t is getting easier and easier
to count the veterans of this class still
in harness in national politics.
George G. Vest, who retired from
the senate on March 8, 1903, and who
died last year, was a senator in the
Francis NJ. Cockrell. whose fifth sue
cessive term in that body ended last
Saturday and who has now been ap-
pointed by President Roosevelt as in
a major general in the confederate
army. There are still left in the
upper branch of congress these con-
federate officers: John T. Morgan
and Edmund w. Pettus, of Alabama,
both brigadfer generals; James H
Berry, of Arkansas, badly wounded
at Corinth while serving as a lieu
tenant; Stephen r. Mallory and
James P. Taliaferro, of Florida, both
of whom enlisted as boys in the army
of northern Virginia.. Augustus O.
Bacon, of Georgia, a captain in the
same army; ]. c. S. Blackburn and
James B. McCreary, of Kentucky, who
served with the western forces; Sam
ueI D. McEnery, of Louisiana, a for
mer lieutenant; fernando de Soto
Money and A. J. McLaurin, of Mis-
sissippi, both privates; William B.
Bate, of Tennessee, a major general,
and John W. Daniel, of Virginia, a
major. OF the twenty-six seats from
the thirteen southern states-Ken-
lucky and Missouri included-only
thirteen are now filed by men who
saw service under the stars and bars.
In the house of representatives the
proportion of veterans is naturally
much smaller. OF the 1877 represen-
tatiyes from these states sitting in the
last congress only fifteen had records
as confederate soldiers. Time is sad
ly thinning the ranks of the southern
leaders who bore an active part in
the great struggle from 1861 to 1865.
But Judge Reagan's career in, politics
both the war of the rebel
lion and the war with Mexico, and in
this respect it represented a remark
able-almost understandable
York Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

Exports of cotton cloths to China
from the United States in the first
eight months of the present fiscal
year broke all previous records, and
indicate that our total exports to
China during the twelve months end
ing June 80 next will reach the un-
precedented figure OF 40 million dol
lars, while to the Orient, as a whole.
the total will probably approximate
$50 million dollars in value. These
conclusions are based upon figures
just compiled by the department Of
commerce and labor through its bu
reau of statistics. which show that our
exports to Asia and Oceania in the
eight months ending with February,
1905. amounted to S92,523,412-prac-
tically equal to the total shown by the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

a woman
with a woman, Ell? I thought it
might be a horse. Well, go on"
Il shall die If she doesn't marry
me-"
1.-The usual way with q young ass
II think of her by day and dream Of
her by night"
You ought to be fed OH soothing
syrup"
But I cannot live without her, o
Sage"
t'Well. then, go and marry her"
The young man departed, but ayfeW
weeks later he returned to say:
"Oh Sage, I followed thy advice and
married the woman I loved"
We'll, has it turned out that she has
cold feet and a glass eyer"
mo. not that but she wants to boss
the roost.''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

IFrom the New York Press.1
Vanity is what ether people think of
what you think about yourself.
What a girl likes about big, strong
man is the way she can twist aim
around her little finger
It's a terrible temptation to a woman
to want to make herself believe that
men are pursuing her
Half the time a girl marries a man
because she can't bear to think how
bad he will feel if she doesn't.
A woman's clothes are nine-tenths Of
the joy she has in life and ninety-nine
one-hundredths of the sorrows of the
man who pays for them.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
BRIEF BITS OF CRY NEWS.
A Collection of Important Para
graphs for Your Consideration.

For the first time in almost a week
none of the North Topeka graders
were corra1led last night by the po-
lice and charged with being drunk.
Wednesday nights police record is a
big black vacuum.
DR.. Berry, specialist in catarrh of
the head. throat. lungs, stomach. and
intestines. T25 Kansas avenue
W. B. Cunningham effects were
packed into his trunk at the county Jail
this morning. He had a good supply
of headgear-two automobile caps
three fedora hats and a high grade
Panama.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

Good times breed good times. says
the Philadelphia Record. Last year $
crop enriched the railroads. the rail-
roads bought rails and rolling stock
and bridges, the steel business expert
enced a revival and the United States
Steel corporation is about to announce
an increase of wages. that viii divide
IS. 000. 900 a year among 30. 600 men.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

The charge that agents of the packers
have been tampering with witnesses. in
dictates that there are some things
about the beef trust which Commission
er Garfield did not find out, or at least
did not make public But what are the
packers to do2 They couldn't very well
send all their help to Europe unless they
shut up shon
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

Wireless biography messages jump
their trolleys occasionally, but. that they
set there is shown by the fact that a
coasting steamer sent a message when
half way down the coast from New
York which neither the Navesink High
land, Henlopen nor Hatteras stations
caught, nor any ether vessel picked up
But the message was received clearly
and perfectly at the station in Cleve-
land, o.. nine hundred miles away, and
forwarded to the steamship companys
agents 4. New York by mail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
ouAK11R REF1ECTroNs.

LFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
Time may be money, but it's an I'M
even trade.
There are people who do nothing but
take up ROOM
No man would like to be as mean as
some people think he is.
Isn't it queer that a fellow so seldom
falls in love with twins?
II believe in taking the world as
find it, remarked the plutocratic pro-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

$50 soon? Well. there is only one
thing to do. Put your right foot down
and stop it. You were an ass to get
married. but don't be a bigger one by
allowing your wife to boss you"
But she may not heed my words, .
Son OF Wisdom"
Then swear at her.
But If she will not Them?
Take her by the ear and squat her
and II she is still of her opinion"
sfChuck her out to sleep in the hem
house for a night. That VIII cure heI-
The young man departed, but
scarcely had FIVE days passed away ere
he returned to say:
40 Sage. I followed your advice, ana
here am, a wrecked man.
did you swear
"I did"
AVE, BY both ears"
eAnd did YOU chuck her out
ssT5ardlv ever, Q Sage It was she
who rhucked me, and the doctor says
I won't get over 1t for a month 1el
me what more to do"
s.See here" replied the Sage, as ne
turned on his caller. what sort OF
woman did you marry, anyhow
'.Didn't 1 tell you at nrst. SnS W.
and is q wise man, the original anu
only female cannon BAN tosser III ui
known world, and l. ~ Geo
Rft he got no further Ihe 49,
threw M his hands and 1ei pacHA"s ~ =
-, a f7t and was knocked out LOT NAtS
NSo~aI. The wife still continues 70
boss thfngs.=( Copyright 1SO9' Dy L
G. 16cClure)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

At the beginning of the war Ger. Kur-
opatkin announced that the terms Of
peace would be dictated from Toxic and
ehe world is now prepared to agree with
him The only difference existing is on
the question of who will do the dictat-
fDr-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
President to Sneak in BROOKLYN

Washington, March So.-President
Roosevelt will deliver an address in
address in Brooklyn on May 80, at the
exercises in connection with the unveil-
ing of the statue of General SIocum.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

Probably the junketers to the Philip
pines who viii make the trip at the
expense of the islanders. got the idea
from Gen Younghusband's recent trip
TO Thibet
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

The Lady-''Why, I don't believe
there are twenty feet of floor space
and you call it a yard2" The Janitor
Only nine square feet make a yard,
madam. Town and Country.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

Two additional building permits were
issued this afternoon from the office of
Fire Marshal Wilmarth. Alice C. E1ler,
1853 Garfield avenue, will erect a dwell
ing house to cost 81, 500. D. D. Smith of
429 Ash street, will erect an addition to
his dwelling to cost $20G.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

The remainder of the world can
hardly fail to be amused at Russia's
attempt to dictate the terms of peace
80 her victorious adversary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
THE PoRCUPINE AND !

THE PORCUPINE AND THE FOX.
As Reynard was pursuing his way
along the hedges he came upon the
Porcupine. and the latter at once
erected his quilts and prepared for
my friend" observed the Fox. in
his softest tones, 81 am glad to have
met YOU. The Coon was telling me
something last night I never heard of
! before. If he was not mistaken it will
be a valuable contribution to natural
history"
'iAnd what did the Coon say?" was
why, that in the middle of your
back was a hollow spot in which you
carried the red and blue paint to color
YOUR ouills I had always supposed
the color was natural.
| 'sWeIl?" queried the Porcupine.
eff it is true that there is q hollow
J and that it is used for such a purpose,
it will create great public interest
'.You will be talked about, written
about, and have your picture in the
| papers. The public will forget for a
year that there is such an animal as
~ ssweii?" persisted the Porcupine. as
he continued to stand in state of de-
IF you will kindly hatten down
your 1 will soon satisfy myself about
the hollow
my dear SIR" was the reply, there
may or may not De hollow IN my
back I may or may not carry my
paints around with me. I may or may
not be a valuable contribution to nat
uraI history 1 am not prepared to
agree or dispute with you on these
points. but for fear that your hunger
and your teeth may get away with ycu
while looking for that hollow III keep
my quilts as they are and both eyes on
the lookout
you seem to doubt my integrity"
said the Fox, in an aggrieved tone
'Oh. no, no. simply doubt whether
I'd be able to take care of my hand
unless held the joker"
Moral-One may miss good thing
nv not buying a gold brick, but he at
least retains his money to buy kero-
sene and plug tobacco.
WHEN THE SAGE FELL DOWN.
The Sage was taking his daily round
on the seashore to think all sorts of
Trunks and keep an eye out for strand
ed Holsters for his frugal dinner when
he was approached by young man,
who said:
90 Sage, I have Travelled all the way
from Oshkosh to ask advice Of three.
rs that the town where they grow so
much celery?s' was asked
.sOh. no The celery town is Kala-
rnazoo That's where men, women ana
children go about chewing it. Oshkosh
is the town where the women kick in
the heads of kerosene barrels If the gro
Ger doesn't wait on 'em fast enough
And what's your complaint"
Its this, o Sage. am in love with
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

fun twelve months OF the fiscal year
1904, and exceeding the total for the
eight months of any preceding fiscal
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

Dr. Harper probably appreciates the
prayers of Rockefeller for his recovery
but he is sticking to the X-ray treat
ment
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

Grain receipts at Chicago during Feb
ruary totaled 12.e51462 bushels. in con-
trast with Il .295.s67 bushels in 1904 and
1s.S45.061 bushels in 1903. The decrease
as shown for the second month of the
current year was caused by lighter ar
rivals of wheat. corn, oats, rye and bar
ley, the greatest shrinkage as compared
with the 1904 figures occurring in oat re
ceipts- Total grain shipments for the
month. which amounted to 1872. 767
bushels, were over q. million bushels
smaller than similar movement for
1904 or 1908. Cereal arrivals at this city
for the first two months Of the current
year amounted to 29.511,es0 bushels as
against 1894. 1855 bushels in 1904 and
Ss.047. 705 bushels in 1903 Shipments for
the same periods were 1s.ss4. 27z bushels,
1851, 7S1 bushels. and 1855, asa bushels,
respectiyely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30

The current year promises to be an
exceptional one in the way Of railroad
building in this country. According to
the current issue of The Railway Age
there is about seventy-five hundred
miles OF road under contract for con-
struction while the total of projected
roads which may reasoQsaslY. be ex-
pected TO be built this year is 1892
miles. Practically all the larger items
in this projected construction are in
the South. Southwest, Middle and Far
West and Northwest. with very little
in the New England and Middle states.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-03-30
UNCLE ELI's FABLES.
Do Not Accept Any Others Just as
GOod.''
THE BUG AND THE ELEPHANT.

THE BUG AND THE ELEPHANT.
One day as the Elephant was slosh-
ing across the country he heard
small voice from the grass at his feet,
and paused to find a Bug caught with
its load on a tangle.
''1ow, now-what'S wrong?" asked
the Elephant, as he came to a sudden
STOP
''Alas. but I am in difficulties, and
want your aid" replied the struggling
Bug.
''And you shall, have it It shall.
never be said that a Bug appealed to
me in vain. 1 don't believe the
Rhinoceros or the Buffalo would care
whether you got out of your scrape or
persisted in the tangle, but 1 am no
such clothespin. I believe in giving
everybody a fair show. I will just"
Thanks to you, but be careful.
"Oh, I'll be careful. Lemme get
around to where can beat the weeds
down with my trunk, and I'll have
you out of that as easy as rolling off a
log. Help you? Why, of course l.
Say, Bug, where are you?"
''You killed him with the first blow
of your trunk observed the Buffalo.
who had sauntered UP to see what
was going on. ct is true that I
would not have stopped to aid him.
but it is also true that 1 would have
passed on and left him alive"
Moral: Too much zeal is often
more harmful than total Indifference.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.


BURNS, chaps, sores. chahng. tender skin
healed by Satin Skin Cream. Csc.
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r,r,.,,sio1 to Kansas City, santa re-
sunday. April 2. Round TRIP a2 So,
1lchS 1850 Train leaves $3.50 a. m.
Everybody invited
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.ro5eIsa Lodge No. II. A. Q. U. W.
,,,-1,tes its members and their friends
r. the entertainment on Friday even
ins' ' E. H. SUBWAY. Recorder.