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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-23

A dispute has arisen regarding the
ownership of the new new senator from
California. He is being credited to
both the Southern Pacific and the
Standard Oil. May not this be another
case Of community Of interests?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-23

The supreme court opinion in the
Burton case seems to indicate that the
senator was guilty. but not in St. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-23

The funeral of Wesley Case, who died
at Winsboro, Tex. on Saturday, was held
this afternoon from 1853 Park street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-23
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Merrick, who
died on Saturday, was held this after
noon from the residence, I706 West Fiji
teenth street.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-23
Mills Store News
NEW SPRING
Tailored Suits
A Sale of Housekeeping Linens

With the assurance that the stock is well nigh perfect $ regards
ming In a modest way years ago. these Sales have each year be-
widely patronized. This January Sale of
ot significance in domestic economy.
special values from the full readiness
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-23

sacred and not reveal them to anybody
and 1 have kept that all my life and
II l went out of the church tomor-
row and remained out of the church
until I was gray headed 1 would never
feel that it was my duty or that 1
should divulge what little I even re-
member nf than -
The Press., 1905-06-07
PAWN BROKERS,

They Are, Says One of Them, the
 Soul of Generosity.
 When New York policeman recent ly borrowed jewelry of pawnbroker on his beat to wear to party" the story led to much comment. In the opinion of the pawnbroker most of the gossip was entirely uncalled for.
 People are making a tremendous fuss about that little deal," he said. ''They seem to think 1t one of the won ders of the age for a pawnbroker to lend anything unless he gets big inter est on 1t. Pawnbrokers are really the soul of generosity. I make loans every week. Of course don't let things out indiscriminately. A fellow that can touch me for the use of an umbrella or a diamond ring for the night has to be pretty well known as a square chap who is not going to run off with the goods. There are a number of such men around in this part of town, and when they stand in need of some spe- cial convenience that I happen to be able to supply to them from my stock of unclaimed pledges am glad to ac- commodate them. The stuff always comes back safe, accompanied by a little tip, so don't lose anything by trusting my friends.
 q have one woman on my list of bor- rowers. She and her family have trad ed here for years. One day she pawned her opera glasses and never got them out, and since then whenever she has a chance to go to the play she asks for the loan of pair of glasses. She is too good customer to be refused little favor like that, so of course gets them. In the capacity of public benefactor have loaned overcoats, gloves, walk ing sticks, rings and about everything else known to the masculine get-up. Those loans are made to friends and reliable people only, and no grafters need apply."-New York Post.
The Press., 1905-06-07
THE ENCORE.

Kt Originated I'm France I'm the Seven
 teenth Century.
 The beginning of the encore dates back to some time between 1645 and 17O9, probably about 1880, when Louis XIV. demanded the repetition of cer tain parts of an opera. The opera was by Corneille, Fontenelle and Boileau, which was sung before his majesty, and the king was so pleased with cer- tain parts that he asked to have them repeated. It took fully & century for kings preregative for themselves. It came about in this way: Gluck had produced an opera which had been failure; but, having rewritten the worst parts, he produced it again. One or two songs were accepted by the au- dience with applause, and one in par ticular was demanded a second time.
 The most remarkable encores on rec ord are those which were insisted upon by the late king of Bavaria. Before he was known to be insane, when merely thought eccentric, he had plays per formed before him as the sole auditor, the curtain rising at midnight. If he liked the play he insisted on having 1t repeated at once. But, unlike most en- core f1ends, he paid liberally for them.
 Though our word "encore" Is adopt ed from the French, they themselves do not make use of 1t in this connec- ton. They call Bis. bis," and obtain a repetition.-New York Herald.
The Press., 1905-06-07
THIRTY YEARS AGO.
[Items of local interest taken from the columns
 of The Press, thirty years ago.l
June 10, 1875.

Sheriff Paulk has appointed Ezra T. Converse one of his deputies.
 Rawitser Bros. are doubling the capacity of their woolen mill at Staf- fordville, making it a 6-set mill, by the addition of new and improved ma chinery.
 Local Prices Current. Meal, $1. 90 !; corn, $1.OO; oats, 30; flour, 7.5O and 8. 50; beans, 800; potatoes, .65; eggs, .25; butter, 80 and .35; cheese, 20; lard, 20; dried apples, IA; maple sugar, .16 2.3; maple syrup, 50 per qt.; beef steak, 20 and .23; pork steak, .19; beef-roasts, IA and .1G; pork-roasts, .16 and IS; beef f-shanks, 4; corn beef, 10; hams, .16; tripe, 10; salt-pork, .16; bologna. 20; chickens, .22; turkeygs, ,2S; oysters, .45 and 50; ; shad, .124.
 Names of scholars in the primary department. district No. ?, who were neither absent nor tardy during the month commencing May 10th: Gertie Bessey, Bertie May Hunt, Myra Fen ton, Angie Potter, Carrie Snow, Frank Sidaway, George Fenton, Charles R. Sibley, Freddie Noble, Herbert Crawford, Bertie Lillie, liar mon McKendrick, Charles Cooley. Names of those who were marked perfect in their reading and spelling during the month: Nelson Pease. Gertie Bessey, Jasper Hyde, Sammy Sidaway, Ernest Cushman, Angie Potter, Freddie Noble.
 An old man living by himself in an old house upon an abandoned road near the Wilmington depot was found dead at his home last Sunday after noon under circumstances that aroused suspicion that he had been foully dealj with by a man named Austin, who had been his companion in 8 drunken debauch for a day or more previously. Accordingly Selectman J. c. Eaton summoned the following to act as a jury of inquest: s. T. Preston, Geo. E. Robbins, E. c. El- dredge, J. Macfarlane, Rufus Rob bins, L. B. Clark, Wm. M. Still, Wm. Shaffer, Wm. Waldo, o. T. Macfarlane, John Nichols, Wm. L. Edgerton. Dr. Newton of Stafford Springs was soon procured and found that no appar antly vital injury or cause of death could be noted. The jury could find no evidence and ren- dered verdict of intoxication, and Austin was discharged.
 Born.-In Stafford Springs, 5th, a daughter to W. G. Ellis.
 In Staffordville, 3d, daughter to John A. Colburn.
 In Stafford Hollow, 4th, a son to Stephen Ford.
The Press., 1905-06-07
M1u Mary Dmmick

Pinkham, of Lynn, Mass, is fully quali- Bed to give helpful advice to sick women. Read Mrs. Dimmich's letters.
 Her first letter;
 Dear Mrs. Pinkham :-
 "I have been a sufferer for the past eight years with trouble which first originated from painful menstruation-the pains were excruciating, with inflammation and ulcera- tion of the womb. The doctor says l must have an operation or cannot live. do not want to submit to an operation if can possi- ply avoid it. Please help me."-Mrs. Mary Dimmick, Washington, D. c.
 Her second letter;
 Dear Mrs. Pinkham :-
 "You will remember my condition when last wrote you, and that the doctor said must have an operation or l could not live. received your kind letter and followed your advice very carefully and am now entirely well. AS my case was SO serious it seems @ miracle that am cured. know that owe not only my health but my life to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and to your advice. can walk miles without an ache or a pain, and wish every suffering woman can do for them."-Mrs. Mary Dimmick, Seth and East Capitol Streets, Washington, D. c.
 How easy it was for Mrs. Dimmick to write to Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn, Mass, |, and how little 1t cost her-a two-cent stamp. Yet how valuable was the reply! As Mrs Dimmick says-it saved her life.
 Mrs. Pinkham has on file thousands of just such letters as the above, and offers ailing women helpful advice.
The Press., 1905-06-07
INAUGURATION BALLS.
The First Was MadisOn's, Saturday
 Evening, March 4, 1909,


 Four hundred guests, as all the con- temporaneous accounts agree, gathered at the first inauguration ball, which took place on the evening of Saturday, March 4, 1909, at MT. Longs hotel, on Capitol hill, in celebration of the ac- cession to the presidency of James Madison. Each of the three presidents who had preceded him in office had been permitted to close the day of his inauguration by going early to bed. General Washington and John Adams had been inaugurated at temporary capitols, and Thomas Jefferson would have rebelled against a ceremony plainly modelled upon the customs of royalty, but when Madison's inaugu- ration came the new federal city had been visible fact for nine years and was determined to assert a right to enjoy itself. Even in doing so 1t fol- ated with the celebration of the corO- nation of kings.
 Royal customs were really the only ones the people knew, for every Amer ican in Washington over thirty-two years of age.had been born the subject of a king, and the new order of things had not given birth to new ideas of how to manifest rejoicing. Moreover, if the method chosen seems to some to have been an imitation of monarchical customs, they should reflect in exten- uation that 1t is an instinct of man coequal with his feeling the sensation of pleasure to show his joy by dancing. So an official ball closed the day of Madison's inauguration and has closed the inauguration day of every presi- dent who has. succeeded him.-Gail- lard Hunt in Century.
The Press., 1905-06-07
THE RUSSIAN ICON.
1t Is Simply a Religious Picture
 Blessed by a Priest.

It Is Simply a Religious Picture
 Blessed by a Priest.
 An icon Is simply religious picture, generally or little artistic merit, and the subject usually represented is ei- ther Russian saint, some event in the life of Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary. In the Greek church, as In other Chris tian churches, the worship of graven images is forbidden, but no objection is made to anything reproduced on a flat surface. Therefore icons are per mitted in the form of mosaics, paint ings, channels or prints. They play an important part i'll the religious life of the Russians and are to be met with everywhere-in churches, public offices, private houses and shops. A picture to become an icon must be blessed by a priest, and it Is then regarded not on ly as an ornament, but as an accessory in the worship of the Greek church. Icons are also worn on the person, when they take the form of plaque or book with two leaves. Almost ev- cry soldier wears one on his bosom, and when he prays he takes out his icon and, opening 1t, kneels down be- fore 1t as if it were a portable altar. Every regiment has its own icon, which 1t carries as 1t would carry it's banner when the regiment goes into battle.
The Press., 1905-06-07
THE PRICE OF LIFE.
How 1t Was Fixed Under the Old
 AnElo-SaxOn Laws.

How It Was Fixed Under the Old
 AnElo-SaxOn Laws.
 According to Anglo-Saxon laws, ev- cry mans life, including that of the king, was valued at fixed price, and any one who took 1t could commute the ofense by a money payment upon a fixed scale. The life of a peasant was reckoned to be worth POO shillings, that of man of noble birth 1,2OO shillings, and the killing of king involved the regicide in payment of 7,20O shil- lings.
 It has been pointed out that the heir to the throne could thus get rid of the existing occupant by murdering him and thereafter handing over the fine, according to the scale, to the excheq- uer, when his offense would be purged and his money would come back to himself, for In those days the sover- eign received all fines as personal per quisites. There Is very little doubt that these rough means were practical ly applied in the case of some rulers of England in the preconquest period.- London Telegraph.
The Press., 1905-06-07

voice seemed to Helena to sound far away, "that I forgot to mention one thing in my proposal. I should have told you, perhaps, that love you, that I've loved you since the day when we first met, that I'd rather have your love than the power of a king or the wealth of a Croesus, that should count 1t fine and wonderful beyond all imagining-a moment to die for if I read in your eyes that you, too, loved me. Not wishing to be beggar of love, I've waited all these years to be in a position to offer you the things which was bold enough to mention as rendering me eligible for your hand"
 His voice had become provok1ngly low and husky. Now he turned to her almost flercely:
 You who are so collected and calm, what can you know of love and pas sion? Now I realize that I've toiled all these years in vain-no, not wholly vainly, for I'm going to kiss you once here, now-if 1t means the worstv'
 He caught her to him and rained kisses upon her-her lips, her eyes, her brow. When he released her it was with the full consciousness that he had committed an unforgivable wrong. He stepped backward until there lay between them a broad strip of fire lit rug.
 But the woman held out her arms to him, and the lashes of her eyes were wet.
 Sweetheart" she whispered as she crossed her slim hands behind his dark head and drew 1t down to her level, "why didn't you tell me that you loved me at first? That was the saving revelationr'
The Press., 1905-06-07
Right Time to Cure CataHh.
finders Jacobsen Guarantees Hyomei
 Will Cure if Used Now.

Will Cure if Used Now.
 The early summer, when the wealth CT becomes warm and settled, is the best time of the whole year to treat catarrhal troubles with the expecta- tion of complete and lasting relief.
 Everyone who has catarrh, or even a tendency to catarrh, should use Fly omei now, for the benefit will be gained twice as quickly and the dis ease thoroughly eradicated from the system.
 The complete Hyomei outfit costs but one dollar. and includes a neat pocket inhaler, a medicine dropper, and sufficient Hyomei for several weeks treatment. The inhaler lasts lifetime, and if more Hyomei is needed, extra bottles can be obtained for 50 cents.
 In Stafford there are scores of well known people who have been cured of catarrh by Hyomei. If it does not cure you, Anders Jacobsen will re- turn your money. This is the strong est evidence he can offer as to his faith in the remedy.
The Press., 1905-06-07
Two Edged Punishment.

An English newspaper says that a schoolmaster was In the habit of pun ishing scholars who came late to school in the morning by keeping them in in the afternoon. One who was five minutes late was kept in ten minutes and so on in proportion. One morning 1t chanced that the school master was half an hour late, and a smart boy among his pupils was not slow to remind him of the fact. "I'm very sorry for being late, boys," said the schoolmaster, with a twinkle in his eye, "and as punish you it's only fair that you in turn should punish me, so you will all stay and keep me in for an hour this afternoon"
The Press., 1905-06-07
A RrowninE Letter.

One of Browning's letters is a reply to a young poet who wrote asking Brownings advice about publishing a volume of poems. The reply, in part, Is as follows and may serve 8 useful purpose to young poets of today as well: "It sounds strange and almost sad to me that I should be imagined of authority in this kind, who for years could not get line printed ex- cept at my own expense, and began half century ago or more."
The Press., 1905-06-07
JUsr WHAT EyERYoNE sHou1n Do

JUST WHAT EVERYONE SHOULD DO.- MT. J. T. Barber of IrwiDville. Ga a. ways keeps a bottle of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrh9a Remedy at hand ready for instant use. Attacks of collie, cholera morbus and diarrhea come on so suddenly that there is no time to hunt a doctor or go to the store for med icine. Mir. Barber says: II have tried Chamberlain's Colfc Cholera and Diar- rE9s Remedy, which is one of the best medicines ever saw. keep a bottle of 1t in my room, as I have Tad several at- lacks of collie, and 1t has proved to be the best medicine ever used" Sold by H. F. Cady, E K, Taft, Stafford G. Hall, Jr., < Co.,, South Willington.
The Press., 1905-06-07
ParIOr Pride Stove Polish.

LIQUID-READY INSTANT USE. A few drops of Parlor Pride Stove Polish gives the stove a brilliant lustre shine, making the stove fit for the parlor. No soiled hands easy to apply always ready. Requires no water or mixing (water used in paste polish rusts the stove). No dried-up paste remains after using awhile. Parlor Pride good to the last drop. Sold by all dealers. Larges sample bottle free (no express or postage to pay). Give name of your dealer and address PARLOR PRIDE MFG. co , Boston. Mass. 4jan62
The Press., 1905-06-07

FOUND A CURE DYSPEPSIA -Mrr. s Lindsay, of Fort William, Ontario, Canada, who has suff red quite a number of years from dysre epsia and great pains in the stomach, was advised by her drug gist to take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. She did so and says, II find that they have done me 8 great deal of good have never had any sui fprIng since 1 began using them" If troubled with dyspepsia or indigestion why not take these Tablets, get well and stay well For sale by E. K Taft. H. F. Cady, Stafford; G. Hall, Jr X Co.,, Wilmington.
The Press., 1905-06-07
HOW He R1tr,eatea Hlmsele.

She-Would you have me believe I am the first girl you ever proposed tot He-Goodness, mol suppose I've asked a dozen. She-And they all refused you2 He-Of course. Every one of them knew I was head over heolS In love with you. Ghe--You dear bOyE Boston Transcript.
The Press., 1905-06-07
TRPmA.

"Now, me good man," said the pom pous stranger who had signed "Vis- count Hardcastle, London" on the reg ister, "what are your terms here?'
 Cash in advance" replied the shrewd hotel clerk promptly.-Des MOines News.
The Press., 1905-06-07
His COmulimenk,

First Artist-Well, old man, how is business? Second Artist-Oh, splen- did! Got a commission this morning from a millionaire. Wants his wife and children painted very badly. First Artist-Well, old man, you're the very man to do that for him.
The Press., 1905-06-07
Shea Her Teeth.

A passenger on an English railway train pulled the Communication cord" the other day and stopped the train. When the guard came to the cOmpart- ment in which the cord had been pulled he found distracted woman passen- ger. She had been looking out of the window and had dropped her false teeth. She wished to go back and find them
The Press., 1905-06-07
He,d s0uare the Circle.

"l understand that you are a geo metrician. Can you square the cir cleW
 "Yes, if had a couple of thousand dollars I could square my circle of creditors. ."-DaIlas News.
The Press., 1905-06-07

The laxative effe6 t of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets Is so agree able and so natural that you do not realize 1t Is the effect of medicine. For g le by E. K. Taft, H. F. Cadv, Stafford c. Hall, IT,, & Co.,, South Willirg'on.
The Press., 1905-06-07
TWO OPEN LETTERS
IMPORTANT TO MARRIED WOMEN
Mrs. Mary Dimmick of Washington tells How Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Made Her We'll.

It is with great pleasure we publish the following letters, as they convinc- ingly prove the claim we have so many times made in our columns that Mrs.
The Press., 1905-06-07
The Man Eating Battas,

The man eating Battas of North Sumatra have a postal system. They make use of hollow tree trunks at cross roads, and these primitive letter boxes are largely patronized by young men and women, who read and write and correspond in 8 degraded native script which is traced on palm leaves in vertical lines that run upward and from left to right. These Battas, though undoubted cannibals, are skilled in agriculture and in raising stock
 They form large communities, have an organized government, hereditary chiefs, popular assemblies and a writ ten civil and penal code. Their pictur- Osque dwellings have been compared to Swiss chalets, and the ground floor Is reserved for their live stock. For their skill in ironwork, pottery and weaving they are probably indebted to Hindoo teaching, and their repulsive habit is combined with a belief in a tr1une deity, Creator, Preserver and Destroyer.
The Press., 1905-06-07
Dr. David Kennedy, Rondout, N. Y

DEAR SIR Some time since 1 was troubled with blotches coming out on my breast, of 8 scrofulous character, and my general system seemed to be out of or der I was induced to try Dr. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy. The first bottle drove the eruption away and felt better every way. It Is 8 splendid blood medicine Henry s. Eldredge, Roches- ter, N. Y. 1
The Press., 1905-06-07

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The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-28
sEeT W COR ava
You& 9sere Was Ohsrsa4 With
Criminal ADAu&

criminal %S3uFA
Memph6 Tex. May as.-The ease
"a Robert CARROLL a 6egrG charged
with criminal assault. committed On a
young white married woman 40 Well
lingtOn. CollingswOrth county, on Dec,
20, 1904, was concluded here by Che
jury bringing in a verdict of guilty
and assessing his punishment % ine
Prisonment in the penitentiary for life.
The venue of the case changed from
Collingsworth 70 Hall county and the
defendant is The only n gro living in
either Of the two counties
A mob chased the officers who had
EBe defendant under arrest from We'll
lngtOn to Memphis. distance of
twenty-five miles, on the day the
crime was perpctrated. but by strategy
and cool determination the negro was
landed safely in jail. When the case
was called for trial the court appoint
81 Judge W. NJ Pardn and H F..
Deever to defend the negro Every one
but the officers. attorneys and neWspa-
ptr correspondents were eXclu.l led from
the courtroom and each member Of the
venire wa searched and his pocket
knife taken from him as he entered the
CDurtroom. The negro entered plea
of guilty as to intent to commit crimi-
nal assault and asked that he be sent
to the penitentiary for life and claim
ed that he was under seventeen years
Of age The state refused to accept
his plea and sent him to trial for his
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1905-05-28
JAPANESE FOR TEXAS
Ons Thousand VIII Til the Sou 9
Lone Star State
PLAN OF A RICH NAN.
initial Undertaking 81 tho COLONY is
60 Dc the Civilization % Abous
AIneex.Eight HUNDRED Acges
In Near Futr1es

washington Mas sS.|apaness eoHs
snszasion b contemplated In Texas ey
N wealthy Japanese agricunusist. whs
recently visited the tinted States, ac"
eordjng 70 . seport submitted % The
Department Of eomBercs ana Rb1 ~
Free n. E1sher. che Am-ricaa tonsu
az famsui. FOrnosa, ~ho "a SEQ hts ace
aoanceBens sroa secens publications
in Japanese papers. The eepofs say"
chat lOOe Gl1,ne s are to - so'lectea
On Japaa. ana thAe as . hrss Hndertak-
ing $500 acres Will b. cultivased in
Texas Mr. Fisher bas fRw;Hded the
de pa rsn1ens 40 inttsFvleW with the Japs
anese gentleman in which the statement
&as shade ehas O. rmin1 was Che only
enterprise ahat can protitabIy b. Hndev-
Nnkep in America ny the Japanese. He
says he Intends 60 hlv,st upwasas Of
S350,oO Che first yeas in Breaking klnas
and oehaE eHpenses. The colony is 20
locate on lands eich in soib eve entn
I0eceutly ased Cor graz1nas