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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14
"A CRAzY IDEA WASN'T.
Topeka High school Students Surpass
Themselves.

All precedents were surpassed in
entertainment at the Topeka High
school by the production last evening
of the four-act musical comedy A
Crazy idea
The performance was remarkable
on account of the youthfulness Of the
players who, without exception as
played histrionic abilities OF more or
less marked degrees of excellence.
The cast of characters was selected
from amongst the members OF the
sl1bsenior class of the high school, ana
the play was the customary or annual
event produced by the class TO grad
uate in the spring.
For an amateur production the play
was admirably staged, and produced,
and the costuming was accurate
throughout, indicating very carerui
attention to detail.
The four acts of the piece were laid
in the home of James stone ana
the plot dealt with the complications
which arose over the jealousy of the
husband as we'll as the jealousy of
Mrs. stone. While Mr.. and Mrs. Stone
were spending several months IN trav-
cling the home was left in the care OF
Tom Blanc, a nephew who conceives
the brilliant idea of renting rooms as
a source of private revenue. Most
Of the other characters are room
hunters who become domiciled in the
One of the cleverest character de-
lineations ever seen on the High
school stage was that of Lora Neil, in
the part of Catherine wife of John
Davis of Lawrence. Catherine was
one of that class of wives who believe
in keeping their husbands under their
Lillian Parftt also deserves especial
mention for the particularly finished
performance of her part of Lillian
russell, an opera singer. Her song
Then You'll Remember Me" from
The Bohemian Girl will be remem-
bered as one of the sweetest and best
things of the evening. The audience
signified its desire for an encore in a
most emphatic manner but the desire
was not satisfied. No doubt it would
have taken several encores to satisfy.
Then there was John Clugston's in
depreciation of a black face part. He
was the Daniel Webster White. the
colored porter. Clugston at all times
no doubt he was easily one of the best
of the male characters.
Marion Thompson as Beatrice,
James Stones wife, and Dorothy Mar
shall as Augusta the daughter of John
Davis of Lawrence, are deserving of
more than passing mention.
George w. Veale III was very ac-
home ties, and a domineering wife,
was able to find time and opportuni-
ties to bask in the smiles OF the opera
singer.
Marvin Elliott was the Tom Blanc,
whose Cray idea it was to rent out
the rooms in his uncie's house to
roomers. Quinton Adams was the
Gustave Puders, the eccentric music
composer who raved and ranted about
his Tnfsfortunes and III fate when his
operas were declared useless.
Osborne Larimer, in the dual role OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

Minneapolis Journal: The outrages
committed by the private car monop-
oily are morally just as black as the
acts of a highwayman. We cannot
discover any material difference in the
quality of the two crimes. One. how
ever. is committed by desperadoes and
rough fellows, who are hunted by the
sleuths Of the law; the other is per-
formed by polished gentlemen wear
ing silk hats, side-whiskers and
starched fronts; but they both belong
to the same class. They are both
guilty of extortion simply because
they have their victims at their mercy.
and they both belong in the same
place. Some day it will be just as
great an ohense in the eye of the pub
lie opinion and in the eye of the law
70 rob a man by the private car meth
Cd as it is By the cooked revolver plan.
There Is no more chance for the vic
tim in one case than there is in the
other, and the robber has no more
right to do what he demands in one
case than in the other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
From the Chicago News.I
hand organ is one kind of VIII

From the chicago news.
A hand organ is one kind of wind
mill.
A woman always wants some one
to help her keep a secret.
If time were money all tramps
would have the price of a meal.
Fortunes cuffs may be reversible,
but the kicks are nit.
Too many men waste time arguing
about the religion they haven't got.
A spinster's ideal man is one who
can say the right word at the right
time.
Some men who pose as chrysan-
themums are nothing but cheap cab
bage heads.
He who says he never made a
mistake in his life is probably mis-
taken.
A woman can't make a monkey of
every man she meets; sometimes she's
too late
When the Lord created woman he
didn't use a magazine fashion plate
for a pattern.
Unfortunately the men who claim
that the world owes them a living are
not preferred creditors.
When q man attempts to speak In
public for the first time the audience
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14
FOR A cREATER TOPEKA.

President Holidays slogan, "a
Greater Topeka" to be accomplished
through the medium of a much larger
and harder working Commercial club,
should receive endorsement and COOP
Grafton of every citizen of Topeka.
Mr.. Holiday went right to work the
day after his election and got five new
members for the organization He says
he will continue until he has a hun
bred at least. He will urge every mem
Der OF the club to make it his personal
business to secure at least one new
name for the club.
Today there are just 264 paying
members in the organization. There are
more members, but they are not active.
In reality Topeka ought to have
Commercial club with not less than
half a thousand members and even
more. There are fully that many men
in Topeka who ought, for personal, for
business, and for municipal reasons, at
tach their names to the roster Of MEM
bers.
Mr.. Holiday means to Ego after
things" Every merchant, every citi-
zen, every man, woman and child,
should bid him good luck and success
in his undertakings.
my main Efforts he said, will be
directed towards the securing OF new
manufactures. That is the way to
make a new town grow. Get indus
tries, factories, mills. and concerns Of
that nature. That is the way to make
the city factor in every sense, in the
west. Topeka has a world Of opportuni-
ties. Let US get back TO the old days
Of having every Topeka man pull for
Topeka. Petty jealousies should be for
gotten. They have no place when the
welfare of our town is concerned"
Mr.. Holidays spirit is the right one.
He viii devote time and energy to his
position. He realizes the possibilities
and will set to work to get genuine
realizations from them. 1t is up to the
business men of Topeka to get behind
him. The way to do that is for every
member of the Commercial club to con-
slider the work OF that body part of
his regular business. And if you are
not a member of the club-join, and
get into the procession.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14
A PATHETIC INCIDENT.

One of the most touching things in
Kansas history was the reading Fri
day before the State Board of Agri-
culture of a letter written by John H.
Churchill, the former president. whose
tragic death occurred only few
weeks ago.
The letter was written in August
and it shows not only a presentiment
of approaching death but the sur
render of a strong man to the grim
monster" In the very flower of his
manhood, after having been chosen to
a position of honor Mr.. Churchill saw
the approach of his fate ana
heroically, as he lad lived, prepared
to meet it. As ever his thought was
OF others rather than himself as the
following pathetic letter proves:
kansas City, August 8, 1904.
Hon. +. D. Coburn, Topeka, Kansas.
MY Dearest of Friends am
struck with mortal illness. For four
months have been fighting, oh, so
hard, for life that I might live for
my dear wife and little girls who need
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14
RECEPTION TO HOCH.
Methodists Welcome New Governor
and State Omcers.

About 1--WE hundred people braved
the cold last night to attend the re-
ception given by the Methodists at the
First church to their fellow Metho-
dist, Governor Hoch, to the various
state house officials, to the judges of
the supreme court and the members
of the two legislative bodies.
The entire lower floor of the church
was pressed into service. The main
auditorium was utilized in the formal
set speeches of welcome and the re-
Spouse, the speeches being delivered
from the rostrum while those in at
tendance on the reception occupied
the main part of the auditorium. J.
p. Davis, president of the Brotherhood
of st. Paul, presided. DR.. Evans, pas
tor of the church delivered the address
of welcome. and Governor Hoch re-
sponded Governor Hoch's speech
was in the nature OF an impromptu
talk, characterized by those who were
present as "a good old Methodist
talk" He related some OF his expert
ences as a Methodist and kept close
at first to taking a place on the ros-
trum, but his objections were over
ruled.
Following this the audience and the
various state officials passed to the
parlors of the church, where the in
place. Ice cream, cake and coffee
were served to those present from
small tables by the IaGies OF the
church.
Among the state officials present
were Secretary of State Burrow and
Justice Greene and Mrs. Greene, Jus
tice Cunningham and Mrs. Cunning
ham. ana Justice Smith and MIA
Smith.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14
FARMERS WEEK IN Topeka.

The past week has been Farmers
Week" in Topeka. During the week
upwards of 700 farmers have been in
the city attending annual gatherings of
various kinds, listening to discussions
of topics of interest in their respective
lines of farming industry. Ex-Gover-
nor Hoard of Wisconsin was also pres
ent and he made a very apt statement
when he said there should have been
ten thousand farmers in convention
here this week.
The annual gatherings Of the farm
ers have proven profitable for those
who have in the past participated in
them. They have an opportunity there
by to broaden their mental horizon
and likewise to broaden their plan of
calculations and operations. A farmer
who never leaves his farm long enough
to meet any Of his fellow beings, who
does not read and keep up with the
times. can hardly be classed as a sue
cessful farmer.
BY getting away from home and by
meeting his friends who get together
for an exchange Of ideas, the farmer
rapidly absorbs information which will
prove of benefit to him during the sue
ceedfng year at his own farm, as well
as receiving the physical relaxation
which he requires.
1t would be impossible in this con-
nection to give a resume of the vast
number of profitable and instructive dis
cussions which have been participated
in during the week. Many of the best
Investigators of the United States
gathered here from a dozen different
states have given those who attended
the meetings the advantage Of the
knowledge gained by experiment and
study. and exhaustive research.
1t is to be hoped that the farmers of
Kansas will quickly realize the good
to be derived from attending the year
ly gatherings Of the state board of
agriculture, the improved stock breed
ers' association and the various other
kindred organizations.
The increased attendance at these
meetings will quickly show result of
improvement in the state. It will in
crease values, aid progress and ma
terially affect the advancement of the
state, already in the front rank of the
states of the union
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

me so badly. But It seems all in vain
Overwork, worry, stomach trouble
and head trouble complete the list I
ment. have tried to live good life;
to be a good and useful citizen in my
adopted state.
THE members OF the State Board of
Agriculture and it's presidents and Sec
retaries have been more than gem
erous to me. When you meet in jan
uary. 1905, give my love to them all
and to others who have favored me
with their friendship and confidence.
And now a long farewell, farewell.
your friend
JOHN HERBERT CHURCHILL"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

day this week. And yet It is nowhere
recorded that any of the girls were abb
sent.
Swapping. barking dogs. make the
miserable. Another complaint is drop
ping pennies in the box rather than
stamping the letters
Between reading dime novels and be-
ing Of Is years. a Coffeyvi1le boy has
flown to the woods. But these cold
mornings VIII quickly eliminate the
romance and run him back to NAV.
One Of the most remarkable old h
dies of C0ffeyville is Mother Millions.
Since the LIST of March, besides attend
ing to the home work, she has made
EOS pounds of butter-and she is only
81.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

where the methods of culture are less
intensive than those in California.
In 1882, when the average yield
per acre was 10 short tons. more than
two-thirds of the entire sugar output
was produced in Carrornra. While
there has been some decrease In the
average yield of beets per acre. there
has been a noticeable Improvement
in the average sugar extraction. In
1S91-'92 the average extraction was
9.2O per cent; in 10000, 1880 per
cent. In California the average ex-
traction was considerably higher
1886 per cent. of the beets worked in
10000
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

makes him nervous-but later on he
makes the audience nervous.
Shortly after ringing a belle the
young man is apt to discover that she
has a tongue of her own.
Even the meek and lowly woman
gets strenuous when she sees a chance
to strike a bargain.
A schemer is a man who points out
the silver of a cloud and then pro-
ceeds to borrow your umbrella.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

There are said to be 10000 cases
awaiting trial in the Chicago courts
Perhaps large number of the in
terested parties are not worrying over
The situation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

If congressman finally vote for a
bill revising the tariff. they can at
least offer as an excuse to their cor
porate constituents that the president
made them do it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

Opposition to the pass evil has
made its biennial appearance at a
number Of state capitals. In some in
stances it may linger until near the
time for legislative adjournment. In
others probably it Will be driven out
sooner
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

The bill introduced by Representa-
tive Brown, prohibiting the placing
of signs on public bridges seems to
be a step in the right direction.
Barns. trees and fences should be in
cluded.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

the ground hog always appear at about
the same time OF year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

The Chadwick receivers appear to
have found assets sufficient to about
pay themselves and officials connected
with the case. Further investigation
may be expected to be prolonged in
definitely.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

The man who killed himself at Fort
Scott yesterday in front Of an UNDER
takers establishment probably desired
to save trouble.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

It looks as though it may become
necessary to give women the ballot in
order to divert their minds from finan-
ciaI matters
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

The fact that stoessel did not die in
the last ditch as he promised to do, is
explained by the Washington Post on
the theory that the japanese took the
ditch away from him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

Pennsylvania has a surplus and
doesn't know what to do with it. How
she must miss Matthew Stanley Quay.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

The bill offered in the house by Mr..
Brown Of Sherman, prohibiting mar
riage of whites and negroes hardly
seems warranted by the situation in
that respect in Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

When one considers the alleged char
acter Of some of his colleagues it is
surprising that Smoot should insist on
retaining his seat in the senate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

If it had been known that it would be
SO hard a winter it might have paid to
continue the Pike at St. Louis and
saved coal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14

lutions are partially responsible for
the drop in the price of whisky.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14
SAVE MONEY


EUI IT 10 NVOIbh
Where it will work for you night and
day earning you to per cent &C
cording to time.
The Capitol Building and Loan Associat n
Send for Booklet. 534 Kansas Ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-14
RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned. From the Teachings
of All Denominations.

The greatest unity among people is
found where the Bible is constantly
read and is a necessary factor in daily
life=Rev. J. F. Loba, congregational
ist Evanston Ill
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-08-02
Doing Taeir Own Thinking.

The dispensary is nothing new
Ito our people. They have seen
its operations for twelve years,
ssand, having made up their minds
pro 5or con, no amount of argu-
#ment from politicians will change
them. The citizens of thie coun-
ty are more intelligent, better in
formed upon public questions now
than taey were decade ago and
are doing their own thinking, and
will do their own voting. For this
reas on ne confidently believe that
every individual who attends the
mass meeting on Saturday next,
whether be be for or against the
sdispensary, will have the
same views and convictions
upon this very important ques-
stion after the meeting as he did
before. We admire the man
everybody does-who carefully,
seonsci scienticusly weighs such mat.
tiers for himself, and having come
.stos osasde6nlte conclusion, has the
essSN.r : y
moral courage to stand by his
segnYict ctions.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-08-02
The Farmers Institute.

On Tuesday a small but repre-
sentative body of farmers met
in the court house to hear the eX-
cellent addresses that were de-
lived by the professors from
Clemson College.
The meeting was presided over
by Mr.. S. B. Mays who intro
duced Prof. D. W. Daniel as the
first speaker. This gentleman
made Que of the best addresses
upon the hackneyed theme,
)"Education', that we have ever
listened To. Would that every
father and mother iii tie county
could have heard it. The eloquent
words OF Pref, Daniel would have
caused them to firmly resolve tt
make even greater sacrifices te
educate their suns and daughters
The next speaker was Prof. G
T.. Newman who discussed agrl
culture in a general way, besides
q 1swering very thoroughly ant
satisfactorily a number of pract!,
cal questions from farmers in the
audience. Prof. Newman lay
stress Upon deep plowing ant
thorough preparation, also upol
rotating crops SO as to continually
build up instead Of impoyerish IT,
Hands.
DIR. Il. A. Klein clbsed the ex
ercises Of the day with a valuahl,
| discussion of5the diseases Of th,
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-08-02

The person or persons who,
through the Augusta Cotton
Factorage Company dsfraudsa
certain tarmeHs, who had stored
cotton with them, should be
punished to the fullest extent of
the law. It is bad enough for a
farmer, who ha sstruggled hard TO
make crop of cotton, to suffer
loss in the price fluctuations at
the hands of speculatorR, but in
fnitely worse when the entire pro-
3ceeds of a years work are deliber-
ately stolen by parties in whom
confidence was reposed. A few
more ugly failures like the one
above alluded to will cause far
mers to be afraid to ship cotton
TO any factor. Therefore, the
honest commission merchants, for
theirsown sakee, should also be
interested in the punishment of
the dishonest ones.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-08-02
Fraud Exposed.

A few counterfejters have late
.ly been making and trying to sell
limitations of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for~eonsumption, Coughs
and Cads11;and other medicines,
dAsss,S; ~ tsae eise5tttic.
This is waia eo beware Of
such people, who seek 10 profit,
through stealing the reputation of
remedies which, have been sue
cessfully curing disease, for oyer
35 years. A sure protection, to you.
is our name Oil the wrapper. Look
for it on all DR.. Kings, or Buck
lens remedies, as all others are
mere limitations. II. T.. BUCK
LEN d CO., Chicago, ILL.,, and
Windsor, Canada. For sale by G
l.. Penn& Son and w. e. Lynch
& Co.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-08-02

The wave of apti-dispensary
agitation has not yet reached
Aiken, but that county will have
10 hold an election any way this
sfallto choose.a successor to Hou.
u. B. Etheredge, member of the
House Of Representatives, from
Aiken county, who resigned re-
Gently. Let US hope that there
.willanot be repetition Of last
years disgraceful Coz duct in the
Horse Greek Valley.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-08-02
Nothing on the Market.
Equal to Chamberlain 5 4; I;
Collie, Cholera and /.
Diarrhoea Rem y

This fact is we'll known tp
druggists everywherr, ansl nine
out IF ten will give their custom
els this preparation wheli llsj=
best is asked for. Mr.. O5n v2lks
n, y, prou,ii.ent drugsisl5.o
Joseph, Mo-, in II cilcul .r .r'tlssshIss
customers, says: "lhere is.n,elllDg
Iii, market in tIl. way=nf pataft
m4dlcine which equals Chamber
#Ialn's Cn!ic, Cholera and DlaT--
=tIioaa Remedy for bowel CONF:
1Iai,.ts. " soil and reco:rln nd
tbis preparations For salp.by. All
Druggists.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-08-02
Meeting:
is a call Tor a
to be held atE dge-
-
Meeting.
.urday ne Xt:
.le undersigned citizens Of

le undersigned citizens OF
leld County, believing that
question which is now being
Agitated by our people in this
county-the best method Of deal
ing with the sale Of whiskey-is
a matter of vital importance to
our people both from a material,
moral and socialstandpoint.
"We do not believe that any
question involving as mucn as
this question does to our people,
should be passed on without full
and free discussion. We believe
that each elector will be better
qualified to cast his ballot for he
best interest.. of his community
himself aud his State after hear
ing such a discussion on this Sub
ject.
.For the purpose of having such
q discussion we hereby call a mass
meeting to be held at Edgefeld
Court House on Saturday, August
5, 1905, and request Senator B..R.
Tillman, the Hon.J. G. Sheppard,
the Hon. w. j. Talbert, all OF our
representatives from this county
IN the General Assembly, and any
other person who feels disposed to
participate in said discussion, to
be present and address the people
on the question at ISSUE
This call has beon signed by
about three hundred citizens,
whose names we regret our in
ability to publish. A vast MAORI
ty of the signers doubtless favor
the dispensary, while some favor
ed the public discussion and afix-
ed their signatures but are op-
posed to the sale of liquor
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-08-02
Committee cf Citizens.
Poisons in Food.

Perhaps you don's realize that
many pain poisons originate in
your food, but some day you may
feel o twlnge of dyspepsia that
will convince you. DR.. Kings New
Life Pills are guaranteed to cure
all sickness due to poisons of un.
dlgested food-or money back
25c at G. L. Penn q Son and w
e. Lynch & Go.