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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-03
MISFORTUNE OF A KANsAN.
Joseph William Gray Commits Muir
der for Woman's Sake.

st. Louis. June 3.-Joseph William
Gray. who claims to be from Kansas,
and who was arrested in connection
with the murder of James Gallagher,
a huckster. in the rear of $40 South
Broadway, Wednesday night, yester-
day afternoon confessed to Acting
Chief of Detectives Kelly that he had
stabbed Gallagher. For five hours
Gray resisted the efforts of Chief
Keely to secure such a statement.
Finally he broke down and with tears
IN his eyes told the story of the crime
and the events which led up to it.
Love for a woman he had taken
from the street to become his COM
mon law wife led to the killing, he
said. After spending four years in an
effort to reform the woman and make
a home for her. she had sDurned his
regard and sought the favor of other
men with whom. Gray declares, he
caught her a few minutes before the
killing.
The woman in the case. he says, is
Katherine Martin, better known as
the past month have brought her no
toriety on. several occasions. Her
home is said to be in Chatham, New
Brunswick, Canada. About six years
ago, Gray claims, the woman was
turned adrift by her parents after her
marriage On account of religious diff
ferences Her husband. he claims,
afterward deserted her. Four years
ago, Gray says. he found her homeless
and a wanderer. He took her to his
home. where he has since tried to
make her live a better life. He says
the woman ignored his appeals and
several times he has paid fines to have
her released from the workhouse. He
says he has had nothing but i'll luck
since two years ago, when he paid the
woman's first fine of S13.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-03
FOR THE BIG SHOW.
Arrangement of the Features Has
Been Completed.

The arrangement of the grounds at
Third and Jackson streets for the Home
Week Festival which opens Monday has
been completed, Mr.. J. Tunis Osbourn,
construction manager, having come to
Topeka for that purpose.
Mr.. Osbourn says that the grounds
are too small to accommodate the shows
as he would like but has succeeded in
getting everything within the proposed
enclosure. It viii be noticed that the
center of the grounds forms large
esplanade which will be utilized for a
promenade for the visitors. The differ
ent shows viii occupy the grounds sur
rounding this promenade so that one
can, by making a circuit of the walk,
be brought in direct contact with the
many attractions which are to be Of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-03

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-03
ACCUSED OF STEALING TIES.
For This Reason a Liberty Banker
Sues the Santa Fe.

independence, Kan, June S.-On the
18th of March. 1905. Lewis Billings Of
Liberty, Kan, alleges the Santa Fe
Railway company caused one J. N.
Harmon, an employee. to appear before
Justice Glass and bring false and malic-
ious charges against him, the averment
being that he had taken, carried away
and stolen 100 cross lies of the value Of
cents each or, as the company figured
it, of a total value of $40.
MIR. Billings says he is 81 years old
and has lived in Kansas 36 years and
has been engaged in farming and stock
raising for % years of that time. He is
a widely known banker and has hereto
fore been respected.
He was tried and acquitted of the
charge of stealing ties but the action
brought him into disrepute, injuring
his credit and standing, caused him
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-03
4 Defent for the Government.

London, June 3-The bye-election
in Whitby division of the North Rid
ing of Yorkshire, yesterday, following
the succession of Ernest W. Beckett to
the Grimthorpe peerage owing to the
death of his uncle, Baron Grimthorpe,
April %, resulted in the election of a
liberal, Noel Buxton, by a majority of
445 over Gervase Beckett. unionist,
brother of the last member for Whit
by. This was a crushing defeat for
the government, as the election was
fought mainly on the fiscal question
and in view of the fact that Whitby
had been a conservative stronghold
for 20 years
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-03
directors Vote to Close a Bank.

Washington, June 3.-The presi-
dent of the First National bank of
Ladysmith, Wis. has advised the
comptroller of the currency that the
directors have voted unanimously to
close its doors temporarily, and at
their request National Bank Examiner
Peter R. Earring has taken charge.
Examiner Earring has been appointed
receiver. The resources and Liabilities
of the bank on March II, 1905, the
date of the last report of condition,
were $4,000. The banks capital was
S25. 900. and deposits $4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-03
A Damage Suit Compromlsed.

Chanute, Kan. June 3.-Mrs. Anna
E. Rice has been paid $4,000 by the
city as a compromise of the case now
pending in the district court at Erie.
The suit was brought by Mrs. Rice
gainst the city for $4,000 damages.
Nearly a year ago John Z. Rice was
accidentally killed under his own
wagon a few blocks from his home.
Mr.. Rice sued the city few months
after the death of her husband for
$4,000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-03

great deal of mental anguish and put
him to great expense and for these rea-
sons he asks the court to award him
damages to the extent of $25, 900 and the
costs of the suit.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-03
Miss Thompson a Golf Champion.

London, June Miss Thompson,
the English woman, who yesterday de-
feated Miss Margaret Curtis Of
Massachusetts, won the International
golf championship at Cromer today,
defeating Miss Stuart of Ireland.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-06-03
II IOPEkA COMMERCIAL CLUB
800 Poodle

Are carried in the production
of the various attractions put
on in the coming Carnival
from the professional list,
not including the executive
staff.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-04
CARING FOR THE COLT.
Several Practical Points That
should Be bercd in
His Training.

There are several practical points
concerning the colt which should be
kept in mind in its training. The colt
is going to be a horse. and if a gooo
horse is wanted the colt must have a
O start. When the colt is weaned,
give him a good start by feeding the
proper food. Nothing that I know of
Will taken the place of oats for the
growing colt. Give him oats and plen-
~ OF good hay. and good care other
wise, and the colt is sure to make it
all right. Corn will not do. for it has
not the elements of oats. Colts can
not grow on corn as on oats.
At this age is a good time to spoil
the colt, especially in haltering. Many
will put the halter on the colt, and he,
back; the owner hen loses his temper,
and the consequence is aspOiled colt. In
putting the halter on the colt. first let
him be by the side of his mother. and
proceed easy and gently. When you
have the halter on. tie it fast TO q solid
manager, so the colt will not get loose
II he happens to pull. Have a good hal
ter to begin with, and TAX no risks. If
the colt has been gentle before, as he
should have been. there will be no
further trouble. Allow the colt a few
days to get used to the halter before
YOU attempt to lead him. Then wnen
You wish to locate him, try leading
both the mother and colt side by side,
and you will have a short and easy lob
Of it. Be easy if you see there is going
to be trouble; give a little time, and
all will 60 we'll. The gentle colt is
easy to teach, and should not by any
means be spoiled.
In weaving the colt, put him in a
good GOx-stall. Manage SO that the
colt can nave exercise. The lack Of eX-
erCise for colts and horses has ruined
many Of them. If We want this country
TO have better horses We must feed
more oats and less corn. Corn is meant
for fattening, and the hard-worked
horse and the growing colt need
thing besides fat. They need some
thing to make growth, and corn is .
poor article for this purpose.
By the way, l might say that it will
not hurt to use the currycOmb on the
colt occasionally, and it would be we'll
to use it daily. II some farmers who
are not so busy during the wintes
would put in a little time in using the
currycomb and brush it would pay
chem a good rate of interest for the
work done. The colt needs the best
care it you eXpect to make a good
horses. and nothing else will make
them. If O ave a SOod colt you have
no excuse for not having a good horse.
E. J. Waterstripe, in Farm and Fire
side.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-04
Dullarz III. munl1nnn
BY REV. WILLARD B. THORP.
CONGREGATIONAL Pastor of Chicseo.

feed on the altar OF money.
The right to marry and have children should rank among the in
aIcnablc rights. \ far more serious problem than that of divorce is
III the tact that thousands OF young men and women are being kept
from marriage and parenthood by the condition Of our industrial life.
The labOring ren have sought to organize and have put an I'M
mensc amount OF energy and passion into their unions. and they have
accomplished amazing results. But the end OF that is in sight. Capt.
tai has formed its counter organization with the aVOWed purpose Of
reducing the labor Unions to mutual Improvement societies. And in
the presence OF that mighty money power organized labor stands no
more chance than the Beers against the British Empire.
But let no man imagine that this means that money is permanently
entEroned above manhood. 1t means rather that we are approaching
q struggle in comparison with which the uprising Of the common peo-
pie against the monarChs was a small thing. That socialist vote, which
astonished the country the other day. may prove to have been the
most significant thing about the election. And the meaning OF it is not
in any mere theory OF social reorganization. but. III the gathering pro-
test OF the human soul against the golden shacklcs that are being
formed about it.
With all Our boosted civil rights. the poor man is at a serious dis
advantage in the courts to-day. The processes OF law are too expen-
sve for him. He stands helpless before the big corporation, which can
appeal his claim from court to court.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-04

through the advice of Mrs. Pipl5ham,
of Lynn, Mass, which is give - sick
women absolutely free of cha se.
Mrs. Pinkham has for many years
made a study of the ills of her sex
she has consulted with and advised
thousands of suffering women, who
to-day owe not only their health but
even life TO her helpful advice.
Mrs. Fannie D. Fox, of = Chestnut
Street, Bradford, Pa, writes
Dear Mrs. Pinkham =
Il suffered for a long time with womb
trouble, and finally was told by my physician
that | had a tuuor on the womb. | did not
want to submit to an operation, SO w -ote You
for advice. | received your letter ard did as
you told me, and to-day | am completely
cured. MY doctor sa Us the tumor has disar 90.
peared, and | am once more n well wOman.
I believe Lydia Z. Pinkhams Vegetable Com
pound is the best medicine in the world for
women
The testimonials which we IRE con
stantlypublishingfro1n grateful women
establish beyond Il doubt the power Of
Lydia E. P~inkham's Vegetable Com
pound to conquer female diseases.
Women suffering from any form Of
female weakness are invited to
promptly communicate with Mrs.
Pinkham. at Lynn, Mass. She asks
nothing in return for her advice. 1t is
absolutely free, and to thousands Of
women has proved to be more precious
than gold.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-04
STATUS OF APPLE INDUSTRY
A Branch of Farm Industry Tint
Has Grown to Very Large
Proportions.

Apple growing as an industry has
had q striking growth during the last
half century. Previous to that line it
was an incidental auxiliary to the
mere important agriculture practices
Of stock raising and grain farming.
Each farmer had & few trees about the
house which furnished him what fruit
he wanted and he made little ATTEMPT
to distribute his surplus to other parts
hood.
But with the advent CT the railroad
1t became possible to send this fruit
some distance and put it on remote
markets in good shape. This gave Oc-
casion for the growing of apples as
well as other perishable products on a
commercial scale. and. as a result, dur
ing the past few decades, large plant
inSs have been made, especially in the
central states.
The census of 1900 showed that then
there We're more than 200 millions of
bearing apple trees 1T the country. Of
this large numbcr about sixty-f1ve mil
lions were in the eastern or Atlantic
states, thirteen millions in the west
err division and the remainder. Vi
about two-thirds OF the whole plant
ms, was in the CENTRAL states. Of this
number u own state furnishes aD-
p~roXin2ately eleven millions Of trees.
This has been the result Of more or
less specialization, and to-day that
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-04

sun he would have been shot.
AS to the Cossack, he does not know any other command but
the car S; he comes from the south. There are no family ties that bind
him to the workingmen OF the large cities. To fight is his business,
his very life, and to die for his car his glory.
The church OF Russia is immensely wealthy, and its organization is
complete. The average Russian priest is content with his lot. He
can marry, he is one OF the people, he drinks and eats with them and
enjoys ali their joys and SORROWS, from the cradle to the grave.
The peasantry is poor, ignorant and supersttious. Writers like
Toktoi, Turgenief and most OF all Gorky, have started to educate and
to prove to them that they also possess divine rights. But it is slow
and discouraging work. The nature OF the Russian peasant is such
that it is hard to stir him up; he is happygo-lucky. To-day a little
food, a little drink, the music OF the ACCORDION and he is content. To-
morrow will look out for itself.
The only disturbing element Russia possesses to-day is the factory
hand. Led by competent men, by natural born leaders, they may be
troublesome and by kinding the fire OF discomfort they may carry re-
volt into the peasantry and throughout all Russia.
But Russia to-day possesses men like Gen. Trepof, De Witte and
Prince Ii1kof with whom the present leaders of the late attempt at
revolution were 10 able to cope. Gen. Trepof has shown his fine
hand in his dealings with the strikers. He has been very concihatory.
The WorIingmen have undoubtedly gained a great victory; they have
secured promise OF shorter working hours and an unheard Of conces-
sion-pay for a weeks strike. For this. thanks are to the Japanese.
The Russian worbingnen themselves, without the agitation of
the small band Of revOlutionists, who plot and work in the dark, do
not care Tor a republic, and it is safe to say that IS per cent. of all
Russians, if the choice was offered to them tomorrow, would be for a
constitutional monarchy, instead OF a republic.
Russia will have a constitution very soon; Gar Nicholas will have
ct form OF government. Relief must be brought to the economical
conditions of the country. Russia is one OF the richest countries in
the world i'll natural resources; a second United States if only admin
istered in the right way.
Affairs IN Russia for the last year have been depIorablv sad. With
fearful corruption in the army and navy, with favoritism and nepotism
at home, with the pcasantry in utter poverty. every true lover OF Rus
sa must cry out as TurSenief did in 1882:
In The present days, when doubts, when anxious thoughts for the
fate OF my country deRress me, YOU alone, 0 YOU great, powerful,
truthful and Tree Russian language arr my support and consolation.
If it was not for YOU. should have to despair, in view Of all that is
happening at home. But it is impossible that such a language was not
SNFH |" " great l"'o"' AE,1z~ NJ, xl~<<
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-04
MID-WINTER GARENING,
The Planning and Preparation For
the Garden Should Be
Done Vow.

Gardening, even if it has some uE-
cidedly pleasant work; and no part of
it is more enjoyable than that which
il should be done during the winter.
By this | mean the planning and prep
aTatiOn for the next springs work. the
study Of seed catalogues and farm pa
pers for information as to new varie-
ties and new methods. and the hopeful
anticipation of a garden better and
more complete thar we have ever had.
Few gardens are as good or as extern
sive as they should be. Beginning
with radishes and lettuce early in the
spring. n may have a variety of vege-
tables to choose from far into the next
winter. And by repeated paintings he
can have a constant supply OF nearly
ali OF them. A half dozen paintings Of
radiShes or beans or sweet corn are
none too many. Then if some new va
riaty Or some novel method of culti-
walton is being tried there is little dan
ger Of the gardeners interest failing.
SO it is well to get a number Of good
seed catalogues this winter and from
S-Ni ~ ii " VI III = al
ties you wish to plant next spring. If
you have been doing without celery or
eggplant or any other vegetable it
would be we'll to include q package or
tUO of it in your order. 1t is none too
early to begin getting ready for il now,
Another thing thai will pay is 10 az
range for the planting of some peanuts
and popcorn for the little folks. They
viii help brighten many .Ong winter
days, n the cost o. raising them is
| very little indeed. AS to where to get
seeds. | believe it pays to order direct
from the seedsmen rather thar 20 de-
pend upon buying from the stores. You
are sure then of getting fresh seeds,
and can get just What you want. Ono
thing to be observed, however. is to buy
seeds only from firms OF a well-estab-
1ished reputation. Beware Of the very
cheap seedsnen and Of the one who
makes e~Xtravagant claims for his seeds.
Some Of your seeds you ma have
saved yourself. and if your selections
| were properly made these may be ex-
pected to give as good results as shy
you can buy. l may have something
to sal on this subject lateS.-COr. !.5pit.
cmiSt
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-04

same factor is developing 2 system OF
apple marketing that promises 10 do
quite as much in demanding an in
crease in the acreage of this fruit as
old the coming of the steam road. Evil
dence Of it can now be seen in the
modern refrigerator cars and ships,
cold storage, etc. When they have been
developed SO as to give satisfactory
service on a large scale we shall not
simply have apples a few months oft
OF the year, but one crop can be kept
until the other is ready TO harvest
Michigan Farmer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-04

At the end of the first year after es,
adjustment of the French National
Savings Bank there we're registered
211,5S0 depositors, a number which or
December 81, 1903, had swelled to f.,
143,2SS, without any one year showing
a decrease. This means that at pres
ent one out of every ten of Frances
Q 1000, 900 inhabitants has comethirg
in the savings bank. The amount de-
posted at the end of the first year,
December 81, 1882. was $~9,1S7.116,
which at the end Of 1908 had grown TO
s2I5,766,294. an increase of s2O4,579,-
IT'S in q years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-04

The government of the grand duchy
of Baden has, within the past year,
provided further for the comfort Of
the employees of it's railways. The gov
eminent now owns 1886 apartment
houses where officials and other en-
ployes reside. The train crews have
been furnished with sleeping accom-
modations when their runs require
them to be absent from home over
nigh, and small cooking stoves, of
which there are now in use $50. have
been provided where meals may be
warmed and other co~nveniences ar.
ranged by the men.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-04

After ten years of labor and the ex-
penditure Of $4,000, 900, the new Cor
nell dam, near Croton-On-Hudson, in
West Chester county, New York. from
which New York will draw largely for
water supply, has been practically
completed. 1t is the largest piece of
masonry in the world, except the Ply
ramids of Egypt. The fioodgates have
been shut down for the first time, and
the dam has begun filling with water.
1t is estimated by the tenders that it
will require about two years for the
dam to fill.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-04

J. S. Graves, who. owns a farm Dor
deTing upon II Of the inland lakes
in Michigan. is harvesting not only
a fin supply OF ice for use next sum
mer, but also a food supply in the
form of fresh fish. When the ice be
gan to form on the lake and before it
had attained great thickness Mr..
Graves scattered angle worms and
srubs w some thin ice. The fish in
the lake, attracted by the food, which
they could see but could not OBJ
ain kept their noses pushed against
the ice and soon were Embedded in
the ice.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-04
@~ 49 ~MLA

Things are SO ar
ranged to-day that the
dollar, or the want Of it,
stands between the soul
and its life. On every
side the highest ideals
OF lie are being sacri-
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-04

4 new type of engine, NOW as the
monkey motion" pattern, which, it is
claimed, will revolutionize steam loco
motion on railroads, has been success
fully operated or the Southern Pacific
tracks, when q train of 800 tons was
run from Ogden to Wadsworth, New,
hauled by one Of the new engines.
The new type of engine was designed
by Edgar NJ. Luckett, of the Southern
Pacific. Many advantages over the
standard type are claimed for the
monkey notion
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-04
The Gambling Mania
Universal
By BISHOP SAMUEL FALLOWS.

messed in the street gannns playing craps surrepltlous1y, in fashion,
circles where ladies are playing for money o + articles OF greater o
less value. 1t is seen on the stock exchange and board OF trade, where
margins are dealt in. 1T $ very evident in football contests. The sums
which are won and lost at every college game by students and their
friends are averred by those who claim to know to be enormous. Many
a parent, If he would investigate, would find among the incidental ex-
penditures OF his collegiate boys money gone to pay their bets.
It is notorious at horse racing, which seems to be one Of the great
est demorallzng institutions of the country, in spite OF the glamour
which has been thrown around it by wealth and responsibility. The
deialcations during the last year in the United States have been eai-
mated at SIoo,oooooo
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-04

H. H~Ollenback, of Boulder Creek,
Cal, was kicked over a 2O0-foot preci,
pice by his mule, but fifty feet down
fell into a large WOOdrat's nest in a
redwood tree, $50 feet from the
ground. There he stayed until a party
Of reScucrs got him down with ropes.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-04

There have been many attempts &c
grow Egyptian cotton in India, but
they have generally failed. Sometimes
the soil was unsuitable, but more often
the failure was due TO the fact that
little effort was made to initiate
Egyptian methods for growing the
staple, and almost invariably the cot
ton was SOWn too late.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-04
Most of Your Neiehbo-s

will take advantage of the offer made by
the Nernal Remedy Company, of lie Roy,
N. Y. to send free a trial bottle of Yer
nal Palmettona palmetto Berry Winel,
the household remedy that is attracting
lie at large, for the reason that it is the
best specific known for the quick and
permanent cure of all diseases of the
stomach, liver, bowels and urinary organs.
Only one dose a day. Sold by druggists.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1905-03-04
The Great Difficulty.

"One-half of the worlds happiness il
solved when a person learns to mind his
own business"
Yes, but it's the other half that causes
the most trouble"
whats that:"
Getting other people to mind theirs"
Detroit Free Press.