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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-23
The Rooster and the Gander.

The Drake. having heard that the
Rooster and the Gander had had some
dispute, took it upon himself to go to
the former and say;
"I know that the Gander says you
are an internal liar and dead beat. but
don't let that hurt your feelings. Any
thing he can say against you won't
count"
Walking away from the Rooster. he
went straight to the Gander and said:
ct hope you are not foolish enough
to pay any attention to what that old
Rooster says. He calls you blow
hard and a braggart, and says he can
lick you with one leg tied up, but of
course we all know better.
The result of this talk was that
what was before mere difference OF
opinion as to whether a tadpoie was
young frog or not at once became a
bitter quarrel The Rooster started out
and found the Gander. and when they
got through scrapping the FARMER
looked them over and exclaimed:
"Gosh-all-hemlock, but it will take
'em a good year to grow their feathers
in agin.''
Moral: In seeking to make peace
one as often makes a quarrel worse
M. Quad
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RELIGIOUS THOUGHT.
Gems Cleaned Fronz the Teachings Of
All Denominations.

Gods love for man is the love of a
friend Tor a friend.-Rev. Father Jack
con, Roman Catholic. Atlanta, Ga
TRUTH.
Truth consists of crumbs scattered on
Gods universe, and you must go down
Dr. Mitchell Bronx, Baptist, Bayonne,
n. J.
The coming OF the heavenly kingdom
Is the coming OF the rule of the right,
pf the divine viii in the heart and life
Of q man.-Rev. Horace Porter, Con-
gregationalist, Montclair, n. ].
THE SILENT LIFE.
The world is yet to be saved from
the depersonalizing spirit of Industrial
asm, commercialism and militarism by
the self migrating power of the silent
life.-Rev. Addison Ballard, Congrega-
tionalist, Detroit.
A PASSING NATION.
Other nations have passed away ow-
ing to their own inherent folly and
shortcomings. Rum soaked, ignorant
and superstitious Russia is present
day example.-Rev. A. T. Benze, Epis-
eopalian, Cleveland. o.
GODLESSNE55.
There is, as anAaGtuai matter of fact,
as much real gqalessness in your uni
Versities as in your penitentiaries, just
as much godlessness among the Gull
tured and refined as among the poor and
ignorant-Rev. DR. C. Campbell Nor
gan, Presbyterian, London.
SELF MASTERY.
Show your power by overcoming diff
dculties. The highest strength lies in
self mastery. If you can down the
evil in your own heart, hold yourself
TO the ways of righteousness, you have
given the SureSt proof of manhood
Rev. L. A. Crandall, Baptist. Chicago.
CHRISTIANITY SUPREME ARGU-
MENT.
Kindness is the supreme argument
Of Christianity to an unbelieving
world. The mere conventional kind
ness Of society, its mere civilities and
attentions, are not sufficient to con-
vince of the genuineness of our reli-
gion.E--Rev. Josephus Stephan, Metho-
dist, st. Louis.
THE IDEAL PULPIT.
The ideal pulpit throbs with expan-
elon-as we understand it, wide with
the multiplication of hallowed emo
lions to win men. This has not beer
the quality of the pulpit in all tbs
ages. The pulpit that lacks backbone
ana common sense does not reach the
masses. The periodical preacher is in
elined to e1nasculate the truth The
pulpit ought to be the center of heroic
utterance.-Rev. DR.. Frank c. Bruner
Unitarian, Oakwoods, III.
CHRIST'S INFLUENCE.
znen-you who are men in thu
1uA sense or the Word-HSten to me
Blot out Christ from the world todal
AL of his influence wherever 1t MAJ
have penetrated-and tell me on you
honor as men what would be the re
ault. Why, 1t would mean that yo,
must blot out the best in every wall
of life. It is q horrible thought, blu
II this thing were done-if Chrit's in
duence were blotted out-the Worl,
would reel and stagger back to tn
brute state.-Rev. DR.. James 7. FAN
Presbyterian, Savannah, Ga.
ARISTOCRACY OF SOULS.
There is a real aristocracy in .hi
world, an aristocracy of souls. Jesu
Christ was an aristocrat, and he wa
looking for other members of that arts
tocracy which he called the kingdom
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nv. nv. Fisher Retnrns

w W. Fisher, the colored man who
made himself valuable to the Repub-
lican state central committee IN the
last campaign, and who was reward
ed with the job of messenger at the
state house, returned today from Me-
vada, Mo-, where he made the prin-
cipal speech at an Emancipation day
celebration. About 1000 people list
ened to his address, which was not of
the Nick Chiles variety. Mr.. Fisher is
one of the real leaders of his race.
who strives to lead them upwards by
teaching that they will be treated ac-
cording to their deserts.
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Kansas City, Mo-, Sept %.
WHEAT-Within range of two cents
considerable activity and displays per-
siStent strength, closing with a fair ad-
Bile supply Increased about Y million for
the week. which was less than a year
ago and had but slight influence on prices.
Russian crop news shows no improve
ment and this is becoming quite a factor
in our market. The Armour operations
are still prominent and have considerable
influence on prices. A good cash demand
Is noted. Elevator interests continue TO
buy heavily, and 1t is believed they are
accommodating all cereals and holding down
prices in ssrder to buy as cheap as DoSS1-
BILE. Northwestern receipts are not as
large as anticipated, generally conceded
to be because of Inadequate railroad ia
cilities rather than lack of wheat. AS
noted in our review of last week, any
continued big movement of spring wheat
would undoubtedly. put prices down tenn
porarily, but If such a decline should come,
we confidently advise buying The de-
mand for export shows little improve
ment. the advance on this side putting
prices again out of line We believe IN
higher prices for wheat on the theory
that it is now cheap enough. ana that our
home consumption is so much greater
than in previous years that we doubt If
there will be the surplus for export that
is estimated, and the further belief that
more of our wheat will be required ior
export than we will be willing to sell
except at materially higher prices than
those now preyailing. Buy wheat on any
CORN-Corn shows a. decidedly strong
undertOne and the interests bulling wheat
are credited with being also friendly to
the coarser cereal. The weather the past
few days has been perfect for the crop
and the larger part of it is now out OF all
danger. With big crop and cash
demand to encourage its movement to
market. we believe We will see Increased
receipts and chance to buy corn lower.
although between now and spring it will
no doubt sell materially higher. Export
ers appear to be neglecting wheat and
oats, hoping for lower prices on an an
ticipated big movement of those grains,
but they are reported as buying heavily
of corn. On any setback of a cent or
so, corn looks like safe purchase. =
OATS-Oats have been strong with the
other cereals, with a foreign demand
which, while good, is not quite as urgent
as has been the case of late On any
slight setback this demand will no doubt
| be very much in evidence. Receipts are
| good but the total visible is slightly under
| year go and the supply does not appear
| to exceed requirements. If this be true
now with an increased home consumption
| for winter and continued demand from
| abroad, conditions should In short time
! Justify higher prices and any recession IN
1 price we think should be taken advantage
of to buy.
| without special feature. The immediate
wants of the trade appear to be fully sup
piled, and a result there is little demand
| for either home or for export, The jan
J uary delivery at SIS per barrel under the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-23
C. R. Q. MEN ARRESTED
Managers OF st. Joe Tontine Company
Caught in st. Louis.

st. Louis, Sept. 2s.-L. M. Miles, for
merly secretary of the Kansas City
branch of the st. Joseph Tontine In
vestment company. and w. L. Miles,
formerly general manager. were arrest
ed here last night and will be taken to
st. Joseph tonight to stand trial on
charges of having used the mails to de-
fraud.
Kansas City were closed on April 10.
last, and the door was placard read
ing: Goodbye, suckers. goodbye
Indictments were returned against
them Thursday in the federal court at
st. Joseph.
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At the Star Tq,eater.

Some good things are promised ar
the Star theater next week The great
five Lovelands are billed, commencing
at the Sunday matinee. These artists
come from the east with the best Gre
dentials. Those favorite sketch artists.
be in the bill, the humors of Mr.. Nick
Hughes being always acceptable. Won
Quett, styled 1.-The flexible marvel" will
also appear, and a series of new pic
lures will be shown. The house con-
tinues to draw large crowds
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of heaven. He found them on every
hand, among all classes, in stranSest
and most unexpected places. And
wherever he found them his great
work was to recognize them, to call
them by name and bid them be true to
their high calling. And he sends us
, out to do the same work in his name.
Rev. Willard Brown Thorp, Congre-
gationalist, Chicago.
MISSION OF THE PLODDER.
The mission of the plodder is a SER
mon that needs to be preached today.
The man who can walk and not faint
| is at least the one who most bleSses
| the race. HerOism is not alone in the
death of chivalry or the heroic charge
of the battlefield. The one who stands
faithful to the ordinary hundrum
duties of life is also great, for these
are the most important duties at last.
Gold is a costly metal, but iron is far
more useful. Genius may dazzle us,
but it is everyday goodness and plod-
ding patience that keep the world
sweet and healthy and that move the
race on to high and ever higher
heights. Notice that the faithful dis
charge of ordinary duties in the pro-
safe present is what gives extraordi-
nary privileges in the golden future.
The man who labOrS much today is
the one who shall garner greatly to-
morrow.-ReY. John r. Straton, Bap-
fist, Chicago.
VALUE OF A PURPOSE.
A purpose saves US from indiffer-
ence. It gives us a standard of judg
ments By it we find that life is not
in vain 1t makes us feel that we and
the world were made for each other.
| Wnen we have it we feel that we have
proof of God. Indeed, the godIessness
so prevalent today springs from the
| lack of purpose we notice all around
US, In private life, too, purpose is ebb-
| ing away. Few can find anything
better than the mere means of sup
port They take up the first job that
comes to them. They become cogs
merely in the vast industrial machine.
But there is a purpose for US all. We
are here that we may find work in the
world We should dedicate ourselves
to some noble purpose. It should be
! something good, true, helpful and en-
| dure when we are gone. Without it
our best manhood amounts to naught
! We should realize that God has a work
| for each man to do and that we should
| follow onward to making the world
better than it was before.-Right Rev.
/ W. L. Bravatt. EpiscopaIian, Coad-
| jutor Bishop of West Virginia.
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THIS IS OFFICIAL.
P. p. Campbell Announces Candidacy
for Senator.

Sedan. Kas.. Sept. 2s.-The can
qluacy OF Congressman p. Fl. Camp
bell of the Third district for TTnTfet5
States senator to succeed j. r. Bur
ton was formally announced here to-
DAY IN the Sedan Times-Star
The above Associated Press disnateb
will no doubt create a great sensafiTn-
Campbelrs candidacy has been thor
oughly exploited; it only remained for
the Sedan Times-Star to make it Off
ciaL.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-23
Goodwin FINDS a Joint.

Chief Goodwin found an Enclosed
joint this afternoon. and arrested the
keeper, J. w. Gennett. The patrolInen
have been instructed to watch for
joints and notify the chief. The Gen
nett joint is located near Marbles
barn, on Norris street, in North To-
peka. A keg of beer and several
glasses constituted the stock in trade.
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a BUnDING ASSOCIATION

n b0AA4III4fH 1AK5NNPN|A1A 1lI4d
Is supposed by many to be for the use of
a limited few with fines and strict rules
as to deposits and withdrawals. Consider
ing the rate of interest paid the rules are
as liberal as any other savings institution.
with the very best of investments for your
security. Call or send for literature.
The Capitol Building and Loan
Association, 534 Kansas Avenue.
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by widower. who. while not lacking in
love for the departed one, was penurious
to degree. He ordered a small stone
because it was cheap. and told the ma
son to engrave on it this inscription:
Sarah Hackett. Aged 80 years Lord,
she was thine" The stonecutter said
there was too much inscription for so
small a surface, but was told to GO
ahead and squeeze it in anyhow
Here is the inscription as "squeezed:''
Sarah Hackett. Aged 80. Lord, she
was Thin."-New York Times.
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tempt with a black curtain. and a con-
federate. Hoxie admits that he does
not need money, as he can find it in
the air, in the ears of the spectators.
and in an empty hat. His cleverest
trick is the finding of money con-
cealed about the person of a reporter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-23
POLICE JOTTINCS.
City Is $500 Richer by Making
{
Five Raids.
Chief Goodwin Makes Still Hunt
for Joint.
HE MAKES A FAILURE.
After Having Much Trouble He
Finds Nothing.
Cush Love Returns and Meets
His Fate.
HE MAKES A FAILURE.

The city fund was raised $500 last
night by the police, who went out and
arrested the keepers of five disorderly
houses. The women pleaded guilty to
the charge. and were fined 800 each
They all paid the fine, and the city
treasury is $500 ''to the good
It was real kind of the victims to
admit their guilt and come in with
the coin, for the city needs the money,
The women arrested are old offenders
Mary Chesney, Marie Pierson,
Maud Lawson, Dora Rodgers, and
Lou Arnold.
Chief Goodwin spent four hours
last night on a still hunt for a joint,
and walked from one end of Kansas
avenue to the other in the operation.
He barked his shins in peeking over
transoms, and got cobwebs in his hair
shopping through dark passageways.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-23
a Cnrtailed Inscrintion.

Lieut. Governor Bruce says q small
headstone in a cemetery in the western
part of the state is pointed out to WISH
tors as one of the sights of the neigh
borhood 1t was placed over the grave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-23

FURNISHED by j. e. Gall, Commissions.
Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocks.
Office 10 West Sixth street. Telephone
4s6. Correspondent Christy Grain and
Stock Co.. Kansas City, Mol
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dropped into the notorious Chop
house at IL o'clock, Keeling confident
arrest. He found one scared waiter
and the joint annex closed and
darkened. JpI
"Cush' Love, crooked colored
person, could not stay away from To-
peka, and is now taking a post
graduate course on the steingarden.
The police say Love is a professional
heldup man, and he was recently
chased out of town. This morning
Detective Pavey found him on Tenth
street and added him to his collection.
Judge Urmy decided that Love need
ed reminder, so he dRed him $25.
Homer Ewing. negro porter at
the National hotel. was fined a ten
spot this morning for giving an exhibit
ton in the hotel office last night. Fail
ing to agree with the night clerk in
some argument, the negro drew
knife and threatened to do some
carving.
It was ''disorderIy conduct night"
and two more were collected by other
patrolmen. Allison's quartette gave
their names as Charles Hess, Grace
Stafford, Jane Doe and D. P. Toff.
From some oversight on the part of
the night officers. they were allowed
to give bond under these names. When
Juuge Ormy saw a bond for Jane
Doe" this morning, he became heated,
and notified the police force in general
that he didn't wish to see any more
such bonds. s"The Doe and Roe fam
| lily are not in favor, here" he said,
''and the next time a prisoner is al
| lowed to escape on bond with any
such f1imsy pretext at a name, I am
going to find out the reason" The
other two "disorderIies' gave their
names as Belle Hall and Fay Kemper
|
| 1t has been written that it is good
for brothers to mix up and be sociable,
but the writer did not have Messrs.
John and William McKnaught in mind
when he wrote it. These brothers
mixed up, but they were far from So
ciable. The McKnaught brethren are
draymen. This morning John Nc
Knaught climbed into Bill Mcknight s
wagon and removed several square
inches of cuticle from his brothers
fyisage. Officers Bundy and Jenkins
dropped in and arrested the scra ppers,
and hauled them jailward. 1t is said
that bad blood existed between the
brothers, and that John wished to
cure his brother by letting a little OF
the bad blood through his hide. He
succeeded.
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There will be q special meeting of
Gage post No. 495, G. A. R., Monday
night, September IS.
]. o. BRINTNALI4, P. C.
w. ]. WHITTEKIND. Adjutant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-23

October looks comparatively cheap. and
purchases should be safe for
moderate upturn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-23

''Hardhead gives very largely to charity
Is he so philanthropic2
NO, his contributions are in the nature
of conscience money Detroit Free Press.
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September %, 1901
for the District of Kansas-First Divis-
ion:
In the matter OF
Mount Carmel Coal
Miller Coal com, ON,
panyr Gaiena, From
tenac & Northern
Railroad company.
Crawford County
sas City Coal and
Coke company. The
Mount Carmel Mer-
Devlin Coal com
pany, Toluca Elec-
trio Light company, IN BANKRUPTCY
Toluca Mercantile
Marquette & N Iornn'
ern Railroad Co.
Wa aneve E North RRTsns
ern Railroad Com
pany, Marceline coal
company, Marcelfne
Mercantile Company.
the Horse-Pen Coal
& mining company,
The Crawford Coun-
ty Electric Light,
Heat & Power com
pany, bankrupts.
To the Creditors of above named Bank
ruDts:
Notice is hereby given that on the 7th
day of july A. D. 1905 the above named
parties were duly adjudicated bankrupts.
and that the first meetings of the credit
ors viii be held in the court room of the
United States District Court for the Dis
trict of Kansas in the city of Topeka.
Kansas, on Thursday, the 18th day OF Oc-
tober, A. D. 1905, at 10 O'clock a. m, at
which time the said creditors may attend,
prove their claims, appoint trustees or
trustees. examine the bankrupts and trans
act such other business as may properly
come before said meeting
N. H. LOOMIS,4
Special Referee in Bankruptcy.
Sept IA, 1905.
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LEGAL.


Published in the Topeka State Journal
September q, 1901
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but came off empty handed. He
dropped into the notorious Chop
house at IL o'clock, Keeling confident
that he was going TO make a view
arrest. He found one scared waiter
and the joint annex closed and
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MUSLIN DEPT.
A Special in Long Cloths.
One bolt of IL yards
Tonight for. 06c
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In the District Court of the United States
for the District of Kansas-Ffrst Divis-
ion:
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HOSIERY DEPT.
Closing out tonight two
lines of Women's Fancy
Hose for ..16c pair
The bargain of the season
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-16
Equitable Life Assurance
Company Directors
at War.
CHANGE TO A MUTUAL
Proposed by President Alex
ander to Dust Vice Presi.
dent Hyde.

New York. Feb. 16.-The crucial
point in a contest involving the con.
troll of $4OO 900. 900 VIII be reached
this afternoon when the directors of
the Equitable Life Assurance society
meet to consider the question of
changing the association from n stock
to mutual company.
On one side is James II. Hyde. vice
president and holder of a majority of
the society's capital stock. while ar
rayed against him is President James
w. Alexander of the association and SO
other officers of the society.
Alexander for the Change.
Alexander and his supporters have pro-
posed the plan to change the associa-
tion from a stock TO a mutual COM
pany. Their proposition. if agreed to,
Hyde's friends declare, would practic-
ally eliminate Hyde from the manage
ment of the company even though his
majority holdings of stock of the COM
pany was retained. Ii was said the
reorganization contemplated the re-
tirement of Hyde as vice president.
Effort ia Compromise Fails.
Directors affiliated with both sides
yesterday and early today tried to
bring about an agreement. So far as
known, no compromise has been eff
fected
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-16
POINTS TO MURDER
No Water Found in Lungs of Ma
bel ScofieId, Des Moines
Young Woman
FIRST LIGHT ON THE CASE
Body Taken From Des Moines River
Five Years Ago-May Have
Been Drugged.

Des Moines, Iowa, Feb. IG.-The
first real evidence that Mabel ScofeId
was murdered and her body thrown
into the Des Moines river was brought
cut in the trial of Charles Thomas to
day when Shope who conducted the
autopsy over the remains testified that
not drop Of water was found in the
girls lungs.
If she took her own life by drowning
the physician gave ii as his opinion
the lungs would have contained at
least half "A pint of water.
Tries To Prove Suicide.
Thomas, a hackman, who is alleged
to have administered chloral as
knockout drops" giving uniutention-
ally a fatal dose, is trying TO prove
the suicide theory. The alleged crime
was committed five years ago.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-16

Charlottesville, Ind, Feb. 16.- Sur
rounded by his family, Gen. Lew Wal
lace. author Ben Hur." and one time
minister to Turkey, and a veteran of
the Mexican and civil wars. died at his
home in this city last night, aged IS.
The health Of Wallace has been wan
ing for several years, and for months,
despite the efforts of the family to
keep the pIf5lic in ignorance of his true
it has been generally known
that his vigorous constitution could not
much longer withstand the ravages of
the wasting disease.
Had strong eSnstituiiOn.
For more than a year he had been
unable TO properly assimilate food and
this. together with his extreme age,
made more difficult his fight against
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-02-16
DAUGHTER OF GEN. LEE WEDS
Miss Anna Fitzhugh Lee Married to
Lieut.. Lewis Brown.

Norfolk. Va. Feb. 1G.-Miss Anna
Fitzhugh Lee. daughter of Gen. and
Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee and great-niece of
Gen. r. E Lee, was married yesterday
to Lieut.. Lewis Brown, Jr., of the 7th
United States cavalry. The marriage
was celebrated in St. Paul's Episcopal
church. The bridal party had as maid
of honor Miss Virginia Lee. youngest
sister of the bride. and the bevy of
bridesmaids included young society
women of Washington, Richmond and
Norfolk. Bishop a. NJ. Randolph Off
ciated. assisted by Rev. Beverly d.
Tucker. After the ceremony a large
reception was held at the home of Gen.
Lee