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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
WHERE CONSUMPTION RULES.
Strange Conflict Between Domestic and
Military Claims.
copyright, 1865, by Central News and /
Press Exchanged

copyright. 1905, by Central News and
Press Exchanged
Paris, Oct. IA quaint instance of
the conflict between domestic and milf
tary claims was furnished the other day
by a French peasant living near Mon
telimar, President Loubets home.
Farmer Bouchet was a reservist and
accordingly called upon to join his
regiment, the sgd of the line, for three
weeks drill. His request for exemp-
ton from duty for domestic reasons
being refused, he arrived at the bar
racks with his wife, three children, and
q yoke of oxen.
Summoned before the corps com
mander, he said: 81 have no other in
come but that resulting from my daily
labor. How could I leave my young
family on our lonely farm 2S miles
away up. on the hills? My wife has
enough to do with TIE house and the
children and could not mind the ami
mails. I am needed to look after them,
and so I have brought them all with
me ?" The commander humanity
granted honest BOuchet, who had With
his family made the entire journey on
foot, permission to refresh himself in
the canteen, and Q hours extension of
leave were given him to obtain tempo
rary shelter for his family and ami
mails in the neighborhood of the bar
racks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
RUNAWAY WEDDINGS.
They Are Still Being Performed in
Gretna Green.

TCopyright 1905, by Central News and
Press Exchanged
London, Oct. THE runaway we'd
dings at Gretna Green once SO notori-
Gus, are by no means extinct. Peter
Dickson, the local priest, married
couple the other day.
IT think they were a theatrical lot, >"
said the venerable old man. Asked if
he had often to perform the ceremony
nowadays, Peter replied "Oh, aye
Whites a servant lad and his lass run
away and come to me to get married
and, of course. tie the knot without
demur. I first ask they if they are
single. Then I say, I now being salts
fed that you are single persons, as
you declare yourselves to be before me
and these witnesses, proceed to Join
you together in matrimOny according
to the laws of Scotland. Join hands.
Then ask the man if he will take this
woman whom you hold by the hand to
be yuO lawful welded wife etc, and
also repeat the formula to the woman
after which I declare them to be hus-
band and wife, concluding with, 'Hus-
band, love your, wife; wife, love your
husband, and may Gods blessing at
tend you both, amen
Where do you marry the couples o.
"Ohs anyVh ere. Sometimes in either
OF the two local inns, sometimes in
my own house. and sometimes in some
other body's house"
An old inhabitant here ventured the
information that the times were
much changed.
II remember" remarked this old
worthy when the priests house was
like a BARRIERS shoD=each couple
waiting their turn. I'm next sofneons
would exclaim in the middle of the
ceremony 'Whust ven get your turn,
the priest would testify reply" lib
bic, the waiter a woman of ninety, re-
members the time when more than roo
marriages were celebrated in a year.
She is descended from the ElIiotts and
Langs, both famous 'priestly' families.
Tibbie has often lodged couples and
has some rare stories Of the good old
days.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

needed. Would he book the company ?
Why, of course. Five per cent. OF the
gross receipts for dom the trick.
That's where, you see, the first crack
of the gross takinss gone an they
hadn't begun to move yet
After the game got rollin it was
dead easy to spot out the shows that
was maxim money. An after they
was spotted it was dead easy to grab
hold of en-. OF course, there WASH
no force used. Them that didn't want
to sell out. didn't have to. They could
just quit an let it go at that. There
amt never nothin' in coercion. At the
same time YOU can't blame a man for
Iool1in after his own business Very
well, then. They got hold of all the
first class shows But there was lot
of SecOnd-claSS shows that had 10 De
looked after. too. Lot of them was
maxim money. AS there amt nOthin'
in hoggin' it, the bunch was satisfied
with gettin the five per cent. for book
in these kind an takin' fifty per cent.
of the profits at the end of the season.
If there wasn't no profits they didn't
have to put up a cent.
1t Was All Fair.
There never was nothin' done that
wasn't perfectly fair to everybody all
round. OF course. when this was fixed
you couldn't blame EN- for maxim an
other pass at the theater managers.
When they controlled all of the show
companies an was wi1lin' to send EN-
out to the various theaters, you
couldn't expect en- to do it for a pal
try five per cent. Why. of course not.
Why there amt a police captain in the
world that would even let a pool room
run on no such terms as five per cent.
If a theater manager wanted good
shows that would draw the mon, he
ought to be willin to let the people
that supplies EN- in on the graft. An
I want to tell you there amt nothin'
small about the American theatrical
janitors. They seen the point at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
NO HELP FOR HIM.
F. T. Appleton Sentenced to
Hang, but Innocent.
Offers Proof, but Court Says 1t
Is Too Late.
CONVICTED OF MURDER
Now Found That Story He Told
Is COrrObOrated.
CONVICTED OF MURDER
Sentence Confirmed = Supreme
Court Again Appealed To.

f. T. Appleton of Rush county is in
the peculiar predicament of a sup
posedIy innocent man under death
sentence for murder for whom the law
affords no relief. Mr.. Appleton APP
spealed to the supreme court yesterday
to be helped out of his difficulty.
On February 1. 1904, Appleton got
into row with William J. Talbot, and
shot him three times, infiicting wounds
from which Talbot died The jury
convicted him of murder in the first
degree, and Judge Charles E. Lobdell
sentenced him to hang. Appleton APP
pealed to the supreme court, and the
decision was affirmed.
Very shortly after, a man named
Ernest Schulz of Osborne, who seems
to have been keeping under cover in
hopes that Appleton would get out
without his assistance, came to the
front with an affidavit to the effect that
he had seen the difficulty between APP
DIetOn and Talbot According to
Schull's story, Talbot started the row,
drove Appleton back into his CApple-
tOn'S) store, and was beating him over
the head with the butt end of a pistol
when Appleton manged to crawl be-
hind the counter of his store, where
he got a revolver and shot his aggres-
sOr.
At the discovery of the astonishing
evidence, which confirmed Appleton s
own story of the affair. Appleton's at
torneys filed with the district court
what they called a petition for a re-
hearing" To all intents and purposes,
they made the state the defendants to
a lawsuit, and set forth that they had
not only discovered the Schulz testi-
mony, but that they were prepared to
prove that three members of the jury
which convicted Appleton had dis
qualified themselves by expressing the
opinion that Appleton was guilty be-
fore they went on the jury.
The county attorney, J. w. McCor-
mick, resisted the attempt to reopen
the case. He maintained that the dis
trict court no longer had jurisdiction
over the defendant; that the supreme
court had affirmed the verdict of
guilty; he further contended that there
is no provision of law by which a SOW
ereign state can be sued, or by which
summons might be served upon it.
Judge LobdeN sustained the conten-
tons of the county attorney. and threw
the application for rehearihg out of
court. Now the attorneys for Apple
ton are asking the supreme court to
reverse Judge Lobde1ls decision, and
give Appleton another trial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
MANY WRITE TO DAVIS.
Advice and Other Things in Mayors
Correspondence.

The anonymous letter dend is still
getting his work in on Mayor w. Fl.
Davis. One Of the latest accuses the
mayor of running an anarchistic gov
eminent. you certainly know that
you are running an anarchistic gov
eminent. You ought to close these
illegal houses" says the writer. 'sThis
is to warn you. won't write again.
You've ruined my son.
Il am still getting these letters, .
said the mayor. st would like to
know the person who wrote this let
ter. If I could help him in any way
I would be glad to do it.
It's the funniest thing about this
town. You do one thing and you are
threatened, and if you do the other
you are threatened the same way. 1t
doesn't make any difference
Nov you may not believe it, but I
had some of the most prominent bust
ness men come to me and object be-
cause I had closed things up. They
said it made business bad; that it
spoiled things for them. And then
there were two women, nice women,
who said the very same thing"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
EXPLAINS.
Let's the Light in on Theater
Trust.
Because 1t Takes Pub.
lie Into Confidence.
Y'REJANITORSNOW
How Managers Have Been Re-
lieVed of Troubles.
They Are Allowed to Keep Half
the Sometimes.

copyright. 1905, by Central News and
Press Exchanged
You can talk all you've a mind to
about the wonderful brain behind the
boys that runs the beef. trust. an you
can think what you want about the
bunch that runs the oil trust, said Mr..
Devery, but I want to tell you they
amt one. two three with the crowd
that runs the theatrical trust when
it comes down to shrewd manipula-
ton of business I've been figurin'
on this trust question for some time,
an I want to tip you off that the sue
cess of the theatrical trust is doc to
one thing-takin' the public into its
confidence. It's a confidence game
from start to finish. an that's why
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
PRODs THE MERCHANTS.
Secretary Anderson Would Stimulate
Commercial Club Attendance.

Secretary Anderson of the Topeka
Commercial club is having the follow
ing printed on cards, to be distributed
over the city:
Don't you think you ought to at
tend the meetings of the Commercial
club?
cant you devote one. evening in
each month to the business interests
of the city,
1.-The club needs your counsel and
advice in all matters pertaining to our
national welfare.
Regular meeting the second Fri
day in each month at o'clock.
place this card on your desk where
it will remind you of the fact that you
belong to the only club organized for
the express purpose of doing things
for Topeka
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

they're treatfn, US with great gener-
osity.''
OF course, so far as the public is
concerned there amt nothin' to it. AS
a matter of fact, the public amt no
concern at all They just take what
shows is give to Them put up their
little two spot an let it go at that
But even with the public there amt
nothin' like force. They don't have to
go to a show If they don't want to.
What's more if there's a town that
wants to see Scraggy Sal, as they call
Bernhardt, an the bunch won't have
it that way there don't have
to be no fight over it. If the public
won't go to no show till SaI's pro
dooced they can just sit down till they
send her along. If they don't see her
the chances is their grandchildren will
when she butts in to give one of her
farewell performances.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
Hair-Dye Tragedy.
copyright, 1906. by Central News and /
Press EXCHANGED

Paris, Oct. Mile. Delatte residing
in the Faubourg Saint HonrOe possessed
a wealth of black hair. She was not
satisfied with the color, and conceived
the idea Of dyeing it chestnut. For
this purpose she purchased two bottles
of dye from a hairdresses. After the
first application of the dye the girl was
conscious of severe pain. Soon dis
quoting symptoms appeared. She is
now suffering from a kind of eczema
which has transformed the upper part
of her body into a wound. The doc
tor who is attending her fears that she
win lose her sight A complaint has
been lodged against the hairdresser- At
the Municipal Laboratory. where the
dye has been analyzed. it is stated that
1t is of a character harmful to health
inasmuch as its principal property
causes an eruptinn that is very difficult
to cure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

First Methodist Episcopal church.
corner Harrison and Sixth streets, Will
liam Copeland Evans, pastor. Resi-
dence 500 Topeka avenue. At II a. m.
preaching by DR.. Evans. At 9:45 a. m.
Sunday school. No afternoon or even
ing services, this church uniting with
the evangelistic movement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

prayer and class meeting; II a. m,
preaching by pastor; p. M, Sunday
school. We are in the union evangel-
istic services held at Third Christian
church for the East district and the
young peoples meeting and evening
services viii be union services subject
to announcements. E. o. Raymond,
pastor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

Second Church of Christ, Scientist
Services Sunday: II a. M, subject
Doctrine of Atonement;" Sunday
school, 1910; Wednesday %. m. 10S-
10 West Ninth street. Reading room
open daily 1870 to p. m, same ad-
dress.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

Euclid Avenue NJ. E. church. Walter
Grant Smith, pastor. October 8: Sun
day school 9:45; preaching II; Junior
League 2:30. Union evangelistic ser
vices at night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

Second wesleyan Methodist church,
Fifth and Liberty streets; Rev. J. A.
Williams, pastor. Sunday school at 10
a. m. Preaching at IL a. m. and 1880
p M. by the pastor Glass meeting
following morning service. Young
peoples meeting at $50 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

A. G. Pearson, assistant state secre-
tary of the Y. NJ. c. A. in Kansas, will
address the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION, colored department, Sunday
October at 3 p. m. Special music.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

First united Brethren church, cor
ner Twelfth and Quincy streets; AzeIl
L. Deevers pastor pro TEN. Preaching
Sunday morning by Rev. o. H. Deever
of Holton. Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Y r. c. u, $50 p. m.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

DR.. c. B. Van Horn will supply for
Mr.. Wyman at Unity church Sun
day, speaking on the work of the
PrOvident society, al the usual hour.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

First Congregational, Seventh and
HARRISON, Francis L. Hayes. pastor.
Morning service at II. Subject of pas
tors sermon, "a Threefold Vision"
Sunday school 9:45. No Christian En-
deavor meeting. Evening service at
Auditorium.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08
Spe Cial GrOceryYa
70 Tomorrow.

Best Cane Granulated
Sugar, 90 lbs for. $1.OO
On $3.50 orders, II lbs. SOC
On $40 orders, 80 lbs. $1.OO
Genuine Pork Sausage,
(our own make), 10 1916
Good Vinegar, gallon. loo
Mocha and Java Coffee,
per Ito ... 25c
"a cup and saucer free with
each pound)
Sliced Sweet Pickles, at. 10c
Silk Soap, 9 bars. .25c
Our Own Brand Lard,
10-1b pail ......$1 .1O
Egg-O-See, 2 pkgs. 15c
Crosby's Best Flour,
highest patent, 5O-fb
sack ~ $1.25
Hamburg Steak, 10 1Oc
Fresh Country Eggs,
dozen $3.50. .. I712c
Gallon can Syrup. 49,. SOC
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

First Church of Christ, Scientist,
corner Huntoon and Polk streets.
Services at II a. m; subject, Doc
trine of Atonement." Children's sun
day school at 9:45 a. m Wednesday
evening meeting at 6 o'clock. Read
ing room at church edif1ce. open
afternoons from 2 to o'clock, ex-
cept Sunday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

First Baptist church, corner Ninth
and Jackson streets. Rev. Thos. S
Young, pastor. Preaching by pastor at
II a. M Sunday school $50 a. m. This
church joins in the union meetings af-
ternoon and evening.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

First United Presbyterian church,
corner Eighth and Topeka avenues,
Rev. J. A. Renwiek, pastor Preaching
IL a. m. by the pastor Sabbath school
10 a. m. No evening service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

First Presbyterian church, Harrison
street, opposite state house, Rev.
Stephen S. Estey, Phi. D, pastor 9:45
a. m. Sabbath school. II a N. church
service. Sermon by the pastor No
evening service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

Cumberland Presbyterian church,
corner Fifth and West streets. sun
day morning service at IL o'clock,
conducted by Evangelist Geo. w.
SheafOr; theme, THE Greatest Gift
Mrs Sheafor viii sing "a Little Bit
of Love"
Third Christian church, corner of
Third and Lake streets; F. E. Mall
lOry, minister, Bible school at $50
g. m; communion and preaching at
10.45 a. m; union evangelistic serv-
ices at 1880 p. m.
Central Park Christian church.
corner Sixteenth anr central Park ave
nue., Carl Axtel Poison. pastor. Bible
school 9:45s communion and sermon
1900, subject "Transfguration.s No
evening service.
First Unitarian church, 912 Topeka
avenue. Rev Abram Wyman, minister.
Services at II a. m. conducted by the
Or. @. b. Van Horn. Sunday school at
10 a. m.
Parkdale NJ. 3. church, Seventh and
Lime. Sunday services, 10 a. M,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

For Men and Ladies Are
SYNONYMS OF SHOE VALUES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-08

First Christian church on Topeka ave
nue. between Sixth and Seventh streets.
Charles A. Finch, pastor Bible school
9:45 a. IN. Communion and preaching Il
a. m. Juniors 3 o. m. Y P. s. c. E
6 p. m. Evening service at Auditorium
First Lutheran church. corner Fifth
and Harrison streets, Rev H A OFT
D. D.. pastor. Services with sermon at
IL a. m. Rev. E. E. Stauffer OF Law
renee viii preach at the morning ser
vice. In the evening the congregations
viii participate in the union services
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Christian
Endeavor service at z p. m.
Sunday school $3.50 a. m. Preaching by
the pastor II a. m. Subject. The Vic
tory That Overcometh the World No
services in the evening on account of
the revival meetings.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-04-06

The vote in the 3rd ward
shows that the Negroes and a
few white republicans voted the
ticket. The vote received by
the cOlored candidates show that
the white republicans refused to
vote or voted the democrat tick
ct.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-04-06

We should not be surprised if
Clarence should now file charges
against the Department of Jus
tice and President Roosevelt as
he can say that they agreed to
whitewash Raymond. 1t would
he just as sens BILE as anything
else Clarence and his tools have
done. The lion tanner is in
hard straights.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-04-06

Davis, the fellow from the 4th
ward, who fought Shackelford;
who is always cussing the court
house gang; also fought DR..
Sims and while he is a commit
teeman from the 4th ward, he is
responsible in SO far as his limit
ed ability will permit for the de-
feat of the ticket in that ward.
The people in that ward should
at least do some thinking before
the elect the monstrosity again:
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-04-06

Funny Jay-bird Gordon and
He'll Adam Clark ct al who
!oined in Clarence in his fight
against Raymond are now trying
ing to hedge and claim that the
Searchlight was not tool of
the lion tanner but as a matter
of fact at its very birth it COM
menced at a tired of abuse
against Raymond that showed
that they We're the willing dupes
of Douglas and his crowd and
that the hoped to- profit by the
success of the famous grand
stand player who pretends to be
a friend of the Negro, yet was
too full of hatred and prejudice
to support the Negroes on the
republican ticket.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-04-06

The Negroes who subscribe
for the Phoenix should cut it
out at once and do as we said
about the Times, they are both
in the same class. We should
shun them as the devil does no.
ly water.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-04-06

Such preachers as old Wes-
son who fights Negro represen-
tation and bolts the ticket are
not worth their room in hell.
We have too many such gospel
sharks and ministerial free
hooters who steal the livery of
heaven to serve the devil in
these Internal scoundrels should
be placed behind the prison bars
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-04-06

1t was nice spectacle when
Davis. the committeeman from
the fourth ward, was caught in
the act of working against DR..
Sims the republican nominee for
tax collector. OF course this
fellow cusses the Cimeter yet
we supported the ticket without
money and without price, and
are willing to let the deacon
cuss us to his hearts content.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-04-06

White republicans voted the
democrat ticket because they
said that to elect a Negro was to
submit to Negro domination
they alone are responsible for
the landslide in favor of demOc-
racy and in the future will re-
gret their unwise action. Mus
kogee is a republican town that
elects democrat officials because
the republicans are such d-n
fools they cannot get together.
The Negroes were loyal to the
ticket in the main but the great
majority of white republicans
refused to vote the ticket be-
cause there were Negroes on it
and of course we met a waterloo
and then again the republicans
had no campaign fund while
while that of the democrats was
unlimited and they used it to a
finish.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-04-06

After seeing the disgraceful
cartoons in the Times no Negro
should subscribe for it or trade
with merchants who advertise
in tile Internal race hating sheet
1t would should the hell hounds
who control this foul-mouth pre-
tended newspaper tat we hate
and detest his methods as he
does us.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-04-06

G. K. Marks, in his harangue
on the night before election did
more harm than good, he put
tue whole ticket at a disadvan-
tage and they never recovered
from THAR unenviatable condi
tiOn.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-04-06

The man who sells his vote is
no worse than the buyer, either
or both of them are unworthy
of citizenship and should be put
in prison.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-04-06

The election is over, we have
lost. Let us not grieve over split
milk. Let us join hands for the
up-building of Greater Musko-
gee, We are now citizens of
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-04-06

Read our advertisements and pa
tronize those who advertise with us,
They deserve your trade and will sell
you the best of goods.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-04-06

the greatest town in the West
and for the time being we lay
politics aside and go to work for
our town.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-04-06
GLOYD LUMBER COMPANY.
TAKING tn ST. MP.

To tell about our lumber. 1t i;
put forward to win the approval
of the lumber users of this section
and when it's good points are ap-
preciated it will certainly do so.
The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1905-04-06

We see no satisfaction or
profit in handling low grade stock.
Neither will consumers when they
learn that the finest lumber does
not piece by the foot but by the
inches.