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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-02-25
Little Partisanship in Kansas
House of Representatives.
Some of Brightest Members
Found Among Democrats.
GOEBEL'S INFLUENCE.
Recognized by Everyone as a
Safe Counsellor.
Tannehill, Lnpfer, ALBANIAN and
Oshant Heard From.

There never was a more orderly, SUD-
missive and good natured minority than
exists this session in the Kansas house
An outsider would never suspect that
in little settlement at the extreme
northwest corner desks are Is of the
Democrats, with a couple of ''independ-
ents" who should of course be regard
ed with suspicion from a Republican
standpoint.
Partisan lines have been forgotten,
because the Democrats have adopted
the wise policy of voting according to
their individual convictions; they have
taken part earnestly in carrying on
good legislation When the administra-
ton machine" had up its official bills,
to carry out Republican party pledges
and redeem the platform planks, the
Democrats quietly considered the bills
on their merits, and voted for or against
them as they deemed best There was
apparently as much anxiety on the
part of the Democrats to pass good
railroad laws. good laws to protect the
state money and investigate rascality
as there was on the part of the re
form Republicans.
There is no doubt that P W. Goebel
of Miami is the big man of the Tninori-
ty. Not only is he accepted as their
leader, but he is a man whose advice
goes a long ways with Hoch, Stubbs,
and the other leaders of the adminiStra-
ton. Goebel is smart and sincere. and
that is how he happens to represent a
strong Republican county, in which sin
cerity is admired On the same ground
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out where they struck the ground be-
side me. The horse that lost its rider
came past me and was caught by one
of our company. A bullet at that mo-
ment struck the horse in the head,
scattering the blood in the face of the
one holding it. 1 had fired my last
cartridge. I rose to my feet, and at
that moment a ball struck me in the
shoulder. I looked around and re-
marked, For Gods sake, don't shoot
me" thinking it was one of our own
men that shot mel, and looking
around at the same time saw a man
on horseback, the smoke still near
his revolver. He rode a large bay
horse and had on the United States
uniform and rode for one hundred
yards or more in front of the union
lines and disappeared out of sight.
The enemy then fell back and night
fell on the scene, one man killed and
several wounded. We then retreated
to the st. Francis river, tore down two
log buildings, made a footbridge, and
carried our saddles ana swan our
horses and at daylight was on the
other side of the river. J. L. Oscat
cut the bridge loose on the north
bank and 1 cut it. loose on the south
end just as the enemy came in sight
on the opposite side of the clearing.
We swung our hats as a farewell
salute. D. w. BOUTWELL,.
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Philips county &c years ago. Six of
of the children are boys, and Mr.. Tan
nehiu says: MY boys can carry on
the farm just as well when I am away
as when I am there. Two of them are
down at Kansas City today with a lot
of CATTLE
Mr.. TannehilPs home is at the town
of Long Island, and his 1900 acres of
farm land is in one immense tract.
Part of it is pasture; the rest is corn
land. None of the Tannehill corn is
sold: it all goes into the Tannehill cat
tie to make beefsteaks and big juicy
roasts.
In politics, Mr.. Tannehill is a Popu-
list, but he is travelling under the
Democratic trade mark for the pres
ent. He likes the way the Republican
legislature passed the state oil refin-
cry bill, and he has adopted the
Roosevelt idea in regard to race sui
eide, so the Republicans hope to well
come Mr.. Tannehill before long.
A. H Lupfer. of Larned, Pawnee
county, has had more legislative ex-
perience than anybody connected with
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speech as DR.. ALBANIAN He puts so
much steam and ginger into his re-
vigor, like an electric dynamo in full
swing. When ALBANIAN gets his shout
der up against a bill and goes to push
ing, something is liable to give way.
Kansas Odd Fellows, and made a stiff
fight for the bill exempting all lodge
property from taxation. He was beaten
in this fight. as he also was in his ef-
forts to have the marriage of whites
and negroes prohibited by law. But
he showed the house that he is one of
the best fighting members on the floor.
H. w. Oshant is the name of the
good looking man who represents Ellis
county If the house should resolve it
self into a competitive exhibit of manly
beauty Mr.. Oshant would be found to
be in the race well up toward the front.
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No Benefit
No Cost.

If you are weak and worm
out-if you are nervous, irrita-
bic, have headache, backache,
neuralgia, or periodical pains, it
is because you have exhausted
your nerve force.
If you cannot sleep, and are
thus robbed of the rest which
nature demands for the restor-
alton of mental and physical
vigor, your system will con-
tinue to run down.
DR.. Miles Nervine restores
vitality by soothing and
Strengthening the nervous
system, thus inducing refresh
ing sleep, and imparting
strength and vigor to all the
organs of the body.
There are very few instances
where Nervine will not benefit;
if not, your druggist will re-
fund the money.
when I began taking Dr. Miles
Nervine I had q very sour stomach,
with pain extending far around on my
left side-attended with extreme nerv-
BUSINESS. I dreaded to have night
come. as it was impossible for me to
sleep. Everything ate distressed me.
Before I had finished one. bottle of
Nervine there was such change that
my husband bought six more. which
has restored me to health"
MRS. JENNIE SIMMS,
Rushville, Ind.
Or. Miles Nervfne Is sold by your
druggist, who Will guarantee that the
first bottle will benefit. u II FALLS he
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
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BASEBALL Ar wAsHBURN.
Practice VIII Begin in Earnest Next
Week.

Active baseball practice at Washburn
college will commence the middle of
next week.
There will be some material changes
in the lineup as against that of former
years only five of the players who have
been associated with baseball in past
years at Washburn having announced
their attention of trying for places on
the team this spring. Though it is yet
too early to know who will make good
the following of the old guard can be
counted upon to be found wearing the
blue this spring: John Dadisman,
John Dadisman and Glen Haughey will
train for the catcher's nit Since the
absence of Fanny Mehl who made that
position on the Washburn team well
nigh impregnable the catcher's place.
has been of questionable quality and
speculation has been rife as to who
could be found to fill it. Haughey play
ed on the football team last fall but
has never appeared on the Washburn
diamond. He will try for first base
also. A. Boles. who has a brother play
ing on the Fl. Worth, Texas, league
team will try for an infield position as
will George White and Wilson of the
Reid-Stone school. White played third
base with Bethany last year and will
probably try for the same position.
Both of the latter are new men. The
pitching staff will be made up of GriggS
Honska and Parker The latter is
new student Griggs and Parker will
field when not twirling the ball In the
outfield Pressey. Dodge and Cox are the
only ones thus far who have announc-
ed an intention to try out.
The schedule has not yet been ar
ranged and is held up pending the an
nouncement of the Western Association
schedule to avoid any clash of dates in
Topeka and Wichita in both of which
places Washburn will play several
games. About % or "a games will be
played however during the season and
most of these will be within the con
fines of the state. The only trip which
will be taken, if such is arranged, is
one to Colorado where Colorado uni
VerSity and Denver university will both
be played. No extended trips as in for
mer years will be experienced this
year. Both Missouri and Colorado will
play here and there is a possibility that
Nebraska will be played. The season
for Washburn will open with April 8,
when it meets the local Western Asso-
citation team. Other games scheduled
with the same team are April IL. Is. 20,
% and Is.
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Lets don't call that up" said the

Irishman.
But / have to- said st. Peter
Then the IrishInan took himself from
the gates where St. Peter stood guard
and went down by a fence and crowed
like a rooster.
50 Here cried St Peter when he
| heard him, you can come in, my friend;
don't go to digging up old scandals. F"
Senator Young was stumbling some
what in q. speech he was making about
/ the railroad bill. He was for the ship
pers' bill ant therefore could not help
but rap the railroad attorneys now and
/ then in the course of his remarks, but
| he wished to let it be understood that
| he was not roasting Senator -WagSener.
I want to pay a compliment to the
senator from Atchison if I can" said
Senator Young. This brought laugh
in which the senator from Atchison
Joined as heartily as anyone, for Sen
ator Young had not meant to say that
the task was difficult one.
The gas pumping bill was under con-
sideration. Senator Benedict wished to
pass a law to prohibit the use of pumps
Senator Getty did not wish to prevent
the use of pumps Senator Benedict
lives in the gas fields and does not need
pumps in order for the gas to reach
him. Senator Getty lives in Kansas
City, Kansas, and wants pumps to force
gas to his home.
osition,'' said Senator Getty. Myself
and others put in $4,000 The
money was used to develop Wilson
county (Senator Benedict's DISTRICT.
After we had made the investment I
made a trip to Wilson county to look
at our property. I went out one
bright, sunny morning to beautiful
meadow. The day was fine, the
meadow was beautiful to behold In
that meadow I saw one gas well hole
that was plugged and another that
ought to have been plugged looked
out over the fresh, verdant meadow
upon the grass. saw the stately,
beautiful trees, and heard the birds
as they sung their morning lay. I
looked out over that rich, green
meadow and toward a hill, and on the
top of that hill 1 saw a fine large
mansion there on the hilltop I
asked whose residence it was, and I
was told that it was the home of
the money we had invested in that
well that was plugged and the one
that ought to have been plugged was
well spent
but all who knew the senator from
Wilson knew that he would return as
good as was sent Senator Benedict
slowly began to unwind his long legs
and to rise to his full height. He
rammed his hands into his pockets
and stood by his desk. He looked
over the rims of his glasses toward
the senator from WyandOtte and the
senate waited to hear what the an
swering shot would be.
eff the senator from Wyandotte
had only come up to that house on the
hilltop I can assure him that would
have given him something that would
have made him see more than he ever
saw before" said Senator Benedict.
The laughing was renewed, and this
time the laugh was on the senator
from Wyandotte.
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THEY GET QUICK RETURNS.
By Using the State journal Want
Columns.

Housekeepers have no more trouble
in finding competent servants than do
hotel proprietors. T. J. Hankla, man
ager of the Fifth Avenue hotel, says
"Good dining room girls are hard
to find. I have learned that the best
yvay to secure them is through the
want columns of the State Journal.
In this way 1 get a better class of
people. The newspaper gives the
quickest results. too.
zone noon recently found myself
in need of three new dining room
girls. placed a two line advertise
nent in the State Journal, and by 6
o'clock that evening three girls had
replied and been set to work
1.-The want columns of the State
Journal supply me with all the help I
need says Clarence Scott, proprietor
of the Cremerie restaurant. Il do not
use the want columns of any other
newspaper."
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of those who swarmed into the Pop
ulist hive, and the same year was
elected to the house of representa-
tives from Pawnee county He vas
reelected in 1893 and 1895; in 1897
and 1899 the Populists sent him to
the state senate. In 1901 he declined
to be a candidate for reelection He
said he was tired of politics and ere
tired" But in 1904 he was induced
to accept the Populist nomination for
the legislature. and was again tr1um-
phantly elected.
The trouble is that the Republicans
of Pawnee county like Lupfer too well,
and they persist in voting for him in
spite of his politics They like him
50 wen that they frequently i invite him
ticket. They saw that is the only way
they can ever hope to get him out of
their way.
Mr. Lupfer is farmer. but he
teaches school sometimes in the win
ter months.
One of the most active members on
the floor of the house is George Ala
man, of Atchison. Mr.. ALBANIAN is
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To the Editor of the State Journal.
There has just come to my attention
an article in the State Journal of Jan.
80 headed, "a Kansas Woman Heard
From saying that my appointment
as state labor commissioner of New
York is being urged and giving to me
the credit for a number of most
worthy public achievements in eco
nomic affairs. 1 heartily wish that I
might honestly claim all this credit
but in justice to a woman. whose life
has been rich in public activity
and social service and whose work
has so markedly bettered la
Dor conditions in three states
must ask you to correct the
mistake and to say in your paper that
the Mrs Florence Kelley to whom
your article referred is neither I nor
my double She is the daughter of
Judge W. D. Kelley of Pennsylvania,
who for many years was one of the
representatives. of that state in con-
greSs, and she has long been well
known by reason of her very efficient
work in bringing about better condi-
tions in factories and lessening the
evils of child labor.
FLORENCE FINCH KELLY.
374 Central Park West, New York,
Feb. 21A 1905.
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Confusion on the Firing Line.

To the Editor of the State Journal:
On the 11th day of April, 1863, the
Fifth Kansas cavalry and the Fifth
Illinois cavalry were sent across the
st. Francis river, which was banks
full, and the bridge burned behind
us, and the commanding officer and
an Indiana regiment went back to
Helena, Ark.
About 5 o'clock. that afternoon
three brigades of southern troops at
tackled US near Mt. Vernon. They
charged three times, and the last
charge they made was lying behind
a bush with limbs and leaves nearly to
the ground, when three men came up
in front of me. The middle man fell
from his horse. Two bullets came so
near me that I could place my hand
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WILL STAY IN TOPEKA.
But Will Conduct Business on a New
Plan.

c. H. Morrison, the jeweler and
optician, has bought the Shawnee gro
Gerry lease at 10S East Sixth street,
and has entirely remodeled the room
and moved his stock to that location.
Mr.. Morrison says that while his
store will maintain its former high
standard, his expenses will be greatly
reduced, and that he has concluded to
give his patrons the BENEFIT in a like
reduction of prices and viii hence
forth sell watches and jeWelry at
prices quoted in Montgomery, Ward &
Co.'S catalogue, or meet the price of
any other catalogue. This will save
the purchaser who buys in person the
express charges.
Mr.. Morrison Will add a bargain
counter, on the department store
plan, and prices of such lines of goods
as will go nicely with a jewelry stock.
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~ ~ y Il ~
raised $4,000 bush
els of corn on his
$500 acre farm
last year. But Mr..
TannehilI has not
devoted h i m S Ell f
exclusively to rails
ing corn With
the assistance of
Mrs. Tannehill he
has raised a family
of ten children
since he home
steaded his first
Micro 0f land i'm
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not only a good
locker, but he is a
hard worker, and
cantalk when occa-
sion demands.
Out at his home
in Hays City, Mr..
Oshant is a real es-
tate man. and is
prosperous.
At the Sixth dis
trict dinner given
by Lieut.. Governor
Hanna and Secre-
tary of State Bur-
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Kansas City and of the bank at his
home town. LouiSburg, He owns farms,
honored and respected at home, as he
also is in the state legislature. Mr..
Goebel and Mr.. TannehilI are the only
minority members of the house who
were members of the legislature of
1903
Another rich member of the "oppo-
sition'' who does not put on any airs
about it is G. H. Tannehiu of Phillips
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great grandfathers served in the war
of the revolution and another great
grandfather, Col Vincent Dourgin came
to America with Lafayette. Col. Jack
son went into civil war al the begin
ming of hostilities as a private and came
out of the service a colonel He was in
20 battles. He was with the troops at
the Fort Pillow massacre.
Col Jackson practiced law for many
years in Indiana and at Newton, Kan.
He was journal clerk of the senate dur
ing the legislative war of 1898 when the
now Congressman Philip P. Campbell
was also a senate employee.
The senate was discussing the anti
pump bill. Senator Samuel Porter, who
wanted legislation a few weeks ago to
ed a bill to prevent the pumping of nat
ural gas and to give the southern KAN
sas counties monopoly on natural gas.
You want US to vote to give you
people a monopoly on natural gas" said
Senator Getty, but a few weeks ago
you urged US to pass a bill to put
stop to the monopoly on crude OIL
Let's don't talk of that now" said
Senator Samuel Porter.
You don't want to dig up old scores"
said Senator Getty. This reminds me
man committed one bad act. He at
once reformed and for ever after lived
a good and holy life. This Irishman
died and went to Heaven. When ne
reached the pearIy gates St. Peter ask
ed him about his life and the Irishman
told him how he had tried to live a
holy and cody life. Then st. Peter re-
ferred to this one bad act the Irishman
had committed.
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Group

7eeins with the symptoms of a common
cold: there Is chiiliness ,s sneezng. sore
s srrg doses of Billiards. Horehound Syrup
5the child will cry for it,, and at the first
SStT3 ri a croupy cough apply frequently
FsiiaTd's Snow Liniment to the throat
Mrs A vliet, New Castle, Col, writes
to11nd esvr11n a wonderful remedy. and so
nIeasant" sc, SOC and M-00. Sold by Row
lev ii Snow and w. S. Miller.
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the Republicans OF
that county turned
down State Treas
urer Tom Kelly, a
Republican and a
citizen of that COM
munity. Mr.. Goebel
is not like Kelly.
P. w. GOebel has
lived in Miami
county for 80 years
He went t h e T e
Without a dollar:
now he is president
of the Commercial
National hank of
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c. H. Morrison came to Topeka in
May, 1884, and has steadily increased
his stock, and has had the reputation
of having if not the largest stock, the
finest equipped store in the state.
A year ago Mr.. Morrison added a
wholesale department and has a
travelling salesman and trunk of
jewelry ON the road.
With his present location and Mont
gomery. Ward & Co.'S prices Mr.. Nor
rison should be able to control the
greater part of the trade of Shawnee
county and secure a large mail order
business.
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the III CSS11l ttO use,
possibly with the
exception of Cyrus
Leland. He knows
the ropes, and is
counted as one Of
the most valuable
m e m b e 7 S. Mr..
Lupfer started his
career in state pol
itics as the Repub-
lican state superin-
tendent of public
instruction FIR o m
1887 to 1891. In
1891 he was one
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dOClOF, also q. Den1-
ocr a t. No one
would suspect from
any appearances on
the floor that Mr..
ALBANIAN is either
one. He Goes not
look like a doctor,
and he gets into the
legislative g a m e
with as much en-
thusiasTn as though
he had a big ma
jority back of him.
When it comes to
talking, there are
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-
son has charge of
the document room
and he keeps the
500 odd senate bills
and GOO odd house
bills in order and
sees that the sena-
tors get them when
they are wanted
This is no easy
task
Col. Jackson is a
fighter and comes
from a family of
FIGHTERS Ona of n ~
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Good Health
to the
Children

Children especially arefond of dainties,
and the housekeeper must look carefully
to their food.
As good cake can be made only with
good eggs, so also a cake that is health
full as well as dainty must be raised with
pure and perfect baking powder.
Royal Baking Powder IS indispensable
IN the preparation Of the highest quality
of food. 1t imparts that peculiar light
ness, sweetness and favor noticed in the
finest cake, biscuit, doughnuts, crusts, ETC.,
and what is more important, renders the
food wholesome and agreeable to young
and old.
ROYAL BAKING POWDER
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row. Fred Vandegrift got off a very
good thing at Oshant's expense. The
gentleman from Ellis" said Vandegrift,
lis a good Democrat; even his name is
typical of Democratic principles-'O Oh,
shan't.' -
However, Mr.. Oshant has not said oh
shant to anything so far proposed by
the Republican house.
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IN The SENATE.
Senator Who Counts Three
Presidents as Relatives.
ID. b. Harrison Who Lives in
Osborne County.
HELD OTHER PLACES.
Served as Mayor and City COun-
Gilman of Downs.
Senator Getty Makes Reputation
as Story Teller.

One member of the Kansas senate
can count three presidents of the
United States among his relations.
This senator is D. B. Harrison, from
Downs The three presidents were
William Henry Harrison, James A
Garfield and Benjamin Harrison.
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Sena tor H a T =
risOn's father was
a second cousin of
President Benja-
min Harrison. Any
one who under
stands genealOgy
can figure out the
relationship of the
senator from OS-
borne to the two
President Harri-
sons Senator Har-
riSon'S mother was
a Garfield and was
diStanTIV related fO
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using name but in a manner which
made the use of names unnecessary.
This brought Senator Getty to his
feet. These senators have gotten up,
said they did not wish to impugn the
honesty of any senator and then have
gone on in a manner that reminds me
of a story said Getty. THE story is
this. Several men were sitting in a
friendly game of poker They had
played for some time when finally one
of them said: I do not wish to impugn
the honesty of any one sitting in this
game, but I wish to say that if a one
eyed man with a black mustache steals
another card out of the deck there will
be trouble -
The veteran senate employe is Col
Tom ]. Jackson. from Newton, who
first came to the Kansas legislature in
a clerical capacity in 1887. Col. ''Tom"
Jackson knows the ms and outs of the
system of keeping the records and run
ming the senate from a to lizard. This
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Makes bone and muscle faster than any
other remedy Brings strength, health
and happiness to the whole family That's
what HoIlister's Rocky Mountain Tea will
do. IS cents, Tea or Tablets. Gatlin
Drug co.