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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

IF'rom the Philadelphia Record.l
No man is a fool who realizes his
own folly
It is easy to be generous with other
peoples money
No man is a bore. who talks to you
about yourself
"A man may be a regular fire. eater
and still take water.
Many a bank account has been
traded for experience.
The laugh is never on the follow on
whom fortune has smiled.
This is the turning point OF my
life" remarked the worm when il
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

The beef trust as a trust, in the opfn-
ion Of Attorney General Moody, is a
model one His opinion is endorsed by
the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
in the following: Its organizers have
reason to be proud Of their skin as
trust constructors. Every interest it
touches, including the docile public. the
cattle raisers, the transportation com
panies and manufa cturers of materials
has to pay tribute. It's toll gates are
scattered all along the road, so that the
man who has paid toll once finds him
self held UP again at another gate a lit
tie further on. Tt is a great combine
for doing up the other fellows, and for
keeping at it. And yet. so modest are
these wonderful geniuses that they dis
claim any merit on the part of their
trust as a trust. They assure the cattle
raisers and the good people that we are
all mistaken Beef and mutton may be
low on the producers end and high on
the consumers end. but it is all due
no doubt. to the law Of gravitation or
capillary attraction or the procession OF
the equinoxes or something of that
Sort
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

No other country, great or small. per-
haps, has made such progress from a
condition of oppression and distress in
the last ten years. to one of COM
parative order, health, comfort and
prosperity as Cuba. According to a
late report of Consul General Steinhart,
there are a few cases Of yellow fever,
the first in three years. but the death
rate of the island Is only 1857. or four
points less than that Of New York city.
Havana now has a pure and abundant
water supply, and the paving and sew
erage systems are receiving attention.
The island has thirty-three lighthouses
recently improved and in good condi-
ton. It has no army, but it Is well
and efficiently policed, and order seems
to To- wen maintained. There are near
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13
Rather Stands by Him.

Frank Heck, of ottawa, father of
Cal Heck, accused of assaulting W. F.
Kunz on Sunday night, appeared at
the county jail this afternoon for a
conference with his son. Afterwards
ne made this statement: II have
secured Billy Deford. of Ottawa, to
defend my son. I shall also get David
Overmyer. I feel confident that Cal
is not guilty. I investigated this
morning and found five witnesses at
Calls boarding place who will swear
that he did not leave his room that
night Kunz's identification does not
worry me; he was mistaken. I feel
sure that we can acquit Cal"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13
Boom in Northern Securities.

TODAY in wall street was a sensational
rise in Northern Securities to la q on
the curb market, establishing a new
high record and representing a gain
over yesterday of five points. In
that there is scarcely any long stock
for sale. but that many of the trans
actions represented speculative COM
mitments between trades, some OF
whom wanted to cover shorts ana
some wanted to buy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13
war Among the Greeks.

Greeks this AFTERNOON. According to
the story told by Jim Manassas. who
runs a candy store at sos Kansas
avenue, Louis CharahOws and another
Greek, whose name he did not know,
but who runs a shining parlor near
the postoffice. came into his place Of
business about 1 o'clock and after
calling him every vile epithet ever
invented, threatened to kill him. me
Manassas says. held his hand on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

revolver in his hip pocket, crying that
he would shoot if given a chance. A
call for the police caused both of the
accused to beat a hasty retreat. A
warrant for disturbing the peace was
made out for them and their arrest
will follow. Manassas remained at
the county attorneys Office until his
assailants were caught, saying that he
was afraid to return for fear that they
would kill him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

realized that it was being trodden on.
In church the men who pass the plate
A fellow may have a dark brown
taste and still be light-headed.
We would never fully realize how
great some people are if they didn't
tell US.
The baker is not the only man who
is ins- business because he needs the
dough.
A good many chronic invalids are
suffering from enlargement of the
Imagination
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 13=Judee
Holmes of the district court an
nounced today that on January 80. he
would appoint a receiver for the Lin
coin Traction company, which owns
all the street car lines in this city, on
the application by the city on the
ground that the company owes $751;
600 for taxes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13
DEATHS AND FUNERALS.

Mrs Nina B. Rooster, age 6s years,
died Thursday evening at o'clock at
ia Monroe street. The funeral will be
held on Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
from residence. Interment in Topeka
cemetery. Mrs. Rooster was born in
Wuertenberg, Germany, January 4, 1912.
She came to Topeka in 1870 and resid-
ed at TIA Monroe street ever since. She
is survived by Nina L. Rooster and
DR.. F. A. Rooster.
Maurice Reinke, age years, died at
the home of his parents at 1915 Kansas
avenue on Thursday evening of scarlet
fever The funeral will take place from
the house at II o'clock on Saturday
morning. Interment in Topeka ceme-
terry
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13
MAY MEAN ASPLIT.
Convention of stocI1men Adopts Re-
organization Plan.

Denver, Jan. 1s.-The reorganization
plan was adopted by the national live
stock convention by a vote of 253 to CO.
The cattlemen will probably secede
from the organization as a result.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13
First SNOW in Two Years.

Portland, Ore. Jan. lathe first
snowstorm that has occurred here for
two years and one which bids fair to
be the heaviest for several years pre-
walls in this city and through out
northwestern Oregan and southwest
ern Washington About an inch of
snow has fallen. The storm is accom-
panied by a high wind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13
CALL FOR BANK STATEMENT.
Commissioner Albright Asks for One
Up to Jan. H.

Bank Commissioner Albright has
issued a call for a statement from all
the state banks of Kansas on Jan. IL,
1905. The comptroller of the cur
rency has also issued call for
statement by the national banks on
the same day.
When these statements are all re-
ceived, their total will show how much
money Kansas has on hand at the
present time
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

Representative Browns bill making
the pointing Of gun Gin fun" at any
person punishable by fine is good. The
punishment should be increased in cases
where the weapon is mot 1oaded'' as
that is the kind that does the most
h.r
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

Since Neidringhaus has been selected
TO represent Missouri in the United
States senate a good many residents Of
that state are convinced that they
made a mistake in turning it over to
the Republicans.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13
WARNER GETS IT.
Illinois Man Made Commissioner Of
Pensions.

Washington. Jan. 1s.-The presi-
dent has appointed vespasian Warner
to be commissioner Of pensions. Mr..
Warner is no wa member Of congress
from Illinois.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13
Robson IS PRESIDENT.
FL Dorado Man at Head of Board of
Agriculture.

The election of the president of the
State Board of Agriculture for the en-
suing year resulted in a unanimous
election by reclamation of ]. w. Rob-
ison, of FL Dorado, formerly vice
president and also 8 member of the
board of railroad commissioners.
F. D. Coburn will be selected again
to act as secretary of the board
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

Newark News; Some iconocIast is
obliterating all those beautiful notices
that Commissioner Ware had painted
on the walls of his Office, but nobody
can GUST the great Kansan from the
unique place which he achieved as a
philosopher in a hard row of stumps.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13
DYCHE IS PRESIDENT.
Well Known Scientist at Head of
Poultry Men.

State Poultry association chose from
among their number this noon the ex-
ecutive officers Of the association.
There is no change in the personnel.
The officers follow: Prof L. L. Dyche,
president, Lawrence; George H. GIL
lies, vice president, Topeka; J. W. F.
Hughes, secretary, Topeka; Thos.
Owen, treasurer, Topeka; Raymond F.
Atwood, superintendent, Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

The census bureau has issued a re-
port on the condition of irrigation in
the United States in 1902, showing that
80, AIS systems with IS, 81 miles of main
canals and bitches were irrigating o.
4s7,077 acres on 134.O36 farms The
amount expended in constructing all
these systems was $sS. 32O,452. The aver
age construction cost per acre in the
arid region was $9.14 and average per
irrigation system $2,710 The report
says that the great obstacle Of the de-
velopment of irrigation in Texas and
New Mexico is the present treaty be-
tween Mexico and this country, which
prohibits the impounding of the waters
of the Rio Grande.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13
TeleDl1one Pole on Fire.

An Independent telephone pole at the
corner of Eighth and Madison caught
fire at noon today. The cables are
brought together in a small box and
through an overcharge of current the
wires set the box on fire. The IRE de-
partment made q run to the scene and
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

The attitude taken toward candidates
for the United States senate by a
number of states should serve a hint
to congressman already elected. There
seems to be a widespread desire that
congress should do what the president
wishes it to do. This includes. of course,
action on railroad rates and the tariff.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

The war in the east has been going
on now nearly a year and the situation
of Russia has grown steadily worse
from the beginning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

The Republican national platforms
which declared for the admission of the
territories TO statehood. said nothing
about making two states of them in
stead OF three or four
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

The enemies Of Mr.. Bristow have not
succeeded in getting his scalp yet but
It looks as though they have clipped off
a large lock Of hair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

The commander of the Russian Bal
tic feet says he expects to be attacked
by the japanese. Fisherman would bet
ter look out.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13
roo LATE no CLAssIFY.

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1T CAN NOT injure, may do wondrous
good For wrinkles, blemishes, skin trou-
bles use Satin Skin Cream. 25c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

The Minneapolis Journal wishes there
were more Folks like the new governor
Of Missouri.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

The man who doesn't pledge himself
to stand by Roosevelt and his policy in
congress appears to stand a poor show
for election to the United States SEN
ate this winter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

The January thaw appears to be a
canary freeze this year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

(First published in the Topeka State Jour
nal January -, 1862
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

of Topeka, Kan, at the close OF business
January H. 1905. called for by the
comptroller of the currency:
RESOURCES
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13
CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK.

REPORT OF THE CONDITION
of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

put out the blaze without much dam
age.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-13

State Journal, 1Oc a Week
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07

reminds me of cranbeTries, except
there are many more of them on the
bush or three, but am getting away
from that cut of coffee as it is made
and served the strangers, Just
enough berries are Drowned to make
tie amount required for the occasion
Tn Cuba woman browns here coffee
much darker than they do in the
States. She keeps stirring IT with
a hardwood stick and as soon as IT
is done to her taste she pours it IN
q wooden morton and brushes the
berry with heavy wooden pissei.
:lI have not yet seen a coffee mill in
native shack. She boils and
strains through a sack and serves
it as bIael1 as tar and don't need a
lnble. I have not seen a mouthful
Of bread in a native house. They
have hardtacll galore, dinner break
fast and supper and fees as big as
grains of wheat are always ready to
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07

appreciate the fact has been seen,
and as the shacks are far and far
between YOU will enuaabiseut for
sure and you had better provide
yourself with a good supply before
YOU start. At every place YOU halt
for 30 minutes will viii be served
with coffee made from the native
berry, and IN many instances you
can reach out the shack and pick the
berry
/ was much interested in ITS cul-
tivation (you can't .say~eultlvatIon
either. as all the Cuban does is plant
and this by taking bar Of IRON
about like one Of our erow-bars. but
draw nto a point. and jab a hole IN
the ground and stick IN acntting OF
drop seed and nature good old
Dame Nature. unuolested on her
own good way does the rest) a col
fee hush at 3 years makes a wonder
fnl Weld in Cuba. The ripe berries
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07
l..7 % n1ereer. slrI g VViIsor1 and + II Burke.

welcome white folks But of one
thing YOU may be assured, your wei
come, and it's the best they have and
there is no charge
When night overtakes you you
swing the hammock your guide pro-
vided before you started from loIst
to ioist and your welcome If you
don't hang it high enough to pre-
vent the hogs, and hogs win walsen
you along after midnight bi rubbing
their back on the underside- l
reckon it's a treat they often enjoy
for my guide was very particular to
explain to me that the porker would
come in during the night and he
did. I saw him enjoy rubbing on
my nearest neighbor.
AS I write we're passing over
historic ground. Along here Adj
miral- Sehley finished the Spanish
fleet. and the bIeached sails are left
for markers for others TO consider
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07

Clyde VanpeH, who was arrested
Yesterday upon warrant charging
him with incorrigibility, was releas-
ed from custody today, upon the m
stance of his grandfather. Robert
vanpelt. He was discharged with.
the understanding that his gaardIianI
send him to school, otherwise ne
viii be sent to the Reform school ct
PruntytaWns
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07
Mr.. BRADY
WRITES
OF CUBA
a. Thomag q. Brady.)

BY Thomas II. bTddN.J
Pelone, Cuba. Oct. II do not
remember just where / left you last
week. but at all events have trav-
e]d the coast and mountains OIL
Santiago district, horseback and
afaot, since my last letter, more than
90 miles. going to the head OF the
Pertillio river. crossing the noun
ms and examining the timber ON
n q Vicana river. which erupties INTO
n a Caribbean sea. 10 or Is miles
d.,wn from the Portfolio. ] ms NJ
gwen me very good idea oil tlfs
I.,man@c forest practically untoucll-
ed after leaving the foothills pofueF-
In donrina as in every thing else
n = Cuban has only done what was
olfonded with the lease possible Ell.
foo To illustrate: 'SThe older oil
or o,,j5ies would with much en-
~ asis cali my attention to ma
bo,,onv tree Is inches in diameter
1850 Ia Size trial. but would not re-
o.. tr.,e so or 100 feet across
5.,an rayine. that would scale 30 ~
ID inches. and. when asked about II
ha would reply. much hard 70 s ~.
Sol found millions OF feet OF l'iN
most valuable timber stano'l l s
venting for Yankee men an .
1,,cthods. j said millions, yes, mn.
1;.,ns multiplied by hundreds OF sIlet
+i,nber as mahogany. cedar, hgHllllis,
sta ebony and many other tha1
1oet of your readers have never
ma never heard of In fact
~, fbe 40. 900 acres I examined thes'
: = 70 1.ITfCtIcs timber oil SUI 5
c.anf si,,. - warrant-euttTug. = 'ali
f7ot is the least of it, for when TINS
{i,,bcr Is removed and the brush
b,rned the land viii bring e e'
r.G,s crops of cocoa (ehocolllel
See, baIanas, grapes ora. III
!. nons. cocoa nuts and IN 1acp, az
fruits peruiiar, to the troPicS !
ne apples grow to 7peffeetloh. a W.
80 rs soft and aS palatahie 10 tIls
o,ra os j. the bartlett pear OF our
c,,jrtyv.. Or if they do not care 10
urn in TO fruit. the CHIMNEY grass
cr-oyys we'll. I almost fear to stare
+ O fact. but il is the fact all inc
scn,o rode through guinney g rass
n,stnres at an altitude Of over l'zVo
> ~ where the grass was . to . =
S,c+ over my head. 1t resemple7
no Johnson grass. of Texas, nut =
- told contains much more SAGA
me matter. and cattlemen have no
hrsitancy in putting steer 10 tme
n re. went to some trou .3 ~ AZ i'I
certain ms to the profit OF the ea'.,5
,baSincss in Santiago brownies ia Ia
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07

before they blow up an American
war ship. We will soon be going
into Santiago harbor From here !
% through Cuba by rail stopping
to look over the country around
C.amaguev. Mantanza and one OF
two other points. Later will
write YOU about interior Cuba as
{ see it.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-07

SWEET MELODY FLOUR
SWEET MELODY FLOUR 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-24

Alexandria have been strewn with flowers,
and the confederate monument. at the in
tersection Of Prince and Washington
streets, has been decorated with floral trib-
utes. The grafton of the day will be deliv-
cred there about o'clock by Major Holmes
Conrad. A half holiday was given in the
public schools this afternoon in honor OF
the day.
Much pleasure has been expressed today
by teachers and patrons of the public
schools and citizens generally upon the re-
appointment of Col. K. Kemper as super
intendent of the schools for this city. This
action was taken last evening by the state
board of public education in Richmond
after receiving the general Endorsement of
Colonel kemper by the people of this city.
Mrs. Ophelia Hart will present the Gill
bert and Sullivan opera, THE Gondoliers,
in the opera house tomorrow evening for
the benefit of the Alexandria Base Ban
Club. Judging from the sale of tickets, the
benefit will be quite a success.
The officers OF the Paff Shoe Company
were reelected for the ensuing year at a
meeting of the stockholders of the COM
pany yesterday.
MIR. Robert F. Crowley Of Alexandria
county has gone to Richmond on business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-24

a penalty for expectorating the side
walk or in public buildings. 1t imposes a
fine of not less than 81 nor more than $40,
and will become effective June Is. A COM
munication was received from State Sena-
tor Machen, which was placed in the hands
of the committee on streets and general
laws. In reference to the movement for
securing an amendment to the state con-
stitution by which the thirty-third section
of the city charter would be restored.
In the letter Senator Machen said in part:
II have drawn bill which l expect to
introduce at the next session of the gen.
eral assembly proposing an amendment to
the constitution permitting the councils or
cities to impose a special assessment upon
abutting land owners for street improve
ments not exceeding 30 per cent off the
costs of such improvements, and not In
excess of the peculiar benefits to such land
owners arising from such improvements.
would be glad of an opportunity TO dls-
cuss this measure before the two branches
of your body in joint session, and would
welcome any criticism suggestion you
NAV desire to make Moreover, If possible.
/ should like to have your cooperation In
securing for the bill the support Of other
cities of the state. With their support It's
massage would probably be easy; without
their support it will very hKeiy 1aiI. ANY
action intended to arouse public sentiment
in the matter should be taken early In or
der to secure pledges of support from those
ofrering as candidates for the legislature
in the various cities of the state.
General Matters.
Confederate Memorial day will be OBJ
served in this city this afternoon by exer-
cises under the auspices of Lee Camp,
Confederate Veterans, as outlined In The
Star yesterday. The graves of the south
ern soldiers In the cemeteries In and around
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-24

broken. While the attempt to open the
safe was not successful, the robbers did
succeed in breaking the combination and
putting the owner to considerable expense.
Mr.. Frazier's place of business is only a
short distance from the Eastern branch,
and 1t is said to be an easy matter for
burglars to operate there without attract
ing attention. Several visits have been
paid to this place within a short time, but
very little cash was secured by the. bur-
glars. In December. 1908, the place was
entered and the safe tempered with, but
nothing was secured. Alleged ''yeggmen'
were arrested in New York on suspicion OF
being the men who committed that job and
to have operated in Anacostia the same
night, but the prisoners proved an abb and
were discharged.
In December of last year Mr.. Frazier's
place again visited and small amount
of money taken. This morning when he
discovered what had happened he sent for
the police. Detectives Muller and Cornwen
were detailed upon the case and are MAX
ing investigation.
Witnesses were before the grand jury in
the so-called ''yeggmen" cases at La Plata,
Charles county, Md, yesterday. and, it is
said several indictments were returned. It
was suggested today that last nights at
tempt may have been made by men who
are in this section to assist those who are
to be tried at La Plata.