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Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-28
The Postmaster Generals Pants
Filled.

FIo-e Smith. Postmaster General
during CleEelaud's last administration
tells n story ~ q tarEy employed az
bls home vi so was usually the recipient
~ al ~ Nr. SmirL's cast-0f clothing.
Many - fue GOATS. vests and trol-.-r-,
uheu cast aside. we've 81 q flue qlallty
and a. q result thls negro shoue in The
SleiefF ~ Als feliosFussn. GA one Co.
carign the Postmaster General pur-
cLz~ssl al elf---li- I.alr ~ trousers from
Izris S1.lt lDE these trousers would
not wear out ar. SMifh would wear
them DAY Iu and day 0ut. rain Or shine.
and u apparently soiied little clean
F inr % would make theta as good a.
new Try what d. wouid- the servant
c01i6 Rot get The master u east them
away
One rainy day. 81. Smith came home
from a ride iBtO the country Oh horse
bask with his trousers very much ths
worse for mud and water ~Samho.
he sald 20 bis helper take this pair
q pants cut and give them q good
cleaning. a. 7 want 10 wear them 10
morrOw~ Sanlt,o came back IN 81
hour or two. hiH face sad and gloomy
Deed Marsa 9okev he said. --somehos
I I can't get that thar mod ON youl
pants. dey certainly am q sight"
Try some soap and water, Sam.
4 said NJ. smith
~D0De tried soap ard water. sar-"
TRY SOHO gasoline" Mr.. Smith re
Piled
Dome tried gas0lsne"
TRY tgrpenfiDe," desperately erie
the * Postmaster General
Done tried turUenfine."
did you Try ammonium
-Tsint 20 use 20 Try EN- CO, Mars
Hoks I k2ows 6sx<u 62s
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-28
Questions of Legislation.

Judge Grosscup OF Chicago. who re-
Gently attained fame IN his beef trust
decision, ADDRESSED the association
upon the evils wAIch be I'D would re-
suit in ease the Interstate Commerce
Commission was vested with power 10
act as both prosecutor and court, as
they would II they were given power
70 FIX railroad rates. He took strong
ground AGAINST all rebates and discrim-
nations and declared that Il would be
wise 10 replace the present machinery
. by a government bureau empowered 10
investigate al complaints. with court
OF transportation 20 adJudge the va
riors points raised
Resolutions were adopted emDodying
I this idea
The association also Endorsed the re-
port OF President Rooseyelt's Public
Land Commission, advising the repeal
OF the Timber and Stone Act and
changes IL the Desert Land Act. and
the Communication Clause OF the Home
stead Act 70 prevent land frauds. The
Interest OF the association In this mat
ter and ia the government irrigation
work r. active. since irrigation and
home building on millions Of acres oi
Western lands will furnish an unpar
alfeled market
The proposed parcel post Legislation
came IN for q scoring as Icing inimica
20 independent manufacture and De
srroyer Of the thousands OF retail ans
even wholesale dealers throughout tn
country With whom the farmers a
, bukfness directly and tending 20 fur
Their concentrate manufactures In fes
Igrszx centerss aod cseAte monopolies.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-28
Much Work ahead.

The Niagara meeting. however.
brought forth the fact that there arr
many fields as yet unconQuered by our
iunlercnt makers In sharp coutras.
with the brilliant success achieved b.
American harvesting machinery in Rus
sia. American p.ows are practically IN
known in that vast agricultural coun-
Try The pl0ws used are mostly Ger
man or OF local make. while the Amer
lean types Of light. strong pl0ws, cap
able OF doing almost twice TIE worh
Of the Russian piOws. and which have
swept everything before them Ia South
Africa and Australia. have thus lar.
for some reason, failed 10 gain an Ell
try into Russia.
American Manufacturers Foremost.
Ii seems that the American nipple
ment makers are "A progressive set all
the secret OF their phenomenal sue
cess AS been in their good C.san-11-
tion and the close study they have
made Of the wants OF the foreign peO
pies The American manufacture has
made a study OF conditions and has
thus beaten the Briusler with his
take il or leave IT," and The Germal
/ pan OF making an exact imitation Of
/ ,he native or local implement.
( ne NAAlN..aA -Ar-a AL ASH
/ cultural Implement ana Vehicle Manu-
I tacturers IS an Influential body and iu
annual meetings are participated IN b.
some OF the heaviest manufacturers II
the world lt taxes un. In addition q
/ its regular business, the various brOa'
/ questions Of the day as they may hav
I some direct or indirect bearing upoi
II the prosperity OF their industries
Among other questions discussed at Ia
recent meeting were the ten-hOur ls
Dor day, certain phases OF the tarir
the parcel post question, ship subsid,
the railroad rate question and the n
peal OF the land laws. The princips
/ discussion. as noted by the daily n
. ports. centered around the rallroa
rate and land law questions and parcl
post. although there was. OF course. Z
ldissentiOn 20 the view that everythin
possible should be done 20 expand 10
eign trade.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-28

One rsurrnan got i've yecrs sn pFiBon 10
stealing a bag 81 Wheat Re should hav
faken The preraufion 70 90 hfe bushes
through the Chicago stock Exchange
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-28

Columbia University proposes % aboiist
haxing By sxpelIirg the naxers. TIE
Board Of Directors ara 20 Dc confTatu12f,
- eR IksytEs teesxht eat . bright SasA
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-28

Han Game has concluded that ne vi
not write novel or American million
aires Tie was probably unable 20 IN
ore who would make = good hero.
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-28

a Mining engineer Ga cua6a'afara. Mex
leo. has found "A petrif@d apple. ~ zee
underground This u almost as starting
az the seedle8s apple fake-
Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1905-10-28

The German Who has built = house en-
TREY % cork must DC al xrishnaa-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-09
Ford Brady Falls From Fourth
Story at National.
Saved by Falling on Roof of a
Building.
WAS SCARCELY HURT.
Walking in Sleep-Didn't Know
How Accident Happened.
Night Clerk Hears Noise and
Sends SOmnambulist to Bed.

The old saying that neither a child
nor a somnambulist gets hurt by fall
ing was amply demonstrated at the Ma
tionaI hotel about one o'clock this
morning.
Ford Brady. a travelling. man about 80
years Of age, who subscribes himseIE
Michigan Valley, WIS., on the regis
ter, walked out of a window on the
fourth story at the back Of that hotel
at the hour mentioned, and fell on the
tin roof of the dining room below, a
distance of a story and one-half. or
about IA feet. He was entirely unhurt.
Night Clerk Webster, who has his
room on the fifth floor heard Brady fall.
and jumping from his bed, ran to the
window and called out:
What's the matter?''
walked out of the window in my
sleep reckon was the answer which
came back and was preceded by
sleepy yawn-
Are you hurt any?"
''A-a-a-aa-w no-oo-o-o!" came anoth-
er sleepy drawl "Stubbed my toeg
Um- -m-m-m Uh- aw!"
Better crawl in the window right be-
side you; it leads into the hall and get
back in your bed" said Webster.
I'm coming" said Brady and ha
clambered over the sash and waIke1
back upstairs into the room from which
he had fallen so unceremoniously.
Brady's disturbed slumbers caused
him to sleep late today, SO he could not
be seen. But the hotel authorities an
swered assuringly to all inquiries that
the sleep-walker had not been hurt.
Il suppose that he must have grab
bed at the ledge of the window as he
FELL said the clerk, "and in that way
checked the force of his fall He how
ever, says that he does not know any
thing about it, further than that he
went to bed all right and woke up as
he fell with a sudden thud on the tin
roof over the dining room. Besides an
1 injured zoe, he had not a scratch or a
/ bruise. He had left the window open
4 before he went to bed, because it was
I very warm. The window is only few
4 inches above the floor and it would
/ theI efore be very easy for a sleep
4 walker to step right out of the window
without humping up against anything.
4 I consider him very lucky indeed.
II was sleeping on the fifth floor
4 right above him." said Mr.. Webster. I
Z heard the thud on the tin roof and
/ jumped out of my bed to investigate.
/ Mr.. Brady seemed to still be very
/ sleepy when called to him, but he got
up however right away and came back
1 to bis ROOM
/ 1t is a we'll known fact that sleep
/ walkers do not hurt themselves in fall
7 ing. Cases are on record of people fall
/ ing from windows down stairs and in
other periIous ways and escaping with
! but scratches. The reason they are so
fortunate is ascribed to the fact that
/ their bodies. are relaxed, and the mus
1 cles not in a tension as with a person
/ who is falling and realizes it. Had Mr..
/ Rradv walked out of a window on the
I south or east side of the hotel he would
/ have fallen to the sidewalk four stories
below and even the fact that he was
asleep wouldn't have saved him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-09
MASSACRE OF JEWS.
Twelve Killed and Fifty Wounded in
Street Fight.

st. Petersburg, May 9.-There had
been a massacre of Jews at Zhitomir,
government of volhynia, southwestern
Russia. a dispatch to the Novostf, says
the rioting began May and continued
for 4S hours. Orthodox Christians fell
upon the Jews in the streets The Jews
were armed and fought their assaiIants,
many being killed or wounded on both
sides
Private dispatches from zhitomir at
tribute the attack upon the Jews to ar
ticles in NJ. Kroshevan's paper. Twelve
persons were killed and fifty wounded.
On Sunday the Jews telegraphed to
friends in St. Petersburg to ask the au-
thOrities to take strong measures for
their protection and orders to that effect
were sent.
Commenting upon this news the
Novost remarks upon the coincidence
that BIkrousvean (the former editor of
the Bessarabyitz) of Kishineff, held to
be responsible for the massacre of 1908
at that place. had hardly returned to
Kishineff and started the publication OF
a new paper, the Friend, before Jewish
massacres commenced in the neighbor-
hood.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-09
K. U. DIDN'T COME.
Baseball Game With Washburn to Be
Tomorrow.

Washburn and Kansas university did
not play their game of baseball today
as scheduled because of wet grounds
The college park was a sea of water and
mud this morning, even from the light
rain which fell during the night The
diamond is poorly built and a small
amount of moisture will make it unfit
for a baseball game.
So early this morning the manager Of
the Kansas team was advised at Law
renee that the game would be post
pOned until Wednesday afternoon. The
contest ought to be a good one. Neither
Of the teams is as strong as in prev
ious years, but they are matched even
ly as the records this year testify
Honska will be on the rubber for the
blue legs. He is pitching good ball this
year and may be able to put it over the
Wearers of the crimson.
Free tickets have been distributed at
the college, so plenty of rooters will be
out and enthusiasm ought to be ram
pant. Washburn and Kansas have be
come enemies of the first water and the
only opportunity which they have to
settle their difficulties is on the ath-
letic field Last year Kansas was de-
feated twice by the Washburn baseball
team and is after revenge.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-09
TALKS AT PUEBLO.
President Makes a Short Speech from
Rear Platform.

Pueblo, Colo, May 9.-President
Roosevelt on his return trip paid his
second visit and made his second
speech to Pueblo citizens since he
arrived in the state three weeks ago.
The station platform was crowded and
the president was cheered heartily
when he stepped to the rear end of
the train. He spoke as follows:
tI cannot say how much impressed
I am as I travel through your state
I doubt if you yourselves fully realize
its future, as 7 have said to you be-
fore. Your mines, your manufactures
the commerce in which you are en-
gagged. your stock farming, your grain
ment that will surely come of your
water power, above all the extraordf-
nary strides you are taking in irriga-
tion-all of that impresses me i'm
mensely. But am impressed by an
other thing in addition to all of those
industries. You have got one industry
in your landscape, your scenery. This
state is going to be one of the places
to which people from the east and
west are going to come and see your
country; to enjoy it; to make it one
of the holiday spots of the land. This
morning we have come over the Ten
neSsee pass right in the midst OF the
snow right down from the high
mountains. through the valleys,
through the great canyons, into your
fertile valley, now out to the plains.
There is such a marvellous diversified
ton of natural features in your land
scaDe YOU are thrice fortunate IN
your material resources. But as I
have said everywhere, and as 1 cannot
say too often, the thing that counts,
of course, is the character of the aver
age citizenship. and that is what gives
me my supreme faith in the future,
not merely of Colorado but of all our
union: my belief that we are going
steadily on generation by generation
to train up the average American citi-
zen. man and woman, SO that he or
she can do the full duty demanded by
the republic That is one reason why
I congratulate you of the west, be-
cause your task is great and because
YOU have done it well. In life it is
not the things you shirk that count
It is the things that you are able to
do; and the greatest benefit that can
be given to any man is the chance to
render good service to those nearest
to him, to his neighbOrs to the re-
public as whole You here and
those who went just ahead of you have
conquered the wilderness and make
it blossom like a rose"
At Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs, Colo, May a.
The president stopped here for a lit
tie more than a minute. MIR. Roose-
welt greeted the large crowd, saying:
Ct have just had the honor of being
made an honorary member Of the
Pixies Peak Press club. I want TO
thank, Mr.. Mayor, all of you for Civ
ing me the chance of seeing you here
and to greet you"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-09
SLOW FREIGHT RATES.
That Topic viii Be Presented to Rail-
way Congress.

Washington, May 9.-The only phase
Of the railway rate question which viii
come before the railway congress is
that of SLOW freight rates, which topic
has just been concluded by section 4,
for presentation to the general session
of the congress Thursday. The cOnclus-
ion reached by the section is that
Tariffs should be based on commercial
principles, taking into account the spe-
ciaI condition which bear OF the com
merciaI value of the services rendered,
with the reservation that rates shall be
charged without arbitrary discrimina-
ton to all shippers alike under like con-
ditions, the making of rates should as
far as possible have all the elasticity
necessary to permit the development Of
traffic and to produce the greatest
results to the public and to the ran
roads themselves
On the question of length OF time on
duty and working regulation for en-
ployes and laborers, section 4 has reacn-
ed the following conclusion for presen-
tation to the general session of the con-
gress:
THAT due to the many pecufarities
Of railway service it is impossible to re-
conciIe the rigidity of the law with the
elasticity necessitated by the various
reollirements bv the needs of the public
the eroDloves and employing manage
ment. tits held that the employer should
have the greatest latitude to fix, under
the control of competent authorities, the
regulations of work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-09
President Roosevelt Left Denver
at z O'clock This Morning.
Run to Omaha viii Be Made
Over the Union Pacific.
WD AT STATION
Remained Quiet Because the
President Was Not Up.
Colorado Capital Entertained
Layishly During Stay.

Denver, Colo. May 9.-The presiden-
tiaI special train consisting of a bag
gage car, buffet car, sleeper, private
car of the general manager of the road
and the presidents private car Rocket
pulled by one of the new monster en-
gines, left the union depot here over the
Union Pacific road for Chicago prompt
ly at seven o'clock this morning. The
curtains in the sleeper and the presi-
dents private car were closely drawn
and all was quiet within. Quite a crowd
had assembled at the station to see the
president off but no demonstration was
made when it became known that he
was slumbering. The huge engine was
piloted by Engineer Hockenberger and
was in charge of Conductor Clark. The
engine itself was literally smothered in
decoration consisting of tri-colored ef-
fects in bunting. Several large por-
traits Of the president were displayed
on the sides of the engine cab.
Preceding the presidents special train
by 10 minutes went a pilot train con-
sisting of an engine and one coach.
This pilot train will lead the special to
JuIesburg, when another pilot will take
its place and run ahead of the special
into Omaha. Track walkers and inspec-
tors were ordered out at daylight all
along this division OF the Union Pa
cific and every precaution was taken to
insure the presidents safety on his east
ward Journey
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-09
RAIN AND CLOUDY wEATHFB-
That Has Been the Situation in Topeka
Today.

Today's cloudy and threatening
weather is expected by the forecasteT
to continue for the forecast for EraY7ea 6
is Unsettled with showers tonie-1t and
east portion Wednesday; colder We'd
nesday."
Today's corn and wheat region bull
letln says; Generally cloudy weather
prevails over the district this mornine-
Showers have occurred at nearly all
stations except in southwestern Mis-
souri,; heavy rains occurred in the cen
tral and extreme northeastern DOR
tions of Kansas. Temperatures have
risen in southern and southeastern
Kansas and in southwestern Missouri,
but have fallen in extreme northeast
ern Kansas and northwestern Missouri
Showers have occurred in all the other
districts. Frosts in Chicago, Columbus
and Minneapolis districts -
The rains reported by the govern
ment stations in Kansas last night
were: Baker, 2; Fort Scott. rs;
Macksville, 1.54; Mcpherson. 2.26;
Usage City. Is; Sedan, Is; Topeka,
trace; Wichita, trace.
The maximum and minimum tenn
peratures reported for the "A hours
ending this morning at o'clock were:
Baker, $3.50; Concordia, 1880;
Macksville 84-6O; Mcpherson, 1886;
peka, 1853; Toronto, s4-56; Wichita,
$3.50.
The wind at noon was southwest,
blowing 20 miles an hour. The hour
ly temperatures recorded by the gov
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-09
NO INTERNAL MACHINE.
BUT Clerks in Governors Office
Thought They Had One.

What was supposed to be an in
fernal machine was received through
the mail at the Office OF Governor E.
w. Hoch yesterday. The package was
addressed to Governor HOch- 1t was
very heavy, and seemed to contain
some article which ratified slightly.
The package was about five inches
square; just nice size for a bundle of
gun-cotton or bottle of nitro
glycerine.
In view of the fact that Governor
HOch has been receiving letters of de-
cidedIy uncOmplimentary nature from
jointkeepers and liquor synpathizers
in regard to the attitude Which he has
assumed on the question of law en-
forcement, the people who received
the package were suspicious. The
package was addressed to Governor
z. w Hoch personal This added to
the suspicion. It looked as though
whoever sent the package had intend
ed it to get past the hands of T. A.
McNeal, who opens all the governor s
mail.
It happened that on Monday both the
governor and his private secretary. Mr..
AdcNeal were out of town. The pack
age was received by Chief Clerk Smith.
Mr.. Smith and the janitor who takes
care of the governors room held a con-
sultatiOn. Mr.. Smith stated that he
didn't like the idea of opening that
package, and yet he was not inclined
to leave it for the governor to tackle.
The brave JanltOr said he would take
his chances with the package He re
moved it from the governors apart
ments, and took it to a secluded spot
where with infinite care and patience he
removed q small portion of the box so
that he could see the contents. Then he
brought the package back to Mr.. Smith.
1t was a very large and handsome
glass paper weight, with the governor s
name moulded into the middle stratum
sent to him by an admiring friend.
For the past week the governors mail
has been increasing at an amazing rate.
People all over the state have been
writing to him about prohibition.
1T looks as though there was a tenn
perance revival in progress" said Mr
McNeal this morning as he opened let
ter after letter giving the governor ad-
vice, suggestions or InaIedictiOns about
the subject of closing the saloons.
One of the letters received this morn
ing was from Frank Holsinger, who
was candidate for governor against Mr.
HOch on the prohibition ticket Mr.
Holsinger spoke with great JUNCTION and
religious fervOr in commendation of the
governors attitude. He said: i thank
God that at last the state of Kansas
has a governor who is able to speak his
own mind, and do what he believes to
be right. Keep on with your good
work
When Governor Hoch returns from
Marion TODAY. he will find awaiting him
on his desk a stack of prohibition let
ters about a foot thick and on top of
the stack, the big glass paper weight
which was under suspicion of being an
| Internal machine.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-09
GooD BYE 10 ooLoRADo.
Farewell Banquet to the President Is
Given at Denver.

Denver, Col. May 9.-The entertainment
of President Roosevelt by the citizens OF
Denver was a fitting conclusion Of the day
Of royal welcome as he journeyed through
the state of Colorado from Glenwood
Springs. All the towns along the Denver
and Rio Grande railroad over Wnlch the
presidential party Travelled, centered their
population at the stations to greet the
president and every evidence OF hearty
good will was seen and heard The crown
ing events came in the form of a ban
quent rendered President Roosevelt by the
Denver Chamber of Commerce at the
Brown Palace hotel. This was perhaps
the most sumptuous affair ever held in
the state and the president was visibly
pleased by the picture that unfOlded it
self to his eyes as he entered the banquet
hall Tri-colored streamers and Shields
interspersed with pictures Of the pTesi-
dent framed in flags, almost hid the walls
and on the tables American beauty roses
added color to the scheme. Potted plants
were literally distributed throughout the
hall lending an effective green. The
menu was perfect Throughout the ser
vice of the course strtnged instruments
blended IN beautiful melody. The banquet
began at O'Clock and continued until II
when the president was escorted to his
private car Rocket" " where he almost
Immediately retired to wait his departure
for Chicago at o'clock this morning
Promptly at $50 O'Clock the last course
Of the elaborate menu was finished and
President James s. Temple Of the Cham
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-05-09
SENATOR BURTON HERE
He Adheres to His Plan of Keeping
Silent

Senator J. R. Burton is in Topeka
today, and is stopping at the Cope
land. He was not accompanied by Mrs.
Burton. She is visiting in Chicago.
When asked if he had anything to say
for publication, Senator Burton said:
s'I have nothing to say. I have
adopted the plan of doing no talking.
and I ask the newspapers to respect
that wish.
ssIs there any statement you would
care to make about that alleged resig-
nation?'
Gas I said before" replied Mr.. Bur
ton. with some tartness, @I have moth
ing to say"
Senator Burton then explained in a
confidential way that he would like to
with stuff to print, but that under the
circumstances he considered it better
to keep out of the newspapers alto
gether.