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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-08-02

come. do youY asked the farmer, as be
turned around
7 haven't the slightest doubt Of It, my
man"
and viii it AFFECT .us9"
1T Is certain to, more or less
The man Of toll turned back and
thought things over for few minutes and
then wheeled to say:
Well I think I'll take my chances
an IN the pickle business. Pickles ought
to be worth SO a bar'l. but they are sell.
ing for rs cents less. I guess I'll hang
on, war or no war, till they come up to
my hgger. Durn a man who hasn't got
some sporting blood IN his veins
JOE KERR.
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TAKING CHANGES.

There were two politicians occupying
the same seat IN the smoking car and
talking together, and In the seat ahead
NUS a farmer Presently one OF the men
EAia
Dent you think that China is the slow
and old-faahioaed country the news1aperg
speak Of, Sic ID having her armies Of
aceFed By the best military talent In the
weird, ana sAe & aiming With the latest
meszats ana artillery. tell you, she will
be hsArd fEem within another decade
20 you tA5ak she viii bring on an
Rtter wary" was asked
= have no dQ4aE Of it. Yes, sir I 81
Peet % ses q Vasr between Chi1a and Rus
liz within anosher dacade.'
SO yea think another war is bound to
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wan S
AND
MISCELLANEOUS
ADVERTISEMENTS
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.


Z r. Craner and wife to c. Cramer,
lo tst 74 Pil a0 sub aaa ~. il,s''1 80
pear1 walnut l9aS C Grove we sub-div 1000
L. B. Nelson to S. Ewart, lots le9,
III and 773 Fillmore St, Steele's add $50
I r. Shaffer and wife to A II. Shat
fer, lots 45S and part $50 Brooks
ave, Norton's add. ;.,.l-- -. 1,1oO
L. B. Nelson to s. Ewarts lots 10
M and. IA Clay St, Steele,s add. -. 1S0
= Merriam 81 isnoP tract CLIO io-i2-i5 1900
G. H. Grfggs to A. F. Harrison, w.
Y N E. 4 and s. E. 4 n. E.
Z3-lZ-l5 -... .....- 49, o.ooo
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PATENTS.
STORAGE.
BICYCLES AND REPAIRING.

~-----~-~--~-------~
U. s. CYCLE CO, s1lS z. 9Th st. Natsona
& Iver-Johnson bicycles. Supplies, repairs
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FREE DIsPENsARY.


MONROE ST. FREE DISPENsARY.
20Z Monroe st. Conducted by regular
practicing physicians and surgeons. Ned
ical service free. Medicine free in some
cases. Office hours to 8 .. m. Calls
answered night or day. Ind tel. s4l3
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FLORISTS.

>---~----~---r>---=-r
J. e RODMAN, blooming plants,cut flow
ers. palms, designs decorations sos Kan.
ave. Phone 81, Greenhouse 18TH and Mon
CUT flowers floral designs. Special at
tention to out of town orders. james
Hayes. 10l w. 9Th St Phone ST..
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ATroRNEYs-Ar-rAw.

---r~c1~ ~ e;cS7 10000 -
Kansas ave. Both phones 1874
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~-r---~~S7~~----s-7~~,-~~
e. G. kINLEY,
Manufacturer and dealer in ell kinds Of
vehicles. See us about that delivery wag-
on 116 W 9Th st.
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RArLRoAD 1TArE TABLEa.


p0CK ISLAND system TIME TABLE
~ TOzEKA, KAN.
the Right Road To and From and
Between
,srn5FSEAPOLIS KANSAS CTTT
81 PAUL ST. JOSEPH
s.1@-pTr WORTH PEORIA
ZZST 0RADO SRGS MEMPHIS
&GZ@TUTR ST. LOUIS
11L1xxEzI CHICAGO
And ErsrYwhere Beyond
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GEO. NJ NOBLE q CO..
REAr. ESTATE. LOANS. INSURANCE.
Some Special Farms aB1 City Bargains.
$50 KAN. AVE. OPP. PosToFF1cn
WANTED-To trade. one Of the best res
idence corners in Topeka, near car line
lots, modern 9 room house. for Highland
Park property or small farm near Vine
wood car line Address x g., Journal.
WHITE & MCDOWELL,
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE.
Good Bargains in Farms and City Prop
erty. Call and See Us.
WHITE & MCDOWELL.
COS Kansas Ave.
Ind. 1912. Bell 1527-Black
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SIX Journal. loc q Weel<.
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PAYING
BUGGY REPAIRING.

~~-7-~-7-7-N-1-o-@-0-0-7-7-
SURREYS, runabouts and top busKtes a1
bottom prices. Repairing and rubbee
tires. Repository 11e ". sth s.
Factory 4z-z26 Jackson st.
3. @. KINLEY.
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MACHINE SHOPS.
JEWELLERS.
WHOLESALERS.


TIE COUGHLIN HARDWARE CO.
Hardware. stoves, fine tools. TOs KAN
sas ave TEL sos.
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General Contractor and Builder. Job
work done quickly and neatly. shop III
Ind. Tel 1904
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srnectivs Sunday. June .. 1901

Topeka & ST. Joe Express. $50 I'm
no. Is ro6eka & Ct Joe Express. ssol an
NO. o--- FROM ST. JOE
II Joe & Topeka Express lis Pm.
70 q 81 zoe 8 Iopeka E1pregs 1:zz -.
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FOR RENT-9SA Monroe st.. brick build
ing. 2 stores. living rooms above. store
room and cellar below; fixtures for gro
cerses and meats: established grocery and
meat business. Inquire OF James d.
French us Kansas avenue Topeka
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M lux. -C.-SaIina tlKpI eaa- .l1,ss s1.
30. 1O3-DsnyerTPa &c, Coast Ito. -1l:59 an.
80 Unlimited .-.-.- -....--....-. Z: IS pm.
As1aiiy except Sunday. All others daily.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-14
Influence of Great Music.

Lafcado Hearn.
 Great music is psyehical storm agitating to unimaginable depth the mystery of the past within us. Or we might say it Is a prodigious incanta- tion, every different instrument and voice making separate appeal to diff ferent billions of prenatal memories.
 | nere are tones that call up all the ghosts of youth and joy and tendencies there are tones that evoke all phan- tom pain of perished passion-there are tones that resurrect all dead sensations of majesty and might and glory-all expired exultatlons-all forgotten mag nanimities. Well may the influence of music seem inexplicable to the man who idly dreams that his life began less than a hundred years ago! But the mystery lightens for whomsoever learns that the substance of Self Is older than the sun. He finds that mu- sic is a Necromancy he feels that to every ripple of melody to every pillow of harmony, there answers within him out of the Sea of Death and Birth some eddying immeasurable of ancient pleas ure and pain.
 Pleasure and pain: they commlngle always in great music, and therefore 1t is that music can move us more pro- foundly than the voice of ocean or any
 other voice can do. But in music's larger utterance it is ever the sorrow that makes the undertone. the surf mutter of the Sea of Soul. < T Strange to think how vast the sum of joy and woe that must have been experienced before the sense of music could evolve in the brain of man.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-14

treatment of those with whom she came in contact endeared her to all Those noble qualities of head and heart which she displayed In her school work for more than thirty years will keep her memory ever dear in the hearts of those who knew her.
 Therefore. be it resolved. That the Alabama Educational association com mend this life of service as worthy inspiration to all who are laborng to develop in the young love of the true, the beautiful and the good. @. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the bereaved family.
 "C. w. DAUGETTE,
 "C. A. BROWN.
 "T C. MOORE,
 "C A. FLOYD,
 MISS LOULA BRADFORD"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-14
SANITARY SEWERS
 NEED ENLARGING Those on Northside Not Suffi- cient for Heavy Rains HEALTH OFFICER REPORTS He Says the Street Sweeping Depart nent Should Be Increased So That. All Paved Streets Could
 Be Swept at Night.
HEALTH OFFICER REPORTS

pr. R. B. Hardness, city health officer. yesterday made his report for the month of March, in which he recommends that the sewers on southside be made adequate to care for the rush of water, after heavy rains. He also recommends that the paved streets be swept at least once sn twenty-four hours. and that the work be done at night The following is the report;
 During the heavy rains that occurred in March, the sanitary sewers along the lowlands of the southside were com pletely overwhelmed with storm water. There is some conhiction of opinions in regard to the capacity of these sewers; 1t is perfectly clear to me, however, that the size of these sewers is ample for all legitimate demands made on them at present It is only during wet weather that they are overtaxed. At such times the street Commissioner has heretofore relieved them by allowing them to dis charge into the open ditches. l consider this method of getting around the diff culty very questionable. This matter should be investigated very thoroughly and I believe that as soon as the storm water Is prevented from entering these sewers all trouble with them will cease. provided they are dragged out thoroughly every season, as was done last year.
 In this connection I would also ask that the street department be provided with sufficient force to sweep the entire paved district at feast once in twenty-four hours, also that this work be done at night after the crowds are off the streets. Our "Cleaning Day. as observed last year, was very productive of results. and would urge that some day in the near future, before the beginning of the cleaning doy. Two such days during the season between spring and fall could be used very proftably in every city.
 There has been more or less complaint about the ventilation of the Henley school This school has been inspected during the past month and there was no bad odor noticeable in any of the rooms at that time. I would advise. how ever. that the cost of supplying this school with steam heat from the public supply be investigated, and that this be substi- tuted for the furnace heat now used, if found practicable. It would also be advisa- ble to have the fresh air inlets of this building protected against the aceumula- ton of rain water that occurs under each window after every rain.
 Infectious diseases reported during the month: March
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-14
ALABAMA EDUCATORS ELECT
 OFFICERS FOR ENSUING YEAR
Continued from Fifth Paee)

of office of the state superintendent to one term Is very unwise. It renders un- certain unbroken development It forces the incumbent out of the office about the time when he has become familiar with his duties. It caused many well qualified men to hesitate or to decline to seek
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-14
Vulcan.

Pleased to figure on your signs. Ad- dress Hermitage, sign painter, city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-04-14

Sarcasm and Personalities.
 The wise teacher never resorts to sar-
 casm or personalities as means of dis cipline-such "a practice is worthy of con- tempt and beneath the dignity of the teacher of high ideals and noble purposes. "Do not overgovern-it may prove as injurious as too little. The child, like the
 man, detests tyranny and abhors <abso- lutism "Order is heavens first law, and all educators agree that 1t must be had by some means or other--if not by tact or by personal influence, then by some form of punshment-which method is to be preferred does not necessitate argu- ment If punishment must be resorted to for the sake of discipline, let us con slider briefly the form and the extent to which 1t should be carried. Punitive meas ures of whatever nature should be cor rective and not retributve. In corrective punishment our aim should be the im- provement of the offender-to impress him with the fact that evil conduct can not be permitted to continue without limita- ton. Retributive punishment, on the oth-
 CT hand seeks to visit the deed upon the doer. This is wherein lies the distinction between punishment from the educator point of view and that of punishment by courts of justice
 Never lose sight of the fact that pun shment of whatever nature IS means to an end, and should be regulated not by any fixed or arbitrary rules but by considering the attending circumstances, age. sex environment and heredity. Az a general rule, corporal punishment is
 best suited for pupils who are immature in mind. isolation for older boys and
 girls, and punishment based on the sense of honor for young men and women. Re- sort to corporal punishment only after you have exhausted all the resources at your command to bring the wayward and unruly child to see the error of his way. Try every device that will reach the
 heart Arouse, If possible. the nobler in-
 stincts in the child and the tender feel
 ings often hid in heart that seems cal lous to every virtue. When the con-
 scientious teacher has endeavored to re-
 form the errlng child by every means
 known to him. by private appeal. both in
 and out of school. by consultation with
 the parent and the child still remains
 needless of admonition. then corporal
 punishment should be inflicted. which. in
 my judgment, Is far preferable to nasty and frequent suspensions. Many a lad
 has been turned from the school to spend his time in idleness. to become worth
 less vaga bond. a menace to society. and who finally lands within prison walls.
 The IncorrIsibIes.
 Tn every well regulated school will bs
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
rAE oskAloosA MAN.

Although in Republican Iowa there
is little hope of election of anyone on
the Democratic state ticket, it is
nevertheless an honor to be nominal
ed by the second greatest party in
the country, and party that casts
100000 votes in Iowa.
Such an honor has come to Charles
E. Munroe of this city, who on Tues
day at Waterloo was chosen to run
for auditor of state by the Iowa Dem,
ocrats in convention assembled. Mr.
Munroe has been an active Democrat
all his life and has given his party
good service in many campaigns.
He is at present serving as clerk OF
the city of Oskaloosa and is probably
consulted more on party matters than
any other Democrat in Mahaska
county.
The Herald does not want to see a
single Democrat in the state, county
or township elected this fall, but II
anyone is likely to slip under the can
vas, we hope it may be Charley Nun
roe.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
THE LANGUAGE OF UMBRELLAS

From Writer in Spare Moments.l
There is a language of umbrellas as
of flowers. For instance, place your
umbrella in rack, and it will often
indicate that it will change owners.
To open it quickly in the street
means that somebody's eye is going
to be in danger.
To shut it quickly signifies that a
hat or two will proDably be knocked
off.
An umbrella carried over woman,
the man getting nothing but the drip
pings of the rain, signifies courtship.
When man has the umbrella, and
the woman the drippings, it indicates
marriage.
To punch your umbrella into a per.
son, and then open it, means Il dis.
like you"
To swing your umbrella over your
shoulder signifies 81 am making a
nuisance of myself"
To trail your umbrella along the
footpath means that the man behind
you is thirsting for your blood.
To carry it at right angles under
your arm signifies that an eye is to
be injured by the man who follows
you. This is generally woman's
way of carrying her umbrella.
To open an umbrella quickly, it is
said, will brighten ma Dull.
To put an ALPACA umbrella by the
side of silk one signifies Exchange
mo robbery"
To purchase an umbrella means al
am not smart, but honest"
To lend an umbrella indicates 81 am
a fool"
To return an umbrella means-well
never mind what it means; nobody
ever does that.
To carry an umbrella in a case sig
nifes it is a shabby one.
To press an umbrella on YOU
friend, saying: ooh, do take it;
would much rather you would thar
not" signifies lying.
To give a friend half your umbrella
means that both of you will get wet
To carry it from home in the morn
ing means, 1T will very likely De ,
fine day"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16
THE coUNTeY,s CASH.

The governments final revised fig
ures show that the money in circula-
ton on August /, 1906, was not only
the largest ever known, but that the
per capita was also the largest. For
the month of July there was an In
crease in circulation of $12,S00 900,
and a gain of $152,400,000 for the
twelve months. The aggregate circu-
lation on August /, 1906, was $2,757,-
100000, and the per capita was $3252,
gain of 10 cents in July and of $1.23
in the twelve months. The highest
previous per capita was S32.45, which
was at the beginning Of June, 1906.
On August l, 1896, the country's
aggregate circulation was S1,514 ,000,.
900. That was at the beginning OF
Bryan's financial reign of terror. He
had swept the Chicago convention a
few weeks earlier, on a pledge to
throw the minis wide open to silver at
the 16-to-1 ratio, if elected, without
waiting for the aid or consent of any
other nation" and he started out to
make a canvass which gave his dupes
great hopes of carrying the country.
The boasts and threats which he made
frightened conservative people. "Ova-
lions" were received by him wherever
he went. Many men on his side who
ordinarily were sane completely lost
their heads in his canvass. Henry
George predicted that Bryan would
carry every state except perhaps two
or three in New England, and these
were to be doubtful.
AS consequence of Bryan's defeat
in 1896, supplemented by his over
throw by a still greater majority in
1900, the $21.10 per capita circulation
of August 1, 1896, has gone up to
$32.52 on August l, 1906. In addition
to beating Bryan and A4s 50-cent dol
lar in two presidential canvasses, the
republicans passed an act, just before
they defeated Bryan the second time,
placing the gold standard in the stat
utes, and providing a big gold fund
for redemption purposes. Most Of the
country lnnSnse, gain III S4lSulntioh
in the ten years since Bryan's first
defeat has been in gold. While Cleve-
land, in his second term, could not
buy gold fast enough to keep the re-
demption fund up to a safe line, the
treasury in Rooseyelt's days has more
gold than it can make profitable use
of. The big increase in the gold ele-
ment of the circulation, and the gen.
eral gain in the country's financial
solidity, are eloquent arguments for
the crushing defeat of Bryan If he
should get the candidacy in 1908.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

resolutions were written on the day
Of the convention.
AS to the careless conduct of the
office, the misrepresentation is so
patent that it is ridiculous. Mahaska
county has had many representative
men in the auditors office-men who
might have honored the highest office
in the land-but it has never had a
more conscientious man, more eff.
cient public servant, or harder
worker for the accommodation Of the
people than John w. Doak.
If these deliberate misrepresenta-
lions are not corrected by the party
that has made them they should serve
to increase the Republican majority
of every man on the ticket this fall.
A campaign founded on falsehood can
serve only dirty ends, and no self
respecting voter can afford to sub
scribe to such rottenness.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

Travellers over the Moffat railroad
in Colorado are handed copies Of a
new publication called the Moffat
Road Daily Reporter. Every morning
as the trains go up the mountainside
the names of passengers are taken on
slips Of paper and then while the
train is waiting at Corona these
names and the incidents of the TRIP
are set up on typewriting machine
and an edition of the paper run of
and sold on the train coming back
The paper is published at an eleva'
ton of 1860 feet, where perpetual
snow is lying in huge drifts near by
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-08-16

Drous hair or northern solitudes, en-
bracing between these extremes the
maize with its resolute pennons, the
rice plant of southern swamps, the
wheat, rye, barley, oats and other
cereals, no less than the humble ven
dure of hillside, pasture and prairie
in the temperate zone, grass is the
most widely distributed of all vege-
table beings, and is at once type OF
our life and emblem Of our mortality.
Lying in the sunshine among the but
tercups and dandelions of May, scarce.
ly higher in intelligence than the
minute tenants of that mimic wilder
ness, our earliest recollections are of
grass; and when The fitful fever is
ended, and the foolish wrangle of the
market and forum is closed, grass
heals over the scar which our descent
into the bosom of the earth has made,
and the carpet of the infant becomes
the blanket of the dead.
Grass is the forgiveness of nature
her constant benediction. Fields
trampled with battle, saturated with
blood, torn with the ruts of cannon
grow green again with grass, and car
mage is forgotten. Streets abandoned
by traffic become grass grown like
rural lanes and are obliterated. For
ests decay, harvests perish, flowers
vanish, but grass is immortal. Be
leagured by the sullen hosts of win
| ter, it withdraws into the impregna
BILE fortress of its subterranean vital
! ity and energies upon the first sole
itation of spring, propagated by the
subtle horticulture of the elements
I, which are its ministers and servants
| 1t softens the rude outline of the
world. It's tenacious fibers hold the
earth in its place, and prevents its
soluble components from washing into
| the wasting sea. 1t invades the soil
tudes of deserts, climDs the inaccessi
BILE slopes and forbidden pinnacles o.
mountains, modifies climates and de
I termines the history, character ant
destiny of nations. Unobtrusive ant
patient, 1t has immortal vigor and ag
1 gression Banished from the thor
oughfare and the fields it bides it
time to return, and when vigilance II
relaxed, or the dynasty has persisted
! 1t silently resumes the throne from
which it has been expelled, but which
-, it never abdicates. 1t bears no bla
zonry of bloom to charm the senses
with fragrance and splendor, but 1T
homely hue is more enchanting thar
the lily or the rose. 1t yields no frui
in earth or air, and yet, should IT.
harvest fail for a single year, famin,
would depopulate the world.