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The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07
Four Million .1Endeavorers.v 5

In February. 1881. DR.. Francis e.
Clark, a young Maine clergyman, after
many experiments in interesting boys
and girls in religion. found. as he tells
US, that nothing but religion appealed
to the religious nature of young peo-
ple.'' With some forty boys and girls
he organized the first Christian En-
deavor society. It represented but a
single religious denomination. Now it
represents a hundred. 1t has members
in fifty different nations or colonies. It's
Fellowship with Fidelity and other
characteristic notices are heard IN
eighty languages. It has forty publica-
tions in fifteen languages 1t holds
meetings all over the world. AS DR..
Clark says, it members have discovered,
as he did twenty-five years ago, that "a
prayer meeting can be made more in
tersting than a debating society. -
with the Procession" Everybody's
Magazine for April
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07
SIGNS OF SPRING

Now let's be joyful once again.
The merry spring is here;
You know It by the snow or rain
That fiji the atmosphere;
You know it by the subtle chill
That through the easement creeps,
And by that twenty dollar bill
Your ccal-purVeyor keeps
You know it by the stalwart sneeze
ThaE eehoes. through the hail;
And by the shiverings which seize
Mankind both great and small
The robin in despair resigns
Ills vain attempts to sing.
By these. and various other signs
You know that it is spring.
w ashington Star
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

A fertile-minded agent, now one of
widest known life insurance officers in
the country. was trying to sell a client
a policy on which the agents share of
the first premium was $1,50o. says the
April Worlds Work. The client de-
sired the policy, but he wanted a re-
bate of $1,000, and this the agent was
willing to give. The agent was casting
about in his mind for some method of
hiding the rebate, when the Office cat
they were in the clients Office
chanced to rub purringly against his
leg. He looked down at the cat and
his method was ready.
what a beautiful Angora cat." he
exclaimed graye1y. MY wife loves
cats She'd be tickled to death to have
that one. I'll give you $1,000 for it
The client assented, and the policy
was taken. Receipts were exchanged
the cat was Gagged in the waste basket
and wrapped up. and the agent went
away with Tabby under his arm
and no rebate law could touch him.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

Frank farrell. who knows few
things about politics, builds this back
IRE in the Holton Signal against his
Democratic boom for governor: some
newspaper friends of the editor of the
Signal are having fun with him by run
ming him for governor. This boom gen
orally has been regarded as a joke. but
over in Atchison county a dozen or
uors pioneers. who settled around Mon
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

The Chicago Chronicle. in an editor
ial seolding W. r. Hearst, charges that
Mr.. Hearst's hired men on his various
newspapers started the municipal own
ershfp sentiment that is sweeping over
the country in order to make Mr..
Hearst president. The Chronicle gives
Mr. Hearst's hired men entirely too
much credit. The municipal owner
ship sentiment is not the product of
Mr.. Hearst's hired man and his news
papers, but they appear to be shrewd
enough to line up in favor of It.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

Even such a stafd old conservative
as Del Valentine advocates turning the
coal controversy=inc the mines
over to the war department. There
is considerable sentiment throughout
the country, and it is rapidly growing.
IN case the coal strike results in a
famine that will cause suffering. for
the government to take charge of the
mines involved and operate them on
a business basis until the famine is
relieved or the operators and miners
get together
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07
a HoDefuI OutcoIne.

William Allen White says that the
most amusing personal note that
ever he came across in a country news
paper was that which last year caught
his eve while reading a Wisconsin pa
per. The item was SOM mething like this:
..Niels Anderson met with a painful
accident last week, a hsh-hook becoming g
entang1ed in his eye. Niels is being at
tended by DR.. Phil Morton, who says
his eye will come out all right.''-IIar-
r,a7ss Weekly
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

Perhaps Harper's Weekly had a
deliberate purpose in perpetrating that
paragraph about Phil Campbell dress
ing so well that he doesn't look like B
Kansan. Harper's Weekly doesn't ike
Campbeu's kind of politics, and Camp
bell is running for senator.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

The 5ointists are having a hard time
in Horton also. It was reported a few
nights ago that there was to be a raid
and a barrel OF whisky was taken to a
supposed place OF safety, but during
the night some one stole half of the
lcuor. With the law on one side and
thieves on the other" says the Com
mercial. "the lot Of the average joint
ist is q hard row to travel"
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

"some of the Russian officials" says
the Washington star. regard an cleo
ton as something designed merely to
keep the populace interested and
amused" In this country an election
usually keeps the officials much more
interested than it does the populace.
but sometimes it is not amusing to
fharn
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

It's a good thing for Vic Murdock
that he isn't running for congress in
the Third district where tie oil mag
mates live. after the speech he made
yesterday showing how denatured
alcohol if not taxed would put kero-
sene and gasoline out Of business.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

It's a mighty lucky thing that there
is no law in Kansas to prohibit can
didate from running for two or three
tohices at the same time. With one or
two exceptions. all the candidates for
UNITED States senator in this state are
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

The petitions that we're sent in to
hthe governor asking him to call q
special session of the legislature make
Morton Albaagh think of the woman
who prayed for visitation Of the
..raaIIrnx
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

1t was considered worth telegraph =
ing from New York that when q man
got into trouble his wife was the only
one who stood by him. That was not
new at all. It happens in every com
munity every day Women sometimes
in times Of trouble. in times that count
the wife comes up with her apron full
of stones ready to do battle for her
husband and som etimes he is not much
Of a husband either.-Lawrence Jour
nal
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

A W. Smith evidently forgot to
bury the Civic league when he tried
to kill 1t some time ago. We notice
that the league met Wednesday. even
ing of this week at Mcpherson to elect
officers and transact other business
Lindsborg News.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

steve Ellxins is mad because he is
accused of being q railroad senator
When did Senator Elkins become 50
IDartfctlar2
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

It is no wonder that supreme courts
are serious. There are Graves on the
lsupreme benches of both Kansas and
missouri.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

Sveed Spring haf come. und lods uf
peoples ISIS oudt looking fer der fairsd
yioledt. Sveed Spring came seferal
dayss ago, uId a lodt uf suckerss vas
oudt looking fer der fairsd vfte carna-
ton. iAnsers to dis oldt, bum von,
viii be sendt in plain enfeiope on re-
ceet uf stambp.)
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

BY the way. have you made your
Subscription to that additional SA2,VoV
FOR the Y. NJ c. A. building
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

iss efidendt dot some atfenturer hat
penetrationed dot chung1e. und caught
him NIT der goots. sad, aindt id, to
tink uf dot oldt gazabo marooned Ia
Megsico vile der followers iss raf-
fling ouf hiss prifaae bed-stead.
Puzzle contesd lDer winner gedts q.
sigs-do1lar banana spoon) We're iss
H Zupp going to gedt a Easder oudddt
uf Spring duds7
FLY
Now comes der frisky lidd1e Fly
Nit fun ind nischiefs in hiss eye;
He dakes a coffe-bath each day
Und vallers in der comsom-a.
IND ven you choos to dake repose
He does der can-ean on your nose.
P. S-ven I ha9 dime I am going
way OUT py my self und say chusd vo4
I tink Of der fly and his whole ---.
family.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

EOOI4lSt1MENI L
Men sayss Gus GobbIest teinhaus-
er lasd night, .'iss der mosd unreason-
able-esd tings in der world. see py
der bapers dot Won wants a devoors
from hiss wife. All der uxcoos he
couldt offer vas dot she ge-looped nit
a Chinyman.'
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07
A SATURDAY SERMON

For thee shall arise false Christs, and
false prophets, and shall sheW great
signs and wonderss insomuch that, If it
were possible. they shah deceive the
very elect.-Matthew 24.2.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

E. Der resd uf der offs gang links dot
Cheorge Hardt, der operationer vich
catehed der wireless massagess. iss a
wonder. Resendtly I took Won uf dem
down ad der barber shobp. und I tink
he iss a martyr
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

The idle rumor is always buster thal
any other kind.-Houston Post.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

Nit der Spring comes spring feefel
und asaparoosil-vater.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

Der var in der Seggond Ward iss
ofer. und Topeka iss vonce more der
Peaceful Pfmple on der Map uf Kan
sas."
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

There is an uncanny lull in the Mis-
souri, case since it left New York
Pittsburg Gazette
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

drops in NIT hiss ultimatum. Hence,
derefore, We may gadder from der ef-
hdence dot ungs iss Haple to dry oop
some dime.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

My idee uf habbinesses fss to recief
der same un-faked abblauss vich
greets Perfessor Sam. uf der Nofeldy
teater. on kid matinee dayss.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

Washington doesn't seem to like the
idea of having the grand official boun-
Ger for tmaster.-Baltimore Sun.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

zion city has succeeded in deposing
Dowie. Can't it give the department of
Justice the recipe for ousting a mag
nate New York Evening Post.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

Afisder Dowie hat peen hiding be-
hindt dem viskers fer kvfte a vile ike
der Yelled Prophet uf Al1agazam. .-er
vot efer i'd iss, in der sdory uf Lolly
Rook. Now he might es veil shafe. ID
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07
EROM OTHER PENS
wTNDOW GARDENs


At this time of the year, when the
thought of flower. seeds comes naturally
into the mind. Lord Meath's sugges-
ton that the bare streets IN the town
might be frightened and rendered more
attractive by an extension of window
gardening is very timely. Out door
window gardening Is not only a pleas
ant art, in SO far as 1t affords delight
to those who engage in it, but it is
the cause of delight to all who pass by.
Country Life.
THE REAL QUESTION.
The glad season is almost here again
when statehood, the trusts, tariff, ETC.,
will all take a back seat and give an
inning to the popular question, Whats
the score ?''-The Oklahoman.
WOULD IMPROVE METHODS.
Democratic politicians would Hike
Bryan to come back and see If. he can
not get upsa row that wouldn't be quite
so bad as the ones they are having
New York Mail.
SOMEWHAT SUDDENl
It was the unexpected that always
happens where our president is con-
cerned.-Richmond Times-Dispatch-
A LITTLE QUIET.
There is an uncanny lull in the Mis-
souri, case since it left New York
Pittsburg Gazette.
UNPOPULAR.
washington doesn't seem to like the
idea of having the grand official boun-
Ger for stmaster=Baltimore sun
NEVER IDLE.
The idle rumor is always buster than
any other kind.-Houston Post.
PROMPTITUDE AND FORCE.
zion city has succeeded in deposing
Dowie. Can't it give the department of
nate New York Evening Post.
GOING UT.
A bird in the hand may. be worth
ward viii soon be worth two in the
bin=New York Herald.
FALL OF ELIJAH III.
Caesar had his Brutus. Charles his
Cromwell and Elijah III'' his Voliva-
New York Tribune
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

Boos iss sdiII soldt in Topeka, but We
haf opserf dot der gladt schnile docs
nod always work ven Tim Donofan
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07
SOME PERTINENT REMARKS.

We were never much attached to
bosses in politics and there are a num-
Der of things now ..in the air. that we
do not admire. We favor a fair and
equitable adjustment of railroad trans
portatfon rates. We do not like The
scheme that seems to be working to
make the next legislature a railroad
one, any more than we would like 20
see it composed of people of any other
business class. Railroads are a mighty
good thing God bless them; but there
must necessarily be some strings on
the management of them.=Cawker
City Ledger.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07
sOMEWHAT SUDDEN

II was the uneXpected LnaL always
happens where our president is con-
cerned-Richmond Tirnes-Dispatch-
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

A bird in the hand may be wortF
two IN the bush, but ton in the Goa
ward will soon be worth two in the
bin.-New York Herald
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07

Democratic pollucIans 7WouId IKE
BRYAN to come back and see If he can
not get lrs a row that wouldn't be quite
SO bad as the ones they are having
New York Mail.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07
KANSAS CONAENT
. DIREcr PRIMARY


The necessity for law governing
party nominations and providing for a
direct primary is probably no greater
now than before but 1t has been called
to the attention OF the people and leg
islation viii result
A law providing for the nomination
of candidates by direct primaries must
contain certain provisions to make it
or real force. It must provide that the
state pay the expense of the primaries.
1t must provide that the protection of
the law be given 10 the purity of the
ballot at the primary the same as at
the election. It must put the super
vision of the primaries under state law
and public officers. It must be as sim
PIE as possible and yet provide Figidly
for fair ballot and an honest count,
two things which require rules and
red tape.
A direct primary will do away with
the combinations of delega tions by
which the desire of a majority of the
voters Is often thwarted. Two or three
little counties can not run different
candidates and then come to the con-
vention and combine against a big
county 1t VIII stop the delegate at
large business and scheme in some dis
tricts of giving counties equal number
of delegates regardless of population or
party vote.
The direct primary will allow every
voter to put his full strength behind
the candidate of his choice and that is
what he should be permitted to do. The
people will be better satisfied with
nominatfons made in this manner and
the result should be a first class can
didate.ZHutchinson News.
The Topeka state journal., 1906-04-07
THE REAI, QUESTION.

The glad season is almost here again
when statehood, the trusts, tariff, etc.
will ali take a back seat and give an
inning to the popular question, Whats
the score ?''-The Oklahoman.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-03
LEGAL WIFE WINS SUIT.
Half Breed Who Sues for Share
in Estate Loses Out.
ROMANCE Of West DISCLOSED
Son Of Alleged Common Law wife
Fails to &c, share Of His Fathers
proper,y-csso decided BY United
States Supreme Court.
(Ry Assuclatcd lrnss. !

WASHINGTON. u. G.. April AN
opinion OF the Supreme Court rem
dcrcd today developed u romance.
The case was that Of Ellis Keen
against Sophronia kcene
The suit grew out of a controversy
over small tract OF land in ST.
Charles county. Mo-, TO a half inter.
est In which Mrs. Keen claims us the
widow aud to all of which Ellis Keen
made claim as SON Of Eli Keen.
By II common law wife, who was a,
ncgrcSs.
], appeared from The record in the
case that as far back as 1851 Eli
Keen had begun 10 live with negro
woman as If she were his wife and
although no marriage ceremony was
performed the relation was continued
until 1852. The woman was every
whree recognized as his wife. and
children, amGng them Ellis. were
born to them and were recognized
By both OF them and BY the comln,in
ity as their offspring.
In 1883 Eli Keen was married in
West Virginia to Sophronia Keen,
claiming that he had never before
been married. When he died Mrs.
Keen made c.IiDi to onc-halr of his
estate as his widow and the Mis-
souri, courts recognized the claim. de.
Gliding against the contention or a
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-03
HE HAD NARROW ESCAPE
AePOnaut's Parachute Struck by
Illinois Central Train.
cRpW0 WATCH FIGHT FOR LIFE
eaIloonist Dcsccnds 5000 Fec, and
Adverse Air Currents Drop him pi-
rcctIy Upon Railway Track-Threw
Himself Out of the way.
(Ry AssuciateL Press. J

CHICAGO. ILL. April Battling
with adverse currents of air. which
were Blowing him directly In front
OF an Illinois Central express train.
as he descended 5000 feet efrom II
balloon to the erath in a flinisy para
chute, William Mattery. a French
acronaut. yesterday fought for his
life, while 5000 people watched the
struggle.
The engineer of the train saw the
acronaut less than 300 feet in the air
above him descending directly before
his train. He applied the air brakes.
but knew that unless Alattery con
Gusred tic air currents he was pow
crlcSs to save him from death. The
acrollaut fought with every muscle In
his body. He swung himself back
and forth on his little trapezc kicked
and made every effort possible to
swcrve his parachute away from the
path Of the train.
Sank in Front Of Train.
suddenly inc parachute sank quick
ly to the ground just as the train
rushed by.
Thousands of persons ran to the
scene, expecting to find the manGIcd
body of the balloonist. The parachute
was crushed, but Mattcry. by Hinging
himself from it at the last moment,
hail escaped death under the engine
by two feet. He rolled down an en-.
bankment and arose unhurt physical.
ly, but suffering from the strain
through which he had passed.
Nlattcry and w. Fl. Mckinney, an,
other acronaut. had entered into a
balloon race at Sixty-seventh street
and St0ncy Island avenue. The win
ner of the novel contest was to be
the one who remained in tho air
longest. At sl,5OO purse, The contr.
button of Chicago acronauts. was the
reward to Mattery, the winner
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-03
PRICE OF ILLUMINATING
GAS REDUCED TWENTY CENTS
Rate OF st.du per Thousand Cubic
Feet Put into Effect
Yesterday.

At u recent meeting OF The city
council Mr.. w. j. Payne president
of the Newport News Gas Company,
announced that his company had de-
cidcd to make cut in the price Of
Illuminating gas, which would he g
duced to sl.4O per thousand cubic
feet-twenty cents less than the price
at which it has been sold since the
plant was established here several
years ago.
The new price went into effect III
yesterday and will mean a material
saving in the gas bills of those mer-
chants who use gas for lighting pur
poses. as well as to those households
ers who depend upon the convenient
fluid to light their homes.
In speaking Of the reduction IN price
and of the development Of the use of
gas Tor Illuminating and fuel pur-
poses, Mr. V. Is. Barclay. spoke en-
couragingly Of the outlook ami sail
That Il was not at all unlikely that a
further cut would lie made In illu.
mlnalins gas at NJ distant date.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-03
GRANGER SUCCEEDS oowlE.
Takes Possession of All the Prop.
crty Of City Of Zion as Trustee.

Especial to the Daily PrCSs)
CHICAGO. Ill, April 2.--FolIow-
Ing the sensational action OF Sunday.
in which John Alexander Dowic,
First Apostle OF the Christian Catho.
lie Church in Zion" was deposed
from active leadership Of the inn
mcnsc institution he established in
1883. deeds OF transfer were filed at
Waukcgan. ILL.,. this morning. legally
anticipating any move that Or. Dowie
might make.
The documents turned over to D2a-
con Alexander Granger. as trustee
for the people Of Zion. all of the prop
crty and interests of the city of Zion.
aggrcgating millions. Oversecr Voliv,,
filed the deeds.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-03
DAD LIQUOR CAUSED THE row
scamcn Taken OF the Wrecked Bark
Antonio. Turn the Life Saving sta.
ton Into an Amphthestrc-Heforo
Deputy United States Marshal Ar.
rived Quiet Was Restored.
(py Associated Press

10. j
NORFOLK. VA, April 2.-Crazed
by drink. secvn Italians. three Amert
cans and one German. survivors Of:
the wrecked Italian bark Antonio,
which stranded at Cape Henry Satur-
day night. engaged in Wild fight At
tho life saving station there to-
night.
Before tho melee ended four OF the
men were badly injured, one fatally.
The life savers cndcavorcd TO stop
the fighting. but seeing the serious.
ness of the situation, tclcphoned to
the Norfolk police for aid A special
car, with deputy United States mar
sllals, was hurried to the scene, but
when 1t arrived the trouble was over
and quot had been restored.
No arrests were made. One Of the
Italians Is said to have sustained a
fractured Skull and others are badly
cut.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-03
V|RG|N|ANs FOR THE MEASURE
(By Associated Prcss.l

WASHINGTON. D. G., April -
Chief ainoug thc measures PASSED by
ihe house today was the socallcd per
sonal liability bill" which las been
favored by the army OF railway en-,
ploycs throughout the country ana
which had practically Il unanimous
report from the committee.
The Naval Academy report was
adopted.
The personal liability bill. su-called,
was called M, Mr.. Sterling Gid
stating lis features. Mr.. Parker On.
ID and Mr. Kicrcr (OhioD opposed
tho hill
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-04-03
COAL MINERS STRIKE
NOT COMPLETE T|E.UP
New York SENDS Out Report That
Operators Are Hopeful for
EARLY Settlement.
MANY FIRMS SIGN THE SCALE
Workers FOR Those Companies viii
Get eoodIy Advance in Wages,
Amounting to More Than Five Per-
cont-no Disorders Arc Reported
Exccp, one Shooting,
lRy Assocla,cd press.l

NEW YORM April Although
the greatest suspension OF coal miu
ing in the United States since Tic
production Of fuel attained its pres
ent enormous total. occurred tuiay,
the fear OF u complete tic up &c The
industry has passed and the situation
is expected to improve rapidly with
each day.
Reports received tonight from tho
bitumnious fields show that many OF
the leading coal companies have
signed the 1909 scale. which gives
nearly 100000 mon an advance Of
555 cents over the wages of the last
two years.