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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
CH1LDREN's HOME SOCIETIES.
List Is Wanted by State Board Of
Control.


Reports received by the state board Of
control from the probate judges of the
state are that no list of childTens AID
societies has ever been placed in the
hands of the probate Judges, and the
hoard is now trying to secure a list OF
the societies doing business IN the state
by direct public appeal.
statement was issued this morning
to the newspa peras asking that all SO
cfeties for the CATS Of children seno II
and get blanks on which to ME Ior-
NAL report. It is important that sucn
societies do this, for otherwise the
board will practically put them out OF
After the list is once. prepared and
11aeed in the hands of the probate
4f,l5ees Of the state. the probate courts
are prohibited from committing cnll-
dren to any institutions not on the list.
In addition to putting forward this
menace of disaster in case OF Iallnre'
nus in the. shape Of prompt action by
offering to print in the forthcoming re-
yoort the pictures of such children 8 homes
as are sent in to the hoard at once.
The following is part OF the pupHc
statement issued this morning by the
board:
ssThe probate judges Of the state in
form us that they ave never received
such a list The state board of control
does not have a full and complete list
These associations have not nled re-
ports for the last fiscal year. We have
requests from two asking for PLANK
on which to make report " haNs
prepared such q blank and it is now
In the hands of the state printer. All
associations operating under this law
viii please send the board their ao-
dress at once so that the board can
nerfect list and send them blanks
we hope to be able to furnish the pro-
bate Judges this list within 30 days from
This date and when such q list is once
in their hands they can then no longer
commit children to any ASSOCIATION
not upon that list
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
A Weak


Seldom gets strong again with
out help. Awake or asleep, it
never stops, and consequently
has no period of rest or relaxa-
ton in which to regain lost Wig
or. You should avoid exertion,
excitement and worry as much
as possible, to relax the strain,
and take DR.. Miles Heart Cure,
which is a heart tonic, to
strengthen and restore vigor to
the heart nerves and muscles.
The symptoms of a weak heart
are shortness of breath, palpi-
tation, feeble or too rapid pulse,
hungry spells, hot flashes, diz-
ziness, smothering spells, pain
in heart or side, etc.
IT had been treated for heart disease
by different physicians without any
improvement. Finally my doctor in
formed me that there was little hope
OF my ever being able TO do days
work again About that time a gentle-
man called upon me, and said, 7 heard
Of your condition, and have COM to
tell you that Dr.. Miles Heart Cure
saved my life, and want you to try
IT, I aid so, and after a week or so
] went TO my physician and told him
had been taking DR.. Miles Heart Cure.
He examined me and said. God bless
Miles Heart Cure. it has made you
better in a few days than ] ever ex-
pected to see you again. I am now
well. having fully regained my health
by the use OF this remedy
B. R. LANSING. Rensselaer,. N. 7.
Or. Miles Hears Cure ls sold by
your druggist, who will guarantee that
the first bottle VIII benefit. IL Il falls
he Will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
SHE SLEPT SEVEN WEEKS.
Miss Florence Parker Is Now Awake
and All Right.

Los Angeles. Cal, April Miss Florence
Parker, whose mysterious sleep for seven
weeks excited the interest OF the medical
fraternity. has left the Sisters hospital
Miss Parker is the daughter of a
wealthy Arizona mining man. She began
her strange sleep at Tucson, Ariz.. and
gradually lapsed into coma. Tor weeks
she lay IN q trance, and, until about two
weeks ago, there was little hope Of her
recovery. She began to recover conscious
ness. however, and has gradually come
into a normal condition.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
Nestern Rnral 60.

washington, April 4-These rural
carriers have been appointed. Kansas
Piedmont route 1, George w. Pedf-
90 carrier. Edward Steward substitute.
Oklahoma=Apache route 8 Frank
Pape. carrier, Theodore Gassen sub
stitute; route 4, William W. Robinson
carrier Benjamin E. Robinson substi-
tute.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
sen sutndIe Discovered.

New York. April 4.-Three letter car
riers here were arrested last night
charged with working q new swindle.
The men are George Davidson. William
c. Spencer and John J. Mahoney. The
alleged fraud consisted in affixing can
ceIled postage due stamps for 10 cents
on letters from Foreign countries after
removing the foreign stamps The car
rier then collected. the face of the post
age due stamp from tie receiver Of the
letter.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
10 RECOUNT ron nEARsr.
New York Assembly Kills Bill That
Would Have Permitted 1t.

Albany, N Y. April 4s--The assembly
practically has killed the bill which
would permit William Randolph Hearst
to secure a recount Of the vote cast in
New York city for mayor at the last
election when George B. Mcclellan was
elected on the face Of the returns. The
bill was srecommitted to the committee
on judiciary.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04

New York, April Miss Madeleine z.
Doty. lawyer, Is the first woman re-
ceiver named in a bankruptcy. proceed
ing IN the history of the United States
district court. Miss Doty was yesterday
made receiver OF the business OF q
Fifth avenue milliner and dressrnaker.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04

Pontiac, Mich, April Fire today
destroyed the buggy and wagon fac
tory OF r. D. Scott & Co, and seven
residences occupying half a block. Loss
500 900
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04
More Prisoners to DeavenworfH.

Chicago. April Fifty prisoners from
FIT. Sheridan were taken to TT. Leaven-
worth. Kan. yesterday. OF this num-
Der not one has under IS months to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-04

Keokuk Ia April CHARLES A War
wick, publisher OF the Constitution Dem
oerat. died today. aged 50 years
The Washington times., 1906-07-22
. HELD OUT HIS
LEFT HAND TO kE Q

was busy talking 10 the man who
had come with me on the train.
tiled 10 keep out Of his way Dut he
asked me, is there something
can do for YOU Yes, YOU can
give me those five cars Of eggs 10
ship, If You want 10, but I'll get
out OF the way until you finish talk
ing with M friend, said l. Come
around after luncheon he ans
wered
Il saw my merchant friend IN a
hotel at luncheon with another trav-
cling freight agent felt sure that
had a hard game, but somehow said
10 myself was going after that ship
ment and going to get il, too. When
! went In I merely said that ! would
like to ship the eggs Tor nm. Well,
that depends on conditions said he
What are your cCndirions2' Wen.
rates. speed and rreau..,' ! don't
'now that cur rites arc any lower
than otherz,' said l. And J don't
tnOw that we make so very much
better time. but still Ia like 10 get
thar shipment How often do Won
ice? -Four times said I. and when
! say four E. mes ! mean four times.
I'll put them through in four days
and three nights for you, too This
/ will guarantee. Now, look here.
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lion In two-thousand dollar bills
upon my table.
This Is strange situation for a
poor hustler like me to be in" |
thought, but here the money is left
with me. What shall do with 81?
can't build any libraries or endow
any iversities-that's a cinch-be-
cause my two strange visitors
have tired this and are still roasted
by the newspapers. cont exactly
believe II would be right 70 them or
fair to the people 10 whom / gave II
! stood down on the street corner
and handed out a hunured or thous-
and to everyone who came along IN
I'll Il was all gone I'll start a b'g
hat factory. said /. and I'm going 10
start II on this plan
Instead of Building a factory in
a smoky city on a dusty, murky
street. IT. go out TO a suburban
town and build It where | can have
grass and trees around It. I shall
keep II clean and hang beautiful
pictures on the walls that will in
sDire my wOrkmen / shall build a
hospital and a library and a d.
house, and homes for my workr D.
/ shall see, too. that my workers
are made happy by having some
thing uplifting 10 do during their
hours Of leisure. / do not see why
they should not organize an orches-
ira and a choral society, or the
young women study music and
learn 10 paint. and do other pleas
ant things during the hours that
they might otherwise waste. And
I dreamed that all this could be
done very easily.
II seems to me. | thought, that
would not be giving my workers
their full and just dues when I did
nothing more than pay them their
weekly wages. l will I resolved,
pay myself a reasonable interest.
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And tlat man hitched up his
horse and drove to every good ship
per from that point II was the in
terest I had in my company which
made me work
You know when you have an in
terest In a business you can work
at It in a different way from when
you go AT II half heartedly | shall
never forget on that very trip |
went TO see a man who had 10
make a shipment of five carloads Of
eggs. As / was going to lis town.
/ met a competitor in The smoker.
Going to Henly,' said he. Yes, I'm
going after those eggs that you
want. All right. said he. there
are going to be four Of us down
there. think we'll pluck your pin
feathers all right Well, we1l see
! answered Chcerfully.
When / went into the man S
store who had the eggs 10 ship. he
The Washington times., 1906-07-22
A SERIES Or UNUSUAL INTEREST AND
GREAT PRACTICAL. VALUE TO EVERYONE: IN
J.; BUSINESS OF ANY KIfD

SIR said /. My company is a .Jod
square company. ! don't belong on
the road. am very green az this
business. was working IN the Of
fee and, as you see. was getting pret-
ty thin. Ny manager. .ust 10 build
me up in health. saw that | got a
place on the road. We'll, now, that's
enough Don't go any further, sad
the merchant I like 10 deal with
people who treat the men who work
for them right. Companies that do
TINS usually treat their customers
right Now I'm going TO give you a
trial Of two cars. If they go through
all right. you're to get the rest Of
it
u wired at once 10 have two good
clean cars come the next morning.
When they came. properly iced and
loo!ing clean and fresh, the shipper
said. Well. now we won't debate
about the other care at all. Order
them al cuoe.
Yes. sir; people Ike to deal with
concerns that treat their men right.
concluded ;he railroad men.
We'll. this conversat on all seems
very strange 10 ne. gentlemen. and
very familiar" began the hat sales
man. Strange because Of a coinci-
dence: familiar because last night /
had dream which 7 will tell YOU.
4 dreamed that wo men cane into
my room and said. Young man, we
have come here 10 ass you TO do-a
very strange thing Well. what is
.t?" | asked. We eacn wish to give
you half a million dollars which you
shall use in the way thar VIII do the
most good. myself have given
away many millions or dollars. /
have endowed a few colleges and /
have given money to DuIld a library
in every community where they have
asked for II, stin, the newspapers
say that am a HArd man
"'And l.. r9oke mp the other
str9nee visitor. have given away
many millions of dollars for educa-
tion and vet these same newspapers
say that IL is tainted money Now,
what we wish you 10 co is 70 take
g million dollars-bere II is-and
do with Il that thing which yOu de-
eide viii accomplish the greatest
good Without saying another word,
the two strange visitors left my room
and closed The door, leaving the mil
The Washington times., 1906-07-22
The GoVernn,ent'S S Profit
In the San Francisco Fire

We have not heard anything. however,
about the profit made by the Govern
ment in the San Francisco FIRE. Yet the
only profit made out OF IL was by the
Government, and il far exceeds the
emergency appropriation. In beer.
liquor and tobacco stamps and liquor
an dtobacco licenses the Government
has made an enormous sum. The liquor,
ber and tobacco stamps sold 10 dealers
unused and destroyed by the fire, reach
an enormous sum. II the property they
were 20 cover Is still intact, It's owners
must spend an enormous sum to replace
the burned stamps before they are al
lowed 10 put II into the market. The
dealers whose licenses Wer burned
must buy new permits before they can
resume business and begin the repair
OF their shattered fortunes. Then a very
large sum IN greenbaclts was destroyed.
thus relieving the Government Of re
sponsibility for their gold redemption.
Another enormous sum IN silver dollars
was melted into bullion. again relieving
the Government OF the redemption or
the coin and leaving the owner only the
bullion value OF the metal, provided he
can find IL IN the ruins In these Vari-
Gus ways II IS slosely estimated that
the Government made a profit OF S4.OoO.
Oi1 in the San Francisco fire. II has
made small profits in other thrifty
WAYS The mail contractors were nned
for not carrying the mails through
blazing streets and over lmpassaols
ruins during and Immediately after the
fire.
The subordinates Of the Internal rev.
enue collector we're kept on duty guard
ing the Government bonded warehouses.
many of them working day and night
without food OF even Sufficient water TO
drink and the Government thriftiiy
makes a profit by ordering all their pay
stopped from the 18th OF April until the
Ist of May-San Francisco CaIl.
The Washington times., 1906-07-22
Mark TzUai1 Finds English Ally
in His Phonetic Spelling Crusade

this writer. were her parents peasants.
but there was TO Arc anywhere near
OF which she could be de lie adds.
though Il is easy TO see how the mis-
take originally arose. the twentieth
century, IN the interests Of accuracy,
should not countenance IT."
In the office Of the Paris newspaper,
Les Petites Affiches. there IS woe deep
and bitter. for the recent strike Of CON.
pOsitors IN the Cry OF Light" has spoil .
ed an enviable record, OF which the pro-
prietors OF this journal were Justly
proud. Up TO last Friday Les Petites
Aniches had appeared daily, including
Sunday. for over 800 years. or since the
seventeenth century, but on the DAY
mentioned Il was found necessary 10
miss an Issue IN order 70 give the print
ers a twentvfour hours rest. Owing 10
the cOmpositors' strike these men had
been working nearly double hours for
nearly a fortnight, and they were literal
" on the verge OF exhaustion when the
proprietOrs decided 10 suspend publica-
ton for the first time IN the papers his
tory On the following day. the little
journal, which is composed entirelyof
advertisements. came out as usual. and
has done so since. but Il can boast no
longer Of an unbroken record. and nat
uraly that Is a sore modification for
its stan
Bret Harte's daughter Is safe from the
wolf FOR some time 70 come at any
rate. Il has just been announced that
the subscription that was started for her
benefit some time ago on both sides OF
the Atlantic has realized nearly 5000,
and with this an annuity has been pur-
chased for Miss Bret Harte. and she has
been enabled 70 set up a typewriting bu-
Teau IN Baker street. London. Moreover
a sum OF over 1870 remains IN the bank
at her disposal. so that the novelist'a
daughter should do pretty well. She
does not want for Influential friends at
any rate. for the contributors 10 her as
sistance fund included George Meredith.
Sir 4. Conan Doyle Han Caine. An
thony Hope. and Sir Francis Burnsnd,
besides many other prominent literary
men.-Hayden Church. IN New York
Sunday Herald.
The Washington times., 1906-07-22
MnGe Rit Wifh he 2nna.


We've been playing on those grounds
for many wears, ever since was a
kid, " replied the fourteen-year-0Id cap
tain. and we don't like 10 be order
Cd on"
Whitney looked az the matter through
the boys eyes and saw 10 it that they
were allowed 10 use the grounds as
before. Later he bought new uniforms
for them
Fonder hopes are built upon no son
Of a millionaire than those which are
founded upon Roland Hartman. son
uf T. IT. Hartman. now a sturdy.
wholesome lad IN his early teens.
This boy is clean cut and alert and
as keen a lover OF horses as his rail-
road emperor father. He has his own
hunter. 81 which he is inordlnately
fond. and under his fathers direction
is becoming a thorough horseman. It
IS said 10 be his fathers ambition. and
that Of the boy as well. that he shal!
boy and by be the master of the fox
hounds in some OF the swell and ia
nous hunt clubs near New York. It
Is likely that the father also hopes to
train up the son u take charge OF the
Hartman interests In time, but the
date OF his succession as ruler OF the
Southern Pacific and allied roads Is
necessarily far away.
Waldorf Astor. latest scion OF the
enormously rich family founded by
the German furdealer- who landed on
American soil about a century and A
quarter ago To occupy a place in the
eve 81 The world, is devoted neither 10
sports nor business. He owes most Of
his recent prominence 10 his marriage
with -he sister in-Iaw of Charles Dana
Gibson. the illustrator. which dis
pleased his father nightly. However.
young Astor seems a fairly good sort
At all events he has refused 10 follow
his father IN renouncing his American
citizenship. John Jacob Astor's son
or the same name is only lad.
some Of tho big publishers sons have
done well, others not The younger
Dodd, Of Dodd, Mead & Co. is now az
the head o. the business Charles
Scrihner' sons are carrying on the
publishing house founded by their
father. Edward L. Burlingame. editor
Of Scribuer's Magazine, is the son Of
Arson Burlmgame, who was the first
United States minister 10 China
Robert J. Collier. son of p. F. Collier,
tho publisher. figured quite receytly in
ths news through a report that os4e of
his eyes had been knocked out by
Harry Payne Whitney in a game or
POLO. Young Collier did suffer a mighty
whack. HlIt ne didn't lose an eve. lie is
a good deal OF q polo player and fox
hunter. but by no means the equal OF
his father in these sports. Robert J.
CClher Is a Erandson-in-law Of Mrs.
Astor. having married Sarah Stewart
Van Allen, daughter Of James J. Van
Aien, some four OF five years ago. He
is very active I'm the publishing brsi-
ness and it was on his initiative that
the recent crusade against Colonel
Mapn's notorious Town Topics. which
was followed by the Mann libel suit
and the proceedings TO oust Justice
Deuel. from the bench, was begun.
Town Topics. however. is stiu being
issued regularly.
fCopyrieht fglS bv Dexter Marsbarf
The Washington times., 1906-07-22
Cars Crack Regiment FoouOs Example of FaDored Troops
Who Haze Forced Their Commanders TO Break Their Sgvords
Continued from First Page)

picturesque stories that might be
told. There was scarcely one OF
the 12O regiments Of Sepoys whose
British officers we're not almost up
TO the moment Of mutiny convinced
Of the loyalty Of their men. sure
that whatever others might do
their regiments would be found
faithful But the most terrible les
son which the unhappy Car has
to learn from the story Of the
Great Mutiny" IS that of the rap
iditv with which disaffection
spreads. Once the spirit Of mutiny
Is abroad a regiment or an army
which was all loyalty today may
rise in the most bIoodthirsty revolt
tomorrow.
The Sepoy army in Bengal num-
bered 10000 men, and within six
weeks Of the outbreak of the mu-
tiny. Of its 12O regiments of horse
and foot only twenty-five remained
under the British flag. and not five
Of these could be depended on. A
whole army. in a word. magnificent
" drilled. perfectly Officered, strong
in cavalry and yet more formidable
in arms. was in open and murder
Gus revolt.
The Russian army as a whole
has not given the world the impress
sion during the late unpleasantness
in rlo East of being magnifcently
drilled. perfectly officered. strong in
cavalry and formidable in guns. But
in case Of a mutiny there the sit
uation will be very much what 1t
was in 1ndia-the governing class
hopelessly ounumbered-and no
mother country far over the sea TO
send over more. and more. and
more. Of that governing class.
The general staff no longer con-
ceals its fear that the morale OF the
entire army is shaken to the core.
Under the influence of recent devel-
opments touching the loyalty of the
army, and the conviction that the
present policy of inactiOn has reach
ed its ultimate limit the react!onary
faction of the m 'nistry has revived
the plan for the dissolution of par
lament and stamping out revolution
ary activity in the country by arm
ed force while such force is still
available. This solution has been re-
peatedly presented 70 Emperor N.ch-
olas since the developments of disaf-
fecticn among the best regiments of
the guard. and the disorders at Kras-
nOve-Selo, but thus far without re-
suit.
Ministerial represziOnists bare their
hopes on the suppOsitiOn that the
great majority Of the troops WI hail
The Washington times., 1906-07-22

per cent, upon my million dol
lars. Then I will take the rest OF
the earnings and divide it I will
take half because my capital is
worth something - capital being
accumulated labor-and the other
half I will distribute among those
who worked for me in proportion
to what each one has earned
MY dream did not end here, for
just before I awoke, with the sun
shining IN my face. saw a little
colony that I had built after I had
been running my factory for ten
years. My business had grown go
great that had built addition
after addition 70 my plant My
workers all had good, comfortable
homes; they dressed we'll; we're
contented, intelligent, progressive,
and some Of them we're accom-
pl shed The children skipping
ropes in our little park were clean
and happy. A few Of the very
old men, who had grown too old
10 worS, sat on benches looking at
the little cnes and speaking with
gratitude OF the pensions that made
them comfortable. Ivy vines grew
over the brick walls Of my factory
and big sleek horses pulled heavy
loads Of cases toward the freight
houses"
While this one man had told his
dream all those who sat around the
table looked straight at him, lis
tening intently. For a moment after
he had quit speaking, all we're quiet
until the hat manufacturer said 70
his salesman. We'll. let us hope
that your dream may come true!
It's made of the right stuff"
CHAPTER SEVEN. PUSHING
OUT YOUR GOODS" WILL AP-
PEAR IN NEXT SUNDAYS IS
SUE.5
The Washington times., 1906-07-22
Sons of Famous Men Who
Are Making Their OqUn Marks

Soon after his purchases had included
the field on which the boys We're in
the habit Of playing ball on Saturday
afternoons. the boys, unmindful OF the
change OF ownership. rallied as usual
% have a game. when young Whit
ucy's superintendent ordered them Of.
They went but they were sore. As
they were going they met Whitney Ga
an automobile. Forming themselves IN
a line which reached entirely across
the street they brought him 90 halt
What's up bOysg' the proprietor
asked