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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31

Harries and children, Mrs. Claud Doane
and son. Frederick Tracy, Mrs. l. N.
George, Misses Lena Buff. Marie Young
bloom. Myrtle Williams, Elsa Buff,
Ogee, Alice Dallas Esther Atchis9n,
Nellie Williams, Jessie Myers, Lima
Hunt, Messrs David Stewart Jesse
F'rantz, Bert Bradley. Ralph Seger, Rue
Frantz, Jesse Mace, Charley Haynes,
Fred Campbell, Joe Wellzee. Irving Rey-
nolds, Elmer Myers. Ray Harries, Frank
Amell, Robert Amell and Clarence VII
llams. During the evening there were
several musical selections by Misses
Clara Ogee and Edna Hamer.
A very interesting and impressive
Memorial day service was held at the
Prairie Home cemetery north of Me-
noken at 2:30 O'Clock yesterday after
noon. The exercises opened with the
singing of America by the audience, led
by the choir in charge of Ed A Ward
A number of patriotic songs. such as
Gone but not forgotten I'VE StreW
the Graves With Flowers" I'VE Deck
the Graves Alike Today" ETC. were also
given Following the opening song Rev.
II. b. Cross led in an appropria te prayer.
Comrade G. ". r. Ward read an article
relative to the origin and purpose Of
Memorial day Mrs. L. P. Van s0rsdoI
read a selection recounting the loyal re-
Spouse of our soldier boys to their
country's call. the hardships endured
the victories won, the great heritage
left to. may We say a grateful people
The address for the day was by A N
Dana, judge Of our district court, Who
ably discussed the character and pur-
poses of the Grand Army o. the Re-
public. as the glorious yet temporary
organization representing the soldierv
Of the greatest and most noble arYay in
the world. comparing 1t and ontrast-
ing it with the armies of Napoleon,
while bravely and grandly they per
formed their duty for the cause of our
country. They little knew they there
by were also the vanguard to the on
ward march of a greater republic Of
| freedom to the exalted position it has
now attained of being the world leader
in the progress of the world and the
betterment of mankind The speaker
related an incident occurring as he
crossed the river when the beautiful
and appropriate service was being held
for the many soldiers who occupy va
terry graves. He was amazed and
chagrined as we all may be. that even
a college student should not know, or
worse, should not care, about sucn d
service. but seemingly thoUghtlessly did
care for a game of ball to be lesacat-
ingly played on that day. Only ten vet
Grams were present but thanks 70 this
patriotic community there were many
more present than could be seated in
the church who gave earnest and close
attention to the address and other Cx-
ercises. After the closing song, Boys
of the Old Brigade" a vote of thanks
was extended first to the speaker tken
the choir for their excellent efforts for
the success of the meeting. The graves
of the seventeen Union veterans and che
Spanish war veteran were then decoraI-
ed by the veterans present. Comrade
G. ". r. Ward acted as marshal and
J. ". Priddy as master of ceremonies.
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DEAD TRUNK.
A Mother Finds Three OF Her Children
Suffocated.

Chicago. May 31.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from Kankakee. Ill. says:
At the close of four hours search
for her three youngest children Mrs.
Adelord Van Slette found them last
night dead in a trunk in an upper
chamber. All three We're little girls.
the youngest a mere baby. One deaN
body was sitting upright the others
lay huddled together upon a pillow.
The lid of the big trunk was tightly
closed upon them.
1t is supposed they had crawled into.
the trunk during their play and that
the cover fell and latched and that they
We're suffocated The tray of the
trunk had been lifted out and lay upon
a bed-
N5sFh their six boys and four girls
the Van Slettes moved here from l.
farm at Beaverville a year ago. Van
Slette IS a teamster and is in good cir
cumstances. The whole family occu-
pied a five-room house.
The younger children of the family
had been playing out of doors much
of the day, listening to music and
watching martial display. Late in the
afternoon the three youngest, Ida. 8
years old; Rosetta, aged s, and Pearl.
aged 2, left the others. going into the
house to continue their romping.
Supper time came and Mrs. Van
SIette's calls through the house and
back yard failed to bring any response.
AILer supper was over MIS-. van
Slette, according to the story told by
the family. turned her attention to the
house. She had gone through the
rooms a dozen times and thought she
had searched every nook and corner.
At last the mother. in a sleeping
room where was a large old fashioned
rounding top trunk of the Saratoga
variety. observed something she had
overlooked before. The light tray had
been taken from the trunk and was
lying on the bed. Mrs Van Sletle lift
ed the lid of the closed trunk and saw
her two babies lying on pillow In the
bottom of the trunk Ida. the Oldest
of the three girls. was sitting upright
her head dropping on her breast. TINS
children were so stir that Mrs. Van
Slette stood in sympathetic stiffness
for an instant. Then she put forth
her hand and touched Ida and spoke
Contact with the girls head and the
lack of response froze the woman with
horror. The children were dead
The trunk is not self-Iocling but ii
has clasps that easily might snap and
hold it shut against the strength OF
children. An inquest will be held.
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PAT GoRNIAN's ACCEPTANCE.
Democratic Nominee for state Treas
urer Feels HOnOred.

W. H. Ryan, chairman of the Demo-
cratic state central committee. receiv-
ed today Patrick Germans formal &C
ceptance of the Democratic nomination
for state treasurer. Replying to his
Official notification of the nomination
Mr.. German writes as follows.
Your esteemed favor of the 2lst
instant notifying me of the nomination
for the responsible and honorable Of
fee of stale treasurer by the repre-
sentatives Of the Democratic party in
convention assem- bled at Topeka, kan,
on the 25t hof April. was duly received
by me.
while not a candidate for this posi-
ton, 1 am none the less gratified at
receiving this honor unsougnt. My in
tention heretofore was to stay out of
politics and devote my remaining years
10 a quiet and easy life in the bosom
of my family. But in this case 1 cannot
refuse the call OF my countTynen.
More especially do respond to this
call when the great Democratic party
has placed on their ticket such cham
pions of equal rights as w. A. Harris,
H. P FarreIly and David OVermyer
and all others who would honor any
position to which they might be called.
I accept the nomination rendered me
refuse. This Is a period in the history
of Kansas when all fair minded men
should be willing to sacrifice much for
the common welfare. our platform
has my hearty approval and Will use
all honorable means within my power
to be elected.
Thanking you gentlemen for your
kind and courteous letter Of notification
and through you I desire to thank the
Democrats of Kansas for the honor
conferred upon me am your humble
servant, PATRICK GORMAN.
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.EEB5FioTs.

Washburn and K L. will close the
college bali season at Athletic park
Saturday afternoon.
Jack Johnson's Giants will play ban
at the park Friday afternoon With a
team from Atchison.
The sand dip at the foot of Harrison
street has been purchased by Hanley &
Richie, the contractors.
The Cooleycrows have played twenty
seven games so far this season and
have won sixteen Of them.
Hale's tours at vinewood park rep
resents San Francisco as it was, and
not as it is, as has been stated.
The Washburn college ball team will
select their captain for next season at
a meeting to be held Wednesday after
noon
The Topeka Republican Flambeau
club will hold a meeting for the cleo
ton of officers Friday, June 1. at 8
o'clock .. N.
The Independent Telephone company
started laying conduits for its lines at
Seventh and Jackson streets and west
on Seventh street.
All east bound trains on the Santa Fe
were from two to dozen hours late
yesterday on account of the wreck rear
La Junta. Colorado.
This is the day you count the GINGER
bites and the layers of tan which you
accumulated in frisking around out in
the country yesterday.
Notwithstanding the dry weather
this spring picnickers report that wild
strawberries are so plentiful that the
ground viii scarcely hold them.
The circus and the old veterans were
each treated to as fine variety of May
weather for their performances yes
terday as they could have asked.
There are but three cases of confag-
ious diseases in the city according u the
report of the city health department.
Two of scarlet fever and one of diph-
iberia.
P. H. Coney will deliver a memorial
address at the r. r. Y. NJ. c. A. Sun
day afternoon. a special musical pro-
gramme having been arranged for the
occasion.
1t may take three rings to make a
big show. but one ring we'll filed or
two at the outside would come nearer
meeting the ideal of the average cir
Gus goer.
The new machinery for the Oakland
wooden mills has arrived and is being
installed as rapidly as possible and will
probably be in shape for use by the last
of next week.
David Overmyer, candidate for attor-
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Inhn Burns, SALARY.

Win John Burns, England's famous
labor leader. became a member of the
cabinet there came the amusing ques-
ton of his salary. says Chalmers Rob-
erts in the June Worlds Work. A year
or so ago he made a widely quoted
speech in which. in denouncing the ex-
travagance of the late government, he
mentioned the officials salaries paid to
its members. and said vehemently THAI
no man living was worth more than
$4,000 a year. His salary now is $19,-
600 a year. 1t was not not long before
Some unkind critic reminded him Of
the speech, and asked what he intend
ed to do about the extra $500 a year
His answer was that he had never
been a ssscab." and that as he had
Joined the Government union. he was
not going to work for less than the
union scale of wages
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ney general on the Democratic ticket,
is in st. Paul. Minnesota, 1efendiug j.
n. Renker, Kansas man who is
charged with improper use of the mails.
George W. Berry. who was formerly a
we'll known raiser of Berkshire hogs
near Berryton. who now lives at EN-
poria, is travelling as field agent for the
Twentieth Century Farmer and is
Topeka today.
One Topeka jointist boasts that he
cashes more pay checks than any other
business man in the city. who does dou-
bic the amount Of business transacted
al his place, and he is more than half
right at that.
Among the features carried by the
Wallace shows but not mentioned in
trained short money" artists who are
about the smoothest in their lire ever
seen in Topeka.
The rare days in June when the grad
uate places an assessment on father
pocketbook are not rare enough 10 suit
poor father Between paying for the
diploma and the new dresses ana suits
father has a strenuous time of It.
a young lady who claims that her
announcement was made in yesterdays
Journal called up by phone and insists
that the statement be denied. No
names were used in the announcement
and she is not the person referred to at
all.
Owing to the fact that the wallace
shows had not been properly advertis-
ed at the Indian reservations near the
city, the attendance from these quar-
tiers was not what it should have been.
and there were but few Indians in the
city
washburn and K. L. will compete
for the last college ball game of the
season at Athletic part Saturday after
noon. The last game played between
the teams was on the Lawrence
grounds and won by K. L. by a score
of to 4.
Omar H Mehl. the old Washburn
athlete, is in the city visiting old
friends. He is on the way from West
eTn Pennsylvania university to Hutch
inson where he is captain of the Hutch
inson baseball team. He is staying
with DIR. Bob Stewart.
DR.. S. J. Crumbine. secretary Of the
state board of health. has just returned
from Washington, where he was called
by Surgeon General Wyman of the
Marine hospital service, to attend a
meeting of the state and provincial
boards of health of North America.
The Cooleycrows lost the first of
their dOuble-header games yesterday
and as they were tied for first place
for a few moments only, as Joplin lest
a game a few hours afteTWard and the
Cooleycrows won their second game
with Webb City.
Yesterday was a holiday for the eie-
avtor in the Masonic building and IN
the place of an out of order sign was
slip which read: CLOSED by order Of
P. Coney." The inscription caused
much mumbled, unintelligible CONVEX
sation as well as numerous outbursts
of audible profanity.
Next Tuesday afternoon the Wash
burn baseball team viii play against
a team composed of the alumni and
ex-students. In the lineup of ex-
students will be found some Washburn
ex-stars, Fannie" Mehl will catch.
Jimmy Stewart. Frank Moss. Caid-
we'll Doc Hill and DR.. Outland A
lively game is expected.
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cures of torturing,
dishguring skin hui
mors daily made
by Cuticura Soap,
assisted by Cuticura
DIN TIM en- t, after
physicians, and all
else had failed: 81
feelitmyduty to pa
rents of other poor
suffering babies to
tell you what Cuti-
cura has done for
nv little daughter.
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LINCOLN Is for Bristow


LINCOLN, Kan, May -
To the. Editor of the State Journal
I am not writing for publication, but
just to let you know that so far as I
can learn. Bristow IS the choice Of
nearly everybody out this way. for the
senatorshfp He would represent the
people and not the trusts. His stand
pat qualities have been tested
w. f. MENOHER-
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She broke out all over her body with
humor, and we used every thing recon-
mended, but without results. called
in three doctors, they all claimed they
could help her, but she continued to
grow worse. Her body was a mass of
sores, and her little face was being
eaten away; her ears looked as if they
would drop off. Neighbors advised me
to get Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and
before I had used half of the cake of
Soap and box of Ointment the sores had
I'LL healed, and my little ones face and
body were as clear as q newborn babes.
I would not be without it again if it
cost five dollars, instead of seventy-fve
cents, which is all it cost us to cure
our baby, after spending many dollars
On doctors and medicines without auy
benefit whatever.
Ccmrles External and Internal Treatment far sTery
Eunor from Pnpes 10 ScroulA from Infancy to ASS,
consisting o. Caticura Soap De- Ointment &c., Resolve
s0c in Chocolate Coated Pills sc per vial
81 Gcl, RAY he had nf al dzzziSts single often
the distressing Nhen al other remedies, and
She beat Physleans fail Potter Drug Chem Corp
sais Frcp1-. Bosiozl. Mass-
So xasod aas Al Ahoutshs Skin, Scalp and Has,
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Duel Fatal to Bystander.

Guthrie. Ok, May 31.-In a pistol
duel on the main street of Enid. Robert
White. q bystander. was killed and
Robert johnson and Fred Capers, the
principals were wounded. johnson es-
capped from the officers and has not
been captured. The town is greatly ex-
cited over the affair
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31

To accommodate summer tourists to
lifornia the Union Pacific has au-
thorized the very low rate Of one fare
plus $500 for the round trip to either
san Francisco or Los Angeles. Tickets
on sale June 25th to July 7th. with final
return limit September 18th. 1906. Also
other low rates to California points dur
ing the summer. Inquire of F. A Lewis
City Ticket Agt., or J. G. Fulton, Depot
Agt-
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Mines May Reopen.

Kansas City, No, May 31.-Soft coal
miners of Kansas, Arkansas and In
dian Territory in conference here
agreed to accept the proposition sub
mitted by the southwestern coal opera
tors association. The agreement must
now be ratified by a referendum vote
mines in the states named by June TO-
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Roosevelt sent Carnations.

Canton. O.. May 31.-President Roose-
velt's Memorial day tribute to the
memory of William Mckinley was a
handsome wreath Of white carnations
and hydrangeas. The floral piece was
taken to the tomb of the martyred pres
ident BY Mrs. Mckinley.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-31

Go to New York on the Lehlgh.
Double Track Scenic highway. Con-
meets at Buffalo or Niagara Falls with
all lines from the west Write Passen-
ger Department, Lehigh Valley r. r..
21s South Clark street. Chicago. Ill
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Rocl,efeIIer saiIs for E,nrope.

New York, May 31.-Mr- and Mrs.
John D. Rockefeller were passengers
on board the steamer Deutschland
witch sailed TODAY for Hamburg.
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BABY'S TORTURING
SKIN HUMOR
Ears Looked as if They Would Drop
Off Body Entirely Covered =
Face Mass of Sores Three
Doctors Could Not Cure Child
Grew Worse = Face and Body
Now Clear
CURED BY CUTICURA
IN TWO WEEKS FOR 75c.

Mrs. George J. Steese, of 7o1 Coburn
ST.. Akron, Ohio, tells in the following
laffer of another of those remarkable
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AD Apimal Story For
Little Folks
WHAT MADE THE
DIFFERENCE

The Bengal tiger and the clown In
the show had lively dispute one
day as to which of the two was su-
peror. "Pooh!" said the tiger. There
Is not the slightest doubt about it.
Look at my great strength. Why, with
one blow from my paw | could crush
out your puny life. You poor little
weakling, | pity you. Your voice is
weak, your arms are weak What
chance would you have in contest
with me? You wouldn't hold out for a
moment"
every we'll said" replied the clown,
"but | carry something in my little
think box that can match all your
brute strength"
what do you mean?" growled the
tiger.
Il mean," said the clown dryly, that
If you had what I've got and you lack
Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1879-1907, 1906-10-11

Once there were two wolves who
mad II chicken tree, in which fowls
wer" very fond of roosting.
One day when they went down to
the chicken tree to get each of them a
bird they heard a snarly-snarly sound
and found feathers all around the tree,
while every bird for a mile around was
either eaten or scared away.
"NNho has been robbing our chicken
tree" cried the wolf brothers together.
Your chicken tree? Your chicken
tree; Your chicken tree" snarled the
cougar, who lay, gorged full, at the
bottom of the tree. "Who gave you
this chicken tree? Who gave you any
thing? Who are you, anyhow"
The wolf brothers made haste to say
that nobody had given them the chick
IN tree, that nobody had given them
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THEY sCUTrLED AWAY.

anything and that they weren't any
body and didn't count anyhow, but
their hearts were hot and sore while
they said 1t.
As they were scuttling away they
met Bruin, the bear. And when he
heard their story he told them of
trap which the hunters had set for the
cougars down by the brooksde.
Lead him there" said Bruin, land
you may have your revenge, also you
may have as many chicken trees as
you can find"
So the wolves went trembling back
and told the cougar that they had
found a much finer chicken tree for
him. When they came to the spot
where Bruin had told them the trap
was they stepped aside and said they
could not walk ahead of so great per-
son. that he must lead the way and
let them follow
Snap went the trap on the old cou-
gar's foot.
There" said the eldest wolf broth
err, that will teach you not to insult
people after you have robbed them
Worcester Post.
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DEALT HIM BLOW AFTER BLOW.
you wouldn't have walked into that
trap in the Jungle"
At this the tiger began to roar with
rage until the cage shook. But the
clown seized his little whip and dealt
him blow after blow through the bars.
The tiger tore madly from end to end
Of his cage in frenzy of anger. He
threw himself with all his strength
against the iron bars, but the clown
smiled and whipped him still.
You villalnw roared the tiger. "If
could only get at YOU
"Ah, that's exactly it, smiled the
clown. You can't my friend, and so
win"
what do you meant" said the tiger.
THAT brains, which put up those
bars to keep you in, are worth all your
brute strength. That's all."-Detroit
Journal.
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AN APPEAL TO THE FARMERS,

A new era is dawuIng in the ag-
ricultural world. The time honored
methods of our fathers are nc. longer
satisfactory to the wide awake TWEEN
tieth century farmers.
Nearly every thoughtful farmer Is
ready to admit under the present
system his land i gradually being
depleted.
The very appearance Of 4sthe land
prima facie evidence of this charge.
The rich dark loan of our boyhood
days has Ohangedlt0 allighter colored
stiff clay, while.thc .erstwhile smooth
slopes are creased with ,.unslghtly
gullies.
Where we once gathered 40 bu. Of
corn per. acre, we now gather 20.
And crops are decreasing in like pro-
portion, Something is wrong you
are willing to admit, but what. that
something island what remedy it de
mands needs all the light of science
and experience to answer.
Again, there are many things about
rearing live stock that we don t
know and practice in this section
that would be of great value to US.
But time would fail me to recount all
the needed reforms in our farming,
and | also hasten to admit that my
knowledge would be far short of the
task. In fact none but tyro could
imagine that he knew 1t all about
the socalled simple vocation OF
farming. | often think that to be-
come as little children lin teachable-
ness) is as necessary to the greatest
success in business life as it Is in
the religious realms.
So let us open our eyes to these
opportunities. would mention Farm
er's Institute, conducted by men Of
wide and varied experience.in farm
operations. Our neighbOring Estates
have tried and prove the efficiency Of
these organizations to disseminate
information and develop an investi-
eating mind among the farmers.
Encouraged by our neigbors success
our own commonwealth has inaugu-
rated a system of farmers institutes.
The Crittenden County Institute was
held last Monday and Tuesday, and
we were glad to see it was well at
tended. Every one who attended
that meeting heard many good and
practical suggestions.
Fellow farmers let US not be salts
fed only with hearing but let us do
some of the things recommended by
those men Of experience.
And let us remember that what
they have told US Is only a small
part of what we have to learn, you
will find in farm books and papers
all that those speakers told you and
more too. Let us all take one or
more good farm papers, above all let
us make our institute permanent.
We should come out occasionally
and discuss the Methods we are prac-
ticing, other industries have already
completed an organization Of this
kind, and have found them indispen.
sable. That is one reason why other
industries are foregoing ahead of
the farm. Let us join hands,
heads and hearts in all that concerns
our temporal welfare.
In closing permit me to reiterate
that the day of successful farming by
main strength and awkwardness is
past, mind must be an equal yoke,
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