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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-05-18
The Word .eRow.o

ROW" IS one Of the many words
which are rising to responsibility with
advancing age. Todd's edition Of John
sons dictionary QS2O denounced it as
"a very low expression" Since 1t mp
pears 10 have been occasionally written
''roue" about a century ago some have
wished to find It's origin in the French
'rOue." Todd Identifies it with the
older ''rousc," n drunken bout. big
drinking glass or big drink. in which
sense that word several times occurs In
Shakespeare. Hamlet observes that
''the king doth wake tonight and takes
his rouse" "Row" is supposed TO be q
false singular formed from %"rouse,'
mistaken for n plural. as pea" fol
''peasc." SHERRY" from "sherris,'
cherry" from ''cheris." But 1t seem;
simpler to explain ROW" as short fol
'row-de-dow," IN excellent word fol
noise.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-05-18

An attorney in Philadelphia who
makes n speciality of prosecuting suits
against railway companies growing out
of injuries due to accidents on the line
tells OF the trouble experienced in the
cross examination of an Irish witness,
This witness had evidently been care
fully coached by counsel for the com.
pany, for when the question was put tc
him, was the man found on the track
a total stranger!" tile wary Celt re
piled:
81 should say not, sir. Seem that
his left leg was gone, l should say, sir
that he were n partial stranger."-Wo
mans Home Companion.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-05-18
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Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-05-18

"Well, brother" said the deacon,
that was a fine prayer you made last
night"
''Thank you, deacon. I am very glad
to hear you say So"
Eyes, it was a splendid prayer, long
and fervent. And, say, what have you
been doing anyway? You can confide
in me with the utmost confidence. l
wouldn't betray you for anything in
the world."-Chicago Record Herald.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-05-18

81 came" announced the intimate
friend Of the family, "to make my
dinner call"
But" they protested. you haven't
been here to dinner lately"
81 know that" he replied, "and
thought If l called that defect might be
remedied."
An invitation was promptly forth.
coming.-New York Press.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-05-18
8IeanIns of the Word aomnha.D


The name Omaha" bears testimony
to, the long journey OF the people and
reveals some of the causes which
brought about this breaking up into
distinct tribes. 1t is composed Of two
words, which slgaify "going against
the current" or up the stream. The
Omahas were the people who went up
the stream, while the Quapaws, their
ear of kin. went, as their name re-
veals, "wlth the current" or down the
stream. The traditions OF both these
peoples say that the parting occurred
during Il hunting expedition, each dlvi-
sion finally settling In the lands width
er they had wandered apart. This
epochal hunt must have been centuries
ago. for the Quapaws bore their de-
scrlptive name in 1910. being men.
toned in the Portuguese narrative OF
Dc Soto's expedition as then living on
the Arkansas river. where they dwelt
until 1899, when they ceded their long
occupied lands to the United States.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-05-18

1t is universally conceded that moth
ing short OF divine justice can measure
the intrinsic guilt OF any action or
administer punishment which shall be
exactly commensurate to the crime.
What we call justice Is In fact a very
rude device which finds its Justification
in the necessity TO protect society
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-05-18

Here's a conversation / overheard
between two women In a bookstore:
isn't that II pretty book?"
Charming"
Il nm sure Ella would like that"
Then to the clerk, 'Pn take this book"
AS tho clerk was wrapping it up she
added: "What is 1t. by the way? /
didn't look."-Boston Record.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-05-18


ADVENTURES.
and had so much CAB to him brought
about the change. 1 want to know
what's the matter"
Nothing" replied Betty.
IT know better. In the first place,
that fool Of a fence man praised your
hands and feet and eyes and got you
stuck ON yourself. In the next, you had
a quarrel with Reuben and hain't spoke
to him since. In the third, If you don't
stop worryin' men pa and all the rest
1 shall forget how old you are and box
your ears. Most girls when I'm trouble
OF any sort come to their mothers for
advice. You've kept right away from
me instead, and SO 1 can't tell what's
on your mind. Have you broken out
with a rash or ~anythingT
"Of course not" az
"Got a boll?" $40 ~
"No."
pains or aches anywhereY'
"No."
"Have pa or 1 said anything to hurt
your feelin's?'
mot at all. It's just that II don't
feel like singing and cutting up"
"Oh, l see" observed the mother as
she finished the last plate and hung up
the dish towel to dry. "Well, I a tell
you one thing. If this keeps on much
longer you'n go TO bed and drink quarts
and quarts of lobella tea and have
h~orseradish drafts put TO your feet. Pa
wants apple dumplln's for dinner, and
i shall expect you to make en-
Reuben Warner had been Farmer
Spooner's hired man for a year.. He
was a young man Of twenty-five and
was always referred to MS being as
smart as Il whip. He was n so ahead
fellow, with a hundred dollars saved
up. and he and Betty had been In love
almost from first sight Outside Of an
occasional tin the curse Of true love
had run smooth until the barbed wire
fence man appeared. He wac a good
talker and n boaster and q braggart.
He told OF war, battles and personal
adventures until Reuben sat with his
mouth open and Betty looked upon him
as one OF the heroes OF the earth. His
stay was only for the night, and Betty
might have forgotten him by noon next
day but for Reuben. His jealousy had
been excited, and next morning he had
something TO say about burglars and
liars. Betty felt called upon TO take ths
side Of the man who had compared hel
eyes to the brightest Of stars, and 4
didn't take long to bring about a row.
ri you were only half as brave and
e~hivalrous as he Is / should be proud OF
you" announced Betty.
III / could lie ono while he does ter
times ! could make you believe bees
wax was honey" replied Reuben.
You are jealous"
'And you are foolish
'Mr. Warnerl"
Miss S~poonerg'
That was the way II began. and o.
course things grew worse instead o
better. Betty knew that her mother
would support Reuben in saying tina
she was silly, and so she withheld he
confidence. but at the same time shI
had something OF n contempt for he
hance when she remembered that tn
only adventure Of his life was In belnI
u ~ by a yoke Of oxen. Reubel
went about trying to whistle and SIM
and make out that be did not care
while Betty was 80 quiet that he
mother had aus 70 charge her wit
sulklng. She uade the apple dump
lings that day. aud nhe helped wipe 10
dinner d,shes and sei q cu5tard unde
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-05-18

The fact is not generally known that
mems hosiery measures In inches from
toe 70 heel the Same number az tho
size. For example. size s Is equivalent
to eight inches, and this standard rule
applies with similar effect upon smaller
or larger sizes. Half hose net so con-
forming IN measurement Is CONNER
clally regarded as Imperfect stock.
The following fixed trade list OF half
hose sizes shows the corresponding
sizes OF shoes II proper at be desired:
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-05-18

$50 little Flutterby married the
strongmlnded Miss Daring. / never
supposed he had any intentions in that
direction"
"He hadn't: the intention originated
with ner."-chicago Tribune.
Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1906-05-18

"Poverty's no crime"
ut amt? Then why Is It punishable
by hard abOrT"-cleyelan Leader.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-12
SUITS OVER GAS LEASES.
Two Filed to Test Right to Assess
Them.

Two suits to test the right of a coun-
ty to assess gas and oil leases were filed
today in the supreme court They are
brought up from Neosho county by the
Kansas Natural Gas company and are
against the county commissioners of
Neosho county, the county clerk and
county treasurer.
In one case the Kansas Natural Gas
company leased piece of land from A.
Shindler. and the county assessed the
company 1922 on the lease. The other
case involves the Andrew Baird lease,
on which the assessment is 1910. The
assessment was made under the pro-
visions of the mining law. The county
went ahead and levied on some of the
company property, and was about to
sell the property to pay the IA. Then
the company brought proceedings to
stop the deal. Judge L. Stilwen sus-
tanned the county's demurrer to the
county's petition. The case involves the
taxing of gas and oil leases through the
state. and is of great Importance to the
Kansas Natural Gas company and 9TH
er owners of gas leases.
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On and Cas- Comnanv Neetine.

The P. c. c. OIL & Gas company held
their annual meeting at the Copeland
hotel and elected the following officers
for the ensuing years: Senator J. N
Dolley, president; Senator Charles
Buschow, first vice president: Col W
W. Smith, second vice president; NJ. c.
Holman, treasurer; DIR. J. Albert Berry,
secretary: p. c. Chamberlain, cores
ponding secretary This company has
large gas holdings in Neosho county,
Kan, and have contracted with the
city of Chanute to take a half mil
lion cubic feet of gas day for five
years at cents per LOCO cubic feet.
An executive committee consisting Of
J. \. Dolley, s. S. OFT. D. E. McCIel-
land, J. s. Werner and DR.. j. Albert
Berry were appointed to build a pipe
line from the gas fields to the city of
Chanute. Said pipe line, with the neces-
sary appliances for controlling the gas
will cost the company about SO. 600.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-12
MASONS TO CELEBRATE
NIaundy Thursday VIII Be Observed
Tonight.

Elaborate arrangements are being
made for the celebration of Maundy
Thursday by Unity Chapter number
one Knights of the Rose Croix of the
Masonic bodies of the Valley of To-
peka, Orient of Kansas, tonight The
music of this service will be furnished
by the Amphion quartette, consisting
Of Mrs. +. S. Thomas, Mrs. L. S. Ferry,
Mr. H. L. Shirer and Mr.. F. S. Crane.
The Maundy service consists of
Distinguishing the Lights" typical of
the death of Christ The ceremony of
extinguishing the light will be fol-
lowed by THE Mystic Banquet after
which toasts viii be given by promi-
nent members of the body residing in
various portions of the state.
The Maundy Thursday services will
be followed by the Easter Sunday SER
vices, Sunday morning at 9 o'clock.
This service consists Relighting the
Lights typical of the resurrection of
Christ, scriptural reading by the Of
ficers followed by an address or ser
mon by Rev Thomas S. Young. and
music by the Amphion quartette and a
solo. "Immortality,Y - by F. S Crane.
The following Isl tonights banquet
pregra naRae -4,lsf- . sr-as.s
John P. MeI4augll4Hn POSTMASTER.
Masters Wages Response by John
c. Postlethwaite.
America-ATnphion quartette
Good Citizenship-Seo Hopkins.
Music-Star Spangled Banner-Am-
phion quartette.
The Modern Frederick Powell
Music-Auld Lang Syne-Amphion
uuartette.
The Unwelcome William
E. Higgins.
Nusic-The King of Love-Amphion
duartette.
our Departed-In silence.
Music-Nearer My God to Thee-All
Don't miss the japanese fete at the
Grand Monday and Tuesday. Seats on
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-12
H. F. MILLIGAN TO TESTIFY.
Dodge City Land Omcer win Identity
Papers.

H. F. Milhgan, register of the land
office at Dodge City. is in Topeka today
on the invitation of the federal grand
jury to identify papers which will be
used in cases which may be brought
from indictments found by the jury.
Referring to the conditions in the
western portion of the state he said:
There is no doubt that the boom in
western Kansas is the genuine article
as hundreds of families are coming into
that portion of the state every week
and either buying or taking government
land for homes. While the rush at ne
land office is a little different than il
was during the boom of 1887 this is
caused by the fact that much of the
filing on government land is done by
mail, and this was not permitted dur
ing the boom days of 1886 and 81.
Some idea of the magnitude of the
boom, as we'll as the number of new
people moving into the country may
be cleaned from the fact that the books
of the land office at Dodge City show
that on an average $4,000 acres of gov
eminent land has been filed on every
month since the beginning of the year.
JSis means that three hundred and
s6sJenty-f1ve families are moving into
this land district every month and that
this rate has been kept up ever since
New Years. With the opening of
spring I expect that the business of the
land office will increase materially
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LOCAL MENTION.

Mrs. Lord makes speciality Of
American Beauty roses, and has some
of the finest specimens of the popular
flower ever seen in the city,
Children playing with matches set
fire to the dwelling of Mrs. E. Simms at
1917 East Fifth street at 5 o'clock last
evening. The fire damage was small.
Stations No. 2 and responded to the
alarm.
The Missouri and Kansas Telephone
company took out a building p,rmit to-
day for the erection of an addition to
their office at 211 West Sixth avenue
to cost SO. 800 The interior Of the build
ing will be altered
It is probable that the city engineer
will not have completed checking over
the signatures on the Kansas avenue
paving petition by Friday evening and
that in consequence the council meet
ing which was to finally pass on the
petition viii have to be postponed.
The finest display of Easter flowers
1 in the city may be seen at Mrs. John
E. Lords flower shop on West Eighth
avenue. Easter Lilies, Lilies of the
Valley, Roses of all kinds, Violets and
carnations are included in Mrs. Lord s
collection.
Governor Hoch went to Kansas City
/ today. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Hoch. The object of their trip is said
to have been to do some shopping.
Quartermaster-G General W w Der
ison of the Kansas National guard
today shipped to Winfield 4 complete
equipment for the newly organized
Company H in that town. Guns. cloth
ing, hats, belts and ammunition for 50
men were included in the shipment.
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He Knew TOmpKlns.

You say you live at Stony BROOKE
asked the man who looked Ike a lawyer
Of the farmer who occupied a seat with
him in the smoking car
Yes, sir
Then you probably know Daniel Temp
kins?"
"As well as know my own SON
Just what sort OF man is he accord
Ing to your ideasT
That's according to what you want Of
bim7'
How do you mean7"
wall. II I was goin' down to ask Dan
If he wouldn't run for the legislature If a
gas company would pay all the expenses
and give him $500 to boot I'd expect to
ind him full of Christian resignation and
willing to do anything for his country,
but II I goin' down to trade bosses
with him ia expect to meet Teller who'd
beat me out of my eyeteeth and let me
and the country and everything else go to
the devil
Il See I'm just going down to see If
can't collect a judgment against him
"oh, that's it, Then you won't md
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BONDSMEN MUST PAY.
Judgment for $4,000 Against First
National Bank Directors.

nv the decision of Judge Pollock in
the United States district court this
morning. Judgment was rendered
against William Sims and NJ Snat-
finger Jointly for $4,000, as bonds
men of the First National bank.
The case was brought by the United
states against the two for their liabil-
itv on funds deposited in the bank by
trustees of estates at the order of
Judge Slonecker, referee in bank
ruptcv for the court Their liability
cannot exceed $4,000 Jointly accord
ing to the law pertaining to the matter.
Altogether the trustees deposits in
question aggregate over 100000, but
6ftv-fve per cent of the total amount
was liquidated when the bank paid out
a dividend of hfty-five per cent re-
Gently.
Harry Bone. United States district
attorney. presented the case on the
part of the government. and Judge z.
T. Hazen and Charles Blood Smith
represented the defendants
The jury was waived by both sides
and the matter left to the court for
decision. Mr.. Bone placed Receiver
Bradley of the bank on the stand and
he verified through his books the sum
of money which was placed in the
bank by trustees of various bankrupt
estates at the order of Referee Sion
ecker. The total sum for which the
: bank is still responsible is $11,561.22,
according to MI Bnadley's figures .-sll
Mr. Smith asked the court to enter
an order allowing 2 judgment for
$4,000 but that it should not be paid
until it is officially decided that the
bank cannot pay out itself in full "Ac-
cording to present Indications" said
Mr.. Smith. "the bank viii pay out in
ffflt Gh nrffy wish rifa RI
to the general statutes of Kansas,
1915, which declares that in all cases
the property both personal and real, of
the principal debtor, within the juris-
dictiOn of the court, shall be exhausted
before any of the property of the
surety or bail shall be taken in execu-
ton
To the court the defense seemed
funny, for Judge Pollock began to
smile broadly and shake his head
the First National bank were a regular
running institution and judgment
could be executed against it, then your
citation would apply But not in this
instance The statute which you pre-
sent does not cover this case. The
First National bank is in the process
Of bankruptcy and in the hands of a
receiver I must overrule your mo-
ton"
Mr. Smith argued the matter al
the matter did not change Mr.. Smith
then asked that the objection b,
recorded, He would say nothing abou
IA king an appeal.
Have you the rest of the As pel
cent which the bank still owes its de-
nositors in the bank now" said Judr,
Foilock turning to Receiver Bradley.
No. sir. answered the latter.
Have you enough money on hanc
to nay off this claim %
No answered Mr.. Bradley.
How much have you2" aslef
Judge Pollock
about $4,000" answered the re
IT, .I9 be used towards this claim ?.
gether" al'o
A smile fitted around the corr
room. The case was over with tbe AZ
ception Of formally entering the iu5e
s sigIg ana ordering it collected. Nj
have to pay $4,000 No interest fs 81
owed Their liability. according t,
10000 ina
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Falling on in Some Branches shown
by the Census.

Washington, April 12.-The director
of the census has announced the re-
suit of the tabulation Of the statistics
of slaughtering and meat packing,
wholesale, for the calendar year 1904. The
figures indicate that there has been a
normal increase in the slaughtering and
meat packing industry in the United
States as compared with the statistics
of 1900. The number of estimates is
shown to have been 925 as compared
with 921 in 1900 The total value of
products as given was 1919, 914624
The following decreases are shown in
the amount of business done in the pro-
ducts named:
Canned beef. II per cent; sailed or
cured beef, 16 per cent; hams, smoked
bacon etc, II per cent: neutral lard.
1 per cent; oleomargarine oil, II per
cent: other oils. 25- per cent
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-12
OFF on INSPECTION TRIP.
H. L. Nudge and other Rock Island
officials to Visit ChOctaw Division.

H. q. Nudge, second vice president
Of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
railway company. accompanied by Dan
E Cain, general manager, F. T. Dolan,
general superintendent of the south
west district, and T. H. Beacon, super
intendent of the Kansas division left
here this morning at o'clock on a
special train for Oklahoma City. From
that point Mr.. Nudge, Mr.. Cain and
Mr. Dolan will make a tour of tnspec-
ton of the Choctaw division of the
system.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-12

New York. April 12.-MONEY--
on call easier, 46710 per cent. ruling rate
81 closing bid and offered at per cent
time loans firm; 50 and 80 days and six
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 515d6
per cent. sterling exchange strong, at
81 S46574 $40 for demand and at S481S4D
1850 for so day bills; posted rates, $4S2d
SPY and 81 S504.s51z commercial bills
S4.SlA "a. 81as.
sII1VER-Bar silver, 64ssc; Mexican dol
Bonds Government bonds firm.
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sorry to Lose storer.

Vienna. April 12.-Emperor Francis
Joseph this afternoon privately re-
ceived the retiring American am bassa-
dor, Bellamy Storer. The emperor
congratulated Mr.. Storer on the excel
lent relations he had esta bIfshed with
the Austro- Hungarian foreign ministry
and assured him that he was leaving
many cordial friends in Vienna. The
emperor also expressed his personal
regret at Mr.. Storer's departure
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-12

Shanghai China, between the years
1901 and 1905 was passed.
A bill for the establishment of u life
saving station at Nahbai, WASH. and
the construction of a frst-class cceaIl-
going tug Off life-saving purposes was
passed. The house then took up the
postoffice appropriation bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-12
Honse DIscusses Postofnce Bim.

Washington. April I'm the house
today a resolution calling upon the sec
rotary of the treasury for information
and certified copies of all accounts of
the United States postal agent at
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-12

washington, April 12.@Baron Ro-
sen. the Russian ambassador, today
advised Secretary Root that the Rus
sian government is entirely willing to
have the meeting of the second Hague
conference postpOned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-12
He wants the Roosevelt Gun.

KEEL. Germany. April 1.-THE Kie:
Gazette says the German crown prince
intends to sail his new small yacht, the
Angela II. to Boston to compete for the
Roosevelt cup late this summer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-12
OmciaI sfafe Paner.

The state executive council yester ~
afternoon voted to make the Topeka
Daily Herald the official state paper for
the ensuing year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-04-12

GAINESVILLE. Wis. April 12-Fire start
ed In the state school for the blind
south of the city this afternoon. The
GAINESVILLE fire department was called.