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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30
ATTACK ON KISSES.
Jokes and Criticisms Arouse Rev.
Bass to Make Hot Reply.

Cairo. Ill, July SO.@Aroused by
many criticisms and jokes. which
have been directed at him as result
of his recent sermon on the kiss devil.
in which he said that the kiss devil
did more to fill hell than all the whis-
ky devils, drug devils and all other
kinds of devils put together, Rev.
L. D. Bass of the Calvary Baptist
church of this city today gave out an
interview in which he went his at
tack on kissing one better.
Rev. Bass blamed the lax social
condition of the country to the ma
TONS prosperity When wealth comes
dow, he said. Rev. Bass also declared
that one of the two great pillars of
Christianity was marriage, and bitter
ly attacked all but the true love
evil The other pillar, he said, was
the observance of the Sabbath.
Rev. Bass deplored the change of
the moral code from what is used to
be to its present state, and thinks the
country would have been better off
had it paid more attention to cultivat-
ing it's morals, instead of it's march
toward progress in all other things.
He also pointed out that the country
was on the verge of it's downfall and
blamed the social conditions. drawing
comparisons with other civilized ma
lions that had risen only to fall.
Kiss Is Chief Evil.
And chief among all evils that be-
set US is the poor little kiss. according
to Rev. Bass, who said:
''I believe the highest and purest
form of civilization is impossible in
any age or country If the men believe
that the young women they have led
to the marriage altar had been guilty
of kissing half a dozen other men be-
fore her marriage"
In warm interview, Rev. Bass to-
day said:
I'VE are disposed to laugh, some
times, at the crude institution and the
rude characters which were at the be-
ginning and at the bottom of our Amer
lean civilization but, after all, it was
national Drawn and brain and virtue
we have. Alas! 1t is too true today
that smart culture and big money
unsanctif1ed, tend to run our civiliza-
ton to seed, or Into the sand
THE world has never been corrupter
or weaker than at the climax of ito
grandest civilization, and If our civili-
cation proves an exception to the rule
1T will be due to the maintenance or
pure mortality and primitive Christian
ity. The seeming culture and big
money may rob us OF the purity OF
our women and the nobility of our men
and, if from the acme of national glory
every other civilization began to, de-
cay, who can say that even Christiani-
ty, loosened by refinement and fatten-
ed by luxury shall be able to subsist
in purity and power. or save US from
the staII-fed and the purple-robe drop
sy which has bloated and stagnated
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30
PASSENGERS WHrTEwAsHED.
MotorInan Ran His CIR Through
Spray of Lime.

New York. July S0-Fifteen passen-
gers, generally well dressed, were white
washed last night while riding through
the Fourth avenue tunnel in an open
ca-.
Whitewashers of the tunnel roof and
walls are using a pneumatic spraying
system and as the car in question came
along something went wrong and the
spray was directed toward it. The mo-
torman, according to the passengers
stupidity stopped his car. He was
drenched- Then he started the car
through the stream and as it slowly
began to move there was ample time
to drench every one of the passengers.
The angry passengers declared their
white suits would become damage suits
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REBUILDING CoNEY.
An Effort Will Be Made to Secure a
Better Class of Structures.

New York. July 3O-with the
memory of three great fires in Coney
Island in eight years in their minds,
the city authorities are making an eff
fort to have the district laid waste
Sunday morning rebuilt in a more
permanent and safe character. An
nouncement of an attempt on this line
has been made and 1t is expected the
aldermen will promptly be asked to
place the entire district in the re-
stricted section, so that the erection of
flimsy wood and canvas houses may
be prevented.
Meantime the thirty acres that
were swept by fire Sunday are filled
with workmen clearing away the de-
bris and otherwise making prepara-
lions to build again as soon as pos
sible dance halls, hotels and enter
tainment places. The Iessees, most of
whom hold the ground for only short
forts made to build brick stone and
iron structures.
I'VE hold the property for only a
short time" said one of the men.
land we are not going to sink lot of
money in big stone and brick build
ings.
Lumber is the thing for most of
Coney Island. and the burned district
will be rebuilt about as it was"
George c. Tilyou of Steeplechase
park, has already seen the brighter
side Of things, as his friends said he
would. He has announced that a
new and finer Steeplechase park will
rise from the ashes Of the old. The
work will begin at once. so that the
place will be ready for next season.
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MIKE FREY SETTLES TT.
Prohibition Farce-Eighty Drug
Store Joints in Topeka.

The following appeared in the
Washington Post:
Prohibition in Kansas is a farce,
Notwithstanding Governor Hoch's re-
cent declaration that the state is free
from the evils of the saloon" said
Mike Frey, travelling man of Topeka,
at the Raleigh.
There is not a town or city of any
size in the state where one has to
search long in order to get a drink" he
continued. I'm. Topeka there are
eighty or more drug stores, and there
is not one of them that docs not sell
drinks, and they are not soda water or
other soft beverages. If a man is not
known the druggists require him to
sign up and then he can get all he
wants. That is. he signs any name he
may desire to a form Of certificate
which states that he is suffering from
some ailment. and as the law permits
the drug stores to sell liquor for
medicinal purposes, this comes within
the statute.
Every man in Kansas has the grip
judge from the amount of certificates
that are signed. The drug stores do
not confine their sales to whisky, but
they sell beer. and about the only
thing one can't get is a fancy mixed
drink. In some places saloons have
been running with their doors wide
open, selling ? per cent stuff, as they
call it, which is supposed to be nom
but it is the real thing.
venture to say that there has been
as much liquor sold in Kansas since
the prohibition law went into effect as
there ever was before. if not more"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30
THE X. u. FOOTBALL TEAM.
All of the Men Doing Hard Physical
Work This Summer.

Lawrence, kan, July 30.-The uni
versity boys. scattered over Kansas, are
getting a high football fever for this
season of the year. Almost every day
Coach Kennedy receives letters from
boys inquiring how to get into shape
for next years football season.
Last years captain. Donald. who is
to be an assistant to Coach Kennedy
Pacific at Medicine Bow, Wyo. AL
though Donald is doing civil engineer
ing work, he is thinking of football a
greater part of the time.
Carl Rouse. who will be captain of
next years team. has been gaining
strength and tan by working in the
harvest fields.
'Tubby" Reed. the K. U. giant. is
working for the Union Pacific in
western Kansas.
Pat Crowen is working for his father
in a lumber yard at Attica, Kan.
Carl Pleasant is employed by the
Santa Fe railroad.
Sam Forter of Marysville is doing
civil engineer work in New Mexico
for the government.
Billy Miller Is having the time of
his life on his fathers ranch in Usage
county.
his uncIe's ranch in Russell county.
Red" Coulter is enjoying the sum-
mer vacation digging coal at Pitts
burg, Kan.
Any one of several different line
ups might be used this fall. but the
most probable one will be:
Left end, Rouse (captain); left
tackle, Caldwell; left guard. Reed;
center, Milton; right guard. Carlson;
right tackle. Crowell; right end, Pleas
ant; quarterback. Angney; fullback,
Rice; right halfback. Forter; left half
back, Miller.
Rouse, Reed. Milton. Crowell, Pleas
ant. Angney, Forter and Miller have
all received ks" for good playing.
Caldwell is last years star freshman
player; Carlson was the freshman cap
tain.
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used him exclusively as a wall decora-
tion Tor the Jail Office. Last evening
MT Dusenberry was permitted to walk
abroad for a few minutes, and earned
part OF his days salary by capturing
TWO sidewalk riders, at 81 each.
several prominent lawyers are behind
a movement to see if Richard Boyd, the
veteran rockpile guard, cannot be re-
lnstated by peaceful methods. If their
EFFORT fails, they will pursue other tao
tlcs- Years ago. when Boyd was in
Jured While in the employ of the city,
ne was promised a job for life if he
would refrain from suing the city for
damages. The present administration
mas evidently broken that promise by
removing the veteran and filling his
place with another negro. Legal auth
critics seem to agree that the statute
OF limitations does not run on a dam
age suit of this kind, where the victim
Is put off from year to year by the
continuation of promise. Old Man
Boyd needs the job, and is just as COM
petent to hold 1t as he was before a
political pet was found to take his
place.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30
A SCIENTIFIC BREAKFAST
Easily Prepared.

Rightly selected food will alone
,ure many diseases.
Try scientific and healthy break
sast:-Fruit of some kind, preferably
cooked; a dish of Grape-Nuts with
cream: two soft-boiled eggs; (Put two
eggs in tin pint cup of boiling wa
ter, cover and set off for nine minutes.
Whites will then be the consistency of
cream and most easily digested) slice
Of hard crisp toast, cup of Postum
Food Coffee.
On that breakfast you can work
like a horse and be perfectly nourish-
I'd until noon. Your nervous troubles,
heart palpitation, stomach and bowel
troubles, kidney complaints and vari
Gus other disorders will gradually dis
appear and firm solid health will set
in.
Why? You have probably been liv
ing on poorly selected food, that is,
food that does not contain the re-
quired elements the body needs. That
sort of food, and coffee is the direct
or indirect cause of more than half
the ills the human body acquires.
Grape-Nuts is a perfectly cooked
food and both that and the Postum
Food Coffee contains fine microscopic
PARTICLES of phosphate of potash OBJ
tanned in a natural way from the
grains of the field and by scientific
food experts Incorporated into food
snd drink. That element joins with
the albumen in food to make gray
matter, which is the filling of the
brain cells and the nerve centers
throughout the human body.
A man or woman thus fed is scien-
ILLEGALLY fed and rapidly grows in
yigor and vitality, and becomes ca
pable of conducting successfully the
AFFAIRS of life. To produce a perfect
body and a money-making brain, the
body must have the right kind of food
md the expert food-specialist knows
Tow to make it, That is Grape-Nuts
ind Postum Food Coffee. produced at
ne pure food factories of the Postum
%, at Battle Creek, Mich. Read
The Road to Wellville'' In okgs.
There's a Reason"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30
wILLED BUSINESS TO EMPLOYEES
Also a Personal Estate Valued at
100000.

New York, July so.-The will of
John C. Wilson. the halter, who was
day by Frank H. Warner, the man
who had previously killed Esther
Norling. has been filed in the office of
the surrogate. The document was ex-
shot and while he was dying in the
hospital. Mr.. Wilson directs that his
business and 100000 personal estate
be divided. share and share alike, to
seven of his employees whom he names
and to life long friend and Gus
toner.
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every other civilization in the history
of the world. -t
Primltive PeopIe Moro Virtuous.

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of the world.
Primitive People More Virtuous.
My ideas as to the proprieties due
between young men and women anc
people who are of no. kin may be old
fashioned and behind the times, but lei
wiser and more ,Firtuolts, if not sc
progressive, in the primitive stages OF
it's development. Integrity purity and
religion shone brighter in their earlier
struggle of social and national life. Lib
critics granted become too licentious
Old-fashioned social purity would not
fit the gorgeous day in which we live
but it would be1sa fg0od thing if our
goodness and greatness shad more OF
the spirit and virtuesof primitive times
and institutions.
THE two first great laws of God, as
given to man, Instituted and. guarded
the Sabbath day and marriage. They
are the two pillars that stand beneath
the fabric of the social world.
of marriage only shall 1 speak now.
Marriage is one Of the pillars which
stands upon the earth and reaches up to
heaven; and upon its unseen top largely
rest the doctrines of eternity. 1 have
observed that infdeiity and licentious-
ness alike have aimed to destroy mar
riage ties by advocating liberties before
marriage.
love into lust, and to degrade the mar
riage relations into the base ideal of
free love affinity.
Marriage is a figure of heavenly
relation, of that union between Christ
and his people, in which the rest is
made possible, both for time and eterni-
ty, and nothing could be a more Grim
inal and blasphemous outrage upon the
wisdom and law, the goodness and mercy
of God. than to lay foul and sacriligous
hands upon this sacred institution, which
involves all that is blessed and holy of
the highest ideals of salvation by grace
through faith in Christ, in whom we
rest and are united. Palsied be the foot
that would trample marriage in the dust
of RIGHTEOUSNESS.
Marriage should be devoid of those
lustful and selfish motives which so Of
ten destroy life and happiness. Love is
not for sale, and happiness can not be
bought with money; nor is marriage
merely a civil contract, nor a cold bus1-
ness partnership under the firm name of
husb band, wife and company Above all.
God forbids those marriages which are
fourded in mere passion or lust, in which
Goo can not be considered, and in which
a man wants 4 woman instead of a wife,
or IN which a woman wants a man IN
stead of a husband. This will do for
animals which have no moral guide to
conscience or nature, and yet there are
thousands of beastly human beings. who
thus contract fer n1atrimony, which, in
such cases, is nothing more than life
long state of legalized adultery
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30
HOTEL FOR BOYS.
One to Accommodate 100 to Be Built
in Harlem .--.

New York, July 30.-A hotel for
boys which is to cost $4,000 and be
under the management Of the Chill
dren's Aid society, is to be built in
H1fIerl. The hotel will be five stories
htya and have accommodations for
on hundred boys. Besides reading
az writing rooms the hotel will be
dts~d up with gymnasium and
plunge.
boys working in offices. stores and
factories at from "a to So a week, Of
whom there are a large number in
the 1eighborhood, are expected to
furnish the patronage of the hotel.
They will pay from 80 to 20 cents
week for lodging and meals will be
served at CORRESPONDENCE low rates.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30
B. r. t. STRIKE IN COLORADO.
All May Go Que in Sympathy With the
Denver Local.

Denver, Col, July sO.-Announcement
by Colorado & Southern railroad Off
Gals of their determination not to
grant the demands of the 103 local
switchmen and yar Omen for an advance
of 2 cents an hour in wages, which
caused the latter to go on strike about
two weeks 1go, resulted In the Issuance
of a call for meeting in this city of
the general grievance committees of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
which look after the grievances that
arise with the Union Pacific and Denver
& Rio Grande roads. The committees
are directed to gather together In this
city at once. That a sympathetic strike
OF trainmen will be the outcome is free
ly predicted by leaders and further that
tt e scope will be widened, taking in the
entire state of Colorado.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30
FAIRBANKS FAMILY REUNION.
1t Is Feature Of Old Home Week I'm
Massachusetts.

Boston, Mass, July 30.-The host
of homecomer5 who are in this city
attending the old home week exercises
were rendered a public reception at
which they were welcomed to the
state and city by Governor Guild and
Mayor Fitzgerald. The feature of the
sporting events of the day was a mus
ter and play out of veteran f1remen.
half a hundred hand tubs participant
ing in the display, after a march
through the principal streets of the
city. The families whose members are
scattered over many sections of the
country gathered here for their re-
unions and one Of them, the Fair
banks family had as its president, the
vice president of the United States.
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Found Dead in q HAY Nov.

Westminster, Pa, July 3o.-George
Thomas, a negro who shot his wife here
Sunday and then fled, was traced to a
barn near here last night by a posse.
Thomas refused to surrender and shots
were exchanged. At daylight today
Thomas was found dead in the hay NOW
with bullet hole in the temple 1t has
not yet been determined whether he
shot himself or was killed by bullet
fired by one of the posse. His wife is
dying in a hospital here 4s
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30
DROUTH in JAMAICA.
Outlook for the Banana Crop Is Not
Bright.

Kingston, Jamaica. July 30.-The
central districts of this island are suf-
sering from a severe drought and the
outlook for the banana crop is not
bright. The drought, it is stated, has
caused greater loss than even the
earthquake and fire which laid King
ston in ruins last January. There is a
severe famine in some districts of
Elizabeth parish and half a dozen
deaths from starvation have been re-
ported short sharp earthquake
shock was felt here Sunday. No harm
was done.
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HIS ARM WAS CRUSHED.
Peculiar Accident Happens to a Clay
Center Man.

Clay Center, Kan, July 3O.-John
Nelson of this city was standing on the
rear platform of the caboose OF
freight train at Graham. when the
train bumped into the caboose with
such force as to throw him off. He
fell with his left arm across the rail
of an adjoining track just as an engine
came along. The arm was crushed so
badly that am utation was necessary.
: Nelson's mem bershfD in the U. Q. 7.
association gives him a benefit Of
$3.50 and $50 per week until re-
cnxrarV-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30
Contract for wireless Towers

New York. July 3o.-The United
States government has let a contract
to the United States Steel corporation
for transmission towers which are to
be utilized for wireless telegraph SER
vice in Alaska. The government in
tends to have a chain of the towers
erected along the Atlantic and Paci-
fic coasts and on the Gulf of Mexico.
The towers will be 176 feet high
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30
Ice for the Conyicts.

Leavenworth, July 30.-The ma
chinery of the new artificial ice plant
of the state penitentiary was tested
last evening and found to be in first
class running order. 1t is expected
that the plant will be put in opera
ton Wednesday morning. The plant
will have a capacity of five tons of ice
a day and will keep up a refrigerating
plant of thirty tons capacity.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30
They Meet on Pixies Peak.

New York, July 3o.--On the top of
Pixies Peak, Col, more than 1900 feet
above sea level, the leading organiza-
ton of the stamp collectors of this
country, the American Philatelic asso-
citation, will begin it's convention to-
day. There are two tickets for officers,
one headed by John N. Luff. Of New
York, AMI the other by Eugene Doebiin
of T2ittSI11rq
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30
o1deeId,s Auto Records.

Fargo, N. D., July go.-Barney Old
field opened tie Fargo interstate fair
by breaking S~0 worlds automobile
records on a half ns;S truck, going the
first mile of a three mile race in 1:15
u and the three miles in 3:5i. His
mile record beat that made by him
self at Winnipeg ten days ago by four
and a half seconds and his three mile
record beat that of his winnipeg rec
ord By is seconds
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30
Two Tftinns Found.

London, July 30.-According to the
Milan correspondent of the Tribune.
Paradise, the painter of Trieste. has
found two hitherto unknown pictures
by Titan in a church in the village of
TRACT, Dalmatia. One represents the
Magdalen and the other the descent
from the cross. The pictures. it is
stated, are of great value.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30
Put Him to Sleep.

The police station two hours later.
While he was under the weather, he
had been arrested and charged with
disturbing the peace, although he was
disturbing nothing for some time. The
negro was arrested at the same time
Ind charged with assault.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30
Minister of Panama Knocked Down

Paris, July 30.-A cyclist yesterday
knocked down the minister of Pana-
ma. wounding him in the eye The
cyclist was arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30
Tha Canev Nems Snld

Caney. Kan. July 30.-H. E. Floyd
of Sedan has bought the Caney News
of ]. w. Strongstum and will take
charge Thursday.
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A Good REMEDY

For a bad stomach is Hostetter's
stomach Bitters and one bottle will
convince you beyond all doubt that
this is true. 1t is an absolutely pure
medicine and has a reputation of 81
wears standing.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30
Chauffeur KiIIed I'm an ACCIDENT

Chicago, July so-A. c. Temple, a
chauffeur, was killed and Thomas Nor
ton. his employer. was perhaps fatally
injured in an automobile accident today.
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POLICE JOTTINCS.
Charles White Was Given a
Sleeping Potion.
Was Administered by William
Lee, a Negro.
CAN'T KEEP PRISONERS
New Methods Being Devised to
Prevent Escapes.
Two "Real Bad' Boys Who
Made a Mistake.
TKEEP PRISONERS

william Lee, a negro, administered
4 sleeping potion to Charles Johnson,
white in a fistic mixup on lower Kan
sas avenue last night The negro hit
Johnson on the point of the jaw in
round one, and Johnson woke up in
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-07-30

Roy button and Floyd Harris. a
pair of tough youths who are fire.
auently hailed before the police court
sn various charges, are again in du-
rance vile While wandering around
N search of trouble, they encountered
Il. A Parmeter, who lives up stairs at
1922 Kansas avenue. Picking him out
.or an easy victim, the boys knocked
him down on some faxed up excuse
md ran, but were captured by po-
Hceman.