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The Washington herald., 1907-10-20
Famous Stories

Famous Stories Every Child Should
Know" is a fine collection of those old
familiar stories handed down from times
immemorial and welded by generations Of
repetition into real literary gems They
have been edited by Mr.. Hamilton w.
Mabie. Here are stories by Charles Dick
ems, such as a Childs Dream of a
star" stories by John Ruskin, his "The
King Of the Golden River. and stories
by Hawthorne. Cowper, Edward Everett
Hale, Ouida, William Austen. John
Brown, and others. They are. in effect
the very best of all the stories that have
been written for children; sound pieces Of
writing, wholesome in tone. varied in in
teresJ and style. and interesting. 1t is
the hope of Mr.. Mabie that these stories
viii not only furnish good reading TO the
children. but will suggest the kind Of
reading that should be within the reach
OF children. New York: Doubleday. Page
a Coz
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presents. II is illustrated with some re-
markable pictures Of the President. New
York: The Macmillan Company
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On October % Doubleday. Page e Com
pany will publish THE First Nantucket
Tea Party" an original document written
in the eighteenth century. elaborately il
lustrated by Walter Title: "A Sovereign
People" by Henry Demarest Lloyd and
John A. Hobson; Water Lilies and How
to Grow Them" another of The Garden
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20

A novel by the venerable author of
'Rutledge." the best seller" Of half a
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20

Messrs. Houghton, NIifin & Co. an
nounce for publication this autumn a
volume on Augustus st. Gaudens. by
Royal Cortissoz. Ii will contain a
memoir OF the sculptor and a study Of
his work by one who was his intimate
friend. 1t will be illustrated with fine
photogravure reproductions Of St. eau
dens' work
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Indeed. there Is much in this little
volume Of poetry TO justify its being
II has message of good hope. of
abundant cheer Technically, the verses
are lar above the Terfectness of the
usual minor poet and they show the
true feeling for poetry. the art and the
emotion combined The volume is
handsome one; its cover design is by the
poets son. philadelphia. J. B. LIP
pincOtt Companv)
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NJ. Philippe BunauVarila will shortly
issue, through DunOd ct Pinat, lie De-
troit de Panama" a work in which he
criticises the current solution Of the prob
lem.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20

Readers Of Mr.. Kipling viii be glad to
know that his Collected Verse" hith-
erto only available in four volumes is
to be published this month by Double
day, Page & Co. in one volume All the
poems contained in Seven Seas" Bar
rack-room Ballads" and The Five Ma
tons will be included. Nj Kipling has
himself revised this collection and added
to 1t other poems hitherto unpublished in
book form
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20

The Mcclure Company have just issued
new illustrated edition of the Poems
Of Wordsworth" edited by Dr. StopforI
A. Brooke. The volume contains all the
shorter work which in Or. Brooke's esti-
nation is worthy of the poets high repu-
tation
The Washington herald., 1907-10-20

The fiction serial Of the Century in 1905
will be a new historical novel by DR.. S
Weir Mitchell, to be entitled The Red
City" It Is described as a companion
story to Hugh Wynne" While the for
mer was story of the time of Washing
ton the General, the new one is of the
time of Washington the President
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13
KEEP The LANDS.
President Roosevelt Makes Some
Radical Recommendations.
Would Have Government Con-
troll of Forests and Pastures.
ALSO COAL PROPERTY.
Would Lease Latter in Name of
Uncle Sam.
Keep Fuel Property of West Out
of Corporation Hands.
ALSO COAL PROPERTY.

Washington, Feb. 13.-President
Roosevelt today sent to congress a
message calling attention to what he
terms THE urgent need of legislation
affecting the different phases of the
public land situation in the United
States" He advocates the ccnserva-
ton of coal and other fuel resources
on government lands, urges govern
ment control of the western public
land pastures with system of small
grazing fees, and asks for an appro-
priation of half a million dollars to aid
in detecting and preventing land
frauds He contends for a system of
government leasing of its mineral
lands and for treating these fuel lands
as public utilities.
The president points out that it
would have been better if some east
ern coal lands had been left under
government control and suggests pro-
vision in the, west against recurrence
of the conditions we deplore in the
east Citing 1900 cases of public land
entries in four districts mentioned, the
president says noncompliance with the
law was found in over half and fraud
in many others.
The president asks for legislation
which will provide two distinct titles
to public handsome for the surfa ce
and the other for the underlying
minerals. These mineral lands the
president would dispose of by lease.
The details of this plan he leaves for
congress to work out, only arguing for
the adoption Of the plan. Instances
of successful leasing of such lands by
foreign governments are cited by the
president and he argues a length for
the separate development of farming
and mining on American land. Foreign
practice is also cited as a reason why
mineral fuels. like forests and navi-
gable streams, should be treated as
public utilities. In this way can the
rights of future generations adequate
~ be protected. The quantity of high
grade mineral fuel in the west is rela-
lively smaller than forests and its
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13

demagogue. He is just the watch
dog OF the pee-pul. In a large brunette
tone of voice he guards the interests
of the pee-pul' from the ravenous
wolves which are seeking to do the
peepul." If it were not for his pres
ence in the senate it is a cinch the pee
pull would be devoured at once. In
after years the pee-pul, realizing what
he has done for them, will look upon
that portion of the map known as the
Thirty-third district, and call it blessed
for its thoughtfulness in sending true
representative of the pee-pul to the
Kansas senate. 1t is cinch that the
entire senate, with this one shining ex-
ception, is eager for chance to throw
the big harpoon, anointed with lemon
juice, into the pee-pul, but the fell
designs of the body will have to lay
over under the rules until they have
walked over HIS body. For the rights
of the pee-pul he will fight until the
last puff of his hot air has been shed
IN the cause. Then. but not until
then. may the greedy corporations,
disguised as legislature, swoop
down and destroy the pee-pul.
OF course Senator Young's vote on
all propositions comes at the end of
the list, and the remainder of the SEN
ate does not have a chance to profit by
his example. 1t has to vote in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13
THAW WAS "UNLUCKY. >
An Eccentric Whist Player, Often
Losing 81 800 in a Night.

New York, Feb. 13.-Dr George
Franklin Shiels, formerly of San Fran
cisco, who is one of the a1ieniStS for
the defense. and who is said to be a
long time friend of Mr.. Delmas, has
been selected to assist the lawyer in his
cross-examination of the experts for
the prosecution. DR.. Shfels has come
to New York to practice. He is said
to be an alienist of the highest repute
On the Pacific coast. With his famflf-
arfty of the methods of Mr.. Delmas,
he is expected to aid considerably the
efforts of the California lawyer in the
attack on the experts Mr.. Jerome Will
put on the stand.
Two new witnesses for Thaw were
in attendance at the trial yesterday
They were J. ]. Deering and c. J.
, the Suppression of Vice. who are said
to have investigated the complaints
which Thaw made to the society.
Stories recording Thaw's eccentric
bridge whist playing, which may pos
sibly figure in the trial as showing the
defendants state of mind about the
time Of the tragedy, are cropping out
The latest statement in this regard is
credited to a member of the New York
Whist club. Thaw, according to this
man, sat in at that club. at bridge
whist, on the average OF three nights
a week. from two to five hours.
Thaw rarely played whist 1t is said,
at less than 81 a point, which meant
that with the luck against him, he
sometimes stood to lose as much as
$1,000 a night.
Sometimes he won," said mem
Der of the club last night, for he was
not altogether a bad player. But far
more often he lost. He gradually ac-
quired a reputation for being an IN
lucky player.
II have heard 1t said that Thaw
often paid not only his own losses but
those of his partners whoever they
might be. Thaw was very generous In
his treatment of those who shared his
i'll luck
Thaw, it is stated, was regarded as
somewhat eccentric, especially as a
bridge whist player, and was quite
emotional.
He kept on playing at the club
whenever he was in the city, right up
to the time of the Madison Square roof
garden tragedy.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13
THEY SCORE HARRY LEHR
Berlin Papers Tell of Ridiculous Be-
havior at Court Ball.

Berlin, Feb. 13.-Various newspapers
of Berlin have been publishing unpleas-
ant articles about Harry S. Lehr, of
New York, and what is said to have
been his misbehavior at the court ball
given fortnight ago. What began as
pleasantly over his having worn a cut
away coat and a black and white check
shirt at an afternoon reception given
by Princess Eitel Frederick's ladies of
honor, became regular campaign, so
that every day for a week brought
fresh stories conceTnfng him-that he
had made a seer ser a question of
precedence of his a fe that he had
worn trousers turned up at the bottom,
in the presence of the emperor, and
other ridiculous things. From these the
discussion passed to general criticisms
of Americans and of the embassy. 1t
is affirmed by persons who were pres
ent at the court ball that not one of
the stories has the least foundation.
Ambassador Tower says:
THE conduct of Mr.. Lehr during his
visit to Berlin was marked throughout
by the same decorum as that of any
other American gentleman, and was not
open in any respect to adverse critic
ism
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preservation should be the subject of
the wisest legislation. Ultimately
these rich lands will pass out of fed
eral control and future generations
will be deprived of their girthright
unless this leasing system be adopted.
BY leasing the mineral rights, the gov
eminent can exercise a healthy con-
troll, the good effects of which will
best be noted in the future.
Answering the charge that reserva-
ton of natural forests raises the price
of lumber in the west, the president
says:
1T should be remembered that the
best and most accessible bodies of tim
Der in the west passed into private
holdings before the forest reserves were
esta blished; that while the price OF
timber has advanced in the west it has
advanced still more in the east where
there are 10 forest reserves; that sup
plies Of timber are today being ship
ped from the west to the markets of the
Mississippi valley and even to foreign
countries.
1T may be fairly claimed among the
advantages of the leasing that: % That
it will facilitate the working of coal de-
posits for local markets by miners
without large capital; CD it will facili-
tate larger operations; CD prevent
waste in the extraction and handling
of these fuels; "a the system can be
operated in such manner as to prevent
the evils of mCnopolistic control; 90 it
will permit the government to reserve
from general use, fuels especially suit
able for special industries; and Co 1t
the public against unreasonable and
discriminating charges for fuel sup
plies"
The president urges care in the dis
posal of these mineral land interests,
foreseeing a time when the Socalled in
exhaustible resources will be taxed to
more than their capacity in supplying
the demand
The president trusts congress may
prevent the coal lands of the west from
getting entirely into control of the cor
porations, as have the eastern anthra-
cite lands
Government control of western pas
ture lands is urged on the same general
principles now applying to government
control of the forest reserve. Only
enough revenue from the range to pay
for it's administration and Improvement
would be sufficient, the message urges.
More special land agents are urgently
requested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13
DONOVAN RAIDS A JOINT.
Finds a Wholesale Supply on Lower
Kansas Avenue.

Chief of Police Donovan headed a
raid made on a joint located in the
north half of a building located at 121
Kansas avenue late Tuesday after
noon and secured enough liquor to
stock half dozen ordinary joints and
arrested Ad Slusser as proprietor of
the joint. The place seemed to be a
jug and barrel house and everything
indicated that the goods were handled
ever an ordinary bar.
tured in the raid. all of them are not
filled, though one of them seems to
have never been tapped. Besides this
supply there were SO half gallon jugs
and IL gallon jugs filled with whisky
and perhaps 100 empty jugs of various
sizes scattered about the place. Eight
gallons of blackberry brandy, several
quarts of gin and sweet wines were
also found in" and taken to the po-
lice station. The liquor and fixtures
secured made two patrol wagon loads
and not small ones at that.
The front of the building is occupied
by a desk and numerous signs indi-
eating that the place is headquarters
for Lakes Odorless Disinfectant"
and the window display is made up of
the goods advertised. The whisky and
other liquors seized were in a room in
the rear of this office and Slusser
claims that they belong to a man by
the name of johnson and that he had
nothing whatever to do with that end
of the building,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13
TERRORIzE THE TOWN.
Italians Kill BaTnesboro Citizen and
Start a General Riot.

Johnstown, Pa, Feb. 13-According to
advices received early this morning
from Barnesboro. forty miles north of
this city. Harry Neuman, a clothing
merchant, had been shot by an I'M
known Italian.as a result of dissension
between Americans and foreigners that
has been extant at that place for some
time. The shooting is reported to be
without provocation. Neuman was
standing on the street when a party of
Italians approached and one of the
foreigners stepped forward and shot
him.
The assailant made his escape while
Neuman was put aboard special en-
CINE and rushed to this city, where he
is to be placed in a hospital.
At 5 o'clock this morning the engine
had not arrived here. and it was report
ed that it had been delayed. 1t was not
known at that hour whether the victim
was dead or alive.
1t was also reported that the foreign
element had begun to terrorize the
town and that because of the rioting
the state ccnstabulary and neighboring
county police had been summoned.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13
HAS LoCKJAw, SAYS VERNON.
Register of Treasury Wouldn't Discuss
appointment of Topeka Negro.

William T. Vernon, register of the
United States treasury, and former
president of the Quindaro institute, is
back from Washington for a somewhat
extended visit in Kansas. He came to
Topeka to attend the session of the leg
islature, and appear before the ways
and means committee of the house in
behalf of the Quindaro institute appro-
priation bills.
Il am still deeply interested in Quin-
daro,' said Mr.. Vernon, land had to
come back to lend a hand for the bene-
fit of that school. My work in Wash
ington is getting along first rate, and
like it. 1 do not know just how long
will be here in Kansas, but my as
sistants can handle the work of the
office for a considerable time
rs w. w. Fisher to be given place
at Washington" was asked of Mr.. YER
non.
"On the Fisher question I have the
lockjaw,'' replied Mr.. Vernon. Through
the congressional delegation he has
been given a position with the James,
town exposition management"
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This job-less doctor would have us
believe that the senator is a holy ter
ror. He paints him as a despot ad-
ministering the water cure with one
hand and thumb-hanging with the
other. trampling on the sacred rights
of murderers and highway bbers
with ruthless number tens.
File upon you, Doc! There is nothing
to it. Why do you attempt to stuff us
with anything like that. when we have
been assured by Dan Anthony that he
has perfect confidence In the warden?
Back, back to the dense forests, dis
tributor of calumny. With the unim-
peachable endorsement of Dan the
younger, how can you presume to even
suspect that your words of condemna-
ton cut any ice? Who will believe that
yoI were canned for failing to cough
UP 8 per cent of your salary to the
campaign fund? Who will think for a
moment that Warden Haskell would
be so cruel as to- fill a prisoner up to
the chin with cold. wet element for
eign to his constitution?
We must cease. The thought of the
base charges against this sainted sena-
tor makes us SILVER with rage. And it
Is a wonder that the beautiful nanny
whiskers of the senator in question DO
not roll up in a hard knot with right
eous indignation.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13
04azAD
lSslQSSSRs
(Items for this column may be left at
Heaston's barber shop.)

utems for this column may be left at
Heaston's barber shop)
Mrs Maud L. Lindsay is here from
Kerwin, Kan. on a visit to Mrs. 6. H.
Ensign this week.
Paul Ensign is carrying the State
Journal over the route which Phil
Ware has been carrying.
Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ. King were the
guests of Rev. and Mrs. Homer Foltz
Sunday. Mr.. King is proprietor of the
Plainvflle Gazette and Mrs. King IS
president of the Women Press associa-
ton of Kansas.
The Christian Endeavor of the
Christian church held it's monthly So
cial and business meeting with Mr. and
Mrs. H. M. Severance Tuesday even
ing.
Mrs. ]. N. Graft is now able to be up
although she has not regained her nor
NAL strength.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Woods are max
ing preparations to go to their farm
near Estancia. New Mexico. They ex-
pect to move in few weeks and Oak
land people regret very much to lose
them as citizens of this place.
All are anxiously awaiting the de-
velopments Of the Oakland brass band.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13
Prof. watkins for city treasurer.

Prof. S. G. Watkins announces HIM
self as candidate at the Republican
primary for the office of city treasurer.
He gives as his platform the honest
and faithful performance of the duties
of that office. Mr.. Watkins came to
Kansas in 1859. He graduated from
Oberlin college in 1878. He was for four
years principal of a high school in Ev-
ansville, Ind In point of service, he
is the oldest principal in the Topeka
schools. He stands high as an educa-
tor and has been principal of Lane
school nearly quarter of a century.
Mr.. Watkins has never held a public
office but he has always taken an ac-
tive interestest in public affairs He
has host of enthusiastic friends who
are closely united, thoroughly organic
ed and working zealously and faithful
ly to secure his nomination.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13
KEEP OUT THAW TRIAL.
President Roosevelt Would Stop Pub
LEGATION of Disgusting Particulars

Washington. Feb. 13.-Postmaster
General Cortelyou has made a state
ment about the presidents inquiry as
to whether it was feasible to bar from
the mails newspapers printing the
disgusting particulars of the Thaw
trial. He said he had turned the mat
ter over to the attorney general and
will discuss the matter later with him.
1t is practically admitted that it is too
late to do anything that can have a
bearing on the publication of the Thaw
trial The difficulty of making any fix
ed regulation is also recognized.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13
FIVE BABIES IN A YEAR.
This Cleveland Woman Appears to Be
Ready to Welcome Others.

Cleveland, O., Feb. 13.-Mrs. Pat
rick Daley, of 8416 Webb terrace. has
given birth to five children in one year.
One boy and girl, twins, born
January 10 of this year. are alive and
ma king lots of noise, though neither
of them weighs over three pounds.
Triplets came to the Daley home on
January 5, 1906. All were boys. One
lived a day, another a week and a
third three months. The twins came
January 10. 1907. Now there are five
children in the Daley family, and Mrs
Daley says she would not mind If she
had a couple more.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13

dark, as it were, and when the roll call
reaches him, it is everlastingly too late
for it to be guided into the still waters.
His name should have been Aaron, so
the other blind, cropping senators could
get the right drift and follow suit.
A few of the senators are not for
Senator Young, but they wasting
ammunition. Who could expect to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13
WANT COLONIsT RATES.
Why Troops for the Coast Are Being
Held Until March 1.

San Antonio, Texas, Feb. 13.-Orders
received here are to the effect that the
movement of the Tenth cavalry from
Nebraska forts to the Pacific coast for
the Philippines has been postponed
from February &c to March l. This is
done in order to get the benefit OF
colonist rates. Railroads are refusing
to move troops at reduced fares.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13
Noted Castle offered for Sale.

Paris, Feb. 13.-Ker-Stears castle, be-
longing to Count Due Porto, where the
countess charged that NJ. Alexander
Greger, a Russian diplomatist, stole
from her a diamond valued at $4,000,
has been offered for sale. The price
asked for the place is 100000.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13
Emporia JaiIs Are EMMY.

Emporia, Kan, Feb. 13.-The county
and city jails are empty. The last
prisoner in the county jail was a sus-
picious character Sheriff Cowan threw
in last night, and turned loose this
morning upon his promise to skidoo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13

There is nothing about the appear
cative of brutal treatment of prisoners
He reminds one 4of mint juleps, fine
horses and blue grass. Also of broad
plantations and numerous "niggahs,
sab" In fact he is a perfect type of
Kain-tuclky. Kunnel in APPEARANCE.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13

Let's see Was it Josh Billings or F.
Dumont Smith who said: ANY man
who pronounces 1t 'pee-pul,' with the
accent on both syllables, is a blinkety
blank demagogue." This statement, of
course, is incorrect. Senator Young
pronounces it ''pee-puI'' and he is not
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13
Two Cent Fare in West virginia.

Charleston, w. Va. Feb. 13.-The
house has passed the senate two cent
fare bill after amending it by striking
out the provision exempting lines of so
miles in length or less
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-13
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