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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-09
FROM OTHER PENS
MURDOCH AND THE HOUSE.

MI RDOCh AND The E1OUSE.
1.-THE American people in the next
two years will take deeper and live
lier interest in the rights and privileges
and status of the house of representa-
tives than ever BEFORE" said Victor
Murdoch, representative from the
Eight Kansas congressional district, at
the Arlington, last night.
Mr.. Murdoch is a mixer by nature,
and he is the typical son of the west
ern prairies, full of ideas and quick
to recognize their value. If he were
not a Kansan he might be taken for
a Frenchman, SO far as his vivacity
of manners. alertness of mind, and
quicknesS of speech is concerned. Kan
America and Mr.. Murdoch upho1ds
the fame of his native state with grace
and dignity.
Being from the Sunfower state, Mr..
Murdoch must have his say. 1t has
been said that there are more news
papers and magazines read in Kansas
than in any other state in the Union,
and that there are no greater critics
nor more independent minds than
those who have grown up in the KAN
sas atmosphere.
1.-The members of the house of rep
resentatives in their individual ca
pacity," continued the representative
from Kansas, "have no power or
standing under the present rules gov
erning the house. The whole power
of that body, its influence, and ma
person, and that is the speaker of the
house. In the course of political evo-
luton the speaker has gradually alb
sorbed the prerogatives and power
and influence and name and fame Of
the members of congress. OF course
there are reasons for this peculiar
state of affairs. The presidents pow
er and influence have grown and in
creased since the office was esta blished
by our forefathers and so has the
power and influence of the United
States supreme court whose self Sc
lected duty it seems to be to conStrue
and interpret the laws and acts of con-
gress The power and influence of the
members of the United States senate
has never suffered; the president of
that body has never been endowed
with despotic powers. But the house
of representatives, being such large
body, gradually delegated it's powers
to the speaker to balance the power
and influence of the senate and other
branches of the government.
$50 much has been delegated to the
speaker that the individual rights of
the members are we'll nigh lost There
must be change. The members must
have their individual rights and they
must be restored to them; the lndl-
yiduality of the house under the pres
ent rules is lost. There is similar
fight on in the British parliament
where the speaker has assumed un-
restained sway. In France 1t is Just
the other extreme; there the speaker
semes TO have no power and the conse-
quence is that very little business is
transacted. ''-Washington Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-09
FTTLL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Topeka makes new bid for fame of
some sort. 1t appears that there has
been a bulldog in her midst for some
time that had a market value of $500.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-09

Breaking into rhyme the Chicago
Record-H Herald calls attention to the
truth that
She that shops now, while she may,
May live to shop some other day.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-09

Ernest R. simon, judge of the court
Of Topeka. will again be a candidate
for the Republican nomination for that
judicial position at the coming spring
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-09
A CHRIsTNIAs GLEE.

Come where the ice-crystals crackle and
crfnlxIe!
lover the meadows. ohoD
Haste where the flakes of the snow
Spangle and sprinkle the fair periwinkle,
Whirl where the piping winds blow!
(Merrily. love. let us GOD
Out upon fo1lyi be jollyl be joIIyi
COver the meadows. ohoD
See where they wave to and fro
Bright boughs of holly to f1out melan-
choly =.
Reckoning. reckoning! o.
(CheeSilX&1ove. let US god
This 2{how green it isD be for
sWe4t cAarityi
lOver3the meadows, ohoD
This for Faiths passionate gIowi
This for Hopes clarity. and (for hilarity)
Ienurtis of .blithe nistletoei
Heart OF nv heart. let us GOD
-Clinton Scollard in. December Metropoli-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-09
EUROPE TURNS TO AMERICA.

The Turkish government has just
purchased 100000 pounds OF cop
per in the United States, presumably
for ammunition purposes. American
wheat has risen to the highest price
reached in a long while, owing largely
to the big demand for it in Europe.
Canned meats are going abroad in UNI
precedent quantities
Whatever the nations of Europe
may do whether they keep the peace
or prepare for war, they find America
the vast storehouse where they can
purchase what they need. We are the
great metal producer of the world, the
leader among grain growers, the larg-
est cotton raiser and the biggest ex-
porter of meat.
These are all necessities, and Eu-
rope must have them. 1t is just as
certain as that the sun will rise again
tomorrow morning that so long as the
United States remains the earth
grandest farm and mine com b1ned the
country must expand. The Iull IN
business conditions cannot long sur
vive when foreign peoples everywhere
are eager to buy what Americans pro-
CONGRATULATIONS Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-09
Wife's Right Of Search.

Wife's Right of Search.
(Judge MuIIowny of washington d.
T., police court, holds that it is legal
Tor a woman to search her husbands
clothes while he sleeps He saws a
woman doesn't love her husband I'M
less she goes through his pockets oc-
casionally--News item.)
If
You should wake up in the middle
OF the night and find your wife shak-
ing the loose change out of vour
trousers pockets and transferring it to
the place where women keep their fin
ances, and you should say Indignant
y:
What are you doing?''
And she should reply:
I'm just loving you up Go back
to sleep"
What would you know about that?
And II the decision of the Washing
De bachelor, is upheld in the higher
courts, st. Louis tailors would not be
surprised to see the fashions in
trousers pockets turn a double somer-
want their Valuables distributed over
their persons in such a way that a
diagram would be necessary TO find a
nickel for carfare.
The Tailor: How do you want your
trousers pockets made, sir?"
The Customer: Zone below the right
knee, with the opening under the left
suspender button. Another one in the
roll of the left leg. Make the match
pocket in the seam, about the small of
the back. And I'd like 'em rugged up
with battery so that if any one puts
their hands in it will ring a bell or
fire a gun"
st. Louis lawyers think the wife's
right to search the husbands pockets
is a sound principle of law, and would
add much to the interest of police court
procedure.
If, as happened in the Washington
case, the man doth protest too much
and taken his wife to court said one,
'she would naturally be called on to
bands pockets. Imagine a collection
such as this laid before the judge for
Inspection:
Exhibit A circular piece of metal
bearing the inscription, TWO and one
half cents at the Imperial, Steeth and
So-and-So street Husband explains
THAI it's slug for use in his pay-as-
you-can telephone. Wife unconvinced.
Exhibit B-Memorandum on scent
ed note paper in unidentified hand
writing, saying, will start at p. M,
promptly: be there without fail Mag
Husband says it's tip on a horse race.
Wife leaves it to any unprecedented
mind.
Exhibit C-Three red and two blue
chips, five cards running consecutive
ly from the deuce to the six, and a
have put on some one else's trousers
by mistake when he left the lodge last
night
Yes, it would be interesting if up
held in the courts."-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-09
Declares Kiss Must Go.

Declares Kiss Must Go,
kissing; It's Evils and Benefits
might we'll be the title of the argu-
ment waged here among members of
the Women'S medical fraternity and
hospital stats, and it is all brought
about by sensational statements con-
corning the danger of OSCILLATION which
Dr. John " Shoemaker makes in the
November issue of the Monthly Cyclic
pedia and Medical Bulletin. In this
article DR.. Shoemaker declares that in
kissing germs are carried to the
mouth and thence to the lungs and
stomach. @
One warm advocate of the anti
kissing propaganda is DR.. Clara Scott,
a homeopathic physician.
mot only is DR.. Shoemaker correct
in his statements about the evils of
kissing, but in my opinion he does not
go far enough she said. 1.-THE num-
Der of diseases which kissing causes
is unbelievable to one who has not
studied the question. I firmly believe
that the day will come within gen
Grafton when a formidable antikissing
movement will be established, and
when kissing practically will be con-
fined to the lower classes, the eduea-
ated people having been brought to
see the evils of the habit.
"Of all forms, however, the kissing
of babies is positively the most dan
gerous. More diseases are thus COM
municated than the world has any
idea OF.
Next to the evil of kissing babies
comes the sweetheart's kiss. This is
one of the most dangerous of all. A
husbands kiss generally soon loses it's
fervency, but the kiss of the two
sweethearts is the paradise of the tub
erculosis germ and the diphtheria
germ and other germs too numerous
to count. During the long intervals
while the sweethearts kiss continues
one may imagine the various germs
rushing backward and forward with
unholy glee. "--Philadelphia dispatch
OF New York Herald.
Woman Dies From Cat Scratch.
Scratched two weeks ago by a NAL
tese cat, which was her only compan-
ion; at 1911 Jerome avenue, the
Bronx, Mrs. Frances r. Cannon died
of blood poisoning Wednesday. She
was a widow and remarkably hand
some. She kept to herself in a her
mit-like fashion. The pet cat slept on
the bed with her and never exhibited
any sign of viciousness prior to in
f1ctng the wound on her ankle. Mrs.
Cannon neglected the scratch, her
leg become swollen, and week ago
she called DR.. J. Fabriccus. living near
by He and another physician were
powerless to save her. and she died in
great ageny.--New York American.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-09

First Clerk-Say, Bella. do you remem-
Der the swell fellow who used to come in
every day last year, give us good jolly,
and buy candy for his grandmother? Sec
ond Clerk-Yes; he doesn't come any
more Is his grandmother dead? First
Clerk-No; he's married to her.-Harper' 5
Weekly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-09

The food inspectors wife was looking
over her husbands notebook. George.
she said. "how do you pronounce the last
syllable of this word "butterine?" The
last syllable, the inspector answered, rs
always silent. st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-09

But, Captain, the most happy mar
riages are often made between people who
are quite opposites." THAT is the reason
why / am looking out for a rich WIFE
Dallas Post.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-09

do you intend to inaugurate any great
reforms this year. SENATOR" asked the
beautiful girl. NO" replied the states
man. MY present term will not expire
until 1909. "-Chicago Record-Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-09

Automobiles Ito another who has brok-
en- down)-Can 1 be of any assistance 70
YOU? The Afflicted One (under the ma
chine)-Yes, sir. That lady you see is my
wife. I'll be obliged If you will kindly an,
sWer her questions and keep her amused
while I'm fixing this Internal machine
Woman's HOME Companion.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-09

game of golf this afternoon. She-And
what did you go round in2 He innocent
lv0-Harris tweeds.-The Sketch
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-09

Mrs. Iubb-wake up. John; I'm sure .a
burglar is down in the pantry :,, ana a n9
eating all my pies. MT; g;-M y, e X, bouse
care, so long as he don't ole III the MUSE
-Phi1adeIDhia Inquirer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-18
ALL DAY CAUCUS.
Five Candidates For Street Commits
sioner's Office.

The city caucus will be held all day
today at Armory hall. The polls will
be oren from 10 A. NJ. until S P. NJ.
1t IS generally understood that Mayor
VIII c. Atkins will be re-nominated
without opposition and that S. w.
Cults for city marshal will have no
opposition. But on account Of the con-
test for the office Of street commits
sioner there is likely to be g. large
vote cast.
Five candidates for street commits
sioner win be voted for in the caucus.
They are c. E. Pickering, the present
incumbent. A. f. Clary, a former
street commissioner, F. E. Potter.
candidate for street commissioner last
year, w. II. HolbroOk and Fred w.
Blanchard. 1t is hardly thought possi-
bic that there will be a choice at the
caucus and in case there is not the
three leading candidates and possibly
the other two may be expected to file
nomination papers.
In addition to the nomination for
these offices a Republican city COM
lnittee Is to be chosen and the follow
ing are the candidates: James Church
Haines D. Wells. c. E. Pickering, ]. D.
Stephenson. viii c. Atkins. F. E
Strout, David Dougless. w. II. Hol-
brook. C. II. Gray. E. L. Russell, c.
s. Cobb, II. 3. Lawrence.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-18
PART OF DAM GONE.
About 40 Feet of the Sebasticook Co.'S
Dam Carried Away.

The .Sebasticoo5 river certainty
went on a rampage. encouraged by the
recent rains. The river was raised 2h
fJct al the power plant OF the Sebasti-
cook 90. This company erected pow
cr plant several years ago, about one
mile north of the mills Of the United
Box Board and Paper Co, for the
supplying of power to the Hollings-
worth & Whitney Co. at WinsloW.
High water has caused the company
10 expend thousands of dollars In the
last freshet Il section of the dam was
washed away, beginning at the west
shore and extending many feet
At about 1890 Monday forenoon. The
timbers OF tho dam began to give forth
noise which could be interpreted in
only one way, that a section must
surely go. The ice piled up against II
and soon begun, with the rushing wa
ter. which was exceptionally high, to
tear the timberS asunder. About 40 feet
was taken from the center of the
structure. The water ran into the sta
ton, located on a channel below the
dam, and caused much inconvenience.
The entire plant is down and the
loss resulting from the dam cannot DC
estimated at this time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-18
REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS.
Nominations for Aldermen-New City
Committee Elected,

The Republicans held their caucuses
last evening in the several wards for
the nominations of candidates for al
dermen and the election of city COM
mitteemen. The results follow:
Ward one-Alderman, Fred Olsen.
City committeeman, George S Patter-
son.
Ward two-Alderman. a. T. Long
fellow. City committeeman, S. c. Cur
rier.
Ward three-Alderman, Joseph F.
Earney. City committeeman, l.. s.
Gray.
Ward four-Alderman, w. E. john
son. City committeeman. F. NJ. Fish.
Ward tivc-Alderman. Alden B.
Grimes.
The general caucus will be held at
100 Wednesday evening in City hall
for the purpose of nominating candi-
dates for mayor, two aldermen-at-
large, city marshal and street commits
sioner. The check lists will be in
charge Of the city committee. the Aus
tralian ballot system being used.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-18

Funeral services We're held from the
Friends church Sunday afternoon at
O'clock for the late Mrs. Lillian Pink
ham. Both church and yestry We're fill
ed with friends and accuaintances OF
the deceased who came to pay a last
loving tribute of affection and respect
Rev. Mead a. Kelsey, pastor of the
church, officiated ard his remarks were
very beautiful and touching. Mr.. KELSEY
read from Mrs. Pinkham's own Bible tie
121st Psalm, which Mrs. Pinllham had
had read TO her during her illness, and
the last words from the Bible which she
heard. He also read some beautiful
verses found in the Bible and tavorites
of fers.
The IAuriel Quartet, F. A. and c. l.
Bailey. Mrs. Elma BuCkminster and Mrs
Law erne Maxfield, sang three selections
very beautifully. Tie floral tributes were
numerous and exceedingly lovely. John
4. Foster, Edward A. Stainc, Charles G.
Longfellow and Edward Putnam were
the bearers Not only in her home,
where she was faithful wife and moth
er. and in the church, where she was SC
conscientious a worker, but also in the
community at large Mrs Pinkham will
be sadly missed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-18
Granite Hill Notes.

The following pupils of the Granite
Hill intermediate school were not alb
sent or tardy last week Maggie Cor
don, Scott Gipson, Nellie Sellar Ina
Sellar, Iva Grover Ralph l.thcrtOn,
johnny Dawbir, Jessie Simpson. Her
bert Gipsor, Charlie Gipson. Nettie
Simpson, Allen Norton. Margie Nor
ton. Charlie Norton, Minnie Randall,
Ada ViSus. Leslie Hall
The inid-tcrin examinations have
just been completed.
The valentine box" was very much
enjoyed by the school Friday after
noon.
Colds have been quite prevalent in
the community for some time past.
Mrs. josiah Gray is recovering from
an attack of the grip.
Mrs. Maude Abbott of Augusta call
ed on friends on the Hill recently.
The unusually large attendance at
the Sunday school last Sabbath was
very gratifying.
The regular meeting of the Junior
Volunteers was held on Sunday after
noon. 1t was in charge of Mrs. Charles
Mulliken and was an interesting and
profitable session
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-18
WATERVILLE.
Nickel to Charge
A New Industry.

For the next two days there will be
no entertainment at the Nickel theatre
on account Of the change which has
become necessary. The management
at the request Of the owner of the
building, will move their theatre eff
fects to the next hall in the same block
and the change will necessitate two
days.
Several days ago announcement was
made in these columns in regard to
the location of skirt manufacturing
company in this city. The managers
of the company in looking over sew
eral cites decided to lease one of the
two stores in the Edith building
owned BY w. T. Haines. and preferred
the lower one. occupied by the Nickel
if satisfactory arrangements could be
made. The lower store would serve
better for their business on account
light which is necessary in the bust
ness. A staircase is to be made con-
Meeting with the second floor.
This arrangement was entirely sat-
isfactory to the managers of The
Nickel, as both stores are of the same
proportion and would make little or no
difference in their theatrical business.
It will be quite an undertaking 70
transfer All the effects. but it is
thought that by having crews at work
day and night the transfer may be &C
complshed in two days. Work viii
commence this morning.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-18
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Two bombs We're exploded Monday
at Barcelona, killing a woman and
wounding q woman and a child.
The British steamer Aslak, bound to
Tronejhem, Norway, from Middles-
brough, has been wrecked on the Nor
wegian coast. Her crew of Ia per-
ished.
In an attempt to rescue her 6-year-
old companion. David Rogers. from in
front of an approaching train at Car
tersville, Ga. Monday, Lilly May
Kline, II years old, was struck by the
train and both We're killed.
Advices have been received at Paris
from Rear Admiral PhIlibert that the
bursting of q steam pipe on board the
French cruiser Descartes. off Casa
blanca. resulted in the death of three
men and the injury of three others
Lewis Tennis, who killed his 4-year-old
girl with q revolver June II, 1897, shot
his wife and himself, was Monday SEN
! fenced to state prison for not more thar
20 years nor less than II years by Judge
Fessenden in the superior criminal court
at Boston.
The bark Baltimore. Capt. Noah David
son, sailed from Cape Henry for Savan-
nah Jan. 90. She has not since been re.
ported and it is feared she has been lost
at sea. Besides the captain there were
eight men on board. Eight days SHOULD
have suificed for the voyage.
Col. Charles E. Wood, a millionaire
real estate operator and senior men,
Der of the Wood Harmon Co, a cor.
poration with branches in 26 cities died
| Monday in Washington, D. c. He was
| born in Toledo. Ohio, SO years ago. Mr.
Wood was ed degree Scottish Rite
Mason.
| The Kansas City Bolt and Nut Work.
at Kansas City, Mo. which has beer
shut down since Jan. 1 on account of fl
nancial conditions, resumed work Monday
with force of 600 men. The Kansas City
Cotton Mills, employing go hands. also
resumed. as did also a number, Of smaller
manufacturing plants.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-02-18
GARDINER.
At THE ARMc
Medals for Outdoor SON Rifle
Practice Issued laet light.

The attendance at the drill last night
of Company 4 was the largest fer 6
number of weeks and much interest
was manifested. Five recruits enlisted
and several more are eXpectd to come
in at the meeting next week The
medals for the out door season rifle
practice were issued last night to the
following men:
Expert, Capt. McKenna; sharpshoot-
CT, First Sergeant Desmond, Corporal
Morrell sharpshooters bar, Lieutenant
Hodgdon; nlarksmen, Sergeant Hart,
Corporal Knox, Privates Cookson,
Morrill,, Hanning, Smith, Blodgett.
Hastings: Marksman's bar, Musician
Hickey, Private Collins.
a number of citizens were present to
witness the drill. among them F. T..
Boston. who has for a long time taken
special interest in the work Of COM
pany A. Arrangements have beel
made for q three-cornered shoot here
SATURDAY. afternoon and evening. The
teams which will contest are Co. A of
Gardiner. Co. VI of Augusta and Co.
C. Of Bath. The letter carriers are
10 shoot against Company \ team
sometime this week and possibly sec
ond contest may be arranged with the
High school team. An individual
shoot is also being planned to be held
between the present officers of the
company and the ex-officers. The
members Of the company now that
so much interest is being taken in the
shoots are devoting most of their spare
time to work on the indoor rifle range
and some fine scores are being made
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PLANS ARE COMPLETE
For Grand Lodge. A. o. U. w., Meeting
Next Thursday.

All is ready for the coming session
of the Grand Lodge, Ancient Order of
United Workmen, which will be held
in this city next Thursday and which
will without n doubt last throughout
the entire day The greater number
of the delegates from the subordinate
lodges will arrive in this city Wednes-
day and an informal reception will be
held in the lodge hall The Grand
Lodge meeting will be held in the Elks'
hall.
The local committees from Water
vile Lodge, No. 5. and Rochambeau.
No 81, have made arrangements to
have guides meet the candidates at the
station and escort them to the hotels
and lodge room. These will all have
badges by which they may be identi-
fed. 1t is estimated that over 300
delegasT ssviJ k see Jna ;7tHp dance. ,.C
/ Tho lodge room will be thrown open