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The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03
is THE LEPER CURED?

A brief news dispatch from New
Orleans conveys the intelligence that
the physicians In charge of the Louis
lana Leper Colony near that city have
discharged one patient as cured and
released five others on probation, as
their cures are regarded as practically
complete.
Until the discovery by Hansen, in
1878. of the bacillus of leprosy, the
cure of that terrible disease has been
regarded as impossible through all the
centuries during which 1t has been
prevalent. In all that time but two
cures were noted, that of Naaman,
captain of the host of the King of Sy-
ria, who bathed seven times in the
river Jordan at the command of the
prophet Elisha. and that of the Call
lean leper whom the Nazarene touch
ed with His hand after delivering the
Sermon on the Mount. In neither OF
these cases was human agency recog-
nized as the source of healing.
In view of the lack of details. the
necessary verification of the diagno-
sis, and a confirmation of the report
of cures in the Louisiana cases, there
will be a disposition on the part of
conservative physicians to mark time
a bit before venturing to hope that
a specific for leprosy has been found
Many similar announcements have
been made. and the hopes OF sufferers
raised, only to be disappointed. Some
of these announcements have been
made in good faith, but were based on
error. Others were made, without
even colorado basis, for the purpose
of achieving notoriety.
There are many reasons for hoping
that the results at the New Orleans
colony are such as to warrant the
claim that genuine leper patients have
been healed. The men in charge of
the colony are earnest workers in the
field of medical science. and 1t has
been understood that they were for
some time hopeful of definite results
from the treatment adopted.
The Importance of these cures, II
genuine, cannot be overestimated.
While cases of leprosy are not so fire.
quent as in former times, almost ev-
cry country in the world has its quota
of victims. II success has been at
tanned 1t will add another laurel
wreath to the profession that has Civ
en- the world serums for diseases more
quickly fatal, and in some respects as
much to be dreaded as leprosy.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03
QUAKER MEDTTATTONs.

CFrom the Philadelphia Record.1
An ounce of intuition is worth q
pound OF tuition.
All the worlds a stage. with the
critics seats fully occupied.
Some stiff hats are cheap, and sa9ne
soft hats command stiff prices.
Some girls play the piano as though
they merely wanted TO kill time.
Suspicion always finds what II Is
looking for II it looks long enough.
He who taxes what doesn't belong to
him must also take the consequences.
Blobbs-"She's a perfect jewer'
Slobbs-"Yes; she is rather set in her
ways"
The man who wastes the best years
Of his life should make the best Of what
he has left.
The people who want it don't seem
to realize that there isn't such a thing
as the biggest half.
No, Maude, dear. Just because a girl
has an off-hand way about her she
shouldn't be regarded as a Venus.
Some men get stoop- -shouldered from
carrying around the responsibilities Of
things that don't really concern them.
Shea woman IL more apt to look
before she leaps than a man." He
"Yes. II she has looking glass
handy"
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03
SPAIN AND CUBA.

A complete readjustment and the
mutual recognition Of the relations be-
tween Spain and Cuba since the former
abdicated and relinQuished her
sovereignty over the latter, as the re-
suit of the war of 1898, Is indicated by
the visit and reception of the Spanish
schoolship Nautilus. the first naval
vessel Of Spain to enter Cuban waters
since that date.
She was hailed with delight, it is
said, by the Spanish residents of Ha-
vana when she swung in abreast of the
famous fortress FL Moro, ran up a
single-starred flag to her mainmast
head and thundered a national salute
from her guns. And just then the
steamer of the residents committee re-
leased a score of white doves with
streamers of gold and crimson attach
ed to their tails, as signs of peace and
amity.
Incidentally, it is stated, that the
Nautilus came to a mooring close by
the wreck of the battleship Maine, but
what emotions, il any. were stirred by
the sight of what is left of the vessel
that went there on a peaceful mission
ana Dy HeT uiSdStEOuS cApcIiCICC
brought on the war that ended within
a few months in the severance of all
relations for time between Spain and
Cuba, the telegraph does not guess at.
Yet 1t is fair to assume from what is
known Of Cuba, and from what Spain
has long known of it, that satisfaction
with the present situation prevailed
aboard the Spanish ship.
Spaniards at home must feel that
congratulations are due them for the
ease. and the extremely easy terms,
with which they shifted the response
bility for the government of Cuba and
the Philippines from their own shoul-
ders to ours. And that thought, no
doubt. takes away the sting of defeat.
They had a generous foe to deal with
or the result might have been very
different.
But let that go. for the realization is
at hand as to what that responsibility
means both in the Philippines and in
Cuba where the barbarians Of one. and
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

Probably the under dog in a fight
gets the most attention because he is
doing all the yelping.
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The ChautauQua salute Is likely
gingerly kiss that won't disarrange or
break the eyeglasses.
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When a fellow goes to a hospital
to have his appendix taken out he is
also apt to leave his heart with one
of the nurses
1t would be a waste of energy for
women to gossip about the good
points of their neighbors because no
body would listen to them If they did.
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A modern cash register is of little
service to a country editor for he can
hardly put potatoes. turnips. cabbages
and the like in the little drawers.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

said. $50 I will give you back the
iocket tonight. Your mother Will be
home soon, too. I hear
He took 1t from her with reluctant
hand.
'Nita." Lawrence's voice was ten
derness itself. There IL just one
give that locket-my wife. Will you
take me, Nita? Take my locket and
my love-? Tell me. Nita, that you love
Nita looked straight into his eyes.
Larrie, dear, do love you and
always will"
He clasped the locket about her
throat again. pledging It to her for
life. and the kiss he received in pay
ment seemed priceless.-(Copyrig
1908, by Associated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

Indigestion, other varieties Of stom-
ach trouble and colds in the head and
chest appear to be greatly on the in
crease in Topeka these days as is
made plainly evident by the reports
of the druggists of their sales of IL
quor during the month of June. OF
course, thirsts which might be In
duced by the warm weather have
nothing TO do with the increase in
their sales for the druggists are pro-
hibited by law from selling liquor to
be used as beverages.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

Bryan Is credited with seeing a victory
Tor himself at the polls this fall. Mr..
Bryan declares. through Mr.. wellman,
that the east Is against Taft because
IL considers him radical while the west
is against him because 1t considers
him reactionary. Therefore, he hopes
to draw a great number of votes from
both these sections of the country
which would have gone to a Republi-
can candidate who would have been
more acceptable.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03
HU40R or ZHE D/Y

Teacher-If you are kind and polite
to your playmates, what will be the
result? Scholar-TheyIl think they
can lick me!-Philadeiphia Inquirer.
II should never have thought that
studying would have cost so much
money" Eyes, father: and II you
only knew how little have studied"
Judge.
Wigwag-I believe there Is a tinge
Of insanity in all religious enthusiasts.
Henpeckke-Yes, take the Mormons,
for instance; any man that wants
more than one wife IL plumb crazy
Philadelphia Record.
"Yes." said the old man, my
daughter is still studying French"
but she can't speak the language at
all. can she?" remarked the friend.
''She couldn't at first, but now she
can speak it just enough to make her
self unintelligibie." Philadelphia
Press.
physical culture. father. is per-
grasp this rod by one hand and move it
slowly from right to left" "Well.
WE'LL" exclaimed her father, "what
won't science discover? II that rod
had straw at the other end you'd be
sweeping. Courier-Jour-
nal.
Evelyn-He's a very learned man.
You wouldn't think SO, would you?
Natica-Oh. yes! 1 suspected 1t at
he makes me so tired.-Illustrated
Bits.
81 have been taking some moving
pictures OF life on your farm" "Did
you ketch the hired man in motion"
II think so.'' "Ah. science kin do
anything these days."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Mrs. Van Stoo-where were you so
late late night? Mr. Van Stoo-I-er-
meeting. my dear. Mrs. Van Stoo-
All, indeed? And did you have a full
house. may / ask? Mr.. Van Stoo Cab
sently)-Once. but the other fellow
held fours-Cleveland Leader.
Knicker-Birds of a feather flock
together. Bocker-Yes, It took sever
al eagles to pay for my wife's hat
Brooklyn Life.
at homer" inquired the amazed visi-
tor. Because he knows It's safe to
be-" answered the long-suffering
wife.-Washington Herald.
Ladies will please remove their
ladies loked glum. Free derrick in
the foyer. ladies'" he continued, pleas
antly.-Pittsburg Post.
Nan-This is Jacks latest picture.
Don't you think he looks better in pro-
file than in a front view? Fan-Much
better, dear. 1t doesn't show his bald
spot.-Chicago Tribune.
The minister. knowing how fond Pat
was of wine, offered him a small wine
glass full, and said: Pat, that wine
is 100 years old" Faith, it's small
for it's age then," said Pat.-Judge's
Library.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

Good news for the lovers of old
fashioned fairs is to be found in the
announcement of Mr.. Kreipe. the
secretary of the Kansas State Fair
association, that the display of live
stock will be one of the leading fea-
lures of the fair to be held here this
fall. The present indications are that
this fair will be one we'll worth at
tending and it is certain to be a fore
runner of a real state fair to be estab-
lished in Topeka. And that's thing
that the great agricultural state of
Kansas sorely needs.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03
THE COMING TOPIC.


We might as well begin right now
And menorize again
The list Of presidential votes
In Arkansas and Maine.
And learn to trip them gibly in
Our everyday debates.
For that's the coming topic
In our own United States.
We might as well get at II,
As we've often done before,
And learn II Indiana has
Eighteen or twenty-fotT.
For that's the great essential
That Immediately awaits
The art of conversation
In our own United States
If Bryan lost New England.
New York and Idaho.
What others would he have to get?
Is what we've got to know.
For that's the sort of thing to which
All talking gravitates
With proper prOvocation
In our own United States
The fellows who are posted
Are the men that win cigars
And drink their booze for nothing
At the few remaining bars.
For they've memorized the figures,
And they're loaded for debates
In a presidential season
In our own United States.
st. Louis Post Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03
KANSAS C0AAENT
THE WATER WAGON.

THE WATER WAGON.
And now comes the story that water
intoxication is almost as bad as other
kinds with which we are more ia
miliar. and more likely to condemn.
1t Is said that the solids of the body
are reduced by the copIous drinking
of water Not only this, but too much
water applied externally is equally
who started the fight on aqua pura.
Alas for the man who, when he wants
to remove the wrinkles and restore
the skin under his eyes to a normal
condition. who longs on New Years
day to rest his system after having
celebrated. in the time honored man
ner. the Christmas holidays. He
climbs on the water wagon, thinking
he is safe and now along comes the
doctor and tells of the dangers of too
much water. 1t is enough to lead one
to believe that people like to drink
usually said to be unhealthy. Accord
ing to the doctor many men and
women drink too much water, spend
too much time in the bath tub and
thus become victims of this form of
intoxication. There seems to be
nothing left but to get a gasoline
wagon for the reformers to ride upon.
and sometimes this isn't safe.-Salina
Journal.
SOMEWHAT YELLOW.
A man was arrested up in Michi-
were that he had really murdered
about eight men, had confessed to
two, and that he was arrested for at
tempting to kill his wife. Later re-
ports are that he never confessed
anything, and the circumstances in
dicate ha never killed anyone. He was
probably arrested as the result of a
family quarrel. At any rate. no one
but his wife seems to know anything
about his alleged crimes, circum-
stances point his Innocence, and he
was turned loose. Why does a man
disgrace his occupation by sending out
lie column in length, when the
truth. which doesn't amount to much,
could be told in four lines? 1t is
possible some of the people crave
sensation" but If the sensation must
there are f1ve-cent weeklies which
handle 1t exclusively. No need to
make them hunt around among the
news for it.-Atchison Globe.
THE NEXT SENSATION.
The New York lawyers are more i'm
pudent than are lawyers elsewhere.
Note the example of the lawyer who
brought suit against Tom Platt, alleg-
ing that he had been married to Mae
Wood. The case was thrown out of
court. and the Wood woman arrested
for perjury. Note the the case, also,
of the lawyer who filed suit against
Russell Sage. The case against Sage
was for breach of promise, although
Sage was a married man, and prob
ably had never seen the woman who
brought the suit.
The Wood woman was arrested for
perjury, but her lawyer was not pun
ished, and Is regarded as a shrewd.
promising member of his profession.
Now comes another New York law
yer with a suit against a rich woman
for $4,000 damages. The hired girl
employed by the rich woman was dis
charged, the rich woman saying her
services were not satisfactory. This
case will be the next sensation. When
will people look upon lawsuits of this
kind as extremely disreputable instead
of funny? When will lawyers and
Judges admit that these cases are a
disgrace to their profession ?-Atchi-
son Globe.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

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Bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

as little love for us as they ever had
for the Spaniards, chiefly because
arson and murder are heinous crimes
in our eyes and our rule interferes
with their general occupation of cut
ting each others throats.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

There's plenty Of evidence on hand
to warrant the statement that the only
person who has an idea tht Harry K.
Thaw, the notorious murderer of
person who has an idea that Harry X.
self. And that's the most troublesome
of his many delusions.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

All the records in this or any other
country for buildings of enormous
height will be eclipsed IL the plans of
the Equitable Life Assurance society
for its new home in New York city
are carried out. as they probably will
be. They provide for a structure 81
stories high. The top story will be
eoe feet above the ground and this is
lust a few feet less than the famous
Eifrei tower in France, the tallest
structure in the world. But the Eiffel
tower is of no practical use. it is mere
iy an affair for show.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

The fact that most of the river
banks of Kansas are full to overflow
ing is not as pleasing to contemplate
as the one that the national and state
banks are in the same condition.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

Things will run along more smooth
~ now at the summer capital of the
nation at oyster Bay. President
Roosevelt has been picnicking and has
accumulated GLORIOUS coat of tan"
That comes within the category of
hafn0 huIIv
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

william Howard Taft, having re-
linquished the reins of the war de-
partment to General Luke d. Wright.
Is once more private citizen, but as
a matter of fact he is considerably
more I'm the public eye as a presiden-
tial candidate than he ever was before.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

Any number of men will incline to
the belief that Jacob F. jacobson, the
Republican candidate for governor of
Minnesota. has been grievously insult
ed because the fact that he eats pie
with a knife has been mentioned as a
refiection against him.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

wouldn't Hobson be in his element
II he were only a British subject?
England is to build a battleship which
Is to eclipse all others. 1t will prob
ably be of 21.000 tons displacement
and will cost $11,250,000.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

Brace your nerves and get ready to
receive a sharp shock. Carrie Nation
says she is going to pull the sheath
skirt off the first woman she meets
with one of the new directoire gowns
on. Won't that be awful.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

Bryan has made a strong bid for
the hobo vote. He gave one Of that
clan who landed recently in Lincoln
by way of a box car a real dollar.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.
IFrom the New York Press.

IFTom the New York Press.
Next to being useful. people seem to
object most to being moral.
About ali the satisfaction people can
get out OF being good Is pretending
they feel superior about It,
If there were no pianos and singing
exercises man would hardly ever
want his daughters to get married
When a man Is willing to spend his
evenings home it's a sign his wife lets
him wear an old pair OF slippers with
the heels OF.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

Among the things that are likely to
cause trouble these days is the giant
firecracker that fails to go off in the
first instance.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03
A Red-Eyed Chicken.

Mr.. George Ladenburger has a sure
enough curiosity in the possession of
red-eyed chicken.
1t is not the eyelids that are red, as
might be inferred. but the eyes
themselves. The eyeballs are not
bloodshot or infiamed, but are of a
brilliant crystal red. while the sights
are also red, but of a darker hue. So
transparent are the eyes that when
the head of the chicken is held be-
tween your vision and the sun, 1t ap-
pears as if the sun were shining
through from one eye to the other and
the head lighted up, inside. The chick
is as healthy and lively. and can see
as perfectly as any in the brood
Dover (Ky.) News
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

This news of heavy rams in all sec
fions of the state is becoming just a
trifle monotonous.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03
Alphabet in Bible Verse.

seventh chapter of Ezra can be found
every letter of the English alphabet.
1t runs thus: And 1, even I, Arta-
xerxes, the King, do make a decree to
all the treasurers which are beyond
the river, that whatsoever Ezra, the
priest the scribe of the law of the
God of heaven. shall require of you, it
be done speedily"
But, still more wonderful. in the
eighth verse of the third chapter of
Zephaniah is contained every letter,
including finals, of the Hebrew Ian
guage.-London Globe.
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

walter wellman has a piece in the
chicago Record Herald of July
which purports to be an indirect in
tsrv1sw wath Mr. Bryan. In 1t Mr..
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03
Uses Limestone for Fuel.

Alexander Marshall told yesterday
how he has solved an important prob
lem that may greatly reduce the
worlds consumption of coal
He claims to have discovered a
method whereby the cost of coal. by
the use Of limestone, in furnaces of
any kind, may be reduced to one-half.
The limestone exists in sufficient
quantities in the Piasa Bluffs a-ong
the Mississippi river to supply Alton
with fuel for centuries to come. Mar
shall's scheme proves generally sue
cessful.
you see, 1 throw in plenty of coal
to get a red hot fire in the furnace"
said Mr.. Marshall. "Then I throw in
equal parts in bulk Of coal and lime
stone In a few minutes a white heat
is generated which has absolutely no
SIN moke."
A strong limelight blaze at once
f1ared up in the furnace. The former
dark, black smoke from the stacks be-
gan to be transformed into a light.
airy gas-carbonic acid gas released
from the carbonate of lime. The
heat was intense. and in a few min
utes it seemed as IL the seams Of the
boilers would melt.
Goal alone never gave such q
heat" remarked Mr.. Marshall. "In a
few weeks I will have a testing ap-
paratus here for the purpose of find
ing out exactly the amount Of coal and
then the number of units in coal and
limestone"
After the test the residue left was
exhibited in the CRATE. There were no
clinkers; the coal had evidently all
been consumed.
1.-The residue makes a good fer
tilizer," Mr.. Marshall said. "Of course
the ashes are not SO good as the
limestone before burning, for that
contains 40 per cent more Of carbon.
The advantage lies in the fact that use
has already been made of the coal.
Left in the ground for a longer time
the burned limestone will bring about
exactly the same effect as the pure
is, in correcting the
acidity of the soil."-St. Louis Post
Dispatch
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03
The Rationale OF Suicide.

Suicide has cost France 274.000
lives since 1871. Germany $4,000
since 1898, and the United States 120.-
900 since 1890"
If one has any doubt as to the
seriousness of the suicide problem.
these figures ought to settle it. They
are presented in an article on suicide
by Mr.. George Kennan in the current
McClure's, and are made more i'm
pressive by the assurance that the
suicide rate is constantly increasing
throughout the greater part of the
suicide rate Of the United States was
only IL per million Of the population,
and our total number of suicides was
only sos; last year our suicide rate
had risen to 126 per million, and our
suicides numbered 10.7S2."
Kennan analyzes all the records
available. He establishes what he
calls "the suicide belt" 1t lies in the
north temperate zone. where the
climate is most favorable to human
development and happiness" This Is
paradoxical, but Mr.. Kennan puts the
high rate down. not to the moderate
climate, but to the fact that the zone
in question is the home of the most
cultivated races and the seat of the
highest and most complicated civiliza-
ton. In this zone. he says. "the
StTuSSl6 IOT Ike Is HeTCeSt, Tie AiltcK-
ference with natural laws is most ex-
tensive, and the physical and emo
tional wear and tear of the economic
contest is most acutely felt"
Climate is not controlling factor,
but weather and season are calculably
influential. An examination Of world
statistics leads Mr.. Kennan to this
surprising verdict: THE tendency to
suicide, throughout the civilized
world, is greatest in the pleas
ATTEST seasons OF the year;
It Is everywhere greatest in the
pleasantest month Of the pleasantest
season; and in New York city it is
greatest on the clearest and sunniest
days of the pleasantest month. From
the point OF view of science, therefore,
it is perfectly reasonable and alb
solutely accurate to say on beautf-
full. sunny day in early June, This Is
regular suicide weather."
Some law Of contrast probably ac-
counts for June suicide. And any
morbidly self-conscious person who
has been visited by that abominable
depression which comes in the midst
of a dance or hilarious party of any
sort, when one Is in 1t but not of 1t.
will appreciate the gloom that can in
gulf the sicklied egoist on a glorious
day in s1Immer-ChicaROP Post
The Topeka state journal., 1908-07-03

"why is your husband so irritable
at homer" inquired the amazed visi-
tor. Because he knows it's safe to
be-" answered the long-suffering
wife.-Washington Herald.