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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

Hoboes are patriotic individuals even
IL they are the dregs of humanity and
the biggest sort of nuisances. A num-
Der of the profession met in Chicago
few days ago and dethroned DIR. Ben
Reitman from his position as king of
the hoboes, because he has been asso-
ciating with anarchists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
KANSAS COl4AENT
WILL GET THEIR RIGHTS.

The statement Of Interstate Commerce
Commissioner Lane that the railroads
have not suffereds financially anywhere
near as severely as they sought to
make us believe is interesting chiefly
as giving final confirmation to a sus-
p1c1on that was already strong in the
minds OF the people. When the two
cent fare was under consideration in
the legislatures OF several states. the
railroads promptly declared that an
order for such a reduction in transpor-
tation charges would prove confisca-
tory. There has yet to be shown an
instance where the result of the two
cent fare experiment has been abso-
lutely disastrous, and there may be
cited those where the earnings under
the lower fare have been greater than
under the old rate. If the people have
been thus right in their contention
that a tWo-cent fare is practicable,
there is strong reason to believe they
are also correct IN their opinion that
they are entitled to q low scale of
prices for freight service. 1t is Meth
er fair nor to be expected that the
patrons of these corporations shall pay
a price for freight service that will
enable the railroads to distribute
dividend not only upon the money act
ually invested in railroading. but also
upon. the immense amount of water
there is in their stocks and bonds. We
know the custom OF the railroads Is to
concede nothing where there is any
possibility of avoiding it. We feel
quite positive that where an order is
issued for a reduction of freight tar
ifs, as has been done in Kansas re-
Gently, the railroads will resort to in
junction processes and every legal de-
vice known to them. But We know
also that the people are not going to
pause IN their fight for the best treat
ment to which they are entitled from
their railroads, and that treatment
will come only when the corporations
can show that. their scale of prices 10
based upon actual investment, actual
cost of operation ofstrains and actual
risk The conflict probably Will be q
long one. but in the. end the people
will win-Leavenworth Times
THE PRINTER FAMINE.
When hand composition in news
paper offices was practically done
away with by the perfection of type
found their occupation gone; some Of
them set to work Ito learn the ma
Chimes" and others hit the long trail
that leads to the poor farm. and the
impression became general that there
was no longer any place for the print
err. save in rural offices. That impress
sion became SO firmly fixed that few
young people now consider 1T worth
while to learn the gentle art OF the
printer; there are no apprentices TO
speak OF, ana graduates are idi VI. 10.
The result is that the famine of print
ers has become embarrassing In offices
ali over the country. The typesett1ng
machines have almost human intelli-
gence, and move in a mysterious way
their wonders to perform, but there Is
work in every Office that they can't
do and will never be able to do there
is no discount on human hands, even
vet. Hence, some OF the boys who are
hesftatfng as to the best trade to learn,
should consider the art which Is still
preservative Of arts.TzEmporia Gazette.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Many mans first love is the wo-
mans last chance
X \
The best way to keep a cat is to
try to chase It away.
y \ =
Sins Of omission are merely those
we forget to commit.
X X X
A wideawake minister is one who
keeps on preaching when everybody
else is asleep.
y X X
There's no enjoyment in going to a
place where they make you feel just
as IL you were at home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

From the correspondence submitted
20 the senate by Mr.. Root, the secre-
tary of state. 1t is evident that Vene-
zuela has treated the United States
with scant consideration. And if this
government shall respond by placing a
prohibitive tariff on Venezuelan coffee
and prohibiting the Importation of
asphalt from that country to this. Mr..
Castro will be getting no more than
his Just deserts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

That the earlier members of a large
family are more apt to inherit disease
than those who are born later, and
that therefore the limitation of fam
flies to one or two children is increas-
ing the percentage of persons with
weak constitutions, would appear to
follow from Investigations of the in
heritance of tuberculosis, made recent
~ In England by Prof. Karl Pearson
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

result of carelessness in one shape or
another in the course of their occupa-
lions.
The comparison shows the safety of
life at sea. though. Of course. the num-
Der saved is a tribute to the heroic
work of the life saving service.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

Senator George Tucker. who is cam
paigning for the Republican congress
sional nomination in the Fourth dis
trict, says that he would dare face
Speaker Cannon and declare for tariff
reform. That shows the proper spirit.
but any number of other men have
done the same thing without achieving
much success.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
Robinson Crusoe, 1t win be remen

Robinson Crusoe, 1t will be remem-
bered, built boat that he could not
launch. A New Yorker has sort of
SIMULATED our old friend by construct
ing in house a boat that is too large
10 move out of either window or door.
He is confronted with the dilemma of
either having to take the boat to
pieces and move 1t out in parts or tear
ing down a wall of the house.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
Ban Upon Raw Vegetables.

Another blow had been struck at
vegetarianism. Parisians have been
suffering from disease Of the throat,
and q distinguished physician has de-
cided 1t comes from the eating Of raw
vegetables and salads which have been
washed imperfectly. He points out
that among his patients are market
workers, who eat freely Of fresh vege-
tables at their work. So now we have
another class of food on which there
is a ban. The doctor has even gone
to the length OF compounding a Greek
name, meaning "the vegetable mail
ady," to describe the new trouble
New York Press.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

It would not depart for GOOD. h
went out on the street and walked
about. but he seemed to see that face.
He fought to put away the idea of
wife and home. but when it still clune
ne said TO himself that he was getting
take q week on. Next day; when he
dictated his letter, Kitty notfced a
change In his voice, and she marked
that he avoided looking her in the
Hiece: Tnere WA some subtle change
IN him. and It worried her little.
That reverie came hack to the 1un.
ior partner. and that face came back
In connection with wife and home.
and finally he welcomed them Whv
shouldn't he have q wife and homef
He was rich enough now. and he was
longing for q change from his lonely
man OF business; at his room he wax.
the man of reveries. -
By ana BY there came legal Nan.
day and the office was closed. At -
times the old man" usually hu64
this occasion he did not 70 near he
store: Instead. he took Z train for
the beach and saw the sea for the
hrst time in years. without really
planning 1t. he soon found himself IN
the suburb where Miss Burnham liv-
his head for days and days. He walk-
ed by the house. He would have
laughed at the idea that he hoped to
see her, At the gate he almost haIt-
ed, ~ Il he would enter and nav =
call, but he caught himself Just In
time.
An hour later. in 4 seaside park
half mile away, a. he Sat alone on
bench with his reverie strong upon
him, q young man and q girl took q
seat back Of him. A bush hid them
from sight, but his heart gave a lean
as he heard a well known voice. Il
was saying:
mo. Walter. there is no occasion
Tor Jealousy on your part. Mr.. Gray
Is one OF the incest men I ever met.
but he Is an old bachelor and has new
er thought OF love. Besides, he IL at
least forty-hve, while I am only nine
teen. The idea of my marrying a man
old enough to be my father! why. it's
perfectly ridiculous!"
There was more conversation. but
the junior partner heard nothing fur-
Their. He rose softly and tiptoed away
some distance. Then he sat down on
another bench and held his face II,
his hands until the ache ceased. He
lforty-five-she nineteen! Old enoukh
to be her father! Old bachelor ana
never thought Of love! A ridiculous
ideal Walter was young. Youth mat
ed with youth.
| And the reveries and the dreams
and the face passed away to return
no more. and the boys at the office
said that the old man. was pitching
into work as If he wanted to ret
something on his mind.-(CopyriEht-
ed 1908 by Associated Literary Press.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

Such an epidemic of smallpox as
there seems to be in Topeka is well in
hand because of the activities of the
board OF health and there is not much
danger of its developing into serious
r,ronnrfionS
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

is merely an atom OF the organisation
of the lower branch Of the national
legislature and that its ultimatum does
not prevail in all things.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

Glen Ridge, New Jersey. has bull
terrier with a glass eye. The pup, it
IL said. appeared most grateful when
he was provided with the artificial op-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

It is suggested by the Chicago Fri
bune that in view of Mr.. Roosevelt's
great popularity in Australia he might
take up boomerang throwing as one
OF his light exercises.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

There's going to be an innovation
this year with the big circuses. Wo-
men are to appear as clowns. And a
cruel press agent remarks that this is
putting the women in their natural
cphere
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

1t will be noticed that all the To-
pekans whose lives are chronicled in
the 1908 edition of Who's Who in
America are quite able to afford the
luxury of possessing one of these
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
Did the Tau wac?

An absolutely new dog story has
been found. We clipped It from 4
London paper. Here 1t IL (salt to
tastel: A gentleman was out shoot
ing che other day when he had the
misfortune to shoot his dog. For a
moment he was too much overcome
to sec what damage he had done. and
before he had recovered himself, the
animal. black retriever, had come
up to him. bringing in its mouthl-dts
own tail. which had been shot clean
soff.-Chicago Journal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

March departed as she came, just
like a lamb but April arrived in the
unaccustomed role of beast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

The State Journal Is a member. Of the
Associated Press and receives the full day
Telegraph report OF that great news or
kanization for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news is received fp The State jour
nal building over wires for this sole pur-
bose.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

James McCabe has been "vindicated"
again.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
Temperance in England.

A century ago drunkenness was a
prevalent vice among all classes in
England. So little was thought of it
that William Pitt could appear in the
house OF commons in state Of beastly
intoxication while prime minister with
out provoking any unfavorable remark
Today our upper and middle classes
are as sober as any people In the
world. How has this change been
brought about? Certainly not by. acts
OF parliament or compulsory restric-
tions of any kind upon the consumption
Of liquor. I suppose 1t is due to the
progress of education and refinement,
a better understanding Of the poison
Gus effects Of alcohol, and the forma-
ton of a more wholesome public opin-
ion in consequence. As matter of
fact, the same influences have been
working with good and increasing ef-
feet in the lower strata of society for
20 years or more past.-Truth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03
The American Fur trade.

Chicago News.
The American Fur Trade.
The hunting Of fur-bearing animals
and trading their pelts for merchan-
disc for gold is perhaps the Oldest
industry in the world, for primitive men
In the colder climates have always
made it large part Of their life. It
is still great industry, and skins
worth millions Of dollars are brought
in. America has no such great world
market for furs, for our fur trade CEN
tiers are largely only collecting points
Tor shipment to London. Leipsic ana
Mini Novgorod. the three greatest
markets In the world for furs. But
America is one of the great fur-produc-
ing countries. Ever since the first
explorations were made In the north
ern parts of the continent trapping
has been of great Importance For
two centuries the history of Canada.
alter It's discovery in 1885, Is largely
that OF fur companies which did bust
ness there. Many nationalties strfved
Tor share OF the profitable business,
among whom there was much conflict
over territory, and no little blood was
shed for the right to hunt valuable
skins. Even the peace of the nations
was disturbed over the matter in those
early times. as 1t sometimes is over the
catching OF seals IN our own day.
The occupation of so much OF the
land by settlers has not yet decreased
the fur trade Of America. In fact,
it is greater to-day than ever before
in its history. The Hudson Bay Com
pany sells more furs than 1t did when
| 1T held a monopoly Of the Canadian
trade, though that trade is now divided
up among several competing companies.
It Is still more astonishing to be as
sured that the United States is also
doing the largest fur business in its
history-more than In the days when
the bufralo swarnaed its plains and
the beaver its streams. The buffalo
are extinct and the beaver almost SO,
so FAR as commerce is concerned; the
sea otter. from yielding 100000 pelts a
year, now gives only 200 to 400: and the
fur seal has dropped from 100000 year
to 10000 to 1900. But 1t is not in these
valuable skins that the largest part of
the fur industry consists.
A. G. Laut says that one of the
famous buyers of furs declared to him:
There is more money going totrappers
to-day for skunk and muskrat and for
fox than was ever made out Of beaver
and sea otter and seal and the rare fyirs.
The swanps of Delaware and New
Jersey alone yield millions OF rnuskrats
a year. We pay from rs to 40 cents a
skin for specially good ones. That
means 100000 to 100000 a. year for
muskratS In those two sections. The
demand for skunk skins Is greater than
the supply, so that men In the west are
running skunk farms, and for the skins
they receive the same price that used to
be paid for Beaverton 81 to So. The
same with fox skins. We pay from
$3.50 to $3.50 for q pure silver fox; S.
down the grade for red fox, and from
81 down for gray fox Even school
boys can join in the hunt for these
smaller animals and from, almost ayarv
part of the United States there come
more or less Of these pelts. So that
their value greatly exceeds that of the
rare furs.-World's Events.
Temperance in England.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-03

The "old man. had como into the
house years and years before as q
humble employe and worked his way
UP to q junior partnership. He had
at the store knew, he had no near
relatives. His home had always been
a boarding house or a hotel. When
he had come into the flrm 1t was pre-
dicted that he would marry within q
year, but he had made no change
whatever. The boys had winked and
smiled over the message from the in
ner office, but all of them knew that
the junior partner had 4 deep-oeated
respect for womanhood, and In turn
they respected him for It.
For weeks and weeks after Kitty
Burnham had taken her place it
might have been said Of thu "oid
man" that he hardly knew that she
was in the office. The work was done
quietly and without mistakes. There
was hardly any conversation outside
OF business matters. When the first
month was up he quietly informed her
that her salary was raised to e12 per
week, ana her simple thank you,
SIR" seemed to cover the occasion.
There were no introductions to the
clerks, ana no invitations to lunch. In
one case out of hundred the girl
was being given fair show She in
stinctively recognised the fact and
was grateful for it.
One night. after q hard days work,
ssthe old man" sat alone In his room
in q family hotel and INDUCED in e
reverie for the first time In years. He
found himself thinking Of a home
Of wife and children-of some one to
kiss him goodby In the morning and
welcome him home at night. And
presently there came creeping into
that reverie face that startled him.
It was the face of his stenographer
He rose like guilty man and Wav-
ed the vision sway with 1aueh. But
Williams news., 1908-03-07
DELINQUENT TAXES.

That those of the taxpayers of Coconino County who might be in- terested may be informed as to the industry displayed by the County Treasurer in endeavoring to collect some of the delinquent taxes, due the county. extracts from the laws of the Territory bearing upon the subject is hereby referred to:
 A portion of Section S6 of Act 92 of the Twenty Second Legisla- tive Assembly, approved March 19, 1903, says:
 "If, on the first day of January A. D., 1904, any of said lands or town lots contained in said "back tax book" remain unredeemed TT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE TAX COLLECTOR to proceed to enforce the payment of the taxes charged against such tract or lot by suit in the Courts of Competent Jurisdiction of the County where the real estate is situated, which same court shall have jurisdiction without regard to the amount sued for to enforce the lien of the Terri tory" etc., etc.
 Section 97 of the same Act says:
 "No action for the recovery oi taxes against real estate shall be commenced, had or maintained unless action therefor shall be com menced within five years after de- linquency, excepting taxes now de- linquent, on which suit may be commenced at any time within five years after this chapter shall take effect, but not thereafter"
 According to the extracts above cited, and the remainder of the said Act 92, it seems very plain tc reasonable man that the Tax Collector is doing his simple duty as public official.
 The five years referred to in the above quotations will expire March 19, 1908, and if suit is not brought prior to that date, all delinquent taxes due and unpaid on March 18th, 1903, will be forever lost tc the County.
Williams news., 1908-03-07
RECORDERS WEEKLY REPORT

The following is the weekly re- port of instruments filed in the recorders office for the week end ing Feb. 26, 1908:
 Warranty deed-James Ragan to Thos. H. Cureton.
 Warranty deed-Edgar A. Brown to Alice l.. Brown.
 Chattel mortgage-W. F. Faldel and James Crandall, Jr., to M. l Powers.
 Bill of sale-L. D. Yaeger to H c. Yaeger.
 Affidavit of labor-Enterprise Grand Canyon, L. D. Boucher.
 Affidavit of la abor-Dixey, GranC Canyon, L. D. Boucher.
 Deed-Joseph F. Clapp to Cor' E. Ford.
 Partial release of chattel mort gage-C. J. Babbitt to w. E. Rol lins.
 Warranty deed-T. E. Pollocl to John A. Wilson.
 Warranty deed--L. $. William to R. O. Raymond.
Williams news., 1908-03-07
Large Addition to California Forests

A Washington dispatch says The president has just signed a proclamation creating additions amounting to nearly 100000 acres to the Modoc National Forest in northeastern California. With the exception of small area in the northern part of Lassen county, all the lands put within the forest by this proclamation are situated in Modoc County. The exact area of the addition is 57O,00O acres, which brings the total area of the forest up to S59,OlS acres. The land proclaimed a part of the Modoc forest will be put under adminis- tration at once, with Supervisor c. E. Rashford, whose headquarters is at Alturas, California, in charge The additions to the forest have a stand of valuable yellow pine, which will amount to several mil lion feet and will average 2,OOO feet to the acre. There is little or no agricultural la nd in the addition.
 The separation of Thaw and his wifeis to be accomplished by buying off the latter. who appears to be not averse to making a bargain of the kind. It will be a scanda lous arrangement, almost as bad, in its way, as the murder of White by the passion crazed Thaw. and will go far to discredit judicial system which practically places the sta mp of approval on the practice of the worst elements of society taking the law in their own hands.
 A Kansas City man is asking for a divorce because his wife ''feared microbes in his kiss" Oi course, there may be grounds for her fears, but it's an undutiful wife that won't take chance.
Williams news., 1908-03-07
BY THE GOVERNOR OF ARIZONA

A Proclamation of Arbor Day as a Hol-
 iday in the Northern Counties of the
 Territory.
 To the People of Apache. Coconino,
 Navajo, Mohave and Yavapai
 Counties:
 It is provided by statute of this Territory that the Friday follow ing the first day of April in each year shall be known as Arbor Day in the above named counties, and shall be observed as holiday.
 Now. therefore, by virtue of that statute, and in accorda nee with the directions thereof, I, w. F. Mich .ols, for the time being Acting Gov ernor of Arizona, do hereby pro- claim that Friday, the third day of April. nineteen hundred and eight, designated by said statute as Arbor Day, shall be in the counties first above named a holiday. And fol- lowing the wording of the law. l recommend that said day be ob served by the people of the said counties of Apache, Coconino, Mo- have. Navajo and Yavapai, by the planting of trees, shrubs and vines :; in the promotion of forest and or chard growth and culture, and by the adornmept of public and pri- vate grounds, places and ways, and by such other efforts and under takings as shall be in harmony with the character of the day so established; all in accordance with the provisions of Title ", Arbori- culture, Revised Statutes of Ari- zona, 1901.
 In witness whereof, 1 have here unto set my hand and caused the seal of the Territory to be affixed. Done at the Capitol at the City of Phoenix, this eighteenth day of February. nineteen hundred and eight.
 [Seal] By the acting governor: w. F. NICHOLS.
 L. w. COLLINS,
 Assistant Secretary of the Terri
 tory of Arizona.
Williams news., 1908-03-07
AriZona's Position Secure

Development work is going straight ahead in Arizona mines. and when the metal market opens up again, Arizona will be the firsi to enter and the best equipped to take advantage of the renewed de mand.
 Not 8 single big company has shut down it's development work, and though the actual output ot ore has been decreased during the slump, the companies are blocking out their future supplies and plan ming for the most economic opera tion when the time comes to turn things loose.
 Copper mining is as secure af iron. coal, timber. wheat, cotton or any other staple production The world cannot get along without copper and the demand will great. ly increase within the next few years. The country is merely pausing for breath, to get ready for the great leap forward.-E Paso Herald.
Williams news., 1908-03-07
Catholic Church

Beginning with this year services will be held in the Catholic church of Williams on the second and fourth Sundays of the month at 10 am. and 7:3O pm.
 CYP. VABRE, Pastor.