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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-25
NEW SKIN REMEDY
creates Big Stir; Drug Stores Crowded
With Sufferers,

VIII 0Uuok010s
For several weeks past Shows and
other leading drug stores in this civ
nave oeen crowded with persons de-
sirIns supply OF poslam, the new
cure Tor eczema. This il the drug
which has created such str
snrouSnout the country since its dis
covery one year ago.
TOT the convenience Of those who
use posiam for pimples. blaokheads
o!otcnes. red nose. acne. herpes and
goner minor. skin troubles. q special
oo.cend package has been adopted. in
aOoauon to the regular two-dollar
Jar, which is now on sale at the lead,
IN eczema cases. poslam stops the
Itch1nx with first application and
proceeds to heal. curing chronic cases
IN Two weeks. In minor skin
troubles. results show after an over
nlsnt application. For a free ex-
Per1mental sample, write direct to the
emergency Laboratories. 50 West
1"enty-hfth Street. New York City.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-25
Preached Two Able Sermons
Here on Sunday.
BACK TO BOSTON, MASS.
New President Could Not Stay
for Commencement.
Had a Large Audience to Hear
Sermon on Patriotism.

The address of DR.. Frank knight
Sanders at the First Congregational
church last night was very brief. DR..
Sanders was limited as to time as it
was necessary for him to catch an
early train back to Boston. The SER
vices were called half an hour earlier
on this account.
DR.. Sanders chose for his subject
"Christian Education" and his few
remarks were mainly narrative of the
progress of the system of Christian ed
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-25
Golfer Killed by Lightning.

st. Louis, May 25.-H. P. Howard
a wealthy commission merchant of
this city was struck and instantly
killed by lightning during a heavy
electrical and rain storm which
swept over st. Louis Sunday after
noon. Mr.. Howard who was menu
Der of the Glenecho golf club, an ex-
elusive golf club with links located
in the western part of the city, had
been playing golf and sought the
shelter of a tree when it began to
rain. The lightning ran down the
tree killing him instantly.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-25
Enid Z, Springfield ?.

Enid, Okla, May 25.-Enid defeated
Springfield Sunday, to 2. Heavy bat
ting by the locals was the feature of
the game. In the fourth inning Smith
was put out by the umpire for disput-
ing a decision, Risely took his place
at short, Cole went to second and
George was brought into the game at
left field.
Score by innings: R-HE
Enid ........... oil 20O22s-7 10 o
Springfield ............0 001 600 o.
Batteries Selby and Barley. West
moreland and Hawkins.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-25
Rain in Ford County,

Spearville. Kan, May 25.-The drouth
in Ford county was broken Sunday by
steady fall of rain that lasted nearly
all the afternoon. While corn had NOT
suffered much from the dry spell.
wneat was needing rain badly. Wheat
that was put in at Just the right Tina
has stood well and with fayorabIe
weather from this on will make a good
yield, while that put in early has head
ed out too short
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-25
French President on for ENGLAND.

Paris, May 25.-The series of import
ant visits of the chiefs of state this
summer, which include the visit Of
President Fallieres to Scandinavia and
ST. Petersburg and King Edwards visit
to Emperor Nicholas, were inaugurated
today with the departure of President
Farrieres for London. The president.
accompanied by Foreign Minister Pic
hon, travelled on a special train to Bou-
logne where the party will embark on
the French armored cruiser Leon
Cambetti for Dover.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-25
Miss Taft Graduates

Fnllaoeiph1a, May 25.-Among those
graduated from the Baldwin school q
fashionable preparatory institution at
Bryn Mawr, Pa, near here, was Miss
Helen H. Taft, daughter of the secre-
tary OF war.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-25

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-16
Greene Annexation.

Editor of The Times-Dispntch:
sir,.The move inaugurated by sen a.
of Greene with Albemarle, and thus
abolish the former county and oblit-
crate 1t from the map of Virginia, has
been received with much surprise and
strong opposition on the part OF the
leading Democrats and voters of the
south side of Albemarie.
We can see no reason for this COM
plete merger or annexation In the In
terest of Albemarle. This county is
already large enough In territory. IN
the State of Virginia. We second the
suggestion OF the Charlottesville Pro-
gress, TINT II Greene must link her
fortunes with some other county. let
it be either Orange or Madison, as she
was originally formed from the ter
ritory OF the former, and for geo
graphical and Typographical consider
atoms she might II inclined to merger
and obliterauon put forward plea
for annexation to Madison.
Madison and Graene now together
constitute one Legislative district. re-
presented by a single Delegate In the
lower house OF the General Assembly.
If Greene considers her boundaries
too small and confined, we might pos
sbly be generous and magnanimous
enough out of our abundance. and the
broad expanse of fertile territory with
In our borders. to grant her from me
rich and prosperous county OF Abe
marie many thousands of acres as a
concession on our part to less for
turate neighbor.
AS to Senator Early's plea In aid of
this merger. that the poor children OF
t fits Of the Miller ie School. serious
legal question might with propriety
be raised in that connection. on the
ground that Samuel Miller restricted
the benefits of that institution to the
=, ~ A Ut Nv f,Np
| stheFexpress terms of his WILL and that
document must be construed with ref
erence to the intentions Of the tes-
! tator as gathered from Its contents
deed to suppose that Mr.. Miller M
tended to embrace within the purview
OF the beneficent provisions OF his Will
| the children OF Greene. Fluvanna or
any other adjoining county that nigh,
thereafter be annexed to Albemarle:.
| The will is supposed to speak with
reference to conditions existing at the
time 1t became effective, without con.
Temptation Of subsequent extraorli'
nary and unforeseen alterations in the
has reference. Our present status 81
one hundred counties gives MS a round
even number In which we take some
pride and pleasure, and long tins
| will likely elapse ere Virginia makes
change in her time honored inter.
nal landmarks. We have inherited
too much OF the conservatism of gu,
English ancestors and have too nlucf
reverence for existing institutions t.
follow the plan proposed by Senator
Early in this connection, unless war
ranted and required by far more I'm
perative reasons than any hitherto
promulgated In furtherance OF such {
| measure.
| we are glad to note from the col
umns CT the Charlottesville Progress!
that the Greene County Register. thu
only paper published in that county
strenuously opposes the merger.
Is 1t a political scheme?
w. D. PATERSON.
scottsville. Va. Jan. IA, 1905.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-16
Lnwrencevillc ana the pr.pen.nry.
EDITOR OF The Times.pispatch:

E.uitor or The s-Dispatch:
interest the ead ort Wi1h "a great gre deal OF
Section of last Sundays issue of The
Times dispatch by Mr.. Frank S. Wood
sson. describing at length the grow
, Mis,, town OF L,a1wrencsville in Bruins
Gle was enhanced by the fact that I
had the good fortune to be born in
county not great ways from ster-
ling old Brunswick. OF whose chief
astically. Especially did enjoy read
Ing the statements made concerning
Lawrenceville being 50 dry that the
people, can't even. get UP vote on
terance OF the candidate for the lower
house of the Legislature, who was
quoted as saying that mo matter what
the people might petition for. he would
to that effect. before he would offer
such II bill" (bill asking for dis.
pensary). Good for brave. nervy
Lawrenceville. which is building on
aid of FUNDS from whiskey dispense.
ry, which was tried by the State OF
South Carolina and found wanting.
am sorry that your clever staff cor
article that the "dispensary would. in
the nature of the case. be a pretty
good thing for Lawrenceville."
Taking Mr. Woodson's statements
That the town Is growing and devel-
oping finely, with future full OF
bright prospects, it seems pretty
sure that the time is not far In the
future when her streets will be paved
water-works built and macadam road:
be constructed without the financial ait
of a dispensary. But. admitting for
arguments sake. that the revenue from
| a dlspensary Is needed to bring about
such Improvements, what rlght-think.
| ing reasonable Intelligent either
| could be found to advocate improve
ments at such cost co humanity a:
| the legalized whiskey traffic impose.
/ in the way of pauperisn1. wretchedness
misery and damnation? Hurrah fol
/ the chief town Of old Brunswick. ant
hurrah for that temperance candidat,
] for the lower house OF the Legislature
Who thank the Lord. was successful
May his tribe increase!
/ Walkerton. Va. z. P. PARHAA1.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-16
MORE ABOUT TIIE CANA.

IS 1t Is the history of all large public
works that the date of completion re-
cedes as the estimated cost increases.
Canals make an excellent case in point.
rhe suez waterway. begun in April
7yiSsa, was designed to cost $4,000, 600
sapd to be ready In 1854. 1t cost $50.
a ooo,ooe and was opened five years he
J. hind schedule time,
Colonel Goethals, who is "makipc
the ART fly" in Panama, told the House
iCommittea on Foreign and Interstate
4. Commerce the other day that the ex-
Y cavation OF. culebra Cut would be fin.
ished In four or five years. How much
more time must elapse before a ship
Il can steam through is indeterminaie
1.-The operation OF the eight;hour law
makes progress slower than ii might
4 ba, III Congress should abolish the law
II the work could be FASTENED By 20 n4r
4 Cent. Between $4,000 and 10000 ,nci
are ON Ike payrp.ls nOw, mainly spar.
* ,ards. Italians and West Indians, an.
shey are digging pretty steadily.
The Colonel also told tho committee,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-16
Socialism. and Safety.

Editor of The Times-Dispatch:
Sir,-In your issue Of January. iith.
your article, German Socialists tells
things that should make us look we'll
to our own prospects. Germany. the
land of THE Iron Hand" Is Of all
nations on earth probably best pre-
Pared to try the crushing out process
by force. 1t has the largest, most
force to back its orders Of any nation.
and they are nearest the point Of con-
tact, and readiest to strike hard and
crush-if such force can erush-the
we see? In 1871 the Socialists had but
1oi,G55. viii all the power OF tho
Government against them. In ISIS
they had grown to 4S7i0s. In 1887
}asy P9 !s$is XsSsz hey have have over
by the most superb organizations the
.Iron Hand" could WELD; and in land
Of homogeneous people. PERHAPS in
speech; custom and love OF tae rain l :
pie on earth. We see that the Iron
Hand" much less the big stick"
force is lmpotent before the oncom-
Ing Of Socialism. IT. comes on. the
defense. We nave in this city's prison
now two men arrested Wlthln the
streets of Richmond this. week while
at Is said) they We're preaching social
| Ism. Nevada COVERS, LTelllpleS d'iu 'to-
claims her mpotency before combin =
! lions defying law. kentucky; with
! her brave men and daring heroes
stands appalled, and puzzled before the
"Night Eldersp and lawless barn p urn
ers. These and many other sllch en-
bib lions show clear headed tar.see.
Ing men that weneett a stronger i Z. r
than bayonet sword, shot or scatfoie
to bring order out of this ,oncomin,sl
conflict, peace out Of this palm peru
We have n mixed people Win mors
than sixty different tongnes--confuset
Ideals, and no recoEn,zea standard s, O
life common to all. What nave we go.
| with which to meet the oncon nE
peril? I can see but ono hopeful thing
that Is bring all the people 70 com
mon standard Of right,
This, and this alone So !, iar ~, 10 - 81,
see promises victory for, al ana Wrons
| to none, Can we do this! u SO nov nov
Congress is in session. our own Stat'
Legislature IL asseplbled; onr /, pr ,aI''
dent and Governors face the enh q uitlo .iI
and they want something done q ior. O. =,
load is getting heavy ,a.la me Spe ,l,
portentous, Can we finas aGuli'il,o ~
standard tirat most Of the .peoh' a ), WI ".
accePtH Is there such g s .ti ga !,
so where2 Tho answer ~. 70. ~ N, VI
Bible, Unquestionaply.t ne n.,iN y, Q
! the people in this country oM 'ha
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-16
The Virginia I 'ress
on the r., F. & P.
Repeal the LAW.

Several days ago the officials OF the
Richmond. fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad Indignantly denied
newspaper report that it would have a
strong lobby in the Capitol at Rich
mond opposing the repeal of the stat
ute prohibiting the parallelins OF said
road. and they inlimated at the time
that the state had sufficient interest
in the matter to make tile fight herself,
Sure enough, almost simultaneously
with the introduction OF the bill to
repeal the act in&the Senate and House
the Board Of Sinking Fund Commits
|sioners and a committee of the State
proxies for the road came out with
arguments, in pamphlet form, against
the repeal OF the statute which they
are scattering broadcast throughout
the State. Tho pronlptitude with which
tho pamphlets have been launched and
tho statement rf the Richmond. Fred
lerlcksburg and Potomac officials above
referred to would indicate that they
We're prepared beforehand and We're
ready for circulation when the bill was
introduced. We might even venture to
say that the preparation, printing and
lcmculation is'not paid for By any Of
the Sinking Fund Commissioners or
| by the State proxies individually or
collectivcly, but that they arc being
iuade a cats paw OF for the purpose
| Of pulling the railroad company $
chestnuts out OF the fire. Let not the
reople be deceived, for while the hand
is that Of Esau, the voice Is that OF
Jacob. We will not attempt to show
the nbsurdity OF some Of the reasons
gwen against the repeal Of the stat
ute. but we believe that, without tun-
dertaking to controvert them at all
4 the representatives of the DeOOle OF
the State assembled in Richmond mus
Il recognize the Injustice of deprivine
4 fredericksburg and the country sur
rounding It of the great boon nm cleo;
,|tric railroad would be to It, when ne
.ls,lch restriction Is imposed upon any
lother section Of the state. Frederlcks
:lburg md the counties adjacent thereto
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the character OF God as get forth In
that book. II applied to all tho COM a

lint BOOK. L applied to all tho 9. com or
.pllcated and corlpleSed conditions t1 ,.it
aissrae fas JaW spo own o' aod az sh
prosperity and light. 80 do all re1l ts
lous creads. But alns,, dento o. il1,1i
3tIonnl differences, plteous to behola'
hinder the Installation Of tl,nt bo .,l..
the only book that can command the
situation. from being Installed "a ~ f,,o the ,e
basis of citizenship ana RUE oI ..le. :.
Is 70, permitts9d to be ts sha, Y oo W
g5,oG0,o6o children In our PUBLIC sch ools
must be kept from the teachings Of
the only book that teaches men now TO
live. Whereas they should bs sen.
having found His character can go
forth to live life crying as It's watch.
word: THE Lord God lveth before
whom stand. Such men save. Ten
such would have saved sodom; One g,
~ enough to dare and do this? Are
NC big and noble enough to say to
every teacher IN this land, make every
child know God 30 he. Will live life for
Ing some OF our splendid leaders III
education nre to speak In this city on
It's Problems. Will they look this mat
ter in the face, and let us hear from
them in this tremendous crisis? Is
there any other name under heaven e,
Whereby we can be saved t. tha .,,
situation. and make the haven OF
prosperity p ,l :, permaneney and peace
Letting things alone Is losing the
ship. We dare not fold our hands and
loose the rudder bands" and let her
drive Conditions, surcharged with
power and peril too portentous for any
man to fathom come bearing down up-
on us, and 1t Is no time to stics our
leads under the sand ard play. "ost-
rich" Let us arise. trim our lamps
grid our loins and meet them with the
God Of the Bible. enthroned in every
life. If we are ARA d to teach God to
our every child. Will not that God be
ashamed to let US live as n nation;
Hear Him: For the nation and King.
dom that will not serve Thee, shall
perish; yea those nations shall be utterly
wasted" Is. tx. ~ For: Man shall
live by every word that proceeds out OF
the mouth of Cod Matt w.. 4. And sc
also must nations ard civilizations.
G. CLIFTON PEN1CIS.
Richmond Va. jan. II. 1908.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-16
Smash the Alonopoly.

The ownership of stock by the State
OF Virginia In the Richmond. Freder-
icksburg and Potomac Railway has
been a curse rather tnan q blessing to
the great majority of the citizens and
business men OF the Commonwealth.
Through it the creation of the monop-
oily was made possible, and this con-
dition has been sustained by the ski.
full manipulation OF tho States hold
ings in this property BY those most
interested in seeing the monopoly.
preserved.
There may be those Of our citizens
who think Richmond, which has been
admittedly bottled up, SO far as its
Northern connections are concerned
was the only place hurt by this state
OF affairs. Her fight they may con-
slider none OF their own. out there
they make great mistake. for the
Underwater section of the State Is as
hard hit as any other portion by the
existence of this monopoly.
We charge that the existence OF tue
Richmond, fredericksburg and Poto-
mac monopoly has kept the great Bal
timore and Ohio system out OF this port.
But for 1t, we believe. with r BOD cause.
the Baltimore and Ohio would long
since have paralieled the tracks OF the
Richmond, fredericksburg and Poto-
mac. and would even now be running
trains between Portsmouth norfolk ana
New York, and via Richmond to the
West.
In schedules. mail and freight SER
vice, and in every manner that 1t is
possible for railway non-service and
lack OF facilities to hurt commu-
nifty, this monopoly has hurt this sec
|tlon. 1t has stdetracked US and put
US farther by rail- from the North than
there is any reason for our being.
+! And now that relief is In sight IN
the form OF competition. financed by
such powerful interests as the Gouios,
who are able and willing to give TINS
section. as we'll as Richmond. the ben
ledt OF competitions. there is no excuse,
| except for the sake OF a few pa'try
dollars. for refusal on the part OF
I, the state to smash the monopoly when
has sapped the life OF our commerce
and checked the wheels OF osress
entirely too long. MAJ.
1t viii be to the interest OF ride.
water for the bill repeating the ACT
creating this monopoly to pass. and we
hone it will have, the support OF on!
REPRESENTATIVES in the House and Sen
ate.-The Portsmouth Star.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-16
Tic state. support Of Monopoly,

Tic States Support Of Monopoly.
The State Sinking Fund Commits
sioners seem to us to be making Sc
rions mistake when they defend before
the Legislature the monopoly Of the
Richmond, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad. We know. OF course.
why they do 1t It is because they
do not wish to see tile state lose its
income from the stock of tho road.
Mono of us wish to see the State lose.
but mono OF us sf uld WISH
to see the State gain through
Il monopoly that oppresses any
section Of the State. Let the State
sell It's holdings In the road and buy
In an equal value OF outstanding bonds.
Then the State can take n clear view
OF It's duties with reference to the
transportation lines In State. She can
never take an unbiased view of this
duty so long as she holds an invest
ment in any one road.
Possibly 1t would not be wise to
charter the road applying for charter
after all. Possibly the Legislature
would refuse the charter on the ground
that 1t Is not needed and that present
trnnsportn ton facilities are sufficient.
But the State cannot pass on this point
with even mind SO long as shc holds
an investment In n road that may or
HhS not De aHecled ln1uriOuSly by the
proposed charter
II does not seem to us to be part
Of the duties OF the Sinking Fund Com
missloners to attempt 20 influence one
way or the other In matter OF this
kind. 1t would be better for them to
keep out of the matter entirely. We
| understand. Of course. that r the stnte
stock In the Richmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac were sold 1t would stop
/ the income from that sourc and make
some other arrangement necessary to
raise a fund for the purpose Of pur-
chasing certain amount yearly of the
States outstanding bonds, but that can
easily be arranged. The money could
II necessary. be reinvested in some
/ good security where the State would
1 not be supporting monopoly. and
the income maintained. But the better
plan. TO our mind would be to reduce
| the principal of the debt with 1t and
make direct appropriations for the
Sinking Fund.-<taunton Dispatch and
| News.
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GOOD ron THE v. NJ. I.

Recently at Fort Leavenworth 400
aspirants for military honors took the
preliminary examination for the post
of second lieutenant in the United
States Army. Out Of the entire num-
Der OF applicants only thirty-sx passed
the examination. and of these seven
were Virginia Military Institute men.
That is a pretty good score for vir-
gnias crack military school. seeing
that only eight Virginia Military In-
stitute men took the examination.
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that the total cost Of tho canal would
not he over $25O.DOO,Ooo. Let lis hope
that he is not too roscHte. Congress-
has SO far appropriated s135,ooo.ooO for
building the canal. This sum will b.
exhausted by June 30. 1909. Some Of
the Senate authorities shy that It viii
take at least $150,0oOi60Oi more to fin
ish the work-s2s5,0 100000 In all. But
there is the possibility OF much larger
expenditures. The unconpromising ad-
vocates of the scn-lcvel theory have
always insisted that our lock- system
construction is going to prove an utter
failure. When the canal is finished on
this basis, shy these, II will at once
have to be done over to sea- level. This
would cost an additional $t50,0O0, OOv
making the total cost si35, 100000. The
late Senator Morgan, who was always
a homeless hypocliondrinc about canal
matters, once remarked that the total
cost could reach s1.0OO.0oo,ooo without
surprising him bit.
Light on both cost and methods will
uoubtless DO shed Mt the hearings OF
the Senate Committee on Interocean;c
Canals which began yesterday, and at
which various cana authorities will be
present 1t is more or less significant
that every such authority who is inter-
rogated will be asked whether, in his
opinion the lock system idea ought 20
be abandoned.