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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03

Twice in the early stages of the
development of the republic the
voters were faced with the third term
proposition In 1896 a third term
was urged upon Washington and he
refused. In 1903 a third term was
suggested for Thomas Jefferson and
in all human probability he could
have landed the prize had he lent
himself to the third term propaganda
But as Jefferson's second term drew
to a close he announced he would not
be candidate for third term. If,
said he, "some period be not fixed
either by constitution or by practice,
the Office of president will, though
nominally elective, become for life
and then hereditary"
Despite the position he assumed he
was invited through affectionate ad-
dresses by many legislators to stand
for reelection and there can be little
doubt that he would have triumphed
in 1903 as Roosevelt could have
triumphed undoubtedly in 1908. 1t
is significant to note in this connec-
ton therefore, that the question of
upon chief magistrates of the Union
must be solely in the keeping of the
men themselves who occupy the presf-
Dental chair.
While refusing the presidency for
himself Jefferson practically named
his successor however, so great was
his influence with his party. The Re-
publican members of congress met in
caucus in Philadelphia and nominated
Jefferson's choice for president The
honor fell to James Madison, who for
eight years had been Jeffersons Sec
rotary of state, Madison was not
named, however, without a contest.
Clinton of New York, had been vice
president during Jefferson's last term
and as his office had been regarded as
the stepping stone to the presidency
he was a candidate for first place on
the ticket. James Monroe, supported
by some of his Virginia friends who
disliked Madison, was also a candi
date. But the Jeffersonian influence
was Just as dominant in the Re-
publican caucus as the Roosevelt in
fiuenee was dominant in the Re-
publican convention century later.
In fact if ever history repeated itself
it has consistently repeated itself in
connection with Roosevelts attitude
toward the presidency in 1908 as re-
Elective of Jefferson's position 100
years before.
Clinton, while unable to secure the
presidential nomination, again took
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03

entertaining was put forward-some-
thing like opening a fresh key of
beer
Mr.. Bowser was deaf to these hints.
He had all he could do to think of his
planks. When four of the patriots
had got tired of dying for their coun-
try, and no new ones had taken their
places, the delegate limited as deli
cately as he could that Mr.. Bowser
had better go ahead before any more
had a chance to get out.
The orator arose and bowed.
The audience thought the beer was
coming at last and applauded for the
next ten seconds. No beer-no further
applause.
Mr. Bowser began by saying that
there was no need to go back to the
landing of the pilgrims. but a man
butted in to ask " the pilgrims
brought any beer over in the May
flower The chairman ruled him out
of order and he sat down.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03

Eden Phillpott's new novel of Dart
moor, which Moffat, Yard & Company
VIII publish next month, is Just out in
England where 1t is scoring a marked
success. The London critics pronounce
IL equal to his best several, indeed. de-
clare that IL marks his high tide of ac-
complishment 1t appeals especially to
Brltish reviewers for its artistry and its
numor The title is The Virgin in
Judgment"
The advance sale of Stewart Edward
Whites new novel, THE Riverman"
CThe Mcclure Company. has already
exhausted two large editions, and the
third Is almost sold. AS the sequel to
Blazed TRAIL a comparison with that
famous earlier story is unavoidable.
and 1t is reported from the office OF the
publishers that the first five reviews
which they received concurred with
their opinion that in The Riverman"
stewart Edward White had surpassed
himself and written his best story.
Laid In the northwest numbering coun-
try, The Riverman." unlike the form
er book which described the life OF the
lumber-camp, shows the logs on their
way to civilization. With vigor and
animation Mr.. White depicts the rough,
hazardous life of the whitewater
men. dwe1ls lovingly on their strength,
their courage. their fidelity, even on
their ignorance and their brutality. The
hero OF the story is Jack Orde, who,
after marrying in New York, becomes
engaged In numbering enterprises and
establishes in time an enormous indus
try. His scoundrelly partner. however,
threatens to work his ruin, but the in
domitable pluck Of the man Who never
knows when he has been beaten wins
out in the face of almost inevitable dis
aster. It is a strong, striking piece OF
fiction Mr. White has written. and one
that is certain to bring him new fame
and honors.
Frederick Palmer's new novel THE
Big Fellow" required a second large
edition to fill the requirements of pub
LEGATION. The timely significance OF
this powerful story has apparently
missed none of the reviewers. nearly
all of whom make the comment that II
seems to parallel, in certain ways, Paul
Leicester Ford's THE Honorable Peter
Stirling"
The Witching Hour" the play by
Augustus Thomas which was one OF
the two most talked about in New
York last season, is to be brought out
in the form of a novel Nor is 1t per-
haps too much to prophesy that TINS
news will give the public uncommon
satisfaction. A gratifying point Is the
fact that the book will not represent
the novelizing craft of an outsider, as
is often true in such cases, but has
been written by Mr.. Thomas himself.
Messrs. Harper & Brothers will issue
THE Witching Hour" this month,
DR.. William Elliot Griffis has been
honored by the emperor of Japan with
the decoration of the order of the
Rising Sun. which is given only to DIS
tinguished foreigners who have aided
in the modern civilization of Japan. 1t
was received through the Japanese
ambassador at Washington. Dr.
Griffis's recent book, THE Japanese
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Dogs Kill Panthers-

A very unusual and interesting sight
was witnessed here (Bhavhagar) this
morning.
Specially trained dogs of the maha-
raja saheb were let loose on two full
grown panthers. About 5000 people had
assembled on the Maiden to see this
long looked for event. 1t was an ex-
citing spectacle to see the wild brutes
killed by the puny terrier.
His highness, with the maharani
saheb, was early on the scene, and his
highness' coming was a signal to COM
mence this unequal fight.
When the cages of the panthers were
opened they slowly crouched out, and
finding themselves hemmed in by such
large mass of people, they at first
pretended to stink away back into their
cages, but in reality wanted to pounce
upon the spectators. These tactics of
theirs were anticipated by the dogs,
and they did not give the panthers
time to carry out their intention. but
at once attacked them in a body, and
the panthers were overwhelmed and
killed.-Bombay Gazette.
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triot 1 am willing to die for my
country. 1 want to snow them under
ten feet deep"
How about your speech ?" she
asked where does it come off?"
Down here about four blocks. The
patriots to the number of a hundred
will gather. There will be five re-
porters present to take my speech
down, and it will thus get before the
general public"
Have you prepared anything?"
81 have just thought over what to
say. Most of my remarks will be
about my platform, and it will be easy
to shift from one plank to another.
You see, I don't exactly agree even
with my own party. 1 think 1 can
ing way, and If my speech wants fur
bishing up the reporters will do 1t
for g quarter apiece. While am
about it 1 might as well astonish the
leaders of my own party. Don't you
think so %
Mrs. Bowser had made up her mind
to offer no opposition, and she replied
that establishment was always a good
thing, no matter who the victim was.
She got out his Sunday suit for him,
gave him several good hints, and as he
left the house she called after him
to die, if he was bound to die, and
must die, and would die, to die for his
country's sake. The rooms of the po-
litical club were reached in ten min
utes. One of the delegation was there
TO receive Mr.. Bowser. There were
also sixteen other men who were not
delegates. They were simply patriots
with love of America seething and
bubbling in their souls.
There was an hours wait
This was to permit more patriots to
gather.
And for the five reporters to show
up.
And to give Mr.. Bowser time to
separate the various planks of his
And to allow the delegates to
throw out hint every two minutes
that he feared he could not hold the
audience together unless mething
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-03

Mr.. Bowser said he didn't appear
before them to talk of the pyramids
and a cross eyed man called out that
unless he could have a glass of beer
in his ear he couldn't hope to hear
half what the honorable gentleman
intended saying The chairman looked
thirstily at him and froze him to 81
lence.
Mr.. Bowser said that while he was
in accord with most of the platform
adopted by his party, he had a few
planks of his own he cesired intro
duced. A lop-shouldered man wanted
to know if beer was to come down to
three cents a glass, but he was hit
between the shoulders and his lungs
Jared to silence.
Mr.. Bowser said that plank one pro-
vided every man with a home. There
was no applause. The audience
couldn't see where the cash was com
ing from.
Plank number two was to provide
for a working day of four hours. 1t
was received in silence. There would
be too much time to go fishing.
Plank number three was to reduce
the price of all foodstuffs one-half.
Mr.. Bowser hoped to make great hit
on this plank, but the silence was sim
ply awful. The patriots couldn't see
how the farmer was to be taken by the
neck and made to give up.
Plank number four was to provide
free transportation to all workingmen
to and from their work. Mr.. Bowser
roared out his words and waved his
hand. but the audience sat frigid. They
| didn't want work.
Plank number five was about to be
stated as something gold-plated when
| the chairman arose and clapped on
| his hat and started for the door.
| Twenty seconds later Mr.. Bowser was
! left solitary and alone. He followed
| the crowd downstairs, and in getting
| through it to go home he was elbowed
and hustled till he looked like a man
| that had been trying to crawl out of
| Jail through knot-hole. A few brief
| sentences fell from this or that man
as he elbowed and showed. They re-
| ferred mostly to demagogues and beer.
Mr.. Bowser was at length showed
clear off the human whirlpool and
made his way home. Mrs. Bowser
was waiting for him.
"Weu!' she asked after surveying
! his dilapidated condition.
| "Wo-woman." he shouted as he
| jumped up and down
Yes, your speech was a failure and
| it was all my fault. or course, 1 went
over and bribed the audience"
Woman, my lawyer,-your lawyer
our lawyers
'Will fix it all In the morning. Mr.
! Bowser. Let's go to bed and forget
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Nation in Evolution" (Crowell), has
been placed upon the best book" list
by the New York state librarians.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-24
TURNS FROM PATH
Cleo Bennett, Out of Prison, Be-
comes an Evangelist.
Holding Meetings Nightly on
Streets of Topeka.
LONG POLICE RECORD.
Sentenced for Ten Years for
Trying to Burn Jail.
Will Devote Rest of Her Life to
Saving Girls.

Cleo Bennett. cocaine fend. the
terror of Topeka police and lastly
a convict at Lansing, is back. She
has reformed and is doing evangelical
work on the streets of the city and
among 1.-THE bottoms"
Cleo has had a happy time, ac-
cording to her version of it. since
leaving Topeka for the state peniten-
tiary at Lansing, and her ten months
in the prison at Lansing has been
one round of joy and happiness. She
was sentenced to the penitentiary for
from one to ten years for trying to
burn the Topeka city prison and on
account of her good behavior and
work among the prisoners she was
released at the end of ten months.
The notorious police character says
she was reformed and threw aside
her wicked habits while in the Shaw
nee county Jail. She was in the Jail
awaiting her sentence to the state
penitentiary and asserts that one
night something came to her and told
her that she must lead a new life and
that morning she was a new woman.
In speaking of the incident she said:
lone night I was in the jail in agony.
1 hated everybody in the world and
1 longed for drugs. 1 knew 1 was go
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Kansas avenue last evening singing,
EVERY day the papers say-a robbery
in the mark" When asked If he SOLD
more papers that way he said: Aw
that amt all the song. When l can |
sell no papers with just this part of 1t
L say. well, stayed all night IN Dry
goods box, singing just like lark.
1 amt got no car fare-so is Iralo
to go home in the dark
Season tickets to the Washburn
football games this season went on
sale at Fullertons this morning and
they entitle the holder to seat at the
Haskell, Drake, Aggie and Oklahoma
games The Kansas game VIII De
played in Lawrence this year These
tickets are selling at 81.
Judge w. F. Rightmire, who will
shortly leave for the east to speak un-
der the direction of the national
Democratic committee will deliver the
principal address at a Bryan rally
which will be held at Parkdale school
house Friday evening at O'CLOCK.
Short talks will also be made by ]. j.
Schencl<. candidate for county attor-
ney, and F. B. Simms, candidate Tor
sheriff on the Democratic ticket
ID. C. Tillotson, of Old Abe camp, has
been appointed counsellor-in-chief OF
the Sons of Veterans U. S. A. This is
the highest staff officer in the order
and corresponds to Judge advocate. Mr..
Tillotson is also chairman OF the com
the Modern Woodmen, which commit
tee is the court of appeals or the order
and he is a member of the law COM
mittee of the Triple Tie Benefit asso-
citation.
A plan is being started among To-
peka business men to have a trophy
cup given by the business men OF To-
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Vlous estimates by experts during the
past six years of the struggle for q new
hight plant had placed the cost as higa
as $l25,O0 One estimate was $4,000,
ana the lowest was $4,000. Yet the
trustees now face a proposition of a
modern light plant with 500 new styI.,
arc lamps in commission and with a
capacity of 300 lamps, for less than
$4,000 The city only requires 500
lamps at this time, but within two
years there is sure to be a demand for
600 and then a call for improvements
at the plant and kick on the old
lamps as the qualities of the new ones
are developed will have to be consid :
cred. More bonds will have to be voted
to enlarge the plant If the cheaper plan
Is followed. while under the $40 600 plan
the only expense will be the lamps and
WIRE as they are needed for the next
ten years.
The Corliss engine now in commits
sion at the plant has just been run
enough to show what a good engine it
Is IN the words of Superintendent
Goodrich
pany and their friends was that the
old light plant could not be remodeled
into an adequate plant for the amount
OF the bonds voted, yet the most ex-
pensive plan now considered by the
trustees only contemplates an ex-
pSHullure Oh ABOUT nal1 the amount VI
the bonds already voted for the plant.
And the people of Topeka said, let
there be light, and there will be light,
plenty of it, by this time next year.
And it will be owned and controlled by
the city. And the expense Will be
slight in comparison with the plan of
dismantling its light plant and paying
a corporation for light.
1t is expected that work on the new
plant will be we'll under way before the
plant will be yell under way before the
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I wish to say that God is working
and he is getting a few diamonds out
Of the rough Cleo Bennett and 1
have been dug out of sin by Christian
people and now we are anxious to
see more dug out as we have been
working for fallen girls and all kinds
that are in sin. We need encourage
ment, we want the prayers of the
Christian people and also some means
to help us get started in the evangel-
istic work. We want to raise enough
money to secure a tent to hold meet
ings in. We expect to go out this
winter and do mission work and while
Cleo has had misfortuneS as well as
myself she is left without any means
and 1 feel that the public would lend
a helping hand if they knew she is
worthy. 1 will assure all that she is
and / feel we are called to work for
our dear Lord who has done SO
much for us. Any who desire to help
us in this good work will oblige US
by calling or writing to 100 Jeffer-
son street.
MRS. DELLA BRUBAKER.
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WILL PLAY FOOTBALL.
Topeka Church League Will Extend
Its Athletic Scope.

The Topeka Church league met in
the assembly hall of the Central Y. NJ.
c. A. last night and transacted bust
ness pertaining to their plans in be-
ing made a permanent organization.
The constitution committee gave an
endless number of reports and the
constitutions which were received
from similar leagues in other cities
were FLASHED over" and commented
upon to such an extent that an addi-
committee. The old committee was
composed of Guy Stoves, Harold
Tasker and Frank Gebhart and the
addition is Physical Director Dye of
Zook of the Walnut Grove Methodist
church. Tuesday evening this COM
mittee will report final constitution
in full.
Next Tuesday night the league will
be firmly established with officers,
plans for the coming year and all
standing committees. The nominal
ing committee composed of Charles
Darnell, Rev. J. p. White and Virgil
Lawrence will report at this time and
the regular officers will be nominated.
A temporary schedule has been ar
ranged for the football teams of the
league but this will be revised at the
next meeting. A number of games
will be played Saturday afternoon.
The basket ball schedule has not been
1LlASIi6Q All OIL the teams nave
found permanent locations for their
athletic fields. The central branch
will be permanently situated at
Skenes park and a football field is
being marked off at this place. The
Lowman Hill teams will play on the
plot between Huntoon and Tenth
streets just south of Washburn col
lege. The North Topeka teams have
arranged for gridiron on the North
Side.
The girls basketball and tennis
departments were well represented at
the meeting last night and they re-
po-t big plans for the coming season
The rivalry between their teams is
growing and challenges are outrun-
ming the schedules.
The medals and pennants were
awarded to the winners of the
September field meet last night
Those receiving prizes were: Stoves
baseball throw; Hoft-22O-yard dash;
Colvin-1OOyard and one-fourth
mile; Partridge-mile run. Tennis
Walnut Grove Tennis club. The sec
Ond prizes were: Partridge-one-ha
mile; eatherby-220-yard dash;
Smith-shot put and ball throw.
These were only about half of the
awards and the remainder will be
given Tuesday evening. Skenes park
was made the official field of the
league and the Y. NJ c. A. will
accommodate the indoor games.
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This woman says that after
months of suffering Lydia e.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
made her as well as ever.
Maude E. Forgie, of Leesburg, Va,
writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
{" 1 want other suffering women to
know what Lydia e. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound has done for me. For
months I suffered from feminine ills
so that I thought could not live. l
wrote you, and after taking Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
using the treatment you prescribed Z
felt like a new woman. / am now
strong, and well as ever, and thank you
for the good you have done me-"
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cured thousands of
women who have been troubled with
displacements, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton, fbroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that bear
ing-down feeling, flatulency, indiges-
ton, dizziness or nervous prostration.
Why don't you try it ?
Mrs. Pinkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
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peka and Lawrence and have this
cup awarded each year to the winner
of the annual Washburn- Kansas uni
VerSlty Football game. One topeka
man has started the movement by
subscribing five dollars. The plan is
to have the cup of solid silver and
the winner of the annual game would
nave their game, the date, and the
place on the cup. If a team won the
cup three successive years it would
remain as their permanent property.
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A little newsboy was going along
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Expelled From Stock Exc,onoe

New York. Sept. ga. o. Brown ana
Lewis Ginteryoung, the stock exchange
members of the suspended Arm of
Q. Brown & Co., were today expelled
from the New York stock exchange.
the announcement being made from
the rostrum by r. H. Thomas. presi.
dent of the exchange.
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say right here that sin is everywhere
in this city. Satan is buster than
ever before. The other night I went
to a house in this neighborhood and
tried to talk to the girls but they
laughed at me. Topeka needs re-
form and I will do all 1 can"
Appeal for Help.
The following letter was received
by the Journal today from. Mrs. Bru-
baker concerning the future work and
present condition of Cleo:
To the Public; ae
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