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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-16
Robert G. IngersoH.
NOTABLE PAST SPEECHES.
Today-s Events Recalls Famous Noini-
mating OratiOns.

Chicago, June 16.-With today's ma
tional conventions the eyes of the Unit
ed States are centered upon the indi-
viduals who are to present the names
of the various presidential aspirants to
the convention.
It is interesting to note few of the
men who have made themselves fam
Gus through this channel of oratory:
Historically the first national conven-
tion was held in Baltimore. in 1881. Be
fore that time nominations were in the
hands of a few men, but that method
was unpopular. In that year. how
ever. the Whigs-or national Republic
cans-nominated Clay in open conven-
ton and the Democrats adopted the
same system.
1t is not strange that the early con-
ventions attracted little or no atten-
ton nationally. for the people felt that
they had no direct hand in the election
of the president. There was usually
one man pre-eminently fitted for the
place and his election was merely a
matter of form. Even in the Lincoln
convention. in 1860, little, oratory was
INDUCED in and up to the time of
Robert Ingersolls great speech NOM
mating James G.. Blaine we find little
or no attempt at carefully prepared
nominating speeches.
At the Cincinnati convention the tide
ran strong for Blaine and when Colonel
Ingersoll, who was then little known
outside his native state of Illinois,
made his classic nominating speech he
won for himself we'll deserved laurels.
Perhaps no other nominating speech
has stood, the test of time like this
wonderful. concise speech. 1t failed to
make Blaine Republican candidate for
again a dark horse" in the person of
Rutherford B. Hayes, who had no pc
htical enemies. carried off the prize
and became president. In 1880 the Won
derful speech of James A. Garfield of
Ohio in behalf of John Sherman at
the Republican convention, led to his
also did the cross of gold' speech of
Williams Jennings Bryan of Nebraska
These are two instances in which
nominating speeches have won the
nomination for the man making the
speech In 1880, Roscoe Conklin of
New York. attracted national atten-
ton by his famous speech nominating
Grant for a third term. 1t is generally
conceded. however, that while the
speech was remarkable it lost for Grant
the nomination. for ii was so sarcastic
and vitriolic that ii injured Grants
case among the lukewarm friends who
might have been turned to his side by
a more diplomatic speech.
Conklin's manner was arrogant and
insolent to a degree. He was fond OF
the spectacular and with his 306 Grant
delegates back of him seemed to think
he could bully the convention into CIV
ing him the 10 additional votes needed
Tor clear majority. Nothing like
Conklin's conduct has ever been seer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-16

four DRINKS. These eleven derelicts
were soon released and told to place
themselves in a current that was flow
ing away from Topeka. They fioated
away.
j. A. Jacques. justice of the peace
at Elmont. caught black bat on his
way in to the courthouse and left the
animal in the sheriffs office Mr. Norton
placed it on exhibition and declared
that it was a great curiosity. He got
expert testimony from a college pro-
fessor to back up his statements This
bat is of brown color, which is very
unusual in this species. 1t has sharp.
black eyes and a different shaped
head from any ordinary bat 1t has
three little baby bats clinging to it's
body.
Emily ", wife of d. w. Boutwell,,
who is now in the county Jail on
charge of disturbing the peace in his
neighborhood west of the city in the
war for possession of a farm he had
lived on and been ousted from by law,
has filed a petition with the county
com missionerS asking his release from
Jail. She alleges that her husband is
now an old man, past II years of age,
that he is not dangerous but lis a
man of strong convictions, and the in
firmities of age have not lessened them.
The legislature of the state has recog-
nized his services to his country dur
ing the civil war. The sheriff will
likely make Mr.. Boutwell, a ''trusty''
during the remainder of his confine-
ment.
The evidence offered in the Barnes will
case was to the effect that Mrs. Barnes
had married their father, then an old
and decrepit man, for his money. That
the insurance An QUESTION had first
been made out in favor of their mother
but that on her death was transferred
by agreement and by her request to
the sons. That it was later transferred
to the present Mrs. Barnes. That
while Samuel Barnes made will after
his marriage with lisa Barnes, giving
hertz bulk of his estate valued at
5000. that later he had trouble with
his wife and changed his will. giving
the property to his sons. That he had
a suit for divorce pending at the time
of his death. Besides the two insur-
ance cases mentioned above there are
four other suits over the division of
the property. The widow claims half
of the property under the Kansas state
law in spite of the will. The six suits
will be taken up and tried on the 29tn
of this month.
Judge Dana has overruled the motion
of the attorneys for the United States
Fidelity and Guarantee company in
their plea for new trial of the Nation
al Bank case. which was decided last
month in favor of the state.
This is an echo Of the Devlin failure
and ex-State Treasurer -Kelly's acts
while in office. The jury held that the
First National banks bondsmen were
liable for the s147. 900 claimed as prin-
cipal and interest by the state as due
! from the defunct bank. An appeal will
likely be taken to the supreme court.
l. The Star Grain and Lumber COM
pany's cases against the Santa Fe, in
which damages are asked on 60 counts
because of alleged delay of defendant
| in furnishing cars to plaintiffs will be
| tried before Judge Dana June %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-16
WHEAT READY FOR HARVEST.
But in Many Portions of Western
Kansas Fields Are Too Wet.

Mcpherson. Kan, June 16.-Were
if not for the recent heavy rains the
farmers of Mcpherson county would
now be in the midst of the wheat har-
vest The grain is ripening fast. In
some places it has turned golden
yellow and for a week past has been
ready for the coming of the binder,
but the fields are so soft that it is i'm
possible to pull heavy machinery over
the ground
In the fields where the Hessian fly
is very thick the rank stalks of grain
have broken on, partially as result
of the wind and heavy rain and in
these sections of the country there is
a good deal of loss.
In spite of the floods many of the
wheat fields are in prime condition
and some of them will yield from
TWENTY-FIVE to thirty bushels to the
acre. The soft wheat Is ripening
early and in the west part of the coun-
ty farmers commenced cutting during
the forepart of last week. Philip
Kumli was over from Roxby yesterday
and said that he had field Of soft
wheat that was ready for cutting over
& week ago.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-16
James A. Garfield and Roscoe Conklin
at any national convention before or

at any national convention before or
since.
Frank S. Black of New York. who
nominated Roosevelt in 1904 carried
the convention with him and made
himself acknowledged leader
through this speech. Other great
nominating speeches have been made
by Bourke Cochran of New York Leon
Abbott of New Jersey, who nominated
Cleveland in 1892; Chauncey NJ. Depew
of New York, whose speech for Nc
Kinley, was the most notable grafton
of the Republican convention of 1900,
and James B. Foraker of Ohio, who
nominated Mckinley in 1886 and 1900.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-16
MAY ASK FOR MORE TIME.
State Not Quite Ready in the Harves.
ter Trust Suit.

1t is expected that twenty additional
days will be asked by the attorney gen.
eral in which to take rebuttal evidence
in the antitrust suit against the In
ternational Harvester company Fred
s. Jackson, attorney General, said to-
day that he had not decided whether
this evidence should be taken or not
but the time will be asked for. In the
evidence which was introduced by the
company much new matter was
brought out which the attorney general
thinks should be answered before the
special master makes up his findings
of facts The attorneys for the state
were given additional time for rebutta1
by the court last, winter but it is prob
able that more time will be asked by
the court at the July term
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-16
Normal Institutes Wen Attended.

f. l. Fa1rchild, state superintendent.
has found that the normal institutes
now being held over the state are he
ing exceptionally we'll attended this
year, better than for many years mast
Mr.. Fafrchild came to Topeka Monday
afternoon for the first time in two
weeks and when he got here he found
that he could not reach the points he
wanted to visit during this week. Prac-
tically all of the time from now to Sep
TENDER will be taken up in visiting
institutes. Both Mr.. Fairchild and his
assistant, G. c. Starr. are travelling all
of the time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-16
THAW'S WIFE SEES HIM,
They Have Become Reconciled and
Will Stay Married.
FoughkeepSie.

Poughkeepsie. N. Y, June 1S.-
Evelyn Thaw again visited her hus-
band today. taking lunch in Sheriff
Chambers room with him.
New York. June 15.-Evelyn Thaw
and her husband have become recon
ciled and will not be separated. ac-
cording to a statement made today by
Daniel O'Reilly, Evelyn's counsel. He
added that despite the attitude of
Mrs. William Thaw and other mem
bers of the Thaw family, who have
been opposed to Mrs. EVELYN Thaw.
she will retain her position as the wife
of Harry Thaw"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-16
Says Cruel Disease
Recommends
Home Remedy.

The most cruel bodily ill to which
we mortals are liable is rheuma-
tism. 1t is a stubborn, torturing
and often deadly disease. Frequent
iy it is the ruin of mind, bodily
health and fortune. When once it
sets in it shows no favor between
millionaire and workman. When
it does not kill by the heart, 1T is
apt to cripple and deform. Imper-
feet elimination of waste matter by
the excretory organs. the bowels
, and urinary tract, also the skin
pores, results in accumulations of
uric acid and poisons in the blood
and tissues. The restoration of the
functions of the kidneys is abso-
lutely necessary. and the following
will undoubtedly. do it. 1t is known
far and wide as the "Gaut prescrip-
tion," and any honest druEGsst will
mix it for you. 1t purifies the blood,
tones IN the elmininative organs
and seldom fails to cure rheuma-
tism.
Mix in a bottle y OF. fluid extract
buchu, 1 OF. compound fluid balm
wort and ozs. compound syrup
sarsaparilla The directions are to
take one teaspoonful after each
meal and one at bedtime, drinking
plenty of water between meals but
little at the table. At this season
nothing better can be used as
tonic and blood purifier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-16
DOESN'T LIKE PLAN.
N. p. MATHIASSON,

Vice President and General Man
ager
of the Swedish United Spirit Rec
tifying Co.
Bank Director.
General Manager of the Helsing-
borg Spirit Rectifying Co.,
Odakra by Helsingborg, Sweden.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-16
MYERS WlTnDRAWS.
Will Not Be Candidate for Head
Banker OF NJ w. A.

Peoria, ILL.,. June 16.-The fifteenth
biennial national encampment of the
Modern Woodmen of America, was
called to order by Head Consul A. r.
Talbot today. Seven hundred dele
gates were in attendance, representing
a membership of over one million men,
bers.
D. 8. Myers has withdrawn from the
contest as head banker and leaves the
field to c. K Corn of Des Moines, Ia.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-16
BREAD
B A KING

Best results in bread
baking are obtained by
the use of gas. The gas
way is the only way you
can have perfect control
over your oven, thereby
baking your bread to
just the right point.
Then too, in pastry
cooking, you either
want a red hot oven or a
medium one. You can
not. get this heat so sat-
isfactorily in any other
way. Why not install a
gas range now? The
cost is small and is soon
overcome by your saw
ing in fuel.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-16

Flooded land will be good for.
pickles
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-16

"Seven come eleven The police
arrested seven vags over Sunday and
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-11-13
THE NEW ERA IN THE SENATE.

There bunch Of the at Washington that will
start and out revolution that dasdus body Of makers Of
Law themselves.
Idaho proud 70 contribute Of the leaders this new
brand Of craftsmanship the Of Borah Borab ca, .
the front champion OF the people lie has been and will he
the direct representative the people kind that Ill,
stay right Afolet'e Of Wisconsin, Is Of the kind They NAV
think the quesonbut unit in ,b
devotion 70 the people instead Of the corporations Brst~w of Kansas
who has just beaten the Long another cummin I
Who follows Ason mo conservative IN another Chamberlain of
he Democrat who elected Republican state
his people Hanied h . anohefand party lines will hardly n
b mokug sih t other brilliant Drainy honorable men WIZ
lead tie Of bondage osfed mas, rb
steam engineered by she old line
going b. saesrace and the people will chance tbroue
ther class "A representative Hepburn goes back so dirt
ihe aes champion ra he 100 must he brilliant
perhaps virtue 70 be eeeniy conservative but when il he
ossleaon pelfon the abolition Of the human elene
"a iA 81 corporate doninaon At Is time TO kind OF
virtue for change These the inagurae the change
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-11-13
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4 TRIBUTE TO HONEST MEN.

While their terms 81 Office yet expired they
politically the map do business state Journal
wishes the stale land board the bouquets perhaps
would smell swe after tbs ancrabn half so we'll
nea ~ now when the good health spite
qualifications duties.
Tbs fAs ha cena year Of panic 1t lust
state preparing reap the operations
q The Carey Act Las which administered by
y promised g be blaok Tor Idaho for any the
tnon indeed beker o Idaho dependent upon who
could Do nothing wlthou talking Of millions millions
ere mighty hard 70 ge "a time q panic The tying up
tary Ae olfaon would have bankrupied the time
bsisg
4s state land tpald ala a people helped lot and
fae land and climate and tA danger Investments
hepi Bar investors ieund that he Idaho
vas here e Dc anything possible i honest work There
suspicion u graft scheme deal Of any kind
netpmpaAy has bad 70 the brIe in
ssh g gt justice indeed the kind have been
eied oat had with bride painful to
te prospective bfibe unless Dc aud quick on the
dptse Wen public officials business million dollar COM
Ian customary 81 think that there vii be sort Of eoup
ton ~ political personal the members Of
be Idaho State d board voiced thought ach done
here The people have square deal companies have had a
dand whatever praise any for dealing exaet
isey
The Journal makes exception in thanking every member OF the
board 20 the Of the people Of Idaho apologies to 30 one for
saying thai every member Of this record for ability
honesty aud progress that Of the scapponed dactors for
personal aud business couldn't ia an age
Here q 70 the who does his best they done
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-11-13
A GOOD MAN FOR SPEAKER.

The coming legislature u going good chance 10 kin III
he Republican party good desires or can make Tho
party d ~itA she people the satisfaction has done What i
promised
TIE platform promised e q things there was not rash or
fsa prese the platform every promise bene one tina, The
fepls asked Tor and have right expect whether OF not
ihipg that pledged absolutely best il would he
re dug e Legislature keep word hedge 6eh, or
bk la ih M legislature did II to the last legislature i,
sy that ssfy .sasan sossa or measure purro
= e n accordance wh s peagbut the ideas we're
taF ai that they might well refused ointbnl ~ 49,,
ipfanf fafssffe * s. dsagFee and set nothing
tts fo e +Aer i going 70 f. u Tho vital points
on sssa fftsssf @ is house d. ia keepinp the
#stls 9 legislation en ne move iis puer speaker s per
a'i efe'e' ibaa other man in The securing OF es
letss.
s 81 7inatr iefsonal aeq1apiane ang through wears
~ @ppfs counts pleasure - movement from Idaho
osp = select Hon Charles Parsons Idaho county for dat
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-11-13
Honesty No Bar to Fortune.

II is a mistake TO think that vast
fortunes cannot be built up by honest
methods. They can and often are.
There are thousands of men among
whose riches there does not mingle
one particle Of the sweat of nnre-
Quilted Toll, on whose crimson plush
there is not one drop of the hearts
blood Of the needIewoman. whose lofty
halls are the marble of industry. not
the sinews and bone of the toiling
masses. DR.. Madison c. Peters
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-11-13
ALL BORE THEIR TRADEMARKS.
Occupations Of Vaoationlsts an Open
Book to This Man.

Sherlock Holmes. seated on the
boardwalk, langaidly injected pint
OF cocaine into his sunburnt arm.
Ny dear Watson, said the dctec
tive. let ms beguilc an hour by pick
ing ont the occupations OF these va
Calionists. In their cheap white fan.
nels they all think they lcok like mil.
llonaifes, but--ha. ha-what deu.
sion.
There goes waiter Walters are
TO be told by the size of their feet and
the soft, careful way they set them
down.
The man in the imitation Panama
hat is a tanner. His clear and ruddy
complexion gives him away The tan.
ming trade imparts to the face pc.
culiarly healthy look. Why shouldn't
IL? What is good for dead skins must
be good for live ones.
She is a cook. the stout, scarlet
lady getting weighed Her fire. OF
course. gave her that unmistakabie
color but Il was not the eating OF food
that made her so fat No cooks have |
VIGOROUSLY poor appetites. II was the |
inhalation OF the rich fumes Of food |
in her kitchen that filed her out.
Cooks inhale their fat That is cheap
er for the mistress. isn't Il?
THE little, thin chap in the large
bathing salt is grocer. An grocers
are small and bow-legged. and they all
wear tight trousers and are partial to
brown.
DO YOU see. my dear Watson, the
stately man whose overtures the girl
In white just repulsed? Wen, he is
an actor. The muscles of his face
show il. Actors you know. by the
practice of expression. de-
veiop face muscles as marked as the
lrm muscles OF q baseball pitcher
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-11-13
1uRRvlNc COURSE OF NATURE
Farm Life Brought into Union c
Cities and Towns.

The social conditions % farm life
undoubtedly are deploFable in certain
parts OF the country, ard IN Other
parts far from ideal and yet there
can be no doubt that in a considerable
section there has been notable i'm
proyement This has been the result
In the main Of three things. first. OF
the telephone. second OF the trolley
and third. OF good roads An three are
tending 20 make farm life less solitary
and 20 bring Il into closer union With
the cities and towns. In other words.
some OF the advantages Of town life
are being brought 20 the farms. and
This Is tending nightly 10 give Ia
farm life more rehneraent and com
fort aud communication With the
outer world. This Improvement which
has taken place Ia part Of the coun-
Try ought TO extend 10 all parts. aud.
while IN general Il may DC said that
it must inevitably coDe about as
result Of a natural economic progress.
yer much may De gained By the APP
pointment Ct The commissl sion which
President Rcoseeeii has named -
Wall Street journal
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-11-13

responsible position Mr. Parsons educated who
has been through the mill OF every experience
out He Is clever capable, and he right
appreciation OF what the people wanto he is them
would stand for the Of every pledge implied direct
squeamish would keep him Advocating
measure That is promised by the platform.
The state needs Just that type such positions
speakership Of the house
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-11-13
JOURNAL IMPORTATION.


Of
rcnfm month
The Journal Is S r.
Tho
subscriptions ether o Tor he same
- Ulg Sfore Hhrerma
A. Mercnntie Compare
Druggist a News De Mlner.d
m Glass Co burn
q gar Candie Ituper
p y tangoas General Merchandise. Aeequia. Id
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-11-13

FREE BRIDGES.

The Journal would again take up the question Of establishing
pubic bridges the Snake river point where
enough people to make it q real public benefit
Nothing promotes much free travel from
the county another line Of bridges along which
forms the boundary Of hecouty and be brdged
but by the efforts would
mote business Money can be had at low rate interest The
today and debt thanks the mining pungers whom
tied But good live debt for
would be progress and would the bonds Lincoln
county rapidly that before the bonds
sold for for several bridges the present taxable acreage will
doubled 1t will be increased by times within the three
four years 1t isn't mogaging the future land and
its paying OF the bill Give them improve
instead OF the memory good old fellows rolled 1t high
when the mining and though
little will please them lot High nothing to show
bitter; higher with something worth while is easier
If this county could agree with Caa county buy the eyburn
bridge and with Twin Falls county buy bridge which
could be had for and then build three bridges
At well chosen points The Journal would say wes
expenditures the county made
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-11-13

No greater service can b. rem.
dered the youth Of country than TO
train good teachers and professors TO-
It's benent -LEt0lle Beige.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1908-11-13

The journal does not know who be in President
1t doesn't have signs pointing this that isn't greatly
worried about who will get the jobs But Of thing
won't be dead stick, with price bad rec.
ord there won't be man who is good party worker"
euion Of The sterling qualities independent progressive citizen
ships there won't be fossil with pe6ed convoutons brains
ealow youths whose notions have yet cryazed rea
thoughts
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1908-04-02

pstlG6Ii&e WDr!ngs, jOnts nun IN
hem RDmprDmibtommittee beiber
b6uitr berothen iperben. bod 11t ST.
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be riihtigte, bdtts i3 beinube stiost,
pDlitiIhe poitor ober eeifli9e pplis
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1908-04-02
Gin epe5iaIipa8em ma1 9eral
astto Netu @exjfo.

Hee@. Der 2anoaeent, miro am
aVontaa. 6. April. peri6nliA einen
tps3islen perionen.paaen nod 9eros
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@tAtiA tar Mbommentea.

N0n elmer NerorDnunl oes 0enerol-
tofmeiiisrs mhiien BON /. Sonnar
1908 icalmtlidbe 3eiiunatn. fofern Sit
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Nbonnenten bon Wo6enbldttern oiirs
fen nidbt l6naer als elm S0br. folht bon
30Qebl1ttern ntdbt ldnQer ois orei Wo.
nate nit ihren 3ahlunaen i'm Riififan.
be lein. bsnn Der Deronsaeber. oer
trotbtm Iein Blott ldbidt. tailn sueaen
Ntlsbuna Der liphasisse su s.ner
Gtrafe bon 500 500 uerurtbeilt
,uerben.
Wir hpffen. unIere 2eier tperoen auf
bieie aeisblihen Beiinlmunaeu Riid-
fidbt nebmen uno ibre Ntidftdnoe
prompt berihti9en.