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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-29
Closing Quotations

Closing Quotations
At the close of the stock exchange the
following stocks had changed in price
'fnce above quotations, there being no
change in balance of the closing prices:
Amalgamated Copper. eOA.
Am. Beet Sugar CO., 10.
Am. Can Co., .pfd.. 55.
Am. Car & Foundry, 351a.
Am. Cotton Oil Co.. 27N.
Am. Locomotive, AZ.
Am. Locomotive pfd., lOO
American Sugar. 1861.
Atchison. Top. and 8. Fee, SO,s.
Atlantic Coast Line, 83%.
Baltimore and Ohio S8ts.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 81.
Canadian Pacific, 1o6.
Central Leather, 24h.
Chicago, Mil. & St. Paul, 12S.
Chicago & N. W., 1JO1s
Colorado Fuel & Iron 24z.
Colorado Southern. 81.
Consolidated Gas. 100
Delaware & Hudson 100
Denver & Rio Grande. 2ON.
Distillers Securities, 32A .
Erie. LIST preferred. 33.
General Electric 1884.
Great Northern Ore. s.
Great Northern, pfd.. 127is.
Illinois Central. 1854.
Interboro Metropolitan. 97s.
Interboro Metropolitan. pfd., 27h.
Kansas City Southern, 23%.
Kansas City Southern, pfd., 54N.
Mackay Co.'S, 61h.
Mexican Central, 1914.
Missouri Pacific, 46.
National Biscuit Co., $50
National Lead, 59h.
New York Air Brake, g..
New York Central, 1O1.
Norfolk and Western, 86A.
Northern Pacific. 132h
Pennsylvania r. R., 12O%.
Peoples Gas of Chicago, 917s
Pressed Steel Car, 30
Railway Steel Spring Co, 1861.
Reading. 1904.
Republic Iron and Steel, 173s.
Republic Iron and Steel. pfd., 81.
Rock Island. CON-, 1874.
Rock Island. pfd., 321z.
s. L. & San Fran. I'd pfu., 261z.
ST. Louis 8. W., pfd., 1874.
Southern Pacific. 79l1.
Southern Railway. l5is.
Southern Railway, pfd., 4O1z.
Tennessee Copper. 37ke
Union Pacific, 1854.
U. s. Rubber. pfd., S3h.
U. s. Steel, ssh
L. s. Steel. pfd.. 10lA.
Utah Copper, 30.
Va. Car. Chem. Com, 2ON.
Wabash. pfd.. 10.
Western Union. 51!1.
Wisconsin Central, ssh
Wisconsin Central. pfd., 4Oh.
BONDS.
American Tobacco is, 1O5
B. f. T. As. 74Z.
Interboro Met. 41zs, 81
United States Steel IS, 97ss.
Union Conver. As. STA.
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Served Ingalls, Right.
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

[From the Philadelphia Record.1
A telltale-The story Of William and
the apple.
''Heirlooms made to order" is a
Pine street sign.
There are times when a big man
can act mighty small.
A man can't lose his money without
also losing faith in his fellowman.
When a girl has the blues 1t is gen.
orally due to the green-eyed monster.
"Oh, hang it," exclaimed the wall
paper dealer as his customer made q
good purchase.
When a fellow begins to tell us the
story of his life we begin to wonder
what we ever did to him.
Blobbs = "Scribb1er writes blank
verse, doesn't he?" Slobbs-''Yes, but
not altogether" Rlobbs-"wen. It's
all blank to me-"
Standardization going to buy the
landlady a bottle Of hair restorer"
Hallroom-'Why, she seems to have a
good head of hair" Starboarder@"Oh,
hers is all right. I'm going to get her
to use 1t on the mattresses"
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heart and go against them. You ara
afraid of yourse1f-that you may some
time do as you want and thwart your
mothers scheming for you But you're
not afraid OF me-"
She began to tremble.
We must go back" she cried.
Look" said he. do you see that
spire with tn cross on It? Well, be-
side that spire is a little rectory, and
in the rectory is gentle old clergy
man. He's watching this road down
the hill even now. Dorothy. he's expect
ing U.s."
"oh.'' she cried. turning her face
away.
SHALL we disappoint him? 20 he asked.
There was a long pause; then with
out looking at him the girl started her
horse down the hill At the foot OF 1t
she stopped and resolutely faced Dean.
Her cheeks we're burning. but her eyes
never faltered.
IT am afraid OF you." sh said. "be-
cause you will always have your way
with me. You will rule me as you like,
do with me as you please. even as you
have done this afternoon. Yes. am
very much afraid of you-but-but-
take me to your gentle old clergyman.
am very happy, even In my fear
Copyrighted. 1905 by the Associated
Literary Pregs).
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that humanity and sympathy which
has been as healing balm to much of
the world ever since. For "Jesus
wept." Sturgeon once said that he
could forgive the makers of the King
James version all the atrocities they
had committed by chopping the text
up into verses because they had set
apart these two words, Jesus wept"
Therein sorrowing mankind sees a
friend for Its hour of grief. The
poets great 'In memoriam" tribute
to his friend has no eloquence like
this. Not stole philosophy, not dumb
suffering, not blind agnosticism is Of
fered by the Christian faith to those
who mourn, but a compassionate. co..
suffering friend, with tear-filled eyes
God does not keep his beloved from
entering the gates of death: so he
must have precious purposes con-
cealed behind that portal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11
AYHlWxER J01y

M. M. Lee, editor Of the st. Marys
Eagle, has been reappointed postmas-
ter Of st. Marys.
Rice county. with a population Of
1900, has only one criminal case on
term.
According to the Ellsworth Reporter,
a few bushels Of salt sowed in your
wheat field will kill the green bugs.
The heavy dew probably pickles them
in brine.
A western Kansas newspaper refers
to them as the assessor and his corpse
Of deputies" Evidently they are
dead ones"
Mrs. Joel Wolf OF Canton is not only
Sc years old and does all Of her own
Homework, but the local paper declares
"she makes lot of pin money can
vassing."
They are talking in Effingham about
a big log recently cut up by the saw
mill at Monrovia. It belonged to Joe
Ingram and was sixteen feet long and
five feet in diameter.
Several dogs in Phillips county have
been poisoned lately and the owners
Of these animals promise to make it
warm for the miscreant who has been
practicing this contemplate work.
Carl Giles. of Beioit, who works south
q
hog the other day and was severely
hurt. The animal bit the young man
upon the left leg above the knee and
severed an artery.
Colonel Jeltz, the negro editor, max
ting his debut in Wichita, writes: IF
there is not enough readers in this city
that believes the way the writer does.
let them go to the Republican paper
We don't want their support on no
pledge. This is strictly an Independent
paper and we shall not expect the sup
port of the Republicans Let them give
it to their kind Of politics. We are to
all who come There are a
certain class in this city who have an
idea that they are the whole show.
but not If any one knows 1t. They will
sooner or later hear something drop,
fall or what term you prefer. We are
not going to stand any irony in this
burg You will have to come up with
the right thing or you might shortly
be greeted to a surprise We think.
with our present knowledge of things,
that we know just about where we are
at. Also as prophet we can tell you
where you are drifting Better take
notice Of things
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

One reason why many men do not
marry Is because they think over the
proposition often and deeply.
= n
Baseball players who are death on
flies" would be handy individuals to
have around house in the summer
time.
n \
You'll generally find the pessimist,
who insists that life at its best is but
q gloomy prison, choosing solitary con-
hnement.
X n x
From the actions of some persons
when the collection plate is passed
around it is evident that they have
nothing but praise for the minister.
=
When a wife greets her husband at
the door with a kiss after they have
been married for a dozen years 1t Is
not sign OF affection. That's her way
of finding out whether he's been drink
ing.
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Mr.. Looie Linkefusser, Kalamazoo
lum, Michconsigan.
Dear Looie: Slkince wrotening you
lasd week. We hat pulled OUT vot iss
known as q coop" Der victim vas
der Edyson electionry lightning COM
bany, q corporation Organised to
charge feir dollars fer sigsty cendts
wort uf canned lightning.
Dis Edyson combany had i'd fran.
ed to rolf der peaceful liddIe VIII
lache uf Topeka fer any loose change
i'd might hat alder paying Ids cidy
ufficials. Id looked fer q vile like
der rolling would came OUT az after
tised, but by q pecooliaR freak uf
circumstantials, der peoples got oudt
Toosday, und kicked der Edyson conn
bany on der neck.
Berhaps. Looie, you tnk dis vas q
croolty, but you hat anoder guess.
Id vas canning to dis Edyson COM
bany.
Der trimming uf der Edyson COM
bany vas nod der only tragedy uf der
week. Dis same gang uf sikitizens, err
der assortmendt uf dem vich hangs
oudt in der northeast corner uf town,
dethroned der Dock uf Parkdale. Dis
vas der unl<indest cut uf all. but
sdill hope i'd vas q case Ut absence
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

rFrom the Chicago News.1
Others loaf. but you merely take Q
rest.
People who look for trouble never
look in vain.
The more a woman tries to look
young the more she doesn't.
Hugging by another name would be
squeezing, Just the same.
Character is what you are; reputa.
ton is what people think you are.
Some men are 90 afraid OF doiuR
wrong that they don't do anything.
A woman Just has to love some man
even II it's only her own husband.
Even II a man Is bowling success
there is no excuse for his howline
about It.
His Satanic majesty employs q lot OF
people to come around and hand W
free advice.
If a man has brains back of his fore
head he never has time to consult q
beauty doctor.
After you know some people well
you are apt to regret the politeness
you wasted on them.
People who boast of their ability to
attend to their own affairs usually
manage to butt into the Affairs or
others.
The road leading to q woman's heart
- paved with dollars and the one Lead
ING away from Il strswn with rogrota
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tanned by J. J. Schenck the county att
torney. in his prosecution of similar
Offenders at the spring term
Of the district court a year ago and
at the succeeding terms. So they are
not taking the chances of going before
a jury and having Mr.. Schenck convict
them on enough counts to give them a
lengthy Jail sentence. and a good big
fine. They are falling head over heels
in their efforts to plead guilty to a
single count. The acceptance Of these
pleas seems to conserve the ends Of
justice and at the same time save the
county the expenses of long drawn out
trials
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GLOBE SIGHTS.
tFrom the Atchison Globe. ]

(From the Atchison Globe.1
Every time a boy shows his hands,
somebody suggests that he wash them.
Tell a woman she is not looking
well, and she will look triumphantly at
her husband.
Most people who receive charity are
compelled to give more gratitude than
the charity is worth.
There never was a church so small
that 1T didn't seem plenty large enough
on prayer meeting night.
When a man complains about the
uncomfortable seats In church. that IL
one of his ways Of saying that the
show isn't good.
There are duties a man owes to him.
self, but they SO often conflict with
other peoples comfort that they are
called selfishness.
Many men who profess to be anxious
to learn, really do not want to learn
anything that does not conform with
their prejudices.
There has never. so far as our Mon
day observations have gone in the
course of a good many years, been q
clothesline Of underwear that looked
as well as that in the drygoods store
windows.
Young people should not say foolish
things to those who are older. Old
people usually know that nine-tenths
of the boasts of the young are foolish.
The old people may not say anything,
for the sake of politeness. but they will
think great deal.
You girls who are exceedingly thin
need not let your lack Of flesh worry
you. Some day you will be old, and
then YOU will be SO fat you can hardly
waddla Almost all the old women
who weigh between 200 or 500 were
once slender and delicate.
The average man Is not very giddy.
He works down town all day, and,
when he gets home in the evening, it
is hard work to drive him out You
can get hundred women to an after
noon reception, but you can not get a
third of that number of men to an
evening reception.
The man who knows a little Latin
usually quotes his little store of learn
ing too frequently. An Atchison man,
who was immensely bored by fellow
who was always quoting Latin, one day
said to him: you are no doubt IA.
miliar with the neat thing my friend
Sitting Bull once said: 'Higglepig-
gledy wush wot hooah tom " dow
wow" A quotation from sitting Bull
is fully az pat a. q quotation from the
old Latins.
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A SATURDAY SERMON.
Jesus wept.-John 11:6.

Criminologists. psychologists and
plain everyday people have been in
tensely interested in the recent trial
and conviction in an idaho court, on
his own confession, of Harry Orch
ard, whose list of heinous murders
staggers belief. Criminal records
contain few such monstrous cases.
Yet Harry Orchard received the SEN
tence of death calmly, and although
the Judge himself advised that the
penalty be commuted to imprison-
ment. the prisoner refused to ask this
boon, declaring that his punishment
is merited.
Most wonderful of all, this man,
who in the hands of skilled cross
examiners bore himself with self
possession, straightforwardness and
.alertness, is happy after the manner
of child. In simplicity and peace
fulness he lives his life in prison,
eager to make whatever reparation
remains for his Unreasonable crimes,
yet utterly unafraid. How may this
mystery be explained? Harvard uni
versity sent its great Prof. Munster
berg half way across the continent to
seek the answer.
That answer hanks back to the
deepest fAth in the Christian religion.
Orchard has been changed. he says.
and those who have observed him say
by the gospel. The old man, the CAL
lous criminal and trafncxer in human
life. has died, and in his stead there
has arisen new man, penitent-
The best teacher, whether he teach
through pen or picture or platform or
pulpit, is the one who unfolds most of
the deeper meaning of life; for
humanity finds existence an enigma.
How great is the programme Of life
not death, but life, fuller, deeper,
higher and more enduring life-the
world has not yet discerned. The
profounder significance of the ways
of providence are not comprehended.
Conducted to the tomb of the noble
young man, Lazarus. whom he hal
loved. and surrounded by a sorrowinv
group. Jesus gave an evidence OF
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11
FREIGHT REDUCTION.

In its railroad news the State Jour-
nal today makes an announcement
important to Kansas publishers COW
on news print paper from the mill
districts to Topeka and other towns.
The announcement comes through
the Santa Fe which has been for
many months working to give these
reductions.
This paper has for years pointed
out the Inconsistency of the old rate
and the excessive charge made to To-
peka in proportion to the charge
made to newspapers printed on the
Missouri river.
The Santa FEES announcement to-
day. which will of course be dupli-
Gated by the other railways, shows
that the companies are working along
the lines of greater fairness to ship
rates which can not be successfully
attacked as unjust and discriminat-
ing.
As the railways do this sort of thing
there will be a growing disposition.
already noticeable, to treat railways
strictly on their merits and less on
a not always fair basis. sometimes
applied. ITO get even.' The dema-
gogue will take back seat and BUSH
ness principles be more generally ap-
piled from both standpoints.
There has been much legislation in
the last year or so Of great advantage
to the railroads in that they are no
longer giving rebates to favored ship
pers. a nefarious action On their part
which many railway officials in high
standing felt in the past they were
obliged to take in order to secure
business.
Determinations on the part of rail-
roads have been done away with by
the wholesale by legislation.
Passes and free transportation have
been abolished for those not in the
railroad business.
These rebates, determinations and
free tickets have worked not only in
Justice, but big losses or revenues to
the railway companies. They were
outrageous both upon the public,
which paid fares and freight, and to
the railways which granted the con-
cessions. sometimes as a species of
bribery or protection from the un-
principled, and sometimes merely
through a courtesy or custom which
long ago should have been abolished.
In years to come it will be hardly
conceived that free railway tickets
were formerly given to Judges of all
the courts from the supreme bench
to the police, judiciary, to senators,
congressman, members of the legisla-
ture, board of assessors, national,
state, county and city officers of
every class and description, and their
families on request, and their rela-
tives too at times-passes to the peo-
pie of all the people who must regu-
late and legislate and decide-with-
out prejudice!
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hot would be dangerous to a oldt
man, but We musd remember dot der
late Misder Depew meier got hot, but
vas busted, chusd der same.
A dispadge sayss two uf der SAIL
orss NIT der transient squadron"
nearly losd DER lifes." Upon reading
close you may obserf dot dey mere
ly got vet, vich iss no greadt AFTER
tismendt fer der "negst to godliness''
uf der fleet.
I hat blenty to worry aboudt, nit
oudt taking oop der case OF "Dr.
Crumbine VI. Der Chinger Snap"
don't eat chinger snaps, anyway. und
uf Dr. Crumbine doess. Id iss hiss
funeral.
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REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

[From the New York Press.1
Most anybody could be good II there
was any scandal about It.
The reason a woman likes to get a
hat for 81 Is so she can tell It cost
SIT.
A man can get worked up over any
political question unless he under
stands it.
Everybody thinks he is a great hero
to bear up under his troubles the way
he does.
The thing that makes q woman have
a good time at the theater Is the
chance to WORRY about whether the
children are asleep 1t home.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11

In the excitement during the past
few days incident to the election the
fund that the members Of the Com
mercial club is raising for the purposes
of a county fair was forgotten for the
moment. Something under $1,000 is still
needed to bring this fund up to the $12,-
600 mark and the committees should
have no trouble in getting 1t. The
Shawnee county fair must be made so
big and so grand this year that it will
be certain to be the forerunner of a
state fair to be located here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11

President Roosevelt's latest message
to congress is probably the shortest
that has ever been transmitted to the
national lawmakers by a chief execu-
tive, but that does not necessarily
mean that 1t was the least important.
AS matter of fact it is a most weigh
ty document. For in demanding the
suppression Of anarchy in this country
It imposes a rather, monumental task
on the farmers of the laws and those
who are charged with their enforce
rnent. The task Of wiping this evil off
the face of the United States is great
one but that is all the more reason why
It should be attacked with vigor and
its accomplishment made certain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11

George e. Tucker, candidate for the
Republican nomination for congress
from the Fourth Kansas district. wants
to know why the members of the house
of representatives knuckle down to
Zoe Cannon. why do they?. That's
what we would like to know. And
we'll give a big ham sandwich to the
person furnishing the best answer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11

To the Kansas City Star must be
awarded a prize for truthfulness and
gameness. 1t said, after the defeat of
it's candidates and public policies at
the election on Tuesday, "The Star
confesses to q lack of citation over the
conclusion OF the city campaign but
accepts the verdict with cheerfulness
and serenity"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11

Out on the Pacific coast they are
talking of arranging a 40 round "giove
contest" between a couple of "pugs."
"A contest of this sort may be called
by any old name but it is nothing less
than a prize fight and as such it ought
to be prohibited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11

Bob Evans is down to one hundred
and twenty pounds in weight. Many a
good fight has been won at that weight
and it looks as though the doughty old
sea-dog is putting up a, fight that will
prove to be winning one. If the wish
es of a people could win any sort of
victory the result Of the one the gall
liant admiral is striving for would not
be in doubt for an instant.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11

Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, de-
clares that he is a candidate for the
Democratic nomination for president
only in the sense that If he gains the
nomination he will accept 1t and make
every effort to be elected. Will some
body please explain what other sense
is left in which he might be a candi-
dcfa9
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mindlessness. I try to feel dot dey
ditndt did id init malice aforethinks.
Der SECOND ward ISIS noted fer Ids abb
sence mtndlessness. Wy, vonce I knew
a SECOND Ward Teller vich vas so abb
sence mindless dot ven he vas wis
sitting gail, und she flops on der pia-
ma und sayss, s'Vot will you haf?" der
proon ansers, "I Will dake q lidGsa
viskey und skeltzer, yet" Now
wouldn't dot jar your frozen peaches?
But i'd may be der solution to dis sad
accidence.
Veil Looie, dot ISIS aboudt all der
nooe, egzept dot q niggero vas shot
between Ninth streed und der hip
choint, und sefen druggists vas con-
welcomed uf selling boos. Hoping dis
HANS zUPP.
Luther Burbink thinks he ISIS
schmard pecaus he makes peaches
nit apricots und tings, but I know a
Topeka feller vtch made q date nit q
prune.
"a gas BILL" says Algernon FILTER
schmidt, ut der front offs, do nod
necessarily signify der amoundt uf
gas .vich you burn, but der amoundt
vich you hat to bay fer yet"
Ancient, but true: God made our
relatifs, but tank God We can choos
our friendts.
Uncle Joe Cannon vas red hot"
sayss a Washington dispadge. On der
face uf i'd, i'd might look like gedding
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11

Once again has the validity of pro-
hibition been determined. The Ala
bama supreme court has decided that
the general prohibition law of that
state, which recently was put in force,
and the special nine o'clock closing law,
are constitutional and effective.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-11

Bent Murdoch can never be called a
gutter. He still insists that Mr..
Roosevelt will be nominated for presi-
dent. If this improbability should hap
pen the sage of Ell Dorado would swell
UP to such an extent to deliver one
mighty crow that he would likely
hurst
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on a civil case for seventeen days, that
length of time being necessary to figure
out the equitable damages involved.
surely earned it's money.
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FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT
OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

:. The State Journal Is O. member OF the
associated Press and receives the fun day
telegraph report of that great news Or
Eantzation for the exclusive afternoon
publication in Topeka.
The news is resolved iD The State Jour-
pose.