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and every two or three weeks since then he has sent twenty dollar gold certificate to the secretary of the treas ury with this note. Due to Q. S.' There is not a word about the missive Co indicate the name of the sender. The envelope is always plain and with out any legend save the address. The envelope. the writing and the inclosure are always the same. The remittance comes almost with the regularity Of a city tax bill. The money is credited to the conscience fund and is turned into the treasury.
 The government has another regular conscience fund contributor residing in Washington. He is not so methodical in his habits as the man at Annapolis, and his contributions are smaller. HIS conscience hurts him every two or three months for some fraud imposed upon the government, and he sends SlO to SIS 10 the treasury with con- fcSSiou that 1t belongs to the govern ment.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-20
MARRY CHARLES.

convicted of the murder of several of thei. countrymen belonging to the Chi neSe society known as the On Leon tong. The murderers were members of a rival society known as the Hep Sing tong. The date of the whole sale slaughter for which the quintet are to pay the penalty the coming au- tumn was Aug. 2, 1907. The convic- ton of the group was secured by the Boston prosecuting authorities over q year ago. and the supreme court of the state overrulcd the exceptions taken to the verdict.
 Marry Charles, who was said by some of those convicted of the crime to have been the moving spirit in the plot of assassination. protested his in- nocence when sentenced. He was for mcrly a court interpreter.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-20
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 partment wis h c s every one was as conscientious about paying debts to Uncle Sam as a man at Annapolis, Md. About six months ago some :hing struck the conscience of the .Annapolis citizen,
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which the composer and his wife figure. In this drama the heroine was a little peasant girl whose father lived and worked on Puc- cini's estate. She was employed in the com pos r's household after her fathers death and, being a favorite of the great musician, excited the jealousy of his wife. She accused thp VOunp
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-20

girl of wrong relations with her hus- band and struck her In the face. The child, who is believed to have been. innocent of any wrongdoing, was SO affected by the humiliation and dis grace into which she deemed she had fallen that she drank poison and died. Puccini denounced his wife and at once separated from her, and, the sui- eide of the girl having been made the subject of an Inquiry, an Italian court sentenced Slgnora Puccini to impris. ,nment for causing her death.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-20

home town and helps to build it up. HE WAS A DESIRABLE CITIZEN.
 The mail order houses couldn't do business with him unless they were located in his own town, for he knows that, as far as he was con cerned, Jones Siding was the center of the earth.
 Think it over and see if we can't work up some of that Jones' Siding spirit right here!
 LET US GET TOGETHER AND MAKE THINGS BOOM.
 Every letter that is posted here should be an advertisement for the town, even the love letters, for we want the right kind of people to come here and settle.
 Let's advertise ourselves, our home industries and our good prospects IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE.
The daily Alaskan., 1909-08-20
NV. Rah! Rah! Rah!

Two Americans meeting in Eu- rope, one of them said, q am from Jones' Siding"
 And l." said the other, throwing out his chest, lam from Chicago"
 Seems to me I've heard of that place. About how far is it from Jones' Sidingi"
 The Jones Siding spirit is the kind that helps a town. This man considered his own home THE FIN. EST PLACE IN THE WORLD. If there are many more there like him Jones Siding will some day be crowding other places of the map.
 Be was the kind of man who spends his money at home, who pat rouires home industries, talks up hii
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-21
a FATIACTOUs ARGJMF,NT.

Certain of the stand-pat leaders in
congress are voicing the sentiment that
many dealers in and manufacturers of
many of the essential articles and com
modities. which may be classed among
the necessities of life. are going to in
crease their prices on these things re-
CARELESS of ANYTHING that congress will
do in the framing of tariff legislation.
They argue that there has been so
much talk in the newspapers about the
proposed tariff legislation making pos
sible a general increase in prices in
most things on the market that dealers
and manufacturers will take advantage
of this opportunity to boost prices.
whether there is any justification for
them or not by reason of the tariff
legislation.
This argument mag sound good to
the men who make it and it will pro-
baby be put forward as an excuse
for the higher prices that will prevail
in most things unless there are material
reductions in many of the tariff sche-
dulles as have been demanded by Presi-
dent Taft But it IS an argument that
is not exceedingly tenable. Dealers and
manufacturers of clothing. for instance
could not boost prices in their wares to
suit their own fancy and keep them
at the highest possible notches for any
length of time, if it were possible for
abroad to get their goods
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en- the United States market to com
pete with the American made goods.
They are prevented from doing this by
the tariff schedules on clothing which
are prohibitive, almost. as far as the
importation OF clothing to this country
from other lands is concerned How
long does any one suppose that clothing
dealers and manufacturers in the Uni
ted States could keep the prices OF their
goo6s ut exorbitant figures if it were
possible for foreign made goods to COM
pete with them? Not long, surely. And
the only thing that prevents this com
petition is the unnecessarily high pro-
te ctive tariff.
1t has been remarked of late in Wash
iEgton by many congressman that the
people Of the country. for the most part.
are not interested in this tariff legisla-
ton and that those who are are terribly
ignorant on the subject. Such state
ments are Gar from being facts. as many
of these congressman will find out when
tley ask for reductions. There may
be a lot of ignorance on the details
of this tariff legislation among a good
many people but there is not enough
of it for them to swallow the fiimsy
excuse which has been discussed here
IHeAI oCSAAclo anu Hldi4uAebCIAAC4 S oAS So
ing to raise prices just because the
people have been wrongly led by the
newspapers ard the insurgents in con-
gress to believe, that the proposed tariff
legislation will cause higher prices.
There would not be much talk in the
world and in others about In
creased prices if it was certain that
their comm ODDITIES would not be protect
ed by nigh tariff schedules. Instead of
this sort of talk the dealers and man
lfacturers would be busy with plans
20 meet a healthy competition which |
would mean material savings to the
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swer. And he had spoken of the Phii-
ippines. She grew a little dizzy and
CROPPED for her chair.
Just at that moment the telephone
rang again. and Carroll bounded to-
ward it, her agility in surprising CON
trast to her late uncertainty and teeo'
leness.
''HeIloi Hello!"
Hello, Jimmy. 1 will. I mean ]
do
A long pause. Il suppose it's too late
for me to come up this evening" sug-
gested Jimmy, tentatively.
''Of course not. only hurry" She
hung up the receiver and turned a
radiant face. Again Marie looked sus-
picious.
THAT must have been a very inn
portant conversation, she said scath-
ingly. 81 hope it's settled now.
Carroll answered her with a dignity
in which there was no suggestion OF
the down-trodden younger sister.
1T is" she replied. Jimmy and 1
are engaged. - Copyright, 1903, by
Associated Literary Press.)
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GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe. /

Everything becomes tiresome. finally.
excepting sleeping.
Parents realize how well off their
children are; the children seldom do.
Nearly every financial disaster re-
suits from trying to make money fast.
man can fool girls mother as TO
the wages he gets. but he can't fool
her father.
Men and women pretend to be so
tired of marriage, it is a wonder they
do not quit it.
The women have more imagination
than men: it is the women who can
keep warm by crate fire.
The people of a little town become
very tired of seeing each other. In a
big town, people don't know each other
so we'll.
After a man listens to the 'jokesp
offered during a day, and all the calam-
ity talk, he has little time to attend to
his work
It is not surprising that there is some
talk about you; haven't you heard
something "on" every one in town =?
You are no exception to the general
rule.
When you want to hear something
mean about some one, have you noticed
how little trouble you have in hearing
it? Others have just as little trouble
in hearing the disagreeable things said
about you
What a difference there is in wo-
men! Some women whose husbands
make $50 a month have pretty and de-
hghtful homes, while others with five
times that amount, live tacky, look
tacky, and are tacky.
Talk about a woman's love and en-
couragement making a man. The
wife of Henry Irving once asked Ed
win Booth for tickets to take her sons
to see him play Hamlet" IT should
like" she wrote, for the sons of Henry
Irving to see an actor"
Said to be new: An Irishman caught
smallpox. and was sent to the pest
house. The doctor told him he could
not recover. and asked him if the
priest should be sent for. NO" the
Irishman replied; send for a Jewish
rabbi; I don't want to expose one Of
my own faith"
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AYHAWKER JOTS

It's the idea of the Bellevine Free
| man that IAN obstinate man does not
hold opinlons-they hold him.
Probably no other town in Kansas has
enc of the distinctions of Arkansas
City. 1t has a dog with a gold filled
tooth.
Ottawa has a fine Chautauqua, says
Charlie BlakesIey, but what it mani
testify needs are fewer tents and more
RATS and households.
1t is explained by a man in Chase
county that he would regard it as dis
respectful to his father, to vote the
Democratic ticket. He is probably still
ed tied to his mothers apron strings.
After mature elaboration, the
Frankfort Review decides that when
man has so lived that the resid ents
of his town are suspicious of him
every time someone poisons a dog, it
is safe to assume that he has lived in
vain.
Men who go to the First Presby-
terrain church in Kansas City, Kan,
are being invited to remove their
coats. And there is no reason" de
clares Charles Blakesley, why they
shouldn't. Most men don clean
shirts on Sunday
There is one thing on which nearly
everyone in western Kansas is united,
and THAI is the thistle-swattin If the
boards of county commissioners will do
their duty and obey the law, some of
the SW3ILtDS Will DC TAKEN from lIIul-
viduals and newspapers, says the Gar
den City Telegram.
There ere three stages of love in
the life OF every man." says the Hill
City New Era. First at the age of
or he falls in love with some sweet
little girl. Second, when he is almost
l. he falls in love and wants to marry
his old maid school teacher. Third,
when he falls in love with some wo-
nan of suitable age, and, if circum-
stances permit. he marries her. There
is also a fourth time which don't count
and that is when he gets old enough to-
fall in love with himself"
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Dogs Remarkable Intelligence.

Thomas Jones, who owns a big ranch
on San Juan Island, lost collie dog
last fall for nearly month, and for
several days searched the woods about
his place zealously for the animal.
without success. One day he tossed a
bone to another collie. Instead of
gnawing it, he picked it UP and start
ed for the woods. He kept turning his
head, apparently to see if he was fol-
lowed, and Jones concluded to follow
him. The dog trotted along for about
a mile and stopped at the edge of an
abandoned well. He dropped the bone
over the edge of the we'll. Jones got
a ladder, climbed down, and found the
dog that had been lost. There was only
about two inches of water in the well,
but the animal would have starved to
death had 1t not been for the other.
The lost dog was in good condition, and
as it had been missing "a days the
other animal must have kept 1T sup
piled with food for nearly a month
London Telegra phi.
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QUAKER SIEDIrATIoNs.

[From the Philadelphia Record.
A policy man-the insurance agent.
The thermometer ought to get 9
call down
Hope is about the cheapest thing
in the world.
Many an alleged millionaire is
principally air.
To greet misfortune with a smile
is decidedly one-sided Irritation.
Seek and ye shall find" doesn't al
ways apply to the of1ice-seeker.
Lots of marriages merely Demon
strate that misery loves company.
Some people merely use their
friends as stepping stones to higher
ones.
Is the fellow who accepts an in
vitation to drink being treated for the
liquor habit?
Blue blood may be all right. but IT'S
money that makes the mare go, not .
pedigree.
You used to say I was worth my
weight in gold exclaimed the wife.
petulently. yes" replied the brute
of a husband; but you have grown
terribly thin since we have been
married
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POINTED PARAGRAPHs.

IFrom the Chicago Newsl
The early widow catches the
eligible son.
Many an unsociable druggist is a
good mixer
Men fish for fish, and women fish
for compliments.
The female bargain hunter knows
all the countersigns.
What most churches need are
ministers who are able to waken men.
The successful real estate dealer is
a man of deeds as well as words.
Don't get too gay at the start; save
your wind for a spring at the finish.
An Ohio man says the quickest way
to get through crowd is to go
around it.
Some mems idea Of a quiet little
game" is one in which money does
all the talking.
Some men can't understand why
the truth will nearly always serve
better than a lie.
Nothing short of a surgical opera
ton can bring out the best there is in
some people.
It's as difficult for some men to
keep a promise as IL is for some
women to keep money.
It's all right to look upon the wine
when 1t is red-providing you have
sufficient will power to let It go at
that.
Young man, marry a homeIy girl IL
you are fond Of good biscuits All a
pretty girl knows about dough is to
spend it.
Some men never realize what con-
liars they are until they
are compelled to make an unusual
effort to tell the truth.
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Tllc Riggest Barometer.

The little town of Faenza. in the
north of Italy-whence comes that del
the birthplace of Torricelli, the in
ventor of the barometer. and its citi-
zens recently celebrated the tercenten-
airy of that famous mathematician
birth. Arising out of the celebrations.
Father Alfani, local priest, conceived
the idea of erecting a unique perman-
ent memorial to Torriceln. and Faen-
"a nov possesses the biggest barome-
ter in existence. Torriceln was a pu-
pill of Calico, and it was the latter's
perpIexity as to the reason why a COL
umn of water in a closed tube never
rose above SO feet which induced his
nupil to attempt a solution of the prob
lem. with the result that he proved.
not only that the water was sustained
at that height by atmospheric pressure.
but that similarly suspended column
of mercury was shorter than the
column of water in exact proportion
to its greater specific gravity. Dundee
Advertiser.
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THE STATE GETS ITS OWN.


During the past fiscal year the state
| of Kansas has received in interest
on its funds which it has had on de-
| posits in banks the sum of $25, 1855. 9 B.
| This is within $4,000 of being twice
! the amount of money it takes to pay
! ali of the expenses of the state treas
ury department for one year. 1t IS
! a wonderfully excellent showing. in
deed. And it is one that cannot fail
to bring to the mind of most of the
| taxpayers of the state the decidedly
unsatisfactory conditions which pre-
vailed, until two or three years ago,
in the administration of the fduciary
affairs of the state.
Until that period the state received
absolutely no return from the large
sums of money it generally had on
hand in its treasury. Under the law,
which was rather peculiar to say the
least. all moneys belonging to the
state were supposed to be kept in the
vaults of the state treasury depart
ment. state treasurer had no
authority to leave any of the states
funds in a bank and therefore the
state could obtain no interest on it's
moneys.
This law was hagrantly disregarded
by many of the state treasurers. They
left huge sums of money in banks of
their own choosing. banks that were
controlled by their friends, on the
rather specious plea that it ac-
cumulated there in the process of col
lections and exchanges made by the
banks for the state. 1t is almost a
matter of common knowledge that
some of the state treasurers of the
past, if not all of them collected in
terest from the banks for the states
money which they left deposited with
them and pocketed this interest,"
What fine picking this was for I'M
scrupulous state treasurers? 1t is lit
tie wonder that this office was much |
sought after by that class of men
who look upon public office as
means for private plumber.
But things have changed in this re-
spect. That ridiculous law was an
nulled. For it was substituted one |
that permits the deposit of state
funds in banks and the payment of |
interest on those funds by the banks i
to the state. The remunerative work. |
ines of this new measure have made |
themselves apparent. This law has
been administered to its full letter by
Mark Tulley, the present incumbent /
in the state treasurer's office, as have |
all the other laws affecting the finan- |
cial affairs of Kansas. Certainly. the !
record which Mr.. Tulley has made is
a most enviable one and is most |
to the whole people of
the state. There has been some talk
that he might be a candidate for
third term. If he wants a third term
the voters of the state will probably
be glad to give it to him. They know
that the state treasury is perfectly
safe in his hands. And that is a
thought.
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HOME NEWS WHILE away.

Subscribers OF the State Journal
away during the summer may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
60 any address at the rate Of ten
cents a week or thirty cents a month
(by mail onIy.) Address changed as
often as desired. While out of town
the State Journal viii be to you like
a daily letter from home.
Advance payment is requested on
these short time subscriptions, to save
bookkeeping expenses.
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JOURNAL ENTRIES

Many persons do not fail of success be-
cause they don't try hard enough.
Some people insist on going ahead
even when they know they're in the
wrong.
There is not much safety in numbers
ii each Of crowd mas designs on kick
ing you.
mother is not often fattered by
being told that her son is taking after
his father
Killing is too light a punishment for
the individual who asks these days: as
it hot enough for your
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-21
HUMOR OF THE Day

7 suppose Newrieh is m9ki g's suite a@
! Splurge with his money! lie ulu the uaE
he backed his auto on the ferryDoaC -
Puck
Ais the old man Always so glum l.., as
this? BY no means. He laughs twice
year. spring and fall. when the new
women's hats come in.-Fliegende Blaet-
ter.
"The duchess speaks kindly Of America, J.,
think 1. since nee She iiV Was born and raised in
Milwaukee. kansas City Journal
DIR. Piuem-You needn't worry about
your wife. She has a remarkable consul
tutioni HenpeN-Say, doc, you ougnt 70
Life.
Il have decided to suspend your sem
tence," the judge began. For the Lord s
sake, judge, you don't mean to say nftins
a few chickens is a hanging rhatter!-
New York Herald.
First Farmer (pointing to the flaring
for? Second Farmer-Thet's tn thing
they blow jes before they run y down.
Town and Country
The Bachelor-Is it true that you are an
advocate of woman's rights? The Spin
ster-Yes. The Bachelor-Then you be-
lieve that every woman should have
vote? The Spinster-Oh, no; but believe
every woman should have a Voter.-Chl-
cago News.
THAT woman won't take either size OF
the social dispute until she is reasonably
sure which one is going to win. she's a
cat! "Ah then that accounts for her
being on the fence. American
Grace-He said I looked lovely in that
gown, didn't he? Helen-Not exactly, dear
He said that gown looked lovely on you
Brooklyn Citizen.
Wigwag-I never knew such fellow as
Bjones; he is always looking for trouble;
married philadelphia Record.
Anxious Mother-I cannot permit you to
have such lat callers 1t was after II
o'clock when Mr.. Higgins left last night.
Pretty Daughter-Why, mamma, / don't
see how you can class Mr.. Huggins as
late caller. 1t was only seven-thirty when
he came.-Chicago News.
Snowman don't know as we can give
any kind of a show this afternoon. As
That fresh kids been in the cage Of the
man-eating lion having a romp, and the
er we rented the sacred COW from india
from says the money amt payIn' him for
Man of Borneo says he's got to have a
day off to register and see the police pa
rade.-Baltimore American,
was studying the approved method OF pro-
posal asked one of his bachelor friends II
he thought that a young man Shouts nro-
doesn't" replied his friend, "the girl
should get off."-Everybody's
be- He can write with postoffice pens
and ink."-New York Globe.
Frank-Were you actually surprised, as
deed; really had all but given you up
Vogue.
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THE TRUE BEGINNING.

When Phyllis looks
Thro' story books
And skips the early stages,
And deep immersed
PeruSeS first
The authors final pages,
To see if there
The maiden fair
Is to the hero welded;
And If the two
Fond lovers true
Escape the villain dreaded,
I'm much inclined
No fault to find,
And would not criticise her;
For 1t may be
Than others she
Is infinitely wiser.
For as 1 read
My daily need
OF realities endless spinning
1 can't deny
The marriage tie
the love-tale'ss true beginning
-John Kendrick Bangs. in the New York
Times.
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out of the Mouths of Babes.

'Tommy," said his mother, 'go into
the front room and see if grandpa is
asleep
Tommy found the old gentleman
snoring.
Yes, mamma he reported. hes
asleep all but his nose"
Now, Willie" said the teacher to
a small pupil "ean you tell me what
dynamite is used for?'
Eyes. ma'am,'' answered Willie. Its
used to blaspheme things with
Harold. aged 5. had been sent to
purchase a pair Of shoestrings for his
mother
How long does she want them -
asked the proprietor.
"Oh long time answered Har-
old. It'll they wear out, I guess
Chicago News.
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REFLECTIONS OF a BACHELOR
TFrom the New York Press ]

A girl stands being red-headed by
calling it some other name.
If there is no giving or taking in
marriage in the next world. when do
the old maids get their chance?
A woman seems to think 1t is much
worse to grow old than - start 2
church row over somebody who said so
about her.
If a man could make a loe Of money
going fishing, he'd think it was more
fun to be in an office, IL he didn't get
paid for it.
His mother fools q boy about what a
good time he has at Sunday school, and
he fools himself about what fun IL is TO
smother himself in the coal bin playing
hide and seek.