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The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-19
Bills fn the House.

The following bills were in
trodueed at the house session of Mon
day afternoon
H B. No 1877. By Amrine-An act
providing for an educational COM
mission. defining its duties and max
ing an appropriation therefor.
H B. No. 13S- By Amrine-An act
to promote the attendance and good
behavior of pupils in school; to pre-
vent truancy: to provide for the ap-
pointment of truant officers; to define
the rights and duties and compensa-
ton of such officers: to provide for
the taking of the school census; to
prescribe the penalties for violation of
this act.
H B. No. 1S9- By Amrine-An act
relating to the school month, a school
day, free schools and regulations of
the time of entering school
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-19

Built honest upright and economical Life Insurance
The Prudential has revoIuionzed all methods
of Life Insurance and saving. has thrown protection
around than million home issues a policy free
from techncaies and absolutely guaranteed Its popularity
evidenced by and onehaf million policies
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-19
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

Something else won't do in its place
and that's why We urge you again to
s-get Hostetter's- It is for Indigestion.
CostfxeneSs, Insomnia, Colds and
Grippe
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-19

raphers now employed by the house, be
advanced to second and then third read
ing for debate and final passage. Foley
made the point that this was most ex-
traVagant act of economy. as extra
stenograp piers could be employed for far
| less money than the expenses of out of
town stenogTaphers would cost Ryan
of Brown agreed with Foley. Hopkins
of Ffnney continued the debate in sup
port of Aliens bill.
Brown of kingman riddfed the bill
/ by calling it the enactment of pro-
| visions for a junketing trip for court
! stenographers to come here and have a
good time He said further: IF you
pass this foolish bill I will move that
| the coroners of the state be brought
! here at the states expense"
| The enOgraphers' junket bill was
/ fatally crippled by the death Of its en-
| acting clause killed by an overwhelnn-
ing vote.
A petition was introduced by Dol
| ley of Wabaunsee signed by some sew
enty-fve old soldiers praying the leg
| isIature to pay all living Kansas vol
unteers a pension Of s25 each and SO
a month to the widows of all deceased
veterans of 81. The achievements of
| these veterans were narrated and the
| legislature urged to take action
| Lambertson introduced bill
amending the statutes regarding the
laws of marriage and divorce. the pro-
visions of which require that divorced
persons can not marry again for a
/ term of two years.
/ Amrine introduced a bill providing
/ the more rigid enforcement of school
/ laws pertaining to the truancy of
school children; also for a school CEN
sus and better protection of schools
| and school children from fire.
Speaker DoIIey has announced the
| following additional committees
! Judicial Apportionment = Loot
| burrow of Wilson, Allen of Wyandotte
| Cranston' of Iabette. Parker of Leav-
! enworth Stone of Shawnee, watson
| of Allen. Carpenter of Lyon, kennett
! of Geary. Lander of Mcpherson, Has
! kins of Johnson. Wood of Cloud. Cline
| of Montgomery, Berke of Jewell, Jew
< EFT of Sedgwfck, Phillips of Sumner.
/ Rhodes of Marshall, Carter of Wal
/ lace. Miller of Pratt, Crawford of Lin
| coin McNair of Meade, Beckett Of
| Kearny, Eadie of Greeley, Morris of
/ Potta watOmie, Scfllichting of Wood
son. Hopkins of Jackson. Mccormack k
| of Crawford. Foley of Rice. Meek of
/ Nemaha, Stone of Sherman, Deacon of
/ Cherokee, Kelly of Atchison, Davis of
/ Bourbon. Bennett Of Elk.
! Printing-Feder of Barton, West
g%te of Riley. Amrine of Morris. Loot
/ burrow of Wilson, Beckett of kearny.
/ Brighton of Montgomery. Berke of
/ Jewell Case of Dickinson. Veatch OF
| Washington. Morgan of Reno. Crarey
of Stanton-Gr Boyd of Republic,
I Peuweu of Shawnee
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No Change
Necessary

DR.. Prices Delicious Flavoring
Extracts have always been hon
estly labeled; no change was nee
essary since the enactment of the
National Pure Food Law, either
as to label or their manufacture.
They have had for nearly half a
century the patronage of the intel
ligent housewives of this country.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-19

The special committee appointed to
consider Matson's bill to make appro-
priatiOn and provision to check the
ravages of San Jose scale made report
recommending the passage of the bill
The Topeka state journal., 1909-01-19
Agents OF
The Prudential

re Now Canvassng in This Vicinity. They Have
Most Vital Story to Tell of How Life Insurance
as Saved the Home, Protected the Widows and
aucated the Children Let Them Tell it to You.
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wonderfully pretty in that old roont-a
goddess in a travelling gown. All the
care and sorrow that she had passed
through in these last months had made
a woman of the girl, had deepened her
beauty. Time had rounded her gently.
Travel-stained aud feverish with the
glow of a new experience upon her, she
was more inviting, more human, more
beautiful than she could possibly be
in the latest Paris creation. And yet
one of the fttest mates in a great
metropolis was alone. East and west,
everywhere she had wandered, men,
great men, wonderful men had held out
their hands to her observation-disclosures
by a certain undefinable magnetism and
attractiveness which she possessed-a
charm of mapner which few could re-
sist, And Shirley had passed on, and
had given no sign.
But now in the silence of her room
her loneliness appalled, her. h insist
ent memories closed in around her. And
suddenly she knew that she wanted to
live as other women lived-witl a man
of her own choosing. But where could
she find the man in whom she could
put her faith?
After a while Shirley picked up one
of the papers lying on the table. At
the first glance she started and laughed
guiltily. There at the head of the third
column a word, a name, had caught
her eye-Murgatroyd! Paper after
paper she now scanned, and all mem
toned his name; some on the first page,
others on the second; and with it in
variably was coupled another anne
Thorne! Finally. she rejected all but
ore, the Pillar-the most conservative
evening paper in the city-and concern
trated her attention upon it. At a
glance Shirley could see that with all
it's conservatism, the Pillar vas hold
ing up it's hands In reverential hero
worship. In a two-column article ii re-
viewed Murgatroyd's record from its
invariably impartial viewpoint. Muir
gatroyd had been clean" it said; his
reputation was unsullied." 1t ven re-
ferred to the Challoner incident as a
pitiful piece of falsehood which had
strengthened Murgatroyd in his posi-
ton. Shirley laid down the paper with
a cry:
ooh, what a hypocrite he isl"
SO Murgatroyd was still playing a
game! The root of his record was dis
honesty. Shirley was thoroughly sin
cere in her indignation. And yet after
a little while she began to wonder
whether his conscience troubled him
whether it had cost him anything? on,
if only she could be sure of that, For
she well knew, and a little sigh Of
shame escaped her. hat If only he
had abandoned all pose, shown himself
in true colors, even become a machine
politician, she could have forgiven him
everything. Not a little distressed,
therefore, she read OF n on. mar
yelling at the Pillars devotion, but soon
it became apparent to her that its
editor was picturing Murgatroyd more
in the light of a losing martyr thar
as a successful saint For the article
pointed out the strength Of the rail-
roads, of Wall street, of the brewers,
of the machine. and predicted u
fully that Murgatroyd was bound to
fall before all ~ powerful enemies,
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concluding with: more the pity, more
the pity"
Presently she read the other papers;
all contained more or less adverse
criticism of him. One thing, however,
stood o~ut-fanatic though some of them
called him, they were unanimous as to
his honesty of purpose-a man who
could not be bought, who could not be
swerved from the straight and narrow
path. Moreover, in none of them was
there any reference to the existence
of Challoper. The Challoners had been
forgotten-had dropped completely out
of sight.
1t was after s O'Clock when Shirley
was reminded of a sudden that she was
desperately hungry. Once in the din
ing-room, she directed her steps to the
small a~lcove-the corner which Miriam
and she had always occupied, after the
first of those memorable occasions
when she had lunched there with Muir
gatroyd. Taking her place at the table
with a sigh of satisfaction, Shirley
threw a glance around the room.
Palms screened her table, making IL
impossible for her to be seen, although
II was perfectly easy for her to see
everyone in the room. There were few
dining at that hour, and so after order
ing her meal, she was thrown back
once more on her refiections-reflee-
lions OF Murgatroyd; and she fell to
wondering in what way had the pos
session of almost a million dollars
changed him. Had he grown stout?
Vas he full-faced. or possibly a bit
insolent, overbearing and aggressively
genial with a wide laugh? In any
event, she was quite positive that he
was Observation-Disclosures prosper
ous-looking; and. all in all, it was any
thing but a pleasant picture which she
mentally drew of him.
The waiter brought the chosen viands
and withdrew. Shirley ate eagerly.
The air of the city was full of life and
body; it gave her an appetite. Being
quite a material parsonage, she en-
joyed her dinner thoroughly. Things
tasted d%eliciously to her, and yet her
thoughts wandered.
"If only Billy had been different"
she kept saying to herself.
Suddenly the palms were parted, and
a fat man approached her table. On
seeing 1t occupied, he mumbled his
surprise and backed out again. But
while pushing his way through the
palms he extended a short arm and
| said
THAT table over there, please"
The remark was made to a compan-
ion, whom as yet Shirley could not see.
An answer, however, came In a mans
voice; both men seemed disappointed;
evidently this m was a f~avorite
with others as well as herself. And
the fat man-his face was strangely
familiar. Who might he be? Shirley
was
Broderick. That was the man: the
funny. vulgar politician who had been
pointed out to her at the Challoner
trial. Shirley wondered what a man
of his stamp vas doing in the quietude
of the Bcllerophon. Somehow he did
not seem to belong there; she laughed
silently to herself as through the
palms she watched him settle himself
laboriously at a table in another corr
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he had always been most enthusiastic
over the respectful service, the Wonder
full cuisine and the quiet of the place.
1t was infinitely nicer, he had said. 10
have their luncheon there than to go to
| any of the huge, noisy c"araVansarieS
like the skyscraping, ive-acre, concrete
| Monolith on the avenue. And she had
| agreed with Inn. Another time he had
| explained to her that he was a one-club
man; a man with few friends; and that,
when tired out after a long, hard days
| work, he greatly preferred a corner, all
to himself, in the Bellerophon to dining
| with half-formed acquaintances at the
lclub. In this, likewise, she had sylnpa-
thized thoroughly with his point Of
view. And so, not unnaturally, it came
about that Shirley had had little diff
Guilty, on her long journey east, in con-
vincing herself that it was merely her
liking for the B~ellerophon, n not at
all anything more subtle that had
caused her to decide upon this quaint,
old hotel for her lonely stay in the
metropolis. Besides, Miriam and she
had often beer there together, and for
that matter, had grown to regard 1t as
their own especial discovery. But, now,
WQen SHE IldQ CTOSStu Zig Doitdis Wiioii
the boy had dropped her bag at the feet
of the Bellerophon porter-charging her
quite double, as the price of her unpar-
donable observation-disclosures flood or
memories swept over her, and her face
flushed and she laughed In an irritated
sort of way on realizing that all the
time she had been thinking solely of
Murgatroyd.
Murgatroyd! Would the mans name
never be out Of her thoughts! For a
time, out West, it is true, she had been
so engrossed in the cares and griefs OF
her almost hermit-like existence, that
she had been able to o back upon
the old scenes as chapters in some pal
thetic story book; but, now, the odd,
little prints on the walls all about her.
the slender old NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
who strolled to and fro, everything
about the place recalled wildly the
man who. not so very long ago, had
been a part and parcel Of her existence.
They showed her to her Won
old-fashioned room, without a
particle of brass or glitter in 1t. Even
the bedstead was of wood-a good, solid
Invitation to home-like rest and slum-
Der.
Get me an evening paper, please"
she aid to the bellboy.
Which one?" he asked.
s.AH of Them she replied with a
beaming smile; after that the boy was
not long in bringing them.
In Arizona Shirley had been reading
news which was, generally, three, fou
days-frequently a week old. Out there
her home papers had struggled In, stale
and Improbable. But these-of even
date; why, they were damp from the
press. Indeed, it was good to have
them!
Home, home" she whispered to her
self as she sank into . chair. She de-
cided that she would not dine until
much later, for she wanted to think.
wanted to classify the emotions which
had rushed In upon her so suddenly.
The easy chair responded to her mood;
and with a sigh, and placing her hands
behind her head. she leaned back con-
tentedly. little knowing that she looke5
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Of the sea. Thousands of men and
women passed her, and to one and all,
fguratively speaking, she opened wide
her arms. The glitter of a thousand
lights found an answering sparkle in
her eyes.
There is nothing in the world like
it! 1t will ever be home-the real nome
to mel" cried Shirley, h~alf-aloud. "Tne
noise, the hustle. the crowds, the life
oh, how / do love it ALL"
For a considerable time Shirley had
been living on the heights of Arizona
a wilderness crowded with space, dotted
here and there with human beings.
Leaving her mother out there until,
UNDER new and altered circumstances,
she could arrange their home in the big
city that belonged to her-and today,
more than ever. she knew that she be.
longed to the big city, that in truth she
was one of its people-she had come all
the way through without stopping, rea-
soning that in that way just so much
less time would elapse before she could
return and fetch her. In the West-a
land where men stood out in bold relief,
because they were few. they had point
ed out to her rugged specimens noted
lOf litlf physical pTONcSS, tuclT udic-
devil recklessness of life. And viewing
these staggering heroes, with the
sense of personal achievement, how
ever remote. strong upon them, a
vague longing had crept into her inner
consciousness.
"Oh, IL l were only a mani" she had
said to herself. But now, as she swept
along on the right side of the sidewalk,
facing the crowd that passed her on
the left, she knew and felt that here
was the place of the real struggle, the
battle-ground, the fiery furnace that
men we're tested In. Out in Arizona 1t
had beer man to man, but here in New
York it was one man against a million.
And yet, woman-like, she though that
were she unsexed, she could meet this
struggle with ~tireless energy, could
strike where men had failed, could
crowd her way up, inch by inch, to the
top. And thus communing with her
self, Shirley walked on and on, feel
ing hat she she could walk on for.
ever through this rush of home going
folk-people who had done something
that day with their h~ands-people who
had unconsciously pushed the earth an
other twenty-four hours upon his Jour.
ney.
All of a sudden there came a strong
tug at her skirts, followed by a youth
full voice that called:
Say, lady''-setting down Shirley's
bag in mild protest-"youse don't be-
long so far away! Amt we got too
far?''
After an instant of confusion. Shirley
the fact with q frank laugh.
What am I thinking off" she cried.
Il want to go to the Belierophon."
This way, then. lady" returned her
small guide. and picking up her bag he
turned southwark.
At sight of the u~npretentious hosiery.
which re1oiced in the distinction of pos
sessing such a resounding name, Shirley
was conscious of a variety Of emotions.
For a time, in the old days, 1t had been
the fashion to patronize the Bellero-
phon. and Murgatroyd had been the first
to take her there. On more than one
occasion she had lunclled with him and
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CHAPTER XIV.

II
~ NE afternoon, many MANY
months after the interview Jus.
described, a Few Keen opserFeis
among the passengers on an ilcoihiis
-sesstffi Western EXpress-puiiihg Win
final, smooth, eitort lh'o TO
eastern terminal-noted with coiisioei-
able amusement that The pulses OIL one
of their number had q~ulckeheo 10 suoii
a degree, that evidently their OWNER
found it quite Impossible 10 resist .He
temptation ~ .sast;h,,I ~ the
ly push forward to hesvestipule Oh tie
car, where she waited until the Tram
came to a full stop. Ana SO II mp
pened that surrey Diooueoou ~
first flight of men VINO were nurrynis
up the long lanes Oh .ne s.a.loii 80
q roped-off space Wnere sroups VI -
pie waited expectantly TOT rsiatlses anu
friends. Not that shirley looked lor-
ward to seeing a 1anliiaf laee I,
them; on the contrary sue "aS Iu'
aware-since she mao heeiec'ea - 'er
graph to any one the 'inte ~
rival-that there was no. .esM
in q thousand OIL any u y Ans.
ances being there' II was nne,ey n
she had fallen uhoer .ne spen .'.
subtle spirit OF unrest anu 49,
ell travellers, howesei lesn ~
recognize the un,;a one a,,icL cow
air of the metropolis one quien' ~ ~,
tinizing glance IL y rue '"e 81 -
threw around ana about ne,' 40 sne
passed through the crown, pus tnee
was no disappointment. on nei 80 90
now, looking neither 70 .he
to the left, sne orusiieo PES. m.
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ner. The seat he had taken faced
away from her, and she noted how
broad, how terribly broad was his
back.
But a power in politics-the real
thing!' she cried half-aloud. 1t was
not surprising, she told herself. that
men of refinement hesitated a long
time befpre going into politics, if this
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tContinued From Yesterday
Copyright. 1909
BY Dodd. Mead & Company.

How much? )"
'Thorne will spend and has spent a
lot of money! answered Broderick;
land you've got to
"How much will it take?" asked
Murgatroyd.
"How much have you got left?' re-
> sponded Broderick.
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We're a type of the men they had 10
compete with. Her thoughts RUNNING
on In this strain, she determined out ~
curiosity to get a glimpse of Broder-|
icks companion. II was not dif1cu1t
to get a good look at him, as the man
sat facing her.
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no he continued Monday.l
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ORDER a case of two dozen of BaHanfine's India Pale Ale
- "BottIed at the Brewery" Price 81. 90 per case, less rs
cents for the return of the empty bottles and case 1T your
grocer or dealer 40 not have ii, send us a postal card or
telephone 1920 Market.
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- NE afternoon, many many
months after the interview just
described, a few keen observers
the S,aseeneers on an incoming
Morris tribune., 1909-03-06
WILLIAM n. TAFT.

curbs to the house fronts and on the
face of the buildings nothing could be
seen of the avenue for the mile that
lies between the Capitol and the
White House but a mass of CANNED
humanity. The new presidents prog
ress was marked by continuous
wave of cheering.
At the White House President Taft
and his escort partook of luncheon be-
fore proceeding to the grand stand, at
the court of honor. to review the in
augural parade, said to be the biggest
that ever marched up Pennsylvania
avenue. Leading the great parade
were the regular troops, including the
West Point cadets. Then came in
turn the marine corps and the jackies
of the navy, the latter including the
men of the battleship feet which cir
cumnavigated the world After them
came the militia organizations and the
civilian bodies wound up the process
sion. The inaugural ceremonies con-
cluded with an elaborate ball in the
pension building in the evening
Morris tribune., 1909-03-06
Great Crowd Of People Witness
the Ceremonies.
PARADE AN IMMENSE AFFAIR
Said to Be the Largest Ever
/ Seen in Washington.

Washington, March An the pres
ence of a mighty concourse of people
William Howard Taft of Ohio sWore
today to preserve, protect and defend
the Constitution of the United States"
and by so doing became the twenty
seventh president of the United
States.
Immediately after the administra-
tion of the oath to Mr.. Taft by Chief
Justice Fuller the new president de-
livered his inaugural address to the
crowds that filled the plaza in front
OF the east portico of the Capitol. He
spoke for nearly an hour and then,
turning to his escort, signified his
readiness to leave the scene of the
Inauguration for the White House, his
ofiicial residence during the coming
four years.
A way was cleared for the new
president and, entering his carriage
and escorted by his cavalry guard, he
was driven down Pennsylvania avenue
to the executive mansion. From the
Morris tribune., 1909-03-06
STATE ROADS EARN LESS
Receipts in 1907 $1o,ooo,ooo Greater
Than in 1908.

The railroads in Minnesota lost
heavily in gross earnings last year as
compared with 1907. There was d
shrinkage of over $10,000,000 in the
total earnings of the roads in the
state.
The Great Northern leads the list
in the gross earnings. In 1908 the
road earned $19,649,762.71, while in
1907 the gross earnings were $22,952,
1862. The taxes for 1908 amounted
to 7S5,990.51, which is over 100000
above the nearest competitor, the
Northern Pacific, which pays $532,-
9SS.09 on it's gross earnings of 3d.,
324,7o2.35.
In 1907 the Northern Pacific's total
earnings were $14.436,563.29 and it's
taxes $577,462.53.
The Chicago, Milwaukee and St
Paul is the third road in the matter
of the earnings. The road earned $10,-
228,510.39 in 1908, but in the preced-
ing year it showed a decrease of
1000, 900.
Morris tribune., 1909-03-06
-TAFT'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS
New President Outlines Policy of His
Administration.

Administration.
Washington, March An his inau
gural address President Taft advo-
Gated the carrying out of the reforms
begun by President Roosevelt, includ-
ing federal supervision of great cor
porations. He declared for immediate
tariff revision, advocated an inherit
ance tax as a revenue measure and
urged economy in government eXpen-
ditures. Discussing the army and
navy Mr.. Taft declared that with all
the other nations of the world armed
and prepared for war we must be our
selves in a similar condition. Taking
un the Japanese question he laid par
ticular stress on the violation of treaty
rights and recommended that the fed
eral government be given greater
power to carry out international obli-
cations. He urged the passage Of a
postal savings bank bill, advocated
ship subsidies, defended the lock ca
nal and declared for free trade with
the Philippines. On the labor ques-
tion President Taft said he hoped to
carry out the policy Of his predeces-
sor While declaring that the power
of the injunction had been abused in
certain cases he declared that the
authority of the courts must be sus-
tained. The secondary boycott he de-
nounced as an instrument of tyranny.