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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15
KANSAS COMHENT
PREACHERS Nnr no RI.AME


Much has been written regarding
the iack or attendance at the church
es. II mas been said that the preach
ers 90 not deliver the right sort of
sermons; that they confine them
selves too closely to the Bible when
they should address their congrega-
tions on topics of the day, and that
tney are too dogmatic. Many other
reasons have been advanced. Not one
OF the reasons mentioned in all OF the
discussions have proven to be the
correct solution of the question.
John Converse, president of the
BALDWIN Locomotive Works of Phila-
oeiphla. in presenting his report as
gellstlc work to the Presbyterian Cen
eral Assembly in Denver. said that the
church had been altogether too dig
nl1led to go out after the sinner. and
had Deen content to rest In state
awaiting the approach of the seeker
for solace. He advocates less Estate
~ treadlng' and more democracy in
the church.
If Mr. Converse refers to some of
the members of the churches. he is
correct 1t is not the preacher who
Is to blame because more people do
not attend church-he works hard
enough and, as a rule. is not "wrapt
in stately dignity 1t is the mem
bers of the church who do not do
their duty. There are too many mem
bers who are not democratic. They
are cold as ice, are aristocratic, give
the impression to the chance visitor
that they own the entire place and
have monopoly on salvation AL
most all the large churches in any
community are burdened with men of
this sort. They probably help the
church with donations but they don't
extend hand in welcoming a COM
mon looking stranger and do much
less in aiding sinner
IF isn't the nraaphar yxron 1S6anS
people away from church. 1t is the
human icicle who gives the impression
that he owns the church and carries
about with him the ''holier than thou
expression. A very few such gold
plated refrigerators who make them
selves officious can undo more in
church work in day than a good,
fearing minister can accomplish in a
year.-Wichita Eagle.
THE GOOD TIME.
Frequently you hear a rich man
abused because he stays on the job
ing his time gadding about the earth
in search of a good time. But it is
hardly fair to assume that avarice and
greed prompt such action, or even
that 1t is a lack Of faith In humanity.
Very likely the work done represents
the good time for the man who stays
at it after all need of work has pass
ed. For it is certain that there are
many ideas of what constitutes hap
piness, and the man who selects loaf
| ing is apt to change his mind in time,
| If he tries it. Doing nothing is harder
than work. and If man has spent
many years at work. learning little of
play. work brings him more enjoy
ment than the butterfly existence
| Atchfson Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15
THE REFORMED.

I jist heard that Elder Gray
Give his money all away!
Been mlser. cloSt an hard
Sence TIL big tree in our yard
N Wuz saDlin'-never went
Nigh soul Or give a cent?
Heered las night he give his wife
All he saved up all his life!
Sounds onreal, but faint no lie
Jist seen tn hearse go by!
jist heered that Jimmy Green
quit his drinkin-cut 1t cleani
Been sot sence Jones' barn
Wuz a Notwithstanding arm
All her hopeless married life.
Heered, las night, he got tn grit
Someway in his soul t quit!
Sounds onreal, but faint no lie
Jist seen tn hearse go by!
I jist heered that Liddy Wall
Quit her scoldfn' good an ALI
Heered her husbands restin' well
Fust time in right smart spelli
Shed quit scoldin' him some day
BUT she never quite could git
Made up in her mind t quit
l jist seen tn hearse go by!
I jist heered that Abner Sykes
Found place he rflly likes.
Abner moved about until
Nothin seemed t fill tn bill,
1yeryWheres he went to vet
uz too dry or else too wet
LOO much drought or too much dew
BUT MS movin' days is through.
Sounds onreal, but faint no lie
L jfst seen tn hearse go byi
New York Times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15
REFLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR.

TFrom the New York Press.1
A weman's baby couldn't be any
more wonderful to her even if it was
twins.
The more a girl could help around
the house the more she'd rather her
mother did it.
valuable thing to a man who has
gone through college is what a lot
he could have learned anywhere else.
1t takes a man to be pleased with
himself for having a dog that can
fight. but disguised with his neighbor
for having one.
A woman has such an imagination
that before the seamstress who sews
for her by the day has got on the
trolley car in front of the house she
can speak of her as her tailor.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15
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OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
HOME NEWS WHILE AWAY.

Subscribers OF the State journal
away during the summer may have
the paper mailed regularly each day
TO any address at the rate of ten
cents week or thirty cents a month
(by mail onIy.) Address changed as
often as desired. While out of town
the State journal will be to you like
daily letter from home.
Advance payment is requested on
these short time subscriptions, to save
bookkeeping expenses.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15

States soil to the wooden schedules in
the tariff.
The saving to all persons in this
country on their purchases of cloth
ing would be proportionateiy as large
as were those of this army man if
they could all take trips to Europe af-
ter them, or better still, if the wooden
tariff schedules were materially re-
duced. And the profits Of the retail
dealers in clothing would be pro-
portionately as large.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15

Two more weeks and the Kansas
wheat harvest will be in full blast, and
while the total yield will not be as large
as it has been in some years, it will
be plenty Dig enough to make monkeys
out of the crop killers who have been
exceedingly busy of late
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15

j. Eads How, who has been glorifying
dn the title of 'the millionaire hobo,'
may be entitled to the millionaire" part
of it. But he will soon lose all claims
to being considered a 'hobo.' He pro
poses to work his way to Europe. And
everyone knows that work and real no.
boes are as utter strangers.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15

The Buffalo Courier noted recently
an unfortunate sympathetic advance"
in the prices of many other foods be-
sides meat. And the New York World
added that the consumer gets the SYM
pathy. All of which is too true, alas,
fon trua
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15

For the information of those who are
insisting that summer is slow in ar
irving this year, attention is called to
the fact that it is not supposed to get
on deck officially until June 21
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15

Probab'-- an unusual amount of at
tention will be paid these days to such
old Bibles as may be stored away in
garrets and trunks, inasmuch as a New
York man found a small fortune in
cash III one such.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15

The Wright brothers are being
showered with gold medals and all
kinds of attention, but best of all
they have an aeroplane which
really makes a noise like a bird. But,
then again, that's the reason they are
getting the medals.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15

Governor Stubs is right in ex-
pressing the sentiment that the world
is growing better as it ages. As he
says, every man who thinks differ
emily belongs in the backwoods. If
the conditions in the world were not
improving all the time, its future
would be mighty dark. when as a
matter of fact it is a most glorious
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15

II 1t takes the defense in the IA
nous Calhoun case at San Francisco
as long to present it's side of the
case as it did the prosecution to put
in its evidence, the trial win cover
about a years time. 1t has taken the
prosecution no less than twenty-four
weeks to handle its end of the affair.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15

banking world, which he is about to
enter, almost goes without saying.
He is assuredly entitled to one and
has the best wishes of the people of
the state whom he has served so
faithfully.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15

Mr.. Taft may well be pardoned for
occasionally losing a golf match these
days. Any man with such a tariff
revision dilemma on his hands as he
has could hardly be expected to play
good golf or ANYTHING else.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15

Mr.. Harriman's doctor says that his
distinguished patient is suffering only
from rheumatism. Well isn't that quite
enough? Most persons who have been
afflicted with it will say so in no I'M
certain terms
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15

AS N. B. Burge told the members of
the Commercial club the other evening,
Topeka has been dreaming for %
years Most of these dreams have
been of a better and greater city in
every particular. And it is quite evil
dent nowadays that these dreams are
going to come true. In fact, their reali-
cation has already begun on an ten
sive scale
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15

A monumental concession has been
granted to the consumers of the United
States by Mr.. Aldrich and his friends.
Radium has been placed on the free
list in the tariff bill.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15

What has become of old Crazy Snake
who furnished great excitement for the
sallant militia of Oklahoma some time
ago with game of hide-and-seek?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15

1t occurs to the New York Evening
Post that a few more blind men like
the senator from Oklahoma, and the
Democracy might see light ahead.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15

Captain w. S. Albright has served
the state OF Kansas with distinction
for number of years as assistant
state bank commissioner and also as
the head Of this important depart
ment on occasions. That no will
achieve a fine success in the active
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15
1t Is "No Mans. Land.

There is strip of land of consid-
cradle area lying between here and
Focomoke City. Md, that for more
tnan century truly has been called
NO Mans Land It is not within
tne recollection of the Oldest resident
OF Accomac county, Va, or of Wor-
cester county. Md, that any one ever
mas laid claim to it, nor are there any
records of it in the courts of either
county. Even the question as to
which OF the two states the land be-
longs to never has been considered
seriously.
Not few of the older residents
hold to the opinion that the land does
not even belong to the United States,
some of the going so far as to say
that If 1t belongs to any country at all
1T is England's, as the mother coun-
try owned everything down this way
before the Declaration of Independ-
enee changed ownership, and they
think it more than likely that in div
iding up Virginia and Maryland over
looked mo Mans Land leaving it
out in the cold and making of it a
miniature territory without ruler.
acres of virgin soil in the tract that
could be made to produce bumper
crops, but no one cultivates it, and
so far as is known today there is no
one who has any desire to do so. For
some unaccountable reason it does
not appeal strongly to the farmers
and truckers of this section, and they
always take good care to steer clear
of the apparently hoodooed land
New Church correspondence Phila-
delphia Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15
ADJUSTMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS.
At the Air Dome.
Tonight-Velnna Whitman's company II
drama and vaudeville.
At the Novelty.
Tonight-Moving pictures 9 to 30 p IA
p. IA.
At Vinewood.
Each day and night-All kinds Of attrac-
For particulars. prices and amusement
elsewhere
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15
Prejudice Against the Stage in China.

IftJuuICc Against the stage In emma.
SO great is the official prejudice
against the stage in China that it ex-
tends even to the children of actors,
and these are prohibited from hold
ing any post under the government.
-Four years ago the grandson of an
actor named Cheng was appointed
translator to the Chinese legation at
Berlin. Cheng in his day was in the
very front of his profession, and
ranked as high in the esteem of all
classes of society as Sir Henry IT.
wing did in his country. Yet the nom
ination of his descendant caused an
outcry among Chinese officials. and
a memorial praying for his removal
was presented to the empress dow
ager. The new official, it was pointed
out. belonged to the caste of actors,
who ranked with BARRIERS and chirop-
odists. as the three lowest classes in
the country. The younger Cheng,
however, was able to prove that his
parents did not follow his grandfath-
er's profession, so the appointment
was allowed to stand.-London
Chronicle.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15
A Word for New York's "Cops."

The impression the visiting strang-
er receives of the average New York
policeman is a pleasant one. His per-
sonal appearance is attractive, he is
uniformly polite in answering in
quiries, and is exceedingly intelligent
in handling the traffic in crowded
streets. 1t is extremely agreeable I'M
der all of these circumstances to note
the few words Of Introduction made
by the policeman POSTMASTER. Lieut..
O'Connor, of the traffic squad. at the
annual banquet of the force in New
York Saturday evening. No wonder
that they brought the entire roomful,
cops and friends of cops, to their feet
in spontaneous burst of enthusiasm.
Said this eloquent man: I'VE don't
ask any odds or favors in this police
game. We are willing to take any
chances, no matter where duty call
us, but we do demand fair play Don't
Judge us by our worst side. You
wouldn't judge the continental army
by Benedict Arnold. You wouldn't
Judge the twelve apostles by Judas,
and for these very reasons we refuse
to be judged by our lowest standard"
New Haven Journal-COurier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15
Mad sheep XIII Their Lambs.

After they had gone stark mad,
killing their little lambs by trampling
them to death and endangering the
life of their owner when he essayed
to enter the yard in which they were
confined. eighteen sheep owned by
Robert Wallace, a farmer living near
Edenburg, were put to death with
ShotgunS.
A few weeks ago a dog suffering
from rabies bit several sheep owned
by Mr.. Wallace, and few mornings
ago, having occasion to go to his
sheep pen, he noticed little figure
lying on it's side in a darkened corner
of the pen. He found the body of a.
lamb trampled to death, its head bat
tered to pieces. Next day several
more lambs were killed in exactly the
same manner. This afternoon he
heard loud noises and rushing to the
pen found the sheep engaged in ex-
cited action. They had put to death
all of the lambs and We're fight
ing among hemselves.-Philadel
Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15
The National Slaughter House.

I'm the first inning" read Mr.. Fan
leigh, latter Wild Bill Donnelly had
moved the first Tiger down and kill
ed Swartz with three sizzers. he went
up in the air and presented McGin-
nifty with four bad ones. Hogan. the
next man up, gave the spectators
heart failure with a wicked bingle-
After a double steal. Doyle expired at
the plate and the two Tigers died on
the baSeS-o
"Stop right there. Hiramr inter-
rupted Mrs Fanleigh. mot another
word of that murderous. stealing
game before the chi1dreni And If you
ever spend another SO cents on base
ball I'll put your whole monthly al
lowance in the foreign missionary
collection."-Puck.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-06-15

What do they mean by parlor So
cialism?' 'Giving everybody an equal
chance at the boarding house piano"
Courier-Journal.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-16
EAST SIDE WANTS NO NEW SCHOOL
Special Meeting Called to Consider One Lasted But Few
 Minutes with No One to Advocate the Proposition

On the petition of James M. Young and eleven others of the Bridge school district on the East Side. there was a school meeting Monday evening in the senior room at the school house for the purpose. as stated in the peti- tion and call, of considering matters relating to securing a new school house. This school district has rec ord for lengthy meetings, but the one Monday night set a new mark for brevity, for in scarcely three minutes from the time Committeeman Henry Gebrath called the meeting to order, the business had been disposed of by a motion to adjourn without date. by unanimous vote.
 Those In attendance numbered about sixty, filling all the seats and some were standing when Committeeman Henry Gebrath called the meeting to order Nominations for chairman were called for and the names of Mir. Ge- brath, John G. Potter, Henry E. Da- wis and Edwin Oldfeld presented. The others declining, MT. Gebrath was elected, and Walter II. Spaulding was nominated and elected clerk pro tenn, being sworn by the chairman.
 The clerk read the call for the meet ing and also the petition which asked that committee of three or nine might be named to look up locations for a new school house. secure prices
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-16
NEW SKIN REMEDY
 STOPS ITCHING
Skin Troubles, Aggravated by Hot
 Weather. Quickly Cured.

When 1t is known that poslam, the new skin remedy, will stop the tortur- ous itching attending eczema with first application and bring immediate relief and comfort to sufferers from all skin troubles which are aggrava- ted by hot weather. it's merit will be instantly appreciated On the tender skin of chafing infants, poslam may be used with, soothing and beneficial effects. It is applied externally, and its remarkable healing powers begin their work at once.
 All skin diseases, including eczema. acne. herpes, rash. letter, etc. yield readily to it's remarkable curative properties. Occasional applications of poslam, in small quantities, will quick ly banish piInples. hives. blackheads, blotches. and will relieve and cure itching feet, scaly scalp. humors, etc. A special 5o-cent package has been adopted for those who use poslam for these minor troubles This as well as the regular two-dollar jar, is on sale at The Lee & Osgood's, smiths, and other leading drug stores in Norwich.
 Poslam Is also on sale in Putnam at Larue's; In Danielson at Woodward's; and in Willimantic at Chesebros.
 An experimental supply of poslam may be obtained free of charge, by wrbing to the Emergency Labora- tories, 32 West Twenty fifth Street, New York City.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-16
SMALL DEATH RATE
 DURING MONTH OF FEBRUARY
Twenty six in Norwich and the Caus-
 es--dealth of State Good.

By mortality reports received, ac- cording to the Monthly Bulletin of the State Board of Health there were l,306 deaths during the month of Feb ruary. This was 58 less than in Jan- uary ana 209 less than in February of last year, and s9 less than the average number of deaths during February for the five years preceding.
 The death rate was 15.3 for the large towns, for the small towns 14.3, and for the whole state 15.1. The deaths reported from infectious diseases were 191, being 14.6 per cent. of the total mortality.
 There were in Norwich 2e deaths, representing an average death rate of 10.6 per thousand and 15.3 of the total mortality was by the death of chill dren under one year. The deaths here resulted from the following cause: La grippe 3. consumption 4, pneumonia 8. diseases of nervous system 4 heart disease (, puerperal fever. bronchitis, accidents or violence, one each, all other diseases 3.
 There were IA deaths in Kiliingly, s in Groton, 26 in New London, in Plainfield, in Putnam, 2l in Stoning ton. Il in Windham.
 The deaths in public institutions here numbered 5. in New London 3, Putnam l, Windham l.
 There were no deaths in Bozrah, Brooklyn, Canterbury. Scotland and Voluntown during the month.
 Norwich had few cases of infectious disease in February, there being one case of scarlet fever, one case of diph- theria and one of consumption.
 h New London county the health officers of Lisbon and Sprague did not report, while the Sterling report in Windham county was missing.
 In towns of less than 5000 the deaths were as follows: Salem 1, Sprague ]. Colchester 2, Lebanon 1. North jStonington 1, Preston 2.
Norwich bulletin., 1909-03-16
SIN, RUIN AND REMEDY
Chemically Illustrated Sermon by Rev. c. c. Luther at First Baptist Church.


 There was a good attendance Mon- day evening at the evangelistic services being held at the First Baptist church. Rev. c. C. Luther gave an excellent sermon, chemically illustrated, upon sin Ruin and Remedy" taking his theme from Prov. 14-s. saying ''The foolish make a mock at guilt"
 Next to the man who says in his heart "No God" the next biggest on earth is the man who makes light of sin, and there are good many of this kind.
 But for sin we never would have known a name of widow or orphan, or tear or sigh, sorrow and death, for sin when it has finished bringeth forth death.
 Such is sin, and I desire in plain. familiar language, and with simplest H. lustrations, to show you something of it's working It's deceitfulness. power, result. and only remedy, and, following the Masters example, shall speak in parable.
 The Kingdom of heaven, in it's pur- pose and plan, and also in the opposi- tion of the devil, is a good, deal like clear water. and desiring to make 1t beautiful. pour in a few drops of an- other liquid.
 There are four changes, representing CD beauty of form. 2)breath of life, (s) blaelxness of sin, (4) blood of Jesus
 1-Beauty Of form: So God made man in His own image and enbodies still. in spite of sims awful marring, the ideal earthly beauty But that form lacked vital elem ent-life.
 2-Breath of life: And man became a living spirit and God saw that his work was good, and rested.
 3-Blackness of sin: But the devil did not like it and determined to un- do it. He appears before the pure and innocent with a pleasing suggestion, containing the seeds of discontent. un- belief and disobedience. From which we learn that sin is stractive.
 Sin attacks moral beings having the seat of it's power, the field of its op- erations within the heart. sin gnaws it's entrance through the will. Sin Is polluting, corrupting. 1t not merely makes a man look bad but makes him bad. changes his moral nature
 The bIackness of sin is a permanent pollution, not a passing disturbance. It is helpless to cleanse itself, and as we, become conscious of this, we are farced to exclaim mine iniquities" have hold upon me so that 1 am not able to look up.
 The blood of Jeus Is the remedy, and must be applied within. noEs hy -decis-