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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
ECHO OF sLOCUM DISASTER.
A Romance Begun When Steamer
Burned Ends in Marriage.

New York, July 25.-A romance
which began with the burning of the
old excursion steamer General Slo-
cum in the East River in 1904, came
to light here today with the announce
ment of the marriage of George r.
Parker and Miss Katherine Clayton.
Mr.. Parker is now 27 years old,
and his wife is "a. Both were stand
ing on the upper deck of the General
Slocum when the steamship caught
fire. They had never met, but Mr.
Parker buckled life preserver around
Miss Clayton and together they leaped
overheard and were in the water an
hour before they were picked up. By
that time, Miss Clayton had tainted
and would have been drowned had
not Mr.. Parker supported her. An
engagement and finally marriage re-
suited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
TAFT TO TELL WHY.
President Will Give Reasons for Vot-
ing the Republican Ticket.

Chicago, July pa special from
Washington to the Tribune says: Pres
ident Taft and former President Roose-
welt have been asked by managers OF
mittee to write letters explaining why,
in their judgment, the voters of the
country should continue the Repub-
lican party in power.
President Taft has promised to do so.
Colonel Roosevelt has not disclosed
what action he will take.
1t is the purpose of the president to
show that the Republican party is a
party of execution; while the Demo-
cratic party where 1t has not support
ed Republican policies, has pursued a
course of innocuous opposition He
will dilate upon legislation which Re
publicans have enacted during the
present congress.
He proposes also to discuss the ques-
ton of the revision of the tariff. point
ing out that the tariff board which has
been created is now making an ex-
haustive study of the various sched-
ules and of their operation and effect,
with a view of formulating recon-
mendations to cure evils found to exist
AS a revenue measure Mr.. Taft will
express his entire satisfaction with the
Aldrich law.
Former President Roosevelt will
speak for the reelection of Senator
Lodge in Massachusetts and will not
refer to the tariff in his address
Lodge voted for the Aldrich law.
Omission to refer to the tariff in
Massachusetts might be construed as a
condemnation of the revision made.
But he will speak also for Senator
Beveridge and will not refer to tariff.
Beveridge voted against the Aldrich
law. A failure on his part to endorse
the senator's action could be regarded
as approval of the Aldrich law.
Under the circumstances it is sug-
gested that no inference could be
drawn one way or the other from the
absence of any discussion of the
| Aldrich law in Mr.. Roosevelt's letter.
1t is the intention of the Republican
managers to spread the letters of the
president and Mr.. Roosevelt broadcast.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
Bull Ds UP THE THIN AND WEAK
Samose Makes Thin People Fat,
Stansfield VIII Return Money.

= Somose are combined flesh giving
food elements that soon produces a
steady and noticeable gain in flesh.
taken after meals, Samose mingles with
the food, and causes it to be assimi-
latd so that the fat producing elements
are retained in the system, and you
will soon get good flesh, steady nerves
and a healthy body.
Geo. w. Stansfield, druggist 632 Kan
sas avenue, Topeka, has seen such re-
markable results following the use of
Samose that he offers to pay for the
treatment If it does not make thin
people plump and rosy.
You run no risk whatever in buying
Samose; it is a true transforming food
and is sold under the guarantee of one
of the most reputable business houses
in Topeka to refund the money if it
does not give complete satisfaction.
Sent on receipts of price, SOC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
Insurance Against Bad Weather.

New York, July 25.-The latest in
surance scheme, which has just been
put in operation in England, provides
for compensation in case of wet
weather during summer holidays. 1t
is described as holiday weather in
surance-" The underwriters are pre-
pared to compensate policy holders
in the event of rain falling on more
than two days a week during their
holidays at watering towns on the
coast. The premiums are based on
government statistics and compensa-
ton will be given at the rates from
$3.50 per day upward.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
DARKENS HIS CAR.
Conductor Trying to Stop a Fight
Brings on Collision.

st. Louis, Mo-, July 25.-William
Hoffman died in a hospital today from
injuries received when a heavily load
ed stone car returning from Creve
Occur lake last evening crashed into
another car. Seventeen other passen-
gers were injured, some of them Sc
riously. The accident was caused by
the conductor of the car in front pull
ing the trolley pole down to darken
the car when two men began to fight.
The car coming from behind ran into
the darkened car at full speed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
SELLING THEIR FENCES.
Tennessee Farmers Realize Big Prices
From Pencil Makers.

Nashville, Tenn, July 25.-The old
fashioned red cedar railfences of mid
die Tennessee now furnish the world S
main supply of cedar pencils, accord
ing to information received here to-
day from big pencil makers, who have
mills in the Tennessee cedar district.
statistics at hand also mediate that
these fences are the sole remaining
source from which to make the best
grade of smooth whiting pencil so
well known to every school boy.
Descendants of the rail splitting
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

Ossining, N. Y, July 25.-At Sing Sing
prison today two men were electro
cuted for murders committed in New
York city. They were Carl Loose, con-
victed of the murder of his daughter,
and Guizeppe Grambo, fratricide.
Both met death calmly, only one shock
of the electric current being required
in each case and the time elapsed
from beginning to the end of the exc
cutions was less than 10 minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
Col. van Horn Il Bereaved.

Kansas City. July 25.-Mrs. Adela
Honeywood Cooley Van Horn, wife
of Col. r. T. Van Horn, died Sunday
at the Van Horn home at Evanston
park, a suburb of this city. She was
married to Col. Van Horn, a pioneer
of this city. former journalist and con-
gresham, in 1848, at PomeroY. Ohio.
Col. Van Horn founded the Kansas
City Journal in 1856.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
They poped the Conductor

Tacoma, Wash, July 25.-Residents
of Fernhill. who have been fighting
the local street car company for re-
duced fares took a novel tack to beat
the company last night. Some schem-
ing passenger saturated Conductor
Fournier's coat with liquid composed
of chloroform and oil of cloves. Two
minutes after he left Fernhill he fell
over in stupor. One hundred pas
sengers paid no fare
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
STORE WANTED
nesses Needed at Fort Stockton,
Says Frank Grimes.

A fine opportunity at Fit. Stockton.
Pecos county, Texas, for party or par
ties to start any and all kinds of bust
ness, especially a General Mercantile
Store on a large scale. I would like
to be interested with party or parties
here in that kinds of business. Write
me for information, F. E. Grimes, Lo-
cal Manager of Orient Land Com
pany, FIT. Stockton, Texas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
Roof Garden for cats

New York, July 25.-A roof garden
for cats Is the latest novelty in New
York. 1t is being built as a part of
the equipment of the Bide-A-wee-
home where $50 cats are now being
cared for. The al fresco addition will
be completed by the end of the pres
ent week.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

farmers of Abraham Lincoln's time
are selling their cedar fences for what
their forefathers would have consid-
cred fabulous sums. The selling price
of such fence will build up to date
wire fences of equal length.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

In asking the State journal for base
hall scnras nlease call Independent S12
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

Many who used to smoke 10c cigars
now buy Lewis Single Binder straight SC.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
VERY truly yours,
sd. D. LEAHY,


Strange to say, Mr.. Schenck took
the letter seriously, or maybe he want
ed to be polite, anyway he answered
the Leahy document, promising to do
all in his power to prosecute the viii
laiins, if any villains there be, and he
went further to point out to Dave the
necessity for seeing to it that the
judges do not mark ballots for ignor-
ant voters along partisan lines. Dave
is probably feeling better today with
the Schenck letter in his pocket.
Leahy may think there are grounds
for his wall of warning, but it sounds
like he is dropping back into his old
habits of seeing things that are not.
If it was intended as a joke it ought
to have been labelled. The plan of
stealing an election as Leahy suggests
would be physically impossible. Elec-
ton boards haven't the habit of SOM
nolency he suggests.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25
r F BY SOME MIRACLE .
some means every consumer
IN Topeka could realize our


sible price, cash at the
counter" all outside store ex-
penses cut off, all losses by credit
stopped, buying in large quanti-
ties for cash, every article qua
ranteed as represented or your
money back = we would have
more than we could do.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-07-25

your Jurisdiction does not extend out
side of Shawnee county. 1 mention
this merely to show you the import
ance of the matter and hope you can
see it as 1 do.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-19
Rules of the Contest

No contestant will be allowed to take
more than one of the Extra Special Prizes
that we may offer from time to time.
The publishers are not to tell whom
any votes for. except in case Of alleged err
ror or irregularity.
Each contested is requested to send US
cabinet size photograph for publication
as soon as convenient.
Make up your mind who you want te
vote for. before coming to the Office a:
the editor will positively not decide the
matter for you.
Contestants should keep list of their
votes turned in each week, and see that
Publishers figures verify it.
All coupons should be placed in envel'
opes with names of contestants written
plainly thereon.
Free 20 Vote Coupons will be published
in this paper during first 90 days of con
test and can be voted without cost for any
contestant.
An Awarding Committee of three of the
best business men are to be appointed tC
make final count and distribution o.
prizes.
Contest to run not less than 90 days
the date of closing will be announced
about thirty days in advance.
The Contest shall close at o'clock OF
the date to be announced later. Tive
weeks previous to date Of closing, the
judges are to take the ballot box. carefully
locked or sealed, to the Banks announced
where it will be kept on table in from
window during business hours, and il
the vault at night until close of contest
when the awarding committee take
charge and makes final count.
During the last two weeks all voting
must be done in the locked box at The
bank. If secrecy in voting is desired
place your cash subscriptions, together
with other Votes and Coupons, in Sealed
Envelopes with name of Contestant or
same. and deposit in Ballot Box. Envel
opes and Subscription Blanks will be fur
nished for this purpose. The strict com,
pIiance with these rules guarantees fan
and square deal to all concerned. !,
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-19

HAnnOnH0SmOnE-This Premium and
Popular Voting Contest will be conducted
on strictly honest business principles with
perfect justice and fairness to all con-
cerned.
2-Ths Grand Prize Shall Be .
fine 6rst.class Piano valued at advertised
price. Many other valuable and useful
prizes will be given.
j-candidaGeS-An lady over IL
wears of age, married or single in this and
adjoining counties is eligible to place in
the Contest. The most popular lady is
the one who shall receive the most votes;
n her shall be awarded the beautiful
Grand Prize. Other candidates to receive
their choice of prizes in order according
to their standing of votes.
? AfiS IN HOfss-Iu case Of tie the
value of the prizes will be equally divided
or like prize granted to those tying
S-CIasSsS Of Notes.-The votes are
issued in coupons of the following denom-
nations:
New Subscriptions, =. 500 votes Tor si'oo
Renewal Subscriptions 500 votes Tor 100
Back Subscriptions $500 votes LOT %
s-vear Subscriptions. $4,000 Tor 500
R;eSt Il reserved to add additional
classes of votes, and other publications
also TO change or modify these rules and
regulations as necessity demands.
6-OsnoraI LnSfrucfIOHS-Names OF
contestants will be printed in order &C
cording to standing and the amount OF
their votes published regularly after flFs'
count is made.
During first IS days no candidates will
be permitted to cast over 5000 Subscrip-
ton Votes during one week. Merchants
or Free Paper Coupon Votes can be
voted in any quantity and at any time
Votes will not be allowed on subscrip-
tious at less thar. regular price OF the pa
per.
Votes once deposisedin ballot box can
NOT be transferred to another.
POvtmaslers' and Agents commissions
ere 10 be suspended during contest.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-19
Other Prizes Will be Offered Later.
GIVING THEM AWAY.

The above merchants giving FREE Is votes with each 81
cash purchase their stores Ask for them and then cast The votes
for some girl on the list You doing the square thing by
own your neighbours daughter you do not get the merchants
which you entitled and present them to her. or cast
them yourself at this Office. Help the girls.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-19


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Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-19
Mrs. S. A. CuNey

MIS-. y. n. OuIEey
Will give $500 votes with millinery sales during this contest He
prize to the winner will be SIS hat Is votes with each ST SALE
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-19
The Hood Implement Company

Will give 5000 with sales Of hardware bugeeS and impe
men during this contest Their prize to the winner will be $1O
set of silver knives and forks Is votes with each dollar SALE
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1910-05-19

tn. first nominate the winner cash
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
WILL. HELP CAPITAL CITY.
Favorable Report on Making Baton
Rouge Support of Entry. !

: Baton Rouge-The announcement
that the United States Treasury De
partment had fayorably rported upon
Baton Rouge's claim to be made a
SUPPORT of entry, the board of trade
officials believe, will mean much for
the city, and according to report, is
going to bring some large industries
here.
That Baton Rouge was recognized
over so many other cities was due
to the untiring efforts Of the board
of trade, and also to the fact that
the Standard Oil Company has it's
large refinery here and will soon be
in position to ship its product from
here to all ports of the world.
The officers of the board of trade
are, being congratulated upon the IA
vorable report of the treasury de-
partment and the certainty of the
passage of the bill.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22

M. B. Boone Shot and Killed by W.
D. Bates-FamiIy Trouble Cause
of Killing.

Houston, Tex.--Manley B. Boone, re
siding at 2701 Bagby street died
Wednesday from the effects of wounds
received in shotgun and pistol duel
between himself and William D. Bates,
land commissioner of the Texas Com.
pany, which occurred Wednesday
morning in front of the Bates resi-.
dence at 511 Drew avenue. Boone
lived eight hours at a local sanitari.
UNI, where he was conveyed, and al
though physicians worked all of that
time to save his life. the end came
in the afternoon. Boone was wounded
in four places, his intestines and alb
domen were pierced twice and a large
blood vessel cut. A shoulder and hand
wound also are shown on his body.
The bullets which struck Boone appear
to have been a small 25-calber. usu-
ally used in automatic revolyers,
while his hand appears to have been
riddled with small shot from shot
gun. Evidences around the house show
that heavy As Colt revolver was used
by Boone in the duel. Family trouble
is said to be the cause of the trouble.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
The Quaker ANALOGY,

When the Jew bill" was arousing
the attention of EngliShmen In the
SOS, the London Punch expressed the
fears OF the opponents of the bill by
giving a picture of the house Of CON.
mons, all the members of which had
figure six" noses, and had triple hats
upon their brows, as was customary
with the dealers in old clothes at the
time.
With IA Jewish members Of parlia-
ment in the new house Of commons
and three Jewish members of the min
istry. of whom two are in the cabinet
1t would almost seem as II Punehs
prophecy was In fair way toward faF
fillment. But the analogy Of To
Quakers Is sufficient to prove the raj.
laciousness of this kind Of reasoning
At one time there were no less than
five men in the British cabinet VINO
were either Quakers of the old school,
like John Bright, or Reform Quakers'
like W. E. Forster, or men OF Quaker
descent. 1t looked as if England Was
going to be ruled in a Quaker spirit
but nothing came of it.
Such freaks of statistics are bouna
to occur for, as Aristotle says, It u
part of the probable that the improe
able should happen.-American DC
brew.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
Home Bibles.

Now that you are married, saia
the experienced minister to the young
curate, you will have TO stop using
the church Bible for home study. oa'
yes, | know how it is. You get az
tached to certain Bible and eau
study better and preach better WIN
that right under your nose and Woula
willingly pack it back and form iof
the inspiration it affords. I've peen
through it. Used to do that Fe5
thing myself, but after half a dozen
wells and a pair of gloves and soa'
little lacy things that won't attemp'
to specify floated down from the pur
pit on Sunday mornings in view "
an astonished and amused congress
ton, | accustomed myself to wv
Bibles. The women folk will pu'
things in the Bible to press. II =
habit you can't break them OF anu
the first thing you know those KhlcA
knacks 60 sailing away to humiiia''
you"
That night the curate turned 'n !,
pages of his Bible carefully. A ven
and a scrap of lace fell out lhe
next day he began to cultivate ~
affection for a second Bible.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
IMPORTANT LAND DECISION.
Owners of McEnery Scrip Lands are
Asking for Their Patents.

Baton Rouge.-Since the Supreme
Court of the United States turned
down the Frellsen, applications fol
the McEnery scrip lands and upheld
the validity Of the fToOm'er act OF
1906 the State Land Office has re-
ceived great many applications
from owners of McEnery scrip lands
for their patents. -.
Since the passage Of the Toomer
act. four years ago, there has been
On deposit in the banks of Baton
Rouge probably a total of 100000,
representing money placed there by
McEnry scrip land owners at the sug
gestion OF their attorneys, and these
people now want to pay their mon,
ey to the state and get patents to
their lands.
The Toomer act provided that ev-
cry person who held land through
McEnry scrip patents. could pay the
state $3.50 an acre and get a patent
from the state for the land. The
Frellsen syndicate had previously
made tenders for all of these lands,
and Immediately upon the passage Of
the Toomer act an injunction was
gotten out preventing the register Of
the State Land Office from accept
ing the $3.50, and from issuing pat
ents in accordance with the Toomey
act.
The injunction has been in effect
since that time and all of the money
has been On deposit ....
These parties now want to know
what the state Is going to do about
their $3.50 an acre If the Hughes
act of 1908 had not been passed, It
is argued by some, these parties
would be entitled to receive patents
to their lands for the.$1.50 rendered.
There is some question, however,
as to whether the Hughes act applies
to the McEnery scrip holders, as we'll
as to the homesteaders, and this mat.
ter has been referred to the attor.
ney general for his opinion.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
Decision, Anent Hughes Act

Over dozen applicants for home.
stead entry are effected by the de-
clsion of Attorney General Guion in
which, he holds that no matter what
the vested interest of a person was
in the claim. he could not perfect
a title from the State, since the pas.
sage Of tn Hughes act of 1908, un-
less he first had the land advertis-
ed and offered at auction.
The persons who have their appli-
cations before the Land Office to per.
feet their homesteads have been liv-
ing On their lands for the required
number of years, and it was not
the intention of the State Legisla-
ture to disturb these persons. Both
Grace, register of the Land Office,
realize that this was the intention
OF the lawmakers, but, as the attor-
ney general pointed out in his opin-
ION, the working of the act is plain
That all lands unprotected are in this
class and they are subject to the
act. The only way that the home
steaders can perfect their titles now,
without having them advertised. is
to wait until the next session of the
state legislature for 1t is almost GER
tain that law will be enacted al
lowing the homesteaders to perfect
title to their property from the state.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-04-22
ALL OVER LOUISIANA
PROF. T. h. HARRIS TELLS OF
AGRICULTURE IN SCHOOLS.
State Superintendent OF Public In
struction Outlined Plan of
Successful Teaching.

Baton ROuge-GOod report comes
from Little Rock to the enect that
Prof. T. H. Harris, Superintendent OF
Public Instruction in Louisiana, made
profound impression at the thlr
teenth conference for education in
the South when he outlined the Lou
siana plan for teaching agriculture i'll
the public schools.
He explained that Louisiana is pro
vided with a State Board of Educa
ton composed of the governor, slate
superintendent of public instruction,
the attorney general and seven men
appointed by the governor, one froln
each congressional district in the
state. The state is also provide
with county boards of education and
county superintendent.
The district boards are eliminated
and the county board is in control
of the schools Of the entire county:
S1S q lSoull TIE Sy0lSlll 10 lSSo Sodii-
plicated and more easily regulated.
Superintendent Harris has three or
four men out in the state all the
time, agitating the need and value
of high schools. The county boards
are also striving hard to build high
schools, and as a result great prog
ress is made along that line.
If the citizens Of a certain ssctiol
of the county desire a high school
they take the matter up with the
county board and a vote is taken Ill
the district affected on the question
OF levying a tax for the purpose of
building and maintaining the high
school. The taxes voted range from
five to 25 mills and extend from FIVE
to 20 years in time.
Mr.. Harris states that there are
81 high schools throughout Louisiana
and a third of the number are coun-
ty high schools.