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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06

1 heartily approve the attitude of any
corporation, interested in the de1ibera-
tons of meeting such as this, which
comes hither to advocate, by it's open
~ accredited agents, views which it
believes the meeting should have in
mind. But condemn with equal readi-
ness the appearance of a corporate
agent before any convention who does
not declare himself frankly as such
rms congress is direct appeal to
the patriotism of our whole people
The nation wisely looks to such gath
erings for counsel and leadership. Let
that leadership be sound, definite.
practical and on the side of all the
people: 1t would be no small misfor-
tune if a meeting such as this should
ever fall into the hands of the open
enemies or false friends of the great
movement which it represents.
Conclusion.
1t is our duty and our desire to make
, this land of ours better home for tho
race, but our duty does not stop there
We must also work for a better nation
| to live in this better land. The de-
velopment and conservation of our ma
tional character and our free institti-
| tons must go hand in hand with the
| development and conservation of our
| natural resources, which the governors
conference so well called the founda-
| tons of our prosperity. Whatever pro-
gress we may make as a nation, what
|
ever far we may push mechanical de-
velopment and production, we shall
never reach a point where our welfare
| can depend in the last analysis on any
! thing but honesty, courage, loyalty and
| good citizenship. The homely virtues
are the lasting virtues, and the road
which leads to them is the road 90
| genuine and lasting success.
| What this country needs is what
every free country must set before 1t
| as the great goal toward which it
works-an equal opportunity for life,
1 liberty and the pursuit of happiness for
every one of its citizens. To achieve
this end we must put stop to the i'm
proper political dominion, no less than
| to the improper economic dominion, OF
the great special interests. This coun-
try its natural resources. its natural
advantages. its opportunities and its
institutions, belong to all its citizens.
They cannot be enjoyed fully and free
ly under any government in which the
special interests as such have voice.
} The supreme political task of our day.
the indispensable condition of national
efficiency and national welfare, Is TO
drive the special interests out of our
public life.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
FOUGHT CHICAGO FIRE In 1871.
Joseph ODonohue Was Oldest Men,
Der of Fire Department.

Chicago, Sept. 6.-Captain Joseph
O'Donohue said to be the only fire.
man who fought the big fire of 1871
on the city payroll, died yesterday.
CAPTAIN Joseph O'Donohue was
probably the oldest member OF the
Chicago fire department both in point
of age and years of service. He Joined
the department in 1870 and was in
active fire service for twenty-five
wears. The last eighteen years he has
snent as chief clerk of the fire mar
shaFa office.
Mr.. O'Donohue was 81 years old.
He left q widow and nine children.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
DOUBT DISAPPEARS
No One in Topeka Who Has a Bad
Back Can Ignore This Double Proof.

Does your back ever ache?
Have you suspected your kidneys?
Backache is kidney ache.
With it comes dizzy spells,
Sleepless nights, tired dull days,
Distressing urinary disorders.
Doan's Kidney Pills bring quick re-
lief
Bring thorough, lasting cures.
Read now the Topeka sequel.
Renewed testimony; tested by time.
Mrs M. E. Olson, I'll Lake street,
Topeka, Kan, says: 81 suffered from
weak and disordered kidneys. There
were severe pains in my back that
made 1t hard for me to stoop and at
times I had sharp twinges throughout
my body. My back was weak and L
was subject to headaches dizzy spells
and attacks of nervousness. 1 had Of
ten read about the wonderful cures
Doans Kidney Pills had effected in
similar cases and I was led to get this
remedy at Rowley's drug store. 1t went
to the seat of my trouble at once and
before long 1 again enjoyed gooo
health" Statement given in NoVem-
Der. 1sOs,)
NO TROUBLE SINCE.
In April, 1910, when Mrs. Olson was
interviewed, she said: ST value Doan's
Kidney Pills more highly than ever,
for the cure they effected in my case
has been permanent. You are well
come to continue the publication OF my
former statement"
For sale by all dealers. Price 90
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
| States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06

Topeka. is in Hutchinson today attend
ing banquet given by the retailers in
that city. This is the Hutchinson or
ganization that boycotted the Santa Fe
some time ago and it Is expected that
Mr.. Koontz will return by the "hos-
pital route"
Many spooners and porch init
holders" were detected last night by
the huge searchlight which was in
stalled on the roof of the Crosby build
ing. People living in the villages Just
out of Topeka say that the light could
be seen plainly when it spotted
their homes, barns, etc. The search
light is scheduled to reach out eight
miles-and it did last night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
THE DOCTORS AGREE.
Two Physicians Both Agree on the
New Scientific Dandruff Treatment.

DR.. J. NJ. Powell of Spokane. Wash,
says: "Herpicide has given good salts
faction in my family for dandruff."
DIR. w. c. Alban of Walla Walla,
Wash. says: 81 find Hsrpicide all that
is claimed for it as a dandruff cure l
shall prescribe it, Dandruff is a germ
disease and you can't cure it unless
you kill the dandruff germ; and you
can't do that unless you use Newbro's
Herpicide, the only preparation in the
world that destroys the parasites. A
delightful hair dressing; a1lays itching
instantly; makes hair glossy and soft
as silk. 1t is a sure dandruff destroyer
Sold by leading druggists. Send 10e
in stamps for sample to The Herpicide
Co., Detroit, Mich. One dollar bottles
guaranteed.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
DoLLEY's COMMITTEE FOR TAFT
Wabaunsee Republican Managers
Make Straight Endorsement.

The Wabaunsee county Republican
committee. Of which Bank Commits
sioner Dolley is chairman. minces no
words in its endorsement of President
Taft Following is the resolution
adopted by the committee: I'VE feel
that President w. H. Taft personally
has done as much as possible. under
the circumstances. to carry out the
policies of his illustrious predecessor
and the principles of the Republican
party, and indorse him as an earnest,
efficient president and an honest, con-
scientious leader"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
Don't Break Down.

Severe strain on the vital organs. like
strains on machinery. cause break-downs.
You can't oyer-tax stomach, liver. kid
neys,- bowels or nerves without serious
danger to yourself. If you are weak or
rundown, or under strain of any kind,
take Electric Bitters the matchless. tonic
medicine. Mrs. j. E. Van de Saride, of
kirkland, ILL.,, writes: THAT I did not
break down. while enduring most severe
strain, for three months, is due wholly to
Electric Bitters." Use them and enjoy
health and strength. Satisfaction positive
ly guaranteeds. SOC at all drug stores.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06

New York, Sept. Swell, who's going
to pay?' asked Stephen Smeyoff. a Bo-
hemian saloonkeeper of Brooklyn, late
last night. For answer one of the six
men lined up in front of him at the bar.
beat him over the head with a black Jack
and TOOK $500 from the cash register A
policeman two blocks away heard nothing
of the robbery until Smeyoff recovered
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06
A Gard of Thanks.

We want to extend our most heart
felt thanks to all of our friends who
were so kind to US during the sickness
and death of our dear wife and mother.
MIR. w. c. STEPHENSON,
MISS GRACE STEPHENSON,
MISS LILLIAN STEPHENSON.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-09-06

Patience-I see the visitors at Niagara
Falls last year are estimated at 1,500000
welded couples as one or two persons?-
Red Hen.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-08-03
The Other Side.

It is admitted by everybody that
the saloons make a town lively. They
keep police courts busy, supply occu.
pants for jails and prisons and con.
tribute sensational incidents for news.
papers,; but heretofore little has been
said about the moral benefits exerted
by them. In the campaign coming
ON, this moral issue should be kept
to the fore by the saloon orators and
organs. They should prove that
towns are made morally better by the
presence in them of a large number
of saloons. 1t should be shown that
the presence Of several saloons in
each block downtown improves the
appearance of business streets, and a
sentiment of pride in the existence OF
saloons and a desire to see their num-
Der increase would be a natural corol.
larry following a demonstration OF
their moral benefts.-From the
Rockford Republican.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-08-03
Notes.

IN Florida eighty per cent. of the
territory is dry" there being only
$40 saloons left in the State.
The smaller the drink, the clearer
the head and the cooler the blood.
which are great benefits in temper
and business.-William Penn.
The Supreme Court OF Kansas has
decided that = saloonkeeper who is
mobbed, and gets hurt. can only re.
cover nominal damages. His bust
ness being illegal is without the pale
of the laws protection.
Kansas is simply protecting its peo-
pie from the arch enemy Of human
happiness. Prohibition has simply
muzzled the brute that is 10000
times more destructive than Il mad
dog. It has established a quarantine
against 4 plague more destructive
than cholera. - Governor Stubs OF
Kansas.
In one Of our Cleveland missions
an old man of seventy-four. u recent
convert. spoke and said it was the
second Sunday in his working life
that he had not spent behind the bar
of q saloon. Il have n foot in the
craze" he said, but I thank God that
my hand is on the doorknoh Of heav.
en-"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-08-03
A Meditation.

God knows me better than I know
myself. He knows my weakness
what I can do and canuet do. So I
desire to be led, to follow Him, and
I am quite sure that He will thus n
able me to do a great deal more in
ways which seem to me almost q
waste in life advancing His cause,
than I could in any other way; I am
sure of that. Intellectually I am
weak; in scholarship, nothing; in a
thousand things a baby. He knows
this, and so He has led me and great
ly blessed me, who am nobody, to be
of some use to my church and fell
low-men. :
How kind. how good. how compass
sionate art Thou, o God! o my Fa-
Their, keep me humble! Help me to
have respect to my fellow-men, to
recognize these several gifts as from
Thee. Deliver me from the diaboli-
cal sins of malice, enmity, or jealousy,
and give me a hearty JOY in my broth
er's good, in his work, in his gifts
and talents; and may I be truly glad
in his superiority to myself If God
be glorified. Root out weak vanity,
all devilish pride. all that is abhor-
rent to the mind of Christ. God
lear my prayer! Grant me tho won
drous joy of humiliation. which is
seeing Thee as all in all.-Norman
Macleod's Diary.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-08-03
TEMPERANCE PROPAGANDA
CONCERTED ATTACK ON DRINK
WINNING ALL ALONG LINE.
Evil Of ~IntOxicantS.

Hugh F. Fox need not apologize
for asking for space in which to pre-
sent the liquor dealers side of the
anti-saloon controversy, nor should
any newspaper hesitate to grant any
reasonable request of that kind from
advocates of either side, for there is
no question now before the people
which is attracting greater attention
the country owe than the problem or
how best to reduce to a minimum the
evils of excessive use of intoxicants
without unduly infringing on personal
liberty. ....
In a business trip through Georgia
extending yer ten weeks. which has
taken me into all of the larger cities
and into most of the smaller ones, l
have studied with a great deal of
interest the experiment they are try
ing here. Not being a partisan on
either side, I have observed, I believe,
with an impartial eye. If anything. I
was rather prejudiced against prohi-
bition as the best method, especially
for the cities.
Ignoring statistics, which are easily
manipulated and usually unreliable,
[ will only say that in these ten weeks
[ have only seen seven men at all
under the influence of intoxicants, and
none of them was seriously so. One
can see that many in ten minutes on
the streets of any city in New Jersey
almost any day or night. The small
amount of drunkenness in the cities
Of Georgia has been very surprising to
ME, as I have read so much about
how prohibition does not prohibit. In
cities of other States, where my bust
ness takes me from time to time, it is
so common as to attract no attention.
There is a great deal of near beer
sold in some of the larger cities, and
much of it is very near" the real
thing, but stronger drink is harder
to obtain except in the clubs. There
it's use is restricted to those not likely
to abuse the privilege. The net re-
suit is that any one who behaves him
self need not be consumed with thirst,
while those who are likely to give
their neighbors or the police trouble
find it very difficult to get into a trou-
blesome condition. Everybody seems
to be satisfied except "the trade"
and I have been unable to discover
any sentiment among the solid bust
ness element in favor Of restoring the
old wide-open order, such as we have
in the North: On. the contrary, the
tendency seems to be toward more
| stringent laws and better enforcement
of those they have.
Prohibition is evidently not injur-
ing Georgia commercially. . It's pros
| perity and development are simply
| marvellous. No unbiased observer
can travel through the State without
being impressed with it's wonderful
| growth and prosperity. and the order.
ly government of its cities, so differ
emit from the wide-open condition OF
cities of the same size in other States
which have even a smaller proportion
! of population easily made ~disorderly.
The experiment in Georgia is we'll
worth watching.-M. A. Nupatree,
Atlanta, in the New York Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-08-03
EARLIEST DRY FARMERS"
Flow Navajo Indians Cultivated Scant
Patches i'm the Desert.

Physically, morally and inteliectu-
ally the Navajo is superior to other
nomadic tribes, such as the Utes,
Apaches, Comanches. Sioux and Chey-
ennes. He has always been self-sup-
porting, receiving no rations or other
assistance from the Government.
When there is work to be had within
their capacity the men labor willingly
and efficiently, grading on the rail-
roads. constructing irrigation reser-
voirs and bitches and wedding or har-
vesting sugar beets in the beet fields
of Colorado.
They cultivate their scanty patches
Of corn and beans on thousands or
places in the desert, having been real
dry farmers" centuries before the
Campbell system was born of the
brain of the Nebraska experimenter
or the Dry Farming Congress that
meets in October in Billings, Mont,
conceived Of. They build their hum
BILE hogans of stone or of timber
banked Up with; clay, wherever there
happens to be water for their iocks
and herds.
They are neither nomads. like the
wandering tribes of the plains. nor
settled agriculturists, like the Pueb-
los. but rather Bedouins of the Amer
lean desert, moving when necessary to
secure better pasturage or o. more
abundant supply of water for their
live stock. Their blankets, woven ex-
clusively by their squaws. have made
their tribal name a household word
wherever barbaric beauty or next to
everlasting durability is prized.-Los
Angeles Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-08-03
The Bathing q

The very popular bathing cap of to-
day can be easily made by any wom-
an. One style of cap consists Of an
oval-shaped piece Of material shirred
about the face By means Of a draw
string run through a pocket on the
wrong side of the fabrics outer edge.
The turban cap is cut in circular
shape and gathered on a wide ribbon
with long ends which, by passing be-
hind the ears, hold the headgear firm
" in place.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-08-03
Saloons in Chicago.

To every church in Chicago there
are ten saloons, and the drinking
places outnumber the police two to
one, according to a report OF the
Juvenile Protective Association.
There are 7155 saloons il the city.
"a conservative estimate Of the cost
Of maintaining the average saloon,'
says the report, sis $1,000 for license.
$1,000 for salary of ~bartenders and
$500 for rent a year, making a total
of $780,. If we multiply the 1855
saloons by this amount we have a
total of S17,SS7,5O0. Now, If we
take the population of Chicago as
100000 (%including every man,
woman and child, then it is easy to
be seen that the cost per capita at
this conservative estimate, which does
not include any profit whatsoever, is
1884"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-08-03
Few Mosquitoes at Panama.

DR.. Claude Pierce, Of the United
States quarantine service at Colon. ar
rived in New York City on the steam
ship Santa Marta. "Colon, Cristobal
and Panama" he said. ARE nor
healthy places of residence than New
York City, because of the great pre-
caution in the Canal Zone. All open
pools and cisterns have been done
away with entirely in the fight TO eX-
terminate the mosquitoes that carry
yellow fever and malaria germs. The
elimination of mosquitoes is the
greatest thing done in the Panama
Canal Zone outside of building the
cf.nal ITSELF.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-08-03
Outing Hats.

Smart-looking outing hats with
large round crowns and medium wide
brims. the latter slightly turned up an
inch all the way around, are Of nat
ural color shantung, the material laid
on smoothly. the edge bound with
black velvet. The trimmings are
scarfs Of Persian silk, soft and full.
laid in deep folds around the crown.
and finished with twists at the lefs
side, held in place with Egyptian
ornaments.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-08-03
Girls Dress.

Such a little dress as this one can
be made simple, adapted to morning
wear, or dressy and suited to AFTER
noon occasions. as one material or n
other is utilized. A simple washable
material in blue makes the one illus
trated. and the yoke, belt and sleeve
bands are of white. A more elaborate
effect could be obtained, however, by
making the dress of white linen or
white lawn and the yoke and trim
ming portions of embroidery or of the
material embroidered or braided by
hand. A dainty dress could be made
by using Dresden dimity or lawn with
the trimming portions of the same
or of white as preferred, and the
model will be found just as satisfac-
tory for one style as for another.
The skirt is straight, consequently
laundering is a simple matter.
The dress is made with body
skirt portions. The body portion is
tucked over the shoulders and to give
a box pleat effect at front and back.
The skirt is straight and laid in back
ward-turning pleats. The two are
Joined and the closing is made for
the entire length at the back. The
yoke is a prettily shaped one and can
be finished either with or without the
standing collar. The sleeves are in
one piece each, gathered into bands.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-08-03
Use of Liquor Waning.

Americans have lessened .consump-
ton of alcoholic beverages during the
past two years by $110,1S5,600, &C
,ording to the American Grocer.
The figures say that during 1908
the consumption vas Whisky, $685.
913,331; beer, sS79,S72,542; wines,
s1O7, 219,99O; total, S1,554,005 1868.
For 1907. the estimated total retail
cost of liquors vas $1,664,191,46S.
According to the Government Bureau
Of Statistics. during the same period
the population increased 2,749,96o.
The per capita use Of spirits is the
smallest since 1000, and Of beer since
1905. Last years consumption OF
tea, coffee and cocoa was the largest
since 1905.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-08-03

Not every woman knows that it is
possible to have a parasol built from
her frock material at a very reason
able cost. 1t is often we'll nigh i'm
possible to match certain frOcks with
~parasols in just the right shade, but
most of the big shops will Fave a par
asol built on a handle wnicn II may
select ones self for from three to five
dollars. The parasol is so important
an adjunct in the complete harmony
Of the toilet that it should be careful
Iy selected-quite as carefully as the
hat. in fact.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-08-03

serial could be arranged under the
tabs and stitched into place; or the
space under the tabs could be left
plain. The ribbon, however. is de-
signed to be tackled to position only
aud consequently can be removed
quite easily when cleansing becomes
necessary. The straight skirt is box
pleated and the dress is SO simple
that it can be %laundered with perfect
Ease and success. 1t is closed invisibly
all the way down the back, so that it
can be opened out fiat if required.
For cool days challis and cashmere
will be pretty so made with trimming
portions of silk, either plaid, or Of
plain color. Among washable ma
terials are to be remembered batistes
and lawns, chambrays and the like,
and also the lovely cotton voiles that
are so durable and so dainty.
The dress consists of body portion
and skirt. The body portion is made
with front and backs that are tucked
over the shoulders and again at The
c%entre-back. The trimming is ar
ranged rel the neck edge and centre
front The sleeves are simple one
piece full ones, finished with straight
bands The skirt is straight and box
pleated. 1t can be made with full
length closing or with regulation
placket, as liked.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size twelve yearsl
IS six and seven eighth yards twenty
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1910-08-03

a special emphasis is being laid
upon accessories. New ideas in shoes
and hosiery. especially, are being
launched by entcrprising makers, and
the delightful sets Of evening slippers
and stockings TO match are being sup
piled 20 all we'll dressed women.
While satin slippers covered with
black Chantilly lace are used with
Louis XIV. styles. ieweled buttons and
buckles. OF course. are in evidence.
With these are worn fine silk stock
ings with medallions of Chantilly lace
inset on the insteD.