The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
January 3, 1908

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THE TOPEKA DAILY STATE JOURNAL FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 3, 1908. TOPEKA STATE JOERML By FRANK P. MAO LENXAN. (Entered July" 7 1875, as secnd"Laf8 matter at the postofflce at Topeka, Kan., under the act of congress. VOLUME XXXV 77T7Nor 3 Offlr-Jal State Paper. Official Paper City of Topeka. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. Dally edition, delivered by carrier. 10 cent a week to any part of Topeka. or suburbs, or at the same price In any Kan sas towns where the paper has a carrier system. By mall, one year.. By mail, three months Saturday edition of dally, one year.... l.w TELEPHONES. Business Office Business Office Reporters' Room Reporters' Room Frank P. MacLennan ...Bell 10T ...Ind. 107 ...Bfcli 577 ...Ind. S5 ...Ind. 700 PERMANENT HOME. Topeka State Journal building. SW na S02 Kansas avenue, corner of Eighth. New York Office: Flatiron building, at Twenty-third street, corner Fifth, avenue and Broadway. Paul Block, manager. Chicago Office: Hartford building. Fau- Block, manager. FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. The State Journal is a member of the Associated Press and receives the full day telegraph report of that great news or ganization for the exclusive afternoon publication In Topeka The news is received In The State Jour nal building over wires for this sola pur pose. In the float, of Col. M. M. Mur dock, the veteran newspaper editor of Wichita, Kansas loses one of her pre-eminent characters. William D. Haywood Is no longer secretary and treasurer of the Western Federation of Labor. Ernest Miller has been appointed as his successor by the excutlv board. No comment is necessary. Another topic for endless discus sion has been furnished by the man in the Atlanta prison who claims that he Ja the. original "Boston" Corbett, the slayer of John "Wilkes Booth who as sassinated President Lincoln. War Is probably quite as warm and undesirable as General Sherman styled it, but the pursuit of peace is fraught with great dangers. About sixty thou sand persons were killed or injured in various accidents during the year 1907.

In spite of "many difficulties" the New York World declares itself able to give the New Tear's greetings ex changed between prominent person ages. It prints Mr. Koosevelt's to Mr. Harriman as "Now Is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their party-" Mr. Taft will not make himself par ticularly strong with the sugar and tobacco trusts by his determination to fight for a Philippine tariff bill which will materially reduce tne aury on theKB two commodities. But this will not worry Taft any. One way to put a stock exchange out of business, temporarily at least, la that which has occurred in Rome. There seems to be a difference of opinion as to whether this gambling mart was blown up by a bomb or by a rna n-rnloslon. Whatever was the cause it certainly was effective. Every expert who has been pro pounding reasons for the recant money panic agrees that one of the causes is that the people have been going too fast in business affairs. Mr. Rldgley, the comptrollerof the currency, holds this view too among other ones. Ho thinks that it will work good in the nd. That's some consolation. To th great army of young men, who are regulars in calling on a cor responding number of the fair sex, the Blue Sunday has one great advantage. n-n srreat saving advantage. With the candy stores closed it Is impos sible to purchase a box of sweets to carry along as a peace offering or a premium for the privilege of loafing around. A; traveling preacher told the good folks of Newberg, Indiana, that all women who danced were disreputable. He was treated in most proper fash ion uy the gallants of the town to a miscellaneous collection or eggs. When they got through he looked like the yellow kid and the odor that pervaded him well it is best not to attempt to describe it. Finally it has developed that Kaiser WUhelm's sister told tales out of school and was responsible for the charges brought by Editor Harden that the German emperor was ur rounded by a group of lrresponslbles. Everyone felt sure that a woman must have been mixed up in some way for the publicity given to the scandals. That's a way the fair sex has. William Allen White, In his Emporia Gazette, makes a strong plea for the nomination of W. R. Stubbs for gover nor and declares it to be Mr. Stubbs' duty to get Into the race for the nom ination. Mr. White likens Stubbs to Cromwell and John Brown as to his fullness of faults but declares that he Is a leader and stands for the progressive element of the Republican party as floes no other man In the contest. 'An evidence that official Russia Is orairfn un In the administration of justice Is found In the extremely light sentences passed out to the members of the first Russian douma who were found guilty of attempting to incite anarchy through the medium of manifesto. Most of them got three months in prison and two were ae tually acquitted. Not so many moons ago the mere arrest of these men on such a charge would have mount their certain consignment to the Siberian mines. Old nature has again demonstrated its ability to do a proper thing at the risrht time. One of its acts has ac- .-.mniiRhed something that an act of the- Illinois legislature has been un- able to do because the latter Is tied up in an extended litigation in the courts, The legislature decreed that a dam and other- obstructions in the Desplaines river should be removed. The few people who were Interested in these obstructions went to court about the matter. Along comes a flood and washes the dam and other obstructions away. Score one for na ture and Its Hood. A CHANGE OF VIEW. Something of a novelty in the way of railway litigation Is furnished by the petition of the Pennsylvania and New York Central railways to the interstate commerce commission to--' compel the New Haven Railway company to con tinue an agreement respecting the per diem allowance for "foreign" cars, those belonging to other roads. The commission is asked to determine what is a reasonable payment to be made by one railroad to another for the use of cars beyond a specified and reasonable time in the Interchange of traffic The case is the first one to be insti tuted by, a railroad since the Hepburn act became a law to have the rate making power enforced on another road. The public is not concerned par ticularly with the merits of the case. The point of Interest is that of the ap peal of the railways to the provisions of the law which was once the object of their great antagonism as being op pressive and hlndersome. The law has operated to their advantage by en abling them to do away with rebate concessions and to effect economies. It has also, among a variety of other things, relieved them of the petty blackmail of passes. Their present reliance on the law to sustain a traffic agreement among themselves bears eloquent testimony to its value and to the educational work It has performed. REPREHENSIBLE SPOTTING. Probably it is necessary for tho large railroad companies to maintain systems of espionage, more popularly referred to as spotting, over the large armies of employes that handle the funds of the companies in the first in stances. Among such a great number of men as the railroads employ there are bound to creep in a goodly num ber who are dishonest and spotting is not only needed to weed them out but also for the protection of the honest men, who are In the great, great ma jority. As a matter of fact the rank and file of railroad employes in the classes of conductors, trainmen and station agents, stand as high, if not higher, in the plane of honesty than men in other walks of life. But some railroads go to an extreme in their spotting: that is reprehensible to say the least and one which should not be tolerated In any civilized com munity. They actually lay traps through spotters to encourage em ployes to acts of dishonesty and viola tion of rules and when the spotter succeeds in laying these traps and springing them with success, the em ployes, many of them tried and trust ed in the service, are meted with sum mary punishment in the way of dis missal. Not so long ago one of the big rail roads running through the west dis charged a string of passenger conduc tors working on Its lines from Kansas City to the Pacific coast. Many of the men who lost their places had grown gray in the service of the com pany. They lost them by permitting a woman, who was in the employ of the company as a spotter, to work on their sympathies. This woman was attractive in appear ance, glib of tongue and told a story that would be apt to elicit sympathy and help from any man. She boarded a train at Kansas City and told the conductor that she was without any funds to speak of and must get to the Pacific coast where her husband, a former railroad man, was dying. This story had its effect on the first conduc tor and with all the others and they passed her clear through to San Fran- cisoo. They did not have to wait long to find out that they had been duped and that the woman had imposed upon them at the Instigation of the company. They had no possible de fense to make to the charge that they had passed the woman along as an act of charity for she presented conclu sive evidence against them. And they were discharged. A railway company that would trick its employes into a violation of rules by such unscrupulous means and methods is not worthy of the patron age of the people or of a charter per mitting it to engage in the business of transportation. This Is carrying the spotting system decidedly too far and is an act that is worthy of the condemnation of all decent men. PHILANTHROPY'S BANNER YEAR "Nineteen hundred and seven is the banner year for philanthropy," says the Chicago Tribune. "The total benefactions by donation and bequest to educational institutions, charities of various kinds, religious objects, mu seums,, are galleries, municipal im provements, and libraries amount to the extraordinary total of $149,903, 130. The total for 1901 of about $124,000,000 is the only one that can be said even to approach it. Of this great sum about $108,000,000 has been given outright and $42,000,000 left by will. Education has received $70, 916,542; charities, $49,452,296; mu seums, art galleries, etc., $17,247,400; religious objects, $10,343,872; and) li braries, $2,943,000. Of the total amount fourteen persons have given about $108,000,000, and 135 women have contributed $80,744,461. "The three leaders in, this generous work are John D. Rockefeller, Mrs. Russell Sage, and Andrew Carnegie, in the order named. Mr. Rockefeller leads with about $45,000,000, the principal Item being $32,000,000 given to the general board of education. Mrs.' Russell Sage began her dona tions in the last six months of 1906, after the death of her husband. Dur ing that half year she gave away about a million dollars, but in 1907 she has given about $14,000, 000, 'the largest sum ($10,000,000) being for the Sage', charitable foundation. Mr. Carnegie takes third place, his total falling a little below Mrs. Sage's and the principal item being $8,000,000 to the Carnegie institute. In the aggre gate, however, Mr. Carnegie' far ex- j ceeds any one in the world for gen-! erous giving. Mr. Rockefeller's pub- lie gifts amount to about $70,000,000, while Mr. Carnegie's will exceed J170, 000,000. A peculiar feature of the latter's distribution of his money is that comparatively little of it now goes for libraries and considerable at tention is given to small colleges in this country and objects which appeal to him abroad. "The year 1907 has been marked by many crimes, by a large increase in suicides, by frightful disasters on" sea and land, by destructive convulsions of nature, and financial disorder, but against this dark background the splendid contribution of $150,000,000 for the world's betterment stands out in brilliant relief. 'This world's not half so bad a world as some would seek to make it.' JOURNAL ENTRIES Porous plasters get just about as close to nature as anything. One of the real tough Jobs that con fronts most men is to eschew evil. No person is quite so intolerable as a busybody in other men's matters. Lots of people, who profess them selves to be wise, are fools of the worst sort. Perhaps It is progress for doctors to hunt up new, diseases but their time could be spent to better advantage in looking up cures for old ones. JAYHAWKER JOTS It took a South Haven man seven years to turn up safe and sound after disappearing from home without any apparent reason. He was last seen in Wellington in company with gamblers. He must have fallen deeply in love with solitaire. A. B. Crockett, a candidate for the county attorneyship of Brown county, is canvassing for votes in an automobile. This brings joy to the other candidates for they figure that Crockett will make the farmers mad to ask them for votes from an auto. A milkman at Wellington drove his horse against a live electric wire, ana he is now preparing a card of thanks, addressed to the neighbors who help ed him bury the animal, ana who cheered and supported him in the dark hour of his bereavement. Some gentleman, who is styled by the Abilene papers merely as "an Abi lene man," visited Wichita recently. Among the acquaintances he formea there was a woman of color. She suc ceeded in relieving him of $165 .in cash. The Abilene papers say that the gentleman can afford the lesson. If they would print his name there is little danger that he would be so care less again. A Pratt lady needed salt Thursday and she did not want to make an or der to trouble the dealer with such a cheap purchase for denvery, so she thought up some other articles that she would need some day in the fu ture to make a reasonable order for delivery. She phoned the order and when the goods were delivered she realized that she had forgotten to order the salt. Switchman Collins has lost the title of "Fancy," says the Arkansas City Traveler tn a railroad note. He has sacrificed that beautiful head of hair and thereby hangs a tale. He got too close to the stove in Shipp's restaurant and when some one fired up, sparks flew into Collins nair anu it was de stroyed to such an extent that poor "Fancy" had to have it shaved off, which has a startling effect. Sympathy goes out to the editor of the Horton Commercial who writes as follows: "For the first time in his life tv. eflitnr of this paper is put out of business physically. While looking over the new First ward school building last Sunday he stepped through a hole in a dark hallway and sustained a badly sprained ankle. The doctor says it win hnhhlA nrmiTKl on De netcasoij -7. crutches for at least a month and that the injury may possiDiy result m im manent lameness. At any rate if there is anything more painful than a badly sprained ankle, we hope to escape it. "Several vears ago, .says tne aiuu- ison Globe, "Mrs. Samuel Blythe or Missouri, at hog killing time, rendered some lard which her husband said sne should have the money for. The lard wn verv fine and sold at a good price. Mr. Blythe told hsi wife he would keep the money ana 101 t" on him for it. And from that time 7 -oi..fV!Q thmitrht she was wnen mis. being extravagant she would say to her husband, ray 101 mn. lard money.' When she has given him a birthday or Christmas present she A3i-,r T V, n 11 p-n r that would say "vT- with my lard money,' and when she wanted money irom mm sav 'Please give me some of my lard money,' until he told her today that he would make the same arrangement with her that the man did with his wife in the time honored story: A woman sold a cow for $2o and gavo her husband the money to keep, con stantly drawing on him for it. f mal lv the husband gave her $250 if she would call it square and stop asking him for her 'cow money. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. 1 Tou hear a great many women says: "If I were only a man!" Still, there are many men who fall to take advantage of their opportunities. When the average girl gets married she is as mysterious about the announcement as though she contemplated running away with a married man. No wonder men get such a notion of their own goodness: Every time the aver age man buys a steak for his family he thinks what a Good Man he is. The Lancaster Literary Society will meet In extraordinary session soon to dis cuss this ouestion: "Did the Rev. Jere Knode Cooke make a good trade?' The least popular man in every gang of workmen is the man who Is always "get ting off." and allowing his associates to do his work. The man who makes a success sticks to his job pretty steadily. We don't see any reason why a girl should stay up to watch the New Tear in, when by getting up early in the morning to make breakfast, she is able to see it when it is still so new the price mark is still on. Speaking of babies: Little, crying, squalling babies done up in long white clothes, and unable to hold up their heads alone: Did you ever see how a man acts when he rets home and finds the house dark, and his wife still down town? Mrs. Lysander John Appleton relates that she has a suit of flannel underwear that is too tight for her. But when it comes time to put it on she thinks of all the mean things she has done in life, and then feels so small that she fits into her underwear nicely. KANSAS COMMENT KANSAS CUTTING ICE With nine members from other states forme residents of this state, Kansas is cutting a good share of the ice put up by congress. Considering its repre sentatives from other states, the Sun flower state has almost twice the repre sentation in congress which its popula tion entitles it to, so. the state can claim a fair share of whatever credit-there may be for the performances of con gress and likewise- must sustain its share of responsibility for the discredit. The former Kansans representling other states either in the senate or the house of representatives are for the most part pretty Influential men. Sen ators Hemenway and Borah are young in the upper house, but Senator Bever idge has won his spurs and is recogniz ed as one of the leaders. Of our own senators, Mr. Curtis is a new-comer, but Mr. Long is' recognized generally now as one of the strongest and most influential men in the body. Among the representatives of other states, for merly citizens of Kansas, Champ Clark of the minority side is perhaps the best known, but Mr, Fowler, of New Jersey; Mr. Overstreet,, of Indiana, and Mr. McGuire of Oklahoma are recognized as strong men. Mr. Ellis of Kansas City is gaining in influence with each session also. Of our own representa tives in the lower house, their careers are well known. With possibly a single exception all of the older men are of fine capacity, and the newer members, Mr. Madison, Mr. Murdock and Mr. Anthony, are all comers. So Kansas may be said to be 'unusually well rep resented, in congress and may be ex pected each year to exert more and more Influence upon national legisla tion. Incidentally the large representation the state has among the members from other states also shows that this state is just the natural breeding pla.ee of statesmen the same as it is of other animals. It is not only "the hog's hap py habitat," in the language of Mr. Coburn; it is also the happy habitat of the politician, large and small, and as productive of brains as it is of corn. Hutchinson News. A HINT TO THE BANKS. Every newspaper in Kansas has thrown open its columns the past four weeks to reassure the public and re store confidence in the banks. If the bankers have any gratitude at all they will cut out the mall order printing houses and independent job offices that make a: specialty of printing bank stationery at cut throat prices and give the home printer all their work at living prices.' A friend in need is a friend indeed, and the edi tors of -Kansas have proven them selves such during the strenuous times of the weeks just past. While it was clearly the duty of the newspapers to do all in their power to avert a sense less panic it also shows that the Kan sas editors are level headed men who have the good of their communities at heart. Will the Kansas bankers now prove themselves as true and loy al to home institutions as the newspa pers have proven?-themselves to be? Time will-. teH.-vrroy Chief. NEED FOR GUARDIANS. -The government .has gone hard after the small order houses, and many of the grafters have been indicted. A man who is fool enough Ho believe what he reads in a mail order catalogue ought not to complain to the postal authori ties.; The probate. Judge has jurisdic tion in his case and the proper proced ure is to have a guardian appointed for him. Winfield Free Press. ALAS! 'TIS TRUE. There are nearly 300 active vol canoes in the world, not counting "Togo" Drenning tof Topeka. Sallna Journal. FROM OTHER PENS OUTDOOR ADVERTISING. In Germany they have arrived at the idea that outdoor- advertising should be regulated. This is a proposition that all civilized people and governments might heartily indorse. It may be con ceded that advertising by signs and bill posting so as to secure public at tention is legitimate within reasonable bounds. It does not follow that any one and everyone has the natural right to obtrude his advertisements in an of fensive manner, to cut off the view of the landscape, to deface natural scene ry or vulgarize an otherwise beautiful vista. The authorities of Berlin think that advertisers' privileges do not go that far. They believe that whatever right they have to outdoor advertising, they must so exercise that right as not to interfere with the right, pleasure, convenience and peace of mind of other people. Therefore they must not resort to sprawling exaggerated and unduly obtrusive advertising. In the city of Berlin outdoor advertisers are limited to the use of certain pillars erected for that purpose. A private corporation controls all outdoor advertising in that city. It pays 20 per cent of its gross earnings as a license tax. Philadelphia Press. PURE FOOD FOR ANIMALS. George B. McCabe, solicitor of the "de partment of agriculture, remarks that the national pure food law is for the benefit of beasts as well as human be ings. The following example is cited: Supposing a farmer living in Indiana, near Chicago, should haul his hay into the Illinois metropolis for marketing. Suppose, also, that this farmer claims his hay to be timothy. If he sells it under this claim and the purchaser dis covers that the hay contains red top the farmer is liable to prosecution un der the pure food law. Quite proper. Likewise, presumably, the faithful horse, who at the dinner hour finds shoe-pegs served when the menu calls for oats, will have quite as good a ground of complaint under the law as the unsuspecting housewife upon whom the unscrupulous peddler foists nut megs made of basswood. In this war on the sale of fraudulent foods let no guilty man escape. Rochester Demo crat and Chronicle. WRONG NUMBER. If there is any one thing more than another that makes a man occasion ally wish the telephone had never been invented it is getting the "wrong number." It generally happens at the most inconvenient hour of the day for both the man who is doing the calling and the man who is wrongfully called. It may even happen that a man Is taken from his bed in the dead of night only to ze informed that somebody has got the "wrong number." Tha situation is embarrassing and fatigu ing at either end of the wire, but there is apparently no certain rem edy. Perhaps the persons who make the call are often to blame for speak ing indistinctly. More likely and more often "central" is so hurried and "busy" that she can not help but make mistakes. If she would take more time to it she might be more accurate, and speed at the expense of accuracy is desired by no one. New ark Star. CONFIDENCE. Don't you bother, honey; 'Bout de things de white folks say; If de sky ain't smllin' sunny Twill be bright some other day. -Dey'U have dis ol' world marked "O. K." In jes' a little while: Dem congressman on de way, 0 ut; nine w uue. Tou' needn't ever -worry y xeiun- troumes, 'cause you see Dey'll tell 'em in a hurry Better far dan you an' me Could npvpr hnn. tr Art tt- iou must wait a little while, f out wnen congress once gits to it Dey will do it up in style! Pittsburg Press. Queer Psychic Phenomena. Prof. James H. Hyslop, in the pro ceedings of the American Society for Psychical Research, just issued de clares that the spirit of his dead wife communicated with him, forecasting the early death of her father which later occurred exactly as predicted by the spirit; and that the spirit of this dead father-in-law then sent messages to him from across the void. Taken at their face value, the state ments seem to establish at last the pos sibility of communication, in a partial manner at least, between the living and the dead. Not the least interesting feature of the latest developments is the fact that Prof. Hyslop has been able to achieve these most striking results through the spiritualistic assistance of a Mr. Smead, a medium, whose powers, it is claimed, far surpass those displayed by Mrs. Piper, of Boston, who was made famous by the late Dr. Hodgson. Smead, by the way, is not this wom an's real name. She is the wife of an orthodox minister living in an inland village, who has never received a penny for her service and has never given a public exhibition of her powers. What was accomplished by Prof. Hyslop and Mrs. Smead together follows in the for mer's own words: "The next sitting was held on the 15th. My wife, who died in 1900, and who has been a frequent communicator, apparently, through Mrs. Smead and other psychics, purported to communi cate on this day. Almost the first thing that she announced was the early death of her father, who had been in ill health for some years. The fact was wholly unknown to the Smeads. I my self knew nothing about the critical condition or my ratner-in-iaw at ino time of the sitting. The message which I have mentioned was received, apparently from my wife, at about 11 a. m. The next morning I re ceived a letter from Mrs. H., wife of my father-in-law, written at noon arid tell ing of his condition, which was clearly dangerous." Continuing his report, Dr. Hyslop says: "My wife made a reference to music and then indicated that we used to sing hymns together, as if she were trying to prove her identity to me, in a situa tion of some interest to both of us. Mrs. Smead knew that my wife was a musician but she knew nothing what ever of the fact that we used to sing hymns together on Sunday afternoons. "In connection with the prediction of my father-in-law's death," he says, "several pertinent allusions were made which strengthened the evidence of supernormal information. The com municator referred to his worrying about his home affairs, and said that he should not have any cares at this time. The pertinence of this cannot be appreciated without a knowledge of matters which are too personal and too private to mention. "On January 5 I had a sitting with a medium whom I have called Mrs. Smith in the Journal, and my father-in-law purported to communicate, giving a number of things in proof of his iden tity among them an allusion to my having told him that, if he would not believe in a future life in this one, he would have to believe it after death, and spontaneously mentioned that he had met his mother. "On January 7 Mr. Smead had an other sitting, still not knowing the mir -father-in-law Durported .,ivA to communicate, giving his name as 'George W. H.,' refusing to give more of it and alluded again spontaneously to 1 i V, i a mnthfiT. Hn also nia iieiviiiB j alluded to a negro servant and correct ly rtparrribed her aress. ima lati eve I knew nothing about, and had to veri- surviving WldOW "I wrote to ask Mr. Smead if he and Mrs Smead understood the meaning of the sitting, appearing myself not to understand it. He replied that it.was 'all Dutch' to them, and expressing sur prise that I did not understand it, as the automatic writing had referred him to me when he wanted to know who was meant by the incomplete name. New York American. x -1, rlnw Tamllis Only. The Anonymous Society for Economical Dwellings for the Poor, a Parisian insti tution, has made a new departure In open luiiuu, lorcA families inc- an noili liii.-ih --e only. No family is allowed to move into it unless it nas a.i L house fills a long-felt want Private own- m in vw York, obiectmff to renting to families with children. As soon as it was opeueu was filled It consists of a central build ing eight' stories high with two seven- story wings, it wiuam. ...-.0., ty-four separate tenements, and a census taken just alter iiio "vc"i''1.,Sr it sheltered 620 persons, of whom 427 were children. The rents vary from 184 to 424 francs ($36.80 to $84.80) a year. A majority of the tenements have a large balcony upon which the living room alwavs a good sized one opens. A pe- cuiiarnv is mm. the parents and children's rooms run only tnree-quaners ui This is regarded as insuring all necessary v n ,4. anBtil fYf r rrntR to C-cr. wntn.h over the children. The win- dow sins are an a- r the floor that the small children can not climb ui to them. In every stairway, be- r i 1. l,f-,. dTuivA Sides tne L-ltcs o a flat of half-height steps for the use of the children, wnicn tncy can cuuiu wjm- out strain. 5 t oapes not a general thing in Paris and various raciiniew v-v,.....a, ment of a New Tork tenement house- Philadelphia Record. A Real Golden Slipper. The highest priced sandals that have hun made it is believed have just been completed by a Lynn shoe firm for the use 01 a jaoaxon iM-asviiiu iuuro 111 rit ualistic work. The sandals are valued at $1 500, and are marvels in the art of shoe mobini' Tn hane they are like the ordi nary sandal, but they are made entirely of gold leaf, hundreds of thousands and probably millions of pieces of gold leaf going in the making. Gold leaf was used to make them as pliable as possible. The buckles are of solid gold. The sandals weigh a little less than three ounces each. Fmiaoeipnia xvecom. An Unclaimed Letter. A letter addTeseed to Anton. Bruck ner, the Austrian composer, who died some years ago, is unclaimed at Car negie hall. The performance of one of Bruckner's symphonies by the Bos ton Symphony orchestra was not re ceived with any noticeable signs of de light by the public, while the critics had little to say in its favor. One small voice of praise was heard, how ever. So a clipping bureau cut out this commendatory criticism and in closed it in an envelope addressed to Anton Bruckner, Carnegie hall, with a promise to keep him supplied with all similar clippings if he subscribed to the bureau. New York Sun. TNE EVENING STOR Y Discord and Harmony. (By- Nancy Brent.) Prof. Maurier, lost In the grandeur of "Tannhauser," rendered by himself on the piano, failed to hear the first tap at his studio door. The visitor, evident ly realizing how tantalizing it to stop mMnrov In o wait. 14 uuui buo laai uvsits VJ. a i ofc J v. i died away, then knocked again, and. H 11 L- I 1 A t aoorjuioo, caused xne processor to cwuv j back to a realization of things mundane. i Ah! I was awaiting you, mademoi selle. I was anxious to hear how you sang so beautifully for monsieur,, the manager." Edith Garth threw her music roll on the piano, and walked over to the fire place, where the extravagant professor had lighted the gas log. rve simpiy aisgracea you, one miserably, holding the toe of her damp difference to the smell of burnt leather. lmpossiDiei jl our voice is most uc tlful, and I had taught you the ora- tnvln until vrnis onnlrl MrllOr1 it wftVl closed eyes, the professor expostulated. A Il gin BfcLL UUWU, UUIlllllS v exmij her handkerchief. 'I don't know what my voice was, but when I tried to sing for that horrid man tnis aiternoon x amn i nave nuy ed the tune did everything and final ly died away in an asthmatic gasp. sne round tne nanaKercmei, aim n. proved to be too small for the demand. n llmnnoao I rl 1 ,n.t 1 n that a, u-hhlivjuo c. it had previously seen much service. Ala. pauvre petite i inc yiuicoov, gazed at her perplexedly, "I'll make a cup of strongest tea, bitter as the Eng lish and the Americans could wish for. While we drink it and eat some crack ers and a can of the tiniest sardines that I have in the back of the music case, you can tell me your depression." He put tne Kettle on tne aiconui miuv and drew the piano bench In front of the fireplace, spreading a sheet of music for a table cover. The girl dried her eyes furtively, and after the out door chill, her nerves slowly relaxed by the comforting gaslog. She watched him with the amused tolerance a wo man has for a man's nouseKeepmg, ami nrhon v, a hrmi rY the, "Tannhauser score to put under the teapot she for got her woe long enough for a faint smile, which the professor quickly ob served. "Ah you are feeling better even now and when you have eaten six of the little fish and two of the crackers, and nt this well-cook- ed tea you may tell me your story. He arranged three 01 tne prescnueu lit tle fish on a cracker, and deftly squeez ed some lemon juice over them. "I believe I am equal to three more, she said, selecting an unbroken cracker from the box and noiaing it wnue w Anla fr-.r' tVio enriliriPR- "And nOW 1 must tell you what a failure I made. When my voice stopped with that asthmatic gasp I never was so sur prised in my life. I told him I didn t know what was the matter I'd never had such an attack before. ie saio. no had often had candidates for positions v. nhnt, trot n nervous they couldn't sing at first, and for me to rest a few minutes and try again. "But I thought how hard I had tried i nnsltlr,r aa (enlnlnt. and hOW lur tua.L 1 hard I had studied with you for the last six montns, wnen tne pcuvre home had scrimped and saved to keep v. n th oitv. end I don't know i il 11V 1 V. ,u how I lost my grip, but great, big tears commenced running uowii my Not nice ladylike tears, but the great, i i v... irin that vnn can't swal- low, and that a real ladylike handker chief will not soaa up. r-L i .1 tha lnrivllka nandker- chief before the fire to dry, and the big blond professor, who looked more like a Norse sea King tnan ,rC er of voice, handed it to her with a twinkle in his eye. "Perhaps you mlgnt nna a spin, silent ly dry," he suggested. "It's s-silly of me to start off this way again. The director told me to come alain next week and he would, hear x m t eincr fn nfllr trie me mat it x ww. txro v T orifkd T OUC lit tO make good. You ought to be ashamed to laugh at me," reproachfully. Ill never have tne cum as o t -and I'll always be afraid to sing in pub- mirht act that way again, and I wanted so to make my liv- lnS?Van?d toward her and spoke earnestly. "You must go again, a. oiwnvct drive a horse in rayt-u-u DacK ana una.o that has given him the fright It is so with this nervouu "v petite it will grow larger day by day. an cansltive vou can not do the solos in the church op the concert, win you -T- week. nin,t tinsltlvnlv I tee l inai ""M r V" couldn't," she gasped, trembling at the thought of a secono. naj.. The professor got r walk down the street with her to her boarding house- t "I go with you next week, mademoi selle; I play your accompaniment for -tj- T,t fm-eret vourself. and y I H X WA j m when he hears you sing the place as soloist at St. John s is yours iur m ac cepting monsieur the director will lm- piore juu w o.v." m en elated crirl entered J. 1JO ilCAL T. vv.. the professor's stuaio. on wh. iiui aioric An i'1-- ;,7, n nf music on the piano with a little whoop of enthusiasm. ,cKTA.,A n im vaii niintir so well, and do you not feel glad that the horse that Oa.lK.t3U Vs X U.UI1 t c bit, I'm so happy," sne exciaunea. i ou couldn t onena roe omen u juu ucu j K lt vnn .vnti who me uuiin-cj. -ri'v- have done it all. I found out yesterday that you nave oeen icntmus mo iui prai;tiiinj a. ti BM TiAvttiflr outrageous nrlces. vmtniYifr wnRn v 1 1 1 r niner It WaS gOOU SO gUUU Ul yUU, BL11U, OllW held out her hands Impulsively. m.t .AfnDanr trtnlr thm In hla artA Xll3 jwwiwm. the blueness of his eyes sparkled Into hers. "It was not goodness, petite It was happiness." He led her to the chair by the fire place and stood looking down at her. "I have been here so long, petite. In vliAra T hoVD Tint tn nnmh k lV7 LI 11V. J u. v feeling. There are five years that I m X 41 ft..- have taugnt, at lix-si w w, wen w many, much; yet, petite, I have not the i llnir AnA Will T vrtlnft T Invul Iiuuio x;"o- first, and then you I wanted to make you succeed so you wuuiu not aespair and go back to the country before I thA Hmtt tn t tv tn mnltA vnn mta Petite, may I go to your country home tomorrow and ask the honor of your hand from madam, your mother?" rri.A rtl laiivheA snftlv. "That im tint the American style. If you want to set tle In America for life, don't you think it would be well for you to conform to our customs?" "And will you tell me the best way?" 1 Xlt3 JJlCBfctlCt. self but with me to see my mother and then "Yes, yes. and then, petite?" "You might say 'X love your daugh ter, and and your daughter loves me so she has brought me to see my new mother,'" she said, keeping her gaz on the fire. He knelt beside her and turned her face gently toward him. "The beautiful horns we'll have ana your beautiful voice will be with m al ways. We go on the early train, the most early train, to see madam, the new mother, mon ange." (Copyright ed, 1908, by NY B, Daley.) Sav." srli asked after Teadirur the news from the czar's troubled kingdom, "what la this Douma, anyway?" 1 think," replied her husDano, tnai that's simply the Russian "way of spell ing 'door mat'." Catholic Standard. Knicker What Is your Idea of a model currency system? Bocker One by which the waiter won't be able to bring you change for his tip. New York Sun. "Walking," remarked the physician, Trouw De good exercise tor you. "But," responded the patient, "think of the auto-dodging you've got to do! 1 1 WM, vaAAmmaT,A anmAth Hff leftS violent?" Washington Star. Mammfl Wiv. TtnhhV. wTlV did VOU Come home to luncheon? You have been asking me for so long to let you take your lunch eon to school with you, and Just to humor you I put you up a nice one today. Bobby Yessum. But I et it at intermis sion. Cleveland Leader. "What Is there to see In Philadelphia? "Well, there is the mint." I "Will they let you go through it?" Tea. but not the way you want to. Nashville American. Doctor, how can I ever repay you for your kindness to me?" "Doesn't matter, old man. Check, mon ey order or cash." Tit-Bits. t Stella Did she give farewell dinner to her bridesmaid? Bellas-Tea She Isn't etMrairea yet. tux the cook is going to leave. Harper's Ba zaar. So yon find Socialism much on the In crease in Europe?" "AlsrmlnarlT so. Why. every time our motor ran over a peasant they mads as much fuss over it as if It really mattered." Baltimore A-merioan. Congressman (sternly) You seem to for get, madam, that there is such a ward as obey in a marriage contract. congressman's wire is therer wnr isn't it funny how jokers do creep into things? Puck. Miss Gettingon (archly) I hear you are thinking of matrimony, Mr. McCoy. Mr. McCoy Me T Bay, what do you tans me for? Miss Gettiruron Oh. Jack! For better or for worse, of course but this is so sudden. Cleveland Leader. "If you refuse me," said the young man, 'I shall blow out my brains." "I'd hate to have you do that." replied the girl, thoughtfully, "and yet it would be a good Joke on pa. He says you haven't any, you know." .Philadelphia public Ledger. Disgusted Wife Say. nfexah. eber senca Ah married yo' yo's dun nuffin' 'cept ait round oe nouse. uoan' yo eDer lee enny ambishion? Lazy Husband Ah feels ambishion wen Ah's sittin' round hyah, honey; but Jes' 'a soon 'a Ah stahts ter wo'k Ah gits dis couraged. Judge. O'Brien "Tis a auare thing about a cousin o' mine. He had a great habit o' walkin' in his sleep. O'Toole Y don't tell me? Can't ba cured of it, at all? O'Brien curea or trr Bnure. 'tis tns makin' of him; he's in the police force. Illustrated Bits. "Here's a firm advertises for a genteel man, not afraid of good pay, one willing to start at 10 and quit at 3. You have all the qualifications to land that Job." Ail except tne xio,uw to invest in tns business." Pittsburg Post. "There are some verses I wrote." said the innocent young man laying the paper on tne editor desk: you may giva me Just what you think they are worth." lut i have not tne authority to give you what they deserve," replied the man with the pen. "Remember, I am an edi tor, not a magistrate." London Opinion. 'At what hour do vmi wih th hiaj- rlage solemnized V asked th clergyman. Kignt o ciock tomorrow evening." ea:a the caller, twirling his hat in an einoar rassed way; "but there ain't no need of being so awfully solemn about it, you know. I'm the clown and he's the lady bareback rider. Chicago Tribune. He was a poor man, but a contented one. Santa Claus came to him and aaid: 'What do you want, my friendr -Wnthltic n rerdiod And Santa Claus was so pleased t3iat he gave It to him and passed on. Judge. A true friend is one who never lets on that he doesn't believe you know what you are talking about. Washington Post. "Why do babies cry, anyway?" uon i you iiiiith. a sisat ui in iiiuviiL product is enough to make them weep?" Nashville American. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. tFrom the Chicago News.l Now it's time to turn over a new leaf. Brains can make money, but money can't make brains. Remember it's a poor resolution that will not hold water. wm it.b th same old resolution with a new coat of varnish? It's asv to swear off and Just as easy to fall off a little later. Tjoti't biama the leap-year maid for try ing to make a name for herself. Mom whn society favorites are sel dom a success at anything else. Vnn miarht resolve to get even with Mie world by paying youidebta tii. mall tumbler is responsible rot many of the slips attributed the cup. Year!" if ydu are on the aqua pura ve hicle. Tii, ,r. times when It is advisable to keep the door closed that leads to your dome of thought. wtipn vou climb on the water wagon. stay there: don't ask the driver for a transfer to a beer wagon. n,Mni nrnhablv bs no one In heaven better than the average man thinks he will be during the coming year. With the advent or toe new year many a man will devote an entire day to re pairing those pavements made of good in tentions. QUAKER REFLECTIONS. From the Philadelphia Record.? anm. ncnnia are altogether too proper to ba interesting. A maiden effort is somermng inai gen erally leads to matrimony. Unless a man is a good listener h can't hope to be happily married. The less a roan's Inclination to be a rounder the less he has to square himself. .l .Knn tha im ttint PhAM is the echo that haunts you ths day after. No woman feels mat sne nas uvea in vain so long as she can make some other woman jeaious. TwTr.n wu TTpnncolrVfl boasts thafe she reigns supreme in her own home." Belle "iteignsf on iitiij Xt me ei5isy V making fools of men could be concentrat ed DUt WQ&l m WO "I 0lJLLumwi.0 nii Impossible problems? Blobbs "I see Chollie Saphedde has re turned from abroad. Travel seems to have broadened him." Slobbs "Oh, that's due to the padded coat h brought back from London." NVMOR OF THE DAY

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6' c'Pii feFift V' 1 I ri -ari; ii inin iiiinniiaririiiiiiiii POISONED BY CHEESE Five Out of a Dozen Arc Reported to Be Dying. "Wharton, O., Jan. 3. A dozen peo ple Were seriously poisoned today by eating cheese and at least five of them are reported to be dying. The families, poisoned are Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Bell and three children; Mr. and Mrs.,Wheeler Crider and two and the family of I. If. Long. Mr. and Mrs. Bell and family are dying. SAVED EIGHTY FEB CEXT. Work of Salvation Army Antlsulclde Bureau in Chicago. Chicago, Jan. 3. The Chicago anti nuiclde bureau of the Salvation army Issued a report yesterday of the cases handled and suicides prevented, since the establishing of the bureau 3ix months ago. In that time 335 persons have ought the assistance offered by the bureau, and of this numoer it Is esti mated 80 per cent have been saved from self destruction.' A significant fact is that the overwelming number of those who applied to the bureau were men. Only 65 women 'availed themselves Of the help of the women's depart, ment. The most prolific causes of men de airing to commit suicide are domestic unhappiness, lack of employment, drunkenness and gambling. The rea sons given most freqnently by the women were desertion, sickness and lack of work. CLOUDED BRAIN dears 'Cp On Change to Proper Food. The brain can not work with clear ness and accuracy if the food taken Is not fully, digested, but is retained In the stomach to ferment and form poisonous gases etc. A dull, clouded brain Is likely to be the result. A Mich. lady relates her experience In changing her food habits, and re sults are very interesting. "A steady diet of rich greasy foods such as sausage, buckwheat cakes and so on, finally broke down a stomach and nerves that, by inheritance, were sound and strong, and medicine did no apparent good in the way of re lief. "My brain was clouded and dull and I was suffering from a case of constipation that defied all remedies used. ine Koaa to wenvine,' In some providential way, fell into my hands. and may Heaven's richest blessings fall on the man who was inspired to write it. "I followed the directions carefully physical culture and all, using Grape- Nuts with sugar and cream, leaving meat, pastry and hot biscuit entirely out of my bill of fare. The result I am in perfect health once more. "I never realize I have nerves, and my stomach -and bowels are in fine condition. My brain is perfectly clear and I am enjoying that state of health which God intended his -creatures should enjoy, and which all might have, by giving propeF attention to their food." "There's a Reason." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich., Read, "The Road to ;WeUville. in pkgs. WAXTS MORE MES TEACHERS. Prof. Hall Says Those We Have Are Becoming "Sissies." Chicago, Jan. 3.- A dispatch to the RecordHerald- from Des Moines, la., says President G. Stanley Hall of Clark university stirred the delegates to the Iowa state teachers' convention yes terday in an address in which he de clared that there were too many women teachers in the schools and that American schools were becoming effemimzed. There are 1,400 teach ers attending the convention and nearly three fourths cf them are women. "The time has come," said Presi dent Hall, "for a movement of men's rights. For 30 years -we have had a war for women's rights and now the pendulum has swung too far. This is an age of over-feminization. especially in the schools. Men should be prin cipals, with men under them, so that they will be contradicted once in a while. In the schools now, where we find men principals, they have only women under them and the men are becoming 'sissies.' CHRISTMAS DOLLi COST HER. LIFE Little Girl Burned to Death With Her Present hi Her Arms. New York, Jan. 3. -Four-year-old Nanina Leone is diead, all for. the love of her Christmas doll. Nanina was the daughter of a well to do contrac tor who lives in the suburbs. On Christmas she received a beautiful wax doll, which at ence became the Joy of her baby heart. Yesterday Nanina accompanied her mother around the corner and there told the grocer's wife all about the doll. The woman expressed a desire to see it and the child insisted on being al lowed to run home and get it. She would only be gone a moment she ex plained. Mrs. Leone remained to fin ish her purchases but as the min utes passed and the little girl did not return she became anxious and started back to the house. There was a crowd in front of the building, smoke was coming out of the Windows and a fire engine was on the corner. Mrs. Leone rushed to her apartments to find her daughter. Nanina was not to be seen. One of the firemen looked in under the bed and then they led the woman away. There lay the child, dead, her doll in her arms. The doll had been placed under the bed and the room was dark. Nanina probably lighted a match to find the doll and set fire to her clothing." The doctor in the ambulance which responded to a call said the little girl had inhaled the flames and died al most instantly. Troops Start the Cars. Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 3. Adju tant General Perry telegraphed from Muncie to Governor Hanly. that street cars were started on the street rail ways today without interference. Five companies of the Indiana troops spent the night in barracks in this city, awaiting orders to move in ca -of a renewal of rioting. Sugar Goes Vp. New York, Jan. S. All grades of refined sugar were advanced 10c a hundred pounds today. THE TOPEEA DAILY STATE SHOT THROUGH HEART. Howard Catt, Aged 1 1, Accidentally Killed at Valley Falls. Valley Falls, Jan. 3. An accidental shooting occurred half a mile south of this place Wednesday afternoon at about 3 o'clock which resulted in the instant death of Howard Catt, aged 11 years. Three small boys, Walter Grigs by, Herbert Kaul and Howard Catt, ranging from 9 to 11 years in age, started hunting Just after the noon hour and the accident happened soon after they had passed the city limits. They were hunting with 22 caliber rifles and the Grigsby and Kaul boy are so badly frightened that they have not been able to tell how the accident occurred. One of the guns was dis charged and the ball pierced the heart of Howard Catt, causing instant death. A man who was passing was attracted by the screams of the Grigsby and Kaul boy and was the first at the scene of the accident though at that time the boys were unable to tell how the acci dent occurred. The boy who was killed is the youngest son of Mrs. C. Catt, whose husband died last spring. FOUR PRISONERS ESCAPE. The Men Found It an Easy Matter to Break Out of Lawrence Jail. Lawrence, Kan., Jan. 3. Four pris oners, two- negroes and two whites, escaped from the county jail here be tween 5:30 and 6 o'clock last night and are still at large. The negroes were awaiting trial, charged with Since August 3d, 1907 ,628 Suits Have been turned out by us. Six months in business and doing tho largest tailoring business in the state, which proves conclusively that our Suits and O'Coata, made to your order, made to fit, and guaranteed, must be as we represent them and our price NO Less World's Largest Tailors 532 Kansas Avenue MUKICE GKEES I! HIT, Mgr. Coats IS MORE SI JOURNAI-FIHD AY EVENING JANUARY 3, 1908. stealing wheat from a farmer near here. Harry .Peterson and- John Jen son, the white men were charged with stealing a laprobe ;from a local livery barn. The escape was made by battering a hole In the Jail floor with a stick of cordwood, the men crawling out from under the foundation of the building, which is old and .dilapidated. EAST 5IDE NOTES Items for the East Topeka column may De telephoned to' Ind. phone 621. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Skidmore of 1415 East Sixth street are the parents of a son., born Thursday morning. Mrt. Hagen is seriously sick at her home on the corner of Branner and Crane streets. Mrs. Wallace of Spencer is seriously ill. Mrs. S. M. Evans of 111 North Chandler street is- slowly improving after a week's illness with' the grip. Mr. Floyd Wadley of North Bran ner street- returned to work today after being oil for.several days with a severe cold. y Mrs. S. M.' Stewart of New Mexico is here visiting her daughter, Mrs. Frank Hake, on Euclid avenue, and will visit with Mrs. S. M.: Evans of 111 North Chandler street, before her return home. Mrs. Sam Bigham of 201 Chandler street is unable to be out on account of sickness. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Crook of 400 Lafayette street entertained 'at a New Year's supper. The guests were: Mrs. Olive Ditto, Mrs.- Ella Church, Mr. Barrett and daughter, Mr. and Mra. Simons. Mr. Asher Smith and Mrs. E. J. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. J. D; Alexander will come from Newton in a short time to spend a few days with relatives here. Mr. Herbert Chapman will return to Lawrence Monday to attend the uni versity, after spending the holiday vacation with his parents. Mr. P. Ripper left Wednesday night for Kansas City after spending a few days with his niece, Mrs. L. Luthey, 234 Chandler street. Mr. John Strain returned New Year's day from Los Angeles, Cal., where he has been visiting his sister, Mrs. John Thomas. He will remain here permanently. Dan Lane is able to be out again after having his ankle broken a few weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. George Bartell havo returnea to their home in Emporia after spending the holidays with rela tives here. Mrs. William Rain and daughter Lucile, 621 Lake street, will spend Saturday tn n-mporia. Robbers 1 kl""rnlv- TO Cents Harrisonville, Mo., Jan 3. Robbers aynanmeQ me sare m ine cans or Raymore, at Raymore, Cass county. able to- open it, securing but 70 cents irom ine counter casn arawer. xni safe w-as badly damaged. The rob ber3 escaped. To Prevent the Grip. LAXATIVE EROMO QUIXINE removes cause, l nere sonly 1 BBOMU WU11NE. Look for signature of E. W. GROVE. 25c; l f'!i';'l0?f.',t Engineer J. E- Polley has returned to work on runs Nos. 61 and 62 between Topeka and Argentine and has relieved Engineer George Sherman who was in his place. Conductor Withrow is working on runs Nos. 61 and 62 between Topeka and Argentine in the place of Con ductor James O'Byrne who is laying off. Englheer E. C. Webb who" has been laying off on runs Nos. 63 and 64 be tween Topeka and Emporia has return ed to work and has relieved Engineeer James McKernan who was in his place. Engineer E. E. Smith is running on runs Nos. 17 and 18 between Topeka and Newton in the place of Enginer C. S. Druce who is laying off. The records of the treasury depart ment are being moved into the new room on the second floor of the passen ger station where they will be stored. There will be no entertainment at the Railroad Y. M. C. A. tonight. Next Friday night there will be a stereopti- con lecture on the "Life and Religion of the Mormons," by Rev. Bruce Ken- ney, who spent several years in Utah- T. E. Prout, secretary of the Railroad Y. M. C. A., and Claude Blake, assist ant state secretary, will spend Sunday at Overbrook the guests of Rev. E. O. Raymond,- formerly of the Parkdale M. E.- church, and Rev. E. B. Smith, for merly assistant secretary of the local railroad association. Rev. E. S. Paddock addressed a large meeting in the new planing mill this noon. The membership committee of the Railroad Y. M. C. A. will meet next Tuesday and the directors will meet Wednesday. Supper will be served at both meetings. Charles Ogilvy who left several years ago for Seattle, Wash., has returned to Topeka and has accepted his old posi tion in the coach shops. Conductor Howes la running on runs Nos. 121 and 30 between Topeka and Emporia in the place of Conductor Tom Verlln who is laying off. Engineer Link Galletty is in the place of Engineer Tom Eversole on the Osage City-Quenemo runs. General Manager J. E. Hurley left for Chicago on a business trip yester day afternoon. W. D. Deveny, division foreman at "For over nine yean 1 suffered with chronic eon. stlpation and during this time 1 had to take an injection of warm water once every 24 honrs before I could have an action on my bowels. Happily 1 tried Cascnrnte, and today I am a well man. Dnrnc the nine years before I used Cascarets I nffered untold misery Willi internal piles. Thanks to yon 1 am free from all that this moraine, you US use this lu behalf- of suffering humanity." B. F. 1'isher. Koanoke. Ill, Beat For The Dowels Pleasant, Palatable, Potent. Taste Good, Do Good, KeTer Sicken, Weaken or Gripe, 10c. 2c, 50c. Neve old In bnlk. The rnntne tablet stamped OCO. Guaranteed to eare or your nofey back. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N.Y. 003 ANNUAL SALE, TEN MILL! OH BOXES Ss CAMOV CATHARTIC mlf Emporia, has returned to his home af ter having been in Topeka on a short visit. Conductor L. French of Argentine, is working in temporary passenger ser vice. Engineer Henry Decker, of Argen tine, who has been in the local hospital for several months receiving treatment, has returned to his home in Argentine. He will rest up- for a short time and then return to work. Engineer W. H. Lyons is in the place of Engineer B. T. Welch on a switch engine in the local yards. Conductor Holloway has returned to work on the Leavenworth and Topeka runs. Henrv Chamberlain of the claims de partment has gone to Illinois on a bus iness trip. A. C. Burrows, traveling passenger agent of the Lake Shore Michigan Southern roads, is in Topeka today on business. Engineer McClure, of Emporia, has returned to his hom4 after bringing Mrs. McClure to Bethesda hospital for treatment. H. L. Perkins, of the rip track yard has returned to work after having been off for some time with an attack of pneumonia. Dan Lane, of the paint shops, was out on crutches yesterday afternoon for the first time since he fell on the ice in front of the hospital in which fall he sprained his ankle. MORE PENSION FOU WIDOWS. That Is Effect of a Bill Proposed by Senator Long. "Washington, Jan. 3. Senator Long will Introduce, next Monday, a bill that will radically amend what is known as the pension act of 1890, as, amended by the act of May 9, 1900. so as to permit widows of veterans of the war of the rebellion greater privileges. The bill, as proposed, will raise the widow's rate under that act to Jls. It is now $8. Also the bill will pro vide that the limit of $250 annual net income which existing law provides a widow shall not exceed in order to avail herself of the privileges -of this law, be abolished; and that any widow of a veteran who served 90 days and was honorably discharged, and who married the soldier prior to June 27, 1890, shall be pensioned at $12 per month. Senator Long has had this matter under consideration for several months, and is convinced that the, time has come for widows of all hon orably discharged soldiers to receive $12 per month. He also believes that the present requirement that a widow under the act of 1890 shall not have to exceed $250 annual income to entitle her to pension is wrong, and should be abolished. As it is now, it has the effect of placing the burden of proof entirely on the widow and not on the pension 'office, resulting in technical, burdensome and annoying cross ex amination of widows, who are, in most cases, entirely deserving. THE DRUGGIST DRANK. Reason Given by tin Emporia Judge for Refusing? a Permit. Emporia, Jan. 3 The Hendricks Drug company was Thursday afternoon re fused a druggist's permit entitling it legally to sell intoxicating liquor, under the prohibtory law. In concluding his statement Probate Judge McCarty said: "1 shall refuse this permit partly for the reason that Mr. Hendricks drinks whisky. I am opposed to granting per mits to any druggist who drinks in toxicating liquors." j litems Zor the Korth Topeka column mty be left at the Petro Sr Woodfoirt dkuk score, 839 North Kas3as avenue, or cau the North Side reuLTter f.t her Uom, Ind. phone 621. J Miss Anna Marie Newman of Yates Center is visiting friends here this week. Mr. Claude Anderson went to Hoyt today for a few days business. Miss Carrie Carson returned today from Kansas City where she has been visiting relatives for the past few daya Mr. Frank Murphy of Tecumseh will spend the weeks' end "with his cousin, Mr. Carl Murphy in Silver Lake. Miss Jessie Lee went to Tonganoxia today to stay until Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. Mary Lee. Rev. and Mrs. Jones went to Den ver yesterday to attend the funeral of his mother. Mr. C. Engelhardt of Oakley, Kan., who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Nahrung and family of 219 North Jefferson street for the past few days, left this morning for Kansas City where he will take treatment for a cancer. Mr. C. W. Thompson and family went to Havensvllle today to attend the funeral of Mr. Thompson's brother-in-law, Mr. Louis Kidney.. Mr. and Mrs: W. Morris of 901 North Madison street are the parents of a baby son, born Saturday, to which they-have. given the name, Wilbur Perry. Mr. O. B. Smith and son of Hoyt, Kan., were in town today. The regular annual meeting of stockholders of the Shawnee State bank was held yesterday. Mr. F. A. Detler of Grantville, Kan., was in town this morning and left for Butler county. Mr, T. A. Thomas of Silver Lake was a North Side visitor today. The removal of the small windows and the placing in of the large plate glass window in the Citizen's State bank has been completed. This new window is seven feet square and lends more light to the Interior ,than the three small windows did. The building will be painted and papered and be placed in first claes condition. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Mallory moved to Albuquerque today where Mr. Mal lory has accepted a position in the shops. Miss Gertrude Morray is spending the weeks end in Stafford, Kan., -With her parents. Used by Millions. Galumo. Oafting OomiMiee with the Pwt Food Lam at n fWr State. 9i

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