The Topeka State Journal (Topeka, Kansas)
December 13, 1905

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I EVERYBODY I 10 PAGES 7 r H e. EVERYBODY 10 PAGES NEEDS IT. t J A. P i i M 1 h Ui 4 l READS IT. WWW LAST EDITION. WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOPEKA, KANSAS, DECEMBER 13, 1905. WEDNESDAY EVENING. TWO CENTS. OQQD TOLD IT ALL Reduction in Grain Kates Would Benefit Farmers. and Elevator Men Would Not Ue Affected. Sillers UNLOADING CHARGE. J. 0. Maxwell Tells How It Helps the Trust. as a Rebate From the Railroads. Serves Admits That lie Knows ot So Specilic Instances. J C. Rnbb, of Wichita, the grain man -ho is here attending the grain rate hearing before the board of railroad commissioners in the Interest of railroad companies, admitted this morn v inp on the witness stand that any re- v- dun ion in rates which the railroads might make would be of no benefit whatever to the millers and elevator men. but would be of benefit entirely to the producers of grain. This is or.e of the points which the railroad companies have strenuously denied. They have asserted that what ever reduction the railroad companies m'ght make would simply mean a low er price for grain, and no benefit to the Kansas grain producers. It was Just at the close of Mr. Robb's testimony that this important fact was developed, and it was evident that Mr. Robb did not appreciate the signifi cnce of his admission. He had been doing his best all through his testimony to show that Kansas grain men are getting a square deal, and that the rate of iS'i cents from Wichita to the gulf ports gives Wichita a sufficient advan tage over Kansas City, in spite of the fact that the haul from Kansas City is hundreds of miles further and the rate onlv 2 cents higher. "Wouldn't you consider it a good thing If you were given a rate to Gal veston proportionate to the advantage which you have over Kansas City in distance?" asked Carr Taylor of Mr. Robb. "Sure," said the witness. "And if you should get any reduc tion, would the mills and elevators be benefited?" "No. not a cent," said Robb. "It would all go to the farmers." It was somewhat of a surprise when Mr. Taylor called Mr. Robb as a wit ness. Robb was supposed to be here as a witness for the railroad companies. The only other witness examined this 4' morning at the rate hearing was J. G. Maxwell, of Mcpherson. Mr. Maxw-ell's testimony was largely concerning the unloading charges made by Kansas City elevators. Mr. Maxwell stated that the Kansas City elevators get a rebate from the rail roads of 14 cents per 1 0 for unload ing grain, and that this unloading charge served the purpose of a rebate In favor of the "trust" elevator. Mr. Taylor had the witness go into a detailed description of the number of elevators in Kansas City, and their connection with the various railroad companies. He also told of the grain men who operate on the various lines of road. Mr. Maxwell is a grain buyer himsel.T, doing a sort of brok erage business, and he had found, he stated, that he could not compete with the buyers representing the railroads. "Don't you have the same unloading privileges that anvbody does?" asked M. A. Low. "No, I don't." said the witness. "Can you name a single instance in which a shipper has not been accord ed this privilege?" The witness hesitated and finally stated that he couldn't. "Rut." he said, "I can fell that the discrimina tion exists, and so could you if you were shipping grain." ''Well, how do you know?" persist ed Mr. Row. "Just the same way that I know the wind is blowing; I see the trees bend, and the grass wave," replied Max well. The attendance at the grain hear ing continued large this morning and though only two witnesses were ex amined, it is likely that the hearing will be concluded Thursday. Tuesday Afternoon's Session. V Opening of the Session. The little court room of the board of railroad commissioners was crowded with people for the opening session. Grain shippers, millers, elevator men railroad attorneys and politicians oc cupied all the chairs which could be parked in, and lined the walls. In the center of the room, somewhat apart at a table by himself was Carr Taylor, attorney for the board, the man who single handed has dared to attack the railroads and demand from them a reduction in grain rates, for the benefit cf the shippers of Kansas. Opposing Taylor in this fight, th railroads of the state have sent their very best legal talent: half a dozen ten Uousand dollar lawyers, and a lot of freight rates experts of equally high standing. M. A. Row is representing the Rock Island: W. R. Smith and A. A. Hurd the Santa Fe; X. H. Loomis tne Union Pacific: Frank Doster and J. H. Richards the Missouri Pacific. J. C. Lincoln, the Missouri Pacific's star freight rate man; J. R. Koontz. general freight agent of the Santa Fe; H. H. Embry of the Rock Island, and a dozen minor freight officials from all the lines m the state are all present, and in constant conference. To make good measure, John H. At wood of Leavenworth, hired bv the millers of the state, is lined up in op position to Taylor. With such an outlook, it is not sur prising that people who come in to lis ten to the hearing are impressed with thefact that the state of Kansas has made very inadequate provision to at tend to the gigantic conflict which it has undertaken in Its efforts to get a square dea.1 on freight rates. Carr Tay lor is making a good fight, but the state should have more lawyers and freight experts available in such an emergen cy. Jolmk Takes a Hand. J. II. Johnk, the Solomon, Kan., re former, created excitement for the crowd while waiting for the hearing to commence. Johnk is the man who or iginated the farmers' co-operative ele vator idea, and though he came to Kansas from Germany In 1880, he has a good many characteristic German ideas about economics. While waiting for the commissioners to put in an appearance, Johnk enter tained the large crowd of railroad men, millets, grain shippers and attorneys with a fierce harangue about the rate situation. He handed out to everybody present a large tract on "The Birth of the Grain Trust; Its Conception.Growth and Unnatural Development," written by himseU. "That is written by me, printed by me, owned by me, and it isn't tainted with any trust or corporation boodle," shouted Johnk, with such a rich Ger man accent that it was almost impossi blt to understand him. When Johnk passed his circulars around, M. A. Low refused to take one. All of the other railroad attorneys, however, accepted a copy, and cheered Johr.lt when he made his speech. "I am Johnny on the spot; stand by your guns, boys; down with the grain rates!" shouted Johnk, as he danced about among the railroad magnates, handing out his tracts. After the hearing started, Johnk drew his chair close up to that of Carr Tay lor, attorney for the board, and tried to make suggestions. Mr. Taylor had to request Mr. Johnk to withhold Ijis information. There is no doubt that Johnk is very much in earnest, and is trying to do something for, the good of the grain shippers. The hearing was set for 2 o'clock in the afternoon. It was about 2:30 when Commissioners Wheatiey and Walker came in and announced that Commissioner Robison had been de tained by a late train and would not be in till late in the afternoon. They announced that they would go ahead and hear the evidence, and allow Mr. Robison to "catch up" by reading the transcript. Without any apparent excuse for it the attorneys became involved in a loner winded argument which con sumed nearly all the afternoon. Mr. Taylor opened with a short statement of the case on behalf of the complain ants, setting forth the existing condi tion, and showing what the state pro posed to prove. Low Sieaks for Railroads. M. A. Low, attorney for the Rock Island, then set forth the position of the railroad companies, and indicated the grounds of their defense. He said in part: "It is a fundamental principle that a carrier which collects products and brings them to a central point for shipment, or a carrier which dis tributes goods from some central point for consumption, is entitled to a high er rate than a carrier which handles goods in train load shipments. Tha't is the condition here in Kansas. The Kansas railroads are collecting the grain, and hauling it to Kansas City, where it moves to the markets. "I want to say that this case is not brought by the farmers and grain ship pers; not by a long shot. The same people who inspired this suit, brought the suit before the interstate com merce commission at which they com plained of the grain rate from Wich ita to Galveston. The commerce com mission fixed the rate at 2SVb cents instead of 30 cents. It is this rate which is now beiryj attacked; the same rate fixed by the interstate commerce commission. "It has been stated that we do not have cars enough to handle the traffic of Kansas. I deny that statement; we have an abundance of cars. The trouble is that the terminals- are blockaded, and we can't get our cars unloaded. They stand there in the yards, and are not available for traffic. What's the use of sending out more empty cars to the producers when we can't unload what we have? It would simply increase and intensify the blockade. "It is my idea that the railroads should quit this export business alto gether. They would make more money if they did an exclusive state business. There is nothing in the ex port rate as it is. "The railroads have no desire to in jure the state of Kansas. I can say for my associates here that I do not think a single one of them wants to do anything which would otherwise than build up the state. "Wichita is the prime mover in all these rate troubles. The people down there have a notion that it adds to their importance to be continually stirring up something about freight rates. They have a very good town, and they don't want to be forgotten. I don't think they will be, either." At the conclusion of Mr. Low's re marks, a Wrichita grain shipper by the name of J. C. Robb, who happened to be in the audience, arose and said that the Wichita grain men were en tirely satisfied with existing conditions, and were able to sell grain in competi tion with all markets. They asked no reductions and were siding with the railroads in the present fight. Mr. Low apologized for his remarks about Wichita. John H. Atwood then said: "I rep resent the millers who intervene in this case. We are not here contending for anvthing. Ail we say is that we want nothing done which will injure our business. If the board should take any action which would result in taking away from us the milling' in transit privilege, it would ruin us." The millers set forth in their inter vening petition that "they had been informed," presumably threatened by the railroads, that the milling in transit privilege would be taken from them in case of material reduction in grain rates. A. A. Hurd, of the Santa Fe, said: "The prooosed reductions will not help the shipper a bit. The prices of grain will be reduced just as much as you reduce the freight rate. It has worked that way before and would again." Low Offers Half a Million. Mr. Taylor replied to these state ments of the railroad attorneys, and said that the proposed reduction would result in building up a chain of big elevators in central Kansas at which the state would take care of its own grain and ship it from these centers. "There is no reason." said Mr. Tay lor, "why the Santa Fe should come in here and plead that it collects all this Kansas grain and hauls it to Kan sas City and allows it there to be dis tributed among all the various eastern roads for shipment. The Santa Fe might as well haul the grain clear through to Chicago, and so might the Rock Island with grain which origin ates on its line." "I'll give you half a million dollars if you will tell me how to do this," said M. A. Low. "I know you wouldn't give up that grain unless the eastern roads forced you to do it," replied Mr. Taylor. "It's worth big money to you," said Freight Agent Embry of the Rock Island, "if you can tell us how to keep the grain we originate." After Mr. Taylor completed his re marks Mr. Loomis of the Union Pa cific asked: "Can you tell us how much of a re duction you think the railroads should make in existing grain rates?" "I don't pretend to be an expert," said Mr. Taylor, "and moreover it is the business cf the board to decide IIEIESDElOBBAT Governor Chamberlain of Oregon Appoints a U. S. Senator To Fill Unexpired Term of Late J. II. Mitchell. HE IS A NATIVE SON. John M. Gearin of Portland, Given the Place. Was Endorsed by a Large Num ber of Republicans. Salem, Ore., Dec. 13. Governor George E. Chamberlain today an nounced the appointment of John M. Gearin of Portland, to succeed the late John II. Mitchell as United States sen ator from Oregon. Mr. Gearin is a Democrat, but had the endorsement of not only the Democratic party in this state but also some of the staunchest Republicans. The appointee will sit in congress until March 4, 1907, unless his tenure shall be sooner ended by the legisla ture which will meet in regular session in January. 1907. John M. Gearin. is a resident of Multnomah county, Oregon. He was born in Umatilla, Oregon, August 15, 1S51. In 1S74 he was a member of the legislature and two years later was elected city attorney for Rortiana. in 18S4 he was elected district attorney for Multnomah, district. TROUBLE FOB FOSTER. Nielsen Management Nearly Balked on Topeka Performance. The curtain at the Alice Nielsen per formance last night came very near rot going up at all on account of a small igized insurrection on tne part of three managers of the company. For a company which carries twelve people the Alice Nielsen Opera com pany carries some heavy managerial ballast there are just three of them one for each quartette. In the first place there is Henry Russell, who seems to be a free lance manager, then comes Miss Nielsen's private manager and thirdly the Shuberts have a man ager who looks after their interests in the exploitation of the whole en semble. With one accord these three ar raigned themselves against Frank Foster who represented the Pipe Or gan association management in bring ing the attraction here. "They started to beef as soon as they got into town." said Frank Fos ter. "They beefed because we had changed the performance from the Auditorium to the Grand; they took exception to certain expenses which had been incurred in advertising and then they refused to allow the cur tain to go up because we had issued free passes to thirty ushers who are employed at the Auditorium. These passes were issued before we had counted on the change from the Au ditorium. They insisted that I would have to put up the money for these thirty tickets. I refused to do this and said that I had had an under standing with Alman Barrett and that he had agreed with me that it would be best to let the matter rest. I told them that I would have to stand pat. They then threatened to leave the city. They said that they could furnish bond if we started action against them for not fullfilling the contract. I told them that I hoped so for I wouldn't want to pay the board bill. It cer tainly was a trying experience. I had all three of the managers down on me at once. It was a relief when I heard the sound of the bell for the curtain to go up. The Pipe Organ association lost money on the venture. The receipts were divided upon the percentage ba sis. Seventy-five pier cent went to the opera management and twenty-five per cent to the association. The total re ceipts were $552 and the expenses of the association were $39.85 in excess of the twenty-five per cent of the receipts which went to the pipe organ fund. Alice Nielsen and her company got $414 and the pipe organ fund got $138." Brunke Fails to Appear. The case of the state against John Brunke was set for trial in the city court this morning and for the second time the defendant failed to put in an appearance for trial. Some time ago divorce proceedings were rued by his wife and shortly after this he met his wife on the street with another man and a scene ensued which resulted in his arrest on a charge af assault. Since these occurrences an adjustment of the family affairs has been brought about and Brunke feels that the mat ter in the city court should be dropped. Judge McCabe took a different view this morning and issued an alias war rant for his arrest and appearance be fore his judgeship in the city court. The trial of the case will proceed as soon as the court officers manage to secure service on the defendant. At that time he will probably have an op portunity to explain to the court his reasons for nonappearance and show cause why he should not be fined for contempt of court. what the rate should be. I am per fectly willing to state, though that it is my personal opinion that the present rates should be reduced 33 per cent." Three Witnesses Examined. The first witness called was J. W. Radford, the state grain inspector. Mr. Radford testified as to the number of grain elevators at Kansas City and their capacity; the number of mills and their capacity, and concerning the general grain conditions from the point of the shippers. John A. Myers of Hutchinson, S. S. Reynolds of Grainfield and Geo. W. Fieser, member of the legislature from Kingman county, were all placed on the stand to testify to the same point, namely, that five years ago, the rail road had in effect a lower rate than at the present time on shipments of grain from interior Kansas points to Kansas City. The railroad attorneys did not cross examine any of these witnesses and their testimony was not of sensational character. ANOTHER PLEASANT DAY. Temperature Rises and Air Is Balmy and Pleasant. Th weaher predicted for today must have miscarried in some way for instead of the cold and cloudy weather which the weather man promised to in flict upon the community, the condi tions today are just the reverse. The sun is shining brightly and the tem perature is several degrees higher than it was yesterday. The predictions say that the same conditions which exist to day will prevail tomorrow and that if there is a change of any kind that it will be towards higher temperatures ar.d a clearer sky. The latter part of the prediction will be hard to anticipate for the sky is almost entirely devoid of clouds today and the sun i3 shining bright and warm. The hourly temperatures for today were: 7 o'clock 25T.1 o'clock 33 8 o'clock 25;12 o'clock 35 9 o'clock 25j 1 o'clocS 36 10 o'clock 23 2 o'clock 38 Wind 2 miles from, the east at 2 p. m. CHANG Miller, of Kansas, Transferred to Naval Committee. Senate Accepts Canal Bill Passed by House. Washington, Dec. 13. When the house met today Speaker Cannon an nounced the transfer of Representative Mondell (Wyo.) from the committee on military affairs to the public lands, and of Mr. Miller (Kan.) from public lands to military affairs. The transfer gives the two members the same com mittee assignments they had in the last congress. In the Senate. Washington, Dec. 13. When the senate convened today Vice President Fairbanks presented an extract from the minutes of the senate of Canada expressing thanks for the cordial re ception extended by the senate and house of representatives to the Hon Raol Dandurand, speaker of the Ca nadian senate, the Hon. Mackenzie Bowen, ex-premier and senator, and the Hon. Senator McSweeney, at the inauguration of President Roosevelt. Mr. Allison from the committee on appropriations, reported the bill mak ing an appropriation for the Panama canal work and gave notice that he would ask the senate to take it up to morrow. He said that the committee was of the opinion that $11,000,000 would be sufficient for present pur poses and the amount had been left as fixed by the house. A bill authorizing the Portland Seattle Railway company to construct a bridge across the Columbia river at Vancouver, "Wash., was passed. The senate at 12:45 p. m. went into executive session and at 1:25 p. m. adjourned. Philippine Tariff Taken lp. Washington, Dec. 13. Discussion of the Philippine tariff before the house committee on ways and means began this morning with the full committee and Secretary Taft, Governor Luke E. Wright of the Philippines, Colonel Clarence R. Edwards, chief of the bu reau of insular affairs and a number of representatives of American sugar interests in attendance. F. R. Hatha way, secretary of the sugar manufac turers, was the chief speaker and for more than an hour reviewed testimony given by Philippine citizens and of ficials at the hearings before the sen ators and representatives included in the Taft party at the time of their visit to the islands last summer. REBELS HOLD RIGA. According to Reports Circulating In St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg, Dec. 13. Night Via Eydtkuhnen, East Prussia, Dec. 1 3. Reports are in circulation to the effect that the insurgents at Riga have captured the fortress there. Inquiries made at the ministry of the interior resulted in the statement being made that the government's advices do not confirm the capture of the fortress and the seizure of the governor. The sit uation, however, is admitted to be grave. The commander at Riga yes terday appealed for additional troops which, wire dispatched. Provisional Government. Berlin, Dec. 15. The dispatch to the Lokal Anzeiger from St. Petersburg dated Tuesday, December 12, via Eydtkuhnen, says that a message from Riga announced that the Lituan ians are masters of the city, that they have formed a secret provisional gov ernment, that officers do not dare to go on the streets in uniform and that the army is regarded by the Russian authorities as unsafe. ATWOOD TO SPEAK IN TOPEKA. Will Deliver Address Before Jefferson Club Thursday Evening. John H. -Atwood of Leavenworth will deliver an address before the Jefferson club at 117 West Sixth avenue Thursday evening, December 14. Weather Indications. Chicago, Dec. 13. Forecast for Kan sas: Probably cloudy tonight and Thursday; with possibly rain in south east portion; warmer Thursday. Temperatures of Largo Cities. Chicago, Dec. 13. 7 a. m. tempera tures: New York 40; Boston 24; Phila delphia 40: Washington 36; Chicago 22; Minneapolis 16; Cincinnati 34; St. Louis LOCAL MENTION. Soot falling on the roof of the resi dence of A. A. Rodgers at 1119 Tyler street set fire to the roof Tuesday af ternoon at 4 o'clock and did trifling damage before the fire department put out the blaze. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Gambs of 318 Lo cust street, are the parents of a son born yesterday. George "W. Stansfield has taken out number 25 for his automobile. There are still 35 automobiles in town running around without a license. E PLAGES. REBATES GIVEN. Chicago Alton Indicted by Federal Grand Jnry in Chicago. Two Former Officials Accused Jointly With the lioad. CHARGES ARE SERIOUS Specific Violations of Law Men tioned in Indictment. Schwarzschild Sulzberger Re ceired Kefunds on Shipments. Chicago, Dec. 13. An indictment was returned today by the federal grand jury against the Chicago Alton Rail way company, John Fairbirn, former vice president of the company and F. A. Wann, former general freight agent of the road. Charges against the railroad com- Paw i -itT.:' V vi .a?-iV-vxi i ft ,r, f I Charles Augustus Peabody, Who Was Today Elected President of the Mu tual Life Insurance Company. pany and the two former officials are included in one indictment in which there are ten counts against the com pany and against each of the two men. These charges are that the railroad company, with the sanction of the two officers, paid illegal rebates to the packing house firm of Schwarzschild Sulzberger for the purpose of procur ing shipments from the concern. It is also charged that the railroad company, with the same object in view, gave free transportation to employes of the pack ing house company. The indictment, which was returned, is based on testimony given to the grand jury by B. S. Cusey, traffic man ager for Schwarzschild Sulzberger who has appeared before the jury on two separate occasions. Cusey was one of four employes of the packing house firm who were indicted sometime ago for soliciting rebates. All of them pleaded guilty and each was fined $5, 000 by Judge Humphrey. Three specific violations of the law against the granting of rebates are mentioned In the indictment. The rail road company is charged w;ith having refunded $1 per car on 44 cars of dress ed beef shipped from Kansas City to various eastern points in December, 1903. A similar rebate is alleged to have been paid on 23 cars of dressed beef shipped from Kansas City in Jan uary, 1904. The railroad company is also charged with having refunded $3, 500 in passenger fares paid by the pack ing company between January 1, 1903, and September 1, 1904, for transporta tion of its officers and agents. Neither Mr. Fairborn nor Mr. Wann was arrested, but they were informed of the fact that a indictment had been voted against them and were notified to come into court and give bonds. United States District Attorney Morri son declared that he would ask each of them to give bonds to the amount of $5,000. The railroad company will be asked to enter an appearance through one of its general officers. MILLER TO CHANGE. Will Be on Military Affairs Instead of Public Land. Washington, Dec. 13. Congressman Miller today arranged with the speaker to be transferred from the public land committee of which he is now the rank ing member to the committee on mili tary affairs. He does this on the be lief that public lands committee is not so important generally and especially in Kansas as that on military affairs. NO DECISiOfl YET. Caldwell Jury at Salina Still Consider ing the Ca.sc. Salina, Kan., Dec. 13. The jury in the Caldwell murder case is still out, not having arrived at an agreement at a late hour this afternoon. It may be safely stated that if they fail to agree by 6 o'clock Judge Rees will dismiss them from further con sideration of the trial. Last night the jury were given beds after 10 o'clock, as they were worn out from loss of sleep. MATTOR CLIMBED A LADDER. City Executive Gave the Firemen an Exhibition of His Agility. Mayor Davis Tuesday afternoon qualified as a member of the Topeka fire department by climbing up one of the long ladders of the big aerial truck attached to Station No. 2, in a ladder drill. The mayor is light and active and made the ascension on the long ladder to the top of the city hall with the alertness of a trained member of the force, A crowd of the members of the de partment gathered about and inter estedly watched the city's chief execu tive perform. A few pedestrians who were walking by also stopped long enough to take in what was going on. PEABODY CHOSEN. President of Mutual Life to Succeed R. A. McCurdy. New Tork, Dec. 13. Charles A. Pea "body was elected president of the Mutual Life Insurance company at a meeting of the board of trustees today. Mr. Pea body's election was unanimous. Mr. Peabody is a lawyer and is the American representative of William Waldorf Astor. He is a director in sev eral banks and other corporations, among them the Illinois Central Railway company. Mr. Peabody's salary was fixed at $50, 000 a year. Mr. Peabody will take office on Jan uary 1, when he will relieve Frederick Cromwell, temporary president. The board of trustees adopted a reso lution of thanks to Mr. Cromwell for his service as temporary president. Charles A. Peabody was nominated for trustee to succeed Justice Rufus W. Peckham and Emory McClintock was nominated to succeed Elihu Root, as trustee. Both of these nominations un der the by-laws went over until the next meeting. PULLMAN OPPOSES. Asks to Have Suit for Charter Fee Sent to Federal Court. The Pullman Car company today filed in the supreme court its petition for the transfer of the suit brought against it by Attorney General C. C. Coleman for the collection of charter fees to the United States circuit court. The company sets forth that it is an Illinois corporation, and is not liable for the charter fees which tne state has de manded. The state wants the company to pay up $14,800 on its full capitaliza tion as a preliminary to doing business in the state. The charier board has re fused to grant the coIITtSany a charter until this is done. The supreme court allowed the West ern Union Telegraph company to remove a similar suit to the United States court, and so it is to be expected that the same result will follow in th Pullmrn applica tion. PERKINS RETIRES. Resignation Accepted and a Successor Elected. New York, Dec. 13. George W. Per kins tendered his resignation as vice president and chairman of the finance committee of the New York Life In surance company at a meeting of the board of trustees today and it was ac cepted. Alexander E. Orr was elected to succeed Mr. Perkins as ranking third vice president and chairman of the finance committee. Mr. Orr is a retired merchant of this city, a former president of the cham ber of commerce and vice president of the Rapid Transit commission. Mrs. Newall Will Get a Divorce. Lettie M. Newall filed suit for di vorce in the district court this morn ing alleging abandonment by her hus band, Charles F. Newall. The case will not be contested as the husband has filed papers waiving his appear ance. Funeral of Dan Hamer. Emporia, Dec. 13. It is announced here today that the funeral of the late Mr. Dan Hamer will take place at Madison, Kan., on Thursday, December 14, at 2 o'clock. i j r j i rj n hub, a jwiii I in i' I Mm I mm n "'""fl 1 fob ihikoh. Kansas Negro Keceires a Set back to His Ambition. Booker T. Washington Oppose His Appointment. THIS MAY BLOCK IT. Senator Long Surprised at Turn of Affairs. Vernon Spends $20 in Telephone Tolls Yesterday. Washington, Dec. 13. Booker T. Washington, temporarily at least, and possibly permanently, has blocked the nomination of Prof. W. T. Vernon as register of the treasury. Senator Long called at the White House this morn ing and was informed that the selec tion of a register of the treasury would be delayed for a month or two in ordsr to straighten out the tangle. Vernon, will get a good job of some sort, but possibly not the one he wants. j Booker Washington came to Wash- ington Saturday and had an interview with the president at night. At this time he endorsed Williams, the Chi cago negro lawyer. Booker Washing ton's action in this contest has sur prised Senator Long and other mem bers of the Kansas delegation, who had been led to believe that Vernon's appointment would be thoroughly sat isfactory to the negro educator of Tuskegee. The president intends to reappoint negroes to the offices they now hold and the register of the treasury is one of the most important places now tilled by any one of that race. When the contest became hot between Wil liams on one side and Vernon on tho other, the president passed the matter over to Secretary Shaw. The secretary made a thorough investigation and j finally endorsed Vernon. When it Decame Known mai vernon i had Shaw's endorsement it w as accept ed by some of the members of the Kansas delegation that Vernon's vic tory was assured. The president, how ever, will place much dependence on Booker Washington's recommenda tion and the pronounced stand taken by the latter has put Williams in the lead. Vernon's activity in his own behalf is shown in his untiring use of the long distance telephone. He called Senator Long's office from Kansas four times yesterday and this morning at a total expense of some twenty dollars. Court of Appeals Denies Appli cation of His Counsel To Open Ballot Boxes in Mayor aiity Election Contest. Albany, N. Y., Dec. 13. The court of appeals in a decision handed down today in the New York city ballot box. cases sustains the contention of coun sel for Mayor George B. McClellan and denies that of attorneys for William Randolph Hearst and his colleagues on the Municipal Ownership league ticket. The court holds, as was ar gued by former Chief Judge Parker and his associates, that the courts have no power under the election law to order by mandamus the opening of the ballot boxes and a recount and re canvass of ballots. The case relates directly to the vote for mayor, comptroller and president of the board of aldermen cast in the second election district of the Sixth assembly district of New York county, at the election of November 7, last, but is of the utmost importance in Mr. Hearst's contest for the mayoralty of New York city and is fundamental in its effect upon the electoral system of this state under the present election law. The decision was rendered by a divided court, five to two, the majority comprising Chief Judge Cullen and Judges Gray, O'Brien, Haight and Werner, Judges Bartlett and Vann dis senting. COOPER DIVORCE SUIT. Wealthy Farmer's Romance Aired This Afternoon. Behia The' suit for divorce of John G. Cooper, the wealthy Shawnee county farmer, who on the tenth of last April married Miss Clara Stookeye in Kan sas City, is being heard in the district court this afternoon. It is the case of being an old man's darling and threat ens to end as most cases of this na ture do. The honeymoon of the Coop ers was very short, but seems to have been strenuous enough. On the 26th of the succeeding month after their marriage Mr. Cooper filed suit for di vorce alleging many reasons why he should be released from his marriage agreement with the defendant. REEDEli'S VETERAN BILL. WTould Retire Superannuated Clerks at Sixty-five on Half Pay. Washington, Dec. 13. Congressman Reeder today introduced a bill to retire superannuated department clerks, who were veterans of the war of the rebel lion and 65 years of age at one-half their yearly compensation. Building for Pittsburg. Washington, Dec. 13. Congressman Campbell today introduced a bill Pro viding for a public building at Pitts burg and appropriating $100,00 for that purpose. Selecting a Jury. Chicago, Dec. 13. The examination of veniremen in connection with the selection of the first jury in the "beef trust" cases began today in the United States district court before Judge Humphrey.

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THE TOPESA DA ILY STATE' J 0 IT H IT A E.T7E D IT 2 S DAY 1TIGKT mSfMaaBPmmmsxaasiosssaaisvixBiimvrwMmnrrKrtmma u.ii iiwwffWMiWaMmMWwwimWMiWjWIffg'T n E. B. GUILD MUSIC 722 Kansas Avenue PIANO DEPARTMENT OPEN EVENINGS STATE GROCERIES Contracts Awarded Today by Eoard of Control. Trices About Same As in Days of Charity Board. LEE TO FUHMSil SUGAR Symns Company Gets Lion's ohare of Awards. Weber Co., of Topeka, Are Also Favored. After 48 hours of strenuous work, the state board of control finished the let ting of grocery contracts for the state institutions this afternoon. The general average of prices will be about the same as in June, 1905, when the state board of charities was in con trol. It has been claimed by some that there was a great deal of "gTaft" undet the old system, and that the state paid outrageous prices for things. The prices secured by the new board of control seem to vindicate compleely the old tata board of charities. On many items the prices were some what lower, but on a large number, they were somewhat higher. The varia tion, however, it is now very large, ex cept where fluctuations of the market have occurred as in the case of sugar. For example, California breakfast food is a cents lower at this letting, on the C2se; vanila and lemon extract 6C cents lower; prunes a fraction of a cent higher per pound; salmon 32 cents lower; canned apples 35 cents higher; evaporated apricots, 2 cents higher; canned blackberries 3 cents lower; flour brushes 15 cents lower per dozen; canned cherries 5 cents lower per case; rtee 1 cents higher; cheese 2 cents higher; soda crackers 30 cents lower; pickies, sweet, $1.25 lower and medium, 88 cents lower per barrel; syrup 2 cents Jiirhei. The Symns Grocery company of Atch ison seems to have received the biggest portion of the contracts, not counting Fugar. Lee of Salina also did well, and Weber of Topeka secured many good contracts. The Chicago concern which submitted a full list of bids did not land a single item. Letts-Spencer of St. Joe secured a number of good contracts. H. D. Lee Mercantile company of Fauna was awarded the sugar contract. The contract is for the nevt six months and involved supply about 100,000 pounds of graulated sugar. The bids o fthe Lee company were submitted for each institution separately and are as follows: Topeka hospital j ...$4.64 Osawatomie 4.64 Parsons 4.81 School feeble minded 4. si Fchool for blind 4.62 School for deaf 4.75 Orphans' home 4.65 Girls' school 4.87 Boys" school 4.64 The next highest bid was that of W. F. Weber of Topeka who made a fiat rats of $4.82. All the bids were lower than at the 5une, 1905, letting, when sugar was very high. At that time the contract went to Jett Wood at $5.12. The new contract -will result In a consider able saving on this item. The following are some of the prin cipal Items secured by leading bidders: Weber Co., Topeka: Bon Ami, whisk brooms, blacking brushes, candles, Cali fornia breakfast ofod, cloves, gelatine, maltja. vita, California pears, salt. II. X. Lee, Salina: Lemon and vanilla extracts, canned gooseberries and pine apples, oatmeal, prunes.Pearline, raisins, FP.imon, scouring toop, Sa polio. Symns Grocery Co., Atchison: Shoe Macking, scrub brushes, cheese, choco late, oinnaman, corn starch, coconut, Boda crackers, rrlt.3, mop holders, mops, inr-caroni, oatmeal fiakss, pepper, sweet And &nr pickles,- Ivory eo-ap, castile fiw-p, irltessi!a soap, bicarbonate o nrln Dinnn fcinmf For Christmas. V Ten dollars is all you need to pay before Christmas. The Piano will be delivered any time you say. The balance may be paid for at $5, $6, $8 or $10 monthly in quarterly or semi-annual payments. See us about how they may be arranged. Another car load of Beautiful New Instruments for Christmas delivery in stock to select from. An early choice would be desirable while our stock is complete. You want to come and see what we have to offer, in New Pianos, Prices and Terms. Make a Selection now and make it Here, where you can find such pianos as Hardman, Rranich Bach, Story Clark, Schiller, Schulz, Werner, Bradley and Arm strong. Music makes a Merry Christmas. Let us talk this matter over with you. soda, laundry starch, pulverized sugar. Dolan Mercantile Co.. Atchison Beans, hominy, molasses, California plums. canned pumpkin, canned raspberries, succotash, sorghum. Letts-Spencer Grocery Co., St. J03epn: Canned apples, evaporated apricots, canned blackberries, floor brushes, can ned cherries, canned grapes, dried cur rants, rice. This afternoon the board has taken up the dry goods bids and will be at work on them for the next two days. There are 15 bid3 filed by different dry goods concerns. FOR SOLDIERS' HOE. Secretary Shaw Recommends Liberal Expendi t ur es. Washington, December 13. Secretary Shaw, in his book of estimates of ap propriations, has recommended to con gress the following expenditures for the Western branch of the Soldiers' home at Leavenworth: For current expenses, $46,000. For subsistence, $160,000. For household, $92,000. For hospital, $40,000. For transportation of members of the home, $60,000. For the construction of a building with mess hall and kitchen. $15,000. For asphalt paving, $27,000. For addition to quartermaster's storehouse, $8,000. For dormitory for civilian employes, $4,000. For addition to mess hal, $1,500. For the farm, $18,000. To pay attorney's fees in litigation as to right of way of railroads through the home grounds, and for the pur chase of fire hose, $2,000. For increased quantity of sub sistence supplies due to increase in the number of members of this branch, $5,000. A deficiency appropriation un der this head of $6,000 was required last year and an additional appropria tion will be necessary for the current year. For increased quantity of coal and other supplies due to increase in mem bership, $200. The appropriation for the current year is insufficient and an additional appropriation is asked. For general repairs and for special objects pertaining to repair of build ings as follows: Steel ceiling for nine barracks, renewal of floors in bar racks and for the porches, renewal of roof gutters, also for repair of roads, $10,000. All of these objects are be lieved to be necessary in the interest of economy. To Cure a Colli in One Day Take LAXATIVE BROMO quinine tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails tocure. E. W. GROVE'S signature on each box.25c. CARNEGIE CALLS. To Pay His Respects to tlie Pacificator." 'Great Washington, Dec. 13. Among Presi dent Roosevelt's callers yesterday was Andrew Carnegie. "I called," said Mr. Carnegie, "merely to pay my respects to the great pacifi cator." Attention Democrats. There will be a joint meeting of all the Democratic clubs Thursday even ing. December 14, 8 p. m., at the hall of the Jefferson club. 117 West Sixth street. A fine programme has been pre pared for the occasion. Everybody in vited. QUEEN LIL ON HAND. With a Petition to Uncle Sam for .$10,000,000. Washington, Dec. 13. A petition from ex-Queen Liiioukaiani asking for the payment of $10,000,000 t" her has been presented to the senate by Vice Presi dent Fairbanks. The petition was ac companied by an autograph letter re questing early and favorable consider ation. Supper, 25c, Unity church, tomorrow night. Chicken pia. CO. ESTIS A WHOLESALE BCRGLAR. Much Plunder Is Found in His Home and Haunts. Further investigation on the part of the city and county officers has con vinced them that Charles Estis, the young man whom they allowed to slip through their fingers Tuesday night, has been a very busy individual In his chosen line for some time past. If V 'VwC'HJ u IV f Charles Estis, W'anted for Wholesale Robberies at Rossville. The store of Hartzel Talman and the jewelry store of J. C. Alexander of Rossville have been burglarized fre quently during the past year and the officers have been unable to locate the criminal. The latent burglary oc curred last week. Sheriff Lucas went to the scene Monday but at first there seemed to be no clue upon which to work. A little later developments oc curred which caused suspicion to be directed towards Charles Estis who lives near the Santa Fe shops in this city, and is a nephew of Mr. Tateman. one of the partners in one of the stores which has suffered from frequent depredations of the burglar. Tuesday evening Sheriff Lucas, ac companied by Detective Ross, decided that they would watch the home of young Estis and drove to that part of the city about 10 o'clock in the even ing. They were not certain as to the exact location of the house and noticing a man standing near a tree drove over to where he was standing and asked him about the location of the Estis home. The officers turned to leave and the man took to his heels. This in itself was enough to arouse the suspicions of the officers who at once gave chase and fired several shots at the fugitive who only increased his speed and made his escape. The home of the young man's parents was searched and considerable of the stolen goods recovered. The homes of other relatives have been searched and more of the stolen property found. The youth seemed to have a streak -of gen erosity in him, as he fitted out his rela tives with jewelry and wearing ap parel in good shape and then supplied two sweethearts with jewelry enough to keep him in good standing with them for some time to come. Toung Estis would go to Rossville for a visit with his uncle and it was noticed that the robberies usually followed one of these visits. This was one of the first things which fastened suspicion on him. Sheriff Lucas has had photographs made of Estis offering $30 reward for his capture and these have been scat tered among the sheriffs and police of the cities and counties of the adjoin ing states and it is probable that the young man will be arrested very soon. He is described as being about 2 3 years of age, height five feet five inches, weight 140 to 150 pounds, smooth face, slightly freckled, fuir coniplexion, dark hair. He wears a number six shoe and is wanted for burglary and larceny. The reward of $50 will be paid for his arrest and de tention, until the sheriti's force can get their Lands on him. MARKETS TODAY. Uallfsh Sentiment in Wheat Pit EeYived. Corn Steady. Notwithstanding Decrease in Receipts. LIVE STOCK TRADE. Cattle Are Steady NativesBring $3.75 to 6.25. Hogs Quoted Strong to Fire Cents Higher. t Chicago. Dec 13. WHEAT Bullish sentiment was revived in the wheat mar ket here today by representations of un settled weather in Argentina. Trading was not large, but was confined mainly to the men In the pit. May opened c to c higher at S9c to 89c sold up to S9e, and then dropped back to 89c. Minneapolis, Duluth and Chicago report ed receipts of 692 cars, against 570 cars a year ago. All of the early gain was subsequently lost on selling by commission houses with northwestern connections. The low point for May was reached at SS:gc. The close was weak, with May down e at 88c. CORN Notwithstanding a decrease in local receipts the corn market was un steady, because of selling induced by re ports of clear weather throughout the middle west. May opened a shade to He higher at 44c to 44c and sold off to 44Cic. The market became quite weak, May dropping to 434f44e. The close was easy with May down ie at 44c. OATS Active demand by commission houses and pit traders caused a firm tone in the oats market. May opened a shade to He higher at 32-r7o to 32c, and for a time held within the opening prices. PROVISIONS Provisions were firm be cause of a He advance in the price of live hogs. Heavy shipments of hog products stimulated the demand for provisions. 40 FAMILIES SLAIN. Chicago Man Hears of the Murder of His Sister in Russia. Chicago, Dec. 13. Letters contaning graphic details of the massacre of forty Jewish families at Kt fka, Russia, have reached Isaac J. Robinson, in this city, and by them he was informed of the mur der of his elder sister, Anne, and all the members of her family and the hardships undergone by another sister, who, at the time of writing the letter, was hiding in a cellar with members of her family. The letter, written by Mrs. Sarah Polichkoff, says, in eart: "We have been suffering for the last few months, as our business has been stopped, and we can not make a living. None would buy from us, and we could buy from nobody. We couldn't buy one cent's worth of food for five dollars in money, and we have been really starv ing. One day a mob gathered around the house of sister Anne. She was a sickly woman, but that made no difference to the mob. She was killed, together with her son, 19 years old. They cut his body into small pieces after they killed him, and they chopped her body in the same manner. Then another son of 17 years, and a daughter of 15 and a daughter of 12, were treated in the same manner. In the meantime the brother-in-law of ours, Meyer, ran away with the eldest daugh ter, 21 years old, to save tneir lives. He was pursued and slashed and cut. Thoy were stripped before the. great mob and in the presence of thousands of people, were cut in small pieces, and the pieces brought back to the house they had es caped from. "After that the mob went next door and took the man, woman and five chil dren out in the street. They took their eyes out while they were alive and then threw the blind people back into the house, and they were burned alive. "Out of the forty families in this town very few persons were saved. All of the houses were destroyed or burned." The letter concludes with a brief ac count of how Mrs. Polchkoff escaped through the kindness of a priest, who hid her and the members of her family In a cellar. SENTENCED TO PRISON Four Election Officers Get Theirs in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, Dec. 13. Thomas H. Hartman, jr., TVilliam Regan and Charles Judge, election officers in the twelfth precinct of the Fourteenth ward were fined $500 and sentenced to two years' imprisonment. They were convicted ot padding the assessors' lists and conspiracy to make fraudulent re turns of the election held last Febru ary. Benjamin Williams, another officer of the same precinct was fined $250 and sentenced to one year in prison. COMPLAINT IS LODGED. On Account of German Breach of In ternational Rights in Brazil. Berlin, Dee. 13. The Brazlllian min ister has lodged a complaint wih the foreign office over the proceed ings of the German cruiser Panther at Itajahy, Brazil, averring a breach of international rights. The foreign office replied that the incident would be In vestigated fully and with entire impar tiality and that if the Germans were in the wrong full satisfaction would be Kiven. The Xew Styles In Jewelry. Watch chains, fob charms, pins, rings, etc., selling at cost at Chas. Bennett's Jeweler and Optician, 730 Kansas avenue. Another Woman to Hang. Haokensack, N. J Dec. 13. An toniette Tolla, the Italian woman who shot Joseph Sonta. who tried to win har from her husband last March, was today sentenced to be banged on Jan uary 12, next. Mrs. Tolla, who has two children, was in her home when Sonta came there making love to her and she shot him. Chicken pie, Boston brown bread, at Unity, Thursday night. 25 cents. Lost. Ladles' small open face gold watch between Sixth and Tyler and Mills Dry Goods Co. Reward, return to Martha Reed, Mills Co. Colds Canse Sore Throat. Laxative Eromo Quinine, the world wide Cold and Grip remedy .removes the causp. Call for the full name and look for signature of E. W. Grove. 25c. Solid Silver Spoons, Etc., Sellina- at cost. Chas. Bennett, Jeweler and Optician, 730 Kansas avenue. Siijmr and Coffee nt Mew York New York, Dec. 13. St'GAR-Raw firm; fair refininsr. SVin: rentrifugal. Stf test. S.c; .molasses sugar. 27c. Refined firm; crushed. $5.40; powdered, $4.80; granu lated. $4.70. COFFEE Nominal; No. 7 Rio, 7c May pork was up 5c at $13.45. Lard and ribs were each up 2c at $7.35 and $7.17, respectively. WHEAT Cash: No. 2 red, S9Hc; No. 3 red, 87V48c; No. 2 hard. SSVi'SiSo; No. 3 hard, 81S56c; No. 1 northern, 87 Ssiic; No. 2 northern, SSfaiaVsC-; No. 8 spring, S3flJS7e. CORN No. 2, 46c; No. 3, 423434?c. OATS No. 2, Slc; No. 3, 3310. RTE Cash, 67&6ac. Dec. 65c; Mav, 70c. FLAX Cash: N.W., $1.03; S.W., SoVic. TIMOTHT March. $3.47. CLOVER Cash, $12.75. BARLEY Cash, 37u54c. Chicago Markets. Furnished by J. B. Gall. CommlMloni, Grains, Provisions. Cotton and Stocks. Office 110 W. Sixth St. Telephone 486. Chicago, Dec. 13. Open High Low Close Tea WHEAT Doc. 87 S7 8.W; 85H May 89- 88H-H 8 884 July 84 84 83 83 83 CORN Dec. 4434- 44 44 44 44Mi May ...44 44-4 43-44 44 44Vi- July 44- 44 44-Vi 44- 44 OATS Dec. 31 Sl- 30 30 80T4-31 May 32; 32 32 32 32 PORK Jan. ...33 27 3 3 30 13 00 3 3 00 13 22 May ...13'45 13 45 13 22 13 22 13 40 LARD Jan. 7 37 7 37 7 22 7 22 7 35 May... 7 35 7 35 7 22 7 22 7 30 RIBS Jan. 97 7 00 6 92 6 97 6 95-97 May 7 17 7 17 7 07 7 07 7 15 National Board of Trade. Kansas City. Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions, Grains, Provisions, CottoE and Stocks. Office 110 W. Sixth St. Telephone 486. Kansas High Low 79 79 94 81- 80. 76- 75 39 39 39 39 39- 39- Si- 30 31- 31- City. Dec. 13. Close Tea 79 80 80- 81- 75 76 39 39 39- 39 39- 39 30 30 31- 31 Open WHEAT Dec. 79 May fvP,4 July 76 CORN Dec. 39 May 39 July 39- OATS Dec. 30 May 31- PORK Jan. ...13 17 May ...13 30 LARD Jan. 7 32 May 7 32 13 17 13 30 12 90 13 10 12 90 13 15 13 10 13 30 7 32 7 35 7 20 7 20 7 20 7 20 7 30 7 27 F.TBS Jan. May 6 95 7 10 6 95 7 10 6 82- 7 02 85 6 82-85 6 92 7 02 7 10 Sfarket Gossip Furnished by the A. M. McDermott Corn Mission Co.. Stocks, Grains, Provisions and Investment Becurities. Room 12, Columbian Diag.j Liverpool opening cables: Wheat, un changed; corn, d lower. Liverpool 1:30 p. m. cables: Wheat, d nigner: corn, uncnanged. Liverpool closing cables: Wheat, d nigner; corn, unchanged. Northwest wheat receipts, car lots: Minneapolis, 5S3; last year, 513. Duluth, 124: a year ago. 35. Chicago receipts: Wheat. 13 cars; graded 6. Corn. 260 cars; graded, 4. Oats, 101 cars; graded, 14. Kansas City Produce Market. Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 13. WHEAT Receipts, 67 cars. Market lower. Dec, 79c; May. 80c; July, 76c. Cash: No. 2 hard, 80a83c; No. 3, Tt'tiMc; No. 2 red, 91C93c; No. 3, 85!u91c. CORN Steady. Dec, 39c; May, 39c; July, 39c. Cash: No. 2 mixed, 40c; jso. 1 wnite, 4&i lie; rvo. 3, 40c. OATS Steady; No. 2 white, 3132c; No. 2 mixed. 30c. RYE Steady, 6364c. HAY Steady; choice timothy, $11.00 11.50; do. prairie. $9.75jil0.00. BUTTER Steady; creamery, 22c. EGGS Steady, 24c. Xew York Produce Market. New York, Dec 13 BUTTER Market firm. Street price: Extra creamery, 24) 24c. Official prices: Creamery, common to extra, 16(S24c; western factory, com mon to firsts, 1517c; western imitation creamery, extras, lS'g'19c; western imita tion creamery, firsts. lf18c. CHEESE Unchanged. EGGS Market weak. State western finest selected, 272Sc; do. average best, 26c. POULTRY Alive steady; western chickens, llc; fowls, 12c; turkeys, 14c. Dressed quiet: western chickens, 1315c; turkeys, 12lSc; fowls, ll13c. Chicago Produce Market. Chicago, Dec. 13. BUTTER Market steady. Creameries, 1723c; dairies, 17 20c. EGGS Weak; at mark, cases included, 20!&22c. CHEESE Steady. Daisies, 13c; twins, HMiSzc; Young Americas, 13c. POULTRY Live, steady; turkeys, 13c; chickens, 9c; springs, 9c New York Stocks. New York, Wall St., Dec. 13. STOCKS Yesterday's violent advances in the Lead and Smelting stocks were continued in the stock market at the opening to day, running sales of large blocks being made at widely varying quotations. Smelting was carried up an extreme 3, the preferred 6, and Lead 2. Gains elsewhere were Colorado Fuel 2, Met ropolitan Street Railway and Kansas City Southern preferred 1 and Missouri Pacific, St. Paul, Wisconsin Central, Hide and Leather preferred, Tennessee Coal, Locomotive, Amalgamated Copper and United States Rubber large fractions. Wisconsin Central preferred sold at a de cline of a point. There was a heavy outpouring of stocks on the opening. The sales report ed in part handsome gains that had accrued from recent purchases and efforts by the bears to turn the market. The Smelting stocks fell back 2 to 2, Lead 3 and Brooklyn Transit, Colorado Fuel, New York Central and Union Pa cific 1. Besides these recessions National Biscuit was driven 2 and Tennessee Coal, Railway Steel Spring, Reading and On tario Western 1 to 1 below yester day's closing. American export lost 4. Scattered gains wer emade during the height of the selling, none of which was North American 2. and Delaware Hud son, Carolina Chemical, Hide and Leather preferred and Metropolitan Securities 1 to 1. An outbreak of bullish enthusiasm in Amalgamated Copper developed later and it rushed tip to par, carrying the list up with it. Sugar rose 1 over last night. Federal Mining preferred 1 and Texas Pacific 1. Particular stocks were rushed up from time to time without much effect on the general list, which did no more than hold firm. Amalgamated Copper rose 2 on very large dealings and Smelting and Lead recovered to the best In sympathy. Distillers Securities advanced 2, United Railway Investment 2, Kansas City Southern preferred 2, United States Realty 2. Pacific Mail sold at a define of 1. New York Dock 2. Lead preferred 1, and Western Maryland 1. At noon bonds were steady. Buving swung around again into th& railroad stocks in sympathy with Union Pacific, which was bought in successive blocks of from 1,000 to 5,000 shares, rais ing it over 2 points to 143, Brooklyn Transit and Northwestern gained a sim ilar amount and St. Paul, New York Central. Louisville Nashville and Southern Pacific about half as much. The speculation continued broad and confident enough to permit this shifting of large operations, without affecting the specialties which were the earlier strong features. Rock Island preferred, Canada Southern, Pressed Steel Car and United States Rubber first preferred fell a point. The growth of bullish sentiment was fostered by the expanding demand for the better known railroad and indus trial stocks. Large orders were placed in various stocks and the rapid improve ment helped the general market. Before 2 o'clock Union Pacific had been credited with a rise of 3. Colorado Fuel moved ut 4. Chicago. St. Paul, Minneapolis Omaha 3. Northwestern. Cleveland. C. C St. Louis and Kansas City South ern preferred 3. Metropolitan Street Rail way 2. Illinois Central, Atchison end Chicago St. Louis second preferred, Wisconsin preferred, Pennsylvania and Republic Steel preferred 1. Anaconda be came heavy and sold down to 130, 2 below yesterday. O A beautiful six-leaf calendar will be sent by us ABSOLUTELY FREE TO EV ERY STOCKMAN who may ship his cattle, hogs or .sheep to market and woo wil write us answering these questions: 1. How many head of stock have jrou? 2. What kind of stock have you, not Including horsesT 3. Wben do you expect to market your stock? 4. To what market will you likely ship? 5. In what paper did you see this advertisement? This calendar will be ready for distribution in January. It is n exceptional beautiful, artistic and costly production, printed In several colors, representing fox hunting scenes. It was made especially for us, can not be obtained elsewhere, and is worthy a place in the finest home. WRITE US TODAY, giving this infor mation and insure getting this calendar. Art-lross CLAY. ROBINSON fi CO., Stock Yards, Kansas City. V ttlftU IIUVC CHICAGO SOUTH OMAHA DENVER SOUTH JT ft. f Arm r? Range of Prices on Stocks, Furnished by J. E. Gall, Commissions, Grains, Provisions, Cotton and Stocka. Office 110 W. Sixth St. Telephone 456. New York, Dec. 13. Yes Stocks Sugar People's Gas Amai. Copper B. R. T T. C. I U. S. Steel, com U. S. Steel, pfd Atchison, com Atchison, pfd Great Western St. Paul Rock Island Wabash, com Wabash, pfd Mo. Pacific N. Y". Central Texas Pacific So. Pacific Reading Erie, com Union Pacific C. O B. O L. N Katy Pennsvlvanla C. F. I Met. Traction Op'n Hight Low Cl'se 148 14D 5 106 F6 16 106. 9S 100 9S 9 86 90 86 89 143 144 142 143 3S 39 3S 38 105 105 105 105 87 89 81 88 105 146 in 98 86 343 38 105 87 104 21 178 25 21 41 102 164 35 69 140 4S 141 56 113 153 68- 14'i 52 11S 21 21 17914 180 a5 25 20- 21 21 21 178 179 24 20 24 21 41 103 103 102 154 156 154 102 156 35 35 34 34 69 70 69 69 140 140 139 139 4S 48 48 48 141 144 140 144 56 56 55 55 313 113 112 113 153 154 152 152 68 69 68 69 140 141 140 141 53 54 53 53 118 122 118T4 122 Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, Dec. 13. CATTLE Receipts, 22,000. Market steady. Beeves, $3.50ft6.70; cows and heifers, $1.50'7j4.75; stockers and feeders, $2.40ifi4.15; Texans, 3.504.25; westerns, $3.30(84.60. HOGS Receipts. 32.000. Market 6c high er. Mixed and butchers'. $4.75a5.05; good heavy, $4.9035.06; rough heavy, $4.70S4.S0; light, $4.70j4.92; pigs, $4.3594.85; bulk of sales. $4.9CKf?5.00. SHEEP Receipts, 20.000. Market strong. Sheep, $4.005.75; lambs, $4.0g7.h5. Kansas City Like Stock Jfarkel Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 33. CATTLE Receipts 11,000, Including 300 southerns. Market steady. Native steers, $3.754i6.25; southern steers, $2.5oY4.40; southern cows, $2.00a3.25; native cows and heifers, $2.00 5.10; stockers and feeders, $2.50-54.40; bulls, $2.004.00; calves, $3.0077.00; western steers. $3.2S'34.75; western cows, $2.0013.50. HOGS Receipts, 12,000. Market strong to 6c higher. Bulk of sales. $4.901)5.00; heavv, $4.95-?i6.05: packers, $4.90("a5.00; pigs and light, $4.704.95. SHEEP Receipts, 3.000. Market steady. Muttons, $4.50J?6.10; lambs, $5.5ul(7.50; fed wethers, $5.25a6.S0; fed ewes, $4.25tir5.25. JR. C. Live Stock Sales Today. The following sales were made today at the stock yards, Kansas City, Mo., and telephoned to The Topeka State Journal by Clay. Robinson Co., live stock com mission merchants, with offices at all markets. Kansas City, Dec. 13. CATTLE Receipts today, 11,000 head. Market steady and active. HOGS Receipts today, 11,00 head. Mar ket opened strong to 5c higher: closed 5c lower. Bulk of sales, $4.905.00. Top, $5.07. SHEEP Receipts today, 3,000 head. Market strong and active. Representative sales: KILLING STEERS. No. Wt. Price.lNo. Wt. Price. $3.85 5.40 5.50 6. IK) 4.15 4.00 3.90 4.40 4.45 6.50 .1320 $6.15 6 1100 1 1360 5.40 4.55 4.70 5.25 4.05 4.00 4.55 4.50 4.10 18 1413 14 1030 35 14,13 22 1199 22 1132 21 1U5 17 1077 30 1134 22 1138 27... .1270 32 2 22 20!"!" 20 37 64 34 ..18S8 ..12S5 ..107 .1110 ..1143 ..1402 ..1198 ..1225 4.40 WESTERN STEERS. 35 1198 3 80 3.75 2.75 1 1172 3. SO 3.90 3.75 3.45 4.40 5.45 4.00 4.30 3.50 3.30 2.30 2.25 2.50 2.65 2.75 20.. ..1067 53 1108 58 9s9 29... 24... 20... 1... 736 936 4.00 898 KILLING STEERS. 186 5.20 20. .1177 1060 1123 1025 6.00 I 18.... 4.26 19.... 5.00 1 9 ..1529 .1056 .1297 COWS. .1260 1050 954 ....1000 3060 ....1135 3.50 1 -1040 3 50 17 1025 3.20 26 864 3.10 26 868 3.10 5 lf'24 3.15 10 972 2 9i1 3 1120 2.75 HKIFERS. 3.50 1 11 474 3 40 3 543 3.71 I 2 760 3.80 I 1. 7. 16. 15. 12. 3 1030 9,0 4 495 36 8. 1 480 3.5 4.00 S.60 33 8- WESTERN COWS. 2 2.55 I 140 834 19.. 8,60 UUr ''Nil liuyaro civ SIOUX CITY. 8. ST. JOS ST i'AHL EAST BUFFALO 2 1 Play fig n -r- I V ft 1 !-3QtIi ulnlne production o every year by the of the entire Quinine production of the World Is conaumea every year By tae makers of Laxative Ercnio Quinina "Cures a Cold in One Day" 6.W. GROVE'S signature on box. 2$c 24 876 255 I STOCKERS AND FEEDERS. 25.... 29.... 17.... 30.... 5.... 961 926 799 880 889 3.60 3.65 3.50 3.80 3.90 20... 15... 30... 10... 962 ...673 ...870 485 3.40 3.00 3.75 4.15 Cotton Mariin. Galveston, Tex., Dec. 13. COTTON Steady, 11C. New York, Dec. 13. COTTON Spot closed quiet, 20 points higher. Middling uplands, $12.00; do. Gulf, $12.25. Sales, 356 bales. Topeka Market. Topeka, Dec. 13. Furnished by Charles Wolff Packing Co, Yards close at noon on Saturdays. J HOGS. MIXED AN DBUTCHERS' ..$4.55 HEAVY 4.65 LIGHT 4.45 CORN FED CATTLE. (&4.70 .14.72 &4.60 STEERS HEIFERS COWS BULLS CALVES $3.50-84.50 2.5i'7 3.2a 2.00 il 3.00 2.0i"n2.50 3.OU503. 75 4.00 not half fat FAT CALVES ll&oa"2ai IDs.) Send in only good calves. stock. Furnished by J. B. Billard, Central Mills. 534 North Kansas Ave.J NO. 2 WHEAT 73-3T50 NO. 3 WHEAT 7l-73o NO. 4 WHEAT 6S0 NO GRADE WHEAT 6 So CORN 3336o NO. 2 OATS Soo NO. 3 OATS 2Sa FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. TFurnished by S. E. Lux, 210 Kansas are.l FRUITS. COCOANUTS Per doz., 65c. HICKORY NUTS Per bu., $1,40121.45. FLORIDA GRAPE FRUIT Per bo, OKANUES-Per box, $2.75ffl3.09. APPLES Per bbl., $4.0C"??4.50. BELLE FLEUR APPLES Per box,$1.50. HALLOWI DATES Per lb., 5c; pack age dates, per box, $2.25. LEMONS Per box, $4.00-8 4. 75. GRAPES Catawba, 212ic;Almerla, per bbl., $6.50-57.00. CRANBERRIES Jersey, $13.00 per bbl.; Late Howes' $13.25 per bbl, FIGS Per box, 805585c. BANANAS $2.002.85 per bunch. KEIFFP:R PEARS Per box, $2.25. VEGETABLES. CEr. FRY Blue ribbon, per bunch, 55(3, POTATOES Kaw Valley, per bu., 70c Colorado, per bu., 80c; Nebraska, per bu., 70"WEET POTATOES-Per bu., 75c. CABBAGE Per cwt., $1.75. ONIONS Per bu., t:-iia;. SPANISH ONIONS Per crate, $2.00. O AN ADA RUTABAGAS Per lb., 1C HUBBARD SQUASH Per do., $1.0.' FULL CREAM CHEESH1. KANSAS Y. A 14c lb. NEW YORK STATE (white! 15c lb. BLOCK SWISS -16c lb. T5RICK 15c lb. Utii-r- OYSTERS. NEW YORK EXTRA SELECTS Per CJT InDARD Per can, 25c NEW YORK COUNTS Per can, 45c BULK OYSTERS. tec- STANDARDS Per gal., $1.40. EXTRA SELECTS Per gal., $1.75. BUTTER, EGGS. POULTRY. Jobbers' Prics J"urnlshed by Cop Co., 14 Kansas At POULTRY Hens, 7o lb large sprinsrs. 7iAc lb.: medium to small, 810c lb.: tur keys, live, 33c lb.; ducks, live, So lb.: geese, live. 8c lb. FOGS Fresh, 24c per doz. pYlGS Fresh, 26c per doz. COUNTRY BUTTER Fresh, lggaOo lb HAY. Furnished by the City Hay Market, irt 1 Qumcy street. PRAIRIE Loose, per ton ...7. 003750 PRAIRI E Baled 7.68 09 ALFA LFA Loose 8.00S3.no ALFALFA-BkVed'v.v;. ilm STRAW Per ton KAFFIR CORN-Baled Topeka Hide Market. Topeka, Dec 33 Prices paid in Topeka this week, ba-so on Boston Quotations. M GREEN SALT CURED NO. 1 TALLOW

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n tt t? TOPESA DAILY m tin x SO X i i Ji. j-l JOUP.NAL WE DUES DAY N I G Hi1 And ILvery Issue Until Christmas Filled with the best holiday offerings ob tainable. Good goods at reasonable prices is the slogan. In no other city in America can you obtain better values than the merchants of Topeka are offering Sliop Early 1! RflllQ UliLLLUi Soldiers' Home Veterans to Eat a Ton in Three Mouths. Everything on JBiil of Fare From Nutmegs to Calomel. A VAST LOT OF PRUNES Nearly 10,000 Dozen of Eggs Are in the Contract. Sixty Gallons of Whisky to Ee Used for Jiinee Ties. Leavenworth, Kan., Dee. 13. The bids for supplies for January, Febru ary and March, 1906, at the local Sol diers' home have been opened, and contracts awarded. Bids to supply over BOO distinct commodities were re ceived, and Leavenworth merchants proved successful in securing many of the best contracts. Everything from nutmegs to coffins and calomel to breakfast bacon Is included in the list for which bids were received. 'Lomr'' on Dried Fruit. The veterans eat a great quantity of dried fruits, and. unlike most boarders, do not seem to object to the recur rence of the viand u.ion their menus. It is estimated that within the next three months the heroes of Gettysburg will charge down upon and annihilate 3,300 pounds of dried apples and Teas dale Co.. a St. Louis firm, was given the contract for providing the fruit, to cost 9 4 cents per pound. Liftman, Todd Co. will supply 2,0f0 pounds of dried apples, on which they made a bid of 9 cents per pound. The same firm will also supply 2.S00 pounds of dried peaches, at the con tract price of 9 Vi cents per pound; 2.500 pounds of the "housekeeper's joy," sometimes known as prunes, at 4 cents per pound; 2,200 pounds of rice at 5 cents per pound, and 600 gal lons of sauer kraut at IT cents per gallon. Joseph Stoltz Co.. who bid 56 cents per dozen cans, have the contract for supplying 4 00 dozen cans of corn. Kelley Lysle made the lowest bid on wheat flour. They will supply 120, 000 pounds at $1.86 per hundred pounds. A St. Louis firm will supply 13,000 pounds of salt mackerel at Ws cents per pound. Joseph Stoltz won the competition for the contract to supply 3.000 pounds of corn meal. He bid 92 cents per hundred rounds. Fred Wuifekuhler was awarded the contract for supplying 3,000 pounds of rolled oats. The contract price is 2 cents per pound. The Meat Contracts. Practically all of the meat contracts went to out of town firms. Swift will supply the breakfast bacon, 6,000 pounds, at $10.37 per hundred; 16,000 pounds of corned beef at $4.14 per hundred. 1.700 pounds of lard at $7.3S per 50 pound tin, 4.800 pounds of mut ton at ji.ii per hundred, 10.000 pounds of pork loins at $7.35 per hun ired, and 6.000 pounds of salt pork at o.-ij per nuimreci. Schwarzschild Sulzberger secured the biggest meat contract of all, that lor dressed neef, which thev agreed to deliver at the home for $5.46 per hun dred. Their contract requires them to What 'Does Stand Per? For Good Faith with the public for a quar ter of a century. Per Purity never yet questioned by pure food officials. Per Finest Flavor resulting from use of costli est and highest quality of materials. Per the Best Cocoa and Chocolate made anywhere at any price. Per Largssi Sales of any superfine Chocolate Bonbons la the world. Per Protection to -Enyers in guaranteed uniformity of highest excellence. The Lo-smry Receipt Book Free, Z2 Walter M. Lowney Co., EOSTOX. and Avoid the Christmas Rush provide 105,000 pounds of meat. The same firm also has the contract to pro vide 16,000 pounds of pork shoulders for which the authorities will pay $6.40 per hundred. Armour will furnish 10,000 pounds of pork sausage, at $5.20 per hundred, and 25,000 pounds of oleomargarine, at $10.18 per hundred. Cudahy was awarded the ham contract for supply ing 6,500 pounds at $9.74 per hundred. 9,100 Dozen Eggs. Eggs are a popular article on the Soldiers' home diet. C. E. Shepherd was awarded the contract to supply 9,100 dozen of the commodity, he to receive 2 4 cents per dozen. Joseph Stoltz has the contract for supplying 3,100 pounds of lima beans at 5 cents per pound and Bittman Todd will furnish 10,000 pounds of navy beans at 3 cents per pound. Codfish balls are an Infliction to which the veterans must submit as a part of their sorrows. Bittman-Todd will furnish the fish at $5.60 per hun dred. The soldiers are expected to eat a ton of the "boneless" in three months. Over 7,000 pounds of coffee are con sumed at the home every month, and C. A. Murdock Co. of Kansas City, were awarded the contract for supply ing it, that firm having bid 11 cents per pound. A. F. Phelps was awrarded the con tract for supplying the fresh fish, white fish, lake trout, halibut, salmon and red snapper, as required, for which he will be paid $11.49 per hun dred. Phelps will sell the home 8,400 pounds. He also got the onion con tract. He will receive 9 4 cents per bushel for 350 bushels. hTe Leavenworth creamery was awarded the contract for 10,000 gal lons of milk, at 17 Vb cents per gallon. Wulfekuhler will supply 4,500 pounds of cheese, his bid being 14 cents per pound. Henry Ettenson Sons were award ed the shoe blacking contract for 600 dozen boxes at 5 V6 cents per box. Must Have Coffins. J. Wr. Sexton has the contract for supplying fifty coffins, and a like num ber of coffin boxes. The former will cost the home $8.35 each, and the boxes $3. John Baum got the contract tor sup plying sixty-nine gallons of whisky at $2.70 per gallon. GROWTH OF A CHURCH. How Rector Attwater Built Up His Blue Rapids Congregation. Blue Rapids, Kan., Dec. 13. Rev. H. C. Attwater. rector of St. Marks Epis copal church, in Blue Rapids, came in chaige of this church in June, last, and from that time to the present its mem bership has been steadily growing, and the Interest increasing. The past his tory of this church has been an event ful one In Blue Rapids. The first narish meeting was held in March, 1871, the services being conducted in the build ing known as Colonial hall. Of the several who were present at the first services John McPheison, now postmaster of Blue Rapids, is the only one residing here, and he has remained continuously on the vestry from 1871 to 1905. In 1872 the church was removed to other quarters, and in the years 1S71 and 1874 several confirmations oc curred through the efforts of Bishop Vail. These were the last confirmations held here until the spring of 1SS8. when other settlers came in and reorganized the Episcopal church, the services be iner held in the Methodist church. In 1889 St. Marks church was officially re organized, the services being held in a small room upntil it became necessary to move into larger quarters, when the Congregational church was secured. Serevices were held in this church until 1890, when they had to vacate it on ac count of the Congregationalists wanting it for their use, leaving St. Mark's with out a place of meeting. Meetings were continued in several places, the church grew in numbers, the result of Rev. Attwater's earnest work and populari ty, until today the church has a place of worship and other church pmpcrty. The present vestry is: A. E. Sweet land, S. W.. C. J. Brown, J. W,, C. Coulter, clerk, W. J. Burr, treasurer, J. G. Strong, John McPherson and A. J. Brice. vestrymen. The recent con vocation of Episcopal preachers held here was largely attended, tsisnop Millspaugh being present. A lively in terest was taken, and the addresses were full of good food and thought. Rector Attwater is very popular with the Blue Rapids people, and his people all over the state will be pleased to learn of his success in this place. Hard to Secure af Jury. Kingman, Kas.. Dec. 13. The case of the state against Rosa Null, charged with administering poison to her hus band, thereby causing his death, brought from Pratt county on a change of venue, is in the district court. The entire jury panel of thirtv-six has been exhausted, and a special venire of twelve was drawn last evening. Sixty-nine witnesses are in attendance from Pratt county. Two Salina Weddings. Salina. Kas., Dec. 13. Two society wed dings occurred at the Presbyterian church here last night, one at 7, the other at 8 o'clock. At 7 Miss Veda An derson, of Salina, was married to Ben jamin Mason, of Lincoln. Neb. At 8 Miss Grace Tuthill and Dr. Henry T. Harvey, both of Salina, were married. Large num bers of invited guests attended both wed dings. Death of Mrs. A. M. Atwood. Concordia, Kas., Dec. 13. Mrs. Amanda M. Atwood, mother of F. J. Atwood, president of the First National bank of this city, died here, aged 82 years. The body was taken to Caselton, Vt., for burial. Atlanta Man Still Missing. Arkansas City, Kas., Dec. 13. Sheriff Welfelt is here from Winfield looking for some trace of James M. Parrish, a wealthy business man of Atlanta, Kas., who left home Monday, December 4, to eo to Enid. Okla on a busiuess trin. He has not been heard of since. He was a man of good habits. He was here the clay he left home and talked with a triend. Later he wrote a letter from Arkansas City to his wife. He has been lost since that time. ATCHISON'S COAL MINE. Prospects Bright for a Resumption of Work at the Plant. Atchison, Kan., Dec. 13 By next week the Atchison coal mine should be pro ducing coal for its own boilers, and the company may be selling coal by the first of the year, or shortly afterward. Superintendent Ogilvie went down into the mine yesterday and waded about in eighteen inches of water. He says the pump is in exactly the same condi tion it was when the mine was flooded last July; it was not injured a particle. The valves had to be repacked, w hich de layed starting it up until today. The mine is now practically dry. Miners have been out to the face of the coal, and while they found a number of drops in the roof, they are not serious, and Mr. Ogilvie thinks the mine can be cleaned up and put in working condition in a week. The employes of the mine are greatly pleased over the fact that mining is shortly to be resumed; they are tired of hoisting water. They are not more pleased, however, than stockholders, who were badly discouraged up to a week ago. Qne man who would have shaved his stock fifty per cent last month, wouldn't take par for it now. NEARLY A SERIOUS JOKE. An Osage City Operator Resents a Prank of Friends. Osage City, Kan., Dec. 13. William Young, who is employed as day operator at the Missouri Pacific depot here, had a narrow escape while tryng to play a joke on night operator Henry Maurice. Young, in the day time, attached a heavy weight to a wire. He fixed the w-ire so he could pull the weight to the top of the freight house, close to where Maurice would be sitting, and fastened it at the outside of the depot so he could un fasten the wire and let the weight fall. Shortly after dark Young with two of his friends unfastened the wire and let the weight fall. Maurice seized two revolvers and shot several times at the men. Young ran into a nearby building but Maurice kept on shooting. Several of the bullets passed within a few inches of Young. Maurice stopped shooting when his ammunition was exhausted and Young fled. THE USUAL WEDDING JOKES. Wichita Newly Married Couple Have Their Baggage Labeled. Wichita, Kan., Dee. 13. Mr. and Mrs. Cox, with the following notice pasted on their baggage, left for the east last evening: "Stolen One brunette young woman, dressed in a gray traveling suit, by a tall, heavy-set, smootn-shaven, good natured young man with a smile that won't come off. They are supposed to have gone to "Kansas City." They were married in the morning. It was the largest wedding Wichita has seen in years. There were more than six hundred guests. The bride was Miss Emma McClees. COUNTY CLERKS TO MEET. Convention of the State Association In Wichita December 20-21. Wichita. KaK.. Dec. 13. Kansas county clerks will meet here December 20 and 21, in the eighth annual convention of the State Association of County Clerks of Kansas. The programme follows: "New Game Laws," D. W. Travis, state fish and game warden. The Cuunty Clerks of Kansas," review by a former clerk. William jsewnn, ex county clerk of Reno county. "Just a Few Thoughts," Frank Soper, Beloit. clerk of Mitchell county. "Rebates on Taxes," J. K. Bocook, Cot tonwood Falls, clerk of Chase county. "Thoughts of a Beginner," E. E. Hoopes, Clay Center, clerk of Clay county. C. M. Reese, clerk of Riley county, is president of the association. Central Kansas Fair Meeting. Hutchinson. Kas., Dec. 13. H. S. Thompson and A. L. Sponsler have been re-eiecten president and secretary of the Central Kansas Fair association. The association has property worth $35,000, COAX SHIRT 1 I 1 1 is reform in man 'a dress. $1.50 and op. in white or exclusive color fast fuDries. At leading atorea. CLUETT. PCABODY I C0..Tpoj. N.T. L.rjw.t kri at lairta mjod collar! la the vor'-d. V lalw LiZl coatj the -q3raaL,.iiii-iii and an attempt will be- made to get a state appropriation at the next session of the legislature. HOTEL MEN'S ASSOCIATION. Secretary Wood of Topeka Says the Meeting Will Be W ell Attended. Kansas City, Dec. 13. Charles L. Wood of Topeka, Kan., secretary of the Kansas-Missouri Hotel Men's asso ciation,, announces that the attendance at the convention of that body this year, which opens at the Midland hotel tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, will run considerably above that of any other year. It is believed that the number in attendance will be fully 150, and possibly more. An interesting pro gramme, both for the hotel men and the women accompanying them, has been prepared. Tomorrow will be devoted to busi ness matters. In the evening a "Dutch lunch" will be given at the Midland. The next morning business will again be resumed. At 1 o'clock the mem bers of the association and the women will go to Elm Ridge club for lunch eon. The women will be entertained tomorrow at luncheon at the store of Emery, Bird, Thayer company. A number of rooms had been reserved around the hotels up to midnight last night for those expecting to be in at tendance. Colonel H. C. Whitley of Emporia, Kan., is president of the as sociation. F. P. Ewins is chairman of the local committee on arrangements. A SALINA "JOINT" RULING. Judge Rees Would Force a Building Owner to Testify. Salina, Kan., Dec. 13. In the trial of a whisky case here Judge Rees made an important ruling, which, if affirmed by the supreme court, will make it an easy matter hereafter to enforce that section of the prohibition law which declares that places where liquors are sold contrary to law may be declared a nuisance. A "jointist" named Storms is on trial for maintaining a nuisance. The own er of the building was called and re fused to answer the question as to whom he rented that part of the building in which the "joint" was kept. He refused to answer the question on the constitutional ground that it might Incriminate him. Judge Rees held that he must answer the question. Patents for Kansans. Washington, Dec. 13. These pat ents have been issued: Kansas Henry W. Daly, Leaven worth, litter frame for pack saddles; Fleming E. Grathouse, Garden City, reel carrier; William I. F. Harden, Hartford, railway (tie; Dewitt C. John son, Hutchinson, combined rail brace and tie plate; Ola Johnson, Conway Springs, double jack for telegraph cir cuits; Gilbert L. Loper, Norcatur, rotary engine: Terry Stafford, Topeka, motor vehicle; Raymond N. Story, Clay Center, egg case carrying attach ment for vehicles. Knights of Pythias to Meet. Kansas City, Kan., Dec. 13. The Knights of Pythias of the Second Kan sas district will hold their annual con vention at K. of P. hall here Friday. There are twenty-five lodges in the dis trict. In the evening the Kansas City, Kan., lodges will serve a banquet to the visiting members. The district embraces the same counties as the congressional district. Honors for a Laurence Woman. Lawrence, Kan., Dee. 13. Dr. Ida B. Hyde will read a paper before the Psychological Society of America at its meeting in Boston in the Christmas holidays. Dr. Hyde, who was the first woman graduated from the University of Berlin, is also the only woman ever admitted to membership in this so ciety. Mr. and Mrs. CliafTee Go East. Junction City, Kas., Dec. 13. Lieut. Gen. Adna R. Chaffee and Mrs. Chaffee have left, for Washington. They came from the Pacific coast and visited rela tives here. Japanese Laborers at Lawrence. Lawrence, Kas., Dec. 13. Two hundred "bohunk" laborers who have been working on the railroad here for the last six months have just been displaced by Japanese laborers. MAJOR CHARLES B. PECK DEAD. Widely Known in Railway Circles and Started Career in Kansas. Houston, Tex., Dec. 13. Major Charles B. Peck, 65 years old, and one of the most widely known railroad men in the coun try, died at his home in Houston yester day morning after an Illness of several weeks. The immediate cause of his death was paralysis of the brain. He had resided in Houston since 1892, and during his residence here had made many warm friends, who will regret to learn of his death. The deceased leaves a wife and one son, Charles B. Peck, jr., who resides in this city, and two daugh ters, Mrs. Samuel S. Paquin, of Chicago, and Mrs. Ralph B. Savage, of Boston. Charles B. Peck was a native of New York state, born in Steuben county, Aug ust 10, 1840, son of Joel M. and Amanda Peck, who were of New York ancestry. About 3S65 or 1S6S he entered the service of the Leavenworth. Lawrence Gal veston railroad as station agent at Law rence, Kas. He was soon made general freight agent of that company, and afterward,, general superintendent. He was general manager of the Chicago Grand Trunk railway when that line was built into Chicago. Afterward he was vice president and general manager of the Atlanta Danville railroad in Vir ginia, and built a large portion of that line. He came to Texas in 1892 and was general manager of the San Antonio Aransas Pass, and while in that position he was greatly interested in the organi zation of a car service association for Texas railways, and when the association was formed he was elected its first man ager, and has been re-elected every year since. At the last annual meeting of the national association of the car service managers he was elected president of that organization, which position he held at the time of his death. During the civil war he entered the service as quartermaster of the Thirty sixth Wisconsin and served in the army of the Potomac. He always took an active interest in military affairs, and in Michigan was colonel and chief of staff to Governor Jerome in 1SS1. During his residence in South Dakota he was quar termaster general of that state with the rank of brigadier general. He was for many years an active Grand Army man and held the position of department commander for the state of Texas. The deceased was a brother of George R. Peck, general solicitor for the Chi cago, Milwaukee St. Paul railroad. M. M. LETTS ON THE WAY HOME. Notorious Kansas Criminal Starts From Panama in Custody. Colon. Dec. 13. On board the Panama railroad steamship Havana, which sailed yesterday for New York, were Mr. Price, a special agent of the Santa Fe railroad, and Matt Kenney, a detective of Kan sas City, having in charge M. M. Letts, who for the past eight months has been station agent and postmaster at Padre Migual. Letts is charged with having robbed and burned the Santa Fe station at Princeton, Kas., In 1903. He has been convicted on the charge of burglary but broke jail at Ottawa while awaiting sentence. There are charges of arson and forgery against him. He has escaped from custody four times during the last two years, twice from officers who have arrested him and twice by breaking from tha Ottawa iaii. RAILROA American Lines May Go to Europe After Cars. Seems to JSe Only Solution to Supply Present Demand. SHORTAGE 20,000 A DAY Conditions Are Unprecedented in History of Railroading. Gossip and Matters of Interest in liailroad Circles. Unprecedented in the history of rail roading in this country is thespresent demand for rolling stock. Thousands of engines and passenger cars are being turned out annually. Freight cars with out number are being constructed but still the demand runs a great deal over the producing power of the car shops in tnis country. Already some of the largerroads, which are sorely in need of cars, and which cannot get the promise of the car fac tories to fill any more orders next year, are looking towards Europe for relief. and the spectacle may be witnessed within a short time of some American railroads ordering in the old country. Several of the eastern railroads are known to have been making diligent in quiries in Europe as to the amount of production and the cosi entailed in ship ping such unwieldly freight. If satis factory terms can be reached some large contracts may be let. Such a move would not affect the car building interests in this country, it is said. Most of the big car companies are booked up with orders that will take until 1907 or later to fill. Every week sees additional or ders placed without any prospect of be ing immediately filled. Car building plants throughout the country are being enlarged. Statements are made on reliable au thority that the Baldwin Locomotive Works, the Pressed Steel Car company and the American Car and Foundry company have orders on hand aggregat ing $250,000,000,000. Statisticians figure that the daily shortage of cars for the last month ag gregated 20,000. The car shortage is gen eral all over the country, and it is about as bad here in Kansas and surrounding territory as any place else. It is such that railroad officials are ready to wel come any solution of the problem even if it means going to Europe to get cars. THIS IS SOME REAL RED TAPE. Peculiar Demands by Government in Making Small Contract. In a recent issue of ie Chicago Record-Herald William E. Curtis describ ed at length some of the delays and ex pense which follows from the over cautious methods of the government in buying supplies and in accounting for contract work. One of the illustrations which he uses is a transaction with the Burlington Missouri railroad in Ne braska. One of the government officials not long ago rented from this road a section house for storage purposes at a rental of S5 per month. The contract was signed "by G. W. Holdridge, gen eral manager of that road. The inter ior department refused to approve the contract until it had received tangible evidence of the existence of that rail road in the form of its articles of in corporation, and tangible evidence that G. W. Heldridgre was actually its gen eral manager. It required additional evidence that the section house was the property of the company and that Mr. Holdridge was authorized to lease it anjj who authorized him. Mr. Holdridge was a good deal amused at this demand, but. having a sense of humor, complied with the wishes of the department and left no doubt as to his existence and authority, or as to the existence of the railway company and its undisputed possession of the section house. But when the papcts were returned to him for the third time, with a request that he sign his full name and not his ini tials, he proclaimed a revolution against the government of the United States. He got hot and declared he would not stand any more nonsense. He called attention to the fact that "E. A. Hitch cock" had signed the, contract on the part of the government, and wanted to know if his signature with initials was not as lawful as that of the secretary of the interior. He had always signed his name "G. W. Holdridge," had never signed it any other way and didn't pro pose" to, and he further notified the government officials that they could take their stuff out of that section house P. D. Q. COME TO SANTA EE'S TERMS. Salt Lake Line Will Pay Well for Privileges It Wants. Los Angeles, Dec. 13. "At last the executives of the Salt Lake road have come to realize the fact that the Atchi son, Topeka santa re system nas them piratically at their mercy so far as setting the price for the use of switch ing and industrial tracks, and have de cided that they will have to pay the price asked," said a high railroad offi cial the other day. "Yes. we have decided to come to the Santa Fe's terms," said one of the Salt Lake officials when asked about it. "We realize that they have the upper hand and mean to make us pay for what we get, and for all that we eet. It looks like a bold hold up to us, but we need the business from southern Cali fornia." The Santa Fe officials held to the fact that there was no reason why they should give up business that is already theirs and can not be taken away from them without their consent unless they received a remuneration as large in.f yf uffr-l with chronic eon Btiption and daring this time I had to tako aa iiijoetion of warm vater on- every 24 honr before I coald have an action on my bowels. Hapniiv r tried Ca.caren, and today I am a well man. Daring the nine years before I used Cascarets I suffered untold misery with internal piles. Thanks to yon I am free from all that this mornine. You oan use tnis in behaif of snffering humanity B. i Fisher, Boanoke, 111. Best For The Bowels t --j- -I: 1 W Hfcs -w' W' CAN OV CATHARTIC Pleasant, Palatable, Potent, Tatte Good. Do Good. Vf &c?n, Weaken or Gripe. 16c. 25c, Wc. Never sold In bnfk. The genuine tablet stamped CCC (diL&rantcsa to cure or your money back. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N.Y. 603 ulhcdifrihlbiu I I I or O P tl m. The favorite soap for Toilet Bath. TransDarent because of f3 isa I mm mm mm cm mm 1 "V iffv ZfCE MOTHER USE.T tO MAKS. 1 IN 2- PIE IOC PACKAGES. as they would receive if they handled the business themselves, less the actual cost of transportation. Officials also say that a decision was reached when Senator W. A. Clark came west. Edward Chambers, gener al freight agent of the Santa Fe, ac companied him on part of his journey. and it is said they came to an under standing. This agreement means that the Salt Lake will handle a share of the orange business to the east and that the road will now be in shape to deliver the goods, which they carry from the east to the warehouses situated along the industrial tracks. LIME DEALERS COMPLAIN. Charge Discrimination in Favor of Portland Cement Producers. St. Loui.s Dec. 13. Fifteen repre sentative lime manufacturers of the southwest met in conference at the Southern hotel yesterday to discuss ways and means of inducing the west ern railroads to cease discriminating against lime in favor of Portland ce ment and hard plasters. The meeting was lengthy and those who partici pated in it were divided at times as to what would be a satisfactory adjust ment of the complaints. It was de cided finally to appoint a committee of five to wait npon the railroad officials and attemjpt to reach a satisfactory settlement. According to the lime men, the rate on Portland cement for a distance of 450 miles is only 8 cents, while that on lime for a distance of 200 miles is 15 cents. They demand that lime be recognized in competition with the ce ment products and be placed on the same basis. A year ago the lime manu facturers met and considered the same question. The railroads at that time refused to grant their demands. SHOPS ON NINE HOCR DAY. Those at Albuquerque Also Have Bonus System Now. Albuquerque, N. M.. Dec. 13. In the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe shops in Albuquerque the nine hour day has gone into effect. This affects all depart ments except the car shops and round house, and is operative in connection with about 500 men. The hours of work are from 7 to 12 and 1 to 5. The bonus system has also been put in effect and the time necessary for the completion of a piece of work is mark ed up and if it Is finished within the fixed time a bonus is given. The nine hour day means a slight de crease in a man's earning capacity save where overtime is necessary. OWNERS OF CHICAGO ALTON. Rock Island Controls Common Stock and U. P. the Preferred. The control of the Chicago Alton about which there is much confusion in the minds of most persons in the west, is reported officially as follows: Of the total issue of $19,542,800 com mon stock, the Rock Island owns $14, 32i.00O and the public owns $5.221',SOO. Of the total issue of $19,544,000 preferred stock, the Union Pacific owns $10,340,000, the Rook Island $4,4(0.000 and the pub lic $4,733,900. MR. MERRY. THE ENGINEER, Will Plan Construction of Tulsa, Texas Gulf Railway. Tulsa, I. T., Dec. 13. Effective De cember 15, an crder has been issued making D. B. Merry chief engineer of the Tulsa, Texas Gulf railway, a line projected and said to be financed, from Tulsa to Matagorda bay, gulf of Mex ico, via San Antonio, the route being 100 miles nearer Panama than any other touching the gulf. Mr. Merry lives in Tulsa. He has accepted the position. The Tulsa, Texas Gulf has made a belt contract with the Manufacturers' belt line for entrance into the city and the road will become a part owner of the new union station on the belt. HOT AFTER THE REBATERS. Attorney General Moody Directs En forcement of Elliins Law. Washington, Dec. 13. Attorney Gen eral Moody has sent a circular letter to all United States district attorneys, 85 in number, directing them vigilantly to enforce the provisions of the Elkins' act against rebates and discriminations of all kinds by carriers. The method of proceeding suggested is Dy w ay of in dictments. It is the expectation that this letter will result in prompt investi gation of all complaints made of dis jiriminations by carriers, followed by I j f f Li8" Vjur l Js iL W -"iiWr fasf its purity. Its con- tinued use assures a clear and beautiful skin. Perfumed with the odor of flowers. JAMES S. KIRK COMPANY warn mm i 0 m mm ma ess ssbi mm mm mm mJ indictments where the evidence war rants. The department itself it is said has investigated thoroughly all cases of discrimination brought to its attention but it has not facilities for a prompt investigation of discriminatory practices all over the country and it has been felt these cases were of a nature that could be safely entrusted to the discretion of the district attorneys. Investigations of rebate giving and taking are already under way before federal grand juries in Chicago and Kansas City and word comes from Philadelphia that J. WT. Thompson, the United States district attorney there has subpoenaed a dozen persons to tes tify before the grand jury against cer tain railways and shippers for giving and accepting rebates. RATE LEGISLATION TO REST. Will Not Be Considered by Congress Cntil After Holidays. Washington, Dec. 13. Railroad e legislation will be allowed to rest until after the holidays. Members of the house committee on interstate and for eign commerce have agreed to take up and dispose of less important meas ures than those affecting rates before the recess. In the senate also there is a disposition to let rate legislation slum ber for the time being. The members of the interstate commerce committee in that body have decided to hold but one meeting during the week before Christmas and there is a general un derstanding that legislation affecting the interstate commerce commission will not be pushed. It is likely that several additional railway rate bills will be introduced in both bodies before the committees are ready to take up the subject. Chair man Hepburn of the house committee on interstate and foreign commerce is still at work on the bill which he is to introduce. SPECIAL PASSES EXPECTED. Western Officials Not Worried About Eastern Lines' Compact. Chicago, Dec. 13. In accordance with their custom for the past four years, the eastern railroads have notified the western lines that they will not exchauga passes with them during the coming year. Leading officials of the western roads are confident, however, that thry will continue to receive "complimentary" passes upon the lines east of Buffalo and Pittsburg. Since the eastern trunk linen adopted their famous "anti-pass agreement" in 1902, they have abolished the so-called "exchange" list, and issued instead to the leading officers of western roads passes marked "complimentary." Everybody connected with a railroad who- is higix enough up to have an expense account, and could charge railway fare to hlB company, gets passes, but the minor of ficials and employes, who would have to pay their traveling expenses out of their own pockets, no longer get passes from the eastern trunk lines. At the last meeting of the "pass com mittee" of the western railroads a resolu tion was adopted that they should not request annual passes from eastern lines but should issue "complimentary" passes to offset those tendered by the eastern roads. There has not been a meeting of the "pass committeo'' of the western lines since last month, and none has been called for this month, so there will be no change from the custom in issuing passes. Holiday Rates Santa Fe. For the Christmas and New Years holidays tickets will be sold to points on Santa Fe lines and connecting lines at rate of one and one-third fare. Tickets on sale December 22. 23, 24, 25. 30, 31 and January 1. Final re 2 5. 30, 31 and January 1. Final re turn limit January 4, 1906. For further particulars, address T. L. KING, C. P. T. A., Topeka. Kansas. A Sweet Breatli is what all should have, and it can be ensured by the judicious use of Beecham's Pills. A sweet breath denotes that everything is well, so at the slightest indication of the di gestive organs not working prop erly, do not forget to take jb. A, 3 llr M. 1113 Bold Everywhere. la boxes 10c and Za. ITS, S-f-LT j". a"1 TJ mw irT i

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TOP STATE JOURNAL.- WEDNESDAY IT I G HT !illZA STATE' JOURS AL. BY FRJXK P. MAC LEXSAX. I v tJ for Excry Day tn the Tear. (hntercd July 1, as second class Biartcr t the pcetofflce at Topeka. Kan.. Hinder tn uct of corsgress.J VOLt'M E XXXII No. 305 Official Paper City of Tcpeka. CV:-.-ial Paper Kansas State Federation Women's Quits. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Week D.y Edition and Kjition tor Bun Cay Morning 13 Cents Per Week Kverywucre. City, Tcwn or Country. TELEPHONES. Business Office fell ljW Business Office iTVi Kenorters' Boom il r Bcporters' Boom .J5 i rank P. MacLennao I- H IT, LEASED V.TRE REPORT OP THE ASS(X IATEI) l'HESS EVEitY WEEK DAY A.VD PLISHR l'it&3 REPORT ON SAILIIIIAY M'iHI FOR THE EDITION 1 Ol. SUNDAY MORXLVG. The State Journal is a member of the .Associated Press and receives tne run oi 'telegraph report ot that great news or ranl'zation for exclusive evening pub.1 tation in Topeka. The State Journal receives for exeHis'Y publication the leased wire report ol t PubiiHhers" Press for the edition tor Bun ds y morning. The news is received in the State r ral building over wires foi- this sole purpose, Isn't it about time for another Curdy to resign? If you are going to avoid the rush it is time you were getting at it. It's about time for the Democrats In congress to begin tc view with alarm. Mark Twain' b seventieth birthday waa snick a great success that he is liable to lave It over asaln. Perhaps Flatt and Depew are playing Alphonse ard Gaston about resigning. Each is anxious to give the other a chance o resign first. How discouraging it must be to Mr. George W. Perkins to be compelled to resign from one job and then etep into one with a larger salary. Uncle Joe Cannon says the lower house of congress never takes orders from a boss. Is TJncle Joe joking, or (doesn't he recognize himself? It Is said that It cost Mr. Whitney 142.000 to run for lieutenant governor of Massachusetts, but lock at the adver tising he got out of It afterwards! James H. Ecklea says that the mul tiplicity of laws works an injury to business. That depends on whether your business is that of lawyer or not. There are over $300,000,000 Invested In theaters in this country, at which the public spends $50,000,000 a year to be amused. Do we get our money's worth? The crusFde against Thanksgiving football brutalities may be all right, but a crusade against over-eating on Thanksgiving day would do away with more misery. In view of what Mr. Harriman told Mr. Ryan, perhaps Mr. Harriman isn't wearing his young life away with grief over what has been happening :.n life insurance circles. Now hold your breath while we see If LaFollette waits two year3 before making a speech in the senate. Cm sec ond thought It will not be necessary to hold yovr breath. It won't be long now till we can fig ure up the damage done by the gay little wax candle when it comes in too great proximity with valuable articles hanging near it on the tree. Now that Senator Elkins has come cut in favor of rate regulation, we will not be surprised at anything. We shall even suspect Senator Aldrich of being in favor of reducing the tariff. Captain Amundsen claims to have (discovered the magnetic pole as well as the northwest passage, but you will notice that he didn't bring any of it homo with him, not even a sliver. It is a noticeable fact that under municipal ownership we get nearly as much real estate In our drinking water as we did under private ownership. The city is almost as generous in this re spect aa was the oid Topeka water com pany. It seems that Mr. Ryan, as well as Mr. McCurdy, waa benevolently in clined. At least he says he bought tne Equitable stock merely to prevent a panic. But for some reason or other he objected to Mr. Harriman's assisting him In his benevolence. While the Pennsyvanla railroad has decided to issue no more passes to poll ticians, very likely there are politicians in some states touched by the Pennsyl vania who imagine they know of way to extract a Just as soon as rreet-i. lew hundred passes the next legislature This Is a first-class time to abolish football in the colleges. The season is now over and nobodys cares whether it is abolished or not, and by the time the next season comes we will be over our anxiety to abolish It. By all means le it be abolished now when everybody Is willing. Are we to be disillusioned? A corres pondent in the far east now asserts that the Russians realiy did better than the "japs tn many ways in Manchuria, and that our war reports were doctored by the Japs for the political effect they would have. Is it possible that St. Pe tersburg was really more correct at times than Tokio? The pessimist will point to the fact that there were 13 men in the crew of the lightship that was wrecked off Nan- fiCke :?.t Monday, and he will contend 13 is therefore unlucky. The op- timist will point to the fact that the 13 men were saved and argue from that that it is realiy a lucky number. Which is right? A DIVISION IN THE RAXK3, Not many days ago comment waa made in thase columns concerning the allegation of John Shfirpe Williams, the gifted Democratic leader in the liwer house of congress, that President Roosevelt is simply following the Demo crats in his advocacy of rate regula tion; and incidentally the suggestion was made that Mr. Williams' claim to leadership might be well founded that the president is following him in the matter of rate regulation Just as the engine follows the cow-catcher. But now comes that old and esteemed bulwark of Democracy, the Philadelphia Record, and repudiates the cow-catcher idea. It attacks the rate regulation programme as "socialistic" and rays: "The advocates of state socialism and centralization have their leader, without going further, in the president of the United States, whose latest message amply reveals that he regards concen tration of the powers of the federal government as the only cure for every real or Imaginary social and political evil." The Record further denounces this as unDemocratic and goes back to the days of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton to prove it. It does not act ually quote the late Mr. Jefferson as making a speech against rate regulation by the government, but it leaves the un- J mlstakable impression that Jefferson would have made that sort of a speech had opportunity been afforded. It must be somewhat painful for Democracy to be so divided on this pro position. Mr. Williams and a few other leaders insist on riding on the cow catcher; others are content with riding in the varnished cars; but the staid old Record and its adherents sadly stand on the depot platform and shake their heads, refusing to ride on any train going in that direction, particularly when a Republican president has his hand on the throttle. Still, it is likely that some of them will catch on to the caboose as it comes by. and they will come in later by freight. FARMERS' INSTITUTES. Reports from portions of the state where farmers' institutes have thus far been held indicate a far greater inter est In thexe meetings than has been manifest in the past. Not only is the attendance better, but the farmers at tending show a far more intelligent in terest in the subjects discussed than heretofore. This is the farmers' Institute season. The work of 1905 Is over, barring possi- blv the gathering of a portion of tne corn crop, and the farmers are plan ning, and preparing for 1306. They are not so busy now but wnat. iney can l ford time to attend such gatherings as these institutes now and then, and the long winter evenings afford them an opportunity to study over the Ideas suggested. Therefore the agricultural instructors at Manhattan are busy now going from place to place in the state addressing farmers' Institutes. The farmers' Institute la already a force in the agricultural life of the country, and It is bound to befome more and more so. It certainl"" is a good thing for the farmers of any communi ty to come together once or twice a year to hear discussed advanced ideas and the results of scientific investiga tion, of things agricultural by men who make such things a study. The experi ences of the farmers themselves throw considerable light on subjects from practical standpoint, and the ex change of ideas is helpful all around. Then, too, these discussions arouse the mental faculties of the farmer and he studies his work in a new light. A few years ago the great majority of farmers scoffed at the idea of science having anything to do with farming. They despised "book farming" and re fused to listen to the experts from ag ricultural colleges. But that day has past. There are still far too many farmers of the old class, but they are rapidly learning the new Ideas. The re nt "corn gospel" train that traveled over the Rock Island lines in Kansas did much to allay the prejudice of the old farmers against scientific ideas, and each year farmers are coming more and more to farm with their head Instead of with their hands alone. Muscles are essential in doing farm work. but brains are also a good thing to direct them. THE COREY INCIDENT. It Is an encouraging sign that Wil liam Ellis Corey, the millionaire head of the steel trust, is to be summarily dismissed from that $100,000 job be cause of his intention to divoi-ce his wife and marry a comic opera actress. America has been chocked from time to time by the flagrant violations of right and decency by the rich In their social relations, until one Is not surprised at anything that happens in the Newport set. There -have been scandals and divorces without number among the "400," and doubtless many innocent hearts have been broken in spite of the possession of millions. But now it seems that the pendulum has turned and is beginning to swing towards right and morality and de cency in social life among the rich, as well as In financial affairs. Corey has been ostracized by many of his close friends, by members of his own family, and by his business associates. This is certainly as It should be. Mrs. Corey is said to have been a de voted wife. During years of poverty and adversity she worked and econo mized and struggled to help her hus band to gain a foothold. Little by little she aided him in climbing the ladder, and now that he has gained the sum- run ne nas turned ms oacK upon her who helped him and has given the world to understand that he prefers an other! The baseness of It! But the rich are not the only of fenders. Corey Is by no means a single example. Only a few days ago the press dispatches contained the news of the marriage of a more or less brilliant author in Chicago only the next day after his wife had secured a divorce from him in California. In the days of their poverty the wife had slaved and worked to help her husband as he strove to get a foothold in the literary market, but no sooner had he made a name for himself than he gave his love to another. She who had loved and cherished him in his strug gles and had shared his poverty and privation, was forced to bring suit for divorce from him, and no sooner had she released him from his marriage bonds than he wed another with In decent haste. Jack London Is a picturesque writer, but the world could have more respect for him did he not display in his own life so much of the brute character he portrays. It is a hopeful sign when decent people ostracize such traitors to affec tion and faithfulness, as they are do ing in the case ot Millionaire Corey. When this becomes more general men and women will be more careful about violating their mafriage vows. There are cases In which divorces undoubt edly should be granted, but a sense of decency and justice would eeem to call for some sort of a prohibition to be placed upon offenders like William Ellis Corey to keep them from remarrying. JOURNAL ENTRIES A Lawrence paper is running a standing advertisement of "Peco's Valley." Mr. Peco ought at least to get people to spell the name of his valley correctly if he expects them to believe the statements in the adver tisement. Just as we predicted: John Mac Donald read every word of the presi dent's message to see if there were any Gaelic, poema translated In it. King Alfonso Is credited with killing 7 8 boars in one day. Still, we know of some bores that escaped him. As near as we can figure out, Mr. Corey wasn't given the usual oppor tunity to deny that he had any inten tion of resigning. About time for the grip to blow in with its suit case and trunk, prepared to stay and do business with us all winter. A casual view of the Christmas shopping crowds indicates that a great many people are determined to avoid the rush this year, even if they have to fight for the privilege. Benjamin Bugg was released from the penitentiary last week, and not from the "bug house," as might be in ferred. A Topeka man. wants to bet that when Alaska is admitted as a state, John W. Leedy will be a candidate for governor up there. A Council Grove woman, according to the Guard, thinks of painting a goat and a few other appropriate designs on her husband's Masonic apron and using it for a wall ornament. Editor Novak, of the Cuba Daylight, observes that Ekating is now in season but some people do not watt for the season. They sometimes get their skates on in the summer. "The Herald does not show as many items as usual this week," says Ralph Tennel in the Sabetha Herald, "because It has been too cold for our wife to stand out on the back porch and talk to the milk man,"..-. While an Osborne man was husking corn In his cornfield wolves chased his dog under his wagon. If this story gets east it will more than ever convince people back there that Kansas is a country where wild beasts and wild In dians still make it unsafe for a civilized man to travel. The Jewell Republican calls atten tion to the fact that It Isn't the farmer who is hurt by high prices. "In 1896." it says, "lumber was '"wer than it has ever been on this market, but it took 150 bushels of corn to buy a thousand feet of stock boards. Now lumber is as high as it has ever been, but 75 bushels of corn buys a thousand feet of stock boards. In those days farmers used to pay us 12 bushels of corn for a year's subscription to the Republican. Now 4 1-3 bushels pays the bill, though the labor to make the paper costs a third more now than it did then." Eometimes advertising doesn't always bring the results expected. The story is told of a Coffeyvllle man who agreed with his wife that their old lawn mower was worn out and they needed a new one. Without mentioning the fact to his wife he Inserted a want "ad" in a newspaper for a eecond-hand mow er, signing it "X. T." His wife, being of a thrifty disposition, decided that she would sell their old mower to Mr. "X. Y." She answered the advertise ment, describing the old mower's good points so well that the man decided to buy it and then he aiscovered it was his own machine. Now he is claiming that advertising doesn't pay. Observations by Mrs. Amrine: Dur ing the winter, beaux end butter get as scarce as good eggs in summer. Newly married people are not half so sillv over each other as they are over their first baby There is not much in a name, still we would hate to have our name Harrv Shirt or Dolly Darling. We one knew a man who loved a pretty girl who was ashamed to marry her because she talked so much and said so little. A country girl just moved to town ask ed one of our stores if she could have her purchase of stockings sent home on the hose cart Girls who talk a great deal of the philosophy of life us ually die old maids while the girl who knows something of the responsibility of lire can marry before she is 20. GLOBE SIGHTS. From the Atchison Globe. Occasionally love affairs drag on so long that Cupid disappears, and Father Times takes his place. Become confidential with any old man and you will hear how some of his family are trying to rob him of his money. if men had as much patience with the baby's faults, aa they have with their own, what model nurses they would be. Join the Christmas trot: Anyone who tries to stem popular opinion at this season is likely to be run over by toy express wagons. If a child believes in Santa Claus, don't tell him there is no such per son unless you want his mother to hate you worse than she hates her hus band's kin. If a woman has never been Inside of a house before, she can tell, when she goes into a room at a party to lay her wraps on the bed, whose room it is. If the bed la draped in pale blue, and a pale blue pincushion restB on the dress ing case, the room belongs to the young lady daughter of the house. If there are pink bows on things, and from un der the wraps on the bed she catches a glimpse of pink, it Is the spare room, and if the room has no particular color, and a best white spread covers the bed, the room belongs to the lady of the house, but the door to that room is nearly always closed. I JAYHAWKER JOTS KANSAS COMMENT HAIRY BONE. The picture of Harry Bone in the Capital shows a man without a hair on his head, a great injustice to Mr. Bone. He has several hairs on both sides of his head. Ioia Record. "THE MERCY OF DEATH." There are many times when Death is a friend; the best friend a man has. The case of C. J. Devlin proves it, and also that of United States Senator Mitchell, and It should be said to the credit of the man on the white florae that he calls In many cases when life has become a burden; when to go on living la to face disgrace, humiliation, and the loss of every friend. Death shows a rare discernment in 'making many trips, which is forgotten because he occasionally removes one from life wno is needed. Atchison uiODe. SOME GOVERNORS. The governor of Indiana is a pecul iar man. He does not seem to know any kind of politics but to do his duty. Missouri haa another such a governor and Wisconsin has had such an one for some time. Kansas has a good man for governor, but he is a little slow about some things. However, his heart is right and the feople are get ting to see his strong points. Law rence Journal, DEPEW. It is stated that Senator Depew has had his vanity injured. If it was pluck ed entirely out there would be a de cided Improvement. Depew has done more egotistical business on less sub stantial brain capital than any other man in public life. Lawrence Journal. STAMPEDED. The railroads may own the senators, but the man in the White House has got them stampeded. Jewell Republi can. CHARACTER. The only thing that walks back from the tomb with the mourners and refuses to be buried is character. What a man is, survives him. It never can be bur ied. It stays about the home when his footsteps are heard there no more. It lives in the community where he was known. LaHarpe Journal. -Or- NOT NECESSARILY. Bourke Cockran is to be made grand sachem of the Tammany organization. Don't know Just what that is. but sup pose it isn't a purely religious office. Marion Record. FROM S. H. DODGE. Uncle Joe Cannon had to "swap" committeemen to do it, but word comes from Washington that he has ar ranged to have the house ways and means committee composed of a major ity of "stand-patters." He is afraid to have the tariff question come before the house. But the interest is growing, and sooner or later the trusts and combines will have to stand on their merits. Beloit Gazette. THE HAPPlT MEDIUM. Some day, let us hope, the college will produce a graduate who is a happy compromise between the football player who is all brawn and the physical wreck who Is all brain. Miami Repub lican. SOURCE OF KNOWLEDGE. There was an agent here the other day trying to Bell us an encyclopedia but we bluffed him out of It. When ever we want to know- anything we Just ring tap one lot the feenipr class. Washington Republican Register. A GOODOMEN. It is a good omen for the country when the demand for lawyers grows less and less and the howl for car penters grows louder and louder. Jew ell Republican. CANNON. "Economy" Is said to be the watch word of the coming congress. But who will watch the watchword and keep it in sight? Springfield Republican. THE SERPENT IN EDEN. Mark Twain has recently revived both Adam and Eve for literary purposes, but has not yet threatened to raise Cain. Pittsburg Gazette. o THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS. With a banner corn crop safe, and prices of farm products ruling strong, there is no longer any need to revert to the "good old times. The average farmer considers the present times good enough for him. The man with a bad liver is. of course, not average. Prince ton Clarion-News. o THE LONGEST. President oRosevelt celebrated the In auguration of economy in the govern ment printing office by writing the longest presidential message on record. New York World. n ANOTHER MEAN SLAM. Possibly the woman who held the fort in a cold car so long at Girard was not crazy, but, realizing that el was m Kansas, wanted to act so that they would take her for a native. Chicago News. DURHAM. Israel W. Durham, long the ruler of Philadelphia and a perfect example of the political boss, has left for the south. And not a soul but cried Good riddance! Well, Mr. Durham accomplished the im possible: he woke up Philadelphia! Brooklyn Eagle. MR. CLEVELAND'S LANGUAGE. "Melancholy pessimism" is one of Mr. Cleveland's latest. Mr. Cleveland's com mand of language is absolute, and some times despotic. Chicago Tribune, o WE STILL HAVE HOPE. When Norway voted she perhaps had not seen the Ohio and Pennsylvania re form returns. Over here we haven't despaired of the republic. St Louis Post-Dispatch. NOT THAT KIND. Squirrel hunters nearly shot Governor Pennypacker by mlstaKe tne other day. The governor might readily be mistaken for a Quadruped, but quite a different quadruped than a squirrel. Atlanta Constitution. TO KEEP IT HID. Admiral Rojestvensky is said to have been appointed commander-in-chief of the Russian navy, and ne is now trying to think where be put it. Brooklyn Union. THE DAY THAT 13 NEEDED. Now that M. Witte is to change the Russian calendar he certainly will win more popularity if he throws In a few extra pay days. New York Herald. THE McCURDY IDEA. King Christian of Denmark has five thrones in his family. That seems to be Introducing the McCurdy Idea into Eu rope, New Yorfe World. FH0M OTHER PENS 3IY SUNFLOWER GIRL. I recall the plains of Kansas With the harvest moon as guide; I can hear the crunch of ehim'ring. Bandy roads; I can see my Burifiower girl. As the shining stars unfurl, I can hear her. Ever clearer. Softly singing. As we ride Tenderly she sings of parting. Sings to me of lovers' lore Telis me thus, in lyric humor. We must part for evermore; And the winds from o'er the prairie Seem to chime With a thrilling Strangely chilling Sense of time. For the spirit of my Bweetheart It was restless as the wind, There was query in her eager, troubled smile. She was of the Kansas soil. Kindred to the knights of toil, On the border Of that order. Making future For mankind. Oft the steel ot man's oppression Of his weaker fellow man. Pierced her heart, as savage arrows Wrecked the Western caravan, Wafting wounds to gritty heroes of the trail, Men of story, On that gory, Sandy grail. In the whisp'rlng of the wheat fields I can always hear her voice. And the fragrance of the earth in early spring Fills my senses with the charm Of a little Kansas farm Where the windmill Weds the sand hllL And the cottonwoods rejoice. Once again the spring is laden With the breath of lovers' sighs: In my lonely house at even Fancies from my pipe arise And my dreams, in smoke ascending. Seem to curl 'Round my smiling. Still beguiling,. Sunflower girl. Refrain If you but once had seen her You would surely not forget; Her hair was sunset glory And her laughter haunts me yet. The blue and tender shadows Of the smiling Kansas skies, Play hide and seek together. In my sunflower maiden's eves. Jessie Lewellyn-Call in Wayside Ta'les. Irvlng's Embarrassment. iviarK 't wain s recent presence as gust of honor at a notable dinner in New York, recalls another occasion when the humorist was the honored guest at a banquet given by the late teir Henry Irving in the greenroom of the Lyceum, after a performance one night, when a most distinguished com pany was present. When Sir Henrv arose to propose the guest's health, the lutier a name escaped him comnletelv and the result was something like this, but the reader must imagine the high nasal tones of the actorfl hia twitches and snorts: "Gentlemen I rise to perform a very agreeable duty a most extraordi nary and pleasurable honor," (mental aside, "What is that name?"). "We have with us tonight as our guest the most distinguished of our compatriots from across the water (I'd give to night's receipts if I could think who the devil he is) a man whom you all know and love (Ha! ha) a man whose genial humor. whose delicate satire has amused and entertained two hemispheres (Drat my memory!) a man whose name is a household word wherever the English language is spoken (Except to me!) a man, in a word, who is the laughing link which binds England and America closer than any international treaty can do. I propose the health of of this man I propose the health of of in a sud den burst of mnemonic discovery of Samuel Mark Twain!" Hint for Timely Reading. Now is a good time to read Car lyle's "French Revolution." His pic tures become all the more vivid in the light of the Russian revolution. With all its shortcomings, and thev re many, Carlyle's work still deserves to be called great. It gives the form and pressure of a nation in convulsion as no other gives it. Cariyle used bitu men and vermillion to a desrree that would have been excess in anv other writer and on any other subject. Smoke and flame, frenzy, the mad "Sahara dance" of a nation swept by the whirlwind of a revolution that was at once social, political and ecomonic, mat tore aown everything and rioted among the ruins who has depicted them with a bolder or truer touch? Accuracy In detail was not Carlyle's forte, but In truthfulness in the pre sentation of the revolution as a whole he has not been excelled. Much mate rial that was sealed to him has become available in the last thirty years. The light has been let In on episodes that were very obscure when he wrote. He makes slips ln his geography, and Is not always a careful translator. Never theless and notwithstanding, his book is history. Boston Transcript. Piatt's Renewal of Youth. It is Interesting to see the reversal to form of Thomas C. Piatt. Only a few weeks ago his picture were printed in the papers, with something that Bounded very much like a reflection from Epictetua. "Life Is not worth while hardly worth while," bemoaned the senior senator from New York state, "If I had It to do over again There was another sigh, and long columns of, let us call them ante burial obituary notices. Senator Piatt, in the reflective wisdom of old age had turned to the philosonhers for comfort and solace, and he promised to out wit Whitman at it. But lo! there Is a cry in the market place! The burly arch-enemy of the new disciple of the servitors of the god slouches by, cring ing, with a pack at his heels! Out springs the revivified boss, and fastens hia sharp teeth in the fat calf of Odell. Oh, what a sight! It Is young Senator Piatt again. He is full of tight and ginger and is howling like a wolf. What's the use of being a philosopher, anyhow, when there's a chance to lick the other fellow! New York Commer cial. Miserable Luck. "I was awfully exasperated yester day," said Mrs. Fllppendyke, "What happened?" "Why, you see, I had been owing Mrs. Dullson a call for months and months. Well, along In the afternoon I saw her starting away, all dressed up, and I thought to myself. 'Here's my chance.' Bo I hurried across the street to leave my card, and and "Did you find when you got there that you didn't have any?" "No, it wasn't that. Just after I had pushed the bell button she came home, and, of course, there was nothing for me to do but go in." Chicago Record Herald. They Make a Good Dinner. A clever old lady who went Into society in the days when conversation was more important than cooking asked a niece on her return from a recent function if it had been enjoy able. "Very," replied the niece. "The menu was great!" "My dear," said the old lady severely, "It Isn't the menu that makes' a good dinner It is the menu eit next to." Cleveland plain Dealer. I TNE EVENING STORY Tale of an Antique Rug. By Edith M. Doane. I am a Prayer Rug an "Antique Gheordez" my master calls me and I lie In a corner of the library before the shelves that hold his choicest books. The morning sunshine envelops me In a rich flood of yellow splendor; In the evening the blazing logs in the fireplace caress me with flickering shafts of gol den light; at night I lie ln.the soft dark ness and dream happily of the days of my youth. Allah is good. I am content. I was an old rug, worn smooth by the bare feet of the Faithful, even before I was taken from the Temple and brought to this strange country across the seas. For months I lay In dark, evlt-smelling places, before that day when I found myself once more In tne blessed sun light, amid a babel of strange sights and sounds The worshippers In this new temple swayed and jostled each I other noisily the priest waved his arms madly. "Going-going-gone," he cried. Going-going gone!" Aside from the crowd In the corner where I lay, two men were standing. One talked earnestly to the other, who listened with a certain embarrassment. "Teil her what you have told me," said the first, "Go home to her now. Get down on your knees and tell her that you've made all kinds of an ass of yourself and you know It. Beg for her forgiveness. Beg for one more chance. Beg. for the boy's sake, to be allowed tc try again." The other man flushed dully. "I have not been home for weeks," he said huskily. "I couldn't. I've done about all the evil a man can do except that. I couldn't go from that other crowd to her and the boy." "But you are done with all that now," protested the first eagerly. "You have had your fling and you've found it yields nothing but Dead Sea fruit in the end. It isn't too late to go back. She will forgive you." "How can I ask he- to?" said the other wearily. "Think of the previous wrong Just here I was taken up and car ried over to the priest, who held me aloft in his arms while all the people craned their necks and jostled each oth er in the effort to get a better view. ""An Antique Gheordeg Prayer rug," chanted the priest, "a sapphire on an opal ground. A rug that Is to other rugs what rubies are to other precious stones rarei, more brilliant, more cost ly. Notice the harmony of the con trasting colors the mosaics of the borders the splendor of the design. How much am I offered for thi3 superb antique prayer rug?" Then the tide of the shouts of the de vout broke against the priest's chant, and in its midst I found myself car ried once more to the corner where the two men stood. They examined me carefully. The face of the one who had held back was flushed and eager. "This is the anniversary of our wed ding day," he said to he other, "and I will do it. I will go now. I will take her this rug as a thought of the anni versary and on it, where so many prayers for forgiveness have been of fered I will offer mine." "Oh, Allah! Be merciful," he added under his breath. So I went with him to his home and he let himself in gently with his latch key and tiptoed softly to the library, and laid mf before the fire. Then he touched a bell. "Is Mrs. Wnarton at home?" he asked the man who answered his ring, and hia voice trembled in spite of his ef forts to stf-ady it. The man eyed him curiously. "No, sir," he said respectfully, "Mrs. Whar ton and Master Edward have been gone sir, some days." "Mrs. Wharton left a note, and there is other mail he added placing a sheaf of letters on the table and retiring with a bow. My master tore open the small, square envelope on top and his face went ashen gray. "I have warned and prayed and entreated" he read dully," and now I have gone where I shall at least be spared the Insult of your presence. You have ruined my life and your own but the boy shall be saved." Under the small squire envelope was a long white one. "Her lawyers," he repeated monotonously, opening it and stumbling mechanically though its legal phrasing. Then he threw himself In a chair and buried his face in hia arms on the table "Oh, my GodI" he sobbed brokenly. "Oh. my God!" After that night I did not see the master for many months. Then, one evening he came Into the library, looking older and sterner, with deep lines in his face. After that he spent nearly all his evenings In the library, some times with frtends, but oftener alone, reading or Just staring straight ahead Into the file. So the days rolled into weeks and the weeks into months and years until one evening the master came and stood for a long- time looking at the picture of a woman and a boy on the mantel. "Three years tonight," he said slowly, "three long years." The curtains of the doorway parted and a woman came forward part way Into the room, a slender graceful woman who carrier" her head haughtily, al though her Hps quivered with nervous ness. The master turned abruptly. "Elizabeth!" he cried. 'You are surprised to see me here?" "Elizabeth!" he said again in dazed astonishment; then "the boy? what is wrong with the boy?" he cried sharply. She flushed painfully. 'Tt is because of him I am here; he has some claim on you still even though I have none." She stopped abruptly and walked ever to the fireplace then turned and looked at him with proud, appealing eyes. "I have not money enough to educate the boy properly," she said simply, "and there is no one I could come to but you hia father." Ke did not answer er, but with one quick Btep forward took her hands in hia. "Elizabeth f h said almost fiercely. "I love you I want you!' Trembling, she lmed against the table. "Love me? After Jl Aid the Al vorce the boy "The fault was mine. I loved you through it all. I have always loved you I love you now He looked searchlngly at the sweet, averted face, then with a quick, happy movement drew her close. "It was not until afterward that I knew-how dearly I loved you," she said, with a little catch, llEe a sob, in her voice. That was the dawn of a new era. The old silence "Is gone and laughter and the soft sound of happy voices echo through the house. I am fond of them all. the coaster with hfs merry laugh the mistress with her soft dark eves and gracious ways Die boy, who brings in t-oopa of his admiring friends to see me. If I sometimes long for the days of my youth for the silence of the temple and the prayers of the faithful, what would you? Allah alone Js perfect. I am content. (Copyright. 1305. by E. C. Parcells.) A PARENT'S PLEA. My little boy is eight years old, He goes to school each day; He doesn't mind the tasks they set They seem to him but play. He heads his classes at raffie work. And also takes the lead At making dinky paper boats But I wish that he could read. They teach him physiology. And. oh, it "chills our hearts To hear our prattling innocent Mix up his inward parts. He also- learns astronomy And names the stars bv night Of course he is very up to date. But I wish that he could write. They teach him things botanical, They teach him how to draw, He- babbles of mythology And gravitation's law; And the discoveries of science With him are quite a fad. They tell him he's a clever boy. But I wish that he could add. Life. 1 I NVMOR OF TNE 'DAY BOMB RESULTS. McCurdy's salary's cut in two, There's no more fees for C. Depew. Tom Piatt is sly, and yet, and yet. He, too, has been caught in the net. With Ben Odell and Davy Hill, Two big headllners on the bill. Graft has been stopped all over earth, "To Let" is on the House of Mirth. The good old days of lots of dough Are now replaced by ones of woe. T. W. J., In Brooklyn Timem. "Ah, ma foil how he Is like hia father. A chip of ae old blockhead, la he not 7'- The Gentlewoman. 'Tisn't lverybody thot lolkea Chopin awn Wagner, said the Janitor philos opher, "awn to some young min th' music iv the olrining board sounds swatr thon th' music iv th' polnny." Chicago News. First Rabbit I haven't seen your broth er for several, days. I'm afraid that goat ate him up. Second Rabbit Why do yon think so? First Rabbit I heard one of those hunters say he found a hair in the but ter this morning. Baltimore Herald. Bings I once ate that girl out of s position. Bangs How was that? Bings She used to work In a baker's shop. I used to call to see her there and the boss gos wise that she was feedin' me on angel cake at his expense and he fired her. Buffalo Enquirer. Hold-up Pete Shoot me for a cata mount, but them tenderfoots In that coach have nerve. They don't seem a bit skeered of guns. Bad Bill They ain't skeered of nothing. That's a bunch on their way to the di vorce colony. Puck. Chippendale was inventing the side board. "Yes," he explained, "I am trying to provide my wife with another place to hide my present in." Sad to relate, the testimony of any hus band will prove the great man was un successful. New York Sun. The "ossiflea man" has his place In nature's beneficent plan. His shell is external, and so may be par doned. But the fellow whose heart ejid con science are hardened He's your true ossified man, Chicago Tribune. "The experiment of municipal owner ship will prove a failure," "The bosses who have been running the big cities at a profit don't seem to find it so." Baltimore American. "Do you think poets are born or made?" inquired the Idiot who butts in. "I'm not sure which," replied the sage, "but I've arrived at the conclusion that most ot them were never intended Mil waukee Sentinel. She It's strange that you are so tall. Your brother is short, isn't he? He (absent-mindedly) Yes, usually. Philadelphia Bulletin. "And she's still wearing the same cheap hat she had last year." "You understand why, don't you? Be cause she's got the same cheap husband she had last year." Florida Times-Union. "He certainly has the loveliest man ners. Where did he learn so much polite ness?" "Didn't you know? Why, he's one ot the best known players of reformed foot ball." Cleveland Plain Dealer. The tears coursed slowly down her cheek. The eyes and nose a hue, More violent at once took on. As very oft they do. No noise she made. To tell the truth Not in my life had I Known up to them the paradox A soundless "hue and cry I" New Orleans Times-Democrat, QUAKER REFLECTIONS. From the Philadelphia Record. Dumb luck isn't confined to the deaf mute. Most of the delusions that men hug wear petticoats. It's the easiest thing In the world to make a bad matter worse. Borrow trouble and you will be pay ing interest on it the rest of your life. A cake of yeast can always raise the dough, which is more than a lot of. men can do. When business and pleasure ere combined business generally gets the worst end of the deal. The money-making instinct should be abnormally developed In the em ployes of the mint. Wlgg "Why do you always regard him with suspicion?" Wagg "WTell, every time I see him he has a different umbrella." Sillicua "Thti modern woman puts whip and spurs to her brain." Cynicus "Then perhaps she will soon learn to bridle her tongue." POINTED PARAGRAPHS, From the Chicago News. A prosperous looker Isn't always a prosperous feeder. Men applaud your good Judgment every time you agree with them. Love may be blind, but the average mother-in-law is an eye-opener. Only the compositor begins "Betting 'em up" as soon as he gets a Job. Wise Is the courageous man who knows when It Is necessary to be afraid. A genius Is aman who can induce some other man to paddle his canoe for him. Before returning a favor see that It Is in as good condition as when you received lt- Onca there was a girl who admitted that another girl's hat was prettier than hers. Of course, she was hope, iessly insane. R E FLECTIONS OF A BACHELOR. From the New York Press. A girl would almost as lief write a novel as have curly hair. There Is more money In not spend ing what you make than In trying to make It to spend. It's a good deal of fun to surprise a girl into thinking you aren't going' to kiss her and then doing it. There is no time when a babv reall seems to enjoy a long cry the Vav he does at 3 o'clock in the morning. When a man can't sleep because he ate lobster salad for supper, he thinks U Is a great ifiea whirling in ais braiij.

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cm m t-i JOURNAL WE DIJSS DAY NIGHT 5 1 'its f DRV OOOSS Recommended by Prominent Physicians is.ad Chemists First Wyandotte Connty Prose cution a Failure. t RP'I Mk M. M M.4 A. iuL Assistant Attorney Gen era IV. H. JlcCamish Disappointed. Only nine business days to Christmas. Will you accept a bit of kindly ad vice in the spirit in which it is given? Shop early. You can accomplish as much in one hour in the morning as in two in the afternoon. Store doors are open and we will serve you at 8 o'clock. Be cheerful. Be considerate. Take your time. This store' would-be the last to pardon intentional incivility or-neglect on the part of any of its helpers, but in these busy days a word or action is occasionally misconstrued. See that salespeople have your name, street and number correct on packages to be delivered. Come and see us. JURY OUT 13 MLMJTES. High School Pupil and Spotter Evidence Is Used. THE TOPEKA BAIL" fccoeo m leal i: 1 i 1 M I l 71. t i i M h Perfect in Qualify Economical in Use Moderate in Price SNAP SHOTS AT HOME NEWS. The Kansas City union depot seems to be a dangerous place for Kansans. One admission ticket will be given, to very skater attending the rink tonight. Oscar Hurrell will leap 25 feet over the gap at the rink tonight on roller kates. There will be an eclipse of the moon, visible in Topeka, some time next Feb ruary. A. Q. Miller, the editor of the Belle ville Telescope, spent Wednesday in Topeka. A class of French has been organ ized at Washburn college with Made moiselle Sunier as instructor. Senator Fred Dumont Smith is here for a few days working on the brief In the Kansas-Colorado suit. The third story is being worked on at the new Y. M. C. A. building at the corner of Ninth and Quincy streets. A beautiful Christmas present is one of our gold fish aquariums, complete, POc and up, at Morris pharmacy, S03 Kansas avenue. Secretary Crumbine of the state board of health has sent a number of food samples to the state chemist to be examined. E. D. McKeever, assistant United States attorney, was in Holton yester day in connection with Indian cases in the federal court. Judge Pollock will not hold court at the federal building in Topeka this week. He will spend the entire week at Kansas City. The twelfth recita! of the Kansas College of Music will be held at their rooms in the Security building this afternoon at 5 o'clock. Gaylord Wilshire, editor of Wil tshire's magazine, a noted socialist, will lecture in Topeka at the Auditorium on the night of December 2 2. The new state bouse walks, which are built on a slant, get so slippery in cold, frosty weather, that people have difficulty in keeping on. their feet. A new building is being erected west and opposite the Santa Fe depot and the presumption is that there will be another restaurant in that part of the city. Merriam Sheldon, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Sheldon, is quite sick with tonsilitis. It was thought for a few days that the boy had diph theria. The entire force of the North To peka postoffice are very busy this week trying to learn how to operate a new gas stove which has been installed in the office. Col. A. R. Green returned on Tues day afternoon from a trip to the west ern part of the state, where he has GIVE YOUR STOMACH A NICE VACATION. Do'nt Do It By Starving It Either Let a Substitute Do the Work. The old adase, "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy," applies Just as well to the stomach, one of the most Important organs of the human eystem, as it does to the man himself If your stomach Is worn out and re bels against being taxed beyond its JJmit, the only sensible thing you can do Is to give it a rest. Employ a sub stitute for a short time and see if it will not more than repay you ia re nal ta. Stuart's DyRpepsia Tablets are a willing and most efficient substitute They themselves digest every bit of food in the stomach in just the same way that the stomach itself would were it well. They contain ail the essential elements that the gastric juice and other digestive fluids of the stomach contain and actually act just the same and do Just the same work es the stomach well and sound. They therefore, relieve the stomach, just as one workman relieves another, and permit it to rest and recuperate and regain its normal health and strength. This "vacation" idea was suggested by the letter of a prominent lawyer in Chicago. Read what he says: "I r was engaged in the most momentous undertaking of my life in bringing about the coalition of certain great interests that meant much to me as well as my clients. It was not the work of days, but of months: I was working night and day almost when at the very critical time my stomach went completely back on me. The un due mental strain brought It about &nd hurried up what would have hap pened later on. "What I ate I had to literally force down and that was a source of misery es I had a sour stomach much of the time. My head ached, I was sluggish and began to lose my ambition to carry out my undertaking. It looked pretty gloomy for me and I confided my plight to one of my clients He had been cured by Stuart's Dyepsia Tablets and nt once went down to a drug store and brought a box up to the office. "I had not taken a quarter of that box before I found that thev would do all the work my stomach ever did: and as a rest or vacation u out of the question for me, I determined to pive my stomach a vacation. I kept light on taking the tablets and braced UD and Wfcnt. hrt wirH i. with renewed vigor, ate just so much as I ever did and carried out that un dertaking to a successful issue. I feel that I have Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets to thank for saving me the handsom est fee I ever received as well as my reputation and last but not least my Btomach." Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are for tii Ijf ail druggists at 50 cents a box. t i been gathering further evidence 1'4 the land fraud cases. The officers and employes at the federal building sent a floral tribute to Emporia to the funeral of Dan Hamer, who was employed in the United States attorney's office for about eight years. The Silver Lake Masonic lodge at tended the funeral of Dr. G. W. Ellinger in a body yesterday. The services were conducted by the Masons of North Topeka and the visiting brothers. The first appearance here of the Wash burn college basket ball team will be Thursday evening when it meets the team from the Santa Fe R. R. Y. M. C. A. The match will be played off in the skating rink at 514-516 Jackson street. Mr. Penny gives his first young peo ple's organ recital Thursday afternoon at the Auditorium at 4:15 o'clock. Ad mission 10 cents. Among the numbers are a Chopin Nocturne, a Harvest Thanksgiving march, and a Torchlight march. When Councilman Simms of the First ward said, "Let there be light on the bridge" he evidently knew what he was about for poles are being erected on the Melan bridge which are to sup port the lamps for the lighting of the structure. Department Commander P. H. Coney is to make a speaking trip Ujis week. Wednesday night he will be at Atchi son, Thursday night at Holton, Friday night at Eureka, Saturday night at Thayer. On January 13 he has a date at Belleville. W. L. A. Johnson, who has returned from his trip to Washington, where he went to attend the meeting of the ex ecutive committee of the national as sociation of labor commissioners, says that it has been decided to adopt a uniform system of blanks for use of reports in all the states of the union. The members of the senior class of the Topeka high school, coached by Pro fessor O. B. Towne of Washburn college, will put on the four act comedy, "The Deacon's Tribulations," Friday night, December 4, at the high school building. The entire cast is taken from the mem bers of the senior class only. The mem bers of the cast are: Edwin Taft, Clin ton Zercher, Homer Sheldon, Dean Davis, Carrol Redenour.Wilmot Stevens, Eva Bailey, Bessie Renwick, Ethel Miller, Jean Campbell and John Garver. The Etage management will be directed by Leland Warner. DEMOCRATS Villi Boston Declares in Favor of Licensing the Saloons. Boston, Dec. 13. Democrats were victorious in Boston, electing former Congressman John F. Fitzgerald mayor over three other candidates. Fitzgerald's plurality ever his nearest competitor, Louis A. Frothingham, Republican speaker of the Massachusetts house of repret entatives, was 8,380. The voe for mayor follows: John F. Fitzgerald, Democrat, 44,316; Louis A. Fiothingham, Republican, 35, 936; Henry S. Dewey, Independent Re publican, 11,637; James A. Watson, Citi zen's and Independent Democrat, 515. The vote was unusually heavy for a city election, mw'e than 62,000 votes be ing cast out of a total registration of 114,000. Two years ago Patrick A. Col lins, a Democrat, was re-elected by a plurality of more than 30,000. In the recent state election the Democratic gubernatorial candidate carried the city by a plurality of approximately 16,000. It was evident that Fitzgerald did no receive his full party vote, several strong Democratic districts giving Frothingham a plurality because of fac tional differences. To complicate the situpjion, there were two Republican candidates in the field. Frothingham was the regular party nominee, having defeated Henry S. Dewey in the primaries by a margin of about 200 votes. Dewey asserted that fraud had been practiced at the polls and declared himself as an independent candidate. The city declared in favor of liquor license by a large majority. Municipal affairs for the coming year were settled in 18 Massacusetts cities outside of Boston by the election of legislative bodies and a choice in 16 of them of a chief magistrate. While na tional issues played no part in any of the election national political lines were regarded in all but two of the cities, the Republicans carrying ten and the Dem ocrats four. Ten mayors were candi dates for re-election and six succeeded in having their administration endorsed. IN THE VAIDEVILLE HOUSES. The Jones Brothers in their whist ling specialty at the Star theater this week are making a decided hit with the audience. They may be brothers but there is a vast difference in their ages if that is the case. They should be billed as the long and the short of it, as one of them is six feet tall while his whistling mate is three feet shorter. This fact may be the reason that they are able to reach the high and the low notes without an apparent effort. McCloud and Sommers at the Nov elty theater this week put on an en tirelv new act as far as vaudeville turn's are concerned. It is advertised i as the only act of the kind in thevaude ville world and presumably the claim is good. The act consists of singing, plaving and dancing, the finale be- ing a song and dance rendered to their own accompaniment on narps, wnicn I are supported by straps over their shoulders as they do a very clever step. Defendant Not on the Stand Nor Did He Have Witnesses. Kansas City. Kan., Dec. 13. The first "joint" prosecution conducted by William H. McCamish, the assistant at torney general, appointed to suppress the liquor traffic in this city, resulted in the acquittal late Tuesday of G. S. Kenney, who was charged with ope rating a saloon at 74 9 Osage avenue, Armourdale. The jury was out only thirteen minutes. It took one ballot. Kenney did not go on the witness stand and his attorneys introduced no testi mony in his defense. Mr. McCamish had expected to make a strong case against Kenney, but much of the evidence he had expected to introduce in the form of records was ruled out and many of the witnesses whom he expected to say they had drank in the place said they drank only soda water or did not know who operated the place. With few excep tions the witnesses dodged the ques tions asked by the state, and, while several of them said they had seen Kenney outside, no one testified they had bought drinks-of him. Judge Holt's Instructions. In his instructions to the jury Judge Holt said: "It is not necessary to prove the de fendant actually sold the liquor or to prove that he was the owner nP the building. It is sufficient to show that rie was in charge or conducted the place. "You are not to consider any private opinions you may have about the law, but are to decide solely by the evidence without fear or favor." M. H. Waterman, 18 years old, a scholar in the Kansas City, Kan., high school, and son of M. A. Waterman, a leader of the "joint" crusade, was one of the witnesses called by the state yesterday afternoon. He said that in company with a man named Smith, who was a "joint spotter," he went to Kenny's joint and drank beer, and whisky. He said the "spotter" repre sented himself as a shoestring peddler. in nis argument tor the defense John A. Hale said he-would sooner see his own son dead than see him out spotting joints." "That's one," was the comment of W. H. McCamish when asked by a re porter what he thought of the verdict. I was disappointed in many of my witnesses in this case and I did not make the case I expected to make, but 1 can t see how the jury would acauit that m.-i "I'll Keep right on. Another case will be called today, and I'll have an other ready for trial by the time it is finished." The 'jointkeepers' and their crowd of hangerson must know this is no play. We mean business." Last night places that had run very quietly were making little effort to conceal the fact that liquor was being sold. Men went in and out of these places, and lookouts who had been on duty for weeks were withdrawn. SATISFACTION OR MONEY BACK. Bunch of Scandal Offered for Sale on a Guarantee. New York, Dec. 13. A dispatch to the Tribune from Pittsburg says: J. B. Corey, uncle of William Ellis Corey, president of the United States Steel corporation, issued a remarkable letter this afternoon, addressed to "the newspaper reporters of Pittsburg." In it Mr. Corey tells how his quiet life had been made miserable by the de mands upon him for information about his nephew's affairs and says he has decided to make good use of the addi tional information he possesses. Mr. Corey tells in his letter of having recently given $20,000 to the fund for the relief of the suffering Jews in Rus sia and says that more money need ed. He says that, inasmuch as the public like to read about scandal, they should be compelled to pay for it. He declares that he has a number of let ters which were exchanged between himself and Andrew Carnegie, Charles T Weal The action of the heart de pends upon the heart nerves and muscles. When from any cause they become weak or ex hausted, and fail to furnish sufficient power, the heart flut ters, palpitates, skips beats; and in its effort to keep up its work, causes pain and distress, such as smothering spells, short breath, fainting, pain around heart, arm and shoul ders. The circulation is im peded, and the entire system suffers from lack of nourish ment. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure makes a heart strong and vigorous by strengthening these nerves and muscles. "I had palpitation and pain around my heart, and the doctors said it was incurable. I don't believe it now, for after taking six bottles of Dr. Miles' Heart Cure, three bottles of the Nervine and three boxes of the Nerve and Liver Pills I am entirely cured, and feel better than I have for five years, and it is all due to these remedies. I want you to know that your medicines cured me. It relieved me from the f.rst dose, and I k'pt right on till the pain in my chest was gone, and I kept on feeling better even after I quit taking it." JOHN H. SHERMAU, Beiuing, Mich. Dr. Miles' Heart Cure Is sold by your druggist, who will guarantee that the first bottle will benefit. If It falls he will refund your money. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind ANNEX SOUTH AISLE. Very Special Values in Sped Christmas Umbrellas We've been telling you through the newspapers that we were going to have an Umbrella Sale. Well, we are now ready to make good that assertion. Ws put in our department yes terday over 500 Sample Umbrellas The handles only of these umbrellas have been used as samples. You would never know it, though, from their ap pearance. Not more than two alike, so you can readily see what an immense assortment you have to choose from beauti ful horns, ivorys, gun metals, pearl, silver, buckhorn and nat ural wood, trimmed and plain the values run from the cheap est to the b3t, aid the best handles are worth six, seven and eight dollars. As samples we bought them much under value. The quality of the covers corresponds with the value of the handles. If you buy here you not only get brand new goods of the latest style, but you get them at a saving of from 50c on the cheap ones up to S5.00 saved on the best ones. The most beautiful collection of Christmas Umbrellas ever shown in Topeka and as a gift proposition what could, within reason, be more acceptable. Marked Yz Less Than Value Prices are SI, SI. 50, S2, S2.2S, S2.50, S3, and so on up to S8, 89 and S10. Remember, no charge made for engraving initials. Buy now, we'll deliver any day you say. Children's Umbrellas 18, 20, 22 and 24-inch. All qualities of covers, paragon frames, steel rods, plain and fancy handles for Boys and Girls 50c, 75c, 85c, $1.00, $1.50 W. Schwab and E. R. Cofey, which he is ready to hand over to the public for $100,000, the total amount to be applied to the Hebrew relief fund. He does not care, he says, in what sums the money is subscribed, or whether it is made up by one Individual, or 100, or 1,000 or 100,000. In giving the letters to the pub lic in consideration of the above men tioned amount Mr. Corey says he will guarantee the contributors "that they will g-et their money's worth, or their money will be refunded." Mr. Corey was Fern after he had is sued the statement and declared he was in earnest about the matter. TRY II EW FOOTBALL. Arrangements for Washburn's Game at Wichita Complete. The post-season game on Christmas day between the Washburn and Fair mount college elevens is an assured fact. Word was received here late Tues day evening by the Washburn manage ment from the Wichita college agree ing to the terms asked for by Wash burn. The Washburn team will get one-half ot the gate receipts and all expenses paid. This action on the part of Fair mount will insure the exhibition game of football to be played under the new rules. "The game is now a go," said W. W. Stahl, athletic manager. "There is now no further question. The game will surely be played on Christmas." The letters giving pointers on the new rules will be received this week from Walter Camp, Coach Stagg of Chicago university, "Hurry Up" Yost of Michigan and others. Requests for these pointers were sent to the various football experts of the country by the Washburn management about a week since. The football schedule of the local college will probably be arranged by the first of the year. The manager of the Colorado university eleven will be through about that time as will other athletic managers and it is probable that a major portion of the schedule will be fixed up at that time. There Is still some talk that K. U. may cut off Washburn from its schedule next year, but nothing definite is being done. SEWER GAS EXPLODES. Shattering Windows and Frightening Guests in Two Hotels. Chicago, Dec. 13. One boy was slightly injured, windows In the Well ington and Stratford hotels were shat tered and several hundred dollars' worth of electric wiring was destroyed this morning by an explosion of sewer gas in the alley just back of the Well ington hotel at Jackson boulevard and Wabash avenue. A number of guests in both hotels hastily left their rooms but the panic was soon allayed. THOUGHT HE WAS CHRIST. Man Who Called on Governor Hoch Sunday. Governor Hoch had a caller last Sunday night. A man came to the door of the executive mansion, and tried to open it. The governor went to investigate. When he opened the door, the man stepped inside. "I'm Jesus Christ," said the man. "If that's the case, you are a mighty good man," said the governor. It was evident that the man was drunk, and he left the house without making any disturbance. Yesterday the man again called upon the gover nor, at the governor's office. He was stijl drunk. Asked whether he was still Jesus Christ, the man said he was not real certain, but he was sure that he was one of the disciples. Arrested for Stealing Clothing:. H. W. Williams, a negro cook, was arrested la3t night by Tim Donovan, Santa Fe detective, for stealing some clothing at the Harvey eating house, where he was employed. READY TOTESTIFY Twenty-four New Witnesses in Land Fraud Cases. Will Appear JJefore Grand Jury on Thursday. EXPECT SENSATIONS. OScers Say More Startling ReTelations Will Come. These Apply Directly to Official Misconduct. Twenty-four" new witnesses nave been summoned to appear before the federal grand jury when it reassembles on Thursday morning at 10 o'clock to con tinue the land fraud investigations. .Either there, will be something excep tionally startling to tell by about Satur day nirht or there will be a mere for mal permanent adjournment of the jury, and the leaving as a legacy the further probing into the frauds to the March jury which meets in Wichita or the April jury which meets in Topeka. The officials in charge of the investi gation hint at some dangerous devel opments, that have to do with several prominent Kansas officers. Whether they are state or department officials is not disclosed. Then too it is known that some past officers are to appear for explanations of their conduct. This particular phase of the work cornea up tomorrow morning. It re quires delicate and tactful handling and for that reason the federal officials in charge of the jury are even more de termined than ever to prevent any ad vance information from leaking out. It is known, however, that the real fraud features of the matter are now on the slate to be aired. There are suspected instances of collusion, connivance and perjury, but who they affect, or who is thought to, be guilty would be mere conjecture to forecast. The jury was called to reassemble again tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock after its adjournment on Saturday night. It was set late in the week because it was thought that its work could be com pleted by Saturday night. But there seems to be some doubt about that mat ter now. "I cannot say," said E. D. McKeever, assistant United States district attorney, this morning, "whether we will finish by Saturday night or not. The work we have on now is very important. It de pends too on how our witnesses, pan out. Sometimes, and in fact frequently, In grand jury work the testimony of one witness often calls for that of another for the sake of establishing the chain of evidence. Some other matters have also come up within the past few days which may make additional work for us right now. But so far as Its nature is concerned I can say nothing." Col. A. R. Green, who worked up the investigation, was asked for an interview this morning, and replied: "There is absolutely nothing to give out further than to say that we have lots of work on our hands in fact abi fit ail we can do. Everything is going lilie. I do not know whether the jury will finish by Saturday night or not. That depends." "On what?" was asked. "That depends," was the evasive an swer again. WRONGED WIVES IX COURT. They Will Tell Their Troubles to Judge Dana and Gain Freedom. The entire time of Judge Dana of the district court is being taken up in listening to the trials and tribulations of mismated couples who have peti tions on file asking for separation pa pers. The reasons assigned for asking for the separations are numerous and varied and were of almost every con ceivable nature. Mrs. Julia Anderson asked for a divorce from her husband, Eric Anderson, on the ground that he Initial Handkerchiefs Initial hemstitched handkerchiefs take front row tomorrow, south window displays some of them, two fables in south aisle of main store shows mora of them. 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Tickets solcLlo all sections of the Great Southwest that land of opportunity now attracting the attention of discerning and shrewd investors, home seekers, and others. Unexcelled train service: For particulars apply to T. L. K I N Q City Passenger Agent, Topeka. THE THROOP Caters to the most exclusive pa tronage that comes to Topeka RATES, $2 to $3.50 per Day The Largest and Finest Hotel in the State. HAMILTON HOTEL CO. N. W. HULL Carpenter and Builder. cb Work Dene Quickly and Ssatlf Shop, 124 West Eighth Street. Ind. Phone 1004. insisted on making horse flesh a com mon diet at their home near Pauline. Mrs. Anderson insisted that this caused talk among- the neighbors, and that she did not relish horse flesh as a steady diet nor the name of being a consumer of the flesh of the horse. Judge Dana took the same view of the matter as did the wife and issued her the coveted decree. Elma Greaser, another farmer's w ife, asked -that she be given a divorce from her husband on the grounds of his strenuousness. It seems that her husband, Philip Greaser, had a habit of enforcing his demands with a shot gun or a butcher knife or any other weapon which seemed to be handy when the occasion for their use arose. Judge Dana did not consider this style of enforcing the demands of the head of the house to be the proper thing, and gave the plaintiff the documents which will permit her to try the mat rimonial venture again if she so de sires. Mary C. Easterday told the court of the hardships of a farmer's wife as gleaned from her experience of twen ty years on a farm. This coupled with her story of abuse and misconduct on the part of the husband, seemed ex cuse enough for the filing of the peti tion. Judge Dana did not care to take snap judgment on the ease and the matter was taken under advisement. 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'HE DAILY TftTTT) T-.T V- fTTI T S U J.fr A A AJ- W JLl 1 II u O II I G IE i a! iifl! V i 'Ml i. if liUutaiW i w a tf I II say Suggestions O.TereJ for Changing Football. (Jridiron Hen Give Out a Variety of Opinions. u'AR ON ROUGH TACTICS Camp's "Ten Sard" Idea Pleases Most College lien. Is General Demand for More Strict Umpires. Chicago, Dec. 13. Innumerable Suggestions for changes in football rules were offered at the meeting of the rules committee in Philadelphia, feut no definite action was taken. Every member of the committee has reached the conclusion that some changes must be made and before the work is finish ed it is expected that the game of 1906 will differ considerably from, the style played in recent years. Each member of the committee had some suggestions- to make and the committee decided to adjourn for a week before getting down to business in altering the rules to give time for maturer thought and consideration. It will meet next Friday, December 15, for its second session, and from time to time thereafter until the rules are remodeled to meet the public demands. Greater penalties against roughness than are at present given met with the approval of all the members of the committee. John C. Bell of Pennsyl vania and Paul J. Dashiell "of An napolis advocated the punishment for brutalitv and unnecessary roughness disqualification from the game of the player without the privilege of sending- in a substitute for ten minuses after the plaver has been ruled out. Dr. Dashiell also favored the double umpire svstem, the extra official hav ing as sp'ecial duties the watching of the position side play, as well as being authorized to disqualify players the lame as the other two officials. Liked Camp Idea. Walter Camp's suggestion of the ten vard rule ten yards in three or four ciowns met with almost unanimous approval. This change has been advo cated so long and has proved so satis factory in the experiments that the whole committee favored it and that change is practically sure of adoption. Another suggestion made by him tackling above the knees only was not so popular. This is an old rule, dropped by the committee several rears ago. It is argued that officials find difficulty in making decisions on it. A tackier springs at the man car rying the ball, who steps away from him Had he continued the same line: the tackle would have been above the knees, but as he steps away the tackier falls short and his hands slip down from the knees to the ankles. Wrang ling ahvavs followed until finally the officials refused to make decisions and for this reason the rule was ultimately dropped. Hard, low tackling, it is be lieved, seldom injures either party the tackier or the man tackled. I'cim Is l or Open Tlay. To bring about more open play Pennsylvania suggested the following changes: Forward passing- permissible pack of the line scrimmage; team on defense shall not have more than six men on the line of scrimmage; of players back of he line three must be at least five varus back of the line and the remain ing plavers back of the line if within five yards must be inside of two play ers on the ends of the line of scrim mage. On offense the side having the ball must gain ten yards on three downs or forfeit the same to the other side. There should be an official board of umpires and referees chosen in ad rance of the football season and as signed to respective games by some duly constituted authority. Pennsylvania's idea in permitting only Fix men' on the line of scrimmage for the team on defense is to weaken the ends and strengthen the center of the team on defense and then prmit forward passing in the back field, which, it is thought, would allow many intricate and pretty plays. The rule permitting only six men on the scrimmage line on defense did not meet with peneral approval, it is said, though something along that line may finally he adopted, with certain modifica tions.' In weakening the line the second ary defense would be strengthened, giv ing four available men instead of three for that line. It is in the secondary line, it is helieved. that more of the injuries take place than against the first line. The nttack comes pounding through the first jinp of defense to be met at the other side hv the secondary line, wnicn stops the play, brings up the knee or a.-ists and pushes to throw back the attack. Walter Camp asked a more definite definition of "brutality and unnecessary roughness," and it is believed that the committee will include the use of the straight arm and elbow on defense, piling up and similar acts. The penalty for these offenses may be. according to the discussion, disqualification of the player until the end of the half. It is even asked that no substitute be permitted to take his place for ten minutes. Two such dis-oualitV-ations in a season would operate as a bar to such player's further par ticipation in Intcrcollr-sriate games dur ing that season. For "unnecessary roughness" a loss of twenty yards is rec ommended. Two Sets of Rules. Coach Stagg suggested tha.t there be two sets of rules drawn up. one for use in colleges and the other for preparatory and high schools. In this way he hopes to take from the colleges the blame that has fallen on them for the accidents to school hoys endeavoring to play a game made for matured men. He also favored two umpires, believing the umpire of to day needs a little moral support on the W. T. P.eid. jr.. Harvard's coach, rep resented the Cambridge school at the conference instead of Robert D. Wrenn, the regular member of the committee, as Iteid has been in close touch with the foothail situation ail season and has held several conferences with President Roosevelt. Jeffries Stops a Runaway. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 13. The team nt horses that "went up against" Cham- COFFEE DOES HURT (some people) HARD '?Js im 10 days, brings back the old go" and "feel good" 'There's a Reason." pion Jim Jeffries at Hall's ranch, near this city, met with a fate not unlike that of many of over-confident fighters with in days oi easy memory. Jeffries, in com pany with a friend from Los Angeles, who had been several days his guest, rode to Hall's to transact some busi ness. He hitched the "rig" in front of the house, when a runaway team, draw ing a light harrow, came dashing around the corner, and made straight for the champion's trap. Demolition of the rig seemed inevitable, when Jeffries step ped quickly in front of the team, caught each horse by the bit and brought them to a standstill within 10 feet of his buggy. ITTZ TAKES TEX MILE RUN. Shows to Good Advantage Yet Betting Favors O'Brien. Chicago, Dec. 13. Malachy Hognn, the well known referee, picks Jack O'Brien to defeat Fitzsimmons. "I like the younger man," says Malachy. "Fitzsimmons was the great est of them all in his day, but he is getting too old to keep up the pace. I think O'Brien is the logical favorite. Fitz may be still good for a victory, but I have my doubts. The old man's hands are gone. I do not believe they can be bolstered up enough to last through a light. They are likely -o go wrong at any moment and leave Fitz helpless. O'Brien is young, strong and exceptionally clever. I am afraid Fitz has taken on a bigger task than he can accomplish this time." San Francisco, Dec. 13. Fitzsim mons is patting forth unusual efforts to disprove the claims and widespread belief that he can not get in condition for his bout with O'Brien. Tuesday he arose at daylight and did :en miles en the road. Then he ate a tremendous breakfast and after a short nap took up work in the gymnasium. The train ing quarters were packed with spec tators and the old man certainly made a fine showing with the glove.? and other stunts. Harry Chaster and Biily Bates entertained him with five round bouts. Fitz acting simply on the de fensive, and only doinr some light punching to keep his opponents within bounds. The fact that an admission is now charged to see the freckled one work seems to have swelled the at tendance, instead of thinning it out. which was the original reason for adopting the plan. Over at his training quarters on tne beach O'Brien will soon have to charge admission or tales some other meas ures to keep down the crowds flocking out there every day. In the morning he ran seven miles along tne L-eacn and in the afternoon did a lot of hard work in the gymnasium. He boxed seven lively rounds with his sparring partners, and kept them on the jump every minute. O'Brien is devoting his attention more especially to boxing, and is developing a short arm Jab that said to be deadly. His trainers eay he is the fastest puncher in the world, and if he can d-svelop steam enough behind his jabs, it bodes exceedingly ill for Ruby Robert. O'Brien talked more freely today about his chances than he has done heretofore. He says he is in the best condition he has ever known and could go into the ring to morrow and fight anybody. BRITT TO MEET CORBETT. A Los Angeles Club Makes an Offer for January 10. Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 13. James Kd ward Britt is not to be outdone by his two rivals, Battling Nelson and Terry MeGovern. Now that Jimmy stands little chance of facing either of his foes in the roped arena before early spring, he has turned his attention to other plums in the lightweight ranks. Yesterday Willie Britt wired his fighting brother here that a match with Young Corbett was offered by the Los An geles club, the battle to be fought about January 10. Scarcely had he read the telegram before Jimmy was at the telegraph office wiring Willie to close the match. Later in the day Britt received another telegram offer ing him a battle with Willie Fitzgerald in Francisco during the latter part of the last week in January. Jimmy also wired his acceptance. "They can't come too fast to suit me now," said Jimmy today. "I'm through with the stage. I leave soon for New York. I'll spend at least three weeks in the easter city. 1 want to have one fight and possibly two before going out to the coast to fight Corbett. I have been training since I left home. Every day I worked at least an hour in the gymnasium. I did not propose to throw away my speed and stamina while following the stage. "I boxed six rounds at the theater daily in addition to my gymnasium work, and the result is that I am al most ready to jump into the ring now and fight. Yesterday I weighed exact ly 136 pounds. I feel great. I want to get going and do a lot of fighting before the snow here fades." ED O'BRIEN SECOND. Florence, Kan., Shooter Second Best at the Omaha Shoot. Omaha, Dec. 13. Thirty-five crack shots from Iowa. Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado participated in the interstate shoot at Townsend's park. The wind was cold enough to be hard on the shooters' eyes and few high scores were made. L. R. Bary ley was high gun with 195 breaks out of a possible 200. Others followed in this order: Wm. Veach. Falls City, Neb., 194; Ed O'Brien, Florence, Kan., 192: C. Gottlieb, Kansas City, 100; G. K. Mac kie, Scammon, Kan., 188; Charles Plank. Denver, 1S4. Aside from twelve target events to morrow the team race will be shot off between Kansas, Missouri, Iowa and Nebraska. RALPH ROSE IN JAIL. Big Athlete Arrested in California on Vagrancy Charge. Modesto, Cal., Dec. 13. Ralph W. Rose, ex-champion shot putter of the world and famous for his feats at meets at Berkeley, the University of Michigan and at various athletic contests through out the United States, is in the Stanislaus county jail it is said on a charge of vagrancy pending an investigation as to whethei or not he is connected with the breaking into a Southern Pacific freight car at Newman. The charge against Rose's name on the jail book is that of defrauding a railroad. He was arrested as a hobo with a number of tramps. Rose says the arrest was due to a mistake, as he has committed no crime. He does not deny beating his way on the train. Gans and Sullivan Matched. San Francisco. Dec. 13. Champion Joe Gans and Mike (Twin) Sullivan signed articles last night ,to box 20 rounds next month in Woodward's pavilion. The Giants Made Money. New York, Dec. 13. At the stock holders' annual meeting of the New York National league baseball club, which was held at Jersev Citv. the rel port of the treasurer showed that the club had a remarkably successful sea son during 1905. The election of of ficers and directors for the ensuing year resulted in the re-election of President John T. Bush; secretary- treasurer, Fred M. Knowles, and the present board of directors and execu tive committee. CURTIS THE NEW CAPTAIN J. S. Curtis Is From Pueblo, 23 Tears Old and Weighs 220. Ann Arbor, Mich., Dec. 13. Joseph S. Curtis, of Pueblo, Col., has been elected captain of the Michigan foot ball team for 1906. Every vote of the fourteen cast by the "M" men of the squad was for the great tackle. Tom Hammond, of Chicago, withdrew in his favor. The captain-elect is a junior in the engineering department. He came here from Centennial high school, Pueblo, Col., where he played right halfback on the eleven. In his first month at Michigan he landed a place on the maize and blue eleven. His first big college game was the match be tween Michigan and Minnesota, in which he stood a tower of strength against fierce attacks directed at him by the Gophers. The first untoward event in his ca reer on the gridiron came in the first few minutes of play in the recent game in which Chicago won the champion ship of the west. He broke through to block a punt, ran into Eckersall, and was ruied off the gridiron. Eckersall has exonerated him of rough play, and now Michigan has honored him with the foremost position of honor in his undergraduate life. The Wolverine captain-elect is 23 years old and weighs 2 20 pounds. He is a member of Phi Delta Theta fra ternity, of which his teammate, "Octy" Graham, of Chicago, also is a member. Manager Baird has announced the scheduling of an indoor track meet with the Wisconsin team the latter part of March, at Madison. The dates of the Wisconsin-Michigan baseball games for next season were announced as May 14, at Madison, and May 19, at Ann Arbor. Will Try to Free Ganzel. South Bend, Ind., Dec. 13. The Cen tral League will be well represented at the special meeting of the National As sociatioi of Professional Baseball Leagues, which will be held in New York next Tuesday and -Wednesday. Among the magnates Who will attend the sessions are F. H. Carson of this city, president of the league; W. W. Irwin of Wheeling, John Genzel, owner of the Grand Rapids franchise, and F. R. Walker, magnate-director of the Evans ville team. One object of the Central League in having these men present is to bring up the matter of John Ganzel's release from New York. Every effort is being made to secure the freedom of the great first baseman from the Highlanders in order that he may cover first base for his own team. Boston to Have Cycle Race. tvt rof 13 After SDendihe a night in comfortable beds, all the men who finished last week's six-day bicycle race at Madison Square garden spent the day talking over the race. Beyond slight colds not a man -ot tne sixteen vmu vmi in at the finish would say there was anything more serious the matter with him than hunger. All the riders were interested in the announced intention of a race promoter in Boston to hold a six-day grind. Pirates After Pitcher Smith. Pittsburg. Dec. 13. Pittsburg has gone out after Pitcher Frank Smith of the Chicago Americans. Two offers have already been made Comiskey for the big pitcher, but as yet nothing has been done. It is expected that the deal mav be closed or called oft in New York this week. An offer of $1 000 was not considered, and one of $l',500 has not excited --any. undue comment in Chicago. Horse Notes. Creseeus, 2:02Vi, will be trained again next year. The Lexington track has been plowed up for the winter. n Austrian horse owner is anxious to purchase Chille, 2:15i. by Bingent, 2:06V. Tulare. Cal.. is one of the few kite tracks over which races are still held. Han JIoKw.ni will race Texas Rooker, 2:ft5'-i, over the Canadian ice tracks this winter. A well known European horseman has purchased the Jay Bird stallion Ed Win ter, 2:12'.i. The trotting mare Lady Rodman,. 2:3SMs. sold at the recent Old Glory sale, is to go to Ting-land. It is announced that Ethel's Pride, 2:0tii. and Promise, 2:10, will be driven double next year. John Caldwell made a mile in 2:0SV2 at Los Angeles, and then repeated the per formance in the same time. Scott Hudson will be in the running game for fair next year. He will have about thirty head in his string. Netting King, dam of The Abbot. 2:l31,i. recently foaled an own brother to that great trotter at Hillandale farm. The Monk, 2:05. and Lucy Yeiser, 2:1414. are now used as a double team by C. M. F. Darling, Lyndonville, Vt. It is asserted that Wayne King, 2:09H, by Atlantic King, is racing in England under the name of Buster Brown. It is reported that the price paid for the green pacing mare Laura Bellini, trial 2:04Vi, by Moquettc, 2:10, was $8,000. Silence, a promising youngster by Si lent McGregor, has been purchased from W. F. Freeman by Charles Maryibon. Indianapolis is to "have a matinee club and the new organization will be a mem ber of the Amateur Driving league. Knap McCarthy is wintering at Terre Haute. Ind. He has Ethel Mac, 2-074-Norman B., 2:06, and four green ones. The annual ice meeting at Ottawa. Ont.. for lltftS -will be held February 3 to 10. The purses will foot up about $9,000. The fast green paeer Edward S., by Zombo, 2:11. owned at Pasadena, Cal re cently broke his leg and had to be' de stroyed. Tourist Cars Popular. The idea that an inferior class of people patronize the tourist sleepers is an error. On many trips only the best class of travelers are found. They are merely men and women of good sense who would rather travel to California in this manner and save a snug sum of money to be used elsewhere. It is beginning to be understood that it is by no means necessary for the traveler to spend a large sum of money In or der to enjoy a trip to the Pacific coast. If you cross the continent in one of the tourist sleepers of the Union Pa cific you will enjoy your trip and save considerable money. Scientific Cure for Fits. Science has at last discovered a cure for epilepsy or fits. Elixir Kosine, as its discoverer, a well-known Washington investigator, terms it, is for sale in this city by our progressive druggist, George W. Stanstield, and in every case where it has been tried has demonstrated its won derful powers to strengthen the nerves, feed the nerve centers with new force and strength and conquer epilepsy. Mr. Stansfield has so much faith in Elixir Kosine, both from what he has heard of the cures it has made in other cities and the remarkable results follow ing its use here in Topeka. that he guar antees complete and lasting cure or he will refund the money. You run no risk in taking Elixir Xvo.sine on these terms. Use this great remedy and once, more be well and strong, free from all fear of epileptic seizures. Price $1.50. Mail or ders filled. The Kosine Co., Washington IX C, or Geoiee W. Stansfield, 632 Kan sas avenue. Topeka, Kas. AT WpQ?!MfiTn?l- Attorney General Moody's Ref erence to Kansas. Tells of Work on Federal Prison at Leavenworth. DISCUSS BURTON CASE. Gives a History of the Proceed ings in Court. Also Refers to Santa Fe Rebate Charges. Washington, Dec. 13. In the annual report of the attorney general, Mr. Moody, is found considerable informa tion that relates to, and is of interest to Kansas. In referring to needed legislation, and appropriations that are desired, the at torney general says, early in his report: "The progress in the construction work at the United States penitentiaries at Leavenworth, Kan., and Atlanta, Ga., is also a material factor in the proposed Increase of expenses under the department of justice." Referring to discriminations, rebates, etc., and suits against railroads, the attorney general says of the Atchison, Topeka Santa. Fe: "The four cases of the interstate commerce commission vs. the Southern Pacific company, the Southern Califor nia Railway company, the Santa Fe Pacific Railroad company, and me Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe Rail way company, in which the court below enjoined the several companies from violating the order of the interstate commerce commission are before the supreme court on the appeal of the railroads. The question involved, in these cases is whether the practice of the railroad companies in arbitrarily controlling the ruting of citrus fruits with their eastern connections was eouivalent to a pooling of freight charges, in violation of section 5 of the interstate commerce law. The briefs have been prepared and the cases will be argued at the present term of the court." Later on, the attorney general refers to the proceeding brought against the Atchison, Topeka Santa Fe road which Judge Phillips has since dismiss ed, which case affected to some consid erable extent the character and con duct of Paul Morton, late secretary of the navy, while an officer of that road; and which was pending when the re port was issued a few days since. In citing certain notable supreme court cases in the past year, the attor ney general quotes liberally from the syllabus in the Heff case, which A. E. Crane of Holton argued and won in the court some months ago. This case had to do with an Indian, and liquor sell ing, and it wt held that an Indian being now a citizen of the United States is amenable, not to federal police super vision, but to state control. One para graph of this decision, quoted by the attorney general and which is full of interest, follows: "The regulation of the sale of intox icating liquors is within the power of the state, and- th- license exacted by the national government is solely for revenue, and is not an attempted exer cise of the police power." A full review ot, the Burton case is also given in the report, including the syllabus of the United States supreme court in remanding the case of the Kansas senator to St. Louis for retrial there. Reference is made in the report to cer tain court of claims work that was done by one of the assistant attorneys gen eral, J. Q. Thompson, a Kansas man, whoso home is at Pratt. Mr. Thompson has been holding this position for about i tow vears, and has made a gooa recora. There are three United States peni tentiaries in the country Fort Leaven worth, Kas., Atlanta, Ga..t and McNeil island, Washington. The "foremost of these is at Fort Leavenworth. These are under supervision ot the department of justice. There are 3.207 prisoners in the three institutions and in a number of state institutions elsewhere in the coun try. The attorney general devotes some little space to the Fort Leavenworth penitentiary, as follows: "United States penitentiary. Fort Leavenworth, Kas. The expense of maintenance for the year ending June 30 1905, was $175,818.88. the average cost per capita being $163.17, and the average daily cost for subsistence alone 11.8 cents. "During the past year the inmates have been employed in the performance of the usual prison duties, cultivation of the prison farm, and in the erection of the new penitentiary. On the 1st of Janu ary. 1905, that portion of the military reservation theretofore used as a farm for the production of the crops for the use of the penitentiary was turned over to the military authorities and the farm work restricted to the tract ceded to the penitentiary by the act of June 10, 1896. thereby preventing the raising of a crop of wheat for this year and restricting the amount of ground that could be planted in corn. The potato crop this year was a failure, so it is not unlikely that the figures for the next fiscal year may show some increase in the cost of subsistence. Very good progress has been made in the work on the new peniten tiary, the character of which is equal in every way to anything that could be done under contract, and in some instances perhaps better. "The second one of the subsidiary cell wings and the isolation building have been completed and are in use. The kitchen, dining room, and assembly hall will probably be ready for use on Janu ary 1, on which date it is proposed to return the old military prison, now in use by the penitentiary, to the military au thorities. A hospital building for con sumptives will be completed by the same date, as will also residences for the war den and deputy warden. A great deal of grading and excavation for the founda tion of the main front cell wing has been done, and some five million brick manu factured bv the prisoners. The number of prisoners in the penitentiary at the close of the last fiscal year was 1,130, and on June 30, 1905, 1,123.' WAS NEARLY A FARCE. The Eagles Athletic Contest Is Very Tame Indeed. The athletic exhibition which has been so quietly vet extensively advertised for several davs by the members of the Order of Kagles was pulled off last even ing at their club quarters, and proved a "farce as far as the ten-round glove contest was concerned. The preliminary work consisted of a broadsword bout be tween Fred Gaile and August Koepke of the Turners, and a foil contest between B. Abmever and O. Fager of the same organization. The first was won on points by August Koepke, the second by B. Ab meyer. These contests were of high or der, but they were not what the crowd of 500 people, who were packed in the hall like sardines in a box, wanted to see, and were not as well received as thev should have been. The crowd, which waited patiently for an hour or more while the principals wrangled in the anteroom as to how the MOO purse should go. were good natured. and when thev became too demonstrative one of the managers would announce from the rinsr. in a reassuring statue whisker. "Bovs. the bo wili be a dandy. ft A '7C v: v- f-j n ywk pi Til I -f IMP OP iPjiH)! I c

1 1 Dressed Dolls. Kid body, jointed, sleeping bisque head dolls 12-inch, 25c; 13-inch, 50c; 16-in., $1; 18-inch. $1.25; 23a-in., $2.50 and up to $5 all sizes. a 7-in., 10c; 9 to I 11-in., 25c; 12 to I 14-in., 50c; 15-in. f 75c; 20-inch, $1, $1.25, and $1.50; dressed dolls up to $18 all sizes. Desk Style Blackboards for 50c Like cut, 45 inches high, 21 inch wide, hard wood frames, pic ture tops bins for the crayon, tablets and other necessaries, very durable, for 50c, others at 25c and $1.00. I $1.25 Combination Carrom and Checker Boards, 75c. Full set of. games, bright fin ished hardwood, very durable, high hard wood sides for Thursday and Friday 75c Combination Game Boards at 1.49 to $4.98 Sixty games can be played on these boards boards are all shapes and sizes nothing makes finer presents are very pretty and instructive as well as interesting. Tin Stoves and Kitchen Sets 25c These are made with out high backs, one wash boiler and 4 other tin .vessels 2 hinged doors, black'sides and blue tops, quite durable, size 7x5x4 inches very nice pres ent for a little girl choice 25c Special Sale of Fancy Lamps From now until Christmas we are going io give a special discount on all fancy lamps we have a great assortment, 1 prices 81.25 up I to S10 there are many that a nice lamp would I more than please f for an X mas pres i ent, and we can assure you we can d save you money on lamps now. 1 Bf P Ttrrr r- -iifn rf- --Wiiiiinr"t"iiimiiiiiii'r--i Just be patient, for the boys are wrang ling over the receipts, and there will sure be a ko in a few minutes that will be the best ever seen in this city." Thus reassured the crowd would quiet down and talk over the situation. Finally Mexican Pete, who is a 210-pound mass of soft, flabby flesh, came into the ring, followed by Jack Johnson, a 190-pound leather colored negrro from Chicago, who were to box ten rounds. The principals stepped to the center of the ring and shook hands and stood grinning at each other while Dick Cooley. who had been selected as referee, announced the sec onds. The farce then started and lasted for four short rounds, which was long enough, considering the exhibition which was about the fiercest thing of its kind ever seen In the city. Johnson had the Mexican at his mercy from the start and hammered him about just as he pleased, while the Mexican made feeble if any Round 1 Johnson led seven times for the Mexican and landed seven times. Round 2 Johnson landed on the Mex ican's left optic and closed it and con tinued to hammer it. Round 3 Mexican Pete complained that the negro was hitting him too often on the bad eye. The claim of foul not Round 4 Johnson still fiddled for the eve which was not working, and the Mexican was unable to keep it covered with the mittens. Round 5 of the ten-round contest never happened, for the Mexican began to get scared and when the gong sounded for the fifth round he had shown such a marked streak of yellow that his second stepped to the center of the ring and in true- prize fighting style tossed the sponge into the air. The contest but it was not a contest was a farce. Even the referee knew so little of the game that his part was as great a farce as that of the alleged box ers The management of the affair is not to be blamed for the fake affair, for Johnson is known to be a very clever man with the gloves, and Pete Evarts. as Alexican Pete, has fought a number of good battles. The opinion of the audience was that the Mexican was just recover ing from a big battle with King Booze. Stel 'Wharves for Manila. Washington. Dec. 13. The bureau of Insular affairs of the war depart ment is arranging to make a call for proposals for the making in Manila of steel wharves at a cost of about S500.000. The bids are to be opened In Manila. His Anto Fell on Him. San Francisco, Cal., Dec. 13. John R. Baird. a capitalist and clubman of this city, was killed last night by the automobile in which he was riding falling upon him and crushing him to death. Kid bodies, sleeping eyes, not jointed 10-inch, 10c; 15-inch, 50c; 19-inch, $1; 21 inch, $1.98; 23 inch, S3.50. Boys' Tool Chests. 75c 15 in. long 7 in. wide i and 5 inch high, hard wood and laped ends tools consist of hammer, saw, plane, mallet, square, rule and pencil tray tops for small tool3 in good heavy box for boys, 75c set. Copying Glass Slates, 10c Size 6x7a inches, corners grooved and metal stayed. Good quality of ground glass; assorted pictures of animals, etc., very interesting for chil dren 10c each. Children's Carpet Sweepers, These are very complete lit tle sweepers rubber-covered wheels, good brush, dump dust traps, long handle, good finish, very durable 15c each. Doll Go-Carts, 25c 4 wheels, wood body, with scroll rattan sides and trim mings nice size for little girls, reg. shape. Size: 13-in. long, 14-in. high, 33-in. handles plenty' of them at 25c each. China for Xmas Presents Chinaware is always an ac ceptable gift all ladies de light in nice china. "We want you to see our line. We have many new things not out earl ier in the season, and our prices on china are always right. iniirir 11 mntur TWELVE TEAKS A CHAMPION. Record of John Ij. Siillivan 'Who Will Be in Topeka Next Week. John L. Sullivan will appear in the Auditorium here on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights with his troupe of sixteen people to give four perform ances. The event will be under the auspices of the Eagles. John L. Sullivan was a great fighter. For more than ten years he held the title and never shirked a fight. He be gan his career in 1S80 and it was Sep tember Tth, 1S92, that he was knocked out by Jim Corbett. A description of what occurred in the ring directly after that memorable fight follows: When the ten seconds were at last at an end. Professor Mike Donovan of the New York Athletic club, and W. A. Brady, Corbett's manager, sprang to the stage and flung their arms around the young man who was now cham pion pugilist of the world and the winner of $32,000 In purse and stake as well as a reputation that will turn perhaps ten times that amount into his exchequer. Corbett returned their sa lute with a hearty embrace, while the tears welled up into his eyes. Others jumped up to the clever pugilist and hugged him. While this hugging was going on. Sullivan's handlers were pouring water over hirh and placing ammonia to his nose, and with much trouble brought him around. When he did come to, he looked up at McAuliffe, who was fan ning him with a towel, and after open ing eyes half way, or as far as he could, said in his deep rumbling voice: "Say, am I licked? Did that your g fellow do it?" McAuliffe sorrowfully admitted that that was the case. Sullivan did not say more until Corbett came over and shook hands with him. Then he got up, took Corbett's hand, and spoke to the crowd: "Gentlemen," said the champion. I am only glad that the championship has been won by an American." The speech brought down the house. Blood covered Sullivan everywhere and he was a dire picture of the fall of the great. While the referee had been count ing the fatal seconds, Sullivan moved, rolled over and got on one knee and essayed to rise, while Corbett advanced to punch him more should he succeed. But it was useless. The great bulk of what had been champion reeled and went down again, and the "ten and out" of the referee- told that the battle was over. A more pitiable sight than 4 II 1 4 Kid bodies, jointed hips, knees and arms, real eye winkers, real cur ly hair 15-inch, S1.25; 19 -inch, S2.98; 23 -inch, $3.98. Doll Heads jj Of every kind and y size. Extremely large line of un- 1 1 breakable heads, il the kind to buy f! for girls that break them. I Girls' Wood Trunks, 50c T"? non Inn shape round lid, leather handles; on each end deep top tray paper lined, with lock and key; 12 inches long, 7 inches wide, 7 inches high. A great value at 50c, other trunks at 25c, 75c and $1.00. Children's Sleds, 35c Made of wen ooo- a n n ft rl vAV hick ory, metal shoe3, fancy tops, very durable, 49 inches long, 8 inches high: also coasters. Choice, 3 Sc. Rocking Morses, $1.00 Nicely finished, with bridle and saddle, iron stirrups, gray mane and tail; rockers, 43 inches long; horse, 22 inches high; well made, very durable. Only $1.00, other rocking horses up to $7.50. Fancy Painted Shoo fly, 50c Well made 2-horse style hard, wood rockers, 4 2 inches long, 15 inches high, high back seat, foot board. Choice, 50c pair. Fancy Line of Baskets. All the useful baskets as well as the orna mental kind Work Baskets, Clothes baskets Lunch baskets, Waste baskets, and others all make nice Christmas l-resents. 1 ii'a was the ex-champion has seldon been seen in the prize ring. Sullivan's biggest fights were: Paddy Ryan, at Mississippi City, Feb., 1882. London prize ring rules, bare knuckles, $5,000 a side and championship, 9 rounds. Charlie Mitchell. at Chantilly, France, March 10, 1888, bare knuckles, $2,500 a side and championship, 39 rounds, called draw. Jake Kilrain. at RIchburg, Miss.. July 8, 1889, $10,000 a side and cham pionship, bare knuckles, 75 rounds. Sullivan won. Jame'3 J. Corbett, at New Orleans, Sept. 7, 1892, $25,000 purse and $10, 000 a side. Marquis of Queensbury rules, five ounce gloves, for champion ship. Sullivan lost, 21 rounds. 1878-9, at Boston, he boxed "Cockey" Woods. Dan Dwyer. Tommy Chandler, Mike Donovan and Patsy Hogan. Big Masonic Meeting. On Thursday evening, December 14, T. W. Harrison, thirty-third, the In spector general of the state of Kansas, will convene a provisional supreme coun cil of the 33d degree, at the Masonic Temple in Topeka, and confer the 33d degree upon the candidates In this state who have been elected by the supreme council to receive it. This ceremony occurs only once in two years and it is expected that there will be present a notable gathering of Masons of the 33d degree from this and other states. After the ceremony the Topeka brethren will tender a banquet to those in attendance and as the banquet will be served by the steward of the Elks' club, who is also a Mason of high de'gree, it will be the finest that Topeka can produce. Holiday Kates Santa Fe. For the Christmas and New Tears holidays tickets will be sold to points on Santa Fe lines and connecting lines at rate of one and one-third fare. Tickets on sale December 22. 23, 24" 25. 30. 31 and January 1. Final re turn limK January 4, 1906. For further particulars, address T. Li. KING, C. P. T. A., Topeka, Kansas. CHICAGO AND RETURN $16.00 Via Santa Fe Account of International Live Stock Exposition. Tickets on sale December 16th to 19th Inclusive. Final limit returning Decem ber 24th. T. I KING. C. P. T. A., Topeka. Kansia.

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DA IL" state jonnnAii- -Y2 D IT E S DA"! NIGHT IIMIILHWIIIII 11 F 3 For Men, Women and Children TT ft ?S f TJ T T IS tf f .t f "-Mi X x t 1 i f Pj S M r 1 1 ill f .1 V-i xj! ill: W' "si 01 to IkEMLMDER y shoe onst s" m y Shop 1 l' LVeopie sending items to this department of The State Journal will confer a favor by giving the full first name or two Initials, wltti all proper names. Items must be accompanied by the name and published. Miss Dorothy 'Wilson's formal intro duction to sociPty was made last nignt under most auspicious circumstances at the reception -and dance given by her mother, Mrs. Joseph C. Wilson, at Stein berg's and attended by a large and fashionable company. It was quite the prettiest of the dances which have been given thus far this season. The dancing hall and reception and supper rooms were adorned- with Alabama smilax, overhanging- the door and window arches, entwining the chandeliers and garlanding central pillars and the walls. In the reception and hall room the flow ers usedwere American Beauty- roses and in the supper room where a coursed supper was served on quartette tables lighted by pink shaded candles there were pink roses. The company was rep resentative of many sets and ages in society, ranging from the buds to their parents and a spirit of unusual gaiety prevailed, making the event a memora bly happy and successful one. A great many handsome toilets were worn and all the "buds" at that irresistible age when a girl can not help being pretty if the tries. In their charming- dancing Irocks. made an uncommonly pretty picture against the background o ef fective decorations. Miss Wilson's gov.n was of white embroidered batiste. She carried an armful of Amen, 'an Reality roses and easily sustained the family reputation for good looks. Mrs. Whson wore an especially becoming toilet of lavender crepe de chine and h" iiowers were violets. Mrs. Wilson and Mi-s Wil son received alone and among the as sisting friends were these debutantes ol the latter's set: Miss Eva Smith, Miss Isabel Smith. Miss Edni Herbat, Miss Nellie Millspaugh. and a visit: ig bud, Miss Josephine tiny of Kansas City thers ask.-d to assist were Mrs. J- B. Furry, Mrs. Everett H. Dallas, Mrs. James L. King, Mrs. Hammatt, Mrs. O'Brien. Mrs. .1. P. Griswoid. Mrs. ,T( hn F. Norton, Mrs. Eugene Huntington "Ware, Mrs. Rudolph Best of i ort Scott, Mrs. William Williams Wikid.-il, Miss Abby "Ware, Miss Jeannette Ware, Miss Fay Quinton. Miss Relta Updegraff, Mss Mary Dallas !age and M'.ss Marian Thompson. About two hundred invita tions were extended. The new Topeka club next week and a house vv brate the event will be day evening, December .vill be opened inning !o cele ;iven Vv'ednes Only the club members and their famili-ji will be Included in the invitations. The Friday Bridge, club will meet this week with Mrs. W. S. McClintock on Topeka avenue. The Vignette club will have an even ing musieale tonight at the home of General and Mrs. J. Wr. F. Hughes in t'otwin Place. Mr. and Mrs. James Frederick Scott will entertain the Wednesday evening whist club tonight. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur J. Greer gave an Informal evening last night for the members of their Shakespere club, the Stratford, in honor of their mother, Mrs. Greer, of Oxford, Ohio, who is their guest. The other members of the v-lub are Mr. and Mrs. Harry G. Larimer, Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Perry, Mr. and Mrs. D. II. Brannaman. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Johnson, Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Startzmtn, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Xoble. Mr. and Mrs. .1. B. Brown, Mr. s ;id Mrs. F. C. Tripp. Mr. and Mrs. Irwin Pribble, Mr, and Mrs. G. H. Mays, Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Heath. Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Lewis enter tnined a small party at dinner at the F.Iks' club last night for Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Parker of La Junta. Announcement has been made of the marriage in Kansas City last month of lirs. Rtne Malou of Kansas City and I'r. D. D. Klopt'er of Argentine. Mrs. Klopfer is the sister of Mrs. J. W. Rip ley of Potwin whom she is now visiting. The marriage has been kept a secret tmtil this week wfK-n it was announced to the members of the families. Dr. nnd Mrs. lCiul'er will leave toe first of the year lor the east to spend three months in Bc.ston and New York where Dr. Klopfer will attend some post graduate lectures in medicine. They win live In Argentine after their return from the east. Kr. Ralph Clauser -will give a dinnee Thursday night for Mr. ,W. A. Clauser t ty ii it y V '11 i I M j 1 1 h :riT ii f-. V who leaves the first "of January for a permanent residence in San Francisco. Auditorium, Topeka, Kan., season of 1905-fi, first org-an recital for young peo ple, Thursday afternoon, December 14, at 4:15 o'clock. Mr.. George Barlow Penny, organist, Mrs. Emily King Wikidal, soprano. PRELfDK. Calkin Harvest Thanksgiving March. PART II. Orieg "In the Morning"' from "Peer Gynt" Suite. Fumagalli Rustic Dance. West Rustic Wedding March. INTERMEZZO. Mascagni Cavaliera Rusticana. Thomas My Heart is Weary. Ayers That Little Maid of Mine. Mis. Wikidal. Bird Oriental Sketch. PART It Chopin nocturne Op. 9, No. 3, Schubert Serenade. Godard Berceuse from "Jocelin." POSTUDK. Flagler Torchlight March. The Kansas College of Music, Securi ty building, Mr. George B. Penny, voice, organ, theory; Mr. Alf Klingen berg, pianoforte. Twelfth recital, Wed nesday afternoon, December 13. PROGRAMME. The Message Mildenberg Pussy Willow Mildenberg Euphemia Page. Invention (three voiced) Bach Vaise in G. flat Chopin Daisy Wellman. The Minor Chord Mager Mrs. R. B. Nelson. Etude in C Minor Chopii Alice Tucker. Serenata, from "La Corsicana". Browne Grace Beckie Page. DIXXEI1 GOWN h:MW -n'f A dove grav chiffon velvet, combined with chiffon and ribbon in the same tone make's this, more than attractive dinner gown. The upper part of the skirt is of chiffon, gathered full at the waistline, and at the lower edge, about knee deoth is attached a circular flounce of the chiffon velvet, this heavilv embroidered with strands of chiffon in a floral design. A bouillonne of gray satin ribbon in wavy design trims the chiffon at the lower edge, and w here' the chiffon top and velvet flounce are joined t-jgeiher another bouil lonne is aprdied. The bodice is of an embroidered chiffon cut out in V-shape. the fronts having tiny black velvet revers embroidered in silver threads, and laced together with silver cord and tassels. The black velvet is seen again in the crushed girdle, to the back of which is attached pleated coat tails of the velvet, which also gives the effect of a double skirt in the-ack. The sleeves are short puffs, finished with a band of embroidered chiffon and two deap frills of Yal lace. 111 -''Tf) 'e1! U't J, frill ,J J TV la Miss Minnie Chamberlain will give a linen shower Friday evening for Miss Bessie Wright, a prospective bride, limiting her invitations to intimate friends of the gues. of honor. Miss Helen Ruth Ingalls of the Washburn music school faculty will give, the following programme in la piano recital at MacVicar chapel this week, Thursday afternoon, at 4 o'clock: Prelude and Fugue in C sharp Bach. Tone Poems Nos. 1, 2 and 5 Foote. (After Omar Khayyam.) Sonato Op. 53 Beethoven. (a) The Poet Speaks; (b) Why; (c) Soaring; (d) Romar.za Schu man. Impromptu Op. 36 Chopin. IX DOVE GAY. S 1 I fr Let your gifts this year be something of practical use that will be appreciated for themselves as well as for the sake of the donor. Something for the home is particu larly pleasing and always welcome to every one who keeps house, and we have an im mense number of things that combine artistic beauty with utility. Dainty and hand some pieces of furniture, of every kind and for every room richly upholstered par lor furniture, fine parlor cabinets and tables handsome dining room pieces and din ner sets of imported or American china beautiful brass beds and dainty pieces of bedroom furniture rugs of all sizes in newest patterns and artistic colorings pret ty effects in lace curtains, portieres, and couch covers a collection that will delight you by its great extent and diversity, its novelty and individuality. Make your selec tion this week before the prettiest and most desirable things have been chosen by some one else, and before the great rush comes that prevents us from giving you proper attention. We promise to deliver your purchases whatever day you wish Christmas Eve or any other day. We have made special arrangements about Christ mas deliveries so as to prevent any disappointment. You can Save Money on the Handsome, Useful Kind of Xmas Presents If You Buy at Our Store. i I OAK

p I fi P I t! fi fi ft 612 The advanced students in piano and voice will give their recital next Mon day evening, December 18, in Mac Vicar chapel. The public is cordially invited to attend these recitals. Notes and Personal Mention. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. M. Hamilton and their son John will spend Christmas in St. Louis with Mr. and Mrs. Haie Hamilton at the home of the latter's parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Butterly and Miss Ksther Has of St. Joseph will be guests of Mr. Walter Burgess for the Helianthus Christmas dance. Mrs. Frank A. Lewis will spend Thursday in Kansas City. Mr. Elon S. Clark has returned from a business trip to New York and Washington. Mrs. Rudolph Best of Fort Scott, who has been the guest of Miss Abby Ware for some time, will return home Friday. Mrs. Deutsch of Carthage. Mo., is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. .H. A. Auerbach.. and will remain until after the holidays. Captain Deutsch will come for Christmas. Mrs. G. W. England and Mrs. Arthur Shaffer of Valley Falls are in town today. Mrs. N. S. Higginbotham and Mrs. A. S. Ballard of Manhattan are shop ping in town today. Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Pemberton will leave in January for a southern-trip. Mrs. John Lawrence Work of Meri den is in town today. Miss Lu Bennett of Kansas City is a guest at the College of Sisters of Beth any and is spending today with Miss Gertrude Tracy. Miss Kstelle Kiddle will spend Christmas at her home in Minneapolis. Mrs. Clyde M. Lawrence will be home tomorrow- from a fortnight's visit to Kansas City. Mrs. Ward Page is visiting her par ents, Judge and Mrs. Benson of Ot tawa. Mr. D. A. Mulvane has gone to Colo rado on a business trip. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Campbell are the parents of a son whom they have named Harry William. Mrs. Campbell was formerly Miss Lula Nink. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dumont Smith of Kinsley are at the Copeland for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dodd of Chi cago, who" are guests of Mrs. Dodd's brother, the Rev. Charles M. Sheldon and Mrs. Sheldon, will leave for their home Friday. Mr. Norman E. Wear is in Kansas City today. Captain and Mrs. W. S. Albright and their daughters, Maud and Sarah Jane, and Miss Anna Ruder will spend Christmas in Leavenworth. Miss Nellie Kaster will go to Baker university, Baldwin, tonight to spend a day with Miss Margaret Betzer. Mrs. Charles Barnes and her two sons of Osage City are guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Bear. Justice and Mrs. H. F. Mason will spend Christmas in Garden City. Mr. and Mrs, Andrew- Kahr of Kan sas Cilv will spend Christmas with their sisters, Mrs. Louise Cammack and Miss M. B. Kahr. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Fulton and their son of St. Louis, Mo., arrived in To peka todav to visit Mr. Fulton's moth er. Mrs. Margaret Fulton, and his sis ters at 700 Western avenue. The Helping Hand society of the First Congregational church will have an important business meeting Friday afternoon at half after two o'clock with Mrs. M. N. Schlegei, 231 Tyler street. Mrs. J. W. Howard, 3 20 Topeka avenue, has returned from a six weeks' visit to Norton and Almena. The "Barracas," an organization of Eibie students of the First Baptist 1 7 1 j ii tj (i If 1 ii Some Suggestion COMFORTABLE MORRIS CHAIRS, PARLOR AND BEDROOM ROCKERS, BRASS AND ART ENAMEL BEDS, AND MAHOGANY TOILET TABLES, PRETTY PRINCESS DRESSERS, HANDSOME SIDEBOARDS, CHINA AND CRYSTAL CLOSETS, RICH PARLOR SUITES, RECEPTION AND CORNER CHAIRS, DAINTY PARLOR TABLES, MUSIC STOOLS AND CABINETS, BRIC-A-BRAC CABINETS, PEDESTALS AND TABOURETTES, MAGNIFICENT CHEVAL MIRRORS, SHAVING STANDS, COUCH COVERS PARLOR RUGS, LACE CURTAINS, FRAMED PICTURES, TOILET SETS,. k i i 1 1 IfJ I j I Kansas Avenue church, will give a banquet "on Wednesday evening, December 13, in the dining room of the church recently completed in honor of their teacher, Mr. Robt. E. Stone. A lengthy pro gramme has been arranged and about 50 guests have been invited. Engraved visiting cards and invita tions. Correct forms. Adams Bros. HUfEL CASE CALLED. Noted Divorce Lawyer Charged With Conspiracy In-Dodge-Morse Suit. New York, Dec. 13. The trial of Abra ham H. Hummel, one of New York's most widely known lawyers, on the charge of conspiracy, was on the calen dar before Justice Rogers in the su preme court today. The charge against Hummell grew out of the sensational Dodge-Morse divorce litigation in which it was alleged that Hummell entered into a "conspiracy to procure perjured evidence. Former Supreme Court Jus tice Edgar L. Fursman, also was indict ed on the charge of conspiracy in the fame case. The conspiracy and perjury charges were made after an investigation by District Attorney Jerome of allegations that the courts had been made use of In an improper manner in an effort to procure an annullment of the decree of divorce obtained by Mrs. Dodge against Charles F. Dodge. After the divorce Mrs. Dodge was married to Charles W. Morse, a capitalist of this city, who is very prominent in banki- and steam shin affairs. The real object of the de sire to obtain an annuiiment of the Dodge divorce was said to be to thereby invalidate the the marriage of Mrs. Dodge and Morse. Why it was sought to invalidate this marriage has never been definitely learned, but the most sensational stories have been in circu lation on the subject the most per sistent being that a declaration of in validity insteaxl of a divorce was de sired in order that another mairiage might take place with a wealthy mem ber of the Roman Catholic church un der the rites cf that church. Hummel! appeared in the proceeding as attorney for Charles F. Dodge and pre sented a claim by Dodge that he never was properly served with the summons in Mrs. Dodge's suit; that he was not represented bv counsel at the trial and that he knew nothing of the matter un til he was served with a certificate of the decree Former Justice Fursman then came into the case as counsel for Mrs. Morse and the legal proceedings con tinued up to the point where on January 1 lftOt. the Dodge-Morse annulment was entered in the supreme court. Then an attornev named Swreetzer, who had served the papers on Dodse and who bad been at work on the case to save his professional reputation, discovered letters from Dodge to Mortimer Rtiger, also an attorney, saving he (Dodge) had been served with papers in a divorce suit and authorizing P.uirer to act His his attorney. Ruier had died before the latter pro ceedings. Dodge was at once indicted, and after a long and bitter legal battle was brought back from Houston. Tex. A member of Hummell's law firm repre sented Dodge in Texas in li's efforts to P'-event extradition to New York. After Dodne was brought back here he made a statement in which he accused Hum mell of having dictated to him the false affidavit. He said he had been plentifully supplied with money, the source of which he dd not nuestion. and that all the efforts to nrevent his return to New York were made under ttve direction of Hum mell. Squirrel Case Dismissed. The case of the state against O. A. Ham mell. the Fourth street butcher, who was charged with exposing red squirrels for sale, was called in. the city court this' morning and on motion of the county attorney was. dismissed. The Bauirrels which were exposed for sale We Are Positive That No Other Store In Topeka Can or Will Sell Furni ture at as Low Prices belonged to the class generally desig nated as "fox squirrels," and County Attorney Hungate did not feel that a conviction could be secured on the evi dence produced by the complaining wit ness, J. J. King. SORT II TOPEKA. ILeave items for this column with Kim ball Printing Co.. 812 N. Kansas ave.J Miss Heloise Green is expected home next Monday from Mayfield, Ky where she has been for the past season as trim mer in one of the millinery stores. Ed Ward was in town today from Kiro. Mr. Jerry Klinefelter of Shorey who was taken to the Santa Fe hospital last week to receive treatment for inflam matory rheumatism, is now somewhat improved. Mr. and Mrs. Rome Colvln retu-ned yesterday from Newkirk, Okla., where they went last Saturday to look after some of their land in that section of the country. A. M. Cross will return this afternoon from a short business trip to Manhattan. Mr. David Bowie has returned from a business trip to Kansas City. Helena chapter O. E. S. elected the following officers at their meeting Mon day evening: Mrs. Alice Miller, W. M. Mr. Harry DeWitt Miller, W. P.; Miss Dollie Tilfcrd, associate matron; Mrs. Minnie Ogden, secretary; Mr. John Ruple, treasurer; Mrs. Mattie Sher burne, conductress; Miss Dora Moffatt, associate conductress. At the annual meeting of the Inter denomination Missionary Union to be held in the Lbwman Hill M. E. church Friday, December 15, Mrs. George Petro will be the leader of the discussion, "Methods of Work." Mrs. E. D. Small of 415 Park street was the hostess yesterday afternoon for the meeting of the Duplicate Whist club. The substitutes were Mrs. W. S. Ber gundthal and Mr. Mark Putnam. The high score for the day, 89 points, was made by Mrs. L. A. Ryder and Mr. Put nam. The club has adjourned until al ter the holidays and the next meeting will be Tuesday afternoon, January 9, at the home of Mrs. Charles Lagerstrom, 723 Clay ctreet south. Messrs. Henry Buechner, J. A. Sheetz and C..W. Thompson went to Leaven worth yesterday for the Shriners' meet ing. C. E. Heartburg is one of the possible candidates now mentioned for council man from this ward. T. M. Forbes returned Sunday from a business trip to Little Rock, Ark., and Shreveport, La. C. L. Heywood who has been suffering from a carbuncle on his neck is improv ing. Miss Grace Herring of 1014 Monroe street returned Sunday for a visit of several weeks to Denver friends. The W. T. K. club held its last meeting until after the holidays yes terday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Wr. H. Rutter, 8 28 Jackson street. This meeting was of unusual interest not only on account of the good pro gramme presented, but frfcm a busi-. ness standpoint, for on this occasion the question of continuing in the fed eration came up and was acted upon. Mrs. Howard Stuart presented the ouestion to the club whether they should continue in the federation or drco out for this winter at least. A I rising voU was taken and the. club -as one person voted to wnnaraw irom tne federation. Yesterday was music day and roll call was answered by music notes and the three papers presented were in harmony with the day. Mrs. A. M. Cross gave a most excellent pa rtPH w: 3 -ii as Ours. iTOTOH K9 per on "The Origin of Some Famous Hymns." She began in the early cen turies and came on down through all the ages of hymnology to the present day. She told in a very pleasing way some of the little incidents which in spired the different writers to compose some of our finest hymns. Among the hymns she mentioned were: The Te Deum, Cardinal Newman's "Lead Kindly Light," Luther's hymn "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" which is said to have had so much to do with the Reformation; Bishop Heber's "From Greenland's Icy Mountains;' "Abide With Me," "Just As I Am Without' One Plea," "Jesus Lover of My Soul," "Rock of Ages." Mrs. C. E. Jordan's paper on "The Evolution of the Piano" showed careful study. From the spinet of our grandmothers to the piano of the present day is a long period, but Mrs. Jordan in her paper covered it most admirably. The last paper, "Noted Prima Donnas," was by Mrs. A. M. Petro. Short sketches of Jenny Lind, Pattl and many other famous singers were given by her. Mrs. Petro's delivery Is most pleasing and her remarks were list ened to with much interest. Mrs. J. A. Campbell contributed to the pro gramme with a piano solo. In the social hour refreshments were served by the hostess. One visitor, Miss Evelyn Holman. was present. The next meeting will be January 2 at the home f Mrs. A. M. Petro, 1018 To peka avenue south. DUENNIXG IS FERSEVERIXG. Will Continue to Arrest Express Agents, lie Saj s. "We are simply going to continue to arrest these express agents," said City Attorney Drenning today. "They don't want to act square in this matter of paying up their license. We showed this up when we drew up a contract here in which they were to pay over the amount of the disputed license pending the settlement of the legality of the ordinance, the city agreeing to refund the license. I sent these con tracts to the heads of the express com panies and they refused to accept them. I think it demonstrated clearly that they didn't want to tote fair. I don't see any reason why an express company should not pay. The tele phone and telegraph companies pay a license and they are not fighting any collection. The wagons of these ex press companies run over our streets and wear out our pavements without paying a cent in the way of taxes. "We are going to continue to issue warrants for the arrest of these agents in order to protect us in the statute of limitations." Fashionable Embroidery. That the use of embroidery in their dress has become a craze among fash ionable women .was most noticeable at the horse show. Perhaps the smartest hat there was an embroidered creation. It was a black satin hat with a touch of pale blue and a glint of gold in its trimming. But the new touch was the exquisite, embroidery which trimmed the crown and the flaring brim. This was not appliqued embroidery, but as worked with silk and gold threads right on the satin. The- design was of con ventional flowers of pale blue and faint pink, and the- leaves were worked in green and gold threads. Many embroidered waistcoats were a&so seen at the horse show. Those in the loose, straight-front effect were the newest. They were made of kid. satin, siik or velvet, and the embroid ery "was extremely elaborate. Worn an's Home Companion. V

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They are worthless and often exceedingly dangerous. Warner's Safe Pills move the bowels gently and aid a speedy cure. ITA17A Governor Warns Republicans to Ueware of Socialism. Says It Will Come Unless Corpo rations Are Regulated. AT MERCY OF TllUSTS. "Infamous Outrages" Have Been Consummated by Railroads. GAS INSPECTION' LAW. Test Case Will Follow the Arrest Coffey ville Superintendent. of Independence, Kan., Dec. 13. The first step has been taken in what will no doubt be a long and stubbornly fought legal battle, when County Gas Inspector Seely L. Brown of Coffey ville, caused the arrest of John M. Landon, superintendent of the Kansas Natural Gas company. Mr. Brown called at the gas office, and before his identity became known had a very comprehensive knowledge of the com pany's ideas of the state gas inspection law. Iater Mr. Brown was informed by authorized representatives of the com pany that it would render him every possible assistance in his endeavor to stop useless waste of gas. They even assured him that no matter who brought the information they would make it their business at any cost to conserve the gas wherever it was in their power to do so. They would consider it a friendly act on the part of anyone to notify them of any leak or waste. They informed Mr. Brown that they had lately been spending hundreds of dollars shutting in leaking wells, and would continue this policy as a matter of economy in their own interests, but they emphatically and positively refused to permit Inspector Brown or anyone else to open and blow their wells and cause useless waste of gas for the simple purpose of making a record twice a year of the capacity of the wells. Mr. Landon furnished bond for his appearance. The gas company will carry the case, if need be, to the court of last resort, in order to test the con stitutionality of the law. It is not be lieved the law will stand the test. The contention is that the government nev er contemplated interfering with or prying into private business.or causing loss of property. The Kansas Natural Gas company, it is claimed, is spend ing thousands of dollars in its efforts to conserve its supply of gas. Just as It gets its wells shut in it objects to the gas inspectors or a man wholly with out knowledge or gas wells, or how to operate or handle them, coming along and disturbing them for several rea sons. In the first place the disturbance ia liable to undo all their expensive work. In the second place it causes a positive loss of gas; and in the third place it makes public private informa tion. One of the important features of the case is the probable cost of the litigation to the taxpayers of the coun ty, to whom all the possible informa tion could not be of the least value ot advantage. HE millS NEW DEAL Japan Sprang a Cold Deck on the Emperor of Korea. Core For drunkenness Mary's Miracle. The, day of working miracles, I'm sure, is far from past. And now to show you what I mean, I'll tell you of the last Great one, that happened right to me, For I was part of it, you see. Ton know the life I used to lead O God. a living death, A drunkard of the hopeless kind For scarce a sober breath I ever drew, and hope and pride Were lost to me and nearly all beside. Washington, Dec. 13. Homer B. Hul bert, the special messenger from the emperor of Korea, is in receipt of a cablegram from Korea, in which the emperor declares that the agreement between Korea and Japan is null and void because it was obtained by force. He also declares that he will never sign this agreement in its present form, and that the disturbances which attended the "outrage" of November 17 are like ly to occur again. Concerning the cablegram from the emperor of Korea. Mr. Hurlbert said "This is the first genuine word that has been received from Korea giving the real attitude of that government toward tne treacherous act of the Jap anese. For several weeks the emperor was practically in confinement and Japan gave out the false statement that an amicable agreement had been made. This is now proved to be untrue. The agreement was made under duress and at the point of the sword, but the em peror has at last succeeded in piercing tne cordon of Japan and getting in formation into the outer world. 'As my mission to America is no longer a secret, I may add that the emperor, anticipating some such act of bad faith on the part of Japan, tried through me to forestall it by lodging an appeal with President Roosevelt. The object of my coming was surmised and the coup in Seoul was hastened, so that it occurred on the very day of my ar rival in Washington. The emperor felt certain that if President Roosevelt could be made aware of his sentiments the American government would hesi tate and ask a few questions before accepting Japan's statements alone. The authorities in Washington were almost immediately notified that this petition was here, but no arrangements were made for its reception until after Jap an's statement was accepted and acted upon. "The object of this cablegram is to disavow any acquiescence in the so called agreement and, incidentally, to call attention to that clause of the treaty between America and Korea in which the United States definitely promised to use its good offices in case Korea is oppressed or wronged. The United States was in full treaty rela tions with Korea up to the time when upon the representations of Japan alone and apparently without consulting Korea, this government took the lead in cutting off direct diplomatic rela tions with Korea." One friend alone was left my wife, God bless her ev'ry hour! Ehft savrd me from a drunkard's grave. And whisky s wicked power. Just how she saved me you shall see- This is the way she told it me. When hope was almost dead within Her faithful, constant breast, She read oi Dr. Haines' Cure, Then without stay or rest She sent for one Trial Sample free And gave it unbeknown to me! I drank of it at ev'ry meal T ate tt in my bread. Wh He Mary watched ine anxiously, But ne'er a word she said; Vntii one day I stopped to think That I had lost my love for drink! When, quite unconscious I was cured. My Mary told me all; It seemed the very act of God, A modern miracle; I call it this, because my wife And Haines' Cure had saved my life. And now my little story's done. My ev'ry word is true. And what this Treatment did for me, The same 'twill do for you; And wives and mothers one and all, Take heart of Mary's Miracle. Save those near and dear to you from a life of degradation, poverty and disgrace. Ton can do it by cutting out this coupon. ALL BUT ROCKEFELLER. Over 300 Franklin County Ee- publicans at Banquet. Other Standard Oil People Have Been Served With Subpoenas. New York, Dec. 13. Henry Woll man, who will act with Attorney Gen eral Hadley of Missouri, in the suits brought against the Standard Oil com pany by the state of Missouri, said yesterday that subpoenas had been served upon James A. Moffatt, one of the executive committee of the com pany and Frank Q. Barstow and How ard Page, high officials of the Stand ard Oil company or its allied corpora tions. Hnrv "FT. Popprs hart frt r-o been served with a. suhnnpna a had 1 John D. Archibald. He had been un able so far to serve a subpoena on John 13. Rockefeller, but said: "In case we should not succeed by January 5, I understand that Attorney General Hadley will give notice to take Mr. Rockefeller's deposition in Virginia or New Jersey, or wherever Rockefeller happens to be; meanwhile the proceedings here will be kept alive." TKIAIj trip delayed Free Treatment Conuon Fill in your name and address on blank lines below. Then cut out this Coupon and mail it to Dr. J. w. Haines, 5097 Glenn bids., Cincinnati, Ohio. You will receive in return enoucrh of the remedy to prove to you that it will cure drunkenness in any form. You give it in tea. coffee, or food. The drunkard wiil stop drinking without knowing why. You will also gs-t books and testimonials to prove how hundreds have been saved. By the Fact That the Government Is Building the Connecticut. Washington, Doc. 13. Because she is being built in a government navy yard the battleship Connecticut, now nearing completion at New York, will probably not have her builders' trials until after the vessel has been placed in commission and carries a regular navy crew. The Connecticut is a sister ship of the Louisiana now under con struction by the Newport News Ship Building and Dry Dock company and now having her trial. The two ves sels were authorized at the same time and their construction is being closely watcnea py tne navy department so that a report may be made to con gress as to the comparative time re quired for the construction of battle ships by the government and by pri vate snip yard companies. The Con necticut is ready for trial, there being little appreciable difference in the de gree of completion of the two ships but she will probably not be commis sioned before April. The Louisiana will be commissioned also in the spring and the time of building will probably be reckoned from the time of the award of the contracts to the time of the commission of the Louis iana and the trial of the Connecticut inasmuch as both ships will be com missioned as soon as possible and the latter will be tried as soon aftpr com missioning as possible. Ottawa, Kan., Dec. 13. Governor E. W. Hoeh, who was the principal speak er at the big Franklin county Republi can banouet held at Ottawa last night, declared in the course of his speech that unless the problems of the big corpora tions are solved speedily, that socialism will result. Governor Hoeh expressed himself as confident however, that the problems would be solved. About 300 plates were laid for the banquet, and many more who desired to attend were unable to get places at the tables. The town was full of Franklin county Republicans all day. At a business meeting, W. F. Nierdstedt of LeLoup was elected president of the club; A. W. Cornelius of Lane, vice president and G. F. Strauchen of Otta wa, secretary. Fred Baldwin of Pomona, acted ag toastmaster in the eveninS and the speeches were made in the following order: "The Politician and the Citi zen," A. W. Cornelius of Lane; "The Republican Party," Senator Getty of Kansas City, Kan.: "Faciner the Issue." Joseph Lyon of Williamsburg; "Our Party," Governor Hoeh; "Franklin County," Dr. W. F. Niendstedt, LeLoup; vvnats lett," A. D. Lewis of Ottawa, Governor Hoeh said in part: "It is safe to say that two treat Dro- blems will project themselves into the public arena as promontories project themselves into the sea; an insular policy and an industrial policy. With out seeking it, without desiring it, without expecting it, we ave suddenly become a world power. It brings us duties we did not seek and cannot shirk. What our permanent island pol icy shall or should be I do not know and cannot say. Only demagogues pre tend fully to know and unreservedly to say. Time and Providence must blaze the way. But if we courageously and conscientiously meet present obliga tions we may confidently believe that the duties of the future will be made plain to us and In this faith we must go forward, giving to the island waifs committed to our care all the blessings which legitimately follow the flag. Looming into vast proportions is the industrial problem. Within the last nair century our population has -ua- arupied. ine Industrial system has changed from a private to a corporate one. tuny years ago nearly all the in dustries of the country were conducted by private individuals vith local canital. The shoes were made by the local shoe- maKers; tne hats by the local hatters tne vehicles by the local mechanics; the clothing by the local seamstresses. In short, nearly everythine that was used by the people was made by local labor with local capital. But times have changed. Now all these articles of daily use are manufactured in great industrial centers by great corporations. These aggregations of caDital and com binations of talent are necessarv to our new and modern civilizations. We could not if we would, and we would not if we could, go back to the old order of things. But along with these vast changes in industrial methods have come great aouses. All human exneri ence proves that the cuniditv of man must be curbed by law for the public good. Given free rein the many have always been and always will be the prey ol luc iew. now to restrain the selfish ness which naturally characterizes tnese great corporations in the interest of the people without Jeopardizing the goon ana Beneficent law of competition essential to all human nrocreso and without paralyzing individual talent is tne great problem which confronts us Railroad Outrages. "Take the great railroad corporations lui niKiance. i ney nave brought us great oiessings; they have made travel a luxury; they have made remote com munities neighbois; they have made our high class civilization possible. But the cupidity of some of the managers has concocted and consummated some infamous outrages upon private individ uals and upon whole communities. They nave given secret rebates to many men which has resulted in bankruptcy to others; they have ruined towns and cities with their discriminations; they have perpetrated those outrages until patience uton the part of a free and in dependent people ceased to be a virtue and an unwise clamor for government ownership has been made immensely popular. "My fellow Republicans, yes, my fel low citizens of all parties, for McKinley was rignt wnen he said in a large sense vv e nave more in concord than In con flict.' These wrongs must be righted and these outrages must be made im possible. And not because he favors it, but because he favors that which is right, this government by some effective method of governmental control must put its iron hand upon those corpora tions as Theodore Roosevelt suggests and compel them to give every man and every community a square deal. The trouble is that while the industrial world has made vast strides in the las half century, government is substantial ly where it was in its relation to com merce fifty years ago. Governmen must move up and meet these new con ditions fot the protection of the people. t ltty year3 ago no one would have ser iously thought of government regulation of passenger traffic on the old fashioned stage coach or of interference with the freight rates of the old time caravan But the people then were not at the mercy of these means of transportation as they now are at the mercy of the common carriers of today. Or take fo another illustration the great Standard Oil company which, by methods abso lutely indefensible, has acquired almost absolute monopolv of the oil business i of this country, and, indeed, of the world. JNo one objects to the rjrosperity of the tandard Oil eomoanv or begrudges il legitimate profits. No one would lay a tiaw in the way of its legitimate sue- i cess in this state or elsewhere. But its methods cannot be defended or tolerated by a free people. A year ago it was paying $1.30 a barrel for crude oil and for which it furnished the almost ex- lusive market. Prompted by this profitable price thousands of people in- ested theii hard earnings in oil leases nd oil wella. Does any one believe that this commercial cormorant was losing money when it was paying that price? Having thus developed this great field at the expense of others this greedy corporation reduced the price wo-thirds and brought bankruptcy to ountiess Individuals and to many local companies. Steal $60,000 a Pay. "At this time the Kansas oil field is ielding sixty thousand barrels a day. an insignificant part of its capacity, and for this oil the Standard Oil com pany, which sets the price, is paying less than one-third what it paid a year ago. I believe it could pay $1 per bar rel for this oil more than it is paying, and still make a large profit. In other words, it is robbing this people ot $60,000 a day, or 22 million dollars a year. We look with horror upon a. railroad robber who holds up a train and filches from the passengers a few paltry dollars, but sit supinely down while we are being robbed of enougn money every day by this one corpora tion to build an hundred nomes ior tne homeless, or to rear a erreat education al institution, or to endow a college, or in one year to pay all the expenses or the state for five years. An effort to right this great wrong by the establishment of a state refinery by the last legislature was character ized by superficial thinkers as a so cialistic movement. Mr. Toastmaster, have been for vears a student of an cient and modern, of philosophical and historical socialism, and I have come out of this study profoundly convinced that socialism is a soporific which would put the industrial world to sleep; that it would paralyze personal talents and dwarf the human race, and that the competitive system, working hardships as it does in many cases, is absolutely essential to. individual ad vancement and to national progress, but I am not to be blinded by tne nreiudice of terms, and I declare to you that in my judgment the greatest propagandists of socialism on eartn to day are not those who circulate its literature and preach its fallacious doc trines, but they are the great corpora tion cormorants and trust magnates who are exemplifying its doctrines in the name of competition. What would socialism do for the industrial world? Rrieflv. it would destroy competition. What else does the great modern trust do? What competition is there in railroad rates when the great com panies pool their Issues and earnings What competition was there in this state in oils until the last legislature made possible by its maximum treignt rate law and its anti-discrimination law the establishment of independent refineries. And may I not pause nere to ask the patriotic people of this state o give to these independent renneries. these investors of individual capital, every possible encouragement? Socialism May Come. 'Mr. Toastmaster and Gentlemen: I am not an alarmist, I am not a pessimist, j. am an optimist. I am not a winner tor the good old days, dui l say io ynu mu unless the American people can find some reasonable and speedy solution of these great new industrial problems, in which the rights ot me many can o main tained without infringing the rights of the few, a tidal wave of government ownership, of practical socialism, will sweep over this country one of these days and sweep us all off our feet. It will be a calamity if it comes, because an ideal condition is where the individual has the largest possible place lor ins talents, and it will be a sad day for civilization when the individual is merged and swallowed up irn government, and when the Indian s ideal of government realized the ideal ot a great tatner dispensing beads and beans and succo tash to an incompetent people. cui have faith in the intelligence and cour age and patriotism of the American peo ple. I hey will oe equal id mis triueis ency as they have been equal to all the emergencies of the past. The honest, conservative and reasonable corporation people, and the wise, far-seeing, incor ruptible statesmen ot tne iana win inti mately ect tocether and solve these problems in the mutual interest of all and each alike." Failures often due to improper food, Can be avoided by using Grape -Nuts the scientific brain builder Eead "The Eoad to Wellvlile"' in pkgs. j au mmm Mi i if mm mm ma mJmmV Nfe? JL V m V mam HARBOR AT LONG BEACH Construction of One to Cost $1,700,000 Has Been Commenced. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 13. The Los Angeles Dock and Terminal company, nch has announced its intention to con struct a deep water harbor within the city limits of Long Beach, yesterday made their first effective effort in that direction. I'pon request of the harbor conmanv. the Salt Lake railway com pany removed the bridge of their switch track across the narrow inlet which opens into the extensive marsh where the new harbor is to be made, to permit the nassaere of a drcdeer to begin the deep ening of the harbor. After the dredger had entered and before the railroad com pany could replace the bridge structure the dock and terminal company secured a temporary injunction In the United States court restraining the railroad company from replacing the bridge. The dredger then began the work of dredg ing the harbor. It is the intention of the company to build a free harbor which will accommo date the largest shipping vessels and be a competing factor with the San Pedro harbor. The cost of the work is esti mated at ?1.7no.noo. Approval of the Pnited States has been sought and obtained and the harbor will be finished in five years. Under the Auspices of the Fraternal Order Eagles, Aerie No. 58 If 0!H fJ T7 MATINEE, WEDNERDAY, 1 u II Slg Jim Mc n (C PFAT n DEC. n n 1 1 I i 20. A F I V r dl THE CHAMPION OF ALL CHAMPIONS WITH HIS SPARRING PARTNER ormsck of Galveston, Texas. AND FRANK HALL'S I jfj)fpvpf 0 F T rfaL rff i 'wtdt til f Jbh y The Greatest of All HANDCUFF KINGS The man who can break out of any prison that was ever made. Must Be Seen to Be Believed j A $300 Act. SILVENO i The Great English Shadow graphist A $150 Act. JOHN L. SULLIVAN The Teale Sisters The Greatest Song and Dance Artists Alive, from the 40 Minutes on Broadway, New York Co. A S200 Act. The Boyd Family The Greatest of All European Acrobats. The Grim Family The Greatest of All Comedians A Laugh from Start to Finish and a Good Laugh is Good for All Headaches. See JOHN L. SULLIVAN in his monologue. The Idol of the American People. The man who has always been on the square and on the level. This Is a grand opportunity to bring your mother, sisters and daughters and the little ones In the after noons, and see and hear the man who has been talked about .more than any human being. John Lt. gives his monologues, telling funny stories of his travels around the world, and gives his 3-round Sparring Kxhi bition with his sparring partner. Big Jim McCormick. This is a show worth traveling 100 miles to see, as this is your last chance to see John L. in this part of the country. See Cole and Young, ths Greatest losica! Team ca Esrfb. They play almost every musical instrument conceived by man. jJ Xi. Jll .xl n for twelve long years champion of the world under the Marquis of Queensberry rules, and the Present Champion of the World Under the London Prize Ring Rules, VERSUS Jim McCormick in a 3 Round Sparring Contest Here is an opportunity for you to see John L. Sullivan with the Gloves on at Popular Prices and many thousands of people have paid from $3 to $25 a seat to see "the noblest Roman of them all" don the gloves. James J. Corbett vs. Kid McCoy in Their Great 5 Round Battle. See the "Wonderful Pictures taken of the great fight fought between JAMES J. CORBETT and KLD McCOY in Madison Square Garden, New York city, N. Y. Every blow and every movement that was made in this famous contest in the twenty-four-foot ring is as plain as the nose on your face, and everything is life-size, showing every move made by the ten thousand people present and the knock-out of McCoy by Jame3 J. Corbett. Everything is as natural as if you were sitting at the ring side on the night of the con test. These pictures alone are worth traveling 500 miles to see and are the only ones in existence today and are the property of John L. Sullivan. Popular Prices. 25c Gives You Any Seat in the House. iffi 1 1 SWITZEUIjAND IX THE WAY. Peace Conference Can Xot Be Held as Soon us Previously Expected. Washington, Dec. 13. The state de partment has been informed that the effort to arrange a date for the reas sembling of The Hague conference has been suspended for the time being and it is now believed to be impossible for the second conference to meet early next year as was once expected. Tha delay does not arise from any indis position on the part of the great pow ers to accept the Russian emperor's invitation, but simply because an im portant feature of the programme can not be agreed upon until the gov ernment of Switzerland has acted. That government some time ago issued invitations to the powers to send dele gates to a convention to assemble at Berne to consider amendments to the Red Cross convention. The first Hague conference considered some topics appertaining to that convention and In addition it suggested a number of kindred topics for consideration at the next Hague conference, some or the governments invited to attend the second conference at The Hague have made the point that they are thus con fronted with the possibility of being obliged to twice consider the same line of subiects relating to Red Cross meth ods, and it has been suggested that the Swiss government withdraw its in vitations to the independent confer ence at Berne or that Red Cross mat ters be excluded from the second Hague conference. The Swiss govern ment has so far shown no disposition to abandon its projected conference and the effort to fix a date for the sec ond Hague conference is consequently suspended. Some indications of a purpose on the part of one or two of the powers to have details of the programme for the conference arranged in advance by negotiation are regarded here as threatening an indefinite postponement of the conference. Corey Will Not Reslrn. New York, Dec. 13. The Herald says: It was stated in official quarters yesterday that William E. Corey will not resign his position as president of the United States Steel corporation and further that the members of the board of directors, who are paramount in its affairs, do not expect him to resign. CHICAGO AND RETURN $16.00 Via Santa Fe Account International Live Stock Exposition. Tickets on sal December 16th to 19th inclusive. Final returning, Decem ber 24th. T. L. KING. C. P. T. A. Topeka, Kansas. Holiday Rates Santa Fe. For the Christmas and New Years holidays tickets will be sold to points on Santa Fe lines and connecting lines at rate of one and one-third fare. Tickets on sale December 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 31 and January 1. Final re turn limit January 4, 1906. For furtlver particulars, address T. KING, C. P. T. A., Topeka, Kansas. (UiDLica.M il and K0V via- account International Live Stocll Exposition TicKets on sale Dec. 16 to 19, inclusive. Limited for return December 24th. See ROCK ISLAND AGENTS. A. W. TUIXEB, O. P. A Topeka, Kansas. I f-1 r i M 1 i m

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THE m -r w A. DAILY STATU JGTJB1TAH WEDNESDAY NIGHT JL J X i-i 4, xi. 0 i Ji Popular Star Appears in Grand Opera. Laboring at Great Disadvantage She Does Well. COMPANY IS SMALL. The Orchestra Also Is Alto gether Inadequate. Prima Donna Sings Two English Songs as Encores. To the extent that the gifts and graces of one artist, independent of ex ternal aids, can make a musical per formance, Miss Alice Neilsen's debut in grand opera, as judged by her appear ance at the Grand last night in Doni jtetti's Don Pasquale is an unqualified success. Personally, Miss Neilsen makes good. She both sings and acts the role of Norina acceptably, even notably. But aside from that not much can be said for the production of Don Pasquale with which the Shuberts are launching their grand opera star. In the first place the opera is not given entire and Miss Neilsen's appear ance in concert in a grand opera pro gramme would serve almost equally artistically, with her nrepent tour. Don Pasquale as given is little better than a concert in costume. Besides Miss Neilsen there are only four members of the company sinking- the leading roles. All the minor roles and choruses are cut out. The company carries no scene ry and it was to laugh last night at the appearance of that Italian villa li brary and garden rigged up out of house scenery. The orchestra consists of only seven pieces and it is not so good at that. The members of Miss Neilsen's support, except Alfonso Rosa, who Rings the role of Don Pasqutle well, and Incidentally is an excellent actor, are in no way noteworthy. It is said that Miss Neilsen's present tour has four managers which suggests the eld adage of too many conks. It would seem that a little less might be ppent on this item and a little more on singers, scenery and orchestra to the advantage of the production and in cidentally to Miss Neilsen's fame and the financial success of her managers. For no matter how gifted she may be no prima donna can carry the whole burden of an operatic, performance. There is noihing the matter with Miss Neilsen. They have been saying she has not a grand opera voire but her performance here hist riight did not Justify that complaint. The critics who made it must have confounded the grand opera voire with the grand opera figure. That, assuredly. Miss Neilsen has not, and all who consider it a det riment, might chorus "aye" without drowning the sound of a pin fall. In deed one of the strong reasons why the average opero goer would like to see Miss Neilsen succeed is that it would be such a pleasure to see a Marguerite, I.eorora or Juliet who weighed in at something less than 200 pounds. The great prima donnas may be all that they should be in the way of voice or temperament but most of them are woefully disappointing in" the matter of shape. In the Wagnerian roles it rloesn't make so much difference most of the Wagnerian heroines being cast in an unearthly heroic mould, anyway, but the heroines of the Italiaa and French opera are supposed to be young', beautiful and graceful and Miss Neilsen is one of the few grand opera, singers who has these gratifying, if not essen tial, qualifications. And in addition Miss Neilsen can sing. She proved that in comic opera where her sweet, pure soprano was heard and enjoyed by thousands who will pass by on the other side now that she has deserted that form of vehicle for the classic and her art has im proved remarkably since her last ap pearance here. However some of her admirers may depiore her abandon ment of comic opera, there is no ques tion that her foreign training has broadened and strengthened her mu sically. She has an exquisite voice and her vocalization is an artistic delight. But although Miss Neilsen is many times a better singer than she was six years ago when she appeared in To peka in Victor Herbert's "Fortune Teiier," the compar! ;on of the rest of last night's performance with that of the "Fortune Teller" is all in favor of the latter. That production was under the management of Frank E. Periey, who introduced Miss Neilsen as a comic opera star after a number of successful seasons with the Boston ians, and no expense was spared to make it a notable one. It was all that the most ambitious singer could have asked. Her present tour, designed to launch her in grand opera, an under taking serious enough under the most favorable conditions, is being carried out in the most niggardly fashion. Miss Neiise.n's appearance here in tlie "Fortune Teller"' set a standard for comic opera performance which has never yet been equalled. But, the prima donna herself aside, we have had better performances of grand opera in Topeka by repertoire com panies than was given Donizetti's opera last night better and larger com panies, better orchestras and better scenic equipment, and that is not say ing a great deal for the repertoire companies, either. Miss Neilsen was here the last time with a company that taxed the capacity of the Crawford stage, with scenery that couldn't be shown in that house, with a company of sixly singers and her own orchestra, plugene Cowles was the leading man, and there were three excellent com edians in the cast, Joseph Cawthorne, Joseph Herbert and Richard Golden, another soprano of some rank, Mar guerita Sylva, and an unsurpassed chorus. With these surroundings Miss Neilsen won for herself the first place among the comic opera singers of her time. With similar advantages in grand opera her success might be as brilliant. Fnder the conditions of her present tour it is safe to say she will never set the musical world on fire. Even a singer with an established reputation, like Melba or Nordica or Eames could not afford to give such a meager presentation of an opera as Miss Neilsen's managers have sent her out in. More money is spent on. their concert tours than is being spent on Neilsen's much advertised first season in grand opera. It looks to a casual observer, like the most deplorable lack of managerial foresight and the won der is that Miss Neilsen, w ho has never had a reputation for excessive meek ness and who is said to have quar relled with a more generous manage ment than her present one, submits to such treatment. For unquestionably ner artistic reputation, her serious am bition and her considerable attainment entitle her to a fair chance In the fight she is making for her art. People who staid away from the Grand last night because they were frightened by the bugaboo of grand opera were needlessly alarmed. Don Pasquale is not "grand" enough to rurt. In fact al though it is the work of a composer of recognized standing, and is classic in form it is comic in subject and light in treatment and even with the singing all in Italian the story was readily fol lowed by one acquainted with it and the acting tiade the humorous situations fairly intelligible. The opera abounds in ravishing melodies, notably the tenor and soprano duet in the first act and the famous serenade in the third ect and the orchestral accompaniment is ex quisite and made one long for art ade quate performance in this respect. The role of Don Pasquale sustained by Al fonso Rosa was very well sung arid acted and Isidore Prati, as Ernesto, has a fairly good voice but is not especially gifted histrionically. The other mem bers of the company are Filippe Fratodi as Maiatesta and Francesco Attica as the notary. The best part of the performance to most of the audience were Miss Niel sen's two English songs, given at the close of the third act in response to fre quent curtain calls. She sang Tosti's Goodbye and Comin' Through the Rye delightfully and strengthened an im pression which had been gathering all along that Alice Neilsen in concert would be far more enjoyable than Alice Neilsen in a grand opera production that was as far as last night's performance from anything approaching grand, except in the work of the star herself. Miss Neilsen is about forty years old, has been married once, and has a son about fifteen years old. Her husband was a Kansas City orgar 'st and she lived in Kansas City for number of years, sang in church.eh ;rs, appeared in amateur musical enter linments and finally went on the stage. She was on the Pacific coast for a number of years and made her first great hit in the Sere nade with the Bostordans. Then Frank Periey brought her out as a comic opera star in Victor Herbert's Fortune Teller and she foil-owed up her success In that opera in another by the same composer, The Singing Girl. When she left comic opera to study grand opera abroad she was the most popular English singing comic opera prima donna and her offers to continue in such roles were fabulous ly flattering. For four years she has studied in Italy, France and London and has appeared in those countries in con cert with encouraging success. Miss Neilson was a Warrensburg, Missouri, girl and Mrs. Thomas J. Myers of Topeka was one of her schoolmates. HANS Zt'PP AT TI1K OPERA. Describes His Experience at ''Don Pasquale." Ita.lvan opcrv iss pke calomile. Uf you take Swiff of id, id iss gout bitzness. X'f you take id too many in a boncli, id vould salivate a allvg.iter. I took von dose lit Italyan opory, und id dit me Root. But I shall nod became salivated mit id. l.asd night, ven dcr moon vas sneaking oop oi'er Parkdale, I snook me down to der Grand opery. Uf I vas flimmed, id vos my own fault, pecause 1 hat pcen varned py der dreamitio criticiser dot id vas to be rendered utid ripped asunder in a foreign tongue. But I was game, Ulul I vent. Ven I plew in. der usher ushod me Oop agensd my prifate box.. Id vos kind uf lonesome oop dere, mit noding didding but two Vashburn academites und der opery house cat, but dere seemed to b?, scf r.r;d or more folks in Oder pardts uf j der choint. j ven l iiot aone maKins goodie eves au dcr Scarlet I.aty on der drop curting, I shook der spaghetti oudt uf der pro gramme, und opserf dot four-fifs uf der boncli vas natif Romans, und der oder von vas Miss Alice herseluf! In trier vords, der cast vas casted oudt uf Miss Nielsen und four assistants. I didtn'dt gadder much informationings from drr programmi, so I vaited fer der carting mit expectancies und a nickie's vort' uf peanutti. Ad iasd id came. Der fairsd spassum oousisdrd uf a oidt geeser in a bat' robe, vich said ha-ha in Italyan. Dor Italyan iss a hard vorking lank-v.-ich, but dot party ofervorked id. Pres sendtly he vas assisded py a cuss mit black bloomer und a face like a con man. 1 opsrrf later dot my estimations vas correedt. lie vas a bunco steer fer fair. Vile dev vas handing it back und fort' ad each oder, der old chent took von uf dem haw-haw tits und der oder feller pecarne diseested und passed on. Pen in comes a littic 1'eiicr mit a Oheorgevashington orossinuderdolevare suit uf clothes, und dcr oidt man run oop to him und com mence to monkey mit hfss necktie. Der young feller, vot vas nod bashful, efen uf he vassn't fery big, svell oop und yell ad der olrlt stiff "Vot iss der ma-a a ter mit my cravatti?" Dere vas no anser to dis, und der old von back oop. After dis dere vos a short spassum uf rt sd. und ven id open again, DERE VOS SHE ITSELF! She sveeped proudly oop der stage und r-Z?r v-'-J..l-F X. F A.' ..t. FREE MC9SENGC FOR WANTS. ,ry fT fk 0T3 k '''-A dl a rv ml rr r want v"- -r- menu mn n J other Tope from tn"'"-., are much br this tecaus Ktate kee more rtauers in Toceka than all How to Answer AduerMsementa. Adveitisements signed In care ot State Jourr.ftJ, such as "Address A. B, ca" State Journal." or "Address Owner, care State Journal." should be answered va writins only. Write your answer ana man .i cale State Journal or leave,,l,.?i the State Journal office. Do not asU tee clerks n the State Journal office to you the name of the advertiser; they can cot give Uui information. Advs. Not Accepted Over Phone The State Journal does not accept want advertisements over th telephone nor does it matte charge accounts oi thrm. The most satisfactory plan is io bring your want advertisements to in frtate Journal office. If you caD not oo this, call the Western Union telegrapn ofuoe. either 'phone 61, and tell them that Jou have an aavertisement for the Stswe ournal. They will send en A. E. T. boy to your house. You pay tne boy for tne advertisement, tho State Journal pays for his services In bringtrig It down town. Cost of classified advertisements Is 5c per line. 6ix oroinary words make one line. F. Vance to M. M. "Vance, half in terest in s. V- nw. J,4 13. in. 15 1,160 J. Gandion to E. L,, McKitrick, lot 34tj Tyler street 2,100 C. M. Merriam and wife to C. B. Merriam, lots in Crane's addition.. 1 F. M. Stahl and wife to F. Holmes, lot 4s and s. 4,16 Lane street. Williams Dillon's addition 1,250 M. Kichar and husband to L. E. Plaght and husband, lots 1S1 and 1X3 G rattan street. Heery's sub division 300 E. I. Kelsey and wife to It. llar greaves and husband. lots 67-, KT-l nnH flTtl Tnnfka n.vmue. "Wal nut Grove addiiinn 150 F. J. Brown, trustee, and others, to J. A. 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ONE OP THE MOST experienced officers in Topeka, an nounces his candidacy for sheriff, sub ject to the Republican primary. der dust on id, braced tip to der bar und took a string uf high vons. ifroin dere on id vos better und dere vas more uf id. I bgan to ladder in some uf der plot. Id seemed dot dr fil ler in black vas trying1 to stepr dot oldt client oop ag"ensd rU-r laty. She. vos on, und der fall-guy bit. Chust aboud dot time der l.ity decited dot she vas der whole vorks. vich she iss, und peg-ins to ruff oop der shack. Nod satisfied mit breaking two cendt cuspidores, she make a nois like a cat at der oldt man mit her fingers. Den he pegins to realise dot he iss been gold-bricked, und he vant to renig. Dere iss vcre dcr choke iss on him, pecause dot iss chust vot der ia.ty vant him to do. You see she radder marry von uf uer stage hands den dot oldt swimp, but she iss sticked on der little Cheorge Vashington feller, und ven he come in und make a proposition, der oldt man fall on hiss neck und iss gladt to fee him. So id turn oudt all right. But der real besd uf der show comes afder dor show iss ofer. Den der goil. vich iss Miss Alice, comes oudt und sings a pair uf real songs in chenuine United States. Dan Paw-squally, der oldt mark, und hiss confederates haf vent to deir dressin groom, und she haf der show all to herself. Efervon iss muehnblige to Dan und der resd uf dem fer going avay. und der awjence gif Miss Alie der gladt hand. (Oh, Alice, vy did you did id? How could you, mit der vocalisum vot you vear in your neck, sidestep der comic opery to go on dcr road mit a bunch uf macaronies? Vt you vould only sing all der time in United States, er efen in half tamed Dutch, instead uf dot vild Italyan'! Ven she got troueh singing dem two oncores, I vent sofdiy und silendtly avay. Mv gissard (der editer sayss I haf rio soiel'wav full oop mit moosie. I eats me four pc-anutss mitoudt remooting der rinds, und ven I step on der tail uf der opery house cat I say, "parding me, matam." Through Sleeper to St. PauL A through sleeping car line between Kansas City and Des Moines, Minne apolis and St. Paul via the Wabash and Minneapolis and St. Louis Rail ways has been inaugurated, taking ef fect Sunday, December 10th. Train leaves Union Depot Kansas Citv via Wabash 9:00 p. m., arriving at Des Moines 8:00 a. m.. Minneapolis 6:50 p. m. and St. Paul 7:30- p. m. next day. Buffet service all the way. All railroads sell tickets via this pop ular line. If you are going in that direction ask your asjent for tickets over the Wabash and Minneapolis St. Louis Railroads and get the best. .1 X r fir Hhk WANTED SITUATIONS. WHEN you want to hi a. man or boy, call up Y. M. C. A. 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WANTED Men to ship south R.R. work, men for machine shops, farm hands, corn huskers, teamsters, ranch hands Okla., hotel help, cooks, coal shovelers. Capi tal Employment Agency, 735 Kan. ave. WANTED Men to learn barber trade. 10 positions for every gradeuate, topwages paid, course includes tools and diplomas, can nearly earn expenses if desired. Write nearest branch Moler Barber colleT", St. Louis, Mo., or Omaha, Neb. WANTED Experienced Job pressman at Adams Bros., Topeka, printers. SALESMAN to sell first class nursery stock, pay weekly, stock guaranteed true to name. For terms write G. L. Knight, Lawrence, Kan. WANTED FEMALE HELP. WANTED Girl to assist with housework at 401 Tyler st. W ANTED Good wash woman to work by day. 401 Tyler st. WANTEDNeat woman, $20 mo., board, room and pass, house girls, waitresses, women cooks, hotel and kitchen help. Cap. Emp. Agency, 735 Kansas ave. WANTED Kitchen girl at 201 E. 8th st. WANTED MIS CK1 JLANEOtI5. WANTED 12xlS letter press. Tom Bean, 710 Kansas ave. WANTED Veal calves, at Porter's, 412 E. 4th. Ind. phone 363. WANTED Boarders and roomers at 526 Madison. Rates $3.50 to $4.00 a week. WILL BUY. Small house in good rental location, must be snap. Give price and location. Address Business, Journal. WE PAY highest casn prices for you cast off clothing, shoes, hats, overcoats. Drop us a card or call Ind. tel. 1523. Abe Ja cobson, 500 Kansas ave. FOR BI3CT HOUSES. FOR RENT Almost new house of six rooms, very conveniently arranged, city water in kitchen, cellar, nice neighbor hood, lifth house from Washburn line. 1256 Lane street. EOR RENT Many houses, in all parts of city. McQuary, Firestone Wingett, 606 Kansas ave. Ind. 3G44. FOR RENT 6 room partly modern house at 731 Topeka ave. Inquire Ind. tel. 13, FOR RENT New modern 7 room house 1351 Fillmore St. FOR RENT Modern 9 room house Tope ka ave.. near Sth st. Rent $22.50 if taken soon. Tel. 799. FOR RENT Convenient cottage, bath. gas, furnace, cistern, wide hall, fire place, suitable for natural gas, $25. 526 Lincoln St., corner 6th. Inquire at 80S W. Sth. Ind. tel. 5252. FOR REST ROOMS. FOR RENT Large living room, steam heat, unfurnished. S23 Kansas ave. FOR RENT Well furnished modern rooms, one with alcove. 411 W. 7th st. FOR RENT Furnished room, also barn, 306 Tyler st. FOR RENT Rooms, all modern conveni ences, 1012 Harrison st. FOR RENT 2 furnished modern down stairs rooms with piano, $3.a0 week. 310 Quincy st. FOR RENT 3 unfurnished rooms 1st floor to family wdthout children. 312 E. Sth st. FOR RENT Neatly furnished room.mod ern, with heat. 3u9 W. 7th st. FOR RENT Newly papered and furnish ed rooms, electric lights, furnace, etc. 523 Van Buren St. FOR RENT Furnished rooms, also for light housekeeping, $1 week. 207 Adams. FOR RENT 2 or 3 pleasant office rooms, all modern conveniences. Inquire 106 W. 8th st., unstairs. FOR RENT 1 furnished front room with alcove and 2 unfurnished rooms up stairs, modern, with gas, bath and heat, fine location, in a new house. Inquire 715 W. 6th SU FOR RENT MISCELLANEOUS. FOR RENT Corner store room. 935 Kansas ave. Both telephones 16. FOR REN T 916 Kansas we., store room 25 by 50 feet, 6 rooms and bath on sec ond floor, prefer to rent the entire build ing to one party. Dr. G. P. Lux, 803 Kan sas ave. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE. 7 rooms and bath, new modern house, except heat, 2 lots, on paved street, good location. Price S2.S0O. McQUARY, FIRESTONE WINGETT, 606 Kansas Ave. Ind. phone 1044. MODERN COTTAGE. Attractive cottage, built about 3 years, having reception hall, 3 large living rooms, 2 bedrooms, complete bath with porcelain fixtures, pantry, cemented cel lar, gas and fixtures, hard wood finish, newly papered and in fine repair, large front and side porch, nearly 2 lots, east front, and in one of the best neighbor hoods on West side, walking distance of the state house and Santa Fe offices; owner leaving state. Price $2,600. DAVIS. WELLCOME CO., Phones 1026. 107 W. Sixth St. FOR SALE. Four room new cottage, near Sth and Fillmore streets, city water, excellent lo cation on paved street, lj lots. Price $2.'Jij. iV.tj Kansas Ave. Ind. phone 1644. McQUARY, FIRESTONE WINGETT, FOR SALE. Two new corner cottages east of tracks. Rent for $22 per month. Will sell both for i2.2'k). McQUARY, FIRESTONE WINGETT, 6"6 Kansas Ave. Ind. phone 1044. FOR SALE Cottage on 2 lots at 427 Western ave., $1,300. H. C Bowman, 42 Columbian bids. Ind. tel. 6S1. "FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. ""for saleT Five room house, city water, on paved street; $2"0 down, balance rental plan. Price $1,400. Rents for $14. McQUARY, FIRESTONE WINGETT, 606 Kansas Ave. Ind. phone 1644. FOR SALE Suburban 24 acres close in, west side, at a bargain; terms; 3 stories, 5 rooms, 2 lots, fine shade, Lowman Hill; $75 cash, balance monthly; S rooms Law rence St., $50 cash, balance monthly. F. J. Brown. 17 Columbian bids. FOR SALE. Soma up-to-date modern cottages in best locations. Cash or terms. McQUARY, FIRESTONE WINGETT, 606 Kansas Ave. Ind. phone 16-14. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE Sanitary couch, bedroom and other furniture. Rooms 5 and 6, Thompson block. FOR SALE S. C. white leghorns, Ran dolph, between 12th and Huntoon, end Lowman hill car. Emma Laird. FOR SALE Cash register, total adder, nearly new, up to date. Cheap if sold this week. Address W. C, Journal. FOR SALE 20 loads dirt, also 8 acres cane in shock near city. H. J. Lane, 700 Lane street. FOR SALE House and furniture at 714 West Fifth street. FOR SALE Fine Kaffir corn hay, bound with seed on, best of feed for horses and cows, delivered to any part of the city at $6 per ton. Bell tel. 3S74 black. L. R. Martin. FOR SALE Old times (Wis.) buckwheat. 220 W. 6th. Roose Bros, 15th and Lane. FOR SALE Milk cows S29 Garfield ave. FOR SALE Base burner, nearly new, cost $45. will sell for $30. 1266 Toueka FIRST class tailor made suits for $18.00. J. A. Anderson, 211 Kansas ave. FOR SALE 5 young mules, 2 big colts, 3 and 2. 516 Polk, or D. G. Johnson, 122 E. 6th st. FOR SALE Gas range 1S26 Fillmore St. FOR SALE Grocery and meat market; will trade for farm. Grocer, Journal. FOR SALE Pure bred barred Plymouth Rock cockerels. Mrs. Geo. Clark, north end of Taylor St., N. Topeka. Phone Ind. 4302. FOR SALE Fine kaffir corn hay, bound with seed on, best of feed for horses and cows, delivered to any part of the city at $6 per ton. Bell teL 3874 black. L. R. Martin. FOR SALE OR TRADE On property, 1 grand and 1 upright piano. 1128 Kan. av. FOR SALE Poultry foods, egg makers, etc. Get our big price list of everything from leg bands to .Incubators. Zimmer man Seed Co., 625 Quincy. Ind. tel. 148. FOR SALE Jood work horse, wt 1250. Call mornings 1005 Kansas ave. FOR SALE One 3-year-old pony at 30S W. 8th st. or 413 Kansas ave. Segnlne. MISCELLANEOUS. MONEY TO LOAN ON ALL KINDS OF PERSONAL PROPERTY, such as horses, cattle, pianos, household goods, libraries, typewriters, carriages and ma chinery.the same to remain In the posses sion of the owner. People holding salaried positions and desiring a loan can obtain the same without security, publicity or delay of the undersigned. Houses for sale on the most favorable monthly payment rent purchase plan. Frank S. Thomas, 501 Kansas avenue. 'Phone 298. WE finish and Teset your broken window glass. J. K. Jones, 806 Kansas ave. LOST AND FOTJTTD. LOST A white lace collar. 501 Tyler st. for reward. Return to LOST Between Clay and Buchanan and 7th and 9th sts., a pearl brooch; $5 re ward if returned to 1113 W. Sth st. LOST Between 1121 Harrison and First Baptist church, blue and gold pin, mon ogram U. I. Ind. teL 4591. NOTICE. NOTICE! The regular annual meeting of the stock holders of THE MERCHANTS' NATIONAL BANK, TOPEKA, KANSAS, will be held at its banking office Tues day, January 9th, 1906, between the hours of three and five p. m. for the purpose of electing a board of directors for the en suing year and for the transaction of such other business as may legally come before the meeting. F. M. BONEBRAKE, Cashier. DRESSAKING LADIES, 1 have worked 23 years In the east; will make skirts for 5 days at re duced rates; walking skirts $2.50 to $4.00; tailor made, $5.00 to $10.00; waists, $1.50 to $5. Mrs. R. E. L. Ivy. 814 W. 5th St. TOPEKA FREK DISPENeJARX. soul east corner 12ih and Tyler sts.. from 1 to 2 p. m except Hundava. Conducted by regular practicing physicians tor th benefit of persons without means who need medical attention and treatment. Pa tients are assured of careful and consid erate treatment. Medicine furnished lo most cases. WHOLESALERS. THE COUGHLIN Hardware, stoves, as ave. Tel. 806. HARDWARE CO fine tools, Ivi Kas MONET. MONEY TO LOAN ON REAL ESTATE in large or small amounts on long or short time, payable monthly. Quarterly. semi-annually or annually, as desired. No delay; money ready when papers are signed and every reasonable accommoda tion extended. Frank S. Thomas, 501 Kan sas avenue, f none zbs. MONEY TO LOAN on live stock, pianos, organs, typewriters, household rood &i personal security. L. Bisooe. 523 Kan. av. J. C WILSON, contractor end builder Job work promptly done. 128 K i:a at. Ind. teL 1344. JEWELERS. JAMES H. HATDEN, Jeweler and Opu elan. Complete stork of watchea. dia Bionda. ailveiware, -tc Ryea examine ard ccectaciea properly fitted. CARPET CLEANTNO. CARPET cleaning and rug factory. We clean, scour, refit, lew and lay your carpets in a workman like manner, new rugs all slaes from your old carpets. O McCormicfc Rug factory Carpet Clean ing words. 522 Van Buren st. 'Phone iZL J F. PETRIK EONS, upholsterers, new earjwt cleaning works, carpets eJeaned and scoured, refit, sewed and laid. K.BB3& ave., 'pcones: led. 7H: ivA, JEGAL First published in the Topeka State Journal December 8, laua.l v -rti a meeting or tne tjity uouncn ucju December 4, 1005, the following resolution was presented and adopted: Resolved. That the Msvnr and Council of the City of Topeka deem it necessary for the best interests of said city that Clay street, from the south line of Tenth avenue to the south line of Eleventh street, be curbed with Fort Scott blue sandstone and paved thirty feet wide with Shawnee county vitrified brick on sand foundation. WM. GREEN. I. J. H. Squires, City Clerk or tne ii.y or Topeka, hereby certify that tne sm and foregoing Is a true and correct copy H i t...:. ,,nnr rr fll 111 Hie uugiuiu refiuiuiiuu my office. J. H. SQUIREs, iseal.j ny First published in the Topeka State Journal December 8, liWa. At a meeting of the City Council held December 4, 1H05, the following resolution was presented and adopted: Resolved, That the Mayor and Council of the City of Topeka deem it necessary for -the best interests of said city that the allev in the block bounded by Eighth and Ninth streets and Topeka avenue and Tyler street, between the south line of Eighth street and the north line or Ninth street and the east line of iyier street, be paved twenty (20) feet wine with Shawnee county vitrified brick on sand foundation. F. E. NIPP&- T t t r V,A CltV X, J. XI. esquires, v-ity icov Of Topeka, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original resolution now on file m Kiy office. J. H. SQUIRES, Seal. tuy nem. First published in the Topeka State Journal December 8, 190o.J At a meeting of the City Council held I i.m- .1 nnnfiw fJ nOllltlOn ieuiiiir Aua, ine nuiynma was presented and adopted: Resolved. That the Mayor and Council of the City of Topeka deem it necessary for the best interests of said city that mat west xentn street, utin line of Lane street and the east line ot .i ctrAtt; tne alley between &pruce .nn ru"; be curbed with Fort Scott blue sandstone nn Txritn ana pavea tmrty lcv "'uu Shawnee county vitrified brick on sand foundation. S. A. SWENDSON. I, J. H. Squires, City Clerk of the City of Topeka, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original resolution now on file in my office. J. II. SQUIRES, Seal. City Clerk. First published in the Topeka State Journal December 8, 1905. At a meeting of the City Council held December 4, 1305, the following resolution was presented and adopted: Resolved, That the Mayor and Council of the Citv of Topeka deem it necessary for the best interests of said city that Western avenue, between the south line of Eighth avenue and the north line of Huntoon street, be curbed with tort Scott blue sandstone and paved thirty (30) feet wide with Shawnee county vitri fied brick on sand foundation NIppg I J. H. Squires, City Clerk of the City of Topeka, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original resolution now on file in my office. J- H- feQUlRK b. Seal. City Clerk. First published in the Topeka State Journal December 8, ltUo. At a meeting of the City Council held December 4, 1905, the following resolution was presented and adopted: Resolved, That the Mayor and Council of the City of Topeka deem it necessary for the best interests of said city that Jefferson street, between the south line r-t, nnrth tine OT Eighth street be curbed with Fort Scott blue sandstone and paved thirty feet wide with Shawnee county vitrified brick on sand foundation. i.. r. ncuuiAi I J II. Souires, City Clerk of the City of Topeka. hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original resolution now on file in mv office. ujij 1-r" Seal. City Clerk. First published In the Topeka State journal uecwiiuer o, lfw.j At a meeting ot tne uity council neiu December 4. llioo, the following resolution Resolved, That the Mayor and Council of the City of Topeka deem it necessary for the best interests of said city that Lincoln street, from the north line of ,.atv, crrpct to the south line of Eighth avenue be curbed with Fort Scott blue sandstone and paved thirty (30) feet wide with Shawnee vivruieu uiur uu uu foundation. a- ".-m. t t Rmiires. City Clerk of the City of Topeka, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original resolution now on nie in mv office. J- nwuiia, CSeal. City Clerk. First published in the Topeka State tftnrnkl December 8. 1S05.1 f l-Mt-o- Council ViMrt December 4, 1905, the following resolution was presentea anu huoplcu. Bosolwd. That the Mayor and Council of the City of Topeka deem it necessary for the best interests of said city that West Eighth avenue, between the east line of Lincoln street and the west line of West street, be curbed with Fort Scott blue sandstone and paved fifty feet wide with Shawnee county vitrinca Dricft on .and foundation: said pavement to con sist of two roadways each twenty-five feet wide, with park in the center fifteen feet wide; same being in conformity with pavement existing on .t-igntn avenue Be tween rucna.iia. auu uinwni otn-cta. S. S. RICE. t t if on,,t,t,a 'Cittr ClfiT-tr of tho Cit-u- of Topeka, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true u.uu curiae l cupj of the original resolution now on file in my office. ovunca, Seal. City Clerk First published in the Topeka State journal eceiiiLci o, iiu.j At a meeting of the City Council held December 4. IKio, the following resolution was presented ana adopted Resolved, That the Mayor and Council of the City of Topeka deem it necessary for the best interests of said city that riav street. from the south line of Eleventh street to the north line of Thirteenth street, be curbed with Fort Scott blue sandstone and paved with vit rified brick on sand foundation; said nivpmpnt to be thirty (30) feet wide be t.-ein "Eleventh street and Twelfth street. and forty (4'i) feet wide between Twelfth street and Tnirteentn street. WM. GREEN I, J. H. Squires, City Clerk of the City of Topeka. hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original resolution now on file in rw office. J. H. SQUIRES. Seal. City Clerk. First published In the Topeka State Journal December 8, 1905. At a meeting of the City Council held December 4. 1905. the following resolution was presented and adopted: Resolved, That the Mayor and Council of the City of Topeka deem it necessary for the best interests of said city that the alley running north and south in the block bounded by Harrison, Huntoon and Thirteenth streets and Topeka avenue be paved with vitrified brick on sand foun dation. F. E. NIPPS. I, J. H. Sriuires, City Clerk of the City of Topeka, hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the original resolution now on file in mv office. J. H. SQUIRES. Seal. City Cierk. LEGAL. First published in the Topeka State Journal December 8y 105. At a meeting of the Vtv Council held December 4, 1905, the following resolution was presented and adopted: Resolved. That the Mavor und Council of the City of Topeka deem it necessary iur me oest interests cI said cuy mat Lane street, between the south line of Eighth avenue and the north line of Tenth avenue, be curbed with Fort Scott blue sandstone and paved thirty feet wide with Shawnee county vitrified brick on sand foundation. S. A. SWENDSON. T T 1 1 o i i e t. ru- ii j.upeKa, nereoy certity tnat tne aDova and foregoing is a 'true and correct copy Of the orttrinaT i ecolur inn nnro on f-ift in my office. J. H. SQUIRE ISeal. city Clerk. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be It known that my application is now en file in the office of the probate court of Shawnee county, Kansas, askins for a permit to sell intoxicating liquors ac cording to law, at 122 and 124 E. Fourth street, in the Second ward of the city of Uopeka, Shawnee county, state of Kan sas. Hearintr is set for tliA 11th flav of January, linnj. M. A. FUNCHESS. TO. WHOM IT MAY CONCERN Be it known that my anplication is now on file in the office of the probate court of Shawnee county, Kansas, asking for a permit to seil intoxicating liquors ac cording to law, at 632 Kansas ave., in th Second ward of the city of Topeka, Shawnee county, state of Kansas. Hear ing is set for the 21st day of Dec, 1S0S. GEO. W. STANSFIELD. PHYSICIANS AVT SURGEON DR. KA6 1 MAN. iata eupt. state Insane asylum, jaental ind nervous tuse&AMi.oJ! Ktia. av. Pnonea 714. Hem. li.'tl V. uuren. IDA C BA&NK4L iS. IX Offioa 72 Kansaa tiro. Rrio Mi t cento, and Clay. Office hours: a. la. a U a. m. and I p. m. to 6 a. m. ot phonw 38 residence, and Ind. of?if. FURNACE WORKS. GEO. E. SEYBOLD. furnace work, tin roofing, guttering, spouting, furnaces a specialty, 9c 1 Kansas ave. Ind. 'phone Eii. FLORISTS. ,f. C. RODMAN, blooming planta.cut flow. ers, palms, designs, decorations. Out Kan. ave. Phone 87. Greenhouse 12th and Mon. HAIR GOODS Mrs. M. L. Field, 8i Kan sas ave., with Swearlngen, the jeweler. IMf'K JiJIOPg. ELECTRIC contracts; get prices at "Gol den Rule." Tel. 6u3. 503 Kansas ave. BICYCLES NT KFrPArRIWti U. 8. CYCLE CO.. MS E. Sth rtL National Iver-Johnson bicycles. Supplies, repairs. WALL FA I F-IL GO TO G. A. WOOD for that wall paper and painting. 32 Kansas ave. Tel. 3S0 2. TNjOKJiTtER! L. M. FEN WELL, funeral director and eubalmer. First class service, reasona ble prices. 511 Quincy st- Both 'phones lyi. CAPITAL CITY VlTB.FFliSa altlCK PAVING CO.. 118 W. Sth st. Mfura. ot building, paving and sidewalk 'brick. STAMPS. SEALS AND STKNC1LS THE J. C. DARLING CO., 734 Kan. ave. Rubber stamps, braes and aluminum trad checks, prices low. Catalog free. Tel. BARBER SHOP. D. G. JOHNSON, shave luc: shampoo, nair cut. massage, ioc. dih ana vjuiuct- SI AVI FA CTTRERS. E. G. KIN LEY. Manufacturer and dealer in all kinds ot vehicles. See us about that deliver wagon. IK W. 6ttt st. STORAGE. MERCHANTS' TRANSFER 8TORAUS Co., packs, ship and stores housaooia roods. Tel. its. Clarence tskinor, CU Ouiney at. ATTOfja J. A. ROSEN, Pate&t Attorney. 43 Kan sas ave.. Topeka. AUCTION. C. M. CREWS, gen. auctioneer, sucUoa 5th and Viuincy. 123 E. 6th. Phones 7S0. C IV I K VOJi' AJVT. THE old. reliable Mrs. Seering, reveals everything' or no cnarge. om n,. otn su RAILROAD TIME TABLES. ROCK ISLAND SYSTEM TIME TABLE, TOPEKA, KAN. The "Right Road" To and From and Between MINNEAPOLIS KANSAS CITY ST. PAUL ST. JOSEPH FORT WORTH PEORIA COLORADO SPGS MEMPHIS DENVER ST. LOUIS OMAHA CHICAGO And Everywhere Beyond. EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 2S, 1905. ALL TRAINS DAILY. EASTBOUND. Leave. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. 14 Texas j. i.x a.m 30 Cal. Chicago Limited 4:55 am 10 Colorado K. C. Flyer 8:00 am 2S Colorado St. Louis Ex.. 3:20 pm 12 Fort Worth Chicago Ex.3:?,5 pm 44 Golden State Limited 6:33 prn 36 Chickasha K. C. Ex 6:55 pin WESTBOUND. v 13 K. C. Texas Ex 12ao am 20 Chicago Cal. Limited... 1:() am 85 K. C. Chickasha Ex.... 9:30 am 43 Golden State Limited H:48 am 11 Chicago Ft. Worth Ex. l:o pm 27 fn. Louis Colorado Ex.. 1-40 Em 9 Colorado Flyer s;S0 NORTHBOUND. p 54 Topeka St. Joe Ex 52 Topeka St. Joe Ex z& urn FROM ST. JOE. pm 31- St- Jofr Jopeka Fx l'prn 53 St. Joe Topeka Ex 8:10 pm No. No. UNION tfACliari EASTHO UNT, NO. ICS -ikj i ;,o ap NO. 106 K. C. local passenger :(am NO. 1 "antlc Expre ,.M No. lue K. C.-Sallna Ex Si b No. 107 K. C.-Saltr.a Ex 11:00 a No. 103 Denver-Pac. Coast Hrnitedl2:45 rsZ No. Vo Junction City local pass.. t:S5 p Mo. Id Limited g:U Daily except Snnday. AU ethers dalijt MISSOURI PACIFIC TIME TABLE. (Daily Except Sunday.) SOUTHBOUND. No. 310 Passenger to Ft. Scott 2:00pni No. 392 Freight t :80am NORTHBOUND. No. 3"9 Passenger from Ft. Scott.. If :4ftnm No. sai-Freieht $eb

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lO 'OPESA DAILY STATE JOURNAL. WEDNESDAY NIGHT ;.;Li h. I Cil UElii Ilanagcr Brigliam Gives Out Partial List of Exhibitors. Exposition, He Says, Will Be Better Than Erer. VAUDEVILLE ACTS. Will Go to Chicago to Engage Good Ones. Weil's Band Wants to Furnish the 3Iusie. R. S. Brigham, secretary and gen eral manager of the Kansas Mid winter exposition, this morning gave out a partial list of the exhibitors as follows: Loose-Wiles Cracker and Candy company, Kansas City, Mo.; Charles Wolff Packing Co., Topeka; llorlick Food company, Racine, Wis.; Parkhurst-Davis Mercantile Co., To peka; Battle Creek Breakfast Food Co., Quincy, 111.; Roehr Music Co., To peka; C. W. Douglass and Son, candy manufacturers, St. Joseph, Mo.; H. B. Howard, electrical construction, To peka; Sunshine Mantle Co., Chanute; Atlas Oats Co., Kansas City, Mo.; E. B. Guild Music Co., Topeka; Mrs. M. E. Hollcraft, floral display, Topeka; MeCormick R.ug Factory, Topeka; MaeDowell Office Supply Co., Topeka; 33. P. Jordan Electrical Construction company, Topeka; Crosby Bros., To peka. Applications for space are coming in every day. More than half the booths have already been sold. Mr. Brigham will shortly be able to give out a complete list of the exhibitors. The display this year will be greater and better than ever before. The fair will run from January 22 to February 3. A good list of vaudeville attractions will be provided. Mr. Brigham will ?ro to Chicago on Saturday to make hii bookings. He has lines out for ex ceptional talent. As usual the entire bill will be changed each week. The Ingle-Fide Home association will !hav? charge of the concessions. This privilege goes to some charitable or ganization every year. Some especially good music will be on the Midwfnter programme this season. An application was received today by Mr. Brigham from Weil's band of St. Louis, for a contract to piay here during the exposition. This was the official band at the Louisiana Pur chase exposition and played there thirty-one weeks during the big Worid's Fair. Mr. Brigham has not yet decided on his music programme. But the application from such a noted organization as Weil's band shows that the fame concerning Topeka's an nua Midwinter show is spreading. "We will have the best exposition of all our attempts," said Mr. Brigham this morning. "Everything points in that direction. More than half of the booth space is already taken up. The f lass of exhibitors is unusually high. The management is doing everything possible to make this event the best of them all. We will have some excellent vaudeville attractions. They will be Unusually good thi3 year." The color scheme of the decorations in the auditorium will consist in the main of cardinal red. In contrast with the preen ceiling this color will show ex ceptionally well. It will be liberally used on the sidewalls, on the balcony and at ali places where effective draping can be done. Alabama smilax, needle pines end palm leaves will be used in profus ion. The big hall lends itself easily to a "dressing up" and with this scheme and material it will doubtlessly be trans formed into a thing of beauty. MCK JOHNSON LEAVES. The Well Known Restaurant Mart Dis appears Suddenly. "Dick" Johnson has fiown. His exit occurred last night after he had sold his restaurant at 40S Kansas avenue to Abel Fulford. With the cash in hand he got into his buggy and went away, and is still gone. When Fulford came to the restauiant this morning to take charge Mrs. John eon was still there and she refused to frive possession. It seemed that Fuiford had bought the restaurant from Dick Johnson, but that his wife was the real owner, and she did not care to give it up. Fulford telephoned for the police to come up and throw Mrs. Johnson out, but the police refused. Later :t was learned that the property was in the name of Mrs. Johnson, and she is in a fair way to hold it. On the other hand, all the business was done in the name of Dick Johnson, and Dick Johnson had the contract of feeding prisoners at the city jail. His name is on the window of the place, and every one, with the exception of Mrs. Johnson, seemed to think that it belonged to him. Before leaving John son told the help that he had sold the place to Fulford, but it seems that he did not tell his wife, or even notify her that he was contemplating a change of location. He has been having trouble with his wife for a long time, and fam ily relations were badly warped. At the latest notice Mrs. Johnson was petting along all right with Fulford, and they wei'e peaceably preparing for dinner. A truce has been declared pend ing some legal adjustment of the tangle. The destination of Mr. Johnson is still unknown. .iai Si 1 1 t "7 4 x 1 P. BRICKLAYERS' STATEMENT. Union Gives Its Side of Strike on New Y. SI. C. A. Building. M (i 1 i J r; The following statement by the brick layers and stone masons' union concern ing the trouble at the new Y. M. C. A. building has been Issued: To the Editor of the State Journal: With the approval of Bricklayers' and Masons' I. U. No. 3 (Mr. Keesee's import ed men included) we brand the state ments in Mr. Keesee's interview published in the State Journal of December 10 as being without foundation in facts, and as being a willful misrepresentation, sinister in motive, intended to poison the public against the union and organized labor. The charge of a plot against imported bricklayers by the home men is "rot," as an imported or rather an outside man, if a union man, has the same reiative standing in the union that a local mem ber has and no such undermining work by any member or group of members would be tolerated or countenanced by the union. All local men are employed or have jobs to go to and none are falling over themselves to get on the T. M. C. A. work. We trust the outside bricklayers will remain on the job so long as the work lasts and conditions are congenial. To prove the above mentioned charge is off color the union on October 2 elect ed an outside man as presiding officer for the ensuing six months which proves the bricklayers and masons are broader minded than Mr. Keesee gives them j credit for being. The statement Mr. Keesee makes that he has not or does not employ home bricklayers which would not be to his credit were it true) is incorrect as facts and figures will prove. Out cf 12 brick layers he employs 8 who are of home products, but only one of his importa tion. Three came at the request of a member of the union. To them it was simply a matter of going to work on the Y. M. C. A. club house or reform school. Referring to the past, the manual training school was subcontracted by the firm of Barber Keesee. The men employed during the entire course of its construction were engaged and paid by the senior member of the firm who had entire charge of the brick and stone work. Of fifteen or more bricklayers employed continuously all were home men but three and one of these has since been a resident of Topeka. The unpleasantness which occurred on Saturday was simply a mason setting stone for 45 cents an hour which is recog nized and conceded as brick work, as it comes under the head of cut -stone trimming, and is done throughout the United States and Canada by bricklay ers. The bricklayers quit work, went down the ladder and were followed by the mason a few minutes later. The men reported for work at 1 p. m. and were told by Mr. Keesee to go to work and the setting of cut stone has since been done by a bricklayer. Mr. Keesee did discharge Mr. George Fisher, but when informed by the steward on the job that the bricklayers would suspend work until Monday even ing, Mr. Keesee reinstated Mr. Fisher who declined as he thought the position would be untenable under the circum stances. The point at issue having been con ceded he decided to go to work on an other job. The man discharged was not a deputy organizer or agitator as the statement would imply, but was a deputy whose duty was to see that the I. TJ. laws were carried out. The bricklayers and masons are work ing under same charter and meet as one body and can say that Mr. Keesee has not the open support of a single mason in the union, when it comes to an issue of the kind occurring on Saturday last. The members of this union have work ed in harmony with contractors all sea son and it is the desire of the members individually and as a body that the nast pleasant relations with the con tractors be maintained in the future. COMMITTEE B. M. I. U. No. 3. B w 1 S&f V V Um i M5i 'Jim I 3 V n 9 Store Service This store has a guarantee of "Satis faction or your money back." It's a broad guarantee so broad that some people do not believe we carry it out. We want you, if you are one of the doubters, to understand we do make good that we haven't once failed to thoroughly satisfy every customer. Such a guarantee adds value to every article in this store. It means every thing. It makes shopping safe. There are numberless times that this guarantee is useful times that it saves customers dollars. You MUSTN'T JUST INFER that this store will not make good on its guarantee in justice to this store and to yourself, you should FIND OUT. UNDERBUYING FOR CASH. TRUTHFUL ADVERTISING. UNDERSELLING FOR CASH. SATISFACTION OR YOUR MONEY BACK. i Women's Shoes, $2.89 We have some of these shoes left they were made S i I j ft for one of the big- ii j V V i gest stores in the f l fi-rW-'.- East were re- N 1' --9v' I i J fused because the jj "v. j ;J 1 firm changed 11 .x hands the fac- it HEARST PARTY FORCED. Will Be National in Scope Under Name of Independence League. New York, Dec. 13. Announcement is made at the Municipal Ownership league headquarters that the organiza tion would extend its work throughout the state and country under the name of the Independence league. Su preme Court Justice Stover on appli cation of Thomas Gilleran signed the articles of incorporation of the league. The petition, among other things, states that the objects for which the league is formed are "voluntarily to obtain and promote by educational means and political action such legis lation as will secure independence among electors, an administration of government independent of corporate and corrupting influences and the ap plication of public property to public uses." The eleven directors who sign the petition for incorporation are William Randolph Hearst, Samuel seabury, Thomas Gilleran. James G. Phelps Stokes, G. Augustus Haviland, Max F. Ihmsen. John Palmier!, Helvin G. Palliser, John Ford, Clarence J. Shearn and Bird S. Coler. W. S. L1ETCALF INJURED Narrow Escape of the General at the Kansas City Depot. tory that made these shoes sold them to us at a special price made of fine pat ent colt skin, va quality that is soft and will wear several styles in the lot both lace and button dull kid tops single Goodyear welt sewed soles very new styles shoes worth ft Qf $3.n0 and $4 you can buy tomor- AM row, per pair t-iJ f MEN'S SHOES patent colt stock dull kid tops good styles welted soles ft (Q regularly $2.50 tomorrow pair ipimtjQ CHILD'S SHOES fine patent colt leather Blucher style soft hand sewed so'es foot form lasts dressy shoes -valued at OAa le, pair OilU Women's $15 Suits, $7.95 Short Jacket suits made of good weight cheviots, homespuns and fancy suitings this last season's styles suits we had marked to sell at $15 neat and stylish well made warm suits they're $1.25 Thursday's salt C f r'J -7 not so radically different I V' t j 'y from present styles M l''lW'.V you come tomorrow H and look at $15 suits y j ii i you can buy for near- I. S7.95 i i 1 m .3 WOMEN'S LONG COATS black and colors plain and fancy suitings strictly this season's garments they're properly called overcoats because they're made loose and long coats that are good $15 values you can buy them tomorrow for each 59.95 H CHILDREN'S HEAVY WINTER COATS M made of plain and rough cloakings cape and 1 velvet collar trimmed witn nraias ana tmt- tons the lot contains values up to $7.50 -1 they're good coats sizes from 4 to 14 we want you to come and look at these coats tomorrow vou will be surprised at tneir good- T j nil ness coats worth up to $.50 for l-5, WOMEN'S ALL-WOOL SWEATERS navy and cardinal remember they're strictly all wool there isn't a thread of cotton in them f 1 open on the shoulder fastened with large pearl H buttons sweaters made to sell at $2 QQiTi you can buy one tomorrow for s(jW ,1 Perfumes and Atomizers ll These articles are more popular as U Christmas sifts this season than ever. t Ve judge from the much larger sales so icir. j.iitroc5 cli c; a low ui jui Djcuiai utxi it gains. Kansas City, Dec. 13. General Wilder S. Metcalf of Lawrence. "Unit ed States pension agent for Kansas, was run down by a Missouri Pacific train on the Union depot platform yesterday, and narrowly escaped serious injury. Had it not been that he rolled to one side as he fell he would probably have been ground be neath the wheels of the biggest pas senger engine on the Missouri Pa cific system. As it was, he was not seriously injured. General Metcalf was at the depot to meet his wife, who was coming to Kansas City from Hiawatha, Kan. He looked toward the western end of the depot platform and saw a train ap proaching. He stepped forward to get a better view and the Missouri Pacific fast mail, coming from the opposite direction, struck him. General Metcalf was thrown to the platform and roiled over and over. The en gineer of the mail train threw on the emergency brakes and stopped. Gen eral Metcalf had fallen in front of the train but he rolled out of danger. He declared he was not hurt, but later his arm pained him and he went to the office of Dr. E. F. Robinson and had his injuries attended to. He left last evening for his home. "There was no one on the pilot of the engine," General Metcalf said last evening, "and no one warned me a train was coming. Just as it hit, I heard the engineer yell. The next moment I was rolling on the platform. I guess I was lucky because I am all here and all together. General Metcalf's arm was closely EDGE WOOD ATOMIZERS in very pretty shapes good 75c values at 39c. ATOMIZERS handsome assortment. in many different shapes and styles different colored glass and trimmings special at each 59e. PERFUME in gift boxes handsome bot tles in Jap. baskets 4-oz. size fine perfume each 69c. PERFUME in heart-shaped baskets ounce bottles splendid kinds each 19c. PERFUME in heart-shaped gift baskets containing two ounce bottles of good perfume each Isoc. LOCUST BLOSSOM PERFUME -ounce bottle m tancy box each 20c. KIRK'S PERFUME box for 25c. -full ounce bottle in a eGQ The Toy Wonders No store in Topeka ever displayed as many toys. No store ever made the dis play so interesting. Takes up more than 150 feet of shelving and counter space, hundreds of different toys. Some of the assortments have sold out already no store in Topeka ever sold toys at as low prices as the following items will show you toys can be bought in this store now. DOLL DISHES each set comes packed complete in a box these are very unique sets made to r e p r e- sent buches of grapes the cup sj are 1 11 e grapes and tne saucers are the leaves made of good quality china good size trimmed with purple, green and gold each set consists of tea pot, four saucers, four cups, sugar bowl and cream pitcher 011 sale tomorrow, per DOLL CHAIRS 12 inches high straight back chairs, well made finished in red spe cial bargains 1 n each 1UU BOYS' WHEEL BARROWS made with strong steel wheels, hard wood handles and sheet iron box well finished big size the handles are 30 inches long one will delight the boy as much as anything you can fK give tomorrow each UUu BOYS' WOOD WAGON these are made with tin bound wood wheels body is 14 inches long, 7 inches wide painted red made with handle these are the biggest bargains in wagons we ever saw special tomor- QE row uulu CLOWN DRUMMER this is an extraordi nary toy the funny clown walks, beats the big base drum with one hand and plays the cymbals with the ether all run by clockwork it's very amusing to watch him perform Thursday, each .1 tm.?sacst..li 98c HORSE AND CART the horse is on base 'with four wheels covered cart with two wheels, in which are iwo aonKeys poKing s their heads out the windows pull a string and the donkeys will make a noise Thursday entire outfit THE CLOWN WITH THE BELLS clown is 9 inches high stands on a base runs by clock work swings one arm which revolves the big star on which are bells an amusing OP toy..... GiiC MAN RIDING THE GOAT this is a frisky goat and runs very fast a toy that runs by being wound up the man moves up and down 45c and shakes his head all the time the goat is running special tomorrow 39 SOLDIER BOY a rubber toy that squeaks stands very erect with his musket should ered high hat a safe toy for the small child ren 6 V2 inches high tomorrow each TOY TRUNKS 10x4xP ze well finished wel bound slats on top made with lock and key and tra every little girl who has a doll wants one of these loll trunks on sale tomorrow 25c 25e I kai I llUiaJ J -25 c J-2 AUTOMOBILE 5 inches long has two seats in which are a man and boy runs by clock work runs in many directions fJKfi and very rapidly on sale tomorrow at. Uu LITTLE BOY FEEDING THE HEN this is a very unique toy it is a child holding a pan wind the hen up and she picks in the pan and calls the chicks all the time Thursday each CHILD'S UPHOLSTERED ROCKERS these are combination back folds down and makes a foot stool the chairs are well made very strong finished in golden oak the seat and back well upholstered won t wear out in a short time tomorrow each.. DOLL DRESSERS you will be surprised how sturdy these dress ers are built 17 inches high top 11 inches long three drawers the drawers are well made and they fit the top is finished with mir ror in fancy frame mirrow is 5x4 well finished special for tomor- f? row DOLL KITCHEN SAFES just think of buying a kitchen safe 20 inches high, 13 inches wide and 5 inches deerj a kitchen safe with two big drawers and four shelves with two big glass doors strongly made the best bargain in doll furniture we ever Ef saw special tomorrow, each GUIs 'ipfj- Natural Gas Stoves, Fur nace Burners, and Lights We just received heaters and other fix tures for natural gas direct from the makers, from their Pittsburg factory, right in the midst of the Eastern natural gas field. When you come tomorrow we will show you just how these stoves work wo will light them for you and you can see how they look. It is difficult to de scribe them. Open front heating stoves, made with as bestos back like gas grates these are open front, made of Russia iron nickel plated and brass finished they're very fancy and can be attached with rubber tubing to any gas jet or attached to the gas pipe it is necessary that they be attached to a flue as the fumes from the gas are very unhealthful S3.45 -24 inches high, open front, with very -S3.98 13-in. size, 20 in. high complete SAME SIZE with closed mica front com plete $5.50. 19 -INCH SIZE-$3.75. GAS BASE BURNERS made fancy mica front these burn the patent ball fuel which gives the effect of hard coal these are made of Russia iron nickel plated very fancy they are to be attached direct to the gas pipe it is necessary to put a flue on them 13 inches wide, 34 inches high, 17 Inches deep IMPROVED LINDSAY GAS LIGHTS made with genuine natural gas burners complete with high grade mantle and air light globe remember there's no charge for attaching these the only cost to you is the first cost of the light will be special tomorrow, 4 A each U IMPROVED NATURAL GAS BURNERS these are undoubtedly the best style made special for natural gas with large 6-inch globe there's considerable trouble in breakage in the smaller light globes with natural gas be cause of the unusual heat these large 6-inch globes do away with all breakage special for tomorrow complete, put up in your home, each NATURAL GAS BURNERS for heating stoves remember these are cast of the best iron made in the factory in Pittsburg, Pa., from ore, not cast from scrap iron it requires d plumber to attach these you will find them more serviceable than those anywhere else. 6-inch 59c 8-inch 95c 10-inch $1.50 12-inch $1.95 NATURAL GAS BURNERS for ranges the four-burner size you can burn 1, 2, 3 or all 4 of these burners, just a? you wish one burner for the reservoir, on-; fir ovr and tj'o burnes for heat and cooking these burners are made of very best possible material sj.ecial at GAS BURNERS FOR FURNACES made in the factory in Pittsburg, Penn. best quality 8-burner size it is necessary for a plumber to attach these 17 inches across fii O special at Btj.UU 3 for 5c Pictures, lc These are clotures we have been selling at 3 for 5c they came in shape of a hanger, three pic-1 tures being joined to gether with ribbon they 1 became separated and a few slightly soiled we want to sell them tomor row matted pictures 6xl2-inch size sacred I subjects, sea scenes and j landscapes pictures that! were sold at 3 for 5c 1 rt 1 -tz -n I 1 r ,rrrri i -U.SJ tomorrow, each.... lu I FRUIT AND GAME 1 Pictures in Mission oak I frames size 22x26 $2 1 values each $1.25. LANDSCAPE PICTURES in gilt frames exceptional quality $1 values each 69c. AMERICAN GIRL PICTURES in gilt and ebonoid frames size 11x14 59c. 85c $5.09 65c Opera Bags, 49c These opera bags are made of good gros grain silk. white with dainty vine and floral pattern gilt frame chain handle make beau tiful Christmas gifts 65c ones can Aftr be bought tomorrow for Sw 25c Swedish Crepe, 15c This is a material for kimonas, waists and dresses wine, dark blue and fancy patterns it is on the order of a challis woven like a challis, with the same finish a material that was woven to r"i sell at 25c Thursday's sale, as I long as the lot lasts, a yard. LSm FRENCH FLANNELS 50c quality we are going to sell it Thursday at 25c you can buy two yards for the price you formerly paid for one plain and fancy patterns strictly wood flannel 30 inches wide woven to sell at 50c a yard Thursday, yard ww FRENCH FLANNEL WAISTINGS plain and striped they will wash beautifully make handsome waists and dresses materials you never bought before under 35c materials that we bought for less than regular irom tne wholesaler that's why this price Thurs day, yard COTTON BROAD CLOTHS AND COTTON MOHAIR it takes an expert to tell the dif ference between the genuine all-wool materials and these cotton broadcloths and mohairs looking at them from a distance they haven't the same weight and you can easily detect the difference when you get close to them, but they have the same chiffon finish and the same luster materials made to sell at 35c yard we bought them for less than (ri regular -Thursday's price, yard &?0 25c So Child's Leather Belts, 19c Buster Brown belts made of patent leather double buckle dtp front valued at 25c 1 Qf Thursday each iw Baby Ribbon, Spool, 40c Baby ribbon is extensively used at Christmas time for fancy work and for wrapping Christ mas packages tomorrow we will sell spools of 50 yards for 40c or le per yard in smaller quantities black, white and all colors J special, 40c spool; yard i j Silver Nut Sets, $2 Very handsome nut sets with two extra strong plated crackers 12 extra heavy engraved nut picks come in satin-lined, handsomely polish ed wooden box entire set NUT PICKS set of six nickel satin lined pasteboard box per set KNIVES AND FORKS Rogers 1881 value set of six $2.98. TEASPOONS Rogers 1881 extra quality 12 pennyweight silver plating per Wst set of six v;sW MEN'S 15 JEWEL WATCHES Waltham movement Bregethair .spring stem set the movements alone in these watches are worth $6.50 siiverine case special GO BABY RINGS solid gold plain band rings each 39c. Gifts for Smokers LORD STANLEY CIGARS clear Havana Londres extra shape worth 10c straight box of 50, $1.65 3 for 10c. LA INDUSTRIAL Porto Rica Cigars 10c quality box of 50, $1.65 3 for 10c. OWL, CREMO and HENRY GEORGE Cigars box of 50, $1.65 3 for 10c. ROYAL CIGARS 5c quality box of 50, S9c each 2c. CASINO PARK CIGARS 5c quality box of 50, $1.49 3 for 10c. STAR CHEWING TOBACCO pound 39c. NEW YORK WORLD CIGARS 10c qual ity Domestic cigars box of 50, $2.29, each 5c. NEWCOMER CIGARS 10c quality box of 5 0, $2.29 each 5c. GENUINE MEERSCHAUM CIGAR HOLD ERS with genuine ambre stem 2 inches long in chamois case $1.50 value 98c. GENUINE FRENCH BRIAR PIPE with bent mouthpiece satin lined case each 59o. GENUINE FRENCH BRIAR PIPES bent stem satin lined case $1.35. GENUINE MEERSCHAUM MOUTHPIECE straight stem genuine ambre 2 hi inches inches long No. 5 bowl $2.98. CIGAR HOLDERS genuine black leather end slide hold four cigars 75c value 48c. TAN LEATHER Cigar Case well sewed with strong linen holds six cigars each 25c. CIGAR CASES with side fold pocket book clasp holds 8 cigars nickel frame $1 value for 69c. POCKET MATCH SAFE gilt will not tar nish each 10c. CIGAR HOLDERS large assortment made of apple wood and horn each 5c. plated 9 15c -J3.50I $1.50 Untrimmed Hats, 98c Untrimmed hats in shapes for women and misses milliner-made hats of Jap. silk in combination with velvet some are entirely of jet new styles they don't require much trimming very be coming: hats hats that we value at S1.25 and SI. 50 there isn't another millinery store in town where you can g equal the value tomorrow's WjfJs, sale, choice JrJf Wednesday, December 13th. Satisfaction or Your Money Back Corner Sixth and Quincy, Topeka, Kansas. Women's Kid Gioves, 69c Gloves worth $1 a pair good kid gloves -black, brown and tan three rows stitching on back two clasp wrists we fit and guarantee these gloves guarantee them with "Satisfac tion or your money back'.' gloves f valued at $1 pair )jQ Men's $15 Suits, $10.95 These are as handsome suits as any man could wish for materials are worsteds and fancy cas simeres well made stylish and serviceable- single or double breasted coats it is your op portunity to buy yourself a dressy suit as good as the other fellow paid $13.50 and $15 for for $10.98. We have 80 of these suits for this sale tomorrow if the price meets with the re sponse we know it will, the lot isn't any loo large ior me aay s selling s50.....1.5. SI 0.9 5 Child's $5 Suits, $3.75 Plain blue serges and imported Scotch novelties serges are made- Rnclpr lirnnn Ktvlp lone T?niian lu'"3 coat style norfolk coats with bloomer trousers you never bought such choice, desirable suits as these under $5 you can buy them in this sale to- n M fi pOiiU t morrow. BOYS' LONG OVERCOATS with belt for boys 8 to 14 yrs. of age just the age where they boy wants such coats but they can seldom be bought these are very stylish and serviceable the coats can not be duplicated regularly for less than $o Thursday Cfl J choice iU.vlU MEN'S LONG STYLISH OVERCOATS some of these were formerly $13.50 coats others were $15 it doesn't matter what style you choose tomorrow you need pay only $11.35 you save 52 at the very least and S4 at the most some of these coats are plain, others fancy with belted back in either case you buy a coat serviceable and pi a r- r of good" style choice tomorrow... i 4 1J! bandaged when he boarded a Santa Fe train at 4:30 o'clock for Lawrence. It was said at Dr. Robinson's office that his injuries will probably not re sult seriously. K. JJ. Bond Case Hearing. Lawrence, Kan., Dec. 13. The hearing of the university bond case, wherein the state is attempting to force the town of Lawrence to pay $143,791 for principal and interest on bonds issued by the city in 1870 to help the university, was concluded here today and Judge Smart took it under advisement. This case has been in the courts for ten years. The de cision will be given in a month. DROPS SQUIKKEL CASE. Evidently the Wrong Animal Got the Protection. The fox squirrels which have been more or less common on the Topeka markets in years gone by, and which have been noted this fall chiefly on ac count of their absence bid fair to return to the butchers' stalls. County Attor ney Hungate semi-officially announced that he did not feel like prosecuting C. S. Hammei, the Fourth street butcher who was arrested last week at the in. stigation of J. J. King on the charge ot exposing red squirrels for sale. The law is not plain on the case, says Hun gate, and the opinion seems to prevail and that in particular among those who know anything of the habits of these squirrels that they are a nuisance. They burrow into the corn cribs and destroy and eat an immense amount of corn and if protected the country would soon be overrun with them. This opinion as ex nressed by the county attorney if made official will send a number of squirrels to the market and probably re sult In an arrest being made at the in stigation of some warden and then the law will be contested. County Attorney Hungate is, however, a poor authority he hunts only feathered game. When the game law was passed by the legislature the red squirrel was not included in the list of the protected game. Just at the last moment before passage Senator Benedict arose to the height of all of his inches, and from his seat and in an impassioned plea called upon his fellow senators to rally to his support to protect "the squirrel of their childhood." In touching tones he ap pealed to his fellow senators not to be parties to the commission of the crime of murdering the beautiful child of na ture, who had greeted them on almost every day of the school day life. The amendment was tacked on and in that L. II. PENWELL, Undertaker and Embahner, 611 Quincy Street. GICO. N. HAT. Aadstant- Open Ia Ra. 020 Monroe St- lud. phone 7TS Dd Night. Both phones 192. way the red squirrel got protection. The Kansas squirrel is not the red squiTel of the naturalist. The real red squirrel is only a little larger than a chinmunk and while never seen in Kansas is quite common in eastern states. The Kansas squirrel la the fox sq.uirreL i V r i 1 f It Y fe I V I! i 1 1 11 1 f, 1 n i: I