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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-24

FORT ScorT, Kan, Jan 24.-George
Lee, young colored man, was SEN
fenced to FIVE years in the peniten-
tiary for breaking into a Missouri,
Kansas and Texas freight car.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-24

BROOKLYN, n. Y, Jan. 24.-Three
persons were burned to death and two
seriously injured at fire in morocco
fac tory last night
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-24
II. HIATT,
4OI Lafayette ST.

Notice our prices for this week, and call and
see THAI our goods and prices are what we say
they are. Quality and Quantity Guar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-01-24

sS2 calls up the Peerless
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-10

undong But then nature could not by any pos
sbty ever foreknow that modern Greeks were
going TO roast her goods after she herself mad put
them through the furnace Of the frost. And this
Is Just where the Greek Is particular and sad
eyed failure and his rooster frying-pan nuisance
1t neither roasts the chestnuts nor again. does II
fry them They steam within the shells ~ their
own moisture then crack open. and. instead OF
rising to the occasion like laky. well-dred nuts
should, they fall. not exactly like Lucfer. but
ather like a sOdden biscuit. Then they are ripe
for murder But people buy them because they
are chestnuts, which come only once year. 1t
must be his lamentable failure as a roaster Of
chestnuts that causes the Greek to wear so lu-
gubrious an aspect. II this is the his sol
emnty does him infinite credit.
To complete the description OF the rooster Il
may be added that the ooffin-shaped box on the
spndng legs is divided into compartments. 1t
Is decked over something. after the fashion OF a
canoe and In the lower chamber the raw material
Is retained. On one end is a protrudng shelf on
which is placed beet-iron bucket, and therein
little charcoal fire is kept smouderinR. Over this
rests a shallow pan without handle, in which
the chestnuts are kept hot. supposedly. although
they are rarely more than lukewarm, and fall
into the pocket Of the purchaser in soggy con-
dition which is far from gratifying to the chest
nut-hungry man who has dceans Of boyhood ex-
cursions among forests Of lowering trees OF bat
ties royal with the fallen burrs showing their
bristling lsnces at every point Of attack OF
shuffling walks among the wilderness OF fallen
leaves that crunch under the feet OF the passer-
by and scare wandering squirrels on the hunt for
winter goodies the wind swirls them about
They are not good steamed unless carefully
manipulated They should be roasted literally
as good coffee Is roasted. TO be all that Is in
tended for them In the economy OF nature This
point cannot be too strongly emphasized. and IL
IL 10 he hoped that some kind citizen will Inter
pref this 10 the purveyOrs on the street
THEY GATHER THE NUTS THEMSELVES
The chestnut peders appear on the streets
just little In advance OF the frost In this part
OF the world. the goods they having been
shipped from further north. But with the first
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-10

On the nttie Island OF Ustca forty miles from
Palermo. Italy, there died the other day who
for years the OF the peop.e OF Naples and
the Kingdom Of the Two SicilIes. He was Gaetano
Impezzer, once the headsman under Ferdinand
III Of Naples The useless executions attributed 10
Impezzeri are countless, and. with the cruelty
which he showed, led TO his dcnunca,ion by Mr.
Gladstone forty years ago in the Phllppics which
that statesman directed against Ferdinand The
executions only in part public: 1t was the
executions In secret-usually at night-which gave
the man his power. II he who executed in San
Francisco place Naples, the Calabrian Agesilas
Mlanoque who December 8. 1856, had made a
bayonet thrust al King Ferdinand II, and pa riots
.nnumerable became his victims
When Garibald entered Naples In September, 1860
the excited populace went In search OF the hated
headsman; but he cared much for his own life al
though he thought little of that of others. and
capped with his wife. Later he was imprisoned on
the Island OF I'sics. where he became officer Of
the fort built in those days 10 protect the island
against pirates He was in receipt Of pension Of
& a monih-much more than he deserved. He was
eighty-one years old at the time OF his death.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-10

the forest They dry and rustic and
complain you walk about and carefully
separate them in your hunt for the fallen
beauties The fros has opened the burrs.
which still yawn at you from tOpmost boughs.
and the wind has shaken the nuts loose 20 fall In
the leaves They have an exasperating fashion
of at once burying themselves under the leaves,
and careful detective work Is needed. At last
your search is rewarded. brown shell peeps
out and you stoop to seize it. Bah. 1t is Hat and
Improbable. Right beside 1t, however. III the
oper shell, Of another. big and plump, from which
the kernel has been deftly extracted Look again.
You find that there shreds of shell lying about.
That is where brother squirrel has made a break
fast fit for king. Now why didn't the little ras-
cal take the nat-sheled nut? Ask him. and he
will chatter a response in squirrel language to the
effect that ne knows a good thing when he sees 1t.
The human hunter Is not so particular. lie taxes
worms and all The squirrel mas no Use for
wormy article He will detect the presence OF
grub too in a nut which shows no sign or hole
In the shell.
Here il is to be borne in mind that the grub does
not show at first. After the nut has fallen from
the burr. and while it's shell is still soft and
creamy, the fatted nuisance knows that the time
has come to escape II 1t is not to be dried up
within IFS birthhouse. SO II gradually works out.
II may be days before it succeeds. lot Of APP
parently sound chestnuts placed in desk drawer
maybe left for a week to dry. When you look at
them YOU are amazed to see gaping holes in one
half OF the shells, and a lot Of fat Brubbers are
rolling hepessly about among the papers. They
have gnawed holes in envelopes and IN writing
paper in a commendabe effort to gain llveli-
hood under their changed condition. ard the
chestnuts useless. How does the squirrel
know? VIII somebody please discover the secret
and irnpart 1t the Greek pedlers of the street?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-10

,.,,,,,nse of a chance In the forests and groves
about New-York they are up with the sun and
,v,,v TO favored spots on the hunt for them-
selves Their stocky figures may be seen In 'he
gloom Of the early morning stealing away across
20 the Palisades up toward Van Cortlandt PARK
IN and around Spuyten Duyvil Hill, over IN
pronx Park and along the line Of the old aque-
duct where the rough-barked trees with 'he''
long strongly marked leaves are abundant Inc
marc PHOSPHORUS among these merchants OF tle
street corners gather al the markets In the carry
hours of the morning, old Washington Marke'
benq one of their favorite haunts. Ihere tne
chestnuts are brought in and expCseu III 'o.e
boxes Sometimes orange or peach poNee
used Almost any morning now group VI -,
half dozen OF the yeilow-tanned foreigners nius
he observed gathered In close consultation" o'''
n case of the decately tinted nuts -
They tabber away at a tremendous iats -.
low tones and then one Of them, VINO ~ pelnap'
accounted an expert, Will pick up double manu-
mi and allow them TO sft slowly through me
aars hack into their nest He Is examining
them for soundness and rounded periectoh' ioi
I, 10 n he noted that the chestnut Is good dea
like an Alderman. 1t is not good II NOT PROVIDES
with an Astounding rotundity. This is sure IN
d,ration that the growth has been complete BE-
ware of the flat-sided fellows They nave beeh
nocked away into the outer compartment OF the
h,r, and SO robbed of sustenance.
The snuirre is the best judge of the nut. walk
through the woods II you wish to be convinced OF
this and examine the ground underneath crest
mt tree The leaves have fallen to mingle
later on with the cetntury-deep mould OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-10
CHAPEL IN IN OFFICE BUILDING.
THE BEAUTIFUL HALL IN TIE PRESBYTERIAN
STRUCTURE IN FIFTII-AvE.

THE BEAUTIFUL HALL. IN TIE PRESBYTERIAN
STRUCTURE IN FIFTH-AvE
The visitor may wander for hours the wide
expanse OF the great Presbyterian Building just fin
ished at Fifth-ave and Twenteth-st, and then pass
out without having the most beautiful feature
OF the entire structure. This is the chapel which Is
situated the ground floor and which has its en-
trance from the corridor that opens on Twentieth
st. The chapel extends across the west end of the
building and at the street end is superb gallery.
II has for 5 people, opera chairs. with fold
ing bottoms being used They finished in ma
hogany. Like the building Itself the room is fine
Interpretation Of the classic Renaissance in archi-
lecture. The sentiment Of It is purely Greek the
working out being based upon the Ionic period The
ceiling is nearly square. the monoony Of this being
broken below by the heavily baustraded gallery and
from the gallery front two Grecian columns adorned
with pure Ionic pilasters rise TO the ceilings height
The ceiling itself is divided into square panels heav-
lily moulded In ornamental plaster, and in the centre
OF ch Is rosette carrying In its heart an electric
lamp. Columns are indicated at the sides OF the
room, separating the walls into immense panels.
which 10 be the subject of decorative effects
later on. Around the entire room runs base Of
highly finished marble. Just now the entire room is
a study in white with the exception OF this massive
marble addition.
At the end opposite the gallery and in the centre
is the recessed platform. with domed ceiling and
panelled like the OF the room, only deli
cately. Then the left Of this. looking toward
the platform. IS a remarkably fine organ. The in
strument has three manuals and forty-two stops
and stop combine tons, not counting the combna-
ton adjuncts between the keyboards. Some of its
solo stops exceptionally fine.
Experts have been wondering at the
ner in which the problem OF engineering
involved was overcome. Here is large hall
on the ground floor OF twelve-stOry build
Ing and above its ceiling eleven stories
supported. The necessary resistance
cured by running three immense trusses across the
ceiling and these extend up through the next floor
i'm the partition walls between rooms. These OF
iron. and are bridgework In their character The
hall IL is understood. is TO be used only for the
meetings OF the various Presbyterian boards. al
though the question Of permitting II TO be used for
concerts has been freely discussed. II would
tainly be ideal place for chamber music and
song rectals It's acoustic properties are pro-
nounced to be about perfect.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-10

swing The apparatus which the vender carries
around on his shoulder Is about as usel ass piece
OF furniture from a uttarian standpoint as was
ever put together with hammer and nails. 1t
consists of a four-legged thing Of uncertain ten
ure Every surface indication goes to show that
some ia ck-of a -trades started in with the firm
determination 10 make a sawbuck. changed ms
mind in the middle Of the plan and brancned OIL
toward kitchen table and finally wound up on
a compromise. producing something that is not
strong enough for feed trough for horses and
might be made of use In anything under the sun
except for the purposes of complete chestnut
roaster It's spider legs are braced up in lettering
fashion lending false air Of stability 10 It,
sort Of wabbly support like the legs of ase bend
ing toward the yawning grave. The box under
which they tremble is not unlike coffin, and the
chestruts they carry are forerunners OF physi-
clans and undertakers.
NATURE AND MAN AT ODDS
This, be 1t known, is not the fault II the chest
nuts Nature intended these toothsone favOrites
Of the autumn for mans benefit and not fer his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-10
SHE BID AGAINST HERSELF

From The Ohio State Journal
A lot OF people were present at an auction sale Of
japanese goods recently.
How much am bid for this exquisite vase
asked the auctioneer holding II above his head.
Five dollars" responded an elderly lady, sitting
in one OF the front seats
That's shame" cried the man with the hammer
This vase, a work of art Is worth four times
that sum Why look at IT, VIII an intelligent audi
allow such a sacrhce?
six dollars" came In the same woman's voice.
We'll. we'll, well, Can't you see that this is
treasure and you stand here and allow II TO be given
away for such paltry sum-?
Eight dollars" Again 1t the bidder
speaking.
Eight dollars, The very idea," CALCULATED the
aucioneer II never the like. Come what s
the meaning OF this? one OF the MIksdos especial
designs sighted in such manner. 1t II reflection
your taste"
Nine dollars" said the solitary bidder
1T Is too costly, TOO precious and too In pat
tern Wake up, or I'll put 1t back in the box"
Ten dollars the woman said
We'll. IL doesn't seem as II | can get any more so
here II goes. Ten dolars-once twice. three times,
Sold 10 the lady there at that shameful figure"
The lady stepped up. paid for and received her
parcel and departed. apparently without noticing the
smiles OF the audience.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-10
PURVEYORS OF CHESTNUTS.
AS RoAsTER. THE GREEK is DISMAL
FAILURE.

WITH PROPER PREPARATION. THE NUTS WOULD
BE MoRsEL FOR TIE GODS SOMETHING
ABOUT THE EVER PRESENT WORM
AND HIS IDEAS OF LIFE
II has been said Of the North American indian
that he was never known to smile. let alone to in
dulge In n good Caucasian laugh. 1T Is not to be
forgotten though that Mr.. Cooper. In his Last
~ the Mohicans." narrates the contrary. How
ever that may be. there Is every reason to believe
that the modern Greek as he appears In New-fork
is laughterless chap. conceived In so5erness ard
born TO mourn. This is the one present thought Of
the man who has paid any degree If attention to
The chestnut vendors OF the street. The term of
national designation is used a1yise1ly for the
reason that the major part OF the swarthy
dealers in the tasty nut are from the land OF
Homer An occasional italian has wandered into
the trade thanks to the enterprise of some hust-
ling padrore on the lookout for opportunities to
I'LL long-felt public wants be it in chestnuts fruits
or shoestrings.
lust at this season Of the year. however be-
tween frost and snow time. the chestnut has the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-10
DINE-IN-THE.SLO TELEPHONE DEVICE.

From The Chicago Times Herald
The girl who goes TO the corner drugstore twelve
times a day telephone 10 all her friends within
radius OF five miles that she has been invited the
theatre TO lmpart some other piece OF equally
important Information, has talked herself out OF Al
abused pastime At the same time she has talked
the druggist into trouble with the Chicago Telephone
Company The latter has taken out of the hands Of
the druggists the matter Of dmc-in-the-slot tee-
phones. and has just begun canvass OF the city
looking the Introduction into such drugstor's
may desire them of ong-dstance telephones
with automatic attachments. The company does
not like the laxative girl who Is attentive 20 the
telephone and the druggist has love for her.
II she does occasionally buy postage stamp The
scheme has been contemplated 4 long time and The
druggists at one time urged It's adoption
The scheme If simply this: device is 20 be At
tached TO each telephone by which connection with
the desired number cannot be effected until the mes
sage-sender has arst dropped dime into a slot be-
low the mouthpiece. Wires now In use are 10 be
replaced by copper circuit connected with the
long distance system.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-10
A OCRTEENTH-ST. MAGICIAN.
THE MYSTERY or HIS DANCING PUPPETS
CLEARED Up BY 4 FEW MINUTES
INSPECTION

or all the fakirs who make their living by preying
upon the gulibe frequenters Of Fourteenth-st. be-
tween Broadway and Sixth-ave.. perhaps the mos;
astute Is the one who offers for sale a pair OF
little jumping jacks which he arranges that they
appear to d. nee necessarily without assistance
from anybody. The puppets look like cothespins
deprived OF their prongs. and finished with four
loosely jointed cardboard appendages to represent
arms and legs.
The willy merchant. whose license number is 6927
II You should care to identify him. bats his trap
So that 1t has dark background, such open
cellar window. Then he spreads black mat about
a foot square upon the pavement. Waiting until
there are spectators around ne carefully places
the grip containing his merchandise side of
the mat. while ne takes his stand the other side
Then the attenuated clothespns mysteriously ap-
pear on the mat and begin their gyrations To the
uninltiated passers-by the puppets to receive
their inspiration from mysterious source
and not being made Of flesh and blood. they never
weary of their fun. but keep it up by the hour
Women and children stand in astonishment before
the dancers. uncertain whether TO attribute their
actions TO physical spiritual forces.
A close examination reveals the fraud. The most
important element OF II IL a fine, black thread one
end OF which is wound around the index finger Of
the fakr's right hand II is easy to ind the
other end. but II You get behind the salesman and
look carefully you will that II is attached 10 the
side OF the innocent-looking grip In line be.
tween the finger and the point where the thread
cressing jerky movement OF the finger reveals the
motive power completes the chain of evidence and
clears up the mystery.
well out OF sight. but he cannot conceal Il entirely
and the wndow-pan beside him serves as an ex-
ceent reflector, and helps 10 give away his secret
Only few OF his spectators, however, can take
their eyes OF the marlonettes long enough TO look
for such a solution. II. indeed. they suspect trckery
and the purchasers without exception walk away
with their prizes. highly pleased over their Ave-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-10
GOLD AND SILVER ROARDS IN INDIA.
from The London Tlt-Blts

From The London T!t-Bits
Bet~eeh is9y anu S s nm ,n,rtS or less than
gold and t227occOOo in silver. or f3ttOoo0o in ali
What has become OF the silver do not exactly
know though 1t - certain that h great proportion
of IL is boarded fixed and visible wealth but
about the destination OF the gold there is doubt
whatever
The people have got the whole OF It In their own
hands for IL - not In circua ton. and using IL
either In ornaments. kept. be 1t observed, to pawn
i'm extremity. as boarded treasure In coin. such
az les under almost every peasants floor in the
p,.nisub and Eastern Bengal.
india In a treasure house OF gold. yet man may
live hfty years in the British provinces and never
see an ounce. The whole OF this wealth. says Lord
Roberts with perfect justice and especially the
gold which represents obviously and necessarily
part OF the profit on the foreign trade. Is due TO
security and security Ia due to the presence Of that
army Of 20 60 white men, which IL often repre-
sented as burden on the Indian peasant.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-10
TIE QCEEy OF HEARTS ~ SUNDAYScH0oL
From The Buffalo Exnress

Martha is four years Old and has Jus; begun her
religious education in the infan, class OF an up
town sunday-sehool II Is custom OF the teacher
small pupils card containing a short text which
the child !s expected 10 memorlze during the week
In passing them out she charged each OF the chit,
dren to be sure TO keep them carefully and re-
turn them the next Sunday. that they might be
passed on 10 the others.
Martha Is not a very careful little girl. ana
though fully impressed with the duty OF returning
the card. pAe neglected TO put II In a place ~
safety. and before she had reached home
she discovered that she had lost H. The though.
worried her considerably at first. until brlgh.
idea came into her head and. strange 10 relate.
II stayed there all the week She said nothing 10
her mother about the lost card, and the next sun
day went or TO Sunday school happy as usual.
The lost card was not troubling her innocent l,tls
conscience The infant class assembled and the
teacher called on the children 10 their cards
When II came Marthes turn she arose and said
tmidly: IL am very sorry, but | lost my card be-
fore got home. | have brought you one OF my
own which papa gave ME TO play with. Ii Is mucn
bigger and prettier than the one | lost" And
she placed IL with the rest
The young woman who teaching the infant
class stared In mute establishment while several
snregenerae adults In different parts OF the class
room bit their lips 10 keep from laughing.
The card which little Martha had rendered was Q
somewha! dilapidated queen OF hearts.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-01

4 summary OF tho laws and proceedings
OF school district No I. Of Seattle. relat-
ing 20 the issuance and sale Of 500 No0
OF funding bonds has been Issued. Tho
pamphlet covers thirty-three pages and
contains vaiuGele infcrmat hon respecting
thu finances Of the district. Sealed bids
for the purchase Of the bonds IN blocks
% <5o ooa VIII be received by County
Treasurer Maple up 20 o'clock p. ~. ~
Monday. juno 10. when the hids will ~
opened. bidders for bonds are asked 20
name price and rates ~ which they viii
purchpse.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-01
Births. Marriages. Deaths.

IN order 20 secure correct insertion OF
notices under these headings. the same
should 5e ls<t a. the business Offices %
this paper No charge = made for stcn
notices.
Funeral notices. resolutions or ot1er
SPECIAL announcements wfIi re charged Al
the rate OF - cents per line each inser-
ton.
PosT-INTErLTGENC CO.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-01
ADVERTISERS, NOTICE.

Advertisers desiring display advertise
merits changed for the Sunday issue must
hand IN copy by O'Clock Saturday 10
insure change.
sT-rNTEI.LIGESCER co.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-01
AUCTIONEERs.

SCOONE1S & CO. leading auctioneers.
have decided 10 locate IN larger prem
ises. i01s Front street. send your furni-
ture for auction; highest prices guar
anteed. T. J. Z. Scoones, manager and
auctioneer.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-01

Advertisements under the head OF Lost.
Found For sale For Rent ard situations
Wanted will be inserted ~ me rate OF L
cent a word each insertion. Payment al
WAYS "a advance No advertisements re-
cesye-i for less than 2 cents.
NOTTCT-Tne business offfce OF The
PoGf-InseIiigenceg Is open until ii 2. m. !;
SUNDAY hours 2 a m. 20 =. N. IiasSi-
fad advertisements viii Dc recesved W TO
this time.
Advertisements Will be received al
branch offices % the Post-Inf ell gencer az
TACOsNA RI-REATf-ffis Pacific avenue.
NJ n Mastison. Manager.
PRT. ow<SEND-French a Springer.
RELLTSGHAN BAY BIREAN-Sew
wfatcor1. corner Holly and Canoe SITS.
o. X. Culver. Manager.
The following letters await advertisers
a this Office.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-01
WANTED PARTNER.

WANTBD--Partner: party with from
$500 to $500 capital TO take an interest
In an established mems furnishing
goods business in Seattle: a fine opening
for right party. Apply to +. H. Renick.
IL Halter block.
AUTHORIZATIONS: one that can put
M a license for n saloon all ready for
business. Address Partner. Post-fntel-
ltgTaecer.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-06-01

The Fulton market is the leading first
class market or the city.