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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01

The popular citizen had made arrange
ments to go into business in another town.
He had sold his property, packed his
household goods, and everything was in
readiness for his removal.
His friends got farewell dinner for
him. The tables groaned, etc. The viands
were sumptuous. The champagne was
abundant, and after it began to circulate
there was food of oratory, The speeches
were all to the effect that the loss the com
munity was about to sustain was irrepar-
able The speakers dvelt upon the good
qualities of their friend, his many excel
lent traits of character, his genial, COM
panionable ways, and all took occasion to
express their deep sense Of personal be-
reavement on account Of his contemplated
removal. Then they sang:
"For he's jolly good fellow,
Which nobody tan deny"
Brimful of emotion the recipient Of all
this rose to reply:
Boys, - he said unsteadily, 81 didn't
know what 1 was doing when went into
any scheme to leave this town. I didn't
know how sorry my friends would be to
see me go. The-the friendship of my
friends is worth more to me than the few
hun'rd doll'rs I might make by movin
way from here, ard III b-be ev' rlastingly
dadswangled f I'm goin to move. I'm
goin to stay ri here in this town, fellers,
an don't you forget it! Whoop!''
An hour later a detected company Of
men assisted a helpless comrade up a back
stairway and dispersed without saying a
word Chicago Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01

HE fingered NOT.
With ths Prospect of Being Shot He Sped
Away In the Night.


GOOD night!'' he murmured softly.
"Good nighti' she sighed tenderly.
It was nearly good morning. He had
fingered long-longer than he thought.
The hall light was turned low, and the
street, as he could see through the glass
door panel, was quiet and deserted.
He gave the door a confident jerk, but
the latch failed to respond. He tried it
again, with the same result. He had open
ed the door many times before. He should
know how now. He tried again and again,
heard him tinkering with the door and
came out of the parlor.
"Let me try it, she said.
She tried it, but try as she would, it
was no use. The latch couldn't be moved.
Still they were not going to give up with
out being absolutely satisfied that it was
entirely impossible for them to bulge the
door. Again they tried, but the more they
tried the more impossible seemed the task.
''Let me call papa she said finally.
The sonorous breathing of papa came
floating down the stairway like a gentle
benediction.
''No, no, - he said; ''let me try it once
more
He essayed it again, and then, in de-
spair, he said:
81 wouldn't have you call your father
for worlds. 1t would be so unkind of US.
I will leap out of the parlor window"
"You shall not, =" she cried in alarm
"It's 10 feet. It would kill you
He was still fumbling with the door.
There was the sound of light football
overhead. The loud breathing had ceased.
"Burglarsl'' the young people heard a
voice say up stairs in an awed whisper.
care you sure it's loaded?'
There was a terrified silence of a halt
second The young man didn't wait fo1
further developments. Two bounds car
ried him into the middle Of the parlor, a
high leap carried him through the win
dow. He landed on the ground in heap
He was up in an instant and off across the
lawn like deer.
In the meantime papa was coming
down the stairs three steps at leap, WELD
ing an ugly looking revolver in his right
hand, shouting:
FWhere is he: Where is he?''
About that time policeman on neigh
boring block was disturbed by the swift
passage of what seemed to him to be an es-
capped lunatic.-AtIanta Constitution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01

Then Mr.. Allen told him to multiply
1873, 400 by 6. He put down the figures
and performed the operation correctly,
after which the reporter asked if he
could read newspapers and Richmond
said he could. Taking a paper out of
his pocket the reporter said, "NOw read
these paragraphs"
He read each paragraph, pronouncing
the syllables very distinctly, but when he
came to the word 'illusion," it was di-
vided at the end of the line, and he pro-
nounced it illustration, but he stopped
and after looking at the word closely.
pronounced it correctly
Richmond Benn seems to be born
genius, and he has the faculty of remem-
bering nearly every word he sees in
print 1t seems remarkable to see a
4-year-old child reading the newspapers
and Dickens works, but thar is just what
he does. He is very fond of Dickens
works and especially David CopDerfield.
James McDaniels of Chicago. a mil
lionaire, learned of this remarkable
Wichita boy through a friend, and he
wrote to Mr. Benn and asked the privi-
lege of educating him and giving him
all the opportunity of becoming a great
scholar. Mr.. Benn says it is too early to
think of that and that he does not know
that he will ever send his boy to a regular
school He thinks Richmond could
learn what is usually considered a years
course in three weeks.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01
A BIG CLUB IN TROUBLE.
Union League Club of Chicago Arrested
for Selling Pheasants.

CHICAGO, July 1.-The Union League
club is in court before Justice Glennon
to make answer to demand in the name
of the people of the State of Illinois for
the sum of $25 as penalty for violation
of the game laws NJ. R Bortree, presi-
dent of the National Game Bird and Fish
Protective association, appeared on the
part of the people.
The demand for the penalty was made
on the ground that the club on February
% exposed for sale pheasant or ruffed
grouse, that date being Is days after the
season in which the bird is allo wed to be
sold had been closed.
When the case was called Mr.. Bortree
placed E B Clark, a reporter for a
morning paper, on the stand. Mr.. Clark
testified that he had on Feb. % last, al
tended a banquet given in honor of
Washington's birthday at the Union
League club. On that occasion he had
eaten pheasant, which was one of the
items on the menu. The witness also
testified that the persons attending the
banquet had been compelled to purchase
tickets.
Members of the Union League club
make the defense that the game was not
exposed for sale. They claim that the
Union League club stood exactly in the
position of private family and that all
of it's members were part owners of the
club
Mr.. Bortree contested this, claiming
that as each person paid for his meals
the club banquet simply stood in the DO
sition of restaurant
This was denied, as the rules of the
club forbade any but members and one
personal friend eating there. The attor-
ney for the club held that although the
members did pay they were part owners
and were simply contributing to the share
of the expenses of running the institu-
ton.
Justice Glennon held with the attor-
ney on this point, but as he said he did
not want to be thought to be preiudiced
he continued the case until July 10. to
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01
HUDSON AN HONEST MAN.
He Has Learned that Prohibition is q
Failure, Says the Atchlson Globe.
[From the Atchison Globel.

L
If there ever was a conscientious adj
vocate of the prohibitory law, it was j.
X. Hudson, of the Topeka Capital He
believed In il, and thought it could be en-
forced. and humanity benefited, SO he
never let up; he was always fighting
for the law as a reform measure. and for
its enforcement
But of late he has become convinced
that the law cannot be enforced It has
proven failure SO many times, and made
SO much trouble for the people, that he
has quit talking about it.
Hudson is an honest man; as soon as
he was convinced that the prohibitory
law meant trouble, and nothing else, he
quit advocating it. 1t will be said of
Hudson finally that the rum power has
captured him, as has been charged
against every other man who has
honestly become Disguised with the law,
but the people know that Hudson gave
the law fair trial, and was satisfied that
it could not be enforced; the people
know that Hudson believed in the law,
and is now convinced that it is not a good
temperance measure.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01
RAIN-MAKING A HUMBUG

Frank Melbourne Declares He Never
Knew How to Make Raiu.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, July frank Mel
bourne, the erstwhile western "rain
king" whose services were in such ur-
gent demand in the west two or three
years ago, is located in this city.
In speaking of his experience as a rain
maker Melbourne admitted that the
whole thing was humbug, and that he
never possessed any more power in that
respect than any one else. He says the
American people like to be humbugged,
aud the greater the fake the easier it is
TO work it. Melbourne made a fortune
in the business and spent it like prince.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01
No Need of Alarm.

Man of Fami1y-My dear, a rice trust
has been formed, and there is no telling
how soon rice may go up. Better lay in
enough to last a year at least
Average American Housewife ~ Very
well, III send out and buy two or three
pounds.-New York Weekly
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01
A4-YEAR PRODIGY
He LIVES IN WICHITA AND READS
DICKENS WORKS.
He Writes Legibly, Makes Out Accounts
in Proper Form, Adds Up Column
Of Figures and Can Multiply.

WICHITA, July Probably the most
remarkable boy or baby in the world
lives in Wichita. His name is Richmond
Benn, and he was years old October Il,
last. He is natural reader, and he reads
the newspapers books and periodicals.
and his parents do not know when he
learned to read.
1t was found that when he saw word
IN print and heard it pronounced that he
seldom if ever forgot it. And the first
thing the parents knew the child was
reading in the papers and books that he
found about the house.
When the grocer left bill at the home
little Richmond would not be satisfied
until he knew what it said, and one day
the little boy, a mere babe less than 4
years old, was playing with the larger
children. Little Richmond was calling
himself the grocer, and he had little bits
of paper which he would deliver to the
other children, calling one a package of
coffee, another sugar, another bran and
corn.
There was nothing remarkable in the
child Initiating the grocer, but the mother
through curiosity examined one of the
bills which little Richmond left with his
packages of mud and was dunn bounded
to find that the child had written properly
the names of the different articles, set
opposite each price, aud then had
properly footed up the column of
figures. Other bills made out by the
child were examined and they, too were
nearly all correct.
This remarkable child can read Latin
as we'll as English, after he has once had
it pronounced to him. He is not an I'M
erring imitator like Blind Tom in read
ing music, but he makes just mistakes
enough and sometimes cOrrects them to
show that he thinks.
A reporter saw this remarkable child
with his father at Aliens real estate office
on Market street, and after Mr. Allen had
related some of the boys wonderful per-
formances, the reporter said
"What is your name, young MANI"
His father handed him q card and PEN
Gil, and said: 'Give the gentleman your
card. Richmond" He wrote in a bold,
legible hand: "Richmond Benn, 312 New
York avenue"
"Richmond, can you sell me some gro
ceres and feed, and make out bilI?"
The boy laughed, and gave his head a
quick nod. Then the reporter told him
that he wanted fifty cents worth of cot
fee, sixty cents worth of sugar, twenty
cents worth of starch, seventy cents
worth of bran and forty cents worth of
corn chop,
Richmond took a pencil and wrote
down the articles and passed over his bill
to the reporter as follows:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01

LONDON, July 1.-The Right Hon. A J.
Balfour, the first lord of the treasury, and
the Right Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, the
secretary of state for the colonies, were
both reelected today without opposition
in East Manchester and West Birming-
ham respectively. their reelection to
membership of the house of commons
being made necessary by their accept
anca of ransifiona in the new cabinet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01
ALMOST AN INQUEST.
A Human Leg Discovered In an Old Ouin
cy Street Cellar.

cY street OeIIars
In an old stone house on Quincy street
into which a family recently moved
human leg severed q few inches above
the knee was found. 1t was discovered
by one of the sons in a pile of rubbish in
q dark corner OF the cellar, where it
seems to have been carelessly thrown
after being removed by the doctor 1t
was evidently a mans limb and was not
in particularly good state of preserva-
tion, one of the hinges being loose at the
knee.
That the leg had been removed BY a
competent surgeon was developed by
the discovery of the fact that a doctor
with wooden leg once lived in the
house
There will be no inquest.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01
CORBETT-SUMIVAN DEAL.
The NOtsd PugiiIsts VIII Be in the Same
Company Next Season.

Company Next Season.
CHICAGO, July John l. Sullivan.
ex-champion pugilist of America, and
James john Corbett, present champion
and Sullivan's conqueror. will probably
be in the same theatrical company next
season.
William A. Brady, manager of many
theatrical companies and partner and
manager of Corbett, reached town yes
terday morning, and in an interview last
night declared that while no contract
had been signed with the 'big fellow"
as yet, verbal agreement existed that
was binding on both sides, and that a
written contract would probably be draw a
up as soon as he retained east and could
see Sullivan.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01
ONLY A MASS MEETING.

There Aren't Enough Democrats in Color
ado for 3 COnvention.a
DENVER, July 1.-The Democratic state
convention tomorrow will be simply
mass meeting, no delegates being regu
larly elected and no credentials re-
ouired. The attendance from out
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01
From Readauarters.

Dodge attended a seanee last night.
The medium called up the spirit Of Napo-
leon.
Lodge-What message does he send2
Dodge-He denies everything and de-
mands an stigation.-Truth.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01

BRIeroI- e. /, July l.--EHorts Tor the
release of the yacht Defender from her
position on the ways was resumed today.
Pontoons were placed under the bow OF
the yacht at low tide and as the water
rose the position of the boat was eased
considerably. 1t is expected that she
will be foated at high tide this after
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01
He Knev what 1t Was.

There was a man at the Third street
depot the other day making inquiries about
a lost trunk, and after an hours hunt the
baggage master found lid and bottom
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01
STATE HOUSE NOTES.
Items of Interest Picked Up In ONCE and
Corridor

Corridor,
The state board of charities has let the
contract for building a tunnel between
two building of the Osawatomie asylum
to Henry Bennett of Topeka, for 1864
A two seated surrey which cost S115
was purchased by the board of charities
for the reform school last week.
The state board of charities have elect
ed E. c. Charlton of Lawrence, steward
of the deaf and dumb institution at
Olaths. Mrs. r. c. Crozier of Abilene.
has been made matron of that institution.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01

allow Mr.. Bortree to bring in authorities
to sustain his position.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01
Mineral ~ ater.

The finest in the west. Come and try It
]. ". PHILLIPS, 612 ". Eighth ave.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-07-01

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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-06
AN UNLUCKY SPARK.
The Greatest Explosion of Gunpowtler tn.
World Has Ever known.

The Greatest Explosion of Gunpowtler the
World Has Ever known.
The greatest explosion of gunpowtler
the world has ever known took place mt
the Du Points works on the 18th of Octo-
Der, 1890. With their usual cautious
policy the Du Points have never stated
just how great a quantity of powder ex-
ploded at this time, but it is certain
that three magazines and three mills in
the upper yard were blown up, one after
another, and a safe estimate will put
the quantity of powder exploded at 100
tons. In this explosion l3 men and
woman We're instantly killed, while 22
men and 8 women We're injured. some
fatally.
The explosion occurred little after
O'Clock in the afternoon. 1t began in the
magazine for hexagonal powder, tho
kind used in large guns, and the most
dangerous, being made not in grains,
but in reddish, six sided cakes about an
inch and a half in diameter, and an inch
thick, with small hole running through
tho center. These cakes look like moth
ing SO much rs the nuts OH wagon
wheel At the time of the explosion
cakes of powder We're being packed into
large wooden boxes lined with tin, each
box being about feet square The tin
Innings projected above the tops of the
boxes about two inches, and when a box
was packed were folded down over a tin
cover fitted closely upon the cakes of
powder. 1t was the duty of one of the
workmen, William Green, to solder
these tin edges down upon the tin cover.
a hot iron being used for this purpose
On the dsy in question what he had
feared came to pass. A fellow work
man, William McGarvey, was bringing
him the hot irons from charcoal brazier
about 20 yards distant Green stood Mt
the door of tho open magazine, and all
around him were uncovered boxes filled
with the hexagonal powder ready to be
sealed and slowed away. There were
also dozens of boxes that had been
sealed. Just what happened will never
be known, for neither Green nor Nc
Garvey was left to tell the story. But
the probability is one of the soldering
irons was little too hot, and by touch
ing particle of dirt On the tin cover
produced the deadly spark Cleveland
Moffett i'll McClure's Magazine.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-06
PER soNAl.

Miss Mary McFarlan. of Radford,
spent the Fourth In Roanoke.
James Tinley, coal operator OF
Natalie, Pa, ia in the city.
G G. Tsliaferro will leave this morn
ing for Marion to attend a meeting OF
the executive committee of the insane
asylum.
Tinsley Kindred left yesterday after
roon for business trip to LYnchburg.
Hon. NJ. c. Thomas arrived in Roa~
noke yesterday afternoon from Crockett
Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. DAWSON, of Balti-
more, accompanied by their little child,
who have been visiting the family OF C.
c. Taliaferro, left yesterday afternoon
for Charlotte, N. G.
Samuel Moomaw, of Cloverdale, who
has been spending few days in the
city, returned to his home yesterday
afternoon.
E. c. Coulter, OF Wysheville, is In the
city.
Mrs. A. L. Xix, of Richmond, arrived
in the city yesterday, and will spend
several days here.
81. N. Richards, OF Riverton, Va, was
in the city yesterday.
w. L. Carter, Of Column ia, S. C, was
in Roanoke yesterday.
F. A. Guy. OF Baltimore, is registered
at the 81. James.
Mrs. e. v. Baker left yesterday for
Buchanan, where she will remain a
short time, the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. Geo. Thompson.
Mrs. G. Graham Anderson and Mrs.
Nj. Woodward, Jr., who have Teen in
New York for several days. are ex-
pected home this morning.
Fl. G. Stewart, business man of Elk
Garden, Va, is In the city
j. E. Thomas and wife, from Char
lottesville, Va, are registered at Hotel
Roanoke and will spend several days of
their honeymoon in the city.
Superintendent j. w. Cook and ]. G
Osborne were in the city yesterday on
business.
A. Nj. Sheen, prominent insurance
man OF Atlanta, Ca, was in the city
yesterday.
e. B. Pltmsn, one of Baltimore's
hustling drug drummers. was in the
city yesterday.
John G. Wallace. Jr., left last night
for Paris, Va, to spend his summer
outing.
Miss Zula Cox and Mrs. John Cook,
OF Wytheville, and Mias Eta Pulliam
OF Pulaski. are visiting Mrs. Thomas
Hudson on Fourth avenue, N. W.
A. c. Beckner. wife and son, Moor
man. returned yesterday afternoon from
Montvale where they had been visiting
the family OF G. w. Beckner.
Joel Il. Cutchin, who has been III for
several days, was able to be at his office
yesterday.
Col. j. Hampton Hoge returned yes
terday from Rocky Mount, where he
! had gone on legal business.
w. w. Martin, OF tho Norfolk and
Western, has returned from Virginia
Beach and Old Point Comfort
Messrs. W. B. Daniel, Joseph Chap.
man aud A. B. Hunt returned yesterday
morning from Fincastle. where they at
tended Fourth of July ball.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-06
THIS IS a pRoaREss1vE AGE.
New and Startling Discoveries AFRO Ma

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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-06
The Recognized Representative Trade Journal Of the Printing
World THE INLAND PRINTER, Of Chicago, says:

The art of condensation has evidently carried to its limit
by The Stone Printing and Manufacturing Company North
Jefferson street. Roanoke Virginia sngle-pagc aElcttcr
circular they show the following samples printing and kindred
work: Lcterr printing halftonc engraving eng
(tee colo zinc etching rule and figure calendar in two
colors printing in god and cmbossing automatic numbering
cyecng three kinds of pcroran sample ruling Tin three
colors of ink For novelty and paakng presenting
all the above glance do think ever been
eluaied-ceanly not surpassed Tho work done
and must have involved hours of planning before
undertaking to produce such excellent compendium The
eerress printing is description of their establishment which
is up-to-date and complete in every department"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-06
Making Himself Uscfnl.

A woman residing III a fiat ordered a
piece of ice from the grocery. The yoath
who brought it was German He put
it on the dumb waiter i'll the basement
to be hoisted up. She pulled away.
Gracious - she exclaimed How
heavy this ice is The grocer must have
given me good weight
BY great excrtion she succeeded in
getting the dumb waiter up TO her as
tonishmcnt she found the boy seated on
the ice With what breath she had left
she demanded:
"What did you make me pull you up
here for?"
"Why," replied the boy, II thought
the cake would be too heavy for you to
lift, so came up to help you off with it E"
Shoe and Leather Reporter.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-06

MEAL tickets 81 meals Sd at Ca
togni's
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-07-06
Notice, water Consumers.

Go to Donaldson's for refrigerators at
cost.