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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
A RAILROAD LUNCH.
The sal1ow Nan Bought One. Bue He
Talked Too Much,

The SaIow Nan Bought One bue He
Talked Too Muehs
A sallovv individual in q faded brown
overcoat sat down on a stool at one OF the
railway lunch counters the other morning
and said to the proprietor:
Give me cup of coffee and one of your
expurgated sandwiches -
What kind Of sandwich9'' asked the
proprietor.
'Ezpurgated, % rejoined the other. zone
Of those vacuum sandwiches for which
your establishment is justly celebrated. -
Il haven t any kind but those under that
glass cover.
sVhat's all right. That's the particular
variety I want "
He helped himself to one of them and
lifted of the upper lid.
'sThis is what / call a sandwich, nit, .
he observed, eying it critically, yet ap-
provingly. There's nothing supererog-
atory about 1t. It's one Of these hiatus
sandwiches. It's a sandwich with an ali
bi, " he added, replacing the lid and study
ing the outer surfnce of it intently It's
an absent sandwich. It's a sandwich that
has failed to arrive. have seen times
when would have given worlds to-
Say" interrupted the proprietor, 81
you don like that sandwich you needn t
eat it. That all there is about that. -
Who said I didn't like it? Didn't
4
For this particular occasion and for this
specific luncheon happen to want one of
your negative sandwiches, one of youI
shadOwy, debated, dream sandwiches, and,
like a man, sir, I call for it. Is there any
thing wrong about that2''
You needn't get gay, - grunbIed the
man behind the counter. Did you order
cofeeg''
81 did. Give me, if you please, a cup
of your best supposititious coffee.
eve only got one kind Of coffee, . re-
piled the sull1y caterer.
CHATS the kind want. A cup of your
universally admired, nonexistent coffee,
your famous notification coffee, accom-
panied, if you please, by a small pitcher Of
your vague, phantasmal, visionary, depop-
ulated cream. I am fasting today.
And while the man in the faded brown
coat munched the sandwich and slipped the
coffee in Il slow, absentminded way the
proprietor stared at him and breathed hard
and longed to throw him out OF the win
dow.-Chicago Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
HENTIG BUILDING SOLD.
Mortgage Covers Almost the Entire
Value of the BuiIding.

The Hentig property near the corner
Of Seventh and Kansas avenue was sold
this morning under an old Judgment
and it brought S55. The sale was made
simply for the purpose of securing i'm
mediate possession. S there is a mort
gage of 49, GO on the property that is
a first lien. The sale was made under
a debt of $4,000 in favor of the Central
National bank and Walter Noble bid
in the property a s55 after it had been
started at S25. 1t could not have been
sold under the mortgage for some time.
ana advantage was taken Of this old
judgment for the purpose of securing
immediate possession.
Mr. Hentig was on hand, and before
the property was offered he said Il
hereby give notice that this property is
not the property of r G. Hentig and
any one who buys it viii buy a law
suit Under Sheriff Bert Lucas went
on with the sale, however
A small tract of land north Of Topeka
belonging to Mr.. Hentig was also sold
and was bought by the Central Ma
tional bank for 81 .0O0
The r. Fowler farm of so acres north
Of Topeka was sold under foreclosure
and bought by Henry Hedderman for
81. 100.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
TIGERS WERE HUMBLED.
The Missouriaus Defeated by Illinois
Score 10 to O.

St. Louis Oct 19.-Illinois state uni
versity foot ball-team ingloriously de
feated the team Of the Missouri state
university at the De Hodiamonl
grounds Saturday afternoon The final
score was 10 to 0 in favor of Illinois.
The game was a wretched exhibition
of foot bali by both teams and the club
which did the least poor playing won.
Truly the AIiss0urians We're not in II
with the boys from Illinois They went
down before them like wheat before the
self-binder. But once did Missouri have
q chance for her life. and, then, by bad
Judgment and bad playing, lost it,
Illinois fairly walked away with the
Tigers. the vaunted Tigers VINO last
year humbled the foot ball pride OF six
states in the Mississippi valley and
who. in the supreme confidence of their
glory. wanted a chance to play Yale.
the mother OF foot ball, herself
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
THROUGH A NEEDLES EYE.
James Getty Attempts to Twist the
Truth About His Aetions.

James F. Getty, who has been chas-
ing the nomination for state senator in
Wyandotte county and who came up no
Topeka and applied to the supreme
pei the secretary Of state 10 certify his
name to the county clerk Of Wyandotte
county as the nominee of the RepubIf-
can party, is out in g. card denying that
he made the application to the court or
that he said any of the things That he
was reported to have said In the Jour
nal. His card is as follows.
at no time made any statement to
the effect that Cy Leland owned the
supreme court or had taken any part ~
that controversy. 7 desire to make this
correction in justice to myself aad in
justice to the emirent and honorable
gentlemen who compose our supreme
court at the present time. Ia fact 4
never filed any proceedings ia the S71-
preme court and no order was ever en-
tered by the court in the matter refer
red to ia the article from which the
above is quoted.
In justice to Getty and the people of
Wyandotte county it should b- re-
marked that he did come to Topeka
and apply to the judges of the supreme
court for tine writ and that he talked
TO the reporters in the office Of the seq
rotary of state and ia the office eff the
clerk of the supreme court in the hear
ing of several parties. Tt is also true
that he did not file the papers III the
supreme court. The Judges decided
that they would not grant MIN She wrlt
and he then asked Mr. Graves, the
deputy clerk il it was necessary to file
the papers, and being Informed that 1T
was not, put the papers in his pocket
and left the office 1857 not tiliMg the pa
pers he was saved the costs that would
have accrued Mr. Getty is trying 10
falsify ia regard TO the affair on q very
himsy pretext. Some people tnink it
so amusing to accuse the newspapers
of lying" but the newspapers encouu-
ter mountains of falsehood every day
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
IRRIGATION CONGRESS.
Many Able Papers Read at the Great
Bend Session

Great r7a,4 0o+ ,o ~r
iiN"t 7Fitet DGl- 4H-- me irrigation
eq.'t-s' MAi en- el 49, here Saturday
49, b747 IS, sli II 1'si1i7l le
s,lffa.s v-..+.-5,s IS r,-...+...-
E u =, s. = a.=i7 9I Y eslern Kansas
~ fb ~ 49, Per p VI & Russell
He saf7 +b4 +. 49, IN > lysll SUI Nez-
1abie i-fl-, - 20 OBTAIN any val
cord7,er ela7-s' - 10
~ - - Isslly lol a series
- 81, - {. ..--i on OF these Will
5,lite ,ll 1d mean
---17.I ms work th7 Jnited states
- sl-l ~ ms under. a Ken 10 do
s-N-il6 par slealstf attention to the west
eLH slates ana territories 1t began
tne wofA ia western Kansas in 1885
siii0 N T. 1-gsseil mas had sole charge of
A. F1e mas esta9llshed gauging sta
IONS li gLl me Eseguoilcan, solomon Sa-
~, '7lilo5Ay f1lii ARKANSAS. Medicine
l 60 ieil rivers Wnlch en-
psAee placlleaiy about All the run-of
u z nai.sfs- ana each station,
S-3,-,.- Loss n l-le tepuphcan and
- " Ns-s loestSea as near the s8th
A4sIlaAah as was practice BILE
- AlF- russell IS Of the opinion that ir-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
DAIRYMEN no MEET.
Tenth Annual Session to be Held at
Abilene November 1920

Abilene. oct 19.-The tenth annual
meeting of the Kansas State Dairy as
ISOLATION VIII be held in Abilene No
vember rs. 19 and 20
Besides the regular programme, ar
engagements have been made for the at
tendance of Prof T. L. Hacker of the
Minnesota experiment station, Profs
Mckay and Curtis of the Iowa dairy
school C. c. Georgeson of the Kansas
experiment station at Manhattan and
r. D. Coburn secretary of the state
board of agriculture
Nearly 5000 in prizes has been prOvid-
ed for the various competitive tests and
exhibits.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
AN UNFORTUNATE LAPSE
Of Memory Causes John Rix to Lose
HIS Foreinger.

John Rix, farmer residing south
east Of town took down his shot gun
from the wall yesterday afternoon for
the purpose Of cleaning it, preparatory
to going on a hunting trip He forgot
that he had loaded the gun when he
hung it on the wall, and consequently
when he happened to press the trigger
with the index finger of one hand while
the index finger of the other hand was
over the mouth of the barrel, the gun
went off
A large portion of the index finger at
the mouth of the barrel disappeared with
the report and a quantity Of shot lodg-
ed in the middle finger of the hand. I2i9S
came to Topeka and the index finger
was amputated and the middle finger
dressed at the Santa re hOspital.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
First locomotive on the Road.

switch engine No. 166. which has been
standing unused at the Central Branch
shops Tor several years, has been sent
to the scrap heap around near the
chutes. Old JOG IS supposed to nave
been the first locomotive which was
brought into Atchison- Tt served as a
switch engine until two years ago, when
II became So old and decrepit that it
mad Ia be mustered out 1T is now the
Smallest locomotive owned BY the Cen
frsI Branch. This is the third engine
sent to the scrap heap on the Central
Rranch.=Atchison Globe.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
BUFFALo JoNEs IN wALL 81.
The Ex-Kansan Finds Why Money
Isn't Invested Out West.

Wichita. oct. &c. j. Jones Of Per
~ ok. known throughout the west as
Buffalo" Jones, who represented the
western portion of the state of Kansas
in the legislature. and who is now con-
structing the North and South railroad,
is in the city. Garden City, Kansas,
stands upon his homestead, while in all
most every western town large blocks
stand as monuments to his public spirit
Seventy-hVe miles of the road are now
in operation. and Mr. Jones has just
returned from New York and England,
where he had been TO secure money to
complete it. He says
When 7 went to New York for the
purpose Of securing money with which
to complete the North and South rail-
road. I took with me gilt-edge security.
The syndicate examined my security
and pronounced fit hrst-class and said
that under ordinary conditions they
would be glad to make loans but that
al this time they were making no loans
deposit United States bonds as security.
II asked them the reason and they re-
piled that capitalists never had money
to loan as long as there was a prospect
for the issue of government bonds. That
they could make through the syndicate
as high is 10 per cent in 80 days on their
money. and while government bonds
were issued, money would be held in
reserve is it any wonder they should
object to the plank in the Bryan plat
form. which declares against the issu-
ing Of bonds in time of peace2
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

"There' 5 just one thing about this fnan-
cial question, said the conadent young
man, that don It understand
His father gazsd at him and exclaimed:
There 9 no use, my son, in your coming
80 me for information. If you've got thai
subject mastered to such degree that
there's only one thing about it that you
don't understand, it isn't my place to say
q word. The 5hing for me to do is to drag
up a footstool, sit down on it, look up into
your eyes AMI drink in wisdom. Wash
1ngton star.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
SANTA FE ROUTE.
The Home Road Offers Superior Ad
vantanges to All Those Wishing
To Travel.

---'0 w A1AA4A =
To Travel
Five trains east daily,
Five trains west daily,
Elegant equipment.
Magnificent track,
Superior eating stations.
First class dining cars.
The fastest time.
Union depot connections,
Through car service east,
Through car service west,
Free reclining chair cars.
The newest and finest sIeepers.
The most improved tourist sleeping
cars run On any railroad
For tickets. sleeping car space and
AZ information see Cromwell & letters,
IN postoffice room in North Topeka.
telephone 364. or at depot. foot of Fifth
street. telephone $50
w. c. CARNEY, Agent.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
"MADAME SANS GENE.'
Another Interesting Event ia the To
peka Theatrical Season.


Next to Mansfield probably, the rlost
suspicious dramatic attraction Topeka
viii get this year is Kathryn kidder in
Madame Sans Gene" which means
Madame Don't Care" The original
French of the play was written by Vic
torien Sardou and had an immense
Paris and London successes
Meltzer the dramatic critic of the
New York World, "Englishized" the
piece and the success was repeated iu
New York. A theater programme from
Los Angeles. Cal, where Miss Kidder
presented the play three weeks ago,
shows 40 speaking characters in the
cast
sans Gene" is story of Napoleon
and is as full Of humor as it is of start
ling situations Miss Kidder wiz be at
the Grand Opera House next Monday
evening the 26th. The company is at
the Coates, Kansas City. this week.
In case Of sudden colds, and for
coughs of long standing, take Ayers
Cherry PectOral.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

Mrs. Ofnseker-Well, John, so you have
actually got through talking with that Mr..
Heller at last. Is there anything in him2
John (gloomily) there's a bottle
or two of my best extra dry, but L don &
believe there S any disposition to vote for
Washington Capital
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

Mrs. Lawnes-Have you noticed that
Thomas isn't detained at the Office as often
as he used to be?
Mr. Lawnes-Yes; he usually gets home
earlier after the lawn mower is packed
away for the season.-Detroit News.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

f'Wow" exclaimed the sultan. He was
evidently in great pain.
What is the troubleq'' asked his faith
full attendant. Foreign affairs or tooth
acheg''
Neither" replied the monarch, look
ing up with an expression of agony. Its
another OF those jokes about the powers
carving their Christmas Turkey. Brook
lvn Life
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

'Hoskins, did you ever sec a truly hon
est lnan2"
Eyes. in n theater once heard a fellow
tell his wife he was going out to get a
drink. ''-Chicago Record.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

'fDidn't see you pitching pennies WITH
that little Sprankle bOy?''
'.Yes'n. 80
''wen. don't you do it again. Do you
hear lne?''
.'Yes'n. won't do it no more. He
hahn u got cent left. ''-Cleveland Plain
Dealer
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
FLAGS EVERYWHERE.
Nothing but the American Flag Shall
Grace the Free Silver Ball

The vVomen's Free Silver league are
decorating Hamilton hall for the Flam-
beau silver ball Tuesday night, october
"a The committee says There Will
be not a palm. not a plant not a green
trailing vine. not even an olive branch
but American flags. flags everyvy here.
fearinsr evidence of the patriotic spirit
and arnblematic Of the loyalty Of the
free silver movement.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
ANOTHER MNAsPY VICTIM.
"a Herington Man Loses $675 and is
Arrested TOR IRVINE to Collect 1t.

Arrsstsd Tor Trying 60 Collect II
Abilene. oct l9-The AIcNaspy sem
sation at Harrington continues to bob
up in one form or another.
George Dunlap was placed under ar
Dunlap is a farmer living six miles
northwest of town and had a mortgag e
of S675 on his farm which became due
Feb. l. 1896. In August. 1895 he sold
some cattle and loaned AIcNaspy $500
until Feb. 1. and on that date gave him
SIS more to finish the payment of his
mortgage and now finds that McNas-
py has failed to pay the mortgage off,
and the holders are going to foreclose
His present arrest comes by his having
made vigorous efforts to collect the
money from Mrs. N0rah McNaspy. who
had become alarmed fearing bodily
harm. and now asks the court to bind
DUNLAP over to keep the peace.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
Death Of an Old Chase County Settler.

Cottonwood Falls. Oct ia. s. How
ard president of the Chase County
National bank died at his home in
Cottonwood Falls Thursday. He was an
early settler in Chase county and was
we'll known among business men
throughout central Kansas. He was
about SO years Of age. The funeral took
place Sunday afternoon at 2.30 O'Clock
and was the largest ever held in the
county
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
KILLED AT PEABODY.
Two Small Boys Play With a Revolv-
er With Fatal Results.

Peabody. Oct 19-About noon Sun
day Arthur slower. son Of N. B. Slower.
shot and Killed his brother Ollie Slower.
with am old revolver with which he was
playing.
The boys ages are 9 and Z respective
~ Their parents were visiting with
some friends in Butler county at the
time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
HOBART's NIECE 10 WE'D.
She and Her Prospective Husband
are IN the "a Boy Wantedn Co.

are in the "a Boy Wanted" Co.
St Louis. Oct 1s.-Margaret Hobart.
a niece OF Garrett A Hobart of New
Jersey. Republican candidate for vice
president. VIII be married in the parlor
of the LindeI hotel next Thursday to
Harry Clay Blaney. Mr.. Blaney is the
star Of "A Boy Wanted" that opens at
Hagan's tonight. Miss Hobart is in the
same company They have been friends
since childhood. Miss Hobart will be
worth $4,000 when she reaches her ma
jority.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

Quincy. I'll, Oct 19-The Labor News
the organ Of the trades assembly and Of
organized labor interests, has deserted
Bryan for Mckinley and flies a Repub-
lean ticket The editor, Walter w.
williams is secretary OF the Bryan club
here.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

Hero it says there is no more demand
for legitimate drama Now tell me what
is legitimate drama
'sWhy, the drama the law doesn't fer
bid, of course Detroit Tribune
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

Burr-What do you think of the story
about Jonah being three days inside of the
Vhales
Kerr-It's a good thing. I've given my
wife worse excuses than that.-Up to Date.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

Deacon Longnecker (severely) - Ny
friend, why is it that see you coming out
of this saloons
Husky Hoggins-'C Cause dey won't lem
me stay any niger on 10 cents.-NeW York
Sunday World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

Teacher Severely Tommy Smith. come
here Why haven t you learned your geog-
raphy lessOn2
Tommy Cause the papers say there's
going to bea change in the map Of Europe.
CHICAGO Dispatch.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
ROLLA SAMPLE KILLED.
A Brakeman Whose Parents Reside
in Topeka Otter Deaths.

Rolla Sample a brakeman in the
employ Of the Santa Fe, was run over
by freight train at Oklahoma City
yesterday morning and died from his
injuries a few hours afterwafd. He
was one of the regular brakeman on
the Santa F'e freight which arrives in
Oklahoma City early in the morning.
Arriving in the railroad yards at that
place some switching was done. After
coupling the fiat cars together, Sample
attempted to climb upon a fiat car. The
train was in good motion. In some
way he lost his footing and fell under
the car. The wheels passed over his
lower limbs and one arm. He died
at 2.2O p. m. He was % years of age,
was single and was the son of DR.. J.
A G. Sample Of 4O6 Topeka avenue, this
city.
The remains arrived in the city this
afternoon. The burial services viii be
held at the family residence tomorrow
afternoon at 2:30.
The interment viii be at Topeka Gem
etery.
Mrs. Mary Watson. the mother Of
Mrs Van Smith OF 1908 Arch street
died yesterday of paralysis. She was
Il years of age and had been a sufferer
for several years. The burial services
viii be held at the residence of Mrs
Van Smith tomorrow morning at $3.50.
Jack Kelly. aged s. years, died Of
brain fever yesterday at his home OF
East Seward avenue. The burial serv-
ices were held this afternoon at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs c. G. Burton,
corner of Seventh and Madison streets.
a o. U. w. No. viii have charge of
the services.
Mrs. II. s. Pope. aged 50 years, died
yesterday of Bright's disease at her
home. 1923 Jackson street. The re-
mains We're sent this afternoon to Mar
vim, Kan, for burial
olga Marie. the months old daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs X Hansan, died
Yesterday at 622 Horn street The
burial services We're held at the resi-
dence this afternoon.
Andrew NJ. Spaulding,a aged 10 months,
died yesterday at 1414 Chandler street.
The burial services were held this
afternoon at the residence.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

Topeka chapter No. r. A. NJ will
celebrate it's thirtieth anniversary to-
night All Royal Arch Masons and their
families are invited.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

Ayers Sarsaparilla is the quickest
cure FOR all blood diseases. Its effects
are always beneficial.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19
MARK HANNAIN COURT.
Garnishment Papers Are Served on
the Republican Chairman.

Chicago. Oct. 19-W. J. Collins. a
tailor, went before Justice Richardson
and secured garnishment papers against
Mark Hanna W. T. Lewis and the
national Republican committee for the
purpose of securing money due W c.
P0meroy- Collins declares that Pom
Grey obtained a suit of clothes from him
nearly three years ago and that in Feb
ruary. 1894 Justice White gave him
Judgment for $50. but this has not been
satisfied Collins claims that P0meroy
is in the pay Of the above mentioned
parties and is receiving s25 per week.
the case VIII be heard October g.
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we can Iaunder ladies' shirtwaists to
suit the most critical customer Peer.
less Steam Laundry. 112 and ia West
Eighth
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

Whltmer Bros. BARRIERS. have moved
at 732 Kansa avenue in KlaUer's cigar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-10-19

Mrs H s. Pope. aged 50 years, died
yesterday of Bright's disease at her
home 1923 Jackson street. The re
mains were sent this afternoon to Mar
vim Kan, for burial.