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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-28
The NIan Who Chanced.

We had just eaten supper at Robin
son 8 cabin, on the side Of the Cumber-
land mountains, when a boy came to
the door to announce that a preacher
named Davis had come to town and
would come to Robinson s to put up for
the night. The 'town" consisted of six
houses. with total population of &c
souls. As we went out doors the newly
arrived entered the gate. He was tall,
gaunt and yellow haired young man of
about 20. He was loose in the joints,
had lop to his left shoulder, and he
chewed plug tobacco like an old brindle
COW nlunching carrots. The term ''on-
cry just fitted him.
Three or four neighbors had followed
the man, and all were invited into the
cabin. In another minute Robinson got
a good look at the stranger and exclaim-
ed:
"Doggone my buttons, but what ar
yo' doin yere, Tom JOnes?"
''Servin the, Lawd, naybur-servin
the Lawd, was the humble reply as he
put down his satchel
"But yo' hahn named Davis?'
when I got a change O. heart. I
changed my name. I've cum down to
wrassle fur the Lawd and to lead yo' uns
in paths yo' hev not trod.''
''Look a-yere, Tom Jones p said Mrs.
Robinson as she came forward. "Yo's
don't purtend that yo' has got over bein
emery and become fltten?"
I'm now leadin sinful souls in the
right path, Mrs. Robinson.
''Doggone it, Tom, but I can't snig-
ger to thatP' exclaimed one of the men.
Yo's allus bin SO pizen mean it would
take fo'ty Bibles to work change. Why,
20 stole hogs right in this town l''
But, bless the Lawd, I've repented
and been forgiven l'' replied Tom.
And he's stole sheep up at the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-28
INGLESIDE CHARITIES.

Mrs. Thorpe Furnishes n List of Two
Hundred Families of Deserving
Poor.
The Ingleside ladies expect to be deep
in their new charity work by the end of
the week. The work was started yes
terday by the opening of the new sew
ing school for poor girls and several at
tended.
The city has been divided into forty
districts and the forty visitors are at
work and in few days the work will be
swinging along nicely. The Ingleside
home is the headquarters and distrbut-
ing point
The management of the new charity
association asked Mrs. Thorpe to be-
come one of the visitors but Mrs. Thorpe
declined, pleading need of rest. She
has, however, at the request of the la
dies prepared a classified list of all the
deserving poor in town that have come
10 her notice. There are over 200 fami-
lies of them and the directory" tells all
about them, the number of children.
their ages, the history of the family and
such other information as would be use
f1,l
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MCLALLIN STEPS OUT.
He Is Not Now i'm Control of the
Advocate.


Advocate.
DR.. McLallin is no longer connected
with the Topeka Advocate, the paper
which he founded at Meriden in 1899
DR.. McLallin moved his paper to To-
peka in January, 1890, and it was about
that time made the official organ of the
State Farmers Allia nee, which was then
in its glory.
Every sub alliance was subscription
agency for the Advocate, and the paper
flourished while the Alliance kept it
going, but has since then had some ups
and downs, and its business management
has now passed entirely into other
hands.
DR.. McLallin has not owned any stock
in the paper for some time and he has
now retired from his position as an edit
orial writer.
The owners of the paper told him
they were compelled to cut down ex-
penses and could not afford to pay him
the salary he required for his services.
To a STATE JOURNAL reporter DR..
McLallin said he had not yet determined
what he will do in the future.
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The Board of Public Works the Scene OF
Some Trouble.

The Board of Public Works the Scene of
Some Trouble.
An effort is being made in state admin
istration circles to cover up dispute
which occurred last week at meeting
of the state board of public works be-
tween State Architect Holland and Su-
periutendent Charles Faulkner of the
state Soldiers Orphans home at Atchi-
son.
The members of the board of public
works were considering the plans for the
new buildings now being constructed at
the Atchison institution with the view of
keeping the expenditures within the ap-
preparation.
Superintendent Faulkner insisted on
some changes in the plans of one of the
buildings which State Architect Holland
said were impracticable and could not be
made.
There was a hot dispute over the mat
ter, and it is said that only the interven-
ton of the members of the board who
were present prevented the men coming
to blows.
All the members of the board and both
of the participants decline to talk about
the affair,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-28
SKETCHES BYM. QUAD.
Dodeing an Issue.


"What would like to know he said
as he followed me down Twenty-third
street the other night-''what I would
like to know is where you will be found
in case of war with England?"
He had the look and voice of one of
the legion of night tramps, but he had
struck new key and SO I asked:
why, what is that to you?''
A great deal, sir-a great deal NV
grandfather fell at Bunker Hill and the
blood of patriots runs in my veins.
am for my country first, last and for
ever
$50 ami"
'But which is your country, sir?
When the signal shot booms out upon
the midnight air, on which side will you
be found?''
The right side, of course -
Sir, )" he exclaimed as ne waved his
hand, "this is very serious matter, and
You must not seek to elude it. It is
time when one must put himself on rec
ord. -
Suppose I'm an Americana I que
ried.
"Then, sir, I will tell you that
shall probably be captain Of privateer
and want you for my mate, and you can
get off tonight for dime.''
fBut if I IN English?''
'Then, sir, shall strike you for s
cents and arrange that my privateer
don't do you any damage for the first
year of the warp
He hung to me for four blocks, and
on my word that 1 was Russian and
didn't care which side whipped he let
me off with nickel.
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RUIN WITHOUT LELAND.
This Seems to Be Our Fate, Sure
Enough
IF VIZ DO NOT HANG TO CY.
At Any Rate Cy Says So, and shows
Letters from Quay, PIatt and Others
That Say He is tine Fine Old stun.

At Any Rate Cy Says So, and Shows
Letters from Quay, Plat and Others
That Say He is the Fine OLD stun.
Chairman Cy Leland of the Republican
state central committee has become des-
Republican national committee as the
member from Kansas.
Mr.. Leland has in his candidacy for
national committeeman held himself up
as the only true and original Mckinley
representative. He has been shrewd
enough to see the lay of the land and
put up his campaign as Mckinley
boom.
There are no objections to Mr .Leland's
being for Mckinley if he wants to, but
the people of Kansas insist on a man
being consistent, especially if he wants
an office at the hands of his party.
Mr.. Leland in his desperation, is show
ing letters from such eminent Republi-
cans as Matt Quay, Tom Plat and Chair
man Marley, III which these leaders pre-
dict calamity if Mr.. Leland should fail
to be reelected as q member of the
national committee.
1t is very nice to be able to show let
ters from the great men of the party ex-
pressing their confidence iu him, but
MI Leland should explain matters.
Quay and PIatt and Manley are all for
Tom Reed for president, and they sure
ly are rot anxious to have a Mckinley
man elected to head the Kansas delega-
tion to the national convention.
Can it be that Cy Leland Is working
with the Reed Republicans of the east
and is only using the Mckinley racket in
Kansas to get in on.
Mr.. Leland ought TO explain this if he
wants the Republicans in Kansas to put
confidence in him,
He surely will not deny having shown
letters from these eminent Repu blicans
as it was only last wsek that he exhibit
ed them to some Republican politicians
at Leavenworth.
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He Was a TaIker.

81 am no hand to complain, - began
an oldish man as he halted me at the
corner of Fifth avenue and Broadway
the other day, but it does seem to me as
II the policemen i'll this town might be
little more polite toward strangers. -
''Have they refused to answer your
questions?'' asked.
No, not exactly, but they are cold
and reserved and don t seem to care any
thing about you. was here in New
York about 20 years ago. There has
been lots of changes since then, and
wanted to talk about it to somebody. 1
went up to a policeman on Fourteenth
street and began to talk, but he gave me
a look and walked off. s'pose he was
busy, but why didn't he say SO and ask
me to please excuse him?''
''That i2n't just the style here, but
they will give you all information. "
81 went up to another on Broadway, I"
continued the old man, 'and started in
to tell him that the city seemed to have
grown one-haIf since was here, but he
growled at me to move on and added
that he didn't care if it had doubled.
He may hEye had a headache or the
collie, but that s no way to turn stran-
ger off. It gives man bad impression
of people as a whole, and if he was in
tending to invest $500 or $500 in real es-
tate he changes his mind. ;"
1.-THE police are not great takers
when on duty I said, hoping to con-
sole the stranger bit.
'tNo, mebbe not, but I like to be
treated like gentleman. It wasn't half
an hour ago that I went up to one over
there in the park and started il to tell
him that I saw cows grazing around
here 30 years ago, when he said had
better go to bed and sleep it Off. Sleep
what off? Have I been drinking? Smell
of my breath and tell me if have been
drinking!"
please excuse mel'
sob! That's all right, if you'll take
my word for it. Not a drop have
touched this day. It was an insult, sir
"a pure insult, aad don't like it bit.
Now, then, can talk to you for about
an hour?'
"On what subject?''
son the subject of what I saw 20
years ago and see Uow?''
81 should be glad TO hear your re-
marks, but I'm on my way down town
and can't stop.
81 sesame as the police-same as
everybody elsel All right-go on with
you'll If you folks here are SO mighty
busy that you can't stop to talk min
ute to a stranger, that's all right, and
1 II show you that 1 can shut my mouth
and keep it shut longer'n any of you!''
M. Quad i'll Detroit Free Press.
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BETTER SHOWS SOME DAY.
Next Season Topeka Won't Have to
Endure What 1t Has This One.

Topeka isn't half as mad as she pre-
tends to be over the fact that only Isl
Plunkard" kind of shows stop there.
If Topeka don't like that sort of thing
she wouldn't get SO much of it-Emporia
Republican.
Topeka isn't getting SO much of it.
Barn storming companies that were
booked early in the season, are being
cancelled by the dozen and the opera
house stays dark for weeks. The attempt
to reduce Topeka to the theatrical level
of towns of 1000 and 5000 population
has proved a failure. Topeka won't
stand it; she boycotts the barn stormers.
Never again after this season, will To-
peka be called on to permit 90 cent COM
pauies in its best opera house. We shall
have as good as ST. Joseph or Lincoln or
we shall have nothing. The 50-cent
shows will appear in the so cent opera
house as they ought TO.
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FUSION IN ALABAMA.

POpulisfs and Republicans Hold
Their Convention the Same Day.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Jan 2S-At the
meeting of the executive committees of
the Republican aud Populist parties BE- tn
decided to hold their conventIen on the
same day The conventions will be held
in Montgomery on April %. 1t develop
ed early in the game that the sentiment
the Populists than in the ranks of the
Republicans Kolb who up to a few
days ago has led the opposition to fusion,
came out in q card in his paper today
strongly pleading for fusion and express
ing desire that the Repu blicans have
at least three places on the state ticket
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County Superintendent Stout Of Shaw
nee county has just been appointed
chairman of committee of county SUI
perintendents TO prepare list OF ques-
lions to be used by scholars taking final
examinations to pass from the common
schools to high schools. The
other members of this committee
are ]. Fl. Anderson of Cowley-
c. G. Swindle of Riley, Miss Alice G.
Crumpton of Pawnee, Horace Trum \
of Lincoln, j. E. Pears of Douglas, Mrs.
Ida Martin, Labette
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THERE ARE THREE NOW.

Formerly Only heiIar and Hermann
Were the Noted Masician ans
On Wednesday and Thursday evening
Oscar Eliason, magician who has never
been in Topeka, though he is said to
have made himself immensely popular
in his own state of Utah. will be at the
Grand opera house.
Eliason is assisted by Mile. Edmunda
and seven others In the company are
Mrs Eliason, Frank Eliason and others.
These render valuable assistance through
out the performance of palmine, illusion
creating and sleight of hand tricks. The
entertainment is given in five acts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-01-28
A WORTHY OFFICER.
Kind words for the Clerk of the Dis
lrict Court.

Kind Words for the Clerk of the Dis
trict Court.
The Topeka Mail.
Hon E. NJ. Cockrell, clerk of the dis
trict court ofShawnee county,was brought
up on farm, aud has spent the greater
mart of his life in farm work. He is a ma
tive of Ohio, moved to Shawnee county
in 1878, and for fifteen years farmed in
Mission township, where he still resides.
He was employed as deputy clerk under
Sam Gardeuhire, and one year ago was
elected to the Office of clerk of the dis
trict court which is the first county office
he has ever held. 1t is universally &C
knowledged that his management of the
office of district clerk has been first class
in every respect. He is always obliging
and handles the business of his office In
a manner which commands the praise of
lawyers and all others who are brought
into contact with him. The county has
been saved considerable amounts in fees
by his careful administration.
Mr. Cockrell was largely instrumental
in the organization of the Mission Town
ship Republican club in the dark days OF
PopuIism in 1897, and was president of
it at that time; assisted in the organiza-
ton of the Mission Township Drum
corps, and Mission Township Mounted
Flam beau club, of which he is still an
active member.
Mr. Cockrell has always been inter-
ested in church work, and his efforts
among the Methodists. of which he has
long been mem Der, as we'll as among
other churches has been felt for good in
the communities where he has lived.
1t is a time honored custom in this
county to give a good officer a second
term, and the indications are that the
custom will be adhered to in the case of
Mr.. Cockrell.
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To DIscuss Comparatively.

Alonzo Wurdall is at the head of CO.
operative movement which is to hold
meeting in Topeka April 9, 10 aud II.
The object of this meeting is to organize
a cooperative association. Mr.. WardalI
says n. o. Nelson of st. Louis, vice presi-
will be present and he expects J. c.
Rogers secretary of the English cooper
alive associations to come to Topeka for
this meeting.
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AGREEABLY SURPRISING
Ten PardOns RefuScd by the State
Board of PardOIls.

General ]. c. Caldwell of the state
board of pardons marched into the gov
ernor's Office late yesterday afternoon
and deposited with the governor the pa
pers in ten cases where the applications
for pardons had been refused at the
present meeting of the board.
The persons being refused pardons
we're George Hubert of Cowley county,
convicted of robbery; William c. Young,
Crawl ford county. assault with intent to
kill; E. II. Landes, Rice county, embez
Element; Newton Hardiman, Cherokee,
grand larceny; William Lauter, Lyon,
burglary and grand larceny; NJ NJ. Rey-
nolds Dickinson, murder in the second
degree; David Palmer, Labette. bur
gIary and larceny; o. E Larriway. But
Ter. murder in the first degree, and l.. T.
Goldsberry, Riley, manslaughter.
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Lots ofCaunidateg,

There are now six men mentioned as
candidates for the Republican nominal
ton for mem Der of the legislature from
the south district of Shawnee county. If
Sam Gardenhire had not gone to New
York there would now be seven, The
six candidates are said to be ]. B. Lari-
mer, j. B. McAfee, A H. Vance. ]. w.
F. hughes, J. w. Stout and A. Z. Jones'
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They Stole the Garnet.

Ellis Banks and George Bentley, the
two young colored boys who were picked
carpet recently at 10 o'clock at night and
were arrested Saturday, were turned
0ver to the state last evening and held
by Justice Grover in the sum of $500
each. They were unable to give it and
are in the county Jail. a. G. Curtis, who
lives on Clay street, is the owner of the
carpet and says the boys stole it out of a
harm
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The Origin of Leap Year.

ST am tired said Love.
t'Of what?" asked Hate.
''Of loving"
"Then come with me"
And foolish Love went and wasted
a quarter of day that year trying not
to love. He has had to take an extra
day every four years since to "get
even. Detroit News
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BOYS Give UD Gold.

Theodore Earhart and John Schwalm,
two young white boys did not know they
were doing anything against the peace
and dignity of the city of Topeka in
playing cards on Sunday and were very
much surprised when they were arrested
for it In police court they pleaded
guilty to the charge and were fined So
zach. which they maid in gold.
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Forks p p1peu ah o1d LADY IN the bac9-
ground.
Eyes, I was wicked man," answer
cd Tom, "but the Lawd he dun made
me see show bad 1 was, and then I
changed. I've cum down to lead yo' unS
up the narrer path to tho better land
above -
Tom Jones, yo' hain't ftten to do
it ~ said Robinson with great emphasis.
"The Lawd never picked out no SIGH
emery cuss as yo' ar to revive us up.
Yo's bin stealth, lyin, cheatin and
playin low down till the Lawd wou1dn t
sen yo' out to sing to bars
"Doan' yo' uns believe he sent me?"
asked Tom as he looked around.
tNoP' answered chorus of voices.
''And hain't I fifteen to revive yo'
up?''
"Nop'
'And can't be fitten?"
"NoI''
well, then, my dearly beloved sisters
and brothers, he continued as he IN
tied the rope which secured his satchel,
I'll hev snack to eat and then I II offer
yo' pills, liver medicine, consumption
cure, pitch plasters, ager remedy and
playin keerds, and at the lowest prices
in to mix religun an these ere things
together, but if I hain't fifteen on religun
We'll let that drop and go the whole hog
on patent medicines ~
When I was ready to leave at noon
the next day, he had sold all out and
was going my way to stock up again.
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EIectric Light Improvements.

The city clerk is being deluged with
letters of inquiry about the improve
ments to be made at the city electric
light plant The advertisements for the
work have not yet been published. but
the electrical companies are already
gathering data from which to bid upon
the work.
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Free LECTURE ON Revelation.

The Topeka Ministerial union has ar
ranged to have DR.. ]. w. Bailey deliver
his lecture on "The United States in
Prophecy" at the Congregational church
this evening, free to the public.
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BIRTHS.

To Mr.. and Mrs George Henry, Janu-
airy 20, boy.
TO Mr. and Mrs. Enoch seger, 1927
Central avenue. North Topeka, boy.
TO Dir. and Mrs. Howard Hunter, lo0o
West Sixth street, January 20, boy.
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Was His Chef d,Guvre.

Maggs-Which play of yours made
the greatest hit of your life?
DEMONSTRATION played Sindbad at
Morris Park, 40 to l shot, and won.-
New York World.
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Southwestern Fuel CO.WilI Meet
Il Competition with Osage Coal.

On account of thu low prices being
made at the present time, on inferior
grades of coal, we Will take orders for
Usage Shaft Coal, delivered in any part
of the city, at $3.50 per ton; other GOALS
at proPortionately low prices.
TEE SOUTHWESTERN FUEL Co,
634 Kansas avenue.
Both telephones 1873
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COMMERCIAL CLUB
Meets This Evening at the National to
Select Officers.

The Topeka Commercial club will meet
this evening at the National hotel and
perfect their organization. Officers will
be elected.
The following directors will probably
be chosen: Samuel T. Howe, J. p. Davis,
Will Ii. Davis. s. s. OFT, Thomas Page,
Warren NJ. Crosby, F. o. Popenoe, Robert
Pierce and Charles s Elliott
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Beggs' German Salve.
Beggs' German Salve.
BeOUs' German Salve

The greatest pile ointment in the
world. 1t cures where all others fail
A positive guarantee with every box
Call for sample box. Sold by all drug
gists.
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Smooth as silk is :he way our collars
feel now. Peerless Steam Laundry, 112
and ia w. 9Th.
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Does your headachef Try One Min
ute Headache Tablets. J. &. JONES,
Druggist
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Try US on collars. We can make
them look like new. Peeriess steam
Laundry, 112 and ia w. Sth.
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line of Syrup and Country
soghum cheap sell the same quality goods
AZ: s? s: ; En- s 81 @ z. |. JONES